The demon that brought the report was Lenny's former instructor, Instructor Bodat.
He had heard that Lenny and the rest had an incredible win.
Four of them even managed to come back.
For this Arena, that was fabulous news.
The spring town, comprising of only demons celebrated joyously to this good news.
In fact, the order for human meat had sky rocketed to a defining point.
According to the Magistri's orders, they had to slaughter some Half-borns to satisfy the needs of the demons.
These included any one that was sick, or had any disability across all gladiator classes.
Like any celebration, the presence of food was just too vital.
What's more, the demons were aware that their Arena master had acquired a new Arena to his name in another town.
Since that was the case, they did not mind helping themselves out with more meat.
However, in the midst of all the celebrations, two things had changed.
Firstly, the Arena had now become a little more Stricter with it's rules.
The back doors that half Borns explored to have certain privileges was suddenly cut off.
The contracts with the demons taking care of the stocks were all reveiwed.
Some adjustments were made.
Such as, : No acceptance of flesh or bone of any kind from a Half-born.
If there was no more acceptance of such small, cheap bribery, then Half Borns could no longer leave their cells to have sexual relations with the opposite sex.
The Order of Gladiators was also dissolved fully.
All hope for gladiators planning to escape was extinguished like gallons of water poured on a small candle.
The Arena had entered a state of semi alertness.
Any gladiator that escaped and was caught now was no longer punished, but butchered piece by piece while still alive and meat fed to the demons.
Secondly, the Arena master that truly won in the entire event was locked up in the torture chamber with the Half-born that won the event in his name.
By right that Lenny brought them that much honor, he was supposed to be given some rewards, like; women, a private space or actual animal meat to eat.
However, what he got in return was a punishment.
For three days straight, Cuban had asked not to be disturbed as he tortured Lenny without mercy.
The demons would have stayed away, however, this report was an important one.
Before Cuban entered this torture seclusion, he had instructed that they send word to Basit's former Arena to gather all the newly born Half Born children between month one and month five.
Bodat entered with the report.
The first thing that reached his nose on entering was the smell of flesh.
However, his very sensitive demon nose could tell that this flesh was burnt in some parts, salted in others and even grilled in others.
The room was large and not so dark.
It was as wide as half a football field.
However, a full half of this place was filled with all sorts of torture equipments spread on a very long and wide table.ραпdαs `n?ν?| сom
This room was rarely used as it belonged solely to Cuban for torturing Lesser Demons that crossed his path.
A lot of these equipments were supposed to still be new and unused.
But right not, things were different.
Bodat had come into the room through the one entrance that was available.
This room was made in such a way that escape was not a possibility if at all it even happened.
From beginning, his eyes laid on the torture equipments.
Half-borns, because of their unique bodies had blood that could remain wet for a very long time.
One look at the equipments and Bodat could instantly tell that from the first torture equipment all the way as he walked to the last, every single thing in one way or the other had been used, as Lenny's blood stained it all.
Even as he entered, he could see Lenny hug against a wall but his flesh nailed in place by hooks through his flesh that looked like anchors.
Three went through each arm, leg and a big one at the center of his body.
He was as naked as can be, but with what had happened to him, he looked like he was wearing red skin as cloth.
His skin and white hair at the moment had lost that faint beautiful luster they had.
It was now red all over, some parts revealing bone, some others messily squeezed flesh like fork twisted in a bowl of noodles.
Other parts were burnt and some bones even broken.
But that was not all, Lenny was suspended over a furnace.
This furnace was so hot that it made Bodat feel thirsty on just entering the torture chamber.
He really wondered how Lenny had survived it for three straight days.
?α?dαsηθνε| With all this torture, it was an absolute surprise that Lenny had not for even a moment screamed or begged for death.
Bodat presented the report to Cuban after shakily reading it. This was a side of Bodat Lenny had never seen before.
After all, the Demon instructor seem to always be in control.
Apparently, the fear if Cuban was etched deep in his bones.
The Arena master collected the report with his messy hands, still bloody from torturing Lenny.
He read through it once and nodded his head.
"Bring him down and follow me."
Bodat nodded, he released Lenny from his binds, and pulled him along on the ground out of the room.
He was taken to a nursery.
Here, there were children ranging from those still crawling to those that had just been birthed.
This room was filled with them.
They were at least five hundred of them.
Lenny was brought before the first baby.
Lenny knew what Cuban wanted him to do. However, he still turned to him.
The word came out of his mouth with a lot of effort, "No!"
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