KITG: Hello guys. Here the next chapter to Future Lost. Catti my dear. This is for you. As seen as you so want to know how this pan's out.

Yami: Yeah Catti, she done this chapter just for you. She didn't want to leave you hanging.

Yugi: hope you like it. Come on KITG. Get on with it.

KITG;ok ok ok already.

Chapter 5

Dogan sat in the control room, it sat atop a great spire, it overlooked the carnage Dornkirk had wreaked upon the city. Though you could not see much in it's on right. Here and there you saw destroyed homes, parks with vegetation turned black with corruption. The atmosphere heavy with its decay, but parts of it were hidden by the swirling darkness. The black cloud, floating here and there. It was a gaseous formation of the black tide. It looked for flesh. Hungered for it, once found it would enter the lungs, turning to liquid form, it would turn the flesh to it's will, becoming a host for the consciousness of the black tide. This had been the fate of most of the humans and monsters that had come to defend their masters. It subverted the heart, festering the hate that lay within.

So here, king of his world Dogan sat, at these times it was the most dangerous to be him, in this quiet time, sat upon his throne, he had time to dwell, to dwell on the past that was cruelly taken from him. They played on his mind, devouring his sanity with each passing day.

He saw the duel between Yugi and Dornkirk, he had no possibly way to know that Dornkirk had cheated, all he saw was Yugi, the king of games loose. He wasn't supposed to loose. But he had. He saw his wife and daughter fall to the tide, devoured by it's rippling black sheen of a surface. Like oil. It forced it's way past their lips, their eyes pleading at him to make it stop. But he could do nothing. Everything after that moment had been lost in the fight to survive. He had run here with all he others, the last survivors of Domino. Watched as Yugi had made the barrier, with the help of the Egyptian gods. It was now a pyramid barrio over this place. Keeping them safe. Or was it postponing the inevitable? He was beginning to doubt now, was all this worth it? He had recently come to the conclusion that it wasn't. So with the ring, he had no qualms letting the thing in. to put an end to it all. And he would have the satisfaction that it would make Yugi suffer, but it had not gone to plan. Yugi with the help of his friends had beaten it. But he had other plans. If Yugi stayed dead long enough, then his power over the barrier would fail. And it would finally end…

The hiss of machines sounded loud in the quiet darkness, here and the rainbow lights winked off and on, their meaning lost to the observer, but meant something to someone, it was the passage of time. They monitored life, death and power. Each winking light monitoring its purpose. In the cascading lights, the darkness moved, dripped from the walls in its black oily slime. It coalesced then dispersed. Waiting for its orders. Only their master knew the purpose of it's being. Of why it killed, and corrupted. So it waited, not thought but to obey. Then something else moved in the darkness, light back lighting the form of their master. It moved it's heavy bulk, dragging across the floor the hoses connected to its body. Through this pumped various liquids to and from the massive bulk. The deformed bloated being looked for weaknesses it the barrier. But it no longer needed to search. For it had found one to bring the barrier maker to the dead zone. The place that was Domino, they would have to venture out. Need to. Need to get to the army supply base. For the servant he had sent, it had meddled with the water filter. It would give out soon; they would need to get a replacement. Or their water recycle process would be lost. No more clean water. No more life. Though they would not live too much longer anyway. Nothing could stop him. He would defeat all who stood in his way. He had only felt fear once, and Yugi had been the one to cause it. He had been able to call the Egyptian gods. Why they had seen his weakness, just like Ra all those years ago. When he had been sealed into the darkness. Little did they know it was that which gave it power. But the light. Oh the dreaded light. That he feared. Ra knew this. That was he empowered the winged dragon of Ra with his holy light. No, he would not let Yugi summon him again. He had used the spirit of the pharaoh to lure Yugi to him. It knew he cared for him. But he had underestimated Yugi; he had become quite powerful in the years since he had last challenged him.

So now he waited, looked out upon the place he now ruled, seeing the destruction he had caused and reveled in it. Even Sutekh had feared him. He would have allied with the Egyptian god. But Horus had entombed him, stopped him. He did not need him, but he would have protected him somewhat from the holy monsters of the Gods. No he would make do. He was a god in his own right. Now far surpassing the pitiful god that was Ra. He could no longer stand against Dornkirk. So he waited…as do all things in time. Waited for the end of time.

They checked the systems as they always did, disposal, food. Water. Yes water. Life giver. Fed the plants, sustained themselves. How could they survive without clean water? The water outside was tainted by the black tide. They would die. Life giving up its hold on this plane of existence. No help was coming. Radio signals from all over the world lost to the dark sickness. How far had it reached? Was the world in its oily gasp? None could tell. Fear pierced those who thought on it too much. Where they the last remains of humanity? Were they all dead? For no help had come. No UN no nothing. Their own army destroyed in a matter of minutes. Blown from the sky in a blazing inferno. Shards of life and metal raining down onto the ground, to whiter away before it's assault.

So they checked, trying to forget. But never truly forgetting.

"Disposal?"

"Check"

"Food count?"

"Within specks"

'Water purification system?"

"Check…..no……wait. I'm getting a red light. No. the system is failing. We have to tell commander Dogan"

Dogan turned to the phone as it rung. Wondering if the coming storm had finally arrived. He let it ring a little longer. Then with a final sigh, he placed his callused hand over the receiver, and then he lifted it to his ear.

"Dogan"

"Sir. We have a problem"

"Report"

"The water reclamation system is failing. We need to find a replacement system chip."

"Very well. Any idea where we can find one? Have we any in storage/"

"No sir. But records show there was a few in the army supply base on the other side of the city."

"Very well, draw up the right files so my people know what the hell it is. I will get everything ready. Dogan out."

He sat a moment, regarding the dust-strewn city once more, like so many days past.

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes…..and so it begins."

KITG: sorry guys if this seemed a bit short. But it was needed so you can get so idea what the enemy is thinking. I didn't want this to be too Yami/Yugi orientated. I wanted to try and express the horror that has passed, and maybe feel sorry for Dogan.

Well R&R and let me know. Are you happy this is starting up again?