A.N.- Sorry for the long wait. I also put up another songfic, but it didn't come out as I would have liked. It is Jou's POV to Nas's One Mic. Not for little kiddies who can't take profanity.

Yoshimo- Read ahead, you'll be surprised.

Dragon C. Chan- Yeah... read ahead also. Can't think of anything to say...

Magicman/Smokegirl- They are right pissed... at the elves. At least most of them. It's kinda like the Nazis in WWII. Kirgen made them beleive that the elves were the source of all their problems.



Of Elves and Demons
Chapter 14
By: Joey/Mai fan15



The group filed out in the large, damp room that Ryuujin had just found. Diania was standing near the altar, reading inscriptions for the sacrificial process. No dbout she had second thoughts about this too, but it was the only way, "Put the demon over there."

The two guards brought the demon to the southeast area of the star-shaped platform where she indicated, then chained it to the floor. It didn't move, it was too exhausted from Berriez's attack.

No one knew about it, the only ones who had seen were Berriez, King Volcano, and the demon. The pyro promised he wouldn't tell amd the POW was too scared. It stayed silent, waiting for him to be one of those responsible for the destruction of his own kind.

Berriez awaited the princess's directions to his own spot and Shannon clutched his arm and held back tears as Berriez failed to do the same. Gaia came running into the room from outside where his guard post was, "Ryuujin, what the hell is taking so long? Obelisk is in sight now. They know we're here and are coming to stop us."

King Volcano boarded his platform and Gaia yelled toward Diania, "Have you found anything yet?"

"Yeah, I found where everyone but Berriez and the servant goes, haven't I?"

"Well hurry it up!" Gaia yelled over a rumbling sound outside.

"Be patient! You're not helping!"

Danielle walked over to her sister, "Sorry about this."

"It's not your fault. You can't, nor could have prevented this."

Danielle frowned, "There is," with that she walked over to Ryuujin who was joined by Gaia.

Shannon watched to see what her sister had in mind. Gaia looked horrified at what he had heard, then remembering that she and her sister were both half elf, she knew her sister's request. She would go instead.

She pulled Berriez over to her sister just in time to hear Gaia's last attempt to stop her, "Please, you just got back."

"That's just it. You all were used to me being gone. It'll be like you would have never used the Monster Reborn to revive me. Besisdes, I'm doing this for my sister."

Berriez spoke up, "What's this about?"

Ryuujin spoke for Danielle so that she could still try to convince Gaia to let go, "She's going in your place."

"She doesn't have to do that for me. I'm prepared to die."

"She's not doing it for you, she's doing it for her sister," Ryuujin turned away as Diania called out the place for the last two.

"The human goes at the top, and Berriez... Berriez goes obviously in the center," she turned from the tablet and walked over to the group. Then realized that Danielle was going in Berriez's place, "Berriez you're going to be alright?"

She hugged him in releif and he looked over at Shannon for a way out, she just faintly smiled, then turned to her sister who stood at the platform, "Thank you... I'll never forget you."

"I know," her sister smiled in reply. Berriez couldn't help but admire her bravery, she did what she couldn't. Give up the ones she loved to save them, without even a second thought.

Gaia had left the room, unable to watch the sacrifice. Ryuujin began to read the inscription for the ceremony to begin. The roof opened up and the platform began to rise. After it reached the right level, the roof closed up and everyone but Ryuujin made way up a few stairs to the roof.

Once upstairs, the dragon-king's chant was heard as an echo and a bright yellow light took the sillouette form of Exodia. Berriez looked at the rest of the group, and saw that they were all equally amazed at what was happening. He took Shannon's hand, "I don't think we should see this."

"No, I need to," the light took a solid form, Exodia. The platform that the sacrificials were standing on dissapeared and the five rose and took on the same light that Exodia had been a few seconds ago.

Their cries of pain was shrill and seemed as if they were being screamed into their ears. The lights traveled into their spots on Exodia. It was over, Exodia was in their control, Ryuujin came up to the roof, "Well, okay... uhh... why isn't it moving?"

"Maybe it moves as slow as those Gods?" suggested Diania, "Look, they still arent even that close."

"Maybe..."

"Look! Another army!" one of the demon's guards yelled from the other side of the roof.

"They musta thought that the Gods were too slow," Gaia came up from the lower floor. And loaded his bow, "Lets not give those bastards enough time to destroy Exodia before he can do anything."

Everyone loaded their own bows and began firing at the oncoming offensive line. It barely phased them, only a few fell while the rest who were much stronger went on with arrows sticking out from their limbs.

Berriez watched as someone dissapeared from the center of the offense just as Ryuujin shouted out the command for Exodia to attack, "Exodia, obliderate!"

The army dissenagrated under a bright light. One of the guards sighed in releif, "Thank god, I thought that we'd have to fight through that."

Suddenly a hole appeared below Shannon and she fell through, Berriez quickly went after her. The hole sealed before anyone else could follow.

Berriez found Shannon and took her hand, then released it when King Kirgen appeared oppisite them, "Ah, the reason this war started is here now... and look so is her faithful protector. Well, welcome to the Shadow Realm you two. This is where you will meet death at my hands."

Berriez drew his sword, "If we win, you'll let us out of here."

"If you win, take this crystal from around my neck and use it to get out. If you win, you deserve it. But you most likely wont."

The demon king drew his large sword and charged at them, Shannon activated a defensive sheild which protected her from his attack. Berriez on the other hand dodged to the side and the king, realizing that he couldn't break the sheild, went after Berriez.

He swung a horisontal blow at Berriez which he blocked. He slid back a few feet and came back with an offensive attack, hitting Kirgen in the stomach three out of five times. He stumbled back in pain and struck towards Berriez again, knocking him to the side.

"You fight well for such a weak, little elf."

Berriez sneered back at him in reply and jumped in the air. Kirgen moved forward so that Berriez landed behind him, then struck him with his palm, sending him flying into Shannon's sheild, he hit it and a ripple went across the surface. He could faintly hear her appoligise.

He got up and shook off the pain in his arm and charged at the demon. He set up like a batter and struck Berriez as hard as he could with the broad end of the sword, again sending him back but this time, far over the sheild.

Shannon let down her sheild to run to him, but Kirgen grabbed her arm, "Let go of me!"

"Right. Okay, whatever you say, princess," Kirgen laughed. Shannon angered and shocked him with one of her many attack spells.

He was stunned momentarily but still long enough for Berriez to be recovered. Since they were still at long range, Berriez took out his bow and loaded it with three arrows. He fired and all three hit the demon's head.

Kirgen tore out the arrows and clutched his face in pain. This gave Berriez the time he needed to get closer. Once withing striking range, Berriez slashed for the arm that held the sword. It fell to the ground along with the bloody limb. Kirgen fell to the ground, now holding the spot where his arm used to be, "Curse you, elf."

A new arm burst out of the hole in his body and he picked up his sword, "I may not be able to see you, elf. But my senses are trained to the fullest. Get anywhere near me, and I'll kill you."

"Fine," Berriez backed up toward Shannon and loaded his bow again, then aiming for the head, released. Kirgen raised his hand and caught all three. Berriez hoped it was a fluke and fired again. This time only one hit.

"Arrows won't do any good, they are too weak.

Berriez frowned at the beast's words and gave the bow and his quiver to Shannon, "Use these to distract him."

She nodded and began firing at the demon who caught them all. Berriez went around to the other side and walked up as silently as he could while dodging the arrows that missed Kirgen altogether.

Kirgen stopped and let a few arrows hit his chest, "I can smell you elf."

He raised his sword with one hand and brought it down, Berriez rolled out of the way and slashed upward at the monter's back. A huge gash opened up and green blood spilled out. Kirgen cried in pain again, and fell to the ground.

Berriez tore the crystal off his neck and threw it over to Shannon, "Here."

He turned back to the beast in front of him, and drove his own sword into the back of Kirgen's neck. He coughed up blood, and died from his own weapon.

He went over to Shannon and the two of themclosed their eyes. When they were opened, they found themselves standing on the roof as they did before, but this time the three Gods were all withing striking distance, and Ra could be seen summoning fire from the pit of it's stomach. Ryuujin found that Exodia was again ready to attack, "Exodia, obliderate!"



After the war, everyone returned to their normal lives. Ryuujin came back as the Supreme Leader of the Dragon Kingdom this time, not just the heir to the Black Luster throne. Gaia went back to his old life as a knight. Diania took over her late parents' throne and eventually was forced to pick a suitor. Maskai became a wanderer and entered various tournaments for the prize money. Berriez began work at the castle as Shannon's personal attendant and guard. The two later married.


A.N.- Yeah, crappy ending, I know. But hey I don't care. I'm starting another Jounouchi/Mai fic sometime soon, so I wanted this done and over with. And another DOA fic too. So anyways, R/R. And special thanks to Magicman, dude, you've been with me since the beginning. Hope you can read up on my next fic.