In a time where so much is unknown to mankind,
it is hard to believe that places beyond the here and now exist,
but they do,
places where wars are raged and battles are fought,
and people are killed,
they do exist, and I will tell you their stories...
A new chapter is beginning,
This new world is unknown,
And all must be wary,
Because to fall now would be death...
-B-l-a-c-k-e-d- -o-u-t-
Chapter fourteen
((Enough room?))
The six of them sat in complete silence, not the kind of silence that was bearable though. It was the kind that, if left to fester, threatened to suffocate all life within a ten metre radius. An awkward silence to be sure.
Yami discretely examined the five people in the same coach as him. Four of them were hooded and the other was Kaiba Mai, so it was safe to assume that one of the hooded demons was Kaiba Seto. That left three people, he recognised one as the demon queen, he had grown quite accustomed to seeing only half her face. The identities of the final two were a complete mystery to the prince, he knew that the demon queen only had one body guard in the carriage with her, so who was the final hooded demon?
Kaiba Mai shifted uncomfortably, she glanced at the prince seated to her left and then at her husband seated to her right. Yami watched this unusual behaviour, unsure of how to interpret it, he wondered if perhaps something was amiss.
"Can you smell that?" Kaiba Seto questioned, "The angelic domain is near,"
"Do I detect fear coming from your direction?" The demon queen spoke jestingly.
Kaiba scoffed, "Hardly, I fear not forces that I could easily overpower,"
"Good, I'd hate to think I had surrounded myself with demons who are less than competent,"
The conversation faded out and the prince was left to wonder what had just happened, had the Demon Queen and the Warlord actually been joking with each other? Something was definitely not right, there was no way that years of fighting between the two could be undone in one morning. They knew something he didn't. Apparently Kaiba Mai had picked up in this fact as well, she continued shifting uncomfortably.
Kaiba Seto continued, undaunted by his out of character interactions with Tora Yuri. "On arrival we will be greeted and then shown to our rooms, Yami, you are expected to remain behind with the Empress to negotiate the fine details of the conditions of our stay,"
The Demon Queen shifted for a moment, she turned to the hooded demon seated to her left, "Malik,"
"Oh, right," he spoke hurriedly and began searching the inside of his cloak. He retrieved three sealed envelopes and handed them to Kaiba Seto and Kaiba Mai and the final hooded demon. The Prince watched as each tucked their letter away, something was definitely not right.
Yami stared out his window, but carefully watched the demon queen out of the corner of his eye. Once she thought he wasn't watching she edged closer to the hooded demon on her right. This was quite unusual behaviour for her. The Prince was beginning to worry about who this mysterious demon was, but there was no way to find out now, he would have to wait until they had arrived at their destination.
((Hush, not long now...))
"Mama, I'm bored," Mytsereu complained, she tugged at her dress and swung her feet over the edge of the seat.
"I'm sure there's not far to go now Mytsereu, just be patient, we'll be there soon," the Empress' words fell on deaf ears as Mytsereu's attention had already shifted on to something else.
The young girl watched her mother begin talking again. There were three other adults and another young child in the carriage, two of the adults she recognised as her mother's advisers, the other was a hooded demon, she couldn't tell who they were, and the child sitting next to them was also hooded.
The Princess clicked her fingers subtly at the other child to get their attention, when they didn't move she waved, then almost silently whispered, "Pssst."
The other child moved their head a little, this gave Mytsereu hope and she continued trying to get their attention.
"Hey," she whispered, "Hey, can you hear me?"
Mytsereu was greeted with a hostile hiss from the other child, "No need to get all grumpy, I just wanted to say hello," the young girl huffed in annoyance.
The other child moved her hands into view and Mytsereu watched as she flexed her claws, moving her fingers just to make sure the Princess got the idea.
She sat back in her seat and the two children spent the rest of the trip in silence.
((Understand?))
"Mama, I'm bored," Mytsereu complained, she tugged at her dress and swung her feet over the edge of her seat.
"I'm sure there's not far to go now Mytsereu, just be patient, we'll be there soon," the Empress assured her youngest child as she focused her attention again on the conversation at hand.
She was in a carriage with two of her advisers and another dignitary with his child. The dignitary was hooded, he wore a dark cloak, as did his child, the two advisers wore black robes with red sashes, and the Empress wore one of her excessively elaborate black dresses. She had always liked these dresses, the reminded her of the fairytales her mother had told her as a child, if she had only known then that one day she would be Empress!
The first adviser spoke, "We are aware that Solomon has two grandchildren, a daughter and a son. Apparently his son's name is-" he was cut off by the Empress.
"Yuugi… Yes, I am quite aware of Solomon's grandchildren, do we know anything more about his intentions, his messenger was very vague with details, is it likely that he is going to attempt to forge a peace treaty?"
The second adviser began speaking, "We can only assume that he wishes to establish some sort of peace treaty or to establish boundaries for the two races, the board could not come up with any other reason for Solomon to summon us to his domain."
"It is as I feared then, the Prince is to be guarded at all times then, I do not want him out of sight, even for a second. Do you understand me? Not for one second."
One adviser dared to speak up, "But surely the Prince is quite capable of defending himself, he has on numerous occasions assisted in putting down uprisings."
"Of course my son can defend himself, that is not what I am worried about, I don't often refuse to justify myself, but as Empress I order that the Prince be guarded at all times, I cannot afford to take any risks."
"Understood Empress."
((Don't loose focus now...))
Kaiba Seto dismounted the horse he had been riding, he handed the reigns over to Tora Yuri who pointed to a headstone a small distance off and told him he had as long as he needed.
The Warlord approached the headstone hesitantly, he wasn't sure what to expect, he had never spoken to his father in life, how much harder was it going to be to speak to him now that he was dead?
His blue eyes surveyed his surroundings, he turned to face the Demon Queen, as though she knew he was seeking assurance she spoke, "No one knows of this place, I had my guards bury him here, there is no need to fear, no one will see you."
Seto nodded and closed the distance between himself and the headstone, he knelt next to it and moved some of the creepers that were covering the inscription. He could hear Tora Yuri and the horses approaching, but he was much more interested in what the final words about his father were.
Akunadin
Brother of Motou Akunamukanon and
Father of his beloved son,
Seto.
How was it that no one had known that Akunadin was his father, yet it was engraved on the man's headstone for anyone who passed by to read.
Seto rose from his kneeling position, "How is it that no one knew?"
"This grave is on privately owned land, it belonged to him before he died." The Demon Queen answered, she handed Seto the reigns of his horse, "The palace is North-East from here, I am going to stay for a while longer, you may leave whenever you wish."
The Warlord took the reigns of his horse and began walking the horse away from the grave. Before mounting the animal again he turned to see Tora Yuri kneeling at the headstone as he had before with one hand on the inscription, what a bizarre combination they must have been. Akunadin, brother of Akunamukanon and Tora Yuri, the demon queen, his champion.
"Seto," The Warlord snapped out of his musings and turned to face his wife.
Mai whispered, "We're here."
Yami looked out his window at the crowds of angels watching the carriages pull up. He had never seen an angel in their true form before, they all had white feathered wings and were civilly talking amongst themselves.
The Prince was about to start an argument to pass the time when one particular angel caught his eye. She had short brown hair and fair skin, she seemed to be engrossed in conversation with a much shorter angel, Yami had never seen anything quite like her.
She looked up and his eyes locked with the most serene pair of blue eyes he'd ever seen.
And with that their fates were sealed.
-B-l-a-c-k-e-d- -o-u-t-
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Kayrana - Glad you think the story is interesting, actually I'm glad the story comes across as interesting, it's just confusing to me! XD
TK: Uber-sorry about the short chapter, I haven updated in ages and I didn't want to give anything else away in this chatper, don't give up on this story! I will finish it one day!
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