Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I have felt a little under the weather the last few dyas. PLus, I wasn't satisifed wiht how htis chapter first came out, so I redid it.
Here's Chapter 12.
Chapter 12- Pain of Loss
"All right. I have had enough of this shit! Let's just go back home!" Joey said.
"We can't yet. This still isn't over." Atemu said.
"I don't give a damn anymore! It's because of Yugi and Heba that all of you almost died! It isn't worth the risk to help those two! We could all end up dead!" Joey nearly shouted.
"I agree with Joey. It's their problem, let them deal with it." Tea agreed.
"Is that any way for friends to talk?" Leo asked.
"What do you mean?" Tristan asked.
"You always claim that friends stick together through everything. You say that everything your friends go through, you go through. If you leave now, you'll be proving that you don't care at all about Yugi. In fact, you'll be saying that you'd rather Yugi be dead." Leo said.
"Leo." Yuesei said quietly.
"You can't expect us to stay here and risk our lives." Joey said.
"Why the hell not? When we were fighting Marik, you stood by me when he took control of your mind and when you were put in danger by all the rare hunters. You almost got sent to the Shadow Realm, Joey. What we are doing now is no different that that. If you leave, then you are saying that Yugi means nothing to you." Yami said.
"We just don't want to die." Tea said softly.
"Would Yugi leave us if we were in this situation?" Kyla asked.
"Leo." Yuesei said, again.
"We're all fine thanks to Yugi, though. We were not forced to come here. We all came of our own free will. We can't blame Yugi or Heba for this." Seto said.
"Yeah. I guess so." Joey agreed.
"We just got scared, I guess." Tea said.
"Leo. Yuesei said, his voice starting to crack.
"Yuesei, what is it?" Leo asked, turning to him.
Yuesei looked over at where Heba was holding Yugi.
"They're busy talking while they were dead." Joey said.
"That's got to be the most uncaring thing that they could do." Tristan said.
"Yugi's not unconscious." Yuesei said, shaking.
Leo put his arms around Yuesei's shaking form. "What do you mean, Yuesei?" Leo asked.
Yami's eyes widened as he realized something that should have been obvious to him from the start. "No." Yami breathed.
"Yami, what's wrong?" Atemu asked.
"Yugi, he's-he's." Yami couldn't say it.
"He's what?" Tea asked.
Tears started to fall down Yuesei's face as he said, "Yugi's dead."
A strained silence followed. For the first time, the group realized that Heba was shaking.
"No. That can't be." Joey said.
"How did that happen?" Tristan breathed.
"After you were killed, Yugi started to come our way. I think he planned on bringing you all back. He didn't see them. Menthos threw a dagger at him. Heba tried to warn him, but Yugi turned right into the dagger. He was hit right in the chest." Yuesei said, starting to sob. He swallowed thickly and said, "Yugi must have brought all of you back before-before-" Yuesei couldn't finish.
Tea, Sayora, and Kyla were already crying.
Ryou and Malik had tears in their eyes.
Joey was shaking, and Seto was holding him.
Tristan clenched his fists tightly as the tears started coming.
Bakura and Marik tried to act like they didn't care, but the pain was evident in their eyes.
Leo closed his eyes tightly as he held Yuesei close, and Yuesei was already sobbing.
Atemu had silent tears falling down his face at the loss of his little brother.
Yami was much worse. He tears falling down his face, and he had his fist clenched tightly. His body was shaking. This was nothing compared to the inner turmoil that he was facing. His heart had shattered to pieces, and he felt pure hopelessness overcome him. 'No. This can't be happening. Yugi cannot be gone.' Yami thought.
But Yami knew that it was true. He could no longer sense Yugi, which meant that he was gone. 'No. Yugi, you cannot leave me. I can't live without you. I need you in my life. I-I can't live if you're not here. Please, Yugi. You cannot leave me like this.' Yami thought desperately.
Meanwhile, Heba had a tight hold on his brother as he sobbed. "Yugi, I am so sorry. I failed you again. I was suppose to protect you, but the only thing I ended up doing was getting you killed. I cannot tell you I'm sorry enough." Heba said. He raised his tear streaked face from Yugi's hair to look down at his brother's face.
Yugi looked like he was just asleep. He held a peaceful, angelic expression on his face. There was a slight smile on his face, as if he died knowing that everything would be okay in the end.
'How could I let this happen? I was supposed to protect my brother, but I couldn't do that. I let him die.' Heba thought. He glanced back to see that the others were all crying. 'At least Yugi's wish to bring them all back was fulfilled.' Heba thought before closing his eyes as more years fell down his tanned cheeks. His body started to shake again as sobs started to wrack his body. Heba's grip on his brother tightened, willing his brother to live again.
A harsh, evil laugh caused Heba to look up at Menthos and Maytrine with such a look of anger and hatred that if looks could kill, Menthos and Maytrine would have died a thousand times over.
Menthos had never seen such a look of anger on anyone's face before, and seeing such a look on Heba's face made him feel slightly fearful although he refused to allow anyone to see the fear he felt.
Maytrine, on the other hand, flinched at the look.
Heba lay Yugi down on the ground before he stood up and faced the two. "You are going to regret causing all of this to happen." Heba said in a dangerous voice.
"And what are you going to do about it, Protector? You were supposed to protect the Treasure, but from where I stand, you failed in that duty." Menthos said.
"Yes. I believe the saying is 'if we can't have him, no one will.' We followed through with that." Maytrine said.
"In other words, you killed my brother just because he would not use his powers so that you could take over the world." Heba growled.
"Yes. If he would have just helped us, none of this would have happened. He would have been just fine." Maytrine said.
"The Treasure was a fool. He would have lived the good life had he done what I told him." Menthos said.
Heba's hands tightened into fists, and a light aura began to surround him.
Atemu as well Seto had seen this before and they knew that it was not a good thing.
"I think that Menthos just crossed the line." Seto said.
"Why's that?" Joey asked.
"Because Heba's about to lose control of his temper, which is not a good thing for the person that he is angry at." Atemu replied.
"My brother would not have lived the good life had he helped you. He would have been a slave to you, only doing what you would allow him to do. He would have had no life at all." Heba said.
"Perhaps not, but at least he would have been spared from death." Menthos said.
"Death would be preferable to that kind of life. Yugi and I agreed on that a long tome ago." Heba said.
"No one wants death." Maytrine said.
"Some people would prefer death to being a slave, and Yugi was one of them." Heba said, his voice full of hate.
"You still don't get it. I will rule this would without the Treasure's power." Menthos said.
"You tried that five thousand years ago. It failed. What makes you think that it would succeed this time?' Heba asked, his Sais appearing in is hands.
"Because I am prepared this time." Menthos said.
"No, you are not." Heba said. He whirled around to block the sword of the man who had appeared behind him. "Hello, Mortine." Heba said before he forced Mortine's sword up grabbed him buy his front, and threw him toward where Menthos and Maytrine were.
"How?!" Menthos shouted.
"I'm not stupid, and I leaned." Heba said.
"What?!" Maytrine exclaimed.
Seto walked up beside Heba and said, "That was how you killed him five thousand years ago when you killed him in hopes of taking the throne of Egypt. You didn't think he'd survive long enough to stop you."
Menthos growled as his face turned angry. 'Damn it! It worked so well back then!' Menthos thought angrily.
Leo's face took on a look of determination. "All of you get back and stay out of the way." Leo said.
"What are you doing?" Kyla asked.
"Evening the odds." Leo replied.
"You can't! You could be killed!" Sayora exclaimed.
"Maybe, but if I don't, we could lose everything. I have to do what I think is right." Leo said. Without another word, he ran to where Heba and Seto were.
"What are you doing?" Menthos growled at Leo.
"Even the odds. It's three against three now." Leo said.
"Then let's end this." Menthos said.
Menthos, Maytrine, and Mortine charged at the three, who also charged back at them.
Heba used his Sais to block Menthos' sword. Menthos moved back and started striking out against Heba, who blocked each swipe of the sword with his Sais. Heba jumped back before ducking to avoid Menthos' sword and jumping up to kick at Menthos, hitting him in the chest. Menthos stumbled back and blocked Heba' s Sai. Heba whirled around and landed a punch in Menthos' face. Menthos stumbled, but Blacked both of Heba's Sais. Heba forced Menthos' sword back before he struck out with one of his Sais, hitting Menthos in his side. Menthos grimaced, but brought his sword across, hitting Heba in the arm. Heba whirled around and kicked Menthos in his injured side, sending Menthos crashing to the ground.
Leo blocked both of Maytrine's swords with his own. Maytrine jumped back and whirled around, striking Leo in his arm. Leo rushed forward and rammed into Maytrine, towing her backwards. Leo blocked her swords before he forced her back and struck out with his swords, hitting Maytrine in her shoulder. Maytrine dropped one of her swords, but she blocked both of Leo's swords with her one and kicked Leo on the chest, causing him to stumble backwards. Maytrine retrieved her other sword and went at Leo again. Maytrine and Leo blocked each other's swords, filling the air with a metallic sound.
Seto blocked Mortine's sword with his own. Seto kicked Mortine back and started to lash out with his sword. Mortine blocked each attack before he struck out with his swords, grazing Seto with his sword. Seto struck out and rammed his shoulder into Mortine, knocking Mortine off balance. Seto whirled around and kicked Mortine in the chest before he struck out with his sword, hitting Mortine in the chest. Mortine fell backwards into the wall, glaring at Seto before he lunged back at Seto, who blocked Mortine's sword with his own.
"We've got to do something!" Joey exclaimed, starting to go forward.
Bakura grabbed him and yanked him back harshly. "Don't even think about it, you idiot!" Bakura snapped.
"Let go of me!" Joey snarled.
"Not on your life. If you go out there, you'll get killed." Bakura told him,
"I don't care. I'm going to help, Seto." Joey barked.
"No, you aren't. The priest wouldn't want you risking your neck for him. He'd kill all of us if we let you, even more so if you were killed." Bakura growled.
Yuesei put a hand on Joey's shoulder and said, "Joey, I know that you don't want to lose Seto after what just happened. I feel the exact same way about Leo, but Seto would rather you remain safe and sound. We all need to stay out of the way."
Atemu looked over to where they were fighting before his eyes trailed to where Yugi's body was laying. "Get back. I'll join you in a minute." Atemu said, starting forward.
Tea grabbed his arm. "What are you doing, Atemu?" Tea asked.
Atemu sighed. "I know that Yugi is dead, but I'm not going to leave him like that. Yugi deserves to have a proper burial." Atemu said.
Everyone was silent at that because they all knew that it wads true.
"Get back. I'll join you once I have Yugi." Atemu said.
Everyone nodded and started to move backwards away from the battle.
Atemu ran forward to where Yugi was laying, only a few feet from the battlefield. Atemu knelt down beside Yugi. His heart broke at the look of what appeared to be Yugi sleeping. "I'm sorry, little brother." Atemu whispered before he picked Yugi up in his arms before heading back to where the others were.
Everyone could feel the tears start to come at the sight of Yugi.
"I can't believe that Yugi is really-really gone." Joey said.
"He is, and we can't change that." Atemu said. He looked out on the battlefield. "I just hope that Heba makes Menthos pay for what he's done." Atemu said.
Yami looked at Yugi's sweet, angelic face. 'Yugi, I am so sorry. I wish that you were just asleep, like what you seem, but the truth is so much worse.' Yami thought. It was then that Yami noticed the smile on Yugi's face. 'You have that smile you always gave me to tell me that everything would be okay. You thought that this would turn out okay, didn't you? You always seemed to know that things would turn out fine. Your optimism always helped me through the tough times, but it didn't help this time. It won't be okay this time, with you gone.' Yami thought, not even realizing the silent tears that fell down his face.
Atemu saw the tears that fell down his brother's face. His heart broke at the sight. 'Yami, I wish that there was something I could say or do to help you, but I cannot erase the truth behind what has happened. Yugi's gone. As much as I would like to change that, I can't..' Atemu thought.
"He almost seems like he's sleeping." Sayora said.
Yuesei put a hand on her shoulder. "He does, but we know the truth that is so much worse." Yuesei said. His eyes shifted to the battlefield. "I can assure you that Menthos will not get away with what he has done." Yuesei said.
Heba noticed when Atemu had gotten Yugi and gone out of the way with Yugi. 'Thanks you, Atemu.' Heba thought.
Menthos struck out with his sword, but Heba blocked it. Menthos moved back before jabbing out with his sword. Heba moved to the side out of the way before he lunged at Menthos and struck him across the face with his Sai.
Menthos stumbled back and said, "What will it take to kill you?"
"Someone a lot more powerful that you." Heba said before going to Menthos again.
Leo block Maytrine's swords before he forced her back and kicked Maytrine in the chest. Maytrine ducked to avoid Leo's sword, but Leo kicked out and hit Maytrine in her chest, causing Maytrine to fall to the ground.
Maytrine jumped up and said, "Why do you do this?"
"You were part of killing my friend. I won't let you get away with it." Leo said before striking out at Maytrine again.
Seto blocked Mortine's sword again and rammed himself forward, stumbling backwards. Seto went at him and brought his sword down, hitting Mortine in the arm, causing Mortine to fall back. Seto kicked Mortine in the chest, causing him to fall to the ground.
Mortine got up and said, "Why does the loss of the Treasure bother you so much?"
"I don't give a damn about that power. I care about Yugi. Your boss killed one of the sweetest people in the world, and since you're with him, I blame you as much as him." Seto before charging at Mortine again.
Menthos' temper became short, and he shouted, "Enough!" A sudden burst of dark energy knocked everyone back. " I have had it. No one here is going to stop me!" Menthos roared.
"Menthos, stop!" Maytrine cried, seeing that he was out of control.
"You'll kill us all!" Mortine added.
The amount of dark energy that was released threw everyone around the room.
Yami opened his eyes and looked to see that Yugi had landed not far from him. He looked around and noticed that no one else was near him, and that Menthos obviously had no control now since he had just sent Maytrine and Mortine flying across the room as well. Reaching out, Yami grabbed Yugi and moved behind a pile of rubble out of sight. Yami looked down at Yugi and said, "I don't care that you're gone. I won't let anything happen to you. Atemu's right. You deserve a proper burial." Yami noticed water on Yugi's face and realized he was crying. "Only you could ever make me cry this much." Yami said.
Yugi's face had started to lose color, and his lips were turning blue.
Yami reached out and brushed some of Yugi's bangs out of his eyes. Yami's heart broke at the feel of Yugi's cold skin. "I am so sorry, Yugi. I should have told you the truth. I should have told you so long ago instead of dating Tea. I was cared of how you would react, but I should have made the most of the time we had together, but I wasted it. I can't say that I'm sorry enough." Yami said. Tears filled his eyes as he stroked Yugi's cheek gently. "I'm sorry I didn't say this sooner, Yugi, but I love you. I always have." Yami sad. He leaned down and kissed Yugi's cold, blue lips.
He never noticed the white glow that started to surround Yugi.
"The Treasure is gone. Menthos has taken his life." Osiris said.
"Yes, but the Pharaoh's brother has activated his powers." Horus said.
"What should we do?" Ra asked.
"With these powers active, any of his powers can be used." Horus said.
"We should not interfere with the affairs of mortals." Osiris said.
"Yes, but this is no ordinary mortal. This is the Treasure. This mortal was granted powers by us." Horus said.
"It would seem that he can be brought back to life." Ra said.
"Yes, but the final decision belongs to you and only you, Osiris. You must choose whether the Treasure lives or dies." Horus said.
Yami raised up to look at Yugi in the face.
He didn't hear the sounds of battle or the cries of people pr the shouting.
All he could concentrate on was the face that he had lost Yugi and would never get him back.
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I love you. If I could change this I would. I just wish that there was something I could do to bring you back." Yami said. He started to cry again as he buried hiss face in Yugi's chest, sobbing.
The white glow around Yugi intensified.
Yugi opened his amethyst eyes.
I said Yugi wasn't gone. You'll see more of it in the next Chapter.
Yugi and Menthos have it out in the next chapter.
R&R.