Post by gogina on Aug 21, 2008 13:13:28 GMT -5
On Angel’s Wings!
By Gogina
By Gogina
A/N: You review, I post another chapter!
Disclaimer - I don’t own YGO!
Chapter 14
Lucifer’s Revenge!
Lucifer’s Revenge!
Yami closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable. After a few seconds and having nothing happen, he opened his eyes. To his complete surprise, Yugi stood in front of him, bloody and battered. The only thing preventing him from collapsing to the ground was the fact that he was keeping back the blast thanks to the shield he had formed around Yami and himself.
“Yugi!” Yami shouted, watching as the angel bent down onto one knee, struggling to keep the shield up for as long as it took.
“You. Won’t. Hurt him,” Yugi said, punctuating each word as he stood again to his feet. “I won’t LET YOU!”
With the final outburst and all the energy Yugi could muster, the blast disintegrated into nothing. Surprisingly, Yugi remained standing, breathing heavily as his arms fell to his sides. It was at this moment that Yami realized that Yugi’s wound was slowly healing itself. Lucifer’s weapon lay where Yugi had fallen before. The former spirit rose to his feet and stood behind Yugi. Lucifer remained in the air, looking down on both of them, arms crossed and a thoughtful look on his face. Suddenly, he smirked and lowered himself to the ground, stopping a few feet away from Yugi.
“Well, little Yugi,” he began, “it seems like this is your lucky day.”
“Stop talking in riddles, Lucifer,” Yugi ordered, staying alert in case it was a trick.
“Now, now, Yugi, is that any way to treat me when I’m offering you a way to save your lover’s life?”
This question caught Yugi’s attention, but Yami was having none of it. Immediately, he stepped in front of his aibou, determination set into his features as he spoke.
“Yugi, listen to me,” he said. “You can’t trust him! This could all be a trap! It’s not worth it just to save me.”
Unfortunately, Yugi wasn’t paying attention to his darker half. His gaze fixed on Lucifer.
“I’m listening,” he spoke, signifying the devil could continue.
Lucifer grinned and uncrossed his arms.
“I figured you would,” he admitted. “Here’s my proposal. Your life for your friend’s. If you chose to accept, your friend goes free and you become my follower. However, if you refuse, I will control your friend’s body again and take him to hell with me. So, which will it be, Yugi? An eternity without your lover? Or an eternity knowing that you might one day destroy him?”
Yami, furious by now that Yugi wasn’t paying attention to him, retreated back and retrieved Lucifer’s sword.
“He won’t be making any deals with you!” he shouted, flinging the sword towards the demon.
As soon as the weapon left his hands, a stinging sensation gripped his heart, causing his eyes to widen as he fell to his knees. Lucifer turned back to Yugi, his fist still clenched as if he held Yami’s heart in his very palm.
“So, little Yugi, which is it going to be?” he asked, expectantly.
The angel clenched his fists and grit his teeth. Finally, his arms descended to his sides, his hands released from their iron grip. Lowering his head, he spoke.
“I’ll do it.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, the pain in Yami’s chest disappeared. Lucifer smiled in approval.
“Very good, Yugi,” he praised. “I knew you’d come around.”
“Yugi!”
The said boy watched as Yami rushed towards him. A small smile appeared on his lips as Lucifer touched a finger to the angel’s forehead. In the swirling mist that suddenly appeared, Yugi and Lucifer were gone.
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(Kame Game Shop, an hour later . . .)
“WHAT!?”
Yami cringed slightly at the volume of Joey’s voice. After the events that had happened, he had had no choice but to explain everything to the others. Joey stood there with a shocked look on his face while Kaiba stood a few feet behind him, an emotionless expression on his face. Arms crossed over his chest, he examined the former pharaoh carefully, but didn’t speak.
“Exactly what I said,” Yami replied to Joey’s outburst. “Yugi’s been an angel this whole time. Up until now, that is.”
“So, that’s it, then.”
Yami jerked his head up in surprise at the sound of Kaiba’s voice. His ‘friend’ snorted.
“What are you trying to say, Kaiba?” Yami asked, curiously.
Said person shrugged.
“All I know is that if it were Wheeler here who was in the pit of hell right now, probably being tortured beyond belief, I’d do anything and everything within my power to save him.”
Yami sighed.
“I couldn’t save him even if I wanted to,” he admitted, running a hand through his spiky hair. “You saw for yourselves how powerful Lucifer is and Yugi’s a pretty even match. I pale in comparison to them.”
SLAP!
Yami’s face turned to complete shock as he raised a hand to the cheek where Kaiba just hit him.
“I’m sick of your excuses,” he stated. “You either love the squirt or not. Either way, the mutt and I are going to help you get him back.”
His surprised look turning to a smile, Yami nodded his thanks. Standing to his feet, he closed his eyes, focusing intently.
Ra?
I’ve been expecting your call, Yami. You wish to save Yugi, correct?
Yes, but I can’t do that without . . . Well, you know.
I do, my son. Rest assured, you will receive what help you need when the time comes. As for transportation, allow me.
When Yami next opened his eyes, he found himself, as well as Joey and Kaiba, standing on the edge of a pit of fire. Smirking, Yami started forward, not bothering to tell the others to follow. They’d figure it out.
‘Don’t worry, Yugi,’ Yami thought, anxiously. ‘I’m coming.’