Zypher: Alright, keeping this short. Thank you all for reviewing and enjoy this chapter.
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Bloody Hearts
Chapter 3
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Yugi sat on one of the stools at the bar, Nanaki watching to make sure no vampires come near. "What are we going to do if Yami does come?" Yugi asked. "I don't know. He is known to be the strongest vamp around but at the most, what we can do is weaken him and try to keep track of him if he tries to escape." Nanaki explained. Yugi nodded and watched the door.
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Malik continued to struggle in Marik's grip until he finally let go of him and looked around. "Well, looks like you'll be having yourself a handful. Yami's making his way here so if I was you, I would run." Marik commented and Malik was about to give a witty remark back but found he was gone. "Well, I best get to the bar and see what we're going to do about Yami." Malik murmured as he started to make his way through the crowd.
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Ryou was entranced in the dance he was caught up in with Bakura and Bakura himself was smirking all the while. He stopped though when he sensed Yami's aura getting closer. 'He just had to come and ruin it for me.' he growled in his mind before leaning down to whisper in Ryou's ear.
"I hope to see you again soon." he spoke and let go of him. Ryou looked around and found out that Bakura left. Once his mind was cleared from the haze it fell into, he started to sense the strong aura coming their way and quickly made his way to the bar as well.
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Jounouchi came across Kaiser and Topaz and they started to make their way to the bar. "Did you guys feel that aura?" Jounouchi asked. "Yeah, a vamp that happened to caught me and taunted me said that Yami was making his way here." Malik grumbled with a slight growl. "Well hopefully Keara, Diamond and Vincent get over here as well. We need to make a plan before Anzu finds out Yami is making his way here." Ryou murmured. "No need to worry about us." Keara spoke as she appeared through the crowd with Diamond and Vincent behind her.
"Since we all know Yami is a strong vamp, we need better weapons." With a wave of her hand, Keara had their weapons changed with ease. Ryou's staff was now a pole made of mithril with Druid and Celestial words engraved at the side. He was also granted the control of Water and Air. Malik's arrows had arrowheads that self-ignite with holy fire with special silver griffin feathers at the tail ends and the bow itself was made to never break by any kind of spell or strength and doubled as a shield.
Diamond's crossbow was now made of steel with an automatic firing trigger and an unlimited bolt supply to keep her going through the toughest of fights that would exhaust her bolts. Jou's sword was coated with a diamond layer with the ability to launch attacks from afar and turns into Evils Bane to injure those of greater evil. Kaiser's weapon was given auto-reload, turned to steel and given an unlimited supply of arrows.
Vincent's transformations were granted with extra strength to challenge high ranked vampires and Yugi's short daggers became longer and coated in mithril, given the power to summon light in any form and able to become an envoy to the light if he concentrated enough. "There, now all your weapons have been upgraded. Now, let's get out of here before Yami arrives." Keara spoke and they nodded as they left out the club.
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Outside, Yami was leaping from building to building, making his way to Shaded Eyes. Normally he would never bother with the nightclub because of his annoying friends running said club but once he sensed the light aura that he felt the night before, he didn't want to lose the chance to learn more about the boy even if he was a hunter. He was astonished to feel that his light aura had doubled in power on the way and sorely tempted to turn back. 'But I don't want to lose this chance to meet him, if I can of course.' he thought as he saw the club ahead of him but stopped on the rooftop of the building that faced the club, looking down to see the boy he was looking for along with other hunters tagging along.
"So, some hunters actually came to challenge me." Yami stated, glaring down at them, mostly for ruining his chance to getting close to the smaller hunter. "Yeah and we will defeat you if need be!" Malik snapped as he cocked an arrow onto his bow and shot at Yami. But he was quick to dodge out the way and made his way down to attack. Diamond stood back and watched them, having a good feeling why Yami was here as of now. And it wasn't for battle. When he landed, Jounouchi quickly charged for him, sword drawn but Yami dodged and made a quick low sweep to his legs, tripping him effectively. Ryou and Topaz charged in next, pole and katana poised to attack.
"As much as I would hate to battle you all and result in hurting you...you leave me no choice." Yami murmured as he held out a hand. A ball of dark energy grew until it became a sword of black steel, sharp like a knife. He charged at them as well, intercepting their weapons and threw them back far. Nanaki ran at him from behind, using Sled Fang to ram Yami hard in his side. He growled as he hit the ground but jumped back up just as quick and parried the blow made from Jou's sword. "You will never defeat me." he hissed as he sliced his sword across Jou's chest causing him to cry out in pain and back away.
He heard a snarl from behind him and flipped into the air just as Vincent as Galian Beast tried to ram into his back. He knew if the hit connected, it would've severely damage him but won't kill him. He landed again and parried the blow done by Keara. "We won't let you get away." Keara growled as she continued to swing at him with her two Chinese short swords. He knew if this kept up, he would never make it out alive.
He jumped back and with a quick chant, his sword split into two and he began to retaliate Keara's attacks, backing her up. "I would love to kill you but I have more important matters at hand." The vampire whispered as he jumped back and scanned the battlefield quickly until he spotted who he was looking for. He dashed for Yugi who was stunned by the intense battle going on. Yami was about to grab him when he hissed in pain, backing away. 'His light aura is too pure, I can't get close.' A roar of pain left him when he felt arrows pierce his back and the rush of holy fire running inside of him and tried to get rid of the arrows from his back as he fell to his knees.
Anzu used this time to come out. "What are you guys doing?! Fighting Yami without telling me!" Anzu snapped. "We took care of him ourselves; we didn't need your help." Jounouchi commented as he was helped up by Kaiser. "Well, since you all weakened him, I'll take the honor of killing him." she claimed as she started to walk towards him, pulling out her gun. Yugi watched and felt a tug at his heart, as if they shouldn't kill Yami.
"Say goodbye, vamp." She hissed as she went to pull the trigger but Yugi finally rushed forward and blocked him from Anzu. "What do you think you're doing?!" she yelled. "He doesn't deserve to die. At least, not yet." Yugi whispered. Anzu huffed and pushed him out of the way. "Do you really think I care? He a vamp, a high ranking one at that, and he deserves to die!" Anzu hissed as she was ready to pull the trigger again but she heard a roar and a huge dragon landed in front of her, protecting Yami.
"That's enough, Anzu." Diamond muttered as she walked over to them, holding Bahamut's summon materia. She turned to glare at her. "And why should I stop?! This is a vamp and you know all hunters kill vamps!" she snapped. "Of course I know that but this particular vamp has a reason for being here and that's not to fight." Jounouchi looked to her quizzically. "What do you mean, Diamond?" he asked. "You'll find out in due time but for now, let him go." she commanded before turning to look at Bahamut. "Bahamut, get rid of those arrows for him." The dragon nodded and pulled the arrows out of Yami's back. The vampire looked to her, gratitude shining in his eyes as he got up. He looked down to Yugi.
"I hope to see you again one day." Yami whispered before jumping onto the nearby building and ran out of sight. They watched as he left before Anzu started to bark out orders to them. "Alright! Since Diamond had to ruin this for us, we'll head back home but the next time we encounter him, do not hold back!" she quipped before leaving.
They all left except for Keara, Yugi, Diamond, Vincent and Nanaki. "Why did you stop her from killing Yami?" Yugi asked, still thinking about what Yami told him. "For one, I knew that he didn't come here to fight us, he had another reason but you and the others thought that he sensed all of us there. But there was something else in mind that didn't involve us hunters." Diamond replied as she called Bahamut to stand beside her. "But the thing is why? Why would a high-ranking vampire such as himself come here if he didn't want to fight?" Nanaki asked.
"He has a forbidden emotion flowing through him. I shouldn't tell you more but think about it. Why do you think he went after Yugi? Did you ever think about what Yami could've done while Yugi was standing there, unable to do anything to harm him?" she stated before turning to Yugi. "And Yugi, didn't you feel something when Anzu was about to kill him?" she questioned and Yugi remembered the tug he felt when Anzu was about to pull the trigger.
"She does have a point. When Anzu was about to kill him, I felt a tug at my heart, like it was telling me that it wasn't Yami's time to die. That there was something else that he wanted to do before someone does kill him..." Keara thought about it before it finally dawned on her. "I think I know. He has fallen in love. Not just with anyone but a hunter, namely Yugi. He has fallen in love with Yugi." she announced and they all looked to her, shocked, except for Diamond. "But why? Everyone knows that love is forbidden between humans and vampires, especially hunters. Why would he fall in love with Yugi of all people?" Vincent questioned.
"If I remember correctly, a legend was passed down through all hunter circles. It told about an evil power amongst the vampires that was sealed away by one of light and one of darkness. The two people that stopped that evil was known as the Prince of Light and the Prince of Darkness. One was a vampire and the other was a hunter. With their combined strength and the love they held for each other albeit forbidden, they were able to seal away the evil force but with it cost them their lives. The legend stated that soon, another child born of pure light aura, would help the vampire that exude a strong, dark aura seal away the evil when it comes back into existence with the help of the greedy King of Vampires." Diamond explained.
"If what Diamond says is true, then Yami is part of that legend." Vincent murmured. "Then if he's part of the legend, who is the child of light?" Nanaki asked. "The only person Yami focused on." she replied and looked to Yugi again. "Yugi, tell me. Have you felt that you were more powerful than usual, without the training you have to go through or the buff Keara just gave you?" she asked. He nodded. "Yeah, it's feels like I have raw energy building up inside me and it wants to be let out. When Keara gave us new weaponry, it doubled in strength. Am I the child of light the legend was talking about?" The small hunter inquired and she nodded.
"Yes, he has fallen in love with you like the vampire in the legend did. It may not have been intentional but they defied the law of the vampire race and the vow of the vampire hunters. They didn't want to be away from each other, no matter what others say. They stayed together until they died saving the world. You and Yami may have to do the same but I pray you both don't die just the same from that very evil." Diamond spoke as she was picked up by Bahamut.
"Let's get home, Bahamut." The dragon roared as he flew off. They watched as she left and thought about the legend she told them. "Well, we know what Yami's reason with coming here was but if the legend is starting to come true, what are we going to do?" Nanaki asked. "I don't know but like Diamond said, I hope you or Yami don't die if that evil does come to be reborn." Keara said as she started to walk off. They watched as she left. Vincent sighed. "We need to do something. I promised his grandfather I will not let nothing to happen to him and now this comes to pass." he spoke.
Yugi placed a hand on his arm. "Don't worry, Vincent. I don't want this either because I don't want to die yet. If Yami and I are the only key to saving the world from eternal darkness, I'll have to but I know you will all be here for me." Yugi said and he nodded. "Well, we best get home as well before Anzu chews us out for being late." Nanaki hummed and ran off. Vincent took out Bahamut ZERO's summon materia and the large, six-winged dragon appeared. He and Yugi climbed onto his back and he flew off behind Nanaki.
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Back inside the club, Seto, Marik and Bakura watched the fight. "Well, it seemed Yami wasn't there to fight them. Do you think the legend is on the rise again?" Marik asked. "I don't know but a hunter filled with that much light and Yami going after him, it must be true. Hopefully, they will get together to stop the evil force from coming without death as a result." Seto answered.
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Yami continued to jump from building to building until he got back to the small home he stayed in. the vampire went inside and sighed, wincing as his back knocked on the door. 'Why am I so attracted to one mortal child? Could the legend be coming to pass again after so long?' Yami thought before he looked up, seeing Aqua coming down the stairs. "Aqua, what are you doing up? You should still be in bed; your injuries aren't fully healed yet." Yami stated.
"I came to see who came in, just in case it wasn't you." Aqua replied as he stood on the bottom stair. The other was in very bad shape. Marks covered his body, wings tattered but still left him with the ability to fly and his right arm in a sling. He happened to be a vampire as well but he got himself into a battle with a well-armed hunter, leaving him with the result of the many items at the person's arsenal that were able to harm vampires.
Many humans have believed this long that vampires are affected by the sunlight but they weren't. Things such as holy water, raw light energy and, from Yami's back injuries, holy fire, leaves them in a great deal of trouble. Yami walked over to Aqua and helped him back upstairs and to his room. "I told you Aqua, you need to stay in bed. Thanks to that holy water and light sword, you've been hurt pretty bad. It will take weeks to heal." he murmured as he laid the vampire dragon on the bed. He winced when he bended over and Aqua looked to him.
"And what about you? What happened?"
"I happen to locate the child of pure light and I followed him to The Shaded Eyes but he was with his circle and got pretty messy afterward. One happened to have arrows made with holy fire from what I gathered and it still hurts to move a lot." he explained as Aqua sat up again. "Go and get the bandages and healing salve. I'll bandage your back for you." Yami nodded as he got the things he needed and brought them back to Aqua's room. Aqua made quick work of wrapping his back before lying back down on the bed once more. "So, what's this about the child of pure light?" he asked.
"I don't know much about him. I felt that Illustria was killed the night before and went to go investigate who was able to kill her. When I got there, I saw a smaller hunter that looked like me in a way with an aura of pure light. I followed them back to their home and knew there was something about him that attracted me. I started to feel that forbidden excitement well up inside of me for that child and I have a feeling that it will grow. I love that child but because of the law of vampires, I dare not be near him with another vamp being close by. They won't hesitate to kill him if they found out."
"Do you not think that the legend may be coming once again?" Aqua questioned. "I don't know but I hope not. I do not want to harm him by having him risk his life to save the world." Yami replied. "But you know Anubis, he will do anything to gain power and he knows of the legend. He may be waiting for the right time to use the spell and the item to bring eternal darkness to the world. You know the prophecy, Yami. 'The Eye that sees what's yet to come, its vision shall be fulfilled. But blinded by events pre-determined, thus light and shadows both be killed'." Aqua recited and he sighed.
"I know. But how can I get close, much less convince his circle that I will do nothing to harm them? They did put up a pretty hard fight when I went against them and complete with holy magic, there's no way how I can stand up to them."
"I know you'll find a way and hopefully it will be soon."
"Maybe I can help as well. Another vampire may not have been included in the legend but I will always be by your side to help, Yami." Aqua reassured and he smiled. "Thank you, Aqua. Now, get some rest. You should be well enough overnight to go out and hunt for food soon." he spoke and the vampire dragon nodded. "Goodnight, Yami." he whispered before Yami closed the door behind him as he left out the room. He leaned back on the door and sighed. 'What can we do? I know of the legend but what did the vampire and hunter in the past do to stop such evil from destroying the world?' he thought before heading back to his own room.
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Zypher: Ok, I'm all done and yes, I used Anubis and the prophecy from Yu-gi-oh: The Movie which means I have no ownership. I started to watch it again and when I heard about Anubis and the prophecy, I thought 'Why don't I use him as the evil villain for this story since Pegasus has been used enough by me?' So, there he is, ready to wreak havoc as the King of Vampires. Anyways, hoped you enjoyed this chapter and will review as always.