Zypher: Hi all. Sorry for the long wait but I had a shut down on my mind for a short while but I'm back and with a new chapter of Darkness Reign. I thank all of you for reviewing the last chapter and hope you will enjoy this one.
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Darkness Reign
Chapter 11
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The sun shone brightly through the window of the three Xiaolin dragons' shared room. Yugi yawned softly and sat up, stretching lightly. Looking down to the peaceful sleeping form of Yami, he smiled down at him and kissed the tip of his nose softly. 'Sweet dreams, Yami.' he thought as he got out of bed softly and walked out of the room.
He headed downstairs and saw Aqua cooking breakfast for them. "Morning, Aqua." Yugi said as he sat down at the table. "Morning, little one. How was your night?" he asked. "It was wonderful and satisfying." he replied as Aqua placed a plate in front of him that had a stack of pancakes, eggs, bacon and waffles on it.
"I can only guess. I saw it was a full moon last night and both you and Yami were gone for quite a while." he said with a small smirk. "Guess you did notice. It was Yami's idea and I could never pass up a moment with him. The same goes for you." Yugi said as he took some blueberries and syrup and placed them onto his pancakes, eating quietly.
"But of course. We would never want you to have a dull night when we could do something to make it satisfying for you." he said, waking over to him and leaned down to kiss him. He returned the kiss before breaking it and held out a strip of bacon which he took gratefully. Soon, Keara came down with a bunch of scrolls in her arms. Aqua turned to look over to her. "Morning, Keara. What's with all the scrolls?" Aqua asked as he started making plates for her, Rai and Jack.
"Trying to think of some locations I can send that dreaded Hidoku Mouse. I went to the monks' temple later that night and read some of their minds with the Mind Reader Conch. They are planning to use the Serpent's Tail to get to the core to grab it." Keara said as she sat down at the table. "That just won't do. We have to stop them before they can get it." Yugi said, not at all planning to lose Yami and Aqua. "Maybe you can remove it completely from the earth. That way, they will never be able to find it." Aqua suggested.
"That's a great idea. And since there's no Shen Gong Wu known in existence that can take them to another world except for the Golden Tiger Claws which we have and will continue to keep, they will never be able to reach it." Keara said. "I'll send it to Terris Thule's domain in Norrath. It's always night there so it will never be found and they'll never know it's there since they never heard of Norrath." she continued. "That will be wonderful. I suggest you get started now before the monks make their move." Aqua said and she nodded. "I'll be right on it. I'll see you all later." she said as she finished up her breakfast and then headed back upstairs to take care of the deed.
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The monks were preparing to do just that. Omi held the Serpent's Tail, ready to start on the journey to the core of the Earth. "Now, Omi, you might have to hurry. Chances are they may have found out about what we're planning and will try to grab the Wu before you can get there and send it somewhere else." Dojo said and he nodded. "I'm on it. I will have the Hidoku Mouse back once more and we'll defeat those demons once and for all." Omi said before using the Serpent's Tail and headed through the Earth.
It took a few tries but soon, he ended up in the center and jumping from foot to foot, he started hopping his way in search of the Wu, spotting the Hidoku Mouse soon after. He was about to grab it but saw it was being engulfed in a gold light. He jumped for it but was too late as it disappeared. "No, I was too late." he whispered and then yelped as he felt himself being burned and left out the core quickly.
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She grinned as she held the Wu in her hands before making another portal leading to Terris Thule's domain and threw it inside, the portal closing behind it. "And that takes care of that." she said to herself with a nod before deciding she should go and wake up Yami and Rai so they can eat.
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Jack walked out from his secret lair and Aqua handed him a plate, giving him the privilege to eat at the table with them. "So, do we have anything planned for today?" he asked, looking over to Yugi. "I don't know, we may train some more and if you be good, I may just get Yami or Aqua to teach you something to help protect yourself more than those bots you have." Yugi said, taking his plate and washing it before setting it with the others. "Really? You mean it!?" he asked happily. "Don't push it." he said and Jack deflated before he went back to eating.
Keara came back downstairs with Rai and Yami and Rai ran over to Yugi, giving him a hug. He smiled and pat the younger's head. "Have a good rest, Rai?" he asked and Rai nodded. He pat his head once more and then told him breakfast was waiting for him. Rai went over to the table to eat and Keara walked over to Yugi. "Well, I've taken care of our Hidoku Mouse problem. Those monks will never find it in a million years." she said and Yugi smiled, relieved. "Thanks, Keara. I don't know what I would do if they actually succeeded with that." he murmured.
"I know. I would be devastated myself. Every time I had to witness them be defeated and turned to nothing but ash by those monks. But not this time. I'm here to help and that's how it will stay. I have left them many times alone and without my help, the monks have a chance, especially if their partner wasn't one of light like you are. I felt ashamed of all those times I was never there to help." she said softly, tears coming to her eyes and Yugi went to hug her. "It's alright now, Keara. I'm here and I'm not going to let anything happen to them again. They don't deserve it and I would feel that same if I couldn't help them." Yugi said and she smiled as she hugged him back.
"Thank you, Yugi. I feel a lot better now. I knew I could trust you just by looking at you. Yami and Aqua trust you more than anyone else they have been with and the bond you share will never be broken. I just hope this time they will succeed without fail." Keara said and Yugi nodded. "Don't worry, this time they will and I'll be by their side the whole entire time." Yugi said and she nodded in agreement. "Now, I have a gift I wish to grant you. How would you like being king for a day?" she asked.
"I would love that but I don't have much knowledge of being one. That has been a thought that has plagued me ever since I freed Yami and Aqua. What if I'm not that great of a person to rule the world?" Yugi said, looking up to her.
"Well, you can start now. I am able to grant you the wish to be king for a day and everything here in Egypt will be under your control. Once that day is over, any other days that you wish to be king, you can get another country to rule over alongside Egypt until you are comfortable with that role and soon, all mankind will be at your feet." she said.
"I guess I can. It will help me for when the time come and I can guess that Yami and Aqua will be devoted to me more than usual while I'm king for a day, right?" he questioned and she nodded. "More than you think. They'll be your devoted bed slaves if need be. I bet you'll like that." she said with a grin and he nodded. "I'll love it. Should we tell them?" he asked and she nodded as she walked over to the table where they were finishing up the last of their meal. She told them about what she wanted to grant Yugi and they agreed with it.
"Well then, why don't we give him his rightful role as king." she said and weaved a spell and soon everything shifted and the palace rose over the city of Cairo. Yugi was dressed in royal Ancient Egyptian clothing sitting upon his throne. Beside him Yami and Aqua laid, dressed in decorated servant clothing. Jack stood off to the side, grumbling softly as he was assigned to be another servant but wasn't high in rank as Yami and Aqua were to Yugi. Keara stood by Yugi's side as well, becoming the royal magician as well as one of his advisers.
She looked over to Yugi and smiled. "So, how do you like it?" she asked. "It's wonderful so far." Yugi said. "Well, there's more than that. Come with me." Keara said and Yugi got up from the throne to follow her and when they came upon the balcony that overlooked the city, people bowed before him.
"See, all these people bow before you. They will grant you anything you wish when you ask and they also put their lives in your hands." she said. "But I really don't know if I'll be able to take care of mankind like this. What if I'm not able to grant what they want?" Yugi questioned, looking up to her.
"That's why I gave you this chance to learn. Once you learn then you will never have any problems and both Yami and Aqua as well as I will be there to help you every step of the way." Keara said and he nodded and they both headed back to the throne room where he sat down. Aqua lifted his head and placed it on his lap, letting Yugi comb through the spines that lined from the top of his head and down his back. "Don't worry, little one. You will become a great ruler. You will take care of these people well." Aqua said and he nodded.
"I hope you're right. I just feel that I will not succeed and I don't want to let the world down." Yugi said as he continued to stroke Aqua's head. Keara watched them before deciding to make some more improvements to their home and left the throne room.
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As the day went by, Yugi enjoyed being king, Yami and Aqua comforting him when he needed it. He was still worried that he may not be the king that Yami and Aqua thought he would be. They saw his worry and knew they needed to do something to make him feel better. "Come, little one. I do believe Keara has something ready for you." Yami said as he stood along with Aqua. Yugi nodded and went to follow them. He then thought of something and looked to Jack. "Jack, why don't you bring us something to snack on." Yugi said and Jack grumbled once more as he left.
"They could have at least made me a guard or something. I'm capable of being a guard." he grumbled to himself as he left towards the kitchen. Yami smiled as he nuzzled him. "See, now that wasn't so hard. Being commanding is one thing to being a successful king. Sometimes people won't listen and if you don't command them, they will one day overthrow you and you as well as us don't want that." he said and Yugi nodded. "But Jack is easy to control cause he knows if he doesn't listen, you may kill him."
"Well, at least you have attempted and succeeded even if it was Jack." Yami said and they stopped before a room and he opened the door. They led Yugi inside and he gasped when he saw that the room was filled with every game and game console made, a big screen TV hooked up as well as a laptop that sat on a desk beside it so he could play PC games as well. "Wow, this was always something I always dreamed of when I was a little kid." Yugi said as he ran inside, Yami and Aqua smiling to see he was happy.
"I made this room just for you, Yugi. I knew you were feeling sad and a little worried that you wouldn't be a good king so I made this room along with a music room so you can practice your dancing and singing. You can always go to any of those rooms if you just want to relax." Keara said as she walked inside. "Oh thank you, Keara!" he said happily as he started to play one of the games. Keara smiled and she went to go get Rai to train him a little more in magic while Yami and Aqua stayed by Yugi's side, watching as he played his games.
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Before it got close to dusk, Aqua's collar started to glow and he sighed. "And to think, I was starting to enjoy the day." he muttered and Yugi looked over to him. "What's wrong?" He asked. "Another Shen Gong Wu revealed itself." He said and Yugi crawled over to him to see which one it was. "It says that the one revealed is the Blade of the Nebula." Yugi said. "Blade of the Nebula? Why that's one of the Wudai weapons and the perfect one for Rai." Yami spoke as he got up. "Come on, little one, we have to get that weapon."
Yugi nodded. "I'll get Rai, you two go on ahead." Aqua said. He then turned to Jack. "And you, keep an eye on the palace while we're gone." he hissed and Jack nodded. He left out and Jack did as he was told.
While he was heading towards were Keara and Rai were training, he let out a low hiss and the Sapphire Dragon came up behind him. "We may need your help for once. You're going to be coming with us to get the Blade of the Nebula." he said and the dragon nodded.
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The monks were making their way there, flying over Texas not so long ago. "Ah, it's nice to be back home." Clay said as they flew overhead. "Now all we need to do is find Rattlesnake Ridge and we'll have the Blade of the Nebula which will be your Wudai weapon, Raimundo." Omi murmured. "But wouldn't that also included Rai since he was once part of Raimundo?" Kimiko questioned.
"Yes and that's why we need to get it before them cause if they get it, using that will double the power that Raimundo may probably get out of using it since the demon are the ones training him and Rai's Wudai power might surpass Raimundo's." Dojo said as they soon flew over an empty valley and saw the glow of the Wu.
He flew down, landed and they jumped from his back, heading over to the Wu which reacted to Raimundo being there. "Come to Papa!" Raimundo called, holding his hand out for the blade. It came out from where it was dug in the protruding rock but it didn't go to him, instead it went to Yugi who was standing a ways from them, Yami standing beside him and snarling. "Well, well, what do we have here?" Yugi questioned tauntingly as he held the Wu. "Give that back!" Raimundo hissed. "How about no. This Wu belongs to Rai." He replied, glaring at them.
"It belongs to Raimundo! He deserves it more than that pipsqueak." Dojo growled and Yami snarled in warning. "Oh, you shouldn't insult Rai. He's a lot stronger that Raimundo here. Besides, Yami doesn't like that." Yugi said as he pat Yami's side who purred in response. "What did you do? Normally he's the first to do something to us?" Clay said.
"Oh, a close friend gave me as well as the demons to use our Xiaolin powers to control or partially control one another's body functions and I used mine to completely control him and he's a ferocious beast now. One mistake and he might kill you." he said with a smirk.
"That's low." Clay whispered. "Not only that but a misuse of your Xiaolin power!" Omi shouted. "I know." Yugi said with a smile. Soon, Aqua arrived with the Sapphire Dragon and Rai and they landed. "My, seems you got them in a bind." Aqua murmured as he looked to Yami's snarling form and the monks' frozen position.
"Well, I see they'll have more to worry about now." he said as the Sapphire Dragon came up beside him and lowered its head to nuzzle him. "How is that possible?! The Sapphire Dragon should've turned them all to sapphire by now!" Omi gasped.
"Yes, that would've been true if not for three thousand years ago." Dojo said.
"What happened?"
. "When I was born, my grandfather told me the story of the demons controlling the Sapphire Dragon to obey them. He said it was a long battle but with enough strength, they subdued it and it now obeys every command they make and will never turn an ally of the demons into sapphire, only their enemies." Dojo explained.
"Great that makes the battle turn in their favor." Raimundo groaned. Yugi handed the Wu to Rai who thanked him before turning back to the monks.
"Now, as much as I would like to stay here, it will be dark soon and a full moon so I need to be getting back soon before that time but I'll leave you a little parting gift. Yami, Sapphire, do what you please but save Kimiko and Clay from your wrath." Yugi said, cracking a whip he held in his hand and they jumped into action, Yami pouncing on Omi and the Sapphire Dragon chasing Dojo. "Come on, Aqua. Let's get going." Yugi said as he climbed onto his back behind Rai and he flew off.
"See you later, losers." Rai jeered to the monks.
If they could, they would've done something to stop them if they weren't being attack by a semi-ravenous Yami and Dojo being chased by the Sapphire Dragon.
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When they got back, Rai went to put his new Wudai weapon into the vault and Yugi went to head to the hot spring with Aqua. He disrobed out of his royal clothing and slipping in with a relaxed sigh, Aqua coming in behind him and pulled him close. "You did well today. Not only with your idea of making Yami a true demon that will mean many problems for those monks but showing who's boss. I'm sure you are ready to be king." He said as he walked over to the waterfall and coated his hands a little in the massage oil before coming back and gently massaging Yugi's muscles.
"I still don't think I am but I'm getting there." Yugi murmured softly, moaning as all the tense muscles were easily kneaded away. "Good to know. We don't want you to feel like you can't be a good king." Aqua whispered softly and then looked up when he heard Yami along with the Sapphire Dragon come back.
Yami had a tattered piece of cloth in his teeth and he smirked lightly. "You didn't make a snack out of one of them, did you?" Aqua asked. "Nah, the little cheeseball dodged before I could sink my teeth into him but he won't be sitting for a while." he said with a laugh.
Aqua laughed as well, holding Yugi close now that he was done with his massage and kissed the top of his head. Yugi was almost asleep in his arms when he felt the feather-light action upon his head and smiled up to him. "Well, I guess we can say all in all today was a good day. We got Rai's Wudai weapon and those monks may be indisposed for the moment." Yugi said as he left out of Aqua's arms and climbed out of the spring. "I think you two will deserve a little gift. And as my devoted, personal bed slaves, I know you'll enjoy it." he said sensually as he caressed Yami's face lightly, making him groan.
"Don't tease us."
"Oh, I'm not teasing, just exciting you. I'll meet you up in our bed chambers nice and ready for you." he said as he walked off. "Man, I love him. He twice as better than any other partner we had before." He whispered and Aqua laughed.
"Yes, we have definitely chosen one of true potential and greatness. I just can't think of what we would do without him." Aqua said as he climbed out. "Well, we shouldn't keep him waiting. He is our king and master and he is waiting for our services." he purred as he walked off.
"Aqua, don't tempt me more than I need to be." Yami murmured as he followed. "Before we hit rock bottom to our pleasure, what should we do about Chase? I have a feeling that Jack isn't talking to him, but him talking with Jack and trying to force him to learn our secrets so he can tell him." Aqua whispered.
"Don't worry, I have something planned for him. He may be a slimy reptile but he won't be for long once his reptilian side becomes one of us." Yami murmured and Aqua nodded and they walked into the palace and didn't waste time making their way to their chambers where their glorious king awaits them.
Up in the sky, the moon shines brightly upon their palace.
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Back at the temple, Omi winced as Dojo wrapped the wound of his backside. "That was a low trick. And on my backside no less!" he whined. "Hey, be happy he wasn't able to rip you in two." Raimundo said, his own wounds wrapped up from the damage he received from Yami.
"But of course, the lucky ones were Clay and Kimiko since they weren't at all target by neither of them." he continued, glaring at them. "Well, mind you, at least Yugi still has a place in his heart for us since we treated him a lot nicer than you, Raimundo." Kimiko sneered.
"But when they have all the Shen Gong Wu, will it only be you and me that he will spare from the wrath of the demons or do you think we can convince him to spare the others?" Clay questioned. "That's a big risk in itself, Clay. You know Omi is persistent and if he was left along with you and Kimiko, he will still try to rid of the demons so the world will be the way it was and the demons won't appreciate that especially after wasting so many years with partner after partner to try to do the same goal." Dojo said as he finished with wrapping Omi's wound and slithered off.
"But the only thing I want to know is what created them? Why did they decide to make their goal to create the perfect world for one person? There has to be a starting point to all this madness." Raimundo murmured. "There is and I'll be willing to tell you the story." Master Fung spoke and they looked to him. "Please tell us, master." Omi said. He nodded and sat down before them.
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Zypher: And that will be all for this chapter. If you want to finally learn of Yami and Aqua's past, leave reviews. They make me happy. But for now, I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter and will be eagerly waiting for the next. See you soon.
Shen Gong Wu mentioned/used:
Blade of the Nebula- only loyal to the Dragon of Wind, moves objects sort of like a whip/nunchaku and can allow the Dragon of the Wind to fly (Wudai Weapon)
