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A Host's Yami -Epilogue-

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No one was really in control of the body right now.

For all Ryou knew, it was just laying there on his bed in an attempt to make it look like he was sleeping.

Which, in a way he was.

The host and the spirit had been spending the day going through the darkness' soul room.


Ryou remembered a time when he had been terrified of this place.

But…

The room changed since then.

It didn't necessarily give off a better feeling, it was just different.

It was a good type of different, but that didn't exactly make it better.

Rather it was just welcoming.

Everything that had been frightening before was now just a part of it.

And Ryou liked it much more now.


While Yami sat in his throne, writing some things down on a sheet of paper, Ryou found himself reading through the many books and scriptures.

He couldn't actually read them, but Yami had taught him to read parts of Egyptian and so he could understand the odd symbol.

"This has something to do with priests, doesn't it?" He pointed to a certain part of the page.

Yami glanced over to see what it was and nodded, "Yes. The pharaoh's council was built up from priests."

The host gave a little smirk, "That seems fitting enough."


It had been a few weeks now since the dark RPG.

Things with Ryou's friends appeared to go back to normal…

But he knew it wasn't normal.

Now it was like the only one who trusted him was Yugi, and…

Well, that didn't matter.

At least he tried not to think too much about it.

Shadi did come a few days after the RPG, and he certainly was in for a surprise.

Ryou wasn't even sure how they managed to pull it off.

Now they had five items.

Ring, eye, puzzle, key and scales.

Two more…

And then what would happen?


"Say… Yami."

"Hm?"

Ryou put the scroll away in its place, "I remember years ago when you were telling me about control."

"You still remember that?" The darkness chuckled, "To be honest I'm not even sure where I was going with that."

His host nodded, "I don't suppose I'll ever truly have 'control' over my life."

"No. None of us ever will. …You can't plan everything, Landlord."

Ryou smiled, "That's fine."

Control…

If there was one thing he knew, it was that there was no such thing as true control.

In a world were everyone had perfect control of their lives…

Well, that would just be boring.

Yami controlled his body…

But the darkness didn't have control over his own life, did he?

Ryou wanted to see the world Yami planned to create.

And see how much of it, exactly, goes along with his plan.

A world created by two unlucky people.

What world could possibly be more perfect than that?


White Mage Bakura stood on a stool as he stirred his master's lunch.

Pasta, how yummy!

Everybody likes pasta.

The Thief King Bakura leaned against the fridge and watched him, "Hey, make something for me next."

The mage gestured licking the spoon, "Make your own."

"What? Forget that!"

"Too bad then."

Mage smiled and gave another stir.


It was a rather cold day.

The windows were left open and so they could feel the air come in.

Which was okay.

Despite the cold, it was nice weather for a Saturday.

From outside you could hear the sound of birds chirping and the traffic.

Who could ask for a better day?


Ryou came in talking with Yami, who sat down quite happily.

The host laughed at Yami's comment and then brought his attention to the others, "…Ah, so I'm going to make a new avatar."

The two pawns blinked.

"A new one, huh?" Akefia said.

White Mage grinned in interest of his master's new little project, "Really? What will he be like?"

He was already looking forward to getting a new friend who he could side with him in his "battle against Yami".

Which wasn't much of a battle.

"I haven't decided yet." Was Ryou's answer, "I'll base it off of a card maybe."

White Mage finished his cooking and scooped it into a bowl, dropping some in the process. "I wanna help!"

The host took his plate happily…

Before the mage took it right back and brought it to the table himself.

He giggled.

At this rate he was going to forget what it was like to do house work!

The phone rang before he had the chance to take a bite.

"…Who?"

"It's probably your 'friends'… I suppose you'd better answer the thing." Yami snickered.

Ryou nodded and picked the phone up, "Yes? It's Bakura here."

"Good morning. It's me, Yugi."

The white-haired host's eyes brightened the moment he heard the name, "Yugi? Oh good morning!"

Ryou almost felt sorry for Yugi.


When he had gone to school the next day after the RPG, everything had gone just as he suspected it would.

Tristan and Tea never seemed to leave him alone, asking all the questions and giving all the demands that they never got to say the night before.

He could tell just by looking at Joey that he was angry.

Ryou had been glad that the thief and mage had gone with him.

Thief King spent the day haunting the former warrior with glee…

And Joey refused to go anywhere near Ryou.

Which was something to be happy about.

It seemed the only one who didn't even mention the game was Yugi.

When Ryou first came to class, the first thing that happened was that Yugi waved to him…

And Ryou waved back with a smile.

When the two friends talked with each other over lunch, Yugi had been so depressed.

The only thing he could talk about was his lost puzzle…

It was the puzzle that meant half of the world to him.

Gone without a trace.

He looked everywhere…

The pharaoh was gone.

Ryou had simply listened, tilting his head to the side as the boy spoke.

Yugi knew damn well where the puzzle was.

He had seen the boy lie to himself before.

He supposed that was a sort of side effect that being possessed for so long would have on a person.

If he ever lost Yami…

He wouldn't be so different.


"Yesterday the stock Grandpa ordered came in." Yugi's voice sounded cheerful, "So we have all kinds of new games."

"Really?"

"Yeah. There are even some RPG games that you'd probably like!  Maybe you could come over and see if you want to buy one."

The host giggled, "Has this shameless advertizing worked for you in the past, Yugi?"

"Once or twice." A laugh could be heard on the other side of the line.

A sigh, "…Have you had any luck in finding the puzzle?"

Yugi fell silent for a moment, "…No. Not yet. I know I'll find him. I just don't know how."

Ryou snickered, "Well, you know there's no way you'll find it just by sitting around and hoping for a miracle. Tell you what. I'll come over with some money. I'll take a look at the new games and then I'll help you search for the puzzle. …Alright?"

Somehow he could just see a smile break onto Yugi's face, "...Okay. I'd like that Bakura."


Ryou waited for the other boy to hang up before getting his wallet.

"Are you going to Yugi's house right now, Master?" White Mage blinked.

"Mhm. …I'll eat when I come back."

"Oh. Okay."

Yami smirked, "Do you have any idea of where that puzzle could possibly be?"

His host shook his head with a laugh, "No. …Maybe all this fuss is for nothing and it's been with the other items this whole time."

"Well, then perhaps you'd better check. …Oh, and bring back a new game for us."

"Will do!"

The two of them laughed together and Ryou left for the door with a wave, "I'll see you in a couple of hours."


Akefia grinned when the door closed, "Hah! Looks like we're finally getting the rest of the items!"

The mage huffed as he put the pasta into the fridge, "What are we going to do with all of them?"

Yami cackled, "We're going to use them to revive the demon Zorc, of course."

"…Big brother Zorc?" White Mage blinked.

"Nah, a different one!"

"Oh. …I don't think I'll like that one."


As the two pawns started up an entire conversation, Yami snuck off into the game room.

He picked the puzzle up from its place and hung the rope down from his finger.

"Well Pharaoh… It looks like I've won."

It was easy to feel the Pharaoh's anger within the puzzle.

And what could be more satisfying than that?

Swinging the rope around his finger, Yami looked over Monsley Kingdom.


Soon the Earth would be as perfect as the little world that he and his Landlord created.

All of his hard work was going to come together…

And this world would be his and the Landlord's.

Soon.


Was Yami looking forward to it?

Of course he was!

After all he'd been waiting for this since the moment he saw his host.

After three thousand years the yami would finally have what he wanted most…
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...Yeah, I'm wasn't sure what to do for the ending.
Oh well, I'm finally done!
Of course I'll keep doing more with them, but I'm finally done this story!
That's a year of working on it.
A year to write 18 chapters and an epilogue.
Wow. =w=

I really hope you liked this story...
I know, especially at the beginning, I got a lot of things wrong like the time-line.
I guess now that I'm finished I may go back to fix mistakes.
Depends how lazy I am.


Well, time to celebrate by writing something else. 8D
And you can read the whole story at FF.Net: [link]


Characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi.
© 2012 - 2024 lizabey
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I seriously loved your story. I couldn't stop reading it for a second. You managed to get me sucked into the plot line right from the first chapter. This story, with out a doubt, is by far one of my favorites.