Cold: Lunny has gone into hiding as this chapter…she fears…will be the single reason for her death.
Solarius: *looks at Chapter Outline* Yup, she's screwed.
Cold: She doesn't own and she never will…I believe we cleared that. So, read on and don't plot her murder. The Yami's already will.
Chapter 8
Of Blockheads and Wounds
Mokuba was convinced his elder brother was a blockhead. For the past three hours Seto was arguing with Ammut. The cat had pointed to a picture of Shizuka and then her tail flicked to a nearby chair, Mokuba had no idea what she meant, but Seto did.
"No, I am not bringing that Mutt's sister here."
Ammut narrowed her eyes. Mokuba sweatdropped.
"I don't care how intense you glare, Ammut she's NOT coming here!"
Mokuba heard the doorbell ring, the youth got up rolling his eyes to the ceiling as he brother tried to exert his dominance over a cat! He walked to the door and answered it to a hooded youth, the cloak fitting to a slender frame, a silver rod with a baseball sized topaz at its tip swinging at their side. Soft shimmering teal eyes smiled at him.
"This young one would be safer here…those horrid Beasts already attacked her once. Thankfully, one of the Deity's vassals saved her and handed her off to me. My name you will learn later little one. Just know that I'm a friend." He brought a slightly quaking Shizuka from behind him. Mokuba quickly brought her in, he turned to thank the figure, but they were gone. He turned back, taking Shizuka's hand in his own.
"Seto…Shizuka's here. She was dropped off here, by a friend. They said she was already attacked by those…things."
Seto dropped his argument and looked to the poor girl.
"I can assure you Shizuka; those monsters can't get in here."
Ammut looked smug. Mokuba giggled.
*-With The Hikari's-*
Yuugi, Ryou and Malik walked with Katsuya as they made their way to Kaiba Corp. the four wanted to see if they could talk some sense into Seto. Katsuya wouldn't have gone alone, but the triplets had left in order to go prepare for the upcoming fights ahead. The Yami's were told not to go outside as their pursers couldn't track Hikari's but they could track Yami's. So, grudgingly the trio let their Hikari's out to walk with their best friend. Katsuya swearing to them that he would defend them with his life, the Yami's told him that if it came down to that to think of his sister and not be so reckless.
"So, what do we go when we get there?" Ryou asked, tucking a strand of wayward white behind an ear.
"Tie him down, with Mokuba's help and get his 'Puppy' to sexual tease him!" Malik said causing Katsuya to smack the younger.
"Get real, Malik. We all know that Rich boy there won't even bat an eye at me." Katsuya said, masking fear with indifference.
"Yeah, we all know Seto's asexual…" Yuugi said.
"Wait, he has sex with himself?" Malik asked, raising an eyebrow.
The others started laughing their heads off.
"No, no, no…you wacky Egyptian. Yug means that Rich boy up there doesn't want or desire ANYBODY, he's not interested in any type of relationship." Katsuya tried to explain.
"But, with himself." Malik stated with a serious face, after a few minutes he broke it and laughed along with Yuugi and Ryou.
"Well…yeah!" Katsuya said.
Katsuya laughed along with the three lights but froze when a figure stepped in front of them. The light's looked around as the same men from before when Ishizu was taken surrounded them.
"Hello, little lights my name is Devil." The figure dropped his hood.
He had small thin barbed wire looking horns twisting their way to just about the points of his ears. His hair was short and feathered off to the side of his head; it had an off-white colored while the last two inches were an inky black. Sharp gray eyes outlined in violet pinned the four to their places. A wicked barbed tail flicked behind him as thin leathery black wings shifted behind his back. A single white line marred the right side of his face; starting at his hairline and ending at his bottom jaw. A black choker exactly like the one that Vampire and Werewolf have; woven its twisted way around his slender neck. He smirked causing Katsuya to hold the others behind him.
"No need to be afraid. I only want to know how long it would take for those 'Princes' to rush out once I start to torture their darling lights." He said, twisting a wicked chain around his hands. Malik's eyes narrowed, as he felt Ryou clutch his arm; Yuugi clutched Katsuya's.
"Get bent, jackass." Malik said, Yuugi and Ryou exchanging looks.
"That and get lost." Katsuya added. Devil shook his head.
"So, vulgar. All right then, Shadow Beasts…kill the one who's not attached, capture the Prince's lovers." Devil said, waving a hand at them and turning.
Katsuya acted faster than the Beasts as he pushed all three lights into a nearby alley muttered something that popped into his head and slammed his hand onto the newly formed barrier. Thinking quickly Katsuya focused and brought the barrier to fully encase the lights keeping them from the vicious Beasts. A Shadow Beast lunged and clamped down onto Katsuya's left arm, when he had finished. Devil whipped around, eyes glittering at the pained cry that tore from Katsuya's throat.
"JOU!" the three lights cried. Tears brimming at the corners of Yuugi's and Ryou's eyes, Malik looking around for something he could throw. The three jumped and watched in mute horror as an entirely silver sword with a turquoise jewel set in its hilt sliced the head off of the Beast, impaling itself into the ground.
"TAKE IT!" a deep voice bellowed from above them.
Katsuya didn't need to be told twice. Taking a hold of the hilt he drew the sword and swung it above his head, effectively cleaning the sword of the blood and ridding his arm of the lifeless head. He felt something take hold of his body and he fought. The three protected lights were astounded at the prowess that Katsuya showed. He ducked, sliced and maneuvered like a veteran in a rookie training fight!
Devil backed as the blonde moved like an all too familiar foe he defeated in Atlantis mere years before its fall.
"Javari?" Devil whispered shock evident.
Katsuya paid him no mind, his goal set on wiping out the Beasts and protecting his friends. All the while he was being watched by a hooded cloaked figure who smirked. Katsuya was using the figure's sword, but the skills the human was displaying were all his past lives.
"So, this is where you were reincarnated, my young trainee. Looks like you couldn't do without your High Priest after all seeing how you reincarnated right along next to him, oh well. I came here hoping to see my little darkness and instead I get the youth I spent most of my time training. Wonders never cease your still as hot headed and protective as I remember you." The figure muttered, lavender eyes sparkling in mirth.
Katsuya finished off the Beasts and the figure 'tsk'ed when he felt the poison within the young light surge. Devil swung his chain to harm, but the figure intervened catching the chain.
"Excuse me, Devil, but the young one is using my sword."
Devil's blood ran cold and he fled, his chain disappearing with him. The figure hummed and held out his hand.
"You fight well, for a trainee." The figure said, quoting himself from their first meeting.
"If all you old men do is watch, then I guess us 'trainees' are good to Gramps like yourselves." Katsuya retorted, but handed back the sword hilt first.
The figure chuckled, removed the barrier from the lights and nodded to Mokuba who had just flown around the corner…Ammut leading him. The figure disappeared as Katsuya fell to his knees. Seto rounding the corner to see his Puppy fall.
"Ok, since when did he go from the Mutt to my Puppy…oh shit, Mokie's tearing because of him…that's it he's my Puppy." Seto thought, rushing over and hauling the dazed blonde back so that his Puppy's head was resting on his shoulder.
Malik nudged Ryou, "Where the hell did, Kaiba-jerk come from?"
Ryou shrugged. Yuugi looked up with tearful, but overjoyed eyes as the triplets walked out of the shadows. Jace kneeled next to the youths.
"Katsuya's been poisoned." Jace said, just as the Yami's walked out after Kace. Kace paused and whirled around looking for something, he leapt up to the top of the building that the figure had been standing on. The other Yami's exchanged looks and were next to their worried Hikari's. Mace looked to Seto as the brunette growled something in Ancient Egyptian. A black light extended from Seto's hand that hovered over the bite wound, after a few tense minutes the black light retreated back to Seto. Jace leaned back on his heels and chuckled.
"Well, I was wondering if you were a Yami Seto Kaiba…and I guess my instincts were right, Katsuya is your Hikari." The Shadow Yami said, giving the brunette a short nod.
Seto huffed, but helped Katsuya up with protective arms nonetheless. Mokuba gasped and raced around the corner, he reappeared with Shizuka. Katsuya's younger sister, the girl had gone blind as she had an accident a year ago where her now ex-boyfriend hit her. To make a long story short…Katsuya didn't go to jail, but he was pretty darn close. Seto secretly bailed him out and then he went after the guy.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet Shizuka, Jou's little sister." Mokuba said, Jace stood and held out his hands. Mokuba guided her over and she held Jace's own. The Yami smiled and led her to Mace. Mace was a little awkward but he held her small hands all the same, Shizuka graced him with a gentle warm smile. Mace looked to Jace who snickered. The elder then led her to the Yami's.
"Shizuka, the first pair of hands you held were my youngest brother's Jace. My name is Mace and I have another little brother, Kace, he'll be down in a moment. Tell me if you know these hands." Mace said, nodding to Marik.
Marik held her hands and Shizuka tilted her head, after a moment she smiled.
"Its Marik! So, your back. Good, maybe now Malik can stop moping around." The girl said, nodding. Malik's head shot in her direction.
"I NEVER moped!" he exclaimed.
"Sorry, I meant sulked." Shizuka corrected herself. Marik smirked at his Akhu.
Malik growled. Marik guided the girl to Bakura next, the white haired Yami taking her hands hesitantly. Shizuka smiled warmly and gave his hands a reassuring squeeze.
"Bakura, fantastic! Now, Ryou can stop daydreaming and finally have the real thing!" she said. Ryou blushed and gawked at her.
"What! When did-?" He stammered. Shizuka looked surprised.
"What did I guess right?" she asked innocently.
Ryou fell quiet, causing a dark chuckle from Bakura. Marik wondering if Shizuka was really a Yami at the core of her soul, he looked at Jace who shook his head banishing the thought. Bakura led her to Atemu. She took the ex-rulers hands and cried out in joy.
"Atemu!" she hugged the startled Yami, wrapping her arms around his neck. Yuugi chuckled. Shizuka pulled back.
"Now, Yuugi can finally have his happy ending!" she said, Atemu smiled gently at her.
"Weather, you like it or not, child, you are a part of this conflict." Mace muttered to Seto as he passed. Seto understood that by helping Katsuya when he did, he joined up with the triplets. This made him wonder…
"Did they allow this to happen?"
Kace landed lightly, a pale lavender scarf in his hands. His brothers smiling at his joy and glee, both chuckled.
"Ampheres was here!" Kace said as he bounced. Malik snapped his fingers.
"That's right, Jou muttered something even we couldn't understand, put up one hell of a barrier and fought with-"
"A silver sword with a turquoise set in its hilt?" Jace asked. The lights nodded. Jace smiled.
"You all just met, Kace's light: Ampheres, back when he was human, Ampheres was the royal trainer for the Alantean royal family. Kace and he met, when we traveled with our Pharaoh to Atlantis. Kace was the Commander of the Egyptian Army, I was the Pharaoh's personal assassin and Mace was his advisor."
"Wow." Yuugi said. Katsuya blinked as he thought about something.
"That Devil guy called me…Javari…who is that?" the blonde asked. Kace sighed.
"Javari was a human Ampheres trained him while on a mission as a vassal. For a short period of time Javari was also the lover to a younger Seth." Kace went on to explain.
"What happened?" Ryou asked.
"Javari died at age 21, family illness." Mace said, sorrow filling his eyes.
Seto blinked somehow already knowing what Mace was going to say. Katsuya met his eyes, warm honey tearing. Seto wrapped Katsuya into a tight warm protective embrace. Their moment was not ruined as the others gave them space. Seto pulled back and then pulled Katsuya to his feet as he stood. Keeping Katsuya's hand in his own, he looked to the triplets.
"What's with the scarf?" he asked. Kace smiled and walked to Shizuka.
"I know how my light thinks, Shizuka here." He said, placing the silk into the girl's hands. She giggled and slid it around her head to act as a headband to keep her long hair out of her face.
"It suits you, Shizuka." Jace said. Atemu looked at the triplets.
"What types of lights are there?" he wondered outloud.
"To counter Chaos, Order. The opposite of Shadow, Reflection. Finally to balance out Darkness, Light. Seto is a Chaos Yami…though he is one that has yet to touch his Void Powers. To counter him, Katsuya is an Order Hikari. We don't know much as we are Yami's ourselves, but at the end of all this maybe when you meet our light's you'll find out." Jace said, smiling. Bakura stood tall.
"We wanna take this fight to them." The Darkness Yami said the others nodded.
"So, you guys wanna get this thing over with already?" Kace asked.
They nodded. The triplets shared a look.
"Then you all need to summon a duel monster. I don't mean those pansy little card things…I mean a real bad ass mother, who'd kill anyone from the Void Realm if they touched you." Kace said, crossing his arms.
"How do we do that?" Katsuya asked eyes wide.
Jace smirked, "We simply take you all to the Duel Monster Realm."
End
Lunny: *in a cage above lava* HELP! THEY DIDN'T FORGIVE ME FOR MAKING THE HIKARI'S CRY! REVIEW'S WITH MY SLAVATION WILL BE LOVED FOR ALL ETERNITY!
Cold: How the hell did you guys find her?
Yami's: *point to Solarius*
Cold: You damned lion! *smacks Solarius*
Solarius: THEY HAD CATNIP!
Cold: Cheaters…
Yami's: *all smirks*
