History NightmareFuel / DuelingTriggerFinger

** [[spoiler:Yami drags Genocide Jill into a Shadow Game that relies on trust. Given that she and Toko don't trust each other at all, she loses. Her penalty? ''Being impaled with all her scissors''.]] Such a [[BloodierAndGorier graphic]] description is a first for the fic, and both Yugi and [[spoiler:Toko]] invoke this trope, saying the image is going to give them nightmares.

** Neither ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' ''nor'' ''Anime/YuGiOh'' are stranger to dark plot threads and cringe worthy imagery, so what kind of results does combining the two produce? Utter horror. Chapter 27 ''already'' pulled readers into a spore of madness by having Bakura challenge ''Danganronpa'' fan favorite Chiaki to shadow game and this chapter's author's notes start with the writer, nodding his head that this was sure to give readers [[TearJerker Despair Side Episode 10 flashbacks]]. [[spoiler:Chiaki dies in that episode in quite a brutal fashion]]. And then the duel proceeds to kick start this madness by freaking ''electrocuting'' Chiaki when she's hit by an attack from her own Thunderclap Skywolf. By the end of the duel, Chiaki is on the ground, unable to stand or move and the shadows are closing in on her heart ready to prematurely take her to the shadow realm because she's ''incapable'' of fighting back. As if that wasn't enough, every injury she takes is described [[SickeningCrunch in great detail]] to the point that the reader could be forgiven for thinking the writer was actually going to ''[[KilledOffForReal kill her off!]]'' [[spoiler:And if not for the PowerOfFriendship that could've just as easily been the case]].

** Yami Marik's reveal in the anime was already horrifying to start with. How does this story make it worse? How about Marik trying to get rid of Celeste by sending her to the shadow realm on the ''spot'' because he's tired of putting up with her. [[spoiler:Cue Mahiru [[TakingTheBullet getting in the way]] and Yami making threats to challenge Marik to an out and out shadow game if he doesn't undo his actions. It takes Chiaki to convince Kaiba to threaten to DQ Marik ''from the tournament'' for him to release Mahiru, but even then she still [[StressVomit stress vomits]] from the horrifying imagery she had to endure for the ''brief minutes'' she was in the Shadow Realm. And Yami Marik makes it clear that Mahiru was a one time deal and anyone else gets stuck there until his defeat, ''if'' he's defeated. The chapter ends with Celeste just being fearful and in despair that she's partially responsible for this nightmare and, really who can blame her whether it's true or not?]]
*** And speaking of Mahiru, the narration even gives off a glimpse of the horrifying images she had to endure during her time their: Which were images of her being MadeASlave by Natsumi, all while her friends watch and taunt her predicament. It makes you want to hug the poor girl.

** You thought Yami Marik's reveal was bad enough, well [[FromBadToWorse it gets worse:]] as his first victim of his shadow games is none other than [[spoiler:Sonia]], who comes within ''one move'' of beating Marik [[spoiler:even managing to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra thanks to her talent of being an {{Omniglot}}]]. Yami Marik's [[CrazyPrepared crazy preparedness]] comes in the form of [[spoiler:Sonia]] being hit with an absurd amount of direct damage and the narrative reading her screaming [[SickeningCrunch as though her existence itself was being torn apart]]. And to top it all off, the chapter ends with Yami ''screaming'' at Kaiba to ''do something'' and help the now comatose [[spoiler:Sonia]].

** This chapter has the lovely suggestion that [[spoiler:the Steering Committee can, through Noah's virtual world, lobotomize Hajime from a distance.]] The fact that [[spoiler:their representative wins the duel further suggests that not only ''can'' they, they ''will''.]]

** The end of the chapter implies that Junko [[spoiler:has just slaughtered the tomb keepers and is about to brainwash any that remain. Whatever she wants in Egypt, [[FridgeHorror it definitely can't be good for our heroes]]]].

** [[spoiler:Junko turning Ishizu into a Remnant. Everyone who didn't like how she did it in the anime [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor is probably taking their words back]] as we are [[SarcasmMode treated]] to a detailed and horrifying depiction of Junko torturing and molesting the kind woman into a broken shell of her former self.]]

** Nagito's approval of Marik during Battle City and Marik's [[HorrifyingTheHorror incredulous reaction]] to it, is funny. [[spoiler:''[[PlayedForDrama Not so much with Dartz!]]'' We instead are [[SarcasmMode treated to]] Nagito ''LaughingMad'' as he awakens to the power of the Orichalcos. Even Dartz's expression is stated to be a case of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone "Dear Poseidon, what have I created?"]]]]
*** Nagito's duel with Chiaki later that same chapter is nothing short of chilling. [[spoiler:The reader knows it's only a matter of time before Nagito plays the Seal of Orichalcos, but [[DramaticIrony Chiaki doesn't]] and thinks Nagito is finally going through CharacterDevelopment. Her reaction to find out the truth is one part TearJerker, one part this trope. [[FromBadToWorse And it gets even worse]]. Nagito's entire intention is because he wants Chiaki to awaken to the power of one of the dragons because of his [[BlueAndOrangeMorality hope and hope colliding shtick]]. So, obviously you expect Chiaki to pull one out with ThePowerOfFriendship and put Nagito in his place, right? HaHaHaNo. Nagito, and the reader, get to watch in horror as Chiaki's life points hit zero and her soul is taken, which was the exact ''opposite'' of what Nagito wanted. And after everything Chiaki has been through already, watching her lose her soul is just [[TearJerker heartbreaking]]]].

** When Chisa returns to the Saionji estate to continue her investigation, she comes across a horrifying sight: That being several soulless bodies with their bodies malnourished and defiled according to how much Hiyoko feels they have "wronged" her. Specific mention goes to Hiyoko's cousins, whose bodies are graffiti'd with lipstick all around that the narration describes is something you would find in a ''rape-slave doujin!''
*** [[FromBadToWorse It gets worse]]. Out of all of Hiyoki's souless victims, the only that she ''didn't'' desecrate and even outright honored was that of her father, which Chisa notes due to the healthy and loving relationship Hiyoko had with her father. Now why isn't this Heartwarming? Well...maybe it is for the one teensy-weensy fact that ''he too has lost his soul?''

** Throughout the fic: It has been mentioned that some events of the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga occurred in this continuity, which is already nightmare-ish itself when you take into consideration the things Kaiba did prior to Yami's Mind Crush. But you remember that ''Yami'' himself wasn't any better when you remember the Penalty Games he inflicted on his opponents from making them believe they were being set on fire, that there was a bomb on them, and many more. All of this makes his demeanor when he's under the Orichalcos' influence that much scarier than it was in canon because for that moment: It seemed that the good old Pharoah was relapsing back to when he found such actions enjoyable.
*** This is even considered NightmareFuel for Tea in-universe, as she sees the Pharoah the same way his victims likely saw him which puts his supposed heroic actions to save her back then at a much darker light.

** As awesome as Yami's iconic Berserker Soul scene is in canon: It still does not take away the fact that the pain he was inflicting onto Weevil was real, and he would have likely kept going until Weevil was severely injured had Tea not stop and calm him down. This fic however, sheds this scene in a very sinister light. [[spoiler: Because Junko is the one who accompanies him instead of Tea, she instead ''encourages'' the Pharoah to not hold anything back, to make Weevil suffer for his actions. What ensures is a continued NoHoldsBarredBeatdown of nasty proportions as the Pharoah attacks Weevil over and over again, all while Junko relishes at the display. By the time he had stopped; Weevil had long lost his soul, as his lifeless body gets tossed over to the canyon making Weevil the ''second'' character to be KilledOffForReal in this story like Odion before him. And just like Odion, the second one to indirectly die from Junko's hands.]]
** The chapter ends on a ''very'' dark and sinister note, as Junko expresses glee about her upcoming plans to convert the Pharoah into despair. What follows afterwards is a ''very'' dark ImagineSpot of a despair-converted Yami sporting the same sinister smile he had during his duel with Rafael, with him donning Monokuma's color schemes, his puzzle pitch black with a eery red glowing eye, as Junko calls him the (future) "King of Despair". We can only pray to the deities above that this image ''never'' becomes a reality...

** If you already had enough of what Junko for what she did to the [[spoiler: Ishtar siblings back in Chapter 61]], what she does here is arguably just as disturbing and really emphasizes what a dangerous and disturbed individuals she is. Words truly fail to do it justice of just how creepy Junko can be.

** Junko declares she's not going to murder Hajime and Chiaki's baby. We can all breathe a sigh of relief, right? [[Film/SupermanReturns WRONG!]] Junko states that killing the baby would be too easy and that the despair it would produce would be ''nothing'' compared to forcing Hajime and Chiaki to be teen parents ''during'' The Tragedy. She also says that she won't touch Class 77-B, but that just begs the question: [[ParanoiaFuel who's going to take their place?]][[labelnote:*]]if anyone; her building forces seem to be filling the role for now.[[/labelnote]]

** Junko [[CurbStompBattle bulldozes]] Vivian, then leads her away, ostensibly for a friendly chat. [[spoiler:Less than an hour later, we find that she has brutally tortured Vivian into being an obedient "chair" whom she intends to sell on the black market slave trade--and all because Vivian [[DisproportionateRetribution dared to say]] [[ClingyJealousGirl that she wanted Yugi for a boyfriend]]!]]
*** The lead up to the stomp is just as terrifying. The reader is treated to a brief look into Junko's brain chemistry as she boils over with anger and despair to the point that she's ''[[TechnicallyASmile smiling]]!'' Made worse by the fact that it's explicitly stated not to be Junko's PsychoticSmirk or CheshireCatGrin. Junko gets so ''furious'' she just breaks out into a wide grin and starts talking without any restraint. At one point Tea even sees the ''real'' Junko buried deep within, signified by a DeathGlare. Both Tristan and Matsuda [[OhCrap know long before]] Junko has hit her limit that [[ThisIsGonnaSuck this won't end well for Vivian]].

** Neither ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' ''nor'' ''Anime/YuGiOh'' are stranger to dark plot threads and cringe worthy imagery, so what kind of results does combining the two produce? [[UpToEleven Utter horror]]. Chapter 27 ''already'' pulled readers into a spore of madness by having Bakura challenge ''Danganronpa'' fan favorite Chiaki to shadow game and this chapter's author's notes start with the writer, nodding his head that this was sure to give readers [[TearJerker Despair Side Episode 10 flashbacks]]. [[spoiler:Chiaki dies in that episode in quite a brutal fashion]]. And then the duel proceeds to kick start this madness by freaking ''electrocuting'' Chiaki when she's hit by an attack from her own Thunderclap Skywolf. By the end of the duel, Chiaki is on the ground, unable to stand or move and the shadows are closing in on her heart ready to prematurely take her to the shadow realm because she's ''incapable'' of fighting back. As if that wasn't enough, every injury she takes is described [[SickeningCrunch in great detail]] to the point that the reader could be forgiven for thinking the writer was actually going to ''[[KilledOffForReal kill her off!]]'' [[spoiler:And if not for the PowerOfFriendship that could've just as easily been the case]].

** Yami Marik's reveal in the anime was already horrifying to start with. How does this story make it [[UpToEleven worse]]? How about Marik trying to get rid of Celeste by sending her to the shadow realm on the ''spot'' because he's tired of putting up with her. [[spoiler:Cue Mahiru [[TakingTheBullet getting in the way]] and Yami making threats to challenge Marik to an out and out shadow game if he doesn't undo his actions. It takes Chiaki to convince Kaiba to threaten to DQ Marik ''from the tournament'' for him to release Mahiru, but even then she still [[StressVomit stress vomits]] from the horrifying imagery she had to endure for the ''brief minutes'' she was in the Shadow Realm. And Yami Marik makes it clear that Mahiru was a one time deal and anyone else gets stuck there until his defeat, ''if'' he's defeated. The chapter ends with Celeste just being fearful and in despair that she's partially responsible for this nightmare and, really who can blame her whether it's true or not?]]

** A direct case and no less horrific is Chiaki's negligence of her infant son and the sudden panic attack she has when she realizes her mistake of almost turning into her parents. It's minor, but it still counts. Well...before the scene and its consequences turn full TearJerker.

** A direct case of AdultFear and no less horrific is Chiaki's negligence of her infant son and the sudden panic attack she has when she realizes her mistake of almost turning into her parents. It's minor, but it still counts. Well...before the scene and its consequences turn full TearJerker.