"Boy," growled the Source. Cole groaned softly on the hard dirt floor. "Oh, are we hurt?" The voice boomed in Cole's ear.

"No," Cole managed to icily reply.

The booming voice made a tsk-tsk noise with his tongue. "Oh, I am truly disappointed in you," sighed the source in a mock parental tone. "I think someone is lying."

The Source peered down on Cole, who was weakly trying to rise onto his elbows. Cole adverted his eyes from the cold hearted being before him.

"I thought we already learned this lesson," whispered the Source harshly in his ear. A blank expression crossed over Cole's face - he did not wish to feel..

"Mother!" Cole cried in the stifling darkness. "Mother!" The torn boy lay against the back wall of his quarters, nothing more than a cold cave. He trembled at the thought of the missing love of his mother. "How could you do this to me?" He screamed.

"No one did this to you, you know," said a female voice from the doorway. "You did this to yourself."

Cole struggled to his feet. "Mother?" He questioned with a weakness in his voice.

"Yes," answered the figure in the doorway. "It is I. You never followed my orders when you were living with me." The woman waved her hands around the room, and offered a shrug. "So, this is what you get."

"No. This is pure hell!" Cole ran to his mother, anger in his steps and voice.

"Well, then promise to obey me, and we can leave this place." the woman gave Cole a sly look, "forever. Would you like that?"

"Give me one reason why I should believe you! How can I even trust you, after what you did?" The woman feigned emotional turmoil. She fell to her knees. "Please, Cole, I love you. Take my hand, and let's be rid of this place, forever." She held out a trembling hand to the young boy.

After a moment of consideration, Cole carefully touched the woman's hand. "Alright, let's go home," he stated nervously.

"Good decision," said the woman with a smirk. A dark flash filled the room as the smirk of the woman changed to that of a man.

The man released a horrible laugh that sent chills down Cole's spine. "You thought you were going home!" roared the man. "I can't believe it! You actually though you could escape me!"

Cole quickly backed away from the man, pain on his face. "You bastard! How could you do this? Get away from me!"

The man stopped laughing, and took a step forward, pure hatred showing on his face. "You," he grabbed the boy's collar and lifted him up. "You," he repeated again, "will be nothing but dirt if you don't learn to shut your mouth. Your mother learned very early to obey me, and you shall also learn." He set Cole down roughly on the ground.

"Kneel down before me," roared the Source. "NOW!"

At the Source's last command, Cole humbly lowered himself to the ground, willing to do anything to stay alive. "Good, you're learning," mused the Source. He gave Cole a kick in the shin, and left the boy, once again, on the cold floor of the cave.

Author's Notes: Wow, how's this chapter? Such a long wait. I am sooo sorry! Next chapter. coming soon! ( Please R&R.