Alright, guys, I'm really sorry. I really have no excuse but I've been going through a period where I've been paranoid as hell and a little upset at my friend's move. Also, ideas just didn't come to me. However, I am very happy to say that the latter has pretty much gone and that the last chapter is actually typed and undergoing editing. However, I was reading through the story and am very upset at myself. The story twists and turns at stupid times and stupid things and I am very much into the idea of rewriting it.

So here is the question dear readers, if I should rewrite this story-and update it much faster since I have the story now fully planned out-with the general same concept but somewhat different events, would you read it? If yes, I will indeed be rewriting and reposting the story, and if not...I might anyway.

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Bakura blinked, his expression strange as he glanced down at the paper in his hand given to him by the pharaohs little brat. He returned to his room and looked at the paper, reading through the short notice but then found someone perching over his shoulders.

"Wuzzat Bakura?" Ryou asked blearily, wiping his reddened eyes with a strange expression while looking down at the paper. Something flashed in his eyes at the note but then disappeared into a smile. "Well, it looks like Yugi found a lead for us to go on, yeah?" He flashed a grin at him.

"Maybe. He probably doesn't have anything though, so I don't think there's really any point meeting him there later." Bakura shrugged, yawning and wiped his eyes. "I'll go see him though. You want to go with Ryou?" Ryou nodded eagerly while his mind actually raced. Had he not warned Yugi what would happen if he attempted to tell again? That foolish boy, he dared to even try to interfere with him after being warned? How stupid could he possibly be? It was time to get rid of him now before he interfered anymore and actually…it finished things up now.

His death would be the final key to Bakura because in reality…Bakura should have realized much, much sooner. However that too had been Ryou's fault. He had tampered with Bakura from the very beginning, making Bakura not notice things which should have alerted him from the beginning. He had wanted Bakura to know but at the same time for him to never find out and so this last moment would set Bakura's mind free from Ryou's grasp which he could only be happy about. Should only be happy about.

The day passed by relatively peacefully with everyone on edge and so dinner came. They were all surrounded by each other, around the mahogany table and they were all on edge. Tensing, Ryou and Bakura looked at their watches with a grim expression and all of a sudden out of the blue,

"BAKURA!" White liquid spilled out of a large pitcher, splashing all over the table and into Bakura's lap, soaking his pants and the cloths on the table. Ryou looked panicked and covered his mouth with both hands, looking entirely apologetic as he gave Bakura a napkin. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, I was just reaching an-"

"It's okay Ryou." Bakura shook his heads. "Damn, looks like I'll be taking a shower sooner than I thought tonight." Bakura motioned at Ryou and he nodded. "All right then Ryou, I'll see you later." Bakura nodded towards him before leaving.

Half an hour later

"So you tried to tell someone again." Not a question, no it was a statement full of cold venom. "I warned you didn't I? I told you that should you try to tell that you would wish that you died the deaths that they had died. I told you that, didn't I? And yet you still try to say? You're so hopeless." Ryou said icily, gripping Yugi's wrist with which he'd tried to hit him before.

"Ryou you-" With a sudden, silent scream, Yugi fell to his knees, spasms racking his thing shoulders. "What?"

"For the next thirty minutes Yugi…you are a toy. You will beg me to die…and when you die it will be a mistake. My name is Ryou Yugi, and I am your executioner. Why did I target you? Because you were a worthless fool who pretended to be absolutely clueless to all your Yami's actions, all his victims. You knew everything that everyone did. You knew of Anzu's murder, you knew of Tristan's theft, you knew of Jou's murder and you knew how Duke won his company. Yet you never reprimanded them for it, you never ever condemned them or rebuked them because they would have listened to you and done the right thing…but no. You condemned others, took the soul away from others and condemned them…that is why you must die. That is the first truth."

A strong, burning jolt went through Yugi's body, so that he could feel his very skin crackling although nothing was burned and he wasn't dead. The jolt died though, however Yugi could still feel the electric shocks running through his body again and again and again. He grit his teeth and refused to allow Ryou to see him scream, he was strong, he wouldn't allow that monster to know…

"You are at my mercy right now. Should I try to go further with this, I could kill you in the most painful way, though it would be a rush. Should my heart falter in this…I could let you live. Then again, because of my fury, I could kill you on the spot or keep you in the area between both life and death. Your fate lies in my hands…this is the second truth."

Then once again, the electric wave overcame his lithe form again, even stronger now. Yugi clenched his fists as tightly as he could, his nails digging into his palm painfully, his teeth biting hard against his lip so that he imagined that he could taste the blood in his mouth.

"And lastly Yugi, you'd escaped my notice when you found out that it was I who had caused these deaths and so you could have prevented more by alerting them so much sooner. But what did you do? You were frightened after losing your precious, hypocritical Ya-"

"DON'T TALK ABOUT HIM LIKE THAT!" Yugi screamed, covering his ears with tight hands so that he could have been trying to tear his ears off instead. "Don't talk about him like that, you're wrong. He was a good person! He made mistakes, but he knew it was wrong and he learned from the-"

"How naïve can you be?" Ryou sounded almost incredulous now, his expression full of a mix of amusement and unbelieving look. "For the love of God Yugi, how can you be so stupid? He was hypocritical, he made mistakes yes, but how many mistakes did he make in Egypt as a pharaoh? He still didn't learn. That should have alerted you that he never would. You foolish thing." Ryou shook his head almost pityingly, a strange expression on his face, lips twisted wryly. "Do you believe in a fantasy world Yugi where good is good and bad is bad? In white and black but never gray? People are never truly good! People however, can be completely bad! People are not what you want them to be! WAKE UP!" Ryou bellowed. Gods, he was furious, he was so tempted just to end it now!

"As I was saying, your hypocritical yami, you were afraid of death…and you allowed yourself to become victim to it and you let me know that you wanted life over justice and you condemned yourself. You could have saved Jou, Tristan, Duke, Mai, you could have saved the lives of the ones you held dear by forgetting one action. But…" the corners of his eyes narrowed and he looked like he wanted to laugh. "You didn't." His eyes narrowed. "You horrible fool. That is the third and the last truth."

Yugi's breath caught in his throat as the words truly sunk in and then he felt the shock wave flash through him again, stronger than ever and he screamed this time, unable to keep himself from screaming. The sensation of terror pounding in his veins and horror finally overcame him and the tears began to slip out from behind his eyelids, streaking down his face.

"I-Itai…" Yugi struggled to keep the tears away. "It hurts…" Ryou's eyes changed from their hard, unforgiving ones to something raw, less cruel and full of flickering compassion.

"Go now Yugi…and may only the gods judge you and send you to heaven…or hell. And remember this...you brought this upon yourself." And with a final crackling shock, the electricity flickered through his body so powerfully that it killed only moments afterwards, sending a powerful shock wave to the heart and brain, stopping all action in its place, the shock not sparking reaction, but so strong it froze. And so Yugi died, in pain and in sorrow,

"RYOU!" The white haired boys voice caught in his throat, resigned and he bowed his head before looking towards the door, his eyes sad, almost regretful with tears shining in his eyes. Killing Yugi had been key to the puzzle…however killing Yugi had been the key to truly unlocking Ryou as well.

But how would they know?

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