Chapter 25: Hidden Truths Part 2
"THIS IS IT, GENTLEMEN! THE MOMENT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! WITNESS A NEW ERA OF THE BLOOD SAGE AS HE IS REBORN!" Ogron exclaimed laughing as the Wizards Of The Black Circle continued to keep their focus on Kaiba. "Aw man dis is bad...just wat is goin on here!?" Joey cried before he looked at Yami Yugi pleading for Bloom to go to Kaiba. "Yug! Are ya nuts! She's gonna turn inta shishkabob is she keeps goin like dat!" the blonde exclaimed and tried to go after her only to get thrown back hard by the aura sliding into the ground. Yami Yugi didn't respond as he watched Bloom continue to fight through the force keeping everyone else back. Slowly Bloom stretched out her hands towards Kaiba.
"You're a ruthless CEO that cuts anyone down who doesn't perform to your standards...you look down on people who seem weaker than you...you're an arrogant ass that always tries to fight his own battles...and you dislike letting anyone get to close because you're afraid of what they'll see..."
Bloom choked out as she forced herself forward getting cut at every angle. It only grew worse as she finally got within reaching distance and cried as a sharp wind knocked her back. The redhead dug her feet in the ground refusing to turn back and struggled to get to shook as he struggled to get to his feet as well whilst Marik and the other figure watched them quietly.
"All of that may very well be true...that people don't always look at you in the best light...but I've been there Kaiba! I was blamed for nearly destroying the entire magical dimension all because I let my power fall into the wrong hands! But like you I also had someone who believed in my despite everything else! It was my sister Daphne! You may not see it but Mokuba also has faith in you Kaiba! He loves you more than anything in this world! And I know you feel the same way about him. I know you're heart...I've felt it...you're...you're not what they think you are Seto...I know they're wrong...so don't listen to them...please..."
Bloom pleaded as she fought against the darkened aura to embrace Kaiba holding him in her arms regardless of what happened to her. Tears filled her eyes as she hugged him as tightly as she possibly could. Kaiba's eyes began to flicker back and forth from red to blue. "You're NOT evil...it's not our past that defines who you are but your future..." the faerie wept. "So whatever is happening! I refuse to let you go! I've lost too many people already! I don't want to lose you too...I...I couldn't tell you before...but I love you..." Bloom choked out through her tears before she glowed brightly instead of a red flame her inferno became blue eating away the red aura that surrounded Kaiba in the shape of a dragon. Kaiba's eyes returned to normal as their eyes both met locking into a gaze. "Bloom..." the CEO murmured before they leaned in towards each other and shared a sweet kiss dispelling the rest of the aura.
"NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Ogron spat. "What do we do now Ogron?!" Anagan questioned. The Wizard bit down hard on his lip in utter disgust. "WE go back to the drawing board...you may have won this one Bloom but make NO mistake this isn't the last time we'll see each other! Nor you Kaiba...after all the beast has already stirred...now it's just a matter of time..." Ogron hissed before the Wizards Of The Black Circle disappeared. "So it appears love conquers all eh? What a ridiculous notion..." Yami Bakura muttered watching from the shadows. "I doubt those fools know of the true power that lies in the depths of Seto Kaiba as I do...Bloom will be the key to unleashing it...just as Kisara was so long ago...after all...you can run from your past all you like...either way...you'll have no choice in the end but to face it...and like before you'll kill the one you love..." Yami Bakura smirked broadly with malice.
Bloom narrowed her eyes as she watched the wizards leave. "And I'll be ready for you Ogron...count on it..." the redhead muttered before Joey and Yugi hurried over to them. "Bloom! Kaiba! Are you two alright!?" Yugi cried out worried. Joey twitched his eye seeing how close Bloom and Kaiba were before he moved Bloom away from Kaiba. Which only caused Kaiba to scowl. {...This is gonna get nasty...} Yugi observed in dread. "So glad ya back to ya old self. But in case ya haven't noticed Bloom isn't! Look at er she's covered in cuts and she's bleeding, exhausted and what worse she could have gotten herself killed by you!" Joey spat angrily. Kaiba paused as he looked at Bloom. Wheeler was right which didn't happen but so often. Her beautiful face was nearly caked in blood and she was battered and bruised. Even now he could see she could barely find the strength to stand.
"J-Joey I'm fine really...I'm ok..." Bloom offered a weary smile. "LIKE HELL YA ARE! Kaiba only cares about one person HIMSELF and dats EXACTLY who he should blame! If he hadn't had been provoked so easily by those damn wizards you wouldn't have been hurt in the first place! And rich boy here knows I'm right! WHEN BLOOM WAS IN TROUBLE HE SHOULD'VE CALLED FOR HELP FROM US BUT NO HE JUST HAD TO GO AND TRY TA TAKE ON ALL FOUR OF THEM ALL BY HIMSELF!" the blonde exploded. "B-But Kaiba was just trying to protect me...he..." Bloom started before Kaiba spoke up.
"No Bloom he's right...this...WAS...my fault..." the CEO uttered though doing so made him sick to his stomach. "...Kaiba..." Yugi murmured as Bloom just looked at the blue eyed male. "I was so immersed in my own rage and hatred that I lost myself...almost completely...with my own hands I could have...what...what have I done...?" Kaiba trembled mortified by his own darkness. "...I...I...I'm sorry..." Kaiba murmured as tears emerged from his usually cold eyes. But there was none that was left. Only sorrow and pain as he turned and ran away as fast as he could to try and hide the remaining tears that fell from his face. Bloom no longer having the strength to stand fell to her knees quickly caught by Joey before she could hit the ground.
"GO ON! RUN AWAY LIKE YA ALWAYS DO!" Joey yelled out after him as his own eyes flooded with tears. Without a word, Yugi took off after him. He had to find his friend! Marik let out a sigh as he watched them. "Even know Kaiba must be aware of the blood he carries...but just how will he deal with this new found knowledge? I suppose only time will tell..." the Tomb Keeper muttered. "Yes now that IS the question now isn't it?" the male beside him murmured before he teleported away in a burst of ice crystals. Still, Yugi continued to wander around Domino City until his cheeks turned red from sheer exhaustion.
"Atem! I don't see Kaiba anywhere!" Yugi cried upset as he searched frantically. "I'm worried that he might do something impulsive! Or worse dangerous to himself!" {Kaiba is steadily becoming aware of whom his past is connected to Yugi...he is most likely filled with emotions that he is not used to dealing with...} Atem murmured. "It's the Wizard's power...no not only that...their very presence here is affecting Kaiba...causing the blood within him to emerge from a dormant state..." Yugi concluded as worry filled his scarlet eyes. "Which means of course...what the Wizards Of The Black Circle are after...it's not just Kaiba...there has to be something more...I'm right aren't I Atem...?" The Pharoah nodded softly.
{Kaiba's past is a most complicated matter...true he does hold the Wizard's blood flowing through his veins...but that is not the only source of power he holds...you saw it before...when Mokuba was hurt...instead of red...there was blue light coming from Kaiba...and it caused The Wizard's power and Bloom's to be rendered useless up until it was slowly regenerated...} Atem told Yugi. "Yeah now that you mention it...the power was immense...but it was very different from the red aura that came from Kaiba this time...that's pretty incredible...but after what we've seen I'd believe it..." Yugi murmured softly. {Perhaps what truly matters is Kaiba's father in all this...} "...Kaiba's birth father?" {Yes A man that surpasses even my existence in time...I once met with him long ago...he came to me with a plea...}
"What do you mean Atem? Was he in trouble or something?...Was it about Kaiba...?" Yugi questioned now curious as to the Pharoah's answer. {The man had learned of a terrible truth...one he dared not speak out loud...nonetheless he asked a favor of me...his words were...should he fail...that it would fall to me to ensure the beast that lay within his child would never emerge from its prison...tell me Yugi...do you know how duel monsters came to be within this world?} "...No...other than Pegasus recreating the game...I have no idea..." Yugi admitted sheepishly.
{They came from the darkness of men's hearts...but make no mistake they were not there originally...a dark curse was placed upon the people of Egypt as a display of power I'd imagine...by The Wizard's Of The Black Circle...made to cause chaos and destruction amongst one another...Kaiba's father too was once one of them...even so, he left though no one knows to this day the reason why...rumor had it he had sought out a way to undo what had already been done...yet I never saw him again after that day...} Atem murmured. Yugi frowned.
"I see...so because his son carried the same blood as the Wizards...the beast within him took a form which was far removed from any normal creature that would have been born..." {Indeed...I would assume that to be the case...} "Then it's ALSO possible he tried he seek out The Tomb Keepers that recorded all of Egypt's ancient history for answers...so that's why Marik was trying so hard to decipher those scrolls..." Yugi murmured. {My thoughts exactly...} the Pharoah agreed. "Well then! If the Wizards Of The Black Circle want the beast inside of Kaiba then we've got to stop them at all costs! But first, we have to find Kaiba! Who knows the Wizard's might be nearby." {I highly doubt that Yugi...but we can't overlook the possibility...} "Right!" Yugi nodded and continued his search. Where could he possibly be!? Suddenly Yugi paused as he felt something and looked upwards. Near the top of the Domino, Tower Kaiba stood with the wind blowing against him.
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