Chapter 13: He's in Trouble
"How the hell do you expect me to just sit around the castle and wait!?" Wolfram snapped during one of the many meetings that now had to be held while Yuuri was away from the kingdom.
"Wolfram relax, his highness will return soon." His mother attempted in a soothing tone.
"How can I relax? Yuuri is off somewhere with a guy none of you really knows! How can you trust this guy so easily!? I'm going to go after him!" Wolfram decided suddenly and stood up quickly to walk away.
"Sit down!" Gwendal commanded. Wolfram paused momentarily, then faced his brother with a stern glare as he dropped into a chair obediently. "Sir Jacoby is a well respected magician who has made it possible for Conrad to live as long as we have, you should be grateful Wolfram."
"I will not be grateful. Why should I listen to any of you? You all lied to me and I am not going to let this continue. I am going after him. I just do not have it in me to trust in this guy as you do." The blonds' words were fierce, but not uncontrolled. The others knew that there was no changing his mind this time.
"I will accompany you." Conrad more suggested than stated. Wolfram shook his head at first, then realized that he would just be followed either way. The blond consented to having an escort and headed out to the stables to prepare himself.
"I'll make your life a living hell Yuuri…but first I need to make sure that you are here to live through it."
Yuuri coughed deeply as the liquid began to spread fire through his veins. The double black cried out as the liquid changed him. It forced its way through his veins and altered the DNA there. Dorian knelt down and held onto Yuuri's shoulder as the boy writhed about for a minute. Then all at once, Yuuri went still.
"Your highness, how do you feel?" Dorian asked as the boys eyes fluttered into consciousness.
Yuuri groaned loudly, and sat up with Dorian's assistance. Maybe it was a side effect of the potion, but Yuuri felt a bit uneasy for a reason he could not pinpoint.
There were more changes that he had been expecting. His eyesight was better for one. Yuuri looked around the room in amazement as colors sharpened and the dim lighting no longer caused him trouble.
"Tired I guess, but not awful." Was the double black's reply. Yuuri quickly categorized his pains and realized that there was not much other than a mildly upset stomach. Yuuri stretched out his fingers and found that he felt stronger than he ever had before. He heard a fly buzzing from across the room as well.
I had no idea that demons were so different. They look the same as humans...I guess this may be why Conrad and Wolfram can run for hours and never get winded. Demons are just stronger.
Yuuri's thoughts were interrupted by a voice that sounded stranger than he had heard before. Yuuri could detect something off about it that he had not noticed before. An aire of...what? Anger? Smugness? Mystery?
"I have great news for you Yuuri. The potion worked on the first try. I could not have asked for a more lucky first trial!" Dorian was smiling a little to brightly and jotting things down on a piece of parchment. Yuuri tilted his head to one side, there was something about Dorian that was rubbing him the wrong way, though he couldn't place his finger on it. This had been far too easy given all the hype that Dorian had originally told him.
"It's done…really? And here I thought that this was going to be some long, drawn out process that would take days of research and trials." Yuuri summed up suspiciously, the older man grinned and set down his notebook.
"Well, I must confess that I lied to you Your Majesty. The potion would take effect immediately and I knew it. Your body was already so close to becoming fully demon that you only needed a little push. Your demon blood runs clean now Yuuri." Dorian smiled, but there was a edge to it that Yuuri found a bit unnerving. Yuuri nodded once.
"So…I can go home now?" Yuuri asked curiously standing up. Dorian's smile darkened.
"I'm afraid not, you see. My potions did not work quite so well on Lord Weller. They gave him no weaknesses, and it turned out that he wasn't next in line for the throne as I had thought when given the idea to find him. I figured I would wait until the next demon king took power and remain in their positive graces until then. What a great surprise to me that a human would be chosen!" Dorian grinned widely as he reached into a small pouch that was lying atop his desk.
"Hey, What's that?" Yuuri asked, his body twitching slightly.
"Just a little something to make sure you don't escape Your Highness. It may not have worked on Lord Weller, but I'm now sure that it will work on you." Dorian chuckled. Yuuri blinked.
"Escape?" Yuuri gulped. He hadn't been aware that he was being held against his will.
"Everyone needs a little help to advance themselves in the world of politics Heika. I figure what was best for me would be to get a hold of the world's most powerful leader and force the Great Demon Kingdom to bend to my wishes." Yuuri gasped.
"You won't get away with this!" Yuuri shouted. He looked around for an exit.
Dorian smiled and removed his hand from the small pouch. Yuuri's body reacted immediately and he felt sick. The double black cried out and gripped his temples as the barrage of pain and fatigue swept through his system.
Dorian laughed as the little red stone in his hand glowed brightly in the presence of a now full-blooded demon.
"Wolfram…" Yuuri mumbled and sank back into darkness as the esoteric stone took effect.
"Hurry up Conrad!" Wolfram shouted from his horse as they rode away from the castle gates. The brunet man kicked his horse's side and caught up with the blond.
"You'll tire your horse before we get 5 miles Wolfram. Slow down." Conrad reasoned. Wolfram slowed his pace some, but threw a frustrated glance at the sky. Wolfram closed his eyes feeling the wind rush by. As he exhaled, an image of Yuuri flashed through his mind violently. Wolfram gasped and gripped his temple.
"What is it?" Conrad asked, seeing the boy's expression. Wolfram shook his head as if to clear it.
"I-I'm not sure. It's Yuuri. I think…he's in trouble." The blond grasped the reins tighter and clicked his heels against his steed's side.
Okay. This is where I left off. Hopefully I answered some of your questions. Please let me know if you have any new ones. I am open to continuing this updating. Reviews please!