I'm actually on a role with this story! Though…this I believe is the second to last chapter…possibly. The way I'm looking at it though, I'm seeing at least nineteen chapters, one less then the first story. BUT! Seeing as in one of the reviews from "The Dog, The Bean, and The Well" someone had mentioned having Inu and the gang show up in Ed and Als' world that got me a thinkin'…A TRILAGY! Whahahahaha! Ehem…right…well, I had this killer idea for another story and it probably would have made a better sequel but seeing that I didn't think of it till AFTER the like tenth chapter of this story I'd just use it as a sequel to this story. Thus ending it all completely…yeah…well anyway, that won't be for a little while (like after I finish this story and at least one other one). Review!

Chapter Seventeen: Revitalizing Light

"Things aren't going well," Alphonse muttered, "This is the Pharaohs' last chance, if he loses, we lose."

"Al, you're being kind of pessimistic." Winry muttered back, Al just narrowed his eyes as he watched the Pharaoh and Pride, he wanted to see Prides' face when he loses.

"Well, how do you like that? Who ever wins this next round wins it all."

"It looks that way, I must admit that was a lucky draw in your case."

"Yes, yes it was," Pride smirked, "And I'm afraid to tell you that my luck is very reliable, you are going to lose this game."

"Well, I regret to inform you that…I never lose." The Pharaoh looked up with a smirk, "There is still one more stone, summon your final monster."

"I don't need to hear it from you," Pride snapped, "I have every intention of summoning it." Once again he waved the Millennium Rod, the stone tablet rose to revel his final monster, Marie the Fallen One.

"So, your final monster is your Ka, it's either brave or foolish of you to use her in this game." The Pharaoh sighed.

"Oh really?"

"No matter, if that is your final monster so be it," The Pharaoh looked up and held out his hand, "I summon my final monster!"

The last stone tablet in front of the Pharaoh rose, everyone seemed to be holding their breath, that's when the ground seemed to start shaking violently. There was a crash of thunder and a bright flash of lightning causing Pride to involuntarily flinch; he looked around for the Pharaohs' monster but saw nothing.

"What is this? Where is your monster?" he demanded.

"Why don't you look to the sky…" the Pharaoh said simply as he pointed up, Pride glared then looked up. What he saw made his heart stop and his whole body go numb, out of the recently appeared storm clouds came the giant head of a red serpent. The monster was a brilliant crimson color with black stripes in various places; it had two mouths, a large one and a smaller one on top, and was so unfathomly huge it was near impossible to tell where it ended.

When the giant serpent roared the very ground shook again and the sky crashed with thunder and lightning, Pride took a step back, his eyes very wide.

"What…is…that?"

"Pride was it? Say hello to one of the great Egyptian Gods…Slifer the Sky Dragon!" The Pharaoh said in an almost triumphant tone. The Pharaoh and his priests already knew it was impossible to defeat an Egyptian God Monster with a Ka like Marie the Fallen One so they knew the game was way over. Pride though wasn't going to give up; he glared and said,

"Your pet snake doesn't scare me…"

"P…Pride…don't attack…" Ed managed to mumble, "Don't…attack…"

"Still alive I see…shut up…they have to pay for what they did to me…us."

"N…no…"

"Marie! Attack Slifer the Sky Dragon!"

"St…stop! Don't!"

Marie the Fallen One had already taken off and flew straight at the giant God Monster, the Pharaoh sighed and raised his hand once more,

"Slifer…" he paused, he could see Prides' other self, with the use of the Millennium Puzzle that is, the look he had. Shaking his head he knew what had to be done, "Attack with Thunder Force!"

Slifer opened its' larger mouth and lightning started forming inside, with a loud roar and a bright flash of light it shot a blinding wave of electricity. It was almost as if time itself was suspended for a brief moment, Marie the Fallen One had glanced back at Pride and smiled, she then disintegrated.

When the light died down and the God Monster vanished, everyone was looking at Pride; he had his head down and was trembling. Two more Binding Chains had appeared; one grabbed his left ankle and the other his left arm, all the wile the two Binding Chains that had attached themselves to the Pharaoh vanished.

"You've lost…" he said. Pride dropped to his knees and looked at his hands, the look he had on his face was that of a shocked and scared child,

"What's…happening…" he muttered closing his eyes, he could see his other self now, he was sitting up. Ed still had several gaping holes in him but the look he was giving Pride was the same one he gave him one year ago.

"I'm…sorry…" he muttered.

"What?"

"I said…I'm sorry…"

"Why?"

"Because…I won't be able to save you this time…" Edward looked very distant when he said this, at that moment a nearly transparent winged figure appeared to be hovering over him; she gently descended and wrapped her arms around Ed in an almost comforting fashion.

"Who…is that…what do you mean…what's happening!"

"This is Marie…the Fallen One…but she changed, when you destroyed her she transformed after death. Now…she's The Soul of Purity and Light, and she can't save you…I'm sorry."

"Save…me…from what?" Prides' eyes widened as the full weight of what happened came crashing in on him, from the shock of the attack he'd been suffering momentary denial, "No…"

The final Binding Chain shot out of the darkness and clamped around Prides' neck, with a sharp tug it pulled him from Eds' body leaving him as a transparent form. Edward had quickly regained control and watched with a very sad and distant look, it was at that moment the Soul of Purity and Light left her spot near Edward and glided over to Pride. She gave him a small smile then wrapped her arms around him as well and whispered,

"Do not fear…for the darkness is not just the absence of light but…the presence of possibility." She then let go and glided back slightly.

Alphonse and Winry had run over to where Ed was standing to see if he was all right, he said he'd live. Al though frowned and said,

"Brother, aren't you glad to be rid of that monster?"

Edward turned and looked his brother in the eyes, what he saw made him frown and said,

"Al…you've been misguided, Pride is as much me as I am him, I can't hate him without hating a part of myself." He then sighed, "You too are in the dark…"

That's when his Ka appeared just behind Al and put her arms around him, Als' eyes widened as a strangely cool sensation passed over him, he then glanced over at Pride and muttered,

"You're right brother…I guess…I should be more careful next time."

"Yes…your Ka seems to have very mixed feelings on different matters."

"Guys…look." Winry pointed, Pride was starting to disappear into the shadows, he still looked like a shocked and scared child but there was something else there now, something new.

"Edward…" he said slowly, "You…will…never get rid of me…" and he vanished completely.

-To Be Continued-

The Final monsters!

Slifer the Sky Dragon: One of the three Egyptian God Monsters, its' attribute is light and its' attack and defense is X000 which means depending on how many cards are in a persons' hand the number is x1000. (My personal favorite, then there's the Winged Dragon of Ra and Obelisk the Tormentor)

Marie the Fallen One: Level five Fiend Effect type monster, attribute is dark, attack is 1700 and defense is 1200.

Soul of Purity and Light: Level six Fairy Effect type monster, attribute is light, attack is 2000 and defense is 1800.

Yet another short chapter, I'm sorry, this one was ment ta finish up the shadow game and free Ed of his darker half (coughcoughforcoughnowcoughcough). Anywhozles, two more chapters and I'll have finished my third story! I'm so happy…and said at the same time…though I did promise some people I'd give 'Hand in Hand' an alternet ending considering how I ended it wasn't so great. Oh well! Review!