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N. THE FINAL BATTLE
Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light
It ends here tonight
I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree (come and find me)
I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears
Closing your eyes to disappear
You pray your dreams will leave you here
But still you wake and know the truth
No one's there
Say goodnight
Don't be afraid
Calling me calling me as you fade to black.
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"The stakes are not based on power nor loyalty, the stakes are souls." Pharaoh Yami stated, his voice echoing as it bounced off of the walls and commanded to be heeded. Voldemort thought he was bluffing, but Seth was silent and decided to go for greetings.
"Good evening, Pharaoh Yami of Old Khemet and chosen Guard of the Shadow Realms." Seth stated as the Death Eaters fanned out in the circle, in awe of the man and the items around the throne. "Seems we meet again for a game of power and wills, a game that seems to never end..." He eyed the shadows for a hint of something that seemed to itch at his mind... a reminder. "History seems to repeat itself, but this is new." Seth mused as Voldemort glanced between them.
"What was new is the exploiting of powers by wizards that are twice ones age, that is new." he stated standing up and walking from the dais, Shadi keeping his vigil over the group. As his face came into view many were surprised.
Perfect features, a golden headdress, gold jewelry, ancient clothing, cape... he wore the Millennium Puzzle.
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Harry's eyes were wide as he faced Yami.
"Not possible." he muttered as Ron glanced at him. "He was with Kaiba when Uncle Vernon invited the billionaire over for dinner." Girls were drooling as the Ancient Pharaoh stood before them, unafraid and looking rather bored.
"Then is he joking?" Hermione asked in awe as they all watched and listened to the conversation.
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"Five millennia, Yami, I have waited five millennia to face you again and gain my revenge... to face your wife's reincarnate and the other four. You sealed the souls in the Items to spite me, to taunt me with powers I could never gain." Seth hissed as he watched him closely.
Voldemort was silent as he felt the power of the two.
"Enough of the staring match, your already embarrassing the rest of us with forcing old clothing." a familiar voice stated as Malik was sitting on one arm of the throne in a brown cloak that covered the rest of his attire. On the other arm was the robe clad pale haired Ryou Bakura.
"Enough that you three dragged us into this... again." he added as Seth was surprised, Death Eaters approaching them.
"Not to mention it wasn't our fault you pissed them off five millennia ago." the third stated as Yugi sat on top of the throne in a white dress that had slits to her thighs with sandals that laced to her knees as the Millennium Necklace was around her neck and hair down.
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"How are those three involved?" Hermione demanded as Seth decided to clear it up.
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"Nepha Yugi, Amazon Healer. Heart Ryou, Thief turned Healer. Amon Malik, Amazon Guard. Nice to see that the Elder's words were true when she stated the birth of Light to balance." he stated as they didn't move to acknowledge him.
Seth glowed a greenish silver as he merged with Voldemort.
"Now, Pharaoh of Darkness, I call you and your Amazon to battle." he stated as Ryou and Malik were edgy.
"Accepted." they stated in unison as Yugi slipped from her perch and jumped from the throne to the dais and approached the two. Bakura and Marik made their appearance now- Marik controlling a good bit enough to turn them into zombies as others found themselves banished into the Shadow Realms.
Yami and Yugi merged as she accepted the mark and eyes of the Pharaoh, leaving the guards and healers to watch. She removed the Puzzle and threw it to Marik as Seth Voldemort looked ready to battle. "I had you killed once, Yugi, I get the honor of your blood this time." he growled as she pulled her sais from thin air and took a defensive stance.
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Snape felt uneasy as he watched the two battle like there was no tomorrow.
"Face me in your own body, you bastard!" Yugioh declared with a growl as all watched her. "MIND CRUSH!" she roared pushing the dark magic into the merged body, causing both to scream in pain. Seth went flying backwards as Voldemort was kneeling before her, both in pain as she was breathing heavy. "Nightmare Chains!" was her next declaration as Seth was strung on the ground by the chains.
"You've lost, Tom Riddle, I've defeated your merged form and bound your second power source." she stated standing straight as all stared. "Marik, Bakura... I leave the choice to you what shall be done to him." with that she drew back as the darkly dress Tomb Robber and Armored Guard walked past her.
Bakura produced Voldemort's wand, the dark wizard looking shocked, as Marik sat the solid gold scales before him. "These scales will weight a feather against your heart, should it balance you will live and should it not balance you will die." he stated as the Tomb Robber stripped the wood from the phoenix feather.
He dropped the feather onto one side as both stood back.
The other side glowed as the feather was raised above the other end.
"Sins and deceit- blood upon your hands." Marik stated with a tut. "Then you must be punished." before he or anyone else had a say Voldemort let out a blood curdling scream as the creature of myth and legends devoured his soul, leaving a soulless shell behind.
But the battle was far from over.
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Yugi shoved both from the path of the attack as she found herself propelled backwards. They recovered as she got to her feet and glared at Seth. The circle was getting heavier with blood magic, the forbidden magic. The Shadow Realms felt the problem, but felt Yugi trying to will the others from the circle.
So it helped.
Bakura, Ryou, and Malik found themselves casted from the circle by the Shadow Powers as Marik was forcibly thrown from the circle. The Millennium Puzzle was still in hand as they were surprised. Yami, to bind Seth from destroying the students and Hogwarts... Yugi asked as they tried to hold themselves together from the on slaught, letting Yami separate from her in order to hold their combined powers in check.
Do you want to risk that? he asked as the demonic magic being thrown at them was near suffocating their souls and physical selves. Both pushed the Shadow Magic into it, buying some time. Risk it all to seal part of his powers in to oblivion?
Yami, we will be together in this. If anything happens we will do it together. she stated as Yami seemed to understand, it was the way to save everyone. The attack was gone as both were tossed to the ground again, students were shocked as the wanna-be Egyptian God let out a cackle. The Eye of Ra glowed on her forehead as Yami kept a hand around her waist. The power turned into wind that tossed them both to the ground, Shadi watching in fear as he was anchored to his spot.
"MARIK!" Yugi shouted as her voice echoed, trembling with pain as they stood frozen. In his hands was the Millennium Puzzle as Seth was still laughing. "SMASH THE PUZZLE!"
"No!" he shouted back as both finally got up and started to approach each other, stretching far enough o intertwine their fingers. He couldn't let them do this again, he wouldn't...
"TRUST US, DAMN IT!" Yami bellowed as Seth held the energy sword above them, like the past was repeating itself. Bakura slapped him, took the puzzle, and smiled sadly at them.
"Forgive me." he whispered throwing the puzzle into the circle. "You better know what your doing, or else." he whispered watching it smash into the floor as the pieces scattered like the sands in the wind. Then Seth let out a shriek of defeat as he disappeared. Two bodies laid on the floor, where they were thrown when the puzzle smashed- Yami and Yugi were both laying prone but breathing. Yami was the first to stir as Yugi made no movement. He was on his feet and stumbling towards her, sooner or later stumbling to kneel by her.
He was cursing in Egyptian moments later as Shadi stood behind him, even his solid blue eyes somber at what happened. He was whispering something as he lifted Yugi's upper body so her head rested against his shoulder, showing all the look of peace that settled across her usually lively features. The old Pharaoh bowed his head in defeat as the others joined, but found what happened to be terrible.
Terrible enough that the hardened Pharaoh was silently crying.
The blonde Egyptian realized what happened as the area returned to Hogwarts. He spun to glare at the older wizards, hate burning like a raging fire in his usually calm eyes. Ryou bowed his head as Bakura gathered up the pieces of the Millennium Puzzle and looked ready to hurt someone, but didn't say a word as he wrapped his free arm around Ryou in comfort.
He handed the pieces to Shadi as Yami picked up Yugi's body and glared at Albus Dumbledore.
The glare held all the hate he had for the people present as Shadi already took the others off through the portal to Japan. "It's been five millennia since hell froze over, Headmaster, it was the time that my wife first died and her soul was sent to be reborn. If she doesn't make it I will return for my revenge on the Wizarding Community. Your lucky she was a caring soul and a anchor for the three others that wish to rip you all to pieces... if she doesn't wake up I will return." he stated coldly and spun on his heel and entered the portal, it closed behind him as many shivered.
History was always damned to repeat itself, Destiny cursed to make him miserable, and Fate was their to kill him slowly.
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