I Scored Myself A Mate

"Well I think that went extremely well." Achlys exclaimed happily and clapped her hands as they walked back to their rooms. "I wish we had the chance to enjoy the spectacle a bit more to be honest but that's okay."

"There is no need to be so vulgar Achlys, this was nothing more than an atrocity. Enjoying such things…."

"Oh come on Rafael, how uptight can you be? They deserved it. The council has some rules. They need to obey them to keep the balance? Am I right Hara?" The demon queen asked her new faithful dog and he nodded eagerly.

"Oh, I seem to have forgotten the plank. I will have to go back."

"Hurry then, I would like to take a walk in the royal garden. At the demonic capital we rarely see any cold or snow. I want to enjoy the scenery and you my favorite troll can accompany me" 

"Of course. Just give me a second my queen. I will come and pick you up from your room." The young troll said and she nodded satisfy. Her and Rafael continued walking forward towards their separate room while Hara ran back to the throne room.

The two gods had been quiet the whole time, hearing the conversation. Dionysus began walking again, wanting to get back to their room and get some rest but Suijin grabbed the edge of his chiton and stopped him. His delicate fingers gripped the pure white fabric and the handsome man turned around with a cocked eyebrow. 

"He is going to see them" The Japanese god stated.

"And? What should I do about that?" Dionysus asked with his olive eyes squeezed.

"Help them."

"But I am sleepy. I helped them once why do I have to do it again?" He said sounding like a child as he pouted, sticking out his bottom lip. 

"Help. Them." The blue haired god repeated with a strict look and the god laughed. 

"You like them don't you but tell me darling what is in it for me?" Dionysus asked with a devilish grin and circled the god, his hands behind his back. He approached him slowly, his lips close to his ear as he whispered. "What is in it for me?" 

"I…I…will kiss you" Suijin said with a very obvious blush as he stuttered. 

"Oh. OH. Yes. We have a deal. Come on, let's go. Let's go now. NOW" he shouted and grabbed Suijin's hand as he dragged him back, walking through the empty halls. They had a light blue color that fitted the water god beautifully. He seemed to be at ease in this place. He looked at Dionysus who was smiling brightly in front of him as they ran, their steps echoing like an endless beat. His hair flying in the air getting lose from his pony tail as his eyes glowed with satisfaction. 

The water god's ears began getting hot, his whole body as he thought about that kiss. This was not the time though because he could already see Hara, sneaking a peek from the slightly open door. He didn't seem to have noticed them and Suijin was relieved. This should be done quietly. It was the best option after all. 

Dionysus though believed other wise and he had already acted on him, before the man could even blink. He walked silently behind the troll representative and kicked him inside with his sandal. Hara fell head first inside the room where Theseus already was holding in his embrace the injured elf King. 

Theseus at first was shocked by the sudden appearance but once Suijin and Dionysus walked inside he understood what was happening. Hara was ready to get up and shout but Ares ran towards him and almost as if he was hitting a soccer ball he hit the troll in the head making him land again down.

"You tried to trick us!" He said angrily.

"You should really keep a better guard." Dionysus commented and the troll looked at him in disgust. 

"You were in on this too! How dare you gods, Achlys had made her decision clear." He said and Dionysus approached him, crouching down. He grasped his chin with two of his fingers and smiled.

"Do I look like I listen to anyone's wishes? Do I look like I care what an old lady wishes for? In case you didn't notice I prefer men so I couldn't care less about you and your stupid crush but now why won't you tell us what Achlys is really after?" 

"No! Never!" 

"Ea take Allias to his room with Mark and make sure no one sees you. Be careful" Theseus told them with a strict look and handed the unconscious man to his right hand who nodded. He would make sure nothing went wrong. 

Theseus cracked his neck and crouched down next to the god. One looked like a playful menace while the other like the embodiment of a nightmare both wearing deadly stares. One with a killer smiler and the other with a very obvious expression. 

"So, how do we get you to speak?" Theseus asked.

"I will not speak. I do not know anything" The troll said and averted his eyes away from them.

"Should I get inside your mind Hara?" Dionysus asked him and his eyes showed pure madness as he stared at him. "Search the deepest corners of your blain and claw them till you go insane? I can plant illusions there; make you see or hear things. I can get what I want and leave you a soulless shell." 

"And I can rip off those canines your troll tribe so much values. The bigger they are the stronger the troll right? Aren't yours a bit small? What if I just…snap them. Will your Tribe value you then? What about Achlys? If you talk to us, you might leave this place…partly…intact" Theseus continued. 

"No. You do not scare me" Hara said and tried really hard to face their eyes, to show he wasn't afraid. 

Though his pure terror suddenly began when Suijin joined them. He was quiet looking at him from above when without a warning he raised his leg and crushed on his shinbone. 

The sound of bones breaking was purely disgusting. 

"Talk" Suijin said and Dionysus began laughing.

"Or we could convince you like that. You have lots of bones right?" He asked him and thick drops of sweat had begun forming on Hara's forehead. He was finally getting worried and rightfully so since no one in this room was kidding.

"Are you people insane?" Hara tried to shout but Theseus pushed him back and Suijin placed his foot on his neck. He could barely breathe rather than utter even one single word or ask for assistance. The last thing they wanted was for him to alarm Rafael or that bitch. 

"Should I move to the next shin? Then I can to the ankles and knees." Suijin said with an emotionless expression that seemed to worry Hara a lot more that Dionysus' sadistic smile. 

"Alright!" Hara cried. "She is planning to forbid you from searching for the hunters. They have evidence of her kidnapping human children and she was afraid the info would get in your hands. He wanted to outvote the two god who seemed to like you by getting Rafael to side with her to vote negatively to your request. She created the excuse about the punishment to worry you and create an uproar so you wouldn't fight too much about her decision and make things difficult. She wanted you to have your hands full." Hara confessed. 

….

Allias was laid on his belly on their bedroom as he opened slowly his eyes. He still could feel the sharp pain on his back when he attempted to move. A cold hand touched his wound and applied some equally cold medicine that made him hiss and bite his pink lips. 

He grasped the bed sheets and closed his eyes trying not to create a fuss for once more. All he needed now was to talk to Theseus. He had been unconscious for a while but he was sure he heard shouting right before everything turned dark.

"Theseus?" He called out but he didn't hear him answer.

"My king it's me Ea. I am with Mark. There have been a few complications to our plan so the General has stayed behind with the two gods to figure things out. Please rest he is handling it."

"What happened?" Allias groaned and Mark spoke this time. Unfortunately, he couldn't see any of them, since his face was almost one with the soft pillow that was filled with fine feathers.

"He said to rest. Why are you asking now? You are hurt" Mark advised him and scolded at the same time. 

"Ea speak. That's an order." The King demanded and the elf stopped rubbing ointment on his wounds. He let out a concerned sigh and began explaining things to him. He knew that the King would not rest easy until he had heard had happened. Maybe it was Ea's mistake of telling him that there was a problem, but telling the truth was a very bad habit of his that seemed to be proven unhelpful many times. 

Once the elf had explained everything Allias tried to stand up, supporting himself on his arms he slowly managed to turn around and face them. 

"Go to Theseus immediately and tell him to kill Hara" he said

"My king if we get found out this could mean…"

"Go. And tell Theseus that the Golden King demands it. Make him disappear or I will go there and do it myself."