Yugioh: The Hope of Six

Chapter 23: Kaiba Arc - Part 13

Hmph. Seems Tèa the "Angel Girl" got the better of Agatha. I really don't know who I despise more, her or Yuzu." Vivian commented after witnessing the old woman's defeat.

"It doesn't matter. They will both eventually meet their end, along with everyone else. But first, before anyone attempts to leave Death T-3, I need to take care of my stepbrother's interferences." Noah said as he locked eyes on the screen showing Kaiba and Mokuba's body... or rather, something that resembled his younger stepbrother.

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Kaiba was starting to lose his patience. He had been sitting in that cell for a while now and he had no idea what was going on with Yugi and the others. 'This is ridiculous. I should be up there ringing Noah's neck right now instead of being caged up here like some animal. Yugi better be alive when I finally get out of here. I still have to prove my superiority over him.' He then looked down at the fake version of his little brother. 'At the very least, Mokuba is safe.' Kaiba took comfort with that thought.

All was quiet since everyone departed for Noah's twisted Death-T games. Kaiba had not heard a word from Noah since they last spoke. He also wondered what his twisted stepbrother had in mind for him later on. Noah described it as "insane". Whatever it was, Kaiba was not looking forward to it.

His thoughts were interrupted by the very person he wished to strangle. "Greetings Seto. It's been a while. How's your confinement?" Noah snickered as he appeared in hologram form. Kaiba sneered as he got on his feet.

"Cut the bull crap Noah. Are you finally going to let me out so I can beat the life out of you?" Noah still smirked.

"Not just yet. Trust me, you will see some action very soon. Just wait in here a bit longer. Believe me. My "big event" is going to blow your mind." He teased. Kaiba couldn't be less interested.

"Then why are you paying me a visit?" He asked. Noah then snarled.

"Because I've had enough of your meddling." This confused Kaiba.

"Meddling?" He inquired.

"Yes, meddling!" Noah shouted angrily. "Throughout my Death-T games, my systems have been hacked! Hacking that allowed Yugi's pals to survive when they shouldn't have! It's been infuriating!"

"Everyone is still alive at this point? Including Yugi?" Kaiba asked, actually surprised by the revelation.

"Yes, yes, Yugi and all those that came with him are all alive and well... for now. And don't act so surprised Seto. I know you're responsible. Now tell me how you did it." Noah demanded.

Kaiba had no idea what Noah was talking about. He didn't have any means of hacking into the tower's systems. 'So someone's been helping out Yugi and his geek squad, and Noah thinks it's me. As much as I want to, I can't take credit for something I didn't do. Who else could possibly...?' He then thought about the being that Yuzu introduced to him. The one that came up with the idea of how to protect Mokuba. 'That's it! It has to be that Ignis!'

"Answer me Seto! You're the only one that can pull off something like this, so spill it!" Noah shouted, still wanting an explanation.

"How would I be able to? I've been stuck here the whole time thanks to you. As you can clearly see, I don't have anything to hack with." Kaiba countered as he showed his empty hands.

"Hmph. You've never been the cooperative type. If you won't tell me..." At the snap of Noah's fingers, a laser rose up from an open floor panel in front of the cell... aiming right at Kaiba. The latter figured it must be the one that shot the Mokuba double.

Kaiba smirked confidently. "You know full well that I'm not intimidated so easily. Shooting me won't get you anything." He was surprised to see Noah smile.