Series: Sanguine Bindings||Story Title: Ruler of the Shadows
Characters: Ken, Daisuke||Romance: Ken x Daisuke/Daisuke x Ken
Chapter: 18-40||Chapter: 500||Total: 9,000
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.
Most of the Kaiser's attention focused on Daisuke. He trusted his slaves to accomplish something with this battle and he'd already given them their orders before this whole situation began. So now he could enjoy himself planning for what came next.
He didn't like that Daisuke's mind writhed and twisted away from him, struggling in its useless way toward freedom. He wouldn't allow it, of course, but that didn't mean he liked the attempt, either. He'd envisioned the outcome of this being the Chosen expelled from the Digital World while he made himself comfortable solidifying his rule with Daisuke at his feet.
Most didn't mean all, however, so he remained aware that the Chosen were actually winning the fight, and that one of them was, for some reason, running right at him with a stick.
Oh, yes. A stake through the heart. Kaiser had no idea of this would kill him or not. It probably would; stakes through the heart could kill just about anyone.
So the obvious solution would be not to get hit by it in the first place. Nor did he wish Daisuke to be harmed, though putting him in between it and him would've been the easiest solution.
Kaiser did not harm what was his except by his own choice and he did not choose this now. Instead, he snapped his fingers, summoning the one that he knew the Chosen wouldn't have suspected him to have.
"Him." He spoke only that word, gesturing toward the charging Chosen in the same moment.
Anyone watching would've seen little more than a small flash of green before Wormmon rose up in front of Kaiser, spewing out his one mildly useful ability. Kaiser wouldn't have even bothered having him up there if Wormmon hadn't insisted and it had been easier to leave him up there out of the way than listen to his nagging. The fact it turned out useful surprised no one more than Kaiser himself.
In moments, the attack that might've actually caused him harm ended, the Chosen, wrapped from head to foot in strong silk rolled his way to Kaiser's feet, stick dropped and abandoned.
"I could take you back with me, you know," Kaiser said, enjoying the shock of terror going through the other's eyes, replaced a heartbeat later by pride and anger. "I could always use someone to feed from while Daisuke's recovering from his training." He ran his fingers through Daisuke's hair. "Can you give me any good reason why I shouldn't?"
Iori – that was the Chosen's name, Kaiser recalled now – struggled harder, but Wormmon's silk kept him gagged as well as bound. Kaiser tsked.
"I suppose that means you can't. But I don't think that I will. You're not nearly as appetizing as Daisuke is." His fingers traced down the side of Daisuke's neck now. "But remember what I could have done to you. What I still might do if you all stick around.
"This is my world now. Don't ever forget that."
To Be Continued
Note: I'm alawys a fan of KEn finding Wormmon a little more useful, if only by accident. Because Wormmon being able to tie people up with his silk would be very useful for Kaiser's deeds at times.