[IC] Yugioh: The King's Shadow

[MegaraFoxfire]

The figure moved around a dueling station and yelled "Our friends from before must had used shadow magic to pull the building into the shadow realm. Things just got a lot harder. Luckily we are the only..." A small fox appeared and landed on their shoulder and chirped into their ear, the figure cursing softly. "Nevermind us being the only other ones here...looks like a group of duelists showed up. A bunch of young men, two having spiky colored hair, one blonde and a younger young man with long black hair...and a brunette. You know them?"

Yugi nodded and said "Yami and I will head upstairs, Joey, why don't you guys look on this floor. Mokuba, is their a control room somewhere we can use?" Mokuba nodded and said "Its up stairs, I can see everything from there. I'll go with you guys"

[Jazz]

Seto heard what the figure said as his eyes widened with the descriptions. "Mokuba! Why is little brother here?" This wasn't good. If they were in the shadow realm, he didn't know if Mokuba could handle it. "I know the rest. Guess they found out." But under that little bit of relief was the worry for Mokuba.

Yami didn't mind groups at all. Neither did Joey and Tristen. "We're on it. Be careful guys!" And the two buddies were off. Yami felt a huge disturbance. "This isn't good." He put a hand on his puzzle. "We're in the shadow realm." He then took off his millennium puzzle and put it around Mokuba's neck. "Keep this on no matter what happens. I do not know how well you will be able to handle the shadow realm alone. But my puzzle should help." He trusted Mokuba with it and knew he wouldnt lose it. "It doesn't seem to be a strong spell but I have my doubts. I suggest we get going. You should be fine to not need protection with the help of an item Yugi. You have grown to not need one." Yami started upstairs, a hand near his deck. It seemed he might need it after all. "You may want to lead the way. Helping you to the control room is our best option first."

[MegaraFoxfire]

The figure opened the door and said "WHere would they go first? If I can get you to your brother then I can double back and go after the men who took you?" they pushed Seto back as a blade stuck out of the wall where his head had beeen. They both looked around and saw a man in black holding throwing knifes. "Masked Ninja Ebisu...great...we don't have time for this"

Yugi followed Yami as Mokuba said "I'll be okay...we just need to find Seto..." But within minutes he started to feel off and ill. Yugi looked at Yami and asked "How can anyone do this? I thought only the items could do this?"

[Jazz]

Seto honestly had no idea where they would go. "Probably the control room on the second floor." He said as he closed his eyes but only be pushed back. He was glad though that he didn't get a blade to the head. He crawled through the door way. "Crap." Yes. Kaiba for once felt useless. "so now what?" He prayed that Mokuba would be alright. He wanted no harm to come to him. He hoped Yugi and Yami were with him.

Yami felt worry for Mokuba, feeling that the power of his puzzle wasn't going to help. He thought it would. Maybe it would just buy some time. Either way this wasn't good. Yugi though had a fair question. "I do no know. I thought so too. Unless there are some people that tapped into the dark powers of the shadow realm. Priests back in Egypt did have that power. It is possible that is basically what they are, only using it for personal gain of course." Yami explained to his partner. "For what is gathering now, with what exposure that Mokuba has had in the past with the shadow realm, he would have some immunity but for a period of time, however his mind is still growing and can't take all that exposure in as well as physically. You have had many exposures and had grown mentally and physically. Therefore you have a immunity level that is much longer. However at some point your body and mind can still only take so much before you get the effects. I even have my limits within the shadow realm." The Pharaoh explained while they made their way to the control room. "Hopefully we will be able to find Seto before Mokuba can't too much more. I just didn't think his limit would be so short, even with the help of the puzzle." He admitted. However a small glow came from Seto's deck. The glow then formed around his body. The effects seemed to wear off instantly. "Mokuba. You have Seto's deck correct?" Yami was amazed. If that was Seto's deck, then he had a feeling what card glowed.

[MegaraFoxfire]

The figure moved in front of Seto, pulling another card from their deck. "Don't worry...this is just a small problem..." They held up the card and said "I summon the King's Guard" A soldier in gold armor appeared and yelled, charging the ninja.

Mokuba took a deep breathe, feeling a bit better. He nodded and pulled the deck out. "Ya, I do..." He flipped thru the deck and found the card glowing. It was Blue Eyes White Dragon, glowing brightly. Suddenly Yugi's deck glowed and Dark Magician appeared, looking at the three. "You three must hurry. Master Seto is heading to the control room with a unknown figure. I sense not only a dark force here, but a old magic that I have not felt for many years..." Yugi nodded and said "Let's go"

The figure pulled Seto's arm over their shoulders, panting softly. "We are almost there. just need stairs...how are you holding up?" Just then the ninja exploded and the soldier vanished. Then the Hound summoned before came running, rubbing his head on the figures arm. The figure nodded and helped Kaiba toward the second floor, following the signs.

[Jazz]

Seto nodded as he tried to keep from getting in the way. If he had his deck he would be able to help. With his battered condition, he still felt the bruises and sore muscles from the punches and assaults they made on him. "I'm holding up." He told the figure as they were making their way to the stairs.

Yami looked to the Dark Magician, nodding to his former priest. "Let's then." Dark Magican Girl then came before them as well. She felt a chill and had her arms around her chest. "I don't like this air." She said as she looked around. Yami had followed Mokuba and Yugi to the control room, keeping his eyes out for any signs of any duel monsters coming for them. "How powerful is this Dark Force, Mahad?" He asked.

[MegaraFoxfire]

The figure nodded and said "Not much longer, Seto...I promise I will get you out of here..." They suddenly stopped at the stairs that normally run up and down but the power was off so the figure sighed. "Great...alright, up we go" They started walked up, the wolf like monster jumping ahead and running up to sniff around.

Mahad shook his head and they got into the control room and said "Its something I haven't felt for a very long time...but this other power I felt is different..." Mokuba went to the controls and started turning systems on and all the screens turned on, showing the park. Yugi pointed and said "there's kaiba!" He pointed to a screen showing the stairs, showing Seto and a hooded figure and a huge wolf with gold armor. Mokuba said "Seto...his hurt...I have to get to him!" He turned to leave but Mahad caught him. "its not safe out there right now. I sense more creatures heading here..." Yugi tapped Yami and said "There's Joey and Tristan in Hall of Monsters...hopefully they don't run into anything down there"

Seto and his protector got to the top of the stairs right when the Hound of the Guardian started growling and his fur stood on end. The figure moved to the wall, moving Seto behind them. "I can't see anything...can you Seto?"

[Jazz]

Seto tried to keep up but held onto the railing so he could get up a bit better. When they managed to get up, he then continued to follow only to stop when they made it to the top. Hearing the hound growl, he looked around to see what was going on. Being moved to the wall and behind the figure, Seto looked around and peeked to look around even better sighed. "No. I can't." He said with frustration.

Yami noted this and nodded as Mana, the Dark Magician Girl felt a little creeped out. "That's not good. We will need to get Seto and try to get out as best as can." Though she perked up when she heard Yugi say where Kaiba was. Even Mana knew going out there was not good. Yami didn't like this news. Putting his attention of Yugi, he too noticed Joey and Tristen. "I not." But was short lived when Joey freaking out about a zombie that was coming slowly toward them. He sighed, knowing good old Joey, only for his flaming swordsman to come out and attack it. "He is in good hands." Though with another problem, they had to deal with some creatures. "How many are there?" Yami asked. Mana looked around before answering. "I sense four. Master?" She looked to Mahad.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Mahad nodded and said "I do as well...two with your friends downstairs and two with Master Seto...but the hooded figure is not a monster. Who could they be?" Yugi looked at Seto on the screen and siad "I wish we could do something..."

The figure saw two figures walk out of the darkness and said "Here we go..." The first was cat like creature known as Wheatsoo, the other a warrior ninja known as Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo. The figure cursed softly, pulling another card from their deck. "I can't support many more monsters...this one will have to count..." They held up the card and said "I call upon Guardian of the King" A female warrior appeared, with light brown hair and gold eyes. The hound moved to stand next to his master, the warrior looking back at the pair. "My lady, you must hurry, the shadows are getting darker. Then longer you stay unprotected the harder it will be to come back..." The figure nodded and pulled Seto's arm around her shoulders again. "Come Seto...we must hurry to your freinds..."

[Jazz]

Yami looked at the screen and felt abit unsure about this whole thing. "Maybe we can. If there are two monsters that are after Seto and this figure that looks to be helping him, then maybe we can. From the looks of this, this figure that we see is not looking so well based on what we are physically seeing. Seto doesn't have his deck so he is unable to aid them both. If we can't get to them, Seto could be captured again. Honestly, I would not want to risk that." That being said, he looked to his partner, Yugi, Mokuba and the magicians. "He has a point." Mana pointed out. "We know where they are now so all we need to do is get there." She said.

Seto growled as he saw the monsters that were there ahead of them and cursed himself. Again, proving useless in being able to help out. But none the less he was reluctant to getting up and following. "All we have to do is get to the other side of the floor. The control room is not far from the stairs." He said, feeling the need to ignore a good chunk of the pain, needing to at least limp on his own.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Mahad sighed, thinking then said "Alright, I will go with the Pharaoh and go retrieve Master seto and the hooded one. The rest of you should stay here and keep the room secured. My king? Shall we?"

The figure nodded and helped Seto walk, her warrior and hound fighting the two monsters back. Part way there the cat like monster jumped in front of them, hissing and its claws heading right for them. The figure pushed Seto behind and was hit, the hood falling back. The cat jumped on top of the hooded savior who with the hood down Seto saw it was a girl. She cursed and said "Stay back, Seto! Its not safe, get to the control room! I'll hold them off. Run, hurry!" She pulled the cloak off, showing that she was a young woman, a pendent hanging off of her neck that was glowing softly.


What the girl looks like

[Jazz]

Yami felt some victory in all this and walked to the door. He looked to the others as smiled. "I will be back with Seto." He said as he looked to Mahad and nodded to him. "Let's go, Mahad." He headed out of the room with the Dark Magician, making his way to Kaiba.

Seto went with to the figure in order to get away when he too saw the cat like monster get in their way, looking over the situation at hand, which he didn't have the well quick thinking skills he had. He was being pushed back. Looking back to the hood figure while on his butt, he noticed that the hood on the figure was down to show a female. Looking to her and working on getting up, he looked to her as she wanted him to get back and run. She was young, plus he noticed the pendent. Growling he got onto his feet and charged after the cat like creature while it wasn't paying attention. Charging, he tackled the cat like creature to get it off of her.

[MegaraFoxfire]

The cat fell back, hissing at him. The girl jumped up and moved in front of Seto, breathing hard. "I told you to go!" The cat jumped at them again but Guardian of the King appeared in front of the pair, running the cat thru. The cat exploded and the guardian turned to the pair. "You must hurry, the building will soon be over taken by the shadow realm..." The girl nodded and moved to help Seto up. "How are you holding up?" Suddenly the floor started to shake and the girl looked around. "now what!" The guardian said "The ones you are hunting must have places bombs somewhere to keep you from escaping" The girl cursed as the ground under their feet started to crack. She suddenly pushed Seto to the other side of the landing, the floor giving under her. "Run Seto! Get to your family!" she fell, crying out as the guardian tried to reach for her but suddenly vanished without warning.

Mahad suddenly grabbed Yami and picked him up, the building starting to shake. "Looks like Joey is having fun downstairs...but whatever those two are doing its damaging the foundation of the building, its giving way"

[Jazz]

Seto felt a smirk form on his lips when he noticed that the King's Guardian had come to their aide. When they were told to hurry, Seto agreed and went with the girl. "I'm fine." Feeling the floor shake, he looked at the floor and around. Looking to the Guardian he heard what his theory was and was worried. He noticed the cracks. Feeling a sudden push to the other side of the landing, he turned to see the floor under the girl give way. Seto saw the guardian disappear and so started his way to try and grab her. Seto reached to grab her hand, grabbing the ledge and hopefully her.

Yami felt him suddenly be picked up and then held onto Mahad who picked him up. "If it is them, they we may want to hurry and find Kaiba." He reached for his deck holder and drew a card. "Skilled Dark Magician! Go help Joey and Tristen." He called out. "We need to go." He knew he could trust his friends and cards any day.

[MegaraFoxfire]

He caught her hand just barely, the girl hanging by a grip with the first level far below her. She flinched, her free hand going to a slash on her side as she looked up. "Nice...catch...but we are both stuck now...I can't pull myself up and you don't have the strength...I think we might be in trouble..." the floor under Seto started to give way and she said "Forget me just go! You have to get back to your brother"

Mahad watched as the other magician vanished to help Joey and Tristen. Then he said "I fear Seto and his ally may have fallen into danger. We must find them" He flew ahead, holding his king securely. That's when they came upon the pair, Seto fighting to keep his grip as the floor started to fall away. When they came above them, the girls pendent started glowing brightly.

[Jazz]

Seto tried to keep his grip the best he can. He knew he didn't have the strength and by seeing how she was holding up, he knew she couldn't pull herself up. But he be damned if he let someone die that tried to save him. He didn't need it in his conscious for the rest of his life. He was cruel and heartless but not that freakin' heartless. "I'm not letting go, damnit. So stop the the self sacrifice. If Yugi and Yami are here as well as their friends, then I am sure they will be able to find us." This he knew for sure. How long that would be he didn't know.

Yami nodded, hearing this news wasn't good but he knew that they would find the two and help them out. He felt secure in Mahad's arms as they flew on to help Seto and his ally, but unsure of the danger exactly. When they found Seto and his ally, Yami saw that Seto was trying to hold on to something. Being set down, Yami ran over to him to see him holding onto a girls hand as she was dangling and being kept from falling to her possible death. "Hang on Seto!" He said as he laid over near them but not where it was cracking so much. He then reached over and grabbed the girl's wrist as well. "I have her!" The two them tried to pull her up and to safety. Seto though helped a good chunk of the way, he had to let go and Yami automatically compensated for using his other hand to pull her up. When she was pulled up far enough, he wrapped his arm around her to get a better pull and so she was up and safe from falling. Yami however knew how unstable the floor was and backed up more till he felt a more stable part of the floor before setting the girl down. Seto himself had already back up far enough.

"Are you alright?" Yami asked the girl as he looked over over before seeing a slash on her side. He cursed. Seto tore his long sleeve shirt and handed it to Yami. "Use this." The former pharaoh nodded and wrapped the sleeve around his side to try and stop the bleeding for now as well as cover up the wound. "There." After then Yami then went and pulled a card from his deck. "Mythical Beast Cerberus, I need your assistance." He called and so the large beast appeared once on the duel disk. "Seto. Go ahead and get on Cerberus and help me watch after this girl." Seto complied as Yami tried to help her on. "Here. We'll help you get out of here." He told her, calm still in his voice.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Mahad helped pull Seto to safety as Yami helped the girl. She looked up at him and nodded, flinched as he dressed her side. "I'm alright...we need to get out of here before the building goes down..." Mahad looked at the pendent the girl was wearing, knowing it from somewhere.

She looked at Yami and said "YOu...it can't be..."

[Jazz]

Yami helped the girl to the Cerberus and helped her on. When she spoke, he looked to her and looked a little confused. Seto too got on Cerberus as did Yami. He got between the too. "Go Cerberus. We don't have much time." and with a roar from the lions head and a growl from what looked to be a dog's head it them charged off and toward control room to grab Mokuba and Yugi. "Mahad, we will need any help we can get if anything tries to attack us." Yami looked over the girl to see how she was holding up before keeping an arm around her waist. Seto holding onto the Cerberus alone. Yami too noticed the pendant but no idea why it glowed so brightly. "You'll be alright. Stay with us for however long you can." He told the girl as Cerberus was going around any obstacles that werent much of a challenge for him.

[MegaraFoxfire]

Mahad nodded and magic charged into his staff. "I shall defend you till the end my king..." He flew ahead as the girl's head fell forward and she started panting. "Too much...energy burned off..." Yugi ran out with Mokuba and siad "Joey and Tristan are heading out now. Your magician and some warrior in gold is helping them get out" Mahad looked at the girl and said "Her monster went to aid them..."

[Jazz]

Yami looked to Yugi as him and Mokuba came out of the room and with some news on Joey and Tristen. "That's good. We will need to get out of here before this place falls ontop of us. Yugi I would go ahead and go with Mahad. Mokuba. Go with Mana." Mana appeared when her name was called. "There isn't much room for Cerberus to take another passenger." Yami explained. Mana looked to Mokuba. "I'll keep you out of harms way." She was determined but gentle. She would pick him up when they were ready. Yami would then heave them head out of the building when they were all set to go.