Chapter 2: Kyrik
Author's Note: I don't own Yugioh, I don't own In the Forests of the Night, I don't own Shattered Mirror, I don't own the Eiffel Tower, but I do own this plot line, sort of.
I dug into the old man's thoughts. What did he know about me? To my surprise, he knew a lot. It seemed that I had become a legend. I was still the most powerful, though my archrival still was close. I frowned inwardly. What was he doing still alive? I loathed him with every fiber of my being, and the hatred was thrown right back at me. He loathed me for becoming stronger than him, though it was actually his own fault that I ever became a blood-sucking fiend.
~~~Flashback~~~
"Dakid! What's up?" I, being the naïve little boy I was at age 15, decided to befriend Dakid. What a mistake. Dakid had red eyes and abnormally large canines (the teeth, not the dogs). That should have scared me away, but it didn't. I just figured that it was some sort of genetic disorder, as well as the fact that he never looked a day older than 10, even though he told us all he was 20. I was soon to find out why.
"Yami! Hey, I wanted to show you something." Dakid greeted me warmly, leading me away, towards an isolated part of town.
"What is it?" I asked.
"This." His friendly voice suddenly turned into a snarl, and he bared his fangs at me. Before I knew what was happening, twin needles sank into my neck, piercing through skin, flesh, and vein. As the blood flowed out, he drank hungrily, until I passed out from blood loss. My last conscious thought was, why?
****
I awoke some time later, though I had no clue how much time had passed. I lay sprawled on the floor, exactly where Dakid had left me. A note sat by my face.
"Yami, I have given you the gift of immortality. You are now like me, above those weak humans of this world. Since you are no longer human, you have no need of a human name. I rename you, "Kyrik". Have fun, Dakid."
A type of rage that I'd never known before flooded my half-empty veins, and I glared at the note, as if by willing it, the note would burst into flame. To my surprise, it did. I hastily dropped the burning paper, and stomped it out, venting the rage that I felt at that instant. I had trusted Dakid, and he decided to kill me. I might not have been dead, but I wasn't human anymore, and that was as good as dead.
I never went back to my family. My parents could never have accepted who I was. Instead, I knew that I had to get revenge. I took advantage of the fact that I was a vampire, and trained myself to my full extent. I would become stronger than that piece of vermin who had taken my life with a simple feeding. I never did, however.
~~~End flashback~~~
I tore my mind from the past. My reminiscing had only taken a second, as being a vampire enabled speedy thinking. Instead, I glared at the man before me, who wasn't really a man. I opened my mouth to say something, but Yugi interrupted.
"Grandpa? Yami? What's wrong?"
I looked down at him and saw the confusion in his amethyst eyes. "I'm sorry, Yugi, but I am a vampire."
"A vampire?" Yugi asked. "Cool! Are you a vampire, too?" He asked, turning to his grandpa.
"No, Yugi. I am a witch, a vampire-hunter."
Yugi began to look concerned. "A vampire-hunter? You're going to hunt Yami?"
I chuckled. "He's not strong enough."
"Vampires are evil, Yugi. They go around sucking the blood out of humans, merely to sustain themselves. Don't mix with them."
"Evil?"
"Not all vampires are evil!" I shot back. Especially... I thought to myself.
~~~Flashback~~~
After finding that I _couldn't_ find Dakid, I gave up the search, and concentrated on doing something. It seemed as if my life was purposeless, which really disturbed me. I tried a lot, but humans were naturally not acceptant of vampires, even if they themselves didn't know why. My luck changed, however, as I met Clara.
Clara was a particularly weak vampire, shunned by vampire-kind, and obviously not able to fit in with humans. We somehow fell in love, and started a family. It was a stupid thing to do, tying myself down to someone else, but I loved her, and she loved me. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
We had children: two daughters, named Alexis and Elodie. They were my girls. Those two were sweet and innocent, and unfortunately, were vampires. We didn't let that stop us, though, and raised them to the best of our knowledge. I loved my family with all of my heart, but that was the wrong thing to do.
~~~End flashback~~~
I shook myself out of it. I had to stop dwelling in the past!
"But... Yami isn't evil. Are you?" Yugi looked up at me.
"No." I replied firmly. I wasn't, was I?
"Right." Yugi smiled suddenly. "He hasn't hurt me yet." It was actually quite shocking to see him thinking that way. How did he know that I wasn't going to hurt him? Being too trusting can be harmful, as my past experiences with Dakid proved. I closed my eyes softly. I needed a rest. I set Yugi down, and went back to the puzzle. The gloom bothered me less, now that I knew that I had a way out.
Author's Notes: Okay. That was a pretty bad chapter. SORRY!!! I just wanted to give you guys a view on his past! Now, to clear some things up... Vampires continue looking the same age as when they're bitten. Yugi is pretty young, say ten or younger. I'm sure there's something else, but I can't remember. If there're any questions, just ask!
Author's Note: I don't own Yugioh, I don't own In the Forests of the Night, I don't own Shattered Mirror, I don't own the Eiffel Tower, but I do own this plot line, sort of.
I dug into the old man's thoughts. What did he know about me? To my surprise, he knew a lot. It seemed that I had become a legend. I was still the most powerful, though my archrival still was close. I frowned inwardly. What was he doing still alive? I loathed him with every fiber of my being, and the hatred was thrown right back at me. He loathed me for becoming stronger than him, though it was actually his own fault that I ever became a blood-sucking fiend.
~~~Flashback~~~
"Dakid! What's up?" I, being the naïve little boy I was at age 15, decided to befriend Dakid. What a mistake. Dakid had red eyes and abnormally large canines (the teeth, not the dogs). That should have scared me away, but it didn't. I just figured that it was some sort of genetic disorder, as well as the fact that he never looked a day older than 10, even though he told us all he was 20. I was soon to find out why.
"Yami! Hey, I wanted to show you something." Dakid greeted me warmly, leading me away, towards an isolated part of town.
"What is it?" I asked.
"This." His friendly voice suddenly turned into a snarl, and he bared his fangs at me. Before I knew what was happening, twin needles sank into my neck, piercing through skin, flesh, and vein. As the blood flowed out, he drank hungrily, until I passed out from blood loss. My last conscious thought was, why?
****
I awoke some time later, though I had no clue how much time had passed. I lay sprawled on the floor, exactly where Dakid had left me. A note sat by my face.
"Yami, I have given you the gift of immortality. You are now like me, above those weak humans of this world. Since you are no longer human, you have no need of a human name. I rename you, "Kyrik". Have fun, Dakid."
A type of rage that I'd never known before flooded my half-empty veins, and I glared at the note, as if by willing it, the note would burst into flame. To my surprise, it did. I hastily dropped the burning paper, and stomped it out, venting the rage that I felt at that instant. I had trusted Dakid, and he decided to kill me. I might not have been dead, but I wasn't human anymore, and that was as good as dead.
I never went back to my family. My parents could never have accepted who I was. Instead, I knew that I had to get revenge. I took advantage of the fact that I was a vampire, and trained myself to my full extent. I would become stronger than that piece of vermin who had taken my life with a simple feeding. I never did, however.
~~~End flashback~~~
I tore my mind from the past. My reminiscing had only taken a second, as being a vampire enabled speedy thinking. Instead, I glared at the man before me, who wasn't really a man. I opened my mouth to say something, but Yugi interrupted.
"Grandpa? Yami? What's wrong?"
I looked down at him and saw the confusion in his amethyst eyes. "I'm sorry, Yugi, but I am a vampire."
"A vampire?" Yugi asked. "Cool! Are you a vampire, too?" He asked, turning to his grandpa.
"No, Yugi. I am a witch, a vampire-hunter."
Yugi began to look concerned. "A vampire-hunter? You're going to hunt Yami?"
I chuckled. "He's not strong enough."
"Vampires are evil, Yugi. They go around sucking the blood out of humans, merely to sustain themselves. Don't mix with them."
"Evil?"
"Not all vampires are evil!" I shot back. Especially... I thought to myself.
~~~Flashback~~~
After finding that I _couldn't_ find Dakid, I gave up the search, and concentrated on doing something. It seemed as if my life was purposeless, which really disturbed me. I tried a lot, but humans were naturally not acceptant of vampires, even if they themselves didn't know why. My luck changed, however, as I met Clara.
Clara was a particularly weak vampire, shunned by vampire-kind, and obviously not able to fit in with humans. We somehow fell in love, and started a family. It was a stupid thing to do, tying myself down to someone else, but I loved her, and she loved me. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time.
We had children: two daughters, named Alexis and Elodie. They were my girls. Those two were sweet and innocent, and unfortunately, were vampires. We didn't let that stop us, though, and raised them to the best of our knowledge. I loved my family with all of my heart, but that was the wrong thing to do.
~~~End flashback~~~
I shook myself out of it. I had to stop dwelling in the past!
"But... Yami isn't evil. Are you?" Yugi looked up at me.
"No." I replied firmly. I wasn't, was I?
"Right." Yugi smiled suddenly. "He hasn't hurt me yet." It was actually quite shocking to see him thinking that way. How did he know that I wasn't going to hurt him? Being too trusting can be harmful, as my past experiences with Dakid proved. I closed my eyes softly. I needed a rest. I set Yugi down, and went back to the puzzle. The gloom bothered me less, now that I knew that I had a way out.
Author's Notes: Okay. That was a pretty bad chapter. SORRY!!! I just wanted to give you guys a view on his past! Now, to clear some things up... Vampires continue looking the same age as when they're bitten. Yugi is pretty young, say ten or younger. I'm sure there's something else, but I can't remember. If there're any questions, just ask!