Oh, Ra . . . It's been like, a month since I last updated, well not THAT
long, but definitely WAY too long. *sobs* I'm REALLY REALLY SORRY!!!!!!!
I've had no inspiration whatsoever, but I'm tryin' to write this anyway!
I've heard that most people update at night, but I usually update first thing in the morning. I suppose that'll change once I've gotta go to school again. Only one week left! N0OOOOO!!!!!
Thanks a whole lot to Subieko, Erckie and Padfootz-Pincess for reviewing, I now have 25 reviews. Not bad, considering my goal at the start was to get at least 2! Thank-you everyone!! ^-^
I think my review count is exaggerating by one right now.
Note: Would you like me to elaborate on Kaya and Mhyrz a bit? I don't want it to seem like my OCs are running the show, so please tell me what you think about that. I WILL definitely give Mhyrz a bit of a past later on to explain why he's in the Shadow Realm in the first place, but that'll be later.
As for Mhyrz's Mirror, it's sort of his little window into the real world. Whoever locked him there put it there. Maybe so Mhyrz would know what's going on, or maybe so he could see what he couldn't have? (I don't really know and I made it up! ^-^U) Anyway, it also allows him to cast spells into the real world, so that's how he got them into the Shadow Realm. I hope that wasn't really too confusing, and that it answered some of your questions Subieko!
My brother of all people gave me inspiration to do part of this chapter, the Whiptailed Crow part. He will NOT STOP going "Cu Caw, Cu Caw" and it's driving me nuts . . .
Opps! That's a lot of authors notes, sorry! I'll shut up now!
***Chapter 10
Dragons of the Shadow Realm***
"You better have some answers."
The two Yami spirits faced each other. Yugi and the Baby Dragon ran to catch up to them. "Yami Bakura! What are you doing here?!" said Yugi in surprise.
The spirit in question, however, paid no attention to the hikari's question. Instead, his eyes continued to glare daggers at Yami Yugi. The two were not happy campers.
'Oh great' thought Yugi 'these two HATE each others guts, this is going to be a long day.' He watched them in their glaring contest, Yami's crimson eyes met with deep chocolate ones. Someone had to break the silence.
And that, of course, was the Baby Dragon.
"Hey, why'd we stop? What's up? Oh. Who is he, he looks funny, what's with the hair man? He looks like Santa Clause on a diet! Man if-"
"Cu Caw! Cu Caw!"
The dragons rather offensive monologue was cut to a halt when a deafening shriek filled the air. They looked up, trying to find the source of the sound, when,
"WHOOOooooooooooshhhh"
"Cu Caw! Cu Caw!"
All the group saw was a flash of orange before they fell to their knees to avoid the blur of orange that dive bombed them, screeching all the way.
"What the HELL is that!" yelled Bakura, obviously not pleased.
"I think," said Yami, studying the flying figure, "that is the Whiptailed Crow." The group dove to avoid another attack..
The Whiptailed Crow wasn't much bigger than any of them, but it was dangerous. It had two dragon style wings and an orange body. He had long talons. A skinny, but powerful tail, sharp beak, and small beady eyes finished off the winged beast.
"How can we defeat that monster?" Yami asked. He was annoyed at the fact that he couldn't combat this foe. He was a master of strategies and games, not hand to hand combat.
"I SAY WE RUN!" yelled Yugi. The monster was coming around.
"Run?!" Yelled both spirits, obviously not pleased with the prospect of fleeing. They shot each other a glare before they were interrupted again by another dive.
The monster screeched in anger. It seemed to ponder a different plan of attack.
"Unless the mighty millenium spirits have a better idea! I'd sure like to hear it!" Yugi said, uncharacteristically angry.
"Cu CAW!"
The Whiptailed Crow prepared for another pass at its prey. It flew low, its wings only inches above the shadowy ground.
They jumped away to avoid the creatures claws, but they forgot how it got its name.
They forgot about its tail.
The tail lashed out, knocking the two spirits to the ground. Before Yugi could react, the Crow had turned on him, talons outstretched.
"That is IT!" Bakura yelled angrily. He whipped out his deck and a low hum filled the air as his ring started to glow dangerously.
"I summon the Man Eater-"
"White Lighting Attack!"
There was a brilliant flash of white energy as the crow shrieked. Its body seemed to dissipate into the shadows as it was destroyed.
The travelers looked up to see a large silver, white dragon, which could only be . . .
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon!" exclaimed Yugi in awe.
One of the most powerful Dragons known to Duel Monsters flew above them. His large body was covered with silvery white plates of armor. His eyes glittered a bright, cerulean blue, and his claws were long and sharp. He was big, powerful, and dangerous.
The dragon landed and a humanoid figure jumped off of it.
"We thought you might need a hand." He said in a deep voice.
"I was doing just fine by myself, thank you." Grumbled Bakura darkly.
"He means thank you." Said Yugi, a little intimidated by the dragon and figure before him. "Who are you?"
"I am Skye, one of the 4 Blue Eyes White Dragons."
"Four?" asked Yugi, "like the four cards?"
"Yes." The dragon said, "my brothers are known as Blytz, Styrm, and my sister is Krystal. We all reside in the Castle of Dragons."
The warrior stepped forward. He was a lot bulkier and had more muscle than any human had. He was wearing thick armor that looked to be made of leather. He had short, dark blue hair. In his hands he held a long sword, whose blade was a blue, slightly teal colour. "I am the Warrior Dai Grepher, but you can call me Grepher. Am I correct in assuming that you are headed to the Castle of Dragons?"
Yes we are." Said Yami, "could you tell us if we are headed in the right direction?" Yami shot an annoyed glance toward the Baby Dragon who was currently occupied with trying to get the larger beast to talk to him.
"Yes, you are as far as I can tell. I can go back to the castle and request that someone pick you up, you are still a long way from your destination."
"Really? That would be-"
BOOM "EEEPP!"
In a flash of orange, the Baby Dragon was behind Yugi for protection, and the Blue Eyes snorted in annoyance, and rolled his large eyes. His clawed foot was where the smaller dragon had been seconds ago.
"So, I'm guessing you two are 'old friends' huh?" said Yami brightly to the terrified little dragon.
"Uh . . . that would be great!" finished Yugi.
"Alright then," said the warrior, mounting the silver dragon again. "you stay here until we come back so we know where to find you."
The dragon and rider departed, the Blue Eyes sending the Baby Dragon one last glare, before flying off into the shadowed distance.
"Gee," said Yugi, "what'd you do to make that Blue Eyes so mad at you?"
"Nothing bad!" he squeaked. "I just asked him about the castle, and how his brothers and sister are doing, and if the Lord of Dragons found his Flute of Summoning Dragon from last time I accidentally lost it, really, it wasn't my fault! And if the Red Eyes Black Dragon had gotten over the time me and the Witty Phantom, who is one of my best friend ya know, dumped this really durable white paint on his head, and if the Curse of Dragon got the- "
"Okay, we get the picture!" said Yugi hastily, seeing his Yami's eye twitching and a faint outline of the eye of Horus appear on his forehead. /Don't do anything too drastic Yami!/
//Sorry aibou.// Yami calmed down.
After awhile, the group sat down, Bakura still a grouchy from being deprived of sicking his Man Eater Bug on another victim. They needed some rest. It had, after all, been a long day.
Yugi fiddled with the stone that the Dark Magician had giving him. Bakura was thinking about what he would do to whoever it was that had stolen his hikari. Yami was staring blankly into the swirling mists that passed for scenery in this realm. The Baby Dragon seemed to be taking a nap. It appeared to be the only time he didn't make noise, until a loud sound filled the air.
'Oh dear Ra, he snores' thought Yami.
In a dead serious voice, "Aibou?"
"Yes Yami?"
"If Joey EVER plays his Baby Dragon card again, I will personally see to it that it is slaughtered by the Dark Magician, before I burn the card and drown the ashes."
As Yugi gave his Yami a startled look, Bakura added, "Not if I get t it first." He promptly returned to thinking about the large stash of sharp, shiny things he had at Ryou's house.
'Aren't we a pleasant group' thought Yugi dryly, sitting between the Pharaoh and Tomb Robber.
The Baby Dragon snored.
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A short while later, a sound of beating wings filled the air.
The first to land was the mighty Blue Eyes White Dragon with Grephor. The next was the slightly smaller Red Eyes Black Dragon, who shot a rather nasty crimson look at the Baby Dragon for aforementioned reasons. After him came the deadly looking Curse of Dragon, whose bony hide seemed darker and more dangerous in the scarce light that the shadows had to offer. The last was the smallest. A blue dragon with many sharp horns on his back and claws, the Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress.
"Well?" said Gryphor, looking at the boy and spirits who were looking at the dragons, "What are you waiting for? Never rode a Dragon before?"
Yami was the first to approach the Curse of Dragon.
"Are you ready to fly Massssster Yami?" The dragon hissed dryly.
Bakura, not wanting to be outdone by the Pharaoh, strode confidently up to the Red Eyes, who stopped glaring at the Baby Dragon long enough to admit the Tomb Robber onto his back.
Yugi approached the Winged Dragon cautiously before being instructed by the blue beast how to get onto his back without touching his sharp horns.
"Are we all ready?" called the Blue Eyes, his voice loud and commanding.
"Wait! What about me!?" squeaked the Baby Dragon. The silver dragon rolled his eyes again before capturing him in his claws, in a way that would probably not be too comfortable for the smaller of the two.
Ignoring the squeak of protest, the Blue Eyes shouted, "Lets Fly!"
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Ack, took all that time for me to update and the chapter isn't even that long. Sorry.
There were WAY too many dragons in that chapter. I'm sick of typing their names already.
Incase you're wondering, all the duel monsters are REAL, even if you haven't seen them on the show. Here, I'll put some info about them, incase there's any you haven't heard of, but most are from the show, so you should know them. The info is off the cards.
Name of Monster - Element/Type - Attribute - atk def Monster Description, or effect
Baby Dragon - Wind - Dragon - atk/1200 def/700 Much more than just a child, this dragon is gifted with untapped power. Everyone probably knows this card, it's joey's little orange dragon.
Warrior Dai Grepher - Earth - Warrior - atk/1700 def/1600 The warrior who can manipulate Dragons. Nobody knows is mysterious past. I'm pretty sure this card hasn't been on the show.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon - Light - Dragon - atk/3000 def/2500 This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale. Kaiba's main monster.
Red-Eyes B. Dragon - Dark - Dragon - atk/2400 def/2000 A ferocious dragon with a deadly attack. Joey has this one.
Curse of Dragon - Dark - Dragon - atk/2000 def/1500 A wicked dragon that taps into dark forces to execute a powerful attack. Yugi has it.
Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 - Wind - Dragon - atk/a400 def/1200 A dragon commonly found guarding mountain fortresses. Its signature attack is a sweeping dive from out of the blue. Yugi has this one too.
Hm, I left out the Whiptailed crow 'cuz I can't find that card. It's on the virtual reality episode for about 10 seconds. Well, you probably already knew most of that, but whatever.
Ugh, more authors notes than story. I'm REALLY REALLY SORRY!!!
Alright, that's all, c ya!
I've heard that most people update at night, but I usually update first thing in the morning. I suppose that'll change once I've gotta go to school again. Only one week left! N0OOOOO!!!!!
Thanks a whole lot to Subieko, Erckie and Padfootz-Pincess for reviewing, I now have 25 reviews. Not bad, considering my goal at the start was to get at least 2! Thank-you everyone!! ^-^
I think my review count is exaggerating by one right now.
Note: Would you like me to elaborate on Kaya and Mhyrz a bit? I don't want it to seem like my OCs are running the show, so please tell me what you think about that. I WILL definitely give Mhyrz a bit of a past later on to explain why he's in the Shadow Realm in the first place, but that'll be later.
As for Mhyrz's Mirror, it's sort of his little window into the real world. Whoever locked him there put it there. Maybe so Mhyrz would know what's going on, or maybe so he could see what he couldn't have? (I don't really know and I made it up! ^-^U) Anyway, it also allows him to cast spells into the real world, so that's how he got them into the Shadow Realm. I hope that wasn't really too confusing, and that it answered some of your questions Subieko!
My brother of all people gave me inspiration to do part of this chapter, the Whiptailed Crow part. He will NOT STOP going "Cu Caw, Cu Caw" and it's driving me nuts . . .
Opps! That's a lot of authors notes, sorry! I'll shut up now!
***Chapter 10
Dragons of the Shadow Realm***
"You better have some answers."
The two Yami spirits faced each other. Yugi and the Baby Dragon ran to catch up to them. "Yami Bakura! What are you doing here?!" said Yugi in surprise.
The spirit in question, however, paid no attention to the hikari's question. Instead, his eyes continued to glare daggers at Yami Yugi. The two were not happy campers.
'Oh great' thought Yugi 'these two HATE each others guts, this is going to be a long day.' He watched them in their glaring contest, Yami's crimson eyes met with deep chocolate ones. Someone had to break the silence.
And that, of course, was the Baby Dragon.
"Hey, why'd we stop? What's up? Oh. Who is he, he looks funny, what's with the hair man? He looks like Santa Clause on a diet! Man if-"
"Cu Caw! Cu Caw!"
The dragons rather offensive monologue was cut to a halt when a deafening shriek filled the air. They looked up, trying to find the source of the sound, when,
"WHOOOooooooooooshhhh"
"Cu Caw! Cu Caw!"
All the group saw was a flash of orange before they fell to their knees to avoid the blur of orange that dive bombed them, screeching all the way.
"What the HELL is that!" yelled Bakura, obviously not pleased.
"I think," said Yami, studying the flying figure, "that is the Whiptailed Crow." The group dove to avoid another attack..
The Whiptailed Crow wasn't much bigger than any of them, but it was dangerous. It had two dragon style wings and an orange body. He had long talons. A skinny, but powerful tail, sharp beak, and small beady eyes finished off the winged beast.
"How can we defeat that monster?" Yami asked. He was annoyed at the fact that he couldn't combat this foe. He was a master of strategies and games, not hand to hand combat.
"I SAY WE RUN!" yelled Yugi. The monster was coming around.
"Run?!" Yelled both spirits, obviously not pleased with the prospect of fleeing. They shot each other a glare before they were interrupted again by another dive.
The monster screeched in anger. It seemed to ponder a different plan of attack.
"Unless the mighty millenium spirits have a better idea! I'd sure like to hear it!" Yugi said, uncharacteristically angry.
"Cu CAW!"
The Whiptailed Crow prepared for another pass at its prey. It flew low, its wings only inches above the shadowy ground.
They jumped away to avoid the creatures claws, but they forgot how it got its name.
They forgot about its tail.
The tail lashed out, knocking the two spirits to the ground. Before Yugi could react, the Crow had turned on him, talons outstretched.
"That is IT!" Bakura yelled angrily. He whipped out his deck and a low hum filled the air as his ring started to glow dangerously.
"I summon the Man Eater-"
"White Lighting Attack!"
There was a brilliant flash of white energy as the crow shrieked. Its body seemed to dissipate into the shadows as it was destroyed.
The travelers looked up to see a large silver, white dragon, which could only be . . .
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon!" exclaimed Yugi in awe.
One of the most powerful Dragons known to Duel Monsters flew above them. His large body was covered with silvery white plates of armor. His eyes glittered a bright, cerulean blue, and his claws were long and sharp. He was big, powerful, and dangerous.
The dragon landed and a humanoid figure jumped off of it.
"We thought you might need a hand." He said in a deep voice.
"I was doing just fine by myself, thank you." Grumbled Bakura darkly.
"He means thank you." Said Yugi, a little intimidated by the dragon and figure before him. "Who are you?"
"I am Skye, one of the 4 Blue Eyes White Dragons."
"Four?" asked Yugi, "like the four cards?"
"Yes." The dragon said, "my brothers are known as Blytz, Styrm, and my sister is Krystal. We all reside in the Castle of Dragons."
The warrior stepped forward. He was a lot bulkier and had more muscle than any human had. He was wearing thick armor that looked to be made of leather. He had short, dark blue hair. In his hands he held a long sword, whose blade was a blue, slightly teal colour. "I am the Warrior Dai Grepher, but you can call me Grepher. Am I correct in assuming that you are headed to the Castle of Dragons?"
Yes we are." Said Yami, "could you tell us if we are headed in the right direction?" Yami shot an annoyed glance toward the Baby Dragon who was currently occupied with trying to get the larger beast to talk to him.
"Yes, you are as far as I can tell. I can go back to the castle and request that someone pick you up, you are still a long way from your destination."
"Really? That would be-"
BOOM "EEEPP!"
In a flash of orange, the Baby Dragon was behind Yugi for protection, and the Blue Eyes snorted in annoyance, and rolled his large eyes. His clawed foot was where the smaller dragon had been seconds ago.
"So, I'm guessing you two are 'old friends' huh?" said Yami brightly to the terrified little dragon.
"Uh . . . that would be great!" finished Yugi.
"Alright then," said the warrior, mounting the silver dragon again. "you stay here until we come back so we know where to find you."
The dragon and rider departed, the Blue Eyes sending the Baby Dragon one last glare, before flying off into the shadowed distance.
"Gee," said Yugi, "what'd you do to make that Blue Eyes so mad at you?"
"Nothing bad!" he squeaked. "I just asked him about the castle, and how his brothers and sister are doing, and if the Lord of Dragons found his Flute of Summoning Dragon from last time I accidentally lost it, really, it wasn't my fault! And if the Red Eyes Black Dragon had gotten over the time me and the Witty Phantom, who is one of my best friend ya know, dumped this really durable white paint on his head, and if the Curse of Dragon got the- "
"Okay, we get the picture!" said Yugi hastily, seeing his Yami's eye twitching and a faint outline of the eye of Horus appear on his forehead. /Don't do anything too drastic Yami!/
//Sorry aibou.// Yami calmed down.
After awhile, the group sat down, Bakura still a grouchy from being deprived of sicking his Man Eater Bug on another victim. They needed some rest. It had, after all, been a long day.
Yugi fiddled with the stone that the Dark Magician had giving him. Bakura was thinking about what he would do to whoever it was that had stolen his hikari. Yami was staring blankly into the swirling mists that passed for scenery in this realm. The Baby Dragon seemed to be taking a nap. It appeared to be the only time he didn't make noise, until a loud sound filled the air.
'Oh dear Ra, he snores' thought Yami.
In a dead serious voice, "Aibou?"
"Yes Yami?"
"If Joey EVER plays his Baby Dragon card again, I will personally see to it that it is slaughtered by the Dark Magician, before I burn the card and drown the ashes."
As Yugi gave his Yami a startled look, Bakura added, "Not if I get t it first." He promptly returned to thinking about the large stash of sharp, shiny things he had at Ryou's house.
'Aren't we a pleasant group' thought Yugi dryly, sitting between the Pharaoh and Tomb Robber.
The Baby Dragon snored.
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A short while later, a sound of beating wings filled the air.
The first to land was the mighty Blue Eyes White Dragon with Grephor. The next was the slightly smaller Red Eyes Black Dragon, who shot a rather nasty crimson look at the Baby Dragon for aforementioned reasons. After him came the deadly looking Curse of Dragon, whose bony hide seemed darker and more dangerous in the scarce light that the shadows had to offer. The last was the smallest. A blue dragon with many sharp horns on his back and claws, the Winged Dragon Guardian of the Fortress.
"Well?" said Gryphor, looking at the boy and spirits who were looking at the dragons, "What are you waiting for? Never rode a Dragon before?"
Yami was the first to approach the Curse of Dragon.
"Are you ready to fly Massssster Yami?" The dragon hissed dryly.
Bakura, not wanting to be outdone by the Pharaoh, strode confidently up to the Red Eyes, who stopped glaring at the Baby Dragon long enough to admit the Tomb Robber onto his back.
Yugi approached the Winged Dragon cautiously before being instructed by the blue beast how to get onto his back without touching his sharp horns.
"Are we all ready?" called the Blue Eyes, his voice loud and commanding.
"Wait! What about me!?" squeaked the Baby Dragon. The silver dragon rolled his eyes again before capturing him in his claws, in a way that would probably not be too comfortable for the smaller of the two.
Ignoring the squeak of protest, the Blue Eyes shouted, "Lets Fly!"
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Ack, took all that time for me to update and the chapter isn't even that long. Sorry.
There were WAY too many dragons in that chapter. I'm sick of typing their names already.
Incase you're wondering, all the duel monsters are REAL, even if you haven't seen them on the show. Here, I'll put some info about them, incase there's any you haven't heard of, but most are from the show, so you should know them. The info is off the cards.
Name of Monster - Element/Type - Attribute - atk def Monster Description, or effect
Baby Dragon - Wind - Dragon - atk/1200 def/700 Much more than just a child, this dragon is gifted with untapped power. Everyone probably knows this card, it's joey's little orange dragon.
Warrior Dai Grepher - Earth - Warrior - atk/1700 def/1600 The warrior who can manipulate Dragons. Nobody knows is mysterious past. I'm pretty sure this card hasn't been on the show.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon - Light - Dragon - atk/3000 def/2500 This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale. Kaiba's main monster.
Red-Eyes B. Dragon - Dark - Dragon - atk/2400 def/2000 A ferocious dragon with a deadly attack. Joey has this one.
Curse of Dragon - Dark - Dragon - atk/2000 def/1500 A wicked dragon that taps into dark forces to execute a powerful attack. Yugi has it.
Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1 - Wind - Dragon - atk/a400 def/1200 A dragon commonly found guarding mountain fortresses. Its signature attack is a sweeping dive from out of the blue. Yugi has this one too.
Hm, I left out the Whiptailed crow 'cuz I can't find that card. It's on the virtual reality episode for about 10 seconds. Well, you probably already knew most of that, but whatever.
Ugh, more authors notes than story. I'm REALLY REALLY SORRY!!!
Alright, that's all, c ya!