Hey everybody! I got this one out on schedule this time.
This chapter has a VERY descriptive part that may cause vomiting.
Just be careful if you have a weak stomach.
Heart Break
How dare he do that to me. I trusted Yusei with my life, and he goes and hits on other girls, not to mention that it was Sherry. I mean, he ditched me for a school bully! So that was what Sherry meant by "seeing you later".
"You idiot! You let him trick you with his mind games, only to have your hopes and dreams crushed against the rocks of despair!" I thought miserably. "Yusei's not going to feel any guilt; he probably wanted things to be this way…" I had no idea how wrong I was.
Yusei stumbled backwards into the brick wall. Sherry was kicking the crap out of him, and if he didn't do something about it, he would be dead meat.
"Yaah!" Sherry cried, as she thrust her sword forewords at Yusei.
He moved away just in time to see her sword embed itself deeply into the wall behind him.
"Any later and I'd be dead," Yusei thought.
However, his relief was short lived as Sherry continued to slash violently in all directions at Yusei.
"Dammit Crow, where the hell are you?" Yusei cursed in his mind.
He had sent out a signal that was supposed to lead Crow right to him. It seemed though, that crow wanted to have Yusei brave out the storm alone. His thoughts were interrupted when Sherry's sword slashed his leg, leaving muscle exposed and blood gushing from the wound. Yusei collapsed onto his good knee and tried to stop the bleeding using the dark power he had. Nothing happened.
"Akiza!" Yusei realized that only Akiza had the power to unlock the energy reserves.
Without her, he was helpless against Sherry. She swung again, and Yusei barely dodged by rolling away. Boxes toppled over, falling on top of him. Yusei hurt everywhere. Not only was Sherry bad, but getting beat up by other objects was even worse. Sherry slowly walked over, wearing an insane and slightly demonic smile on her face. It was so wide, that it almost looked like she was wearing a mask. Truthfully, Sherry had gone insane with jealousy and was now past the point of ever being normal again.
"Are you ready, Yusei?" she asked, holding the sword above her head, "this is your final moment, so die with anguish! I want to hear your pathetic soul scream in agony at the life you wasted on filthy humans!"
"Ok, so he sends a message, but forgets to leave the tracking part on so I can find him easily. What an idiot." Crow sighed.
He was tired of looking for Yusei. After all, "come quickly to my location" wasn't exactly as specific as needed to find someone. Crow had been flying for at least ten minutes with no results to show.
"I just hope he hasn't gone and gotten himself killed yet…wait a sec. Is that, Akiza?"
No way. There was absolutely no way that Yusei would've abandoned Akiza like that. Akiza was sitting on a bench with her knees tucked into her chest, sort of like a hiding position. She was also crying. Either Yusei ditched her, or something really bad was going on here. Crow landed not to far away on a lamp post, so that he wouldn't scare Akiza. He dropped silently to the ground and cautiously walked towards her.
"Akiza…?"
"Go away…" she mumbled.
"Why are you out here? All alone for that matter." I asked.
She jerked her head up and yelled directly at my face with tears streaming down her eyes:
"Because men are such jerks who cheat and lie, and break girl's hearts into millions of pieces! Then they take a piece so that the girl can never completely finish putting it back together and leave them to live their lives in misery."
"Ok, that's umm, a long description?" I stumbled to find the right words.
"What would you know about it? You're not the one with the broken heart." She sighed sadly and rested her head back on her knees.
"Well no, but I know a few things about them." I informed. "So fess up, who was it?"
"You wouldn't know her, but her name is Sherry."
My eyes widened with shock and disbelief. I crouched down closer to Akiza face and looked her directly into her tear strewn eyes.
"Sherry who?" I pressed on, hoping to get more answers.
"LeBlanc. Sherry LeBlanc, a transfer student."
I stood up. Everything made sense now. Why Yusei was in danger, and why Akiza was heartbroken. So it wasn't Yusei's fault…
"Why? Do you know her?" Akiza asked with curiosity.
She was sitting up, finally over the trauma that was endured a few minutes ago.
I grinned, "A crazy, psychotic, love sick, angel who doesn't know the meaning of letting go."
"An angel?" Akiza cried in shock.
"Yeah. Yusei dumped her long, long ago, but she was crazy in love for him and didn't get over it. Sherry has been out to make him love her ever since."
"So then, he wasn't…?"
"…kissing her? Doubt it. It's was one of Sherry's mind spells that made him do that."
"So she's an immortal too?" Akiza guessed.
"Yep. And a bad one too."
"Yusei! We have to go help him!" Akiza suddenly announced, jumping to her feet.
I sighed. Guess Akiza didn't get the memo. "Uhh, in case you're wondering, we're out in the middle of nowhere with no idea where Yusei is."
She stared at me with fierce determination. "I know, exactly where to find him."
I grinned deeply. One good thing about Akiza is that she wasn't afraid like some of the other's he had met. No, she was special, in a way that only guys could really understand.
"Then what are we waiting for? Lead the way, Princess."
Princess. Crow could get used to calling her that.
"Gah!" Yusei cried in agony as he dodged yet another one of Sherry's deadly blows.
He was running out of options. One wrong move could cost him his life, something that Yusei wasn't prepared for. After all, Akiza was still out there somewhere, probably alone in the dark streets…another attack came from Sherry's blade. This one sliced into Yusei's arm, causing more blood to spill out. He sagged to the ground and leaned against the wall. The fight was over; he was no longer able to continue in the state he was in.
"Now, you die for real," Sherry announced, holding the sword at ready.
"Not so fast!"
I stood in front of Yusei, creating a barrier between him and the lethal blade that Sherry was now wielding.
"Akiza, no, you should…"
"You're in no condition to give orders, Yusei." Crow stated, emerging from the shadows.
"So, it's a three on one, is it?" Sherry asked, glancing at all of us. "So be it."
"Why you-!" Crow growled as he leaped into the air to hit Sherry.
He never made contact. Sherry was too smart for him, and cleverly delivered a few dozen hard kicks into his crotch, and that was the end of Crow's brave attempt.
"So much for a strategy…" I mumbled.
"Now where were we? Ah, yes I believe that I was about to kill both of you." Sherry said, raising the sword up again.
"There's no way…"
"Huh?"
"…that I'll ever let you hurt my boyfriend!" I announced triumphantly.
"Your, your, boyfriend?" Sherry stuttered.
She screamed in a way that sounded more inhuman than anything else. I covered my ears to protect them from the sound. Windows shattered and all sorts of objects got knocked over in the midst of her sound shockwaves. Crow was right; she had no concept of letting go.
"Princess…nice going." Yusei smirked.
He was wearing a grin that said he was alright, but I could see from his wounds that Yusei was hurting on the inside. My mark began to glow a bright crimson color. I knew then exactly what I needed to do. Gently, I placed my hand with the mark over Yusei's heart and waited. I felt this strong jolt of energy flow into my veins, and Yusei finally stood up again with a new confidence. Yusei grinned that devilish smile he always had when things went in his favor.
"Princess, I need a favor." He said.
"What sort of favor?" I asked, unsure of what Yusei needed.
"Close your eyes, and don't open them until I say."
Yusei guided my shoulders down until I was sitting on a nearby crate. Sherry was still breathing rapidly from her rapid attacks, and was now recovering for her final strike.
"Why, exactly?" I questioned.
"What I am about to do, is release the true form of the Immortal Condor. I'm afraid that what you might see could ruin how you think of me as a human."
"Ok, I trust in your decision," I replied, closing my eyes and waiting.
"Thank you." Yusei said.
I heard these sounds, very disturbing ones, like flesh being torn into pieces. I assumed that it was how the Immortal Condor was created. The next thing I heard was Sherry's blood curdling screams and Yusei's voice counting down.
"10…"
"You rotten-!"
"9…"
"Ungrateful-!"
"8…"
"Son of a-!"
"7…"
"Two timing-!"
"6…"
"Low life-!"
"5…"
"Rude-!"
"4…"
"Filthy-!"
"3…"
"Unclean-!"
"2…"
"Bastard!"
"1…"
Silence. Not a sound was to be heard from Sherry or Yusei. I panicked, thinking that they were both dead. When Yusei's voice rang out a few seconds later, I was relived to know he was still alive.
"It's over; you can open your eyes." He said.
I wish I hadn't. Trails and splatters of blood were strewn all over the place. Following the darkest and most recent path, I looked up at the rooftop to see Sherry's dead body hanging on a television receptor pole. The heart and organs had been carved out and dangling from the corpse. Her dress was stained with dark red blood and her wings had been ripped; dangling at a crooked angle up into the sky. Her throat was torn, and several stone feathers were sticking out of her head with blood and brain fluids running down. Sherry's eyes were still wide open in shock, and her expression was nothing less than sheer terror.
It was too much for me. I bent over and vomited violently onto the cement. The smell of rotting flesh was everywhere, making me even more nauseous. I looked at Yusei, only to see him stained with Sherry's blood. His hands were covered in blood, some of it dripping off onto the ground. Yusei's wounds were bad as well; they were oozing blood and had bits of muscle and bone exposed to the raw elements. He looked at me with an expression that said "Help me please, I'm going to die." Yusei took one step towards me and fell flat onto the ground.
"Ugh, Crow!" I called, holding in my urge to vomit.
"Nnngh, what happened?" he asked, finally coming to.
Crow took one look at Sherry's body and understood what happened immediately.
"Where's Yus- oh my god!" Crow half asked, half freaked when he saw him lying on the ground covered in blood.
"Crow, I think…he's dying." I gasped for a breath of fresh air.
"I know, but we don't have the resources to save him." Crow explained sadly.
"Do something, you idiot!" I screamed, "Don't just sit there and let him die!"
"What exactly am I supposed to do? Huh?" He shouted back.
"I…I…"
"I know what to do." A man's voice came from the street.
He was tall, with blue hair that spiked behind his head. His eyes were covered by a red tinted visor, so I couldn't tell anything from his face. He was wearing a riding suit that most people wore when they were riding duel runners, but it was different from anything I had ever seen. His chest and shoulders were protected with silver armor looking pieces, while a slim looking dark blue body suit made up most of it. On his feet were silver boots to match his chest protectors. Behind him was a duel runner with one wheel that balanced even when it wasn't running. The front was pointed, like a hawk's beak and it was dark blue to match his suit.
"Really? A person like you isn't worth trusting." Crow smirked, turning his back on the man.
"What about you, miss? He's your partner after all." The man asked me.
"Can you save him?" I questioned back.
"I'll do the best I can." He replied.
"Crow, help me move Yusei." I ordered.
"No way. We are not trusting this guy." Crow stubbornly refused.
"You're just like the others then. Just a cold, heartless, dog of the Organization." I taunted.
"Are not." Crow stated.
"Prove it." I jeered.
Crow came over to Yusei and lifted him up carefully onto his shoulder. The other man came and helped as well. They both strapped him to the front of the duel runner. The man revved the engine, ready for departure.
"Wait! I want to go too." I declared.
The man on the duel runner looked at me, then at Crow who gave a nod. He seemed dissatisfied with my answer, but didn't object to it. His reply was simply:
"Fine. Do as you wish."
He then sped off towards the northern half of the city.
"We have to hurry if we want to keep up." Crow said.
He reached from behind me, and locked his arms around my waist. Then by flapping his wings, he lifted both me and him into the air. It was a little awkward, but I got over the feeling once Crow picked up his pace. I felt the wind rush past my face in a feeling that was almost indescribable. I felt free and happy, but also afraid of what would happen if Crow were to fall. However, he seemed to be flying at a steady pace, making sure to stay with the duel runner's speed.
Only a few short minutes later, we arrived at a secret cave entrance that was hidden cleverly by the plant growth and was almost impossible to see, unless you were at the right angle. Crow and the other man picked Yusei up and carried him into the nearest room on the right. From what I could see, high tech gadgets and important machinery was located in there. Most of it resembled hospital equipment, so I assumed that it was the guy's medical station. Crow stopped me from entering the room, though.
"Sorry Akiza, but if you come in here while things aren't sterilized, you could get infected and become just as sick as Yusei. Just stay out here until we call you, ok?" Without another word, Crow shut the door.
I sank back against the wall to the right of the door. I come all of this way just to be shut out again by Crow and whoever that other weird visor guy was. I folded my hands and began to pray, hoping for a miracle to come.
"Oh merciful God, please, please, please don't let Yusei die…"
Sorry, I'm Christian so I wanted to put that part in there.
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Twisted Fate
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