Holy crap!
This was a long chapter to write. So Yami&Rafael have their rematch while Sam and the others watch.
Enjoy!
Sam's POV
As the elevator headed up towards the roof of Paradis Headquarters I suddenly felt the evil presence of the Seal of Orichalcos.
"You feel it don't you?" Seto asked me noticing I must have sensed the Seal's magic.
"Yes" was all I could answer as the elevator doors opened. We let Tristan out first since he was carrying Joey on his back. Tea followed behind him while Seto, Mokuba, and I were the last to get out of the elevator.
"There he is" I said noticing Yami up ahead and his life points were at 2500 while Rafael's were at 3500.
"Win this brother!" I shouted.
Yami heard my voice and he turned around to see us all stopping a few feet away from the Seal. Yami nodded before he turned around and focused his attention back to Rafael.
"So that's the guy who took Yugi's title?" Seto asked. "Doesn't look so tough to me"
"Oh shut up" I heard Tristan growl. I shot both men a glare and while Tristan chuckled nervously, Seto had his signature smirk back on his face.
Like with all monsters Rafael's monsters were under the influence of the Orichalcos and their attack points were high. Rafael then ordered Guardian Grarl to attack Kuribabylon. Yami's monster suddenly blew apart and it separated itself from the Kuriboh brothers before it got destroyed. Yami's life points dropped to 1000; however he activated his trap card Rope of Life. This allowed him to discard his whole hand to bring back the monster that was just destroyed. Kuribabylon returned to the field as Yami discarded his whole hand with an additional 800 attack points.
Good move Yami I thought.
Rafael placed a card face down before he ended his turn.
"Now what?" Tea asked.
"Yugi needs help he's down to his last 1000 life points" Mokuba stated.
"Yami has won duels with life points fewer than he has now Mokuba, so I wouldn't lose faith just yet" I said looking to the preteen.
Seto was silent as he watched the duel hoping Yami would pull this duel through. Yami by now had a new hand and he drew a new card and Kuribabylon transformed into five Kuriboh brothers. The blue Kuriboh suddenly got a little moody before it began to knock its siblings around. The little fur balls bounced all over the field before they were merged and a second later I almost did an anime fall at Yami's new creature. His new monster was Kuribandit which was a Kuriboh that had fangs and looked like a pirate. Rafael only laughed and Yami played Dark Magic Curtain.
"What is he thinking?!" Seto snapped as Yami's life points dropped by half. Dark Magician then appeared on the field. Yami commanded Dark Magician to attack Rafael's Guardian Elma but Rafael countered with his face down which was Guardian Formation. Guardian Elma was moved to the back of Rafael's other monsters so it would be protected.
"That was a good move" Seto said. "Now I cans see why Yugi lost"
It was now Rafael's turn and he first activated the magic card Celestial Sword Eatos. Rafael then drew two new cards before Guardian Eatos appeared on the field. Eatos's attack points were at 3000 strong enough to end the duel, Eatos however looked evil and Yami shouted to Rafael that she has been engulfed by darkness. Eatos picked up the Celestial Sword and her attack points went up to 3300.
"You don't care if your monster has become evil?!" Yami shouted at Rafael.
"You shouldn't be worrying about that now Pharaoh since she will take you down soon"
Yami only growled before he sacrificed Kuribandit allowing him to draw five more new cards discarding any monsters Yami had to the graveyard. Three monsters went to his graveyard and Mokuba stated that move would only make Eatos even stronger.
"It's worth the risk if Yugi drew the right card" Seto told Mokuba.
Yami looked to the some cards he held in his hand.
"You're about to be a two time loser Pharaoh now feel the wrath of Eatos once more!"
Eatos raised her sword and she drew out the power of Yami's monsters from his duel disk. My eyes widened as her attack points rose to 7000.
"It's time to pay up destroy his Dark Magician and end this duel!" Rafael shouted at his monster. Eatos obeyed and she was about to use her sword however it suddenly cracked before it could touch Dark Magician and it shattered. Dark Magician was safe for the time being and Eatos's attack points returned to 3000.
"One of the monsters I discarded was Electromagnetic Turtle when destroyed it formed a shield to protect my Dark Magician from being attacked and since it's in the graveyard I can end my opponent's turn whenever I wish"
Rafael looked annoyed before he ended his turn.
"Nice one brother" I said to Yami who no doubt heard me.
"You should have thought twice before poisoning your monsters with the dark power of the Orichalcos Rafael, take it from someone who experienced it, betraying your own monsters will only back fire"
"Just because you played the Seal of Orichalcos once doesn't make you an expert Pharaoh"
"I should have never used the Seal of Orichalcos in the first place" Yami said calmly before he summoned Big Shield Gardna after he made a new draw. Big Shield Gardna went into defense mode as did Dark Magician and he ended his turn with a face down.
Rafael then commanded his Eatos to attack Dark Magician once more, the dueling lit up for a second before Yami played Magical Hats.
"Nice move man!" Tristan shouted.
Four hats popped out onto the field and they covered all of Yami's monsters. Instead Eatos destroyed Big Shield Gardna before Rafael commanded his Elma to destroy another hat. The other hat was empty before Grarl surged forward and shredded another. Dark Magician was still safe and Rafael was not happy. He then played Rod of Silence allowing him to summon Guardian Kay'est, the new guardian monster appeared onto the field and its attack points were raised thanks to the damn Orichalcos.
"Yugi has one thing that can save him now" Seto said.
"And that would be Tiameus he just needs to be lucky to draw it" I added.
Yami drew a new card and he played Graceful Charity, he drew three new cards before discarding two. I felt the power of Tiameus as it was drawn. Rafael looked shocked as Tiameus appeared onto the field before Yami merged it with Dark Magician to form Amulet Dragon, it attack points were 2900. Then Amulet's Dragon's attack points went up to 5300 thanks to every magic card Yami sent to the graveyard.
"Destroy his Eatos now!" Yami commanded his dragon and Amulet Dragon obeyed. Rafael swore as his precious monster was destroyed.
"You're going to be sorry for sending Eatos to the graveyard Pharaoh!" Rafael snapped. Suddenly the dome of the Seal began to pulse with green energy since Rafael was pissed.
"Oh crap" I said realizing what happened when Eatos was destroyed.
"What is it?" Seto asked me.
"Eatos was a creature of light and purity because it was destroyed it's replaced by a creature of darkness" I answered my mate.
Sure enough a chasm opened up in the field and a new monster appeared. The creature was Guardian Dreadscythe and it was scary all right. Its attack points were 2500 and the rose to 3000.
"It's still too weak for Yugi's dragon" Seto said.
"Just watch" I told Seto as Rafael played Reaperscythe to his new monster and its attack points rose to 3500.
Rafael drew two new card and switched Guardian Dreadscythe into attack mode and then he sacrificed his other monsters to boost Dreadscythes attack points.
"Don't do it!" Yami shouted.
Rafael ignored Yami and continued to sacrifice his monsters until Dreadscythe's power was now at 5500. I turned away as Rafael's monster attacked Amulet Dragon and I heard the dragon roar as it was destroyed. I looked back to the duel once the attack was over and Yami's life points were now at 300. Yami now had no more monsters on the field but I knew my brother would win this duel. My brother then drew a new card and he played it. It was Card of Sanctity both players drew until they had six cards into their hands. Then Yami summoned Watapon and it was sacrificed to bring out Dark Magician Girl. Dark Magician Girl appeared on the field next to her master and Yami ended his turn with a card face down.
Rafael drew two new cards saying it was time for this duel to end. He then played a magic card called Obedience which made Dark Magician Girl go into attack mode when he attacked. Dark Magician Girl had no choice but enter attack mode. Rafael then commanded his Guardian Dreadscythe to attack her, Yami activated Magical Pigeon and a hat went over Dark Magician Girl just before the attack claimed her.
The hat was destroyed and a bunch of white pigeons came flying out of the hat. Rafael growled before he placed two cards facedown and ended his turn. Dark Magician Girl returned to the field and I breathed a sigh of relief. I knew Yami was having a flashback when it came to his duel with Rafael earlier.
"Yami show Rafael what it means to not mess with you and your deck!" I shouted to my brother. Yami shot me thumbs up before he talked to Rafael.
"I wish he would quit stalling" Seto growled.
"Oh shut it" I told my mate. "This duel will end soon so be patient remember your duel with Yami in the Battle City Finals lasted a long time"
"You got a point there" Seto agreed.
Yami then played Underworld Circkle and all monsters from both side of the field went to the graveyard and whole dome suddenly turned black. We all couldn't see Yami or Rafael as this happened. The dome crackled with lightning and to be honest it looked spooky. Okay so maybe I was wrong, I mean the one thing that scared the hell out of me was the Blair Witch Project, and it was only a movie for god sakes!
This duel was real and I prayed to god that Yami was alright. I knew that Yami and Rafael were experiencing a flashback of Rafael's of how he first met Dartz and what not.
Finally the dome cleared and a second later both duelists returned to our sights.
"Oh thank god" I said feeling relieved however Yami still had no monsters on his side of the field.
Guardian Dreadscythe remained next to its master still powerful enough to end this duel. Because of Underworld Circle destroyed every monster remaining in both of their decks and after that they could only use monsters in their graveyards. Dark Magician Girl was gone but Rafael's monster was not. Rafael explained by eliminating a card from his hand Guardian Dreadscythe was able to be revived. However because of Dreadscythe on the field Rafael's graveyard was off limits.
"I only need Dreadscythe to win this duel" Rafael said.
"Dartz gave you that monster to feed the darkness that resides in your heart!" I snapped at Rafael. Rafael shot me a smirk and I actually felt sorry for him. Thanks to Underworld Circle Yami was able to summon Dark Magician.
Rafael drew a new a card and taunted my brother that this duel was done. However Yami said as long as his magic card was on the field the duel was still on. Jack's Knight then appeared next to Dark Magician.
"That's pretty cool he's summoning monsters on his opponent's turn" Mokuba said.
"Your puny monsters don't scare me" Rafael growled before he commanded Dreadscythe to attack Dark Magician Girl. Yami then activated his trap card Zero Gravity forcing all monsters to go into defense mode. Then Spirit Hunting was played and Dreadscythe returned to attack mode and the attack continued. Both Dark Magician Girl and Jack's Knight was destroyed. However thanks to Underworld Circle Dark Magician Girl was resurrected, Yami then played the magic card Altar of Restoration this allowed Yami to play bring back another monster from his graveyard by discarding two cards from the top of his deck. Yami did this and Tiameus returned to the field in all of his glory. Then Dark Magician Girl and Tiameus were merged into Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, thanks to its special effect Guardian Dreadscythe would be destroyed. However after Yami's monster attacked the damn spook remained on the field.
"Damn it I'm losing my patience now" Seto growled. "This duel has gone on long enough, Yugi better not let this guy beat him again"
I rolled my eyes at my mate's comment before Yami ended his turn with a face down.
Rafael drew again and Yami used Underworld Circle to bring Queen's Knight to the field.
"This strategy isn't working Pharaoh" Rafael said. He then discarded a card before activating Orichaclos Sword of Sealing. The sword appeared and it pierced Tiameus's foot and the dragon roared in pain. I actually felt the dragon's pain and Rafael ordered his monster to destroy Yami's monsters. Yami's life points dropped to 10 thanks to Reduction Barrier.
"I will continue to fight until the last of my life points are gone"
"Suit yourself soon your soul will belong to Dartz" Rafael said.
"You've been brainwashed but I know there's still good inside you and I plan to bring it out"
Yugi drew again and Big Shield Gardna returned to the field before Yami played Pot of Greed allowing him to draw two new cards. One was a magic card and the other was the Claw of Hermos. Yami then played Spider Web which allowed him to use a card from Rafael's graveyard and Monster Reborn was chosen. Then Guardian Eatos appeared and Tristan tried to wake Joey up.
"He won't wake up Tristan so don't waste your time" I told him before I returned my focus to the duel.
Then Hermos was played and Joey's dragon merged with Queen's Knight to form Goddess Bow which he equipped to Guarian Eatos. Her attack points went to 500 since she was removed from the graveyard Dreadscythe's attack points went to 500. Then Yami commanded Eatos to attack and each time Dreadscythe would revive itself Rafael lost a card.
I smirked when I knew how this would work. We all watched the repetitive attacks until Rafael's last card was gone and Dreadscythe went bye, bye leaving its mask behind. Eatos then disappeared after her dark counterpart. Rafael had fallen to his knees realizing this duel was done, but the Seal still needed a soul. He got back to his feet and drew a new card and Guardian Grarl came onto the field thanks to Underworld Circle. Then Soul Charge was played and all of the other guardians that were sent to the graveyard returned to the field.
Now that his graveyard was empty his life points dropped to 0. Yami shouted out Rafael's name and tried to run towards him but the Seal was already trying to take Rafael's soul. However Guardian Eatos appeared in the clouds she along with her fellow guardian monsters no longer had the Seal of Orichalcos symbol on their foreheads. A bright light made all of us turn away and Seto drew me into him and I buried my head into his jacket. A few minutes later the light died and when we looked up the Seal was gone. Yami was helping Rafael to his feet.
"Holy crap" was all I could say. We all rushed to Yami and Rafael and I threw my arms around my brother.
"I swear to god Yami the next time you pull another stunt like you did in this duel I'll kick your ass" I told him.
"I'm sorry I worried you Samara" Yami said back to me as he hugged me back.
"Samara" Rafael's voice got my attention and I broke away from Yami. "I'm so sorry the pain I had caused you, if I knew the evil the Orichalcos was I would have never helped Dartz take your parents from you, I just hope you forgive me"
"I do" I told him and Rafael held his hand out to me and I placed my hand into his and we shook them. Suddenly the building shook and if we didn't hurry the hell up we would be crushed.
"Mr. Kaiba!" came the voice of Roland. We all looked up to see the suit in the Kaiba Corp chopper landing on the landing pad a level above us.
"Let's get the hell out of here!" I shouted to the others and they didn't dare hesitate. While the others were hurrying towards the helicopter I hurried over to Yami and put Rafael's other arm around me. Little by little we made our way towards the chopper where Seto was waiting for us. Suddenly the stairway began to crack underneath us and a roar was heard. Seto had no choice but to get into the helicopter without me, Yami, and Rafael.
However we were safe as Tiatmat had us on her back just as the building began to give way. The chopper had already started and was now hovering above the now falling building of Paradis Headquarters. Tiamat flapped her huge wings in repetitive motions keeping her afloat in the air. She then flapped her wings and flew towards the chopper. Seto opened the door and he held his hand out to me which I grabbed onto and he pulled me in. Seto's arms then were around my body and he was shaking as though he was upset.
"I thought I almost lost you" Seto said to me in a whisper. I wrapped my arms around my mate's neck in apology just as Tristan and Mokuba helped Rafael into the chopper. Tiatmat then disappeared and returned to her card in my hand. The door to the chopper was closed now and we were all safe. After I broke away from Seto I went to the window and we all watched as the building was now destroyed but some kind of temple was revealed.
"Here you're going to need this" Rafael said as he handed over what looked like a computer chip. Seto took it from him and placed it into his PDA. Some kind of map appeared on the PDA's screen.
"Where does it lead?" Mokuba inquired.
"Don't know kid" Seto replied to his little brother before he tossed the PDA to Roland. Roland was still a little freaked out but he managed to catch the PDA.
"Follow the map" Seto ordered Roland. Roland nodded just as a whole bunch of choppers appeared out of nowhere.
"I think those choppers want us to follow them" Mokuba suggested.
"We don't have any choice" Seto agreed before we the Kaiba Corp chopper began to follow the other choppers. A few minutes later the Kaiba Corp chopper landed onto an aircraft carrier. A second later the door opened and we were greeted by a uniformed officer. We all got out just as the officer said.
"We've been tracking you down so we need your help to deal with this worldwide threat and we think our only hope is with this card game"
"You are correct someone has been using Duel Monsters to wipe out the earth"
"Who better than to stop this menace then the Duel Monsters experts" the officer said to us.
"So you're asking us to do your jobs then"
"Shut up Seto" I told my mate. Seto flashed me a smirk as the officer began to explain they had been following Dartz for a long while now, blah, blah, blah. The ship was fast approaching an island that was surrounded in darkness.
"This is as far as we can go" the officer said. "You're on your own now good luck you're doing us a great service"
"I'm only doing this to save my company and my girlfriend's parents" Seto growled. A second later my mate yelped due to the fact I slapped his head gently.
"Damn woman will you quit doing that" Seto said to me rubbing his hair.
"Don't be a smartass for once and I won't" I told my boyfriend with a serious voice. Seto actually looked a little nervous before we all got back into the Kaiba Corp chopper. The helicopter then powered up and left the ship heading towards the island. There was a storm as we approached and this made the chopper bounce around. Mokuba ended his crashing into Tristan while I almost lost my footing and Yami caught me. Seto was busy using his lapel radio to talk to his pilot. The helicopter managed to get through the storm unscathed and we landed on the island outside of the temple. The chopper landed a second later and the door opened. We all got outside.
"Damn I need my jacket" I growled before I pulled on my leather jacket.
"We've arrived at the heart of evil" Yami said.
"Must you always be so dramatic?" Seto asked Yami before we all headed towards the temple. I stayed close to my mate and brother as we entered the main hall.
"Can't you geeks wait outside?" Seto asked Tristan and Tea.
"It's wise to stick together Kaiba" Yami interrupted.
"Whatever" Seto replied.
As we continued to head where Dartz was no doubt waiting for us we past many stone carvings of people trapped. These were the souls that had been taken. A second later Yami recognized Yugi on the wall and he hurried over to it.
"It's too bad your friends turned out to be a bunch of stiffs" came the voice of Dartz. The chamber suddenly was lit up by many torches and the infamous Dartz now stood before us in all of his glory.
"You" Seto hissed. "I want my company back and Samara deserves her parents so cut the small talk"
"My, my, eager are we?" Dartz taunted my mate. "We all want something, I want your souls and I have spots left for you, the Pharaoh,Samara, and Kaiba"
"You won't touch her or my brother" Seto snapped. "I'm not scared of you"
"Release the souls you took" Yami then ordered.
"That's not possible Pharaoh, the souls of those taken are already in use supplying life energy to the great beast that's ever lived"
"You know what? You're really pissing me off now!" I roared as I came out from behind to Seto and I stood between him and Yami. "Just shut the hell up so we can end this once and for all"
"Ahh so we meet Girl on Fire" Dartz greeted to me. "I must say my dear your are very beautiful"
"F**k off" I growled. "I'm ready to end this so let's duel now!"
"If that is what you wish" Dartz said. "And if you managed to defeat me Girl on Fire I will return the souls that were taken"
"Then stop talking and let's start dueling" Seto growled.
"You two won't duel him alone this lunatic is too dangerous" Yami added as a Dark Duel Disk appeared on Dartz's left wrist.
"Fine with me with the three of you dueling I gather three souls for the price of one" Dartz said as he activated his duel disk and he laughed. At the same Yami, Seto, and myself activated our duel disks our life points each at 4000.
"Alright ready you two?" Yami asked.
"I'm way ahead of you" Seto answered.
"Let's kick his ass" I finished as the three of us placed our decks into our duel disks and thus the duel began.
Oh snap!
Sam, Seto, and Yami are now going to face Dartz!
Seto of course will be losing his soul and that will be a sad moment between him and Sam. Thanks for reading guys!