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Pairings:
(Main) AtemxAnzu SetoxAnzu
(Other) JonouchixMai SetoxShizuka (slight!)
" " – dialogue
' ' – thoughts
( ) – a/n, add ins
Italics – important facts, flashbacks, sayings, thoughts, or mental telepathy
Chapter 6
Battle Hapazard
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CRACK!
Atem brought down his sword with a fierce roar as Kaiba jumped to the side, dodging the impact by a matter of milliseconds.
The thickly haired demon removed his sword from the large split in the asphalt. "Nice maneuver Kaiba." His hard crimson eyes focused closely on the male who was readjusting himself.
Unexpectedly Kaiba rushed towards him in blinding speed. It was too quick to counter and so Atem blocked the demon's punch with his left forearm.
"You're open." Kaiba affirmed while using his cobalt eyes to gesture the sword Atem held.
The demon twitched under the gaze that Kaiba brought back upon him. Then with one almighty swing was punched in the stomach.
Atem doubled over in excruciating pain as red fluid spew from his mouth. He dropped the sword immediately as it clattered on the ground. The wind had been knocked out of him with so much force it felt as if Kaiba punched through him. While dropping to both knees he came face to face with Seto's black shoe, which reflexively kicked him in the chin, sending Atem backwards a few meters.
The male demon landed hard on his back, crying out as the impact sent an intolerable pain through his spine.
His breathing came in short uneven gasps while a pair of footsteps was heard over the hum of the rain. 'Shit… He countered so fast I didn't have time to react.'
"I'm coming for you Atem."
'I need to get up… rrgh… My body, I can't move it, it hurts so much.'
Kaiba bent over and took hold of the black and gold hilt. The cloth was soaked completely through as the male brunette squeezed it gently, watching the extra water slide down the silver blade.
When he reached the exhausted demon who still lay motionless a spiteful smirk drew on his lips. Looking down at him Kaiba began, "You know you've lost." He placed one foot onto his chest. "Beg for mercy." Kaiba used all the force he could assemble and slammed it against Atem's chest.
A scream echoed throughout the area. Kaiba had managed to push Atem deeper into the pavement causing the black rock to collapse underneath the pressure. "Beg for me to stop!" He shouted down the male.
"AAAHHH! Rrggh, OOAHHH!"
Kaiba continued to push harder and harder applying more force with each incoming blow. Atem continued to scream, the pain had become too much to handle. He had to do something to stop this maniac and he had to do it fast.
As soon as that thought ran through his mind all of the throbbing had died down in his chest, it turned into a sore aching. However a cruel and somewhat glad sounding voice came after, "You're not dead yet? I would hope so; you can handle so much more than this…"
"rrgh… You… uggh…" Atem could barely speak. There was too much strain on his body where he couldn't even bring up enough strength to talk. 'Seto… You're such a sadistic bastard.' Atem sent through his mind, he was sure it wouldn't pass unnoticed.
'Compared to another I know, this isn't even categorized as pleasure. Heh heh, Atem you are done for.' came the sweet and all too bitter reply.
The male demon heard the sword being dragged across the asphalt-it stopped by his ear. Atem opened one eye and looked to his left, only to see his own reflection. Kaiba picked up the sword, watching carefully as Atem's eyes followed it nervously.
"Ready for the end?" He lightly traced a line across Atem's chest, but stopped when he reached the center. "All that you have fought for, all that you have protected…"
'Anzu…'
"Your time and effort will have been just a waste. To bad for you, you can't go to heaven. At least you would have been happy there." Kaiba lifted both arms above his head. The sword aimed straight for Atem's heart.
Seto looked down into identical gleaming red eyes, "Anzu is mine…" He let out a loud roar while bringing the sword down with all his might. "Time to die!"
There was a loud slicing noise as the sword flew down with ease. Kaiba felt it hit and go through the pavement. 'Foolish half-breed.'
Pounding rain echoed around the demon. 'I've finally done it. After all of this time I have put an end to my aggravation. Heh heh, Atem is at last dead!' He looked down to take pride in his fresh kill, but to his disappointment the same fiery red eyes stared spitefully into his arctic blue ones. 'What the—'
Atem had managed to roll over before the cutting edge had pierced through his heart. He was now pinned between Kaiba and the blade, his eyes showing no mercy for the opponent.
With one quick movement Atem rammed his arm up between Kaiba's legs. It caused the brown haired demon to howl in pain as he fell to both knees, releasing the hilt of the sword and bringing his hands to where the soreness gathered.
Using both hands Atem slowly got to his feet. He used the sword as a support to hold himself up. "Nice try… I was taught how to maneuver in that kind of situation." The male demon coughed and grabbed his chest with one hand trying to ease the burning throb that shot through it.
Kaiba on the other hand didn't look half as well; the aftershock had him lying on the ground. His eyes were tightly bound shut. 'What a fucking bastard!' The demon looked up at Atem with one eye, "What a pathetic move Atem…"
"It got you distracted didn't it?"
"… Bastard."
Miraculously, the male brunette managed to get up on hands and knees, the white trench coat he wore falling around him. "I know you know that dodging trick as well Atem… We both learned the same techniques." A shallow growl erupted from his rival's throat. "I bet you will not be able to lay a finger on me any longer!"
He readied himself in a fighting stance as the male brunette stood up to fight. "Hand to hand combat will not work you fool!" Atem had shouted aloud while gripping the sword and pulling it from the earth. He then charged after Kaiba twisting around and throwing a fist into his face with his right arm. It knocked the demon flat across the lot and into the backdoor of his vette, obliterating the window and allowing him to fall halfway through.
Projecting his voice over to the car Atem explained, "You're too weak Kaiba…" he cringed as the ache in his chest returned at full blast. "I will not continue to waste my time with you trying to get up, when you will just fall down again."
Inside the car the brunette snickered. "Oh Atem," he whispered "just wait for what I have planned." Kaiba chuckled lowly as a bloodcurdling gleam appeared in his eyes.
'This is getting ridiculous… I need to finish him off and get him away from here so I know for sure that Anzu will be safe.' He took a few steps forward after noticing the fact that his opponent kept still. Atem narrowed his eyes while a small gust of wind blew wet golden strands across his face. 'I don't trust this.' Clenching the clothed wrapped hilt the male steadily moved closer.
Seconds passed slowly while the rain pounded against the pavement. Atem watched the demon intently, waiting for a small twitch or shudder to provide the answer to his suspicion. The drenched demon knew the male was planning something, that was obvious, but he could not figure what it might be.
Taking one step closer Atem peered through the empty space that was once occupied with a thick bulletproof glass. His breathing grew silent as he swallowed lightly.
Now, with his face less then an inch away from the door, Atem examined the backseat's contents.
The right side of Kaiba's body lay sprawled out over the black leather seats while his left fell to the car floor. "I know you are conscious Kaiba." Atem brought his face closer still.
Click
Kaiba held the gun to the center of Atem's head, just centimeters from his smooth skin. Two crimson orbs widened in alarm as his ears heard the one fatal word escape the demon's lips.
"Goodbye."
((Scene Change))
"I cannot believe you just did that brother…!"
Isis was rushing down the hallway being directed by Malik that held onto her wrist.
"He'll be fine, come' on this way!" Malik pulled her down another hallway as she let out a small yelp.
The woman knew that leaving the hospital in her condition was most certainly unacceptable. At first they decided to take things the proper way by asking the doctor that was taking care of her, at the present moment, to see if she was 'in tune' enough to leave.
She looked to see the back of her brother's head before both of her oceanic eyes locked on the tiled floor.
But their plan did not work out too well in the long run. The doctor disagreed and started to monologue about the consequences of patients leaving too early. Isis sighed and looked out one of the passing windows; she expected it and didn't think that anything could be done.
Malik pushed her into and elevator and followed close behind. "Press the close door button, quickly!"
The raven-haired woman did as told while Malik pushed in the first floor button.
"Hey there they are! Hurry we have to catch them!"
A group of voices were coming from down the hall, Malik looked up and saw the two steel doors releasing themselves from the side panels. 'Come on…' He moved Isis so she was behind him. There was no way he would allow them to take her back. She wasn't needed at the hospital anymore, she was needed at Atem's mansion. They had to get there A.S.A.P., but with doctors and nurses on their tale it wasn't too easy.
As the man turned around to leave, supposing that his work was done, Malik had stood in front of him and balled his hand. "Sorry sir." And next thing Isis knew was that the doctor was on the floor, and Malik was pulling the I.V. wire from her arm – which hurt like hell she might add.
Now they were risking their fate on two damn elevator doors, which were presently a good four feet apart.
'Shit, shit…' Malik repeatedly pressed the door close button, eventually pressing so hard that it jammed the poor plastic. "Shit."
"Malik." Isis scowled.
He didn't bother apologizing, he was too busy on the steel doors that were closing as if they had all the time in the world. Malik could see the men and women rushing towards them. 'You think they wouldn't care.' He rolled two lavender eyes.
Isis and Malik stared fixedly on both doors, and the people appearing behind them. They were growing anxious as the gap between disappeared inch by inch. "It won't close in time!" The blonde shouted, while getting ready to fight. He wasn't going to let them take her back, no way in freaking hell…
"I told you it would have been easier… And… Less stressful… If we just took the stairs." Isis finished explaining while gasping for breath. It so happened that the doors closed right when the doctors got to it. And when they reached the first floor they zoomed out faster than their legs could carry them.
Now both Isis and Malik were standing outside in the pouring rain, "Well, I got you out of there didn't I?" Isis only tightened the brown overcoat she wore – that was grabbed without second thought – and rolled both eyes in annoyance.
Malik ran a hand through his tangled bleach blonde mess. "Let's head over to the subway station." He pointed towards an open area that descended beneath a solid brick building. "One of the trains will most likely take us to the suburbs. We'll have to take a taxi from there."
As the siblings sat on the metal framed seats they waited to arrive at their destination. There was a musky essence that filled the subway car, Isis breathed in the dry aroma only to return it with a raspy cough.
Sitting next to Isis, Malik let his arm rest around her shoulder as he pulled her close, kissing the raven strands softly. "We're almost there sister, just hang on."
Eventually the train slowed to a stop, arriving at the border of Domino City. Both Isis and Malik stood and watched the doors slide apart silently. They quickly exited and walked to a bench in the center of the subway station. Most of the area was deserted except for the stragglers and homeless. It gave off a morbid atmosphere; Isis gripped Malik's white shirt in effect.
"Alright Isis, we need to go…" Malik's voice was steady and calm; he helped his sister to her feet while she buttoned up her jacket.
They had found a taxi cab a few minutes after leaving the station. It was raining hard against the window as Isis sighed and sat back in the seat.
"My dear brother I have let this go far too long… How on earth did you find Bakura? And how did Atem take Anzu back with him?"
While the woman looked over to Malik, he kept his eyes from gazing into hers. The man turned away and spoke softly, "Now is not the time or place Isis. Eventually when everything is settled, I will tell you. For now you will just have to wait."
She was unpleased, but did not press the subject of matter any further. Isis knew her brother would soon open up, he always had, but it was slightly unnerving to be kept in such an anxious state.
The cab drove off into the haze, disappearing from sight after it turned from the gated driveway.
"I never did like paying for a cab fare…" Malik complained while finding his wallet lost of all its contents.
"It has been so long since my last visit…" Isis stated as if she completely was ignoring him. She stared long and hard up at the enormous mansion that stood before the two. There were just too many memories that were piling up, it was hard for her to control. For a minute she was glad that it was raining, Isis did not want her brother to realize that she was crying.
As the female walked over to the stone pillar she noticed that there were certain debris lying about the ground.
"What is it Isis?" Malik looked curiously over to his sister, who was picking up something off of the soaked brick flooring.
"This…" she began with, "Is a lens, most likely to the camera, but I don't—ah!" Isis gasped as her eyes saw the plate completely smashed against the stone. "What, wh-who could have done this? The camera and the code panel for the gate are destroyed!"
Malik was shocked but tore his eyes away and placed them on the ground. "Please don't say Bakura is here Malik."
He looked up for a spilt second then averted his eyes away. "I-I don't know if he came here. Last I saw of him was when he told me to give you the vial. But… Bakura did mention that he was coming for Atem. I'm sorry Isis, I'm so sorry…"
As Isis turned away her brother stood silently. He watched her face the mansion and grip the iron gate that stood tall before them. "There has to be another way around Isis, you should know… Doesn't the fence end or something?"
"Since Atem has such a vast amount of land he did not want to surround it with a fence that criminals or robbers could easily get over." She looked up into the rain. "So instead he designed an invisible fence that would surround his entire property."
Malik stood quietly and then put one hand on his hip, "Well can't we just walk through the fence? I mean how badly could it hurt us-"
"Unless you would like to sign your death warrant, I suggest you stay away from the property and only enter through the main gate." Isis interrupted while looking at the blonde with slight annoyance. Sometimes Malik was just so unintelligent. "Atem had built five steel pillars at different spots on the boundary line of his property. The first two are at the end of this fence while the others connect to form a pentagon."
"Uh-huh."
"And I know that there is some other place where we can get through, but you need a password and I just can't remember it."
"Well let's walk around until we find the place, then we can just fiddle with the stupid device until it unlocks." He stared at Isis with his narrow lavender eyes.
"It isn't that easy brother." She walked over to the side and sat underneath the stone arch to keep herself from getting wetter. Malik joined her and leaned back against the gate. "If I fail to type in the correct password three times then the security alarm goes off and the police arrive in exactly one minute and twenty-seven seconds afterward."
"Jeez I would never want to own this house, having to risk my damn life just to open a friggen door…" Malik slid down against the gate while wiping the rain droplets from his face.
"Excuse me who are you?"
Both siblings turned there head towards the voice. "Oh… Oh my God." They stared that the female before them.
She held a navy blue umbrellawhile staring awkwardly at the two. "Who are you?" The woman emphasized her question by taking a step forward.
Isis stood up, tears forming at the edge of her eyes. "Oh my heavens…" She was at a loss for words as her mouth slightly parted for words that couldn't come out. Malik sat facing the stranger now, and gaped at the sight. 'What a babe.'
"Listen I don't know what you're doing here, but could you leave or else I'll call the cops." The woman swallowed hard while clenching her hand tighter around the umbrealla's handle.
"Please can you let us in, we are here to speak with Atem. It is urgent that we talk to him right away." Isis stared long and hard into the sapphire eyes of the girl before them. "H-how do you know Atem?" she questioned while walking until she was only a few inches from her face.
Malik was presently looking where the leather tightened around her inner thighs.
"Believe me, the history we have goes back before you were even born. To explain right here would be a great waste of time… Please, can you let us in. If you don't we will never be able to help him get rid of Seto Kaiba."
'What? How does this woman know about Seto…?'
Isis narrowed her eyes, she needed to get in. "Anzu… Please trust me."
'H-how does she know my name…? I don't know what in the world is going on I just wish they would explain!' Even though her mind disagreed, her heart and soul began to call out to her. Something about this woman, she looked down to the other human—who winked—and man, felt so warm. For some reason there was this aura that made her feel safe and… Loved. As if she was in the arms of a mother and father. Oh gods what in the world was happening?
Anzu took her hand that was hanging by her side and pressed a few buttons that were placed on the pillar to the right. "Please step back… And stand up." She gestured to Malik sitting on the ground. He got up and stood next to Isis. "Oh crap my ass is wet."
"I don't know where Atem is right now, but it's best to leave him be." Anzu stared directly into Isis orb's as the gates unlocked and began to open. The darkly skinned woman stepped past the stone gates when they finished opening. "You are lying to me." Isis stated while swallowing lightly.
Anzu stepped back in shock, "N-no I'm not." This woman was officially freaking her out.
"Anzu I can tell when you are ly—!"
BANG!
A gunshot exploded from the distance, breaking Isis from finishing her sentence.
Malik looked wide-eyed in the direction of the blast. "What in the world could have set that off?" What he failed to notice was Anzu dropping her umbrella and screaming into hysterics as she ran past them. "Huh? Isis were is she going?"
"FALLOW HER!" She commanded while breaking into a run after the brunette, "She'll lead us to Atem!" Malik nodded and fallowed the two women in close pursuit.
'Please be alright, please be alright Atem!' Anzu had panicked after hearing the gunfire. Her mind and heart thought the worst possible at that moment and her legs just carried her. She had no idea where in the world she was running, but it didn't matter, all Anzu wanted to know was if Atem was safe.
'He's okay, I know he is. There isn't anything wrong with him. I bet that it was something else… No gun, no gun shooting off, no I won't believe it. Atem is fine and Kaiba is gone. That's it, that's exactly what has happened.' She rounded a corner and confronted a large steel gate. Pushing it open Anzu rushed past the fence and through some of the bushes. 'Where is he? Atem wouldn't be this far from his property… Unless, what he had to take care of was more troublesome then what he passed it for.'
She continued to run, her belts and chains clanging against each other as she took another step. 'I can sense him, I'm almost there!'
Anzu dashed out of a garden and into a large parking lot. She ran through the rain as it pounded against her face. A large smile drew across her features as a figure of a person appeared in the distance. 'Oh thank God! Atem is alright!'
Tears freed themselves from the imprisonment of two crystal blue eyes, "ATEM! Atem, thank God you're all right!"
The silhouette turned when Anzu shouted over to it, she began to run faster.
"Oh Atem… I-I thought something bad happened to you. You see I heard this gun shot an-and I got so worried that you were hurt. But… You're okay," She ran up to the male, and wrapped two arms around his slender body while burying her face in his chest. "I was so scared that you might have gotten killed." Two strong arms enveloped protectively around Anzu's back.
"Well you should be scared."
Her breath hitched in her throat. The beating of her heart sped up. All happiness and relief vanished. Anzu leaned back to look into the figure's face. "…No…" Both sapphire eyes widened in horror as the orbs she looked into gleamed with satisfaction.
"Because Atem has been killed… And I am here to take you back with me."
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End
Closing: See you next chapter!
- peachi
