A/n: bum bum! Now the chapters are named from other songs in Japanese! I will include a chapter at the end of the story dealing with translations of chapter titles and the songs, and shows they are from! :)

~...~ - Duel Monster speak

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Chapter Eleven: Zankoku na tenshi no you ni

Like a cruel angel

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Jou slowly opened his eyes, and blinked. He felt a sudden rush to his head and realized he was upside down. Jou looked around and tried to figure out what had happened.

"About time you woke up, bum!" Honda muttered. He was hanging next to Jou, in what seemed tight thorny vines. He sighed.

"What happened?"

"As far I can tell, we were captured by that freaky elf dude." Honda said. "He then must have paralyzed us somehow, although, I am sure we have been out of it for a while."

"Where are the others?"

"Well, Sakura and Yami were gone when I woke up. Tea is 'hanging out' at the other end of the room."

"Geez bro, dat was lame." Jou groaned and then noticed. The room was of white marble, with a high ceiling. "I feel like a brick just hit mah head."

"Funny, I thought your head was bricks!" Honda laughed. He then turned his head as a centaur, The Mystical Horse Man, trotted in.

"Quiet down!" he growled and snapped his whip. He hit Jou square in the forehead, and left.

Jou winced and looked at Honda. "How bad is it?" he whispered.

"Pretty nasty." Honda said and leaned as far as he could to see the wound. "You are bleeding a lot."

"Damn, this hurts." Jou sighed.

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Sakura looked over at Yami. Their arms had been tied with branches, and they stood in front of the Green Phantom King. She could tell that he was upset, but she said nothing. Sakura looked back at the King.

"What are you doing in my home?" Green Phantom King questioned.

"How dare you question me!" Yami growled. "No one questions me!"

"Really?" Green Phantom King asked, and his yellow eyes looked at the Egyptian. "Why should I not question you?"

"Because I am the Pharaoh of Egypt!" Yami snapped. He was quite angry that this little monster had stopped him from helping his light. "I am the King of Games, Yugioh!"

Green Phantom King just sneered. "Egypt has no Pharaohs now, you idiot. You may be the soul of the Great Master of Monsters, but this is not the Shadow Realm! This is the Crystal World, and the rules and masters are different!"

"Excuse me for asking, Phantom-domo." Sakura spoke up in a small voice. "Who is the master of this world, if I may ask?"

"Very nice and wise this one is, Pharaoh." Green Phantom King smiled. "I am the Master of the Forest you walked through. There are other masters in this land, but I am the third strongest."

"Who are the others, if I may ask, Phantom-domo?" Sakura asked.

"There are two, as I said." Green Phantom King said. "There are Harpies Lady, and Silphe."

"That bitch!" Yami barked and tried to run forward, but the branch cuffs tightened.

"How dare you speak of her that way!" Green Phantom King growled.

"You don't understand, you snot nosed brat!" Yami growled. "She took my aibou, ore no hikari, my light! She dissevers the name of a dog!"

Green Phantom King stood. "So, you are the one she is searching for? Ha! I will be able to take you down, and receive my appraise for taking you down!"

Yami laughed. "I would like to see you try."

Sakura stepped up. "Please, Phantom-domo, don't mind Yugioh. He is not thinking clearly."

"Who are you, any ways?" Green Phantom King asked.

"I am The Queen of Egypt, Sak-ku-rah, the wife of Yugioh." Sakura said. "I ask you not to challenge him, please. I am afraid he would destroy you."

"We shall see!" Green Phantom King laughed. "Bring the other prisoners, and let us get going!" he turned and walked away.

"Don't let this get to your head, Yami-kun." Sakura said sternly. "You could have gotten yourself killed."

"Don't be such a mother." Yami laughed. "It is my challenge, hai? Then let me do as I wish!"

"What about Yugi-chan?" Sakura asked. "What would he say? Would he be proud of you for this?"

"It is the only way to get out of here." Yami stated. "If I do not defeat him, then there is no way for us to save aibou!"

"Just remember, that Yugi hates people to die." Sakura said. "And so do I." she then was taken away, and sighed.

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Yami fell to his knees in front of the battlefield. He sneered at the guard and stood up. His cuffs were moved to his ankles, and he glared at the small king. "What now?"

"We duel, of course!" Green Phantom King smiled. "This has half of the forest, and half of the dark zone. You will pick one type of monster to duel with...yet there is more. If your monster is hurt, then you get their pain and wounds!"

Yami nodded. "Right."

"DUEL!" both cried.

"I don't like this." Anzu said.

"Me eitha." Jou agreed.

"Yami can beat 'em." Honda stated.

"This looks bad." Syaraon said to Sakura.

Sakura looked at the two. "It may seem bad, but you know...Yami always finds a way to win. Even if it means risking himself."

"Then, Yugi can't be saved!" Anzu gasped.

"Let us hope that Yami isn't that foolish." Syaraon said.

Yami closed his eyes. 'Black Magician Girl and Dark Magician are my strongest monsters besides Gaia and Cruse of Dragon. If I use them, then they would get more power thanks to the Yami feild type.' he opened his eyes. "I have chosen my type!"

"Begin then!" Green Phantom King smiled.

Yami pointed out to the feild. "I summon, the Assassin of Instant Death! He is a Darkness monster, and a Demon type!" he then smiled as the monster appeared. "You go!"

"I play the Spirit of Trees(made-up)!" Green Phantom King said. "And he attacks you silly Assassin!"

The duel went on for what seemed ages. Finally Yami summoned Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician. He defeated the Green Phantom King's monsters.

"I am done with your games!" Yami sneered. "Now, attack him directly!"

The monsters leaped at him, but suddenly stopped. Dark Magician lowered his staff, and looked at the Magician Girl. ~We can't do this....~

Dark Magician Girl frowned. ~Your highness, please move.~

Sakura stood in front of the Green Phantom King. "Yami, I told you! I will not allow your to hurt those because of your games! If you want to kill him, then you have to come through me."

Yami frowned. "Fine, be that way! Attack!"

Dark Magician shook his head. ~We can't master, I am sorry. She is also our master, and we can't hurt one of our masters.~

~Yes.~ Dark Magician Girl nodded. ~We are sorry.~

Yami fell to his knees, looking at the ground. 'This place his changing me..somehow...' he thought. 'It makes me want to hurt those around me....why?' he waved his hand. "Then don't."

Dark Magician flew to his master. ~Are you alright?~

"I don't think so." Yami said slowly and shook his head. "Fine, everything is fine. You may go."

Dark Magician turned to his sister. ~We should tell the others.~

~Got it.~ Dark Magician Girl winked and disappeared.

Dark Magician took one more look at his master, and then followed.

"Be glad this Queen knows of truth and love." Green Phantom King smiled kindly. "She had just saved you. For if you did attack me, then everyone in this forest would be after you."

Sakura bent down towards Yami and looked at him. "Tenshi?"

"Something is not right." Yami shook his head. "I don't know.."

"There is a legend." Syaraon said, later that night. They were now welcomed guests of the Green Phantom King, and they now sat in the room. "Of something called a 'zankoku na tenshi.'"

"The cruel angel?" Anzu asked.

"Yes." Syaraon nodded. "This angel is supposed to be cruel and un-forgiving. In the time of the great darkness is he to arise, and destroy all."

"Great darkness?" Sakura asked, sitting on Yami's lap. "What does this have to do with the Knife of Ice and Triangle of light?"

"The Great Darkness is the time that comes before the Triangle of Light is placed together." Syaraon said. He pulled out half of a triangle, silver and shiny. "This is the part from the museum."

"What is this zankoku na tenshi supposed to do, exactly?" Honda asked.

"Somethan not good, duh." Jou rolled his eyes.

"Jou is right." Syaraon said. "He is supposed to kill all those. He is the guardian of the holder that poses the Triangle of Light."

"Blood lust." Anzu muttered.

"Who do you think it is?" Honda asked.

Everyone's eyes, besides Sakura's, landed on Yami. Yami seemed shock, and wrapped his arms around Sakura. "How is this supposed to do with me?!"

"You almost killed him, Pharaoh." Syaraon said. "You also hated Greeks, manly Meeca. You also didn't believe in the Triangle of Light, and had it banned from Egypt."

"I trapped him in the Puzzle, not the Triangle." Sakura said in a small voice.

"The Triangle chooses it's guardian." Syaraon said.

"Who said it was Yami?" Anzu asked.

"He mostly fits it." Syaraon said. "I mean, who else could it be?"

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Jou opened his eyes. He sat up in bed, and looked around. Something wasn't right. He put on his shoes, and ran out of the hut, into the woods. He found a small clear clue pond, with fireflies around it. He smiled and turned. "What the hell!?"

The same Succubus Knight that took Yugi away laughed. In one of her six arms, she clutched Kujaku Mai. Jou felt anger rise in him as she laughed. "So, little Jou has come to save her...I knew this would bring you." she threw Mai to the ground, and darkness chained her arms and legs. "And now, we will have a duel of fate.

"A Dual of Fate?" Jou asked.

"Yes. For her fate." Succubus Knight smiled. "If I win, her soul is mine. If you win, she is free to stay with you!"

"Don't do it, Jou!" Mai said. "I am not worth it!"

"You are ta me, Mai!" Jou said. "Lets duel!"

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End of this chapter. Mai and Jou make such a kawai couple. Could Yami really be the Cruel Angel? We'll find out! Thanks for reading this story! Sayonara!