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Chapter 16: Darkness to Darkness Part 4: Lucas's Secret

Inside Lucas's Mind.

Rose was extremely shocked and surprised that a Duel Monster was talking to her and actually was being flown on one. Rose and Nephthys were speeding ahead throughout the dark space that was Lucas's mind. They flew straight ahead for quite a while, when Rose asked the strangest question.

"I know you're Lucas's favorite monster and all...But how'd you find me?" she asked.

"You ARE in his mind, so finding you was a simple task...I simply sensed your presence" Nephthys answered, as he began to pick up more speed. "At any rate, this place is in danger of being lost".

"Lost to what?" Rose asked, pushing hair out of her face.

"Look around and tell me what you see" Nephthys instructed.

Rose took a moment to pause and look everywhere that was possible. All she saw was the black space surrounding them.

"I can't see anything...Everything's just too dark" she answered.

"Exactly" Nephthys responded. "This darkness is what's causing Lucas to behave strangely and I know what's responsible for this darkness" he said. "But I don't know if we're ready to combat it".

"What are we combatting?" Rose asked. "Because if it's got Lucas I'll fight it one way or another" she said.

Nephthys grinned and flew slightly faster. "I admire your courage, but It'll take more than that if we want to save Lucas".

"I know that" Rose nodded. "Please tell me...What's causing the darkness?" Rose asked. "I'll do whatever I have to stop it".

Nephthys took a deep breath and exhaled. "The cause of this darkness is not a what... it is a who" he answered. "And the person behind this is..."

Meanwhile with the Gang

"Lucas has unwillingly created what I call a DarkSoul" his grandfather explained. "It's a rare form of power that certain members of our family are able to tap into" he explained earning stares from Lucas's friends. "The DarkSoul is a very dangerous and rare form of power that our family knows how to use... You see we guard the spirits of the monsters you know as Wicked Gods" he said.

"The Wicked Gods are very evil and powerful monsters...They've been said to be the evil counterparts of the Egyptian Gods" he continued. "It is our family's job to make sure that this power is kept sealed away and not used for evil...In the past the Wicked Gods were used to try to defeat the person you know as The King of Ganes" he said.

"No Way! These cards were used to duel Yugi?" Jaden asked with a grin. The rest of the gang were listening with undivided attention.

"Yes they were" Lucas's Grandfather answered. "But he overcame these cards and defeated them no doubt".

"Let's get back to the DarkSoul thing" Rakaia said. "What is the purpose of a DarkSoul?" he asked.

"The DarkSoul is a Duelist's darkest desires all embodied in one source of power...It's actually part of the Duelist's Soul" Grandpa Black answered. "It offers and tempts you with power...but In the end you'll lose yourself to the darkness within" he continued.

"The DarkSoul is formed when the Duelist carries the Wicked God Power for too long...There was a great War in the past because most of humanity and Duel Spirits were corrupted by these powers" he continued. "Eventually the DarkSoul will emerge if you have any fears or sense of doubt it can detect".

"I knew it" Luna said, suddenly grasping their attention. "That's what these guys want...They didn't target Lucas because he was weak or because he was a freshman, They wanted the Dark Power he had" she finished.

Alexis nodded. "And they knew he wouldn't give it to them willingly, no matter how much pain it caused him" she said.

"But why was Lucas covering his arm when he stormed off last night?" Rakaia asked. "I saw his Aura go black for a moment, but then it got normal after that" he said.

"He was trying to fight the corruption the power tried to place over him" Grandpa Black answered. "The Energy of the Wicked Gods begins to manifest itself on the user's arm in the forms of the Wicked Gods" he finished. "Right now the person we're looking at is no longer my grandson...it's now his..."

Meanwhile In Lucas's Mind

"His DarkSoul?" Rose asked. "You're telling me that a Dark side of himself, created by these Wicked Gods is making him act evil? But How?" she asked.

"I've already explained what happens when you use the power of the Wicked Gods" Nephthys answered. "Lucas is neither in control of his mind or his body".

"Then that means that...DarkSoul thing has control over his mind and body" Rose said.

"Well...Not exactly" spoke the phoenix. "It's more like it's possesing him".

After a few minutes of flight and silence Nephphtys stopped and landed in front of a large mirror. "We're here...The time has come" Nephthys spoke, as Rose climbed down from his back.

Rose looked around for an entrance, but found none. "Okay we're here, but exactly how do we get in?" she asked.

Nephthys hovered and moved towards the large mirror, but instead of hitting it, Nephthys simply phased through it. Rose stood there with a combination of amusement and shock.

"Remind me to learn how to do that when I lose my house keys" she said to herself, as she began to walk forward and phase through the mirror.

What she saw on the other side was a maze-like area which was covered in the same kind of mirror she just saw ( Human Sized) on each side of the walls. She touched one and remained solid, then she realized she couldn't phase through these mirrors, so she began walking forward, looking for Lucas or Nephthys.

As she began walking she began to see more images of the Young Lucas and the Present Lucas. She noticed one particular image of Lucas as a baby and two people who looked like his Parents.

"...I wish I could just see them...One last time" said one of the mirrors next to Rose. Rose stopped and turned around to see a young Lucas in his room holding a framed picture of his parents.

"Everybody else has parents...But all I've got is Grandpa" he said sadly. "I wish I knew what happened to them...If they're Alive or Dead, but not even Grandpa knows that" he said, holding the picture to his chest. After a few moments he fell into a deep sleep, and the mirror showing this memory went pitch black.

Rose kept walking forward, ignoring the many mirror images than surrounded her, she had something on her mind.

"I never knew Lucas felt that strongly about his parents...Or if he knows if they're alive or not" she thought.

As she kept walking she saw a familiar figure, who she realized as Lucas's Monster. "Phoenix!" she called. She began running forward, trying to catch up to the Duel Monster.

Nephthys turned around and stopped as he saw Rose running towards him. "Are you alright?" he asked, as she reached him.

Rose tried to explain what she just saw, until Nephthys put up a hand to silence her. "I already know...I've seen these mirrors" he said.

"Don't get distracted, we've got to keep going" he said.

Rose and Nephthys made their way forward and kept going for a while, until Rose stopped.

"Do you hear that?" she asked, as Nephthys stopped too.

"...My...Fault..." said a small weak voice.

"That's Lucas's Voice!" said the phoenix. He flew to where he thought he heard the voice. Rose began running behind him, but Nephthys was just too fast to keep up with so she followed the trail of orange energy he left behind.

She began running for a long time until she reached a dome of mirrors placed in one spot. "I hope this works" she thought as she began walking forward. She placed her right hand on the mirror and started to phase through it.

When she emerged she found a large number of stairs and groaned. "Dammit...How come he couldn't wait for me? We could've flown up these stairs" she thought to herself, as she began running up the stairs.

Continuing the Duel

Lucas
LP: 4000
Cards in hand: 7
Cards on the field: 3
Monsters on the field: Blazing Impachi, Dark Phoenix of Nephthys
Graveyard: 4

Daemon
LP: 8000
Cards in hand: 4
Cards on the field: 2
Monsters on the field: 0
Graveyard: 7

"Now that your your turn is over I'll activate the effect of my Demon's Triumph and Special Summon my Demonic Dark Dragon!" Daemon declared as he raised his left hand as if to call lightning down from the sky. In a flash of purple light a large dragon appeared in front of Daemon.

Demonic Dark Dragon
LV: 8
Attribute: Dark
Type: Dragon
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
Effect: When this Card is Summoned, discard three cards from your Hand to your Graveyard. This card gains 500 ATK and DEF for each card sent.

"I'll discard these two cards to raise his Attack power by 1000 points" Daemon said. "Then I'll activate my Seal's effect and Summon my Demonic Designator in defense mode" he finished, as a little imp with a target on it's chest appeared on his side of the field.

Demonic Designator
LV: 2
Attribute: Dark
Type: Fiend
ATK: 100
DEF: 600
Effect: When this card is Summoned you may select up to 3 Continuous Trap Cards from your Deck and add them to your hand.

"Oh no! I know what he plans on summoning" Rakaia said. "Lucas! You have to destroy those cards when he plays them!" he warned. But Lucas didn't move or aknowledge his friend's response. Instead he raised a hand and pushed forward, causing a shockwave to pin Rakaia and the Gang (Including Lucas's Grandfather and Not including the Unconsious Rose) to the wall. There were energy cuffs and shackles around them all.

"Now stay quiet" Black Lucas said coldly. But he didn't count on Rakaia breaking his shackles and Running towards Lucas.

"Wake Up you bastard!" he shouted, as he pulled his fist back.

"Rakaia NO!" Luna shouted, as she saw what he was about to do.

"Get the Hell outta my friend's body" Rakaia shouted. He delivered a fast right hook to Black Lucas's jaw, causing him to stumble backwards.

"How amusing" Daemon snickered.

Black Lucas simply wiped the blood from his mouth and grinned. Rakaia stood there in shock as he noticed that his hit did little damage.

"Go Away" Black Lucas commanded. He raised his hand and pushed forward, causing a bigger shockwave which blew Rakaia back and into the wall with a hard Impact.

"Rakaia!" Luna shouted as she began struggling even harder, but the energy cuffs began to tighten, causing her pain.

"Don't worry I'll deal with you later" Black Lucas said, looking at Luna and the Gang.

Inside Lucas's Mind

Rose had finally made it upstairs and looked around. She walked forward and peeked into the biggest room. "Lucas has definitely got to be in here" she said.

As she began to enter the room she heard a voice. The speaker was Lucas's Phoenix.

"I know it's been hard...but I want to help you" it said.

She ran up the last set of stairs in the room and saw Nephthys, but the person he was speaking to was...

"LUCAS!" Rose thought, as she ran to him. She began to slow down after she looked at his face through the large mirror that was in front of him. His eyes were souless and emotionless.

"My...Fault" he said. "It's...My...Fault".

"Lucas please talk to me" Nephthys said. "I can help you".

But Lucas only continued to stare blankly into space, repeating the same thing over and over again. "It's My Fault".

The truth has been revealed and Lucas has been found!

Will Rose and Nephthys be able to bring him to his senses?

Will the gang be safe with the new destructive Lucas on a Rampage?

Will Daemon win this Duel?

And will Rose be safe inside Lucas's Mind?

Read & Review to find out!