A New Beginning.
Chapter 10: Don’t Cross The Dandyman
Black eyes slowly squinted open, their owner feeling a slab of cold steel beneath them. There owner attempted to move but their limbs were bound. They attempted to scream but couldn’t, their mouth was gagged. Eyes blinking slowly regaining focus as panic set in. As the light settled the owner found themselves bound in nothing but their boxers to a large metal table in a dingy rebuilt shed. They screamed and struggled trying to break free but the leather straps were too strong.
The door to the shed was slowly pushed open. The light from the sun blinded the bound man and all he saw was a blurry figure. The door was closed and the man’s vision returned. His eyes widened into a look of horror as he saw the well dressed black suited man called the Dandyman walk in.
“Maetto Angelini, father Renato Angelini. Pity Renato was a good soldier. It’s a shame his son was a fool and decided to disobey MY rules.” The Dandyman approached the pound form of Maetto, the voids of his eyes cold and emotionless. His voice had grown deep, a cold tone to it there was none of the usual charm.
Maetto mumbled into the gag as he struggled against the binds desperate to break free.
“Don’t bother saying anything, I’m not going to listen. You see Antonio is very upset with you. You disrespected me, which disrespected him and in turn that disrespected the Don. You shouldn’t have done that, as they’ve given you to me!” The Dandyman walked around the table as he slid his black gloves on, barely sparing the young man a glance.
“But don’t worry I’m not going to kill you, oh no that would be much to go for you. I’m going to torture you. Once I’m done Antonio will take you home. Whether you can continue to live a fulfilling life, I doubt it, but that’s not my problem.” The Dandyman began to hum as he walked over to a chest. He removed a bundle from it and placed it onto a nearby table with a thunk.
“You know, you’re lucky you didn’t kill Water. I have no idea if I could bring him back from death. The rules of death are different here than my world. The gods of my world are quite active and regularly commune with their followers. Here? Not so much. The number of religions and God’s your people worship or practice is astounding, yet you constantly squabble. Sure the God’s and their worshippers in my world fight and clash all the time, but it’s primarily a battle for faith or power.”
“Though I never read to much into it, I’m not much for worshiping God’s. I’m more of a follower to my ancestral mother, though only slightly.” The Dandyman spoke out loud, not worrying about being overheard due to the soundproofing of the shed. He unrolled the bundle out of sight and seemed to be thinking. Maetto however looked at the Dandyman like he was mad, screaming and shouting, trying to break free to get away from the madman.
“Struggle all you want, you won’t break free. Those straps were made from the skin of a Purple Worm. Not like you’d know what that is, just know that its skin is tough.” The Dandyman gave an eerie smile as his smile stretched from ear to ear.
“Perhaps you think I’m crazy, think what you want, it changes nothing.” The Dandyman began approaching the bound Maetto again. He pulled a cigar from his jacket pocket, cut the tip off and placed it in his mouth. He raised his thumb to the end and a flame flickered to life lightning the cigar. He took a deep drag and blew smoke into the young man’s face making him cough into the gag.
“The only ones alive who know what I really look like are the Don and Antonio. Everyone else who has, is dead, you’ll soon be another, but lucky for you, you get to keep your miserable life. Only difference is you’ll think what you saw was but a figment of your imagination.” Maetto’s eyes shook as he looked at the Dandyman fearing what the crazy man would do to him.
The image of the Dandyman began to shimmer as he removed his hat, setting it down. Tan skin soon turned a deep burgundy red not of this world. Flicking back and forth behind him a long devilish prehensile tail. A toothy smile slowly spread revealing sharper and longer than normal canines. A pair of long horns could be seen growing from the sides of his head, they curled backwards and were exceptionally sharp, appearing black like obsidian stone. A heavy sulphurous odour began to fill the shed as the devilish creature stepped closer.
“Now this is much better.” The Dandyman said with a twisted grin.
“MMMPPHHHHHH!” Maetto screamed and thrashed as he eyed what appeared to be a literal devil before him.
“Oh yes that would be a typical reaction for the humans of this world. Unlike here, in my world my people were quite common, though there were still those who feared us simply for being who we are. You might think I’m some infernal devil, sadly no. We were born as the descendants of humans who were touched by those of other planes. Demons, Yugoloths, Devils, evil deities and the like. Me? I’m the descendant of a Devil called Glasya not that the name would mean much to you. Where I’m from though some refer to her as the Princess of Hell daughter to the Lord of the Nine Hells.”
The Dandyman walked around the table slowly, each word spoken with a devilish tone as he seemed to enjoy the thrashings of the human, tears spilling down his eyes.
“You’re probably shouting about not hurting you, that it was just a fluffy, that fluffies aren’t real animals, just toys with no real emotions or along those like. But doesn’t really matter what you have to say, I see different, they have true feelings and are capable of love. ll the same regardless of your beliefs, the fluffies were here on my land, my guests and my rule was not to hurt them. You disobeyed that rule Maetto. Luckily I could save the poor little Water from your torturous methods, as unimaginable as they were. You surely lack vision and creativity in your work my friend.”
The Dandyman raised a hand with flare, his nails were longer than they should be and painted a deep red. He walked around the table gently tapping on it the sound sending shivers down the young man’s spine.
“Pillowing a fluff? So trivial, done so often. It’s a bore. Taking their so called ‘nu-nu stick and lumps’ it’s been tried to death. Forcibly placing an object deep within the rectum? So over done. You abusers on those forums are just so…boring. You see what one abuser has done and simply just copy. No flare. No spark. Torture is about creation! Creating your own little spin.” The Dandyman rambled as he ran a nail down the side of Maetto’s face, digging in deep enough to draw blood. The traveller seemed to speak with great passion as his void like eyes shimmered with mirth. The youth continued to sob a dark stain forming in his boxers and the smell of urea filling the shed.
“Frightened? So you should be. But before we begin, I think you should see someone.” The Dandyman walked over to the shed door slightly opening it, his form turning human briefly as he returned with an old cat carrier, it had once belonged to the previous owners. He brought it towards Maetto and a pair of brown eyes looked back at him, wait brown?
Maetto blinked and soon recognised the owner as those brown eyes glared back at him with a burning hate. He saw blue fluff and legs that stomped the carrier angrily. Legs that shouldn’t have been there, legs of a fluffy he swore he had torn off and fed to. Water was whole within that carrier and glaring fiercely at Maetto.
“HOOMAN AM MWEANIE MUNSTAH!” The little fluffy shouted angrily as he rammed into the door of the carrier making it rattle. “WET FWUFFY OUT! GIB WOWSTEST HUWTIES TU MUNSTAH!”
Water roared within the carrier thrashing about his eyes red with rage. The veins around his eyes were bulging as he appeared to become even more frantic. The fluffy screamed angrily as he charged head first into the door of the carrier. To Maetto’s surprise and horror the carrier door dented outwards. “FWUFFY KWIWW U!!!”
“Regenerate is a handy spell, it regenerated his eyes, limbs and genitalia but was quite taxing on me. You did quite the number on my little friend here. After the healing a switch seemed to have been flipped, it awoke some primal rage and new found strength. He really wants to hurt you, surprising no? Never seen a fluffy this mad at a human before, most never seem to really dream of hurting a human. They might offer sorry hoofs and attack but it’s merely out of some false bravado. But to say they actually want to kill you? Fascinating.” As The Dandyman spoke the little fluffy Water continued to shout and thrash.
“WAWA WAN TWEAR HOOMAN UPON! WIP TU SHWEDS! NUM DA TUMMEH SKETTIES!” Wawa thrashed about in the barrier with such fury it shook violently. His eyes bulged and were turning a red as veins pulsed.
“Sleep now Water.” The Dandyman cast a simple sleep spell causing the fluffies eyes to droop before he tumbled over and fell asleep. Light snoring echoed from the carrier as Dandyman went back to the shed door and placed Water outside.
“Shall we start? Now I said you were unimagintive, a bore with your methods, and while I would try my own little flare, you don’t deserve that. You don’t deserve to be a canvas for my vision, my art. Instead everything you did to Water will be paid back, but instead of releasing your bowels, let’s cut to the impalement. Now the nails are a little too small for you so we will require something a little larger.” The Dandyman hummed in thought as he approached his instruments.
“Perhaps shortswords will do?” The Dandyman retrieved a glistening cleaned shortsword from the assortment of weapons and tools. He turned to Maetto and showed the weapon, earning a whimper from him.
“I have another friend who is eager to meet you. You’ll meet him soon. In the meantime let the fun begin.” With a sadistic smile the Dandyman approached and began. Screams filled the shed as the Dandyman hummed and sung amidst the torture, the screams never leaving beyond the sheds walls.
Night had long fallen by the time, Dandyman left his shed, he had inflicted as much pain as possible on Maetto, drawing it out as long as possible, allowing him to scream for what seemed like hours. The process had been long and painful, it was drawn out as the Dandyman healed Maetto’s wounds making it even more agonising. He had looked deep into the recesses of the youths mind and inflicted the torment he inflicted upon innocent fluffies back. The Dandyman didn’t care about the horrible fluffies he tormented, but the innocent ones were another matter entirely. Maetto would probably never hurt a fluffy again, the memories of the torment inflicted upon him would cause nothing but endless nightmares.
With the job down the Dandyman approached his homestead picking up the carrier with Water, the fluffy was still sound asleep. By his home a single black sedan was waiting for him. Luca stood by the car looking down in shame.
“Many apologies Dandyman, I failed in my duties.” Luca bowed his head in deep apology.
“I’ve already spoken with the Don, you’ll be punishment when you return. The Don has agreed that for this shame, he will supplement the cost of repairing the remaining barns. As for the workers? They’ll be thoroughly vetted. This won’t be happening again.” The Dandyman explained, he wouldn’t be so trusting again.
“I can not express how deeply my shame runs for this offence. I was tasked with ensure the workers followed the rules and I have failed. I await what ever punishment the Don has prepared for me.” Luca apologised again.
“I care not. I’ve left the shed unlocked, he’s bee unbound. Take the fool and leave.”
With a nod Luca scurried over to the shed, grabbed the comatose Maetto, he appered physically fine as if nothing had happened. Luca threw him into the back of the car, entered the front seat and drove off.
“What a day.” The Dandyman shook his head and looked to the newly refurbished barn. The, the fluffies had long left Water behind under the Dandymans care until tomorrow. The fluffies had been coerced into leave little friend, a simple command spell had been very effective on their tiny little minds. He remembered just how frantic Lemon had been as she had come running up to him explaining that the little blue fluff had gone missing.
The Dandyman stepped out of the shed removing his gloves and pocketing them, the inside would need a deep clean but there was no blood on his suit. Leaving the shed he found himself immediately assaulted as Lemon came barreling into his legs.
“MISTAH DWANDYMWAN HEWP!” Lemon screamed tears spilling down her little fluffy face as she gripped his right ankle tightly.
“What’s wrong Lemon?” The Dandyman had a pit forming in his gut, he didn’t like this.
“Wawa am mwissin! Nu fine! Gwun mani fowebahs! Huuu huuu huuu! Wemon am bwad smawty, wun jwob tu wach hewd, bwut fwaiw!” Lemon was in hysterics as she cried sobbing into his ankle. Her entire tiny fluffy body was shaking and she looked much worse for ware.
“What do you mean Water’s missing?” The Dandyman picked the hysterical fluffy up, she was shaking in his grip.
“Wemon nu fine. Huuuu! Wawa am gun. Nu nu wen. Huuu huuu! Wemon bwad fwuffy, dweserb fowebah sweepies. Nu pwotwect hewd. Huuu. Sowwy Mummah Wime!” Wemon was breaking down quickly at the loss of one of her herd. She thought she was doing a good job but had no idea when Water had gone missing.
“Stop that, you’re a good fluffy and good smarty. Everyone makes mistakes, learn from them.” The Dandyman began walking as he attempted to comfort Lemon. As he approached the herd he could hear them all shouting for Water.
“WAWA! WERE AM U!”[/color] The fluffies shouted as loud as their little voices could. They didn’t approach the humans but were shouting around the homestead and work area. The fluffalo Rex dared to go further and investigate the unsafe tall grass.
The Dandyman sat Lemon down and approached Luca who seemed unaware of the comotion the fluffies were causing. Their voices were drowned out by the sound of construction.
“Luca have you seen a small all deep blue earthie stallion with brown eyes?” The Dandyman’s solid black eyes bore into Luca’s eyes as if looking for lies.
“No sir. I’ve not seen another fluffy come near after warning the one called Lemon.” Luca reported to the Dandyman dread rising in his stomach.
“Ask the other workers, I’m going to look.” The Dandyman ordered as he moved away from Luca in order to find Water. He turned his attention to the ground studying the footsteps of the workers. He crouched down and walked low investigating. It didn’t take him long to find footsteps leading away from the rest down to the furthest barn. The Dandyman could only frown, the workers were not supposed to be anyway else on the property, nor did they have a need to venture from barn one.
The Dandyman followed the tracks past the second and third barn all the way to the fourth. He could see the door had been disturbed a fresh handprint was in the dust and cobwebs had been pushed aside. Opening the door his eyes searched inside looking for any sign of the fluffy, secretly hoping nothing had happened. However a pit formed in the Dandyman’s stomach as he spotted the tattered and beaten form of Water lying on the hard work bench. He approached fast and saw the mess that was Water.
The fluffies limbs had been torn off then cauterised no doubt to keep him alive. His genitalia looked like it had been smashed to bits, a screw was twisted into his ass with matching screws dug into his eyes. It was a horrible sight to see, though the Dandyman had seen and done worse in his time/
“Wan die.” muttered the little fluffy as he spat up blood and fluff. The Dandyman hurried over, taking off his jacket and began to carefully scoop up the little fluffy. He wrapped Water up in his jacket curling it around his body and held him close to his chest.
“Just what on earth happened here? Sleep now Water.” The Dandyman spoke softly in a soothing tone attempting to calm the little fluff. A thumb gently stroked Water’s head trying to make him as comfortable as possible. A simple sleep spell fell upon the injured creature, his eyes drooping as he fell into a blissful sleep.
Holding the tortured fluff the Dandyman’s eyes were hollow, a cold glint within them. Turning on heels he retreated departing from the old barn. He marched towards his home, once he fixed Water up there would be hell to pay!
The Dandyman marched past the workers, Luca spotting the fluffy wrapped in the travellers jacket. Immediately he came to realise someone had broken the Dandyman’s rules, there would be hell to pay. A terrible pit formed in Luca’s stomach, someone had broken the rules, the Dandyman’s rules. Antonio nor the Don would be happy about this. Luca had not only heard but witnessed the work of the Dandyman in the year the stranger had worked under the Don. The Dandyman was a skilled man, being a torturer was just one of many occupations.
Passing by the working fluffs, the herd quickly began to gather, tears spilling from their fluffy little eyes. They were in a down right panic over the missing Water.
“Dwandymwan fwine Wawa?” The herd of Fluffies shouted in chorus, speaking and shouting over one another.
“I have him, he’s hurt, severely. I’ll take him inside to make him better.” Dandyman said as quickly stopped to explain the situation to the herd.
“Huuuu huuu Wawa hab wowstes huwties. Huggies mwake bedda! Hewd gib huggies. PWease gib tu hewd!” Lemon cried as she ran up looking to the Dandyman to pass her the hurt fluffy.
“Hugs won’t make this better lemon, only worse. Look I’m going to be forthright, Water is hurt. Someone, a human, disobeyed my rules and hurt him badly. I failed in my promise to keep you and your herd safe. But I promise that Water will be better. To do so he’ll have to stay here for the night. You need to take your herd home. Come back tomorrow, he will be better then, this I swear.” The Dandyman spoke calmly, but his tone was stern. He looked at the tiny fluffy who gulped at his stern expression, the warmth gone from his voice.
“Huuu huuu pwease nu wun weab wawa. Wawa hewd fwuffy.” Lemon latched onto the Dandyman’s pant leg and cried, the other fluffies began to crowd around him, begging to hand Water back over to them for huggies to make everything better.
“NO!” Barked the Dandyman as he gently shook Lemon from his leg making her stumble backwards and hit the ground with a thud.
“Wy shwout ad Wemon. Wemon jwus wan hewp Wawa.” Cried the little smarty as the herd stepped back startled by the sudden shouting, they’d never seen the Dandyman shout or get angry at them before.
“I know you want to help, but you can’t. Now you will listen, you will go home and return tomorrow. Water will be better, I now command you to return home.” He spoke sternly with authority with a piercing and pointed gaze. He wouldn’t have an argument with the fluffies not now. The eyes of the fluffies seemed to gloss over as if bewitched before they slowly nodded.
“Wetwuwn homesies.” The fluffies spoke in unison and slowly began to turn around heading back to their nest in the wilderness. Once they passed the property line they would come back to their senses but the command would still push them home.
The Dandyman headed inside, shutting the door behind him, a glyph locking it in place. Entering the kitchen he sat the injured Water on the counter, the sleep spell still in effect, it couldn’t only be broken if the fluffy had been disturbed physically.
“Where to start.” Ponder the traveller unsure of just where to begin.
“You’re lucky little fluff that I’m able to heal you.” A hand caressed the tortured fluffy whose head leaned into the touch, cooing in his sleep.
“peep.”
“This is going to hurt little fluff.” The Dandyman spoke tenderly as he gently grabbed onto the top of the screw embedded into the fluffies rectum. The other hand went to hold the fluffy in place, making sure not to aggravate his wounds. Holding the fluffy down the Dandyman swiftly and deftly pulled the screw out, what followed was a blood curdling screech.
“SCREEEEE! POOPIE PWACE!” Wawa had been having sweet miwkie dreams of his mother before he was wrenched forth by the worstest of hurties in his poopie place once more. Shit, gore and blood sprayed out of his rectum.
Ignoring the scream the Dandyman grabbed the screw in Water’s right eye as he did an invisible hand grab the other.
“Sorry, little fluff.”
Without hesitation he and the invisible mage hand ripped the two screws out. Blood sprayed across the kitchen table as it leaked from Water’s three orifices. The fluffy gurgled and screamed as he spewed up blood.
“The pain will be gone, your wounds shall heal.” The hand on the fluffy began to glow as a sooth light began to glow with a radiant light that bathed the fluffy.
Wawa felt a warmth in his fluff as the hurties began to go away. He felt relief in his see places and poopie place but everything was still dark times. Wawa had the worst scaredies but the voice of the Dandyman soothed him.
“The worst is still to come, little man, but I need you to continue being a bravelittle fluffy for me. You’ll get your eyes back, you’ll be able to see your friends. After that you’ll have legs to run and play.” The Dandyman spoke with comforting words, all to soothe the little ball of fluff and aid with the pain that would soon come.
“Huuu. Wawa hab weggies? Runsies? Pwaysies? Hab swee pwaces. Huuu huuu.” The little fluffy spoke as he cried, he couldn’t see the Dwandymwan but he had heart happies.
“Wah…wah bout nu-nu stwick an spweciaw wumps? Wawa hab babbehs un spweciaw fwen?” Wawa dared to hope that his special place would return so he could have special huggies, babbehs and special friend. He wanted them so badly now more than ever since losing them.
“Yes. You’ll be able to have children and a special fluffy.” The Dandyman rubbed the fluffies head making him cooo at the touch.
“Dwank u dwandymwan. Wawa wub u.” The little fluff’s voice grew quiet with every word as he once more became drowsy, tired from all he had experienced and more.
“If only Selene was here, she would have bee able to make this painless.” The Dandyman steeled his heart for what was to follow. To regrow the missing limbs, eyes and genitalia, he would have to reopen the wounds. The tissue of the eyes had healed over from his spell, but would have to be reopened to fully regenerate the retina.
With a flick of a wrist a glistening dagger appeared in his hands. The blade was sleek, made of shadowy steel that emitted a ghostly aura. The hilt looked evil designed to resemble skeletal hands. The pommel feld a menacing dark crimson gem and the blade itself reeked of blood.
“Yeessss bloooood. I ssmeeeelll it. I huuuuunnngeeerr! Give it to me NOW!” A haunting voice echoed in the deep recesses of the Dandyman’s mind but he ignored it, pushing the voice away.
“You’ll get some blood, don’t inflict this creature with your curse, but don’t worry you’ll be able to stave your hunger soon.” The voice seemed to die down, echoes of its hunger remained. With a shake of his head the Dandyman brought the malevolent blade down and began to cut burned tissue.
Water was brought forth to reality, he released another agonising scream once more. Something seemed to flip in the littles fluffies mind as all the pain began to drive him to the brink. “WAWA KWIWW!!”
Pausing momentarily, the Dandyman was surprised, he’d never read or heard anything about a fluffy saying the word kill, usually it was forever sleepies. However he didn’t have the luxury to ponder it. With a quick flick of his wrist Water’s screams died down. The fluffy’s mouth was parted as he squirmed in agony but no sound was made. No sound escaped the bubble around the two, not even the sound of flesh being cut. Blood spilled onto the counter top as the Dandyman reopened the four wounds of Water’s legs. He had to be quick before the little guy lost too much blood. With a deft hand he swiftly reopened the burns of Water’s genitalia.
The Fluffy flailed even more but his agonising screams could not be heard, the Dandyman couldn’t have the distraction or he might accidently make a mistake and slice too deep. The final step was to plunge the dagger into Water’s eyes and tear open what had just been healed, the healed flesh being forcibly reopened.
With the last wound reopened the silence spell was dropped, by then Water was lying against the kitchen only peeping and chirping softly like a baby.
“Sorry buddy. It’ll be over soon.” The Dandyman placed a hand to the fluffies head as he sobbed. Radiant warmth swept forth illuminating the little creature.
“Reform your essence. Regenerate what was lost!” The words were spoken with power as the spellcaster enhanced the power of the spell, casting it at a much higher level.
Warmth erupted like before through Wawa as he found comfort in the Dandyman’s hand despite the pain given to him. He had found himself screaming as the Dandyman cut into his hurtie places, but no sound came out. No matter how much he seemed to scream he had made no sound. He could only cry but even that made no noise. He felt hurt all over, but now as he could hear once more the Dandyman spoke with comfort and that warmth came back.
Wawa felt a tingle in his hurtie places. His eyes seemed to have the worstest of itches. His thinkie place had the worstest hurties, many voices sceaming inside. He seemed to blink and slowly everything became blurry. The Fluffy struggled to see as the shadow of the Dandyman appeared. Soon the blur began to disappear and the Dandyman stood in his glory over Wawa.
The fluffy suddenly grew frightened, this was not the Dandyman! He wore the same fluff but this was some kind of evil red monster, but it sounded like the Dandyman. Wawa blinked and the monster vanished, the Dandyman was back. Warmth and the biggest heart happies filled Wawa. Despite the strange feeling in his weggies, swee pwaces, nu-nu stwick and spwecia wumps, Wawa was happy. He felt tired once more and slowly drifted off under the effects of yet another forced sleep spell.
However as the little fluff began to drift away his dreamy time pictures flowed in, of him tearing open Maetto and devouring his tummeh sketties. He pictured himself returning the pain upon the mean hooman who had given him such terrible worstest hurties. Everything that Maetto had done to Wawa the little fluff dreamed of returning it ten fold and more. Something from this day onwards had forever changed the fluffy for the better or worse, only the future would tell. It was small but eventually would grow in unexpected ways.
Time ticked away as the fluffy slept in the warmth of the Dandyman’s spell. His legs slowly regenerated, growing back from stumps to limbs to hoofs. Though eyes closed the fluffies brown eyes returned to their original state. Lastly his genitalia reformed until he was whole. The damage done internally was gone as if it had never happened.
The Dandyman took a step back wiping the sweat from his brow. It had been over a year since he had to tax himself magically. Taking a seat on one of the kitchen stools he lit up a cigar. Taking a deep drag the Dandyman blew out a cloud of smoke, relief washing over him.
“This day went to major shit.” With a sigh he collected the sleeping Water and carried him away. It was time to deal with the culprit. He was gentle and probbed Water’s mind to find the identify of the culprit, learning everything that had led up to this moment. The image of the young man firmly within his mind.
“Pity. So young, yet so incredibly foolish.” The Dandyman pulled his cigar from his lips, his eyes glowing with a mystical power.
“I think it’s time someone learned why you don’t cross the Dandyman.”
Done. The order of events for this chapter may be a bit scewed but I just found myself writing it like that. Starting from more current events and going to past events.
I didn’t include everything in this chapter, such as the call with Antonio or finding Maetto and confronting him about it. I felt it would just bog things down.
Hopefully the first part of this chapter showed more of the Dandyman’s darker side instead of the lighter half you’ve seen around the fluffies.
As for Water’s mental state i’ll touch more on that in future chapters whether with scenes or flashbacks. He may be physically healed but the damage to his psychosis far from it.