Thus is God's Will
Rated: R
Warnings: Rape, abuse, death (and lots of it), torture, cult activity, yaoi and other things. Story is not for the close-minded. Oh yes, and we have a very out of character Yami Malik.
Notes: This chapter picks up exactly where the last one left off. Hope it doesn't confuse anyone.
Chapter Two: The Distance of God
"The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere." ~Anonymous
"Wait Jou," Bakura called out to the retreating blonde with a growl. "Can you at least give me some information first?"
The blonde laugh slightly, "I thought you said you didn't need our information." Had he have been in a different crowd, everyone would've been baffled by his sudden change of moods. One moment he had been on the verge of tears, then the next laughing; it was typical Jounouchi.
"I don't really," the silver haired robber narrowed his eyes while speaking, "I'm just in a bit of a hurry. You see if I have to hunt to information, which I can do mind you, it could take forever. During that time God's Will might come after Ryou again and I cannot let that happen. The quicker I gather that information the easier it will be for me to protect Ryou."
Jou snorted, "What if I don't have the information you want? What then?"
"I know you do, Katsuya," Bakura spat the name like each time he had said it before, "I know you have it all, so don't even play that game."
"You're right," the blonde sighed defeated. He knew even if he did deny the fact that he did know everything a gifted could know about God's Will, Bakura wouldn't hesitate to kill him. "God's Will, as far as I know, has nine stations with in the city. They're underneath all of the catholic churches."
A grunt came from Bakura, "You think they'd at least try to hide it better."
"They did," Jou scrunched his nose, Bakura blinked at him. "There's only one way to get to any of them. It's access point the statue of the Virgin Mary at the center of town. There's a loose stone at the foot of the statue. It's noticeable unless you know it's there. The members of God's Will prey closer to the statue then everyone else, thus pressing the stone and opening an entrance in the back of a near by ally way.
"Once through the entrance, it closes due to another stone 'switch' and returns to looking like a normal part of the wall in the ally. From there you have to walk down a long spiral staircase. It's about a half an hour walk until you reach the tunnels," the blonde sighed remembering going down the paths with Serenity years ago, "There are twelve of them. Two lead to a dead end, nine to the hide outs and one to where their gifted dwell."
"What do you mean their gifted?" Bakura felt another growl trying escape his throat.
"They have two gifted working for their cause," Jou stated in a matter-of-fact tone of voice, "one was not a known gifted until a day that his sister, Isis (1), was raped and murdered by well, a gifted. I still don't know who did it, but I'm sure he died short afterwards or else he would've been found. He had seen his sister die in his dreams, but figured it was a nightmare. When he found his sister had been murdered in the same manner he had foreseen, he realized then that it wasn't just a dream and he in fact saw the future."
"The power of premonition," the thief muttered nonchalantly, "but that power is only a fairy tale. How can he really have it?"
"He's the only one," the blonde's expression grew grim.
"So when did all of this happen?" Bakura asked arching one of his eyebrows.
The grim expression on Jou's face deepened, "Six years ago."
A deep frown placed itself on Yugi's features. He finally got up the nerve to speak, "Isn't that how long it's been since God's Will was started?" The information that Bakura had just received was new to Yugi also. Jou had never told him all of these facts before.
"Yeah Yug," Jou frowned also, "God's Will was started by a gifted."
"Hn, figures," Bakura, stated with a smirk placed upon his features.
Yugi looked at him wide-eyed, "How can you say that Bakura?! I never thought that a gifted would be the one to want all of us dead."
The silver haired robber crossed his arms over his chest, a smug look upon his face. "I mean, only a gifted could hate the gifted that much. Not only was his sister killed by one of us, but also he is a gifted himself and was somehow unable to prevent her from dying. Combine the two together and you've got one bitter man."
"Yes," Jou replied while nodding, "his hatred for himself and the man who killed his sister was taken advantage of by a man named Viper. He was a priest who had almost died by the same had that the boy's sister did. In turn he hated all gifted and felt that they should all be put to death. However, he had no way to tell who's gifted and who isn't."
"So he used the boy's hatred to get him to help him find all of the gifted?" Yugi asked blinking sadly. Jou just nodded. He proceeded to the next question, "So what about the other gifted? Why are they helping God's Will?"
"He joined to protect his brother," the blonde looked down at the floor, "he made a deal with Viper that in return for his help capturing all of the gifted, they would have to leave his brother alone. He has the power of channeling, therefore he can also sense the energy of other gifted, as you very well know Yug." The tri-color haired boy nodded.
"How exactly do you know all of this information, Katsuya?" Bakura asked finally letting his curiosity get the better of him. There was no way Serenity had sent all of this information to him when she died like he had everyone believe. It was far too much to send in a simple second.
The features on Jou's face grew pale and his gaze lowered further, "When Serenity went inside of God's Will hideout, I followed her just in case she needed me. I was caught by the latter two of the gifted and gained all of my information from him."
"How did you ever escape?" Bakura's deep chocolate brown eyes narrowed at the blonde. Something about his story didn't exactly sound right.
"That's my little secret," Jou grinned his infamous grin receiving a growl from the silver haired thief.
*****
"I've had a vision," a man said, his legs crossed over each other and his void lavender eyes opening as he spoke. He had spiky sandy-blonde hair that stuck up in all directions. His skin was lightly tanned and he had markings underneath his eyes. As for his attire, he wore full body purple robes, like those of a priest. On both side of him stood a man.
"There's something we don't hear every day," the man on his left side said dully. He was dressed in clothing of a nobleman. He had a white silk undershirt that was mostly covered by a long full body blue velvet jacket. He also wore beige slacks that tied up in the front. The blue of his coat made his piercingly cold ice blue eyes stand out more then normal. Other wise he was pretty plain looking; handsome, yes, but nothing out of the ordinary. He was tall, well over six feet, and had perfectly placed chestnut hair. (2)
The blonde haired man glared at him, "Go fuck yourself Kaiba." The brunette just grunted.
"What was your vision Ishtar?" the man on the sandy-blonde's right asked. He had raven hair that was cut just above his chin and deep crimson eyes. His skin was pale contrasting with the darkness of his raven locks, creating a sort of vampire effect. His clothing was that of what priests normally wear, and he had a bible clutched to his chest. (3)
Forgetting about glaring at Seto, Ishtar turned to the priest, "The gifted, they are coming."
"How many of them?" Viper asked, not seeming to be phased by the vision.
"Seven of them," the blonde looked over at Seto and growled, "One of which is the blonde freak you let go a couple years ago! You know you should've killed him while you had the chance, he's probably the one organizing the whole thing!"
Seto just snorted ignoring the fuming blonde. Viper sighed, "It's not like Kaiba would be able to kill him. Not alone, that's for sure. The boy possesses all three of the well-known powers. Kaiba would've more then likely ended up dead." The comment gained a glare for the abovementioned brunette; it also made Ishtar chuckle childishly.
The blonde cleared his throat, "he's not the one we have to worry about though."
"He's not?" Viper looked to him blinking.
"No, he's not," Ishtar, grinned, "they have a boy named Yugi with them too. He only has the power of channeling as we speak. However, he does seem to hold unforeseen powers that have yet to be known to the world. I sense that they will make themselves known when they come."
"Should we take care of him before he is able to come?" Viper asked.
"No, we will not kill him for now," a mischievous and evil grin placed itself on the blonde's lips, "but we will use him to lure the others unprepared. If we're lucky we can get him on our side and awaken his hidden powers. We would then be unstoppable." A deep cackle escaped his throat.
"And who will be the ones to capture the boy?" Seto asked, his face emotionless along with his words.
"You and Jade (4) of course," Ishtar beamed proudly. Oh how he loved to torture Seto. It was his favorite past time aside from killing innocent creatures.
"Why me?" the brunette sneered.
"To distract the little blonde dog that always hangs around him, along with any other pests that could be around, of course," he beamed again, "and you know, with Jade's charm-" a laugh was heard coming from Viper. Jade and charm in the same sentence was hilarious to him. The blonde glared at him and continued, "-It would be a synch to capture the innocent boy."
Seto snorted. The idea of having to complete a mission with the psychotic woman was not exactly his idea of a synch. She often got distracted by well, everything, most of all bright lights and sparkling items. Not to mention she had zero tolerance when it came with dealing with people, and often blew up in their faces. The good thing about the mission was she was in fact very good at manipulating people. You just have to make sure that there weren't any bright lights around.
"I'll go get her," Viper snickered, exiting out of the room.
Ishtar turned to the still annoyed looking Seto, "So Kaiba dear, this has never been clear to me. Why exactly did you let Katsuya get away before?"
"I don't believe that it's any of your business," the brunette growled.
"Okay then I guess I'll just have to think of a reason myself," he got a thoughtful look on his face, "maybe you where attracted to the boy and that's why you let him go." He nudged Seto, who hissed in return.
"He spoke of Mokuba," he stated in a matter-of-fact tone of voice, "that's all."
The sandy-blonde rolled his eyes, "If you say so."
The two sat in an awkward silence for a while. Well, it was awkward for Seto; Ishtar didn't seem to mind. In fact, he seemed perfectly content at the moment. He was lost in his own head, more then likely plotting his next evil deed.
It was then that Viper returned, behind him an all to happy brunette woman. She had moss brown hair that fell down to her shoulder blades in ringlets, accompanied by piercing jade green eyes. Her eyes, after all, where what had earned her, her name.
The attire she wore was that of a man. Her undershirt was like Seto's, a simple but fine white silk. Her coat was black as well as her slacks. The most interesting thing about her outfit was the fact that she was wearing spike black and white boots, the kind that woman often wore to balls. However she looked, in a word, stunning.
"Hello, hello, hello!" Jade chirped in an all too cheerful way. A satisfied smile placed on her lips when Ishtar waved in her direction, though Seto just grunted.
She leaned towards Viper and whispered, "I think Kaiba-kins is a little on the moody side today."
"He's always like that," the raven-haired man casually replied. "Can we just get down to business?"
"Sure thing," the woman once again chirped, "so what exactly is this mission about?" Viper looked over to Ishtar giving him a 'care-to-explain?' expression.
"You are to kidnap a boy and bring him here," Ishtar declared loudly, for the first time that night putting on his 'leader face' as he liked to call it. A tinge of seriousness could actually be found in his voice. "His name is Yugi."
"One of the notorious detectives I presume?" Jade asked quirking one of her moss green eyebrows upwards.
The blonde nodded, "You are to bring him here to me, unharmed. Do you understand?"
"Yes sir!" The woman grinned when Ishtar winced at the name.
"You're dismissed," he waved his hand to emphasize the statement. Once she left he turned to Seto, "Just try not to kill her."
The brunette rolled his eyes, "Whatever you say – sir."
End Notes:
(1) No, it's not Malik. How can it not be Malik? Simple, it's his Yami. Lol.
(2) Please don't hate me! It just, fits!
(3) XD A gift for my wife. Hence the name "Viper"; it is the nickname of her not so lover, lover boy.
(4) My wife makes a cameo! Wahoo!
Second chapter done, which I hope everyone enjoyed. I tried to explain some things without explaining everything. Did it work? Please review!
Rated: R
Warnings: Rape, abuse, death (and lots of it), torture, cult activity, yaoi and other things. Story is not for the close-minded. Oh yes, and we have a very out of character Yami Malik.
Notes: This chapter picks up exactly where the last one left off. Hope it doesn't confuse anyone.
Chapter Two: The Distance of God
"The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere." ~Anonymous
"Wait Jou," Bakura called out to the retreating blonde with a growl. "Can you at least give me some information first?"
The blonde laugh slightly, "I thought you said you didn't need our information." Had he have been in a different crowd, everyone would've been baffled by his sudden change of moods. One moment he had been on the verge of tears, then the next laughing; it was typical Jounouchi.
"I don't really," the silver haired robber narrowed his eyes while speaking, "I'm just in a bit of a hurry. You see if I have to hunt to information, which I can do mind you, it could take forever. During that time God's Will might come after Ryou again and I cannot let that happen. The quicker I gather that information the easier it will be for me to protect Ryou."
Jou snorted, "What if I don't have the information you want? What then?"
"I know you do, Katsuya," Bakura spat the name like each time he had said it before, "I know you have it all, so don't even play that game."
"You're right," the blonde sighed defeated. He knew even if he did deny the fact that he did know everything a gifted could know about God's Will, Bakura wouldn't hesitate to kill him. "God's Will, as far as I know, has nine stations with in the city. They're underneath all of the catholic churches."
A grunt came from Bakura, "You think they'd at least try to hide it better."
"They did," Jou scrunched his nose, Bakura blinked at him. "There's only one way to get to any of them. It's access point the statue of the Virgin Mary at the center of town. There's a loose stone at the foot of the statue. It's noticeable unless you know it's there. The members of God's Will prey closer to the statue then everyone else, thus pressing the stone and opening an entrance in the back of a near by ally way.
"Once through the entrance, it closes due to another stone 'switch' and returns to looking like a normal part of the wall in the ally. From there you have to walk down a long spiral staircase. It's about a half an hour walk until you reach the tunnels," the blonde sighed remembering going down the paths with Serenity years ago, "There are twelve of them. Two lead to a dead end, nine to the hide outs and one to where their gifted dwell."
"What do you mean their gifted?" Bakura felt another growl trying escape his throat.
"They have two gifted working for their cause," Jou stated in a matter-of-fact tone of voice, "one was not a known gifted until a day that his sister, Isis (1), was raped and murdered by well, a gifted. I still don't know who did it, but I'm sure he died short afterwards or else he would've been found. He had seen his sister die in his dreams, but figured it was a nightmare. When he found his sister had been murdered in the same manner he had foreseen, he realized then that it wasn't just a dream and he in fact saw the future."
"The power of premonition," the thief muttered nonchalantly, "but that power is only a fairy tale. How can he really have it?"
"He's the only one," the blonde's expression grew grim.
"So when did all of this happen?" Bakura asked arching one of his eyebrows.
The grim expression on Jou's face deepened, "Six years ago."
A deep frown placed itself on Yugi's features. He finally got up the nerve to speak, "Isn't that how long it's been since God's Will was started?" The information that Bakura had just received was new to Yugi also. Jou had never told him all of these facts before.
"Yeah Yug," Jou frowned also, "God's Will was started by a gifted."
"Hn, figures," Bakura, stated with a smirk placed upon his features.
Yugi looked at him wide-eyed, "How can you say that Bakura?! I never thought that a gifted would be the one to want all of us dead."
The silver haired robber crossed his arms over his chest, a smug look upon his face. "I mean, only a gifted could hate the gifted that much. Not only was his sister killed by one of us, but also he is a gifted himself and was somehow unable to prevent her from dying. Combine the two together and you've got one bitter man."
"Yes," Jou replied while nodding, "his hatred for himself and the man who killed his sister was taken advantage of by a man named Viper. He was a priest who had almost died by the same had that the boy's sister did. In turn he hated all gifted and felt that they should all be put to death. However, he had no way to tell who's gifted and who isn't."
"So he used the boy's hatred to get him to help him find all of the gifted?" Yugi asked blinking sadly. Jou just nodded. He proceeded to the next question, "So what about the other gifted? Why are they helping God's Will?"
"He joined to protect his brother," the blonde looked down at the floor, "he made a deal with Viper that in return for his help capturing all of the gifted, they would have to leave his brother alone. He has the power of channeling, therefore he can also sense the energy of other gifted, as you very well know Yug." The tri-color haired boy nodded.
"How exactly do you know all of this information, Katsuya?" Bakura asked finally letting his curiosity get the better of him. There was no way Serenity had sent all of this information to him when she died like he had everyone believe. It was far too much to send in a simple second.
The features on Jou's face grew pale and his gaze lowered further, "When Serenity went inside of God's Will hideout, I followed her just in case she needed me. I was caught by the latter two of the gifted and gained all of my information from him."
"How did you ever escape?" Bakura's deep chocolate brown eyes narrowed at the blonde. Something about his story didn't exactly sound right.
"That's my little secret," Jou grinned his infamous grin receiving a growl from the silver haired thief.
*****
"I've had a vision," a man said, his legs crossed over each other and his void lavender eyes opening as he spoke. He had spiky sandy-blonde hair that stuck up in all directions. His skin was lightly tanned and he had markings underneath his eyes. As for his attire, he wore full body purple robes, like those of a priest. On both side of him stood a man.
"There's something we don't hear every day," the man on his left side said dully. He was dressed in clothing of a nobleman. He had a white silk undershirt that was mostly covered by a long full body blue velvet jacket. He also wore beige slacks that tied up in the front. The blue of his coat made his piercingly cold ice blue eyes stand out more then normal. Other wise he was pretty plain looking; handsome, yes, but nothing out of the ordinary. He was tall, well over six feet, and had perfectly placed chestnut hair. (2)
The blonde haired man glared at him, "Go fuck yourself Kaiba." The brunette just grunted.
"What was your vision Ishtar?" the man on the sandy-blonde's right asked. He had raven hair that was cut just above his chin and deep crimson eyes. His skin was pale contrasting with the darkness of his raven locks, creating a sort of vampire effect. His clothing was that of what priests normally wear, and he had a bible clutched to his chest. (3)
Forgetting about glaring at Seto, Ishtar turned to the priest, "The gifted, they are coming."
"How many of them?" Viper asked, not seeming to be phased by the vision.
"Seven of them," the blonde looked over at Seto and growled, "One of which is the blonde freak you let go a couple years ago! You know you should've killed him while you had the chance, he's probably the one organizing the whole thing!"
Seto just snorted ignoring the fuming blonde. Viper sighed, "It's not like Kaiba would be able to kill him. Not alone, that's for sure. The boy possesses all three of the well-known powers. Kaiba would've more then likely ended up dead." The comment gained a glare for the abovementioned brunette; it also made Ishtar chuckle childishly.
The blonde cleared his throat, "he's not the one we have to worry about though."
"He's not?" Viper looked to him blinking.
"No, he's not," Ishtar, grinned, "they have a boy named Yugi with them too. He only has the power of channeling as we speak. However, he does seem to hold unforeseen powers that have yet to be known to the world. I sense that they will make themselves known when they come."
"Should we take care of him before he is able to come?" Viper asked.
"No, we will not kill him for now," a mischievous and evil grin placed itself on the blonde's lips, "but we will use him to lure the others unprepared. If we're lucky we can get him on our side and awaken his hidden powers. We would then be unstoppable." A deep cackle escaped his throat.
"And who will be the ones to capture the boy?" Seto asked, his face emotionless along with his words.
"You and Jade (4) of course," Ishtar beamed proudly. Oh how he loved to torture Seto. It was his favorite past time aside from killing innocent creatures.
"Why me?" the brunette sneered.
"To distract the little blonde dog that always hangs around him, along with any other pests that could be around, of course," he beamed again, "and you know, with Jade's charm-" a laugh was heard coming from Viper. Jade and charm in the same sentence was hilarious to him. The blonde glared at him and continued, "-It would be a synch to capture the innocent boy."
Seto snorted. The idea of having to complete a mission with the psychotic woman was not exactly his idea of a synch. She often got distracted by well, everything, most of all bright lights and sparkling items. Not to mention she had zero tolerance when it came with dealing with people, and often blew up in their faces. The good thing about the mission was she was in fact very good at manipulating people. You just have to make sure that there weren't any bright lights around.
"I'll go get her," Viper snickered, exiting out of the room.
Ishtar turned to the still annoyed looking Seto, "So Kaiba dear, this has never been clear to me. Why exactly did you let Katsuya get away before?"
"I don't believe that it's any of your business," the brunette growled.
"Okay then I guess I'll just have to think of a reason myself," he got a thoughtful look on his face, "maybe you where attracted to the boy and that's why you let him go." He nudged Seto, who hissed in return.
"He spoke of Mokuba," he stated in a matter-of-fact tone of voice, "that's all."
The sandy-blonde rolled his eyes, "If you say so."
The two sat in an awkward silence for a while. Well, it was awkward for Seto; Ishtar didn't seem to mind. In fact, he seemed perfectly content at the moment. He was lost in his own head, more then likely plotting his next evil deed.
It was then that Viper returned, behind him an all to happy brunette woman. She had moss brown hair that fell down to her shoulder blades in ringlets, accompanied by piercing jade green eyes. Her eyes, after all, where what had earned her, her name.
The attire she wore was that of a man. Her undershirt was like Seto's, a simple but fine white silk. Her coat was black as well as her slacks. The most interesting thing about her outfit was the fact that she was wearing spike black and white boots, the kind that woman often wore to balls. However she looked, in a word, stunning.
"Hello, hello, hello!" Jade chirped in an all too cheerful way. A satisfied smile placed on her lips when Ishtar waved in her direction, though Seto just grunted.
She leaned towards Viper and whispered, "I think Kaiba-kins is a little on the moody side today."
"He's always like that," the raven-haired man casually replied. "Can we just get down to business?"
"Sure thing," the woman once again chirped, "so what exactly is this mission about?" Viper looked over to Ishtar giving him a 'care-to-explain?' expression.
"You are to kidnap a boy and bring him here," Ishtar declared loudly, for the first time that night putting on his 'leader face' as he liked to call it. A tinge of seriousness could actually be found in his voice. "His name is Yugi."
"One of the notorious detectives I presume?" Jade asked quirking one of her moss green eyebrows upwards.
The blonde nodded, "You are to bring him here to me, unharmed. Do you understand?"
"Yes sir!" The woman grinned when Ishtar winced at the name.
"You're dismissed," he waved his hand to emphasize the statement. Once she left he turned to Seto, "Just try not to kill her."
The brunette rolled his eyes, "Whatever you say – sir."
End Notes:
(1) No, it's not Malik. How can it not be Malik? Simple, it's his Yami. Lol.
(2) Please don't hate me! It just, fits!
(3) XD A gift for my wife. Hence the name "Viper"; it is the nickname of her not so lover, lover boy.
(4) My wife makes a cameo! Wahoo!
Second chapter done, which I hope everyone enjoyed. I tried to explain some things without explaining everything. Did it work? Please review!