In The Shadow of The Prophecy
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Chapter ten - Game Over
Call me when your down
Call me when you need someone
Call me when its rough
And you think there is no one
Until you need me
I will, but I will be there
-Le Click
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Hail to you O gods, to you I offer my gratitude
At last, I am finally able to return to this world
'Carmen' brushed aside the bangs causing the muted moonlight to reflect off of the golden article on her temple." I see now" said Jason, regaining his composure" that thing of you forehead intercepted the bullet. Well, next thing I won't aim for your head ".
" I don't there'll be a next time, that I don't de gozaru " the amber-eyed teen replied frostily" Now you will play a game with me ".
" A game? Do you think this gun's a toy or something " he said skeptically. The teen pulled a quarter out of her pocket, BANG! He expelled another slug, standing two feet away from his mark, but then the bullet abruptly veered of course, swerving around her, as if she had willed it to.
" That was most unsportsmanlike, that it was, your gaming etiquette is atrocious, cousin de gozaru" she said with icy indifference. " As I was going to say, I shall flipped this coin and you call out either heads, or tails " she explained" if you call it correctly, I die... however, call it wrong and pay for it with a penalty game. Understood ".
" Hey " he began to protest, 'Carmen' flipped the coin, it sailed up into the air and hit the ground, spinning wildly on its edge.
" Call it ".
Jason growled under his breath grabbing her by the collar of her navy blue hoodie and jutting the handgun right in her face" Shut up, I'll put a goddamn bullet in your skull " he barked angrily.
Her eyes remained eerily expressionless, without the slightest sliver of fear and continued to hold his own in its unyielding magnetic hold. " I see, heads then, it is de gozaru " she said confirmingly, She looked over at the coin as it rotated it last time and fell one side : tails. " It seems your luck has run out dear cousin, that it has, de gozaru ". The eye of horus on her illuminated on her brow as her gaze shift to the side. The hair of the back of his neck stood on end, as dread spread like wildfire across every nerve of his body.
Penalty Game : Dragged Down to Hell
Jason heard a thunderous crack and looked down at his feet and a gaping crevice, sweltering heat and the rancid stench of sulfur wafted up causing him to hack and wheeze. He looked back at his cousin, suddenly ropes of chains shot up from the fissure binding around his wrists and ankles, pulling him down. 'No, someone help me! Help please, please I'm begging! Have mercy !' . His finger grabbed and clawed at the sides of the firery chasm futilely. He looked at the girl pleadingly, she merely stared back apathetically.
The chain you see dragging you down, dear cousin, are weighted down by the immensity of your transgressions. Nothing can save you now, your fate is sealed she thought watching the young man clawed wildly at the air For those who trespass in my soul pay a heavy price. Hold that in your heart as you fall in the depths of hell . She turned to the security camera, malfunctioning from her aura Know that I'm coming after you next grandfather the camera exploded, she turned and ascended the staircase.
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" Damn it " snarled Nicholas, slamming his fist on his desk and picking up the receiver of the video-phone. Morgana cowered in the corner" Security, get down here NOW ".
" They won't come". Nicholas and his wife turned with alarm to see their granddaughter casually enter the room. Her face was set in cold in indiffence as she regarded them. The normally unflinching businessman found himself shivering, the air in the room became abruptly frigid. " Those nipping pups wanted to stop me, so I made them go to sleep for awhile de gozaru ".
" You think I'm afraid of you little girl " he barked, gripping a letter-opener from the desktop. He sent the svelte dagger whirling at her.
SHU-INK. the golden-eyed girl caught it with a swoosh of her hand, between her middle and index fingers" So, do you throw knives at all of your grandchildren, or am I just lucky " she smirked mockingly at him. Nicholas growled under his breath, the teen's face unexpectedly returned to the icy expression, now tainted with anger as she stared him down" You vile, loathsome bastard. You have my brother, your own kin, slain in cold blood and all to feed your selfish lust for money and power ". Air swirled around the as the girl's eyes took on a sinister white luminance. Suddenly a colossal looking glass rose up from the floor" Behold your true selves ". Morgana and Nicholas gazed it the mirror, the faces became contorted with horror at what looked back at them :
" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO".
'Carmen' held the dagger up to her eye level, grabbing her grandfather by a wad of white-blond hair" Those who are truly wicked cannot hide their heinous, ugly souls from the mirror of Ma'at " she said coldly" Now, no matter what you do, where you go, all you ever be able to see is the twisted, sickening image of yourselves. Keep it bottled up inside ". She dragged the blade across the man's face, leaving a long, bloody gash. The crimson liquid stained the length of the letter opener, she brought the knife slashing down on his face again and again, more blood splashed on the muted eggshell carpet, yet her fury remained unsated.
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# Damn, Ca'men shoulda gotten back by now # thought Joey worriedly # Yugi needs ta see a docta # . He looked over at his friend, he managed to 'bandage' the wound, but even now Yugi's crimson blood had seeped though the green jacket.
The door gave a creaking groan as it opened, the blond whipped around, his fists prepared to strike, it was Carmen... or at least he thought it was her. Something wasn't quite right, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Her face was splattered with blood and as well as the front of her hooded sweatshirt, there was a letter opener in her hand, stained with crimson fluid. " Hey, a' you okay " he asked.
" Yes de gozaru " she nodded vaguely, crossing the room to the two boys and kneeling next to her fallen friend. She brushed her hand across his temple" Yugi-kun ". In response, the youth's pain-glazed eyes opened a fraction, she had to act, she decided, unwrapping the makeshift dressing. " Yugi-kun, listen, I can use some of my power to heal you " she told him" but first I have to remove the shrapnel, that I do. So you have to trust me de gozaru ". He nodded weakly, the amber-eyed teen poised the letter opener over his arm. Yugi's eyes followed it worriedly" This is going to hurt " she told him and dug the bullet out Gomen nasai . The boy bit back not to cry out, but pain was unbearable, causing every nerve in his body to scream.
She wasn't for his tears... or the blood, she had to close her eyes and take a deep to resist throwing up. She tenderly pressed her lips to the affliction, a soothing tingle undulating though him. A faint golden glow resonated from the contact, evaporating the pain and sealing up the wound without the slightest indication of a scar.
Finally, the youth thought relieved, he was so exhausted...so tired, he just needed to rest" Yug' " Joey jumped forward, shaking his friend fretfully to rouse him, relievingly, he wasn't dead, just dead tired. The blonde hoisted the slender boy onto his back, Carmen strided over to the door ahead of them.
" He's alright, he is, de gozaru " she said warmly" He just needs to rest, tomorrow he'll be good as new ". She went to step forward, suddenly her vision blurred and her body betrayed her, collapsing in a heap in the door. Joey sighed heavily # Guess I'm carryin' em both back # .
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Somewhere around the neighborhood of three o'clock, Yugi awoke to the sound of Te'a's voice scolding a certain reskless blond rescuer. " I can't believe you went off like that without telling us, someone could've gotten hurt ". The spirit was leaning rigidly on the edge of the bed in his usual spot, like a guardian. He blink the sleep out of his amethyst eyes and sat up. " Aibou " he said sounding as if a great weight had been lifted, Yugi heard him silently thank the gods.
" Hey Yami " he replied groggily. Yami pressed a finger to his lips and pointed to something on the floor, the hikari, leaned over to see and clapped his hands over his mouth with surprise Whoops . Carmen was slumbering, curled up in a purple and yellow sleeping bag on the floor a couple feet from the bed. Footsteps came down the hall towards them and Yami vanished as Joey poked his head in.(a/n : though we all doubt Joey can actually see ghosts)
" 'Ay pal, you okay " he asked casually, inviting himself in and sitting next to his friend.
Yugi sat up and nodded, he could remember everything that went on last night, it all felt so surreal to him now, lying safe in his bed. " Hey Joey what all happened last night " he inquired innocently, rubbing his arm" I got shot, but I'm now ".
" I'm not sure, eda' Yug' " he replied" Ca'men did dis weird magic thing with some glowy lights and BAM! You were all betta' ". Yugi nodded, somehow understanding the jumbled explanation, it roused a physical memory in the bottom of his chest.
Things got really quiet after that, the teen's gaze shifted over to the two golden objects sitting side by side on the nightstand, glittering in the sunlight.
To Be Continued ...
Author Commentary -
De gozaru - This is a very polite way of ending a sentence in Japanese, Kenshin Himura uses it. This is just another way of differentiate between Carmen and her yami in my story, only Carmen's dark side uses 'De gozaru' to give her an old fashioned pattern of speech.
Mirror of Ma'at - For those of you who read the manga, Shadi used the feather of Ma'at( which can be spelled with or without the apostrophe) in volume two. Ma'at is the Egyptian goddess of truth and her symbol is an ostrich feather.
Winged Tormentor : For anyone who's wondering, it is possible to bleed to death from a wound in your arm, because there's lots of arteries and capillaries running through there. Well, see ya next time! Don't forget to review.