Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Vampire's Soul ❯ Saving Grace ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

"The Vampire… he's got Kat-chan and Yuugi-kun!" Ryou choked out. The Vision reached its peak, then faded, instantly. Ryou stood up, shakily, tears in his eyes.

"I knew this would happen," Bakura growled. "He's trying to use our loved ones against us! I KNEW this would happen!"

"You don't have any loved ones, Bakura," Ryou scowled.

"I have you and Amane," Bakura said softly. Ryou looked a little weirded out. He grabbed his coat.

"I have to find Yami and tell him. If he doesn't already know." He opened the door, to find Yami standing there already. "Gah!"

"Yuugi's been taken hostage," Yami said softly. "Rishid came and…" He trailed off, unable to continue.

"I know," Ryou said, softly. "I had a Vision just now… Kat-chan's been taken captive, too…"

Yami glanced out the window. "It's almost sunset. This is it…"

Bakura sighed. "Amane!"

"What?!" Came Amane's irritated voice.

"We have to go… Moonrise isn't far away."

Amane groaned and sat up, having formerly been lying down on the couch. "Alright."

"Ryou, did you see where they were being held?" Yami asked.

"Yeah," Ryou choked. "The park."

"To the park it is, then," Yami sighed.

An ugly sight greeted them when they arrived. Kat, who had struggled and resisted when Rishid captured her, was covered in cuts and bruises. The smell of her blood filled Ryou's nostrils, causing him to grimace. Kat was unconscious, for the time being. Yuugi, however, was fully awake. He was a little bruised, but not much worse for the wear. Yuugi looked up when he saw the three.

"Yami-kun! No, stay-"

"QUIET!" A harsh tenor voice said. The owner whacked Yuugi on the head. "Well, finally, I get to get rid of the threat… I've spent months plotting your demise…" The voice hissed.

"Who are you," Yami hissed, "To think that you can hurt us in this way?"

"My name is Malik Ishtar," The vampire hissed, emerging from the shadows of a nearby tree. "My Ghoul's name is Rishid. This city is my territory…"

Malik Ishtar was dark skinned, like Yami and Bakura. His hair, which fell to his shoulders, was platinum blond, his eyes, a clear, bluish-purple. He wore all black (typical of most vampires), in addition to a dark purple cloak with a golden eye on the hood.

"We are not territorial creatures, Malik," Yami hissed. "We have a right to be here. This is completely uncalled for."

"You may not be territorial creatures," Malik said, dangerously. "But I am." He let his fangs and claws grow out. "I'm not without a heart… I'll let you all fight first… before I kill you…"

"What makes you think you will?"

"Because," Malik sneered, "I have your lovers here… And if I know the way you'd think… You'd be too worried about them to concentrate…"

"Don't be so sure about that," Bakura growled. "And anyway… we have an advantage over you."

"Oh?" Malik sneered. "What's that?"

"A five-hundred-year-old Werewolf who happens to be my elder sister," Ryou smirked. "And moonrise is in five… four… three… two… one…"

The moon slowly began to rise over the city. With it, Amane's convulsions began. But what shocked them was that Yuugi was convulsing as well. Yuugi let out a hoarse yell as his features started to shift from human to lupine.

"AIBOU?!" Yami yelled.

"Yami-ku-AHHH!" Yuugi's voice faded into a hoarse growl as he finished the transition from human to wolf. He snarled and snapped at the ropes binding him. Amane finished her transformation at around the same time. Ryou hurriedly cast a spell over both werewolves.

Wolf-Yuugi managed to tear himself free of his bindings. He almost went for Kat, the only human in the vicinity, but Ryou's spell took affect before he could hurt her. Yuugi hung his head, golden yellow eyes gleaming, before whimpering a little and moving over to Ryou.

/I've got him under control, Yami,/ Ryou said, mentally.

{Thank you…} Yami's thought speech voice sounded distraught.

"Well," Ryou said, as he let his true features show as well, "I think I'll play wolf master for the night, then." Yami and Bakura let their features show, too.

"It's time, then," Malik hissed. "Rishid! Kill them!"

"COWARD!" Yami screamed. He lunged at Rishid, his claws slashing every bit of Rishid's skin they could find. "You have not the courage to take us on yourself?!"

Malik smirked. "I'd rather not take my chances," he said, delicately. "And besides, I have other things to take care of…"

Ryou's eyes widened. Malik was headed straight for Kat.

"Bastard, don't you TOUCH her!" Ryou yelled. "Yuugi, Amane!"

The two wolves lunged at Malik and stood in between him and Kat, snarling.

"Impressive spell work, to bend the minds of werewolves to your will," Malik hissed. "You won't keep me from you lover forever…"

"I can try," Ryou hissed.

Malik laughed insanely, and lunged at Ryou, clean over the two werewolves. His claws connected with Ryou's face, creating long gashes. Ryou retaliated, fighting back with all his strength. It never seemed enough, though. Malik always overpowered Ryou. Finally, Malik knocked Ryou to the ground. Ryou was panting, drenched in his own blood. He felt his life ebbing away, slowly, ever so slowly.

"Ryou!" Bakura yelled. Rishid, who had a long, curved sword in hand, delivered a blow to his gut and Bakura crumpled as well. Yami was the only one left standing. Malik had somehow managed to knock Yuugi and Amane unconscious.

A low groan sounded from Ryou's right. He strained his eyes and saw Kat stirring. "Kat-chan…" He whispered, hoarsely.

"And so it ends," Malik hissed, sneering at Yami. "Your Fledgling and his own are dying…"

"But I'm not…" Yami hissed. He chanted something in Khemetic, and a long sword, longer even than Rishid's, appeared in his hands. With one swipe of the blade he severed Rishid's head. "Malik Ishtar, for your transgressions against myself and my blood family… you will face Final Death."

"Who do you think you are?!" Malik laughed. "No vampire can order Final Death against another!"

"You tried," Yami hissed. "I am Atemu, the First."

Malik's eyes widened, he stood, stunned. "Impossible… Atemu could not have lasted so long…"

"I have," Yami hissed. "Now DIE!" He swiped at Malik, creating several long gashes in his torso, then, finally, after he felt he had inflicted enough pain, he took Malik's head. When Malik crumpled to ash, Yami ran over to Yuugi and scooped the black wolf into his arms, gently stroking its fur. "Yuugi…" He whispered.

Kat was awake again, her bindings already torn apart by Yuugi. She made her way, gingerly, to Ryou.

"Ryou? Ryou? Oh, God, please, don't die…"

"I-I'm sorry, Kat…" Ryou sighed, closing his eyes. "Would… that I could be there… for the rest of your life… I love you…"

"No… No… I'm not letting you die!" She screamed. She seized Ryou's hand. "Take my blood… it'll heal you, right? Take my blood."

"No…"

"Do it! I can't lose you!"

Ryou choked, closed his eyes, and bit into Kat's neck, trying to control himself… but he would need every last drop to heal himself. Her heart slowed, and he tore away, not able to go any farther. Kat's head fell against her chest, her breathing hard and ragged. She was dying.

"Kat…" Ryou choked. He lifted her head and forced her mouth against one of his wounds, the only one that still bled openly. "I'm sorry…" He felt her drinking his blood… she pulled away, panting, before groaning and collapsing. "Oh God…" Ryou choked. "I Embraced her… I…"

Ryou then passed out cold.