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The Millennium Ritual
Chapter 7: Remembering
Yugi opened his eyes. He was on a cushioned chair, and next to him was Kaiba, who, by the looks of it, was unconscious. Yugi widened his eyes in surprise. He sat up, and looked at his surroundings. On the row by them, he could see Tea, Joey, and Tristan laying down, in the same condition as Kaiba. By Tristan, he can see Bakura and Duke unconscious as well. There were many small windows on each side of the wall. The realization of this suddenly dawned on him.
They were on a plane.
Yugi quickly looked out the window at his side. Out of the window he can see miles and miles of water, with no land in sight.
"Ah, so you have finally awaken Yugi." A female voice said.
Quickly Yugi turned around. It was the hooded woman who saved them the night before. 'Or the one who kidnapped us.' Thought Yugi. The hooded woman read his mind.
"Do not worry, you and your friends are in no trouble at all." She said. Yugi wasn't satisfied. She sighed. Then, slowly removed her hood, to reveal her face. It was Aura. "See? Now do you believe me?" But Yugi just gasped. 'Aura? She was the one who saved us? But how did she do that? How did she learn all the shadow magic?' He wondered.
She continued. "The after affects of the spell was causing you and your friends to become unconscious, so don't expect it was I who caused it." Aura added, answering the question in his mind. "That happens to a person who has not experience enough of Shadow Magic."
Yugi looked at her carefully, looking for any kind of weapon. She was wearing a long cape, with leather boots, a skirt, and a sleeveless leather top. Her clothes were entirely black. On her arms he can see gold arm bands, with long wrist bands as well. Even her necklace band and earrings were gold. And around her neck was. . . Yugi rubbed his eyes. 'That can't be right.' He thought, examining the sphere around her neck. The sphere had three round gemstones encrusted on the handle where the golden cord held the sphere. To Yugi, it seemed that the sphere was once broken, but he wasn't sure. And in the center of the sphere, was the millennium symbol, only with two strange looking sticks crossed behind it.
"A millennium item." He said in pure awe.
"Close," Aura said, circling the sphere with her finger. "But I'll tell you more about it later. But first," She said, walking over to Yugi's unconscious friends, "We must wake your little friends up." She reached for Bakura's forehead.
Suddenly Yugi's Millennium Puzzle glowed, and Yami appeared in Yugi's place. 'What are you doing?' Yugi asked in his soul room. 'I need to speak to her privately.' He replied. 'But. . .' Yugi started, but then Yami cut off their connection, wishing to speak to her without any distractions. As Aura reached for Bakura's forehead, Yami stopped her hand. Grabbing it, he said, "Where is she?"
Aura, confused, answered, "What are you talking about?"
"WHERE IS SHE!? I COMMAND YOU TO TELL ME!" He yelled, throwing her down to an empty chair. Startled, she fell into the chair. Angry that Yami did so, she stared at him, with the same stare Yami uses to intimidate his opponents. He used the same stare back. After a few moments of intense staring, she sighed, and said, "Look Yami, I truly do not know what you are talking about. I'm as confused about this as you are. So don't put out all your frustration out on me, got that? Remember, I'm the only one on this plane that actually knows information on the kidnappings."
"Oh, but this isn't about the kidnappings, isn't it? It's more than that. Why would they capture people that have no importance in this world? I think this is a setup. I think that you planned all of this. You wanted to bring us all here to be used as sacrifices, instead of the others. You wanted. . ."
"My Pharaoh, if you please. I do have a name." Aura interrupted. Yami froze. 'No one would have ever interrupted me while I was still speaking.' He thought. She continued, "Every single person, every single thing on this planet has importance. . . Your Highness. So don't go off telling everyone that the only person that has even a speck of importance has to be someone of royalty. You see, everyone is important, because to someone else that person had made a difference in their lives, therefore making themselves important. So I am sure that Yugi have some importance in your life, am I not correct?"
Yami didn't say anything, because he knew that she - Aura - was right. But this was getting off topic. He needed to get it back on track.
"I know that you have knowledge of her location. Now where is she." He said, making his question into a demand.
"What makes you so certain, Yami?" Aura asked politely.
He pointed at the round sphere. "That was her favorite necklace. Only she wore that." Yami said, with sadness.
She nodded, fingering the sphere. "Yes. I know. You cared very much for her, didn't you?"
He nodded. "I did. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here right now." Yami replied.
"Do you know what this is?" Aura asked quietly, pointing at the golden round object.
Yami shook his head. "I don't remember. That's what you get for living as a spirit for 5,000 years." He chuckled.
She nodded, standing up and patting him on the back. "Do not worry Yami. She's coming back. I can feel it."
"But how do you know?"
She attempted to smile to make the Pharaoh happy, but could not do it. Instead, she said, "Just trust me. I know these things."
He sighed, but nodded. Aura walked away, saying, "They should be waking sometime soon. The effects don't last long." She disappeared behind a red curtain.
That was when Yami realized that Aura never answered his question.
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Aura closed the curtain behind her and sighed. She didn't like this. She never was good at keeping secrets. If Yami asked one more question, she thought she would tell him right then and there. But no, she kept her mouth closed. Aura sat on the chair in front of her. 'Why do I have to do this? Why do I even bother doing this when I know it will not turn out right?' She thought.
'Because it's the right thing to do.' Said a voice in her head.
'But what if someone gets hurt? I don't want anyone going through the pain I did as a child.' Aura answered back.
'I won't lie to you Aura. Someone will get hurt. Someone will experience the pain you did. But in the end, everything will turn out alright. I promise you.'
Aura felt an invisible hand touching her shoulder, reassuring her. She sighed.
'I guess we will find out soon enough.' Aura thought, looking out into the distance.
To be continued. . .
Oooo, I like this chapter! Full of mystery and all that crap! Hope you liked it. I put a lot of thought into it. So. . . Review! Review!! REVIEW!!!
And did I say to review?
Please pass on my story to other people as well! That'd be nice. ^_^
The Millennium Ritual
Chapter 7: Remembering
Yugi opened his eyes. He was on a cushioned chair, and next to him was Kaiba, who, by the looks of it, was unconscious. Yugi widened his eyes in surprise. He sat up, and looked at his surroundings. On the row by them, he could see Tea, Joey, and Tristan laying down, in the same condition as Kaiba. By Tristan, he can see Bakura and Duke unconscious as well. There were many small windows on each side of the wall. The realization of this suddenly dawned on him.
They were on a plane.
Yugi quickly looked out the window at his side. Out of the window he can see miles and miles of water, with no land in sight.
"Ah, so you have finally awaken Yugi." A female voice said.
Quickly Yugi turned around. It was the hooded woman who saved them the night before. 'Or the one who kidnapped us.' Thought Yugi. The hooded woman read his mind.
"Do not worry, you and your friends are in no trouble at all." She said. Yugi wasn't satisfied. She sighed. Then, slowly removed her hood, to reveal her face. It was Aura. "See? Now do you believe me?" But Yugi just gasped. 'Aura? She was the one who saved us? But how did she do that? How did she learn all the shadow magic?' He wondered.
She continued. "The after affects of the spell was causing you and your friends to become unconscious, so don't expect it was I who caused it." Aura added, answering the question in his mind. "That happens to a person who has not experience enough of Shadow Magic."
Yugi looked at her carefully, looking for any kind of weapon. She was wearing a long cape, with leather boots, a skirt, and a sleeveless leather top. Her clothes were entirely black. On her arms he can see gold arm bands, with long wrist bands as well. Even her necklace band and earrings were gold. And around her neck was. . . Yugi rubbed his eyes. 'That can't be right.' He thought, examining the sphere around her neck. The sphere had three round gemstones encrusted on the handle where the golden cord held the sphere. To Yugi, it seemed that the sphere was once broken, but he wasn't sure. And in the center of the sphere, was the millennium symbol, only with two strange looking sticks crossed behind it.
"A millennium item." He said in pure awe.
"Close," Aura said, circling the sphere with her finger. "But I'll tell you more about it later. But first," She said, walking over to Yugi's unconscious friends, "We must wake your little friends up." She reached for Bakura's forehead.
Suddenly Yugi's Millennium Puzzle glowed, and Yami appeared in Yugi's place. 'What are you doing?' Yugi asked in his soul room. 'I need to speak to her privately.' He replied. 'But. . .' Yugi started, but then Yami cut off their connection, wishing to speak to her without any distractions. As Aura reached for Bakura's forehead, Yami stopped her hand. Grabbing it, he said, "Where is she?"
Aura, confused, answered, "What are you talking about?"
"WHERE IS SHE!? I COMMAND YOU TO TELL ME!" He yelled, throwing her down to an empty chair. Startled, she fell into the chair. Angry that Yami did so, she stared at him, with the same stare Yami uses to intimidate his opponents. He used the same stare back. After a few moments of intense staring, she sighed, and said, "Look Yami, I truly do not know what you are talking about. I'm as confused about this as you are. So don't put out all your frustration out on me, got that? Remember, I'm the only one on this plane that actually knows information on the kidnappings."
"Oh, but this isn't about the kidnappings, isn't it? It's more than that. Why would they capture people that have no importance in this world? I think this is a setup. I think that you planned all of this. You wanted to bring us all here to be used as sacrifices, instead of the others. You wanted. . ."
"My Pharaoh, if you please. I do have a name." Aura interrupted. Yami froze. 'No one would have ever interrupted me while I was still speaking.' He thought. She continued, "Every single person, every single thing on this planet has importance. . . Your Highness. So don't go off telling everyone that the only person that has even a speck of importance has to be someone of royalty. You see, everyone is important, because to someone else that person had made a difference in their lives, therefore making themselves important. So I am sure that Yugi have some importance in your life, am I not correct?"
Yami didn't say anything, because he knew that she - Aura - was right. But this was getting off topic. He needed to get it back on track.
"I know that you have knowledge of her location. Now where is she." He said, making his question into a demand.
"What makes you so certain, Yami?" Aura asked politely.
He pointed at the round sphere. "That was her favorite necklace. Only she wore that." Yami said, with sadness.
She nodded, fingering the sphere. "Yes. I know. You cared very much for her, didn't you?"
He nodded. "I did. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here right now." Yami replied.
"Do you know what this is?" Aura asked quietly, pointing at the golden round object.
Yami shook his head. "I don't remember. That's what you get for living as a spirit for 5,000 years." He chuckled.
She nodded, standing up and patting him on the back. "Do not worry Yami. She's coming back. I can feel it."
"But how do you know?"
She attempted to smile to make the Pharaoh happy, but could not do it. Instead, she said, "Just trust me. I know these things."
He sighed, but nodded. Aura walked away, saying, "They should be waking sometime soon. The effects don't last long." She disappeared behind a red curtain.
That was when Yami realized that Aura never answered his question.
______________________________________________________________________
Aura closed the curtain behind her and sighed. She didn't like this. She never was good at keeping secrets. If Yami asked one more question, she thought she would tell him right then and there. But no, she kept her mouth closed. Aura sat on the chair in front of her. 'Why do I have to do this? Why do I even bother doing this when I know it will not turn out right?' She thought.
'Because it's the right thing to do.' Said a voice in her head.
'But what if someone gets hurt? I don't want anyone going through the pain I did as a child.' Aura answered back.
'I won't lie to you Aura. Someone will get hurt. Someone will experience the pain you did. But in the end, everything will turn out alright. I promise you.'
Aura felt an invisible hand touching her shoulder, reassuring her. She sighed.
'I guess we will find out soon enough.' Aura thought, looking out into the distance.
To be continued. . .
Oooo, I like this chapter! Full of mystery and all that crap! Hope you liked it. I put a lot of thought into it. So. . . Review! Review!! REVIEW!!!
And did I say to review?
Please pass on my story to other people as well! That'd be nice. ^_^