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Ch. 7- Riddles
Yugi braced himself as he waited for the crowded room to be thrown into panic. His heart raced as he only heard silence.
"Yami? Jonouchi?" he called, reaching out blindly.
"I'm right here, Aibou," Yami's voice came from right beside him. "Kamui? Shion?"
"I'm here," said Kamui shakily. Her voice cracked. "Shion won't answer. Maybe she can't answer!"
"Calm down," Yami demanded. "Listen." They did. Suddenly Yugi could make out humming coming from the back of the room. Gray light began to illuminate the room. The room was still full but no one else moved. The three wound their way through the people who looked like statues of granite in the gray light. The humming stopped and a voice began to sing. A bright, cold voice. Words spread through the air as though they could cut.
"Light and Dark, the two undying
Holding tight the earth below
Holding fast the bond unbreaking
See the strength between them flow." A dark form materialized in the darkness. It was the same one Bakura had seen. A Cheshire-cat grin adorned her features. "Want to know the next verse?" Her eyes drifted across each face. Yugi shuddered as insane eyes bored into his.
"Aww. Poor little hikari. You are the strongest light, but all are weak." She took a step forward. Yami was instantly in front of him.
"Don't you touch him," he growled, eyes flashing. The fire yami stopped, surprised.
"Why would I do that? He will be the last prepared, though not the final prize. Didn't you learn anything as you played at being a pharaoh? All things must be done in their proper order." She giggled as she turned to Kamui. "Shall I show you? I keep all my memories," she clapped her hands together like a toddler that has just learned ot tie its own laces.
A hazy Bakura appeared beside her. They could see it wasn't real. It looked like a fuzzy hologram with no sound. They watched with bated breath as it acted out some past occurrence.
Bakura motioned as though he were trying to open a stuck door. Then he looked down at his feet. His mouth moved like he was yelling. His arms jerked to his sides and he toppled over. He struggled against invisible bindings as the picture faded out.
The fire yami has a satisfied expression as she looked around at their faces. "Yes. That's about how his hikari looked at first when I showed him. More tears though."
Something clicked in Yugi's mind. "Ryou," he whispered. "What have you done with him? And where's Bakura?"
"Oh, the star yami is still in his soul room of course. He's just a little tied up." She giggles at her own joke. Yami could have gagged. "No, no, I wouldn't dream of trying to hold him for long. The dark is always more powerful His light, on the other hand…" She shrugged dismissively. "One good blow and he fell right over."
Yami looked like he would have strangled her right then if it hadn't meant moving from Yugi's side. "You-" he looked at Yugi guiltily, and then proceeded, in Egyptian for the two hikaris' sake, to tell the fire yami exactly what he thought of her. She wasn't amused
"That wasn't very flattering." She frowned. "I don't like you very much." Her eys had dropped from insane cheerfulness to cold and calculating. "I'll leave your light for now if you give me the moon hikari."
Kamui whimpered unintentionally and Yugi pulled her behind Yami with him. "Shion…" she whispered.
"Oh, quit whining!" the fire yami sighed. "Your darkness wasn't like that. She wasn't quite as vocal as him," she glared at Yami, "But she wasn't a baby about it."
Kamui finally lost it "What did you do to her?!" She screamed. "Give her back!" She pushed past Yugi and bent to dive past Yami.
"You idiot! No!" Yami hissed, reaching for her. He grabbed air. The fire yami's grin returned. When Kamui was a foot from her, shadows leapt from behind the fire yami onto Kamui and she vanished.
"Two down, one to go!" The fire yami sang happily, eyeing Yugi greedily. "The the games can really begin! You like games, right Yugioh? Let's have a little pre-game, shall we?" Yami's only response was to growl as he stood firmly between her and Yugi. The fire yami wagged a finger at him. "You better put a leash on that temper or I'll win the game! All the other yamis were, shall we say, kept busy when I captured their hikaris, but this time, I think I'll give you a chance, just to break the monotony. Here's a hint:"
"If you put a man in a room with cement walls, ceiling, and floor, with no doors or windows, how do you get him out?" The fire yami smiled happily. "that's your only hint. If you solve the riddle, it'll tell you how I plan to snatch the sun hikari from under your nose. Have fun!" She vanished and the room lit up once more. A wave of noise hit them as everyone in the room began to talk and move about as though nothing had happened.
Jonouchi jogged up to them. "Hey guys…jeeze you both look serious. What happened to you?"
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How many riddle solvers do we have? If you have a guess for the riddles answer, put it in a review, or send it to angel_of_riddles@yahoo .com. Good luck. I'll announce who got it right with my next post. Mega points if you solve the riddle and guess the fire yami's plan.