'He should be back soon…' Aladdin thought as he stared out the window at the red stars and moon. The red ball in the sky somehow grew bigger till it took up almost the whole sky.
A small, little speck of black appeared in the center of the moon. It slowly got larger till it morphed into the shape of a man on a large scythe. It got even larger and the person was Sinbad in a1l his fine, fallen glory.
His eyes were wide with excitement and joy and he was sitting on his ruby scythe. Blood covered him from head to toe and various body parts dripped down. A plucked eyeball was stuck to his forehead, a few pieces of the butchered intestines clung to his body, and other unknown bodily fluids clung to the rest of him. A shark-like grin showed that his teeth, too, were ruby red with tiny bits of flesh poking out from between the sharp teeth of terror.
Zuriel stepped down from his scythe and the weapon melted into one of the markings on his arms. His red eyes still glinted with the mirth he was feeling and the shark grin never left.
He walked over to his little brother and crouched down into a bow. His features softened when the magi's quiet laughter caught his ears and he felt a hand on his head.
"Did you have fun my brother?" Aladdin knew it was a stupid question but he wanted to know anyway. He ran his fingers through the king's hair and was delighted with the look of enjoyment and pleasure on the other's face.
The fallen king's grin grew larger if that's possible and he leaned into the caressing fingers. "I was very enjoyable." A yawn pulled from his lips and his eyelids drooped. He sagged forward in a drowsy state. "Sleepy…" Zuriel murmured and leaned more into the touch of the young magi.
Aladdin laughed softly and pulled Sinbad into his embrace and the king's face was tucking into his neck. "Sleep my brother. Your body and mind have not finished the final stages of your falling. Since your were already soul bonded to a magi before falling, your falling is special. You are absorbing your djinn into your body so you don't need your metal vessels. You have already absorbed Baal, Focalor, and Vepar. Now you need to absorb the others. I will stay with you while you absorb the others and I'll make sure your sleep is undisturbed."
Sinbad let out a small sleepy huff as his answer as he burrowed into the tight and warm embrace.
Aladdin sighed softly and a soft, caring smile blossomed on his face as he stared down at the sleepy, angelic face of King Sinbad, the demonic fallen king. His fingers glided through the silky colorful strands and he let out a delighted laugh at the subconscious purr bubbling from the king's chest.
They were in Zuriel's office, sitting on the plush couch. Sinbad's head was still cradled in the magi's neck and he was still in his fallen form. His long tail thumped around on the couch and he was facing the back of the couch with his upper body draped over Aladdin's.
The bluenette rested his chin on his other hand as he stared lovingly at the king, his other hand darting through the long locks. "We have come such a long way, haven't we brother?" Aladdin whispered into the air, knowing that the king in his arms could hear him despite the comatose state Sinbad was in. "But we can go even farther. I'll see to it for you can become even more powerful than you are now, my brother. Since you absorb your djinns,there is no longer a limit on how many dungeons you can conquer." He laughed again and pulled Sinbad closer into his chest. The smile grew when Zuriel let out a sleepy huff. "You are a king's candidate. One that is worthy of my attention and I will shape you into the perfect king's candidate. Or even better, I will shape you into a flawless king's candidate so perfect, you could rule world or… become god…" The grin on Aladdin's face turned sadistic and the red glint from before appeared in his eyes. "It is everything you deserve my brother and when you ascend, I will be there beside you as your faithful magi, servant, and friend. Hee hee… you'll only continue to get more powerful even when there is no longer anyone who can hold a candle to you or even destroy you. You'll become the rukh itself and everything will bow down to you." A sadistic laugh tore from his lips. "It appears even I am changing. Changing very quickly in fact." Aladdin suddenly looked towards the window. "It is very rude to linger in windows."
A black shape appear over the ledge and a humanoid shape stepped through. "What happened to you?"
The young magi smiled and the red glint twinkled in amusement. "Come join us. My brother won't mind your presence… Judar…"
The black magi hesitantly approached the other's side and his eyes widened ever so slightly at the sight of a strangely mutated Sinbad snuggling deeper in the arms of Aladdin. The king let out another purr as the small childish hands continued to glide through his hair.
"What happened to you?" Judar repeated his question as he settled on the back of the couch watching the king and magi with fascination in his eyes.
Aladdin smiled softly and the glint dimmed slightly. "Do you remember when I used Solomon's wisdom for the first time?"
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"It has everything to do with our situation. You see, when I first used it, I somehow caused a soul bond to form between Sinbad and I and thus we began to see each other as brothers. He and his generals were watching us through a water hologram Yamuraiha created as we went through Zagan's dungeon. According to brother's memories, if the hologram disappears - which it did - the people being watched are dead and so he thought I was dead. He fell into depravity and he became what he looks like now." He let out another laugh as Sinbad started nuzzling his chest. "I would be lying if I said his trip down to depravity wasn't affecting me… I have no idea if I will fall myself but we will see… I know a bit about soul bonds but not enough to know what to fully expect of this situation." Aladdin turned to look up an interested and equally shocked Judar with a grin as if he just caught the moon in his hands.
"Were you serious… when you said you would make him… a god… the king of the world?" Judar asked softly.
"So you heard everything… keh! But of course I was serious. I'm his magi now, after all. I couldn't be anything less since I know everyone of his secrets and he knows mine." Aladdin held out his hand to Judar. "You can be become our other soul bound. After all there are no limits to how many soul bonds a magi can have and Sinbad is more of a magi and a djinn than a mortal and a human. Only a human can have one soul bond, magis can have many since we are favored by the rukh, and dungeon capturers can have one or two; three if they are of a powerful kind." His grin grew wider. "Join us, Judar. We won't hate you or abandon you over what you are, your dark past, or even over with your ties with that stupid organization that doesn't seem to truly realize and appreciate the thing called destiny. When you do join us, Judar, we must keep the soul bonds a secret otherwise, there will be those in the world who would object and keep us away from our rightful positions. So what do you say?"
Judar stared at him for a moment. "You really are changing aren't you, Chibi?" A smile graced his lips, took Aladdin's hand, and leaned over until he was only a inch away from the younger magi's face. "I will gladly join you. I have waited for such a long time for the stupid king to finally join me."
Aladdin's grin turned sadistic and he pulled Judar over the side of the couch. The fallen magi was pressed right up against the changing king and his head was pressed up against Aladdin's chest.
"I will go to Magnostadt where I'll enroll in the magical academy. I must learn more about the soul bonds and other ways to make myself, brother, and now you more powerful. I know both of you wouldn't want that but it's how it must be." Aladdin sighed softly.
"I don't like it, Chibi, but if that's the way it's going to be, fine." Judar grunted and he gasped when Aladdin pushed his face into the younger's neck. "Wha…?" He asked sleepily when his eyelids began to droop.
"Sleep now, brother… the soul bonding will become complete in the morning." The soft whisper sent the fallen magi down to la la land and he knew no more.
Aladdin turned his gaze to the moon that was still blood red. A soft tune bubbled out from his throat in the form of a hum and before long, he started to sing:
We are like birds of a feather
We are two hearts joined together
We will be forever as one
My brother under the sun
Wherever you hear - the wind in the canyon
Wherever you see - the buffalo run
Wherever you go - I'll be there beside you
Cos you are my brother - my brother under the sun…
