Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Hunters ❯ Yami's Tale ( Chapter 6 )

/ Yugi to Yami / // Yami to Yugi // \ Ryou to Bakura \

\\ Bakura to Ryou \\ [Malik to Marik] [[Marik to Malik]] (Seto to Jou) ((Jou to Seto))

*General conversation* +Commands+ Personal thoughts

On with the story!

My name is Yami. This is Malik, Seto, and Bakura. As you can tell we are not human. My people do not have a name. I am their prince. I have led them for 10 years since the death of my father. I am also a hunter.

All of my people have the ability to change their form into any creature they wish. I changed into a dog so I could watch over Yugi. We also have the ability to affect the mind of humans if the need arises. We have the ability to kill with a thought, but we do not. As you already know we can use our voices as weapons of influence. Our powers also allow us to create anything made of natural material out of the air, such as our clothes.

However, only a few have the ability to hunt. They have to be quick, strong, and on guard. If not, they would perish quickly. We four are such hunters.

Several thousand years ago a sect of our people broke off on their own. They grew dark. They began to kill. Thus, what humans have come to call the vampire was born. However, with the loss of their souls they also lost a part of their powers. They crave the blood of my people, and the power it holds.

They began attacking us with the very creatures we were sworn to protect. Your time has turned them into a card game known as Duel Monsters. Several people were being killed: human, monster, and my kind alike.

Seven brave souls sacrificed themselves to seal off these monsters and create a protective world for them. Their hearts turned into seven magical items. They were scattered all over the Earth. As a return for our kindness, we retained our powers to summon the monsters to our side. The vampires cannot. Their powers were stripped by a higher power.

However, if all seven items were to be brought back together the holder, or holders, would be unstoppable. It appears that the vampires are now searching for them. We now seek to find them first. You three, Malik, Ryou, and Yugi hold three of these items. For this reason the vampires hunt you. In order to protect you, the items granted you the use of their powers. You can summon the monsters to you, as you know. They have defended you several times already from the undead.

The vampires are growing more cunning. Several ancients still exist. They hold evil powers that are hard to equal. The only way to defeat them is by destroying their hearts. Yet, the more we kill, the more they convert. However, if the human is unwilling, they soon grow insane. Many have been destroyed by their own kind.

In our quest to protect you, we bonded with you. This gave us the ability to communicate mentally to you. Through these links we can use you if you are in danger. Bakura and I did this today with the ones holding Yugi and Ryou. We used your own eyes to see so we could attack those attacking you. You surprised us by answering us back. We had not anticipated that. We suspect that it is the bonding spell.

Unlike vampires, my kind can walk in the sun if we chose, although it stings our eyes and skin easily. However, it is safer for us at night because of the vampires. We do not sleep in coffins. Neither do vampires. We sleep in beds. We protect ourselves by using several strong spells. Occasionally, if we are very injured, we are placed into the ground until we are healed. Many hold the ability to heal using their mind and energy. Seto is one such as this.

Like vampires, we drink blood to survive. Do not be alarmed by this. We do not kill those from which we drink. We respect life unless the person is disrespecting someone else's. Seto was forced to kill Jou's father in order to protect him. However, unlike vampires, we can also eat meat, and drink wine. But, we must have blood to replace our energy.

Money is of no value to us. Several of us are considered very wealthy by your standards. I hold several small companies around the world. All of us do. We also own several houses. Seto is using his money to build the dueling systems that are used to play Duel Monsters. This way we can track all duels to check for misuse. We still seek to protect the monsters. In return they still come to us when we call for their aide.

Because we are not human, we age differently. I am one of the oldest remaining. I am over 5000 years old. Seto is 4763. Malik is 3859. Bakura is the youngest hunter at 3521. We have seen many ages and empires rise and fall. Many generations. My people were forced to flee Europe after the Greeks began to grow in power. They knew of us, and our powers. They sought to use and destroy us. If one of us was to be somehow caught and studied by modern day science, it could cause world pandemonium. None would be safe.

We now live all over the world integrated into human society. After a certain number of years, we fake our own deaths, and move on to avoid suspicion. Several of us know many languages for this reason - many now long dead.

It is possible for a human to be converted to be like us. However, the change is very painful. They must have a firm bond with their mate. If not, they would go insane just like an unwillingly turned vampire. Once mated, the bond is forever. When one dies, the mate follows. Most choose to end their existence for the next, or a vampire kills them.

There are only 117 hunters left, including us four. We are scattered across the globe. We travel to hunt wayward vampires, and to check on our fellow hunters. We have not yet been able to contact this area's hunter. He disappeared from us. That is originally why we came here. Now we seek to protect you and the items from the vampires and their puppets.

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Yami stopped. All four of the boys were staring at him, wide eyed. He didn't notice someone sneaking around in his own memories.