Pure perfection…

Butch

-I made sure to get up well before Vishous woke and even used the spare bathroom to shower in so that I wouldn’t disturb him. I scrubbed down and looked at myself in the mirror. I didn’t think of myself as some kinda prize piece of meat but that was exactly what I was setting myself up to be today. I flushed at the thought and shook it off quickly, if I was going to get anything done I needed to jump right into the mix of it and not think about how embarrassing this might possibly be. I shaved all the stubble off of my face and reached over for the oil. I squirted out a fair amount into my hand and wrinkled my nose. I knew that V wasn’t a huge oil fan but there was something to be said for a glistening body and you could really only get that one way. Before I had anymore second thoughts I rubbed my skin down til I was shining. I didn’t even recognize myself in the mirror and decided to stop looking at how each muscle popped in the light. On the counter all laid out like a coiled snake was my leash. I remembered giving it to Vishous at our wedding and I remembered the ball of nerves that had been attached to that particular item. It was one thing wear a collar and yet another to give the other person the leash to match it. It was also very liberating… I reached down and snagged up the end of that chain and snapped it on to my collar. This would be all that I would wear today and it was all that I needed. The chain dangled down long enough that the end kept smacking my already raging hard on.- All part of it… -I glanced up at the mirror once more and grinned back at myself evilly. God, I loved my male. My next course of action was to call down to the kitchen and have them send up a huge spread of every breakfast food under the sun. I knew that I was no good at cooking but I sure as hell would make certain that he would have anything he could want. I snuck in and out of our bedroom and the rest of the Pit lighting candles everywhere while I waited for the cart to arrive at the door. I jumped as soon as I heard the barest tap, still not wanting to wake Vishous up just yet. If the doggen had something to say about my appearance he sure as hell kept it to himself, for which I was completely grateful. It had me stifling a laugh as I wheeled the cart into the bedroom though. I stood at the end of the bed, looking down at the most magnificent male on the planet stretched out over the bed and lit completely by candlelight. I could have knelt at the side of the bed and waited for him to wake up but I didn’t. I crawled under the sheets right between his long, powerful legs. My nose ran up the side of his thigh and I inhaled the rich scent of my Master. I ran my tongue out and hooked it in the juncture of his legs, tracing the line all way to his ball which I gathered up in my mouth. I knew that I was moaning entirely too loud for someone that wasn’t actually trying to wake up a sleeping giant but there really was no stopping me now. I rolled his velvety sack around in mouth a few times before finally letting it go and heading for the real prize. My lips walked over V’s cock, pausing to nibble at it a few times before I took the entire length into my mouth with a greedy moan.-

V finds Clue #1

Vishous

Too much was putting things so far on the light side of shit that even I had to laugh at it. Just when I thought things might settle down for a few I found out how screwed up wrong I had been. I needed some air, some downtime if even for five minutes. Everything back at the Manse was more clusterfucked than they had been in a long fucking time. I bailed out as soon as the night sky took up residence and headed to Zero Sum. One drink I said to myself then I’d head back and dig into the mess that I left behind. When I walked in a clear path opened to the VIP section and I walked straight through and didn’t stop until I was sliding my ass into the Brothers table. With my gloved fingers I tapped the table and the waitress didn’t even get across the room before she was turning back around and heading to the bar for my Goose. I almost relaxed and let my head fall back against the half wall behind me but that would be getting to lax in public and right now that was beyond a bad idea. I pulled my Sox cap down lower on my head and when the drink finally arrived I sucked it down in one gulp and tapped the table for another. Alright maybe I was up for more than just one drink, by the time I quit tapping the table I had downed five more and was letting the warmth of the liquor settle into my system. I didn’t bother looking around, I had already done that more than enough times while I sit here and inhaled drink after drink. There was no imminent threat in the bar and so I just let the beats of the music wash over me and tried shutting my head down for a few precious minutes or hell right now I would settle for seconds. With my last almost empty glass sliding between my hands nonchalantly I caught the edge of some carved letters into the table. I scooted over deeper into the booth and looked down at the words that were freshly dug into the fine tables that Rhev had up in the VIP section. “Ride or Die” The corner of my mouth quirked up and an image came to the forefront of my head. One face, one male that I still called brother always said that shit when it was time to hit the streets and go hunting. It was almost like a ritual with the male and since he left not a single one of us had repeated the words, kinda like a homage to Murhder. The tips of my fingers roamed over the carved words and fuck if right now I wished I knew where he was, we as a whole could use him, hell we needed the male and we hadn’t been whole since he left. I let out a grunt that was hushed by the incessant beat of the music and shoved my glass across the table. With my head dropped down a notch I got up from the booth and dropped down some money on the table and looked around, not sure what I was hoping to see, I knew he wasn’t here but still I searched the crowded club and caught no sight of the male. Shaking my head I headed towards the exit and left, it was a pipe dream, and a coincidence, it had to be.  

The aftermath…

Vishous

I stood there watching each of the brothers returning with the fallen ones. Even me who was used to doing clean up and was always able to walk away with nothing more than a shrug, this was hitting home hard. In this world each loss was colossal. This wasn’t the human world where serial killers went on sprees and then they were idolized in the public eyes. Where drive by shootings happen and you might hear about them for a bit until the next time. For the human police it was different, there were thousands upon thousands to protect and serve the humans but for the Vampire race there were only the Brotherhood. When something like this happened it hit even the steeliest of hearts and brought us down to our knees. Each body was sacred and deserved to be treated as such and I knew that #Fritz and the Doggens he put in charge of helping him would see to just that. There was no other way that our King would have it. And thoughts of Wrath flooded through me then, which was like a sucker punch to my gut, I knew he would take each life that was lost to the race as a personal affront. My head hung low and for once and the only time in my existence since I was a child that use to believe in praying to the SV, I prayed now for each one of the bodies that were laid out now in front of me and I prayed for each brother and the battle that lay before us.

Christmas Past

Butch

-Three years ago around this time you would find me in my favorite bar trying to unwind after a long day of work. I had a booth in the far corner where I could watch everything while I drown out the nightmares of what I’d seen. This time I’d pushed someone too far and I was on suspension. Normally I would already be three sheets to the wind right now but I had other things to think about then the job. A whole new world had been opened up in front of me and I was still coming to terms with the fact that there really was such a thing as vampires. And now here I was living with a house full of them with no where else to go. It had been a not so subtle hint that I shouldn’t try to leave. I wasn’t stupid, I knew that what they were was a secret and I would take it to my grave. No one would believe me anyway. I was a human among vampires. Like some bad frickin teen show. I was useless in a war that I actually wanted to help with. There was only one reason why I hadn’t tried to flee and he lived across the hall from me. Somewhere along the way I had formed a quick friendship with the vampire that everyone else tended to stay away from. I wasn’t someone that made friends with anyone and I was sure the case was the same with him. The bar went suddenly quite and I looked up from the amber liquid in my glass to see him enter the room. He tried not to bring attention to himself by hiding his face with his hat pulled down low. There was an aura about him that could not be ignored, a commanding presence that made everyone stop what they were doing and take notice. There was no hiding for him, he had to resort to tricks of the mind to make others forget that he was ever there. I was drawn in just as easily as the rest and I wasn’t exactly sure what that said about me. It was a pull that I felt to the very fiber of my being I didn’t know how I was going to tell him what I needed to tell him. I watched the way he moved through the room. Anyone who knew anything about the subject could tell that this guy was a well oiled fighting machine. Every step held the grace of a dancer and nothing was beyond his notice. His gaze settled on me and I could feel a shiver run down my back. He knew why I was here, he knew that I’d been avoiding him and he was probably here to drag me back. I looked back down at my drink and rolled the glass back and forth. He slid into the booth next to me without saying a word and raised his hand for a drink. We sat in silence for a long time until I finally couldn’t take it any longer.- I have to go, Vishous. ‘That’s bullshit.’ -He didn’t even wait for me to finish my thought. My head slumped even further and I ran my fingers through my hair.- Look, you think I haven’t thought about this? You’re my best friend… my only fuckin friend… I can’t sit back and watch while you guys do all of the heavy lifting. -I paused to fumble inside my coat for a stick of gum. I was fully prepared to ramble on through all of the reasons why I couldn’t stick around when I felt a hand land on mine. My heart jumped up into my throat and I stared down at the other reason why I had to go. I didn’t know what to do with all of the emotions that this very alpha male stirred in me. Don’t look at his eyes, don’t look at his eyes… Ah fuck… I fell easily into the crystal clear depths and there was that secret part of me that wanted to stay there. He was talking again but I wasn’t hearing what he said, the pounding of my heart was blocking out everything else. I opened my mouth to repeat what I had said when I actually heard was he was trying to tell me. I wouldn’t be allowed to walk away, I knew too much. And of course it fell to Vishous to take care of that particular security risk. My back straightened up and I blinked a few times.- You would have to kill me… -To his credit, nothing showed on his features. At least not that anyone else would see. I knew him better than that. I saw the tic in the corner of his eye.- ‘Damn it, Cop. Use your head for a minute here. This is not the way.’ -His thumb ran over the pulse in my wrist. In that way that only he could, he calmed me to the point of almost falling asleep.- Vishous… -I slumped back against him and didn’t even stop to think about the oddity of us being so close. It was so easy to just relax there against him, he was the solid wall that held me up.- ‘I’m not giving you up that easily. Give me some time. I’m working on something.’ -I straightened back up and turned to look at my best friend. I didn’t want to leave him but I was scared to death of what I would do if I stayed. I could feel the spark between us, you had to be dead not to know that there was something there. To this day I couldn’t tell you who leaned forward first all I know was that our lips met somewhere in the middle. His lips were much softer than I thought they would be. I didn’t even care that we were in a crowded bar right now, not that any of these people would ever remember Vishous. Here it was just me and him and the rest of the world melted away. My tongue slid out and tentatively traced his lips. There was no mistaking who and what I was kissing right now, I could feel the facial hair brush over my lips. There was a moan, I didn’t know if it was his or mine but it struck that cord inside me like a lightning bolt. And just like touching the flame, I jerked back. It took me awhile to steady my breath. I couldn’t look at him. Why did I do that? We were fine being best friends and now it was awkward. I downed the last of my Lag in front of me and got up.- I gotta go. I’ll see you later. -I bolted out of there so fast you would have thought that someone was chasing me with a baseball bat. And speaking of baseball bats… I was carrying one around in my pants right now.- Fuuuuck… -I didn’t stop until I was in the Escalade. I sat there slumped over the steering wheel trying to think of anything other than him sliding in the seat next to me. The smell of him was thick in this vehicle that we shared. I could feel it wrap around as if the male had taken me into his arms. My mind spun through what that would be like to let go of all of my fears and jump in with both feet. I’d given myself a million reasons not to go down that road. He wasn’t that kind of a guy, I would only end up with a broken heart, I would lose my best friend… And the biggest of all reasons to run as far and as fast as I could, I wasn’t gay. The horn went off loudly and snapped me out of the hole that I was falling down. My fingers fumbled with the keys and I had the SUV shooting out of there. I didn’t know where I was going at first, I was just driving to get away. But it was too damn hard to actually get away from thoughts in your head. I found myself in front of a church. Lot’s of people were pouring through the doors and it took me a moment to remember why. It was Christmas… How had I forgotten that?! Was I so wrapped up in my own little world that I’d completely spaced this time of year? My mother would tan my ass if she knew how long it had been since I’d stepped foot in a church. My feet carried me inside without even sparing another thought to it. The sense of peace settled over me immediately. Everything that had been tumbling around in my brain flatlined and I could see it all clearly without the rampant emotions that had confused it all. I was running from something that might never happen in the first place. What I was really running from was my own feelings. Of course one trip to church didn’t give me some kind of grand revelation on how to fix this but I could face it now. I wasn’t even sure there was a way to fix any of it and maybe it wasn’t broken in the first place. V and I worked, at the end of the day, we worked. I trusted him with my life, that was never a question for me. I stayed through the whole service and left the church feeling at ease within my own head. Whatever was going to come was going to come and running from it wasn’t going to help anything. He knew where to find me, he could find me anywhere I went no matter how far I ran anyway. And I had a feeling that he would too… he wasn’t just going to let me go. I stopped at the Escalade and carefully unwrapped a stick of gum. I wasn’t shaking anymore, that had to be a good sign. I got back into the SUV and drove slowly back toward the mansion. I was still so lost in thought that I wasn’t rushing anything right now. From the corner of my eye I caught something that had me turning the vehicle around for another look. My heart rate jumped up and I hoped that I really didn’t see what I thought I did.- Shit, shit, SHIT! -I stopped the car and jumped out with my guns in my hands. I didn’t even need to think about what it might look like to stand there in the middle of the street unloading round after round into the backs of two lesser that had a very scared vampire cornered in an alley. I freaked them the fuck out to say the least, they hadn’t expected to be interrupted and here I was breaking up their little party. Shooting at them only served to piss ‘em off really but at least I got them away from the other guy. What I really needed right now was back up. I took cover behind a dumpster and pulled out my phone. As soon as I saw the time I cursed… loudly. I dialed the one number I would always call when in a pinch like this but I knew that I was screwed. I knew that he would never get here in time, the sun would beat him to it. I left the phone on and dropped it in my pocket before leaning out and shouting at the vampire huddled in the corner.- Go on! Get out of here! You have to, it’s your only chance. -He must have understood me because I could see him close his eyes and try to calm down enough to demat. My job was to keep the attention of the lesser long enough for him to get away. And then… well and then I was fucked good and proper. I knew it already, I really didn’t need a van load of more lesser popping up behind me to drill that one home. I fought as hard as I could though, I was no easy target like that other poor guy was. But in the end it didn’t matter, I was human and they weren’t, not to mention the fact that I was severely out numbered. It’s a blessing that I don’t remember what happened to me after they took me. Every once in a while I will get a flash of it and wake up from a dead sleep screaming all over again. I know enough by the state that body was in. That was the first time that I visited death’s door but it would not be the last. I woke up in a field of snow without a strip of clothing on. I should be cold, I should be dead but I wasn’t. I surrounded in warmth and it took me a minute to realize where it came from. My eyes refused to open properly but when they finally did I looked up into the diamond eyes of Vishous. I couldn’t move, everything in me hurt, but he had me. Tears streamed down my face and the image of him soon fogged completely but I could still feel his arms around me. In that moment I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt what I had been hiding inside myself for so long… I was in love with Vishous.-

Retrieval

Butch -There were times when I knew it was cool to yank V’s chain and there were times when it was stupid to waste time. I’d already seen my Hellren tear out of the Pit like he had a fire under his ass. Something was up and it was hitting the fan in a big way. This wasn’t one of them nights when I would lounge around the Pit buck naked and try to entice my male. Too bad really… I took a quick shower and had my leathers already on by the time I got a text from Vishous. I hurriedly drew on my weapons and was in the garage in under two minutes. I slid right into the passenger seat of the Escalade and looked over at V’s face.- That bad huh?… Alright, let’s do what we do. -Vishous was the one person that I didn’t have the itch to question until I had the whole picture. Of course I was curious as shit but I trusted him. It was only in those moments when he was shutting down that I felt the need to poke and prod. I sank back in the seat and checked to see that my guns were loaded.-

Vishous As soon as Butch was in the vehicle and even before the door was shut I was jerking the Escalade in reverse and backing out like a bat out of hell. I didn’t glance over once, my eyes were trained on the road and the location of the first sight. Clark County Hospital had two civilians laid up in its morgue but not for long. After we were out of the safety of the Manse and all the gates I aimed for town. “I’d take that bad over this shit any fucking day.” I dove straight into the heart of it and gave the basics. “It seems whoever the new ForeLesser is, they are fucked in the head and showing it in a big way. Tonight there has been a mass murder of Civilians and each one was left in a place that they would definitely be found by humans.” I bypassed going through town and instead opted for cutting through the back way and down a few choice alleys before I finally parked in the furthest corner of the hospitals parking light. I cut the engine off and pocketed the keys before opening the door and stepping out. “Our job tonight is to retrieve our people and clean up any traces that would lead back to us, but as you know we’re fucked with time so each Brother is doing exactly the same shit we are right now. Let’s do this Cop.” I wasn’t pumped in the normal sense that I got when I was on rotation, no, I was pissed the fuck off and if I actually stopped to admit it I was hurting inside for the senseless crimes against the innocent ones of our race, ones we had sworn to protect and failed to do so. That there was the crux of it, failure and not just I failed to stop at a red light, this was some heavy fucking life defining shit and it shrouded around me like a black cloak.

Butch -I was dumbfounded by what Vishous was telling me. It has always been understood that the war between lesser and vampire was kept behind scenes. And V was right, it would take the twisted mind of a new forelesser to come up with a plan like that.- You know that was always one of the things that I really liked about this job. I’m not tracking down clues to find some mystery killer, I’m taking care of the bad guys before they kill… -I was more mumbling to myself than anything at this point. I watched the town whirl by in the bright colors of lights at night feeling a sickness sinking into the pit of my stomach. I came to the conclusion quickly that I would throw all of my efforts into finding this new jackass no matter what it took. I was uniquely qualified to do just that and it was high time I put my skills to use in a serious way. I was out of the Escalade in a flash alongside my other half. I stopped him before we entered the hospital.- I can find this guy Vishous. You know I can but you might not like the lengths. -I hadn’t exactly pieced all the parts together in my head yet but a plan was there and I knew that I would need Vishous.-

Vishous I had my Mhis up around us and I was already taking steps when Butch started speaking and only then did I stop and for the rest of what was left of this night it would be the last time I stopped to talk. “Don’t, not fucking now Cop. Right now the last fucking thing I need in my head is you sucking down a mass of Lesser and risking all. I need my head in this shit. Damage control, true?” My fingers curled up so tightly against my palms that I felt my blunt nails biting into my hands and I had to consciously think to uncurl them. I couldn’t go down that trail of thoughts right now, it was harsh enough that they attacked those that had no knowledge of fighting but to add on Butch going way the fuck out on a limb to take the fuckers down was overkill for my control right now. I gave a quick nod and stepped up to one of the back doors to the hospital, this one had a simple badge swipe security and after using my blade I worked the back of it and heard the click on the door. I pulled it open and went down the long corridor until I found the exit sign right above a door that was marked stairs. Bingo I thought and high tailed it down them and through another hallway. I passed up fuck load of closed doors until finally we came to the one with a side placard with (Morgue) on it. This door had a key pad beside it and once again I went to work on it and waited to hear the familiar click and opened it up. Right there dead center of the room were two stretchers with white sheets covering them. “Alright the plan is simple, we go up the elevator that we passed then back out the door we came in and once outside we load them in the ambulance that was parked out back and you follow me in the Escalade. We have another location to hit after this one. You good with all that Butch?”

Butch -My lips pursed in a tight line as I listened to Vishous. Two things occurred to me and neither one really sat well. First, Vishous appeared like he was not thinking ten steps ahead like he normally did. He was focused on the task at hand, which was admirable, but he was blocking out all else and it wasn’t something that he normally did. I knew that it was because of me but I could deal with that another time. It was the second thing that had me more worried about myself. I was a homicide detective for so many years that the death of innocents was almost commonplace to me. I didn’t stop to think that it wouldn’t be the case for someone like Vishous. Sure it upset me but it was something that I saw everyday and yes, sometimes in these quantities that he was talking about. I’d always thought that he was the more jaded of us but in this particular instance it was me. I looked back up, jolted from my thoughts, and quickly followed after the retreating form of Vishous. I immediately went to one of the stretchers and set my hands on the cold metal.- I’m good, nallum. Let’s get this over with. -‘So that I could find the sonofabitch responsible,’ I thought internally. I ducked my head like I hadn’t even had the thought and pushed the stretcher through the door.-

Vishous Another quick nod and I was pushing one of the stretchers out the door and down to the elevator that we passed. Luck was actually on our side as we made it back up to the first floor and out the same door we came in. The ambulance was still sitting there and I jimmied the back doors open and instead of taking the stretcher I slipped my arms under the sheet and the body. I could already feel the coldness of the body setting in as I lifted the fallen one onto the stretcher that was already in place in back of the ambulance and went to the second stretcher and did the same thing but this one I actually loaded the bed into the cramped back space, seeing as any emergency vehicle only comes equipped with one. After we had them secured I locked the doors and tossed the escalades keys to Butch. “Our next stop is the park on State St. I’ll follow you there and fix the lights for us as we go.” I went around to the driver’s side of the vehicle and got behind the wheel, it only took a minute to disengage the security on it and get the engine going.

Butch -I caught the keys in one smooth motion and jogged back over to the Escalade. It was a good damn thing that V was with me because I wasn’t sure how cool my fast talking was on an active crime scene. The last time I’d tried it I had to dress Z in a hazmat suit. I chewed on the inside of my cheek as I drop the SUV trying to ponder what the forelesser was after with this move. Was he trying to drive all vampires out into the public eye? Was it an elaborate trap to catch the Brotherhood? Or was it the actions of a pissed off child? And how was he identifying the race so easily? Did he have an inside source? Was he torturing some vampire right now? There were too many questions for my liking and the way that the hearts were ripped out had to be some sort of clue to his motive. Should I care about his motive at this point? It wasn’t like he was going to have his day in court. Maybe it would help find him though… I wasn’t sure. My head was spinning by the time I pulled up at the park. I quickly took in the scene and walked straight toward the one body that I saw, knowing that V would be right behind me.-

Vishous We made it to State St in record time and when we pulled up there were a few cops walking around a body that was just lying there to be gawked at. I growled out my annoyance at this race. They were useless as far as I was concerned. I stepped out and made my way to the crime scene. It was no big surprise when the cops milling around started coming at me as if I was carrying a chainsaw and wearing a mask. A sneer curled my lip up and as soon as they were close enough I brought all their eyes to focus on me. With a few short words they parted ways and started picking the scattered garbage off the grounds around them. My iridescent eyes glowed with each step I took that brought me closer to the next victim. It didn’t take a genius to see that an outright battle went down here, I could smell the Lesser filth from a mile away but what floored me was the one laying on the ground void of a heart. It wasn’t a civilian vampire; no this was a Doggen, a male Doggen. I knelt down next to the male and inspected the cold ground around him. “There were many others here Cop, many males and at least one female.” Shaking my head I lifted the Doggen from the ground and nodded at the Cops that were still picking up the littered garbage. “We better get out of here before any new arrivals show up and see those clowns.”

Butch -All my instincts took over as I looked at the scene and listened to what was being said by the investigators. They had found the telltale signs of a greasy substance and ash but I knew for a fact they wouldn’t get anything off of that. It was the other blood spatters that I worried about and the extend of the actual battle. I stood by a large pool of blood and turned a full circle to see that whoever was here had been surrounded. This one could not have fought their way out, they were bleeding too much. I raised my hand and nodded with V’s assessment of the sitch. I followed the evidence markers, picking them up as I went. The trail of blood ended at the street and I could see the tire marks of a skidding vehicle. I came back to V and opened up the back door of the ambulance for him to put the body in with the rest.- The took a car with the one that was wounded. At least someone escaped with their life tonight… hopefully. Odd that in a place so public there were no witnesses found. Though there is one pissed off dude over there that got his car stolen. -Pointing to the guy who sat on a bench looking at his watch.- I’m willing to bet he was the one that actually called the cops.

Vishous I followed after Butch with the Doggen in my arms while he checked the layout of the scene and once we made it back to the Ambulance and he opened the door I tried my best to lay the third victim in as comfortably as the other two. Even though I knew it was a moot point I still tried. I shut the door and secure it once more before turning to Butch. “How about you go yack it up with him and get some info while I set a little fire to take care of the blood trail left behind here?” I gave a half grin and didn’t wait for anything else before I knelt down by the curve and removed my leather glove from my hand. The cops were well out the way of the area I was targeting. Even before I laid my palm down over the area I could feel the power rush through me as if it was happy as fuck to be in use again. With the barest touch of my fingertips the cold wet ground danced and sparked to life with a red haze of flames and it spread over the ground as if it was crawling and rolling through the blades of grass.

Butch -I tucked the evidence markers into my back pocket and wiped my hands off as I headed over toward the guy on the chair. I pulled out my notepad that I always carried and flipped it open before sitting down next to the guy who was obviously pissed that this murder had gotten in the way of anyone finding his car. I started with the standard things: name, make/model of the car, license and time of robbery. I jotted it all down but was actually more concerned with who had taken his car. The guy was very adamant about this part. His hands flew in every direction as he described how he been pulled from his car by Thor and how the guy had no fucking clue how to treat ‘his baby’. With some more prodding I got more of a description than that and it sounded remarkably like the Bastard that I’d met when I went out to pick up Bella. I made another note of that as the guy went on to add the description of another man with a wicked scar on his face carrying a beautiful chick that was obviously very hurt. I had a pretty good idea who the one with a scar was it was the female that I was concerned about. My brow wrinkled as I wrote down her description and I looked up to watch Vishous doing his thing. I flipped the notepad closed and tucked it away before standing up. I nodded to V that I had the information.-

Vishous When I got the nod from Butch I made my way across the street and that alone was enough to bring the guys attention to me and the now low burning fire across the street. Again I delved into his head as I did with the Cops and did some rearranging and twisting until he sit there looking at his watch again like he had not a care in the world. “Alright, hopefully the others were able to hit their marks and retrieve all the rest, Lets get back because I can feel the daylight fingers itching at the back of my neck.” I got ready to turn and leave but before I did I grabbed Butch by the back of his neck and pulled him in for a rushed kiss and then let go just as abruptly. I was licking his taste from my lips as I went back over to the ambulance and got in position to follow him back to the Manse.

Butch -I wasn’t as in sync with my new lifestyle yet to where I just knew when the sun was going to rise. I imagined it was a handy ability though. I didn’t have much time to contemplate it before Vishous was pulling me to him. All thought stopped and I moaned into his lips. The moment was over as soon as it started and I was left watching him saunter off back to the ambulance like nothing had happened. I growled lowly and eyeballed the fuck out of those swaying hips that rolled perfectly with his shoulders.- Fucker… -I adjusted myself and got into the Escalade. I paused long enough to light up a cigarette and than we were racing through the streets of Caldwell thanks to V’s handy ability to fix stop lights. He was right, I could see the sun peaking over the horizon just as we pulled into the underground garage. I only hoped that everyone else made it back with the tasks that they had as well.-

Fresh Level of Hell

Vishous Hell fucking fire I was ready to snatch Cop away and get the fuck out of dodge for a while. Things were blowing up around here before and now it was a chaotic fuck up after another. In such a small span of time there was the shit of Z deciding Chosens didn’t need throats so why not rip them out, then Phury taking the brunt of that punishment, along with finding out and discovering this stuff with Darius’s long lost sister. Too fucking much I tell you. Now as I sit here delving into the new residence that we found, I had the police scanner on low in the back ground and a blunt hanging from between the corner of my lips. I was aggravated, irritated and any other kind of fucking tated word you could think of. My nut was blue and my dick was on a full blown hard on nonstop. Soon I’d have this all done and then I was going to stay in the Pit and dare a motherfucking to interrupt my Hellren and me from some hard core down time. That thought actually had me starting to grin but all that came to a halt when some stuff from the scanner caught my attention. I quickly butted out the hand rolled and jacked up the volume while I also did some dancing over the keys with my fingers and pulled up exactly what was going on. White hot rage coursed through me so powerfully that the tatts bordering my brow and the iridescent eyes of mine lit up strong enough to put all my monitors to shame. Swiftly I jotted down each location the police had found bodies at and the places each one was took to. I didn’t waste any more time than just grabbing my leather jacket and holsters before I was beating tracks through the tunnels and over the Manse’s main floor, all the way up to Wrath’s office. Even there I didn’t stop to announce or knock; I just barged in and let my presence speak for the urgency of the matter. One thing that I admire about the Brothers ability, he knew BS when he smelled it and he knew by just being in a room with someone what kind of emotion was coursing through them.

Wrath [I was sitting down with Fritz going over all of the preparations that were going into what was soon to be my mating ceremony. Normally this was stuff that I would leave to others and really I had given everything over to the doggen but I wanted details on what it all would look like. I never really cared about things like that before but now I suddenly found myself engrossed in the descriptions. He laid out fabrics for me to feel and brought in the flowers that would be used so that I could smell them. I didn’t want to miss any detail of the moment simply because I was blind. And I certainly didn’t want my shellan to have to explain everything to me the night of. There was a wide assortment of things spread out on the desk from a sampling of the food that would be served to ribbons that would be adorning the mansion. After the terribleness of the rythe that we had all born witness to, I had a strong desire to instill something happy into the mix. I only hoped that the others actually found this a happy occasion and not just a chance to put a blade to my skin. Everything screeched to a dead halt as I felt the wave approaching. I motioned for Fritz to leave before Vishous even got through the door. Whatever was happening it was on almost the same level as ‘someone just damn near killed my hellren and I’m about to go whoop some ass’. I heard Fritz say something polite before he scurried out of the room and closed the door. I rested my hands on the arms of my chair and gave the Brother my full attention.] What fresh level of hell have we stumbled upon now?

Vishous I dove right into the clusterfuck of it all; no need in beating around bushes when hell was firing a blazing path right to us. “Never a dull fucking moment, Lesser’s are on the full attack and not staying in the shadows.” I stopped pacing the length of the office and braced my hands palms down on the desk as I stared straight at our King. “All over Caldwell bodies of our race are popping up. Hearts removed from their chest and left in very public places to be found and found they have been all the way from the high end of town to the gutters.” I went ahead and stated the obvious even though I was sure it wasn’t necessary. “We’re fucked in every bad way possible, we have less than two hours for us all to get the fuck out there and not fight but retrieve our fallen race and clean this shit up before the humans get mixed into this deeper and shit hits the fan.” I stood back up and pulled out the list of locations that needed to be dealt with and looked it over. “If we pull the lead out of our asses and we split up we will have time to get all the bodies and bring them back here. The Lesser, well that shit we will need to convene about how to retaliate and send a message of our own.”

Wrath [I forced myself to not ask any questions until Vishous was done laying everything out. I rose slowly from my chair and sent up a silent prayer for all of my race that had been lost in this brutal act. My sorrow for the souls was only matched by my rage. My hands gripped the edge of the desk in a white knuckled hold.] For centuries we have kept hidden from eye of the public and now they purposely leave our kind out in the open in a hideous display?! [My mouth clamped closed in a silent scream that rocked through the room nonetheless. This was not the time to allow emotions to rip us apart.] Not only will we cover this mess up but the Brothers will bring back every single body that is found. [I lifted my head and called out for Fritz in a voice that expressed how angry I was right now. When he poked into the room I instructed him to have the large vehicles brought out and every bit of burial cloth that we could get our hands on brought out.] Use my computer if you have to, Brother. I need this to come directly from me and go out to all of the Brotherhood. You will pair up with Butch, Zsadist with Phury, Tohrment with John Matthew and Rhage with Qhuinn. Divide up the locations and leave clear instructions that they are to get rid of any trace of our kind ever being there while also bringing home every body before the sun hits them. For now we are on damage control. Once we get past this night we will cover the streets with lesser blood and drive them back to their holes!

Vishous I didn’t take any longer than it took to go around Wraths desk and kick his computer to life. I attached each of the Brothers cells to the message and divided out locations for each pairing.  “URGENT….Tonight the Lesser have attacked our race and taken out several civilians, leaving them out in public places to be discovered by humans. By Wrath’s orders we are on damage control. I am attaching locations to each of you with where the police have taken our fallen to. We retrieve and bring them back to the Manse. Clean up any and all traces leading to us. Any questions hit me up. The pairings for the night are Phury/Z, Tohr/JM, Rhage/Qhuinn and Butch and me. Keep eyes and ears open and most of all be quick as fuck, night is coming close to an end.” I pushed back from the chair and darted to the door. I had the door opened and a foot out before I called over my shoulder to Wrath. “I’ll message you when we’re heading back or if there’s any shit that hits more for us all.” I bust ass back to the Pit and shot a txt to Butch. “911 Cop, meet me in the garage in under 5.” I shoved my phone in my jacket pocket and was already barreling through the double doors leading to the garage and sitting impatiently behind the steering wheel with my eyes locked on the door waiting for Butch.

Vision

Zsadist: [Walking down into the tunnels I do my best to relax but I couldn’t. All this shit that has been going on has left me confused and just to much on my mind. I mean my fucking eyes have turned to yellow like my twins…I still didn’t understand what was happening but the fact that my brother was healthy and in good hands with his female gave me some relief. Grunting I scrub my hands over my skull trim as I move into the garage. I needed to drive somewhere…just mindless driving. Walking past the line of cars I pause as I hear the clink of metal. Turning my head I see long leather covered legs that stuck out from under the Escalade. The shitkickers that were on their feet push into the ground and I watch as Vishous rolls out on the creeper he was laying on. A blunt hanging from his lips. He smirks and I pause unsure what to say or do. Looking at my car then back at him I murmur] something wrong with the SUV?

V: I sit up and scooted my feet across the concrete until my knees were up enough to brace my arms over them. I drew my diamond gaze up and looked at my Brother. Right now he looked like a caged rat hunting and scavenging for a way out. I took one last draw off my almost gone hand rolled and butted the lit end out on the ground between my feet. “What’s doing Brother? You seem like something has a hold of you and won’t let go.” My arms dropped down and I pushed up off the creeper and stood up. There was no one else about at the moment, and right now that seemed to be a good thing as I waited to see if Z would hightail it on me or stand still.

Zsadist: [I watch as Vishous rises from the floor…not answering my question but instead asking his own. Grunting I rub at my skull trim before bringing my golden yellow eyes to his diamond ones] I…um [Takes a deep breath letting air fill my lungs. I take my eyes off of him and instead focuses on something else] Yeah something like that…heads a mess [Lifts a hand then drops it with a sigh. It was funny how it always was Vishous who found me in this state of mind and dammit he was the king of this shit. He was one who suffered just as much as me and still had his demons or worst everyones thoughts in his head. Sure things have been a shit ton better since he met Butch, prior to that he just kinda gave a fuck off look and didn’t speak too much. Slowly I meet the brothers eyes again and murmurs] Just got a lot of voices in my head right now that won’t shut up…i’m confused…and worn out…and lost…

V: I grabbed the rag off the hood of the Escalade and wiped some of the oil off my hands. I got where Z was in his head, especially after the shit storm of the past couple of weeks. I dropped the rag back on the hood and leaned back against the cool black metal. “I get the voices, ones that belong to you and the ones that belong to others. You’re on overload man, too much in too little of time and that makes you wide the fuck open to shit like that.” I pulled out another hand rolled along with my lighter and took my time setting fire to the end. Everyone had their own shit to deal and work with, Z was just now this past year going down that road and it was a fucked up one. I knew the crevices, cracks and holes that path had in its way. I walked it every day and always would, for that matter each of the Brothers were walking down their own paths. “What’s clogging you up Z? This stuff with Phury and the obvious life changing shit that went down with you both during the Rythe?” I drew a lungful of tobacco smoke in, the ceremony was fucked but most things the SV did were, but somehow in this it was like us witnessing the Rythe could almost visually see a change come over both Brothers… a kind of release is how it seemed best described to me.

Zsdasit: [Nods and motions a hand to my face] yeah…and this eye color changing shit is freaking me out…I don’t understand it all…I mean…I realized a lot during that rythe…I did. It changed me yeah but somethings still don’t feel right ya know? [Taking a deep breath I get hit with the scent of his turkish tobacco and it was almost calming. Nodding to the blunt between his lips I murmur in a low tone] Got one of those for me? [I was a brother that didn’t drink or smoke as much as the others…but times like this when I had a lot going on in my head I craved it. Cracking my knuckles one by one I look away from V and eyes the Escalade as I talk] I don’t know what to do…what to feel…to think. Its a million things going up in here [Taps my temple then closes my eyes] right now I wanna slaughter a lesser [Grunts causing my chest to rumble] Then grab a strong drink…mmm make me numb…maybe blast some music…[Opens my eyes to meet the diamond ones of my brother…I know he hated this question but I had to fucking ask him…just this once…cause I was down this dark path] Have you had any….visions of me lately?

V: I pulled another hand-rolled from my pocket and handed it along with my lighter over to Z. “You’re overthinking shit Brother and you need to stop the constant rolling of voices in your head and focus only on your own.” I inhaled another hit off my smoke and let the white fog roll gently out of my mouth as I watched and listened to my Brother. The constant movement and endless stopping of half sentences spoke volumes to the state of mind he was in at the present moment. “Listen to me Z, over the past year we’ve talked and hung more than we have in centuries of being Brothers, in that time we have watched not only each other but that of all our brothers go through changes. You, yourself have come leaps and bounds from where you were just 12 months ago. The way I see it this with your eyes is another hurdle you have crossed and survived.” I took the last hit off my hand-rolled and dropped the rest to the ground and smashed it out with my boot before I continued on.” Look I’m going to go all Dr.  Phil on you here so just listen. We’re all Brothers but Phury is of your blood, the bond there is undeniable and we’ve all seen it but I don’t think you really felt it till the ceremony, it seemed to me in that moment and what all led up to the Rythe helped you actually see and more important feel the true unselfish love that your Brother always had for you. In a word it is helping you heal the gaping wounds inside of you. Now that is a damn good thing but the issue is for someone like you it is fucking hard with your head, you are more comfortable holding onto the dark depths of the pain than you are at grabbing onto the good and love that has always been right in front of you.” I took a deep breath and let the words sink in as a somewhat painful yet easy grin settled on my lips. “I get it, I do. Fuck when Butch walked through the Manse’s door I felt something but I tried shutting that shit down, even when he told me he had feelings and all that, I still couldn’t….wouldn’t except it and I went out on a killing spree and ended up at my Penthouse slicing myself up. I wanted to cut as deep as I fucking could to get him out of me, it didn’t matter at the time how much blood I was losing or if I would even make it through at the end. Eventually I let him reach out to me and I took a hold of what he was offering me. What I’m saying to you Brother is this, you have a fuck ton of people reaching out to you, at times you have took a hold of each of us, and I think now you are more in a mind to actually pull yourself through this black void that you have dwelled in for so long. You want what’s on the other side, the possibilities that you see and have felt are urging you forward.” My eyes flashed brilliantly for a second before dimming back down to my normal clear white when I hear Z’s last question. My visions had always been a curse and a blessing, I hated this shit I saw and at the same time I needed to see them. They were as much a part of me as the power that surged through my hand but unlike my hand my visions were something I kept locked inside myself. As much as I shared with Butch, my visions were one thing that I held back, that I suppressed inside my own head. Most of what I saw would do more harm than good to those they were about but every now and then the tables flipped on the images that came to me. My head dropped a few degrees and I ran my gloved hand through my thick black hair. When I did finally speak my voice was thick, almost hesitant. “This time Z I will answer but I’m not sure how you will receive what I saw so take it as you will and know that I can only tell you what I see and not exactly what it means or represents. True.” I drew my gaze back up and looked at my brother dead on. “I saw you bare of all clothing and on your knees, you weren’t alone. There was another in the room with you, a large male hovered closely by you, almost protectively and your eyes were more brilliant in their vivid coloring than I have yet to see them. Now as to what it means, again I have not a fucking clue but that is the last image I had of you and it came to me before the Rythe took place.” I scrubbed a hand down my face and slumped back even more against the Escalade with the telling of that sight that I had held inside my head since I first saw it.

Zsadist: [Watching Vishous closely I almost wince as I hear the shit he pulled at the penthouse..shit I didn’t know about and even though it was in the past it still gave me a pain in my stomach to know my brother was in that much pain. About to speak but pauses as he continues and tells me about his vision. My yellow eyes widen as I hear what he says, confused as fuck. I scrub a hand over the back of my neck. Naked..? Why was I naked. Wondering if it was a ritual thing like the rythe but…I mean wouldn’t all the brotherhood be there instead of one male…a mystery male at that. I light the hand-rolled blunt that V gave to me and turns on my heels to start a slow pace as I smoke. Staying completely silent until I finish the smoke. Flicking the butt before I lift my head to look up at my brother. Clearing my throat] hell…I need more than that V [Snorts and a small chuckle passes through my distorted lips] shit…alright brother thanks..your advice means more to me than you will know [Takes in a deep breath, placing my hand on your shoulder and gives it a small squeeze as I stare into my brothers diamond eyes with my deep citrine ones]

V: Chuckling I shake my head and nod back at Z. “yeah well you aren’t getting more than that Brother, hell these visions don’t come with step by step instructions.” I felt at ease and relaxed again. Sometimes it fucked with my head when I spoke about the shit I saw. Hell if anything I wished there was a handbook on this stuff so I knew what was up but that was always a no go. “The way I see it man is even us souped up YMCA looking males have to talk everyone once in awhile and there isn’t a fucking Dr in creation that can handle our shit.” I flashed a wink at my Brother and grinned somewhat proudly. “You can thank Butch for teaching me how to talk and not just bark out orders. The Cop wasn’t real big on me being all closed up and emo and shit.” My black T-shirt clad shoulders came up in a nonchalant shrug and I locked my diamond eyes right back on the vivid ones staring at me. “Loyalty Z, that includes having each others back not only on the battlefield but with all things, feel me?”

Zsadist: [Laughs shaking my head with a grin that soon grows even larger] As much as I was team humans suck in the beginning of it all I couldn’t imagine our lives without that son of a bitch..who will always be “Cop” [Chuckles and nudges your shoulder with my own] he changed you for the better my brother [Feeling slightly at ease now even though I was secretly freaking out about this vision and the male..I mean it can’t be a brother…I’m naked for scribe sakes…so who was it. Pushing it aside and tunes back into what V was saying, nodding a few times before reaching a hand up to scrub over my skull trim..keeping that vision in the back of my head]

Dream a little dream of me….

 Vishous

I sit there in one of the two chairs that were situated in my mates and mine bedroom. Daylight had made its appearance known just two short hours ago and when I laid down to sleep I found my head in a whirl spin of chaos. I had slipped out of bed after Butch fell asleep and now here I sit for the past thirty minutes watching him sleep. I could hear his even breaths, see them as his chest rose and fell with each inhale and release of them. He really had no clear idea how breathtaking of a male he was. Every part of his body was perfect and even the few small imperfections he had spoken about only made his appearance that much more perfect. I had always had a voracious appetite when it came to the flesh of one’s body. Now it was more of a need, a type of substance I had to have as much as I had to feed off another’s blood to keep me going. I relaxed back in the chair letting my long bare legs stretch out in front of me and letting my head rest against the smooth hard wall behind me. It didn’t take long before my diamond eyes slid close and I was locked into the easy peace of my males unconscious mind. This was yet another trick given to me through my bloodline but one I used rarely. As soon as I entered his realm of sleep I felt a deep sense of comforting warmth surround me. I moved the covers aside and licked a nice wet path down to his groin. It never failed to amaze me how much I wanted to pleasure this male but in doing so I also enjoyed it to the tenth power and greater in mixing pain with it. I ran my warm lips over the tip of his flaccid cock that lay against his stomach. Teasing it with a heated breath or two here and there and then finally clamping my teeth down on the just the end with the slit dead center inside my mouth. As I sit in the chair across the room with my eyes closed and myself firmly implanted in my Cops dreams I started stroking my throbbing dick. I made every touch, sound and sense as real as possible. With the end of his dick in my mouth I slid my gloved hand down over his thigh and moved further down between his semi parted legs until the end of my finger was circling and pressing against his ass. A deep throaty moan breezed heatedly through my lips and on the next inhale in I was pushing my finger up inside of him. By now my hand was working over my cock so hard that I could feel the thick veins in my length pulsing against my hand and I spread my own legs further apart as I stayed rooted in the chair. My teeth bit down harder on the meat between them and I jerked my head back and finally released the hold I had on his dick. I didn’t waste any time in getting a nice steady pace going with my finger fucking him in his ass, making sure with each hard stroke that I pressed and rubbed over that nub inside of him. At this point my dick was jerking so hard in my death grip hold that I squeezed the fuck out of myself and reached down with my other hand and took a hold of my sak. In the dream I bit and ate my way down the thick vein that ran the full length of Butch’s cock and when I reached his groin I didn’t hesitate to sink my already lengthened canines into his skin. The blood swelled up in my mouth and that only encouraged me to finger fuck his asshole harder. I felt his dick harden and brush over my face with each harsh pull I took on his groin. It was no surprise to me that my back was arching crazily off the back of the chair and the sounds coming out sounded more like that of an animal than a male. Once again I tightened my fingers even harder around my dick and worked it for all I was worth even as I yanked and crushed my nut in my other hand. With easy precision I slid my fangs from him and lapped up the small drops of blood that quickly pooled around the perfect holes I’d inflicted on him. Not once did I relent in my finger fucking of his more than accommodating ass. I moved deeper between his legs, forcing them to spread open wider to fit my size and once there I dunked my head down lower and sucked the skin of his nuts into my mouth. FUckkkkkk I worshiped this males balls, I could spend hours right here…and I had many times and would many more. I sucked, licked and ate each one of the hardened orbs into my mouth. I could feel my release building, it was as strong as the power that surged through my hand that could incinerate a building in mere seconds. My mouth opened up and my lips dripped with the saliva I had worked up to lavish over my Cops nuts. I moved up a little further between his legs and once again licked and teased my way up his harden length till I reached his swollen head. All it took was seeing my teeth marks imprinted into the velvety smooth skin to push me over the edge. My already drooling mouth dove down over his cock and I shoved my head down all the way until all that could be seen were my lips and the skin of his groin. Back in the chair my hips rocked madly against the death grip hold I had on my cock and on my sak. In the bed still firmly implanted in Butch’s mind I sucked his cock viciously and finger fucked his ass savagely until simultaneously I felt his dick jerking to the same rapid beat that mine was in my hand and both shot out their release. Butch’s load filled my mouth, coating thickly over my tongue and sliding easily down my welcoming throat and my own harsh release shot all over my chest and dripped long and hard down my hand. I waited a moment longer, sucking and pulling at the still jerking cock in my mouth until I made my way up the tip. Once there I delved the end of my tongue into his leaking head and licked and sucked each drop from him. Finally my back slumped back into the chair and my heavily closed eyes opened up to feast lazily on the male still sleeping in the bed. A wicked grin slipped easily over my lips and I dropped my gaze down to my cum soaked chest and hand that was still squeezing the fuck out of my spent cock. My eyes flashed eerily in the dim room when I saw how my swollen head was a nice dark purple from the choke hold I had on myself. Slowly as if I was letting go of my hold on a Ming vase, I uncurled my fingers from both my dick and my sak. My mouth fell open on a heated growl when the blood rushed to fill my groin again and I brought my hand up to my mouth and sucked each finger clean of my cum. It floored me that even though I had slipped into Butch’s dreams I still could taste him in my mouth and now his was mingling with that of my own liquid. This was definitely something I would be doing many times over again. 

Butch

-I went to bed trying to puzzle over what I should get my husband for Christmas. Both of us had so much and we never wanted for anything when it came to something you could buy. I was thinking more along the lines of an experience. My mind raced back to last year when I’d bought that cabin. The wonderfully secluded place where we could go to unwind from it all without having to worry about lesser. It had been perfect. I could still remember the state of bliss that we existed in for those first few nights. And somehow it all went wrong… The scenery shifted from a cozy cabin and suddenly I was racing through the woods. Something was hot on my trail and from the glimpses I caught I thought for sure it was an alien. Odd fingers… bugs… their thoughts in my head. I ran and ran. I could hear them coming at me from each side, could feel them closing in around me. I was going to be taken but it wouldn’t be without a fight. The image changed again and now I was dangling from chains. Spiders, millipedes and scorpions crawled all over the walls and it reminded me of that part in Indiana Jones. Except this was real and they were crawling on me. All of that I could have endured but when I blinked my eyes Vishous was across from me bound in his own set of chains. I knew my hellren, I knew what it did to him every time he was chained. I could see the insanity seeping in even now. These bug people might have crawled inside my head uninvited but there was always a special spot for V and only V. I drew him to me and held him deep in my soul, a place that only he could be. My breath caught when I felt the bed move, the scene had changed once again only this time it was different. This time he was actually with me, climbing up the bed, pulling the covers aside. I welcomed it, I welcomed everything when it came to him. Looking down the length of my exposed body I watched the dark waves of hair descend. Even here, in a dream, he was perfect. The feel of his teeth clamping down on the tip of my cock had my back bowing clean off of the bed. I screamed out but nothing actually left my throat. When I came back to earth I felt the all too familiar sensation of leather on my skin, between my legs. It was something that I associated only with Vishous now. The smell, the feel of leather, it was his element; almost as if he had been born swaddled in leather. Every Brother wore it but with Vishous it was more like it was a part of him. And the way it clung to his legs so sinfully… It almost made me jealous of his pants. Hugging his ass, cupping his large bulge and running down long lengths of firm muscle. I could watch that show all week. My hips rolled in anticipation of that finger pushing inside of me. I almost begged for it. I almost took it by shifting my body down. And then it was there. My head fell back and I let out the longest moan of pleasure. I saw a vision of teeth that had me writhing on the bed even before he pulled back on the head of my dick and sunk his fangs into my flesh. I cried out once more barely able to hold still. His finger was working over my ass so damn well and I could even smell my own blood as he greedily lapped it up. My fingers found the soft curls of his hair and I simply held on for dear life. Whatever Vishous wanted to do to me was going to happen and I knew that I would enjoy it all I was completely at his mercy and that was where I loved being. My body was moving as if it had a mind of its own, V could have just held his finger there and I would have fucked myself on it. My cock was leaking like a dripping faucet and somewhere in the back of my head I hoped to fuck I wasn’t actually touching myself in bed right now. Or maybe I secretly hoped I was… It was an interesting thought to think that I might actually want to be punished. I couldn’t keep the sideways grin from creeping over my face. I heard myself call out to Vishous, to my Hellren, my husband, my nallum, my love, my savior and my Master. So many titles and they were all his. Each of them born from separate places but all of them came together to mean my other half. My legs came up to wrap around my male as he moved to lavish his attention on my balls. One foot moved down his back to settle between the crack of his ass. Every rise of my hips had my foot pressing down on him, holding him tightly to me as if he might suddenly decide to vanish. I wasn’t even entirely sure that we were still in a bed right now all I knew was V and what he was doing. As soon as his plump lips closed down around my cock I knew I was a goner. I was almost there as it was and now… I knew that I wouldn’t hold out long, not with how he was working me over. The image of my length disappearing between his lips was the kind of things that most would die to see. I screamed out as it all over took me. My fingers knotted in his hair almost painfully and I arched off of the bed once more to empty every last drop of my cum down the back of his throat. My eyes flew open in a brilliant flash of green, tinged with brown. I looked down my body and sure enough my hand was squeezed tightly around my cock. Thick strings of cum ran up my chest and I could smell that I was not the only one in the room that had this problem. I let go of my length and pushed up on my elbows. My gaze locked on Vishous sitting in the chair across from me. Many things ran through my head at the same time but nothing came out, I simply got up out of bed and made my way over to my male. I braced my hands on his shoulders and straddled his lap.- You always find a new way to amaze me, love. 

Where my heart is…

Vishous
I showered, dried off and walked into the bedroom. The lights were dimmed so low that it was almost nonexistence and it cast a light shadow over the sleeping form of my male on our bed. I leaned my back against the door frame, crossing my arms over my bare chest and just stared at My Cop. Fuck! That was all that flashed through my head. Somewhere…somehow I did something right, proof of that was lying in my bed right now. I knew every hard muscled inch of his body, I had done more than just explored it, I had studied it, and I had worshiped it. The male fed me in more ways than just my hungry desires and needs, he went toe to toe with me when he needed to, and he listened even when I barely talked and he reached out and touched me when he seemed to have that sick sense that I needed him. He knew the variety of masks that I wore in front of others, he saw through them each time I put one on. I drew my gaze away from him to the elaborate Goose and Lag bottle Christmas tree that we had built last year together and put up again this year. How the hell I managed to have a home, a mate and a damn X-mas tree still blew my mind wide open but fuck if I didn’t get off on it all and I would fight to the death and beyond to keep it. That thing called love had a way of changing and flipping everything in your life upside down. It changed your thoughts, outlook, and priorities. The male lying before me sleeping soundly was my all-consuming fire, nothing in my past, present or future touched what he did or meant to me. I hadn’t met a male or female that gripped me in such a hold as Butch did and that shit fucked with me hard in the beginning, now I reveled in the knowledge that only Butch had this affect or hold on me. I was his and would do anything he asked or wanted, he alone had the power to control me with a look, a word or a touch. I bore his name carved into my back and another that I tattooed on my chest and his bonding scent was thick on my skin to the point that it came out of my own pores and still the branding he made on my heart was the strongest mark he had ever made on me. I thought back to the ceremony that we had bared witness to and even though it was fucked up I knew when I saw the Brother with the black eyes look up and those same eyes were filled with the same incredible color of his twin that somehow this night had changed them both and in ways that none of us Brothers would ever truly understand. Butch was my ceremony, he was my something that changed the male that I had been born and bred to be to the male that I am now. With a truly at peace grin on my face I pushed off the door frame and made my way over to the bed. I slid under the covers and curled my large frame around that of Butch’s and clung to him just as he had clung to me seconds after the Rythe was over.

The Rythe

Wrath: [I didn’t sleep well the whole day. The thought of what had to occur thanks to the oh so kind wishes of the Scribe Virgin tumbled through my mind over and over again. I sat on the edge of the bed with my head in my hands dreading what we all would have to witness. Times like these I hated my duty, hated my calling to be the King and lead them all. Everything that came with it demanded that I uphold what the Virgin had commanded. Always I was left to try to pick of the pieces left behind from each broken male. How they managed to ever work together in the first place would always amaze me. There wasn’t a single one of them that didn’t have something in their past that would break almost anyone. I was a firm believer that it was the fact that we were together in this that we always came through in the end. Zsadist and Phury would pull through if I had to reach down and pick them up myself. My hand reached back to brush over the sleeping form of my beautiful love. She was my strength right now even if she didn’t know it. In her I found the will to do what I had been born to do. I leaned over her, careful not to wake her, and pressed a kiss to her forehead before quietly getting up off of the bed. I took a long shower, every step of the way was drawn out like I could put off the inevitable. In my closet I knelt in front of the trunk that I had carried with me my entire life. Always it was hidden away somewhere even from before the time that I was big enough to wear the robes. My fingers ran over the smooth fabric and I brought it to my face to inhale the smell of it. At one point I almost thought that I could still smell my father on the ceremonial robes. This would be what I would wear when I was mated to Kisa and now I had to put them on for an entirely different reason. I had to push the thought aside as I drew the robes on or I would be trapped in an endless loop of cursing fate once more. I settled my glasses on my face and grabbed the new bo staff next to the door before slipping out of the room quietly. I made a stop at my office but I didn’t even bother to sit at the chair behind the desk. I went straight to the intercom system and my fingers dragged over each button until I found the one that I needed, the one that would sent out the message to the whole mansion. I cleared my throat before sending out the call in a firm voice.] All Brothers are to be in the training center gym dressed in their robes within the hour. [I released the button and let out a heavy sigh. Fritz popped up in the doorway immediately and I informed him that the entire area of the training center was off limits to anyone but a Brother. He said something that I missed entirely and raced off to make sure that it happened. This was a sacred ritual and no one else was allowed to be there. The only reason I hadn’t taken them all to the caves was that I wanted Phury to be able to receive immediate care when it was finished, and that meant that he needed to be near Khristessa. I was glad that he had her just as I had Kisa. There was no taking it back now. Everything had been set in motion and we could only move through it as Brothers always had. Minutes later I stood in the center of the gym waiting for them all to show up. My shoulders were squared and my sightless eyes pointed forward instead of down at the floor. I left the staff leaning against the wall and I folded my hands inside the sleeves of my robe. I wasn’t certain of the fallout of all of this but I would damn sure present my Brothers with the rock that they could all lean on. I waited until everyone was gathered in the room before I spoke again. I could hear them all filing in and picked up on the mingled emotions that took up the space in front of me. The whole time I remained still waiting for the moment to tell them all why we were here. I could tell right off that Zsadist had confronted his twin which I was grateful for, I really didn’t want to have to spring this one on Phury. I cleared my throat again and spoke with the air of authority that they expected to see from me.] We are gathered here today for a Rythe. Unlike the standard ceremony that we have heard of this one was handed down by the Scribe Virgin herself. For his crime of abusing a Chosen the Brother Zsadist will be made to suffer something it seems he enjoys a great deal… [I paused and drew in a deep breath.] And so this time around Zsadist will be the one wielding the weapon against his own twin. May you both find peace at the end of this road.

Tohr:  *I had heard the message come through on the intercom, Wrath’s voice loud and clear. Dressed in the ceremonial robes. I can only imagine what this is about, knowing what had happened with the Chosen. The Scribe Virgin is so protective over them, to have one come to her with a huge chunk in her throat… I sigh and pinch the bridge of my nose. Yes, I know what is to come. I hurry up the stairs from the training room which I’ll be going back to. But still sweating and in my workout clothes, I need to clean up first. I quickly shed my clothing and jump into the shower which is still warming up, the cool water sluicing over my body. Thoroughly cleansed, I shut off the tap and wrap a towel around my waist after rubbing it over my hair to dry it. I pad across the floor and stop in front of the closet. I take a deep breath and close my eyes. I tell myself that this isn’t my fault for bringing the Chosen in the first place, but it had been my duty and I had had to get Zsadist fed to heal. His loss would have hit the Brotherhood hard, not to mention his twin. I run my hand down my face and open the wardrobe. Reaching to the back of the closet, I pull out my ceremonial robe, something I had hoped that I wouldn’t have to be putting on my body for a long time. At least, not for something like what is to come. Doning the fabric, I make my way back down to the center training room. Wrath is already there, dressed in his own robe. I rake my hand through my hair and approach to stand near him. I hold my hands behind my back as I watch the other Brothers enter the room one by one. As soon as we were all present, Wrath begins to speak. I’m expecting the Rythe, knowing that Zsadist will be fine by the end of it as he enjoys pain, but my breath is knocked out of me, eyes going wide as I hear what was decreed by the Scribe Virgin. Phury? Phury will be getting the Rythe? And by his own twin. Oh dear Scribe, I swallow and try to push away some of the guilt I feel at this whole situation and my part in it. There is silence and I await what will come next.*

Rhage:  [[The announcement came across the speaker in my room as I walked out of the bathroom, warm misty air from my shower buffeted my broad back as I paused in the doorway.  Wrinkles creased my forehead when my brows dropped, I was aware of what had gone down with the Chosen but I hoped that things would be taken care of behind closed doors. To have to robe up and meet; especially in the PT suite, wasn’t good news. Moving across the carpeted floor to my closet, I dropped my towel near the hamper and drew my robes from their hanger. Despite the relatively light fabric it lay heavily on my skin. Leaving the closet, I pad barefoot to the door and head down to the training area, finding that Wrath and Tohr are already there. Taking my place beside my Brother, I watch as the others file in. My expression was neutral, the Rythe wasn’t unexpected but when Wrath announced that Phury was taking the punishment, I nearly protested. This was unheard of and all I could do was stand there and watch, hoping that this time Zsadist might get the message.]]

Vishous: I was behind my monitors just as I had been for days now. I had a one track mind right now and that was getting things locked down tight and secured. I did my nights on the streets and when I made my way back to the Pit I found myself right back in my black leather desk chair with an abundance of Goose and hand rolls at hand. I felt bad for the endless hours I was spending getting shit laid out and installed, I know Butch got it but fuck I missed lying next to my male during the daytime hours. I’d heard of the things that went down with Phury and Z, just as I knew when I heard Wrath’s voice boom over the intercom that the two were connected. Each of us Brothers had our own shit to deal and battle with but one thing we all knew was that when it came to the higher up bitch you didn’t fuck with her. When I heard what Z had done to the Chosen I flinched inwardly, I knew firsthand what her retribution could be like and I knew this clusterfuck was going to be twisted. I let out a tired breath and pushed back away from my desk. I headed to the bedroom and called out to Butch. “Time to robe up Cop, it seems D-Day has come.” I went to the closet and pulled down both Butch’s robe and mine along with the sacred beads and laid them both out on the bed. I stripped my basketball shorts and shirt off and pulled the robe on. “It seems the SV has decided what Z’s punishment will be. Poor fucker.” I downed a chug of Goose and swallowed it down hard. “I’ll meet you in there Cop, lets hope this shit goes quick for the Brother but knowing her it will be some fucked up stuff.” I shook my head and left the Pit to make my way down to stand with my Brothers. When I entered the area and listened to Wrath the last thing I thought I would hear was that Phury was to receive the punishment. My teeth gritted and choked down the growl that threatened to rip from me. I shouldn’t be surprised by the cruelty of it but damn if it didn’t floor me. I slid my leathered hand inside the sleeve of my robe and clasped my other hand. Out of all the Brothers it was Phury who always showed evidence of actually having a heart and compassion for others and for this to be handed down to him was some fucked up shit. True to her nature the SV once again delivered the type of justice that the humans devil would approve of.

Butch: -I had my cup of coffee in my hand and was busy rubbing the sleepers from my eyes. I scratched myself good and did a stretch that popped my back loudly. I willed the coffee to wake me up, inhaling the aroma deeply. Sleep hadn’t come easily and I rolled around more than anything. It’s just how things worked when V was on the warpath with a goal in his head. Just knowing that he was still there was enough to set my mind at ease, course my body had other plans but what are ya gonna do? Can’t bitch too hard when you have the love of your life with you. I reached across the counter and snagged up my pack of smokes. I had one in my mouth and almost lit when I heard Wrath’s voice come over the speaker by the door of the Pit. I tilted my head to the side with what was no doubt a confused expression. The only time I’d ever even worn those robes was when I was initiated into the Brotherhood. I felt pretty ignorant of all things traditional and decided that I should probably just go with the flow. I went ahead and lit my cigarette anyway following V’s voice into our room. I stood there and watched him strip down only to put the robes on. Whatever this was it was certainly ominous. I finished my smoke and watched him walk out the door. The mention of the Scribe Virgin sent a chill down my back. Nothing would ever make me find any love for that bitch. Her crusade to rip Vishous and I apart still left me with scars down both of my legs and a memory of watching my love die in my arms. I didn’t see anyone else coming outta this pretty either, call it intuition if you will. That or just a pretty good knowledge of how fucked up V’s mom thought about shit. I sighed and put the robes on, gathering up the beads that went with it and stringing them around my neck. I fell into place next to Vishous when I got to the gym and I couldn’t help but lean over after hearing Wrath and whispering in V’s ear.- What’s a Rythe? It doesn’t sound good… -I clamped my mouth shut and just decided to stand there and watch unless I was told otherwise. It didn’t sound good and from the looks of everyone else, it wasn’t.-

Phury: *Sitting up against the headboard holding Tess as she sleeps, my hand lost under the curls of her red hair. We had been here in this room on this bed all day, yet I still didn’t think it would be long enough for me. My yellow eyes taking in as much of her face as I can then looking to my sketch pad on the pillow beside me, a faint smile spreading across my face as I see Tess’s likeness captured on the page. One hand letting go of Tess as I pick up the sketch pad again and turn the pages, page after page of Tess, stopping at one where Tess was asleep on her side her back to me. My heart stopping as I pick up my pencil and write a note in the old language on the bottom. ‘You have my heart for what it is worth Dreamer, my Nalla.’ My head whipping up as I hear Wrath’s voice loud and clear over the intercom, dropping the sketch pad and placing my hands lightly over Tess’s ears as I listen to Wraths command. Closing my eyes as I realise that I won’t be in the Tomb but here in the Mansion, taking in a deep breath as I slowly slide Tess’s head off my lap and get out of the bed. Checking the time as I head into the bathroom closing the door behind me, removing my clothes and prosthetic and showering slowly the scent of the soap washing away Tess’s scent. Jumping out and towel drying my body fast,attaching my prosthetic and wrapping the towel around my hips. Opening the door and walking over to my wardrobe, without even looking at Tess in the bed pulling on my robes and just dropping thtowelle on the floor. Turning to leave and seeing my jacket from last night with the picture that Tess gave me sticking out of the inside pocket, taking it out and walking out of the room letting my mind go blank as I walk down the stairs and hit the tunnel. Meeting no one as I push open the gym doors tucking Tess’s picture into the band of my robes, my eyes on the mats as I walk into the room feeling the presences of my brothers more than seeing them. My steps taking me over to the left of Wrath so I was standing at the edge of the mats, listening to Wrath as he lets everyone know what is about to happen. My thoughts clear as I remove my shirt my yellow eyes locked on the mats, I didn’t want to catch any of my brothers eyes. I just wanted to keep myself together long enough to get back to Tess, dropping my shirt on one of the benches behind me then turning back to face Wraths direction*

Zsadist: [Peeling my black eyes open as I hear wrath’s booming voice over the intercom. Something that I kinda was just sitting here and waiting for…dreading it was more like it. Slowly I rise from my pallet naked and pads over to the closet. I head to the back of it to find the box that held my robes. Taking a deep breath I slowly slip the silky material on before tying it at my waist. With my head a mess I turn finally dressed to head down to the gym. Once I reach there I listen to wraths words and slowly drops my head only to shake it once. Little did they know I didn’t enjoy pain..sure everyone thought it cause I constantly had phury beating me up but it wasn’t cause I wanted to feel pain…Pain was just something that I was use to. Most people grew up getting hugs and shit like that..me? I got whipped and beat down. It was like something that was the norm..but that wasn’t why I had phury beat me…in some sick way I guess I thought I deserved it..but knowing now I probably fucked my brother up more for that…the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach…and now because of that a male of worth is sentenced to be beaten. My black eyes travel over each brother..all their reactions was most likely the same except phury. He looked like he was born ready for this shit. Rubbing my hand back and forth across my skull trim in hope some way the action would clear my mind. Nope. Oh well. Dropping my hand I watch slowly as my twin removed his shirt. Bare skin..of course how could I forget. Pinching the brim of my nose I step forward my eyes lost..completely lost. I couldn’t even register what I was doing. This all felt like some nasty nightmare that I was going to wake up to screaming. Yeah..no. Looking over the weapons I felt so out of place in the gym but I got the reasons for it…medical help shit…what…what if he died..remembering phury’s words “Look after someone for me” My hands tremble..I didn’t know what to pick. Scribe someone pick one for me..I..I can’t choose]

Phury: *Slowly walking into the middle of the mats and nodding to Wrath, I could feel the tension in the room from my brothers as well as my twin. My hand rubbing over the spot where  Tess’s picture was hidden, just touching it I can almost believe I am back upstairs in my bedroom with her. Squaring my shoulders as I raise my head and picking a spot on the wall over Wrath’s and Tohr’s head just staring at it, listening to the sounds or lack of sound in the room. Butch’s voice was the last sound that I heard as he asked about what a Rythe is, my fingers tapping against my legs as I think about what this will look like to Butch. As a human he didn’t grow up with our customs hell even though he is the Dhestroyer he doesn’t know our language. But I am sure Vishous will tell him what this is all about and why this has to happen, my nervous getting the better of me as I turn my head just enough to see my twin’s back. My yellow eyes at last taking note of the array of weapons laid out, turning back to start at the spot high up on the wall above the Kings head my fingers tapping faster. My voice whispering around in my head repeating ‘I will do this, I can do this, I must do this.’ over and over*

Zsadist: [Sighs softly picking up one of the chained whips. I couldn’t dare to think to pick up the ones with the spikes. That would be extra pain and blood. The soft sound of the metal tendrils clanking together fill my ears and cause the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up. I knew this sound all too familiar and it made me wanna get sick.. or scream. Feeling a knot in my stomach I swallow the lump in my throat then moves forward towards my twin. I couldn’t do this..no..no. My shoulders shake as I look at him in the eye. Leaning in I press my forehead to his own, my body trembling even more now. I whisper low to my twin] I can’t do it…I…I can’t..[my hands shook..I could feel the whip slipping from my hand as I loosened my hold on the handle. Closing my sad eyes I take a deep breath whispering even lower so only he could hear] I love you brother…I..[Closes my mouth and breathes heavily through my nostrils]

Phury: *The sound of metal against metal loud in my ears as I keep my eyes focused on the spot on the wall, my mind trying to work out what the sound could mean. What weapon my twin was choosing, hoping what ever he picks will please the Scribe Virgin. Thinking of the Chosen who had her neck torn and dropping my head eyes closed, this was going to hurt Zsadist just as much as me as I know he will have to pick a weapon that will do to me what was done to the Chosen. Hearing the sound of movement loud in the quiet of the room but I didn’t need my eyes to tell me where my twin was in the room or how he was feeling, our bond let me know that Zsadist was not happy and was barely keeping it together. Opening my yellow eyes to look into Zsadist’s black ones, leaning forward as my twin touches our foreheads together feeling his body shake. His whispered words stealing my heart as I feel his will slip, pulling back my voice just as low so only Zsadist would hear me* You can do this, I need you to do this. Zsadist do not make me beg my brother. *Closing my eyes for what seems like a but is more like a second* I love you too Zsadist now lets get this over with, lets make this right with us and for the Chosen. We can do this. *Squaring my shoulders as I step back giving my twin a nod*

Zsadist: [Placing my hands on my knees I take a few deep breaths then slowly straightens as I let my eyes linger on phury’s. I feel a single tear fall down my cheek as I mouth to him “I’m sorry” With those words I grip the handle of the whip even tighter then lifts my hand before bringing it back then down upon my twins chest. The chains cause a deep red mark upon his flesh. I let out a harsh breath closing my eyes I feel pain in my chest but something breaks through in me and I unleash all these raw emotions. Letting out a loud cry I lift my hand to do it again and again. Feeling something wet hit my face I stop blinking to see his chest bleeding now. Swallow hard I shake my head with tears rushing down my face. I made him bleed…I did this]

Phury: *Holding my breath as I see Zsadist fight to breath bending over the whip lose in his hand, my eyes locking onto the metal whip with nine chains hanging loose from the handle. The clink of chain against chain loud as my twin stands up the tear on his face glistening in the light of the gym, watching his mouth say words that make this ok. Nodding again to Zsadist and bracing myself, watching the whip in his hand as he raises it my breath catching as the sound of the whip rings in my ears first then the pain. Raising my head and locking my eyes on the spot over Zsadist’s head the sound of my twins cry  my only warning, each lash across my chest bringing a white hot pain the likes of which I have never felt. Losing count of the amount of times Zsadist whipped me as the feel of my blood slowly dripping down my chest to soak into my linens, the noise of the metal chains of the whip drowning out my gasps as I fight to stand still*

Zsadist: [Eying my brother I lift my arm up to wipe the blood and tears off of my face with the back of my hand before I give him one good hard whip with an even louder cry. I watch as he drops to his knees and soon I follow him. Grabbing my brother carefully I look at him with eyes that were sad…and lost. Trying to wipe away the blood with my hands] no no no…brother mine..[My body begins to tremble again, feeling a shiver run down my spine. I move a hand up to push his hair back, causing blood to smear in his multi-color locks] I’m sorry…I never meant for any of this…I always loved you and as much as I fought it off I wanted you there I…[Trails off and just stares into my twins eyes and without my knowledge my eyes burst with color. The black pupils slowly change to a golden citrine hue. I feel more tears form but I do my best to hold them back. Using all of my strength I pick up my twin with a loud grunt. Cradling him in my arms I look at each of my brothers then murmurs in a rough tone] he needs help…now..please [My face softens just a bit]  

Phury: *My legs shaking as my I watch through eyes almost blind with sweat dripping down from my hair, the Wizard’s voice crying in pain getting quieter and quieter with each that Zsadist gave me. As my twins cry reaches my ears the sting of the whip sends me to my knees, hitting the mats hard my prosthetic digging into my leg as I fall back onto my heels. My hand touching Tess’s picture under the band of my linens as I start to fall forward, grinding my teeth as I tense all my muscles trying to stop my body giving out on me. Watching as if from far away as Zsadist wipes at my face, his eyes so lost it hurts more then my wounds. Letting my body fall forward into Zsadist as his body shakes against mine, his soft touch at my hair relaxing me and washing away the last of the Wizard’s voice leaving behind only love for my twin and Tess and my brothers. Listening to Zsadist but my eyes focusing only on his yellow eyes, my eyes, my twins true eyes my voice a whisper as I speak* Zsadist your eyes! *Gasping as I feel arms around me as my twin lifts me into his arms, eyes dancing with tears as my body screams in pain as my world goes black for what feels like an eternity. Opening my eyes as well as my heart my voice a whisper* I only need Tess my brother just Tess.

Vishous: I stood there stoic and solid on the outside and cringing and hurting for the Brothers before us all on the inside. No one should be made to take pain that was not wanted at the hands of one of their loved ones and vise versa. Even thinking that last thought I had to bite back a growl, this was the punishment handed down by the one and only SV, inflicting pain on others was a daily occurrence for her. Finally when the last whipping came and both Brothers ended up on their knees I stood back to open the circle up. I watched it all from start to finish and when I saw the vivid color of Z’s eyes and the unending love in Phury’s I knew all would come out right in the end. I took another step back to line the way for Z to get his Brother to his female. My hands came out from the hold I had them in so that I could reach out and take a hold of Butch’s. Right now I wanted….No, correction I needed that small bit of connection.

Butch: -My mouth hit the floor when I realized what was to happen here. I looked to every face in the room waiting for someone to stop this. The whip in Zsadist’s hand was wicked and Phury did not deserve to feel its bite. I wanted to scream out for someone in the damn room to come to their senses. It seemed like it all happened in slow motion. The rise and fall of the chains and the horrible sound of it hitting Phury’s flesh. It was all so barbaric and no one acted like it was out of the ordinary. I cringed with each impact. I knew that we were all here to witness this for a reason but I didn’t want to watch it. My gaze drifted instead to the mats at their feet but I could not block out the sounds. I drifted closer to Vishous who stood like a rock through the whole thing. Say what you want about me but all I wanted to do right now was hide behind my Hellren. It all seemed so incredibly senseless and that could only mean that the Scribe Virgin was behind it. My hands nervously rubbed over the scars on my legs. I forced myself to remain where I was standing simply because all of my Brothers were here and we were all in this one together. All of the terrible noise came to halt and I looked back up. I saw the two brothers together and for the first time since I’d met them I actually could see that they were twins. I saw the gold reflected in both of their eyes and the love that was between them. I watched as Zsadist picked Phury up and it felt like I was only now meeting either brother. My head came back down and I stepped aside with Vishous to let them through. I felt a hand and I looked down to see V’s fingers curled around mine. I squeezed tightly and pivoted on one foot, turning to stand in front of V. I dropped my head on his shoulder and snaked another arm around him. Once again, I didn’t care what I looked like to anyone else there. They all might be familiar with these rituals but what I’d just witnessed was far beyond what I knew. Getting caught clinging to my Hellren was the least of my concerns.-

Rhage: [[The Scribe Virgin’s cruelty never ceased to amaze me. We all follow blindly, this grand plan of hers but anger her and there is no mercy. I’ve tasted this myself. The dragon on my back, the mirror of the one that resides inside me, would’ve visably twitched if it could be seen. At the first crack of the whip, I had to drop my gaze. Time seemed to stand still as the blows rained across Phury’s body, the cries of both men blending until it was impossible to tell what came from who. It was the sound of a body crumpling to the mat that made me raise my eyes again. Phury finally collapsed; Zsadist stopped and the most astonishing thing happened. Zs eyes finally lost their darkness. They blazed with golden light just like Phury’s. My eyes dropped again, it was one thing to see your Brother’s hurt but the raw emotions that both Males were showing deserved a bit of privacy. Tess needed to be alerted that Phury was in need of her, Zsadist would see to that.]]

Tohr: *I hide my wince at the first blow. I always hate seeing a Brother take a Rythe but in this particular instance the Scribe Virgin had been especially cruel. Phury doesn’t deserve this, he wasn’t the one to treat the Chosen the way she’d been handled and as much as I love all my Brothers, I know that Zsadist deserved this instead. Another blow, followed by another, until blood is pouring down Phury’s chest. Guilt is beginning to consume me at this point, even though I know I shouldn’t be feeling it. I think that my part in this whole debacle has me feeling this way. If I hadn’t brought the Chosen… If I hadn’t tried to make Zsadist feed the way I did. Eventually Phury collapses to the floor, his twin holding him and I can see the golden sheen to Zsadist’s eyes as he kneels there beside Phury. We need to get Phury to his female. He needs her. My fingers twine tightly behind my back as I stand next to my King. I begin to shake as I watch my Brother being held, bloodied and battered, the copper scent strong in my nose. The Brothers, they were all I had and to see any one of them hurt like this… I swallow hard, refusing to tear up, that will wait until I’m alone.*

Wrath: [Once again I actually found myself grateful that I had no vision. This was the last thing that I had ever wanted to see and it tore through me that everyone else had to witness it. The sounds were enough, Scribe the sounds were enough… And still I had the keen sense of smell that told me every emotion of everyone in the room right now. It was staggering to say the least. The anguish was enough to melt even the coldest heart. It didn’t matter whether my eyes were open or closed right now so they dropped shut and I stood calmly in the middle of the storm of it all. It was almost as if the temperature of the room had suddenly changed. Through all of the pain and sorrow the underlying feeling of love carried through and now it resonated like a bell. I could not see the sight before me but I knew it was over with. The sharp sounds of chain hitting flesh died off and all that was left were mumbled words of apology, tears and Phury’s desire to be with his female. I cleared the lump in my throat and called out in a voice that was steadier than I actually felt right now.] The price has been paid and we will no longer speak of the crime. Justice has been served and all honor is intact. We will go forward from this point and become stronger together. [I brought my fist up to my heart and bowed my head.]