"...mm. I didn't get to learn much about her, and I'm not usually one to go off instincts or emotions. But I'm not as dismissive as I once was."
But for her, the maiden with haunting eyes and a heavy weight that he'd only passed by briefly...Kaiba lapsed into silence. He breathed deeply and closes his eyes, recalling the thrill of battle. The surge of power he felt when playing the majestic dragons. And then the tragedy he'd witnessed from long ago.
Kaiba frowned as he smoothed his fingers over the cards. They were near identical copies, of that he was sure, but the wear and tear lines were in just slightly different places. As his most frequently played cards, he would know---they weren't his own dragons, but the parallel universe Seto Kaiba's.
Now for himself, Kaiba would never argue that he was a good person. But he was trying to be a better one. And from how deeply Zahra was hurt, from the incidents that were alluded to...this other Kaiba clearly needed another reality check. He pictured himself wielding Mind Crush against his past this time. The effect would likely be similar, once the roaring rage wore off.
More immediately, the action would perhaps make it possible for Zahra to forge the most tentative truce with him, eventually. And it wouldn't be easy, but at the moment, it felt like the right path to pursue.
So he took a breath, looked at the familiar illustrations, looked at Zahra, and then at his Pikachu, who gave him the most minute nod...
And in one smooth motion he ripped all three in half, letting the pieces flutter to the ground.
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But for her, the maiden with haunting eyes and a heavy weight that he'd only passed by briefly...Kaiba lapsed into silence. He breathed deeply and closes his eyes, recalling the thrill of battle. The surge of power he felt when playing the majestic dragons. And then the tragedy he'd witnessed from long ago.
Kaiba frowned as he smoothed his fingers over the cards. They were near identical copies, of that he was sure, but the wear and tear lines were in just slightly different places. As his most frequently played cards, he would know---they weren't his own dragons, but the parallel universe Seto Kaiba's.
Now for himself, Kaiba would never argue that he was a good person. But he was trying to be a better one. And from how deeply Zahra was hurt, from the incidents that were alluded to...this other Kaiba clearly needed another reality check. He pictured himself wielding Mind Crush against his past this time. The effect would likely be similar, once the roaring rage wore off.
More immediately, the action would perhaps make it possible for Zahra to forge the most tentative truce with him, eventually. And it wouldn't be easy, but at the moment, it felt like the right path to pursue.
So he took a breath, looked at the familiar illustrations, looked at Zahra, and then at his Pikachu, who gave him the most minute nod...
And in one smooth motion he ripped all three in half, letting the pieces flutter to the ground.