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Shadow Prison
"Yugi…. Yugi…. C'mon man…. Wake up…."
Yugi felt himself being shaken awake. As he opened his eyes, he saw Tristan, Tea, Rebecca, and his parents and grandpa looking down on him.
"What…. happened…." He mumbled, dazed, as he stood up and looked around. "Where are we???"
He and the others were in some sort of shadowy place. There was nothing around them but endless shadows and purple mists that seemed to be moving like the clouds up in the sky. He saw his allies, dazed and confused, wondering on what to do…
He saw Kaiba trying to shield Mokuba from whatever he expected to jump from the shadows. Alister, Pegasus, Raphael and the Atlantian Spirits were trying to feel around the shadows, only to find that the shadows were endless. Joey, Marik, Ishizu, Odion and Valon were comforting Mai who was clutching the sides of her head, tears escaping her eyes as she recalled the last time she was here, trapped in an hourglass. The Egyptian spirits were grouped together, frightened yet determined looks grazing their tanned features.
He then realized something….. Someone was missing….. He opened his mouth, about to ask the uneasy question when the elder pharaoh's deep voice echoed around them, saying what has also been bothering him and silencing him before he could even speak his mind.
"HAS ANYBODY SEEN ATEM????" Aknamkanon stated frantically as he looked around.
Everyone had a look of fear etched across their angry and confused faces as they finally pieced together what happened.
"The demons must've separated him from us when they captured us….." Yugi concluded as fear and unease plagued him and everyone else.
"THEN WE GOTTA FIND HIM" Joey roared as he summoned his Red Eyes Black Dragon and commanded it to attack the shadows only to find that the attacks simply disappeared, absorbed by the darkness. "OH… C'MON….."
"DON'T WORRY ATEM….. WE'RE COMIN FOR YOU" Tristan bellowed as he ran towards the shadows, only to end up back with Yugi and the others. "WHAT IS THIS FREAKIN PLACE????"
"We are in a Shadow Prison…" Shadi stated, catching everyone's attention. "The only way to be able to get out is to destroy the prison from the outside…."
"Since we're all inside, how else can we destroy it???" Yugi asked, shuddering as he prayed that he will not hear the answer he dreaded.
"We can't….." Shadi answered hopelessly. "No matter how hard we try…. It will never be destroyed from the inside….."
"Your turbaned friend is right…. There is no escape…."
Everyone started looking around for the demonic voice that echoed around them.
"SHOW YOURSELF" Mahaad roared as he and the other ancient Egyptians raised their arms over their chest defensively.
A silhouette of Zorc appeared behind Yugi, making the latter jump from shock as he stared straight at the demon's red eyes glowing in the dark shadows.
"Trying to escape is a waste of your strength"
"RED EYES…. ATTACK THAT FREAKIN CREEP" Joey bellowed. His dragon immediately obeyed, firing a red energy ball towards the demon.
The demon just chuckled as he felt the attack go through him but not doing any damage as it was absorbed by the shadows. "….. as your friend has said…. you can't destroy the shadow prison from the inside…."
"WHERE'S ATEM???" Aknamkanon bellowed at the demon while everyone poised themselves, ready to attack or defend themselves.
"I believe it's the Leviathan's turn to have a little fun with him" Zorc stated evilly as he eyed Aknamkanon. "…do not raise your hopes up…. You will never see your son again…. He is ours now….."
After that statement the demon just laughed as he disappeared, leaving a very angry and upset Aknamkanon and a mad Yugi and crew.
"You will pay…." Aknamkanon mumbled through gritted teeth as he and the others stared angrily at where Zorc disappeared. "You will pay… for hurting my son…."
"Don't worry Atem…." Yugi whispered, a determined expression gracing his face as he watched the demon disappear. "We will save you…"
Meanwhile… outside the Shadow Prison…
Atem felt himself being thrown into the wall by the Leviathan's dark tendrils. He was back in the dark chamber where he was held before. Thousands of Orichalcos Soldiers and Shadow Creatures were around him and the gigantic serpent, nearing the beaten pharaoh who was prevented from fighting back by the serpent's dark tendrils and the searing pain caused by the scar on his face that kept on glowing.
He felt himself being grabbed by a thousand hands. He felt weak, he couldn't even move for every part of him was being restrained by both the Orichalcos Soldiers and the glowing mark on his cheek.
"Let….me…..go….." Atem barked angrily as he felt himself being dragged towards the Leviathan, who shrunk itself a bit to be able to witness what the pharaoh will be put through.
The young pharaoh tried to struggle against their grip, only to feel searing pain from the glowing scar on his cheek, stopping his constant struggles as he was thrown down in front of the Leviathan.
"Fighting back is useless, pharaoh…." The Leviathan hissed evilly as it coiled its serpentine torso that was twice the width of a grown man around the struggling pharaoh. "There is nothing you and your friends can do to stop us" the serpent continued as it started to tighten its grip on its victim, slowly choking the young pharaoh. "Eternal suffering is what's destined for you"
The serpent then threw the young pharaoh down "I want to see him suffer….. make him feel pain he never felt before….. make him regret going against us…." The serpent ordered its minions as its Orichalcos Soldiers grabbed hold of the gasping pharaoh and dragged him towards some chains, reels, and other torture devices emitting strange green lights.
No….. Atem moaned Not again…..
Back in the Shadow Prison….
"There has to be another way out….." Priest Seto grumbled as he was atop his white dragon, trying to find even the smallest light amidst the endless shadows. "There's just gotta be…."
He and the others were going circles around their prison only to find themselves back where they started. They even tried launching multiple attacks that only ended up being absorbed by the darkness but that never stopped them. They were determined to find a way out. Even if they already used everything they had in their power only to find that it did not even make the slightest dent on the shadow prison.
"Our attacks are useless….." Aknamkanon started as he looked around, critically examining their prison. "Maybe if we use a------" He was cut off as a piercing cry echoed around them, making them all jolt in surprise as they recognized the voice of the pained cry.
They frantically tried to find a way to escape, desperate to save their companion, whose screams became louder as they heard a cracking lash somewhere outside their prison. Everyone has summoned their monsters, making the summoned creatures attack in every direction, hoping that it will weaken the wall but to no avail. The spirits started to use every spell and charm they knew while their living comrades used every bit of magic and trap cards they had to try breaking the wall down but that still did not work. The screams got louder as they heard countless cracking lashes somewhere outside the untouchable shadowy walls.
"PARTNER……" Yugi screamed as he summoned his Silent Magician and commanded it to blast the untouchable shadowy wall that simply absorbed the attack.
"ATEM" Mana cried as tears fell from her eyes. She transformed into her Ka form and desperately fired attacks that were simply absorbed by the shadows.
"ATEM…. STAY STRONG…" Aknamkanon shouted as he looked in every direction frantically trying to find from which direction the screams were coming from… "DON'T SUCCOMB TO THEM….. STAY STRONG…. WE'RE COMING……"
"You shouldn't make promises you can't keep"
Aknamkanon and the others spun around to see Zorc's silhouette in the shadows. His glowing red eyes piercing through the darkness as he watched Atem's companions fume with rage.
"WHERE'S ATEM….." Aknamkanon bellowed as he and the others got ready to attack. "DON'T MAKE ME ASK TWICE…"
Zorc just chuckled as he watched Atem's father and companions boil with rage.
"Amazing….. you know that there is not much you can do yet you still manage to threaten me….. Guess this proves the truth in the saying 'like father like son'……." Zorc sneered as he watched the elder pharaoh's expression go from rage to pure fury.
"IF YOU EVEN LAID ONE DISGUSTING CLAW ON HIM….." Priest Seto retorted as his white dragon and Duos charged their attacks…. "WE WILL-----"
"You will what….." Zorc interrupted as he narrowed his grotesque eyes…. "Attack me????? Go ahead the shadows will just absorb your pathetic attacks……"
Priest Seto just gritted his teeth upon hearing the demon. He knew better than to waste his strength on useless efforts. He and everyone else had tried everything, yet nothing worked. He closed his eyes in defeat, his dragon and Ka monster immediately stopped charging their attacks.
"Do not be discouraged, Seto…."
Priest Seto looked to his right to see the elder pharaoh. His eyes also seem to accept what the demon just said about the shadows absorbing their attacks but he retained hope.
"Everything has a weakness…." He whispered determinedly, focusing his eyes on everyone around him. "Look around you Seto…. No one is giving up hope…."
Aknamkanon was right. Everyone still had determined looks on their faces, especially Yugi whose tearstained face was still burning with determination. They were still driven by what they knew they should do.
Priest Seto looked back at his uncle, his expression changed from defeated, to hopeful as he nodded at his uncle who gave him a small smile as they resumed facing Zorc in front of them.
Zorc just narrowed his eyes once more as he gave a chuckle. "Your stubbornness amuses me…" He started as he formed a swirling black spying orb out of the shadows. "It seems that some of that pesky pharaoh's stubbornness has rubbed off into all of you….. Let's see if he has any of that stubbornness left….."
Aknamkanon and the others were shocked as the dark spying orb revealed Atem hanging in chains, glowing white shards and liquid littered his dangling form and his surroundings.
He was constantly being lashed by the serpent, making him scream while glowing white shards and liquid spilled from him, scattering in every direction.
"ATEM"
Zorc just laughed as he watched the pained and angered expressions on their faces as they watched Atem constantly enduring the kind of torture he was being forced through again.
