Does it hurt?

"No. Of course not. Why would it hurt?"

"Yugi! Listen to yourself! You've gone mad!"

He wants you out of the way. He wants to destroy the world once more.

Yugi grabbed the Millennium Puzzle and pulled it off, the soulless, angered glint in his violet eyes chilling the spirit within to the core. "Destroy the pharaoh." His voice droned out, the puzzle slipping down as Yugi let the chain rest on the tip of his index finger.

The pit of fire surged, as if the flames wished to grab at the puzzle, take it.

Take the very thing which holds you back, and get rid of it. You have power.

"Stop! You don't know what you're doing, Yugi! Don't listen to the darkness! Fight the darkness!"

"Silence! You no longer control me, spirit. What you've done, from the moment you decided to take over, has done nothing but damage me! I don't want and never wanted this destiny! What made you think you could just force it onto me? No matter what you believe about friendship and saving the world won't change the fact that you've done wrong." Yugi hooked his finger around the chain.

Finish this.

"You've taken away the innocence of my life. Fame wasn't what I searched for. I didn't want to do anything more than be a kid, have an easy life with no hurt, never have to worry about constantly losing my soul or someone getting taken away from me. You came along, then everything turned for the worse. I never even had a choice in any of it. I was put into situations of pain, suffering, and defeat. My body and mind were warped by you and your lies." He grinned, darkness glowing around him. "Now I'm free. I can let the power I held inside for so long do what it wants. And you have no choice in the matter."

Reap the rewards of your suffering, great beast. You deserve it all.

"I... I never knew you felt that way, Yugi. Why have you never told me about this?"

A laugh so maniacal, and its source seemingly so innocent that it didn't match. The darkness whipped and thrashed behind him. "You didn't need to know. I knew I would eventually get my revenge. I didn't think it would be this easy, though. The very people who help you, dropping one by one and you would never suspect the very person who gave you a body to be the cause. You're too trusting of me, and now I'll pay you back the best I can." Yugi let his grip loosen on the chain holding the artifact.

"No! Yugi!"

"Good bye, Pharaoh. May the darkness consume you soon."