Joy: Short chapter this time. Sorry about that, but it's just how it worked out. And I am sorry about the HUGE delay in getting this chapter to you. The next one will come faster…I hope. Anyway, thanks to everyone that reviewed and keep it up! Here comes chapter 10!

The Wound

Joy and the others arrived back at Kaiba Manor a little after twelve-thirty. Seto was back and sitting on the couch, his laptop in front of him. Joy hurriedly told him all that had happened during the evening. Then the group changed out of their costumes and relaxed. Joy headed to the TV room and was just starting to watch a movie when the lights went out for a few minutes. When they came back on, Akujin stood in the room with her.

"Akujin!" Joy gasped.

"That's right, girl. Are you ready to die?" He pulled out a long sword, its golden hilt glistening. This is the Sword of Kai girl! One scratch from it and your soul will slowly be sucked from your body and be ripped into tiny pieces."

"But if I die, you will never get to the Path of Light."

"There is another way I have discovered to get there. If all the keepers of light are killed, then the Path will open on this plane." He took a menacing step forward. "One scratch is all I need to finish you off."

Joy closed her eyes and performed the one spell she knew. Teleportation. She disappeared and reappeared in the hall right outside the room. "Kaiba! KAIBA!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

Seto and the others ran out into the hall just as Akujin came out of the room he was just in, sword poised to attack. "Joy!" Seto shouted. "Look out!" Joy turned as Akujin swung the sword. The sword cut into the soft skin of Joy's left forearm. She let out a scream as she fell, clenching her injured arm with her good one. Seto scooped her up and carried her off to another room.

Reila was quick to take control of her light's body. "Akujin." She glared at him with narrow eyes. He smirked back at her.

"I thought you needed her," Yugi said, confused. "To fulfill the requirements to open the Path of Light. You said so yourself."

"Not now that I have found an alternative way to open the Path of Light. As long as I have the three Items, I can open the way if I kill all three keepers of light. And there are only two more left to deal with. You see, if you even get hurt by one of the Items of Legend, your soul will be sucked from your body and torn to pieces. In one hour, you foolish friend will be no more and I will be one step closer to my goal!" Akujin let out a malicious laugh as he vanished into thin air.

Yugi and Reila rushed into the living room to find Seto tending to Joy's still bleeding wound. The girl was deathly pale and breathing heavily, and she appeared to be unconscious. Reila explained what Akujin did. "There better be a way to reverse this," he growled.

"I…I do not know of a way to help her. And if we cannot find a way, she will die in one hour, her soul gone forever."

Yugi took a seat near Joy as Seto finished and stood. "There has to be something we can do," Yugi said, his voice sad and worried over his friend. Poor Joy. How can we save her? He took her pale hand, holding it in his own. Suddenly, Yugi began to glow. "What the –"

Then he began to feel tired, like he did not have much energy as before. Joy slowly opened her eyes halfway, letting out a soft moan. "Joy!" Ryou exclaimed, his eyes wide.

Yugi gasped. Joy closed her eyes and took in a sharp breath. Then they both lost consciousness. Reila caught Yugi and eased him down to the ground. "What happened?" Ryou asked.

"I am not sure, but I believe Yugi…healed her. Check her wound, Kaiba."

Seto quickly checked the girl's wound to discover that there was no wound. It had completely healed, leaving not even a scar in remembrance. Seto and Ryou blinked. "She is completely healed!" Seto exclaimed.

"But are they going to be okay?" Ryou asked worriedly.

"I believe so, but just to be sure we should have them looked at by a doctor," Reila suggested. Seto agreed, saying that he would get his personal physician to examine them. The two teenagers were taken to separate rooms and Seto called the doctor.

"So," Ryou said a few moments later, "I suppose killing the keepers of light is his main objectives now."

"You know, I believe I may be able to explain how Yugi was able to save Joy," Reila said. "He is also a keeper of light. It is said that the keepers of light are the only ones that can properly manipulate the three items and they each have their own item. Meaning that each keeper has an item that they can control and thus can reverse any effects of. If the Sword of Kai is Yugi's item, then that would be a good explanation for why he was able to heal her from a wound made by the item."

"So now we only need to find out who the last keeper of light was, right?" Ryou asked. "How do –" He was cut off when the group heard a small cry and a THUD! They rushed into the hall to see Katilli sitting on the floor, blinking in surprise and looking around.

Bakura came out of the Ring in a physical form of his own and helped her up. "Neko, what happened?" he asked, raising a tentative eyebrow. Katilli smirked, then held up a very familiar golden object on a chain.

"The Millennium Puzzle!"

Joy: YEAH! Got Yami back! There you go Yami Midnight! Yami is back! Oh yeah! Ahem…yes, I am mature. I am one with the universe. XD Ok, the next chapter explains what happened with Katilli and how she saved Yami. It is called: 'Things that make you go – Hmmm…' Till then, review!