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---Bakura vs. Yami; Duel of the Century---
Amane...
Ugh. Just leave me alone...
Amane...
Ok, ok. I'm waking up. Just please be quiet...
Wake up girl.
The annoyance in his voice immediately makes me get up, dizziness rushing to my head as a consequence of my action. Where was I? I shook my head, trying to get the dizziness to pass. And when it did, I got up slowly, examining my surroundings. I was still on the island; that was for sure.
I decided to wander around, not wanting to duel after what had happened last time.
Wait, what did happen when I was dueling?
Panic began to bubble up inside of me, wondering whether Bakura had done anything to the duelist while I was unconscious. I looked up at the sky; it was getting darker with every passing minute.
The sun steadily disappeared behind the mountains; darkness taking light. I continued walking, as the sight of light ahead of me grew bigger. Dark figures were standing around the light, and I saw one of them walk away from the group. As I neared closer, I realized that the figures were ones of Yugi, Téa, Tristan and Joey. They stared at me and realized that it was me.
"I told you I saw Amane." Téa said to the others as they welcomed me. I smiled and sat down, and we stayed up talking.
"So guys, what's your favorite card?" Yugi asked, looking at Téa first, who blushed a bit, winning a small glare from me. She looked through her deck, her eyes lighting up as she took one card out of it.
"My favorite card is the Magician of Faith!" She announced, getting responses of 'That card?!' and 'That's such a weak card!' from Joey and Tristan.
Interesting...
"Well, what's your favorite card?" I asked Joey, trying to ignore Bakura as I watched Joey rummage through his deck.
"Woo! Look at this! The Flame Swordsman!" He said, grinning from ear to ear.
Very interesting indeed...
"And yours Tristan?" I asked, forcing a smile on my face as he looked through his cards.
"My Cyber Commander can beat Joey's card any day!" He said, getting a glare from Joey and a brief protest.
Perfect...
"Yugi?" I asked, watching as he smiled and looked through his deck.
"My favorite card is the Dark Magician obviously." He said, holding it up for all of us to see.
Even more perfect...
"What's your favorite card Amane?" Yugi asked me loudly, trying to drown out the noise of Tristan and Joey's squabbling.
I took out my deck and leafed through it, my eyes widening at the cards in my deck.
'Bakura, what did you do to my deck?' I asked him as I saw cards like 'Man Eater Bug' and 'Electric Lizard' among the pile; cards that I never had in my deck before.
I just... improved it. That's all.
I bit my lip as I continued looking through my deck, looking for at least one card that was in my original deck. Happiness filled my body and killed some of the fear inside of me as I saw a card that I recognized.
"Um... my favorite card would have to be Change of Heart." I said, smiling as I showed the card to the group. Yugi asked what it did, and so I tried to answer it as best I could.
"I can choose one of the opponent's monster and use it for one turn." I replied as a look of awe crossed Yugi's purple eyes. I smiled back at him, suggesting a friendly duel between me and Yugi, with all four cards in Yugi's deck.
"Are you sure Amane? I mean, four against one isn't really all that fair..." Yugi started, which was followed by Joey, who said the exact same thing. I shook my head and with slight hesitation, Yugi and the others headed to a log, where we would duel.
Thank you girl, for giving me the change to get revenge of the Pharaoh.
The Millennium Ring glowed underneath my sweater, and I felt myself being pushed back into the depths of my mind.
-o-
I grinned sadistically as I emerged from the Ring; its glow dulling slightly. Yugi stared at the Ring in shock, obviously not noticing the sudden change of looks.
'Time to make this interesting...' I thought to myself as the Ring began its golden glow. I looked up, managing to see fear in Yugi and his friend's eyes as they were sent to the Shadow Realm.
I stood up, walking slowly to the soulless group.
"Well, that was easy." I said, bending over Yugi's fallen form to get the Puzzle... and to get my revenge on the Pharaoh. The object glowed as my fingers neared it, and I had to shield my eyes as the light blinded me. When the glowing stopped, I lowered my arm. Before me stood the Pharaoh, glaring down at me.
"I will not let you take the Puzzle without a fight! If I win, then you'll have to give me back my friends." He said, taking out his deck and setting it down on the playing field. I took out mine, heading back to my original spot and placing the deck on my side of the playing field.
"And if I win, then I'll send your soul to the Shadow Realm. And then I'll take your Puzzle." I laughed harshly as we drew our cards, flashing a sadistic grin at the Pharaoh before I looked down at my hand. A silence grew between us, and the Pharaoh was the one to break it.
"Why did you send them to the Shadow Realm?" I had to roll my eyes at how clueless the Pharaoh was.
"I am the thief of souls, Pharaoh. I strive to collect all seven Millennium Items and have power that no one's ever dreamed of. And I'm going to start with yours." I replied, grinning at him as his look turned into one of anger.
"I play Cyber Commander!" The Pharaoh announced, putting the card on the field and watching as the figurine appeared before us. I smirked as I saw the shocked look on his face when he had seen his best friend Tristan, who was dressed in the card's outfit, appearing instead of the monster. Something must have clicked in the Pharaoh's mind, because I had caught a glimpse of realization in his face.
I drew my card, glancing at it before setting it down.
"I play White Magical Hats in attack mode! White Magical Hats, attack Cyber Commander!" I commanded, grinning widely as I sent Tristan to the graveyard. The Pharaoh glared at me as he drew a card out of his deck. He played Flame Swordsman, brief shock appearing on face when he saw Joey dressed up as the Flame Swordsman. He attacked my only monster, bringing my lifepoints down to 1200.
I calmly drew my card, placing Morphing Jar face down on the field and I looked up at the Pharaoh with my unwavering gaze. He didn't look up and I noticed he seemed to be deep in conversation with Joey after he had drawn his card.
"No! Wait Joey!" The Pharaoh yelled as the swordsman headed to attack my face down monster. I smirked as I flipped it over, revealing the jar to the Pharaoh.
"Now we have to discard our hands and draw new ones." I told him, placing my hand in the graveyard and picking up as many as I had discarded. I drew another card, since it was my turn, and placed another Morphing Jar face down in the same position. I also placed a trap card face down.
"I play Monster Reborn, to bring back Cyber Commander!" The Pharaoh announced as the monster mentioned re-appeared on the field, "And I also play Dark Magician!"
A small figure, shorter than the usual Dark Magician, appeared. Its tri-colored hair stuck out in many places as he looked around, confused. Yugi turned around, looking curiously at his counterpart as they began a short conversation. Then the Dark Magician turned around, confidence in his eyes as he held up his staff, sending powerful magic towards my face down monster. Once again, I smirked as I revealed the card and, again, we discarded our hand and drew new ones.
I drew a card from my deck, and placed Electric Lizard face down on the field. Then I flipped over my trap card, Just Desserts, sending the Pharaoh's lifepoints down to 500 and leaving him winded.
After a few minutes, he drew his card and played his own monster face down, along with another card, which was face down as well. He commanded Yugi to attack my face down card, and revealed it as the Electric Lizard. My sadistic laughter filled the air as electricity covered the magician, leaving him immobile for one turn. I chuckled cruelly as I drew my next card, placing another monster face down.
"To give you a chance Pharaoh, I'll tell you what this card is. It's Man Eater Bug, and if you attack it, I have to power to send one of your monsters to the graveyard." I smirked as the Pharaoh paled, his face grave. All three monsters on the field turned to the Pharaoh, and they began a conversation.
A couple minutes later, they turned back, and the Pharaoh revealed his trap card; horn of heaven. Joey ran up and leaped at me, slashing my beast as the trap card took its effect and destroyed my monster, not giving me a change to use its effect. I laughed, wondering how the Pharaoh decided to sacrifice one of his friends.
"You do realize, Pharaoh, that there is no way to revive him now. You've already used Monster Reborn." I stated, my smirk growing wider. The Pharaoh's face held no emotion as I looked at him and then suddenly, a face down card on his side of the field began glowing. A card materialized right in front of the Pharaoh, and he looked at it in shock. But then he grinned as he grabbed it and he placed Monster Reborn on the field, bringing back the once fallen swordsman.
"I can't believe you Pharaoh," I said, grabbing the Pharaoh's attention and wiping the smile off his face, "You'd rather save your friends than win the duel. That's pathetic."
He didn't reply, just merely looking at me and waiting for me to take my turn. I sneered at him, drawing my card as I did and placing Lady of Faith on the field.
"Yugi!" I called out, diverting the attention of the Dark Magician to me, "When I use this card in my hand, I'll have you destroy your own friends."
Yugi looked shock as I played the Change of Heart card. But nothing could prepare me for what was about to come...
-o-
I felt like I was being pulled to another dimension. Kind of like being sucked into a vortex or something. The light; it was blinding. But slowly it faded, and I opened my eyes. Light sparkled around me, and I felt powerful wings open behind me.
Wait, I had wings?
I blinked, the blurriness that had filled my eyes slowly disappearing. Cautiously, I looked around, noticing the soft material of my robes flowing around me, the wings attached to my back, twitching slightly. One wing was black and had a leathery look, the other white, adorned with feathers that made me imagine the softness of it. My bare feet touched the dirty field as I began to notice Yugi and his friends in the other side of it.
Girl, take control of the magician.
I looked behind me, the image of a glaring and angry yami crossing my eyes. I looked back at the group and glanced at the monster card on my side of the field. During a brief moment, I considered each option and its pros and cons.
I knew what I had to do.
Mustering every ounce of courage in me, I moved to the Magician of Faith, entering its body. Suddenly, I was adorned in different clothes and I spread my arms, closing my eyes before opening them again. I ignored all the messages sent by Bakura through the mind link and I opened my mouth to speak.
"Yugi, attack me."
The Dark Magician opened his mouth to protest, but I quickly cut in before he said anything.
"Do it. And then you'll stop my yami and save yourselves."
Yugi, his face deep with thought, turned around and conversed with Yami. A few minutes later, the Millennium Puzzle glowed with a powerful brightness that I had to shield my eyes with my arms.
As the light faded away, I felt myself in yet another set of clothes and I quickly opened my eyes. There I was, in my own body and Bakura was in the body of the Magician of Faith. Yugi grinned at me as he raised his staff, sending a blast of magic towards the shocked yami, winning the duel and sending everyone else back to their respective bodies. I stood up, collecting my cards before I did so and walked to the group, Yugi being the only one awake.
"I'm sorry." I said as he gave me a smile and accepted my apology.
"Where'd you get the Millennium Ring, Amane?" Yugi asked, and an image of the scene of my father giving me the Ring flashed through my head before I answered.
"My father, he bought the Ring from a stand in Egypt. When he gave it to me, he said I was destined to have it." I received nods of understanding from him, and I gave him a small smile. The group, excluding Yugi, slowly stood up and complained about a bad dream that involved a duel between me and Yugi. We exchanged awkward smiles, mentally deciding that
The happy moment was quickly shattered by a scream that pierced the air and we quickly race there, my heart feeling somewhat lighter. At least I know now that Bakura won't be in my life anymore.
Or at least, that's what I had thought.
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