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Everything slowed down as Ivy jumped. Sin smirked her eyes burning with malice her voice dripping with hunger. "Free us from our SHACKLES." Ivy's mind raced as she flew through the air claws outstretched, teeth bared. Someone stop me. I don't want to kill my son. Despair filled Ivy's heart, while fear wormed its way into her mind. "You're going to KILL him!" Sin snarled. Ivy willed the control back over her body and for the brief second she succeeds she twists her body of course and screams as loud as she can. "Ullr Luna wake up, and get out of here!" Sin's eyes shoot open anger filling her piercing gaze. "What are you DOING? Just KILL them." Sin moved in front of Ivy, while she landed and in a quick motion she ripped the control of the body back for herself. "WHEN I say that you must kill them you simply do." Sin hissed through gritted teeth. Ivy's body turned around preparing itself for another lunge. Ullr stirred one of his eyes blinking open, his confused gaze finding Ivy, at the same time Luna sat up. "Ullr get away from her, she isn't in her right mind!" Ullr shook his head. "I will protect mommy." Ivy lunged and Ullr flicked his tail followed by a thick ice wall rising from the ground. Sin stared in anger at Ullr as Ivy's body collided with the wall. I'm done with this. Absolutely fuming Ivy ripped her mind from her body landing softly before Sin who tilts her head in mockery. "What are YOU going to do? ATTACK ME?" Ivy narrowed her eyes. "Yes exactly that." Sin's eyes turned into icy disks as she sized up her opponent. Ivy pressed her body close to the ground. She tensed her muscles and leaped with a massive growl, her actual body meanwhile was scratching futility at the wall of ice.
Sin growled low and sinister before leaping to greet Ivy, her teeth bared. Ivy batted away Sin's front paws with her right one and hooked her left paw into the figment's back. Sin snarled and snapped towards Ivy's right paw which she quickly retracted. Air escaped Ivy's lungs as she collided into a wall together with Sin. "My Patience Is OVER." Sin rumbled while jumping backwards. Ivy raked her claws towards her annoying face. She ducked sprang forward and clamped her teeth down hard into Ivy's other leg. Ivy shrieked in pain but rolled backwards taking Sin with her and batted into the cursed creature's stomach with her hind legs sending her flying. Sin recovered ridiculously fast however as in no time she was already standing proud with that annoying smirk on her face. Ivy darted forward stepping right to rake her claws across Sin's flank, but Sin just stepped in front of Ivy. She rose to her hind legs and slammed down into Ivy's back. Ivy screeched out in pain her body pressing into the earth Sin heavy on her back. I will not lose! With massive effort Ivy hauled herself up catching Sin by surprise causing her to tumble to the ground. "You're done." Ivy hissed. "MAYBE." Sin retorted with a quick smile before vanishing.
Ivy stretched out her legs checking to make sure her body was fully hers again. Ullr watched from a distance fear, confusion, anger, hurt, and apprehension all fought in his beautiful round eyes. She wanted to apologize, her mouth opened but nothing came out. Carefully she tried to take a step closer while Ullr's gazed at her with apprehension. His eyes widened and glazed over with fear at the movement and he responds by taking two steps back himself. Luna was watching from the side for a bit before choosing to place herself between Ullr and Ivy. Ivy fixed a glare on her for a brief second only to avert her gaze back to the little kitten. "Ullr I… I'm so, so sorry my dear." Ullr looked at her hurt now clouding his vision. "You tried to kill me. I gave you my trust! And you took it with warmth, made me think you could be a second mother only to snap that trust in half!" Ivy flinched as his words burned into her mind. I deserve this. Slowly she nodded in agreement. "You're right my… I broke it." Tears streamed down Ullr's face. "I trusted you, I believed you cared for me!" His voice was raw, painfully raw. "I did, I truly did. Now I see that I have never been worthy to take care of you. Goodbye Ullr." Ivy stared at the litten kitten for one last time, one last good look at the kitten she had been so proud to call her son, with a heavy hard she made her way out the den the last words she heard were from Ullr calling her a manipulative psychopath and telling her she was dead to him.
Ivy dragged herself through the forest, her paws felt like lead and everything felt cold. He will be safe now. Her foot slipped from under her making her fall to the wet ground. I almost killed him. Ivy stared down at her paws in disgust while slowly her vision turned murky as tears started forming. "I almost killed him, now I left him to keep him safe," Ivy screeched full bitterness. "So why? Tell me why do I feel so terrible for leaving?" Her head hung weakly at her neck. "Why do I feel such disgust for myself if all I wanted to do was protect Ullr?" Tears slowly dripped down Ivy's fur. "Why?" Visions of Sin flashed through her mind only to be replaced by her words claiming that she was a part of her she locked away. She could already hear Sin's mocking voice in her ear. "That's the reason you feel so disgusted at yourself. You know it yourself that if you had never locked me away Ullr wouldn't be alive." No, that's not true Ullr is more powerful than me. Ivy willed her body to stand forced it to listen to her.
"You lost yourself didn't you?" Angela's voice came from behind. Ivy swung her head so fast to look at the cat that she became dizzy. Angela was staring at her fury blazing in her eyes. "You lost control didn't you?" She repeats. "Yes I did. I lost control, but what does that concern you?" Ivy snapped her voice pitching. Angela looks baffled for a second and slowly fury begins to contort her features. "What it matters to me? You almost killed my son!" She screams. "And I watched him die! Even if it was my mind messing with me, it was so real, it felt so real." Ivy retorts, a low growl escapes her lips. What am I even saying, that is not even a good reason. Angela watches her through narrowed eyes. Ullr takes so much after her now that I think about it. "That is a stupid reason. I saw Ullr get killed by something that my mind made up and I still believed I lost him, but now I really did." "Indeed you did." Angela snorted with no sympathy. "Now if you don't mind me I have a son to take care of." With that she leaves, leaving Ivy standing alone.
The forest is so dark and gloomy, everything looks bleak and the bird's happy chirping turned into a broken, eerie record, the dirt turned a deep gray a couple of lengths away. Ivy's snow-white pelt stood out like highlighter on paper. Numerous gazes tracked her every step, every twitch of the ear, every sway of the tail. The small den she had dug out was small, cramped, and wet. Sin had popped up again to taunt her for a bit before vanishing. Now she lay in a nest alone and cold. "I should have noticed that Ullr was a fake." Ivy told herself before falling asleep.
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Chains rattled as no:1 was slammed to the ground, his wings did soften the impact a bit, but it still stung like hell. With a groan he struggled upright while fixing a glare at Abaddon, but the rustling of footsteps drew his attention. His red eyes widened at the four cages behind the tyrant, the strong scent of pheromones wafting of them pierced his nostrils making him gag. Abaddon smiled creepily. "So you saw them? I tried to avoid using this method so soon, but since you have problems with obeying me, you forced my hand." Abaddon's smile widened ominously. "They're very… let's say moody by a lovely serum I concocted for my hobby, and if this won't deter you from disobeying me I have a few males ready to go as well." Abaddon face was a perfect mask of faked compassion as was his voice that he perfectly trained to mimic the emotions, but all of that was useless if you saw his cold, crazed eyes.
The dragon's ruby red gaze flickered from the cages to Abaddon, his golden armor was almost invisible in the barely illuminated room. No:1 chirped in understanding, hoping that he wouldn't use the idea just for a laugh. The creepy man chuckled. "You're so annoying to deal with. If you weren't this important you would already be drugged out of your mind or placed like a doll in my collection of trophies" The king held the dragon's gaze a moment longer before tossing a bundle of shimmering snow-white fur over. The dragon flinched at the unexpected movement only to quickly recover and warily approach the bundle. "The creature's scent that clings to it is the creature I want you to hunt down," Abaddon's hands wrap around the dragon's head, forcing its head in his direction to stare it directly in the feline eyes. "And remember, don't even try to run away, if you do run, and trust me I can tell the moment you do, there will be consequences. After all I know where your mother lives, remember that." With that he let's go, and the dragon quickly puts some distance between them. "Do we have an understanding? You hunt down the creature I want you to hunt down, and your mother gets to live. If you try to escape your mother will pay the price followed by a nationwide search for your corpse." No:1 stares at the king clad in gold, hesitation flickering in his eyes. The king stomps his foot on the ground making the dragon jump in fright, anger flashing in its eyes for a brief second followed by a quick nod of understanding. "Good," the king mutters.
In a few moments the black dragon is pressed to the ground, panic flares in its eyes. The king opens the chains that were restricting the dragon's legs and wings. "Do not dare flaring your wings until you're outside." The king hisses his breath hot against no:1's scaly black neck. Abaddon hops of the dragon allowing it to stand, to get a moment of peace, just to grab the muzzle that is binding its jaw shut.
The king's footsteps thunder through the hallways of the dungeon accompanied by fearful whimpers and claws ticking on the stone floor. No:1 stares in horror at the cages, each one more miserable than the last, filled with monsters. The foul rancid smell of an over-abundance of pheromones fills the air. The monsters in the cages all look at him with cloudy eyes, none seem to focus fully however as they return to what they've been doing before. No:1 heart continues dropping the more cages they pass. Most female monsters were either caring for multiple litters or being prepared for one by the males who weren't looking too hot either. Most of the males looked drained or on the brink of death, scars snaked over their body's telling the horror they've been through, and numbers had been burned into their skin. Something most of the monster shared however was horrible deformities and not the ones gained from injuries. Bile rose in the dragon's throat, this was absolutely horrible, disgusting, and vile. He needed to escape this man somehow without endangering his mother. For now, he had to dance to his tunes not only for his survival or to avoid getting violated with drugs and by other monsters, but to avoid being the cause of his mother's death.
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