Deathbystorm: That wasn't a long wait was it? I absolutely love this chappie. It took me a lot longer to write than any of my preceding chapters but..anyways

Alex: What she means is review time hands deathbystorm stack of reviews

Deathbystorm:

To Kikyo's killer: Yep. Like I said this chapter is more interesting than the couple preceding it.

To yugirules: I don't even know where that idea that Yugi being and empath came from. It just sort of happened.

To AriNekoGoMu: I'm glad you think so

To Lui Nahtzi: I just don't like Anzu because she gets in the way of my favorite Yugioh pairings and she is always trying to stop Yami from saving the world. She is also way to feminine. There are many other reasons but I fear that it would take all day for me to list them all.

To Ryou Lover 4325: Well…I'm continuing please enjoy the next chapter.

To chibikuro rose-sama: Cliffie not that bad? I have to remember to improve that…

To Ryou Verua: Ah well you can stop waiting now. I finally updated.

Chapter 7

Early the next morning, before the sun even rose, Ryou and Yugi were woken up by a knock at the door. The witch looked at Yugi and sighed.

"I'll go," he said sighing. He opened the door. "Oh hey Yami."

Yugi was out of bed in a flash when he heard Yami's name. "Hi Yami!" he said cheerily.

"Hey Yugi," the crimson-eyed teen responded. "I have come to collect you guys for the ritual that will be performed to unlock Yugi's memories. That is, if you want the spell undone Yugi."

"Yes, I do," the amethyst-eyed teen said. "As much as my parents thought that what they were doing, I'm just not who I am meant to be. What happens if the spell does someday fail or somebody forcibly removes it? I think that removing it is for the best."

Yami nodded. "We'll go down then. Everything is already set up."

Sure enough, when they got there, the pentagram with the unlit candles that is used only for the most powerful making or in this case unmaking of spells and seals. Ryou looked around the room with wonder. The only time that he had ever seen this was through the various books that his mother and father had made him study from.

"Yugi, please will you go stand on the point of the pentigram that faces west-most. Ryou, you're to the south, Solomun, you're to the east and I'm to the north. The top point will be left empty for it is where the embodiment of the combination of Ryou's, Solomun's and mine will stand. The embodiment of Yugi's magic will stand join ours when it is at last released. After that, the magic will be returned to their respectful owners and we'll close the circle. Everyone understand?" Yami finished.

When all of the members of the circle had nodded, the crimson-eyed teen turned to Ryou. "Could you light each candle as the person's direction and element is called?"

The witch frowned at him. "Why would I do that?" he asked.

"When was the last time you looked at your spellbooks, Ryou?" Yami asked instead.

"Before my parents died," the pale teen responded his eyes still clouded and uncertain. Suddenly they cleared. "I remember now! Every ritual has to have one witch present. I'm surprised it took me that long to remember."

"Knowledge fades with time," Solomun interjected with a sad smile. "As do all other things that we come to hold dear."

"Then let us continue," Yami said he pulled out a knife and pointed it to Yugi. "I call upon the powers of the West. The direction of the element Earth for assistance in this ceremony. All things must be grounded." A flash of light blazed through the room and the candle directly behind the amethyst-eyed teen flared to life.

Next, Yami turned to Solomun with his knife still in hand and pointed in the direction of the old innkeeper. "I call upon the life of the East, the direction of Fire for assistance in this ceremony. All things must have mortality." The candle behind the old man came into existence.

Thirdly I call upon the Wisdom and Knowledge of the South. The element of Water and Ice for assistance in this ceremony," Yami said as he pointed the knife in the direction of Ryou. "With out Wisdom and Knowledge to stay thy hand, the World would fall asunder." The candle behind him lit up.

"Lastly, I call upon the Leadership of the North," Yami said and he pointed the knife at himself. "With out Unity, all other magics would be rendered useless." The candle behind him lit up.

"The circle is now complete," Yami announced. "All we have to do is to chant 'Aie tha ma noo luna thie duam' three times and all the magic will leave our bodies save Yugi's and gather over on the unoccupied point of the pentigram. As soon as the candle is lit, the combined strength of all our magical energies will enter Yugi and break the spell that was placed on his magic."

"Aie tha ma noo Luna thie duam," they said in unison. A sound akin to tinkling bells and laughter could be heard ringing throughout the room "Aie tha ma noo Luna thie duam." This time an unearthly aura surrounded each of the participants with the exception of Yugi.

"AIE THA MA NOO LUNA THIE DUAM!" they all yelled. Two magical auras shot towards the empty point out of Yami and Solomun's bodies.

Ryou's glow did not go to the point. It stayed dancing around the witch's body. The other participants turned to look at him. Just then, the door to the darkened room whipped open with a bang and Bakura ran over to where Ryou stood. Without hesitation, he slipped his arms around Ryou's waist and crushed his lips to the pale teen's petal soft lips. At last, the witch's magic left his body to join the others and the final candle lit.

Before any of them could react to what the thief had just done, their attention was drawn to what was happening to Yugi. The multicoloured energy hit him in the chest and they watched helplessly as with a gasp, the amethyst-eyed teen crumpled to the floor unconscious. Simultaneously, all the candles in the room blew out.

Immediately afterwards, Yugi's body began to emit a strange glow. The teen began to levitate off of where he fell. The magical glow grew brighter and brighter until it became unbearably bright. The sound of laughter and tinkling bells suddenly cut off. The magic was returned to its proper owners and each felt the laughter and joy the power felt upon returning to their veins. The glow slowly faded and there was a gentle thud as Yugi fell to the floor.

The whole room sensed the magic that was now unlocked inside their short friend. Even now Ryou fancied that he heard tinkling bells that was the sound of Yugi's magic. Ryou waited until Yami had closed the circle and picked up the still unconscious Empath before turning to Bakura.

"What was that for?" the pale teen asked softly without any accusation in his tone.

Bakura tightened his arms around Ryou as he readied his answer.

Deathbystorm: Not that bad of a cliffie this time though.

Alex: Right. Whatever.

Deathbystorm: Please excuse my muse. She hasn't had her morning coffee yet. Anyways r&r because the more reviews I get the more I am encouraged to update. ttfn