This is my new story. It promises to have some Peachshipping, Vaseshipping and may mention some Polar as well.
Warnings! There will be sex, violence, some swearing (but only when appropriate), alcohol, supernatural and occult, plus some fluffy stuff.
I don't own any of the Yugioh characters, but I do own the ones I have made up.
Thank you to Aqua girl 007 for being my beta on this prologue, and for helping me formulate my ideas. I want the plot to make sense, which is actually pretty hard to do when writing fantasy stuff about the afterlife.
Lastly; I hope you will enjoy this story. I have already done about eight chapters, so updates will be regular.
For the Sins of the Father.
Prologue. Demons Revenge.
Ever since his long awaited re-birth had been thwarted, yet again, by that dammed Pharaoh and his annoying little reincarnation, he had been an incarcerated, humiliated caricature of a once powerful Demon God.
The prison, which was in a remote corner of the shadow realm ruled by the Supreme King, was designed specifically to hold former Gods, demons and even fallen Angels, who had become unstable, power crazy and demented. It's construction was a huge spiral pit that extended deep into the depths of despair. Divided into cells, it was sealed by thick, titanium bars and reinforced by magical forcefields. For Zorc to escape, it would take a miracle.
Zorc, a God/demon cross breed, had a taste for human souls. He escaped to the living world three millennia ago when the priest Aknadin used a forbidden form of alchemy to forge the millennium items. If it had not been for the brave young Pharaoh Atem, a human, giving his own life to defeat Zorc, the world we know, would have been destroyed.
Zorc's power depended on human souls. He needed to feed on humans, so that he could absorb their negative emotions of greed, hatred and anger. Without his 'food' he had become small and weak, devoid of any real power. Stripped of his status as a self proclaimed God, he was just another, regular demon. He was the size of a mere human after all.
Oh, Zorc could just picture them all. Human scum, infesting the planet. There had been much fighting between humans recently. So much hatred, Zorc shivered at the delight of the feeding frenzy he could enjoy. He would consume the human race, giving him absolute power over all creatures, living, dead or Gods. They would all worship him!
Zorc let out a sinister laugh It was not loud and booming as it once been when he was at his most powerful, but frighteningly chilling none the less.
"Fantasising about your freedom again I see, Zorc? Pathetic." Bakura, the self proclaimed Thief King, spat, entering the demon's prison. "The once powerful demon who almost destroyed Kemet is now transformed into such a weak form that even a child can defeat him. Or even my grandmother. "
"You dare come here mock me, human?!"
"Precisely so," Bakura said with a slimy sneer.
Zorc launched himself forward to only be repelled backwards by the invisible barrier holding him hostage.
"Relax. You know you would never hurt me? I am your only friend." Bakura mocked.
Zork damn well knew that was a lie. Bakura was anything but a friend. After all, he had used him as a tool to get what he wanted thousands of years ago, after Bakura had gone back to Kul Elna to see what had caused its destruction. Now, Bakura despised the demon with every fibre of his being for what he put him through. He knew Bakura only came here to mock his now weakened form, or for his own personal gain. After all, the only thing stopping the Gods from smiting was the pleasure of seeing him locked up, having people like Bakura and other people in the Field of Reeds taunt him. Bakura did just that. Even his family sometimes joined in on the fun, taunting him as well. Zork had no idea why the Gods had spared that mortals soul from getting eaten by Ammit. Maybe they did see a shred of good in the mortals black heart.
"You seldom come here, why have you come? Do you plan to set me free?"
The Thief King snorted. "Sure, I will do when the earth, the Field of Reeds and the Shadow Realm freeze over. Why would I want to anger the Gods? I would rather have fun mocking your pathetic form instead."
"Too hell with the Gods! My destruction would be better than this! Once I am free they will be unable to touch me!"
"Sure," Bakura said with an eye roll. "Whatever you say. Why would I even want to free a creature like you? If I remember right, you are the being that made my life a living hell. I am with my family and loved ones here now. Why would I throw all that away to team up with you once again?"
"You could take that useless failure Aknadin's place. I should have chosen you as my priest instead of him to begin with. His stupid sentimentality over his son was My... Our downfall."
Bakura almost rolled his eyes at this. Was that thing kidding him? Was that the best thing Zorc could come up with? There was no way he was teaming up with him for such a deal, especially after the hell he endured. He would rather have fun mocking him then listen to such worthless lies.
"What could you do? The Millennium items were destroyed when Yugi Mutou and the Pharaoh sealed the entrance to the Shadow Realm. The souls from my village were set free, they were the only reason you escaped into the living world to begin with. The Pharaoh sealed the entrance to the Shadow realm when his soul went to the afterlife! Sorry." Bakura sneered, walking out of the chamber. "I might as well take my le-"
"What else do you desire?" Zorc tempted him some more. "I am willing to give you much more if you set me free and we team up."
Bakura stopped in his tracks, looking at the thing once more. Zorc was truly deranged; did he really think it would be that easy to escape? Zorc overestimated himself. Bakura was no fool, he did not trust Zorc one single bit and had no intention of letting him out. But Zorc gave Bakura the idea of truly getting his full revenge. Besides, it would be fun to string him along to pass the time, truly making the creature pay for what he did. If he did set him free, he had to make sure he would get what HE wanted and not let history repeat itself.
Bakura crossed his arms. "All right, for one, you cannot posses my body in any way, shape or form. I get free reign to do whatever I so desire. You cannot manipulate or control me in any way. You cannot touch, manipulate, kill or hurt anyone who is dear to me in any way, especially my family or Land Lord."
Bakura pondered. What else did he desire...? For one, while he knew Atem's uncle was the one responsible for destroying his village, he still hated the royal family. After all, the sins of the father are passed down to the heir. He had seen the former king do despicable acts himself. He almost destroyed his precious vessel, Ryou, by having Slifer attack him during his duel in Battle City, without blinking an eye. From what he heard, Atem was no saint himself. Bakura heard rumours that the former God king even took and ruined many lives when his soul was first awakened. He even set a man on fire and made a boy's soul be devoured from mere existence playing a Chinese game, among other evil acts. After these acts, Atem was never punished, if anything he was rewarded for it like the little spoiled brat he was. It did not please him that Atem was being rewarded in the afterlife, along with that other blasted man. It still alludes him how Aknadin and the rest of those bastards didn't get devoured by Ammit. How he longed to have Aknadin's heart get eaten especially for killing his younger sister, his parents, friends and loved ones for his own personal gain. In fact, this gives him an idea...
"There is an area, a domain that is seldom visited. It was once a thriving domain, but a battle between the Gods left it desolate, dark and dangerous. The Supreme King, Judai, the former king of Babylon, during his mortal life time, ruled over it along with the rest of the shadow realm. The only creatures that inhabit it now, are mutants left over from the battle. I intend to use it as my torture chamber; from there I intend to open a portal to the afterlife, capture the Pharaoh and take him to this domain. It will not be easy for it is prohibited for anyone, except a God, to open portals into each different realm for fear that beasts may pass through and cause chaos. But I am the master of my actions. If I hide him well, they will not find him before I destroy his soul. I may even reunite him with his vessel first, the living world will be harder. A portal will be noticed, as the Gods watch over living humans closely. But I may be able to start a catastrophic event, such as an earthquake, or a freak storm as a diversion, and snatch Yugi Mutou. It's risky, especially with the Supreme King watching over the place since he has a vast amount of Shadow Powers, but I think I can do it, especially with his vessel having no clue about his past and the Supreme King is too distracted saving Yubel from the Light of Destruction."
"I like it! The Pharaoh's power is the key to the spell holding this force field in place and keeping me here. Destroy the Pharaoh, along with his little reincarnation and these feeble bars will not hold me for long. I will be free from this prison. Once I regain absolute power I will reward you by punishing my former priest, Aknadin and feeding his soul to Ammit. I will even let you watch!"
Manic laughter echoed around the dungeon.
Chapter one should be up tomorrow.
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