Rise of Destiny

Chapter 14

Yugi VS Kazumi: Rain Dance Part 2

RECAP

Atem: What am I going to do...there's nothing I have now that can stop her combo. I'll just have to draw and hope for the best... draws Yes! I play the Spell card Spell Tempest! By sacraficing a Spellcaster from my field, I can destroy every monster you control! So, Dark Magician, sacrafice your life to win me the Duel!

Kazumi: Yugi...why must you remind me of my past? I love you, and yet right now...the only thing I want is to defeat you and take your soul! I set two cards face down and end my turn.

Atem: I draw! Draws And I summon a monster that will bring forth your downfall! I sacrafice Chimera and Celtic Guardian to summon...the Dark Magician of Chaos(2800/2600)!

/RECAP

Kazumi: Yugi, it's time for me to show you the true power of my Deck. I activate the Trap card Ultimate Offering, and pay 2500 of my Life Points to summon five monsters! White Dolphin! Root Water! Maryokutai! Abyss Soldier! Sinister Serpent! I summon you all!

Five new monsters appear on the field.

Atem: But why? Why did you summon five weak monsters that can only defend your Life Points for a matter of turns?

Kazumi: Be quiet and let me show you! I activate my second face down Trap: Judgement of Atlantean God!

A Trap card appears. It's picture shows a gigantic green creature with scales and fins, with blazing red eyes, holding it's hands toward you. A blue aura surrounds it, and energy is radiating from it's hands.

Kazumi: I sacrafice all five of my monsters to deal 5000 damage to your Life Points!

A rain of blue fire plummets down from the sky, and pummels Atem with a great force. Atem drops to his knees, his body smoking, and his head down.

Atem/1100 Kazumi/6500

Kazumi: How does it feel, Pharoah, to experience pain like no other? To face defeat?

Atem: grunts I'm...not through yet...I've still got Life Points left...and Anzu still needs my help. I will continue to fight!

Kazumi: How noble of you.

She walks over to him, and kicks him in the stomach, causing him to keel over in pain.

Kazumi: It is said that you hurt the ones you love. I say that's true. However, I can't continue to watch while you mess with my head with your little fire cards.

Atem: I...I didn't know...

Anzu: Yugi! What did you do to him, you witch!

Kazumi: Keep quiet over there! Do I have to kick you as well?

Anzu: Even if you do, that wouldn't stop me from believing in Yugi. Be strong, Yugi. You have to defeat her!

Atem: It's okay...Anzu...I can still fight.

Kazumi: Well now you know not to make me angry again. It's your turn. Make your final move.

Atem: Because of the special effect of my Dark Magician of Chaos, I can take a Spell card from my Graveyard and add it to my hand. And I choose...Monster Reborn! And...I'll send my Magician to attack your Life Points! Dark Magic Attack!

Dark Magician of Chaos flaunts his staff vehemently as he fires a blast of dark lightning from it. It hits Kazumi dead on, and she goes flying back, landing with a small splash in the water surrounding them both. Her Life Points drop drastically.

Atem/1100 Kazumi/3700

Atem: And that ends my turn.

Kazumi: I end my turn. She bows her hand in shame.

Atem: I don't want to do this...Kazumi...

Kazumi: You have to. There's no way I can win. You have to do it now, Pharoah.

Atem: If...If I must...I play Monster Reborn to bring back Dark Magician(2500/2100), and then I'll attack! Dark Magic Attack!

Atem/1100 Kazumi/1200

Atem: Now...Dark Magician of Chaos...deliver the final blow! Dark Magic Burning Spell!

Dark Magician of Chaos raises his scepter again, and fires one final blast of energy toward Kazumi. She's knocked back into the water again, and her Life Points drop to 0. The water disappears, as do both Magicians and the rest of the cards on the field. Kazumi slowly gets up.

Kazumi: Good game, Pharoah.

Atem: smiles The same to you.

DUEL END

Atem walked over to the cross which Anzu was still bound to, and cut the binds with the Sword of Milleniums. She got down, and hugged him tightly. He looked a bit surprised, but hugged back anyway.

Kazumi watched this, and came to a sudden realization.

I can never have the Pharoah, She told herself. He's got a great woman, and I have nothing now. Hell, my soul'll be gone in a few moments. He deserves Anzu, not the likes of me.

Anzu let him go, and Atem faced Kazumi.

"I'm truly sorry I had to take your soul, Kazumi." He said softly.

Kazumi smiled lightheartedly, a gesture that was quite the opposite of what she felt inside right now.

"I have no grudge against you, Pharoah. Only against myself. For joining these horrible men."

"It's okay." Atem said reassuringly. "We all make bad mistakes sometimes."

"Oh," She said, pulling a card out of her pocket. She showed it to him. It was a Trap card with only a picture of a glowing mirror, and a name, "The Mirror of Self".

"That card?" Atem asked, his expression darkening. "I remember that card. I always will."

FLASHBACK

Atem: Ugh...I cannot do anything except activate my last face down card...Activate Trap Card: Mirror of Self!

The Mirror of Self activates, and Atem is thrown back, landing on his back in the grass. Yugi disappears, leaving only Atem.

Atem: No! What happened?

Garuda: Laughs You fool! You actually played that card? The Dimension Lord created it specifically to ruin your Duelling strategy. It separates you, the Pharoah, and the boy you share a body with, Yugi Mutou. Now, you won't be able to communicate with your other half!

/FLASHBACK

Kazumi raised it to the skies, and with one fleeting motion, tore it in two. Atem gasped. A small, shining, orb of light came out of the torn card, and infused itself into Atem's puzzle.

Did you miss me? Yugi Mutou asked, grinning.

Aibou! Atem exclaimed, smiling.

"I cannot express the gratitude I feel toward you in words." Atem said to Kazumi. It was too late. Kazumi fell down. Her soul was almost gone.

Tears dripped from her eyes as she fell. Her last thoughts were...

I have no regrets...now I'll get to see my family again...

Atem caught her before she fell, catching her head in his hands.

"No!" He screamed. "How could you, Auros? How could you! She was just a girl, a girl with a tragic past looking for an escape! You had no right to do this!"

Auros stood in his sanctuary, listening to Atem's cries.

"Pharoah, you have no idea the things I am capable of...And I intend for you to find out...the hard way..." He said to himself.

Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba walked into his door...the third Destined Duel...

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