Lost Sword story · Event story
Paradise Stained with Pain
10 scenes, 122 lines
1. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 1
52 linesIn the past. A Tiamat human experimentation facility.
Aaaagh!!!
Ugh... Just kill me already! I'd rather die!
Under the dim light, the only thing cutting through the darkness was the sound of screams.
The prisoners lay sprawled across the cold stone floor of the lab, their cries of agony filling the air.
Every time the cultists approached and injected them with syringes filled with blood-red serum, they writhed in agony, mere test subjects of this place.
Monitor the reaction of test subject no. 62. At this rate, it might not last much longer.
To Salisbury!
And... what about that woman?
Pant... pant... Yes... this is it... more... MORE! Give me moooore!!! Hih... hihihi... hehehehe!
The woman he pointed to pounded the bars, reveling in ecstasy atop a pool of blood.
Unlike the other test subjects who writhed in agony with each experiment, her reaction was undeniably different.
The lab was always filled with the grotesque echoes of subjects clawing at the floor until their nails broke, coughing up blood between their screams.
But in stark contrast, she reveled in the pain, licking her bloodstained lips. Even the cold-hearted cultists found themselves swallowing hard at the sight.
...Just dispose of her.
But she's lasted the longest so far...
She's a freak. A test subject we can't control is worthless, whether it breaks or dies.
Understood.
Come oooon! Hurry up! Haah... Stick that needle in me already! Kahaha!
Hold still!
Ugh, heh... heheheh... Kee... Kikiyaaah!!
Aargh!
It happened in an instant.
The woman lunged, sinking her teeth into the cultist's outstretched arm, tearing flesh and clawing viciously as blood burst forth.
She then plunged a syringe into the eye of another startled cultist. The gruesome slaughter showed no signs of stopping.
No, stop! Stop it! Nooooooo!!!!
Eat up! You too! All of you! Let's get drunk on this together! More! More!
Her twisted laughter echoed through the lab, lingering long after everyone else had died...
Northern Forest of Mercia.
A human experimentation lab... I'm so sick of this.
Same here. Every time I see one, it makes me sick to my stomach.
Are you just now realizing the cruelty of humans? It was even worse in the past.
I don't want to stay in this nightmare any longer than we have to. Let's wrap this up quickly.
To Salisbury!
Are you going to be okay, though?
Sniff... Sob... I-I'm scared... My stomach feels awful... My legs won't stop shaking... I can barely walk...
She was always weak to this kind of thing. With a sigh, I reached out my hand.
Take it easy. I'll hold on to you, so try to walk slowly.
T-Thank you, Ethan...
Stay strong, Bedi. I hate this too, but this is our duty.
Of course! It's annoying, but I'm still doing it. As the Fairy Queen, I can't just turn a blind eye to those filthy pigs' atrocities!
So you do care about your reputation...
Obviously! Ahem!
I-I'll do my best, Princess. Thank you, everyone...!
Watching Bedivere burst into uncontrollable sobs, Ethan clutched his forehead. This mission was going to be a long one.
We were searching for a secret human experimentation site hidden somewhere in the forest.
It was hard to believe such atrocities were happening in this peaceful, quiet place...
Ethan! Tiamat cultists ahead!
So the experiments were real. We engage now!
Unfortunately, the intel was correct.
There are more cultists here than expected.
Hah! We'll just burn them all to ashes.
2. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 2
4 lines3. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 3
4 lines4. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 4
2 lines5. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 5
13 linesAfter cutting down the cultists blocking the way, we entered the lab.
It's dark and damp.
Looks like this place was built a long time ago. They might have repurposed some ancient ruins.
Ethan, there's a row of torches over there.
A clear sign that we're on the right path.
Good. My cloak is already soaked, and it's unbearable... Let's deal with these fools quickly and go home.
...You didn't wet yourself from fear, did you?
Ethan!
Ethan! More enemies incoming!
We'll have to focus on the fight first. And I'll see for myself just how horrific their experiments were.
Princess, that's...!
Yeah. Those aren't just ordinary Tiamat cultists. They were experimented on...
We can't save them. The best we can do is put them to rest with a swift strike.
6. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 6
3 lines7. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 7
2 lines8. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 8
2 lines9. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 9
3 lines10. Paradise Stained with Pain: Ep. 10
37 linesWe passed through a long corridor and finally reached the heart of the lab.
The stench of chemicals... The acrid smell mixed with the sight of dark, dried blood... The scars of pain etched into the battered tiles...
This is disgusting. We've raided other labs before, but none were this filthy and horrifying.
I can understand why some of our allies despised these experiments so much.
Ugh... Princess... I really can't handle places like this...
Same here. I keep thinking about a warm meal and a soft bed.
Morgana, I think your reason is a bit different...
Grrraaahh!
More test subjects?
One of them looks especially dangerous. Stay alert!
After taking down all the enemies, we collected documents, chemicals, and any other evidence related to the experiments.
That's when we noticed a row of prison cells lined up along one side. No doubt, this was where they kept the test subjects...
This is just too cruel...
Now I understand why those Tiamat cultists were so devoid of humanity. These people... they're beyond saving.
Ethan, this cell looks... strange.
Huh?
The prison Morgana pointed out was definitely different from the others.
Scattered black hair on the floor, piles of skulls stacked in one corner...
This is strange. Why would they leave these bones and empty vials in an active lab?
Maybe... it's not that they didn't clean up, but that they couldn't?
Hmm... That's possible... If something truly dangerous was here...
Something dangerous? Then these bones...
They probably belonged to cultists or other victims.
Oh? So even after realizing the danger, they still left this room untouched?
What if the experiment was a success?
Whatever was in here didn't escape. It killed everyone and claimed this lab for itself.
...That actually aligns with Tiamat's doctrines.
To them, both the test subjects and their own followers are nothing more than disposable tools.
Right...
Swallowing the bitter thought, I gazed into the room.
Unlike any other, this chamber held an overwhelming presence of suffering, so deep it was impossible to measure.
My eyes lingered on the long, black strands of hair scattered on the floor. Was the monster created here... a woman?
An inexplicable sense of unease kept me from looking away.
Ethan, we've gathered everything from this area. Let's head back.
Ah, got it.
The mission was a success, yet an inexplicable unease had settled deep within me.
And before long, that anxiety became a reality.