Thanatos groaned softly, feeling such an ache throughout his body. Slowly coming to, blinking a tad wildly as his vision eventually cleared up, now able to see. And he found himself rather taken back upon realizing he was in an abandoned building. The room was crumbled around him, barely held together. If he had to guess, it had to be the abandoned hospital on the very far end of Deedstown. That they hadn't gotten around to tearing down yet.

Yet soon, the vampire realized his location wasn't the only thing weird right now. He couldn't move his arms, and when he tried, there was a sound of rattling chains. So he was CHAINED to the wall, good and tight, unable to break free! His breathing started to become quick and frantic, looking down to see if his ankles were chained too. And upon looking down- seeing they were indeed chained- he soon noticed something else as well. He found that he... was in a frilly, pink DRESS!

"W-What the-!"

"Awake at last. Glad to see that... Thanise~"

Freezing all movement. Eyes in pure shock, disbelief to hearing that, that voice there... knowing it all too well... turning to the only entrance across the way. Coming out of the shadows. Out walked his mother! A woman with fairly long white hair with a deep green at the ends of it and silver eyes. She was dressed in green and black fashionable clothes, and she had such a "pleased" look on her face.

Tiffany Acher.

"M-M-Mom?!"

"Nice to see you too~! I missed you TERRIBLY Thanise...~"

Tiffany said in a sickly-sweet, dark voice with a dark smile on her face. Thanatos felt himself sweating terribly to the sight of the woman. Someone he killed, now back alive... And to make it worse... His FATHER came out of the shadows too! This man with short grey hair and dark onyx eyes. He wore a short sleeved red vest over his white shirt, and had grey jeans as well. He didn't look anymore pleased than his wife.

Bruce Acher.

"Give it a rest already! D*** woman. This isn't some "gushy reunion." "

Bruce grumbled at his wife, annoyed. Then glared right at their son. A cold, dark grin on his face. Banging his fists together.

"I mean... this little s*** killed us after all. I think It's high time to show our b***h of a kid a THOROUGH descipline session...~"

Thanatos could feel his body shaking to hearing this. Fully knowing the situation he was in right now... there was no getting out of this. No one to save him from it...

This... this could very well be how he dies...

Looking at the clock once more, Dean sighed heavily and crossed his arms. It had been such a long time since Thanatos went out to shop... and he still wasn't back yet. He was starting to get worried... even with how he'd been feeling lately, surely he'd still come back right?

The shadow bat had a bad feeling frankly. What with Pyro attacking him in the spa for no frickin' reason... and all the bad things that seemed to happen in this town, he wouldn't be surprised if something bad was happening to Thanatos right now.

Maybe it was just paranoia... but, he didn't even want to take the chance frankly. Plus if Thanatos was fine and it WAS all in his head... well then at least they could finally have a talk about things and clear the air. A win win.

Taking a breath, Dean forced himself to sit up; trying to ignore the pain in his back as he did so. His body was taking much longer to heal than it usually did, and he was kind of wondering why... he normally healed overnight with minor injuries... he wondered if Pyro did something to him.

As he got to his feet and started moving, he found it a bit easier to move once he got going. He was moving and moving fast thankfully as he got out of the house and onto the streets. Thankful his body was listening to him enough to keep moving. And even more thankful that when he stuck up his nose and started to sniff around for Thanatos' blood scent, he actually managed to catch it.

Smirking, the shadow bat then hurried. Determined to find the other and bring him back home. No matter what.

Meanwhile... Thanatos had been badly, badly beaten. Cuts on his arms and legs, and face. Along with bruises too. Face sore from the multiple blows from his father, especially the broken arm that he now has. The vampire was in a horrible state. And to add more salt to his wounds, he was hearing horrible, hurtful, cold words from the pair.

"Like at you. So beaten to a pulp. Like a helpless, whiny prostitute! You're such a freak spawn! Always have been an' always will be, b***h!"

Bruce said cruelly with a big, sadist grin, landing a few hard blows on the vampire again. Whilst Tiffany laughed.

"You're such a petty sight Thanise! We could sell a show here. Us beating you down, you crying and such~ How everyone were to take it would be priceless... Especially, your unrequited crush, Dean Shadows~"

"D-D-D... D-Dean..."

Thanatos breathed out gently, feeling his body go rigid to hearing the Shadow bats name. Hearing his parents say his name... knowing full well that the pair was about to make things worse. Bruce proving that as he spoke.

"That kid's got a REALLY bad fire to him. I wouldn't mind having him as my son! He wouldn't be a huge disgrace, a waste of space an' a useless being of existance! Thanatos. Am telling ya, not as a father, but as a being... You. Are MEANT to be dead. You're better off dead. Off the face of the Earth!"

"No one loves you. Everyone hates you. Their thoughts of you are pretty sour, scornful and hateful with disgust Thanise. It'd be no exception of Dean either. The poor, poor thing had gone through. You trying to help him relax?! Hah! You're only good in making him, and everyone MISERABLE Thanise~!"

As he heard his mother talk to him in such a way... he could feel, a tear slide down his cheek. Not having the strength to just, completely cry... those words just stung so badly... he couldn't think of anything else, except what a failure he was. How he was no good to anyone. To Dean...

Suddenly, the door was flung VIOLENTLY to the opposite end of the room! The vampire couple giving a few soft shrieks to the suddenness. Everyone turning to see... Dean Shadows himself, standing in the doorway. Hammer raised high and eyes glowing bright red. Panting a bit, no doubt due to some strain. Still, he looked like he was in kill mode!

Thanatos... he could barely register the others presence. Feeling broken inside, and close to fainting. His sight was becoming blurred... and all he wanted to do was slip into the darkness that called him.

Thinking quickly; Dean quickly waved his hand. Summoning two massive shadow hands up from the ground, and sent them over to the vampire couple. Crushing them in the hands tight grip, and slamming them to the wall as he rushed over to the grey haired vampire. Seeing that he'd passed out... hurriedly undoing his chains and binds. Holding him close in his arms as he slipped from the wall.

"There... don't worry. I'll get you out of here. But first..."

Carefully putting him down, he got back to his feet. Body shifting into its pure Shadow demon form, as he turned to the vampires along the wall. Grinning wickedly, as he hissed at them.

"I need to take care of these two...~"

As the shadow bat summoned several knives with his magic, Immediately the pair started to sweat nervously. Bruce, unable to help but belt out.

"Wha? Y-You're, gonna take us out? After us doing you a favour?!"

The vampire here, both angry and yet, in a fluster. No doubt panicking at the thought that he was about to die. But of course. His outburst, just made Dean angrier too. The shadow bat in turn, now roaring out.

"Favor?! Favor?! WHAT FAVOR?! Torturing your own son?!"

In a swift movement, he sent multiple knives stabbing into Bruce's legs and one at the collar bone. Relishing in the delightful screams the other made, wanting him to feel pain. In one final movement, the bat slammed the blades through Bruce. Through his eyes, and throat. Ending him quickly really.

Taken by the shadow bat's torture, how quickly he ended her husband. Tiffany gulped; fearful, she looks him in the eye, trying to look angry. Even if she was failing at it.

"So that's it huh?! What's done is done! If Thanatos were dead, you'd soon move on from him! You don't really care about the freak either, so why are you bothering with us?!"

Dean snarled to hearing this. In a blind rage the bat FLUNG a sharp, long blade right through her right eye! The scream she made, being music to his ears. Right up to her now and grabbing her neck, slamming it to the wall.

"If I didn't care... do you really think I'd be bothering with trash like you~? You're disgusting. A woman who can't even stomach the man SHE MARRIED, dares to try me how I feel. Wether he likes me or not... that won't change how I feel. I... I care. I wouldn't move on. I..."

Shaking his head, he grinned wickedly at the vampire woman.

"Unrequited or not... the unspoken feelings I HAVE for him... is more than you'll ever get~"

"Y-Y-You... Wha- Do you you, see, in Thanatos?"

Tiffany barely got out, despite the IMMENSE pain she's in. Dean chuckled to this. Finding it mildly humorous that this woman was trying to question him. Softly getting out.

"I just see what you don't. A kind soul who deserves so much more than you gave him."

In a swift movement he stabbed the rest of the blades into her. Through her other eye, throat, stomach and the heart. Knowing she was dead in an instant. Sighing gently in content; content in a job well done. Glad to be finally done with these two trash vampires... however they got out of hell, they were back there again now. So he'd take it.

Taking a breath, he hurried over to Thanatos. Frowning at the sheer state his parents had left him in... knowing well that, with this physical pain, there would no doubt be emotional pain as well. Hoping beyond hoping the other could recover from this...

Carefully, he brought the other into his arms. Holding him bridal style, close and secure. Being careful to not harm him in anyway. Frowning a bit, he gave a small smile after. Having a shadow hand move the hair away from the others face, as he spoke gently.

"Hang in there Than. Everything's alright now...~"