Chapter Twenty-Four:  Asa niwa nani mo nokorania

                                 "There is nothing left in the morning." – from "Kimi no mado Kara(From your Window)" by Kikoku Inoue

The ground shook as the terror continued about Tokyo. Roads split, buildings began to collapse. People fled to safe spots from the darkness that crept over the sky. Eriol held his staff to the sky, repeating ancient words as a light began to form at the end of his staff.

Yue and Spinnal Sun jumped into the air to secure the area. Black beings, yomas, began to appear from the black void and attack them.

Light filled the room as the beam came from the Triangle of Light. Yugioh did not move from his spot. Sakura covered her eyes along with Lulu. Yugioh's eyes widened in horror as the light began to disappear and the room was covered in floating crystals. Yugioh's eyes went upwards towards the ceiling where the hole was made. It was a rather large one, and crystal black yomas appeared through the walls and dissipated into the hole.

"Like my work, Pharaoh?" came the evil sneering snake voice.

Yugioh's eyes met that of Silphe. His ruby eyes narrowed to the point that if his eyes could shoot knives, Silphe would not be recognizable. His hands clenched into fists and he glared.

"Soon this world will be nothing but my throne….and you will all suffer for being in my way!" Silphe laughed out evilly.

Anzu rose to her feet and went to punch at Silphe. Silphe dodged the attack and then pushed Anzu into a pillar of the alter house. Anzu let out a moan of pain and she stood again, went to attack. Silphe let out a laugh of enjoyment and finally pinned Anzu to the pillar and smacked the back of her head into it. Anzu fell unconscious to the ground, with blood slipping down her forehead.

Sakura let out a gasp of pure shock. She was frozen, she couldn't do anything. Her eyes went to Yugioh. Yugioh growled in his throat then jumped down from the cliff and landed in front of Silphe. He brought his sword from his dreams to her head.

"You die now, witch…." Yugioh was cut off as a sharp blast filled his back. He yelped in pain and fell to the ground. He turned his head as he shook to see Yuugi standing there. His eyes were glazed and he had a hand pointed at Yugioh. Yugioh's eyes widened. "Aibou…"

Yuugi looked at him for a moment. His face did not change and he sent another mind blowing light strain at Yugioh. Yugioh screamed again. Yuugi looked up at the hole.

Silphe moved next to Yuugi, after kicking Yugioh. She smiled down at the Triangle of Light and put her hand over it and then looked down at Yuugi. "Little one, come here." Yuugi did as he was told. Silphe grabbed Yuugi roughly and pushed him up to the alter and laid his hands on the Triangle. She stepped backwards.

"No!" Lulu shouted. She ran forward but was grabbed back a yoma. Lulu turned, creating a green ball of fire and shot it into the yoma. The yoma screeched and then more formed from the black puddle that it left on the floor. Lulu gaped in horror and turned to Sakura. "Sak-ku-rah, go now!"

"What about you?!" Sakura shouted.

"Do not worry about me, Sak-ku-rah! Save Yuugi!"

Sakura summoned Fly. The angel wings spread from her back and she dived down. Sakura turned many times in her flight pattern, avoiding the blows from the yoma that flew past her to the hole. Sakura landed down on the pathway to the alter and fled to Yugioh's side. She lifted up her beloved. "Yami?"

Yugioh looked up at her in pain. He glanced over at his shoulder to Yuugi. "Sakura-koi, save aibou.."

"What about you!?" Sakura shouted again.

Yugioh brought his trembling hand around her neck and brought her into a light kiss. As their lips brushed passed another Yugioh deepened the kiss. Sakura felt herself tremble as part of her did not want to part from him. Yugioh broke the kiss and looked up at her. "I'll be fine, Sakura-koi. Don't worry about me."

Sakura stood and ran forward. Fly's wings folded behind her back, though they stayed. Sakura jumped at Silphe and pushed her away from Yuugi. Silphe scratched Sakura across the face, but that did not stop her. Sakura pinned the woman down to the floor, wrestling to stay on top. Finally Silphe managed to upturn the situation. Sakura struggled under the holds of the woman.

"Now, little Queen…I shall kill you here! You will not bother me anymore." Silphe sneered. She went to kick Sakura off the platform, but Sakura kicked Silphe off her, and down into the oblivion below. Sakura turned and looked as the woman fell into the abyss. Sakura pushed herself up and began to run over to Yuugi, but was flung back into a pillar. She screamed as a terrible pain raced up and down her spine.

Yuugi closed his eyes. Two black beautiful wings came from his back, and spread, flapping. The wings lifted him up to the hole.

Yugioh stood, rather shakily. He ran over to the alter, screaming after his aibou. Finally he put his hands on the Triangle to rip it from its hold, but it would not budge.

You are trying to save this boy? You love him that much? Is he worth it?

Yugioh shut his eyes from the pain that was erupting into his soul and mind. He clenched his teeth. Yugioh would not remove his hands. "He is worth it! He is my light, I am his protector! I won't let him be tormented!" he yelled as a pain ripped upon his shoulder blades. He fell forward, his hands still clutching the Triangle. Finally the pain submerged and a peace filled his soul. Yugioh looked behind him to find two white pure wings that fluttered in the light they radiated. His eyes widened a bit. He was not worthy of such pure wings, it should have been him marked with the black wings of death, not the pure innocent soul of his aibou. Yugioh looked up through the ceiling of the alter to see Yuugi peering down at him

"Go to him, Pharaoh. Go."

Yugioh looked behind him to see Lulu standing there. She had a green fire blade in her hand and she nodded. "I shall keep the yomas back, go to him."

Yue flew into the metal bars on the Tokyo Tower. His wings shot out as the pain erupted. He slid down the bar and landed on the roof. He shook in pain, trying to rise again. A yoma grabbed him in the back and shot a black bolt of lighting into his back. Yue howled in angst and fell over unconscious.

Spinnal Sun was thrown into another metal bar and fell weakly to the ground. Eriol looked up as a yoma struck at him, sending him back to near the end of the Tower's roof. He looked up and smacked the yomas away, one by one for many moments. Finally one struck him in the back, then another in the front. Eriol fell to his knees and his staff from his hands. He fell forward in pain.

Yugioh jumped up from the alter, floating in what seemed like an air drift. He flapped his pure white wings up to Yuugi. Their eyes met and Yugioh looked at his lighter side. "Aibou, you cannot do this…you are endangering many lives."

"I am the Cruel Angel, I bring pain and suffering." Came the reply.

"NO! You are not a being that does that, Yuugi!" Yugioh said harshly and held out his hand. His wings outstretched to keep himself level with Yuugi. "You are one of the most innocent beings I know, Yuugi Mouto. You are not evil!"

No response came.

"Aibou, take my hand." Yugioh pleaded. He let out a wail as he with drew his hand, blood running from his palm. He looked at Yuugi who simply did not even seem to notice. His face soften and his voice sounded like a plead. "Please, aibou. I can't stand seeing you hurt."

Yuugi shook his head and flew higher to the hole. Yugioh raced after him and wrapped his arms around the small figure and his white wings enclosed Yuugi. Yuugi struggled. Yugioh held him tightly.

"This is a hug, Yuugi." Yugioh said softly. "This is what it feels like when someone loves you enough to die for you. This is what it is like when someone loves you enough to keep you from the world. This, aibou, this is my love for you. I don't know what that witch told you, but I need you Yuugi."

"You don't need anyone!" Yuugi hissed.

Yugioh's hold tightened. "You are wrong aibou, so very wrong. You keep me from being in the dark, just like Sakura. Yuugi if it wasn't for your kind soul…I'd be just how you think you are. I hated everything and wanted it all to die because I had lost myself…" he trailed off for a moment. "But you showed me what it is like to be loved and to be kind again."

Yuugi went limp.

Yugioh lifted his eyes as soon as he saw Sakura fly up next to him. She smiled, Fly's wings made her outfit sparkle. Sakura wrapped her arms around both Yugioh and Yuugi, tilting Yuugi's head up to look at her. She smiled. "We both love you, Yuugi. Without you, we'd loose a valuable friend, just not only the access to be with one another. Without you, Yuugi, then I would have never found my soul mate…and I would never be happy like I am now. You aren't just a vessel to provide for Yami, you are Yuugi. You have a loving grandfather at home, and loving friends. You are going to destroy all of it?"

"N-no.."

She smiled. "Then, throw down the ideas of hated that they've plagued your mind with, please?"

Yuugi looked at the two loving figures around him. Their white wings looked so warm and welcoming….welcoming him home. He smiled and leaned in their embraces. He closed his eyes and his dark wings fluttered to white life. "Momma…Papa.." he murmured before drifting into sleep.

The yomas in Tokyo slowly began to disappear. The shadow receded and the sun filled the light. People looked over around at the damage done and to the sky unsure of what happened.