NOTE: Ah! People help me! We're about two or so more chapters away from the end of Part Two and the beginning of Part Three, and I still have NO idea what type of fic this should be…Seto x Tea or Yugi x Tea. So, you guys help me decide! Please tell me your votes in your reviews! I think I know what will be the outcome…but nonetheless! Please vote! Thanks! Oh, and this is the chapter! This is the chapter where "the reason" is revealed! Yes! The reason for all of that controversy between Yami and Seto and the way Seto is treated! Yeah! Read!
Disclaimers: Disclaimer (dis cla mer)- to express that one does not own something.
(Has my dictionary ((a.k.a mind definition)) made the point clear? Oh, I know! Dictionaries have examples sometimes!)
Ex: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 17: The War for the World
Yami rushed down the front steps impatiently. He had to have a talk with his mage. But, it just so happened that while Yami turned the corner, he ran smack dab into Seto himself.
"Watch it," Seto said, thinking it was someone other than Yami…nonetheless, not really caring who it was.
"Well, excuse me!" Yami replied hotly. Then, he began again, "Seto, I need to speak with you…."
"About what?"
Yami sighed angrily, "Take a guess."
Now, as Seto holds the Millennium Rod, he is allowed to take over the minds of people. But, he can also explore their minds, can he not? So, that's just what the devil did…of course, with the Rod held behind his back, and to the unknowingness of Yami.
So, he found the thought, and was greatly surprised/disturbed, "So…you know about that little…happening…" Seto faded off.
"Indeed…and I'm not happy about it," Yami said, giving many a death glare to the mage, "You…stay away from her…."
"Why should I? I have every right to her as well…unless, that reason applies no longer?" Seto looked at the Pharaoh, smirking.
Yami faltered, "Yes, but…." Seto saw Yami's hand slowly move into his pocket. Seto quickly swiped his hand over there and fished out the Millennium Necklace. His eyes widened.
"So…this is why you want me to stay back, is it not?" Seto held up the Necklace, as it dazzled in the sunlight.
"That's NONE of your business! Give it here!" Yami replied holding out his hand, expecting his mage to obey. How wrong he was.
"No…no, I think I'll keep it…for my own use…" Seto replied, fingering the object.
"As Pharaoh, I can torture you, if you do not relinquish the Item!" Yami threw back.
"Would you though? Would you torture me?" Seto said, smirking. Yami took a sharp intake of breath. Many, many times, had it not been for that stupid REASON, he would've had Seto tortured. Oh…but bound by rights, he couldn't. No, not to him….
Suddenly, a great earthquake began. Yami fell backwards, and Seto tripped, letting lose the Necklace. It fell to the ground, nearer to Yami. Through the shaking, Yami grabbed it quickly, and stuffed it back into his pocket. The quake continued for several seconds. Finally, it stopped, ever so suddenly.
The two stood up, "What the blazes was that!" Seto roared.
"Sire!" someone called out. Yami looked up and saw Shait running (or more limping and trying to run) towards him. "Sire!"
"What is it, Shait?" Yami replied.
"Sire…the Millennium Items…they've been stolen! All of them! From the temple!" Shait gasped.
Yami looked, and indeed, Shait's own Millennium Key was gone.
"Who did this?" Yami exclaimed.
"That same person who stole the Ring," Shait replied, "He…he challenged me to a shadow game. I thought I would triumph, as he had only just gotten the Millennium Ring…but alas! He said he had been trapped within it for 5000 years! Was there such a time, sire?"
"Five thousand years?" Yami looked at him.
"Not the past, you twit," Seto said, suddenly. The two looked up at him, "He means starting now, he's been in there for 5000 years…5000 years into the future."
"But how? The future has not happened yet!" Yami said, "How can someone have such knowledge? Only the one bearing the Necklace…." Yami stopped. Seto widened his eyes.
"No…" Seto started.
Yami turned and ran into the palace. Seto chased after him.
"Sire!" Shait cried out, "You can't go! The war! It's starting!"
Yami stopped and turned, as Seto did below him, on the steps, "War?"
"That was the earthquake, sire! That spirit somehow started a war with the go--" Shait stopped as a terrifying cry ran through the air.
The three looked up at the sky. It swirled, and darkened. Thunder roared and lightning flashed all around. Suddenly, the clouds split open. A large, darkened body swirled out from the clouds; it's mighty wings carrying it around. A roar emitted from the beast.
"No…it's Slifer of the Sky!" Yami cried out.
"What has the menace done?" Shait replied. Just as he spoke, a dozen strokes of lightning struck the barren desert outside of the city. A small light formed, and then grew into….
"Obelisk the Tormentor…" Seto gazed in awe at the great beast.
Shait shivered in fear and murmured, "He can't have summoned Ra…he can't have summoned Ra…. "
"Sire, what's going on?" Malich ran down the steps to his master. He then saw the two beasts, "The god monsters! But how?" Suddenly, a golden orb began falling from the sky.
A chant could be heard from the square, that carried out the voice for Ra, "…as I say your name: Winged Dragon of Ra!"
"Ah!" Malich cried out, "Ra has come!" Slowly, the golden orb opened up and formed the great dragon. Suddenly, three great roars came from the three beasts, and they all turned to face the palace.
"Seto…call for every mage immediately!" Yami cried out. Seto thrust out the Rod. It glowed brightly for several seconds. When it dimmed, immediately, mages began running to the palace.
"Heishin!" Yami cried out to the head mage. Heishin ran up the stairs to the Pharaoh, "Heishin, the god monsters are attacking! I want all power used against them! Do whatever you must to get them into stone tablets or back where they belong!" Yami ordered.
"Of course, my Pharaoh!" Heishin said. Then he turned to the mages, "Men! The monsters attack! Prepare a defense and an offense. Nothing must be spared at their expense! Use all power you can muster! They must be sealed away or sent away! NOW!" Immediately, all of the mages held out their staffs, ready for the attack. Slifer had begun circling above the palace. Obelisk was nearing the city walls. Ra was hovering in front of the palace.
"Shait! Get inside now! You too, Malich!" Yami ordered.
"But sire, what about you?" Malich replied.
"I'm in this war too," he said. Then, he shoved Malich into Shait's passing arms, and he dragged the poor servant away.
Yamiryou ran from the square to the palace. He wanted to see the pathetic sight of the Pharaoh's defense, for nothing could stop these monsters. Nothing at all…. He approached the first guards (Trith and Dustire).
"Halt!" Trith commanded.
"Why should I?" Yamiryou inquired.
"Why do you hold the Millennium Items?" Dustire interrogated, now noticing them.
"Hmm, you'd like to know, wouldn't you? Well, it just so happens that I just might be your salvation to these monsters," he pointed behind him, "So, I would let me pass if I were you." Liar. But, being the idiotic and gullible fools those two were (yes, I'm agreeing with Seto on this one), they let him pass.
Yamiryou walked over to the front stairs, which were now crammed full of mages. At the top stood Yami, Seto and Heishin.
Yami noticed him, "You! What have you done?"
Yamiryou laughed a cold, cruel laugh, "Pharaoh! Alliances are very helpful in these times. And by the looks of it, your alliance is weak, while mine…is strong."
"Be silent, thief!" Yami roared. Then, he commanded a couple of the front mages, "Arrest him!" Two mages abandoned their positions and lunged to catch the criminal. Yamiryou dodged them and disappeared. He reappeared next to Yami.
"You can't get rid of me that easily, Pharaoh. Honestly, you must have a better fight ready than this," Yamiryou declared.
Yami suddenly grabbed the thief's collar, "Stop their destruction NOW!"
"Why should I? After all, then I wouldn't have accomplished what I have sent out to do, and all of my work will have been a waste of time. However…" the evil spirit glared dangerously and smirked.
"What?" Yami stood back.
"However, there is a small price you can pay for me to truly be rid of the beasts."
"Name it."
"Renounce your title and throne, and hand the power down to me, making me Pharaoh," Yamiryou declared nonchalantly. Seto's eyes widened. Suddenly, he lunged for Yamiryou, who was taken by surprise and couldn't dodge.
"He will do that at no expense!" Seto exclaimed, strangling him. Suddenly, a shrill cry erupted from the Winged Dragon of Ra. They all turned to look at it. The three god monsters hovered before the palace gates, glaring dangerously at the mages.
"I'd make a decision quickly…they're about to attack," Yamiryou declared.
"They…they wouldn't. That can't go against the Pharaoh…" Heishin replied.
"Yes they can…under my will," the spirit replied. Then, Obelisk held up his hand, curled in a fist. Ra and Slifer opened their mouths wide. Their attack was beginning. Seto dropped the robber, and he vanished.
Inside Yamiryou's mind, he thought, I'll get the power anyway, because they'll all be dead. Then, he laughed.
"Mages…ATTACK!" Yami cried out. Hundreds of spells were fired off at the monsters. It hardly fazed any of them. They only flinched, ever so slightly when the last one hit.
"He's right…there is no way to stop them…" Yami said.
"No…there has to be a way!" Seto cried out, "Attack again!" More spells were shot off. Nothing happened. Obelisk's hand began glowing. Balls of light formed in Ra and Slifer's mouths.
Yami looked down, thinking quickly. Then, his head popped up. There was a way. But the cost was great.
Teana ran through the halls of the palace. She had to find Yami. She had no idea what was going on. She passed by Miaa's room, where Miaa and Sentis still were.
"Teana, where are you going?" Miaa asked.
"I've got to find someone," she replied. She passed the throne room. Isis stood in there.
"Teana, what are you doing?" her sister inquired.
"I'm looking for Yami," she replied and disappeared down the hallway that led to the front of the palace. Isis's eyes widened. No, she thought. She ran after her sister.
"Hold your fire!" Yami cried out to the mages. They halted. "I have a way to stop them."
Heishin looked at his Pharaoh, "Well done, sire!" Seto looked at Yami.
"What are you going to do?" he asked.
Yami didn't answer. Instead, his eyes glowed white. A monstrous wind blew around him. The Millennium Puzzle glowed brighter than ever. Yami held out his hand. His crown was knocked off by the wind. But below it, on his forehead, the eye symbol shown on the Items could be seen, shining brightly.
Seto looked at him, confused for a second. He had never seen such magic…not to this extent at least. He heard Heishin take a sharp intake of breath. He turned to look at his secondary master.
"What is it?"
"Seto…this magic…it's been taught to the Pharaoh…to all Pharaohs…but never in history has it been used. There have never been times of peril so great that it needed to be used," Heishin babbled on, needlessly.
"Well, what's so great about it?"
"Seto…Yami is going to imprison these monsters of great power for an eternity…but at the cost of his life."
"WHAT?" Seto turned to look at Yami. Light was forming in the Pharaoh's outstretched hand.
"Yami…you can't do this!"
"I must," Yami replied back, simply.
Teana came to the top of the front stairs. She saw Yami with his hand outstretched and the growing light in his hand. She recognized the assault immediately. As royalty, she had been taught the maneuver as well, though she would have needed a Millennium Item to help with the task.
"NO!" she cried out and ran to Yami. She came up from behind him and put her arms around his neck.
"You can't do this!"
Yami turned his head slightly to see her. Seto looked at Teana, his emotions raging within him.
"Teana…" Yami stated.
"Yami…you can't die…it's not fair," tears rolled down Teana's cheeks. The god monsters fired their attacks.
"Yami, please…don't!" Teana cried out as Yami turned his head and fired his magic at the attack. The attacks met head on. But slowly, Yami's attack overcame the god monsters' attacks. His vision was blurring. He felt his energy slowly draining.
"No! Please don't die! You can't! I love you!" Teana cried out. Yami's eyes widened as he heard that. The attack hit the monsters. Their shrill cries ran throughout the air, as each one was condensed into a small orb of light. The orbs flew in circles and suddenly came into contact with the Millennium Puzzle. Yami fell into Teana's arms. The last thing he heard was, "NO! Yami, I love you!"
It was a half an hour later. The other mages had returned to the temple to mourn the Pharaoh's death there. Heishin had returned with him, but told Seto to stay and comfort Teana.
Isis had also witnessed Yami's fall. She was letting the tears fall too, except she had hidden herself behind a pillar.
Seto sat down beside Teana, who still held Yami in her arms and was still crying. It suddenly occurred to Seto that she had really, and truly loved Yami. This tore his heart, but he reassured himself that things would begin going his way, now that Yami was gone.
Don't get him wrong, he still mourned Yami's death, for two reasons (one of which being THAT reason) but he was going to prosper by it too.
He put a hand on Teana's shoulder, "Don't cry over him. He did what he could to…to save you, and the others of the city. He could've heeded your warning and we all would've been dead."
"That would've been better," Teana still sobbed. Seto took his hand off of her. She felt the warmth of his hand melt away. That my friends, is the metaphor that she used to see a new idea. Think about it this way: Warmthlife, colddeath. Mage…magic…anything forming in your mind?
"You," Teana said bluntly.
"What?" Seto turned to look at her. But the image was painful for his still large emotions.
"You can resurrect him, can you not? You're a mage…surely there must be some magic that you can use," Teana set Yami down and stood up, staring down at him. Seto, feeling slightly uncomfortable, stood up as well.
"Maybe…but why should I?" he inquired. Teana gaped at him.
"Why should you help him? THAT'S THE STUPIDEST QUESTION I'VE EVER HEARD! HE'S YOUR PHARAOH! YOU'RE TO HELP HIM IN ALL TIMES ON NEED! YOU'RE A DAD-GUM CRAP OF A FOOL IF YOU DON'T HELP HIM!"
Seto was taken aback at her words. It truly did hurt him that she had spoken to him like that…but he was so close to power….
"I-I can't. So, I guess I'm that 'dad-gum crap of a fool' you were talking about. Sure, there is a spell…but there are two reasons why I can't resurrect him!" he shouted back.
"What are they?" Teana scowled at him.
Seto snorted. Like he would really tell her. Yeah, he would.
"If you must know, the spell requires that one gives up their life in exchange for his. Second…I'm so close to power now. I've waited almost all of my life to become Pharaoh, and my chance is here," Seto explained.
"Pharaoh? You're not going to help him because you're selfish? And you've always been against the Pharaoh?" Teana inquired in awe.
"No! I'm not against him! He's just always had what should be mine! And this is not selfishness! This is fact! I would be Pharaoh to this day if he had not come around!"
"Why? How could you be Pharaoh?" (The reason is finally revealed people!)
"He's…he's my brother," Seto sighed.
Whoa…okay…I'm not going to say anything. Just let the suspense of the moment sink in…. And review please!
