Chapter 21

Raven: and here is another one folks

Bakura: get on with it

Ryou: Please R&R we enjoy reading the reviews

The sun's rays shined down on them; its warmth was welcomed by the two humans that were on their way to the battle field. They were almost at the place they needed to be at, Ryou could hear the battle cries of the humans and the loud roars of the dragons in the distance

"So how do we get past the battle without being noticed?" Seto asked as he flew above Ryou shadowing Ryou from the sun, they had needed rest and needed to know if the road they were travelling in was safe so Seto scouted ahead, much to Ryou's annoyance, and has yet to turn back into his human form; Ryou looked at him then back down the road

"First off you need to change back and second we will sneak pass them" Ryou said, watching Seto as he landed and changed back into a human. Ryou nodded and pointed ahead "we continue on this road, we will not get seen unless we draw attention to ourselves"

Seto nodded and climbed back onto his horse as they headed into the direction of the humans camp, they were surprised when the soldiers immediately yelled out in joy and surrounded them smiles on their faces

"Prince Ryou you have escaped from the dragons that kidnapped you" one yelled out and Ryou looked at them confused then his face hardened. His father lied to his own people about the real reason

"Lead me to my father, I was never kidnapped by the dragons I willingly went he has lied to you" Ryou said his voice hard and nearly resembled that of Atem's when he wanted an order done as swiftly as possible. The soldiers stared surprised at him then turned their eyes to a tent in the distance glaring at it with anger and betrayal "we will take you, but if you need help immediately yell out for us" they said and escorted him to his father. Ryou nodded and climbed of the horse when they reached the tent

"Seto go hide in another tent so he does not know you are here" Seto nodded and followed a soldier to his tent, Seto looked back worried for his friend but turned back and entered a relatively small tent. Ryou lifted the tent flaps and entered "father" he said with venom

The man in question whirled around and stared at him shocked, and then he grinned evilly, turning to fully face his so "loved" son

"My boy has returned, for what reason though" he said sitting down and motioning for Ryou to do the same. Ryou sat down and stared at his grinning father trying to keep the fear form showing in his eyes and his body to shake. His father's grin turned into a smirk when he noticed his sons fear even if he was trying to hide it "for what reason do I have this visit"

"You know damn well, Father" Ryou spat out "you have to stop this war, it is unnecessary and completely mad" he yelled out, his father's smirk disappeared and he stood up. Ryou immediately clamped his mouth shut and backed up away from him. His father grinned and slapped him in the face making him fall to the ground; Ryou stared at him shocked and scared

"You should know better than to speak to like that to your father," he said glaring at Ryou "After I raised you and took care of you, you treat me like this" his father said his glare hardening. Ryou this time glared back shocking him completely then creamed at him

"Raised me, took care of me, you beat me to an inch of my life, if it weren't for the dragons I would be dead, you are in no place to tell me you ever cared. You nearly killed me!" Ryou screamed "I was sometimes unable to move thanks to you, you call that caring you call that anything close to love!"

Ryou's father stared at him in anger and hatred he then grabbed him and slammed him onto the table holding him down. Ryou took and deep breath then started to shake if his father hit him in the stomach there was a chance he could lose the child

"It was the most a monster like you could deserve," his father muttered and Ryou stared at him shocked and hurt "there was something you never knew about your mother dear child… she was cursed" his father said a smirk growing on his face "the curse being that the first child she would have, was the one that would kill her my dear boy… you are a dragon the thing I hate"

Ryou stared at him shocked then shook his head, how could he be a dragon? Last time he checked he could not turn into a creature with a huge body and large wings

"You are lying, I cannot be a dragon never once have I turned into one" he whispered staring directly into his father's cold hard eyes. The ones that he would see when he passed out after each beating, the one he never saw any happiness or pain in

"Never once you say, you forgot the first time, you killed your mother when you changed for the first time, I was happy to have a child, but then I found out of my wife being cursed and it being passed to my son so I hated you both" he said smugness starting to show "then one day you come back covered in blood, the blood of your mother and when I sent the soldiers to find her, they instead found her mangled body" he said, Ryou felt the memories return and tears fell from his eyes, his father let him go and he fell to his knees. He looked up and stood back up, his mind ignoring the fact that he was a dragon

"Then how do I change then" Ryou asked, his father looked away as if thinking

"The same way a normal dragon would I guess, I tried to keep you human so that it would be easier to torture you" his father said with a little joy at the torture part

"This war still needs to stop father" he whispered, Ryou gasped when he was hit in the stomach hard and fell to the ground, he was gasping for breath. His eyes went wide and he held his stomach

"No, no please no god" Ryou whispered his father glared at him when he finally figured out why he was holding his stomach just as he was about to say something Ryou yelled out "help!" immediately after his call two soldiers came running in and helped him out glaring at they "King" who watched them surprised. They directed him to the tent Seto was in. Seto looked up when the tent flap was lifted seeing a crying Ryou, he sat up instantly and directed the soldiers to lay him, down they did as told and left

"What happened" Seto whispered while gently running his hand through Ryou's hair, he watched Ryou's hand that moved down to his abdomen ad lifted the shirt. Seto's eyes widened when he saw the dark bruise on the pale skin.

"Seto" he whimpered "the baby, I don't know if…" Ryou stopped and burst out crying Seto trying his best to calm the child

"Shh let me check" Seto placed his hand on the area where the bruise was, he just hoped that the child was fine. After they were done checking for the child they were leaving and heading back to the dragons

Raven: there you go another twist in the tale, will the child survive or will he be upset just like Kura was

Bakura: you just like toying with the emotions of others

Akefia: yes she does

Raven: oh quiet you, please R&R