"OH NO!" Tristan yells, quickly diving out the way when the Orichalcos swipes at him with its sharp claws. It roars again and walks a few steps as Tristan starts backing up until he's up against a brick wall. He can't go out like this. Not without a fight. He lifts up his fists defensively, preparing to do whatever he can to stand up against the monster.
"Alright! Come at me!" The monster growls and prepares yet another attack with its claws. Who is he kidding, he thinks to himself. There's no way he can square up with something like that. He begins to tremble with fear. "Aw man, I'm a goner!"
Right before it can release the attack, Cairo lands a flying kick, sending it colliding into numerous parked cars.
"You saved me," Tristan says, blinking a few times. He quickly tries to put on a front. "I could've taken it on, no problem."
"Uh huh." Cairo shakes her head. He is so unbelievable. A light in the sky catches her eye as she watches it descend down onto the soldier. She narrows her eyes. "A soul." The body of the soldier glows and it stands up, ready for another round. But something seems a little different. She closes her eyes, concentrating on its energy and she gasps.
"This time, you're through," Hasani says through the monster's body. His mouth opens and he prepares to shoot an energy blast at Cairo and Tristan.
"Move!" Cairo yells, pushing him out of the way, getting blasted instead.
"Cairo!" Tristan shouts, seeing her get blown back.
In the trailer, Téa looks out the window, hoping that she will catch glimpse of Tristan and Joey. "Where could they be?"
Duke scans the street left and right, hoping for a sign. He turns the wheel of the trailer to go down another street. The headlights reveal Tristan, standing alone in the middle of the street, looking up toward the sky. "It's Tristan!" Duke exclaims, catching everyone's attention.
"Tristan?" Rebecca asks, wondering if she heard him correctly. They all look through the front window of the trailer to see for themselves.
"It is Tristan!" Mokuba verifies before frowning. "What is he looking at?"
Their answer comes in the form of Cairo crashing through the ceiling of the trailer, landing in the middle of the floor on her back, surrounded by them all.
"Whoa! Cairo!" Téa yells in shock.
"Cairo! What's going on?! What happened?!" Yami shouts, edging up to her. She slowly opens her eyes and looks up through the hole in the ceiling she has just caused and her eyes widen with shock when she sees two humongous feet coming down. She gags, feeling the feet slamming down on her small body, sending her through the floor of the trailer and down through the concrete, landing her in the sewer.
Everyone except Kaiba runs outside, meeting up with Tristan who looks a little shaken up and concerned for her. "Tristan!" Téa calls out to him.
"That guy…" he starts off, trembling and pointing at the large hole. "That Hasani guy is back. And he's possessed the Orichalcos Soldier to get back at Cairo."
Yami grits his teeth. He vaguely remembers Hasani being able to make an escape after his failed attempt of controlling Cairo. A part of him didn't expect to hear from him again. But seeing the great lengths he has taken in the past in order to get his revenge, he guesses he shouldn't be surprised at all.
The monster encloses its claws around Cairo's face, throwing her back up onto the surface and she lands hard on the concrete.
"Cairo!" Yami runs up to her as she sits up.
"He's strong," she says, wiping the blood off her mouth as the monster approaches.
"How nice," Hasani says. "I have you both here together. Now I can finish you both off at once."
Cairo narrows her eyes and quickly stands up, stumbling a bit. "Not if I can help it." She outstretches both of her hands. "EAT THIS!" She shoots a powerful magical blast and he flies back a few feet. Not wanting to allow him to get up, she quickly dashes at him, kicking his body up into the air. She flies up, locking both of her hands and uses a great amount of force to slam him back down to the earth.
She lands on the ground, walking up to him. "You've caused enough trouble. It's time for you to go." She whips out her wand. "I told you from the beginning. There will be no revenge happening on my watch."
Hasani slowly sits upward, clenching his sharp teeth. "No…I won't let it go down like this!" He manages to stand up and Cairo stands a few feet in front of him with her wand pointed at him.
"Enough is enough. You tried and failed. Now either go back nicely, or I will demolish you."
Hasani snickers. "Oh little Cairo. You're so pathetic. Look at you trying to redeem yourself," he says with a grin. "No matter what you do, you'll be stuck in the Shadow Realm with the rest of us! No amount of good you do will ever change that!"
Cairo looks down to the ground with lowered eyes. Oh how she is sick and tired of him and the other escaped souls constantly bringing that up, every chance they can get. She knows nothing will change, so why does that bother her so much that they always bring it up? Maybe deep down, she is hoping that somehow things would change. Maybe the gods would see the good that she is doing and release her from her prison.
In a moment of weakness, her wand starts to lower and Hasani quickly takes notice. Yami notices this as well and his eyes widen as Hasani prepares another attack.
"WATCH OUT CAIRO!" She looks up, but not quickly enough as she is blown away by another blast. "I got you!" He holds out his hands and the impact from Cairo hitting him lands them both on the ground.
"No! Pharaoh! Cairo!" Téa yells worriedly.
"Get up guys!" Tristan shouts, clenching his fists.
Hasani laughs as he approaches the pharaoh and his daughter. He opens his mouth to blast them both at the same time as they life motionless on the floor. Cairo is the first to open her eyes and she gasps, springing up and standing in front of her father protectively with her arms crossed as the blast hits her.
She grits her teeth as the blast is nonstop and she tries to keep it away from the pharaoh. "I won't let you hurt him!" she yells. The skin on her arms begins to unravel from the immense heat from Hasani's attack and smoke emits from her body. She doesn't know how much more her body can take, but she is determined to protect her father at all costs.
"I can't…change what…I did in my past," she says between clenched teeth, taking a step, one by one to get the blast further away from the pharaoh. Yami's eyes flutter open and he looks on with shock as Cairo protects him from the attack. "I hurt countless people, caused massive destruction, and betrayed my loved ones. But all of that isn't me. I'm not evil. And I'm not going to let you hurt my dad!" She yells, releasing her arms so that Hasani's attack is deflected.
Hasani cries out when he is hit by his own attack and he drops to his knees. He grimaces. "Why you…You'll pay!" When he tries to get up, Cairo shoots a magical blast of her own and he grunts, being pushed back some more.
Cairo's legs feel wobbly and she falls to her hands and knees, panting heavily. If only she can manage to whip out her wand while Hasani is weakened so that she can send him back to the Shadow Realm. But she doesn't have any strength left in her. Her eyes roll back and she collapses on the ground to everyone's shock.
"Cairo, no!" Tristan yells. Everything he assumed about her was wrong. She truly is good. For her to constantly put her life on the line for others and now for her own father. Someone who is truly evil wouldn't do such a thing.
Hasani lifts her up by the shirt and her head dangles back from being out cold. Her body is limp and Hasani seizes this opportunity to land the final blow before his own strength is depleted. He lifts his claw and grins weakly. "Too bad. If you weren't so weak at the moment, I'd be done for," he says. "Now to finally get you out of the way so I can finally have my revenge on the pharaoh."
"Guess again," Yami says, walking toward him as the eye of Wdjat glows on his forehead from his Millennium Puzzle being activated. His eyes are focused on Hasani who backs away slowly in fear. "She may not be able to send you to the Shadow Realm, but I can!" Hasani grits his teeth. He has forgotten that the Millennium Puzzle around the pharaoh's neck is capable of that.
"NO! NO! I WAS SO CLOSE!"
"Now Hasani…I banish you to the Shadow Realm for all eternity!" he yells, the eye on his forehead glowing brighter and Hasani screams. The soul leaves the body of the Orichalcos Soldier and disappears in a ball of light.
"The pharaoh did it!" Tristan exclaims.
"Now we won't ever have to hear from that guy again," Téa says with relief.
Cairo's body falls as the Orichalcos Soldier falls lifelessly to the ground. Yami rushes over to her and cradles her in his arms. "Cairo. Cairo, speak to me please." She is covered in cuts, bruises and blood and her body feels frail.
A light groan comes from her and she finally opens her eyes, looking up at him. The eye of Wdjat still appears on his forehead. "Dad…" She tries to sit up, but she hisses from the pain that fills her body.
"Conserve your strength. Hasani is no more now," Yami tells her and her eyes widen.
"B-but how?" she asks before looking down at the Millennium Puzzle and then to the glowing symbol on his head. Now it all makes sense. "Thank you."
"I should be thanking you."
"Hey pharaoh! Is she alright?" Tristan asks as he, Téa and Duke join his side. He locks eyes at Cairo and sighs. "Cairo, I'm sorry I—"
Cairo shakes her head, managing to crack a smile. "Don't worry about it."
"You need medical attention," Téa says.
"No…" Cairo says. "There's nothing any ordinary doctor can do for me. My body will heal on its own. I just need to rest." She then looks back at her father. "I have no doubt that you will defeat Dartz and save Yugi and all of humanity," she says before falling unconscious.
Yami stands up, carrying her bridal style back to the trailer and he looks down at her. "Cairo…I'm proud to call you my daughter. You're strong, selfless and always willing to help no matter what." He places her down on the couch, moving her hair out of her face. "Rest well, Cairo. You've done more than enough. I will defeat Dartz...no matter what."
Duke looks to the huge hole in the ceiling and on the floor from the earlier battle. He runs up to the driver's seat and takes a deep breath, not knowing if the trailer will start or not because of the damage. He turns the key, and miraculously it still works. "Welp, I guess we will be going to find Joey and to Dartz headquarters...with a...huge hole in the trailer," he says, rubbing the back of his head.
"About time," Kaiba says with folded arms, tapping his index finger impatiently. "If you all are through with your nonsense, I'd like to get this show on the road already. We've already wasted enough time."
"Cool it, rich boy!" Tristan snaps.
Yami looks outside the window, focused on his next move. It has all boiled down to this. Once they locate Joey, they will finally be able to face off against Dartz and save the world. He know this will not be an easy task. But he will stop at nothing to save the world and restore peace.
His eyes then land on Cairo as she rests on the couch with a blue blanket over her. When they first met, he can admit that he was somewhat guarded around her and wasn't sure if she was someone he could trust. She just swooped her way into their lives. But his opinion of her quickly changed. She constantly put her mission to the side for him and for that, he was grateful. She even went as far as attempting to save Yugi from getting his soul taken by the Orichalcos, even if that meant getting in trouble with the gods.
Cairo was a quiet girl and a little bit shy, cursed with an immense amount of power by an evil force. But regardless of her circumstances, she was determined to use those powers for good and prove that her past did not define her. Now it was time for her to take a much needed break. He would handle the rest. And maybe when this is all over, she will be open to sharing more about his past.
It would be an intense duel. The three legendary dragons would be summoned in an attempt to defeat Dartz once and for all. The Great Beast would prove to be a force to be reckoned with, bringing Yami, Joey and Kaiba to their knees. But after much back and forth, the pharaoh would finally be able to summon the three Egyptian Gods once again to gain victory over Dartz.
The souls of everyone who lost their soul to the Orichalcos would finally be released and he would be reunited with Yugi. The power of the Orichalcos that once controlled Dartz and so many others would be no more. His minions that were controlled would go back to living their normal lives. And more importantly, peace would finally be restored to the Earth.
But the mission isn't of the pharaoh wouldn't be over. Not yet
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