*~*Disclaimer!*~* I own Marita and Yamara, you don't and the producers own Yugioh! So don't try and steal!!!!! Some of you may notice that time's starting to speed up, but that doesn't mean that this fic's gonna cool down a bit, because its only heating up! And YES, this one is a shorty, and keep in mind that in this chapter, I DON'T KILL ANYONE. Enjoy!
"I can fight my own duels Marita." Yugi said, sitting across from the raven-haired girl.
Marita shrugged, not feeling quite herself. "Let me handle this. I haven't dueled in so very long..."
Confused, Yugi stood up from his chair, leaning against the table. "Marita, what's going on with you today? One moment, you're bawling your eyes out, the next, you're calm, collected and acting like it never happened."
"You'll understand later, hun." Playfully, and to the shock of everyone around, she kissed him on the lips, a quick and sensational pleasure for the both of them. Standing up, she walked over to the duelist cloaked in black, a Dueling Deck active on its right arm.
"You come here to challenge Yugi Motou?"
The figure nodded, never speaking his reply.
"Too bad. You'll face me instead."
"NO."
Her eyes wide, Marita stared at Yugi, his Millennium Puzzle flashing a deep gold as the powers within it were summoned and brought forth. Now, Yami was in control, determined to fight for himself, rather than let Marita do it for him.
"Marita! This is MY duel, not yours. I will not let you fight for me, when there is no need." Soon enough, he was right in front of her, an extended arm blocking her from activating her disk.
~WOW, Yugi... changed!~ Thought Marita, sighing in surrender and walking towards the sidelines. Speaking to the Spirit through her mind, the young duelist could feel the powers stirring in her soul, awakening to the specter.
~Yes... he HAS...~ chimed in the Spirit, in recognition. ~I... know him... from somewhere, but I can't place just where!~
~Really? Maybe that guy... is like you, Spirit: someone who's in Yugi's head like you're in mine.~
~It's possible.~ Using Marita's eyes, the Spirit directed them towards the duel at hand, anticipating the start of the duel.
At long last, the specter began to speak. "We take this... to the Shadow Realm!" His eyes glowing gleaming gold, an inky black dome began to surface around the duelists, growing rapidly before their very eyes.
*Just like the duel with Pegasus...* thought Yugi, as suddenly he was trapped inside the bubble of darkness. Except, this time was different. He could feel the bubble MOVING... shifting back and forth like it was alive. Uneasy, the young duelist shifted his feet, unable to get decent leverage.
His opponent spoke once more. "I see we meet again, Yami. Welcome to a shift in the Shadow Realm known as the Mystic Field." The Rare Hunter's eyes gleamed gold, as Merrick's words came across his slave's lips. "Except, this is different than an ordinary duel."
A drain of energy shot from out of nowhere, striking the person, who changed from Yugi to Yami, in the chest like a thousand knives. Screaming, he gripped his head in his hands, blood seeping from the ears as mind-splitting pain invaded his mind.
"You see Pharaoh, this duel is one of the mind. Unfortunately, only Duel Monster duels can allow me to obtain your puzzle. But no matter; seeing you writhing in pain is much more satisfying."
*AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, He's trying... to... strip my mind of everything... I've learned!* gasped Yami, his eyes glazing over slightly. He strained against the pain, fighting it with all his might as hard as he could, but he knew, it was to no avail. *He's... strong... not using just one Millennium item... but two...* Sinking to his knees, his mind weary, the shock was too much for him to bear, too fast and too sudden to be anticipated, and countered.
As the Pharaoh blacked out, the Rare Hunter was released from his services, collapsing to the floor where he faded and disappeared. The last thoughts and commands from Merrick still clear in its mind: "You've served me well, slave. Now, we'll see how the precious Queen deals with a blow to her heart..."
*~~~~~*~~~~~*
As sudden as it had come, the bubble popped, the crumpled figure of the King of Games toppling to the floor. With wide eyes, Marita rushed over, tears spilling from her eyes. Her own baby blues shone through as she tended to her 'boyfriend'. She shook his shoulders, and screamed, "Yugi, YUGI! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! Please open your eyes!" When there was no response from the boy, she checked his pulse, hoping to find it steady and strong.
But there was none. No pulse, no life. No spirit, only an empty shell of a human being graced her presence, his eyes closed and dead.
Tears flooded her vision, pouring down her face like Niagara Falls. She clutched the lifeless body of Yugi Motou and howled, her depression sinking into total despair.
~Marita? MARITA!~ Shrieked the spirit inside her mind, feeling every fiber of Marita's soul wrenching apart. She screamed, a deafening silence of a voice as she felt what had already begun.
Marita started to glow a brilliant, silver color, bluish tinged to show her sorrow. Her bright blue eyes glowed silvery-black as power emanated from her fingertips. Struck down with despair, she had absolutely no idea what she was doing, too sorrowful to care. She screamed in pain, feeling every slight, pressure and emotion of pain, sorrow, despair and loss that was ever thought possible until as suddenly as it had begun... it stopped.
She collapsed, struck down by the surge of power she had created. Her eyes snapped closed for a second, then, as she tried to pick herself up from the cafeteria floor, she caught sight of another feminine figure next to her, still out cold. Glancing over, Marita saw the other one stir, then try and weakly push herself into a sitting position. When they both wiped the tears from their eyes and dusted themselves off, they came face to face with someone they never thought they would see. Marita stared into the face of... herself, her other half wearing the ancient armlet that now had abandoned the first's wrist.
The powers contained inside the trinket had split the two apart.
*~*~*~*~*SIDE NOTE*~*~*~*~* Heheheheh what did I tell you? Shocking, huh? Ofcourse, you guys probably already know that Yami and Yugi are both NOT dead, because everyone knows you can't kill of the main character of a show or story... Eh, you'll see what I mean. Anyway, in answer to Pruningshears's questions, NO the guy in black is NOT Merrick, and Merrick went to the hospital room in the last chapter so he could CHECK UP on Ian to make sure he was ok, so he could use him or whatever; Ian wasn't supposed to die. But, since Ian IS dead, Merrick did his little rant and rave, but still stuck to his original plan: to cause severe grief to Marita. ANYWAY, this'll all make sense in the next chappie; that's going to be the DOOZY. Well, anyway, BYEZ everyone!*~*~*~*~*
"I can fight my own duels Marita." Yugi said, sitting across from the raven-haired girl.
Marita shrugged, not feeling quite herself. "Let me handle this. I haven't dueled in so very long..."
Confused, Yugi stood up from his chair, leaning against the table. "Marita, what's going on with you today? One moment, you're bawling your eyes out, the next, you're calm, collected and acting like it never happened."
"You'll understand later, hun." Playfully, and to the shock of everyone around, she kissed him on the lips, a quick and sensational pleasure for the both of them. Standing up, she walked over to the duelist cloaked in black, a Dueling Deck active on its right arm.
"You come here to challenge Yugi Motou?"
The figure nodded, never speaking his reply.
"Too bad. You'll face me instead."
"NO."
Her eyes wide, Marita stared at Yugi, his Millennium Puzzle flashing a deep gold as the powers within it were summoned and brought forth. Now, Yami was in control, determined to fight for himself, rather than let Marita do it for him.
"Marita! This is MY duel, not yours. I will not let you fight for me, when there is no need." Soon enough, he was right in front of her, an extended arm blocking her from activating her disk.
~WOW, Yugi... changed!~ Thought Marita, sighing in surrender and walking towards the sidelines. Speaking to the Spirit through her mind, the young duelist could feel the powers stirring in her soul, awakening to the specter.
~Yes... he HAS...~ chimed in the Spirit, in recognition. ~I... know him... from somewhere, but I can't place just where!~
~Really? Maybe that guy... is like you, Spirit: someone who's in Yugi's head like you're in mine.~
~It's possible.~ Using Marita's eyes, the Spirit directed them towards the duel at hand, anticipating the start of the duel.
At long last, the specter began to speak. "We take this... to the Shadow Realm!" His eyes glowing gleaming gold, an inky black dome began to surface around the duelists, growing rapidly before their very eyes.
*Just like the duel with Pegasus...* thought Yugi, as suddenly he was trapped inside the bubble of darkness. Except, this time was different. He could feel the bubble MOVING... shifting back and forth like it was alive. Uneasy, the young duelist shifted his feet, unable to get decent leverage.
His opponent spoke once more. "I see we meet again, Yami. Welcome to a shift in the Shadow Realm known as the Mystic Field." The Rare Hunter's eyes gleamed gold, as Merrick's words came across his slave's lips. "Except, this is different than an ordinary duel."
A drain of energy shot from out of nowhere, striking the person, who changed from Yugi to Yami, in the chest like a thousand knives. Screaming, he gripped his head in his hands, blood seeping from the ears as mind-splitting pain invaded his mind.
"You see Pharaoh, this duel is one of the mind. Unfortunately, only Duel Monster duels can allow me to obtain your puzzle. But no matter; seeing you writhing in pain is much more satisfying."
*AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, He's trying... to... strip my mind of everything... I've learned!* gasped Yami, his eyes glazing over slightly. He strained against the pain, fighting it with all his might as hard as he could, but he knew, it was to no avail. *He's... strong... not using just one Millennium item... but two...* Sinking to his knees, his mind weary, the shock was too much for him to bear, too fast and too sudden to be anticipated, and countered.
As the Pharaoh blacked out, the Rare Hunter was released from his services, collapsing to the floor where he faded and disappeared. The last thoughts and commands from Merrick still clear in its mind: "You've served me well, slave. Now, we'll see how the precious Queen deals with a blow to her heart..."
*~~~~~*~~~~~*
As sudden as it had come, the bubble popped, the crumpled figure of the King of Games toppling to the floor. With wide eyes, Marita rushed over, tears spilling from her eyes. Her own baby blues shone through as she tended to her 'boyfriend'. She shook his shoulders, and screamed, "Yugi, YUGI! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! Please open your eyes!" When there was no response from the boy, she checked his pulse, hoping to find it steady and strong.
But there was none. No pulse, no life. No spirit, only an empty shell of a human being graced her presence, his eyes closed and dead.
Tears flooded her vision, pouring down her face like Niagara Falls. She clutched the lifeless body of Yugi Motou and howled, her depression sinking into total despair.
~Marita? MARITA!~ Shrieked the spirit inside her mind, feeling every fiber of Marita's soul wrenching apart. She screamed, a deafening silence of a voice as she felt what had already begun.
Marita started to glow a brilliant, silver color, bluish tinged to show her sorrow. Her bright blue eyes glowed silvery-black as power emanated from her fingertips. Struck down with despair, she had absolutely no idea what she was doing, too sorrowful to care. She screamed in pain, feeling every slight, pressure and emotion of pain, sorrow, despair and loss that was ever thought possible until as suddenly as it had begun... it stopped.
She collapsed, struck down by the surge of power she had created. Her eyes snapped closed for a second, then, as she tried to pick herself up from the cafeteria floor, she caught sight of another feminine figure next to her, still out cold. Glancing over, Marita saw the other one stir, then try and weakly push herself into a sitting position. When they both wiped the tears from their eyes and dusted themselves off, they came face to face with someone they never thought they would see. Marita stared into the face of... herself, her other half wearing the ancient armlet that now had abandoned the first's wrist.
The powers contained inside the trinket had split the two apart.
*~*~*~*~*SIDE NOTE*~*~*~*~* Heheheheh what did I tell you? Shocking, huh? Ofcourse, you guys probably already know that Yami and Yugi are both NOT dead, because everyone knows you can't kill of the main character of a show or story... Eh, you'll see what I mean. Anyway, in answer to Pruningshears's questions, NO the guy in black is NOT Merrick, and Merrick went to the hospital room in the last chapter so he could CHECK UP on Ian to make sure he was ok, so he could use him or whatever; Ian wasn't supposed to die. But, since Ian IS dead, Merrick did his little rant and rave, but still stuck to his original plan: to cause severe grief to Marita. ANYWAY, this'll all make sense in the next chappie; that's going to be the DOOZY. Well, anyway, BYEZ everyone!*~*~*~*~*