The Monarchy #2

A man is in a chair, his hands and feet are staked in place with glowing blue bone-like spikes. He's begging for his life, trying to bribe his torturer with sexual favors. Unfortunately, his torturer gives that no thought, he's simply looking for a Kheran Dream Engine, and will stop at nothing to get it. He incinerates his victim, and it is then reveal that the torturer is Union.