MP: Welcome once again readers. It's chapter eight! Sigh. To think. Only a few more chapters and it'll be over. Well, might aswell make the most of the time left in this story. So, on to chapter eight. Enjoy...

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Seal of Fears

Chapter 8

They were the cold, unmerciful eyes of Gozaburo Kaiba.

Kaiba couldn't help but gasp at the realization. "It..it can't be." he stuttered. "Oh, but it is." said the all too familiar voice of the brunette's step-father. He slowly stepped out of the shadows to reveal that it was, indeed, the infamous Gozaburo himself. "Hello Seto. Long time no see, my son."

The brunette looked stunned, but managed to speak. "I'm not your son! And what are you doing here? You're dead! Noah's virus crashed your system! How are you still alive?" Gozaburo chuckled. "Seto, Seto, Seto. Haven't you figured out the fact that nothing can stop me from getting my revenge? Not even death!"

"You aren't getting this company!" Kaiba yelled. "Who said I wanted the company?" Gozaburo said slyly. The young Kaiba looked at the older man with a confused expression. "What? Then what do you want?" he asked. "Revenge." The man replied simply. "But not by taking the company. Instead, I'm taking your life!"

Before Kaiba could have another thought, a loud stomping sound was heard. Then a large figure was seen, slowly coming into view. It looked like a big monster of some sort. As it got closer, it seemed to be a dragon-like creature. The brunette's eyes widened. That was no ordinary monster. That was his Blue Eyes White Dragon!

"What's going on? Why is my dragon here?" Kaiba exclaimed. He instictively took a step back, staring up at the massive beast before him. It was his favorite, and most loyal creature. But it didn't look too happy with him right now. "Simple," Gozaburo said with a smirk, "it's here to destroy you."

"W-what?" Kaiba stepped backwards again. He could feel the dragon's breath against his face. How could this be happening? The Blue Eyes was a card. Not a real monster. And how was Gozaburo here? Wasn't he dead? None of this made any sense.

"Are you scared Seto? Being trapped like a rat. Staring down your own creature." Gozaburo said smuggly. The dragon growled and trashed about impatiently. The brunette didn't know what he could do at this point. Here he was, trapped in who knows where, facing his most loyal monster and his dead step father. Not the best situation he'd ever been in.

"So Seto...can you feel the fear rising inside you?" the old man asked. "I fear nothing!" Kaiba snapped. The elder Kaiba laughed wickedly. "We'll see about that. Blue Eyes attack!" The dragon opened it's mouth. A blue ball of energy grew from it's throat, electricity beginning to spill from it's mouth.

For the first time in his life, the young CEO felt an overwhelming sense of fear for himself. Was this it? Was he going to die? Why was he so scared? He was Seto Kaiba. He wasn't suppose to be afraid of anything.

The beast let out a growl as it released the blast. It was aimed directly at it's former master. The brunette closed his eyes and braced for the impact. Just as he felt the blast getting close, he heard a familiar voice.

"SETO!"

That voice. He knew it. He heard it everyday. It was the voice of his younger brother. "Mokuba?" Kaiba's eyes shot open. Before he could blink, the blast hit. But it didn't hit him. It hit a figure infront of him. A small body, with long raven black hair. "MOKUBA!"

In the blink of an eye, the blast seemed to disappear. Before the older brother could react, the younger fell to his knees. "Mokuba!" Kaiba shouted. He bent down to his brother. He reached a hand out to him. But before he could touch the boy, Mokuba burst into tiny peices. Like when the holographic monsters were destroyed. The peices vanished before his eyes. All that was left was his brother's soft whisper, that echoed through the air. "...Seto..."

The teen stared off into space, not believing what happened. He saw it, but didn't want it to be true. His younger brother, the one person he cared about in the whole world, was gone. For a second, he could feel hot tears building in his eyes.

But the greif was short-lived, as Gozaburo's dark voice peirced the silence in the air. "That stupid brat. He always did get in my way." he said annoyed. Kaiba shot a glare at the old man. He could feel his rage boiling. He stood up and clentched his fists. "Gozaburo..." he growled.

"Oh, what's the matter Seto? Are you sad about losing that little pest you call a brother?" The elder Kaiba said in a taunting voice, "Don't worry. You'll be joining him soon enough. Blue Eyes, attack again!" Once again, the dragon opened it's mouth, revealing a large ball of energy building up. "Get ready, Seto. To be destroyed by your fears."

"I told you, old man! I fear nothing!" Kaiba retorted angrily. "We'll see about that. Attack!" Gozaburo ordered. The Blue Eyes White Dragon launched it's attack. The blast shot toward the brunette infront of it. Kaiba stood his ground. The attack hit dead on, engulfing the teen in white light.

Gozaburo cackled. "You fool! Everyone fears something. And in the end, their fear is what kills them!" As the smoke cleared, the man looked at the scene before him with a smirk on his face. The smile quickly disappeared as he saw Kaiba, standing on his feet, perfectly unharmed. "What! How could you survive that?" he asked, shocked. It was Kaiba's turn to wear the smug grin. "Because, Gozaburo. I'm not afraid of you anymore."

Gozaburo took a few steps back, looking stunned and frightened. Kaiba stretched his arm out, pointing at the man. "I've gotten over your pathetic attempts at intimidation. Blue Eyes White Dragon, it's time to serve your true master. Attack, White Lightning!"

The dragon turned to Gozaburo, who was looking like he might jump out of his skin in terror right now. It's massive jaw opened, and a powerful burst of energy shot out. Before he could react, the man was hit with the force of a cannon. He let out a scream before disappearing in the white light.

"I-Impossible!" Gozaburo's voice echoed through the darkness, "You can't conquer your fears! Your fear owns you!"

As the light from the attack faded, so did the scene around the teen. The seemingly endless darkness disappeared. The large dragon shattered to bits. In a second, the office room was back to normal.

"How many times do I have to tell people?" Kaiba said, "I fear nothing."

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The CEO turned to see Mokuba opening the door, peeking inside. "Seto? Everything okay in here? I thought I heard yelling." the younger brother said, concern in his voice. Kaiba smirked. So that was all just a trick afterall. Gozaburo wasn't really there. Neither was the Blue Eyes. And Mokuba was unharmed. It was all just some stupid mind game. As always.

"No Mokuba. Everything's fine."

Takesha cursed under his breath. Another one got away. These stupid teenagers were actually able to conquer their fears. Well, it didn't matter. As long as he got to the pharaoh and his vessel before that blonde kid did, he'd succeed. Yugi Mutou was a weakling. It was a mystery to him why the pharaoh would pick someone so wimpy and inferior to control, but it just made things easier.

Without his little friends the boy didn't stand a chance. And Takesha didn't intend to give him one.

Yugi was still walking. He was close to the burger joint. He could see it up ahead. And just beyond that was the Domino Train Station. Soon, he'd be on one of those trains, and out of the city. He felt guilty for leaving everyone on such short notice. But it was for the best. He hoped.

"yugi...oh yugi..." a whisper rang through Yugi's head. He stopped and looked around. Where had that sound come from? Was someone calling him? No one was there. He shrugged and continued down the street. "..yugi..." the voice called again. The duelist stopped again. He knew he heard someone calling him that time. He looked around once more. No one was there. But someone was talking to him.

"Yugi...Yugi..." the voice called again. This time louder. Yugi turned to see an alley near by. The voice seemed to be coming from in there. Common sense and a life time of bad experiences with dark allies told him to just keep walking. But his curiousity edged him forward, into the shadows.

As he journied further in, he looked around for the person who had been calling him. "Hello? Is anybody here?" he asked. No one answered. The eerie silence made him want to turn back and run out of there as fast as he could. But he just couldn't go. Something was pulling him further into this place. His feet just kept moving.

Aibou! You must get out of here! Yami's voice came out suddenly.

The break of silence caused Yugi to jump slightly.

Yami? What's wrong?

Listen to me. I sense a dark power here. You must leave immediately!

Yugi agreed with him. Even he could sense something wrong here. He had to get out. He turned around and started running toward the entrance to the alley. He was almost there when he saw a blood red ring appear around him. It had a ten pointed star in the middle. It looked like a big version of the markings on his friend's hands.

Dark clouds began to form. They made a sort of wall around him. The teen's eyes went wide in terror. This wasn't good. He dashed toward where the entrance was, only to meet a barrier. "What's going on?" he shouted. A voice cackled. Footsteps could be heard behind him.

Yugi turned around. "Who's there?" he asked, fear in his voice. A figure appeared from the shadows. It was a tall man in a black cloak. "Hello little Yugi. It's good to finally meet you." he said in a dark voice. Yugi got a determinded look. "Who are you? What's going on?" he questioned.

"My name is Takesha. Holder of the Millenium Eyepatch. And as for what's going on, the same thing that went on with your pathetic friends." Yugi's eyes widened. "My friends? So you're the one who attacked them!" he concluded. Takesha smirked. "Sort of. Technically I simply trapped them. Their own fears were what attacked them."

Amethyst eyes narrowed into an angry glare. "Why? Why did you hurt them? They never did anything to you! So why did you go after them when it was me you want?" "Because," the green eyed man said flatly, "I needed a way to get to you where it hurts the most. In your heart." The teen felt anger rising in him. "That's it? You wanted to hurt me so you hurt them. You're the lowest of the low!" he yelled. "That may be, but I'll do anything to get what I want." the elder man stated.

Yugi lowered his head. A moment of guilt and sorrow came over him. "So it's true. They were hurt because of me." he said solemly. Tears builty up in his eyes. "Grandpa...Serenity...Tea...Tristan...Joey. They were all hurt because they know me." "That's right." Takesha said smuggly. "They all suffered because of you. And now, you're about to suffer their same fate."

Joey ran as fast as he could down the streets of Domino City. He prayed that he wasn't too late. He hoped that his friend was safe. And that he hadn't already left. If Yugi left Domino, then Joey didn't know what he'd do. It was clear that his shorter friend didn't know what he was up against. This was serious. If he didn't find his companion soon, all hope would be lost.

The blonde kept going. He had to hurry. There was no time to spare. He would have run right past his target if he hadn't caught sight of a large dark cloud out of the corner of his eye. He stopped dead in his tracks. That cloud. It looked just like the one he had been in. Did that mean that, Yugi...? He rushed over and banged on the barrier. "Yugi! Yugi! Yugi, are you in there? Yugi!" he shouted. No response. The cloud was already set. Yugi was already trapped. And there was no way Joey could get to him.

He had arrived too late.

MP: And there you have it. Chapter eight. The situation is looking worse for Yugi and Joey. Hope you all enjoyed the little Kaiba peice though. Anyway, better get going. See you all next chapter! And don't forget to Review!

Preview for Chapter 9

Aibou! What's going on?

Yami! Yami, I think I found the guy who attacked our friends.

What? Are you sure?

Yeah. He confessed himself.

I do sense the same evil from before. Where are you now? Are you safe?

I don't think so. I'm in the alley still, and there's this big dark cloud. But I don't see the guy anywhere.

Yugi was still distracted by the conversation when a loud hissing sound was heard. The teen blinked and looked around, trying to find it's sorce. The sound got louder. Closer. What was it? It sounded familiar. It grew louder still. Wait. That sound. It sounded just like-

There was a sudden hiss and something lept from the shadows. It jumped at Yugi. Who somehow avoided it. The creature was a long green snake. It's head crashed into the ground just feet from where the teen. It lifted it's head and looked around with it's large yellow eyes. This was insane. That thing was gigantic. It looked at Yugi and hissed.

Yami...

What is it?

I'm gonna go ahead and say that I'm definately not safe.