Zypher: Hi all and welcome to the next chapter to The Demon of Oz. I did say I was going to add a lemon but now I just don't have my mind on it but I promise I will get to a long lemon before the end of the story. Just don't know when. Anyway, thanks for reviewing and I hope you'll enjoy this chapter.

The Demon of Oz

Chapter 7

Yami sighed in content as he lied by Yugi's side. The boy was asleep now and still under the control of the fruit but was going to let him free from it once he wakes. 'I never had so much fun with any person like I did with this little delicacy of light. I'm glad he's all mine now and I'm not going to lose him anytime soon.' he thought. He then thought about his friends and growled. 'And hopefully they won't try to help him escape or I will kill them myself. Slowly and painfully'

They were all unaware of the red dragon coming towards the castle. She growled when she felt the immense aura of light energy coming from the palace. 'Those kings will pay for everything they did. Not only taking a pure soul from his world but also changing this peaceful haven into a hell-bound wasteland.' she thought as she landed and changed into her human form before sneaking inside, keeping a cloak of invisibility up so she wouldn't be found. Not saying she couldn't easily defeat all the guards but she didn't want to attract too much attention to herself.

When she finally made it into an empty hallway, she heard voices and stayed up against the wall, waiting to see who was coming by. "You are in big trouble now. Not only did you escape but you tried to free the savior. You know that was a bad move to even try. It's a miracle you wasn't killed." Marik said as he dragged Malik away along with the other shadow captains dragging their own so called slaves. They were all bound tightly and heads bowed. All except Malik. He was determine to not be controlled by him, no matter how much he tries to break his will.

She growled once more as she watched them be taken away before she continued on her way once more, hoping to have luck finding the king's room.

Aqua appeared through the shadows into Yami's room and looked to him. "Yami, wake up. The council wishes to speak with you about the savior." Aqua said and he snarled. "What do they want to know about?" he said as he got up. He got dressed once more before leaving out the room. "Aqua, stay here with him and when he wakes, dispel the effects of the fruit off of him." Yami said before he left.

Aqua went to sit on the bed beside the sleeping child and looked down to him. 'I have this foreboding feeling. That soon, you will fight us, defeat us and free this world from our grip. I should worry but I feel that it would be better that way. I won't tell Yami so he won't try anything but when the time comes, I will be ready.' he thought as he moved a strand of hair from his face and sighed.

Yami only groaned and he sat in the conference room, listening to the council as they talked about the effects the savior were having on the Black Emerald City inhabitants. "As long as they know he stays, they have hope and that's not what we want. You either kill him or we'll do it for you." one of the members said.

"Forget it. He's the new lord and sire to us and the kingdom and even if the people that were once part of the Emerald City have hope, once they find out he agreed to be our new sire, they'll lose that hope once and for all." Yami said.

They spoke to each other once more before agreeing with his decision. Yami stood and looked to them. "Now that we have this settled, I must be going now. I have to return back to the new sire before he wakes." Yami said before he left.

Keara traveled through the halls once more, knowing she was getting close to where Yugi was staying. She stayed up against the wall, hearing a voice before she heard the door open and saw Aqua leave out, closing the door. He purred lightly as he licked his lips, please with his little time with Yugi and the mind-blowing kiss they shared before leaving.

"I think it's time for another delectable meal even though I wish not to lose the flavor of our little savior's sweet orifice." he said as he continued to walk off. She growled. 'Disgusting.' she thought sickeningly before she continued to watch him leave and once he was gone, she opened the door and slipped into the room. Yugi looked over to her, slightly in shock to have someone else come in so soon.

"Who are you?" he asked. "The person who will be saving you from a dreaded fate. These kings aren't who they want you to believe." Keara said. "Why should I believe you? They cared for me ever since I was brought here and I know they will treat me well." Yugi said as he stood up from the bed, already fully clothed with the time he spent with Aqua.

"Well, that's what you think about them but me along with your friends know them for who they truly are and I'm willing to show you what I mean." Keara said.

"What do you mean?" he questioned. "Just come with me and you'll see. Yami and Aqua are not what they show you when you're alone with them. It's all a facade and I'll prove it to you. Come with me." Keara said and he nodded, now curious to know why she was speaking ill of Yami and Aqua after they have treated him so well with their hospitality.

Ryou sighed as he looked around the room once more. He and Diamond were chained up tight so they couldn't escape again. 'But we couldn't even get free the first time. That was from Malik and Topaz's help but he had to think we were able to get away. Who knows what could be happening to Malik and Topaz if those two shadow captains find out he was the one that released us all so we could go and help Yugi?' Ryou thought. "Diamond, how long do you think before Yugi figures out what's going on?" Ryou asked, looking over to her.

"I don't know but hopefully soon. It will only be so long before they slip up and Yugi learns how they truly act. Hopefully he'll learn on his own and save Bright Haven from their rule." Diamond said and he nodded.

They heard the door open and was about to shy away just in case it was Bakura and Crimson but only heard a gasp and looked up to see Yugi standing there with Keara. "Ryou. Diamond. What happened to you?" Yugi asked as he ran over to them. "It was the work of Bakura and Crimson." Ryou said.

"But how? I thought you guys had left and went to the castle without me when I went to go see Tsunami." Yugi said. "But that was all a trick. Tsunami was actually Aqua in disguise so you would know. Same with Darkness. We couldn't tell because they could've probably killed us off without you knowing. They have much more in store for you Yugi and it won't be pretty. At least, not to us and the whole entire land of Bright Haven." Diamond said.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"You're the key, the key that could bring the people of Bright Haven to the kings' will. Now, they are probably rebelling against the soldiers and guards as we speak and if you become Yami and Aqua's sire and the Shadow Kingdom's lord, the people will believe there is no hope left for them and will listen to every word they speak and follow every order made. They will have ultimate control and soon, the council will use that power to try and control every world in existence through the power of the kings. Only you can do something Yugi. Either assassinate the kings or their council." Diamond spoke and he nodded.

"I'll try. This is a big thing for me to do. Not only to save your world but mine and who knows how many others we never heard of. But I can't do anything now without the staff Crystal from the ruined Dragon Villa gave to me. I'll have to find it." Yugi said.

"Well then go ask the others, their rooms aren't far from here but be careful. We don't know if the captains are planning to come back so you need to watch yourself. It won't be long before Yami himself start sending guards to find you in worry that you have been taken." Diamond said.

"Alright, I will and hopefully, I can come back to help you." Yugi said, giving them a hug before leaving with Keara once more. "Now I see what you mean. Those two were evil and even if I granted my wish to go back home. This world would still be in torment and I would probably be stuck here with them to be used as nothing but a play toy." Yugi said.

"Well, at least you finally noticed before it could happen and like Diamond told you, you're the only one who can stop them now." Keara said as they soon stopped by the room Jou and Kaiser were in and Yugi knew that they may have to be careful.

Keara opened the door and saw that Jou and Kaiser were too chained up and have Ragnarok's spirit guarding them but luckily, he was asleep. "Go ahead. The dragon spirit is sleeping." Keara said and he nodded as he snuck inside and walked over to them.

"Jou, Kaiser, wake up." He called and they raised their heads, looking to him. They were bloody and beaten, matted blood covering their fur and various scratches and bites marring their flesh. "Yugi, I'm glad to see you but what brings you here?" Jou asked.

"I cam here to ask if you guys ever saw a trace of my Light staff. Keara showed me now that Yami and Aqua are how I thought of them at first and seeing you tortured like this by their captains prove they aren't at all nice. Only around me." Yugi said.

"Great to know but we have to say we're sorry. We haven't saw any trace of the Light staff anywhere." Kaiser said before his ears perked up. "Yugi, you need to get going. Seto and Ruby are coming back and you don't need to be caught by them. Yami and Aqua may be nice but we still don't know if they would even think of punishing you." Kaiser said and he nodded.

"Please be safe. The both of you. I'll come back soon and free you all and then we can defeat Yami and Aqua for good." Yugi said before he left with Keara once more. They were unaware that Ragnarok heard everything and wasn't planning to let their little plan go unheard.

Yami opened the door to the room, calling out Yugi's name but didn't get a response. 'Hmm, I wonder if Aqua took him somewhere.' he thought before contacting him. /Aqua, did you take Yugiwith you when you left/ he asked through their mind link.

/No, I left him in the room so he wouldn't accidently pop into one of the captains' room and finds his friends in horrible conditions and having them tell him what we commanded the captains to do to them for trying to change his mind./ Aqua said. He nodded, cutting away their link and growled.

'If he didn't take him and Yugi wouldn't possibly leave the room without me or Aqua then that means someone took him.' he thought with a growl and left out the room once more. 'If it's who I think it is then she will pay.' he thought once more.

Yugi and Keara found the rest of his friends and they all said the same. They never saw his staff and came to a conclusion and they must've taken it and placed it into a hidden spot where even he couldn't find it.

"Hopefully I will be able to find it soon." Yugi said as they walked back so they wouldn't cause any suspicion of where he has gone to. "Don't worry. I'll help you as much as I can. You have told me, while we were looking for your friends, that you think your grandfather is trapped somewhere in this world as well?" she asked.

"I believe so. I don't know what happened after me and my friend Wolfe got sent here but I hope he's alright." Yugi said as they stopped in front of the room. "Like I said, I'll help as much as I can. I'll go and look for him while you defeat them. Be careful Yugi cause they have a lot of power and could crush you unless you hold up strong." Keara said and he thanked him before she left. He entered the room and saw it was dark.

"Um, Yami? Aqua? Are you in here?" he called. A candle was lit and red eyes looked to him through the shadows. "Yugi, where have you been? You worried me you know." Yami spoke as he came from the shadows, holding the candle stand. He was searching the castle for Yugi but

"Sorry, just went to look around." Yugi lied, hoping it will work. "So you have. Hopefully you haven't entered into any rooms and saw things that shouldn't have been seen, did you?" he questioned. Yugi gulped, feeling that Yami knew he saw his friends horrible conditions.

"We didn't want you to see them, little one. They would ruin your life here by telling you lies. You don't want that. You're safe with us. We love you and we want you to love us." Aqua whispered from behind him, placing his claws upon his temples.

"But...I don't know." He said, loosing his train of thought. "Don't worry, just feel and forget. Feel and forget ever seeing them in the rooms. Forget ever meeting Keara and the things she told you. We're not evil at all. We just want to protect you from the world we created." Aqua said softly.

"You just want to protect me." he whispered, eyes glazed over. They smirked as the spell worked its magic, erasing everything he saw and heard from the last few minutes. Aqua knelt down once everything was done and kissed his ear lightly.

"Do you love us Yugi? Will you stay here with us and never worry about your home anymore? You have a life here now and we don't want you to leave." Aqua purred softly and he shivered lightly, feeling his breath caress his ear.

"Yes, I will. I don't want to leave anymore. I want to keep you both happy as well as my friends." Yugi said and he smiled.

"Wonderful."

The council sat in the conference room still, each having a satisfactory smirk upon their faces. "Soon, our spell will have control over Yami and Aqua and soon, the powers of light will be ours and we will be able to control all the worlds in existence with them ruling and giving out every command we tell them." One of the councilmen said.

"But don't you think this is cruel to them? They were such nice children when their father was king of the demons but now, since he's gone, we're using them for purposes we could never gain when Dur Ia Aran was ruling."

"And that's the point. He died while they were young and they had to become king. This was our only opportunity and if we continue to darken their soul and blacken their hearts to seal away any emotions that would break them from our control, they will become tyrants and tyrants keep a good rule over a kingdom.

"If they keep a good rule, that will be passed onto us and any law we make will be passed. Any action we want to take will be done and all the power we can afford will be given to us. And all through that one link and that's Yami and Aqua. We can't lose a chance like this for it may be the only chance we'll ever get in our lifetime." the first councilman said and they nodded in agreement.

"Now, we must devise a plan to take the light that savior is holding before he can unleash it and either break Yami and Aqua from our control or kill them. We can't risk anymore chances now. We need to gain complete control now." he said once more and they nodded as they started to devise various plans.

Zypher: And that's the end of this chapter. Once again, sorry for the long wait for this chapter but I couldn't think of anymore ideas until now. Either way, hoped you enjoyed it. Bet you all were surprised to know it wasn't really Yami and Aqua acting evil but the forced magic of the council. And before I leave, the meaning to Yami and Aqua's father's name is Dark Abyss King. Thought about using a little elven language for some name creation. I'll see you all soon.