Was that Yugi? Kaiba faintly recognizes his boyfriend's voice in the distance, but he's distracted by the much more immediate voices in his head. Yugi's voice feels further and further away, but the dragons' shrill calls grow louder. They even choose to let Yugi hear their call this time. A little humiliation all around is fun!
It's no wonder humans were slaves to dragons in this world. You so arrogantly thought you could master us? You're weak, Seto Kaiba. Without your wealth and power to hide behind, you're nothing! You can't even save the one you debased yourself for...perhaps we should ally ourselves to him? Or maybe Wheeler...
Ah, the classic bridge too far. Kaiba suddenly goes rigid, and when he looks up his eyes are blazing with fury. He extends his wand with a flourish, radiating a cold fire.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
He modifies the fog into heavier water droplets, soaking them but immediately clearing his vision. He reaches Yugi in a single bound and clasps his hand.
"You're wrong about humanity, you're wrong about Yugi, and most importantly you're wrong about me. I should congratulate you, Blue Eyes---if that's really who you are. It takes a special kind of talent to so consistently miss the mark!"
He scoffs, his old swagger back in force.
"I don't hide behind anyone or anything. I forge advantageous partnerships with talented people, and I learn from them as much as they learn from me. Even love is no weakness---it's my guiding force, the one I'll hold to while I burn through this maze!"
He confidently steps forward crouching at the next set of markings. He looks up at Yugi with a great big blur of emotion in his eyes---relief, admiration, love. Kaiba even laughs weakly.
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It's no wonder humans were slaves to dragons in this world. You so arrogantly thought you could master us? You're weak, Seto Kaiba. Without your wealth and power to hide behind, you're nothing! You can't even save the one you debased yourself for...perhaps we should ally ourselves to him? Or maybe Wheeler...
Ah, the classic bridge too far. Kaiba suddenly goes rigid, and when he looks up his eyes are blazing with fury. He extends his wand with a flourish, radiating a cold fire.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
He modifies the fog into heavier water droplets, soaking them but immediately clearing his vision. He reaches Yugi in a single bound and clasps his hand.
"You're wrong about humanity, you're wrong about Yugi, and most importantly you're wrong about me. I should congratulate you, Blue Eyes---if that's really who you are. It takes a special kind of talent to so consistently miss the mark!"
He scoffs, his old swagger back in force.
"I don't hide behind anyone or anything. I forge advantageous partnerships with talented people, and I learn from them as much as they learn from me. Even love is no weakness---it's my guiding force, the one I'll hold to while I burn through this maze!"
He confidently steps forward crouching at the next set of markings. He looks up at Yugi with a great big blur of emotion in his eyes---relief, admiration, love. Kaiba even laughs weakly.
"Dragons are a real piece of work."