Shinsei Unmei: Path of Light and Darkness Chapter Eight: Seikatsu no Giman, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Shinsei Unmei: Path of Light and Darkness

Chapter Eight: Shadow Game: Seikatsu no Giman

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Yami no Yugi's world suddenly darkened as he was pulled from the vision, forcibly returned to his own body.

'Yami, what happened?' Yugi asked, his voice filled with concern. Yami no Yugi closed his eyes briefly and bowed his head, shaking the vision out of his head. 'Nothing Yugi, just a memory.'

Yami no Yugi picked the unconscious form of Harry, leaving the lavatory before anyone could see him in the destroyed room.

Panting from the effort of carrying Harry up stairs, Yami no Yugi hurriedly said the password to enter Gryffindor Tower, dragging Harry through the portrait hole.

"Yugi!" Marik exclaimed, walking over to him from the dormitory staircase. Marik grabbed Harry's arm and helped pull him through, setting him lightly on one of the couches.

Once that was taken care of, Yami no Yugi pulled the Egyptian off to the side, standing in front of a bookshelf near the boy's stairs. Making sure the common room really was empty, he pulled a red and gold bound book off the shelf, and it slid to the side, revealing a hidden enclosing.

Pulling Marik into it, the bookshelf slid shut, sealing the dark space off from the common room.

"The ankh." Yami no Yugi said as he momentarily relinquished control to Yugi, who pulled out his wand. "Lumos," the shorter boy said, and Yami no Yugi reclaimed control, the wand tip bursting into light.

"What?" Marik replied to the former pharaoh's comment, completely clueless.

"The ankh." Yami no Yugi repeated, pulling the Sennen item out of one of the inner pockets of his robes.

"Oh. That ankh."

"Yes. Harry used it to play a shadow game with Draco Malfoy, I caught them in the lavatory on the fourth floor." Yami no Yugi said as he replayed the incident in his mind.

"Harry? Harry Potter? The boy-who-lived? The kid who defeated the Dark Lord Voldemort as a baby? That Harry?" Marik went on, thinking Yami no Yugi was joking with him.

"I don't know where you heard all of that, but yes. Harry Potter used the Sennen ankh to play a game with Draco, and sealed away Draco's soul. Luckily, I could get him away from the ankh before the game was made permanent"

Yami's face was grave, and Marik shrugged his shoulders half-heartedly.

"Harry's supposedly one of the greatest wizards around, and he's an overall nice guy. I really don't think he was rummaging through your trunk, or even knew you had it." Marik began, pulling he Sennen scales out of his robes.

"Yugi, the item chooses the host, not the other way around. We don't have a say in their choice either. If you want me to, I can make sure, but the scales can only do so much." Marik finished, looking solemnly at the item he held in his hands.

"Hunh? You can use it?" Yami no Yugi replied, a shocked look on his face.

"Er... Yeah."

Marik closed his eyes and focused on the power within the Sennen scales, his breathing coming into a rhythm.

The two scales on the Sennen item began to glow, an aura of light shining around them. Marik opened his eyes and it stopped, and he laughed. "Yeah. I can use them. It's a little different from the rod, but I'll manage."

"Er... Marik? About the scales..." Yami no Yugi began, a frown spreading across his face.

"Earlier. How did you know I played Saint Dragon, Osiris?" he added, watching the Sennen items flicker at the mention of the Egyptian god's name.

"Uh, Yami, I don't know what you're talking about." Marik replied uneasily, recalling his black out in the entrance hall.

"What?!" Yami no Yugi exclaimed, staring at Marik in horror.

"What? I don't know how to get into the shadow realm with the scales. Let alone see into it." Marik added, taking a step back.

"Marik. In that case, I think someone's possessed you." Yami no Yugi said gravely, looking right into Marik's eyes.

"P-Po-Possessing?" the Egyptian stuttered, a look of horror on his face. "Yes. I can't figure out who it is though. Especially with you having the Sennen scales, its power should protect you from things like that."

"Yeah, anyway, I have a lot of er... stuff to do, I'll catch up to you later." Marik finished as he pushed on an indent in the bookshelf/entrance and it slid out of the way. "Right..." Yami no Yugi muttered, switching with his light half.

"Nox" Yugi commanded, putting out the light on the tip of his wand. Stuffing the wand in his robes, he hurried out of the secret enclosing, heading out of the common room.

"Yugi..." Yami no Bakura said from behind the shorter boy as he began down the seventh floor staircase, causing the shorter of the two to jump in anxiety.

As Yugi turned, Yami no Bakura appeared behind him, a malicious sneer on his face. "Ah, mini-pharaoh... Seto's got himself a girlfriend... You won't believe what whore it is either." He said slowly, his smirk covering his face.

"Who is it Bakura?" Yugi sighed, mostly uninterested.

"Granger." Yami no Bakura drawled, obviously unhappy that Yugi wasn't begging for the information.

"Hermione?!" Yugi almost bellowed, his jaw dropping anime-style.

"Yeah, I caught them in the library earlier. Let's just say, they weren't reading." Yami no Bakura laughed, tapping into the power of the Sennen ring.

Yami no Yugi sweat dropped in his soul room, bursting out in laughter at the thought.

"Nice to know Bakura, but I really have to get to the library. Homework you know." Yugi replied as he ran off, leaving the spirit in a very bad mood.

Yugi ran into the library softly, trying not to draw attention from the librarian, Madam Pince. Hurrying to the dark arts section, he picked out a few heavy books from the bottom rows, purposely blocking the titles out of Yami no Yugi's mind.

At the same time, Marik was sitting on the bottom level, scouring through multiple Egyptian history texts, looking for any information on the Sennen items he didn't already know as a Gravekeeper.

"Ah look, the worthless Egyptian. How's your man-servant back home?" a voice sneered from behind Marik, snapping the boy's nerves.

"Oh look, it's Draco Malfoy, English man-slut, where's Crabbe and Goyle, they must miss your services." Marik snapped in reply, whirling around to face him.

"DON'T YOU INSULT ME!!!" Draco roared, whipping his wand out of his robes. As Marik watched, Draco disappeared, a piece of parchment floating to the ground where he had stood. Marik picked it up and sneered, stuffing it into his robes for a souvenir.

Draco Malfoy, Slytherin first-year. Removed from library for disturbance of the peace and interrupting others' studies. Ten points taken.

Marik frowned as Madam Pince came bustling over, summoning the parchment from Marik's robes.

Marik returned to his table, picking up two of the books he was reading through and checking them out, getting a glare from Madam Pince as he did so.

"Ishtar." Yami no Bakura said from behind him as he stuffed the books into his bag outside the library. "What Bakura?" Marik replied blankly, turning to face the deceased thief.

"That Malfoy kid's really rubbed the wrong side of both of us, why don't we play a shadow game with him?" Yami no Bakura suggested, pulling his duel monsters deck out of his robes.

"Why not?" Marik replied with a sneer, pulling out his own deck of cards. "I've been looking for someone to try my back-up deck on, it should beat Malfoy with ease."

Yami no Bakura used the Sennen ring to locate the first year, and then used the item to take them to him, appearing outside the boys' lavatory on the second floor.

As Draco came out, Marik slid in front of the lavatory door, blocking off his only route of escape.

"Draco... Yami no Bakura and I challenge you to a Shadow Game." Marik sneered as Yami no Bakura enshrouded them in the darkness, causing Draco to cower in fear.

"W-What?" Malfoy stuttered, shrinking back from them as the two Egyptians moved closer, duel disks appearing on their left arms.

"What the bloody hell are those doing here?" Malfoy sneered, recognizing the muggle devices. "Do you duel?" Marik asked sharply, forgetting Draco may not own a deck of cards, which would take all of the fun out of his punishment.

"Of course I duel! My father has connections in the muggle world, which includes the owner of the company that makes them." Draco gloated, pulling a deck of duel monster cards out of his robes pocket.

"Does it look like we care?" Yami no Bakura replied, turning to Marik. "Would you like the honor of declaring the shadow game?" he sneered, waving his hand towards their opponent.

"Yes, I'd love to..." Marik replied, pulling the Sennen scales out of his robes.

'Thought so.' Yami no Bakura thought as Marik contemplated the game, sliding his deck into the appropriate slot on the duel disk.

"Malfoy, I declare our shadow game now!" Marik began "Shadow Game: Seikatsu no Giman!"

At Marik's declaration, a duel disk appeared and activated on Malfoy's left arm as he slid his deck into it, and Marik's did the same.

Marik Ishtar: 4000/ Draco Malfoy: 4000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

Marik took the first turn and drew, adding to his five-card hand. "I summon Warrior of Zera (1600), sign of offense!" he called out, throwing the monster card to his field. As he appeared, Marik set one trap card and ended his turn, gesturing for Malfoy to take his turn.

"I summon Trio Serpent (1800), sign of offense!" Draco sneered, placing his monster on his duel disk. "I set one trap and end turn!"

Yami no Bakura sneered and pulled a card from his deck, looking slowly through his hand. "I play one monster in defensive position, adding two cards down. End turn." He smirked, nodding towards Marik.

"I summon Dark Elf (2000), sign of offense and play the spell card Raigeki!" he called out, destroying Draco's monster with his second card. "Now, I attack with both of my monsters, eliminating all but 400 of your life points!"

Marik Ishtar: 3000/ Draco Malfoy: 4000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

"Reveal down card, Negate Attack." Draco replied, watching Marik's attack(s) stop.

"End turn." Marik snapped, obviously pissed that his attack didn't work.

"I draw, and activate Change of Heart, taking control of your Dark Elf!" Draco called with a sneer as Marik's monster moved over to his field. "Now, I sacrifice it for Summoned Skull (2500), sign of offense." The English boy added, laughing at Marik's look of horror. "Now, I play my own Raigeki, destroying all of your monsters! Attack, wipe out Ryou!"

Marik laughed and activated his down card, sneering at Draco's confusion. "I counter with Draining Shield, which adds 2500 points to my life counter!"

Marik Ishtar: 5500/ Draco Malfoy: 4000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

"Now I take my turn." Yami no Bakura smirked, pulling a card from his deck. "I set one monster defensive, and down one card, ending my turn." He smirked menacingly, swiftly glancing towards Marik.

Marik drew, smiling at his card. "I summon Zolga (1700), sign of offense! I down two cards and pass to you."

Draco absentmindedly drew his card, obviously feeling he would win with his Summoned Skull alone. "I summon one monster in defensive position, and attack with my ultimate monster!" he exclaimed, splaying his fist towards Marik's Zolga.

"Counter! Sakuretsu Armor!" Marik replied, single-handedly destroying Draco's monster.

"End turn." Draco sighed, sneaking a card into his spell/trap slot.

Yami no Bakura drew without a care, pulling a card from his hand. "Change of Heart!" he exclaimed, taking possession of Draco's defensive monster. "Now, I offer it for Earl of Demise (2000), sign of offense." The Egyptian thief cackled, calling forth one of his occult monsters. "End turn."

Marik nodded his understanding and drew, smiling at his plan. "Activate trap, Ultimate Offering!" Marik added, throwing down two more Zolga(s) (1700).

Marik Ishtar: 4500/ Draco Malfoy: 4000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

"Now, I offer them all for God of Sun, Dragon Ra (5100), sign of offense!" Marik bellowed, summoning the Egyptian god card with malice.

Marik Ishtar: 10500/ Draco Malfoy: 4000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

The god appeared in sphere mode, completely boring Draco.

'No!' a voice exclaimed through Marik's head as he began to recite the necessary Hieratic to unleash Ra, making him cringe and brake the phrase.

'Idiot, if you attack, I swear I'll kill you. Even if you are my host.' The voice added, making Marik roll his eyes, he'd been expecting this.

'Shut up Karim, Yami no Bakura took us deep enough into the darkness to separate us from Hogwarts.' Marik replied mentally, keeping his composure as he began to recite the Hieratic again.

Insert Hieratic phrase(s) here Marik recited, releasing Ra's power. Now Draco began to worry, but then quickly regained his composure with a quick glance towards his downed card.

"First Draco, to increase Dragon Ra's offense, with One Turn Kill!" Marik bellowed, watching his life count dwindle.

Marik Ishtar: 0001/ God of Sun, Dragon Ra: 15599

Marik Ishtar: 0001/ Draco Malfoy: 4000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

"Now, to offer my partner's monsters, adding to my dragon's offense.

God of Sun, Dragon Ra: 19049

"Now, attack! Holy Dragon Flame!" Marik bellowed, watching Draco sneer.

"Counter, Mirror Force." Draco replied, utterly calm and unconcerned.

"No Draco, Dragon Ra is immune to traps and spells, which leaves your life count wide open!" Marik laughed, watching Draco cower in fear of the attack.

Marik Ishtar: 0001/ Draco Malfoy: 0000/ Yami no Bakura: 4000

Marik and Yami no Bakura smirked, deciding individually Draco's fate.

"Shadow Game: Seikatsu no Giman penalty! Heartbreaker of Darkness!" Marik and Yami no Bakura shouted together, tapping into both of their Sennen items to enact his punishment. Draco's form shattered as it had when the possessed Harry had punished Draco earlier, but this time, the affect would stay.

Draco reappeared, slumping and falling to the "floor". Yami no Bakura took them back to Hogwarts, reappearing in the hallway in which they had left in the first place.

"Leave him, let somebody else find him. It will be much funnier." Marik sneered, turning his back and walking back into the library. "Yes, yes it will." Yami no Bakura muttered, disappearing into the shadow realm.

Marik returned to his previous desk, sitting back down to study more Egyptian history.

Yami no Yugi was unconcerned about the books Yugi checked out, his light having told him he was doing research for Transfiguration.

Yugi hurriedly stuffed the books into his bag, covering them with his other books. "Yugi!" Harry called from behind him, rushing over from the Charms section.

"Hey..." Harry panted, having ran nearly clear across the library. To Yugi's shock, Harry disappeared in a puff of smoke, a bit of parchment floating to the ground.

Harry Potter, Gryffindor first-year. Removed from library for disturbance of the peace and interrupting others' studies. No points taken, warning issued..

Yugi read the parchment with a smirk, rolling his eyes at Madam Pince's "punishment". The librarian bustled over, swiftly plucking the slip from Yugi's grasp and walking off.

Yugi found Harry outside the first floor of the library, crawling up against the glass of the door, scrambling away from Draco.

'Yugi, do you want me to take care of him?' Yami no Yugi asked from inside his soul room, thinking through the possible shadow games.

'No, I need practice on my Leg-locker curse.' Yugi thought back with a sigh, pulling his wand out of his robes.

Yanking open the door, Yugi pointed his wand his wand at Draco's chest and whispered just loud enough to hear, "Locomotor Mortis!" he cursed, locking Draco's legs together.

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