Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Twisted Love ❯ Wounds of the Heart and Flesh ( Chapter 6 )

--Hello again. Rizu brings you Chapter 6! If anybody is confused about what the heck a raider is, don't worry, I'll explain. Raiders are like bandits or thieves. They rob, steal and pillage. That's basically what a raider is. Anyways, this Chapter ought to shock you…or at least the ending should. Enjoy! (I really don't have to remind you that I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! right? Ok good…)

Chapter 6 - Wounds of the Heart and Flesh

The raiders were dirty, dusty men with one thing in mind. Take all the gypsies valuables and kill any who resist. The lead raider smiled, hoping there would be plenty of lovely women for his sexual desires. He wore on horseback, but the men ran on foot.

Pharaoh realized he was still dress in his peasant attire and quickly hid his Millennium Puzzle inside Yugi's tent. "My Aibou, go and warn your friends and family."

"But-"

"Go now!" Yami snapped. Yugi knew he was going to try and hold off the raiders, but he didn't dare stand in the Pharaoh's way. He ran to wake Grandpa and the other gypsies.

The Pharaoh ran at the lead raider and, hoping to slow him down. But the Raider dodged him at the last minute. His horse tripped over its own feet and fell. The Raider fell too and called to his men, "Get that fool who dares try to hurt me!"

There were at least fifteen raiders and only ten gypsies, barely half of them able-bodied fighters. Yami was left alone against the raiders for the moment. The evil thieves pounced like wild cats all at once and started beating the Pharaoh over the head with their clubs and fists.

(I shall refer to the lead raider as simply "the Raider" since he technically has no name and has only this one time appearance in the story.)

The Raider got to his feet and whistled. The men stopped leaving Yami battered, bruised and bleeding in the sand. The gypsies were scrambled to get what they could, but the raiders easily overpowered them. The women scattered in all directions like a flock of pigeons and the men that were able to fight, did their best to protect the women and their leader.

Yugi went back to his tent briefly to get the Millennium Puzzle. He knew that it belonged to the Pharaoh, but he didn't want those evil men to have its power. The boy nearly choked when he saw Yami staggering towards him. His head was bleeding and his arms were covered in swollen bruises. Yugi touched his lover gently, but still the Pharaoh winced at his pain.

"Pharaoh…what did they-"

"It's nothing for you to worry about, my Aibou." Yami said quickly. I cannot let them get to Yugi, he thought. He staggered as quickly as possible to help defend the gypsies. He stole a dagger from one raider and stabbed him in the stomach. Blood gusted out onto the Pharaoh's hand and he retched at the sight, but he continued to fight and save the little world his love was born into.

Yugi was frightened and worried. He could see his lover protecting his grandpa, but what could he do? I have to fight, Yugi thought. I'll use my dagger. I've been practicing and Yami taught me well. He went into his tent, but just before he grabbed his knife, the whole tent was torn out from over him. The Raider and two other men surrounded him. Yugi fumbled for his dagger, but the Raider caught it first and slammed it into Yugi's shoulder.

For that brief second, time seemed to stop complete as Yugi saw a fountain of crimson-his own blood-splatter all over the Raider's hand and his own dagger. The same dagger that Grandpa had told Yugi to defend himself with was being used to kill him.

Yugi let out the loudest scream he could. He clamped a hand onto his wounded shoulder and curled into a ball. Tears poured from his eyes as he lay there in eternal pain and agony. His shoulder pulsed with his heart as blood flooded his blankets.

The Raider laughed out loud. "Poor little boy got hurt. Aw, let me help you." He raised the dagger and brought it down for the final blow.

His dagger hit, but…it wasn't Yugi he'd stabbed. Yugi looked up and felt his heart stop completely when he saw Yami standing over him. The dagger was buried right to the hilt in the Pharaoh's chest.

"You!" The Raider growled. "Die already, you filthy bastard!" He stabbed the Pharaoh again and again. After the third stab, Yami fell over almost on top of Yugi. The boy caught his love and his breathing quickened when he felt the red water of his lover staining his hands.

"Yami, speak to me! Don't leave me, please!" Yugi shouted.

The Raider laughed. "Yami? As in, Pharaoh Yami? Well, it seems as though we've got a real live one here."

"He ain't a live one no more, boss." said one of the raiders.

Yugi felt his own blood boiling as he heard the raiders laughing and mocking the Pharaoh. He felt something pressing into his hand. He looked up and saw Yami's trembling fingers putting the bloodied dagger into his Aibou's hand.

"Y-Yami…"

"D-D-Destroy…their…leader, my…love." Yami gurgled.

Yugi clutched the dagger hard. He forgot all about his wound and the raiders and the gypsies. All he knew now was that he had to kill the man who hurt his true love. Yugi sprang to his feet and buried his dagger into the Raider's heart. The man let out a gasp of surprise and a retch before falling dead to the ground.

The other two men that had been with him immediately charged at the boy, but a strange glow stopped them. The Millennium Puzzle was burning with a golden light. Yugi turned to face the men and his eyes were the same color as the glowing Puzzle. One man stared directly into the Puzzle's light and was immediately sent to the Shadow Realm.

The other was smarter and called, "Retreat! Retreat, dammit!" He fled and the other raiders followed.

Once the evil men were gone, the Puzzle stopped glowing and Yugi ran to his dying lover's side. "YAMI!!!"

--Another cliff hanger…aw, sorry. Don't gimme that "fuck you" look! Damn, I have to save something for Chapter 7. Review please and I'll type up Chapter 7 as soon as possible. (College keeps me busy. Yes I'm in college and yes I'm a freshman.)