A/n the dreaded writer's block is over and I know where I am again. Yeah. So, the game draws nearer to an end…and why is Bakura so hell bent on keeping the darkness around…hmm…couldn't have anything to do with his moment of enjoyment when he discovered he was free and in his own body.
Yami and Kaiba stared at the screen reviewing the attacks on the group. Over and over they watched Yami and Yugi fuse for one moment to become the Magician of Black Chaos. It was so quick that is you weren't looking for it, you would never have noticed it.
"Dark and light can become one and stronger, but the enemy seems to already know this. It is as if they are hoping we wouldn't be able to figure this out until it was too late." Yami observed before rewinding and watching the scene with Kiri again. "what we need to know is what card she is and why they need her so badly. It is more than just striking at you. They could do that with Mokuba. It would be easier for them to use Mokuba." Yami closed his eyes and leaned against the wall bringing all his knowledge to bear on the question.
Kaiba stared at the screen analyzing the movements carefully. "She has to be a magic card. It is the only thing that makes sense. She is a magic user in the game so she would have become a magic card of some sort." Kaiba continued staring at the screen as it flashed various cards across it.
"You can cross out the ones with human forms, we would have recognized those by now. You can also cross out the death cards as well as the dark ones." Yami watched Kaiba make the changes. The cards left over flashed continuously across the screen being eliminated one by one.
Kiri stood up and moved across the floor and down the darkened stairs. Shouts and laughter echoed to her right and the quiet mumblings of Kaiba and Yami were to her left. She stops in front of Kaiba's office, staring at the door that leads to where Kaiba and Yami stare at the computer screen. Life flickers into her eyes long enough for her to reach for door before it dies and she turns toward the doors leading to the outside. She trails her hand along the bookshelf knocking books from their place to the floor before walking out the front door, leaving it open. She vanishes into the darkness followed by a sadistic laugh.
Kaiba and Yami rush toward the sound of the books only to see the door open and hear the triumphant laugh.
"Damn," Yami slammed his hand on the wall. Kaiba glared at the door, his tail twitching, the only sign of his heightened emotions.
"It looks like the playing field has been decided." Kaiba turned back to his office. He clicked on his computer and a map appeared illuminating the screen with its knowledge. The rest of the crew gathered round, having been drawn there by the laughter. A grim sense of determination settled over the group as they waited for the answer. A blinking dot appeared on the screen north of the city.
"Clever, clever Kaiba" Yami smiled a dangerous smile, one that was echoed in Kaiba. The two presented a powerful threat towards those who had started this game.
"If she realizes you planned on her being kidnapped…" Yugi trailed off. Kaiba's tail stiffened though he gave no other outward sign of the inherent threat with that thought.
"Let's just not tell her." Anzu stated quietly. The others nodded their agreement.
Somewhere to the North of the City
"Good, you brought her to me" the darkness hissed.
"She's mine." The shadow reminded him.
"Yes, yes, when I am done with her." The darkness eagerly agreed as it reached for her.
"No, she is mine now. The others will follow her into your trap without her being in your hands." The shadow countered.
"You would defy me?" the darkness roared angrily.
"You would go back on our deal." The shadow countered
The darkness hissed and reached for her again. "After I am done with her."
The Shadow snapped his fingers, releasing her from his spell. "Then I will subdue her when she is mine." He walked away whistling merrily.
"Fool." The darkness hissed angrily.
Kiri's eyes focused on the darkness and she screamed. Power glowed around her as her voice took on the music of a flute calling to the dragons.
The Shadow stopped and looked back in the direction of the sound. "Well, that didn't take long." He leaned against the wall. "Now all I have to do is wait."
Elsewhere in Kaiba's mansion, the group was gathered together between the two Kaiba's planning their attack.
"Did you hear something?" Jounouchi asked. A bright light appeared and engulfed the group to fade away, leaving behind an empty office.
Bakura stared at the Master of the Darkness from his hiding place in the shadows, waiting as well for the results of this newly activated spell.