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Chapter 10
Yami had stared at Yugi and the others amazed at the story they had told him. Though he had heard the tale half an hour earlier he was still amazed. His thoughts had to be put on hold however since he remembered the real reason he was in the town. Turning to face the strangers who had became his friends the young pharaoh stood up stretching as he did so since he had been sitting for a while. "Well I must part with you all for now, but if you are ever in need of any help you all know where to find me." They all nodded since they we're given the direction to his royal palace and waved him off as he walked out of their current living area for the night.
"He really was a nice guy." Yugi said aloud as everyone beside him nodded in agreement. Yami surely was a pleasant fellow to know. "I guess now all we have to do is get some rest."
The next morning Seto Kaiba slowly opened his eyes surprised to see that everyone else had woken up already. His eyes slowly narrowed as he watched everyone gather around the still injured Kevin. "What do any of them see in him!? Can't they see he's still one of Marik's men?" He watched as Ishizu giggled probably at some kind of joke the young teen had made which triggered a growl. "Oh Good morning Kaiba." Yugi had noticed his former rival was awake and greeted him kindly only to be ignored. "Would you care for any breakfast?" The constantly angry teen heard his stomach growled and slowly nodded. "Yes, I would."
"Brother I think it's time." Ishizu said turning away from Kevin to face her brother while staring at the object that he wore around his neck. "Your the only one here who still has their millennium item, and it also happens to be one that can help Kevin. So please use it."
Nick stared at his sister a little and nodded it still freaked him out knowing she already knew what his response would be. Ishizu moved over to Kevin holding his hand since he was probably going to go into show after he realized what her brother was going to do. "What's going on..?" His eyes we're mainly focused on the small sword symbol that hung on a chain around the young man's neck which was beginning to glow. "He's going to heal you." As the young woman spoke the symbol changed into a full sized sword that was now glowing with a faint bluish white light. Kevin's eyes never left the sword as the man began to walk towards him. "..How is he going to heal me with a sword...!?" Now the teen was trying to get out of the bed he was laying in, but the strong grip of the female beside him kept that from happening.
"Do not worry Kevin it won't hurt at all. The millennium sword is a weapon that can give life or take it. In this case he is going to use it to heal your wounds." Ishizu answered calming him down slightly as her brother neared the teen. "Now just stay still and everything will be fine."
Yugi and the rest of the group watched with great interest at the scene that taking place in front of them. Nick tightly held on to the glowing sword that was still flowing with the bluish white energy. Kevin closed his eyes as he stabbed him with the weapon only to have it go right through without feeling any pain. In fact he was receiving a refreshing sensation as his body was being healed. "There that wasn't so bad now was it?" Ishizu smiled as the young teen jumped out of the bed completely healed of wounds and exhaustion. Mai and Joey we're at a loss for words at what they had just seen, but were happy that he was feeling better. "This is great! Thank you!" Kaiba's eyes began to twitch as everyone in the group swarmed the young teen all happy that he was now healed
"I've had enough of this!" Kaiba growled quickly moving towards Kevin grabbing him by the collar of his shirt managing to lift him up into the air. Everyone looked on stunned at what was taking place. "I know your still one of Marik's men! So tell me where Mokuba is!"
Yugi gasped as he watched the taller male of the two push the smaller teen into the wall while still holding him up in the air. "I don't know what your talking about!" Ishizu winced as she heard Kevin's body slam against the wall once more since he didn't give Kaiba the answer he was looking for. "Don't lie to me! Tell me where he is now!" Joey and his sister looked on in worry at the angered look in the young man's eyes. Something had really irked him good. "Kaiba put him down!" The words of the people around him could no longer be heard. All of the anger held up inside was finally being let out on the one person he really couldn't stand.
"I'll give you one last chance." Kaiba growled staring into the blue eyes of the blonde teen. Everyone watched in silence hoping things wouldn't get serious. "Where is my brother!?"
Kaiba's eyes narrowed further as he waited to receive his answer. "I..don't know. I swear!" That wasn't the answer he wanted and Kevin realized that as his back was slammed against the wall once more this time putting a small crack on it. Yugi and the others watched in confusion as he dragged the younger of the two outside finally letting go of him. "I don't know why your trying to fool everyone else Kevin, but I know your still under Marik's control, and I can prove it!" The blonde teen watched as the man in front of him pulled out his deck full of cards each of them glowing. "If you want to prove to me that your working for the enemy then you must defeat me in a duel."
"Kaiba stop this!" Yugi shouted stepping in front of Kevin who was in to much shock to talk. "Kevin is not under anyone's control. This is a waste of everyone's time. Remember we need to find a way to return to our own time and rescue Mokuba!"
Kevin stepped in front of his new friend while frowning. "That's alright Yugi. Someone has to teach this guy a lesson." Kaiba watched as the young teen hesitantly stepped towards him while holding on to his deck of cards. A thin grin formed as he shuffled his cards getting ready to make short work of the blonde. Ishizu's blue eyes began to moisten as she remembered the outcome that her millennium necklace once predicted. Minutes passed as the two stood still staring into the other's eyes. Yugi wanted nothing more then to stop the two of them from dueling, but he was beginning to realize that there was nothing he could do about it.
"Mind if I go first?" Kevin asked as Kaiba simply shrugged merely staring at the cards he had drawn. The blonde was doing the same noticing he had drawn some pretty useful cards. "I'll play one monster in defense mode, and place two trap cards face down."
Kevin's body began to glow as the creature from his card materialized in the ground in front of him though it's body was covered in darkness to keep his opponent from seeing what it was. Kraig looked on slightly confused at what was taking place in front of them. "How can they duel without having any life points?" Ishizu sighed realizing that none of them really understood how people dueled back in ancient times. "In a shadow duel there is only one way to win, and that is to be the last one standing." Yugi stared at her in mild shock at the information he received. "You mean the only way to win is to render your opponent unconscious..or even worse?" Mai watched as the young teen frowned trying to think of a way to stop the duel from continuing.
"Well now that your done it's my turn! I summon the Goblin Attack Force!" Kaiba declared as his body began to glow Kevin's as the monsters known as the Goblin Attack came to life each growling in anger. "Attack his monster!"
The three axe wielding Goblins quickly rushed towards the hidden monster each of them slammed their weapons down upon the creature watching as it let out a painful cry before it's body began to turn into a strange mist that consumed the three monsters. "You just destroyed my Wall of Illusion and activated it's effect!" Kaiba growled as he watched the goblins return to his card. "Fine I'll play two cards face down and now it's your turn." Kevin grinned realizing that he could attack his opponent head on. "I summon the Vorse Raider in attack mode!" Once again the teen glowed as a three horned creature formed in front of him holding on to a blood stained weapon staring directly at Kaiba. "Attack!"
"Kaiba!"
Yugi yelled out the name of the young man just as he was hit by the Vorse Raider's attack his body now sliding across the ground as he felt the full pain of the attack. "So..this is what it's like..to be in a shadow duel.." Kaiba slowly pulled himself up to his feet regaining his composure and once again glaring at his opponent who had ended his turn. He slowly drew a card and grinned at what he saw. "Cyber-Stein." An evil smirk slowly formed on his face as he continued to stare at the card reading it's effect though he had already memorized it. "I'll play Cyber-Stein in attack mode!" Kevin's eyes slightly widened as the card formed a few feet away from him. The Frankenstein look alike was something he had hoped wouldn't have been in his opponent's deck. "Now I'll use his effect!" Cyber-Stein began to glow with white light as the owner of the card began to slowly sink to his knees since he was losing energy.
"And now...I'll summon..the Ultimate Blue Eyes!" Kaiba roared his eyes lips formed in a sickening grin while Cyber-Stein raised it's small arms up into the air letting go of the energy it had collected. Soon the beast known as the Ultimate Blue-Eyes White Dragon formed next to the creature it's body shining malevolently. "Attack his Vorse Raider!"
Kevin looked on in horror as the large three-headed best prepared it's attack forming white balls of energy in it's mouths. Soon the Ultimate Blue-Eyes let loose it's massive Neutron Blast attack scorching the ground in it's path until finally engulfing the Vorse Raider and sending the blonde teen rolling across the ground from the explosion. Kaiba grinned as the teen barely managed to stand to his feet. "Well now it's your turn though I doubt you can do much to stop me." His grin faded as the teen turned over one of the cards he had placed face down causing swords to drop around him, and his dragon. "Swords of Revealing Light. It doesn't destroy your blue-eyes but it'll give me some time to think of a plan."
"I'll play the Sleeping Lion in defense mode." Kaiba announced so that his hurt opponent could hear. Kevin simply nodded not knowing what the former duelist champion was planning. "I just need to put one more monster on the field, and then I'll be able to summon Obelisk and end this duel."
Kevin drew another card which was the dragon treasure card something he couldn't use at the moment. "I end my turn." Now he only had two turns left, and still didn't have any idea on how he'd be able to win. Kaiba grinned as he drew another card it was the trap torrential tribute. He smirk deciding not to play the card face down wanting to prove that he could beat the blonde teen without the help of any traps. "Your turn." Again the teen drew a card this time it was a level 8 monster that he wouldn't be able to summon. "Go Kaiba.." Kaiba found himself laughing as he drew another monster card. "I'll play the Axe Raider in attack mode, and end my turn. "Only one more turn Kevin then your done for!" Sweat began to drip from the forehead of the young man who was gradually becoming scared. He drew the card and grinned finally formulating a plan within his mind. "I hope this works.."
"I'll place this card face down and use card destruction!" Kevin yelled causing Kaiba's eyes to widen surprise as he realized that he had to discard Obelisk to the graveyard. If that wasn't enough the his monsters we're all being sucked into a strange black void in the middle of their 'field' destroying them all including his Ultimate Blue-Eyes. "I just played Dark Hole. It was one of the cards I drew."
Kaiba balled his fists up in anger as one of his most prized monsters was destroyed, but the fact his opponent still wasn't done with his turn was begging to confuse him. "Now, I will use monster reborn and bring back one of the monsters I was forced to discard." Kevin smirked as white light glittered around the area in front of him as a roar that was familiar to everyone in the group was heard finally materializing. "No..way..it can't be..!" Kaiba was in complete shock as a large bluish white dragon formed in front of his opponent. "It's..a Blue-Eyes....but that's impossible! Only I have the last three remaining Blue-Eyes White dragons! How can he have one as well!?" Kevin ignored the fact that his opponent was talking to himself and realized he could attack directly again. "Blue-Eyes Attack!"
"No...!"
Nick watched as his sister fell to her knees in tears as Kaiba received the full
force of the attack. In this kind of dark duel the loser almost always lost
their life. It was something that she thought was best not to tell Yugi yet now
he realized it as well. The duel was definitely over, and apparently so was the
life of Seto Kaiba. "Kaiba!" Kevin looked on in disbelief rushing towards the
fallen teen with everyone else. Sure he didn't like the guy, but he never
intended to harm him in anyway. Mai watched as the two blonde teens rushed to
the side of the fallen male looks of shock, and horror etched in their faces.
"I..so sorry..I didn't know he'd be hurt.."
"It's not your fault Kevin, Kaiba knew what he was getting himself into." Mai said trying to make the young man feel better even though the situation was beginning to look hopeless. "I don't even know if there is anyway we'll be able to help him."
Joey checked the pulse of the one person he despised the most yet never wanted to see harmed. "His pulse is fadin Yug it doesn't look to good." Yugi knew that no doctors or healers could save Kaiba from the condition he was in, but there was one person who might be able to help. Nick gasped as both Ishizu and the small blonde walked towards him both of them with sorrow in their eyes though his sister seemed to be crying. He already knew what they were about to ask him, and although he wanted to help the dying teen using his millennium item again so soon would be hazardous to himself. "Brother please heal him!"
"Please Nick you have to help Kaiba." Yugi nearly cried as he was slowly becoming emotional. Even after all he and Kaiba had been through he didn't want to see him die. "Please!"
Nick slowly decided that it was better to risk his own life to save someone else. Using the powers of the millennium sword more then once in a short period of time drained the life force of the person that possesses it. The sword once again became enlarged as he held it in his hand preparing to quickly heal Kaiba. "Watch out!" Kraig pushed the holder of the sword down to the ground as a blast of fire barely missed him crashing into the ground just a few feet away. "What's going on!?" Yugi looked up in anger as he saw Ra slowly descend towards them only this time not only was Marik, and Reina riding atop the beast, but someone else was as well.
"Greetings Yugi. Are you ready to hand over your god card?"
To be continued
