Shit. How did I get myself into this situation? I'm plastered to a wall, barely able to breathe from the brute strength he's applying on my neck. And all I can think about is how his free hand is searching all over my body for my weapons. More than a decade of training has completely gone down the drain.

 I have to compose myself. Even if he has a slight effect on me, one thing is still clear. I would rather burn in hell for a thousand years than give up my institution and my family. No matter what he does to me, I will never tell him information that would hurt the people I care about. 

‘Well? You haven't got much time left, little human. Aren't you going to start talking?’

I look at him and roll my eyes. Might as well make my last living moments count. ‘Maybe if you take your claws out of my neck, I'll tell you what you need to know.’ He looks at me with his vibrant golden eyes for what feels like forever and I struggle to hold eye contact. Eventually, he lets me go. 

‘ I think I found all your weapons so don't try anything stupid. We’ve already established you can't fight me.’ 

He gives me a smirk that makes me want to punch him in his face. There's no way I'm not trying to get out of here alive at least one last time. ‘ Come close. I'll tell you what you want to know.’ 

He looked at me skeptically but he obeyed. Coming closer to me, he bent down to reach my height and I grabbed his head, twisting it so I could whisper something in his ear. The close contact made my head spin but I ignored it and focused on my plan. 

‘Go fuck yourself.’ 

And with that, I punch him in the face as hard as I can and throw some itching sand - specially made in a lab to be potent to creatures of superno - right in his eyes. He stumbled a couple steps back and I take that as my one and only opening. I run as fast as I can. I don't know where I'm going. The only way to get out of here somewhat safely was through the balcony but that's going to take too long and by the time I'm on the ground, he’ll use his lightning speed abilities and I'll already be dead. Now my only option is to get out from where I came from. There's a risk of getting caught by a servant but I would rather fight a servant than the prince of superno. 

I ran through the corridors rapidly and reached the stairs. I go down three at a time and I get to the ground floor. He should be able to walk by now so I assume he's following me. I run to the wooden door I entered the palace from and I miraculously make it out without anyone spotting me. Now I just have to find a dark spot in the forest to hide and as soon as the coast is clear…

Suddenly, I go from running to the tallest tree I can see to floating in the air. Something is wrapped tightly around my waist and when I involuntarily go to scream, a hand clasps around my mouth.

‘You’ve caused me enough trouble today. Shut your pretty little mouth.’ 

Before I could say anything, I see a black fog engulfing me and before I know it, my vision turns blurry and the last thing I hear before I pass out is, 

‘ I'm going to have a lot of fun breaking you, my little human.’