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Warning: This story is rated "R" for sexual situations between men, twincest, language, violence, and extremely disturbing imagery. If you are afraid of being disturbed, please do not read this fic. There will also be some spoilers.
This story is rated "R" for sexual situations between men, language, violence, and extremely disturbing imagery. If you are afraid of being disturbed, please do not read this fic. There will also be some spoilers.A/N: Thanks for reviewing the first chapter. I hope you like this one too, even though it's a little creepy.
Mingled Memories:
Part II
Nakago was waiting for the twins when they returned from training the next day. The two were flushed with the excitement of fighting, and a gentle breeze tousled their dark blonde hair. Both wore identical smiles; Nakago had the suspicion that neither would be smiling much after tonight.
When they spotted him, Suboshi scowled making it so that Nakago could tell the two apart, while Amiboshi's grin only wavered slightly. Soi followed slightly behind them causing Nakago to suppress a groan. Recently, at the emperor's request, they had begun experimenting with raising his life force, and he was not in the mood to deal with Soi.
"Lord Nakago," she breathed. He knew that she would not try to embrace him as she never openly sought more than he willingly gave, but the look of pure adoration in her eyes clenched him tighter than any arms could have achieved and made him feel at a loss for air.
"Lady Soi." Nakago gave her a curt nod before turning his full attention to the twins. He knew the light had left his new lover's eyes, but he felt no sympathy. The girl would have to learn that what they did was just sex, and was just sex for the purpose of raising his life force. Not that Nakago didn't enjoy the girl's body. She had been well trained at the brothel in the art of pleasing men, but he couldn't have her getting the wrong idea, which was why he didn't allow her to kiss him. He had seen the love in her eyes since he first rescued her, and that love scared him more than the emperor's lust ever had.
"The emperor wishes to meet with you," Nakago told the two before him. "In his chamber."
"Lord Nakago!" Soi exclaimed. "Surely not."
Nakago ignored her. Soi had also been summoned to the emperor's chamber when she had first arrived, but the man had lost interest when Nakago had burst in and informed him of the girl's past. The emperor thrived on destroying innocence. The whores of the palace were there for mostly voyeuristic purposes, which in Nakago's younger years had included teaching him about sex between man and woman and woman and woman. The emperor always watched before showing Nakago again and again his purpose. Nakago now wondered why he didn't let his leader take Soi. After what she had been through, it wouldn't have harmed her more. All he had done was succeeded in making her more in love with him. But something in the girl had spoken to him the first time he saw her and later with the emperor. She was so young and so sweet that all he wanted to do was protect her. He hadn't wanted to protect someone since his mother--and he suspected that someday he would destroy her as he had his mother--so he had acted on impulse. He closed his eyes as he remembered what had happened after she had left the chamber. That had been the last time he had allowed himself to be used.
Now he was no better than the men who had used Soi as a whore. Actually he was worse because he knew she had feelings that he could never return. He had to admit their encounters made him more powerful, so he knew he would continue to use her until his plans were accomplished. He snapped out of his reverie as he realized she was by his side pleading.
"Lord Nakago, please. I really need to practice with them more tonight. Amiboshi needs to work on his mental control." He was surprised to see the fear in her eyes. When had she grown to care for the boys?
"I'm afraid that won't be possible as you will be attending to my needs this evening." It wasn't really necessary for them to copulate on this particular night, but Nakago knew she would never refuse.
Soi flushed. "Of course, Lord Nakago."
The twins exchanged worried glances. The tension between Soi and Nakago had obviously made them uncomfortable.
"Follow me." He demanded flipping his long blonde hair. He didn't bother to look behind him; he knew they would be there.
He led them to the bathhouse where two beautiful concubines awaited. Nakago wondered if later the women would make the twins men after the emperor had unmanned them.
Amiboshi flushed as one of the women tried to remove his clothing and then poured floral smelling salts into the steaming pool. "What's all this for?" the calmer twin asked while Suboshi slapped at the other woman's hands.
"All who meet the emperor must bathe," Nakago lied. "It's to make you worthy to stand in his presence. The women giggled slightly, but stopped at a glare from Nakago. Nakago watched as the twins allowed themselves to be stripped. They insisted on bathing themselves and somehow ended up flicking water at each other. Suboshi finally grabbed his brother around the waist and pulled him under. Nakago wondered absently how the emperor would decide which to bed first. Amiboshi would definitely be more submissive, and he would do his best not to call out or show any sign of his emotions. Suboshi, on the other hand, didn't hide his emotions even when it would be prudent. Nakago had a feeling he could have a lot of fun trying to break Suboshi's spirit. Nakago realized where his train of thought was headed, so he left the bathhouse instantly and relished the cool air.
Shortly after he led the two of them to the emperor's chamber. They were dressed in blue Chinese silk and the two of them together were a vision. The guards outside the chamber who usually smirked at the emperor's tastes found their eyes drawn to the twins. Nakago smiled smugly at their discomfort.
"He'll need many guards inside," he whispered to the head guard. "they're partially trained."
Amiboshi and Suboshi were distracted from this exchange by the gold that lined the ceiling outside the chamber. The head guard opened the door that led them into the chamber. Nakago left to go find Soi.
The first word that came to Suboshi's mind when he met the emperor was oily. This could have been because there were two naked women on his bed rubbing his slightly cushy body with massage oils, or it could have been the ways he looked at the two of them when they entered the room. The twins were no strangers to lust, and when they were younger they had been propositioned by an old man. That was when they had discovered the extent of their powers.
The emperor was eating a piece of chicken and as he eyed them hungrily, he licked some food from his mouth leaving chicken grease on his chin. "Come, eat," he commanded pointing to the assortment of food next to the bed.
Suboshi averted his gaze from the naked women. There was no way he'd eat anything that man had laid out for him; it was probably drugged. This was the man he and his brother were fighting for? No, he reminded himself, It's for her: the priestess. The one who will heal our land and give us victory. Now that he had met his emperor, he knew that he would only live for her.
"Guards, bar the door," the emperor said as small flecks of chicken spewed from his too full mouth.
Before Suboshi had been uncomfortable, but as six guards moved to stand around the room with swords drawn, Suboshi realized that he and his brother might be in real danger. He looked to Amiboshi who was standing tensed his expression stony.
"Don't give me that look, boy. I will have you before the end of the night willingly or not. So you may as well get used to the idea." The emperor seemed to savor the fear on the twins' faces. "Come to me." He pointed to Suboshi. The women on the bed giggled.
"I'd take them both at once," one of the whores informed the room. She had stopped massaging the emperor to run her fingers through her long black hair.
"They are just too cute," the other added before kissing the emperor's oiled shoulder allowing her short hair to brush his neck.
Suboshi stood where he was.
"Come," the man ordered again.
Suboshi lifted his chin. There was no way he was going anywhere near that man. He'd die first, and they could just try to summon Seiryu without him.
"Guards," the emperor snapped and a man moved forward. "Remove a finger," the emperor hissed. "Slowly." The man moved to comply although there wasn't a hint of sadistic pleasure lining the guards features. Suboshi stood still as the man grabbed him. He would do his best not to cry out.
"Wait!" Amiboshi cried. He then moved toward the emperor.
"Stop, Mao. It looks like I've found a willing pupil."
The guard put away his sword, but did not release his hold on Suboshi. He was a muscular man, hulking and brutish. He black eyes probably held the same expression when kissing his children as when killing an enemy. All the guards in the room bore a similar expression. These men would do whatever the emperor commanded. Suboshi knew there were no allies, and he could only watch in silent terror as his twin brother approached the disgusting man on the bed.
The emperor smiled as he leered at Amiboshi appraisingly. "So I'm guessing you're the smart twin."
"Please don't hurt us," Amiboshi's voice only trembled slightly. "Kutou's future depends on us."
The emperor laughed jovially. "I am Kutou's future, so your purpose is to serve me."
Amiboshi shook his had and backed away, but a signal from the emperor soon had a guard holding Amiboshi's wrist above his head and dragging him back to the bed.
No! Suboshi cried silently, fearing that his he said it aloud, he'd bring more suffering to his sibling. It can't be like this.
The emperor raked his sticky fingers over Amiboshi's cheek before dragging them down the silken top and slipping them beneath the top of the silk pants causing Amiboshi to gasp with terror.
No, no, no, no, nooo! Suboshi suddenly realized that the voice inside his mind wasn't his own and felt as if he had been hit in the head with a tree branch. He felt an oily hand caressing him and felt his brother's shame and anguish as the hand brought him to an unwilling state of arousal. Shun-chan, make it stop! came his twin's voice inside his head. Suddenly a cheese knife flew from the table by the bed and stabbed the emperor in the back of the hand, as the table overturned and food flew everywhere. The emperor let out a loud grunt of pain, and the women screeched loudly. Amiboshi had been pushed into the ground in the confusion.
Aniki, are you okay? Suboshi didn't even realize he had asked in his mind.
I'm okay, his brother's thoughts were shaken. How are we doing this?
"Kill him!" the emperor screeched pointing to Suboshi. "I know he did this."
The guard holding Suboshi actually looked uneasy. "But Seiryu."
The emperor was baffled. "Break his arm!" he ordered.
Suboshi's arm snapped causing him excruciating pain, but all he could hear was his twin screaming.
Nakago rushed into the emperor's chamber wearing only his pants. One of the guard's throats had been slit, and he sword was flying toward the emperor. Nakago used his life force to shove the emperor out of the way causing the sword to rest in the breast of the long haired concubine. There was no way he was going to let the foul man die that easily. It was not in the plans.
The other woman on the bed screamed, her naked body splattered with blood, while the emperor choked on the floor. Amiboshi stood staring straight ahead numbly holding his arm. Suboshi's face was twisted with pain and streaked with blood. It was the guard behind him who had been murdered. The other guards had scurried to the corners to avoid the sword with an invisible wielder.
Nakago had to admit that he was impressed with the twin's carnage. Lady Soi had been teaching them well. He turned a bored expression on the scene. "Six guards can't handle two little boys?"
The emperor stood shakily. The woman on the bed continued to scream as her friend stared at her with unseeing eyes.
"If someone doesn't shut that woman up, I'll see to it that she joins the other whore," Nakago boomed.
The woman's scream dropped off instantaneously and she began wiping frantically at the blood on her breasts flicking it onto the chamber walls and the guards.
Suboshi let out a whimper. Amiboshi moved to comfort his brother. "Stay where you are!" the emperor commanded. "Nakago, I command that these two be punished!"
Suboshi fixed the odious man with an expression of pure hatred. Nakago knew that the boy would never be apt at hiding his emotions, which was why he'd never catch anyone unawares.
A gasp from behind announced Soi's presence. She was wearing a silken robe, and her long hair flowed about her shoulders. Nakago had been sorry to leave her, but only because he was strengthening his life force. "He needs a healer," she announced kneeling beside Suboshi who had crumpled upon her arrival.
"What about the man behind him, or the woman on the bed?" Nakago asked wryly.
"They're not one of the seven," she answered simply, reminding Nakago that his dream was also her dream although he doubted she completely understood his ambitions.
"What about their punishment?" The emperor shook. Nakago suddenly noticed the foul smell and the liquid about his leader's feet which revealed that the stocky man had wet himself. Nakago suppressed a smirk as he surveyed this and the cut on the back of the man's hand.
"I'll contain them in their chamber until we can decide what should be done, my lord. In the meantime, you really should get someone to clean up this mess."
TBC
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