DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN Yu-Gi-Oh!, its characters, plots, or anything even remotely associated with it.
I didn't originally plan on making a "part two," but I was laying around, not doing anything, so I figured I would...
Plus, I thought about how rude it was of me to only focus on Yuugi's magician; Pandora was a jerk to his magician, and he deserves a lashing! *Nods head*
I'm using the English dub dialogue, guys. Sorry!
Death in Unlawful Servitude
He watched with smug satisfaction as the lighter version of himself seethed silently, not showing any of the power expected of a monster like him; but then, why should he? That weak being would die, like all the other idiots who had crossed his master.
The Dark Magician gave a small snort and adjusted himself for the battle soon to commence, not at all worried about losing. He'd never lost before, and he wouldn't start now.
He could feel the confidence just in Pandora's presence, and that in turn fed his own ego, relaxing him enough for him to allow himself a small smirk.
The whole time their masters chatted, the two magicians stared each other down, daring the other to give up first or admit his master would lose.
The other magician didn't falter once... Until his life was threatened by the guillotine, that is. Even then, though, as soon as he remembered his place, he was silent and calm once more, confident in his master's ability to save him. Of course the darker of the two was surprised, then, when he was indeed spared from all assaults on his life through a series of tricks the other duelist had up his sleeve.
As sudden as the whole exchange was, their deaths were just as fast – as well as their rebirths.
How many times is that for me, already? These idiots will lose, without a doubt. I have no reason to think otherwise, he thought to himself as another silent battle began between the two magicians, ignoring the banter between the two duelists; he'd heard the story himself many times as the man sat night after night for a week, building his deck to completely annihilate the one he was currently facing.
The other, magician, however, seemed to be listening, and something flickered in his eyes.
Sympathy? He thought angrily. Does he honestly think that they'll win?
The darker of the two magicians scowled, not at all liking how smug the other was, but relaxed when he saw the dark hand come down from above and clench around his opponent. The attack was swiftly negated by another card, but The Dark Magician could still feel his master's confidence, and knew that was not the end of his plan.
Sure enough, yet another card was put into play, taking the opposing magician into chains and literally putting him up against a wall, finally breaking the straight face of the lighter magician.
The darker of the two didn't need a command to attack, but he got one anyways, and he took great pleasure in torturing the spiky-haired freak, making him cry out in agony as his defenseless magician watched.
As if you ever had a chance! He thought with a sneer. There is nothing you could have done to stop my great master!
A few more cards and threats later, the darker magician was still smug... until he actually started paying attention to the duelists' conversation, that is.
"Now, Yuugi! Behold the magic card that will annihilate you! I play Ectoplasmer!" Pandora stated triumphantly.
The man across from him growled in response, earning him an explanation.
"Confused, Yuugi? Allow me to explain it for you! Ectoplasmer is a magic card that drains the very soul of one of my monsters, creating a pure, concentrated form of energy known as 'ectoplasm', which is then fired directly at you!"
"Huh? What? If you turn your own monsters into hollow shells, they'll be of no use!" The spiky-haired man pointed out.
Pandora laughed and brushed off the comment, saying, "Maybe so, but once I've destroyed you, I'll have no more use for them anyway! Then my task will be complete, and I'll be reunited with my sweet Katherine!"
The Dark Magician couldn't believe what he was hearing; how many times had he protected this man, only to be treated like this? Thrown to the side, never to be used again?
From the corner of his eye, he could see the man controlling him turn back to the curtain and say, "Did you hear that, Katherine, my darling? Just a few more minutes, then we're off to Hawaii, or Tahiti, or wherever you like!" He turned his attention back to the duel and continued, "Say goodbye, Yuugi! I'm about to drain your life-points by draining one of my monsters' souls away!"
The man growled once more in disgust as the Doll of Demise was stripped of his soul.
"Extract Ectoplasm!" Pandora commanded. "Attack, now!"
Both Dark Magicians watched in horror as the eerie blue light went straight through the monster on defense for Yugi, destroying it and sending another wave of pain washing over the boy, lowering his life-points and making the disk inch ever closer.
"You played well, Yuugi, I'll give you that, but do you know why you and your beloved Dark Magician couldn't beat me? You're too soft! In battle, monsters respond best to fear! You have to make certain that they are afraid of you! You will never command their respect with kindness and trust! Just look what happened to your favorite card, the Dark Magician! You are the master, they are the servants, and they should ensure victory for you – even if it means you have to destroy them to get there!"
"You're a sick man!" The boy ground out.
"It's my show, and my Dark Magician knows that I am his master – he is nothing but my pawn," Pandora reasoned. "Now, the grand finale! Activate Ectoplasmer! Extract the soul of my Dark Magician!"
The Dark Magician was unwillingly brought to one of his most painful deaths in a long while, and could do nothing but hope there would be no ill will between himself and the other one, who would surely die, too, one way or another before the battle was done.
To think... this kind of death is the worst of all – death in unlawful servitude.