What's going on with Yugi? Welp, in case there are peeps who don't know much about the future episodes, I can't explain as much. The idea is based on a curse which reacts to the Oracle card, which causes a person to become evil. I dunno how or why this curse was put on the characters, but I'm using it as a curse on all those connected to the Millennium Items.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
"This is talking"
'These are thoughts'
Sighing heavily, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and let go.
"Bakura no!" Ryoura called, reaching down and grabbing his yami's wrist just in time. Unfortunately, Ryoura was leaning to far over the edge and was quickly loosing his balance, and his grip on Bakura's wrist was slipping. "Please Bakura, snap out of it!" He yelled, voice shaky.
"Let me go..." Bakura whispered in a dead tone, eyes cast downwards on the large drop below him. His eyes where emotionless, neither fearful nor sad, just dead, like a soulless body. He wasn't important; he wasn't needed, why bother living anymore? He could feel Ryoura's grip slipping away. Soon... it would all be over...
"Bakura!"
That didn't matter. She was running out of time and options. Her energy was low, while Yugi was still going strong. She had to get out of here... Clenching her hand into a fist and concentrating, she faded away into the darkness, appearing in the shadows behind Steve.
"Wha...? Where'd she go?!" Yugi yelled angrily, looking around. The others did likewise, but Steve failed to noticed the shadow creeping along the floor behind him, slowly forming into Sinestra's form. She grinned maliciously and reached out her claws hungrily.
Yugi's senses heightened suddenly as he realised the very slight, barely detectable wave of magic. He spun around just as the door of Steve's cell was destroyed. He shielded his eyes from the blast, but it was only for a second. He opened his eyes, looking up to see Sinestra floating off the floor a few meters away. Her arm was wrapped around Steve's neck, while she held a dagger to his throat.
"I don't need you for my sacrifice, I have the soul power I need right here." She pressed the blade against Steve's neck, but he still continued to look fearless. He refused to give her the satisfaction. It didn't bother Sinestra in the slightest though, she pressed the blade at an angel, ready to slit his throat.
"Just let me go." Bakura mumbled again, shutting his eye's slowly. Ryoura gritted his teeth as he struggled to keep his grip on the limp Bakura and the edge of the 'cliff' at the same time. "My life is meaningless..."
"Don't say that!"
"It's over..."
"No!" Ryoura yelled stubbornly, trying helplessly to pull Bakura up, but it was impossible with any effort from Bakura. Ryoura felt like he was being torn apart inside. He'd felt this once before, but this time he could prevent it. Tear's streaming down his face, he spoke up shakily. "I'm not g-gonna lose the only family I have!"
Bakura's eye's shot open with shock. "What?" He whispered, looking up at his hikari with confusion. It was the first time Bakura actually realised Ryoura was crying, and it hurt. He didn't know why, it just did, to see someone usually so happy so sad. And... all because of him? Was he really that important.
Sure, Ryoura was annoying, obnoxious, hyper and a bit of a ditz, but he wasn't someone Bakura could hate. The kid had never spoken hatefully to him, if anything he'd tried to make Bakura feel better, even if there wasn't anything wrong to begin with. Did Ryoura really look at Bakura as family?
And what did he mean by only family?
"Bakura!"
"Guess I'm more important then I first thought..." Bakura thought to himself, gripping onto Ryoura's wrist and gripping the wall with his other hand. He, along with Ryoura's help, pulled himself up off the cliff quickly, digging his feet into the side to help climb up. He shuffled away from the edge before sighing heavily, looking over at Ryoura, who was quickly drying his eyes.
"Aww... Well, now that you've had your little moment..."
"Wha-?" Bakura looked up just in time to see Draco making a grab for him. Determination renewed, he dodged easily and formed a blade of green magic in his hand, slicing across the creatures face quickly and swiftly. The half human stumbled back, gripping his face. Bakura felt the Cataclysmic Oracle curse lifting from him quickly. It must be connected directly to Draco's magic.
"Awesome..." Ryoura commented, grinning at the creatures misfortune. Bakura grabbed his wrist and lifted him off the floor, running towards the exit and dragging Ryoura with him. Stumbling slightly, Ryoura followed his other half, quickening his pace at the sound of Draco's angry yells. Luckily, the monster seemed temporarily paralysed.
"Hmm?" Sinestra looked up and spotted Yugi standing in front of her, but looking nervous. Where was that evil she had sensed before? And why where his eyes back to a deep purple?
"Please... leave him alone..." Yugi whispered, looking fearfully at Steve as he spoke. Because the Cataclysmic Oracle was broken, the spell causing the darkness in Yugi was lifted, leaving a slightly confused and scared Yugi standing up to the demon. Sinestra laughed, but he spoke up before she could question him instead. "Take me instead." he said this dryly, but confidently.
Sinestra looked quizzically at the boy, raising an eyebrow. Why was he doing this? Then again, what did it matter to her? Yugi not only had a strong soul, he had magical powers, which she could use to increase her own.
Grinning sinisterly, she tossed Steve forcefully to the floor, and flew forward, grabbing the unsuspecting Yugi around his throat and lifting him off the ground. She flew a little to quickly up, hitting Yugi's head off the ceiling accidentally. Slightly dazed, Yugi didn't even attempt to fight back. A deep red low erupted from the palm of her hand, and Yugi suddenly felt very short of breath as the power of his soul began to drain.
"Yugi!" Yujhi yelled up in fear. He gripped his chest as a strong pain shot through his heart. Their link was powerful, not so much as to link them in life and death, but their pains where shared, though unevenly. forcing one eye open he looked up at Yugi, gritting his teeth as he tried to summon an attack, but his attempts where weak. He could feel Yugi's soul being drained. In a panic, he threw what little magic he had up at Sinestra.
But his was soon joined by two other attacks, causing it to grow larger, and strike Sinestra hard. She lost her grip on Yugi and was thrown back, Joe just catching Yugi before he hit the floor. "You ok?" He asked, setting the weakened boy down.
"What happened?" Yugi asked, opening his eyes slowly.
"Thought you needed a little help."
"Bakura?!" Steve and Joe yelled in unison, while Yugi and Yujhi looked on in confusion. Ryoura and Bakura where standing at the end of the short corridor, Ryoura grinning and giving them a 'V' gesture with his hand. Bakura smirked and nodded, looking past them at Sinestra.
The demon-like creature stood up, glaring menacingly forward at the Bakura's. A form appeared behind her as her brother emerged from the shadows, blood dripping down his face. "Holding out on me are you sister?"
"It doesn't matter, there's plenty to go around." Sinestra whispered harshly, a menacing red glow surrounding her as did her brother. A ball of red and black magic began to form in her hands.
Yugi struggled to his feet, but faced his enemies with determination. Yujhi was soon at his side trying to help Yugi to his feet, but he was struggling himself. The where both exhausted, but so where their enemies (Bakura's attack had drained allot of energy from his direct hit). It took a few seconds to realise that two other people where helping them up. Bakura and Ryoura. Joe helped Steve to his feet, one of his friends arms around his shoulders.
"Wanna kick some demon butt?" Ryoura asked Yujhi as he helped him to his feet, grinning. Yujhi nodded, throwing the Millennium Puzzle over to Yugi, who put it on quickly. Bakura felt sort of uneasy helping Yugi, but he didn't want the Millennium Puzzle anymore. "Well that was a waste of ten thousand years..." He thought to himself.
The two Yami's and two hikari's stood strong, facing their opponents, as a ball of magic appeared in each hand. Tossing them forward, the demons where hit only by a few, as they threw forward their own attacks. Unfortunately they where off mark, and missed them, barely missing Steve and Joe.
A barrage of attacks continued to pass between both sides until Sinestra and Draco collapsed, to weak to move. "All right!" Ryoura cheered, punching the air with his fist. Draco looked up, with difficulty, and growled menacingly, sounding almost identical to a Red Eye's black dragon. "That boy is the reason I'm still here..."
"Baku we need to get out of here." Ryoura said, looking over at his yami. Yugi and the others nodded in agreement, as Bakura thought to himself.
"Well..." Bakura started. "We got here because both our attacks where charged with negative magical forces, so maybe if we use positive magical forces, it will open a portal to the real world or the Shadow Realm."
Steve looked from Bakura, to Ryoura, to Yugi and finally Yujhi. "This is too weird...."
"I hear ya..." Joe mumbled. It was odd enough to see Bakura at a sane moment, but having him on their side was just, well, weird. Joe sighed, dicing not to think much of it. "Hmm?" He looked up, confused. He could have sworn he'd heard something... Looking around him his eyes grew wide. "Ryoura behind you!"
"Wha?" Ryoura looked back, yelping and trying to dodge the blade swung at his face. He was able to dodge, luckily, but Draco seemed full of complete rage, giving him more power.
The demons eyes glowed a bright red and he raised his blade. "The boy, must... die!" He yelled, charging at Ryoura. Yugi, Yujhi and Bakura lined up beside Ryoura and all four of them released a blast of magic at once at the charging creature. They hit dead on! But the dragon anthro charged right through, swinging the blade and striking Ryoura across the chest.
"Ryoura!" Everyone chorused at once as their friend was thrown back, skidding across the floor, before coming to a motionless halt. Bakura ran over and skidded down next to his hikari, turning him over onto his back. He narrowed his eyes at the injury, anger boiling up inside him, but it was overcome by concern, a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time. "Ryoura?" He placed his hand on Ryoura's shoulder.
Cringing slightly, Ryoura opened his eyes and looked up as Bakura. Blood poured freely from his wound, and when he tried to spelt he jolted into a coughing fit, struggling to catch his breath.
Draco swung his fist back and struck Yujhi across the head. Where Yugi called out his hikari's name, he received an overwhelming blow across his head also, sending himself flying the opposite direction. He lay motionless, groaning as he struggled to keep consciousness.
Grinning sinisterly, Draco turned his attention to the Bakura's. Bakura was shaking Ryoura a little to roughly, yelling for him to stay awake. Ryoura's eyes where drooping, and he hung almost completely limp in Bakura's arms. "Ryoura.... Your soul is mine." Draco whispered taking a step forward.
Bakura's looked up quickly and growled, standing up and stepping in front of Ryoura. "Back off..." He hissed venomously, eye's narrowed. Draco looked at him with little concern, and smirked. Did Bakura think he was a match for him?
"Yujhi wake up..." Steve muttered, shaking the boy lightly. The blow he had received from Draco had been strong, and paired with the crash against the wall he had been knocked unconscious.
Joe narrowed his eyes angrily, looking over at Yugi, who was in a similar state. "Yugi?" he whispered, kneeling next to the yami. Yugi's eye's opened and he sat up, holding his head. Suddenly, a powerful glow erupted from the Millennium Puzzle. "What the-?" Yugi and Joe looked down in confusion before the bright light was to strong to look at anymore...
Draco grinned. Though exhaust, he didn't care. Looking over at Ryoura, he reached down and grabbed the boy around his torso, causing him to cry out in pain from the merciless pressuring applied to his injury. Draco ignored him, and narrowed his eyes.
"I wouldn't do dat it I were you."
"What?" Draco looked back and almost chuckled. Joe was standing only a few meters away, arms folded and a smirk on his face. "Oh please, you think you can stop me? You're nothing but a mere mortal!"
"May-be." Joe said, unfazed and still smiling. "But I ain't like other 'mortals' buddy."
Draco looked at him, curious now. Ryoura's eye's dropped more, before closing, his body falling limp. "What do you mean?"
Joe grinned and reached into his pocket, picking a card out of the middle of his deck and holding it out in front of him, the back facing Draco. "Say hello to the Master of the Red Eye's Black Dragon!" He announced, flipping the card around. The card glowed as the real Red Eye's Black Dragon emerged from the card. It toward high above the enemy, and let out a terrifying roar.
Draco looked up at the Red Eye's with actual fear, not realising Yugi summoning a Koumori Dragon behind him. Joe glance at Yugi, who nodded, and smirked. "Red Eye's Black Dragon, Inferno Fire Blast!" He commanded. The dragon powered up his attack, and while doing so, Koumori Dragon changed forward and grabbed Ryoura from Draco.
"What?!" Draco looked back, but the sudden blast from the Red Eye's Black Dragon enveloped him. He cried out in agony, but there was nothing to save him. The Red Eye's was the stronger side of him, he never stood a chance. In mere second, he disintegrated into magical particles.
"Heh, buh-bye." Joe smirked, the Red Eye's Black Dragon relieving one final roar before returning to his card. "Thanks old pal..." Joe mumbled, smiling down at the card.
"We have to get out of here fast! Ryoura needs serious help!" Steve commented, a barely conscious Yujhi hanging his arm around him.
"But what can we do? We don't know how to get out of here!" Yugi exclaimed, Koumori Dragon already returning to his card. Ryoura was unconscious next to him, and Joe brought Bakura over to the group, who was now unconscious too.
"Steve?"
"What Joe?! We're kind of in the middle of-"
"You've got a Different Dimension Dragon, don't you?" Joe asked, folding his arms and smirking when Steve pulled the card out of his deck. He knew the dragon could go through different dimensions, it was in the name for one. "I thought so." He said, nodding.
"How did....?" Steve didn't bother to finish his sentence, it wasn't important. He handed the card to Yugi, who summoned the dragon, but with effort.
"Let's go home..."
Later...
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Steve had been forced into a check-up, though he insisted the cut on his neck was nothing to worry about and his injuries where only minor Now he was sitting along side them, shuffling the cards in his deck expertly, but it was obvious he was nervous too. Yujhi was fine, just exhausted, after falling asleep in his chair. Joe, well he wasn't to badly off, only he was very quiet. Ryoura? Well, he wasn't doing very well. The doctors had been checking up on him for the past half an hour. They still didn't know how he was.
Yugi himself was glad he didn't have a concussion, but his migraine was killing him. He was covered in cuts and bruises, magical and physical energy drained, but he was stable. He sighed heavily and leaned back against the wall, closing his eyes. With each second, the group grew more nervous as to Ryoura's condition, Bakura keeping a cool appearance.
Suddenly, the door opened, and a doctor walked out, looking at the floor.
Yugi's heart gave a leap. Was Ryoura ok? He stood up, as did the others, and the doctor looked over.
"He's fine." The doctor said with a smile. "You can go in to see him. For a kid with such injuries he sure is happy." He commented, his tone slightly confused.
"Hey guys." Ryoura greeted when they walked in, though not as enthusiastically as usual.
"We're so glad your ok." Yujhi commented with a sigh of relief, sitting down in one of the chairs.
"Ya."
"Ditto."
"Sure are."
All heads suddenly turned to Bakura, who hadn't said anything. Bakura looked at them questioningly, as if wondering what was wrong, before sighing. "It's a good thing you didn't die... I suppose..." He commented, looking away.
Suddenly, the heart rate machine went dead, falling into one long beep.
"Ryoura?!" Bakura looked back with shock before blinking.
Ryoura laughed and plugged a wire back in, the machine returning to normal. "You care!"
"That wasn't funny!" Bakura yelled, but in truth, he knew from there point of view it was.
"Ok, recap, what the HECK happened after I passed out?!" Ryoura yelled hyperly, energy renewed from his cruel yet amusing trick.
Standing up, Yugi looked back at the others, who where asleep, before sneaking out quietly. The Millennium Symbol glowed on his forehead, and his eye's scanned the area. He chose a path once he's found out where the energy he was sensing was coming from.
Joe looked back in confusion and blinked. "Whatta ya mean?"
"I know your not..." Yugi whispered, then spoke louder. "There's been something different sense the Millennium Puzzle acted up back in the castle. Who are you?"
Joe turned to face him, but them smiled. It was only then that Yugi noticed he was slightly translucent. "Ya, you got me. Alway's where to smart to fall for somethin' like this, huh Yug'?"
"Yug'?" Yugi thought in confusion. The person laughed slightly and scratched the back of his head.
"Sorry I took Joe over, but I had ta help ya and your Millennium Puzzle was the only way I could even get close to you guys. He was the only one I could take over seein' as we're.... connected. I left him behind though, didn't wanna abandon him out here."
"What do you mean?"
"I can' really explain, an' I'm not supposed to." Joe said, shrugging, then looking back up at the sky. "I hafta go... was plannin' on leavin' before you showed up. Not that I don't care about ya or nothin-"
"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked, interrupting him.
"I can't say... Look, I gotta leave now buddy... Sorry..." The boy said sadly as he began to fade away.
"Wait, how do you know me?" Yugi called when the boy was barely visible, but he never received and answer. "Joey..." He whispered. Not even he knew he'd said it.
Little did Joey Wheeler know, but his appearance was to create a domino effect and cause Yugi to begin and unlock his forgotton past.
End of Soul Destruction Part I
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This took, FOREVER! I got as far as the part where Ryoura helped Bakura on Saturday, but couldn't continue till I knew where the story was going. In a way, I ended the story, but majority rules, there will be a continue to it!
Neeheehee, Ryoura not very nice is 'e? Heehee....
Welp, I hope you like this, and yaz better have enjoyed it to-
Ryoura: Coz they'll never be this long again ^^
Exactly!
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