Series: In Space, In Light||Title: Senseless Sacrifice
Characters: ||Pair: Yubel x Juudai
Words: 250/2,500||Chapters: 1/10
Genre: Drama, Friendship||Rated: G
Timeline/Universe: A world where Juudai got his wish. Yubel was healed by the Gentle Darkness. But the Light of Ruin still exists...
Challenges: Diversity Writing, alternate/divergent AUs GX, E9, drabble novel with chapters under 500 words; Include The Word Boot Camp, #1, route
Summary: Johan wants to keep Yubel as far from Haou as he possibly can. And the way that he'll do that could bring ruin upon everyone. Especially himself.


Johan's breath caught in his throat. He strained against the restraints that bound him, fighting to get even a little release and failing. He sank down against the stone wall and breathed outward.

This is not good. He'd heard more than he'd ever wanted to about the Light of Ruin and what it could to people, how it would twist people into being monsters. He didn't really want to stay here long enough to see that for himself.

Besides, after all these years of hearing Yubel sing Juudai's praises, he really didn't want to have to bring them bad news.

He checked the area around him again. There wasn't much to see. Gray stone, gray metal on the chains, gray weathered door, and that was it.

Stay away from here, Yubel. The idea of Yubel being here terrified him. Haou being near to Yubel… his heart pounded at the thought.

Yubel loved Juudai so very much. If their paths crossed here, then Yubel's love could lead to…

No. He wasn't going to terrify himself like that. He would find a way to escape. Whatever Haou and the Neo-Spacians had in mind, it would not work. He would get out of here.

Again he strained. Again he failed. Again his breath stuttered in his lungs. Again he sank down, fighting back a wave of exhaustion and the growls of hunger, the dryness of thirst.

And then footsteps approached him. Johan's blood drained. He knew those steps.

He knew them too well.


To Be Continued

Notes: I'm going to try to update this daily until it's done. Note the "try".