Title: Horrifying Tales from the Underworld

Genre: romance, horror, humor

Rating: T for violence, language, and some themes

Pairings: BakuraXRyou; YamiXYugi; MarikXMalik; KaibaXJonouchi

Summary: Bakura is the heir to the kingdom of the Underworld, but before he became the heir, terrible things in the form of tests happened to him. With having your younger step brother killed right before you, being kidnapped by demons left and right, having your mind controlled by a demon, and meeting a demon who was once an innocent human but is now the absolute manefestation of all the earth's sins, what's he to do?!

Me: The next chapter!

Lucy: Three days before the prologue!

Me: So please enjoy it!

Words Like This- Bakura narrating

Words like this- Thoughts

/Words Like This/- Demonic voices speaking

Chapter One: In the Zone

[Three Days Ago]

Bakura sighed angrily as he strode down the paths of a forest that was set deep in fall, the multi-colored leaves shining with gold, crimson, and brown colors.

Bakura was still wearing the black hoodie and jeans that he was wearing all the time, and his totally light brown eyes glanced over at the three other people with him.

Walking next to him was his younger step brother Ryou.

Ryou was wearing a long cape that fell to his thighs and covered his hands, but under it was a one piece outfit that only came to his upper tighs. On his legs were red leggings/socks, and on his feet were black shoes that had laces that came to his shins. He was walking very proper, and his deep brown eyes were staring out at the beatiful forest before him.

Walking ahead of him was his father, Abakai Touzoku, and Bakura's step-mother and Ryou's blood-related mother, Stheno.

Stheno had long white hair and was clothed in a revealing all black uniform, while Abakai looked the most like his two sons, but he sported tanner skin and was clothed in all red.

"So... Mom, what exactly is Halloween?" Bakura asked suddenly.

He had reverted to call Stheno 'Mom', as Ryou had called Abakai his father. Stheno stopped for a minute and looked over her shoulder at her two sons and thought of an answer.

With a smile on her face, she turned to Bakura and placed her hands on his shoulders. "Well dear... Have you ever wondered where holidays started?" the silverette woman asked.

Bakura thought for a moment before shaking his head to show his step-mother that he had never thought about it before in his life.

Stheno sighed and folded her arms across her chest. "Then I think it's time... for you to learn..." she smiled before shoving both of her children into a portal that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Ryou stumbled back but gave no cry of distress, while Bakura gasped as they were tossed into an abyss of blackness. The abyss was freezing and cold, like winter without snow.

When they landed, they saw that they were in a graveyard.

"What the fuck? Where the Hell are we?" Bakura cursed out loudly. Ryou glanced around before taking a step forward and seeing pairs of red eyes staring at the two.

Shivers raced down his spine, and then he glanced over at Bakura.

"Brother dear, we art being watched," he stated simply.

Bakura scoffed and rolled his eyes, ignoring his brother. They were never close to one another, but Ryou always tried to get along with his brother.

Bakura simply wanted nothing to do with the boy who had ruined his life.

Suddenly, a tan hand shot from the ground and grasped the two silverette's ankles, dragging them to the ground. Bakura gasped loudly while Ryou glanced around in terror.

Suddenly, a male with bright red eyes and spiked hair pulled himself from the ground. Bakura stared, eyes wide as the tan man rose before him, lips drawn back in a smirk.

Bakura hollered in horror. "MOM!! DAD!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?" the silverette dressed in all black hollered.

Stheno and Abakai appeared behind them, trying to see why Bakura was screaming. Stheno was smiling while Abakai was chuckling happily at his two sons.

Stheno went over and hugged the new man wo had shown up. "This is my childhood friend, Atemu," she introduced the new man. "Atemu, this is my son Ryou and my step-son Bakura," Stheno stated while pointing to her sons.

Atemu smiled and went over to the two boys, a smile place neatly upon his face.

"Nice to meet the both of you," he smiled.

Bakura nodded carefully. He didn't trust this man. Atemu had just popped up out of nowhere. He was no mere mortal, but then again, Bakura and his family weren't mortal either.

Abakai turned to Atemu.

"Atemu, where is your son?" he asked.

Atemu beamed. "Yami is away training. He's going away tomorrow to be your new general. He may be young, but he'll make an excellent general for you," he said.

Abakai nodded.

"Excellent," he said. He then turned to Bakura. "Son, tomorrow, a young boy named Yami is going to arrive and train to be a general," Abakai said to the silverette.

Bakura nodded. "Okay," he muttered. He didn't quite enjoy the idea of a family member of Atemu's living under his roof. But he couldn't refuse something his father agreed to, so he held his tongue.

Atemu smiled.

"Well, let's not stay out here where we can all catch our death of cold," he snickered at his own joke. Abakai laughed along, as did Stheno and Ryou, but Bakura rolled his eyes.

Atemu turned. "Come, I'll show you the hall," he said, ushering them to a a special hall where a giant celebration was being held for the arrival of the family.

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Me: Okay! The party started!

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