Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Legacy ❯ Chapter Six ( Chapter 6 )

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I actually didn't find it five days later this time! Go me!


Aaries: Okay, we’re REALLY sorry about this being so late. We wanted to post it by Monday, but if being lazy wasn’t bad enough, there was a power surge Saturday morning and we lost what we had been working on before we went to work.

Chaos: which was approximately half the chapter... *grumbles*

Jef: thankfully none of the permanent memory archives in our computer were damaged, though I doubt anyone will care about that part... Oh well.

Aaries: this chapter is a little bit shorter than it should be.

Angel: Anyways, Warnings: it’s slightly fluffy and more than a little pointless. But there was no other way.

Chaos: yea, like that makes any sense... Oh well. Hey, Join SCOURGE!!!!!! Hehehehe...

Jef: anyways, here's the sixth chapter, sorry about it being late and short. We will try to have chapter two of Dragon’s Legacy out by Monday, but we refuse to be held responsible for anyone who develops brain damage because they tried to hold their breath for it.

Aaries: Oh yeah, and thanks again to Choni - if it weren’t for her, you wouldn’t be getting chapters nearly as good as what we manage to post.

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Yugi was warm, not freezing or overheated as was the norm, and comfortable. But more importantly, he couldn’t for the life of him remember any reason that he would be either of those things. The pallets that the slaves slept on at the Mintaren complex were no where near this comfortable, and were in a building that was quite exposed to the elements. That’s when Yugi remembered - he had been given away.

Warily, Yugi opened his eyes, and found himself in a tangle of soft blankets and pillows. The last thing he consciously remembered was sitting in the Dark Prince’s lap and being held close by the monarch. Quietly as he could, Yugi sat up and looked around with a strange mingling of fear and morbid curiosity. He was in a very large, well decorated room, with big windows and rich looking, gauzy curtains that fluttered in a warm afternoon breeze. Beautiful rich tapestries hung on all of the walls, and there were tables and storage cabinets lining the walls.

"Ah, I see you’re awake now," a rich, deep voice said from the doorway, startling Yugi. He looked over to see his new master standing in a doorway, the door pushed half-open in front of him. Quickly, Yugi looked back down to his hands and folded them in his lap. Yugi barely heard the prince walk toward him, his already light footsteps muffled by a thick carpet. "Did you sleep well?" the prince asked, startling the mute slave boy.

Hesitantly, Yugi nodded; terrified of being hurt and confused as to why the Dark Prince cared whether he slept well or not. As Yugi was thinking, a warm hand cupped his cheek and Yugi tensed immediately. He was (quite sensibly) afraid of upsetting his master, but even more afraid of what the gesture might mean. The hand cupping his face gently tilted his head up, and Yugi closed his eyes in fear of the unknown.

"Open your eyes, little one," the Dark Prince ordered, and Yugi felt terror and an odd longing to see the prince’s garnet, unblinking stare.

Yugi opened his eyes slowly, not knowing what to do or expect. The hand still cupped his face gently, but with enough force for Yugi to know that he wouldn’t be able to look away until his master let him.

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Yami was fairly certain of his decision on the boy’s coming gift, but he wanted to see Yugi's beautiful, soulful amethyst eyes again first. When he had arrived back to his chambers, he had been startled to see the boy sitting up, though it was logical. Yami knew what he wanted to do, and so acted, instead of waiting.

"Ah, I see you’re awake now," Yami said from the doorway, making certain catch his slave’s attention before approaching him. Yugi seemed so afraid of him, and it hurt somewhere in Yami's chest to see the boy that way. "Did you sleep well?" Yami asked, trying to be kind, though it seemed to startle the boy even further. Yugi was obviously terrified, and suddenly Yami wanted to ease the boy’s fears. A most unfamiliar emotion.

As gently as he knew how, Yami tilted the boy’s face upwards so that he could see the mute’s eyes again. Yugi's eyes were closed tightly and Yami saw the obvious fear written in every line of the boys face.

"Open your eyes, little one," Yami said quietly, wanting desperately to see into the lavender depths of the boys soul so he could decide what to do with him. Yugi slowly opened his eyes, and Yami managed to lose himself in their depths, glimpsing a powerful mind and an intelligence that astounded him. There was gentleness and kindness hidden under a veil of fear, laced with something akin to iron. "So beautiful," Yami thought, not realizing he had voiced this thought until the boy jerked away from him, startled.

Sighing, Yami released the slave’s face and turned away. "Come," he commanded as softly as he could, leading Yugi to another one of the rooms in his suite. It was little more than a storage room, the fundamental difference from any royal treasury being that it held things that were for Yami, and Yami alone, to decide to employ. Things like the royal seal, which only members of Yami's bloodline could use, and pendants of power for Yami to draw on if ever he felt weary or had worn out his own magics in some endeavor or another. The rest were mere trinkets, for the most part, that Yami had never needed and doubted he ever would need.

The particular trinket he wanted now was one that his ancestors had used to distinguish their favored slaves and servants. Almost all previous rulers of Egypt had had favorite slaves and servants whom they would reward with a special status, though they gave and took it at their whim. Dust lay over most of the items in the room, since all Yami had needed in the last few years was the royal seal. Still, he found what he was looking for in a far corner of the room. It was a simple, curving gold armband with a ruby on the centre of the five spirals, and at first glance it was nothing special. However, when you looked closer, you would see small, yet perfect, black gems surrounding the ruby, and at the ends of the gold. Looking closer still you would see beautiful patterns etched into the gold itself, so small and intricate as to be thought scratches at first. They were runes of power, written in the oldest of magical languages, long ago by the dark god himself - or so legends said. Powerful protection magics had been woven into the armband, that much was obvious to any one gifted with any kind of magic. Yami reached out, lifted the armband from the satin pillow it had been resting on, and blew the dust from it, creating a small, hazy cloud.

Yami turned to Yugi, noting with some happiness that the boy had actually followed him, though Yami had expected as much. "This is for you, to mark that you are mine and mine alone. No other shall touch you without your permission, or harm you without mine," Yami explained as he slipped the band onto Yugi's. The ornament had seemed far to large for the boy at first, but it molded perfectly to his skin as if it belonged there, when Yami put it on him. That was another of the magics imbued into the band, to fit whomever the current dark prince deemed worthy of the honor of being his favored.

Yami watched his slave attentively, wondering how he would react. Confusion, curiosity, and apprehension were written in every line of Yugi's body, and Yami realized with amusement that the boy had no idea what Yami had just given him or why. XPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXP

Yugi stared in wonder at the armband that the Dark Prince had given him, wondering what it meant and why it had been given to him. It was beautiful and as far as Yugi knew worth far more than he was. Unable to stop himself Yugi looked up to the Dark Prince, for the first time seeking out the others eyes of his own will. Unbeknownst to him, the question in his own eyes was clear and obvious as day to the monarch. The Dark Prince merely smiled in a calm and caring way that Yugi never thought that he would see again when he left lady Kina.

Then, a very insistent itch made itself known in Yugi's nose and Yugi looked away embarrassed as he sneezed, immediately bringing his hand to cover his face as a reflex. The poor slave boy had no idea what to expect from his master at this or what indeed he did expect, but he knew for certain that he never expected his master to start chuckling at him. It was a deep sensual sound that sent tremors throughout his entire body.

"Come, Yugi, let us get you out of this dust." The Dark Prince said when his chuckles subsided. Yugi nodded, and noting with amazement that the Dark Prince had used his name, followed the other back to the bedchamber. The Dark Prince was just about to sit down when a tentative knock from the door drew his attention, and the young monarch looked up to see a young aid standing there and trembling.

"Speak." the Prince commanded, sounding slightly annoyed.

"S-s-sire, th-the advisors are w-waiting f for their p-p-promised appointment." The aid managed to stammer out.

"Tell them I shall be there shortly." The Dark One commanded coldly, dismissing the boy. When the aid was gone he turned to Yugi. "I want you to stay in these rooms for the rest of the day and not wander off. Keep that armband on at all times unless I give you express permission to remove it. I will be back soon little one."

Yugi nodded, more confused than ever as his master left the room. When his master was gone and the door was closed, Yugi walked over to a warm patch of sunlight and sat down in it, not knowing what else to do right now. The sun was warm but not to hot with a cool breeze blowing in from the gardens, and Yugi fell asleep sitting there thinking about all that was happening to him.

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Aaries: Uhmm.... for being late and all... that was crap.

Chaos: who cares, it’s going up, because if we try to revise it, it'll end up even worse. And on the bright side, it’s not nearly as lacking as the original written version.

Jef: Oh dear gods, do not remind us. ((Shudders at the lack of detail and planning in the written version))

Aaries: anywho, REVIEW REPLIES!!!!! Yayness!!!!!!

To Yana5: Huh? I’m sorry, but Yugi cant talk and we are really confused.... Please explain what you mean?

To Amber Eyes23: If you’ve got Ideas send them on over. We do have most of it planned out, but we don’t really like all that we are have done for this story and quite a bit of it is up for revision. Both stories are going at the same time, and the first chapter of Dragons Legacy is up for people to see. But you already knew that ((winks)) By the way, we want to give you a prize or something for being the first to review Dragon, but we'll get to that in the relevant story, so look forward to next weeks posting (((but do not, repeat, do NOT hold your breath for it))) Yes, our Ego is under control.... its the seize of a kitten... Oh well, hope you enjoyed, though it was Short.

To Kenshinfan21: Indeed, but he doesn’t know that yet now does he? ((Amused)) don’t worry, they will figure it out before Jou shows up.

To Slate Grey: Yea, we like Yami that way too, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t prone to temper tantrums. One of them is Key to the story line. Oh well, even he cant be prefect ALL the time. And Yami's interest will only grow more pronounced as they spend more time together, as is only fitting of course. We are so glad you like it, and here is the next chapter.

To Osiris-Lee: ((LOL)) Yes, we can tell you were hyper when you wrote the review. Don’t worry; we get like that a lot too. Yes, Jou will be a slave, but not until after his entire life is ripped forcefully away from him and shattered. Hehehe... oops... Don’t worry, he gets freed by Seto then they get it on. But that’s all going to be in Dragon. Thanks for reviewing that BTW. YES!! The duel monsters will be pretty important, though only Jou and Shizuka and two or four others will be able to summon them completely into the real world by the end of Dragon and Dark. Other people will be able to draw on their aspects and strengths and such, but beyond that nothing can be promised yet. Here's more!!! And Dragon is now posted, as you have realized. We will tell you more about that when we update Dragon, ok? ((Winks))

To I Forget: heheh... we get the same way of sugar rushes and stuff, so it’s ok. Hope you didn’t have a hangover or anything. Wow, your muses are nicer than my muses. Well, we hope you like this, and we are glad you liked last chapter.

To Tiara Shin: here's the next chapter!!! ((Smiles WAY to brightly)) Kawaii!!!! ((huggle glomps you and Yugi)) Yep, Marik as a dark god... It’s all going to be in the fourth Legacy, which we shall shorthand to Moon. It'll take a while to get that up, considering that each installment of Legacy will have at least a dozen chapters, probably more. Here ya are, and we hope you enjoyed.

To SoulDreamer: You probably have read it before, we posted it like a year ago and it got taken down. Now we are re-posting it with MAJOR revisions. Yea, it would be cool to be able to do Italics in the reviews.... ((sighs)) oh well. Hope you liked this chapter.

To meluvugi: He he... it was getting interesting wasn’t it? Hope this lives up to it.

To tiger witch: Love or Lust? Good question, because right now even Yami isn’t sure. As for us, well we know... But sore wa himitsu desu!!! ((Smirks like Xellos)) About being possessive... Yea... You'll see that that is something of an understatement. Yami will keep Yugi as close to him for as long as he can. And Yugi wouldn’t be so paranoid if he didn’t have a really bad past now would he? It just wouldn’t fit in with the story, besides we like torturing the cute little uke bishie so that the seme bishie can comfort them and then we can get to the good stuff. Great Gods no Mokuba's crush is NOT Tea!!! He even says as much to Seto. Besides Tea has short hair, Mokuba's crush has long hair. She will show up next chapter, we promise.

To Tayko: We are glad you like it, and she will show up next chapter we promise. You will probably figure it out as soon as she shows up and we do so love to give out surprises.

To Kyra Windwood: Yep!!! ((Smiles uber-brightly)) You'll probably see her next chapter.

((Added after Bettaing)) To Neo-QueenRini1: We can be the same about updating sometimes, hehehe... As for Malik Being a god, its kind of esental to the story line to have a dark god that almost everyone sees as Evil but all powerfull, but in love with another god, and Marik and Malik fit the role well. We will explain much more thouroughly in Moon, we promise.


Angel: And that, as they say, is that. Review and let us know what you think.

Jef: By the way, SCOURGE stands for Secret Council of Unlawful Renegades Gathering Evil. Chaos mentioned it earlier, but we stole it from a friend, with his permission though he stole it from somewhere else. Oh well.

PR: JUST-REVIEW-ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

------- This isn't as polished as I wanted it, but I've already kept it too long. Sorry. -Chroni

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