Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Kokoro no Maho: Magic of the Heart ❯ Chapter 9: Controlled ( Chapter 9 )

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Kurama no Miko2003: Without further ado, here's Chapter 9 of Kokoro no Maho: Magic of the Heart!

Chapter 9 ~ Controlled

"You still haven't changed . . . not since the last time we met. Always worried about the Pharaoh . . ." Priest Seto pauses for effect. "And just as easily manipulated . . . if not easier than before."

`He thinks I'm Nee-chan! And speaking of pharaohs, where's Yuugi-kun?' "W-where's Yuugi-kun? What'd you do to him?"

"Oh, don't you worry about him . . . I've properly taken care of him for what he did in the past . . ." Unbeknownst to Sonomi, the eye on the Millennium Rod behind Priest Seto's back started to glow. "After all, he kept you from me . . . he made you believe you loved me . . ."

"Yes . . . he . . . did," Sonomi slowly agrees. A part of her told her he was lying, but the stronger part of her wholeheartedly agreed with the Priest. She did not know why, but somehow, she had the urge to hang onto every word the ancient priest said as truth, the absolute truth.

`Good . . . the Rod's working . . . soon, she'll be mine . . . mine to control! And then my revenge shall be complete!' "I'm sorry, my dear, but I must be going. There are other things I need to tend to, but if you go through those doors, you'll find your room, fully furnished to your liking. Think of it as my gift to you for returning to me. I've waited plenty long. And don't worry about the girl in there; she's your servant from now on."

Sonomi smiles, "Thank you, Seto-sama. I'm so happy I'm back with you." She walks up to him and leans up to kiss his cheek. "I've missed you," she whispers as she walks away.

`Good, one down, one more to go.'

A jolt suddenly goes through Yami Sonomi's body. `Mi-chan . . .' "Something's wrong. I know it. Something doesn't feel right . . ." At that moment, the Heart suddenly started to glow, then fade just as quickly. "The Heart . . . Mi-chan's in trouble. But if the Heart is glowing, then someone's tampering with her true feelings . . ." She pauses as realization sinks in. "No . . . he wouldn't!" She suddenly turns her head to look at Yami Malik, her hair flying behind her in a cascade of midnight black silk as she did so. "Just how much _could_ you and your hikari do with the Millennium Rod?"

"Plenty," Yami Malik replies. "Yami knows. Why?"

"It may have something to do with the strange feeling I got just now."

"Mind control, complete control over the victim's actions, why?"

"Could you also have control over what a person believes?"

Shaadi suddenly speaks, "It is supposed to be one of the rumored abilities of the Rod, amongst many others. But that ability has never been recorded down in history as having been used."

"No, I think it has," Yami says. "I think he's used it on me before . . . back in Egypt. I remember believing everything he said with regards to Sonomi as truth, the only truth . . . no, he's tapped into that power as well."

"Hello, Yuugi, or shall I say, the reborn Pharaoh?"

"Kaiba-kun, when did you start believing? I thought you didn't believe in any of this," Yuugi says.

"Oh, but I'm not my pathetic, disbelieving hikari."

"Hikari?! But if Kaiba's the hikari then what's the item?" Yuugi exclaims.

"Recognize this?" Priest Seto takes out the Millennium Rod and shows it to Yuugi. Yuugi's eyes widen even larger than usual, quite a feat considering Yuugi's eyes were already half the size of his face.

"Y-you're Priest Seto, then, aren't you?" Yuugi asks, "But how's that possible? I thought Yami Malik was the spirit of the Rod!"

"You're just as stupid as the Pharaoh; not surprising, considering the fact you're his reincarnation," the priest pauses, as though evaluating Yuugi. "Yami Malik is hardly the spirit of the Millennium Rod; he's no more than a creation of Malik's mind. No, I was the one sealed within it. But enough about me; let's talk about you. Tell me, Yuugi, how do you feel about Yami Sonomi taking the Pharaoh away from you?"

"I'm happy for Yami! He's suffered enough guilt; he should be happy with her!"

"Are you sure about that? He doesn't even have memories of her; why should he care for her?"

"_All_ of his memories were taken away from him when he was sealed within the puzzle! The simple fact that he recognized Sonomi is enough to show that he cares!" Yuugi replies.

"But don't you think he should spend more time with her? I mean, didn't he _abandon_ you for her at the amusement park?"

"No! That wasn't what happened at all! I voluntarily went with Sonomi so our yamis could have some time together!"

"But don't you find it strange why he didn't come to save you? I mean, I was the one who defeated those two men, not Yami."

"N-nani?" Yuugi slowly replies. "No, you're wrong! Yami came to save me, he must've! He was in the House of Mirrors with us!"

"Poor, poor Yuugi; you've been misled. Here, let me show you what _really_ happened." The Rod suddenly glows as a flood of images enter Yuugi's mind.

~ Start Images ~

"Yuugi's worthless; I only needed him as a host earlier, but now that I've got my own body, there really isn't any real reason I need him anymore. Sonomi, come here; we don't need our hikari." Yami was standing right in front of Yuugi and Sonomi, with Yami Sonomi to his right. "Sorry, you two, but we don't need our hikari anymore. Kill them if you want." Yami walks off with Yami Sonomi clinging to his left arm.

"Yami-sama, you're right. Let's just leave them here in the Shadow Realm; they can die here without a trace. Between the two of us, we should be able to figure out a way to erase everyone's memories of these two."

"Indeed, now what do you say we go and have some fun over here?" Yami asks, indicating to a door nearby.

"Why, Yami-sama! I never thought you'd ask!" she says, hungrily kissing Yami.

~ End Images ~

"S-sonna . . ." Yuugi starts. "Yami would never do anything like this! Never!"

"That's what you believe, Yuugi, but Yami didn't care. See? He was more interested in Yami Sonomi to care that you were in trouble. No, I was the one who got you out of the Shadow Realm." A soft glow emitted from the eye on the Rod, but was unnoticed by Yuugi, who was now fully concentrated on Priest Seto's words.

"Y-you're right. Yami _has_ betrayed me for that bitch. Yami, how could you?!" Tears began to pour down Yuugi's angelic face.

"It's alright, Yuugi," Priest Seto says, holding the small hikari close. "I'll give you the power to exact your revenge upon Yami. I'll help you. You have powers, powers that he did not want you trained in. I will. I will help you be strong enough to take down Yami so you can be free from him forever! Do you like that idea, Yuugi?"

"Yes, I do. I'm a fool for not believing you sooner," Yuugi replies, drying his tears. "I will start by not crying anymore, Seto-sama."

"That's a good start, Yuugi. Now, go through those double doors and you'll find the other hikari, Sonomi. She's also been betrayed by her yami, Yami Sonomi. Be kind to her, for she is still delicate from it all, understand?"

"Yes, Seto-sama, I understand."

"Good, now go." Priest Seto stands up, an evil grin twisted on his face as he watched Yuugi walk into the other room. `Good, with these two under my control, nothing can get in my way. Yami, your days are numbered.'

"Augh!" Yami exclaims as a bolt of pain lanced through his heart.

"Y-Yami-sama, what's wrong?" Yami Sonomi exclaims, concerned.

"I don't know . . . my heart . . . it feels like half of it is missing . . ."

"Malik, is it-?"

"I'm afraid so; the true power of the Millennium Rod's being unleashed at Yuugi and Sonomi," Malik replies, worry etched on his darkly elegant features.

"Well, then, what are we hanging around here for?!" Jounouchi suddenly says, surprising everyone present. "Let's go get them back!"

"It would be rather foolish of us to rush into things, Jounouchi!" Isis says. "Whatever is happening is a deviation from the flow of time! The Millennium Tauk cannot even predict Priest Seto's actions! We should _at least_ come up with a plan of some sort before we rush in like a bunch of fools!"

"Oh, that's true. You do have a point, Isis."

"For starters, we need to find a place to hide the Millennium Ring. We cannot let it fall into Priest Seto's hands."

"Yes, but what about the hikari?" Yami Bakura asks. "We cannot bring both Ryou and Malik along; it's too dangerous!"

"Oh, c'mon, Yami Bakura! You know as well as I do that I'm good with a knife!"

"Yes, but who's going to protect Ryou? Besides, neither one of you have access to Shadow Magic; no doubt that's the only thing that this fight will rely on."

"Yami Bakura is right, little brother," Isis replies. "Shaadi will take you, Ryou, Honda, and Jounouchi to a safe house while the rest of us go to free Anzu, Yuugi and Sonomi."

"Why can't we go?!" Honda and Jounouchi simultaneously shout.

"Because you cannot use Shadow Magic either; we cannot afford to let you get hurt because of this obvious fact. Now go! If needed be, you can at least keep the Priest's lackeys away from you; fight back until we return."

"Do we know where the Priest is?" Yami Sonomi asks.

"Yes, he's at the Kaiba residence . . . that's where he called from," Yami darkly replies. `This time, Priest Seto, you've pushed it too far. You'll pay for that.'

~ To be Continued ~

Kurama no Miko2003: Yay! Another chapter done! Well, minna-san? What do you think? Let me know in a review, k?

Yami: What's up with that vision you had Yuugi see? That was so mean!

Yami Sonomi: I know! Like I would ditch Mi-chan when she's in trouble!

Kurama no Miko2003: Plot advancement, Yami, plot advancement. Besides, it makes for a much more interesting final battle later on. ^_^

Yami: Still, you're putting strain on the relationship between me and my aibou!

Yami Sonomi: *nod* *nod*

Kurama no Miko2003: Oh, c'mon, you two! You know things will turn out just fine in the end!

Hiei: What, you're not killing anyone off? That's a new one. You seem to have no regrets about killing us off.

Kurama no Miko2003: Oh, give me a break, will ya?

Yami: Killing us off?! You're not going to kill my aibou, are you?

Kurama no Mik2003: Maybe . . . maybe not. I don't know yet. I still haven't figured out how I want to end this yet. So, if I were you, I'd start cooperating.

Yami: Why? I'm a Pharaoh. I command you to not kill any of us off!

Rest of YGO cast: Yay!

Kurama no Miko2003: Sorry, Yami, but Pharaohs have no power these days . . . and you're talking to a fanfic authoress. Not a smart thing to do!

Kurama: Indeed. You're not safe, not even if you're a favorite!

Ryou: But I'm happy! *cuddles Yami Bakura*

Yami Bakura: *cuddles Ryou back* ^________^

Kurama no Miko2003: See? They're happy. And I'd start behaving if I was you, Yami, or _you_ might be the one who I torture next.

Yami: Like you're not torturing me now?

Kurama no Miko2003: Oh no, this is nothing. I could make it worse . . . much, much worse, right, Kurama-sama?

Kurama: Quite true. *next comment censored for giving away Chapter 6 of Kurama no Kanojo* Hey!

Kurama no Miko2003: What? I'm not about to let you give away the plot! Let the readers read it! I hope you had fun reading this chapter, peoples! See ya next time! Ja ne! *everyone waves*