Disclaimer. Oh god, do I really have to write one of these each chapter? I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. Nor do I own any of its characters. I just own MINE! MWAHHAHAH! Erm… Eheh… Yah… So go ahead and read. Sorry these are short, and sorry these all have cliffhangers. I'm just like that… EVIL!

The beginning of this chapter is basically to introduce the "bigger" problem. I wanted to add a bunch of different pieces to the story, so I'm going to add another here!

Onward Fic!

~Chapter 3

      Demon From The Dust

"The scale, is tilting dangerously"

"I feel it also"

"Perhaps it is time"

"I don't think so"

"It is not your say… You are our messenger, this is your job"

"I feel their calling, I don't need you to tell me"

"So go"

Shadi turned away from the mirror, fingering the large golden ankh that seemed to weigh him down, a little more then usual. He let his gaze wander to the scale, if it where a normal scale, it probably would have fallen over. The feather on the other end lay motionless against the gently breeze that wafted in from the chamber door. HE hadn't lay any hearts on the scale, why was it doing this? Alas, it wasn't his place to question.

'I pray you are not led astray….' He thought to himself as he ran a line of sand along the stone that the scale rested upon. And so began the ritual.

 (A/N: for those unfamiliar, the sennen scale measures the amount of sin in a person's heart. Their heart is placed on one end, and the 'feather of truth' on the other; if the person's heart weighs more then the feather, then they are full of sin and a creature will rise from the abyss to devour them.

I will write a diff piece on that later. This was an actual item used by a goddess, except it was an ostrich feather.  If you're really curious, then e-mail me if you want more on that until I get the other piece up!)

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'…Where have the days gone? …Where have the days of my consciousness fled? It was you who sealed them away… Wasn't it? The earthly realm, it burns… what's that, that burns my eyes? Why are you here for me… again?'

Golden eyes cut through the darkness that enveloped her.

'What is this… this… THING shifting in the shadows? How dare they… I am no human creature! Why have I been given such a body? I am the punisher, not the punished!'

 Dark bloody red hair glistened in the shadows around her. Her defined cheekbones and chin where accented by her demonically colored eyes, eyes few lived to remember. Ammut had awoken. And Shadi was worried…

"What is this treachery!?!" She screamed "Where is my body!?!" She wheeled around to Shadi. "Who do you think you are? Do you enjoy dancing with death? I'd be happy to send you to…"

"Stop!" Shadi cut in.

"How dare you! Do you dare provoke a demon's wrath!?"

"I am Shadi"

"I know what they call you!" She spat. "I was there when you received Maát's scale. I want to know what the meaning of this body is!"

Shadi smiled at the demon. He wondered if her human body could withstand her rage… The idea of her bursting into a thousand pieces did humor him, but this was not the time or the place.

"I have brought you in this form because I fear you will not be able to do this in you original state…"

Ammut glared at him. "I know why I'm here. But I don't see why I can't just go claim those who weigh down the feather!"

"It's not like that anymore… You cannot just walk out there and devour someone anymore." Shadi turned his back to Maát's creature.

"Why should I listen to you? You're just another pathetic, disgusting human creature! You have no place in my presence! NOR will you ever find one!" She spat.

Shadi stepped backwards and slowly locked the door to the hidden chamber. He watched cautiously as she pulled herself to a standing position. She dug her nails into the stone at her back for support and glared. "I don't have to do a thing you say…"

She knew she was wrong. The scale was his, and so was she…

Shadi shifted his weight from one foot to another. He decided to go fetch her some cloths. She was cold, and shivering. He knew it, not that she would ever admit to it mind you.

"What are those?" She snarled as he returned with a shirt and jeans.

"These…" He sighed. "Are cloths."

She eyes them with discontent. There was no way she would be found in those! What was he thinking!? Better yet, what WASN'T he thinking?

Shadi noticed her displease reaction to the garments he offered. It became evident when she tried to rip them apart. Luckily, jean doesn't tare that easily. She hurled them at the opposite wall and began to pout.

'Oh Ra…' Shadi though. 'You have a long day set for me, don't you?'

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Budgie fumbled with the keys to her apartment. Her hands where cold from the rain and it was hard to work with small objects with numb hands. She smiled slightly with the approving Click of the lock as it agreed to let her in. She threw her jacket across the back of a near by chair and herself on a near by couch. She kicked her shoes of and left them where they dropped on the floor at the foot of her bed.

She snatched up the remote control from the coffee table positioned conveniently beside the sofa and began to surf for something interesting among the endless, streaming channels of her television set. When she found nothing she threw her remote angrily at the floor. The channel she gave up on was a new channel and she frowned at the annoying voice of the news lady as she began to interview local police about a strange attempt on some guy's life. She picked up the remote to change the channel when she noticed the batteries fell out. She tried to cram them back in as fast as she could.

"Local officials claim the attacker is a young dark male, late teens…" The screen hummed. "Who, when confronted, clamed that he was only doing his jab, and that blood would be spilled on judgment from his goddess…"

Budgie snapped her attention to the TV. "What the hell?"

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"Ryou… what's happed to you?" Otogi bent kneeled down by his friend, ignoring the violent protest of the thorns as he did so.

Ryou looked up at his friend, letting the corner of his lips curl into a smile. The notion was not returned by Ryuugi. Ryou let his gaze fall back to the flowerbed and slowly drew in a breath. It was harder then he thought, or it should be…. Otogi took this as a bad sign and his mind began to race. His friend needed help! NOW! Ryou looked up at him and let his smile, (or his attempt at one) fade.

"It looks worse then it really is…" He coughed.

Otogi glared at him. This was not the time for one if Ryou's fronts. He wasn't blind; he could see the gash across Ryou, and his sharp, scarce breaths. He knew he needed to get help. He needed medical attention. But he couldn't just leave Ryou here to get it… What if something happened to him? He considered lifting him up…

'I'm pretty strong, I might be able to carry him…' he frowned. 'But I doubt I would make it too far…' He wiped the water away from his face. The rain was pouring down now, and bad it hard to see, or concentrate. It was like ice, running down his neck and shirt, clinging to him as if for dear life. Otogi shivered. The color lacing the flowers was now rinsed away, soaking onto Ryou's clothing.

He pulled his sleeve up over his hand, whipped the water away from Ryou's face and brushed his hair out of his eyes. "Poor guy…" His face was like ice. They both needed out of the rain, ASAP. 

The rain got stronger still. He bent over Ryou as an attempt to shield him from the rain. Though he couldn't begin to prepare to shield him from what was coming for him down the path….

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Bakura rung the water from his hair as he stomped down the path. Damn this rain! It was washing away his trail! He glared at the skies. He snorted, it didn't make him feel any better, but it was his attempt to show the gods he was not at all pleased with this!

His keen ears barely picked up a faint sound from the near by rose bushes. It sounded like a voice. He stopped walking momentarily to listen. Was it just the rain, mimicking the melody of a human's voice, or was he close? Very close?

"Poor guy…"

Bakura's lips curled into a twisted smile…

"Bingo!"

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There, now that that's out of the way, I can get this story rolling! MWAHAHAH! Sorry again about the cliffhanger, actually, I'm NOT! Lol. I will conclude the park scene next chapter… If I get enough reviews. I need to know if this is worth continuing. If not, I'm not going to waist my time on the rest of the story. Until then…