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Gimme, gimme, gimme reviews. (Yeah, I' greedy!)
Thanks for those I already got.
@lucious:
Thanks for that lovely review.
Well, we will see about Serena. *grins naughtily* But before, let's find out what happened to Alexis, yeah? But figuring out

whom she has fucked it isn't much of a secret who's the daddy.

The flashbacks started at Hephaistion's childhood and should emphasize his relationship to Alexander.

An angel? I? That's cute. *giggles* Since when do angels write slash-sex-stories, hm? If I had wings it wouldn't be fluffy

feathery white ones but rather demonical black bat wings, I guess. *evil grin*
This chapter contains: More fighting including pretty disgusting scenes, Hephaistion in battle-mode, a worried and soft

Alexander and - I'm sorry to say - no sex.

Disclaimer: Nope, not mine. As I say again and again and again.
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Chapter 18 - Hero of the day
It would have been much easier for the dumb healer to care for the king's wounds if the king had bothered to keep still

instead of jumping up all of a sudden, pacing the room like a wild lion in his cage. Then he would sit down again when

Cleitus in a fatherly tone urged him to, but it never took him long until he was on his restless walk again.
The doctor was quite happy he wasn't left alone with the blond warrior, as Alexander's temper was enourmously tense and his

mood changed every now and then without the slightest hint of what would come next. He could weep like a child, roar in fury

or even attack those trying to comfort him, only to break down a second later, shattered with grief.
None of his companions had ever seen Alexander in such a dreadful emotional state and they all hoped they never would see him

eaten up by despair and guilt like this again. It was obvious how much he loved Hephaistion, plain that the brunette man was

the king's fortress in life, the one person he was strong for, the one he lived for.
Cleitus feared the worst if Hephaistion didn't return. The young king was close to lose his mind already and Cleitus didn't

want to experience what he would be like if Hephaistion's death was reported to him.
"Please, Alexander", the older man tried again. "Your wounds need to be cared for." He put his large hands on the smaller

man's shoulders and gently pushed him to sit on the bed. They were in one of the chambers reserved for guests as the sight of

the bloodstained bed and the signs of a battle in the king's bedroom had caused a nervous breakdown of the king.
Alexander had collapsed on the floor and screamed Hephaistion's name over and over again until Cleitus and Cassander had

managed to carry the struggling blond out of the room and to force him to drink one of the calming remedies the doctor

advised.
Alexander stared at Cleitus with his red and swollen eyes, his face bathed in tears, but obeyed and let the doctor finish his

work. "It is all my fault", Alexander mourned. "I shouldn't have let Hephaistion down. I should have trusted him. I should

have been faithful to him. None of this would have happened if I had done what I have promised him to do - if I had protected

him."
"The demons would have attacked anyway", Ptolemy said softly. "It is not your fault that these beasts have started a war. You

couldn't know they would."
"But I have brought Hephaistion here. I made him follow me to Babylon", Alexander howled, burying his head in his hands.
"People get hurt and people die - and you can do nothing about the fate the gods have chosen for you or Hephaistion or

anybody else. Hephaistion knew the risks of your campaign. Still he chose to stay at your side", Cleitus said solemnly.

"There may come a time when Hephaistion won't be at your side anymore. You have to accept this."
"No! I will avenge him like Achilles avenged Patroculos!", Alexander yelled, punching Cleitus in the face. The bearded man

only stared at him accusingly, touching his jaw carefully. As quickly as Alexander's temper had risen he broke down again,

moaning out of grief. "I have treated him so badly lately. And I didn't apologize to him. If he dies I will never get the

chance to tell him how much I love him and how sorry I am."
"I am sure he will know, no matter what happens", Ptolemy assured him.
Alexander didn't listen. He was caught in his soul eating sorrow. "I am such a pitiful fool", he told himself. "I have taken

his sweet love and devotion for granted. How could I be such an idiot, such a tyrant?"
None of his companions answered. They didn't know what to say or how to comfort their king and his heartache and sorrow made

them sad as well.
Dawn came and Hephaistion hadn't returned yet. So hadn't the crimson-haired succubus. And Alexis also was missing.
Therefore Cassander had some bad news. During the night's battle they had lost eightynine guards, four officers, a cook,

Alexander's personal servant, twelve women from the harem and two eunuchs. "All in all this is a loss of 114 on our side,

compared to a loss of three demons", Cassander closed his report. He hadn't counted in the three missing ones and did neither

intend nor dare to mention them.
Alexander looked as if he would break. All fire had extinguished from his eyes and he sat there in apathy. "Hephaistion", he

murmured, hugging himself.
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Hephaistion stared at the spot at the horizon where Alexis and Tessos had vanished out of sight. He couldn't believe that

Alexis should be lost, although reason told him that he couldn't have survived a fall from such a height. Serena was shaking

with sobs, tears welling from her golden eyes. Her grief touched Hephaistion's heart. He wanted to tell her something to

soothe her sorrow but he couldn't think of the right words - until he noticed the silvery glitter behind the trees where the

two demons had vanished.
"The river!", Hephaistion exclaimed. "They might have fallen into the river!"
Serena looked at him, confusion vivid in her amber eyes. "But what if they didn't?", she asked timidly, eyes wide in horror

at the thought of the sight she might have to endure. "I cannot... I couldn't bear to see Alexis like that, shattered and..."

Her words were taken away by her sobs.
"Alexis might need our help!", Hephaistion urged her, pushing a strand of crimson hair from her bathed in tears face.
"But what if he's dead?", Serena whimpered. "Who will care for me if he isn't here anymore?"
"I will care for you", Hephaistion whispered into her ear, stroking her hair gently. "I promise I will care for you,

always."
"You're not just saying this to comfort me, are you?", she sulked. "Because if you fool me I will kill you, honey. This is my

promise." She sounded so vulnerable that the young warrior couldn't be angry with her because of her threat. He shook his

head and placed a gentle kiss on the tip of her nose.
"I don't fool you."
Serena sighed deeply, searching for the courage and strength within her she now needed. Then she speeded towards the river

where they had last seen Alexis and Tessos.
The water was shiny with moonlight, murmuring softly as it flowed down the river bed to an unknown destination. The wind

rustled the leaves of the trees and an owl cooed somewhere in the distance. The noises of the city had faded to a low mumble

and the silence and peace of the night was unnerving Serena. She was so tense she didn't even notice the pain in her wings

anymore. She descended until she flew right above the tree-tops, searching the ground and the Euphrat with her eyes.

They didn't need to search long. "There they are", Hephaistion cried out, pointing at two winged figures at the shore of the

stream, Alexis struggling to get out of the river, soaked, water dripping down from wings and hair. He staggered, his weak

movements led by an unnatural clumsiness which pushed him back to the waves again and again. He had hit the surface of the

water first and full speed, Tessos fall slowed and softned by his own. The water surrounding the raven-haired incubus was

dark with blood, a lurid sight in the pale light of the moon. The heavy stench of blood made Serena's heart crumble.
Then Tessos suddenly was behind Alexis, he rose from the floods like one of the legendary water monsters, laying his strong

arms around the wounded incubus' neck and pushed his head under water, holding him tight, his opponent's weak struggle no

match for him.
"He's drowning him!", Hephaistion yelled in panic, his last word a startled shriek as Serena literally dropped him as she

rushed to her brother's aid. The human landed none too gently on the sandy ground but stayed unhurt. He was up again at once,

running towards the shore.
Tessos let go of Alexis the moment the crimson-haired succubus attacked him. The hideous beast simply plucked her out of the

air by gripping her by the ankles and pulling her down. Serena cried out in shock and then her cry turned into a high-pitched

scream of agony, as Tessos caught her in his arms and then let her fall with her back to his bend knee. The terrible sound of

breaking bones followed and Serena's body went limp, sinking into the water. The river would have carried her away if

Hephaistion hadn't jumped after her without a second thought to pull her limp form to the shore.
Serena had bought Alexis just enough time to recover, air streaming back into his lungs while he choked and spat water, before

Tessos turned to him again. Moving as if he was asleep his mere instincts helped the incubus to dodge the ugly beast's

assault and Tessos dropped face forward into the water, the current sweeping him with it a few yards.
Tessos was back again when Alexis finally managed to climb ashore, collapsing on the wet sand, panting heavily and with

burning agony, some broken rips piercing his lungs. His sight was blinded by blood welling from a wound on his forehead, his

mind numbed by the vertigo he felt after hitting the water. Still he knew that Serena and Hephaistion were here and in

danger. Serena's scream had awaken his last reserves of strength and although he hadn't thought it possible his body moved

despite all the broken bones and open wounds and the excruciating pain.
The incubus spun round when Tessos threw himself at him, causing the beast to hit the ground where instants before his

opponent had been. But Tessos was in a far too good state to be delayed for long by the golden-eyed demon. Alexis knew he

couldn't win. "Run!", he hissed at Hephaistion, his voice a hardly audible choked and desperate sound. "Run!"
Then Tessos pinned him to the ground, mounting him, a sneer of victory froming around his missing lips. "What does it feel

like to die?", the ugly monster laughed, putting the clawed lump of meat he called his hand to the defeated incubus' throat,

feeling his weak pulse beating beneath his tight touch.
Hephaistion stood as if he was frozen to the ground. Serena's unconcious form lay on the humid ground, his wet and dripping

clothes were glued to his body, his hair sticking to his face. He watched in horror how Tessos brought Alexis down, his

clawed hand ready to strike.
Hephaistion moved as fast as he had never done before. He didn't think, he only acted, driven by the mere determination to

save the beloved demon. He didn't notice how he picked up the heavy rock, didn't recall later how he stormed towards Tessos,

holding the rock high above his head, and then slammed the heavy stone down on Tessos' skull. The cracking of bones could be

heard and the monster turned his head in bewilderment, staring at the frail human with the rock again lifted up high.
Tessos was too perplexed, too stunned by the first attack, to now block the second blow or the third and fourth.

Hephaistion was in frenzy. The rock in his hands went up and down, thundering down on the dreadful beast's head, until it was

smashed and parts of the brain smeared to the stone.
Tessos fell slowly, his dead body collapsing on top of the unconcious incubus.
Hephaistion dropped the blood stained rock, his whole body trembling with fury and fear, panic and relief. Tears formed in

his eyes but he suppressed them. This wasn't the right time to cry. He freed the raven-haired incubus from the beast's

corpse. Alexis was alive, but unconscious and he was a dreadful sight, broken bones sticking out of his flesh and bleeding

wounds littering his body.
Hephaistion sighed deeply, holding back the tears was now a dear fight but he had to stay calm for Alexis sake.
He turned to Serena. She was in no better condition than the incubus. Both didn't look as if they could move in a short time.

If they had been human the young warrior wouldn't have expected them to move at all again, but thanks to all gods they weren't human and

there was a good chance they would make it.
The only problem was that dawn was creeping closer and Hephaistion was left outside the city with two wounded demons and

nowhere to hide. He was sure that if anybody found them the mob would be here within no time at all to lynch the winged

predators. The only safe place Hephaistion knew was the palace but it was too far away for him to run there and get help.
But he could make it to the city gates in time. He didn't like the idea of leaving Serena and Alexis all alone but he

couldn't help it. It was the only chance they had. "I'll be back", he promised, kissing the unconscious incubus' forehead and

lips, repeating his doing with Serena. "I'll be back soon and you'll both be alright, you'll see."
Then Hephaistion ran as he had never run before in his life, sprinting towards Babylon as fast as his feet could carry him.

He knew that Nearchus was on duty watching over the city guards and he desperately hoped that his friend would help him

without hesitation.
He was lucky to bump into Nearchus right at the gates. He was lecturing a Persian guard severly when Hephaistion came running

towards him. Nearchus was so perplexed that he forgot about the guard and met Hephaistion half way. "Good gods, Hephaistion", he

cried. "What are you doing here? Could you escape the demons?" Nearchus had been informed earlier that night about the

kidnapping and was extremely happy to see his friend alive and unhurt.
"I got rescued", the brunette panted. "But I need your help. You may have heard of the two demons who fight on our side. They

got wounded and can't move. We have to bring them to the palace quickly. They both need to see a healer."
Nearchus shook his head sadly. "An angry mob roams the streets. There is no way to get them to the palace secretly. And if

the people find out about them they will kill them and there is not much we can do about this. I cannot slay the citizens for

the sake of two demons."
"Use your brain, Nearchus", Hephaistion said, not meaning to insult his friend, but sometimes Nearchus was a bit slow. "We

need three closed mearchant's carts. That's how we will get the demons to the palace."
"Three?", Nearchus said, raising an eyebrow. "You said there were two of them."
"Yes, and the corpse of the beast that kidnapped me", Hephaistion added with some pride. Tessos was his trophy and he

wouldn't give him to the vultures. "Please hurry!"
"Well, as you say then", Nearchus answered with a shrug and started to bellow commands at his guards immediately, making sure

that the men hurried.
A short time later Hephaistion led the carts to the river where he had left the demons. Serena was awake by now, crying like

a little child. She couldn't move her legs, couldn't even feel them and she was in high panic and torturing agony.
Hephaistion knelt down next to her, taking her hand in his. "Hush", he whispered. "I'm here. Everything will be alright."
"You weren't there and I was all alone and you promised not to leave me and I can't move", Serena sobbed, her eyes shiny with

tears, panic glistening within them. "And Alexis..." Her voice faded to a terrified whimper.
"He's alive. And he will heal as will you. Don't cry." Hephaistion helped Nearchus to put the frantic succubus on the

cart.
"Please don't leave me", Serena begged, clutching the young human's hand.
"I won't", Hephaistion soothed her, watching how Alexis, still unconscious, got heaved on the second cart carefully and how

Tessos' corpse was thrown on the last one. Then he nodded at Nearchus and climbed on the cart, sitting next to Serena,

soothing her fears in a soft voice.

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Alexander stormed down the stairs towards the gates of the palace. He didn't care if the soldiers stared, didn't care if his

wounds started bleeding again, didn't care for anybody but Hephaistion.
He felt as if he was dreaming, felt as if a nightmare had just ended at the same time. His heart was doing somersaults out of

joy and happiness - and stopped at the wonderful sight of Hephaistion alive and unhurt as he climbed from one of the

carts.
The widest smile ever formed on Alexander's face and he rushed towards his lover, wrapping him in a close embrace, kissing his

soft lips, beautiful eyes, slender neck, his hands and cheeks. He even fell to his knees and would have kissed Hephaistion's

feet if the brunette hadn't stopped him and urged him to stand up again. Alexander knew he acted anything but kingly despite

he didn't care. The blond man was so overwhelmed with relief that he couldn't speak, just weep and cling to his lover whom he

had already thought lost.
Hephaistion cradled his lover in his arms, stroking his blond hair. "It's alright", he whispered softly to the kings ear.

"I'm back and I will never leave you again as long as I live."
"I was such a moron, such an arrogant fool", Alexander managed to say, his voice heavy with tears. "I do not deserve your

love, Hephaistion. But I do need you so much. I need you as I need to breathe. I cannot be without you. Please forgive me.

Please don't turn away from me." He stroke the brunettes cheeks, rubbing his stubbles gently, and looked into those

wonderfully beautiful saphire eyes.
Hephaistion kissed him tenderly. "There is nothing you could do that would shatter my love to you. I am yours and always will

be", he assured his trembling king, friend and lover. Tears of joy glittered in the young warrior's beautiful eyes when

Alexander lifted him from the ground and carried him to his chamber like a bride, ignoring the embarressed glances of his

guards and generals and the stinging pain when his wounds broke open again.
"I am so thankful Serena and Alexis brought you back to me", Alexander whispered when he lowered Hephaistion to the bed.

"They have payed a high price and I have gained the highest a man can achieve."
Hephaistion blushed at the king's compliment. "Serena has grown dear to me and for Alexis I feel love", he said thoughtfully.

"It's different of the love I feel for you, but I cannot deny it. And I know he loves me too in his own demonical way."
Alexander smiled at him. He was far too happy to be jealous. "Maybe we should grant each other the pleasure to taste the

fruits of other trees", he said metaphorically. "I had to nearly lose you to recognize how much you mean to me and that I

will never love anybody like I love you. All the other types of love I may feel are just poor imitations of my feelings for

you. I want you to know and never forget this. You are the one whom I live for."
"And my life belongs to you", Hephaistion answered, his voice trembling with emotion. "As does my heart." He kissed his lover

softly, than deeper as lips parted and tongues started to explore each others texture and taste.

"What a night", Alexander sighed when they finally broke the kiss and Hephaistion, carefully not to hurt his lover by

touching his bandaged wounds, snuggled to the king. They lay silently in the dark, enjoying each other's presence and the

warmth of their lovers' body.

"And you really killed this beast Tessos?", Alexander asked after a while.

"Yeah, with a rock", Hephaistion answered proudly.

"Well I guess that makes you the hero of the day", Alexander stated. "And your love makes you the hero of my life", he added

in a whisper close to the brunette's ear.
"Oh, don't judge me so quickly. I'm afraid I smashed Tessos head too badly. So it's not going to be part of your heads'

collection", Hephaistion mocked referring to the high priest's head which had been brought to the king by one of the winged

predators.
"Oh, that's a shame", Alexander answered in mock-disappointment, sighing deeply. "But I was thinking of giving this hobby up

anyway. There's some new challenge I want to concentrate on."
"Really?", Hephaistion asked curiously. "What is it?"

"You", Alexander answered, kissing him softly. Hephaistion smiled against his lips, a warm comfortable sensation washing

through his body in a slow wave.
In this night Hephaistion and Alexander fell asleep together, wrapped safely in each others embrace, hearts beating at the

same rhythm.

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Serena tried to find a comfortable position she could sleep in but somehow she hurt everywhere. She could feel her feet again

but she now wished she couldn't, as the pain, tormenting her, was driving her mad, although the dumb healer had given her a big

cup of some awful tasting stuff that should ease her agony.
While she lay awake waiting for sleep to grant her some peace she listened to her brother's steady breathing next to her. He

hadn't come to consciousness again yet, but she knew he would be alright. Hephaistion had promised her to care for her and

Alexis and he had kept his promise. Without his faithfulness both predators would be dead by now.
Unfortunately the young warrior's behaviour meant that Serena had to rethink her opinion about humans and was even

considering to change her attitude towards living on animals.
The zebra she had eaten a few hours ago hadn't tasted so bad after all, although the beast's fur was still stuck between her

teeth and tickled the roof of her mouth.
She sighed deeply, watching the raven-haired incubus as he slept. She was getting as loony as her weirdo brother. This was

somehow creepy, however, she didn't think it was a bad thing to happen.
Thoughtfully she put a hand to her belly. The strange smell she had first noticed after the night in the dungeon and the

king's bathroom hadn't vanished. First she hadn't recognized the scent. It then had been just a light breeze in her nose

which she ignored stubbornly and therefore didn't mention. But the smell was still there and stronger after a day. She

wondered why Alexis hadn't sniffed it on her but as she had been wounded badly by Tessos and his gang she assumed that the

stench of blood had hidden the obvious away from her brother. After the hard fight of tonight she had expected to lose the

pups but their scent was still there, growing stronger within her.
She had to admit she was disappointed that the young ones - the first she would ever have and hopefully the last - in her

womb had survived. She didn't want to have pups. No sane succubus did. The thought of her swelling womb frightened Serena as

did the birth itself. She couldn't think of anything more horrifying now Tessos was dead.
Motherly love was a very uncommon thing amongst her kind and she wasn't sure if she could ever learn it. She wasn't even sure

if she wanted to learn it. She was stuck in a situation she never had wanted to end up in and nobody could help her with.
She snuggled to her brother - but still she felt terribly alone.
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Next chapter will be sex pure and nothing else.
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