2024-12-09 06:00:14In the desolate and foreboding terrain of the Divum Mountains, Maleek found himself trapped within the confines of a cold and dank prison cell. The air was thick with an ominous chill as his battered and bruised form hung suspended by unforgiving iron chains. His body bore the marks of relentless brutality inflicted upon him by the hulking cenobites who loomed like monstrous specters, their twisted faces obscured by shadows.
The interrogation was a macabre dance of pain and desperation, as the cenobites sought to extract information from Maleek through a series of brutal beatings. The dimly lit cell echoed with the harsh sounds of agony and the clinking of chains. One of the hellion cenobites, a grotesque figure with a snarling visage, took on the role of the interrogator.
"Where are you from, you vile thing?" the cenobite growled, i
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