Farewell My Friend, Brother, and Pharaoh
Part 1
Drip, drip, drip. That was the sound made as tears were rolling off a young man's cheeks, each hitting the ground rather furiously. He had his right fist clenched and his eyes were full of sadness. He was staring at the ground, trying hard not to stare at his opponent straight across from him.
The young man staring straight at him, across the field, was almost the other's exact twin in looks. The main differences were he was slightly taller, his looks were a bit more hardened, and his hair was slightly different.
Each had three colors in their hair, and both had spiky hair. First, there were blonde bangs for the two that stuck down in a few strands. Next, there was a black set of five spikes covering both of their heads. Finally, there was a pink outer band on their black spikes. The only major difference in their hair styles was the harder looking young man had blonde spikes in the middle of his black spikes.
Then there was each of their eyes. Both had violet eyes, but they had differences. The young man crying had had soft, kind violet eyes, while the other young man had a harder look in his eyes, yet they held kindness within them as well.
Both had a Duel Disk strapped to their left arms, and the duel was at a stand still. The harder looking young man had no cards in play, and held four cards in his hand. The crying young man had a powerful monster out that had 3500 attack points, and had a golden sarcophagus that sat above the field with a spell card known as Monster Reborn sticking out of it.
The harder looking young man smiled and gently said "Go on, your move."
Tears continued to fall from the younger man's eyes as he continued to tremble and sob. He only stood there, seemingly lost in thought.
"I don't get it, what is Yugi waiting for?" a young man spoke up in a group of people that were watching a small ways back. He had black hair, part of it up in a pony tail and some free hanging, and green eyes. He had an earring in his left ear, which had a die on it. He wore a black t-shirt and had a red vest, along with black pants and a small silver necklace around his neck.
"All he has to do is attack and the duel is over." he spoke out once more.
Not even looking at the young man, another with silver mid-back length hair and brown eyes spoke up, saying "That's just it Duke. Once the match comes to an end, the Pharaoh will be released. And we'll never see him again."
This youth had on a blue button up t-shirt that was unbuttoned, and a blue and white striped shirt underneath. He wore grey pants to go with his outfit.
"Bakura's right, but I don't want to let him leave just yet…" a young girl thought to herself as tears slid down her face silently. She had brown hair that was shoulder length, and had sad blue eyes. She wore a black half cut t-shirt, and had on a pink skirt with white calf high boots.
Looking over at the young girl, another young man's brown eyes showed sorrow for her, but at the same time, sadness for the duel. He had an odd hair cut with brown hair, and wore a white shirt with a green long sleeved one on over top of it. He also had blue jeans on. "Poor Tea, this duel is breaking her heart into millions of pieces. I wish there was more I could do for her, but like her, I don't want the Pharaoh to go either."
About this time, a sandy blonde haired youth with brown eyes looked over and sighed. He wore a blue shirt with a white long sleeved one on top of it, and had on blue jeans as well. His own eyes were full of sadness too. "Poor Yugi, this has to be so hard. It's hard enough for me, Tristan, and Tea down here, but he has it the worst."
Beside of the sandy haired young man stood a young man with white mid-back length hair, tan skin, and blue eyes. He had golden pointed earrings on both ears, and wore a blue short sleeved shirt with a black vest over top of it. He also wore white khaki pants. Looking on, he sighed and silently thought "The Pharaoh's friends are devastated by this duel, but it's for the best. I know Joey, Tristan, and Tea will be alright. I only ponder about the other two."
He then looked over at the young woman beside of him. She had long black hair, blue eyes, and tan skin. She wore a white long dress with sleeves, but it also had a small bit of golden material on the right sleeve, and wore golden pointed earrings in her ears. Standing beside of her was a young man with green eyes, tan skin, and a turban on his head. He wore a tan colored cloak, and had a stern look on his face. He also had golden pointed earrings hanging from his ears. Beside the other young man was another that had a long black pony tail, but the rest of his head was hairless. He had a strange Egyptian tattoo on the left side of his face, tan skin, had golden eyes. He wore a purple shirt with grey pants and had golden earrings in his ears like the others.
"Ishizu, Shadi, and Odion seem to be taking this duel in stride at least. Still, I'm hoping Yugi wins. Once he wins this duel, our Tomb Keeper's mission will be completed, and we will be free for the rest of our lives."
Standing beside of Bakura was an older man with grey hair that looked similar in style to Yugi and Yami. He wore green overalls with a pale yellow long sleeved shirt, and had a brown bandanna in his hair. His eyes were violet, and he wore a grey beard. Staring at Yugi, he softly smiled, saying in his mind "Yugi, I'm very proud of you. Even though the Pharaoh is your closest friend, you've given him the best duel I've ever seen. Now you know what you have to do."
Behind the group stood a young man with brown semi-short hair with piercing blue eyes. He wore a white trench coat with a black shirt underneath and black leather pants. He had a look on his face that showed irritation. "Marik and those other three seem semi concerned, but I know the true King of Games will win this duel. Perhaps then I'll finally be able to put my life back together. After all, this whole visit to Egypt has seemingly helped me more than I thought it would. I feel as if for once my eyes are truly open."
Beside of him stood a boy, just seemingly entering his teens, with black mid-back length hair and he had violet colored eyes. He looked over at the older young man and smiled, silently saying "I'm glad Seto is showing some kind of emotions. Ever since he came to Egypt, he seems to have become a different person, as if he has finally awakened. I'm glad my big bro is finally seemingly happy."
In front of the entire group stood a young man and a young woman, whom were holding each others hand. Both had long brown hair, although the young woman's came down to her mid back, while the young man's was only upper back length.
The young woman wore a brown skirt that came down to her knees and a black blouse. She wore simple wooden sandals on her feet. Her eyes were light brown, and were focused intensely on Yami. "Yami… This is what you've waited for since you were reborn, yet it's sad to see you pass on my friend. I know it's what you want, and what you need, but still, I will miss you. You always looked out for me, and made sure that I didn't go without anything. If ever there was a friend, if not a person who was like a brother, it was you."
Beside her, the young man looked on. He wore blue jeans that fit him tightly, along with an unbuttoned black shirt with a white undershirt. His dark brown eyes stared on at the duel, knowing that it was finally over. "After five millennia, it is finally time Yami. You can finally pass on and rest in peace. I will truly miss you, my brother, my friend, my Pharaoh."
The young man lightly squeezed the young woman's hand and looked over at her with a slight smile. She squeezed back gently and nodded.
"It's alright Marie. It's his time to go." the young man kindly said.
With watery eyes, Marie simply replied "I know Illidan. I'll miss him still, but I know it's time."
Back on the field, Yami stared at Yugi, whom was still crying. Slightly smiling, Yami called out to Yugi mentally, saying "It's alright Yugi. Proceed."
Yugi finally looked up at Yami and regained a bit of control over his tears momentarily. Quickly, he yelled out "Silent Magician, attack him directly!"
The mage on the field quickly leapt into the air and pointed it's scepter at Yami. With a single effortless motion, the mage fired a blast of white energy straight at Yami, easily striking him head on. As the blast hit Yami, a blinding light engulfed the entire tomb, causing everyone to squint at the action and causing more tears to flow from Yugi's eyes.
"Did Yugi win the duel?" Duke called out in shock.
Calling back, Ishizu said "If this attack is successful, then yes."
The entire group of people looking on watched in shock and awe, waiting to see if the results were as they seemed to be.
Finally, the blinding light died down, with Yami holding his left arm out to block the blast. He finally dropped it and let out a soft grunt. Immediately, the remaining life points on Yami's Duel Disk dropped to zero, and the holograms on the field vanished instantly.
Yugi instantly fell to his knees, crying harder than before. His tears now flowed more freely than before, just seemingly pounding the ground with his deep grief.
At the same time, Yami gently took his Duel Disk off his arm and laid it down onto the field and began to walk over to Yugi.
Smiling as he cocked his head back straight, Yami said with a sympathetic voice "Congratulations."
Yugi only continued to cry though, as if he never heard one word. Seeing this, Yami kneeled down on one knee and placed a kind hand on Yugi's shoulder, saying "Yugi, a champion doesn't belong on his knees. You achieved a great victory for us both."
With a sobbing voice, Yugi replied with "I was concentrating so much on the game that I forgot what winning would actually mean. By defeating you, I've sent you away for good."
Softly smiling still, Yami countered with "No, by defeating me, you have opened the door for me. Thanks to you, my spirit can finally be put to rest. I'll be back where I belong. Fate brought us together for a reason, and now we've fulfilled our destiny."
Looking up with wet eyes, Yugi watched as Yami continued with "We protected mankind from the return of the Shadow Games, and both of us have grown tremendously along the way."
Both then gently stood up facing one another as Yugi began to dry his tears. Sadly, Yugi says "I'm going to miss you."
Smiling softly again, Yami quickly replies "You know we'll never truly be apart, right?"
Yugi only looked at Yami in confusion, who continues saying "The gift of kindness you've given me and my gift of courage to you will remain with each of us and bind us together forever."
Understanding now, Yugi nods as his tears finally dry.
Suddenly, the eye symbol, known as the Eye of Wdjat, on a large stone door began to glow with a golden brightness.
In shock, Joey asks "What's up with the eye!?"
"Now that the battle ritual is over, the Eye of Wdjat that guards the spirit world has awakened, and the spirit of the great pharaoh, who's spirit was trapped within the Millennium Puzzle for five thousand years is now free." Ishizu quickly explains.
Yami strode over towards the door, but didn't stop at it. He instead walked over to where his Duel Disk laid on the ground and picked it up. Easily, he pulled his deck out and then reached into the Graveyard slot.
Once finished, he turns towards Illidan and flicked what looks like three cards at him. Illidan easily catches the three only to find the three Egyptian God Cards in his hand.
Seeing the curiosity in Illidan's eyes, Yami says "Illidan, I place you in charge of guarding the three Egyptian God Cards. Hide them away, for they may one day be needed again."
Nodding, Illidan pockets the three in his pants and replied "I shall."
Yami turned then and walked back over to Yugi and handed him his deck and Duel Disk, saying "These are now yours Yugi. You are now the one in control of your destiny and deck. Do with this deck as you please."
Yugi sniffles slightly and nods in response. Smiling, Yami turned and began to walk back towards the center where the Millennium Stone, the stone that held the seven Millennium Items, was.
Looking down at the seven items, Yami says "These items are nothing but trouble. I shall rid the world of them."
Curious, Illidan called out "How?"
Looking back at Illidan over his shoulder, Yami responds "By absorbing the Shadow Magic from them and taking it with me into the afterlife."
His body began to glow golden as he stretched out his arms, seemingly trying to pull the power of the seven items into his body.
Instantly, Illidan made a break towards Yami, yelling "You idiot! Your body can't handle that much Shadow Magic at once!"
Knowing the same thing, Marie instantly made a break towards Yami as well, but the two were too late. The powers of the Millennium Items began to flow into Yami's body, who groaned as he dropped to one knee.
"He'll die if he takes in too much power!" Illidan thought as he approached Yami.
Yami soon began to cry out in pain. Knowing if he didn't act fast, Yami would die before he was laid to rest, Illidan did the only thing he could think of. He began to absorb the powers of the items along with Yami.
"IT"S TOO MUCH!" Illidan realized immediately upon absorbing some of the energy. He quickly fell to his own knees like Yami, and was gritting his teeth to keep from yelling out in pain.
Thinking quickly, Illidan did the only thing he could think of next. "I have to disperse some of this power! The other members of the Shadow Court should be able to hold some of it."
With a deep growl in his throat, he then redirected some of the Shadow Magic away from himself and Yami to the group that once controlled the Shadow Magic by using their Millennium Items. First the energy reached Marie, who immediately fell to the ground in intense pain. Yugi was next to be struck, who only doubled over onto the ground. Next, Shadi received a blast of strong energy, making him fall to his own knees. Seto was then hit by a blast, making him gasp as he fell to a kneeling position. Bakura was then struck by the same energy, making him fall to the ground, much like Marie had. Finally, the last blast left the temple, making it's way half way around the world to find Pegasus. He immediately fell out of his chair at his office, crying out in intense pain.
