The King's Maze (Yami x Reader)

The Ball

"This is insane. What we saw, what happen and this plan...it's all insane."

The blonde wolf though this as he sped along the top of the wall. Never in his life did he think that he would see and learn more about the outer-maze. It was something he had always planned to avoid. Though his guardian had taught Joey all he knew about the world the young wolf was forced to grow up in he never gain an ounce of curiosity of what was beyond the middle maze. Now here he was, running for his life as a vampire flew not too far behind him. The monster swooped down with its claws out and teeth baring, aiming for the wolf's neck. Joey jumped out of the way then turned on the vampire with a snarl. He would have to take care of this monstrosity now before it drew any more attention to him.

"I got to end this fast." The wolf watched as the vampire shrieked and moved its body jaggedly. The thing had been feeding when Joey sped pass it and went after him to sate its thirst. From up above Yugi watched as the wolf look for an opening to attack. When the vampire first attacked them it nearly killed the sprite. In his arms he held onto a little sack that held the shrunken puzzle of the north. His jeweled eyes watched as the vampire leaped at Joey, but the wolf was able to dodge it again. Quickly he turned and sunk his teeth into the back of the vampire's neck.

The monster cried out and reached back with its claws to tear Joey off its back. Joey moved out of the way but let go of the vampire when he tasted the rioting flesh of the creature. There was something very wrong about this vampire. Joey barely had time to splutter and gag at the foul taste in his mouth when the vampire swung around and swipe at his muzzle. Yugi cried out as a yelp rang through the air. Flying down he used one of the few spells he had that worked wherever he needed it and created a bright flash of light right in front of the vampire before it leap onto Joey. It hissed and swung its claws at the sprite but Yugi moved just in time for Joey to knock it off the wall. Down the creature went as its skin bubbled and melted. Yugi stared down at it not believing that the small amount of pure light he made was enough to cause so much damage. Joey however didn't care for the moment how the vampire was defeated and made a bark noise to signal that they made to move.

They had to keep moving. They had a deadline and with the unexpected attack on the tower plus the rampage of the beast they feared discovery. Yugi gave the wounded creature one last look and flew back to the blonde wolf. They were off again as fast as the wolf could go. The west, they had to make it to the west to steal the puzzle from there. Seto theory was only half right about these puzzles. They needed to be solved but not at the location they where in since the beast would come for the them. Instead, they would steal the puzzles and bring them to the inner maze.

"Joey! You are sure you can do this?" Yugi yelled out over the wind that moved passed them.

The wolf made a grunt noise that singled that he was fine. He had to keep running. He had to get them to the next part of the maze. If it meant running all night and most of tomorrow, then that's what he'll do. This was it, this was the answer Pops was looking for. If his guardian had keep searching for answers, he would have found the key to leaving this place sooner, but he gave that up for Joey's sake. As he ran, Joey remember all the fights he had with the older wolf. Pops wanted Joey to inherit his inquisitive mind and when Joey refused, he instead turned to Yugi. Joey hated how he would encourage Yugi's reckless then turn around and expect Joey to protect the sprite.

"It's out there Joey! The answer, I just know its out there waiting." Those were the last words his mentor had cried out before stating that all his books go to Yugi. Joey had always felt a tad bitter that those were his last words since it he felt that he was being brushed off. But now he understood that the old wolf left him with more than the underground. He left him with the skill to move about the maze with ease.