[Yukonwolfspirit & ZX-MetalMonster] (Private 18+)

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“I’ve gone mad once…I killed an army of my fathers enemy, I don’t remember doing it. The kingdom he took was terrified of me even now they fear me when I visit. I never wanted to hurt anyone” Yukie explained as best as he could since it was the second time he had been given silver and well it had been done for the betterment of the kingdom gaining more territory. “Father was hell bent on never letting anyone see me like that again. He got uncles oldest son punished and exiled from the kingdom for using me like a weapon of war.” Yukie mumbled as he winced in pain only to grab at his stomach his hand turned into long black claws as he ripped at his flesh the beast side of him desperate to get the metal out. Screaming out in agony Yukie couldn’t help it as his willpower broke his body twisting and shifting into a monstrous beast.

(Yukies true demon form)

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Though he'd known the prince was powerful it astonished Darcy to find out an entire army was no match for the demon. In his place he would be proud of the victory but understood why the good natured prince was upset in stead and felt sorry for him. Darcy too had been someone's weapon when he was a child and still served his guild and his prince. He was willing to hurt and kill for them and thought nothing of it but somehow he felt differently when the one used and left with blood on his hands was his lover.

Seeing the demon tear at his own flesh the knight frowned and reached for his hand, planning to restrain the prince, however he stopped and was relieved to see him discard his human form. Darcy's first instinct was to do the same and be ready if his lover turned out to be as mindless and dangerous as he'd feared but reason won out and he stood still. He knew he was being overly confident and taking a foolish risk but wanted to give the prince a chance to act before labeling him a threat.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

Vomiting some of the silver out Yukie snarled as he stood only for his head to snap at the door being open the maid coming in with some fresh towels and a warm pot of tea for Yukie and Darcy. “Brought you more tea, Fane said you were awake and I could come up” the maid replied as she set the tray down not even looking up. Yukie snarling was quicker then one would think and instantly had the maid under his hand on the floor the poor woman gasping for air due to the air being knocked out of her.

”Burn. Kill. Destroy. That’s all demons are good for.” Yukie hissed the words being ones pounded into his head his whole life as his claws started to dig into the poor woman who kicked at Yukie.

”Yukie stop!” She weakly yelled out her own demon features showing making Yukie angrier as he snarled and threw her across the room into the wall.

”Demons should be destroyed its fathers orders.” Yukie roared as he reached for the bed instantly ripping off one of the bed poles to use as a weapon before turning back to the maid.

Edited December 29, 2022 by Yukonwolfspirit

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy cursed, he'd known he should secure the door but hadn't wanted to leave the demon's side. Now it was too late to keep the servants out of harms way and rather than dwell on the mistake Darcy hurried to stop the prince, knowing he would regret his actions later if anyone ended up hurt. Perhaps he was no match for the other man and wouldn't be able to hold him down but if Yukie was preoccupied with catching him it meant no one else was bearing the brunt of his anger.

Having shed his human disguise Darcy reached across the room within a heartbeat, gripped the prince by the hand and spoke into his mind in a voice that was calm and gentle despite the circumstances. "You're hurt. Slow down, heal yourself. There's no one for you to fight here." 

[Yukonwolfspirit]

Yukie snarled at Darcy instantly defensive at his touch as he screamed in anger his voice shattering the window and glass in the house. The maid covering her ears tried to block out the sound as she looked at Darcy. “Stab him with some silver.” She screamed not knowing how to stop Yukie and anytime he had gone ballistic they had used iron weapons and chains to contain and burn him until he was weak and calmer enough to change back. Yukie hearing her words only screamed again before throwing Darcy away from his body the demon ripping away at the walls with ease as if he planned to destroy the building down to nothing but rubble.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy's own temper flared at the suggestion to further wound the prince and even if he'd been willing to fight the demon in earnest touching silver would force him back into his human form and leave him vulnerable. Flung across the room he impacted harmlessly with the wall, coming apart on contact only to collect himself again and surge forward in pursuit of the prince. "Get out. Tell the others to stay out of his way." He projected the order in a tone much harsher than the one reserved for Yukie and was out of the room before the maid had a chance to answer. Following a step behind the prince he put in the effort to keep himself visible and tried to reason with him again, though his patience was running out and the next servant to interrupt them would fair worse than the maid. "If you run away, I can hide you from the others." Darcy offered, happy to run off into the woods with his master if the young man was willing to cooperate.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“Okay!” The maid replied as she got up and half crawled out of the room the wooden (bat shaped) item barely missing her as it shattered against the wall. Looking at the maid leaving Yukie screamed again as he scratched and ripped at the walls desperately wishing to find the others outside of his room. Hearing Darcy speak Yukie turned to look at the knight his mind still desperately trying to fight himself.

“No…I….I…can’t.” Yukie replied with a growl as he tried to focus on the destruction of the wall instead of people. “Not allowed to leave my room.” Yukie mumbled as he half shifted back his eyes only showing fear as his body continued to mix and merge in fighting itself before he stayed in his demon form for the final time having fully lost his battle. Standing still Yukie looked at Darcy as he studied the demon for a moment not sure why his mate was so worried. “I’m not allowed to leave my room. Father forbids it and he will forbid you to leave also.” Yukie explained very point blank his voice cold as he touched the walls the stone shifting away and turning to a dark ash exposing them to the cool night air and harsh moonlight showing Yukies eyes glowing red with bloodlust.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Once there were no bystanders left in the room to worry about Darcy didn't mind the chaos and was in favor of the walls giving way to provide the prince a way out. He didn't know how to answer the demon, seeing how lost and frightened he looked. Despite all the proof showing how dangerous the prince was Darcy still had only his safety in mind and worried about other intruders who might come in and upset him even more.
-"If you were trapped I wouldn't leave without you." The knight promised, lingering close by the prince despite the look in his eyes. "We're not in your room, your father isn't here... we can go wherever you like." He wanted so badly to touch the demon but was afraid he would react like a wild animal and fight him to get away, so he gave him room to react again, willing himself to be patient.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“I don’t know where else to go.” Yukie replied his voice slightly breaking at his words as he looked at Darcy, then back at the sky. Looking down at the servants below Yukie covered his face feeling the fangs that glistened in the moonlight and the features that would make humans faint in fear. “I can’t leave, I can’t be destroyed…by humans or demons” Yukie whispered as his body shifted to show giant wings that towered over his body, the feather alone long enough to touch the floor. “Why must I exist?” Yukie asked Darcy as he was trying to desperately break his demon minds hold again to keep the demon from trying to fly off. While the demon side of him didn’t know it Yukie couldn’t fly and if he tried it would end in pain for Yukie when he did change back. On the off chance he was able to fly well it would mean death to those below and anything living in the forest and villages near them.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy remembered the story of what had happened the last time Yukie tried to fly, the prince having told him about the failed attempt himself. It wasn't what the knight had had in mind when encouraging the demon to run away and faced with his questions he couldn't resist trying to comfort the prince any longer. Putting caution aside, he took the last few steps that separated him from the young man and leaned into him, holding him gently so not to give him the impression he was being restrained. "What would I do if you didn't exist?" Darcy answered and if he'd spoken them out loud the words would have been a whisper. He didn't know if he meant for the prince to hear the thought but closed his eyes, willing the demon to stop and compose himself meanwhile ready to be thrown across the room again in stead. "I wouldn't leave without you, don't leave without me either, please."

[Yukonwolfspirit]

Yukie stopped as if frozen, his body calming as Darcy hugged him. Gently wrapping his wings around Darcy Yukie slowly started shifting back his features in his face becoming more human like. His body seemed to be burning away in a soft fire that was warm to the touch but unable to hurt either him or Darcy. As the soft fire burned across his body Yukie shifted back to his human form his face and head resting in Darcy’s arms as if he still wanted to hide away from the world. Unfolding his wings the last few spots of fire vanish leaving Yukie standing in Darcy’s arms in his wings having vanished also alongside the flames. “I won’t leave.” Yukie whispered finally his voice tiered and soft as if he was compliantly drained of energy.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief once the prince was resting in his arms and allowed himself to also slip back into his human form, knowing his lover was more accustomed to seeing him as a flesh and blood man than a living shadow. He hadn't noticed just how high strung he'd been until the stress started to melt away and he comber his finger's through the prince's hair in a soothing motion, gently kissing his face afterwards. "Is all of the silver out? You're not in pain any more?"

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“It’s still sore but it’s not unbearable.” Yukie mumbled as he clung to Darcy soaking up every gentle touch. “I’m sorry, I threw you.” Yukie added his voice dripping in shame at the things he had done. “Normally I’m better behaved.” Yukie joked dryly as he still felt the soft kisses only calming him more. “Something just clicked and I was calm. I don’t know if it was the silver being destroyed or you taking to me.” Yukie explained before holding onto Darcy tightly having never been so afraid of hurting him before.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

-"You don't have to apologize, you were in pain." Darcy gladly excused the damage his lover had caused, knowing he'd ensured no one was seriously hurt. The thing's he'd learned about the prince and his upbringing saddened him but the knight had no clue how to undo years of mistreatment and help the young man. For the time being he just continued to hold on to him and looked around the room something to cover the prince with, remembering how sensitive he was to the cold. "If anyone, blame the would be killer who put silver in your food and drink." Darcy muttered angrily, ready to punish whoever was responsible now that his master was safe and calm.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“Hard to blame or catch them. Everything is always sealed, or made with watchful eyes having other demons working for me they usually taste the food or partake in what I eat. No one else has ever been poisoned by the silver and there’s someone always watching…I don’t know how it keeps getting past my security.” Yukie whispered as he picked up a blanket off the bed and covered himself before sitting down his body exhausted. “The tea was from the castle sealed in the sellers container it hadn’t been opened before we left and the cake had been made by the maid before we left. She knows I don’t feel safe eating here so she pre made some things for the stop here.” Yukie explained with a sigh as he looked up at the cold starry sky.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy left the prince room to breathe but followed him in step, he knew the danger had passed and the young man would make a full recovery soon but staid close to grant himself some peace of mind. "If things keep getting past your security then someone is secretly working against you." This time the knight couldn't afford to spare the prince's feelings and openly accused his servants of betraying his trust. "Maybe we wont be able to say for sure who is responsible but we can't let this go uninvestigated." Or unpunished, though Darcy knew better than to try convincing his lover to take extreme measures. "Let me look into it and we'll find a safe place for you to rest in the meanwhile." He didn't think the prince was safe unless he was beside him but couldn't sit idly by when whoever had done this was still in a position to do harm.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“I agree. It’s putting other in danger it’s got to stop” Yukie replied as he looked at Darcy before gently taking his lovers hand. “Question is who do you think it is? I trust them all.” Yukie admitted as he just stayed closer to Darcy not wanting to let him go.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy absentmindedly caressed the prince's hand while combing his memory for clues as to who the guilty party might be. Unlike the young man he easily put together a list of suspects. "Our host doesn't seem very fond of you and he brought the tea without being asked. He also mentioned Luca sent these things from the castle, it's worth questioning him about it. The maid too, if she prepared the food."   

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“Mmh our host has reasons to not like me. He’s seen me multiple times at my worst as a demon. Not only have I made every summer if his hell since I showed demon traits my family never was pleased with him since they couldn’t make me human enough. Though father did love me he was quite disappointed in how I turned out after my schooling.” Yukie explained with a frown as he looked at Darcy before kissing his lovers hand. “As for the maid she never serves me anything from here and it comes with us on our travels. Luca makes sure everything is new and sealed that we take or at least tested at home before the journey.” Yukie replied with a frown not liking that one of his own could poison him so heartlessly.

 

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Darcy wasn't about to go back and forth with the prince, he knew the demon couldn't imagine his servants were doing anything other than what they were supposed to meanwhile Darcy was quick to doubt their loyalty. "This place is a mess. Do you want to go somewhere else while I question them? I'll come right back to you once I'm done." Darcy offered, nervous to leave the prince but certain enough that none of his guardsmen were assassins in disguise to entrust him to the knights. The prince paid them well and there was no better way to win devotion than to buy it.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“Yeah I can stay in the maids quarters until you’re done.” Yukie mumbled as he stood up and looked at Darcy. “Don’t kill anyone only light maiming.” Yukie asked as he kissed Darcy’s cheek before grabbing a few things into a small bag ready to go back to a safer room.

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Perhaps the prince had only been joking but Darcy took his comment to heart and spared a moment to dress and arm himself suitably before searching out the guards to assign them with looking after the prince. The men were visibly shaken, no doubt having caught on to what was happening and Darcy had a hard time picking out a handful of knights to send to Yukie who he was confident would do their duty and not just cower in the demon's presence or antagonize him. The young knight who'd spent the trip glued to his side was one of the men he sent though only because Darcy trusted him to follow his every word.

Another two soldiers were hand picked for a different role, to lend their captain a hand in interrogating and striking fear into the three suspects he'd so far singled out. Darcy knew a bit about them from making small talk during their travels together. Both had been paid killers before agreeing to serve the prince for coin, though unlike Darcy they carried out their work in the open and were likely wanted criminals in a number of place. They'd been dismissive of their captain but upon finding out Darcy intended to beat at least one person senseless with them at his back both showed a newfound appreciation for leader and followed him with enthusiasm.

The fae elder was the first person Darcy and the men sought out, purely due to the distaste the demon had for him.

[Yukonwolfspirit]

 Yukie sat in quietly in the maids dorms the demon curled up under some blankets as he sat by the fire mostly ignoring the guards who watched him.

——

“he could have at least spared some of the damn wall.” Fae mumbled as he looked at the damage to the main hall the structure having been given severe damage by Yukies tantrums. Sighing in annoyance Fae studied the damage before going to the kitchen where his workers where cleaning and tidying away the kitchen under his orders to deep clean the kitchen,

[ZX-MetalMonster]

Though asking for instructions would have been easier Darcy roamed the building until he found the fae elder, barging into room after room in search of him with no concern who he disturbed. Upon entering the kitchen and laying eyes on their host his hand moved to rest on the hilt of his sword, eager for an excuse to draw the weapon though the warning to only maim and not kill the fae was in the back of his mind and held him back. Darcy didn't know what powers the man possessed but was over confident and well motivated to inflict violence.

-"We're here to speak to you. It's better for you if we do this in private." The knight suggested, his black eyes moving from one servant to the next with a stern look that made it clear he was displeased to see them in the room.

Edited January 8, 2023 by ZX-MetalMonster

[Yukonwolfspirit]

“Mmh and why might I ask? Can’t you see I have foundation issues to inspect.” Fae replied with a huff as he looked at Darcy his eyes noticing the hand on his sword and the stern look. “Fine. But don’t harass the workers. They are busy enough as it is.” Fae replied leading the way to his office the Fae sitting down on a chair as he looked at Darcy waiting for him to begin.