Tristan, with the help of Joey, was able to put Mokuba on his back. They continued forward ready for the next challenge. Yuri just played his first Shadow Game, but he couldn't help that he was being watched as he was playing, not by his friends but by another presence, and unknown to Yuri, Shrin was watching him.
In the darkness the figure sat. His anger was rising from the fall of Mokuba, which was one of his best defenses and manipulations. Shrin sat there in thought. He then started to speak allowed as if someone was speaking to him, but the voice could not be heard.
"What do you want? Yes, I know, the boy has grown more powerful over these ten years………if you had listened to me in the first place and crushed them when we had the chance ten years ago we wouldn't have this problem……indeed, what do you plan to do about it? Hmm, interesting, they won't expect that…well there about to head there now………….then we should move to plan B………………that's just like you, you never changed over the years, personally I'm start to get sick of it……alright, I will lead them, and you will spring at them...but what if the boy finds the artifacts that we have, it could give them the information to resurrect the Pharaoh, not to mention the reveal the source of our weakness……don't you remember he can read the Egyptian text, as long as he has the Millennium Puzzle……fine then, if you say it won't matter it won't, but remember I'm the cautious one, the boy could be trouble if he some how releases the Pharaoh. Indeed, then lets begin phase 2."
Yuri walked along with his friends down the hall to the next door. Terra seemed to be closer to him than normal. Yuri noticed this event the first time she saw him duel; she seemed to close the gap between them. It happened again after Yuri saved her life, and now she was so close to him that if he moved his wrist his knuckle could touch her hand. Yuri just looked forward at the door and opened it.
The new hall that was before was cut by a fork in the road; they could either go right or left. Yuri closed his eyes. He focused his mind and thoughts towards the Millennium Puzzle as it started to glow when he was doing this. Yuri felt the presents of Shrin to the left and something more important, something that seemed to call him, coming from the right. Yuri didn't notice until he opened his eyes that he was going towards the right way of the fork.
"Hey, Yuri, where are you going?" asked Joey.
"I don't know…it seems that something is calling me this way."
"So should we go that way Yuri?" asked Tea.
"How about if I give you some assistance," said a voice that echoed throughout the halls.
"Who's there?" cried Mai.
Shrin then appeared in front of them. Joey and Tristan both charged at Shrin both giving a punch towards the face, this would of hurt Shrin if Joey and Tristan didn't go right through him and falling flat on there faces. Joey got up quickly along with Tristan, both were a little freaked out that they gone through Shrin.
"If you hadn't guessed by now, this is just a hologram that I placed here. I just thought if you wanted to face me as soon as possible then go down the left hall. I have other matters then watching you brats all day, so I would like to finish this up."
"We can't trust him, how do we know it's a trap?" said Joey.
"Fine, don't listen to me, but if you do go down the right hall, then you will face one of my…..how should I say….loyal servants, that will destroy you."
"Shrin, I have questions, and you are going to answer them," shouted Yuri.
"Then ask me in person, until then farewell for now."
The image disappeared leaving them in a very state of confusion whither they should listen to him or not. They all knew that it was probably a trap. But what other choices did they have? Yuri closed his eyes and thought a moment, and had an idea, an idea that was used for centuries.
"Hey, why don't we divide and conquer? I have a feeling I should go to the right and check some things out. This…I have to do alone though, it's my fate," said Yuri as he held his puzzle.
"Yuri, let me go with you, I don't want you to be by yourself," said Terra.
"She has a point Yuri, you can't just go off on your own, there is no telling what things you may find in here," said Tea.
"Tea…there are many things that I have done for you…for once, stop protecting me, that's all I ask of you, just this once…let me be the man Yugi once was."
"…Alright, if you feel so strongly about it, then go…but be careful, I don't want to loose you like I…"
"I know, I promise I will come back," said Yuri as he ran.
Terra was about to run after him when Joey stopped her. She looked at Joey and saw his eyes the eyes of determination and knowing what he was doing was the only thing he could do, make his own choices and become a man, making others rely on him, instead of him always relying on them, and so they all started going towards the left hall.
