Low,
vindictively pleased laughter caught her attention. She wheeled around and
glowered at the group of robed figures who had appeared out of nowhere.
“Well,
well, well.” The leader, who she could only pick out because of the ornate
markings on his robes and the fact the body language of the other goons seemed
to turn to him, “I intended only to split up your little group and leave the
light undefended.” With a gesture his mooks spread out to circle Oneesan. “I
didn’t expect to find one of those.”
When
he gestured to the Puzzle Oneesan’s hand covered the front of it protectively. “The
Puzzle’s mine.” She snarled, “You can’t have it.”
“I
suppose with everything it takes to make the blasted things, I can understand
you not wanting to hand it over.” The leader snorted, “But you see, I can’t let
you keep it.”
“Dark
Magician!” The spirit of the Puzzle snapped, not needing any more words. The
Spellcaster type monster knew what she wanted, launching an attack on the goons
in order to clear a pathway out.
It
didn’t work, the Dark Magic Attack bounced off of a mirror like shield that
rose to protect the goons and struck both the Dark Magician and Oneesan. The
Spellcaster shattered with a screech, while Oneesan was sent flying by the
blast, crashing into another mirror like wall before slamming into the ground,
her head smacking the ground so hard that she blacked out.
With
Oneesan unconscious, Yugi had no choice but to take control of a pain riddled,
concussed body. Her mind could not function properly as she tried to make
herself get to her feet to face the leader, who was approaching. Even thinking
in full sentences was a huge problem.
“I...I’ll
never...” Yugi forced out as she managed to stand up, pushing back at the
Shadows, who with Oneesan’s loss of consciousness were trying to dig their
claws into her, “Let you have... my Puzzle.”
“You
honestly think you can fight me in that state?” The leader sounded like he was
smirking.
He
knew she was beaten, Yugi could hear it in his tone and if Yugi was honest with
herself, she did not stand a chance of winning in a fight or a game right now. But
she had to try. That was all there was to it. She could not and would not just
let them take Oneesan away from her. “It’s mine...you can’t...ack!”
Yugi’s
attempt to stand up to him came to an abrupt halt as the man slapped her hard
enough to send her tumbling to the ground, her ears ringing and stars dancing
in her vision.
“You
don’t seem the type,” The leader said as he examined her, amused by the fact
she still glowered at him even though pain was etched in every inch of her body
language, her eyes didn’t focus properly and she looked more like a hissing
kitten than a viable threat, “To do what needs to be done. Not to get one of
those.” He gestured to the Puzzle, causing Yugi, whose ears were still ringing,
to cling to the item, “Who did your killing for you?”
“Wh...What?”
Yugi gasped out, not understanding the question.
“To
create a Shadow Set, you need to sacrifice human lives. That’s why we’re doing
what we’re doing.” He explained, “But you’re light, you don’t have the darkness
within you to do what it would have taken to create that item you wear.” He
smirked as realisation and horror, along with a healthy dose of disgust settled
in, “Oh? You didn’t know?”
“N...No...”
Yugi stammered, staring at the golden object that was now cradled in her hands.
She did not want to believe his words. If it was true, had Oneesan been the one
who had committed the same massacre that these men now wanted to commit? She
did not want to believe it of her other self, not of the brave and proud
Pharaoh who shared her mind, but was it true?
“Don’t
worry.” The leader sounded highly amused, “You won’t have to worry about it
much longer.”
“Wha...?”
Yugi did not get to finish her question before something hit her from behind
and yet more pain rushed through her causing her to scream in agony.
Then
everything went black.
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