Zypher: And here we are, the second to last chapter so enjoy this final battle-filled chapter for you all and glad you have enjoyed this story so much.
Note to Shinigami (I'm having fun with these now XP): Thanks for telling me that. I just worry that if I explained the reason why I hate Tea/Anzu to someone, they may try to start an argument with me about her not being all that bad and all that mess but then that would defeat the purpose of said person reading my stories.
Don't worry, I know where to find them, I just need to get out the house so I can get them. -laughs- I rarely leave my house and getting someone to drive me down to a Waldenbooks or Borders bookstore is so rare but I'll be getting them Thursday when my father comes to pick me up. And the link should be working, if not, please send me your email and I'll give you the link since its working fine.
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Yami no Game: Death's Awakening
Chapter 40
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'I can't believe how these two non-playable characters can thwart my plans so much. If I don't do something quickly, Zorc will be defeated!' Bakura thought. 'No matter what you do, you will never defeat the dark master!' Yami knew that Zorc must have more tricks hidden away and made sure to keep everyone's guard up. 'Just one slip of their guard and they will die.' Zorc gave a roar and soon, started to shift and mutate. 'This is bad! Zorc's transforming!' Ryou thought and they watched in horror as Zorc became Last Zorc.
Last Zorc gave menacing laugh and Bakura grinned darkly. "This is Zorc's final form! Attack and defense level up while he's in this form!" Bakura snarled as he held the dice. "And now, it's time for Zorc's long awaited attack. The one that will kill you all!" Yami gasped in fear. 'No...he's concentrating all his energy into Zorc's attack! There's no way how we can survive this one!' he thought and both Ryou and Diamond worried for everyone's safety. 'And we have no time to raise everyone defenses.' Bakura gave a smirk as he rolled the dice and they ended up 00.
"No! Not a super critical!" Yami screeched and Bakura laughed. "Yes! A super critical! This is the end for them! Go, Zorc Inferno!" Bakura commanded and Zorc gave a roar of confirmation. A hole opened on his chest, showing a large eye as it gathered with energy. Soon the blast came and both Ryou and Diamond stood in front of the group. "Ready, Ryou?" He nodded and they both raised their staffs. "White Magic! Shining Shield Level 13!" They both called and a wall of shining light appeared in front of the group, blocking Zorc's attack but it still beat down on the shield harshly. "How long will your shield last, little magician?" Bakura taunted. "Hang in there, everyone!" Diamond called. 'But at this rate, we'll run out of magic points to hold the barrier.' she thought.
"Ryou, we will run out of magic points if this goes on." she stated and he nodded. "We will have to convert our hit points to magic points then." he whispered and she nodded and they started to convert their hit points into magic points to hold the shield up longer. The attack finally came to a halt and they all sighed in relief. "The attack's over...is everyone alright?" Yugi asked, the other nodding then transfixed his gaze to Ryou and Diamond who were kneeling on the ground. "Ryou! Diamond!" he called with worry. "Are you ok?!" They nodded as Diamond stood up shakily. "We're fine...Zella...if you have enough magic points to heal us, focus all that on Zorc this turn!" she said.
"She's right. We don't have enough points to block another attack. If you don't finish him off this turn, we will all be destroyed." Yami was appalled at hearing this but he nodded along with the others. They glared back at Zorc, determined to finish him once and for all. "It's time ta hack and slash! Zorc's is goin' down this turn!" Jounouchi roared and they nodded in agreement. /But what I want to know is that if Zorc's attack and defense raised when he became Last Zorc, why didn't he do it before?/ Yugi questioned. /Because, this is Zorc's last gamble. We pushed him and Bakura so far that he had no choice. He may have raised his attack and defense but he was unaware that he has gone and revealed his weak point to us./ Aqua told him and Yugi looked to Zorc' seeing the opening with the eye still exposed. "Hey, there's Zorc's weak point!" he called, pointing to the eye of Zorc.
But to their fear, the hole started to close. "It's too late! It will seal up before we can counter!" Honda spoke, Pokii growing angrier that as far as his master and friends gotten, they were about to lose everything. 'It too late for you all. It may have sent a chill down my spine that your figured out Zorc's Achilles Heel but when that opening closes, I will have nothing to fear and on my next turn, I'll destroy you!' But the thing Bakura wasn't expecting was Pokii rushing in and lodging itself into the hole, preventing the opening from closing.
"No!" he screeched in anger. /"Pokii! (This is your chance! Blow him away along with me!)"/ he told them. 'It was fun being with you all...you all were wonderful friends...goodbye.' Pokii thought. /"Pokii! (Do it now!)"/ he cried out. "Thank you, Pokii..." Jounouchi whispered. 'But it's not too late!' he thought. "We won't sacrifice a friend we fought alongside! The soul of an evil being isn't worth a speck of the life of our friends!"
Yami clenched the dice in his hand, giving a smile down to Pokii and he smiled back but knew it was impossible since he was caught now. "The beast tamer attacks!" Yami called and Yugi stepped forward. 'Pokii! Just wait! I'll save you!' Yugi thought as Yami rolled the dice and it landed on 02, a critical. "Go Training Hand! Jet Stream Punch!" Yugi called as one of the training hands appeared and with a punch as fast as a bullet, it went right through Zorc's weak spot and came back out holding Pokii. "Great job, Yugi! You got him right in his weak spot!" Zella said happily. Zorc roared in anguish and Bakura winced, feeling the pain of the attack in his chest. "Now it the warrior's turn!" Yami spoke as he rolled the dice again and it was 01. 'This is the final blow!' Jounouchi though as he charged in. "Explosive Energetic Slash!" he called, slashing Zorc in half. The top half landed on the ground with a thud and they cheered. "That's it! We did it! We defeated Zorc!"
'Not yet!' Yami realized as Zorc started to get back up, using his arms as leverage. 'I'm not done yet. I still have a card to play!' Bakura thought. "The fact that you didn't defeat Zorc on this turn will be your downfall! On the next turn, Zorc and the adventurers must roll for the initiative again!" Bakura said. "This is your last roll! We roll at the same time again and the winner gets to go first!"
'And when I win, I'll have Zorc self-destruct himself and destroy them all! Then they'll all be dead and I will win!'
"Fine then! I'll take you on but I promise you, I will not lose. This roll means life or death and I'm not losing any of them." Yami hissed, gripping the dice tightly in his hand. 'I will put every spark of faith into these dice...I will win and free them all from your game!'
"As before, we each throw the dice. This one closest to 00 goes first! That should be all it takes to finish either the adventurers or Zorc's life! But I warn you, the instant my rolls give Zorc the initiative, he will self-destruct and destroying all of you, I will be victorious in this game! Even if we did roll the same number, we will both die but I will still win either way!" Bakura cackled. Crimson only stayed silent, waiting for the results of the roll. 'They put all their faith into me and I now have it! Everyone's faith, everyone's power! I'll channel it all into this die roll!' Bakura was thinking on different terms in comparison to Yami.
'It's useless to try! You will all die along with Zorc! I may be risking the life of my master but if the Sennen Ring still exist, I will still be alive and the same applies to Crimson and the Sennen Gem! I can always use magic to bring them back! I refuse to lose him! I will never lose him! He is mine to keep and he will be by my side forever! But for now, I shall seal a portion of my soul and Crimson's soul into these dice...once the seal's completed, the Doppelganger Dice will assure my victory!' Bakura thought as strands of their souls seeped into each die and once the transfer was completed, Bakura gripped the dice in his hand.
"Alright! Let's finish this once and for all! The roll of life and death will begin!" he said as they both rolled their dice. The dice clattered in the table, each sound leading closer to the death of either or both players. 'Please respond...respond to our faith, our hearts...don't let us lose this battle!' Yami pleaded mentally as his dice came to a stop. "Yami's roll is 00! A super critical! There's no way how Bakura can win the initiative now!" Jounouchi said happily.
'A super critical at such a time...I applaud your skill as a gamer, Yami, but no matter how hard you try; these dice will roll a super critical 100 percent of the time. That will mean your lives' end no matter what!' Bakura though as the dice came to a stop as well and they gasped when they saw the result. "Not a super critical!" Yami gasped and Bakura laughed. "What a cruel strike for you all! Now when you were sure of your victory, it all comes to a halt! You all have truly given me a run for the money but too bad you all will die! This has been one of my best games ever!" he spoke, still laughing. "Now! Just as you leap forward to attack, Zorc blows up, taking you all with h-" The demon stopped as he saw his dice emanating with a glow before hairline cracks started to appear.
'No! My dice...they're cracking!'
Soon, misting forms started to form into two figures and they all gasped when they saw it was Ryou and Diamond. "We're not losing any more friends! This game will end here and now with Zorc's death!" Diamond spoke. "Yes...even if it means shattering our souls." Ryou stated and both Bakura and Crimson's eyes widened in fear. 'No! It can't be! Don't tell me when I seal our souls into these dice, they sent theirs in there as well! If they shatter their souls, they can never come back! Not even our magics can restore them! It's not strong enough!' Bakura thought. "No! Don't give your life away!" Bakura cried, his own heart breaking at the thought of losing him. Ryou turn his gaze away from him and looked to Yami.
"Thank you, everyone...for believing in us..." he whispered and with a smile, their souls disappeared just as the dice shattered into pieces. "Ryou! Diamond!" They called and Bakura gave a roar of pain. "No! This wasn't part of the plan! I don't want to lose you! Come back, Ryou! Come back!" he cried but it was already too late. Yami growled in anger as he looked to the two broken demons. "You tried your hardest to kill us and you killed your hosts instead. Even I won't stoop so low. At least we have learned to love our host and he returns that love. Because of this, you both will pay. No dice, no roll so we can attack! All our anger will be place into these attacks and you will feel the pain of what you did threefold!" Yami hissed.
"The magician attacks!" he said and Zella nodded. "Go! Final Big Bang!" she called as a large explosion of energy engulf Zorc. He roared in agonizing pain as he was destroyed completely by the blast. Bakura and Crimson roared in anguish as they felt the blow done to Zorc inflicted onto them. "You may have defeated us this time but we will come back! But we best thank you for at least reuniting us with our lost love." Bakura snarled and with a groan, they both collapsed onto the table, the cord around their necks snapping and causing the ring and gem to hit the floor with a soft clatter.
Their features changed back to normal and Yami quickly got up from his seat to run over to them. "Ryou? Diamond? Please...wake up..." he whispered but nothing happened. "Yami? Are they alright?" Yugi whispered. Yami lowered his eyes and shook his head. "No...they're gone...they're...dead..." he said. "They sacrificed their souls for us...now they're gone forever." Zella had tears in her eyes and Aqua walked over to pat her shoulder. "I can't believe they're gone." she cried. "And to think, we only knew them so long." Yugi whispered.
"They're not dead. They're still alive." Ryou spoke as they turned to him and Diamond still on the board. "Really? But how?" Honda asked. "Their souls still live inside us. They created us in this world and through their adventures helped us grow. Now, with all that work, we are now Level 13 White Magicians. We can repay them back." Diamond spoke. "You can do that?" Aqua questioned, in awe at this factor and so was Yami. "Yes. At Level 13, our magic should be strong enough to transfer these souls back into our masters! But we're just lead figures in this game world...I can't move without a game master or a player to make the roll." Ryou said, looking up to Yami.
"Make the roll so we can save our masters!" The demon smiled and nodded. "I will! I'll roll a critical just for you." he said and Ryou smiled before he turned to look at the group. "Well, the next time we meet, we will be Level 1 White Magicians with no experience." he murmured. "No XP! B-But Ryou...!" The small lead magician shook his head. "It's fine. Well...farewell..." he whispered as Yami made the roll. It landed on 00, the dice responding to the belief that they all had. They all didn't even noticed that the crystal hearts that still were with them throughout the game glow their respective colors as Ryou and Diamond activated their magic.
"Healing magic! Luonazun!" They both called and sparks of light engulfed Ryou and Diamond's form outside the board. After the transfer as done, the lead figures' eyes dulled as Ryou and Diamond opened theirs. They sat up and looked to Yami with a smile. "Thanks for the help." Diamond whispered and he smiled. Not only were they restored back, Yugi and the others were also brought back and they all looked down to the board, to the miniatures that once were their bodies. They all looked happy now...at least they seemed that way...
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A few days later, all of Ryou and Diamond's friends' over the various schools regained consciousness...including Karita-sensei. Yugi, Jounouchi, Zella and Honda ran to their class, Karita spotting them and began a yelling fit. "Hey, you four! Get to class unless you want to get a detention!" he snapped. "What do ya think we're doin'?!" Jounouchi growled as they ran past him and made it to their class. "Geez! Who does he think got him back to his body?!" Jounouchi whined as they stopped into the class and sat in their seats. "He wasn't even good as Villager D." Honda mumbled.
Ryou and Diamond walked in, Diamond holding a glass box in her hands. "Ohayou, everyone!" Ryou greeted happily. "Ohayou, Ryou! Diamond!" They all greeted back and Yugi looked down to Diamond's left hand. "Hey, you finally got those bandages off. That's great to know! Crimson can really give a nasty bite." Yugi said and she nodded. "But other than that little mishap, we have something to show you all." Diamond spoke. "Something to show us?" They all questioned and she placed the box down onto the desk. "We made it ourselves..." she said and they all looked at the box.
"Wow! That so cool!" Jounouchi said. "Thanks. It's a diorama of our adventure! A symbol of the friendship that helped us defeat Zorc once and for all." Ryou said and they smiled. "Oh yeah, Yami and Aqua made these for you." Yugi spoke as he took out two more crystal hearts and handed them to Ryou and Diamond. "Give them our thanks." Ryou said as he and Diamond placed the hearts around their necks and Ryou's shone with a pure white light while Diamond shone with silver. They all smiled and talked with one another until class started, the diorama with everyone and the monsters that Yugi gained during their Monster World adventure all in a victorious pose.
Let's go again someday...to Monster World!
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Zypher: And that's the end of this chapter. Next is the epilogue and that's it for Yami no Game: Death's Awakening! But don't worry, on Thursday, I'll have volume one and two and I'll get started on the sequel that you all have been waiting for! This is also a last call for any ideas for epilogue ideas if you want them to be written. If not, then the next chapter is the last. See you soon.