Shepherd of Fire

When my eyes strained open, I faced that beautiful set of large shoulders as He faced away from me. I could feel His energy still coursing through my body. My fingers softly touched His waist and my lips kissed over His back.
He flinched and I could see His shoulders tense, but when He turned over to gaze at me, His eyes were His gentle hazel.
"Good morning, my Queen." His lips softly caressed mine.

I could not put into words how much I loved Him calling me that.

"So you like me here--in the morning?" I asked innocently.

His deep laugh showed His dimples, "Diem...why wouldn't I? You're mine now. I'd prefer you move in here. I'd like you to stay here with me, but I will have a wing built for you in case you ever need space. I know I can be a little...much...sometimes."

I smiled and bit my lower lip, tracing His gorgeous lips with a finger, "You? Never...." He grinned back, "Are we going to see the angels today?"

He took me in His strong arms, "No, no, honey. You're all mine today."
I giggled before His lips were on mine, warming my mouth and my body.
"You may begin moving your things here today, if you wish."

I moved a few of my things into a room down the long dark corridor from Shadows' room--or rather, what would now be our room. Only two trips to my place had gone by before Shadows had me back in His bed, in His arms.

"Would you like to go see the Executions with me tonight?" His fingers grazed my skin.

My eyes got wide. He wanted to show me off. As His. I grinned, nodding.

He put a finger under my chin, lifting it, "Don't worry darling," He kissed below my ear, making my eyelids flutter closed, "I'll dress you."

Something about that made me wrap my arms around Him, bringing His lips to mine as I demanded His kiss. Passionately, He kissed back before stopping--looking away and freezing suddenly.

"You shouldn't encourage me right now, Diem," He growled, "Not until Syn's color is gone. I can't fuck you yet."

Words were not my friend tonight. I was stunned.

"Maybe you should go. I'll see you tonight. Meet me here so I can get you ready."
I nodded and left for the bar.


"Diem! Where the fuck have you been?!" Andro gave me a smirk. I tried to shake off our last few moments together and remembered the previous, most fabulous night of my life.
"I did it, Andromachae!" I'm sure I looked ridiculous as I grinned helplessly, "Last night, we fucked and He asked me to be His fucking Queen!!"
"Oh my Satan, you're serious. What--how did you survive? What was it like?"
"Well, He didn't--"

I was rudely interrupted by a smooth, cocky voice sounding behind me.

"Fuck Him, did you?" Gates was suddenly between us, leaning back against the bar, "Did He tire of you already?" He raised that sexy eyebrow as I narrowed my eyes.

"Jealousy's not a great color on you, Synyster."

"Oh, honey, don't be like that--I was only kidding. I meant what I said the other night," He threw a sideways smile at me, but I easily resisted.

"I'm His Queen now. Which means I don't fuck anyone else. Sorry to disappoint you."

He bit the air in front of my face, "We'll see about that, sweetheart."
After he sauntered off, I rolled my eyes.

"What the fuck was that? You're exclusively with the Devil?! And Synyster Gates is jealous?! What the fuck is with your life???"
I continued catching her up and she asked a ton of questions. We talked about missions and such until I figured I should be getting back to my waiting King.


Not too much later I stood in front of a mirror admiring myself. He had great taste. I really did look like a Queen. He'd even made me a crown to match His that He now wore--made of small bones of the defeated. His getup was fabulous as well-still sleeveless to show off the built arms that everyone--including Himself--worshiped. The fabrics were ornate and the folds flowing and beautiful and flattering.

Shadows held out His hand and I eagerly put my small hand in His large one. A moment later, we stood together in front of throngs of the highest ranking in Hell--all packed into a large colosseum to watch angels be executed.
When He raised His hands to the crowd--a deafening cheer followed. He made no speech, but only pointed and grinned at the executioner below them on the field to begin--followed by more cheering.

We sat in our thrones and Shadows laced His hot fingers through mine before raising them to His lips. Red eyes met mine, "Once we've made it official, I'll announce you as my Queen to all of Hell, Diem."


He had held me all night as He continued to steal my heart. Just as I began to wake, though, I felt the horrible pull of someone else willing me away. I sat up in bed and fought it.

"Shadows--somebody--help me--" Before He could help me, though, I found myself in a familiar room--chained up and trapped by some sort of dark magic.

"I told you we'd see about his, sweetheart." Black eyes burned down at me as I struggled. I was already naked and so was he--raking his long fingers through his long hair.

"You can't keep me here, He'll find you." I growled.

"Oh, I doubt that baby. I've shielded us in black magic and after I've ruined you, He won't want you anymore." He climbed on the bed above me and held a knife to my neck, thinking I'd like it.

"He'll find a way in and save me. And then He'll kill you. If you're lucky." I attempted to use my willpower to break through the magic, but nothing seemed to work.

When he tried to spread my knees, I fought him any way I could. But my ankles were chained as well and soon he had forced himself up against me. Losing the knife, he grabbed my face roughly and forced himself inside me.
I cried out as he raped me--parts of me tearing and blood drawn before I could heal. I could feel it drip onto the sheets as he took my free will away from me. I wasn't used to pain I didn't like--it was foreign and frightening. Blood tears ran down my face as I sobbed.

"Gates--why--" I cried.

Synyster thrusted hard and deep, his hips snapping with hate, "I'm a jealous motherfucker, Diem. You said the color isn't pretty on me and I imagine it's not." He grunted and winced--baring his teeth, "Once my color's in you again--He won't--"

All at once Synyster was being pulled off of me as I looked up to find my Savior seething behind him.
"Gates, I'll fucking kill you for this." His eyes shone a dark red, His words echoing off the walls as He growled the words in his hellish chorus. Shouting angrily, He threw Synyster across the room and as soon as he had crashed against the wall, Shadows grabbed Him by the hair and pulled him kicking and screaming back to the bed, "How DARE you betray me!?! Your King!?"

Raising His hand towards me, all my shackles burst as the magic dispersed. I immediately crawled to the head of the bed into a ball, watching Him as the tears slowed but still ran down my face. He was so pissed off that He wasn't focused on me, only my defiler. His muscles rippled and hate radiated off of Him as He stalked over to Syn.

Through gritted teeth, He leaned over Gates on the bed below me and hissed, "Let's see how YOU like rape."

As I jumped in surprise, Shadows was immediately hard with the need to dominate and tearing into Synyster. My tears stopped and a slight smile played at my lips as I watched him scream and cry and bleed.

Synyster began to beg pathetically, as he writhed and fought under Shadows' onslaught of revenge, "Shadows--ahhh!--please forgive me--I just can't resist--she's so--"

Satan reared back his hand and slapped Gates hard across a cheek, "She's MINE is what she is!!!" He roared as he continued raping the betrayer, "This is how you DIE, Synyster!!"

The red light inside Gates began to shine brighter as Shadows leaned His head back. His dark face twisted as He thrust in one last time, screaming out in orgasm as the light inside Gates blinded all of us in one huge flash.

When the brightness dimmed into a cowering, broken, bleeding body that still breathed--both Shadows and I stared in disbelief. Standing him up and slamming him up against the bedpost, Shadows grabbed Syn's face, "Why are you still alive."
Gates struggled, "I--I don't know. Maybe it's her."
He hissed again into Syn's face, "I'll deal with you later." And then we were alone again, Gates no doubt in a prison somewhere.

Shadows walked to me, His mind wrapping a soft blanket around me before He gently picked me up in His saving arms.
"Diem," He put His forehead to mine as a single blood tear ran down His chiseled face, "I'm so sorry I couldn't get here sooner. His magic, it was strong. What he did to you..." His eyes were a gentle green now, full of regret.
"No, my King. You saved me. Thank you."

We were back in His chambers immediately. He showered with me, helping me clean off what little we could of Gates' betrayal, and He laid me gently back down on our bed, holding me in His arms until I was calm and eventually sleeping in His warm embrace.

Notes

Really dark, yet begins and ends sort of sweet. Weird!
Angry Shadows is so hot!!! I can't help but write him like this.

You ever see the youtube video where he's yelling at the kid in the crowd and tells him he's going to sing a song for his mom!? Hilarious AND hot.

What else should he do to Gates??

The next chapter....holy hell, just wait ;)