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Blood, Torment and Illumination	By : MyraThorne Category: X-Men: (All Movies) > Slash - Male/Male Views: 3625 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Authoress Note: I don't know why, but all of chapter 6 is not fitting. So you get it in two parts!
Victor was in desperate need of something to kill, preferably something wriggly and squealing.
Jimmy had been right there in front of him, only a few feet away. All Victor had needed to do was grab his brother, shuffle him out of the bar, and get Jimmy outside so he could explain things. Instead he had wasted precious time trying to justify himself to Romulus when he should have gotten Jimmy away so his little brother could clear his head out a bit.
With a frustrated snarl, Victor tore halfway through the trunk of a tree in a single swipe of claws. �Mother fucker!� he shouted.
To make things worse, Jimmy had disappeared into the mass of bodies choking the streets of Lowtown. The multitude of scents and Victor�s rage mixed together to make tracking Jimmy next to impossible.
Victor plunged into the crowd, pushing and shoving people out of his way. Jimmy couldn�t have gotten that far.
Madripoor wasn�t that big, after all.
Victor came to a halt, turning his nose to the wind. Jimmy�s scent wafted down to him. It was stale, old, but it was all Victor had to go on.
Victor slowed down, determination sharpening the focus of his thoughts. Eyes narrowed, Victor had barely noticed that he had wandered into one of the more opulent neighborhoods.
The trail led Victor to a tower that seemed to have been carved from crystal. Guards armed with sawed off shot guns were negligibly noticeable. Frowning, he wondered how he was going to get inside.
A cool, soft hand on his forearm startled Victor. His lips were pulled back to bear his fangs when he realized that it was Jean at his side.
�Do you think your brother is in there?� she asked quietly. Jean tried to offer what she hoped was a comforting smile.
Victor closed his eyes, taking a moment to calm himself. �Jimmy has been here recently,� Victor said stiffly. �But his scent is all over this place. I�m willing to bet he lives here. He�ll have to come home soon.�
Jean grinned. �I think I can help you get it in to wait for him.�
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Romulus was struggling to keep his rage in check as he paced around the main room of the Princess Bar. He had been unable to find James by either scent or telepathy. All he could get was a jumble of confused thoughts.
James could be anywhere.
As soon as he realized James was truly missing and that Victor had taken his little band of merry teenagers with him to find his brother, Romulus had ordered Tai to shut Madripoor down. No one in or out of the island without Romulus�s say so.
Not so long after James, Daken had also disappeared. Romulus wanted to rip that little bastard�s throat out. Who else could have led Victor right to James?
Both brother and son would need to die. Romulus would just need to erase both of their existences from James�s memory. And then those teenagers would need to go, along with Xavier. No one was taking James away from him again.
With a howl of frustration, Romulus threw a table across the room causing it to shatter on the opposite wall. He smashed his fist into one of the bar mirrors. Half of the furniture and several shelves of liquor were destroyed in Romulus�s temper fit.
Romulus stood panting in the middle of the bar, when he was startled by the sound of a throat being cleared behind him.
�What is it, Tai?� Romulus ground out, not bothering to turn around. �And for your sake, I hope you have good news.�
There was a spike of fear in Tai�s scent. �My lord, the island has been locked down as you requested. My men are still searching for James. But you know how difficult he is to find when he does not wish to be found.�
Romulus dug his claws into the meat of his palm. James occasionally had� small mental break downs from time to time. He would start to remember who he used to be. Even worse, he started to revert to being �Jimmy�.
And Jimmy did not like Romulus one bit.
Since coming to Madripoor, Jimmy had only made one appearance after James had inadvertently noticed Stryker�s man, Wade Wilson, was following him. Jimmy had taken over and went into hiding for nearly a week. Romulus nearly ripped Madripoor to shreds trying to find him. Then James just ambled into their home and acted as if nothing had happened.
The most frustrating part was that whenever Romulus went into James�s mind to try and eradicate Jimmy, he was nowhere to be found.
Tai shifted nervously on his feet. �If I may make a suggestion, my lord: James may have just gone home to get away from all of the excitement,� Tai offered.
Romulus grit his teeth. �Then that is where I shall be,� he growled. �Your search for my partner is the most important task your men have at this moment, Police Chief. Do not disappoint me.�
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Daken was certain he was going insane. Given what he knew of his father, he was beginning to wonder if perhaps this was a family trait.
Everything had been going so smoothly, until those damned vampires had shown up. Victor and Romulus had been well on their way to tearing each other apart, thus by saving Daken the trouble of having to do so himself and keeping his hands clean.
Then the vampires had distracted everyone and his father had disappeared.
To make matters worse, now Daken was filled with too many questions. He knew about Romulus lying to his father. But Romulus had assured him that it was for James�s own good.
But the past few days had poked too many holes in Romulus�s story. Things just weren�t adding up as neatly as they had used too.
Daken didn�t like this mess his life was becoming. He wasn�t being given enough time to process all of this conflicting information.
While running through the streets after his father, the answer became a simple one:
Romulus and Victor were the problem. They were the two obstacles that stood between him and having the life with his father that he wanted. If they refused to kill each other off, Daken would simply have to take the bull by the horns and get his father as far away from both of them as he possibly could. Over the years, Daken had made enough contacts of his own to disappear with James.
Then, once they had a moment to catch their breaths and sort things out, Daken would have his uncle and Romulus killed. It would take some hard work, but Daken knew it would be worth it.
But first he had to find his father.
Daken changed tracks and started heading towards his father�s home.
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With Jean�s telepathy, getting past the guard and into the full floor apartment that was Romulus and James�s home had been easy. Victor found himself sneering at all of the unnecessary belongings in the home as he stalked through the rooms. Romulus may have lined the cage with beautiful trappings, but it was still a cage.
He found sudden stillness when he entered the bedroom. The sheets were still rumpled. Victor could only imagine what Romulus and Jimmy had been doing in that bed only hours ago. Was this what Jimmy had really wanted all along?
Victor slowly sat on the edge of the bed, running a hand over the pillows. Jimmy�s scent was so strong here. Eyes drooping to half mast, Victor found himself lying down. Jimmy had been here. Jimmy had fucked here.
Meanwhile, Jean was standing with Storm and Scott in the dining room trying to occupy their time by looking at some of the artwork.
�Do you really think that stuff Romulus said about Victor is true?� Scott finally threw out in a hushed tone. �About him raping his brother?�
Jean frowned for a moment. �I don�t know about that, but I do know that Victor does love Jimmy,� she answered. �I think that their relationship may seem really wrong to those who don�t know them. But there is something about the two of them, at least in Victor�s mind, which makes them right for each other. And I also got the feeling that this Romulus plans to use Jimmy for something very, very bad. Victor may have hurt his brother once, but I don�t think he meant to harm him.�
�And he is definitely the lesser evil when compared to Romulus,� Storm pointed out.
The only warning the other two had that anything was wrong was the stiffening of Jean�s back. The elevator pinged open and Romulus came storming in.
�Oh, fuck,� Scott muttered.
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James glanced up blearily at his son as he staggered towards home. His thoughts were crashing against each other in his head. He had to put serious effort into getting one foot in front of the next to go forward.
No. No. NO. I don�t want to go back to Romulus!
James clenched his jaw. Those couldn�t be his thoughts. He glanced around suspiciously but saw no one other than Daken nearby.
Staring at the brick that led up to his building, James realized that he was talking to himself. �Right foot. Left foot. Right foot� stop that. Stop talking to yourself,� he muttered.
James jumped when an arm came around his shoulders, the claws on his right hand springing out. �It�s me, Dad,� the person assured him. �It�s Daken.�
James blinked furiously, his mind trying to figure out if he knew this person. �Daken,� he mumbled. �Daken� my son, yes, you�re my son. My son.� James reached out and patted Daken�s arm, then clung to it for support as his world tipped to the left. �Home. I need to go home. Now. I think.�
This isn�t home! Why are you taking me here? Home has snow around it. And trees, lots of trees. This place is all wrong!
�No, this is home,� James said. �This is where Romulus and I live. Here. Home.�
I DON�T like it HERE, came the petulant reply. James had the distinct feeling that whoever was talking to him was decidedly pouting right now.
�Well, too damned bad, �cause this is where I live,� James snapped. He shook his head and then pushed Daken away. �Who the hell are you? Where are you taking me? Fuck off!�
Daken was shaken. His father was babbling to himself, seemed almost drunk. A sane James he could handle. But who the hell was this? �Dad, we need to get out of here,� Daken spoke slowly. �Some very bad people have messed with your mind. I need to get you somewhere so you can get yourself back together.�
James roughly shoved Daken onto the sidewalk. �I don�t have a fucking son!� he snarled, his feet shuffling as he struggled to stay upright. �I don�t know who you are, and I�m going home.�
No! No! Listen to him. He can get us away from the Bad Man.
�And you shut the hell up!� James yelled, swiping his hand in the air at the tormenter only he could hear.
Daken quickly got back up. Romulus had obviously put some kind of failsafe in James�s mind. That was what had to be happening. Taking a deep breath through his nose, he moved in to subdue his father. �Dad, I am your son and you�re just confused right now-�
�Excuse me, sir, but do you need help getting home?� one of the better dressed guards asked coming up from behind. He placed a firm hand on James�s elbow, guiding him back towards the tower.
�Who�re you?� James slurred.
�My name is Steven, sir,� the guard answered. �I work here. I am going to help you get home now.�
�Home, yes, home,� James mumbled, allowing himself to be led.
Daken was tired of this shit. He calmly reached out and snapped Steven�s neck. James tried to say something, but apparently had lost his ability to walk and talk at the same time as he crashed back to the sidewalk.
Apparently someone had called the police, as Daken quickly found himself surrounded by both the tower guards and the police. He caught a glimpse of his father being shuffled off into the tower by two guards.
�Damn it,� Daken hissed.
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