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"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
/Authors Comments\

~~~Chapter Twenty-Six~~~

~~~Previous~~~

"Next is Yuugi-kun. Your turn." Dark Bakura states.

Anzu looks at Yuugi pale. "Yuugi-kun…"

What's wrong? Are you scared, too?" Dark Bakura taunts.

"Yuugi, please!" Jounouchi pleads.

"Yuugi!" Honda calls out.

Yuugi looks down at them. "Everyone…"

"Now…"

Yuugi narrows his eyes slightly before looking at Dark Bakura. "First, Bakura-kun…transfer my soul to my figure."

Dark Bakura looks at Yuugi, surprised. "What? You will become a figure of your own volition?"

"Yuugi!" Anzu, Jounouchi, and Honda call out, surprised, one after the other.

"I want to fight with everyone on the field." Yuugi continues.

"It can't be!" Dark Bakura shouts, surprised.

Anzu clenches her fist. "Me too! Turn me into a figure, too!"

Yuugi looks at Anzu. "Anzu!"

Anzu nods her head. I let out a chuckle. "I will help, too."

Yuugi looks at me. "Isis-nee!"

A smirk makes its way back onto Dark Bakura's face. "Very well. I'll grant your wishes. But, if there's no one left to roll the dice, your power becomes zero. You have no chance of winning."

"I wouldn't worry about that." I offer softly.

"Hurry!" Yuugi orders.

"Yeah!" Anzu agrees.

"Fools! This is game over!" He points at us and I feel myself enter my figure, Yuugi and Anzu doing the same. Dark Bakura laughs. "Now, all the players have become figures! That means I, the master, wi-"

I let out a chuckle. "Not quiet."

Dark Bakura stops and looks at Yuugi's body, which Yami controls now. "Oh, really? Let's continue the game. On this turn, I roll for the warrior." Yami rolls the dice and gets a 03. "03, hit."

Jounouchi attacks.

"Alright!" Honda cheers.

Jounouchi's figure stands up. "Didn't I say so? I'm surrounded by friends whom I trust! There's no way I'd be afraid!"

Dark Bakura clenches his teeth.

"Don't worry. Your lives are in good hands. I will defeat Zooku!" Yami offers.

"I know, my Pharoah," I reply softly.

Yami looks down at me. "My Queen…"

~~~Present~~~

~~~Yuugi's POV~~~

We paid a visit to Bakura-kun's home. We all join in a game of Monster World. But we had no idea that was a Yami no Game. One by one, our souls are transferred into the figures.

~~~Isis's POV~~~

As figures, we watch Zooku stomp towards us now in the game. Dark energy surrounds him, causing Miho to let out a low whimper, Anzu and Yuugi to watch in worry, and Jounouchi to shake slightly along with Honda, sitting on the ground. As he gets closer, Yuugi and the others take a step back.

Jounouchi looks back, pale. "Hey, that's..!"

Yuugi follows his gaze. A shadow forms behind us and turns into Yami.

"The other…Yuugi?!" Anzu questions, surprised.

Honda blinks his eyes. "That's right! Yuugi's soul is trapped in this game world. So the other Yuugi is filling into fight Bakura."

I let out a soft chuckle. "It is Yami, remember?"

Jounouchi nods his head. "Yami, we're counting on you!" He lifts his sword. "Our lives are in your hands! Please defeat Zooku!"

Yami nods his head. "Yeah."

Yuugi looks at Yami in amazement as this is the first time he has seen him, as he is usually unconscious when Yami takes over. The now cute monster appears at Yuugi's side. "Two masters!"

"This is Yami?" Yuugi questions. "This is our first time meeting, isn't it?"

"Yeah." Yami agrees. "You put your own life at risk to fight with your friends. That courage has brought us together." Yuugi nods his head. "I will fight for you guys and my Queen. So, everyone, please lend me your power. Don't panic. Don't be afraid of the enemy. We have the power of our unity." Yami's shadow disappears causing Yuugi to let out a gasp.

~~~3rd POV~~~

Dark Bakura gazes at Yami. So you are the one who resides in the Millennium Puzzle?

Yami gazes back. I will save my friends. I must defeat Zooku and free everyone's trapped souls to do that. Yami closes his eyes briefly before opening them. "Let's continue the game."

"Fine." Dark Bakura agrees. "Now that everyone else is gone, you will roll the dice and move all the pieces. However, if the players' hit points become zero…your friends will die."

Yami gazes back before looking at the board.

Anzu has HP 18, Isis has HP 30, Yuugi has HP 22, Jonouchi has HP 25 , Honda has HP 23, and Miho has HP 15.

Yami looks at the board intensely. Decisions in the game are decided by the dice. 00, also known as a supercritical, numbers closer to that are better. 99, also known as a fumble, it means destruction. To beat Bakura, I need his dice-roll technique. I'll need a series of critical!

"The battle continues." Dark Bakura states. "Because of my blunder, Zooku is hurt, but…there is little damage. And the adventurer's situation becomes even worse."

Jonouchi looks in front of him. "Mi-Miho! Zooku's flesh!"

The flesh pulses before it slowly begins to change shape.

"It's form is changing!" Honda exclaims with a bead of sweat on the side of his face.

The flesh finishes changing and turns into two monsters. A large dragon-type monster and a floating circular one-eyed monster with spikes.

Anzu lets out a gasp.

Jounouchi lifts his sword and shield. "Damn it! It's turned into monsters!"

"Everyone, stay calm!" Isis orders calmly.

"When my flesh is separated, the pieces turn into monsters. They're my servants!" Zooku boasts.

"Damn it." Yuugi curses.

"Zooku himself is the source of this dark world! Unless he is defeated, he will continue to create monsters!" The cute monster states, pointing his paw at Zooku.

The one-eyed monster lets out a chuckle. "Zooku-sama, we will finish them off."

"I'll leave it to you guys," Zooku states before he walks off.

Jonouchi rushes over in an attempt to stop him. "Trying to run, Zooku? Fight me!"

Zooku stops and gazes back at Jonouchi. "I am going to prepare a proper stage for fighting you guys." He looks back at Isis, Yuugi and the others. "If you want to be obliterated by my hated flame, let's see you reach my castle!" He jumps up and flies off into the sky.

Honda clenches his fists, and Yuugi lets out a low gasp, his fists clenched at his sides.

"That bastard!" Jounouchi curses. "No matter what, we will reach Zooku Castle! And then we'll defeat you!"

Both Miho and Anzu gaze up at the sky, worried. Isis lets out a sigh before looking down at Yuugi. Yuugi gazes at the sky with a concerned gaze. We're acting according to Bakura-kun's scenario. We're completely trapped in this game world.

"That's right." Yami's voice appears in Yuugi's mind. "In Bakura's scenario, Zooku appeared when the adventures were off-guard. His goal was to trap your souls within the figures. What a tough game master."

"And when Bakura-kun rolls the dice, he always gets a critical. Do we have a chance of winning?" Yuugi questions, also via his mind.

"Yuugi." Isis scolds via his mind, causing Yuugi to look sheepish.

"We do." Yami agrees before his voice disappears from Yuugi's mind.

"Now, let the battle restart." Dark Bakura states, snapping Yami out of the conversation with Yuugi. "It's the soldier's chance to attack. Roll the dice, Yuugi. But if you get 99…if you get a fumble, don't forget that will mean death for that piece!"

Yami holds up the two dice between his fingers. Dark Bakura narrows his eyes, causing Yami to smirk before throwing the dice. The dice spins, causing Dark Bakura to gaze down at them with clenched teeth.

"Please, Yuugi!" Jounouchi pleads, standing in front of the two monsters.

The dice stop and land on 00. "Supercritical. The soldier lets out a powerful slash."

Jounouchi lets out a yell as he rushes forward. He lifts his sword and slashes the one-eyed monster through the middle, defeating him in one blow.

"You did it! Another critical!" Miho praises happily.

"Just what you expect from Yami!" Anzu boasts.

Isis lets out a chuckle. "It is. My pharaoh is good at games."

Jounouchi looks at the girls in disbelief. "Hey! Compliment me too! Don't forget me!"

Isis looks at Jounouchi. "You did well, too, Jounouchi. Keep it up!"

"Yeah!" Jounouchi agrees happily.

Yami gazes at Dark Bakura with a smile on his face. Dark Bakura gazes at the dice in disbelief. T-this is…Could it be that Yuugi, that bastard…

"What's wrong, Bakura?" Yami says, snapping him out of his thoughts. "Give the next game instruction already."

Dark Bakura lets out a low tch before typing away on his laptop. "The soldier's attack has done mental damage to the other monster, it seems." He looks up. "Beast Tamer, this is your attack chance."

Yami nods his head. Yuugi stands in front of Jounouchi, in front of the remaining monster, the dragon. "Yuugi, you can do it!" Jonouchi encourages.

Yuugi gazes at the dragon monster, eyes determined. Before entering Zooku Castle, we must turn as many enemy monsters as possible. The dragon monster growls, and Yuugi points a finger at it. "I'm going to take you." He holds out his hands in front of him, flat. "Beast Tamer's hand power!" Yellow beams leave Yuugi's hands and surround the dragon monster.

"Go, master!" The cute monster cheers.

"Zooku Arm Dragon is a monster who was a part of Zooku until now. Chance of hypnotism is low. Ten percent."

Ten percent? Yuugi exclaims in his mind. So it'll fail unless the number is less than 10? But I have to believe in Yami!

"Judgement roll." Dark Bakura orders. Yami throws the dice, and they spin. One stops on an 8, causing a smirk to appear on his face. Then, tens place, the red dice is 8. It's obvious already that he's failed. His eyes suddenly widen and he lets out a gasp. The spinning dice hits the red dice. "What? The spinning dice hit the stopped dice to make it change! This technique..!"

Yami watches the two dice spin before looking at Dark Bakura. "Yes. This is a dice-rolling technique called Double Hit. Bakura, the same technique you use to do your series of criticals."

The dice stop and land on 02. Bakura's eyes widen. "Another critical!" He looks at Yami.

"The hypnotism was successful. Guiding hand appear!" Yami states

A pair of white-gloved hands appear and surround the dragon monster. The hands rub the dragon monster before moving away, showing it has become a cute red dragon.

A smile appears on Miho's face. "How cute!"

A happy smile spreads across Yuugi's face. "Alright! Now we've got a new comrade!"

"From now on, your heart is different. Pau!" the cute monster states cheerfully.

"I know!" The red dragon agrees. "I'll fight for my new master!"

Dark Bakura looks at Yami with disbelief on his face. I had no idea Yuugi had the Double Hit dice roll technique!

Jounouchi looks behind him, annoyed. "And Bakura, that bastard! He was cheating?" He looks at Yuugi. "Yami, is it true there is a technique for manipulating the dice?"

"Yeah." Yami agrees. "These ten-faced dice are made of two similar parts. They're split into even and odd numbers. For the Double Hit technique, the even side with 0 must be up when spinning."

Yuugi lets out a gasp of realisation. "If you do that, there's no chance of getting an odd number. The chance of getting a zero is one in five!"

Yami shows the dice in between his fingers. "And when two dice are thrown, one dice gets a strong spin. The die with the weak spin will stop first. If a number besides zero comes up, the faster spinning die will hit and change it."

"But what's the chance of those dice hitting like that?" Anzu questions.

"It depends on the field, Anzu." Isis offers.

Yami nods his head in agreement. "The spinning die's movement can be manipulated with a bump to the field. For example, hitting the table with one's elbow. If this technique is used, the die's face can be changed many times." Yami lifts his hand and points a finger at Dark Bakura. "Bakura. Too bad, but your cheating won't work on me."

Dark Bakura grits his teeth while Yami smirks.

"Okay. From now on, we roll the dice like this." Dark Bakura lifts a closed hand. He opens it, and the two dice drop to the table. "We roll the dice by dropping them. Let's ban spinning of the dice."

"Sound good." Yami agrees, arms folded across his chest.

"Continue the game!" Dark Bakura states. "With Zooku's underlings wiped out, the players proceed through the forest."

Isis, Yuugi, and the others walk through the forest in silence. Yuugi and Isis are at the front, with the others and the cute monsters behind them. The silence is broken when Miho stops and kneels on the ground. "How far must we walk? Miho's feet hurt, and she can't walk."

Honda stops next to her and gazes down at her, worried. "It can't be helped. Unlike Anzu, Miho-chan's body is not suited for such a savage adventure."

Anzu lets out an annoyed scoff. "Guess I'm just a savage."

Honda leans down with a blush on his face. "Come, Miho-chan. Let me carry you on my back. For the rest of my life, if it's okay with you."

Miho lets out a happy gasp and looks at Honda happily. "Miho loves Honda-kun!" She easily gets back up and gets onto Honda's back.

"Come, come, Princess," Honda says happily.

"Don't spoil her!" Anzu scolds. "What are you doing complaining about just this? More dangerous adventure lies ahead!"

But…" Miho trails off.

Isis lets out a sigh. "Anzu, you should know how Miho thinks by now."

Anzu opens her mouth and goes to say something when Jounouchi intervenes. "Hey, hey! This is no time for fighting!" He points his sword in front of him. "Look at that!"

They all rush through the trees, stopping in front of an old, dark castle. "That is…"

"Zooku's Castle," Honda exclaims.

Zooku Castle…" Yuugi trails off. They get closer and make it right outside the Castle. "This is Zooku Castle!"

Isis nods her head as she looks around with narrowed eyes. "The hideout for the ruler of darkness, Demon King Zooku."

Jounouchi turns his head to look at the others. "Alright! We're finally going in! ready, everyone?"

"Yeah!" They all nod their heads in agreement.

"Be careful. Zooku probably has traps waiting. Poki." The cute monster, Poki warns.

Yuugi looks at him happily. "Yeah. We'll be careful, Poki."

Isis pats Poki's head. "It will be fine."

"Don't worry! No matter what traps we face, we have Yami with us! A friend we can trust!" Jounouchi encourages.

Miho nods her head. "That's right, Poki."

Honda also nods his head with a smile. "A friend we can trust."

Dark Bakura gazes at the board and Yami, a smirk on his face and his chin resting on his hands. But will you avoid the traps? Yuugi, this is where your game skills will fail you.

Yami gazes back without any hesitation.

There is a noise, and Isis and the others look back in front of them. Jounouchi lets out a surprised sound. "The drawbridge is lowering!"

They watch silently as the bridge is lowered with a soft thud on the ground.

"Come, adventures! The path to the Castle is open!" Dark Bakura's voice is heard.

"Alright! Let's go!" Jounouchi orders as he walks forward.

The others let out a sound of agreement and followed after him.

Dark Bakura types away on his laptop briefly before stopping. "The players enter the Zooku Castle area. Castle field open!"

The Castle begins to move causing Isis, Yuugi and the others to stop and look on in amazement.

"W-what is this castle?!" Jounouchi stutters.

Isis looks around. "This is a game, right? Then it must be the next area."

The Castle stops moving to show the inside with stairs and a platform with a chair in the middle.

"This castle also opens up!" Jounouchi exclaims.

"Finally, the last quest!" Dark Bakura looks at the board with a dark smirk. "If you find where Demon King Zooku is hiding in the castle and defeat him, the adventures win."

"Hey, Zooku!" Jonouchi shouts. "Where are you hiding? Come here right now and fight me! You cowardly Demon King!"

Miho looks towards one of the towers, confused. "Hey, that tower seems suspicious."

Isis narrows her eyes and looks in that direction. "It does, but…"

"Alright. Let's try going in." Jounouchi says before rushing forward, Honda rushing after him.

"Wait a moment," Yuugi calls out.

Jounouchi stops and looks back at Yuugi. "What is it?"

Yuugi walks over. "What is this pedestal? I wonder about this strange mark."

"Isn't it just a relief?" Jounouchi questions, not bothered in the slightest. "At any rate, let's search inside."

Dark Bakura narrows his eyes. Yami gazes at the same pedestal. That mark does worry me…It's got to mean something. It looks like it connects to the part above…His eyes widen. This is a trap!

At the same time, Isis is still gazing at the pedestal with narrowed eyes. Connected…that means…This is a trap!

"Yuugi!" Isis calls out at the same time Yami calls out. "Wait, everyone! Don't enter the tower!"

Yuugi makes a surprised sound as Jounouchi gazes at Isis before looking at the sky. "But, we're already inside, well apart from Isis."

Dark Bakura smirks. They fell for it!

There is a rumbling sound. Jounouchi looks at Honda, confused. "W-what?!"

Yuugi looks up to see something falling from the ceiling towards them. Anzu and Miho let out a small sound of surprise as it got closer. Isis narrows her eyes.

"The ceiling!" Yuugi shouts.

Yuugi and the others let out a yell as it got even closer towards where they were standing.

"Master! Poki!" Poki calls out.

"Yuugi!/ Everyone!" Isis and Yami call out at the same time.

Dark Bakura lets out a satisfied scoff. "Unluckily, the adventurers fall into a trap. But don't worry. I'm not a game master who uses instant deaths on adventurers. I will give you a proper chance to save them."

Poki and the red dragon are hovering in the sky. "Oh no! Poki!" "Oh no!"

Luckily, as the ceiling was falling, Isis rushed into the tower and placed a barrier to stop it from falling on top of them.

"Isis-nee!" Yuugi calls out, worried.

"We're going to get crushed!" Miho cries.

"Are you all okay?!" Yami questions urgently.

"Of course not!" Jounouchi denies.

Isis lets out a soft chuckle. "We are fine, my Pharoah. I have a barrier up."

Yami glares at Dark Bakura. "Bakura…you bastard!"

"That ceiling increases in weight. Eventually, the barrier will collapse, and all of them will be crushed." Dark Bakura taunts. "So, the next player is the fairy."

Fairy…Miho-chan's turn?

"You will get three turns. You get to throw the dice three times. Yuugi, if you fail, your friends will probably die." Dark Bakura chuckles.

Yami clenches his teeth.

"So, solve the mystery. To save your friends, just make the pillar that will support the ceiling appear." Dark Bakura narrows his eyes and smirks, fingers entwined and placed near his chin. "However, you must get the correct number from the dice to do that."

A bead of sweat appears on the side of Yami's face. Special number? The dice numbers will make the pillar appear?

"Please! Get out a critical, Yami!" Jounouchi urges.

Yami looks at the two dice in his hand before clenching it. Dark Bakura smirks at Yami while he looks at the board. There's no time to think. Everyone's lives are at stake! Yami lifts his hands and releases the two dice. Dice roll! They land on 04. "Alright. Critical!"

"He did it!" Yuugi and Miho cheers.

"You did it, Yami!" Honda praises.

"Too bad." Dark Bakura suddenly says.

"W-what?" Honda questions, confused.

"This allows the fairy to use her fairy powers…But that number is not correct. The hint is you have to get 'that' number. 'That' number is the correct one."

Yami looks at the dice. So, getting a critical isn't enough? So I have to get the right number? He looks back at the board. So, that relief is the key to solving this puzzle? He gazes at the pedestal.

Isis looks at her barrier, worried. As she isn't in her proper body, her powers aren't as strong as they normally would be, and her barrier is beginning to waver.

Jounouchi looks at the barrier and the ceiling. "This ceiling is getting heavier!"

"M-Miho, can't you use your fairy powers to do anything?!" Anzu questions urgently.

"You can say that, but I'm just a fairy merchant." Miho points out, worried.

"Merchant, you mean like a shopkeeper? Why did you choose that profession?" Jounouchi questions confused.

"Well, I thought I could get money!" Miho admits.

"How irritating! Don't think about money-making even in the game!" Jounouchi scolds.

Dark Bakura looks back at his laptop. "So, let us determine if Zooku will appear." He types away. "The appearance percentage is…Thirty percent."

Yami's eyes widen. "Zooku appearing now would be a complete disaster!"

Dark Bakura lifts his clenched hand with the dice inside. "Judgement roll." He releases the dice, and they land on 28. "28. The worst possible result for the adventurers has appeared. Zooku appears."

Yami clenches his teeth.

"Poki!" Poki and the red dragon shout, quickly moving out of the way. A purple streak appears where they just were, and Zooku appears.

"W-what?!" Jounouchi exclaims, surprised.

"So, you guys fell straight into my trap, whelps. Say your prayers! Let me tease you while you guys are trapped."

"Damn it!" Jounouchi curses. "How dirty! Fight fair!"

Isis looks up at her barrier and sees it waver even more. Yami sees this, too, and narrows his eyes. They're about to be crushed. In the next turn, they'll be helpless as Zooku kills them. I have to quickly get everyone out!

Dark Bakura looks at Yami with a smirk, noticing that he is beginning to panic due to his wide eyes.

Yami releases the dice, and it lands on 13. No good! That's not correct, either!

Isis looks at the barrier as it begins to crack. "Not good…" She trails off as she gazes at the barrier, worried.

"Damn it! The barrier is at its limit, too!" Jonouchi curses.

"Zooku attacks. Hit rate is 95 percent." Dark Bakura releases the dice, and it lands on 41. "41. Not a great number, but enough to cause some damage. "

Zooku releases a beam of fire from his mouth and lands in front of the tower entrance, causing Yuugi and the others to scream while Isis narrows her eyes, the barrier protecting them from being hurt.

"Yami! You still have a last chance! We…we will believe in you until we die! Hurry and roll the dice!" Jounouchi encourages.

"Everyone!" Yami calls out, worried. "Everyone, please hang in there! My Queen, try to keep that barrier up. I'll definitely save you!"

Just then, the Millennium Puzzle shines. Yami's eyes widen. That's it. That relief…The number is hidden in the relief. The floor and the ceiling. If there were something between the two pedestals, they would form a pillar! The numbers that could be written there…0, 3, 6, 8, 9. No other numbers would fit the pattern on that relief. Yami lifts his clenched hand with the dice. Dice, please answer everyone's prayers! He clenches his eyes shut. This is the last chance! He releases the dice. Please result in the correct number! The dice lands on 66, causing Yami's eyes to widen. 66, that's the number!

Dark Bakura begins to laugh. "Too bad, Yuugi! The correct answer is 99."

Yami looks at him, surprised. "What? 99?"

The ceiling lowers even further, and a bigger crack appears in Isis's barrier. Miho looks at the barrier, worried, and suddenly, she begins to glow. When the glow disappears, the pedestal is filled.

"What? 99?"

"The pillar's appeared!" Yuugi exclaims, surprised.

That can't be! Dark Bakura looks at the board, surprised. "I see! The fairy's power! The fairy merchant can freely manipulate the number."

Miho giggles happily. "I change the number!"

"Great job, Miho-chan!" Honda praises.

Yuugi looks away from the ceiling above them, and a smile appears on his face.

Anzu lets out a sigh. "We're saved."

Isis nods her head. "Luckily, my barrier held out."

Dark Bakura looks annoyed and lets out a tch. "Quickly determine Zooku's attack." He releases the dice, and they land on 12. "12! Zooku attacks!"

Zooku takes a slight step forward. "I'll split the tower, pillar and you guys in half. You guys are dead!" He slashes his hand out before him, cutting the tower in half. Poki and the red dragon shouted as they flew out of the way. The tower bricks at the top begin to crumble as Zooku laughs. "It's over. You guys were never a match for me!"

"Oh, really?" Yami questions, confusing Zooku. "The adventurers are much faster than you are."

"In other words…" Jounouchi speaks up as the smoke begins to clear. "We're alive and well behind you!"

Zooku looks behind him to see Yuugi, Isis and the others standing just fine behind him.

Zooku's eyes widen. "What?"

"Since we're behind Zooku, we should have the chance to properly attack." Yami points out. "In other words, we should be able to do five attacks in a row." Yami lifts his hand with the dice. "Here I go, Bakura! Dice roll!" He releases the dice, and it lands on 15.

Jonouchi dashes forward.

Dark Bakura lets out a gasp.

"Bakura, we'll show you our united power!" Yami states.

Jounouchi slashes forward, causing Zooku to groan and lean forward slightly.

"Bakura, we joined this game because we believed in you as a friend. But, because of that, you betrayed us and turned us into these things! That's completely unforgivable!"

Yami lifts the dice. "Everyone's outraged hearts…I grip them in these hands with the dice! Dice roll!" He releases the dice, and they land on 06.

Dark Bakura's eyes widen. "Critical! That can't be!"

Honda releases his attack via his gun. "Thunder Grenade!"

The attack goes through Zooku's shoulder, causing Dark Bakura to let out a surprised gasp.

"Next, Immortal Witch Isis's attack," Yami calls out. He releases the dice, and it lands on 04.

"Impossible! Another critical!" Dark Bakura says in disbelief.

Isis holds her hand out in front of her. "Expulso!"

It hits Zooku point blank and destroys one of his arms.

"Furthermore, sorceress Anzu's follow-up attack!" Yami releases the dice, and it lands on 13.

Anzu holds out her staff. "Apprentice Displace!" The attack hits Zooku's stomach dead on, causing him to shout in pain.

Dark Bakura clenches his teeth. Damn, Yuugi! Why does he keep getting critical? It's obvious that he's not cheating!

"Bakura!" Jonouchi calls out, getting his attention. "It's not that hard to figure out! Our hearts are in Yami's dice! The dice are answering our rage!"

"The finisher! Beast attack!" Yami releases the dice, and they land on 08. "Critical!"

Yuugi, Poki and the red dragon attack Zooku with fireballs, causing smoke to surround Zooku's figure.

"We did it! We did it!" Honda and Jounouchi cheer, jumping up and down. "That's what you get!"

Dark Bakura smirks causing Yami to narrow his eyes at him. The smoke begins to clear, and Yami's eyes widen in surprise. What?

The smoke completely disappears, showing Zooku nearly unharmed, apart from the arm that Isis destroyed earlier, which is only halfway healed. Yuugi lets out a gasp.

"It can't be!" Anzu denies.

Zooku walks towards us.

"Despite all those attacks…He's mostly undamaged!" Jounouchi exclaims in disbelief.

Miho takes a step back, scared.

Zooku continues to walk towards Isis, Yuugi and the others. Dark Bakura laughs loudly. "Too bad, but you guys are merely level 1 beginners. You guys are lacking in experience for defeating Zooku.

Yami narrows his eyes as Dark Bakura laughs loudly once more.

~~~To be Continued~~~

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