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I really am sorry that I haven't updated sooo long. But I guess the fic will be finished soon! If you want, there will be a sequel of course. . . someday. . . o.O

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The door creaked open, and everyone froze. Bakura pressed the children to his chest protectively and saw Yami doing the same with Yuugi. Slowly, the dim light of the room revealed something silvery standing behind the semi- closed door, and a deep, male voice was heard, talking to another person.

"This time it'll work, I promise."

"It better! This is the last chance I grant you, Crawford!" The second voice, as deep as the first one, sounded angry.

"It will, don't worry."

"Since my son and step-sons are dead, the corporation drowns in chaos!"

The first voice sighed. "And nobody plays Duel Monsters anymore since that incident; the people are afraid, though they don't know the whole truth! They're shocked by the fact that a few teens are dead because of the game. I don't know what to do with Industrial Illusions anymore."

"Your stupid game corporation doesn't matter to me, as long as I can turn Kaiba Corp. into what it was again, before my step-son took control."

"Ah, temper, temper. . . let's see if it worked."

Finally, the group inside snapped out of their trance-like eavesdropping state and hid themselves. Bakura dived behind a particularly large box which stood behind the former Shizuka's container, near the wall. Seto and Anzu already hid there, and the white-haired one shoved two of the children to them, Shizuka to Seto, and Malik to Anzu. He gathered Ryou in his arms, one hand loosely over the child's mouth. Peeking over the box's top, they saw two men come in. The first one had shoulder-length, straight silver- white hair which covered his left eye completely. The other one had short, greyish hair and a moustache. Both were dressed in red.

Bakura saw Seto's wide eyes, filled with shock, as the second man walked over to the former CEO's body and caressed the glass with his fingertips.

"My step-son. . . Seto's beautiful evening death, don't you think, Crawford?"

"Of course; but they all are beautiful.", the other one replied, eyes glued to the motionless body of Yuugi. Bakura smirked; he could nearly feel Yami's temper rising.

"Let's see if we can reanimate them already. Did you know these were the best duellists of the world?"

"I already told you I'm not interested in your crap!"

"Alright, I know." Crawford, as the other man had called him, casually walked over to the table where the disks lay. On the last container though, the one that contained the Ryou's body, a person leant. Bakura closed his eyes and suppressed an exasperated sig as Anuki spoke, more purring than usually.

"Hello, Pegasus." The man spun around.

"A. . . A-sama. . . "He quickly dropped to his knees, bowing his head.

"Didn't I tell you not to try anything to reanimate these children?"

"You did, A-sama. . . "

Anuki's voice was cold, dangerous, and her eyes held an evil glint as she smirked at the nick name.

"And why do you do it then?"

"G-Gozaburo, A-sama. He wanted it."

Anuki looked at the other man who still was observing the body hungrily.

"And you do obey some desperate, perverted fool rather than me?",. she asked softly. Way too softly.

"N-No. . . "

"Maybe I should tell Shaadi to use the Sennen Ankh on you."

"No! Please, A-sama. . . "

"No more excuses, Pegasus. It's over, don't you realize? You have to bury those corpses so their souls can be reincarnated!"

"Does that mean they're still alive?", Anzu whispered fearfully next to Bakura, and Ryou patted her arm soothingly with his little hand.

"But A-sama!"

"Who are you talking to, Crawford?"

Pegasus paled visibly. "No one!"

"Aww, I'm no one to you?", Anuki purred idly. She loved tormenting this man's soul, for he was to blame 'her' Malik's body was trapped here as well as his soul and his future being. She craved those emotions, and every time she felt the waves of affection coming from the Egyptian mortal, she shivered inside.

"Of course not, but. . . "

"Who's this girl, Crawford?"

"My name's Anuki, mortal. You must be Kaiba Gozaburo, once again CEO of Kaiba Corp. I`m pleased to meet you." She held her delicate hand out, smiling sweetly. Kaiba grabbed it, though Pegasus gasped. Within a second, the CEO's soul was sucked out of his body and sent to the depths of the Shadow Realm.

"A-sama. . . "

"Stop whimpering, pathetic mortal! I know you're to blame my plan went wrong! And now, go. Go and never come back here. I will deal with you later."

Pegasus flinched. "Yes, A-sama. . . "

Once the man was gone, everyone came out, Yami still fuming and holding Yuugi possessively.

"What plan?", the spiky haired teen growled. Anuki turned to Yami, a mildly surprised look on her face; as if she had forgotten that the group was still there.

"Oh. . . ", she said weakly. The small Malik in Anzu's arms reached out to her, but it seemed she was afraid to hold him. Bakura and Isis both were glaring at her, too. Malik let a faint whimper escape.

"Well, you see, I. . . "

"I think, it is time to tell the truth, mistress.", Mariku stated softly, resting a hand on te girl's shoulder.

"But-!"

"I. . . don't care. It's okay."

Now, everyone was confused. Terribly confused.

"What is okay?", Bakura growled. And so, Anuki started her story.

"My name, dear mortals, is Anuket."

"Like the goddesses' name; I didn't knew it was allowed to name their children like this.", Anzu said.

"It is not. I am the only one rightfully bearing this name."

The deity sighed as she read disbelief and shock on the teens' faces. "That is the truth. I will prove myself right once I finished.

"You've got two options, mortals. I was here to help you being friends again. That is necessary, really important for our existence. I thought I knew you, for I watched over you since your souls were created. It was a mistake to interrupt and come into your lives, but I can't rewind it. I'm sorry for playing with your lives."

The girl sounded sorry, so Bakura softened his death grip on Ryou a bit.

"Now, that I revealed my identity to you, you only got one chance. I can bring all of you back to your timeline, that's for sure, but then I'll just have the power to do one of these: Turning the children into teens again . . . or bring Mariku back to life."

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Gods, I'm so evil. . . I'm sorry.