PART TWO
Bring out your dead! Bring out your mind crushed! The mortician rang his triangle as people brought out vacant shells to toss on the cart.
Here's one. A man brought out a limp body.
I'm not dead! The body spoke.
He says he's not dead. The mortician gestured.
Yes he is.
No I'm not!
The man shook the limp one. Well, he's missing his soul.
I'm getting better! Moaned the person.
The mortician shook his head. I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
Isn't there something you can do? The man looked at him pleadingly. Glancing around for witnesses, the mortician bashed the old guy over the head with his club. Now he really was dead. Thanks very much. He heaved the body onto the cart. Who's that? He pointed to a short boy with spiky hair followed by a much taller boy wielding coconuts.
The mortician looked where he pointed. Must be a duelist.
What makes you say that?
Because he hasn't got shit all over him.
Yugi galloped onwards toward the next castle on a hill. He came up beside a figure pulling a cart. Ho, old woman!
Spoke the cloaked one.
Sorry. Who lives in that castle over there? He pointed up towards the menacing building.
I'm 37!
I'm 37. I'm not old. And my name is-
Who lives there, if you please?
The shrugged. No one lives there.
Yugi was taken aback. No one? Then who is your lord?
We don't have a lord. The man opened his mouth to say more, but Yugi rode off, shaking his head, determined not to talk to this freaky man...woman...whatever it was.
He galloped on into the forest, following the beaten path, looking dazzling in his fine leathers.
A knight dressed in black fought with another in green. They fought most heartily, and the one in black slew the green's monster with a horrible albino walnut. His skill and strength impressed Yugi. He approached and spoke. I am Yugi Motou, King of Games. I seek the finest duelists to join my in my arena in Domino. Will you not fight with us?
The black knight did not respond.
Yugi shifted uncomfortably, glanced back at the ever-faithful Kaiba, and then back to the knight. You make me sad. Oh well. Come, Kaiba!
He attempted to ride forward, but was stopped.
None shall pass.
None shall pass. The knight sounded faintly fruity.
I am King of Games, you know. Yugi put his hands on his hips.
I move for no man.
Yugi sighed, exasperated. Oh, come on. He pulled out his dueling deck. The Black Knight-now with capitals- pulled out his in turn.
I play Kuriboh in attack mode. The Knight spoke.
Yugi placed his Dark Magician and blew the fuzzy creature away.
This duel is mine. Stand aside.
'Tis but a scratch to my life points.
Are you crazy? I have just vanquished your only monster.
I've had worse.
The Knight, expression unreadable due to his helmet, placed another monster. It too, was wussy, and was easily defeated by the Magician.
Ha ha. You lose. Yugi taunted.
The Knight placed a card face down. What the hell? You have no monsters! Give up.
Just a flesh wound on my points.
Stop that. Yugi was sick of the Knight's hand clasping.
Yugi dispelled the card with a...well, De-Spell. When he had placed it is a mystery. Yugi attacked his life points directly. Amazingly, the holographic blast knocked off various extremities of the Knight.
I'll get you for that! The Knight screamed.
What are you going to do? Bleed on me?
I'm invincible!
You're a fruity loony. Yugi wiped out the rest of his opponent's life points, put his deck away, and rode off.
Oh, running away are you? Chicken! Come back here, I'll bite your legs off! A strand of silver hair escaped the helmet.
Yugi turned and casually mind crushed him.
