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Noah sighed as he pulled Jounouchi's body from the casket before it was burnt. It'd do no good if the prince was killed before he could accomplish what was preordained for him. In the park was a virgin tied to a cross which was going to be fed to the prince to awaken him. Noah smiled and licked his chomps. Jounouchi was pulled up, and then Noah pulled out a knife.

Regrettably, Noah slashed the throat of the virgin and collected the blood in a cup. Carefully, he poured the blood down Jounouchi's throat and waited for him to move. Slowly, his eyes fluttered open, and he coughed up some of the blood.

"You okay Jounouchi-kun," Noah asked.

"Wha-? What happened?" Jounouchi asked.

"You died," Noah stated plainly and went to dispose of the body.

"What?" "I told you, you were going to die. I am never wrong," Noah said and set the body ablaze.

"What's going on?" Jounouchi asked, very frightened of everything at the very moment.

"Time, time and the millennium puzzle. It all started with the puzzle, and it shall end with the puzzle," Noah said very cryptically and stirred the fire before standing up. For a split second, it appeared that Noah had blood-stained wings that threatened to wrap around Jounouchi and kill him by suffocation. Then he took a step forward and Noah looked normal.

"I want the truth, who and what am I? What's the puzzle have to do with anything? Why the hell are you so nice around me?" Jounouchi snapped as Noah walked past him.

"Do you desire the truth? Can you handle the truth? Follow me if that is what you desire," and with that Noah took off flying.

"Wait, I don't know how to fly," Jounouchi screamed yet nothing replied back to him.

"Fine lot of nothing he's brought me." Thinking, Jounouchi wondered what to do. After all, it wasn't every day that you died and came back. His father had always been a bit nutty, but now Jounouchi knew it for a fact. Old man had probably ended up in jail for the rest of his life, which wouldn't be long if Jounouchi ever got his hands on him. Yugi's house wasn't an option because Yugi had been there when he'd die, and Yugi would ask questions.

Spitting up fresh blood, Jounouchi walked away from the park and glanced at the dead girl. Well, maybe he could use his new found life to protect the children. During his time, Jounouchi had seen a lot of children die in the streets: some from beatings, some from starvation, and some from the lack of will to live. Formulating a plan, he ran down the alleys until he came across an old house.

"Perfect," Jounouchi said and looked it over. None of the gangs ever came here, but the building wasn't in any danger of falling in. Still, what good would it do to help others when he was messed up with no place to go and no answers to give. A voice in the back of his head said that he'd have to wait for the answers, and time was on his side now that everyone thought he was dead. Plus, the children could be helpful, finding out information about duels and Yugi. Noah, Kiaba, the Sen Nen Puzzle, what did it have to do with him?

Yesterday he was an average kid, and now, he had nothing but little clues Noah had dropped. Was it a game? Did Noah like playing with him? Jounouchi didn't want to know, and so he went to work fixing up the house before beginning his searching.

To be continued…