Baku, Ra, to Ringu: UnCut

Since it was December and snowy, they had decided to have the picnic in an immense atrium at Kaiba's estate. Ryou's father's car pulled up outside the gates, and the four got out.

A light snowfall surrounded them. Bakura looked up at the silhouette of Kaiba's main house through the swirling paths of snowflakes. Although Malik and RaChan were making cheery conversation, Bakura did not hear them.

It's so quiet here.

"BakuChan, are you alright?" Ryou took hold of Bakura's arm, and Bakura slowly turned his head to look at him.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine."

"You're trembling."

"I am?" Bakura looked down at Ryou's hand on his arm.

"Let's get you inside before you catch something."

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The atrium was a small forest with a high glass ceiling. There were lots of trees, thick, lush grass, and a stream with a little bridge over it. Ducks were waddling around on the banks.

RaChan and Malik didn't hide how impressed they were.

"Amazing!"

"It's like an oasis!"

"Let's go find everyone!"

Bakura and Fluffy lingered in the back so they could talk.

"It has to be the pharaoh. When Malik and I watched that movie before, nothing happened."

"We'll find him and make him explain why he's doing this."

"And how to remove the curse."

"Maybe it can't be removed. If my hikari dies, I might go mad awaiting his rebirth."

"He won't be reborn."

"What do you mean?"

"They kept it out of the American movie, but in 'Ringu', People who get killed by Sadako become part of the curse."

Bakura stopped walking and looked at Fluffy expectantly.

"It's hard to understand, but it looks like they become characters in the tape. They're not themselves anymore. So, if we cannot stop this shit, and our hikaris get killed... They will simply be gone."