DISCLAIMER: I don't know Yu-Gi-Oh!
Hey! I'm back with the 11th chapter! I can't believe I've gotten this far on the chapter and have gotten so many reviews. All you guys are so great, and with the way I write, patient. ^-^ Well, I won't keep you from the story so I'll just do the Review Responses and then be out of your way.
REVIEW RESPONSES:
JILL: Thanks! That was the best chapter ever? Really? *hugs* Thanks for the review!^_~
MITTENS NO HIKARI: Okay okay, I'll tell you what. Since you want to kill the Shadow so bad, I'll let you, BUT, you have to wait till the end of the story. I'll put you and him in a wrestling ring and you two can go at it. We'll have a "Texas Cage Match". Well, We may not be in Texas... and we may not have a cage but, we can still have a match. Thanks for the review.
LADYDEATHSTRIKE1: *turns into a Chibi* owwww, she said a wordy dirty! *looks at Yugi* Nightlight5: Hey Yugi! Look, now we're the same size. Yugi: . Nightlight5: Thanks for the review, and I really hope this Chibi look isn't permanent, it's messing up my figure!
UNA1: Yeah! But since when has Bakura been so willing to help out? Hmmm, sounds pretty suspicious to me. Thanks for the review.
SORCERESS VANESSA: Ahhh! Not the mob again! But not to worry, I brought my scooter this time. This way, I can be sure we won't run out of gas this time. *turns around to see the angry mob coming* Ah! Okay, we're going to have to run that way *points to a very steep hill* Let's go! *hops on the scooter and charges half way up the hill before running out of breath and rolling back down the hill* Okay, that's not working. Now what? Oh, by the way, great start on your sequel. Keep up the good work and thanks for the review!
DREAMER WOLF: Hehe, don't worry about the outbreaks, I have them all the time. Where's Yugi you ask? Well, I'd tell you, but then Yami would get upset because I'd be stealing one of his lines in an upcoming chapter. Yami: What line? *starts to flip through the script* Nightlight5: It's not in that one. You haven't gotten it yet. What? Do you think I'm going to let you know the end of the story before everybody else? Yami: *pouts* Anyways, Your story is coming along really well Dreamer Wolf. Good luck with your next chapter and thanks for the review!
BAYLEEF: LOL, I'm so sorry about the 80 alerts you got, seems like several people I've talked to had that reaction on my story. *shrugs* It was probably because of that glitch that FF.net had not to long ago. Anyways, *jumps back and hides* Yami has a cheerleader! Yami: A cheerleader! Where?! Nightlight5: -_-" Men... Thanks for the review!
Z GIRL WARRIOR: Okay! Well, without farther delay, here is the next chapter! Thanks for the review!
/blah/= Yugi to Yami
//blah//= Yami to Yugi
'blah'= thinking
**~~**~~**= scene change
"BACK 2 THE FUTURE"
CHAPTER 11: Fight to the Finish
"Who are you?"
The Shadow shifted from foot to foot trying to get use to the feel of his new body. Seeing a small low laying platform close by, he quickly strode over to it and sat making himself comfortable. Yami became frustrated at the lack of participation he was receiving.
"I asked you a question, and now I demanded an answer." Yami growled clenching his fist tight together.
"And why is that?" the Shadow asked, "Is it because you've yet to realize that you are no longer Pharaoh and can not boss people around as you once did?"
Yami was slightly taken back by his response. Who ever this person is, he knew of his past.
"Ah, I see, you don't remember me, do you?" The Shadow smirked. "That really hurts Yami, but I'm sure I'll get over it."
"Do not talk to me as if we were friends." Yami spat, "I'm confident that I was never friends with a snake like you."
"Confident? You were always to confident weren't you. Always sure that _your_ decision was the best."
"That's enough! I'm tired of hearing your useless rumble. Just tell me what you did with Yugi."
"Yugi?" The Shadow mocked playing with a strand of his golden bangs and looking around. "Well, he doesn't seem to be here does he."
Yami had it! He couldn't take anymore of the Shadow's sarcasm and drew back his hands creating a medium sized shadow ball. Without thinking, he released the ball straight at the shadow. It crackled and sparked at it growing speed until it finally impacted making a loud boom echo throughout the chambers of his soul.
Smoke covered the area shielding it's true damage from it's attacker. Yami stared on with gritted teeth as he waited impatiently for the smoke to clear. Finally when the smoke had pasted on, he made a small grunt of frustration at what sat before him.
A large hole had been carved out of the side of the platform showing the extent of the attack. Unfortunately, the platform was not what he had been aiming for, but instead, what he had been aiming for was sitting right next to the large hole.
The Shadow sat by hole cross legged with a twisted smile upon his face. A strange expression indeed, seeing that that particular expression was foreign to the features of Yugi's innocent face. "Now, now Yami. If you really want to get Yugi back, then you don't need to be killing me."
"I'm suppose to believe a monster like you would just bring him back."
The Shadow eyes flickered with rage as he jumped out the platform and stood firm to the ground. "A monster! Because of you I am a monster! Condemned to rest inside this scrape of metal you call a 'Shadow Disk' for all eternity. Rest?! I would of loved to have rested inside a Millennium Item like you have for the past 5,000 years. You speak of how bad it was to have been stuck inside the puzzle for all those years, but you don't know how good you really had it. Since there wasn't enough Millennium Items to store away all the magic, you had a less powerful Item made. One that didn't hold near the amount of power as the Millennium items held. Once you sentenced me to have my soul placed inside an item, you choose the 'Shadow Disk' instead of a Millennium Item. You felt that even I was unworthy to have my soul placed in such a powerful object. After you began to place my soul inside the object, you found out that the 'Shadow Disk' was incapable of holding a complete soul. So, I was forced to remain inside the 'Shadow Disk' with only a fraction of my soul, becoming unworthy of the name soul and having to became a shadow of a soul. For days a wandered, looking for the other piece of my soul hoping to make the pain stop. After a while I figure that it was gone forever and that the only way I would ever have a real soul again was to steal the soul of another."
"So you stole Yugi's soul for something you blame me for."
"Precisely," The Shadow hissed.
"If your grudge lyes with me, then why did you not take my soul instead."
"Because, there are so many different ways to make people suffer, and besides, if I took over Yugi's soul, I would be able to control the Millennium Item for myself and you would be gone, but somehow you are still here. A minor problem I intend to get rid of. But mostly I took his soul because of the way you took my soul.
Yami was truly getting tired of talking, but he knew if he wanted to get Yugi back he would have to listen. "But you said I'm the one who took your soul?"
"Physically yes, but before that day, a creature from the Shadow Realm had escaped and was running loose throughout your land. You proclaimed that the other monsters, the ones that served you, would keep an eye on him, but they didn't. That same night, that creature slipped into my house and killed my son. He was the closes thing to me after my wife died and your lack of responsible allowed it all to happen. Now, your little Yugi will suffer from your mistake and I will no longer be alone in mourning the lose of a loved one."
"I am sorry for your lose, but Yugi had nothing to do with this, so if have something to prove, face me head on instead of hiding behind those who are weaker than you." Yami said trying to be as reasonable as his anger would allow.
"You lie!" The Shadow shouted form a large ball of shadow magic in his hands, "You are not sorry, you never were and you never will be. So now it is time for me to get revenge for all the people you ever hurt, because I do have something to prove. I'll prove that I'm better than you."
Yami stood with his arms crossed with a smirk on his face. He chuckled for a second than answered back. "I will not try to talk you out of fighting if this is how you wish to settle things, because honesty," Yami smirked as he drew back his own shadow ball and his eyes flicked with a tinge of rage, "I'm looking forward to it."
With those finally words, the war was on.
Both Yami and the Shadow released their shadow balls at the same time, causing them to impact and explode. Energy shot back in all directions licking at the sides of the attackers. "Not bad," The Shadow hissed, "But that was only a small fraction of my power."
"Good," Yami smirked, "Cause I'm just getting warmed up."
"You won't have the chance. This will all be over soon."
The Shadow held out a fist as it began to glow a bright blue.
"Do you know want this is Pharaoh?"
Yami didn't answer.
"This is another kind of shadow attack. Let me show you how it works."
With his fist still glowing he disappeared from. Yami gritted his teeth in shock as the shadow left from sight. He twisted around from side to side searching for the shadow.
"Looking for me?"
Yami's eyes widen as he turned around long enough to see the Shadow's fist impact with his stomach and sending him rounding to the ground. He was still.
The Shadow approached the still form of Yami laying on the ground. Bringing his fist down by his side, he stopped a couple of feet in front of Yami and smirked in victory.
"Is that all you've got Pharaoh? If so, then I've wasted my time."
The Shadow turned around and began to walk away when he saw a flicker of light out the corner of his eye.
"The only thing that's going to be wasted is you."
The Shadow turned around to see Yami lying on his side with his finger held out like a gun. The tip of his finger glowed a dark purple before a blinding ball of energy left from it digging itself in the chest of the shadow. With a screech of pain, the shadow slammed backwards against the wall and slide down to the ground.
"Quiet impressive Pharaoh. You sure had me fooled, playing dead and all."
Yami smirked "If you thought I went down that easily, then you had your own self fooled."
"Hmm, Always quick to fire back aren't you? Let's hope your attacks are as snappy as your words."
"There's only one way to find out." Yami said as he prided himself up off the floor.
"I agree," The Shadow said also bring myself to stand up. He looked up to Yami, who was straight across from him. His posture was like a statue, unmovable, sure of everything around him. But the Shadow noticed something about where he was standing that might could help him out greatly. Yami was standing in front of a large soul room door. The perfect prison for a certain ancient spirit.
'Well, I have my next move figured out. I just hope the Pharaoh puts up a good performance. After all, they don't call me the Master of illusions for nothing.'
"I'm waiting," Yami said tapping his foot impatiently, "Are you going to make the first move or shall I?"
"Well, If your that impatient, then I will." The shadow said while holding out his hand to power up his next attack, but this time, before he could release it, he was stopped by a small figure emerging from the dark.
"Stop!" A weak voice shouted from the darkest.
Yami and the Shadow both looked up from to see a small spiky haired boy standing just enough out of the dark to see.
"Yugi" Yami said dumbfounded.
The Shadow took this time that Yami wasn't paying attention to use another one of his powers. His out stretched hand glowed a light green. Slowly and quietly the large soul door behind Yami opened. Once the door was wide enough open the Shadow looked back to see Yami about to walk over to Yugi, but this was not what the Shadow wanted. Quietly he created a shadow ball and pointed it at Yugi.
"Don't move Pharaoh, or else, when I'm done with him it'll take ten years just to put one strand of hair back together."
Yami stopped in his place and growled. "Whoever you are, if you touch one hair on my Hikari's head, you'll wish you were never born."
"Well well, looks like your pathetic vessel is still alive after all."
Yami stared on in horror at the weakened state of his aibou. He was thinner and paler than normal. He was shaking and soon fell to his knees.
"Yugi!" Yami shouted taking a step forward.
"I wouldn't do that."
Yami growled in frustration at the shadow.
/Yami.../
//Yugi? Hang in there, I'll figure something out.//
/Don't... bother./
//What are you talking about?/
/Because... I'm not, real/
The Shadow looked on at Yugi and the Pharaoh for a second before realizing that they were communicating with each other. This fact stunned and horrified him. 'How can this be?! This Yugi isn't even real. He should be under my complete control. Unless... unless the piece of Yugi's soul that is still left inside of me has tapped into my illusion, then he would be about to control a piece of it. That little twerp has ruined my plans for the last time.' Unnoticed, he turned his shadow ball back to Yami and aimed carefully.
//What? What do you mean your not real?//
/This is an illusion. I'm not sure... how much longer, I can stay in control, but before I lose my control... I want you to, know... something./
Yugi shook for a second. He was losing his power over the illusion and could no longer use it to speak or think. He could only use it for a few simply movements. Yugi slowly lifted his head to face Yami. He could tell that Yami was still trying to communicate with him mentally, but it was no use, he couldn't hear him. Yugi simply gave him a weak smile, but it did last. His smile soon turned to a frown as he watched the Shadow release his attack straight at Yami. He tried to warn him, but he couldn't, his energy was all drained out and he slowly felt his hold slip away and fall into nothingness.
Yami extended his hand out to Yugi as he to felt Yugi's presents leave. "Yugi, don't leave me." he whispered as he lowered his hand and balled it into a fist. He made a low growl slipped out of his throat as he turned back to the shadow. Yami gritted his teeth as he was meet with the unpleasant surprise of having a shadow ball impact into his chest. He went flying backwards, but he knew something was wrong when the door right behind him did catch him. Instead he fell hard to the floor of the soul room. Yami pulled himself up and shook his head to get rid of the stars. When he looked up at the door the last thing he saw was the Shadow slam the door shout, before the darkest of the room covered his eyes.
Outside the door, the Shadow placed his hand on the door and sealed it shut with what magic he had. The Shadow looked back that the small illusion of Yugi sitting on the floor. He could tell that Yugi no longer was in the illusion. With a wave of his hand the illusion was gone and the chamber was now quiet, with only holes and smoke to show the battle that had just taken place.
The Shadow smiled and looked around.
"Now for a little exploring." And with that said the Shadow began to walk off. But before he was totally out of sight he stop and said one finally thing. "By the way, if you're still wondering. The name's Kuroo."
**~~**~~**
Outside of the Puzzle, Yugi stopped in front of a large pyramid. Taking one last look around, he entered the pyramid and down it's long hallways to meet back with his _dear_ friend Toton.
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A/N: Phew... I hope you all enjoyed that, because it's 3:36 in the morning here and I'm about to collapse from lack of sleep. I know you all must be wondering what Yugi was going to tell Yami before he lost control over the illusion, so Let's have a contest with it, shall we? Let's see who can guess what Yugi was going to say to Yami. Leave a review telling me what you think and then we'll find out who is right later on in the story. Who knows, maybe I'll give the people who get it right special mention. So please R&R! ^_~
Nightlight5
Hey! I'm back with the 11th chapter! I can't believe I've gotten this far on the chapter and have gotten so many reviews. All you guys are so great, and with the way I write, patient. ^-^ Well, I won't keep you from the story so I'll just do the Review Responses and then be out of your way.
REVIEW RESPONSES:
JILL: Thanks! That was the best chapter ever? Really? *hugs* Thanks for the review!^_~
MITTENS NO HIKARI: Okay okay, I'll tell you what. Since you want to kill the Shadow so bad, I'll let you, BUT, you have to wait till the end of the story. I'll put you and him in a wrestling ring and you two can go at it. We'll have a "Texas Cage Match". Well, We may not be in Texas... and we may not have a cage but, we can still have a match. Thanks for the review.
LADYDEATHSTRIKE1: *turns into a Chibi* owwww, she said a wordy dirty! *looks at Yugi* Nightlight5: Hey Yugi! Look, now we're the same size. Yugi: . Nightlight5: Thanks for the review, and I really hope this Chibi look isn't permanent, it's messing up my figure!
UNA1: Yeah! But since when has Bakura been so willing to help out? Hmmm, sounds pretty suspicious to me. Thanks for the review.
SORCERESS VANESSA: Ahhh! Not the mob again! But not to worry, I brought my scooter this time. This way, I can be sure we won't run out of gas this time. *turns around to see the angry mob coming* Ah! Okay, we're going to have to run that way *points to a very steep hill* Let's go! *hops on the scooter and charges half way up the hill before running out of breath and rolling back down the hill* Okay, that's not working. Now what? Oh, by the way, great start on your sequel. Keep up the good work and thanks for the review!
DREAMER WOLF: Hehe, don't worry about the outbreaks, I have them all the time. Where's Yugi you ask? Well, I'd tell you, but then Yami would get upset because I'd be stealing one of his lines in an upcoming chapter. Yami: What line? *starts to flip through the script* Nightlight5: It's not in that one. You haven't gotten it yet. What? Do you think I'm going to let you know the end of the story before everybody else? Yami: *pouts* Anyways, Your story is coming along really well Dreamer Wolf. Good luck with your next chapter and thanks for the review!
BAYLEEF: LOL, I'm so sorry about the 80 alerts you got, seems like several people I've talked to had that reaction on my story. *shrugs* It was probably because of that glitch that FF.net had not to long ago. Anyways, *jumps back and hides* Yami has a cheerleader! Yami: A cheerleader! Where?! Nightlight5: -_-" Men... Thanks for the review!
Z GIRL WARRIOR: Okay! Well, without farther delay, here is the next chapter! Thanks for the review!
/blah/= Yugi to Yami
//blah//= Yami to Yugi
'blah'= thinking
**~~**~~**= scene change
"BACK 2 THE FUTURE"
CHAPTER 11: Fight to the Finish
"Who are you?"
The Shadow shifted from foot to foot trying to get use to the feel of his new body. Seeing a small low laying platform close by, he quickly strode over to it and sat making himself comfortable. Yami became frustrated at the lack of participation he was receiving.
"I asked you a question, and now I demanded an answer." Yami growled clenching his fist tight together.
"And why is that?" the Shadow asked, "Is it because you've yet to realize that you are no longer Pharaoh and can not boss people around as you once did?"
Yami was slightly taken back by his response. Who ever this person is, he knew of his past.
"Ah, I see, you don't remember me, do you?" The Shadow smirked. "That really hurts Yami, but I'm sure I'll get over it."
"Do not talk to me as if we were friends." Yami spat, "I'm confident that I was never friends with a snake like you."
"Confident? You were always to confident weren't you. Always sure that _your_ decision was the best."
"That's enough! I'm tired of hearing your useless rumble. Just tell me what you did with Yugi."
"Yugi?" The Shadow mocked playing with a strand of his golden bangs and looking around. "Well, he doesn't seem to be here does he."
Yami had it! He couldn't take anymore of the Shadow's sarcasm and drew back his hands creating a medium sized shadow ball. Without thinking, he released the ball straight at the shadow. It crackled and sparked at it growing speed until it finally impacted making a loud boom echo throughout the chambers of his soul.
Smoke covered the area shielding it's true damage from it's attacker. Yami stared on with gritted teeth as he waited impatiently for the smoke to clear. Finally when the smoke had pasted on, he made a small grunt of frustration at what sat before him.
A large hole had been carved out of the side of the platform showing the extent of the attack. Unfortunately, the platform was not what he had been aiming for, but instead, what he had been aiming for was sitting right next to the large hole.
The Shadow sat by hole cross legged with a twisted smile upon his face. A strange expression indeed, seeing that that particular expression was foreign to the features of Yugi's innocent face. "Now, now Yami. If you really want to get Yugi back, then you don't need to be killing me."
"I'm suppose to believe a monster like you would just bring him back."
The Shadow eyes flickered with rage as he jumped out the platform and stood firm to the ground. "A monster! Because of you I am a monster! Condemned to rest inside this scrape of metal you call a 'Shadow Disk' for all eternity. Rest?! I would of loved to have rested inside a Millennium Item like you have for the past 5,000 years. You speak of how bad it was to have been stuck inside the puzzle for all those years, but you don't know how good you really had it. Since there wasn't enough Millennium Items to store away all the magic, you had a less powerful Item made. One that didn't hold near the amount of power as the Millennium items held. Once you sentenced me to have my soul placed inside an item, you choose the 'Shadow Disk' instead of a Millennium Item. You felt that even I was unworthy to have my soul placed in such a powerful object. After you began to place my soul inside the object, you found out that the 'Shadow Disk' was incapable of holding a complete soul. So, I was forced to remain inside the 'Shadow Disk' with only a fraction of my soul, becoming unworthy of the name soul and having to became a shadow of a soul. For days a wandered, looking for the other piece of my soul hoping to make the pain stop. After a while I figure that it was gone forever and that the only way I would ever have a real soul again was to steal the soul of another."
"So you stole Yugi's soul for something you blame me for."
"Precisely," The Shadow hissed.
"If your grudge lyes with me, then why did you not take my soul instead."
"Because, there are so many different ways to make people suffer, and besides, if I took over Yugi's soul, I would be able to control the Millennium Item for myself and you would be gone, but somehow you are still here. A minor problem I intend to get rid of. But mostly I took his soul because of the way you took my soul.
Yami was truly getting tired of talking, but he knew if he wanted to get Yugi back he would have to listen. "But you said I'm the one who took your soul?"
"Physically yes, but before that day, a creature from the Shadow Realm had escaped and was running loose throughout your land. You proclaimed that the other monsters, the ones that served you, would keep an eye on him, but they didn't. That same night, that creature slipped into my house and killed my son. He was the closes thing to me after my wife died and your lack of responsible allowed it all to happen. Now, your little Yugi will suffer from your mistake and I will no longer be alone in mourning the lose of a loved one."
"I am sorry for your lose, but Yugi had nothing to do with this, so if have something to prove, face me head on instead of hiding behind those who are weaker than you." Yami said trying to be as reasonable as his anger would allow.
"You lie!" The Shadow shouted form a large ball of shadow magic in his hands, "You are not sorry, you never were and you never will be. So now it is time for me to get revenge for all the people you ever hurt, because I do have something to prove. I'll prove that I'm better than you."
Yami stood with his arms crossed with a smirk on his face. He chuckled for a second than answered back. "I will not try to talk you out of fighting if this is how you wish to settle things, because honesty," Yami smirked as he drew back his own shadow ball and his eyes flicked with a tinge of rage, "I'm looking forward to it."
With those finally words, the war was on.
Both Yami and the Shadow released their shadow balls at the same time, causing them to impact and explode. Energy shot back in all directions licking at the sides of the attackers. "Not bad," The Shadow hissed, "But that was only a small fraction of my power."
"Good," Yami smirked, "Cause I'm just getting warmed up."
"You won't have the chance. This will all be over soon."
The Shadow held out a fist as it began to glow a bright blue.
"Do you know want this is Pharaoh?"
Yami didn't answer.
"This is another kind of shadow attack. Let me show you how it works."
With his fist still glowing he disappeared from. Yami gritted his teeth in shock as the shadow left from sight. He twisted around from side to side searching for the shadow.
"Looking for me?"
Yami's eyes widen as he turned around long enough to see the Shadow's fist impact with his stomach and sending him rounding to the ground. He was still.
The Shadow approached the still form of Yami laying on the ground. Bringing his fist down by his side, he stopped a couple of feet in front of Yami and smirked in victory.
"Is that all you've got Pharaoh? If so, then I've wasted my time."
The Shadow turned around and began to walk away when he saw a flicker of light out the corner of his eye.
"The only thing that's going to be wasted is you."
The Shadow turned around to see Yami lying on his side with his finger held out like a gun. The tip of his finger glowed a dark purple before a blinding ball of energy left from it digging itself in the chest of the shadow. With a screech of pain, the shadow slammed backwards against the wall and slide down to the ground.
"Quiet impressive Pharaoh. You sure had me fooled, playing dead and all."
Yami smirked "If you thought I went down that easily, then you had your own self fooled."
"Hmm, Always quick to fire back aren't you? Let's hope your attacks are as snappy as your words."
"There's only one way to find out." Yami said as he prided himself up off the floor.
"I agree," The Shadow said also bring myself to stand up. He looked up to Yami, who was straight across from him. His posture was like a statue, unmovable, sure of everything around him. But the Shadow noticed something about where he was standing that might could help him out greatly. Yami was standing in front of a large soul room door. The perfect prison for a certain ancient spirit.
'Well, I have my next move figured out. I just hope the Pharaoh puts up a good performance. After all, they don't call me the Master of illusions for nothing.'
"I'm waiting," Yami said tapping his foot impatiently, "Are you going to make the first move or shall I?"
"Well, If your that impatient, then I will." The shadow said while holding out his hand to power up his next attack, but this time, before he could release it, he was stopped by a small figure emerging from the dark.
"Stop!" A weak voice shouted from the darkest.
Yami and the Shadow both looked up from to see a small spiky haired boy standing just enough out of the dark to see.
"Yugi" Yami said dumbfounded.
The Shadow took this time that Yami wasn't paying attention to use another one of his powers. His out stretched hand glowed a light green. Slowly and quietly the large soul door behind Yami opened. Once the door was wide enough open the Shadow looked back to see Yami about to walk over to Yugi, but this was not what the Shadow wanted. Quietly he created a shadow ball and pointed it at Yugi.
"Don't move Pharaoh, or else, when I'm done with him it'll take ten years just to put one strand of hair back together."
Yami stopped in his place and growled. "Whoever you are, if you touch one hair on my Hikari's head, you'll wish you were never born."
"Well well, looks like your pathetic vessel is still alive after all."
Yami stared on in horror at the weakened state of his aibou. He was thinner and paler than normal. He was shaking and soon fell to his knees.
"Yugi!" Yami shouted taking a step forward.
"I wouldn't do that."
Yami growled in frustration at the shadow.
/Yami.../
//Yugi? Hang in there, I'll figure something out.//
/Don't... bother./
//What are you talking about?/
/Because... I'm not, real/
The Shadow looked on at Yugi and the Pharaoh for a second before realizing that they were communicating with each other. This fact stunned and horrified him. 'How can this be?! This Yugi isn't even real. He should be under my complete control. Unless... unless the piece of Yugi's soul that is still left inside of me has tapped into my illusion, then he would be about to control a piece of it. That little twerp has ruined my plans for the last time.' Unnoticed, he turned his shadow ball back to Yami and aimed carefully.
//What? What do you mean your not real?//
/This is an illusion. I'm not sure... how much longer, I can stay in control, but before I lose my control... I want you to, know... something./
Yugi shook for a second. He was losing his power over the illusion and could no longer use it to speak or think. He could only use it for a few simply movements. Yugi slowly lifted his head to face Yami. He could tell that Yami was still trying to communicate with him mentally, but it was no use, he couldn't hear him. Yugi simply gave him a weak smile, but it did last. His smile soon turned to a frown as he watched the Shadow release his attack straight at Yami. He tried to warn him, but he couldn't, his energy was all drained out and he slowly felt his hold slip away and fall into nothingness.
Yami extended his hand out to Yugi as he to felt Yugi's presents leave. "Yugi, don't leave me." he whispered as he lowered his hand and balled it into a fist. He made a low growl slipped out of his throat as he turned back to the shadow. Yami gritted his teeth as he was meet with the unpleasant surprise of having a shadow ball impact into his chest. He went flying backwards, but he knew something was wrong when the door right behind him did catch him. Instead he fell hard to the floor of the soul room. Yami pulled himself up and shook his head to get rid of the stars. When he looked up at the door the last thing he saw was the Shadow slam the door shout, before the darkest of the room covered his eyes.
Outside the door, the Shadow placed his hand on the door and sealed it shut with what magic he had. The Shadow looked back that the small illusion of Yugi sitting on the floor. He could tell that Yugi no longer was in the illusion. With a wave of his hand the illusion was gone and the chamber was now quiet, with only holes and smoke to show the battle that had just taken place.
The Shadow smiled and looked around.
"Now for a little exploring." And with that said the Shadow began to walk off. But before he was totally out of sight he stop and said one finally thing. "By the way, if you're still wondering. The name's Kuroo."
**~~**~~**
Outside of the Puzzle, Yugi stopped in front of a large pyramid. Taking one last look around, he entered the pyramid and down it's long hallways to meet back with his _dear_ friend Toton.
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A/N: Phew... I hope you all enjoyed that, because it's 3:36 in the morning here and I'm about to collapse from lack of sleep. I know you all must be wondering what Yugi was going to tell Yami before he lost control over the illusion, so Let's have a contest with it, shall we? Let's see who can guess what Yugi was going to say to Yami. Leave a review telling me what you think and then we'll find out who is right later on in the story. Who knows, maybe I'll give the people who get it right special mention. So please R&R! ^_~
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