This is my first fanfic, so please be nice with your reviews!
Summary: Yami lost the duel with Marik and Yugi was stolen by the shadows. Now, he's on a mission to rescue his friend and the world! I do not own YU-Gi-Oh, but I bet you already knew that.
I had activated my Rock Crush magic card in hopes to rid the world of the evil Marik. The smoke had covered his entire side of the arena, leaving me clueless as to weather I had been successful. The smoke started to dim and my heart dropped in my stomach. Marik was still there along with his Winged Dragon of Ra.
'But.....how?' I cried.
Marik laughed. "I thought you of all people would know, being holder of two god cards! Magic cards don't work against them, not only have you wasted your turn, you just cost yourself the duel! Ra, attack!"
Instinctively, I covered my face with my forearms as I was consumed by a giant ball of fire. My duel disk made a beep noise as it dropped to zero.
"Yugi!" I cried looking his way. But he was gone. "Yugi......." The shadows, satisfied with the sacrifice, began to recessed and I feel onto my knees. Marik began to approach me.
"You know the rules of a shadow game. Your millennium puzzle and god cards are mine!" As though I were in a trance, I began to remove to remove the puzzle from neck. It felt odd not having the extra weight. I searched through my graveyard and pulled out Obelisk and Slither and tossed them over his way, silently crying. He came up to me and bent down on one knee, waving his rod in front of my face.
"I could send you there too, you know. You'd be reunited with him."
I continued to look at my bare hands, watching my tears fall down on them like a waterfall. Was he serious? Was I serious? Am I willing to enter the Shadow Realm, the place of eternal torment? I'd have to be insane. But, I am Yugi's protector. Or, I was. He wouldn't want me back in that position. I gambled his soul. I gambled. Mai's soul. Ryou's, hell.....even Bakura's. But would they all hate me? Of course they would. I'm the reason they're gone, not ever going to come back. And it take a lot longer than eternity to forgive me. I wouldn't forgive me. I don't. I can't.
"I could send you there," Marik continued, "But I won't." I looked up at him. "I want to see you suffer."
"Aren't I suffering enough?"
"Not enough to appease me." He laughed and stepped down off the dueling platform, while Croquet announced that Marik Ishtar was the Battle City Champion. Marik Ishtar. The real Marik. I had failed him too. I failed Yugi, Marik, Isihzu, I failed everybody! I didn't want to fact them, but I knew eventually I would have too, so I stood and walked off the platform head down.
"Yugi!" cam Tea's distraught voice. "Yugi, I-" I put my hand up, motioning her to stop. I sighed.
"Tea, you know I'm not Yugi. Please, don't call me that and leave me alone."
"But Yu-I mean Yami!"
"I said leave me alone!" I screamed. She was taken aback my tone, frankly, I was too. But I didn't want to hear her petty little speech. Nothing anyone says can make me feel better. I looked up to Isihzu, she was crying as well.
"I'm sorry."
"I should be the one who's sorry." Her comment caught me off guard.
"You? But I was the one-" She interrupted.
"I'm sorry I was foolish enough to think you would save the world. Maybe Kaiba was right. You weren't a Pharaoh. You were just someone who stuck their nose in and made things worse." With that she walked into the elevator and the doors closed.
"Isihzu....."
"You lose one duel, and know you're a big baby?" I turned to the owner of the voice. Kaiba. "You lost a duel, so what? Get over it!"
"I lost more than the duel, Kaiba." I said clenching my fist. "I let the whole world down."
"WILL YOU STOP IT?" Kaiba shouted, making me jump. "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM AN EVIL THAT DOESN'T EXISIT! THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS MAGIC, DUEL MONSTERS IS JUST A GAME, AND YOU ARE NO LONGER THE KING OF GAMES!" He too walked towards the elevator and entered, doors closing right away. And then I noticed, Tea, Joey and Tristan had also left. I was all alone. And without Yugi, I always would be. I sat on the roof, unmoving. I didn't move when it grew dark and I didn't move when it began to rain. I was unable to think, only able to sit there unmoving. I didn't move when I heard the elevator door open or when a blanket was draped around my shoulders.
"We'll find him."
"How, Tea? I lost. The Millennium Puzzle was taken....." I stopped.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I still have the Millennium Necklace." I stood up and raced towards the elevator. I had to ask Isihzu. It was too important to wait until morning. Maybe it wasn't too late to save Marik's good side.
Well, that's end to chapter one! What did you think? *crikets chirping* Okay then......next chapter will be told by Yugi's POV. Review please!
