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Glad you're enjoying my wacky idea.

This is a version where Ardyn wins so no happily ever after…unless you're Ardyn. Well, technically characters are happy because they don't know any better. Spell caused amnesia and mind control as well as body changes. MPreg.

Chapter 2

Prompto clung to his bird, hunched over to present as small a target as possible as magic raged around him. He was terrified, he'd grown up in the shadow of the mountain, seeing Ardyn do as he pleased with their people and hating it. But who could stand against such a being? He'd dreamed of it, now he feared that he was going to become just one more victim. Why was the fairy so insistent on harming Noctis?

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"What did you do?" Ignis demanded as they flew beside Prompto, doing their best to divert the magical attacks.

"Turned his pet to stone," Gladio grunted as he threw up a shield, ignoring the shocked noise from Ignis. They were no match for Ardyn in a fight and Prompto was exhausted, even armed with enchanted weaponry. They needed somewhere safe to regroup. He flew up to Prompto who glanced at him from where he was practically lying flat on his bird. "We need somewhere to rest!" he called and the Prince nodded, lifting his head a little to look around before nudging the Chocobo into changing course.

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They finally left Ardyn's range and he let her slow down, feeling her sides heave. "Easy girl," he whispered, stroking her neck. They were nearly to Cartanica, hopefully far enough from Ardyn's mountain to be safe for a little while. He dismounted and led his Chocobo down the steep incline, she could probably make it even with him on her back but he didn't want to take the risk after such a hard ride. The old mine had been abandoned for generations but he had explored it for years and he knew where he was going.

They made it to the bottom and he set her loose to eat and drink, collapsing on an old log himself. The two fairies flew around, exploring before joining him, growing back to human size.

"Are you injured?" Ignis asked worriedly, and he shook his head.

"Just tired and sore," he assured him and then forced himself not to flinch when the wand was waved over him, feeling his aches fade.

"We won't hurt you," the blond fairy promised softly.

"Sorry, Ardyn's the only fairy in Niflheim." He felt bad, all they had done was help him.

"You have no need to apologise, Your Highness."

"Prompto."

Ignis smiled at him. "Prompto." He looked away and smiled softly at the other fairy when Gladio put his hand on the blonds shoulder.

Prompto watched them and found himself smiling sadly. Could he and Noctis have had that closeness? "Is he safe?" he asked softly, and the two sat down facing him.

"So long as he sleeps nothing can harm him. I am sorry Prompto, we made a mistake and now you are both paying for it."

"What mistake?" he asked, and they shifted slightly.

"Somehow we gave ourselves away, otherwise Ardyn would not have known to be waiting for you at the cottage. He also knew we were bringing Nox…Noctis back to the Citadel and was waiting. Noctis was raised without the knowledge of his heritage, he knew he was not our child but we did our best to raise him."

"I've only met him once but I think you did a good job," he smiled softly at the memories of their meeting, getting a smile in return from Ignis.

"Thank you. He was so excited about meeting you and I wish we had known your full name, then we would have handled everything differently and perhaps we wouldn't be here now if we had. We told him he could not see you again because he was a prince. Needless to say, Noctis did not take it well. He barely spoke a word after. We left and returned to the Citadel with him and we made the mistake of leaving him alone to adjust. Ardyn got to him and led him to a tower where the curse was enacted. We arrived to find Noctis lying on the ground but Gladio's gift had worked as he was not dead."

"To spare the King the pain of seeing his son in a cursed sleep, we put the entire Kingdom to sleep, they will wake when Noctis does," Gladio spoke up.

"In a hundred years," Prompto whispered sadly. "Even if it's on my death bed, if I live that long, I'd do it, I'll wake him up," he swore.

"There has to be another way!" Gladio looked at Ignis who was thinking it over.

"We cannot simply put Prompto to sleep as we did the Kingdom, he would not wake until Noctis did and Noctis will not wake until Prompto kisses him. There is also the issue of you being the Heir of Niflheim. What would happen to your people if you simply vanish?"

"It would cause Chaos," he admitted. "Father is old, too old to wait for a new heir to grow up."

"So what's stopping us putting Niflheim to sleep as well?" Gladio asked and they both stared at him.

"I suppose we should just put the whole world to sleep while we're at it?" Ignis asked and Gladio grinned.

"Why not? That way, no one would ever know the difference. How much will the world change while Lucis slumbers?"

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Ignis stared at him in shock. Could they even do it? Should they? "What of Ardyn? He would not take such an action well."

"Why is he so set on Noctis dying or sleeping forever?" Prompto asked them. "He's tormented our people for forever but he seemed to ignore the other kingdoms."

"Pride," Gladio shrugged. "King Regis slighted him and he wants payback. That's the obvious answer at least. Who knows what goes on in that warped mind."

Gladio was right, he may have been like them once, millennia ago, but now he was very different. He had systematically hunted down every fairy he came across and killed them. The fact they had survived was pure luck, that they had been born so far from Ardyn's lands had likely helped too. He had not become aware of them until they had been old enough to defend themselves.

"We can try to put everyone to sleep, but that still leaves you."

"Is there a different spell?" Prompto asked. "Even if it wasn't for the whole time, just long enough to ensure I would live long enough to wake him."

"You would do that? You could be an old man by the time the century is over, even if not over a hundred years old."

"One life compared the people of Lucis?" Prompto asked and then shrugged slightly. "How could I not?"

Ignis reached out and took his hands in his, channelling his magic differently, he wasn't casting a spell. Some mortals were more susceptible to magic than others and that would affect anything they tried to do to him. He was surprised to find the Prince was highly susceptible…much like Noctis. Gladio originally was going to gift Noctis with a level of protection from magic. A pity King Iedolas had never invited them to see Prompto, then again, would they have risked going so close to Ardyn?

Whatever spell used on Prompto would have to be able to end without them, who knew what may happen to them before the century was over? Ardyn may take his revenge on them before the time was up, leaving him as the only fairy and he would not wake Prompto. He would leave them all to sleep for eternity, taking pleasure in winning.

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Ardyn snarled but then forced himself to calm. They were out of his reach for now, but he knew where they would go. They would take the young Prince to Lucis, to see if the curse could be broken early and if not they would leave him there until it was time. If they put him into an enchanted sleep he would be untouchable until woken. He walked down the stairs and stared at where his pet had died. He had been shocked by the magical contact during his death, he had not thought anything of his brother was left but apparently he had been wrong. The death of his brother did not bother him at all but he had been a useful pet, smart enough to obey directions and even make decisions to a point on how to do so. Far more useful than his daemons.

They would pay for daring to try and thwart him, they would pay with their lives. He smirked and laughed, this time, he would have two pets. They would replace what they had taken from him. He would be kind and allow them to remain together forever even as they served him. As for Prince Prompto's fate, that would take some consideration. They obviously planned to put him to sleep in order to live and wake Prince Noctis. He could allow it and then ensure the two never woke, he could kill the boy before he could be put to sleep, he could lock him up as he had been, or he could do something else entirely. There were just so many options!

He could easily beat them back to Insomnia, they would not have enough magic at the moment to travel magically with a human. They would need to rest before attempting it, especially if they planned to place him in an enchanted sleep, or they would have to travel as mortals.

He went to the window and stared out at the Kingdom of Niflheim, his playground for many years. They would pay for their Prince's interference.

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Gladio stared into the fire, Ignis asleep in his arms, the young Prince across the fire from them, sleeping fitfully. He should be sleeping too, gathering his strength for what was coming. They would put everyone except Prompto to sleep. Only an enchanted sleep could stop his body from aging but they needed him to wake in one hundred years plus a day, just to be safe.

They had come up with a possible plan. In a way, it would be the same method he had used to deal with Ardyn's pet. Prompto's body would be transformed into an object that could easily last over a hundred years, his mind put to sleep, unaware. The spell would lift a decade before the hundred years was up and Prompto would wake briefly before a second spell placed on him would activate, placing him into something similar to an enchanted sleep but not exactly the same. He would age although incredibly slowly, so that when they woke, he would be physically two or three years older than Noctis. He would be unaware in that state as well. Then, when the time came he would wake and kiss Noctis, waking everyone else.

A lot could go wrong, especially if Ardyn worked out what they were doing which he surely already had, he was mad not stupid. They had to ensure Prompto was safely in Noctis' room and be-spelled before putting everyone else to sleep. Once that was done, the world would be safe from Ardyn's magic forever. They would be the only ones in danger and Gladio knew, eventually, Ardyn would find and kill them. It was unlikely they would live to see Noctis wake but they had accepted that. They existed to protect people, to bring them happiness.

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"I love you," Ignis whispered, kissing Gladio gently, not wishing to wake the sleeping Prompto. He knew Ardyn could be waiting for them in the city if that was the case, Prompto was to leave them to face him, to get to Noctis' room. They would set the spells on him before they left so that they would not need to be with him. it was the best chance they could give him; the enchanted weapons were no guarantee against a foe like Ardyn, they were meant for use against his daemons.

They got up and slipped away from the small camp, needing time together if it was to be their last chance. They were fairies, not mortals, for them nature was home and not an inconvenience for any activity. Their clothing simply faded away as they lay together in greenery that had overtaken the old mine. They spent time just kissing and touching until Ignis rolled to lie on his back beneath Gladio, smiling up at him, offering himself and Gladio accepted, kissing him hungrily even as he gently moved into his body, feeling their magic swirl around them merging, truly becoming one as no mortal could ever imagine.

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They appeared on the cliffs just beyond the bridge that linked the capitol of Lucis with the rest of the kingdom. After more talking they had altered the plan, there was no way they could beat Ardyn to the city so they had travelled to Tenebrae first, putting the small Kingdom to sleep, then they had backtracked carefully to Niflheim, finding they were right, Ardyn was gone. They had then gone to Accordo.

It had been almost an entire season since Noctis had fallen asleep. The whole world slumbered, except for them. Prompto was understandably very nervous, they all were. The city was likely full of daemons to slow them down, wear them down so that they would be easily dispatched.

The months of travel had allowed them to get to know Prompto and they had come to care deeply for him, much as they did Noctis. He would be the perfect husband for their ward, it was easy to see why Nox had been immediately drawn to Prompto. He lacked the arrogance found in many Royals, he genuinely wanted to help people, to be a good King. They would do whatever they had to, to ensure he reached Noctis' room.

Ignis stared at the tower of the Citadel where he knew Noctis slept, wondering if they would ever see the boy again.

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Ardyn paused and then smirked, so, they had finally appeared. With a flick of his hand his daemons spread out through the city with orders to take the three alive if they could, if not then to just wear them down. The more drained their magic was when they reached him, the easier it would be to deal with them. Somnus had trusted him, hadn't realised something was wrong until it was too late. They would fight him every step of the way. They were a bonded pair, their magic working together, it made them harder to deal with but also meant that once one began to succumb the other would follow.

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Prompto was terrified, so much could go wrong, but he was determined to reach Noctis. The idea of being transformed into an object made him nervous, what if something went wrong? But it was still the best plan they had. He could feel the need to get to Noctis' room the spell was causing, it wanted to be activated, and he had to fight the urge to just run for the Citadel.

He lifted his shield, blocking the attack of a daemon before impaling it, hearing it shriek. They definitely knew they were there now! He stopped thinking, letting his training take over, fighting not just for his life or love but for the world.

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Gladio saw Ardyn waiting before the main gates for them, dressed as usual in his odd hat and coat, hair wild, eyes gold as he smirked, knowing they were there. He looked at Prompto, seeing how tired he was. "Head for the side gate," he murmured.

"Gladio…."

"He's right, you must get to Noctis. You have seen the maps, you know the way," Ignis smiled and kissed his cheek, weaving one last spell to try and ensure he made it. "Go Prompto," he urged, and Prompto swallowed, staring at them sadly before he nodded and slipped away. "I love you," he kissed Gladio who kissed him back and then they stepped out, wands in one hand, their other hands joined.

"Welcome!" Ardyn laughed. "You've kept me waiting dear children. You took something from me and I intend to collect payment."

"You won't succeed," Gladio snapped at him, wings fluttering nervously even though he tried to hide it.

"Won't I? How much magic have you wasted in the last months? You are weak and you know it. You have no chance, why not surrender?"

"Never," Ignis answered, head held high.

"Never is a long time, even for our kind dear Ignis. You have no hope of defeating me. You are nothing but weak little 'good' fairies. You know nothing of the forces at my command."

Ignis shook his head, there was something…compelling….about his words. "We will not let you stop Prompto."

"Why would I want to stop him? What does he matter to me? He can do as he pleases."

"Then why did you take him?" Gladio demanded.

"To ensure he survived long enough to wake dear Noctis, of course," Ardyn smiled at them, as if his reasoning was so obvious…it was, wasn't it?

"But…you cursed Noctis to die…"

"And now if he never wakes, the world will slumber for eternity and where is the fun in that? To be the only being awake would be a very boring life, wouldn't it?"

They both nodded, yes he was right, it would be very boring.

"See? There is no need for us to fight dear children," he held his hands out to them, eyes glowing red and gold. Their wands slowly dipped down towards the ground, he…he was right, they didn't need to fight.

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Ardyn smiled as they began to fall under his spell, lowering their wands, wings hanging limp down their backs. This was almost too easy! They had expended so much magic putting the world to sleep, assuming it would keep them all safe. Silly children, every spell had a loophole. "You want peace don't you? You exist to make others happy? Do I not count in that as well?" He asked, ensuring he sounded hurt that he might not, seeing the flicker of confusion on Ignis' face. Of the two, he was the more dangerous, not due to greater power but because of his intelligence.

He held his hands out to them in offering. "Come with me, leave the mortals to their sleep. Help me be happy, please. Only you can help me," he wove the spells around them as he continued to speak, calling on their very nature to help ensnare them. It was so good that the old stories of the power of his voice had been forgotten long before they had been born or they would have been far less willing to let him speak.

Slowly, they took a step forward, then another and another until they were walking. His smile widened as he saw green and amber eyes reflecting a dull red glow, no longer blinking. They released each other to take his offered hands and his magic surged into their bodies, ripping into their magic. Two wands clattered to the ground even as they fell to their knees, staring up at him vacantly, the red in their eyes gaining ground every minute.

"See pets, you've made me happier already," he laughed, releasing their hands and they remained still. He motioned to his daemons and they moved in, taking the two away. He bent down, collecting the wands, before vanishing.

He reappeared outside of the room where Prince Noctis slept just in time for Prince Prompto to come around the corner, blue eyes going wide in shock and horror. He gave him no chance to do anything else, hitting him with a spell and the boy froze in place. "Such interesting spells they have set on you dear Prince, but they have yet to activate. So close to being safe," he smirked, ruffling blond hair but Prompto didn't react. "You will serve me young Prince. You have spent so long trying to 'free' your people and now you will be the instrument through which I claim the world." He gripped his chin, staring into unseeing blue eyes, sinking his own spells into him, seeing his eyes flicker gold for a second. He stepped back and vanished.

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Prompto shook his head, looking around warily. He'd thought the room would be guarded but there was nothing. Had Ignis and Gladio managed to stop Ardyn? Were they okay? He couldn't do anything either way. He walked towards the door and then pushed it open, he wouldn't have long once he passed the threshold and he looked for the bed, seeing that it was occupied, the half drawn curtains blocking his view. He took a deep breath and stepped inside, closing the door before hurrying across the room, putting down his sword and shield to sit on the bed, looking down at the sleeping Prince. He reached out to trace a cool cheek, he was as beautiful as Prompto remembered.

"I'll see you soon," he promised and then lay down, keeping his eyes on him until his world went black.

On the bed beside Noctis' sleeping body, lay a perfect diamond.

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Ardyn lounged on his throne, watching the two fairies as they knelt before him, their clothing slowly disintegrating as his spells dug ever deeper into them. Two pairs of glowing red eyes stared up at him unblinkingly, faces impassive, arms and wings hanging limp. The spells would attack mind and magic first, to ensure they could not try anything as trite as killing themselves to be 'free'. He wondered what they would become and if they would even be the same, despite being bonded.

The last two fairies in the world and they were now his to do with as he pleased. It would take time for their minds to break and bend to his will, despite their youth they were stubborn and devoted not only to each other but to the two Princes and their duties. If they had not used so much magic in an effort to keep the mortals safe it would not have been so easy to draw them in. Not even his magic could break the bond between them but he didn't care about that, it would not save them from him.

"You took my pet from me, unintentional or not, so now you will serve me in his place," he told them, knowing they could hear him. "You will be aware every second as the magic breaks your minds, twisting everything you once were, you will feel it as your will is bent to mine until you serve me. Only then will your bodies transform into a more appropriate form. And if you think that is impossible…where do you think my pet came from? He was a fairy once, my dear baby brother in fact. A pity I cannot see the horror you must feel at hearing that. He got in my way and so he was made to serve and be useful. He did so faithfully for over two thousand years. It will take time for you to become as good pets as he was but we have all the time in the world now."

He picked up his glass and sipped the liquid within even as the daemons laughed and danced, celebrating once again.

"Perhaps if you had not wasted so much magic trying to save the world, you could have triumphed. Doubtful, but now you'll never know. And yes, it was a waste. Pity, but dear Prince Prompto did not make it to Noctis before I reached him. Oh, your spells worked," he waved a hand, smirking at them. If they had any control of his bodies they would be screaming at him, well, Gladio at least. "He was only safe once the spells activated, so I was free to add my own…twist to the matter. When he wakes, the Prince will be my loyal servant and from him it will spread, first to Noctis and then the rest, like a mortal plague. And since it will carry the trace of your spells, no one will be protected."

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Ignis could hear every word, could see Ardyn lounging above him, them, if Ardyn's use of terms could be believed then Gladio was with him. He could not feel him, see him…he could feel nothing. He was locked inside his mind and he was terrified. Could he really do to them what he claimed? If it was true and Gladio had tried to alter the gargoyle's form…then it was quite possible it had killed it…him?

He could feel the fiery heat of Ardyn's magic in his mind but nothing he tried could dislodge it, he couldn't even feel his own magic. The idea of becoming something else…utterly devoted to Ardyn… then hearing what he had done to Prompto, what would happen to Noctis and every other mortal in the world…he wanted to scream, to fight, to run…but all he could do was stare up at the lounging fairy.

He could hear the daemons celebrating wildly, could see the light levels shift and change, time was passing, how much time? Ardyn was almost always there, but sometimes he wasn't. He could feel the evil magic working deeper and deeper into his mind, could feel it consuming his memories…he knew he was forgetting things but he didn't know what. Gladio…he couldn't forget his bonded…could he? Surely not even Ardyn could break their bond.

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Ardyn got up and walked down to the two naked fairies, their clothing long gone decades ago as they were cut off from magic. He reached out to pet Gladio's hair, scratching his scalp. "You're doing so well pet," he praised softly. He could see the slightest shift in colour of his wings; their shape, position, and composition beginning to change. He moved to Ignis, gripping his chin, turning his head side to side. His skin was beginning to change from the pale human-like shade, darkening, gaining a red tone.

"You're both doing so well my pets. Soon you will be ready to serve," he promised, idly wondering if either of them had any memories left or were they now fully his mentally?

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He was tired…so tired. He blinked, struggling to focus…what had….the spell….he managed to lift his head, seeing the sleeping form. He weakly grabbed the blanket, pulling his body closer. Soon…the first part was done…all he had to do now was sleep and then he'd wake up and he could finally kiss Noctis, wake him up…they could be together in service of their liege and master.

"Noc…" he slurred, collapsing with an arm over Noctis' waist, his head on his chest. "Be…together…soo….."

Prompto's body went limp as the stasis spell activated, laying half over Noctis' unchanged, slumbering form.

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Ardyn snapped his fingers and two figures dropped down from the ceiling to crouch before him. Any mortal would find them hideous due to the small heads on bodies with overly long limbs. They were shaded in red and blue, only vestigial wings on their backs, barely useful, magic fuelling their flight now rather than their wings. They walked on their three taloned toes with their knees bent inward. They looked nothing like the fairies they had once been, bodies twisted and mutated by his spells into Foras'. Larger than his old pet and far smarter, still able to understand and even speak, though in a limited manner.

They crouched lower, hissing and crooning, rubbing their faces against his legs and he petted them. "I have a job for you my pets," he told them and they lifted their heads, waiting for orders. "You will go to Insomnia and check that Prince Prompto has returned to human and entered stasis. Understood?"

"Yesss Massster," they answered in perfect unison, glowing red eyes locked on him in utter adoration.

"Good, if everything is well, you may take your time in returning, have fun. Now go," he commanded and they launched out of the window.

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They landed on the balcony, long claws pushing the door open as they scurried inside, glowing eyes searching the darkness until they detected the sound of breathing. They moved closer, taking in the two forms lying unmoving together. A clawed hand reached out to very carefully nudge the one on top but there was no reaction. He crooned happily, turning to his mate and then they left, not liking the place.

They travelled back towards home and Master but landed in a large area, going down, unknowingly going to the same mine where they had sheltered with Prompto so long ago. They remembered nothing of their old selves or lives. They were Master's pets, created to serve him, bonded together so that one could remain with Master when the other was sent out and let Master know everything the other saw and heard.

The one that had once been Ignis crooned, rubbing his head against what had been Gladio, long clawed fingers carefully running over leathery skin, his tiny wings fluttering, showing he was willing and ready to mate.

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He woke slowly, body heavy, mind sluggish. He could hear the very slow, steady beat of a heart beneath his ear, too slow, able to count almost to a hundred between beats as his head cleared. He blinked slowly, seeing a dim room. He lifted his head and then it all rushed back and he carefully pushed himself up to sit. He looked down at his hands, seeing they were different, fingers longer, slender. He stumbled off the bed, seeing the mirror over the dressing table. He stared into it, taking in the changes. He'd been sixteen when he had been transformed for almost a century but these changes were due to the stasis spell after. He looked older, closer to really being an adult.

He made himself move, feeling his body finish throwing off the spell, becoming limber. He then walked back to the bed and stared down at the sleeping Prince. He was exactly how Prompto remembered him, how Ardyn had promised. He reached out to caress a cool cheek and then sat on the edge of the bed, leaning over Noctis. "It's time to wake up my love," he whispered before pressing his lips to cold ones. He felt them warm beneath his and then part as Noctis took a breath and he took advantage, deepening the kiss, moving his hand back in black hair. He pulled back and stared down into dark blue eye, gently stroking his hair.

Noctis smiled dreamily up at him. "I've been waiting so long my love," he whispered.

"We will never be parted again Noctis," Prompto promised, gently drawing him up until they were sitting face to face. He stroked a now warm cheek, smiling when it coloured, Noctis blushing. He then leant in and kissed him again, eyes locked with Noctis' as he coaxed him into responding, teaching him, looking for the sign Ardyn had told him of, that would prove the curse was broken and then he saw it as Noctis went rigid for a split second, wide eyes flashing.

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Noctis whimpered softly, never having felt anything like it before and then his eyes went wide, flashing gold, body stiffening for a second, as the spell transferred from Prompto to him. The magic sank deep into his mind and heart, his body welcoming it without any resistance, just as defenceless as Prompto was to such things. The love he had once felt for Ignis and Gladio shifting to focus on Ardyn, his protector, his liege, his Master. His memories of the two fairies who had raised him faded away as he clung to Prompto, innocently copying him. He knew he had been cursed by a great evil but Ardyn had saved his life, ensuring he would sleep and not die.

He had hazy, dream-like memories of the one kissing him, he knew he was his true love because he had woken him. Ardyn had promised his true love would find him, that he would ensure it and it had happened.

He nearly jumped at a noise from outside but his prince just smiled and stood, offering him a hand. He took it and they walked to the balcony, seeing a city of people cheering.

"They are cheering for your return Noctis, they don't know they've slept for a hundred years."

"I…I don't even know your name," he admitted and his Prince kissed him tenderly.

"Prompto."

"Prompto," he smiled, he liked it.

"Come, we shouldn't keep your Father waiting," Prompto tucked his hand in through his own arm, guiding him out of the room he had slept in for so long.

His Father… he had no memories of him. Would he be happy to see him? Would he like him or be disappointed in him? He didn't even realise they'd stopped walking until he felt warm hands cradling his face.

"Shh Noct," Prompto whispered and he leant into his touch. "It will be alright; your Father loves you."

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Regis covered his mouth as he yawned, had he nodded off? He looked around, seeing people looking a little sleepy. He glanced at the windows, seeing the last rays of sunlight fading and he gripped the arms of his Throne. he glanced to the side and frowned. "Cor? Are you alright?" he asked his Marshal who pushed to his feet, looking a little confused.

"I'm fine, I-"

He was cut off by trumpets and then the doors opened and two young men walked in. Regis' eyes locked on the younger immediately and he stood, walking swiftly down the room towards them. "Noctis, my son," he held his arms out and he saw his son staring at him with wide eyes before glancing at his companion who shocked Regis, was that Prince Prompto? And then his son was in his arms and he hugged him close, fighting tears.

They had done it Noctis was…his mind went blank for a second, closed eyes flashing gold. Ardyn had done it, he had saved his son. He pulled back enough to look down at Noctis, smiling shakily.

"You look so much like your Mother," he whispered.

"Father," his son whispered shyly. He glanced back at the blond who smiled softly back at him, the love between them clear.

"Are you going to hog our nephew Majesty?" Clarus teased and Regis chuckled, reluctantly letting go so that Clarus could hug the teen and then Cor, no one noticing their eyes flash gold, the spell beginning to spread.

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Ardyn walked into the city, smiling and waving as the people began cheering and praising him, his pets at his side. It had only been days since the boys had woken and already the entire city was his.

He made his way to the Citadel to find word of his arrival had reached them, the King standing on the stairs waiting for him, the two Princes a step behind. He walked up the stairs and then King Regis knelt before him, everyone following him without hesitation.

"Rise my friends," he called and they stood. He walked passed the King to stand in front of the children. He reached out and tipped Noctis' bowed head up, meeting blue eyes which shifted to gold as he reached for the spells within the boy. They had worked perfectly! He believed Ardyn was the one to save him from death and had no memory of the other two fairies. "Hello little Prince," he greeted, and Noctis smiled.

"Thank you Master, for everything," it was nice to receive such utterly sincere thanks. There was something unreservedly innocent about the Prince, he would have been a beloved King but not a good one, he would have been far too trusting and unworldly to be good for the Kingdom. That was the problem with letting fairies raise a mortal.

"Should I ask when the wedding is?"

"Would you…perform it for us Master?" Prince Prompto asked quietly, head still bowed.

"It would be my pleasure boys," he smiled. Yes, he would like this new world very much. "You should invite as many people as possible from the other Kingdoms as well," he told them and they nodded eagerly. That would ensure the spells continued to spread quickly.

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Ardyn smiled and sat in the Lucian Throne, Regis standing beside it, quite happy to give it up to him. His pets crouched at his feet, crooning happily at his happiness. On the landing below the Throne stood Prince Prompto, dressed in his best, his Father nearby looking happy to see his son married, despite the fact that when he arrived he had been angered by the idea. All it had taken was a hug from his son to…change his mind.

The trumpets sounded and Noctis appeared, walking towards them, eyes on his betrothed. Ardyn saw his gaze move up to him and smiled magnanimously at him, getting a shy smile back. He did wonder, was it his spell work that had made the Prince so shy and innocent or was that really what he was like? Noctis walked up the stairs and took Prompto's hand while Ardyn stood to officiate.

He was even kind enough to give them a wedding gift, two actually. He bonded the infant Foras, Ignis and Gladio's child, to them as their protector while also ensuring that when the time was right, the boys would have an heir of their own. It didn't take much magic with how receptive they were. He could do anything to them with it costing very little magic, something to consider for the future.

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Prompto wrapped his arms around his husbands expanding waistline, feeling their child kick, laughing at the sensation. Their Master had been beyond kind to grant them this and Noctis was honoured to be given such an ability. They would make sure their baby grew up knowing just what he had done for them. He kissed a slender neck and Noctis sighed in pleasure, relaxing totally in his arms. He loved how innocent and yet responsive Noctis always was to his attentions. He wasn't sure how long they'd been married, time wasn't important, but Noctis hadn't changed at all.

He gently picked him up and carried him to their bed, laying him down and then carefully stripping him, kissing and caressing his body, enjoying learning the changes their baby was causing. Neither of them was embarrassed to hear the soft crooning noise of the watching Foras perched up in the ceiling.

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Ardyn stared down at the two boys who knelt before him. Their eldest child was an adult now and yet they had not aged a day since they had woken. Their bodies had so eagerly accepted the magic that it still lingered within them, not something he had foreseen. They were all but frozen in time, their eyes shining gold with his magic as he explored the magic within them. They had been the cause of all of this and now he had everything he could ever wish for. "From now on, you will remain here to serve me directly," he told them as he stroked Gladio's head, the Foras rubbing his face against his knee.

"Thank you Master," they both looked utterly happy and excited by the prospect and he smirked.

"Come up here my toys," he beckoned them close and then he reached up, his fingers sinking into black hair, pulling Noctis down to kiss him. There was no resistance, the mortal pliant under his touch, and when he released him his expression was of awed adoration and slavish devotion. He glanced at Prompto but there was no jealousy or anger at someone touching his husband, just peaceful acceptance and devotion. After all, he had every right to do as he pleased to and with them.

He had noticed when he checked in on them that as the years passed they were losing their individuality, their ability for critical thinking. They had been the spell carriers and the magic had affected them far more deeply than anyone else. The magic had bonded them almost how his pets were, in a way no other mortal had been to another, they did not need to speak to know each other's thoughts. Those thoughts had become more and more focused solely on him as time passed. They were no longer able to handle even the day to day running of the Citadel let alone a kingdom and so he had them brought to him and their son crowned King. The kings and Queens were useful, he had no desire to see to the running of the mortals lives after all.

He ran his hand down Noctis' flat abdomen. "Will you bear my heir dear Noctis?" he asked and Noctis whimpered, eyes fluttering.

"If it pleases Master," he whispered, cheeks flushed, obviously excited by the idea.

"What do you think Prompto?"

"If it pleases Master," the blond answered, watching him touch Noctis, happy with anything that pleased him.

"Very good boys."

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Noctis sat on a cushion beside Ardyn's throne, loose crimson robe doing little to conceal his condition. Long black hair fell loose down his back and chest, head tipped back, soft noises of pleasure falling from his lips as Ardyn gently scratched his scalp.

After eighty years it seemed that this time he had gotten it right, every other attempt had ended in miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy. He did wonder if despite everything some part of the boy had been resisting carrying his child. The changes he had seen beginning so long ago were complete, Noctis and Prompto were basically one being in two bodies with no thoughts but serving and pleasing him, their eyes permanently gold. They truly were nothing but toys now, ones he was even kind enough to share with his pets. Prompto currently lay in Ignis' arms, almost purring as deadly sharp claws caressed the bare skin of his chest. He had taken them with him on his last visit to Insomnia and no one had blinked, even their own surviving children, instead there had been congratulations given to Ardyn on the successful conception of his own child.

He knew the child would be powerful, so much magic lingered permanently within Noctis' body from every spell and curse he had been exposed to and that magic fed the child. With Ardyn as the Father, it would be very powerful. There had never been a child of a fairy and human before and he was curious what the child would be like.

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Ardyn stared at the baby sleeping in the crib, wispy black hair covering its tiny head. Déjà vu. This had all started with a very similar looking baby and now here he was, staring at another, except this one already had tiny, translucent wings. He glanced at the bed where Noctis lay, body recovering from the birth, barely open eyes focused on him. Ardyn walked over and kissed him. "You've been such a good toy," he told him, seeing the sleepy pleasure his words caused.

He looked over at where Prompto knelt, naked, long golden hair flowing over his pale skin. "Come here toy," he commanded and Prompto crawled to kneel at his feet. He tugged him up by a hand in his hair, something that caused a soft whine of pleasure rather than any pain. They obeyed his orders because his magic translated it for them, they were incapable of speech or understanding language and had been for years. If not given orders they would remain as they were left, no matter how uncomfortable the position, they really were nothing but toys now.

All who had defied him were now his or dead, the whole world was his. He had won!

The end