Nights of Babylon | By : kruemel Category: 1 through F > Alexander Views: 12920 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I do not own Alexander, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story. |
I don't know anything about (ancient) architecture. So don't kick me if I do get things wrong. It's just fiction.
Thanks to the www for my tiny fragments of semi-knowledge about Babylonian gods.
@lucious:
hi, again.i'm happy you liked it. :-D yeah, Serena's like a naughty little girl. she's just acting to her nature. i like her, too. she's lots of fun. i don't
think heph's acting like a baby, though. he's in a very difficult situation and can't do much about it as long as alexander doesn't get some brains.
@queendel:
thanks again for your review. i like it so very much to get a review for every chapter and i'm really looking forward to. yeah, alexander didn't get it up to
now. but at least he has come to notice that he might lose heph to alexis - although he hasn't figured out yet why. it's a hard thing to admit a failure, as
he thinks the sun's circling around him.
@lizzy:
hi,and thanks for your review. i love reviews. it's as exciting as waiting for the next chapter of a story i like...
Disclaimer: nope, still not mine and never will be.
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Chapter 12 - Fires in the night
Alexander sat in the darkness of Hephaistion's room, waiting for the winged and golden-eyed predator to appear. Time passed and nothing happened. The
curtains swayed in the cool night breeze like ragged ghosts and he could hear the cry of an owl and Cassander's low snore, as the warrior had fallen asleep.
Alexander felt horribly guilty because of locking Hephaistion in the cell down in the palace's dungeon. He was eager to meet the demon and free his lover, but
there was a tiny and vitriollicly reasonable voice in the back of his head, which told him hardly audible but constantly that he was wrong. "There is no
magic at work", the unpleasant voice said, and as Serena's image faded from his mind the king started to doubt his conclusion. But maybe this was some magic,
too. Did the demons want him to believe that they didn't bewitch Hephaistion? Did they control the king's mind?
Alexander sighed. The whole demon business got on his royal nerves. They were a danger he didn't know how to deal with. They were so very unreal that he felt
as if he was caught in a dreadly beautiful but creepy nightmare.
Somewhere in the distance a female voice cried out, but died away as quickly as it had risen, before Alexander or Cleitus could detect where the cry
actually came from. Cleitus kicked Cassander's shin to wake him and with a big yawn the warrior sat up, blinking into the darkness. "Has anything
happened?", he asked sleepily, earning himself one of Cleitus' stern looks.
"He doesn't come", Alexander said disappointed, but also reliefed, Hephaistion's threatening words still ringing in his ears. Could it be that Alexander had
been rejected because of Hephaistion's affection for the winged demon? Could it be possible that the young warrior had truly fallen in love with the
raven-haired incubus?
"Well, this beast isn't stupid. After yesterday night's uproar he has to know there would be a trap", Cassander pointed out, rubbing the sleep from his
eyes. He had been up for nearly a day now. Tessos' assault had woken all of them in the middle of the night and since then he had been busy chasing demons
and instructing soldiers. "Can't we just go to bed?"
"No", Cleitus said. "These monsters wait for us to be of guard."
"Well, if we neglect sleep any longer, they certainly will succeed", Cassander yawned. He got up and walked up and down the room just in order to do
something. The night sky was unusually bright, illuminated by a red and orange glow, that seemed to radiate from the city. Cassander stepped out to the
balcony, looking down on Babylon. "Good gods!", Cassander cried out in alarm, all weariness suddenly vanished. A blazing inferno raged in the city's womb,
hungry flames eating at the glorious buildings. "The temple district is on fire! Babylon burns!"
Alexander and Cleitus rushed to his side, both shocked at the sight of the burning buildings, crumbling under the fire's fierce attack. People were running
towards the temples, trying to fight the fire, but the water they spilled out to drown the flames just evaporated, causing the flames to hiss like a
venomous viper. Soon the citizens of Babylon only tried to prevent the fire from jumping to the surrounding buildings.
It was a horrible sight, when the roof of the phenomenal temple of Marduk partly collapsed with a deep rumble, some of the pillars cracking in the heat of
the fire. Marduk was the patron of the city of Babylon, lightbringer and high lord of all Babylonian gods. When his temple crumbled a loud cry rose from the
streets of Babylon, a long and hollow wail of grief and disbelieve.
High above the unreal scene, far away from the frenzied heat of the thundering inferno and clearly visible against the bright sky a crowd of bat-winged
creatures danced in the glimmering air, mocking the useless efforts of the humans below with high pitched cheers.
"This lousy brute! These hideous monsters!", Alexander roared with fury, his fists tightly clenched,tears of both sorrow and anger glittering in his eyes.
"They destroy my city and laugh in my face! To the temple district! We'll show these beasts who rules the city of Babylon!"
They rushed towards the stables, soldiers joining them on their way. The horses were restive because of the heavy smell of blood and fire. They neigehd
nervously, prancing when somebody tried to approach them. One of the stable boys ran towards the arriving men, talking fast and excited in his Persian
tongue.
"He says that one of the horses is dead", Cleitus remarked. "It may have been a lion."
"Or a demon", Alexander said, his face pale.
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Serena went first, crawling on all fours out of a hole in the ground, hidden under a bunch of hedges, which indeed had thorns. Then came Hephaistion, and
last Alexis. The intoxicating scent of his recent lovers stuck to his body, itching in his nose, and at the tempting sight of Hephaistion's pretty ass,
waggling directly in front of his face, he felt a blazing sensation radiating from his loins. He could have taken the frail human here and now and it cost
him some effort to keep his hands from the young warrior. In addition the strong sexual smell pushed away all other scents, leaving the incubus dizzy with
desire.
"I do need a bath", Alexis sighed, trying to concentrate on the task of finding and convincing Alexander - without much success.
"And I am hungry!", Serena exclaimed, pulling some thorns and little branches from her wings and hair, then turning to Hephaistion to treat his hair, but
retreated as she remembered she wasn't allowed to touch. By the appetizing smell of the cute warrior this was quite a good thing. "I need to hunt."
"You cannot hunt in the palace. It's too dangerous", Alexis said. "We'll stop by the stables and get you something to eat."
"Get something to eat in the stables?", Serena sulked, pulling a face. "Now I bet you don't talk about the stablemen, do you?"
"No", Alexis said, taking her by her hand to drag her with him. Serena followed reluctantly. She would have hunted on her own somewhere in the city, but
after she had nearly been shot down last night and after what Hephaistion had said about Alexander she was far too firghtend to be alone. She felt much safer
when Alexis was around, protecting her like he always had done since they had been pups.
It was a bit tricky to cross the wall without being detected by the soldiers, scanning the sky. Luckily with all the air defence the warriors failed in their
duty to watch the ground as well. The winged demons and the human only had to wait for the right moment to sneak through one of the gates and then along the
wall to the stables.
Hephaistion was the look-out man, while the two winged predators entered the stables. The last thing Hephaistion heard Serena say was: "On a second thought
I'd rather starve." Then the horses started to neigh nervously, followed by the sound of hooves thundering against wood. The noises echoed through the night,
appearing far louder than they actually were. Hephaistion watched the guards on the wall closely, but none of them even turned towards the stables as all
were busy watching the sky.
A short time later both demons returned, covered with brigth red fresh blood as if they had wallowed in the dead animal's body, Serena still trying to choke
down the horse's meat. "Awful! Disgusting! Horrible!", the succubus muttered, sticking her tongue out. "Bah! Bah! Bah!"
"Oh, stop it", Alexis said unnerved. "You act as if I tried to poison you."
"Didn't you?", Serena shot back, ready for a proper quarrel, her claws flexed. Alexis only presented her with a charming smile, placing a soft kiss on her
blood smeared lips, licking her face clean tenderly. "Oh, alright", Serena finally giggled. "I forgive you."
"Where to now?", Hephaistion asked, after the demons had granted him with their attention again. "Alexander is in my chambers, awaiting Alexis with a bunch
of soldiers."
"It would be an extremly stupid idea to go there, especially when covered with blood from head to toe", Alexis decided. "We better take him by surprise.
Where are his rooms? He has to return sooner or later."
Hephaistion nodded, then led the demons through the dark hallways and corridors of the palace, dodging into the shadows when some guards crossed their way,
until they finally reached the king's chambers. While Hephaistion nervously paced up and down the room, Serena immediately started to look through
Alexander's things, leaving bloody fingerprints on the king's robes and the silk sheets of his bed. Meanwhile Alexis detected the bathroom with the big round
stone basin, decorated with an indigo, turquoise and golden mosaic. The moonlight was turning the water into liquid silver.
"Great", Alexis said to Serena with a wide grin. "Exactly what I need now."
"This is beautiful!", Serena whispered excitedly, her eyes wide and shiny. She stepped into the bathroom, going on with her exploration and soon found out
how to heat the water with the help of a fire. With a wide grin and slightly spread wings she returned to the bedchamber, swaying her hips seductively. "You
don't want to join, do you?", she asked Hephaistion, flashing her eyelashes at him.
"What if Alexander returns?", Hephaistion asked, following the dainty succubus to the bathroom.
"I guess, its better if he sees us bathing than covered with blood", Serena said, shrugging her shoulders. "Humans tend to freak out and scream at that
sight, you know." She paused, biting her lower lip in thought. "Oh, and maybe he could join, too", she then babbled on, while with Alexis' help she climbed
into the steaming water, scented with the oils of roses. "He's so cute and I do like his hair. And he smelled so very tasty."
Hephaistion shook his head in bewilderment, while getting rid of his robe. Serena was a mystery to him. The succubus was granted with a charming innocence,
still she was a true man-eater. The things she said about humans should have shocked him, as every word was serious, but she sounded so much like a lovely
girl while saying all these evil things that Hephaistion simply couldn't not like her.
The human climbed down the stone steps into the basin, joining the two already kissing demons, whose wet wings were glittering with thousands of waterdrops.
The heat of the water made Hephaistion sleepy and he was content to sit on one of the stairs, his taut muscles relaxing. Eyes half closed he lazily watched
the two winged beauties play, both eagerly licking the dried blood from each others body with their rough tongues, stroking each other tenderly. Every move
was graceful and smooth with a highly seductive lascivity, which indeed did have an extremely stimulating effect on Hephaistion.
In the shine of the fire shadow and light danced upon the demons' bodies, enriching Serena's hair to a fierce ruby and her skin with a shimmer of pearl,
glorifying Alexis' tanned body with a soft shine of bronze, his raven hair glistening with a dark silvery blue. Their eyes glowed in their delicate faces
like bright golden suns, a quick change of dusk and dawn whenever they opened or closed them.
The celestial beauty of the two winged creatures took Hephaistion's breath away. The way they kissed, stroke and tenderly explored each others flawless form
was a most excitating sight, in which Hephaistion luxuriated, never taking an eye of the wonderful beasts, while his slender hands started to travel over his
own lustful body.
Hephaistion watched, how Alexis took care of the luscious succubus' perfectly shaped breasts, flickering his tongue against her hardening nipples, sucking
and biting at them teasingly until the dainty female shook with shivers of passion. She moaned softly, her mouth formed to a lewd shape, eyes rolling back in
her head, her crimson hair cascading down her back like a ruby waterfall.
Hephaistion felt his erect length pulsating beneath his touch, his hand wrapped around the shaft he began to slowly stroke himself, the demonicaly thrilling
sight luring him into a randy sensation.
Things got rougher between the winged predators, sharp claws tearing flesh, littering the beautiful bodies with awful cuts and scratches, healing soon after
they had been caused, the blood tinging the water in a soft red. Then Alexis lifted Serena up, her long legs wrapped around his waist, her slender arms around
his neck she clung to him, urgently pressing her abdomen against his. He supported her weight clutching at her round buttocks, then slid into her dripping
pussy, ramming into her to the hilt. The succubus cried out in passion, arching her back to increase the intensity of the intrusion. Their voluptuos bodies
banged against each other, the fierce pace increasing the force of the impact.
Kind tenderness had turned into pure violence, Serena's cries were a thrilling tune of both luxurious pain and highly depraved lust. Hephaistion stared at
the two winged predators, the movement of his hand matching the insane pace and rhythm of the demons. He felt a growing tension thundering through his
trembling body, his muscles contracting with painful overexcitement. He heard himself moan under his ravishing touch, mixing another tune to the demons' lewd
symphony.
It was a benefaction when finally a glistening white heat burnt through Hephaistion's body and his hot seed spilled into the water. He panted for breath,
lazily watching the ongoing mating of the winged creatures, until Serena screamed out loud, digging her sharp claws into the incubus' flesh, blood dripping
down his spine. Alexis' own cry was muffeld by Serena's kiss as she thrusted her tongue deep into his mouth.
Alexis lowered her into the warm water again, grinning wildly at her. Then he turned to Hephaistion, kissing him softly. "Did you enjoy the show?", he asked
with an impish smile.
"It was sizzling", the brunette answered, returning the kiss. "I'm just glad that you are tendier with me."
"I like it when it's really rough play", Serena sighed, a very content smile on her pretty face. She sat down on the stairs next to the human, humming a
jolly tune, her head rolling from side to side. Alexis meanwhile took care of Hephaistion whom he had abandoned for so long, presenting him with long
voluptous kisses, sucking at his lower lip, reveling on the sweet taste of the soft texture.
"Now you both know by now that this is most unfair!", Serena exclaimed, golden semi-circles glistening seductively under heavy eyelids. She tugged at Alexis'
silky hair, demanding his attention.
The incubus chuckled. "You can't get enough, can you?"
"I want to try the human, too", Serena sulked, sounding like a child that had been denied a sweet fruit.
Hephaistion looked at Alexis, asking for his opinion. He had to admit that he was tempted by the crimson-haired female, which was special because he wasn't
really interested in women.
Alexis shrugged. "She has eaten. And I will make sure she behaves herself."
Hephaistion still hesitated. "I'm no prey", he told the excitedly waiting succubus.
"Hephaistion's a friend, no food", Serena said as if repeating an improtant lecture. She could be so girlish and sweet and at the same time horribly evil.
"Oh, come on! Say yes, please!" She crept closer, rosy lips pursed for a kiss. Hephaistion looked at her thoughtfully, then slowly leaned in to kiss her.
Alexis stopped him, tense with alarm, his hand resting on the young warrior's shoulder, listening carefully. "Have you heard this?", he asked in a low
voice.
Serena sat up immediately, fear shaded the gold of her eyes, she bent her head slightly, pricking her pointed ears. "Someone is in the bedroom", she
whispered huskily. Hephaistion's gaze wandered between the two demons. He coul hear absolutely nothing but their own breaths, the soft mumbling of the water
and the crackle of the fire.
"Is it Alexander?", the young warrior asked.
"I don't know", Alexis said. The scented water made it hard for him to detect other smells. Slowly he climbed out of the basin, sneaking towards the door.
Serena followed on tiptoes. Both pressed their ears to the door, trying to catch another sound. Hephaistion didn't dare to move, holding his breath.
"It's gone", Alexis said after a while, opening the door. All three of them entered the bedroom. It lay as silent and dark as they had left it.
"Perhaps you've made an error", Hephaistion said, but fell silent when both demons started to sniff the air. A heavy metallic scent lingered in the room,
the familiar smell of blood.
"Over there." Serena pointed towards the bed. On the pillow lay a vaguely round shape. The incubus walked over and picked the thing up.
"Good gods!", Hephaistion exclaimed, when he recognized the strange ball as a head. He choked instinctly, but got himself under control quickly. He had seen
more decapitated heads and their former owners than he actually liked. He stared into the pale face of an old bald man with a hook of a nose. His head hadn't
been neatly cut of, but ripped from his body, parts of the spine sticking out of his neck. It was obvious that he had been killed by one of the winged
demons. But why had the beast put the head here?
"Who is this?", Serena asked.
"I can't remember his name, but I have seen him before", Hephaistion said. "He's high priest of a Babylonian god. Nuss-Nush-something." The names of
Babylonian gods sounded strange to his ears - and there were numerous of them. He couldn't recall all.
"Nusku?", both demons asked, Serena looking frightend, as if she expected a lightning to flash from heaven and burn her to a heap of ashes, Alexis wearing a
stern expression.
"Yes", Hephaistion said. "That was his name. What is wrong? What kind of god is he?"
"Nusku is the god of fire and light. And he is the firece enemy of all witches and demons", Alexis explained. "Noone of us would even go near his temple."
"Well, it seems somebody has gone there", Serena pointed out, staring into the wide open dead brown eyes of the head.
"It is a declaration of war", Alexis sighed. Ellestias and Tessos finally had decided to make their insane plans true. Soon they all would be caught in a
spiral of violence, that would lead to no good for nobody. "They killed the high priest of Nusku to show their superiority and as a challenge."
"Oh, we're all doomed", Serena wailed. "Don't mess around with gods, that's what mom always said. She was a heartless bitch, but mind you, she had a point
with that."
As an answer to her words a deep rumble echoed from the city. Only now recognized the the two amber-eyed demons and the young human the blazing red sky. They
turned to the window, watching down on Babylon and on the infernal fire consuming the temple of Marduk. The morbid dance of the winged demons, soaring
through the sky, was a sign of their triumph over humanity. The first battle of war had already been fought.
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