A room of solid gold, glittering in the moonlight, with a king size bed of ebony draped in purple sheets of silk....an open window overlooking a sea of sand, destruction, and a wall of solid silver sheltering a forsaken tower in a forsaken city. It was the home of a mad man, one corrupted with power and his lust for it. It had also become Tea's prison. She had not expected Marik to have such lavish taste, she expected a room of women waiting to please him, dark rooms meant for things of dark intentions, but that was not the room Marik called his own. That was what the dungeons beneath his tower were for. She had taken the time to count the number of vampires at his disposal. Twenty three. Maybe a few more than Kaiba, but not much. But that did not include the whores in the basement waiting to use and be used. She hypothesized that the number of Marik's followers had dwindled with the construction of the silver wall. She had been told that many had die to build the monstrosity meant to keep Marik safe from his rival.
Two days had passed since awakening in the room. According to Marik she had been gone three months, not the few weeks she had gone through in her own realm. To her suprise he had left her alone and she had not seen him since the first day. Every few hours someone would bring her food, but that was all the interaction she had faced, for which she was grateful. The hunger in Marik's eyes was not something she wanted to see ever again. She spent her hours practicing and preparing herself for what was to come. She knew she would not be able fight him off, but inflicting momentary pain would at least be satisfying.
She had also been harnessing her powers. Never before would she have thought that she could use her energy for anything other than a punch, but each day she grew stronger, proving to herself that she had at least some of the powers of the lady of dawn. So far she managed to create a flame in the palm of her hand, to move objects inches, and to sense the presence of others short distances away. It was minor, but a triumph for the short time that she had been allowed to practice.
A few more days passed with the same routine, her strength building, but not enough. Joseph has said that Lady was strong, and that strength led to the creation of the oasis and to the field where the book had been hidden. If Tea was truly the Lady of Dawn, she should have as much power, and with practice she could come and go through the realms whenever she liked. She could see Kaiba as often as she liked. "No." she whispered to herself. The power she had was too dangerous and if it fell into the wrong hands, like it did with Lady, even her realm could wind up in danger.
Which led her thoughts back to Marik. How did he manage to make the amulet and to enter the human realm?
It was slight but she could sense the energy of someone making his or her way to the room. It left a bad taste in her mouth.
Marik pushed open the solid steel door that prevented her escape. He was dressed in nothing but a pair of baggy white pants. His muscles were firm and sculpted, but she expected no less. Instantly he had her on the bed and was on top.
"I have waited long enough to let my hunger build, but I am no longer able to resist you."
"Could you try a little harder?" Tea asked as she urged her mind to move him with her powers, but it was useless, she could not focus.
"I guess the lure of your blood will be my weakness for now" He lunged forward biting into viciously into her neck, while covering her mouth shut with other. Warm blood trickled down her neck and he tried to catch it with his tongue.
Images of Kaiba played in her mind, she just wanted him to know she was alive. "Someone please help me" But she knew better than to expect a hero in this nightmare. With the little energy she had left she pushed against Marik, kneeing him in the crotch. He barely moved as he was too enraptured in his blood lust. Her vision began to dim, and the pain in her neck was becoming a dull ache, she was beginning to not feel anything. Marik pushed firmly against her, when the door to the room burst open.
"Marik."
He paid no intention to the visitor.
"Something is happening sir."
It was one of Marik's vampire soldiers.
"We have intruders."
Marik pulled back abruptly. "Slaughter them."
"We've already been overtaken by them. Two of our men are dead, more by now."
Marik growled. "With the blood of the girl I will be able to slaughter them effortlessly." His head turned slightly to Tea. "I will return soon my pet. Do not die before then, there are games left to be played." With those words he ran out in a blur taking his minion with him.
Tea reached to her neck feeling two jagged puncture wounds. She stood up, heading towards the open window that overlooked the remnants of Domino City. Marik had positioned his room atop a twenty story building as if to gaze over the land to which he hoped to rule. With the remaining ounces of strength she had, she wanted to see the moon one more time. She leaned against the wall looking out.
A breeze blew by her while a blur jumped through the window, abruptly landing next to Tea. Beside her stood a woman in tight curve hugging dress with a long slit showing off her leg and upper thigh, as well as black heels. The woman's violet eyes met Tea's blue ones.
"Lady?" Her eyes then focused onto the person who had caught Tea. "No, this is not her, this is a human."
"My name is Tea," Tea whispered.
"I am Raven," the woman said.
Tea turned her head upwards and gasped. "It couldn't be you..."
"You recognize him?" Raven asked.
Tea nodded. "Yugi?"
