Duelist Kingdom
Chapter 6
By: Chibi Pyro Duo
Disclaimer: I always seem to forget these, but just in case you guess forgot I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.
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Tarja Rosette was pouring over ancient scrolls, books, and trying to recall from memory the hieroglyphics on the tablet that Bakhu wanted translated. Tarja smiled, the last one! She read over the translation, "Those of Shadow Magic will be able to summon their spirit, a guide, or an ancestor to help them with their quest. But this spirit may only be called forth once per decade for it is written in the Shadow Law." That's interesting. Why does Bakhu want to summon a spirit?
Tarja looked it over again, curiosity won over her will power, she translated the spell in Ancient Egyptian it was roughly translated into this, "Incomplete is one so you want to, Light and Dark both must be in tune. May each half become one."
A glow surrounded those words and made Tarja cover her eyes. When the light faded she looked around, 'Nothing, did I say something wrong?"
She started rummaging through all of her equipment trying to find the key to her error and what would be her success. Unknown to Tarja her general brooch was pulsing with the dark depths of the power of Shadow Magic.
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Rena the Striker was scouring the city. Going through the alleyways, slipping in and out of the shadows, trying to hear which duelists had the most rare cards.
She finally arrived at an old run down house. Rena lifted her hand and knocked on the graffiti covered door.
A pair of pale purple eyes sat in the dark as the door opened, "Yes?" Asked the foreign, old, and hissing voice.
Rena bowed her short cut black hair falling in her face briefly, "Prophet of Old Millennia, I seek your guidance and wisdom."
"What do you need my Shadow child?"
Rena this time knelt in front of the door, "I need help, help to please my mistress, Nightmare."
The voice coughed and the eyes glowed the black purple of the Shadow Realm and the crooning voice spoke, "Narrowed silver that flows along, snow white dots the sky, and crimson red find me right. One is evil yet plays good, one is good yet forced to evil, and one will side with none."
Rena closed her golden eyes and thought –Hitting the all-knowing prophet won't help! It won't help! No it really will not help! - Rena then sighed, "Thank you prophet."
The hissing voice cackled, "Please is mine." The graffiti sprayed door slammed shut.
Rena sighed again and walked out of the alley and into another. She heard a rather high female voice say, "You're in my territory now!" After the statement came a shrilly laugh. Rena looked around, "What do you want Ariel?"
A brown haired woman whose bangs were high and spiky laughed again, "Visiting the Prophet of Old. How pathetic." Ariel's purple eyes held a mocking in it that frustrated Rena.
Rena snarled, "At least I don't need a partner to help me finish my work Valentine!"
Ignoring the comment Ariel said nonchalantly, "Mistress Nightmare is not please not pleased at all."
Rena shot Ariel a glare with her cat like eyes. –Killing the annoying brat won't help. Keep your homicidal tendencies in check! Nightmare won't be happy. -
Ariel took out the pocket sized duel disk, "Since you are in MY territory 'Striker', why not a friendly little duel," with a sneer she added, "winner gets the sub commander post."
Rena pulled out her own mini duel disk, and snapped into place, "You're on."
Another figure strolled out of the alleyway. This time an Egyptian male, with shiny metallic black hair that shown even in the dark dank alleyway and brown eyes that held amusement said, "Ladies Ladies you know that there is no fighting in Nightmare's army."
Ariel put on a pouty face making her purple indigo eyes almost innocent, "Aww. Bara we were only dueling friendly like."
The Egyptian chuckled and patted his partner on her head.
"Stay out of this Ishtar." Growled Rena.
"Is that a threat "Striker"?" asked the male. He shook his black hair almost in mock at the striker.
Rena growled again and almost lunged for his throat, she stopped, -Bad control! - Rena growled and shifted her golden eyes to make the cat like slits glow. She turned around and walked out of the alleyway –I need to find something to kill. -
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Tarja was surrounded by a purple glow –Did it work? -
She heard a cackling –Of course it did little Hikari-
Tarja jumped –What was that? - Her sharp green eye darting around the room.
-More like WHO Hikari-
-Well WHO are you? - Tarja turned in a circle looking for the voice.
-I am your other half, your Yami-
-Yami? - Tarja lifted up her bangs to wipe the sweat out of her blind eye.
-I wish not that name. Call me Tara. -
-As you wish. -
-I see you're studying the Shadow Magic Hikari-
-Call me Tarja-
The voice grew gruff –I shall call you whatever I wish! -
-Sorry, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. -
-I don't sleep- Tarja glared at the wall wishing it were the voice Tara. –Hikari, let us see if this humble spirit can help you translate these tablets right. -
-Two minds are better than one, or so I hear- Tarja lit a candle next to the tablet which illuminated her pale skin.
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"What I don't get 'Kura is what the pharaoh, host, and sister, all get out of defeating Bakhu ?" asked a very confused Azumi.
"How should I know, in the past the Pharaoh just had this annoying compulsion to be on the 'good side', must be trying to make up for Egypt." Stated the spiky haired Bakura.
Azumi's crimson red eyes flashed in the sunlight, "But you said Yasha doesn't like good. What would make her change?"
"Well she is the Hikari now." Stated Bakura again. He blew his snow-white bangs out of his eyes.
"People don't change personalities because of corruption or purification of the soul." Said Azumi in a matter of fact voice. She flipped her tightly braided black hair over her shoulder.
"Perhaps she is worried about a greater force." Said the voice of Brad who walked up to the spirit and holder of the millennium ring. Brad's fiery red eyes also flashed in the sunlight overhead.
"What do you mean?" asked Bakura whose brown eyes shifted to the sun, which was now blocked, by cotton puff clouds.
"Bakhu is the meanest eleven year old around. She started banishing souls at age eight and had an entire evil empire at her control at nine." Brad sighed as the wind lightly blew through his already wind ruined brown hair.
"How did this kid get all of her power?" asked Azumi who was playing with the end of her white-tipped hair.
"Azumi, Bakura, I believe it's time for us to take a walk." Brad led the way through the park, and the millennium ring holders followed.
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Scouring the city once more, Rena the Striker felt something. She stopped running and turned back, there were two dots below the building she was standing on. One black and one white, both pacing the alleyway.
One of the voices said, "Are you sure this is were the old geezer said to met our change Rain."
The other voice presumably Rain replied, "Yes River, I'm almost positive. He told us to stand in the alleyway and wait."
River said, "He probably doesn't even know what he's talking about anymore. What kind of clue is "gold lighting will strike and fall from above."
"River, I just don't know." Rain sighed.
Rena smirked and jumped into the alleyway below. She took a look around to see two females the black dot she saw before stood in front of what had been the white dot, "Hello Ladies. It seems that you are also trying to find the meaning of the Prophet of Old's riddle." She smirked which gave her gold eyes a superior look to them.
The voice that had been Rivers came out of the black haired girls mouth. River growled slightly in defense and pushed the one Rena assumed would be white haired Rain, "What's it to you?!"
"Narrowed silver that flows along, snow white dots the sky, and crimson red find me right. One is evil yet plays good, one is good yet is forced to bad, and one will side with none."
Rain and River looked at each other with, Rain with chocolate brown eyes and River with black. Then both looked at Rena their hair getting slightly in front of their faces.
Rain brushed back some of her spiky snow white hair the fell to her waist, "Your eyes are gold."
Rena looked at Rain in confusion, "Yeah it's a trait in my family."
River stepped closer to Rena cautiously, while doing this she stepped into the dim light in the alleyway revealing narrow silver highlights in her hair, "What's your name?"
Rena smirked, "Rena the Striker."
Rain whispered, "Oh no."
River grinned and grabbed Rain's pale hands and bounced up and down waving her black waist length around her, "Rain! Rain!! Do you see her eyes gold, and did you see her move like lightning, and her name has striker in it, and she came down from a building."
Rain smiled at River's antics, "Yes, yes"
River turned to Rena and said, "My name's River and this is Rain. And I'm sure we can solver your riddle for you."
River stuck her fingers in her eyes and got two black-eyed color contacts out. Her eyes were now a cat-like silted silver. River pointed to her eyes, "Narrowed silver."
Rena whispered, "River, rivers flow!" Rena looked at Rain, "Your hair is white and rain comes from the sky!" But what's crimson red?"
"Who cares you was looking for three people right. Well you've found two of the three isn't that close enough?" asked River.
Rena looked at the two with stipulation, "Any chance you would like to work for a nightmare?"
River jumped up, "Heck yeah!"
Rain just nodded.
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-Now Hikari look at the end par-
-The items, were found again, and destiny complete. But the gods were not satisfied. The millennium items, will find a new handler, or, be, reduced to, ash. Now that's interesting.-
- Hikari that picture what does it look like?-
- I don't know Tara what do you think it is?-
-Look closer-
Tarja bent over the picture –It looks like my amulet!-
-Precisely, I believe that you are one of the rumored chosen ones.-
-Chosen ones?-
-Chosen ones, bearers of the seven millennium items, guardians and keepers of the Shadow Realm.-
-That's a little confusing.-
- Not as confusing as it is about to get Hikari-
-What do you mean?-
-You'll see, let us get back to the text-
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Serenity lay on her bed snuggled deeply in the covers her spiky black hair that was now mid-back length wrapped around her like a blanket.
Gideon Greymane walked into the room and shook Karumi, who was sleeping on the edge of the bed.
"Hmmm..." asked the multi-colored blue blob of hair. Gideon actually wondered how she did half the things she did with ankle length hair. He saw a pair of hands rubbing her ice blue eyes. She pulled her hair out of her eyes, "Oh it's you Gid."
He placed a hand on Karumi's shoulder, "Hey, how's she doing?"
"She's doing fine," she yawned, "still sleeping a lot and usually only gets up to eat." Karumi smiled, "Some things never change."
"Has anyone else come to visit." Gideon's good brown eye drifted to the window.
"You mean that red-eyed guy, no"
"Good." Gideon helped Karumi out of her chair, "Go home, it's my watch now."
Karumi rubbed her shoulders, "I was afraid you'd say that." She walked to the door her blue hair in a tangled mess. She stopped at the door and turned around, "Sweet dreams Pyro." Karumi exited the room and Gideon sat down in the chair.
"Come on Ren, you've got to get better soon it's killing Rumi and Mamono seeing you like this." He ruffled his chin length silver gray hair, "Yes that's right I called her Mamono, not Kaiba. My dislike for Kaiba's still stands, but she did convince Rumi to stop going crazy while I was unconscious, and hadn't returned with you." Gideon chuckled at the memory, even though at the time it had been quite serious.
Unseen to Gideon a woman walked into the room. "So Greymane, talking to the dead, must run in the family."
Gideon whirled around, "She's not dead Kaiba!"
The woman stepped over the staff that was laying on the floor, she swayed her dirty blonde hair laughed, "Oh you are so predictable Greymane, I can always count on you to take the bait."
Gideon growled, "How did you even get in here."
The Kaiba woman's brown eyes glittered in amusement, "Spoke politely to the mother and avoided the blue one."
"What are you doing here?!"
"I have a business proposition for you" She flopped down on the end of the bed shaking it and the person sleeping in it. Gideon glared and the blonde Kaiba ignored it, "It is no secret that I believe that I should be the president of Kaiba Corp. After all I'm a direct descendent all the way down. And Mamono isn't even related to the Great Seto."
Gideon played with his millennium eye, which was on a chain, "I've heard your rant before, stop whining and skip to the point."
"While dear Miss Maxwell is indisposed, you can help me take over Kaiba Corp."
Gideon rolled his good brown eye, "Let me think about it... hm no."
Kaiba stood up shifting her blue skirt she was wearing, "Why not Greymane, everyone knows you hate Mamono!"
Gideon smirked, "Correction, I hate any and all Kaiba's in general. Helping you would be breaking my own personal honor code."
Kaiba looked Gideon over, "Please, there must be something else, what Mamono's easy to manipulate? Is she naïve? What is it!" Gideon was silent. "Unless, you have a thing for Mamono."
Gideon turned red from embarrassment and anger, "Kaiba don't cross lines, that can't be crossed back! I hate any Kaiba's including you, Mamono, and Kaiba that may still exits!"
The Kaiba woman scowled and walked towards the door. She turned around and glared at Gideon, "You'll regret crossing Angel Kaiba toon boy." She left the room.
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There was a knock on the door, "Enter." Said Tarja not looking up from the tablet.
Shadow entered Tarja's general chambers, "General Rosette, you asked to see me."
"Yes Kage." Tarja looked up, "Kate please be seated." Shadow sat down on the black leather couch across from an identical couch that Tarja sat in herself, "Kage, about our last mission. You never reported what you found." Shadow stiffened, "Care to report Kage."
Shadow hardened his voice, "When I entered the Shadow Realm, I wandered thought the darkness taking several directions from various monsters."
"And then?"
"I found the duel site. Rena the Striker, part of Nightmare's group of rare-hunters, was dueling our target Serenity Maxwell."
"So you admit you found her, why did you not bring her back as I intended you to."
Shadow sighed and made his blood red eyes meet Tarja's own sharp green. "You see how your sister is treated Tarja."
Tarja's eyes narrowed, "What has that got to do with anything?!"
"Do you know my past?"
Tarja rolled her eyes, "No you were here before me, and you are much older than myself."
Shadow's lips twisted upward slightly, "My ancestors name was Shadi, he was one of the original millennium item holders in this millennia."
"What has that got to do with anything?"
Shadow looked into Tarja's good eye, "Why do you think I'm here? Bakhu had something go wrong in her life, she possessed a millennium item at the time, she also had a yami. That Yami convinced her to take over the world. She tracked down the descendants of the old clan and made them work for her."
Tarja blew her sleek black bangs out of her eyes, "So what does that have to do with me or our target?"
Shadow ran his hand through his spiky black hair, "What it has to do with you is that you are a descendant from one of the original clan members of the millennium items. Who knows whom though.
Tarja's pale hand gripped the end of the couch, "So our target is who?"
"She has Shadow Magic, a millennium item, and a yami. Once Bakhu gets her, Bakhu will be much stronger than she was before. It is my job to protect her so Bakhu doesn't get a hold of her. Maxwell will be treated worse than Neko was when she first got here." Shadow sighed and put his head in his hands.
Tarja leaned over, "Shadow I..."
The door slammed open and Odin was there, "There you are! I've been looking for you! Bet General Rosette gave you a tongue-lashing! Oh but, Mistress Bakhu will do worse, I expect a demotion for you!" Odin laughed evilly and said, "Com on Kage! I'm to deliver you personally!" Odin and Shadow exited the room.
Tarja smiled and thought –Well that was interesting wasn't it Tara? Tara? Oh I knew you were being to silent were are you?-
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"So Brad, how did you get your rod?"
"About three years ago, I ran into a boy named Odin Ishtar. He was cocky and arrogant. At the time I was unwittingly traveling in someone's 'territory' I told this to him, but he ignored my please and continued to rant about the sacred ground I stood upon. He challenged me to a duel and I, not having much choice accepted. He led me down a series of tunnels, which later I learned were part of a secret tribe of the millennium power of something like that...
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(Flashback sequence)
"Here is were your doom awaits!" Odin walked into a gigantic room filled with torches that lit the room up only dimly. "Stand there!" Brad walked over to a plateau made out of stone while Odin stood on one across from him. "Here is were we will duel."
"You just want to duel, why didn't you just say so." Brad pulled out of duel disk from his pocket.
"Not with machine you brainless mortal, with the ancient magic's!" Odin waved his rod around, "Your spirit will summon forty tablets to you. Those are what you will use to duel with!"
**** "He continued to rant until we started. Near the end he summoned the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Then he went off on a new rant about being the next High Priest or some nonsense like that. I happened to pull the Winged Dragon of Ra. Which well, shocked him to say the least. I didn't know what it was at the time and attacked. Needless to say I won. I took his rod as he said in the bet we made. I discovered a spirit in the rod. He frightened me and took over my body whenever he felt like it. It took all my will power to banish him. I don't know were he went, if that was going to be Bakura's next question."
"Well you cleared up a lot of curiosity. Although I suspect Bakhu-Bakhu will be mad at you for banishing his partner."
Brad smirked, "Like he can do anything he's a spirit."
As soon as Brad said that Bakura made a mad dash at Brad's throat and started to strangle Brad. Brad flopped around like a fish until the trio heard someone clapping.
All three of them turned around to come face to face with Yuugi, Yami, and Yasha.
Yuugi smirked, "Well, well looks like we finally found the holder of the millennium rod."
Yami laughed, "No doubt the other tomb robber is here."
Yasha smiled, "Yeah, come on out Marik! We'd like a word with you."
Brad scowled, "That infernal spirit of the millennium rod is not here."
Yasha looked confused, "That's impossible, Marik's spirit was tied to the rod."
"Not anymore."
Yasha looked shocked. Yuugi looked at Yami and whispered in his ear, "He truly is a chosen one."
Azumi said, "What's it that you want Yuugi?"
Yuugi ignored Azumi and turned to Brad, "My name is Yuugi Yasha, owner of the millennium puzzle. As you already may know an attack was made on one of the millennium item holders a few days ago, by Bakhu." Brad and Azumi both nodded their heads, "Our goal is to stop Bakhu."
Azumi smirked, "I've said it before and I'll say it again. I shall not join a side."
Brad smirked, "I think I'll agree with Azumi."
Yuugi sighed, "As you wish." Yuugi passed them, "Good day." Yami walked by them like they were invisible, and Yasha glared as they walked by.
As the other three walked out of the park Bakura said, "Well that was interesting."
Auzmi put her face in her hand and mumbled, "Baka."
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Shadow stroked Serenity's hair, he had been waiting all day for her friends to leave her alone, "I'm sorry, you've been stuck in here all day. I don't know if Nightmare just choose you by coincidence, or if they know who you are." He whispered, "I'm sorry."
He heard a noise downstairs a went for the window when he heard a voice say, "Stop."
He turned around Serenity had her eyes open looking at him, "You're the one Gid was talking about."
"Yes."
"Thanks."
The two were greeted with silence until Serenity asked the question Shadow feared, "What's you name?"
Shadow then looked away, "I'm here to protect you that's all you need to know." He jumped out the window. Serenity sighed and went back to bed.
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Odin entered Serenity's room –What could Kage want with this place.-
-More like who is here that he wants.- Odin looked around in confusion –There's a bed, someone's in it.- Odin still stood there, -Well see who it is!-
Odin peeled back the covers to reveal their target Serenity Maxwell –She's beautiful-
-It seems we have found Kage's weak spot!-
Odin cackled –Yes it is.- Odin flew out of the window.
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-Why should I tell Bakhu I've translated the tablets. After all no one before has been able to do it.- She crossed her general quarters and put her hand on the light switch –Soon Neko and I will be free of Bakhu- She switched off the lights-
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AN: Ok you guys are lucky you're getting a chapter. I'm procrastinating at the moment I'm supposed to be working on a project for school. (Damn research projects!) A special thanks to Karumi-chan and my muses Spencer, Alex, and all of my theatre class ^^
Answer to your reviews
Mamono: Yeah poor Mamo-chan, Gid doesn't really like any Kaiba's. Don't blame me it's in his profile(I'm totally innocent! Right -_-; ) Thanks for understanding. Some people want long chapters within the next couple of days. I have a life unfortunately or I would do that. Everything will be reveled in time promise ^^
MTG: Sorry as I explained, I was really busy, and I did get this one out sooner than the last. Although I wish I could have gotten it out sooner.
Bakhu: I know I'm actually alive **
Yami Nocturna: I'm glad you liked Yasha. I didn't know if I was making her to bitchy or what. (sweat drops at Yami N's reaction to her having Yami)
Pheonix Tamer: Don't worry I'm having Alyssa make an appearance in the next chapter. I'm hoping to finally have all the characters introduced by then. I didn't realize that having this many characters would be this much work. Thanks for being patient with me while I find a special way to introduce every character.
Yokokaru_chan: Thanks
The Legendary Shiniimegami: I hope you like the striker. I actually added her homicidal tendencies this time. I'm hoping to try and make her a major character for the next couple of chapters with a lot of appearances. I have plans. Thanks for the character.
Magicman/Smokegirl: Glad you enjoyed the last chapter. Don't worry Gid's eye will become more useful in later chapters.
Karumi(aka the Master of Anime): Hey K-chan ^^, once again I want to say thanks for always helping me through my little writers block. You gotta tell me which guy you want though. Hmmm... Brad or Odin. Make up your mind. I'm glad you liked the quote I figured you would. You know I said that in my notebook before. Lol my genius mind does it again ^^. Any who I gotta finish Cainfield notecards so you can copy them so I can copy the vocab.(hope Cainfield never finds this page right ^^ ) Sincerely the Master of Dice ^^
Chibi Pyro Duo
Chapter 6
By: Chibi Pyro Duo
Disclaimer: I always seem to forget these, but just in case you guess forgot I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.
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Tarja Rosette was pouring over ancient scrolls, books, and trying to recall from memory the hieroglyphics on the tablet that Bakhu wanted translated. Tarja smiled, the last one! She read over the translation, "Those of Shadow Magic will be able to summon their spirit, a guide, or an ancestor to help them with their quest. But this spirit may only be called forth once per decade for it is written in the Shadow Law." That's interesting. Why does Bakhu want to summon a spirit?
Tarja looked it over again, curiosity won over her will power, she translated the spell in Ancient Egyptian it was roughly translated into this, "Incomplete is one so you want to, Light and Dark both must be in tune. May each half become one."
A glow surrounded those words and made Tarja cover her eyes. When the light faded she looked around, 'Nothing, did I say something wrong?"
She started rummaging through all of her equipment trying to find the key to her error and what would be her success. Unknown to Tarja her general brooch was pulsing with the dark depths of the power of Shadow Magic.
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Rena the Striker was scouring the city. Going through the alleyways, slipping in and out of the shadows, trying to hear which duelists had the most rare cards.
She finally arrived at an old run down house. Rena lifted her hand and knocked on the graffiti covered door.
A pair of pale purple eyes sat in the dark as the door opened, "Yes?" Asked the foreign, old, and hissing voice.
Rena bowed her short cut black hair falling in her face briefly, "Prophet of Old Millennia, I seek your guidance and wisdom."
"What do you need my Shadow child?"
Rena this time knelt in front of the door, "I need help, help to please my mistress, Nightmare."
The voice coughed and the eyes glowed the black purple of the Shadow Realm and the crooning voice spoke, "Narrowed silver that flows along, snow white dots the sky, and crimson red find me right. One is evil yet plays good, one is good yet forced to evil, and one will side with none."
Rena closed her golden eyes and thought –Hitting the all-knowing prophet won't help! It won't help! No it really will not help! - Rena then sighed, "Thank you prophet."
The hissing voice cackled, "Please is mine." The graffiti sprayed door slammed shut.
Rena sighed again and walked out of the alley and into another. She heard a rather high female voice say, "You're in my territory now!" After the statement came a shrilly laugh. Rena looked around, "What do you want Ariel?"
A brown haired woman whose bangs were high and spiky laughed again, "Visiting the Prophet of Old. How pathetic." Ariel's purple eyes held a mocking in it that frustrated Rena.
Rena snarled, "At least I don't need a partner to help me finish my work Valentine!"
Ignoring the comment Ariel said nonchalantly, "Mistress Nightmare is not please not pleased at all."
Rena shot Ariel a glare with her cat like eyes. –Killing the annoying brat won't help. Keep your homicidal tendencies in check! Nightmare won't be happy. -
Ariel took out the pocket sized duel disk, "Since you are in MY territory 'Striker', why not a friendly little duel," with a sneer she added, "winner gets the sub commander post."
Rena pulled out her own mini duel disk, and snapped into place, "You're on."
Another figure strolled out of the alleyway. This time an Egyptian male, with shiny metallic black hair that shown even in the dark dank alleyway and brown eyes that held amusement said, "Ladies Ladies you know that there is no fighting in Nightmare's army."
Ariel put on a pouty face making her purple indigo eyes almost innocent, "Aww. Bara we were only dueling friendly like."
The Egyptian chuckled and patted his partner on her head.
"Stay out of this Ishtar." Growled Rena.
"Is that a threat "Striker"?" asked the male. He shook his black hair almost in mock at the striker.
Rena growled again and almost lunged for his throat, she stopped, -Bad control! - Rena growled and shifted her golden eyes to make the cat like slits glow. She turned around and walked out of the alleyway –I need to find something to kill. -
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Tarja was surrounded by a purple glow –Did it work? -
She heard a cackling –Of course it did little Hikari-
Tarja jumped –What was that? - Her sharp green eye darting around the room.
-More like WHO Hikari-
-Well WHO are you? - Tarja turned in a circle looking for the voice.
-I am your other half, your Yami-
-Yami? - Tarja lifted up her bangs to wipe the sweat out of her blind eye.
-I wish not that name. Call me Tara. -
-As you wish. -
-I see you're studying the Shadow Magic Hikari-
-Call me Tarja-
The voice grew gruff –I shall call you whatever I wish! -
-Sorry, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. -
-I don't sleep- Tarja glared at the wall wishing it were the voice Tara. –Hikari, let us see if this humble spirit can help you translate these tablets right. -
-Two minds are better than one, or so I hear- Tarja lit a candle next to the tablet which illuminated her pale skin.
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"What I don't get 'Kura is what the pharaoh, host, and sister, all get out of defeating Bakhu ?" asked a very confused Azumi.
"How should I know, in the past the Pharaoh just had this annoying compulsion to be on the 'good side', must be trying to make up for Egypt." Stated the spiky haired Bakura.
Azumi's crimson red eyes flashed in the sunlight, "But you said Yasha doesn't like good. What would make her change?"
"Well she is the Hikari now." Stated Bakura again. He blew his snow-white bangs out of his eyes.
"People don't change personalities because of corruption or purification of the soul." Said Azumi in a matter of fact voice. She flipped her tightly braided black hair over her shoulder.
"Perhaps she is worried about a greater force." Said the voice of Brad who walked up to the spirit and holder of the millennium ring. Brad's fiery red eyes also flashed in the sunlight overhead.
"What do you mean?" asked Bakura whose brown eyes shifted to the sun, which was now blocked, by cotton puff clouds.
"Bakhu is the meanest eleven year old around. She started banishing souls at age eight and had an entire evil empire at her control at nine." Brad sighed as the wind lightly blew through his already wind ruined brown hair.
"How did this kid get all of her power?" asked Azumi who was playing with the end of her white-tipped hair.
"Azumi, Bakura, I believe it's time for us to take a walk." Brad led the way through the park, and the millennium ring holders followed.
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Scouring the city once more, Rena the Striker felt something. She stopped running and turned back, there were two dots below the building she was standing on. One black and one white, both pacing the alleyway.
One of the voices said, "Are you sure this is were the old geezer said to met our change Rain."
The other voice presumably Rain replied, "Yes River, I'm almost positive. He told us to stand in the alleyway and wait."
River said, "He probably doesn't even know what he's talking about anymore. What kind of clue is "gold lighting will strike and fall from above."
"River, I just don't know." Rain sighed.
Rena smirked and jumped into the alleyway below. She took a look around to see two females the black dot she saw before stood in front of what had been the white dot, "Hello Ladies. It seems that you are also trying to find the meaning of the Prophet of Old's riddle." She smirked which gave her gold eyes a superior look to them.
The voice that had been Rivers came out of the black haired girls mouth. River growled slightly in defense and pushed the one Rena assumed would be white haired Rain, "What's it to you?!"
"Narrowed silver that flows along, snow white dots the sky, and crimson red find me right. One is evil yet plays good, one is good yet is forced to bad, and one will side with none."
Rain and River looked at each other with, Rain with chocolate brown eyes and River with black. Then both looked at Rena their hair getting slightly in front of their faces.
Rain brushed back some of her spiky snow white hair the fell to her waist, "Your eyes are gold."
Rena looked at Rain in confusion, "Yeah it's a trait in my family."
River stepped closer to Rena cautiously, while doing this she stepped into the dim light in the alleyway revealing narrow silver highlights in her hair, "What's your name?"
Rena smirked, "Rena the Striker."
Rain whispered, "Oh no."
River grinned and grabbed Rain's pale hands and bounced up and down waving her black waist length around her, "Rain! Rain!! Do you see her eyes gold, and did you see her move like lightning, and her name has striker in it, and she came down from a building."
Rain smiled at River's antics, "Yes, yes"
River turned to Rena and said, "My name's River and this is Rain. And I'm sure we can solver your riddle for you."
River stuck her fingers in her eyes and got two black-eyed color contacts out. Her eyes were now a cat-like silted silver. River pointed to her eyes, "Narrowed silver."
Rena whispered, "River, rivers flow!" Rena looked at Rain, "Your hair is white and rain comes from the sky!" But what's crimson red?"
"Who cares you was looking for three people right. Well you've found two of the three isn't that close enough?" asked River.
Rena looked at the two with stipulation, "Any chance you would like to work for a nightmare?"
River jumped up, "Heck yeah!"
Rain just nodded.
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-Now Hikari look at the end par-
-The items, were found again, and destiny complete. But the gods were not satisfied. The millennium items, will find a new handler, or, be, reduced to, ash. Now that's interesting.-
- Hikari that picture what does it look like?-
- I don't know Tara what do you think it is?-
-Look closer-
Tarja bent over the picture –It looks like my amulet!-
-Precisely, I believe that you are one of the rumored chosen ones.-
-Chosen ones?-
-Chosen ones, bearers of the seven millennium items, guardians and keepers of the Shadow Realm.-
-That's a little confusing.-
- Not as confusing as it is about to get Hikari-
-What do you mean?-
-You'll see, let us get back to the text-
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Serenity lay on her bed snuggled deeply in the covers her spiky black hair that was now mid-back length wrapped around her like a blanket.
Gideon Greymane walked into the room and shook Karumi, who was sleeping on the edge of the bed.
"Hmmm..." asked the multi-colored blue blob of hair. Gideon actually wondered how she did half the things she did with ankle length hair. He saw a pair of hands rubbing her ice blue eyes. She pulled her hair out of her eyes, "Oh it's you Gid."
He placed a hand on Karumi's shoulder, "Hey, how's she doing?"
"She's doing fine," she yawned, "still sleeping a lot and usually only gets up to eat." Karumi smiled, "Some things never change."
"Has anyone else come to visit." Gideon's good brown eye drifted to the window.
"You mean that red-eyed guy, no"
"Good." Gideon helped Karumi out of her chair, "Go home, it's my watch now."
Karumi rubbed her shoulders, "I was afraid you'd say that." She walked to the door her blue hair in a tangled mess. She stopped at the door and turned around, "Sweet dreams Pyro." Karumi exited the room and Gideon sat down in the chair.
"Come on Ren, you've got to get better soon it's killing Rumi and Mamono seeing you like this." He ruffled his chin length silver gray hair, "Yes that's right I called her Mamono, not Kaiba. My dislike for Kaiba's still stands, but she did convince Rumi to stop going crazy while I was unconscious, and hadn't returned with you." Gideon chuckled at the memory, even though at the time it had been quite serious.
Unseen to Gideon a woman walked into the room. "So Greymane, talking to the dead, must run in the family."
Gideon whirled around, "She's not dead Kaiba!"
The woman stepped over the staff that was laying on the floor, she swayed her dirty blonde hair laughed, "Oh you are so predictable Greymane, I can always count on you to take the bait."
Gideon growled, "How did you even get in here."
The Kaiba woman's brown eyes glittered in amusement, "Spoke politely to the mother and avoided the blue one."
"What are you doing here?!"
"I have a business proposition for you" She flopped down on the end of the bed shaking it and the person sleeping in it. Gideon glared and the blonde Kaiba ignored it, "It is no secret that I believe that I should be the president of Kaiba Corp. After all I'm a direct descendent all the way down. And Mamono isn't even related to the Great Seto."
Gideon played with his millennium eye, which was on a chain, "I've heard your rant before, stop whining and skip to the point."
"While dear Miss Maxwell is indisposed, you can help me take over Kaiba Corp."
Gideon rolled his good brown eye, "Let me think about it... hm no."
Kaiba stood up shifting her blue skirt she was wearing, "Why not Greymane, everyone knows you hate Mamono!"
Gideon smirked, "Correction, I hate any and all Kaiba's in general. Helping you would be breaking my own personal honor code."
Kaiba looked Gideon over, "Please, there must be something else, what Mamono's easy to manipulate? Is she naïve? What is it!" Gideon was silent. "Unless, you have a thing for Mamono."
Gideon turned red from embarrassment and anger, "Kaiba don't cross lines, that can't be crossed back! I hate any Kaiba's including you, Mamono, and Kaiba that may still exits!"
The Kaiba woman scowled and walked towards the door. She turned around and glared at Gideon, "You'll regret crossing Angel Kaiba toon boy." She left the room.
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There was a knock on the door, "Enter." Said Tarja not looking up from the tablet.
Shadow entered Tarja's general chambers, "General Rosette, you asked to see me."
"Yes Kage." Tarja looked up, "Kate please be seated." Shadow sat down on the black leather couch across from an identical couch that Tarja sat in herself, "Kage, about our last mission. You never reported what you found." Shadow stiffened, "Care to report Kage."
Shadow hardened his voice, "When I entered the Shadow Realm, I wandered thought the darkness taking several directions from various monsters."
"And then?"
"I found the duel site. Rena the Striker, part of Nightmare's group of rare-hunters, was dueling our target Serenity Maxwell."
"So you admit you found her, why did you not bring her back as I intended you to."
Shadow sighed and made his blood red eyes meet Tarja's own sharp green. "You see how your sister is treated Tarja."
Tarja's eyes narrowed, "What has that got to do with anything?!"
"Do you know my past?"
Tarja rolled her eyes, "No you were here before me, and you are much older than myself."
Shadow's lips twisted upward slightly, "My ancestors name was Shadi, he was one of the original millennium item holders in this millennia."
"What has that got to do with anything?"
Shadow looked into Tarja's good eye, "Why do you think I'm here? Bakhu had something go wrong in her life, she possessed a millennium item at the time, she also had a yami. That Yami convinced her to take over the world. She tracked down the descendants of the old clan and made them work for her."
Tarja blew her sleek black bangs out of her eyes, "So what does that have to do with me or our target?"
Shadow ran his hand through his spiky black hair, "What it has to do with you is that you are a descendant from one of the original clan members of the millennium items. Who knows whom though.
Tarja's pale hand gripped the end of the couch, "So our target is who?"
"She has Shadow Magic, a millennium item, and a yami. Once Bakhu gets her, Bakhu will be much stronger than she was before. It is my job to protect her so Bakhu doesn't get a hold of her. Maxwell will be treated worse than Neko was when she first got here." Shadow sighed and put his head in his hands.
Tarja leaned over, "Shadow I..."
The door slammed open and Odin was there, "There you are! I've been looking for you! Bet General Rosette gave you a tongue-lashing! Oh but, Mistress Bakhu will do worse, I expect a demotion for you!" Odin laughed evilly and said, "Com on Kage! I'm to deliver you personally!" Odin and Shadow exited the room.
Tarja smiled and thought –Well that was interesting wasn't it Tara? Tara? Oh I knew you were being to silent were are you?-
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"So Brad, how did you get your rod?"
"About three years ago, I ran into a boy named Odin Ishtar. He was cocky and arrogant. At the time I was unwittingly traveling in someone's 'territory' I told this to him, but he ignored my please and continued to rant about the sacred ground I stood upon. He challenged me to a duel and I, not having much choice accepted. He led me down a series of tunnels, which later I learned were part of a secret tribe of the millennium power of something like that...
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(Flashback sequence)
"Here is were your doom awaits!" Odin walked into a gigantic room filled with torches that lit the room up only dimly. "Stand there!" Brad walked over to a plateau made out of stone while Odin stood on one across from him. "Here is were we will duel."
"You just want to duel, why didn't you just say so." Brad pulled out of duel disk from his pocket.
"Not with machine you brainless mortal, with the ancient magic's!" Odin waved his rod around, "Your spirit will summon forty tablets to you. Those are what you will use to duel with!"
**** "He continued to rant until we started. Near the end he summoned the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Then he went off on a new rant about being the next High Priest or some nonsense like that. I happened to pull the Winged Dragon of Ra. Which well, shocked him to say the least. I didn't know what it was at the time and attacked. Needless to say I won. I took his rod as he said in the bet we made. I discovered a spirit in the rod. He frightened me and took over my body whenever he felt like it. It took all my will power to banish him. I don't know were he went, if that was going to be Bakura's next question."
"Well you cleared up a lot of curiosity. Although I suspect Bakhu-Bakhu will be mad at you for banishing his partner."
Brad smirked, "Like he can do anything he's a spirit."
As soon as Brad said that Bakura made a mad dash at Brad's throat and started to strangle Brad. Brad flopped around like a fish until the trio heard someone clapping.
All three of them turned around to come face to face with Yuugi, Yami, and Yasha.
Yuugi smirked, "Well, well looks like we finally found the holder of the millennium rod."
Yami laughed, "No doubt the other tomb robber is here."
Yasha smiled, "Yeah, come on out Marik! We'd like a word with you."
Brad scowled, "That infernal spirit of the millennium rod is not here."
Yasha looked confused, "That's impossible, Marik's spirit was tied to the rod."
"Not anymore."
Yasha looked shocked. Yuugi looked at Yami and whispered in his ear, "He truly is a chosen one."
Azumi said, "What's it that you want Yuugi?"
Yuugi ignored Azumi and turned to Brad, "My name is Yuugi Yasha, owner of the millennium puzzle. As you already may know an attack was made on one of the millennium item holders a few days ago, by Bakhu." Brad and Azumi both nodded their heads, "Our goal is to stop Bakhu."
Azumi smirked, "I've said it before and I'll say it again. I shall not join a side."
Brad smirked, "I think I'll agree with Azumi."
Yuugi sighed, "As you wish." Yuugi passed them, "Good day." Yami walked by them like they were invisible, and Yasha glared as they walked by.
As the other three walked out of the park Bakura said, "Well that was interesting."
Auzmi put her face in her hand and mumbled, "Baka."
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Shadow stroked Serenity's hair, he had been waiting all day for her friends to leave her alone, "I'm sorry, you've been stuck in here all day. I don't know if Nightmare just choose you by coincidence, or if they know who you are." He whispered, "I'm sorry."
He heard a noise downstairs a went for the window when he heard a voice say, "Stop."
He turned around Serenity had her eyes open looking at him, "You're the one Gid was talking about."
"Yes."
"Thanks."
The two were greeted with silence until Serenity asked the question Shadow feared, "What's you name?"
Shadow then looked away, "I'm here to protect you that's all you need to know." He jumped out the window. Serenity sighed and went back to bed.
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Odin entered Serenity's room –What could Kage want with this place.-
-More like who is here that he wants.- Odin looked around in confusion –There's a bed, someone's in it.- Odin still stood there, -Well see who it is!-
Odin peeled back the covers to reveal their target Serenity Maxwell –She's beautiful-
-It seems we have found Kage's weak spot!-
Odin cackled –Yes it is.- Odin flew out of the window.
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-Why should I tell Bakhu I've translated the tablets. After all no one before has been able to do it.- She crossed her general quarters and put her hand on the light switch –Soon Neko and I will be free of Bakhu- She switched off the lights-
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AN: Ok you guys are lucky you're getting a chapter. I'm procrastinating at the moment I'm supposed to be working on a project for school. (Damn research projects!) A special thanks to Karumi-chan and my muses Spencer, Alex, and all of my theatre class ^^
Answer to your reviews
Mamono: Yeah poor Mamo-chan, Gid doesn't really like any Kaiba's. Don't blame me it's in his profile(I'm totally innocent! Right -_-; ) Thanks for understanding. Some people want long chapters within the next couple of days. I have a life unfortunately or I would do that. Everything will be reveled in time promise ^^
MTG: Sorry as I explained, I was really busy, and I did get this one out sooner than the last. Although I wish I could have gotten it out sooner.
Bakhu: I know I'm actually alive **
Yami Nocturna: I'm glad you liked Yasha. I didn't know if I was making her to bitchy or what. (sweat drops at Yami N's reaction to her having Yami)
Pheonix Tamer: Don't worry I'm having Alyssa make an appearance in the next chapter. I'm hoping to finally have all the characters introduced by then. I didn't realize that having this many characters would be this much work. Thanks for being patient with me while I find a special way to introduce every character.
Yokokaru_chan: Thanks
The Legendary Shiniimegami: I hope you like the striker. I actually added her homicidal tendencies this time. I'm hoping to try and make her a major character for the next couple of chapters with a lot of appearances. I have plans. Thanks for the character.
Magicman/Smokegirl: Glad you enjoyed the last chapter. Don't worry Gid's eye will become more useful in later chapters.
Karumi(aka the Master of Anime): Hey K-chan ^^, once again I want to say thanks for always helping me through my little writers block. You gotta tell me which guy you want though. Hmmm... Brad or Odin. Make up your mind. I'm glad you liked the quote I figured you would. You know I said that in my notebook before. Lol my genius mind does it again ^^. Any who I gotta finish Cainfield notecards so you can copy them so I can copy the vocab.(hope Cainfield never finds this page right ^^ ) Sincerely the Master of Dice ^^
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