Brothers Chapter IX

CHAPTER IX - TEAMWORK

The Pharaoh had defeated Rafael in a duel, yet neither had their souls taken. The building had collapsed, but Rafael had survived. Now, it was time for the Pharaoh, Kaiba, Tristan, Tea, and Mokuba to find Dartz. The five headed into a helicopter and found that Joey's body was there. The helicopter took off as Kaiba told his pilot where to fly.
"It's impossible to get in there," the pilot said, "The wind's too strong!"
"Do you want me to fire you when I get my company back?" Kaiba asked, the usual sarcastic-icy Kaiba tone to his voice.
"No sir!" the pilot said, "But we may get lost in the storm."
"I'll bet that Dartz wants us to find him," the Pharaoh said.
"The Pharaoh's right. He'll lead us to him," Tristan agreed.

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As the helicopter landed, Kaiba and the Pharaoh looked at the temple. It was large enough to fill a small, private island, but didn't seem like a place where a Leviathan could be sleeping. Kaiba was the first to enter the temple.
"Why… why do I feel so sad?" Kaiba felt like something was wrong. Something was very wrong. He usually didn't feel sad, especially in front of others.
"You're right… I feel sad too," the Pharaoh said as he stood beside Kaiba, "Everyone, stay away from us. This could be a trap."

The five walked through the temple, trying not to look at the creepy pillars with snakes on them, or at the sacrificial altar they knew would be there. Tea suddenly saw something that sent shivers down her spine.
"Look! There!"
Kaiba looked up. On the wall were stone tablets. On the stone tablets were images of people.
"Joey! Mai! Weevil, and Rex! Are these the souls that were taken?" Tristan's voice cut through the awkward silence.
The Pharaoh looked at the stone tablets. There was one… it had…
"Yugi! Yugi!" The Pharaoh ran toward the stone with his partner on it.
"I thought you'd never get here," a voice said.
The five turned to two torches. The flames from the torches leapt out and hit the ground, forming the shape of a tall man.
"Dartz," the Pharaoh said coolly.
"Welcome to our temple," Dartz began, "If we can get strong souls like you, my god will bless you too."
"Your god only brings trouble," Kaiba said.
"Is that so?" Dartz smiled.
"Listen, Dartz, you're the only one left. We've defeated your three gunsmen," the Pharaoh said.
"True, they're defeated," Dartz said, "but using their souls as sacrifice was always my plan."
"You're too much!" Tea said, biting her lip.
"But it's not enough. I need your souls to bring back the Leviathan."
"For the last time Dartz, I ask you to let our friends go! Stop your useless fight!" the Pharaoh said.
"Look around, won't you?" Dartz said. He snapped his fingers. The whole room lit up. There were torches everywhere. Mokuba gasped.
"Brother, look!"
"This… this is the reason we feel so sad…" Kaiba said, as he looked at the stones on the floor and the other seven walls. The large octagonal room was covered from ceiling to floor and wall to wall with souls.
"These people… they're not just from our time…" Mokuba clung to Tea. He was frightened.
"That's right," Dartz said, "These are people from ten thousand years ago. This is also why I'm standing here today."
Kaiba finally snapped. "Listen, Dartz, I want my company back. So stop this nonsense now!"
"You'll have to beat me first."
"What?" The Pharaoh was shocked.
"A duel is a type of ritual where souls are used as stakes. Let's abide by the old rules then, shall we?" Dartz walked toward the Pharaoh and Kaiba. A chaos duel disk appeared on his arm.
"I'll duel you," Kaiba said. He sounded confident.
"No, not alone," the Pharaoh said.
"Then you shall duel me together. Pharaoh, Seto, hand over your souls!"

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Rafael lifted Valon's body into his car. Mai was already in the car. She too, had lost her soul.
"Valon, Mai, we still have work to do. Dartz is going to pay."

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"I'll go first," Kaiba declared, "Activate Magic Card! Advent of White Dragon. Next I sacrifice the Bulate Elephant. Now, show yourself, Knight of White Dragon to the field. But I'm not done. Now, I use the Knight's special effect, to bring Blue Eyed White Dragon to the field."
Dartz looked at the great dragon and smiled.
"It's my first turn, so I can't attack. Now it's my partner's turn."
"Watch out, Dartz, it's my turn!" the Pharaoh said, drawing a card, "I activate the Chaos Ritual. Next I sacrifice the Magnet Warrior. Descend, Legendary Chaos Soldier! Like Kaiba, I can't attack on my first turn."
"Yeah! Dartz better watch out! My brother and Yugi can summon their strongest monsters on their first turn!" Mokuba cheered from the sidelines.
"So, you want me to worry about who I duel with. How kind. It's my turn."
Dartz drew a card. "A card that was born from the ultimate darkness, a card that possesses the power of fatality!"
"Is that it?" Kaiba asked, as the dark wind extinguished the torches. Now the only light came from Dartz's sacred seal.
"The Seal of the Oracle. The Seal of Orichalcos," the Pharaoh said.
"Arise, Orichalcos Gil Gars. Next, I sacrifice five hundred life points and summon Oracle Kyutora to the field. My turn is over."
Kaiba drew a card. He began to laugh. Soon his laughter was almost to the point of insanity. He looked at Dartz. "I don't know how strong you are as a duelist, but now you only have two useless monsters on the field. Victory is in our hands. Remember, you're pitting yourself against the strongest duelists in the world!"
Dartz said nothing.
"I play the magic Fusion card. Fusing the three Blue Eyed White Dragons, I summon my strongest monster. Go, Blue Eyed Ultimate Dragon!" he turned to the Pharaoh, "Yugi, if you are a true duelist, you will have the card to summon the monster that will finish him!"
"Kaiba, I will follow in your footsteps. Dartz, the card I play will smash your ambition. I play the magic Fusion card. Blue Eyed Ultimate Dragon and Legendary Chaos Soldier, ultimate fuse! Arise, Dragon King of the Night! Now with Meteor Rain, you will lose the difference between Gil Gars's defense and Dragon Knight's attack points!"
"If I'm right, that's thirty five hundred. That's enough to blast Dartz to bits!" Tea said.
"Now, end this with Saber Blast!" The Pharaoh and Kaiba commanded their dragon soldier to attack.
Dartz laughed. "A valiant effort, but your attack fell short. Now watch this."
The Seal of Orichalcos glowed around the three duelists. The Pharaoh and Kaiba found themselves in open space, the stars swirling around them.
"Look at the darkness as it surrounds our entire planet!"
The three floated above a beautiful sky. The clouds parted and a city surrounded by water appeared.
"What's that?" Kaiba asked.
"That is the city of Atlantis, as it was when I was king," Dartz said.
"You were king?" The Pharaoh was shocked. How could this man… this monster… how could he be king of Paradise? There must be more to the story, the Pharaoh thought.
"I was king, and I will be again, for when I defeat you, paradise will return!"