ph33r my rod: *has been trailing behind Ryou and Bakura since he got there, aparently not seen by either of them*
Omega19x: *nope, not seen.*
ph33r my rod: (( Nice post there, Ryou. ;D ))
Omega19x: The entire course of events played themselves out, Ryou sits, holding his yami's dead body, rocking back and forth. For a while, Malik can't even move. Too stunned. But he gets over that...
ph33r my rod: "..." *slowly comes out from his hiding spot, hesitantly approaching them* "...Ryou?"
Omega19x: Ryou makes no movement. He just sits there, holding his yami.
ph33r my rod: "... Ryou." *kneels down next to him*
Omega19x: Ryou is in total shock over the situation. His eyes are glossed over, tears just streaming down. He doesn't notice anything. Not even Malik...
ph33r my rod: *sits there watching him for a few moments, then reaches over, lightly putting his hand on Ryou's shoulder*
Omega19x: Ryou's face is a complete blank. He doesn't even respond.
ph33r my rod: "..." *eventually wraps his arm around Ryou and rests his chin on his shoulder, as it's really all he can do at the moment*
Omega19x: It's so... unnerving to see Ryou so... blank.
Omega19x: It's like a never-ending elipsis.
ph33r my rod: *just sits there kinda half-holding him, waiting for any kind of response*
Omega19x: That's the on problem. You're not getting any.
Omega19x: *one
ph33r my rod: (( ... Is Malik gonna have to haul them both up and drag them out? :| ))
Omega19x: (perhaps... though that would look pretty weird.)
ph33r my rod: (( I don't think he could carry both of them. XD ))
Omega19x: (call Atemu. He's rich.)
ph33r my rod: (( ...*dies* ))
Omega19x: (*trying to think of another way to get one dead body, and one unresponsive body out of the country*)
Omega19x: (*and not coming up with one, lol)
Omega19x: (psst, take the items with you!!)
ph33r my rod: (( ...shouldn't they be gone-ish, or something? ))
ph33r my rod: (( Or is that only if all fourteen are given? ))
Omega19x: (must be 14ish. And I promised some people that items would not be gone...)
ph33r my rod: (( Ohhhhh. :X ))
Omega19x: (so just pretend the stone spit them back out again.)
ph33r my rod: (( Kay. XD ))
ph33r my rod: *eventually lets go of Ryou, and goes to gather the Items, putting them in his backpack*
Omega19x: Ryou is still motionless, still completely unresponsive. He looks almost midcrushed.
ph33r my rod: *stands there, just staring at them, thinking about what to do* "..."
Omega19x: (you have a shit load of millennium items.)
ph33r my rod: (( ...and? ))
Omega19x: (and I just stuck my nose in ice... but that's besides the point.)
Omega19x: (you have an unresponsive Ryou and a millennium ankh. That's my point... *hint*)
ph33r my rod: (( ...*facepalm* OHHHHH. ))
ph33r my rod: *realizes something and rummages in his backpack, taking the Ankh out*
Omega19x: Ryou still gives no response. And of course, neither does Bakura.
ph33r my rod: *kneels back in front of Ryou, touching it to his forehead*
Omega19x: And soon Malik is pulled into Ryou's soul room. It is an area that Malik has explored before, the round circular bed, the white surroundings. Except, this time, something is different.
Omega19x: His ka is nowhere to be found.
ph33r my rod: *looks around* "Ryou?"
Omega19x: Everything is still. Memories are strewn about in places, as though Ryou was reliving all his moments with his yami as said yami was dying. The door to the hall outside his soul room is open.
ph33r my rod: *slowly walks out into the hallway, being careful not to go too far*
Omega19x: The hallway is dimly lit, but Malik can see far enough to notice that Yami Bakura's door is there. And somehow, some way, even though it was rusted over... it's open now.
ph33r my rod: *blinks, then makes his way over to the other room, entering*
Omega19x: That room is quite dark. There is nothing there. No furniture, no treasures. It's been dead for an entire year. But Malik can hear something. It's a faint sound, from deep within the large empty space. It sounds like a little bishie crying.
ph33r my rod: *starts hurrying in the direction the sound's coming from*
Omega19x: Eventually, Malik is in pitch black darkness.
Omega19x: He can't see his nose in front of his face.
ph33r my rod: *stops, squinting in the darkness, to no avail* "...Ryou? Are you here?"
Omega19x: He's answered by feeing something at his feet, as he trips over it. *MEEP!*
Omega19x: *feeling
ph33r my rod: *falls flat on his face* "Ow..."
Omega19x: "...s...s..sorry..." *suddenly quite scared* "..w..who's there?!"
ph33r my rod: *picks himself up* "It's me... Malik."
Omega19x: "... m..Malik?"
ph33r my rod: "...yeah."
Omega19x: The soul of Ryou, as represented by the white wizard, feels around on the dark floor, looking for Malik.
Omega19x: "...w..where are you?"
ph33r my rod: *feels around too* "I'm right here... I can't see anything."
Omega19x: He eventually finds him. The little spirit is cold, shaking, afraid. "... He's... he's dead..."
Omega19x: "He's dead..."
ph33r my rod: *just wraps his arms around Ryou* "...I saw everything."
Omega19x: "... h...how?"
ph33r my rod: "... I followed after you two. I had to. I had to see what happened for myself..."
Omega19x: "... everything?"
ph33r my rod: "Everything..."
Omega19x: "... m... my... my fault... I... k...I k...killed him..."
ph33r my rod: *clutches him tighter* "...how is it your fault? He gave himself up to save you. He didn't want Zorc to kill you..."
Omega19x: "... I.... I w..wanted it..."
Omega19x: "... w...wanted him to... to set.... family free... I... he did it... He... it killed him... killed him too."
Omega19x: "... I... I killed him..."
ph33r my rod: "...don't say that."
Omega19x: "... I... I kill..killed him..."
Omega19x: "I... m...made sure he... wanted to... to set his family free... and... and look... look wh..what happened.."
Omega19x: The little spirit trembles in Malik's arms.
ph33r my rod: *holds the spirit as tightly as he can, not knowing what to say or do that could possibly comfort him*
Omega19x: "... I'm... bad..."
Omega19x: "I... and now he's gone... Gone..."
Omega19x: "... yami... is gone..."
ph33r my rod: "...don't think of it as him being dead, Ryou. Think of him as being... at rest. Like the other spirits of Kul Elna."
Omega19x: "... he... he wasn't like them... h...he was alive... He was alive... and now he's not..."
Omega19x: "I... I'm so sorry..."
Omega19x: "I'm so sorry.... so so sorry..."
Omega19x: And the little white wizard just cries, as though he could cry for the rest of eternity.
Omega19x: (hey, Seto's on. Blue eyes white jet anyone?)
ph33r my rod: (( I doubt he'd be very happy at having to pick the three of them up from Egypt again. XD ))
Omega19x: (lol)
ph33r my rod: *just sits there and holds him for as long as he can imagine*
Omega19x: "I... I'm sorry..."
Omega19x: "... I let him... die... I... I'm sorry yami... I'm sorry I'm not strong..."
ph33r my rod: "...you didn't know it was going to take him too. So it's not your fault, okay?"
Omega19x: "... I... should ha...have been... s..smarter... or... or... oh... Malik... Yami's dead... He's dead..."
Omega19x: "... th...the darkness never dies... and the darkness is dead..."
ph33r my rod: *holds him tightly, nuzzling against his head* "...I'm sorry, I don't know what to do, Ryou... I'd bring him back if I could, but..."
Omega19x: "... I... should have gone...w..with him..."
Omega19x: "... h..he's the other half of... of my soul..."
Omega19x: "...I... I let him die..."
Omega19x: "... I... b..broke the door down... but... but he's still... he's still dead..."
ph33r my rod: *loosens his grip a little, finding it... pretty useless to try comforting him right now*
Omega19x: As it probably would be for anyone who has just gone through what Ryou went through.
Omega19x: "...I'm... sorry, Malik..."
ph33r my rod: "...is there anything I can do? Anything at all...?"
Omega19x: "... h...home..."
Omega19x: "I... bring him home... please..."
Omega19x: (supernanny break!)
ph33r my rod: (( *ded* ))
Omega19x: (break)
Omega19x: "... I... I... don't think I... I can... can f..face him, Malik... I... I'm not coming out..."
ph33r my rod: "...you'll have to eventually, Ryou. We have to go home..."
Omega19x: (let me know if it's back on)
ph33r my rod: (( Kay. ))
Omega19x: "... I... I c... I can't..."
ph33r my rod: (( Back on. ))
Omega19x: "... d...don't make me... l..leave... He... he used to live here..."
Omega19x: "... in my head... I... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
Omega19x: "..."
ph33r my rod: "..." *just sits there, feeling completely lost, and hating that he can't do anything to help*
Omega19x: "...I... I'm not... strong enough to go back out there..."
ph33r my rod: (( Back on. ))
Omega19x: "..." the white wizard trembles, just laying in Malik's lap, shaking.
ph33r my rod: "...I can't carry both of you out of there."
Omega19x: "...th...then ... m...maybe you... you should just... l..leave me..."
Omega19x: The spirit slinked off Malik's lap, and onto the cold stone floor of his yami's old soul room.
ph33r my rod: *reaches out for him again* "No. I'm not leaving you here, Ryou."
Omega19x: "... it's the only way..."
ph33r my rod: (( Back on. ))
Omega19x: "... I... I'm sorry..."
Omega19x: (this bishie needs a serious confidence boost)
Omega19x: (back)
Omega19x: "..."
ph33r my rod: *reaches out again, grabbing him by the shoulders* "Look at me, Ryou."
Omega19x: (be strong, Malik!)
Omega19x: "..." he looks up, even though he isn't quite sure where Malik is in the immense pitch black darkness.
ph33r my rod: (( Back on. God, that was a short break. *ded* ))
Omega19x: (back)
ph33r my rod: *looks him in... what he thinks is the eyes* "Ryou... I love you, and I am not going to let you just sit here and waste away. You hear me? Just think about it for a minute... would Bakura want you to do this? Would he want you to give up like this? No. He'd want you to go on and live for him." *is in tears* "Be strong for me, Ryou. Be strong for him."
Omega19x: "... n...y...you're... ri..right..." Ryou finally whispered. "...I... I'm sorry..."
Omega19x: The spirit was still in tears, but... but one thing was true in his mind. Malik loved him, and he loved Malik. And if Malik said he could be strong, then even in this, his darkest moment, he could be strong.
ph33r my rod: *gently reaches out for his face* "...please. Just come home with me. We'll bring him with us. And we'll find some way to bring him back... I know we will."
ph33r my rod: (( Back on. ))
Omega19x: "... y...you mean it?"
Omega19x: "..." then suddenly, they hear a door close somewhere in the distance. "... uh oh..."
ph33r my rod: "..." *blinks* "That wasn't a good sound."
Omega19x: "... n..no... It wasn't..."
ph33r my rod: "Come on..." *stands up, pulling Ryou with him* "Let's get out of here."
Omega19x: The spirit shivers. "... e...even the... the soul room doesn't think I'm strong enough..."
Omega19x: He holds on to Malik.
Omega19x: "... you... you think I... I am, right?"
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Of course I do... I know you can be strong. You've done it before, more times than I can count."
Omega19x: "... y...you're right..."
ph33r my rod: "And I promise, as long as you don't give up, we'll be able to bring him back somehow. I don't know how, but... I help you, okay?"
Omega19x: "... o...okay..."
ph33r my rod: (( ...*I'll ))
Omega19x: "... like... R...Rishid..."
Omega19x: "the... the priest is... is still searching for... for Rishid..."
ph33r my rod: "...right."
Omega19x: "... K...keep me strong, Malik... please... I... I can't do it without you..."
Omega19x: He hugs him in the darkness.
ph33r my rod: *hugs back* "I'll help you in any way I can."
Omega19x: "... l..like getting... out of here?"
Omega19x: He looks around, and of course, can't see anything.
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Right. We have to do that before anything else. Um..." *starts walking in one direction, tugging Ryou along with him*
Omega19x: "... is... is this the right way?"
Omega19x: Ryou's spirit trembles as he walks along the stone.
ph33r my rod: "I don't know... When I first came in here, I could see a little, but then everything just went black."
ph33r my rod: (( brb ))
ph33r my rod: (( back ))
Omega19x: "... w...wait a moment... I... I can... I can get myself out of... out of here..."
ph33r my rod: "...okay." *holds on to his hand*
Omega19x: Something finally dawns on the little white wizard, namely the fact that he is just that - a white wizard. "... I... I can make light..."
Omega19x: "... not much... but I can make enough light to... to find the door..."
ph33r my rod: *smiles* "That's it..."
Omega19x: The little spirit waves his little wand, and it becomes a little torch. (abuse of the word 'little', ne?) Now, they can at least see where they're going.
ph33r my rod: "Okay... now to find the door."
Omega19x: That is no longer the impossible task that it seemed before, and soon, they see the door, and manage to pry it open again.
ph33r my rod: "...I can see now." *hello captain obvious*
Omega19x: "... th...there... w..we're back in... in the hallway...":
Omega19x: The little spirit looks up at Malik, and leaps into his arms. "...t..thank you... for coming for me..."
ph33r my rod: *hugs him back* "I told you, I wasn't just going to let you stay there... I'd never abandon you, Ryou."
Omega19x: "... I... I... I can be strong... I... I c..I can face him again... I... n...need your help..."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "I'll do my half if you do yours. Okay? Promise me you'll stay strong."
Omega19x: "...o...okay..."
Omega19x: He nods weakly
ph33r my rod: "Alright." *kisses the spirit on the cheek* "That's all that I ask..."
Omega19x: "... y...you better... g...go back to... to your body..."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Will you come back out, too?"
Omega19x: Ryou's spirit walks weakly to his own soul room, leaving his yami's old door to open or close on its own free will. "... I... I'm... s...scared..."
Omega19x: "... bu...but I... I will..."
ph33r my rod: "Be strong, love."
Omega19x: *nod*
Omega19x: Another moment later, and Malik is back in his own body, and Ryou opens his eyes.
Omega19x: "... m...Malik? Are you here?"
ph33r my rod: *lowers the Ankh, putting it back in his backpack* "...I'm here."
Omega19x: Ryou sniffles, and looks down, at the body he's been cradling this entire time.
Omega19x: "... Can... can we really find a way to... to bring him back, Malik?"
ph33r my rod: *puts a hand on Ryou's shoulder* "As long as we believe, we can do anything."
Omega19x: "... okay..."
Omega19x: Ryou doesn't know too much about what happens after death, but he does at least remember his yami always talking about how they preserved the bodies. It was why robbing the pharaoh's tomb was such a crime.
ph33r my rod: (( ...not to kill the wibbly mood or anything, but I just had a vision of them wrapping Bakura's body up like a mummy, and claiming that making a fake mummy is a school project when they go through airport security. *dies* ))
Omega19x: (ROFL)
ph33r my rod: (( Hey, it'd be a decent option if we can't get anyone to pick us up. ;D ))
Omega19x: (Mokuba's on.)
Omega19x: ((just scanning for rich people who would have jets and enough cash to avoid law enforcement)
ph33r my rod: (( XD ))
Omega19x: (hey, does Isis have any connections with the egyptian government?)
ph33r my rod: (( Um... I dunno. XD They could always hop in a ventilated box and be shipped in to the museum ;D ))
Omega19x: (it might just be easier to call on another character.)
ph33r my rod: (( Yeah. :x; ))
Omega19x: (Atemu or Mokuba. Those are the only choices online right now.)
ph33r my rod: (( I'm afraid to ask about what Mokuba might want in return XD ))
Omega19x: (gotcha. Atemu.)
Omega19x signed off at 10:07:36 PM.