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Rant III - Retort
Kaiba stared at Yugi in exasperation. If he had held onto his own ideals this long after about two dozen renditions of that speech, did Yugi really think saying it one more time would convince him? And here he was thinking the man actually had a modicum of intellegence. Hnh. Well, he'd just have to convince him, then.
'Yugi, I despair of you. I really do. You cling to your idea of destiny in a pathetic attempt to rid yourself of the consequences of your actions. "I didn't have a choice, it was destiny." "It was destined to happen, there was nothing I could have done." How utterly pathetic. Accept responsibility like a man. You make the choices that determine your fate. No-one else. Who cares what happened 5000 years ago? It doesn't affect your choices now. Or it shouldn't. Have you ever wondered how your modern counterpart feels about your destiny? Have you asked him if he wants to traipse around saving the world, simply because some 5000-year-dead ghost tells him it's his destiny? Really, you're such a hypocrite. You tell others what they must do, you preach to them of destiny and accepting responsibility, yet you yourself deny culpability. And in the end, when you have accomplished your destiny and gone back to being happily dead, who will be left with the consequences of the last few years? Yugi, that's who. Stop this pathetic defense. Do what you have told me to. Accept your own responsibility for your decisions and stop hiding behind your destiny. You're a man. Act like one.'
Kaiba drew in a deep breath. He hadn't intended to rant like that, but the 'pharoh' just angered him so. Well. It was said now. Lets see how the self-righteous, egotistical bastard responded. If he could, that is.
Lads, I'm sorry for the length of the ch.s, but it's a conversation. Each reply is a chapter. Sorry about that. I'm really getting into this ranting thing, though. Thanks to reviewers. Have fun with all your own rants!