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Chapter 9 Memories


The next few days, it snowed at Gondor, Rohan, and the land boundaries where the elves lived. No human nor demon set foot there, so they don't know if it snowed at the elves realm. But it never snowed where the demon's kingdome, only around the boundaries. It's only cold, and the lakes and pools frozen as no snow fell because of a spell the council put together to help the demon citizens to not die from being out in the snow.

And now every demon rescued during the battle in Rohan is in the castle, never coming out of their extra warm rooms. About the only demons who are brave enough to leave their rooms is Atemu and his lover Seto, the demon council was only able to come out briefly to talk about what to do next. Seto would go in and out the bedroom he shared with his lover for food, or to find out any news about the elves.

Atemu on the other hand, would look around to find a pond that isn't cold. There was a problem about that though, about the only warm pond he can find is in a cave in the Dragon's Lair. It's either that or use the very cold ponds around the whole royal parts of Gondor, or a few of the fountains that are frozen.

The demon king headed to the Dragon's Lair with a long, heavy fur coat on. Atemu walked fast to the cave, shiving a little on his legs and arms. He could hear growls and snorts of surprise from the dragons laying under any protection they have from the snow. Only the three oldest dragons sleep in the cave Atemu is heading towards to. But no one but the elders can come into the cave.

Walking to the entrance of the cave, Atemu could hear the scratching and scraping of claws on stone shifting inside. Atemu gulped when the eyes of the three dragons became visible inside the dark cave, looking at him with intense eyes.

"What do you want Atemu?" Critias asked, clearly annoyed from being woken up.

"I only want to see your pond inside, it won't take long." Atemu answered.

"For what?" Helmos wondered.

Atemu didn't know how to answer.

Then the three dragons grunted, growled, and snorted at each other in a language that Atemu didn't understand for once. Atemu waited patiently as his shivers got a little worse.

"We know you've got the Hikaru with you Atemu, you tried to cover up its scent but you don't realize that we can sense its power." Teimaisou explained.

Atemu stiffened, preparing for the worst.

"No need to be afraid, for we will let you in. But what ever you're looking for, and end up finding it, then you must promise that we let in someone other than our rider for the first time." the three dragons said at the same time.

"I promise."

"And that goes for the rest of you." Critias growled at the younger dragons, who all looked away in embarrassment.

Atemu slowly walked in, even though he knows these three, he still feels uncomfrotable about being too close. The three were so powerful, and now that he's a demon he's been able to feel their full power. To feel their power just by being close by would be like ants, bees, and flies literally crawling under your skin, said insects on the outside of the skin as well. Atemu shivered to get rid of the feeling.

Teimaisou let out a hot breath through his nostrils behind the demon king, making Atemu whimper a little as he shivered. The demon king stopped walking as Teimaisou sniffed at the rider.

"You know we mean no harm." Helmos said.

"I know that, but its my demon senses reacting to such power." Atemu replied.

"And you have a healthy child, I can't say about the other. It's hard to decide about that one." Teimaisou sighed.

"What do you mean?" Atemu asked.

"I shouldn't say anymore. In time you'll understand." Teimaisou explained.

Atemu is now starting to shiver in fear of the other three dragons. Teimaisou hummed, trying to calm the demon down. Critias and Helmos hummed along with their friend, watching as Teimiasou gently rubbed his nose in a parental way to the rider, who instantly calmed down, lowering his shoulders. Teimaisou gently pushed Atemu forward to the pond, encouraging him to see what Hikaru will show him what he asks.

The demon king took out the beautiful jewel, admiring its beauty for a brief moment before gently putting into the warm pond. Teimaisou watched over Atemu's shoulder as the jewel glowed a beautiful light blue, waiting for the questions.

"Show me if my dream is true." Atemu said sternly.

Teimaisou watched closely, blinking in shock of what was shown.

"How will that happen?"

Teimaisou saw an arm covered in clothing that only matches an elf with an elf knife in hand.

"Is there any way to stop this?"

At first Teimaisou saw flames on the water, then the flames cleared up, the Hikaru stone showed Hien, glowing a scarlet red.

"Hien won't do anything to help, she only wants you to do something with her so that your soul won't be walking around for revenge." Teimaisou growled.

"But what am I to do? Nothing can stop that incident!" Atemu cried.

"That's destiny young one, you remember your parents? Your former partner?"

"Don't say anything about my aibou." Atemu growled.

"It's true. Young one, take a look to the end of the cave." Helmos said, looking towards the ends of the cave. Atemu, his vision now able to see through the darkness, saw a crystalization of a dragon. A golden dragon.

Atemu slowly walked towards the statue in a daze. When he was close enough to reach out with one hand to touch the statue. Atemu gasped, tears forming in his eyes, he fell onto his knees as he cried onto the floor, near Horachty's front claws. Suddenly Kohaku growled loudly, trying to get into the cave. Critias roared, his warning carried all through Gondor and the fields.

Getting up quickly, Atemu went as quickly as he could to the pond, getting out the jewel. Before he could, he saw the jewel showing him himself kissing Seto in a deep, loving heart to heart kiss. Atemu stared in wonder at the image, until he realized what it was trying to tell him. He nodded in understanding.

"I'll make the best of it. Horachty would've wanted it that way." Atemu whispered to himself before he took out the jewel, and quickly headed to the entrance of the cave. When he was a few feet from the entrance of the cave, Kohaku pushed with his nose at Atemu, knocking the demon king over.

Screaming, Atemu looked up to see Kohaku turning to Critias, roaring. One of his back feet was about to step on Atemu.

"Kohaku don't step down!" Atemu shouted in plea.

Before Kohaku could do anything in response, Bakura tackled the red dragon, biting on the leg that threated to step on Atemu. Kohaku roared in agony, turning his head towards Bakura, aiming to bite the silver dragon on the neck. Bakura growled deep in his throat as he felt the pain on neck, Kohaku still attatched to biting him. Bakura, with his right eye, looked over to see that Atemu was under his partner's belly.

Atemu wasn't squashed thank goodness, but he's still unable to get out from under the twenty five hundred ton dragon above him. If he was to move then his hair will tickle Kohaku's stomach, and it would make the red dragon shift and might accidently step on his rider.

At this time Yugi, the elders, Seto, and Tyr appeared in time to see Teimaisou roughly push Kohaku from on top of Atemu and away from Bakura.

"Let me at him! Let me at him, let me at him!" Bakura growled, trying to jump onto Kohaku. Teimiasou, being the biggest dragon around, put himself in the way.

Kohaku let out a challenging roar, it was then Atemu knew that his partner was being controlled by Seigfried. Crimson eyes widened in fear.

"If...he's being controlled...h-how can that be?" Atemu asked out loud, watching as Kohaku stood up on his hind legs, roaring again.

Because he wasn't meant to be a partner to a rider. The familiar, gentle voice answered in Atemu's head.

'Kisara?'

Yes, your dragon blood bottle gave you the ability to talk to everyone who gave a drop of their blood into the bottle. Kisara explained.

'Aibou...'

A rider can only have one dragon in a life time. You can never have two unless you steal another rider's dragon as a hatchling.

"Aibou..." Atemu whispered in distress.

Tears fell down Atemu's cheeks, the steaks froze in the cold air, stinging his face. The demon king is shivering from the cold, he's been outside for too long. Atemu fell to his side, shivering unconrollably, trying to stop the tears from falling.

"Horachty..." was all he said before he passed out.


Me: well here's this chappy. and don't worry, nothing serious happens to Atemu.

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