The building continued to shake and boom around them as something continue to pound on the roof; Yami scooped up Yugi and held him close as he swam quickly in the direction of the doorway only to run into Jou on the way down.
"What's going on!" he shouted over the roar of another bang.
"Bakura sent us another gift, help Seto, we have to get out!" Yami replied swimming past him looking back only long enough to see Jou and Ryou picking up a moaning Seto. He shot off in the direction he'd been going. He darted through the room into the first one; he was met with a giant cobra head stuck in the doorway and the mermen and a couple mermaids kept a distance holding long spears, it lashed out at them hissing angrily that it couldn't reach it's prey.
"This is your problem isn't it?" called the gruff voice of the black scaled merman.
"Call back your men!" Yami ordered as he watched the white cobra lash out again at a young merman who got too close.
"So that is a yes, this thing is your's!" the male cried.
"Pull back men!" he shouted gaining their attention, they instantly fled, dropping their spears, leaving Yami in the front with a mass of onlookers behind him. He sighed and handed Yugi off to one of the mermaids.
"Take care of him, be gentle," he said stroking his little lover's hair before turning to the cobra before him.
"Kuribo?" he called, the small beast appeared next to him growling the the snake with a low 'kr,kr,kr,kr,' Yami looked at it.
"Can you multiply for me?" he asked smiling, in an instant there were about ten of the little fur balls floating in front of him; he began to give out orders to them telling them where to go on the snake.
"Hop to it Kuribo," he commanded pointing at the snake. The fluff balls shot towards it, one of them lodging itself in the things mouth, the snake hissed trying to open its eyes as they also covered it's eyes. At a single snap of his fingers they exploded, the cobra shrieked on pain before disappearing in whisps of blue and black; Yami turned to see the merpeople cowering away from him.
"What's wrong?" Yami asked staring at them.
"You use the black magic too," one of them cried, the mermaid he'd handed Yugi to was holding him close like a mother protecting her child.
"I don't use it to harm any body," Yami said looking confused.
"Your buddy, the one who brought us here, some of our children didn't survive the trip b'cause of his black magic," said one of them.
"I promise I would never use it to harm any of you-" Yami was cut short by a roar right behind him; he turned only to be met with the open jaws of a huge bug looking monster, the man eater bug! It stood over him claws spread, ready to grab him, but Yami jumped away as the monster moved to grab, it looked mean but it was still slow and the water slowed it even further.
"Black magician come to me," Yami called moving quickly to avoid the bug.
"You called my master?" drawled a voice behind him, the violet armored magician stared down at him with lavender eyes.
"Yes, I have a bug problem," Yami said pointing to the bug marching towards them.
"No problem at all master," the magician told him jumping into action and swatting the bug away with his staff. But more monsters kept on coming through the windows and doorway and Yami soon had to retreat.
"Get out of here," Yami cried he all ready had at least five of his monsters out, and it was draining him fast. He retreated along with the merpeople through the large doorway and on into the tilted room, where Isis, Malik, Marik, and the rest of them were. Isis was quickly healing Seto so that he could swim. The monsters couldn't get in without lining up, and that way they could be picked off easily, but there was a disadvantage, diabound could bring the room collapsing in on them all. There was only one solution left. Yami swam up to the mermaid holding Yugi, the little one was whimpering, Yami took him back from her handling him gently he came close to him.
"Yugi, I need you to do something for me," he said kissing him and holding him close.
"Yami?" Yugi asked questioningly.
"Yugi, I need you to think of this creature for me," Yami told him holding him in front of him.
"o-okay," Yugi whimpered.
"A long dragon imagine it's scales are the color of my eyes, remember that image, it has claws as silver as Malik's its belly is black like Marik's soot clouds, its eyes are as yellow as Jou's hair, on it's forehead there is a stone as blue as Seto's eyes, and it has two big mouths just like Ryou," Yugi tried to giggle slightly only to have it come up as a small cough.
"Can you picture a monster like that in your heart? As fierce as you can imagine?" Yami said Yugi nodded.
"It's like you," he said wrapping his arms around Yami's neck. Yami smiled,
"Yeah I guess you could say that, it's the entire family in one monster to protect you," Yami replied shutting his eyes.
"Hold onto me this may hurt" Yami told him holding the little vampire, tears forming in his eyes at the thought of what was going to do. He began the spell, muttering under his breath, Yugi began to feel it, a small bee sting at first, but it began to grow and he began to cry as he clung to Yami. Yami was crying a little, as the spell began to take effect, the ancient power setting in on Yugi in a swirling column of purple and black shadows rising around them bursting through the ceiling. Yugi's cries began to grow louder in volume and deeper in tone the small vampire shrieked as his body changed he was getting taller, longer, spines and spikes began to protrude from his body in two rows on his back. His skin was getting rougher changing color as well. With a long deep roar his long body snaked up the tornado-like column as his hands sprouted long sharp claws the equivalent of a thousand daggers, Yami still clung to him tightlyYugi felt his head break through the surface of the lake and opened his eyes as large blood red wings separated themselves from his body. Yami looked up from his place on the chest of the newborn monster Yugi had become, the monster he had told him to imagine; he had become Osiris the sky dragon, a god among monsters, but it still had Yugi's mind and it's head curled down on it's snake-ish body. The large golden eye shone with a sadness that Yami had only seen once before, it let out a cry to him plucking Yami off it's huge chest and leaving him sitting in the palm of a huge three toed paw.
((Yugi are you okay)) Yami thought to it using his link to Yugi.
/Yami! Yamiii/ Yami heard him cry back, the monster holding him was acting to accommodate his koi's emotions it's eyes were on him showing the emotions to Yami.
((Yugi, calm down-)) Yami started to tell him so he could get control of the monsters body that Yugi's body had grown into.
/What's wrong with me? Yami! Help me-e-e-e/ Yugi's mind cried out to him obviously scared to tears of the change.
((Yugi! Yugi! You're all right, you've just undergone a change, let me control your body, I've got you)) Yami called soothingly to him stroking the beasts smooth cheek scales.
/Yamiiii/ Yugi cried pitifully to him.
((It's okay my love, I've got your body, trust me, if you feel pain tell me)) Yami told him looking down from the altitude they were at. They were high above the lake, he could see the ball of black and blue that was Bakura, standing on the edge of the lake commanding diabound, he was staring up at the dragon in the sky.
"Osiris, up," Yami said standing in the palm of the great beast, Yugi was still scared and sending it to Yami.
((Calm down my koibito, relax, I will stay with you))Yami said as he settled himself atop the crown of Osiris, he looked down to the lake and waited, feeling Osiris's steady breathing.
"Here it comes," Yami told him. Diabound had come out of the water below and was flying up towards them; it had change immensely, it's skin had taken on a blackish ashy color and stripes of dark blue adorned its shoulders and stomach. The fans on its head had advanced even further to spikes a huge horn stood out from its head and its eyes were a creepy evil glowing red, the wings on its back had become black as well; and all of it was coming straight towards Osiris.
"Osiris, fight," Yami ordered the dragon, the creature immediately dove for the fight with Yami at the reigns, Yugi's mind was just flying along for the ride, he no longer had control over his body. Yami felt Yugi cringe as the two god-like monsters clashed; Yami was shouting complex commands to Osiris.
The monster dodged to the left and looped around diabound at the waist, but Yami had forgotten the cobra tail and paid for it dearly as the tail constricted around Osiris's belly and sank its long fangs into the dragon for a good grappling hold, Osiris roared out and Yugi cried for him the the back of his head as the pain was given to him as well.
((Shhhh, Yugi I 've got it)) Yami whispered looking down at the snake, Osiris constricted on Diabounds middle tightly and snaked his way down to the cobra head. In a flash of claws the back of the great cobra's head was shredded and Bakura down on the shore felt it as well; the monster instantly let go and Yugi continued to whimper at the large holes left in his side by the fangs. Diabound continued to try to scratch Osiris off of its body and the god beast let go; Yami not willing to allow too much harm to come to Yugi's body while in this form. He backed away examining the opponent, the snakes head was dead for now, but it didn't take long for it to come back.
"Osiris heaven blast," Yami commanded the lower set of jaws opened and a fierce rumble began to build from his chest, the next thing Yami saw was a bright blast of light aimed at the opponent, but diabound saw it coming and dodged, but it didn't completely miss and hit him in the side anything the light touched practically disintegrated, almost its entire right arm and side were gone. When the blast cleared away Yami looked down and saw Bakura kneeling and holding his side with one of his hands still on the staff. Yami got an idea though,
"Osiris attack Bakura!" Yami shouted pointing to the evil vampire on the shore. Osiris immediately dove below diabound and shot straight for Bakura in the first sweep they managed to knock him back and get the staff out of his hands, but when he turned around again to hit him diabound had recovered from its shock and grabbed Osiris's tail. Yugi gasped and cried out to Yami again as the dark monster dug it's claws into his body literally clawing its way up his long body.
((I'm sorry Yugi)) Yami said turning the god beast around on itself to reach diabound and Yami was met with those evil glowing eyes, Yami again gave the order to blast him again and this time it hit dead on; the other monster had no time to react and all that was left of it when the attack cleared was a set of claws still dug into Yugi's new flesh and the dead twitching cobra head, all of which disappeared in thin whisps of blue and black smoke, the monster was defeated. A gut wrenching scream echoed from the ground and Yami looked down again, Bakura was on all fours blood was running out of his mouth.
"Down," Yami ordered and the giant dragon dove for the last time at Bakura; it landed on Bakura catching him in it's claws Bakura looked almost dead, pity. Yami jumped down onto Osiris's arm right in front of Bakura.
"Any last words?" Yami asked preparing the shadows to consume him.
"Yeah, I shall live on forever," Bakura sneered through the blood.
"You won't live for three seconds," Yami replied.
"Die Bakura," Yami said, with that Osiris let go and Bakura was finally sent plunging to his death, but not before Yami sucked his soul from his body; he didn't want the thief to have the satisfaction of going to hell.
"The lust shall claim your lover!" Bakura shouted laughing maniacally as he plummeted to the earth, throwing something back up at Osiris, from about the height of a thrity story building. Yami watched him fall but turned away when he hit the ground.
/Y-Y-Yami change me back/ Yugi cried to him looking sadly at Yami, Osiris himself let out a keening sound to him and winged its way downwards.
((Do not worry my love, you will be back to normal soon)) Yami purred gently to him. Osiris landed on the ground with a dull thud, shaking the buildings and trees slightly, he coiled up a bit so as to make it possible to reach the rest of him the giant dragon rested his head on the ground, he was panting.
((I love you my baby, you'll be okay now)) Yami told him stroking the side of his head and holding onto him even though the beast was much bigger that him.
/I'm scared Yami, m-my back's g-g-going numb/ Yugi told him making Osiris push his head into Yami.
((Oh really? where)) Yami asked surprised; Osiris shifted the area of his body that hurt into view it was around where Yugi's lower back would be. There sunk deep into the dragon's flesh was Bakura's black staff the only thing left of the thief.
"Relax for me Osiris," Yami told the beast from his spot on its back he felt muscles moving beneath him as they slackened and the monster below him relaxed and the staff moved. Yami stood up feeling the cool scales beneath his feet, he looked at the staff and grabbed it.
/Yami, it h-hurts/ Yugi stuttered out to him, Yami sharply pulled the staff out of the dragon's hide and it let out a roar of pain, along with Yugi, but it soon died down to nothing as Yami threw the thing on the ground and walked back to his head; coming to rest right under the crown of spikes on top, but Osiris was restless and wouldn't sit still.
The rest of the family emerged from the water Seto limping slightly,
"Yugi? is that you?" Jou called up to the great red beast in front of him. he could see Yami's hair and was mistaking it for the little one.
"No Jou, I'm Yami, this is Yugi!" Yami called looking down at him and patting Osiris's side making Osiris turn his head to stare at the group. The beast snorted at Malik and Marik the twin dragons looked like ants compared to this behemoth.
"You swore to me that you wouldn't ever call this-this thing forward ever again!" Seto shouted angrily up at him.
"Seto it was either this or die, anyway he'll be gone in a couple minutes and he did his job, Bakura's dead and Diabound is gone," Yami replied staying laid out over the edge.
"I don't care I want it gone now," he cried.
"I can't do that, and his name is Osiris, the spell has to wear of," Yami told him sliding down from his back. Osiris's body began to glow and the spikes and scales began to disappear going from the tail up.
"And that time would be right now," Yami said standing next to Osiris's head, it finally got to the head and it slowly began to disappear, showing Yugi floating curled up in a fetal position in the center where the monster's brain would be. Yami stepped forward through the semi-transparent visage and stood right next to Yugi. He reached out and took the little one into his arms.
"You did it Yugi, you were so brave," he whispered to him nuzzling his little lover awake.
"Thank you," he added giving him a small kiss on the lips, "What did I do?" Yugi asked feeling like he had been on a roller coaster for an hour.
"You saved us Yugi, Bakura is gone."
notes: if you guys didn't know Osiris was Slifer the Sky Dragon's name in the original I don't really like typing Slifer and Osiris sounds better to me. I'll explain more about what Yami did to Yugi in the next chapter.
Gruzzee: okay guys I'm not done yet do thnk thats the end because it's not there's more to come
Cazi: yay aibou! you finally killed the bastard off, no more Bakura.
Gruzzee: oh yeah and thank you all for your reviews they have now broken the 200 review point yay thank you all! now please continue to R&R and come back for more!