Note: Just so you know...this is still part of the 2nd chapter, I just
didn't have the time to really type it up. Also, if you don't mind reading
it, I'd kind of like to post a Gundam Wing fiction and a Yu Yu Hakusho/ Inu
Yasha Crossover. Oh and Shinimegami, Xi and Rin...thx for all the uh...reviews. It has given me great joy in reading them (^.^Merry Fishmass too^.^), and RathFireDragonKnightLover I'll just say this....the yaoi does get better and trust me, Rath wont be tormented for TOO long. (I love him
too much to torture him)
Greedy Decisions Disclaimer: No Dragon Knights do not belong to me and this is where poor Rathy poo starts whipping out the potty language so if your offended that Rathy will start shouting some F-bombs then don't read any further ... On
with the chapter away!!!
To Torment Or Not To Torment, THAT Is The Question!
After everyone has vacated the vicinity, Lykouleon turns to Kai-Stern and says, "go to my chamber and wait for me there." The Blue Dragon Officer nods his head, bows, and exits, closing the door behind him. Rath lets himself hit the wall and slide slowly down. "Rath? Look up at me Rath." The knight doesn't oblige so the Dragon Lord walks over to the wall and sits down. "I don't know what happened between you two but you need to confront the problem and solve it before something happens." Rath begins to shiver and he hugs himself tighter. "Rath speak to me." Lykouleon pleads with worry etched in his voice. He sees that his knights teeth are chattering so he places a hand on Rath's knee and looks him straight in the eyes. "Rath Illuser, look up at me and tell me what's wrong. Tell me why for three straight days you've sealed yourself in here and why you're trembling right now?"
The Fire Dragon Knight looks up at his lord and thinks to himself, "how can I tell him? Let alone anyone after what happened." Rath abruptly stands up and turns to the door. "Don't dig your nose into something it cant handle smelling." At this he walks out of his room and heads down the hallway, his head finally un fogged but still in shock from the memory. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
"Now?"
"Not yet...wait until the scene progresses."
"Yes Lord Kharl." Garfakcy bows and goes back to dusting the alchemists shelves as he mutters, "how someone can live in this place without cleaning it is beyond me." Kharl chuckles at this, going back to searching through the piles of junk he's creating. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
Rath is sitting on a rock near Light Dragon's remains as he thinks to himself, "why did I freak out like that? It was nothing right?" The knight places his face in his hands and sighs heavily. "Did that even happen? I could have been dreaming..." He shakes his head in disagreement. "No, it was real...but then why did all of my cleverly placed masks fall off? I should have been able to tell them nothing was wrong like so many times before...and eat lunch with Thatz and Rune." A twig snaps behind the knight and he abruptly stops his thinking, turning his head.
Nothing happens.
Rath stands up and turns around to face where the sound originated. After several tense minutes, Rath relaxes and heaves a sigh of relief. "I don't know what's wrong with me, I've never been scared..." He eases his guard and turns around to view the grave. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
A figure silently stalks the Dragon Knight of Fire all the way from the hallway to a secret grave. He smiles to himself as he watches the knight contemplate, enjoying every agonizing squirm Lord Kharl's latest experiment suffers through. "Lord Kharl-sama said I could activate it, but I don't see why we need it..." Garfakcy ponders to himself as he makes his way closer to the knight, "I can just as easily get him right now." The human moves to stand up but snaps a twig, which gets the Dragon Knight's attention. "Shit, he'll be sure to see me!"
Minutes go by as Garfakcy crouches poised in the shrubs and bushes, every muscle screaming from the tense waiting. Searing seconds go by as if in hours and all thought is focused on one single thing; don't move.
Finally after what Garfakcy swore were days, Kharl's experiment eases his guard and allows the human to silent sigh in relief and loosen his aching joints. "Damn him! Why does he have to be so precautious?"
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Rath scratches is head just above his ear and closes his eyes. "I just can't seem to sort things through, what did Kai-Stern mean by all that?" The knight balls his hands into fists and uses his knuckles to kneed his closed eyes in scrutiny. "If I could just understand what happened, why cant I be left alone to kill demons all day? What could make him-" He's interrupted by an intense pain. Rath crumbles to the ground as wave after wave of violent attacks besiege him, causing the knight to tremble and shake ferociously.
"That'll teach you for making me wait so long, bastard." Garfakcy struts up smugly to Rath and gives him a good, hard kick in the side. "I knew you'd crack sooner or later," he chuckles, "considering how well you took the other days events I'm surprised you didn't cave in sooner." At this the human gives Rath another kick and continues on, "if it wasn't for that stupid dragon of a lord of yours...you wouldn't have recovered your state of mind, wouldn't have caused all of this trouble."
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Rune bolts out of his chair and slams his hands on the table. "That's it! I'm going to go after him." Thatz looks up as the serene silence dissipates. "I will not sit idly as our friend suffers."
"Run calm down," Thatz leans back in his chair, folding his arms together while he looks the Water Dragon Knight in the eyes, "he maybe going through a rough time but he can rake care of himself." Rune sighs and bows his head as he continues ro worry over his friend. "I can't help it Thatz, Rath has never acted like this and I'm concerned."
"I understand Rune...but you saw him, he didn't even respond to us." Rune stares up at Thatz with a determined look on his face as he says, "I still have to try." With that, the Dragon Knight of water turns around and exits the room.
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Shortly a little later, rune exits Rath's room, there's a perplexed look on his face as he makes his way outside of the castle. "I know what Thatz said is true but...but I can't help but look for Rath." The blonde knight walks past a mini flower garden and descends three or four steps. "I know its none of my business what went on between Rath and Kai-Stern...I wasn't even here when it happened." At this thought, rune mentally slaps himself. "I should have been there, if I hadn't have been away maybe this wouldn't...wouldn't have happened and he could have been with me instead." The Water Dragon Knight shakes his head. "that's selfish of me, but I do feel envious towards Thatz. He's always spending his time with Rath, aside from sleeping, eating, and drinking, and treasure hunting." Rune stops and places a finger on his chin. "And practically everything else..." he chuckles and continues searching.
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Garfakcy looks down at the Dragon Knight with an air of superiority as he continues to torture his victim. "Why aren't you fighting back? Are you too scared?" He cackles. Rath's back arches in pain as Rune steps into the clearing, suspicious of the noise. The blonde halts in mid step and looks from Rath to Garfakcy. "What are you doing to Rath!?" he shouts in anger. In response, the human smirks and takes out a device. "If you can say your goodbyes in the next three seconds I'll be impressed." With that, Garfakcy flips a switch on the device and both he and Rath dissolve into thin air, leaving Rune gaping.
"Rath!" Rune shouts as he leaps to grab his friend but falls, grasping only air. "Damn it!" He punches the ground in rage. "I should have..." Tears start to well up in the ex-elf's eyes, "I should have been able to stop this." He slams his clenched fist into the ground once more, tears rolling down his cheeks and onto his white knuckles. "Who knows what that crazy alchemist will do to Rath..."
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"Last call, place your bets men!" Thatz shouts as he claps his hands together. As soon as all bets are cast, every player shoves their hands. "Aww...too bad, looks like I win again, heh heh." The Dragon Knight of earth sweeps in his loot and chuckles with pure ecstacy. "Anyone up for more?" Groans are heard and outbursts of angry shouts ring in Thatz's ears for a response. The red head laughs nervously and steps back as he stammers, "it was j-just a g-game right?" He takes another step back, clutching his loot securely.
"Thatz sir, major problem."
The Earth Dragon Knight turns around to the new voice. "It seems that Rune has, to no disrespect, gone insane." Thatz blinks, staring with a blank stare, "what?"
"Yes sir, he's snapped and gone to Lord Lykouleon-sama. He's demanding crazy things and wont stop yelling." The knight thanks the dragon fighter and walks out of the study with his loot still in his arms. "Wonder what's gotten into that elf this time?" the ex thief wonders as he makes his way to Lykouleon's hallway.
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Suddenly, as if the world had ended, the pain stopped. All that was left was silent, dark emptiness in a vast abyss. Rath was just floating, all memories forgotten as time held no meaning. Subconsciously, he wished for this to never cease, he didn't want to go back to his life as a Dragon Knight. Floating aimlessly was always better than what he had before, but then...what about the one's he loved? What would happen to Rune and Thatz? Crewger? Fire?
Rath's eyes flicker open as he sits up. He's sitting on a wide queen sized bed in some oddly decorated room. There are tiny lanterns hanging from varius spots on the ceiling and walls, casting shadows throughout the room. There are odd trinkets and instruments littering the floor and tables lined up against the walls. The door creaks open, causing Rath to look to it. A smiling man with wild, almost feathery hair walks in. "Not you!" Rath removes the covers and jumps out of the bed, stomping his way to the alchemist.
"What a pleasant surprise Rath. How long has it been since we last met?"
"Enough with your shit, where the hell did you take me to?" Kharl just continues to smile, placing a hand on Rath's shoulder. At this, Rath spits at the alchemist and steps back from him. "What the hell are you planning you psychotic bastard?" The oddly hair styled Kharl places his hands on his hips and frowns, a sarcastic disappointment in his eyes. "Now that wasn't very polite at all, I guess some one's not getting a surprise present."
"If its coming from you, its bound to be fucked up!" Rath retorts as he goes for his sword. "Tsk, tsk. Such bad manners...." Rath, seeing his sword was taken, goes for his knife in his boot. "haven't you learned anything my precious experiment?" You are unarmed and highly un dangerous." Kharl smiles again, calling for Garfakcy. A few seconds later, and the human enters wearing an apron and carrying a tray full of tea and cookies. "Yes Lord Kharl-sama?" The alchemist turns to his human servant and addresses him, "can you go and grab me that special potion I brewed this morning?"
"Of course Lord Kharl."
Yasha Crossover. Oh and Shinimegami, Xi and Rin...thx for all the uh...reviews. It has given me great joy in reading them (^.^Merry Fishmass too^.^), and RathFireDragonKnightLover I'll just say this....the yaoi does get better and trust me, Rath wont be tormented for TOO long. (I love him
too much to torture him)
Greedy Decisions Disclaimer: No Dragon Knights do not belong to me and this is where poor Rathy poo starts whipping out the potty language so if your offended that Rathy will start shouting some F-bombs then don't read any further ... On
with the chapter away!!!
To Torment Or Not To Torment, THAT Is The Question!
After everyone has vacated the vicinity, Lykouleon turns to Kai-Stern and says, "go to my chamber and wait for me there." The Blue Dragon Officer nods his head, bows, and exits, closing the door behind him. Rath lets himself hit the wall and slide slowly down. "Rath? Look up at me Rath." The knight doesn't oblige so the Dragon Lord walks over to the wall and sits down. "I don't know what happened between you two but you need to confront the problem and solve it before something happens." Rath begins to shiver and he hugs himself tighter. "Rath speak to me." Lykouleon pleads with worry etched in his voice. He sees that his knights teeth are chattering so he places a hand on Rath's knee and looks him straight in the eyes. "Rath Illuser, look up at me and tell me what's wrong. Tell me why for three straight days you've sealed yourself in here and why you're trembling right now?"
The Fire Dragon Knight looks up at his lord and thinks to himself, "how can I tell him? Let alone anyone after what happened." Rath abruptly stands up and turns to the door. "Don't dig your nose into something it cant handle smelling." At this he walks out of his room and heads down the hallway, his head finally un fogged but still in shock from the memory. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
"Now?"
"Not yet...wait until the scene progresses."
"Yes Lord Kharl." Garfakcy bows and goes back to dusting the alchemists shelves as he mutters, "how someone can live in this place without cleaning it is beyond me." Kharl chuckles at this, going back to searching through the piles of junk he's creating. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
Rath is sitting on a rock near Light Dragon's remains as he thinks to himself, "why did I freak out like that? It was nothing right?" The knight places his face in his hands and sighs heavily. "Did that even happen? I could have been dreaming..." He shakes his head in disagreement. "No, it was real...but then why did all of my cleverly placed masks fall off? I should have been able to tell them nothing was wrong like so many times before...and eat lunch with Thatz and Rune." A twig snaps behind the knight and he abruptly stops his thinking, turning his head.
Nothing happens.
Rath stands up and turns around to face where the sound originated. After several tense minutes, Rath relaxes and heaves a sigh of relief. "I don't know what's wrong with me, I've never been scared..." He eases his guard and turns around to view the grave. ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
A figure silently stalks the Dragon Knight of Fire all the way from the hallway to a secret grave. He smiles to himself as he watches the knight contemplate, enjoying every agonizing squirm Lord Kharl's latest experiment suffers through. "Lord Kharl-sama said I could activate it, but I don't see why we need it..." Garfakcy ponders to himself as he makes his way closer to the knight, "I can just as easily get him right now." The human moves to stand up but snaps a twig, which gets the Dragon Knight's attention. "Shit, he'll be sure to see me!"
Minutes go by as Garfakcy crouches poised in the shrubs and bushes, every muscle screaming from the tense waiting. Searing seconds go by as if in hours and all thought is focused on one single thing; don't move.
Finally after what Garfakcy swore were days, Kharl's experiment eases his guard and allows the human to silent sigh in relief and loosen his aching joints. "Damn him! Why does he have to be so precautious?"
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Rath scratches is head just above his ear and closes his eyes. "I just can't seem to sort things through, what did Kai-Stern mean by all that?" The knight balls his hands into fists and uses his knuckles to kneed his closed eyes in scrutiny. "If I could just understand what happened, why cant I be left alone to kill demons all day? What could make him-" He's interrupted by an intense pain. Rath crumbles to the ground as wave after wave of violent attacks besiege him, causing the knight to tremble and shake ferociously.
"That'll teach you for making me wait so long, bastard." Garfakcy struts up smugly to Rath and gives him a good, hard kick in the side. "I knew you'd crack sooner or later," he chuckles, "considering how well you took the other days events I'm surprised you didn't cave in sooner." At this the human gives Rath another kick and continues on, "if it wasn't for that stupid dragon of a lord of yours...you wouldn't have recovered your state of mind, wouldn't have caused all of this trouble."
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Rune bolts out of his chair and slams his hands on the table. "That's it! I'm going to go after him." Thatz looks up as the serene silence dissipates. "I will not sit idly as our friend suffers."
"Run calm down," Thatz leans back in his chair, folding his arms together while he looks the Water Dragon Knight in the eyes, "he maybe going through a rough time but he can rake care of himself." Rune sighs and bows his head as he continues ro worry over his friend. "I can't help it Thatz, Rath has never acted like this and I'm concerned."
"I understand Rune...but you saw him, he didn't even respond to us." Rune stares up at Thatz with a determined look on his face as he says, "I still have to try." With that, the Dragon Knight of water turns around and exits the room.
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Shortly a little later, rune exits Rath's room, there's a perplexed look on his face as he makes his way outside of the castle. "I know what Thatz said is true but...but I can't help but look for Rath." The blonde knight walks past a mini flower garden and descends three or four steps. "I know its none of my business what went on between Rath and Kai-Stern...I wasn't even here when it happened." At this thought, rune mentally slaps himself. "I should have been there, if I hadn't have been away maybe this wouldn't...wouldn't have happened and he could have been with me instead." The Water Dragon Knight shakes his head. "that's selfish of me, but I do feel envious towards Thatz. He's always spending his time with Rath, aside from sleeping, eating, and drinking, and treasure hunting." Rune stops and places a finger on his chin. "And practically everything else..." he chuckles and continues searching.
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Garfakcy looks down at the Dragon Knight with an air of superiority as he continues to torture his victim. "Why aren't you fighting back? Are you too scared?" He cackles. Rath's back arches in pain as Rune steps into the clearing, suspicious of the noise. The blonde halts in mid step and looks from Rath to Garfakcy. "What are you doing to Rath!?" he shouts in anger. In response, the human smirks and takes out a device. "If you can say your goodbyes in the next three seconds I'll be impressed." With that, Garfakcy flips a switch on the device and both he and Rath dissolve into thin air, leaving Rune gaping.
"Rath!" Rune shouts as he leaps to grab his friend but falls, grasping only air. "Damn it!" He punches the ground in rage. "I should have..." Tears start to well up in the ex-elf's eyes, "I should have been able to stop this." He slams his clenched fist into the ground once more, tears rolling down his cheeks and onto his white knuckles. "Who knows what that crazy alchemist will do to Rath..."
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"Last call, place your bets men!" Thatz shouts as he claps his hands together. As soon as all bets are cast, every player shoves their hands. "Aww...too bad, looks like I win again, heh heh." The Dragon Knight of earth sweeps in his loot and chuckles with pure ecstacy. "Anyone up for more?" Groans are heard and outbursts of angry shouts ring in Thatz's ears for a response. The red head laughs nervously and steps back as he stammers, "it was j-just a g-game right?" He takes another step back, clutching his loot securely.
"Thatz sir, major problem."
The Earth Dragon Knight turns around to the new voice. "It seems that Rune has, to no disrespect, gone insane." Thatz blinks, staring with a blank stare, "what?"
"Yes sir, he's snapped and gone to Lord Lykouleon-sama. He's demanding crazy things and wont stop yelling." The knight thanks the dragon fighter and walks out of the study with his loot still in his arms. "Wonder what's gotten into that elf this time?" the ex thief wonders as he makes his way to Lykouleon's hallway.
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Suddenly, as if the world had ended, the pain stopped. All that was left was silent, dark emptiness in a vast abyss. Rath was just floating, all memories forgotten as time held no meaning. Subconsciously, he wished for this to never cease, he didn't want to go back to his life as a Dragon Knight. Floating aimlessly was always better than what he had before, but then...what about the one's he loved? What would happen to Rune and Thatz? Crewger? Fire?
Rath's eyes flicker open as he sits up. He's sitting on a wide queen sized bed in some oddly decorated room. There are tiny lanterns hanging from varius spots on the ceiling and walls, casting shadows throughout the room. There are odd trinkets and instruments littering the floor and tables lined up against the walls. The door creaks open, causing Rath to look to it. A smiling man with wild, almost feathery hair walks in. "Not you!" Rath removes the covers and jumps out of the bed, stomping his way to the alchemist.
"What a pleasant surprise Rath. How long has it been since we last met?"
"Enough with your shit, where the hell did you take me to?" Kharl just continues to smile, placing a hand on Rath's shoulder. At this, Rath spits at the alchemist and steps back from him. "What the hell are you planning you psychotic bastard?" The oddly hair styled Kharl places his hands on his hips and frowns, a sarcastic disappointment in his eyes. "Now that wasn't very polite at all, I guess some one's not getting a surprise present."
"If its coming from you, its bound to be fucked up!" Rath retorts as he goes for his sword. "Tsk, tsk. Such bad manners...." Rath, seeing his sword was taken, goes for his knife in his boot. "haven't you learned anything my precious experiment?" You are unarmed and highly un dangerous." Kharl smiles again, calling for Garfakcy. A few seconds later, and the human enters wearing an apron and carrying a tray full of tea and cookies. "Yes Lord Kharl-sama?" The alchemist turns to his human servant and addresses him, "can you go and grab me that special potion I brewed this morning?"
"Of course Lord Kharl."
