A/N: I thought I'd try for a Beyblade /Yu-Gi-Oh! Crossover. I hope this will turn out good. If it doesn't, let me know.
Key
/blah/ - Driger to Ray
/blah/ - Ray to Driger
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Everyone belongs to their respective owners. So, do not sue me for writing this!
There is a history of games.
Game history is interwoven with human history, starting in the Egyptian Empire five thousand years ago.
Ancient games foretold the future for citizens and kings. As games were played, fate was decided in magical ceremonies.
These were called "The Shadow Games."
It had only been a couple of hours after the second World Championships were the winning team; The Bladebreakers had to decide what do with their lives. Max Tate and Kai Hitawari decided to join with Tyson Granger, and Kenny at their local middle school. While, Ray; who was the oldest, was signed up at the high school. Thanks to Mr Dickenson.
Kai Hitawari was fourteen and co-captain of the winning team. He had dark blue hair, but with wild bluish grey bangs, creamy skin, sharp crimson mocha eyes, and four blue triangles on his cheeks; two on each side. He wore a skin tight sleeveless dark purple; almost black, tee-shirt, baggy dark grey pants, a red belt, black army boots, a red scarf, and elbow length dark purplish black gloves. His bit beast was Dranzer; the phoenix.
Tyson Granger was fourteen and the other co-captain of the team. He had shoulder length dark blue hair; which was kept in a ponytail, lightly tan skin, and large dark blue eyes. He wore a yellow shirt, grey pants, a red vest, red-and-blue high tech sneakers, fingerless sky blue gloves, and his traditional red-and-white cap. His bit beast was Dragoon; the dragon.
Max Tate was fourteen as well and the only American of the group. He had unruly sun-kissed blond hair, creamy skin, and baby blue eyes. He wore a simple sleeveless green tee-shirt; with a dark blue tee-shirt that had gold stars over it, grey shorts, red sneakers, and fingerless red gloves. His bit beast was Draciel; the turtle.
Kenny was the youngest at thirteen, and the genius of the group. He had unruly dark auburn hair, pale skin; yet no one knew his eye color as he wore thick glasses all the time. He wore a white tee-shirt, dark grey shorts, a dark brown vest, brown armbands, and shiny black shoes. His bit beast was Dizzaga; or "Dizzi" for short. She was trapped within his lap top after a freaky storm.
Hillary was the unofficial member of the group. Same age as Tyson; and was even in his class at school! She had wild dark brown hair, pale skin and sharp ruby red eyes. She wore a black tank top with a pink shirt over it, a white pleated skirt and brown suede shoes.
Ray Kon was the oldest member of the group; fifteen, and actually belonged to two different teams. The Japanese Bladebreakers and the Chinese White Tigers. Ray had long silky black hair; which he kept tied back in a long ponytail and a red yin-yang headband around his head, soft spikes framed his sharp angular face, as sweet golden eyes peered out. He wore a sleeveless gold trimmed white kimono, black silk tunic pants with drawstrings around the ankles, a red silk sash, flat black fighting slippers, and fingerless black yin-yang gloves. His bit beast was Driger; the white tiger.
Now...
Ray looked up at SeaSide High and sighed to himself. Apparently, this school had a dress code. The boys had to wear a white dress shirt, blue cloth pants, a blue cloth jacket, and black shoes. The girls had to wear a white dress shirt, a pink jacket that would be closed with a blue bow, a blue pleated skirt, white dress socks, and black mary-jane shoes.
Luckily, Ray managed to add some of his own touches to the uniform. He did keep his normal headband and his fingerless gloves.
/Remind me, why I agreed to this./ He grumbled sourly to his bit beast, who was laughing quietly. /Because you would have been forced to do it anyway. At least this way, you won't have to deal with Tyson until next year./ The tiger said cheerfully. Ray rolled his eyes.
Bit-beasts.
Yeesh.
"Hey, Ray!" Called a strangely familiar voice. The neko-jin blinked. Who was that? And slowly, the Chinese teen turned around and was greeted by four very familiar faces. Three boys and one girl.
The leader of them had shoulder length spiky blue hair and laughing blue eyes. The smallest had pale blond hair and pale grey eyes. The biggest guy had short wolf grey hair and warm wolf grey eyes. The girl had her long bright red hair tied in a ponytail; allowing some strands to fall over her soft grey-violet eyes.
Kain, Jim, Goki, and Salima.
The former team Psychic.
"Fancy meeting you here!" Kain said, cheerfully. Ray smiled. "What are you doing here?" Jim asked curiously. Ray met Salima's eyes and he turned pink before explaining that it was Mr Dickenson who signed him up here at the school.
"Cool. What classroom is yours?" Goki asked, after Ray explained his story. "Class B, why?" Ray asked. "That's our classroom!" Salima said sweetly. "Come on!" She dragged Ray towards the school, just as the warning bell rang. Ray blushed as he allowed her to drag him away. Kain exchanged a wicked grin with his two friends. "Seems Ray has a crush on Salima." He said. Jim snickered.
"Time to play matchmaker!"
Later...
After a hard morning of classes, it was time for lunch. "Yes! It's lunchtime!" Squealed a student as kids began piling out of the classroom. "Let's play basketball!" Said another. "Yeah, and let's let the girl's play!" Came another voice. "Hey, Ray!"
Hm?
Ray looked up from the book he was reading to see Kain twirling a basketball in his right hand. "Quit reading that book, and come play basketball with us!" He called. Ray smiled. "No thanks Kain. Maybe some other time." Kain shrugged. "Your loss." And with that, Ray was left alone in the class room. Ray put his book away.
Hm, I know! I'll finish that today!
He pulled out a semi-medium sized golden box out of his bag. It had many Egyptian hieroglyphics over it. Including the Egyptian wedjat eye on the front. He placed it on top of his desk and smiled to himself.
My greatest treasure lies in this box, but you have to keep it a secret!
The box glittered under the classroom's lights, sending sparkled light everywhere, and lit up his handsome face.
This riddle is a hint! It's something that you see, but have never seen before! What do you think it its? The answer is...
Ray was about to open it, when to his anger, it was ripped right from under his hands. Growling, he looked up into the snickering faces of Kain, Goki and Jim. "Heh, what are you talking to yourself about Ray?" Goki asked, mockingly. "You win the prize for creepy!" Jim said gleefully. "'Something you see, but have never seen before!'" Kain snickered.
Ray's golden eyes thinned into deadly slits and he bared his fangs at the stunned boys. "If you don't mind, I like that back!" He hissed, holding out his hand. And Jim swore Ray's nails looked sharper and longer.
"What's in here, anyway?" Kain asked as Goki tossed it to him. The blue haired teen opened it up slightly. "You can look, but don't touch anything!" Ray yelled, angrily. Kain abruptly closed it and tossed it Jim's way. "Hn. How dumb. Here Jim."
However, a slender hand reached out and caught it. "If you think it's dumb, then give it back to Ray!" Snapped Salima. Ray smiled gratefully at her. Growling, the three boys sulked off. "Here you go." Salima gave it back to Ray who placed it once more onto his desk. "It's something special, isn't it?" She continued.
Ray nodded.
"By the way, Ray...what is this?" She asked, brushing a finger along the edge. He grinned a toothy grin at her. "That's right, you haven't see this yet. Have you?" He asked knowingly. She shook her head. "If you promise to keep this a secret, I'll show you." She agreed. "Alright."
"Ta da!"
Ray opened the box, and sparkling up at her were shiny golden pieces. "Wow, it's pretty." She said in amazement, picking up a couple pieces. "Are these pieces of something?" She asked. "All broken up..."
The neko-jin nodded. "It's a puzzle. I've never finished it, so I don't know what it looks like..." He mumbled. "So it's something you see, but have never seen before." Then his eyes clouded over as if lost in a memory. "You see, my parents were explorers. And the last place they visited was Egypt." He smiled sadly. "Right before they died, they sent this puzzle to me." He sighed heavily, but continued with his story.
"They say this puzzle was found in an ancient Egyptian ruin." She was amazed. "So, are you Egyptian?" She asked curiously. He blushed. "One half from my dad's side. My mom was a neko-jin like myself." He said, turning even redder. She giggled. He then pointed to the hieroglyphics around the box.
"I have a translator working on these hieroglyphics." He then looked at her and frowned. "You better not tell anyone about this. Not even Kain and the others." He griped. She blushed and shook her head. "Don't worry Ray, you can't trust me!" She pleaded.
"But this puzzle is major hard. And I've been working on it for eight years straight and I've never solved it!" He frowned. "Kind of depressing." He muttered. Salima gave him a warm smile. "Don't give up, Ray! Your heart is in it." He grinned back at her. "You're right. I'll do my best." He said cheerfully.
"Damn. Does Salima have to spoil our fun every time?" Jim whined as they walked down the long hallways. "Oof." Kain grunted as he slammed into someone. Or something.
He looked up and winced. Looming over the trio was the biggest thug of SeaSide high; Ushio. The tall brunette glared at them. "What was that you were saying?" He growled. "Nothing. Keep outta this, you." Jim snapped. Kain and Goki hastily covered the blond's mouth. "It's nothing man. Just a little joke between us guys." Goki said weakly.
Ushio gave them one last dirty look before leaving them behind. "Whew, he's gone." Kain sighed. "What was the big idea! I couldn't breathe!" Jim yelled. "Damn. Since the championships ended, life's dull." Goki grumbled, kicking at a wall.
"Oh? I've got something interesting." Kain suddenly mused, clenching his right fist. "Huh? What is it?" Jim asked curiously. Kain unclenched his fist, revealing a puzzle piece.
"I snuck this out of Ray's treasure box. I didn't get a real good look at it, but it looked like a puzzle." He grinned. "And if he doesn't have this piece, he can't finish it!" And with a grunt, he threw it out the window. The puzzle piece landed in the swimming pool below, and sank to the bottom. Unknowingly, pulsing softly.
"Hn." And the trio left.
DING DONG
The bell rang, signaling the end of the day. Ray grabbed his bag and headed outside. Now to get back to the condo and finish that puzzle, he thought eagerly. "You're Ray...aren't you..."
Hm?
Ray looked up to see Ushio leaning against the wall of the school yard. "Yes?" He asked, a bit uneasy seeing Ushio's great height.
"I'm Ushio, the hall monitor...I want to ask you something." Ray blinked in confusion. "Uh..." Ushio loomed over him. "Are you being bullied by certain students in your class?" Ray's golden eyes widen. "What? Nothing like that ever happens to me." He yelped.
"Hold on! Victims often defend their attackers. I've been investigating." Said Ushio. Ray shifted uneasily on his feet. That was when Ushio placed his big hand on Ray's slender shoulder. "Heh, you can stop worrying Ray! I'll be your bodyguard from now on!"
"There's really nothing going on, so... I'll be leaving now." Ray said nervously. Walking away from him in a hurry. As he left, Ushio grinned nastily.
"Heh. I found a good dupe."
Ray walked down the streets and headed up to the condo Mr Dickenson had bought for him. In return, Ray worked it off for him down at the BBA. "Hey, Ray!" Called a voice. Ray blinked and looked up curiously before grinning.
Standing before him were the other Bladebreakers and Hillary. "Hey guys." He said warmly. "We thought we stop by for a visit and see how you were faring off with high school." Hillary said cheerfully. Ray smiled. "Come on up." He pushed a button on the console and the door slid open and they headed up to the second floor.
"Wow. This is where you live?" Max asked in amazement, as they stepped into Ray's apartment. Everything had an Egyptian style to it. Giving the room an exotic appearance. Ray blushed. "Is it too much?" He asked sheepishly. "No. For some reason, I have a feeling this suits you perfectly." Said Kenny. Ray turned even redder.
"Thanks."
Kai noticed that a lap top was sitting on the kitchen island bar and it was showing a legend about something called... "The Millennium Puzzle?" He asked out loud. Ray looked up and grumbled something under his breath.
"According to rumors, the Millennium Puzzle was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century. A team of British archaeologists took it out of a pharaoh's crypt in the Valley of Kings." He then got a wicked smile, showing his fangs. "However, afterward all those in the team died mysterious deaths..."
Tyson's eyes widen. "Ouch. Sounds like the things cursed then." He winced. Ray chuckled and continued his story.
"And the last one said with his dying breath... the shadow games."
"What are Shadow Games? Sounds cool." Said Max. Ray shrugged. "I've had that lap top translate the hieroglyphics on the puzzle." They stiffened. "You mean, you have the Millennium Puzzle!" Tyson screeched.
With a smile, Ray pulled out the golden box from his bag and set it upon the dining room table. The lap top blinked and a set of words appeared. "I guess it finally translated." Kenny said weakly. Hillary peered at the words and read it out loud.
"It says 'The one who solves me shall gain the powers and knowledge of darkness...'" She breathed. "Yikes. Sounds dangerous." Said Tyson. "And what are you wearing?" Max asked suddenly, seeing the uniform Ray was wearing. Ray turned red. "It's the standard male uniform for the school." He muttered. Tyson groaned. "Don't tell me, we have to wear that starting next year!" He whined.
Ray just laughed.
Later that Night
Ray sat in his room, putting pieces of the puzzle together. Loud clicks filled the air. "Hm. I always seem to get stuck here." He mused. It was slowly taking the shape of a pyramid. He slowly began to nod off to sleep. His eyes eventually drifted close and fell into a deep sleep. His fingers brushed against the puzzle, causing it to pulse softly.
The Next Day
Ray yawned loudly. He had stayed up late working on the puzzle. "Ray!" He looked up somewhat sleepily to see Ushio. "Hn...?" Ushio for some reason, was smiling. "Could I have a moment with you?"
Huh?
Ray followed Ushio outside and to the back of the school. "Ushio, what do you want to show to me?" The neko-jin asked curiously. "Just come with me. I know you'll like it..." Ushio said with a smirk.
Finally, they came to a stop. Ray peeked around Ushio and paled. "Heh, look Ray!" Ray gasped. For lying in a bloodied heap were Kain, Jim and Goki. Apparently, Ushio had pounded them to death. "What in the world!" Ray screeched. "Heh, I told you Ray. I'm your bodyguard." Ushio sneered. "I've decided to teach these bullies a lesson. One they wouldn't forget." Ray glared at him with slitted golden eyes.
Ray leaned next to the trio and spoke in a gentle voice. "Are you guys okay?" He asked worriedly. Kain's eyes slid open. "Ray, you bastard..." He groaned. "You happy now?" He hissed. Ray frowned. "You think I asked him to do this?" He snapped. "Move it Ray." Ushio growled, shoving Ray to the ground hard. "I'm not finished punishing them yet!"
Ushio viciously kicked Kain in the stomach, causing the smaller teen to groan in pain. That was when Ray couldn't take it any longer. "STOP!" He screamed, getting in front of the down teenagers and holding his hands out, as if to ward off Ushio.
"What's this? You're protecting them? You're a strange one, Ray. This is your chance to get back at them for yesterday. Hit them, kick them!" Ray narrowed his eyes and barred his fangs. "I can't do that to my friends!" He roared, sounding so much like a tiger, that it caused Ushio to step back slightly.
"Whatever. But remember, Ray! You still have to pay what you owe!" Ray frowned. Pay? He had a bad feeling about this. "Bodyguard charges two hundred thousand yen!"
"WHAT!"
Two hundred thousand yen! That's way too much money! Ray thought in shock. "Heh, for two hundred thousand yen you can hit these guys all you want." Ushio mocked. Ray hesitated. "What this? You aren't satisfied until I've hurt them even more?"
"!"
Ray stood his ground. "Don't touch these three any more!" He yelled. "If you're going to hurt someone, hurt me!" Hearing this, caused the three teens to freeze in shock. Ray was protecting them? Even after yesterday's incidents!
"You're beyond strange, you're crazy! Alright then. As you wish..." He picked Ray up by his collar and grinned cruelly at the uneasy neko-jin. "Normally, I hate picking on people...but this isn't bullying, this is warning!" Ray felt his stomach turn. "I'll show you what happens when you don't pay up!"
Ushio began landing painful punches on Ray's slender body. Viciously beating him to death. "Well, I'll leave it at this." He kicked Ray one last time, forcing the Chinese teen to cough heavily, and curl into a fetal position. "Bring the money tomorrow, or else!"
"Break your promise, and that won't be all that you get...I'll teach you even more pain!" He pulled out a small knife. "With this..." He said, giving it a lick and walked off, laughing. Ray coughed some more and pulled himself to a sitting position.
Damn, there' nothing I can do. Is giving him the money all I can do? He wondered, getting up slowly and limping back to his apartment.
That night...
"Owww..." Ray whined, as he finished bandaging his bruises from Ushio that afternoon. "Hm. Only one thousand six hundred fifty six yen.." He mumbled, counting out his money. "Gah, what am I going to do? Two hundred thousand yen, that's way too much money." He mumbled.
"What should I do?" He continued to mutter, putting more pieces of the puzzle together. "If I don't give him the money, I know he'll beat me up again." The clicking of puzzle pieces being put together continued for a minute before he stopped.
"What am I doing working on a puzzle!" He griped. "This isn't the time for that..." He trailed off. But I can't think of anything to do...working on a puzzle at least makes me feel better. He thought as one slid in. His eyes widen. "Ah! It went in..." Then he smiled. "I get it...after you put this piece in, you give it a half turn.." Another slid into place. "See! It's strange...solving the puzzle is easy today...even though I feel terrible..." He mumbled.
After ten minutes of loud clicking, the second to last piece slid into place. Ray's golden eyes widen in shock. I...I did it! He thought in awe. "When I fit the last piece in, it's done!" He exclaimed eagerly, reaching for the box where the final puzzle piece waited.
To his shock and horror, there was nothing.
"Huh!"
"It's gone! The last piece isn't there!" He yelled. "Where is it!" He asked frantically, searching his room.
Still nothing.
He looked down in dismay. "The puzzle...I can never solve the puzzle...!" He muttered angrily. Suddenly, his doorbell rang. Blinking in curiosity, he opened the door and found an envelope sitting at his feet. He picked it up and opened it. Out slid the final piece.
"H-how!"
Shrugging it off, he raced back to his room and slid the final piece in. "It's done. I've finally solved the Millennium Puzzle!" He said happily. His smile faded as the wedjat eye began to glow an eerie gold, before sending a beam of energy into him. His pupils dilated down into nothing and the same eye symbol began to pulse with life on his forehead. With a groan, he slumped to the floor; unconscious.
His lap top was on, and a new page came up. It was a page translated from the Book of the Dead. It read:
The one who solves the Millennium Puzzle shall inherit the Shadow Games. He becomes the guardian of right and passes judgement on evil.
The Next Day
"Yo, Ray!" Called a voice.
Ray looked up. He was still reeling from last night that he had finally solved the Millennium Puzzle after eight years. So the inverted gold pyramid hung around his neck on a thick chain. He saw not only Kain and his gang, but also Tyson and his friends.
What were Tyson and the Bladebreakers doing here?
"Since we're coming here next year, our school thought it would be best if we visited for the day to get used to high school life." Hillary explained, seeing his confused look. Salima noticed the puzzle hanging around his neck. "You actually solved it?" She asked curiously. He grinned and nodded at her.
"Ray..." Growled a voice.
Uh-oh.
"Ushio." Ray said sharply, as the thug came up to them. "So, where's the money you owe me? Two hundred thousand yen!" Tyson looked at Ray in worry. Why didn't he say anything about this?
Ray's puzzle unknowingly, began to emit a soft golden glow, and secretly something did happen. But no one noticed the change. Ray's bangs became a bit spikier and his golden eyes became slightly inward. And those endless pools of gold locked onto Ushio before Ray grinned widely, revealing needle point teeth.
"I've raised the stakes a bit to four hundred thousand yen." Ray purred, holding a thick envelope full of money. Everyone in the school yard stared.
Four hundred thousand yen!
"But this much money...it wouldn't be any fun to just hand it over...so..." His grin grew even wider, causing near by students to back up uneasily from that evil smile. "How about you play a game with me!"
"A game?" Jim whispered.
"Right. Not just any game. A shadow game." Ray said calmly. Hearing the words 'shadow game' caused the Bladebreakers to stiffen. "How about it? If you win, you get more than two hundred thousand yen!" He smirked. "Not bad, huh?"
Ushio grinned slowly. "Interesting..." He mused. "We just need one tool to play this game. That knife you've got hidden, Ushio!" Kain gaped as Ushio reluctantly removed a knife from his sleeve. Ray calmly placed the money onto one of the gym equipment (one that had a flat surface at least). "Okay. Everything's prepared." The knife rested comfortably against the wad of yen.
Money and a knife...? What kind of game can we play with these... Ushio wondered. Ray picked up the knife and placed the money over his right hand, the knife in his left. And the knife was hovering dangerously over his right hand and the money.
"I'll explain the rules. The players take turns putting the money on top of their hand and stabbing it with the knife. The player keeps only the money that the knife stabs. And he must always take more than one bill." Everyone was listening intently to the rules of this shadow game. "The game continues until the last bill is gone! The challenge is to take as much money as possible." He eyed Ushio with a strange look.
"If a player tries to take the money by hand, or quit the game in the middle, he loses and forfeits all of his money to his opponent." His grin grew nasty. "Doesn't that sound interesting?" He asked with a snicker. "Hn. It's just a test of courage." Ushio growled, but one could hear the uneasiness in his voice.
This can't be Ray, Max thought uneasily, watching everything with a sharp eye.
"But if you break the rules, as punishment the penalty game decides your fate!" Ray growled, with his arms crossed over his chest. "Let's get started then." Answered Ushio. "We'll ro-sham-bo for it...paper!" Ray called. "Rock!"
Ray smiled. "Then I'll go first." He said with an icy tone. "Damn." Ushio grumbled, not happy one bit. Ray placed the money over his right hand and held the knife in his left. Without warning, he jammed the knife deep into his left hand and ripped it out. "Whew. I didn't even get ten bills...I'd thought I put my strength into it, but they're not easy to stab." Ray mused, lifting the knife.
Sure enough, not even ten bills stuck to the tip of the knife. Ray removed the bills and tossed the knife down. "Your turn." He purred. Ushio placed the money on his right hand and held the knife in the other. A single bead of sweat trickled down his face. Ray was grinning.
"If you use too much strength, you'll stab yourself." He pointed out, with a snicker. "The point of the game is to control your greed!"
"Ngh..." Ushio grunted as he jammed the knife deep into his hand and pulled out the knife. "Heh, look! Over a hundred thousand yen! And not a mark on my hand!" He smirked. "I should've stabbed harder." Ray snickered. "Not bad. But it gets harder to control your strength with each turn." He said, snickering cruelly.
Ray repeated his earlier move, removing more money. "There's not a lot of money left. The game is almost over." He said calmly, giving the knife back to Ushio.
There's nothing to this game! Ushio thought gleefully. The rest of this money is mine! But, Ushio soon found something was wrong. As he lifted his hand with the knife in it, he realized he couldn't relax his right arm.
What's going on here? I'm using too much strength! He thought fearfully. This is bad! My right arm is trying to swing down with all its strength! I'm aiming for the money and my left hand together!
Ushio's right hand shook. "What's going on?" Salima asked fearfully. Ray grinned at Ushio, his golden eyes cruel. "In the shadow games, a person's true nature is revealed to decide their fate!" He said gleefully. "Ushio! Your right arm is controlled by your greed. You can no longer stop it." His grin grew again. "What will you do? Will you sacrifice your left hand to get the money, or..." He trailed off.
That was when Ushio began laughing loudly. Much to the student's confusion. "The answer is simple!" Ushio exclaimed. "There is a way I can take a stab, without hurting my left hand and getting all of the money!"
Uh-oh.
"You let me hold this knife! That's why you loose!" Ushio snarled, rasing the knife over Ray's head. "DIE RAY!"
Ray just grinned and back flipped out of the way. The clicking of his shoes echoed in the air. Unknowingly, an Egyptian wedjat eye began to glow on his forehead, even though he was wearing his head band. "Just as I thought. You weren't able to follow the rules at all." Ray said, amusement dancing in his golden orbs.
What the–? His forehead...that eye... Ushio thought in shock. Apparently, he was the only one who could see the wedjat eye glowing on Ray's forehead. As no one else was commenting on it. "This is only seen by those who trespass in my soul!" Ray growled, in a dangerous tone. Everyone backed up fearfully.
"Like those who hurt my friends and try to steal my money!" Ray pointed his finger at Ushio, solid gold eyes glaring at the older teen.
"PENALTY GAME! GREED THE ILLUSION OF AVARICE!"
Ushio shrieked in fear as the light from Ray's wedjat eye blinded him. When Ushio could see again, his eyes widen in shock. Money was floating everywhere. "Oh my god! There's money everywhere!" He exclaimed gleefully.
"What's he talking about?" Asked Max. "There's nothing there." Added Tyson. Ray chuckled. "They say money can make your head spin, but...now the only thing in your head is the illusion of avarice." Ray looked towards Ushio who was grabbing at thin air, exclaiming with impish glee about money.
"For as greedy as you are, this might be a happy ending for you." Ray mused. And slowly, his puzzle stopped glowing. Ray blinked and he suddenly slumped to the ground in an unconscious heap.
Game Over.
Is this any good?