Hey everyone, okay guys sorry about the ending of the last chap but this one makes it clear to who was who in the holding cell and the one looking in and the ones doing the beatings, this chap is the second longest I have done so far, it's a bit all over the place I'm afraid, but every scene tells you what's going on, it kinda goes back and forth then evens out again when they come to the trial, which was a little hard to write for me, but anyway read on my lovelies and hope that you don't get lost on me.
Warning: M and Yaoi and abuse in his chap you have been warned.
Disclaimer: still don't own Yugioh, I do have a few good books and mindless notes and ideas on paper, my drawings and that's about it. (Sighs) sad I know. Anyone want a dog?
CHAP 28: The Trial
XXX… Dream …XXX
Ryou shivered as he looked around green and blue mist floated all around him he couldn't see through it that well, there was nothing, his feet touched solid ground but there was no sky, no sound. "Where are I'm?" he whispered as he started to walk slowly, he wrapped his arms around himself it was cold, the air that he breathed came out in white steam his lips and chin started to tremble.
/… Ryou …/ he jumped as it had come from inside his head confused on how to answer he took the chance and called back.
"Who's there?" he stopped walking.
/…Ryou I've been waiting for you…/ Ryou stepped back shaking his head. /…This way…/
"What way there is no way… who are you?"
/…Your inner demon who else, every angel has a demon…/
"No they don't."
/…No? But you do and you know who I am…/ Ryou gasped as he started to walk his breathing quickening.
"Bakura?" he started to run, "where are you?" he called out desperately.
/…Everywhere…/ there came a cold laughter all around Ryou, he spun around looking but couldn't find the source of the sound. But as he turned back the way he thought he had been walking in, he jumped back as Bakura stood there. Ryou ran forward and threw his arms around his neck and nuzzled into him under his chin.
"I don't have much time." He said as he wrapped his arms around him. "I miss you."
"I miss you… I'm with Marik and Malik if you come home?"
"I can't Ryou where I am there is no leaving…I need you to take this for me" He pulled out the ring from around his neck and placed it over Ryou's head and it fell to his chest.
Ryou gasped as the cold from the metal seeped through his light blue shirt. "Where are you?" he looked up into Bakura's eyes. "Where ever you are I want to be too," Ryou said as tears fell.
"I don't know," he moved back away from Ryou, "Darkness, everywhere, darkness and pain, with no way out." He fell to his knees Ryou knelt down with him and brushed the hair out of his eyes.
"I don't understand, tell me where you are?"
"I don't know." Bakura looked at him. "Time is running out." He gasped and started to shake violently. "I can't hold it back anymore…I don't want to go back into the darkness." He grabbed onto Ryou who wrapped his arms around him. "I've been there for so long I have forgotten."
"I'll come for you.…" Ryou looked up as the world around him started to fade out, "No, tell me where you are so I can help you." Bakura screamed out in pain clutching his head.
"DON'T… I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT ANY MORE, STOP IT?" he put his face into Ryou's shoulder and wrapped his arms around his waist tightly, Ryou watched with wide eyes. "Ryou don't leave me keep me safe from the darkness." He went to pull Bakura closer but his arms went right through him he pulled them back as if he had been bitten.
Ryou lifted his chin to look in his eyes, "I think we don't have a choice." He kissed Bakura on the lips.
"RYOU!"
XX… End Dream …XX
Ryou jumped as his name was screamed out in his mind he looked around panting and wide eyed and his heart thundered in his chest he was standing in the hallway. "What was that?" he shakily put a hand to his chest but nothing was there, a few tears fell, "it was just a day dream?" But he couldn't let go of the feeling Bakura was scared and feared going back to where ever he was and it made Ryou worry now more than anything, what was happing to Bakura? He shook his head, the reaper was strong and fearless, but it still didn't help.
He walked into the kitchen Malik was cooking Ryou sat at the counter watching with him with a far off look, the front door opened and Marik walked in and walked up the stairs taking two at a time then the slam of a door. Malik and Ryou winced and looked at each other. "I'll be back," Malik walked into the hall but stopped as Marik came down again. "What's happened?" he didn't get an answer as Marik grabbed him and pulled him into the living room.
"Bakura's in heaven." Marik walked past him to the door and looked around before closing it.
"How do you know?" Malik asked as Marik turned to face him. Ryou was in the kitchen and heard them in the living room he walked out and saw that the door was closed he walked up and put his ear to it.
"An old friend of Ryou's told us he is going to be put on trial then a day after he will be executed." Ryou moved his head away frowning then put his ear back to the door wondering what they were talking about.
"What are you going to do?" Malik gasped.
"I have to go tonight, Yami and Seto are going with me to get him."
"But what if they get you? I can't help you." Malik grabbed onto his arm, Marik smirked that his human would go against angels for him.
"You honestly think that they can catch me? And besides Malik." Marik lifted his chin they were so close that their lips where almost touching. "Bakura needs help they'll kill him, with," they both looked over as the door opened and Ryou stood there.
"They're going to kill Bakura, my Bakura?" Ryou stepped into the room.
"Ryou!" they both said.
"What is going on? If you know where Bakura is then tell me," Ryou growled Marik looked at Malik and sighed.
"It's okay Ryou we were just talking, I'm sure that Bakura is fine." Marik said.
"Don't lie to me I heard you say that they are putting him on trail and your going." Ryou looked ready to cry.
"Yes I'm going to bring him back before the trail." Marik walked up to him.
"Take me with you, I need to see him." Ryou begged Marik sighed and shook his head no.
"I can't if your seen there you could been taken as well for breaking the law, your not an angel anymore."
"Neither are you, please Marik I won't do anything stupid, this might be my last chance to see him if this goes wrong," he bit his lip.
"Nothings going to go wrong, but if Bakura sees you he might not be controllable I just can't…I have to get ready." Marik hugged him tightly as Ryou choked back a sob, "I promise that I'll bring him back," he pulled back and looked at Ryou, tears now fell as Ryou nodded his head, Marik let him go and left the room.
Later that night Ryou pulled on his jacket and opened the window to his bedroom he climbed out onto the roof and down the drain pipe and slid down to the ground his hands slipped and he fell the rest of the way landing on the ground, knocking the wind out of him he gasped and coughed to get his air back, he rolled over and pushed himself up, once on his feet he ran off into the night.
Marik walked into the living room Malik sat on the couch and looked up. "I'm leaving now, I'll be back in a few days, time difference and all," Malik got up and walked over to him and hugged him resting his cheek on his shoulder as Marik wrapped his arms around him.
"White is so not your colour," Malik smirked Marik had on white robes and a hooded cloak.
"I know it's sickening isn't it," Marik wrinkled his nose in distaste, "Watch Ryou for me okay, I'll be back as soon as I can." Malik nodded his head as he let go. Marik kissed him on the lips, Malik pulled him closer tightening his hold on the other, Marik pulled back breaking the kiss gently. "I have to go." Marik gave him a wink then vanished.
Marik appeared in Mai's living room, Yami and Seto stood in front of him they were wearing white robes as well, Marik laughed at the two. "I wouldn't laugh if I were you," Mai said then a flash of a camera. She received growls from the three. "What?… blackmail." She said as she put the camera down with a sly smirk.
"Lets do this," Yami said as he pulled his white hood over his head, but before they could do anything the phone rang, Mai picked it up listened for a few minutes then hung up.
"That was Malik he said that Ryou's gone from the house and he can't find him." She said as she walked up to them.
"Dammit," Marik growled.
"He can't go anywhere lets just do this and get back," Seto said as he vanished.
"Seto's right once Bakura is back he'll find Ryou," Yami then vanished as well Marik ran a hand through his hair as he looked at Mai. If something happened to Ryou then Bakura would kill him, if he didn't bring back Bakura, Ryou would hate him and neither was appealing to him with a heavy sigh and much debiting with himself he vanished as well.
Ryou pounded on a door it was soon opened "Hey come in" Yugi stepped aside and let him in, Ryou smiled and nodded. Yugi closed the front door and lead him into the kitchen, "would you like a drink or something to eat?" Yugi offered.
"No I'm fine, I need a favour from you?" Ryou walked up to him Yugi looked nervous. "I need you to take me up to heaven."
"What? I can't," Yugi stepped back a bit Ryou grabbed onto his hand.
"Please Yugi, I need to go they're planning to kill Bakura this might be my last chance to see him."
"I really can't." Yugi said as he pulled his hand back.
"If I had the wings I would go myself, but I need you to take me… you don't have to stay just drop me off… I won't tell anyone." Ryou said with a pleading tone to his voice.
"I can't Ryou how will you get back?" Yugi asked as he bit his lip nervously, he was going to cave in any minute now.
"That's not important. What if it was Yami and you couldn't fly and you wanted to see him? Please Yugi I haven't seen him in so long…. They are going to kill him." Yugi was about to answer but a knock on the front door he moved away from Ryou and walked out of the room to the front door and opened it.
"Malik?" he frowned and let him in.
"Have you seen Ryou?" Malik asked Yugi nodded and pointed to the kitchen they both walked into the room. "Ryou what are you thinking?" Malik said as he set his eyes on the former angel.
"I have to see him Malik, please don't be mad… just let me go no one will know that I was even there."
"I'm not angry at you, but it's not a good idea what you're trying to do, come home with me." Malik took Ryou's hand in his and smiled reassuringly, then said. "Marik will bring him back."
"I don't want to take that chance." Malik bit his lip as he pulled Ryou into his arms he looked at Yugi thinking for a minute then said.
"I have always wanted to know what heaven looked like."
"Malik? Marik would be furious with me and you."
"Please I'm the master when it comes to Marik," Malik put his hands on his hips Yugi raised an eyebrow. "Come on Yugi just a look. We could see where Ryou and Bakura lived for so long." Malik wrapped an arm around him as Yugi gave a sigh.
"Fine but we have to change," Yugi moved away and walked out of the room. It wasn't long when they were dressed in white robes, Malik and Ryou grabbed onto Yugi then they vanished.
XXX… The Night Before The Trail …XXX
Bakura collapsed on the floor blood running from both sides of his mouth and down his chin as well as his nose, his shirt had been torn from his body long ago both wings broken, an arm and a few ribs, bruises covered his body, he heaved in breaths but every one he breathed in was agony for him as it caused the bones to move, a kick to his already abused side he cried out then his head was lifted by the hair, "Are you ready to tell me where the ring is?" asked the angel.
"Go and fuck…" the angel sneered at him but before he could finish what he was saying he was grabbed by his already broken wing and it was twisted. Bakura whimpered but held in the cry, he wasn't weak, he was let go after a moment. He panted and shook with the pain that ran through his body he couldn't tell what hurt or where.
"You know someone like you is easy to break and it wouldn't take long just the right incentive… I can end all this if you just tell me what I want to know, it's just a trinket is it worth this much to you that you would put up with so much pain?" the angel asked.
"You wouldn't understand." He hissed, yes, he could just give it up his last connection to his beloved angel and make everything go away, but he loved Ryou too much to give up so easily.
"Try me I'm opened minded."
"I'm not wasting my time on a pathetic angel." Bakura glared at him.
"No? What makes me different from the pathetic angel that you loved?" he lifted Bakura's bruised chin and dug his finger nails into his flesh, "I heard that he was Pegasus's little whore." Bakura moved as he brought up his right knee and rammed it into the angels stomach the angel grunted and fell on his ass, he went to lunge forward but the chains stopped him sending shocks through his body Bakura gritted his teeth and fell to his knees. "I hit a soft spot," he growled.
"Ryou was and still is more of an angel than any of you hope to be even when he was human and you dare call yourselves…" Bakura was hit again a few more times.
"Well you're so colourful with your words, I don't like being compared to humans."
"Let me go and I'll show you just why I'm the…" he was hit again.
"There you go again… what am I going to do with you? Your trail is tomorrow and I would like a good nights sleep without worrying about you getting out…" he looked around the room then back to Bakura with a smirk "Ever heard of Devil's sleep?"
"I am the devil," Bakura spat blood in his face he was punched across the jaw Bakura's head snapped to the right then fell to the ground.
"Well then prepare yourself," the angel stepped back, Bakura started to chuckle it was as if he couldn't control himself and it had a will of it's own and increased in volume and plainly became insane the angel gave him a look.
"When I get out, your heart will be the first thing I rip out of your chest and shove down your throat." The angel stepped outside the door, as Bakura narrowed his eyes as the door closed. He pushed himself up against the wall his vision blurred and he looked around his head started to spin and the shadows in the room started to move. "Dammit," he hissed, "what is this?" he had never seen what devil's sleep was he heard about it from other demons and angels it was supposed to be for the really hard core evil doers, it was supposed to mimic what death would feel like a painful death to an immortal and send them insane.
He hissed as they wrapped around his legs and climbed up his body loosely but then constricted around, him he threw his head back his mouth agape in a silent scream. He opened his eyes his skin felt like it was on fire and the darkness was everywhere nothing he had seen before, there was no up and down nothing and endless vast of nothing, the pain, that's what was here pain but he wasn't going to give into it or let it break him as they wanted, no he wasn't weak he was far from it but how long could he keep it at bay before he did? But one person on his mind who could help him keep his sanity and give the ring to.
XXX… Day Of The Trial …XXX
As the voice boomed from in the great hall the sun shone through the sky light at the top making everything brighter white that the place almost glowed as angels moved to get a place to watch and hear, Ryou, Malik and Yugi found a spot to stand on the second level of the hall, "I never thought heaven looked like this," Malik whispered as he scanned the hall, every angel was talking and the noise in the hall was enough to give them a headache.
"Just keep your voice down we don't want to be seen here," Yugi said Malik frowned as he could sense Marik his gaze fell on the ground level.
"There's Marik," Malik bit his lip "what if he senses me?"
"What happened to I'm the master?" Yugi asked as he raised an eyebrow, Malik ignored the comment as his fond gaze lingered on Marik. Yami and Seto stood next to him what sounded like small cracks of thunder from above them and everything stopped in the hall.
"Silence, everyone," it was a females voice everyone moved about more quickly. "Well, let the charges be brought forward?" an angel landed in the centre of the room.
"Charges against a Grim Reaper Bakura, for the death of a fellow Grim Reaper Bones. Breaking a death collects rules of medalling with humans, turning one into an angel under a project right here in heaven, with the help of a healer Solomon. Falling in love with an angel, killing numerous angels and bringing about the fall of heaven, then colleting souls without authorization and a stolen ring from the room of infant souls all these charges are brought forward and against Bakura," he bowed his head and stepped aside.
"He had his reasons," Ryou gripped the railing with both hands Malik saw them and sighed as he grabbed them.
"Shh, just watch." Malik said as Yugi patted Ryou's shoulder trying to calm him, "just remember Marik will get him home no mater what happens here today." He whispered to Ryou as angels were crowded around them pushing them to the railing a little to get a better look.
"Was the ring recovered?" asked a males voice.
"No we interrogated him be he didn't give up on the whereabouts of the item," an archangel stepped up into the centre.
"What were your actions to get this information?" the voice boomed again.
"We couldn't do much as the prisoner was inflicting wounds on himself," he said, Ryou bit his lip how could they say such things about Bakura? He wanted to scream out and tell everyone that it was all lies.
"What was his state of mind when you took him to the holding cells, any remorse at all?"
"I'm afraid not but he is quite insane and a danger to himself and others around him." He replied, Marik narrowed his eyes theses bastards would say anything to make them pay for what they did, well what Bakura did, but he wouldn't let him do it all alone either or take the fall, but something caught his eye in the far back and black cloaked figure was watching.
"Considering the actions that follow, the soul collector and the charges that there is no doubt that he is in indeed insane and nothing more than a mindless demon and there would be not point to this trial but to go straight to the execution." The hall irrupted in calls and angry shouts that he should suffer more, tears fell down Ryou's cheeks as he had a sickly heavy feeling in his stomach. As the sound of the small cracks of thunder and the voice called for order the hall soon fell quite again.
"Bring the prisoner forward," the voice boomed the hall was filled with quiet mummers as the doors opened. Ryou, Malik and Yugi moved closer to the rail to get a better look, as Marik, Yami and Seto just calmly turned their heads, but Marik looked up right at them, Malik gasped as he ducked down pulling Ryou and Yugi with him, getting a few odd looks.
Marik lent over to Yami, "the second level at 2 o'clock, but don't let it look obvious," Marik said as he looked to the doors, he heard Yami growl.
"What are they thinking?" Yami glanced over then to the doors.
"I don't know but is Malik going to get it when we get back." The hall went silent as two large and muscular archangels dragged a limp, half naked body down the walkway. Ryou, Malik and Yugi were watching as they leaned Bakura on an upright table and chained his wrists and the choker around his neck to it. Ryou gasped as he got a look at him. Bakura was having trouble standing on his own. Ryou gripped the railing again tightly that his knuckles were turning white.
"Charges have been brought against you, what do you have to say in your defence?" asked the voice, Bakura didn't answer, "We might be lenient with you if you give us the ring back." Laughter rang out as Bakura slowly lifted his head.
"You plan to kill me no mater what I say or do," his voice was raspy and cracked.
"Then you plead guilty?" asked the voice, Bakura didn't answer, the archangel that had beaten him before walked up and backhanded him, Bakura's head snapped to the right and blood flowed from his mouth and ran down his chin then he fell limp in the chains that was holding him up, as a fist this time was brought back and punched him across the jaw.
"NO!" Ryou cried out alone with the cracks of thunder that echoed through the hall as he pushed through the crowded level of angels every head turned to see who was calling out, "STOP IT!" he pushed his way through and down the stairs. Bakura lifted his head he knew that voice, didn't he? It was long forgotten to him but in the back of his mind in the unconsciousness knew and his heart seemed to scream out to the angel. Ryou ran up to the archangel and punched him in the jaw sending him back a few steps, "Leave him alone!" he snapped.
"Ryou?" Bakura whispered, it wasn't heard by anyone but himself. Ryou growled as he backed up a bit his back to Bakura as there were now three archangels in front of him the cries for order came above them but they were ignored.
"You traitor, you aren't even an angel but a freak and you return to heaven to help this demon, then so be it you'll die here for you treason." He didn't even get to move as he gave a choked gasp as he leaned forward into a body and blood gushed from his mouth as he was pushed back and the hand that was in his chest, the cruel satisfied smirk as he watched the angel fall to the ground, Ryou gasped along with everyone in the hall, Bakura then shoved the heart into the angel's mouth as he promised he would.
"I told you I'd rip out your heart," he chuckled but the faint words of his name being spoken reached his ears, Ryou gasped as he had arms and wings wrapped around him he slowly brought his arms up and hugged him burying his face into his chest.
"Restrain him!" came the order as more archangels approached them Bakura didn't even move his hold on Ryou, who looked over his shoulder to see five of them pulling out weapons Ryou tightened his hold on Bakura's bare back but his legs gave out on him and caused Ryou and himself to fall to their knees.
Marik appeared in front of them with his sword drawn along with Yami and Seto. "GET BACK!" Marik roared everyone flinched at his voice.
"Step aside!" one of them growled.
"Order, order!" the voice boomed and everything soon fell quiet, "What's the meaning of this Ryou?" he looked up only able to move his head.
"I should ask you that, what have you done to him?"
"He did this to himself," was the reply.
"Don't lie to me, I know him better than any of you." Ryou growled.
"You dare call us liars?" the voice boomed.
"Yes, he maybe temperamental but he is not into self-mutilation," Ryou looked at Bakura best he could as a soft growling came from him. "We are supposed to be a peaceful race caring and understanding, but all I've seen is that you're no better than the thugs of earth or the demons in hell."
"He has to answer to the crimes that he has committed." The voice boomed along with everyone one in the hall and Bakura's growl increased.
"Then let me set his punishment," Ryou called out over the arguing voices it wouldn't be as harsh as what they had planed for him and he would be able to stay with Bakura though he didn't know what punishment he would give.
"We can't, at seeing his actions here we find Bakura guilty and a death sentence..."
"NO!" Ryou cried out.
"Will be held, now, as seen, he is too dangerous to have around and before he kills another angel or even you," the sound of cracking thunder which meant that the decision was made. "Take him away." All hell broke loose as the archangels attacked Marik, Yami and Seto. A lot of other angels fled the hall in fear of being hurt. Malik and Yugi moved down to the lower level being pushed around by the other angel.
Malik pushed his way through, but as Marik, Seto and Yami were over powered as the archangels threw shock chains around them sending them to the floor on there knees, "Marik!" Malik came running up and hit the archangel on the back of the head as Marik pulled off the chain and Malik pulled it and swung over his head and wrapped it around the approaching archangel.
Before Marik could get up, the hall was full and archangels, Malik was grabbed and so were Ryou and Bakura, who threw off the angels and charged at the one that Ryou was fighting with, he grabbed the angel around the neck and squeezed as Ryou was let go, "that's enough!" and the gasps was heard.
"Malik!" Marik called out, as an angel had Malik's arm twisted behind his back at a painful angle and a sword to his throat. Bakura growled his eyes still on the angel in his grasp.
"Let him go or he gets it." He said.
Ryou grabbed Bakura by the arm "Stop please," he started to pull, Bakura looked at him his eyes dull and glazed over, Ryou gasped as he let go for a minute, "What did they do to you?" he shook his head "Malik," he pointed Bakura growled as he looked and narrowed his eyes, he dropped the angel and stood up straight, Ryou stepped up to him and wrapped his arms around him.
"I'm sorry if I was stronger I could have fought Pegasus off I wouldn't have died and they wouldn't be," Ryou bit his lip as tears started to fall again, "this is all my fault I'm so sorry."
"No it's not, I would do it all over again for you," Bakura lifted his chin and wiped the tears with his thumb Ryou gasped as his eyes looked to have nothing in them and he spoke as if it was planed all along and had no feeling to it at all, "I love you," then leaned in and kissed Ryou on the lips. The call for order came once again.
"Release him, now!" the voice boomed, the angel let go of Malik who turned around and punched the angel in the jaw and shoved him hard in the chest, he fell onto the ground but he got up and lunged at Malik but before he could reach him, Marik stood in front of Malik his black wings were spread and ruffled like a dogs heckles as he roared furiously at the angel stopping him in his tracks.
Ryou was pushed away from Bakura landing on his back and elbows as they shocked him, Bakura cried out as he fell to the ground, "Stop it," Ryou got up and kicked the angel in the side of the leg sending him onto his knees but before he could do anything else he was grabbed and pulled back.
But everything stopped as they grabbed Bakura the chains were around him again, "Put the five intruders in the holding cell while we take care of the collector." Yami, Yugi, Malik, Marik and Ryou were over powered and cuffed.
"Don't do this I beg you," Ryou cried out as they started to drag them away, "BAKURA!" Ryou screamed out as he tried to get away from the archangel that was pulling him away. Marik, Yami and Seto broke free and flew straight for Bakura.
A loud crack of thunder sounded in the hall and all the archangels were seized and forced to there knees as the figure stepped out from where he was standing and walked in down towards the centre of the hall, his black robes covered his body as he walked chains clinked softly and his boots on the hard floor, beside him a black cat. "Why wasn't I told of this trial?" Marik, Yami, Seto, got to their feet but bowed down on one knee, Malik gave them a funny look but Ryou ran past them all and to Bakura wrapping his arms around him sobbing that he could hold him again.
"This has nothing to do with you Anubis," the voice hissed.
"Yes it does it has everything to do with me," he growled his voice was nothing Ryou and Malik ever heard before he sounded so deep and angry as he pulled off his hood to revile a dogs head and pointed ears and golden eyes. "How dare you pass judgment on a Reaper, that runs under Ra's ruling."
"The crimes that he committed were against heaven."
"Don't give me that, if you go and pull everyone in here for crimes against heaven then there would be no heaven and hell, so what if one grim reaper killed a few angels, angels get killed all the time if not by demons then by humans as a mistake for being human. You don't go and pull the humans up here for that and anyway you produce angels quicker than you can count them." He looked over and saw Ryou pulling off the chains and choker from Bakura's body.
"The reaper holds powers that are uncontrollable he has to be dealt with now." The voice was a female this time.
"What? Jealous are we, that someone has a little more power than you? But you feared the angel as well did you not and yet you still kept him around, so suck it up, and if I remember it was your fault that heaven had fallen not his." He walked up to Marik, Yami and Seto. "Stand up," he ordered.
"It was by his hands that slaughtered those angels."
"It was you if you had just turned a blind eye to what Bakura and the angel were doing, I wouldn't be here arguing with you today." He looked at them as the cat moved over to Bakura and Ryou.
"We couldn't do that."
Anubis snorted and narrowed his eyes as he looked up, "he killed one of his own and did you see me coming to get my revenge on him, setting a punishment no," he said calmly.
"That was up to you, he has to answer for what he done." The voice boomed again.
"It's just obvious that it's not getting through to you, so lets put this way, if Bakura's existence is wiped out, then I have the order from Ra himself to call every reaper back and there will be no colleting souls, there will be no angels, there will be no babies for earth and the world will fall into total chaos, do you wish this on your hands?"
"You can't do that!" they yelled.
"Watch me. You have passed judgment over Ra's placement to collect souls which keeps us alive and without collectors there or no gods, you tread on dangerous grounds angel"
"Then he shall be imprisoned here for all eternity in Devil's sleep."
"NO!" Ryou called as he tightened his hold on Bakura.
"No return the angel and his friends to earth, the reaper will come with me now and you'll have no more trouble from now on I give my word."
"We are not happy with this," they yelled.
"I know but you'll get over it and you have no choice, besides who's going to stop me?" He turned and looked at the group.
"Marik, Seto and Yami I'm disappoint in you three, you're the only ones that go under Ra and the laws that you have broken are against heaven. I'm going to see Ma'at about putting you three on good behaviour for ten thousand years." The cat hissed at them they nodded as they bowed their heads.
"That's a little harsh Ma'at," the black cat growled as it glowed and it grew into a form of a woman with black shoulder length hair and white robes draped over her form, he rolled his eyes.
"Fine two thousand years." She snorted he nodded his head, all this sunk into Ryou's mind.
"What are you going to do with Bakura?" Ryou bit his lip as he had fallen unconscious in Ryou's arms.
"He is to return with me so what ever you have to say to him let it be now as you'll never see him again," Anubis sighed Marik, Ryou and Malik stared in disbelief.
"Master let us take Bakura with us, I'll do everything in my power to keep him out of trouble." Marik's eyes filled with tears but they didn't fall, Anubis was the one that made them into soul collectors and their lives could be taken just as easily as it was made, Ryou had started to sob.
Anubis pulled Marik into his arms "I know that you follow Bakura blindly Marik and would die for him despite that you have Malik and would leave him alone in this world and your love for Bakura has me confused, but this must be done." Ryou gasped as Bakura lifted out of his arms and floated for a minute Ryou got up and went to grab him but he vanished.
Ryou fell to his knees and let out a sob that echoed in the hall "Don't take him from me, give him back," Ryou looked up. "Please I'll do anything just don't take him from me, he's all I have." As his hands turned into fists on the hard floor as his tears fell on them.
"I'll take his place take me instead and free him." Tears fell down his cheeks as all his insides tightened and he felt sick, Seto and Yami looked away as it even hurt them to see Ryou like this.
The women lifted his chin a few tears fell onto her hands, "I'm sorry little one, but he has to leave you," Ryou pushed her aside and grabbed the robes of the underworld god.
"Don't do this he's all I've ever had and known." Marik listened to that heart-breaking voice.
"The Devil's sleep that they put him in has left gaps in his mind and he is a danger to you and those around him I have to take him."
"But I didn't get to say goodbye, I want to see him again." Ryou begged desperately some part of his soul breaking then turned to Marik. "You promised that you would get him back for me." Marik looked away.
"I can't, not this time Ryou, I'm sorry." Ryou choked back a sob as he fell to his knees in defeat, he couldn't fight against a god. Marik walked up and wrapped his arms around him. "I'm sorry, I couldn't protect him for you and keep him here with you." Ryou broke down into soul breaking sobs in Marik's arms, was it fate that would keep playing with them to always keep them separated like this? He found his way back to Bakura only for him to be taken from him again.
TBC
Boy that was long chap no? Anyway, any of you that are confused about my choppy chap, say that five times in a row, well I hope not but if you are then let me know.
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