Labyrinth- Jareth's Return

15. Conflicted

The wooden door slammed shut as the sound of heavy boots trailed down the steps. The groans simmered down as exasperated breaths filled the air before another scream echoed down the hall. Dracius reached the bottom of the steps and snarled before making his way down the dimly lit dungeon. Stall after stall passed and the screams grew louder as he neared the last stall of this hall. The screams stopped as his boots stood before the gate. In the darkness a shadow moved about before a dark skinned hand reached out for Dracius's throat, the nails sharp like talons as it was mere inches from him. A smirk swept across his face as he glared at the woman before him. The redden eyes glowed in the faint light as a white toothy grin curled into a smile exposing sharp teeth. "Dracius.." She sneered as she wrapped her thin fingers around the bar pulling herself closer to the gate. "My dear brother.."

Her voice sounded with a hiss as she gritted her teeth at his name. Dracius' face twitched as he stepped closer to her, gripping her throat. His eyes flickering to black as he spoke through gritted teeth. "How many times must I tell you to shut your mouth before I rip your tongue from your throat."

Dracius's sister spit at him as she let out a soft chuckle. "You wouldn't dare do that to your only sister now would you." Her fingers reached for his face as she trailed them down along his jaw. "Or should I say your future wife." Dracius growled as he squeezed her neck before letting her go and backing away. She collapsed on the ground holding her neck gasping at his sudden strength. "We will never marry, Nagendra." He sneered as he stared down at her in disgust watching her struggle to breath again before screaming out in agitation.

"All we have is each other, Dracius! You can't marry anyone else! Who can you be betrothed to? Molly?!" She stood up and gripped the bars again groaning in agitation before freezing. Nagendra's eyes twitched as she got a better look at her brother. His deep blue eyes stared back at her while his clear skin glowed before her as her breath caught in her throat. "Wha.. Who... Dracius.. How?" She stuttered as she stared at him in disbelief. "How have you come to be this way?"

Dracius stared at her through slitted eyes as a devilish grin softly played across his face. "There is indeed someone else I can marry and she is much better than you." Nagendra's heart clenched as she collapsed on the floor in disbelief. Dracius leaned down on the floor inching closer to the bars as he whispered. "Do you want to know who she is? Or shall I describe our intimate encounters?" Nagendra growled. "You wouldn't dare."

Dracius hummed at the sound of her voice faltering. "Oh those lips tasted so sweet and as for that body. Not a single flaw covered any inch of her perfect..."

"STOP IT!" She screamed as she covered her ears as tears began to drip from her eyes. Dracius leaned closer and whispered. "I only need you for my heirs.. Or.." He paused in a smirk. "I may not even need you at all except to exist." Nagendra's tears faded as anger built inside, "You can't live if I'm dead!" She screamed as she went to slit her neck with her nails. Dracius' mouth opened slightly as his eyebrows relaxed, "Ah... I wouldn't do that if I were you." He mocked as she attempted to slash open her flesh only for it to be blocked by an invisible force. "What.." Nagendra tried and tried again but she couldn't rip her own throat out. She groaned and growled as she snarled at him in disgust. "What have you done?!" Dracius smiled as he whispered, "A gift for my loving sister. Thanks to a certain someone, you can never die by your own hand. Nor can anyone help you if you ask. So you can't die before your time, which means... I can never die." Dracius stood dusting his legs off as he smiled. "I only need your existence if I am to start a new world with my new queen. I mean, you were never good for anything else anyways."

Nagendra grinded her teeth as she crawled to her bars. "How about you introduce us, brother. I wonder if she will still proclaim her love to you as I rip her throat apart!" Dracius kicked the bar hitting her fingers, nearly breaking them as he kneeled down again. "You can not even bask in her presence my dear, Nagendra. Until you learn some manners, you will continue to stay here." Dracius stood once again and turned to walk away. As he took a few steps he yelled out without looking back, "If you behave maybe you can be my second wife and we can be one happy family." His laugh echoed behind him as he drifted farther away down the halls once more leaving Nagendra alone again. Nagendra screamed out in pain and anger as she banged against the bars and flung herself on the ground digging her claws in the stone once more. "Curse you, Dracius!"