As the night slowly passed and it was turning day, far off outside the reaches of monster kind, where the human emperor resided in...
The two spies, though badly wounded, had made it back to their kingdom, the cleric noticing them, quickly ran over and began to chant. The chanting rapidly recovered not only their stamina, but it also healed their bodies fully, the Cleric then asked. "What happened to you two? Actually, don't answer that.. I am assuming the mission went successful from the sight of your injuries." The two spies looked at each other in unison and shook their heads "No, we got beaten to a pulp, we heavily underestimated even an exhausted Gerson."
The cleric rubbed his eyes in frustration, knowing that the emperor will not be happy "Well, I pray that the emperor goes light on you two and doesn't dismember you two.", the Cleric kept his staff next to him as he went over to the training grounds "I must go, tell the Emperor of the horrible news.". As the Cleric walked off, the two spies did an audible gulp, their hearts beating rapidly at the thought of the consequences they might face.
The two spies walked slowly towards the throne room, the sight of dismembered bodies of the previous elite class soldiers piling up around the entrance. In front of the door were two beasts, their arms turned into makeshift weapons. Their breathing echoed down the halls as the two spies could only hear cries of human slaves within cages up in the sky, the dense, blood red fog making it impossible to see any higher than 10 meters.
"Brother, this.. I have never been here before, nor have I ever felt this way." The spy told his brother in arms, his hands visibly shaking as their knees felt weak. One of them nearly stumbled, whilst the other quickly catched them to put them back on their feet. "Everything will be alright brother.." giving eachother false hope, they finally came close to the entrance. The two beasts looked down at them, their breathing being a mix of exhaustion and hunger, their heads then got pulled back by a large claw-like hand that was attached to the wall.
"Enter." Said a voice, whilst echoing through the confines of the hallway. The two beasts raised their heads which caused the claws of the hands that kept them in place to dig into their skulls, making dark red blood drip down their necks whilst the sound of breaking and snapping of the bones echoed. The massive door slowly opened up, as the two beasts slammed their fists against the wall, causing the place to vibrate momentarily. As the door opened up, a bright, crimson red light washed over the darkened hallway, the blood red fog opening up and even pushing the two spies forward.
Under them, the sound of sploshing was heard as the smell of rotten limbs filled the atmosphere, defiling their nostrils with a stench so unbearable that it nearly made them both vomit. In front was a gargantuan throne with black steel spikes poking out, around it, the skulls of many who had fallen to attempt and take the throne for themselves. "Come." Said the emperor, as the two approached, the sploshing stopped, only to be replaced by the sound of glass. Under the glass were living corpses, swimming in the blood of many. Their voices were almost completely muffled, showing just how pointless it was crying for help within the emperor's quarters.
"What brings you two here? I hope it is good news." As the emperor sat, his gaze pierced through them, their souls shivering under the sheer pressure of the emperor's stare. "We..W-.. We do not come with good news..E-Emperor.. For the monster was..T-..T-Too much.." The two sat on their knee's, defeated and humiliated. The emperor's fingers tapped against a skull on the throne, his finger pushing into it only for it to shatter under the pressure. "You know.. There is a good reason for my soldiers to die in battle and not come back, and that is so that their souls do not experience MY wrath upon them."
The two spies began to shake uncontrollably, their sweat running down their foreheads and hitting the glass. "W-We a...-" "Silence." As one of the spies stuttered, the Emperor immediately shut him up, slowly standing up from his throne as it creaked under his weight. He finally stood up, his height towering over even most of the giants, being at an astonishing 20ft. Each step he took to approach them, felt like a loud thud. Each step cracked the ground under his presence, the glass slowly changing its white color tint to red.
"Stand." He said, as their legs immediately reacted without their consent, forcing their bodies up. The two looked up at the emperor, his stench wafting over them as the smell of death washed over them. "M-May we ple-ease..H-h..Have another..C-Chan-" The emperor's sharp fingers pierced through the skin of the talking spy, ripping apart the skin which held the lips together exposing the teeth and gums. "Did I give you permission to speak?" the other spy froze up, his muscles stiffening up as the emperor knelt down.
His fingers dug down into the spies skull, breaking through the tough bone, the spy, gritting his teeth in agonizing pain, put his hands on the emperor's digging fingers. "S-.." The spy was silenced, the entire front portion of his face being ripped off by what looked to be a hook. The spies face muscles were now fully revealed as well as his gums and teeth. The emperor dug his fingers completely through his brain, shutting down his bodily functions.
"B-Broth..her.." The other spy walked back, looking back towards the door they entered frantically. "You two are a disgrace to my kingdom, I believe a more fitting end to the both of you, would be..." The emperor swung the body of the defaced spy around, throwing him into the air only for massive flesh-like maws to pierce through his screaming corpse. Their tongues were like sharp tendrils which tore apart entire chunks of the spies body off. Blood rained down from the ceiling of the now consumed spy.
The other spy attempted to make a run for it, only for the doors to close shut behind him. The spy got surprised, being unable to stop due to the slippery ground as his body got impaled through what looked to be sharp bones which decorated the door. "Feeding time." Said the emperor as the two beasts which stood behind the door then both tore their hands right through the wood, causing wood and bone chunks to fall to the floor.
"PLEASE, ANYBODY HE-GRKH--" His voice was cut off completely as his adams apple was ripped from his throat. The two beasts then began digging their claws through his skull and ribs, munching down on his innards, splattering blood all over the room, when the two finished eating the most nutritional parts of the body, one of them effortlessly grabbed ahold of the corpse and threw it to the pile.
"Looks like i'll have to get that fixed up." He used his fingers to move piles of flesh all around him, binding it together into a tough and fine tissue, closing up the damaged parts of the door. As the flesh set itself down, it grew eyes, hundreds of eyes, which blinked and looked around. "Good as new." Said the emperor, walking back to his throne and sitting down.
Outside, nobody heard what had happened within, as a potent and powerful magic kept every sound concealed, as well as the true appearance of the inside. From the outside view, it looked like a normal corridor with golden linings making each pillar, as well as clean tiles.
The Cleric finally came back and waited, only to then realize that they were truly gone. "I did warn them, they could've just.. Escaped.. But they entered before they could." The Cleric then walked off, going back to his duties.