Sister

by DarkMagicianGirl1988

Siblings Yugi and Kanami haven't seen each other since their parents died. Now nine years later, he is the host of a pharaoh's spirit and she is one of Dartz's most powerful duelists. With the world at stake, loyalties are put to the test.

4. Chapter 4

Duels are really hard to write. o_0 But I finally posted Chapter 4. Two things worth noting here.

First of all, I edited my note at the begining of Chapter 3; it was supposed to say Yu-gi-oh Wikia. Sorry, my bad.

Also, right now, I have an avatar of an anime girl who I think looks like Kanami. The only difference is Kanami has brown hair instead of black and her hair spikes up at the ends, kind of like Irma Lair from W.I.T.C.H. Anyway, this is what I picture her looking like. The girl in the picture is even wearing a top that Kanami would wear.

Chapter 4: Shadow Game

"Whoa! Kanami are you sure?" squeaked Saggi, "This guy's got some soul-stealing magic of his own. To say nothing of the fact that he's a few trap cards short of a deck."

"Hey, you know how I love a challenge." was her only answer. Saggi gulped and in a beam of light, went back into his card. Kanami started up her motorcycle and pulled up a few feet in front of Bakura. He was still staring at the monsters in the sky.

"Hey Bakura!" she called. He looked at her with a confused expression that was rare for him.

"Who are you?"

"Your next dueling opponent," Kanami replied with an almost flirty tone of voice, "I've been told all about you, Spirit of the Millennium Ring. You must have quite a powerful soul. I think I'm going to take it away from you." That didn't answer Bakura's question, but he smiled.

"You obviously know deep and dark secrets. How amusing, it's so rare that I get a chance to duel a real opponent and not just some incompetent mortals, even if they are fun to terrorize. All right, I accept your challenge." He looked around at the screaming crowd and the monsters roaming the city.

"It seems we're going to have to find a more suitable place to duel though." he said casually, "This place isn't very quiet." The only quiet place they could find was the inside of the Domino Museum.

"Say goodbye to your soul pal!" Kanami said confidently. Bakura gave her his trademark smirk.

"You first." He replied. They activated their dueldisks and called out in unison, "Duel!"

Kanami's LP: 4000

Bakura's LP: 4000

Kanami went first. "I summon Nimble Momonga in defense mode, your turn."

"Very well, I summon the Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams. Attack her creature now!" That was the end of Kanami's monster. "I'll place one card face down and end my turn."

"When you destroy my Nimble Momonga," Kanami told him, "his special ability activates, giving me one thousand life points.

Kanami's LP: 5000

"Not too bad for a start, is it?" she said as she looked at the card she just drew. It was the Seal of Orichalcos. "Okay scratch that, this is a fabulous start. I play the Seal of Orichalcos!" As the Seal enveloped them, Kanami braced herself for what she knew was coming next. The Seal took its strength from the person who played it, so there was always this intense draining feeling that washed over Kanami when she activated it. When the feeling finally past, she shuddered slightly. She had the same green circle on her forehead, and her usually royal purple eyes were now glowing with a bright red that gave them a maroon tint. "Take a close look Bakura, this is what's going to destroy you. Whoever loses this duel, loses their soul." Bakura did take a close look.

"So you weren't bluffing," replied Bakura calmly, "I sense great power coming from this magic card."

"Worried?"

"You don't know the meaning of the word." Said Bakura, still smiling. "But here, allow me to show you a true Shadow Game." The Millennium Ring glowed brightly for a moment and then faded. "What?"

"The Orichalcos has been around for ten thousand years, Bakura, long before the Millennium Items were invented." Kanami added childishly, "My magic is stronger than yours."

Bakura's smile finally went away. Besides the complete surprise of having his Ring be overpowered, one of his strongest traits was his pride, so it didn't take much to offend him. "Just finish your turn!" he growled.

"Gladly, I summon Krebons and Shining Angel, both in attack mode." Kanami watched as the same Orichalcos mark appeared on her monsters. "The Seal of Orichalcos adds its power to my monsters, giving them 500 extra attack points."

Krebons: 1700 (+500) Atk points

Shining Angel: 1900 (+500) Atk points

"Before you attack, I'll activate this trap card." Bakura interrupted, "Fearful Earthbound! Now for every attack you declare, you will automatically lose five hundred of your lifepoints."

"Won't stop me though." Kanami pointed out, "Krebons, attack his ghost!" The clown-like monster threw the glowing green cubes he was juggling at the Ghost of Fled Dreams. The ghoul gave out an eerie scream and vanished. "Your turn, Shining Angel. Attack Bakura's lifepoints directly." A gold sword manifested in the angel's hand and he swung it at Bakura. Bakura staggered, but managed to stay up.

Bakura's LP: 1700

"That should do it for now."

"Then it's my turn. My trap card activates, so you lose one thousand lifepoints. Then I'll play Monster Reborn to bring back my Gross Ghost, but it's going right back to the graveyard, because I sacrifice it to summon Earl of Demise! Now slay her angel, my Earl!" Kanami saw her Shining Angel be stabbed and then disappear. "I'll play this card face down and end my turn."

Kanami's LP: 3900

"All right, my move." Kanami replied, "I activate my Shining Angel's special ability, allowing me to move a Light attribute monster with fifteen hundred attack points or less from my deck to the field, and I choose Dreamsprite in defense mode. Then I'll switch Krebons into defense mode. I end my turn." Bakura stared at her.

"She didn't leave any trap cards to protect her monsters;" he thought, "does she not have anything in her hand worth playing, or is it another ability of her Seal of Orichalcos?" His smile returned, "Either way my trap card should protect me, but just in case."

"I activate the magic card Malevolent Nuzzler to give my monster seven hundred attack points."

Earl of Demise: 2700 Atk points

"Attack her Dreamsprite now!"

"Waste of energy," Kanami told him, "My Dreamsprite's special ability lets me transfer your attack to any other monster on my side of the field. As for Krebons, all I have to do is pay eight hundred lifepoints and your attack is negated."

Kanami's LP: 3100

Bakura shrugged. "If she doesn't attack, my trap card won't activate." He reflected. "I end my turn."

"It only gets worse," Kanami said looking at the card she just drew, "I play Ring of Magnetism, and I'll equip it to Krebons. Then I summon Cure Mermaid in defense mode. Then I place two cards face down and end my turn."

Cure Mermaid: 1500 Atk points (+500)

Kanami could hear the voices of her monsters talking to each other, something that went completely unnoticed by Bakura, even though they were talking about him.

"Isn't that Bakura?" asked Cure Mermaid.

"Yeah, of all people." said Krebons, who turned his head to face Kanami, "Be careful Miss Kanami."

Kanami didn't answer. She just stared off into space and rolled her eyes. "I wish everyone would stop talking about this like I've already lost." She thought.

"Pay attention girl. This ends now," Bakura said confidently, "If I can't defeat your magic with my Millennium Ring, I'll just have to find an alternative means. I play De-Spell!" The Seal of Orichalcos shimmered briefly, but then Bakura's De-Spell card magically evaporated into golden sparks. Now it was Kanami's turn to smirk. Bakura snarled under his breath and glared at her.

"You didn't really think that was going to work, did you?" she asked him, "The Seal is here to stay until the duel is over."

"So then I'll just have to finish this duel quickly, and what a pity. I wanted to prolong your misery."

"Misery, shmisery, Pal," Kanami said, this time more seriously, "Just don't forget that if you lose, I get your soul."

"I'm well aware of that, so if you'll excuse me, I'd like to finish my move. I play Pot of Greed, which lets me draw two more cards."

"You activated my traps Appropriate and Solemn Wishes. First my Appropriate lets me draw two cards every time you draw extra cards, and when I draw any cards, my Solemn Wishes activates, giving me five hundred lifepoints."

Kanami's LP: 3600

"Neither of which means anything to me," Bakura told her, "now then, I play Exchange. So both of us will take a card from the other's hand."

Kanami and Bakura met in the center of the Seal and showed each other their cards. No wonder he had played Exchange when he did, Kanami said to herself. The magic cards he had only worked on Fiend type monsters, although there was one very useful card in Bakura's hand.

"I think I'll take your Dark Ruler Ha Des." Bakura ignored Kanami and chose her Dian Keto the Cure Master magic card.

"Dark Ruler is one of my more powerful monsters, but since Exchange allowed me to get a look at your hand, it's a price I'm willing to pay." He told her once they were back in their spots. "I'll finish my move by switching Earl of Demise into defense mode."

"Okay," Kanami tried, but failed to not sound confused. His monster was the strongest on the field. Why not attack? "Now here's where things get interesting." She went on, "First, since I drew a card at the beginning of my turn, Solemn Wishes gives me five hundred lifepoints. Next, the special ability of my Cure Mermaid activates, so I get eight hundred more lifepoints."

Kanami's LP: 4900

"I'll wrap things up by summoning Dancing Fairy in defense mode."

Dancing Fairy: 1700 (+500) Atk points

Bakura stood completely still. The only movement was his eyes that darted back and forth between Kanami's monsters. All of a sudden he let out a laugh that made Kanami's skin crawl.

"It's the same monsters," he said, "it really is you. This day has just been filled with surprises. I never imagined I see you again. How fitting that it should happen here," he waved his arm at the museum exhibits that surrounded them, "amongst the ruins of ancient Egypt."

"What are you talking about?" asked Kanami, Bakura feigned a whine.

"Aw, don't you remember me? Now you've hurt my feelings." His smirk growing wider, Bakura added, "He didn't remember me either."

Kanami figured he was trying to throw her off and yelled at him "Just make your move already."

"As you wish" when he looked at the card he had drawn, his smile widened. "That was quick. I play Curse of Fiend! So all of our monsters switch from defense mode to attack mode and vice versa."

"He was up to something," Kanami thought, "I hate when I'm right."

"Earl of Demise, attack her Dancing Fairy with Sword of Peril!"

"Wrong again. As long as Ring of Magnetism is in effect, Krebons is the only monster you can attack, and I'll just keep sacrificing eight hundred lifepoints to negate your attacks all together."

Kanami's LP: 4100

"In that case, I'll place this one monster face down on the field in defense mode and end my turn."

"My turn then, so Solemn Wishes and Cure Mermaid give me an extra thirteen hundred lifepoints. Next I'll switch all of my monsters back into defense mode. Now I summon Injection Fairy Lily!"

Injection Fairy Lily: 400 (+500) Atk points

"Thanks to her ability, I can give up two thousand lifepoints to increase her strength."

Injection Fairy Lily: 3900 Atk points

Earl of Demise: 2700 Atk points

"Lily, take down that eyesore of a monster!" Bakura, so accustomed to shadow games, didn't even flinch from the diminishing energy that came from having his creature destroyed. "For my last move, I play the magic card Monster Recovery. So now I'll put Injection Fairy Lily and every card in my hand back in my deck, reshuffle, and draw new cards, which also activates Solemn Wishes again. So much for your plan about knowing every card in my hand."

Kanami's LP: 2900

"That may be, but I still have your Dian Keto the Cure Master. So now I gain one thousand lifepoints."

Bakura's LP: 1500

"As for knowing each other's cards, this should level the playing field. I play Card Destruction, so now we both discard our hands and draw five new cards."

"Which in turn, activates Appropriate and Solemn Wishes," Kanami added, "so thanks for the extra two cards and lifepoints."

"You'll need all the help you can get," Bakura went on, "I place two cards face down and end my turn. So did you draw anything useful?"

"First of all, I gain twenty-three hundred lifepoints thanks to my trap card and my monsters."

Kanami's LP: 5700

"Secondly, you tell me if I drew anything useful. I summon Fairy's Gift and Saggi the Dark Clown!"

"Aw, Kanami do I have to?" Saggi whined from inside his card, "You know how I hate that stupid Seal."

"Suck up and deal. I need you out here." Kanami scolded.

Fairy's Gift: 1400 (+500)

Saggi the Dark Clown: 600 (+500)

Saggi did appear, but absorbing the power of the Orichalcos was just as painful for him as it had been for Kanami. Kanami turned her attention towards Fairy's Gift.

"Fairy's Gift, attack his face down monster with your Enchanted Dust!" The fairy did, and the monster turned out to be Morphing Jar. "Oh, crap." Kanami moaned. Bakura snickered and told her what she already knew.

"We'll both have to send all the cards in our hands to the graveyard."

"It's still my turn. Now Saggi, attack his lifepoints directly! By the way," Kanami told Bakura, "since you were able to draw extra cards from Morphing Jar's ability, my Appropriate trap gives me two more cards, and Solemn Wishes give me five hundred more lifepoints."

Kanami's LP: 6200

Kanami pushed her Mirror Force trap card into one of the dueldisk slots. "Now I'll place this one card face down and end my turn."

Bakura's LP: 400

"I take it this ability to have more than five monsters on the field is other one of the Seal's powers?" Bakura asked her.

"You're starting to catch on. As a matter of fact, I'm allowed to have up to ten monsters on my side of the field."

"Excellent, a perfect time to play this then." Kanami recognized the trap card he showed her instantly. She had the same card in her own deck. "Just Deserts!" Bakura watched in amusement as a ghost-like being started circling Kanami while she tried unsuccessfully to hide her pained expression. "This trap card removes five hundred of your lifepoints for each monster you have on the field, and as this is a shadow game, the lose of nearly half your lifepoints should be quite unpleasant."

Kanami's LP: 3200

"Kanami are you all right?" Saggi yelled; the other monsters were looking equally concerned.

"I'm fine," she replied, though she was shaking slightly, "I still have way more lifepoints than you Bakura!"

"Don't count on it, I've only just begun. First I'll activate my other face down card, Nightmare Binding! This will take eight hundred attack points from Saggi the Dark Clown and add them to my lifepoints."

Bakura's LP: 1200

Saggi the Dark Clown: 300 Atk points

"Now then, I think I've sent enough monster cards to the graveyard by now, so I'll remove three of them from the game to summon my Dark Necrofear! Next I'll play the magic card Dark Designator! If I can guess the name of a monster in your deck, I can summon to the field, and thanks to Exchange and Monster Recovery, I know you have Dark Ruler Ha Des in your deck. Now it's mine again. I have one more card to play, Heavy Storm!"

Kanami felt as though her heart had done a cartwheel. "That destroys all my magic and trap cards."

"Right, it won't destroy the Seal of Orichalcos, but since it will leave you defenseless, I'll settle for all your other cards. Ring of Magnetism, Solemn Wishes, Appropriate, and your face down card are all gone. Now then, Dark Ruler, destroy her Fairy's Gift!"

Kanami clapped her hands to her mouth knowing that Saggi was next. This was the first time she ever had to watch childhood friend go to the graveyard. As if he guessed what she was thinking, Saggi looked back at her and winked.

"This isn't the worst thing that's ever happened to me." He told her. Kanami then heard Bakura's order to Dark Necrofear and a burst of black energy hit Saggi. With a pained expression, he vanished.

"NO! You'll pay for that Bakura!" Kanami screamed, as she did, the seal on her forehead glowed a little brighter for a moment. Bakura either didn't notice or didn't care. He ended his turn at that.

Kanami's LP: 750

"I still have Dancing Fairy and Cure Mermaid, so I gain eighteen hundred lifepoints.

Kanami's LP: 2550

Kanami looked at the cards in her hand, Imperial Order, Seven Tools of the Bandit, Happy Lover, Foolish Burial, Dancing Elf, and Double Spell. "What am I going to do?" she thought, "None of these cards can beat either of his monsters." She didn't want to look up right now; she could feel Bakura glaring at her in satisfaction. He had her in a corner and he knew it.

"I play Foolish Burial! This magic card lets me take a monster from my deck and place it in the graveyard, and I choose my Marie the Fallen One."

"Bakura will probably destroy Dancing Fairy and Cure Mermaid next turn. At least this way, I can still keep replenishing my lifepoints."

"I end my turn."

"There's nothing else you can do, is there?" Bakura sneered. Of course, there wasn't mush he could do either. All he had in his hand was Spirit Message "N." As long as Kanami's monsters remained in defense mode, he couldn't get at her lifepoints. It would take three turns before he could have all of her monsters off the field and attack her directly and that might be too late. It was a race to see who would draw something that could win the duel. He drew Riryoku. That would help.

"I play Riryoku! This magic card cuts your lifepoints in half and adds them to the attack points of one of my monsters, and I choose Dark Ruler Ha Des. I should thank you for building your lifepoints up so high."

Kanami's LP: 1275

Dark Ruler Ha Des: 3725 Atk points

"Dark Ruler, attack her Dancing Fairy! Your turn Dark Necrofear, destroy her Cure Mermaid!"

Kanami managed to catch the eyes of her monsters just before they vanished, "I'm sorry." She told them. Bakura ended his turn and she drew a card. Messenger of Peace, now this might do the trick.

"I activate the special ability of Marie the Fallen One! For every turn that she stays in the graveyard, I gain two hundred lifepoints. Then I'll play Messenger of Peace! This magic card prevents us both from attacking with any monster with fifteen hundred attack points or more, but I have to give up one hundred lifepoints every turn to keep this card in play. That will end my turn."

"Now you're just stalling." Said Bakura, "I've drawn Black Pendant, and I'll add to my Dark Necrofear giving her five hundred extra attack points."

Dark Necrofear: 2700 Atk points

"I may not be able to attack with either of my monsters thanks to your magic card, but if I can keep their power well over fifteen hundred, you won't be able to destroy them anyway. So make your move."

Kanami drew Silver Bow and Arrow; still no card that could help her.

"I gain two hundred lifepoints from Marie the Fallen One and then I'll sacrifice one hundred to keep Messenger of Peace on the field. That will do for now."

Kanami's LP: 1475

Bakura drew a card and, to Kanami's alarm, the instant he saw it he laughed. "It's over for you! I play Ectoplasmer! Now when I sacrifice my monsters, half of their original attack points come out of your lifepoints. I'll start with Dark Ruler Ha Des!" Kanami braced herself when she saw the ghost of Dark Ruler appear and shoot through her.

Kanami's LP: 250

"I have to end my turn now, but next turn, I'll sacrifice Dark Necrofear, you'll lose eleven hundred lifepoints, and then you will have to give up your soul to your own magic."

Bakura paused, waiting for a specific reaction, but it never came. Kanami just stared at him with a completely emotionless expression.

"Well?" he said to her, "Aren't you afraid? You're only one attack away from being consumed by darkness."

Kanami smirked and answered confidently, "Oh, you're a little late for that." Bakura stared at Kanami even longer this time, and then laughed.

"I admire you," he said, "I rarely come across an opponent with a fighting spirit such as yours, and believe me when I say; I've had many opponents. I've quite enjoyed this duel." Kanami was taken aback. Did he honestly not understand that his soul was at stake, or did he just not care?

"It's been a long time since I dueled for the fun of it." She said simply. "Now let's see which of us is the stronger fighter. My move!"

"I didn't come this far to be beaten down by a freak show!" She told herself, "Just watch me Bakura; I'll show you fighting spirit." Kanami turned her eyes to the card she drew. "YES!"

"I gain two hundred lifepoints form Marie, but I'm getting rid of my Messenger of Peace."

"Might as well," answered Bakura, "it didn't protect you."

"I'm just getting started. Now I sacrifice Krebons and Dreamsprite to summon Splendid Venus!"

Splendid Venus: 2800 (+500)

"And not only is she already stronger than your Necrofear, but her special ability removes five hundred attack points from all non-fairy type monsters on the field.

Dark Necrofear: 2200 Atk points

"Splendid Venus, attack Dark Necrofear!" Bakura just seemed annoyed.

"I still have one hundred lifepoints! This duel is not over!" he said as he was about to draw a card, but Kanami stopped him.

"Oh yes it is. Next I play the magic card Double Spell! Now if I send one of my magic cards to the graveyard, I can activate a magic card from your graveyard. So I'll get rid of my Silver Bow and Arrow to use your Monster Reborn card and bring back Saggi the Dark Clown."

Saggi reappeared in a shower of lights. "It's pay back time!" he shouted.

"Saggi, attack Bakura's lifepoints directly with Dark Light!" Again Bakura was hardly effected by the attack, but his lifepoints hit zero all the same.

Even now, while the Seal shrank to close in on Bakura, he was still smirking. Kanami wondered how he would have responded if he had won. Through the vibrant green glow, he looked up at her.

"Cunning woman, you haven't changed." Again, he was acting like he knew Kanami, but she had never seen him before, had she? "You haven't seen the last of me." His laughter echoed as the Seal ebbed away.

Bakura fell face first to the ground. Kanami approached him and rolled him over onto his back. Lying there, underneath his chest, was what members of the Paradius organization termed a Soul Card. It looked like any other Seal of Orichalcos magic card, but behind the seal was the face of whoever had just lost their soul. Kanami shuddered when she noticed that Bakura was smiling from behind the Seal.

Suddenly, his body moved. Kanami screamed in horror. Had the tomb robber actually managed to keep his soul intact? When Bakura was finally able to lift his head up and look Kanami in the eyes, she relaxed, but only because she was confused. Something was different now. Bakura didn't seem nearly as threatening as he was five minutes ago. His eyes were gentler somehow.

"Thank you," he said meekly, "He's gone. I… I can't sense him at all."

"Huh?" was Kanami's only answer. What was going on? How did he escape the Orichalcos and why had he suddenly acquired a British accent?

"My name is Bakura… I mean I'm the real Bakura." He explained, "The evil spirit of my Millennium Ring was controlling me, but now he's… gone. I can just tell." He shakily took the Ring off his neck, staring at it as if it might bite him if he wasn't careful. "Whoever you are," he continued, "thank you."

"Well, okay, I guess we both win." Kanami left it at that and walked off. What else could she say? It was bizarre for her to praised like this and it wasn't like she dueled the spirit for Bakura's sake. She jumped on her bike and took off as fast as she could go. Kanami felt stupid. She was still shaken up by the shock and confused by what Bakura had told her, but why? At this point, nothing should surprise her. Maybe it had to do with the odd feelings she got from being near the spirit. This was the first time in years anyone had scared her. Maybe she did know him?