The Demon Within The Angel
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Chapter 10: The Beast's Lair
Back to Kaiba…Sara the Beast pulls the dagger out of his shin, making him yelp in pain. She then kicks him into the dungeon and locks the door, hanging the key around her neck. "Aww…don't be so upset. After all, you'll learn to love it here," she said, then turns around and leaves him in the cold, barely-lit room. Suddenly, he hears a very familiar voice. "She's got you too…" he said, walking towards him. "Mokuba!" exclaimed Kaiba as he hugged him, "Thanks goodness you're okay!" He then looked at his little brother…and saw that he has blood all over himself. "What the?" said Kaiba, "You're bleeding. Who did this to you?" and checked the wound in his leg before wrapping it tightly with a handkerchief. "Nobody did this to me, Seto," replied Mokuba as he shook his head, "And it's not my blood." He then pointed at the shivering girl in one corner of the dungeon, saying, "It's hers," and Kaiba looked at her. "Katy!" he gasped as he rushed over and kneeled next to her, "What the fuck happened to her?" Katy, having difficulty speaking, managed to say, "Ambushed…can't…move…" and coughed up a little blood, groaning. Mokuba picked up a piece of an old cloth he found in the dungeon and used it to wipe away the blood. "She was already wounded when she came here," he explained, "I've tried my best to stop the bleeding, but I guess I was a little too late." Kaiba leaned over and checked her pulse, thinking, Damn it, she's barely alive. He then asked Mokuba, "How long have you been sitting here?" and his brother told him that he doesn't know, and all he could remember was that he was just going to his room when something hit him on the head…and then woke up a few minutes before Katy was tossed into this place. "Getting…so…cold…" whispered Katy, coughing once again. "Don't die on me, Katy," said Kaiba as he took off his trenchcoat, "Just hang in there!" Mokuba hugged himself and said, "Seto, I'm scared." Kaiba used his trenchcoat as a blanket for Katy, and then hugged his brother close to himself. "I wanna go home," is all he could hear Mokuba say. "Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright," assured Kaiba, hoping that it really would.
While the 3 prisoners stayed silent in the dungeon, their rescue team slowly makes their way through the dark lair. Yugi, being almost as scared as his yami, led the group through the corridor, using a torch to light their path. "I knew we should've brought our own flashlights before we came here," complained Ryou, "This flame's not bright enough," and stumbled a bit, quickly regaining his balance. "Now you've thought about it?" shouted Bakura, annoyed due to his hikari's late ideas. "Shut the fuck up, Bakura!" whispered Yugi, "She'll hear us!" Pharaoh, slightly shocked about Yugi's sudden change in behavior, scolded, "Yugi, watch your language!" He suddenly stopped, causing Ryou, Bakura, Malik and Marik to bump into him and each other. "Aah!" shouted Pharaoh before glaring at the 4 boys behind him for being so clumsy. "Keep the volume down!" said Yugi as he looked behind him, watching the pharaoh pick up an object from the floor. "Hey…isn't that Katy's bangle?" he asked as he took a closer look, noticing some blood on it. "It must've fallen off her arm," suggested Yugi. Ryou asked Pharaoh to hand him the bangle and ran his finger over the bloody area. "Hmm…the blood flaked off when I touched it," he said, "That means Katy was walking here just some time ago." Yugi looked down at the floor…and denied Ryou's investigation. "She didn't walk through here," said Yugi, "She was dragged," and pointed at the trail of blood at their feet. "If I were suffering from hemophobia right now, I'd kill myself if I saw her body!" he added. "Hemo-what?" asked a confused tomb robber, growling as he continued, "Seriously, why can't you just use simple –" but was interrupted by Marik saying, "Ssh…! Do you hear that?" All the boys listened carefully for any sound. "I don't hear anything," said Malik. But I do smell something, he thought before he sniffed himself, I really need a shower. Marik frowned and him and said, "Show some courtesy, Malik," earning an apology from his hikari. "Anyway, did you hear anything?" he asked again. "Other than your loud voice, I don't think I heard anything else," replied Ryou. "Exactly," said Marik, "Why do you think this place is suddenly so eerily quiet?" Pharaoh suggested that either Sara the Beast is asleep…or not here at the moment, making him feel much better as he thought of that. "Same here, Pharaoh," agreed Yugi, smiling. He then noticed something glowing in Bakura's pocket, and asked him what it was. "Huh?" wondered Bakura as he took out the Millennium Eye, staring at it in his hand as he said, "Strange…it never glowed like this before." Before they knew what was gonna happen, it suddenly levitated itself into the air and starts floating in a certain direction. "What's with that thing?" asked Malik as they followed it. "I have no idea," replied Pharaoh. "It's getting away!" said Ryou as it floats faster, forcing all of them to run after it. Where's it taking us? thought Ryou as he put Katy's bangle in his pocket.
It led them downwards into the dungeon and stops in front of a rusty, metal door. It then stops glowing and falls to the ground as the boys finally caught up with it. Bakura immediately picks up the Millennium Eye and puts it back into his pocket, wondering about its mysterious behavior earlier. "I think I can hear someone breathing," said Yugi, "Malik, give me a boost." Handing the torch to Pharaoh, he gets lifted up by Malik and stands on his shoulders, just high enough to look through the small window. "Kaiba? Is that you?" he asked as he made out an outline of a tall figure in the shadows. "Yugi! Get us outta here right now!" said the CEO as he looked up; Katy groaned in pain. "We're working on it," replied Yugi, getting down from his friend's shoulders to see how Bakura's doing with the lock. Unfortunately, he didn't apply that much force when the wire disintegrated in his hand. "What the fuck?" said the thief as she scratched his head, "This is one stubborn lock." Mokuba said that he had already tried to pick the lock himself – it clicked, but the door wouldn't open. "There's a spell casted on this lock," frowned Marik, "The only way to open the door is with a key." And to make matters worse, that key is with that monster, much to Pharaoh's disappointment. "Just go and get it!" shouted Kaiba, "I don't think Katy could hold on much longer!" And if to prove it, Katy suddenly threw a 5-second coughing fit before whimpering due to pain. Oh my…she sounds awful! thought Ryou, shuddering violently as he imagined her puking out her guts. "We'd better find that key! Now!" commanded Malik, knowing that she needs to be hospitalized immediately.
Without any other option, the rescue team immediately rush back upstairs. Just as they were about to move another step, the sound of calm, soothing music reaches their ears…followed by a yawn from Ryou. "It sounds like…a lullaby," said Ryou as he rubs his eyes. The others were getting affected as well…and before they knew, all 6 boys collapsed and fell fast asleep on the floor.