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Mar. 1st, 2006 06:48 pm
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Just so everyone knows, reading Milton makes me want to write fallen angel sex. It really, really does.

So! On to the point. My write has broken. My smut is working fine, but you know that headspace you get into when you're building a world, that same one a really good book drags you to? Can't get into it for longer than about, oh, two and a half minutes. Is very annoying. Obviously, I've been eating way too many monsters lately.

A ficlet type thing for the whopping five people (six if you include Roomie) I know of who've ever even heard of this game, let alone played it. If you're going to click on the link anyway, and you don't have a clue what Digital Devil Saga is about, here's your warning: You become demons and you eat people (who, just to add the nice cannibalism touch, are also demons). It's gory. It's very, very fucked up in a way that makes my toes curl.

And this is untitled because I'm a) possibly going to turn this into something longer at some point, b) I'm lazy, and c) the evil twin only had a chance to do a beta for me, and ran away before I could make her think of one.

Ritual Noise
DDS. Heat/Serph. R. ~800 words. Gore.
Heat remembers hating spiders, but he doesn't know what they look like.


Heat toes the body over on its back. Sightless eyes stare at the ceiling. Its mouth is fixed in the shape of a scream as angry and futile as when Serph's blade had ripped it straight up the centre.

For the first time, he feels something other than indifference over the stench of spilled guts and the dark, spreading pool of blood.

Argilla stands in the corner, her back resolutely turned. Her shoulders are tense. The look in her eyes -- her changed eyes, vibrant with colour unlike his own -- had been revulsion.

These things are all new, the words -- revulsion, disgust, anger, fear -- echoing strangely in his head. They taste familiar on his tongue, and though he knows tasting words is impossible, he forms them again just to feel their jagged edges.

Serph touches the mark on his face, sharp, bright blue sparking to life and spiderwebbing across his skin.

Heat remembers hating spiders, but he doesn't know what they look like.

He follows suit and changes form, revelling in the demon's strength. He glances at Ariglla with one set of eyes, the other set firmly fixed on the lithe, powerful form of Varna.

Varna would be good to hunt, but Serph is his leader, so Varna will simply have to be good to hunt with.

"Leave her," Serph says, his voice as changed as his body, a low growl that trickles from between his teeth.

Heat flexes his hands, feeling muscle pull on the claws set between his knuckles. Forcing Argilla to eat would most likely solve the problem, but he agrees with his leader's assessment: either she eats on her own, or she doesn't. If she becomes a liability, then they'll deal with her.

Serph crouches by the bodies, scenting the air, as Heat reaches down to pick one up by the hair. The spilled blood has started to cool, but the flesh is still warm. He tears its arm from the socket, his hunger spiking enough at the wet sucking sound it makes to have his gut clenching.

At the thick smell of fresher blood, Serph's head snaps up, nostrils flared. One blade is extended, streaked with gore, his other hand buried in the stomach of the second body. Heat's nerves jangle with something too foreign to be simple hunger at the thought of Serph ripping its innards free to spill over slim white fingers.

Something whispers in Heat's ear that Varna would taste better than this weakling's cooling body. Varna would fight, would scream as claws rent his flesh, would breathe one last time before Agni ripped out his throat and buried teeth in the smooth, vulnerable flesh of his belly.

Heat clutches the corpse tightly, barely hearing the snap of its ribs. Serph's mouth is stained, glistening wetly. His teeth flash white and red as his lips peel back, a snarl echoing off the metal walls as he buries his face in the body's chest, ripping free a chunk of pink flesh.

Heat fills his mouth before Agni can push him too far and ignores the sound of Argilla's retching.

Less than a minute passes before Serph shoves the body away, stumbling to his feet as the change reverses. When the thin light fades, Heat can see the blood that had stained Varna's hands remains caked dark and thick on Serph's.

Heat drops the empty shell of a body in his hands and reverts, his gaze fixed on the bright smear on Serph's mouth. Though his stomach is full, his hunger sated, saliva pools in his mouth at the thought of sucking that blood away, of sliding his tongue between flushed lips to lick it from Serph's teeth.

Of sinking his teeth into those lips and swallowing blood made sweeter by Serph's scream.

Heat shakes the voice's echo from his head, grasping the edge of his cloak to wipe the mess from his face, and watches Serph do the same using his sleeve.

"Harley will eventually run himself into a corner," Heat says, recognising the thick quality of his voice as important, but unsure why.

Argilla turns, nods her agreement while pointedly avoiding the sight of the carnage on the floor. "We'll find answers," she says, her tone suggesting she's trying to convince herself. "And return to normal."

Heat thinks of telling her once again that this is normal now, but decides it a waste, since all his previous attempts fell on willingly deaf ears. Instead, he enjoys the ferrous tang of blood still sharp on his tongue, and turns to Serph.

Serph looks at him, and says nothing.

*
End

Date: 2006-03-01 10:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maho-kiwi.livejournal.com
zomgyeyforfic

Very awesome -- and a nice job with the gore, too. Like, it's gore, and it's eating, so it's going to be like that, but it didn't feel, mn, over the top? And also hotness. Wanting-to-put-tongue-in-Serph's-mouth hotness. and I think it's cute, Agni has a crush the hots very little sense, around Varna ^^

Date: 2006-03-02 12:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
Hee! Heat's so very okay with the entire eating people thing, and he waxes freakin' poetic after that first time, so it just seems like he'd pay a lot of attention to the munching. And it cracks me up when Cielo says Heat gets into it so much that the girls find it hard to watch. XD

The whole Agni/Varna thing just... popped out of nowhere. Probably because I'd just replayed the balcony fight at 136. Because NNGH.

Serph glares cutely (or at least I think so) at you for encouraging Heat to put his tongue in certain places.

Date: 2006-03-02 02:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maho-kiwi.livejournal.com
Hee, yeah, heat kinda acts like he's been waiting for this cannibal thing all his life ;) I like the idea of the demons also having a little bit of sentient say to what's going on -- they still sound a bit like themselves, and act a bit like themselves (cielo especially) but that's later and I imagine after they've gotten a chance to adjust to the demons. Having Agni sitting in Heat's head going "you wanna eat that. And that. How bout that one? Eat it!" is...fun ^^
it's a very cute glare. You just wanna be like "'d'awwww!"

Date: 2006-03-01 11:30 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] who-shot-kr.livejournal.com
Just so everyone knows, reading Milton makes me want to write fallen angel sex. It really, really does.

Ha. So it wasn't just me and my um, fetish for this kind of thing. Two characters both with massively insane power? Hohoho. I believe the word is "sproing."

Date: 2006-03-03 04:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
Totally not just you. Milton's Satan gives everyone flaming panties, because he's just so much yes.

This is where I make a joke about it driving monks headfirst into the seven deadlies.

Date: 2006-03-02 12:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laylah.livejournal.com
a) if you wrote fallen angel sex, I would totally cheer you on and beta. I would even re-read Paradise Lost 1-4 so I could be helpful about canon, if necessary.

2) YAY YOU POSTED IT. And yay you used the line about spiders for the pull quote, because I love that line.

Date: 2006-03-04 05:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
It's so tempting. I'm writing a paper on it now, and it's just... nngh. Fallen angels. Satan, you sexy thing, you.

And yes, I posted it! Kiwi made kiwi noises at me, so I had to. And yes again, spiders line. *nibbles* You said you liked it, I figured it'd work. :D

Date: 2006-03-02 12:49 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] silver-ariane.livejournal.com
*waves* I'm in this too!

Oh my. Didn't know gore could be quite that well done. It seems almost, I want to say, elegant.

Also, Agni/Varna. Yes.

Date: 2006-03-03 04:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
You're in my count, too. We are an itty bitty fandom. Lilliputian, really. XD

It's Coordinate 136 that keeps making me go with the Agni/Varna vibes. I mean, really.

...er, exactly how far in the games are you, anyway?

Date: 2006-03-03 04:58 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] silver-ariane.livejournal.com
I should finish the first game this weekend. So not nearly as far as I'd like to be.

Date: 2006-03-02 01:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dragon-moon.livejournal.com
That was fascinating--gory and creepy, yet very compelling.

My only question (it's probably very obvious if you've played the game, of course) is about the demons. When they change into the demons, is it temporary? Because it sounded like Serph became Varna and Heat became Agni...did I understand that correctly? OH HEY. The guy in your journal has a shadow with A TAIL. OMG, that is cool. *stares more*

Date: 2006-03-02 02:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] laylah.livejournal.com
Yup! Varna is Serph's demon form, and Agni is Heat's. The change into demon form is temporary & reversible. As a game mechanic, you fight almost all of your battles in demon form, unless you've been "ambushed," in which case you start the battle as humans with guns. And can then spend a turn transforming into demon form, which is almost always the better way to fight. ^_^

*points sideways* The boy in the layout is Serph.
*points up* The boy in this icon is Heat.
*helpy*

Date: 2006-03-04 05:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
You are very helpy. I eat you. *GNAW!*

Date: 2006-03-13 03:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dragon-moon.livejournal.com
That's very cool. I thought that's what was happening in your story but wanted to be sure that I wasn't misunderstanding something. I can imagine it would be the far preferable way to fight any battle. *G*

Heat is pretty fabulous looking in your icon. Serph looks totally cool in your layout. I love the shadow--it's so subtle and so creepy once you notice it. But neat. :D

*appreciates your help*

Date: 2006-03-02 01:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silverkiiri.livejournal.com
...I can't read this since I have no idea who it is. But I dropped by to mention this: You are evil. I now have to go out and find this game because I cannot stand to not be able to read your (and I include all other DDS writers on my f-list here) fics. -_-; I am gonne be busy on spring break...

Date: 2006-03-02 01:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silverkiiri.livejournal.com
Also: fallen angel sex? Yes. Please yes omg.

Date: 2006-03-04 05:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
Everyone should play it! It's so freakin' delicious. I wish you many good lucks in finding a copy of DDS1, though, because silly Atlus discontinued it.

It's a bitty little fandom, but boy, is it fun. Now shoo. Go play video games. :D

Date: 2006-03-02 03:52 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] white_aster
Oh yay! Mmmm, cannibals. Wonderfully done. Visceral and raw and just this side of squicky. ^__^

Date: 2006-03-04 05:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
Yey! *gnaws* I really want to do more pieces, and longer ones, but I think it'd best to start off with short little drabble/ficlet prompts.

I also want to see Cielo hitting on Heat more. Your fault. Thanks bunches. XD

Date: 2006-03-04 07:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] white_aster
I totally blame Laylah and Kiwi, personally. Heat/Cielo is just crackness of the crack. Even the Japanese fandom seems to be more about the Heat/Serph and the Gale/Cielo....

Date: 2006-03-02 05:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stabtastic.livejournal.com
damn. I don't even know these characters and that was still great. It's amazing how you made the hotness and cannibalism go together :) I'm really going to have to play this game once I have time...

Date: 2006-03-04 05:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
It's all because it's Heat's point of view. He's the one who acts like he's been just waiting for a chance to eat people. Some of the others are indifferent, some freak out, some refuse to do it, but Heat dives in head first. :d

Lots of luck finding a copy, but definitely try. It's just so much damn fun.

Date: 2006-03-02 07:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moffit.livejournal.com
What is this Milton thing? It sounds interesting!

Date: 2006-03-04 05:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
Paradise Lost, by John Milton. That epic poem where Satan is cast into hell and engineers the fall of mankind, and where he's mostly portrayed as the romantic hero of the piece.

Also, he's a sexy plotting power-hungry beast.

Date: 2006-03-02 12:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cynbaby.livejournal.com
fallen angel sex would turn me into a babbling pile of goo.

Really. it's just that hot.

Date: 2006-03-04 05:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blue-soaring.livejournal.com
I know. Sexy fallen angels a la Dore, with tattered wings and battle wounds, and the utter wee of them dissolving into hungry, hungry sex. Nngh.

Date: 2010-09-27 06:03 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] miko_no_da
How did I miss the existence of this fic up to this point? Mmmmm, they make cannibalism so damned hot.

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