Mark of a Fallen Angel

Chapter One

By: Kigen

To note, this takes place in an AU setting. Basically, after the final battle between Hao and Yoh, Hao was defeated, but not destroyed. So, as of right now, the tournament's on hold, and Yoh and co. fight with Hao and his minions.

And, I was follish enough to believe this could be a T rated fic. Next chapter, it'll be bumped to M, and the unedited version is on adult fan fiction . net, because there's no way I could get away with putting what happens in that version on fan fiction . net.

Disclaimer: I can't draw. If I could, I'd have a Shaman King doujinshi made by me. Since I don't even have that, Shaman King isn't mine.

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Lyserg opened her eyes once more. This time, she was greeted with dim candlelight instead of pitch black darkness.

Trying to sit up by herself once more, she barely managed to push herself up on her elbows before falling back onto the plush pillows.

How long had she been asleep this time? A few hours? A few days? Despite all this, she still felt exhausted; and, she noticed, hungry.

She sat alone for a few moments, trying to grasp the situation she was in once more.

She was a prisoner of Hao. She was prisoner to the person she hated most in the world, the person she wanted to kill. But even more so, she was a girl.

That horrible truth rang in her head.

Hesitantly, Lyserg raised her hands. She was about to lay them on her chest, to see if Hao had really been telling the truth. She wanted to make sure that she hadn't imaged Hao touching her...

The door swung open and Lyserg jerked her hands to the side..

"You're awake." A voice noted. Lyserg recognized the face that looked down at her prone form. Nichrome, one of the Shaman Tournament officials. At least, he had been.

Lyserg tired to get up again, but Nichrome was already heading towards the door.

"Hao-sama asked me to check up on you regularly while you slept, and to alert him when you awoke. Fell honored that Hao-sama takes so much concern with you." Nichrome closed the door, leaving Lyserg in darkness once more.

Lyserg clutched at the sheets of the bed. Anxiety ate at her insides as she lay in wait of Hao. She wasn't sure how much time had passed, from the time Nichrome closed the door, and the time Hao opened it. It was hard to tell how much time had passed with nothing but flickering candle light in the room.

"Did you sleep well my queen?" Hao asked.

"What do you want Hao?" Lyserg was vulnerable. She couldn't even sit up on her own, let alone defend herself.

"Are you hungry?" Hao paid Lyserg's question no mind. "You should be. You've been asleep for almost three days now."

"Let me go."

"You can't leave Lyserg. Even if you did have the strength to walk, there are people guarding all the exits to this building." Hao explained, setting a tray on the large bed near Lyserg.

"What do you want?" Lyserg tried to move away, but could only cringe as Hao's hand caressed his face once more.

"I already told you, to bear my child."

"That doesn't make any sense!" Lyserg protested. She wasn't going to cry, she wasn't going to cry, she wasn't going to cry.

"Not to you. But to me, it makes perfect sense"

"Why?" Lyserg whimpered. "Why me?"

"That's not something you should concern yourself with Lyserg." Hao's hand held Lyserg's arm.

Lyserg immediately cringed. To bear Hao's child, they would have to-

"Relax. I have no plans on bedding you any time soon." Hao sighed at the look of utter terror on Lyserg's face as he moved the recently changed girl into a sitting position. "You will not be able to conceive for at least a month or two, depending on how quickly your body becomes used to the change." Hao explained. "Bedding you would serve me no purpose as of now. Now Lyserg, are you hungry?"

"No." Lyserg lied. She was starving.

"Don't lie Lyserg. I know you're famished." Hao held a piece of bread to Lyserg's lips "Open wide."

Lyserg stubbornly turned her head to the side. "I'm not hungry."

"We both know you're lying Lyserg. You need your strength. You're going to eat whether you agree, or if I need to force it down your throat. At the very least, make it easy on yourself."

Lyserg's hands griped the covers. "I can feed myself."

"You can't even sit up by yourself Lyserg. Now, stop being stubborn and open your mouth."

Lyserg kept her head to the side, until Hao gripped her chin roughly with his hand.

"I said, open your mouth." his voice was dark, and held more than a hint of a threat.

Shaking slightly in fear, Lyserg opened her mouth and allowed Hao to slip the food inside.

"There now. That wasn't so hard, was it?"

Lyserg squeezed her eyes shut and whimpered. She felt sick. To have her enemy feeding her like a helpless child made her stomach churn.

Yet, what else could she do but allow Hao to slip in the bits of bread and soup into her mouth? She did need to regain her strength, and she was starving. It was just another side effect of the change, Hao had explained as he fed her.

Putting the empty bowl to the side, Hao brought out a small plate. Using a fork to take a small bit of the cake, he held it out to Lyserg.

Lyserg just stared at the cake, a sudden, horrible feeling taking over.

"What's wrong Lyserg? Don't you like cake?" Hao teased. He knew the real reason for Lyserg's hesitance.

"Where's…" Lyserg's tongue wet her dry lips. "Where's Morphine?" she whispered.

Her fairy had a large weakness for such sweets, and the cake brought her guardian to mind. How could she forget the fairy for as long as she did? How could she forget the one who had always, ALWAYS been at her side.

"Don't worry Lyserg. I didn't have the Spirit of Fire eat her." Hao chuckled lightly, though Lyserg's face became even paler than it had been before. "She is safe. She is merely being kept somewhere away from you so you don't try something as foolish as attempting spirit control in your present condition. You will see her again once you regain your strength." Hao held the cake to Lyserg's lips once more. "Now open."

"Why are you doing this?" Lyserg whimpered. She pulled away as far as she could.

"You know why Lyserg. I want you to bear my child."

"Not that!" Lyserg couldn't stop he tears that had been gathering in her eyes from flowing down her cheeks.

"Why me? Why not a girl or one of the others? Why are you giving me things? What do you care if I eat or not? Why do you care if I see Morphine again?

"Why don't you just get it over with?" Lyserg sobbed, wishing she could curl into herself and die. But not even death wouldn't have been an escape from Hao; not from the almighty shaman.

"I chose you because you were best suited to bear my child." Hao set the cake to the side, and pushed Lyserg down so she was laying on her back. "I am making you eat because you need to regain your strength. If you starve yourself to death before I can use you, then you are worthless. I am letting you see your damned pixie because you are my queen, my possession. I tend to take very good care of my possessions Lyserg, unless they do something so that they are unworthy of my care. I already told you that even if I sleep with you, a child will not come of it until your body is ready. A pity really. This new body of yours is so sensitive right now. You would undoubtedly enjoy it."

Hao's hands slid teasingly over the bare flesh of her arms, causing the dowser to shiver. Pulling away, Hao kissed the back of her hand.

"Sleep Lyserg. Close your eyes and rest." the fire shaman's voice murmured comfortingly.

Hao pulled the covers over Lyserg's body. As Lyserg breathed, trying to stay awake, she was aware of Hao brushing her sweaty bangs from her face. His calloused hand cupped her tear stained cheek, as he whispered soft, dark words into her ear.

As Lyserg's eyes closed, unable to stay awake any longer, she thought she could feel the gentle caress of Hao's lips upon her forehead.

But it all just had to be a part of some horrible dream.

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Yeah, next chapter will be rated M. Unedited version is on adult fan fiction . net, where Hao… yeah.

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Ja min'na-san!