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/Yami speaking/
Pharaoh speaking
Chapter Fifteen"Yami," bellowed Seto from the stairwell that led to the next floor of the building. Lifting his gaze Yami shook his head at his cousin who seemed to be making an attempt to break through the vampires that separated the two of them. Growling Seto tried to shove his way through but he only ended up on his back, Mahado and West rushing to his side while Joey stood with his sword up to provide protection for his friends.
"Not this time Seto, I need to do this on my own, you cannot protect me forever, nor can Atemu," he stated firmly lifting his blade and holding it at ready, "this is my fight, so stay out of it".
A satisfied smile passed Valick's lips as he raised the blade in his hands, "good, because I want no interruptions, men find Atemu immediately, and keep him restrained," he commanded.
Yami's eyes darkened and he growled angrily, "leave him and the others be Valick," he snapped, "this is between you and me, do not harm them".
"And if I do my child," he asked as the vampires forced the slayers towards the stairs, each struggling wildly as they were bound tightly and forced to their knees.
"Just leave them alone," he said heatedly, not daring to turn his eyes to gaze at his friends, he knew that their pleading looks would only make his surrender to the bastard. Valick smiled before making the first move, parrying it Yami brought his blade down upon the vampire's exposed side. It never made it. Valick moved with the swiftness of his kind and swung another blow at him. Parrying it again Yami sidestepped, dropped down, and swing his leg out. It met its mark; Valick gave a small cry of surprise before he hit the ground.
Springing to his feet Yami drove his sword point down upon his enemies torso, Valick rolled away and was instantly back upon his feet aiming his blade at Yami's lower back. Deflecting it Yami felt the demon side take control of his movements again and forced him to back flip away towards the edge of the circle of slayers and vampires.
"Stop it," he snapped not knowing that it was out loud.
"Heh, I want control boy, and I want this body intact if you don't mind. So surrender to me now, and I will spare your friends and families lives as well as yours," the demon said angrily.
"I won't surrender, not to you, never will I go back to Valick, never," he said heatedly.
"Then I will force you to hurt someone you hold dear, someone you love greatly," said the demon.
Yami went silent for a moment until he noticed Valick dashing towards him rapidly; again the demon took over, deflected the many blows that Valick tried to pull off before back flipping away.
Chuckling Valick crossed his arms, his blade still in one of his hands, "I see that you are having an internal conflict with the demon eh Yami, surrender to him, he is stronger than you, he will win eventually. Just give up".
Lifting his gaze Yami shook his head, "no, I won't," he bellowed, "I won't go back with you". The demon growled within him before taking complete control of him movements, his hand was forced to let go of the sword in his hand and he was then turned to face Seto and the others.
As this happened Atemu was pulled into the room; battered and bruised, barely able to stand upon his own two feet. Worry laced through him as he stared at the sight of the Pharaoh, "Atemu," he muttered and tried to move towards him but the demon kept him still.
"Your compassion will be your downfall boy," snapped the demon, "now be a good boy and surrender, and I will let him live, or, I will force my way to full control and join Valick against your will".
Feeling tears well up in his eyes he dropped his gaze to the ground, he could not surrender, but if he did not Atemu, his parents, Seto, and his friends would all be murdered, then the rest of the slayers would follow immediately afterward. He was in a dilemma, a bad one at that. Giving a growl of frustration he tried to turn away but yet again was kept still by the demon.
"Surrender dammit child," snapped Valick.
"Surrender Yami, give in to me," said the demon in a coaxing voice. Letting out a small sob Yami clenched his fists, what he could do, neither of his options was likeable, and yet he did not want to let his friends and family down. Then the demon was brought to the edge, his patience was snapped like a twig under foot and tossing the boy aside in their minds viciously he took control.
Throwing his head back he laughed triumphantly, his voice deep and menacing, even more terrifying than Valick's own. Lostris gave a small whimper, while the other's looked on in utter horror as Yami's eyes turned t a deep shade of red, as dark as blood.
"No, Yami," cried Atemu, "no fight it". Growling the demon strode forward, raising his hand up he smiled demonically and back handed the Pharaoh tossing his weak frame against a wall. He heard Yami's voice scream from within him but he ignored it, he turned his gaze back towards Valick, "I am rather famished my Lord, you don't mind if I take my fill of them do you". The King shook his head, a bright smile on his menacing face.
Smiling he turned his gaze back upon the weakest of the group, Lostris whimpered and tried to move away from her captors, but it was fruitless. Moving towards the terrified girl he knelt down, reaching out he placed a pale hand upon her bronze cheek. She tried to move again but he kept her still, "hold still pretty one, and I will make this as painless as possible," he stated.
"No Yami, I know that you do not want to do this, remember your promise to me, the one you made on the roof when we admitted our feelings for each other. Remember, you promised you would never hurt me, and that you would protect me no matter what," she protested, her green eyes frightened and pleading.
Crocking a brow the demon turned his gaze towards Seto, "then I will keep that promise for the moment, otherwise I will turn to another person, perhaps the stronger the victim, the more I will get out of it". Rising to his feet he took a step towards Seto whom was standing stiffly, defiance written in his eyes.
Smiling the vampire turned his head to the side, "as I said with the girl, dear cousin..."
"You are not Yami, therefore you are not my cousin," Seto stated, only for a familiar fist to collide with his jaw.
"Do not interrupt me human, shut up and I will make this painless," he snapped before pushing the slayer to the ground and pinning him there, "You do not want your precious cousin to suffer more". Seto bit his lip and prepared himself, if he fought back, he would only hurt Yami more. The vampire at first nipped at one single are before sinking his teeth in, groaning in pain Seto tried to remain still.
Then he felt a jolt in the body above him, Yami suddenly sprang away from him, landing upon his back on the floor. Sitting up Seto put his hand over his neck to staunch the bleeding; lifting his gaze to the vampire in surprise he found himself staring into a pair of amethyst eyes, afraid and filled with guilt. Moving to his feet he moved towards his cousin whom was now staring at his hands in disgust.
"I'm sorry Seto, I'm sorry," Yami sobbed out putting his hands over his face.
"Yami, the bite is not enough to turn me, don't worry it was not your fault," Seto assured and was about to kneel down before his cousin but he was pulled back roughly by two vampires. Yami moved his hands and jumped to his cousin's aid, only for Valick to grab him roughly and pull his body against his.
Struggling Yami tried to move away but was unable to, Valick growled angrily and sank his nails into the boy's stomach and back, "your coming with me, no one can stop me, not this time," he snapped through the small whimper of pain that was emitted from his hostage. Chuckling triumphantly he dragged Yami with him to the stairs, as he mounted them he yelled down to his men, "kill the hostages".
"Bastard leave them alone," bellowed Yami, not caring about the nails in his back and stomach he turned and pushed the vampire away from him and back down the stairs. Valick cried out in anguish, then growling forced himself to sit up, only to find Atemu stumbling away from his guards the puzzle in hand. Before he could react Atemu was able to force the puzzle around Yami's neck. The spirit whispered a single word to the boy and pointed towards him, the vampire king, Valick.
Lifting his hand Yami gazed at Valick with loathing and heated rage, "never again will you or your kind take another life, the secret has been unveiled to me Valick, I now know how to destroy you...ASHIRITAKA".
A bright blinding light burst forth from the boy and the puzzle, filling the room with its blinding glare. Cries of both astonishment and anguish could be heard as the light spread out beyond the castle and over the rest of the land of Kotare. All the while it destroyed all those pure blood vampires, and the half-bloods that were malevolent. Little did they know, their entire world was changing, in more ways than one.
When the light cleared none of the vampires could be seen, their bodies were gone, destroyed by the spell. Yami smiled gently down at all those who gaze up at him. Angel, Seto, Mahado, Joey, Duke, Blade, Kayden, West, and Lostris all smiled at him proudly. He gave a small smile before he felt his knees buckled, all the strength in his limbs was gone, the energy used to produce that spell was a great quantity and he knew it. Whether he lived through this or not, he knew full well that everyone was safe, that he fulfilled his destiny. He barely felt Atemu grasp hold of him preventing him from falling before everything went black.
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He felt like something was different with him, something had changed. Was this the feeling of passing into the afterlife, or was this something different. Chancing it he opened his eyes, at first the white light surrounding him made him groan and re-close his eyes, but he tried again and succeeded. The room that he was in was unfamiliar to his eyes. Sitting up with a wince at the pain in his back and stomach he took in his enchanting surroundings.
The room was designed like the room of a Pharaoh's in the ancient times, from the stone walls covered with hieroglyphics and delightful paintings, to the furniture and the linen. Sighing at the beauty of it all he drifted his gaze towards a pair of windows along side a set of double doors that led out onto a large balcony.
He blinked in bewilderment; the world beyond those windows was something that he had only seen before in pictures. Golden desert sands stretched forth beyond his vision range, the sky was a clear azure shade, and along the Nile River there was tropical plant life, from acacia trees to the papyrus beds. Was this all a dream, or was this the afterlife.
The doors to his room opened and Seto entered, alongside Rosalind, Akunadin, Kayden, Alexia, and Atemu. They group of them smiled at him, each of them dressed in the ancient attire of kilts, dresses, and complex jewellery. They all seemed to want to go to him, but his mother was the first to move. She dashed forward and wrapped her arms around him, ignoring the pain he held her back, bathing in the warmth that she emitted.
"What is going on here," he asked suddenly, Alexia pulled away and smiled gently at him before turning her gaze towards Atemu who strode forward and sat on the other side of the bed.
"You saved us Yami; you turned the world back to what it had originally been; prosperous, warm, and beautiful. Kotare is it's self again, we have destroyed most of our technology and have readapted the old habits and traditions. The buildings are no longer dark and made of metal, but of white stone and covered in paintings of the Gods. The temples have been recreated, everything is as it should be," he said running his digits over the boy's face, "as are you".
Giving the Atemu a puzzled expression he turned his gaze towards Seto, "what does he mean," he asked, the former slayer grabbed a mirror from a small table and held it up in front of the teen. Yami gasped, his eyes were a perfect shade of amethyst, his skin was immaculate and bronze in shade, he looked human again. Then he realized that he could no longer sense the demon within him. Turning his head he gazed at his neck, the scar was gone.
"I'm human," he muttered, then suddenly he sprang forward and wrapped his arms around Atemu, "I'm human again, oh thank you Horus, I'm human". Tears of joy and slight disbelief formed in his eyes and he clung to his friend, "thank you, oh thank you thank you".
"Yami," said Akunadin suddenly, the boy turned his gaze to him but never lessened his hold on Atemu, "are you ready to be king little one". Remaining silent for a moment he thought it over, yes he was ready, nodding he smiled before allowing his parents to embrace him and lay kiss after kiss on his brow.
"Yes I am ready, I am ready to fulfill my destiny, I am ready to be Pharaoh".
Atemu rose to his feet and stood alongside Seto, "it's so lovely to see him laugh and smile again," he stated as he watched Yami giggle and squirm as his father attacked an old ticklish spot on his knee. Seto nodded in agreement; to him it was good to see Yami on the road to recovery, to see him happy for the first time.
When finally his parents pulled away Yami stiffly rose to his feet, ignoring the slight nagging pain in his back and stomach he strode to the balcony doors, pushing them open he strode out into the bright sunlight. People turned their gaze up to him from the city below; they smiled and laughed brightly before waving to him. Smiling Yami turned his gaze up to the sun which he could see over the stone buildings and the obelisks. This was a new life for him, something to begin, it was a new start. And to begin it he let his voice ring for all to hear.
Who can say where the road goes,
Where the day flows?
Only time...
And who can say if your love grows,
As your heart chose?
Only time...
Who can say why your heart sighs,
As your love flies?
Only time...
And who can say why your heart cries,
When your love dies?
Only time...
Who can say when the roads meet,
That love might be,
In your heart.
And who can say when the day sleeps,
If the night keeps all your heart?
Night keeps all your heart...
Who can say if your love grows,
As your heart chose?
Only time...
And who can say where the road goes,
Where the day flows?
Only time...
Who knows?
Only time...
Who knows?
Only time...
END
A/N: Thank you all for your patience, and thank your for the reviews, I know the ending is abrupt but I really wanted to start another story, thank you all ur da best.