Quote of the day: Inside the snow globe on my father's desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white-striped scarf. When I was little my father would pull me into his lap and reach for the snow globe. He would turn it over, letting all the snow collect on the top, then quickly invert it. The two of us watched the snow fall gently around the penguin. The penguin was alone in there, I thought, and I worried for him. When I told my father this, he said, "Don't worry Susie; he has a nice life. He's trapped in a perfect world." The Lovely Bones
Oi, I'm back, a bit later than I promised, I wanted this to be up yesterday, but my parents were flying off to Jamaica for the week and they wanted to spend some time with me before they left... big babies...
Thanks to: Tsuki Mei, KATZUNITED, Krystal, Dark Link, and Blah~
BTW Shigen's father isn't that big of a deal xD Sorry if I made it sound so suspenseful, you'll find out who he is in a few seconds.
Shigen rubbed his wrists, trying to get the circulation running through them again. The ropes that had bound him to the bed had cut into his flesh, burning the skin off and bruising them. He resisted the urge to mutter under his breath.
"Did I tie the ropes too tight my prince?" Warm arms encircled his waist, her breath tickled his ear as she spoke. "Maybe this will keep you from disobeying me. Or perhaps I go downstairs and have a little fun with your pets?"
She loved the way he tensed up at those words.
"Don't touch them..." He hated sounding so desperate, it was out of his character, but Kyou and Kaichou were counting on him. "I promise I wont fail you again... I'll capture Link for you this time..." And hopefully sexy will be able to put up a fight so I'll be unable to do just that...
Lore moved until she was standing in front of him, she grazed his cheek lightly with her fingers. "Good boy, I knew you would come to understand. If only your father would have been just as agreeable."
Shigen's eyes widened with surprise. My... Father...? Why would she know him...? From what I can remember he was just a lowly farmer...
A sadistic smirk was inching it's way onto Lore's face. "Come now, don't tell me you don't know the truth of your own heritage? Then again, my brother went through so much trouble to hide you from me, it's no surprise that you don't know." Her fingers moved from his cheek to his lips, this was so much fun.
"I don't understand what you're saying... My father raised horses and my mother sold-"
"And therein lies the problem my prince." Lore watched his questions bubble beneath the surface. Maybe I should have made it possible for him to feel emotions, it's much funner this way. "Your father was the king of Kaithlaka, you are the heir to his throne, well at least you were until you died."
Shigen shook his head, the information was a lot for him to handle, and he was already mentally exhausted. "That would mean... you're my aunt...?"
"I was your aunt my prince, brother was hoping that you would grow up without my knowing, and then, if I had killed him at that point, he wanted Rekaeroth, your 'father' to tell you who you really were, in hopes that you would come after me and kill me, because he was too weak of a man to do it himself."
Shigen had never truly hated someone in his life, but he was starting to know what it felt like to. Lore was pissing him off.
"His plan failed though, I found you living peacefully in a small town and I knew exactly who you were. It wasn't hard to figure it out, you look so much like him, it's almost a wonder. Good thing I had always found my brother to be attractive."
"You're a sick person..."
"How so?" She reached up and kissed his lips. "You are merely the shell of my nephew, the real one died years ago."
Link really wasn't sure what was worse.
Listening to Kai whine about how much he missed the future, his video games, Chinese food, and Dr. Phil. Or listening to Kaichou and Ryuk banter back and forth playfully (He hoped it was playful, but he really couldn't tell) and curse and swear at each other.
Right now he was listening to both.
"I really can not wait until this is all over, I am going to need a months recovery just for my ears."
Link looked behind him and gave Zeon a sheepish smile. "Sorry for having to drag you all the way back to the hell hole." He pulled back on the reins a bit as Epona started going down a slope too fast. "Easy there girl."
"It bothers me not, I just pray that we will be able to destroy Lore once and for all, she has been hindering us enough." Zeon slumped onto Link's back (Making sure to not hit his head on his sword hilt) and tried not to fall asleep. A few days and we will be there, the end of our journey is approaching so fast.
The convoy was making good time, they had spent the previous night resting up, there was no sense wearing everyone out before they got to Lore's castle. Not that the Haniam had needed rest...
Zeon had healed Link's fractured arm, but it would still be tender for at least one more day. He had also checked up on Ryuk's arms and Rush's back, Rush seemed to be fine, the blood he had drank from Zeon seemed to have helped, and he was currently snuggled up in his shirt happily, hiding from the day.
But Ryuk's arms were a different matter. They were a little bit better, but they were still unusable if he had to fight, and the stubborn child had refused to return to the village to wait with Vii.
Zeon cringed as a lonely cried sounded off in the distance. They would be running into dead things soon, Zeon was not happy.
"Hey Link! Do you wanna know what I really miss about he future?" Kai Hit Link's boot playfully, making Epona shy away nervously.
"Enlighten me."
"Sex in the hot tub."
That shut Ryuk and Kaichou up. They both stopped their argument and looked back at Kai with confused expressions.
Kai winked at them.
"Kai, isn't that kind of private?" Link tried not to frown as Ryuk and Kaichou pushed Xxeon and Kyou further ahead in an attempt to distance themselves from the perverted men.
Zeon let out a snore almost giving Link a heart attack. At least he's resting well...
"Man, that's attractive." Kai said while trying to reach up and poke the sleeping Zeon's face.
Link swatted him away.
"What I don't understand is why you don't have your memories back. I know you don't have a lot of brain cells-"
"Don't make me come up there hero." Kai gave his better half a look that could kill a kitten. "Besides, it's not me, it's the other me. He's the one holding them back from me."
I thought he might have something to do with it... Link dreaded his next words. "Can I talk to him?"
Kai looked up at him like he had lost some brain cells of his own. "You know, that was one of the stupidest things you've said to me boyfriend."
Link bowed his head shamefully. "I know, but it's only for a few seconds, I promise."
"Whatever."
Link kept Epona moving at a slow walk so Kai had enough time to switch with his other self.
"You wanted to see me princess?"
Link shivered. "Yeah... um, why are you blocking Kai's memories?" Let's just hope he doesn't freak out at me or anything...
"Oh you know, I keep them for blackmail, am able to do stuff like that, after all, I am the original dark Link." Kai didn't bother to spare Link a glance, he looked at the ground like it was the most interesting thing in the universe. "It's not fair to choose one and throw the other away."
The problem was now clear to Link, he slapped his head, unable to believe he didn't figure it out sooner. "You're jealous."
Kai stopped walking, he had defiantly hit home.
Link stopped Epona beside him. "You're mad that Kai's getting all the attention, so you're taking out all your frustration on him. Even though I'm the one you should be mad at."
Kai snarled and glared at him. "What would you know about it? You don't care! You were happy when I locked myself away and gave you that other me, and for a while, I was too, because you finally stopped being scared of me. Then I realized it was because you were glad I was gone..."
Link wanted to reach out and pull the other Kai into a hug, he looked so lonely. "Kai... You should have told me sooner. I would have understood."
Kai looked back at the ground. "I doubt it." He brushed a hand through his silver locks with a sigh. "Sometimes I wish I could just be him."
Link looked ahead, Ryuk and the others had noticed they had stopped, they were waving at them to hurry up. Link waved back at them and nudged Epona into a walk.
"Then just be him."
Kai walked beside him silent , trying to figure out what the hero was saying.
"You were one person once before weren't you? I don't see why you can't become one again."
There was a chuckle for a response.
"You're worried I'll leave you if you become one? Do I really seem like that kind of guy?" Link gave Kai his most sincere smile, it was almost cute how the other Kai was so unsure of who Link wanted.
"Wouldn't it bother you, to know that your lover was once a monster that tried to kill you?" He angrily kicked a stone out of his way.
Link shook his head. "I'm over it, I promise. Now can you please be one person? I want both of you."
Kai looked up at him surprised before smirking. "Fine, but there's one condition."
The words made Link want to duck and hide. "And what would that be?"
"After all this shit is through, you and me have to go back to Hyrule and get married."
Okay, not what I thought it was going to be...
"And you have to be the girl, so you'll have to wear a dress."
Er...
"And emo will have to be the go between."
That would be funny...
"And I want Ryuk to wear a dress too, just to piss him off."
That could be a good way to get back at him for getting on my nerves all the time.
"And on our honey moon, I get to top."
Link shook his head. "You know... you two really are the same."
"What are you talking about? We're one person right now." Kai's smile was warm and friendly, but it had an edge to it, a dangerous edge. "What else...? Oh yeah! We have to adopt a kid!"
Once again, I want to know, but I don't. "And where are you going to get this kid Kai?"
The shadow shrugged. "Where else? On Ebay... Then again, there's no Ebay here, So I'll just have to steal one from some woman."
"Kai... Just... Never mind..."
"What do you think they're talking about?" Kyou asked the three of them.
Kaichou and Ryuk shrugged, not knowing the answer.
Xxeon was quiet for a second before replying. "They're talking about putting Ryuk in a dress."
"What?!"
Shigen glared at his substitute sword. It wasn't Sulken, and it didn't feel right to be holding any other weapon beside his precious sword. Not to mention Lore always kept him half naked around her. Well at least I can wear pants...
He turned his glare onto the woman that was sleeping on the bed, she had fallen asleep after she had forced him to make love to her.
Shigen wanted to kill himself.
Once she wakes up she'll order me to catch Link again... I don't know how I'm going to get myself out of this one...
He held the sword in front of his face, his reflection on the blade's cold metal looked blank, void of all emotion, but inside he wanted to scream.
Though they were practically the same person, Shigen could still feel the presence of the man who's body he took over. His past self seem calm and calculating, observing all the unfolding events with lazy content.
Shigen concentrated, it didn't take him long to locate his other self. "Are you enjoying yourself...?"
The man didn't answer him, he just stared past him, like Shigen wasn't there at all.
"Fine... Stand back and watch as I kidnap sexy and kill shadow then..."
He was about to resurface from his soul, but his other self spoke first.
"Why do you speak to me as if I'm a different person...?"
Shigen raised an eyebrow. But we are different people... You are the me who's body I took over when sexy shoved my soul into it..."
The other Shigen gave no visual response, he just stared. "Though we are different in many ways... we are the same person... I am merely a ghost that you created to remind yourself of what you don't want to be..."
"An emotionless bastard...?"
"Basically..."
He could feel someone pulling him back, Lore must have woken up.
"If I were you I would let Lore kill our two friends and attack her..."
"Are you trying to convince me to do that...?"
"Perhaps..."
"But I'm not like you..."
"I know..."
Shigen didn't want to go back, he could feel himself breaking with every minute he spent around Lore, but her magic was strong, he could feel himself waking up.
"You know... The future holds many answers..."
Shigen didn't have time to ask what that meant, instead he closed his eyes, and when they opened, he was met with a frazzled looking Lore.
"You should stop doing that my prince, it's becoming annoying."
Shigen ignored her, instead he focused his mind, trying to activate his old power.
"Kaichou...? Kyou...?"
Kaichou huffed and placed her hands on her hips. "Who else would it be? We escaped from that dreadful place a while ago, thanks to me of course."
"My prince?"
"Yes my queen...?"
She smiled at him. "It warms my heart to hear you call me that." She embraced him and started kissing his bare shoulders.
While she was distracted, he slowly moved his hand up to grope for the item between her breasts for the amulet she wore at all times, it was a large circle shaped object, it looked like an alchemy circle, it's what she used to control his mind, and also where she stored a good amount of her power.
Lore didn't seem to notice what his goal was until he had it clutched in his claws. When she finally did notice, she was filled with rage.
"Fiugrel!"
Her hand was on fire, she grabbed at the amulet with her other hand and swiped at Shigen's face.
He released the amulet and just managed to move fast enough to avoid his face getting burned off, but she did get him, where his left eye had been, there was now a charred and bloody gash.
"That will teach you for groping without permission!"
Shigen backed away from her, clutching at his eye. The pain was more intense than he could have imagined, it was taking everything he had to keep from screaming.
"And as for your betrayal..."
"Don't bother..." Shigen chuckled, the stupid woman didn't even know about his friends escape.
Lore growled and took over his mind. Once he was still she walked over to him. "I know of the two who have escaped, that's not what I was going to say." She lifted his black hair away from the wound and smiled gleefully at it. "I was going to say we're both going to go meet up with your precious friends, and I'm going to watch as you kill this Ryuk you are so obsessed with."
Shigen could only curse her silently.
Link bid the others good night and snuggled next to Kai, throwing the small blanket over both of them. "Kyou, Rush, and Kaichou are going to stand guard tonight, they don't have to sleep apparently."
"Well if they don't have to sleep, why can't Ryuk?" Kai gestured to the sleeping Ryuk who was snuggled into his other side.
Link tried to suppress the smile that was forcing it's way out. Jail bait... The kid is definitely jail bait...
"I could take him if he bothers you that much." Xxeon said, standing over Kai and looking down at him hopefully.
"I don't think so, cranky pants belongs to emo... or Shiwi, whatever you want to call him.." He pulled Ryuk closer.
Xxeon whimpered very dog-like and walked off to find a soft place to sleep.
"Can you all be quiet? I am trying to sleep over here... truthfully."
Kai rolled on top of Link who yelped in surprise and growled at Zeon. "Oh shut up elf boy! And who said you could snuggle up to my princess anyway?"
Zeon rolled his eyes and snuggled closer into the hero. "I do not see why you are so troubled, I think of Link as a brother of sorts, I do not think of him in a sexual way at all, truthfully."
"Um actually..." Link pushed Kai back into his spot and rolled around to look at Zeon. "I think there is a huge possibly that we are actually brothers..."
At first Zeon thought the hero was joking, but when Link continued to give him a serious look, he could only think of one thing to say.
"Bloody hell..."
Sorry if this chapter was a bit deeper than the others, I had to get Dark's anger out of the way though, and as you can tell, Shigen is going crazy...
He'll be all better soon, I promise!
I reckon there will be 4 more chapters after this, then I shall work on re-writing the high school fic, and this one, and the prequels of course~