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The song starts to play:

The Millennium Puzzle appears in the center with the other Millennium items surrounding it in a circle. Then, they landed in their respective spots on the Millennium stone, which begins to glow.

Your move!

(Yugi sees something coming towards him in shock while he's frozen in place)

Your move!

(Ryou tries to defend himself with one arm as he sees something coming towards him)

Your move!

(Malik turns his head and was surprised to see something coming towards him)

Your move!

(Yugi, Ryou, and Malik are on the ground unconscious while next to each other, and lying on a huge circle with writings and pictures written on the ground)

Your move!

(Atem is on his throne with his usual stare as his crown twinkles from the light. Then, it changes to Yami, who's aura is glowing yellow with the 3 Egyptian god monsters appearing with him. The scenes blink to Bakura standing in the shadows and turning around to look at something, and to Mariku also turning around, but in the opposite direction to also look at something)

Yu-Gi-Oh!

(Yami is floating in the darkness and he brought his hands out to let a light that's shaped like the puzzle land onto both of his hands. As the music starts to play more, scenes of many Duel Monsters are appearing, showing off their roars and poses as they are fighting or defending. Even the Egyptian god monsters appeared at the end of it)

Your move!

(A woman who's face is covered in the shadows stands from her throne while spreading her arms out. The scene goes over to Yugi, Ryou, and Malik opening their eyes while standing near each other, but with different clothing on, and their eyes were a darker color than usual. The next scene shows 3 apparitions floating above them from behind and they resemble the 3 boys)

Yu-Gi-Oh!

(Yugi, Ryou, and Malik are falling into the darkness and their yamis' reached out to them to try to grab them, but were unable to. There were also 3 apparitions floating above them from behind that resembled the yamis', who did the same thing the yamis' were doing)

It's time to du-du-du-du-dududududududuel!

(Two figures that resemble Yami and Yugi are floating in the dark abyss, but in their glowing spirit form, and they were slowly leaning in towards each other as the light brightens a lot from the background to block their faces on what they were doing)

(As the music kicks up, Joey makes a pose with his duel disk and then his face appears with a stern expression on his face. Tristan does a pose with his duel disk and his face also appeared with a stern expression on it. Tea makes a pose with her duel disk and her face appeared that looked stern. Kaiba had his hand up while holding his card to summon his monster and a stern expression also appeared on his face)

(The next scene shows the yamis' holding Yugi, Ryou, and Malik bridal style as they appear unconscious in their arms, and looking at the blackened sky with their faces angered. Joey, Tristan, Tea, Kaiba, Ishizu, and Odion are in the background with them, and also looking at the sky with angered and frightful expressions on their faces while looking at the woman, who was floating in the sky and grinning evilly at them)

(The next scene shows Yami, Bakura, and Mariku holding their Millennium items in their hands as it started to glow, and they were looking at the sky as light was shot upwards towards it from their items. The final scene shows Yami drawing out his card and holding it up in the air in his usual pose as the Egyptian god monsters appeared with him)

Yu-Gi-Oh! (-Oh! -Oh! -Oh!)

(The Balance of Light & Darkness)


The sound of fingers typing on a keyboard nearly reverberated in the office of Kaiba Corporations. The room looked like any other type of office fit for a boss: fancy furniture, huge space, walls with glass on them, and a chandelier hanging on top of the ceiling. A desk made from the finest bark of tree was placed in the center of the room along with a velvet leather chair. The young male sitting on the chair continued to type on his laptop, his face still stern but frowning a bit more.

Usually, this would only take him less than a day to find information on anyone whom he either deemed a threat to his company or someone who could be his potential rival, but Yami will always be his top rival since everyone else isn't powerful enough to go against Seto Kaiba except for the pharaoh. As his eyes continued to look at the screen and clicking on everything with his mouse-pad, his nostrils nearly flared while breathing heavily back and forth through them.

There has to be a single piece of information about her. Something about Eboni Ode. He had a feeling in his stomach that he must find a critical piece of information about her or something big might happen. It's almost like someone or something is trying to warn him about her, but he decided to push that thought out of his mind. It's probably his gut that made him do that. Mostly that and his own instincts that usually relate to business.

He picked up his mug of coffee and took a sip as he continued to search the web. He was able to get a file about her from the school, but there wasn't any information about her. Besides her name and picture, she had no address, birth date, social security number, or anything that could help him figure out where she's originally from. It's almost like she appeared out of nowhere and made a reputation for herself at school. There wasn't even any information about her being a citizen here in Domino City. She could either be a foreigner or some sort of spy from another country.

"If this person is a new threat that involves using our Duel Monsters to stop evil," Kaiba thought as he continued to type on his laptop. "I'm putting the blame on Yugi and his geek squad or maybe the pharaoh."

A knock on his door made him end his thinking. "Enter!"

The door creaked open and a figure stepped in while closing the door behind him. "Seto?"

He knew who the voice was, but his gaze still lingers on the computer screen. "What is it, Mokuba? I'm busy here."

Mokuba, the younger brother of Kaiba, frowned a bit while walking over to the desk. He stopped in front of it and placed his hands on his hips. "Seto, its already nighttime. You also gotta eat dinner since you didn't eat anything good at school today."

"I did ate food at school today."

"A piece of bread and a bottle of water isn't lunch, Seto."

"And how did you even knew what I had today?"

"I called Joey and he told me about it."

"The mutt?" Seto raised his eyebrow a bit while tilting his head to the side to look at Mokuba. "Since when did you get his phone number and why would he tell you about what I eat or do at school?"

"I asked him to exchange numbers with me because I'm worried about you, Seto. You haven't been eating well at school, you'll always be on your laptop while holed up in the office, and you would always come home late at night while I'm asleep," Mokuba said, his face turned into worry. "You need to think about your health more, big brother. I'm worried that you might get sick or collapse from overworking yourself. Please take a break from work, Seto. I beg of you."

Seto looked at him and sighed as his gaze turned back to the screen. "I could, but not yet. I still have some business to attend to."

"What's more important than taking a break from work!?" Mokuba glared at him. "Is it the company again!?"

"It isn't the company this time, Mokuba. Its something else that involves the city."

"The city? What do you mean?"

"It isn't important. But I do have a question: why choose the mutt to keep an eye on me at school?"

Mokuba blinked, then his mouth formed into a small grin. "Oh you'll figure it out soon enough."

Kaiba frowned after he noticed the twinkle in Mokuba's eye. "Mokuba, what are you up to? Are you and the mutt planning something against me?"

"That is a secret, big brother. You'll know in due time," he smirked a bit. "Now if you excuse me, I'll be in the lobby waiting for you. You better be there or I will use my puppy-dog look on you."

He turned around and ran out of the room before he could hear Kaiba's reply to his statement. Letting out a frustrating sigh, Kaiba closed his laptop and placed it back in its briefcase. He then got up and walked over to the glass windows where he could see the view of the city. Since it was dark and all he could see were the city lights, he gazed up at the sky where the crescent moon was along with the stars.

Folding his arms over his chest, he let his mind wander to Thursday afternoon at school. He did remember his usual squabble with the mutt, making his lips lift up to form a small smirk. Wheeler can definitely keep him occupied with their insults and arguments, which helps him be less stressed out from work. If the mutt can be a decent duelist whenever he challenges him to a card game, he'll probably see him as a rival who could be equal to him in strength and perseverance. However, he isn't there yet since Yami still holds the title in being his biggest rival to defeat in order to achieve the title for 'The King of Games'.

His smirk turned into a frown when his rival appeared in his mind. Even though it's been a year since the pharaoh left for the afterlife, he still wished that his final duel wasn't with Yugi. He still has some business with Yami and if there's a chance to bring him back from the afterlife just one more time, he will definitely use it to challenge him again.

But for now, he'll have to think about it another time. His mind still lingers on who Eboni Ode is. If there's no information in the school records or anywhere on his laptop, then who could she really be? And why does she seem a bit interested in Yugi and Ryou? He knows that she doesn't see them in a romantic way. The look she would give them makes him think of a parent longing for their lost child. Did she have some sort of connection with them?

So many questions are forming in his mind and he massaged his temple with his hand. He'll have to hack into the security surveillance cameras that were set up in the city and see if he could find any footage on her. There's a chance that he might find out where she's living at and put some surveillance on her. If she is a threat, then he'll definitely put a stop to it.


A small yawn escaped his lips as he rubbed his eyes. A pile of books and scrolls were scattered on the floor around him in the bedroom. He had a book on his lap while sitting on the floor cross-legged with his back resting against the edge of the bed. The only light in the room is a candle being lit and resting in its handle on his desk. He looked at his window to see that it was still dark outside, and the clock showed that it was way past his bedtime.

"Ishizu is definitely gonna freak out if she sees that I'm not in bed," he muttered quietly and rubbed his tired eye. "But there's gotta be a clue somewhere in here. We always have everything written down from past history."

After he told his sister about the dream he had gotten that resembled Yugi and Ryou's dreams, Ishizu and Odion searched through the family scrolls and books that would help them find a clue or information about what the dream meant. Even the description of the woman in his dreams got them curious. But since he couldn't see her face, it was impossible to tell who she was.

Malik decided to help them go through the family scrolls and books to see if he could find a picture or any information related to the Egyptian woman in his and his friends' dreams. He was unable to pinpoint whom she really is due to her face not being shown and the scrolls didn't hold any information on some ancient temples with writings on the walls that also came from his dream.

"Awakening of an immortal," he whispered to himself and flipped through another page in the book. "What did that writing mean?"

While flipping through another page, his eyes landed on a paragraph that was written next to a picture, depicting an image of ancient hieroglyphics engraved on the walls of a ruin. Curious about it, he began to softly read it to himself.

When a soul is born, they shall inherit light and darkness. As they divide, each are taken to a place to counterbalance the Earth. But when they combine, power is created to bring forth a new life. The soul of light represents hope, and the soul of darkness represents shadows. They create good and evil, life and death, heaven and hell, morning and nighttime. Light and darkness are like the sun and the moon. If anything happens to the other, the cycle of balance will diminish and cause great destruction to every world. Light needs the dark and the dark needs the light. For a soul to be made, they must exist and connect with each other for a new life to be born.

He turned a page and saw a picture of the eye of Horus engraved on a wall. 7 diamond-shaped gems were also engraved on the wall, surrounding the eye of Horus in a huge circle. The page was colored gray so he had no clue which color the gems were.

Malik became a bit confused. He was certain that he'd never seen these pages before. Even the paragraph and pictures were something he'd never studied over years ago. Was the book replaced or did he somehow skipped these pages by accident? And why are these diamond-shaped gems surrounding the eye of Horus?

"Come to me, my lovely gem."

He clutched his head while nearly gasping. The woman in his dream called him her lovely gem. The ones surrounding the eye of Horus in the book must point out to her being an ancient Egyptian deity. There must be a connection between that woman and the picture.

"She must be either an Egyptian queen or goddess from the past," he whispered to himself. "But what about the paragraph?"

Reading it again, an image of his darker self suddenly appeared in his mind. He gasped and quickly shook his head to get rid of that image, but it was still appearing in his head.

Clutching his head with both of his hands, his shoulders nearly shook. "Why am I thinking about him? I shouldn't have to worry about him anymore. He's gone forever in the shadow realm. He'll no longer control me or hurt anyone I care about. But why is my mind refusing to forget about him?"

The darker Malik, whom he called Mariku, fits the description perfectly of him being the darkness. He's like a shadow to Malik, appearing only to him when no one is looking and was created from Malik's hatred and malevolence. But if Mariku is his darker half, could Malik be the lighter half?

"If its possible," he whispered as he slowly placed his hands back on the book. "Yugi and Ryou are the embodiments of light and their yamis' could be the embodiments of darkness."


A pair of eyes colored greyish-blush were shot open as a tall male with tan skin gasped out loudly, and sat up from his makeshift bed while breathing heavily. Small beads of sweat ran down his cheeks and he wiped them off with the back of his hand. Controlling his breathing, he let out a small, frustrating growl while running his fingers through his hair. "How is it possible for me to get a nightmare? I thought this blasted afterlife wouldn't give us any fear or pain. And what the hell did I just dream about!?"

Seeing that he wasn't feeling tired anymore, he got up from his bed and went over to the opening of the cave. Taking a few steps outside and sitting on a huge flat rock near the ledge, his eyes lingered on the starry night along with the crescent moon. He then looked over at a village, which had houses and other small buildings made from stone.

The village of Kul-Elna. The place where he was born and grew up in.

After coming into the afterlife, he was surprised to see his village had been restored along with his people. Even his family was brought back. However, it wasn't the same for Akefia.

They all looked the same so no one had aged except for him. He felt out of place and it looked like no one had any worries at all. Its almost like the massacre had never happened and even if he had done something like stealing from the vendors, they would just smile at him or wave. His parents didn't understand him except for his younger sister. She knew that he wasn't happy and tried to find ways to cheer him up, but none of them worked. When she asked if he missed anyone, he told her not to worry about it and patted her head. The day he did that was the day he decided to go live in the cave instead of his village.

His eyes gazed at the crescent moon, studying the features of it. The glowing white hue along with the stars twinkling in the same color made him feel a bit relaxed. Touching his hair, he smirked a bit when he realized that his hair was more of a silver color than a white color. Then, his smirk turned into a small frown as he recalled the dream he had.

Torches were lit up to provide light in the room as Akefia walked over to the entrance. He knew where he was. The Mortuary Temple, known as the Shrine of the Underworld. The same place where he placed all 7 Millennium items on the Millennium stone to summon Zorc. His plan would've been complete if it wasn't a total failure due to the actions of the pharaoh and his allies defeating him.

He tsked and entered the temple where he saw the shrine. Walking a bit closer, he noticed a figure standing near it and looking at the Millennium stone. As he got closer, he suddenly stopped as his eyes widened in shock when he got a clear image of who it was.

"L-Landlord!?"

Ryou turned his head and gave him a small smile. "Hello, my darker half."

"W-What the hell are you doing here!? Why are you in here!? You shouldn't be in this place at all!"

Ryou continued to look at him with his dull, brown eyes. "She wanted me to come here. There's something in here that she needed."

"She?" Akefia asked with a bit of confusion. "You're not making any sense, landlord. What woman are you talking about?"

"The one who is going to make things better for me and for everyone," Ryou replied, tucking a strand of white hair behind his ear. "All she needs is her gems back."

"Gems? Landlord, speak more clearly. I don't do riddles," Akefia frowned. "And what is she even looking for?"

"She wants her children back, my dark half," Ryou said as a pair of huge hands made from the shadows grabbed his legs, and started pulling him down to the ground. "And she won't stop until she gets them back."

"Hey! That wasn't a clear answer!" Akefia yelled and started running towards him, his arm reaching out towards him. "Don't you dare disappear on me, landlord!"

"Goodbye, Bakura," Ryou gave him a sad smile as the shadows engulfed him.

"Ryou!"

He shook his head a bit and then looked at the moon again. "Its only a dream. It can't be real."

To him, it was. But he had a gut feeling that it couldn't be a dream. Either a vision of the future or something else, Akefia still can't get it out of his mind. If so, why did he dream about it? Why did the dream involve Ryou? It doesn't make any sense to him.

Even though he finally has his own body and is no longer using Ryou as a vessel, he still feels an ache in his chest whenever his thought lingers to him. It almost felt like only half of his soul is there, but the other half is lost. Kinda like he and the Millennium Ring are whenever they're separated from Ryou.

"Landlord, you better not get into any trouble," he said to himself while folding his arms over his chest. "If you do, then I'll cause more trouble than before."


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