YUGIOH

Eternal Darkness

narr: Once again, I do not own Yugioh or have anything to do with it. Also, any movies or shows that are possibly mentioned in the end I also do not known, nor have any connection to them.

Chapter 7.

It was the next day after school. The group was walking home as Joey asked, "Hey Yug, ever hear anything more from Mokuba yet?"

"Not yet, and I'm getting worried. What if something happened to him? And if Kaiba's in danger from that vampire, then there's nothing he would be able to do to help him." Yugi said.

"Well, if something happened to Mokuba and Kaiba can't even help us, what are we gonna do?" Tristan asked.

"No problem. We're gonna go over there and kick some serious vampire ass!" Joey exclaimed. Everyone looked at Joey weird, as he gave a wink. "Don't worry about it....Joey's on the job. I've been looking it up myself, last night."

A sweat drop formed on Tea's head, as she asked, "So, what did you come up with, genius?"

"And exactly how did you look this up?" Tristan asked.

Joey grinned, "No sweat. I looked it up on-line all about vampires. And just to be on the safe side, I watched a couple horror movies about them, too. Course afterwards, I couldn't sleep a wink from it...."

Everyone dropped on the ground from that comment. But Joey ignored them, and continued. "Anyway, I got it all covered. I got some wood we can use as stakes, a couple crosses from the thrift store, some garlic at the nearby market, and a flashlight for light to disintegrate the creep!"

"Joey....I don't think flashlights will kill vampires." Tristan said.

"Well, why not? It's light, aint it?" Joey asked.

Tea smiled, knowing that Joey was trying. But, still....

"It's a certain light from the sun that effects a vampire, that's why a flashlight wont work. But it's great effort, Joey." Yugi said.

Suddenly, Tea's phone rang. She picked it up and answered. "Hello, this is Tea. Oh, Mokuba! It's great to hear you....we were worried about you!"

Everyone huddled around to hear what Tea had to say. She paused, then handed the phone to Yugi, saying, "He wants to talk to you."

Yugi had a conversation with Mokuba, then finally hung up....looking serious.

"So? What did he say? Is he okay? Did Kaiba come through for him?" Joey asked.

Yugi smiled, saying, "Yes....Kaiba e-mailed him back. He told Mokuba that the only things that will hurt a vampire were light, wooden stakes through the heart, and religious figures."

"Huh? Religious figures? What did he mean by that?" Tristan asked.

Yugi shrugged, "Mokuba wasn't sure....that's what it said in the email. He also mentioned to Mokuba that magic can supposedly do harm to them, too."

"Like your Millennium Puzzle!" Joey said, triumphantly. "No problem....then we got it in the bag!"

Tea chuckled at that. "That's funny....I didn't think Kaiba believed in magic."

"Maybe he changed his mind, after having to believe in vampires." Tristan replied back, equally amused.

"But there was more." Yugi added, now looking concerned. "Kaiba warned Mokuba that we aren't the only ones wandering around with magical items. I can only assume Cavnar must also have an item of magic."

"That's not good." Tea said, sounding worried.

"Was that it?" Joey asked.

Yugi sighed, "No....according to Mokuba, Kaiba emailed back later, leaving him a diagram on building a special light to be installed at the mansion. This light would have what's needed to kill a vampire."

Joey paused from the information, then cheered, "That's great! Then all the kid has to do is install that light, and kablammo! The vampire's toast!"

Yugi didn't lighten up though, as Joey said this. "Joey....Cavnar isn't the only vampire, now. If we're not careful, Kaiba could also be hit with it. By installing that light, he's placing as much danger to himself as he is with Cavnar. This could kill him, Joey."

They all looked concerned, hearing this news from Yugi. Then Tea's expression suddenly changed, looking determined, as she stated, "Then we're just going to have to find a way to stop him without that light!"

"Yeah! We got what we need....now all we have to do is gather it up, and we're ready to go!" Tristan said, joining in the pep-talk.

Yugi smiled, saying, "Yeah, that's right. And I got another idea, too. Bakura seemed to know a lot about vampires...."

Joey immediately flinched back at that, saying, "Wait a minute! We're not going to try and talk to him again, are we?"

"No....I got a better idea. Maybe Ishizu would also know something about this." Yugi said.

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Cavnar was enjoying his daytime, once again making moves on Kaiba, who gave him no resistance. Infact, he was kissing Cavnar at the time, when the vampire reared up, asking, "What is going on? What is that racket??"

Kaiba knew exactly what it was. It was Mokuba bringing the contractors in to construct that light he emailed him about. But he certainly wasn't going to tell Cavnar that. And since he felt he had to play the whore for him anyway, then he might as well make use of it and try to distract Cavnar with himself the best he could.

When Cavnar asked the question, Kaiba paused....hearing what sounded like construction upstairs. He immediately asked Cavnar, afterwards, "What day is it?" Looking at his own watch. Kaiba then casually shrugged seeming unconcerned, and moved back to kiss Cavnar, saying, "It's nothing. The mansion goes through a monthly inspection and updating of the alarm system. It's just normal routine."

But Cavnar pushed him down, saying, "I don't like it. I don't like noises and people wandering around 'my' new house. This is one of the reasons I had mentioned getting rid of the help."

"It's not the help that's doing this." Kaiba added. "They're subcontractors....temporary help that comes by once a month. I forgot about them, when I had most everyone else fired last night."

"Then get rid of them." Cavnar said.

Kaiba looked a bit wide-eyed, muttering, "I hope that's not an order. You know I can't go out in the light."

Cavnar grumbled, looking away. He then turned back to Kaiba, saying, "Fine, then drag that annoying brother of yours down here and order him to get rid of them! That noise is enough to wake the dead."

"Funny...." Kaiba said, sarcastically. Then bringing his hand up Cavnar's chest, he said, "But honestly....do you really think it's necessary? These things don't take long...an hour perhaps, a fleeting moment barely worthy for us to even acknowledge. We'll only be here a couple more nights at the most, I'm assuming. Then none of this will matter, anymore. It will be just us, after we kill the fools."

But Cavnar still didn't look pleased, as he got up away from Kaiba. Keeping his back to Kaiba, Cavnar said, "I was actually hoping that those humans would have shown up by now. It makes you wonder what they're waiting for. They must know we're here. It's daytime, and yet they did not even bother to approach the house, yet."

Kaiba smirked, saying, "You're not dealing with very intelligent humans, Cavnar. I have dealt with them in the past, and you can believe me when I say....these people have no brains. You have to practically slap an invitation in their faces, before they finally figure it out."

'Well, they were smart enough to keep you from killing your brother once.' Canvar thought, but didn't say it. No sense rubbing his pet's past failures in his face, after all. "I'm not going to wait much longer, Seto. If they wont come to us on their own, then we'll just have to make them." Cavnar said. He then turned to Kaiba, saying, "Why don't we dangle your brother in front of their noses tonight? We'll make them come to try and save him....it'll be fun."

Kaiba stood, saying to him, "Good idea. So, may I do the honors to send them the invite? I'm used to dealing with them....I know what to say to make them want to come running. We can tell them to show up the night after, which of course gives us the advantage of no daylight."

"It also gives them an extra night to prepare for us." Cavnar argued.

Kaiba chuckled, as he answered, "You're the one who said they are no threat to us. We already know what we have to be careful of. Besides, what's the difference if we wait one more night?" Then placing a hand on Cavnar seductively, he added, "I'm sure we can think of something to do, in the meantime...."

With a smile, Cavnar turned back to Kaiba now, wrapping his arms around him. "You're right, Seto. Another night, then. Now the day is finally set when we are to leave and travel together. That will be the night they die, and we are finally liberated from this city to go where we please. We will feast on their remains, also killing any ties left that you may still have with the human world."

Kaiba forced himself not to flinch from the comment Cavnar made, that reminded him of his slow fall into darkness. He knew his heart was freezing over even more, if that was possible. Kaiba noticed it had become much more easier to play his role around Cavnar, in allowing the vampire to do what he wanted with him. Was it even an act, anymore? He couldn't tell. What disgusted him before, now felt....numb. He was pushing himself to stay focused on what was most important, but it was becoming an effort to remember.

Despite it all, he had to do all in his power to hold on. Just a little bit longer....he only had to last for two more nights.

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Yugi and the others headed over to the museum. There, Ishizu approached them, saying, "My Pharaoh, I am glad to see you have arrived."

Yugi transformed into Yami, as he asked, "You knew I was coming?"

"Of course....you have a great concern for your priest. He had been infected with vampirism....has he not?" She asked.

Yami nodded, "That is correct. Tell me....is there anything we can do for him?"

"Please....come with me." She said.

"....how's she always know this stuff?" Joey muttered to Tristan, as they followed Ishizu.

She led Yugi's group down deeper into the basement of the museum. As she did, Ishizu spoke, saying, "Vampires always existed....they were simply not from this world."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Joey asked.

Ishizu turned on a light that showed them Egyptian stone slabs, similar to the ones Yugi and Kaiba had seen. And yet....they were much different. Each stone had a large carving of a Duel Monster.

"Woah!" Tristan muttered, looking at all the various stones that filled this room.

Yami turned to Ishizu, asking, "This looks familiar, somehow. What is all this?"

"These are copies of the original stone works that were once used to play the game of Duel Monsters, back in the time of ancient Egypt....back in your time, my Pharaoh." Ishizu said.

She then stopped at one of the slabs, and directed everyone's attention to it, asking them,

"Does this look familiar?"

They all looked at the stone she stopped at, as Tristan blurted out, "Yeah, I've seen that! That's Vampire Lord!"

"That is correct. And as you know by now, the game of Duel Monsters portray the pictures of real living monsters from another dimension. The vampire is no different." Ishizu stated.

The other's gasped hearing this. Yami exclaimed, "But then what you're saying is, these vampires are Duel Monsters that don't belong here at all....they belong back in their world!"

"Not exactly." Ishizu stated. "Let me tell you a tale on how the first vampire made it to this world, and why they are still around today...."

narr: Oh, I know you are all going to hate me for leaving such a horrible cliff-hanger. But it's not my fault! You know Ishizu....once she starts her little speeches, she just rambles on and on and on. If I'm not careful, her yapping could fill an entire chapter alone. ;p

Anyway, yes....we are back to official Yugioh, by connecting the vampire plot line with the show, just as I promised I would. This chapter had a lot more of the other characters involved, showing their point of view on all this. It makes a nice mixture, since Kaiba's section is normally very dark or depressing, and Yugi's side normally shows a lighter side to things.

The story on the flashlight: I know the idea of Joey thinking a flashlight would repel vampires probably sounded pretty dumb. But just so you know, back when I was a young kid and watched vampire movies, I honestly felt a flashlight 'would' work against them, myself. After all, they always showed vampires in those movies when people had nothing but torches and pitch-forks to fight with....maybe a little technology would have helped them, then. But later, after watching an old Star Trek movie where Spock had to be blinded by sunlight to remove a parasite from his brain, I realized there were different kinds of light that can affect things differently. Of course, Joey's not a kid....but then, being a Kaiba fan I guess I can't help but find Joey naturally dumb. If Kaiba thinks it....then it must be true. ;)

But I should warn you, you'll probably see Joey do some dumb things all through the story. So if you get offended by a stupid Joey, you may not like me by the time I'm done.

I expected that the part with Kaiba and Cavnar would come up negatively with a couple readers. And I apologize if that offended anyone. For those who didn't believe Kaiba would ever submit to someone in that way for any reason....keep in mind that Kaiba practically lives for Mokuba. It was proven of that multiple times in the series. He's presently caught in a bad situation where he literally feels the vampire's hold over his very will, and knows if he makes the wrong move at the wrong time....he will loose. And if he loses, Mokuba loses. Would Kaiba really take the chance of risking Mokuba's life, for the sake of his own pride? In Death-T, I would say yes. But after that, no....I don't think he would. And there's a reason for me writing that part in, the same reason you get a vague mention of it in this chapter, as well. It's showing a path....a pattern of events. Keep reading the story, and maybe in the end those who originally disapproved might feel it was all worth it.

cantdueldontaskme: Thanks. Yes, I don't think Mokuba's as helpless as many fics make him out to be......or even how the show portrays him at times (and I've learned the edited words are very different from the original Japanese series, too). Both brothers had to endure being under Gozaburo's thumb and had their unique way of surviving it. If you ever looked at the way Mokuba acted in the first series manga, you see a much darker version of him. Even if he wasn't really like that and only acted that way to get his brother's attention, both brothers had major changes to go through after Death-T, and I think that Mokuba is infact very strong and mature for his age. After all, how many 13 year olds do you know that's the Vice President of a multi-billion dollar company?

Infact, there's a strong focus on Mokuba that's shown in the last story I wrote before this one. So, if you like seeing the brotherly relationship between Seto and Mokuba, I recommend checking out 'The Times Between Darkness and Light'. (yeah, I know......I personal push on my own stories. Sorry, couldn't resist....)

I always like it when the readers 'catch' certain parts I place in the story here and there, as well. I try to leave subtle hints at times to things that are coming, just to see if someone will catch it. Normally when I make a point of something......there's a reason for it. ;)

Jasmine Reinier: Well, I'll have to check out the book, sometime. Maybe by reading it, it'll will give me a better opinion of it then the one I originally have after watching the movie. Yes, Kaiba probably didn't feel very good having to act like he can't stand his brother. But more than that, it's a constant reminder of him of the past, it's basically the same way he treated Mokuba when Gozaburo was alive. I can only say it's a good thing the undead don't really need to sleep.....I could only imagine what his new nightmares would be like.

xXXkIkOkEnxXx: Vituosity, hmm......(is that spelled right?) It sounds familiar, but I can't recall. I'm not sure if I saw that movie or not. You probably got my opinion on your chapters, so far....I always try to leave a review. You're on my watch list, so when it's updated, I'll get it.

But I haven't found time to read your other stuff, yet. Since the kids are home now for the summer, I find myself stressed for time. It's been tougher just to keep updating this story on a regular basis. Maybe when I'm done with this, I'll try to check your other stories out.

Yeah, I tried to do my best at making Cavnar to be the type of guy you just love to hate. He's definitely evil, and very cunning....he has to be for the length of time he's been alive, or so I assumed. So that's what I tried to show in his persona.

Doma Yuset: Well, I hope this was a quick enough update for you. I can't promise you what the future of this story will bring.....you'll just have to keep reading and find out.