Inner Apocalypse

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or its characters! I only own my OC's, and the fanfic! I'm not getting any money out of this! Ok, back to the story… Just for entertainment purposes!

Rated T for violence at times… Just in case. Language at times.

And any questions about the story that won't make me spoil the story, ask me.

Chapter 9- Forgotten Title and Altair

"Pegasus." I growled, up at the person who stole three people's souls. As usual, his silver hair covered half of his face. I would just love to torture him to death, but if I do that… What would happen to Mokuba, Kaiba, and Yugi's grandpa? I'm not going to risk putting them in any danger, after all, they've been through enough.

"I hope you're having a good time at this tournament." Pegasus sounded so cheerful. I was about ready to puke, and my face turned slightly green. Oh god, if I duel him, I'll need a bucket by my side the entire time. I can't stand seeing him this happy, it's unnatural.

"I'm having a good enough time, this tournament has been a blast." I smiled, trying to hide the fact that I wanted to punch him so bad.

"Good, I saw that documentary about you a while ago. You won that tournament when you were only eleven, right? It was a real surprise, since nobody knew about you until that tournament. And most of the contestants were at least eighteen. Except Lucifer. What a coincidence that you two are in the same tournament, yet again! It must be fate!" Pegasus smiled.

Why does he know so much? Most people have forgotten about that tournament and me. "Yeah. Sorry, but I better get going to the dining room." I started walking briskly away.

Pegasus laughed. "Sure thing, Dueling Angel." I winced. Nobody called me by that title since the tournament, and I had almost forgotten about it. Thanks a lot, Pegasus.

"Please, don't call me that." I stopped walking. "I prefer to forget about that tournament and that title." Then before he could respond, I ran as fast as I could to the dining room, and I could hear Pegasus' amused laughter.

When I stepped into the dining room, everyone was already there. Joey and Tristan were stuffing themselves with food. Bandit Keith and Lucifer were sitting next to each other. Keith had an icepack on his forehead from when I hit him, and when he saw me, he glared. I stuck out my tongue at him, and watched as he grew even angrier. Lucifer just sat at the table looking bored, occasionally sneaking a bite or two of food. I sat in between Tea and Yugi, and shot Lucifer a glare. He just took a bite of cake, and nodded in my direction. The air tensed as the gang looked nervously from me to Lucifer. Neither one of us said anything to each other. We only glared back at each other.

Croquet cleared his throat, breaking the silence. "To participate in the duels, you need your entry cards that were sent with the invitation. You need to have one of them, or you'll be disqualified. The blank card allows you to challenge Pegasus, the card with the coins and jewels allows you to get the prize money."

I reached into my bag, looking for the cards, and I only found one. Crap, the other one must have fallen out when I got caught in that trap! So, I only have the blank card… Well, at least I'll still be able to participate… But what about Joey? He didn't get an invite, so he probably doesn't have a card either. I looked at Joey, who seemed to be freaking out. Yep, he didn't have one of the cards.

"Ah, and to make the tournament more interesting, your host has added a special ingredient to your soup." Croquet added.

Everyone looked down in their own soup bowls. A golden eye floated up to the top of the soup in all the bowls that belonged to the finalists. "Uh... I don't want my soup anymore..." I glared at the eye, and remembered something about the Millennium Eye.

~Flashback~

I knew I wasn't allowed to look through my father's study on the Millennium Items, but I did anyway. I snuck into his study room, and looked around for the right book. There it was, the book with Egyptian symbols on it. I opened up the book, to the first entry.

Millennium Eye

This is one of the Millennium Items that we have the most information on. It is said that it can be used to read a person's mind and trap a person's soul, according to some ancient texts. Some even say that it can be used to summon the powers of a so called 'Shadow Realm'. Could be very dangerous if not handled in the right way.

I re-read the entry, but couldn't really understand it. What is a Shadow Realm? Why is it so dangerous?

The eyes looked a lot like the Millennium Eye that Pegasus had.

"Now, open the eyes. You've been each randomly assigned a letter." Croquet explained, as everyone opened the eyes.

The Letters we each got-

A: Yugi

B: Mai

C: Bandit Keith

D: Joey

E: Lucifer

F: Roxanna

"The computer will pair up the letters, and will determine the match ups for tommorrow's duel." A screen lowered down. On the screen, it showed who would be dueling who:

A and B (Yugi and Mai)

C and D (Bandit Keith and Joey)

E and F (Lucifer and Roxanna)

"Now enjoy the rest of your feast." Croquet left the room.

I didn't touch any of the food that was spread on the table. I just munched on a granola bar that I brought with me to the tournament. I lost all of my appetite when I found out I'd be dueling Lucifer first. He seemed really pleased that he would get to duel me. I was too, but all of my excitement had replaced my hunger, and I felt very full.

Yugi walked over to Joey. "Hey, Joey you need one of these right? Think of it as an early birthday present." Yugi handed Joey the card with the gold coins.

"Thanks, Yugi, you're a great pal." Joey smiled, and took the card. Now we could all duel tomorrow.

We all split off into our separate rooms. I took my deck, and threw my bag onto the ground. Then I plopped onto my bed, and looked through my cards. I haven't ever changed my deck, and I wasn't about to. But Lucifer must know all of my strategies, and probably changed his deck just to be able to beat mine. I looked through all of my cards, all of them Ice Monsters… Then I reached my last card, and frowned. I thought I had the Winter Bird, not this card… Oh well, I guess I'll still keep it. I put my deck away, and lay back down on my bed. Lots of things were on my mind lately, and I couldn't fall asleep. So I started absentmindedly stroking my Millennium Hourglass. After a while I felt my eyelids start to droop, and closed my eyes. 'Roxanna… Help…' R murmured, and her voice echoed in my head.

~Dream~

I lounged on the branch of a tree, and looked over the small village I lived in. Ah… So peaceful. My white hair blew around in the hot wind, sand getting in my hair, but I didn't mind. I looked around me, and as usual, all the birds in the village were perched on the tree, and one on my shoulder. I stroked the little bird, that I had named Altair. Its eyes were beady black, its feathers white, with tinges of silver streaks in them.

Then, one of the birds cried, a sharp shrill cry, indicating immense danger. That's when I spotted them, a gang of bandits, about to raid our village. I glanced at Altair, and murmured, "Get the gem, now." The bird chirped, and flew off. I jumped off the branch, and looked for anything that could work as a weapon. The best was a dead tree branch. I grabbed the branch and was ready to fight.

The birds attacked the bandits, and I did my best to keep them away from all the houses. The villagers panicked, and ran away from the village in fear.

I was backed against a wall, inside the house I built. I gritted my teeth, as my only weapon available lay on the ground, reduced to splinters. The bandits grinned, raising their clubs and other weapons to attack. Then I saw a tiny blur of grey and white. Altair! The bird landed on my shoulder, and dropped the gem into my hand. My blue eyes gleamed, as I tossed the gem into the air, and slammed it onto my right wrist. It morphed into a shiny sword, and the bandits started backing away. One of them attempted to attack, but when I destroyed their weapon, all of them fled. Or so I thought.

I turned around, a little too late. One bandit stayed behind, and managed to nail me in the head with a club. I fell to the ground, clutching my head in pain. Blood dripped out of the wound. The flock of birds attacked the man, and he ran away as well. Feathers drifted down, landing all over the floor, and I closed my eyes.

I sat up, and looked around me. Where was I? Everything looked so unfamiliar… The last thing I remember, was that blow on the head… But why am I in a totally different place? I stood up, and saw Altair perched on my shoulder, and the rest of the birds following me from behind. Maybe they brought me here? I continued walking around, and the people glanced at me, and started whispering. I looked down at my right hand. The sword still stayed attached to my wrist, and the steel glinted in the bright sunlight. That when I heard what the people were saying. "Bird Warrior." They repeated that over and over again, and I ran away from the main square. What could those people know about me?

I reached a river, and decided to get a drink of water, after all, it's been a really long and confusing day. When I looked into the water, my mouth gaped open. My hair was now pure black, and really messy and stained with tinges of blood, making it look like I was fighting at a war or something. The birds still followed me, and I looked at them. "Where did you take me?"

Altair let out a mournful chirp, and the other birds echoed the sound. But none of them did anything else. Then, they started twittering nervously, and I knew something was wrong. But what?

"Who dares intrude the sacred grounds of the Pharaoh?" A man walked over to me, looking extremely mad.

"I'm really sorry, sir. I don't really know how I got here…" I didn't really know what to say.

His eyes widened, as he laid eyes on Altair. "Could she be the one from the prophecy?" He muttered to himself. Then he looked at the other birds, before looking back at me. "Follow me." The man hopped onto a horse, and I grew nervous, but got behind him. The man grabbed the reigns and clicked his tongue, and the horse galloped, towards some sort of palace. What the heck is going on here?

I sat up quickly, and looked around the room. Just a dream… But what the heck happened? I know I definitely didn't do any of that stuff. My imagination isn't good enough to make up that sort of dream, so where did it come from. I looked at my Millennium Hourglass, which seemed to be glowing. 'Help me remember… That's the only thing I recall… Help…' R appeared next to me, in her spirit form. 'Wait, that was you?' I gasped. 'Of course… I don't remember anything else. I need your help.' R smiled sadly. 'How am I supposed to help you?' I asked. 'Hmm, good question… I don't really know. But I think the answer will just come. Wish me luck in the duel!' And R disappeared. I lay back onto my bed, and knew that I couldn't fall asleep anymore. Not with this much stuff to think about. What the heck happened in that dream? And I'm starting to think that different card wasn't just an accident this time.

Author's Notes: -_- I finished this really quick, and next time, you finally see Roxanna duel! Thanks to xxpinkblinkxx for reviewing! And all the other people who have reviewed, read, favorited, ect...