I felt kinda bad that the last chapter was so short, so hopefully this one will make up for it. Although I'm not sure you'll like it very much. It's kind of a surprise-surprise chapter. One of those chapters you need, but don't really want to have to read.
I don't know if anyone really has any idea what I'm talking about, but I'm good at pretending.
Thanks for all the reviews friends, I will do my usual responding, and then we can get back to the story!!
Kurotorachan: It is supposed to be cute and amusing, so I'm glad you thought it was. If you had thought it was dark and depressing, I'd have been sad. Although this chapter is a LITTLE bit dark. You'll get to discover a new side to our hero.
kingleby: Thank you. Yuugi likes having a spine, too. He hates sponges.
luvanime4life: Oh-ho! Think what you'd like! I admit that I thought the ending to the last chapter gave too much away! But no one really got it... So I'm thinking that I am dumb. But you are not, my friend. Enjoy this chapter.
yugixyamiyaoilover: That is for me to know and you to find out, my long-named friend.
sonata hirano: Awesome.
lady Alexas: Here you go.
YuugisGirl: I hope you have even more questions after this chapter. If you don't, then I have failed as an author.
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Chapter Three
"Wait a Minute... Did You Just Summon a Bunch of Monsters in One Turn?"
As if having their own super hero wasn't unrealistic enough for the city of Domino, they now found their beautiful park to be over-run by dozens of odd creatures, varying in size and color that were slightly familiar. And as if that wasn't unnerving enough for the citizens, they seemed to be under the control of yet another over-dressed, mask-wearing vigilante. They had a pretty good idea that this one, however, was not so much of a blessing as Yami.
Unknown to them, said masked-man was none other than Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba Corp. Having taken control of one of his semi-faulty Duel Disks just minutes before, he decided that it was a good time to practice with it. Despite the citizens fear of an attack on the city, Seto only had one victim in mind: The Domino Hero.
It wouldn't be long until Yami would come to his call, in the defense of his beloved home. However, fate would not be on the super-teen's side tonight. Not this time. It would be the last time that Seto Kaiba would have to worry about Yami stealing the spotlight. Kaiba Corp. would rule over televisions and billboards once again!
The CEO laughed from behind his black mask, a long, matching cloak running over the length of his tall body.
No one would recognize him. No one could stop him.
Not with all of the monsters known to the game of Duel Monsters under his control.
Beside him was the mighty Blue Eyes White Dragon, roughly the size of half the park. With such a mighty beast fighting on his side, there was no way that Seto could fail in his mission.
"How--?" From feet away came a voice that sounded considerably less cocky than usual. A voice belonging to the man that Seto had named his rival without the other's knowledge. The infamous hero of Domino City.
Seto answered Yami's shaken question with an attack from Blue Eyes, who swiped his large tail in Yami's general direction.
The hero dodged easily, being much, much smaller than his enemy.
Though he hadn't been counting on an ork-like creature to come from his left, taking a hit to his side.
"Damn, I'm out-numbered." The hero thought aloud, clenching his fists as he straightened himself out. He moved in time to dodge yet another attack from the ork and a similar-looking friend.
"Keep running, Hero." Seto laughed coolly, his arms crossed in an extremely calm manner. He was working to unnerve his foe. "That's all you can do, really."
Yami's brain was working as fast as it possibly could while he dodged attack after attack, taking hits more often than he was comfortable with. How was this possible? These monsters were so completely under the control of this mysterious figure. Yami wasn't aware that anyone had the power to control the power of darkness like this. It was incredible. The teenage hero hadn't feared for his own life in quite some time, to have an actual challenge in front of him was--
Exciting.
Seto was taken aback by the smirk that formed on the hero's face, wondering if his enemy had suddenly gone insane. The CEO was winning! What reason did Yami have to smirk like that?
Suddenly Yami's movements were a lot faster than before, blurring around more quickly than his monster's could possibly attack.
"He's like liquid," Seto thought, completely astonished, "I've never seen anything like this before."
Within moments, Yami was standing directly in front of the masked-CEO, staring intently into the eyes of his hidden face. "You interest me," he told Seto, well aware that the monsters wouldn't attack while he was so close to their master, "How is it that you have come to control these ancient beasts?"
Seto Kaiba was confused now, ancient beasts? What did he mean by that?
"That's for me to know, I'm afraid." He answered simply, stepping back,"I don't like to give away my secrets."
The laugh that escaped Yami's mouth made Seto shiver; it was laced with cockiness beyond comparison with Seto's usual thought processes. There was something he knew that Seto didn't and it was going to be the death of him. Maybe literally. It depended on the amount of mercy the hero was capable of when it came to villains.
"I understand; secrets are meant to be kept that way," Yami said, taking a step forward to make up for Seto's, "Then allow me to show you how I do it."
Yuugi walked quickly towards the park where witnesses had allegedly seen a mysterious man controlling animals, using them to attack innocent children. Or something nearly as terrible. The vertically-challenge journalist was thinking of all the ways he could make this story sound more interesting, because he was sure that giant monsters couldn't REALLY be attacking the city. That was some Cloverfield-drama that he wasn't ready for in his lifetime.
He laughed to himself at such nonsense, but was quickly silenced by the sounds of nearby screams. People were running from the direction of the park, trampling over others in an attempt to escape whatever situation had arisen in the vicinity. Rather than scare him, it sparked his interest. Maybe Godzilla was ravaging the park. Who was he to second-guess citizens firsthand experiences? Besides the fact that the majority of the Domino City consisted of uneducated hicks that LOVED to read magazines and newspapers, just to get the dirt on celebrities and politicians.
He pressed himself against a nearby building as the, rather large, crowd squeezed by. A few caring people told him to run, throwing him looks as if he was insane to be heading in the direction of impending danger. Yuugi gave a reassuring smile that was most likely overlooked and continued on his way. Maybe risking his life would get him a big fat bonus, or even a raise.
The teen grinned at the idea of having a larger paycheck every two weeks.
His clever thoughts were interrupted by an explosion similar to the one he heard from the comfort of his grandfather's game shop only minutes before.
Yuugi stepped wearily towards the park, taking in the scene unfolding before him. A large monster, that Yuugi recognized as the Blue Eyes White Dragon from his favorite card game, stood tall in the middle of the park. Besides him were two figures, dwarfed by the creatures immense size. The teen recognized one of them as the hero, a small frown forming on his face. Well, it wasn't as if he hadn't expected him to be there.
Although, that was all he had expected. He didn't believe the rumors about giant monsters, yet here they were, standing right in front of him.
Not just the Blue Eyes; Yuugi recognized several other monsters from the card game. How was it that the creatures that looked so timid on paper could be so horrifying as they bounded about the green park?
He regretted his job for a moment, but decided that the pay would be well worth the risk.
The Chief Editor stepped through various bushes, attempting to sneak as close to the duo as he could without being seen or heard. He didn't really want to get hurt. And he really didn't want to get in the way of Yami, either. Not because he had grown soft after their encounter, but simply so Yami could continue to save the world and be a cocky jerk without ever having to speak to Yuugi again.
"--to show you how I do it." Yuugi blinked. What were they talking about? Yami's smirk was incredibly sinister for a super hero, but he seemed to have the villain sinking back into the protection of his blue eyes.
Surprisingly, Yami also took a step back. An odd golden light glowed from under his mask as he raised an arm. His palm was pointed outward toward the mysterious cloaked figure.
He was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking out his next actions. "I see," he started, a chuckle rumbling through his toned chest, "So, you've met my friend already. Good. I'm bad with introductions, anyway."
The glow brightened to the point where Yuugi had to look away. He was having a hard time believing what was going on around him. Part of him hoped he would wake up soon. Of course, Yami had been a hero since the start, but Yuugi had never actually seen him perform any sort of magic. Or whatever you would call this.
The light began to slowly diminish and the teen was suddenly aware of a new presence. The Black Magician, Yuugi's favorite card, was suddenly standing with Yami. The way the mage held himself had Yuugi in complete awe. He was so majestic...
How could any of this be real?
Regardless of the fear that now bubbled in his stomach, Yuugi couldn't bring himself to run. Instead he had to watch, curiosity always winning in the journalist's mind.
"But how--?!" The figure screamed, falling backward to the cold ground, "How did you do that?"
The way Yami licked his lips, staring back at the villain like a tasty treat was enough to make anyone question exactly how heroic he really was.
"Ah, you know--" He winked, slowly lifting a finger toward the cowering man before him, "The thing about secrets, they're meant to be kept."
Instantly the figure was on his feet, commanding the dragon to block whatever attack was coming. Unlike the battle in the basement of Kaiba Corp., this magician somehow held the upper hand. Seto hadn't dreamed of the outcome. How could he have known that Yami possessed these hidden powers? He had never shown any sort of magic ability before, Seto assumed this would be an easy win. He miscalculated greatly. He screamed as Black Magician tore his dragon into holographic pieces with a powerful blast of energy.
Seto couldn't help himself. He knew it was cowardly, but he found his legs running where ever they could carry him, as fast as they could carry him. The brunette found himself in a dead end alley with Yami's magician feet behind him. How had he gotten there so fast?
The creature grinned at him for a moment. Seto's chest rose and fell quickly, feeling like his heart might pop out of his chest. What was he going to do to him? Would he kill him?
Relief hit him as the tall figure turned, floating ever so slightly off of the dirty pavement. He was going to go free.
Or so he thought. The magician, without looking, shot a smaller energy wave through the alleyway. The beam bounced in many directions, but it found it's target within milliseconds, hitting the CEO dead on.
It was by far the most incredible pain he had ever felt.
He fell to the ground, his hands clenching into fists as he screamed himself hoarse.
He was only too grateful when he eventually passed out.
Yami closed his eyes, watching in his mind as his monster moved to finish the masked man off. He wasn't dumb, he knew the figure cloaked in black was none other than Seto Kaiba. Anyone could recognize that voice if they listened carefully enough. Maybe it was for that reason, the fact that Seto was only human, that the hero took pity on him and helped him to find sleep there in the alley. Pain was a terrible feeling, and despite the fact that Seto hated him, he had never been good at, you know, not SAVING people.
Even if said people wanted him dead.
Yami knew who his enemies were. They made nasty comments about him on TV or in newspapers...
Speaking of which...
The masked-hero called the Black Magician back, thanking him for his help in the, rather pointless, battle. With a bow, the creature returned to where it had come from.
A certain teenager, still hiding behind nearby trees and scrubs, was still watching.
He could only watch fearfully as the Domino Hero approached him, his smirk replaced by an ugly frown.
"What are you doing here, little Motou?" He questioned roughly.
Yuugi was too shaken to even answer. He pressed his back to a nearby tree, swallowing as he struggled to find words. Any words. Now that Yami had shown his true powers, his true colors, would he turn on Yuugi? The spiky-haired man was constantly attacking Yami in his articles, not to mention that he had gotten in the way the night before. The hero already had so many reasons to hate him, so many reasons to dispose of him. Now Yuugi had seen too much. So what would Yami do?
To Yuugi's surprise, he just sighed. Running a hand through his hair in mock frustation, Yami stepped closer to the smaller man. Despite his 'eep!' of surprise, the taller teen picked him up bridal style. Yuugi was suddenly reminded of the awkward ride home just the night before.
"We really need to stop running into each other this way." Yami laughed softly.
The rest of the trip home was quiet; Yuugi found that it was impossible for him to talk. He didn't know what he would say even if he could find words. He wasn't really sure of what he had witnessed in the park, but he had a good idea that Yami wouldn't want to tell a journalist the details. For once, he didn't even know what he was going to write.
Yami placed him onto his own feet, watching as Yuugi silently walked up to the front door. The teen's silence seemed to go against his nature, although the super teen couldn't exactly say that it didn't make sense for him to be frightened. He had witnessed a side of Yami that he had never really wanted anyone innocent to ever see.
Maybe he wasn't the pure-hearted savior everyone wanted to be, but his actions were still in defense of the city he loved.
Yuugi turned back to look at him for a moment, but it was only a moment before he let himself into his home.
Those eyes--
They were so judgemental.
Would it always be that way, as long as he was Yami, The Domino Hero?
Sadly, he turned away from the game shop for the last time that day.
He could only imagine the headline of tomorrow's paper.
So this chapter was pretty long for me, I think. There wasn't very much speaking, however. I find that I often concentrate too much on speech than thoughts. I'm trying to be as vague as possible, and then fill you guys with info during, like, the last three chapters.
I know, I'm terrible.
omg kairi
