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Serenitymoon@lycos.com

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi Oh! or any of the characters used in this story; the story, however, is mine so please no not steal...if you do steal I'll be forced to send Silver Fang after you...*points*...*Silver Fang sprawled out on his bed snoozing* ^.^()...um...yeah...

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"Malik," Isis began slowly, "The Pharaoh is..."

"The Pharaoh is right here," said a voice from behind the two, who heard the front door shut.

Isis turned around quickly to find Yami standing next to the now closed door.

"Pharaoh, I see I did not even have to search for you. Instead, you have come to me. You will be responsible for your own death, how lovely," said the rare hunter; Malik's voice coming in loud and clear.

Yami glared at the rare hunter, as he recalled what Isis had spoken of earlier--how the holder of the Millennium item he possessed, could control the minds of others.

"Why is it that you send one of your lacky's out to find me? Are you too much of a coward to come and find me yourself?," asked Yami, a cocky smirk appearing on his face.

The rare hunter glared at Yami, ready to advance...

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What is he doing?! Does he not realize that at any moment this room could be swarming with mind slaves?! ...Each one ready to take his life...

Oh! I can't watch! ...Isis, who the hell do you think you are helpless Hannah? Get ahold of yourself, and at least hit the guy with something...

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The rare hunter lunged as if to attack the Pharaoh, but saw an opportunity instead. He quickly grabbed Isis and held a knife up to her throat.

"I advise you will make no further remarks, Pharaoh, and merely surrender your life and your Millennium Puzzle to me now..."

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Malik?! How low are you?! And to think I was trying to save your sorry ass! ...Wait, wait...it's not really Malik. It's the spirit of the Millennium Rod...breath, Isis, breath...my Pharaoh will save me...

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"Kill her for all I care, doesn't really matter to me," stated Yami with a shrug of a his shoulders.

Both Isis and the rare hunter were in shock. Her jaw nearly hit the floor...

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H-how?! Why?! What the hell is going on?!?! After all I've done for him..and...he....

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The Eye of Horus appeared on Yami's forehead and he quickly held out his hand, sending a ball of energy flying toward the rare hunter.

The rare hunter was knocked backwards with great force...

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"I can't believe you! How could you do that to me?!"

"You didn't really believe I would let you die, did you?"

"...Well..."

"Did you???"

"...Um..."

"Isis?!"

"...Er..."

"For the love of...Oh for Ra's sake, we don't have time for this!"

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He quickly grabbed her hand, feeling that now may be a good time to run for it.

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"And...How the hell did you do that?!" she yelled, pointing to the rare hunter who was now, sliding down the wall.

"I don't have the slightest idea! It just comes and goes!"

"I thought you didn't know how to use your powers?!"

"Why are we yelling at each other?!" he yelled, sweatdropping.

"I don't--! ...I don't know..." she replied, sweatdropping as well.

"Let's just get the hell out of here!"

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Yami quickly bolted out the door, holding onto her hand, as they ran down the stair well.

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'You can run, Pharaoh, but you can't hide,' thought Malik, seeing his poor excuse for a servant out cold on the floor. '...I shall only keep sending my rare hunters after you, until you are dead or you hand over your Millennium Puzzle and all the powers you possess. Which ever comes first, it makes no difference to me.'

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"Please, Yami, just leave me! You have to escape or else the fate of the world will be lost!" yelled Isis, still running with him.

"And leave you there with that mad man? No way, Isis! I'll get us both out of this mess; just give me a minute to come up with a plan."

"Yami, this isn't a game! He will seriously---"

"That's it!" he yelled, interrupting her.

"What's it????" she looked quite confused by his sudden outburst.

"No time to explain, c'mon!"

With that he run up the flights of stairs heading for the roof top...

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'Does the Pharaoh really think that he can get away so easily? And the roof top of all places,' thought Malik, 'he will be like a cornered animal...no where to run and no hope of leaving. Oh, and to think that Egypt was run for almost two decades by this fool.'

The rare hunter he had summoned awaited his orders from his master.

"Yes, master?" he asked, bowing his head.

"The Pharaoh is with my sister," began Malik, only his voice heard, "be sure to spare her life, but do what you wish to the Pharaoh, just as long as you bring me the Millennium Puzzle."

"...Understood..."

"...Oh, and one more thing...if the Pharaoh should get too close to the edge of the roof top...," his lips curled, "...feel free to give him a little push..."

The rare hunter smirked and nodded in reply as he left the apartment quickly; heading toward the stair well that would lead to the roof...

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"Yami...what are we...doing on the roof?" she asked, catching her breath, having just run up at least ten flights of stairs, "...You're making it easy for them to find you..."

"...Good..." he replied, his voice no more than a whisper, his back to her.

"...Nani? Good??? How is this good?" she asked, walking up to him, her eyes went wide when he turned to face her.

"...Hai...very...good..."

A smirk crossed his lips, his eyes seemed harsh and cold, and his posture had changed...he was ready for an all out war...and this would be his battle ground.

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...That look...and those eyes...he truly is the same Pharaoh from 5000 years ago...

He never would back down from any challenge...and...that is what frightens me so. Oh, my Pharaoh...you were killed facing a challenge...is your fate meant to be the same? ...Will my brother be able to defeat you and take not only the Millennium Puzzle, but your powers as well?

...Yami, I pray that you know what you're doing...

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"At last, I have found you. Master Malik said you would be on the roof top. Now, it's time to meet your maker." the rare hunter stated, laughing.

Isis turned to face the man and glared daggers at him...

"Easy, I have no business with you," he smirked, "not yet at least, I'm sure if we put our heads together, we can come up with something..."

"Enough!" a voice rang out, causing the rare hunter to lose his train of thought.

The rare hunter turned his attention from Isis to the "so-called" Pharaoh, as Malik was always refering to him as. His eyes widened to find that this was not the way Malik had described the Pharaoh as being. A push over? ...I don't think so...

"I grow tired of waiting. Play a game with me if you dare." his laugh was quiet yet caused the hairs on the rare hunters neck to stand up. His eyes fixed on the man in front of him, and a smirk on his lips.

"A game? Alright, we shall duel then." he prepared his duel disk when he heard the Pharaoh object. "Nani?"

"I did not say duel, stupid mortal." the same smirk seemed to grow, "I said we will play a game, and not just any game...this will be a game for your life."

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He can't possibly be serious! ...Calm...happy thoughts, Isis...Oh SCREW this! That shrink doesn't know what she's talking about! (^.^() hehe~kat you know).

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"A g-game for my l-life?!" the rare hunter managed to blurt out, half hoping he had heard him wrong.

"Yes, mortal. A game for your life. Please try to listen more carefully next time. Do you accept my challenge?" his eyes seemed to have changed from his normal color to a crimson one.

"Yes! I accept your challenge! Tell me the rules and the stakes of this game!"

"There is but one rule to this game. Kill me by any means necessary and I will give you the Millennium Puzzle and all my power."

"Ha! You must be crazy! This will be the easiest challenge ever!"

"...So you think..."

"Start the damn game already!"

"As you wish...Game start!"

Isis couldn't believe what she was hearing, any moment the rare hunter would find some way to do the dirty deed...it was only a matter of time til the baka mind slave decided on a way to kill Yami.

"...The game cannot start until you take a step forward..." his lips now curled from his smirk, his arms crossed over his chest.

"Shut up! I merely want to think of the best way to kill you." '...When I return to Master Malik he will be so greatful for killing the Pharaoh, and retrieving the Millennium Puzzle, he will give me anything I ask for!'

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Merely walk forward and try to attack me, you stupid mortal. It will be the last step you ever take. I will have to remind myself to thank Shadi some day for such an idea...

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"What's wrong? Are you afraid to attack me? Are you too much of a coward to advance?" Yami asked, egging him on.

"That's it! I don't care how I kill you, just as long as your dead!"

With that he ran foward, reading to put all his might into a single blow, to knock the Pharaoh backwards, and to his death.

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...Ra...this is no ordinary game. His eyes are so cold and distant...a shadow game?! ...No game of this sort has been played for over 5000 years! Only Yami himself was the master of these games...can it be that some part of him remembers the shadow realm?

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"Die, you bastard!" yelled the rare hunter as he ran toward Yami. His eyes widened, however, when he felt the roof top start to shake.

Yami leaped backwards watching the roof top start to crumble next to the rare hunter's feet.

"What the hell is this?! What kind of trick is this?!"

"No trick, mortal. Did you think you would be the only one trying to take a life?" he replied, smirking, a small snickering following.

"What?!" the rare hunter's eyes went wide, "But you NEVER said--"

"Oh, but I did, I said this will be a game for YOUR life, not mine..." he smirk grew once more, "it would have done you some good to have not interrupted me before I finished explaining the game." he shrugged, "But now I'm afraid you have left me no choice, come forth Ammit!"

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Oh Ra! Can it truly be Ammit?! ...She's the consumer of souls...how can this be? I was sure that only Shadi could call her forth when he decided one's fate...

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The roof continued to shake as the rare hunter slowly backed away from the increasingly larger hole appearing near his feet. He looked down to find two glowing eyes looking up at him from the darkness.

"Wh-What the?!" he yelled backing away, "Something's down there...under the floor! Ah! It's coming! I have to get away!"

The King of Games merely laughed at the poor mortal who had been caught in his trap.

"You sound just like me, when I met Ammit..."

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When...he...it's merely an...

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Isis froze as she noticed Yami looking at her. She gasped seeing the Eye of Horus on his forehead, it was as if he had just read her very thoughts.

He seemed to say "Quiet" with his facial expressions. The entire game was riding on this.

She slightly nodded in reply, understanding fully now what was taking place.

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"What's going on?! Why were you looking at ---" he was cut short as two giant hands reached up from the hole and took hold of his arms. "AAAAAH!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!"

Yami watched on, smirking at the display in front of him, the Eye of Horus shining faintly on his forehead.

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...This game will be over should this rare hunter figure out that Ammit is only a product from my Genzo. (Genzo is Yami's special power in the manga and first season of YGO ~ he has the ability to create illusions or fantasies in order to punish people w/ evil souls).

If he should figure it out...and over come his fear...then there will be no other way for me to deal with such a threat. I only pray that I can keep him from seeing through my illusion.

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"Now rare hunter, tell me how to defeat Malik," began Yami, standing aways away from him, "and tell me now before Ammit sinks her teeth into your skin."

"WHAT?!" the rare hunter began to panick, trying to get away from the beast; each time he struggled her claws would tighten around him.

(For those of you who do not know who Ammit is, she's part hippo and crocodile, she's a beast that consumes the souls of the evil, after your soul has been declared to be so).

"Again, tell me how to defeat Malik, and I shall let you go," he snickered quietly, "I'm sure Ammit is quite hungry and I hate to keep her waiting, if you are going to be of no help to me, mortal."

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Isis continued to watch the scene. She only hoped that Yami would get his information...unfortunately, she already knew the answer to his question...

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How can I be the one to tell him that he only has two choices to defeat Malik: defeat the spirit of the Millennium Rod and seal him in the shadow realm forever...or...kill my brother...and I'm afraid no matter what happens, I cannot allow Yami to kill my brother.

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"Alright! Please! I beg of you, spare me!" he yelled, still struggling to get free from the beast who had started to pull him toward the hole.

"Tell me what I wish to know, and I will spare you. It's a very simple arrangement, stupid mortal.," he walked up to the rare hunter, smirking at Ammit. "I do apologize from keeping you from your meal."

"Bastard! I'll tell you! Malik is not your real opponent it is---" he suddenly started screaming, trying to hold his head in his hands, but stopped due to the fact that Ammit was holding his arms. "AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! No master! I'm sorry!"

Yami blinked, taking a step away from the rare hunter who was obviously having a major melt down. And he thought Jou was bad when he had too much ice cream.

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"Yami, stand away from him!"

"Stay out of this, Isis. Just stay where you are!" he was starting to lose control of his illusion.

The rare hunter's eyes rolled back into his head as he broke free of the illusion Yami had created. He lunged forward at him like a rabid animal, ready to scratch, dig, or use any means necessary to defeat his enemy.

Yami quickly stepped back just missing the rare hunter who had gone over the deep end. The rare hunter turned around quickly unleasing a knife, only to find that Yami was gone.

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Isis blinked, did she just see what she thought she saw????

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He just disappeared...an illusion? ...or did he...shimmer?

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(Ok, for anyone who doesn't know, Yami can shimmer in the manga and first season. If you don't know what shimmer means it means fade in and out, think of "I dream of Jeannie" with her little pop in and pop out trick).

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Yami appeared in back of the rare hunter; the Eye of Horus showing brightly on his forehead.

"Mind control or not, you will now play a penalty game!"

"You bastard! I don't give a damn about your games! I'll kill you!!!"

The rare hunter swung with his knife, only to lose his balance (when Yami leapt to his left), the rare hunter falling off the roof top...

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Isis gasped as she put a hand over her mouth at what had just happened. It wasn't the first time she had seen death of course, but knowing that this man was merely a victim made it worse.

Yami walked over to the edge of the roof slowly, and looked down to see the rare hunter laying in a pool of blood in an alley way. He turned back to face, Isis, no evidence of remorse apparent on his face.

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How can this be? He shows no sign of remorse for what has just happened...it was as if he planned to kill the rare hunter....no! He wouldn't do that! ...He couldn't...

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A black aura lingered behind Yami, the Eye of Horus slowly dissappearing from his forehead.

"...It's over for now, Isis...we should be going before someone finds the body..."

With that he walked past Isis who was almost in shock at his acts.

'...He....he did...he killed him...'

"...It couldn't be helped," he began, his voice cold and distant, "He was a threat. Now, come along, I shall find you somewhere safe to stay."

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That's it for this chapter, hope you liked it. ^.^ review please. ja ne