The Persian BBQ place was much fancier than what Hades was used to. Even if he'd wanted to try it in the past, the one in the city frowned upon anyone who didn't have the means to own a no-fur. That was pretty much the key that got you in all the fancy doors.
Hades was reminded of how much of a fortune he was giving up if he saved Doll as he considered the lack of prices on the menu on the door of the restaurant. The kind of place that didn’t post prices was the kind of place that the tom could never dream of affording. Shockingly, he could afford it today. He hadn't used even a quarter of the first coins Gran had given him.
He pressed the button for the bell and a Persian in colorful traditional dress appeared to let them in. He and Doll must have passed muster because, after a long silent look, the Persian bowed and allowed them entry. Inside, everything looked expensive. A fish tank consumed an entire wall
Doll pressed the button to close the privacy panel and met Hades'seyes with a delighted smile. He didn't crawl like a no-furshould. He walked forward with purpose. Climbing on top of his sexy tom, he began to unbutton the rich wine shirt,more interested in the dark obsidian fur underneath it. "You can get your own drink, Possessor, when I'm done with you." There it was,the word for a no-fur who accepted his Elementalist.It wasn’t the sacred word, the one that was as old as time. That word wasn’t even thought casually, though it had crossed Doll’s mind more than once. He dug his fingers into the thick sheen of black fur, his pretty fingernails dragging along the flesh beneath. He pulled it a bit and was encouraged by the husky,amused sound Hades made. He spanned wide circles with his hands intent on petting Hades into the same mad desire that drove him. "Cheeky little brat." Hades'swords were joined by a cool thr
Hades was completely distracted by Dolland wasn't sure he heard the announcement right. Deciding it was probably an announcement about a car with lights on or something, he went back to what he cared about,which was everything Doll was doingon his cock.Until the second announcement.This is becoming a bit of a situation. All patrons are asked to stay inside their booths for their own safety. We repeat,if there is a curse-breaker or the like somewhere in this establishment, we have a rather odd situation. No one here is trained to battle a green-furred demon withscales that breathes spirit fire."Lexi." Hadesgroaned and reluctantlypaused Doll's lust with a hand on his back. "This could be bad."Bad wasn't the right word. Hades had met a demon of that d
Doll saw his life flash in the flame all around him. "Lexi, no!I love him." At least he was going to die knowing Hades cared. Except the flames went out right before they got to his body. There was a shell similar to a casting circle around him. Was it the flowers? No, those sweet little blooms weren't that powerful. Was it Hades'slove? It was impossible to tell. Dollcouldn't hear or see anything except Lexi's terrifying firewhile in the protective sphere. There was no reason for Hades to say it. Even if he was trying to stop the demon, based on what little Doll understood, that confession was probably not the way to do it. So, did he mean it? How could he? You couldn't decide in one night, could you? And that brought up how he felt. If the sudden,overwhelming rage was any indication,Doll had to admit he had strong feelings for the tom. And he hadbeen dreaming
"This way." Hades led Doll away from the hotel and casually headed back the way they came. If there was an ambush waiting at the hotel room as Lexi's sigil indicated, the best course of action was to get Doll as far away from this town as possible. What they needed was a head start, something Lexi had given them with that sigil meant for Hades’s eyes only. Hades didn’t want to waste the advantage they’d been given, but there was no time to prepare. It would be fatal to go get his beloved carfrom the valet parking lot. No,they needed something else. Something unpredictable. The answer came as they stopped at an intersection. Hades could see a bus coming in the distance. "We're going to get on here. It's not the greatest way of traveling,I know,but it won't be long." Doll nodded."I'm aware of what bus travel is like." Hades signaled him to heel into the kneeling pose as the bus came up. It was driven by a no-fur wit
"So we have to think." Hades felt better after driving them about fifteen minutes up the highwayaway from the hotel and even farther from the big city. "We need a plan better than just drive and drive. But don't worry,I have a friend who knows some interesting characters. We can come up with a plan." "Hades? We need something a little more desperately than a plan right now." Doll pointed to the dashboard. "I know it's your area of expertise and all… but,um… I think we are about to run out of gas." "What? No, that's ridiculous." Hades turned to see Doll one step away from panicking. He stared at the fuel gauge. "Fuck, we need to pull off for gas right now. It's fine, Doll. You caught it in time." Hades didn't want to lose the time to find a town to gas up in, but walking by the side of the road wasn’t on his agenda either. He tried to think of something to talk about that would sooth the no-fur’s nerves as he pulled into the exit lane so they
Doll remembered Hades’sstrong paws and his frantic voice. It happened so fast, so very fast. When the minivan stopped its descent, the no-fur couldn't move very much,feeling heavy weight all around him. He must have hit his head pretty hard because everything sounded far away and he was having trouble forming any kind of thought. It was only because Hades pulled him out of the crumpled minivan that he got out at all. He had no idea what Hades was telling him as he felt his body travelling away from the car. Oh wait, that was Hades right? He wasn't dying and moving out of his body. No, if he was dying it was supposed to be more of a floating feeling. This hurt way too much to be that. Doing a quick assessment, Doll was pretty sure he was cut in several places and might have broken bones. Considering what the tossing and crashing felt like,it could have been far worse. One thing he could feel for sure, he had no connecti
The strongest scent was BBQ and spice but hiding underneath was gasoline. Hades fought to kick himself out of the crumpled car. He was starting to believe the Persian's blessinghad some weight to itas he dragged himself from the wreckage. He was almost completely unharmed. Considering the state of the minivan, he should be dead. He rushed to the passenger side.Doll wasthankfullyalive but out of it and possibly injured. All of that had really happened but then the dream turned on Hades. It became a nightmare with a foundation in reality. He wasn't able to get Doll out of the car before a fire started and,desperate to get his lover free and safe,he pulled as hard as he could and came away with just an arm. Before he could fully freak out about that, the van exploded. He stumbled back,screaming at the carnage. Alternating between irrational anger at the no-fur and grief, Hades was still holding Doll's arm when it cau
Jinx loved his friend Hades. He really did. That love had been tested many times over the years. Today the Orangelo was standing outside of a luxury hotel about to break in and summon a demon. He’d onlydo thisfor Hades and even the Black-furred disaster would owe him one hell of a favor. But the hopeless bastard was in love, not that Jinx was surprised.He had read it in the cards six months ago. Part of why he kept giving Hades a hard time about the possibility of him running off with the no-fur was their latest conversation over the cards. Jinx didn't really use them for anyone but himself but every once in a while they told him to offer a reading. The deck was handed down from his sire's sideof his very prestigious family. And it was sort of cursed. Whenever Jinx read for someone he got far too much of their future for any one feline to handle. And he always got involved. Which went against every rule in existence about the art of divi
Epilogue - Part 2Shadwell Sebastien Woolsey, also known as Hades, stomped in out of the rain, shaking it off his fur before he went any further into the house than the entry hall.He could hear the commotion in the main room. It was the kind of overwhelming noise only two bunnies, one large Northern Forest tom, a cosmic entity, and ten kits could make. It was the sound of a happy home, one that Hades had never dared to dream he could have. After his own rough upbringing with a sire who was embarrassed to be a Black-fur and an anonymous no-fur father, Hades had long since put aside any thoughts of being a sire himself.But his mates had changed all of that and helped him to realize he wasn't afraid of being a sire. He was just afraid of being his sire. Hades didn't feel shame about his fur color nor that of any of his many, many kits. He didn't think he was capable of feeling this much love. Though, he was grateful to Ink who had given both of the omega bunnies anti-pregnancy Marks. T
Epilogue - Part 1Guru hadn't been back to the Mousetrap since its renovations or since his kits with Spitfire were born. With all the little ones around and a very grumpy ginger-furred bunny to deal with, he'd barely left the mansion where himself, Spitfire, Doll, and Hades now resided.There was definitely a touch of Chaos everywhere he looked. A few booths sat at a slightly less than 45 degree angle and had straps like a carnival ride. No doubt when the bar was open those were full first from the novelty of it. Then there was the tricked-out pie case. Guru salivated a little, having heard from his mate Hades all about the supposedly world-famous pies.Jinx didn't have time to make them anymore so he'd begun to teach his brother Ink. Today appeared to be one of those sessions as Jinx was snatching a knife away from his paler brother and grousing about the proper way to cut certain fruits.The big Blonde tom put a paw around the other bunny in his life, his sweet Doll. Who looked esp
Everything was quiet for the first time in what felt like a lifetime.Spitfire sat down where he was, in the middle of the rubble left from fighting so many automa-toms and Agent's Hares. This part of Atlas City was wrecked. He wondered what it looked like outside of the battle barrier they had erected. Was Guru's mansion still okay? Did they still have a home?A ripple of auric energy told him Cosmo was on his way, having secured the collapsing bridge. Good, that was good. He needed to bond with his avatar mate to recover his god aura properly. But for now, since the battle was done, Spitfire was going back inside to see Doll and the kits. He needed to check on them. Something about this silence didn't feel... natural.Cosmo's voice in his mind assured Spitfire that it was not. Time had been frozen by a god and until it restarted, only the deities would be able to function.Spitfire wondered how long it would be before he knew how to do that. It was a pretty cool trick.He stood, stre
The ten of swords was not a magick to use lightly. Jinx had never actually cast that card before. He had been warned, repeatedly, that there were cards in the deck he was given that took as much as they gave. The pinnacle of the swords suit was one of those cards.Clutching his bleeding paw against his chest, Jinx drew one long breath after another. Everything smelled awful, the air was so thick with blood that he could taste it. He was certain that there was screaming all around him, but he couldn't hear it over the roar in his ears.He'd finally managed to end this stupid battle. He was the undisputed God of Chaos now. Jinx could feel it in his bones, right down in his soul. The power was flowing out of Agent's body as quickly as the blood that was pooling under both their paws."The kits..." Jinx's enemy was croaking out a few last words. "Are they safe?"Jinx's eyes followed Agent's weak attempt to reach out. There was a wavering shield, made up of th
Liar.The word kept echoing in Agent's head and in the air around him. The Demon was lying to him. They were made of lies and deceit, after all. There was no way King had pined for him for all those years. Tricksy had made a huge mistake when he'd tried to create the Innehavre bond. He'd killed a young no-fur, but it wasn't just any no-fur. He'd killed the oldest of his and King's litter. Stripped his soul bare and left the tom who loved him to take the blame.King had to know what happened to their kit. Both of them kept an eye on the three no-furs who were theirs. They couldn't help it. They were parents, after all. They worried.But throwing himself into the reincarnation cycle was the only way to make sure that the Innehavre bonds continued. Tricksy needed to sacrifice time and his own connection to King to the ancient powers that gave him his powers as the God of Chaos. Those beings, older than any god who now walked the earth, had changed who he was. Made him the God of Chaos an
*****Author Note - be warned, this chapter has the loss of a newborn in it ********If Priest so much as suggested movement, Doll growled at him and threaten his life. Ink seemed to be less in a hurry to take the small bundle from his arms.The no-fur cooed and cuddled the tiny, tiny form. "Hush, my kit. It will be alright. Your Daddy is right here and I'm not going to let anyone hurt you."In his head, Doll knew the smallest of his kits was gone. In his heart, he couldn't part with the sweet grey and white striped tom kit. He heard him release one small, strangled cry before Ink started swearing and Priest turned to try to revive the poor little dear before handing him to Ink and not turning around presumably so Doll didn't see his tears.Ink had said words... Sorry and hold him... Doll didn't really hear them all over the roaring in his head as he was handed the still kit.He kissed the babe's forehead, his tears unchecked. "I'm sorry, little one. I didn't get to let you grow. I tho
Lexi was enraged. At his clever attackers and at himself. He had headed straight back to the bar when he caught a glimpse of tufted ears and the skin of a no-fur neck.Deciding rather than join the fight against the automa-toms, he would capture and defeat the one controlling them, the Demon began to stalk Agent. As he'd gotten closer, the image of Agent began to fade away.A bolt of what had to be Chaos magick slammed into him, sending Lexi flipping end over end. When he'd started to push himself off the ground, Lexi was in his least powerful form, that of a green tom.Having no idea what auric power his tom form had as it wasn't a glamour any more, Lexi could barely summon any energy to mold and was no match for a trio of Tawny-furs that had thrown some kind of aura-draining net over him.Now he struggled to escape the net while the Tawnys had just fucked off.Muttering to himself, Lexi considered what the trap had meant. "Does Agent think I'm so easily beaten? No, he's like super s
Hades found himself alone with Doll again and he wasn't sure what to do. He was holding his hand, muttering encouragement, but that felt like nothing.Spitfire had experience with this stuff and Guru was able to ease Doll's nerves with his singing. Ink and Priest, though they were practically strangers, were doing more for Doll than he could manage. Maybe he should join Jinx and Spitfire outside. He was good at fighting. But that meant leaving Doll and Hades wasn't sure he was ready."Look at them, pretty baby," Hades whispered, nodding his head towards the line of bins where their kits were bundled up and mewling, an occasional wail comingfrom one of them. "It's hard to believe that this is really happening.""I can't wait to hold each one in my arms." Doll let his head fall back on the soft blanket. "Or see all of you cuddle them. Although I will be glad to rest, I still feel there's a somebody or two in there. But they seem quiet for now." His no-fur's
Arriving after three of the kits had been born, Spitfire took a moment to check on them before he grabbed Doll's hand and leaned close to talk to him."Look at how good you're doing, sweetheart. Three of our kits are already in the world." Spitfire stroked Doll's sweaty hair. "I know, this is awful. It feels like it will never end, but you are nearly done."The new Black Devil turned to look at Ink, who was acting as the birthing doctor. "How many more are there? He is nearly done, right?""There's at least one more. But without an ultrasound, I can't say for sure." Ink replied, already coaxing out a fourth kit."Little one so big." Doll sounded exhausted. He leaned his head against Spitfire. "But he looks just like Guru, my beloved. Only completely White-fur and with my copper eyes. He's gonna be trouble. This one is kicking a lot but much smaller.""They're all going to be trouble, I think." Spitfire nuzzled the side of Doll's face. The thundering sounds of battle from outside were