Chapter 1

"Master," a servant mumbled. "It's time to wake up," A sing-song voice echoed through the room as curtains were pulled back. The entire room filled with light, some of it landing directly on the sleeping body in bed. He did not stir. The servant sighed, staring at him. The male's body rose and fell with his deep breathing. His face calm, as if having a pleasant dream. "Heavy sleepers. Tch. Never waking up on time."

The servant walked up to the man, and gently nudged him. His breathing stopped for a moment, before continuing at a lighter note. "Master?" The servant nudged him again, patiently waiting for him to wake up. The man then took a deep breath, and turned his head to the servant. His eyes squinted, the sun hurting his eyes as he tried to look at the servant.

"Eli? How did I say for you to wake me up?" There was a hint of annoyance in the man's voice. The man stretched and yawned, before looking at his servant again.

"But Master Leo, you were bundled up, and I just—"

"No excuses," The man turned to face his servant, and looked at him expectantly. Eli sighed, and leaned in for a kiss. Hands wrapped around the servant's neck to pull him closer, and he jammed their lips together. Eli didn't mind the morning breath, it was how it always was, and quite familiar to him. The servant opened his mouth, and his master's tongue entered his mouth. They pressed their tongues together, circling each other's. Leo sucked his lips and drank the spit.

Leo's hands, still being around his servant's neck, moved a hand up to his head. He broke the kiss, breathing hard, and looked away. The servant was only momentarily confused before pressure forced his head down onto his master's neck. Slowly he licked it, testing his reaction. Leo shuttered, and shut his eyes. Before continuing, Eli climbed on the bed on top of his master. He licked Leo's neck again, and sucked on the vein. Leo's hands loosely drifted down to his servant's back. He slipped them under his shirt, and slowly caressed his skin.

Eli kissed his neck, and again. Not rushing, he kissed down Leo's body until his lips met the nipples. First he kissed it, then licked it. He glanced up at Leo. His master's eyes were closed, mouth slightly ajar, with his hands absent mindedly petting his hair. Eli began sucking one nipple while twiddling with the other. He heard a sharp intake of breath. Leo's hands went down, and rubbed his servant's arms. He took a deep breath, and shakily let it out when Eli shifted to his other nipple.

Leo touched his servant's hands, and brought it up to his mouth to kiss. It made Eli glance up, curious and confused. Leo lifted his crotch, grazing the other's pants through the sheets. The servant understood. He moved his body down, and pushed the sheets down so his eyes were met with an erection. He glanced up, only to see his master looking down at him, waiting. He blinked a couple of times, heart pounding. He reached out for Leo's hand, and when they met, he laced them together. Eli looked back at the erection, now dripping, and with a deep breath, took a lick from the base to the tip. It twitched, and the servant heard a head hitting a pillow. Eli did the same thing, and it twitched again.

Another lick, but this time the servant engulfed his master's entire shaft in his mouth. Leo groaned, his grip tightening Eli's hands. The other started moving at a slow pace at first, trying to get the hang of things. He sped up quickly, eventually not needing to hold hands.

A knock on the door, and without any further warning, the king burst in. In his haste to get off, and in a combination of surprise, Eli fell off the bed. Leo sat up, dashing to pull the covers over himself. "Father! What are you doing here?" Leo stared in surprise, and anger.

The king glanced at his son, and the head of a servant peeking from behind the bed. First he cleared his throat, then said, "The servants refused to go in here to check if you're awake, so I came to see for myself. Now I know why. Come see me in my study." The king turned to leave, and the servants behind him cleared a pathway, all with astonished faces.

"But father—"

"Now."

Leo sighed. "Yes father." Leo glared at the servants crowded at the door. Just as soon as they entered, they left and closed the door. Leo growled, and turned to see Eli looking like a poor caught deer, still staring at the door. See his face caused Leo to relax a little. He kissed him gently, and got up to find his clothes.

The second Leo's back was turned, Eli felt the need to vomit. The aftertaste of what he did left a horrible impression, but he could not get rid of it any faster. When he turned to see Leo, he was buttoning up his vest in the mirror. "I still cannot get over how quickly you can become dressed." Eli stood, walking over to the mirror.

"I suppose it's a handy habit. Now, come with me," Leo walked out the door, leaving Eli to close it. The castle was huge, and Eli still got lost in it without company, even after a week of living there. After many turns and long hallways, they arrived. Waiting outside was the king's personal servant. Once the personal servant saw the two of them arrive, he entered.

"Yes father?" Leo entered. The king was at his desk, writing a letter.

"The two servants can wait outside." The king continued to write. Both servants bowed and left the room. Once the door was shut, then the king put down the ink, and looked at his son.

"Leo, while I do not mind that you are personal with your servants, there is a limit." The king crossed his hands on the desk, looking displeased.

"I have my needs father, and I am allowed to alleviate them in any way I deem fit." Leo crossed his hands behind his back, staring right back at his father's frown. The king sighed, and stood from his desk. Leo watched as he scanned the bookshelf behind him. The book he soon pulled out was on myths.

"There's a tale, about a young man," The king turned back to his son, now flipping through the pages of the book. "It tells a tale of a young man, who made a magical pac.t with a death itself."

Leo frowned. "And what does this have to do with me? I've made no such pact." The king glanced up.

"So eager to defend yourself, I see." The king sighed. "My own son." Leo's father stared at him for a couple of seconds before flipping through the book again. "This pact, while granting him numerous capabilities, came with a price. All magical pacts come with a price. The greater the source of power, the worse the price. With some, it may be a shortened lifespan, others may be a weaker body. The particular price affected his lifespan." The king glanced up briefly.

"This tale tells that the young boy had great power at his command. The greatest villains he could slew. The fearsome creatures he killed. The wildest beasts from the danger zone could not even scratch him. See, when he made the deal, he was told the price. He still agreed to it."

"What was the price?" Leo piped up, curious.

"The price of the power over death and life was his own life. The more death he caused, and the more life he gave, brought his Deathday closer." The king closed the book. "Not knowing any better, he had made the pact at the young age of 7. The boy died at 14, consumed with power and greed, having known no life. He used it all up, and in turn, death took him." He lay the book on the desk, and pushed it towards his song.

Leo knew the consequences of making deals with demons. He knew the story, everybody who has ever had magical training knew the story. But Leo knew he could control this demon. "Father, I know the story. I've had it ingrained since I was a kid. There is no need to tell me this story, yet again. Now, if that is all you wanted to talk to me about, I shall take my leave," Leo turned to head out the door.

"Leave. Your servant. Alone." Leo didn't turn, or show he acknowledged his father in any way, and left.

"Come Eli, you have much work to finish," Eli groaned internally, following his master down the steps. He was silently glad the king had barged in on them at the time. Any longer and he would have had to actually taste his own master.

Eli didn't know where he was being taken. They passed his master's room, many servant rooms, the kitchen, and the grand room. The longer they walked, the higher they went, even. "Master, where are you taking us?" Eli finally inquired. Leo turned and grinned at him.

"Somewhere where we won't be disturbed." Leo grabbed his hands, and led him up a long set of stairs. Eli couldn't keep up, and still being unfamiliar with the castle, tripped on a numerous amount of steps. Leo turned to see his servant staring at the ground, taking the steps one by one. He sighed. Eli looked up, looking back down again out of embarrassment. This time Leo went a bit further.

When they reached the top, Leo had led them to an unused storage area. There were some sacks and boxed around, but everything was covered in a layer of dust. A small slit of a window was above them to let in some light, but it wasn't much. "Look around for something to light the torches, and light them." Eli nodded, and they both started prying for matches.

Once most torches were lit, Eli turned back to Leo. "What now?" He asked. Leo smirked, and casually walked up to him. His hands reached up, flattening his servant's hair. Then they trailed, and Leo stroked his cheeks. He smiled and kissed his forehead.

"You, are going to finish what you started this morning." Leo pushed his servant's head down and on his knees. Eli took a deep breath, heart racing. He had been dreading this moment, and there was no way to escape. Trembling fingers pulled down his master's pants, and he was greeted with no underwear. Leo was already excited. Eli glanced up to see Leo staring down at him, looking a little ticked off. Eli looked back down to see it grew bigger, and with a gulp, put it all in his mouth.

Leo placed his hand on a column, blinking hard. He could feel the wet, sliminess of Eli's tongue spread warmth to every inch of his body. Eli slurped and he sucked, and soon his jaw began to ache. He stopped for a moment, but Leo took over and started thrusting. Eli jumped, unsure of what to do. He almost gagged twice. By the time he was getting used to Leo's thrusting, without warning he tasted Leo. He pulled away as quickly as he could, determined to spit it out, but a hand was clamped over his mouth.

Eli looked at Leo, eyes frantic and confused. "Swallow," Was all Leo said, with a smirk on his face. Eli shook his head. It burned inside of his mouth and tasted horribly salty. Leo nodded. "You're not leaving until you swallow," Eli continued to stare at his master, horrified. The longer the taste was in his mouth the better he became at reasoning to swallow. He closed his eyes, and then swallowed. Leo smiled, and stood back.

"There, there. That was so hard, was it?" Leo pulled up his pants. Eli was too busy choking and trying to get the aftertaste out of his mouth. Leo patted his back, before pulling him up. "Come on now. Let's go and see what's for lunch, hm?" Leo guided his servant to the stairs, and stuck beside him. They took one stair step at a time until they were on the floor they needed to be. Occasionally, Eli would glance at Leo. His master seemed unaffected by what they had just done. The more he thought about it, the more his anger rose. By then, Eli had stopped shaking and had gained his posture back, and had the need to punch his master. He didn't, as servants were constantly passing them and bowing their heads.

Leo led them back to the study, and found his father wasn't there anymore. Leo ordered Eli to close the door behind him, and went searching through books. "What are you looking for?" Eli asked. He watched as Leo flipped paged after page through the books behind his father's desk. A few moments later, Leo found the book he was looking for. "This book is the history of our kingdom. I need this for my plan." Leo flipped through this book a lot slower.

The cover wasn't visible to Eli, and he was sure his master was doing that on purpose. Eli stepped closer to Leo. "Uh, what plan?"

"The plan to get rid of—" The sound of a hand knocking on wood startled both of them. It was the butler. Leo immediately put the book back on the shelf, not caring where.

"Plan to get rid of whom, may I ask?" Leo snarled at him, and left, with Eli hesitant to follow.

Glossary:

Lis Kingdom: Resides the northern half of the continent, and is currently ruled by Joel Lis. He has a daughter named Heather Lis, married off to the prince of Afilowe at age 18. His son, Leo Lis, is the current and only known heir to the throne. The kingdom has current tensions with the Ghao kingdom, and after decades of threats, it is suspected they are going to war soon.

Leo Lis: Only known heir and prince to the Lis kingdom. Currently writes to his sister every month.

Eli Nosveros: Servant to the prince of the Lis kingdom. Got the job out of luck.

Danger Zone: An eternally dead forest that separates the Ghao and Teupin kingdom. By daylight the forest is merely creepy, with creatures watching unsuspecting animals. By nightfall, the monsters come out, and hunt on everything that moves. They are unseen to humans, and sometimes lurk out of the forest. They have been known to kill for pleasure.