[ygo - ryuuji/malik/atemu] rapunzel (3/?)
Rapunzel
By: White Rain
Disclaimer: I do not own Yuugiou.
Genre: Cracked out AU where everyone goes insane
Character/Pairing: Isis, Rishid, Malik, Kaiba, Yami no Yuugi, Ryuuji; Ryuuji/Yami no Yuugi/Malik overall.
Word Count: 1,554
Rating: PG for this chapter, NC-17 overall
Notes: Thanks to fickle_goddess as usual.
Summary: Let's pretend that Otogi won the Dungeon Duel Monsters game with Yuugi back in manga...
Chapter summary: Enter Malik!
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.chapter02
Malik jerked around. "Sister. What are you doing here?"
For a moment, it looked like Isis was going to close the distance between the two of them and engulf him into a hug. "I have come to inform you that things have changed drastically."
Malik eyed the Sennen Torque she was wearing. He leaned against the table behind him and folded his arms. "I'm listening."
"The Pharaoh's," she was playing nice by not calling him their Pharaoh, "host has been killed."
Malik grabbed the Rod secured to his belt loop and drew it out to hold it up in front of her. Her eyes widened slightly, but she otherwise didn't move. "That's impossible! You must be lying to me, or - "
"I assure you that I'm only telling you the truth," she told him. "Mutou Yuugi was murdered some six months ago after he lost a game to someone named Otogi Ryuuji." She walked over to him, slowly. "My Torque tells me that the Pharaoh is now inhabiting his body."
"That's impossible," Malik hissed. Isis set her hand on the side of his face. He let her. "The only one whom he can possess is the one who solves the Puzzle."
"I know that as well as you do," Isis said. She closed her eyes. Part of Malik thought she was a fool for letting her guard down, the other part of him wished she'd hug him. "My visions are only telling me so much."
Suddenly, with her eyes popping open, Isis set her hands on Malik's shoulders. "This changes everything. Brother, you can stop - "
Malik tugged free from her, knocking her arms roughly away in the process. "This changes nothing! He has a host, does he not? I don't need to change my plans at all."
"Yes you do!" Isis' voice was unusually harsh, and when Malik looked over at her, her eyes were cold and scared. "Our Pharaoh's host was murdered. That's changed him."
"I don't care," Malik snapped.
"Malik, listen," Isis said, grabbing him urgently. "I only let you get as far as you did because I knew that the Pharaoh would have compassion for you - for whatever mistakes you'll make. However, his heart is changing. I'm no longer sure that he'll do what he can to protect and spare you from whatever cruel fate destiny has in store for you." She jerked her head to the side. "I am now uncertain if he'll even try to save the world from the coming darkness."
"You were a fool to ever think he had any compassion," Malik said. "But, don't worry, when I take the power from him, I'll protect the world."
Isis' grip on his shoulders tightened. "Compromise with me, brother. Come with me and we'll gather information together." Her eyes flickered with something Malik couldn't read. "Be reasonable. So many of the visions my Torque has shown me are now wrong. Don't you see how much more dangerous everything has become?"
Before he could think about what he was agreeing to, Malik nodded sharply. "For now. I shall fetch Rishid."
Isis' hands curled into the cloth covering his shoulders and she pulled him close.
-
Rishid took Malik's change of plan to work with Isis unblinkingly and went straight to the point by asking, "Where do you think we should start?"
"We should probably start with his family, I'll have you look up his address - "
"No, not yet," Isis said. Malik turned around to face her. "I've already arranged to meet someone who'll be of more use to us at this point, Kaiba Seto. He was Mutou's rival and he's the reincarnation of one of the Pharaoh's priests."
-
"This better be quick," said a tall man in a white trench coat that Malik assumed was Kaiba, "I don't have a lot of time to waste."
Isis smiled; the look in her eyes reminded Malik of the many times she pulled just the right card in order to beat him at Duel Monsters when they were children. "You are here because you are interested in what I have to say. I have a feeling you're not going to leave until your curiosity is satisfied."
Kaiba slammed his briefcase on the table. "Look, I'm not here for small talk. You said you had information on Yuugi. If you don't, I'm going to take my leave."
"I'm sure you already know that Mutou-san was killed and burned to ashes by Otogi Sindin," Isis said. She motioned for Malik set down the picture he was holding. "I'm equally sure you recall the Sennen Puzzle that he wore."
"Unfortunately," Kaiba said. "What's your point?"
"What if I told you that I knew who had it?"
Kaiba clenched his fists. "Who?"
"His son," Isis told him. "Otogi Ryuuji. If you can locate him for me, I'll tell you more."
-
"Where did Kaiba go?" Malik asked when Isis came back into the kitchen.
"He walked away when I started to tell him about his past life - as I suspected he would," Isis said. She held up a piece of paper. "I got Otogi's address, however."
"Why did you tell him if you knew he wouldn't believe you?" Malik asked.
"I'm not ready to play all my cards yet," Isis told him. "I shall need him again in the future."
-
"Let me see if I have this straight," Otogi said, tapping his index finger lightly on top of his table, "You three are tombkeepers, charged with the task of protecting the Pharaoh's secrets. Things were going according to plan," Malik didn't like the look Otogi shot him at that, "until I won the Puzzle from Yuugi."
"Yes," Isis said.
"And now I'm guessing you want to talk to the Pharaoh," Otogi said.
Isis nodded.
Otogi looked down at the Puzzle he was wearing. Malik thought he was going to say something, but instead he just touched the Puzzle. And then, he lifted his head. His eyes were now purple instead of green. And Malik could sense the ancient spirit of the Pharaoh clearly. Before, it had just been a faint whiff of something that nagged in the back of Malik's mind.
Both Isis and Rishid bowed their heads. Malik wanted to smack them both hard. He settled with glaring at the Pharaoh.
"I'm assuming," the Pharaoh said, "that you wish to know exactly how Ryuuji was able solve the puzzle?"
"The thought has crossed our minds," Malik said. He could feel Isis shooting him a look and he imagined she'd probably give him an earful about it later. "Only the chosen one is able to solve the puzzle and only the chosen one can be possessed by the Pharaoh." The Pharaoh shifted in his seat slightly, so Malik pressed on, not able to stop from twitching his lips into a smirk, "And that chosen person was Mutou Yuugi."
At that, the Pharaoh flinched.
Malik was about to continue, but Isis kicked him sharply in the shins.
"What my brother means," Isis started, but the Pharaoh held up his hand.
"Your brother is correct," he said. "Ryuuji was not meant to be my partner, not like Yuugi. However," he spoke slowly, clearly choosing his words carefully, "thanks to some unique circumstances, Ryuuji was able to reach out and tap into the Puzzle's power." Suddenly, the Pharaoh turned to stare directly into Malik's eyes. "Which includes the ability to grant a wish. Ryuuji took advantage of that."
"How delightfully - " Malik gritted his teeth when Isis kicked him again, this time hard enough to hurt.
He could feel Rishid staring at him. Which, granted, wasn't entirely unusual. But, it was odd that he even noticed.
"Delightful," Isis said, "that the combination of destiny and Otogi-san's will were able to make sure that you could play your part in saving the world."
It took everything Malik had not to snort at that.
The Pharaoh had yet to look away from him since catching his gaze. "I have a feeling that Malik has something he wishes to tell me." He held out one arm. "Please, tell me."
It felt as if the temperature had dropped several degrees. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Isis' face grow pale and her eyes widen. Malik knew she wanted to interfere, but he also knew she wouldn't disobey her Pharaoh. Malik had every intention of using that to his advantage.
"You," he snapped, about to grab his Rod, but Rishid reached out and caught his wrist before he got the chance. Malik made a note to himself to deal with that mistake as soon as they were alone together. "Don't deserve the ultimate power bestowed upon you, Pharaoh."
"I see," the Pharaoh's voice was even, eyes unreadable, "Do you believe the power should rightfully be yours?"
"Yes!" Malik said. His voice didn't sound like his own. He could feel Isis' fear, and it felt intoxicating.
Rishid's grip on his wrist tightened.
"Very well," the Pharaoh said. "You may have it." He shrugged his shoulders. "I really don't have much use for it anymore."
Before anyone could respond, the Pharaoh's body grew very still. His eyes clouded over. The Puzzle shook and let out a blinding light. When Malik was able to see again, after blinking rapidly for a full minute, it was clear that Otogi had taken over.
"I think," Otogi said, "that we should continue this conversation later."
Isis stood up, grabbed Malik's other wrist and pulled him up. "I think that's a very wise idea. I believe you have my number."
"Yeah," Otogi said. "I'll call you in a couple of days."
By: White Rain
Disclaimer: I do not own Yuugiou.
Genre: Cracked out AU where everyone goes insane
Character/Pairing: Isis, Rishid, Malik, Kaiba, Yami no Yuugi, Ryuuji; Ryuuji/Yami no Yuugi/Malik overall.
Word Count: 1,554
Rating: PG for this chapter, NC-17 overall
Notes: Thanks to fickle_goddess as usual.
Summary: Let's pretend that Otogi won the Dungeon Duel Monsters game with Yuugi back in manga...
Chapter summary: Enter Malik!
-
.chapter02
Malik jerked around. "Sister. What are you doing here?"
For a moment, it looked like Isis was going to close the distance between the two of them and engulf him into a hug. "I have come to inform you that things have changed drastically."
Malik eyed the Sennen Torque she was wearing. He leaned against the table behind him and folded his arms. "I'm listening."
"The Pharaoh's," she was playing nice by not calling him their Pharaoh, "host has been killed."
Malik grabbed the Rod secured to his belt loop and drew it out to hold it up in front of her. Her eyes widened slightly, but she otherwise didn't move. "That's impossible! You must be lying to me, or - "
"I assure you that I'm only telling you the truth," she told him. "Mutou Yuugi was murdered some six months ago after he lost a game to someone named Otogi Ryuuji." She walked over to him, slowly. "My Torque tells me that the Pharaoh is now inhabiting his body."
"That's impossible," Malik hissed. Isis set her hand on the side of his face. He let her. "The only one whom he can possess is the one who solves the Puzzle."
"I know that as well as you do," Isis said. She closed her eyes. Part of Malik thought she was a fool for letting her guard down, the other part of him wished she'd hug him. "My visions are only telling me so much."
Suddenly, with her eyes popping open, Isis set her hands on Malik's shoulders. "This changes everything. Brother, you can stop - "
Malik tugged free from her, knocking her arms roughly away in the process. "This changes nothing! He has a host, does he not? I don't need to change my plans at all."
"Yes you do!" Isis' voice was unusually harsh, and when Malik looked over at her, her eyes were cold and scared. "Our Pharaoh's host was murdered. That's changed him."
"I don't care," Malik snapped.
"Malik, listen," Isis said, grabbing him urgently. "I only let you get as far as you did because I knew that the Pharaoh would have compassion for you - for whatever mistakes you'll make. However, his heart is changing. I'm no longer sure that he'll do what he can to protect and spare you from whatever cruel fate destiny has in store for you." She jerked her head to the side. "I am now uncertain if he'll even try to save the world from the coming darkness."
"You were a fool to ever think he had any compassion," Malik said. "But, don't worry, when I take the power from him, I'll protect the world."
Isis' grip on his shoulders tightened. "Compromise with me, brother. Come with me and we'll gather information together." Her eyes flickered with something Malik couldn't read. "Be reasonable. So many of the visions my Torque has shown me are now wrong. Don't you see how much more dangerous everything has become?"
Before he could think about what he was agreeing to, Malik nodded sharply. "For now. I shall fetch Rishid."
Isis' hands curled into the cloth covering his shoulders and she pulled him close.
-
Rishid took Malik's change of plan to work with Isis unblinkingly and went straight to the point by asking, "Where do you think we should start?"
"We should probably start with his family, I'll have you look up his address - "
"No, not yet," Isis said. Malik turned around to face her. "I've already arranged to meet someone who'll be of more use to us at this point, Kaiba Seto. He was Mutou's rival and he's the reincarnation of one of the Pharaoh's priests."
-
"This better be quick," said a tall man in a white trench coat that Malik assumed was Kaiba, "I don't have a lot of time to waste."
Isis smiled; the look in her eyes reminded Malik of the many times she pulled just the right card in order to beat him at Duel Monsters when they were children. "You are here because you are interested in what I have to say. I have a feeling you're not going to leave until your curiosity is satisfied."
Kaiba slammed his briefcase on the table. "Look, I'm not here for small talk. You said you had information on Yuugi. If you don't, I'm going to take my leave."
"I'm sure you already know that Mutou-san was killed and burned to ashes by Otogi Sindin," Isis said. She motioned for Malik set down the picture he was holding. "I'm equally sure you recall the Sennen Puzzle that he wore."
"Unfortunately," Kaiba said. "What's your point?"
"What if I told you that I knew who had it?"
Kaiba clenched his fists. "Who?"
"His son," Isis told him. "Otogi Ryuuji. If you can locate him for me, I'll tell you more."
-
"Where did Kaiba go?" Malik asked when Isis came back into the kitchen.
"He walked away when I started to tell him about his past life - as I suspected he would," Isis said. She held up a piece of paper. "I got Otogi's address, however."
"Why did you tell him if you knew he wouldn't believe you?" Malik asked.
"I'm not ready to play all my cards yet," Isis told him. "I shall need him again in the future."
-
"Let me see if I have this straight," Otogi said, tapping his index finger lightly on top of his table, "You three are tombkeepers, charged with the task of protecting the Pharaoh's secrets. Things were going according to plan," Malik didn't like the look Otogi shot him at that, "until I won the Puzzle from Yuugi."
"Yes," Isis said.
"And now I'm guessing you want to talk to the Pharaoh," Otogi said.
Isis nodded.
Otogi looked down at the Puzzle he was wearing. Malik thought he was going to say something, but instead he just touched the Puzzle. And then, he lifted his head. His eyes were now purple instead of green. And Malik could sense the ancient spirit of the Pharaoh clearly. Before, it had just been a faint whiff of something that nagged in the back of Malik's mind.
Both Isis and Rishid bowed their heads. Malik wanted to smack them both hard. He settled with glaring at the Pharaoh.
"I'm assuming," the Pharaoh said, "that you wish to know exactly how Ryuuji was able solve the puzzle?"
"The thought has crossed our minds," Malik said. He could feel Isis shooting him a look and he imagined she'd probably give him an earful about it later. "Only the chosen one is able to solve the puzzle and only the chosen one can be possessed by the Pharaoh." The Pharaoh shifted in his seat slightly, so Malik pressed on, not able to stop from twitching his lips into a smirk, "And that chosen person was Mutou Yuugi."
At that, the Pharaoh flinched.
Malik was about to continue, but Isis kicked him sharply in the shins.
"What my brother means," Isis started, but the Pharaoh held up his hand.
"Your brother is correct," he said. "Ryuuji was not meant to be my partner, not like Yuugi. However," he spoke slowly, clearly choosing his words carefully, "thanks to some unique circumstances, Ryuuji was able to reach out and tap into the Puzzle's power." Suddenly, the Pharaoh turned to stare directly into Malik's eyes. "Which includes the ability to grant a wish. Ryuuji took advantage of that."
"How delightfully - " Malik gritted his teeth when Isis kicked him again, this time hard enough to hurt.
He could feel Rishid staring at him. Which, granted, wasn't entirely unusual. But, it was odd that he even noticed.
"Delightful," Isis said, "that the combination of destiny and Otogi-san's will were able to make sure that you could play your part in saving the world."
It took everything Malik had not to snort at that.
The Pharaoh had yet to look away from him since catching his gaze. "I have a feeling that Malik has something he wishes to tell me." He held out one arm. "Please, tell me."
It felt as if the temperature had dropped several degrees. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Isis' face grow pale and her eyes widen. Malik knew she wanted to interfere, but he also knew she wouldn't disobey her Pharaoh. Malik had every intention of using that to his advantage.
"You," he snapped, about to grab his Rod, but Rishid reached out and caught his wrist before he got the chance. Malik made a note to himself to deal with that mistake as soon as they were alone together. "Don't deserve the ultimate power bestowed upon you, Pharaoh."
"I see," the Pharaoh's voice was even, eyes unreadable, "Do you believe the power should rightfully be yours?"
"Yes!" Malik said. His voice didn't sound like his own. He could feel Isis' fear, and it felt intoxicating.
Rishid's grip on his wrist tightened.
"Very well," the Pharaoh said. "You may have it." He shrugged his shoulders. "I really don't have much use for it anymore."
Before anyone could respond, the Pharaoh's body grew very still. His eyes clouded over. The Puzzle shook and let out a blinding light. When Malik was able to see again, after blinking rapidly for a full minute, it was clear that Otogi had taken over.
"I think," Otogi said, "that we should continue this conversation later."
Isis stood up, grabbed Malik's other wrist and pulled him up. "I think that's a very wise idea. I believe you have my number."
"Yeah," Otogi said. "I'll call you in a couple of days."