Neko: I LIVE!

Anory: No one cares! Shut-up and let them read!

Neko: -pouts-

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Malik could not take his eyes off him. Seconds ago death with barreling down upon him. Literally. Now his human pack mate stood where death once loomed. His slim back honchoed in a manner ready to strike. Dainty arms that looked no stronger then a twig spread out protectively to Yugi'd sides, further more guarding Malik. In one small hand he held a long, thick stick with vines wrapped at the end. In the other he grasped a flat stone.

The teen's eyes bore into the, now clearly visible, six pupil-less, golden eyes. It's narrow head slowly swayed baring uneven, serrated teeth. Six limbs, as Yugi had once thought was now proven correct. Though what he once though were wings are actually another pair of arms. Two toes coupled with deadly black talons that gleamed along with the creatures midnight-ink hide. No tail, fur or scales. Just smooth, muscle rippling, leather-tight flesh. It's crocodile-like head tilted, glaring at the teen. It's growl was heard by all but only one saw as it's frog-like tongue lolled out as would a dogs. Buckets of silva oozed down it's narrowed jaws.

"Y-Yugi…?" Malik tried to process what the teen was doing here and why. His near death encounter rendered his mind frozen and jumbled as he tried to gather the pieces back in a hurry.

"Stay there Malik," the egyptian wondered a moment how the teen knew who he was when the only time he remembered speaking to the boy was when he interrupted his and Ryou's training. "I'll handle this." Reality came back slapping him in the face.

"Wh-what are you talking about? You can't do anything." the egyptian groaned in pain.

"I can do more then you in your current state." Malik's lavender eyes widened and for have a second he pondered on arguing back.

"And just what the hell do you think you can do human?" Bakura spat. He was in no better condition. In fact the whole pack had reverted to there humans forms. To weak at the moment to hold there animal halves. Only Yami clung on, but even that was by a mere thread as his hind legs shook with growing exhaustion.

There was silence for a moment. A moment enough that Bakura mentally grinned at Yugi's uselessness. How wrong he was.

"I'm going to try and take out three of it's six eyes," he informed with seriousness, ignoring the gasps. "If I can at least blind one side that could be enough to weaken it for the final blow."

"What?" Seto gawked only for his and everyone else's answers to be Yugi's charge.

With unblinking eyes the Bio's watched as the human looked to be fighting an imaginary foe. However the shrikes, roars and even sudden gouges in the earth and trees proved them wrong. It took them, even the quicker witted Seto Kaiba a moment to grasp that fact that the human, Yugi Moto could indeed actually see the beast.

The creature spat, heated as it's prey dodged it with ease. It swung its fore claws and even its second pair of fore claws, that arms that replaced where wings would be and still Yugi evaded. By each passing moment the creature's anger grew until it began swinging wildly. The Bio's could only watch on in awe.

Yugi ducked under another wild strike. Rolling to the side he sacked his stick against the beasts thighs. It roared in pain, lashing out with its center arms in vail to try snatching up the teen. Yugi was just far too fast.

Flipping over the beast Yugi saw his chance. He swung the stick over the creature's right side. Effective taking out two of the three eyes, though it was do to a momentary mishap with an interfering branch in the way. However that second's pause not only causing him his remaining target but earned him a nice gash across his chest.

The pack gasped, shocked to watch the teen suddenly spin in midair with a cry of pain followed by blood flying from his open chest wound.

Yugi turned and flipped to the side, veering out of the creature attack range.

Panting the teen fought to stay conscious since he was looking blood fast. Yugi quickly scanned the clearing, concocted a plan when the creature chose to attack.

It charged down towards Yugi like a mad bull seeing red. It lashed out with its tongue. Yugi evaded only to have two arms, one coming down at him the only from his side. Reacting on pure instance Yugi countered the aerial attack with a crescent kick. Moving with the flow pivoted his body to block the side arm and counter with a swift kick to the beasts face.

The creature howled in pain as he was knocked back.

Yugi reacted fast, rushing at the beast as it rolled back over onto its feet. With the stone still in hand Yugi took aim and sent the rock sailing right into the creatures remaining right eye.

Its wail thundered throughout the forest. Its body flailed and thrashed in pain. one of its stray limbs collided into Yugi's stomach sending him airborne. The teen just managed to spin himself right before landing, sliding to a stop. The pain seemed to choose them to catch up with him as he dropped a knee clutching his most likely bruised stomach with one arm and placed presser over his chest with his other arm.

The Bio's looked thoroughly godsmacked. If it were not for the animalistic sounds of battle and sudden blood dripped from seemingly nowhere, they would not have believed it if not have seen it. The human indeed could see the beast and was engaging it in battle.

Kisara had to blink a few times to cease there stinging from no movement. "You guys all say that right?"

"I say it but I still don't believe it," Joey gawked. Ryou and Bakura too looked floored and Seto was perfectly resembling a fish out of water. Marik silently marveled at the teen. Had he, or any of them from that matter had known what the boy was capable of. Not to mention that only he could see there enemy. Malik remained within his mate's arms. Just as astonished as the rest of his pack.

By the look of Yugi and they way he was panting though it looked like he was reaching his limit.

"He's getting tired…" Ryou whispered.

"Seto, Marik," at the call of there names both male turned towards the teen. He appeared heavily drained but the fire in his voice could still be heard. "Flank each of its sides to keep it from veering. Joey, Ryou, Malik herd it from the rear. Kisara I need you and Yami up in the trees ready to strike. Bakura you're going to be the bait since you're too-"

Yami's eye twitched "Just who the fuck do you think you are!" he roared. "You have no right ordering my pack against my command! Tsk! Like I'd even allow it to begin wi-"

Yugi's amethyst eyes blazed. His patients finally snapped as he rounded on his look-a-like. "Who the fuck cares about your damn chain of command! We're in the midst of a battle, and last I checked didn't handle the fight so well." Yami spat hatefully at the human at the reminder. "If listened to some dumb human who's right now all you've got for survival then listen dammit! Because I'll be damned if I just sit back and do nothing." Yugi huffed, out of breath.

His eyes glared, challengingly at the Bio alpha. "If you're going to allow your stupid pride to cloud your mind and get yourself killed then good luck. But I won't allow you to drag the pack down with you because of your inability to get the fuck over the fact I'm a human." Yugi's voice was so chilled that it made his words feel like ice chips piercing into there hot skin.

Everyone's jaw dropped. They couldn't believe this boy, this human dared to speak to there alpha as such. And yet… They could see where he was coming from. Yes he was human but right now he was there only chance to survive.

They all knew it was unanimous without voicing there claim to obey Yugi.

Two minutes. That all it took for everything to go too hell. For those brief two minute Yugi had to reprimand Yami the creature recovered enough and was now on a crash corse at Yugi.

The teen was too tired and so caught of guard that he was unprepared for the attack.

Yugi saw at the last moment the beast barreling down on him. He could see the mad glint of satisfaction in its three remaining eyes as the sun's rays quickly speckled over its raised arm. Talons at the ready.

The fear that flashed through Yugi's eyes caught the pack attention as the boy flinched back, closing his eyes shut not wanting too see his death.

The ripping of flesh echoed as the splatter of blood made it's sickening 'plop' sounds. Then the thud of a body came. Yet it was the chilling wail that Malik sounded that frozen everyone's blood.

There, standing before the human protectively was Marik. The beasts claws got Yugi's arm, but due to Marik's fast reaction Yugi's wound wasn't nearly as deep since it was meant to slice off his head. No. Yes Yugi got nicked by the claws but Marik took the rest of the blow to his chest.

To which now he stood before Yugi, protecting the human as he snarled towards the enemy he still could not see but knew was there.

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Anory: Marik!? 0_o

Star: -giggles-

Neko: I know he's a wolverine and not a badger but I have the sudden urge to sing the badger song now. Hmm….

~Next time: The battles aftermath. Bakura actually shows emotion. -la gasp-