Plague
Both words in one sentence
- Most notably in Faithful Spy, where he's infected with plague, and in the Ghost War, where he's tortured in Chinese prison.
Source: Literature / John Wells - In this case, it's during the fifth plague of Revelation, where the people are tortured by locust demons for five months.
Source: Death Takes a Holiday - Played for Laughs in Black Butler's anime, where before being tortured, Sebastian says in a light-hearted manner, "I admit it, I started the Black Plague." Considering his age and what he is, he probably wasn't kidding.
Source: Historical Rap Sheet
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Tortured and Plague. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plague/tortured
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