Sorry for the long wait, I had writers block, was working on other stories and oh yeah schools a bitch so...Enjoy.
Jehu continued to pace, back and forth he walked in the living room of the large house. His anger was being fueled as he waited for his little brother to come home. He knew that his brother was hiding something from him. Leaving everyday for long periods of time was what Jehu noticed first. Jesse always told him where he was going and usually stayed out for short amounts of times. He knew it wasn't safe because of the war and that anything could happen. An angel could have secretly crossed the border and is plotting the death of several of us demons.
What Jehu wouldn't do to be in the army? He just wanted to grab the biggest gun he could find and shoot every angel in his path. Those damned creatures could go to hell for all he cared. What they did to his precious king, Jehu didn't even want to think about it. His king was a great leader. He praised his king with every cell in his body. He wanted to prove to him that he would be a valuable solider in his army. He wanted to show him that he could kill as many angels as he needed to, to show his respect and love for his king.
He wanted this world to be safe; he wanted it to be peaceful, for his brother. His brother deserved to have a good life, something that he didn't get to have. Jehu had to endure the pain of death. Their parents were killed during the war. So Jehu had to raise Jesse on his own. It was tough but he managed to get through it with very little help. Jesse turned into a great kid. He had wonder friends. Jehu respected Jesse's friends. He got along with them well.
Chazz Princeton, a rich kid demon that had a cocky attitude but cared for his fellow demons. That was what Jehu liked most about Chazz. He didn't like his cocky attitude though. He thought it was a bad influence on his brother. But so far, Jesse's attitude hasn't changed much.
Zane Truesdale, Zane is a big guy who can look a bit scary like a demon should but is actually a great guy. He and Jehu are great friends. They hang out together almost as much as he hangs out with Jesse.
Blair Flannigan is a sweet girl. She was a bit younger then Jesse but she was intelligent for her age. Jehu didn't really talk to her much because Blair seemed to be a bit afraid of him. He didn't bother to show her that he wasn't bad. Too much effort!
Sighing, Jehu stopped his pacing and looked out the window. He watched as protective officers walked up and down the streets. He was so worried about his brother. Anything could have happened to him? He could have been arrested for something he didn't do. He could be lost. He could have been killed by those damned angels.
"No, that's taking it too far. Calm down Jehu, I'm sure he's fine." Jehu said to himself.
Running a hand down his face he took a deep breath. Everything was going to be fine.
Suddenly before Jehu knew it, he felt the ground around him began to rock. He didn't notice it at first until he felt himself shifting and the pictures on the walls were beginning to move. Jehu gasped and tried his best to keep balance. He could hear the screams of citizens outside from the window. He knew that it was best to get out of the house but he could barely stand up and keep balance, let alone try to walk.
"What the hell?"
Jehu reached over for the railing on the steps and held on tight. He carefully made his way over, his feet shaky. He didn't know what was going on but he planned on finding out. When he reached the steps he reached over for the door, it was difficult seeing as the door knob would not stay still. What seemed like ten years, Jehu finally reached the door knob and turned it, opening it wide. He quickly released the railing and made his way outside. When he did, he noticed that everyone's gaze was to the skies. He raised his and looked in that direction. What he saw amazed him.
Flashes of black and white rays exploded in the in-between. They exploded like fireworks. So many of them! What was going on? Looking over at a nearby officer Jehu raised the question to him.
"Hey, can you explain what this is?" Jehu asked.
The officer looked him in the eyes. "Unfortunately I have no idea what this means. But it seems to be affecting both this world and the Realm of the Gods." She explained.
Looking back up at the small explosions Jehu tried to figure out for himself what was going on but came up with nothing.
"Something's not right here." Jehu muttered to himself.
Haou sat on the couch, his foot tapping on the wood floor as he waited for his brother to return home. He knew it wasn't safe for him to go out alone but he was a teenager. He was also stronger than he realizes. He can defend himself. Who he didn't trust were those so called neighbors they had. How dare they call Jaden a "demon lover?" Jaden doesn't even hang around demons, so why would they call him that? Was it because he liked demons? Haou knew that he sometimes talks about that Jesse kid. Jesse in his opinion was okay from what he has heard but what he didn't like about him was that damned brother of his.
Jehu Anderson. A no good demon who is constantly getting in Haou's face whenever we run into each other, Haou would always seem to run into him. No matter where he went they would always run into each other. It's not like it's illegal for demons and angels to cross into each other's realms, it was just rare. But it seemed if either one would cross into the others realm; the other was there to greet them.
Haou didn't understand how his lucky was so awful for it to happen every time but he chose to ignore it for now. He didn't even know why the thought came up. Standing up, he went over to the window and looked around. Jaden should have been back by now. Haou was getting worried. Where could his little brother be? Stepping away from the window, Haou took a deep breath and then exhaled.
"Jaden, where the hell are you, this is ridiculous?" Haou asked himself.
A knock at the door brought him out of his thoughts causing Haou to blink and look over his shoulder. He stared at the door. Another knock was heard.
"Who is it?" Haou asked.
"Messenger of his royal highness, please open up."
Haou's eyes widened as he quickly made his way over to the door. His heart pounded with possibilities of what this could be about. Was his brother arrested? Was he killed? Opening the door, Haou was greeted by a short chubby man. He looked to be balding but he had a crazy mustache. Haou raised an eyebrow and the man glared at him.
"Can I help you?" Haou asked.
The man took out a piece of paper from the file he was holding and showed it to Haou. Haou's eyes widen as he saw the picture of his brother in black and white.
"You are the guardian of Jaden Yuki, correct?"
"What if I am? Who are you?" Haou asked.
The man rolled up the paper and placed it in his pocket. "My name is Bonaparte, if you must know. But as I asked before, you are the guardian of Mr. Jaden Yuki, correct?" Bonaparte replied.
"Yeah, he's my little brother."
Bonaparte sighed before handing Haou a small document. "I have been sentenced here, to make sure you receive that notice." Haou's fingers clenched violently around the piece of paper, his anger was boiling. "Jaden Yuki, age 16 was sentenced to be judged by his highness."
Haou ripped the document out of anger and let out a roar. He glared down at Bonaparte, grabbing his collar. "Why the hell is that necessary? My brother has done nothing wrong?"
"I'm afraid not. He has caused great discomfort in this realm, so he is being judged." Bonaparte said.
"That's bull-"
The ground around them began to violently shake. Bonaparte quickly spread his wings and flew up into the air and vanished without a trace. Haou glared at where he was last seen before trying his best to keep balance.
"What the hell?"
Holding onto the wall, Haou looked around the room before walking out the door. He watched as other angels panicked, running around for shelter at the sudden earthquake. Looking up, Haou's eyes widened as he noticed small sparks in the sky. Nothing but black and white explosions was present in the sky.
"What is that?"
"What's going on?"
So many questions were being asked as the angels watched this unknown phenomenon. Where did it come from? What was happening? And when will it end?
Haou knew that he wanted to know what was going on but he also needed to make sure Jaden was alright. If that man –Bonaparte- was right, then Jaden was being judged right now, which means that he could die. Clenching his fist, Haou spread his wings, ready to take off to see his royal highness. With a flap of his wings he was soaring into the air, before disappearing completely.
Syrus sat at the table, his eyes sad as he listened to everyone talk. Being worried was the least of it. Jaden could die up there. Being judged is one thing, but if you fail that judgment…well, no one ever hears of that person ever again. Syrus didn't want that. Jaden…and Jesse…they don't deserve to die. Syrus just wanted peace. He wanted everything to be normal. He clenched his fists. It wasn't fair.
Hands made their way to his shoulders and he looked up to see Aster. Aster wasn't specifically looking at him but over at Zane as he leaned against the wall, trying to think. Syrus blinked, his stray tears rolling down his cheeks as he did.
"Zane, we need a plan. If we don't do something, Jaden and Jesse are done for." Aster said.
"I know that." Zane growled. He clenched his fingers around his arms before taking a deep breath. "But there isn't much we can do. Getting to the king is going to be difficult."
"We just have to barge in. Defeat a few guards and we're good." Chazz boasted.
"It's not that easy." Alexis said.
Aster put a finger to his lips and hummed. "Well actually, it could work. If we can defeat the guards that are in our way-in a silent and stealthy way-then it could work."
Chazz smirked where as Alexis frowned. "You sure Aster, it sounds way too easy and obvious."
"I'm sure; it may be the only option we got."
Syrus didn't care what the plan was, as long as it worked. Reaching up, Syrus' hand, made its way to Aster's. He removed it from his shoulder. Aster just stared at Syrus as he stood up from his seat at the table.
"Well we have a plan. Let's get moving." Syrus said in a hollow voice.
Everyone watched as the young angel made his way over to the door of the small hideout. Syrus did not want to sit around any longer. Judgment must almost be over. As he walked out the door, the ground around them began to shake and rattle with great capacity. He fell to his knees.
"Syrus." Zane shouted.
Syrus tried to stand up but the violent shaking was too much for his small body, and for the fact that he had nothing to hold onto. He placed a hand on the grass beneath him and just sat still as he waited for his to pass.
"What is this?" Syrus asked himself.
"Look up there." Alexis shouted.
Everyone evacuated the small hide out as quickly as they could and looked up at the sky above. Their eyes watched the small explosions of white and black as they sparked in the sky. They watched in awe, never before have they seen anything like that.
"What is that?"
No one knew how to answer that. But they knew that it was familiar. Something they had seen before.
"Magic." Aster finally said.
Zane looked over at him, "Magic? You mean demon magic?"
Aster shook his head. "Not exactly, it seems to that it is a combination of both angel and demon magic."
Syrus' eyes widened. "It must be Jaden and Jesse."
"How do you figure?" Chazz asked.
"I just know."
Chazz rolled his eyes.
"What should we do? If that really is Jaden and Jesse causing this then something seriously wrong must be happening up there?" Aster asked.
"Zane?"
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned around. The angels stared at the new person with wide eyes where the demons knew him well. Zane turned around completely as the stranger stopped in front of him.
"Jehu, what is it?" Zane asked.
The angels knew right away with now getting a better look at him that this must be Jesse's brother. They had similar looks except Jehu had deep yellow eyes and a darker look to him.
Jehu looked Zane in the eyes. "I heard you and your friends say my brother's name. What happened to him? Where is he?" Zane looked around; the others looked down at the ground. Jehu didn't like being ignored. "Where is he damn it?"
"Jehu," Jehu looked over at Chazz who had his arms cross his head bowed. "Jesse went to Jaden's judgment. He's probably the one causing this."
Jehu had just about had it. He was beyond furious. Haou! His damned brother dares to bring his little brother into his pathetic problems. Grabbing Zane's jacket collar, he glared at the teen. "
"Take me to him."
"Are you insane? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"I don't care, as long as Jesse gets away from those damned angels!"
"Um guys," Jehu looked over at Syrus as he looked up at the sky. "It stopped."
Jehu growled. "Do it now. I don't have much time."
Zane just stared Jehu in the eye before sighing. "Syrus, I want you to take Jehu. He's coming with us."
Syrus' eyes widened. "Are you sure?"
Zane nodded. Syrus just gulped. "A-Alright, let's g-get going Jehu."
Jehu stared at Syrus before tsked. "Damn angels." But he didn't complain too much as he walked over to Syrus, ready to go up to see his royal highness of the Realm of the Gods.
Ryou paced back in forth in his bedroom, his mind couldn't comprehend what had just happened only minutes ago. Such power! Ryou had never witnessed anything like it in his five millennia of ruling. His head pounded in his skull. His stress level rising. This wasn't good. Not good at all. That explosion of power, it most definitely was felt by everyone. This was not good at all. His people will worry. His people will worry. The last thing he needed was involving him in anything else. The war was enough. To see that man's face again, especially for something like this, Ryou may be putting his people and himself in great danger.
Yugi watched his fiancé walk back and forth for what seemed like days. He knew that this situation was dangerous but stressing and worrying was going to get them nowhere. The two needed to sit down with the council and figure out where they went. Figuring out what happened and where they went will make everything much easier to comprehend.
"Ryou, please-!"
"Yugi," Yugi looked up at his fiancé and noticed his shaking form. His beautiful white bangs hung over his eyes as he visibly shook with fear. "This is all my fault. If I had never cast for the Jaden to be judged then this would have never happened. Jaden is just a child. My children are always curious when it comes to the past. Keeping it from them was the reason this happened." Yugi wrapped his arms around his love and let him cry into the crick of his neck. He knew he was scared. Even after ruling for five thousand years and seeing much bloodshed, Ryou can still get scared. Yugi loved that he could still let his emotions be known. He just wished that it wasn't for this reason.
"Ryou, love, please don't cry." He rubbed his back in comfort. "We will figure this out. We will fix this."
"How." Ryou looks up at Yugi with tears in his chocolate orbs. "Never before has demon and angel magic combined to become one."
Yugi frowned. "Trust me Ryou, we will figure this all out."
A pounding at their chamber door brought them back to reality.
"Your highness', an intruder has made his way into the throne room. Please stay put and I will guard you."
Ryou's eyes widened. "It must be one of the citizens who saw the blast. No doubt they're here to question me about it."
"Look at me," Yugi placed his hands on Ryou's shoulders and made Ryou look him in the eye. "I swear to you, a promise as white as your beautiful hair, that I will protect you and make sure that this gets resolved."
"You can't make a promise that has no good plausible outcome. This is all on me. My people must be scared stiff. They must have sent this intruder to start a rebellion. That has to be-!"
Yugi silenced his lover; a small and sweet kiss was all it took for Ryou to be silent once more. Yugi pulled away and looked into Ryou's eyes before smiling. "I promised that I would have this outcome be a good one. I will not break that promise. We will resolve this together."
Ryou blushed, his cheeks bright pink. He smiled and nodded. He knew that they could do this. If they worked together, anything was possible.
His heart pounded in his chest as he hid behind one of the nearby trees. He knew that there were guards guarding the entrance. He could sense them, their powerful magical energy. Haou bit his cheeks as he timed himself; he needed to do this perfectly. If he messed anything up, he would be caught and he wouldn't be able to save his brother. His effort would have been for nothing.
Looking out from the corner of his eye, Haou noticed that the guards' backs were turned; they were looking up towards a window of the large palace. This was his chance. His one and only chance! Stepping away from the trunk, he made his way through the small forest area he was in. He sped, running as fast as he could without attracting too much attention. He had to get close enough to them, but not too close that they can sense him.
Stopping at another tree, Haou looked from behind it and saw that the guards were back in their guarding positions. Taking a deep breath, Haou climbed the tree he hid behind and continued up until he could see the guards below him. He watched like a hawk, waiting for his prey –the wolf cub- to run. So like the hawk watching a cub, Haou watched the guards, hoping to find a perfect chance to strike. But at this rate, the perfect moment will have to be made himself. His brother needed his help. He could sense it.
Crouching on the branch, Haou examined the area one last time before springing off, the branch shook, the leaves rattled. The guards looked up in the direction of the tree to see nothing. But as suddenly as that branch shook, a fist collided with the face of the first guard. The guard fell to the floor, he was out cold. The other guard out his spear in position, ready to take on Haou, but Haou but was ready. With a swift turn, a foot collided with the guard's side, causing him to fall to his knees from the overwhelming pain. Haou took this as his chance. Snatching the spear from his hands, Haou grasped it tightly before jamming it into the lock system. Sparks flew for a moment before it lit green. The gate began to open and Haou took that moment to run inside.
The palace was exquisite when it came to detail. No doubt there were tons of people watching over it. Maids dusting and cleaning, servants who do everything and anything for their royal highness', and guards who watch over valuables and the king himself, Haou had no doubt that this would be hard but he knew that he could do it, for his brother's sake.
Making his way through the hall, he kept an eye out for anyone who would foil his plans. But so far, no one has come into his presence. It seemed all too easy. Haou knew this.
"This is bullshit, where the hell is everyone?" Haou muttered to himself.
Haou didn't feel like messing around with useless nonsense like beating up guards, but if he knew they were around, it would put him more at ease. Sighing, Haou stopped his tracks, his eyes darted immediately for the large double doors in front of him. The throne room! This was where they held judgment. Jaden, he has to be here. Rotating his shoulders and cracking his knuckles, Haou wasted no more time stepping into the throne room. But as soon as he did, he was met with a room full of royal guards and one border patrol officer.
All eyes were on Haou as he walked into the room. He was armed so he knew that he could defend himself. The guards immediately got into position, one sneaked off to warn to warn his royal highness.
"Stay where you are and surrender." One of the guards shouted.
Haou tsked at him before tightening his grip. "My brother, where is he?"
The man in the patrol uniformed, Crowler, looked at Haou closely before sharpening his eyes. "Don't tell me you are the troublemaker's brother. I can see where he gets his attitude from."
Haou growled. "Don't you dare call my brother a troublemaker? My brother is just a child. He has a right to be curious and carefree."
"Oh please," He put a hand on his hip. "That slacker needs to learn a thing or two about the real world. He thinks everything is revolved around "friendship" and "peace" well he needs to realize that all of that is crap. War and fighting is all that matter at this point in time."
"Insult my brother again and I will seriously hurt you." Haou shouted.
"Oh really, you can't hurt me so don't even try."
Crowler smirked at Haou. "Bring it on boy, I'll show you what I can do."
The doors to the throne room slammed open, everyone once again looked over to see an out of breath teen. His dark teal hair was the only real feature they could see.
"Where is he?" He raised his head. Yellow eyes burned brightly with rage. "Where is my little brother? Tell me now."
Haou's eyes widened. This guy, he thought to himself. What the hell was he doing here?
Jehu looked over in Haou's direction, his eyes sharpening before he stood up straight. "Haou, it seems we meet again?"
"Yeah, it seems we do." Haou replied.
Jehu smirked. "Just to let you know, if you get in my way, I'm won't be afraid to crush you."
Haou clenched a fist and grinned. "Right back at you, you bastard!"
"This is not the time for idle chit chat, arrest them." Crowler shouted in annoyance.
"Like hell I will let that happen." Haou shouted. He clenched his fingers tightly in front of him but not completely so that his fingers touched his palm, no, just barely as he left enough room for energy to build up. A bright light began to form around his hands, a shape began to manifest behind it. Crowler, the guards and even Jehu watched intently to see what it was that Haou was creating. When the light broke apart, what was left in its place was a pure white bow and arrow.
Crowler's eyes widen with fear. "H-How c-can a slacker like you, create light weapons?"
A light weapon is when an angel can concentrate his or her energy to create any weapon they have in their disposal. Most angels, who can use this rare ability, may only have weapon, where there are even a rare amount of angels who have more than one. However, in the past three thousand years, no angel has been discovered using more than one weapon. So seeing any angel around today, let alone a newer generation using a light weapon, comes as a shock.
Haou looked down at his weapon; he held it with a tight grip at the thought of his brother. "My goal in life is to protect my little brother. No matter what way I must, I will do whatever it takes. Even if it meant to perfect my power of creating light weapons! I trained day in and day out for years, trying my hardest to prefect it in every way. And now that I have, I can use it to make you talk." As he set his arrow on the string of the bow, Haou thought of his brother's smiling face. Aiming his weapon at the heart of Crowler, he kept it steady. "Now, are you going to talk? Or would you like me to personally end your life?"
Crowler stared at the arrow with fear; he knew that the arrow aimed for him would definitely kill him. But he was loyal to his royal highness. He could not just give away information, information that was unknown, even to the king himself. He was in a jam. A jam that would cost him his life if he did not figure out a way out!
"What should we do?"
"Crowler will surely die. This is not good."
Crowler just sighed. "The information, in which you seek, is unknown even to the king himself."
"Bullshit, you must have been here when they cast judgment. Where did you rats take him?"
"I already told you, we don't know."
Jehu stepped forward. "If you don't know where his brother then tell me where Jesse is. You must know."
"We don't know where either of them went. Even if I did I can't tell you."
Jehu growled and he clenched his fists. "Damn it, where is your king. I demand to speak to him."
"Like hell we'll let demon scum anywhere near his highness." Crowler shouted deliberately. "Your brother already made the mistake of showing his face in this kingdom. Do not make the same mistake."
"I'm already here aren't I?" Jehu replied.
"That is quite enough."
Everyone stopped what they were doing. But Haou stayed as he was, aimed at Crowler if he did not answer him. He really didn't care about Jehu's problems; he just wanted to know where Jaden was.
The guards as well as Crowler, bowed before their king. Ryou stood in front of them, his eyes set on the intruders before him. Jehu watched King Ryou closely, making sure that no funny business would happen.
Ryou looked over at Haou before speaking. "You are Haou Yuki, correct?"
Haou heard the question but did not look his king in the eye. "That is correct. Where is Jaden?"
Ryou sighed. He was nervous to answer his child question. For now that he knew the intruders were the boys brothers, not to mention Haou had the rare ability of light weapons, it would be difficult to reason with them.
"I'm sorry but your brothers are no longer here in this palace. As you know, an after-shock of energy ran through the realms causing shaking and explosions of energy. This was caused by a collision of both Jaden's and Jesse's magic combined with my own. This phenomenon caused an explosion of magic. When all of the dust and shards were cleared, it was concluded that both Jaden and Jesse had disappeared."
Jehu clenched and unclenched his fists. Gone, there was no way in hell that Jesse could just vanish, Jehu thought to himself.
"What the hell are you going on about? Why would they have to combine their magic? Just what the hell happened up here?" Jehu asked.
Yugi squeezed Ryou's shoulders in encouragement to go on. "Jesse made the foolish mistake of trying to attack me. Jaden ran up to help him, to try and make him stop but it was already too late. I had already fired a blast of mine. I concluded that Jesse was trying to protect Jaden, by having them combined their powers and make a barrier. I had never seen anything like it. It was as brave as it was careless. But they somehow pulled it off. A shield to keep them safe from harm! However, when my magic became too much, the shield disintegrated and shards of their magic exploded everywhere. When we could look back, they were gone."
The two stood silent, Haou shook with rage where as Jehu stood in utter shock. His brother was not the rebellious type. He couldn't believe that his brother would try to attack the king of the realm of light. Was he angry at what the angels did? No. He doesn't know because Jehu had refused to tell him. So, why would he flat out attack him? And why risk his life to save Jaden?
"I don't what to feel about this. But all I know is that this is all your fault to begin with." Haou shouted in Crowler's direction.
Crowler jumped, looking back at Haou as he was once again, aimed right for him. "R-Ryou-Denka, w-what should I do?"
Ryou looked over at Haou before raising a hand in Crowler's direction. "You are a highly trained patrol guard, are you not? If you want to live, defeat Haou and capture him. If you cannot do that, then it was your fate to die."
Crowler couldn't believe his highness' words. His fate to die! How foolish! He was as strong as any other solider, he can do this.
"You're going to pay for bringing my brother here." Haou brought his arrow back, ready to release. Crowler held his sword at his side, and his shield in front of him. "Once I kill you, I can go looking for my brother."
"Not so fast, Haou," Jehu interrupted. Haou looked over at Jehu. "Don't think you're the only one who wants some action. Don't forget my brother was involved in this too. He risked his life to save your brothers ass."
Haou released his hold on the arrow and let it come back into his hold in his hand. "You know Jehu; you're really pissing me off."
"You eh, well I guess we'll have to settle this." He cracked his knuckles. "You and me against the world, kick ass together."
Haou tsked. "Like hell!"
"Eh why the hell not, we would do great?"
"Because you moron," Haou grabbed his collar. "I still don't trust you. We have a mutual hatred. Demons and Angels are still at war."
"Che, so because of that you won't help me save my brother. I knew I was right about your kind, selfish bastards all of you!" Jehu muttered.
Jehu raised a fist and it quickly made contact with Haou's face, causing him to stumble back a few feet. Haou growled and spit some blood from his mouth.
"Is that how you want to play?" Haou's pale and pure aura began to spike and increased. Jehu's was the same. His dark black aura spiked as well.
A showdown between angel and demon, was about to take part. Both teens forgetting about the situation they were in. Forgetting about the safety of their brothers and the safety of their own lives!
There you have it folks. SUPER LONG CHAPTER OF DOOM *huffs* This chapter took forever. I was going to make it longer, but I had a feeling you probably wouldn't want to read much more. So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope to see you next time.
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