A/N: Kayla mostly thought of this chapter, and I (Jessica) typed it all. It has quite a twist and now the name doesn't suit the story, but oh well. Those of you who know Egyptian mythology should enjoy this quite a lot, and so should those of you who don't know anything. As usual I own nothing and please read and review! And thank you for all of the wonderful reviews!

Yugi helped Joey up from the ground and guided him to sit in the ambulance beside the one that carried Tristan's body. "Joey, I know its hard, losing this many people in so little of a time. Let's go to the game shop, okay, Joey?"

Joey nodded, but was detached from his surroundings. He followed Yugi blindly down the sidewalk and into the game shop. "Sit down, Joey. It's gonna be okay, you'll see. We've still got our best friends, each other."

"Yuge, its Kaiba. He's causing all of these deaths. I don't know quite how, but I think that he's using the Millennium Puzzle." Joey said, looking straight at Yugi with nearly haunted eyes.

"Joey, you're scaring me. It can't be Kaiba! Your sister died during a surgery that Kaiba probably had no idea about! And Tristan died because of some truck driver's stupidity! I think that since you have decided it's not your fault you have to blame it on somebody else! It's not Kaiba's fault, just like it's not your fault! It's nobody's fault, only some sick and twisted turn of fate!" Yugi began to get angry at his friend's senselessness.

"You know what, Yugi?! You could be as easily blamed as Kaiba could! It's your fault that Kaiba tumbled off that edge, which caused Tea to trip and fall trying to save him! You didn't duel Pegasus, so there went our chance to get the money to save Serenity! And since she died, we went to the funeral, from which Tristan was coming back from when he died," Joey sounded like a master detective finally solving the case of the century.

"Joey, you know that it is nobody's fault! I thought you were my last friend, the only thing I had left! Now you've proven that you're not even half the friend that I though you were!"

"I'm sorry, Yuge. Now, I'm outta here! I'll be just as good back on the streets, where I came from and where I belong!" Joey said, slamming the door on his way out.

'My last friend,' Yugi thought. 'Gone like that. Everything I have is gone now. What could be worse?'

All of the sudden a gunman kicked in the door. "All right, little man. I know you have the cards I want. The Exodia cards, where are they?"

"I don't have them," Yugi stuttered. "Someone stole them at the last dueling tournament that I went to."

"Don't lie to me, midget! Where are they?!"

"I DON'T HAVE THEM!" Yugi screamed. He was in no mood to deal with this, but he had forgotten that the man had a gun.

"They are not the only set in the world, but I'll leave you with a little parting gift, my friend," he said, maliciously. He fired the gun once into Yugi's midsection. Yugi collapsed, but saw the man run out the door and down the street.

Joey fell to the ground as a running man pushed by him. Joey himself had been running the opposite direction, back to the game shop. 'I heard shots from down that way, I hope it wasn't at the shop!'

Joey stopped as he saw the kicked in door of the shop. 'NO! YUGI!' He thought, rushing in. He saw his only friend lying in a pool of crimson lifeblood, barely hanging on to his life.

He rushed to his side, "Yugi! What happened, buddy?"

"Joey, you're back. I knew I could count on you! A guy came in trying to steal the Exodia cards, I told him that I didn't have them, that somebody stole them, but he didn't believe me. He shot me and ran."

"Yugi! It'll be all right. I heard the sirens, they're coming, Yuge!"

"It's okay, Joey, but there's not enough time. I know that you're my best friend, Joey, you always will be. I'm sorry that you have to be left alone." With that last sentence, Yugi closed his eyes and drifted off to join Tristan, Serenity and Tea.

Like he had once before that day, Joey began to cry. The ambulance men came and put Yugi's body into a body bag and carried him out to the ambulance as the silent tears flowed down Joey's face. When everything was quiet, and there was nobody around, he went out in the yard to look up at the stars.

"Joey," a pure and comforting voice called. He looked into the shadows to see a slim figure in a hooded cape emerge. "It's okay, Joey. You're not completely alone in this world." She whispered, coming ever closer to Joey. She stepped as close as she could to his body before she continued. "It seems the gods have smiled on you, my dear."

Joey looked confused, until his eyes met hers. He stared into her clear, almost feline eyes. He was swept away by this strange woman. "Miss," he began, trying to regain his composure.

"Hush, my sweet human," she said, placing a long, slender finger over Joey's lips. "You don't need to say anything, just listen. I know of a way you can defeat Kaiba." The woman said softly and with a hint of sorrow in her voice. "The journey you must take is long and perilous, but I know you, Joey, can do it."

"I'll do anything!" Joey pleaded "Anything to get Yami away from Kaiba!" The cloaked figure kissed Joey's cheek. The sensation Joey felt when her soft lips touched her skin made a single tear roll down his cheek.

"You must listen closely, my dear Joey. You must first sacrifice your very life to the gods."

Joey looked stunned. " What?! You want me to kill myself?! A lotta good I can do dead!" he exclaimed, pulling away from the woman's hold.

"Joey! You must do this! Everything is hanging in the balance because of YOU!" she said mater-of-factly. At the demanding words of the woman, Joey returned to her. "You will arise after death and find yourself in the underworld. You must dwell there until the night, where you will be released into the earth as your ba. You must then search the world for your ka and- "

"Wait! Hold up!" Joey interrupted. " A ba and a ka?! What are you talking about woman!?"

" Don't call me woman" The lady snapped. " You will refer to me with respect!"

Joey rolled his eyes. 'Chicks' he thought to himself.

"You will have one year to find your ka to become a Spirit and defeat Kaiba, but if you don't, then the underworld will be your permanent home. When you find your ka, you will ask permission of the god, Osiris to become a Spirit and defeat Kaiba."

"How will I know what to do and where to look?"

"You will have a guide, I don't know who it will be yet. But you must do this tonight."

"Okay, but I don't know you're name."

"You don't need to, just find a way to the underworld tonight, and everything will be taken care of for your journey to start tomorrow night." The woman disappeared into the shadows like she had come.

Joey started back to the shop, to figure out how to carry out the woman's plans when a beautiful dagger decorated in Egyptian hieroglyphs appeared floating in front of him. 'Things keep getting weirder and weirder these days,' Joey said, as he plucked the dagger from its place in midair.

'Here it goes, for the chance to defeat Kaiba, what is there to loose anyways?' He thought as he rammed the dagger into his stomach. 'Besides my life, anyways' was his last thought as the little stab of pain melted away and he saw only blackness.