Aqua girl 007: I tried my hardest to make this emotional as possible. So this chapter is going to be an emotional rollercoaster to say the least.
Youngbountygirl: Hey guys! Another chapter for ya'll. Aren't I generous? Anyways, let's see what happens to Odion!
Marik rushed into the house, carrying his brother in his arms. Marik heard his brother cry out in pain thoughout the whole trip. Marik could barely imagine the amount of pain his brother was going through. Then again, the transformation is supposed to be painful, since it's turning him into a blood sucking monster without a soul. Marik could never imagine the agony this must put every human being in.
Marik's house was small, wallpaper of pale yellow with flowers all over the living room. The living room had a soft brown couch at the front left corner, an electric fireplace (that used to be an actual fireplace 20 years ago), a TV ahead of the couch touching the right wall, a wooden coffee table in front of the couch, two comfy chairs (one next to the couch and the other right next to the opening ahead right next to the TV leading to the hallway), hard wooden floor, an opening to the right next to the entrance (leading to the kitchen), and a welcome mat right in front of the door leading outside. There were a few pictures on the wall. The biggest one was right above the couch of a forest with two deer. There was also a shelf right above the electric fireplace with books lined up with two block bookends. There were four small ceiling lights for each corner of the room.
Marik set his brother on the couch, wanting to help out his brother as much as he could. He could still hear Odion's crying pain as Ishizu rushed and examined the bite mark. Marik clamped his teeth together to prevent himself from screaming as much as Odion. This would not be scream of physical pain, but emotional. Marik couldn't stand seeing his brother in this kind of agony, even if they weren't blood related to each other. Odion meant almost the world to Marik.
"The venom is too deep," Ishizu said and Marik turned his gaze towards her. "Vampire venom spreads too quickly. If this was a spider bite or a snake bite, it would be different."
"There has to be something that we can do!" Marik cried out, standing up. "I don't want to stand here like a dumbass while Odion turns into a blood-sucking monster!"
"What do you guys do when someone is bitten?" Yugi asked hesitantly. "I mean this shouldn't be the first time that a werewolf's loved one has been bitten. Do they cut a body part out like in The Walking Dead?"
"Usually the venom spreads too quickly to cut off a body part off," Ishizu said, glancing at Odion from the corner of her eye, "so our ancestors stab the person in the heart."
Horrified, Marik stared at his brother on the couch with wide eyes, clenching one hand into a fist. He tried to find many ways to object to this, but... what other way could there be? It was rather death or watch his brother suffer and become a leech sucking blood off of human beings. There was nothing, but helplessness circulating through Marik's body and soul. If only he had the power to take the venom away.
How could he have let this happen? He should've killed that vampire before it bit his brother. Now, because of him, Odion is going to become a blood-sucking monster – the very thing that he was taught to kill, or die. The worst of it was that there wasn't a thing he could do about it. All Marik could do was just stand there at his brother's side like an idiot waiting for Odion to grow fangs.
Marik would do anything to take it all back. He didn't want to see his brother in this much pain. He knew the worst was yet to come. At least two of the worst choices to make. It was rather kill Odion or let him suffer this transformation. Not just let him suffer this transformation, but become a monster bent on killing innocent human beings to live. That was what all vampires were made to do. They were only created to suck every drop of blood from every human being just to get something to eat. What other reason was there for these stupid leeches to live?
Marik remembered his brother. Odion was adopted into the family as a young infant by the Ishtar family. Eventually, when Marik's mother was able to give birth, Odion practically raised both Ishizu and Marik. He was like the older brother every kid always wanted. Odion looked after Marik, even if he wasn't a werewolf. Ishizu looked after Marik too, but not the way Odion did, especially since Ishizu and Marik were only five years apart. Odion always took his time to play with Ishizu and Marik as little kids, even taking care of them after the death of their parents.
Marik wanted his brother back, not a monster! Should he kill Odion right now to save him from eternal suffering? Could he really do such an act to his own brother...? Was this really better than Odion becoming a monster?
"My brother took three days to change," Yugi said before Marik shifted his gaze towards Yugi. "Odion will be suffering through alot of pain, but he will still live. It's pointless to kill Odion, if he'll be alive and well."
"Pointless? Yugi, vampires are nothing but blood sucking monsters feed on nothing, but blood! They can't and will not live without it! My brother is going to turn into a bloodsucking vermin killing innocent lives out there!" Marik said angrily, pointing at the window. Marik tried his very hardest not to cry, knowing that'd only make him look weak. "I don't want my brother to turn into those monsters! The very thing he hates!"
"Odion can drink animal blood like my brother does. It'll stink up the house when he comes home with dinner, especially when he cooks it, but he'll live and animal blood is just as appetizing," Yugi explained, trying to stay calm. "If you truly love your brother, it shouldn't matter if he's a vampire or not! He's your brother!"
'Is Yugi f***ing retarded! How could Yugi say something so stupid?! It's like saying it's okay if your best friend ends up being a serial killer! ODION IS GOING TO TURN INTO A BLOODSUCKING VAMPIRE! CAN'T HE GET THAT!?' Marik yelled in his mind, but then thought it through. Yugi did have a point. What if Odion only drank animal blood? Would that truly make him a monster? The more Marik thought about it, it did seem like an idea. He still doubted of Yami not being tempted on drinking human blood, but there was no denying he could stick on an animal blood diet. Marik noticed Yami's eyes changing to a brownish color before leaving. Yami's pale white skin did start showing color to it, since arriving in Domino High. Not to mention Yami lived with his brother without showing a single bite mark or temptations on drinking his blood, except when picking him up from his date. Though... Marik couldn't really count that as temptation, since Yami was trying to get his and his friend's goat.
Still... Marik couldn't get passed seeing his brother like one of those bloodsucking leeches.
"Yugi's right," Joey added. "Marik, it's about time we changed our ways. This discrimination against the vampires has done nothing bring harm and it was the very thing that split up the form pack! It's about time we changed!"
Angry at the notion, Marik slammed Joey's back against a wall, holding his throat. "Are you f***ing with me!? Vampires are leeches and that's all they are! I don't want to hear about your preachy bullshit about how vampires are angels! Because I know for a fact they aren't!"
"Marik—" Yugi started before Marik cut him off.
Growling like an animal, Marik shifted his gaze towards Yugi. He swore Marik had a wild, almost animal, angry look in his eyes. He never saw Yami act like that before! Yugi started wondering to himself why Marik calls all vampires monsters when he acts more monstrous than his own twin brother. At least Yami acts civilized, even more so than all these werewolves put together.
"Stay out of this you f***ing little turdbull! I know you think all vampires are f***ing angels just because one vampire you know doesn't drink human blood. New flash— not all vampires are like that! Some vampires are blood thirsty killers, who are willing to do anything to stay alive! I'm not going to stand by and let your assumptions trample my family! You're either for us or them!"
"I'm not for either side! I'm team Switzerland just like f***ing Bella Swan! I wouldn't care if Tea ended up being a witch!" Yugi glared directly at Marik. Joey rose two eyebrows. This was the first time he's ever seen Yugi so angry. Even Marik was surprised, though didn't show it. Yugi's glare deepened. "You want to know something? For someone who thinks he's so high and mighty. You are acting like a monster right now, yet you call the vampires monsters? Even the three vampires that were on the verge of drinking my blood are ten times more civilized than you! In fact, one of them happened to warn my brother about the swarm before I moved in to your territory! HE SAVED MY LIFE! You wouldn't do the same for the other vampires that are just hunting for game know nothing about your territory. SHAME ON YOU, YOU HYPOCRITE!"
Marik let go of Joey's throat and Joey began gasping for breath. Marik stood still in frozen shock. He couldn't argue the fact that Yugi had met more than just his brother, when it came to meeting vampires in general. Yugi had just compared Marik to a bloodsucker. No, claimed that the bloodsuckers were less monstrous than himself. Yet... Marik couldn't find a combat for this. Not once had he really met a vampire that couldn't control his emotions. Even during dinner time, half of the ones he met were good at hiding emotions or using them like everyone else. Only werewolves had trouble with emotion. Werewolves sometimes fight and argued with one another. Not vampires. Even the mates got along and rarely ever fight at all.
"Excuse me; I want to be alone," Marik said before he marched out of the room, which was in the hallway to the left, and a few moments later Yugi heard a door slam shut.
"Should I go talk to him?" Yugi asked and Joey shook his head.
"Marik is not thinking right, right now about what is happening. He just needs some alone time to think."
The more Yugi thought about it, Joey was right. If he went to talk right now, Marik probably won't listen and it will only make things worse. Yugi slightly felt guilty for snapping at him like that, but Marik needed to hear that. If he was to rant about how evil and monstrous vampires were, he had to look at himself in the mirror. Yugi knew he was doing the right thing by standing up to Marik. He wasn't going to let Marik keep to his pride and stubbornness It was about time the werewolf traditions changed. Out with the old and on with the new.
Maria entered into the house from outside, who was to make sure there were no vampires were following them. Yugi, Ishizu, and Joey gazed at her direction, Odion still crying out in pain.
"I heard everything," Maria said quietly.
"I will see if I can give Odion something to cease the pain," Ishizu said, leaving on her way to the kitchen.
"You think I might've been too hard on Marik?" Yugi asked.
"N-No," Maria replied, then letting out a sigh. "I think you handled it quite well. Perhaps even better than me. I know... it's hard to... handle Marik." She slowly reached her finger tips across the scar on her face. Yugi then could almost guess clearly how Maria got the scar.