HEATBROKEN
By: Tenshi no Nanimo
Chapter 3: The Devil's Manifestation
Blah – Yami Marik to Malik
Blah – Malik to Yami Marik
Blah – Yami Bakura to Ryou
/Blah/ - Ryou to Yami Bakura
Blah. – Thoughts and Flashback
"Anata dare?" Ryou asked the stranger intruding in his strange dream. The stranger mentioned the Shadow Realm and it confused him. He thought that the only ones who know that the Shadow Realm exists is the Yugi- Tachi, the spirits of the millennium items and their other halves.
"My name is not really important. All you need to know is that I am who I am." (Author's note: sounds familiar? Bible?) The stranger said.
Ryou stared at him. He was really good- looking. His red, sharp eyes, black, suave, hair, and perfect built with toned muscles were a good combination. Looking at him reminded Ryou of Yami Yuugi.
"Sonna! Are you related to Yami Yuugi?!" Ryou exclaimed on disbelief.
"Yami, do you think Bakura sent Ryou to the Shadow Realm?" Yugi asked, worried about his friend's safety.
"No Yugi. I don't think that Bakura sent Ryou to the Shadow Realm. Someone else did it." Yami answered, his voice strained in pain due to the reaction of his body earlier from the power of the Shadow Realm.
"So you are saying that Ryou IS inside the Shadow Realm!" Yugi asked, his eyes full of concern and starting to turn wet because of tears that were threatening to fall.
"Not for long because the power of the Shadow Realm is slowly disappearing. We have to find the one who summoned the Shadow Realm quickly because I think that this has something to do with Ryou's condition and disappearance." Yami answered hastily.
"I think that that is the best thing to do. Let's hurry but I think that we should check the hospital first because Bakura might have brought him there due to his injury." Yugi suggested although the possibility of the tomb robber caring for his friend is little.
"Good suggestion Aibou. Then, shall we go?" With that, the hikari and yami left Ryou's house and headed for the hospital.
"Hn. So you noticed? You were smarter than I think." The stranger smirked.
"That's impossible! Yami never mentioned anything about having a brother!" Ryou was becoming more and more confused with the conversation he was having with Yami's so-called brother.
"That's because our father erased all of his memory about me so that he could be the pharaoh without having guilt in his mind." The expression of the stranger suddenly became serious and eyes flashing with anger.
"Doshite? Why would he do that? From the looks of it, you seem to be older than Yami. Why weren't you the pharaoh then?" Ryou, totally oblivious of the fact that his questions were making the other angry continued asking. He was then surprised to see the other in front of his face and punching him in the stomach.
"Do you know that it's not good to ask too many questions to strangers?" That was the last thing Ryou heard before falling into oblivion.
The three Egyptians quickly went to the room where they heard the nurse scream. They were surprised to see dead people scattered around the room bathing in their own blood except for the nurse who screamed for help. She was also injured and seems to be in bad condition but she continued screaming for help. When she saw the three Egyptians, she lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
"What the hell?! What should we do now? The only survivor who saw the kidnappers dropped dead before we could interview her... How can we find the kidnappers?" Malik said exasperated.
"Hikari, there's a way for everything so clam down." Marik said, trying to comfort his hikari. He looked at Bakura who was staring at the bed where the occupant was missing, his light. He saw guilt in Bakura's eyes and was surprised when Bakura yelled and fell to the ground. He was crying.
"If I didn't beat him up, he wouldn't have committed suicide! It's my entire fault that he is in trouble! It's always because of me! Why can't I do something good for him! Ra answer my questions damn you!" Bakura was sobbing hysterically. Malik and Marik didn't know what to do. They stared at Bakura and only decided to talk when they saw that he calmed down a bit.
"Bakura, use your Milennium Ring to track down the person who used the Shadow Realm. We might see Ryou in his hiding place." Marik suggested quietly, afraid that it might offend the other yami.
They waited for a while until Bakura closed his eyes and held the millennium ring. The five points of the ring started to arise and pointed the south direction. "He's there. We have to follow my ring to find that man. Ikou!" Bakura sprinted off and didn't wait for the reply of the other two Egyptians because he knows that they are going to follow him.
Akuma stopped summoning the Shadow Realm and woke up from his trance. He looked at his side and saw Ryou's sleeping form lying in the bed next to him. His servants were fast to get the light and it pleased him. The kidnap was successful. He looked at Ryou and stared at the light's fragile form. He didn't expect Ryou to ask so many questions and it made him angry. Now he had to wait until Ryou woke up from his sleep. His blow was a little hard so he has to wait for a long period of time.
He caught himself staring at the boy next to him and this made him mad. He lusts for the boy. Now I know why my brother likes him so much. He thought. Ryou's body is a bit on the feminine side. He was slim and had muscles that weren't too big. His skin is soft, pale and fragile-looking. The moon's light made his body glow so that it looked more enchanting. It was truly a beautiful sight. This brought a memory to Akuma.
FLASHBACK"Ie! Hanashite yo! Hanashite!" a 15- year old boy struggled against his captor.
"Urusai! You don't have a choice whore! So shut the hell up!" The stronger one yelled.
"Ie. I don't want to do this. Onegai, hanashite yo!" The boy, despite of his weak condition continued struggling.
"I repeat, you HAVE no choice but to obey." The other said quietly but his voice was dangerous and seething with anger.
The stronger one then bound the slave's hands and feet on the bedposts and ripped off his clothes. The slave was screaming and begging the other to stop but it fell in deaf ears. Yami, who was walking in the hallways spotted this act and stopped it.
"Onisan! Yamero! Don't you see that Ryou doesn't want this? Stop it!" Yami tore his brother off the terrified teen.
"Ryou-chan, are you all right?" Yami asked, giving Ryou his cape to cover his naked body.
"A-arigatou Yami-sama." The boy said, his voice trembling in fear. Yami then held the boy in his arms and tried to comfort the boy.
"What the hell are you doing?! He's my slave and I'll do anything I want with him!" Akuma yelled furiously.
"He WAS your slave. Now he's not. I'm going to report this incident to father and I will ask him to make Ryou MY slave." Yami answered, eyes glowering dangerously.
Ryou looked at Akuma with sad eyes before letting Yami carry him. Akuma stood frozen in that spot, shocked to see Ryou's pained expression.
END OF FLASHBACKAkuma was shaken by that memory. He looked at Ryou and became angry. I became weak because of you and you were the reason why I attempted to kill my brother thus bringing me to my dire fate! It was not only my brother who fell in love with you but there are more people...including me. Now that I have you, I'll have my revenge on you and my brother. I will make you feel the pain I felt all those years I was alone.
Bakura bumped into someone outside the hospital. This made him mad and started cursing the one who bumped into him. "What the hell do you think you were doing?! Weren't you looking ahead of you? Are you blind?"
"Tomb Robber?!" Yami Yugi was surprised to see Bakura. He didn't have to look for him then. He was right in front of him.
"Pharaoh! What the hell? Of all the people I can bump into, why you? Ra, why do you hate me so much?" Bakura again, started cursing.
"Tomb Robber, what did you do to Ryou? Where is he?! Answer me damn you!"
"What the hell are you talking about? Maybe it was you who did something to him! You know where he is don't you?" Bakura's accusations made Yami furious.
"Don't compare me to you! I am nothing like you!" Yami exclaimed, his fists curling because of anger. Malik who decided that a fight is not needed in this situation, interfered with the two yamis conversation.
"Ne Yami, do you know who did it?" Malik asked, stopping the two yamis from insulting each other.
"Actually, I have no idea. I remember and know all the spirits and bearers of the millennium items and I don't think that they'd do anything dirty like this with the exception of the tomb robber." With that, he turned to Bakura and gave a deathly glare.
"Stop accusing each other! We wouldn't be able to solve this mystery if you'd continue fighting!" Everyone became silent. This was the first time they saw Yugi angry.
"Do you have any idea about the whereabouts of the culprit then?" Yami asked.
"Kinda. We were about to go to his hiding place before we bumped into you two." Marik answered. This surprised Yami because he never saw Marik having a civilized conversation with anyone especially with him but he quickly recovered from his shock.
"So I guess we have to join you in your search for Ryou then." Yami looked away.
"Wait a minute. We are talking about dangerous men who'd kill anyone who interferes with their plan. As an example, the hospital massacre. These men are bloodthirsty so I think that we are required to fight. We have to plan this." Marik shared his plan to the others.
"We don't have time. While we are discussing this, Ryou might be in danger already. We HAVE to do something right NOW." Bakura said dangerously.
"Bakura, calm down. If we don't plan this, WE might get into trouble. No one would rescue Ryou then so let's be civilized shall we?" Malik kissed Bakura in order to help him calm down. This brought a pained expression to Marik.
"So I guess we need to call the others then."
"Yeah. The more we are, the better."
Yugi contacted the other members of the Yugi-tachi and to the Egyptians surprise he also called Kaiba. At first, Kaiba refused to cooperate but when Yugi said that the Shadow Magic is involved and might affect Domino City's condition, he agreed although it was not true. This was the first time Yugi told a lie but was for a good cause.
They went to Yugi's house to discuss their plan. Everything was well because everyone was cooperating including Yami Bakura. For once, Yami Bakura and Marik decided to act civilized in front of the Yugi- tachi. They even tolerated Anzu's speech about friendship. They finally made a plan that was foolproof where no one would get hurt. It was a good plan indeed.
Ryou woke up from his dream. What a strange dream that was. Wait, I'm still alive! How can that be? Ryou asked himself. Ryou surveyed his surroundings and found out that he's not in his room. He was unfamiliar to this place. He started to panic. He was startled when he heard a voice beside him.
"Why are you looking so terrified right now? You weren't that surprised to see me earlier." Akuma grinned.
"It's you! You're real!" Ryou exclaimed.
"I sure am. Not happy to see me are you?" Akuma's grin became wider.
"This can't be real! I-I'm just dreaming!" Ryou's frightened voice said.
"No you are not." Akuma walked towards Ryou and kissed him deeply to prove his point.
"Yamero! Onegai!" Ryou pushed Akuma off of him. He was really terrified right now. This man is attempting to rape him. He has to do something.
/Yami tasukete!/
Everyone was surprised when Bakura suddenly stood up. He was deep in concentration.
Hikari! Bakura shouted mentally.
/Yami! Tasukete!/ Ryou replied hastily.
What's wrong? Where are you?
/Yami's brother is about to rape me! Tasukete onegai!/
What! We're going there. Hold on hikari! Wait for me!
Bakura turned pale. He looked at the others and was trying to calm down although it was failing miserably. "He said that he is about to get raped by your brother." He turned to Yami.
"What? That's impossible! I don't have a brother." Yami yelled, taken aback by Bakura's accusation.
"You do. You just can't remember him." Bakura said quietly.
"Sonna... It's impossible."
"Everything is possible." Bakura's menacing glare at Yami didn't dissapear.
TSUZUKU...