"Bring the next one here.....!!" Saying that Aditya sat down. "Yes...!!!" The two guards hurriedly dragged Jack out of the room. Nathan found Aditya was lost in his thoughts. He was staring at the steel table in a daze. As for the two guards, he could see that their legs were shaking. There was no time to clean the mess inside the interrogation room. And it looked like Aditya also had no intention of cleaning the room before bringing the next Prisoner in for interrogation. All the guards inside the prison saw one of the guards dragging an almost unrecognizable Jack back to his cell. His whole body was covered in blood. Seeing that he was missing his both legs and both arms, everyone almost refused to believe that this was Jack. "Oye.....!! Who is it? That's not Jack, is it?" One of the prisoners asked the guards. However, the guards were too shaken by what they saw inside the interrogation room to reply. They were still terrified. They never expected their Emperor to be this cruel. As Jack was dragged away, everyone in the Prison got a glimpse of his body. Seeing the state that he was in, they were beyond terrified. Some even started praying and wishing that they did not get dragged to the interrogation room. 'I would rather take my own life than experience whatever shit that Jack has experienced in the interrogation room.' A few of the prisoners thought in their minds. And soon the next prisoner was brought to the interrogation room. However, after seeing what Jack had gone through, the other prisoners did not want to go to the interrogation room. But the guards forcefully dragged them. Since their cultivation was sealed, they were no match for the guards. Click...!!!
The two guards pushed the second prisoner into the interrogation room. The second prisoner also had the same reaction that Jack did as soon as he stepped inside the interrogation room. His face turned pale and his body started shaking uncontrollably.
Looking at the blood stains around the room and on the Man who was sitting opposite of him and was silently staring at him, Ethan became even more scared. He already was able to guess what Jack suffered in this room. He could still see two arms and two legs lying in the corner of the interrogation room. 'What have I gotten myself into?' Ethan thought in his mind. "Sit....!!" Aditya said in a cold and commanding tone. Just one word from the Emperor was enough to raise the tension in the room by several folds. Ethan felt an invisible pressure on his body. With shaky hands, Ethan grabbed the chair and then sat down. Ethan was a young and handsome man in his 20s. He had long, curvy black hair that reached his neck. He had a small forehead and a sharp and long nose. There was a small vertical scar below his lower lip. He had large eyes with black pupils. He had a sharp jawline. He did not have any facial hair. Ethan had very white pale skin. He stood at the height of 5 feet 8 inches. He wore a black T-shirt along with black pants. Aditya then gave a side glance to Nathan. Nathan nodded his head without saying a single word.
He then flipped one page and then began reading. "Ethan Jones....!!"
"Your current age is 29 years old. You were born in a small town named Oakheart town, in the Southern region." Ethan's widened eyes and a look of shock and surprise on his face say that whatever Nathan has said about him was correct. "From the age of 20 to 27, you used to work as a soldier before you retired. And strangely enough, after retiring, your cultivation rapidly began to rise. Before you were a Peak 1st-order cultivator but then within one year, your cultivation rose to beginner 3rd-order." Feeling Nathan staring at him, Ethan felt as if that man with the mask could read his mind and see through his thoughts. "After an investigation, it was found that have stolen Mana stones while being a soldier. And after quitting your job, you used the Mana stones to cultivate. When Southern Fire Dragon's Empire sent its troops to capture you, you ran away from your little village. While being chased, you stopped in a small village." "You forcefully did despicable things with every single woman in that village. And then you vanished." When Nathan finished, Ethan's whole body was soaked in a sweat. As Nathan finished speaking, he felt that the pressure on him had increased by several times. Till now, the Emperor has done nothing but repeatedly tap on the steel table with his index finger. "Who is behind you?" This time, Nathan asked the question.
Aditya did not speak since he felt that he might lose it again. "If I speak then my entire family is going to die. I can't do it." Ethan replied in a sincere tone. For his family, he would gladly end his life. Hearing this, Aditya coldly smirked while continuing to tap on the steel table. "How noble....!!"
"If you don't speak, then we are going to find your family and then kill them," Aditya said with a cold smile. "You.....!!" Since the Istarin Emperor has been able to dig out so much info on him, Ethan knew that the Empire had the power and capability to find his family as well.
But if he spoke now, then he was going to lose his entire family and his friends. 'Besides, how could I ever think of betraying my Lord?' Thinking about his Lord, Ethan seems to have found some courage. The fear in his eyes slightly decreased. For the first time since entering this room, Ethan boldly looked at Aditya's eyes and replied.
"I am not going to say a thing. Do your worst!!"
Hearing this Aditya did not even hesitate a second.
Despite all the horrible things that this man has done, he was pretending to be so noble about his family. Did he really think that Aditya was going to let him smile smugly and pretend that he was making a noble sacrifice for his family?
He appeared behind Ethan. He slammed Ethan's face on the steel table so hard that his head exploded like a watermelon. All the gore things in his head were spilled on the table. Bang.....!!!
Seeing this, Nathan panicked and tried to stop Aditya. "Your Majesty, wait..." But he was already too late. Huh....!!!
Aditya then coldly looked at Nathan. "Nathan...!!"
"I want this Man's family." Aditya coldly said. "Your Majesty, punishing his family would be a little bit too.....!!" But Aditya's stare was enough to put fear in Nathan's heart and shut his mouth. "Understood....!!" He then looked at the two guards and coldly said. "Don't just stand there. Throw this trash out. And bring another one."
Once the two guards left, the whole interrogation room fell into deep silence. Nathan has never seen Aditya like this before. This was a completely dark Aditya that no one had seen before. Usually, the Emperor that everyone sees is the kind and caring Emperor.
But this Aditya was really different. He was cold-blooded. He was strict. His order was supreme and no one had the right to refuse his orders. It was as if he did not care about human lives. This Aditya was willing to take lives without a moment of hesitation or regret. Nathan hesitated before he spoke. "Your Majesty, I think you shouldn't kill the prisoners." Aditya just looked at Nathan. Nathan felt slightly bit frightened while being stared at by those crimson eyes. "Even if the prisoners do not reply, it does not mean that this whole matter will be hopeless. We could always try to hypnotize our prisoners to get some answers." Hearing this, the coldness in Aditya's eyes decreased. 'That's true. Lilith could just charm all the Prisoners to get the answers that I need. Why I didn't think about this before?' Aditya rubbed his forehead and thought. 'I shouldn't have lost my calm like this.' But Aditya still did not regret what he did. If he went back in time, then he was going to end Ethan and Jack's lives before they could even sit down and speak before him. This time, he will make sure to kill them even more brutally. And so the third prisoner was brought him. This time, the prisoner was a really young man. His name was Daniel. Unlike Ethan or Jack, Daniel isn't any sort of wanted criminal. Daniel is a Mid-2nd-order rogue cultivator. He was born in a small village near Azure City. At the age of 15, he ran away from his abusive parents.
Just as Daniel entered the room, Nathan and Aditya felt that they might be able to make Daniel speak. They could feel that Daniel wasn't strong-willed as Ethan or Jack were. ----------------
