Title: The Fallen King

Genre: romance, angst, humor

Rating: T for language and some blood (might go up later)

Pairings: YamiXYugi; BakuraXRyou; MarikXMalik; SetoXJonouchi; HondaXOtogi; NoaXMokuba

Summary: Nearly five-thousand years ago, Vampire King Yami Sennen "Dark Millenium" lost his kingdom and his 'queen' to the humans. Humans sealed his 'queen' away, and now, Yami aims to search for him. But with the dhampires; humans with vampire blood; and the dreaded Crimson Phoenix; a spiritual parasite that inhabits the body of an innocent boy every 50 years, giving them the power to kill both Yami and his 'queen'. But what if the Phoenix is on Yami's side?

Me: Okay! This is a tragic love story!

Lucy: Yami searches for his 'queen', Yugi! Who was locked away by mortals!

Me: This story was inspired by the story "Record of a Fallen Vampire".

Lucy: But we added differences!

Me: So please enjoy the romance, mixed humor, and various other things, everyone XD

Lucy: Story start!

Chapter One: Vampire King

"Y-young Vampire King..." a wounded soldier murmured.

He lay in a puddle of his own crimson essence, his arm lobbed off, leaving a weeping stub at the elbow. His silver armor was chipped in many places, and his eyes were revealed. Part of his mouth was still covered, half of it showing off his scowl.

The wounded warrior, even with his failing vision, checked the shape of the figure before him.

The figure was a tall, lean man, muscular, and attratcive. He wore a billowing cape, making it look like he had wings flapping from his back. His back was to the soldier, so his eyes and face remained a mystery.

The soldier raised his sword, which had the tip snapped free, towards the figure.

"Y-you have no -hack- choice! You will perish!" the soldier gagged on his crimson blood in a harsh fit of coughs. He glared up at the figure again.

The figure turned slowly, a hurt look on his face. The look vanished instantly, but his crimson eyes still held sorrow. The figure's spiked garnet and black hair with blonde bangs fluttered over his eyes for an instant. The figure wore royal navy clothing, decked out with gold as well.

He stared at the soldier for a moment, turning towards him.

The soldier snickered.

"It doesn't matter how strong you are. Those humans with vampire blood mixed inside them... Those dhampires are going to kill you. They have magic and spirit," he shouted. The figure stayed silent for a few moments longer.

"Yami Sennen... the Dark Millenium Vampire King, even if you kill the dhampires, there is still the Crimson Phoenix!" the soldier bellowed. The king, Yami's, eyes widened and he glanced over to the soldier laying silent. The soldier cackled.

"You will fall! You will never... see the Destructive Moonlight ever again!! Never!!" he cackled.

"YOU WON'T SEE HIM AGA-"

A sword swung down and lobbed the man's head in two, sending a stream of blood pulsing from the two halves. The body slunk to the ground with a wet thud. Yami hovered over the body for a few moments, pursing his lips.

"I will... get Yugi back. No matter who tries to stop or defeat me," he said.

Yami reached for his pocket and took out a small pendant. It was shaped like an upside down pyramid, and it had a golden eye in the center. Yami frowned, tears filling his bright red eyes. He wiped them away and glared to the moon.

"No matter how long it takes, or what I have to sacrifice," he whispered before taking to the skies.

And time did pass.

Five thousand years of time passed.

And still, Yami had not found his beloved 'queen'.

-----5000 Years Later on the Shores of a Small Island---

The dark moonlight was just enough to set the scene for the battle that took place upon the island.

Yami, the king of the vampires, flew at Bakura, a dhampire with great strength. Both were decked out in black; Bakura in a trenchcoat, Yami in a black jacket, shirt, pants, and boots. Bakura had on blue faded jeans, comabt boots, and a striped white and blue T shirt under the trenchcoat (1).

"Hah! Think you can defeat me?" Bakura shouted. Yami leaped into the air.

"Power or not, you're still a dhampire! And I have almost 5200 years on you, little boy!" Yami bellowed. Bakura sneered.

"I've been training since my birth to defeat you! 400 years are enough to do that!" he snapped, hurling his katana at the vampire king. Yami leaped into the air, dodged the katana, and waited for Bakura's spirit swords to come and defeat him.

Bakura leaped up.

"It's your fault... I'm like this!" he snapped.

"Come, my spirit swords! Dark Necrofear and Change of Heart! Destroy the vampire king!" Bakura bellowed. Two swords, small ones, came flying towards Yami. Yami leaped for the air, dodging the spirit swords, and then he landed gracefully as they returned to Bakura.

"Take this!" Yami snapped. "Demon Lightning!" he shouted, hurling dark electicity to the dhampire. Bakura saw this and gasped before it struck him. He cried out and then fell to the ground, moaning in agony as it sent him under the water.

Yami waited until the water settled, and bubbles arose. He sighed and shook his head.

"That damn dhampire always survives," he said before turning away. He managed to stumble along, his fight with Bakura leaving his exhausted. He didn't want to fight anymore. Bakura was a match for him, even if he was a dhampire. He was 3/4 vampire, and that was more than enough to match Yami's spirit strength.

Yami rubbed his eyes and sighed.

"I can't keep fighting like this," he whispered. He then closed his eyes carefully.

"I have to... destroy him sometime," he whispered again. Yami then looked to the skies and watched the moon shine.

'Bakura isn't my only issue. All the dhampires are a problem. And then... there's the Crimson Phoenix. How long can I avoid him before he hunts me down and kills me?' the vampire king thought before he spotted someone on the beach.

The person looked like Bakura.

He had white hair, which was up in a loose ponytail. His eyes were pale green, like emeralds, and the boy was dressed casually. White jeans, a striped blue and white T shirt, a teal over-shirt, and a pair of simple sneakers. In his hands was a cigarette, and over his hands, brown gloves.

"Hey!" the person snapped. Yami froze and glared, ready to fight, until the person rose his hand up.

"Got a light?" he asked.

PUZZLESHIPPING 4 EVER

"A... light?" Yami asked. The boy nodded. Yami frowned.

"I do not," he said. The boy sighed.

"Oh well then," he said. He took a thick lighter from his pocket. The lighter was green with a small chinese symbol on it. Yami couldn't read it. The boy lit the cigarette, took a puff of it, and then closed the lighter, putting it in his pocket.

He turned to Yami and grinned.

"I'm almost out of oil for this thing, and I can't get anymore on this island, so I have to save it," he said. Yami nodded in understanding. The boy narrowed his eyes and looked to Yami, his face stern and serious.

"Why are you here?" he asked.

"I might as you the same," Yami countered.

"Business," the boy replied. He inhaled some of the cigarette and then looked towards an island in the distance. "There's a legend that a Vampire Queen, who is actually a boy, lives on that island. Or rather, he was sealed there a thousand years ago by a mortal named Pegasus."

Yami froze and looked to the boy, listening to him. The boy continued.

"Humans created a thing called the Crimson Phoenix to kill the King and Queen, and so far, none have done it. But the King still searches for his queen," he said. The boy then sighed and turned to Yami, a cold look in his eyes.

"Are you getting discouraged? Yami?" he asked. The boy then threw the jacket off and laid it to the ground, grabbing his gloves and yanking them off.

"The Dark Millenium Vampire King?" he asked. Yami snarled and took a protective step back.

"You're the new Crimson Phoenix?" he snapped. The boy giggled and nodded.

"Yup. I am the 71st Crimson Phoenix. Ryou Komatsuka(2). Nice to meet you," he smirked. Ryou then stepped forward and walked around Yami, as if checking him out to see how strong he was. He shook his head slowly and then looked to his hands.

On the tops were two symbols that seemed like a blood red bird, and up his arms were red vine-like shapes that came to his upper arms. Ryou then waved them at Yami, as if showing off, a big grin on his face.

"Think you can beat me?" he asked. Yami growled.

"I can sure as Hell try!" he snapped, hurling a magic ball of black energy at the Phoenix. Ryou yawned and placed his hand up, blocking the attack from hitting him. Ryou wiped his hand off and then snickered to Yami.

Yami growled.

'The Crimson Phoenix. The Perfect Magic Killer. His magic cancels out mine,' he thought. Yami then turned. 'I'll have to run and fight him on another day when I have more strength!' he thought before bolting away.

Ryou gasped.

"Hey!" he snapped, but Yami had already flown off with his giant red bat wings showing. Ryou ran to the edge of the cliff and growled before putting his gloves and his jacket back on. He sighed and then started marching off.

"Dammit. Better go fish Bakura out of the pond again," he sighed.

With that, Ryou was off.

[Meanwhile Deep Within the Forests...]

"S-shit..." Yami gasped, energy spent. He hadn't been planning on flying, but then again, he had not expected to run into the Crimson Phoenix either. Yami gasped and collapsed to his knees in the middle of the forests, panting and huffing.

'C-can't... go on...' he thought.

A twig snapped, and Yami blasted the tree with dark energy, thinking it must be a dhampire trying to kill him.

"AAAIYEEE!!" a child shouted as she fell from the tree and crashed to the ground. The little girl sat up and rubbed her head. Yami saw that she was a blonde child with blue eyes, freckles, and was dressed in rags. The girl whined.

"Owww... That hurt. That was magic you used, right?" she asked. Yami gri his teeth. The girl cocked her head.

"Are you a dhampire too?" she asked. Yami gasped. The girl then raced to his side. "You don't have much vampire blood either, do you?" she asked. She pouted. "I'm only 1/4 vampire, so I can't do as much magic as you, but still, you look exhausted," she said, helping Yami up.

The girl lead him towards a small shack.

"That's my home. Humans and other dhampires won't find you," she said. She smiled. "I'm Rebecca, by the way. Who are you?" she asked. Yami gulped. Should he tell her?

"Yami... My name is Yami," he said, leaving his last name out of it. Rebecca nodded and then pushed Yami into the shack, making sure he was all settled in. Once she was certain of that, she sat down and looked out the window.

"I wish I didn't have to stay shut up in here. But... because of the Queen, we can't be around humans," Rebecca whispered.

Yami heard the child speak and then he waited, waiting to see what Rebecca was going to say about Yugi.

"We used to be on such good terms with the Vampires and the humans, but then the Queen ruined all of that! Now, humans hate us! I wasn't even a part of it! Why should I have to suffer, just because I am a dhampire! I'm half human! All the reason not to fight!" she sobbed.

"It's all the Queen's fault!" she yelled.

Yami frowned.

"No... It's the King's fault. He couldn't protect his people, or his queen. He couldn't even protect himself. That's why things went the way they did," he said. Rebecca stopped and turned to Yami while listening to his tale.

"The King went to save the Queen, but he was unable to and almost got himself killed. He was going to be murdered because he had too much power, and humans were afraid of a rebeliion in which the vampires would take them over. But, the Queen, half-mad with fear that the King would die, lost controlf of his powers. You see, it's not the Queen's fault, but the King's for not being able to save anyone..." Yami whispered.

Rebecca saw that Yami was fighting tears, so she gave him a hug.

"I'm sorry..." she whispered. Yami frowned and hugged her back.

"I am... so sorry..." she whispered. Yami frowned and then looked down at Rebecca, who was close to nodding off.

'So, this child is also a victim of my sins. Ra, how many more people are going to suffer because of me. Bakura suffers because of me. All the dhampires. Yugi suffered because I couldn't save him, and now... Even they are my victims... Those creatures forced to kill me to save their own lives...'

'The Crimson Phoenix...'

PUZZLESHIPPING 4 EVER

[Meanwhile Near a Tree...]

"Hey."

"Yeah?"

Bakura leaned up against the trunk of a giant tree and peered up to Ryou. Ryou had his eyes closed, and has a cigarette sticking from his lips. It was lit, and he was acting as if he were asleep with it. Bakura frowned.

"I've met... about six of the previous Crimson Phoenixes, but you are nothing like them," he whispered. Ryou smiled.

"Yeah! Based on the memories I recieved, all of them were tragic, huh?" he giggled. Bakura frowned and looked to the skies, thinking about what was bothering him. Ryou frowned. "'Kura, is something bothering you?" he asked.

Bakura frowned.

"The Phoenix is a parasite that infects a reincarnation of Ranpha. It gives them super-strength, magical powers, plus the memories and abilities of the previous Phoenixes before it," he said with a sigh.

"And ever generation, it gets stronger," he said.

"Your point?" Ryou asked.

"If 10 years pass and you haven't killed Yami, then the Crimson Phoenix will devour your life, kill you, and pass on to your reincarnation in 50 years," he said in a sad voice. Ryou frowned and then smiled down to the silverette dhampire.

Thwack!

"OW!" Bakura's hand flew to the top of his head as Ryou threw his lighter at him and then leaped from the tree.

"Remember, I might not die! I still have eight years before the Crimson Phoenix devours my life, so there is really no need to worry about why I am like this! No worries!" he smiled. Bakura nodded and then settled back.

Ryou frowned.

'I will kill Yami and break free of this curse. Have no worries...'

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Me: Oh dear! Our three fave characters, pitted against one another! (1) His outfit from episode 200 when he helped Yugi get the God cards back and when he fought Kaiba. (2) There is a reason his last name is this! Keep reading to find out!

Lucy: This will not end well!

Me: Please look forward to the next few chapters!

Lucy: Next Time: "Crimson Phoenix"

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