Part 11

Destruction

Hikari: I'm getting so irregular in my writing… the reason is because I can't seem to find the reason to write this up. No one seems to be reading it. If you are, I'd love it if you commented, even if it was just a "hey! I'm here!" sort of thing. Also the fact that I don't really want to write the end to this… this is the longest fanfic I've ever written, and it will be kind of sad to see it go. After this part, I have two pieces left: one chapter, and an epilogue. So here's your third to last chapter!

Yuki hovered a few feet above the entrance to the temple, her Tiger guarding the entrance.

Bakura came into sight, or at least, she sensed him. The younger Bakura was shrouded in darkness, the tail of Diabound surrounding him. The false god was dispersed, and the look on Bakura's face was priceless.

"Yuki? Why are you here?"

Yuki hovered to the ground, allowing her feet to touch the ground for the first time since they'd entered the Memory world, "You said I wasn't needed. I wanted to show you just how useful I am."

Rage replaced the confused look on Bakura's face, "I left you behind because I didn't want you getting in the way!"

Yuki flinched. The hard shell she had built for herself was slowly crumbling. She gathered some of her courage and hissed, "If it wasn't for me, you would be in jail by now, if not dead!"

The thief King snorted, "I was on my way to jail when my present day spirit landed in my body. They caught me stealing your body from the shit-hole of a grave they put you in."

A pang of guild shot through Yuki's chest. He'd tried to do something nice for her? How unlike him! She sighed, "I'm sorry for snapping at you. What do you want me to do?"

"How about you meet me on the ledge we reunited on? I intend to lure the Pharaoh out. I could use your help in the inevitable fight against the Gods," Bakura muttered, looking abashed for revealing how he'd been caught.

Yuki nodded, a kind smile gracing her face for the first time in 3000 years, "Will do"

*On the Ledge*

Yuki arrived far earlier than needed. She seemed to have a lot of time on her hands these days.

If she'd been alive, she probably would've been sun bathing. As it was, she couldn't even feel the head of the sun on her skin. Not that she sun bathed much to begin with. As pale and dark headed Brandi was, Yuki was fair haired and dark skinned by birth. The one difficulty all those who were from Kul Elna ancestry was the white hair. In almost all areas of the world, white hair was a recessive trait. In Kul Elna, it was dominant. The tribe of thieves was constantly cloaked in black to hide their brightly colored hair.

Yuki ran her tongue over her front teeth. She'd never known her mother or father. Most Kul Elna inhabitants weren't normally married. She didn't even know if she and Bakura were really siblings. The children's home she'd grown up in had told her as much. She'd been so young; the new baby boy just seemed to fit perfectly in her arms- and her life. Bakura didn't know that Yuki had simply been told that he was her brother. She often spoke of "their mother", otherwise known as the woman she wished to be born from. And Bakura, being the impressionable young boy he was, believed her.

Yuki looked towards the town. A battle was raging in town. Yuki was positive her brother would be having Diabound hanging as low as possible in order to make the Pharaoh choose between the people of the village and fighting Diabound. She sighed, calling her Tiger back to her.

What do you want?

Yuki yelped, "Did you just… talk to me?"

The Tiger tilted her head to the side, Yes. You should assume from my name that I have psychic abilities. I can see through things, including the barrier of the mind. I see everything, including your deepest thoughts. I just recently gained the ability to communicate with you. I had to open the wall in my mind to let you in to hear me…

"As much as I find this oh so interesting, it would be preferred if you shut up. I can see my brother," Yuki interrupted.

The Tiger seemed to smile, Does this mean I will be allowed to fight?

The white-haired girl shrugged, "If my brother allows it, you can kill off all the Gods, if you desire."

Tiger barred her teeth, Oh, I desire it. You have no idea how much I desire it.

"I think I have a faint idea," Yuki smirked, "Look, here he comes."

The two females looked down the valley, to where Bakura (riding his horse) was making his way towards his sister. Diabound was following behind, chased by none other than Slither the Sky Dragon.

Tiger crouched, baring her fangs, but she suddenly returned to a neutral position, a confused look on her face.

"What is it?" Yuki demanded.

Yuki, this battle is lost. We need to go! Tiger demanded, a wild look in her eyes.

"What is it?" Yuki yelled, again.

Your brother is going to loose. If you stay here, your soul will return to the other world, or worse, be destroyed!

Yuki snapped to attention, fear slamming into her like a pile of bricks, "What?"

The two companions attention turned to the battle raging below. Slither was no where to be seen.

"See? You were wrong. Diabound destroyed Slither!" Yuki boasted, relaxing.

The worst is yet to come, Tiger murmured.

Yuki's smile vanished, returned to the lower cliff. Suddenly, the sky was a light with the sun, "Ra!" Yuki groaned.

See what I mean?, Tiger replied, Well, it's been nice being around again.

"NO! I can't let it end like this! I can't!" Yuki screamed. She looked at her hands. They were beginning to fade.

After five minutes of struggle and screaming, Yuki was gone to the shadows.

Forever.

Hikari: Yeah, Bakura totally lied about the whole "rescuing Yuki from the grave" thing. He never cared about her. He just knew that's what she wanted to hear. Anyways, two parts left. I'm finishing up the other one right now, so hopefully you'll get a double update. The epilogue is just a little short thing about the future. Should be up maybe next week.