Shadowing Glory
The Sequel
'Thought'
"Spoken"
Reality (Normal Realm)
Fantasy (Card Realm)
~Dream~
[Shadow Realm]
/Yugi's voice in his head/
//Yami's voice in Yugi's head//
A/N: 195 REVIEWS!!!!! Wow, I'm on the brink of 200! Thank you all so much! I love you all! *Huggles ya to death* Oh, and if I wasn't clear I did mean another sequel by my question, and, I will do that now from all the votes you left me! This won't be ending soon, and the rest of this section (4 more parts after this one) will BE VERY DARK… oooh… I have some great plot pieces for this… MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! …o_ô… well, enough of my ramblings, I am going to get straight to the story now! Thank you as ever for all your support; it's greatly appreciated!
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Sequel: Part 3 – Shadow's Hand
Before he could react, Yugi found a tightened fist pummelling into his stomach and another into his jaw, knocking him down to the floor. A demonic smirk grew upon Yami Bakura's face as he looked down at the small tri-colour haired youth.
He wasn't here to play around anymore.
Yugi's bright, shaky gaze looked up as the white-haired other rose both arms in front of his face, "Now, watch this, Yugi," he sneered, as he gestured down his hands and slid them behind his back.
As Yugi slowly pulled himself back up to his feet sorely, Yami Bakura pulled away his left hand, which now had his Duel Monsters deck clutched within. He then pulled away his right hand and stared down at his cards, "Do you feel lucky today Yugi? The next thing I draw could be the end of you," he scorned, resting his slender fingers over his deck, before pulling out a card and waving it in front of the little duellist, his smirk now a grin.
Yugi began to quiver as the Millennium Ring hung round the other's neck eerily illuminated, swaying ever so slightly in the breeze blowing past them both, as the deck was slipped away.
"You might call it a lucky draw," he spun the face of the card round, "then again, you won't."
A glow filled the air.
Yami Bakura stumbled back and growled as the newly emerged figure sent out a powerful hand, knocking his monster from his grasp. "After everything, you still haven't learned," Yami calmly said, scrutinising the white-haired youth scowling at him whilst barricading Yugi protectively.
Yami Bakura glanced down at the fallen card on the floor, then back at the stern pharaoh. Yami crossed his arms across his chest tightly, raising an eyebrow, "Just try-"
Both he and Yugi abruptly froze and stared down at the Millennium Puzzle round their necks, seconds before darkness exploded all around the three figures.
["What the…!" Yami Bakura exclaimed, staring round before fixating his glare upon both the tri-colour haired youths in front of him, "I demand to know what you think you're playing at!"
Yami blinked, ignoring the snowy-haired other's confused, livid comments as he stood closer to Yugi. "Be careful, something is going on, and I don't think it has anything to do with him,"
Yugi nodded, feeling unnerved by the situation, "I don't like this at all…"
Yami looked about, "It's too quiet for comfort," he said in open thought, before returning his gaze to Yugi, "do you have your deck with you?"
Yugi blinked innocently before pulling it out, "Uh-huh… I think I get your drift,"
"I have a feeling I know who is behind this all…" Yami added, looking about cautiously, before Yami Bakura caught his attention as he clenched at the pharaoh's shirt angrily.
"And if you have any common sense you'll do the same," Yami smirked pushing him off.
Yugi finished scanning through his deck, producing one card in particular. He only needed one for now, and hopefully his energy wouldn't decrease too much from it; he could still remember vividly the time he almost lost his soul from his first proper duel in this place… he put away the rest of his deck as he focused on one card.
"Remember to take it easy, Yugi," Yami advised, standing his ground.
Yugi nodded, "Gotcha," he said, as he began to summon his monster.
Effeminate bright blue eyes focused before looking at the current environment and situation, and the Dark Magician lowered his staff at the sight of little Yugi and the pharaoh looking at him. Without a moment of hesitation he bowed to them before resuming his glancing around.
"Keep a careful watch over Yugi, make sure he's kept safe," Yami commanded, gaining a nod of acknowledgement in return.
The Dark Magician then stepped towards Yugi and crouched down, smiling reassuringly, "I'll reserve using power unless it is necessary, little one, as not to endanger your soul. Keep close," he said in a soft tone, before straightening up and looking to Yami, "I assume we are heading towards whatever is causing this?"
Yami nodded, "Correct, as ever, Dark Magician," he then turned his focus away, "how about you, are you joining us?" he questioned with a cold, threatening tone.
Yami Bakura stared at them malevolently with his chocolate eyes, 'It looks like I'll have to tag along… whatever brought us here has got us trapped here indefinitely… but maybe I can use it to my advantage…' he placed his stare on the Millennium Puzzle, 'with them distracted by this I have the perfect opportunity to get my hands on another Millennium Item…'
The Dark Magician glanced over, with a weary speculation before averting his gaze again. He didn't trust the other presence at all, and knew he was going to have to watch out for him.
Yami tapped his foot, "Well? I don't have time to waste waiting for an answer from you," he commented.
Yami Bakura smirked, '… It's useless trying to sneak round the monster but…' he looked at Yami, "this isn't an act of free will, I have no other choice… for now," he growled, walking over, and all began to set off.]
* * * * * *
"Let's not get hasty now, we shouldn't jump to any conclusions," Mystical Elf said, sighing, as she extended an arm, reaching for a particular book.
"Not get hasty? How can we not get hasty in a situation like this? You saw it for yourself, this could only mean trouble!" The Celtic Guardian argued, hanging over her shoulder.
"We shall have to wait it out and see for ourselves then, won't we," she retorted, shaking her head.
"It might be too late by then though, you know that!"
"It was only a summoning, Celtic. You shouldn't be so paranoid,"
"You said it for yourself though, this was no ordinary summoning!" he folded his arms tightly across his chest and bore his intense amber eyes into her.
"True, but it's not the end of the world! Sit down and think it through, there's no need for such impulsiveness," she dropped her head onto her hands momentarily, before rising again to pick out another book.
"It's not so much impulsiveness as instinct! Didn't you ever learn to trust in your own feelings and judgement? I'm going to do something, with or without your help!"
"Look," she tried to reason, raising a delicate hand to her head, "I have a bad feeling about this too, but that isn't the way to react to it."
The Celtic Guardian shook his head. He wasn't having any of this. "So what am I meant to do? Just sit back, when my best friend is on the line like that? No! I refuse to! The last time I had a feeling like this, Yugi was in trouble… I just can't risk it!"
Mystical Elf lowered her head down, "You're too stubborn for your own good, do you know that?" she sighed in defeat as she stared up at Celtic Guardian, "Give me a moment firstly though."
"Thank you," he said, before looking up, "… just make it a quick moment," he added.
* * * * * *
~ "Sometimes you have to torture yourself to be set free…" a pair of darkened eyes looked on contently as its plan began to unfold, "when you're left in the dark, you're no match for me," it then stepped back and admired the completed preparations, "retribution will be ever so sweet…" it then sat back and began it's wait for the right timing to initiate the most important part of its scheme, "just sit back and relax, for soon we'll meet." ~
[Yami snapped from his thoughts and looked down at his little angel whose hand was placed upon his arm, and his large violet eyes gazing up with concern at him, unblinking.
"What's up?" he questioned.
"Nothing to be concerned with…" he replied, upon receiving an untrusting glare from the white-haired figure.
/ Not something you want to be heard? /
// Not really… It was just, I thought I - never mind. //
/ You thought you what, Yami? /
// I thought I… heard something. //
/ Something…? /
// I don't mean around here, little one, almost as if… //
/ As if…? /
// …It was in my mind. Be very, very cautious… //
Yugi froze, and furrowed his brow, / is something bad going on? / He questioned with worry.
Yami looked at him, before signalling to the Dark Magician to carry on, // …you're best to stay out of it as much as possible. It's something I want to and will deal with on my own. Understood? //
/ … Yeah, but… be careful… /
// I will, don't you worry about it, //
If Yami wanted to face alone, it had to be something very bad… but what choice did Yugi have but to go along with it?
Little did Yami know that by doing this he was walking into the trap set out for him…
…But what you don't know can't hurt you.
Or, so they say…
To Be Continued…