Chapter 18 The Pharaoh, Ceo, Man-Child and Mokuba.

I just watch the constant bombardment of Slifer to mill its owner's deck with a smirk at the infinite loop in play.

Guinevere is still gaping at the deck and how much better it is from her own but for me its like turning a 5/10 into a 8/10, it could be improved but why should I put in the effort.

Meh I could get the deck scary for the era by just adding two cards but even I don't want the herald of ultimateness just get pulled out like its nothing upon this meta.

I just wait since the end has already been decided. once the puppet draws his last card Marik cuts the strings of his puppet and it goes limp, I watch as a small midget with hair that would make a hedgehog blush slide down the embankment where he approaches the limp form of the puppet and picks up the god card.

Ah oh yeah Seto and Mokuba Kaiba appear to 'inspire' the pharaoh to beat Slifer, as if his cheat box won't let him do so already.

I stand at the edge of the embankment and watch the two destined rivals converse with each other in front of the puppet, Guinevere joins me and when she sees her brother, the Pharaoh and the Kaiba brothers she's a little shocked and she would charge in to get to her brother but I hold her back since I know, Marik the drama queen hasn't got his last word in.

Marik raises his puppet up and starts to do his spiel of threatening Yugi and saying that once he has the puzzle he'll rule the world, at that point I snicker, this catches the attention of everyone. 

"Oh sorry, you were about to go off on a monologue about how evil you are, I laughed since your using borrowed power to try and get something that won't work for you even if you got it." I say towards the four people.

"And Who are you to rudely interject me peon!" Marik's puppet says.

Using my mental messaging I ask the Demi-gods to simply release their spiritual presence since he's using the Rods power it should be more sensitive to such force.

Behind me appear the Demi-gods apparent to Marik and Yami also reacts as he can feel something but its not clear, but there's a wave of intimidation that washes over the four, Mokuba actually freezes up

"Someone with actual power, obviously, but anyway go on and threaten the star-fish haired compatriot all you want, I won't stop you." I raise a hand to and rotate it to indicate proceed.

This comment causes a Mokuba to look at Yami and to smirk since it seems he never realised the comparison.

"Which member of your circus is this one Yugi, is it the Knife thrower or something." Seto says with his signature dismissive attitude.

"No, not the knife thrower that would be Marik role but I wouldn't trust him with a fork let alone a knife. in comparison Yugi's the circus magician, your probably the ring master and that Joey fella could be the clown."

My comparison of them to their circus roles cause Guinevere and Mokuba smirk since it seems very apt even without Joey here. Mokuba even pipes up.

"If not the Knife thrower what would you do then." in reply I also smirk and say. "Well, I feel I would be a Beast tamer, holding back the monsters from taking a bite out of people, and let me tell you this, they are hungry."

My comment makes the 4 characters pause at the confusing description.

Marik getting impatient says though the puppet. "Why are you here, are you here to help the Pharaoh, if not get lost."

I sigh, and look down at the puppet. "Well I made a promise on annoyed feelings and I'm fulfilling it I'm waiting for you to go so I can fix her brother, aka the person you lobotomised but since your currently connected to the puppet, until your gone I can't fix your mess" I point to Guinevere who holds a face of both anger and worry when she looks at her brothers body.

"Wait, her, didn't I send her to track down someone who beat my sister." as he says this word the eyes of the others open in surprise looking at me.

"It wasn't too hard, especially when she's not really a duellist and more of an advisor. also for shame not even remembering the name of your own brainwashed subordinate." 

With an evil smile while everyone's distracted he turns to Guinevere and Both me and her can see the spirit of Marik try to jump from the puppet too her, when the spirit form of Marik passes Yami he also reacts by opening his eyes in shock.

I do nothing but Guinevere seems to open her eyes in worry but as she sees the grasp of Marik reach for her a barrier of Gold appears over Her mind as the Elden ring appears on her forehead where the Eye of Anubis was on her brothers body, in relief both Yami and herself watch as Marik returns to the puppet. 

"How, how can you stop me from controlling her." he says making the puppet actually scowl instead of its passive face.

Seeing as the Kaiba brothers didn't notice anything wrong, I just smile "As I said, Borrowed power, is not true strength, are you gonna curse the Pharaoh and hit the road or should I rip you out of that body painfully."

He gets my threat and does his spiel about using Yugi's friends against him, and in hero fashion he runs away once Marik leaves the puppet on the ground.

Seto with his duel boner pointed directly at Yami with his newly gained Slifer follows him but that just leaves me here with Guinevere and Mokuba standing over a limp body, I approach the body and Guinevere follows me there and speak to Mokuba since its awkward that he's still here 

"I've always wondered what is it like being the brother to someone like Seto Kaiba, it must be exhausting some times." that gets a eye roll from the lad.

"Meh, at least you won't have to process the body by waiting to give it to the police or hospital."

Mokuba looks from me to the puppet, "I don't know what you gonna do, he seems braindead."

I smirk as I lean over the puppet, "oh yes he's, very braindead but using some magic mumbo jumbo I'll restart it like an car engine, it just takes a Light touch." as I say this my finger starts to glow and I poke him on the head.

Mokuba and Guinevere gawk at the display of magic, but Mokuba actually responds. "What are you doing and how is your finger glowing."

Getting distracted when doing brain surgery isn't a great idea but I respond to him. "Magic, Duh!"

like a miniature Seto he says with annoyance, "but magic doesn't exist." 

I scoff and maybe burn some of his braincells, meh it doesn't matter, "Well it does exist, its how Marik and Ishizu do their stuff but I could give you an very detailed explanation on how but, I know if I told you the details, you then would tell your brother Seto who would in turn go and mess with the magic possibly going crazy by messing with stuff he shouldn't touch."

In the anger and annoyance that only a pre-teen can have he yells. "My brother wouldn't break stuff, he's the smartest person around and he can do anything."

I turn my head from the puppet to Mokuba, "I won't disagree to his degree of intelligence, but I won't explain it since I know what would happen if I did. In the past alchemy was though to be a form of magic, once it was studied and understood it became Chemistry. its understanding lead to a greater standard of life and technology for everyone, but sadly it also opened the Door to weapons like guns and missiles since its in human nature to abuse the environment around us."

At the mention of guns and missiles I see Mokuba freeze up a bit, oh yeah the Kaiba corporation was a weapons manufacturer, might have hit a nerve oops.

"Even though Seto could use it for good and make life better, its more likely someone in the future would abuse it and cause way too much damage even unintentionally, there's a reason why a portion of magic is known as Dark Magic!"

I just receive silence and I just continue doing spiritual Brain surgery, it doesn't take long but its tricky since this is still my second time doing this stuff and its not as clear cut as Guinevere's situation.

When his body starts spasming for a bit then just twitching slightly my finger stops glowing and I stand up. "and I'm done cleaning up the man-child's mess." I turn to Mokuba to see he has his phone out recording it, the little shit.

"You won't be able to replicate the magic even if you have a recording, that and most of the magic happened in his head but meh."

Guinevere rushes past me and hugs the twitching form of her brother.

I shrug at the sibling bond at work. I look at Mokuba and come up with a question that was on my mind even in my past life.

"I have a question Mokuba do you even play Duel monsters?"

Mokuba turns to me in shock at the question. "of course I play it, My brother tutors me personally, I want to be great at the game like my brother, he even lets me deck build using his card collection."

"Correct me if I'm wrong but there was a rumour that was floating around before duel kingdom that Kaiba had all 4 Blue-eye dragons and destroyed one so only he could run them." did that happen, I ask even though I new the truth.

Mokuba gets confused at the random question but he responds since there's no harm in answering it. 

"your right, he ripped it in half, in front of Yugi and his grandfather."

I lean down to his eye level and sport a grin so wide that would cause the Cheshire cat to go loopy.

"Why didn't he just give it to you instead then?"

these words cause a cascade of shock to rock Mokuba's form as he realises this.