Dim by Light, Bright by Dark
Chapter 7: Friendless Fighting in the Dark
"Where am I?" He looked around him for any signs of human life form, but only the blackness penetrated his eyes. "Is this a dream?" His voice reverberated wherever he was.
A laugh caused him to start. A purple vortex appeared in front of him. Bakura stepped through the vortex, with a dark look in his eyes. "I say it is more like an eternal nightmare. Welcome to my home," Bakura shouted sarcastically.
Yami jumped up and shouted, "Where have you brought me? Where is Marik? Where is Reika?"
"You will see them... Maybe"
"Let's duel!"
Bakura waved his finger at him. "Patience, Pharaoh. I know you are itching to lose as quickly as possible, but first, I must describe the rules to this duel, for in the Shadow Realm the game is different."
Bakura snapped his finger. A dark figure chained to a stone appeared behind the evil sorcerer. Yami stopped and felt his eyes throbbing with tears. Chained to the boulder, was Reika.
Yami quivered, "What have you done?"
"You can assume and believe that her duel with Marik ended in favor for the evil sorcerers."
"So fast…"
"Actually, you have been sleeping during her duel."
Yami glared at him as Bakura spoke casually.
"You tricked me."
Bakura laughed again. "You will not stand against me here in the Shadow Realm. You, a boy, has never been dueling in the darkest place in space and time. And here, I write the rules. Your fate will be the same as your subordinates."
"Enough talk, and let us begin!"
"Rule number one: do not make me mad or I will swallow you up like the pea that you are. Rule number two: you may summon one monster at a time. Rule number three: you have five minutes to beat me. If you cannot beat me within the time limit, you will be stuck here for the rest of your life, fighting off the darkness—"
"Bakura, stop wasting time!" Cried a new voice. Yami looked up and saw Marik's twisted head above all of them. "We have work to do!"
Bakura shrugged. "And finally, I will not play by my own rules. And therefore, trap you here in the Shadow Realm with your dying friend."
"You--"
"Your ancestors were not fair. Why should I be?"
Yami jumped at him, but Bakura had already disappeared. "Long live the Pharaoh," were his final words to Yami.
Yami fell to his knees suddenly feeling the cold darkness taking over him.
"Pharaoh, do not give up…"
Yami crawled over to Reika, who had spoken. On his stomach, he reached and encircled her shin with his hand weakly.
She whispered quietly, "There is still hope of escape for you. You must believe that you can and will beat them…"
"Reika…"
"I will give up the last of my power to you. Combine the last bit of my power with yours to summon the Dark Magician. Believe, and Dark Magician will save you."
"But, that would mean you--"
"Sacrifices must be made, young Pharaoh."
Yami slowly stood up to touch her face. "You are noble… You are all noble… But I cannot stand losing another friend."
"Maybe, but you must." Reika gasped and stared straight at Yami, her eyes, hazy with death. "Avenge me. Avenge us all. You must, to save those that are still alive."
"Betrayed…" Yami murmured as he unchained Reika from her place. The young woman fell on him, and Yami supported her as best he can.
"How am I still alive and strong?" Yami muttered.
Reika with her eyes closed answered him, "Because, our friends are in spirit with us. Without them, we would not have gone so far."
Yami looked at her with tears streaming down his face.
Reika smiled gently at him, opening her eyes ever so slightly. "Now use the last of all our powers and summon Dark Magician one more time."
Yami could feel her tense up and almost immediately fall limp in his arms. With her sacrifice and everyone else's he summoned Dark Magician.
Dark Magician appeared immediately in front of the Pharaoh and stared at his master and the woman he still supported. "Master? I am here."
The pharaoh grimaced. "Hurry, break down these walls."
"As you wish." Dark Magician raised his staff and used his dark magic attack, but his attack only ricocheted against the wall.
Dark Magician's eyes widened in confusion. "What is wrong?" Yami asked him.
"It will not break."
"No."
"We are doomed."
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Chapter 7: Friendless Fighting in the Dark
"Where am I?" He looked around him for any signs of human life form, but only the blackness penetrated his eyes. "Is this a dream?" His voice reverberated wherever he was.
A laugh caused him to start. A purple vortex appeared in front of him. Bakura stepped through the vortex, with a dark look in his eyes. "I say it is more like an eternal nightmare. Welcome to my home," Bakura shouted sarcastically.
Yami jumped up and shouted, "Where have you brought me? Where is Marik? Where is Reika?"
"You will see them... Maybe"
"Let's duel!"
Bakura waved his finger at him. "Patience, Pharaoh. I know you are itching to lose as quickly as possible, but first, I must describe the rules to this duel, for in the Shadow Realm the game is different."
Bakura snapped his finger. A dark figure chained to a stone appeared behind the evil sorcerer. Yami stopped and felt his eyes throbbing with tears. Chained to the boulder, was Reika.
Yami quivered, "What have you done?"
"You can assume and believe that her duel with Marik ended in favor for the evil sorcerers."
"So fast…"
"Actually, you have been sleeping during her duel."
Yami glared at him as Bakura spoke casually.
"You tricked me."
Bakura laughed again. "You will not stand against me here in the Shadow Realm. You, a boy, has never been dueling in the darkest place in space and time. And here, I write the rules. Your fate will be the same as your subordinates."
"Enough talk, and let us begin!"
"Rule number one: do not make me mad or I will swallow you up like the pea that you are. Rule number two: you may summon one monster at a time. Rule number three: you have five minutes to beat me. If you cannot beat me within the time limit, you will be stuck here for the rest of your life, fighting off the darkness—"
"Bakura, stop wasting time!" Cried a new voice. Yami looked up and saw Marik's twisted head above all of them. "We have work to do!"
Bakura shrugged. "And finally, I will not play by my own rules. And therefore, trap you here in the Shadow Realm with your dying friend."
"You--"
"Your ancestors were not fair. Why should I be?"
Yami jumped at him, but Bakura had already disappeared. "Long live the Pharaoh," were his final words to Yami.
Yami fell to his knees suddenly feeling the cold darkness taking over him.
"Pharaoh, do not give up…"
Yami crawled over to Reika, who had spoken. On his stomach, he reached and encircled her shin with his hand weakly.
She whispered quietly, "There is still hope of escape for you. You must believe that you can and will beat them…"
"Reika…"
"I will give up the last of my power to you. Combine the last bit of my power with yours to summon the Dark Magician. Believe, and Dark Magician will save you."
"But, that would mean you--"
"Sacrifices must be made, young Pharaoh."
Yami slowly stood up to touch her face. "You are noble… You are all noble… But I cannot stand losing another friend."
"Maybe, but you must." Reika gasped and stared straight at Yami, her eyes, hazy with death. "Avenge me. Avenge us all. You must, to save those that are still alive."
"Betrayed…" Yami murmured as he unchained Reika from her place. The young woman fell on him, and Yami supported her as best he can.
"How am I still alive and strong?" Yami muttered.
Reika with her eyes closed answered him, "Because, our friends are in spirit with us. Without them, we would not have gone so far."
Yami looked at her with tears streaming down his face.
Reika smiled gently at him, opening her eyes ever so slightly. "Now use the last of all our powers and summon Dark Magician one more time."
Yami could feel her tense up and almost immediately fall limp in his arms. With her sacrifice and everyone else's he summoned Dark Magician.
Dark Magician appeared immediately in front of the Pharaoh and stared at his master and the woman he still supported. "Master? I am here."
The pharaoh grimaced. "Hurry, break down these walls."
"As you wish." Dark Magician raised his staff and used his dark magic attack, but his attack only ricocheted against the wall.
Dark Magician's eyes widened in confusion. "What is wrong?" Yami asked him.
"It will not break."
"No."
"We are doomed."
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