I didn't mean to sound evil by leaving you on a cliffhanger, but it adds
suspense. I think it worked considering the reaction I got from my first
reviewer for the chapter. Thanx to silver swan, I got a huge burst of
inspiration and motivation. I couldn't have done it without you. : )
Disclaimer: Okay I think I made my point clear, so after this chapter no more disclaimers.
Chapter Ten: Separation
Bakura was standing in front of us, with a huge smirk on his face. His Millennium Ring was glowing slightly as he took a step closer to Seto and me. Seto stepped forward glaring at the Tomb Robber, but fell back when Bakura's mahogany eyes shifted from me to him. My head started pounding even harder, making me fall back on to the bench. Seto looked at me in confusion when he noticed I had fallen back.
"What's wrong?" He asked me.
"Oh she didn't tell you?" Bakura laughed, "That girl is very sensitive to Shadow Magic."
"Just get out of here, Seto." I said, holding my head, "It's me he wants."
"You're with me." Seto said, throwing me over his shoulder and bolting away.
I heard Bakura growl, as he started after us. Seto glanced over his other shoulder, and smirked at the Tomb Robber. I didn't have a clue what Seto was thinking, and quite frankly I didn't want to know. All I knew was that Bakura was hot on our trailed and I didn't want to know what would happen if he caught up to us. The good thing was that Bakura had stopped using his Shadow Magic and my headache lessened.
"Care to explain why the Tomb Robber's obsessing over your capture?" Seto asked, as he sprinted.
"I will, but later." I replied quickly.
"You'd better." Seto replied, "Hang on."
Before I could ask how, Seto jumped over the railing of the road. I squeezed my eyes shut in fear, holding back a terrified scream. When Seto landed, I opened my eyes to see that we were somehow inside one of his Kaiba Corps helicopters. I felt a sharp pain run down my spine, and cried out in pain. Bakura was emitting massive amounts of Shadow Magic. Seto shouted something to the pilot and the helicopter sped away from Bakura at top speed
"So, care to explain?" Seto asked.
"Remember that white light Mokuba said was shining around my body last night?" I asked.
"Yes. Go on" Seto replied.
"That was magic that only I have, and Bakura wants it." I replied, "To top it off I have Malik and Marik after me, too. I don't know what they want from me though."
"Oh, but I do." The helicopter's pilot chuckled in a distorted voice, "Now time to buckle up. We wouldn't want anyone to fall out."
The seats we were sitting in automatically buckled, effectively trapping us. I felt the color drain from my face as I started to shake with fear. The pilot let out a cold, harsh laugh, telling us that there was no escape. Seto struggled against the belt that held him to his seat, but it didn't budge. I, on the other hand, could only shake with fear as the helicopter flew on.
I was so scared that my palms were covered with a cool sweat as I grasped them together in my lap, turning my knuckles white. I bit my lower lip hard, almost drawing blood. Seto sat beside me, glaring at the pilot angrily. Seto was starting to scare me with his rage, as he growled dangerously at the pilot. Seto's ocean eyes met my sapphire ones briefly and he calmed down a little, placing his left hand over my trembling hands.
"I didn't mean to scare you." He said gently, "I'm sorry, Crystal."
"Don't be." I replied softly, "It's Malik I'm scared of, not you."
"I won't let him do anything to you." Seto said, "I prom-"
"Don't make a promise you can't keep, Kaiba." The pilot snickered loudly.
"What are you going to do to her?" Seto demanded fiercely, causing me to cringe in fear.
"You'll know in a few moments, Kaiba." The pilot replied coolly, "We are almost at our destination."
The helicopter started its descent rapidly, causing my stomach to churn uncomfortably. Seto gave my hands a gentle squeeze, allowing me to calm down a little bit more. Neither he nor I had any idea what Malik and Marik were planning to do to us. I started to shake even harder once the helicopter had landed. Seto tried to calm me back down by speaking in a soft, gentle voice, but my fear had already gone to far.
"Ah, Kaiba and Miss Hikari. How wonderful to see you again." Malik smirked, standing in the helicopter doorway.
"What's going on here?" Seto demanded, "Why are you doing this?"
"I'm just doing a favor for a friend of mine." Malik snickered, "He wants her Light and I want her."
"You should be thankful my yami is feeling generous today, Kaiba." Marik said, appearing from behind Malik, "He's giving you a front row see for the ceremony."
Three Rare Hunters climbed on to the helicopter and the belts holding us to the seats retracted. Two of the Hunters restrained Seto, while the third went to grab me. I was yanked to my feet and I meekly followed the Rare Hunter. Unlike Seto, who was trying to fight back, I didn't fight back at all. I knew that I would only hurt myself worse if I chose to fight back now.
"Kaiba, I suggest you follow her example." Malik chuckled as I was led off the helicopter, "Things might go better for you, if you do."
"The only reason she doesn't fight back is because she's recovering from last night." Seto seethed angrily.
"Oh, how naïve you are, Seto Kaiba." Malik chuckled, "She doesn't resist because she knows that there is no point."
Seto looked at me, but I did not meet his gaze; Malik was right. I knew that he would only keep trying to capture me, if I were to get away. Tears threatened to flow down my cheeks, as I sank deeper and deeper into despair. I froze on the spot, and my arm was tugged a couple times before the Rare Hunter released me. Then an exotic dessert scent reached my nose, as Malik came up behind me.
"I don't think you'll need this anytime soon, my dear." He chuckled, taking my deck from my pocket, "Ready her for the ceremony. We will be starting in five minutes."
"Leave her alone." Seto shouted angrily from behind me.
"Oh and give Mr. Kaiba a front row seat to the action." Malik ordered.
My arm was grabbed again, and I was led to a room with hieroglyphics covering the walls. In the middle of the room was a large sandy-colored stone altar on an angle. On the altar were cuffs to hold a person down. I didn't like the looks of the room and tried to back away, but the Rare Hunter's strength was greater than mine. I was dragged over to the stone altar and cuffed to it.
I watched helplessly as Malik, Marik, and Bakura walked into the room, all three of them wearing smug looks on their faces. I noticed that Bakura, Malik, and Marik were wearing Egyptian ceremonial robes. Bakura was wearing black while Malik and Marik were wearing violet. Then Seto was brought into the room, his ocean blue eyes flashing with rage. He was forced to sit down on a chair and was bound to it.
"Settle down, Kaiba." Marik chuckled, "The ceremony is about to begin."
Malik shouted an order and the ceiling opened above me. Then all of the Rare Hunters left the room in a big hurry. Marik and Malik started chanting in Ancient Egyptian while Bakura stood beside Seto, smirking smugly. Thick black clouds started to gather above the room, rumbling with thunder. There was a crash of thunder, which silenced the two Egyptians.
Suddenly, pain shot through my entire body, as a bright light started to shine around me. I screamed in pain, tears rolling freely down my cheeks. There was so much pain rushing through me that I almost lost consciousness. The light grew stronger, brighter, as I screamed in pain. It felt like something was ripping me apart from the inside out. Then I felt something snap deep within me, silencing my screams.
"CRYSTAL!" I heard Seto shout, as my head fell forward.
I looked up slightly and saw Seto's horrified face, tears threatening to spill out of his ocean blue eyes. Then I looked up a little higher and saw a ball of pure white light floating above me. I watched as the ball of light floated down to Bakura and rest in his hand. Bakura smirked and closed his hand around the light, absorbing it into his essence. I wearily rested my head against my left arm, tears still rolling down my cheeks.
"What did you do to her?" Seto asked in horror.
"Removed the Light Magic from within her." Bakura smirked, "Now that magic belongs to me."
"Now, I have something for you to do for me." Malik said, turning to face Seto, "Tell the Pharaoh and little Yugi that the girl is safe."
Two Rare Hunters unbound Seto and led him out of the room. Then Bakura smirked at me broadly and left the room. Marik said something to Malik and then left the room. I felt weak after the whole experience, physically, mentally, and emotionally. It felt like I had absolutely no energy left, as I wearily closed my eyes. Then I felt my body relax and go limp as I slowly fell unconscious.
Okay, I think I underestimated my writing skills. Forget about what I said about it taking a week for a new chapter to come out. I know I ripped Seto and Crystal apart really quickly, but I think the way it happened affected Seto in a deep way. Just so you're not shocked when you read the next chapter, I do plan to tell it from Seto's point of view. It'll tell part of this chapter again, but from a different perspective.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Read, Review, and cya next time.
Disclaimer: Okay I think I made my point clear, so after this chapter no more disclaimers.
Chapter Ten: Separation
Bakura was standing in front of us, with a huge smirk on his face. His Millennium Ring was glowing slightly as he took a step closer to Seto and me. Seto stepped forward glaring at the Tomb Robber, but fell back when Bakura's mahogany eyes shifted from me to him. My head started pounding even harder, making me fall back on to the bench. Seto looked at me in confusion when he noticed I had fallen back.
"What's wrong?" He asked me.
"Oh she didn't tell you?" Bakura laughed, "That girl is very sensitive to Shadow Magic."
"Just get out of here, Seto." I said, holding my head, "It's me he wants."
"You're with me." Seto said, throwing me over his shoulder and bolting away.
I heard Bakura growl, as he started after us. Seto glanced over his other shoulder, and smirked at the Tomb Robber. I didn't have a clue what Seto was thinking, and quite frankly I didn't want to know. All I knew was that Bakura was hot on our trailed and I didn't want to know what would happen if he caught up to us. The good thing was that Bakura had stopped using his Shadow Magic and my headache lessened.
"Care to explain why the Tomb Robber's obsessing over your capture?" Seto asked, as he sprinted.
"I will, but later." I replied quickly.
"You'd better." Seto replied, "Hang on."
Before I could ask how, Seto jumped over the railing of the road. I squeezed my eyes shut in fear, holding back a terrified scream. When Seto landed, I opened my eyes to see that we were somehow inside one of his Kaiba Corps helicopters. I felt a sharp pain run down my spine, and cried out in pain. Bakura was emitting massive amounts of Shadow Magic. Seto shouted something to the pilot and the helicopter sped away from Bakura at top speed
"So, care to explain?" Seto asked.
"Remember that white light Mokuba said was shining around my body last night?" I asked.
"Yes. Go on" Seto replied.
"That was magic that only I have, and Bakura wants it." I replied, "To top it off I have Malik and Marik after me, too. I don't know what they want from me though."
"Oh, but I do." The helicopter's pilot chuckled in a distorted voice, "Now time to buckle up. We wouldn't want anyone to fall out."
The seats we were sitting in automatically buckled, effectively trapping us. I felt the color drain from my face as I started to shake with fear. The pilot let out a cold, harsh laugh, telling us that there was no escape. Seto struggled against the belt that held him to his seat, but it didn't budge. I, on the other hand, could only shake with fear as the helicopter flew on.
I was so scared that my palms were covered with a cool sweat as I grasped them together in my lap, turning my knuckles white. I bit my lower lip hard, almost drawing blood. Seto sat beside me, glaring at the pilot angrily. Seto was starting to scare me with his rage, as he growled dangerously at the pilot. Seto's ocean eyes met my sapphire ones briefly and he calmed down a little, placing his left hand over my trembling hands.
"I didn't mean to scare you." He said gently, "I'm sorry, Crystal."
"Don't be." I replied softly, "It's Malik I'm scared of, not you."
"I won't let him do anything to you." Seto said, "I prom-"
"Don't make a promise you can't keep, Kaiba." The pilot snickered loudly.
"What are you going to do to her?" Seto demanded fiercely, causing me to cringe in fear.
"You'll know in a few moments, Kaiba." The pilot replied coolly, "We are almost at our destination."
The helicopter started its descent rapidly, causing my stomach to churn uncomfortably. Seto gave my hands a gentle squeeze, allowing me to calm down a little bit more. Neither he nor I had any idea what Malik and Marik were planning to do to us. I started to shake even harder once the helicopter had landed. Seto tried to calm me back down by speaking in a soft, gentle voice, but my fear had already gone to far.
"Ah, Kaiba and Miss Hikari. How wonderful to see you again." Malik smirked, standing in the helicopter doorway.
"What's going on here?" Seto demanded, "Why are you doing this?"
"I'm just doing a favor for a friend of mine." Malik snickered, "He wants her Light and I want her."
"You should be thankful my yami is feeling generous today, Kaiba." Marik said, appearing from behind Malik, "He's giving you a front row see for the ceremony."
Three Rare Hunters climbed on to the helicopter and the belts holding us to the seats retracted. Two of the Hunters restrained Seto, while the third went to grab me. I was yanked to my feet and I meekly followed the Rare Hunter. Unlike Seto, who was trying to fight back, I didn't fight back at all. I knew that I would only hurt myself worse if I chose to fight back now.
"Kaiba, I suggest you follow her example." Malik chuckled as I was led off the helicopter, "Things might go better for you, if you do."
"The only reason she doesn't fight back is because she's recovering from last night." Seto seethed angrily.
"Oh, how naïve you are, Seto Kaiba." Malik chuckled, "She doesn't resist because she knows that there is no point."
Seto looked at me, but I did not meet his gaze; Malik was right. I knew that he would only keep trying to capture me, if I were to get away. Tears threatened to flow down my cheeks, as I sank deeper and deeper into despair. I froze on the spot, and my arm was tugged a couple times before the Rare Hunter released me. Then an exotic dessert scent reached my nose, as Malik came up behind me.
"I don't think you'll need this anytime soon, my dear." He chuckled, taking my deck from my pocket, "Ready her for the ceremony. We will be starting in five minutes."
"Leave her alone." Seto shouted angrily from behind me.
"Oh and give Mr. Kaiba a front row seat to the action." Malik ordered.
My arm was grabbed again, and I was led to a room with hieroglyphics covering the walls. In the middle of the room was a large sandy-colored stone altar on an angle. On the altar were cuffs to hold a person down. I didn't like the looks of the room and tried to back away, but the Rare Hunter's strength was greater than mine. I was dragged over to the stone altar and cuffed to it.
I watched helplessly as Malik, Marik, and Bakura walked into the room, all three of them wearing smug looks on their faces. I noticed that Bakura, Malik, and Marik were wearing Egyptian ceremonial robes. Bakura was wearing black while Malik and Marik were wearing violet. Then Seto was brought into the room, his ocean blue eyes flashing with rage. He was forced to sit down on a chair and was bound to it.
"Settle down, Kaiba." Marik chuckled, "The ceremony is about to begin."
Malik shouted an order and the ceiling opened above me. Then all of the Rare Hunters left the room in a big hurry. Marik and Malik started chanting in Ancient Egyptian while Bakura stood beside Seto, smirking smugly. Thick black clouds started to gather above the room, rumbling with thunder. There was a crash of thunder, which silenced the two Egyptians.
Suddenly, pain shot through my entire body, as a bright light started to shine around me. I screamed in pain, tears rolling freely down my cheeks. There was so much pain rushing through me that I almost lost consciousness. The light grew stronger, brighter, as I screamed in pain. It felt like something was ripping me apart from the inside out. Then I felt something snap deep within me, silencing my screams.
"CRYSTAL!" I heard Seto shout, as my head fell forward.
I looked up slightly and saw Seto's horrified face, tears threatening to spill out of his ocean blue eyes. Then I looked up a little higher and saw a ball of pure white light floating above me. I watched as the ball of light floated down to Bakura and rest in his hand. Bakura smirked and closed his hand around the light, absorbing it into his essence. I wearily rested my head against my left arm, tears still rolling down my cheeks.
"What did you do to her?" Seto asked in horror.
"Removed the Light Magic from within her." Bakura smirked, "Now that magic belongs to me."
"Now, I have something for you to do for me." Malik said, turning to face Seto, "Tell the Pharaoh and little Yugi that the girl is safe."
Two Rare Hunters unbound Seto and led him out of the room. Then Bakura smirked at me broadly and left the room. Marik said something to Malik and then left the room. I felt weak after the whole experience, physically, mentally, and emotionally. It felt like I had absolutely no energy left, as I wearily closed my eyes. Then I felt my body relax and go limp as I slowly fell unconscious.
Okay, I think I underestimated my writing skills. Forget about what I said about it taking a week for a new chapter to come out. I know I ripped Seto and Crystal apart really quickly, but I think the way it happened affected Seto in a deep way. Just so you're not shocked when you read the next chapter, I do plan to tell it from Seto's point of view. It'll tell part of this chapter again, but from a different perspective.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Read, Review, and cya next time.