Megohime moved to the far end of the cage again, her back hurting something fierce. She could only hope they didn’t hurt the doctor that helped her try to escape.
“You’re vile!” Megohime snapped, gripping the bars of the cage as she fought tears, unable to fight the guilt that bubbled up inside her. “He did nothing wrong!”
Sje was allowed to sleep for once. It was odd and foreboding, but nice. The door opened and Akima came in with a pair of doves, and he gestured to Megohime. They moved into the cage and pulled her out, taking her toward a table and forcing her to sit.
Akima said nothing as he took a kurkuri style quinque from the wall, moving back to Megohime. In an instant, he cut off her ring finger and pinkie at the base, the cut smooth and clean.
The pain was so intense Megohime almost passed out, back arching as she screamed in agony, seeing stars. The fingers sat severed on the table, blood gushing from Megohime’s hand.
Akima reached and grabbed her pinkie finger from the table before gripping her jaw and holding it open. He shoved her pinkie in her mouth and covered it, along with her nose, to force her to swallow.
He moved his hand and grabbed her ring finger, doing the same as before: cramming it into her mouth and covering her mouth and nose to keep her from spitting.
Megohime gagged and wretched, the pain radiating up from her mangled hand almost enough to make her puke. She doubted that even if she puked up her fingers he’d reattach them for her, but what would it matter if she was dead?