hey guys GG here again! LOL, I'm sorry it took so long to get these chapters out but I'm seriously trying to come up with the perfect way to end this. Hopefully you all will enjoy it because I'm working really hard on it. Also, I'm working on another NEW kaiba story. I know, so many of those but hey I know his character the best so why mess with a good thing?! But anyways, I hope you enjoy this new chapter and please don't hesitate to review!
Chapter Twenty Two: Kaiba Meets Seto
"Where is he?!"
Joey cast Sydney a look as she began to pace back and forth. It had been a little over an hour and she had been worrying about Kaiba's return ever since she got off the phone with him. Him and the others just sat and talked about stopping the ceremony while Sydney either day dreamed or stared off into space. It was pretty clear that she was more concerned about Kaiba's well being at the moment.
"He'll be fine," Joey finally said irritated,"Stop pacin' already! Ya makin' me all nervous and such!"
Yami rubbed his temples,"Sydney you must push that aside for now and come talk with us. We need to discuss the ceremony that is in progress."
Sydney sighed and came over, seating herself beside the three,"What do we need to talk about?"
"The summoning," Yami spoke sternly,"In order for him to release his powers from the shadow realm, he must have blood from an Ordiant."
All eyes cast upon Sydney and she nodded,"Yes, there is no doubt that Tskusa will use my blood for this. I will be on my guard as we move on."
Bakura tilted his head in curiousity,"An Ordiant. I have heard stories about such creatures but I have never met one before. It must be some job title to hold."
The young brunette woman shifted in her seat slightly,"I guess you could say that. Along with the name, it comes with alot of responsibility. I am afraid it will take all the power I possess to stop Tskusa. I have grown weak since I first came into this time - I'm afraid all my power may not be enough."
Joey's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at her alarmed,"Hey Sydney.... after dis ceremony and we vanquish Tskusa and everythin'... you're not gonna leave... are ya?"
Yami's breath caught at Joey's question and Sydney looked at all of them. She them slowly stood, turning her back to them as she slowly moved to the front of Kaiba's desk. She placed her hands upon the cool wood surface and tried hard to control her emotions.
"I was afraid one of you would ask me that," She said slowly,"I'm sorry Joey but I have to leave as soon as my powers are released. I cannot survive in this time for very long and releasing my power drains my life source. I have to return to the High Ordiant as soon as Tskusa is defeated."
"But...," Joey said standing up and balling his fists,"What about us? What about Kaiba?! Are you just gonna leave and not even tell 'im?!"
Sydney's shoulders began to shake,"I... I know I should have told him but I could never bring myself to do it."
"But Sydney - "
"I will tell him when the time comes," Sydney said with confidence that surprised Joey,"I can't defeat Tskusa knowing that Seto knows that I will be leaving him. I'd rather face that obstacle when it comes."
Joey growled angrily,"That ain't fair ta him!"
Sydney's body quivered and she turned to face them all, "I know Joey, I know it isn't."
Yami slowly stood up, placing a hand upon Joey's shoulder,"Joey, she can not help it. She didn't plan to fall in love while she was here. The vanquishing takes complete concentration. Kaiba can't know, for if he did, he'd do anything in his power to stop it."
Joey turned to Yami and shoved his hand away,"You 'spect me ta be a part a this when Kaiba doesn't even know about it?! No way! The guy finally gets da nerve to be soft in front of others and than Sydney has to go back to where ever the hell she came from and leave him like nothing ever happened?! Do ya know how much that's gonna hurt him?! I may hate the guy but no one deserves to love something to only have it taken away! It ain't right, it just ain't right, Yami!"
"I know," Yami said softly, turning his head away slightly,"But there's nothing we can do now. What's done is done and Sydney must return. There's no other way."
Sydney shook as she fought to hold back tears. She couldn't believe Joey was acting out so harshly. If only Kaiba could see him defending his honor of being in love, he'd be floored. Sydney didn't want it to be this way, she didn't want to leave Kaiba behind, but she had no choice. The High Ordiant would never allow her to stay on earth or to love a mortal. She had been given this gift of power for a reason and her asking to stay here would be such a selfish thing to ask of the High Ordiant.
"I'm sorry," Sydney slowly said, tears sliding down her cheeks,"I'm so sorry!"
Joey was abash for a moment,"Awww.. come on now Sydney don't cry. Kaiba would kill me if he saw dat I made ya cry like dis. If ya hafta leave than I guess ya hafta there's nothin' we can do about it."
"I should have never fell in love with him," Sydney said softly,"I should have stayed away from him!"
"That is not true," Bakura suddenly spoke up,"If you and Kaiba never fell in love, than Kaiba would have never become so soft."
"I lied to him!" Sydney said angrily,"I don't deserve him! I lied to him and now I'm going to leave him!"
All three of the boys were now standing and approaching the brunette as her tears continued. Yami sighed loudly and placed his hands upon her shoulders, forcing her to look at him. He didn't want to have to say what he was going to say but Sydney needed to know before she left.
"Sydney," Yami spoke sternly,"You love Kaiba and Kaiba loves you. Nothing, not even the High Ordiant, can keep that from happening. Even if you leave, Kaiba is not going to just forget you existed! He gave up everything for you because he LOVES you. You cannot give up hope so easily. Kaiba would have never let you."
Sydney looked at the pharoah,"Yami..."
He slowly removed his hands and tried his best to smile,"Come on, let's find out if Kaiba is alright, shall we?"
"Okay."
"What's wrong Mokuba?" Seto grinned evily,"Seeing something you don't like?"
Mokuba pressed his thin frame against the wall as far as he could, not wanting to come any closer to the phony form before him. He looked like his brother, sounded like his brother but yet, he wasn't his brother. Seto slowly approached him and yanked him up by his shirt, making sure that he tugged hard to strengthen the hold on his neck. Mokuba dangled in the air but didn't dare to fight his hold.
"Everyone else seems to think I'm Kaiba," Seto hissed angrily,"Why do you seem so afraid? Do you fear your brother, huh?"
Mokuba didn't say anything, just continued to frown at him with fire in his eyes. He knew he wasn't the real Seto Kaiba. Seto let go of his form and watched him drop and hit the ground. The boy quickly began to cower again, pressing himself against the wall opposite of him, trying his best to get away from him.
Seto laughed,"Better get used to it, boy! I doubt your dear brother will be around for much longer."
He leaned downward to look into the child's face again,"Say hello to your new brother, Mokuba."
Mokuba's eyes widened as he grinned into his face. He wasn't planning what he thought he was planning, was he? Seto slowly stood and chuckled slightly, turning from Mokuba and heading toward the door.
"Now be a good boy," He said with a twinge of sarcasm,"I'm going to go take care of something."
"What's wrong?"
Sydney sighed and put the reciever back down to give Yami a worried look,"His phone is off. I keep getting his voice mail."
Joey's eyebrows joined,"Just great! Now we gotta go through da trouble of findin' him!"
Bakura raised a hand to his chin,"Perhaps he's found Mokuba and is on his way."
Sydney shook her head,"He would have called!"
Yami placed a hand onto her shoulder,"Sydney remain calm. Let's look for him. We cannot do this without him."
"Yes, we must look for him.
Yami reached the door first and opend it, his eyes casting down each end of the corridor. He than slowly turned to everyone else with a nod and slowly began his track out, the others following close behind. Little did they know that finding Kaiba was going to be a harder task within itself.
Kaiba paused suddenly and looked around him.
"Damn it I lost him."
Kaiba sighed and began to retrace his path, trying to figure out where the man had gone. He turned another corner and almost bombarded right into him. He froze and immediately began to back up, hoping the man hadn't heard him or saw him. He only went a couple steps when a had a hand clasped down onto his shoulder. Kaiba's eyes widened in shock and fear, his body turning slightly to see who the hand belonged to.
Once his eyes caught sight, his mouth dropped open in shock when he saw the figure that stood before him. It was a complete copy of himself, trench coat and all. The man's eyes were a fiery green and held a dark smirk and a cold glare deep within his eyes. Kaiba jerked out of his hold, ramming into the other man, alerting him and causing them to tumbled onto the floor of the hallway. Kaiba continued to stare up at the form of himself, as the man took his usual stance, crossed arms and narrowed eyes.
"What's wrong Kaiba," Seto grinned in amusement,"You look as though you've seen a ghost."
Kaiba's eye narrowed and he stood up quickly, taking a step toward his twin,"Who the hell are you?! And why the fuck do you look like me?!"
Seto chuckled,"Why - I'm you Kaiba."
Seto slowly uncrossed his arms and slowly approached him. Kaiba kept his eyes upon the man before him and watched Seto's eyes dart to behind him with a grin and turned quickly, having forgotten about the man behind him. This resulted in having the wind knocked out of him. The man had slammed him hard in the stomach with his elbow, causing Kaiba to buckle to his knees, gasping for breath and gripping the hollow of his stomach. Seto laughed, a dark evil laugh that echoed throughout the hallway. Kaiba coughed and turned slightly to look up at the man with fire in his eyes.
Seto's laughter ceased and he grabbed Kaiba's arm, lifting him into the air with as much strength that Kaiba's eyes widened in shock and surprise,"I'm afraid, my dear Kaiba, there is only room for one of us."
"Tamae ayro!" Kaiba spat as he twisted his wrist trying to break from his gasp,"What'd you do with Mokuba?!"
"Oh, that annoying boy?" Seto snorted,"Don't worry he's very comfortable and quite taken with me as well."
Kaiba managed to loosen his hold and drew back quickly, raising his hands into a fighting stance, causing the man to laugh at him hysterically. Kaiba watched in anger as the man gripped his side and leaned against the wall as he laughed.
"Do you ... honestly believe... you can fight me?!" Seto managed to let out through his laughter.
"Shut up and fight!"
Seto grinned and cracked his neck,"If you insist. I'll tell you what, I'll give you one punch. Here."
He raised a hand to his face and Kaiba growled, launching himself at the man. His fist raised to hit the place he was pointing at but was intercepted quickly. His hand was locked in place by Seto's hand and Seto once again began to laugh than stopped to narrow his eyes at him. Kaiba continued to try and push as much strength into his punch but his hand did not move.
"You could... never begin to fathom... my power," Seto spoke in a low dark tone,"I'm afraid I have other matters to attend to. Such as that bitch of yours."
Kaiba snarled,"Fuck you, you touch her and I will personally kill you with my own hands!"
Seto laughed slightly, tightening his grip and than letting go of Kaiba's fist, pushing forward and causing him to lose balance for a moment. Kaiba regained his balance quickly and immediately and swiftly went forward again, sending punches with as much strength as he could, forward at the figure of the man. Seto easily dodged and blocked each move, a smirk heavy on his face. He finally grabbed both of Kaiba's fists and twisted his arms behind his back, leaning inward to whisper menacingly into his ear.
"You'll never see that bitch and your baby brother again," His whisper echoed into Kaiba's mind,"I'm afraid your time has ended Seto Kaiba."
Kaiba growled but was overwhelmed when the other man that had hit him before stepped forward to slug him hard into the stomach again. Seto held onto him tightly as he struggled to get away but Kaiba managed to twist away slightly. His effort was fruitless for it only resorted in the other man to slug him hard, his fist connecting with his jaw and causing Kaiba to let out a roar as he felt the tingle of unbearable pain sear through his jaw and to the rest of his face. He groaned slightly to only have another punch connect with his stomach again, than another, than another. Kaiba's body began to tremble as he felt blood searing up his throat than spirt out in his coughing.
Seto laughed as he felt Kaiba's body begin to slump away from him,"What's wrong Kaiba? Can't take it? And hear I thought you were stronger than this."
Kaiba growled and tried to break free again, kicking forwarding and shoving backward with his back, startling the man servant and causing Seto's grip to slide slightly. Kaiba took this opportunity to spin around and use the wall as leverage, walking up it slightly and than spinning to kick the side of Seto's head. Kaiba landed rather awkwardly in a heap on the other man, but Seto quickly grabbed him by his collar once he regained his composure, lifting him into the air.
"You are quite a nuisance!" Seto shouted at him than lowered him, slamming into the wall roughly,"I shouldn't have underestimated you! Get up this once you filth!"
Kaiba darted his eyes slightly to see Seto's servant slowly begin to rise at his command. Seto than lifted Kaiba again, slamming against the opposite wall, causing Kaiba to feel pain spring up his back and grab at his hands trying to loosen his hold. Seto slammed him into the wall again and grinned menacingly.
"Time to end this Seto Kaiba," Seto growled angrily,"I wasn't planning to waste this much time on you! I have things I must do besides dealing with a weakling like you!!"
"Fuck you!" Kaiba spat angrily and felt his body being slammed into the opposite wall again and than a searing pain in his chest than stomach as Seto held his collar with one hand and slammed him with his other fist. Kaiba continually thrashed to break free but each blow caused his body to tremble and weaken. Kaiba felt the world began to spin and than his eyes rolled back, than shut.
Seto stepped back once he felt Kaiba's body go limp and stepped aside to let his body tumbled forward and onto the floor. He than raised his gaze to his servant with an evil grin and leaned forward to look at Kaiba's body.
"Take him away and put him in that room with the annoying child," Seto was interrupted by a sudden shrill ringing,"What the hell is that?"
He leaned down noticing that it came from Kaiba and reached into his pocket, pulling out a cell phone. His servant slowly began to lift Kaiba's body and Seto grinned as he flipped the phone open and was greeted by a feminine voice.
"Seto?!"
Seto grinned and than let his face fall expressionless,"Sydney?"
"Of course!" He heard her hiss,"Where the hell are you?! We're on the second floor - in one of the offices. We've been looking everywhere for you!"
Seto rolled his eyes but kept his tone steady,"I see, I will be there in a few minutes, I'm on the first floor."
Sydney's voice remained silent than spoke,"Did you find Mokuba?"
Seto thought for a moment,"Yes, he's safe. I made him stay in one of the private offices. He'll be safe in there until this is all over."
"Good," Sydney spoke,"We have to hurry - Tskusa probably know we're already here and we need to find him quickly!"
Seto fought back the urge to laugh,"I understand, I'l be there in a second..."
Seto than muttered under his breath,"....so I can kill you."
"What?" Sydney asked him suddenly.
"I said I love you," Seto cringed at the statement but she seemed pleased with his response.
"I love you too, Seto, hurry back, alright?"
"Yes," Seto responded,"You be careful too... you don't know what kind of men are walking...around here.."
Seto grinned widely at his comment but of course he knew she wouldn't see the hidden meaning behind it. She probably never will until he killled her. He tried to fight the urge to laugh at the thought and slowly began to close the phone to only have her speak again.
"Seto?"
"Yes?"
"....nevermind.. I'll see you soon..."
Seto rolled his eyes at her foolishness. Would he ever get off this damn phone?!
"Yes, see you soon," He finally said and than slowly closed the phone and turned to look down the hallway again with a smirk.
"It's finally time," He said coldly,"I will kill those who trapped me in the shadow realm and claim the power I deserve! Sydney, I hope you like the knew Seto Kaiba... for I do ...."
He began to walk down the hallway, his trench coat moving behind him as he slipped the cell phone into his pocket and began to approach the elevator to head up to the second floor to meet them in the office. It was time they all got a taste of the Priest Seto. He raised a hand to brush his bangs and pressed the button to the elevator, stepping inside and leaning against the wall inside as it clanged, the doors closing as another smirk came onto his face as he crossed his arms.
"Prepare yourself Pharoah...." He said softly as the doors finally closed to hide his figure.
"He should be here soon," Sydney said with a relieved sigh.
Yami nodded,"Good, we are running out of time. Let's hope he gets here quickly."
Seto chose that moment to step into the door, looking around the room and than suddenly recognizing Joey. He immediately overted eyes with him, knowing his one appearance flaw would make Joey recognize him. If he tried his hardest to not look worried, than he'd be fine.
"Seto!" Sydney suddenly stood and went forward to him, encasing him in a hug.
Seto was still at first than wrapped his arms around her thin waist, knowing that he'd better act affectionate or his cover would be blown,"Yes, its me Sydney, I'm alright."
She sighed in his arms and placed a kiss upon his cheek,"Thank goodness for that! You had me worried sick when I couldn't get ahold of you!"
Seto's mind raced for an answer,"I'm sorry, I turned my phone off - I was following one of Tskusa's servants and that's when I found where they were hiding Mokuba."
"Ya," Joey suddenly spoke up,"Is he alright?"
Kaiba nodded and looked at him quickly than away so he couldn't see the color of his eyes,"He's fine."
Yami's eyebrow raised slightly,"I see. Shall we get going than?"
Seto nodded and tried his hardest to fight the urge to want to rip the pharoah's head off now. He had to wait. He had to take care of the bitch princess first, than came the pharoah. He looked down upon Sydney and smiled. She returned the smile and didn't seem to notice his eye color to his relief. He grinned at her body against his and suddenly realized that he might as well have a little fun with her before killing her.....
Chapter Twenty Two: Kaiba Meets Seto
"Where is he?!"
Joey cast Sydney a look as she began to pace back and forth. It had been a little over an hour and she had been worrying about Kaiba's return ever since she got off the phone with him. Him and the others just sat and talked about stopping the ceremony while Sydney either day dreamed or stared off into space. It was pretty clear that she was more concerned about Kaiba's well being at the moment.
"He'll be fine," Joey finally said irritated,"Stop pacin' already! Ya makin' me all nervous and such!"
Yami rubbed his temples,"Sydney you must push that aside for now and come talk with us. We need to discuss the ceremony that is in progress."
Sydney sighed and came over, seating herself beside the three,"What do we need to talk about?"
"The summoning," Yami spoke sternly,"In order for him to release his powers from the shadow realm, he must have blood from an Ordiant."
All eyes cast upon Sydney and she nodded,"Yes, there is no doubt that Tskusa will use my blood for this. I will be on my guard as we move on."
Bakura tilted his head in curiousity,"An Ordiant. I have heard stories about such creatures but I have never met one before. It must be some job title to hold."
The young brunette woman shifted in her seat slightly,"I guess you could say that. Along with the name, it comes with alot of responsibility. I am afraid it will take all the power I possess to stop Tskusa. I have grown weak since I first came into this time - I'm afraid all my power may not be enough."
Joey's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at her alarmed,"Hey Sydney.... after dis ceremony and we vanquish Tskusa and everythin'... you're not gonna leave... are ya?"
Yami's breath caught at Joey's question and Sydney looked at all of them. She them slowly stood, turning her back to them as she slowly moved to the front of Kaiba's desk. She placed her hands upon the cool wood surface and tried hard to control her emotions.
"I was afraid one of you would ask me that," She said slowly,"I'm sorry Joey but I have to leave as soon as my powers are released. I cannot survive in this time for very long and releasing my power drains my life source. I have to return to the High Ordiant as soon as Tskusa is defeated."
"But...," Joey said standing up and balling his fists,"What about us? What about Kaiba?! Are you just gonna leave and not even tell 'im?!"
Sydney's shoulders began to shake,"I... I know I should have told him but I could never bring myself to do it."
"But Sydney - "
"I will tell him when the time comes," Sydney said with confidence that surprised Joey,"I can't defeat Tskusa knowing that Seto knows that I will be leaving him. I'd rather face that obstacle when it comes."
Joey growled angrily,"That ain't fair ta him!"
Sydney's body quivered and she turned to face them all, "I know Joey, I know it isn't."
Yami slowly stood up, placing a hand upon Joey's shoulder,"Joey, she can not help it. She didn't plan to fall in love while she was here. The vanquishing takes complete concentration. Kaiba can't know, for if he did, he'd do anything in his power to stop it."
Joey turned to Yami and shoved his hand away,"You 'spect me ta be a part a this when Kaiba doesn't even know about it?! No way! The guy finally gets da nerve to be soft in front of others and than Sydney has to go back to where ever the hell she came from and leave him like nothing ever happened?! Do ya know how much that's gonna hurt him?! I may hate the guy but no one deserves to love something to only have it taken away! It ain't right, it just ain't right, Yami!"
"I know," Yami said softly, turning his head away slightly,"But there's nothing we can do now. What's done is done and Sydney must return. There's no other way."
Sydney shook as she fought to hold back tears. She couldn't believe Joey was acting out so harshly. If only Kaiba could see him defending his honor of being in love, he'd be floored. Sydney didn't want it to be this way, she didn't want to leave Kaiba behind, but she had no choice. The High Ordiant would never allow her to stay on earth or to love a mortal. She had been given this gift of power for a reason and her asking to stay here would be such a selfish thing to ask of the High Ordiant.
"I'm sorry," Sydney slowly said, tears sliding down her cheeks,"I'm so sorry!"
Joey was abash for a moment,"Awww.. come on now Sydney don't cry. Kaiba would kill me if he saw dat I made ya cry like dis. If ya hafta leave than I guess ya hafta there's nothin' we can do about it."
"I should have never fell in love with him," Sydney said softly,"I should have stayed away from him!"
"That is not true," Bakura suddenly spoke up,"If you and Kaiba never fell in love, than Kaiba would have never become so soft."
"I lied to him!" Sydney said angrily,"I don't deserve him! I lied to him and now I'm going to leave him!"
All three of the boys were now standing and approaching the brunette as her tears continued. Yami sighed loudly and placed his hands upon her shoulders, forcing her to look at him. He didn't want to have to say what he was going to say but Sydney needed to know before she left.
"Sydney," Yami spoke sternly,"You love Kaiba and Kaiba loves you. Nothing, not even the High Ordiant, can keep that from happening. Even if you leave, Kaiba is not going to just forget you existed! He gave up everything for you because he LOVES you. You cannot give up hope so easily. Kaiba would have never let you."
Sydney looked at the pharoah,"Yami..."
He slowly removed his hands and tried his best to smile,"Come on, let's find out if Kaiba is alright, shall we?"
"Okay."
"What's wrong Mokuba?" Seto grinned evily,"Seeing something you don't like?"
Mokuba pressed his thin frame against the wall as far as he could, not wanting to come any closer to the phony form before him. He looked like his brother, sounded like his brother but yet, he wasn't his brother. Seto slowly approached him and yanked him up by his shirt, making sure that he tugged hard to strengthen the hold on his neck. Mokuba dangled in the air but didn't dare to fight his hold.
"Everyone else seems to think I'm Kaiba," Seto hissed angrily,"Why do you seem so afraid? Do you fear your brother, huh?"
Mokuba didn't say anything, just continued to frown at him with fire in his eyes. He knew he wasn't the real Seto Kaiba. Seto let go of his form and watched him drop and hit the ground. The boy quickly began to cower again, pressing himself against the wall opposite of him, trying his best to get away from him.
Seto laughed,"Better get used to it, boy! I doubt your dear brother will be around for much longer."
He leaned downward to look into the child's face again,"Say hello to your new brother, Mokuba."
Mokuba's eyes widened as he grinned into his face. He wasn't planning what he thought he was planning, was he? Seto slowly stood and chuckled slightly, turning from Mokuba and heading toward the door.
"Now be a good boy," He said with a twinge of sarcasm,"I'm going to go take care of something."
"What's wrong?"
Sydney sighed and put the reciever back down to give Yami a worried look,"His phone is off. I keep getting his voice mail."
Joey's eyebrows joined,"Just great! Now we gotta go through da trouble of findin' him!"
Bakura raised a hand to his chin,"Perhaps he's found Mokuba and is on his way."
Sydney shook her head,"He would have called!"
Yami placed a hand onto her shoulder,"Sydney remain calm. Let's look for him. We cannot do this without him."
"Yes, we must look for him.
Yami reached the door first and opend it, his eyes casting down each end of the corridor. He than slowly turned to everyone else with a nod and slowly began his track out, the others following close behind. Little did they know that finding Kaiba was going to be a harder task within itself.
Kaiba paused suddenly and looked around him.
"Damn it I lost him."
Kaiba sighed and began to retrace his path, trying to figure out where the man had gone. He turned another corner and almost bombarded right into him. He froze and immediately began to back up, hoping the man hadn't heard him or saw him. He only went a couple steps when a had a hand clasped down onto his shoulder. Kaiba's eyes widened in shock and fear, his body turning slightly to see who the hand belonged to.
Once his eyes caught sight, his mouth dropped open in shock when he saw the figure that stood before him. It was a complete copy of himself, trench coat and all. The man's eyes were a fiery green and held a dark smirk and a cold glare deep within his eyes. Kaiba jerked out of his hold, ramming into the other man, alerting him and causing them to tumbled onto the floor of the hallway. Kaiba continued to stare up at the form of himself, as the man took his usual stance, crossed arms and narrowed eyes.
"What's wrong Kaiba," Seto grinned in amusement,"You look as though you've seen a ghost."
Kaiba's eye narrowed and he stood up quickly, taking a step toward his twin,"Who the hell are you?! And why the fuck do you look like me?!"
Seto chuckled,"Why - I'm you Kaiba."
Seto slowly uncrossed his arms and slowly approached him. Kaiba kept his eyes upon the man before him and watched Seto's eyes dart to behind him with a grin and turned quickly, having forgotten about the man behind him. This resulted in having the wind knocked out of him. The man had slammed him hard in the stomach with his elbow, causing Kaiba to buckle to his knees, gasping for breath and gripping the hollow of his stomach. Seto laughed, a dark evil laugh that echoed throughout the hallway. Kaiba coughed and turned slightly to look up at the man with fire in his eyes.
Seto's laughter ceased and he grabbed Kaiba's arm, lifting him into the air with as much strength that Kaiba's eyes widened in shock and surprise,"I'm afraid, my dear Kaiba, there is only room for one of us."
"Tamae ayro!" Kaiba spat as he twisted his wrist trying to break from his gasp,"What'd you do with Mokuba?!"
"Oh, that annoying boy?" Seto snorted,"Don't worry he's very comfortable and quite taken with me as well."
Kaiba managed to loosen his hold and drew back quickly, raising his hands into a fighting stance, causing the man to laugh at him hysterically. Kaiba watched in anger as the man gripped his side and leaned against the wall as he laughed.
"Do you ... honestly believe... you can fight me?!" Seto managed to let out through his laughter.
"Shut up and fight!"
Seto grinned and cracked his neck,"If you insist. I'll tell you what, I'll give you one punch. Here."
He raised a hand to his face and Kaiba growled, launching himself at the man. His fist raised to hit the place he was pointing at but was intercepted quickly. His hand was locked in place by Seto's hand and Seto once again began to laugh than stopped to narrow his eyes at him. Kaiba continued to try and push as much strength into his punch but his hand did not move.
"You could... never begin to fathom... my power," Seto spoke in a low dark tone,"I'm afraid I have other matters to attend to. Such as that bitch of yours."
Kaiba snarled,"Fuck you, you touch her and I will personally kill you with my own hands!"
Seto laughed slightly, tightening his grip and than letting go of Kaiba's fist, pushing forward and causing him to lose balance for a moment. Kaiba regained his balance quickly and immediately and swiftly went forward again, sending punches with as much strength as he could, forward at the figure of the man. Seto easily dodged and blocked each move, a smirk heavy on his face. He finally grabbed both of Kaiba's fists and twisted his arms behind his back, leaning inward to whisper menacingly into his ear.
"You'll never see that bitch and your baby brother again," His whisper echoed into Kaiba's mind,"I'm afraid your time has ended Seto Kaiba."
Kaiba growled but was overwhelmed when the other man that had hit him before stepped forward to slug him hard into the stomach again. Seto held onto him tightly as he struggled to get away but Kaiba managed to twist away slightly. His effort was fruitless for it only resorted in the other man to slug him hard, his fist connecting with his jaw and causing Kaiba to let out a roar as he felt the tingle of unbearable pain sear through his jaw and to the rest of his face. He groaned slightly to only have another punch connect with his stomach again, than another, than another. Kaiba's body began to tremble as he felt blood searing up his throat than spirt out in his coughing.
Seto laughed as he felt Kaiba's body begin to slump away from him,"What's wrong Kaiba? Can't take it? And hear I thought you were stronger than this."
Kaiba growled and tried to break free again, kicking forwarding and shoving backward with his back, startling the man servant and causing Seto's grip to slide slightly. Kaiba took this opportunity to spin around and use the wall as leverage, walking up it slightly and than spinning to kick the side of Seto's head. Kaiba landed rather awkwardly in a heap on the other man, but Seto quickly grabbed him by his collar once he regained his composure, lifting him into the air.
"You are quite a nuisance!" Seto shouted at him than lowered him, slamming into the wall roughly,"I shouldn't have underestimated you! Get up this once you filth!"
Kaiba darted his eyes slightly to see Seto's servant slowly begin to rise at his command. Seto than lifted Kaiba again, slamming against the opposite wall, causing Kaiba to feel pain spring up his back and grab at his hands trying to loosen his hold. Seto slammed him into the wall again and grinned menacingly.
"Time to end this Seto Kaiba," Seto growled angrily,"I wasn't planning to waste this much time on you! I have things I must do besides dealing with a weakling like you!!"
"Fuck you!" Kaiba spat angrily and felt his body being slammed into the opposite wall again and than a searing pain in his chest than stomach as Seto held his collar with one hand and slammed him with his other fist. Kaiba continually thrashed to break free but each blow caused his body to tremble and weaken. Kaiba felt the world began to spin and than his eyes rolled back, than shut.
Seto stepped back once he felt Kaiba's body go limp and stepped aside to let his body tumbled forward and onto the floor. He than raised his gaze to his servant with an evil grin and leaned forward to look at Kaiba's body.
"Take him away and put him in that room with the annoying child," Seto was interrupted by a sudden shrill ringing,"What the hell is that?"
He leaned down noticing that it came from Kaiba and reached into his pocket, pulling out a cell phone. His servant slowly began to lift Kaiba's body and Seto grinned as he flipped the phone open and was greeted by a feminine voice.
"Seto?!"
Seto grinned and than let his face fall expressionless,"Sydney?"
"Of course!" He heard her hiss,"Where the hell are you?! We're on the second floor - in one of the offices. We've been looking everywhere for you!"
Seto rolled his eyes but kept his tone steady,"I see, I will be there in a few minutes, I'm on the first floor."
Sydney's voice remained silent than spoke,"Did you find Mokuba?"
Seto thought for a moment,"Yes, he's safe. I made him stay in one of the private offices. He'll be safe in there until this is all over."
"Good," Sydney spoke,"We have to hurry - Tskusa probably know we're already here and we need to find him quickly!"
Seto fought back the urge to laugh,"I understand, I'l be there in a second..."
Seto than muttered under his breath,"....so I can kill you."
"What?" Sydney asked him suddenly.
"I said I love you," Seto cringed at the statement but she seemed pleased with his response.
"I love you too, Seto, hurry back, alright?"
"Yes," Seto responded,"You be careful too... you don't know what kind of men are walking...around here.."
Seto grinned widely at his comment but of course he knew she wouldn't see the hidden meaning behind it. She probably never will until he killled her. He tried to fight the urge to laugh at the thought and slowly began to close the phone to only have her speak again.
"Seto?"
"Yes?"
"....nevermind.. I'll see you soon..."
Seto rolled his eyes at her foolishness. Would he ever get off this damn phone?!
"Yes, see you soon," He finally said and than slowly closed the phone and turned to look down the hallway again with a smirk.
"It's finally time," He said coldly,"I will kill those who trapped me in the shadow realm and claim the power I deserve! Sydney, I hope you like the knew Seto Kaiba... for I do ...."
He began to walk down the hallway, his trench coat moving behind him as he slipped the cell phone into his pocket and began to approach the elevator to head up to the second floor to meet them in the office. It was time they all got a taste of the Priest Seto. He raised a hand to brush his bangs and pressed the button to the elevator, stepping inside and leaning against the wall inside as it clanged, the doors closing as another smirk came onto his face as he crossed his arms.
"Prepare yourself Pharoah...." He said softly as the doors finally closed to hide his figure.
"He should be here soon," Sydney said with a relieved sigh.
Yami nodded,"Good, we are running out of time. Let's hope he gets here quickly."
Seto chose that moment to step into the door, looking around the room and than suddenly recognizing Joey. He immediately overted eyes with him, knowing his one appearance flaw would make Joey recognize him. If he tried his hardest to not look worried, than he'd be fine.
"Seto!" Sydney suddenly stood and went forward to him, encasing him in a hug.
Seto was still at first than wrapped his arms around her thin waist, knowing that he'd better act affectionate or his cover would be blown,"Yes, its me Sydney, I'm alright."
She sighed in his arms and placed a kiss upon his cheek,"Thank goodness for that! You had me worried sick when I couldn't get ahold of you!"
Seto's mind raced for an answer,"I'm sorry, I turned my phone off - I was following one of Tskusa's servants and that's when I found where they were hiding Mokuba."
"Ya," Joey suddenly spoke up,"Is he alright?"
Kaiba nodded and looked at him quickly than away so he couldn't see the color of his eyes,"He's fine."
Yami's eyebrow raised slightly,"I see. Shall we get going than?"
Seto nodded and tried his hardest to fight the urge to want to rip the pharoah's head off now. He had to wait. He had to take care of the bitch princess first, than came the pharoah. He looked down upon Sydney and smiled. She returned the smile and didn't seem to notice his eye color to his relief. He grinned at her body against his and suddenly realized that he might as well have a little fun with her before killing her.....
