I'm sad to say, but this is the second to last chapter in Vampire Destiny, which means that the war is slowly coming to an end. Who will win in this heroic and villainous fight for the fate of Domino City? Read onward, and watch the war come to a close!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story and Kairi. Kilnorc owns Brian. Thank you, and have a nice day. (puts out a platform filled with little chibi dolls)

Kairi, filled with rage and anger, thrusted her sword in front of her, crying out. Brian took the hit as blood ran down his arm.

"You'll pay for that, you insolent fool!" he shouted, slashing at Kairi, causing her to hold her arm in pain, wincing.

Yami and Yugi's duel…

"Now, Dark Magician Girl, attack Yugi now!" Yami shouted, the Seal glowing on his forehead. Yugi only had 200 attack points while Yami had 1500. Yugi retaliated by playing Mirror Force, which cause the Pharaoh's attack to be sent back to him.

"Pharaoh, please stop this!" Yugi cried, deactivating his Duel Disk. "I just want this to be over. You have to fight the darkness within you!" Yami looked down at the boy, and both the Seal and his Orichalcos stone dispersed from sight. He ran to Yugi, and embraced him.

"Everything's fine now, aibou," he whispered, stroking the weeping boy's hair. "You're safe now. Now, we have to help out Joey and Kairi." I just hope their alright, he thought, looking over at Joey and Mai's fight, than at Kairi and Brian.

Mai and Joey's fight…

"Come on, Mai," Joey whispered as Mai flew at him, her fist raised. "Why did you side with Brian?"

"I told you before, Wheeler," Mai hissed. "The Mai you knew is gone! I traded her in for power. The old Mai was too lonely and pathetic. The girl was just holding me back." This speech was familiar from when Mai first used the Seal on Joey. He ran up to her, and grabbed her jacket collar.

"Look, Mai!" he roared, punching Mai's face with his free hand. "I'm not going to lose you again! You mean so much to me! You were one of us in Duelist Kingdom. Why can't you accept that?" He then threw Mai across the Seal, and she hit the barrier, weakened. She slowly got up, and chuckled.

"You reminded me of something, Wheeler," she laughed, her vampire wings shining against the glowing light. "That nice guys finish last!" She flew at him, but he countered by hitting her in the gut, and she tumbled through the air, completely winded.

"I'm not going to fight you, Mai," he whispered as the Seal began to suddenly fade. "I want you to understand that we're friends, and that we've been through a lot together." Mai smiled gently, and her Orichalcos stone shattered from the light in her heart. (I know, this isn't making any sense, so don't get mad at me, pretty please.) Joey ran up to both Yugi and Yami, and watched the fight between Kairi and Brian continue.

"You'll never win, Brian," Kairi panted, clutching her bloody arm. "You do know that I was once part of your team, right?" Brian just looked away, and leapt at her with his sword, Judgment.

"You just don't understand, human," he whispered slowly. "I never had a family until he came along." He then pointed at the Pharaoh.

"What's the Pharaoh got to do with all this?" Yugi asked from outside of the Seal. "You were never around in his time!"

"You just don't know, do you, boy?" Brian laughed. "I was the Guardian of the Pharaoh, and a friend to his secret court, including Seto, the ancestor of Seto Kaiba." The group was shocked at this, even Kairi.

"I now know of your past, Brian," Kairi whispered, grasping her cutlass. "Although, that doesn't mean that you can escape!" She threw her sword like a boomerang, and it slashed at Brian's heart, causing him to scream in agony. A bright light emerged from him, and he exploded into little wisps of dust, Judgment clattering to the ground. Kairi fell to the ground, as Judgment stabbed her in the arm, cracking the bone. She was slowly losing consciousness as she fell to the soft ground, seeming to smile.

"Kairi!" Yami and Joey yelled, Yugi calling 911 on his cell phone. He told them where they were, and an ambulance appeared in front of the iron gates.

Well, the war is over, but the story isn't. What will happen to Kairi? Find out in the epilogue.

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