A Duel with Dark Souls, chapter 2: Target – Seto Kaiba
Yippee! I got 4 reviews! Here are my answers:
Leona Saclat: Yes, I did get my yami's name from the Egyptian goddess of war, Sekhmet, but my yami doesn't have a lion's head… glad you noticed! gives plushie Anubis Here! I read your bio, hope you like! I really, really hate the Heart of the Cards theory, so I really loved making them lose. I do own a deck, it's a Kaiba Starter Deck, so expect more detail this chapter. Thanks for being my 1st reviewer!
Ryou Bakura: Nice username, and I am updating, this story may end up about 10 chapters long!
Yami Bakura: Stupid authoress, nearly losing Malik's soul… licks Millennium Eye heh…
Right… you need therapy… but blood is cool!
dragonmastergurl: No, it's not a dream; this is what I really want to happen to all the good guys…
Malik: Hey! What about Pharaoh Malik!
Yami Bakura: Shut up! I'm the one who beat them and saved your sorry hide!
Malik: Too true… bugger.
I let Yugi get defeated because he is a little (emphasis on little) twerp and I hate him!
Minako: I'm not a yaoi fangirl, but it is pretty cute. Your wish is my command! Seto is in this chapter! Bakura finally won, and will continue to! He is soo cute! I couldn't let him lose! New chappie, new opponents, new adventures, old stupidity and insanity… that fits me! If you like yaoi, you should read Fate VII's fic, the Hikari Strikes Back. It rocks!
Right, now that's out of the way, here are the two cutest bishies (again!) Malik and Yami Bakura, to do the disclaimer! glomps Malik-chan
Malik: Sekhmet Hikari does not own Yugioh. If she did, Weevil, Strings, Arcana and all my Rare Hunters would die, there would be more violence, and Yugi would lose once in a while!
Yami Bakura: Well, now I have nothing left to say… On with the fic!
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Seto Kaiba looked up from his laptop. A crashing noise had come from outside his window, and he stood up to investigate. The pile of crates stacked against the wall of the alley had toppled, and smashed on the ground. A blonde teenager was sitting on a motorcycle, calling out to someone apparently underneath the pile of wood. The 16-year old millionaire and CEO of Kaiba Corp stood up, grabbed his trademark gravity-defying trenchcoat and went downstairs.
"Bakura! Are you okay?" shouted Malik, circling the pile of splintered crates. He tried dragging one away, but it was stuck. A yell of pain came from underneath all the wood.
"Watch it, baka!" came the irate reply.
"Hey, I'm trying to help!" Malik said. He spun around at the sound of footsteps behind him.
"Kaiba? What are you doing here?" he asked. Kaiba looked down at him.
"I thought you might need some help. You must be Yugi's friend, Namu, is it?"
Malik stared at him, confused, until he remembered something. "Oh… yeah, I'm Namu. Can you help me get Bakura out from under here? The stupid baka took the corner too fast…"
O O O O O O Flashback!
Malik and Bakura came flying around the corner on their motorcycles. Malik took the corner perfectly, but Bakura's bike slid out from under him, smashing into the pile of crates, and bringing them down on top of him. (Crappy, I know… first story!)
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"And I need your help to get him out… please?" asked Malik. Seto looked at him, then at the stack of crates.
"Um… fine, I'll help…" he said grudgingly. Together, he and Malik shifted most of the wood, uncovering a dirty, extremely pissed off Bakura.
"Finally, bakamono!"
"Sorry, someone sure is uptight…" muttered Seto. He turned to go.
"Hey, Bakura, time for phase two…" whispered Malik. He raised the Millennium Rod, and Bakura called out to Kaiba. "Yo, stupid!"
Mali and Bakura muttered a chant in Egyptian when Kaiba turned. Inky black shadows swirled around them, blocking the outside world. Kaiba looked around in fear, which was unusual.
"Where are we?" he asked, his voice wavering. His face was chalk white.
"Welcome, Seto Kaiba, to the Shadow Realm!" said Bakura, allowing the Millennium Ring to glow in the darkness. It looked eerie, and Kaiba, if possible, went even paler.
"What do you want?"
"It's simple. We duel, loser stays here, winner goes home. Or, to put it in truer terms, we go home, you stay." said Malik.
"Wait, back up. Who am I duelling?"
"Bakura? You already proved well against the stupid Pharaoh." said Malik casually. He pulled Bakura aside and shoved a card into his hand. "Use this."
"Fine. I will." Bakura said, looking at the card. Then he reached into his pocket and pulled two more cards out. He showed them to Kaiba, who went so pale he could give a ghost a run for its money.
"You see these?" he asked. One of the cards had a picture of a startled Joey, and the other had a picture of Yugi. "You win, they go free as well. You lose, and you'll join them…"
Kaiba just stared at the cards.
"Since you seem at a loss for words, I'll go first, Kaiba." growled Bakura, his white hair gleaming. "I summon Doma, the Angel of Silence (1600 ATK), and play the magic card Quick Attack, to attack you straight off!"
(Kaiba's LP: 2400)
Kaiba clutched his chest, his eyes burning. The Duel Monster holograms were realistic, certainly, but hey never inflicted real harm on a player! He shook his head and drew.
"I play Opticlops (1800 ATK), and destroy your Angel. (Bakura's LP: 3800) Then I play one card facedown (Obligatory Summon) and end my turn." He said, smirking.
"Good." said Bakura. "I play a monster facedown in defense mode (Man-eater Bug), and play Dark Door. Now only –"
"I know what Dark Door does, I'm no rookie. Now only one monster can attack per turn." interrupted Kaiba. Bakura snarled.
"Fine, mister know-it-all! Go already!"
"I summon Kaiser Seahorse, in defense mode. Then I attack your face-down monster with Opticlops!"
Bakura's face-down monster flipped over. Man-eater Bug was exposed, and Bakura smirked.
"I choose, through my Man-eater Bug's effect, to destroy your Opticlops! So ha!"
Opticlops disintegrated, and Kaiba growled. "So go already!"
"Touchy, aren't we? Okay, I play one monster face-down in defense, and play one card face-down as well, and end my turn." Bakura said.
"Finally," said Kaiba. "Now I can activate Kaiser Seahorse's special ability. It allows me to summon a powerful Light monster, only sacrificing my Seahorse to do so. And I think you know what monster I'm summoning, don't you, Bakura?"
Bakura hissed, and glared at Kaiba.
"I summon the mighty Blue-eyes White Dragon! Then I play one card facedown, and end my turn. Just to be fair, I'm not gonna attack. Why rush to victory?"
Bakura stared at the mighty dragon before him. As usual, a plan was forming in his mind. He prayed he could draw the card he needed!
"I play Earthbound Spirit (2000 DEF), and the magic card, Change of Heart, to possess your Blue-eyes! And I sacrifice my face-down monster, Earthbound Spirit and your Blue-eyes, to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra!" (This is the card Malik gave him before!)
A golden sphere of light formed above the duel site, and Hieratic text appeared on the card. Bakura read it aloud.
"Great beast of the sky,
Please hear my cry,
Transform thyself from orb of light,
And bring me victory in this fight,
Envelop the desert in your glow,
And cast your rage upon my foe,
Unlock your powers from deep within,
So that together we may win!
Appear in this Shadow Game
As I call your name,
The Winged Dragon of Ra!"
The great sphere dissolved, and a massive golden dragon descended to land in front of Bakura, who laughed manically. The sound clashed with Ra's ear-splitting screech, making Kaiba and Malik cover their ears. When the sound died down, Bakura grinned, showing off his sharp teeth.
"My Winged Dragon has 4500 attack points, and, due to its ability, Point-to-point Transfer, I can raise Ra's attack by giving up some of my life points!"
Bakura gave up all but one of his life points, and Ra's attack was raised to 8299! Bakura melded with the blue jewel on the Winged Dragons head, and he laughed again.
"Attack, Winged Dragon of Ra! Wipe him out, and cast him to the Shadows!"
Kaiba yelled as the Winged Dragon's flame soared towards him, and covered him completely. When it dissipated, all that was left was a Duel Disk, Kaiba's deck, and a tiny wooden doll, carved to look like Kaiba.
"Hey! I thought we agreed on cards!" yelled Malik.
"So sue me if I wanted to practice! (#)" yelled Bakura back. The Shadow Realm disappeared, and Bakura let his host regain control. Ryou nearly collapsed. His body and spirit were exhausted, and his arm hurt. He looked down, and saw a hasty bandage wrapped around it, stained with blood. It looked like it needed changing, but what was it there for?
"Bakura! Namu (&)! Have you seen Yugi, Joey or Kaiba?"
Tea, Tristan, Serenity, Duke and Mokuba came running around the corner. Mokuba pulled up short, narrowly avoiding crashing into Malik.
"Sorry. Have you seen my brother?" he asked.
"No, I don't think so. Weren't they with you?" Malik answered. Ryou just stood there, looking lost and tired. He covered the bandage on his arm, and appeared to zone out.
'Must be talking to his yami,' thought Malik. He casually stuffed Kaiba's deck, Duel Disk and the tiny doll into his backpack.
"What are you doing here, Namu? I thought you already qualified for the finals." said Mokuba. He scratched his head.
"I found Bakura injured, and I was taking him to the hospital. He must've lost a lot of blood. I tried fixing him up, but I'm not very good… ($)"
Tea ran up to Ryou, and moved his hand from his arm. "Oh, no! That looks really bad!" she exclaimed.
"Hey Tea, we should be looking for Joey and Yug', Namu can take Bakura to the hospital! We gotta get goin'!" said Tristan. He put an arm around Serenity's shoulder. "Come on, let's make tracks!"
"Tristan's right, for once. Let's go! Namu, take care of Bakura, okay?" said Duke. He fiddled with his dice earring as he walked away. The others followed him.
"Whew, that was close." said Malik.
Ryou leaned against the wall and slid down it. He looked like he was going to collapse. At that moment, his yami took over again, allowing Ryou to faint in his soul room.
"Too close. Next time, I'm sending that annoying Tea girl to the Shadow Realm."
"Okay, Bakura, you need to take anger management. Let's figure out who our next target is… how about that Valentine woman? She talks too much…" said Malik. He grinned, and Bakura got up and dusted himself off.
"Let's go, then."
Bakura went over to the forgotten pile of splinters and dragged out his motorcycle. He jumped on and revved the engine. Malik kicked up the stand and jumped on his, tearing away down the back alleys of Domino City, followed by Bakura.
On the other side of town, a young woman wearing an Egyptian dress wandered down the streets, lost in thought. She was so preoccupied, she nearly walked into a lamp-post. Her thoughts were on her little brother and his partner in crime, the thief, and what havoc they were wreaking on history…
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Wow… that only took me a day to write. Let me elaborate on a few things:
(#) – in the manga, Bakura has a rep. for sending Ryou's friends souls to the Shadow Realm., or sealing them in dolls, when they played the Monster World RPG. That's where this idea came from.
(&) – Malik introduces himself to Yugi and co. in Legendary Fisherman, pt 2, as Namu, therefore, that's what I used!
($) – That was his excuse for having Bakura stab his arm to prove his loyalty, or something like that… yeah.
Okay, all important issues cleared up. If anyone wants detail on some of Kaiba's cards, put it in a review. If anyone was confused, put it in a review, and I'll clear it up. If anyone wants to congratulate me on dissecting a sheep eyeball in science, put it in a review! All other things, PUT IN A #$&!$ REVIEW!