The Weight of Fate

By Bester Death

Key

((Dreams))

/Light talking telepathy/

//Yami talking telepathy//

[Flash backs]

Notes: This chapter is placed in the episode "Final Showdown" Please note these episodes are my version of things, but I will try and keep it as close to the series as possible. I will also use lines from the show! Another small note for those who do not know Yugioh, Seto Kaiba is recantation of Seth the High Priest. Also Yami Malik is known as Ishtar in this fic, and Heart crush is one of Maxim's attacks with the Millennium Pendent, I hope that clears all confusion.

I do not own anything except Yami Bez, Bester and Maxim.

Chapter Five

Ray shook violently; his eyes were shut tight as he wrapped his arms around himself. He could hear a strong wind howling all round him, could feel its bitter cold breath against his skin.

"Get up Ray Kon" a strong voice commanded him. Ray tried to open his eyes, but something cold and wet prevented them from opening. It was getting colder by the second.

"Ray if you do not get up now you will die"

Ray slowly opened his eyes, as a huge guest of wind and snow blinded him once again, thought this time it did not stop him from rising to his feet. His legs felt unsteady and shook slightly but Ray was determined to prove that he could stand no matter what. His body was aching all over; it felt as if some one was pinching him all over at once and hard.  He could feel his blood slowly turning to ice from the raw cold.

"You must face this Ray. Face it! Open your eyes!"

"I can't! It stings besides I can't see anything thought this snow!" yelled Ray in to the blizzard.

"There is no snow Ray. It's just you and me and the darkness between us. Open your eyes Ray and see the truth"

Ray let out a growl of frustration as he lowered his arms away from his face and opened his eyes widely. What he thought was a snow storm was simply a black nothingness. It was neither hot nor cold just simply eerie as if a thousand eyes were watching him instead of two.

Two sharp sapphire eyes, outlined in black and eyelids painted in light blue. The face was beautiful and strong, with golden hair glowing like a halo. His skin was as white as the desert sand, allowing his small black freckles to show on his curb face.  His neck was covered in gold chains as well as his pendent, and on his right arm was a solid gold armband. He wore a white cotton skirt with a golden sash that held a small jewelled dagger and on his small feet were tan leather sandals. It was Maxim, in his ancient Egyptian clothes. Ray quickly caught himself when he felt drool pass his mouth. He suddenly realized how Max fell so hard for Maxim in the past, if he looked like this.

"Come with me Ray, we do not have much time!" said Maxim as he turned and started to walk away. Ray quickly shook off his thoughts and followed the guard. A huge metal door appeared before them, with the eye of Ra carved in to it. Maxim pushed open the door and walked in followed closely by Ray. Ray gasped as he took in his surroundings. He was in a beautiful golden temple, with hieroglyphics on the wall. The temple looked new and in its prime, yet it had a strange ancient and musky sent to it.

"Maxim what is this place?"

"It's simply an image Ray! It's not real. If anything it to keep us from going mad and to make sure we're on the right path"

Ray continued to look around as his eyes cast to the floor he could clearly see the gold slabs of stone turn red.

"Turn away Ray! Don't look" Maxim ordered.

But Ray did continue to look, as the blood became thicker and richer and the smells of the smell of dead rose to Ray's nose making him feel sick. He started to hear the shouts and clashing of swords, yet there was nothing to generate these sounds, as the blood flowed from the cracks in the stone floor. Ray looked up from the blood stained floor and quickly ducked as a sliver sword almost got him.. Ray saw Max lying dead on the floor; blood pouring from a wound in his chest, the blood clung to Max's pale skin and gold hair like a stain. He could see Maxim fighting over Max's dead body like a fury; he too was covered in blood from his own deep wounds.  Maxim was greatly out numbered by robed men and was bleeding to death but he continued to fight. Ray watched as one blade after another was rammed in to Maxim powerful chest. Blood exploded out of Maxim mouth as a gurgled gasp escaped the blonde boy"

"Seth! I summon you Seth" 

A tall boy with short brown hair wearing purple robes ran in to the room. He ran over to Maxim and caught the falling boy in his arms.

"Seth" Maxim spat blood from his mouth as he gasped "I can't live with out Max"

Seth looked over in pity at the small boy "His soul has already past on Maxim; there is nothing I can do!"

"Don't leave me here Seth I beg you!"

Seth bit his lip and looked at the items and then turned to Maxim. 

"I can arrange it so when he is reborn you will be awoken from one of items"

Maxim gave a weak smile "The Pendent. Seal me in to the pendent. It was Max's favourite"

Seth nodded and stood up and raising his hands over Maxim dieing body. He started to chant in Egyptian and Ray watched in horror as Maxim soul was ripped from his body and sealed in to the millennium pendent. Ray started to walk over to Max and Maxim's bodies when a hand grabbed his shoulder. He was spun around and was forced to look at a very angry Maxim.

"You had no right to witness that!" The Egyptian guard spat.

"What? Witness your death? Watch how your soul was ripped from your LIVING body?"

"That was my failure and my death! No one else!"

"Where are we Maxim? What are we doing here?"

"We're here to get Drigger! He is in the realm of bit beasts and we're here to heal him"

"But I thought…what about Mariah? She will go back to my room and see that we're not there"

"But we are there Ray! Well you are at least, and you're asleep. I had to transport your soul from your body in to the collar with me so we can go and find your bit beast. While we're here, your body is healing quickly so when we return you will be fully healed and with Drigger"

"Why are you doing this? You own me nothing! If anything I owe you for saving my life. Why are you doing this?"

"The answer is obvious! I'm doing it for Max"

"I don't get it"

"Simple! Max will not be happy unless you're happy and healthy. So I have healed you and going to make you happy by helping you get your bit beast back. Once I have done this Max will be happy again"

"Just to make Max happy?"

"Yes; wouldn't you do the same?"

Ray paused for a moment "Yes"

Maxim shook his head "You disappoint me Ray. If you truly love Max the way I love him, then you wouldn't have paused"  

Ray felt a huge pain of guilt wash over him, realizing that his love could never be compared to the love Maxim held for Max. Maxim had died terribly  and had waited for so long just for Max only to see him with someone else, and yet still only desire to make Max happy.

They continued to walk for what seemed miles, the golden temple had become dark and cold and it was hard for Ray to see anything other then Maxim's gold hair and pendent. The gold pendent shown brightly and lighted they way. They stopped outside a huge door with a beyblade design on it. Maxim turned to face Ray and he looked sternly.

"We here Ray, you need to be ready as Drigger will not be in the best of moods and he might attack

"Is he really in a bad way?"

"He was greatly injured Ray, I can heal him but he does not trust me"

"Even after what you have done for us?"

"He has taking your feelings for Max on as well as his fierce loyalty for you! He well attack me"

Ray gave a lopsided grin "Like Master like bit beast they say!"

Maxim arched an eyebrow "Indeed. Now let us go! The soon we do this the sooner we can return to Max"

Maxim pushed open the door and stepped back to allow Ray to go first. Ray took a deep breath and walked slowly in to the dark room. There laying on his said in the dark chamber was Drigger. The large green and white bit beast seemed to be breathing heavily and groaning in pain.

"Drigger?" Ray muttered under his breath as he approached the injured beast. The tiger beast raised his head and opened his huge cat eyes and stared at his master.

"Master Ray? What are you doing here?" he panted

"I've come to help you"

"But how did you…"

Maxim suddenly appeared next to Ray and Drigger let out a growl of annoyance, as he tried to get up to defend his master. Yet he fell back down, to weak to stand and face Maxim.

"You! You interfering fool! You have no business here! Get out!"

"I can not do that Drigger as your master here has asked me to heal you!" said Maxim

"Master Ray, allow me some dignity please! Is it not bad enough that I had to except his help to save you?"

"Let him heal you Drigger, we will get our own back!" promised Ray

Maxim glared at Ray "And how do you suppose you do that?"

"When you saved my life, you and I agreed that we would battle, don't tell me you forgot!"

"So you're turning our battle for Max in to a vendetta against me, how childish! I won't battle you for that reason Ray"

"I am battling not only for Max but for my honer as blade breaker as well! Even you can't deny me that!"

Maxim glared at Ray in such a way that it made Ray's flesh crawl, but he did not back down from the Egyptian's stare.  Maxim let out a sigh as he broke eye contact.

"Alright Ray I will battle you tomorrow at noon no matter what yours or your bit beast condition!"

"Fine with me, what about you Drigger?"

"It is well with me also Master Ray!"

"Very well, once I heal Drigger we will leave and see how your friend Tyson is doing at the beyblade battle"

"I'm not really worried, Tyson has faced a lot of strong appoints but he has beaten them all. He will win this one too"

Maxim simply nodded and walked over to Drigger. Drigger laid back allowing Maxim to touch him. Maxim placed his hands on Drigger's back and started to heal the wounded beast.

Mariah had sat outside of Ray's room for what felt like hours. She had not heard a sound coming from the room since the boy Maxim went in. What did the golden hair boy want with Ray? She had to admit that Maxim was good looking in an "I'm a blue eye mystery come and check me out sort of way". But he had nothing on Ray, even more so now that Ray's hair was down. There was suddenly a bright green flash coming from Ray's room and the sound of a roaring tiger.

"Drigger" Mariah jumped to her feet and barged in to the room. For a moment all she could see was Drigger in his full form before he returned to his blade. What Mariah saw next made her want to scream and be sick at the same time. There was Maxim half naked, saddled and laying on top of a half naked Ray, both boys were asleep. She stood there staring for a moment before she ran over and pushed Maxim off of Ray causing the blond boy to hit the floor hard.

"Ow!" he moaned he opened his blue eyes.

"You're sick! Taking advantage of a sick boy, you're disgusting!" Mariah shouted

"Its not what it looked like!" Maxim moaned clutching his aching head.

"Yeah right it was you…oh!" Mariah gasped as she looked at the deep red imbedded scars on Maxim's back and chest. Maxim looked at her confused for a moment and then realized what she was looking at and quickly grabbed his top.

"What…Who hurt you?" she asked

"These are wounds of love ms Mariah. Ray, are you awake?" asked Maxim as he got to his feet. Mariah looked down at Ray and gasped. All of Ray's injuries were gone, there was not even a bruise to shown what Brain had done to him. Ray's golden eyes where open and they shone with zeal that Mariah had never seen before.  She then looked back at Maxim and saw that he was very pale and weak as if he was going to pass out at any given moment. Ray slowly sat up in bed and started down at Maxim who was still seating on the floor.

"Your really did heal me and Drigger" it was a statement and a fact. Maxim slowly got to his feet as his blood swam to his head fast causing him to go dizzy for a moment. He shook it off and stared at Ray.

"Yeah you'll be weak for a while so take it easy and don't forget our match tomorrow!

"I won't!"

Meanwhile back at the stadium, people stared helpless at the crystal tower that had now appeared in the centre of the stadium locking Tala and Tyson inside.  

"Where am I?" Tala where are we?" Tyson yelled out in to the snow cold darkness. "Hello can anyone hear me?"

"Quit wasting your breath! We're in another dimension" sneered Tala. "I know what you are Tyson! Your one of those stubborn tough guys who think they invincible! Lets see how you do out here in the elements"

"I've had enough of you! Dragoon attack!" 

Tyson and Tala blades crashed against one another and quickly Tala unleashed the power of his beyblade stopping Dragoon in his tracks. Tyson fell to his knees in fount of his beyblade.

Everyone save the demolition boys and Boris gasped in horror at Tyson defeat.

"You know I actually feel sorry for the runt!" said Bakura. "But that Tala is still a wimp!"

"Shut up Bakura no one wants to hear your opinion on Tala." Hissed Bez

"But he is right Bez! Tala is a wimp! I mean he has nicked all of those bit beasts to defeat on kid on his terms and on his battle field. It's not right!" said Ishtar.

"Your right it sounds a lot like something you two would do!" said Yami smirking at his once time spy and assassin.

"And have done" added Bez who was also smirking.

Bakura looked blank for a moment and then stared back at the Pharaoh and bodyguard.

"I hate it when you two are right!"

Bester was suddenly on the edge of her seat "What the hell is Max doing?"

All the Yamis and Lights leaned forward to see what the blond light of they friend was doing as he to the tower of ice.

"Max what are you doing?" shouted Kenny

"Smashing his ice cube, Tyson needs our help!"

Max started to hit the solid ice with his fists but it did not even crack under the punches.

"Forget it Max" said Kai as he got off of the bench.

"But we got to do something!"

"Sorry Max but that lump of ice isn't going anywhere until Tala finishes his battle"

Bester more or less heard what Kai had said and was annoyed that Kai himself had not done anything or shown any worry or concern for Tyson. Licking and biting her lower lip Bester started to tap in to the powers of her Millennium collar and started to reach out to Kai with it.

"Don't do it little one!" Bez whispered in to her light's ear.

"I just want to see how he really feels Bez. He seems so cold at the moment as if he doesn't feel anything for Tyson" Bester whispered back in a small sad voice.

"Reading his thoughts or feelings won't help either" Bez sighed "But if it makes you feel better then look"

Bester smiled knowing her darkness couldn't resist her lost little girl voice and once again summoned the power of her item to look in to Kai's heart.

"Tala I swear to you hurt him and I will tear your throat out!"  Kai thought angrily "If you want to F*ck something up then do it to me. Tyson is a pure and good soul better then you or I will ever be. When you get out of there I will kill you with my bare hands and bathe in your guts! I'm going to rip your dick off and eat it…"

Bester suddenly felt herself being blocked from Kai's thoughts and anger and she turned to Bez who was slightly blushing.

"You shouldn't have been listening to that little one!"

"Why not? You swear all the time and don't think just because you swear in Egyptian I wouldn't know!"

Bez blushed deeply and Yami covered his mouth to try and stiffer his laughter. Suddenly all the yamis millennium items glowed brightly causing several people to turn around and look at them, the yamis stared back with hatred in they eyes.

Bester looked at Yugi but Yugi simply shrugged, he had no idea what was going on either, but something had clearly upset the yamis.

"Bakura what's wrong?" asked Ryou

"Just shut up and watch the game Ryou, just watch and shut up!" hissed Bakura

Ryou did as he was told and tried to hold back tears. Bakura felt the sorrow pouring though his link with Ryou but he could do nothing about it now, the situation had change for the worst. Yami gave a signal for the yamis to leave and leave they lights there. Bez, Bakura and Ishtar followed quietly and left the stadium.

The third round started, Judy and the others started to set up they back up plan. Tyson let rip his blade with a determined grin on his face. He actually started to laugh.

"What? What's so funny?" asked Tala

"You know this might be my toughest battle yet, but I'm going to really enjoy watching you go down! Bladeing is about passion"

Outside everyone was going wild because of this surprising turn about. Kai laughed and smiled as he got up from the bench and shouted out to the ice.

"Yeah! Wait ago Tyson! Don't let him mess with your head"

Tala was quickly losing his temper and was not about to be humiliated by a loser like Tyson and some his ultimate weapon. Just as the attack was unleashed to hit Tyson Dragoon rose out of his blade and blocked the attack.

"Dragoon?"

"Yes Tyson. You have believed in me and called me friend. As long as you maintain your belief in me Tyson I will never abandon you"

"Then lets do it Dragoon attack!"

No matter what Tala unleashed or what he hit Dragoon with, the storm bit beast kept coming.

"I don't understand! How?" cried Tala

"Because they work as a team!" said Kai as the White tigers, All Stars, Majestics and Dark bladers surrounded him and the rest of the Blade breakers.

"All for one and one for All!" they shouted

"You're taking us all on Tala because bladeing is about working together and not just power! We're one!" said Kai.

Maxim helped Ray walk towards the stadium, Ray was still weak but he was well enough to leave the hospital and go and join his friends. Mariah walked close behind them holding Ray's things. She didn't understand what was really going on but she thought it best to get involved. Just as they got closer Maxim could see the out line of his fellow yamis and knew he was in trouble.

"Ms Mariah I'm afraid you must take Ray in by yourself."

"Huh? Why? Maxim is something wrong?" asked Ray

"Nothing I can't handle"

Ray looked and saw the death glares he was receiving off of Maxim's old friends. What had he done to upset them? Then he remembered that he had just been healed and was now in the airs of the person who was meant to be his ravel for Max's heart. What rules had Maxim broken just to make Max happy again? By the look on the four faces of Maxim's friends he could tell it was a lot.

"You didn't tell them that you were going to help me did you?"

"No I did not. I just told them I was going to talk to you about Max, that's all"

"I'll stay with you and try explain…"

"No Ray! In their eyes you're the enemy! They would sooner kill you right now then let you past to get to Max. I have to speak with them!"  

Yami stepped forward as Maxim, Ray and Mariah climbed the stairs to the stadium. He looked every inch the great Pharaoh that he once was that it was fighting to look upon him.

"Maxim! What have you done!" he growled

"I healed Ray and I must take him inside my Pharaoh and then I will accept any punishment you wish to give me! But I must take Ray inside to Max"

"Maxim I don't think you realize what you have done" said Bez as she too stepped forward "You save the life of this…slut, the very person that is trying to break you and Max up. And to make matters worse you used the powers of the shadow realm to do it!"

Maxim bowed his head, he was to ashamed to look at his old mentor "I did it for Max, I did it for love"

Bez let out a sigh of frustration and Yami looked at Ray with noting but contempt.

"I suggest you go inside Ray before I banish you to the shadow realm or allow Bakura and Ishtar to deal with you! Before you leave I want you too know that you will NEVER have Max! Now leave!"

Ray could say nothing but took a hold of Mariah and hopped in to the stadium not once looking back at the golden bodyguard.

The ice structure shattered in to a thousand pieces as Tyson and Tala appeared. Everyone held their breath as they peered in to the dish. Tyson's blade was still spinning while Tala's was not. The air filled with bit beasts as they searched for they masters. A beautiful red Phoenix swooped down to Kai.

"Dranzer your back! Sweet!" smiled Kai

"Hey guys"

"Ray!"

"Ray? Ray your ok!" cried Max as he jumped in to Ray's arms. Ray held on to Max tightly, feeling tears fall down his cheeks. Max pulled away tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Ray the doctors said that…"

"I know Max. Maxim came and saw me and used his magic to heal me"

"Maxim…healed you"

"Yeah, he's out side right now. He is in trouble with the other yamis"

Max bit his lip and hugged Ray tightly. The coward went wild as they stared to jump on to the main floor. Kai ran up to Tyson and embraced in a tight hug and kissed his passionately on the lips. Tyson was taken back at first but slowly wrapped his arms around Kai's waist and kissed back. Everyone ran forward to congratulate Tyson but quickly stopped in their tracks as they stared at the sight of the two boys kissing. Suddenly Kai pulled away and started to walk off leaving Tyson confused and hurt.

"Tyson you was awesome!" shouted Enrique

"Yeah Tyson you were great" said Michael

 For once Tyson did not appestat they words and wanted them all to go away and leave him alone. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Bester, Yugi, Ryou and Malik seating in the stalls quietly talking among themselves.

"Hey Max?"

"Yeah Tyson, what's up?"

"Ain't yamis meant to stick with they lights?"

"Yeah?"

"Then where are theirs?" he asked pointing the lights, who were now getting ready to leave.

"They outside with Maxim, they think I'm unworthy of you Max and seem to think that Maxim had broken they law by saving my life." Explained Ray

"We have to go and see if he is alright!" said Max as he broke away from Ray and started to run to the exit. Tyson, Kenny and Ray with Mariah help followed.

"I say we get rid of Ray! He's determined to destroy you Maxim" growled Bakura

"No! He's in love with Max! And he wants to keep it that way" argued Maxim

"But what has he done to prove his love for Max? Nothing! Why you have died for him! Let us get fid of him for you Maxim. Max doesn't have to know it was us! Besides he'll be to busy in your arms to notice!" said Ishtar.

"I said NO! This is my problem and I will clear it up"

"By battling for Max? That's not going to help! Max is not a prize to be won Maxim. This is not Egypt" said Bez

"I know that! But I see no other way"

"I still say get rid of Ray! And if Max does start pining for him just slap him. I beat my light and he came out fine" said Bakura. The other four yamis looked at him in disgust.

"You mean for Maxim to beat Max senseless almost every night. Degrade and rape him once in a while and make sure Max lives almost in fear of Maxim that he doesn't disobey. Make Max a living shell like Ryou is that what your saying Bakura?" hissed Bez angry.

Bakura eye twitched annoyingly, he had not done any of that to Ryou for over two years and he was not proud of it.

"Don't you dare lecture me Bez!  I don't smooth my either like they made of cotton wall or glass. I don't go wild at my little when they five minutes late from school and I don't force feed my light either"

"Bester was staving herself at the time my intentions were clear. I may lecture my light when she is late but at least I never beat her"

"Stop it both of you!" Ordered Yami "We have all made some bad choices concerning our lights. But let us stick to the light at hand…"

"MAXIM!"

All the Yami turned round to see a weeping Max running towards them. Max walked slightly towards him concern writing clearly on his face.

"Max what is it? Are you…"

Suddenly Maxim found Max in his arms, the golden angel hugging him so tightly it would have been hard to breathe if he wasn't already dead. Maxim was so caught up in holding Max that he did not register what his love was saying; though it was hard to hear anything as Max was almost in hysterics.

"Max what's wrong?"

"I won't let them hurt you Maxim! You did a wonderful thing for me! I won't let them!" Max looked up at his soul mate and gazed at him though his tears and muttered "Damn it!"

Before Maxim could say anything Max sealed his lips shut with a mind blowing kiss. Maxim felt the weight of thousands of years finally lifted. His heart witch had been locked away since Max's death was reopened and glowing with love for his soul mate. The two millennium pendent glowed brightly that the light from them was almost blinding. The other four yamis just smiled at each other, each one silently remembering they first kiss with they own lights.

"MAX" shouted Tyson as he ran towards them with Ray close behind. Although Tyson was yelling as loudly as he could, Max could not hear him. All he could hear was the beating of his and Maxim hearts and the whispered promises of eternal love that Maxim had made all those years ago that he had kept.

Ray stood disbelieving at the sight in fount of him. The golden guard and the golden angel were locked in a passionate kiss, each one basking in the glow of the love. Max looked like a sexy little angel that had fallen from the sky while Maxim looked like a  young god painted in gold the sight turned Ray on but the beauty of it moved him to tears. Suddenly jealous gripped Ray's heart as he staggered towards them with every intention of ripping them apart. Just as he got closer to them Max pulled back and smiled at Maxim how returned the smile, tears gently spilling form his blue eyes. Ray glowed making his presence known as Max gasped in horror as he faced his lover.

"Ray…Its not…I mean it is but…"

"Shut up Max! I saw what it was!" Ray hissed but his eyes were fixed on Maxim. Maxim stood defiant in fount of him strong and proud. Ray would have liked nothing more then to rip the ancient guard apart, tear him up and screw him hard making Maxim scream his name with lust. Ray tried to shake the thoughts away, so he turned his back on both Maxim and Max.

"Tomorrow Maxim, we will have our beyblade battle" he said calmly

"If that is what you wish! At noon" agreed Maxim

"For Max?"

"For Max"

To be continued…