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Chapters: 56/? Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Bakura Ryou/Zorc Necrophades, Bakura Ryou/Yami Bakura, Yami Bakura/Zorc Necrophades, Bakura Ryou/Zorc Necrophades/Yami Bakura, Bakura Ryou/Yami Bakura/Marik Ishtar/Yami Marik, Past Thief King Bakura/Red-Eyes Black Dragon Characters: Bakura Ryou, Yami Bakura, Zorc Necrophades, Marik Ishtar, Yami Marik, (called Amir), Thief King Bakura, (in flashbacks), Red-Eyes Black Dragon, (called Geto), Kisara (Yu-Gi-Oh), Mahaado | Mahad, Ishizu Ishtar, Kujaku Mai | Mai Valentine, Kawai Shizuka | Serenity Wheeler, Various Yu-Gi-Oh Characters, Nameless OCs doomed by the narrative Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, Vaguely 1950s inspired setting, Dungeons & Dragons Influences, Alternate History, Unreliable Narrator, Horror Elements, Cannibalism, Polyamory, Unhealthy Relationships, Tendershipping, Past Angstshipping, Eventual Conspireshipping, Abusive Relationships, (Basically any ships involving Zorc), Leechshipping, laddershipping, Endshipping, (that’s what I’m calling Ryou/Zorc/YB), Background Relationships, Ancient Egyptian Deities, dragon lore, vampire lore, Blood Drinking, Mind Control, Supernatural Bonds, Amorality, Mental Health Issues, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Consent Issues, Possessive Behavior, Obsessive Behavior, Body Modification, Slow Corruption, (and I do mean slow), (gotta have like five mental and emotional breakdowns first) Summary:
Forced into a summoning ritual at gunpoint, Ryou becomes the vessel of Zorc Necrophades, the evil god of darkness and death. Subservient to another’s will and made to stain his hands with innocent blood, Ryou struggles under the weight of his guilt as pieces move around him, participants in a game hidden from his view.
