Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Kawaita Sakebi ❯ Resurrect Monster ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Resurrect Monster
A magic card that allows you to select a Monster Card from the graveyard and place it on the field under your control.
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He was diving deep, and deeper, lungs burning, the water around him dark and grimy. This time he would touch the bottom. Blindly he reached out, hands grasping, clutching a double handful of sharp stones. Then, up, up, as the water grew lighter, glass green, champagne pale, flying upward, panting, gasping, gulping soft, sweet-smelling air.

"Big brother! You did it! I knew you could do it! No one's ever managed to-- Oh big brother! They're so pretty-- look!"
He looked down at his hands, pale and dripping, full of shiny sparkle.
"Here you are, as requested."
"Oh, big brother, thank you. They're perfect."

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"I'm gonna get you Big brother!"
"Oh, are you now? Hey-- stop-- No! No tickling! That's cheating!"
"I got you! I got you! Catch me! Bet you can't catch me!"
"If you'd just hold still- Hey-- not my clothes! Where are you going with those?! Don't you dare! Mokuba!"
"Oops! Guess they slipped big brother-- you'll just have to swim until they dry."
"Come back here, you-"

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He lay on the sun-warmed rock, feet hanging in the water, watching the sun filter green through the leaves, feeling the breeze rustling through his hair. Mokuba swam around him, laughing, splashing him when he started to dry off.
He had never felt this complete, this peaceful--
"Kaiba-"
The trees blurred and the sun grew colder. He shook his head, and closed his eyes tighter.
"Kaiba, wake up."
The rock was getting pretty uncomfortable--
"Kaiba, hurry now, you've got to get up."
"What?"
"Yuugi Moto won the duel, Pegasus is gone."
"Moke? Where's--"
"He's fine. You'll see him shortly. Here, quickly now-- I have your coat and briefcase-- you must leave now before the staff notices you're missing."
"Who are you? Why are you doing this?"
"That's none of your concern. As to why-- I'm paying off a debt I incurred a long time ago. Hurry now, follow the stairs up to the roof. Mokuba and his friends will meet you there. I must go now."
"Wait--"
"Goodbye Seto Kaiba. It was an honor to have helped you."

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"Big brother? Big brother, where are you?"

"Do not worry Mokuba, Kaiba's soul was restored to him. I am sure he will find you. Be patient now."
"Yeah, that's right, buddy, don't worry, he'll turn up.
"He always does."
"Like a bad penny."
"Joey! Hey, look is that--"
"Big brother! Big brother! I missed you!"

It wasn't the victory he had envisioned, but, at the moment, it was almost enough.