Shadows of Demons
Pan: Angel Reaper, never fear, Yugi will be perfectly safe. Only Anzu dies in this (good in my opinion).
I'll probably answer reviews properly next chapter, so if you have anything to ask, ask it!
This chapter will just about wrap up the entire fic. Aw... well, I always have a finale chapter and an epilogue, so there should be at least two more chapters to go.
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"Tomorrow is the New Moon..." Yami murmured absently, looking out his window. Yugi sighed, sitting on the bed behind him. "You know we're ready. Bakura and Malik will be there - there's not much more we can do to protect ourselves." he said. "I know, koi, I know!" Yami yelled, turning to face the smaller boy. "It doesn't make me feel any better about it though!" Yugi looked at the ground. "Nobody could feel good about it." he said quietly. Yami's eyes softened. "I'm sorry I shouted..." he said, sitting down next to Yugi, and putting his arm about his shoulders. "It's just got me so worked up..." Yugi looked up at him. "I understand... it must be hard for you... I'm scared too, if it helps."
Yami looked towards the window. "The only time you saw YoukaiYami was that night when Anzu..." his voice trailed off. Yugi nodded. "Yeah..." he replied. Yami took a deep breath. "Yugi, please tell me now if you don't want to do this, because I won't make you!" he said very quickly. Yugi smiled gently. "I'd do anything for you." he said, kissing Yami on the cheek. Yami turned, brushing his lips against Yugi's softly, and then again, with more passion behind it. Yugi responded joyfully, pressing his body close up against Yami's, until they lost the balance to remain sitting up, and fell back onto the soft bed.
Yugi murmured 'Aishiteru' against Yami's lips, running his hands through the Pharaoh's hair. A thought came into Yami's mind, and he sat up, breaking away from Yugi. The smaller boy gave a small whimper of disappointment.
"I know how we'll know that both of us will come through this together." Yami said, smiling. Yugi sat up too, giving Yami a curious look. "It's simple. I promise you, that the night after tomorrow, I will be your lover as before. And you promise the same." Yami explained. Yugi nodded. "Alright. I promise you that as well; and neither of us may break that vow." he said brightly.
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Yugi blearily opened his eyes the next morning, to the surprise of him being in bed alone. Since Anzu had died in his bed, he had refused to sleep in it, and therefore, shared with Yami. "Ya-chan?" he asked, sitting up, as if his koi was hiding somewhere in the room. "I wonder where he is..." he murmured, climbing out of bed, and making his way towards the door.
He walked down the stairs, yawning quietly. His bare feet padded softly on the carpeted floor.
"Yugi? Is that you?" Yami's voice asked from the lounge. Smiling, Yugi made straight for that room, and sat down next to Yami on the sofa. "Ohayo! What're you doing?" Yugi said, looking at the thick book that Yami had in his lap. "Looking at this..." Yami answered quietly. The book was a photo album; the only one that Yugi owned. It was packed full of pictures from when he was much younger, before he had owned the Puzzle; from when he had first been friends with Jonouchi, when Yami had wreaked havoc on most things that hurt Yugi, though Yugi wasn't aware of it; from Duelist Kingdom, Battle City, and everything in between and after.
"Did you know that there's only one picture of us together in this?" Yami asked. Yugi thought for a moment. "No, I didn't." he answered truthfully. "Well, there is, and it's from the end of Battle City." Yami told him. Yugi sighed. "I guess I forgot about taking photos... we should really have a better one together..." he said, looking at the Battle City photos on the page before him. "Jonouchi never was good with a camera..." The last photo, of both Yami and Yugi, was slightly out of focus, and sideways. Something to do with Anzu hanging around Jonouchi's neck, as he had just been revived. Yami laughed. "Well, he had just been brought back from the dead!" Yugi giggled. "I think we can forgive him that one time. I'll find my camera later - I hope there's some film left in it, my digital one broke months ago." he said. Yami sighed - another two items that he wasn't allowed to touch.
"I'm hungry!" Yugi said suddenly. "I'm going to make breakfast. Do you want anything?" He got to his feet again. Yami shrugged, putting the photo album down. "I think that's a yes." Yugi said, trotting off to the kitchen. Yami rolled his eyes a little, before turning the TV on.
"The body of sixteen-year-old Mazaki Anzu of Domino City was pulled out of the water at the docks earlier this morning, when a fisherman accidentally hooked part of her clothing. Police originally thought that she had fallen in and drowned, until the body was recovered and a stab wound was found in the chest. They are now beginning a full-scale murder investigation..." the newsreader said, news being the first thing that Yami found. "Oh shit..." he muttered. "But, since she was killed by a magical weapon, they shouldn't be able to find anything out..."
Yugi stuck his head back into the lounge. "They're beginning a murder investigation for Anzu?" he said. "We should make sure Bakura knows about that - it was him who hid her body." Yami looked at him. "If Anzu's death is traced to anyone, it will be to Bakura." he stated. "But I'm sure he'll be alright.... do I smell smoke?" Yugi's eyes widened, and he turned around.
The toaster was spewing out black smoke. "Shit!" Yugi swore loudly. He coughed hard, and Yami jumped up to pull him away from the smoke-filled kitchen. "I can do without you dying of smoke inhalation!" the ex-Pharaoh said. "Well, do something... I don't want the whole house catching fire!" Yugi said between coughs. "And DON'T use water!" Yami blinked, confused. "Why? Water would put the fire out!" he said in bewilderment. "Water conducts electricity - the toaster is electric, it would make the fire worse." Yugi explained. "Ah..." Yami sighed. "I'll have to put it out magically then."
He walked straight into the kitchen - the smoke was beginning to leak out into the rest of the house now. Carefully concentrating on the Puzzle, and trying to ignore his difficulty breathing, he summoned up enough magic to extinguish the fire, without using water. Yugi rushed in with a damp cloth held over his mouth and nose, and proceeded to open every door and window possible, before dragging Yami away.
"Well, what a fun way to spend the morning..." Yugi said sarcastically. "And you accuse me of making toasters explode!" Yami smirked. Yugi rolled his eyes. "Maybe we'll have a breakfast that doesn't involve heating things up..." he said thoughtfully. "Such as?" Yami asked. "Now that's a good question." Yugi replied.
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Yami hugged Yugi tightly as he watched the sun sink below the horizon, the red sky heralding nightfall. Behind them, the white electric light illuminated the room. Bakura and Malik leant against the far wall.
"Thank you for going through with this..." Yami murmured quietly. "I would do anything for you." Yugi reminded him. Slowly, Yami closed the curtains, covering the only window in his room. "Bakura, will you... put me to sleep again?" he asked as he turned around. Bakura nodded gently, gesturing towards the bed.
"I will see you later, koi." Yami said, smiling weakly at Yugi. Yugi smiled back, though his eyes held deep concern.
Yami climbed onto his bed and lay down, looking at Bakura. "I'm ready..." he said quietly. Bakura walked over to him, the Ring beginning to glow slightly. "Just relax and close your eyes, you've done this before..." he said, closing his own eyes to cast the sleeping spell over Yami. Within seconds, the Puzzle spirit was fast asleep, breathing soundlessly, almost as if nothing were to happen.
"Are you ready, Yugi-kun?" Malik asked. "H-hai..." Yugi stammered, obviously afraid. "You don't sound it." Malik said, hesitating. Yugi took a deep breath. "I'm ready." he said. Malik bit his lip, flipping the switch to turn the light out.
For a few moments, it was almost as if nothing was going to happen. Yugi began to relax, but immediately tensed as a burning red light began to glow in the darkened room. Yugi watched in considerable fear, as he saw Yami's body sit up, almost of its own accord, saw black wings draw themselves from Yami's shoulders, and worst of all in Yugi's mind, see Yami's normally determined-yet-soft crimson eyes open to reveal evil, blood-tainted ones.
"So..." Youkai said, getting to his feet. "I finally get to meet little Muto Yugi, the one I find everywhere in Yami's mind." Yugi looked up bravely. "So desu..." he said. 'It's just Yami, just Yami,' he repeated over and over in his thoughts. "Who would have thought that Yami would be careless enough to leave me in a room with the one he cares about most?" Youkai smirked, walking towards Yugi. "Even if there are two other Millennium Item holders here."
"I'm not afraid of you..." Yugi said. "Shame, you should be." Youkai told him, stopping less than a metre away from the smaller boy. "You're just Yami, why should I be afraid of you?" Yugi said, looking away slightly. Youkai laughed darkly. "Just Yami? I'm more than 'just Yami'. I'm the result of millennia of dark thoughts, gathered together and given form on the darkest nights." he said, placing his hand on Yugi's cheek and forcing him to look up into his eyes.
Yugi's own hand moved up to stroke Youkai's cheek. The demon flinched at the tender touch, eyes widened in surprise. "You really aren't afraid, are you?!" he exclaimed. "No... I've already told you that, Yo-chan..." Yugi said, smiling softly. Youkai started at the use of the affecionate name. The two stood in silence for a few minutes, as Yugi's fingers traced Youkai's familiar features.
Youkai was the first to react, pushing Yugi away from him suddenly. Yugi crashed to the floor painfully. "Then I'll give you reason to be afraid!" Youkai said through gritted teeth. Yugi got up slowly to face the demon again. "I'll never be scared of you - at the moment, you're scared of me." he said bravely. "Scared of you? Don't make me laugh." Youkai denied, getting angrier.
Yugi stepped closer to him. "I'm not scared of you, and I'll prove it." he said, grabbing Youkai's shirt, and pulling the demon forward so that he was at the smaller boy's own level. "If I want my koibito back, you have to take my heart - you have to accept my affection." Yugi told him. "I love Yami, and every part of him, so therefore, I love you!"
"Demo..." Youkai said weakly, voice cut off as Yugi kissed him passionately on the lips. Youkai froze, until something inside him forced him to return the kiss. "This is Yami's emotion!" he hissed as Yugi broke away. "It is your emotion, accept it!" Yugi whispered back, kissing the bewildered demon once again. "How can I accept such a thing?!" Youkai asked when they next broke. "You already have..." Yugi answered.
Youkai's eyes softened, tears began to course down his face. "It's not true! It can't be true!" he said, harsh voice broken by sobs. "It is true!" Yugi said, wrapping his arms around Youkai's neck. His lips brushed softly against Youkai's, and the demon chose to take Yugi's heart. He brought their lips together again, slightly harsher than Yami would. He trailed his tongue along Yugi's bottom lip, before pushing it into Yugi's waiting mouth.
A violet, glowing circle drew itself around the pair. Flames of the same colour flickered around it, and the kanji for 'Youkai' etched itself in red under Youkai's feet. Under Yugi's feet, in a pale, soft blue, the kanji for 'Tenshi', 'angel' drew itself. Youkai broke away from Yugi in surprise, as a column of blue light shot up around the boy.
As the light died, pure white, feathery wings exploded from Yugi's shoulders, his eyes becoming soft blue instead of deep violet. The blood- red third eye on Youkai's forehead shattered and dissolved, and his eyes returned to Yami's crimson, though the demonic wings remained.
"M-my angel..." Yami stammered, reaching his arms out towards Yugi. "My demon!" Yugi cried joyfully, jumping into Yami's waiting arms. Even as he did so, the mystical circle and it symbols faded into nothing. Yugi's wings melted into shimmering white glitter, which disappeared as they fell to the ground. Yami's dispersed in thousands of black particles, disappearing before they touched the floor.
Both boys fell to their knees, then sideways in unconsciousness. The room was returned to darkness.
Malik looked at Bakura. "I think that worked." he said, walking towards Yugi, and picking him up, to place the small boy on the bed. "Why do I have to pick up the heavier one?" he muttered in indignation, lifting Yami to put him on the bed next to Yugi.
"Come on. Let's leave them in peace." Malik said, pushing Bakura out of the room.
"Yugi... boku no tenshi..." Yami murmured in his sleep, placing one arm over Yugi small body and pulling him close.
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Pan: You'd better like that! It is now 00:20! Twenty past midnight, dammit!
By the way, the next chapter will be the finale, it will not be of immense importance, but it will be a yaoi chapter as per Yami and Yugi's promises.
Yami: Yatta!
Yugi: Heh heh heh...
Pan: *sweatdrops* O...kay, that's weird. You're supposed to be unconscious!
Yugi: Doesn't apply after the little squiggly liney thing that ends the chapter.
Pan: Oh. Anyway, after that, there will be an epilogue. By the way, please tell me if you want a sequel!
Pan: Angel Reaper, never fear, Yugi will be perfectly safe. Only Anzu dies in this (good in my opinion).
I'll probably answer reviews properly next chapter, so if you have anything to ask, ask it!
This chapter will just about wrap up the entire fic. Aw... well, I always have a finale chapter and an epilogue, so there should be at least two more chapters to go.
~
"Tomorrow is the New Moon..." Yami murmured absently, looking out his window. Yugi sighed, sitting on the bed behind him. "You know we're ready. Bakura and Malik will be there - there's not much more we can do to protect ourselves." he said. "I know, koi, I know!" Yami yelled, turning to face the smaller boy. "It doesn't make me feel any better about it though!" Yugi looked at the ground. "Nobody could feel good about it." he said quietly. Yami's eyes softened. "I'm sorry I shouted..." he said, sitting down next to Yugi, and putting his arm about his shoulders. "It's just got me so worked up..." Yugi looked up at him. "I understand... it must be hard for you... I'm scared too, if it helps."
Yami looked towards the window. "The only time you saw YoukaiYami was that night when Anzu..." his voice trailed off. Yugi nodded. "Yeah..." he replied. Yami took a deep breath. "Yugi, please tell me now if you don't want to do this, because I won't make you!" he said very quickly. Yugi smiled gently. "I'd do anything for you." he said, kissing Yami on the cheek. Yami turned, brushing his lips against Yugi's softly, and then again, with more passion behind it. Yugi responded joyfully, pressing his body close up against Yami's, until they lost the balance to remain sitting up, and fell back onto the soft bed.
Yugi murmured 'Aishiteru' against Yami's lips, running his hands through the Pharaoh's hair. A thought came into Yami's mind, and he sat up, breaking away from Yugi. The smaller boy gave a small whimper of disappointment.
"I know how we'll know that both of us will come through this together." Yami said, smiling. Yugi sat up too, giving Yami a curious look. "It's simple. I promise you, that the night after tomorrow, I will be your lover as before. And you promise the same." Yami explained. Yugi nodded. "Alright. I promise you that as well; and neither of us may break that vow." he said brightly.
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Yugi blearily opened his eyes the next morning, to the surprise of him being in bed alone. Since Anzu had died in his bed, he had refused to sleep in it, and therefore, shared with Yami. "Ya-chan?" he asked, sitting up, as if his koi was hiding somewhere in the room. "I wonder where he is..." he murmured, climbing out of bed, and making his way towards the door.
He walked down the stairs, yawning quietly. His bare feet padded softly on the carpeted floor.
"Yugi? Is that you?" Yami's voice asked from the lounge. Smiling, Yugi made straight for that room, and sat down next to Yami on the sofa. "Ohayo! What're you doing?" Yugi said, looking at the thick book that Yami had in his lap. "Looking at this..." Yami answered quietly. The book was a photo album; the only one that Yugi owned. It was packed full of pictures from when he was much younger, before he had owned the Puzzle; from when he had first been friends with Jonouchi, when Yami had wreaked havoc on most things that hurt Yugi, though Yugi wasn't aware of it; from Duelist Kingdom, Battle City, and everything in between and after.
"Did you know that there's only one picture of us together in this?" Yami asked. Yugi thought for a moment. "No, I didn't." he answered truthfully. "Well, there is, and it's from the end of Battle City." Yami told him. Yugi sighed. "I guess I forgot about taking photos... we should really have a better one together..." he said, looking at the Battle City photos on the page before him. "Jonouchi never was good with a camera..." The last photo, of both Yami and Yugi, was slightly out of focus, and sideways. Something to do with Anzu hanging around Jonouchi's neck, as he had just been revived. Yami laughed. "Well, he had just been brought back from the dead!" Yugi giggled. "I think we can forgive him that one time. I'll find my camera later - I hope there's some film left in it, my digital one broke months ago." he said. Yami sighed - another two items that he wasn't allowed to touch.
"I'm hungry!" Yugi said suddenly. "I'm going to make breakfast. Do you want anything?" He got to his feet again. Yami shrugged, putting the photo album down. "I think that's a yes." Yugi said, trotting off to the kitchen. Yami rolled his eyes a little, before turning the TV on.
"The body of sixteen-year-old Mazaki Anzu of Domino City was pulled out of the water at the docks earlier this morning, when a fisherman accidentally hooked part of her clothing. Police originally thought that she had fallen in and drowned, until the body was recovered and a stab wound was found in the chest. They are now beginning a full-scale murder investigation..." the newsreader said, news being the first thing that Yami found. "Oh shit..." he muttered. "But, since she was killed by a magical weapon, they shouldn't be able to find anything out..."
Yugi stuck his head back into the lounge. "They're beginning a murder investigation for Anzu?" he said. "We should make sure Bakura knows about that - it was him who hid her body." Yami looked at him. "If Anzu's death is traced to anyone, it will be to Bakura." he stated. "But I'm sure he'll be alright.... do I smell smoke?" Yugi's eyes widened, and he turned around.
The toaster was spewing out black smoke. "Shit!" Yugi swore loudly. He coughed hard, and Yami jumped up to pull him away from the smoke-filled kitchen. "I can do without you dying of smoke inhalation!" the ex-Pharaoh said. "Well, do something... I don't want the whole house catching fire!" Yugi said between coughs. "And DON'T use water!" Yami blinked, confused. "Why? Water would put the fire out!" he said in bewilderment. "Water conducts electricity - the toaster is electric, it would make the fire worse." Yugi explained. "Ah..." Yami sighed. "I'll have to put it out magically then."
He walked straight into the kitchen - the smoke was beginning to leak out into the rest of the house now. Carefully concentrating on the Puzzle, and trying to ignore his difficulty breathing, he summoned up enough magic to extinguish the fire, without using water. Yugi rushed in with a damp cloth held over his mouth and nose, and proceeded to open every door and window possible, before dragging Yami away.
"Well, what a fun way to spend the morning..." Yugi said sarcastically. "And you accuse me of making toasters explode!" Yami smirked. Yugi rolled his eyes. "Maybe we'll have a breakfast that doesn't involve heating things up..." he said thoughtfully. "Such as?" Yami asked. "Now that's a good question." Yugi replied.
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Yami hugged Yugi tightly as he watched the sun sink below the horizon, the red sky heralding nightfall. Behind them, the white electric light illuminated the room. Bakura and Malik leant against the far wall.
"Thank you for going through with this..." Yami murmured quietly. "I would do anything for you." Yugi reminded him. Slowly, Yami closed the curtains, covering the only window in his room. "Bakura, will you... put me to sleep again?" he asked as he turned around. Bakura nodded gently, gesturing towards the bed.
"I will see you later, koi." Yami said, smiling weakly at Yugi. Yugi smiled back, though his eyes held deep concern.
Yami climbed onto his bed and lay down, looking at Bakura. "I'm ready..." he said quietly. Bakura walked over to him, the Ring beginning to glow slightly. "Just relax and close your eyes, you've done this before..." he said, closing his own eyes to cast the sleeping spell over Yami. Within seconds, the Puzzle spirit was fast asleep, breathing soundlessly, almost as if nothing were to happen.
"Are you ready, Yugi-kun?" Malik asked. "H-hai..." Yugi stammered, obviously afraid. "You don't sound it." Malik said, hesitating. Yugi took a deep breath. "I'm ready." he said. Malik bit his lip, flipping the switch to turn the light out.
For a few moments, it was almost as if nothing was going to happen. Yugi began to relax, but immediately tensed as a burning red light began to glow in the darkened room. Yugi watched in considerable fear, as he saw Yami's body sit up, almost of its own accord, saw black wings draw themselves from Yami's shoulders, and worst of all in Yugi's mind, see Yami's normally determined-yet-soft crimson eyes open to reveal evil, blood-tainted ones.
"So..." Youkai said, getting to his feet. "I finally get to meet little Muto Yugi, the one I find everywhere in Yami's mind." Yugi looked up bravely. "So desu..." he said. 'It's just Yami, just Yami,' he repeated over and over in his thoughts. "Who would have thought that Yami would be careless enough to leave me in a room with the one he cares about most?" Youkai smirked, walking towards Yugi. "Even if there are two other Millennium Item holders here."
"I'm not afraid of you..." Yugi said. "Shame, you should be." Youkai told him, stopping less than a metre away from the smaller boy. "You're just Yami, why should I be afraid of you?" Yugi said, looking away slightly. Youkai laughed darkly. "Just Yami? I'm more than 'just Yami'. I'm the result of millennia of dark thoughts, gathered together and given form on the darkest nights." he said, placing his hand on Yugi's cheek and forcing him to look up into his eyes.
Yugi's own hand moved up to stroke Youkai's cheek. The demon flinched at the tender touch, eyes widened in surprise. "You really aren't afraid, are you?!" he exclaimed. "No... I've already told you that, Yo-chan..." Yugi said, smiling softly. Youkai started at the use of the affecionate name. The two stood in silence for a few minutes, as Yugi's fingers traced Youkai's familiar features.
Youkai was the first to react, pushing Yugi away from him suddenly. Yugi crashed to the floor painfully. "Then I'll give you reason to be afraid!" Youkai said through gritted teeth. Yugi got up slowly to face the demon again. "I'll never be scared of you - at the moment, you're scared of me." he said bravely. "Scared of you? Don't make me laugh." Youkai denied, getting angrier.
Yugi stepped closer to him. "I'm not scared of you, and I'll prove it." he said, grabbing Youkai's shirt, and pulling the demon forward so that he was at the smaller boy's own level. "If I want my koibito back, you have to take my heart - you have to accept my affection." Yugi told him. "I love Yami, and every part of him, so therefore, I love you!"
"Demo..." Youkai said weakly, voice cut off as Yugi kissed him passionately on the lips. Youkai froze, until something inside him forced him to return the kiss. "This is Yami's emotion!" he hissed as Yugi broke away. "It is your emotion, accept it!" Yugi whispered back, kissing the bewildered demon once again. "How can I accept such a thing?!" Youkai asked when they next broke. "You already have..." Yugi answered.
Youkai's eyes softened, tears began to course down his face. "It's not true! It can't be true!" he said, harsh voice broken by sobs. "It is true!" Yugi said, wrapping his arms around Youkai's neck. His lips brushed softly against Youkai's, and the demon chose to take Yugi's heart. He brought their lips together again, slightly harsher than Yami would. He trailed his tongue along Yugi's bottom lip, before pushing it into Yugi's waiting mouth.
A violet, glowing circle drew itself around the pair. Flames of the same colour flickered around it, and the kanji for 'Youkai' etched itself in red under Youkai's feet. Under Yugi's feet, in a pale, soft blue, the kanji for 'Tenshi', 'angel' drew itself. Youkai broke away from Yugi in surprise, as a column of blue light shot up around the boy.
As the light died, pure white, feathery wings exploded from Yugi's shoulders, his eyes becoming soft blue instead of deep violet. The blood- red third eye on Youkai's forehead shattered and dissolved, and his eyes returned to Yami's crimson, though the demonic wings remained.
"M-my angel..." Yami stammered, reaching his arms out towards Yugi. "My demon!" Yugi cried joyfully, jumping into Yami's waiting arms. Even as he did so, the mystical circle and it symbols faded into nothing. Yugi's wings melted into shimmering white glitter, which disappeared as they fell to the ground. Yami's dispersed in thousands of black particles, disappearing before they touched the floor.
Both boys fell to their knees, then sideways in unconsciousness. The room was returned to darkness.
Malik looked at Bakura. "I think that worked." he said, walking towards Yugi, and picking him up, to place the small boy on the bed. "Why do I have to pick up the heavier one?" he muttered in indignation, lifting Yami to put him on the bed next to Yugi.
"Come on. Let's leave them in peace." Malik said, pushing Bakura out of the room.
"Yugi... boku no tenshi..." Yami murmured in his sleep, placing one arm over Yugi small body and pulling him close.
~
Pan: You'd better like that! It is now 00:20! Twenty past midnight, dammit!
By the way, the next chapter will be the finale, it will not be of immense importance, but it will be a yaoi chapter as per Yami and Yugi's promises.
Yami: Yatta!
Yugi: Heh heh heh...
Pan: *sweatdrops* O...kay, that's weird. You're supposed to be unconscious!
Yugi: Doesn't apply after the little squiggly liney thing that ends the chapter.
Pan: Oh. Anyway, after that, there will be an epilogue. By the way, please tell me if you want a sequel!
