Chapter Fourteen: Not Just a Pretty Face?

A/N: Hello! I'm back with chapter fourteen! Hope you like it!

"So...are you ready to lose?" Kalika mocked, twirling a strand of hair around her finger.

"Not on your life! Now let's begin this Shadow Game!" Yami said as he held up the rod, flashing a menacing smirk.

Suddenly, Yugi began to slowly awaken, lifting his head up and looking around.

"Y-Yami? What are you - What happened?"

"Yugi!" Yami then rushed over to his hikari and slid his arm underneath Yugi's head to help keep it raised. "Are you okay?" he asked, trying not to sound worried.

"I'm fine, don't worry. But...why did you take over?"

"I...I couldn't bare to see you get hurt because of a grudge that Kalika has against me," Yami replied as Yugi fell silent.

He then spoke up, almost in a whisper. "But what if you..." he began to falter, almost as if he lost the capability to talk.

Yami then ran his fingers through Yugi's hair with a supressed smile gracing his lips. (Not a Yaoi) "It's okay my light...just try to drown out all the negative thoughts that are boggling your mind." Each word spoken flowed like a serene river all throughout Yugi's body.

"Aw...how sweet...it's just too bad that I have to break up this heart-filled moment."

Yami then released his grasp on Yugi and stood up to face Kalika, his expression changed to that of indignation.

"Kalika! How dare you! When this Shadow Game begins I can guarantee you that I will show you no mercy!"

Closing her eyes and shrugging her shoulders an evil smile crept up on the mystical priestess' face. "Well, you're awfully eager just to lose...but if that's the way you feel than let the Shadow Game commence!" She then jumped up in mid-air holding the Sennen Scepter as a dagger. Once she threw it down aimed at Yami, he just narrowly dodged the blow.

"Heh, nice try. Now it's my turn to vanquish you to the shadows once and for all!" Yami exclaimed raising the Sennen Rod above his head. However, before its power could be unleashed, he saw Yugi's body float up from the ground and slowly move toward Kalika, his arms and legs flopped down like wet noodles. Once in Kalika's arms, she held him in front of her so that no damage would be inflicted upon herself when the spirit directed his attack.

"What are you doing with Yugi!" Yami demanded.

She then broke out into hysterical laughter. "Why, just what it looks like Pharaoh. If you truly want to win this Shadow Game than your hikari's life will be sacraficed in the process. Do you really want to put his life at stake just to win one battle? Heh, pathetic."

"Let him go! He's done nothing wrong and you know it!" Yami yelled through clenched teeth.

"Oooohhh...temper, temper..." Kalika said, placing her hands on her hips and lowering and shaking her head.

Before Yami could respond. she magically set Yugi back on his feet, his eyes still tightly closed. But what startled the spirit most was when they shot open revealing a pair of blank, violet eyes.

"What's happening? What are you planning Kalika?" he seethed.

"You'll see..." she replied as her and Yugi's eyes began to glow. Then, in a slow voice she said, "Now my boy...obey my command and destroy the Pharaoh..."

As if in a robotic voice Yugi responded, "De-stroy...the...Pharaoh..." After hearing those words

Yami grew wide-eyed with shock and fear. "What! Yugi...you-you can't..." Yami pleaded yet the young teen didn't even make a move.

"Forget it Pharaoh, you'll never break my control over him..." She then hesitated for a moment before adding, "...unless..." she said while stroking her chin.

"Unless what?" he spat.

"If you get rid of Kisara for me, I may consider letting him go..." she explained, a gleam of sarcasm in her eyes.

"WHAT!" was Yami's response. "I could never do that! Not only would I regret it, but it would break Kaiba's heart if he found out she was gone. I won't do it!" Almost a second later, Yami almost instantly regretted those words.

"So...you'd rather sacrafice Yugi's life to protect someone who once turned their back on you 5000 years ago? Heh, you don't deserve a hikari if that's the way you treat him." she mocked.

Yami narrowed his eyes and replied, "What are you talking about? You're the only one who betrayed me. Kisara told me herself."

"That was only half of the story. She didn't tell you the other part because she wanted to keep your trust."

"I don't believe you! Kisara would never lie to me!" Yami shouted, his voice filling with rage.

"Oh really...then allow me to explain...and I assure you that once I tell you this, Kisara will be your enemy, not me."

"I - I still don't b - believe you," Yami stuttered.

"You don't have a choice in the matter..." she said as another wall of water appeared and bound him to it, just as it did Yugi before.

"Let.Me.GO!" Yami yelled but couldn't move an inch no matter how hard he tried.

"I'll release you...just as soon as I tell you the story and you promise to kill Kisara. 'Tis then I will give Yugi back, along with all your other friends..."

"Never! I'll nev - " He was cut off when an electrifying jolt rushed through his entire body. He didn't become unconscious, his head just fell limply to his shoulder.

"That's better. Now...I'll tell you why Kisara betrayed you..."

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