Jungle Fever
By
Atems' Love
Note to the Readers: Hello everyone! Yes it has been forever…..I'm sorry.
But I am back and on track!
After this Final chapter and I will be in several parts, than I will be going back and editing previous chapters, and might/probably add more content so you might wanna give each chapter a re-read when I do…just say'n…
If you know me or my stories at all you should already know that this is a rated M story.
If you can't handle it, don't read AND don't give me crap about it…
Also unless I got 25+ votes on which story I should do/continue next I have chosen, The Collector or I will continue Xenix, and start some other "dark" thriller/horror/romance type story as the next story. If you're fine with my choice then by all means don't vote, but if not then VOTE!
Anyways on with the last chapter!
Yes this IS the last chapter…0.0
Chapter 11
Love knows no bounds.
As Tea held her dagger over Atem he whispered to her softly, "Tea is this really what you want?"
She paused with a look of surprise in her eyes, Atem laid their eyes closed with acceptance of defeat, so Tea sensed no trickery or danger from him.
"Why? It's not like you care" she sneered, "This just doesn't seem like you" he replied, "Well got over it cause it doesn't matter I don't have a choice, and neither do you we're stuck with the fates we were both given, so just-just die!" Tea snarled in declaration, raising her dagger again for the final strike to his chest.
"Get up you fool she's not dead!" Seto yelled charging in with several hyenas on his tail, Atem snapped his eyes open as he grabbed Teas' arm keeping the dagger from reaching his chest!
Tea was slightly taken aback by Atems' sudden strength increase, which came out of nowhere, as he started to overpower her as they got to their feet. Atem could hear his friend combating the hyenas' but he had to focus, one wrong move and it's over!
Though he couldn't help but worry cause of that king cheetah fur patch on Tea's battle armor. There was no doubt it belongs to Heather, and it is indeed fresh, but the real question is when, and how did she get it? For now for his sanity's sake he must believe his friend and trust that she's still alive.
Meanwhile….
Heather screamed in pain as Cora raked her talons across her backside!
Heather was covered in bloody fresh wounds, and Cora hardly had a scratch on her!
"Ha you're a joke, I can't believe the red winged chief married you, you have no fight in you, and you're weak!" Cora laughed, "Having a heart is no weak!" Amanda angrily retorted, "Don't listen to her Heather, Atem chose you for your heart, not for brute strength" she added.
It's true I don't have the guts to kill, I never did, but does that make me weak? Maybe, but if I don't figure out something fast she will kill me! Heather thought.
"Hmm what should I do with your fur, should I add it to my collection of trophies, or use it as a throw rug, for my thrown?" Cora teased.
Grrrr, she keeps taunting me….typical bird of prey….That's it! Heather growled, then she had an epiphany.
"Yah well try not to over excite yourself, or you might pee yourself, you bumbling bird brain!" she insulted, Cora cocked her head in response, "Huh is that the best you've got you fat spotted pig?" the cold queen retorted.
"I'm just getting started you Ugly Turd Blossom!" Heather wittedly insulted, Cora flared out her feathers, as several of her own hyena warriors stopped and starting laughing, "Well I never!" she growled, "What no more snappy comebacks you Butterfaced Butt Biscuit!" Heather goaded.
It was working Cora was left breathless, red in the face with fiery, as more and more of her own hyena warriors stopped and started laughing at her!
Heather was beating her at her own game, she figured Cora played/taunted her prey before killing them, but since Cora and Heather were from two different sides of the planet, Cora was left the short side of the stick, Cora had the bronze, but Heather has the Brains!
"Stop laughing you heckling idiots!" Cora raged, "Enough of this now you die!" she added in fiery charging towards her, "Shit!" she gasped barely dodging out of the way crashing into the rough dirt, her wounds stung as they irritated further. Heather slowly rose back on all fours, as she saw a little red fox come charging in!
"Stay out of this you rodent!" Cora hissed, combating with none other than Joey! Who was soon joined by Duke the Falcon and Tristian the monkey!
Normally Heather would want them to mind their own, but in this case she was grateful. To Heather surprise all the hyenas around them were all dead!
"Go get out of here my queen, you shouldn't even be here!" he called while fending Cora off, "Atems' that way go now!" Duke added pointing them in the right direction, Heather and Amanda nodded and hurried in that direction, "The Heck Duke why'd you do that?" Joey snarled, "You baboon, you should know by now that she came her for Atem, so she won't leave without him!" Duke scolded, "Hey!" Tristian snapped in anger by being included in Dukes' Insult again!
"Atem snap out of it or she'll kill us both!" Seto sneered as the two of them combated with Tea!
Tea then twirl kicked Seto harshly to the ground then turned her sights on Atem, "Atem forget your pride and just transform, Kill her!" he yelled trying to pick himself up from the ground.
But what if Teas' words are true, what if she really brutally killed my love, and family members, if all of this is true what's left to fight for? Atem thought depressively to himself
No I-I can't think that way, I must have faith that she's alive! He fought his previous thoughts.
As Atem was about to combat Tea Marik in his golden eagle form swooped in, digging with long sharp talons into his backside ripping out pieces of bloody flesh!
Atem cried in sheer agony, Tea then harshly smacks him to the ground with one of her twirl kicks, Atem gasps upon smashing into the rough jungle terrain.
Despite his flesh wounds screeching in pain he forced himself to his feet, his Emerald pools glaring with determination, as he heavily panted, he casted a few glances around him up towards the trees, Atem then transformed into his mighty albino lion form, "You coward!" Tea mockingly cried, "Save it bitch, I don't care what you think of me anymore!" he roared as he charged towards her.
"Gahahaha then you're going to have to fight me!" Marik evilly laughed as he dived in front of Atem, Marik stood between Atem and Tea in his human form wielding duel rusty hand crafted daggers covered in blood. He chuckled as he teasingly licked the blade of the dagger in his right hand. "You're all sick, I can't wait to cleanse you all from this world!" Atem growled, "Ha say what you want fool, but in the end your head will be mounted on my stake!" he laughed.
Atem and Marik began to fight as Tea and Seto watched from the sidelines, "You try anything and I'll end you on the spot" Seto hissed, Tea just glared at him in response as they continued to watch them duke it out, to Atems' horror Marik was incredibly strong, and wickedly clever, to every punch he landed Marik with combat with a fierce kick, for every bite, Marik left a nasty scar!
Atem was then thrown against a tree, blood leaked from his lips as he hit the ground, Marik laugh even more menacingly as he gasped in pain watching as his blood dripped from his mouth to the dirt, "Heh how sad this is way too easy" Marik sneered with a chuckle, "Th-then why don't you just kill me already?" Atem growled, "Cause it's not his style, my husband likes to play with his prey before he kills them" Tea informed with amusement filling her voice.
"Is that all you people really think about?" Heather angrily called as she dashed towards them in her king cheetah form, "Heather no!" Atem gasped in shock to see her, but was secretly relieved that she was alive, "Why-how?" Atem questioned her, "Never mind" he added already knowing the answer.
"Atem I love you, did you really think I was going to let you do this alone?" she replied, Atem just growled in response.
"Tea why are you doing this?" Heather questioned her, "Heh you know why-" Tea smugly spat until Heather interrupted her, "No, this whole war is to claim this land which is your parents wish, but the question remains, what do you wish to get out of this?"
"What does Tea want?" she added, as everyone stopped and looked at her, Tea just stood there with an insecure expression, holding herself close.
"Well is it?" Heather snapped, "OF COURSE NOT!" Tea roared forcing a reaction out of her, "Why didn't you say something?" Seto questioned, "Heh fool, you think I haven't, why do you think my body is covered in scars?" Tea hissed as she started to relive a childhood memory…
A little blue eyed brown haired savannah girl ran as fast as her little bruised, and scared legs could carry her as a pack of heckling hyenas could be heard chasing her from behind, then from above an elegant secretary bird dive bombed her from above, the little girl cried out in pain as she skidded across the rough dirt, her blood leaving a streak from where she once stood. "Worthless child, abandon these foolish thoughts of peace, love, and happiness, for you will only find true happiness through our joy!" her mother scolded while flaunting her wings outwards.
"No all you father ever want is blood, war, land, and death, there's no joy in that!" she protested, "Then you shall die!" her mother darkly roared, but before her mother could strike her father appeared with a gust of the wind, as if he was magic, "Stop my queen, our daughter is just confused" He calmly spoke as he stepped between the two of them, "My daughter come with me, I shall make everything clear" he spoke mesmerizingly with his hand out stretched.
Tea snapped her eyes, shaking her head back in the moment she then looked between Atem, Heather, then Seto and her husband Marik, "Let's get out of here" she softly spoke to Marik, "Heh sure, this was getting old anyway" he chuckled following his wife from behind, "You're damn well insane if you're leaving me behind!" Bakura hissed swooping in from behind, "Bakura you want to come with us?" Tea questioned, "No" Marik protested, "Then where the hell am I supposed to go?" Bakura ragged, "I don't give a damn as long as you're not with us!" Marik snarled back, Bakura then turned to Atem, Heather and Seto, Seto shook his head disapprovingly, "No" Atem said bluntly, "Now hold on Atem-" Heather objected, "YOU!" Atem thundered but then stopped and took a deep breathe before starting again, "You aren't even supposed to be here…darling"
"Come on Atem give him a chance" Heather moaned, "He has killed many of our men!" he snapped, "Um actually I haven't killed anyone, I just watched from the trees" Bakura defended, "I don't believe you!" Atem snarled, "I give testimony on Bakuras' behalf" Marik spoke up, "Your testimony isn't credible!" Atem angrily bellowed, "Atem please he could be useful" she pleaded, "Grr fine, but only after you have proven your loyalty" Atem growled, "Fine then" Bakura sneered in agreement.
Seto stood guard as Tea and Marik left, and Bakura flew back up into the trees, Atem limped his way over to Heather shadows of an unknown emotion covered his face, as he approached her, until his lips slammed into hers, as he held her painfully tight, Atem then proceeded to kiss her on the forehead, before releasing her from his loving embrace, the three of them turned and started making their way back to the main battlegrounds, "You should've staid with the rest of the women and children" Atem sighed, "Atem don't-" she started to scold him, but he stopped her, "But I am glad you disobeyed me this time…But don't make it a habit okay?" Atem finished, she smiled in response, "Well I'll try, but no promises" she happily replied they both wrapped their arms around each other as they continued to walk.
The three of them reached the opening of their main tribal grounds which was the main battle ground, the three looked at all the carnage that took place. The grounds had an eerie feeling as a cold gust of wind blew through the deserted grounds filled with dead bodies.
Joey in his fox form along with Tristian as a monkey came limping out from around one of the dead body piles, Mai, Amanda Nina, and Gisele also came out of hiding from behind tall thick bushes, and trees, everyone looked roughed up, and exhausted.
"Status report" Atem sighed, looking between his men, and women,
"I only kept a handful of men besides us, and sent the rest back to the secret tribal grounds" Joey stated, "We won't know the final fatality number until we go through all the bodies, and search for survivors" Duke added, "If it wasn't for our women coming down here to back us up, we probably would've lost a great deal more, maybe even lost the war!" Tristian remarked, "I know" Atem agreed.
"You know nothing!" Dartz hissed, then suddenly a dagger came flying out of the trees from above, and struck Atem in the back!
He cried in pain as he collapsed to the ground, he wanted to pull the dagger out so badly but the blade was too deep, Heather screamed for her husband, as his friends and family surrounded him protectively. "Fools did you really think it was over?" Dartz sneered still hidden from their site. "Why are you still here, I thought you all retreated?" Tristian yelled, "Yeah I killed your blood thirsty queen, how much more you want to lose?" Joey added, "If my queen could be bested by a little imprudent fox then she deserved to die!" he mockingly laughed, as they growled angrily at him, "How could you be so heartless, are you people even human at all?" Heather cried, "Grrr, no-no they know of what they've become, and they've accepted it, they're nothing but empty voids in a shell of flesh, soulless monsters with teeth and claws!" Atem sneered hatefully, as he tried to convince his wife with his body language to let him protect her. "I'm more concerned about you" Heather protested, "Be careful Dartz is not what you think, he's-different from anyone you or I have ever faced" Atem warned, "Yes, Dartz evolutionary powers, and unless you have the same, or know how they work, you won't stand a chance!" Pegasus announced his secret presence. "Evolutionary powers?" Amanda asked,
"Dartz has special powers that make him different from even the unique tribesmen or women" Rafael interjected hiding from behind the trees along with Yuesi, and Jaden.
"Wait I think I heard about this during a dinner banquet from Rebecca one night!" Heather stated having an epiphany remembering that night.
***Flashback***
"Heather…HEATHER?" Rebecca called then shouted at her in anger, the whole tribe were all gathered around the massive fire sharing food and drink with cheerful smiles, music, and soon dancing, "So Heather why are you hiding from Atem this time?" Rebecca chimed in sitting next to her with a hand carved wooden bowl full of fruit and freshly cooked boar right off the bone, "Uh oh well we kinda got into a fight so-" she started to explain, "Oh great what about this time?" Rebecca unenthusiastically interrupted as she played with her food. "Oh you know-" Heather sighed, "Everything!" they both said in harmony then broke out laughing, then sighed with irony…
"So as I was saying before I lost your attention, Armon-Atems' father, Pegasus-the leader of the Silver Stone tribe, and Dartz-the leader of the Blue fang tribe, are, and were evolutionary tribesmen, "Who or what's that?" Heather asked with a mouth full of food, "Evolutionary is a term that the tribes use when a person in the tribe is 'blessed' by their ancestors with great wisdom and powers" Rebecca explained, "What kind of powers?" she asked sounding more interested, "Well from what I've been told, and granted this is just a theory, since I've never seen any evolved tribesmen myself, the evolved tribesmen or women would take on a more powerful animal form, that they say is beyond this world or time, which brings me to the hypothesis of mythical creatures" Rebecca stated causing Heather to abruptly spew out all her food, and drink currently in her mouth as her eyes nearly budged out of her head!
"Are you serious, who told you this?" Heather questioned in shock, "Uh well the elders of course I am under their council, so they are responsible for teaching me their ways, and history" Rebecca hesitantly replied, "Wait where are you going?" Rebecca called as she jumped to her feet, Rebecca followed Heather across to the other side of the fire where their two thrones were, with Atem resting in his with a bored expression which then turned to interest and excitement upon seeing his wife, "Awe my beloved returns" he lovingly hummed gesturing her to sit in her throne next to him, "Atem I want to become a dragon, help me become a dragon right now!" she ordered, "And why would I help you become one of those dreadful things?" Atem sighed with disinterest, starting to play with his blonde bangs, Heather growled and abruptly knocked him and his throne over, causing the tribe to stop and turn all their attention on them, Atem angrily picked himself up glaring at her, "Heather this is not the place to tussle!" Atem sneered warningly, "You knew all along about this grand power, and you never told me, so now that I know, you need to spill the beans and help me become a dragon!" she angrily snapped, "What is she talking about?" Atem questioned Rebecca with a stern stare, "She's talking about the evolutionary tribesmen" she replied in a defeated sigh, "Ah" he sighed with a humorous tone and look of finally understanding what was going on.
"Sorry love even I don't understand how it fully works, my father was one of the only tribesmen who ever received the evolutionary blessing, and he kept it secret from most if not all the tribe" Atem apologized with a smirk, "I never even got to see what it looked like" he added, "That's because your father only used it once, and promised only to use that power in extreme circumstances" Keillia informed them as she approached. "How does one gain the evolutionary blessing grandmother?" Atem asked, giving her a bow of respect, "It has to be given to you by our ancestors, by what means I am not sure, but it has never been received through any ritual we have done" she told him, "Also only one tribesmen from each tribe has ever had, or obtained this power at any given time" she added.
"Grandmother where was my father the day he obtained this new power?" Atem asked, "Hrm, well it was before you were born, around the time he meet your mother, in fact if I remember correctly he told me our ancestors gave him this power the very night he met and saved your mother!" Keillia described what she remembered, "Keillia this is important did Atems' father ever say where he met her?" Heather questioned, "Yes the origin tribe lands" Keillia replied,
"Oh my!" Rebecca exclaimed in shock,
"Oh no!" Atem added,
"Sweet let's go!" Heather said with excitement,
"NO!" Rebecca and Atem yelled at her in unison, "What, what's the big deal?" she inquired, "It's too dangerous" Atem warned, "You always say that!" she protested, "No Heather Atem is right this time, if Atems' father really met his mother in the origin tribal grounds, it is way too dangerous!" Rebecca agreed, "Why what could be so dangerous about this place after all Atems' father went there?" Heather questioned, "Heather this may be hard for you to understand but, tribesmen and women are cast out from time to time, and the most common place they go is the origin tribal grounds" Rebecca explained, "Why do they go there?" she replied in question, "To die" Atem stated grimly shadows covering his face.
"What, why?" Heather gasped in disbelief, "There is a long story behind the origin tribal grounds but I won't explain it here" Rebecca told her, "I'm sorry love it's best that you just let it go" Atem added then returned to his throne.
***End flashback***
Dartz suddenly appeared before them like a piercing flame, then as the bright light from the searing flame settled Dartz could be seen as none other than a flaming manticore!
Although his face seemed more lion, or beast then human, a scorching main whipped about from around his head, ankles, and tail, the rest of his body was also that of a lion or large beast.
"You fools thought you could beat me hah!" Dartz voice became dark and rustic,
"Pegasus come out you coward and face your fate your and your people have hid from for the past 25 years!" he roared, "I'm not as foolish as you believe Dartz!" Pegasus hissed still hiding out of sight, Pegasus turned to his loyal men still hidden in the shadows, "I don't care what the red winged tribe does get our only princess and heir to the throne out of here now!" he frantically ordered,
To Be continued!
End of chapter 11 part 1!
