Delicious Torment
Ch 11
In Talpa's throne room...
"You boy, step forward." Talpa ordered as he gestured over to Sian.
"Why? I don't take orders from you." Sian asked as he glared at him.
"Don't question master Talpa, boy, when he says step forward, you step forward." Dais replied as he shoved Sian towards Talpa.
"Alright, alright I'm going, you don't have to shove, you over grown spider." Sian said as he started to stumble, and then caught himself before he fell.
"You have power that lays dormant inside of you. I know that you have the ability to awaken it. So why haven't you?" Talpa asked as he looked over at Sian.
"Because I don't want to." Sian replied in annoyance.
"Are you afraid?" Talpa asked as he was taunting him.
"Afraid, what for?" Sian asked back.
"Afraid of the power taking over you completely if it's unleashed. Having it control you, instead of you controlling it." Talpa replied.
"First of all, stop calling me boy, I have a name ya know. And secondly, I don't let anything or anyone control me." Sian said hotly.
Talpa started to laugh, "it's been a while since I've seen such spirit in someone so young. You may stay as my guest while you are here. That means you may have access to anywhere that you wish in the castle, except for a few of the more "secluded" areas." Talpa said as he was about to leave.
"Where are these, "secluded" areas? So, then I know where to avoid them if I accidentally stumble into one." Sian asked as he quickly covered himself.
"Dais will fill you in, I have some pressing matters to attend to." Talpa replied as he finally left. Dais knew exactly what Talpa meant by these so called secluded areas. He then smiled in spite of himself, then he told the guards to show Sian to his quarters.
"Lord Dais, what about us?" Jakobe asked in confusion.
"Your services are no longer required, you may go back. But you, Dante, you are still needed here." Dais replied as he got ready to send Jakobe back.
"What! But my lord, I've served you well, have I not? How can you do this to me?" Jakobe asked in anger.
"You have the audacity to question me? Jakobe, you're to count yourself fortunate that I let you live, now go before I change my mind." Dais replied as he made a portal appear in front of him. Jakobe glared at Dais and Dante, Dante just gave a smirk, and then Jakobe walked through the portal. As it closed behind him, he was never to be allowed access to the Dynasty ever again.
"My lord, I do have a question." Dante said as he looked over at Dais in slight confusion.
"Yes?" Dais replied.
"I was wondering, why did you dismiss Jakobe like that?" Dante asked.
"Would you have preferred it to have been you?" Dais asked back.
"Ah no, my lord." Dante replied as he bowed to him.
"Wise choice of words, Dante, now come with me, there's much work to be done." Dais said as he and Dante left the throne room.
In Sian's quarters...
Sian was sitting in front of the window sill, pondering about how things could have gotten to be so messed up. His mission was simple, all he had to do was get their trust, and then when they least expect it, go in and kill the very two people that he believed that caused him to have this "curse," as he would call it. He was tired of always being hunted because of it. He only wanted a normal life, he didn't want to be living everyday either running or fighting. He was tired of it. Then the memories of the times that he spent over at the center started to flow over him. "AAHH, why are you tormenting me so?" Sian yelled out in anguish as he stood up and pounded the wall. Then as Sian finally calmed himself, he turned around and fell back against the wall, and let himself slide down to the floor. Eyes closed as images of his life, were flowing inside of his head.
Flash back~~~~
"Why did you two have to give me this "curse?" Sian asked angrily.
"Sian, how can you say that?" a male asked as he looked at him.
"Oh come on, dad, how can you stand there and tell me that having that," Sian replied as he was pointing to a small sphere in his hand. "isn't a curse? Having that, brought you nothing but pain, and you know it!"
"That's not true, if it wasn't for this, then I wouldn't have met your mother, for one. And another thing, this world would have been a lot worse off than it is now." he replied.
"And what? You like being hunted because of having that? I told you that you should have gotten rid of it a long time ago." Sian shot back.
"Sian! How can you say such a thing?" the female asked angrily.
"No, actually Sian has a right to be angry. He didn't ask to be given this." the male replied.
"Neither did we, but we still accepted it anyway." the female said as she looked at him.
"Mom..." Sian began to say.
"No, Sian, you have to realize that sooner or later that what has been given to you isn't a curse. Even though it feels like it at times. You also have to realize that you now have a responsibility." the female replied as she interrupted him.
"Responsibility, to do what? Protect? Look around, mom, and tell me what's worth to protect any more. Don't you get it? People that continue to have these, "gifts" as you and dad would call them will always be hunted. We'll never be left alone to live in peace!" Sian shot back as he stormed off.
"Sian, where are you going?" the male yelled as the winds suddenly kicked up.
"Away from here!" Sian yelled back as he disappeared over the hill.
"Sian, wait, don't go!" the female yelled to him.
Sian continued to run, until he came upon what looked like a run down lab of some kind. So he entered it before the storm hit. "Hello? Is anyone here?" Sian asked as he walked down the hallway. He kept on walking until he saw a light that was at the end of the hall. Sian then ran towards it as his curiosity got the better of him.
"Damn this curiosity of mine." Sian thought as he finally got to the light. Sian slowly walked into the room, he was in complete awe as he saw that the machine in front of him was still in perfect working condition.
"You like my invention?" a voice asked from above.
"Who are you?" Sian asked as he got into a defensive position.
"My name is Dante, and this, well let's just say that in it's own way, I guess you could say a window of endless possibilities." Dante replied as he jumped down to join Sian.
"What do you mean? A window of endless possibilities?" Sian asked in confusion.
"I mean, that a person could change time and space it self." Dante replied as he walked closer to the machine.
"You mean, that a person could just go and change the past?" Sian asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I guess that's one way of putting it," Dante replied. "What do you say, wanna give it a spin? Is there something that you want to change? Something that you didn't want to happen? Say for instance, inheriting a "curse," perhaps."
Sian took a step back, "how did you know? Wait a minute, you're a hunter, aren't you?" Sian asked as he got ready to fight.
"Yes, I suppose that is what you can call me." Dante replied as he stared Sian down.
"But I thought..." Sian started to say.
"You thought that they finally destroyed all of us? Sorry to disappoint you, but we'll always be around. As long as mystical armors and their wearers exist, then we will too," Dante replied with an evil smirk. "But there might be a way for you to make sure that we won't exist in this world."
"How?" Sian asked as he slowly was getting out of his defensive position.
"Simple, all you have to do is go into my machine, and it'll take you to the past." Dante replied as he walked over to the controls.
"There's something else that you're not telling me, right?" Sian asked.
"You are a very clever boy, yes there is just one more thing that you would have to do. But I'm not sure if you're up to it." Dante replied.
"Oh yea? If it'll get rid of this "curse," then I'll do it." Sian said with a determined look.
"Alright, all you have to do is get into the machine, and it'll take you to the past, where all you have to do is kill your parents, and then the "curse" that you hate so much will be gone from you forever." Dante replied with an evil grin.
"What! You're mad! If I kill them, then I won't exist either!" Sian exclaimed as he looked at Dante angrily.
"Ooh you're a smart boy. Even with them dead, then you won't have to worry about that "curse" any more, right. Or would you rather keep fighting for the rest of your life? The choice is yours." Dante replied coldly.
"I'll do it." Sian said reluctantly as he stepped into the machine.
"Don't worry, I'll be coming to make sure that you'll complete your mission, and if by chance you fail, then I'll take it over and complete it for you," Dante replied as he set the timer. "Are you ready?"
Sian shook his head, and then entered the machine along side Dante. Then a bright light encompassed them, and then in a blink of an eye they were gone. As the light finally dimmed, Sian and Dante found themselves standing in the streets of Toyama. "It worked, it actually worked!" Sian said excitedly.
"Well of course it worked." Dante replied.
"So now what? Where do we go from here?" Sian asked as he looked over at Dante.
"First of all, we need to find someone that knows their way around here. This Toyama may have some similarities to ours, but
we don't know how things are ran around here," Dante replied as he looked around their surroundings. Just then a man seemed to appear out of nowhere. Dante motioned Sian to follow him, the two stayed on his trail until, "you can come out now, we know you're there."
The man slowly came out into the open and faced them. "You're new around these parts, aren't you?" the man asked curiously.
"You could say that." Sian replied as he crossed his arms.
End of flash back~~~
"Am I doing the right thing? Is this really a "curse," who was right? Was it me, or was it them? Oh God! Why won't someone tell me!?" Sian yelled out in anger.
"Sian, if starting to doubt why you came here, you're timing couldn't be worse." Dante replied as he entered Sian's room.
"Dante, huh, what was that?" Sian asked as he heard screams echoing down the hall.
"Oh, you mean the screams? Do you wanna come with me and see?" Dante replied with a smirk.
Ch 11
In Talpa's throne room...
"You boy, step forward." Talpa ordered as he gestured over to Sian.
"Why? I don't take orders from you." Sian asked as he glared at him.
"Don't question master Talpa, boy, when he says step forward, you step forward." Dais replied as he shoved Sian towards Talpa.
"Alright, alright I'm going, you don't have to shove, you over grown spider." Sian said as he started to stumble, and then caught himself before he fell.
"You have power that lays dormant inside of you. I know that you have the ability to awaken it. So why haven't you?" Talpa asked as he looked over at Sian.
"Because I don't want to." Sian replied in annoyance.
"Are you afraid?" Talpa asked as he was taunting him.
"Afraid, what for?" Sian asked back.
"Afraid of the power taking over you completely if it's unleashed. Having it control you, instead of you controlling it." Talpa replied.
"First of all, stop calling me boy, I have a name ya know. And secondly, I don't let anything or anyone control me." Sian said hotly.
Talpa started to laugh, "it's been a while since I've seen such spirit in someone so young. You may stay as my guest while you are here. That means you may have access to anywhere that you wish in the castle, except for a few of the more "secluded" areas." Talpa said as he was about to leave.
"Where are these, "secluded" areas? So, then I know where to avoid them if I accidentally stumble into one." Sian asked as he quickly covered himself.
"Dais will fill you in, I have some pressing matters to attend to." Talpa replied as he finally left. Dais knew exactly what Talpa meant by these so called secluded areas. He then smiled in spite of himself, then he told the guards to show Sian to his quarters.
"Lord Dais, what about us?" Jakobe asked in confusion.
"Your services are no longer required, you may go back. But you, Dante, you are still needed here." Dais replied as he got ready to send Jakobe back.
"What! But my lord, I've served you well, have I not? How can you do this to me?" Jakobe asked in anger.
"You have the audacity to question me? Jakobe, you're to count yourself fortunate that I let you live, now go before I change my mind." Dais replied as he made a portal appear in front of him. Jakobe glared at Dais and Dante, Dante just gave a smirk, and then Jakobe walked through the portal. As it closed behind him, he was never to be allowed access to the Dynasty ever again.
"My lord, I do have a question." Dante said as he looked over at Dais in slight confusion.
"Yes?" Dais replied.
"I was wondering, why did you dismiss Jakobe like that?" Dante asked.
"Would you have preferred it to have been you?" Dais asked back.
"Ah no, my lord." Dante replied as he bowed to him.
"Wise choice of words, Dante, now come with me, there's much work to be done." Dais said as he and Dante left the throne room.
In Sian's quarters...
Sian was sitting in front of the window sill, pondering about how things could have gotten to be so messed up. His mission was simple, all he had to do was get their trust, and then when they least expect it, go in and kill the very two people that he believed that caused him to have this "curse," as he would call it. He was tired of always being hunted because of it. He only wanted a normal life, he didn't want to be living everyday either running or fighting. He was tired of it. Then the memories of the times that he spent over at the center started to flow over him. "AAHH, why are you tormenting me so?" Sian yelled out in anguish as he stood up and pounded the wall. Then as Sian finally calmed himself, he turned around and fell back against the wall, and let himself slide down to the floor. Eyes closed as images of his life, were flowing inside of his head.
Flash back~~~~
"Why did you two have to give me this "curse?" Sian asked angrily.
"Sian, how can you say that?" a male asked as he looked at him.
"Oh come on, dad, how can you stand there and tell me that having that," Sian replied as he was pointing to a small sphere in his hand. "isn't a curse? Having that, brought you nothing but pain, and you know it!"
"That's not true, if it wasn't for this, then I wouldn't have met your mother, for one. And another thing, this world would have been a lot worse off than it is now." he replied.
"And what? You like being hunted because of having that? I told you that you should have gotten rid of it a long time ago." Sian shot back.
"Sian! How can you say such a thing?" the female asked angrily.
"No, actually Sian has a right to be angry. He didn't ask to be given this." the male replied.
"Neither did we, but we still accepted it anyway." the female said as she looked at him.
"Mom..." Sian began to say.
"No, Sian, you have to realize that sooner or later that what has been given to you isn't a curse. Even though it feels like it at times. You also have to realize that you now have a responsibility." the female replied as she interrupted him.
"Responsibility, to do what? Protect? Look around, mom, and tell me what's worth to protect any more. Don't you get it? People that continue to have these, "gifts" as you and dad would call them will always be hunted. We'll never be left alone to live in peace!" Sian shot back as he stormed off.
"Sian, where are you going?" the male yelled as the winds suddenly kicked up.
"Away from here!" Sian yelled back as he disappeared over the hill.
"Sian, wait, don't go!" the female yelled to him.
Sian continued to run, until he came upon what looked like a run down lab of some kind. So he entered it before the storm hit. "Hello? Is anyone here?" Sian asked as he walked down the hallway. He kept on walking until he saw a light that was at the end of the hall. Sian then ran towards it as his curiosity got the better of him.
"Damn this curiosity of mine." Sian thought as he finally got to the light. Sian slowly walked into the room, he was in complete awe as he saw that the machine in front of him was still in perfect working condition.
"You like my invention?" a voice asked from above.
"Who are you?" Sian asked as he got into a defensive position.
"My name is Dante, and this, well let's just say that in it's own way, I guess you could say a window of endless possibilities." Dante replied as he jumped down to join Sian.
"What do you mean? A window of endless possibilities?" Sian asked in confusion.
"I mean, that a person could change time and space it self." Dante replied as he walked closer to the machine.
"You mean, that a person could just go and change the past?" Sian asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I guess that's one way of putting it," Dante replied. "What do you say, wanna give it a spin? Is there something that you want to change? Something that you didn't want to happen? Say for instance, inheriting a "curse," perhaps."
Sian took a step back, "how did you know? Wait a minute, you're a hunter, aren't you?" Sian asked as he got ready to fight.
"Yes, I suppose that is what you can call me." Dante replied as he stared Sian down.
"But I thought..." Sian started to say.
"You thought that they finally destroyed all of us? Sorry to disappoint you, but we'll always be around. As long as mystical armors and their wearers exist, then we will too," Dante replied with an evil smirk. "But there might be a way for you to make sure that we won't exist in this world."
"How?" Sian asked as he slowly was getting out of his defensive position.
"Simple, all you have to do is go into my machine, and it'll take you to the past." Dante replied as he walked over to the controls.
"There's something else that you're not telling me, right?" Sian asked.
"You are a very clever boy, yes there is just one more thing that you would have to do. But I'm not sure if you're up to it." Dante replied.
"Oh yea? If it'll get rid of this "curse," then I'll do it." Sian said with a determined look.
"Alright, all you have to do is get into the machine, and it'll take you to the past, where all you have to do is kill your parents, and then the "curse" that you hate so much will be gone from you forever." Dante replied with an evil grin.
"What! You're mad! If I kill them, then I won't exist either!" Sian exclaimed as he looked at Dante angrily.
"Ooh you're a smart boy. Even with them dead, then you won't have to worry about that "curse" any more, right. Or would you rather keep fighting for the rest of your life? The choice is yours." Dante replied coldly.
"I'll do it." Sian said reluctantly as he stepped into the machine.
"Don't worry, I'll be coming to make sure that you'll complete your mission, and if by chance you fail, then I'll take it over and complete it for you," Dante replied as he set the timer. "Are you ready?"
Sian shook his head, and then entered the machine along side Dante. Then a bright light encompassed them, and then in a blink of an eye they were gone. As the light finally dimmed, Sian and Dante found themselves standing in the streets of Toyama. "It worked, it actually worked!" Sian said excitedly.
"Well of course it worked." Dante replied.
"So now what? Where do we go from here?" Sian asked as he looked over at Dante.
"First of all, we need to find someone that knows their way around here. This Toyama may have some similarities to ours, but
we don't know how things are ran around here," Dante replied as he looked around their surroundings. Just then a man seemed to appear out of nowhere. Dante motioned Sian to follow him, the two stayed on his trail until, "you can come out now, we know you're there."
The man slowly came out into the open and faced them. "You're new around these parts, aren't you?" the man asked curiously.
"You could say that." Sian replied as he crossed his arms.
End of flash back~~~
"Am I doing the right thing? Is this really a "curse," who was right? Was it me, or was it them? Oh God! Why won't someone tell me!?" Sian yelled out in anger.
"Sian, if starting to doubt why you came here, you're timing couldn't be worse." Dante replied as he entered Sian's room.
"Dante, huh, what was that?" Sian asked as he heard screams echoing down the hall.
"Oh, you mean the screams? Do you wanna come with me and see?" Dante replied with a smirk.