Again thank you all for your kind reviews. I hope everyone got through that last chapter okay.

Author Note: This is where it gets a bit difficult to read for some people that don't like violence. I don't want hurt anyone so I'm asking. Please, don't read this chapter if you have a probably with mild torture or violence. It's not very graphic, but I have never wrote something like this to an evil character. If you read my other stories, you know I usually don't do something like that. Thank you for your time.

Warnings: Violence, torture, and language

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Chapter Fifteen

The ride to the new hideout felt like it lasted for hours even though Kaiba knew it wasn't too far from the mansion. The small house sat isolated in the wooded area where no one dared to trespass. Roland spread several rumors about it being a testing lab for discovering cures to illness. He also spread that it was a cranky writer that hated being interrupted while he was writing his newest novel, and if someone did, they were never seen again. Then, he told all the teenagers that dared to go near the house that an ax-murderer lived in the woods and would cut off the hands of all the people that he found walking in his woods. With all the different rumors swirling around the place, no one bothered to walk near the wooded area. Roland pulled the van into the garage and allowed the door to fully shut before getting out to open the sliding side door.

Atemu was the first to step out. He closed his eyes and sensed around the area. "We are clear. I sense no one but the people in this house."

Kaiba moved out next. "Did we do a technology scan as well?" Roland nodded to him, getting the reply from his security man before Kaiba asked the question. The brunet glanced into the van, seeing that Jounouchi hadn't moved yet. "Are you sure you're ready for this?"

The blond closed his eyes for a moment and then climbed out of the van. "No one is ever ready to face their fears. They just do it."

Kaiba nodded and walked down the hallway directly behind Roland. The house was silent except for the footsteps they made on the tiled floor. There were no lights on the top floors except for the dim guiding lights that lined the edge of the floor. They made their way down to the basement that Roland personally reconstructed as holding rooms. There were a total of four small rooms, two on each side of the basement, that were only big enough to fit three people with nothing else in them. The walls to each room were thick but a person could still hear a captive being tortured in the main room.

Kaiba finished walking down the stairs to see that they had Shamus already chained with his hands above his head and standing in the middle of the room so he couldn't lean against anything to relieve the pain of having his arms stretched above him. His shirt was cut off him, judging by the red lines on his chest and arms. He nodded to the other security men in the room. They walked up the stairs and shut the large steel door behind them. One man stood directly beside the door while the other walked towards the only entrance to their hideout. Both men radioed in their positions to not only Roland but the man monitoring the cameras. Once the older man got the confirmation, he moved away from the other three and stood by the bottom of the stairs.

The redhead glared at Kaiba who was the first to approach. "You think you can get away with holding me here. If I don't check in, they will send my security to find me."

"I would normally believe you except for one simple fact. You underestimate my resources. I know that you came here alone, and that if your security arrived by any other means, I will be the first to know. You have no transmitter on your clothes and you spend a large amount of your time at that house which you arrived unprotected I might add. So, tell me something Mr. CEO. Do you honestly think I'll be fearful of your security finding this location? Who would have more to lose when the press gets this story? The man that loves raping and torturing people, or the one that saved your victim and captured you. I would be the hero that solved the crime of the missing people in Japan on top of having vital clues to the seven murdered children and one child that managed to escape that your men decided to play with while you were gone."

Jounouchi frowned and pulled himself away from the group. He was hoping that those boys would have survived even though he knew deep down there was no chance. "I can't be held responsible for something my men did. So, I'll be guilty of what? Fucking that whore? I could easily say that he wanted all that abuse. You should have seen how hard he got when I tied him up and whipped him, or when I spanked that tight ass of his. He was moaning like a bitch in heat, begging me to fuck him. Who would the judge believe? Me, a respectable business man or a whore off the streets."

Jounouchi closed his eyes tightly, fighting the memories of everything this man was triggering. Atemu placed his hand on Kaiba's shoulder to not only make him aware that Jounouchi was starting to pull away, but that he was the one who will punish the man in front of them. Kaiba moved back towards Jounouchi and attempted to wrap his arms around him. The blond moved slightly away and shook his head. Kaiba knew that reaction. Jounouchi wanted to remain strong there, but knew he would fall apart if someone comforted him at that moment. Atemu turned and glanced back at the man who obviously had no fear. "What makes you think you will survive to be judge by your peers? Unfortunately it is not your peers that will be judging you, but the gods."

Shamus burst out laughing. "You think I care about make believe entities. The only people who can control your life are yourself and your peers. There is no god up there that pulls the strings to your life. You are the one that controls it. You can't make me fear any god's wrath."

Atemu calmly approached him. Dark shadows swirled at his feet. "Your men said the same thing before I let my creature devour them body and soul. Those men did not anger the gods as much as you. They were content in watching your despicable ways until your short life would end because your afterlife would be an eternity of torture much worse than what you put those men through. The only difference now is that you chose a soul they cherished. A soul that has been reborn over and over again and still remains as bright as the shinning sun no matter what his life was like. You tainted that sun, caused it to dim. That is something you are to be punished in this world for and then you are to meet the gods where the torture begins. I will let you in on a little secret before I start my punishment. Our Jounouchi came back to us, and he shines brightly again. You have failed at training this one and now you must deal with the consequences. I hope you are ready for this. Do not even try to make amends with the gods. They are not listening to your pleas."

Atemu formed a blade with the shadows and summoned the first creature. Shamus tried to push his body away from the glaring man in front of him. "What freak show is this? You think I'd be afraid of your holograms, Kaiba?"

Kaiba didn't bother to move or say anything more. He knew that the man would know the truth soon enough. Atemu sliced the remainder of the clothes off the struggling man. "Think what you want. You will know they are real soon enough." The creature beside Atemu burst into flames. The former pharaoh allowed the blade to heat while he pulled the man's shoes off. "Jounouchi told Kaiba that this was one of the most painful things you put him through. Let us see how long you survive." Atemu took the blade out of the flame and pressed the glowing metal against the sole of Shamus's foot. The man screamed and pulled away from Atemu. A spiky wall appeared behind the man and pierced into his entire back half. He screamed and moved back towards Atemu.

The former pharaoh placed the blade back into the flame. He smirked at the blood now running down the man's back. "If you try to move away from me, you will only lean against that wall. And that wall will continue to change depending on the punishment I want to give you for not following my orders. You stay right there while I do this, and I may reward you for good behavior." Atemu grabbed the blade and this time sliced the hot metal through the same foot he grabbed the first time. Shamus screamed and tried to keep his body still, but it was moving on its own and slammed into the spiky wall again.

Jounouchi reached up and covered his ears as Atemu continued to burn and cut the man's feet. He felt sick from the smell of burnt flesh and blood. He knew he had to stay strong, but everything inside of him wanted to run away. He didn't want to hear or see all the torture his friend will do to the man even though he knew in his heart he deserved it. He never knew this man tortured other men like him even though he suspected it. The reality of the situation started to hit him. The gods cherished him and that is why he was saved. They knew about all the others and never intervened for their safety. Jounouchi opened his teary eyes and moved his hands down off his ears. This man directly in front of him never showed mercy to others. He tortured them until they died. Jounouchi knelt down on one knee and bowed his head. He prayed that those men were here to see this. Did they want all the torture placed on this man that he placed on them? Kaiba saw Jounouchi move and instantly shouted to the former pharaoh, "Atemu, stop." Atemu vanished the shadows that were starting to wrap around the man's ankles and allowed the wall to even out with no spikes.

"What is it?" Atemu knelt in front of Jounouchi. "Ask the question that is on your mind."

Jounouchi glanced up at Atemu's crimson eyes. "I want to know what the men he killed think. Do they want to see this man tortured before he dies?"

Atemu glanced back at that panting man whose blood still ran down his body. "Most of those men are at peace now. They no longer have vengeance in their heart or else they could not live in eternal happiness. However, two of the men could not pass into that realm. They crave vengeance like me and my father. I believe if they had someone to witness this man's punishment they could finally release the anger and pain in their hearts to find happiness with their deceased loved ones. They cannot see this realm, but will know when this man has reached his end. My selfish wish is to cause the same amount of physical damaged he caused you before I end his life. You do not need to witness the rest. Kaiba can take you upstairs where you will not hear or see any more torture. I understand that this brings back horrific memories for you. It will only take me a few more minutes."

"I need that closure. I need to know that he can't hurt me anymore."

"I can bring you back down when he is dead."

Jounouchi nodded while Kaiba helped him to stand. They made their way over to the stairs when the rattling of chains caught Kaiba's attention. "What's the matter you little whining bitch. Does this bring back painful memories or make you so horny that you want to fuck Kaiba? You know he is a fine piece of ass. How tight do you think he is? Do you think he whines like a school girl when you fuck him? Or do you like it when he fucks you?" Shamus questioned with a crackly voice.

Kaiba growled and started over towards the man but Atemu moved first. He pulled something out of the shadows and shoved it into the man's mouth, causing him to gag. "Your lips have caused enough damage to him." He pulled the man off the wall and allowed the shadows to wrap around the man's ankles. The wall shifted again, but Kaiba couldn't see what it formed into. Jounouchi buried his face into Kaiba's chest, finally letting the tears roll down his cheeks. Seeing the shadows tightening around Shamus's ankles, Kaiba gently pulled Jounouchi's hands up to cover his ears. He wrapped his body protectively around the blond and placed his chin on top of Jounouchi's head. A sickening crack followed by Shamus's screams and chocks sounded through the place.

He naturally moved back and attempted to scream again. The wall moved back and forth quickly. Kaiba knew at that point what Atemu put on the wall. "How does it feel to have someone pushing into you without any sympathy for the pain you are in? How does it feel to know that your insides are being torn, and the only thing that causes you relief is your own body? Sickening is it not? How many times did you rape men like this?" Atemu hissed. "How many times did you force pleasure on them, degrading them more, making them feel like they were the whore you made them to be?" The shadows around his ankles moved further up his body. Atemu watched as they wrapped around the man's member and pumped at the same speed as the wall. He waited until Shamus released, ignoring his painful gasps and chocks. He made everything vanish back into the shadows and allowed the chains to snap open. Shamus landed in a heap at his feet, coughing and bleeding almost everywhere.

Shamus struggled to breathe again, but Atemu pushed him on his back and stepped on his throat. He pulled his knife out and started carving a message into his chest in hieroglyphics. "This is the end of your mortal life. Let your afterlife be nothing but torture." Atemu slid the blade across his neck, watching as the man chocked on his own blood until he breathed his last.

Kaiba placed his hands over Jounouchi's and glanced down at him. "It's over." Jounouchi glanced back at that bloody mess of the man who tortured him. Atemu's clothes changed into the royal robes he wore back in Egypt. "We must kneel, Jounouchi," Kaiba whispered, pulling the blond down with him.

A flash of light appeared in the room as Ra materialized. "The judgment has been fulfilled. You have done well to find him so quickly, Atemu."

"Only by Kaiba's knowledge and Jounouchi's bravery."

Ra turned towards the two kneeling. "Jounouchi, as his last victim you may ask for something."

"I wish for all the victims that he and his men killed to find their eternal happiness and one piece of knowledge that I believe you can answer for me."

"All the victims have already be reunited with their deceased loved ones. So, I will answer just one question from you."

"The child that I helped escape, is he happy?"

"He still has his fears, but he is."

A tear rolled down Jounouchi's cheek. "Thank you, Almighty Ra."

Ra turned towards Atemu. "You have a choice to make. Do you wish to remain here in this world with these people or return to the world of the gods with me?"

Atemu bowed low. "I wish to remain with my soul mate."

"Very well." Ra placed his hand over the body, and it vanished within seconds. Nothing remained of Shamus's torture, no blood or body.

Atemu walked over to the others. "Let us return home. The others are waiting."

Atemu's clothes changed back as he walked pass Roland and climbed the stairs. Kaiba pulled Jounouchi into his arms. "Are you okay?"

"I will be," Jounouchi answered, knowing that in time all the nightmares will end. He was giving a happy thought at that moment to think about it. The child he managed to save remains alive and well. That was something worthy of everything he went through. They traveled back to the mansion the same way they came. No one needed to say anything. The man that started this whole event was now dead, never to hurt anyone again.

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I know that it sounds like I'm ending it there but I promise you I'm not. There is still three more chapters left. I hope that wasn't too much for anyone. I wanted Shamus to remain a monster till the end. The next chapter will be with Kaiba and Jounouchi again. It's another time change so it won't continue directly from this chapter. It'll be up on Friday. I promise. Thank you all for reading. Please review.

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