~Risen~By~Dragons~
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~Discovered By Strangers~
~~Chapter 5~~
Ryu stormed into his room and tossed the staff onto the bed, stripping off his gloves and heading instantly towards the bathroom, pausing at the door to glance at the staff and reflect on what just happened.
A while later, Ryu stepped out of the bathroom, dressed in only his pants and drying his hair with a towel. He stared at the staff on his bed, then walked over and picked it up. He studied the staff, spotting some symbols on the top. *These markings look like the seven elements!* He walked over to the desk, set the staff down, and pulled out a book from the shelf. He flipped through the pages until he found a page with the same symbols on them. *Wind, Fire, Water, Electricity, Earth, Dark and Holy. They ARE the seven elements. She can conjure up any spell with this staff, and I think I know what she intends to do with the holy sign. She really was going to resurrect Diablo. But if she does, she kill herself. She's not strong enough to handle that much power.*
He dropped the book onto the desk and walked over to the window. *I have to keep her from the woods. I can't allow her to attempt it.* Glancing back to the book, his eyes caught sight of the words, "People who possess the Ebony Wings also possess..." Ryu walked over to the book and picked it up, reading the paragraph where he spotted the words that had sent a brief chill up his spine. What he read after them had his blood close to freezing: "...the abilities to control the two most rare dragons, the Black dragon and the Silver dragon. Therefore, they can also manipulate the Black and White dragon's powers, the Black's breath that disintegrates, and the Silver's breath that heals."
Sasuri woke up then, and sat up, gripping her head where Ryu had hit her.
"Why do humans always have to ruin everything I do?" She muttered, getting up and walking over to the balcony doors. She tugged on the handle to open them, sighing when she found them locked. Finding the door leading to the hall closed as well, she slammed her fist against the wood, then leaned against it, giving up for a while. "I was so close to bringing you back, Diablo." She straightened and walked over to the bed, sitting down and holding her chin in her hands, watching the forest in the window. "But I will, and if Ryu gets in the way one more time, he'll regret it."
That night, a dark form entered Ryu's room, coming in from the balcony. Murdoc looked around carefully, glaring at the sleeping form on the bed.
He grinned as his eyes landed on Sasuri's staff. Walking over, he picked it up and strapped it to his back, then left, climbing down from the side of the balcony and jumping back down onto his own.
"I may not possess any of the wings, but with this staff, I'll still be able to beat the two of those feathered freaks." He hissed, grinning.
The next day, Ryu searched the entire air ship, but couldn't find Murdoc. *Damnit!! I know he took the staff. Sasuri is going to kill me!!!* He sighed, then slowly made his way to Sasuri's room.
"Sasuri?" He called, knocking on the door. When no responce came, he unlocked the door then slowly pushed it open. Sasuri was sitting on the floor in front on the window, staring down at the scenery. "Sasuri." She slowly turned to him, and he was shocked to see tears, "Sasuri what is it?"
"Murdoc stole my staff, and he's going to resurrect Diablo." She whispered, then buried her head into her knees, which were pulled up to her chest.
"Oh, god. Sausri, I'm so sorry." He said, stepping forward, getting to his knees and holding her against his chest, where she cried for all she was worth. Sasuri calmed down after a while and curled further into his chest, wiping the tears away.
Both of them jumped when something ran into the window, then ducked as a fireball crashed through the glass, raining shards all the room. Getting to their feet, they stared out the window, Sasuri choking on her breath, tears flooding back as Murdoc rose into view, on the back of Diablo.
"Diablo!!!" Sasuri cried, running forward. She was quickly jerked back from the ledge by Ryu, and fought to get away. "Let him go!!!! Murdoc, let him go!!!!!! Diablo!!!!!! Get OFF him Murdoc!!" Ryu looked out the window, dodging Sasuri's fists as she tried to push him away. Murdoc smirked at the two of them, then hissed something at Diablo and the dragon's eyes turned red before letting out a wall of fire that consumed the entire room. Ryu got to his knees, bringing Sasuri with him and sheltering her, then putting up a magic barrier that blocked the flames. She buried her face into his collarbone and he watched the flames streak by, then glared at Murdoc.
Murdoc laughed evily, his eyes flashing.
"The tables are turning, Ryu!! No longer do I have to obey your every command!!! With this staff, I have the precious Diablo, and any other dragon I want!!!!!" With this said, he yelled at Diablo and the two of them took off, Murdoc's laughter carrying over the wind. Sasuri pushed away from Ryu and ran to the ledge, then fell to her hands and knees amoung the flames, tears pouring freely.
"I've lost him. I've lost Diablo. After all we've been through..." Ryu stepped forward, but stopped when she got to her feet and swung around, throwing a fist at him. "This is all your fault!! If you'd let me resurrect him when I had the chance, he'd be with us, instead of that monster!!!!!" Ryu blocked her attacks, then caught her when she collapsed, worn out. Sasuri had no tears left to cry, but her body was still wracked with harsh sobs. She sat there, hunched over slightly, calming down. Ryu pulled away and lifted her chin to look at her, but she turned away; she would not look him in the eye.
"We'll get him back Sasuri. I promise, I'll find a way to help you."
"Yeah, you've been doing a great job of that so far." Her words hurt him deep down, but he refused to let it show. He winced as the ship shuddered again, and looked up to see at least 6 fire dragons attacking the airship. *Damn it!! We've gotta get out of here!* He knew Sasuri wasn't going to move on her own, so he picked her up and ran out of the room. Coming to a stop in the artillary room, he placed Sasuri on her feet and shook her gently.
"Sasuri, snap out of it. I need you help. I need your magic and logic to help me beat Murdoc and Diablo."
"I can't.....I can't fight Diablo....." She whispered, her eyes slowly going vacent. "I can't do it Ryu.....I....." Ryu had finally had enough.
"SASURI!!!!!! KNOCK IT OFF!!!!!!!!!" He yelled at her. This didn't phase her at first. She just stood there, completely out of it. Her eyes had clouded over, then suddenly closed and she collapsed. Ryu caught her and tried to wake her up. He winced and cursed as the ship shuddered again. Picking her up fully, he walked over to the edge of the balcony. Letting his wings out, Ryu left the castle and flew away until he reached the outskirts of the next city. Landing, he entered it, addressing himself as Prince Ryu, mentally wincing at this, and asked of the village to leave Sasuri in the local healing house. When she was taken care of, he left and flew back to his castle, preparing for a fight with Murdoc.
Sasuri was laying very still on a bed in the villiage. She was so still, that if her chest hadn't been moving ever so slightly, that she seemed as if she were dead. Sasuri was lost deep in her own mind. Her loss of Diablo had been too much for her to handle, and she'd pulled back to the darkest recesses of her mind.
Ryu closed his eyes and grit his teeth, trying his hardest to keep his heat beam as strong as Murdoc's was. He could feel his energy starting to drain, but swallowed hard and forced Murdoc's beam back several feet, startling both of the men. Murdoc growled deeply and yelled at Diablo to attack him. The dragon's eyes went red again and he shot a fireblast at Ryu. Ryu tried to dodge the blast and keep the heat beam going, but he accidentally broke the beam off when he dodged the blast and Murdoc's beam hit him in the chest, knocking him back several feet. When he came to a stop, he was leaning back against the wall, groaning. *Sasuri.....I need your help, Sasuri.....* Shaking his head, he got up and walked to the edge of the shattered room.
"You just don't know when to quit, do you?" Murdoc asked quietly, grinning evily as Ryu faced him again. *I've got to win, to convince Sasuri that I AM on her side. I've got to get Diablo back for her.*
~~Sasuri.....I need your help, Sasuri.....~~ A quiet voice reached out to Sasuri, the words brushing over her like a light wind. She wanted to answer them, but she didn't want to leave the corner she was huddled in. She was curled into a ball, trembling. *I'm sorry....I can't do it......I can't fight Diablo.....And I'm too weak to fight Murdoc....I.....my magic....it's........it's not strong enough......I'll never be able to fight......* She curled even tighter into a ball, trembling.
Outside her mind, her body started to tremble. The healing wife noticed, and pitied the poor girl who was lost in her own mind. The woman pulled a blanket over Sasuri's shaking form and left the girl to fight the demons of fear and doubt by herself.
A/N: *sighs with exhuastion* about time I got this out. I had the worst time trying to post this. it would never come out. Chapter six is almost done, and I have my two favorite muses to thank for that. *grins as she glances over at Bakura and Kaiba, both of them tied and gagged and yelling at her.* For the last time!! if you'd just kept your mouth shut, you wouldn't be in this position. *shrugs at readers* they got mad at me because i wanted to put them in a yaoi together. *grins meanly at the two, who instantly shut up.* I can be so mean sometimes.
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~Discovered By Strangers~
~~Chapter 5~~
Ryu stormed into his room and tossed the staff onto the bed, stripping off his gloves and heading instantly towards the bathroom, pausing at the door to glance at the staff and reflect on what just happened.
A while later, Ryu stepped out of the bathroom, dressed in only his pants and drying his hair with a towel. He stared at the staff on his bed, then walked over and picked it up. He studied the staff, spotting some symbols on the top. *These markings look like the seven elements!* He walked over to the desk, set the staff down, and pulled out a book from the shelf. He flipped through the pages until he found a page with the same symbols on them. *Wind, Fire, Water, Electricity, Earth, Dark and Holy. They ARE the seven elements. She can conjure up any spell with this staff, and I think I know what she intends to do with the holy sign. She really was going to resurrect Diablo. But if she does, she kill herself. She's not strong enough to handle that much power.*
He dropped the book onto the desk and walked over to the window. *I have to keep her from the woods. I can't allow her to attempt it.* Glancing back to the book, his eyes caught sight of the words, "People who possess the Ebony Wings also possess..." Ryu walked over to the book and picked it up, reading the paragraph where he spotted the words that had sent a brief chill up his spine. What he read after them had his blood close to freezing: "...the abilities to control the two most rare dragons, the Black dragon and the Silver dragon. Therefore, they can also manipulate the Black and White dragon's powers, the Black's breath that disintegrates, and the Silver's breath that heals."
Sasuri woke up then, and sat up, gripping her head where Ryu had hit her.
"Why do humans always have to ruin everything I do?" She muttered, getting up and walking over to the balcony doors. She tugged on the handle to open them, sighing when she found them locked. Finding the door leading to the hall closed as well, she slammed her fist against the wood, then leaned against it, giving up for a while. "I was so close to bringing you back, Diablo." She straightened and walked over to the bed, sitting down and holding her chin in her hands, watching the forest in the window. "But I will, and if Ryu gets in the way one more time, he'll regret it."
That night, a dark form entered Ryu's room, coming in from the balcony. Murdoc looked around carefully, glaring at the sleeping form on the bed.
He grinned as his eyes landed on Sasuri's staff. Walking over, he picked it up and strapped it to his back, then left, climbing down from the side of the balcony and jumping back down onto his own.
"I may not possess any of the wings, but with this staff, I'll still be able to beat the two of those feathered freaks." He hissed, grinning.
The next day, Ryu searched the entire air ship, but couldn't find Murdoc. *Damnit!! I know he took the staff. Sasuri is going to kill me!!!* He sighed, then slowly made his way to Sasuri's room.
"Sasuri?" He called, knocking on the door. When no responce came, he unlocked the door then slowly pushed it open. Sasuri was sitting on the floor in front on the window, staring down at the scenery. "Sasuri." She slowly turned to him, and he was shocked to see tears, "Sasuri what is it?"
"Murdoc stole my staff, and he's going to resurrect Diablo." She whispered, then buried her head into her knees, which were pulled up to her chest.
"Oh, god. Sausri, I'm so sorry." He said, stepping forward, getting to his knees and holding her against his chest, where she cried for all she was worth. Sasuri calmed down after a while and curled further into his chest, wiping the tears away.
Both of them jumped when something ran into the window, then ducked as a fireball crashed through the glass, raining shards all the room. Getting to their feet, they stared out the window, Sasuri choking on her breath, tears flooding back as Murdoc rose into view, on the back of Diablo.
"Diablo!!!" Sasuri cried, running forward. She was quickly jerked back from the ledge by Ryu, and fought to get away. "Let him go!!!! Murdoc, let him go!!!!!! Diablo!!!!!! Get OFF him Murdoc!!" Ryu looked out the window, dodging Sasuri's fists as she tried to push him away. Murdoc smirked at the two of them, then hissed something at Diablo and the dragon's eyes turned red before letting out a wall of fire that consumed the entire room. Ryu got to his knees, bringing Sasuri with him and sheltering her, then putting up a magic barrier that blocked the flames. She buried her face into his collarbone and he watched the flames streak by, then glared at Murdoc.
Murdoc laughed evily, his eyes flashing.
"The tables are turning, Ryu!! No longer do I have to obey your every command!!! With this staff, I have the precious Diablo, and any other dragon I want!!!!!" With this said, he yelled at Diablo and the two of them took off, Murdoc's laughter carrying over the wind. Sasuri pushed away from Ryu and ran to the ledge, then fell to her hands and knees amoung the flames, tears pouring freely.
"I've lost him. I've lost Diablo. After all we've been through..." Ryu stepped forward, but stopped when she got to her feet and swung around, throwing a fist at him. "This is all your fault!! If you'd let me resurrect him when I had the chance, he'd be with us, instead of that monster!!!!!" Ryu blocked her attacks, then caught her when she collapsed, worn out. Sasuri had no tears left to cry, but her body was still wracked with harsh sobs. She sat there, hunched over slightly, calming down. Ryu pulled away and lifted her chin to look at her, but she turned away; she would not look him in the eye.
"We'll get him back Sasuri. I promise, I'll find a way to help you."
"Yeah, you've been doing a great job of that so far." Her words hurt him deep down, but he refused to let it show. He winced as the ship shuddered again, and looked up to see at least 6 fire dragons attacking the airship. *Damn it!! We've gotta get out of here!* He knew Sasuri wasn't going to move on her own, so he picked her up and ran out of the room. Coming to a stop in the artillary room, he placed Sasuri on her feet and shook her gently.
"Sasuri, snap out of it. I need you help. I need your magic and logic to help me beat Murdoc and Diablo."
"I can't.....I can't fight Diablo....." She whispered, her eyes slowly going vacent. "I can't do it Ryu.....I....." Ryu had finally had enough.
"SASURI!!!!!! KNOCK IT OFF!!!!!!!!!" He yelled at her. This didn't phase her at first. She just stood there, completely out of it. Her eyes had clouded over, then suddenly closed and she collapsed. Ryu caught her and tried to wake her up. He winced and cursed as the ship shuddered again. Picking her up fully, he walked over to the edge of the balcony. Letting his wings out, Ryu left the castle and flew away until he reached the outskirts of the next city. Landing, he entered it, addressing himself as Prince Ryu, mentally wincing at this, and asked of the village to leave Sasuri in the local healing house. When she was taken care of, he left and flew back to his castle, preparing for a fight with Murdoc.
Sasuri was laying very still on a bed in the villiage. She was so still, that if her chest hadn't been moving ever so slightly, that she seemed as if she were dead. Sasuri was lost deep in her own mind. Her loss of Diablo had been too much for her to handle, and she'd pulled back to the darkest recesses of her mind.
Ryu closed his eyes and grit his teeth, trying his hardest to keep his heat beam as strong as Murdoc's was. He could feel his energy starting to drain, but swallowed hard and forced Murdoc's beam back several feet, startling both of the men. Murdoc growled deeply and yelled at Diablo to attack him. The dragon's eyes went red again and he shot a fireblast at Ryu. Ryu tried to dodge the blast and keep the heat beam going, but he accidentally broke the beam off when he dodged the blast and Murdoc's beam hit him in the chest, knocking him back several feet. When he came to a stop, he was leaning back against the wall, groaning. *Sasuri.....I need your help, Sasuri.....* Shaking his head, he got up and walked to the edge of the shattered room.
"You just don't know when to quit, do you?" Murdoc asked quietly, grinning evily as Ryu faced him again. *I've got to win, to convince Sasuri that I AM on her side. I've got to get Diablo back for her.*
~~Sasuri.....I need your help, Sasuri.....~~ A quiet voice reached out to Sasuri, the words brushing over her like a light wind. She wanted to answer them, but she didn't want to leave the corner she was huddled in. She was curled into a ball, trembling. *I'm sorry....I can't do it......I can't fight Diablo.....And I'm too weak to fight Murdoc....I.....my magic....it's........it's not strong enough......I'll never be able to fight......* She curled even tighter into a ball, trembling.
Outside her mind, her body started to tremble. The healing wife noticed, and pitied the poor girl who was lost in her own mind. The woman pulled a blanket over Sasuri's shaking form and left the girl to fight the demons of fear and doubt by herself.
A/N: *sighs with exhuastion* about time I got this out. I had the worst time trying to post this. it would never come out. Chapter six is almost done, and I have my two favorite muses to thank for that. *grins as she glances over at Bakura and Kaiba, both of them tied and gagged and yelling at her.* For the last time!! if you'd just kept your mouth shut, you wouldn't be in this position. *shrugs at readers* they got mad at me because i wanted to put them in a yaoi together. *grins meanly at the two, who instantly shut up.* I can be so mean sometimes.