Author's
note: Whoo, chapter 1. Watch it guys its kinda long, keep in mind
this story is a very deep story. It will take a while to get things
rolling, but i promise it will get better.
Disclaimer: the
only thing I own is this fanfic.
Genesis 4:13-14
But Cain answered the Lord, "My punishment is too great to bear! Since You are banishing me today from the soil, and I must hide myself from your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me."
Some came to kill Cain, but he did not die, instead they shared his in curse. They became known as:
Toreador:
involved in the arts, best orgainized, fiercly loyal to the art they
serve and love toying with their enimies
(Maximillion Pegasus/
Crawford, Seto, Kisara)
Tremere:
research books and spells, a pendant of meaning have a weakness to
music or a sound, usually addicted to leather and
eyeliner
(Yami/Atem, Yugi)
Gangrel:
the leader is still involved with the welfare of her clan, the
werewolf tribe, remain loyal to their allies and rely on their
strengths
(Jonouchi/Joey, Mai)
Brujah:
lovers and guardians of knowledge and were the founders of the first
written language, in their quest they slew their founder and are
scorned as riffraff, who lost their heritage of pride. The only the
clan shares in common is their love for rebillion and being the
laughingstock of the other clans.
(Tristan/Honda)
Nosferatu:
Their founder had had rapid impulses, but today are known for being
cool-headed and having the most sanity.
(Ryou, Marik)
Ventrue:
They suspect their founder was killed by the brujah clan, thus
achieving independence from the other clans.
(Duke)
Malkavian:
Their orgins are shrouded in the past, many legends have been said,
but not even the malkavians believe them. Even though the live with
the others clans they still remain distant. The psychos that are
released in society come in all shapes and forms, to them they are
sane for having fun... "no sence in living the afterlife
miserable is there?"
(Malik, Bakura, Mokuba)
Caitiff:
Indivduals who do not specify with a certain clan
Assamite
assassignes
(Anzu/Tea, Shizuka)
Followers of Set
(Shadi)
All with different powers and different views of the new found lives in order to survive.
Blood
Legacy:
Change of plans
At the Hospital in Downtown Domino, Japan the doctor took the crying baby boy over the table in the back of the delivery room. Setting him gently on the table, the nurses tended to his mother.
Through his silvery white colored hair he gave a slight smile as he exercised his index nail. It began to sharpen itself as it lengthened. Slicing his finger watching the thick fluid drip from the cut, lining the small lips with the rich tasting blood. Just enough to make sure the fluid seeped through. Liking the fresh wound it vanished in an instant. He could hear the nurses writing down the information needed for the paperwork to follow. Wiping the blood away from the rest of the baby before giving him back to his mother now wrapped in a light blue blanket.
Even though the pain was terrible she still found the joy of happiness as she cradled him. The doctor smiled at her, "have you chosen a name?" She looked down through her dark; sweat locked hair, "Yugi... his name is Yugi Mouto."
He
glanced at the certificate noting the father's name was missing.
"May the gods bless you and your sweet Yugi-boy throughout your
lives."
"Thank you, Doctor Crawford that means a lot to me."
The
nurses put the boy into his nursery when his mother started to fade
in to the vastness of sleep. Crawford caught up with the nurses at
the counter as they were entering and copying off the information.
"Mary?" A shorthaired blond looked up from the file lying in
front of her. "Yes, Doctor what is it?"
"The father's name
it's missing." Mary looked back at him. "She couldn't give me
one."
"Really." Mary swallowed and looked away. "She was
victim; she never knew his name." Crawford nodded and turned away,
"I see."
Exiting
his way out the front door, the cold night air caught up with him as
he stuck his hands in his overcoat. A figure in a trench coat
approached him from behind. "Pegasus what are you doing here in
Domino?" Pegasus didn't stop and looked over his shoulder to see
a pair of icy blue eyes. "Ah Kaiba-boy, I was wondering when you
were going to catch up with me."
"Cut the crap."
"Such
language I thought I taught you better than that."
"If you
even want to call that "teaching."
"If you want to be that
way about it, I'll let you know when the time comes." Kaiba
reached out to stop him, but Pegasus had disappeared. "Dammit, he
didn't answer me."
Walking between an alleyway, honey colored eyes looked on to what seemed like a dead end. Spotting a dumpster in the back, he followed the wall of the smaller building seeing a fire escape with the ladder up on top of that it ended only in the middle of the building he was trying to get in to.Exhaling quickly he darted towards the wall, spring-boarding off the trash lids, he spun to catch the ladder, lightly jumping on to the main platform to cat the ladder before it clanked at its end knowing security is everywhere. Climbing as high as he could go, he looked up noticing the thirteen floors on the other building still remaining.
A
powerful female voice in his earpiece came on. "How's it going
hun?" Jonouchi looked down at the ground, cursing at himself that
he shouldn't have done that. "Uh... could be better, I do have
one last request though." The female's voice had a tone of
curiosity in it. "What's that?"
"Make sure Kaiba blesses
my broken body." A small snicker came from the other end. "I'll
try, I can't promise anything. Just remember you have one thing
going for you." Jonouchi stepped out on the edge of the roof taking
in one last surveillance. "What's that Mai?"
"Rush
treatment."
Jonouchi felt his eyes roll uncontrollably.
"Thanks."
Stepping back, he took a running start this time. Landed on the ledge, pulling him-self in closer to regain his balance. "Three stories down at least..." Each one became a little more difficult as he jumped. He was either dealing with just spaces in the brick, or a ledge forcing him to jump out slightly. Catching a break and finding a nearby window to rest on and start over. Saying a prayer before each jump, he knew no one would save him, but it did bring in some comfort.
"Joseph!"
The shock of her voice caused him to yell and almost fall off the
window ceils. "w-wh-what...?" Mai came on with a calm voice yet
yelling voice. "Are you there yet? Why aren't you there yet? I
thought I told you to call me if you get in trouble, ah, stop talking
to me I have people looking at me." Jonouchi shook off her ranting
and took his claws out from the stone. "Yes, last one!" Jumping
the final round, as in slow motion he knew he miss calculated the
jump and reached for it in desperation, creating claw streaks from
his nails in the cement, still falling back only the last knuckles
remained on the ledge. "No, not again." Using just his arm
strength he pulled himself up and rolled on to the roof. "Lying on
his back, panting he called Mai. "Made it." Mai paused a moment.
"I thought I told you to never start without me."
"Bye."
Finding his second wind he rose back on to his feet and continued to walk the roof. Jumping down on the uneven levels, finding the stairway doors with the added surprise of guards at each one, he leaned back on an air conditioner. Making his way back across the rooftop he stopped at a shaded vent pulling out a tool set from his inner trench pocket. Setting the facing on the ground he climbed in feet first and dropped hoping for the best.
Reaching his first curved section he realized his first major mistake. Crawling backwards through the vent, he rushed to turn around at the first intersection he came to. What had seemed like hours, he finally found an air duct in a hallway. Popping up the screen, he dropped down. Twitching his ears, he carefully scanned the hallways, listening for anything out of the ordinary. The smell of peppermint clouded his senses and sounds of different rhythmic heartbeats pounded in his ears, he found himself as powerless as a mortal.
Snaking through the building searching each floor one at a time. On the sixteenth floor on the northeast wing, he found what he was looking for. Taking out a cell phone he flipped the side casing open. Downloading the video feed directly in to the security camera, he began to shed his clothes that were covered in dust and dirt. Prowling the nursery hall in just his boxers and his tank around his hair, he reached for the doorknob as the light came on and the door opened from the inside. Sucking in his stomach as he turned his head trying to blend with the wall.
The person was halfway down the hall when Jonouchi took his chance and dive rolled in to the nursery. Closing his eyes he sensed something familiar to familiar. Walking to the middle crib, he looked down at the purpose of his mission. Beginning to smell the blood mixture in the boy. "Poor thing, first day in the world and I already failed you."
"Is that twice now you failed your pharaoh? Oh, I meant prince."
Jonouchi snapped upright to see the white haired demon behind him. "Bakura what the hell are you doing here?" Bakura leaned back against the door casually. "I was going to disrupt the plan the American prince had... to bad we're both late and you're the one getting caught." Bakura hit the alarm and disappeared in to the wall. "Dammit!"
Getting through the two doors Jonouchi transformed in to a wolf and tore down the hall. Jumping the stairs in sections, sliding into each turn. On the eighth floor the guards caught up with him. He looked past them to see a bay window. In a split second decision, he ran towards them. Jumping over two of them and crashing through the window.
Transforming on his way back down. He landed on the concrete feet first, rolling until he spang to his feet as he reached the street. Weaving between cars, and dodging each car with ease.
Mai caught him by the arm and spun him in to the alley where she was hiding. "Have fun?" Jonouchi glared at her through his flopped bangs. "To close... way...to close..." Mia let her eyes wonder over him. Jonouchi smiled at her not letting the opportunity pass up. "Wanna have a little fun before the Yami kills me." Mai started to wrap her trench around him. "What do you mean?" Mai cocked her head. "You failed?"
Jonouchi walked around to the other side of her red, Mitsubishi convertible, sighing as he sat down. Mai slid in after him, turning the ignition key. "I take it you did." Jonouchi looked distant as he just looked ahead of him speaking in a monotone voice. "I don't want to talk about it. It's bad enough I have to tell Yami."
Mai reached over and put the shifter in drive, doing a burnout out of the alley and in to traffic not caring who she cut off. What would take a normal person an hour to drive, she pulled it of in fifteen minutes. Reaching the hotel, she parked the car in the driveway and both got out and walked through the front door like they owned the place. Standing in the elevator, Jonouchi couldn't take it anymore. "I feel ridiculous wearing practically nothing, but your coat." Mai smiled back at him. "I guess that's another thing I get hear about in your story." The elevator stopped at the top floor, opening up to a single hallway with the penthouse door at the end of it.
Before either one could knock, the door opened for them. They stepped on to the black carpet with two steps to follow. Which opened up to living room and dinning room, the furniture was black as well making them really stand out by the candy apple red, walls behind them. "Yami?" Jonouchi began to call out.
A distant voice called back to them. "Back here."
"I'm gonna die." Jonouchi started to whine.
Mai pushed him down the hallway as Yami went to meet them halfway. Yami stepped out the room, wearing only the bottoms of his black martial arts pants and katana sword in his hand. "I must of got caught up in my training. Follow me." He led them passed the kitchen and through another door that entered to the glass room. Complete with a dojo and swimming pool that also led to the outside.
Yami put the katana back in the hilt and replaced it back on the wall. Bowing to the dojo strip one last time before stepping off the mats. Reaching for the chained pendant off the table he hung it around his neck once again, then put a towel over his shoulder.
"Yami..." Jonouchi began coughing slightly. "I have something to discuss with you." Walking around the pool, they ascended the spiral staircase. "I know." Yami opened the door allowing Mai in before him.
Yami gestured for them to sit down; Mai took a seat in the lounge chair as Jonouchi sat in the couch beside her. Yami sat opposite of them behind his desk taking out a small thin dagger, beginning to play with it in his fingers. "I admit it! I failed. Don't kill me." Mai dropped her head in her hands and Yami sat his chair upright. "What are you talking about?" Jonouchi took a breath. "The mission I failed it." Yami leaned on his desk resting his chin on the back of his cuffed hands. "Jonouchi... I promise I won't kill you, just tell me what happened.
"Security was freakin tight so I had to climb the entire way up the stupid building, got caught on the roof, stuck in vents, got lost in the hallways, stopped by Bakura all to find out, the kid was tainted already." Yami caught him short. "Bakura!" Jonouchi stopped, "he was there to, and he just said he was to late and hit the alarm."
Mai looked at Jonouchi then at Yami, "What was he late for?"
"The damn tories got to him first." Yami fell back in his chair. "He's..."
Joey nodded; "he's got toreador blood running through him."
"Jonouchi, I have another task for you to do... no matter what happens I want you to follow him. You just may have stopped Bakura from killing him."
"The
kid was just born Yami, what the hell is so special about him?"
Yami swung the chair slightly to ease his tension. "The scrolls say
"from darkness comes light", with it "from death comes life."
Yesterday was June 6th. Take each last digit 6-6-6, the boys name
Yugi."
Yami walked to the bar pouring three glasses of wine.
"Yugi translates to amusement, which leads to fun, then, that turns
in to light sided. From dark comes light. Then you already have the
toreador's claiming him, they trying to turn him already. From
death comes life." Yami handed the other two glasses to them.
Mai took hers and started laughing. "You're nuts, over a hundred kids were born in this world yesterday and you expect us to believe that this kid is the one? How do know that they aren't tagging every kid not caring what happens. Not only that, they say two will survive, where is this other one?" Yami took a drink and pulled the glass away. "We won't that till they're turned at the same time..." Mai set her glass down on the table and folded her arms under her chest. "So now you're having Jonouchi guard a kid, that may not be the one and no one knows for how long?"
"Mai's right." Jonouchi protested.
Yami sighed. "I can't be everywhere. I'll check in on from time to time to relieve you from it." Jonouchi started glaring at him. "As a gangrel and your guard, my loyalty says "yes", but as your friend, I say "it sucks."
Yami sat back down in his chair and pulled out a slim book. He flipped it open, he took a pen wrote something down. "If I were you, I'd disagree, especially since there's nothing in it for yourself." He closed the book and handed it to him. "That amount, everyday." Jonouchi's eyes widened and Mai leaned over. "He'll do it!"
"Mai!" Jonouchi looked at her jaw dropped.
She batted her lashes at him. "Yes?"
"Did it ever occur to you that this is my life your messing with not yours?"
"Hate to break it to you hun, you maybe his bodyguard, but I'm still the leader of our clan got it? I say take it and go. You only see that much money if you have to play assassin. We only have an hour left before sunrise and I'm not planning on staying out for that."
Yami smiled at the clan leader before him then at Jonouchi. "Thanks Jonouchi."
"Thank her, she's the one making me do it."
Mai smiled brightly looking innocent. "You're welcome."
Jonouchi and Mai exited the office and Yami followed to escort them to the front door. Shutting the door behind them he made his way back to the pool area taking off his pyramid necklace and clicking a button on his remote screens filtered out to cover the exposed glass. Holding the katana once again, he picked-up where he left off.
Running through the form with grace and power, the uneasiness of his mind took hold once again only this time, unable to fight it. After putting the sword away he changed in to his swimming trunks and put on a pair of sunglasses. Grabbing a remote pressed a button and a black screen covered the large window cieling. Jumping in the warm water, picking up a bottle of wine from the side he set it on a floating bed beside him then jumped in to a separate one. He lounged in the water finally able to get some rest.
The sounds of the war echoed within the forest, the varieties of the different weapons being fired and battle cries from both sides meshed together creating a sound that could not be described nor ever forgotten. A lone soldier finished off his private standoff as he looked over to see his companions to see their enemies fall at their feet. Rising up from the knee that held his balance, but quickly falling again, no looking on between his golden bangs now flopped over with crimson blood dripping from the tips.
Two companions stood side-by-side guarding the other with their swords drawn. Both were also covered in blood, knowing perfectly well that it wasn't their own. The movements resembled more of an awkward dance with than a fight to the death. Joseph growled in his throat as he looked back at Yami, easily telling he had become fatigued. Yami had maybe slept for only an hour or two in the past three days combined if he was lucky to even get that. Traveling mostly at night only in hopes to throw the enemy off guard. Joseph walked over and extended his hand to help Yami back up to his feet. Joey began to look himself as Yami started to do the same.
His black clothing started to give a red highlight as the sun barely shot through the trees above them, having to force his right hand open with the other free from his sword handle. The knuckles were pure white from the lack of circulation and strength welding it. "Hold still." Yami winced slightly at the sharp pain charging down his right leg. Joseph held up an arrow, with the blood half way up the shaft. He didn't exactly know when he had been shot, but it bothered him more knowing he allowed it to happen.
Thunderous sounds came from a far distance, as both looked around they had realized Seto was nowhere to be found. Both ran in the direction that they heard it from, clouds of dust entered the woods. Yami fell backwards as the smoke covered the view of a wide-open meadow sprang up in front of them. Seto's dazed moan began to fill Joseph's ears. Without warning he transformed in to wolf and ran through the high grasses, Yami followed with his eyes as mush as he could, but Joseph's blond fur had started to camouflage him.
Yami awoke to see dead bodies as his new surroundings. He hated the view, but the idea of a quick meal, took charge. He cupped his hands and drank as carefully as he could, so he able to play dead whenever he needed to. Taking only what he needed to survive and regain his strength he set off to find Joseph and Seto.
Yami slithered through the grass to see what looked like Joseph hovering over Seto, smiling.
"Tell me how you really feel pup?"
Yami poked his head through to see them. "I was beginning to wonder when you to would get together."
Joey
started in. "It's not what you think." Yami grinned back
playfully. "Right, I know what I saw." Kaiba pushed Joey off of
him and started to climb up the tree. "I'm going to take a nap
for a while."
Joseph laid back and looked up, "a nap sounds
good." Yami agreed, as his nap wasn't nearly long enough, and
meshed with the soil below him.
Rising back up to the surface, he looked up seeing Seto sway in the branches above him, trying not to laugh at the dull, monotone voice singing.
"All around the mulberry bush... I've been chasing a psycho..."
"Would you shut up, your making my ears bleed down here!" Yami yelled up to him.
Seto fell out of the branches and landed feet first beside them. "Let's go we wasted enough time." Yami and Joseph stood up as he started to walk off. "You're insane if you think you can just waltz in there." Joseph called back to him. "Yami's right, they may be malkavians, but they're clever."
Seto stopped and snorted. "Don't give them credit when they don't deserve it. Yami you can come if you want, but leave the scared puppy behind." Yami looked over to see Joseph about to tackle him. "Forget about it, let's just get in and go home."
Yami caught up to Seto, looking at the third story balcony of the castle in front of them. "You're nuts." Seto closed his eyes and took off, landing it with ease. Yami hummed to him self, before doing the same and mocked him with it as he landed on the railing.
"Gods bless my little broken body..." Joseph took a running start, realizing he had jumped to soon, barely hanging on to the rail. Yami grabbed him starting to fall over the rail himself. The jerky impact caused Yami's nails to dig in to Joseph's arm and wrist. Getting a good stance he pulled himself and Joseph back over the rail, landing safely on the balcony. Seto looked down at Yami. "Were you trying to save him or kill him?"
The three continued on through the castle. "Three ways... now what?" Yami took a look at them. "What else, we split up." On cue Seto left them. "I really hate it when he does that... Joey, you go that way, I'll take this one. I'll see you later." Joseph still stood there, as Yami was about to walk away. "Later better not be in hell."
Yami searched his corridors carefully, not letting any room go unchecked. Standing at a crossway, he heard the sounds of a woman screaming. Not wanting to hear it again he took of down the hall. Hearing it again and louder this time he knew he was on the right track. A man with silver hair perched, in a window ceil luring the prince to him with the screams. Holding his hands out in front of him a golden ring with five spikes appeared in the negative space between. A demonic smirk creased his lips. "Mirror force." Yami was in full speed as the sound of laughter filled the air as he rammed in to it and bounced off tumbling backwards. Yami shook off the blow and saw the person fall from his perch in front of him. Rolling back on his feet, he'd dare not put his back to Bakura. "Well, that's one way of using your head..."
Yami took a fighting stance with his left foot in front, extending his nails as far as they could go. Bakura simply smirked in delight and snapped his fingers as a shadow moved a long the wall.
"What the hell was that?" Bakura looked at straight-faced answering the question for him. "It's nothing...just a loyal pet of mine." Yami looked at the wall again, this time seeing the creatures body that looked like a praying mantis, but as soon as he saw it, it was gone again. "Enjoy."
Yami refused to let his jaw drop, in amazement from the creature's agility. Feeling the floor move under him, he jumped just as the creature came out of the floor. Hop scotching his way back up the hall. Yet try and dodge the creature's claws while in the air.
The shadow ghoul would attack then change direction in a split second, putting a strain on Yami's body and keeping him from planning anything. Never knowing where it would attack him from next. Yami looked back over his shoulder noticing it was back under the floorboards; Bakura raised a brow wondering what he was doing. The ghoul darted up from behind him and charged at full speed. Yami thought he'd have a more time escaping it. Bakura started laughing as he saw Yami stand there in wake of his second death. Wielding his body he meshed with the floor trapping the shadow ghoul in the mirror, coming up he had had to shut his eyes and cover his ears from the sound the creature made trying to get out.
Yami looked up at the now glaring Bakura; his lips formed a slight smirk then a smile, which scared Yami even more. "Well done, but that was only round one." Bakura extended his hand with his palm upward. "Scarab beetles...attack!"
Yami's eyes widened to see the black river descend upon him. "Heh heh... bye!" Disappearing under the floor once again, Yami rolled back as he landed on the floor below seeing the beetles follow his every move and coming through the window. "I can't out run them." Once again he fell through the floor, this time seeing fires burn on his way down and people looking like the size of ants, he turned trying to land his feet.
"AH!"
Seto
snapped his head back to see Yami falling straight on him, extending
out his arms he stepped to one side. "Oops."
Yami landed on his
feet then rolling from the impact landing at Jonouchi's feet.
"Please tell me you guys have a way for getting out of here."
Seto yelled at him, "If we did, we wouldn't be here! Care to tell where you've been?"
Joseph
handed Yami a torch from one of the walls. Yami answered. "Yeah, having a run-in
with a malkavian, how about you?" Seto muttered a spell getting rid
of half of them. "Assamite."
Joseph and Yami stopped for a second
while the word sank in.
Joseph punted a couple a crossed the room. "I told you they were clever." Seto ignored the comment. Yami began jumping around the room burning everything in sight making a trail for the far door.
Passed the door, the hallway ended with a staircase. Yami began to look around. "This looks familiar..." Seto yelled at him. "The whole damn place looks familiar!" They began to listen to faint screams echoing through the halls before them. "Not again." Joseph closed his eyes and began to rely on his senses. "Far...right." Seto pushed passed him. "You better be right mutt." The hallway led them deep underground ending with an iron gate. Extending his palm a bright flash released and blasted the door open, walking in he froze at the sight of his beloved.
"Took you guys long enough."
Seto's blue eyes, looked at Kisara, chained above an open well with her shredded clothes barely hanging on her. His eyes grew colder as he trailed the chain back to the golden, haired blond, "Malik, release her!" Malik walked behind her, wrapping his hand around her chin, forcing her head back. "We already did." He let her go and walked to her side. "Didn't you hear the screams earlier?" In a split second Seto had his sword drawn and pointed at Malik's throat. "Let her go." Malik began to feel the cold steel on his skin. "If you insist." Kicking the lever, the chain unreeled and dropped her in, snapping at the end she screamed more as the chains cut her flesh. Seto moved in for the kill, but Malik was faster, as the sword only grazed the side of his neck.
Bakura was pinned to the floor as Joseph was in his wolf form biting down the front of his neck, Yami walked towards them beginning to draw out his sword, but then placed it back in the hilt as he knelt next to him. "It's an interesting feeling isn't it, hot breath warming your cold skin...and at the same time knowing you die at any moment from him ripping out your throat in one strike."
Yami
and Joseph's distration caused Malik to look at Bakura losing. Seto
jumped up, Malik caught his kick shoving him backwards, continuing on
his attack he kicked Seto while still unbalanced causing him to go in
to the well as well.
Bakura took his oppertunity and tackled Yami
to the ground. Yami pushed Bakura's wrist back until it was far
enough to keep the blade from cutting him. "Get him Joseph."
"At least you won't die alone."
Joseph sprang at Bakura in wolf form, rolling him backwards. Joseph had his jaws around Bakura's neck, ready to rip out his throat at Yami's comand.
Yami saw the electric charge forming in Malik's hand. Ready to spring, Malik smirked and released it down the chain. Yami punched Malik to knock him out, but the scream was to strong as he had to loook away to ease the pain. Turning back to the well, he looked at Seto in disbelief when he came out carrying a body. Re adjusting her body, he carried her in front of him saying nothing as he made his way out of the labyrinth castle. Yami stood in silence following suit behind him with Joseph.
Author's note: Hey it's me again, sorry if it match up to your level of expectations... I'm trying. So depending on the reviews it the next chapter should be up in no time or it will take awhile since I may have to rewrite it. So play nice please review it.
