Author's Note:

All conflicts held within the mind will be put in bold italics.

All regular conversations will be put in a normal font.

Enjoy.

Chapter Six---

Forcing himself to his feet, the CEO kept his eyes on the face of the individual before him.

"Amazing how much you look like your stooge predecessor.."

"...You are..--"

"Karim. Yes, you know me as such, I trust?"

"What do you want?" the chestnut haired one questioned flatly.

"My, my, my..demanding, are we? Indeed, you are much like that imbecile--"

"Listen, I'm not here to waste my time listening to you criticize my so-called ancestor." Kaiba stated briefly, cutting the other off in the process, "So get to the point."

"The 'point,' you say?" the Priest inquired.

"Isn't that what I just got through saying?" the CEO countered, antagonized.

"Your body."

"..'My body?'" the mahogany haired individual asked blankly.

"Indeed."

"What for?" Kaiba questioned in a defensive tone, "You've already had a chance at life."

"...Ah..yes..but never have I had a chance with her..." replied Karim, smirking.

"...You mean..."

"-- Isis."

"That's your problem." answered the auburn headed being in a tone that was anything but sympathetic.

"Yes, and soon to be yours." the Priest uttered.

With a slight snarl under his breath, Kaiba backed away.

Flinging his head back, the Priest laughed; a maniacal, psychotic laugh.

"You deluded fool! What makes you think you can escape?" Karim asked in amusement. And with that he vanished; leaving the CEO in a state of perplexity.

"Here.." a voice behind the hazel haired one began; as he thrust his hand and arm into the other's back, "I control all."

With a low gripe of pain, Kaiba let his head fall forward with a blank look on both his face and in his eyes.

Grinning in satisfation, the Priest ventured his arm even further through the now mindless, motionless being.

"Just a few more inches.." Karim began in compensation, "..and I will once again have a body."

"Get out."

Bewildered, the Priest pulled back slightly; and felt the amber haired individual before him straighten his back.

Infear of losing control, Karim pushed his arm in farther.

Suddenly, with a rush of fury, the CEO turned andgripped the Priest's hand both painfully andharshly.

"-- How can this be?" questioned Karim in confusion, "No one is able to withstand a direct assault on the mind."

Glaring coldly, the mahagony haired being threw down the hand in disgust.

As the Priest was about to retort, his gaze fell upon the eyes of the other.

Blank.. They were completely blank..expressionless...inane.

Did this mean he was being controlled by another? Infused, possibly? ---

Immediately, an unexpected thought hit Karim. ---

"-- This boy..."

"Leave, now!"

And with that, the Priest felt himself lose complete control over the others mind. He was being ejected, by some unknown force. One that he had never experienced..

One that could only belong to that High Priest.

Before he was completely diminished, he heard the other speak in a harsh manner; much like Seth spoke to him in the past:

"You were lucky this time, fool. In the future, I won't be so generous."

"Seto? Nii-chan! Wake up!"

As he heard the young voice cry out in desperation, the CEO rustled a bit.

Realizing he had his head pressed down against his desk, Kaiba lifted it up and shot open his eyes; looking around in complete bewilderment.

"Mokuba?" he croaked.

"Seto!" the obsidian haired boy exclaimed, "I was so worried!"

"...Did you notice anything strange about me just now?"

"Yeah! That was why I was worried!" the younger sibling began in excitement, "You kept yelling all these things in your sleep!"

"What kind of 'things?'" the older one questioned.

"Well..." the boy started, "First you said something like, 'Get out,' and then, 'Leave!' Then you said something else about being generous this time around.."

Silently, the CEO leaned back in his chair slightly and let his gaze fall on his desk.

"Nii-chan.." the younger one stirred, "..are you okay?"

"Hai, I'll be fine." the elder sibling replied, "Now get back to bed."

Nodding enthusiastically, the dark haired boy ran out.

"Night, big bro!"

-- Once again, the hazel haired individual was left to his thoughts.

He wasn't okay, he knew that; and there was no one he could tell.

Well..maybe there was..

But she was the last person he wanted to see..

Author's Note: Yes, I know..this chapter is short compared to my previous one. Future chapters will be longer. Please review.