I remember waking up gasping for air, falling to the cold concrete floor, my vision black, and my memories a blur. I began feeling around to find something that might help me get up, my sides started hurting extremely sending waves of needle like stabs each second. The only thing that I was able to hear was my heart attempting to beat its way out my chest.

I began to panic, questions running through my head, “ why does it hurt so bad?... Where am I?... What’s going on?... Why is it so hard to get up?... I had no idea what to do, I gently touched my face feeling the area around my eyes, until I came upon a cloth blindfold. I attempted to take it off but before I made it close to the knot, a door opened close to me and foot steps followed soon after.

The steps continued to come closer and closer to my fragile body that sat down and leaned up against a hard surface that was too cold to be recognized as a wall. The footsteps came to a stop and soon after a voice I didn’t know spoke, “ hmm, been a while since a female came to visit hehe.” His giggle sending both shivers down my spine, and making my position more uncomfortable, I replied “ you sound better with your mouth shut.”

It was suddenly hard to breathe, a hand had been placed around my throat tightening its grip and dragging me to my feet. The voice talked again, this time with rage, “ you got some mouth for a mere human” not understanding my full potential, or what I really was, my body took over with my inner anger. I grabbed his hand away from my neck hearing the snapping, and feeling his hand dislocate within mine, soothed my soul and made a smirk appear.

He howled in pain and fell to his knees. I opened my mouth...