~*A.N: This chapter is more focused on the battle between Ishizu and Bakura. Sorry for Yami and Tea fans that they will not be here until the next chapter. Flames will only prove your chicken to sign in on your real name ^^. Story will still be slow in updating because of Christmas stories. To tell the truth, I was almost considering stopping writing this story entirely because of a certain reviewer…should I stop though? Since…yeah…it's mostly focused on Miyako more than the Yami/Tea. Be honest please*~
~*Last Resort: Ishizu vs. Bakura*~
"Do you wish to challenge me?" Ishizu held the rod tightly in her hands.
"I do not wish to challenge you," Bakura smirked, the dark sphere growing larger in his hand. "I wish to kill you for the betrayal you just displayed." He then shot out the sphere, aiming for her.
Holding her rod out, it started to glow with such brilliance. Swinging it back, she then shot it out once more, reflecting Bakura's attack, sending the sphere right back at him.
Being able to see this in time, Bakura dodged it, the sphere cracking the wall though not shattering it.
"Damn it!" Ishizu glared at Bakura.
"And you thought it was easy to defeat me." Bakura smirked. "Poor Ishizu. It was for the best if you had stuck with being my slave. But no, you had to turn your back on me."
"I will send you to hell Bakura. I can promise you that. No…I can guarantee that."
"You guaranteed that you could handle being my slave but I saw no progress."
"Marik will come. I know my own brother will spare me from your wrath Bakura." Ishizu stood her ground.
A wicked laugh escaped the lips of Bakura. "Nothing more than a delusional ex-slave. You seem to be worth something the first day I took you in. But now, you are nothing more than a simple grain of sand. What makes you think Marik will come and save you now? He has better things to do than protect his own sister."
"He will come! He just will!"
"Marik is too busy toying with his newest slave," Bakura formed an ice spear in his hand, holding out the sharp tip, aiming for Ishizu. "While I'm too busy toying with my daughter and you as well." He then hurled the spear straight to her.
"Shield of light!!" Ishizu cried out, holding out her hands. A huge light appeared before her in a form of a shield. By a miracle, she managed to block off the ice, spinning the spear into the other direction, hurling it after Bakura.
Before he could react or call out a spell of his own, the spear managed to smack onto his chest. He could feel the wind knocked out of him.
Ishizu picked up the rod of Anubis, approaching Bakura. Her eyes burned with such passion, such intensity. Bakura laid crumpled on the floor, his eyes looking up at her.
"I will send you to your death as I promised." Ishizu hissed, pointing the tip of the rod to Bakura. "Maybe…just maybe you will be spared."
Bakura laughed softly, slowly getting up. "You still don't understand do you?" he took a glance at the rod of Anubis, noticing that it glowed wildly. Smirking, he stepped back, chanting something.
"What was that Bakura?" Ishizu's eyes widened. "What did you say? What was that you have said?"
That smirk never left Bakura's lips, slowly turning towards Ishizu. "Your rod, your rod has been possessed."
"You lie!!" Ishizu glared at her former master. "My rod is not possessed."
"Forgetting so quickly?" he just stood there. "Death has done something to your rod when you gave it to him."
"I know when you lie Bakura. My father's soul rests within the rod of Anubis."
"It's just too bad that Shadi decided to take over. Your father is no longer within that stupid stick."
"I don't believe you Bakura! You are a liar and have always been."
"And since when has you master lied to you?" a voice called out. The two looked up, seeing death leaning against the wall, his eyes gazing at the floor.
Ishizu turned around seeing Shadi. "You? Death, what have you done to my father's soul?"
Shadi laughed softly. "The night you decided to bring Tea and Yami from the dead. I asked for your rod…" his voice trailed off saying no more.
Gripping the rod in her hand, she made her way towards Shadi slapping him right in the face. His face twisted to the side from the impact. "You took my father's soul you bastard!! We had a deal Shadi!! We had a deal!!"
"What kind of deal is that Ishizu?" Bakura gazed at her.
"She won't tell." Marik slowly emerged from the darkness.
Turning around, Ishizu saw her own brother. "Marik I knew you'd be here."
Marik looked at Ishizu strangely. "You think I came back for you Ishizu?"
"What?" Ishizu was stunned.
"Take a look at your rod." Marik pointed his finger to her rod in her hand.
Ishizu looked down at her rod noticing it was glowing wildly. Slowly, it floated right out of her hand and above her. "What's going on?" Suddenly, sparks shot out everywhere before it struck Ishizu. Soon, her body started to materialize in a ghostly form, her body being sucked into the rod.
"I will be back!!" Ishizu cried out. "I will be back!! And I shall see that your child kills you Bakura!!" and at that, the last of Ishizu disappeared, the rod falling to the floor landing with a clink and a clank.
The three, Marik, Bakura, and Shadi, stood there in silence for a long moment.
Bakura took a glance up at Marik. "Where's Tea?"
"Hospital. She is off my control for now." Marik took out his millennium rod.
"Yes, I heard about her deed with Joey." Bakura leaned against the wall. All of a sudden, there was a huge knock on the door. "Ryou? Ryou you there?"
Marik smirked. "Looks like your daughter has arrived."
"And you have to be gone." Bakura hissed. "She will remember you for killing her friend."
Marik nodded. "That's true. I will have to check on Tea anyway." He turned around and disappeared in the darkness while Bakura changed himself to Ryou.
"I should get going as well." Shadi stood up, fixing his cloak.
"That's up to you Shadi but I prefer you stay."
"She will get suspicious." Shadi watched Ryou heading towards the door.
"Just say you're a figment of her imagination. It's easy to pretend don't you think?"
"You dare tell me what to do?" Shadi leaned against the wall.
Ignoring him, Ryou opened the door seeing Miyako leaning against it. "Miya-chan," he gently pulled her close to him. "What's the matter?" he felt a few tears seeping through his shirt.
"My uncle…he was shot…someone shot him."
Ryou pulled her inside, trying to calm Miyako down. "Shhh…calm down Miyako. Tell me what happened."
Miyako nearly collapsed but Ryou held her up. "You remember my Uncle Joey?" Ryou nodded before she continued. "I ran into his sister this afternoon and they were planning to stop by Joey's house. But by the time we reached there, Joey was just laying there in his own blood."
"Oh dear," Ryou pretended to be surprised, as he knew how it happened. "Hmm…let's go visit him. We'll take your motorcycle."
Miyako nodded. Her eyes widened as she saw Shadi standing there. "Oh shit…"
"What is it?" Ryou turned around.
"I saw Death." Miyako stammered, pointing to the figure.
Ryou looked around. Sure enough, he could see Shadi but decided not to reveal about his true self yet. "Where? I don't see him. Maybe you're hallucinating from what happened."
"No! It's true, I do see him!" Miyako kept pointing at Shadi.
"Come on, let's go visit your uncle." Ryou took her by the arm and led her out the door.
~*Sorry if it's so confusing but…To Be Continued*~
~*Anyway, here's a preview of my last three chapters. Chapter 27 will focus on Joey…that's all I'm going to tell you…you'll just have to figure out what this means. Chapter 28 will have Miyako facing off against Marik but someone will make a surprise appearance that could bring her down. Chapter 29 will be the intense battle between a daughter and her own father. (There could be a Chapter 30 making it a two part episode but it'll depend*~
~*Now for the reviews*~
Dragon Faere: Yeah…sorry to disappoint you. But I'll tell you one thing though, Joey's not dead ^_^
DreamingChild: Didn't really think it was that intense…oh well, thought that was my best chapter so far when it came down to the sequel. By the way, thanks for lifting my sprits up kiddo about how I could probably continue this story. BTW, that thing about Bakura "pitting" Tea and Yami against each other…at first it was a typo but then again, I decided not to change it since it could add a few laughs ^_^
Disappointed Reader: Thanks for your opinion. You are only right about one thing, it took a downfall when it dealt with the child BUT I CLEARLY STATED IN CH. 20 THAT THE SEQUEL WAS ABOUT THAT CHILD!!! One thing that nestles in my mind is how the heck did you survive reading the sequel if it sucked that badly?
MisticElf: I stop it because I can ^_^ LOL nah just joking.
River-Star2: ::laughs:: Think of it this way…Kaiba just went shopping at Home Depot or Lowes LOL