You have just entered room "shadowbattle."
Omega19x: (backity backity)
phishschtick: (ello.)
Omega19x: (sorry for the delay)
ph33r my rod: (( w00t ))
Omega19x: (parental units said foodstuffs, and I desired foodstuffs)
phishschtick: (yes'm.)
Omega19x: *Ryou is still unconscious on the floor, with Malik and Bakura there beside him*
Omega19x: *surely you wish to do something about this...*
ph33r my rod: *has the Rod in his hands* "......."
phishschtick: "Well?"
ph33r my rod: *closes eyes and activates it*
Omega19x: *purple light*
phishschtick: *vroosh*
Omega19x: *magical shadowlapse*
ph33r my rod: *meep*
Omega19x: *around everyone is a dark black and purple mist. It is the shadow realm, a world that Bakura may know well.*
Omega19x: *you are merely spirit projections of your body, represented by your ka.*
ph33r my rod: *is rather familiar with it too*
Omega19x: *thankfully no physical bodies have been pulled into the shadow realm. Lest we have a rerun of an old plot.*
Omega19x: (what are your kas?)
ph33r my rod: (( Ra, I guess. ))
phishschtick: (If it's his ka, wouldn't it be Diabound, or? :x)
Omega19x: (or Zork?)
Omega19x: (I dunno.)
Omega19x: (Malik, I suppose you're back in your Ra armor from before?)
ph33r my rod: (( I guesso. ))
phishschtick: (...nyeh. I guess we'll go with Zork, then.)
ph33r my rod: (( I totally forgot about Zork. ))
Omega19x: (talk amongst yourselves about the way you look, I'm sorting through cards)
phishschtick: "..." *looks at Malik*
ph33r my rod: (( Malik: *in Ra!armor* Do I get my nifty light sword back? :D ))
Omega19x: (fine, sure.)
ph33r my rod: (( That was a joke... :P ))
ph33r my rod: (( Unless he's going to need to fight something, as the name of this chat is "shadowbattle"... ))
Omega19x: (and kura, you can be any combination of a personification of Zork and yourself. you decide how you look.)
ph33r my rod: *looks at self, then at Bakura* "...um."
Omega19x: (shit.)
ph33r my rod: (( o.o? ))
Omega19x: (my cdrom drive started really whirring, and my speakers flew off the tower... lol)
ph33r my rod: (( That CDrom drive is evil. ))
phishschtick: (...whoa.)
ph33r my rod: (( I'm surprised it didn't set my CD on fire. XD ))
Omega19x: (yeah, talk amongst yourselves... mom is complaining about the cost of internet, this could be a while.)
ph33r my rod: (( ... *headdesk* Kay. ))
Omega19x: (okay, settled differences. I pay half.)
Omega19x: (the big half)
Omega19x: *They are all in the shadow realm, floating in the mist. Below the two of you is a small fragile little bishie cloaked in his white wizard robes.*
Omega19x: *he looks quite afraid*
ph33r my rod: "Ryou..." *floats down toward him*
phishschtick: *follows*
Omega19x: *as you get closer, you see another being split off from Ryou, an exact duplicate, only draped in black robes. A powerful sorcerer.*
Omega19x: "There now... That wasn't so hard. You wanted to be rid of me. Well, now you are." *the black wizard Bakura grows to immense proportions. "This is the realm of your fears, and this is where you will perish!"
Omega19x: "... please... no..."
Omega19x: "This is my world. And you, a pathetic white wizard with no experience, cannot hope to survive. You shouldn't have given up your life for your mortal host all those years ago, really. It was quite a stupid move."
ph33r my rod: "......."
Omega19x: "If you want to try and stop me, you'll have to get through my guards. Ten of your worst fears."
phishschtick: *eyes narrow as he listens* "..."
Omega19x: "And if you survive that long, maybe then you'll have the guts to face me!"
Omega19x: *the black wizard disappears into the darkness*
Omega19x: *leaving Ryou in the mist*
ph33r my rod: *floats down, rather weirded out by this* "... Ryou?"
phishschtick: "What the hell was that?"
Omega19x: ".. I... I think that was... was my... my fear..."
ph33r my rod: "...that was kinda like my dream..."
phishschtick: "..."
Omega19x: "Ma..malik?" *looks up at the person in gold armor* "... ya...yami?"
Omega19x: *he looks similar to the avatar in the monster world game, which shocks Ryou. Last time he saw his yami like this, they were fighting on opposite sides*
phishschtick: "Uh huh."
Omega19x: "...I... I'm a white wizard..."
Omega19x: *thinks about what the black wizard had said - that he had to defeat ten of his worst fears in order to finally face him.*
Omega19x: "I... I wonder... what... what we'll see first?"
Omega19x: *reaches for the hands of his companions*
ph33r my rod: *takes Ryou's hand*
phishschtick: *takes the other*
Omega19x: "... I... I don't think I have any of my magic... or any skills... do you?"
Omega19x: "... any... weapons or anything?"
Omega19x: *gulp*
ph33r my rod: "... I don't know." *looks around his armor for any sign of the light sword thingy he used when fighting the shadow disease* "...ah." *finds it, takes it out*
Omega19x: *looks around, the entire space around them is an endless void of black*
Omega19x: *except for one little sound in the distance*
phishschtick: *listens* "..."
Omega19x: *one very tiny sound, coming closer... and closer, until something is in view...*
ph33r my rod: "..." *squints*
Omega19x: *it's a furry little kurribo.*
phishschtick: "...the fuck?"
ph33r my rod: *blink blink*
Omega19x: "kuee!*
Omega19x: *blink*
Omega19x: "... that's... not... very scary..."
ph33r my rod: (( I was about to say... Ryou can't be scared of a Kuriboh. XD;; ))
Omega19x: "Hello! Kuee! We represent your fear of being around lots and lots of people."
Omega19x: *the one little kurribo smiles*
phishschtick: "..."
ph33r my rod: *blink*
ph33r my rod: "...what."
Omega19x: "... um..."
Omega19x: *one little kurribo suddenly becomes literally thousands, surrounding you in all directions*
Omega19x: "..."
Omega19x: "We will not let you pass."
ph33r my rod: "Woah." *is reminded of the spores with so many of them around*
Omega19x: "... um... can't I just walk around you?"
Omega19x: *tries to squeeze between two kurribos, only to have them both explode*
Omega19x: *Ryou is blown back into the center*
ph33r my rod: "...shit."
phishschtick: "...well this is peachy."
Omega19x: 'We cannot let you pass."
Omega19x: *looks around. There are a lot of them... everywhere...*
phishschtick: "Looks like we're going to have to use force, doesn't it."
Omega19x: *gulp*
Omega19x: *holds out his magic wand, and shoots a beam out at a kurribo. Sadly, it does nothing.*
Omega19x: "Didn't I tell you, White Wizard? You have no magic. You gave up all your power in Monster World that day! mwa ha ha ha!!" *the voice from above laughs at them*
Omega19x: *shakes his wand* "... notgoodnotgood..."
ph33r my rod: *swipes at one with his sword*
Omega19x: *explodes*
Omega19x: "... Malik?"
Omega19x: "... are... are you okay?"
phishschtick: *shoots zorkness at one* (brb, must get SJ for Zork-ish power names.)
ph33r my rod: *blown back* "...uh huh."
Omega19x: (heh, zorkness)
Omega19x: "... there's... there's too many of them!:
ph33r my rod: "And they're just going to explode if we try to hit them with anything..."
phishschtick: (back)
Omega19x: "... can... can we handle them gently?"
Omega19x: *walks up to a kurribo, and gently tries to pick it up*
Omega19x: *explode*
Omega19x: "OW!!"
ph33r my rod: (( MOVE ZIG. FOR GREAT JUSTICE. *shot* ))
Omega19x: (??)
phishschtick: (er.)
ph33r my rod: (( ... Don't tell me you haven't seen the All Your Base video. ))
Omega19x: (oh! All your base.. All your base are belong to us!)
phishschtick: ( A whiiile ago. XD)
Omega19x: (that's not exactly the most famous line.)
ph33r my rod: (( *headdesk* XD Obscure reference... the thought of him picking up a Kuriboh made me think og "move zig". ))
Omega19x: "... okay... the kurribo represent... a fear of being around big crowds... right?"
ph33r my rod: *nod* "Apparently."
phishschtick: "Seems so."
Omega19x: "How do I... how do I get out of crowds..."
Omega19x: "...besides squeezing through."
Omega19x: *thinks - There aren't as many as I think there are. There aren't as many as I think there are.*
Omega19x: *a handfull of kurribos disappear*
phishschtick: "...what did you just do?"
ph33r my rod: *blinks*
Omega19x: "... I... I... I started thinking... that there weren't really that many there..."
Omega19x: *more kurribos disappear*
Omega19x: *blink*
ph33r my rod: "..." *goes out on a limb and tries thinking the same thing?*
Omega19x: *more kurribos disappear*
phishschtick: *decides to try it for himself*
Omega19x: *a path is clearing*
Omega19x: "Excuse me, are we blocking the exit? How impolite of us. Here."
Omega19x: "... um... t..thank you..."
Omega19x: *starts speed walking, out of the field of kurribos.*
ph33r my rod: *follows*
phishschtick: "..." *follows*
Omega19x: "Wait. We cannot let you leave just yet!"
Omega19x: "... wh...what?"
phishschtick: "What now?"
Omega19x: *the thousands of kurribos turn back into one.*
Omega19x: "... Here. You have defeated us. Take your reward! A magic spell and experience points."
Omega19x: "Kuee!"
phishschtick: "...huh."
ph33r my rod: "...kay."
Omega19x: *takes the magic card. It's a Reload spell.*
Omega19x: *turns around to thank the kurribo and it is long gone*
Omega19x: "... that... that wasn't so bad..."
Omega19x: *looks at both of them*
ph33r my rod: "That was... easy?"
phishschtick: "We shouldn't speak so soon."
Omega19x: *suddenly another monster appears out of the shadows. A headless knight, swinging its broadsword wildly*
phishschtick: "...told you."
Omega19x: *it is aiming for Ryou*
Omega19x: "EEE!"
Omega19x: *dodging the blade*
phishschtick: *shoots some black magic at it*
Omega19x: *only to step into a trap! a magical thorn, that wraps around his legs, preventing him from moving*
Omega19x: *the headless knight seems unfazed by the black magic. As a fiend, it feeds off of such energy*
ph33r my rod: *wonders what fear this is representing* "Shit." *swings at it with his sword*
Omega19x: *the knight again ignores the other fighter, and aims straight for Ryou, plunging his sword straight into the white wizard's chest*
Omega19x: "I am your fear of pain and suffering!"
ph33r my rod: "Oh fuck."
Omega19x: *the sword is sticking straight through Ryou*
phishschtick: "Oh fuck oh fuck oh Ra, fuck..."
Omega19x: "Oh do not fear that you will die. I most certainly haven't died. And neither will you."
Omega19x: "That's not my job."
Omega19x: *the thorns are sharp, piercing Ryou's legs, blood pouring everywhere. Ryou drops his wand, trying to pull the sword out, but he can't make it move*
Omega19x: "I am a creature of justice. This is what you deserve! This is your punishment for living!"
Omega19x: "This is only what you deserve!!"
phishschtick: "You liar!"
Omega19x: *pulls the sword out, only to stab him again*
Omega19x: *scream*
ph33r my rod: *growls*
Omega19x: "...stop... please... please stop!"
Omega19x: "This is what you deserve!"
ph33r my rod: "... NO."
phishschtick: "You're wrong."
Omega19x: "...what... what if he's right?"
Omega19x: *slashes again, and again, and again!*
phishschtick: "He isn't. Tell him he's wrong, Ryou!"
Omega19x: "... I... I... I don't th..think I c..can..."
phishschtick: "DO IT."
Omega19x: *reaches out to his yami*
ph33r my rod: "You can. Don't listen to him!"
Omega19x: *this strike break sthe metal thorns at his feet, sending him flying onto the ground* "This is only what you deserve!"
phishschtick: "For Ra's sake, tell him he's wrong! He only has power over you because you let him!"
Omega19x: "You know it."
phishschtick: "RYOU."
Omega19x: "... n...no... You... you're wrong..."
Omega19x: "I do not believe you."
phishschtick: "Louder!"
phishschtick: (Why is this reminding me of Labyrinth? =\)
Omega19x: *reaches out for his yami* "... I... said... You... you're wrong..."
Omega19x: "I still do not believe you. You deserve every ounce of what you get. You need to be punished!"
Omega19x: "... yami... Malik..."
Omega19x: *struck again, harder this time, for daring to think the opposite of the truth...*
phishschtick: "Tell him, Ryou Bakura. TELL HIM."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't deserve it."
Omega19x: *continues getting hit*
Omega19x: "I don't... I don't deserve it!"
Omega19x: *the headless knight pauses a moment, not sure of whether he should strike again*
Omega19x: "I... I... don't deserve to... to be hurt..."
phishschtick: "..." *just watches*
Omega19x: *glances up at his yami and Malik*
ph33r my rod: "Scream it. Put everything into telling him that you don't deserve it."
Omega19x: "I... I don't deserve to be hurt. I don't deserve it! I... I am stronger than you. I don't deserve to be punished... I... I did nothing wrong!! I DID NOTHING WRONG!"
Omega19x: *pieces of armor start to fall off of the headless knight*
Omega19x: *the sword clatters to the ground and bursts into a shadowy mist*
Omega19x: "I don't deserve it."
Omega19x: "I don't deserve it!"
Omega19x: *the knight eventually disappears, a card falling from the shield, and fluttering into Ryou's trembling hands*
Omega19x: "... a... a remove trap... card."
Omega19x: *looks up at his yami and Malik, trembling*
Omega19x: "I... I told him... I... I didn't deserve it..."
ph33r my rod: "...and that destroyed him."
Omega19x: *tries to get up, still covered in blood*
ph33r my rod: *reaches hand out*
Omega19x: "... why... why am I... I still bleeding?"
Omega19x: *grabs hand*
ph33r my rod: *pulls him up, wondering the same thing* "..."
Omega19x: "It is because you are weak." *another monster appears, towering over everyone. It looks like a Summoned Skull*
Omega19x: "You are sick and weak. You are now, and you always will be."
Omega19x: *the Summoned Skull picks up Ryou, and hoists him into the air*
Omega19x: *loses his grip on Malik's hand*
Omega19x: "Help!!"
ph33r my rod: "...shit."
Omega19x: "How pathetic of you, thinking that you had the strength inside to fight me. Is there anything inside of you that still works?"
phishschtick: *tries to think of what fear this might be*
Omega19x: "Just a boost of energy, and I can short out your heart. A pinch of my claws, and the shadows will once again fill your blood. It's that simple. It happened before. It can happen again!"
Omega19x: "I am your fear of sickness."
ph33r my rod: "........."
phishschtick: "..."
Omega19x: *gulp*
Omega19x: "I... I fought you before, though... I... I can always fight you again..."
Omega19x: *his nails grow on one hand, and he pinches Ryou in both sides. An agonizing scream fills the air*
phishschtick: "Oh shit..."
Omega19x: *coughing insues, horrible coughing, as Ryou falls from the creature's grip*
Omega19x: *and into the mist below*
ph33r my rod: "...fuck fuck fuck..."
Omega19x: *choking, trying desperately to even breathe*
Omega19x: "... Ma... mal..ik..."
phishschtick: *beats it over to Ryou*
ph33r my rod: *moves over to him as well*
Omega19x: *shaking, nearly convulsing*
Omega19x: "... he... he... it's back..."
Omega19x: "... it's... it's back..."
Omega19x: "Of course, it's back. Did it ever really leave you?"
phishschtick: "Fucking--" *growl*
ph33r my rod: "..." *shaking with rage*
Omega19x: "This time, you will die."
Omega19x: "Your body's own inability to fight has been your ultimate undoing. You weakling! Pathetic sickly weakling!"
Omega19x: *stands over them all, laughing*
Omega19x: "... ya... yami..."
Omega19x: "... I... I... can't... I can't... fi..fight it..."
Omega19x: "It's too strong..."
Omega19x: "Of course it's too strong."
Omega19x: "It's about time you realized your own weakness."
ph33r my rod: "...no. Fight it, Ryou. Don't you dare give in now."
Omega19x: "... it... I... I can't breathe..."
phishschtick: "If you die I'll kill you. Fight it."
Omega19x: *closes his eyes and tries*
Omega19x: *his body erupts into seizures*
Omega19x: "What now? Should I let you go so you can die in your own home? Or linger in the hospital in a coma for another few years?"
Omega19x: "I... I don't want that..."
ph33r my rod: "Fight it."
Omega19x: "... w...with what, Malik?"
ph33r my rod: "....."
Omega19x: *sweat runs from his body, drenching the white wizard's outfit, his skin shrinks around his bones, immediately giving him the appearance of a gaunt skeleton*
Omega19x: "... h..help me..."
Omega19x: "Nothing can save you now."
Omega19x: *shaking, pulls out one of his spells.* "... I... re...reload..."
Omega19x: *and time reverts back to when the monster first appears*
ph33r my rod: *blinks*
Omega19x: "You are sick and weak. You are now, and you always will be."
phishschtick: *blink blink* "..."
Omega19x: "I... I can't let it... touch me..."
Omega19x: "... not this time..."
Omega19x: "I don't have enough magic energy to reload again...:
ph33r my rod: *prepares to attack if it reaches for him again*
phishschtick: *does the same*
Omega19x: *reaches down for Ryou*
Omega19x: *ducks back*
ph33r my rod: *slashes with his sword*
Omega19x: *and the monster is taken aback.*
Omega19x: "... the... the swords of light. They were what you used to fight the shadow disease..."
Omega19x: *grabs the sword from Malik just as the creature picks him up again*
Omega19x: "How pathetic of you, thinking that you had the strength inside to fight me. Is there anything inside of you that still works?"
ph33r my rod: "Fight it, Ryou!"
Omega19x: "... yes... there... There is!" *swings the sword at the creature's wrist, and cuts himself free*
Omega19x: *the hand falls off, and Ryou falls down as well*
Omega19x: "You weak boy. How can you manage to even hold up a sword, let alone stand your ground? You should be in a hospital bed, languishing in a coma until someone finally decides to pull your plug!"
Omega19x: *starts swinging the sword*
Omega19x: "... No... I... I won't die like that..."
Omega19x: "I'm... I'm not sick... anymore... I'm not weak..."
Omega19x: 'Tell that to your missing spleen."
Omega19x: *swings the sword, but misses*
Omega19x: "No! I won't let you infect me again!"
Omega19x: *one more swing, and the creature is gone.*
Omega19x: *a magic card flutters down, and Ryou snatches it*
Omega19x: "Is... is it gone?"
ph33r my rod: *nod*
Omega19x: "... go...good..."
Omega19x: *and he collapses right there*
phishschtick: "...shit."
Omega19x: *the card, 'Dian Keto, the Cure Master' falls to the shadowy ground*
ph33r my rod: "....."
ph33r my rod: *picks up the card*
Omega19x: *...*
ph33r my rod: *uses it?"
Omega19x: *a burst of white light goes through Ryou, and he slowly wakes up, all traces of the injuries and illnesses from the past two battles are gone.*
ph33r my rod: *sighs in relief*
Omega19x: "... that was a... a useful spell..."
Omega19x: "I... I hope I have enough power to use it again later... if I need to..."
Omega19x: *suddenly, three giant orcs step into view, the ground shaking as they walk by*
Omega19x: "The dark master has informed us that you cannot continue. You have broken the rules of the shadow game, and you have failed."
ph33r my rod: "...the fuck?"
phishschtick: "...right."
Omega19x: "You cannot pass. You have failed."
ph33r my rod: "...fuck that shit."
Omega19x: "You certainly cannot succeed. And therefore, you have already failed. You should give up now."
Omega19x: "you're... a... my fear of failure?"
Omega19x: "Fated to lose, unfit to win. Don't you have a journal icon that says that?"
Omega19x: "How true it is."
phishschtick: "Oh shut up."
Omega19x: "... We... we came this far, right?"
Omega19x: *looks at Malik and his yami*
Omega19x: "We... we couldn't have... have failed..."
ph33r my rod: "Yeah, we've come this far, and we're not giving up now. Right?"
Omega19x: "... right..."
phishschtick: "Mmhm."
Omega19x: "You're lying."
Omega19x: "I haven't failed."
Omega19x: "But you will. There is no way for you to defeat the dark master. You do not possess enough power."
Omega19x: "I... I will not. I... I will not fail..."
ph33r my rod: "Don't listen to them, they're lying out of their asses."
Omega19x: "I will not fail."
Omega19x: *they start swinging their clubs* "We will make sure you do!"
Omega19x: "... No!"
Omega19x: *seeing as how big they are, Ryou just runs right through the middle one's legs.*
Omega19x: "... and I remember this card from your deck, yami... once it's my turn... you can't attack me... You... You all failed... not us."
Omega19x: "follow me, both of you!"
ph33r my rod: *follows*
Omega19x: "... they can't attack if we get behind them..."
phishschtick: *follows too*
Omega19x: *and sure enough, they can't attack, and they disappear.*
Omega19x: *but as soon as they did, a fire monster burst out of the ground, snatching both Yamk Bakura and Malik into its cage*
ph33r my rod: *What the--?!"
Omega19x: "... a lava golem... Malik! Y..yami!!"
Omega19x: 'I shall gladly take these two as a tribute. I am your fear of hurting others. And I will enjoy every bit of this."
Omega19x: "... no... please... l..leave them alone!:
ph33r my rod: "Shit..."
Omega19x: "I have done nothing. This is your doing. You are hurting them. You brought them here. If they die, it is on your conscience, not mine. You always hurt them."
phishschtick: "..."
Omega19x: "They follow you, and you lead them right into a trap. You don't care for them at all, do you?"
ph33r my rod: "Hey fucker, don't you dare pin this on him. We were the ones who followed him here so we could help him."
Omega19x: "... of... of course I... I care. You... you heard Malik... I... I love them!"
Omega19x: *lava starts to drip down into the cage*
Omega19x: *on top of Malik and Bakura.*
Omega19x: "Stop that! You're... hurting them!'
Omega19x: "you're hurting them."
ph33r my rod: *bites lip to keep from screaming*
phishschtick: *pretty much doing the same*
Omega19x: *starts shaking the cage, so they'll fall into the lava*
ph33r my rod: *latches onto the cage*
phishschtick: *holding on so that he WON'T fall into the lava*
Omega19x: *pulls out his wand.* "I... I hope I have enough XP to use this... White magic attack!"
Omega19x: *a ghost appears, a dark spirit of the silent, which Bakura should know well.*
Omega19x: *the magical beam is redirected from the lava golem, and hits Bakura instead!*
phishschtick: *thrown backwards by the beam*
Omega19x: "See? You just hurt him!"
Omega19x: "... YAMI!!"
ph33r my rod: "Bakura!"
Omega19x: *he is blasted out clear out of the cage, and into the pit of fire that has suddenly formed around them all*
Omega19x: *runs out to try and catch him*
Omega19x: *dives forward, as Yami Bakura falls into his arms*
Omega19x: *which leaves Ryou on his back in the lava, in immense pain*
Omega19x: "No... You're not supposed to do that. You're supposed to be hurting them! Like you always do! Your carelessness! Your clumsyness! Your fear!"
phishschtick: *tries to get up and get Ryou out of the lava* "Proved... proved you wrong, huh?"
Omega19x: "You hurt them all the time!"
Omega19x: "I... I would risk my life for them..."
Omega19x: "... No one... No one... hurts my... my yami... or... or my Malik."
Omega19x: *the cage disappears, as does the lava, and Malik falls into Ryou's lap*
ph33r my rod: *oof*
phishschtick: (And now Kura must run. Again.)
Omega19x: (nooo...)
ph33r my rod: (( ... DDDD: ))
Omega19x: (do we have you follow along with us? or get out of the shadow realm?)
phishschtick: (I guess i'll go with you.)
phishschtick: (Kura doesn't want to leave Ryou... ;; )
Omega19x: (you can't stay on any longer tonight?)
phishschtick: (Nope.)
ph33r my rod: (( Wah. ;; *glomple* ))
Omega19x: (we'll give you chat logs... Huggles kura)
phishschtick: ('kay... see you guys.)
ph33r my rod: (( Byebye~ T__T ))
phishschtick has left the room.
Omega19x: (um, you can act on Kura's behalf.)
ph33r my rod: (( Er, okay. XD ))
Omega19x: "... that... that's over..."
Omega19x: "Are... are you all right? Malik... ya..yami?"
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Uh huh..."
ph33r my rod: "...fine."
Omega19x: "I... I don't hurt you... I don't..."
Omega19x: *repeats, as if to reassure himself the monster was wrong*
ph33r my rod: *shakes head* "...no, you don't."
Omega19x: *picks up the magic card left by the creature. 'Dark Energy'*
Omega19x: *no sooner does he pick it up, when his hands are bound above his head, the shadows turn into the bowels of Atlantis, and the Earl of Demise floats above them*
Omega19x: *his wand clatters on the ground, and he can't reach any spells*
ph33r my rod: "Oh hell."
Omega19x: "You thought you could escape me before. I am your fear of death, and yes. I do exist. You thought you had beaten me, but you were wrong. Dead Wrong. Pardon my pun."
Omega19x: *gulp*
Omega19x: *takes his saber, and starts slashing at Ryou. I can kill you in an instant. Horus and Seth wanted to wait, to take control of Khons. I do not have that motive."
Omega19x: "How did that song go? 'I'm not alone. I'm not afraid. I'm not unhappy.' How many times did you sing that hanging here in Atlantis?"
Omega19x: "How long before you deluded yourself into believing it?"
Omega19x: *dangles, he can feel himself growing weak*
ph33r my rod: "Don't listen to him, Ryou, You're not afraid. You're not."
Omega19x: "No one's coming this time. They will just leave you here. to die."
Omega19x: *looks around. Malik was standing right there a second ago, he heard him. But now he can't even see him."
Omega19x: "You will die."
ph33r my rod: "Like hell he will."
Omega19x: *shudders*
Omega19x: "... I... I won't... someone will... come for me... like they did before!"
Omega19x: "I don't see anyone."
Omega19x: *stabs the sword through Ryou's chest*
Omega19x: *screams*
Omega19x: "... Y..yami... can... can you hear me?"
Omega19x: "you don't have your link anymore. No one can hear you scream."
Omega19x: "you will DIE."
Omega19x: "no... please... please don't kill me... please..."
ph33r my rod: "Yes, Ryou, I can hear you."
Omega19x: *pulls out his sword, and pushes the tip right into Ryou's neck.* "If I take this sword any further in, it will slit your throat. How do you feel about that? Do you feel afraid yet?"
Omega19x: "...ma...ma..lik..."
ph33r my rod: "..." *growls, has no idea what to do since obviously neither he or Bakura can be seen*
Omega19x: "... malik... pl..please..."
Omega19x: "You are afraid!"
Omega19x: "you are afraid to die!"
ph33r my rod: *reaches out to touch Ryou, wondering if he'd be able to feel it despite not being seen* "Ryou, I'm... we're here. Don't be afraid."
Omega19x: "No... I'm... I'm not afraid to die... I'm not..."
Omega19x: "Then tell me to kill you. If you're not afraid."
Omega19x: "Say, Sir, I wish to be killed."
Omega19x: "... Malik..."
Omega19x: *pokes the sword against Ryou's neck, and blood dribbles out* "Malik is not in that sentence. Say, Sir, I wish to be killed!"
ph33r my rod: "Ryou, prove to him that you are not afraid."
Omega19x: "I... I... I... sir..."
Omega19x: "You will never say it!"
Omega19x: "You are afraid to face reality, that you are mortal, and that you will DIE."
Omega19x: "Most likely in the most painful way possible!"
Omega19x: "... no... I... I wish... to... to be killed..."
Omega19x: "You did not say Sir."
Omega19x: "I... Sir, I wish... to... to be... killed..."
Omega19x: "Say it without elipses!"
ph33r my rod: "Come on, Ryou... you're not afraid of death."
Omega19x: "Sir, I wish to be killed."
Omega19x: *stabs the sword through Ryou's neck, severing it. Everything dissappears, including him, and the lifeless body crashes into the shadows below*
ph33r my rod: "Shit..." *crouches down next to Ryou*
Omega19x: *the sword has disappeared, but it is clear his neck was broken*
Omega19x: *he is dead*
ph33r my rod: "..." *wonders if that cure card can be used again*
Omega19x: *another card falls down, into Malik's hands this time, since Ryou is unable to catch it*
Omega19x: *'Monster Reborn'*
ph33r my rod: "..." *uses it*
Omega19x: *blink blink*
ph33r my rod: *another sigh of relief*
Omega19x: "... Ma..malik?" *grabs his own throat, relieved to find the sword not in it*
Omega19x: "am... am I... d..dead?"
ph33r my rod: "...not anymore."
Omega19x: *shudders*
Omega19x: "... what... what could be... be worse than that?"
ph33r my rod: (( *suddenly reminded of something in a Kura post* "Ryou, please stop dying." ))
Omega19x: (LOL)
Omega19x: *as if on cue, a large wall suddenly falls from the sky, separating Malik and Bakura from Ryou*
ph33r my rod: "What the?!"
Omega19x: "Malik? Y..yami?!"
Omega19x: "Who are you talking to? They do not exist. They were merely an illusion."
ph33r my rod: "Oh, fuck that."
Omega19x: "... no... they... they were real. They are real!"
ph33r my rod: "..." *bangs on the wall*
Omega19x: "Their love for you is an illusion. You are not worthy of love, especially their love."
Omega19x: "You know it. You are afraid of loving them."
Omega19x: "... I... I got past the creature... about hurting others..."
Omega19x: "You don't fear hurting them. Admit it. You fear falling in love. You fear everything about love."
Omega19x: "That is why I am here."
Omega19x: *shakes his head*
Omega19x: "You cannot love. Your mind was not built to love. You are incapable of loving anyone. You can't even kiss anyone without shaking. You are pathetic!*
Omega19x: *"
ph33r my rod: "No he's not."
Omega19x: "... I... I can't kiss them... I... I've tried.. .and I've failed..."
Omega19x: "They don't want to kiss you."
Omega19x: "They don't want to love you."
Omega19x: "It is just as SETO KAIBA said it would be."
Omega19x: "You should trust him more often. He is right, you know."
ph33r my rod: "...fuck what Kaiba says."
Omega19x: "... Mal...malik said... he... he'd never leave me..."
Omega19x: *the wall absorbs the bodies of Ryou's two companions, their spirit faces sticking through the wall like the illusion wall's face*
ph33r my rod: "The hell?"
Omega19x: *a helmeted knight sticks out on Ryou's left, and the disfigured face of Zork sticks out on the right*
Omega19x: "You couldn't kiss them before. And you can't do it now."
Omega19x: "You will never know love. You will never know what it means to love!"
Omega19x: "or to be loved!"
Omega19x: *stands, trembling, looking at their faces*
Omega19x: "...:
Omega19x: "You can't kiss them, can you? You're too afraid."
Omega19x: "I don't blame you. You're a horrible kisser. What could you possibly offer them? Why should they love someone like you?"
ph33r my rod: "...don't listen to him, Ryou."
Omega19x: "... but... but he... he..."
Omega19x: *suddenly, their faces start to get pulled a little bit into the wall*
Omega19x: *with Ryou's doubt, they are being pulled inside*
Omega19x: *never to return*
ph33r my rod: "He's wrong. Think about that kiss you gave me last night. It was..." *can't even put it into words*
Omega19x: "I... the... the kiss from... from last night?"
ph33r my rod: "...yes."
Omega19x: "... it... it wasn't terrible?"
ph33r my rod: "No, it wasn't. It was... far from it."
Omega19x: *Malik's face gets pulled in a little more* "He's just saying that because he wants out."
Omega19x: "He doesn't really love you. He would only love you if you fucked him senseless. Just ask Mokuba. He knows."
Omega19x: "M..Malik? No... he... he loves me... he... he said he'd wait for me..."
Omega19x: "you make him wait too long. He doesn't want you! He never wanted you!"
ph33r my rod: "NO. Don't listen... Ryou, I told you I'd wait for you... don't believe him..."
Omega19x: "You don't know how to love! It's a lost cause!"
Omega19x: "... no... you're... you're wrong... you're just a wall... I... I can love..."
Omega19x: "I... I know how to love... to love someone..."
Omega19x: "Then prove it!" *pulls Malik's face farther in, not to mention his yami's face, which is also getting pulled in*
Omega19x: *tentatively walks up to Malik's face* "I... I..."
Omega19x: *the face is disappearing*
Omega19x: "You are afraid to love him! You are afraid to share your feelings. To be close to someone! You are afraid that they will look inside your soul, and find absolutely NOTHING!"
ph33r my rod: *just looks at Ryou, the same emotions that was in his kiss last night are in his eyes* "..."
Omega19x: "I... I'm... so... so sorry..."
Omega19x: *starts to cry*
Omega19x: "it's... it's true... I... I can't... I can't... I can't do anything..."
Omega19x: *his face is disappearing some more*
ph33r my rod: "Ryou... don't be scared..."
Omega19x: *his chin and forehead are covered in the wall, and it is absorbing his cheeks*
Omega19x: "You... you need someone who... who can ... you know... with you... and kiss you... and... and..."
Omega19x: "I... I am... afraid to love..."
Omega19x: *his cheeks disappear, his eyes are barely visible, though his lips still are*
ph33r my rod: "No..." *a tear manages to fall before his eyes are covered*
Omega19x: *crying, he bends down. He leans in, and he kisses Malik.* "... please don't leave me..."
Omega19x: "I... I can't live without your love..."
Omega19x: *kisses him again... slowly... he's trembling, but he's doing it.*
Omega19x: "You call that a kiss?"
Omega19x: *nods*
Omega19x: "... yes..."
Omega19x: "I... I want my Malik back..."
Omega19x: "Then kiss him without shaking. There's still time. His lips are still visible... slightly..."
Omega19x: "or lose him forever!"
Omega19x: "... that... that was the best kiss I could do... I... I'm sorry... I... That was the best kiss I could do!"
Omega19x: "Tell him you liked it, Malik, please!"
Omega19x: "I don't hear anything."
ph33r my rod: *tries to, but too much of his mouth is covered to do so*
Omega19x: *crying* "... please..." *takes his lips to the other lips again.* "... please come back... I... I need you..." *kisses him like he did last night. Still trembling, but a lot less so*
Omega19x: "... please..."
Omega19x: "I... I love you..."
Omega19x: "I love you!"
Omega19x: *suddenly the wall spits him out*
Omega19x: "hey! I didn't say you could come out!"
ph33r my rod: *oof*
Omega19x: "Malik!"
Omega19x: *wraps his arms around him*
ph33r my rod: "..." *does the same*
Omega19x: "But what about my other one? How could you love a fiend like this? And better yet, how can it love you back?"
ph33r my rod: "..."
Omega19x: "... yami?"
Omega19x: "How... how can i not love my yami!"
Omega19x: "You've said that for so long, you delude yourself into thinking it's true. He has hurt you, tried to kill you, and you LOVE him? You lie to yourself. You are better off without his love!"
Omega19x: "Or is it the only kind of love you're really worthy of? The kind where you're hurt!"
Omega19x: "... yami..."
Omega19x: *his face is getting pulled in as well*
Omega19x: "... please stop..."
Omega19x: "Then kiss him!"
Omega19x: "Without trembling!"
Omega19x: *trembles as he walks up to the wall, and bends down*
Omega19x: ".. yami, you said to come to you when... when I was scared... so... so I wouldn't be alone... Please... please... I need you..."
ph33r my rod: "Don't be scared. You're not alone."
Omega19x: "... I... I..." *bends over, and starts kissing him as well*
Omega19x: "That is pathetic."
Omega19x: "he doesn't know love either. You should just leave him be. You can be loveless together!"
Omega19x: "... no... I... I need both of them..." *kisses his yami harder*
Omega19x: "please..." *trembles* "Don't take him away from me..."
Omega19x: "Without trembling!"
Omega19x: "I can't!"
Omega19x: *pulls his face in some more*
Omega19x: "... NO!"
Omega19x: " YAMI!!"
Omega19x: "You are not worthy of love! The first one should have never flown out!"
Omega19x: "..." *glances over at Malik*
ph33r my rod: "...you can do it, Ryou. If you were able to get me out, then you can get him out..."
Omega19x: *weak nod* ".. okay..." *bends down, and kisses his yami like he kissed Malik, trembling as little as he possibly could*
Omega19x: *and the wall finally spits him out*
ph33r my rod: *oof*
Omega19x: "... yami..."
Omega19x: "Though I am right. You can't kiss them without trembling."
Omega19x: "but... but that doesn't mean I... I don't love them..."
Omega19x: *looks at them both* "... I... I tried my best... and it got you out... maybe... maybe... that's ... good enough..."
ph33r my rod: "...your best is all that I ask for."
Omega19x: *hugs Malik.*
Omega19x: *looks at his yami*
ph33r my rod: "What he said."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't know if I'll ever be able to not tremble... but.. at... at least I wasn't shaking..."
Omega19x: *looks back up, to see that the wall is gone*
ph33r my rod: "...apparently it was enough to get rid of that wall."
Omega19x: *in its place is a card, 'malevolent nuzzler'*
Omega19x: "...I... I would do anything for you..."
Omega19x: "... maybe one day... I... I will be brave enough to... to try to... you know... but... um... until then, I promise I will try my best not to be afraid..."
Omega19x: *but the next task is quick at hand. Or is it. There's another card, sticking out of a treasure chest!*
ph33r my rod: *blinks*
Omega19x: "... is that... just a card?"
ph33r my rod: "Careful, it could be a trap..."
Omega19x: *a tiny voice is heard* "I am the fear of the unknown. Anything can happen..."
Omega19x: "Anything."
Omega19x: "If you want the card, someone in your party has to be brave enough to take it."
Omega19x: *gulps*
ph33r my rod: "I'll do it."
Omega19x: *suddenly monsters spring from the ground* "You're not going anywhere tomb robber!" *they're zombies, a graverobber's retribution, so to speak*
Omega19x: *immediately, they have him in their clutches, trying to peel off his flesh*
ph33r my rod: "Fuck!"
Omega19x: "... yami!"
Omega19x: "The only way to stop it is for someone to take the card..."
ph33r my rod: "......"
ph33r my rod: *reaches for the card*
Omega19x: *is busy at the moment, trying to pull a zombie off his yami. As fiends, the dark magic isn't helping*
Omega19x: *a trap hole opens in the ground, and Malik falls inside. The chest is now quite out of reach*
Omega19x: "Only one person left!"
ph33r my rod: "GAH!" *latches onto the edge of the hole*
Omega19x: *pulls out a card* "... no... I... I remove your traps!"
Omega19x: *the zombies and the hole disappear*
ph33r my rod: (( I forgot he had that card. XD ))
Omega19x: (I almost did too)
Omega19x: "... I... I'm afraid... Something... something is going to happen to me..."
Omega19x: "And it will. There is only one way to not spring my traps, and you don't know what it is. And since you've already used your magic to free them, you cannot help yourself!"
Omega19x: "only one way?"
ph33r my rod: (( What number is this? *lost count* ))
Omega19x: (8)
ph33r my rod: (( Kay. ))
Omega19x: (out of 10)
Omega19x: "one way."
Omega19x: "Only one way you can face the future, isn't there. But you will never do it. Because one of you is simply too afraid!"
Omega19x: *looks at Malik and his yami*
ph33r my rod: *both look at each other, then Ryou*
Omega19x: "... how... the only way I... I can think of is if we reach in... to..together..."
Omega19x: "... that's the only way to face the future, right?"
ph33r my rod: *nods*
Omega19x: *all three reach in, and the treasure chest grows terrible fangs, a tongue, and bites down on them*
Omega19x: "You have found my man-eating treasure chest!"
ph33r my rod: "Ack!"
Omega19x: *then, as quickly as it bit them, it disappears. They did solve the riddle, after all.*
Omega19x: *and are left with a card. 'reasoning'*
Omega19x: "...phew... That was close..."
Omega19x: *wraps his arms around his two boyfriends. He doesn't know what he would do without them.*
Omega19x: "You are about to find out!"
Omega19x: "... what?"
ph33r my rod: "...that can't be good."
Omega19x: "I heard your thoughts. I am one of your biggest fears. The fear of being alone."
Omega19x: *grabs onto both their hands* "I... I fought so hard to... to get them back... You... you can't take them away..." *looks in the darkness, trying to find what he's shouting at*
Omega19x: *a Relinquished appears in the shadows, and draws in both Malik and Bakura. The strength of their ka is added to his attack, and he starts powering up a powerful cannon*
Omega19x: "No!!"
Omega19x: *the blast hits Ryou head on, sending him flying back into the shadows. He's now fighting both his yami and Malik, who have extremely powerful ka*
ph33r my rod: *both call out, as mun is too lazy to change fonts* "RYOU!"
Omega19x: "A lowly level 8 wizard cannot stop me. And if you do not stop me, your friends will dissolve in my belly! To stop me, you have to kill me. And in killing me, you will destroy them both!"
Omega19x: *gulps*
Omega19x: "... I... I need more power..."
ph33r my rod: (( brb ))
Omega19x: *shoots another beam, which he dodges*
Omega19x: "I... I can't let them stay in there... I... I have to attack... and... and hope for the best..."
Omega19x: "Alone, you have no chance of winning!"
ph33r my rod: *struggles*
Omega19x: "I've... I'm used to being alone. I've been alone before... I... I don't like it... but... but I can't let you kill them..." *pulls out the Dark energy orb, the malevolant nuzzler, and the sword of tenacity*
Omega19x: *all of those spells boost his power tremendously*
Omega19x: "I... I have to attack..."
ph33r my rod: (( SWORD OF TENACITY! ))
Omega19x: "... and hope for the best..."
Omega19x: *points his wand at the creature's eye, and fires*
Omega19x: *the creature remains.*
Omega19x: "You pathetic wizard. You activated my special ability. The creatures I have absorbed are dead now. Your friends are dead now."
Omega19x: "I don't believe you!"
Omega19x: *fires again, immeidately, and without question*
Omega19x: *since it has nothing inside of it, it is destroyed now, leaving Ryou to see the bodies of Maik and his yami on the ground*
Omega19x: "oh, I'm going to use all my magic points just to do this..." *pulls out monster reborn, and activates it*
ph33r my rod: *and they live*
Omega19x: "...oh Malik..."
Omega19x: "... y..yami... oh god... I... I don't want to lose you..."
ph33r my rod: "...man, that sucked."
Omega19x: "I'm... I'm not doing a... a good job... of conquering my fears... anymore... am I?"
Omega19x: *wraps his arms around Malik*
ph33r my rod: "...you are. You managed to destroy that last one without hesitating..."
Omega19x: "but... but I was still worried about you... That... that didn't matter?"
ph33r my rod: "You might've been worried, but it didn't hold you back."
Omega19x: *weak nod*
Omega19x: *they move on, only to find the Dark Necrophear blocking their path*
Omega19x: "... What are you?"
Omega19x: "The dark master did not expect you to get this far. But you will not pass by me. I am your greatest fear."
ph33r my rod: "....."
Omega19x: *she pulls out her various puppets, all lifeless dolls - Ryou's mother, father, and sister.*
Omega19x: "You've been afraid ever since they died. You are afraid to let them go."
Omega19x: "You are afraid to put the past into the past..."
Omega19x: *freezes in place* "... m... mom?"
Omega19x: "Don't forget me, Ryou! Please!' they all cry... Can't you hear them? They're dead, and you don't want that."
Omega19x: "You're afraid to admit it."
Omega19x: *she pulls a string, and all three of them writhe in pain*
Omega19x: "Stop hurting them!!"
Omega19x: "Look, I even took the time to give them flesh, and bring them back... This is no trick of the eye. They are here for you, in the shadows!"
Omega19x: "Don't you want to be with them?"
Omega19x: *looks at them*
Omega19x: *she pulls the strings again, and they scream in such wretched agony*
Omega19x: "..."
Omega19x: *falls down to his knees.*
ph33r my rod: "..." *totally speechless*
Omega19x: "... stop hurting them..."
Omega19x: "I can't. I am not hurting them. You are."
Omega19x: "I did not bring them here. You did. This is your fear. I just gave them flesh."
Omega19x: "You can send them away, if you want to. But I know you won't."
Omega19x: "You can't. Because without them, you are nothing. The memories will fade, and your life will be a completely empty shell."
Omega19x: *is crying*
ph33r my rod: "..." *kneels down next to Ryou, having finally found his voice* "...let it go, Ryou. Even though they're not here, they're... with you in spirit. And the good memories won't fade."
Omega19x: "... I... I... c..can't..."
Omega19x: "How many years were you alone? ten?"
ph33r my rod: *also kneels down* "Ryou. If I can let go, and Malik can let go, then you can let go."
ph33r my rod: *nods in agreement*
Omega19x: "and still you cling to these wandering souls. The sister was right. You don't care for her.at all. If you did, you wouldn't have forced her to come back through hell. To nearly kill herself."
Omega19x: "She hurt herself for you, and you thank her how? You weak bastard child."
Omega19x: "... I... I can't..."
Omega19x: "That's right. It's all you ever knew, isn't it. You managed to all put your hand in the treasure chest, but when it comes down to it, you can't put your past in the past."
Omega19x: ""Maybe I need another puppet..."
Omega19x: *suddenly strings appear on Bakura's arms and legs, and he flies into the Dark Necrophear's control.*
ph33r my rod: "The fuck?!"
Omega19x: "... what about this? Do you remember this?"
Omega19x: *she sends him into Ryou, fists pummeling him to the ground*
Omega19x: "... y...yami..."
Omega19x: *is struck, over and over again*
Omega19x: "He was just letting you know who was in charge... Keeping you from loving anyone, from caring. It's his fault you're like this. And you know it."
Omega19x: 'You managed to let that go? Right? or have you simply been deluding yourself this whole time? pretending to love him so he will stop hurting you!"
Omega19x: *with the monster controlling him, he kicks Ryou in the chin, and sends him flying backwards*
Omega19x: *bleeding, his jaw is dislocated*
Omega19x: *tears streaming down his face*
Omega19x: *as much as he tries... he... he can't do it*
ph33r my rod: "... Ryou, you..." *pulls him up into his arms* "You have to let go for this to stop..."
Omega19x: "Didn't you hear him? oh wait, those with broken jaws can't talk."
Omega19x: "He can't let them go."
Omega19x: "He would rather sit here in pain than to simply turn his back on them"
Omega19x: *cries into Malik's arms*
ph33r my rod: "You don't have to turn your back on them, just... move on. You'll have the good memories you can look back on, and can make new ones that won't replace the old..."
Omega19x: *tries to speak*
Omega19x: "li..k..e... y..m..i..."
ph33r my rod: *nods*
Omega19x: *the strings on Bakura snap, and he goes flying into the ground*
ph33r my rod: *oof*
Omega19x: *looks up, and sees his yami crawling towards them*
Omega19x: *he comes closer, and Ryou trembles*
ph33r my rod: "He's not being controlled anymore, don't worry..."
Omega19x: "...ya...i..."
Omega19x: *reaches out to him cautiously*
ph33r my rod: "..." *takes Ryou's hand*
Omega19x: *he's trembling*
Omega19x: *bruised and bleeding, he's trembling*
Omega19x: "how easy you really can let your past go. Or at least, part of your past."
Omega19x: 'you forgave him for beating you, for torturing you, for almost killing you. But you can't forgive your own parents for leaving you alone?"
Omega19x: "What a wretched boy you are."
Omega19x: *the tears mix with blood, and run down his face*
ph33r my rod: *holds on to Ryou* "...let it go."
Omega19x: "I'... s...or...y... mo..m..."
Omega19x: "...d...a...d.."
Omega19x: "..A.m..n..e..."
Omega19x: "...pl..ease... for...g..ve me..."
Omega19x: *he closes his eyes, and burys his face in Malik's armor*
Omega19x: "Why should they forgive you?"
Omega19x: "Look how much pain they're in. It's all your fault."
ph33r my rod: "No... it's not your fault... it's toying with your mind, trying to make you give up..."
Omega19x: "Amane did tell you he's not the only one who loves you. But you don't care about them. You never did. You were still angry that they left you, left you alone, afraid.
Omega19x: Left you."
Omega19x: "You only love the one that hurt you because he's still here."
Omega19x: "You never accepted their deaths, you never let them rest! You caused them nothing but grief for ten years!"
Omega19x: "They will not forgive you!"
Omega19x: *is crying, breaking down in sobs*
Omega19x: "I... ca...nt... "
Omega19x: *they scream in anguish again*
Omega19x: "Yes, this is exactly what you see every time your boyfriends tried to kiss you, isn't it?"
Omega19x: "The thought that someone else would take their place, show you the love they were unable to give because they were dead. You hate it. You hate it so very much!"
Omega19x: "Every time you look at Malik or your pathetic yami, you betray them!"
Omega19x: "EVERY TIME. And each time you kiss him, they suffer!"
Omega19x: *is shaking his head* "... No... n...o... th..at..'s ... not true... it... it can't be true..."
Omega19x: "Search your dreams. And your feelings. You know it's true."
ph33r my rod: *still holding on to Ryou's hand* "If you want to move on into the future, then let go of the past. It's only haunting you because you'"
ph33r my rod: (( #@&*#^@ ))
ph33r my rod: "...because you're letting it."
Omega19x: *crying*
Omega19x: "... I..."
Omega19x: "He can't do it."
ph33r my rod: "...don't let your past control you, Ryou..."
Omega19x: "they... they all died..."
Omega19x: "Don't worry. You can't prevent Malik and your yami from taking their place.. they too will die!"
Omega19x: *shaking his head, crying, just... crying*
ph33r my rod: "........" *doesn't know what he can say anymore*
Omega19x: "... All you have to do is turn your back, it's that simple."
Omega19x: "... I don't want to... to lose them..."
Omega19x: "I can't lose them..."
ph33r my rod: "You won't lose them."
Omega19x: "As long as I still have your complete attention, how do you like my new puppet? Look familiar?"
Omega19x: *suddenly finds himself in strings, being hoisted off the ground*
Omega19x: "you're just like them. Dead inside."
Omega19x: "And nothing can ever change that."
Omega19x: "... that's... that's not true... I... I... I have new people... who... who care about me... I... I have a n..new family now..."
Omega19x: "... th..that loves me..."
Omega19x: "... th..the ring... says so... I... I love them... I... I always will... but... but I love my... my new family too..."
Omega19x: "... I... I WANT TO LOVE MY NEW FAMILY!"
Omega19x: *the strings break, and Ryou falls onto the ground*
Omega19x: "i'm tired of being alone... and afraid..."
Omega19x: "I... I'm never going... to... to for..forget them..."
Omega19x: "never... I... I can't forget them..."
Omega19x: "I... I want to go home..."
Omega19x: *the dark necrofear disappears, leaving a card in her place. The ultimate spell for the white wizard. The change of heart.*
Omega19x: "... y...yami..."
Omega19x: "... M...malik..."
Omega19x: "I'm... sor...sorry..."
Omega19x: *still crying*
ph33r my rod: "..." *just holds on to him*
Omega19x: "I... I never realized how... how much I...I... I programmed myself... to... to oh god... I... I've hurt you so much... because I can't let go..."
Omega19x: "I..."
ph33r my rod: "......."
Omega19x: "You got this far, but you won't get any farther!"
Omega19x: *the black wizard Bakura stands back up.* "Now you know all your deepest fears. You've faced them, and somehow managed to conquer most of them, and at least stand up to some of the later ones."
Omega19x: "But it all ends here."
Omega19x: "Your yami told you to imagine your fear, well here I am!"
Omega19x: "I dare you! Crush me!"
Omega19x: "It will be like an ant crushing a giant!"
ph33r my rod: "...you can do it, Ryou."
Omega19x: "... where's the spell card?"
Omega19x: "I... I only have enough magic points for one more spell!"
ph33r my rod: "..." *hands the card to him*
Omega19x: "You mean this spell card?" *snatches it away from Zork before the white wizard can touch it*
Omega19x: *and tears the Change of Heart card to shreds*
Omega19x: "........."
ph33r my rod: "...oh hell."
Omega19x: "... m... Malik...?"
Omega19x: *now holding on to him, tighter than before*
ph33r my rod: "...yes?"
Omega19x: "All that preaching about never losing hope. How touching, and how far does it get you? No where."
Omega19x: "You managed to prove you loved them, and you managed to turn your back on your past, even if only for a minute. But you can't stop me."
Omega19x: "Without the spell card, you are powerless!"
Omega19x: "what do I do now?"
ph33r my rod: "...was that the only spell card you had left?"
Omega19x: "It's the only one powerful enough to... to stop him..."
Omega19x: "... I don't have enough magic points to do anything else..."
ph33r my rod: "..."
ph33r my rod: "Ryou, he's the embodiment of something in your mind. You have the power to destroy him without the magic cards."
Omega19x: *evil laughter*
Omega19x: *blink*
Omega19x: "... the... the change of... of heart... is... in me?"
ph33r my rod: "That's not what I said, but if you think it is, then go for it."
Omega19x: "... you mean... that... that I can... turn him... into good... without the... the card..."
ph33r my rod: *nod*
Omega19x: "A fool's attempt, are you really willing to try it?"
Omega19x: "if... if my yami believes I can do it... I... I won't let him down..."
Omega19x: "I... I can be strong... just... just like him!"
Omega19x: "I am not alone."
ph33r my rod: "I believe it too. Be strong, Ryou."
Omega19x: "I am not... not afraid..."
Omega19x: "I am not... unhappy..."
Omega19x: "You ARE still afraid. I can sense it!"
Omega19x: "A... a wise man once said... Courage is... is not the absense of fear... It's... it's doing something you're afraid of... de..despite of... of that fear!"
Omega19x: "... despite all my fear... I... I'm going to bring you down!"
Omega19x: "You are afraid of admitting your own fear!"
Omega19x: "You are afraid of conquering it!"
Omega19x: "You... you are afraid... that I...I'm not bluffing..."
Omega19x: *points wand at the black wizard Bakura*
Omega19x: "... ch...change of... of heart..."
Omega19x: *light bursts from the wand, and in another moment, the shadows are gone, the creatures are gone, the whole dream ends. And they are back on Malik's bedroom floor*
ph33r my rod: *blink blink*
ph33r my rod: "...oh thank Ra that's over with."
Omega19x: *is still on the floor*
ph33r my rod: "... Ryou?"
Omega19x: *weak groan*
Omega19x: "... Is... is it... o..over?"
ph33r my rod: *nod*
Omega19x: *tries to sit up*
ph33r my rod: *helps him up into a sitting position*
Omega19x: "..." *and collapses into Malik's arms, exhausted from the battle he just fought, as one could easily imagine*
ph33r my rod: (( I can definitely imagine. ))
Omega19x: *but he did something that he had never before accomplished. He stood up to his fear. And while chances are he will never face life entirely without fear, it's a start. A good start.*
Omega19x: (do you think you can turn this into a narrative chat log and post it?)
Omega19x: (I think it would be an interesting read)
ph33r my rod: (( It might take a while. @___@ ))
ph33r my rod: (( But yeah, it would be an interesting read. XD ))
Omega19x: (eh, fine, I'll do it, but not until tomorrow.)
Omega19x: (but will you at least make an entry of your own about it?)
Omega19x: (i'm going to bed)
ph33r my rod: (( Yeah. ))
ph33r my rod: (( Niiight~ ))
Omega19x: (night!)
Omega19x has left the room.