Chapter 20: Who Am I...?
Kaiba sped on his motorcycle as he mulled over everything that had occurred. Part of him would have declared him insane if he had not already come to terms with who he was. Or at least who he thought. "Priest Seto huh...? Why do I have this feeling that, that's not even close...ever since THEY came..." the CEO bit down on his lip until it bled. "The Wizards Of The Black Circle...and even Bakura..." Kaiba muttered as the images flashed in his head along with Yami Bakura's mocking voice.
"So...even YOU do not know...I almost pity you if that were possible. Priest Seto...I must say it's actually quite impressive you're able to endure such a violent amount of miasma...but then again...perhaps it's because is WHAT you are..." If only he had grabbed that bastard and tortured him until he sung like a fricken canary. Then maybe he'd understand what they meant by that. No matter what he WOULD find out. This was ridiculous! He was Seto Kaiba CEO Of Kaiba Corp! The best duelist there ever was and that's all he needed to know! the blue eyed male thought to himself as he sped up on his motorcycle only to pass another. Kaiba turned his head backward briefly. Why did he get the feeling he had seen that person before.
In A Tomb In Egypt
Slowly Yami Bakura manifest from the Shadow Realm back to the tomb he had been summoned to once before. "Curses! I nearly was able to enact my revenge on Seto Kaiba...if I had only known he still had his god card though I was certain Yugi had all three...I never DID get to settle the score between Yugi either..." Yami Bakura muttered. "Not to worry!" Ogron's voice broke the silence. "They'll be plenty more opportunities to come" "That better be true...I don't like liars...just what DID you hope to accomplish by buying time?" Yami Bakura questioned. "Yes, and you have my gratitude for all that and more...for soon ultimate power and fathomless glory will soon at long last be within our grasp!" Ogron laughed with a broad grin as he poured a cauldron of red liquid into a mold. The steam wafted up into the air as The Wizard's Of The Black Circle gathered around and held hands muttering an incantation.
"Dou foso...rothulck...scathiol...vo vu motosh...xrolphonus...nmus...oculos..." the Wizards chanted altogether the fire nearby flickering in the shadow at it. Corpses of plenty scattered among their feet. Drained of their blood for the ritual. Victims of the Wizards Of The Black Circle marked for death. "JUST AS THE MILLENIUM ITEMS OF LONG AGO OUR WILL AND ITS MAGIC SHALL GIVE BIRTH TO A NEW OBJECT OF POWER!" Ogron proclaimed as they all poured their focus into their chanting. Each word being repeated over and over quickening with each tongue. Yami Bakura remained silent as he watched from the corner of the room. In an explosive recoil, the Wizards Of The Black Circle were thrown backward. Slowly the group turned their gaze at the whirlwind of black smoke. Only once it cleared did Ogren and the others grin at the reward of their efforts. A blade crafted of crystallized crimson red blood giving off an aura of which the likes none had ever had the privilege of raising their eyes upon.
"...Most intriguing..." Yami Bakura muttered as he licked his lips whilst gazing at the newly forged weapon. "I am most curious to see how this all progresses with time...perhaps these Wizards Of The Black Circle can be of use to me...for now...I shall keep an eye on them...it could be rather enjoyable..." Yami Bakura snickered as a smirk manifested upon his face.
Yugi's GrandFather's Shop
"Dat was a dirty trick pops!" Joey pouted as he helped Yugi and Solomon sweep up the cherry blossoms. "Well, how else was I supposed to get you youngins to help me?! You're always belly aching about the chores. College starts tomorrow so I thought we'd get a fresh start with spring clinging! Besides working up an appetite makes the food taste better!" the grandfather argued. "I CALL FOUL!" Joey cried. "Get ur buns moving or no pancakes!" "AW MAN!" the blonde groaned as started to sweep as fast as he could. "Come on Joey it's not that bad. Besides. If we all work together we'll have this done in no time!" Yugi encouraged.
"Yeah Yeah..." Joey sighed heavily. "Uh...Yug...if your gramps is in here then who's makin da pancakes?" the blonde questioned. "Hmm? Oh, Bloom. If I'm not mistaken she took over the kitchen for the morning. Gramps was going to cook them but Bloom insisted to let her cook instead." Yugi told Joey. "...Uh, Joey?..." the blonde questioned his friend before Joey jumped up in the air. "ALRIGHT! BLOOMS HOMEMADE PANCAKES! SUCK IT KAIBA!" Joey grinned as he chuckled to himself. He could hardly wait seeing Bloom in a cute little apron serving them delicious pancakes. The blonde swept like the wind until all the petals were cleaned up.
"WELL! Maybe I should try motivation more often!" Solomon exclaimed. Yugi sweatdropped. "I don't think that has anything to do with it..." he murmured before Bloom opened the window in a cute pink apron with her spatula in hand. "I'm all done! Come and get it!" the redhead exclaimed. "WITH PLEASURE!" Yugi's grandfather exclaimed dashing past both Joey and Yugi right into the house. Once everyone was seated Bloom placed pancakes with blackberry syrup on the table with orange juice and an omelet with cheese and cubed ham. "I hope you like it! After
"I hope you like it! After all, it's the least I can do with you guys putting me up for a few nights." Bloom told them. "Oh no! No trouble at all my dear you can stay AS LONG as you like!" Solomon beamed with hearts in his eyes. "I'm just glad we could help. I'm sure Kaiba has his hands full trying to straighten everything out. By the way, have you gotten all your stuff ready for school? Books? Uniform? Classes?" Yugi inquired. The redhead paused as she took a minute to think. "Yeah, I think so. I'm pretty psyched about it too! I figured since I'll be here for awhile then I should fit in like a normal human." Bloom smiled. "The only subject I'm lookin forward ta is lunch! I hear they have da best Yakisoba bread in the world!" the blonde grinned as he shoveled the pancakes in. "
"The only subject I'm lookin forward ta is lunch! I hear they have da best Yakisoba bread in the world!" the blonde grinned as he shoveled the pancakes in. The faerie giggled softly. That was Joey alright. "And you Yugi?" "Oh um...well I was thinking about business...I'm pretty sure Kaiba was going that route too...after all, if I'm gonna make my own game then I'll probably need it. Although I'm not all that confident." Yugi laughed nervously. "Don't be! You're gonna do great! I feel it! Plus we'll all be together and with a team like that there's no way we'll lose!" Bloom beamed before Joey burst out into laughter.
"Hey! What's so funny? I wasn't joking!" the redhead exclaimed. "AHAH! Ah, nothing really! Who needs Tae when ya got Bloom right Yug!?" Joey grinned. "That's very true." Yugi smiled in return. "Tae?" "Yeah she's a good friend of ours but her dream is to dance so she's attending a dancing school in America. "Really? That's so cool! Layla would love that! She's an awesome dancer! In fact she probably WOULD attend a dancing school if she had the chance." Bloom exclaimed laughing. "You're friends seem awesome. I'd like to meet them sometime." Yugi murmured.
"Maybe one day though they're busy with their own challenges. Ah, Joey, you're making a mess!" the faerie cried as she saw Joey with syrup on his face. Bloom picked up a napkin and gently wiped his face off as the blonde blushed embarrassed. "Hehe sorry but dat!" "No biggie. I think I've known sloppier eaters." the redhead teased. Everyone started to laugh before Joey took a look at the clock and made a face. "GAH OH NO! I'M GONNA BE LATE!" Joey cried and got up. "Thanks for the meal but I gotta split!" the blonde thanked Bloom before he dashed out the door. Solomon narrowed his eyes catching onto his scheme and yelled out the door after him. "JOEY YOU TRAITOR!" the grandfather screamed as Yugi slowly inched towards the back exit. Bloom looked at Yugi confused as he motioned for her to follow him.
"AH! STOP RIGHT THERE YOU LITTLE RUNT!" Solomon's voice echoed causing Yugi to jump. "GAH! BLOOM RUN!" Yugi cried and grabbed the redhead's hand making a break for it. Solomon shook his fist only to fade into the distance. After getting to the stop sign up ahead Yugi and Bloom both ceased step to catch their breaths poor Yugi red in the face from lack of oxygen. "PHEW!...that was too close...I thought for sure he was gonna catch us..." he huffed. "Wh...what WAS that anyway?" Bloom questioned. "Uh...well you see...the card shop across town has new cards every other weekend." Yugi began. "And let me guess...Joey's always there." the faerie half smiled.
"Pretty much. But there's a special promotion going on where one in every 100 packs has an ultra rare card. Well, that's the RUMOR anyways going around Domino. But because of the new school year, I'm betting it's mainly to lewer in new duelists..." Yugi paused as he noticed Bloom was gone. "Uh...Bloom where'd you-HEY WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?" he yelled out as he saw her ahead of him. "I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT!" Bloom exclaimed. Yugi only sighed. "What am I gonna do with those two?" he smiled to himself. "It's like Kaiba never went to the Shadow Realm." "Yes Bloom appears to be in much higher spirits...so shall we go as well?" Atem questioned. "Yeah!" Yugi smiled and hurried to catch up. Upon arriving he could only watch painfully as Joey attempted to fight through the wild crowd.
"Hmm, no sign of Bloom..." Yugi murmured as he looked around. "Perhaps she is around the corner...the line seems to go on for quite awhile..." the Pharoah observed. "Though first I should probably stop Joey from blowing his whole allowance..." "You're a poor liar Yugi." Atem teased as Yugi groaned flustered. "Alright Alright...I'll admit it...Atem you always see right through me...I am curious about these new cards." "As Am I..." Atem's voice trailed off before he felt a power wave. Yugi gasped feeling a pain shoot right through him. As if something was burning and trembled. "Yugi!" Atem cried as he caught him and held him in his arms. "I'...I'm fine don't worry about me..." Yugi murmured. "Yugi I admire your courage but I think it'd be best if I took over for now...alright...?" Yugi could only manage a nod before Atem took over only to hiss in pain himself. "PHAROAH!" a familiar voice came as a motorcycle came to a halt. Atem Yami Yugi struggled to look up only to see Marik before everything went dark.
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