Oh I am so on a roll! Hell yes! Maybe I can finish this bitch up! Gods I need to update Ambrosia! Dammit to hell! Whatever. I'm just going to write what I want to write and apparently my mind wants to write this, so that's what's going to happen. So enjoy! And oh, I umm...expect threats in my reviews.
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-eight: Sacrifice
[Yami's POV]:
"Ha! In your face, Zorc!" Joey exclaims with a laugh. "Dat was so epic! The way Yams tricked Zorc into taking Jinzo from me then Yams swoops in and grabs it!"
"Just shows power makes you stupid." Mai smirks.
I couldn't agree more. Zorc growls, glaring at me. I just smirk. "Thanks to Jinzo's effect you can no longer use trap cards. So say good-bye to the Rod, the Key, and the Neckalce!" I shout.
"Whatever." Zorc snaps throwing said cards out. "Just go!"
"With pleasure." I say. I draw my card. I studied them and then the field. Although the Key, Neckace, and Rod are off the field, the Puzzle, Ring, Eye, and Scales, and Dark Door are still activated. Blue-eyes has been destroyed, I've already used Monster Reborn during this duel. Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl are in the Graveyard. Slifer and Obelisk are on the field. Zorc has Diabound Kernel and Dark Necrofer in play. I have to get those two off the field. I need to go for Zorc's life points.
I know that Zorc knows that I was going to play Exchange. He knew that I had laid that facedown before the Puzzle's effect activated. He's planning something, and I need to be careful. Zorc will no doubt want to destroy Joey's monster so he can put all his trap cards back on the field. Before that happens, I have to get these monstes off the field.
"C'mon Yams!" Joey exclaims. "Diabound and the creepy mom baby thing have zero attack points!"
"He's right man! Attack!" Duke shouts.
I look at Zorc. He smirks. I have to be cautious. I only have one attack per turn. I need to decide which of his monsters I need to destroy.
"It doesn't matter what you do, Pharaoh. I'm still going to win." Zorc says.
"Slifer, attack Dark Necrofer!" I shout.
The Sky Dragon blasts Dark Necrofer away. Zorc doesn't seem at all affected by it though.
"Your turn is ending so…" Zorc says.
"Did I say I was done?" I ask.
Zorc growls. "Just go!"
I place a monster facedown in defense mode and another card face down.
"Now you can go." I say.
"It's time for the Ring and Puzzle to take effect. Throw out all your trap cards in your hand. That leaves you with just one card, Pharaoh. And for the Ring, I think I'll steal Red-eyes Black Dragon!" Zorc exclaims.
"You just stole my Jinzo you son of a bitch!" Joey yells.
"It's not your choice. Ring, get that card for me!" Zorc shouts. "Now I'll see this lovely thing in three turns along with Diabound."
"Say what?!" Joey exclaims.
"He's making his field completely empty!" Mai shouts.
"It's what he wants to happen." Marik says.
I agree. Zorc wouldn't just wouldn't lock his only defense in the Ring. Especially since he can't use the Necklace. He has to have some type of plan, but what? I need to figure that out.
"Attack him already, Yams!" Joey shouts. "His field is empty!"
"Well?" Zorc says crossing his arms and tapping his foot. "I'm waiting."
"Obelisk, attack Zorc directly!" I command.
It won't take away all of his life points, but a good majority. I watch as the God takes away 4,000 of Zorc's life points. He's only got a 1,000 left now. He stands up shakily, a wide smirk gracing his face. My eyes widen.
"Well, your tasks failed, Pharaoh." Zorc smirks.
"Explain."
"Well, you managed to wipe out 4,000 of my life points causing our favourite little sugar plum thief to lose most of his soul to the Shadow Beasts." Zorc says.
"Bakura!" I shout as the Shadow Beasts begin feasting on my lover.
I shake in rage. "Zorc! Let him go, now!"
Said demon throws his head back in a fit of laughter. "I don't think so Pharaoh!" he cackles.
Blood fills in the cage as well. Shit! My love is almost completely gone.
"This is your own fault, you know." Zorc sneers. "Oh and if that weren't enough, I have more bad news for you."
"What?!" I hiss.
"This!" Zorc roars with laughter.
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[Marik's POV]:
"Dammit to hell!" I shout in an angry hiss.
I should have known that Zorc was going to pull the same trick Mariku used! The ugly Obelisk is on the field now.
"How the hell did Zorc get dat on the field?!" Joey cries.
"He had the cards in his hand." Kaiba says.
"That bastard!" Joey hisses.
"Well, well Pharaoh. I'm sure you remember this lovely monster." Zorc smirks.
"I've beaten it before, Zorc." Yami says, unimpressed.
"True, but this time things will be different. I'm not Mariku. I know how to use things the right way." Zorc says. "For example. I'll use my Obelisk Slime to get rid of that stupid Jinzo of yours. Now since that fool's gone. I'll activate the Rod and Necklace's effects. So Diabound Kernel and Red-eyes Black Dragon will return to the field. And since you have so many cards in the graveyard over there, my monsters get powered up. Now then, my beasts attack Slifer the Sky Dragon and Obelisk the Tormentor!"
Shit! Yami's about to lose Obelisk and Slifer are about to disappear. Those monsters are what gave him the upperhand in this duel. Without them, he's going to have trouble. Yami has a facedown card and a monster in defense mode. I'm sure that monster is no match for Diabound and Red-eyes right now. But that facedown card…
"Say what?!" Zorc hisses.
"Alright Yams!" Joey exclaims.
"He's got a chance now." Kaiba says.
"I'll say." Mai smirks.
"Figures you'd bring your loyal cock sucker along for the ride. I believe you have a weird fetish for him getting destroyed, Pharaoh." Zorc cackles.
"Don't be jealous because Yami has the upperhand!" Yugi shouts.
"If you fools honestly think he has the upperhand in this duel then you have another thing coming. I'm winning this duel and that's final!" Zorc spits. "After all, my monsters still have more attack points than yours do. You can bring that stupid Magician back to life 4,000 times and it won't make a difference to me."
"Then why don't you attack me?" Yami asks.
Zorc narrows his eyes. Yami and Zorc have been constantly playing each other this whole duel. Zorc lets his power get to him easily and he overthinks things and underestimates Yami. Though, I'm sure he's letting Yami do a lot of these things. He's planning something. After all-I look over at Bakura-his lover is extremely weak right now due to the Shadow Games rules. Slifer, Dark Magician, and Obelisk could easily wipe out Zorc right now if they could get passed the Obelisk Slime on the field.
Red-eyes and Diabound both have over 5,000 attack points each, which is more than enough to wipe Yami out along with all of his monsters. Wait. My eyes widen. Oh this is going to be fun!
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[Joey's POV]:
"I hate dis!" I hiss.
No matter what Yams does, it seems like he can't win. He had Jinzo on the field for a bit, but then Zorc had to destroy it, and now Diabound and Red-eyes are on his side of the field and they're super strong thanks to the Rod's effect.
"He needs to get Diabound and Red-eyes off the field." Mai says.
"And how's he supposed to do dat?" I ask.
Dis is beyond ridiculous! Those Item cards shouldn't even be allowed in duels! Especially Shadow Duels. I look over at Gramps. Honestly, I'm surprised Zorc hasn't taken him yet. He must have a plan with him, but what. Zorc said I was next. He's trying to weaken Yams. Yams won't fall for such stupidity though! I know he can beat this ugly freak and save Baku!
"You can do it, Yams!' I shout.
Yams gives me a smile. As long as we're here, there's nothing he can't do. He'll find a way to pull out a victory. He has to. Otherwise, shit's gonna horrible here soon. There's gotta be a way for Yams to take the upperhand again! But how?
"I sacrifice Slifer, Obelisk and Dark Magician." Yams says. "To summon the Winged Dragon of-"
"Say goodbye to all those attack points Pharaoh!" Zorc cackles.
"Dammit to hell!" Marik shouts.
"One of your cards, Marik?" Ry asks.
"Unfortunately." He growls. "Now Ra's without attack points."
"Dirty rotten cheater!" I shout.
"So Pharaoh, what will you do now?" Zorc sneers. "Diabound and Red-eyes will attack Ra and then you'll be without monsters and well, you can figure out the rest. Of course, there is a way to save your God, and you know exactly what I'm talking about too, Pharaoh."
"I'm not doing that." Yami spits.
"Then I guess Ra will be-"
"Hold on, Zorc." I shout. Yams and Zorc turn to me. "Yams, man, I know dat in order for you to use Ra's special ability you need to sacrifice lifepoints thus causing me to lose my soul-"
"Joey-"
I hold up a hand to stop him. "And dat's okay, man. I know ya'll save us." I say.
"Joey, I'm not going to sacrifice you in order to power up my monster." Yams says.
"Joey, please don't do this." Serenity begs, eyes full of tears. "I can't bear to lose you."
"Serenity, I know dis is hard, but I gotta do dis." I say. I turn to face Yams. "Yams, I know dis is hard for ya, man, but if ya don't defeat Zorc the world will be in danger not to mention you'll lose, 'Kura."
"Don't be an idiot, Joey." My lover says. "There's other ways-"
I turn to Seto. Our eyes lock. I know this is hard for all of them, but I have to do dis. I have to make sure Ra gets powered up so he can destroy the monsters on the field. It's the only way that Yams can win dis duel.
"Yams, please."
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[Yami's POV]:
No. I can't do this. I can't sacrifice Joey's soul to power up Ra, but if I don't power up Ra then I'll lose this duel. Thanks to Relieve Monster Ra has zero attack points. Of course, Ra has many special abilities and I can easily get around this, but in order to do so I have to give up lifepoints and when I give up life points, I lose another friend.
Joey is willing to get sacrificed, but it's not right. How can I use my friend like that? Joey's been through enough in his life. I wish this foolishness could end. It's my fault that things ended up this way. I look at Bakura. He's so weak. Zorc only has 1,000 life points left. If I blast him, he'll lose all of them, but where will that leave Bakura?
On the other hand, if I don't activate Ra's Phoenix ability and don't destroy Diabound and Red-eyes and they attack me and I lose the duel, where will that leave Bakura? Where would they leave my friends? The world? Myself? I close my eyes, taking a deep breath.
"Joey-"
"Yams, you know what ya have to do." He says.
He's right. I know he is. I just wished there was a better way. I look at Kaiba. His fists at clench tightly. He's already lost his brother, now he's about to lose his lover and it's all because of me.
"I'm so sorry." I whisper knowing he can hear me. I turn back to Zorc. "I give up 1,000 life points to activate Ra's special ability." I say.
Zorc smirks as Ra transforms into his Phoenix Mode. "And you know what happens next little Joey goes-"
"Wait." Mr. Muto says suddenly, standing up. "Take my soul, instead."
"Grandpa, no!" Yugi exclaims.
"Nah, gramps. Ya don't needa be doin' dat." Joey says. "Ya been through enough and-"
"Like you haven't?" Mr. Muto says. "All of you kids have been through so much. I love each one of you like grandchildren. You, Joey, have done more than your fair share of risking your soul to save someone else. This is my fault that this happened-"
"It's not your fault, Mr. Muto." I say. "It's-"
Mr. Muto closes his eyes and shakes his head. "I'm the one that gave Bakura those cards. I should have known that Zorc was in on it, but I wans't paying attention. I didn't want to believe that Zorc was still around." He says.
"None of us did, Grandpa." Yugi says. "But that doesn't mean you have to give up your soul and blame yourself!"
"Yuge's right, Gramps. Ya already been through so much. Ya don't need to be sucked up into another card like before."
"And you don't need to be sacrificing your soul either, Joey. I'm not gong to let you-"
"I'll be the judge in that call, fools." Zorc says. "Since you two idiots want to risk your souls' soooo badly, I think I'll just take both of you."
"You can't do that!" Yugi exclaims. "It's one soul per each time that Yami loses life points!"
"Fool! I make the rules! I just chose it to be one soul! I can take you all at once if I choose to! The only reason I didn't was because I enjoy torturing you and tormenting the Pharaoh!" Zorc shouts.
"You're pathetic." Marik spits.
"You want to be next, fool?" Zorc hisses.
"If sacrificing my soul means that Yami will destroy you and save my best friend then so be it." Marik says.
"Fine then." Zorc leers. "Since all three of you want to die so badly, I'll take all three of your souls!"
"No!" I shout. "Leave them alone!"
"Joey!" Serenity screams tears rushing down her face. She tries to get up to the arena, but Mai holds her back. "No! Joey! Let him go!"
Zorc only laughs at Serenity's distress. Mai pulls her close to her. Kaiba glares at Zorc. He just shrugs it off and turns back to me, smirking. "Too bad, Pharaoh! Now we only have Dice Bitch, Dragon Fucker; The Pharaoh's Bitch of a Midget, Squeaky Mouse Idiot, Bakura's Weakness, and Blossom Boob Bloom left." He cackles.
"You'll pay for what you've done!" I shout.
"Then attack me and see what happens!"
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[Serenity's POV]:
"Joey! No!" I scream tears rushing down my face like waterfalls. I stand up, trying desperately to make my way to the arena. I don't know what I'll do once I get there, I just want to be near my brother and Mokuba. This isn't fair!
"Serenity, calm down." Mai says grabbing me by the waist, holding me back.
"No! I-Joey, Mokuba-"
"We'll save them." Mai says gently, but firmly lowering me to my seat again. "But we can't act like a hooligan, hun. Zorc wants us to act that way."
I nod, tears still streaming down my face. Mai turns my face towards her taking it in her palms, she gently brushes the tears away with her manicured thumbs.
"Don't cry, Serenity." She says. "It's what Zorc wants. He wants us to get angry and upset."
"I know." I sniff. "It's just-"
"I know, hun." Mai says pulling me into her arms. "I know."
I sob into her chest as she rubs my back in comfort. How can this be happening? So much pain, and for what? Zorc keeps mentioning that Bakura is his wife. Is all this being done because he wants Bakura as his mate? Why? Why does he want Bakura? Why can't he just leave him alone?! I clench my fists, shaking. Uncontrollable sobs burst through my lips with each thought that passes through me.
What if Zorc wins? Then what? Will Bakura be destroyed then brought back to please Zorc? It's not fair! Bakura doesn't deserve this! None of us do! Why can't Zorc just leave us alone? I wished I would have known sooner that Zorc was still inside my friend. I knew Bakura wasn't completely healed yet, but I didn't know Zorc was still around. I didn't know that Bakura's depression was because of this horrid creature that's taken over his body!
I look up seeing Bakura. This only causes more tears to fall. He's being locked in a glass cage and fed to Shadow Beasts at every turn! He's almost completely gone now! What's Yami supposed to do?!
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[Mai's POV]:
I hold Serenity close to me, rubbing her back as she sobs into my chest. I glare at Zorc. I can't believe this! I can't believe he'd-no, I can believe it. The stories that Bakura has told me about him, I know for a fact Zorc is cruel. Hell, he'd probably invented it.
No matter what Yami does, he still loses in the end. Zorc wants Yami to question himself. When it comes to duels, Yami is always on top of his game. He knows what he needs to do and he stops at nothing to get there, as long as it's not effecting his friends. He believes in the 'Heart of the Cards' and himself. He relies on his friends for support.
Now that's being thrown out the window. Now Zorc is using his loyalty and his love for Bakura against him. When Yami loses life points, at least one of us is sucked into an Item cards. And if Zorc loses life points, it's Bakura who deals the damage by being forced to give up his soul. It's not fair to him. It's not fair to any of us, but especially Bakura! He didn't even have a choice! How could I have been so selfish? I could have helped him! I should have seen the pain in his eyes! I should have held my arms out to him and given him the help he needed! Instead I was chasing down a bitch!
Sure, I needed to take her down, but what I really needed to do was help Bakura. If I had helped, if I-No, I can't think like that. It'll only get me depressed and I have to be strong for Serenity. I can't think of 'what if' I have to think of what is.
The good news about all of this is that Yami now has Ra in his Phoenix Mode ability. Diabound and Red-eyes don't have a chance in hell against Ra. I don't care how powerful they are, but if Yami attacks….Bakura might be gone forever.
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[Ryou's POV]:
"Bakura," I whisper tears streaming down my face. Yugi moves close to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.
"Yami will beat him, Ryou." He says.
I nod. I know this, but I hate that he has to go through so much pain in order to win. Zorc is pure evil. He'll stop at nothng to get my yami. I know that Yami will stop him, he'll find a way to win, but I wished that it was easier. I wished that this was just a regular duel between Bakura and Yami, like it should be.
Pegasus didn't create those Item cards to be used to torture people! He made them because he found the Items fascinating and wanted to recreate them as cards, just as he had the Gods. Of course, he should have known that the Items would have the same results as recreating the Gods did.
Mr. Muto, Joey, and Marik gave up their souls in the last round. Joey wanted to because he knew Yami needed to sacrifice his life points and when he does one of us loses their souls. Mr. Muto tried to step him and protect Joey. He blames himself for giving Bakura those cards and not seeing the truth behind it. Zorc decided it would be amusing to take both of their souls, until Marik called him pathetic and said he didn't care that his soul was sacrificed.
Now we have six of our friends and loved ones in the Item cards. Why? Why is Zorc so cruel? Why is he torturing us so much? I clench my fists. Yugi rubs my back trying to comfort me. I hate this! I hate that I'm so weak and can't help Bakura and Yami! I can't help anyone! Bakura gave me Dark Necrofer to ensure that Zorc wouldn't steal it, but he did anyways! I tried, dammit! I tried so hard to stop him, but the Ring…it wouldn't let me hold onto the monster….
"It's going to be okay, Ryou." Yugi says.
How? How can everything be okay when we lose so much trying to get there?
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[Seto's POV]:
First Mokuba, now Joey. Who's next? I need to stop this. Yami can't do this alone. I hate helping people, but sometimes things change and this is one case. Of course. Zorc won't allow such a thing to occur, so I'll continue to allow Yami to use as many of my monsters as he needs. He needs to take Zorc down and bring Bakura back.
I should have known this was happening to Bakura. I knew something was wrong with him the day that I had gone to pick Serenity, Mokuba and Joey up. The look in his eyes, they weren't like they were before. They was a hint of sadness mixed with evil and lies.
Zorc is good at manipulating people. He'll say and do anything he can in order to win and get what he wants. I knew this since the day I met him. But I know that idiot can be taken down, the question is how? Luckily for all of us, Yami has the upperhand right now by having Ra in his Phoenix Mode. Of course, he had to sacrifice life points thus causing Marik, Mr. Muto, and Joey to lose their souls to the Item Cards.
Joey and Mokuba are the ones I'm most worried about. After all, they mean the most to me. What's happening to them? Are they even really in the cards or another demision entirely? What purpose does Zorc have doing this? I know he's for torturing, but is this really the way to do it?
When it comes to friendship, Yami, no doubt, worships it. Ever since I met him all he's talked about is how friendship conquers all, but let's get real, if that were the case then Zorc would have been destroyed a long time ago.
The only person that can truly defeat Zorc is the person who's passed out in a glass cage of blood: Bakura.
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[Yami's POV]:
Ra roars loudly bring brilliance in his wake. We stare in awe as the mighty beast stands by my side in his greatest form: Egyptian God Phoenix. I'll have no problem destroying Diabound and Red-eyes now. Nothing can get passed Ra. Not even Slife and Obelisk compare to the might that is this Egyptian God.
"Winged Dragon of Ra attack Diabound Kernel and Red-eyes Black Dragon!" I command.
The Dragon of Ra roars charging in his fiery glory. We all watch in awe as Diabound and Red-eyes are incinerated before our very eyes. When the smoke clears, they're gone and Zorc is without monsters.
"You're field is empty." I state. "It's time for you to say your last goodbyes."
"Did you forget what happens if I lose lifepoints?" Zorc sneers.
I look over at Bakura. No, I can't. I can't do it. I can't hurt him. If I attack, I lose him forever. If I don't, I lose everyone else. How can I choose? How can I choose between the love of my existence and my best friends? No, I won't! I can't! I can't hurt them! They all mean so much to me.
"I don't' even know why you're hesitating for. You know which one you want to pick, admit it!" Zorc smirks.
"What are you talking about, Zorc?" I ask.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Pharaoh." Zorc replies. "You want to pick your friends. They've been loyal to you all this time, putting up with your whiny bullshit."
"I do want to pick my friends." I mutter looking down.
"Then do it! If you give up this duel, I promise to set your friends free." Zorc says.
"But I want Bakura safe as well." I say.
"No." Zorc sneers.
"What do you want with him, Zorc!" I shout. "What purpose do you have having him?!"
"He's mine!" Zorc booms. "He's my wife! I want him! He belongs to me! When he was a child he asked me to help him gain the power to get revenge on the people that destroyed his home and slaughtered his loved ones. I gave him that power! I trained him, I gave him my power so he could destroy you and those foul priests! All I asked for in return was his loyalty to me!"
"He's been loyal to you! He gave up everything to serve you! His soul, his life, his sanity! You warped his mind and beat him when he felt anything but misery! You forced him to drown in it so you could use him to bring yourself into the world! You don't care anything about Bakura!" I shout.
"Like you do?!" Zorc laughs. "Please! You don't know anything about him! You just think you do because you've seen the weakest side to him! He's been playing you-"
"Bakura has not been playing me. I know that he loves me. I feel it. I feel it every time he looks at me, every time he touches me, every time we make love. I feel that he loves me. I know he wanted to destroy me before. I know he blamed me for what happened to his family. Maybe he still does, but he's trying to put that behind him. He's trying to overcome the pain and become happy, but you won't let him!" I exclaim.
"Of course, I won't!' Zorc laughs. "His pain is my happiness. He needs to toughen up and be somebody!"
"I'm not going to let you hurt him! I'm not going to let you take away his happiness. I don't care what happens to me, but Bakura has been through enough!" I shout.
"Bakura belongs with me. He will remain by my side and together we will destroy everything!" Zorc barks. "Now then, make your damn move already!"
I close my eyes, taking deep breaths to calm myself down. I know what I have to do. I know I need to defeat Zorc and in order to do that I need to take away his life points, but when I do Bakura wil be gone forever. If I don't, so much worse will happen.
Bakura is on his last month. If I don't save him by the end of this month, he'll be destroyed by Horakthy. Which is worse though? Why is my lover always in danger? Why does Zorc want him so badly? What did Bakura deserve to have so much agony and misery in his life? How can I possibly do this? How can I possibly attack Zorc when it means that I have to give up the one person that means everything to me?
I look at everyone. So much tension is filling the air. They know what's at stake. They know what I need to do and I know as well. I close my eyes, praying to the Gods some type of miracle happens. Ra hasn't officially attacked yet. Of course, he has zero attack points, but I can always attack with a different monster. After all, Zorc only has 1,000 life points-
My eyes widen when I draw my card. I look over at the empty chair between Serenity and Kaiba.
"Thank you, Joey." I say.
"I think you might want to summon another monster, Pharaoh." Zorc says. "Because believe me, zero attack points isn't going to help you win this duel."
I smirk holding up the Shield and Sword card. Zorc's eyes widen. "How did you-"
"Let's just say I have great friends." I say. "Now then, I'll switch Ra's attack and defense points, which is more than enough to wipe you out! Ra attack Zorc's life points-"
"And wipe out your lover!" Zorc cackles. "So say goodbye to him!"
I stop, dropping my hand. I fall to my knees, clenching my hands into fists. Tears stream down my face. I can't. I can't do this! I can't lose him again.
"You're so pathetic! Stop pretending like he matters! Aren't you supposed to be some Royal God Pharaoh that the world worships? He's nothing but a peasant! A lowly thief! He's stolen from the tombs of your ancestors, including your father. He's dragged his sacrogphagus in your throne room. He's destroyed countless villages. He's sacrificed your friends' souls to gain power. He's tried to kill you on many occasions. He forced you to sacrifice your own life and erase your own mind. Why do you want to save him? You should be trying to destroy him!"
I stand up shakily. I wipe my tears away with my sleeve, looking straight in Zorc's eyes I say: "Because I love him."
"Love is for fools."
"You're the fool." Mai spits.
"Watch it, you'll be sacrificed." Zorc sneers.
"I don't really care at this point in time. The only thing that matters is defeating you. Yami can have all my cards and all the energy within me if that means defeating you." Mai says.
"You fools talk so big, but when I sacrifice you all of you bitch and cry. If you don't want to die then shut the hell up." Zorc snaps. "Now then, are you going to attack, Pharaoh or are you going to stand there like a dumbass?"
"Yami, you know you have to attack." Kaiba says.
"But if he does…" Yugi trails off.
"Bakura dies." Ryou finishes softly.
"Bakura's going to die either way." Duke scoffs. "Can't you see that? No matter what Yami does, Bakura loses."
"If you love Touzoku so much then attack me." Zorc says.
I close my eyes, taking a deep breath. I know I have to do this, I just hope it's the right decision to make.
"Ra, attack Zorc directly!" I shout.
Ra attacks, smoke surrounds the area. I try to get a good look at what's happening, but I can't see anything. My eyes widen when Zorc is still standing.
"What the?" Duke gasps.
"Explain yourself." I demand.
Zorc smirks. "Don't you know what happens when all seven Millennium Items are placed in the Millennium Stone?"
My eyes widen. No! He can't!
"Oh yes I can!" he laughs. "I call myself to the field!"
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[Bakura's POV]:
Pain.
So much pain erupting throughout me. Wicked words and sinister laughter fill me to the core. I slowly open my eyes. Everything's so dark. Where'd the light go? What happened? Why is there so much pain? Where am I?
"Don't you know what happens when all seven Millennium Items are placed in the Millennium Stone?" I hear Zorc cackle.
Zorc? Shit! Are he and Yami dueling? No! He can't! Yami'll lose if Zorc summons himself to the field. I can't let that happen. I can't let Yami be defeated. He has to win at all costs. Zorc has to be destroyed. I have to stop him, but how?
I concentrate. I have to find a way to get out of this darkness. I blink a few times, my vision is slowly becoming clear. I notice I'm in a glass cage in blood. Three Shadow Beats are surrounding the cage I'm in. Yami has Ra on the field. Zorc has himself on the field, only this time he looks like he did when Yami and I played Monster World. Guess Pegasus didn't want to draw that dragon cock of his.
I have to take control of my body. How did Marik get in control of his? I know how. He believed in himself. He believed that he could overpower Mariku, and he did. I need to do the same thing. I look where the audience is to see that hardly anyone is there. Only Yugi, Ryou, Duke, Mai, Kaiba, and Serenity are present. That means Zorc must have sacrificed everyone else's souls. I'm sure Mr. Muto or Mokuba were one of the first to go.
It's strange. I used to want so badly to torment everyone. I used to want Yami to live in the agony that I did, but now all I want to do is save him. I want to save these people. I want to save them from Zorc's wrath. This Zorc isn't the real one. It's my anger, my rage, my pain that I've bottled up inside for so long. It's my own fault that all this occurred.
I concentrate. I have to do this. I have to get control of my body. I have to let go and remember all the good times. I have to move on and put the past behind me. I close my eyes, concentrating.
"I love the way you smile. You should smile more often."
"Your misery is the key to your revenge. Don't lose it."
"You're misery's bitch."
"So that's how dat card works?"
"You're in love with the Pharaoh."
"If you ever fall in love, I'll destroy you."
"I want you to show me how you feel about me!"
"Because I love him." I hear Yami say, loud and clear.
Those words. Those beautiful words that used to terrify me to the point of pain give me so much confidence. Atem loves me. He loves me for me. He doesn't care that I've tried to destroy him and the rest of the world. He doesn't care that I've brought Zorc into the world before. He doesn't care that I'm not born of royalty. He doesn't care that I have an attitude and I steal for fun. He loves me. He loves all of me. Not just my body. He loves my very being, and I love him too.
"Atem," I say.
"B-Bakura?" he gasps.
"It's me." I say. "Yami listen to me I want you to-" Zorc takes back control and I'm forces me to speak his vile words. "Don't listen to this fool. You can't attack me! I'm about to win this duel." I use all of my strength to speak to Yami. "Atem," I say. "I love you. I know you can defeat him. I don't care what happens to me, but you need to do what you must to destroy him."
"Bakura, I'm not going to destroy you." He says. "I love you."
"I know you do. And that's why you need to do this. You can't have Zorc in this world. It's my fault he's still here. All of you don't need to bear the burden of this. You've done enough suffering-"
"And you haven't?" Yami asks.
"It doesn't matter now. What does matter is that you destroy Zorc, no matter what." I say.
'Don't be stupid, Touzoku you know the Pharaoh can't win against me.' Zorc sneers.
'He'll find a way to defeat you.' I say.
'Hmm. We'll see fool.'
"Atem, please." I say.
"No Bakura. I won't do it." He says. "I can't…"
'He's so weak. Why do you want him, Touzoku?' Zorc laughs.
"Alright, it's my turn. I think I'll activate my special ability. It's time to say goodbye to Ra-"
'I'm not going to let you hurt him.' I say.
'You can't do anything! You're too weak! As long as you have anger, hatred, and pain in within you, I'll always be apart of you! Now if you don't mind I'd like to get back to destroying the Pharaoh!'
"Attack!"
"No!" I hear everyone shout.
"If you won't destroy Zorc, then I will!" I say taking control of my body once again. I pull out a knife from thin air.
"Bakura what are you-"
"I'm ending this!"
'Touzoku what are you doing?!' Zorc cries, frantically.
'I'm destroying you.' I reply thrusting the knife into my chest.
"Bakura!" Atem screams as I fall to the ground. He runs to me, pulling me into his arms. "I'm here, Bakura. Stay with me."
"A-Atem." I say weakly.
"Bakura, why did you do that?" he asks, tears falling down his cheeks. Out of the corner of my eye I see everyone else standing on the platform looking at me with worry and concern.
"Don't cry. It'll mess up that beautiful face." I rasp.
"Bakura, please why did you-"
"Don't you know?" I cough. "B-because I love you."
"Bakura please-"
"It's okay," I smile weakly reaching a shaky hand up to caress his flawless face. "You saved me. It's all because of you that Zorc is no longer in control of me."
"But you had to give up your life in order to do it." He says holding my hand against his face.
"I know, but that's okay. It was the only way he could get destroyed." I say. "No matter if you attacked him or not, he would have come back if I survived. This way, I know he won't come back. I've completely destroyed him and now-" I cough harshly.
"Bakura please don't go. I need you. I can't-"
"You have all of them." I say hoarsely. "They need you."
"And I need you!"
"I need you too."
"Then stay with me!" he shouts.
"I…love….you…"
And darkness hits me.