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Chapter 7: Search

After another ten hours, the last two groups had returned from fighting their Lords.

Once gotten the estimated score from Joey and Malik, Yugi announced who had passed and who had not.

The first thing to do was give them back their written exam, which almost everyone got perfect scores. A few had gotten at least seventy or eighty percent.

Next was the overall scores with how well they did on the final as well as what they did before they started.

The obvious people who failed was of course Trav, Gazz, Griffin, and the three girls.

There was an additional male student who, when told by his Lord, did no such thing as teamwork when fighting against Lord Malik. He ran in without the others help and the reason why his team was so late, even though they were the third group back.

Everyone else had passed, no longer will they need to go back to the school every morning.

With that knowledge, each student began walking back to their homes, excepts for the twins, Destiny and Cassa, who after Avita had found out from Yugi, that they were to stay up till ten in the morning. Avita instantly asked if they could sleep over so they had someone to talk to.


Much later at night, thirty-six O'clock.

Avita, Destiny and Cassa were in Avita's room, talking quietly to each other, trying not to wake Ty up in the room over.

Yugi, Atemu and Zoltan were in Yugi's office. Zoltan laying on the couch, trying to keep himself awake.

"You said you had something to tell me that was not about the exams?"

Atemu nodded where he sat across from Yugi "Yes...but it's not something to your liking." He admitted.

Raising his brow "If you know that I won't like it, then it must be a problem." Yugi said setting his pen down, sliding the papers he was looking over aside.

"IT, being someone we both hate."

Eyes turning dark with rage, Atemu continuing "After my group had finished fighting me, I sensed his energy a ways away from my location, but it disappeared soon after. Before I came back here I searched the area I sensed him at and found nothing."

Leaning forwards, letting out an annoyed sigh "I swear that once I get my hands on them they are dead."

Looking over, Zoltan listened in on what they were talking about.

"Ever since she got her hands on him, they have done nothing but cause trouble for everyone on Immorus. They then go into hiding for a bunch of years, and are now out and about doing whatever they want, whenever they want."

Atemu leaned back in his seat "Don't forget what they have done not even a year ago. Kidnapping people in the mist of night. Right now there is one woman missing from town, who was reported missing. One male missing from the Dino's. A ten year old girl from the spiders. Fairy, Harpy, and Angle are missing a woman, and Feline is missing a twelve year old boy. They have already created a mess out of everything by taking a person from each territory." Atemu explained.

"I know. I have sent people after them tons of times as they take someone else. It is just that they return bloody and beaten, not remembering where they had fought them after the two had fled."

Understanding since he and the Lords, as well as their mates knew that Yugi was just about to leave and go search for those two on his own. "If I can't go then Rose will be the one to go end her. She was the one to turn her. Rose knew that Amelia was vengeful when she first met her back then."

"Dad...Are you talking about 'that' grandpa?" Zoltan asked in curiosity looking over at him, seeing how Yugi's eyes had turned dark at the words that his Uncle had said.

Four months before Ty and Sapan were born, both sets of twins had found a single photo in an album when visiting Earth. They found out everything that Tyro was Yugi and Atemu's stepfather and not their actual dad, the one in the photo was. They were also told the story to how the two had hated Damian and what he did to actually be hated. The four then understood where Yugi had gotten the scar from over his chest and stomach.

Sighing, placing a hand to his face "Yes, in a way we are talking about him." Pulling his hand away, looking Zoltan's way "What makes you curious. Have you seen him around?" Yugi wondered.

Shaking his head "No, I haven't seen him." Pausing, thinking in thought.

Alert "What's wrong, did something happen today?"

Sitting up Zoltan let out a breath "It's just that...Yesterday during exams, about four hours since we went over the wall I sat down for a small break. After that I got up and could sense eyes watching me, but when I turned around, nobody was there and I ignored it."

Both Yugi and Atemu became worried, Yugi mumbling to himself just low enough that Zoltan could barely make out his father's words "Is she planning on taking Zoltan this time." Yet heard a few.

Shaking his head in denial "It was more curiosity than anything to want to hurt me."

Both calmed down "Maybe it was him, since right now those two aren't doing anything." Atemu said "You know that he wouldn't hurt either one of them by the long shot." He added, referring to the time back during the war where Damian had said to get off Immorus and away from Ann's sight.

Nodding in agreement "Yes, that time. That time is the only thing keeping himself alive till this day, or otherwise I would have gone out and hunted him myself." Yugi proclaimed, picking his pen back up.

Atemu had stayed and talked with them for a little bit longer, trying to help Zoltan stay up until ten came.


A month and two weeks passed. November had started a few days in advance.

Last month for Yugi and Yami's anniversary, they had went to the Angel's territory for some business as well as what they could do for them in the meantime until they all could find every missing person for each area.

Once that was figured out on that day, they spent the rest of their time relaxing, trying not to think about what Amelia was doing, nor anything to do with kids, well mostly Ty that is.

Just to get away, they stayed there for a couple days encase something happened and they wouldn't get another chance like this.

Speaking of not being able to do anything, Yugi and the others were in a meeting, just finishing up for the day.

As the five stood up to leave, the monitor from the Wolf territory popped down from the ceiling, Duke looking rather irritated.

The five stopped, looking towards him as he spoke "I swear to Immor Yugi, it is time to deal with that woman! She has done her bidding here last night!" Duke exclaimed, obviously pissed with who she had nabbed.

"WHAT!" Yugi shouted "That is it. I am going to go deal with her myself!" Yugi snapped walking through the monitor and towards the door.

Curt, however, had other intentions in not letting Yugi leave, blocking the door.

Annoyed "Curt! Get out of my way!"

Shaking his head "No, please forgive me Emperor, but I can not let you leave. You are too valuable to be searching for those two traders on your own."

Yugi's temper snapped within him, and everyone knew there would be an outburst.

"Stay here! I am not an object to be looked at from inside a glass container, Curt! I am not a child anymore! I can take care of myself, as well as go anywhere that I damn well please! I am the one who pissed Amelia off. Not you or anyone else who lives on Immorus, I did! Now. Move!"

Curt winced "I can't let you. This is exactly how he almost died. I am not going to let you do the same mistake like he did!" Curt exclaimed, gaze forced to the floor.

This stopped Yugi in his tracks. Curt never talked about the first even when asked by anyone, nor did Brandon or Kate since those three knew him since the beginning.

Calming down some, yet still pissed, he placed a hand to his forehead "God if that is all you are worried about, then you don't know who you are talking to." Dropping his hand to his side "Why do you think I was the one who got his ability after he was gone for all that time. He probably had regrets or more so that he did have regrets since his husband and child were killed. He probably asked Immor to give his ability to someone who, like himself, would be placed into the same predicament as he was, to see if that person could do things differently than himself." Releasing his breath "From what has already happened with the war, I finished what he started, met him in that darkness world in my sleep, nearly dying on that note, and nearly lost my mate! Taking all that in comparison to his own life, I can clearly say that I can check those off my list, disregarding what Sapan dreamed about me, and say that what Amelia is planning will be the end of what happened with him nearly dying. So, Curt, do I have to say more on this than I already have?" Yugi snapped.

"No, but you are not allowed to leave. She will find out that what she is doing is a waste of time. You do not need to go looking for her."

Gritting his teeth "Goddammit Curt, make up your mind. First you tell me when we first met to find someone else. Then you pester me over having children, then marriage after I brought it up, then about children after Yami was already pregnant. You kept pestering and telling me that I needed an heir to take my place when I pass. When I die. I already have two sons. Do you see me dying right now."

Curt nodded "You may if you go. You have not picked up your weapon since you could not train your mate."

"Yes, I will admit that...yet if I can withstand Rose's rage for four hours straight, then I don't think I will have a problem with Amelia. When she disappeared, she was at the Lord's level. A beginner since she started her training at about the same time I helped these four out. Rose was the one wh-" Yugi stopped himself at his own words.

Curt looked at his Emperor, puzzled on why he had stopped.

Letting out a sigh "I can't believe I am going to say this." Yugi mumbled "If I can't LEAVE! Then the one who turned us all will be the one to go find her failure."

Curt sighed in relief, hand placed on his chest. Kate spoke "Rose is not going to be pleased with where you are sending her this time." She stated.

Turning away "Not my problem. Rose was the one who has known that Amelia was vengeful, yet she turned her anyways. Rose knew her ability before we ended what Ra had in store for everybody here and back in our rooms."

Turning towards the monitor "Duke, who was the one she had taken from your area?" He asked.

Clearing his throat from the show he had just heard "That would be Tristan." Duke said before the monitor went black, not staying to hear another outburst from Yugi even if he wanted to from what had happened with Zoltan. It would surprise anyone if Yugi did in fact care that Tristan was taken.


Later that night, Yugi went to Rose's place in order to tell Rose her mission.

It was very clear to Yugi that she was angry that he was sending her after Amelia, yet understood what he was saying.

If Rose hadn't turned Amelia then she wouldn't have been able to receive her weapon. If that happened then Amelia wouldn't have been strong enough to fight Ann and would have kept quiet about having Yugi kill her during the war.

Plopping down in a chair "Alright, I got it. When would you like me to leave." Rose asked.

"As soon as you want to. You could leave now or in the morning. It doesn't matter to me as long as you take care of her." Yugi said "I'd do this myself, but Curt got in the middle of me and the door in leaving, saying I was too valuable."

Rose laughed "Hah, sounds like him. Anyways, I'll go first thing in the morning. I can tell that I'll be gone for many weeks trying to track those two down."

It was then that Nevaeh entered the room, overhearing their conversation from upstairs.


Two weeks of searching, tracking down Amelia's and Damian's scents, Rose had finally gotten a decent trail on the two.

The night that Nevaeh had overheard Yugi and her mother's conversation, she insisted that she could help her search for the two.

Yugi, knowing how she acted when she was serious, decided that it would show her how people could really be when they don't follow the rules or laws they are given.

Understanding that, Rose made her promise that when they found them, that she would stay out of the fighting since she wasn't equipped with a weapon of her own yet. Promising, the two left early morning.

Following the scents of the two, Rose jumping from treetop to treetop while Nevaeh flew a little above and beside her.

Five hours passed as they neared the two, dropping to the ground, Nevaeh putting her wings away, staying a ways back like she had promised her mother, staying near a tree encase something came her way, getting behind it if something did.

Amelia stopped at the two presents behind them, Damian not bothering to stop and turn around, knowing who they were since he always felt them near the border when wondering around.

Turning around Amelia chuckled "I see he sent you this time. Did Yugi not like how I treated those other Vampires that he needed you to come deal with me?" Amelia said sarcastically while Damian opened a portal and was gone.

From what Rose could sense, he had gone to the opposite side of Immorus in order to get away from the area.

Sighing "You know, ever since you left me outside my Aunt's place, you had been gone. You told me many times that you wanted to rid your sister's life from this world, yet never showed up during the entire war. I know this because your energy never appeared. You knew that the war had started so, where did you run off to."

"Training mostly. You said that the level I was at at the time was not good enough to enter a war at that caliber. So I went and trained. I searched for ways to use this ability of mine and I have. The thing I am doing at this very moment will end this miserable planet's existence." Amelia said taking more steps back "This world is the very reason why my mother was murdered in cold blood. I will get back at this world...Tell Yugi that he and everyone on this planet will see me in the month of March this coming year. I will come to them without hesitation or resistance." She said opening a portal.

Before Amelia stepped through the portal, Rose pulled out her swords, creating a black and white ball of energy "Amelia! I am not done with you!" Rose shouted, sending the blast her way.

The portal closed within a few inches of the blast, blast continuing on through its path, exploding on contact of a tree.

Placing both swords away Rose sighed.

"What are we going to do now, Mom?" Nevaeh wondered since this was their first encounter with the two in two weeks.

"You are not going to do anything, though could you do something for me."

"Yes, what is it."

Smiling "Could you return and tell Yugi that she will put her plan into action in March. Warn him that everyone on Immorus is involved like he thought it would. I am going to stay out here and continue chasing after them in hopes to slow them down in their plans. Once you have told him, stay home. I'll be back in a few more weeks." Rose said.

Shocked "I'll tell him, but"

"I know that you want to help me but she is threatening to destroy Immorus. I'm faster when I'm on my own as well as can stay up longer. I've spent six thousand years searching for Yugi so I know Immorus better than anyone, even Curt trusts me searching for those two than any warrior."

Understanding Nevaeh nodded "Okay, I got it."

Placing her hands on Nevaeh's shoulders "There will be other times that you will have to join me on trips like this, but right now is not the time." Rose said opening a portal to the palace and Nevaeh went through, stepping out onto the battlefield, running off into Zoltan and Avita's house in search of Yugi, telling him everything that her mother had told her to say to him.


Hope you enjoyed.

Wonder what Amelia is planning :3 You'll have to wait and find out.

The next two chapters will mostly be about Amelia and Damian doing what they are best at. There will also be more battles in the next two chapters.