Series: Sanguine Bindings||Story Title: Ruler of the Shadows
Characters: Ken, Daisuke||Romance: Ken x Daisuke/Daisuke x Ken
Chapter: 6-40||Chapter: 500||Total: 3,000
Genre: Supernatural, Romance||Rated: PG-13
Notes: In the setting of this story, these are the differing points: the Chosen are roughly five years older than in canon, meaning that Ken, Daisuke, Takeru, & Hikari are sixteen, while Miyako is seventeen, and Iori is fourteen. There are some other differences, but those will be revealed during the course of the story. Except for this: this story will involve vampires. It begins in episode 2, once Daisuke's been captured.
Summary: On his second trip to the Digital World, Daisuke is captured by the Kaiser. Time to learn a little about the guy he's just started fighting. Like the fact he has sharp, pointy teeth and a thirst for more than conquest.
Kaiser very much enjoyed being what he was. It gave him advantages in this war that the Chosen could not dream of. Not only did their so-called leader follow his every whim – they had no idea that he could replace towers in the blink of an eye when he so chose so how many they destroyed meant very little to him – but he could follow them when they had no idea that he could.
But it was Daisuke who proved the most useful and interesting source of information and assistance in the weeks after this conflict began.
Yagami Hikari, Takaishi Takeru, Inoue Miyako, and Hida Iori.
Their names, their classes in school, their addresses, ways to contact them, their particular interests, the strengths and weaknesses of their Digimon, Daisuke revealed all of that. Not at once, as he didn't know it at once, but as he watched and learned and fought, he passed it all on to his master. Anything Kaiser didn't notice for himself or had no way to access it, Daisuke more than likely did.
Kaiser rewarded his favorite pet, of course. Not only did he make a point to feed from Daisuke at least twice a week, and to give him the special restorative food that would keep him on his feet after that, but as the days slid by, he discovered other ways.
A simple touch brought more pleasure than he would've expected, with a few words of praise sending Daisuke soaring in delight.
"So they have allies among the Digimon, from their first trip here?" Kaiser murmured to his pet, seated obediently and comfortably at his feet.
"Yes, master," Daisuke murmured back, his head resting against his lord's leg. "They haven't talked about them before or I would've told you."
Kaiser ruffled Daisuke's hair. "Of course you would." Daisuke's loyalty and obedience could only be rivaled by Wormmon's. "Have they mentioned any others since, though?"
That whole mess with Andromon proved more fruitful than Kaiser first imagined. Now he knew that Evil Rings could only exert a limited amount of control over Perfect level Digimon. He would have to fix that soon. And with this information about the allies of his enemies…well, he had plans in the nascent stages now.
"Nothing yet. I can ask if you want me to."
"You do that," Kaiser said, nodding. "Let me know anything they say." His orders needed to worded well. If he told Daisuke to just tell him 'anything interesting', then something could slide through the cracks. He would decide what was interesting, once he had the information itself.
Daisuke nodded, before he sighed a reluctant sigh. "I should go home, if you'll allow it, master. Jun's out, but she'll be back soon, I know."
Ah, yes. His sister. Kaiser refused to hear much about her. The idea of siblings disturbed him on a level he didn't like. But now he waved one hand. "Go."
He would learn more later. He already had much to think about.
To Be Continued
Notes: Inching forward, inching forward. Daisuke's mind is an interesting place at the moment. And the reveal is going to happen in a different way from canon.