Demons of the Darkness Chapter 12: A New Clan and Bringing Back Mokuba, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: Yay! Here's the next chapter to Demons of the Darkness for everyone. Enjoy!

Demons of the Darkness

Chapter 12

Keara noticed that the hunters were starting to regroup and were heading to Domino City. 'That means Yami and the others are in danger.' She thought as she quickly headed there, knowing what she could do to help.

Yugi went through his room, gathering up what things he wanted to bring with him. Aqua sat on the bed, watching him. Yugi sighed as he closed the duffel bag and got up. "I hate it that I have to leave but I don't want you two to get hurt." Aqua got up from the bed and walked over to Yugi, nuzzling him softly. "I know but we are more worried for your life, Yugi. You are a demon now and a very young one at that. If something happened to Yami and I, then no one will be there to watch over you. I can't bear to think of what the hunters could do to you." Aqua spoke.

"Don't worry, you won't lose me. I'll make sure that I will be with you both throughout this problem." Yugi said as he hugged him around his neck. "Well, we better be going then. Maybe Keara may know of a place for us to stay." Yugi nodded as he picked up his duffel bag and they left the room, meeting up with Yami by the door before they left out, Yugi taking on last longing look back to the game shop before flying off.

Keara gathered them up at the park and once Yami, Yugi and Aqua arrived, she smiled softly. /I know that by now, you all know that the hunters are starting to head here to finish off you guys along with your mates. I told the gods about your predicament and they gladly took the honor of letting you stay in Norrath with them so you would be safe until the hunters believe all demons are gone. By then, they wouldn't even think about killing you off./ Keara explained.

"I think that would be the best idea. I really don't want Bakura to die and I know he doesn't want to lose me either." Ryou said as Bakura placed an arm around him. /Now that this is all taken care of, I'll get a portal ready to take you down to the Plane of Knowledge where Tunare is waiting. The hunters are getting closer./ she said and they nodded and she went to work on the portal.

Sugoroku, Yugi's grandfather and well-known demon hunter, sighed as he finally exited out of the airport. "It's nice to be back home now but unfortunately, the aura of demons is strong. I hope Yugi didn't encounter any of them." Sugoroku murmured. His fellow hunters came out the airport as well. "So, what should we do now? They demons by now may have found out we're coming and would be heading off to hide somewhere." One of his colleagues said.

"Don't worry, they couldn't have possibly gone far so soon. We just need to track them and fast. Split up and search the city. We can't let the escape. I will go and check up on my grandson. It's been so long since I've seen him." Sugoroku spoke and they nodded as they headed off to do as they were told and Sugoroku started to head back home.

'But honestly, I hope he wasn't found out by the demons. Knowing their tricky ability to become human, Yugi would trust them will only a few good words. I rather not know that he has become a mate to one of them even though we have the serum to change him back.' He thought but unfortunately for him, his worst fear has already come true.

As soon as the portal was ready, Keara turned back to them. /Ok, the portal's done but it will only stay up for a short while so we must hurry since the hunters are starting to make their way around here./ Keara confirmed. They nodded and one by one, they went into the portal. But before they could all get through, a hunter appeared and smirked. 'Ah, there they are.' He thought and looked closely. 'Wait, isn't that Motou's grandson?! He's been taken as a mate by a demo!. I better warn him quickly.' The hunter thought as he pulled out a phone and called Sugoroku.

He reached the game shop and saw that all the lights were off. 'I wonder where he could be then?' he wondered as he opened the door and walked inside. His phone rang and he picked it up, answering. "Hello?" he answered. /Motou! We found your grandson! He's been taken as a mate by a demon! You need to hurry to the park! They seem to be heading to a whole new land!/ The other hunter said and he gasped, telling him that he will be there soon and to hold the demons off before they could escape and ran out from the shop.

'Don't worry, Yugi. I'm coming.' He thought as he ran as fast as he could to the park.

The hunter that called Sugoroku brought out a crossbow and quietly set a paralyzing arrow and aimed for Aqua. When he didn't look, he shot the arrow. He cried out in pain as he went to try and remove the arrow. Yugi turned back and gasped. "Hold on, Aqua! I'll get that out for you!" he cried, a little frantic, and Aqua nodded and knelt down so he could reach. He pulled the arrow out, apologizing when he heard him hiss in pain and looked over to where the arrow came from and saw a hunter about to launch another arrow at them. He growled softly and looked down to Aqua who was healing the wound, not affected by the paralysis.

Yami turned back when he heard Aqua cry out and saw the hunter. "Yugi, go ahead and get to Norrath. We'll be there with you soon." Yami said as he went to attack the hunter. "No! I can't leave you two!" Yugi cried as he helped Aqua up. "Listen to him. Remember, your grandfather created this band of hunters and he may know now that you have become a demon's mate. In our time where the first hunters started, they didn't have ways to change a demon back into a human. By now, they do and he will change you back and take you away from us if not force you to see our death." Aqua explained and Yugi nodded as he moved away from Aqua before running to the portal.

"Not so fast, Yugi. Your grandfather wants to see you." Another hunter said as he threw a net at him but Keara jumped in and burned the net to ashes. /Hurry, Yugi. I'll help Yami and Aqua./ Keara said. He nodded and went through the portal before he could get caught again. /Now to take care of you. I despise people like you for you have lessened the world of dragons and we were a kind and solitary race./ she hissed as Yami and Aqua jumped back before heading through the portal. She unleashed a wall of fire, blocking the hunters from getting any closer before she entered the portal as well and the portal closed as the wall of fire subsided.

Sugoroku finally made it to the park and the hunters told him the bad news. "I can't believe this. Why would my own grandson be mated to a demon? He was always such a kind boy and now he fated himself to this." Sugoroku sighed. "Come on, it's best we find a witch or a seeker. There must be someone around here that can locate them. I need to save Yugi from the grip of those demons." Sugoroku murmured as they left.

They reached the Plane of Knowledge and as Keara said, Tunare was waiting for them. "Ah, glad you were able to make it, Yami and Aqua. Yugi was worried about you two. Come, I'll take you to the lodge he's staying in." Tunare spoke. Yami turned back to Keara. "Thank you for bringing us here, Keara. If it wasn't for you, we would be dead now with Yugi and his friends changed back to humans. Even in death, I wouldn't want that to happen to him." Yami said. She smiled softly. /Of course, it's nothing. You and Aqua love and care for Yugi more than any other demon that I met or seen before. I don't want that bond to be broken because of hunters. Many of our kind has died because of dragon slayers greedy for gold./ Keara said.

"Well, at least now, you or any other dragons don't have to worry about them since none of their bloodlines live now." Yami spoke. She nodded before she left, telling that he should go and follow Tunare so Yugi won't worry about him and he did so.

In the lodge Tunare gave to him, Yugi sat in the large bed, hoping that Yami or Aqua didn't get hurt by the hunters. 'Please, don't let them be hurt.' Yugi thought silently. Tunare walked in, Aqua and Yami following behind her. "Yugi, Yami and Aqua are here now. You do not have to worry about them anymore. They're safe." Tunare said and Yugi looked up before he ran over, giving Yami a hug. He smiled softly as he hugged him back. Tunare smiled and left the lodge, needing to see Seto. She knew about him losing his brother and she knew of a way to help him get him back.

"Oh, Yami, I thought you and Aqua may have gotten caught." Yugi whispered. "Yugi, we promise you, we would never leave you. If that ever happened them we will use our power to break free from whatever capture us and get back to you." Yami assured and he smiled as he buried his head into Yami's shirt. He picked him, taking him back to the room so they could rest for a bit.

Tunare walked over to the lodge Seto and Jounouchi shared and knocked. He opened the door and looked to her. "It's nice to see you again, Tunare. What brings you here this time?" Seto asked. "I know about your brother, Seto, and I know of a way that will bring him back." He was surprised to hear this. "Are you sure?" he asked. "Yes, there is a place called Shadow-weaver. It a place where corpses that couldn't found can be retrieved. If we can find your brother then we can restore him. Would you like to head there now?" Tunare explained. He nodded. "Ok, we'll head there for I wish to have my brother back. Let me tell Jounouchi where I am going so he wouldn't worry about me." Seto said as he went back inside.

After he told Jounouchi where he'll be, he walked back out and followed Tunare down to the Shadow-weaver.

A while after Seto left, Yugi woke up from his nap and looked down to Yami who was still asleep. He kissed him softly before slipping out of bed and left out of their new home. He looked around the small village they stayed in, glad that they have a new place to live even though he still missed living back in Domino. 'But I can't, my grandfather knows what I am now and he will try to change me back to make me leave Yami and Aqua. I can't do that. I love him with all my heart but when I first met Yami and Aqua, I couldn't bear the thought of leaving them. I hope he won't find out about a way to get to Norrath or else we would all be in trouble but I know the gods of Norrath would protect us.' Yugi thought.

The rest of his friends came from their lodges after they unpacked and they agreed to explore the surrounding area for a bit but didn't go far from the small village.

A scout from Luclin saw them and went back to tell his leader about the newcomers. "Lord Maitrin, there are some newcomers in the lodges of the Plane of Knowledge. What should we do?" the scout asked. The lion Vah Shir looked to him. "Did they look like they would hurt someone of any kind?" Maitrin asked. He shook his head. "They were only young demons from what I could tell."

He got up and look to the small panther Vah Shir. "Take me to them. At least we should show them that we should not harm them. If they are young then that means that they could have a mate to watch over them if not a larger and older demon." Maitrin said and he nodded as he led him to where he last saw Yugi and the others.

"I'm starting to like this place more the longer we stay. Do you think the others would agree with living here?" Malik asked. "I think they would but what about you, Yugi? I have a feeling you would want to go home." Diamond questioned, looking to him. "Well, I still thinking about it. I would like to stay so we can be safe just in case grandpa is still planning to keep the band of hunters to chase after us. But I really do want to head back home. It's just, we've been there so long, even when we became demons and moving so suddenly changed our lives pretty much and we haven't really gotten used to being here as much." Yugi explained.

"Yugi, I know this will be hard for you but think of the consequences we would have suffered if we stayed back home. I really didn't want to move either. Even though Kaiser and I don't see Shizuka much, we miss her a lot because of the fact mom never brings her over." Jounouchi said. "I know but I have a feeling I will get used to living here soon enough." Yugi said with a smile. They stopped when they heard shuffling from the nearby bushes. His friends came to protect him just in case it was an enemy but it was only the Vah Shir that watched them from before.

"Who are you?" Ryou asked. "I'm Zhao, the scout of the Vah Shir tribe. Who are you?" he answered. "I'm Ryou and these are my friends, Jounouchi, Diamond, Yugi, Malik, Kaiser and Topaz." Ryou spoke, introducing themselves to the small Vah Shir. "Well, I'm taking a guess you are demons, right?" he asked and they nodded. "Why would you like to know?" Diamond asked. "My leader, Maitrin wanted to know. I watched you guys from afar and I didn't know if you would hurt someone or not since you are pretty close to the Vah Shir territory." Zhao explained. "Oh no, we would never do that and neither would our mates. We came here because of a problem back in our old home and our friend Keara brought us here to be watched over by the gods." Yugi explained.

Maitrin used this time to reveal himself. "So, the gods grant you their protection? From what may I ask." He said. "From hunters. We didn't know about them and hoped to live a peaceful life back in our home. But I found a book that told about my family's history and realized that my grandfather was next in the line of hunters. If I didn't meet Yami and Aqua, I would've been next and I surely didn't want to hurt them if my life did head in that direction." Yugi said.

Maitrin nodded. "Well then, if you do not plan to harm nothing then we shall help you in your time of need. If you ever wish to visit Luclin, Zhao will lead you there. We will bring food for you and your friends when needed and provide entertainment when you seek it. You are always welcomed to Luclin." Maitrin said and they smiled.

"Thank you, Maitrin. Maybe we can see about coming tonight." Malik said and he nodded. "Zhao, I want you to stay with them. Make sure you introduce yourself when you get back to the lodges. We don't need their mates to think you may hurt them for demons are very protective of their newly turned mates." Maitrin explained and he nodded. "Well, I must be going now. I hope that you will all come to Luclin tonight." Maitrin spoke once more as he walked off, leaving Zhao with them.

"Well, shall we take you back to the lodges. I know that the others would like to meet you since you are our first friend that we made here other than the gods and Keara." Topaz said and he nodded as they headed back to the lodges.

Tunare and Seto reached the Shadow-weaver grounds. "So, how are we going to get my brother back?" Seto asked. "Well, since I do not know how your brother looks like, you will have to look for him. When you find him, bring him back and I'll use what powers the other gods gave me to bring him back but we would need someone to capture his soul." Tunare replied. Seto remembered that Malik and Topaz were spirit tamers once before they became demons. "I think Malik and Topaz will be able to help. From what I remember, they could find spirits so they may be able to locate my brother's." Seto spoke, remembering what Marik told them about Malik and Topaz before.

"Ok then, go and look for your brother's corpse and we'll return back to see if we can get his soul." He nodded and walked into the grounds, searching for his brother's body. It didn't take long for him to find his corpse and they both headed back to the lodges. After they called Malik to help, they were ready to bring Mokuba back. "Are you guys ready?" Tunare asked and they nodded. She started to whisper a spell, bringing Mokuba's body back from its corpse like state. After she was done with that, Malik searched for his soul and once he found it, he brought it back from where it was lost, wandering the world until it could return.

He brought the soul back to his body and they waited. Soon, he coughed softly, opening stormy grey eyes. He looked around before sitting up. He finally spotted Seto and gasped. "Seto...is that really you?" he asked and he smiled, nodding and he brought him into a hug. "Oh, Mokuba, you don't know how long I missed you ever since your death." Seto whispered and he hugged him back.

"But, how was I able to come back? I thought it was impossible to bring me back after that day." Mokuba uttered. "I thought it was impossible as well but Tunare here said there was a way to bring you back from the dead. Since your corpse couldn't be found, it was sent to the Shadow-weaver. Tunare told me about that and I was able to find you and Malik was able to find your soul so you can be brought back to life." Seto explained and he nodded as he hugged his brother tightly.

"I'm glad to be back, Seto. I thought I would never see you again." Mokuba cried and he just nodded as he looked to Tunare. "Thank you for helping me get my brother back. Now our family's complete once more." Seto whispered. She smiled. "It was nothing. Your caring heart and nature for your brother is strong like the bond you share with Jounouchi and there is no reason, not even death, that should break that bond." Tunare said.

"But for now, you should head back and introduce Mokuba to everyone." Tunare said and he nodded once more. "I will and I still thank you from the bottom of my heart." Mokuba smiled to her as well. "Yes, thank you for reuniting me with my big brother again, Tunare." She smiled and pat his head softly before she started to walk away. "You're welcome, both of you. Remember, you all have protection and help from the gods when you need it." She said as she finally left their sight. Malik looked down to Mokuba once she left. "So, Seto, I didn't know you had a brother." Malik said. "Yes, I do but I never told anyone about it because of what happen long ago when me, him and Ruby were running away from hunters." Seto said as they started to head back to the lodges.

Malik didn't press on further.

When they got back to the lodges, Mokuba introduced himself to everyone along with Zhao and once they conversed with each other for a while, they headed on their way to Luclin like Yugi promised they would.

Zypher: There. That's the end of chapter 12. Hoped you enjoyed the chapter.