Zypher: Hello everyone and welcome to chapter 8 of Unwanted, Unloved. As you all know, this will be the chapter where you'll get to read and imagine to your delight of Anzu's demise. Enjoy to your heart's content.
Unwanted, Unloved
Chapter 8
As night rose and the moon and stars gleamed, Yami and Aqua made their way towards Anzu's home, ready to end her pitiful life before she could try to harm anyone, whether friends or loved ones. When they got there, they almost laughed at seeing the place now overrun with scarabs.
They came up to the house and the scarabs parted from the entrance and they went inside. They covered their ears though when they heard shrieking from upstairs. "Get away from me, you horrible things!" Anzu yelled as they headed upstairs, hiding in the shadows as they came into her room.
She was crouched on her bed, swatting at scarabs that continuously climbed onto the sheets of her bed. While she was still distracted, Yami and Aqua moved so they were on each side of her. Yami mentally told the scarabs to depart and they did, making Anzu confused at their sudden leave.
She then noticed the harsh snarling she started to hear right next to her and gaped when she saw Yami glaring at her murderously. "Uh, Yami, what a surprise. What brings you here?" she asked quietly. "To take you out of your misery. Aqua and I will give you a ten second head start, you better run before we kill you right here, right now." Yami hissed and that was a good enough warning to get her moving.
It didn't take long for him to follow, Aqua coming up behind him but stopped when he saw something intriguing. A Jewel Scarab of beautiful porportions crawled over to him. Compared to other jewel scarabs he has seen before, he never saw one such as this. He picked up the scarab gently and looked it over.
Its shell was a mix of colors as the light hit it and when he asked it to show its wings, the wings were a light shade of silver. 'This will be a perfect present for Yugi.' Aqua thought as he headed outside. He stroked the scarab's back lightly before telling it where the game shop was and told it to go and look for Yugi. The scarab looked to him before spreading its wings and flew off.
He then turned back to the house and sent the other scarabs to head back to Egypt for their task was done. The swarm of scarabs left Anzu's home and before he left as well to follow Yami, he whispered a quiet spell before leaving, Anzu's home now a decayed wreck.
Anzu continued to run, hoping to distance herself from Yami but he kept coming, no matter what she did. She quickly took a sharp turn around the corner and looking for a place to hide, found a dark alley just meters away and ran inside, watching as Yami stopped and started sniffing around, passing the alley.
She smiled at her luck and continued on her way through the alley, hoping to find another entrance far away from where Yami was. Outside the alley, Yami was smirking as he came inside as well. 'She think she can lose me so easily.' he thought as he followed behind her with silent steps.
Aqua flew overhead, trying to spot Yami anywhere. When he came over the alley, he saw Yami sneaking up behind Anzu. 'She's so gullible.' he thought. When she finally came out from the alley, Yami jumped onto the roof of a nearby building and Aqua landed beside him. "What should we do with her now?" Aqua asked. "Let's continue to play with her. I haven't had a good cat and mouse chase in a long time." Yami said. He nodded and they watch as Anzu continued on before following her from the rooftops.
"Something is wrong. I can feel it." Anzu said to herself as she continued to walk aimlessly, still blindly unaware who was following behind her. It didn't take long before Yami was getting bored with his prey and with a harsh snarl, he unfurled his wings and swooped down, catching Anzu off guard and before she could run, she was grabbed harshly by Yami's sharp claws and she winced in pain as they dug into her shoulders.
"What are you going to do with me?" she asked fearfully. "What else, we're going to toy around with you before we kill you. We haven't had a decent human meal in a long while since our memory was temporarily sealed but after seeing our friends, it came back and so did our demon nature. We may be nice around Yugi and his friends but that doesn't mean many others will get the same treatment." Aqua growled as he came up beside them.
They soon came over the ocean and Anzu swallowed hard, having a feeling she know what he was about to do. He grinned darkly to her. "How about a little swim?" Yami whispered as he left go of her and watched as she plummeted to the ocean surface, screaming. He then nodded to Aqua who dived down into the water as well.
When she finally hit the water, she swam back up, trying to get a breath of air that was knocked out of her as she hit the surface hard but it didn't last long as Aqua grabbed her by her ankles and dragged her through the water, taking her deeper where the pressure was too harsh that it started to crush her lungs. He then let go and she started struggling with swimming back up to the surface, already out of air.
/"You won't survive long, Masaki."/ Aqua whispered before he called for a few sharks to come and mangle her body up. Her eyes widened as she saw the sharks coming towards her and tried to swim faster but she cried out, taking in a mouthful of water as a shark bit down on her leg, breaking the bone easily.
She struggled as two more sharks came and bit at her arms as the previous shark let loose before swimming away, getting a gentle pat from Aqua as he swam by. She was dragged off as the sharks tugged at her arms, tauting her with their strength before taking Aqua's command and ripped her arms away and swam off once more.
With no way to keep swimming, she sunk into the depths before being pulled up by Aqua back to the surface. Yami waited for them with a large fire brewing and with the strength she could muster, looked towards him. "Are you done having fun with her, Aqua?" Yami asked as he dragged her towards him.
"Yes. She did struggle a bit and tried to get away but I called for some sharks to take her arms away. I'm guessing they're glad for the free food." Aqua said. Yami nodded as he summoned a long metal spit. "Now that we had our fun, let go ahead and eat her before Yugi wakes up and wonders where we are. No need to worry him more." Yami said and Aqua nodded as he grabbed Anzu before she could try and get away.
"With the little strength she had because she was loosing blood fast, she pleaded to them, hoping that they would spare her life but they didn't listen and as much as she tried, she couldn't scream at the pain she felt as the spit was placed into her and she was held over the fire. She died quickly and when Yami believed her flesh was well cooked, he pulled her away from the fire and started to tear off pieces of her flesh and eating it silently. He savored the taste before taking more, moving so Aqua can take his fill.
Once they were done, they dropped her remains into the ocean and put out the fire before heading back to the game shop.
Yugi woke up later that night and looked around, trying to figure out where Yami and Aqua went to. He saw something crawling over the couch arm and turned to see the colorful scarab coming towards him. He held out his hand and the scarab climbed on as he lifted his hand, looking to the scarab. "Now where did you come from?" Yugi asked quietly as he took in the beauty of the little scarab.
"I brought it for you as a gift." Aqua said as he came into the living room with Yami. "Really? Where did you find it? I thought scarabs lived in Egypt and in some tropical areas?" Yugi asked. "They do but this particular one was with the swarm Keara sent to Anzu's old home. Before we left to go after her, I found it coming towards me and I though it would be a great present for you after seeing its coloring compared to regular Jewel Scarabs." Aqua said as he sat beside Yugi.
"Thank you, Aqua." Yugi said, the scarab crawling over his arm and sat on his shoulder. "I have something for you as well. Wait here for a minute." Yami said as he walked back outside. He looked up to the night sky and breathed in softly. "I call upon the legendary Bird of Flames, come to me. Show yourself, great phoenix of Ancient Egypt." Yami called and it didn't take long before he heard the gentle call of the phoenix coming his way. He smiled as she flew down to him and he held out his arm, letting the flame colored bird perch on his arm.
"It's nice to see you once more, Pyre. I hope you wouldn't mind being a gift to a small teen that has devoted himself to taking care of us in our time of need." Yami said and she nodded. He smiled and headed back inside once more. Yugi looked up when he came in and gasped when he saw Pyre. "Did you get a phoenix just for me?" Yugi asked and he nodded. Pyre looked him over and tittered softly before flying to perch on his other shoulder.
"Pyre has been a long time friend for us. 3,000 millennia ago, she was only a baby when our mate found her. He didn't want to leave her alone so he took her home. She was happy to be with him and he was happy to have her, especially when we were gone for a long time. After learning about her rebirth stages, our mate took great care of her and any of the rebirthed phoenixes that rise from her ashes. But after that dreadful day, she went into hiding, never to be found by no one and to only come out by the call from one of us. Since you are like our mate now, you deserve her." Yami explained and he nodded as he stroked her head gently.
"Thank you for such a wonderful gift Yami, you too Aqua." Yugi said before he yawned. "Rest now, Yugi. It is very late." Aqua said and he nodded as the scarab, which he affectionately named Raiyn, and Pyre flew off to another spot to rest for the night and he lied back down on the couch. Aqua lied down on the floor beside him while Yami moved to lay beside Yugi, wrapping his arms around him. Yugi curled up beside him and smiled.
"I love you, Yami and Aqua." Yugi said softly. He smiled and nuzzled him. "We love you too, Yugi." Yami responded. Keara watched quietly from the top of the stairs and smiled. 'You're getting your life back on track Yami and Aqua. I'm glad to see you both smile and I know Osiris, Obelisk and Ra along with the other gods and goddesses of Egypt are happy as well that their children are safe and well once more after your tragic loss.' Keara thought before heading back to her room.
The next day, Yami, Yugi, Keara and Aqua went out to spend the day together. They were unaware for a while that Dartz and Pegasus made it past the storm and although foiled by Saryn's tricks, they were closing in on Domino but they made sure to keep hidden away from them and Saryn who kept following them.
They had a nice time in the park like they always do but as the day was starting to come to a close did Keara sensed that Pegasus and Dartz were close. "You guys, we must be wary now." she said and they turned back to her. "Why?" Yugi asked.
"Because, Pegasus and Dartz made it through my storm and although they were held up by the many tricks my dear friend Saryn left for them, they have already gotten here and are looking for Yami and Aqua. They will keep themselves hidden until we make the first move. Come, we best leave so they won't find us here." Keara explained and they nodded as they left back for the game shop, Yami, Keara and Aqua planning a way to lure Pegasus and Dartz from wherever they were hiding.
Zypher: Alright, that will be all for this chapter. Dartz and Pegasus finally got to Domino but will they succeed with trying to harness Yami and Aqua's rage like they almost did three thousand years ago? Well, you'll find out in the next chapter.