curse paradise

As the soldier witnessed the gruesome torture inflicted upon Lian, he was consumed by unspeakable horror. With each cut and stab, the soldier's body trembled with revulsion, his mind struggling to comprehend the brutality. The fact that Lian, a mere twelve-year-old boy, could endure such suffering without succumbing to death was a testament to the dark magic that sustained him, a faint, magical glow emanated from the circle beneath Lian, barely keeping his fragile life force intact.

The soldier's thoughts were a jumbled mix of disgust and pity.

"How can a child so young be subjected to such inhumane treatment?" he whispered to himself, his voice barely audible over the sound of his own ragged breathing.

Unbeknownst to him, his body had begun to move of its own accord, driven by a primal urge to protect the boy which he deemed innocent. It was only when he felt the crushing blow to his head, his brains spilling out onto the cold, unforgiving ground, and his eyes bulging from their sockets, that he realized his fatal mistake. In a final, fleeting moment of clarity, he understood that his instincts had driven him to intervene, to save Lian from his tormentors, even if it meant sacrificing his own life in the process.

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"anyone who disrupt the execution process, they meet the same fate as this bitchy bastard over here", the executioner flicked the hammer in his dispelling the blood and brain matter on it as it went splat on the ground.

no one felt pity for the dead soldier as they had one thought ran through all they mind.

'he deserved it, this is the price you pay for defying the kingdom to help the heretic'.

The process continued for more than three days, Lian wondered how many litres of blood he had lost. his eyes were hazy and his throat patched with thirst.

"please, I thirst", he asked pleading with the nearest soldier beside him.

The soldier looked at the executioner for permission to get him something to drink to which he nodded as the first stage of his execution had ended.

the soldier had an evil smirk on his lips when he quickly left and he can with a very dirty cup. He scooped up Lian's blood from the ground and called his fellow soldiers, then they urinated into the cup before forcefully emptying it's content into his mouth.

"That serves you right", they laughed and mocked

"or do you thirst again", They subjected Lian into another round of gruesome beatings and after they had their fill, the royal head mage walked up to the execution stage and with a raised hand he started chanting.

"Astra descendo, tenebrae ascendunt

Mors et malebolgia, vos invoco

Sanguis et carnem, vos absorbebo

Animam et vitam, vos extinguam

Terra et infernus, vos aperi

Porta et clavem, vos traduco

Maledictum et mortem, vos impono

Vitam et sanitatem, vos aufero

Fulmen et tenebrae, vos evoco

Mortem et destructionem, vos imploro

Sanguis et lacrimae, vos effundo

Animam et corpus, vos disipo"

Translation:

"Stars descend, darkness rises

Death and evil, I invoke you

Blood and flesh, I absorb you

Soul and life, I extinguish you

Earth and hell, I open you

Gate and key, I deliver you

Curse and death, I impose you

Life and health, I take away

Thunder and darkness, I evoke you

Death and destruction, I implore you

Blood and tears, I pour out

Soul and body, I disperse"

And as he chanted, the people present in the arena slit their wrist as blood floated from it towards the magic circle below Lian, summoning a sinister black looking coffin hovering behind Lian oozing out hatred and malice.

seeing this the mage continued his chant.

"Abstergo animam, extinguo vitam

Sanguis et carnem, putrida et foeda

Ossa et nervi, disiungo et dissipo

Cor et cerebrum, corrodo et consumo

Mors et malebolgia, vos invoco

Pestem et contagionem, vos effundo

Fulmen et tenebrae, vos evoco

Dolor et tormentum, vos impono

Caro et cutis, putresco et foedo

Sanguis et venae, rupta et effuso

Oculi et aures, caeco et surdo

Vox et spiritus, extinguo et silento"

"Mors infinita, vitam absorbeo

Sanguis et carnem, putrida et foeda

Ossa et nervi, disiungo et dissipo

Cor et cerebrum, corrodo et consumo

Maledictum et mortem, vos impono

Tres milia circuli, vitam extinguo

Mors et resurrectio, in infinitum

Dolor et tormentum, in aeternum

Caro et cutis, putresco et foedo

Sanguis et venae, rupta et effuso

Oculi et aures, caeco et surdo

Vox et spiritus, extinguo et silento

Circulus mortis, infinitus et aeternus

Vitam et animam, absorbeo et extinguo

Mors et tenebrae, vos invoco

In infinitum, vos impono"

Translation:

"I extinguish the soul, I snuff out life

Blood and flesh, rotten and foul

Bones and nerves, I disjoin and disperse

Heart and brain, I corrode and consume

Death and evil, I invoke you

Pestilence and contagion, I pour out

Thunder and darkness, I evoke you

Pain and torment, I impose

Flesh and skin, I rot and foul

Blood and veins, I rupture and spill

Eyes and ears, I blind and deafen

Voice and spirit, I extinguish and silence

"Infinite death, I absorb life

Blood and flesh, rotten and foul

Bones and nerves, I disjoin and disperse

Heart and brain, I corrode and consume

Curse and death, I impose upon you

Three thousand circles, I extinguish life

Death and resurrection, infinitely

Pain and torment, eternally

Flesh and skin, I rot and foul

Blood and veins, I rupture and spill

Eyes and ears, I blind and deafen

Voice and spirit, I extinguish and silence

Circle of death, infinite and eternal

Life and soul, I absorb and extinguish

Death and darkness, I invoke

Infinitely, I impose"

As he finished his chant, dark sinister hands looking like tentacles came out of the opened coffin and dragged Lian towards its embrace slowly consuming him.

"how does this curse work anyway, this is the first time it's being used as a punishment", one of soldiers whispered to the comrade who answered him with a pale expression due to the horror he saw happening to Lian.

"At first, the victim might feel a creeping sense of dread and unease, as if their very soul is being slowly extinguished. Their skin would begin to pale and take on a sickly, grayish hue, as if the life force is being drained from their body.

As the curse takes hold, the victim's body would start to undergo a grotesque transformation. Their flesh would begin to rot and decay, as if infected by some malignant force. Blisters and sores would erupt on their skin, oozing a foul-smelling discharge that would attract swarms of flies and other disease-carrying insects.

Their eyes would turn a milky white, as if blinded by some unseen force. Their ears would be deafened by a cacophony of eerie whispers and screams, making it impossible for them to hear anything else.

The victim's mind would be consumed by an unending torrent of terror and despair, as if their very sanity is being unraveled by some malevolent force. They would be unable to speak, their voice silenced by some unseen power.

As the curse reaches its climax, the victim's body would begin to contort and twist, as if their very bones are being reshaped by some dark and ancient power. Their skin would split open, revealing gaping wounds that would seem to have no logical explanation.

Finally, the victim's life force would be extinguished, leaving behind a twisted, corrupted husk that would seem to defy all natural laws. The curse would have consumed them entirely, leaving nothing but a grotesque, inhuman shell in its wake.

and this is just the prologue to the 3000 circles of death"

along with his last words the coffin sealed shut and vanished before their sight leaving every citizen in the kingdom dead in it's wake except the royalties.