YUGIOH

Eternal Darkness

Narr: My very first (and possibly only) vampire fic! There is some minor violence, and mild hints at rape/humiliation/self-loathing....it may not even be considered at such, though. It's mainly an action/adventure. A vampire comes to Domino and attacks Kaiba, with some unexpected results. Now can Yugi save Kaiba in time, before he joins the undead....or was this Kaiba's plan all along? And what of Mokuba? Is he in danger of this head vampire....or maybe even from his own brother!

I don't own Yugioh, or have anything to do it's property.


Chapter 1.

Kaiba was leaving the Kaiba Corp. building late that night....it was way passed 12, and Mokuba was already angry with him for being there so late. He was not looking forward to facing an angry brother, but it wasn't the first time.

As the elevator rang letting him out to the first floor, he had just finished reading an unusual article in the evening's front page.

"Hmph." He muttered out loud. "Vampire on the loose. Why don't they name this paper the Enquirer, and get it over with? If I wanted to learn about superstitious nonsense, I could talk to Yugi, or that ridiculous Ishtar woman."

The paper had read that there was a series of killings lately in Domino City. The police had assumed it must be a serial killer, since people were left with the same suspicious mark on the victim's neck, and drained of most of their blood....none survived. The strangest part was that they could not find any evidence or clues as to how this happened.

And now people were panicking, crying vampire or killer bat. Kaiba found the whole thing ridiculous, even comical to say the least....how people cower at the first hint of danger. Kaiba on the other hand....always seemed to be drawn to it.

He closed up, and headed towards his expensive car. As he did, he paused for a moment, as if sensing something about this night. It was quiet, almost....too quiet. Flipping and looking at the paper again, he decided that was the last time he was going to read 'horror movies' in the evening paper, folded it under his arm, and kept walking. It was strange how his car seemed so far away in the parking garage this night.

But without a problem he made it in the garage. As he did, he next thought he heard a strange whispering echo, though difficult to tell what the whispering was, as if it was calling his name or something. Then he felt it....a presence.

Keeping himself close to the wall of the car garage, he turned slightly and noticed a man standing there staring at him in unusual clothing. He turned all the way to face this potential threat.

Normally being approached by a stranger appearing out of nowhere would make him feel tense and ready for anything. Yet there was something soothing about this person, as he brought his hand up towards him, whispering, "Come, Seto....come to me."

He mind said yes, and he was about to take a step. Yet, somehow his will fought against this alien-like urge and broke its hold. To the man's surprise, Kaiba stood his ground. He forced his usual cold glare on his face, snapping, "Who the hell are you, and how did you get in here?"

"Intriguing." The man said, his words like a melody. "Somehow you resist me. Your will is strong, indeed. I am going to enjoy this night." The stranger stated, as he approached.

Why did he keep having the strange feeling to simply let the man approach and do as he wanted? What the hell was wrong with him? Kaiba fought it and gripped his metal case tightly, forcing himself to prepare for a fight. As the man came close enough, he swung to belt the man hard.

It was shocking....for a man who was smaller and slimmer than Kaiba was, his strength and speed were amazing, almost....impossible. He grabbed the suitcase as it swung at him, as if Kaiba had been moving in slow motion. Then in one flowing movement, grabbed Kaiba by the shoulder, pinning him hard against the wall with inhuman strength.

The man hissed, "It is rare to feast on a human of such unique strength. Your blood will be sweet, indeed...."

Kaiba's eyes widened in shock on horror from the words, as the sudden remembrance of what he had read in the paper quickly came to mind, as well as the fangs suddenly showing on the man. Despite his struggles, he seemed unable to break free, as the man lunged at Kaiba's throat, sinking his teeth into his neck and drinking deep.

Kaiba cried out in pain, desperately thinking of some way to break free before he became this freak's next meal, not wanting to be another casualty from this guy in the morning newspaper. He tried to push him, hit him, pry him off, even kicked him in the groin that seemed to do no good, and was feeling weaker by the moment.

Finally, Kaiba decided maybe the fangs themselves could be his weakness. Pulling forth whatever strength left he could muster, he used his right hand to swing hard into the man's mouth, where it was connecting with his neck.

That seemed to do the trick, as it knocked the man away, surprising the guy....he had actually felt pain from that blow. He looked up at Kaiba, muttering, "You are truly a remarkable one, human...."

Kaiba blinked, panting from the drain of energy, his neck still leaking some blood from him. He then noticed the red mark left on the man's face, and looked over to see the blood splatter on his fist. No....that wasn't his own blood on Kaiba's hand, it was the guys.

Despite the situation, Kaiba gave a smirk, retorting back, "Human? No shit. Are you trying to give me some load of nonsense that you're supposed to be some kind of vampire, like the newspapers are calling you? Well, guess what....I'm not buying it."

Kaiba, consumed in his own arrogance, moved his hand up to his mouth and licked the blood off, adding, "Last I knew....the undead don't bleed."

The man's reddish eyes widened in surprise to see a man stupid enough to lick a vampire's blood off his own hand. "Have you any idea what you have just done? Foolish mortal! You know what....I'm going to spare you this night. Despite your own ridiculous lack of insight, to have a servant as strong as you will be most interesting. I am looking forward to having you return to me in a few shorts nights. Until then, I bid you farewell...."

"Wha-??" Kaiba began to ask what on earth the man was talking about, when a whirlwind of cloud surrounded the man, and was gone before he knew it.

Kaiba then stared at the emptiness for a moment, before finally saying to no one in particular, "Hmph....even his disappearing act looks like a cheap parlor trick."

He then turned and headed to his car that no longer seemed as far away as it did a few moments ago. Yet, the blood loss was making him feel rather dizzy, and....why did the garage lights look so bright tonight?

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The car trip home was torture. Kaiba had grabbed a rag from his coat and shoved it on his neck to try and stop the bleeding, while he was becoming more dizzy, and the bright city lights were painful to the eyes. He was feeling sick, and empty, and was starting to wonder if maybe it really was a dumb move to taste the other guy's blood like that. He did it to freak his attacker out, and chase him away....which kinda worked, really. But he never considered where this nutcase had been, until now.

The supposed 'vampire' guy could be on some seriously bad drugs, which definitely would explain the reason for the man's immense strength. He could have some kind of disease, which Kaiba could have picked up the instant he did that. Yes....that was definitely not one of the smartest moves he'd ever done. But atleast he was going to make it home to see his brother. Still....he couldn't guarantee how long he'd be staying conscious by the time he got there, and decided perhaps he should try and prepare for that.

Kaiba fumbled his cell phone from his trench coat, and hit the auto-dial. Mokuba immediately answered the phone, saying, "Seto, why are you calling? Don't tell me you had to stay longer over there? You promised you'd be heading right home!"

"Mokuba...." Kaiba muttered weakly. "Call our paramedic to meet me there....I'll be there soon."

"Paramedic? Seto....what's wrong? What happened?" Mokuba asked, in sudden concern.

"I....I was attacked. Some freako tried to kill me. I took care of him, but....just do it, all right?" Kaiba said.

As Mokuba was still rambling his worried concerns to his brother, Kaiba just blankly hung up, unable to talk on the phone and drive at the same time....he was having enough trouble just driving.

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It wasn't long before he drove down the long driveway, and right into one of the bushes. Kaiba stumbled out, as Kaiba Corp's emergency squad quickly dashed over and grabbed him before he collapsed on the ground.

"Good lord, what happened?" His worker asked, looking at the gaping wound on his neck.

Kaiba grunted out, "The newspaper....that psycho from it, he....attacked me."

"Let's bring you inside, Mr. Kaiba." Another employee said, as they picked him up and started getting him into the mansion.

Mokuba immediately joined them, crying out, "Seto....are you going to be okay?"

"Yeah....lights, Mokuba....too bright." Kaiba said.

They got Kaiba into the living room, and immediately began to clean him off and patch him up, while another took a bit more blood from him to test it and make sure the guy didn't have rabies. Though Kaiba wanted the lights off, the doctor's insisted that they stay on so they could complete the exam.

Kaiba also wanted to go to sleep, but they told him he should drink some water, since he had lost a lot of blood. As he brought the water over to Kaiba's face, he slapped it away in disgust. "Listen....you patched me up, I'm fine. Now get lost, already!"

"Very odd...." One of the doctor's muttered, who had been testing Kaiba's blood.

Mokuba asked, "What is it?" Still very worried.

"Mr. Kaiba, you're white blood cell count seems to be down a lot....this isn't good." The doctor said.

"No kidding....that freak just cost me a quart of blood before I made it here." Kaiba snapped irritably.

But the doctor shook his head, saying, "I don't think it's from that. You're bordering on being anemic."

"Listen....I've had a long day, and a real lousy night. Now get out of here before I call security next, and have you thrown out. I'm sure after a night's rest I'll be fine." Kaiba snarled.

Mokuba nodded, and they packed up to leave. The one doctor stated, "I would like you to have another blood test perhaps sometime tomorrow, to ensure that you improved."

"Whatever." Kaiba managed to peal himself up now, and dragged himself to his bedroom as they were finally led out.

As Kaiba collapsed in his bed, Mokuba peaked in, asking, "Seto....are you sure you're okay?"

"I'll be fine, Mokuba. I just need some rest. Don't worry, I'll make sure to make a police report on it tomorrow." Kaiba muttered, and drifted into deep sleep.