The Lion of the Dark Valley

Departure

“Ah,” Asha nodded. He would keep that in mind for the future. “I’m sure I could.” The celestial reached out with both hands to draw Leon’s face in, his lips brushing against the cool skin of the vampire’s forehead. 

“We will meet again, Leon Blagden,” he said in a low whisper before he pulled away to take a step back. Brilliant white wings unfurled on his back in the next moment and the celestial shot up into the sky.

Leon could feel his heart break as Asha took to the skies, quickly falling out sight. It was a feeling he buried deep just as quickly as it began to set in, like pouring water over a fresh burn. Things would be better now… He hoped. Perhaps not for him, but he’d manage, he reasoned with himself.

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The celestial moaned in kind when he felt the other man’s arousal against his own growing one. Ever since Leon claimed him, the vampire had been the only person he slept with and he was more than happy to keep it that way. He had even begun to truly enjoy those times because Leon could give as good as he could take it, something Asha had not realised how much he appreciated in a partner until now. 

“I find that hard to believe… But alright,” Asha smirked as he snaked a hand down between them and past the waistband of Leon’s pants to wrap his fingers around his clearly interested cock to start stroking.”

“I will,” Asha nodded as he settled himself in Leon’s lap and tugged the collar of his shirt open to bare his neck for the other man. “Would it be entertaining for you to know that you are the last vampire who fed from me?” Ever since the celestial left the castle all those centuries ago, he had not allowed any other vampire to do so. There had been no reason to until now.

“Come on then,” the celestial said as he padded across the small room towards the bed. “Time to eat.” The nonchalance in which he said it as he reached out to tug Leon up into a seated position was almost like he was talking about the weather. “Should I get in your lap?” Asha asked, voice teasing to make light of what was going to happen.

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Asha’s knees landed on either side of Leon’s hips as he was pulled down and he arched a brow as his hands found the other man’s shoulders. “We could do rough if you want. Like I said, I’ll do anything you want.” The celestial’s hands tightened their grip on Leon’s shoulders as he pushed to press him against the back of the couch to hold him there. Asha was certainly strong enough that Leon would feel it and he leaned down to press their lips together in a bruising kiss.

Leon’s fangs nipped at the celestial’s lips in a play for dominance, palms moving to Asha’s hips. They flexed and gripped at the flesh, kneading it as they slipped just under the slave’s ass, already thinking of several ways he wanted to take Asha up on his offer. More than surprised by the other’s forward behavior though, Leon felt inclined to sit on the *anything goes* offer, and see just how much Asha offered up on his own.

The celestial moved to sit next to the other. He had no intention of leaving Leon. Not when that hand was clutching at his own in desperation. There was still the option of going to find a master to take the collar off for him, but it did not seem that Leon wanted that at all. 

“Of course,” Asha said gently and placed a hand over Leon’s. He should be used to this after so many millennia of being on this earth and watching the people on it pass on, but it still tugged at his heart each time. And somehow more in this instance. “I’m not going to leave you.”

Leon’s body sagged, head moving to lean against Asha’s shoulder as the celestial sat down beside him. He could feel himself growing weaker-- each movement feeling heavy and exhausting. The vampire knew he’d have to conserve what energy he had left if he wanted to at least make it to sunrise.. One final sunrise. 

There was comfort in Asha’s words as he spoke. Asha not leaving him was all Leon had ever wanted; to not be alone. And it felt a bit like a blessing to have him here at last. Finally. 

“I go where I’m needed… Even I don’t know how long I’m passing through, so there’s no need for the disappointment. I might be here for awhile,” Asha smiled as he watched the other man fall onto his single bed. His apartment was quite bare given that he had just moved in but the celestial was not one who needed much to begin with. 

“As I recall, you didn’t take very well to ‘therapy’ back then either. Getting you to meditate was hard enough already,” he teased before he asked his next question. “Are you hungry?”

“Already done them better things. Lotta shit can’t handle more than one round with me.” Raiden said as his eyes hungrily drew up his old colleague. “Lotta shit I don’t wanna go more than two rounds with. I mean I could just eat ya Blagden. Put you out yer obvious misery. Sucks to suck don’t it.” He chuckled. “Maybe if yer ass wasn’t stuck on some bullshit honor system you wouldn’t be where you are, then again. Fight ran out you long time back. Got soft. Always were soft.” He commented easily pulling the cage open. “You comin out by choice or you gonna make me forse the issue?” 

River’s eyes lit up at the suggestion, leading Leon over to the other side of the room where the melee weapons were kept. He motioned for the vampire to step up to the rack with various blades. Almost any style he could want was there in pristine condition.

“Pick your poison. I wouldn’t mind a good sword fight. If you’re any good maybe we can even skip the target practice.”