No regrets were had

[permanentlysealed]

As long as you don't find yourself in my way, this arrangement will work. If you think you can overcome me however, you are sorely mistaken. I won't fall for your tricks.

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[last_to_kneel]

[Now, why does this sound so familiar? Oh, right. He's heard it once before from Mai when he brought her to see Dartz. Varon only shakes his head. It's a repeating cycle. He hated it then. Now, winning means survival and not for the title. He shouldn't have picked up that deck...]

No matter how you look at it, you're still a prisoner.

[permanentlysealed]

The words of a loser hardly matter to me. [Everyone will fall eventually and no one matters. What a free life.]

[last_to_kneel]

What a boring guy. I thought you'd be better than that. Oh well, it's not like I care. I'd say welcome to the family, but you're no brother of mine.

[permanentlysealed]

I have no need of your pathetic little family. You belong to the seal, and to him. Not I.

[last_to_kneel]

Wrong. That Seal's got you hook line an' sinker. You're its puppet, not the other way around. Wake up!

[orichalcoslord]

It seems you've fallen in another way.

[permanentlysealed]

I don't have any need of your commentary.

[orichalcoslord]

Nor need of your colossal arrogance, but it likewise seems to remain on your person for the moment.

[permanentlysealed]

I stand nowhere near your trophy on colossal arrogance I'm afraid.

[orichalcoslord]

Perhaps not, but mine is earned, boy-king.

[obsessed_gamer]

[Oh, shi--]

[He remembers this. Or that look. It was one of the last things he remembered before he had been pulled from his canon and plopped into that game of his.]

M-mou Hitori no Boku...?

[permanentlysealed]

[...that's really you, isn't it? He softens for a moment.] Ai-

[No. Nope. Not that person anymore. And even if he was he still wouldn't have the right to call you that. His head turns up with a scowl and his eyes leave the other.] Hmn. [It's as much acknowledgement as he's going to give.] What do you want? [Come to take back the body he's stolen while leaving you high and dry?]

[obsessed_gamer]

What do I want?

[He looks confused for a second, because honestly, the Spirit was his partner and he was always concerned for his partner.]

I.. ah... I wanted to make sure you were okay...

[Trails off uncertainly, as if he's worried that perhaps that was the wrong answer.]

[permanentlysealed]

[Well that's not right.]

Your concern for me ended when I stole your body, isn't that right? [No, that's not right. That never happened. But he did steal that body, and they haven't spoken since. Either because Yuugi is trapped somewhere or because he can't talk to him or he doesn't want to. So all the dark parts of him (which now there are quite a lot) lead him to believe it's because Yuugi is either dead or no longer cares. Either or and neither are nice. But he doesn't care.]

And if you've come to have it back you'll find there's only bad news. [This isn't the spirit you know, Yuugi. Run.]

[obsessed_gamer]

No, why would it?

[Mutou Yuugi, always the martyr, ladies and gentlemen.]

[The one that believes that even if someone strays from the path, they will eventually find their way back to it.]

What happened?

[He won't run, Mou Hitori no Boku. Even if you aren't his Spirit, you're still a version of him and thus, he would never turn his back on you.]

[neverwavering]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

[permanentlysealed]

Everyone keeps using that word. Fallen is hardly good commentary for someone succeeding.

[neverwavering]

Succeeding? Even though you were all about justice and what's right? Seems like you're being hypocritical, Pharaoh.

[permanentlysealed]

And who are you to say? [Because he doesn't know who you are.]

[neverwavering]

One of Dartz's soldiers. That is all you need to know.

[whitewizardgirl]

...Are you all right? [Because both versions weren't around for season four, so this is new to Ryou.]

[permanentlysealed]

Of what importance might that be to you? [Are you in there spirit? Come out so he can destroy you finally. Oh yes. Blood. He wants blood.]

[whitewizardgirl]

You're my friend, Pharaoh. I want to know what's wrong...

[permanentlysealed]

For once, nothing. [Well that's a big fat lie, at least it would be if he had any sort of clear mind. That won't happen though.

But this isn't what he wants.]

What might be your problem? [Trying to think about the best way to provoke a spirit to come out....]

[whitewizardgirl]

[Sorry, the spirit doesn't feel like coming out today. No matter how much you want to provoke him.]

Problem?... I don't have a problem.

I'm just worried... and wondering why you're acting like this...