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BlueFox of the Moon – Haha- I am all for throwing rocks. I got so mad at Kuriboh when I wrote that! But it did have to happen to get the plot moving. And you'll see what happens shortly!
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Teal Phoenix- I'm sorry for the cliffhanger. . . ish. Haha- It had to happen, and I don't want people to stop reading because they are bored! And thus, I leave you in suspense. Because I left you in suspense, I give you another chapter. Yes, Kuriboh is mean.
Happyfish- Glad to have you reading along! And the point of the story is that the Blue Eyes gets him, so it will happen. . . eventually. Or soon. Who knows? Yugi is dead, I think that I said that in the first chapter. And Marik, Yami Marik and Yami Bakura don't have roles as of now. I'm not sure if they will. And is the magician dark magician? Haha- I don't know what that means!
SweetSnow01- Welcome to Possessions! Glad to see you enjoy it enough to review. And a few people have mentioned Kisara and I've been considering it. And I believe that I have come up with a wonderful solution to that debate. However, you will just have to wait and see.
GryphonWonder14- I'm glad that you are excited because I'm excited too! Haha- I really wanted to write this chapter sooner, but I am working on another story and I have classes. So the weekend is the only open time I have. And I'm trying to make my chapters longer than I normally do. Which is why this one took longer to update.
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Cayannamon- I love this story too! Haha- Yes, Kuriboh is quite evil. . . for a wad of fur.
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Seto's POV
The sunrise was a gorgeous shade of orange. I didn't normally watch the sun as it rose, but today was the first exception I had in quite some time.
It was really a subconscious thought. The sunrise was the last of my concerns. The long red blade pressed against my throat was on the front of my mind. The beast standing in front of me, glaring at me, was a close second.
I didn't know too much about this particular monster. I recalled dueling against him when Wheeler and I dueled. But aside from that, I had no idea why he was so seemingly angry with me.
That is when I remembered my idea about human beasts being able to speak. I hadn't been able to verify it with Yami, and now seemed like as good a time as any.
"Can I do something for you?" I said, slowly speaking the words with the hope that I wouldn't offend him.
"No."
The single word answered my question. The beast could speak, but his simple answer made me think that he didn't do so frequently.
"Then, why the sword?"
The words sounded stupid when I said them, but I had to say something. I couldn't just stand here and wait for him to let me go.
It seemed like it took too long for him to respond. When he finally did, I decided that I would have rather he didn't answer.
"To prevent you from escaping."
I didn't answer immediately. I got distracted by the sound of a roar, one that was much louder than the previous one.
I wasn't alone in my distraction. The monster seemed to hear it as well, and paused to listen to it.
"Move."
The monster reached out to grab onto my arm and pull me away from the door. He still held the sword against me, just moving it away from my neck to cross my chest.
It was apparent that he was running away. From his manner of walking to his fast steps, he was trying to escape. He was acting in the same way that I usually did when I was trapped outside and the sun was rising. Before now, I didn't consider other beasts being afraid of the same dragons that I feared.
I couldn't make up my mind whether or not I should try running. I didn't understand what this particular beast wanted with me. Certainly I hadn't just been chosen, there was no possible way that it was him. The irony of the situation would be overwhelming if all this time I had been hiding, it was from the wrong beast.
The roars grew louder, until soon, they sounded as if they were coming from over my head. And as the dragon's roar grew louder, the Flame Swordsman's steps grew faster.
Eventually we were running. Which was a more difficult feat than I would have imagined. With the sword, his grip on my arm, and the impending threat of a dragon attacking, it was nearly impossible to move.
The Flame Swordsman took a sharp turn into an alleyway. He pulled me along with him, and there we hid.
"What do you want with me?" I whispered, in the hopes that he might answer if I wasn't drawing too much attention.
He glared at me.
I was a business man. It was part of my job to read people, and this beast wasn't too different than the people I was use to dealing with. His glare wasn't one of anger, but more of annoyance. As if he didn't want to hear me speak anymore.
However, I wasn't the sort to just give up without a battle. If he didn't want to give up the information so easily, then I would simply have to keep pushing.
The dragon's roar was the loudest yet, and that gave me an idea.
"I'm going to keep talking until you tell me what you are doing with me. I wonder how close that dragon has to get before it can hear me."
The sword was pressed against my neck, but I didn't flinch. I knew that keeping my composure was going to be essential in order to make this beast tell me what his plan was.
"So, what will it be?" I asked, increasing the volume of my voice.
The beast turned to stare at the sky. His eyes anxiously searched for the source of the roars, but there wasn't anything in his line of sight.
"I have friends who will be interested in you. Now, keep silent."
I didn't know who his friends could be. I didn't care. All I knew is that I had a few moments to get away or I would be found. Either way was a bad end result.
I obeyed his command and kept quiet. Neither of us talked for a few minutes, and that was when I noticed that the roars had come to a complete stop. The Flame Swordsman held me in the alley for a while longer, but when he didn't hear any sound, he decided to move.
The moment we stepped into the street, I could tell something was wrong. If I wasn't being held by the Swordsman, I would have looked around. Something was off, but I couldn't figure it out.
"Stop."
The single word forced the Flame Swordsman to come to a halt. The word was powerful. It held a power behind it that scared me.
"Give him to me."
The Swordsman spun around, but kept his hold on me. However, I got to see who was standing several yard down the road.
A man with white hair stood boldly across from us. His eyes were a piercing blue. So bright that they seemed to glow. He was tall, and even from a distance, I could see that he was taller than me. His overall appearance was intimidating, and I could feel the Swordsman's fear.
"You are too late Krin," the Swordsman answered.
The man didn't take his eyes off of me. All though he was speaking to my captor, his focus was on me.
"I won't ask again."
The sudden revelation hit me. I was in shock that it took me so long to figure out who the man in front of me was. His timing in his appearance should have been my first clue, followed by his physical features.
The Blue-Eyes was able to turn into a human.
The Swordsman's hesitation was evident. Obviously, the Blue-Eyes was stronger than him. However, I couldn't judge a beast that I knew nothing about. Perhaps he was arrogant and didn't believe that anyone could defeat him.
"I told you that you were too late. I've all ready decided to take this one. Find another."
The Blue-Eyes didn't move. His face remained the same, more calm than I would have imagined. For being defied, he didn't get upset or even show signs that his demands had been ignored.
"Your way then," was all he said.
The sword was pulled closer against me. I tried not to flinch away from it. The Swordsman wouldn't be killing me, so I knew that I need not worry about that.
The Blue-Eyes lifted one hand in the air. It was a slow motion, almost as if he was waiting for the Swordsman to change his mind.
But there was no word from the beast holding a sword to me. It could have been fear or pride that kept him still. But either way, I was curious to see what was about to happen.
The Blue-Eyes' hand stopped when it was completely extended in front of him. His palm faced towards us, fingers pulled back. During this time, his face remained even.
A light flowed from his hand. There was no gradual growth, but a sudden appearance of brightness. I had to close my eyes against it for a moment, but then I decided that I had to see what he was about to do.
Squinting, I managed to keep my eyes open enough to watch what was taking place. The light had transformed into streaks of lightning. They crackled as they shot out of his hand, only to fade out as they disappeared from sight.
I was no stranger to this ability. After all, I had fought with the dragon since I had begun my career in duel monsters. This was the best known attack of the Blue-Eyes, his white lightning.
"You can't shoot me with that. That is, if you don't want this one to get injured," the Swordsman stated.
But the Blue-Eyes didn't pull back. Instead, he did the exact opposite. The lightning grew stronger, branching out further distances and making contact with objects around on the street. Occasionally, it would make contact with a street lamp or a power line, causing an explosion. They distracted the Swordsman, but I kept my eyes on the dragon.
I could see that he was bluffing. It was impossible for him to hit the Swordsman without hitting me as well. So unless he didn't actually care about me staying alive, he wasn't going to attack. But this display of power might be enough to scare off the Swordsman.
The sword began to fall slowly. The lightning display seemed to be doing its job. One of the streams of light shot out and hit a few feet away from us, and that rattled the Swordsman. He pulled to sword completely back, and stepped away from me.
"He isn't worth the trouble," he muttered, continuing to back away.
I just stood where I was. Not out of fear, but the street was now full of the lightning, moving from my position might get me killed.
I watched the Blue-Eyes' face for a sign that the Swordsman was gone. I didn't find my clue in his eyes. After a few moments, the lightning disappeared completely, just as suddenly as it had come.
But I still didn't move. I knew that I couldn't get anywhere. I was standing across from a dragon, the very dragon that I had been avoiding since this whole ordeal began. And now, I had lost. I know that I wouldn't be able to run faster than the dragon could fly, and I certainly couldn't avoid the lightning if he decided to use that to stop me.
He didn't speak. Moving over to me slowly, he examined me head to toe. His eyes lingered on the cut across my face. A frown appeared, then immediately disappeared, on his face.
"Will you walk with me?" he asked.
It almost seemed like a rhetorical question. My answer almost too obviously to be stated, but I responded anyways.
"Is there another option?" I said, trying to hide the note of sarcasm in the words.
"There is always a second option," he stated.
Of course the second option was to try to escape, then probably being forced to follow him once I was caught. The first option held a bit of dignity with it, and was the one I chose.
We walked down the road for a while. I was surprised that I didn't find more beasts walking about. The few that I did see turned when they saw us, and I began to think that most were in hiding. Other creatures of light stayed on the street, but off to the side. I assumed that they stayed off the street out of respect, while the others hid out of fear.
The Blue-Eyes seemed to know where he was going. I could only imagine that he was walking for my benefit. If he had a goal location in mind, it seemed easier for him to simply fly there. But since I was here, walking was the better choice, for my sake.
So we walked across town. We took one turn after another, and we ended up in a location that I was very familiar with.
The KaibaCorp building loomed over me. It brought back so many memories, most that I tried to push out of my mind. I stared up at it, taking in the building that I hadn't seen since the beasts invaded. KaibaCorp was so large, it attracted lots of attention, and that was something I decided to avoid. So I left it behind, vowing not to return until this was over. That is, if it ever ended.
"Step back," he ordered, and I did as I was told. When I got around twenty feet away, he gestured that I had moved far enough.
He closed his eyes. The white lightning that he had demonstrated before now surrounded him. It grew larger and brighter until he was completely out of my sight, replaced with a large column of the lightning. The column grew wider and taller, growing until I heard a roar from inside.
It quickly faded out, revealing the true form of the Blue Eyes.
My holograms never had captured the true essence of this beast. They seemed like childish drawings in comparison to the real thing. The dragon was much larger, almost twice the size that I had expected. His scales didn't just reflect light, but they seemed to be the source of light. Even in the shade of the building, his scales shimmered.
He stared at me. His eyes were the lightest shade of blue that I could have imagined. They almost blended into the white of his eyes, giving off the illusion that they were completely white.
I wasn't sure what I was suppose to do. In this form, he couldn't speak to me, so I stayed still. Only this time, fear might have been a contributing factor to my decision not to move.
I didn't have to wait long. After a few seconds, the dragon moved closer to me, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw his tail coming forward as well. I figured out what he was doing just seconds before it happened.
His tail wrapped around my waist. It was a tight grip, so tight in fact, that I couldn't take a complete breath. However, once he jumped into the air, I was thankful that I was secured in his grip.
He flew in circles around the building, moving higher with each rotation. In just a few moments, we had reached the top.
He landed gently on the roof, and once my feet were touching its surface, he let me go.
I was standing near to the edge, which was eighty stories in the air. I stepped away from the drop off, moving closer to the center.
In the years that I had worked at KaibaCorp, I had only been on the roof a few times. And these times were only to get on my helicopter, which was usually parked up here.
It was a large area. Almost completely flat, the exceptions being the doorway and the air, heating, and electrical units. The Blue-Eyes had plenty of space to move around in the dragon form, but just as he had become a dragon, he transformed back into a human.
"Come over here," he ordered.
He lead me to the doorway that was located in the middle of the roof. I was then told to sit down.
I leaned against the door, regretting the fact that I didn't have a coat with me. Down on the ground, the temperature was an average day in August. But on the roof, hundreds of feet in the air, it was much colder. The winds up here were much stronger than they had been on the ground and with the wind came the cold air. I tried not to let the temperature affect me, so I tried to focus on something else.
The roof had clearly been used by the dragon. There were long scratches across every surface, dents on the vents that stuck up from the floor. There was a particular corner that I chose not to look at. That seemed to be where he did most of his eating, and remains of his meals were scattered about.
He stood on the edge of the roof across from me. He kept complete silence, standing completely still. It seemed to me like he was waiting for something, but I didn't have any guesses as to what it could be. I debated whether or not I should speak, but no acceptable topics came to mind. The last thing I wanted was to anger this particular beast.
And so, the time passed by. Neither of us moved for quite a while. I didn't have anyway to measure the time, but I guessed that it was around an hour.
I was tired. I hadn't slept last night, and only a few hours yesterday. But I didn't let myself fall asleep. I had to know what he was waiting for, and after that hour had passed, I discovered what it was.
I wasn't expecting the roar. The Blue-Eyes was in front of me, still in human form. And the sound I heard was as loud as his had been every other time I heard it. This was the cry of a Blue-Eyes.
In the distance, I saw two figures flying towards the roof. They were moving quickly, reaching the roof in minutes.
Two more Blue-Eyes landed beside the original. They two disappeared in a column of lightning, reappearing as humans.
"Welcome home sisters."
All right. I just want to start off by saying how INCREDIBLY sorry I am that this took so long. I could not figure out how I wanted to write this scene, and I procrastinated. I can put all the blame I want on classes, but the truth is, I have been working on my book instead. From here on out, I will do my best to update more often. And this chapter is shorter than the others, but longer than I am use to writing. I hope you enjoyed it!
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