The Diamond Star
Chapter 13: The Beginning of the End
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine, anything I use that isn't mine isn't mine. The end of the disclaimer.
A cloaked shadow slid out from the opposite end of the lake. Seto and Seraphim, too enthralled with each other's companionship, didn't notice it. Slowly, but stealthily, it crept down the bank to them. All the little woodland creatures shied away from it. The crickets stopped chirping, the fish stopped splashing, the owls stopped hooting.
Seraphim looked up, something wasn't right. "Seto?" she paused. "Do you hear anything?"
Seto listened for a minute. "No, why?"
"Exactly," Seraphim pointed out. "Something is scaring the wildlife, they're so silent. Wonder what it is." Seraphim got up and walked along the bank.
"What's wrong Seraphim?" Seto followed her curiously. "Is everything alright?"
"I have a bad feeling, I can't explain it. I feel as if something's not right," Seraphim, shook her head as if to clear it.
Seraphim crept along the side of the water, Seto trailing her cautiously. "Seraphim, are you sure you're not overreacting?" Seto whispered.
"Positive," Seraphim hissed back. Just then, she turned her head. "There's something over there." She wandered off to the left, Seto was just a few feet behind her.
"Seraphim, I think your imagination is running away with you," Seto sighed.
"No Seto, there's something over-mmmph!!!" Seraphim was cut off.
"Seraphim?" Seto called. "Seraphim!!!"
There was no answer.
"Seraphim!!!" Seto yelled again.
In the shadows, the dark figure had Seraphim in his grasp. She struggled fiercely with each passing moment, but without knowing who her attacker was, she couldn't fight him well. "Stop struggling," Seraphim's captor whispered fiercely into her ear.
Seraphim, of course, did not heed his warning and was silenced by a sharp cuff to her ear. "Smmhrmm!" Seraphim tried to yell.
Seto turned his head to where Seraphim's voice had come from. "Seraphim?" he began to walk in that direction. "Seraphim, are you okay?!"
Knowing he had to work fast, and forgetting a previously learned lesson, Seraphim's attacker reached for her necklace. It began to glow, faintly at first, then it gleamed as brightly as a star. "Kshrmm!" Seraphim spat. (or tried to)
Just then, the diamond glowed brightly enough to blind all three people on the lakeside. Seraphim used this to her advantage; using her instincts, she somehow got free of Ksho's grasp and ran to Seto.
When the light died down a bit, Seto and Seraphim were staring at a deathly pale man. Well-muscled, with deep crimson eyes and slicked-back black hair; he wore long dark tattered pants and a black cloak that swished with his every move. A malicious sneer was playing on his lips. "Seraphim," he greeted.
"Ksho," Seraphim replied icily. Seto held on to her protectively.
"This is the guy?" he whispered in Seraphim's ear.
"Yeah."
"My dear, dear Seraphim, lovely as ever," Ksho walked up to the couple, who eyed him warily, and, taking Seraphim's right hand, kissed the back lightly. Seraphim immediately drew her hand away and wiped it on her pants.
"What do you want?" she snarled hotly.
"Little princess, you know that the diamond star, in your possession, will yield my death with the coming dawn," Ksho said gracefully.
"You can't have it," she replied, clinging to Seto.
Ksho chuckled, "You would never just give it to me. But, do you not have a wish to rule the world? Does not every mind wish to have a realm with which he may do as he wishes?" Ksho smirked. "Come with me and renounce your claim on the diamond star. We can rule this world and others like it together." He held out his hand to Seraphim.
"You vile creature, I shall never renounce my claim on the star, nor my love for Seto," Seraphim glared at the ghost-like form.
"Suit yourself, you have chosen the hard way. I shall have to destroy you both," Ksho said quietly, the faint light of the moon and the glowing jewel on Seraphim's neck illuminated his pale face.
"Not without a fight," Seto stepped in front of Seraphim, shielding her protectively.
"Silly mortal, you may be the keeper of the emerald leaf, but I'm nearly positive you have no idea how to control it's power," Ksho 'tsk tks'- ed at Seto.
"I don't care, you will not harm Seraphim," Seto glared at Ksho.
"Suit yourself, do it the hard way, see if I care," Ksho, with a flick of his writs, lifted Seto into the air. Then, using telekinesis, Ksho dumped Seto in the middle of the lake. (T-T poor Seto...)
Seraphim's gaze followed Seto's decent. "Seto!" she cried. "You'll pay," she hissed to Ksho, glaring at the evil entity.
"How will you make me pay little princes? I do believe you've forgotten how to use the star's magic over the years," Ksho smirked.
"The star's magic is activated by love. I will defeat you with it's power," Seraphim said softly.
"What?" Ksho stepped away from the half-angel, half-elf princess. "You lie."
"I never lie," Seraphim replied sweetly. She concentrated on Seto, seeing him surface on the lake returned a smile to her face. Remembering each and every moment she had Seto had spent together, Seraphim's diamond star began to glow again. But this time, it was a soft, beautiful light. It bather her face in it's warm radiance.
Seto had just swam to shore when he saw a brilliant white light surround Seraphim. When it faded, she was dressed in a sleeveless, flowing white gown that hugged her body and changed with every move. Her beautiful white wings were unfurled and her hair was in a half-up, half-down ponytail which revealed her elven ears.
"Seraphim," Seto gasped, she looked so breathtaking. "Truly an angel..." he whispered as he got up to run to her.
When Seto reached Seraphim, a bright green light enveloped him. When it diminished, his clothes were no longer sopping wet. And instead of being shades of blue and turquoise, his clothes were different shades of dark green. The emerald leaf was hung around his neck on a golden chain. Then, his trench coat disappeared and pale green dove wings ripped through the back of his shirt.
"The power of the gems," Ksho hissed at the couple.
Ksho grew his own wings. Tattered black dove wings that were stained with blood sprouted from his shoulder blades. Ksho removed his cloak and dropped it on the ground.
"The battle begins and ends here princess," Ksho stressed the last word.
"The battle will end with the dawn," Seraphim replied.
"This is the beginning of the end princess," Ksho snickered.
"Hmph, the sun will rise in a matter of hours. Can you really defeat two gem keepers?" Seraphim asked, almost pitying the dark being.
"I can do more than defeat you, I will eliminate you!" Ksho exclaimed, launching himself at Seto and Seraphim.
The two, grasping the other's hand, shot up into the air and away from Ksho's attack. "Stay here," Seto ordered Seraphim as he flew to meet Ksho's next attack with one of his own.
"Oomph," Ksho was winded.
Seto grinned at Seraphim, "See? Everything will be fi-"
"Seto!!!"
Ksho had knocked Seto down to the ground while he was off guard. Seto landed under the willow tree, unconscious. "Looks like your boyfriend won't be much help to you today," Ksho sneered.
Seraphim glared at Ksho. "Die!" she cried as a beam of energy shot from her diamond star, straight at Ksho.
"I see you've harnessed the concentrated power of the star as well. Too bad it takes your boy getting hurt for you to figure out how to do so," Ksho laughed at Seraphim's predicament. "Would you like me to hurt him some more? Will that give you more power?"
"Stop it! Stop it!!!" Seraphim held her hands up to her ears, blocking out his voice. 'It's my fault? Is it my fault that Seto is being hurt?' she asked herself.
"And now, by using the dark energy I have collected, your wonderful life will come to a close," Ksho grinned maliciously at the dejected Seraphim. "Goodbye little princess," he scoffed.
"No!" Seraphim cried strongly, flying out of range.
Meanwhile, back on the bank, Seto was coming around. "Seraphim?" he muttered as he glanced up to see the powers of light and darkness fighting with words and blows high above the glimmering lake. "Gotta help her." Seto took to the sky and joined the fight.
And that would end chapter 13. ^-^ I think this battle scene will be at least two chapters. Maybe three. I don't really know. So, we'll see. At least seven reviews gets you another chapter. Or whenever I get around to writing more. Stupid teachers, today was first day of school and already I have an essay due Friday.
Chapter 13: The Beginning of the End
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine, anything I use that isn't mine isn't mine. The end of the disclaimer.
A cloaked shadow slid out from the opposite end of the lake. Seto and Seraphim, too enthralled with each other's companionship, didn't notice it. Slowly, but stealthily, it crept down the bank to them. All the little woodland creatures shied away from it. The crickets stopped chirping, the fish stopped splashing, the owls stopped hooting.
Seraphim looked up, something wasn't right. "Seto?" she paused. "Do you hear anything?"
Seto listened for a minute. "No, why?"
"Exactly," Seraphim pointed out. "Something is scaring the wildlife, they're so silent. Wonder what it is." Seraphim got up and walked along the bank.
"What's wrong Seraphim?" Seto followed her curiously. "Is everything alright?"
"I have a bad feeling, I can't explain it. I feel as if something's not right," Seraphim, shook her head as if to clear it.
Seraphim crept along the side of the water, Seto trailing her cautiously. "Seraphim, are you sure you're not overreacting?" Seto whispered.
"Positive," Seraphim hissed back. Just then, she turned her head. "There's something over there." She wandered off to the left, Seto was just a few feet behind her.
"Seraphim, I think your imagination is running away with you," Seto sighed.
"No Seto, there's something over-mmmph!!!" Seraphim was cut off.
"Seraphim?" Seto called. "Seraphim!!!"
There was no answer.
"Seraphim!!!" Seto yelled again.
In the shadows, the dark figure had Seraphim in his grasp. She struggled fiercely with each passing moment, but without knowing who her attacker was, she couldn't fight him well. "Stop struggling," Seraphim's captor whispered fiercely into her ear.
Seraphim, of course, did not heed his warning and was silenced by a sharp cuff to her ear. "Smmhrmm!" Seraphim tried to yell.
Seto turned his head to where Seraphim's voice had come from. "Seraphim?" he began to walk in that direction. "Seraphim, are you okay?!"
Knowing he had to work fast, and forgetting a previously learned lesson, Seraphim's attacker reached for her necklace. It began to glow, faintly at first, then it gleamed as brightly as a star. "Kshrmm!" Seraphim spat. (or tried to)
Just then, the diamond glowed brightly enough to blind all three people on the lakeside. Seraphim used this to her advantage; using her instincts, she somehow got free of Ksho's grasp and ran to Seto.
When the light died down a bit, Seto and Seraphim were staring at a deathly pale man. Well-muscled, with deep crimson eyes and slicked-back black hair; he wore long dark tattered pants and a black cloak that swished with his every move. A malicious sneer was playing on his lips. "Seraphim," he greeted.
"Ksho," Seraphim replied icily. Seto held on to her protectively.
"This is the guy?" he whispered in Seraphim's ear.
"Yeah."
"My dear, dear Seraphim, lovely as ever," Ksho walked up to the couple, who eyed him warily, and, taking Seraphim's right hand, kissed the back lightly. Seraphim immediately drew her hand away and wiped it on her pants.
"What do you want?" she snarled hotly.
"Little princess, you know that the diamond star, in your possession, will yield my death with the coming dawn," Ksho said gracefully.
"You can't have it," she replied, clinging to Seto.
Ksho chuckled, "You would never just give it to me. But, do you not have a wish to rule the world? Does not every mind wish to have a realm with which he may do as he wishes?" Ksho smirked. "Come with me and renounce your claim on the diamond star. We can rule this world and others like it together." He held out his hand to Seraphim.
"You vile creature, I shall never renounce my claim on the star, nor my love for Seto," Seraphim glared at the ghost-like form.
"Suit yourself, you have chosen the hard way. I shall have to destroy you both," Ksho said quietly, the faint light of the moon and the glowing jewel on Seraphim's neck illuminated his pale face.
"Not without a fight," Seto stepped in front of Seraphim, shielding her protectively.
"Silly mortal, you may be the keeper of the emerald leaf, but I'm nearly positive you have no idea how to control it's power," Ksho 'tsk tks'- ed at Seto.
"I don't care, you will not harm Seraphim," Seto glared at Ksho.
"Suit yourself, do it the hard way, see if I care," Ksho, with a flick of his writs, lifted Seto into the air. Then, using telekinesis, Ksho dumped Seto in the middle of the lake. (T-T poor Seto...)
Seraphim's gaze followed Seto's decent. "Seto!" she cried. "You'll pay," she hissed to Ksho, glaring at the evil entity.
"How will you make me pay little princes? I do believe you've forgotten how to use the star's magic over the years," Ksho smirked.
"The star's magic is activated by love. I will defeat you with it's power," Seraphim said softly.
"What?" Ksho stepped away from the half-angel, half-elf princess. "You lie."
"I never lie," Seraphim replied sweetly. She concentrated on Seto, seeing him surface on the lake returned a smile to her face. Remembering each and every moment she had Seto had spent together, Seraphim's diamond star began to glow again. But this time, it was a soft, beautiful light. It bather her face in it's warm radiance.
Seto had just swam to shore when he saw a brilliant white light surround Seraphim. When it faded, she was dressed in a sleeveless, flowing white gown that hugged her body and changed with every move. Her beautiful white wings were unfurled and her hair was in a half-up, half-down ponytail which revealed her elven ears.
"Seraphim," Seto gasped, she looked so breathtaking. "Truly an angel..." he whispered as he got up to run to her.
When Seto reached Seraphim, a bright green light enveloped him. When it diminished, his clothes were no longer sopping wet. And instead of being shades of blue and turquoise, his clothes were different shades of dark green. The emerald leaf was hung around his neck on a golden chain. Then, his trench coat disappeared and pale green dove wings ripped through the back of his shirt.
"The power of the gems," Ksho hissed at the couple.
Ksho grew his own wings. Tattered black dove wings that were stained with blood sprouted from his shoulder blades. Ksho removed his cloak and dropped it on the ground.
"The battle begins and ends here princess," Ksho stressed the last word.
"The battle will end with the dawn," Seraphim replied.
"This is the beginning of the end princess," Ksho snickered.
"Hmph, the sun will rise in a matter of hours. Can you really defeat two gem keepers?" Seraphim asked, almost pitying the dark being.
"I can do more than defeat you, I will eliminate you!" Ksho exclaimed, launching himself at Seto and Seraphim.
The two, grasping the other's hand, shot up into the air and away from Ksho's attack. "Stay here," Seto ordered Seraphim as he flew to meet Ksho's next attack with one of his own.
"Oomph," Ksho was winded.
Seto grinned at Seraphim, "See? Everything will be fi-"
"Seto!!!"
Ksho had knocked Seto down to the ground while he was off guard. Seto landed under the willow tree, unconscious. "Looks like your boyfriend won't be much help to you today," Ksho sneered.
Seraphim glared at Ksho. "Die!" she cried as a beam of energy shot from her diamond star, straight at Ksho.
"I see you've harnessed the concentrated power of the star as well. Too bad it takes your boy getting hurt for you to figure out how to do so," Ksho laughed at Seraphim's predicament. "Would you like me to hurt him some more? Will that give you more power?"
"Stop it! Stop it!!!" Seraphim held her hands up to her ears, blocking out his voice. 'It's my fault? Is it my fault that Seto is being hurt?' she asked herself.
"And now, by using the dark energy I have collected, your wonderful life will come to a close," Ksho grinned maliciously at the dejected Seraphim. "Goodbye little princess," he scoffed.
"No!" Seraphim cried strongly, flying out of range.
Meanwhile, back on the bank, Seto was coming around. "Seraphim?" he muttered as he glanced up to see the powers of light and darkness fighting with words and blows high above the glimmering lake. "Gotta help her." Seto took to the sky and joined the fight.
And that would end chapter 13. ^-^ I think this battle scene will be at least two chapters. Maybe three. I don't really know. So, we'll see. At least seven reviews gets you another chapter. Or whenever I get around to writing more. Stupid teachers, today was first day of school and already I have an essay due Friday.