Demon Pyre
Disclaimers: Hell, if I owned Demon Diary, I would have made Eclipse and Raenef kiss and do much, much more.
Summary: Takes place in an alternate universe. Eclipse loyally serves his lord and master Raenef the 4th, but one fateful day Raenef's deviant son catches said servant's eye...
Author's Note: I know, I actually got off my lazy ass to finish this, well, not really lazy. I've been very active and tired lately, not to mention ALL the fanfics I've been working on, too. This chapter will be short, but the next one will be longer, I promise. '
Chapter Three: "Reverie and Enchantment"
Eclipse sat motionless, that strange memory disturbing him again. He tried not to think about it. Why? Why had he acted like that? Was it because he was weak and less experienced then? Or was it for fear of his lord's safety? Was it because he remembered...those thieves? Their faces had been so familiar to him. They had been so clean with good hygiene. They couldn't have been rogues. Demons usually didn't go down that dishonorable path since honor was the demon way. Why had he been so stupid? What were they? Maybe...
Maybe they were mercenaries or assassins sent by an enemy of Raenef. But why? Raenef had only reigned shortly and proved to be a very bright child, unusually gifted for his age. Raenef could not have an enemy yet, so perhaps it was his own enemy. But he could not recall ever having any enemies, since he was a mere servant...
Or else someone had a grudge against him and wanted him to suffer for what he had done wrong? But what had he done wrong? He didn't know. He didn't even know why he had never thought about all this before...
Yes, he did know why he had never thought about why this had happened to them. Raenef had ordered him to never think about that memory ever again, yet he had reminded Eclipse of that unfading memory. In his dreams, he saw it over and over again, only worse because in these bad dreams, he saw his lord always being brutally killed or tortured. Perhaps it was a sign or something like that. His gut told him that something bad was going to happen to his lord...
"Eclipse!"
A voice called him out of his tormenting reverie. The voice was obviously his Master's, but it sounded awfully high and girly. That always happened when Raenef the fourth was really excited about something. But then...it struck him. The girly voice had reminded him of...Krayon. He growled. He came to a quick conclusion that Krayon had done this, even though it was not the Lord of Egae's style, he just had a gut feeling about this. Besides, Krayon got creative sometimes. Perhaps that had been some barbaric attempt at revenge, just because Eclipse had refused the older Demon Lord. It really didn't matter what reason or motive Krayon had had because he had tried to hurt Raenef. And anyone who tries to hurt a Raenef...gets marked on Eclipse's Hit List.
"Eclipse! Come here! There is someone special that I want you to meet!" Raenef the fourth called; his voice lively and happy. The girlish tone was gone and Eclipse sighed with relief.
Eclipse imagined his lord and with a quick word, "go!"; he disappeared and reappeared beside his lord. They both stood in a spacious hallway, facing the main doors; the doors were so huge that a dragon could fit through them. They were made of the finest wood, non-burnable wood, of course. Since some humans had the nerve to grab pitch forks and torches. He glanced at his lord and he dared not stare. It was improper to stare at your master. He was curious as to what his lord was up to for him to sound so excited and gay. (1)
"My heir has come to visit, Eclipse! I know you may be shocked that I have an heir, but I never told you..." Raenef trailed off with a slight blush, feeling guilty and ashamed.
"I am a mere servant, my lord. What you do is your own. You needed an heir, so you made one. You are not at fault, so stop feeling these unnecessary emotions, my lord." Eclipse said unemotionally. He really didn't care what or who his lord did, since after all, he was just a servant and nothing more.
"You are much more than a servant to me, Eclipse."
"Master Raenef, I may be your servant, but I will not play these games with you."
"It's not a game."
"Then what is it, if I may ask, lord Raenef?"
"You still don't get it, do you? Even as a child, I started falling for you...hard. I knew I needed an heir, so I made haste to make one...because I knew that if I fell any deeper, I would not be able to be with another."
"Falling? Fell? Whatever do you mean, my lord?" Eclipse asked, startled. (2)
"I love you."
"..." Eclipse had heard those three words before from Raenef, but he had never known what to do about it. No master of his had ever declared that to him, but sure, they had used him for their own pleasures.
Before either of them could move or say another word, the doors were pushed opened slowly. Bright light streamed in, blinding them both. A lithe figure stood in the large doorway, blocking some of the bright light. The slender figure closed the doors effortlessly and stood before them, waiting for their eyes to recover and adjust. (3)
"My lord and father, I have arrived." Spoke a voice in a soft soprano, obviously he was young, but he controlled his voice so well that he sounded much older then he really was. The boy was roughly a little taller then five feet, but obviously he had started growing a year or so ago, like most boys do. He was around the ripe, innocent age of fifteen. He had peachy skin, soft and lively, yet not nearly as pallid as Eclipse's. His hair was a soft sun touched blond and was shoulder length, yet at the moment; he had it pulled up in a unique way. His eyes were bluer and darker then the daytime sky, such a lovely blue that could ensnare anyone who could see. He seemed so very innocent, as if never a bad thought, action, or word had ever occurred in him. Yet, appearances can be very deceiving...
"So I've noticed and I might add your arrival has been greatly anticipated. I am glad you could come." Raenef the Fourth said gaily (4), his eyes soft and bright.
"I am happy that you are pleased to see me, father. It's been many a year, but I have missed you." Spoke the controlled soprano again.
Eclipse could still not see right, so he closed his eyes and waited. He listened to the both of them. His knew his sensitive eye sight would return in a matter of moments. He idly wondered if Raenef's son would look anything like his father...
"Come here, little one." Raenef said with his arms open. His son obeyed and went into his father's arms, returning the embrace, but his eyes strayed to the demon standing beside his father.
He noticed that the demon was tall, but an inch or so shorter then his own father. (5) He studied the demon, not failing to notice the sleek, slender body or the long silky black hair that just begged to be touched (or yanked). He also noticed the black robes that dared expose a great portion of that smooth, pale chest that also begged to be touched, among other things as well.
"My son, Raenef the Fifth, meet Eclipse of the Third Order. Eclipse, meet my son, Raenef the Fifth." Raenef the Fourth said, interrupting his son's ogling session.
Eclipse's long eyelashes twitched and his lovely, dark eyes fluttered open slowly at the sound of his Master's voice. His breathtaking eyes looked first to his master, and then flickered down to his master's...son.
Raenef's breath nearly stopped; he felt as if he had died and gone to heaven. Before him, he saw something akin to an angel, or some other sort of heavenly creature. Yet, he knew this Eclipse was a demon, but it really didn't matter what he was. Raenef was ensnared.
Eclipse was the most beautiful creature Raenef the Fifth had ever laid his eyes on.
TBC
R&R please! Yeah, I finally updated and Raenef the fifth came into the picture, eh!
Little Notes:
(1)This Gay means "happy, joy, merry, joyous, glad, and etc."
(2)Eclipse is slightly naïve in some areas; we all are, too, by the way. .()
(3) Demons have very sensitive eyes, like elves, even though elven eyes are much better and sharper.
(4) Again, like Gay, Gaily means "happily, joyously, gladly, merrily, etc."
(5) Raenef the 4th and Eclipse are both tall, but I'm not sure who is really taller. In my AU fic, though, I made Raenef taller.
Thanks for Reviewing:
Eike-Aye, I know that. I have all seven books and reread them all of the time. This is an AU and I have noted that he would be a little OOC sometime in the fic. I always read everyone's author's notes and if you failed to read mine, oh well. It's not my fault you didn't. Those notes are there for a reason. Oh yeah, not to mention this is Eclipse when he was younger, too. I wanted Eclipse to seem more innocent, Raenef the 5th to seem less innocent, and Raenef the 4th to seem...well, not as jerky as he did in the manga. ' Course, it was only chapter 2, you know. Just pay attention and you'll see what I'm trying to do. You didn't even give me a chance, sheesh. I was going to expand more on it in Chapter 3. --() Oh, and about the "Go" thing, well, there's a problem with that. His master was in trouble and in the hands of the other demons. He wasn't about to leave him with those freaks and don't forget, he was at their mercy because if he pulled the wrong move, little Rae would be very dead. shruggs Eclipse is a strong demon, but he is not invincible, especially in the manga and in MY fic. Buhahahahahaha! Thanks for reviewing all the same, even if you did miss the big picture and concept of the whole thing...
Mandi B. Cottontail-Hai, their asses are DEAD. Thanks! Oh, and I bet you want Krayon dead now, do ya?
The Gifted Ten-Hai, thanks, you are feeding my ego. Yeah, I did think about it and when I didn't have a computer (mine was busted and I didn't have one for 4 months), I wrote the first chapter of the fic and some of the second chapter at school. Yeah, I wanted to shine a light on Raenef the 4th. There was so much opportunity in him. You can tell that even in the manga that he really cared for Eclipse. I saw that and I wanted to show that to ya'll, except not with Raenef being a homicidal jerk. -.- But anyways, thanks for reviewing! I didn't know you liked Demon Diary, too, and now that I know, that's great!
Kiwi Sause-Hai, I'm glad you noticed. Don't worry, I never planned to make him OOC in every chapter. I even said that some of the characters of Demon Diary may be OOC from time to time, but I am glad you noticed that his OOCness was for the sake of the fic. I wanted to make something traumatic happen, but not as traumatic as rape. Arigato for reviewing!
SnakeMistress-Yep, love triangle! And yes, you are going to have to read to see. Thanks for the review! All my reviewers, you are much appreciated, even the ones who flame me. Course, I like the nicer ones better, though. Arigato again...
Disclaimers: Hell, if I owned Demon Diary, I would have made Eclipse and Raenef kiss and do much, much more.
Summary: Takes place in an alternate universe. Eclipse loyally serves his lord and master Raenef the 4th, but one fateful day Raenef's deviant son catches said servant's eye...
Author's Note: I know, I actually got off my lazy ass to finish this, well, not really lazy. I've been very active and tired lately, not to mention ALL the fanfics I've been working on, too. This chapter will be short, but the next one will be longer, I promise. '
Chapter Three: "Reverie and Enchantment"
Eclipse sat motionless, that strange memory disturbing him again. He tried not to think about it. Why? Why had he acted like that? Was it because he was weak and less experienced then? Or was it for fear of his lord's safety? Was it because he remembered...those thieves? Their faces had been so familiar to him. They had been so clean with good hygiene. They couldn't have been rogues. Demons usually didn't go down that dishonorable path since honor was the demon way. Why had he been so stupid? What were they? Maybe...
Maybe they were mercenaries or assassins sent by an enemy of Raenef. But why? Raenef had only reigned shortly and proved to be a very bright child, unusually gifted for his age. Raenef could not have an enemy yet, so perhaps it was his own enemy. But he could not recall ever having any enemies, since he was a mere servant...
Or else someone had a grudge against him and wanted him to suffer for what he had done wrong? But what had he done wrong? He didn't know. He didn't even know why he had never thought about all this before...
Yes, he did know why he had never thought about why this had happened to them. Raenef had ordered him to never think about that memory ever again, yet he had reminded Eclipse of that unfading memory. In his dreams, he saw it over and over again, only worse because in these bad dreams, he saw his lord always being brutally killed or tortured. Perhaps it was a sign or something like that. His gut told him that something bad was going to happen to his lord...
"Eclipse!"
A voice called him out of his tormenting reverie. The voice was obviously his Master's, but it sounded awfully high and girly. That always happened when Raenef the fourth was really excited about something. But then...it struck him. The girly voice had reminded him of...Krayon. He growled. He came to a quick conclusion that Krayon had done this, even though it was not the Lord of Egae's style, he just had a gut feeling about this. Besides, Krayon got creative sometimes. Perhaps that had been some barbaric attempt at revenge, just because Eclipse had refused the older Demon Lord. It really didn't matter what reason or motive Krayon had had because he had tried to hurt Raenef. And anyone who tries to hurt a Raenef...gets marked on Eclipse's Hit List.
"Eclipse! Come here! There is someone special that I want you to meet!" Raenef the fourth called; his voice lively and happy. The girlish tone was gone and Eclipse sighed with relief.
Eclipse imagined his lord and with a quick word, "go!"; he disappeared and reappeared beside his lord. They both stood in a spacious hallway, facing the main doors; the doors were so huge that a dragon could fit through them. They were made of the finest wood, non-burnable wood, of course. Since some humans had the nerve to grab pitch forks and torches. He glanced at his lord and he dared not stare. It was improper to stare at your master. He was curious as to what his lord was up to for him to sound so excited and gay. (1)
"My heir has come to visit, Eclipse! I know you may be shocked that I have an heir, but I never told you..." Raenef trailed off with a slight blush, feeling guilty and ashamed.
"I am a mere servant, my lord. What you do is your own. You needed an heir, so you made one. You are not at fault, so stop feeling these unnecessary emotions, my lord." Eclipse said unemotionally. He really didn't care what or who his lord did, since after all, he was just a servant and nothing more.
"You are much more than a servant to me, Eclipse."
"Master Raenef, I may be your servant, but I will not play these games with you."
"It's not a game."
"Then what is it, if I may ask, lord Raenef?"
"You still don't get it, do you? Even as a child, I started falling for you...hard. I knew I needed an heir, so I made haste to make one...because I knew that if I fell any deeper, I would not be able to be with another."
"Falling? Fell? Whatever do you mean, my lord?" Eclipse asked, startled. (2)
"I love you."
"..." Eclipse had heard those three words before from Raenef, but he had never known what to do about it. No master of his had ever declared that to him, but sure, they had used him for their own pleasures.
Before either of them could move or say another word, the doors were pushed opened slowly. Bright light streamed in, blinding them both. A lithe figure stood in the large doorway, blocking some of the bright light. The slender figure closed the doors effortlessly and stood before them, waiting for their eyes to recover and adjust. (3)
"My lord and father, I have arrived." Spoke a voice in a soft soprano, obviously he was young, but he controlled his voice so well that he sounded much older then he really was. The boy was roughly a little taller then five feet, but obviously he had started growing a year or so ago, like most boys do. He was around the ripe, innocent age of fifteen. He had peachy skin, soft and lively, yet not nearly as pallid as Eclipse's. His hair was a soft sun touched blond and was shoulder length, yet at the moment; he had it pulled up in a unique way. His eyes were bluer and darker then the daytime sky, such a lovely blue that could ensnare anyone who could see. He seemed so very innocent, as if never a bad thought, action, or word had ever occurred in him. Yet, appearances can be very deceiving...
"So I've noticed and I might add your arrival has been greatly anticipated. I am glad you could come." Raenef the Fourth said gaily (4), his eyes soft and bright.
"I am happy that you are pleased to see me, father. It's been many a year, but I have missed you." Spoke the controlled soprano again.
Eclipse could still not see right, so he closed his eyes and waited. He listened to the both of them. His knew his sensitive eye sight would return in a matter of moments. He idly wondered if Raenef's son would look anything like his father...
"Come here, little one." Raenef said with his arms open. His son obeyed and went into his father's arms, returning the embrace, but his eyes strayed to the demon standing beside his father.
He noticed that the demon was tall, but an inch or so shorter then his own father. (5) He studied the demon, not failing to notice the sleek, slender body or the long silky black hair that just begged to be touched (or yanked). He also noticed the black robes that dared expose a great portion of that smooth, pale chest that also begged to be touched, among other things as well.
"My son, Raenef the Fifth, meet Eclipse of the Third Order. Eclipse, meet my son, Raenef the Fifth." Raenef the Fourth said, interrupting his son's ogling session.
Eclipse's long eyelashes twitched and his lovely, dark eyes fluttered open slowly at the sound of his Master's voice. His breathtaking eyes looked first to his master, and then flickered down to his master's...son.
Raenef's breath nearly stopped; he felt as if he had died and gone to heaven. Before him, he saw something akin to an angel, or some other sort of heavenly creature. Yet, he knew this Eclipse was a demon, but it really didn't matter what he was. Raenef was ensnared.
Eclipse was the most beautiful creature Raenef the Fifth had ever laid his eyes on.
TBC
R&R please! Yeah, I finally updated and Raenef the fifth came into the picture, eh!
Little Notes:
(1)This Gay means "happy, joy, merry, joyous, glad, and etc."
(2)Eclipse is slightly naïve in some areas; we all are, too, by the way. .()
(3) Demons have very sensitive eyes, like elves, even though elven eyes are much better and sharper.
(4) Again, like Gay, Gaily means "happily, joyously, gladly, merrily, etc."
(5) Raenef the 4th and Eclipse are both tall, but I'm not sure who is really taller. In my AU fic, though, I made Raenef taller.
Thanks for Reviewing:
Eike-Aye, I know that. I have all seven books and reread them all of the time. This is an AU and I have noted that he would be a little OOC sometime in the fic. I always read everyone's author's notes and if you failed to read mine, oh well. It's not my fault you didn't. Those notes are there for a reason. Oh yeah, not to mention this is Eclipse when he was younger, too. I wanted Eclipse to seem more innocent, Raenef the 5th to seem less innocent, and Raenef the 4th to seem...well, not as jerky as he did in the manga. ' Course, it was only chapter 2, you know. Just pay attention and you'll see what I'm trying to do. You didn't even give me a chance, sheesh. I was going to expand more on it in Chapter 3. --() Oh, and about the "Go" thing, well, there's a problem with that. His master was in trouble and in the hands of the other demons. He wasn't about to leave him with those freaks and don't forget, he was at their mercy because if he pulled the wrong move, little Rae would be very dead. shruggs Eclipse is a strong demon, but he is not invincible, especially in the manga and in MY fic. Buhahahahahaha! Thanks for reviewing all the same, even if you did miss the big picture and concept of the whole thing...
Mandi B. Cottontail-Hai, their asses are DEAD. Thanks! Oh, and I bet you want Krayon dead now, do ya?
The Gifted Ten-Hai, thanks, you are feeding my ego. Yeah, I did think about it and when I didn't have a computer (mine was busted and I didn't have one for 4 months), I wrote the first chapter of the fic and some of the second chapter at school. Yeah, I wanted to shine a light on Raenef the 4th. There was so much opportunity in him. You can tell that even in the manga that he really cared for Eclipse. I saw that and I wanted to show that to ya'll, except not with Raenef being a homicidal jerk. -.- But anyways, thanks for reviewing! I didn't know you liked Demon Diary, too, and now that I know, that's great!
Kiwi Sause-Hai, I'm glad you noticed. Don't worry, I never planned to make him OOC in every chapter. I even said that some of the characters of Demon Diary may be OOC from time to time, but I am glad you noticed that his OOCness was for the sake of the fic. I wanted to make something traumatic happen, but not as traumatic as rape. Arigato for reviewing!
SnakeMistress-Yep, love triangle! And yes, you are going to have to read to see. Thanks for the review! All my reviewers, you are much appreciated, even the ones who flame me. Course, I like the nicer ones better, though. Arigato again...