A.S- I'm back. Okay, if you people don't review then I guess I'll just have to live with it! I'm going to finish this because I'm nice, or am I? (evil grin) I don't own Yu-gi-oh! But I own Akurei Shinzo and I hope to get it published!

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Chapter 20: Kidnapped! (Again!)

The rest of the night the group stayed at an abandoned cabin. They didn't say much, but Akio couldn't have said anything if he wanted to anyways (he was still out cold from the shock).

"This was all my fault…"said Yugi.

"No it's not," said Zeero.

"If I had gotten out of the way then Shiro wouldn't have had to make that sacrifice…"

"Don't worry about it," said Daichi. "You can't control things like this so don't be so hard on yourself."

"Shiro would have done that for anyone, not just you," said Hoshi.

"Yeah, the first time I've meet him I was almost dead, but he save me!" said Zeero recalling that moment. "Katana's arrow was slowly killing me, but he pulled it out! I can't really remember how many times he's saved my ass, but he was always there when I needed him."

"The first time I meet him I tried to kill him," said Katana, tears in her eyes.

"Why?" asked Mai.

"Because he had demon's blood within him, and I was a demon huntress so…that's how things work out. But when Kuro almost killed me, Shiro took the blow for me. Till this day I've never truly understood him. Why would he save someone that had tried to kill him?" Silence….

"So what do we do now?" asked Joey.

"I guess we have to take you home," said Akio, who had woken up.

"Okay, so Daichi, where's the final door?" asked Kaiba.

"I don't know, ever since Shiro died…I've…lost track of that gateway. At first I thought it was just because I wasn't concentrating enough, but I think the gate's disappearance has something to do with Shiro's death. I hope not though…"

The sun slowly came out of the horizon, and it's light slowly crawled through the windows of the cabin.

"Well, let's go. If we don't get you all back home soon, then our worlds will be destroyed," said Daichi. So the group went out of the cabin and walked down the path towards…well, they didn't care. They were now lost and time was running out for them to find the final gate.

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In a dark room two figures were talking silently in hush tones, the only source of light in the room was from a gate similar to the ones Shiro had destroyed earlier.

"So, it was him that opened the doors," said one voice.

"Of course, how could we have been so foolish! The one who closes the gates is also the one who opens them!" said another voice.

"At least it is now easier to take the soul we need to open this final portal, but still…one piece of the puzzle is missing…"

"Yes, a Millennium Item to access the Shadow Realm…"

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The group set up camp in a forest, to Zeero's displeasure, they still had memories of Yari the Spider demon attacking them. They all sat around the campfire and said nothing, just stared at the flames. It seemed too quiet…

"I think we should leave…"said Zeero, eyes wide and looking warily in ever direction possible.

"Why?" asked Akio. Just after he asked that question a gigantic spider crawled out from the bushes. It was at least three feet tall!

"That's why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed Zeero darting behind Yugi. Yami then came out of the puzzle and looked around the area.

"It's not alone," he said. More spiders crawled out of shrubs and trees.

"I hope they're friendly…" muttered Hoshi.

"Whoever heard of a friendly spider-demon?" asked Katana fitting an arrow into her bow. Akio drew his sword, Daichi held his staff, and Zeero (in fox-form) was still cowering behind Yugi. The spiders seemed to be circling around them, rather then have the spiders totally surround them, Akio rushed towards a few of them and sliced them into pieces. But more spiders took their place, no matter how many times Akio had cut the others apart.

"They won't stop coming!" shouted Akio.

"Demons Be Gone!" shouted Daichi throwing several talismans at them. It succeed in blowing several of them up, but then more replaced them! "They just keep on coming!"

"Devastating Arrow!" yelled Katana as she released her arrows. "Oh great, this can't get any worse!"

"I think it did! Look!" exclaimed Hoshi. The sky was filled with raven demons. They black feathers blocked any light from the moon and stars. Now the only source of light was from the campfire.

"I'm afraid of the dark!" yelled Zeero leaping into the air.

"Get off of me!" yelled Tristan. Zeero seemed to have landed on him.

"Why can't we summon any of our monsters?" asked Kaiba through the darkness.

"It seems that there's a source of power that blocks the monsters from the Shadow Realm from coming here!" shouted Daichi, whacking a spider-demon into a pancake.

"Oh great!" complained Joey.

"You can complain later! For now let's just find a way to stop them!" shouted Mai.

"What's that!?" asked Tea pointing towards the sky. A crimson colored bird was circling them from the air.

"Is that an Eagle of Blood?" asked Katana.

"A what?" asked Joey.

"And Eagle of Blood is a rare eagle, but it's a good thing it's rare since it works for anyone that gives them a good meal. And they never failed their missions so far, and those missions were murder!" answered Akio.

The eagle began swooping down about five feet above the ground. They all had to duck so that the eagle's razor sharp claws wouldn't scratch them

"You guys better find a safe place!" shouted Katana trying to bring the eagle down with an arrow. Before they could even move a muscle the eagle swooped down and grabbed Yugi with it's claws and flew away.

"Yugi!" shouted Yami, but before they could go after him smoke filled the area. When it cleared they were alone.

"Why would they take Yugi?" asked Tea.

"I have no idea, but we'd better find him fast!" replied Daichi.

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Yugi landed with a thump on the cold, hard stone floor. But he wasn't alone when he looked up…

"Kariudo!" he shouted. The Hunter glared down at the boy and smirked.

"I see you've remembered my name," said the crimson-eyed demon. Yugi had thought that he had perished when he resurrected Saber-Tora, but it looked like he was wrong. Kariudo jerked Yugi up on his feet and began to 'escort' him down the dark hallway. "Hurry up, there's someone who's just dying to see you…"

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Next Time on Heart of a Demon: Hey everyone, this is Joey. Yami has grown weaker since he had been separated from Yugi, without Yugi's soul nearby he could completely disappear. Meanwhile, Yugi has problems of his own. The final door, our only chance of getting home, is in the hands of the enemy. With the Millennium Puzzle Kariudo wiped out our last chance of heading home! Now that door only leads to the Shadow Realm! Oh crap! Talk about your bad luck! Wait a sec… who's that person in the cell next to Yugi's? And what did Kariudo mean when he said that person's soul was incomplete? What!? You mean if that person's eyes open when his soul's completed the final door opens too?! If that happens then Kariudo can get into the Shadow Realm! The battle for both worlds is coming to an end! But I just have to know who that mystery person is! See you soon! Next Time: A Soul That's Incomplete…

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A.S- Here's another chapter! Please R&R! (cuz if you don't…) Oh! And read my other fic! Click on my user name and select the other fanfic on there! It's called Shadows of Demons! I love demons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!