Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. You should kinda know that by now unless some great miracle occurred then I would have told you. -
I think I'm getting better from the writers block. I sure hope this chapter makes up for a long wait.
Dragon Carnage
Lyn arrived at her house with Bakura close behind. He was still smiling like a maniac. Lyn opened the door and turned around in the doorway. She returned the smile and leaned against the frame.
"You didn't have to follow me home," she said with a cheery tone.
"Just wanted to make sure you got home safe and sound," he replied walking a bit closer. Lyn laughed.
"I'm a dragon, remember? I think I can handle myself."
"Can I come in?" he got even closer, agitating Lyn further. She continued to smile anyway, and replied calmly.
"I don't think so," she backed into the house, "We'll talk about the pendant some other time." He backed up enough so that she could shut the door. She locked it, leaned against it, and sighed. HE was a handful.
As she was walking to her room, she had a terrible sensation in her gut. She stopped and gripped her stomach. What was this? She hadn't had this feeling since……forever. It had been years upon years. It wasn't pain, but more of a severe longing. She realized what it was and ran to the back. It was a longing for blood and death. When she arrived, the bedroom had a large window. Escape; she had to escape. Bursting through the window, Korcha returned and flew straight into town, making sure Bakura was nowhere in sight.
Kaiba Corp (side building)
Kaiba got up from the chair and stretched his stiff muscles. Mokuba had already come in and fussed at him for working too hard and now it was almost one in the morning. There had been a malfunction and, of course, he had to fix it himself. He really didn't feel like sleeping, anyway. The last incident here has already given him a few nightmares.
As he waited for his body to shut down, he glared out the window. It was too quiet; WAY too quiet. After the attacks, most people had stopped going out at night. There were a couple of brave people, but those were the ones the dragon attacked.
City (not far from Kaiba Corp.)
Blood. Death. Failure. These words wouldn't leave Korcha's mind. She flew side to side, searching. Anyone she could find- child or adult- they where going to die. She had failed before with Kaiba, but now it was more serious. Now it was death.
After flying a while, Korcha saw the light in Kaiba's building.
Kaiba's POV:
I was watching the window. It gave me a slight chill how quiet and peaceful it seemed. I knew it was out there. The dragon was looking for a thrill again. Would it come after me? How would I defend myself now?
Before those questions could be answered, I saw a flash of black through the glass. A ribbon of glistening scales flows through the cracks of the buildings. I shivered. It was coming. Slowly but surely the dragon would flow in between the houses until it was here. Then it would try again, catching me defenseless. I had to fight back.
End POV.
Korcha ducked behind a building and watched the window with slit eyes. She saw Kaiba's silhouette in the light. He was watching; she could smell the fear. Excitement filled her and she could barely keep from launching at him. She had to hide though, it was all about strategy.
Kaiba had an idea. If he could catch the dragon, he could turn it in to some one who could handle it and, hopefully, get rid of it. He walked over to the door and switched off the lights. Korcha watched as the window went dark. It was time.
Kaiba saw the outside much clearer now. He saw the black scales glisten again as the moon shined upon them. It was coming. His plan worked perfectly, but now he had to figure out what to do now. Korcha glided silently to the tall building. Her plan was firm and intricate. Depending on what Kaiba does. Last attack was a failure because she predicted incorrectly and it cost her success.
As Kaiba stood at the window, he called the police and security telling them the dragon was there and they could come and get it soon. Korcha was extremely close now, and Kaiba couldn't force himself to stay at the any longer. He walked to the door and waited for the dragon to arrive.
It arrived quickly and hovered in front of the window. She saw Kaiba in the back. He was scared; of course. He didn't want to show it, but the dragon could read him like a book. Korcha spun around and used her powerful tail to smash the window. The loud crash made Kaiba flinch, but he didn't run. Not yet at least. As Korcha landed, she let out a rumbling purr-like noise.
Kaiba tried to stay put but his legs thought otherwise and he burst through his door running. Korcha followed running like a hunting lion ready to feast; teeth bared and voice rumbling. There was no way he was going to escape now.
He thought quickly and ran into a large room. After slamming the door, he locked it quickly. He leaned against it and looked around desperate fro an idea. Something sharp; he needed something sharp. He finally spotted a desk lamp. Before he could defend himself with it he had to break off the wide top. No problem; he could always buy more…if he survived the night.
Korcha sniffed and blew hot breath under the door. The door creaked as her large dragon body leaned against it. Soon, the door gave way to a small final charge. Kaiba hid behind the desk with the lamp in his shaky hands while Korcha stepped around the room searching diligently.
As the large dragon stepped past the desk, Kaiba jumped out and struck her on the head. She roared and fell to the ground. Kaiba raised the pole again to deliver another blow, but Korcha blew a flaming ball at his head. He jerked back to avoid getting burned and fell to the ground. In one swift move, Korcha jumped on top of him and opened her powerful jaws.
Kaiba had one last hope. He thrust the pole with all of his might into the arm of the black beast of death. It screamed in pain. Korcha's voice made an eerie piercing noise as it echoed through the halls. When she pulled back to release Kaiba, he ran full speed out of the room. Another weapon; he needed another weapon now that his first one was imbedded in the dragon's arm.
Korcha growled in severe pain as she pulled the pole out of her arm. The blood flowed from the wound. Kaiba was more resourceful than first expected. She walked out of the door and looked each way. He couldn't hide; not any more.
Game Shop
Yugi slept peacefully in his own bed when he woke with a start. What woke him up? Then he heard a noise. A roaring voice called his name. When he looked up to the roof window Milfer stood on the frame staring at him. Milfer's expression scared him at first, but he got up and ran down and out of the house grabbing his puzzle on the way.
When he got outside, Milfer landed in front of him. He wasn't his calm self anymore, but a worried and fearful expression fell over him.
"I need your help!" Milfer roared quickly. Yugi didn't know what was going on.
"Why?" Yugi asked.
"No time to explain. Get on; we must go now!" Yugi hopped on, and Milfer launched into the air. Yugi held on tight as they rose higher and higher.
"What's going on?" Yugi yelled over the wind. Milfer flapped his wings a few more times before answering.
"Korcha has attacked," he paused, "This time she wants to kill."
"Who is she after!" Again, Milfer paused.
"It's Kaiba again," he said as he tilted slightly to turn toward Kaiba Corp.
"Why did you want me to come?"
"You were the pharaoh of long past. You were the one who locked her away the first time."
"Lyn was in the past?"
"No," he shook his head, "It was the dragon spirit that survived. Lyn's heritage dates back to the first dragon-human; and the spirit was passed down."
"I didn't know the dragon was a separate spirit."
"Usually, the two get along, but not anymore. It seems Korcha has overpowered Lyn, and is now on a rampage." Yugi tried to soak in this information.
They finally arrived at the building and saw the terrible scene. Milfer gently landed in Kaiba's office, and Yugi dismounted. The whole place was trashed! Milfer walked out into the hall and traced the steps of Korcha with Yugi following. This wasn't good. Korcha had been here for quite a while now.
A bit farther away, Kaiba was hiding again from the dragon. His new weapon was a pair of scissors that had been used a few times and were now covered in dragon blood. He had a few scrapes and scratches on his cloths and face from his close shaves with Korcha. He was breathing heavily from the last sprint to the recent hiding spot.
Milfer walked to a broken door and peered in. Yugi looked in as well. It was a destroyed room with a large spot of blood covering a section of the floor and some on the desk. Milfer sniffed and blew out of his nose.
"Korcha's blood," he growled. Yugi sighed silently; he was glad it wasn't Kaiba's. They continued walking and peering into every room. Most doors were open except for one or two. Korcha had obviously shot out most of the lights to give herself the advantage. It was working; Milfer was very nervous.
Kaiba heard slow hard footsteps outside the closed door. It was here. He took a breath and gripped the scissors tighter. He was running out of rooms to hide in and energy to do it. If help didn't come soon, he was going under.
The door creaked and the knob turned red. In a few seconds it exploded and the door began to swing open slowly. Kaiba got up and ran to the door. He raised the scissors to strike.
"KAIBA NO!" Yugi yelled. Milfer caught Kaiba's hand in the air with wide eyes; the scissors coming inches from his face.
"Yugi!" Kaiba said surprised. Milfer released Kaiba's hand and snatched the scissors from him. As he looked at the makeshift weapon, he spoke in another growl.
"More of Korcha's blood," he said. Kaiba stared at him.
"Who's Korcha? And who are you?" Milfer raised his head to meet him eye level.
"I am Milfer the white dragon, and I am here to help you survive."
"And you brought Yugi to help you?" Kaiba retorted.
"He is the pharaoh that defeated Korcha in the past," Milfer protested impatiently, "He is our only hope, and you should be glad we're even here." Kaiba was silent. That was correct.
"Fine. What now?"
"Well, first we need t"- he stopped and turned his eyes to the side. Yugi looked at him.
"What's wrong?" Yugi asked silently.
"GET IN!" he pushed Yugi through the door as a blast of dark flame struck him on the back. Yugi was shoved into Kaiba and they both fell to the ground.
"Milfer!" Yugi tried to get up, but fell to his knees. His old injury was back. As he gripped his sides, a deep evil laugh echoed out of the hall.
"You can never heal from a wound caused by me no matter who helps you," Korcha's rumbling voice said. Milfer stood up from the blast and looked into the darkness.
"Don't move too much Yugi," he said demandingly, "Kaiba take care of Yugi and get him somewhere safe. I'll handle Korcha." He flew out into the hall toward the evil laughing voice. Kaiba helped Yugi up and got out of the way behind another desk.
He gently leaned Yugi on the wall. Yugi was still gripping his side, but wasn't in as much pain.
"We have to help Milfer," he tried to stand, but Kaiba stopped him.
"What are you thinking! You're hurt, and wouldn't do much but hold him back." Kaiba, for once, sounded like he cared. Yugi relaxed and Kaiba watched the fight by peering over the desk.
You couldn't really see much except for flames and an occasional tail and wing, both black and white. The roars and screeches were continuously flowing from the hall. To Kaiba, it sounded like a pretty serious battle; like the two creatures would fight to the death. It gave him the chills.
"What's happening?" Yugi asked Kaiba. Kaiba studied the door trying to find the answer to his question.
"I'm not sure…" he answered. Yugi gave a ragged breath. Milfer had seemed to be losing more and more to Korcha; like she was growing stronger and he was growing weaker!
Finally, a different sight; Korcha was thrown through the wall and landed close to the desk shielding the two boys. Kaiba ducked behind the desk as Korcha stood. She gave a roar as Milfer tackled her with a rumble. They went crashing through the window and twirled through the air, continuously biting and scratching each other.
Kaiba growled. Again with the windows! He stood and walked over to look out at the fight.
"What's going on?" Yugi asked again. Kaiba was about to tell him to come see for himself when he remembered the injuries. Yugi tried to get up and almost succeeded when the whole building shook violently. Yugi fell back down and yelled in refreshed pain. Kaiba caught himself on the broken window, cutting his hand on the broken glass.
"What was that!" Kaiba exclaimed, leaning out of the window to see. Smoke was rising from the building in between Kaiba and the ground. A serious gash had been ripped in the side of the building, and risked knocking the entire structure down! He had to get Yugi and himself out of here. He went over and helped Yugi up.
"What are you doing?" Yugi asked.
"We have to get out of here. This building has become unstable and is likely going to fall." Kaiba replied, trying to stay calm. They made their way down the hall to the elevator. It was going to be best to get out fast and stairs were way too slow.
As the elevator made its way down, another violent quake hit. Kaiba kept his footing and held Yugi up. He was hoping the power would stay on, but it was already flickering. The elevator creaked down the shaft. Yugi and Kaiba stared at the door anxiously. The elevator count was at two when the lights when off. Yugi sighed and hung his head.
"So close…" he sighed.
"We're not down and out yet," Kaiba gently set Yugi down against the wall and moved to the door. He pulled the doors a small way apart. The second floor took up half the door and the rest was the first floor. The problem was the first floor had a tall ceiling and would be impossible to get the injured Yugi out.
He turned back to Yugi and thought for a minute. He finished pulling the door apart and paused.
"I'm going to see if I can get some help," he said grimly. "You stay here." Before Yugi could answer, Kaiba jumped out and landed on the floor. The room was demolished! The dragons had taken their toll on this place. A rumble shook the ground, but it wasn't as severe. Before Kaiba could make his way out he heard a pterodactyl like scream and the screeching of metal.
He turned back to the elevator to see the ceiling of it bend in and the whole thing slam to the ground. Yugi let out a yell of terror and pain. Kaiba couldn't see him! The dragons had fallen on the elevator and crushed in the top.
"Yugi!" Kaiba ran to the wreckage and search for him. A tear had appeared where Kaiba could see Milfer straining under the weight of Korcha. "You're on Yugi!" he yelled to Milfer. Milfer's eyes widened as he stared at Kaiba.
"Hold on, Yugi!" Milfer yelled as he stood up slowly, "Just hold on!" He pierced the metal with his talons and pulled up, despite the objection of Korcha. As he did, Yugi came into view. He wasn't moving!
Kaiba crawled into the new space and grabbed Yugi's leg, pulling him out of the elevator. Milfer had his teeth bared in strain and finally let Korcha slam him back down. They continued to battle as Kaiba put Yugi's arm over his shoulder. Almost as soon as he got out of the building, it rumbled and began to collapse.
As it fell, smoke ran over Kaiba and Yugi with shards of metal and rock. A piece hit Kaiba in the back and he fell to the ground. The dragons roared as large pieces hit them in random places. Korcha was hit in the back, between the wings and head by rocks and metal hit her tail and legs. Milfer was struck in the head and fell into the smoke out of sight.
When the smoke finally cleared, the dragons were nowhere to be seen. Kaiba got up slowly, staring down at the lifeless body under him. He gently turned Yugi on his back with his shaky hands. Yugi looked like he had been in a hundred car accidents; his face was scratched, his body was bleeding in countless places, and so were his legs and arms.
Kaiba looked back up at the rubble. A place smoked and Korcha crawled out and flew up. As she turned back, she yelled.
"This isn't over! We will finish this later!" she then turned and flew into the night. Kaiba didn't now what to do; he was in complete panic. Yugi was either unconscious or dead, the black dragon had survived, and Milfer was nowhere in sight.
As he was trying to get his brain working, noise was heard in the debris. Ang rose out of the rocks and walked slowly over. He passed Kaiba and fell to his knees by Yugi. His face was scratched and dirty, his eyes were half shut and blank, and his arms hung limply at his sides.
"I shouldn't have brought you here," Ang said slowly, "I…I should have known…she was too strong." He lifted his hand and touched Yugi gently.
"Are you ok?" Kaiba asked Ang nervously.
"No," he replied. Kaiba helped him to a wall and leaned him against it. He did the same with Yugi.
"I'm going to get help," Kaiba said again. He ran to the main building of Kaiba Corp and called the hospital. When he went back outside Ang looking at his wounds, gently trying to adjust from his uncomfortable position. Kaiba stopped a ways back and looked the two over.
They come to save him. Why? Why was he more important then their own safety? This didn't make sense to him at all. He had escaped with only minor scratches. He walked over to them and waited for the ambulance. This night seemed to be getting worse every passing second, and the sun wasn't close to rising yet.
Now that was intense! I hope you liked it, 'cause there will be a lot more fighting and destruction like this for a while!
Ok, all you Yugi and Yami lovers are probably ready to kill me now, but DON'T PANIC! This will all be important later. I'm telling you, I'm a Yami lover so I'm not going to kill the guy. - (R&R)
Old Palls of Long Past
Ang sat on the bed in his hospital room. He refused to leave it after he was diagnosed as being perfectly healthy. He hadn't even spoken to anyone since he got there. He seemed to crack when Tea had burst into tears. To his knowledge, Yugi was still unconscious.
The sun shone through the window lighting up the white room. Ang lay down and rolled over to face the wall. He wasn't in a good mood at all, and the sun wasn't his friend today.
A knock sounded on the door. Ang didn't move or say a word. Tea came in and shut the door. Ang knew it was her and flinched when she shut the door.
"Ang…" she said while walking to his bed, "Are you ok?" her voice was soft and a little soar from crying. Ang mumbled but didn't move. Tea sat down on the end of the bed. "It's not your fault…"
"Ha," Ang shot sarcastically. Tea glared at him, but he didn't look away from the wall, "You are the one who should know it is my fault."
"I didn't come in here to argue," she said angrily while standing, "I just want to know what happened." He gave a ragged sigh and began.
"Korcha and Lyn are two different spirits fighting for the same body. It's the same way with me and Milfer, but we don't fight. We live and work together. Now Korcha seems to be targeting Kaiba, but Lyn refuses to help. This fact makes Korcha more ruthless."
"But why did Yugi not heal from his injuries?"
"Dragon poison," Ang sat up and looked at Tea, "It is a severe and complicated handicap. Even if you survive a dragon's attack, the poison will probably kill you anyway. After Yugi had been struck, the poison began to take effect.
You see, Korcha was attacking Kaiba when Lyn refused to attack him, thus the poison was activated. But Kaiba was hit; it was Yugi instead."
Tea flinched as she thought about the horrible accident. It was one of the worst days of her life. Ang continued with a more regretful tone.
"I tried to get rid of it when I healed him, but obviously, I failed… When Korcha got close to Yugi, the wounds reopened. If Yugi would have stayed that close to her…he would have died." He turned to face the window. "I panicked when I saw Korcha flying toward Kaiba Corp. so I retrieved Yugi. I was trying to rush the process to recapture the spirit."
"It's ok, though right?" Tea asked, "Yugi's going to be alright?" Ang was silent for a while.
"For now…he'll be fine, but…" Ang looked at her with a grim expression, "I'm afraid this Poison is more serious than I suspect."
"How can it be worse!"
"A certain amount of venom connects the two; predator and prey." Tea was speechless. How could this be happening? Ang stood up. "I don't feel so well," he stated before walking out of the room.
"Ang?" Tea followed. He went to Yugi's room and went in. Tea followed silently. Ang stood beside the bed and stared at the millennium puzzle.
"I'm going to see him," a voice in Ang's head said grimly. Ang's expression never changed.
"You sure?" Ang's other inner voice asked.
"I need to. You can stay here."
"...ok," Ang reached out and touched the puzzle. A light glowed and then disappeared. Ang almost collapsed, and Tea helped him to a chair.
"What did you do?" she asked.
"It's not what I did. It's what he will do… we can only wait." Tea looked back at Yugi worried.
In Puzzle
Yami walked through his puzzle. Something had just happened and now he could sense something inside his puzzle. As he turned a corner, he almost tripped over a dragon!
Milfer was lying in his path with his head on the floor. Yami bent down and looked him over wide-eyed. What was going on? Milfer opened his eyes and looked and Yami, giving a weak smile.
"I am sorry pharaoh," he said trying to stand, "I didn't know where else to go."
"Why are you so weak?" Yami asked, not minding the unexpected guest. Milfer walked to a stairway and fell back down, resting his head on the steps.
"I have fought a great battle, and used the rest of my power to come here."
"Why do you want to be here? Wouldn't it be better to stay with Ang?" Milfer chuckled.
"He does not want to see me. Not now." Now Yami noticed something startling. Milfer's dramatic scales weren't a gleaming white anymore, but a dull grey. Milfer rolled over slightly to show his belly and closed his eyes. "You know what, my Pharaoh?" his voice was calm and casual. Yami instinctively reached out and rubbed the soft scales.
Milfer's claws gripped and relaxed in a pleased fashion. (Have ya ever seen a cat paw when you pet it? Like that.)
"I miss the days back in Egypt," Milfer continued lazily. "Back when we would fly around and just be friends without worries."
"Sadly, I don't remember my past as you do." Milfer opened his eyes and smiled at Yami.
"You definitely remember how to help a friend relax," Yami smiled. For now, the terror outside wasn't real. Yami stopped rubbing and Milfer stood up and stretched. His color was getting better and his eyes already seemed happier.
"What have you come here for?" Yami asked as Milfer stepped away from the stairs.
"Well, I am here to explain what's going on with your other self," Milfer's tone was serious again. He spent a while explaining while Yami listened intently. It was mostly the same as what Ang had told Tea before
