Error's POV an hour later

I smile happily as I listen to each of their tales on how they got here, content with having them here with me and getting any needs they have met. Dream is very quiet but I assumed he dozed off like Horror did with Farmer leaning on him. They're adorable like that. Then it grows quiet and with the mirrors I could see anxious concern growing on their faces.

"So....Who is going to tell him?"Lust asks

"TeLl mE wHaT?"I ask

"Error, this isn't all of us. According to Dream, Perl opened a portal to get to you and Dream went after your brother through it. So, he could be here."Killer says

"It didn't look like one of Perl's usual portals, yet he went through without hesitating."Dream says

I frown, shaking my head.

"I aM hAvInG a sEr1oUs tAlK wiTh h1m lAtEr."I say

"What would be the worst area for him to be in?"Classic wonders

Blue stands up, approaching a mirror.

"We will each take a few mirrors to search a ring. We'll find your brother, Error. Just tell us where to start."He says

Dream, Killer, Classic, and Lust each take position in front of different mirrors. I nod, taking on the task of searching three rings while they each search the other four using the mirrors.

After a little bit of searching, Blue starts clapping his hands.

"Found him! And he has certainly been busy in the Gluttony Ring!"He says

I swipe the mirrors to see what he does. I feel my body relax as I let out a sigh of relief, seeing that it is him with a few changes to his appearance. He has a thin tail like mine and has two dark wings with a horn sprouting on his head. He wears a long coat around himself that is bright red with some yellow stitching.

"That looks like the Love Sector up above. That must've been his virtue."Blue says

"Pfft. He doesn't seem so virtuous about that right now!"Killer chuckles

He is right. Wearing the clothes marked of love, he is viciously tossing other demons around and beating them violently into the ground, stopping any who attempt to get the jump on him. So violent with the only look from him giving them hostile rage instead of friendly love. Ironic. He screams and shouts things to them that I cannot hear, taking out something from his pocket. A picture of me.

"He's on the hunt for you."Blue says with a smile

"Now you see here is why we don't ever get on Paps' bad side."Killer says

"He wOn'T hAvE tO hUnt mUcH lOnGeR."I say, snapping my fingers.

A servant runs in and quickly obeys the command, taking a group to get my brother. Soon after the group left, I feel something curl around my leg and hear loud purrs. I glance down, able to see Perl cuddling my leg. I smile, petting him gently. I see how tired my friends are. I have my strings pick up the sleeping couple and get up to leave the room. I've been blind for a long time before getting those glasses so I can handle some time without them.

"LeT's gEt y0u aLl iN sOmE rOoMs t0 rEsT. I wiLl tElL yOu iF aNytHiNg ChAnGeS."I tell them

I hear footsteps follow behind me as they sleepily hum in agreement. I find the guest rooms in this place and put Horror and Farmer in one, then guide them each to the other ones to make sure it isn't occupied for whatever reason. Once done, I go to my room to rest.

But that doesn't last long for me. Not when there are pounding knocks at my door.

"Sir! Please get up! We have an issue and need your guidance! May I come in?"A voice asks

I sit up, groaning as I climb out of bed. I open the door and then get pushed further into my room. I sit on my bed as a long, soft robe gets thrown onto me and tied around the waist as the voice babbles about random things.

"WhAt Is ThIs FoR?"I ask

"To conceal you, Sir. Your shirt was loose and showing too much. Can't show much to one of them. You are above their kind."The voice says with disgust

"Uh-hUh. NoW WhAt iS tHe uRgEnT iSsUe?"I ask

"Someone attempted to break in here, Sir! He bent the bars of the gate and everything! We restrained him and tied him up but need your help figuring out what to do with him. He keeps shouting at us nonsense about following a cat here so we gagged him. Now do we torture him and lock him up or throw him out?"I hear in response

"TaKe mE t0 h1m."I say

I get lead through the halls and feel the railing by some stairs. The servant runs down to speak to some of the guards and I can hear muffled yelling.

Smack! Whack!

"Quit trying to yell. You aren't getting out of this. You broke into the wrong place."One says

"Here comes Master."Another says, ignoring the cries of pain from the muffled intruder at the assault.

It grows quiet and I grip the railing to walk down the steps. I feel something get slid over, bumping into my leg.

"There's the intruder, Sir."A voice says

I can feel wet goop against my leg, able to tell that it is a tentacle by how it wiggled.

Uugggh, don't tell me that Shattered got a part of this! Or some random demon down here!

I frown, hearing the intruder go quiet. I trail a hand along them, across the ropes binding them and feeling the tentacles twisted into a bow. I feel each injury, feeling the intruder squirm and even whimper at the sensitivity of the wounds. My hand finds a pocket and slips into it, feeling smooth edges and jewels intertwining. I recognize it as my crown. I pull it out, curious now.

"Ah, a thief too?"One voice says

"Why is the thief's body glowing a bit? That's not a holy glow..."A second voice says

Holding it reminds me of Nighty and I carefully set it on my head.

"WhAt wAs h3 sAyInG wHeN y0u cAuGhT hIm?"I ask

"That he was following a cat of all things here. It brought him here and disappeared but he thought that it would take him to his boyfriend, so he used everything in his power to get inside. Apparently he didn't have much in his power."A voice chuckles as they respond

Nighty.....

I glance down at the intruder despite being unable to see him.

"So, should we torture him until he begs for your mercy?"Another voice asks

"No, i g0t tHiS."I say, picking him up

"Are you sure? We could-"A voice begins

"I sAiD i g0t tHiS. AnD i mEaN iT. HaVe A pRoBLeM?"I cut them off

"N-No, Sir."They say

"GoOd. NoW uNlEsS tHeRe iS nEwS aBoUt mY bRoThEr, i wiLl bE gOiNg."I say, carrying him upstairs

I return to my room, setting him on the bed. The door behind me gets shut and locked. I carefully feel down his body, feeling that his arms are tied behind his back where his tentacles are tied into a bow and his ankles are tied together. His clothes feel torn and I can feel a smooth form underneath that is unlike his goop. It feels like a male human's muscular form. I dismiss this detail, trailing my hand to his neck and gripping it tightly.

"I sWeAr iF yOu ARe nOt nIgHmArE tHaT i Am gOinG t0-"I begin

I pause feeling him nod his head rapidly and a muffled Glitchy is heard. I smile, reaching up to untie the gag. I toss it away and hear him sigh with relief.

"Thanks, Glitchy."He says

"YoU'Re a m0r0n t0 br3aK iN hEr3 oN iMpUlSe aNd eVeN lUcKy tHaT yOu gOt tHe rIgHt h0uSe."I tell him

"Wh.....Why do you have horns and a tail?"He asks

"ThIs iS a FoRm oF hElL. ThE wRaTh rInG. AnD tElLiNg bY wHaT i cAn fEeL oN yOuR hEaD, yOu aLsO haVe hOrNs."I say, then jolt when something pokes me

I feel a long scaly and thin tail twist around mine. I frown, glaring at him. Then my curiosity gets to me as my hand trails back down to his chest.

"BuT tHaT dOeSn'T eXpLaIn tHiS..AnD tHeY mEntIoNeD tHaT yOu hAd A gLoW...WaIt, NiGhTy..DiD yOu sEriOuSlY sUmMon y0uR bOdY?"I ask

"What can I say? You're a handsome demon.~ It's only my torso and arms anyway."He says

I shake my head.

Unbelievable..This moron..

"Can you untie me, Glitchy?"He asks

I nod, untying his ankles first. Then I get an idea, only loosening the binds on his arms to lift them above his head instead. Then I lean in, kissing him as my hands roam around for his injuries and healing any that I find. I can feel him squirming and his legs kicking as continue to kiss him all over his face and along his exposed shoulders.

"Glitchy! What are you doing?"He yelps as I gently pet his tentacles with one hand and his side with another.

He's so sensitive to my touch, making me grin.

"I kn0w y0u'd pr0bAblY jUmP oN m3 tH m0m3nt i uNt13 y0u s0 i Am tAk1nG tHe chAnCe t0 g1v3 y0u aFf3ct1oN b3f0r3 y0u d0 s0 aNd i cRaSh."I excuse it as

When Nighty gets overwhelmed, his body can shut down sometimes. I've only experienced it once before when testing how much touch either of us can handle, finding that his love language being physical touch makes him more sensitive to this. If given more than expected, it could shut down as he is left as an adorable blushing mess unable to move, and telling by how he is moving right now it won't take much more for that to repeat.

Once I feel his body relax and indicate that it shut down, I untie him and his tentacles carefully. I wrap them around me, to his satisfaction, then check for his soul. I could feel his soul once summoned, which gives me some relief that he isn't trapped. I lay down beside him and hug his arm.

"I l0v3 y0u, NiGhTy."I tell him

"I love you too, Glitchy."He tells me

"Br0tHeR! WhErE aRe y0U?"I hear Paps yell

"Right this way, Sir."A voice says

I pull the blankets over Nighty and snpa my fingers to unlock the door.

"He's in there, Sir."The voice says

"ThAnK yOu."Paps says

The door opens and I smile, hearing his running footsteps and then feeling him wrap his arms around me.

"PaPs, w3 ar3 g0iNg tO hAvE a tAlK lAtEr aBoUt jUmpInG inTo RAndOm pOrtAls. bUt rIgHt nOw i Am gLaD tHaT yOu ArE oKaY."I tell him

"I'm jUsT gLaD tHaT yOu aR3! NoW i cAn mAkE a pOrTaL aNd tAkE yOu hOmE!"He says

I feel Nighty rest his head on my shoulder.

"We cAn f1guRe tHiNgS 0uT wHeN tHe r3sT wAk3 uP."I say

"OkAy..."He says, resting his head on my other shoulder

I smile, relaxing as they both snuggle me and take the chance to doze back off.

TBC