Thanks to Marshmellow13Dragon, Linshel, ChibiYugiYasha and Foxhiei for their reviews.
Marshmellow13Dragon: Hey, I didn't know you liked YuGiOh fics, anyway thanks for the review and here's the update for ya.
Linshel: Aww! Thanks for the nice comments, glad you think so, anyway here's the update. Enjoy!
ChibiYugiYasha: Thanks and I will update as soon as I can, so continue to review!
Foxhiei: Glad you think so, here's the update!
Aerith: (looks at Sirea)
Sirea: No!
Aerith: Hmm, fine, but who can we get on such short notice. (thinks)
Sirea:(thinks)Hey I know. (walks away and rumages through a closet) I got...
Aerith:Kaiba!
Kaiba: Grrr not you guys again! What am I doing here? Put me back now!
Aerith: No! We need someone to do the disclaimer for the chapter.
Kaiba: What?! FORGET IT!
Sirea: Do it or else Mokuba gets it! (flips a lightswitch showing Mokuba hanging over an acid pit)
Kaiba: Hey! Fine! Aerith Queen of Cetra and her demented Yami don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Now give my brother back.
Sirea: Fine (snaps fingers and Mokuba and Seto disappear)
Aerith: Um, Sirea what did you do with them?
Sirea: Wouldn't you like to know?
Aerith: Well we might need the them to do the disclaimer for some other chapter!
Sirea:Oops!(runs away)
Aerith: (sweatdrops) Maybe I don't want to know what she did to them.
Anyway enjoy the new chapter!
Thoughts
-Yugi to Yami-
--Yami to Yugi--
OC to Yugi
Chapter 2: Betrayal in a Sea of Shadow
Yugi shivered slightly, shaking the invisible chains that held him, as he slowly opened his amethyst eyes. He stared around him taking in his surroundings, though there wasn't much to see.
He was positioned in the center of a room soaked in shadow. A tiny sliver of moonlight leaked from above him, engulfing his aching body in a pale glow.
Yugi struggled in his bonds but it seemed they refused to release him. He sighed and stopped in his attempt to escape. He was both unnerved and irratated by the sound of dripping that echoed in the room and trying to ignore it wasn't working.
He turned his head towards the direction of the noise. He winced as he seen a crimson puddle underneath him that was slowly becoming larger due to the fresh blood that was seeping through the numerous wounds on his body.
A sinister chuckle echoed around him and he immediately froze, as loud footsteps soon followed. He started to panic and began to once again pull at his bonds in another futile attempt for freedom.
Yugi stopped as soon as he seen his azure eyed capture step forward. He gulped and began shaking as the man continued to move closer to him, eyes glowing eerily as his white cape fluttered behind him with every step he took.
An evil smirk crossed his features as he seen the boy's condition.
"So you're finally awake?" he spoke in a cold, calculating voice.
"W-What do y-y-ou want w-with me?" he asked stuttering, unsure if he really wanted to know the answer.
The man chuckled again as he raised a glowing hand in front of Yugi. The chains disappeared and he fell to the ground in a heap.
Yugi groaned, rubbing his bruised wrists before the man picked him up by the throat. Yugi's hands gripped the man's arm in an attempt to loosen the grip he had on his neck.
His azure eyes glowed and Yugi instantly fell into unconsiousness.
The man loosened his grip and slung the boy over his shoulder before leaving the room.
He walked down a stone hallway dimly lit with torches and covered in red drapes. He eventually stopped outside a large door with strange, foreign symbols carved into it.
As if on cue, the door opened and he entered. This new room wasn't unlike the previous room. It was also covered in shadow apart from a stone table in the center, illumnated by a light that shone through a small hole in the ceiling.
"So Ashi, you've finally decided to bring me the boy." A male voice spoke from the back of the room, although this new voice was a lot colder and had a more sinister quality to it then Ashi's. A pair of crimson eyes shone in the shadows, glowing with an evil pleasure upon seeing the twinge of fear in his servant's eyes.
"Yes sir, my apologises. He put up a struggle and gave me a little trouble, but of course it was nothing I couldn't handle." Ashi spoke placing Yugi on the stone table and quickly moving back into his former position.
"Fine. Now rejoin Sakura and check on our 'other' arrival." Ashi bowed before him and left the room.
The crimson eyed person moved out of the shadows and into the light. To normal eyes he would look like a quite handsome yet harmless young man, but those who knew him quaked in fear before him. His black streaked, cyan hair fell down just above his feet, crimson eyes glinted manically in upon a pale face that broke into an evil grin. Though it was hard to see much of his body through his black and crimson cloak it was obvious that he was quite muscular. His name, was Takai.
Takai placed a gloved above the boy's head. It shone a deep crimson as he moved it down to Yugi's chest, above his heart.
Without a second thought he plunged it through the skin. Rivers of crimson seeped out of the wound as the boy begun writhing and screaming in pure agony.
Tendrils of darkness emerged from the wound and wrapped themselves around Yugi's form, blocking him from view.
His mind swam in seas of darkness, seeking a way to escape. A large light shone in the distance and within it floated a figure of whom, Yugi recognised very well.
-Yami! Please help me!-
Yami turned around to face his hikari and sneered, much to Yugi's confusion.
The light began to dim and distance itself from Yugi.The young hikaribegan to panic and swam as fast as he could through the darkness.
-Yami! Please! Help me!-
Yami's sneer turned into a look of pure rage and malice, as the fading light halted in it's tracks but still continued to dim.
--Yugi you're so weak!--
-N-Nani?-
--Can't you do anything for yourself?!? You must always depend on me to fight your own battles and I'm sick of it!--
Yugi floated there, eyes wide, startled by Yami's sudden outburst. -Yami, I--
--Don't even try Yugi! I hate having such a weak hikari, so from now on I want you to just stay away from me!--
Yugi felt tears well behind his amethyst eyes as Yami and the light disappeared. Though, this time, he made no attempt to follow, he just floated in the darkness thinking of his Yami's words.
Does he really hate me? He thought to himself. He tensed as he felt a pair of strong arms wrap around him.
Yes Yugi. He does
What? Who are you? And how did you know that?
It's called telepathy Yugi, it just makes things easier and my name is Takai
For some reason Yugi felt safe though it was in a strange way. He shook his head as more thoughts of Yami swirled through his mind.
No. I can't believe he actually feels that way, there must be some mistake.
There isn't any mistake Yugi, he truly does hate you
Low sobs escaped from Yugi's lips as the surpressed tears floated down his cheeks, before disappearing as quickly as they came.
Shhh. It's ok. Don't fret, I'm here to help.
Help? But how?
He heard a light chuckle in his mind that sent a small shiver down his spine,You want to show Yami that you aren't weak? Show him that you can be independent?
A long pause followed before Yugi answered, Yes
Then join me. Give into the darkness and you can have all the power you could ever dream of.
N-No! I can't...
Takai smirked, Then tell me where are you going to go? Yami was your best friend and he turned on you, how do you think the others think of you?
Yugi didn't reply, causing Takai's smirk to widen. His crimson eyes glowed as Yugi clenched his head in his hands, familiar voices playing in his head.
He's such a weakling.
Honda?
Always dependin' on us for somethin', always makin' us fight for him cos some guy's pickin' on him, so pathetic.
Jou?
Such an annoying runt I can't believe I ever hung out with him.
Anzu?
I hate you! I never want to see you again, so just stay away from me weakling!
Yami... his mind muttered weakly.
They don't care Yugi, but I do. Join me and prove to them you aren't weak.
A long silence followed. Yugi attempting to make a desiscion while continuously hearing his friend's cold voices playing in his head, but Yami's just gave him the answer.
Yes...
On the outside Takai opened his shut eyes, he stared at the boy as the black tendrils, slowly unwraveled themselves from theYugi's body and disappeared ina red glow.
The boy's eyes shot open as he stepped off the table and stood in front of the cyan haired man.
Takai smirked triumptantly as he examined the boy, no longer did Yugi bask in the glow of the light and his new appearance showed this point clearly.
Yugi's bright amethyst eyes now shone as a cold violet with red specks swirling through them. Black marks fell from his eyes which resembled tears. His pale, blood stained body seemed more muscular than before, as parts of his torn clothing ripped with the slight movements he made.
Takai raised a glowing hand and waved it in front of Yugi, the red glow engulfing his body. Yugi looked down at himself, his lips curving into a slight smile.
The wounds that had been inflicted upon him earlier had been healed completely and his blue attire had been replaced with blood red pants and fingerless gloves, each of which had black and silver belts and buckles across them in several unknown patterns.(A-N: He wouldn't be Yugi without them.) He wore a cream cloak with black trims over his body that showed his bare chest every time it fluttered inthe coolbreeze that seemed to come from every direction around him.
Takai placed his index finger on Yugi's left ear. A small black light shone on it as a black crystal earring appeared with a small speck of light swirling through it.
Another smirk crossed the evil man's features as he stepped into the shadows beckoning Yugi to follow him. Yugi's eyes narrowed as his cold eyes narrowed upon the moonlit table before drifting towards the hole from which the light leaked through.
He shook his head and walked into the darkness, the small speck of light on his black earring shone breifly before being consumed by the shadows.
Aerith:Woo! That changed a lot from the original chapter but I think it's better than it was.
Sirea: Hell yeah! I love the new Yugi, he's so cool!
Aerith: Yup , anyway please review!