Baited~ Book 2

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(Trigger Warning~ Torture, abuse, vocal aggressiveness, Deceit (Yes I am making Deceit a trigger because in this book he might as well be considering everything he's done so if it shows up yall know what to expect at this point right?), Choking, Lack of Self Care)

Logan paced around the room unable to focus as he struggled just to formulate a plan. A year... A FUCKING YEAR and ALLREADY someone had to start shit. They couldn't all just sit and sing kumbaya for once. No... There just had to be another wa...

"Logibear?" Logan whimpered sadly as Patton pulled him into a hug. He knew exactly how wound up Logan was. He'd been held up in his office for a month now. He wasn't sleeping and barely eating. If it wasn't for Patton, Logan was sure to have burnt out by now. "Logan, did you drink any water yet?" Logan just shook his head as Patton sighed softly leading him over to his chair. "I'm going to get you some ok?" 

"Thank you, Patton." Patton only smiled as he walked out leaving Logan with his thoughts again. He hated this. The last time he was put in this situation he nearly lost his brother. His love lost his eyes, and... And Logan just didn't know what to do. They were given demand. A ridiculous folly... The demands were simple but Logan refused them immediately. Told them to quite literally go fuck themselves. Let's just say it didn't go over very well. The declaration was sent just as fast. It was hard enough trying to keep it all away from the twins. If Roman found out he would sure to snap... and god forbid Remus hears.

"Here you go, Logi." Logan snapped out of his thought as a glass of ice water as placed on the desk before him, a small plate of crackers too. "It's not much but it's something to fill that stomach of yours. I'm sure you hadn't any breakfast either."

"I'm sorry for worrying you." Patton only shook his head as he pulled Logan into an awkward but heartfelt embrace.

"You concerned about your family and your kingdom. If anyone can understand it's me, Logan. Besides... They aren't going to let up. I know this. I... I tried to help but..."

"I know." Logan sighed as he pulled away and took a cracker, holding it delicately in his fingers with a frown. 

"Father just won't listen. He's got it in his head that demons are even creatures."

"And we are now in possession of three." Patton nodded as Logan looked away letting the cracker crumble in his hand much to Patton worry. "I can't keep hiding this from them." Logan held his head in his hands as he stared with exhaustion at all the papers. "They will find out eventually. They only reason they haven't yet is because they've been so distracted. People talk Patton. It's what they do. Word will reach their ears."

"What do you want to do?" Logan frowned as he looked over at his love with tears in his eyes. 

"We need to prepare... all of us." Logan's eyes darkened as carefully pushed himself up. "We're at war."

"Wait so... Kuro yipped at a butterfly... LIKE A FREAKING PUPPY?!" Janus giggled as Roman stared at him in pure shock. They were walking down the hallway exchanging stories about their dragons. Honestly, the two of them had become good friends. Mostly on Roman's request and adamant attempts. Once he found out Remus cared for the snake he absolutely refused to let ANYTHING get in the way of those two being together. That meant he and Janus had to get along. The past had to be left in the past.

"Yep!" 

"Kuro... that big ass scary 'bigger than ero' dragon yipped like a puppy and chased a butterfly?" Janus just nodded as he watched Roman smile. "Wow... You wouldn't have guessed."

"Yeah well, Kuro is actually very childish. She's playful and hyper... Actually now that I think about it, she's a lot like Remus." Roman laughed as he shook his head. "Oh god... I wonder what she would do? After all, she was very jealous over Virgil."

"That's right. I forgot about that." Janus frowned as he looked over only to see Roman still smiling. "She's possessive right? She gets very jealous... still like Remus I'm afraid. I'm pretty sure the two of them would duke it out... and both would lose just to make you happy." Janus laughed again with a shrug as Roman looked away with a fond smile. "Virgil was touchy-feely... and ALWAYS sleeping."

"Sound's about right." Roman narrowed his eyes in confusion as Janus just laughed. "When we were together we were always cuddling or just being there together. I could never tell if it was him or me..." Janus's eyes shined as he shook his head. "Guess it was both. I'm not to proud to admit... I can be a bit clingy."

"I've not..." Roman froze up suddenly his eyes flashing a bright purple. Janus instantly woke Virgil up, who had been resting on his shoulder. "J-Jan?"

"Roman, what's..." Roman's eyes filled with horror as his mind snapped over the vision he was seeing. It wasn't pretty.

"Wakey, wakey Virgil..." Deceit cooed as he turned the light on revealing the sickly looking dragon chained to the wall. Deceit let the chains fall limply so that Virgil was standing there with his arms at his sides, his legs cuffed to the floor. Virgil whimpered at the suddenness of the light and Deceit pouted. "Awe, did that hurt you're eyes?" Virgil frowned as Deceit placed a black pillowcase over his face. "Let me help with that."

"Jan..." Virgil screamed out as Deceit saddened struck him in the side full force. He was going to bruise and bruise badly. Deceit was not a weakling. He was a knight and a dragon rider after all.

"I have a question, Virgil." Another strick to the side had Virgil literally crying as Deceit held his neck firmly with one hand. "You're father... He and your mom... They were killed in the castle right?" Virgil only whimpered as Deceit grabbed his arm and brought it forcefully down on his knee listening to the bones snap. "ANSWER ME!"

"YES!" Deceit smiled as he let go only for Virgil to whine as he hand hit the wall. "Yes, they were."

"They died... after the attack on the great forest?" Virgil tensed as he choked out another yes. "Virgil, I guess I just want to confirm... Did you murder your own parents?" Deceit carefully took the case off Virgil's face to see how red his eyes were as tears fell freely. "Did you kill them, Virgil?"

"Yes." Deceit's eyes widened a tad as Virgil looked away. 

"How?" Virgil shook his head shaking only to cry as the chains tightened again lifting him into the air. "HOW DID YOU KILL THEM?!"

"I used my fire!" Virgil shook as he cried as he whimpered in pain. He watched as Deceit grabbed his favorite toy to use on him... the cattle prod. 

"Explain in detail!" 

"Please don't make..." Virgil screamed out as the electric current rang through his body making his toes curl in pain. "I SNAPPED!" Deceit pulled the prod away only to hear the broken sobs from the dragon. "I snapped. I came back home hoping to finally get out from under them. I wanted to leave. I wanted to grab T-Thomas's doll and go but... Father, he found me. He tried to beat me. I-I couldn't do it. I couldn't..." Deceit frowned as Virgil shook his head violently. "Mother managed to pull him off of me and just stared at me... hatred in her eyes. I... I knew if I didn't leave, I'd be f-forced into the basement and that would be it. All the progress I'd have made with Lya... It'd be worth nothing."

"Virg..." Deceit tensed as he looked behind him and shook his head sticking the dragon with the cattle prod again and wincing at the screams. "I don't care about what you felt. I want to hear what you did."

"I-I s-snapped. I don't know w-what I did exactly." Deceit flared as Virgil just smiled at him. "All I remember is a bright blinding light like... an explosion. Luna... she said I let off a fire so hot it turned them to ash instantly that... it was so hot it burned their shadow into the wall." Deceit's eyes shot wide as Virgil actually laughed. "All those days under their thumb... their knives... and in one moment they both went... p̸͇͝ö̸͜ò̸͚ḟ̸͎." 

"Father was right." Deceit glared over at the dragon as he set the prod on high and stuck it right in his chest. "You really are a monster."

"R-Ro...man... st..op." Roman's eyes snapped wide seeing Janus crying, his face red from lack of air. Roman's eyes filled with horror seeing his hands wrapped tight around the snake. Roman quickly let go as guilt tore threw him. Janus dropped to the floor as Roman stood there frozen in shock. He didn't even notice that the lizard had at some point made his way to his hair again.

"What the fuck was I doing?"