Ha oh man! It's finally here! The beginning of the Ultimate Doom in this story! I have no idea how many chapters it will be, but y'all are fine with that right? Not that I'm giving y'all much choice lol. Anyways, the monster "Doom Caliber Dark Magician Girl" is mine because I can make up monsters because I said so! So much on the line! Oh gods! I'm just dying. Bakura's POV is not in this chapter and he won't be in the story for quite some time and it's so obvious as to why. Now then, who's ready for some awesomeness? I've got the rest of the story basically planned out. Oh and I'm going to be doing an epilogue too! I have an awesome plan for it and everything. So enjoy this chappie guys! I hope I did well!
Endlessly:
I could love you endlessly, I could fall in love with you and we could keep a miracle alive. Every time I look in your eyes, I get lost inside of your soul. What are you doing to me? Don't you know that I hate you? Don't you want my blood on your hands? Don't you want me to scream? Don't you realize that it's too late to bring me back life? I'm already further than death. I'm drowning in my desire for you and my need to kill you. I want my hands covered in your blood, I want your skin underneath my fingertips I want you to reach out and touch me, I want you to burn me alive with your beautiful eyes. I want to hear your voice when I go to bed at night, I want to lie next to you and watch the world go by. I want to end you for good, I want to make you suffer, I want to see the look in your eyes when you look up at me when I hold the knife above your heart. I want you to know that any claims of hope you had of us is nothing but fantasy we'll never have. I want you to be the one that kills me, I want my blood on your hands.. I want you to end me I want to feel your passion. I want to feel your soul wrapping around mine. I want to know if you feel this too. I want to know if I can kill you now. I want to feel you underneath me I want to feel something besides this loneliness I feel inside. I want to bring the demon out of you.
I want to know if it hurts when I cut you up inside. I want to know if you really hate me or if I really hate you. I want to make me scream, I want to feel the power within me grow. I want you to knock me out, I want you to defeat me. I want something so much more from you than I could ever get. I want you to bleed, I want you to scream. I need you to know you're driving me crazy. I need you to know my soul burns passionately for you every time you give me that look I think I'm going to lose my mind. I want you dead, I want your soul to scream, to earn itself to me. I need you to know this isn't a game anymore. And what would you think if I told you that loved you this whole time? What would you say if I told you I never wanted to hate you, that I never loved you at all? What if I was playing with your mind?
What if I was lying right now? What if I told it was too personal to tell you how I felt about you? What if I told you that everything you've done to me was nothing more than just a wicked fantasies you dreamt of? What if I can't take it back? What if I don't want to? What if everything I said wasn't a lie? What if I tried to bring you back? What if I really did love you? Would you love me back, even though you think of me as a fool? Am I fool to fall in love with you? What if I told you that loving you is so impossible, it's not reality. I couldn't take it anymore. You burn me alive, I'd give myself to you if I could.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh. If I did, then Yugioh would have ended with Bakura and Yami admitting their undying love for one another and Seto would have pulled Joey into a kiss to shut him up because Puppy and Darkshipping rock!
Warnings: My usual, y'all know what that means, but for those of you who happen to be new to my awesomeness, it means there's lemony goodness!
Summary:
Moments away from destroying Zorc, Yami hesitates, asking Horakhty if she can set Bakura free. She agrees, telling Yami that in order for him to pass into the afterlife, he must break his enemy of the darkness, and he only as a year to do so.
Chapter Thirty-five: Whipped
[Yami's POV]:
My eyes widen at the sight before me. Bakura was locked in a cage in a pool of blood and the creature in front of me, using my lover's body was none other than Zorc. Everyone else's eyes were widened in horror. I can hear the screams of the people that Zorc has trapped.
"You're not laying a hand on him, Zorc!" I hiss. "Let him go, or you'll regret it."
"Fat chance, Pharaoh." Zorc sneers. "Bakura is mine."
"Bakura doesn't belong to you!" Anzu shouts.
Zorc turns to my friend. "If you wish to stay here til the end of the Pharaoh's demise I suggest you keep that trap of yours shut little girl, otherwise I'll have to shut it for you." Zorc snaps.
"We don't have to listen to you!" Serenity exclaims.
"Serenity's right!" Mokuba shouts. "Kick his ass, Yami!"
"Alright, if that's how you want to play it I think we can turn this into something interesting. After all, I do have a Shadow Game planned out for you, Pharaoh." Zorc says.
"And what are the rules of this Shadow Game, Zorc?" I spit.
"Well as you know the winner of this gets Bakura." Zorc says looking at my lover for a moment. "As per the rules, every time you lose life points one of my precious friends gets trapped inside one of the seven Millennium Item cards-"
"Wait, you have the Millennium Item cards?!" I exclaim.
"How did Zorc get his hands on those?" Yugi asks.
We turn to Mr. Muto. His eyes widening in fear.
"Grandpa?" Yugi asks walking up to his grandpa, who's sitting on the first row of chairs next to Anzu. Anzu wraps her arm around the old man.
"I didn't know I gave the cards to Zorc. Bakura asked me to borrow them to duel you, Yami." Mr. Muto says looking at me. "I never knew-"
"Oh this is just delicious!" Zorc cackles. "The old fool didn't know! That's always you humans excuses. Constantly making them. So pathetic!"
"The only one that's pathetic around here is you!" Ryou shouts. "Now let my yami go!"
"Your precious yami will be dead before this duel is over with." Zorc sneers. "And it's all going to be thanks to your Pharaoh friend over here. See, if I lose life points then a piece of Bakura will be fed to one of my precious pets."
"What pets?" Joey asks.
"These, fool!" Zorc growls snapping his fingers. Suddenly, three large black dogs with bird wings and three snake-like tails appeared in front of my friends. They got up, trying to run, but Zorc's barrier preventing them from escaping.
"Leave them alone, Zorc!" I demand. "This is between you and me!"
Zorc snaps his fingers and the creatures cease. They fly on the platform surrounding Bakura's cage.
"I will defeat you Zorc!"
"Then get on with it, idiot." Zorc snaps. "But it is my turn, so I think I'll play my trusty Millennium Eye card and see what cards you have in your hand. Oh, well that's not surprising. I knew that fool would give you Diabound Kernel. Are you going to play it, or wait for the time is right? Either way, I'll destroy it."
I look at Bakura again before averting my gaze to Zorc.
"I'm not going to let you hurt the person who means everything to me. You've done enough damage to him." I say.
Zorc throws his head back in a fit of laughter. "Hurt him? Please, Pharaoh. I helped him." he says.
"By doing what exactly?" Anzu asks.
"Anzu-" I warn.
"No, she has the right to know after all, all of you are friends with Bakura, right?" Zorc sneers. "Your precious friend made a deal with me that if I gave him my powers to destroy you that I could destroy the rest of the world. Of course, what he didnt' know until a few months ago was that I was never planning on helping him and it was I who helped Aknadin read the spell to kill his family. And boy, was that so funny!"
"Seeing people suffering is not funny!" Kaiba shouts.
My eyes widen in shock. I have never seen Kaiba get so upset before.
"Kaiba-"
"Shut up, Atem." he hisses using my real name for the first time in a long time.
"How touching." Zorc cackles. "You actually care about this pathetic mortal?" he asks gesturing to Bakura. "Why? I thought the great Seto Kaiba had no feelings and hated everyone!"
"Nii-sama doesn't hate everyone!" Mokuba shouts.
"Mokuba's right." Anzu adds. "Kaiba is a very loving person! And so is Bakura!"
"Then please explain to me why Bakura tried to kill you all." Zorc smirks.
"Because you tricked him into believing my father ordered the attack on his village!" I yell. "What was he supposed to think? I would have done the same thing!"
"Then why did you not listen to him?" Zorc throws back. "Why, when he was trying to tell you what happened, did you not listen to him, but instead listen to that pathetic magician of yours saying that they were evil?"
He's right. I didn't listen to him. The only thing I could think about was what he was doing not why he was doing it. I didn't want to believe that my family could actually do something that gruesome and horrific to someone else, especially my father. It angered me because I knew my father, Bakura didn't. But at the same time, Bakura knew what he saw, he knew what he witnessed that day.
When I first met Bakura, I knew he was dangerous. I knew he was angry, but I also knew he was in pain. I hate seeing someone in pain. Before I realized I was in love with Bakura and I felt his pain, it scared me. Even when Yugi and I shared a body and I felt that I was hurting him, especially when I betrayed his trust when I played the Seal of Orichalcos, it was never as strong as the pain I felt from Bakura. It didn't make sense. Why would I react to my enemy's misery more than my own other half? It was because I was in love with him.
Zorc knows this that's why he wants to take Bakura away from me. He believes that he has the right to Bakura because of what he did for him. The truth of the matter is, Zorc didn't do shit for him. He gave Bakura his power so that he would resurrect Zorc and destroy me along with the rest of the world. Zorc knew I had the power to bring Horakhty into the world that's why he was so dead set on having Bakura kill me so he wouldn't have any enemies to worry about.
Unfortunately for Zorc that backfired and now he's using the control he had on Bakura to destroy me and claim Bakura as his own. I won't let that happen. I won't let Bakura fall victim to his insanity. I won't let Bakura return to how he used to be. I've already fallen in love with him too much to destroy him.
"Your days of controlling Bakura are over Zorc!" I shout.
"I don't even know why you care so much about him." Zorc sneers.
"Because I love him." I reply. "That's why."
"How pathetic." Zorc laughs. "Alright, enough of these games, let's continue. After all, I've got me a wife to claim."
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[Anzu's POV]:
I knew there was something wrong with Bakura, we all did, but never something on this degree. Why didn't we see this? Why didn't we tune into the hints more? The pleading cries of our friend for help? Why did we ignore such things when all along it was Zorc who put the barrier up so we couldn't help Bakura?
Zorc has finally revealed himself and now he and Yami are playing a Shadow Game. Bakura's soul has been ripped from his body and is locked in a large glass cage, unconscious. I'm not sure what Zorc did to him, but he's bleeding a lot. The tank seems to be getting higher and higher. So far, Yami is in the league, but with Zorc having the Millennium Eye card up at bat, he's got a severe advantage.
"Come on, Pharaoh." Zorc mocks. "How are you going to save your precious thief if you're playing like some pussy?"
Yami narrows his eyes, studying his cards. Zorc has two face down cards, the Millennium Eye activated, Dark Door, and Doomcaliber Knight on the field. Yami has Dark Magician and Dark Magician girl with two face down cards on his side. It's obvious as day that Yami's monsters have the upper hand, but Zorc knows this.
I can't believe this is happening. I thought for sure we got rid of Zorc for good. Yami has to be extra careful. I'm sure Zorc has a plan to get rid of Yami's life points. He can't just stand there and not attack, but if he does..then…
"Are you going to attack or not, fool?!" Zorc exclaims. "I'm getting bored over here!"
"You can do it, Yami!" Yugi cheers. "We've dealt with the real Millennium Eye before! You can beat this one too!"
"Yuge's right, Yams. You've defeated Zorc before. Ya can do it again!" Joey adds.
"We're all right here for you!" Duke shouts. "Kick his ass!"
"Aww look, the cheerleaders have spoken! Whatever will I do?" Zorc mocks.
"Enough of your games, Zorc!" Yami hisses. "Dark Magician Girl, attack Doomcaliber Knight!"
Dark Magician obeys.
"Oh like I didn't see that coming, fool?" Zorc laughs. "I activate my trap card!"
Our eyes widen when we see the trap card is the Millennium Rod. "Now Millennium Rod, bring Dark Magician Girl over to me." Dark Magician Girl is forced to stop her attack and join Zorc on his side of the field. "That's not all Pharaoh."
"What?" Yami asks.
"We're just getting started on this. It's time to activate the Scales." Zorc says. "Hmm let's combine your Dark Magician Girl with my Doomcaliber Knight! I'm sure we'll come up with something tasty!"
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[Marik's POV]:
We watch as Zorc combines Dark Magician Girl and Doomcaliber Knight. Dark Magician Girl has replaced the ugly dude on the horse. She's dressed in amour and is wielding a dingy sword.
"Do you like my new invention? I shall call it Doomcaliber Dark Magician Girl." Zorc smirks. "And with 2700 attack points she's more than enough to destroy your stupid Dark Magician. And thanks to the Millennium Eye card, I know your plans. So you might as well give up now, Pharaoh!"
I hate this. I hate that I can't help Yami. I should have opened my eyes more to the truth. I should have realized that Zorc was controlling my friend. Of course he was! I suppose I knew it all along, but the sheer hope that I thought Bakura would be able to fight Zorc off caused me to ignore the warning signs. I should have done something! We're on our last month and Bakura is trapped in a glass cage bleeding to death! What the fuck is wrong with me?!
Yugi places a comforting hand on my knee. "It's going to be okay, Marik." he says. "Yami will find a way to beat him."
"It's going to be tough though." Tristan says. "Doesn't Zorc have all of the Millennium Item cards?"
"This is all my fault," Mr. Muto sighs. "I'm so sorry kids. I didn't know that Zorc still had control over Bakura like this. He'd been doing so well...I just thought he wanted to duel Yami."
"It's not your fault Grandpa." Yugi says. "Any one of us would have done the same thing. I mean Bakura had talked to me a few months ago about this duel, so in actuality it's my fault because I could have warned Yami of the danger."
"You did the right thing by not telling him, Yugi." Mr. Muto says. "One of the major rules to Duel Monsters is not to reveal opponents' cards to each other."
"I know," Yugi mutters. "But that rule might cost us everything."
He's right. If Yami had known that Bakura held the Millennium Item cards then he would have been able to come up with a strategy to defeat Zorc, but since he didn't he has to deal with what he's got and hope that he can make it through.
"If he could get the Millennium Eye card off the field then he wouldn't have a problem. That card is allowing Zorc to read his cards." I say.
"It's just like when Yami and I dueled Pegasus." Yugi says. "We defeated him because we switched minds, but Yami doesn't have that option now."
"Then how is Yams gonna defeat Zorc?" Joey exclaims with worry.
"Face it, Pharaoh. You're not going to win!" Zorc cackles. "No matter what you play, I'm going to win! Now attack Doomcaliber Dark Magician Girl!"
Zorc's deformed monster prepares for an attack. Smoke covers the arena. When it clears we see Diabound Kernel in place of Dark Magician.
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[Mokuba's POV]:
I stare in horror at the duel in front of me. I can't believe Zorc is back! I thought for sure that Bakura defeated him, but I guess I was wrong. I thought Bakura was getting better, and he was, but I guess he wasn't strong enough to hold Zorc back because now he has full control over Bakura's body and has ripped his soul out of it and locked him in a glass cage.
What makes this situation even worse is that Zorc has the Millennium Item cards. He's already used three of them and he hasn't even used the most powerful ones: the Ring and the Puzzle. I'm sure he's waiting for the right time to do so. Yami has to stop him, he has to defeat Zorc at all cost, otherwise we're all going to…
"Seto is there anything that Yami can do?" I ask worryingly.
"Well now that he has Diabound in play he can manage something." Seto says.
"That's true," Marik concurs. "Diabound isn't a monster to mess with."
"But Zorc has the Items." Yugi points out.
"What do these cards do though?" I ask. "Are they like the actual Millennium Items?"
"Yeah," Yugi sighs. "That's why this is going to be so difficult."
"It wouldn't be that difficult if Yami would play the Gods already." Seto says.
"Don't ya think he woulda played them if he could, Seto?" Joey asks.
"He'll find a way to defeat Zorc." I say. "Just you wait."
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[Serenity's POV]:
Oh this is just awful! Poor Bakura! I never knew it was this bad! I was so caught up in having to deal with my mom that I completely ignored him. I close my eyes, tears streaming down them.
"Serenity, it's gonna be okay." Joey says wrapping an arm around my shoulders, pulling me close. Mokuba takes my hand, squeezing it in reassurance. I want to believe things will be okay, but with so much on the line, how can it be?
"How could we be so blind and selfish, Joey?" I sniff.
"You weren't blind and selfish, hun." Mai says. She's turned around to look at us. I pull my hand away from Mokuba's to wipe my tears away.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"Hun, your parents needed to be taken care of. They were endangering your happiness." Mai says.
"But Bakura is-"
"And that's not your fault." Mai says. "It's Zorc's. He's the one that tricked us all. If anything, I should have seen it."
"Mai, don't go blaming yaself." Joey says. "Ya were just tryna help Serenity and me. You can't do everything."
"I know that," she snaps. "It's just…"
"There's no point in worrying about 'what if's' right now." Marik says. 'Yami just needs to kick Zorc's ass and get Bakura out of there but time runs out."
"Andhow is he gonna do dat, Marik?" Joey asks.
"Doesn't he always figure a way out of things?" Marik asks.
"He does," I nod. "But…"
"All we can do is support him." Anzu says. "He knows we're here for him no matter what."
"I just wished we could actually do something not sit here and cheer." I sigh. "I mean Bakura is our friend. It's not just Yami's job to save him. It's all of ours."
"We're not part of the duel, Serenity." Anzu says.
"I know that." I snap. "Sorry Anzu, I-"
"There's no need to apologize, Serenity." Anzu says. "I understand you're upset. I'm upset too, but we have to have faith that Yami will defeat Zorc. He's beat him before, he can beat him again."
I smile slightly. "I suppose you're right."
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[Joey's POV]:
I have got to be the most selfish person in the face of the earth! All I could think about was gettin' my parents to accept who I am and helping Seto. What I should have been doing is helping Bakura out. He's the one that truly needed it. Sure, Seto needed help. He needed me to make love to him so he could realize that opening yourself up is not weakness. And my parents needed to be dealt with, but in all honesty dat could have waited. Bakura cannot.
Afte all, we're on our last month to save him. Zorc picked the perfect time to come out. He tricked all of us, manipulating Gramps into thinking he was Bakura wanting a friendly duel with his lover. Zorc had everything planned from the start and now Yams is having to deal with dat. I just wish I could get in there and help him out. I hate not bein' able to do anything! I mean how the hell is Yams supposed to fight off all of the Millennium Item? I mean sure, he's dealt with the real things in the past but still…
Serenity and Mai blame themselves for not seeing what was goin on with Kura. They're not the ones to blame it's me because if I had forced him to open up then maybe he would have and he would have told us..
No that's not true, if Zorc's had control of Bakura all along, ever since Bakura started acting strange then Bakura wouldn't have been able to tell us. He was tryin' to, but he failed because Zorc wouldn't let him. What was he doin' to him in there? What caused Zorc to get in control anyways? I thought Bakura was finally starting to get rid of Zorc.
I thought spending time with us and opening up was helping him. I guess it wasn't enough to fully help him. He must still have something from his past that Zorc is keeping over his head and dat's why he was able to get control of his body and trick us into believin' Kura was depressed.
We should have seen it. We should have listened to Bakura's words more carefully. We should have never let him out of our sight, now Zorc has the Item cards and he has a huge advantage over Yams. Yams does have Diabound Kernel on the field and he's yet to play the God cards. Let's just hope Diabound can do something, otherwise we're all gonna be powerin' up those Items.
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[Mai's POV]:
Bakura.
As I watch this duel, I can't help but think how I betrayed my friend. The only person who truly understood what it's like to be alone. Sure, Richard is there for me and he comforts me, but he doesn't understand. He didn't grow up living the way I did. Bakura did. He understands me on a level no one else does and yet, I turned away from him. I let my anger over Joey's and Serenity's parents get the better of me and I focused on them instead of the person who truly needs help.
Sure, what I did for Joey and Serenity was the right thing to do. And I don't regret my decision in helping them. What I do regret, however, is the timing. Joey's and Serenity's parents could have waited, Bakura can't. His soul is on the line. Kaiba could have easily called Allister up and gotten those idiots thrown in jail. We could have dealt with them after Bakura was saved.
Now, Bakura is trapped in a Shadow Game and Zorc is wearing his body like it's going out of style. It sickens me that a creature so vile as Zorc could exist. Bakura worshiped him. I can understand why, but still...if I lived during the time that he had, I would have helped him. I believe we could have gotten along great.
Yami has his hands full now. Even though we're not in the Shadow Game, we're part of it because Zorc is making us apart of it. It hurts to watch this duel, but I'm not going anywhere, even if I could. My ass is staying right here. It's the least I can do for my friend.
I know Yami can win. He's defeated Zorc not only once, but twice. This isn't even the real Zorc, it's a fragment of Zorc. It's Bakura's anger and pain controlling him in the form of Zorc. Bakura has to break free from the darkness that he's worshiped for so long. He has to realize that what happened to him isn't his fault and embrace his life. But I know that's easier said that done. It took me forever to accept the fact that I wasn't a weak duelist. I believed that I was because Mariku was able to send me to the Shadow Realm so easily.
I wanted to believe that I could do it on my own. I didn't want to believe in the magic and the mystery behind the spirits of the Ring and the Puzzle or Marik's alternate personality. I didn't want to accept the fact that I was dueling in a Shadow Game and it wasn't just some thick fog that we happened to fly through. But it is true, it was all real. We all saw it.
Yami and Bakura have been enemies for over 5,000 years. Bakura told me the story about his village and Yami told me his side as well. I'll admit, I was furious with Yami that his family would do something so horrific to Bakura's and feel no remorse, but after finding out the truth, I realized that Bakura didn't know it. Bakura was told lies all of his life and now he believes he owes Zorc his soul.
If anyone can save Bakura, it's Yami. I see the way they look at each other, they're in love. They always have been. They were just too blind by the need to defeat each other to see it. Anyone could see it really, the way they looked at each other. Even through the eerie atmosphere of the Shadow Realm and the sadistical laughter that Bakura forced out, I could see their eyes light up every time they were around one another.
That love that they share will be their only escape.
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[Ryou's POV]:
This is terrible. No, that's an understatement. The sheer horrifying reality of this situation is chilling me to the bone. Zorc has full control of this duel and our souls are on the line, but my soul has constantly been on the line all of my life. I know that Yami can defeat Zorc, but it's going to take playing the right cards in the right way and believing in himself to do it. He can't let Zorc's words get to him, but that's easier said than done.
I look over at my yami. He's been through so much. Even though he went about doing things the wrong way, he's still very caring. I'm lucky to have him in my life. We all are. Bakura has done nothing but bring smiles to all of us and open us up. He may not have realized what he's done for us, but he's done it and now we have to save him from Zorc's control before it's too late.
"Well, it's about time you played that stupid monster." Zorc scoffs. "It's too bad it won't aid you."
"Obviously you've forgotten what Diabound's powers are." Yami says.
"And obviously you've forgotten what Item I have up at bat too, fool." Zorc laughs.
"I haven't forgotten, Zorc." Yami says. "There's a way around the Eye though. You just have to know how."
"Then why don't you carry on and attack me?" Zorc leers. "I know what card you need. Hell, I'll even help you get it! I do want a challenge after all."
"There's a reason that Bakura gave Dark Nercrofer is in Ryou's deck and not mine." Yami says.
"Whatever," Zorc snaps. "Just finish your turn so I can get those life points of yours down and steal your friends' souls. I already have the perfect little bitch in mind for my first victim." he says looking at Mokuba.
"Don't even think about it!" Kaiba snarls.
"If you want your precious brother to be saved you better tell your cousin up here to stop being stupid." Zorc says.
Kaiba looks at Yami. "You better stop fucking around and play Diabound right! I know that monster can do some real shit." Kaiba shouts. "Now stop standing there and let's go!"
"Remember Pharaoh, you can only attack once." Zorc reminds him.
Yami looks down at his cards and his field. Diabound Kernel doesn't have enough attack points to defeat Doomcaliber Dark Magician, but with the right cards Yami can destroy it.
"I play Multiply," Yami says.
"Oh well this should be fun!" Zorc mocks.
Yami plays Multiply on Diabound Kernel turning Bakura's reincarnated Ka into three monsters. One of them attacks Zorc's monster lowering its attack points. Then Diabound goes in for the kill.
"Woo! You go Yams!' Joey exclaims.
"You think that will help you, fool?" Zorc sneers.
"It got your life points down,didn't it?" Yami asks.
"True, but look what you've done to your precious lover!" Zorc cackles.
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[Yami's POV]:
The Millennium Eye is doing me in. The Rod is another one I have to look out for. After all, Zorc took control of my Dark Magician Girl by using it. Then he used the Scales to turn my monster into something grotesque. I was forced to call back my Dark Magician and play Bakura's Diabound Kernel. Thanks to that monster, I was able to destroy Zorc's monster, but he doesn't seem at all worried.
"What are you talking about Zorc?" I demand.
Zorc laughs. "Take a look fool!" he exclaims gesturing over to the cage. My eyes widen when I see the cage has filled up a little bit more.
"You son of a bitch!" I shout. 'Let him go!"
"I told you the rules of this Shadow Game." Zorc says with a shrug. "It's not my fault you don't know how to pay attention. Oh, I almost forgot! My pet gets some of his soul too!"
Bakura's unconscious form begins to glow. The beasts that are guarding it fight over the piece of Bakura. I clench my fists at my sides, my whole body shaking in anger. Zorc sees my discomfort and anger.
"It's your own fault, you know." Zorc says casually looking at his nails. "You're the one that attacked me."
"He had no other choice!" Anzu exclaims. "How else is he going to win?!"
"Well if he keeps attacking me then I'll lose life points and Bakura will go bye-bye." Zorc laughs. "But, if he doesn't and I attack him each turn one of you fools will get sucked into one of the Millennium Item cards powering it up even more. So in actuality there is no way you can win because either way you'll have to choose between Bakura or your friends." Zorc cackles. "Though, there is a way you can save them all." he says rubbing his forefinger and thumb across his chin in thought.
"And what's that?" I inquire.
Zorc takes his hand away, a wide smirk spreads across his face.
"Give up."
I look down at my cards then the field. I've already gotten Zorc down to 1500 life points. I still have 4,000. Normally, that would be great. It shouldn't be a thought of what I should do.
I should take down Zorc once and for all, but where would that leave Bakura? With every passing turn that I damage Zorc's life points, my lover's cage is filled with his own blood and a piece of his soul is fed to the creatures that are guarding the prison he's kept in. I promised Bakura and Horakhty that I would save him, but how can I save him if, when I let Zorc attack me, I'll be endangering my friends? I never had such a tough decision to make.
"Just give up." Zorc says. "You're making this way too hard on yourself. You know you can't choose between Touzoku and your friends."
Maybe giving up would be the best option. After all, no matter what I do I'll still lose someone close to me. My friends have already been through enough. It's my fault that they're even in this mess in the first place. I should have realized that Zorc was controlling Bakura. I, of all people, should have realized that the person I was making love with wasn't Bakura at all.
I glance down at my friends. They believe in me, but how can they have so much faith in me when their lives are in danger? How do they know I'll win when the odds are against me? Yugi taught me about the 'Heart of the Cards'. I need to believe in them, but sometimes that's not enough.
What does one do when the people that changed their lives and the person that makes their soul beam with happiness just by seeing their smile and hearing their laughter are in danger? I know Zorc will destroy us either way, but at least if I quit, I'll get to hold Bakura in my arms and die with him.
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Haha! I am so evil aren't I? Okay so for those of you who don't get the rules of the Shadow Game it's very simple. Bakura and Yami are both locked in cages (Bakura's is made of glass and Yami's is like that of Nightmare Steel Cage) anyways when Yami loses life points his friends get sucked into one of the Millennium Item cards. If Zorc loses life points blood fills up in Bakura's cage and he loses a piece of his soul for one of Zorc's beasts to feed off of. Now as for what happens when to Yami personally when he loses life points, I have not revealed yet. That should come in next chapter.
Anyways, I do hope y'all enjoyed! Thank y'all so much for the reviews! We're so hitting 200 this go round! WOOHOO! Review lovelies! We're just getting started on this epic shit and I still have lots more planned after this too! :D.