Chapter 3 Hardening

"I need hardening? Hold on guys why am i not understanding you? Could you be clear please? Who are you?" Luke was shaking like a leaf after hearing that they were there to harden him.

The two laughed as one patted Luke's shoulder. Luke looked at him, he had no shirt on him and wore a brown khaki trouser, he was a tall mascular dark looking man. He clenched his fist lifted his hand up high and let it land on Luke's face with speed and strength. Luke plus the chair that he was tied on went down.

After a few seconds blood was everywhere they untied Luke and made him stand. Luke was weak and could be seen trembling.

"Aargh!" Luke whimpered.

They took him to corner where there was two poles next to each other. They unclothed him, Luke was left naked. They tied his hands to the poles in a manner where he could make a plus sign while stand.

Luke had actually witnessed that done to a reporter in the television sometimes back never did he thought it would ever happen to him.

"You wanted to know us, huh" the hooligan in a black t-shirt asked.

"We are the Punishers." The other one answered.

The guy in black t-shirt took a bucket of cold water that was placed at the corner and poured unto Luke's body. It was cold water maybe at negative two hundred degrees Celsius, Luke started shivering immediately. His teeth were rattling . After noticing this the punishers started laughing as they exchanged high fives among themselves. Lukes fear increased he trembled too much. He was just a university student who had never been tortured there before how could he not be feared?

"I think i love it when i see them tremble in fear." The punisher with the black t-shirt on exclaimed.

"Why are you doing this to me?" Luke asked.

No one answered his question instead the punisher with no shirt on took a chain and lashed on Luke's back.

"Aarg! Aaargh!" Luke squalled .

"Hahahahaha." Both the punishers laughed.

The one in black took his plier and said, " Hey, mister Luke can u please open your mouth, i wanna count your teeth. Isn't it big brother? Is that not what i do?"

"Let him know you are a dentist too." Said the other one letting out a devilish laugh.

Luke did not understand and as they were laughing he never took their words serious, maybe he never heard as his mind was concentrated on feeling the pain. He was still a man he had not dropped a single tear.

"Did he ignore you little brother?"

"Definitely big brother, could he have respected his mouth could be wide open by now." He said.

"That's disrespect of the highest order. How could he?" Asked the punisher in a black shirt. After that he whipped Luke thoroughly untill he was tired. Luke showed his weakness for the first time tears flowed down his cheeks. When a man shed tears it is a symbol of weakness. He had already been weakened by the pain how could he not shed tears? This man had whipped him till he couldn't do it no more.