Winning Without Gods (A Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfiction)DONE!

Chapter 27: Anzu and Satiah's Dilemma

Kaiba grabbed Shizuka's hand and led her inside. "Mokuba, come in here." Mokuba followed. Kaiba put in his losings ticket along with Shizuka's. "Ridiculous. Forced to enter a game only to lose. Let's get going."

"Nobody goes anywhere." Someone new showed up in front of the Game Shop. In fact, a lot of people. There were at least a thousand people with items around their necks that looked like Ankhs.

"Hello." Ryou Bakura waved warmly to them. "Everyone, please bow." He bowed his head toward them. "This is Set's personal team that oversees everything. They are not the same as my men."

"Nothing like yours," one of them said for sure. They each started to leave except for the one that just spoke. He brought out a simple notepad. "Head counts for Pharaoh."

"Head counting?" Ryou Bakura shifted. "It hasn't even been twenty four hours yet. I haven't had a chance to go over anything with anyone yet." He shrugged. "You said I was forbidden over going over anything with anyone." His voice started to bite back, like Bakura's. "I'm a reasonable fellow. A few hours."

"You can go over it now, you have permission," he said. "Meanwhile, we are starting."

Yuugi heard the sounds of screams and panicking.

"Don't move," Bakura warned everyone. "Information from a goddess is needed for this household." He gestured to Jounouchi. "You see? He has a hieroglyphic on him. You don't want to make the ancient gods mad, do you? His future wife and child are with them. It's part of a god's game."

"Proof," the Anck wielder demanded.

"I have a mirror to see her." Jounouchi held it toward him. He came over to look a little closer then backed away.

"Okay, that's proof," the ankh wielder agreed. He gestured to Mokuba. "Who is he?"

"My new assistant," Ryou Bakura assured him. "He needs a scarab."

"Oh." He nodded and wrote something down on paper. "You're allowed one assistant, so I won't kill him." He reached into a saddle bag he was carrying and held a scarab out to Mokuba. "Here."

Yuugi heard the power just kick back on behind them. Kill? Yuugi heard more screams again. You were right, Set's still trying to kill off more.

Yes. We must be careful. Follow Ryou Bakura's every lead, Yuugi. There's no telling what he needed to say that he wasn't allowed to. Atem shifted slightly, his eyes now above the buildings as well as on the ankh carrying man. I can't believe that I can do nothing! People are in trouble and no one can help them.

"Women." The ankh carrier gestured to Anzu and Satiah. "Age?"

"Twenty five or so."

"Names?"

"Anzu Mazaki and Satiah."

"Status?"

"Boyfriends," Ryou Bakura said. "Yuugi Mutoh, ruler of the household belongs with Anzu Mazaki. Satiah is mine." He was chewing against his lip.

"Those two?" He gestured to Kaiba and Shizuka.

"Seto Kaiba and Shizuka Kawai," Kaiba answered, "but we were just visiting." He held up a key. "We have our own place, far away from here."

"Grocery Island of Last Chance," Ryou Bakura said. "I have my own place too," Ryou Bakura added, "and, Mokuba Kaiba will be living there with me."

So many per household. I see.

"Living there with you?" Still, Kaiba was playing it risky. "Why?"

"Only so many in so much space." The anck wielder stared at the game shop. "It looks like a living area on top of a game shop. Not just a house."