I Scored Myself A Mate

He simply stared at the man when Mark suddenly started laughing. He raised the cut arm in the air and showed it to him, giving him a better view of the gruesome sight and he spoke.

"Do you still think I am pretty?" he asked him with a smirk and Asmodeus smiled. 

"Not really the reaction I was expecting." He said and offered his hand so mark could get up. The man took it and looked at the hand. 

"This is simply weird. I don't really feel anything. Like no pain. I am holding my own hand!" he said loudly with a terrified expression. "Do something!" 

"Are you bipolar?" Asmodeus asked him and Mark looked at him as if he was intending to kill him. 

"Considering the fact that I am turning into a freaking zombie I can be whatever the fuck I want. Am I clear?" he asked him shaking his cut arm in front of his face. When he noticed it he whined and stared at it again in disgust. "Get me to a doctor. Now!" 

"Okay mister Zombie." Asmodeus teased him. 

"If you utter one more word I will stick this so far up your ass you will be crying for days." He said. 

Asmodeus took Mark to Allias first. He was sure the king would want to know what was happening with his best friend. After asking a few very terrified maids that shivered lightly when he met their eyes they were informed that Allias was hiding Theseus' study. 

The two men headed there immediately. They knocked on the wooden door twice but they got no answer. Mark was ready to knock again but the demon stopped him. He pushed lightly the door and opened it facing a warm, small and comfortable room. At first sight no one seemed to be in there, until they looked better. 

Allias was laid on the couch, in Theseus' arms and both of them were sleeping. Asmodeus approached them seeing the frown in the king's face as he breathed deeply. 

"Don't wake him up." Mark said. He didn't want to worry his best friend again. Allias had so much going on at the moment that seeing his decapitated hand would only make him worry more. He didn't want to be a burden. Allias had gone through so much to bring him back. 

"What?" He heard a whisper and the two men looked at the couch. "What the hell are you doing here?" He asked them again. It was Theseus. He had woken up, his eyes a bit puffy and he was looking at them with his eyebrows furrowed.

Mark gave him an awkward smile and raised his hand in silence. He waved it and Theseus' eyes widened showing their bright purple color. "What the fuck happened to you." He mumbled and tried to get up without waking up Allias. He actually let the man fall gently on the couch while he climb on the back and tumbled on the floor on the other side. He felt slightly dizzy not being fully woken up but still he stood up and fixed his shirt before he told them to get out and wait there. 

After a few minutes Theseus appeared in front of him, pulling the door lightly so he wouldn't do any noise. He pushed back his hair and eyed the hand one more time finding it hard to believe that the sight was real.

"As you can see, we have a slight problem." He said and the general sighed loudly. When was the last time that they didn't have a problem? He wondered.

"Let's go. I will put it back for you." He said and Mark frowned.

"You can do that?" He asked him and Theseus smiled.

"I've fought in war. I know how to remove and put a heart back in its place if I have to. Going to the doctor's means Allias will hear about it and believe me he was too busy looking at body parts just a while ago." He commented and began walking. 

"Go to my room." He said and headed towards another corridor. Theseus was planning on sneaking in the doctor's office to get what he needed and then take care of Mark in there. At this time he didn't expect anyone to occupy the place but Ea was actually inside, searching through the cupboards filled with medicine.

"Hello." He said and grabbed a small yellow vile. "Headache." He said and pointed at it. Theseus was troubled, should he say the reason he was there or remain silent. "You know, everyone knows of it already. I mean the maids would comment on the fact that someone is running around holding his own wrist." He said and Theseus looked at the small elf, the worry of wondering what he had to say disappeared easily. 

"I don't want Allias to know, he has enough on his mind already." 

"I don't think Allias is the person who should know the truth here but Mark. It is not fair for him. He needs to know and decide what he wants to do, you can't take that right away from him." Ea said. Theseus seemed to be thinking deeply about it. 

"I know, I don't want Allias to think that I am not trusting him though."

"It's not really about trust." Ea said when the door of the office was busted open. Allias was standing in front of them, panting with his hair an utter mess, his clothes wrinkled.

"Where is Mark?" He asked. "Why did I get to know this from one of the maids that rushed terrified into the study room to wake me up and tell me that a literal zombie is running around the castle!?" He shouted.

"Allias you were sleeping." Theseus stared and the king scoffed.

"So what? Sleep is not important in front of what's happening." He told them.

"Look I know that you care about your friend. We know what's going on with him, there is nothing more you can do for now." Theseus told him and Allias' face saddened as he heard his lover say that. He grabbed the chair behind the desk and sat down, hiding his face in between his palms.

"You think I don't know that? Still I want to do something for him, at least be by his side. When I am thinking that he might be gone again my heart aches so much Theseus. I want to at least be by his side, no matter what, no matter what he needs."he told them and Theseus caressed his back.

"Okay, but don't get out of your mind. Let's just go there and be calm. I believe Asmodeus' plan might succeed. Let's have faith." Theseus said and the king nodded sexing to follow his lover's advice. He stood up still looking at the floor as he walked towards the door when Ea's voice stopped him.

"Mark deserved to know what's going on. Remember my king, lies never end well. You've lived that too so you should know." He told him making the king turn pale. He knew, he was aware of that but in all honesty he hated to admit it.

"What truth?" A voice asked, questioning and their eyes met. Allias gasped. "What do I deserved to know?" Another question followed and the king simply wanted to disappear. He knew one day he would be exposed but not so soon, at least not until they had saved him.

"I am sorry Mark." The elf king told him with tears in his eyes.