Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... I only got one review for my depressing one-shot where Tohma kills himself. Lol. I guess people hate Tohma more than I thought. Well, for those of you who hate Taki, this is your chapter. Oh and if there are any gramatical or spelling errors in this chapter, don't hesitate to tell me. Because sometimes my eyes skim right over them...

Ok... a warning to all. This chapter is NOT for the squeamish. If you don't have the stomach for rape or sadist torture, there are some parts of this chappie, you should NOT read. If you enjoy this kind of sadistic thing... then enjoy...

To kaede11- You're definitely right about Tohma. Poor Shu isn't safe, especially not in this chappie.

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CHAPTER NINE:

"O DEATH! WHERE IS THY STING?"

"I'll get you, Shuichi!" Saki ran at the half-demon mentioned, sending out purple lightning bolts left and right. After finding out her demonic element, Saki was more than happy to train against both Hiroshi and Shuichi. Michael had gleefully agreed to be the "referee", even though Saki never listened to a word he said. The group was back outside, near Shuichi's favorite tree.

Then sun had almost disappeared completely. Saki had refused to stop training her mind and body until she could release a lightning bolt at will. She learned rather quickly and was now obsessed with perfecting her new skill.

"Saki runs after our favorite MALE half-demon, Shuichi! Shuichi dodges Saki's scary lightning bolts, using his really quick legs!" Michael held his clenched hand close to his mouth, as if it was a microphone. "Lord Nakano uses a gust of wind to deflect Saki's other lightning bolts! Oh no! What WILL Saki do?"

"Shut it, you annoying twit!" Saki snapped, sending a weak sparkle Michael's way. Michael squealed and dodged it.

"She can control the intensity of her magic." Hiroshi commented, turning to Shuichi. "We taught her well."

"Yes, we did!" Shuichi grinned up at Hiroshi. Even though they had only spent a few hours together, Shuichi felt as if he had known Hiroshi forever. "Saki, you need to take a break. You've been fighting us nonstop."

"But I missed out on SIX years of training!" Saki scowled. "Most demons begin training from the time they can blink!"

"True… I wonder why your father never trained you." Hiroshi frowned. "All beings with demon blood should be taught how to protect themselves. Do you have any idea why-" Her father is too old and too old-fashioned… Lord Tetsuya is about… three thousand years old? And his human wife, Lady Noriko isn't even thirty years old yet… There's something wrong with that... If that's not true love, then what is?

"I don't know. He's always busy and I barely see him. I spend more time with Michael's father than I do with mine. And my mother is human, so she can hardly use magic. So I never learned." Saki shrugged, looking slightly annoyed. "Can we stop asking questions about me? What about you?"

"What about me?" Hiroshi repeated.

"Why did you do such a horrid thing?" Saki glowered at Hiroshi. "Demon lords are supposed to be important members of society and you just proved how crooked they can be. You made demon lords seem like those human politicians."

"Saki, you have a lot to learn about demon society. You're only six years old." Hiroshi said flatly. "You make too many inaccurate assumptions about issues that don't even concern you."

"But, Hiro… you didn't answer her question." Shuichi protested. Not that I'm complaining. If it weren't for Hiro, I wouldn't be with Yuki.

"Because… Ayaka knew that Yuki detested her and it broke her heart. She was deeply saddened, because she was going to have to spend the rest of her life with a man that didn't care about her." Hiroshi sighed, running his fingers through his hair. "I met her at my father's funeral and we became friends. One day, in my territory some radical tree demons were causing pandemonium.

"Ayaka literally saved my neck. She convinced her father to send some phoenix soldiers to help me. I traveled to her father's manor to personally thank him and found out that she was still there. When I went to see her, she was crying hysterically. She told me that she was going to be unloved for the rest of her life.

"Ayaka told me that Yuki hated her. At first, she thought that his feelings would change over time, just like most arranged marriages did. But… somehow she knew it would never work out. She told me that they had nothing in common and he was constantly insulting her.

"I felt horrible for her and I wanted to comfort her somehow. So I brought her back to my territory and told her she could stay until she felt better. Then rumors started spreading about us and before I knew it, I was charged with adultery and I was locked in a cell for an entire night." Hiroshi finished, sighing.

"But… Ayaka's baby is yours. That means you did commit adultery." Shuichi pointed out, frowning somewhat. "That's why Lord Lucifer was so angry a while ago. Because he was the first one to find out."

"How can you throw out his name like it's nothing?" Saki scowled at Shuichi. "You're so disrespectful. He's the devil, Shuichi! You spoke his name as if you were pals or something."

"How is saying his name disrespectful?" Shuichi glared at Saki. "Or did your father tell you that saying a demon lord's name was disrespectful? Just because you're a half-demon?" Saki blushed and Shuichi knew that he was right. "Well, you just forget what he said! Don't let him control your life, because he can never understand it!"

"Saki." An angry voice said from above them. They all looked up. A tall demon lord with short, thick white hair and dark green eyes floated down to them. He was wearing a simple dark blue tunic with silver outlining and an odd golden emblem on the back of it. He also had plain tan-colored sandals.

"Lord Tetsuya!" Hiroshi gasped out loud, turning to Shuichi, trying to warn the younger boy.

"So… you're the one who filled Saki's head with lies!" Shuichi shouted angrily. "I can't believe you would do that to your own daughter! How is she ever supposed to make it in the real world if you-"

"If you think you can do a better job, that's fine with me." Lord Tetsuya ran a hand through his white mane. "I have no time for such foolishness. You may keep her for as long as you'd like. When she has bored you enough, return her to Noriko."

"W-what?" Saki turned to her father in shock. "What are you saying, Father?" Why is he so… angry? What did I do? Why… why doesn't he love me?

"This matter does not concern you." Lord Tetsuya sniffed and turned around. "You have shamed me by your disobedience. How dare you show yourself to me in the presence of a sinner? What's worse… you let him teach you the very thing I forbade you to learn. You are not my child." Saki's green eyes filled with tears and her small frame slumped to the ground. Michael scampered over to her.

The small blonde put his arms around Saki and held her close, scowling up at Lord Tetsuya. "Farewell, Master Shuichi. And be careful whom you associate with. Your reputation has already been soiled because of your 'situation' with Lord Yuki." And with that, the ancient demon lord vanished, leaving them all.

"He… he left me…" Saki began wailing. "And it's all your fault!"

"Saki, no!" Shuichi ran over to the purple-haired girl. "It's no one's fault but his! What he did was wrong and you know it! Don't believe his lies! Don't see things the way he wants you to see them! Don't let him cloud your vision… You are you, Saki. And he cannot change that.

"You've got to grow up now… You learned how to use your demonic element today and you're on your way to becoming a warrior. You must fight, Saki!" Shuichi put his hands on Saki's shoulders. "For all of us. For us half-demons."

Saki nodded her head and wiped her eyes furiously. "I'm not gonna cry anymore! If Father hates me, so be it! I can't change his feelings… And I'll be the strongest half-demon in the world! I won't let him stop me!" Saki stood up firmly, pulling Michael to his feet as well. "And you're going to help me, Michael."

"I will!" Michael nodded his head seriously. "Together… we're going to show the world what we can do. Not as enemies… but as allies!" Michael and Saki looked up at Hiroshi and Shuichi. An implicit look was in all their eyes.

"That's all very wonderful, but it's time for both of you to take a bath." A kind voice said from behind him. Everyone whirled around. It was Judy and of course, she had a cigarette in one hand. "Shuichi, love, thank you for taking care of them. Noriko pleasantly informed me that Saki is in my care for now."

"MO-OM!" Michael whined pitifully, walking towards her. "You ruined the moment!" Judy shook her head at him and began walking away. Saki and Michael ran after her, but not before shouting their goodbyes.

"Those kids…" Hiroshi shook his head, smiling. "They're going to take over the world one day." Shuichi ran back to his tree and jumped up on one of the branches. The stars twinkled down on him and the moon shone brilliantly, illuminating the dark sky. "Shuichi, I've got to go. I'm going to go visit Ayaka in her cell." Hiroshi smiled softly and began walking towards the mansion.

"Bye Hiro!" Shuichi shouted out, waving wildly at the demon lord's back. He sat back against the tree, staring up dreamily at the night sky. He suddenly felt sleepy and decided that he was only going to close his eyes for a little while…

Shuichi could feel something on his stomach. He shivered slightly. "Finally. It took the scum long enough to move." He heard a voice speak.

"That spell you used was too powerful, idiot. We didn't plan to rape a dead body." A harsh voice snapped out. Shuichi's eyes flew open. He knew that voice, even in his nightmares.

"T-Taki?" Shuichi looked around him. He was not on a tree branch anymore. He could see Taki and Manchu standing in front of him, their cruel faces leering at him.

Shuichi was chained by his wrists and ankles to a stonewall. He was wearing nothing but his cross and tiny, tight black shorts that weren't his. He felt completely exhausted, as if all of his energy had been drained right out of him.

Cold stonewalls completely surrounded Shuichi. The room was completely bare, except for a bookcase across the room and a dimly lit chandelier above him. Shuichi shivered again and glanced at his aggressors.

"Why?" Tears fell from miserable lavender eyes. The boy was answered with a smack across the face. Shuichi stared down at the floor, refusing to look up. His body was already aching. Why… why was this happening to him?

"I remember… I gave you most of these scars." Taki leaned in close to Shuichi and licked his bruised cheek. He began touching Shuichi everywhere, his neck, his chest, his arms, his stomach, his back, his thighs, his calves, and even his bound ankles. Manchu stood and watched Taki with an amused look on his face.

Shuichi's mind screamed in protest… but the demon's touch was so gentle and tender. He felt sick and used. A feeling he hadn't had in a long time. "Shuichi… I should be the last one to have you." Taki hugged the boy close to him. "Ever since that first day I saw you, sitting, waiting for me with your legs open, your innocent eyes staring up at me… I knew you were mine. You will always be mine. I will not let Yuki have you!" And with that, Taki ripped off Shuichi's shorts, leaving the smaller male completely naked.

"Shuichi… you're going to enjoy this…" Taki bit down hard on Shuichi's neck, making the boy cry out. He began licking and sucking at the wound. "Your blood… It's addictive. So sweet…"

"I thought Reiko was the vampire." Shuichi managed to spit out, pulling away from Taki. That earned him three kicks to the stomach from Manchu. "When your mother finds you did this…" He glared up at the raven-haired teenager.

I can't believe this… Manchu is two years younger than me… He's my younger brother… How pathetic can I get? I'm going to be raped by my younger brother… This is ridiculous… Shuichi closed his eyes and concentrated on the spit that Taki left on his neck. If I can just… Concentrate enough…

"Don't even try it." Taki kissed the top of Shuichi's head. "Fruitless effort." Shuichi clenched his eyes even tighter and tried to morph the spit on his neck. He felt the four chains binding him rattling rapidly. His eyes flew open and he saw the swirling blue vapor winding up and around each link in the chain.

Finally, the blue energy reached his two wrists and ankles. The vapor cracked and sizzled, electrocuting Shuichi. He screamed in pain as the blue vapor surrounded him. It was everywhere and the pain was everywhere. Shuichi was burning, he was burning…

"Your demonic element causes the element in the chains to react." Manchu uttered coldly, crossing his arms over his chest. "Water conducts electricity. Think twice before you try to attack Taki, scum."

"Shu-chan… I'm sorry you had to go through that." Taki kissed Shuichi left wrists, which was still stinging from the electric shock. "I want to make this as painless as possible for you. I'm going to reunite you with your mother. You'll reign in Hell with her forever, Shu-chan. I'm going to make you happy."

Ok... For those of you who are squeamish... stop here... Skim on down...
Taki kissed Shuichi right on the mouth, his tongue thrusting in and out of Shuichi's mouth. One hand began squeezing Shuichi's behind forcefully and the other hand went around Shuichi's erection.

Manchu wrinkled his nose in disgust and turned away. "More for me then. But… after I'm done, you can torture him until he dies." Taki broke the kiss, kneeing Shuichi in the stomach. Shuichi coughed up blood and stared at in shock.

Taki forcefully and mercilessly took Shuichi, plunging into him as roughly as possible, using his full demon strength. There was no point in crying anymore. Shuichi's blood sadistically covered the floor and the wall near him. His blood was everywhere and he felt empty inside.

"This is all you're good for." Taki laughed, still driving himself inside Shuichi. By this time, the force from Taki's movements had already broken the chains. Shuichi had been forced in between the cold, hard wall and Taki.

He's not going to stop… Shuichi thought faintly. I really am going to die… Yuki… He felt his mind drifting away, to a place where there was no pain. It couldn't get any worse, right? Wrong.

With a might grunt, Taki released his seed inside Shuichi and ripped himself out of Shuichi, causing him even more pain. "I'm done. Go ahead." Taki laughed as Shuichi's broken body plopped to the ground.

"Did you leave any blood for me to spill?" Manchu grinned viciously and that same sword appeared in his hands. Manchu drew his sword and began wildly slashing everywhere, but Taki wouldn't let him inflict any wounds on Shuichi's head. Manchu glared at Taki, waiting for an explanation.

"His beautiful head… will stay unharmed." Taki said dreamily, with lust in his eyes. "No harm will come to that part of his body." Manchu looked annoyed, but continued slashing away ruthlessly at the rest of Shuichi's body. Everywhere. No spot below Shuichi's neck was left unscathed.

Manchu finally re-sheathed his bloody sword calmly. "Shall we leave? He doesn't have that much time left." Manchu turned to Taki, expectantly.

"No…I want to watch the final breath leave his body…" Taki actually sat down right in front of Shuichi's body and gazed at him longingly. "I want… I want to take him again one last time."

"Are you insane?" Manchu snapped out. "We both released enough demonic energy. Someone's probably looking for us right now. I'm leaving." And with that, Manchu vanished, leaving the rapist with the raped.

Alright... Slight intermission... Rape scene is FINITO!
C-Cr… Shuichi could barely think. He couldn't move, that was for sure. But maybe Crimson could save him now. Taki was obviously in another world.

"Hey, kiddo how's it-" Crimson's thoughts broke off. "What the hell happened to you? Who the hell did this to you? Shuichi? Shuichi!"

Help… Shuichi answered weakly.

"Shuichi… I can't help you unless you take off the cross." Crimson actually sounded sad. "God, Shuichi… don't die on me…"

Can't…move… Shuichi coughed up more blood, his body shaking.

"Yes, you can, Shuichi. You have to. If you don't take the cross off, you'll die. You'll never see Ryuichi or Michael or Yuki again." Crimson scowled in Shuichi's head. "Shuichi, you're the strongest demon I know. You can do this."

Half… Shuichi corrected feebly.

"You're a full-blooded demon to me, Shuichi. You always have been and you always will be. You're stronger than most demons I've killed. You have more heart than they do. You can do this!" Crimson shouted encouragingly.

Shuichi felt like smiling. His left hand twitched slightly. Sure, it hurt to move it and the bleeding hadn't stopped yet. But his hand could still move. Keeping his whole hand on the ground, he gradually began moving it upwards, keeping both his eyes on Taki. He hadn't noticed a thing.

Shuichi's arm was almost there. He was so close… But then Taki glared down at him. "What are you doing, slut?" Taki stood up menacingly.

"NOW!" Crimson shrieked and Shuichi lifted up his head and tore the cross off with one painful movement. Before Taki could do anything, Shuichi was gone. In his place stood another angry half-demon.

Crimson stood there glaring ominously at Taki. "Do you like my new outfit?" Crimson smiled sadistically. "I even painted my nails black for the occasion." ((Delia roks my world!)) Crimson was wearing a light silver shirt with a long black cross on it. The cross had silver buttons going from the neck of the shirt to the bottom. The sleeves were dark gray, almost black.

Crimson's belt was bright neon blue with silvery gray buckles. He wore tight black pants and short black boots with whitish silver spikes on the bottom and silver buckles on the top.

"H-how?" Taki shivered in fear. He knew how dangerous Crimson was.

"Oh, I'm going to enjoy killing you. I've wanted to for a long time now." Crimson flexed his claws, wiggling his black, shiny nails. He began laughing insanely and Taki slowly began backing away.

This is a sadistic, bloody, torture scene. Don't like it, skip it.
Crimson dove forward and began slicing at Taki's clothing. In a matter of seconds, all of it was gone. Taki wore only his shoes and a couple new gashes from Crimson's nails. "It's going to get much worse, darling, much worse." Crimson shook his head. He grabbed onto the skin behind Taki's left ear, digging his nails deep into it.

Crimson then grasped onto Taki's ear and ripped it off, throwing it by on of the chains that had once bounded Shuichi. Taki screamed in sheer shock and actually looked terrified. Crimson licked his lips in anticipation.

"Your blood… your tarnished blood will join Shuichi's." Crimson began slashing away at Taki's exposed chest, blood flying everywhere. Taki screamed and screamed as both his nipples joined his ear, but Crimson completely ignored it.

"But you are starting to annoy me…" Crimson pried Taki's mouth open with his claws, drawing even more blood. "Maybe I should rip your tongue out. It can join your ear and nipples over there. Or maybe you'd like me to snatch your other ear instead. I'll let you pick."

Taki began trembling uncontrollably. "No amount of magic can save you now. Because as far as I know, we're both stuck in here. If you want to heal yourself, that's fine." Crimson said thoughtfully. "As a matter of fact, I wouldn't mind starting over. Would you? Once again, this is your choice here."

Taki stayed silent. "I suppose you aren't going to scream anymore…" Crimson shrugged and released his claws from Taki's mouth. He began coughing up blood, breathing haggardly. "Maybe I should take off your fingers next."

"P-please… just kill me…" Taki begged weakly, falling to his knees. Crimson laughed in his face, holding his stomach as he hooted.

"Your voice is started to annoy me. I think your tongue is going next." Crimson nodded matter-of-factly and plunged three claws inside Taki's mouth. With a might rip, Crimson held a pink tongue in his hand. Taki's hands covered his mouth in shock and terror. He tossed it over by Taki's other parts.

"Oh damn! I should've made you eat your ear before I did that…" Crimson sighed, shaking his head. "Can you eat without a tongue?" Taki was crying now, blood pouring from his mouth. "Let's find out later, shall we? We have fingers to remove. I suppose I'll leave your toes alone. If you're not dead by then, I think I might have pluck them off."

Crimson kicked Taki in the stomach and he fell right on his back. "Maybe… I'll mummify you. Oooooooh. Should I take your eyes out next? Or your fingers? Decisions, decisions." Crimson pulled Taki to his feet by his hair and punched him across the face. He then put three claws on Taki's top eyelid and one on the bottom one and jerked.

With a sick popping sound, Taki's left wet eyeball was rolling around in Crimson's hand. He squished it and poured the remains down Taki's throat. "Tasty, right?" Crimson laughed. "I should finish slashing the rest of your body…" So he did. Crimson let loose his claws on Taki's face, neck, shoulders, arms, hands ((taking off three fingers accidentally)), stomach, back, thighs, calves, knees, and shins, but he left Taki's feet alone.

"Time to relieve you of your manhood. Because as far as I'm concerned, you don't deserve to have it." Crimson slapped Taki's cheek. "Hey! Stay awake!" He gripped one hand around Taki's manhood and dug his claws into it. Taki's one eye flashed open in shock.

With one swift movement and a disgusting ripping sound, Crimson now held a penis in his hand. He tossed it over by Taki's other body parts. "Now let's see… Since you're a full-blooded demon, it's going to be harder to kill you. I suppose I should finish you off with some magic." Crimson searched his mind for the right spell. "Ah! Oh… this one is the grand finale! You'll love it!"

Well, I think no matter how squeamish you are, you'd love to read Taki die. Here it is!
Crimson threw Taki's body against the wall. He held his hands out in front of him and gathered all of Taki's blood into a large bubble. The blood bubble made a gulping sound and engulfed Taki's body, or what was left of it. Every piece of Taki that Crimson ripped off magically floated in the air and reattached themselves to Taki's body.

"Extract." Crimson commanded and the blood glowed an eerie blue.

Taki heard an odd sound coming from his body and then he saw it. Bones, bones… exiting his body! All two-hundred and six bones were floating around in the blood bubble. The pain Taki felt was beyond belief. The only reason he wasn't dead yet was because he happened to be a somewhat strong demon.

"Rupture." Crimson ordered and every single bone shattered into pieces. "Insert." He said and every piece of shattered bone re-entered Taki's body. His eyes widened in shock and pain. He choked on his own blood and then died right there.

"Nice and painful, I suppose." Crimson shook his head and snapped his fingers. The bubble of blood burst into flame and vanished completely. Taki's body fell to the ground among the chain lifelessly.

"I should get going…" Crimson grabbed onto his cross and ran over to the bookcase. He could sense a demon presence nearing his area. "How does this thing work…" He looked at every book until he saw a slightly glowing red one. Crimson tore the book out and the bookcase swung open, revealing a giant hole in the wall. He dashed through, not bothering to close it.

Crimson raced through the hole, finding himself in a huge library full of stairs, bookcases, couches, tables, and of course, piles of books. Crimson ran to the nearest couch, pounced on it, and flung his cross over his head.

In a flash of light, Shuichi's slightly healed, naked body was lying on the couch. He lifted his head slowly, looking around him, dazed. Everywhere still hurt. But someone was coming… Shuichi squinted to see the body coming into his vision. The body was male, Shuichi was sure of it. But his vision was so dimmed and he was so dizzy and his head was pounding…

"Who?" Shuichi croaked out. If I can speak… I can live! Crimson was right! He cracked a weak smile. The male knelt down by him and held out two hands over Shuichi's back. Shuichi winced, expecting pain. But instead, a soft, shimmering white covering was on his back. It was a silky white sheet that now covered Shuichi.

The male gently turned Shuichi over and wrapped the sheet around him, as if it was a blanket. He lifted Shuichi up in his arms and held him close. "Shuichi… I'm sorry…" The male spoke and Shuichi lifted his head lightly, looking up into pale golden eyes tinted with distress and torment. Yuki… You came…

Ok... That chapter was painful to write. But of course... Taki got what he deserved. Damn Straight! Please review! Review feed my literary soul! ((Not chocolate...))