Three knocks sounded on the office door, pushing Seto out of his cloud of work. He looked up from his computer and grunted out a "Come in" before trailing back to the screen. It was not that he didn't want to talk to whoever it was, but merely that he didn't get a notification from his secretary that someone was coming up to see him. 'Obviously someone doesn't know who they're meeting with.' He thought, hearing the door open. "State your business and make it quick. Some of us have things to do." He ordered, still not bothering to look at them. He busily tapped at the keyboard without another care.
"You'd be right about that, Kaiba. I'll start."
Seto knew that voice. It was just impossible that it would sound so maliciously warped. "Yugi? What are you doing here?" He had finally peered over the screen and saw the wild haired teen. Now not only was the voice so strange, but the expression on Yugi's face, a smirk and a devilish gleam in his eyes. Odd as it was, the CEO kept his passive expression, because showing weakness wasn't what he did. "If you're here to ask for my help because I'm your friend then you know you aren't going to get anything. You should just leave if it's that. And don't even get me started on that heart of the cards shit."
Yugi chuckled and walked over to the desk. He knew about the small twinge of confusion Kaiba had for his sudden appearance. He could even sense a pinch of fear in the stubborn soul. "Oh, I agree. Why talk about such foolish things when we can have much more adult conversations." That seemed to have caught Seto off guard, by the look of it, and that look did make Yugi want to laugh. "Now, in light of keeping things fast, I'll be straightforward. Kaiba, I'd like you to unleash the darkness inside you and help me take over Domino City with it." He held a hand out to hopefully take Kaiba's and lead him to the next phase of his plans. Oh, if only. Yugi knew it wouldn't work like that, but it was nice to try, wasn't it?
Like expected, Kaiba sneered. He stood up and placed his hands on his desk as well. Yugi had to be playing the stupidest trick ever. "I don't know who you think your fooling but it's not me. If you don't mind, though, since you're just wasting my time, I'll be calling security to take you out." He was about to press the button to bring them in when he heard Yugi snap his fingers.
"You mean, like these two?" Yugi asked, curious. Two men in suits walked in, then saluted them in a stern manner. Neither man went to grab Yugi, instead standing on either side of him. He snickered again, just loving the shock on Seto's face more than anything. "Yes, do call them in. They did their job perfectly, keeping unwanted people that shouldn't interfere with my plans out. They also have a second job, but if you agree to come with me, you won't find out what it is." Again, he didn't really think Kaiba would fall easily, just doing this to toy with him. It sent the right effects, and Yugi could finally see Kaiba squirm. Slowly, he moved to side of the desk, narrowing his eyes as a challenge gesture as he kept them centered on the brunette's blue eyes. "Look, you told me to be quick, I was straight to the point. I know this won't take long either, seeing as there's already plenty of darkness inside your soul. I won't need to do much manipulating to unleash it. Now, if you please, stop acting cocky and do as I say." His voice turned from kind and devilish to pure demanding and slightly annoyed. This should be easy. Kaiba just had too much irritating stubbornness to keep it simple. He was even more aggravating than Joey.
Being caught off guard was one thing, but this just blew that feeling up. This was far too unlike Yugi to even be him. Seto would keep believing it was, though. Yugi was just talking crazy. Darkness inside his soul? Sure, he didn't want to be with any of them, but he wasn't evil or anything. He wouldn't hurt people physically, maybe a little mentally, but that was it. This was just taking the thought to new levels. Kaiba fell back into his seat and grimaced. "Yugi, you're insane. And if you think that just because you've somehow changed all of a sudden, I'm going to help you, you're wrong. I don't let anyone control me."
That, in itself, made Yugi not only laugh, but practically hold his stomach in pain. It sent chills down Kaiba's spine to both see and hear Yugi laugh. After snapping his fingers, Yugi stopped the giggles and turned back to Seto. "I beg you to restate that. Seriously, I do. If you believe that, you're more of an idiot than Joey!" The guards finally got over and grabbed at Seto, holding him down to the seat as he struggled. "'I don't let anyone control me'? Do you notice you're not in the position to say something like that? The fact that you actually can be controlled by the darkness completely disproves that statement. So close to wrong, and oh so far from right. How about just giving in already? I have plans and you're not making them any easier by resisting. In fact, I need you to give in quick so I can go on to the next phase."
Plans? What kind of plan needed Seto to join this charade? A Halloween prank?
"You want to know, eh? I'll tell you, but first," He snapped his fingers, turning to the open office door, "Where the hell is Rane?" He yelled as another one of Seto's security drones walked in. A shadowy figure grabbed the man, who begged for mercy before saying that there was trouble going on outside. Yugi growled, knowing that only a few people would dare disrupt his plans. "Annoying little pests. Never mind him then. He can die for all I care. Send Joey after them. They can't shoot him. I'll have them all eventually anyway. More servants, more power, and Yami won't be able to bother me anymore." The darkness holding the guard faded away and Yugi forced the man out of the room, returning his attention to Seto and the men holding him to the chair.
During his talk with the other guard, he saw that Kaiba was struggling to break away from them. Yugi lightly smiled, then said, "I guess you'll be more useful than I predicted. You see, the thing I plan to do is take control of all of Domino City, plunging every survivor into the darkness. To achieve that in one run, without going through countless days of slaughter and mind control, I need a large enough signal that covers the majority of the city. The darkness will go through the signal, sending its power and ideals to anyone and everyone within the the range. All who refuse it or oppose will lose their souls as a sacrifice to fuel the shadows. See, there's only one signal that completely envelops the entire city. The Kaiba Corp Network's. I wanted to send my servant up there to claim the satellite dish, but the first time, I realized he couldn't directly access it without a password and a key card of some kind. I know it has something to do with you, so I was just going to have my servant secure the dish so none of those idiots could interrupt my plan. Too late for that, so you'll be of greater use now. All you need to do is submit now. Quick and easy."
Kaiba couldn't comprehend how that plan would work, because he knew he would never join Yugi in anything. He was mad if he thought so. "As if. The only thing you'll get out me is this!" He forced both guards off him quickly and reached into his deck drawer.
Flinching back, Yugi glared at the barrel of the gun. "Seriously! Where the hell are you people getting these things?" He asked, stepping away slightly.
"Did you forget, Yugi? I'm Seto Fucking Kaiba! I'm always prepared for this kind of shit!" He turned the safety off and aimed right at the other boy's head. He wasn't afraid to shoot. Not at all.
Slowly, Yugi moved his hand and grabbed the gun. He hated these annoying weapons! "You keep these just so you can't lose, do you?"
"I think you understand me now. I don't plan on joining your little imaginary friends in anything. You can leave now." Seto said, flicking Yugi's hand right off the gun.
Yugi let out one loud, defiant laugh. The darkness screeched out, startling Seto, then it pierced through Seto's heart. "Finally. You've let out the darkness within. Wasn't that simple?"
And now, to the next phase.