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"Sacrifice"
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This is the time of decision
One must save the other
"You can't do that.." Yugi whispered, voice horrified, eyes wide with unspeakable terror as the revelation of the elder kitsunes' words crashed upon him like the weight of the world.
The male elder pursed his lips and clapped his hands, two dragon guards, all in their human form, large golden tails swishing behind them, seized Yugi by the arm, who put up no resistance because of his shock.
The elder spoke, voice deep and menacing, cold as the dead of winter. "We can, and we will. So let it be written, so let it be done." he said. The other elders all gazed at Yugi, unmoved as tears began to stream down his face in steady rivulets.
One of the kinder females stared at him, her eyes showing the sympathy that she could muster, and in Yugi's mind, he heard her speak, remorse showing inside her green shimmery irises. "(I am sorry, young one...)"
Yugi didn't reply, closing his eyes to rid himself of the torturous sight, his form quivered and shook as the dragon guards dragged him away without a word, throwing him inside a room that was intended to keep the sacrifice from escaping.
And when the dragon guards left, Yugi sobbed, crying in despair at his fate, cursing himself for ever getting involved in that stupid fiasco with the elders.
He just realized he was going to be sacrificed tomorrow.
Yugi just hoped that someone would save him.
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Yami flinched, his ears pointing downwards at the unpleasant gyrate of the shadowed ones voice, when they saw him caught in the web of light along with Bakura and an ice fox that they didn't particularly care.
It was war against the light and dark after all.
Yami shut his eyes tightly as another yell was thrown at him.
"You fool! Do you realize what you've brought our clan into?! Utter destruction!" One man of the council snapped, his tails flairing in anger, teetering at the edge of his seat. The woman seated beside him with silver gray hair, pressed a delicate hand on the broad shoulder, her amber eyes cold and warning.
"Calm yourself, Tenki. We cannot solve this matter with such temper," she warned, eyes flashing.
Tenki stopped and huffed, getting the message and staying still. The woman turned to Yami and spoke, her voice loud and deafening even though she was speaking softly, emitting the aura of being obeyed.
"Young one, you know how dangerous it is for you to be out of the clan's territory," she said.
Yami winced, his tails fluttering in anxiety, attempting to keep himself still. "Yes, shadowed one." he spoke.
Amber eyes narrowed. "Do not do this again, or you and Bakura will be banished from this village. Be wise and don't ever go to uncharted territory ever again. You are lucky that the ice fox is no use to us since he is not our enemy," she whispered, venom coating her voice. "Go home."
Yami nodded and bowed low, shuffling out of the large house of the shadowed one's council.
He thought it over, and knew that he wouldn't really care if he got kicked out of his clan. They lived in misery and Yami absolutely hated it.
He wanted to make a clan of his own. And he knew just the right person to ask.
Tomorrow he would ask Ryou and Bakura to tag along with him.
As well as Yugi.
At the thought of the other male, a small smile whisped through his lips, ghosting him a moment later. "Yugi.. I hope I can convince you.." he whispered.
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This was it, this was the time that Yugi was dressed in elegant garbs, and holding a ceremonial fan for his dance.
The other Kitsunes' had dressed him up, and put some light make up on him, deeming him worthy a moment later when he was all prettied up.
Yugi was wearing a lavender kimono with white and pink patterns of vines, occasional chrysanthemum flowers dotting the sleeves, and ends of the garment, silver hems sewn on the sleeves as well, two Sakura flowers decorated the left side of his ear, an ornament for luck.
The Kitsune's ears pointed downwards in submission, staring blankly at his reflection, hardly recognizing himself from the make up that was glossed over his features.
Yugi choked back a sob, trying to hold himself back. He couldn't do anything anymore. He wanted to run.. He really did.. but he knew the elders had put him under lock and key, and he could not disobey unless he wished for a death sentence.
The drums sounded out, and Yugi turned his head to the sound, one ear perking and then pointing back down, his tails all hanging limply, defeated, showing his broken spirit.
A single tear trickled down Yugi's cheek as he got up and picked up the ceremonial fan decorated with delicate vines and lilies.
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"...Please tell me this is not happening." Bakura whispered, his eyes wide. "You're not actually serious...are you?"
Yami rolled his eyes. "I'm dead serious, Bakura. Let's run away with the others."
"Have you lost your mind?"
"Are you gonna take the offer or no?"
"...Yes?"
"That's what I thought, come on."
They crept past security, the dragon guards all bored out of their mind, Bakura used his stealth spell, concealing him and Yami from the guards, avoiding detection.
They arrived at the forest where they had gotten caught, the evidence of the scuffle still evident on the burnt tree and grasses. Yami bit his lips and chewed on the skin, wondering if Ryou would ever come here.
"What are you doing here..?" A voice, so soft and surprised caused Yami and Bakura to jump, whirring around to face the person with wide eyes.
Ryou was standing there, dumbfounded, he was clutching something in his hands, leaves perhaps?
Bakura was the first to recover, smirking at the man. "Ah, Ryou... We need your help..." he began. Yami had an inkling, a thought in the back of his mind that Bakura was up to something.
Ryou raised a brow, suspicion lingering in his gaze. "Huh..? What's this about?"
Bakura smirked. "Run away with us, away from all this." He said bluntly.
Ryou's eyes widened. "B-but why?" he stammered, heart palpitating, hold tightening around the leaves he was carrying.
""Cuz we don't like how the elders are ruling. Hell nah. Come on, tag along with us, will you?"
"...Okay.. but.. If we're about to pick Yugi up, we have to be careful, there are dragon guards always on alert on their clan." Ryou resigned, sighing and rubbing his temple with one hand.
Yami raised a brow. "That bad?"
Ryou stared at Yami, eyes holding a dead look. "I'll show you," he said in a monotone voice.
"Alright."
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Yugi was walking to the center of a pentagram, his face passive, and his steps fluid, even though on the inside he was shaking, the elders, everyone's eyes were on him, it threatened to make him shake but the elders were watching, eyes glowing, as they tried to manipulate his body.
'Im so sorry, everyone...'Yugi stepped in the pentagram, the circle had words scribbled in the center of the two circles, the middle of the pentagram was decorated with a star, that crisscrossed many times it made someone sick just by looking at it, preferably Yugi.
The young kitsune stood on the center, his arm poised and his figure stiff.
The elder raised his hand, sending a portion of power and seizing Yugi's movements, manipulating it.
Yugi trembled as he felt his body freeze and then move as the music began, the occasional beat of the drum and the guzheng. This was it. He was going to get himself sucked dry, from his powers down to the very last drop of his soul.
Yugi's body moved without his consent, his eyes widening as he tried to scream, but found his mouth couldn't as was unable to, his form continued to move, his will trying to break the spell, never succeeding, only fortifying the hold the elder had on him.
After a good amount of time, from dancing, without his permission the pentagram glowed and Yugi was forced to stop, his form starting to tremble and his eyes widening as the circle grew brighter.
This was it. This was the moment of his death.
The other Kitsunes' all held their breaths, watching with wide eyes as the circle grew larger until it almost covered the whole area, causing the crowd to take a step back with a gasp, their ears perking and their tails fluttering in anticipation.
A flash of black, so quick it wasn't visible to the human eye, suddenly pushed Yugi out of the circle, shoving him with all the force it could do, a voice shouted, causing Yugi's eyes to grow to the size of plates.
"MOVE IT, YUGI!!"
"Ack!!" The younger kitsune was pushed out of the way, stumbling out of the circle, tripping on his toes and colliding on the ground with a harsh 'thud'.
"Ow!!" Yugi groaned and winced, eyes shut tightly as he tried to curl into a ball, arms sticking straight out as he tried to regain himself.
ZAAAAPPPP!!!!"AAAAAAHHGGGHHHHH!!!" A blood curdling scream echoed, causing the light kitsunes to scream at the unfamiliar shout of the person in the pentagram, the elders were all bewildered, jumping up to their feet and shouting. "Somebody get that dark fox out of there!! He is in our territory!"
Yugi's eyes snapped open, tears gathering at the corner of his eyes at the familiar voice that haunted his mind for a while now. No..No it just couldn't be... He wouldn't do this...
Yugi quickly sat up, giving himself whiplash from his action, as he turned his head to the person, his eyes went even wider, horror causing his face to contort.
"YAMI!!! NO!!" Yugi all but screamed, tears breaking free from their prison, spilling down in steady rivulets and messing with Yugi's make up.
Yami's face was scrunched in pure agony, his form writhing and twitching as the pentagram all but sucked away at his very life. The kitsune let out another agonized shout, head thrown back from the pain he was experiencing, the pentagram was shooting off bolts and wisps of lights to the heavens.
Red eyes managed to open from their scrunched position, teeth gritted trying to suppress his pain. "Hhnghh... Y-Yugi.. run.." he whispered, screaming one last time before his form began to morph, right in front of everyone's very eyes.
Yami hunched over, body looking like water, rippling and breaking, and then twisting, like some puppet that a cruel puppeteer was plucking at the strings and messing with it.
The kitsune in the pentagram then changed into a small black fox, floating in mid air and then being dropped as the pentagram stopped glowing all together, a great sound of lightning crashing down the Earth and then sending waves of energy that made everybody jump in fright.
The barrier was fortified, yet Yugi did not give a damn.
No, all he cared about right now was Yami, jumping to his feet and rushing over to the unconscious little form of his friend. Yami was tiny, almost the whole size on Yugi's arm, 4 tails sticking out from his tail bone. Yugi sobbed and knelt down, cradling the other in his arms.
"Y-Yami.. p-please, you have to wake up!" he pleaded, hugging Yami to his chest.
There were whispers around him, pointing accusingly at Yugi, saying that he had brought trouble in the village, causing their doom.
"Leave this place.." A cold voice said that sent chills down Yugi's spine.
Yugi looked up, tears streaming down his face, his hold around Yami, tightening just a fraction as he met the furious eyes of the guardian elder. He bared his fangs and snapped them, tails flairing at the man in front of him, and ears pointed downwards in anger. "YOU HURT HIM! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!"
The guardian snarled back, agitated and furious. "YOU ARE A DISGRACE! YOU ARE BANISHED FROM THIS LAND! IF YOU EVER SO MUCH AS STEP FOOT IN THIS VILLAGE WE WILL KILL YOU!" He bellowed.
There was a deathly silence, all of the kitsunes' staring at the guardian, wondering about his command.
Yugi faltered but did not crumbled under the voice, he immediately stood up and glared. "FINE! I WILL LEAVE! BUT ONE DAY! YOU'LL WISH THAT YOU NEVER WOULD'VE DRIVEN ME AWAY! WE WILL BE BUILDING OUR OWN CLAN SO GOODBYE!!" He all but declared, earning shouts of protest and cries of disgust.
Yugi turned tail and sprinted away, Yami clutched safely in his arms. Two white blurs followed him, but Yugi did not pay them any attention, focused on getting away from the people, his own clansmen, drive him away.
He was going to make them regret ever hurting Yami.