Wow! How long since I've updated? Over a month I imagine....ugh, sorry folks. I've been just so stumped on where to take this. I've been working on Itsumademo Naito the most lately....eheh....love that fic....
But now I have a little idea that involves a certain somebody, and no, it isn't Malik (I'll drag him at some point...)
Malik: NO!!!
*Kuthos to possessed person*
~Possessed person to Kuthos~
=Malik to Mariku=
~*Mariku to Malik*~
******
"What do you mean Kaiba?!" Yami spun to face the other, still torn over Yugi being a captive.
"Well....what about that exorcism idea that was brought up earlier...? We never did look for any spell books."
Yami sent Kaiba a harsh glare and hissed out, arm pointing towards Akei for his emphasis. "Can't you see that Bakura isn't possessed anymore?! There's not a damn point for an exorcism spell now!"
"What if it happens again, hm, Yami?"
"Now that's doubtful, Seto.." Rekanna stated, a sigh unmasked in her voice. She received a questionable look. "If you haven't noticed, Kuthos is stronger in his main form, he'll keep to that form. Besides, there's no one else here that he could get, we just all need to stay together."
Akei remained silent during all of this, the thought of Kuthos holding Yugi just to get Ryou was absurd! How could he be that savage?! Ah, but of course, with Akei's mind being fused with Kuthos's for a time being, it was obvious that the creature was very outgoing, especially when it comes to death. What made the yami even more angered, and it was being displayed over his features now, was the fact that this was ultimately Dansei's fault. The bastard couldn't handle dying and he triggered it all to occur.
"Akei...?" Yami's personal hatred had burnt down now, yet it lingered within him deftly, concern showed past though. "Are you ok...?" The other's russet eyes were literally shaking, eye lids tightening shut and Ryou wasn't sure on how to react as Akei gritted out through clenched teeth.
"It was him....he just can't handle defeat.....damn Dansei....DAMN YOU!!" He shouted out, head thrown back as his voice shot through the air like a bullet. Ryou walked to his yami, but was merely pulled protectively in his soul room by his darker half, everyone else just stared as Akei dropped to his knees, fists slamming to the ground as he cried.
Anu lifted her head and pushed her muzzle against the others, directing them to a building. "Let's give him some privacy..."
Anu, Rekanna, Ayane, and Seto all entered into the directed building, but Yami still lingered by the dark one. He kneeled down, reaching a hand out to cuff Akei's cheek and bring the tear stricken face to look him in the eye.
"I'm sorry, Akei. I'm sorry for thinking of only my light when yours matters just the same. I wasn't thinking coherently, and I'm sorry."
******
Kuthos sneered a wolfish grin as Yugi was sitting besides the throne of the palace. Chained by wrists and ankles to the floor. He was beaten several times, looking much like a slave. And to be exact, *Kuthos's* slave.
"Dear boy, you'll soon be out of here....no, wait.....I have a better idea!" The creature snickered as it pawed to sit before Yugi. "I get Ryou, and I will keep you, my little pet..."
"They won't bring Ryou! You'll see, they just won't!"
"Oh really now....then I guess I have to fetch my other pet now, hm?"
Yugi's eyes went wide. Other pet?! Who else could Kuthos possibly have taken?! What if it was Yami?! Yugi could never have known, of course he tried the mind link, but Kuthos found a way to block any of that. Which wasn't much of a surprise.
But what he saw dragged in, was not his darker half. Held by two albino Saber Fangs, both being Kuthos's new servants with Garou's death, was a ruffled form. Yugi could make out the black hair held by a bandana and green eyes that opened once to him, no...to Kuthos, and then they closed shut again.
"No way!"
"Hm, hm, hm....this pet shall be perfect....." Kuthos gave a laugh before vanishing before Yugi's eyes, the tri-haired boy watching as the "pet" arose from the ground, a smirk crossing the facial features as he smoothly turned, walking out.
The two albinos glared at him with heated red eyes, stalking towards him and striking him to the ground. Yugi whimpered out and curled in defense, chains and shackles getting in his way as the two Saber Fangs moved away towards the door to the throne room, sitting guard.
******
Akei lifted his head, giving Yami a surprised look.
"Do you really mean that...?" He watched Yami give a nod and helped him to his feet. Akei gave a thankful look and blinked though as his ring was engulfed by a glow before sending a narrow beam out before him. Yami jumped away as the light shot out through the dark air holding them in.
"Who the heck could that be?!" The former Pharaoh yelled, beginning to count the Millennium Item holders on his hand. "It couldn't possibly be Shadi or Isis but then that only leaves-"
"Malik. Malik is out there....but he can't get in.."
"Are you sure...?"
"Positive."
"I can't believe I'm saying this but..." Yami gave a sigh, rolling his eyes. He wasn't what you would call, a fan of Malik. "Should we see if we can help him in? Honestly, we need all the power we can get.....and now that I think about it....the rod could solve some of our problems..."
"Now that would be nice....but may I remind you, Yami, we've tried breaking through here already. I think Malik will have more of a chance getting in without us."
"Guess you're right..."
Akei turned his head as the beam of light vanished and his glowing ring died down, but the "excitement" didn't. Yami noticed the same as he did, but recognized the form running/limping towards him. "That can't be him..."
"Can't be who?" Akei raised a brow, looking back at the other and then back at the form, who almost made it to them before falling over.
"Duke Devlin...." he shook his head and ran towards the collapsed boy, Akei followed and they both together helped him up as Yami explained. "I dueled him once with Dungeon Dice Monsters.."
"Oh."
"Yeah...great seeing you....too...." Duke groaned, holding his head as he moved back to stand without them. "What're you doing here anyway...?"
"Better yet, what are *you* doing here?" Yami shot back, causing Duke to roll his eyes.
"I came here on vacation...but well," his eyes darted around to the dark cloud surrounding the city and mist within the streets, "look how it all turned out. Do you two know what happened? I just remembered seeing all these things in the street, I mean, I know they evacuated the city but I was too-"
"-arrogant to leave," Yami finished and Duke grunted.
"*Anyway*, I've been hiding away for so long, I finally just gave up, when basically saw you two here."
"We aren't the only ones here," Akei pointed out, directing Duke and Yami to the house the others had went in. The three entered and Duke immediately moved backwards, hand indicating at Anu.
"T-that's one of those t-things!"
"Gee, this guy seems smart..." Anu muttered, laying her body along the ground.
Kaiba lifted his head to Akei with a chuckle, his words receiving a glare from both Yami and Akei. "You done crying now?" That comment went ignored, Ayane's own voice trampling over it as her eyes held on Duke.
"Who's he?"
"Duke Devlin," Akei and Yami replied in unison as Duke fingered a hand through his hair. The fact that Anu was glaring at him made his body feel uneasy, though, he did admit he didn't truly remember what had happened when he had entered into the streets.
*And I assure you, you will not remember Dukey-boy. Your mind and body, is mine.*
~Who are you?! Get out of my head!~
*Never. You are my tool to get the Bakura boy from these fools, I will claim....no, you will claim him and I will have the only two hikari's I need!*
~No...~
*Oh yes.*
Duke's form fell against the wall as Anu stood and pawed over to him, sitting herself before the boy. "Yami, I don't trust this guy. He's hiding something, I just know it." She turned her head to an unconvinced Yami, who was not the least bit worried in his mind. All he was worried about was Yugi.
"I don't exactly trust you, Anu."
"But Yami!"
"He's fine, he's a bastard anyway, *trust me*." He narrowed his eyes towards Duke, who faltered a bit at the comment.
*You seem SO loved now with these people...*
Ayane shrugged her shoulders and pulled out a card, not showing it to anyone. "Well, I say we go and see if we can find anything to help us. No use sitting around here and waiting for Kuthos to come to us."
Her sisters gave a nod as well, heading towards the door. "Any suggestions then...?"
"I know I said against this before, Yami, but maybe we *should* see if we can get outside of this hell hole."
Yami gave an agreeable look. "Alright, everyone, though we failed once, we're going to try and break outside, or at least put a rip in the dark shield holding us in. Malik's out there, trying to get in, and how I hate it....we need his help."
Anu was on the pads of her feet and moved out the door with Rekanna and Ayane following, Kaiba afterwards. Yami was moving after, but noticed Akei looking off towards the side. "Aren't you coming? This was your idea."
"I know...but....I don't think it's safe bringing Ryou with us....Kuthos is going to have his little minion puppets stalking in the streets, better not have him with us...." he paused and hung his head, "but I also don't want to leave him alone...."
*Well! This is just perfect now! Dukey-boy, you make a great vessel!*
~No....don't.....~
*You have no say in this, human! You're merely my pawn, so live with it!* Kuthos gave a chuckle from within Duke's mind and the form leaned off of the wall, raising a brow and moving limply towards Yami and Akei. "I can watch Ryou, honestly, I don't think I'm in any condition to move very far, it was hard enough making it into the streets..."
Akei was pleased by this and separated from Ryou, briefly telling his light to stay with Duke before leaving outside with Yami and the others.
"Yami, you can't seriously be leaving Ryou with...that.....that Duke!" Anu whimpered in worry, her tail sulking against the sand. But Yami simply glared at her and followed after Akei, who was using the ring as a guide towards where Malik was supposed to be stationed outside the darkness.
******
"So....you're Duke....the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters, right?"
"Hm....I guess..." The form smirked as Ryou stared blankly from where he sat in a chair. He paced around slightly, turned his head as the emerald eyes flashed red a moment, sending a pulse through Ryou and looking back to the boy, facial normal again. "You can contact that Akei person, right?"
"Yeah, he's part of me...why?"
"Just wondering. Oh! Hey, can you contact your....um...other half, so I can see how you look when it happens?"
"I uh...I guess I can..."
{Yami...?}
................
Ryou's face turned to horror, than panic as he stood up. "I-I can't contact him!"
Kuthos formed a smirk over Duke's face and chuckled. "Good."
"What?! That's not go-" Ryou was cut short as he felt himself pushed to the ground, falling into the chair and crying out in a sudden pain down his spine.
"Too bad no one ever listens to Anu...." He chuckled and bent down, hand grasping Ryou's chin, forcing the terrified boy to look at him. "Ah, yes now, dear Ryou....I have both you and the young Motou now..."
"N-no....you......you can't be-"
"Little Ryou, I'll make sure you stay with 'Duke', don't you worry."
******
Aww.....I'm being mean to Ryou again! I'm sorry! But hey, I figured how to work Malik in and help me out a lot. So nice now. But if you couldn't figure it out, Kuthos has now possessed Duke's body and he did so to get his hands on Ryou. Which worked out, as Kuthos said, "To bad no one ever listens to Anu."
Because Anu was right. Heheh.... I hope I can get the next chapter up quicker than I did this one...it seems when I get to chapter 15 in a fic, I lose it kind of. That's what happened with Haunting Shadows, yet I still haven't given up on it! Arg....but anyway, onto work on chapter 17! And please, review!
But now I have a little idea that involves a certain somebody, and no, it isn't Malik (I'll drag him at some point...)
Malik: NO!!!
*Kuthos to possessed person*
~Possessed person to Kuthos~
=Malik to Mariku=
~*Mariku to Malik*~
******
"What do you mean Kaiba?!" Yami spun to face the other, still torn over Yugi being a captive.
"Well....what about that exorcism idea that was brought up earlier...? We never did look for any spell books."
Yami sent Kaiba a harsh glare and hissed out, arm pointing towards Akei for his emphasis. "Can't you see that Bakura isn't possessed anymore?! There's not a damn point for an exorcism spell now!"
"What if it happens again, hm, Yami?"
"Now that's doubtful, Seto.." Rekanna stated, a sigh unmasked in her voice. She received a questionable look. "If you haven't noticed, Kuthos is stronger in his main form, he'll keep to that form. Besides, there's no one else here that he could get, we just all need to stay together."
Akei remained silent during all of this, the thought of Kuthos holding Yugi just to get Ryou was absurd! How could he be that savage?! Ah, but of course, with Akei's mind being fused with Kuthos's for a time being, it was obvious that the creature was very outgoing, especially when it comes to death. What made the yami even more angered, and it was being displayed over his features now, was the fact that this was ultimately Dansei's fault. The bastard couldn't handle dying and he triggered it all to occur.
"Akei...?" Yami's personal hatred had burnt down now, yet it lingered within him deftly, concern showed past though. "Are you ok...?" The other's russet eyes were literally shaking, eye lids tightening shut and Ryou wasn't sure on how to react as Akei gritted out through clenched teeth.
"It was him....he just can't handle defeat.....damn Dansei....DAMN YOU!!" He shouted out, head thrown back as his voice shot through the air like a bullet. Ryou walked to his yami, but was merely pulled protectively in his soul room by his darker half, everyone else just stared as Akei dropped to his knees, fists slamming to the ground as he cried.
Anu lifted her head and pushed her muzzle against the others, directing them to a building. "Let's give him some privacy..."
Anu, Rekanna, Ayane, and Seto all entered into the directed building, but Yami still lingered by the dark one. He kneeled down, reaching a hand out to cuff Akei's cheek and bring the tear stricken face to look him in the eye.
"I'm sorry, Akei. I'm sorry for thinking of only my light when yours matters just the same. I wasn't thinking coherently, and I'm sorry."
******
Kuthos sneered a wolfish grin as Yugi was sitting besides the throne of the palace. Chained by wrists and ankles to the floor. He was beaten several times, looking much like a slave. And to be exact, *Kuthos's* slave.
"Dear boy, you'll soon be out of here....no, wait.....I have a better idea!" The creature snickered as it pawed to sit before Yugi. "I get Ryou, and I will keep you, my little pet..."
"They won't bring Ryou! You'll see, they just won't!"
"Oh really now....then I guess I have to fetch my other pet now, hm?"
Yugi's eyes went wide. Other pet?! Who else could Kuthos possibly have taken?! What if it was Yami?! Yugi could never have known, of course he tried the mind link, but Kuthos found a way to block any of that. Which wasn't much of a surprise.
But what he saw dragged in, was not his darker half. Held by two albino Saber Fangs, both being Kuthos's new servants with Garou's death, was a ruffled form. Yugi could make out the black hair held by a bandana and green eyes that opened once to him, no...to Kuthos, and then they closed shut again.
"No way!"
"Hm, hm, hm....this pet shall be perfect....." Kuthos gave a laugh before vanishing before Yugi's eyes, the tri-haired boy watching as the "pet" arose from the ground, a smirk crossing the facial features as he smoothly turned, walking out.
The two albinos glared at him with heated red eyes, stalking towards him and striking him to the ground. Yugi whimpered out and curled in defense, chains and shackles getting in his way as the two Saber Fangs moved away towards the door to the throne room, sitting guard.
******
Akei lifted his head, giving Yami a surprised look.
"Do you really mean that...?" He watched Yami give a nod and helped him to his feet. Akei gave a thankful look and blinked though as his ring was engulfed by a glow before sending a narrow beam out before him. Yami jumped away as the light shot out through the dark air holding them in.
"Who the heck could that be?!" The former Pharaoh yelled, beginning to count the Millennium Item holders on his hand. "It couldn't possibly be Shadi or Isis but then that only leaves-"
"Malik. Malik is out there....but he can't get in.."
"Are you sure...?"
"Positive."
"I can't believe I'm saying this but..." Yami gave a sigh, rolling his eyes. He wasn't what you would call, a fan of Malik. "Should we see if we can help him in? Honestly, we need all the power we can get.....and now that I think about it....the rod could solve some of our problems..."
"Now that would be nice....but may I remind you, Yami, we've tried breaking through here already. I think Malik will have more of a chance getting in without us."
"Guess you're right..."
Akei turned his head as the beam of light vanished and his glowing ring died down, but the "excitement" didn't. Yami noticed the same as he did, but recognized the form running/limping towards him. "That can't be him..."
"Can't be who?" Akei raised a brow, looking back at the other and then back at the form, who almost made it to them before falling over.
"Duke Devlin...." he shook his head and ran towards the collapsed boy, Akei followed and they both together helped him up as Yami explained. "I dueled him once with Dungeon Dice Monsters.."
"Oh."
"Yeah...great seeing you....too...." Duke groaned, holding his head as he moved back to stand without them. "What're you doing here anyway...?"
"Better yet, what are *you* doing here?" Yami shot back, causing Duke to roll his eyes.
"I came here on vacation...but well," his eyes darted around to the dark cloud surrounding the city and mist within the streets, "look how it all turned out. Do you two know what happened? I just remembered seeing all these things in the street, I mean, I know they evacuated the city but I was too-"
"-arrogant to leave," Yami finished and Duke grunted.
"*Anyway*, I've been hiding away for so long, I finally just gave up, when basically saw you two here."
"We aren't the only ones here," Akei pointed out, directing Duke and Yami to the house the others had went in. The three entered and Duke immediately moved backwards, hand indicating at Anu.
"T-that's one of those t-things!"
"Gee, this guy seems smart..." Anu muttered, laying her body along the ground.
Kaiba lifted his head to Akei with a chuckle, his words receiving a glare from both Yami and Akei. "You done crying now?" That comment went ignored, Ayane's own voice trampling over it as her eyes held on Duke.
"Who's he?"
"Duke Devlin," Akei and Yami replied in unison as Duke fingered a hand through his hair. The fact that Anu was glaring at him made his body feel uneasy, though, he did admit he didn't truly remember what had happened when he had entered into the streets.
*And I assure you, you will not remember Dukey-boy. Your mind and body, is mine.*
~Who are you?! Get out of my head!~
*Never. You are my tool to get the Bakura boy from these fools, I will claim....no, you will claim him and I will have the only two hikari's I need!*
~No...~
*Oh yes.*
Duke's form fell against the wall as Anu stood and pawed over to him, sitting herself before the boy. "Yami, I don't trust this guy. He's hiding something, I just know it." She turned her head to an unconvinced Yami, who was not the least bit worried in his mind. All he was worried about was Yugi.
"I don't exactly trust you, Anu."
"But Yami!"
"He's fine, he's a bastard anyway, *trust me*." He narrowed his eyes towards Duke, who faltered a bit at the comment.
*You seem SO loved now with these people...*
Ayane shrugged her shoulders and pulled out a card, not showing it to anyone. "Well, I say we go and see if we can find anything to help us. No use sitting around here and waiting for Kuthos to come to us."
Her sisters gave a nod as well, heading towards the door. "Any suggestions then...?"
"I know I said against this before, Yami, but maybe we *should* see if we can get outside of this hell hole."
Yami gave an agreeable look. "Alright, everyone, though we failed once, we're going to try and break outside, or at least put a rip in the dark shield holding us in. Malik's out there, trying to get in, and how I hate it....we need his help."
Anu was on the pads of her feet and moved out the door with Rekanna and Ayane following, Kaiba afterwards. Yami was moving after, but noticed Akei looking off towards the side. "Aren't you coming? This was your idea."
"I know...but....I don't think it's safe bringing Ryou with us....Kuthos is going to have his little minion puppets stalking in the streets, better not have him with us...." he paused and hung his head, "but I also don't want to leave him alone...."
*Well! This is just perfect now! Dukey-boy, you make a great vessel!*
~No....don't.....~
*You have no say in this, human! You're merely my pawn, so live with it!* Kuthos gave a chuckle from within Duke's mind and the form leaned off of the wall, raising a brow and moving limply towards Yami and Akei. "I can watch Ryou, honestly, I don't think I'm in any condition to move very far, it was hard enough making it into the streets..."
Akei was pleased by this and separated from Ryou, briefly telling his light to stay with Duke before leaving outside with Yami and the others.
"Yami, you can't seriously be leaving Ryou with...that.....that Duke!" Anu whimpered in worry, her tail sulking against the sand. But Yami simply glared at her and followed after Akei, who was using the ring as a guide towards where Malik was supposed to be stationed outside the darkness.
******
"So....you're Duke....the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters, right?"
"Hm....I guess..." The form smirked as Ryou stared blankly from where he sat in a chair. He paced around slightly, turned his head as the emerald eyes flashed red a moment, sending a pulse through Ryou and looking back to the boy, facial normal again. "You can contact that Akei person, right?"
"Yeah, he's part of me...why?"
"Just wondering. Oh! Hey, can you contact your....um...other half, so I can see how you look when it happens?"
"I uh...I guess I can..."
{Yami...?}
................
Ryou's face turned to horror, than panic as he stood up. "I-I can't contact him!"
Kuthos formed a smirk over Duke's face and chuckled. "Good."
"What?! That's not go-" Ryou was cut short as he felt himself pushed to the ground, falling into the chair and crying out in a sudden pain down his spine.
"Too bad no one ever listens to Anu...." He chuckled and bent down, hand grasping Ryou's chin, forcing the terrified boy to look at him. "Ah, yes now, dear Ryou....I have both you and the young Motou now..."
"N-no....you......you can't be-"
"Little Ryou, I'll make sure you stay with 'Duke', don't you worry."
******
Aww.....I'm being mean to Ryou again! I'm sorry! But hey, I figured how to work Malik in and help me out a lot. So nice now. But if you couldn't figure it out, Kuthos has now possessed Duke's body and he did so to get his hands on Ryou. Which worked out, as Kuthos said, "To bad no one ever listens to Anu."
Because Anu was right. Heheh.... I hope I can get the next chapter up quicker than I did this one...it seems when I get to chapter 15 in a fic, I lose it kind of. That's what happened with Haunting Shadows, yet I still haven't given up on it! Arg....but anyway, onto work on chapter 17! And please, review!