Otherworld 2: Naraku's Revenge

Shido stood up after his feeder had fainted from blood loss, licking the blood from his lips. Without even a glance at the man, he walked out of the small room. The feeder's eyes opened the moment the door closed behind Shido. Part of him was unconscious, but other parts were very awake. His eyes turned red and filled with a seething hatred. It had taken almost all of Naraku's willpower to keep a few of the Demons inside of himself free during the fourteen long years he had been a feeder to Shido. He learned to put the enslaved part of his mind to the fore whenever Shido fed on him, keeping the small free part of himself safely hidden

Now, it was time to make his move. Half of his plan was already in place -- Ralf was now his! Ralf was a beautiful young male who loved life and was loved by all -- especially Lido, Shido's daughter. Naraku began talking to Ralf in his dreams, soft whispers in his mind, like insubstantial mist, not remembered when awake, but still clinging inside. "If you join me, you will be able to live in the light." For months he had whispered in Ralf's mind and finally Ralf succumbed to the temptation. He gave himself over to Naraku.

That was the one power they didn't know about - the power that would set him free. He could bring a Demon into himself, combine it with the hundred already inside, capturing its essence, its very soul, and then recreate the Demon from a part of himself. He had done it with Kagura many years ago, and when she had been captured, he simply eliminated that part of himself in a cloud of dust. He could recreate her when he ever wanted using the essence that still lived inside of him. She was one of the Demons he kept protected from Shido's power. And there were still others that lived free in Otherworld. They were his eyes and ears. Naraku controlled them from inside his prison. He had to be careful never to let anyone see their backs, for all his parts had a large scar of their back -- the mirror image of the one on his own back. It was shaped something like a spider and he had never been able to remove it. The scar was a remnant from when his human body had been burned alive.

The first part of his plan was already in motion. Ralf would accomplish two things: seduce and mate with Lido, and bring Tyrrl to him to become another part of himself. Tyrrl was very important to his plan. Since there were so few females, each male had a partner, whom they had been with since childhood. Even after they mated with a female, and it was the rare male that got that privilege, the partner was still very much a part of their life. And Tyrrl was Shido's partner. And, more importantly, Tyrrl was one of Naraku's masters.  

He would bring Tyrrl into his power just like he had with Vos, Ralf's partner. Ralf had taken Vos to his chambers, and there, instead of making love to his partner, he bit deep into his jugular. He fed until Vos was almost dead, then gave him the choice: join us or die. Ralf could see the fear in his partner's eyes: death is not pleasant thought for a young Demon who expected to live for centuries. Vos chose life, then watched in horror as Naraku walked into the room. But it was too late and now Vos was just another piece of Naraku. He had two Blood Demons under his control! And when Tyrrl became a part of him, all of the Demons inside of his soul that were controlled by Tyrrl would be freed. He would have over half of his Demons freed. Once he got away from Shido, the rest of his Demons would be freed in a very short time since the biochemical in the Blood Demon's saliva that enslaved them needed to be renewed every few days.

Ralf brought Tyrrl into his chambers on the pretense of talking about Lido. Vos was waiting and so was Naraku, but he was hidden behind heavy drapes. Between the two Demons, they overpowered Tyrrl and Ralf buried his fangs in his neck while Vos held Tyrrl tight. When Tyrrl was barely conscious, he was given the same choice as Vos had been. Naraku appeared from behind the drapes and Tyrrl moaned. Naraku had deceived them - he had never been completely enslaved!

"Then take my life! I will not help you kill Shido!"

Naraku bent over the helpless Demon, whispering in his ear, "I don't want Shido's life. I only want freedom. And you are one of my masters. I swear I will not take Shido's life.

Tyrrl lay there, feeling his life ebb away. How could he believe this monster? But death was terrifying to him. He slowly nodded and Naraku covered him, absorbing him into his body. Then a part of Naraku separated and changed into Tyrrl's form. Tyrrl's true essence was lost among the myriad of Demons inside of Naraku.

That night Naraku sat in his tiny dark room, holding three crystal shards. He knew that Tyrrl had one shard, but the ones from Ralf and Vos were a pleasant surprise. As he sat there, his mind was far away, divided between two Demons.

One half was with Ralf as he listened to Lido's sweet moans, as he mated with her for the first time. 

The other half was even sweeter. As Tyrrl, he listened to Shido begging for release as he brought the Blood Demon Lord to his peak over and over.

Now Naraku just had to wait for the perfect time. He was in no hurry. He had not lied to Tyrrl. He would not kill Shido, although he very much wanted to. But not because he would be hunted, but because of the exquisite pain that Shido would feel when found out that his daughter's mate, Ralf, was only a part of himself. Now, it was time to plan revenge. On all of them! And he knew exactly how to do it! Yomi's plan of a war was too impersonal. Naraku's revenge would be very personal, because it would be on their valuable most and at the same time their most vulnerable asset:  their children.


Read the companion piece: "One Day, One Night"