https://youtu.be/VHC90tSzDKg

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"I do apologize if you're uncomfortable with your current state, I just can't help it when I finally get my hands on something I've been wanting." Dartz hummed, his hands locking behind his back.

"How..." You gritted your teeth, "How did you..."

"Oh no, believe me, (y/n). I was fooled." Dartz nodded his head, "Kaiba's small plan worked out perfectly. I actually fell for it, I'm not going to try and lie. In fact, I thought on celebrating Nathaniel's dumb move until Rafael told me otherwise."

"Rafael?"

"Yes, he had a hunch and headed to Kaiba's place, you know, where you were at and coerced with one of Kaiba's workers who coincidentally worked with me." Dartz sighed as he rolled his eyes, "Then came back to me and told me everything. Oho, I was shocked when Rafael told me, but I took this as an opportunity to snatch you while no one realized I knew. Oh, would you like a more detailed part? I can gladly give thanks to someone in the Pharaoh's group."

"What....what do you mean?" You gritted your teeth,

"Oh, the Pharaoh was going to walk in on Rafael! Could you imagine how that would turn out? That'd make this way too hard for you to even be here in my grasp when it could be a lot easier." Dartz laughed as he spoke, "But that was entirely avoided when Tea of the group held him back, talking about whatever is on her mind, maybe it was about you?"

Your heart went down your body and your breath temporarily pulled to a halt. Dartz eyebrow quirked upon seeing your pale state,

"Ah, it seems you have had a history with Tea? Even better." Dartz smirked, "If it weren't for her, things would've been quite difficult on having you where you are now."

Oh you could only imagine the chaos inside that house, that is if Tea is actually held accountable. Although you had a hunch Yami wouldn't let this one go. Shaking that aside to think about later, you stared at Dartz,

"....Dartz, why are you even doing this?" You asked, "Do...Do you even understand what you're dealing with?"

Dartz's smirk faded, his eyes staring into yours as though you're speaking some foreign language.

"...What are you saying, (y/n)?" Dartz tilted his head with his eyes wide as he blankly stared at you, "The Orichalcos is a privilege! An honor to have with you. Its immortal being, its shining prophecy, the holy power it possesses! You mean to tell me you have all this, and you're unappreciative of it?!" Dartz looked shocked as he leaned closer to your face, "How is it that the Seal has chosen someone who hasn't even processed all its power?" His eyes went from blank to full of rage as he grabbed your neck tightly, "...It should've been me.." He muttered under his breath as you gasped for air. Forced to allow Dartz this close to you, you stared at him to only sense pure anger and vengeance in his soul, his whole being full of dark aura,

"...IT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME." Using his hand around your neck, Dartz angrily shoved you backward - the chains forcing you to bounce backward and back straight into his reach. Dartz forcefully cupped your cheeks and pulled you closer, the same dark look on his face seethed into your eyes.

"Tell me. What is it that you have that I don't? What kind of putrid ability do you have that makes you superior to me? No...you don't have anything. I've been watching you and you haven't even shown anyone the true potential of the Great Leviathan....no...no you haven't. Not even when you actively used it..." Dartz shook his head as he pulled your head upwards with his harsh grip on your cheeks before eyeing your neck. He scoffed and traced a certain part of your neck,

"I see despite all these years, you're still active with the Pharaoh.." Dartz traced over the small bruise that Yami gave you, "How disgusting. How pathetic of you to turn to silliness such as romance and lust over something than the power of the Orichalcos." His grip on your cheeks tightened as he sneered down on you like a maggot, not even giving you the room to speak.

"It doesn't matter, once I take the Pharaoh's soul, I will see to it that the Great Leviathan grows and becomes what it should be." He yanked your head down by letting go of your cheeks. "You're delusional f you think you can handle the Orichaclos power with the way you are."

"the...." You huffed with a glare, "...the only delusional person here....is you." You scoffed, "If you...if you think you can actually handle the power of the Orichacos-"

You heard a giant smacking noise that came with a sharp pain on your cheek moments later. Your eyes widened upon this impact as your cheek pringled with pain,

"Shut it." Dartz hissed, his glare dark and deadly, "You haven't even had a taste of its power."

"And you have?" You hissed back,

"I have." He seethed in return, "I bet you haven't even touched the power of the Leviathan, and I certainly doubt you'll ever use it."

"You're planning on destroying the world with it!" You hissed, "What, you want me to use it as you want to?!"

"Yes." Dartz seemed to relax when you asked that, "It's what you're destined to do - no, not you....me."

"What makes you so desperate for this?!" You asked, "All the Leviathan does is curse at me and be dangerously sarcastic. What makes you think-"

"Ten thousand years ago..." Dartz hummed and finally took a step back, "...My city of Atlantis was a magical city....and I ruled over it as any normal ruler should."

You raised an eyebrow at him, Atlantis? He's seriously the ruler of Atlantis?

Wait, did he say ten thousand years ago? How old is this guy?!

"....Then, one day Atlantis was swarmed with a stone, and the Great Leviathan stood before all of us..." Dartz's eyes widened as though he relived the occasion, "...and gave us so much, with only one thing in return....a vessel."

Deciding not to roast him, you kept quiet and listened on. Besides, you never really knew about the Orichaclos and the Leviathan, so this was all new to you.

"...The power it gave Atlantis....I will never forget." Dartz shook his head and stared at his pendant in a trance-like state with a smile on his face, "The Great Leviathan granted us much success and prosperity like no other. So much power...so much grace and honor Atlantis grew to become......it gave me so much that I still thank for to this day." He spoke with pure delight with light in his eyes, "The vessel it wanted, (y/n), it told me....it told me the vessel must hold honor, grace, and humanity that rules like no other. I knew at that moment, the way it looked at me with those yellow slits....ah....it must be me." His eyes averted to the ceiling with a wide smile, as though he was looking up at the yellow slits themselves. Your face scrunched as you found this a little unsettling with the way he's portraying the Great Leviathan,

".....I ruled Atlantis the way no rulers could....I held the honor and grace, my people loved me...all the magical beings loved me just the same. I knew....it's me. When the time came.....when Atlantis was at its prime hours...when it was all so well, I surrendered myself to it." He opened his arms wide while taking a deep breath, "....I tried to embrace the full potential of the Orichalcos....I thought there was no way it wouldn't be me..." You watched his smile fade with his lit eyes going blank, "....but you know what happened?"

"...what?" You asked as he. stared at the ceiling,

"....It betrayed me. It laughed right at my face and told me I wasn't the one. And you know what it did? It destroyed everything. It destroyed the city that I ruled, turned everyone into monsters...even my wife and child..."

'You had a whole family?' You were more shocked at that than what the Leviathan did, 'A whole ass family? You?'

"And it damned me..." His voice growled with a glare on his face, "As punishment....I had to walk for all of eternity and suffer as the Great Leviathan would find someone more 'suitable' for it...."

"And?" You dared to ask,

"...and it chose you...." He hissed, "...Do you want to know what I did to get this far?" He smirked as he leaned before you, "I'll tell you in great detail....it's a vivid memory I have cherished for five thousand years."

"....enlighten me.." You sneered - despite hating this man, he's very open about the history of the Orichalcos.

"It was five thousand years ago....and I knew you were in the palace. Safe from the disasters of Zorc as commanded by the Pharaoh himself. He truly refused to let you go anywhere, and this infuriated you...oho, I knew it did. So you know what I did?" He hummed as he caressed your cheek that was red from the smack, "I snuck in and headed straight to your private chambers and drugged your drink....or how else am I gonna take what's mine?" His fingers stroked down your cheek and lifted your head more up, "I made sure it was the right amount so you wouldn't have even awoken if someone screamed in your own chambers. Yes, you could've died there, but who cares? As far as I know, Egypt doesn't like nor care for thieves roaming around on their grounds...so why should I?" He chuckled to himself as his fingers clutched your chin, "So I waited....and waited....and watched you fall into a slumber so deep it's as though you were dead. Then, I carefully walked in..." He hummed as he let go of your chin and slowly walked around you. Feeling threatened, your eyes followed the best you could until you could no longer turn your head to look at him. Behind you, he was quiet for a solid minute before you felt hands dig into your back. Gasping and letting out a scream; pain shot down your whole back and your memory vividly flashed to a moment you've never recalled being in. The only thing you could see was blood in sheets you did not recall being in. Feeling as though a knife had carved into your back, you struggled to escape only for your efforts to be in vain, as Dartz let out a loud satisfying laugh as though he was reliving the experience once more; his grin huge as he could recall shoving the knife deep into your back to pick out the rock one by one.

"Yes....yes....just like that..." He huffed as he smirked at your traumatized state, "And you know what's funny? You never awoke until it was too late....you awoke when I tore off as much the stone from your back as I could and soon left your chambers. Heh...I was even able to pass by the Pharaoh as he rushed in to see what was happening...I had what I deserved and I began using it correctly and accordingly...the Great Leviathan never told me otherwise...my life had been long dedicated to savoring the souls and sealing them to resurrect the Great Leviathan and purge the world as I was destined to do." He hissed with his hands clenching onto your back hard. Snapping you back to the present time, you took heavy breaths as he released your back from his clutches.

"....And it seems you have been....quite progressive on taking what's mine." Dartz hummed as he lightly traced some parts of your back, "...I'm impressed, you do quite the good job for a little thief."

"I...I don't know what crack you're on..." You huffed, "....But this....this force...you're praising it too highly. It's....This isn't something you can take and worsh-"

"I am merely taking back what's mine accordingly." Dartz sneered, "The Orichalcos' power shouldn't be in the hands of some girl who doesn't know shit. You're lucky I don't need to fully reenact what I did to you fie thousand years ago, as I will be using you in the end."

Your eyes widened after he said that. You turned your head the best way you could for eye contact, "....what....what do you mean use me?"

"Using the Orichalcos power is rather....hard...." Dartz rolled his eyes as he slowly walked in front of you, "You know the number of restrictions I had while possessing the Orichaclos? But with you here...." He hummed with a smirk as he leaned down so his face could match your level, "....I can have complete, full custody over the power and use it to take the Pharaoh's soul."

Anger boiled your veins when he spoke of Yami, "...What do you mean? You....you already have me. What does Yami have to do wit-"

"His power in the Millenium Puzzle shows me the strength I need to harness and control the full power of the Great Leviathan. Yes, with you alone I can possess the power....but with the Pharaoh's power and soul?" His grin widened, as so did his eyes and leaned closer to you, his lips practically centimeters away, "...I will be unstoppable, (y/n)."

"You...will not take his soul." You spat in return,

"Oh I will~." He rose and stared down at you, "After all, it won't be long before he comes here."

"What....What's that supposed to-"

"Rafael is with the Pharaoh right now. They're dueling with the Seal...I'm surprised you never knew." His head tilted with his eyes narrowing, "...It seems I was right, you really are a useless Vessel if you aren't even aware of what's going on around it."

You stared at Dartz with widened eyes, "....b....because you drugged me-"

"I didn't even touch you until now, my dear." Dartz raised his hands, "That's Rafael's hands, not mine."

"Under your orders."

"I never said to knock you out." Dartz shrugged his shoulders and turned his back on you, "Now, I must make preparations. You will definitely hear from me again very soon...tah tah~" Dartz waved as he left you alone in the chamber. You stared at his back as the door came to a full close. Hearing nothing but your heavy breaths, you stared at the Orichalcos mark on the floor. Feeling your vision go blurry, you realized droplets of water were going from your eyes and to the ground.

You were crying.

"What the fuck..." You shook your head at yourself, "....seriously...what the fuck?! WHY ME!? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ME." You screamed at the ground with your eyes latched to the Seal of Orichalcos. "WHY ME? WHAT DO I HAVE THAT DARTZ DOESN'T?" You hissed as tears streamed down your face; your heart pounding harshly with your whole body pounding with it. You couldn't bear even looking at the symbol anymore and closed your eyes tightly only to be greeted by a green light. You felt lighter before realizing you were free and you fell to a harsh, cold ground that soon was covered with the Seal of Orichalcos. You trembled as you slowly looked around to find nothing but pitch black,

"....wh...what the fuck...?" You mumbled to yourself,

"Ah, is she done with her biggering?" You heard an unfamiliar man speak from below you, "I've grown quite tired of her distresses....too much for me."

"Of course a...simple-minded person such as yourself wouldn't understand..." An unfamiliar female hissed,

"Yes, well I want out of here. We all do." The same male spoke. Blinking, you stared below the seal and turned pale when you made eye contact with what appears to be thousands of people staring up at you - tied up and tightly bounded.

The man who spoke appeared to be from a different country at a....what appears to be a different year? He scoffed at you once you stared at him,

"Are you finally going to get us out of here, Vessel?" The man asked.

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A/N: it's taken me MONTHS to sort out the whole history of the Orichalcos and Dartz to properly fit this story. There were SO MANY PLOT HOLES in the anime season, so it was SO hard to carefully change it without fully changing the actual plot;~;

I do apologize for the brief short chapter!

https://youtu.be/VgNyT7kAXs8