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Chapter Nine
The entire room was a mess. It looked as if a battle had taken place- scorch marks everywhere, rubble scattered about. In the midst of it all, stood Pegasus, towering over a collapsed Seto and Bakura.
"Seto!" Yami rushed over to his friend. Anzu, Jou, and Honda stayed behind, unsure of what to do.
"Seto-kun! Daijabou?!" Yami helped his friend up.
"Y-Yami. . ." Seto coughed, and then looked at the boy laying at his feet. "Yami, he got Ryou. . .Ryou's dead . . ." Tears filled the blue-eyed mage.
"What about you, Seto? Are you okay?" Yami asked, concerned for his friend.
"Yami-kun. . .I just want to let you know. . .even though we competed alot, you were still," Seto coughed again, this time blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth.
"Seto!"
"You were still a good friend. Good luck with Pegasus. . ." Suddenly, the injured mage went limp, and his eyes closed for the last time. Yami stared at the lifeless body unbelievingly.
Swiftly, he whirled to face the Master, who was now smirking. "My my my, that WAS touching. Bravo!" Pegasus clapped.
"You. . .monster." Yami growled.
Abruptly, Anzu shouted out. "There's Yugi!" She, Jou, and Honda rushed to the small boy.
Pegasus tsked. "Tch tch tch. Bringing mortals with you Yami? I never thought of it."
"Bastard." Yami seethed.
Pegasus's voice became a dangerous tone. "I did not expect betrayal from you, Yami. Destroy the mortals, and I will let you go unpunished. Then, leave me to Yugi." Pegasus's eyes gleamed greedily. "His power awaits me."
"Never! Yugi!" Yami rushed to where Yugi was chained, but was cut short by a small explosion in front of him. It turned into fire that surrounded the mage.
"You are a foolish one to stand up to me. I had thought you were smarter than that, but I suppose I was wrong."
Yami clenched his fists.
"Give up now, Yami. You know you cannot defeat my awesome powers. You are a valuable servant- I do not wish to kill you. Surrender!" Pegasus commanded.
"I'd die first!" Yami launched a blast of water at the fire surrounding him, and watched the fires sizzle out.
"Why is it you are so determined to protect this boy, Yami? What makes him different than all those other victims you so mercilessly destroyed?"
Yami didn't answer. Instead, he remembered what Seto had said to him.
*Flashback*
"My point is, you've always followed your instincts to keep you alive. Why aren't you following that intuition now, even if _your_ life isn't the one in danger?"
Yami faltered. "But. . .I've never cared about anyone else before. Why is now any different?"
Smirking slightly, the other mage turned to leave. "That's something you have to figure out yourself."
*End Flashback*
'What is it that keeps me from allowing Yugi to be destroyed?' Yami pondered.
Pegasus smirked, his Sennen eye glowing. "I see not even you know the answer to my question. You yourself don't know why you protect this boy!"
"Stop reading my mind!" Yami screamed. He clenched a fist, as black fire gathered round his hand. With a cry, he shot it at the Master.
Pegasus merely smiled, and waved a hand. Immediately, the assault disintegrated. Yami screamed in fury and threw another attack. Again, Pegasus destroyed the attacks before they even reached him.
Finally, after a while, Yami was panting from exhaustion, nearly drained entirely of his magic.
Pegasus, however, stood unmarked, as if he had never been attacked. The Master's eyes hardened. "I am tired of toying with you. It's time to end this." Slowly, Pegasus turned towards Yugi, who looked up at him fearfully. Anzu, Jou, and Honda all moved to protect their friend, but froze as Pegasus placed a freezing spell on them.
"No. . .Yugi." Yami whispered.
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I'm actually planning to do a side story to this fic, about Bakura and Seto. Just tellin' ya, so you know! Might take a while though.
Chapter Nine
The entire room was a mess. It looked as if a battle had taken place- scorch marks everywhere, rubble scattered about. In the midst of it all, stood Pegasus, towering over a collapsed Seto and Bakura.
"Seto!" Yami rushed over to his friend. Anzu, Jou, and Honda stayed behind, unsure of what to do.
"Seto-kun! Daijabou?!" Yami helped his friend up.
"Y-Yami. . ." Seto coughed, and then looked at the boy laying at his feet. "Yami, he got Ryou. . .Ryou's dead . . ." Tears filled the blue-eyed mage.
"What about you, Seto? Are you okay?" Yami asked, concerned for his friend.
"Yami-kun. . .I just want to let you know. . .even though we competed alot, you were still," Seto coughed again, this time blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth.
"Seto!"
"You were still a good friend. Good luck with Pegasus. . ." Suddenly, the injured mage went limp, and his eyes closed for the last time. Yami stared at the lifeless body unbelievingly.
Swiftly, he whirled to face the Master, who was now smirking. "My my my, that WAS touching. Bravo!" Pegasus clapped.
"You. . .monster." Yami growled.
Abruptly, Anzu shouted out. "There's Yugi!" She, Jou, and Honda rushed to the small boy.
Pegasus tsked. "Tch tch tch. Bringing mortals with you Yami? I never thought of it."
"Bastard." Yami seethed.
Pegasus's voice became a dangerous tone. "I did not expect betrayal from you, Yami. Destroy the mortals, and I will let you go unpunished. Then, leave me to Yugi." Pegasus's eyes gleamed greedily. "His power awaits me."
"Never! Yugi!" Yami rushed to where Yugi was chained, but was cut short by a small explosion in front of him. It turned into fire that surrounded the mage.
"You are a foolish one to stand up to me. I had thought you were smarter than that, but I suppose I was wrong."
Yami clenched his fists.
"Give up now, Yami. You know you cannot defeat my awesome powers. You are a valuable servant- I do not wish to kill you. Surrender!" Pegasus commanded.
"I'd die first!" Yami launched a blast of water at the fire surrounding him, and watched the fires sizzle out.
"Why is it you are so determined to protect this boy, Yami? What makes him different than all those other victims you so mercilessly destroyed?"
Yami didn't answer. Instead, he remembered what Seto had said to him.
*Flashback*
"My point is, you've always followed your instincts to keep you alive. Why aren't you following that intuition now, even if _your_ life isn't the one in danger?"
Yami faltered. "But. . .I've never cared about anyone else before. Why is now any different?"
Smirking slightly, the other mage turned to leave. "That's something you have to figure out yourself."
*End Flashback*
'What is it that keeps me from allowing Yugi to be destroyed?' Yami pondered.
Pegasus smirked, his Sennen eye glowing. "I see not even you know the answer to my question. You yourself don't know why you protect this boy!"
"Stop reading my mind!" Yami screamed. He clenched a fist, as black fire gathered round his hand. With a cry, he shot it at the Master.
Pegasus merely smiled, and waved a hand. Immediately, the assault disintegrated. Yami screamed in fury and threw another attack. Again, Pegasus destroyed the attacks before they even reached him.
Finally, after a while, Yami was panting from exhaustion, nearly drained entirely of his magic.
Pegasus, however, stood unmarked, as if he had never been attacked. The Master's eyes hardened. "I am tired of toying with you. It's time to end this." Slowly, Pegasus turned towards Yugi, who looked up at him fearfully. Anzu, Jou, and Honda all moved to protect their friend, but froze as Pegasus placed a freezing spell on them.
"No. . .Yugi." Yami whispered.
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I'm actually planning to do a side story to this fic, about Bakura and Seto. Just tellin' ya, so you know! Might take a while though.