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Dominions	By : kalika13 Category: +S to Z > Seimaden Views: 1424 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Seimaden, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Title: Seimaden AU - Dominions
Author: Kalika
Summary: Tetius, a servant in Lord Marion’s palace, is ordered to wait on Lord Zadei during his visit.
Warning Codes: Yaoi, Abuse, AU, H/C, N/C, Language
Author’s Note: For the remainder of the story there will be lemons, non-con scenes, and occasional offensive language. There will also be an increase in number of original characters, as I have run out of You Higuri’s characters that fit the positions I have in mind.
Chapter Note: Oh, the horrible things that I do to Tetius. I must be a real sadist considering all of the pain I put may favourite characters through. I have an unrelated Seimaden fic (requested by a friend of mine) that I am working on, and I find myself being just as cruel to Tetius in that story. I just can’t let that boy have a pleasant life. ;)
Pairings: Zadei/Tetius Various/Tetius
Disclaimer: Seimaden characters owned by You Higuri. I wrote this simply for my own entertainment.

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Chapter 16

Zadei stared moodily at the large black tower in the distance. It was nothing more than a speck on the horizon. Just another half week of traveling, and they would finally be there. Unfortunately, Gerumu had insisted that they stop for the day. The sun was setting, and they needed to plan exactly how they were going to go about entering the palace.

The Emperor had to admit that he was glad to get off of the horse. After the first three days of travel Zadei had been able to forego the bands that had been required to hold him upright in his saddle. He still tired easily, and his wound ached horribly, but he wasn’t about to let that hold him back.

They had stopped next to a large fissure in the ground, Gerumu had mentioned that it must have been created from an old lava flow, not that Zadei actually cared. It would give them cover, and a place to hide their horses. Although cover didn’t seem to be overly important at the moment.

Zadei had chosen a small party for their infiltration, just himself, Gerumu, and three other soldiers that he hadn’t bothered to get the names of. The plan had been to make it easier for them to hide from King Koloss’ military. So far though, they hadn’t seen anyone. It had been easy to skirt the few villages that they had come across along the way. It didn’t mean that there wasn’t anyone around, but they had encountered not even a hint of resistance. It was disconcerting to say the least.

Lowering himself painfully to the ground, Zadei allowed himself to rest while he watched the soldiers guiding their horses down into the crevasse. Gerumu dropped down beside him with a huff.

“It won’t be long now, Zadei. We’ll have Tetius back by the end of the week.”

Zadei nodded, too tired to speak.

“I think we should leave the horses here. It will take a bit longer for us to reach the tower, but we will be harder to notice. It will be impossible, once we have entered the palace, to keep ourselves from encountering guards. Knocking out the people we encounter would be best. I believe that we should do everything we can to keep from attacking anyone.”

Gerumu turned to address his emperor directly. “It is possible that we will be able to write off this incident, so long as no one is injured. King Koloss kidnapped Tetius and we are simply trying to get him back. But if we attack any residents of the Fire Realm, it could be taken as an act of war.”

Zadei nodded once more. He had heard all of this time and again. He understood why Gerumu was worried. To be honest, if Zadei had been in perfect health, he would have already stormed into the palace and killed anyone who tried to stop him from reaching his angel.

He felt Gerumu pat his shoulder. The man stood and held out a hand to his emperor. Zadei took the hand and allowed himself to be helped to his feet. There were very few people that he would allow to see him so weak, but Gerumu was an old friend, and the man only wanted to assist him. With a steadying hand on Zadei’s shoulder, the general led him down into the fissure to rejoin the soldiers.

A quick bite of food from their supplies and Zadei ready to crawl into bed, already half asleep. Distantly, he heard Gerumu explaining the watch schedule for the night. With a tired sigh he lay down, rolling onto his back to stare up at the small stretch of stars visible between the fissure walls.

Two weeks unconscious, over a week just to get out of the Ice Realm, and a week and a half to make their way across this country. That made it almost five weeks now that Tetius had been in that bastard Koloss’ hands. Who knew what tortures his angel had had to endure in that time.

With a tired sigh Zadei rolled back onto his side and closed his eyes. The sooner he fell asleep, the sooner morning would come. It wouldn’t be much longer before he could hold Tetius in his arms once more.

xxx

Tetius lay on his side on the floor of the bird cage. He couldn’t move for the pain. It almost hurt to breath. His entire body ached.

Koloss had been quiet furious about the bruise that Tetius had caused. Dern had been ordered to whip and beat him. This winged man had been able to tell that the guard had been trying to pull his punches, but it was hard to lessen the blows of a whip.

Tetius’ mind had been hazy as he was forced down to the floor and taken under King Koloss’ gaze. Dern had been as gentle as he dared. The pale young man was grateful, despite his sorrow that the guard had been dragged into it.

When the King had finally tired of his games he stood and made his way out of the room, shouting back an order to the guard to return Tetius to his cage.

Dern had knelt by Tetius’ side, waiting patiently for him to regain his breath and regain his senses. The guard had taken hold of a pale hand, stroking gently. He had opened his mouth as if about to speak many times, but in the end had remained silent.

When Tetius felt ready to be moved, he gave a small nod. Dern had lifted him carefully, trying not to aggravate his injuries.

The short trip back to the birdcage had been excruciating. Each step had sent fresh jolts of pain through Tetius’ body. He had never been more relieved than when Dern had finally lain him on the cold metal floor.

“I… I am so sorry, Tetius. So very very sorry.”

Tetius raised his hand to stop the man, ignoring the pain that the motion caused him. “It’s all right, Dern. I don’t blame you. You only did what you had to in order to protect your family.”

Tetius paused coughing weakly. His chest ached, making him wonder if a few of his ribs had been broken. When he continued speaking his voice was much hoarser. “Thank you for your consideration, but I am not seriously hurt.”

The guard watched him with sad eyes for a few moments, before finally nodding. He stood slowly and exited the cage, locking the door behind him. Standing with his hands wrapped around the bars, Dern looked as if he were contemplating staying.

“It’s all right, Dern.” Tetius had to strain to make his voice heard. “You shouldn’t stay. He will be mad if he comes back to find you still here.”

“You’re right, Tetius. I’ll find Karina and send her here right away.” Tetius was about to object, but Dern stopped him. “King Koloss has not stated that you are not to be healed. If he is angry then I will take the blame. It is the least that I can do after…”

Tetius nodded, resigned. There was little that he could do to change the man’s mind. And besides, he certainly couldn’t say that he didn’t want the relief. He gave the guard as bright a smile as he could manage. With an exhausted sigh, the pale man closed his eyes to wait for Karina.

xxx

It didn’t seem like a very long wait before Tetius heard the door opening again. He opened his eyes to see Karina hurrying towards him. She didn’t have a key to the birdcage, so she made her way around the structure until she was able to sit as close to the injured man as she could.

“Oh, how horrible. Don’t worry, Tetius, I’ll have you good as new in no time at all.”

Having been healed by her so many times before Tetius knew what to expect. He stretched out his arm, wincing in pain, to take her hand. A powerful tingling sensation began to creep through his body. It didn’t matter how often she did this, it was still uncomfortable. But, at least the pain was beginning to fade.

It was only a few minutes before Karina was finished. She let herself slouch, exhausted, against the bars. Healing was very taxing on both the healer and the patient. Tetius was feeling the affects as well. He held himself completely still, trying to quell the sudden nausea that he felt.

“Thank you so much, Karina. You should probably go before the king gets back.” He kept his voice soft, trying to calm his rolling stomach.

“It’s all right, Tetius. I will stay and keep you company. The king’s orders were that I keep you in good shape. He will not be able to tell how long before I healed you. He will simply assume that I am recovering my strength.”

She seemed quite determined to stay, so Tetius decided to save his breath and nodded slowly. He noticed that she had yet to release his hand and smiled. It felt nice to know that there were people here who cared about him.

The two stayed in companionable silence, before the door opened once more. Tetius felt the hand holding his tighten slightly. He attempted to give her a squeeze in return, realizing that if Koloss were back, and still in a foul mood, he didn’t have the strength to comply with the mans wishes.

It was with decided relief that the two saw Dern enter the chamber. The guard glanced quickly around the room, noticing Karina sitting beside the cage, before closing the door behind him. He came over to join the two, dropping to his knees beside the healer.

Tetius gave the man an exhausted smile, and received a relieved nod in return. He must have still been worried that I would be upset.

“King Koloss has left the palace. He does so from time to time, though we have been unable to discover where he goes. I went to speak to the soldier who brought that report earlier. He said that intruders have been spotted approaching the palace. The soldiers have been following them ever since they crossed the Ice Realm boarder. But, because of their immense dislike of the king’s rule, have decided not to interfere with them.” The man stopped to smile happily at Tetius. “I think someone's come to get you.”

Karina was smiling happily as well. “Oh, Tetius, isn’t that wonderful. You’ll be able to go home soon.”

Tetius wanted to smile, but he couldn’t bring himself to complete the motion. It was wonderful news, and he was very happy that someone was coming to get him out of here. Though how Gerumu, he assumed that it was Gerumu, had discovered who had taken him, he honestly didn’t know.

But at the same time, he would be going home to an empty room. There would be no Zadei to greet him. How would the people of the palace react? Zadei was dead because of him. That thought brought a tear to his eye. Tetius blinked sharply, trying to resist the urge to cry.

He knew that Karina had noticed it. A quick squeeze to his hand and she suggested, gently, that the two of them leave Tetius to rest. Dern agreed. They exited the room quietly, leaving the winged man to his thoughts.

What if something happened? What if whoever had come to rescue him was injured, or killed by Koloss? He didn’t want to cause anyone else any pain.

Tetius could feel the tears that he had been trying to keep at bay slip free as he drifted off to sleep.

xxx

Zadei stared up at the obsidian tower is frustration. They had made it all the way to the base of the tower only to discover that there was no way into the palace. He and Gerumu had separated from the soldiers, so that they could fan out and search for some sort of hidden door or passage way.

Gerumu’s suggestion that it was some sort of enchantment that was keeping them out made him no happier. Zadei was just about ready to try and beat through the walls with his bare hands.

He was so close. So damn close, and then something like this had to happen. There had to be some way to get inside. Something they had overlooked. Somewhere.

“Are you here for Tetius?”

The voice startled them both. Gerumu had his sword out and was already pointing it at the man who had spoken before Zadei had even turned around.

“Who are you?” Gerumu’s voice was sharp. He didn’t like being caught off guard.

Neither did Zadei. The Emperor couldn’t figure out how the man had snuck up on them. They should have been able to hear him coming. Even now Zadei could hear his own soldiers making their way back here to the rendezvous point.

The man spoke quiet calmly for someone with a sword pointed at his throat. “My name is Dern. I am a guard in the palace. Are you here for Tetius?”

Zadei stepped forward now. If this man was from the palace perhaps he could tell them how to get in. “How do you know Tetius? Is he all right?” The Emperor couldn’t keep the worry out of his voice.

The man gave him an appraising look before replying. “He is… all right. He is being held prisoner in King Koloss’ chambers. It is good that you are here.”

Zadei didn’t like the sound of that pause when the man had said that Tetius was okay. But at least now they knew for certain that his angel was here. “Can you get us into the palace?”

The man was still watching him closely, though he turned slightly when the soldiers finally rejoined the group. “Yes. I can get you in, but you must agree to follow my directions without fail.”

Zadei growled under his breath. He didn’t like the idea of trusting someone that he didn’t even know.

“I understand that this makes you uncomfortable, but it is in your, and Tetius’, best interest. I can keep most of the other guards from stumbling across us. King Koloss has been absent from the palace for the last three days and I do not know when he will be back. It is very possible that you would be able to get Tetius out of the palace without even being seen.”

Zadei glanced at Gerumu to see what the man thought of all this. The quick glance that he received meant that the general did not trust the man before them. Zadei understood how they felt, but he wasn’t willing to pass up this opportunity to get Tetius back. He just wanted to know why?

“Why are you willing to help us? Koloss will be furious when he finds out. You are disobeying your king.”

The man sighed and shifted slightly causing Gerumu to inch his sword closer to the exposed throat. He froze once more before speaking. “I have gotten to know Tetius since he was brought here. He is very kind, and does not deserve what he has had to suffer.

“King Koloss is a cruel man. He murdered our last king and took control of the realm by force. No one in the palace supports his rule. He ignores the needs of the citizens and only focuses on his own ambitions. We would have resisted him, but he has strange powers, ones that we have never even heard of before.”

Zadei gave a frustrated sigh and turned to his friend. “What do you think, Gerumu?”

The man looked uncertain, but he nodded slightly. “There is little else that we can do. Without him we will not even be able to enter the tower. This is our best chance to get Tetius back. I say we take it.”

Zadei nodded in agreement. This was their best chance. Koloss wasn’t even here. That would make things much easier. It was for the best in any case. If Koloss were here Zadei would be far to tempted to beat the man to death. He ignored the fact that in his present state he wouldn’t be able to do much damage. “Lead on, Dern.”

The man nodded, before turning and leading the way back towards the palace wall.

xxx

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