Quietly, Arianna sat in her room, looking through her deck, preparing for her duel with Yugi. They had postponed it yesterday, due to the fact that Grandpa neede her to work late in the shop, and she was too tired to duel when she returned. Instead, the two decided to have their match the next afternoon. But something was troubling her: her dreams. The girl sat there, quietly, remembering it.
~~~Flashback~~~
Nitari walked gracefully down the hallway, and into the throne room, where her love was discussing something with his royal advisor. The man's name was Kinoshi. he had short green hair, and deep silver eyes. Kinoshi looked u[ at the queen, and looked at her, with a look much to her disgust. The pharaoh looked and saw her, and smiled. Nitari walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"My dear, what brings you here so early in the afternoon? I would you to be in the library reading the scrolls and studying with the philosphers?" the king asked. Nitari shook her head.
"I couldn't concentrate my love. Something strange has been going around here, and I believe it has something to do with the shadow games." The pharaohs face frowned, and with a wave of his hand, he dismissed his advisor. Nitari eyed him as he left the room. "I still do not see why you trust him Pharoah. There is something about him that isn't right."
"Nitari, I would trust Kinoshi with my very life. Now, what is it that troubles you?" But before she could answer, everything around her went black.
"Hello? Pharoah, where are you! HELP ME!Where are you?" she shouted. Then, she felt someone grab her arm and turn ehr around roughly. She saw a pair of silver eyes stare down upon here. "You!" she accused. "Kinoshi! What is-" But she was cut off when he kissed her one the lips, roughly. The young queen swquirmed and striggled to pull away, but was helpless. She felt her life drain away from her. No...Yugioh...help me... She began to cry, but she cried blood. When Kinoshi dropped her, he grinned evily.
"Now my queen, you are mine!" he exclaimed. Nitari continued to weep, puddles of blood began to form, staining her face and cloths.
~~~End of Flashback~~~
"That dream made no sense. Was that a memory of yours Nitari?"
\\ Yes...and no.\\
"One or the other please."
\\ It was a mix between a memory of mine, and my nightmares of my past."
"So, in English this would mean..."
\\ That my mind must be creeping into yours, slowly.\\
"What?!"
\\ Do not worry. I'm not taking over your life or anything like that."
"Then, what is happening?"
\\ You're merely learning more about me, from my mind."
"Okay...this could get weird. So then, who was that Kinoshi fellow? He seemed pretty evil."
\\ Evil is right. That man was a betrayer. He betrayed his king.\\
"He wanted you?"
\\ Yes, he was always trying to cath me off guard. Kinoshi was a poweful man, not with only the power of the Shadow Games, but even darer magic. When my love locked away the Shadow creatures, he acidently did the same to me.\\
"But how?"
\\ You saw the kiss. Well, it was a curse. To make me a part of the Shadow Games. Wherever they go, I go. If they die, I die. I'm cursed to forever follow the creatures.\\
"And he did that to you, 'cause you wouldn't be his girlfriend? That jerk!" Nitari smiled a small smile.
\\ Yes, he is. But my king never did find out how I was locked away into my prison.\\ Arianna's eyes softened. \\ You better pay attention though. You have a duel coming up.\\
"Ya, and this one should give me some answers."
***
\\ Yugi, are you sure you can trust this girl? You've seen and snes strange things going on, ever since two nights ago, when Arianna came.\\
Look yami, It's just a simple duel, just for fun. teher's nothing to worry about."
\\ You may not sense it, but I do. Her aura is strange Yugi, and she shouldn't be underestimated. You remeber what happened in the Game Shop.\\
Yes, I know.
\\ Can you explain that?\\
Well...
\\ What about those strange voices from her room, late that night?\\
Uh...
\\ Don't forget about-\\
Okay, okay! I get it! I'll ask her. I can't help but agree with you though...
\\ Do you have your deck my friend?\\
"Yes, I do," Yugi spoke aloud. "This will be nice, for a change. You won't be playing now Yami. This isn't like the battle with Seto, you know?" Yami nodded reluctantly. Yugi stood up, and picked up his deck, and with a smile, he left his room.
***
"Okay, I have the Fates... my Harpie's Ladies...Power of Seasons..."
\\ You know, you don't have say every single one of them. I know which ones you have!" Arianna smiled.
"I know. I just like to annoy you, Nit!"
\\ Don't call me that!\\ Arianna laughed out loud. then, there was a knock on the door.
"Hey, Aria, you ready?"
"Hai!" she replied, getting up, walking over to the door and opening it. yugi was standing there, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Do you want to duel downstairs?" he asked. She nodded, and followed the boy, her energy growing with every second. In the room, Yugi placed down the playing feild boar onto it, and began to place out his cards. Arianna quietly sat in front of him. She closed her eyes, and entered the boy's mind. She grinned, and opened them again.
"Do you have any...questions Yugi?" he looked at her, confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Like, why the cards glowed strangly, in the shop yesterday. and why only you saw it? Or how, about those voices in the middle of night?"
"How did you-"
"Or how am I reading my mind? What does my pendant have to do with this? All these questions you have, why not ask them?" Yugi began to back away.
"Who the hell are you?" he demanded, his eyes wide with surprise.
"All these questions, and yet I cannot answer them. Unless you can defeat me yugi."
"What?"
"Win this duel, and I will tell you everything." Closing her eyes, she began to hum softly. The pendant around her neck began to glow. Yugi's eyes widened with surprise, as the area around him beagn to change. Everything vanished, was replced with a black mist. The room was dark, like the night.
"Arianna? What the hell have you done?" Yugi demanded. Out of nowhere, her voice came.
"You told me that you wanted to duel, so we're gonna duel. But in the World of Shadows..." Yugi frantically searched the room, looking for Arianna or a door.
"What the heck are you talking about?" The black mist formed a figure in front of him. Slowly, it melted away, revealing Arianna. But somehow, she was different. There was something strange about her. Her bright red-hair had turned ruby-red, and cut shorter, covering her ears. Those bright blue eys turned to crystals, hardened and filled with wisedom. She stood there, grinning at yugi.
"We're in the Shadow World Yugi. This is where the Ancient Egyptians played the Shadow Games, thosands of years ago!"
Looks like I was wrong Yami. I am going to need you.
"Are you ready to duel?" she asked quietly. Yugi nodded, but was still a little shakened at what had just happened. He closed his eyes and held the Millenium Puzzle in his hands.
"YUGIOH!" he shouted. Arianna had to cover her eyes to block the blinding light.
"What's going on Aria?" Yami Yugi demanded. Arianna looked at him, looking smug.
"You wanted to know who I really am, right?" He nodded, eyeing her. "Well, if you defeat me in a match, then I'll tell you. But hear this, it may be more than you can handle." Arianna waved her hand, causing the mist to take form. It bacame a giant playing feild. There were two mini playing boards, one in front of each player, and then a humungous life-sized feild in the center. Her cards appeared suddenly, and laid themselves onto their playing feild. Holding her hand up, five cards picked themselves up and hovered infront of her. "It's your move Yugi," she said, her voice sounding venomous.
