Well, people, yet another installment of my sweet, little story. I want to tell you that this part will be a little shorter that the previous Hell Raiser. It will have twelve chapters, but I will try to write the chapters longer. You see, I have this one planned out completely! I am so proud of myself! Anywho….
Warning: This chapter will contain mentions of rape. And so will many of the others. If you don't like that well that's your problem. Also, I have decided that this shall be a slash story, forgive me Dreema! I had to do it! I couldn't resist.
Hell Raiser: The Stand
By: K.L. Bloodfang
Chapter 2: Permafrost's Decision
Screaming, howls of pain and gurgling sounds floated through the air in the palace of The Ice King. He sat on his throne, looking as his Ice Ghouls tortured innocent humans for his entertainment. It had been done like this for an entire year and it had become rather boring from him. He stood up from his throne, walked up to the human, a girl no older than the age of ten lied in front of him in a pool of her own blood and tears.
"Please, Lord Permafrost, don't hurt me anymore. I promise I will serve you in anyway I can, just please don't let them hurt me anymore", pleaded the small child as she kneeled, with difficulty, before her Lord. Permafrost stood there, thinking for a second, when a wicked smile appeared on his face. "Well, little one, I think that there is something you CAN do to serve me. Don't worry, the Ice Ghouls will not hurt you anymore," he told the child. The girl smiled at Permafrost and thanked him. "Don't thank me yet, brat. I never said that your pain had come to an end." Permafrost then grabbed the now hysterical girl by her neck and took her to his bedroom chamber. Throughout the castle, her screams of agony could be heard as Permafrost took her purity and her life from her.
In Hell, the chatter of a vase was heard. Reaper, who had been watching Permafrost's moves from a mirror, was pissed. He knew the demon was evil, but to rape a ten year old? The little hope he had that Harry was in there was gone.
"HOW COULD HE! Damn him! I really messed thing up this time, there is no way I can kill him now. I let him become too powerful! He will continue to do this, I can tell. The smile on that sadistic son of a bitch says it all. He enjoyed torturing that girl this way; just like Dursley enjoyed torturing Harry the same way. I bet he got the idea from the boy's memory. He knew it would hurt, and a lot."
Reaper still stared at the mirror, watching as the Ice King licked the little girl's bone clean. He felt angered, and impotent. He knew he had to stop him, but he had no idea how. Suddenly, the picture he was watching in the mirror changed to that of a fanged man, with thigh-long brown hair and bright, glow-in-the-dark green eyes. Behind him, another man with fangs, this one with blue eyes and long black hair, which at the moment was braided, smiled and waved at him.
"Lord Azarius, Lord Kestrel, what may I do for you?" asked the scythe wielding specter.
"Have you seen any new development in Permafrost? Has Harry shown any signs of life?", asked Lord Azarius.
"No. I don't think that Harry is there anymore. Permafrost just raped and murdered a ten year old girl, right after she was tortured by his Ice Ghouls", answered the Reaper.
"WHAT!", both vampires exclaimed.
"That damn bastard! How could he? Reaper, I agree with you; there is no way Harry is still inside there. I believe that you should just reap him to Hell, where the asshole belongs", said Azarius.
"NO! Are you crazy! You just can't do that! I know that Permafrost is evil, really evil, but that doesn't mean that Harry is completely gone! He is still in there, somewhere; is just that Permafrost is way to powerful for Harry to fight! But he is there!", said Kestrel, crying, while staring at his husband. Azarius just sighed and hugged his mate. Reaper looked at them and sighed as well. At that moment, the sound of a doorbell was heard and Kestrel left the men to talk. "I'll be right back."
"Even if I wanted to reap him, and trust me I do, I can't do it. He has become too powerful, even for me! He is now at least ten times more powerful than Tommy boy was, plus the Pact I did with him prevents me from taking him away. He fulfilled the end of the bargain so I can't take him." Reaper sat on the floor with his hands in his face. "I truly fucked this one up. I tried to get rid of one evil and instead I created a stronger one." Azarius looked at him. "Everything that is created can be destroyed. There must be a way to do that." "But how?" asked the desperate Reaper. "Permafrost was created by the Hell Raiser blade, right?" "Yes. But as far as I know that thing is indestructible. I have tried many times to destroy it and every time I have failed." "Then, do some research! Find out everything you can about that sword and maybe then we will have something we can use to stop Permafrost."
A scream was heard throughout the Vampire castle and Azarius ran to his mate, afraid something might have happened to him. When he got to the front entrance, Severus Snape, accompanied by a small army of Ice Ghouls, stood there. He looked at the Vampire Lord and smirked.
"Don't worry, Lord Azarius, your mate is alright. The Ice Ghouls must have frighten him", said Snape, looking into the vampire eyes.
"What are you doing here? Answer me, and I better like the answer", threaten the vampire, while he helped his mate from the floor.
"My Master wishes to have a meeting with the two of you. He says that it is of grave importance", answered the black haired man. The two vampires looked at each other, wondering what Permafrost wanted. After a few minutes of silence, Azarius spoke. "Very well, when is this meeting?" "In two hours. I suggest you be there on time, for your sake", answered Snape as he left the Vampires' home, Ice Ghouls behind him. The two vampires went back to Reaper, who looked at them with wide-opened eyes.
"You heard, didn't you?", asked Kestrel.
"Yes, I did. I'm trying to figure out what that monster would want to talk to you guys only", answered the Reaper.
"Wait, only us? The other Lords aren't coming?" asked Azarius with confusion in his voice.
"Yes. The meeting is only between the two of you and Permafrost. He has something up his sleeve, I can feel it. And I know it can't be good", answered the troubled man. Kestrel took his husband's hand and spoke to the Reaper; "Well, we'll find out when we get there. You keep an eye for us, okay Grimmy?" Reaper glared at the blue-eyed vampire. "How many times have I told you not to call me that!" "Many, but I like it. Come on, Love. We have to get ready." The two vampires walked out the room, leaving the Reaper to keep an eye for Permafrost.
Two hours later, the Vampire Lords arrived at the Frost Palace. The looked at the shimmering crystal structure and were awed by its beauty. 'If only it didn't emanate such dark aura…', tough Kestrel as they were escorted inside by an Ice Ghoul. They were led to what seemed to be a library. Hundreds of rows of bookshelves, all filled to the top with books adorned the room. In the middle of the place was a fireplace, but it blue flames made the room colder, not warmer, to the discomfort of the Ice King's guest. He sat next the fire with a book in his hands. He looked at the Lords and smiled.
"Good gentlemen, just in time. Please sit down", said Permafrost making two extra chairs appear. The two lovers sat down before the Ice King as they waited for him to begin. Permafrost put down his book on a table and looked at the Lords.
"Well, you must be wondering why I have called you here. It is rather simple really. I have just recently started to think about my future. If something were to happen to me, which probably won't, I'll need an heir to take my place."
"Okay? Well, what does that have to do with us?" asked Azarius, who didn't like the idea of mini Permafrosts at all.
"Patience is a virtue, my friend. Anyways, for me to get that heir, I will need to have a mate to bear it. Ah, you see where this is going already," said Permafrost at the sheer look of horror in the Lords' faces. Kestrel was the one to respond.
"You're asking us to give you the hand of one of our children in marriage" he said in low whisper.
"No. I'm not asking for anything. I'm demanding the hand of one of your children", added the dark one.
"WHAT! What in the Seven Hell's makes you think that I will let a monster like you have one of my children?" asked a pissed off Azarius, as his mate stared at him with frightened wide-eyes. Permafrost smiled at him, finding the fool to be rather brave.
"I'll tell you why you will give me your child. It is very simple; I have done such good for you, for your kind. They are able to do as they please, they can walk out during the day, they can feed whenever they like, on whoever they please. I have let them take out centuries of frustration on the people that had oppressed them. I think that you owe me a little bit of gratitude for all the things I have done for you," explained Permafrost.
"But why does it have to be one of our children? Why not someone else?", asked Kestrel, whose worried expression only delighted the cold one.
"Simple. A human won't do; they die to quickly. A dragon is out of the question. And a werewolf, well let's just say I want my mate to be a little less hairy. Now a vampire would be perfect. They are graceful and blood thirsty, like me. And I will not settle for any vampire, a want a Prince to rule by my side." Kestrel almost shrieked when he heard the end of Permafrost's respond.
"You want Braeden! No! Why do you want him? He is a boy! I thought you wanted an heir!", yelled Kestrel at Permafrost, as Azarius stood and held him back. Permafrost laughed at their little antics.
"I do want an heir. Another reason why I chose a vampire before a human; their males can reproduce, or have you forgotten how your children came to the world, Kestrel?" taunted the Ice King. "I have spoken! You will bring me your son, he shall be my mate and he will give me the heir I desire. Now leave, get your son ready; I want him here by the end of the week or I will send my Ice Ghouls to assassinate you and your family and take the boy by force. Goodbye, it was nice chatting with you."
Kestrel an Azarius couldn't believe what was happening. They had two choices: give their son to Permafrost and let their daughters live or refuse to and have them murdered and still Permafrost would win.
Well, that's that for this chapter! I hope you people like it! Please read and review! And Dreema I'm so sorry! But it must be done! (in case you people are wondering, Dreema is one of my best friends and she despises anything that is slash or yaoi) (How can she? There is nothing wrong with that!)
