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The entire situation involving Tenebrae was still very tense.
It didn’t look like the Niffs were going to be leaving the country any time soon and the Fleuret children were still in their captivity. The only silver lining they could take away from this was the fact the Niffs had not launched an attack on Lucis yet. However, the tension between Ardyn and Somnus had not faded. In fact, it had worsened since they discovered that Bahamut alined Noctis and Luna’s fates together. Ardyn was upset because all of this seemed like a slap in the face on his part, and Somnus was angry because it reminded him of the dark past they shared. Naturally, as they couldn’t take their emotions out on anyone else, they took it out on each other. Many arguments occurred, a lot of blood was spilt and it was getting to the point were Regis wouldn’t let Cor get involved incase Ardyn went off the handle again. The King tried to break up the fights the best he could, along with Clarus’s help, but it was becoming more hostile and more dangerous for them to even try now. As the months went on it was getting worse and worse and the council had already suggested that they ship Ardyn back to Angelgard for a few days to calm him down because he was slowly becoming a risk to Insomnia. That was a very stupid idea. It would have the opposite effect of what they wanted to achieve and Somnus’s life would be put at even more risk. Regis had to play this right. Whenever he got Somnus to himself, he would tell his Grandfather he had to stop what he was doing for the good of everyone. Cor was trying to do the same with Ardyn, but neither of them wanted to hear it. So the ongoing battle of fear, upset and rage continued.
Right now, Regis along with Clarus was rushing to the area where Somnus and Ardyn were currently fighting. The guards and glaives had called them in a panic. A wall had been broken were Ardyn and thrown his younger brother and apparently Ardyn had already been murdered three times. They had to put a stop to this. It was getting out of hand.
Just as Regis rushed into the room, he came into the cruellest, most brutal, inhuman set of words he had ever heard his grandfather scream directly at his uncle before.
“..I don’t understand why you are putting all your time and effort into making sure Prom loves you! Prom’s world is going to collapse when you kill his best friend anyway and he is going to loathe you!”
Regis and Clarus held their breath as their eyes grew three times their normal size.
In shock, the King and Sheild stared at Ardyn who had gone as white as a sheet and as still as a post. Instead of bursting into a fit of uncontrollable rage and violently attacking his younger brother like they expected him too, Ardyn fell to his knees and screamed at the top of his lungs crying with self-hatred.
“I KNOW!!!!!” Ardyn wailed, holding himself as real tears fell from his face. “WHY DO YOU THINK I AM TRYING SO HARD!!! I DON’T WANT MY BABY TO HATE ME!!!! I DON’T WANT TO HURT NOCTIS!!! I DON’T WANT ANY OF THIS!!!!”
“Ah…” Was all Somnus could say as he stood in front of his emotionally distraught brother, unable to take back what he had said.
“I NEVER WANTED ANY OF THIS SOMNUS!!! I never… I… I HATE MYSELF AS MUCH AS YOU HATE ME!!! I JUST WANT MY SON TO LOVE ME! IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK FOR!!”
Ardyn was a complete mess and Somnus was just in shock and Regis was refusing to take this bullshit from the pair of them anymore.
Regis started to get angry and the ring on his finger started to glow as he stared at his grandfather in disgust and disappointment. He ordered Clarus to leave and get Cor so he could comfort Ardyn once Regis had dealt with this. It was one thing arguing and hating each other. But when the other turned their own brother, who they are meant to love and cherish, into a puddle of heartbreak and dispair was were Regis’s anger finally got the better of him.
“GRANDFATHER!!” Regis roared with all his might as he stormed up passed Ardyn and directly to Somnus. “How dare you make him cry.”
“I didn’t mean too.” Somnus stuttered, as he hadn’t heard Regis come in, nor had he seen him this angry in a while.
“LOOK AT HIM!” Regis screamed pointing towards Ardyn who was still sobbing his heart out on the floor. “He is your brother! Look at what you have done to him!”
“I am sorry!”
“Oh really? This always happens!!! I know he doesn’t have much of a filter but at least he tries to get along with you. At least he tries to be a better person!! What do you do in return? You lied to him, you keep stuff from him, you remind him that he has to tear this family apart when he doesn’t want any part in it!! And you don’t even try to show him that you care about him!!!”
“That is not fair!” Somnus shouted back.
The Founder King was completely consumed by guilt for doing this but the selfish and unfeeling part of him was forcing him to fight with Regis.
That only made Regis angrier.
“FAIR!! No!!! This isn’t fair!!! You emotionally abusing your brother isn’t fair!!!” Regis roared. He was done and he had had fucking enough of all of this insolence! The power of the Kings was surging through him and with one swipe of his hand, Regis lost it. “I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!”
In a matter of seconds, Somnus’s body started to turn blue and transparent as the Ring of the Lucii light started to glow and pull the Founder King into the ring.
“Regis! Regis what the FUCK!!” Somnus screamed and as he continued to scream in a panic his being started to fade into the ring trapping him inside.
When the screaming stopped and the lights faded, Somnus was gone leaving Regis and Ardyn alone in the room. Regis’s breathing was heavy as he looked to where his grandfather had been standing a few moments ago with confusion. What the fuck did he just do? He looked down at the ring and for some reason, it felt so much heavier than usual. Did he just… did he just put Somnus in the ring?
“He is going to be pissed when he gets out of there.”
Regis turned around towards the teary voice of his distraught uncle. Ardyn was still crying but he was more put together than he had been moments before.
“He can be pissed at me for as long as he fucking wants.” Regis said bluntly, as he painfully knelt down on the floor next to his uncle. Yep. Using the Ring like that had caused him more damage to his existing knee injury. But right now he didn’t care. Looking after Ardyn was so much more important than his leg. Regis carefully rubbed Ardyn’s back and said softly. “Are you okay?”
“No.”
“Clarus has gone to get Cor. It’s okay. Grandfather will be staying in there until you have recovered and he can learn to stop being a massive dick.”
Ardyn let go a weak laugh. “That can be his new threat.”
“Seems only fair you have Angelgard, he can bloody well have this ring.” Regis laughed back. “Uncle, I know what has to happen will be hard, but I don’t blame you. None of this is your fault.”
Tears fell heavier than, as Ardyn wiped his nose and tried to hide his puffy eyes with his hat. “... but Prom will hate me…”
“Whatever happens it is a long way off. That will give everyone time to adjust. Okay?”
“If you think anyone will be able to adjust to me tearing your son apart, then you are living in a fantasy.”
Before Regis could say anything else, Cor came rushing in, with a face full of fury as he hugged Ardyn with all his might.
Yeah… maybe it might be safer for Somnus to leave him in the Ring for a bit. Because Cor the Immortal looked as if he was going to butcher someone.
There was no doubt in Regis’s mind when Cor got his hands on Somnus that would be what happened.
Shit.