HBWnovel Chapter 118: One Last World-Ender Before Graduation!
Chapter 118: One Last World-Ender Before Graduation!
Chapter 118: One Last World-Ender Before Graduation!
A few hours later...
[Yuna's POV]
Deep inside KaibaCorp, I silently stared at Aigami through the one-way glass. His eyes were blindfolded, and his hands were bound tightly behind his back.
Although I'm not going to question the legality of this situation, I'm nonetheless both impressed and slightly terrified at what KaibaCorps was capable of.
After opening the door, I entered the interrogation room and sat down opposite of Aigami. When I carefully removed his blindfold, Aigami glared, and his body shook with anger.
"How are you, Aigami? Or should I say Diva? I hope they're not too rough with you..."
"Why are you here?"
"I have some questions, and I needed answers." I said while crossing my arms, "You should be happy that it's me. Everyone else just wanted to put an end to you and be done with it."
"Where's Sera?"
"Sera's safe, but she's just resting currently due to shock." I answered honestly, "Don't look at me like that; you're the one that caused this mess."
"Take me to her..." Diva growled, and I shook my head.
"Do you think I would really release you?" I frowned. "You tried to kill me."
Diva averted his gaze from my scrutinizing stare. As he remained silent, I continued to press him, "All that talk about finding a peaceful place for your family to live. What a joke..."
"It seems like you're more interested in staining your hands with blood than in caring for the people you care about." I slammed my hand onto the desk. "The boy with white hair, Bakura... Did you kill him?"
Slowly, Diva shook his head. "I merely trapped him in another dimension. He's still alive...."
Relieved, I subconsciously released the breath I was holding. "How many people have you killed?"
"None..."
"Then let me rephrase: have you shown any intent to kill another person in the last two weeks?" Diva opened and closed his mouth before staring at me. Finally, after a few seconds, he nodded.
"They're people that deserve it... Scums, and they're better off removed from this world." Diva growled with disgust, and I recalled the scene a couple of nights ago. If I didn't intervene, those bullies would've definitely died.
"We have no right to judge who should be killed and who shouldn't," I argued.
"Then who?" Diva retorted, "The longer they're alive, the more damage they can cause...."
"Enough!" I shouted angrily, "Your sister told me of your goal of creating a peaceful world. But I now clearly understand you're just an egotistical maniac..."
"You understand nothing!" Diva yelled, trying to stand before tripping back onto his chair. You don't know anything..."
"The boy named Bakura? He's the one that killed my master." Diva confessed, and his face twisted mournfully.
Even though I already knew his backstory, I stayed quiet, letting Diva slowly unveil his past. It was a story I understood all too well. Like my past life as Kisara, Diva and the children he now calls his family were orphans, but they might as well have been slaves.
If Seto hadn't saved me back then, I would've likely shared their fate, begging on the streets for a few precious coins, only to have them ripped away by the cruel hands of the slave merchants...
"When we don't get enough money, we get starved and beaten. That's no way for a child to live." Diva spat hatefully, "But it all changed when Master arrived."
"He defeated the abusive man and took us in. Master is like a father to us, and our lives finally became warm. However, that's when the white-haired boy appeared. That boy's father offered to buy the Millennium Items, which Master was guarding..."
"But when the boy came in contact with the Millennium Ring, everything went wrong. It was as if something evil and vile appeared out of nowhere, and it killed Master and my friends, and only a couple of us were able to escape..."
"That's why I felt so much anger seeing those vile people hurting others without a single remorse... And when I found Bakura, something inside snapped..."
As Diva looked at me, I sighed, "Still, it doesn't justify your actions. Vengeance will only expand the hole in your heart, not fill it."
Keeping silent, Diva eventually looked up at me with uncertainty: "What will happen to me now?"
"Diva, your actions still broke the law. Worst case scenario, you could be tried for the crimes you committed," I said, my voice weighted with concern.
"I see..." Diva nodded, his expression unreadable.
"However, as promised, I will set up a safe place for your family, and no harm will be done to them." I explained, "Only if you surrender."
"How about the Millennium Cube?"
"After we release Bakura, we will destroy it so no one else can use it again," I answered, finding no reason to lie.
Diva: "Then the Millennium Puzzle?"
"It will be sealed away. The main purpose of uncovering it was to lure you out anyway." I explained, and he chuckled at the absurdity. That's why you also need to tell me where you hid the final piece."
"I put it away in another dimension," Diva replied, and I nodded gratefully.
"Thank you, that's everything..." I said before standing up.
"Wait." Diva said suddenly, and I stopped by the door, "Do you truly swear that you will protect my family?"
"Of course." For the first time in this room, I smiled slightly. "While it may not be the peaceful utopia you imagined, your family will be safe."
"Alright..." Diva nodded, and I left, with the door closing behind me...
Two hours later...
[3rd POV]
Lying on the bed of the jail cell, Diva sighed quietly as he stared at the ceiling, lost in thought. Various emotions plagued his face as he thought about his family's future, the consequences of his decision and the uncertainty of trusting Yuna...
Yet, despite her doubt, Diva couldn't overlook the sincerity in her eyes. Maybe this was the better option. Even if they would lose their powers, they would be safe...
Trying to fall asleep, Diva closed his eyes until he heard the door to his room unlocking. "Diva!" A familiar voice called his name, and he sat up in surprise.
Before him stood a boy with dark skin and curly brown hair. He's dressed in a blue tunic decorated with a white ankh symbol on the chest and slightly baggy pants that stop just above his ankles.
"The Millennium Cube is already gone... Dammit..." He cursed in frustration.
Suddenly, the whole building shook, and we stumbled awkwardly from the vibration. "Report! What's going on?" Seto shouted angrily, and his subordinates' voices crackled back in a frantic tone.
"Sir, it's the prisoner! He... He became a monster!"
"What?! Explain now!" Seto scowled deeply, and my face turned pale.
"He merged with the cube! We're being torn apart!"
Before they fell silent, we heard screams coming from the other side, and Seto's expression became extremely grim.
"Get everyone out of this building," I said seriously, racing towards the lift. "I'll go get Sera!"
As the building continued to sway, I finally reached the floor where Sera was staying. "Sera!" I yelled, bursting into her room.
"Y... Yuna, what is going on?!" Sera yelped nervously as I held her shoulders.
"Diva has broken free. I'm not sure what happened, but if we don't leave soon, he's going to tear this entire building apart!" I explained frantically.
Before Sera could ask any other questions, a monstrous grey hand ruptured from the floor, "Lady's Dragonmaid!" I screamed, and the spirit shattered the window with her palm.
Without hesitation, I grabbed Sera and leapt out as we began to fall from the twentieth floor. Calling upon Blue-Eyes White Dragon, it wrapped its body around us before crashing into the ground.
"Are you okay?" I asked Sera as Blue-Eyes White Dragon carefully unfurled its wings.
"Y... Yes..." She stuttered flusteredly.
Still briefly shocked by what had happened, we both stared at the window that we had just jumped out of. From the hole, a monstrous being appeared, leaping down onto the ground with a loud boom...
"Y... Yuna, what is that?" Sera asked fearfully, and I grimaced.
"That's your brother..." I muttered as her pupils trembled in disbelief.
Compared to his original appearance, Diva now looked like a grotesque and demonic monster. His skin became dark greenish-gray with black veins, and cube-like structures protruded all over his body.
Diva also gained a rigid cube tail, and his arms lengthened considerably. He also earned a single spike on each elbow, his nails transformed into claws, and his legs became double-jointed.
His hair has turned fully white, and his teeth have become yellow, with his upper face covered by cube-like growth and his eyes forming on the side of those growoth. However, the most prominent feature was the Millennium Ring fused in his chest, with blood vessels surrounding it...
My worst fear had truly come into fruition, and I subconciously cradled the traumatized Sara for comfort. Gritting my teeth, I slowly stood up and gently pushed Sera behind me.
"You need to leave. I will buy you some time." I spoke solemnly while activating my duel disk.
"I can't leave my brother!" Sera yelled, and I frowned.
"Diva is gone; the two Millennium Items have already corrupted him. So go while you still can," I said while handing her the case containing the Millennium Puzzle.
"There will be a boy that resembles the pharaoh coming this way. Give this to him." I pleaded, and Sera nodded nervously.
When I made sure she had run away, I turned my attention back to Diva, who was glaring at me maliciously.
*BANG BANG*
Two bullets ricocheted off the side of Diva's face, and in a blind rage, he swung at Seto, who had appeared behind him. Seto reacted instantly, dodging backward just as Diva's claws slashed the air, digging deep into the spot where he had been moments before.
At that moment, Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, lurking in Diva's shadow, sprang out and sank its stinger deep into Diva's back. The monster let out a roar of agony, spinning around to grab the dragon by its throat with brutal force.
"What's the plan?" Seto asked, appearing beside me in a flash.
"We need to buy Sera some time. Out of everyone who could bring Atem back, it's Yugi," I explained quickly, pulling Seto to safety just as Starving Venom Fusion Dragon soared over our heads.
BOOOOM!
The explosion rocked the room as my dragon collided with one of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon statues. I stumbled, falling to my knees, as a sharp pain shot through me from the loss of my Ba.
"Yuna!" Seto quickly supported me.
"I'm fine..." I muttered, coughing to clear my throat.
Amid the tension of the standoff, a familiar voice called out to us from the distance. I turned to see Yugi and Sera riding on the back of Parlor Dragonmaid, cutting through the chaos toward us.
"Are you guys alright?!" He asked worriedly while landing next to us.
"No, you came just at the right time," I replied with a smile. "How about the Millennium Puzzle?"
"Here," Yugi answered, revealing the fully solved puzzle. "But, nothing appears to be happening..."
"I see..." I spoke vaguely, already expecting something like this to happen... It was only when the situation became so desperate that Atem finally showed up.
Yugi: "What should we do now?"
"Do you really need to ask?" Seto sharply retorted and activated his Duel Disk.
As Yugi sighed with exasperation, I patted his shoulder with a wry smile, "It's just like old times; think of it as one last bang before we graduate."
Chuckling at my joke, Yugi switched on his Duel Disk and stepped forward, "Alright, let's save the world one more time."
As we confronted Diva, dark smoke began to seep across the floor, swirling around our ankles. Slowly, the smoke started to rise, thickening into a blackish dome that cut us off from the outside world.
"You were truly fools to believe you stood a chance," Diva muttered, a ravenous grin stretching across his face. With a slow, sickening motion, he stuck out his long blue tongue and licked the side of his face. "It amuses me..."
"But I will play your game," he continued, the cube on his arm twisting and contorting until it reshaped into a form resembling a Duel Disk. "Let's begin..."
"DUEL!" we shouted together, prepared to end this once and for all.
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