The Millennium Ritual
Chapter 27: True Name
Amunet slammed the dungeon door behind her, saying angrily, "You're wrong, boy. And once your damn brother hands himself over to Lord Lucian, you shall pay dearly."
Striding down the hall, she cradled her cheek, thinking of what they had talked all night about.
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"Your name's Aura, not Amunet." Mokuba said chewing on the apple she had given him. The woman chuckled softly.
"That is where you are mistaken. My name IS Amunet. That is the only thing I am sure about." She replied, twiddling with the dagger in her hand. The ebony haired boy gulped loudly.
Amunet continued, "And I did not ask for what my name is. I asked how you know of me. How those little friends of yours know of me as well."
"I'm not totally sure of how the others met you," said Mokuba slowly, "but I know how Seto and I did. We met you at Gozaburo's party, remember?" She shook her head in response.
Kaiba's brother sighed, saying, "You HAVE to remember, Aura. That day you told us how much you hate your father, and how he and all the others were just a bunch of corporate jerks! And then after that, we hang out together all the time, playing and dreaming of how we would get out of there. How can you forget that?" His face darkened with sadness. "Forget us?"
Amunet frowned at his question. How can she remember them, if she can't remember anything else?
"It is the way of life. And thanks to my Lord Lucian, I had a second chance at it," She replied, "A second chance to live."
Suddenly Mokuba stood up, dropping his half eaten apple to the ground. His face filled with rage, he said, "You're wrong! That monster didn't help you live again! In fact, if it wasn't for him, you and I wouldn't be in this situation now!"
Now it was Amunet's turn to stand. "Enough! How dare you speak of that about my Master?! You should severely be punished!"
"Aura, Lucian was the one who KILLED you! How can you worship someone who KILLED you?!" Mokuba yelled, his whole body shaking with anger.
"Killed me?! He SAVED me! If it wasn't for him, I would be wandering in the Shadow Realm for eternity!"
"HE was the one who put you in the Shadow Realm, Aura!"
"Stop calling me that! My name is AMUNET, not AURA!"
"You name is Aura!! It's HIS fault that you don't remember anything!"
"How dare you?! How dare you accuse my master, my FATHER, of someth. . ."
That was when Mokuba punched Aura in the face. She staggered backward, bewildered that a child would do something like that.
"He is not your father!! Your father's name is Yukio Shields, he owns Shields Encorp. and LOVES you!" Mokuba screamed, his fist still in the air.
Amunet didn't say anything. All she did was walk out of the cell and slam the cell door closed. "Keep the torch, boy," Amunet said, shadows covering her eyes, "that's all you are going to have."
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As Amunet walked however, she suddenly bumped into Y. Bakura.
"Watch it, girl." Y. Bakura said.
Amunet sneered at him, and walked away, just waiting for the day that is to come.
It is now the morning of the second day, just one more day until the exchange of the Pharaoh and the Priest.
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Yugi woke up, rubbing his forehead. Remembering what happened, he jumped out of the hospital bed, quickly putting on his blue jacket. Staring at his Millennium Puzzle, Yugi slowly walked out of the room, wondering how Yami is.
As he walked out however, Yugi looked up into a familiar face, with black hair and green eyes.
It was Duke.
"Duke! You're okay!" Yugi said, as Duke smiled and shook hands with him.
"Yeah, I just woke up a few days ago. Whatever Aura did, it gave me a huge headache." Duke replied, scratching his head. Then he frowned, and said quietly, "I heard about what happened. It looks like I missed a lot." Yugi nodded in response.
Walking toward the hospital entrance doors, Duke said, "Come on. Everyone is waiting for us." Obediently, he followed.
As Yugi appeared outside, he saw that everyone, the Healer, Kaiba, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Mr. Motto, and Serenity were all waiting, standing in front of a car. Then, in the corner of his eye, Yugi saw his two Egyptian friends, Ishizu and Shadi.
"Ishizu! Shadi! Why are you here?!" Yugi asked, surprised.
Joey steamed up, saying, "Aren't you even gonna ask if Serenity and Grandpa are okay?! Remember they were unconscious?"
Yugi, blushing, asked quietly, "A-are you okay Grandpa? Serenity?" They smiled and nodded.
"We have important news to discuss, Yugi." Shadi said, ignoring that little interruption. The tri-colored hair boy looked at him curiously.
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"We shall explain later. For now, we must reach the Tomb, as soon as possible." Ishizu answered, going to the driver's seat and opening the door. "Duke? May you drive us there?"
Tea stared at Duke, who was twiddling with the keys, and asked, "I thought you can't drive." Duke grinned at her.
"I lied," he said.
Shrugging, everyone went into the car, with just enough room for each person. Kaiba was the last person to go on, as he stared at Aura's card, Wingweaver.
"Kaiba, you coming?" Tristan asked, just inside the car.
"Y-yeah," he muttered, placing the card inside his pocket and walking in the car. As he shut the door, Duke started the car, and drove away to the Tomb of the Pharaoh.
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Amunet and Y. Bakura watched as the car drove across the desert and toward the tomb, the sun still high in the sky. Amunet fingered her Millennium Orb, as her other hand held the Millennium Rod she stole from Lucian.
"Tell me why we are doing this again." Y. Bakura said slyly, as the wind swayed their hair and capes.
"We must find out what the fools are up to. That way we may be able to trap them somehow." She replied, facing the wind.
"There's something more to it, is there?"
Just as slyly, Amunet said, "The more reason why you should be here."
"This will make the Master quite upset. You know that, right Amunet?"
"Let's just go. I feel filthy talking to a thief."
"I feel just the same way."
Making a silent agreement, shadows started to creep up their bodies, and they disappeared into the shadows of the car, following them like a shadow should do.
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An hour later, they reached the tomb, as they walked out of the car and into the underground lair. Walking inside a random room and closing the door, Ishizu and Shadi began to speak.
"We heard of what happened to Aura, Yugi. I am incredibly sorry." Ishizu said, her eyes cast down.
"Yes, we are. But even though we know of this information, we do not know what happened for the last three days. Ishizu and I would like a full report on this." Shadi said, sitting down on the floor and motioning everyone else to do the same.
As the group of people sat down, Yugi decided that it was time to share his dream he had with the others.
"I'll tell you what happened, but I think I should also tell you the dream I had the night before. . ." Yugi said, clutching his Millennium Puzzle.
And so he started. Yugi explained the ritual, how Mokuba got hurt, that Aura's body was taken over by Lucian, everything that happened. Then he explained how that just yesterday they saw Aura once more, only different.
". . . She started to kill everyone in the market. In fact, she done it so fast it looked like she didn't even care." Yugi said, taking a breath.
"I don't think Aura even remembers us. She just kept on saying that her name was Amunet. And by the way she was acting toward us, I don't think she even remembers who SHE is." Joey continued, as Ishizu and Shadi nodded their heads.
"That was when she flew up in the air, and captured Mokuba. Aura said that if we don't give the Pharaoh and Priest to Lucian, Mokuba's head will be used as a battle trophy." Serenity said quietly, as Kaiba cringed at the thought of it.
"Interesting," Ishizu said, glancing at Kaiba's uncomfortable posture, "I believe you have something to share Kaiba?" Kaiba glared at her.
Instead, Yugi said it for him. "Before Aura came, her journal and the lapis lazuli stone combined and destroyed the Healer's home. We figured that it was a weapon, but Kaiba says differently."
"What do you mean?" Shadi asked suspiciously.
"Let me continue on Yugi," the Healer said, "According to this young man, he says that while he was knocked out from the explosion, he was sent to Aura's mind. There, he met her yami, Maeve, High Priestess of Egypt." Everyone, except for Yugi and the Healer, looked at Kaiba in surprise.
"You didn't tell US that Kaiba." Tristan exclaimed.
Kaiba was silent.
The Healer continued, "That was the same place where Kaiba met Aura's soul keeper, her ka. In human form, of course."
Shadi then asked Kaiba, "Did you see her ka in its monster form then?" Kaiba shook his head, unwilling to talk.
"That was when Lucian appeared. While Maeve and Seto were talking to Aura's ka, Lucian appeared and killed the ka." Everyone gasped in surprise.
"S-so, does that mean that Aura's dead?! That the person who killed all those people wasn't Aura?" Tea asked.
"You may stop now," Shadi said, raising his hand to stop everyone from talking. "This gives us enough information. Now Mr. Kaiba," Shadi continued, turning toward Kaiba, "even though I believe what you say about your encounter, I believe you are wrong that the ka was killed."
Gritting his teeth, Kaiba said, "No, YOU are wrong. I saw it with my own eyes, and I don't remember seeing you or anyone else there."
"You can't kill a ka, Kaiba," Ishizu answered, "It can only be held. In ancient Egypt, the six Priests were able to do so. They held evil ka of people inside stone tablets, but they were never able to destroy it. Only contain it."
"Then how do you explain Aura killing everyone, saying that her name is Amunet, when that's not her name?!" Kaiba yelled.
"Because it is," the Healer realized, "I think I understand now." Everyone stared at the Egyptians strangely.
"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked.
"Amunet. . ." Shadi said, "IS Aura's true name."
"What?!" Kaiba said.
"Everyone has a true name, a name that would be carried on to the afterlife. Usually a person should not know another person true name, for it would give the person the power to use their mind in whatever way they want." Ishizu said, realizing it herself.
"This means that when Lucian found Aura's true name, he must have used that power to make her forget who she was." Shadi said, "It all makes sense now!"
"But how was he able to get another body? When we saw Aura, there was no trace of Lucian in her!" Mr. Motto said aloud.
"He didn't," Yugi said, "He must have released Aura's ka and kept Aura's body! So the person we saw WAS Aura! The only difference is that that was her ka, but not her physical body!"
"The pieces of the puzzle are slowly coming together," Shadi said, rising to his feet and heading toward the door, "Come, we must prepare ourselves."
"Wait!" Yugi said, standing up. Everyone paused to look at the boy. "I forgot to tell you about the dream I had the night before! Well, actually it was Yami's, but I figure it was very important, because Maeve was in it!"
"Do tell!" Ishizu said, closing the door.
"Well, here's the short version of the story. Yami and Maeve were talking about Lucian and what he plans to do. He plans to destroy the world and make a new one to his likings!"
"Impossible!" Duke said, "That guy will NEVER have enough power to do that!"
"According to Maeve, he already has. But she has a solution! In my dream she said, "Memories of a forgotten past are things that will always last. Find the memory most dear to her true name, and that will be the way to save the world's days.""
"I had a dream too," Kaiba murmured, taking the card out of pocket, "Aura was in it, and in the end, she gave me a card, Wingweaver." He held it out so everyone can see. As they peered on it for a moment, Shadi walked toward the door.
Sighing, he said, "A new mystery. This does not add up. I'm sorry Yugi, but we can't worry about this now. We must get prepared now, before Lucian's minions. . ."
Suddenly the door slammed open, and through the dust two tall figures stood before the group of people.
It was Amunet and Y. Bakura.
Grinning, Amunet said, "Too late."
Using their Millennium Items, Y. Bakura and Amunet shot rays of green and white toward the group of people. Yami taking over, Shadi and Yami shot rays of gold and violet from the Millennium Puzzle and Anhk toward the opposing rays.
"Use the Millennium Tauk!" Ishizu yelled, as the others quickly went to a side. Obeying her, Yami took out the necklace as it shot out a ray of indigo toward them.
"Two can play at this game!" Y. Bakura cackled, taking out the Millennium Eye he stolen from Pegasus. Doing the same, Amunet took out the Millennium Rod, as their combined power grew stronger.
"No! I must take out the Millennium Scales!" Shadi said, moving to grab it out of his robes.
"Nu-uh!" Amunet sneered, as the ray threw Yami and Shadi to the opposing wall. They fell, unable to move their bodies.
"Yugi!" Tea cried, running towards them. Amunet sighed, and raised her hand, stopping Tea in midstep.
"Not one step more." Y. Bakura said, laughing. Walking toward the two fallen friends, Amunet and Y. Bakura collected the Millennium Items.
"Well, that was easier than I expected." Y. Bakura exclaimed, admiring the golden objects.
"And now we hold the Seven Millennium Items and the Millennium Orb." Amunet said, grinning wider than a hyena. "Thanks for the gift." Slowly Yami disappeared, and in his place was Yugi.
"No! Give my Millennium Puzzle back!" Yugi said, trying to stand but is unsuccessful.
"How pathetic." Amunet said, turning toward the door and walking away. Everyone watched in despair.
But as she turned, Kaiba blocked her way, with a look of determination on his face.
"Move," Ordered Amunet.
"No," Kaiba said, still covering the way.
"You will do as I say, or your brother shall pay the consequences." Y. Bakura said, standing next to Amunet.
"No," repeated Kaiba.
"Then die." Amunet said, raising her Millennium Orb and shooting a ray of white towards Kaiba.
"Move out of the way! If it reaches you, you will be beyond recovery!" Ishizu screamed. Closing his eyes, Kaiba prepared for the attack.
Suddenly the Millennium Items started to glow, as it protected Kaiba from the blast.
"What?!" she cried, backing away, "What is this?!"
And just as sudden as before, bright white light filled the room, engulfing everyone in its mystery.
Only Duke, Serenity, Tristan, Joey, the Healer, and Tea remained.
To Be Continued. . .
Ok. . . Man this is turning out strange. I know what I want to do with the next chapter, but you guys will think it's weird. I'd love to tell you what's gonna happen, but you're gonna have to wait. Please review, I have nothing to do.
Chapter 27: True Name
Amunet slammed the dungeon door behind her, saying angrily, "You're wrong, boy. And once your damn brother hands himself over to Lord Lucian, you shall pay dearly."
Striding down the hall, she cradled her cheek, thinking of what they had talked all night about.
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"Your name's Aura, not Amunet." Mokuba said chewing on the apple she had given him. The woman chuckled softly.
"That is where you are mistaken. My name IS Amunet. That is the only thing I am sure about." She replied, twiddling with the dagger in her hand. The ebony haired boy gulped loudly.
Amunet continued, "And I did not ask for what my name is. I asked how you know of me. How those little friends of yours know of me as well."
"I'm not totally sure of how the others met you," said Mokuba slowly, "but I know how Seto and I did. We met you at Gozaburo's party, remember?" She shook her head in response.
Kaiba's brother sighed, saying, "You HAVE to remember, Aura. That day you told us how much you hate your father, and how he and all the others were just a bunch of corporate jerks! And then after that, we hang out together all the time, playing and dreaming of how we would get out of there. How can you forget that?" His face darkened with sadness. "Forget us?"
Amunet frowned at his question. How can she remember them, if she can't remember anything else?
"It is the way of life. And thanks to my Lord Lucian, I had a second chance at it," She replied, "A second chance to live."
Suddenly Mokuba stood up, dropping his half eaten apple to the ground. His face filled with rage, he said, "You're wrong! That monster didn't help you live again! In fact, if it wasn't for him, you and I wouldn't be in this situation now!"
Now it was Amunet's turn to stand. "Enough! How dare you speak of that about my Master?! You should severely be punished!"
"Aura, Lucian was the one who KILLED you! How can you worship someone who KILLED you?!" Mokuba yelled, his whole body shaking with anger.
"Killed me?! He SAVED me! If it wasn't for him, I would be wandering in the Shadow Realm for eternity!"
"HE was the one who put you in the Shadow Realm, Aura!"
"Stop calling me that! My name is AMUNET, not AURA!"
"You name is Aura!! It's HIS fault that you don't remember anything!"
"How dare you?! How dare you accuse my master, my FATHER, of someth. . ."
That was when Mokuba punched Aura in the face. She staggered backward, bewildered that a child would do something like that.
"He is not your father!! Your father's name is Yukio Shields, he owns Shields Encorp. and LOVES you!" Mokuba screamed, his fist still in the air.
Amunet didn't say anything. All she did was walk out of the cell and slam the cell door closed. "Keep the torch, boy," Amunet said, shadows covering her eyes, "that's all you are going to have."
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As Amunet walked however, she suddenly bumped into Y. Bakura.
"Watch it, girl." Y. Bakura said.
Amunet sneered at him, and walked away, just waiting for the day that is to come.
It is now the morning of the second day, just one more day until the exchange of the Pharaoh and the Priest.
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Yugi woke up, rubbing his forehead. Remembering what happened, he jumped out of the hospital bed, quickly putting on his blue jacket. Staring at his Millennium Puzzle, Yugi slowly walked out of the room, wondering how Yami is.
As he walked out however, Yugi looked up into a familiar face, with black hair and green eyes.
It was Duke.
"Duke! You're okay!" Yugi said, as Duke smiled and shook hands with him.
"Yeah, I just woke up a few days ago. Whatever Aura did, it gave me a huge headache." Duke replied, scratching his head. Then he frowned, and said quietly, "I heard about what happened. It looks like I missed a lot." Yugi nodded in response.
Walking toward the hospital entrance doors, Duke said, "Come on. Everyone is waiting for us." Obediently, he followed.
As Yugi appeared outside, he saw that everyone, the Healer, Kaiba, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Mr. Motto, and Serenity were all waiting, standing in front of a car. Then, in the corner of his eye, Yugi saw his two Egyptian friends, Ishizu and Shadi.
"Ishizu! Shadi! Why are you here?!" Yugi asked, surprised.
Joey steamed up, saying, "Aren't you even gonna ask if Serenity and Grandpa are okay?! Remember they were unconscious?"
Yugi, blushing, asked quietly, "A-are you okay Grandpa? Serenity?" They smiled and nodded.
"We have important news to discuss, Yugi." Shadi said, ignoring that little interruption. The tri-colored hair boy looked at him curiously.
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.
"We shall explain later. For now, we must reach the Tomb, as soon as possible." Ishizu answered, going to the driver's seat and opening the door. "Duke? May you drive us there?"
Tea stared at Duke, who was twiddling with the keys, and asked, "I thought you can't drive." Duke grinned at her.
"I lied," he said.
Shrugging, everyone went into the car, with just enough room for each person. Kaiba was the last person to go on, as he stared at Aura's card, Wingweaver.
"Kaiba, you coming?" Tristan asked, just inside the car.
"Y-yeah," he muttered, placing the card inside his pocket and walking in the car. As he shut the door, Duke started the car, and drove away to the Tomb of the Pharaoh.
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Amunet and Y. Bakura watched as the car drove across the desert and toward the tomb, the sun still high in the sky. Amunet fingered her Millennium Orb, as her other hand held the Millennium Rod she stole from Lucian.
"Tell me why we are doing this again." Y. Bakura said slyly, as the wind swayed their hair and capes.
"We must find out what the fools are up to. That way we may be able to trap them somehow." She replied, facing the wind.
"There's something more to it, is there?"
Just as slyly, Amunet said, "The more reason why you should be here."
"This will make the Master quite upset. You know that, right Amunet?"
"Let's just go. I feel filthy talking to a thief."
"I feel just the same way."
Making a silent agreement, shadows started to creep up their bodies, and they disappeared into the shadows of the car, following them like a shadow should do.
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An hour later, they reached the tomb, as they walked out of the car and into the underground lair. Walking inside a random room and closing the door, Ishizu and Shadi began to speak.
"We heard of what happened to Aura, Yugi. I am incredibly sorry." Ishizu said, her eyes cast down.
"Yes, we are. But even though we know of this information, we do not know what happened for the last three days. Ishizu and I would like a full report on this." Shadi said, sitting down on the floor and motioning everyone else to do the same.
As the group of people sat down, Yugi decided that it was time to share his dream he had with the others.
"I'll tell you what happened, but I think I should also tell you the dream I had the night before. . ." Yugi said, clutching his Millennium Puzzle.
And so he started. Yugi explained the ritual, how Mokuba got hurt, that Aura's body was taken over by Lucian, everything that happened. Then he explained how that just yesterday they saw Aura once more, only different.
". . . She started to kill everyone in the market. In fact, she done it so fast it looked like she didn't even care." Yugi said, taking a breath.
"I don't think Aura even remembers us. She just kept on saying that her name was Amunet. And by the way she was acting toward us, I don't think she even remembers who SHE is." Joey continued, as Ishizu and Shadi nodded their heads.
"That was when she flew up in the air, and captured Mokuba. Aura said that if we don't give the Pharaoh and Priest to Lucian, Mokuba's head will be used as a battle trophy." Serenity said quietly, as Kaiba cringed at the thought of it.
"Interesting," Ishizu said, glancing at Kaiba's uncomfortable posture, "I believe you have something to share Kaiba?" Kaiba glared at her.
Instead, Yugi said it for him. "Before Aura came, her journal and the lapis lazuli stone combined and destroyed the Healer's home. We figured that it was a weapon, but Kaiba says differently."
"What do you mean?" Shadi asked suspiciously.
"Let me continue on Yugi," the Healer said, "According to this young man, he says that while he was knocked out from the explosion, he was sent to Aura's mind. There, he met her yami, Maeve, High Priestess of Egypt." Everyone, except for Yugi and the Healer, looked at Kaiba in surprise.
"You didn't tell US that Kaiba." Tristan exclaimed.
Kaiba was silent.
The Healer continued, "That was the same place where Kaiba met Aura's soul keeper, her ka. In human form, of course."
Shadi then asked Kaiba, "Did you see her ka in its monster form then?" Kaiba shook his head, unwilling to talk.
"That was when Lucian appeared. While Maeve and Seto were talking to Aura's ka, Lucian appeared and killed the ka." Everyone gasped in surprise.
"S-so, does that mean that Aura's dead?! That the person who killed all those people wasn't Aura?" Tea asked.
"You may stop now," Shadi said, raising his hand to stop everyone from talking. "This gives us enough information. Now Mr. Kaiba," Shadi continued, turning toward Kaiba, "even though I believe what you say about your encounter, I believe you are wrong that the ka was killed."
Gritting his teeth, Kaiba said, "No, YOU are wrong. I saw it with my own eyes, and I don't remember seeing you or anyone else there."
"You can't kill a ka, Kaiba," Ishizu answered, "It can only be held. In ancient Egypt, the six Priests were able to do so. They held evil ka of people inside stone tablets, but they were never able to destroy it. Only contain it."
"Then how do you explain Aura killing everyone, saying that her name is Amunet, when that's not her name?!" Kaiba yelled.
"Because it is," the Healer realized, "I think I understand now." Everyone stared at the Egyptians strangely.
"What are you talking about?" Yugi asked.
"Amunet. . ." Shadi said, "IS Aura's true name."
"What?!" Kaiba said.
"Everyone has a true name, a name that would be carried on to the afterlife. Usually a person should not know another person true name, for it would give the person the power to use their mind in whatever way they want." Ishizu said, realizing it herself.
"This means that when Lucian found Aura's true name, he must have used that power to make her forget who she was." Shadi said, "It all makes sense now!"
"But how was he able to get another body? When we saw Aura, there was no trace of Lucian in her!" Mr. Motto said aloud.
"He didn't," Yugi said, "He must have released Aura's ka and kept Aura's body! So the person we saw WAS Aura! The only difference is that that was her ka, but not her physical body!"
"The pieces of the puzzle are slowly coming together," Shadi said, rising to his feet and heading toward the door, "Come, we must prepare ourselves."
"Wait!" Yugi said, standing up. Everyone paused to look at the boy. "I forgot to tell you about the dream I had the night before! Well, actually it was Yami's, but I figure it was very important, because Maeve was in it!"
"Do tell!" Ishizu said, closing the door.
"Well, here's the short version of the story. Yami and Maeve were talking about Lucian and what he plans to do. He plans to destroy the world and make a new one to his likings!"
"Impossible!" Duke said, "That guy will NEVER have enough power to do that!"
"According to Maeve, he already has. But she has a solution! In my dream she said, "Memories of a forgotten past are things that will always last. Find the memory most dear to her true name, and that will be the way to save the world's days.""
"I had a dream too," Kaiba murmured, taking the card out of pocket, "Aura was in it, and in the end, she gave me a card, Wingweaver." He held it out so everyone can see. As they peered on it for a moment, Shadi walked toward the door.
Sighing, he said, "A new mystery. This does not add up. I'm sorry Yugi, but we can't worry about this now. We must get prepared now, before Lucian's minions. . ."
Suddenly the door slammed open, and through the dust two tall figures stood before the group of people.
It was Amunet and Y. Bakura.
Grinning, Amunet said, "Too late."
Using their Millennium Items, Y. Bakura and Amunet shot rays of green and white toward the group of people. Yami taking over, Shadi and Yami shot rays of gold and violet from the Millennium Puzzle and Anhk toward the opposing rays.
"Use the Millennium Tauk!" Ishizu yelled, as the others quickly went to a side. Obeying her, Yami took out the necklace as it shot out a ray of indigo toward them.
"Two can play at this game!" Y. Bakura cackled, taking out the Millennium Eye he stolen from Pegasus. Doing the same, Amunet took out the Millennium Rod, as their combined power grew stronger.
"No! I must take out the Millennium Scales!" Shadi said, moving to grab it out of his robes.
"Nu-uh!" Amunet sneered, as the ray threw Yami and Shadi to the opposing wall. They fell, unable to move their bodies.
"Yugi!" Tea cried, running towards them. Amunet sighed, and raised her hand, stopping Tea in midstep.
"Not one step more." Y. Bakura said, laughing. Walking toward the two fallen friends, Amunet and Y. Bakura collected the Millennium Items.
"Well, that was easier than I expected." Y. Bakura exclaimed, admiring the golden objects.
"And now we hold the Seven Millennium Items and the Millennium Orb." Amunet said, grinning wider than a hyena. "Thanks for the gift." Slowly Yami disappeared, and in his place was Yugi.
"No! Give my Millennium Puzzle back!" Yugi said, trying to stand but is unsuccessful.
"How pathetic." Amunet said, turning toward the door and walking away. Everyone watched in despair.
But as she turned, Kaiba blocked her way, with a look of determination on his face.
"Move," Ordered Amunet.
"No," Kaiba said, still covering the way.
"You will do as I say, or your brother shall pay the consequences." Y. Bakura said, standing next to Amunet.
"No," repeated Kaiba.
"Then die." Amunet said, raising her Millennium Orb and shooting a ray of white towards Kaiba.
"Move out of the way! If it reaches you, you will be beyond recovery!" Ishizu screamed. Closing his eyes, Kaiba prepared for the attack.
Suddenly the Millennium Items started to glow, as it protected Kaiba from the blast.
"What?!" she cried, backing away, "What is this?!"
And just as sudden as before, bright white light filled the room, engulfing everyone in its mystery.
Only Duke, Serenity, Tristan, Joey, the Healer, and Tea remained.
To Be Continued. . .
Ok. . . Man this is turning out strange. I know what I want to do with the next chapter, but you guys will think it's weird. I'd love to tell you what's gonna happen, but you're gonna have to wait. Please review, I have nothing to do.