EmpyrealDragon: Oayr, ed ec gehty crund, pid E's hud du kuut yd fnedehk
tiamc. Dryd'c y kuut xiacdeuh. Bnupypmo palyica drao'na dra sucd vih du
dunsahd palyica drao lyh pa cyjat po dra baubma drao muja. ^_^ Yhofyoc, dra
cdibet fapceda fuh'd cruf ib yht ed'c beccehk sa uvv. . E fuimt cyo du ku
du dra fapceda dryd E fnuda tufh, pid ed fuh'd mad sa fneda ed. Cunno ypuid
ed paehk cu crund. Ed muugc y mud muhkan uh Selnucuvd Funt. .
Rox: Ooooooh, that makes sense. ^_~
Yami Hiei The Chaos Mage: He only lost because Mariku cheated. .
Mistress Of Anime: I know, poor Yugi.
Darkdragon: Yea, that's what cliffhangers do. ^_^. I hope this was fast enough for you. ^_~
Well, anyways I'm not gonna try with the website again. I dunno why it won't work. I'll put it up in my bio, so if anyone wants to go see the pictures you can go there to look. That is, if it shows up. . Sorry about the duel being so vague, but in this chapter you'll see why it's called "The Battle Of The Century" ^_^
White Roses Chapter 10: The Battle Of The Century Part 2
"Well, it looks like you're not the "King Of Games" after all, now are you?" Mariku sneered. Yami looked confused. He had never lost a game in his life. Now was definitely not a good time to start. "Now you will watch as Yugi is murdered. Just like Jahanara was." Mariku walked over to Yugi and pulled out his knife. "Enjoy the show, Pharaoh." He said, cutting deep into Yugi's arm. "Stop!" Yami said, trying in vain to stop Mariku's torment.
Yami took a step forward and as he did Arika and Aranahaj jumped him, snapping their jaws and licking their fangs. Mariku raised the dagger and cut into Yugi's other arm. Silent tears were cascading down Yugi's face. Yami looked on helplessly as Mariku cut Yugi more and more. Yugi was going to die from loss of blood. Yami tried to run to Yugi's aid, but it was no use. The two fox demons wouldn't let him pass.
"Well Pharaoh, say goodbye." Mariku said, raising the knife above Yugi's heart. Yugi squeezed his eyes shut and looked away. "NO!" Yami screamed. Just before Mariku could plunge the knife into Yugi's chest, something pounced on him. The clouds overhead boomed and lightning flashed across the sky. The fox demons began chasing the thing that tackled Mariku. Yami looked up. In the flash of lightning he saw Zyta walking towards them. Only, her skin was a very dark blue and her eyes were a deep purple. She had silver hair that went down to her butt. She was walking slowly towards them. "Tashu, once more!!" She called. A small furry blue thing jumped onto Mariku's head. "Get off me, foul creature!" He sneered, trying to get the thing off of his head.
Yami ran to Yugi, but the fox demons came back. One of them bit into Yami's arm and began dragging him away. The other went up to the Elf woman. She brought out a great staff and took off her purple robes. She was wearing a dress that looked like silver water. She had the stomach of a pregnant woman, yet she was still beautiful. The fox demon tried to bite her, but she hit it with her staff. The one who had latched onto Yami's arm let go and tried to murder the woman with its mate.
Mariku had long since gotten the little blue thing off his head. He walked up slowly behind Yami. "Say goodnight, Yami." He said, raising the dagger above Yami's head. "Yami! Move!" The Elfin woman yelled. Yami rolled to one side just in time. That's when the rain started pouring down from the skies. Mariku fell over from missing his target. "I see my pets have wounded you. How good of them. You see, their teeth are poisonous. You'll die even if I don't kill you." Mariku growled at Yami, who was skittering towards Yugi. Mariku stood up and whipped off his cloak. He was wearing the clothes of the Pharaoh; the crown was hooked onto a loop on his pants. He took it off the loop and placed the crown onto his head. "Who's the Pharaoh now, little brother?" He asked, raising the dagger once again over Yami's heart.
"Mariku!! STOP!" The elfin woman yelled. Everything stopped. The fox demons, Mariku, Yugi's shivering body, everything. "You may have beaten the King of Games, but you haven't yet beaten the Queen." She said. "A-Aelu?" Yami stuttered. "Well, Jahanara, who would have thought." Mariku hissed turning towards her. She winced as he said her name. "I am no longer Jahanara. I am not Kuttacc Aelu either. My name is of no importance at the moment." She said. The small blue thing appeared on her shoulder. It had the appearance of a light blue cat wearing a dark blue robe. It had brown hair and cat ears with the right ear pierced twice with golden loops. "I challenge you to a game, Mariku. Only this time, we play by MY rules." She said, smiling slightly. "All it is is a little duel to the death. Not with cards, with swords." She said. "Tashu, bring me my sword." She said. Tashu jumped off her shoulder and grabbed two sheathed swords out of her discarded robe. "Yami, take Yugi and get him to Zyta. The Palace is not safe. She will be able to heal him." She said, grabbing her sword. "What about me?" Yami asked. "For your wounds, we will need powerful magic. Mine." She said, turning away from him. "Go. Save Yugi. If I die, Tashu will know what to do." She said, walking away from him and over to Mariku.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Jahanara, you've challenged ME to a duel. Pity, you were never agile enough to defeat me in India, was makes you think you will be powerful enough to here?" Mariku asked. "I have grown, Mariku. But you have not. You are the same as you were five years ago." She said. "Enough talking. Let's duel." Mariku growled. He raised the sword and rushed at her. She moved away just in time and caught his sword with hers. "You know, your stomach slows you down." "There is nothing in my stomach but air. You killed me, remember? But don't worry, I can still die." She said pushing him away from her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami rushed over to Yugi. His breaths were hardly coming to him. He looked up. "Yami." He smiled. "It's ok Yugi. I'm here now." "What about the fox demons?" Yugi asked, looking scared. "They are occupied at the moment." Yami said, cutting the ropes with a sharp rock. The rain made the ropes easier to cut. Yugi was soon free, but he had lost so much blood, that he was on the verge of becoming unconscious. Yami picked him up. Yami winced as the pressure went onto his arm, but he held Yugi up. He went off in search of Zyta who was caring for the fallen Duel Monsters.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Mariku pulled away from the sword lock and smacked Jahanara down. She fell down hard. "You know, you'll never win that way." She smirked. She brought her fist up and connected with his stomach. He gasped and stumbled backwards. She had never used her fists in a sword fight before. "Looks like you have changed, Jahanara." "Yes, and it looks like you haven't." She said. They both picked up their swords. Jahanara was about 15 feet from Mariku. 'Time to try that new move.' He thought. He took his sword and flung it towards Jahanara.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami had found Zyta who had just healed Zade. "Oh my Ra, Yami, what happened to Yugi?" Zyta asked. She rushed over to him. "He has lost so much blood." She said, shocked. "Will he be alright?" Yami asked. "Yes, I just need some of your blood for the spell." She said, reaching for his arm. He pulled back. "Zyta, my blood has been poisoned. If you use my blood, he will die." Yami said. "Yes, but if we don't use your blood he will die." Zyta said. Yami turned to Yugi with tears in his eyes. Yugi would die either way.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The sword slashed her arm. She fell backwards and her sword went flying. Mariku's sword had slid across the wet stone. Mariku walked towards her slowly. He took out his dagger. "Say goodnight, Jahanara." He whispered, raising the knife above his head. Jahanara was on the ground moaning in pain, the red blood covering her beautiful silver dress. "Goodnight, Jahanara." She said. As Mariku brought down the dagger, she brought her foot up. She caught him in the stomach again. He dropped his dagger in pain. The dagger plunged into Jahanara's shoulder just above her heart. Her eyes widened. If she didn't do something fast, she would die. She spotted her staff within five feet. She crawled over to it, and she felt Mariku coming towards her. She didn't have the time to get the staff. If she took the dagger out of her shoulder, she would loose too much blood too fast. But she knew she had no choice. She pulled the dagger out of her shoulder and hid it behind her back. Mariku wouldn't tell the difference in the dark. He got closer and closer and Jahanara clutched the dagger in her hand so hard it hurt. As soon as he got within a foot of her, she lunged forward and plunged the dagger into his stomach. Deep. She stood up and pushed the dagger all the way through his stomach. She collapsed right afterward.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami turned to Yugi "Yami, what-what's wrong? Are you going to be alright?" Yugi asked. Yami smiled sadly. "I am going to be fine, little one." He said. Yugi smiled. "Then what is it?" He asked. "You. You might not make it." Zyta said, knowing that Yami couldn't. Yami clung to Yugi, not wanting to let go and not caring about all the blood he had all over him now. All he cared about was the life of the one he held in his arms.
Whew. Sorry this took so long, I have been SOOOOOOO busy!! I PROMISE to have the next chapter up by Thursday. Ja ne!! ^_~
Rox: Ooooooh, that makes sense. ^_~
Yami Hiei The Chaos Mage: He only lost because Mariku cheated. .
Mistress Of Anime: I know, poor Yugi.
Darkdragon: Yea, that's what cliffhangers do. ^_^. I hope this was fast enough for you. ^_~
Well, anyways I'm not gonna try with the website again. I dunno why it won't work. I'll put it up in my bio, so if anyone wants to go see the pictures you can go there to look. That is, if it shows up. . Sorry about the duel being so vague, but in this chapter you'll see why it's called "The Battle Of The Century" ^_^
White Roses Chapter 10: The Battle Of The Century Part 2
"Well, it looks like you're not the "King Of Games" after all, now are you?" Mariku sneered. Yami looked confused. He had never lost a game in his life. Now was definitely not a good time to start. "Now you will watch as Yugi is murdered. Just like Jahanara was." Mariku walked over to Yugi and pulled out his knife. "Enjoy the show, Pharaoh." He said, cutting deep into Yugi's arm. "Stop!" Yami said, trying in vain to stop Mariku's torment.
Yami took a step forward and as he did Arika and Aranahaj jumped him, snapping their jaws and licking their fangs. Mariku raised the dagger and cut into Yugi's other arm. Silent tears were cascading down Yugi's face. Yami looked on helplessly as Mariku cut Yugi more and more. Yugi was going to die from loss of blood. Yami tried to run to Yugi's aid, but it was no use. The two fox demons wouldn't let him pass.
"Well Pharaoh, say goodbye." Mariku said, raising the knife above Yugi's heart. Yugi squeezed his eyes shut and looked away. "NO!" Yami screamed. Just before Mariku could plunge the knife into Yugi's chest, something pounced on him. The clouds overhead boomed and lightning flashed across the sky. The fox demons began chasing the thing that tackled Mariku. Yami looked up. In the flash of lightning he saw Zyta walking towards them. Only, her skin was a very dark blue and her eyes were a deep purple. She had silver hair that went down to her butt. She was walking slowly towards them. "Tashu, once more!!" She called. A small furry blue thing jumped onto Mariku's head. "Get off me, foul creature!" He sneered, trying to get the thing off of his head.
Yami ran to Yugi, but the fox demons came back. One of them bit into Yami's arm and began dragging him away. The other went up to the Elf woman. She brought out a great staff and took off her purple robes. She was wearing a dress that looked like silver water. She had the stomach of a pregnant woman, yet she was still beautiful. The fox demon tried to bite her, but she hit it with her staff. The one who had latched onto Yami's arm let go and tried to murder the woman with its mate.
Mariku had long since gotten the little blue thing off his head. He walked up slowly behind Yami. "Say goodnight, Yami." He said, raising the dagger above Yami's head. "Yami! Move!" The Elfin woman yelled. Yami rolled to one side just in time. That's when the rain started pouring down from the skies. Mariku fell over from missing his target. "I see my pets have wounded you. How good of them. You see, their teeth are poisonous. You'll die even if I don't kill you." Mariku growled at Yami, who was skittering towards Yugi. Mariku stood up and whipped off his cloak. He was wearing the clothes of the Pharaoh; the crown was hooked onto a loop on his pants. He took it off the loop and placed the crown onto his head. "Who's the Pharaoh now, little brother?" He asked, raising the dagger once again over Yami's heart.
"Mariku!! STOP!" The elfin woman yelled. Everything stopped. The fox demons, Mariku, Yugi's shivering body, everything. "You may have beaten the King of Games, but you haven't yet beaten the Queen." She said. "A-Aelu?" Yami stuttered. "Well, Jahanara, who would have thought." Mariku hissed turning towards her. She winced as he said her name. "I am no longer Jahanara. I am not Kuttacc Aelu either. My name is of no importance at the moment." She said. The small blue thing appeared on her shoulder. It had the appearance of a light blue cat wearing a dark blue robe. It had brown hair and cat ears with the right ear pierced twice with golden loops. "I challenge you to a game, Mariku. Only this time, we play by MY rules." She said, smiling slightly. "All it is is a little duel to the death. Not with cards, with swords." She said. "Tashu, bring me my sword." She said. Tashu jumped off her shoulder and grabbed two sheathed swords out of her discarded robe. "Yami, take Yugi and get him to Zyta. The Palace is not safe. She will be able to heal him." She said, grabbing her sword. "What about me?" Yami asked. "For your wounds, we will need powerful magic. Mine." She said, turning away from him. "Go. Save Yugi. If I die, Tashu will know what to do." She said, walking away from him and over to Mariku.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, Jahanara, you've challenged ME to a duel. Pity, you were never agile enough to defeat me in India, was makes you think you will be powerful enough to here?" Mariku asked. "I have grown, Mariku. But you have not. You are the same as you were five years ago." She said. "Enough talking. Let's duel." Mariku growled. He raised the sword and rushed at her. She moved away just in time and caught his sword with hers. "You know, your stomach slows you down." "There is nothing in my stomach but air. You killed me, remember? But don't worry, I can still die." She said pushing him away from her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami rushed over to Yugi. His breaths were hardly coming to him. He looked up. "Yami." He smiled. "It's ok Yugi. I'm here now." "What about the fox demons?" Yugi asked, looking scared. "They are occupied at the moment." Yami said, cutting the ropes with a sharp rock. The rain made the ropes easier to cut. Yugi was soon free, but he had lost so much blood, that he was on the verge of becoming unconscious. Yami picked him up. Yami winced as the pressure went onto his arm, but he held Yugi up. He went off in search of Zyta who was caring for the fallen Duel Monsters.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Mariku pulled away from the sword lock and smacked Jahanara down. She fell down hard. "You know, you'll never win that way." She smirked. She brought her fist up and connected with his stomach. He gasped and stumbled backwards. She had never used her fists in a sword fight before. "Looks like you have changed, Jahanara." "Yes, and it looks like you haven't." She said. They both picked up their swords. Jahanara was about 15 feet from Mariku. 'Time to try that new move.' He thought. He took his sword and flung it towards Jahanara.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami had found Zyta who had just healed Zade. "Oh my Ra, Yami, what happened to Yugi?" Zyta asked. She rushed over to him. "He has lost so much blood." She said, shocked. "Will he be alright?" Yami asked. "Yes, I just need some of your blood for the spell." She said, reaching for his arm. He pulled back. "Zyta, my blood has been poisoned. If you use my blood, he will die." Yami said. "Yes, but if we don't use your blood he will die." Zyta said. Yami turned to Yugi with tears in his eyes. Yugi would die either way.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The sword slashed her arm. She fell backwards and her sword went flying. Mariku's sword had slid across the wet stone. Mariku walked towards her slowly. He took out his dagger. "Say goodnight, Jahanara." He whispered, raising the knife above his head. Jahanara was on the ground moaning in pain, the red blood covering her beautiful silver dress. "Goodnight, Jahanara." She said. As Mariku brought down the dagger, she brought her foot up. She caught him in the stomach again. He dropped his dagger in pain. The dagger plunged into Jahanara's shoulder just above her heart. Her eyes widened. If she didn't do something fast, she would die. She spotted her staff within five feet. She crawled over to it, and she felt Mariku coming towards her. She didn't have the time to get the staff. If she took the dagger out of her shoulder, she would loose too much blood too fast. But she knew she had no choice. She pulled the dagger out of her shoulder and hid it behind her back. Mariku wouldn't tell the difference in the dark. He got closer and closer and Jahanara clutched the dagger in her hand so hard it hurt. As soon as he got within a foot of her, she lunged forward and plunged the dagger into his stomach. Deep. She stood up and pushed the dagger all the way through his stomach. She collapsed right afterward.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami turned to Yugi "Yami, what-what's wrong? Are you going to be alright?" Yugi asked. Yami smiled sadly. "I am going to be fine, little one." He said. Yugi smiled. "Then what is it?" He asked. "You. You might not make it." Zyta said, knowing that Yami couldn't. Yami clung to Yugi, not wanting to let go and not caring about all the blood he had all over him now. All he cared about was the life of the one he held in his arms.
Whew. Sorry this took so long, I have been SOOOOOOO busy!! I PROMISE to have the next chapter up by Thursday. Ja ne!! ^_~