Black Feathers

Well...

This will be interesting.

Two worlds meet.

Varin, Doom, Kanrei

Yami

Sepharin

All shall mesh

And all shall fade

It will be an interesting ordeal.

Mist and shadow

Cloud and shade

All is coming

And all is descending

Fallen

Broken

All shall be his...

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Black Feathers

Return and Descent

We have no use
For the truth
Now's the time for us to lose
Who we are and how we've tried
Taking every step in stride

Yami waited anxiously on the grand staircase leading into the Almighty's Temple. Slightly pale and a bit fatigued, he still smiled brightly. Sepharin, seemingly emotionally recovered, smiled and stood next to him, trying to calm him down...but he was giddy with excitement. He flapped his little stubs that were once his wings in anticipation. Black feathers fluttered off and silently hit the stairs, but Yami's mood didn't change. Gabriel and Michael and Seto waited as well to welcome the Omega Supreme (Doom) to converse with the Almighty.

Gabriel went to Yami, said something strange, and then pulled of the bandage over his previously missing eye. Yami opened it, and one crystal-blue eye contrasted his original red one.

There was the sound of trumpets as a black carriage drawn by a great black dragon came into view. It pulled up next to the stairs. Yami dropped to one knee respectfully as the door opened and Doom stepped out, followed by Kanrei, the Spell Witch. Yami averted his eyes, as he was to do until spoken to.

"Rise, Epsilon. Know that you will finally be returning home."

Yami rose to his feet, smiling respectfully. Doom returned his respect, folding his red and gold wings behind him as he and Kanrei followed the archangels up the stairs and into the temple. The doors closed behind them with a bang. Yami looked back at Seph and smiled.

"Hey! Yami! What happened to your eye?"

Varin jumped from the driver's seat of the carriage, red dragon wings spread. He landed swiftly before them, the two grinning broadly at each other. Yami turned back to Sepharin and smiled.

"Varin, this is Sepharin. She's my keeper, for now..."

The two shook hands. Varin studied her before yelping, jumping back and pointing.

"You! You're! Dragon!"

"You're right. I'm the last Cyber Dragon, confined to his human shell." Seph said with a bow. Varin returned it before looking over at Yami. He then felt along Yami's chest.

"I knew you were kinda thin." Varin said, feeling Yami's ribs and reaching into the carriage. Yami's eyes lit up as two juice-box like objects were revealed.

"Bloodboxes!" He squealed, grabbing one and punching a hole in it. He drank it like he was starving, and he was. Drinking too fast, Seph saw blood trickle out of the corners of his mouth. Seph saw color return to his skin, he seemed less pale.

The three stood around, telling stories about things they've done (and why Yami had two differently colored eyes). Hours passed before Doom and Kanrei and the archangels returned. The tag collar reduced itself to a fine powder, blown away by the wind. Yami looked at Doom, and the Omega Supreme nodded. Yami's smile turned, not realizing until that moment that he and Sepharin had to part ways.

He turned to Seph, who had fully understood that this was it, this was the end. Yami wrapped his arms around Sepharin, whispering 'thank you' in her dragon-ears. Seph hugged back.

"May Koryu bless you, from now until eternity." She whispered.

The carriage began to pull away, and night began to fall. Sepharin walked back to her room, beginning to clean up her room. She didn't feel sorrow, but she did know that this would always be difficult for her. She sat down on the bed and began humming the song that Yami had sung while she was in the Ruined Fountain.

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The instant Yami returned, he was rewarded with praise and glory and (much to his surprise) a new set of wings. These wings were as black as ebony, and they had tiny specks of gold in them. The first thing Yami actually did when he returned, was to head to the Omegas' personal stables.

Though most of Hell's Army rode dragons, nagas, and drakes, Yami raced through the stalls until he hit the last one. He flung open the door and was greeted with a triumphant whinny and a nuzzle from a great black unicorn. It was built like a Clydesdale, and its horn was white, with black spiraling it. It had black eyes and pointed teeth.

"I'm back Naaza. I'm finally home." Yami said before swinging onto her back and the two went for a long ride.

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Seph lay in bed that night, staring blankly at her ceiling. She felt strange without Yami cuddling up next to her. She began to drift into sleep, not hearing her window being opened, nor hearing anyone in her room. She was on the verge of sleep when she heard a voice right next to her ear.

"Come back to me, my prize."

Seph's eyes shot open, and she slid off the bed. Rafeleu was in her room. She rushed towards the door, but a strange light appeared before it. A girl around six years old landed before her, smiling in a sadistic way. The light lit up the whole room, and Seph wheeled to face Rafeleu. He stood, grinning at her. In his hands was a spiked whip.

"You are my property Sepharin. You cannot belong to any other."

The instant he had finished, his whip came streaking towards her. Seph tried to move, but one word came from the girl and thin black wires sprang from her hands and bound Sepharin. The whip descended upon Sepharin, her blue dragon-blood spraying onto her floor. She tried to scream for help, but Rafeleu's hand closed around her throat. He pulled her close to him.

"I know that you love that damn archangel Yugi."

Rafeleu wrapped the whip around her waist before slowly dragging it around, cutting her like the very wire holding her.

"He can't save you, because I have him. He is waiting for you."

Seph's rage seemed to explode. She lunged forwards, dragon teeth sinking into the hand of Rafeleu. His blood poured into her mouth. She recoiled, spitting his blood onto the floor. It was tainted.

"You are mine Sepharin. You will be punished for ever thinking otherwise."

"Rafeleu, we must be going." The girl said.

"Very well Aura. We reveal ourselves two days from now."

A white light closed around them, and soon there was nothing left but a white dragon-scale sitting in a pool of blue blood.

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Yami stopped Naaza. He felt a stabbing pain in his heart. Something must have happened in Heaven.

"Naaza, I see darkness on the future's horizon."

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Next chapter soon to come!