The Cost of Magic and the Price of Duty
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---“Are you actually telling me that every single person in this Citadel who is a full bonded retainer to the King has had--?”
“Sex.” Gladio spoke bluntly, almost painfully so. “With the King.”---
Prince Noctis turns sixteen and begins his magical training. Unfortunately for him, his royal training involves a magical sex ritual that grants his retainers their powers. [Sex magic AU. A lot less porny than the description makes it seem. More of a coming of age angst fest.]
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- Part 1 of The Cost of Magic and the Price of Duty
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---The gracious Shiva nodded gravely. She lifted a finger, pointing it at a small tin soldier the toymaker had just finished painting. The tin soldier grew until he reached the size of a man, and with a gentle kiss, Shiva breathed life into the toy. “Now you have a son,” she told the toymaker, “formed from your own labor and hands.”---
A Prompto centered side story to my series: Cost of Magic and Price of Duty. Explores his childhood and back story.
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- Part 2 of The Cost of Magic and the Price of Duty
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When he told Noctis, "I suppose I will simply have to sit here then," what he meant was, I love you.
Or the tale of Ignis's and Noct's friendship told through the healing power of knitting and sticking it to the man.
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- Part 3 of The Cost of Magic and the Price of Duty
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---- “Form a Covenant with a few of my men. Grant them your magic, and we will set you free. It’s that simple.”
Noctis swallowed loudly, the sound echoing out in the apprehensive silence. He whispered his answer so softly that Prompto barely caught it. “No. I won’t do that.”
“Then we kill the blonde first." ----
Prince Noctis has completed the ritual with Ignis and Gladio that grants his magic to his retainers. However, as their political rivals make a deadly counter-move, Noctis will be faced with an impossible choice: his duty to the Crown or the lives of his dearest friends.
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- Part 4 of The Cost of Magic and the Price of Duty