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Chapter 10
Ardyn ran his fingers through soft blonde hair as he watched the camera feed, his many times many removed great nephew caring for his retinue as they recovered from their 'illness'. "Soon you'll have your mate back, pet," he told the boy who knelt at his side. "I wonder, can you feel him pet? Can you feel your mate?" he asked, and the clone slowly nodded.
"Yes Master."
Ardyn smirked. "Can you influence him?"
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Ignis leant back against the wall, watching as Noctis went through their rations. They needed to move on but he and Gladio were still shaky from their illness. Noctis had explained that Prompto was also alive and somewhere in the base. He'd seen the smattering of scars on Noct's skin, the track marks in his arm and it made his blood boil to think of what had been done to him while a prisoner. He didn't understand why no one had attacked, where everyone was but Noct had admitted to being unable to use his magic which meant he couldn't go scout or anything. Not that he wanted to let Noct out of his sight after so long dreading they would never find him.
Noctis finished and looked at him and Ignis returned the food to the Armiger, they had enough for another week, thankfully. Noctis then got up on the bunk beside him, tugging him down so that he was lying, and he smiled at his King, reaching up to brush back too long black hair. "I'm alright," he promised. He was, he was getting stronger, almost recovered, as was Gladio who was currently using the attached shower room.
"Don't like seeing you sick," Noct murmured, leaning in to nuzzle at him and Ignis let his hand slide back further into his hair, eyes falling closed.
He felt soft lips press against his own and his eyes opened. "N…Noct," it felt good…but…but… "You're with Prompto," he groaned as skilled fingers, slipped under his shirt to caress his skin.
"Mmmm," he practically purred, and Ignis gasped as a warm, wet tongue lapped at his throat, his other hand coming up to grip Noctis' shoulder through the his jacket.
"N..N…..Noc…." he stammered but then cried out as he felt Noctis' teeth in his throat, biting down, and his mind went blank as he writhed, Noctis moving to straddle him, lapping at the bite as he moved against him.
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Noctis sank his teeth into warm flesh, feeling hunger surge as warm liquid filled his mouth. He worried at the wound with his tongue, drawing more of the delicious liquid out. He wasn't thinking, driven by an instinctive need to claim, humanity submerged beneath a merman's needs and desires.
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Gladio left the shower room and froze at the sight of Noctis straddling Ignis, their movements very obvious, Noctis leant over….kissing his throat? And then his eyes widened in shock as Noctis lifted his head to reveal blood on his lips. "What the…." Noctis stared at him, Ignis moving beneath him, whimpering needily and Gladio was unsure what to do. Noctis smiled at him and Gladio stared at the blood he could see. "What are you doing?"
Noctis got off Ignis who moaned and reached for him, walking towards him and Gladio tensed. They'd both seen the scars….seen how different Noctis was….what had they done to him? Was it the Scourge? He felt the urge to summon his shield, to protect himself but all Noctis did was start to hum softly. It…it was nice…soothing…..he shook his head, trying to focus and then Noctis began to sing wordlessly. It was so beautiful…
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Noct looked around and then began yanking the bedding off the bunks and onto the floor before taking Gladio's hand and leading him over, pulling at his clothing to get it off and Gladio clumsily removed it before Noctis pushed him down into the nest before going to the bunk and kissing the thrashing Ignis, calming him, helping him out of his clothes and then down into the nest with Gladio before slipping out of the coat and joining them, immediately sinking teeth into Gladio's throat and Gladio's body reacted. Had either retainer been able to think they would have noticed a slight glassiness to Noctis' gaze as well as all three moved together, hands caressing and holding whoever was in reach.
None of them reacted as the door was forced open and Prompto walked in and over to the nest where he fell to his knees. He reached out, pulling Noctis away and up into his arms before sinking his teeth into the scar on his throat, reaffirming his claim and Noctis screamed, body going rigid, back bowing as his eyes rolled back, the it was over and he was pawing at Prompto, gasping and whining needily and Prompto lay him down, settling between his legs. He lapped at the reopened mark even as he pressed into Noct's very willing body and then Noct's teeth sank into Prompto's throat, and Prompto began moving wildly, driven by the fresh claiming as it broke past the contented peacefulness the implant caused. Neither paid any attention to the two humans beside them, the two driven to seek pleasure thanks to Noct's fresh bites, clinging to each other until they finally drifted off to sleep, bodies still entwined.
Prompto finally collapsed on top of Noct before lethargically rolling over, pulling the smaller male into his arms, and Noct curled up there, eyes drifting shut. Noct had once been the taller, though not by a lot, now it was the other way around, Prompto had a good two-three inches of height on him. Some of it was that Prompto had put on a little height with the activation of the mer DNA, but Noctis had also lost a little with his own transformation, the others hadn't noticed since they were used to being considerably taller than their Prince.
The four slept in peace for a while before Prompto's eyes fluttered open and he set about rousing his mate who yawned and whined at being disturbed, body still coming down from a fresh bite after so long without one. Prompto got up and got Noct on his feet where he wavered but obediently moved to get Ignis up while Prompto dealt with Gladio, both mer's ended up carrying their human, the denser bone structure and musculature enabling them to easily carry the larger men. Noct was practically sleepwalking, eyes opened to slits, soft, exhausted whimpers coming from him as he stumbled down the hall. They entered another room and there was Ardyn, standing against the wall near the tunnel Prompto used to access the sea when commanded to feed himself.
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Ardyn chuckled as he got a look at young Noctis, he really did look rather young, his skin flawless, soft black hair falling to his shoulders, only a few stubborn shorter spikey lengths around his face. The stories of the unnatural beauty held by the mer race appeared correct, then again young Prompto too held such looks, but he had always been a little different look wise thanks to Verstael's vainness. "Very good pet," he praised as the boy went to his knees, letting the Amicitia flop to the floor.
He walked over to Noctis and pressed on his shoulder, the boy's legs buckling until he was kneeling as well. "Good boy Noct," he offered, not sure if he was trainable or not as he lacked an implant, his compliance may only come through his obedience to his mate. He swayed, exhausted arms letting go of his adviser who moaned softly as he landed on the tiled floor, eyes fluttering for a second before he stilled. Ardyn gripped Noctis' chin and lifted his face, seeing the dilated pupils through barely open eyes, his hand taking the full weight of the royal's head as he lacked the strength to hold it up himself at the moment. He pulled out the Ring and held it up before Noctis but received no reaction. "It is almost tempting to see what your ancestors think of you now," he admitted. He put it away and let go of Noctis' chin, watching his head drop, body swaying until he simply crumpled, landing half sprawled over the one he had carried in. "Well, I guess that means we'll start with your shield. Pet, take that one and ensure his transformation," he ordered, and the clone stood, grabbing the larger male to drag him into the water.
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He coughed and choked…water…drowning…he struggled to wake up, to get free….freezing cold seeping into his limbs…so heavy….
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He reached the open water and pulled the human up, seeing the way he floated utterly limp, could hear the slowly heartbeat. He sniffed at him, able to smell his venom…and his mate's. lethally sharp teeth sank into the bite mark on the humans throat, feeling the large body jerk and spasm in his hold, silly blunt human hands scrabbling at him and he pulled back to watch as gills formed, the body going limp in his hold. He swam deeper until he found a safe place to stash him, finding a narrow cave. He swam off to hunt, Master wanted him transformed and he needed food for it to work well.
He returned and swam into the cave, pressing bloody fish against his lips which parted to reveal already sharpening teeth, scales beginning to form over weak human flesh. Once sure the transformation was safely underway he swam back into the tunnel.
"It is done then pet?" Master asked and he nodded, waiting to be ordered to return or leave the water. "Very well," Master moved briefly out of sight and then returned with another human which he dropped into the water. "Transform that one next," he ordered, and pet nodded, grabbing the human and dragging him through the tunnel.
He emerged into the sea with the dying human, once again smelling his mate on him as well, before biting down hard, holding the body as it thrashed until it went limp, gills forming nicely. Pet took him to the cave to see the other now had iridescent gold/yellow scales fully covering the lower body, could hear bones beginning to break and reshape. He left to retrieve fish for the newest one, feeding them to him on his return, seeing he now had small scales forming too, dark green ones. The first was now jerking as the dorsal fin formed, spines sticking out.
Pet returned to Master who looked over at him.
"Come out Pet," he commanded, and Pet pulled himself from the water, feeling the air heat, body shaking as tail split into human legs and he knelt obediently, head down, feeling extra an extra surge of pleasure for being so good. "They are safe Pet?"
"Yes Master," he answered immediately and then a new body was shifted close to him, there was something…
"Do you recognise him Pet?"
"No…yes….Master…"
"Look closer," Master ordered, and he leant down, the scent hitting him, and he inhaled deeply. "Now?"
"Yes Master."
"Who is he then?"
"Mate, Master."
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"Good pet," Ardyn praised, seeing glassy eyes flutter at a surge of even more pleasure, the funny thing was, it wasn't fully the implant anymore. It was becoming a conditioned response; his body expected the extra jolt to come with praise and so it felt it. "You have been such a good pet that you have earned your Mate's presence. You will need to train him to be obedient, as you were trained."
"Yes Master."
"Very good, you may take him. return once the new ones are transformed and able to swim."
"Yes Master," the boy stood and gathered up the Prince, taking him into the water.
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Cor checked his phone again, still nothing. He should have heard something from the Niflheim mission by now and yet there was nothing. He should never have allowed the boys to go, if they did ever find the Prince, he was going to kill him if anything had happened to them. There was no word at all on the Empire, the entire continent, including Tenebrae had gone silent and no one liked it, but they didn't have the numbers to send another team in to investigate.
The nights had been getting ever longer, since the Oracle's death, the cases of Scourge growing ever higher, and you didn't have to be a genius to put two and two together. They needed the King of Light to fulfil the prophecy and soon, before they all died.
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The first thing Noctis became aware of was that he was floating, feeling water moving through his gills but without the heavy feeling of still water or sedatives…no, this was right…the sea! He forced his eyes open and looked around, he was in an underwater cave, alone. He swam for the entrance and froze as he saw Prompto, his mate, feeling a surge of relief at finally seeing him again. With him were two other mers… and he wasn't sure if he felt happy or sick as he took in familiar yet altered forms. Iggy and Gladio…how? He struggled to remember, he'd bitten them both, they'd been sick, he'd looked after them…then it got foggy. What had they done? He knew what it was like, waking up newly changed, they wouldn't remember anything, the only reason they'd regained their memories was his magic. Would Prom have forgotten again? Who knew what that creepy Chancellor had done to him, could he manage to restore the memories to all three of them?
Prompto saw him but there was no wide grin, just a peaceful smile. 'Mate," he called sounding sort of dazed and Noct's heart sank but he quickly swam over and hugged Prompto, nuzzling at him and Prom held him tightly.
Noctis pulled back to make eye contact, finding glowing blue to be glassy, unfocused…the same as they had been those few times Noct had managed to claw part way to consciousness on their way to the base. Whatever had been done to him was still working. 'Prom please, you've gotta fight it.'
'Mate,' Prom said and Noctis frowned.
'Prom?' and then he felt a flash of pain and gasped, gripping his temples. What the hell? Had…had Prom done that?
'Mate,' he said again.
'Mate,' Noct offered to see what happened and the smile was back.
'Good Mate,' Prom said and with that Noct felt a flash of pleasure run through his body, barely biting back a moan.
Just how much power over him as his mate, and probably also because he had changed him, did Prompto have? Why was he doing this….Ardyn, Ardyn was controlling him, or had trained and brainwashed him the same way, it was Prompto's fault, but it meant he had to act fast when given the chance. He let his body relax, smiling shyly at Prom, though unsure how much he was seeing and understanding. 'Mate,' he whimpered, shifting closer again even as he reached for the tattered link to his magic. If Prompto remembered then he could try and fight back, at least long enough to either get far away or deal with the Chancellor. He glanced at Iggy and Gladio who were floating near them, watching curiously, no recognition in glowing amber or green. Close enough he pressed his lips to Prom's felt him respond instinctively to the action, pulling him close and kissing back, taking control of it and Noctis felt another surge of pleasure when he let him. Obviously Ardyn planned to control Noctis through Prompto, who would submit to Prompto and therefore his every wish to avoid pain. If Prompto hadn't been drugged out of his mind it never would have worked on him, he was too stubborn, well Noctis wasn't drugged and he could take pain. He felt clawed hands caressing his body and lifted his to run through Prompto's hair, gently scratching at his scalp as he felt the magic build before slamming everything he had into the blonde's body.
TBC…