“Nice shooting!” Jou high fived Honda, grinning as he did so.
Bakura ignored the characters in favour of watching the other player. This wasn’t Yugi, her soul was in the Birdtail figure on the table. So who was this? Yugi had called this new spirit ‘Anesan.’ That thought brought something Yugi had said to her to the forefront of her mind.
“Yugi no Oneesan, I presume?” Bakura asked irritably, having been so focused on victory, she had forgotten about the other spirit.
“Bakura-san.” Oneesan nodded, irritation obvious, “I wanted information, not my friends stuffed into lead figurines.”
“It’s just Bakura.” The other Millennium spirit corrected, “And I don’t know, they look better like that.” Bakura smirked at her, “And now you’re the only one in that body. You should be grateful.”
“I’d rather share this vessel with its rightful owner for a thousand years than steal it away from her for even a moment.” Oneesan scowled, “I was happy to sit back and let Imoto-chan play, even when I realised there was more going on here than just a game. But you attacked our friends and sealed her soul into her figurine so now you have to deal with me.”
“She was sealed at her own request, I will remind you.” Bakura tutted at her opposite number, “Do you think you can handle the pressure of having the lives of your ‘sister’ and your friends in your hands where she couldn’t?”
“I don’t lose so their lives are in no danger.” Oneesan informed Bakura, who smirked slightly, enjoying the game even more with someone facing her who wasn’t even slightly cowed by the powers at work.
“Then let the game continue.” Bakura crowed, the Shadows in full swing now, bringing the board and figurines on it to life properly. Oneesan felt her little sister balk to start with, as the Shadows first moved, and braced Imoto-chan’s mind, glad she was able to do that despite the separation.
Yugi looked up at Oneesan and smiled gratefully, not saying a word about the issue to her friends in order to help them keep calm.
“It’s a new round of combat.” Bakura informed them, “And though he just lost his hand, Zorc looks almost uninjured. Plus things are looking worse for the Adventurers.” As she said that the hand shifted and split, taking the form of two monsters.
“Any piece of my flesh cut from my body transforms into monsters under my control!” Zorc informed them, sounding smug. “Minions. Deal with them, I grow bored.”
He turned to leave and Yugi stepped forward, wanting this over as soon as possible. “Are you running away?” She demanded, “Stand and fight us!”
“I have a special place set up for our final battle.” Zorc informed her, “Make your way to my castle while the fires of hate still burn within you, if you can.” With that he took off, flying ahead to the castle.
“Jerk! Creep! Power Gamer!” Jou roared insults after him, “Just wait! We’ll get to the castle no matter what it takes!”
“We’re playing right into Bakura’s script.” Yugi mentally grimaced, “We really are stuck in her game world.”
‘You’re right.’ Yugi jumped a mile and wheeled around to look up at her elder sister, shocked when she heard Oneesan’s voice echoing in her mind, ‘Bakura made Zorc appear when your guard was down, then she was able to seal your souls into figurines. Everything’s gone according to her plan. She’s a Game Master to watch out for.’
“I think she’s cheating.” Yugi informed her elder sister, needing to warn her. “Whenever she rolls she gets a critical.”
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