I'm sticking with Yami instead of Yugioh. It's too close to Yugi and a lot harder to write. So live with it.



I don't own Yugioh. Wish I did though.



Chapter two

Darkness and Peace meet

Yami returned back the palace late. The person who was challenging him had put up a good fight. But it had put him in a back mood. Because of this person he missed dinner and a chance to see that girl he had seen six years ago.

~*~Flashback~*~

Yami walked down the hallway. He had just finished a meeting and was looking forward to resting a bit before dinner. Just as he rounded the corner he bumped into someone. Both of them landed on the ground. Yami looked at the person he bumped into. To his surprise it was the same girl he saw six years ago. *What's she doing here,* he thought. The girl looked absolutely terrifies.

"Your highness," she stuttered, "I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going."

Yami picked himself up and lead her hand. "It's nothing. Just watch it next time."

The girl nodded and scamper away before Yami could ask anything else.

~*~End of Flashback~*~

*Hmm still I wonder why she here. This is the last place I expected to see her again. There something about her that draws it to your eye,* thought Yami.

It was late and just as he passed the kitchens her saw a glow of light. Looking in he saw the girl from before and right in front of his eyes she vanishes. Yami blinked twice to make sure he wasn't see thing. Sure enough the girl vanish. *What just happen,* thought Yami. He waited and a good ten minutes later the girl reappeared back in the same spot she was before. It was like she never moved. Yami looked closer, he could see there were fresh wounds marks but from what?

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Hoshi bit her lip again as her master again beat her. The sun had set and work was done. Now all that was left for Hoshi to do is to wait for both her beatings to end. Snap! That didn't sound good. Looks like on of her ribs broke or something. Hoshi began to notice a chance in her beatings. Before her master use to do these beating for fun, but lately they've begin getting worse and worse like her master hated her for something she did. *Why does this have to happen to me,* thought Hoshi. She finch as the whip came on her again. Blood ran down from where a new wound was forming.

Finally it stopped. The beatings cease and her master walked away pleased with what he did. Hoshi sighed in relief. She tried to move her arm.

"Damn," swore Hoshi. It wasn't her ribs that were broken. It was her arm. Now for sure she'll get two beatings tomorrow. One now because of her broken arm she can't work and two her daily beatings plus she still had to get her beatings from that stranger. Who knows maybe that stranger won't come tonight. Hoshi laid down on her makeshift bed. She looked at her small room. It was a small room just next to the kitchen. The room was stained with her blood from the past few years. Not that anyone notice and if they did they pretend that they didn't notice. Soon Hoshi fell asleep hoping tomorrow her arm would be somewhat better.

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(By the way if you haven't notice this is taking place through somewhat different times. Hoshi's beating actually take place right before Yami gets back. This will go one for a little while more in this chapter. Sorry if I confused you.)

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Yami looked closer in the room to see if there was some kind of trap door or something. Yami impression grew worse as he looked at the girl. He could tell she was badly beaten. There where some recently wounds too. Not too mention the fact that there were bloodstains all over the place. *What happen to her,* thought Yami. He saw that a whip caused some of the wounds. But most of the serious wounds were caused my magic. Yami could just feel it in the air. The magic factor is what was confusing him.

*No one in the palace can use magic or at least the same powerful magic I sense on this girl. This kind of power is something I've only sense in Seto, myself and a few of the more powerful mages in the palace,* thought Yami. *Could it have been that glow I saw was actually a magical spell. But if this girl has magic how come no one sense it and if she could get out of here why hasn't she yet?* Yami looked at the girl again. Her breathing was a bit shallow but Yami knew she would survive. It looked like she had been through something like this before. * There something about her that draws her to the eye. I just can't figure her out. More so who is doing this to her? And what is this magic I sense? Is it a threat to the me, this girl and this kingdom?*

Yami looked outside. He can't worry about this right now. he made a meeting tomorrow and need all the rest he can get. Walking out of the room he looked at the girl one more time. aside from the fact that she was badly beaten she looked beautiful in the moonlight that was pouring into the room from the little window in the room. He smiled and continued his way back to his room. One way or another he will find out who this girl was.

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Hoshi had just fallen into a deep sleep when all of a sudden she was kicked awake. Wondering if it was a daylight again already she pushed herself up, forgetting the fact that she had a broken arm. Hoshi hissed at the pain. Opening her eyes she found out. She was once again in a world of darkness. There was a sound of chuckling in the air. Out stepped a man dressed in a brown rode, the hood of the robes covered his face. But Hoshi could still see the long white hair that spilled out. She could also see a hint of gold in the same place where left eye would be. (Jee I wonder who could it be. And it is the left eye right?)

"Well my little peace why don't we see if can get you to show your powers," said the man.

The impression on Hoshi face grew fearful. Between her master and this guy she REALLY didn't like this guy. He creep her out a lot.

After a good ten minutes the beatings stopped for many reason. One Hoshi fell unconscious and the stranger knew that he won't get anything for her if she was unconscious, two the man wasn't getting anything from her anyway, three the stranger was getting bored. There only so many times you could hit a young girl with magic before you get bored with it. Sighing the man mumble a spell. "And I was looking forward to seeing if I could get her powers," said the man.

With a flash of light Hoshi reappeared in her room and shortly after that happen Yami happen to look into the room. But unknown to him as well as Hoshi, the moment Yami walked out of the room another glow of magic surrounded Hoshi. unlike the one before this one a pure white good magic. Instant most of the serious wounds that Hoshi didn't know about healed themselves. The magic lessened the pain in Hoshi's arm as well. Soon the magic glowed again and disappeared retreating back to where it came from.

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That its for now. So what IS this new magic? And why is that "mysterious man" after it? Stay tune to this story and you'll find out.

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