Disclaimer; I don't own Yugioh.

Chapter Ten

Yugi looked up fearfully at the towering man in front of him.

'Am I going to die? What will happen to Yami? Will my friends be okay?' Yugi flinched as he heard Pegasus begin to chant. And once again, he began to feel the pain build up inside of him.

Yami watched, breathing heavily. Twice, he tried to rush forward to help, but both times Pegasus waved his hand, sending him crashing into the wall.

All of a sudden, Yugi let out a cry of pain, blood gushing out of his mouth.

"NO! YUUUUUUGIIIIIII!!!!" Yami screamed. Then, something happened.

Yugi's necklace, and Yami's pyramid, both began to glow. Everyone stared, and even Pegasus stopped his spell.

With a snap, Yugi's necklace snapped off his neck, and floated over to Yami. By now, Yami's pyramid was floating on it's own, stretching it's cord taut. Yami gaped as Yugi's necklace piece hovered above him, and slowly, ever so slowly, inched it's way into the hole of Yami's pyramid.

Like the other night, when Yami had examined Yugi's necklace, the two fit perfectly. The minute the pyramid was whole, bright light began to radiate from the completed puzzle.

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Anzu watched, awed at the sight. Yami's pupils seemed to disappear, leaving his eyes to look so emotionless, as if in a trance.

Anzu heard Yugi gasp as Yami's body faded until it was clear, like a ghost. The puzzle lifted off his neck, and came to rest around Yugi's. Before Yugi could even glance down at the pyramid that now hung around his neck, Yami's ghost body, or whatever it was, shot forward to merge into Yugi.

And Yugi fainted.

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"_What_ just happened?" Pegasus growled. He had a bad feeling about this.

Well, since Anzu, Jou, and Honda had a freezing spell on them, they couldn't exactly answer.

Suddenly, Yugi shifted. Or rather, his body changed. It became taller, the skin tanner, and when his eyes snapped open, they were a crimson shade.

Pegasus gasped. "Yami! But then. . .Yugi. . ."

Yami didn't wait for the dark mage to finish his sentence. Instead, he focused on the chains that bound him (remember, Yugi was chained to the wall). Grunting, he strained against the metal. A cracking sound was heard, and with a roar, Yami broke free.

"Now, Pegasus! You will pay for what you have done!" Yami thundered, blood- red eyes glittering angrily.

Holding up both hands in a fist, Yami closed his eyes in concentration as fire gathered round his hands, like before. Only this time, the fire was white instead of black.

Pegasus began to back away, sensing that whatever had happened between Yami and Yugi, it was not to his benefit. Yami smirked, even in concentration. "How does it feel to know you're about to face a power that matches your own, _Master_? You yourself admitted Yugi could easily defeat you if he knew how. Unfortunately, he didn't, but I do!"

"This is for Seto and Bakura!" The white fire blasted towards Pegasus, and the man screamed as it made contact.

"This is for all the pain you caused me!" The fire came again, only this time it hit the Sennen Eye. The dark mage shrieked in fury and pain as the golden eye was ripped out of his face, leaving a bloody mess.

"This is for all the victims who have fallen from your hand!" A white spear seemed to form in Yami's hand, and he threw it hard. Yami smiled grimly as it was embedded into Pegasus's back.

"This is for all the victims you caused me to kill!" This time, Yami attacked Pegasus physically, punching hard.

"And finally, _this_ IS FOR YUUGIII!!!" Yami roared as he was surrounded by the white fire. Bringing his hands together, he launched the attack, putting all his magic into it.

Pegasus gave one last scream before fading away, never to be seen again.

Yami collapsed, completely drained of energy.

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O.O this fic's nearing the end! Maybe two more chapters to go!