The next night.
The door clicked shut behind Marcus, muffled by the thick carpet. Elias didn’t wait, he gave no chance for Marcus to shed his coat, no words, no pause. He dropped to his knees, instinct took over, and the worship began as Marcus crossed into their world. His hands stayed still, only his lips tugged Marcus’s belt loose, his teeth dragged the leather free, then unbuttoned with tongue, a game Elias ruled. Marcus leaned against the door, his jaw clenched, and his eyes burned into Elias’s head. “Too fucking eager,” he muttered with a rough voice, his cock stirred in his slacks. Elias licked Marcus’s cock, slowly, wet, savoring every inch, he traced the underside, and moaned loudly, unashamed. His tongue flicked, worshipped, and each suck a vow. Marcus grunted, thrusting gently, letting Elias lead. “Keep going, brat,” he said, his hand buried in Elias’s brown hair, anchored to the oThunder cracked above the broken towers of the demon palace.Jacquiem, the last surviving knight of the holy purge, was dragged across the obsidian floor, bloodied but defiant. Chains clinked around his wrists. Behind him, two horned sentries shoved open the throne room doors and threw him forward like a discarded offering.Prince Valcoz lounged on his obsidian throne, naked to the waist, silver hair wet from battle, lean muscle slick with blood and rain. His gleaming red eyes narrowed, not in anger. Not disdain.Hunger.The chamber held its breath. Only Jacquiem’s ragged breathing dared make a sound.“The holy order sent children to slay me,” Valcoz murmured, rising. Each step he took was soft, soundless. “But you…”He crouched before Jacquiem, cupping the knight’s chin in a clawed hand. “You’re no child. You’re still alive. And you reek of something divine.”Jacquiem spat blood. “Your filth will be purged.”Va
The throne room of the obsidian palace echoed with wet sounds, squelch, slurp, pant. Prince Valcoz lounged atop his blackstone throne, head tilted back, lips parted in exasperated boredom. His horns glinted like knives in the dim candlelight. His hair, silver as powdered moonlight, clung damp to his throat.A low-ranking demon knelt between his legs, mouth working eagerly, throat clenching with each desperate attempt to appease his master. But it wasn’t enough.Valcoz’s eyes didn’t even flicker."Still empty," he murmured, voice a dark purr. He reached down, curling his claw-tipped fingers into the demon’s hair and yanking them back with a wet pop. A string of saliva snapped in the air."You’ve done this a thousand times. It’s not your fault," Valcoz said, bored, dismissive. His crimson eyes bored into the demon’s panicked face. "But it never reaches far enough. Never burns deep."He stood. The lesser demon scrambled back, bowing low. Val
The poison was gone. Burned out of his blood, purged by magic and madness alike.Victor stood still,.sweat clinging to his bare skin, breath ragged, heart loud. The taste of power still crackled in his veins. But for once, it wasn’t rage that consumed him. It was clarity.Aaron lay beneath him, naked, marked, kissed raw. His violet eyes, usually guarded, were wide open. Staring not at the Hero. Not at the Villain. But at him.At Victor.“I never wanted to hurt you,” Victor whispered. His voice shook, hoarse from hours of growled hunger and broken restraint. “Not as the Hero. Not as the monster in the dark. I just-” he stopped. “I wanted you to see me.”Aaron reached up, fingertips brushing Victor’s jaw. His hand trembled, not from fear, but from how much he felt.“I always saw you,” he said quietly. “You’re the only one who ever looked back.”Victor’s breath hitched. He lowered himself again, their foreheads pressed together. Thei
Victor stayed crouched, breathing hard, a sheen of sweat clinging to his chest. His cock twitched again, still half-hard, streaked with the remnants of his release.Aaron watched him from where he stood, wiping the blood and seed from his glove with quiet precision. But there was a pause in the way he moved.A silence.A shift.Victor looked up.And Aaron, finally, looked back.Not at the Hero.But at the Villain.“…It’s you,” Aaron said softly.Victor’s lips curled. “Took you long enough.”Aaron didn’t flinch. “That thing inside you. It wasn’t new.”Victor rose slowly, step by step. His muscles rippled, drenched in shadow and moonlight. “No. It was never separate from me. The magic just… gave it form.”Aaron’s breath caught.Victor stepped forward, slick fingers reaching for Aaron’s throat, not to choke, but to hold. “You never let me touch you like this before.”
Inside the cave, the storm raged harder.Rain drummed against the rocks like war drums. Lightning tore across the sky, flashing against the wet stone walls. The smell of blood clung to Victor’s body, his own.He leaned back against the cave wall, legs splayed, his shirt discarded, drenched in sweat. The poison wasn’t killing him, it was changing him. His heart thundered in his chest like a beast trying to break free.Aaron crouched beside him, hands gloved and steady as he poured another splash of water over the gash along Victor’s arm. “The swelling is getting worse,” he muttered. “You need to focus. Control your breathing.”But Victor wasn’t listening. Not to the words.He was watching Aaron’s throat move as he spoke. Watching the way his wet hair clung to his jaw. That perfect, cold face, always looking away. Never once seeing him.Victor’s hand twitched. The fire in his veins crawled beneath his skin, sparking with hunger. “Aaron…
The throne room gleamed with marble and gold, but tension thickened the air like smoke.Victor knelt, posture rigid, eyes fixed on the red carpet stretching up to the imperial dais. Duke Aaron stood beside him, tall, composed, face carved from the same cold stone as the pillars lining the room.Emperor Melikor leaned forward on his throne, crown casting shadow over his brow. “The Dark Forest festers with beasts,” he said, each word deliberate. “We’ve lost a dozen patrols in a month. The southern provinces are vulnerable. We cannot allow it to spread.”Victor’s voice was curt. “Then send me. I’ll burn them to ash.”The Emperor’s eyes flicked to Aaron. “You’ll go, with the Duke. This requires more than brute strength. Command, composure… clarity.”Victor didn’t so much as glance at Aaron. “As His Majesty commands.”Aaron bowed low. “We’ll leave by dawn.”His tone was formal, but clipped, brisk, distant. The two men turned