VIII. Thieves and Goblins
At the castle, Yami was in his room, getting ready for his first time of his life away from his home. Mahad just stood there and watch as the Lunarian prince was making a big mess in his room. He couldn't help noticing something from Dark from the way he acts towards others.
"Yami, do you noticed something from Dark?" Mahad asked
"Like what?" the prince questioned as he was still choosing his outfit.
"The way he acts… it seems that he's giving everyone a cold shoulder but not you… well maybe a little but still" Mahad replied crossly
"To tell you the truth, I don't know either why he acts that way… from the looks of things, he doesn't look like a bad person but I also noticed one thing from him" Yami said as he selected his favorite black collar shirt with slightly long sleeves with small belts as buttons for the upper part.
"What's that?" Mahad asked
"He doesn't seem to have experience happiness and I see him as a proud and cold person but strong" Yami replied, now wearing navy blue pants with blackish blue belt.
"I guess so…" Mahad sighed
"At least we get to know him right? I mean he's the one who won against father" Yami said while he was selecting his shoes, the black shoes with belt design. "What do you think?"
"It's fine and just so you know, the ladies would really like you" Mahad smirked as he throws a pillow at him
"Very funny" Yami said in sarcasm as he removes the pillow and throws it back
- - -
Elsewhere at the king's chambers, his majesty just sighs as he was rummaging his cabinets. Like Yami, his room was messy but not as messy as his. Apparently, he was looking for something
"Where the hell is it?" the king grumbled as he throws unnecessary stuff all over the floor
"Your majesty, what exactly are you looking for?" Berselius asked even though he can't see what he was doing but he can see what's on his mind
"The crest…" the king said simply
"You mean… but you…" Berselius whispered not wanted to talk about it
"Yeah…." He said gravely then out of the blue, he found it. The crest the king was talking about was a circular shape. In it was engraved the moon and the stars
"I never thought I would give it away but he might need it anyway" the king sighed and left the chamber
- - -
"Mahad, are you just gonna wear your purple robes? For Pete's sake, can't you just changed it" Yami complained to his guardian as they were on their way to the castle gate
"Oh please, your fashion sense annoys me besides I like the way I look" Mahad said in annoyment
"Suit yourself" Yami sighed when the king came after them
"Yami, Mahad! Wait for a moment!" His majesty said, calling them. The two of them paused for a moment
"What is it, father?" Yami asked curiously
"I want you to have this" the king said and he handed over his crest
"But Dad, isn't this the crest you gave to mom?" Yami asked, frowning
"It really doesn't matter now. Look, the reason I wanted you to have this is when you arrived at Alexandria, show this to the guards and they'll let you in" the king said, putting aside the issue
"Sure but I don't think that's the case" Yami said and still frowning
"I know… and I already knew this day would come" the king said gravely
"What do you mean?" Yami asked
"Ever since your mother died, I knew already that you want to have a great adventure just like her" the king replied, feeling sad all over
"Oh, Dad" Yami said sadly
"Come on, give your old man a hug one more time before you go" the king smiled, opening his arms to his only son
"Dad, you're not that old yet" Yami chuckles and gave his father a hug. It was all he need
"Pardon me, but I think Dark has been waiting outside the castle gate" Mahad said and the two of them broke apart
"Bye Dad, I promise that I'll be fine" Yami said and the king watched as they leave
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Dark was at the castle gate and wonders what took them so long as he kept tapping his feet to the ground. Finally, Yami and Mahad came except that Yami was trying to put a cheerful face.
"What took you so long?" Dark asked
"Sorry but the king gave us the crest of our kingdom. In order to enter the castle, we have to show the guards that" Mahad explained while Yami kept quiet
"Yami, are you alright?" Dark asked, surveying the prince
"Um... I'm fine... really" Yami said, trying to smile but looked uncertain to himself
Dark rolled his eyes when he heard the reply. "Oh please, you can't fool me spill it"
"... Father never give that crest to anyone not even me. For him, it's an important keepsake of my mother" Yami said gravely while Dark turns around, not seeing his face but he felt a nasty pang of sorrow inside
"I know how you feel, for someone who died before you get to even to know the most important treasure of your life" Dark said, clutching the Valkyria Key. "Just don't let it get to you"
"...I gues you're right...thanks" Yami said, feeling better. "But why are you telling me this?"
"I have experience much pain than you so maybe it's my will of saying it" Dark said, dropping his hands at the object he was clutching then he walks away
"Shall we?" Mahad asked and Yami nods so everyone left the castle and the kingdom of Lunar
- - -
Outside the field, the three of them began to head to Domina; their first destination. For the first time, Yami felt good as they continued to walk whileMahad and Dark were quiet
"The king mentioned about monster activity... what does it mean?" Dark asked
"Actually, he was talking about the levels of the monsters and it depends on how far we go. The farther we get, the stronger the monsters are" Mahad replied when suddnly a goblin appeared and stole their stuff
"Hey give it back!" Dark yelled, chasing the goblin but someone extended his leg giving the creature 'the slip'. Yami sawthe person and his eyes widen in recognition but didn't say anything
"If I were you, give back what you stole before I make mincemeat out of you" said a short blond man. He was wearing a blue vest, a sleeveless white shirt and wears gloves plus he wore a small belt. He also wore blue pants and gray boots. What surprised Dark the most is that person has a long yellow tail and he pointed his dagger at the goblin's neck.(A/N: I think you know who that is)
"F-f-fine but you'll regret this" the goblin said, dropping the things he nearly got away with. The man put his dagger back to his belt and face Dark and the others
"I'll be careful if I were you, there're a couple of goblins around here" said the short blond man
"Thanks for bringing our stuff back" Yami said and he gave it to Dark who immediately kept it safe
"Who are you?" Dark asked curiously but suddenly he vanished into thin air before he gets to know his name
"What was that all about?" Mahad wondered to himself
- - -
The gang arrived at the town of Domina. It was filled with many stores and a lot of stores plus there was an inn where everyone can stay. Yami decides to look around for it was his first time to be out of the castle while Mahad decides to make reservation to the inn. Dark on the other hand wants to keep a close eye on Yami even though he didn't wanted to.
"There so many things to see" Yami said as his eyes went from left to right while Dark sighs.
"Hmph, I can't believe I'm keeping an eye on him anyway I'll be busted if anything happens to him anyway" Dark said then suddenly he and Yami heard a shout
"What was that?" Yami asked and just in time, Mahad came
"Yami... one of the towns people said about the King Goblin!" Mahad said in a serious tone
"King..." Dark sweatdropped what Mahad said
"Goblin..." Yami said in a puzzling look
"Hh-h-h-h-h-h-help!" one of the towns people yelled
"Come on" Mahad urged and the three of them run to their target
- - -
"Where is the person who harm my servant?" King Goblin said angrily while he holds one of the townspeople by neck
"I don't know what you're talking about!" the man said frantically and suddenly there was a fireball aiming at the clothes
"Aaaaaaaaaargh! Stop, duck and roll, stop, duck and roll, stop, duck and roll" King Goblin said, rolling his body on the ground
"Leave him alone you creep" said a voice
"Who did this?" King Goblin asked angrily
"The one who firied your servant" said the second voice and he turned around. It was Dark, Yami and Mahad. Apparently, it was Yami who cast the Fireball Spell so King Goblin got very mad
"You'll pay for this" King Goblin roared and dropped the man in the process
"Man, what a bozo!" Mahad whined and all three of them prepared their weapons. Dark released the Valkyria Staff from the chain, Mahad unsheath his staff while Yami just stood there
"Don't you have a weapon or something?" Dark asked
"Sorry, I'm not fond of weapons and my magic is good enough as a weapon" Yami replied crossly
"Let's see then... I'm looking forward for your magic aside from the fireball spell you cast" Dark smirked and Yami chuckles
"Damn you" King Goblin roared and he unseathed a green pot from his back. They all wondered why a goblin use a pot for a weapon
"I don't know what you're thinking but you're going down" Dark said coldly, giving the goblin thumbs down
"We'll see about that" King Goblin said and the three ofthem prepare their spells
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"Taste my food" King Goblin said and the green pot he was holding began to glow and spit out an oozy slime all over them. All of a sudden, they felt nauseating.
"Damn, that stuff he spill over us was poison" Mahad growledas he tried to clean out the mess
"And I thought Joey's cooking wasbad"Dark whined as he picked one of the items in his pocket
"Who's Joey?" Yami asked
"Never mind, here take this... this is an antidote...it'll remove all the poisons in your body" Dark said and he throws a green vial to Yami and Mahad. They drank it and all the poisons in them were gone
"That's it, Thunderbolt" Yami chanted and electricity began to flow all over his body. He pointed his fingers at the target and electocuted him.
"Shadowbolt" Mahad chanted and suddenly there was a black hole on top of the King Goblin and WHAM! . It hit him like a bloody pulp
"You're mean" King Goblin said and he raised his pot throwing it towards Dark
"It's time to hit the park... Aero!" Dark said as a green aura surronds his feet and began to evade the attack then the pot went KA-BOOM hitting all three of them in the process
"Sorry I didn't know that pot was a bomb" Dark said, skating towards them
"Don't worry at least we didn't get any major damage just a scratch" Yami said as he prepared another spell
"Crescent Wave!" Yami chanted again and his hand began to raise upward then he made a crescent shaped aura. He launched it towards the target and it did some damage to the King Goblin
"More pots" King Goblin said gleefully and magically another pot appeared but this time, it was red colored
"I have a bad feeling about this" Dark growled as he stared at the red pot
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TBC
WHAM
Bakura: Come back with my Millennium Ring(whack!)
He bumps onto a wall
Smeagol: Wwawawwao, precious is mine ferever
spiritfire: ...
Marik: Hey what the!
Bakura bumps into a wall again
Smeagol: Miiiiine! you no get precious