Here's the next chapter. Aknadin will come eventually, but I'm going to have to do the whole scene right. Compared to the manga, this one will be played a little differently, especially since Aknadin is at the palace and not at Kul Elna. Review please!
Isis and Karim summoned their Ka's: Mystical Elf and Curse of Dragon. The two Ka's began perusing Diabound, trying to find a way to destroy it. Diabound tried swinging its fist against Mystical Elf, but it dodged the fist right on time. Yugi knew he couldn't just sit down and watch his friends try to fight for him and getting themselves killed. He began moving forward.
"Pharaoh, don't try to fight anymore! You've done enough!" Shada cried out, still wounded.
"I'm alright!" Yugi replied, knowing that he couldn't fight like this, if Mahad was hurt very badly. He then noticed Mana using a spell to give Mahad some of her magic.
"Please, leave this fight to us priests!" Shada pleaded as the two Ka's attacked Diabound at once. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough, since it grew more powerful when Yami Ryou stole Shada's millennium key.
"No matter how many of you there are, you're still nothing, but weaklings!" Yami Ryou smirked as Diabound's snake tail bit into Mystical Elf and Isis cringed in pain, her hand clutching her chest and blood coughing from her mouth.
"Isis, are you okay?" Karim asked in worry as Isis slightly nodded. Diabound roared in satisfaction.
The monsters tried attacking Diabound, but nothing seemed to scratch it. Diabound sent a blast of magic at Mana, only for her to dodge the attack right on time. Curse of Dragon attacked the monster, only for the tail to whack the boned monster. Karim cringed from the pain, trying to hold in as much as he could. Yugi still felt guilty for letting his priests fight the battles for him, even if they did mean well.
"There has to be a way to defeat that thing! Is there anything we can use?" Yugi asked.
"There is. We can use my Millennium Scale to fuse our monsters," Karim declared, showing his millennium scale.
"Okay, that's just an excuse to make another Dragon Ball reference," Yugi said, furrowing his eyebrows and crossing his arms.
"HOW THE HELL IS THAT-" Yami Ryou asked with frustration.
"HELLO! Vegeta and Goku used the Kai earrings to fuse, so they could last longer in their fusion state!" Yugi reminded.
"What!? That's completely bizarre! That seems like something the writer decided to pull out of his ass to make the fusion last longer and completely skip the humor of the dance routine!"
"That's what I thought too. My brother thought it was lazy for them to just do the earring shit and having to save the dance number for the movie."
"SCREW THE MOVIES! THEY SUCK ANYWAYS!"
"What the hell are you guys talking about?" Karim asked, him and the other priests staring at Yugi and Yami Ryou in complete bafflement.
"Nothing important," Yami Ryou growled.
"By the power of the scale, I combine the two Ka's!" Karim declared aloud.
"Hey Karim, question: the Scale has the power to judge right? Like the millennium eye has the power to reveal a man's heart, so it makes sense why Aknadin was able to reveal a Ka inside a man's soul. Isis' millennium necklace has the power to see the future, which is why she's able to pick up visions of the past and present. Seto's millennium rod has the power of control, kinda like a scepter, which is why he's able to pull a Ka out of a man's soul and into a stone slab. The millennium ring has the power of sealing souls or darkness, which is why Mahad is able to sense the darkness of other people's souls and maybe even seal souls inside the item itself. The key has the power to unlock the hearts of people's souls, which is why Shada can sense a Ka in a man's soul. My puzzle has the power of unity, combining us as a whole. Am I correct?" Yugi asked.
"Most certainly, Pharaoh!" Karim agreed.
"So, if the scale's power is judging, what does fusion have to do with judging? I mean shouldn't the millennium puzzle have the power of fusion, since... you know... it has the power of unity? I mean... using the scale to fuse seems like a power pulled out of someone's ass. The scale being used to fuse makes as much sense as me becoming Black Luster Soldier, while riding on Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, which actually would be totally badass by the way."
"The scales are in balance! Each scale as a piece of our Ba... so our two Ka's come together!" Karim declared as he held up the millennium scale and it began to glow, fusing Curse of Dragon and Mystical Elf together. Together, they became a white magical dragon called Mystical Dragon. Yami Ryou gasped at the sight before showing a glare of annoyance.
"What the f*** does that mean?" Yugi asked, seeming completely lost.
"No idea, but it is the power of unity."
"That's the power of the puzzle, not the scale."
"Then-"
"You're just pulling things out of your ass, aren't ya?"
"Yep."
"Is that all this battle is all about, things pulling out of your f***ing asses just so you can win the game?" Yami Ryou asked in rage.
"Well, half the shit in seasons 8 and 9 of Dragon Ball Z were pulled out of the writer's asses, why not this?" Yugi asked rhetorically. "In fact, here's a power that's pulled right out of my ass! Mahad can double Mystical Dragon's power!" Mahad folded his arms against his chest and a glow appeared about him and doubled Mystical Dragon's attack. "Wow, that actually worked?"
"That's it, YOU'RE DEAD!" Yami Ryou yelled as Mystical Dragon shot a firey blast at Diabound. Suddenly, Diabound began blasting a spiral wave from its chest. Both blasts were pushing against each other.
"Wow, it's like the Kamehameha's blasting against each other at the end of season 6 in Dragon Ball Z," Yugi said brightly.
"What is Dragon Ball Z, Pharaoh?" Karim asked.
"It doesn't matter. Since you fused your monster Ka's, then I will fuse my monster's attacks!" Yami Ryou smirked as Diabound's snaky tail shot a blast from it's mouth, merging with the spiral wave. The double blasts were so powerful together, the attack was pushing Mystical Dragon's blast back. Diabound's double blast was about to reach Mystical Dragon before Mana sent sent a dark energy blast at the double blast and it hit the wall of the cave. "You were able to dodge a really powerful blast after someone else hit it with a slightly less powerful blast?"
"I guess if that works in Dragon Ball-"
"ENOUGH! NO MORE DRAGON BALL REFERENCES!" Yami Ryou yelled, being so mad he didn't notice that Mystical Dragon sent another attack at Diabound, but the blast still didn't effect him. "HA! Even after your so called 'unity' it's still no match for Diabound!"
"OH CO'MON! This is as cheap as the villain Broly, who, by the way, has to be one of the most pathetic, annoying, overrated, and worst Dragon Ball Z villain you'll ever meet in your life!" Yugi complained.
"I am going to kill you now."
"Not unless we can defeat you first!"
Mystical Dragon, Mana, and Mahad kept blasting Diabound, trying to weaken it as much as they could. As they were all trying to weaken the monster, a blast appeared, sending a surprise attack straight at Karim as everyone gasped and he fell over, dropping the millennium scale in the process.
"Okay, that was so a complete rip-off from the surprise attack on Trunks by Cell. It's the same freakin' scene! The only difference is that it's not as realistic or as dramatic!" Yugi glared with folded arms.
"Pharaoh," Karim muttered, trying to support himself on his hands and knees.
"Oh shit!" Yugi asked, scared out of his mind as Karim fell on the ground.
Suddenly, the millennium scale floated in midair and was caught into Yami Ryou's hands. Yami Ryou smirked, "Now that I have your scale, you can't fuse anymore!" Mystical Dragon disappeared at that moment and changed back into its original two separate monsters.
Yugi knelt down and held Karim up in his arms. He was barely breathing as he said, "M-My lord..."
"Karim!" Yugi cried out, but there didn't seem any response. "KARIM!"
"Well, if Karim is Trunks, now I know who the Vegeta of this scene is, right Pharaoh?" Yami Ryou asked rhetorically with a sickly smirk on his face.
"No, because I won't attack you unthinkably! I will attack with strategy and it looks like our efforts weren't in vein," Yugi said, pointing to Diabound's weak and most wounded part from all of the attacks from the Ka monsters. Yami Ryou gasped, then glared. "Mahad, you do the rest!"
Mahad sent a huge dark energy blast with a simple spell that made a direct hit at Diabound at its weak and most wounded point. Diabound was killed in that instant and Yami Ryou coughed up a huge chunk of blood from his mouth. His world was starting to become blurry from the loss of blood. He knew he didn't have much time. He had to rise up Zorc as soon as possible.
Yami Ryou began toppling, then fell on the stone tablet, trying to scrounge the millennium items in their exact holes. He was able to place them in their exact holes in time before Mahad and Mana pulled him back from the stone tablet. Yugi walked to Yami Ryou until they were face to face.
"It's over! You don't have all the millennium items, especially since we still have our other two at the palace and one with Isis!" Yugi glared as Yami Ryou smirked in satisfaction.
"You seriously think this is over? HA! This is only the beginning Pharaoh. While you were fighting me, I had some other arrangements back at your so called palace," Yami Ryou smirked as Yugi's eyes widened and eyebrows were raised. He had a bad feeling about this.
"SETH!" Yugi cried out as a strange glow surrounded him, his priests, guards, and Mana. They couldn't move or talk.
Walking in the shadows, from behind Yugi, Aknadin began walking toward the frozen priests with a millennium rod in his hand. Yugi looked back and turned pale white, knowing Seth was in grave danger. He also feared for the safety of Kisara and Damon. This was not looking good; not looking good at all.
"Hello dear nephew, so good to see you. I decided to join in for the fun. I heard you didn't trust me and you have every right not to. Though, it was foolish to have my son spy on me," Aknadin said grimly. Yugi's eyes stood widened in shock. Aknadin was his uncle? Seth's father?
'Oh shit!' Yugi thought in his mind.
Aknadin walked to Isis and took off her millennium necklace as she stood helplessly still. The traitor smirked, "I bet you are wondering why I would betray you, dear nephew. You should know, Pharaoh. It's in your memories." If Yugi wasn't frozen still, he would be shaking in fear. "Fifteen years before this time period, your father was at war against the Persians. We had seven days before our kingdom was to be taken over by them. We were desperate. I finally found The Book of Dark Arts in the forbidden ruins where the Lord of Darkness lies." Yugi already could guess whom Aknadin was talking about. "In exchange for my soul, he promised victory over Egypt hidden within that book. That day, I exchanged my soul and made the sacrifice of all those people in Kul Elna. It was just too bad there had to be a soul survivor among the ruins." Yugi knew there was no hope now in bringing Aknadin back. He had sold his soul to the devil himself in exchange for power. It was no wonder the former Pharaoh was in so much pain before his tragic death. "It was my dream for Seth to stand by me, exchange his soul for power just like I have. I taught him everything I know, but he refused! He said he would 'rather die than become a monster like me.' You had made my son too soft for his own good. Fortunately, I never take 'no' for an answer."
Yugi could feel fear right in his gut as he watched Seth appear with hallowed eyes, just like Joey and Hanaski when they were possessed by Marik. Yugi remembered the vision in Battle City. Seth was being controlled by Aknadin through the millennium rod! It all made sense! Aknadin stole the millennium rod from Seth, then implanted control on him. Even if Seth did hold the millennium rod, he would never be able to fight the control Aknadin placed on him. Yugi would know this! Marik implanted control on Atem as well.
"It's too bad you couldn't remember any of this or you would've seen this coming, dear nephew," Aknadin smirked sickly, a darkness in his eye. Yugi had never felt more scared in his life, mostly for Kisara, Damon, and Joey. "I bet you are worried about your dragon friends eh? Well, my foolish son used the rod to erase their location he sent them, so I was not able to find them anywhere. They ran off and I don't know where they are, but I intend to find them no matter what the case maybe. With the Great White and Great Black Dragon in my possession, I will be the most powerful being on earth! I will be unstoppable! Of course, there is the issue with Damon's loyalty, but once I have his pathetic brother Joseph the rest should be easy. Damon will have no choice, but to obey me for his brother's safety."
Yugi knew of the risk Joey would be facing when it came to whoever possessed the millennium rod. When Marik held the millennium rod, he could kill the mind of a person he implanted control over in a blink of an eye. Damon would have to choose between losing his brother or do Aknadin's dirty work. The worst part of the situation is if Aknadin was able to control Damon and Kisara, if they changed into their Ka. Yugi didn't want to think about it. The only thing on his mind was hoping that those three were hiding in safety for right now.
A/N: For farther note. A reviewer had asked me what would happen with Seth. Well... here's your answer lol. I also decided to point out more Dragon Ball reference jokes, maybe even to the point of nitpick. Just to be clear, I'm not a Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z fan. I watched the episodes, but only for an upcoming crossover fan fiction and there were some things I like. As for the fusion thing with the scale, I thought that was only in the anime that it was done, but... I was wrong. Apparently, using the scale to fuse was from the manga too and what Karim said, explaining how the scale can fuse Ka's "The scales are in balance! Each scale as a piece of our Ba... so our two Ka's come together!" that was from the actual manga and the only explanation of how the fusion was possible. Sorry, but that's just baloney! I would expect the puzzle to have that power, since it has the power of unity. You can't use the other millennium items for unity, except the puzzle. The thing about the millennium items was that each of them held a different power, like different elements: one was sealing, one was unity, one was time, one was unlocking, one was control, one was revealing, and one was judging. It also made sense why a certain power matched the type of millennium item and why it had the power to perform certain magic. Using the power of judging to fuse two monsters is just a load and using unity with the scale was just lazy. It just seemed that during that last part of the battle, the writer just dropped the ball and it was kinda disappointing. The only upside is that this isn't the final battle.
Now, for those of you that like Broly from Dragon Ball Z, because I have actually seen plenty of Broly videos on YouTube and Broly pics, I apologize if me bashing him offends you. Personally, I hate Broly. He's the worst and laziest villain to ever show up in Dragon Ball Z. There was no real character to him. He was just a whiny pest, who was fighting Goku and his friends just because he didn't get his way. To me, Broly is a three-year-old in a man's body throwing a temper tantrum. I know he's supposed to be sympathetic, because he was controlled by his father, but... I actually don't blame his father for doing what he did. Broly, to me, was so bad, he makes Anakin Skywalker more tolerable, which is saying a lot. I honestly don't know why anyone on this planet would like Broly, other than the fact he smashes things! He has no character development, there's nothing to sympathize with him about, he's even more bland than all the star wars prequel characters combined, and is so overrated, it's irritating. If you like Broly, all power to ya, but I am curious as to know why you would like Broly. I'm just curious why he would have such high ratings, so much that he would appear in two more films after his first appearance. I just wanna know.