The Final Capture
Chapter 15
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Okay so now we have eleven people in our group. Who would have known that my Dark Magician was actually a Ancient Priest of mine? A close ally and friend when I was the ruler. It would explain how the card, which held his soul, would be our favorite. It's amazing how much has happened after the revealing. Bakura had to explain to us how he came across the ring. I can tell you this, Ryou was not happy with the news about his Tomb Raider, but he understood that there is no way of changing it. And even if Mahaado wanted the ring back, Bakura wouldn't be able to do that. This exchange would ruin the balance and upset Ryou, who was beginning to like his dark counterpart. But Mahaado didn't want his ring. He simple forgave Bakura and they went on with life.
Right now the Priest was entertaining the Hikari's with a magic show. Yugi begged for hours for the magician to do a show and Mahaado finally agreed. Maybe it was because Yugi gave him the puppy-dog face or maybe it was just to shut my Aibou up. What ever the case may be, he was now across the room putting on a very cool show. He was now removing a silk cloth from Malik's ear and handed over to Isis. The siblings began to laugh causing the others to do the same. The sight brought a smile to my face.
"They seem so happy." Commented Bakura as he stood next to me.
"I agree, magic shows always make people happy." I replied quietly.
"It's a shame that we have such terrible news for them." He said equally quietly.
That statement caused me to look sharply at him.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh please Yami, how long do you think it will take her to find Shadi? If she can capture the Ishtars then he will follow."
"Well maybe if I tried to talk to Rosetta again."
"Oh give it up Yami!"
"What does that mean?"
"I can't believe you still love her! She takes your heart and then betrays you. Are you seriously going to risk the lives of your friends, of Yugi, for her?"
"I still love her."
"Love? What the hell is love? She has no heart for you!"
"Bakura please." I tried pleading, aware that everyone in the room was staring at us.
"I told you! I told you at the beginning of all of this not to fall in love with her. She's the damn enemy! And what do you do?"
"He falls in love with her." Says a voice behind us. It has a sarcastic sound to it. A sound that makes the hairs on your neck stands on end.
I spun around and found myself face to face with Selena. Bakura slowly turns around and I notice he was as pale as me. The woman stood in the shadows hiding most of her body. The only visible things were her face and her hand. A certain hand that held onto a bright silver rope. A sickening feeling washes through my stomach, as I understand what this all means. One look at Bakura shows that he knew too.
"What do you want Selena?" Asked Bakura quietly.
"Why, I have a present for you."
"What kind of present?" Asked Yugi in a quiet voice.
He and the other Hikari's were nervously standing to one side. Mahaado stood in front of them with his staff held up in an attacking position. His face was set for battle. Selena grinned evilly.
"A very rare present little Yugi. It was very hard to find, and I lost it multiple times. Yet I still caught it. I so hope you enjoy it. Allow me to introduce to you Shadi!"
With that she gave the rope a tug, pulling forth her prisoner. It was an elderly man wearing a white robe. He was covered in many cuts and bruises and his clothes were ripped up. It was that moment Selena stepped into the light. She was also beaten up. I guess the Ancient man didn't go down with out a fight. His whole figure was weak and pale.
"Shadi." I whispered, pained by the sight.
He looked at me and gave me a small smile. It seemed to be a weird time to be smiling and happy, but here it was happening. His eyes seemed sadden and calm at the same time. I was curious of what kept this up. The silver rope magically vanished and Selena pushed him foreword. He stumbled a few steps before falling on his knees. This caused Selena to laugh nastily.
"And here I thought that the great Shadi was invisible. You may have been my last capture, and a hard one at that, but I did it. I have you all and now the powers of the Millennium Items are mine. You cannot escape fate."
"If we were able too, what would need to happen?" Shadi asked from him position.
"There is only one way to escape a soul room. The holder of that item must release you himself or herself. In simple sense, Rosetta or myself. But I wouldn't give your hopes up, I can tell you that it wont happen."
"Why do you say that?"
"Why its quite simple." She said smirking, crossing her arms. "I wont release you or that would have been a waste of time. And Rosetta wont because she obviously doesn't love Yami anymore."
"Liar!" I whispered to myself.
"Is it?" She asked disappearing in a puff of smoke.
Mahaado walked over to Shadi and helped the man to his feet. Shadi looked at me sternly.
"Its not over yet Yami."
"You sure about that? It sure looks like it to me."
"There is still the opportunity to leave. It's Rosetta."
"Did Selena knock some screws out of your head Shadi?" Snapped Malik from the other side of the room. "Last time I checked the girl hates the Pharaoh."
"Does she?" Shadi asked looking at me.
"Sure looked like it when she threw Yugi across the room. Face it, its over." I said sadly.
Shadi shook his head sadly at me. Pushing away from Mahaado he walked over to the Hikari's. Standing next to Yugi he turned to glare at me.
"I can't believe that the man who is going to save us is so blind. I pity you young one."
He turned and walked out of the room. Which I guess is normal since his Millennium Key allows him to do that. The room was left in an eerie silence as everyone was unsure what to say. Isis tugged on her brother's arm and the two walked to the far side of the room. Their yami's followed.
"Yami?" I heard Bakura's voice call as I stood there.
"What did he mean? What did Shadi mean when he called me blind?" I asked out loud looking at the Tomb Raider.
"I'm not sure Yami. But I would advice you to figure it out, it might be our way out of this hell-hole."
With that he along with Ryou went over to the Ishtars. They spoke in low voices staring at me. Isis said something that made the others nod their heads in agreement. I just wish I knew what to do. This would be a lot easier to the others.
I looked down when I felt a tug on my sleeve. Yugi stared at me with his big purple eyes and smiled.
"Aibou?" I asked curiously.
"Mahaado wants to see you." Yugi explained.
I look over to where he was pointing. Sure enough the Priest was standing to a side watching us.
"He says it's important."
"I bet. Anything that man says is important. I trust his with my life."
I smiled down at him and made my way over to the magician. The Ancient Priest gave me a small smile, which I returned. Using his staff he pointed to the side where I then noticed another guest.
"Shadi?" I asked curiously.
"My Lord." He said bowing his head.
"You both need to see me?" I asked looking over my shoulder at the others.
"Yes, you forgot my warning." Shadi said with a sigh.
"What, that eyes are deceiving but hearts aren't. Oh I remember it. I just don't know what it means!" I snapped angrily.
"Pharaoh, we are only trying to help." Mahaado said leaning against his staff. His blue eyes seemed to burn into mine.
I sighed and rubbed my temples.
"I know my friend. Its just hard to take it all in."
"What, if I may ask?"
"The fact that our last hope of escape is standing next to me." I said waving a hand to Shadi.
The Millennium Key holder smiled at that.
"I wouldn't have been able to save you."
"And why not?"
"My powers are feeble compared to yours. I can only get myself back and forth form the soul rooms."
"At least you know the full potential of your Key. I don't understand half the power my Millennium Puzzle possess."
"How is it that a man like you Shadi got captured? I remember you to be the most cunning of us." Mahaado said looking from me to him.
"I grew careless. I knew right away it was Selena who caused the imbalance of the Items. And I knew I was going to be caught in the end. But I tried to stall enough time for you to figure it all out."
"What happened?"
"I was betrayed by one of my followers. He ran off while we were sleeping and told her of my hiding place. I was defenseless when she arrived."
"Sounds like a regular Christ Story." I commented darkly.
"I don't see this as a laughing matter my Lord." Mahaado replied equally darkly.
I smiled to my magician.
"I know Mahaado. But it sounds like this story that Yugi likes to tell me a lot."
"So now what."
Shadi was the one to answer that.
"I have some personal business that I must attend to." He said bowing to me. Then with a wave of his hand he was gone.
"Personal matters? I am quite curious to what that means." I said looking at my magician.
Chapter 15
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Okay so now we have eleven people in our group. Who would have known that my Dark Magician was actually a Ancient Priest of mine? A close ally and friend when I was the ruler. It would explain how the card, which held his soul, would be our favorite. It's amazing how much has happened after the revealing. Bakura had to explain to us how he came across the ring. I can tell you this, Ryou was not happy with the news about his Tomb Raider, but he understood that there is no way of changing it. And even if Mahaado wanted the ring back, Bakura wouldn't be able to do that. This exchange would ruin the balance and upset Ryou, who was beginning to like his dark counterpart. But Mahaado didn't want his ring. He simple forgave Bakura and they went on with life.
Right now the Priest was entertaining the Hikari's with a magic show. Yugi begged for hours for the magician to do a show and Mahaado finally agreed. Maybe it was because Yugi gave him the puppy-dog face or maybe it was just to shut my Aibou up. What ever the case may be, he was now across the room putting on a very cool show. He was now removing a silk cloth from Malik's ear and handed over to Isis. The siblings began to laugh causing the others to do the same. The sight brought a smile to my face.
"They seem so happy." Commented Bakura as he stood next to me.
"I agree, magic shows always make people happy." I replied quietly.
"It's a shame that we have such terrible news for them." He said equally quietly.
That statement caused me to look sharply at him.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh please Yami, how long do you think it will take her to find Shadi? If she can capture the Ishtars then he will follow."
"Well maybe if I tried to talk to Rosetta again."
"Oh give it up Yami!"
"What does that mean?"
"I can't believe you still love her! She takes your heart and then betrays you. Are you seriously going to risk the lives of your friends, of Yugi, for her?"
"I still love her."
"Love? What the hell is love? She has no heart for you!"
"Bakura please." I tried pleading, aware that everyone in the room was staring at us.
"I told you! I told you at the beginning of all of this not to fall in love with her. She's the damn enemy! And what do you do?"
"He falls in love with her." Says a voice behind us. It has a sarcastic sound to it. A sound that makes the hairs on your neck stands on end.
I spun around and found myself face to face with Selena. Bakura slowly turns around and I notice he was as pale as me. The woman stood in the shadows hiding most of her body. The only visible things were her face and her hand. A certain hand that held onto a bright silver rope. A sickening feeling washes through my stomach, as I understand what this all means. One look at Bakura shows that he knew too.
"What do you want Selena?" Asked Bakura quietly.
"Why, I have a present for you."
"What kind of present?" Asked Yugi in a quiet voice.
He and the other Hikari's were nervously standing to one side. Mahaado stood in front of them with his staff held up in an attacking position. His face was set for battle. Selena grinned evilly.
"A very rare present little Yugi. It was very hard to find, and I lost it multiple times. Yet I still caught it. I so hope you enjoy it. Allow me to introduce to you Shadi!"
With that she gave the rope a tug, pulling forth her prisoner. It was an elderly man wearing a white robe. He was covered in many cuts and bruises and his clothes were ripped up. It was that moment Selena stepped into the light. She was also beaten up. I guess the Ancient man didn't go down with out a fight. His whole figure was weak and pale.
"Shadi." I whispered, pained by the sight.
He looked at me and gave me a small smile. It seemed to be a weird time to be smiling and happy, but here it was happening. His eyes seemed sadden and calm at the same time. I was curious of what kept this up. The silver rope magically vanished and Selena pushed him foreword. He stumbled a few steps before falling on his knees. This caused Selena to laugh nastily.
"And here I thought that the great Shadi was invisible. You may have been my last capture, and a hard one at that, but I did it. I have you all and now the powers of the Millennium Items are mine. You cannot escape fate."
"If we were able too, what would need to happen?" Shadi asked from him position.
"There is only one way to escape a soul room. The holder of that item must release you himself or herself. In simple sense, Rosetta or myself. But I wouldn't give your hopes up, I can tell you that it wont happen."
"Why do you say that?"
"Why its quite simple." She said smirking, crossing her arms. "I wont release you or that would have been a waste of time. And Rosetta wont because she obviously doesn't love Yami anymore."
"Liar!" I whispered to myself.
"Is it?" She asked disappearing in a puff of smoke.
Mahaado walked over to Shadi and helped the man to his feet. Shadi looked at me sternly.
"Its not over yet Yami."
"You sure about that? It sure looks like it to me."
"There is still the opportunity to leave. It's Rosetta."
"Did Selena knock some screws out of your head Shadi?" Snapped Malik from the other side of the room. "Last time I checked the girl hates the Pharaoh."
"Does she?" Shadi asked looking at me.
"Sure looked like it when she threw Yugi across the room. Face it, its over." I said sadly.
Shadi shook his head sadly at me. Pushing away from Mahaado he walked over to the Hikari's. Standing next to Yugi he turned to glare at me.
"I can't believe that the man who is going to save us is so blind. I pity you young one."
He turned and walked out of the room. Which I guess is normal since his Millennium Key allows him to do that. The room was left in an eerie silence as everyone was unsure what to say. Isis tugged on her brother's arm and the two walked to the far side of the room. Their yami's followed.
"Yami?" I heard Bakura's voice call as I stood there.
"What did he mean? What did Shadi mean when he called me blind?" I asked out loud looking at the Tomb Raider.
"I'm not sure Yami. But I would advice you to figure it out, it might be our way out of this hell-hole."
With that he along with Ryou went over to the Ishtars. They spoke in low voices staring at me. Isis said something that made the others nod their heads in agreement. I just wish I knew what to do. This would be a lot easier to the others.
I looked down when I felt a tug on my sleeve. Yugi stared at me with his big purple eyes and smiled.
"Aibou?" I asked curiously.
"Mahaado wants to see you." Yugi explained.
I look over to where he was pointing. Sure enough the Priest was standing to a side watching us.
"He says it's important."
"I bet. Anything that man says is important. I trust his with my life."
I smiled down at him and made my way over to the magician. The Ancient Priest gave me a small smile, which I returned. Using his staff he pointed to the side where I then noticed another guest.
"Shadi?" I asked curiously.
"My Lord." He said bowing his head.
"You both need to see me?" I asked looking over my shoulder at the others.
"Yes, you forgot my warning." Shadi said with a sigh.
"What, that eyes are deceiving but hearts aren't. Oh I remember it. I just don't know what it means!" I snapped angrily.
"Pharaoh, we are only trying to help." Mahaado said leaning against his staff. His blue eyes seemed to burn into mine.
I sighed and rubbed my temples.
"I know my friend. Its just hard to take it all in."
"What, if I may ask?"
"The fact that our last hope of escape is standing next to me." I said waving a hand to Shadi.
The Millennium Key holder smiled at that.
"I wouldn't have been able to save you."
"And why not?"
"My powers are feeble compared to yours. I can only get myself back and forth form the soul rooms."
"At least you know the full potential of your Key. I don't understand half the power my Millennium Puzzle possess."
"How is it that a man like you Shadi got captured? I remember you to be the most cunning of us." Mahaado said looking from me to him.
"I grew careless. I knew right away it was Selena who caused the imbalance of the Items. And I knew I was going to be caught in the end. But I tried to stall enough time for you to figure it all out."
"What happened?"
"I was betrayed by one of my followers. He ran off while we were sleeping and told her of my hiding place. I was defenseless when she arrived."
"Sounds like a regular Christ Story." I commented darkly.
"I don't see this as a laughing matter my Lord." Mahaado replied equally darkly.
I smiled to my magician.
"I know Mahaado. But it sounds like this story that Yugi likes to tell me a lot."
"So now what."
Shadi was the one to answer that.
"I have some personal business that I must attend to." He said bowing to me. Then with a wave of his hand he was gone.
"Personal matters? I am quite curious to what that means." I said looking at my magician.