Bloody Hearts Chapter 9: Betrayal, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: Hey everybody. Welcome to the next chapter of Bloody Hearts. Now, why don't we get started now and see what the evil nutjob Anubis is up to. Enjoy.

Bloody Hearts

Chapter 9

Once they got home, Keara went to healing Yugi's wounds while the others tried to think about what they could do about Anubis now that he obtained the scrolls. "All we can do is wait for the others to get back with the Sennen Puzzle. Without it, we'll be killed before we can hit Anubis." Diamond murmured. "She's right but we can't just stay here. We will have to hold him off at least. If we just sit and don't do anything, Anubis will use his new-found magic to make the vampires mindless killers and Yami, Seto, Bakura and Aqua will kill us while the other vampires do the same to the others." Yugi whispered as he walked over and sat beside Yami.

"So we need to think of another plan. What can we do to distract Anubis and perhaps get the scrolls without him putting anyone in danger?" Aqua questioned. "I have an idea and I hope it will work. I can let Bahamut and Carbuncle help out. Bahamut can get the scrolls while Carbuncle distracts Anubis." she suggested.

"Are you sure, Diamond? We don't want you to risk their lives to help us."

She brought out the summon materia and gemstone, looking to them. They glowed faintly and she smiled. "I'm sure they're willing to risk everything to help us." she spoke as she pocketed them once more. "Now, we need to think of what we're going to do as we're heading inside. If we can predict Anubis' next move, he will place a lot of guards around the city to prevent us from interrupting him from summoning the Pyramid of Light's full power." Nanaki said.

They nodded and started making up a plan to get inside the castle and stop Anubis before he could summon the pyramid's full power.

In the shifting sand of Egypt, the others were searching for any sign of a lost tomb. They went to the nearest town when they teleported themselves there and someone there told them of the legend about the Sennen Puzzle and where it was said to be located. So far, there hasn't been any luck finding it. "Are ya sure we will be able to find the tomb somewhere 'round here? As many years that went by, the tomb might be buried or somethin'." Jounouchi muttered. "We know it's around here somewhere. We can still feel the faint power that radiating from it and it's getting stronger the more we walk in this direction." Ruby commented.

He nodded and it wasn't long before they came up to a large oasis. "The power of the puzzle is strong here but where could it possibly be?" Toben questioned. They looked around for any sign of the tomb for a while until Malik found something. "Hey guys, there's a message written here." Malik called and they all walked over to him. He pointed towards a rock and Marik knelt down to read the hieroglyphics. "It says 'Whoever wields the power of the Pyramid for power and greed, will need this puzzle to help with thee. Only the Princes of Light and Dark shall wield the puzzle's life, in order to defeat the Pyramid's blinding fight'." he recited.

"Well, that's good enough for us. But how are we supposed to find the tomb?" As soon as Kaiser said that, a rumble was heard. They looked towards the large pool of water that was there and saw it rippling. A golden light appeared from its depths and the Sennen Puzzle came from the waters. "I guess this oasis was the tomb. But we don't have time to worry about that right now, we need to get back before Anubis does something to destroy the world completely." Crimson murmured as the vampires transported them back to Domino with the puzzle in hand.

Anubis grinned as he started to summon the full powers of the Pyramid. 'Soon, all the power of the pyramid will be mine and I will be unstoppable. People will bow down before me and all the vampires will be mindless killers to never be stopped. This world will be overruled with vampires and no puny group of hunters will stop me from my goal.' Anubis thought as he laughed wickedly. He saw a small, green form run by and he growled. "It's you. I will kill you if you're up to what I think you're up to!" he hissed as he shot a blast towards Carbuncle but he dodged and taunted him.

The king growled once more and continued to shoot blasts at him, getting angrier each time he missed. Bahamut flew in quietly and picked up the scrolls before leaving once more. Carbuncle laughed softly before disappearing into a hole before he could get hit. Anubis snarled. 'Blasted rodent...' he thought venomously as he turned back to the table and gaped.

The scrolls were gone and he knew who had them.

"Those blasted hunters tricked me. Using that rodent to distract me! They may have the scrolls now but I still have enough power to control one of the vampires and bend them to my will. I already know of the perfect one~" Anubis mused with a smirk plastered on his face.

Bahamut flew back to the park and landed. Diamond looked to him. "Did you get the scrolls?" she asked. He nodded and gave them back to her. "Great. Now, we need to get these hidden again." she murmured as she turned to Nanaki. "Mind hiding these for us. Find a good place so that Anubis won't be able to find them again." Nanaki nodded as he took them and ran off. "Now, we need to wait for the others to get back here with the Sennen Puzzle. Hopefully they found it sooner than expected."

"Well, we can't all stay here. I suggest some head for the capital and confront Anubis and hopefully distract him long enough before he could try and look for the scrolls again and unlock the rest of the pyramid's power and the rest stay here and wait for the others to get back with the puzzle." Aqua suggested. They agreed and soon, Keara, Yugi, Yami and Aqua left for the capital.

In the castle, Anubis started to weave the spell to control one vampire since that's all the power he could use right now and sent it to control Yami. 'Soon, he will be under my control and he can kill the Prince of Light for me.' The Pyramid glowed with its new power and soon, a bright flash engulfed the room.

As they were getting closer to the capital, Yami shrieked in pain as he fell to the ground. Yugi looked back and ran over to him. "Yami! What's wrong?!" he exclaimed, wanting to know what suddenly happened. "Yugi, Anubis...is trying to control me...I'm trying to hold him off now but...I don't know how long that will last." Yami hissed.

"Don't worry, Yami. I'll help as much as I can." Keara murmured before looking to Yugi. "Yugi, go with Aqua and get to the capital. I don't know if there's a way to stop this spell but do something before we lose control of it and Yami gets controlled by Anubis." she spoke and he nodded. "Come on, Yugi. Get on my back and we'll fly there." Aqua said and he did as he said and soon they were off, hoping the best for Yami.

Anubis growled as he felt Yami resisting the spell and put more power into it. 'You won't get away, Yami. You will do my bidding and no amount of magic will render it.' he thought as the pyramid grew in power. Everyone, whether it be vampire or hunter, felt the growing power of the pyramid and knew that something will turn out bad from it. As such, they decided it would be wise to abandon the city from the destructive energy that permeated the city.

The only problem being that the vampires couldn't head out without causing problems with the humans. Yes, they could hide their appearance but they would still need food and the idea of mysterious deaths roaming around along with the sightings of one of them feeding will cause many problems that they won't want. They knew it was time to choose a new king before the inevitable happens and the whole entire race of vampires is wiped from the surface of the earth.

Aqua made it to the city and seeing that the vampires were more concerned about the power that was emitting from the castle; the guards didn't pay no attention to them as intruders. He landed and looked around quietly. "Well, it's seems the guards won't worry about us. They might worry more about the welfare of the people than Anubis' orders so we have a chance to get into the castle. Hold on tight, Yugi." Aqua whispered and he nodded as he held onto Aqua's spikes.

He soon ran off through the throng of vampires, making his way towards the castle.

Seto and the others reached the rest of the group waited and Diamond explained what was going on. "So, they already at the capital?" Seto asked. "More or less, yes they are. Hurry and take the Sennen Puzzle to them before Anubis tries something." Diamond replied. "What about you?" Crimson asked. "We'll stay here and wait for Nanaki and then we'll make our way to the capital as well." she answered.

"I'll stay here as well. I would never leave you alone, no matter what." Crimson whispered. She nodded with a faint blush dusting her cheeks and Jounouchi laughed before the vampires transported to the capital, leaving Diamond, Crimson, Vincent, Ryou and Topaz to wait for Nanaki.

Keara tried her best to keep the spell from controlling Yami but it was beginning to fail so she used her draconian powers to help. Even with the extra power, it did nothing to hinder the progress of the spell. 'That vampire is really testing my patience. Hopefully the others found the puzzle and destroys that pyramid already.' She gasped as she felt her power slip and the spell took Yami over before she could regain control over holding it back.

She tried to break the spell but Yami pushed her away and got up. His eyes were a dull maroon and he glared towards her before disappearing, heading towards the capital. 'I have to get there before him. Knowing Anubis, I know who he wants Yami to aim for.' she thought, growling softly as her wings emerged and flew towards the capital.

When he reached the capital, he hissed lightly, looking around for any sight of Yugi or Aqua. He caught Yugi's sweet scent of blood and followed it towards the castle, avoiding the other vampires as he walked in silence.

When they were in the castle, Yugi climbed off his back and called for his sword. "Come on, let's find Anubis and take care of him quickly. The vampires are already fearing the worse and no need to endanger them because of Anubis." Yugi said and he nodded as they both made their way through the castle, unknowing of who was coming after them.

Anubis grinned as he watched them come. 'Yes, try and find me but be aware, your dear Prince of Darkness isn't on your side anymore. What will you do, kill him and break the prophecy that can destroy the pyramid? Or will you try to find a way to break him free? I'd just love to see you try.' he thought as he disappeared to confront them.

When he appeared in front of them, Aqua growled and Yugi readied his sword for battle. "Do you two really think you can defeat me? Hah! I would like to see you try but I rather watch your reaction when you find out that I have someone under my control now." Anubis murmured. "What do you mean? You can't have enough power that quickly to be able to control one of us?" Aqua snarled. "Oh really, why don't you look behind you and see who exactly I have under my control now. Then tell me how I could possibly not have this much power before your little monsters took the scrolls." Anubis said.

They did so and Yugi gasped. "No! Not Yami!" he cried. "But how?! Yami's a lot stronger than this fool of a king even with the pyramid!" Aqua snapped before growling. "Anubis! You will pay for this!" he snarled as he lunged at him but Yami appeared before him and smacked him away. He hit the wall harshly, leaving a large hole in the wall where he hit. Yami looked at him with dull eyes before turning to Yugi and hissed.

"What will you do, little prince? Fight him and possibly kill him or try and break the spell? You only have so many choices." Anubis taunted. Yugi looked to Yami then to Anubis. His hands shook as he held the sword and knew he only had one choice until either Keara or the others with the Sennen Puzzle get here and help rid Yami of this spell. "Fine, since I have no choice, I will fight him to my hardest until the others get here. I'm the Prince of Light and I plan to take care of you with help from Yami before you can destroy the world and have all the vampires under your control." Yugi claimed.

"Just try. You only have yourself. You need both the light and darkness to destroy this pyramid and you only have one half. If your destroy him then there's no way you can save the world from my wrath. Now Yami, go and destroy the Prince of Light. Don't hold back." Anubis commanded as Yami brought out his sword and charged for Yugi.

'I just hope someone gets here before something does happen.' Yugi thought as he prepared to battle the vampire.

Zypher: There, that's all for this chapter. Will Yami succeed with Anubis' bidding or will he break free from the spell? Well, we won't know until the next chapter so I'll see you soon.