**Chapter 816: The Arrivals Mean Trouble**
The sun rose as usual, shining upon Egypt.
On the Sentry Post of the Royal City City Wall, the Soldiers who hadn't been relieved from the night shift yawned. Although Ancient Egyptian people generally slept late, sleeping late and not sleeping all night were two different things. Even for them, the Soldiers, feeling tired was unavoidable.
However, what was most bothersome wasn't that there were still about two hours until the shift change, but that starting today, it seemed to be their turn for Lord Seto's "training" tasks.
This feeling was truly bad. Just thinking about having to kill Innocent People was unbearable, but they also didn't want to be executed for disobeying Seto's Order. Thinking of this, some Soldiers even envied the clever Kid from yesterday who disobeyed the military Order and became a Deserter early on.
But just then, some sharp-eyed Soldiers noticed that in the Desert far away, a unit of Troops seemed to be marching towards the Royal City. Some with particularly good eyesight even noticed that at the very front of the Troops, the person leading the Troops was Priest Isis.
"Is that, Priestess Isis? Has she returned after completing the Pharaoh's Quests?" one of the Soldiers said, somewhat confused. "And, why don't I see Lord Karim?"
"But if the Priests are starting to return, does that mean the Pharaoh will also be back soon to deal with Seto?"
"The Pharaoh? Forget it. By the time the Pharaoh and the other Priests return, our country will already be ruined by that bastard Seto," some Soldiers were pessimistic about the situation, despite hating Seto immensely. "And that Seto, he's practically as strong as Apophis now."
In Egyptian Mythology, Apophis is the incarnation of Destruction, Chaos, and Darkness, a pure Wicked God whose goal is to overthrow his twin Brothers, Ra, and drag the World into eternal Darkness, bringing Destruction.
For Seto to be regarded as a Wicked God like Apophis in just one day shows how terrible his reputation is now.
The Soldiers couldn't help but turn their heads to look at their Captain, awaiting his instructions.
As City Defense Soldiers, their duty was to first report the message of the Troops led by Isis approaching the Royal City to their superiors. This action would result in Priest Isis's arrival also becoming known to Seto. If Priest Isis and Seto were opposed to each other, then Priest Isis's movements would be exposed.
Conversely, if the Soldiers on duty didn't report the arrival of Priest Isis and her Troops to Seto immediately, the situation would become one where Priest Isis could act first, knowing the situation within the Royal City, while Seto would be completely unaware of Isis's arrival.
In other words, the decision of these City Defense Soldiers could directly determine which side would gain the First Turn Advantage. This slight advantage might not be important, but it could also be put to use at a decisive moment.
"Logically, I hate that cruel Seto just as much as you do, and I thought about perhaps concealing Priest Isis's arrival," the City Defense Captain said after a brief consideration. "However, no one can guarantee that Priest Isis can defeat that Seto with the help of us little people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been the Strongest Priest under Lord Mahad before."
"If she wins, it's fine, but if Priest Isis fails, those of us who helped them will likely not escape death."
Sighing, looking at Isis's Army gradually approaching, the Captain waved his hand: "Don't seek merit, just avoid blame. Go notify the Important Figure above about the arrival of Priest Isis."
Before long, Isis, leading her Army, had already approached the edge of the Royal City. At the front of the Troops, Kaiba frowned, looking at the heavily guarded Soldiers on the City Wall: "Looks like it's a bit different from your judgment, Isis. The Soldiers in the City don't have the courage to resist that Seto."
"Hmph, are they afraid?"
Isis looked up at the Soldiers on the City Wall and shook her head: "They are indeed afraid of Seto, but there's also wrath in that fear."
"Presumably, upon seeing our arrival, they were also struggling with their decision. But after all, they'll help whoever wins."
As she was speaking, the City Gate slowly opened.
Since Seto announced his rule over the Royal City yesterday, he had implemented closed management, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving. This meant that the People in the City, no matter how much fear they felt, could only hide and couldn't leave the City. At the same time, no one could convey the message of Seto's usurpation to other cities.
It wasn't that Seto was worried about whether other cities would also rebel upon knowing that Seto, a Priest, had usurped the Throne. The main reason was that Seto wanted to keep them to test the strength of the Army he had trained.
However, Seto hadn't planned on using the Army, which had only been "trained" for a single day, to deal with Isis. As the City Gate slowly opened, Kaiba and Isis expected to face an attack from Seto, especially since he had already been informed of their arrival.
But unexpectedly, even though Soldiers were stationed on the City Wall, behind the open City Gate was completely empty, with no ambush at all. The only person present was a trembling ordinary Soldier.
"P-Priestess Isis, Pharaoh Seto invites you to the Royal Palace," the Soldier said, lowering his head, then stepped aside to indicate that he had no intention of being an enemy to Isis and the others, but was merely following Seto's arrangement to guide them.
However, it sounded somewhat strange. It wasn't their first time coming to the Royal City; they were all familiar with how to get to the Royal Palace. Why would they need someone to guide them? And had he already begun to refer to himself as Pharaoh and force others to call him Pharaoh?
Isis frowned and muttered to herself, "The arrivals mean trouble."
Kaiba glanced at her and said, "You're the arrival."
Following the guiding Soldier, Isis entered the City, but saw a Royal City completely different from what she had seen when she left.
The Commercial District, which was usually bustling with small businesses setting up stalls early in the morning, had disappeared. The wide street was empty, and there wasn't a single figure in the houses on both sides of the road. All the people in the City seemed to have vanished, as if afraid of being targeted.
After passing through the main road used for trade and transit, they reached the Plaza usually used for entertainment. Like the street before, there wasn't a single figure here either. Moreover, on the Plaza Stage, which should have been filled with joyful singing and laughter, there was blood spilled on the ground that hadn't been cleaned up.
The closer they got to the direction of the Royal Palace, the more shocking the scenes along the way became for Kaiba and Isis. They found it increasingly difficult to restrain the wrath in their hearts and were eager to find trouble with Seto.
And right in front of the Royal Palace, on the Plaza where Dark Yugi had met his subjects during his ascension, they saw Seto sitting on the Throne.
"It's truly unexpected that only the two of you came here," Seto said calmly, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Kaiba and Isis appearing at the end of the Plaza, sitting on the Throne. "The Pharaoh isn't with you, and the invincible Hayato Kobayashi has also fallen. What gave you the courage to come before me?"
Isis's brows furrowed. Although due to physical reasons, she couldn't use Duel Arena, [Millennium Necklace] and other related items recently, she still had the perception ability for Dark Magic Power that she possessed as the Priest of the [Millennium Necklace] before. She could tell at one glance that Seto seemed to have become stronger compared to when he turned traitor before, just like the Pharaoh and the others had speculated, had he obtained power from the Millennium Stone Tablet?
"The situation is a bit bad. Seto seems to have become stronger. Is it as the Pharaoh and the others speculated before, that he obtained power from the Millennium Stone Tablet?" Isis glanced at Kaiba beside her. "If we escape now, perhaps we still—"
"Are you trying to say we can't win? That kind of thing, I don't know."
The Soldiers who were originally arranged on the Plaza for "training" were dispersed by Seto, clearing the Field around the Plaza. When Kaiba heard Isis's words, he interrupted her with a cold laugh and walked towards Seto on his own.
As he walked, he said, "I, Kaiba Seto, will spend money to buy the cards I want, trip up those I can't stand using my authority, and can extravagantly rent out the use of Domino City just to duel to my heart's content."
"But even if I am like this, I still know what true evil is!"
"Hayato Kobayashi mentioned that this guy Seto is my Past Life? That absurd talk of soul reincarnation makes me laugh. Today, I've seen even further how ridiculous such words are." Pointing a finger at Seto, who was sitting high on the Throne, Kaiba stepped forward with a fierce aura. "You, there's absolutely no possibility that you could be me!"
"Kaiba!" Although Isis was also filled with wrath towards Seto because of everything she had seen today, she could still restrain herself with sanity. Taking action against Seto was a certainty, but before that, she wanted to at least confirm what Seto's goal was in not attacking them, so that acting after planning would have a greater success rate.
But Kaiba just walked up, driven by wrath. Seeing this, even if she had no combat power, Isis subconsciously felt that she couldn't just watch.
However, Kaiba turned back and glanced at Isis, shaking his head to signal her not to follow. It didn't matter if he died; in his opinion, his current self was in a so-called "Quantum Entanglement State" anyway, and even if he was beaten to death, he would at most just return to the Real World. But Hayato, who was still unconscious, was still with Isis's Troops.
He had to vent the wrath in his heart towards Seto, but Isis had to stay and protect Hayato.
And looking at Kaiba approaching him, Seto also stood up from the Throne and walked down the Stairs step by step: "Hmph, you think I'm evil? But I believe there's no one more loving than me."
"Weaklings without power will only suffer pain living in the World. Strong Players, even Stronger Players, can step on them as they please. It's too painful, too pitiful. And I am kind-hearted; I cannot bear to see others suffer. I might as well help them end this ordeal early, using them to help others become stronger and create a World of Strong Players."
"Those Weaklings you grieve for should feel honor and satisfaction for being able to offer their life and provide power for a Strong Player like me."
Seto's words further enraged Kaiba. He glared at Seto walking down from the Throne, his fists clenched tightly, his fingernails almost digging into his flesh: "How can you say such things, you Demon! What do you truly consider life to be!"
The distance between Seto, who had already walked down from the Throne, and Kaiba, who had reached the front of the Throne, had closed to ten meters. Looking at the extremely angry Kaiba, Seto said with a cold laugh: "Are you talking about the massacre I ordered? This is merely a necessary sacrifice for power, and I usually call it 'training'."
"If you really want to know what I see it as, it's probably entertainment."
"Yaro!"
Provoked repeatedly, Kaiba suddenly swung a punch forward. Kaiba was angry!
Since just now, accompanying Kaiba's advance, faint white smoke had been rising around him. At first glance, one might think this was steam caused by the temperature being higher than the surroundings, but as Kaiba was repeatedly stimulated by Seto, the density of the white smoke increased, almost forming a substance.
And accompanying Kaiba's punch as his wrath reached its peak, the white smoke completely covered his swung fist and even his entire arm, transforming into an armguard. Along with this, the rest of Kaiba's body was also covered by the white smoke. His original cloth clothes were replaced by a bodysuit that clung to Kaiba's body, revealing his muscle shape. The white cape remained unchanged as always, and Kaiba's short hair suddenly grew long and turned red.
And the most conspicuous thing was that his head was covered by a white helmet with an appearance resembling Blue-Eyes White Dragon!
"The one who will punish you is my transformation!"
Kaiba roared. No, the person before them was clearly "Kaibaman," who had mysteriously appeared more than once as an ally for Dark Yugi and his party!
It was just that, because Dark Yugi and Hayato had already suspected the relationship between Kaiba and Kaibaman, even if Kaiba transformed into Kaibaman in front of her and so many Soldiers, Isis felt that no one would be surprised—
"H-He appeared, it's Ally of Justice - Kaibaman!" "He's here to help us again!" "I'm really curious, who Kaibaman's identity really is?"
In the Troops behind Isis, several Soldiers who had seen Dark Yugi and their battle said excitedly.
However, the commotion behind him didn't influence Kaiba in the slightest. According to his predicted position, he slammed his fist fiercely into the position of Seto's face, who for some reason didn't summon a monster and dared to approach him. After kicking up dust, Kaiba didn't stop. He forcefully pressed Seto's head down with one hand, dragging him on the ground, and slammed him hard into the Stairs in front of the Throne that Seto had just walked down!
"Boom!"
A violent impact came, and countless spiderweb-like cracks were smashed into the golden Stairs, which then collapsed with a roar. And although he wasn't sure if the physical quality of an Ancient Person reached the skill level of a Commoner like Joey Wheeler , he had already smashed such a large stone with Seto's head. He thought there was no doubt he was dead.
Just as Kaiba was thinking this, an arm suddenly reached out from the smoke beneath him and casually rested on his shoulder, and then a fist grew larger and larger in his line of sight!
"Bang!"
Kaiba was sent flying by this sudden punch. He rolled twice on the ground before stopping, looking with astonishment at the smoke where Seto was. From within, Seto, wearing the same bodysuit and trench coat as Kaiba, and even with a helmet eerily identical to his own on his body, stood up completely unharmed: "How is that possible!?"
"Ah~ power is surging~" Raising his hand to touch his body, feeling the longed-for power flowing within his body, Seto naturally extended his hand and pointed at Kaiba, "Power, I need more power!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 817: It's the Same Type of Spirit
Previously in Thief Village, Kaiba had Malik hold the Millennium Necklace and attempted to awaken the spirit within his heart using the power of the Millennium Items, following the method Hayato had described.
The final result could be said to be a success or a failure, because in Kaiba's own anticipation, the only spirit he could awaken was the invincible **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, and there was absolutely no other possibility. Surely he wouldn't awaken the Commoner's **Red-Eyes Black Dragon**, right?
However, when the power of the Millennium Necklace fell upon Kaiba's body, it resulted in the form of "Kaibaman," like a superhero transformation.
If you were to ask about Kaiba's first reaction at the time, it was naturally one of considerable confusion. To think that Kaiba Seto, who had always used powerful and cool Dragon-Type monsters, would awaken a spirit that looked like a Warrior Type and was even equipped onto himself?
It was simply as ridiculous as a Dragon-type King's team being full of Flying Types!
However, considering that the helmet in the "Kaibaman" form closely resembled **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, Kaiba eventually half-heartedly accepted the reality that his spirit had such an image. The name he ultimately gave it was—**Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**.
Of course, Kaiba accepting it himself was one thing; whether he was willing to reveal this form to others was another. Despite appearing as "**Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**" repeatedly in front of Hayato and Dark Yugi, he had no plan to reveal his true identity to them.
As for whether Yugi and the others would guess that "**Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**" was "Kaiba Seto," heh, impossible, absolutely impossible.
Unless necessary, Kaiba actually didn't want to expose his identity in front of Isis either. Hmph, although he didn't look back, he was sure her face must have been very shocked.
But—
"What is that?" Looking at Seto, Kaiba took a deep breath. "Surprisingly, exactly the same?"
"Because of the rebellious elements who disobeyed my orders before, my Duel Arena was destroyed. Although I could take the Duel Arenas that Shada and Simon, who are currently imprisoned, weren't wearing, there was no need."
"The great power of the powerful **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, comparable to a deity, is currently residing on my body and has transformed into this attire, bringing me the great power I've always dreamed of." Seto looked at Kaiba and said calmly, "Whether it's speed, precision, destructive power, or sustainability, I am now at a level that surpasses mortals!"
While speaking, Seto suddenly charged forward, launching an attack against Kaiba. Kaiba immediately met it with a punch, and their fists collided for just one instant before quickly separating. Neither could gain the upper hand over the other; they seemed evenly matched.
Subsequently, several punches of equal force were swung out by Kaiba and Seto, colliding together. The punches, leaving afterimages, made it seem like both of them had multiple arms. The recoil from the continuous attacks didn't affect either of them in the slightest. Instead, the Ground beneath their feet was shaken and shattered into pieces.
After lasting for four or five seconds, although Kaiba had always acted unlike a student, he still lacked far too much fighting experience compared to Seto, who had commanded an Army for years. Seto seized an opening, delivered a low kick to his leg, and sent him flying back again, giving Seto the advantage.
However, Seto didn't pursue victory. Instead, he stood in place with interest and said arrogantly, "Too slow, too slow. **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** is the strongest existence. Even if it's not using its inherent power, the power and speed it can display in this form are still above yours!"
"Hmph, it seems like it's the same type of spirit as my **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**. Although the range of movement isn't large, the actions are powerful and precise."
Watching Kaiba stand up from the Surface World, seemingly unharmed despite just being hit, Seto said indifferently, "I've tested it on those who attempted to assassinate me before, but the gap in strength couldn't truly show how powerful the power of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** is. Although I really wanted to compare how much stronger it is than your spirit."
"Well, I know the result without even trying."
Kaiba looked at Seto and took a deep breath.
He didn't believe in heresies like reincarnation or soul, but this guy Seto in front of him, while other similarities were one thing, the spirit power he was utilizing now also behaved identically to his **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**.
What concerned him even more was, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** and such, did they actually exist in this era? Damn it, why isn't **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** mine!
Seto had never displayed this current form before his rebellion. Where did he obtain the power of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** during that time? Excluding the possibility of the Millennium Stone Tablet in Thief Village, could it be that he obtained the power of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** in the Royal City?
And in this Royal City, the only person Kaiba was most concerned about was the white-haired woman he had glimpsed upon first arriving at the Royal City. At that time, he had approached the Dungeon near the Royal Palace because he sensed the aura of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, but just happened to see Seto leaving while holding that white-haired woman.
Although he couldn't quite understand what connection the magnificent figure, graceful form, and powerful and elegant **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** could have with a woman, sometimes the most impossible things are the most possible. Perhaps that woman—
Lost in thought, Seto and Kaiba engaged in fierce combat. Although both were mortals empowered by spirit power, they unleashed their power upon each other as if powerful spirits themselves had descended.
Their subsequent collisions shattered large areas of the Plaza's Ground into pieces. A few minutes? No, it was merely in a few breaths. It was almost as if two storms had met, or as if two giant dragons were truly slaughtering each other in the Plaza.
On the Terrace of the Royal Palace, the white-haired young girl Kisara weakly leaned on the railing, watching Kaiba and Seto below with worry.
"Another Seto?" she muttered to herself, somewhat confused. Then, Kisara shook her head, denying her conjecture. "No, it feels a bit different. But the power on his body is indeed 'me,' there's no mistake."
"But, Seto's situation..." She glanced at the two still entangled on the Ground. Kisara mustered courage, climbed onto the Terrace, and jumped forward.
Below, Seto and Kaiba's continuous attacks continued. The boost strength they received was almost completely identical, causing the speed, destructive power, and precision they could display to be completely the same. And after Seto had gained an advantage once before, Kaiba had also learned a lesson. This resulted in the two, whose abilities were almost completely identical, being completely locked in a stalemate, with neither gaining the upper hand.
However, as time went on, Seto eventually found an opening. He accelerated one hand, swinging his fist to block a round of Kaiba's attacks, then decisively attacked with his other free hand, aiming directly for Kaiba's face. Kaiba naturally also noticed this strike and immediately reached out to block it.
Idiot! How could you possibly resist this powerful strike of mine?!
With a smile full of pride, Seto, however, saw that the moment his swung fist came into contact with Kaiba's arm, his gauntlet began to dissipate.
Bad, bad! My strength has actually reached its limit!?
Unlike Kaiba's state, where the supply comes directly from himself, Seto's power came from Kisara, who had transformed into **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**. Although it could display completely identical strength in most cases, its sustainability was greatly inferior.
It didn't matter much against ordinary enemies; after all, eliminating them with such great power only took an instant. But Kaiba was clearly different. He had pushed Seto's power to the limit, and now he was almost unable to maintain this state identical to **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**!
Not just the armguard, even the trench coat on his body began to change back to its original robe, and the helmet gradually became transparent, revealing the surprised expression on Seto's face.
And Kaiba clearly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. He easily blocked Seto's relatively weak punch after losing the boost and retaliated with a serious punch at full power.
But—
"Bang!" "Boom!"
Just as Seto was about to be hit by Kaiba, a huge figure swooped down from high in the sky, directly knocking Kaiba flying. It also followed up with a breath attack to temporarily suppress him, preventing Kaiba from immediately pursuing Seto.
After repelling Kaiba a certain distance with a double attack, the huge figure flew back to Seto's side, as if concerned if he was okay. The dusty and disheveled Kaiba struggled to get up, seeing clearly the true form of that huge figure.
Pure white dragon scales, a slender yet powerful body, graceful wings, a beautiful face, and those blue eyes that possessed both elegance and boldness, leaving a deep impression. Kaiba drank a cup of hot milk before bed every day and watched the opponent for twenty minutes before getting baby-like sleep; he recognized it at a glance—it was precisely **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**.
"**Blue-Eyes White Dragon**..." Looking at the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** that landed beside Seto, Kaiba clenched his fist. Even though he should have had a certain advantage this time, why did he have the illusion that he was the loser?
And after Kisara, who had transformed into **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, repelled Kaiba, Seto faced the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** that had come to his side with an angry expression: "Curses, my strength still wasn't enough at the critical moment. Hey, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, give me more power!"
"No, wait a moment." Seto glanced at Kaiba, thought for a moment, and then changed his mind. "You don't need to give me power anymore. This time, I'll let you go. **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, take care of that guy for me."
Hearing Seto's words, Kisara, who had transformed into **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, was also stunned for a moment.
And Seto seemed to also see that Kisara was actually a bit hesitant at this moment. He frowned and said, "**Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, what are you waiting for? That Person is my enemy. Are you going to just watch me get killed?"
Hearing that Seto seemed to be ordering **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** to attack him, although he didn't know why **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** hadn't attacked immediately, he also had to quickly prepare a response. Thinking this, Kaiba was about to stand up.
But along with Kaiba's action of standing up, the helmet on his head seemed to have been unable to withstand the impact just now, cracking open in several places. Then, with a 'crack' sound, a piece shattered, revealing an opening.
The power Seto had just obtained from Kisara had indeed run out of time, but if it could have lasted even a few more seconds, the situation would have changed. Everything about Kaiba's transformation into **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman** originated from Kaiba himself. Whether it was the stamina or mystical power consumed, after continuous fighting, he quickly felt like he was approaching his limit.
But, he couldn't lose yet. At least not now, at least not lose to that Seto.
Glancing behind him, Kaiba took a deep breath and stood up again, directly facing Seto and the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** beside Seto.
Even if that Seto could obtain the power of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, there's never been a principle that just because he can obtain the power of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, I can't. And I don't believe my strength is limited to this. There must be power still slumbering deeper within, waiting for me to awaken.
Kaiba raised his hand and suddenly swung it forward: "Respond to my call, my glory! My Tamashii!!"
"**Blue-Eyes White Dragon**!!!"
On Kaiba's body, the other changes from his transformation into **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman** receded and dissipated one by one. The white cloak on his body changed back to its tattered appearance, the armguard disappeared, and the helmet also completely shattered. Besides this, there seemed to be no other changes.
Hearing Kaiba suddenly shouting the name of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, Seto raised an eyebrow and let out a cold snort: "Hmph, idiot, do you think shouting loud enough will get a spirit's response? Let alone you're calling out **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, it's simply foolishly impossib—"
Seto's words were cut short when the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** beside him suddenly became agitated, changing direction and looking towards Kaiba. Behind Kaiba, at first, it was merely a phantom, but the inside of the phantom was gradually filled and completed, revealing an appearance identical to **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**?
"No, impossible, that is, **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**!?" Seto widened his eyes, almost exactly like Kaiba who had just seen himself put on **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**.
"You just said your power came from **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, right? I found it a bit strange why the power of **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** would behave identically to **Ally of Justice - Kaibaman**." Kaiba lowered his hand, looking at the astonished Seto, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. "Although it sounds incredible, after ruling out other answers, what remains is the only truth."
"That is, she seemed to have always been by my side. It's just that I might have been too slow to react, only now realizing her existence."
"Same type of spirit? Tsk, so what? Even if it's the same Blue-Eyes, I don't think you can beat me!" Seto said somewhat angrily. "Those who obstruct me must all die!"
"The one who should die is you, you Demon!"
Their eyes locked in confrontation, Seto and Kaiba shouted in unison: "**Blue-Eyes White Dragon**!"
"Burst Stream of Destruction!" X2
End of Chapter
Chapter 818: Entertainment
"Burst Stream of Destruction!" X2
Instinctively, Seto and Kaiba shouted out the same attack name.
And behind the two of them, two Blue-Eyes White Dragons that looked exactly the same looked at each other and spat out their attacks.
The flood of light clashed together, evenly matched. At the same time, Kisara, who had transformed into a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, also received a response from the other Blue-Eyes White Dragon, resonating on a spiritual level for a brief but profound communication.
'Is that so? This is such a World, and the real me has already...'
'I see. I probably already understand your situation.'
'It's just that Seto's situation makes me unable to feel peace of mind.'
'No, I also know clearly that the current Seto is very abnormal. Under the influence of that dark power, he is fundamentally a changed person, but even so, I still...'
'At least, I can't just watch Seto continue to make mistakes.'
The communication that only the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon could hear was thus interrupted. Just like the battle between Kaiba and Seto just now, the power that the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon could exert was also at a comparable level, fundamentally difficult to determine a winner.
The clashing breath of light suddenly stopped. Then a violent explosion came from where the energy intersected. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Kisara each protected Seto and Kaiba, retreating a distance to avoid being swallowed by the explosion. Seeing this, both Kaiba and Seto were somewhat annoyed that they couldn't win against their opponent.
"Humph, just a little bit off." X2
"Hey, don't copy what I say!" X2
Saying two sentences in unison, they found that they had a subtle understanding with that annoying guy opposite them. Seto and Kaiba decisively shut up simultaneously and stopped talking.
Kaiba: 'Even if it's the invincible Blue-Eyes White Dragon,'
Seto: 'Because the opponent is also a Blue-Eyes White Dragon,'
Kaiba: 'So it can only be evenly matched?'
Seto: 'Ultimately,'
Kaiba: 'The key to victory or defeat has fallen back onto the User,'
Seto: 'On this point---'
'I won't lose!' X2
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, direct attack the opponent himself!" X2
Unusually synchronized, they made the same decision. Seto and Kaiba were both stunned simultaneously, and immediately took off running, avoiding the attack delivered by the opponent's Blue-Eyes White Dragon after receiving the order.
"You guy, you're too despicable! To actually direct attack me!"
Hearing Seto's words, Kaiba gave a cold snort. "What qualification do you have to talk about me, you same despicable guy? I'm just learning from that guy Hayato Kobayashi's style. In comparison, you yourself, who have no one to imitate, are just worthless trash!"
"You third-rate Commoner who uses Spirits at a fourth-rate level!"
While cursing at each other, although Kaiba and Seto didn't have Spirit Power directly empowering their own bodies, they still exerted their respective bodies' limits to make their respective dodging movements, avoiding the attacks of the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons, which seemed close but were actually holding back considerably. They quickly approached each other, and it looked like they were about to wrestle again.
And looking at Seto, who was getting closer and closer to him, the opponent seemed like he considered himself slightly older than him, and thus would have more advantage without Spirit Power empowering him. Kaiba showed a proud expression.
On the surface, that was indeed the case. But who wants to play a fair duel with you? Facing this kind of Heretic, even I, Kaiba Seto, don't need to talk about any code of honor! Kaibaman, come out! Channel a million horsepower of Spirit Power, watch me blast you away!
As the distance closed, Kaiba's body once again appeared in the Kaibaman attire. He, whose power had been enhanced, his speed suddenly increased by a notch. He delivered a flying kick towards Seto, who had no Spirit Power empowering him!
"Bad, absolutely bad! I just now didn't have time to let Kisara replenish my power!" Seto had a panic expression on his face. "At this distance, I can't escape! If I get kicked, I'll be dead!"
"I'm out of options... As if! Idiot!"
Looking at Kaiba coming towards him, Seto suddenly raised his hand. "The era has changed, Kaiba Seto! This is the ultimate power I obtained from the Millennium Stone Tablet!"
"Click!"
Following Seto's movement, an invisible wave suddenly spread out from his hand. Accompanied by a sound like a pendulum clock, Kaiba maintained his flying kick movement and actually just stopped in mid-air?
"Roar!?"
Seeing this, the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons who had been faking their battle since just now also immediately stopped their attacks and looked towards Kaiba and Seto. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was Kisara's transformation even more urgently let out a roar.
"Hehe, he hahahaha!" Looking at Kaiba, who was stopped in front of him and couldn't move an inch, Seto smiled proudly. "In the end, isn't it still my victory? That's why power is everything. People without power fundamentally can't do anything."
While smiling, Seto walked around to behind Kaiba. And although Kaiba's own consciousness was extremely clear, his body still couldn't move. "What is this---"
"The power I obtained from the Millennium Stone Tablet, as an exchange for the Millennium Necklace." Seto, who had walked to behind Kaiba, said casually. "Besides awakening the Spirit in others' hearts, it also has this kind of usage. Looking at the effect, it really makes me satisfied. In comparison, losing the Millennium Necklace is also a negligible stake."
"You guy, don't you care what that Bakura is doing by collecting the Millennium Items!?"
Hearing Kaiba's words, Seto raised an eyebrow. "Humph, I said, that stake is negligible. What's important to me is just power. Only power is enough. For that, any stake doesn't matter. I can give up everything for power."
And Kaiba attempted to struggle a few times, helplessly finding that under Seto's control, he had no possibility of breaking free. Feeling somewhat annoyed, he casually glanced at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on Seto's side, and then glanced at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on his own side, but was stunned for a moment.
Although the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon looked like they were exactly the same in appearance, Kaiba didn't know if it was his own error. At this moment, the dragon scale on the body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon behind him seemed like it was a bit brighter, while the scales of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was Kisara's transformation seemed like they had many traces of wear and tear. And these characteristics should have been swapped originally.
The difference that others might only be able to distinguish with a microscope was not a difficult matter for Kaiba. No one understands the Blue-Eyes White Dragon more than him.
Temporarily unable to understand what situation the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons were in, Kaiba retorted to Seto. "You said you give up everything for power? Heh, at least you didn't give up that woman named Kisara, did you?"
Seto heard Kaiba's words and was also stunned for a moment.
For power, before, Seto had already hardened his heart to abandon everything. For this, he committed acts of betrayal, sneak attack Hayato, made a deal with Bakura, and disregarded human lives and harmed the people to obtain power. At the very beginning, before he returned to the Royal City, he even had the thought that after returning, he would just kill Kisara and take her power, which would be more permanent than having to let Kisara replenish his power from time to time like this present.
But when did he give up this idea? It seemed like it was before returning to the Royal Palace to find Simon. Before he left the Royal Palace, he instructed Kisara to stay at his Residence and not leave. The moment Kisara, who had been worried about him since receiving the message of his return, rushed into his arms.
Although he didn't know what the reason was, he seemed like it was then that he unaccountably felt somewhat reluctant to kill Kisara.
No, that's wrong. I am to become the strongest existence. Women and such are very troublesome!
Wrong. Kisara is an exception!
Power is everything. Killing Kisara can obtain invincible power!
If I kill Kisara, obtaining power also loses its meaning!
Power is to be used to protect this country, to pioneer the Future!
A Future without Kisara is not the Future I want!
For a moment, it was simply a mess in Seto's head. The desire for power after being modified by Bakura should have suppressed all other desires, making Seto a person with only power in his head. However, the existence of "Kisara" still couldn't disappear from Seto's mind, making him extremely conflicted and suffering from a headache.
Like a single dog giving emotional suggestions to a bickering couple, although he himself was completely oblivious to romance, it didn't prevent Kaiba from seeing through Seto, who was extremely similar to himself, and the feelings for Kisara hidden deep in his heart, which Seto himself hadn't even noticed and wouldn't acknowledge.
"Oh, I understand. You like Kisara."
"Shut up!"
Clearing away all the messy thoughts in his head, Seto looked at Kaiba in front of him. He wrathfully roared and kicked him, sending him flying. While venting his wrath, the Kaibaman attire on Kaiba's body also disappeared. However, Kaiba still remained in a state where he couldn't move.
"Are you telling me what to do, Kaiba Seto?" Walking slowly to Kaiba's side, the annoyed feeling in Seto's heart had nowhere to vent, and it was just right to vent it on Kaiba. "Oh right, I thought of a wonderful entertainment."
"Kisara is still very useful to me, but you are different, Kaiba Seto. Killing you would be no pity at all for me. But before that, I've decided, I will first completely kill the Spirit Blue-Eyes White Dragon on your body!"
With one foot on Kaiba's chest, Seto's face showed an expression that Kaiba unaccountably found very familiar. It seemed like when he at that time tore up Solomon Muto's Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, he also had that kind of grin. "The power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is enough as long as I have it. Your Blue-Eyes White Dragon is redundant. Let it become extinct like this!"
While speaking, Seto waved a hand without turning his head. The invisible wave spread out again, suddenly locking onto the Blue-Eyes White Dragon behind Kaiba. And a surge of dark power appeared out of thin air and wrapped around the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body.
"Groan!"
A soft gasp came from the mouth of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but Seto didn't pay attention. Instead, he looked at Kaiba under his foot. "In front of my power, your Blue-Eyes White Dragon will be dissolved and disappear little by little. Watching your own Spirit being annihilated little by little, how do you feel?"
"I'm going to annihilate your Spirit, Kaiba Seto!"
Although he still felt that something was wrong, Kaiba also became anxious and wrathful because of Seto's words. "You guy! Ugh!"
Kaiba, whose body still couldn't move, was kicked again by Seto. Seeing that Kaiba still couldn't get up after falling, Seto's corner of the mouth curled up, and he said with a cold laugh. "Simply ridiculous. At present, your power is not even as good as an ordinary Soldier. No matter how you struggle, you can't stop me."
And along with Seto's words, Kaiba indeed saw that the body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon captured by Seto's dark power was gradually becoming transparent!?
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Hearing Kaiba's wrathful roar, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that was 'Kisara's' transformation let out a low growl and was eager to move, but it still stopped and didn't step forward. And the Blue-Eyes White Dragon being disintegrated by Seto gave Kaiba one glance, with an unclear meaning in its eyes.
"Boom!"
The huge dragon body powerlessly crashed onto the ground. Wrapped in dark magic power, it gradually became transparent. And Seto pulled his hand back, bringing back a beam of Power of Light. Although he spoke of desiring power, but after obtaining the power within the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's body, Seto's face showed no smile. Nor did he fuse it into his body. Instead, he threw it towards the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that 'Kisara' had transformed into.
The light fused into the white dragon's body. And Seto moved his foot, looked at the fallen Kaiba, and said expressionlessly. "Hey, you said before that you were a Duelist, right? Your Spirit Blue-Eyes White Dragon is already dead. As its Master, aren't you going to see it off? Isn't it your Spirit?"
"Kaiba Seto?"
"You scum!"
Answering Seto was a straight punch from Kaiba after reaching the peak of his wrath. It seemed like he forcefully broke through Seto's control with his own wrath. Kaiba swung a punch at Seto, but was timely avoided by Seto, who had anticipated it, and with a backhand strike, he hit Kaiba, making him kneel on the ground again.
"Are you angry? But what's the use?" Like an antagonist who gets proud and forgets himself after gaining the upper hand, taunting and drawing aggro wildly, Seto looked at Kaiba and said. "People without power fundamentally couldn't stop me. Didn't you accomplish nothing?"
Kaiba lay prostrate on the ground, grabbing the sand on the ground, and subconsciously repeated Seto's words. "I can't do anything..."
Looking at Kaiba, who seemed like he had fallen into despair, Seto leisurely walked to the side, pulled up a flagpole that had broken because of the battle before, and pointed the sharp broken end towards the undefended Kaiba. "Those who hinder me are all my enemies. After testing the limit of my power, you are already useless, Kaiba Seto. Then, I'll use this to cut off your head."
As if to decapitate a condemned criminal, Seto stood back next to Kaiba, first placed the flagpole in his hand on Kaiba's neck, then slowly raised it, ready to chop down at any moment.
And just at this moment, on the body of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon that had accepted the mass of power thrown by Seto before, a great radiance suddenly burst forth, attracting Seto's attention. After the radiance dispersed, 'Kisara' changed back from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon into a human figure.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 819: Forever Lost My Love, Surrounded by Ruin
"Hmm, you're back, Kisara?" Seto tilted his head, slightly confused, looking at "Kisara" who had recovered from the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** state, but he didn't think too much about it.
Kaiba Seto had already been subdued and defeated. Although Kisara's speed in absorbing his **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** power was somewhat faster than he expected, there was indeed no longer any need for Kisara to remain in the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** state.
Slightly pausing his movements and not rushing to kill Kaiba, Seto watched "Kisara" slowly walk towards him and Kaiba, taking a small step back.
Kaiba's earlier question and the taunt of "You like her" were forcefully denied and interrupted by Seto, but while he didn't answer verbally, he already had a vague answer in his mind. Even if his desire was distorted by Bakura's power, even if his self was blinded by the pursuit of power, a large part of Seto's heart was still firmly occupied by Kisara.
Undoubtedly, Seto himself was quite aware that he harbored feelings of love for Kisara.
To obtain the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** power from her, Seto could say he liked Kisara without hesitation, but that was not a lie. Even distorted desire would not change Seto's essence. The words spoken at that time came entirely from Seto's own true emotions.
However, Seto himself was unwilling to face this feeling. Although he spoke it, he was merely deceiving himself with the excuse that "I'm just humoring Kisara." It was impossible to determine when this feeling was born, but he felt that perhaps when he had settled everything, obtained enough power, and expelled all the troublesome people without exception, it would be time to face the emotions in his heart.
But before that, looking at "Kisara," Seto remained silent, choosing instead to see what "Kisara" would do to Kaiba Seto.
"Kisara" looked at Seto, who held a weapon, and Kaiba, who was kneeling on the ground, and walked directly in front of Kaiba. Even as "Kisara" came before him, Kaiba, whose heart was completely submerged in the uncontrollable grief of losing his **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, did not raise his head.
Squatting down, "Kisara" looked at Kaiba's lowered head, opened her mouth, but the words she spoke caused the Seto beside her some astonishment: "I'm sorry."
Sorry? Why would Kisara apologize to Kaiba Seto? Seto raised an eyebrow, then thought about it. Oh, right, Kisara just accepted Kaiba's **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** power. She must be apologizing for that aspect? Heh heh, I didn't expect you to understand psychological blows better than me, Kisara. I completely understand.
"I'm sorry."
"I can finally meet you in this form, and I've kept you waiting, Seto."
Hearing this, Kaiba felt that something was wrong and abruptly raised his head to look at the white-haired young girl "Kisara" in front of him.
"I have been by your side, for a very, very long time, always watching you. I've kept you waiting."
If the previous "I'm sorry" was merely strange, the few sentences "Kisara" said next made both Kaiba and Seto notice that something was wrong.
Although their appearance was completely identical, both were white-haired young girls with unique blue eyes, "Kisara" was not Kisara!
Looking at the white-haired young girl in front of him, Kaiba's eyes widened slightly. Hesitating, he opened his mouth and asked: "...Blue-Eyes?"
"Kisara," who was called **Blue-Eyes**, slowly nodded and revealed a faint smile. Looking at **Blue-Eyes** extending her hand towards him, Kaiba hesitated slightly but extended his hand to touch hers. Their fingers intertwined and clasped tightly, and he was helped up from the ground by "Kisara."
From the angle of their clasped hands, Seto's face beside them was filled with astonishment.
His brain was in a complete mess, with "Seto" and "**Blue-Eyes**," making him unable to understand the situation before him.
What was going on with "Kisara"? From what she said, she wasn't *my* "Kisara," but the **Blue-Eyes** who was by Kaiba Seto's side?! Then where did Kisara go?!
"No, impossible!" Seto, whose feet were slightly unsteady, took two steps back, exhaling heavily, attempting to blow away the illusion before him. However, "Kisara" and Kaiba, who were standing together holding hands, continuously told Seto that everything was real, not some kind of illusion.
Seto, with a shocked expression, stared at "Kisara's" side face. His opened lips trembled uncontrollably as he wanted to reject the conjecture in his heart from becoming reality. His eyes widened: "Then, could it be, you—"
Because of Seto's voice, "Kisara" turned her head, revealing the same blue eyes as Kisara. However, from those eyes, something that Seto should have been very familiar with was missing.
Yes, other aspects were completely identical, but this most important thing was missing: the feelings Kisara had when looking at him. The "Kisara" in front of him did not have the same gaze as Kisara when looking at him. Instead, it was when looking at Kaiba Seto that this young girl would reveal that special gaze.
She was not *his* Kisara.
Looking at Seto, "Kisara" slowly said: "Not in this Memory World, but in true history, Kisara, who died for Seto, reincarnated as a spirit and came to the side of Kaiba Seto, Seto's reincarnation."
"But Kaiba Seto is not Seto, and the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** by Kaiba Seto's side is also not Kisara."
"I am, the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue**."
Seto's pupil constricted: "**Blue-Eyes**—?!"
Taking a deep breath, Seto couldn't help but recall the instant when the two **Blue-Eyes White Dragons** crossed paths during the battle just now.
"It, it was at that time—"
Taking two more steps back, Seto's body swayed slightly. He raised his trembling hand to his forehead, muttering through clenched teeth. His steps were unsteady due to his extremely agitated state. "At that time, you two—!"
Realizing when the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** and Kisara had completed their communication and exchange, Seto gasped for breath, his voice also trembling: "Then, the one over there is—!"
Turning his head back in terror, Seto looked towards "Kaiba's **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**" which he had just now restrained with dark power and extracted power from.
Although Seto desperately shook his head, trying to deny the inevitable result that existed there, his hand had already fallen powerlessly the instant he turned his head because of the answer he saw. He staggered two steps, attempting to close the distance to see a different situation, but Seto's swaying body stopped.
Within the still not completely dispersed dark power's encirclement, white hair was revealed. Kisara, wearing clothes familiar to Seto, lay there.
His pupils were trembling, his brain was trembling. Seto's hands had nowhere to go. A low roar escaped his throat.
Unable to accept the fact he saw, his body arched and then straightened, finally roaring towards the heavens: "Ughhhhhhh! Ughhh! Ughhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"Why, why is this happening! Why did you do this, Kisara!"
"For you, I even slowed down my pursuit of power, Kisara!"
"Kisara!"
Seto, acting like a madman, shouted and yelled towards Kisara's position as if being unreasonable, but received not even a trace of a response. Seeing this, the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** couldn't help but say: "Seto, you who have received the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon's** power should be able to feel it. Kisara, she is no longer there."
Hearing the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue's** words, Seto abruptly turned his head to look at her. Kaiba quickly stepped forward to shield her behind him.
The **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** glanced at Kaiba, who was protecting her. Although she didn't feel fear, she hid behind Kaiba, took a deep breath, and continued: "As a spirit, I was always unable to appear by Seto's side due to insufficient power. Until just now, it was Kisara's power that completed me."
"The present me is both the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** and also inherits Kisara's will. Standing here, I must convey the idea in her heart to you."
"You have lost your way too far on the path of pursuing power, Seto."
Hearing this, the excited expression on Seto's face calmed down slightly. He murmured: "Lost...?"
"Hmph, the point of being able to discard many things for the pursuit of power, even I cannot deny or give recognition to such a choice." Looking at Seto, who looked just like himself, Kaiba also spoke, "But some things cannot be discarded. You have been too much influenced by that darkness and have lost yourself!"
Hearing Kaiba's words, Seto lowered his head: "Lost myself."
Just when Kaiba thought he was about to accept reality, Seto burst into laughter again.
"Heh heh heh heh, heh heh ha ha ha ha!" Abruptly raising his head, Seto's gaze met Kaiba's. The determination in those identical blue eyes, like looking in a mirror, was completely unshaken. "The thoughts in my heart have never changed! It is power, the pursuit of more power!"
"Since Kisara is gone, from now on, I can continue to pursue power at full speed!"
Raising a finger towards Kaiba and the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** behind him, Seto's expression was distorted: "If Kisara has disappeared, then I will create a world with Kisara again! I will use the power I pursue to take that Kisara away from your side!"
"Kaiba Seto, my reincarnation, I will defeat you and take Kisara back!"
From Seto's body, visible black magic power continuously surged like a fountain. Kaiba had to revise the judgment he had just now made in his mind. The gaze in Seto's eyes was fundamentally not determination; this guy had gone mad!
"Stubborn fool, if I can defeat you once, I can do it a second time." Kaiba stepped forward, without looking back, "Here I come, Blue-Eyes!"
The **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** knew Kaiba was calling her. With understanding, she responded with an "Mm" and followed closely by Kaiba's side.
Subtly glancing at the young girl beside him, Kaiba casually said: "Are you afraid?"
The young girl shook her head: "With you, Seto, I have no fear."
During their conversation, white light fell on Kaiba's body, and the Kaibaman attire corresponding to the black magic power on Seto's body was about to materialize again.
Just as they were about to battle again, suddenly, a "Kuriboh~" sound came from somewhere, causing both Kaiba and Seto to look around, but they saw nothing.
Looking left and right but unable to find the sound source, Seto suddenly noticed countless complex lines had appeared beneath him at some point. They were extending and linking together on the ground around him. By the time he noticed, the lines on the ground had already formed a giant magic circle, which suddenly took effect, fiercely suppressing him onto the ground!
"Ugh!"
"What, what is this power! How can I, Seto, be defeated like this!"
Prostrate on the ground, Seto attempted to break free from the shackles of the magic circle on the ground, but without summoning a Stone Tablet Monster and without the blessing of the **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** spirit power, Seto was just an ordinary person with good physical fitness. He couldn't even lift a single finger, and the person who released this spell formula appeared at the appropriate time.
"Previous Pharaoh's Secret Art. I thought there wouldn't be much use for it after the Former Pharaoh told me, but I didn't expect it to come in handy today." With one hand on his waist, Priest Shimon appeared in the plaza, supported by Shada. "It's just unexpected that it would be used against you, Seto, who was originally also a priest."
"Simon, and Shada!?" Seto was stunned. "Weren't you subdued by my sneak attack and locked up in the dungeon? To prevent you from escape, I even chose the kind of cell previously used to imprison criminals possessed by powerful spirits. How did you escape?"
And the woman who appeared next to Simon and Shada gave Seto the answer.
"Isis?!"
Seeing Isis appear beside Simon and Shada, Seto with difficulty turned his head and found that Isis's figure had long since disappeared from the front of the army by the plaza. Did she take the opportunity to rescue Simon and Shada while he was restrained by his battle with Kaiba Seto just now?!
"Your days of reckless behavior end here, Seto." Looking at Seto, who was subdued by Simon's spell formula and guarded by Kaiba, Isis said loudly, "You are arrested. Prepare to face your judgment after the Pharaoh returns."
Seto, who was being suppressed, sighed upon hearing this. "You won. My power is not strong enough. To be calculated to such an extent, I have nothing to say."
"But you only won against me." Looking at Kaiba and the **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** behind Kaiba, Seto revealed an ugly expression. "The time that guy needed seems to be enough."
Without any warning, in an instant, the light in the plaza darkened, as if something had blocked the sunshine. But soon everyone realized something was wrong. It wasn't just the sunshine in the plaza that was blocked; the Royal Palace, the Royal City, and even the desert extending outwards, and then the entire Egypt.
Just now, as a stone tablet in the Thief Village Underground completely cracked, a giant black energy pillar shot straight into the heavens, and darkness enveloped the World!
End of Chapter
Chapter 820: Unstoppable, Irresistible, I Am the Great Cataclysm
The hourglass's countdown reached its end. As the last grain of sand fell, the Millennium Stone Tablet submerged beneath the Thief Village Underground finally completely shattered.
Radiance rose from Underground towards the sky. Bathed in the magenta wicked light, the World Breaker of this Memory World crawled out from the Underworld.
And the body of the Player Bakura, who was sitting in front of the Chessboard before, turned into dust little by little amidst his loud laughter.
"Hahahaha, it's here, it's here, it's here! My true form has finally been revived! The winner of this ultimate dark game has already been decided, Nameless Pharaoh, and Hayato!"
"As long as this Memory World is completely destroyed along with it, not only in this game, but my body in the Real World will also be completely revived..."
The dust of Bakura's body was transferred into the Memory World and merged into one with the giant existence crawling out from the Underworld. The giant Great Evil God with a ferocious appearance opened its eye. Its mouth, full of sharp teeth, opened, breathing the long-lost air of the Real World. "I am the night, I am revenge, I am the Great Evil God of Darkness—Zorc Necrophades!"
Great Evil God Zorc roared up at the sky. Having re-merged with the part of himself that split off three thousand years ago, He raised his arm. In his spread open palm, he held the wreckage of the shattered Millennium Stone Tablet, as well as the seven Millennium Items that were previously used to dispel the seal.
However, with Zorc's revive, these Millennium Items all became dim and lusterless, clearly having lost their original might because they were no longer powered by Zorc's power.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph, items created by theft of my power, yet they were the key to my release. I was almost tempted to collect them as souvenirs," Zorc said, casually flicking his hand. The Millennium Items and stone were casually discarded by him like trash. "But never mind. I don't think Kennedy would collect a sniper rifle if given the chance."
Propping his empty hands on the Ground, the Ground in front of him was torn open, revealing a larger space. Zorc Necrophades lifted his legs and pulled out his lower body from Underground as well, standing tall upon the Earth.
His entire pitch-black body had no luster to speak of, as if it were a Black Hole swallowing all light it touched. Fine dragon scales covered his entire body. Whether it was his thick limbs or the pair of enormous bat wings extending from his back that blotted out the sky, compared to the fiend's head with a pair of backward-pointing bull horns, the most striking was still the thick dragon head growing below Zorc Necrophades' abdomen, between his legs.
It wasn't something that had to be described vaguely because it had color, but a genuine pitch-black dark dragon head. Not only could it freely turn its head up, down, left, and right, that dragon head could even blink and breathe.
Although both the dragon head itself and Zorc's own appearance gave off an extremely ferocious and terrifying feeling, only after the two were combined, the position where the dragon head grew was simply too sensitive, instead making people can't help but wonder what the designer was thinking when they created such an existence and put the dragon head there.
However, such a sensitive design was only a little funny at most when Zorc Necrophades' size was still average. But as Great Evil God Zorc came onto the Surface World, He began to absorb the abundant mystical power from all over the World, and his size surged. Five meters, ten meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters—in almost just a few breaths, Great Evil God Zorc's body had already grown to an extremely exaggerated size.
When Great Evil God Zorc could almost touch the low dark clouds in the sky, His change finally stopped. But by then, His height had reached over a thousand meters. The originally somewhat funny "dragon head between the legs" now became a terrifying ferocious giant beast for the people on the Ground.
"I remember, it should be this direction," Great Evil God Zorc turned his head and looked towards the Royal City, stepped forward, and began His world-destroying journey amidst the Ground's trembling.
And even though the Royal City was a thousand miles away, because Zorc's body was too huge, the guards on the City Wall still saw Zorc's figure advancing towards the Royal City. They immediately sent an alarm into the City, making everyone on the Plaza aware of this message.
"A giant black monster is walking towards this city. Could that be the evil will revived from beneath the Millennium Stone Tablet?" Isis said with a frown. Beside her, Simon and Shada were somewhat confused. Because the two were left in the City before and didn't catch Aknadin's explanation, the information they knew was at least two or three versions behind others.
However, after the two were rescued by Isis from the Dungeon, they also updated their information a bit, at least knowing about Aknadin's situation and Seto's betrayal. But Isis hadn't had time to explain about Zorc to them.
Kaiba glanced at Seto, who had been subdued by Simon and was being tied up by Shada, remaining silent. He said, "Are you satisfied now? Although I don't believe in reincarnation, based on my own personality, what exactly did Bakura give you as a deal to make you help him 'revive' that thing called Zorc?"
Seto didn't look at Kaiba either. He said, "Power, of course it's power, I've already said that."
"For power, you betrayed the Pharaoh and handed the Millennium Necklace to that Bakura?"
Isis was somewhat unable to understand, and Seto gave her a glance, with some disdain. "Idiot, you fundamentally don't know how pathetic it is to have no power. Only power can pioneer the future."
"To obtain power, I can even give up almost everything, but precisely..." Seto's voice lowered, looking at Kaiba. "You bastard, you took Kisara away from me! It's all because of you, otherwise how would Kisara have become like this now!"
"Hmph, have you gone mad? You're the one who killed Kisara. Do you have the qualification to say such things after killing Kisara?" Kaiba glared back, unwilling to show weakness.
Looking at Seto and Kaiba, whose conversation completely revolved around the name of a woman they didn't know, "Kisara", Shada had a headache. He looked at Isis and said, "So many matters happened in an instant, it's really a headache. That enemy called 'Zorc' is approaching the Royal City, yet they're still arguing endlessly. Speaking of which, Priest Isis, where did the Pharaoh go?"
"Before, after Priest Aknadin was taken captive, he revealed to us that when he communicated with Great Evil God Zorc and created the Millennium Items, he specifically prepared counter-measures for it. The Pharaoh went to activate that means under his leadership." Isis's face was filled with worry. "Although I don't know how much time the Pharaoh needs to return, before then, we must substitute for the Pharaoh and protect this City well."
Simon and Shada heard this. The master and disciple exchanged a glance and nodded towards Isis.
To resist Great Evil God Zorc who was coming towards the Royal City, as the only remaining Priests, Isis, Shada, and Simon immediately integrated Seto's troops within the Royal City and the army Isis brought back, and began preparing defense works.
Because of Ancient Egypt's system, with the Pharaoh not yet returned, the authority of the entire Royal City was concentrated in the hands of the Priests. This allowed Seto before to so easily take authority into his own hands and complete the usurpation after clearing out Simon and Shada, and also allowed the three Priests now to easily mobilize the City Defense Force and the material reserves within the Royal Treasury.
In an extremely short amount of time, catapults were mobilized one after another to the position Outside the City Gate facing the Thief Village. One enormous rock after another was constructed by the Court Magicians using spells and placed on the catapults' throwing arms. At the same time, a large amount of bows and crossbows and anti-cavalry obstacles were also transported Outside the City.
However, Kaiba was deeply suspicious of how much use these conventional tools from human warfare could be against Great Evil God Zorc, because as Zorc got closer, his terrifying size was already clear to most people. Could anyone truly counter such a giant existence?
"Kuri, Kuriboh~"
The unique voice of the **Kuriboh** series monsters entered Kaiba's ears. He turned his head, confused, but found that the voice came from Shada's direction. There was also a **Kuriboh** spirit beside him, but it wasn't Hayato's **Rainbow Kuriboh** or Yugi's **Kuriboh** that he knew, but Shada's own awakened spirit, **Ankh Kuriboh**.
The dispirited **Ankh Kuriboh** huddled in Shada's arms, trembling: "Kuriboh."
After being rescued by Isis from the Dungeon, while Simon and Isis led people to transport city defense machinery, Shada went to perform the task of integrating the troops. Because of Seto's brutal means before, many innocent sufferers were imprisoned in the Dungeon, and Shada's **Ankh Kuriboh**'s healing ability came into use.
However, although **Ankh Kuriboh** before spent a lot of strength to heal others and allow them to be converted into combat power, after all, it was healing ordinary people. Compared to the strength spent healing the combat-use Millennium Stone Spirit, it was much less, and wasn't enough to make **Ankh Kuriboh** become like this now.
Rather than saying "healing spent energy", it's better to say **Ankh Kuriboh** noticed the approach of dark power, and was therefore "fearful".
"Ankh Kuriboh." Holding the small spirit in his arms, Shada comforted it, looking at the distant dark sky, his tone holding a hint of confusion. "Priest Aknadin and Seto betrayed us. Priest Mahad and Priest Karim sacrificed themselves. Only Priest Isis and I are left of the Pharaoh's Priests..."
"Can we defeat that Great Evil God Zorc?"
Among the six Priests when Dark Yugi took office, Shada could be said to be the most inconspicuous one. His personality determined that he was someone who liked stability and peace, and wouldn't contend. The lack of desire also meant his inner thoughts weren't firm enough, and he was easily influenced by others.
He could, at that time, when Bakura attacked Dark Yugi for the second time, desperately push himself to use **Ankh Kuriboh**'s power to support and protect Dark Yugi, but that didn't mean he didn't have fear of death. With Great Evil God Zorc approaching now, Shada's heart was full of pressure, and he had no confidence at all about whether they could defeat Zorc.
If there was no one he could rely on, no one who could guide direction for him, someone with Shada's personality could very easily choose to give up in confusion. And fortunately, he still had a Teacher.
"Don't say such discouraging words, Shada." One hand patted Shada's shoulder. Simon, standing on the High Platform nearby, was barely as tall as Shada by using the height difference of the platform. Knowing the personality of his chosen disciple well, he also saw the confusion in Shada's heart and spoke, "You've been like this since before. Although you're good at learning from others, you're also easily influenced by others."
"Sometimes, there are matters a person must accomplish alone, even if they know the outcome, they must stake everything and fight hard."
"Lord Shimon." Hearing Simon, who taught him to become a Priest, counsel him, Shada turned his head to look at him and nodded. "I understand. Regardless of whether we can defeat that Great Evil God Zorc, as the Pharaoh's Priests, protecting the Royal City for the Pharaoh is the duty we must fulfill here."
Simon nodded and smiled satisfied. "That's right. You know, we Priests are still the leaders of the soldiers under our command. We must show enough courage in front of them and play a leading role."
Hearing this, Shada glanced at the soldiers lined up behind the defense machinery in front of him. They were also looking this way, observing the reactions of the few of them. Lord Shimon was right, as army commanders, we Priests must set a good example.
And Kaiba looked at Shada, who had gathered courage again, and tilted his head curiously. He didn't know if it was an illusion. Although he did hear **Ankh Kuriboh** in Shada's arms making "Kuriboh" "Kuriboh" sounds, he should have heard two "Kuriboh" "Kuriboh" calls.
Compared to **Ankh Kuriboh**'s call, the other voice sounded unusually familiar to Kaiba, as if he had heard it countless times. However, he couldn't find the source of that voice no matter what.
Besides Shada, was there any other Kuriboh Series Spirit?
"What's wrong, Seto, are you thinking about something?" **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** looked at Kaiba and said somewhat confused. Kaiba also shook his head. "No, it's nothing."
On the Royal City City Wall, Kaiba and **Maiden with Eyes of Blue** stood together, hand in hand. Beside them was the City Defense Force controlling large bows and crossbows;
Below the City Wall, large catapults were ready. Their command was Shada;
And behind the City Wall, Isis led the Court Magician Group in urgently applying various magic reinforcements to various parts of the City Wall, and afterwards would also go to various places as support to fill the gaps in manpower;
In a position further back, the elderly Priest Simon presided as Commander-in-Chief. Beside him was Seto, who was tied up and had a magic power isolation spell applied.
Great Evil God Zorc, remaining distance from the Royal City, one kilometer.
"All units, begin attack!"
In the instant Great Evil God Zorc stepped within the one-kilometer range, Simon ordered, allowing each unit to begin their attack. The attacks from various machinery, whose range was doubled after being enhanced by magic and alchemy, seemed to be fired out, attacking towards the giant Zorc. Seeing the rain-like attacks arrive, Zorc grinned ferociously. He didn't dodge at all, allowing the attacks to touch his body, but they were completely swallowed by darkness.
"What!?" "Were the attacks ineffective?" "Didn't they work!"
On the Ground, the soldiers were astonished that their attacks had no effect. And Zorc grinned, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and said arrogantly, "Unstoppable, irresistible."
"I am the Great Cataclysm!"
(End of Chapter)