Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Power of Love ❯ The Second Attack ( Chapter 4 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Recap: Pomidaeus had been sentenced to life in the dungeon. Seth foiled every escape attempt she tried to make. Yami and Yugi on the other hand went flying through the kingdom. They flew over a slave camp, and Yami decided to make a surprise visit. He and Yugi found out about the not justified abuse of three of the slaves. It turned out that two of the three slaves looked just about like Marik and Bakura. These slaves' names were Malik and Ryou. They and their friend Joey were taken back to Yami's kingdom to be Seth, Bakura and Marik's personal servants.
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Chapter 4: The Second Attack

Nightfall swept across the land. Yugi and Yami were currently in their room. Ryou was in Bakura's room, Malik in Marik's room and Joey in Seth's room. The former slaves of the slave camp couldn't hold in their awe of the kingdom. They still could barely believe that they would be living in a beautiful place like this. Seth, Bakura and Marik had proven to be very nice and Ryou, Joey and Malik knew that they would be happy to be personal servants.
"I see that you like being here already," Bakura said.
"I still can't believe that I will be spending the rest of my life here. This is a paradise compared to the slave camp. The slave camp was nice, but this is amazing," Ryou said.
Bakura smiled at Ryou's amazement. "It is good living here. Even though this is a paradise, we still have trouble sometimes," he said.
"What do you mean?" Ryou asked.
"Our worst threat is the northern kingdom in upper Egypt. The people there are warlike and manipulative. They are very evil. It is not a place to visit because the only ones that the guards don't capture or even kill on the spot are people who are as evil or more evil than they are," Bakura responded. "We had a truce with them, but the stubborn Pharaoh Rameus broke it with an attack on our kingdom when Yugi was born."
"Can you tell me about it?" Ryou asked.
Bakura told him everything that happened. He ended with telling how Yugi lost his mother in the attack. Ryou felt bad for Yugi. It must be hard to live without a mother. Meanwhile, Joey and Seth, and Malik and Marik had the same discussion. Joey and Malik also felt bad for Yugi. They were right about it being difficult for Yugi.
Everyday, Yugi thought about his mother. Yami had always told him stories about Nina. It always made him very sad that his mother died when he was very young. Yami saw the look on his son's face. He frowned as well. He still thought of Nina everyday. He loved her for her great personality. She was always full of life and could always bring light into someone's day, no matter how sad the person was.
Like Yami, Nina was always willing to help whenever the need came. She also show as much care, love and understanding, trust and respect for the people of the kingdom as Yami did. She also loved Yami as much as he loved her. Yami couldn't have chosen a better person to be his queen.
'Oh Nina, I wish that you were still here with me. But I know that you are with Ra and the other gods now. That face alone gives me the strength to go on,' Yami thought.
"Why did my mother have to die?" Yugi asked.
"There are people who will do anything to kill someone Yugi. They will go as far as to kill members of the person's family. There's not much we can do about it. There are a lot of people who are like that. But our current threat is the northern kingdom. There is really no reasoning with those people. They are very evil. I hope that you won't ever have to face them. That's my greatest fear now," Yami responded.
"The people are that bad daddy?" Yugi asked.
"Yes my son," Yami responded.
That night, the entire palace except Yami was asleep. Since he was an angel now, he really never had to sleep anymore. So he watched over his son. He couldn't shake the thought that something very big and very bad would happen. He would end up being right. Two bad things would end up happening though. One would be from the northern kingdom, but the other would come from a sister kingdom to the southern kingdom.
Thousands of miles to the east, was another paradise kingdom. This was the kingdom of Rome. The Romans were very good friends of the southern kingdom's people. Their way of keeping in contact was through trading. Occasionally, people of the Roman kingdom would visit the southern kingdom and vice versa. But the kingdom had a catastrophic danger that it always had to deal with.
This danger didn't come in the form of a person. It came from Mother Nature herself. This danger was the active volcano Mt. Vesuvius. The volcao was about only a mile north of the kingdom(A/N: I know that Mt. Vesuvius really isn't close to Rome, but it will be for this story). There was no body of water or ravine of any kind between the kingdom and the volcano, guaranteeing extensive destruction. That's what happened every time Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
"We need to send for help right away your majesty. Mt. Vesuvius looks like it will erupt any time now," a tall light-skinned blonde man said. This man was Porus, one of the high officials.
"I know Porus, and we will send for help. Through our trading with the southern kingdom, we heard about the almost successful attempt on Yami's life and how he's an angel now. He will be our greatest source of help now," the king said. "Have a messenger send for him immediately."
"Yes King Atheus," Porus said. He quickly left the palace and headed for the messenger's living quarters. He knocked on the door. "Is anyone still awake? This is very important," he said.
The messenger's wife was still awake and opened the door. She bowed upon seeing Porus. "What can I do for you sir?" she asked.
"I need to speak with your husband. It is very urgent," Porus responded.
"Right away," the wife said. She turned towards her and her husband's room. "Aldaeus, Official Porus needs to have an important word with you!" she called.
"I'm coming Candice," Aldaeus responded. He came out of the room. He was a dark-skinned man with black hair in the Afro style. He came up to Porus. "What do you want of me sir?" he asked.
"I need you to send a message to our friend Pharaoh Yami. It is extremely important that you get through my friend. Mt. Vesuvius will erupt at any time now, and we'll need some big help," Porus responded.
"You can count on me sir. I'll get changed and head for the southern kingdom right away," Aldaeus said. He returned to his room and quickly got changed. Then he kissed his wife goodbye before heading to the docks.
'I hope you make it in time dear,' Candice thought.
Meanwhile in the northern kingdom, the army was preparing for the upcoming attack on the southern kingdom. They couldn't hold in their anxiety to get another chance at killing someone. They basic plan of attack was a double meaning. The army would attack at full force, but it would also serve as a distraction. A few members of the army would secretly get inside the kingdom and return with the young prince.
Meanwhile, the gods were with Aldaues. He made good time and arrived in the southern kingdom before morning. He immediately went to the palace. Yami was just out of his room for a little while when he heard someone knock. The sound of the knocking suggested that it was urgent. Yami opened the door. Even though Aldaeus heard about Yami being an angel, he was more amazed seeing Yami in person.
"What is it Aldaeus?" Yami asked.
Aldaues bowe and kneeled on one knee. "Pharaoh Yami, we need your help in Rome. Mt. Vesuvius is close to erupting. It could erupt at any time," he responded.
"This is very serious. Wait here, I'll be back in a minute," Yami said. He called for all of his officials and told them of the problem.
"Go Yami, we'll handle things here," Marik said.
"I think that Yugi should come with me," Yami said. He had a bad feeling that something bad would happen to Yugi if Yugi stayed in the kingdom.
"We'll look after him. You need to help our friends in Rome. You can provide more help than all of us combined now," Seth said.
"All right," Yami said nodding. He quickly went back to Aldaeus. "Let's go and quickly," he said.
Aldaeus nodded, and he and Yami set out for the boat. Again, the gods were with them and gave them swift and safe travel to Rome. They were at the dock at late morning. Yami looked up to see the volcano. Thick black smoke was coming out of the top. Then the ground started shaking violently.
"We must act quickly. Mt. Vesuvius is about to blow," Yami said. He and Aldaeus rushed into the kingdom. "Mystio, Drago, Slifer, come forth. Your help is greatly needed," Yami summoned.
A dark purple light shot into the sky. Mystio and Drago then immerged from the light. Then a virtually earth-shattering roar filled the air. Slifer had appeared from a rippling of power in the air. The three monsters looked towards the north and saw the dangerous situation about to happen.
"What do you want us to do my lord?" Mystio asked.
"You and Drago help to evacuate the people. Slifer and I will work to keep the lava from reaching the kingdom," Yami responded.
The three monsters nodded, and Slifer and Yami flew off. Stopping the lava wasn't going to be that easy. The lava from Mt. Vesuvius usually fans out to be thousands of feet wide so this was going to be a tough job. While, Yami, Mystio, Drago and Slifer were helping the people in Rome, Rameus's army was now fighting against the southern kingdom.
The attack started when a few flaming boulders were catapulted over the wall. The southern kingdom's army was caught off guard by the sudden attack but prepared for what looked like the biggest battle of their lives.
The northern kingdom's army came at full force. Three members of the evil army had managed to sneak inside the palace. They immediately searched the palace for Yugi. Yugi was in the throne room. With his father away in Rome, he led the people for now. Even though, he was 8-years old, he was very mature for his young age.
'Mystio, Drago and Slifer are with my father. But there are others I can summon when I need them,' Yugi thought. He heard the doors slam open to reveal three of the evil army's men.
"You're coming with us whether you like it or not," the evil army men said.
"I'm not going without a fight," Yugi said. "Mystia, Celti, I summon you," he added.
A dark blue light shone through the room. Mystia and Celti stepped out of the light. Mystia tightened her grip on her staff and Celti brought his sowrd up to a battle position. They would not give their young master up without a fight. Yugi also got into a battle stance. He had learned to fight and defend himself from his father and Bakura.
"Kurribo, I need a favor," Yugi called out.
A giggle filled the air. Then a little brown furry creature came out of a brown ball of light. He floated over to Yugi. His cheerful expression grew serious upon assessing the situation.
"Kurri ri ku(Waht do you need young master)?" Kurribo asked.
"I need you to find my father and tell him that the kingdom is under attack. You must hurry," Yugi responded.
"Kurri ku(You can count on me)," Kurribo said before disappearing in a ball of brown light. Kurribo had an ability that only Yugi knew about. Kurribo could teleport great distances. But he still wasn't strong enough to make it all the way to Rome in one teleport yet. He would have to teleport more than once to reach Rome.
The nothern kingdom's army sent a barrage of huge flaming boulders over the walls with catapults. The flaming boulders destroyed everything they landed on. There were sword fights adn hand-to-hand combat also going on. The evil army of the northern kingdom had been taught to make sneaky moves. The army's sneakiness is what gave them an edge for now.
Other men of the evil army used demon Shadow Monsters. The men of the souther army who had Shadow Magic dealt with this threat. The officials were ready to do battle as well. They knew that their input in fighting the evil army would be more than the evil army could handle. They were so focused on the large battle outside the kingdom, that the thought of Yugi needing help never crossed their minds.
Meanwhile back in Rome, Mt. Vesuvius had already erupted. Lava was slowly oozing down the mouth, making its track towards the kingdom. Yami and Slifer had been hard at work creating a ditch deep enough and wide enough to stop the lava from destroying the kingdom. Mystio and Drago had helped the entire populace of the kingdom evacuate to a safer area. Mystio then went to find and help Yami and Slifer. He found them halfway between the kingdom and the volcano. Mystio then landed next to Yami.
"The people are in a safer area my lord," Mystio said.
"That's great news. We can really use your help here," Yami said.
Mystio nodded before using Dark Magic Attack after Dark Magic Attack to help create a large ditch that led to an underground river. Time was of the essence. The lava had made it down the base of the mountain and was heading straight for the kingdom. Everything that the lava touched either went up in flames or melted into the lava. Slifer used a very strong lightning attack to finish the ditch.
The ditch was two miles deep and three miles across. That way, if some of the lava didn't fall into the ditc, it would be diverted away from the kingdom. The moment of truth had come. The lava had reached the area that Yami and his monsters were. Luck was on their side. They made the ditch wide enough. All of the lava flowed into the ditch towards the river below.
"Well, we did it. The kingdom is saved, and that ditch we created will prevent the lava from reaching the kingdom from now on," Yami said.
"I'll go back and tell the people the good news," Mystio said before disappearing.
A couple of hours later, Mystio and Drago returned with the Roman people. They were glad to see that Yami was successful in stopping the lava from reaching the kingdom. Then Yami and Slifer arrived as well.
"You have my eternal gratitude for saving my people," King Atheus said.
"It's nothing Atheus. If you are ever in a situation that is too much for you to handle, all you have to do is send for me," Yami said smiling.
"Kurri(Master)!" a child-like voice shouted.
Yami and the others looked to see a little brown ball of fur appear. Kurribo looked out of breath. Yami could tell that something bad was happening when he saw the terrified look in Kurribo's eyes.
"What's the trouble Kurribo?" Yami asked.
"Kurri ri ku kurri. Ku ri kurri ri(Rameus's army is attacking your kingdom. Your son is fighting against some of the men)!" Kurribo responded frantically.
"What?" Yami asked horrified. His greatest fear had happened. "I must leave immediately," he said.
"Go Yami. Your kingdom needs your help. More importantly, your son needs you," Atheus said.
Yami nodded and flew off immediately. Mystio and Kurribo disappeared, and Slifer flew next to Yami. They had to make it in time. Even though Yugi knew how to fight and defend himself, he wouldn't be able to outlast some of the northern kingdom's men. The northern kingdom's men were still more powerful than Yugi now.
'Hold on a little longer Yugi. I'm coming,' Yami thought.
Meanwhile back in the southern kingdom, the southern kingdom army was winning against the evil army. Seth, Bakura and Marik had joined in the fighting as were overwhelming the army. Seth had summoned Blue and Obelisk. Malik had summoned the Winged Dragon of Ra, and Bakura helped to fight off the evil army. Bakura was the second best fighter in the kingdom. Yami was the best fighter of the kingdom. The southern kingdom army drove off the northern kingdom's army.
But no one had gone into the throne room. Yugi and his loyal monsters were doing their best against the evil men, but were losing. Even though it was only three of the northern kingdom's men, they were stronger than Yugi and his monsters thought. They had been fighting the evil men for three hours now. Mystia had used every move that Mystio taught her, but she still wasn't strong enough yet. Celti had managed to get a few hits in on the men, but even he began to fall victim to them.
'Daddy, please hurry!' Yugi thought. 'These men are a lot more powerful than I thought they were.' He was still outclassed against them in Shadow Magic. He couldn't fight in mortal combat because one of them would just blast him away with Shadow Magic.
Then the inevitable happened. One of the men cast a sleeping spell. Yugi, Mystia and Celit fell asleep. A second man took Yugi and bound him up in energy shackles. Then all three men disappeared out of the throne room. Seth had come into the throne room a few seconds later to find Mystia and Celti asleep on the floor. He felt a strong magic still in the air.
"I have no doubt that that was a sleep spell," Seth said. He chanted a wake-up spell, and Mystia and Celti woke up. "What happened?" he asked.
"Three of the northern kingdom's men had made it here. Yugi, Celti and I tried our best to fight against them, but the were too powerful for us. Then one of them cast a sleeping spell on us. I fear that they took Yugi while we were asleep," Mystia responded.
"Seth!" a deep voice shouted.
Seth turned back and saw Yami running down the corridor. Yami soon stopped in front of Seth.
"Is Yugi all right?" Yami asked.
"I'm afraid not Yami. I just came in here to find Mystia and Celti sleeping on the floor. I woke them up, and Mystia told me that some of the northern kingdom's men slipped past the defenses and put a sleeping spell on Yugi, Celti and her. Then the men made off with Yugi," Seth responded sadly.
"I have to rescue him," Yami said determinedly.
"There will be a lot of men guarding the area. You can't handle them all," Bakura said. He and the others had entered the throne room a few seconds after Seth.
"Oh I can handle them all right. It is them that won't be able to handle me," Yami said. "You forget; I am an angel."
"I guess I did," Bakura said.
"When are you going to leave?" Isis asked.
"We need to thend to the others first," Yami responded.
"We'll do that Yami. Go and rescue Yugi. What happened is my fault for not listening to you," Seth said.
"It wasn't your fault my priest. You didn't know that this would happen. None of us did," Yami said. He then went outside the palace and took off into the air. He had to save his son. 'Don't you worry Yugi; daddy's coming for you,' he thought. He headed for the northern kingdom.
Meanwhile, Yugi was a prisoner of the northern kingdom. He sat in the dungeon, the energy shackles still around his hands and feet. He was whipped 15 times before being thrown into the dungeons. He knew that he wouldn't be in the dungeons forever. He knew that he was going to be killed. One of the guards opened his cell and removed the enery shackles. The guard had a whip and was about to whip Yugi again. Yugi grabbed the whip.
Yugi's hand glowed with dark energy. The energy flowed through the whip and into the guard. The guard tried to scream, but nothing came out. He fell down unconscious. Yugi quickly made it out of the dungeon before the other guards came in. If he went down, he would go down fighting. He just hoped that his father would make it in time.
'Oh daddy, please find me. I know that I can't last against these people forever,' Yugi thought desperately. He then began feeling the pain of his wounded back. He wasn't wearing anything to cover it, which made the whiplashes a lot more painful. He could only hope that he could hold out until his father could find him.



Well here's chapter 4 of this story. I'm pretty impressed the way this chapter came out because it took me less than four hours to write and edit this. Moving right along, preview of Chapter 5: The Fight for Survival: Yugi must keep the northern kingdom's forces at bay long enough until Yami arrives. A good source of help appears to heal him and revitalize him. The battle to stay out of Rameus's clutches won't be an easy one, especially when the three evil army men who brought him here join in the battle. Can Yami rescue his son in time? You'll have to stay tuned to find out.

Oh, and for those of you who were waiting for Yami to Mind Crush somebody, the wait will soon be over. Starting in Chapter 5, Yami will be giving some people of the northern kingdom a one-way trip to the Shadow Realm.

For all you Digimon readers out there, the next fic to be updated will be Sight of Friendship. I will then update Digimon 02: The Strength of Friendship and Digimon 03: The Power of One after that.