He had lost the duel.
Jaden had played the card that destroyed his ring of defense and Chazz had no other ways of preventing the damage. It was over.
He lowered his duel disk, not wanting to believe that he had failed when it really counted-just once he had wanted to win. Just once, against the stupid failure of a rival he had, but fate seemed to constantly find a way to spit in his face.
"You lose, mortal." Jaden spoke. He looked up. It wasn't Jaden actually-he had seen the terrible transformation that had happened when all of his friends were killed off in front of him. His eyes had turned yellow, the voice a lot deeper.
They looked the same and yet so different.
Were they the same?
"You just….got lucky punk." Still stubborn, wasn't he? "Well Jaden? What are you waiting for? Finish me off like everyone else!"
Then he would dissolve into pretty lights and everything would be lost.
"No." Jaden strode towards Chazz. When he reached him, he ripped the duel disk off his arm with one swift movement. All of the monsters formed by Solid Vision (or was it their minds?) faded. "You have lost."
Chazz stared at him. What…was he planning? Why did Jaden not kill him? It was easy enough last time, and he still had the same golden look. There was something….different though.
"What the hell is going on, JADEN?"
His rival took another step closer to him, suddenly taking a handful of hair and yanking him down. Chazz gasped, forced to kneel in front of him.
"My name is Haou. And I am your king. Do you not remember your deal?" The golden eyes said.
Fine. If I lose, I pledge my soul to you.
He didn't think he would lose. Or be alive.
"I do but you….cheated…." The grip tightened, bringing tears to his eyes.
"I do not cheat. I merely did not want my greatest asset to die." The armored hands dragged him up again.
"Your life begins now."
You have failed him, Chazz.