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Thank you for all your reviews! Sorry to update so late. Anywayz I had started this chapter but then I didn't know where I put my file, so I had to start it over. Without further ado, here's the next chapter.
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"Tea?" said Mai in a wavery voice. Tea was looking at Marik. She knelt down, and checked his pulse although she already knew he was dead.
As Yugi and the others started to move toward Tea, Bakura stopped them. "Give her privacy," he said looking away, his eyes shining suspiciously in what looked like tears.
Her eyes trailed down the boy's face, skimming over his wound. His usually bitter or cold face quiet. He looked content, as if he had done his last duty to the world. She gently caressed his face. Then her face blanked, when she raised her eyes, it showed no mercy.
Around them was the other spirits, still unmoving. Raleth was still in shock over S'nauh's death. When he looked back at Tea, he saw she was watching him. She rose up slowly from the boy's side.
"You tried to kill my friends and myself," she said softly.
"Tea, don't," said Ryou nervously. "No more, I can't stand this-this killing anymore."
"But I have to," she said, gazing at Ryou with a sad smile, "I have to...."
Raleth backed away from the advancing Tea. He looked desperately side to side for help. All the other spirits were shying away from him. "What are you doing?!," he shouted. "If we join together we can kill her!"
"That won't happen," said a new voice. Gelan, Kaith, and the remaining spirits appeared. "We should have done this earlier," Kaith said with set lips. "But we let our pride get in the way, and that got most of us killed. Although we could take the rest of you on, at what cost?"
"What are you talking about," commanded one female spirit who watching over Mizram.
In reply a great booming sound was heard. The ground began to shake as the structure around them started to crack. Then, silence.
In the middle of the room, tiny glittery sparkles were forming into an outline of a enormous Dragon. As the figure became more and more solid, flames licked around it. "The Dragon of Light," breathed Kaith.
"Who summons me?" it rumbled.
"We do," said Gelan.
"Ah, yes, you. And I see S is not with you, and S'nauh.....is dead." The voice was filled with amusement. "Now this is interesting, both sides without leaders. I see why you called me, what point is there in fighting when there is nothing to drive you on."
"I don't see anything funny," Tea said flatly. She was not impressed with this thing. This supposedly was the person that had enough power to squish someone like S or S'nauh flat.
"I apologize, there is nothing funny in the death of your friends, as you know oh so well," the Dragon said to Tea.
"But back to this situation, you called on me to judge again." The spirits on both sides were watching the Dragon warily.
"How do I say this," it mused. "I was created actually by spirits. Long ago, way before Earth was even created, four of the strongest spirits on another world got together and decided to create a being that others could call for judgment. They were all very old and used their life force to create me. However the spell to call me up was lost and forgotten. And then you spirits found the spell, here on earth. And then you called upon me, for the first time, when there was a terrible war against both of you.
It looked at the spirits hard. "I knew that S'nauh would die for the things he had done. But now that he is dead, what to do? Both sides has lost many, whether good or bad," it continued, ignoring the protest from the spirits.
"I am weary of living, and so after this I will fade away. But before I do that, I must pass this final judgment." Everyone waited with anticipated breathe.
"I will use my power to revive those who have died in this fight........except those who were completely debased, like S'nauh. On both sides," it emphasized. "After that I will fade away, it will be up to you to keep the peace, work it out with treaties and talks, but I forbid anymore fighting. Any more fighting will end with execution."
Everyone had incredulous looks on their faces. Yeah, after thousands of years of fighting, it asked them to stop all of a sudden?
The Dragon smiled, showing it's fierce teeth. "To make sure my sentence will be fulfilled, when I fade away, I will leave magic behind that will automatically attack anyone who starts to fight with evil intent."
A red hazy mist started emanate from him. Then bright flashes of light appeared, blinding Tea. When the light cleared, there was Shalanelle, and many others standing.
"With the help of these people, you must prepare for a new beginning, without animosity," the Dragon said.
Something joyful rose up in Tea, S was back! But wait, what about Marik? She looked quickly down, he wasn't moving. Then a moan was heard from his lips.
"Oh, what the f@#%, it hurts, man," he muttered. The wound on his chest was healed, leaving a white scar.
Tea grabbed Marik and immediately smacked him twice in the face. "Oh you stupid!" she cried while tears streamed down, "how dare you die on me! How dare you!"
A throat cleared behind her. "Aren't you going to greet me?" S said pointedly. "After all I, also, died for you." Tea laughed, her voice catching a sob. She ran to S and hugged her as hard as she could.
"Gahh, girl, I can't bweathe!" S said as she futilely banged her hand down on Tea's arm, trying to release her grip. "You're not supposed to kwill me, I just died!"
Briefly the Dragon explained to the now resurrected spirits what he had just said. "And I leave it up to you to kill any of those like S'nauh," he said giving a pointed look at Raleth.
"Now wait up!" Raleth said laughing, "I'm on your side!" he said to the spirits who were now closing in on him. "Sorry," one said, "but I never really liked hanging around demented psychos like S'nauh. I prefer to stay alive."
Shalanelle turned away from the struggling Raleth, laughing. "I've missed you guys," she said simply. "But I think I need to deal with a few things first," she said looking at the miserable Mizram, huddled on the dais. A portal appeared, "This will bring you back to Kaiba's house, I'll be there shortly."
"Oh and Kaiba, your house is kind of.....messed up...some things were blown up, you know how wars go," she said smiling apologetically.
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They re-entered into Kaiba's lush mansion. Suddenly it appeared like everybody had something to do, leaving Marik and Tea alone.
"I have got to do something about my hair," said Mai, sniffing.
"Yeah, I, uh, I'm going to help her," said Joey.
Soon the hallway was deserted.
"I'm not really a romantic type," started Marik, "but I believe I owe you an apology."
Tea laughed, "Not here, they're listening."
A chorus of "Aw man," was heard from around the corner of the hall. Marik followed Tea into her room. She then gave Marik her full attention.
He started to fidget, uncomfortable with her steady gaze upon him. "So, ah," he continued. "I was wondering if you still, ah, had, um, feelings for an arrogant, no-good, ah, I mean," he said hastily when he saw her expression. "That white haired tomb robber."
"And if I did?" said Tea, amused.
A flash of rage went through him. 'Why I'd hunt him down and-' he stopped, realizing that she had read his mind.
"Marik....oh I totally forgot!" She reached up and slapped him. "That was for dying on me."
"But you already hit me for that!" yelled Marik, rubbing his face. "Well you needed another one for giving me such a scare," she replied.
He smirked. "So you do care about me," he said.
"I never said I didn't."
Outside the gang waited for the move. "C'mon," said Tristan, "kiss her!"
"Shut up!" hissed Kaiba, "they'll hear us!"
Marik took a deep breath. "Tea," he said, looking like a man about to die a dreadful death, "you are the only person in my life that I actually care about."
"Oh that's so sweet!" said Mai, sighing, while Joey gave an exasperated snort.
"And you, you sexy boy, are the only person that I ever want!" exclaimed Tea. The gang heard a loud thud, as if someone had tackled someone. Then they heard Tea say, "Now take off your shirt you!"
The gang: O__O
"I think we should go," whispered Ryou, blushing.
Inside the room Tea smiled as she heard the gang leave. She laughed at the blushing Marik. "Oh stop that," she said chidingly, "I said that so they would leave!"
"Um, yeah, I knew that," he said clearing his throat.
"But..." said Tea with a sly smile, "I do think that your sexy, especially those of yours.....and underneath all that roughness, you're really a sensitive person."
'A sensitive person?!' Marik thought. 'If she says anything more, I'll die of embarrassment!'
"Ah, Tea" he said, trying to halt her words.
"And your figure," she raked him with her eyes, "isn't that bad at all. Hmm...and your--"
Marik shut her with a fierce kiss. Trembling, Tea molded her body to his, feeling like the luckiest girl alive.
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And that is the final chapter..........just kidding! There will be an epilogue, I'm not sure if I'll make a sequel, I'll have to think about that. I mean, I wouldn't know what make the sequel about. Maybe I'll do a prologue, like S's story.......anywayz hope you liked this chapter and that it wasn't too mushy....plz review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh yeah, my computer wouldn't let me review your guyz's stories so I'll do them later. Stupid computer, keeps on freezing...