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This chapter is mostly about the decisions which have to be made (means lot of talking no sex ;-). I tried to be logical with the characters' reactions...

Don't know if I did it well...
Disclaimer: Still not mine
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Chapter 10 - Hope fails
The last part the soldiers saw of Tessos, when he leapt out of the window, was his lower backside. They didn't hesitate to dismiss him with a salute of

arrows, leaving Tessos' ass as spiky as a hedgedog.
The hideous beast howled in pain and anger, still the arrows didn't hurt as bad as what was left of his burnt nose, broken by the bloody catamite. Tessos

soared to the sky in a hurry, as soldiers had assembled all over the place and were filling the air with hundreds of whirring arrows. Some of them joined the

ones already sticking out of Tessos.
He was reliefed when he finally was out of reach. His mood got even better when he watched how Serena and Alexis got in serious trouble. The night wasn't as

bad as he had thought. He cheered when the succubus tumbled, racing towards the ground. Then he heard a young man's voice drowning out the noises of the

soldiers, followed by other men's yells, but he didn't pay much attention.

Tessos would return to the catacombes with good news.The two golden-eyed demons were doomed. He left the scene behind, eager to tell Ellestias about his

success. Maybe for once she would be pleased with him.
Indeed Ellastias was pleased - unfortunately more with herself than with her son. She had gotten rid of Alexis and his mentor Kasseiton. The two fools and

their constant talk about peace had been an unbearable nuissance. Tessos was really useful for dirty work, but Ellestias didn't show much affection for her

one and only surviving child.
Ellestias strode towards her podium, an ancient sarkophagus of a long rotten noble. "The humans have again attacked two of our kind and probably killed

them", Ellestias adressed the assembled demons, fading out the fact that Kasseiton actually hadn't been killed by humans but by herself. "It is high time we

strike back." It was high time she got out of this nasty dirty hole and resided in a splendid palace worth a queen like her.

She raised her voice since a both excited and confused murmur rose amongst her subjects. "I declare the temples and palaces official hunting grounds. Thin

out the rows of those in power! Feast on them, kill as many as you please!" She paused, looking at the surrounding demons with blazing eyes. "But remember:

Their king is mine!"
Some of the winged predators cheered, others wore gloomy expressions. Not all of them were happy with Ellestias' decision, however they lacked the power to

fight her. With Kasseiton, Alexis and Serena missing they were heavily outnumbered by Ellestias' disciples. So instead of objecting her they stayed silent,

although they knew that war was an immense danger to their kind. Some more weak minded even got infected by the frenzy of the warmongers. It was far easier

to walk along with the crowd.
"Tonight a new aera will begin!", Ellestias thundered. "We have hidden in the shadows for far too long. Now we will step out of the darkness and claim what

is ours. We will drink the humans' blood and eat their souls. Nothing will stop us!"
A crooked smile crossed her lips. "Beware, Alexander, king of men! Tonight you will lie at my feet and beg for mercy!"

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Alexander had the worst headache of his life. The sun had already passed its zenith when he finally woke. He blinked at the bright blue sky, while he tried

to remember what had actually happened last night. Some of the things he recalled were so weird that he had difficulties to distinguish between unbelievably

strange reality and drunkenly mad dream.
Alexander remembered that he had been mad with Hephaistion, but that he himself had done most of the damage by acting like a complete idiot, which was a hard

thing to admit - especially when sober. When he had looked for Hephaistion he hadn't been in his chambers.
Which now brought on the question where the brunette had actually been. Alexander made a mental note to ask Hephaistion when he next saw him.

However an extremely beautiful woman had been there, a crimson-haired goddess, who put Aphrodite into the shade. Her sweet mouth had tasted of wine and

Alexander was quite sure, she was a dream - until he saw the cuts of her claws on his chest.
"Good gods", he yelled and cursed himself at once, as the sudden loud sound doubled the force of the growling thunderstorm in his head. He goggled at his

injuries for what seemed an eternity to him, trying to remember what Hephaistion had told him about the winged predators who inhabitated the city of Babylon.

He wished he for once would have listened more closely to his young general's explanations.
Alexander frowned, thinking hard, which was a difficult task as his headache seemed to get worse during the thinking. The goddess had been a succubus, a

lecherous demon who fed on human hearts. However his heart was still where it was supposed to be. Although Alexander - of course - was glad to be alive, he

wondered what had happened. Why didn't the deadly beauty kill him?
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember what had happened. To his very frustration his memory went blank at the point where the delicate female

had rubbed her hot and wet pussy against his hard dick.
His imagination ran wild, causing a burning sensation to blaze through his body, when wicked images of himself and the lewd beautiful succubus crossed his

still dull mind. His hand slid down his chest and over his belly, leaving the aching cuts untouched, and vanished beneath the silk covers, where his growing

erection demanded satisfaction. He started to stroke himself gently, his hand gliding up and down his hard length, while his mind reveled at the memory of

the wonderful and adorable creature.
He stopped dead in his faster getting motion when the door slid open, the sound of bare feet on the stone floor following. Alexander sat up, frowning at the

intruder, but his gloomy expression was replaced by a warm smile as he recognized Hephaistion.

The young warrior hurried towards the bed and to Alexander's surprise and confusion knelt down in front of it, never taking his bright blue eyes from the

king's pale face.
"Alexander, I need to talk to you. I need to tell you about last night's incidents before anybody else can." Hephaistion nervously looked over his shoulder

at the door. Ptolemy had seen him leaving his chambers and for sure had by now informed Cleitus, who didn't trust him anymore.
"I will listen to you", Alexander said in a whisper, as every sound felt like a blow to his head. "Just talk low, please."
Hephaistion nodded, his eyes already shaded with tears. What he had to say was even more difficult than he had thought. But he had to confess to Alexander

and beg for his mercy. If he failed Alexis was doomed. "Last night the beast Tessos has run amok in the harem again. Eight soldiers were killed, and I'm

afraid Bagoas was hurt."
Alexander suddenly felt totally sober. Adrenaline rushed through his body and the headache vanished as if it had never been there. "What?!", he yelled,

jumping out of the bed, not minding that he was nude and his recent erection still visible. He started to pace up and down like a wild lion. "Bagoas, is he

alright?"
"Please", Hephaistion begged, "please stay clam. Bagoas is alright. He's in no worse state than you." There was much more to be told and Alexander was

already far too tense. Hephaistion got up and shoved a blanket into Alexander's hand. "Please listen."
Alexander swallowed hard. "Continue", he ordered, wrapping the blanket around him.
Hephaistion took a deep breath. "During that night two other demons were in the palace", he said in a hoarse whisper. "One you have met." He paused,

watching the king's reaction.
"The female", Alexander said thoughtfully, another wave of excitation washing through his body. "I can't recall what happened. However, I'm still alive. Did

I get rescued?"
"No, Serena simply decided not to kill you", Hephaistion said, keeping silent about the fact that the only reason, why the succubus had not killed him, was

that he had fallen asleep. It was kind of a lie, but Hephaistion knew there would be no chance to prevent Alexander from hunting down the demons including

Alexis if he knew that he had almost been Serena's titbit.
Hephaistion knew, they needed to do something about Tessos' assaults. He knew, that the winged predators were a danger to the people of Babylon, still for

the sake of Alexis he hoped there would be a peaceful solution.
"Serena", Alexander said softly. The name had a special quality that perfectly matched her heavenly beauty. "So she left me alive. Why?" Hephaistion simply

shrugged, biting his lower lip. He had never before lied to the king, although he sometimes had concealed some affairs from Alexander, knowing the king's

temper and his tendency to overreact.
"Well, I guess, the important thing is that she did not kill me, never mind her motives", Alexander continued, somewhat proud about the fact that such a

divine creature had chosen him. He was quite sure that he had vigorously impressed the crimson-haired female with his lovemaking skills. Maybe she had spared

him because she wanted to meet him again. He shook his head to get rid of the disturbing thought. The succubus haunted his mind, her image returning to his

thoughts over and over again. "You mentioned a third demon? What did he do here?"
"Alexis", Hephaistion whispered hardly audible. "He was here because of me." Alexander raised an eyebrow inquiringly.
Before Hephaistion could say anymore the door burst open and Cleitus, Cassander and Ptolemy stormed in, all uniformed and armed, their faces stern masks.

"Stay away from the king, traitor", Cleitus barked, marching towards Hephaistion.
Alexander blocked his way, looking both puzzled and extremely furious at the same time. "How dare you to enter my room without permission!", he roared,

shaking his fist in front of Cleitus' face. "And how dare you to call Hephaistion a traitor! Apologize!"
"I will not...", Cleitus began, but stopped when Cassander tugged at his tunic.
"Remember what Ptolemy said about diplomacy?", Cassander asked innocently.
Cleitus pulled himself together. "There are some things I have to inform you about, Alexander. You may not like them, but I cannot help that."
Alexander finally lost his temper. "What the fuck is going on!", the king yelled, totally confused. He looked from Cleitus to Hephaistion and back.

Something was mighty wrong and he didn't have a clue.
"I was about to explain", Hephaistion said calmly, although he was pretty nervous by now.
"Don't listen to him. He helped the demons to escape." Cleitus seized Alexander's arm, pulling him away from the brunette.
Alexander pushed Cleitus away, his face crimson with anger. There were far too many people in this room who simultaneously tried to talk to him. "Shut up!

Nobody speaks as long as I do not order him to do so!" He turned to Hephaistion. "Go on."
"Please, Alexander...", Cleitus began, but both Ptolemy and Cassander gave him to understand that he should better keep quiet. To their relief Cleitus did

so, folding his arms in front of his chest.
"Cleitus is right, I helped Alexis and Serena to escape", Hephaistion said in a low voice. He felt guilty, althoug he couldn't have done anything else but

help the demons.
"Why?", asked Alexander confused. Cleitus looked extremely pleased with himself, and would have said so if Cassander hadn't stopped him.
"They didn't do any harm. There was no reason to kill them." Hephaistion sighed deeply.
"They promised not to hunt in the palace again", Cassander pointed out. "Still they were here - and they tried to kill our king. What is more, with their

action they have proved that they cannot be trusted. We have to wipe the brute out before we have to face a catastrophe."
Hephaistion shook his head. "Serena only was here because she had an eye upon Tessos. She couldn't stop him though, as she is too weak to fight him. So she

waited for Alexis' return. He would have been able to deal with Tessos, but when we finally got back, Tessos had already been detected."
"When WE finally got back?", Alexander repeated, eying Hephaistion suspiciously. He stepped closer and raised the brunette's chin to look in his tearful

oceanblue eyes. The fact that Hephaistion had been with the divine raven-haired beauty wiped Cassander's hint of Alexander being in danger from his mind.
"He took me to fly with him", Hephaistion answered shyly.
"You flew? What was it like?", Cassander asked, his eyes bright as an excited child's.
"That's not the topic", Cleitus hissed. "The question rather is why did you fly with the beast? He didn't just stop by and offered you a ride, did he?"
"No", Hephaistion confessed. "We've met before. Alexis came back for me the night after Tessos' seizure."
Alexander shot Hephaistion a bitter look full of hurt pride and disappointment. He was no fool. Especially after his encounter with the succubus he perfectly

well knew why the raven-haired incubus with eyes like molten gold had returned to Hephaistion. "So he broke the promise he made", he stated with much effort

to stay calm, jealousy plain on his face.
Hephaistion shrank away from the king, feeling both guilty and neglected. He wished Alexander for once could forgive anybody else but himself a failure.

"Alexis promised that noone of his kind would hunt within the palace. And he didn't come here to seek a prey. Actually Alexis doesn't feed on humans."
"You seem to know him quite well. Far too well, if I may say so", Cleitus snapped
"We've become quite close." Hephaistion nervously started to toy with a strand of his long hair. The turn of the conversation was alarming. Things got out of

hand and he felt cornered.
"Did it ever occur to you that the demon might just use you to spy on us? Or to influence the king?", Cassander asked in a friendly tone, feeling sorry for

his friend as Hephaistion by now looked like a small frightened animal, his eyes wide and glittering with tears.
"I don't believe he had any bad intentions." Hephaistion would have told them about the kindness and tenderness Alexis used to treat him with, if he could

have expected his companions to understand. But they didn't know the golden-eyed incubus and fear was plain in their eyes. They wouldn't believe him.
"But you do not know, do you?", Cassander went on. "How much have you told him about us?"
"Conversation actually isn't the main subject of our relationship." Hephaistion gazed up to Alexander's face, but he couldn't see through the rigid mask which the

king wore.
"We'll discuss this matter later", the blond said sternly, his voice slightly trembling. He turned away from Hephaistion. "Now what are we going to do about

the demon brute?"
"I say, wipe them out", Cleitus stated without hesitation.
"We cannot punish all of them. Kill Tessos and leave the others alone", Hephaistion suggested, despair vivid in his voice. "We still don't know how many

there are. We don't know, what we're dealing with."
"Tessos has been saved before. I don't believe the demons will let him down. In addition we're talking about a bunch of monsters who feed on human hearts. We

cannot allow them to roam the city." Cassander turned to Hephaistion. "I'm sorry, but you cannot expect us to spare the beasts just because one of them

happens to be different."
"Then at least do spare Alexis", Hephaistion begged, adressing Alexander. His eyes beseeched the king to show mercy. "Punish me, not him", they seemed to

say. Hephaistion's betrayal to his lover was his own fault not Alexis'.
"His life lies in his own hands. It depends on how he reacts to our attack", Alexander said, trying to push Serena's image from his mind without much

success. He started to get angry with himself. The succubus had bewitched him and Alexander wasn't sure if he should be scared about his increasing

affection. He had the strange feeling as if there was some foul magic at work, which he lost control to. He had heard of the Sirens' charming voices and how

they lured men to meet their death. He had met a creature of enchanting beauty and although she didn't sing for him, he felt drawn to her.
"Cassander is right. Too many humans are in deadly danger if I allow these beasts to run free any longer. I have promised to protect my people. And I will

keep this promise", alexander said.
Hephaistion knew the others were right. The winged predators deliberately killed humans, regarding them as nothing but a tasty prey. They had to be stopped

for the sake of Babylon's citizens. It was a selfish request of his loving heart to demand them to be spared in order to rescue the winged predator he had

fallen for.
What would Alexis do if his whole race was to be wiped out? "Would I watch mankind be erased?", Hephaistion asked himself. He didn't have to think about the

answer. He already knew. Hot silvery tears welled from his eyes. He never had expected he once would have to fight a loved one.
"Do you know, where the beasts hide?", Ptolemy asked Hephaistion, who shook his head, glad that Alexis had never felt like telling him much about his

kind.
Alexander took a deep breath, drawing strength and banishing Serena's haunting image from his mind, before he could force himself to speak the following

words. "Search the city for their hiding places. Kill every demon you find", Alexander ordered, adressing Cleitus and Cassander. With every word passing the

king's lips Hephaistion's heart crumbled. "You can leave now. Except Hephaistion. There are things I have to discuss with him."
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