Just My Fortune

Chapter 8: Secrets come out

1st PoV:

"Today is the day, Joey vs.'Marik', let's see how this goes," I say, wrapping the Millennium Necklace around my neck before I make it cloak itself. I make my way to the spectator's area and meet up with the rest of the gang minus Joey of course "How's everyone feeling" I ask looking around them "Nervous, for Joey" Tea says "My brother will be ok, right" I hear Serenity ask Duke & Tristan and they try to reassure her "Well let's just wish Joey luck and cheer for him of course" I say which they all agree to, soon the Duel arena rises and there stands Joey & 'Marik' across each other "Good Luck Joey" Tea and Serenity shout and soon the Duel began. I move my way to the other side of the area and approach the Kaiba bros

"Awww are you supporting Joey, Oh Seto you do have a heart" I say with a sniffle wiping away a fake tear, he scoffs "As if, I'm here to see the Winged Dragon of Ra and find a way to defeat it, so I can make it mine" he boldly states "I know, I was just making fun of you" I laugh resting my hand on his shoulder after patting it "Did I say you could touch me" he says annoyed "Did you say I couldn't" I smirk he just makes a *ch* sound and turns back to the Duel "Gasp, THE Seto Kaiba didn't slap my hand or way or give me some snarky remark, I think the world might end" I say and fake faint against him dramatically he just glances at me and rolls his eyes, I smirk "Or is it that you finally fell for my charm" I wriggle my eyebrows, he looks at me with a blank face that I can't tell if it is embarrassment or disgust, I laugh at this "I jest" before patting his back "Well I'm going to return to my friends Seto, let me reiterate, my friends, you know, the things you severely lack" I laugh at his face of annoyance "Oh PS. Ra's weakness is that it requires the Users LP to be high so it can use their LP as its strength, so keep your opponent's LP low and you should have no problem in a duel against it" I say to his bafflement and proceed to walk back

"I'm back~," I say in singing like a tone "Anyway how's this Duel going, I wasn't paying attention, I was too busy bothering Kaiba" Yugi laughs "Joey would be proud" "Pft, probably" I chuckle "Also it seems too early to tell which way this match is heading" Yugi states. I switch my gaze to the Duel and see both of them are on even ground, monster, and LP-wise, though 'Marik' almost has 3 monsters for a tribute for his fake Ra which will lead to..., well canon "though what will be different since 'Namu' doesn't have the Rod" I ponder to myself as this duel approaches the climax until I hear the dreaded words "I tribute my 3 monsters to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra" I immediately look up and stare at Odion and I see a thunderstorm brewing above "Oh no" I audibly exclaim loud enough for the gang and the Kaiba bros to hear me and they follow my gaze "what the" Yugi announced confused before anything else could be said or done both Odion and Joey are struck by lightning everyone watches in horror except for me & Seto who stays expressionless while I just sigh and wait for the aftermath.

A few minutes later Joey slowly starts to rise and Odion is still down I glance at Marik "he hasn't lost control yet" she turns her attention "The winner of the 3rd round is Joey Wheeler" as soon as the arena is lowered, everyone except me and Marik rushes to Joey, I turn my attention to him and as the cold wind passes by us I realize, he did snap he just did it quietly and now, he seems like he wants to chat.

I gesture to the door and we both head to my room and lock the door "Do you have something to say, Marik" his face stops being the same as it twists into the evil face that is commonly referred to as Yami-Marik "You have something I want" is all he says "I do?' I say sarcastically "I have no clue what you're talking about" he doesn't indulge me he just simply smiles and laughs "No matter I will simply summon it to me," he says raising his hand as the yellow eye appears on his head the door opens and the Millennium Rod comes flying in, I react quick enough to grab it before it reaches his hand  "I don't think so," I say staring him down, he laughs, "You think you can stop me from reuniting with the magic artifact I have been training with for over a decade" I smirk "You may have had practice with it for over a decade, but within the few days that I've had it..." I say holding it up "I've learned twice as much" I face the Rod towards him and use it to mess with his mind as he falls to his knees trying to resist it, "I don't expect this to hold him long" I mutter and I was right, he soon breaks free and tries to call the Rod again, I lose my grip on it and it flies to him, "No!" I shout reaching for it as it reaches about half in between the both of us and the room, I watch it freeze mid-air as if stopped by something, I soon realized it was me and I concentrated on pulling it my way but I feel his pull on the Rod getting stronger and stronger and slowly I lose my grip all together and the Rod returns to his hand and he cackles "With the Millennium Rod back in it's rightful hands I think it's fair I introduce myself" he turns to me "What do you think, Mind-slave" he says pointing the Rod at me trying to use it's power, only to be block by my Millennium Necklace, which it's Iris begins to glow "Ah so you got the Necklace from Ishizu afterall" He says before laughing, "No matter, I will soon destroy you and everyone on this ship to obtain the 3 Egyptian God Cards"  he cackles before running off.

I look out my window and sigh. "Sheesh, Drama Queen"