Chapter 5: A past revealed
Icey gritted her teeth, what was happening? Why wasn't anyone else moving? A sudden silver light behind her made her turn around in fear. Icey was stunned to see a woman there, she wore a long white flowing gown made of an almost see-through material. But what shocked Icey the most was the fact that she looked EXACTLY like her.
"W...Who are you??" Icey stammered, taking a small step backwards.
The woman took a step forward, her eyes were neutral, "Do not fear Icey, can you not see the resemblance we both share? I am you, and you are me..." The woman said, her tone passionless.
Confusion engulfed her fear, "Y...If you are me and I'm you, and yet I'm me and you're you, but you're me and...." Icey raised a brow and trailed off.
"Please, allow me to fill in the blanks..." The woman half raised a hand and Icey was enveloped in the silver light.
*Flashback*
High Priest Seto stood out the front among many people, including Pharaoh Yami.
"Cousin, are you sure of this?" Yami asked.
"Of course, She will not fail us. Ghadious will be banished and Bakura will be no more!!" Seto replied, the firelight danced across his face.
Seto cleared his mind and raised his staff to the sky whilst offering up a prayer.
"By thy holy power, Smash this evil which threatens us, Hear our wishes to thee, Descend to us now from Heaven!!"
The entire night sky darkened, thunder roared and lightning flashed, Yami held his breath as a bright silver light lit up the entire area, and as it dimmed a female figure stood before Seto. Silky violet locks fell in front of her closed eyes. The Golden Millennium Bracelets glinted in the firelight, She wore a flowing white gown with a large slit up the side. The gown itself loosely hung over her shoulders, held up by a metal clasp, She opened her shining violet eyes. Seto bowed,
"Lady Astret, Goddess of the Moon," He announced.
*End Flashback*
Icey stood, not wanting to believe what she had just witnessed. Her arms hung limply by her sides.
"Lady Astret, formerly myself, and now, reborn as you, Icey." Astret said softly. "Ghadious is once again trying to take what he cannot have, my powers lie within those Bracelets you now wear, and you're the one that must re-awaken it!"
Icey looked down at the glinting bracelets around her wrists, "T...There's no way that...."
Icey stumbled backwards and leaned her trembling body against the wall. Astret placed a reassuring hand on Icey's shoulder,
"Do not worry, you have already unlocked half of the powers," Astret said, smiling for the first time.
"I have....?" Icey asked softly.
Astret nodded, "Yes, by gathering the High Priest, the Pharaoh and his companions, you have revived me, the other half of the Bracelet's Holy powers are to be rekindled as soon as possible. Ghadious grows stronger Icey, with time, he grows not weaker, but stronger. He must be stopped, or he will merge the Shadow Realm with this world, all will be lost. If you do not do as I say, all I am able to tell you is that terrible things lie ahead. If you don't believe me then you must see for youself."
Icey nodded as if she understood, too bad she had no clue what in bloody hell was going on. Icey looked up, about to ask another question, but Astret was fading from view,
"Wait, Astret!!!! I still don't know!!!!" She yelled, right into the face of Kaiba who was giving her a weird look.
"....'Wait, Astret'??" Kaiba raised an eyebrow, "Hang on, I think I might have a strait jacket in here somewhere..."
Icey blinked, Astret had gone about as suddenly as she had appeared, Icey sweatdropped,
"Um...never mind," Icey decided to change the subject, "Where's everyone else?"
Joey staggered to his feet, still catching his breath, "They're...downstairs..." He stood up straight, "That's one hell of a grip you have..."
Icey laughed uncertainly, beginning to head down the hall, when she stopped. Icey turned around, her trademark smile on her face,
"Which way is downstairs?"
Everyone fell over, Kaiba walked over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders and spinning her around while walking her to the stairs,
"The stairway is here, make sure you drill this into your brain, I can't have a maid whose skull is thicker then a tree!" He said.
Icey scoffed and walked down the stairs, she turned her head to look at him as she walked, a sly smile on her face,
"Better then being a perv isn't it?" She asked, referring to her dress.
Kaiba folded his arms, his expression his the fact that he was trying desperately to come up with a good excuse, (A/N: *Gets random objects thrown at her for stating that Kaiba was a perv* ......@.@ oro......) Icey shook her head abit, then continued down the stairs. Only to stop when she heard a yell coming from back up the hallway,
"Maria..." Icey hissed, running up the stairs again.
Kaiba followed her, Icey stopped when she encountered a sight that would scar her forever. Maria lay quite still in a pool of her own scarlet blood, her blue eyes which were usually full of life were dull, giving off a glassy stare. Her throat had been slit. Icey could feel her heart stop beating inside her. Kaiba stood, his azure eyes were wide with shock. Joey however, was pinned up at the wall, 3 daggers embedded into the wall, one near his head, one beneath his arm, and the other, right between his legs. Suddenly, out of pure instinct, Kaiba pulled Icey's trembling body toward him.
"This is what she meant..." Icey sobbed quietly, "I didn't...."
"Joey," Kaiba began, "Who did this?"
Joey pushed himself off of the wall, a serious expression on his face,
"I don't know, this guy just popped up out of the ground like a daisy, tried to kill us both, but succeeded only once," Joey closed his eyes for a minute.
Icey was still crying softly into Kaiba's chest. Joey suddenly remembered, a note was been held up by one of the daggers. He bent down and gave it a tug, pulling it free, it read:
You had been warned and yet, you did not listen.... Pay the price....
Icey pushed herself away from Kaiba's warm hold, she walked over to Maria's cold body and gingerly ran her fingers through her hair. Such a nice person, gone, just like that.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Bakura sensed what was happening, he knew, all too much. He buried his face in his hands.
"Bakura?" Tea asked. "Anything wrong?"
Bakura didn't reply, but when he did, it was just below a whisper,
"Yes mortal, everything is going wrong..."
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Icey's note: Ta-dah!!! Oooooooh what's Bakura-chan hiding from all of us????? Find out in the next chapter!!! Until then, REVIEW PLEASE!!!! Just click on that lil 'Go' button down there and REVIEW!!! REVIEW I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Icey gritted her teeth, what was happening? Why wasn't anyone else moving? A sudden silver light behind her made her turn around in fear. Icey was stunned to see a woman there, she wore a long white flowing gown made of an almost see-through material. But what shocked Icey the most was the fact that she looked EXACTLY like her.
"W...Who are you??" Icey stammered, taking a small step backwards.
The woman took a step forward, her eyes were neutral, "Do not fear Icey, can you not see the resemblance we both share? I am you, and you are me..." The woman said, her tone passionless.
Confusion engulfed her fear, "Y...If you are me and I'm you, and yet I'm me and you're you, but you're me and...." Icey raised a brow and trailed off.
"Please, allow me to fill in the blanks..." The woman half raised a hand and Icey was enveloped in the silver light.
*Flashback*
High Priest Seto stood out the front among many people, including Pharaoh Yami.
"Cousin, are you sure of this?" Yami asked.
"Of course, She will not fail us. Ghadious will be banished and Bakura will be no more!!" Seto replied, the firelight danced across his face.
Seto cleared his mind and raised his staff to the sky whilst offering up a prayer.
"By thy holy power, Smash this evil which threatens us, Hear our wishes to thee, Descend to us now from Heaven!!"
The entire night sky darkened, thunder roared and lightning flashed, Yami held his breath as a bright silver light lit up the entire area, and as it dimmed a female figure stood before Seto. Silky violet locks fell in front of her closed eyes. The Golden Millennium Bracelets glinted in the firelight, She wore a flowing white gown with a large slit up the side. The gown itself loosely hung over her shoulders, held up by a metal clasp, She opened her shining violet eyes. Seto bowed,
"Lady Astret, Goddess of the Moon," He announced.
*End Flashback*
Icey stood, not wanting to believe what she had just witnessed. Her arms hung limply by her sides.
"Lady Astret, formerly myself, and now, reborn as you, Icey." Astret said softly. "Ghadious is once again trying to take what he cannot have, my powers lie within those Bracelets you now wear, and you're the one that must re-awaken it!"
Icey looked down at the glinting bracelets around her wrists, "T...There's no way that...."
Icey stumbled backwards and leaned her trembling body against the wall. Astret placed a reassuring hand on Icey's shoulder,
"Do not worry, you have already unlocked half of the powers," Astret said, smiling for the first time.
"I have....?" Icey asked softly.
Astret nodded, "Yes, by gathering the High Priest, the Pharaoh and his companions, you have revived me, the other half of the Bracelet's Holy powers are to be rekindled as soon as possible. Ghadious grows stronger Icey, with time, he grows not weaker, but stronger. He must be stopped, or he will merge the Shadow Realm with this world, all will be lost. If you do not do as I say, all I am able to tell you is that terrible things lie ahead. If you don't believe me then you must see for youself."
Icey nodded as if she understood, too bad she had no clue what in bloody hell was going on. Icey looked up, about to ask another question, but Astret was fading from view,
"Wait, Astret!!!! I still don't know!!!!" She yelled, right into the face of Kaiba who was giving her a weird look.
"....'Wait, Astret'??" Kaiba raised an eyebrow, "Hang on, I think I might have a strait jacket in here somewhere..."
Icey blinked, Astret had gone about as suddenly as she had appeared, Icey sweatdropped,
"Um...never mind," Icey decided to change the subject, "Where's everyone else?"
Joey staggered to his feet, still catching his breath, "They're...downstairs..." He stood up straight, "That's one hell of a grip you have..."
Icey laughed uncertainly, beginning to head down the hall, when she stopped. Icey turned around, her trademark smile on her face,
"Which way is downstairs?"
Everyone fell over, Kaiba walked over to her, placing his hands on her shoulders and spinning her around while walking her to the stairs,
"The stairway is here, make sure you drill this into your brain, I can't have a maid whose skull is thicker then a tree!" He said.
Icey scoffed and walked down the stairs, she turned her head to look at him as she walked, a sly smile on her face,
"Better then being a perv isn't it?" She asked, referring to her dress.
Kaiba folded his arms, his expression his the fact that he was trying desperately to come up with a good excuse, (A/N: *Gets random objects thrown at her for stating that Kaiba was a perv* ......@.@ oro......) Icey shook her head abit, then continued down the stairs. Only to stop when she heard a yell coming from back up the hallway,
"Maria..." Icey hissed, running up the stairs again.
Kaiba followed her, Icey stopped when she encountered a sight that would scar her forever. Maria lay quite still in a pool of her own scarlet blood, her blue eyes which were usually full of life were dull, giving off a glassy stare. Her throat had been slit. Icey could feel her heart stop beating inside her. Kaiba stood, his azure eyes were wide with shock. Joey however, was pinned up at the wall, 3 daggers embedded into the wall, one near his head, one beneath his arm, and the other, right between his legs. Suddenly, out of pure instinct, Kaiba pulled Icey's trembling body toward him.
"This is what she meant..." Icey sobbed quietly, "I didn't...."
"Joey," Kaiba began, "Who did this?"
Joey pushed himself off of the wall, a serious expression on his face,
"I don't know, this guy just popped up out of the ground like a daisy, tried to kill us both, but succeeded only once," Joey closed his eyes for a minute.
Icey was still crying softly into Kaiba's chest. Joey suddenly remembered, a note was been held up by one of the daggers. He bent down and gave it a tug, pulling it free, it read:
You had been warned and yet, you did not listen.... Pay the price....
Icey pushed herself away from Kaiba's warm hold, she walked over to Maria's cold body and gingerly ran her fingers through her hair. Such a nice person, gone, just like that.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Bakura sensed what was happening, he knew, all too much. He buried his face in his hands.
"Bakura?" Tea asked. "Anything wrong?"
Bakura didn't reply, but when he did, it was just below a whisper,
"Yes mortal, everything is going wrong..."
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Icey's note: Ta-dah!!! Oooooooh what's Bakura-chan hiding from all of us????? Find out in the next chapter!!! Until then, REVIEW PLEASE!!!! Just click on that lil 'Go' button down there and REVIEW!!! REVIEW I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!