Okay, this is the last chapter that summarizes. I just think it's important to include what happens so you can recognize the changes I make to the plot later. The next chapter will make your heart do backflips, I promise! Review!
He had one knight left. This was Yami's last chance to defeat Dartz and get Yugi back. The road to this point had not been easy for the pharaoh.
The loss of Yugi had crippled his heart, but it continued its suffering as more friends were taken from him. Mai, Joey, and even Kaiba. The senseless pain Darts was inflicting on those Yami cared about was unforgivable.
He was also in a constant battle with his own dark side. Yugi helped him overcome the majority of it- but too much still remained in his soul. The day he dueled Yugi was necessary to eventually save him, but it had been very painful for the pharaoh.
Yugi's spirit was there, but they could not touch. Their bond was broken, and the boy wasn't going easy on his poor, guilty heart. By defeating Yugi, he could defeat some of the darkness that had poisoned him in his previous duel with Rafael. When Yugi lost, he said goodbye once more, ripping the man's soul to pieces all over again.
Now there he was, standing before the man who started all the madness. He had him right where he wanted him. He was going to end this duel and take back his dearest friends and his true love.
He used Timaeus's special ability to merge together with Hermos and Critius.
"Now there's a force that's beyond infinity- The Knight of Destiny!" He cried, knowing he was about to win.
"That's impossible!"
"See for yourself! Knight of Destiny! Attack with Sword of Justice!" The knight slashed the Divine Serpent. The beast is consumed in flames, "Your thousand-year quest is over," He loved the satisfaction of seeing this horrible villain finally crumble.
"No! I've come too close! All I need is one more powerful soul and the Great Leviathan will rise from the depths of the earth!"
"It's too little, too late!" Yami was sick of this man's droning. He needed to see Yugi or he would go insane.
The Leviathan suddenly appeared behind Dartz, snapping him up and disappearing. The sky grew dark outside and the wind picked up to dangerous speeds.
The souls of Yami's friends entered through the opening. One landed in Yami's hands, while the others entered the bodies of his unconscious comrades. He knew the Ball of light was Yugi. He closed his eyes and hugged it close.
Yugi was relieved to enter his own body again. Yami allowed him to take over immediately, afraid to make the boy wait another second. His friends greeted him with a lot of love. He was thrilled to be back, but could tell that things had not ended yet.
Yami showed up beside him when he was given a chance to speak. He warned him that Dartz had disappeared and that there may be more danger to come. This conversation was short and empty of emotion since they had little time and Yami still had so much to say and repent over.
They ended up following Darts into the portal, right in the middle of the storm being spun by the Great Leviathan. The beast captured Yami, Joey, and Kaiba, engulfing them with the rest of the poor souls that were still feeding the creature.
Yami allowed himself to sink within the Leviathan to speak with those who powered it.
He closed his eyes and called out to everyone, "It's not easy to get rid of the darkness in our hearts. Each one of us is a glimmer of light in this sea of shadows. Alone, we might seem insignificant, but together we radiate enough energy to conquer the darkness!" He then spoke directly from his heart, "Remember those you care about, those who have helped you, and what you have fought for. Remember why you never gave up." He smiled at Yugi who is touched by the pharaoh's wise words.
The puzzle began to glow and Yami cried out, "In the name of the pharaoh, awaken!" The Gods of Egypt were called forth and began to battle the Great beast.
Their power and the strength of the trapped souls were able to take down the darkness. They were freed from the beast and entered their bodies once more.
They thought they had won, but the Great Leviathan flew out of the sea, returning to Atlantis.
"Let's go," Yami says to the others, seeing that things were going beyond his control.
Joey and Kaiba leapt through the vortex, but Yami tells Yugi to wait.
Dartz stood behind them, tendrils of darkness curling around him like smoke.
"What will we do now?" Yugi asks, in horrified awe of the beast's revival.
"We'll fight- Somehow," Yami answered.
"But we've tried everything," Yugi wondered if they should leave before they are killed.
"Have you given up? All the monsters in the world combined together can't destroy my Leviathan," Dartz glared, "This creature isn't one of your little Duel Monsters- It was born from the darkness of the human soul. As long as mankind exists, so does the Great Beast," Yami was disgusted that the man still believed in such evil after witnessing the light of the human soul just a few moments ago.
"Yugi, run! Leave these two to me!" He didn't want Yugi to get hurt again because of him.
"There's no way I'm going!" Yami didn't argue, knowing how limited their time was. He just hoped with all his soul that he wouldn't cause Yugi any more harm.
He tried again to tell Dartz that he has been lied to by the Orichalcos. The stubborn man ignores his words once again.
"If you want to wipe out mankind, you'll have to go through me!"
The serpent roared in response as darkness swirled around the pharaoh. Yugi cries out in great fear for Yami's life.
"I'm going to enjoy this," said the sadist.
Yami cried out in pain as Dartz said, "Farewell."