LII. Revealation
Yami cast Grand Cross which caused tremendous damage and there is no way out of this. The guy in black coat got hit very hard and was sent flying. As for the weapon he was holding, it disappeared but that's not going to knock him down so he drew a sword from the ground with his magic and to Kaiba's surprise, it was a gunblade. Yami wheezed since the spell requires a bulk of his energy so his opponent took the chance and slashed him upward. The prince yelled in pain and winced at his wounds. Apparently, he hit him at the chest.
"Damn it!" Yami growled and winced at his wounds. "Heal!"
White aura began to surround him healing his wounded chest. the cloaked guy was curious and seemed interested that he has healing magic since obviously he knew the and the prince well didn't. Anyway, he was going to slash him once again this time using C-Force. Yami having foresaw the attack dodged it and destroyed the gunblade with his own hands. But his opponent was not finished yet for he clapped his ahnds and made the earth shake. Riku realize that this is Ed's attck he was using. The prince had to run since he didn't know any levitation magic. Next, a sword appeared on his hand similar to Yoh only darker and more sinister. he combined the two attacks.
Meanwhile Sora woke up from his fight aginst Yoh and seeing Sephiroth. Riku who just noticed rushed to his side and was checking on his body if there's any wounds.
"Riku, I'm fine! You don't have to--" Sora's words were cut short when he suddenly felt fear gripping to his heart. Riku sensed that something is wrong.
"Sora, what is it? Say something!!" he said, fear and worry found in his voice.
"This feeling... This aura... I know that aura..." Sora whimpered.
Back to the fight, the cloaked guy was now using Joey's attacks against the prince and seeing that he can predict all of his attacks, the fight was just a draw. In other words, meaningless.
"Apocalypse!" Yami yelled. The same spell descend down and sent his opponent flying, destroying his outfit in the process. Dust covered the field and all of them waited for it to be cleared.
"Looks like I can't hide anymore," said a familiar voice.
Everyone stared and knew who that person was. Lightning spikes descend down from his hair and he grew a few inches since the last time they saw each other. Yami was frowning deeply.
"Yugi!" Yami said, frowning hard.
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"Frankly, I'm not surprised that you knew that it was me under the black coat. I'm more surprised that Sora hasn't figured it out yet since you guys came to the border." Yugi said.
"Wait, you sent these guys?" Riku asked.
"Are you THAT dense? Of course I did because I know what's going on and what would happen," Yugi replied unemotionally then all of a sudden in just one flash, he was near the brunette. "I'm more curious about the power that the Keyblade Master has since he has the same power as mine but that's enough for now."
He went back to his side, opening his hand and in an instant, Silent Sage appeared. "The only reason you knew it was me because of the Millennium Item. It doesn't matter anyway and there's one more important thing you should know: You cannot defeat me that easily. Either you surrender or die in the hands of fate." With that, he pointed his weapon at the prince.
"There's no need for introduction since we knew each other back then," Yugi said then his eyes immediately turned silver. "The fate of your continent is in your hands."
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"Show me what your capable of!" Yugi declared as he readied himself. The prince sighed since he has no choice to begin with anyway. Both teens are now preparing to cast their spells. Yugi went first as he cast his first spell.
"Firaga!" Yugi yelled. A circle of fire appeared at Yami surrounding him but Yami didn't mind it at all.
"Water Sprites!" Yami countered and in an instant. A sprite came and doused the fire out.
"Looks like I was right, you knew I was going to cast a Fire Spell," Yugi said and as quick as lightning he was behind the prince. Yami tried to blast him off but Yugi unexpectedly somersaulted and aimed a spell at his neck and chest. In an instand, two items, the Millennium Necklace and Eye appeared and it looks like he disabled them.
"What the? How did you--" Yami asked, sputtering.
"Fate knows all and sees all." Yugi replied. "Blizzaga!"
The entire field turned to a very cold icy field then an icicle suddenly popped out of nowhere and froze the prince for a moment then with a loud crash, he was sent flying. Yugi relaxed his stance and waited for the next attack.
"Geez, he doesn't show mercy at all and... he's acting a bit odd since he revealed himself..." Yami mumbled.
"Take that!" Yugi yelled. "Dreadscythe!"
Suddenly, a crescent shaped blade appeared at the tip of the Silent Sage. Yugi swung it across the field and slashed it on the prince. Luckily, he dodged it in a nick of time. As he recovers, he sweat-dropped at this. Since when he did he learn how to do that? Anyway, Yugi repeatedly attack the prince and sometimes he would cast his spells to throw him off.
"This is boring," Yugi yawned. "Magician Valkyria, Come on out!"
The female mage appeared in front of her master and pointed her staff at her opponent. Yugi just sat there and wait which gave her the signal to attack the prince. Yami kept firing his spells but it did a little luck when Valkyria spun her staff to doused his spells.
"His summons are more powerful than before. Looks like I have no choice,"Yami said. He placed his hand on the ground and closed his eyes. Muttering a few words, the earth suddenly shook and then something big appeared in front of them. Sora and Riku were taken by surprise. Yugi on the other hand opened one eye staring. A huge hulking behemoth appeared in front of Magician Valkyria. She sweat-dropped at his grotesque appeared but nonetheless she attacks.
"Obelisk the Tormentor, Fist of Fury!" Yami commanded and Obelisk did as he was told and smashed her to a bloody pulp. Magician Valkyria was immediately destroyed.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Mana! Mahaado! Come out and defend your master!" Yugi said as two magicians appeared. Both of them were a bit hesitant attacking Yami. The prince just nod at them which in turn the two magicians accepted their fate.
"Mana! Catch!" Yugi said as he tossed a spell book at her. She took it on one hand and all of sudden, it seems that she powered herself up. "Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, Use Magician's Cross and destroy his summons!"
Both magicians fired their magic. With their combined powers, Obelsik the Tormentor was utterly destroyed. Yami flinched at the destruction of his summon but not enough for him to give up.
"I call upon the divine heavens and lightning that descends upon my foes. Heed my call, Osiris the Sky Dragon!" Yami chanted then the skies suddenly turned black. Thunder and lightning cracked from thye clouds and something was coming down. Sora still felt pain for some reason.
"What is this?" Sora said to himself. Then out from the clouds, a large serpentine dragon appeared from the skies itself. It has two mouths: One from the top and one at the bottom. On top of its head centered a beautiful sky blue jewel then it roared with intense fury.
"You may have defeated Obelisk," Yami said, a firm voice echoed through the field. "But Osiris will crush anyone who gets in my way!"
This time, Yugi stared at the divine dragon. Judging from the intense power, both magicians will not survive the assault so he has only one chance. He raised his staff and summoned Dark Paladin.
"Summoning will not get you anywhere! Osiris, Use Thunder Blast!" Yami commanded and to everyone's amazement, Osiris' second mouth opened and fired a violet blast. Yugi commanded his summons to evade the attack but unfortunately, Dark Magician Girl got hit and was destroyed. To compensate her loss, the spiky-haired teen summoned Dark Magician of Chaos.
"It seems that I underestimated you. I'll freely admit... you did some improvement since the last time we met." Yugi applauded which earned Yami a suspicious glare then he frowned "But you better not think that you can win just because you destroyed two of my summons!"
"We'll see about that! Osiris, Use Thunder Force!" Yami rebutted and Osiris' first mouth opened this time and it fired at the three magicians. Yugi used Shellga to reduce the damage but regardless of the minimal damage, he recoiled due to the magic he casted.
"Dark Magician and Dark Magician of Chaos, distract Osiris," Yugi commanded. Dark Paladin, Use Diffusion Wave Motion!"
The two magicians blasted Osiris with their magic but both of them were destroyed then Dark Paladin use his special attack and destroyed Osiris in the process. Yami clutched in pain since summoning Osiris consumed a lot of his energy. In retaliation, the prince decided to use his ultimate summons. Muttering an ancient spell, he was covered in a gold aura then the skies began to brighten and something was coming down. It was a sphere at first then something came out from that sphere. First, it's wings came out then his body and his hands and feet. To everyone's amazement, it was a beast, a divine beast.
"Come out, Winged Dragon of Ra!" Yami commanded and the golden divine beast roared with fury.
"Stop it... Stop this fight...It hurts...please..." Sora pleaded at the sidelines.
"Sora, what's wrong?" Riku asked.
"Something is going to happen...please stop this fight!!" the brunette wailed in tears.
"What's gonna--?" Riku asked but before he could finished his sentence, he felt something as he never felt before. He looked at Yugi then to his surprise, he felt a dark aura inside him.
"Ra, use Blaze Cannon and incinerate your enemies!" Yami commanded and in just one blast, Yugi's three summons were reduced to dust. The blast was so strong that Yugi had to cast Protega and Shellga on himself. The others have to shield themselves with Riku's Dark Shield.
"Shit, I'm in a bind here. Winged Dragon of Ra... From the looks of it, no summons can outmatched it but I still have one chance. It may be a risky move but this is all I got." Yugi said as he analyzed the divine creature then whatever energy he has left, he summoned Sorcerer of Dark Magic and Silent Magician.
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Meanwhile, deep in the forest, Marik was waiting at the sidelines and was amazed at the prince's power. On his side was Bakura who of course was amazed too.
"Did you know about this?" Marik asked.
"I admit. This is the first time, I've seen this... Heck, not even the previous royal family can compete that" Bakura replied.
"So it seems," Marik said and immediately he snapped his fingers. A hooded figure appeared at Bakura's back and sliced him to death.
"Why you bastard..." the white haired albino screeched as he was laid dead.
"Who says I work with anyone and by the way, thanks for the information!" Marik grinned as the hooded figure send him somewhere with no return. Apparently, he and Bakura met before at the forest near Altech. Marik promised Bakura to help him steal the Puzzle and in return, Bakura has to provide the information he needs regarding Yugi and the people he interacted with. Obviously, Marik has no plans fulfilling his promise.
"Yes, your highness, weaken him further so that my desire will be fulfilled at long last!" Marik said, smiling as he raised his almost to the dark heavens.
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Yugi and his summons were trying to weaken Winged Dragon of Ra but they made little progress. The power of the divine beast is way off the charts. Not even Yugi's spells would help. Yami just stood there watching the fight unfold.
"If I were you, I would surrender now rather than trying." Yami suggested hoping that the teen would give up.
"No, I will not submit myself to you, " Yugi replied as he clutched the emotion seal on his neck. "As long as I'm standing, I will find a way to defeat it, divine or no divine!"
Yami sighed. "So be it!"
Both teens kept clashing with their summons and their summons in turn fought for their masters. Winged Dragon of Ra took flight and fired a blazing fire at the entire field. Silent Magican and Sorcerer of Dark Magic dodged the fiery blaze. Yugi on the other hand went past the two magicians and went after the prince. Yami saw this and retaliated.
"Imprison!" Yami yelled and several bars of darkness appeared in front of Yugi and stopping him from moving but the teen broke the spell and was about to blast him.
"Ultimag-!" Yugi yelled when all of a sudden, the emotion seal crackled. Yami, hoping for the impact of the spell, wondered what happened. He stared at the teen and to his surprise, his hand stopped and from the look of his eyes, he was hesistant to hit him even the simplest spell.
"Not now!" Yugi growled as he clutched the seal on his neck. This was Yami's chance to fight back but for some good reason, he didn't. At the same time, Winged Dragon of Ra and the teen's summons were destroyed.
While they were occupying, Marik suddenly appeared. Because of the energy consumption, Yugi fainted and fell in the man's grasp.
"Looks like he used everything," Marik said then wore a wicked grin at the prince. "Thanks for weakening him."
As Marik was about to intimately do something to Yugi, Yami blasted him with Holy Cross. Taking the teen with him, he called the others to retreat and get out of here. Sora sttod up and cast Curaga on everyone so they ran as fast as they could away from that madman.
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They kept running as far as they can until they saw an inclination of the Solarian Continent. Before they could take refuge, a blast of Gravity magic stopped their tracks. Marik, who still wanted Yugi was after them. Joey unsheathed his sword and prepared to fight.
"Go! Just leave that bloke to me!" the blonde yelled and all of them nodded. Unfortunately, that didn't last long so Ed and Yoh tried to fend him off but it was no use. Kaiba and Riku tried but they were injured and can barely stand up. Sora was the only one who can defend the prince and the unconscious teen so he stayed behind and urged them to continue to move forward.
They ended up in the forest where the prince laid Yugi's body to rest. He tried to use a healing spell but for some reason, it wasn't working. he tried it again but in vain.
"Damn it, what am I going to do?" Yami asked himself.
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Deep inside Yugi's consciousness, his soul was slowly floating down. The entire place was filled with darkness. There was nothing to see nor feel but emptiness and loneliness. As his soul descends down, he began to ponder things that happened before he was fainted.
"Is this death? If it is, it isn't that bad." Yugi said.
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While the prince tries to think what he was going to do, one of the items the Millennium Ring suddenly appeared and at the same time, Mahaado appeared.
"There is way to save him but you have to hurry, his soul is now closer to death's door( also known as the entrance to heaven and hell). Destroy the emotion seal!" Mahaado said.
"What?! But I thought the seal can't be broken!" Yami said, taken surprise of his friend's statement.
"Actually, it can, Did you notice that it already cracked?" Silent Magician asked as she appeared beside Mahaado. Yami went to Yugi's neck and sure enough, it was cracked alright but it looks like it was about to be broken.
"How did that happen?" Yami asked.
"What do you think happen? You should know more than any of us." Silent Magician asked. Yami tried to think on how did the seal cracked in the first place. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of anything.
"Looks like you need a bit of a flashback." Mahaado said and his staff glowed a bit then he aimed it at the prince's eyes. Realizing it, he was shocked and surprise.
"You mean to tell me that in order to break the seal, I have to..." Yami sputtered.
"Fill the missing emotion that my master lacked," Silent Magician said. "Love"
"If my memory serves right, you gave him love but he has to give love in return which is the other key to destroy the seal." Mahaado recalled. Yami gulped a bit then recalled when the teen was hesitant to cast his magic on him.
"Wait, that time when he fought me, he was hesistant, was he?" the prince asked and the two magicians nodded. Breathing deeply, he went closer to the teen, brushed of his bangs and kissed him. Electricity began to cackled as the seal tries to push the prince away but he stayed on his postion and hopefully, get Yugi back.
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Light flickered at Yugi's soul and something was taking him above. He was hesitant at first since he didn't know who it belonged to.
"Who are you?" Yugi asked.
"I'm someone who can offer you love," it replied.
"Love?? It's nothing but an illusion" Yugi said soullessly.
"It may be but it can take into any shape." it said, extending his hand.
"I don't know anything...the person whom I care the most...whom I have no choice but to fight with...what can I offer to that person when my past is stained with blood." Yugi asked, whoever it is.
"Yourself," it replied them with that answer, he slowly reached the hand and was pulled upward. His eyes widen wondering where he was.
"I know you were hesitant to fight but that's probably the border's rules..." Yami said. Yugi did not said a word then the prince continued. "Mahaado told me that I gave love to you which made the emotion seal cracked. You already knew what that means, do you?"
Yugi's eyes went downcast. "I--I--" but the prince placed his finger at the teen's mouth.
"Don't say anything. I know how you feel...but there's one thing you should know: I love you and I really do" Yami said, his cheeks went red a bit.
Yugi closed his eyes and for the first time, tears fell from his eyes "I ...do too but I was too stubborn to admit and now it's time that I retrun my love to you"
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Back at the forest, the emotion seal slowly crackled until it shattered and destroyed itself. Yami released his kiss and waited for the teen to regain conscious. At the same time, Sora was badly injured and Marik was already at the location where Yugi was held but he was stopped by Dark Magician and Silent Magician. They tried to attack but Marik utterly destroyed them when all of a sudden, there was no damage at all.
"What in the world??" Marik asked but before anyone could answer. Yugi already regained consciousness.
"Leave now!" the teen commanded. "Or suffer."
"What's wrong? Do you value these pathetic wretches? Remember what the Solarians did to you...How can you say that these group of mongrols will accept you?" Marik asked with a sneer then he aimed a spell at the prince. "Blizzaj--"
"Refleja!" Yugi countered and a large reflective shield appeared in front of the prince which in turn the magic was reflected back. Marik got damaged and it was very massive.
"You lay one finger on him and my...friends," Yugi snarled. "I'll send you to extreme pain and torture!"
"Friends?? Yeah righ--What!!" Marik laughed when he saw the fragments of the seal.
"Fate Guidance!" Yugi commanded and descending from the sky was a tall staffblade. It's wings were the purest of white and beautiful. At the end of each wing were filled with sharp blades.
"Your fate is determined on your soul," Yugi said as he concentrate all his energy in one strike. "Divine Assault!"
Yugi suddenly rushed at Marik and slashed him in several places. First, he slashed him forward then at the back and then used the force of the staffblade to send him to the sky. Several blades of light struck him then wings began to appear. This time, it was white pure white.
"Blizzaja!" Yugi chanted and Marik got frozen then he flew up letting Fate Guidance gather power. He flew up and let his feet landed on the frozen man. Light began to gather from his wings then he was ready to strike.
"Zwei Zecksdance!" he yelled and sliced the ice shattering it to several pieces then he descend down finishing the strike which consist of several illusionary slashes.
"Cureja!" Yugi chanted and everyone who was injured suddenly felt stronger and better even the prince. He lowered down his staffblade then slowly his wingas disappeared. Yami knew that Yugi was about to fall so he ran as fast as he could to catch him. His wings emerged now it was golden color catching him before he landed on the ground. The teen was about to say something but the prince hushed him and told him to rest.
spiritfire: Okay, I did not intended to put the part where Marik and Bakura are but it needs to be placed and I already made this chapter but with my uncoordianted imagination, I put something that was never intended..Oh well hope you guys like it.