Chapter 57

The princess screamed, desperately pushing against the restraints as Hades applied more pressure to the clamp, crushing her fingers one by one. Tears fell from her eyes as she attempted to struggle, her uncle brutally performing experiments on her while she remained strapped in the wooden chair; completely defenceless. Elika whimpered as the regeneration process started almost instantly, beginning to stitch her bones back together as Hades worked tirelessly to break them; the process deadly agonising. He had somehow amplified her ability, ensuring that she healed after every burst of torture he threw her way; unrelenting as he tested the boundaries of power. Crying, the princess placed her head against the back of the chair, panting as sweat formed across her forehead. The bones in her fingers snapped back into place suddenly, causing Elika to scream; the sound echoing through the vast laboratory. She had gone from one torture to the other, the dark lord never returning for her as s