Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or the Waking the Dragons season. I do own my own three characters though. I did add things that aren't out in the show, but it's my story so I can.
Chapter 7
The train had fallen off the cliff into a river. As we all pushed to shore, we heard Tea ask Yami if he was alright.
"Barely." He responded hoarsely. After that my vision became black.
"Rachel, wake up!" I heard through a fuzzy haze. I slowly sat up, blinking. "Tea, where are we?" I asked, rubbing my head.
"I don't know, but this is Chris and Sky." She pointed to a girl in native garb and a wolf. The girl, Chris, lead us all to the river where we saw an old man.
"He looks really old." Marik whispered to Bakura. "Marik be nice." I reprimanded.
"Thank you for your help, sir." Yami said to the man. "Please, call me Ironheart. Here is your deck, I couldn't help but notice that you have the legendary Eye of Timaeus." Ironheart told Yami.
"Here," Yami told Ironheart, "You can have it. I'm not deserving of its power."
"I'll take it if you don't want it." Bakura said. "I'll hold onto it until you're ready." Ironheart told Yami.
"Did you happen to find another kid? He had glasses and a bad haircut. He was on the train with us when it crashed." Tea asked. "Don't forget he looks like a bug." Bakura said.
"I'm sorry, but you five were the only ones we found. Maybe your friend escaped before the train fell off the cliff." Ironheart said.
"I fear that might not be the case." Yami said, "Not with the condition he was in. There's an even greater power at work here."
"I'm impressed," Ironheart said, "I've encountered many people in my travels, but there is something about you that I've never seen before."
"It doesn't take much to impress this guy then." Bakura whispered. "You really need to learn the definition of nice, Bakura." I said quietly.
"You also hold a great deal of loneliness in your heart." Ironheart said. "I recently lost my best friend and I am searching to find his soul." Yami replied.
"What will you do when you find him?" Ironheart asked. "I will apologize for betraying his trust and abandoning him." Yami said.
"I think I might be able to help you. Follow me my friends." Ironheart said. We followed him, taking a narrow and dangerous trail along the mountainside.
"Not to be nosey or anything, but where are we going?" I asked. "I am leading you to a place on the other side where spirits dwell. It's called Stone Wilderness. My people believe that human souls exist all around us, and just beyond this mountain is a sacred valley, Stone Wilderness, where drifting souls are said to gather as they wander. Your friend might be there, but be warned there are evil spirits there too. Finding the soul you seek is easy, but leaving with your own is another thing. It's not too late to back out." Ironheart said.
"I wonder if another part of you is floating around down there Bakura." Marik said smirking. "I don't float you idiot." Bakura snapped.
"I must go," Yami said, "I owe that much to Yugi." Finally we arrived at another cliff that overlooked a valley. Yami talked to Ironheart privately for a few minutes, before Yami took off running down into the valley. Tea and Marik started to follow him, but Chris called out.
"Only one soul-seeker is allowed to enter the valley at a time." Ironheart explained. "If you follow the evil spirits will find you immediately." The skies started to darken with storm clouds as Yami got closer to the circle. Small balls of light had begun to swirl about the circle.
"He is attracting lost souls seeking revenge." Ironheart told us. "Yugi!" Yami called out.
"Now that's pretty cool." I said in awe as the lights started to circle and begin to coalesce. "It's a reflection of Yami's soul allowing the spirits to cross over into our world." Chris explained.
"Yugi!" Tea yelled when he materialized in front of Yami. "Yami, you came all this way too see me?" Yugi asked so quietly, we could hardly hear him.
"Yugi, I want to tell you how sorry I am." Yami said. "It's entirely my fault. I gave into the darkness in my heart and you had to pay the price. Now that you're gone, the darkness is starting to grow inside me. Without your light to keep me pure… I'm becoming evil. Perhaps what Rafael said is true… perhaps I was a wicked Pharaoh. What if I was the one responsible for the destruction of Egypt? It should have been my soul that was locked away."
"What good is it now?" Yugi asked. "That doesn't sound like the brat I know." Bakura said.
"I'm that one that's been locked away forever." Yugi continued. "The last thing I need from you is pity. If you are really evil, then there's only one thing to do." Yugi started to walk away and a Duel Disk appeared on his arm. Yugi turned to Yami.
"Your spirit should be locked away too," Yugi said pointing at Yami, "And I'm going to be the one to do it."
"No Yugi," Yami said, "You misunderstood me."
"You don't deserve to be part of this world." Yugi said. "It's time you started to take responsibility for what you've done. Be a man and face me in a duel."
"I don't want to duel you, Yugi." Yami said. "It's time for you to pay. If you're really sorry, then you'll do this." Yugi said. Finally, Yami activated his Duel Disk to prepare for the duel.
"That's definitely not the Yugi that we all know. And if Yami is evil then I'll eat my Dark Necrofear card." Bakura said. "I want to know why Yugi would want to duel himself." I said.
"It is the only way." Ironheart said. "This is why we brought the Nameless Pharaoh here, so that he could face his other half and deal with what he did. Once he has dealt with it, he can put it behind him and move toward the future." Chris explained.
"How did you know that he was the Nameless Pharaoh?" Marik asked. "We've always known, because your fates were written in the stars. We were also taught that a warrior would come to save our world. And we knew as soon as we saw him, that the warrior was the Nameless Pharaoh." Chris told us.
"This is Yami's first step to face his inner fears and conquer the darkness in his heart." Ironheart said. "And if he loses this battle, then the Pharaoh's spirit will remain here forever."
"I start, by playing one monster card face down and ending my turn." Yugi said. "I summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts and attack your facedown monster." Yami said. The monster flipped over to reveal another Gazelle.
"We're holding the same cards." Yami told Yugi. Yugi just drew and placed another monster facedown. "I play Polymerization and use it to fuse together Gazelle and Berfomet to form Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast!" Yami said.
"Now I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior, destroying your facedown monster." Yami said, the face-down monster flipped over to reveal Sangan. "Then I attack you directly with Chimera." Yugi's Life Points dropped down to 1900.
"That was a good move Yugi." Yami told him. "I don't need your support Yami." Yugi said.
"Now I place one card facedown and play Card Destruction. Now we both have to discard our hands and draw a new one. Our hands will be different and you won't be able to cheat anymore." Yugi said. "Why are you acting like this Yugi?" Yami asked.
"I'm just a reflection of you." Yugi replied. "I'm getting a major headache from all this." I said, rubbing my head.
"We're exactly the same, so that darkness that resides in your heart, also resides in mine." Yugi stated. "You may be strong, but I know your weakness and the darkness in your heart. You're arrogant and persistent in your own honor.
"You do what you want to do, but that doesn't work. If you only have one value, it's impossible to see other people's pain and sorrow." Yugi continued.
"I wish I could take it all back." Yami said sadly. "It's too late for that now. You already showed yourself for what you truly are… an evil Pharaoh who only cares about himself!" Yugi told him.
"You don't care what happened to me, as long had you had power." Yugi continued. "This duel is a chance for you to truly see yourself from the outside. Now I play THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS!"
"What?!?" Marik and Bakura shouted in shock. "Since when did Yugi get a hold of the Seal of Orichalcos?" I asked stunned.
"Now its payback time for taking my soul!" Yugi told Yami. Yami tried to protest, but he had no choice but to replace his hand and continue the duel. "Now I activate my facedown card, Monster Reborn to bring back my Dark Magician Girl. Next, I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian and because of the Seal each of my monsters gain a 500 attack boast!" Yugi said.
"Now Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, destroy his Magnet Warrior and Dark Magician Girl destroy Chimera!" Yugi shouted. Yami's Life Points dropped down to 3100 and he had no monsters left on the field.
"I use Chimera's special ability to bring back Berfomet in defense mode." Yami said. It was now Yami's turn and he summoned Big Shield Gardna in defense mode. "I summon Queen's Knight, and then I play Magic Formula to raise Dark Magician Girl's attack by 500 points." Yugi said.
"Now I destroy your Berfomet with Queen's Knight and I attack your facedown monster with Dark Magician Girl." Yugi continued. "Now that you have no monsters to protect you, I attack directly with Obnoxious Celtic Guardian." That left Yami with 1200 Life Points.
"It won't be long now," Yugi said, "Soon you'll be locked away forever where you belong."
"I place one card facedown and play Giant Soldier of Stone in defense mode." Yami said. "Then I play Swords of Revealing Light to prevent you from attacking for three turns."
"Your Swords mean nothing." Yugi said. "Now I sacrifice my Obnoxious Celtic Guardian to summon Catapult Turtle!"
"That's the same thing that Yami did in his duel with Raphael." Marik said. "Now it's time for you to experience the consequences of your own evil. You'll never be able to duel again, because it's all over!" Yugi said.
"First, I sacrifice my Queen's Knight to Catapult Turtle's effect." Yugi said. "NO!" Yami shouted. Yami received damage equal to half of Queen's Knight attack points, dropping him down to 200 Life Points.
"One more attack and you'll become a prisoner of the Orichalcos, just like I did!" Yugi said. "I can't lose! If I do, then I can't set you free and two worlds will crumble." Yami protested.
"You don't care about that, your evil. Last time, you didn't care who suffered." Yugi said. "Now I sacrifice Dark Magician Girl to Catapult Turtle's effect."
"No Yugi!" Yami yelled. "I activate Divine Wind!" The attack hurdled back at Yugi with double its strength. Yami had won the duel. Yami then ran across the field to Yugi, who had fallen on the ground.
"You passed the test." Yugi said. "By defeating me, you were able to defeat the darkness that was inside your heart."
"You did what was best for me and mankind, and you acted like a true hero." Yugi continued. "No matter how much you suffer, trust in our bond. You're not fighting alone; always believe that our friends and the monsters are with you."
"But now what?" Yami asked sadly. "Don't give up; I'll always be with you." Yugi said.
"I'll save you Yugi! No matter what it takes!" Yami yelled into the air. "At this rate, were never going to find Yugi." Marik stated.
"What's happening?" I asked as the ground started to shake and lighting flashed all around. "It's an earthquake." Tea said as we braced ourselves.
"It's worse than that." Ironheart stated. Just then the ground split open and black vapors arose from the hole. Then a huge soldier looking thing formed, he looked like a gray demon in armor with red eyes and the Seal of Orichalcos on its forehead. "Be careful Pharaoh. This creature is more dangerous than you know." Ironheart warned Yami.
"You've seen this thing before?" I asked. "Yes, it is an Orichalcos Soldier." He said.
"Is it wearing a Duel Disk?" Marik asked.
"I face this soldier once and his army in the great battle to save Atlantis." Ironheart said. "This is the exact spot that we made our last stand against the evil Lord Dartz, and now that battle continues." As he told us this, the Seal of Orichalcos formed around Yami and the Orichalcos Soldier and then a monster burst forth from the ground with the Seal of Orichalcos on its forehead.
"Well, let's not stand around, let's help him." Marik said. "We can't. Don't you remember what Ironheart told us, baka?" Bakura asked.
"There is no need to worry," Ironheart said, "because the lost spirits of Atlantis are here to protect the Pharaoh, but they cannot act alone. Pharaoh, summon your monsters and the spirits will assist them."
Yami summoned Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast and attacked what Chris called the Orichalcos Gigas. Chimera destroyed it, bring the Soldier's Life Points to 2800, but Orichalcos Gigas revived coming back with an attack of 1400. "Chimera, attack again!" Yami commanded. Orichalcos Gigas was destroyed, dropping Orichalcos Soldier's Life Points to 2100, but Gigas came back again with 1900 attack points this time.
"Is it possible for a monster to regenerate itself with a higher attack each time?" I asked in disbelief. Bakura shook his head. "Not anyone of the monsters I know of." Marik said.
"I play the magic card, Fissure." Yami said. But the monster revived yet again, but with 2400 attack points this time. It then attacked Chimera; bring Yami's Life Points to 3700. "I use Chimera's effect to bring back Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts to the field." Yami said.
Orichalcos Gigas attacked it, but Yami stopped it using his Mirror Force trap card destroying the monster once again. Orichalcos Gigas arose again with 2900 attack points. "Nothing can stop this monster." We heard Yami say. It attacked Gazelle again reducing Yami's Life Points to 2300, while Yami was knocked to the ground by the force of the attack.
Just as Gigas attacked again, Yami summoned Obnoxious Celtic Guardian. Yami did lose 1500 Life Points, bringing him down to 800 Life Points, but Celtic Guardian was not destroyed. "One more attack, and the Pharaoh's finished." Bakura said with a dark glare.
"There is but one thing that can save him," Ironheart said taking a card out of his robe, "The card the Yami gave me. This is the same creature that fought by my side so long ago." The Eye of Timaeus. With that, he jumped down the mountainside and began to run toward Yami.
"Grandfather!" Chris yelled. Ironheart kept running towards the stone circle, as evil spirits arose and attacked. "He'll never be able to fight the evil spirits on his own. Come on Sky!" Chris said as she jumped on his back, racing to her Grandfather's aid.
"She is as crazy as her Grandpa." Bakura said. "Chris, come back!" Tea shouted at her retreating back.
Ironheart never stopped running, but he did summon two Duel Monsters to attack the evil spirits. He also used his staff to destroy the remaining spirit as he passed. "You know what to do Sky." Chris said. As they approached the spirits, Sky had changed into a more vicious-looking wolf, destroying the spirits as he leapt through them.
"Pharaoh, take this card!" Ironheart yelled. Yami turned, stunned to see Ironheart running towards him. As he slowly got closer, a blast of lightning struck him down. "Grandfather!" Chris shouted.
Chris finally reached him and he gave her Timaeus, then he dissolved into streams and bubbles of light. Chris jumped back onto Sky and took off towards the stone circle with the card in her hand. "NO! Stay Back!" Yami shouted at Chris. Just as Gigas was about to attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, Yami played Kuriboh, who multiplied into dozens of Kuribohs to absorb the attack.
A bolt of lightning knocked Chris and Sky to the ground. Chris struggled to her feet, but Sky dissolved just as Ironheart had. When Chris was able to stand, she started to run towards Yami. More bolts of lightning tried to strike her down, but she was able to reach the Seal before being struck. She handed Yami the card, just as she began to dissolve like Sky and Ironheart. Tea and I were silently crying at the loss of three brave souls. Yami had turned to face the Orichalcos Gigas.
"Now I sacrifice my Celtic Guardian to summon my Dark Magician Girl. Next, I'll play, the Legendary Eye of Timaeus!" Yami said as the dragon appeared before him. "Dark Magician Girl fuse with Timaeus to form Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight. Now, I'll play the magic card Excalibur to enhance your power. Attack, destroy his creature of darkness!"
The attack was so powerful, that the explosion engulfed the whole valley in light. We all walked down to Yami; well Marik, Bakura, and I walked, Tea ran. Yami had just got down talking with Timaeus and Dark Magician Girl when we reached him. Tea knelt down before a stone with a shocked look on her face. "So wait, that's a carving of Ironheart, Chris, and Sky from ten thousand years ago?"
"Yes." Was Yami's answer. I looked at the carving and it did show Chris, Ironheart, and Sky, but it also showed the three legendary dragons flying overheard.
"So they were just ghosts?" She asked. "Yes. They were spirits who once fought a great war and now they've been captured by Dartz. This gives me three more reasons to hunt down this madman and bring peace to this world." Yami said as we walked away from the stone.
Christy's Point Of View (earlier)
"Guys, look!" hollered Keily. She was pointing to the lights that followed the sound of some explosion. "I hope the others are all right," I sighed. Then Joey started running down the track towards the light.
"Wait, it's your turn to carry him," Tristan said while chasing after Joey. "I know you can hear me!" Tristan hard hardly even carried him and he was already trying to pass Rex off.
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