Chapter 83: A Book

"No, no, no, no."

The sound was technically coming out of Gorgo's mouth, but he was not sounding like himself at all.

No. Maybe he did sound like himself. Only a former version, one that could have been mistaken for a good person.

The one who had taught little Seb how to slash tires with minimal effort.

The one that had taken him fishing.

"You're not going to die like a stupid little BITCH!"

Gorgo's boot came with the force of a runaway train, forcing Bastian to use all of his mental fortitude to stay limp as the other man kicked him in the gut.

The pain somewhat retrieved the pirate captain from the dissociative state. Now he had to make conscious efforts to stay as dead as he could be.

"You're giving up so easily! Too easily! You can't possibly be so damn WEAK!"