~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
+ . . . + = Gary's thoughts
Gary put his hands on the evil Ryou's shoulders and shook him violently.
"Please!" he said. "You can overcome this!"
The swirl in the ground grew larger. A man with a turban and robe rose from it.
~Shadi!~
"How dare you meddle in our business?!" hissed the evil spirit, preparing to bring Duel Monsters cards to life with his Millennium Ring.
"Shadi?" Gary repeated aloud, not having a clue.
The man looked at Gary. He shook his head. "My name is Idash, a descendant of Anubis, guardian of the Millennium items."
"What?!" the spirit of the Ring shouted. "Stay out of this!!"
Idash turned to the evil spirit, took out a shiny key (the Millennium Key), and used it to open the mind of the evil spirit.
"Huh?" Gary said, suddenly seeing the evil spirit of his best friend frozen, with a key stuck a bit in the center of his forehead.
* * *
Idash walked through a hallway deep inside the corridors of Ryou's mind, found a room, and entered it. The evil spirit was inside in the darkness, holding his hands in front of him as to block off Idash.
"I sense that you are the soul that stole the Millennium Eye from its owner a thousand years ago," he said, pointing. "Men who have possession of one Millennium item often have the urge to seek the rest of them, and you are now after the Millennium Puzzle!"
"How did you get here?! Leave this place now, if you know what is good for you," the evil spirit insisted.
Idash shook his head. "I won't leave until I find out who you are ad what you want from the the Millennium items."
"Who am I?" the spirit said. "Why, I am a thief and a stealer of souls." Lights came on, and the room was revealed. "And I have done terrible things in my quest for the seven Millennium items."
Looking around, Idash could see that it was a dank place with a pile of musty skeletons on one side and old treasure on the other, obviously stolen somehow. There were some hieroglyphs on the walls. And far down the room, Idash saw a stone door.
"That door intrigues me," said Idash.
The spirit blocked him. "You cannot go any further!" he yelled.
Idash used some magic to make it so that the evil spirit's feet were stuck to the ground. He dashed to the door. It took all of his strength to push it aside.
* * *
~I remember something like this.~
+What's happening to Ryou?+
~The guardian of the Millennium items came into MY Soul Room once before, searching for truth.~
+What truth?+
~He thought I had stolen a Millennium item. I wonder what could he be searching for now . . .~
* * *
Ryou was inside. This room was a bright one, with models of atoms and jet planes, a pile of books, and Duel Monsters cards spread around. He looked scared.
"Who ARE you?" Ryou asked, stepping back.
Idash thought that is was strange that Ryou's Soul Room was WITHIN the evil spirit's Soul Room. That could only mean that the spirit had immense control over his normal counterpart.
"I am Idash. I mean no harm," Idash said. "Tell me, innocent one, do you know that you are being controlled?"
"Controlled?" Ryou asked. "Come to think of it, my best friend Gary DID try to tell me something about my Millennium Ring . . ."
"Gary?" Idash said, thinking. "The boy wearing the Millennium Puzzle?" He paused. "Yes . . . I must speak with him next."
"Huh?" Ryou said. "J - Just tell me what you want."
Idash looked at the stone door. "The evil spirit that controls you must be stopped. You might be too weak to fight him on your own, but I shall help you."
"Help me?"
"Just trust me, boy," Idash said, leading Ryou to the door.
The evil spirit had been freed of the magic and was standing on the other side.
"Oh no, you don't, Ryou!" he shouted. "You will not get past me again!"
Idash shook his head. "He will, indeed," he affirmed. "Now step back or I will have to take further actions."
But the evil spirit did not step down, and Idash waved his hand. A Spellbinding Circle ensnared the spirit.
"Quickly, boy!" Idash shouted to Ryou.
Ryou emerged from his Soul Room and took over his outside body once more.
* * *
"Huh?!" Gary exclaimed, noticing the change. "Ryou's back!"
The sky returned to normal. The imminent Shadow Game had stopped.
"I want to help, Gary, but we must act quickly!"
(To be continued)
Gary put his hands on the evil Ryou's shoulders and shook him violently.
"Please!" he said. "You can overcome this!"
The swirl in the ground grew larger. A man with a turban and robe rose from it.
~Shadi!~
"How dare you meddle in our business?!" hissed the evil spirit, preparing to bring Duel Monsters cards to life with his Millennium Ring.
"Shadi?" Gary repeated aloud, not having a clue.
The man looked at Gary. He shook his head. "My name is Idash, a descendant of Anubis, guardian of the Millennium items."
"What?!" the spirit of the Ring shouted. "Stay out of this!!"
Idash turned to the evil spirit, took out a shiny key (the Millennium Key), and used it to open the mind of the evil spirit.
"Huh?" Gary said, suddenly seeing the evil spirit of his best friend frozen, with a key stuck a bit in the center of his forehead.
* * *
Idash walked through a hallway deep inside the corridors of Ryou's mind, found a room, and entered it. The evil spirit was inside in the darkness, holding his hands in front of him as to block off Idash.
"I sense that you are the soul that stole the Millennium Eye from its owner a thousand years ago," he said, pointing. "Men who have possession of one Millennium item often have the urge to seek the rest of them, and you are now after the Millennium Puzzle!"
"How did you get here?! Leave this place now, if you know what is good for you," the evil spirit insisted.
Idash shook his head. "I won't leave until I find out who you are ad what you want from the the Millennium items."
"Who am I?" the spirit said. "Why, I am a thief and a stealer of souls." Lights came on, and the room was revealed. "And I have done terrible things in my quest for the seven Millennium items."
Looking around, Idash could see that it was a dank place with a pile of musty skeletons on one side and old treasure on the other, obviously stolen somehow. There were some hieroglyphs on the walls. And far down the room, Idash saw a stone door.
"That door intrigues me," said Idash.
The spirit blocked him. "You cannot go any further!" he yelled.
Idash used some magic to make it so that the evil spirit's feet were stuck to the ground. He dashed to the door. It took all of his strength to push it aside.
* * *
~I remember something like this.~
+What's happening to Ryou?+
~The guardian of the Millennium items came into MY Soul Room once before, searching for truth.~
+What truth?+
~He thought I had stolen a Millennium item. I wonder what could he be searching for now . . .~
* * *
Ryou was inside. This room was a bright one, with models of atoms and jet planes, a pile of books, and Duel Monsters cards spread around. He looked scared.
"Who ARE you?" Ryou asked, stepping back.
Idash thought that is was strange that Ryou's Soul Room was WITHIN the evil spirit's Soul Room. That could only mean that the spirit had immense control over his normal counterpart.
"I am Idash. I mean no harm," Idash said. "Tell me, innocent one, do you know that you are being controlled?"
"Controlled?" Ryou asked. "Come to think of it, my best friend Gary DID try to tell me something about my Millennium Ring . . ."
"Gary?" Idash said, thinking. "The boy wearing the Millennium Puzzle?" He paused. "Yes . . . I must speak with him next."
"Huh?" Ryou said. "J - Just tell me what you want."
Idash looked at the stone door. "The evil spirit that controls you must be stopped. You might be too weak to fight him on your own, but I shall help you."
"Help me?"
"Just trust me, boy," Idash said, leading Ryou to the door.
The evil spirit had been freed of the magic and was standing on the other side.
"Oh no, you don't, Ryou!" he shouted. "You will not get past me again!"
Idash shook his head. "He will, indeed," he affirmed. "Now step back or I will have to take further actions."
But the evil spirit did not step down, and Idash waved his hand. A Spellbinding Circle ensnared the spirit.
"Quickly, boy!" Idash shouted to Ryou.
Ryou emerged from his Soul Room and took over his outside body once more.
* * *
"Huh?!" Gary exclaimed, noticing the change. "Ryou's back!"
The sky returned to normal. The imminent Shadow Game had stopped.
"I want to help, Gary, but we must act quickly!"
(To be continued)