Olivia: I read a few fic like this one, so I thought I'd try my hand at it.

Desirae: She's also going to try the whole first person thing. Don't see why though. I was never a fan of this POV.

Olivia: Still, it'll be fun at least :)

Desirae: We don't own YuGiOh, so stop calling us Kazuki Takahashi. That's not our name.

Olivia: Lame joke is lame.

Desirae: Oh, really? *stares Liv down*

Olivia: Uh, um, what I meant was, Enjoy! Oh and FYI, it starts in Yami's point of view and switches after each -YGO- thing. The dialogue and names are also an amalgamation of the dubbed and subbed versions.

Desirae: They could have figured it out. They're not stupid, at least, I hope they're not.

Olivia: I'm only trying to help.


I couldn't see any other way around it. I was losing. Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight was frozen and Raphael had the upper hand. So many people were counting on me and my pride wouldn't let me allow myself to be defeated; not when I had a card that could lead me to victory. Slowly I reached for the card and tore it out of my hand. There was no other option I could see. I had to use the Seal of the Orichalcos.

"No! Mou Hitori No Boku!" I stopped as I felt something wrap around my extended arm. I looked to see my partner's apparition clinging to me, refusing to let me play the card.

"Aibou…"

"You can't play that card," he desperately pleaded as his grip tightened, "They're waiting for you to use it!" He had a point. Raphael did say I would play it. But couldn't he see there was no other option? Too many things were at stake for me to lose now.

Me. That's right. I was the one dueling, not Aibou. This was a fight between me and Raphael. I had to play the Seal, for the sake of justice. I explained this to Yugi as I yanked my arm back with a little more force, perhaps, than was necessary. I should have apologized or made sure I hadn't hurt him, but I was so focused on being victorious, all I could think of and feel was my own desire to take down my opponent.

I knew the card was evil, I wasn't suffering from some delusion that it wasn't. However, it was also powerful and if I used its power for the greater good, then surely all would be forgiven. With a determined stare directed at Raphael, I announced my intentions and played the card.

-YGO-

I was shocked when Mou Hitori No Boku yanked his arm back. He was never this aggressive in his duels, so he must have been really feeling the tension. Even I had to admit it looked bleak. Still, that was no excuse to play that dreadful card.

There had to be some other thing we could do. He was a master strategist, he could find another way. But sadly, he didn't seem to think he could, and before I knew it, he had played the card.

A bright light came from the duel disk, and then it burst outwards to form the seal. I remember screaming out in agony as I was not only pushed back by the Orichalcos, but also as the mental link between mine and my other self's thoughts was cut off, leaving us unable to communicate. The last thing I remember before I blacked out was Mou Hitori No Boku standing there crying out as the power of the Orichalcos overwhelmed him.

-YGO-

The power of the Seal of the Orichalcos was indescribable. I felt stronger, more powerful, and undefeatable. I knew I could win. It seemed like the easiest thing in the world, especially when Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight earned the power of the Orichalcos, becoming all the more stronger and escaping the crystalline prison. That is, until Timeaus vanished, leaving Dark Magician girl alone on the field. I couldn't understand it. Why had this happened?

Raphael laughed. He explained to me that the powers of the Legendary Dragon and the Seal of the Orichalcos were incompatible, coming from the light and darkness. I don't know exactly what was said, as I was so engrossed in disbelief, but the message I received was clear—Timeaus wasn't going to be helping me.

Apparently, neither would my partner. I couldn't hear anything from him. Was he mad that I hadn't headed his warning? That had to be it. After all, we'd played in the Seal before and we were still able to communicate. For whatever reason, Aibou was silent and I was completely alone in this duel.

That's when something inside me snapped. I don't know what caused it exactly, maybe the immense power at my disposal or the fact that I felt no one's support but my own, but something made forget everything that had been taught to me since I first awoke from the depths of the puzzle.

I vaguely recall using the card in Raphael's hand and summoning monsters from the graveyard. I have a feeling I sacrificed them, but I cannot honestly remember. Though the thing that stands out most in my mind was the fact that I had distorted my monsters' integrity with the dark power of the Orichalcos, and I had lost touch with the heart of the cards. I believe the latter was what caused my downfall.

Raphael played Aldos, drew my sacrificed monsters from the grave, and had me see what I did to them. Seeing their sad, angry gazes brought be closer to who I was before. I felt the guilt of what I had done immediately. I had sacrificed them needlessly, and I failed to honour them.

Before I could properly apologize, Aldos absorbed the power of my monsters and made to attack me. I felt it as my life points plummeted to zero. I had lost.

-YGO-

I woke up in a purplish place that sort reminded me of the Shadow Realm. It was desolate, dark, and devoid of any positive feelings. The was one thing that was different was a circular window with an imprint of the seal on it that showed the duel.

I couldn't believe it. He really did play the card. It wasn't a dream. I felt tears come to my eyes as I watched Mou Hitori No Boku. It was like he was a man possessed. He kept bragging that he could use the Orichalcos so well, he sacrificed our monsters without so much as a single thought. But worst of all, he sacrificed the Dark Magician Girl. We promised her we would save her world, and here he was, treating her as if she were nothing more than a tool. It broke my heart to see it.

Still, when he lost the duel, I wasn't any less scared for him. Any second, the seal would take him away forever. No. I couldn't let that happen. Sure, he made a mistake using the seal, but he wasn't a bad guy. He didn't deserve this. I didn't think I could stand it if I let this happen. On another, but no less important, note, if this happened, who would stop Doma? My friends and I were strong, but I knew that Mou Hitori No Boku was the only one capable of saving us all. He had to stay. There had to be something I could do.

At that moment, the puzzle glowed and suddenly, my path was clear. I knew it would hurt him, but it was the only way to save my best friend. I gripped the puzzle and hit it against the window as hard as I could, which wasn't very hard at all. But it worked. There was a bright light and I found myself in the green luminescence of the Orichalcos. Without hesitation, I extended my arms out in front of me and ran forward.

-YGO-

I still couldn't believe it. I was defeated in more ways than one. My world was crumbling around me. I lost the duel, I lost my monsters' trust, and I lost my faith that I was a good pharaoh. Now I was going to lose my soul. I could only hope my partner was okay. I hoped he would remember me for the good times we've shared and not as the person I had been in our last moment together.

Just then I felt something push me out of the centre on the Seal. I turned around in shock to see none other than my partner. At first I couldn't understand what was happening. What was he doing here?

"Aibou?" I said as I saw his body start to fade away and realization struck, "Aibou!" He smiled sadly at me, as if he were the guilty one. I could have pushed him back out of the way, but I was just so frozen in shock at his sudden appearance, and even more so at his words.

"It only needs one of us. I trust you, Mou Hitori No Boku." He had nearly completely vanished at that point and I was finally able to do something more than just stand there like some Ra forsaken idiot. I called out for him again as he disappeared and the Seal of the Orichalcos with him. Everything went black.


Olivia: Okay, chapter one up! Please review!

Desirae: And please be as brustally honest as possible.