KITG: here we go another chapter for you guys. Things are starting to hot up now, as the end draws near.
Yami: is it me, or can I smell something burning?
Yugi: Yeah I can too sniff
Bakura: Insert evil laugh
KITG: god it's hot in here. Looks down at chair# oh dear, I seem to be on fire……..I'M ON FIRE! #Runs around room on fire#
Bakura: #throws bucket of salt over KITG to put out fire#
KITG: (will not say what she is saying right now….but needless to say…it isn't pleasant)
Malik: Um Bakura I think you should run now # watches as KITG brings out Timmy Mallets, mallet. But it's not Timmy Mallets, Mallet because Timmy Mallets Mallet was made of foam, this is made of very hard metal…and will hurt# (a/n try saying that three times as fast)
Bakura: #Runs off very fast, KITG Following#
Chapter 9The glowing protection, gold as the once bright sun began to fracture, the cracking sound renting the air as the Dark tide monsters gathered, awaiting the inevitability of change. But this change could only be for the worse. The remnants of humanity would finally fall. Dornkirk drooled at the idea of his plans coming to fluition.
Hi minions began to wail as pieces of the barrier fell to the dark ground, splintering like gold fairy dust to the growing wind. The sound like cracking ice, the dull thud, as the gaps grew wider. Great shards like glass fell to the floor. Braking to thousands of bits, slashing at the dark tide, making them scream in pain.
Inside he could hear the base alarms screaming in panic. And as the last of the barrier fell. The dark tide advanced.
Yugi and Atemu shot up and the first cry of the alarm, red lights flashing. They looked to the door as Seto rushed in, Atemu looked to him for answers, but Yugi already could feel the change.
"Seto, what's wrong?" Atemu stood to face his old rival, but it was Yugi that answered.
"The barrier has fallen…"
"Yugi can you summon it back?" it was then that Yugi noticed the puzzle was gone.
"The Puzzle!" Atemu looked down to his chest, seeing his half gone also. "Seto, there is no way for me to raise the barrier without the Puzzle. That must be why it fell, someone has destroyed it. But we can't worry about that now, we need everyone who can summon ready." Yugi started to get up, Atemu tried to stop him.
"What are you doing? Your hurt…"
"It doesn't matter now, not me not anything but the fact that we need every person who can summon monsters to fight, this ends now, one way or the other. But we are not going down easy" Atemu watched as Yugi hobbled over to a chair to put his clothe back on. Atemu watched, his mind wandering, this might be the last time he would have with Yugi; he walked towards his love and cupped his cheek, turning Yugi's face to him.
"Be careful my Koi. I can't lose you" He then leaned in and took the lips that were rightfully his. The sweet ambrosia like nothing he had experience in his life as pharaoh. When the kiss ended they looked to each other.
"I'll be careful, I promise. You take care as well, I know you will be able to summon high level monsters to help." They looked to one another, their promise made, if they did fall this day, the would make sure their soul would no be taken.
"Come on, let's end this"
The two turned, determined to the form of Seto leaning against the doorframe. The two now three walked along the now fairly deserted hallways, the civilians now deep underground in the last refuge. When they got to the control room they could see Dogan was missing. They looked to the room, seeing Joey was in charge. Now seeing the external cameras, the dark tide was surging forward.
"Joey where's Dogan?"
"No ones seen him, anywhere." Joey looked shocked, and stressed.
"I don't like this, too convenient" Atemu stated in all but a whisper.
"I know what you mean" then a new siren blared to life, more insistent than the one before, like the shrill cry of death.
"There in" Joeys face looked white.
"Then lets go, we need to cover the exits." The four of the turned, soon joined by more, it was the last desperate march of mankind. If this failed, then all fell to darkness. They came to the main area, four branches leading off. The ground shook at the coming of the tide, like a cliff face before the ocean waves. Yugi looked to the assembled summoners
"Now, I know a lot of you hold me to blame for all of this, and I will not try to change your mind on this, but I ask you to fight with me. For if we don't stand united then we will fall." He waited to see their reaction, waited for their answer. And he got it. Each summoned their most powerful monsters. Yugi nodded in thanks"
"Right. Seto, Joey you take the main hall. You'll need the space for your blue-eyes and Red-eyes black Dragon. You're the frontal defense. Seto, I trust your judgment. If it looks bad, fall back to the inner circle. Yami, you go down the back tunnel to make sure they don't creep up behind us" Atemu nodded and closed his eyes to summon his monsters when he opened his eyes he saw Yugi looking at him, pride shining in his eyes, Atemu turned to see three Monsters waiting for him, The black luster soldier, The Dark Sage and summand Skull. They gave a slight bow to Atemu.
"Thank you for answering my call my old friends" Atemu turned back to Yugi as he began to talk once more.
"My group will cover the air ducts. Ready?" He waited for all of them to nod. "Good luck…. my friends" Yugi turned, the Dark magician, the magician of Black Chaos and Dark Magician Girl followed Yugi into the air ducts. Atemu watched him go, and then with a nod to Joey and Seto, he turned to the back entrance, his monsters following him.
"Hey mutt, looks like it you and me," Seto stated quietly.
"I told you rich boy, don't call me mutt" But Joey was smiling. They hadn't bantered like this since Mokuba had been in the coma.
"I'll call you what I like Mutt"
"Fine, whatever. Good luck Seto" Joey summoned his Red-eyes, his Flame swordsman and Time wizard. Joey looked up as Seto came close to him, looking into his eyes.
"Be careful Mutt" Seto leaned in to Joey, claiming the mutt's lips. Joey froze for a moment, and then returned the kiss, moving as close to Seto as he could. When they broke for air they smiled at one another. " We'll continue this later mutt" Joey looked behind Seto to see three Blue-eyes white dragons standing behind Seto.
"Looks like were set rich boy"
"Yep look's like it" they both turned towards their destiny, as the metal doors began to bulge at the attack of the one coming tide.
Atemu walked to the rear exit. Those that had been assigned to him following at a respectable distance. He looked to the monsters he had summoned, felt the reassuring presence. He worried for Yugi; the threat is great to him, knowing Dornkirk wanted revenge. He came to the back exit, already the door beginning to buckle at the onslaught. His monsters stood at the ready as the door gave way….
Yugi walked down the tunnel of the air ducts, the polished metal slowly gave way to polished stone, then the stone became rough and uneven, he could see the metal grate before him, the slight brighter lighted silhouetting the round opening. He could hear the roar now, as the tide grew nearer. He had to stop them from getting in here through this opening, if it did it would have free run of the complex.
"Are you ready my friends?"
"We are, we will fight to the last."
"I want you all to know, it has been an honor. And at the end, do not wait. If all is lost. I do not want you to fall to it; you will be safe in the monster realm. Return to it." Yugi said, his back to them, eyes ever watching the grate. For now he could see them, rising to the grate.
"We'll not leave you, we must fight master. For it will not be long before it finds a way to enter out realm. So it makes no difference"
"Do what you must. Let us fight" Yugi closed his eyes, giving his energy to his monsters as the Dark Tide monsters broke through. It was fierce. The close quarters fighting, many dark tide monsters fell before Yugi's monsters, but for every one brought down, three would take its place.
Then there was a lee in fighting for at he entrance, silhouetted in the light came a form the Dark magician dreaded, and which made Yugi gasp.
"No……Jii-chan"
"Go, there is no hope here, fall back. Dark magician take him, I'll close the duct" The Magician of black chaos aimed his staff at the entrance, his magic shot out in a purple beam, the rock shook and roared then collapsed. Yugi looked into the dust, hoping his faith monster was ok; he breathed a sigh of relief. He gave a little smile also; in all this it was funny seeing the Magician of black chaos covered in dust. But the smile fell at the memory of what he saw.
"Oh Jii-chan. Damn it! What more can he do to me? Killing me would be a kindness. Come on back to the inner sanctum" Yugi turned and walked back, hoping that Atemu was having better job of it.
Seto and Joey were now back to back; the Blue-eyes had now become the Blue-eyes ultimate dragon. The red-Eyes black Dragon standing by its side. The tide had made it through the entrance very quickly. Like all the defenses were falling. It didn't look good. They turned hearing footsteps. There came Atemu, he was bloody, his monsters badly beaten.
"I held them as long as I could, but Dogan chose to make his entrance that way," Atemu panted.
"Right, we need to fall back. Come on Joey" Seto waved everybody out as his Blue-eyes held the line.
"But what about Yugi?"
"We can't wait. He'll b fine Joey"
They began to run, both of them helping Atemu. They passed through the large vault like door, hearing it slam behind them……….
Yugi ran, but could hear the door seal from here, so he went to the hanger to hide. Plus that was the nearest place that had a COM system. Finding it he ran up to it and pressed the button.
"This is Yugi, you all ok?"
"Yug, it's Joey. You ok bud?"
"As well as can be expected. We need to stop them somehow"
"We're fine for now. But without the puzzle, how we going to hold them." Seto added through the mic, his voice sounding tinny
A memory surfaced in Yugi's mind. Of home.
"That's it! At the tame shop, the dark tide didn't seem to be able to gain entry. We need to get back there"
"Yugi let me go. You need to help here, and I might be better finding it than you, if you said it was with the Egyptian artifacts your grandfather had collected." Atemu spoke, his voice as strong yet calming as ever. Yugi thought about it. And knew Atemu was right.
"Very well go, be careful. We'll hold them as long as we can".
With that, the last ditched effort of human and monster alike……began,
KITG: Well there another chap for you. Sorry if it another cliffy. Seems we are drawing to a close.
Yugi: whooo what's going to happen?
KITG: you'll just have to wait and see.
Yami: hellooooo, um kinda stuck here.
KITG: #looks round for Yami# Yami..Where are you?
#Looks round for Yami# Yami..Where are you?
Yami: I don't know. It's all dark and scary…but strangely soft.
KITG: #Sigh# your stuck in the airing cupboard again
Yami: oh.