Long time no update eh . Sowwies but stuff came up yeah but here it is the long awaited chappie four! Oh yes there will be romance in this but not from the couples you are suspecting n.
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Chapter four-remembrance
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Isis softly closed her eyes for a few moments before opening them again. They gazed upon the pharaoh and his light, who still seem to be out of it. "How…could that be possible…" Yuugi ask. Shadi look to him. Yuggi's shoulders shook as escaped tears hit the floor "How can we salvate anything if we lost the most important duel of our lives…?' he spoke out in a whisper.
"Aibou…" Yami could only reply looking to him. Isis look to the boy with a sad remorseful look.
"We…If they couldn't defeat Marik…what hope do we have of defeating him in our duel…?"he ask. "Yuugi, you must not give up now, we've come so far--"
"AND WHAT?!" he yelled suddenly taking him off by surprise. Yuugi immediately recognize the error of his way and turn away of shame from this "I'm sorry but…..after everything I have seen….how can we be so sure now….?" he ask, his voice shaking. Jou look to him solemnly before reaching to him. Yuugi felt a firm pressure on his shoulder seeing it was a hand, slowly his violet eyes met brown Jou said nothing but gave him a look of mix reassurance and remorse, it was all Yuugi needed.
"My pharaoh…." Isis began.
"Can we see them…?'he suddenly ask. Isis look to him in question. Yami turned to her "Can we see….those who did not make it….?" He ask again. Isis only nodded at this "As you wish my pharaoh…." she spoke.
At this Jou stood up "I'll take you…" he offered. Yami nodded while his aibou got up. As the robes swished indicating their leave Isis sighed heavily. Shadi look to her worriedly "Are you all right….?" he spoke. She nodded "Yes….I'm just tired, that's all…"
"Yes, the transition of focusing one dimension from another must have put a strain on you…." he replied. He helped her to the halfway decent bed as she laid down. "They….look exactly the same before they…" she began.
"Shhh, rest" Shadi coaxed. Isis closed her eyes and turned her head away from him "It's been three years…" she said.
"Yes…"
"Three years since they have died….since my brother….Rishid….the others….."
Shadi looked to her sadly as long black locks fell to the sides of his face "Three years…since I last cried…" she whispered before drifting asleep. He only looked to the sleeping woman before him, "Ever since it happen….." he thought.. "Isis……those three years ago, I made a vow to not only the pharaoh to fight for him but also…to protect you, and as long as blood flows through my veins and my breath still remains I shall see my vow through the end…" he thought to himself. "What of thispharaoh and his light….? Do they stand a chance of saving this world…where they had barely fought of salvation of their own…? What risks have we implemented by taking them away from their fabric of reality….the consequences…"
These thoughts plague Shadii to no end until he too fell asleep, his head resting on his arms on the part of the bed alongside Isis.
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The were greeted by the crisp breeze of the outside and the sweet smelling aroma of bouquets of flowers. Tablets of stones and statues lined up in straight rows while some wooden crosses where displayed randomly. beneath trinkets of the once alive owners owned or a gift to the dead. "I'll show you where they are…" Jou said in a toneless voice that send a chill to both Yuugi's and Yami's spine as they followed the blonde.
They stop at a tombstone where flowers decorated the bottom of the cross.
Ryou Bakura
"Baukra-kun" Yuugi whispered. Jou said nothing but motion him to follow them. Yuugi quickly gave a small prayer before leaving his tombstone. Memories of the shy, gentle albino came back to him; his sweet smile and gentle voice.
"Yuugi-kun…"
As they walked throughout the cemetery none said no words as they past the valley of the deceased. Yuugi stopped noticing a familiar name. "This is" he began, Jou stop. "Oh yeah….those two" he spoke solemnly. Yami and Yuugi look to the tablets in surprise to find their presence here "Well, he wasn't such a bad guy….and prophet did not want the two to be separated" he explain. Light and Dark said nothing except bow their heads in prayers before continuing.
Rishid Ishtar
Malik Ishtar
They came to another stop and Yuugi gasped "No.." he whispered. Jou remained silent t this "He died peacefully.. In his sleep" he tried to comfort. Yuugi only nodded as tears trailed down his cheeks. He made a quick bow before forcing himself to move away from the tombstone.
Sugoroku Muto
Yami noticed Jounouchi abruptly stopping he notice the blonde tense up as he suddenly clenched his fist.
"Jounouchi?" Yami ask.
No answer.
"Jounouchi?" Yuugi spoke this time and ventured to stand where he stood. His heart stop and only an "Oh" could be released from his mouth. Jounouchi said nothing but his head bowed and his teeth tightly clench. "I couldn't…" he stop unable to speak anymore.
Mai Kujaku
Shizuka Kawai
Honda Hiroto
"Mai…Shizuka…Honda…" Yuugi couldn't keep the tears in as he slumped to his knees, sobs escaping from his throat. Yami was the stronger one at this moment fortunately, though his eyes were downcast in deep remorse for not only those deceased but for his blonde friend.
"You know….Honda died…trying to protect Shizuka…" he began. Yami look to him "Jou…." he only began. Jounouchi locked his eyes onto the tombstone of his childhood friend "That idiot…he always wanted to be the hero…he….he liked my sister you know…" he try to continue reminiscing of him.
"Yes…"
"Of course I was pissed you know…more so when I found out Otogi like her as well but…Honda…I think…Honda truly loved my sister…." he admitted. A battered smile played on his face "The day you…." he stopped and closed his eyes. It was only after a few days, and destruction already befallen most if not all of Japan.
"We where in hideout for a couple of months before Marik….found us…" he began. Yuugi looked up. The wind blew lightly, playing with their stands of ruben hair as jounouchi remembered the day where he lost his best friend and sister.
FLASH
"Keep running Shizuka, don't look back!" Jounouchi urged holding her hand tightly as they left behind the charred remains of their hide out for the last couple of months. Honda and Anzu were right behind him as they ran seeking any possible asylum to call their own.
The screams of the monsters drew closer, as a trickle of anxious sweating fell from his now wet mop. "Jou…I can't run…anymore" Shizuka began. "Here, get on my back then" Honda offered. After finding an alleyway for safety. "Here" Honda spoke kneeling down. Shizuka slowly got on him as her arms wrapped around him; his arms grabbed her legs assuring she wouldn't fall off from him.
As Jounochi looked on he noticed a small smile on Hondas lips as he held her in a piggy back position. Normally he would try to beat the tar out of his good friend but he was too tired, too anxious, and besides, he didn't really mind it anymore…Honda was better than Otogi, who had unfortunately disappeared a couple of months back.
"Mai…." he suddenly spoke out. He grimaced, he couldn't save her….in the end he couldn't save her…like he couldn't have saved Yuugi or his darker half. At this thought he turned to Anzu "Who am I to moan…she held him in her arms when Marik killed him…" he thought, a pain erupting I his heart replaying that moment.
His thoughts were soon interrupted when he noticed a canteen being held in front of him. "Here Jou, drink" Anzu urged. Jounouchi looked to her "But Anzu…."he began. Her features turned determined as she pierced through him.
"You need it more than any of us…you're our leader now…" she spoke and with that she shoved it in his hands. "Anzu, thanks" he took the water and begin drinking from it thirstily. A scream ripped through their short-lived peace.
"Shit!" he growled and motion everyone to begin running again. The inhuman screams grew louder, closer as they ran. Jounouchi frantically scanned his surroundings of a haven for them.
From Marik
Quickly he took out a .22 magnum which he took from one of the abandoned stores and with a yell turned and began shooting at the monsters after them the bullets hitting their marks as the shrieks of creatures erupted from them. "KEEP RUNNING" he barked.
Refilling the gun with rounds he began to run after the, but their group was only to be stop by a huge behemoth of a monster. "No" Anzu cried out.
They were surrounded.
"Stay close" Jounouchi whispered as the quartet stay neared each other. The monsters only growled and hiss at them hungrily. A dark laugh broke through and Jounouchi gritted his teeth "Marik…" he spoke in hate.
He only looked down upon him, a feline smirked played onto his features. "Well, well, today must be my lucky day" he only said grinning upon them. Jounouchi glowered at him gripping to his gun tightly. Marik only grinned. A sudden force whipped onto his hands and Jounouchi cried out releasing the gun on accident. "No!" he exclaimed reaching for it but alas it was crushed under a monsters foot.
Shizuka manage a frighten gasp looking to her brother trembling along with Anzu. "Now to finally kill you off mutt" Marik grinned . On his signal a monster lunged it's tail towards Jounouchi.
"JOUNOUCHI!!"
"ONNI-CHAN!!" Shizuka screamed throwing herself in front of him acting as a shield to prevent any harm to inflict upon him. "SHIZUKA!!" he yelled.
"SHIZUKA!!"
Thump
Marik only raised a brow as he saw Honda go in front of Shizuka embracing her as the tail hit upon him with great strength sending the two bodies plummeting on the ground.
"Shizuka-Honda!!" Jounochi and Anzu both cried out.
Shizuka slowly opened her eyes finding her self on the ground with someone holding her tightly. She look in horror "HONDA" she cried. His body twitched as he slowly regain consciousness he faced her with a pained smile "Shizuka…daijobu?" he asked. She nodded as tears streamed down her face. "I'm so glad.." he whispered wincing as the newly made wound upon his back bled.
"SHIZUKA!!!!" Jou screamed running towards them only to be retrained by a monster. "SHIZUKA!?!?" he screamed again. Marik only looked to Jounouchi and licked his lips "I will give you the torment of seeing your love ones die before you" he spoke breaking upon a maniacal cackle.
"STOP IT!!" Anzu pleaded but it was ignored.
Jounouchi struggled, curse, and screamed, but only resulted in further restriction of his body. "SHIZUKA RUN!!" he yelled. "Onni-chan" she called back. A monster growled and with a flick of it's tail began it's descent onto her. "SHIZUKA!!" Honda shouted hands digging into the ground as he used himself as a shield and with a pained cry received the blows of the monsters tail.
"HONDA"
"HONDA!!!" Jounouchi cried.
"Honda…stop it please!!" Shizuka cried as tears spilt uncontrollably. But Honda did not pay heed, he gritted his teeth being beaten with blow upon blow; his back open with multiple wounds. Blood escaped from his mouth as he only looked at Shizuka with half-glazed yet determined eyes. Until finally…
The monster struck his final blow and two large talons impaled through him. Speckles of blood hit Shizukas face as the talon's pulled out. Everyone was silent at this. Honda's eyes were wide in pain, his body stilled from the overwhelming trauma.
He gritted his teeth. Shizuka, slowly raised one of her hands and gently caressed a side of his face. It was a shot of morphine for him; deadening the pain his body was in. She stroked his cheek lovingly "Honda…" she whispered. He smiled to her his eye looking glassy.
Anzu stifled a sob as tears streamed down as Jounouchi only forward with wide eyes "Hon…da…." he can only say. Honda only looked to Shizuka he opened his mouth to speak but the words were so softly spoken none can hear.
…I love you…
He went deadly stiff for a moment his eyes darkened and in an instant his body went limped falling onto the girl beneath him.
"HONNNNNNNDDDAAAAAAAAA!!!" Jounouchi screamed as it erupted in echoes all around. Anzu screamed and sob uncontrollably. Shizuka slowly raised as his body rolled besides her. "Honda…?" she softly spoke.
No answer.
She began shaking him softly "Honda…" she repeated a smile of denial on her face thinking he was only playing a joke.
No answer.
She begin to shake him more aggressively.
"Honda…Honda…Honda…Ho..nda…HONDA…HONDA…HONDAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
Tears escaped down Jounouchi's face hearing his little sister scream "No….NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Anzu shouted. Marik only laughed "My what entertainment" he spoke smiling down upon them. Shizuka was in a dazed as she laid Hondas head onto her lap looking only him. Another cackle erupted "Kill them all" Marik commanded and the monsters screamed as a response closing in on them.
None of the trio moved all still in a shock not even noticing that a glowing aura begin to surround them. It became silent for Jounouchi. The aura glowing brighter. He screamed out his sisters name as a creatures ready it's attack and unleashed it's fury.
Shizuka only looked to him before she and Honda disappeared in the blast.
His scream was cutoff as he and Anzu disappeared into nothingness leaving Honda, Shizuka, and Marik behind.
FLASH!
He opened his eyes and looking upon the three gravestones "I couldn't save Mai…I couldn't save Honda….I couldn't save Shizuka…and…I almost couldn't save…" he stop. "Jounouchi…"Yami only spoke. "Jou…" yuugi whispered he approached him and reached his hand towards him.
"I'm so--" he was cut off in mid sentence when Jou pulled his arm away from Yuugi's oncoming hand. "Sorry…" he spoke. "Jou…" Yuugi thought. The breeze blew gently again as the grass dance upon it and the puffballs of once dandelions dispersed and carried on the winds.
"TAIJYO!!!!"
The three looked to the origin of the voice to see a figure running towards them. "Kusanagi…" Jounouchi spoke. She stopped before them breaths in short pants. "What's wrong?" he ask.
She adjusted her hat standing up and saluted him "Taijyo…" she begin but stop "Are…" she begin looking to Yuugi and Yami. He nodded "Yes but what is it?" he ask. She looked to him "Taijyo, the cadets need your help; they can't control the monsters they summoned" she reported.
"I see" Jounouchi responded. "Come" he spoke to Yuugi and Yami. Both nodded "What do you mean they can't control their monster's??" Yuugi ask curiously.
"Ah, the stupid bastards thought they could summoned and control a high level monster; that went down the crapper" she answered bluntly.
"But how?" Yami ask. "With this" Jou spoke showing him an armband. Kusanagi took her's off and handed it to them "Here, this lets us summon monsters from the cards" she spoke."It has the eye of horus on it… yet it has technology I have never seen before…" Yami commented.
"That would be the brainchild of Shadi and Seto kaiba" Jounouchi added, saying Kaibas name in a gruff voice. "Amazing….Kaiba manage to combined the magic of the sennen items and his technology" Yuugi replied.
"As you know only those with a sennen items can only be able to call forth a yami no game in the shadow realm. But since this world has become a atmosphere where the shadow realm exists we were able to harness the magic of the sennen items through shadi's and isis's items but the magic is only so limited since it is divided by more than one person; so we also used the power of kaiba corps technology to allow the monsters that are to be summoned more stability to be in this world." Jounouchi explained.
"Unfortunately when ever we summon a monster a bit of our strength is taken away bye the sennen power to feed our creatures depending what level monster we call, but it's a small price to pay to castrate those bitches" she finished punching into her hand.
"Amazing…." Yami only replied astounded while Yuugi examined the band. They were soon interrupted by screams of the cadets "Taijyo!!" the shouted running to them
"We can't control them!!" one of them cried. "Asses…" Kusanagi muttered. Jounouchi only looked upon to face three monster. He took out his deck.
Yuugi and yami only observed.
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"Kage….are you here…?"
No answer. She slowly sighed to herself but gasp when she felt arms around her "Kage…"she whispered as the figure cradled her.
"How are you feeling…?"
Anzu closed her eyes at this, tears streaming down "It…hurts…so much…" she spoke. She felt it hold her closer to him "I'm sorry….I know the pain is unbearable…but it will pass…"
She relaxed into his hold in the darkness. Kage…the name of the unknown darkness she had come to known ever since that day. Kage had been her savior, her comforter for these pass months kage was her drug…her morphine from the excruciating mental and physical pain that was inflicted upon her.
Kage never judged no, never, only with Kage could she act out her impulses freely unlike the reality she was in. But despite all of that she never seen Kage for he was abstract yet concrete to be able to feel he indeed had a physical form yet you could never see Kage but knew he was there.
Only in her dreams she could find Kage. Only in this dark haven he was forever waiting for her. "Kage…please make the pain go away…" she whispered.
"…."
"What's wrong…?" she ask. Kage tighten the grip on her "As you wish my master…" Kage replied. Anzu gasped as she felt warmth wash over her senses and felt Kage's emanating warmth surround her. She closed her eyes.
Kage always made the pain go away…he make the pain from today go away…her minds had played nasty tricks indeed becoming unmerciful when it showed her of the faces which haunted her for all these years…
"Yuugi…Yami…" she thought.
Meanwhile…
The light dispersed ending in a bright flash. Jounouchi opened his eyes "What was that" he muttered. "Where's Yuugi?" he heard Honda call out.
What are you talking about? Yuugis right over--" he stop. "Yuugi?" he said aloud but only found a empty post upon the dueling arena.
This was not good.
Marik only looked to his rod "What was that light…" he growled to himself.
"Yuugi!"
"Yuugi-san!"
"You don't think the thunder blew him off the blimp…do you…?' Ototgi hesitantly ask. "Nii-sama where did Yuugi go?!" mokuba exclaimed. Kaiba examined his surroundings "I doubt he fall out of the blimp…" he thought to himself.
"Yuugi" Anzu called out but received no answer. "I sense he is no longer…in this world…" Isis spoke. All turned to her "So he.." Honda began. She shook her head "He is still alive…but I sense that he is not in this world" she clarify.
"What!? If he ain't here then where is he!?!" Jounouchi demanded. Isis said nothing for she could not provide an answer. They were erupted by cackling and they turn to face Marik "my my…looks like the pharaoh has abandoned his post; looks like I am the victor of this duel" he spoke before cackling again. Frighten gasps were admitted.
"That can't be…"
"Of course not!" Kaiba suddenly spoke. Marik glared to him "I don't know what's going on but Yuugi has 10 minutes to get here or he will be disqualified" Kaiba barked. Marik growled "You're just delaying the inevitable" he spat.
"Yuugi…what's happened to you…." Anzu thought.
Oh, if they only knew….
TbC
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Yay finished (does a dance) n.n who is kage? what happen to anzu? What will happen in yuugis world and the other worlds? Will they be able to overcome marik in both dimension!? To find out r/r. bye bye
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