V. WHITE QUEEN'S PAWN TAKES THE BLACK QUEEN

As time passed, not much else helped to steady the nerves of Yugi. They had found Dartz's body, which she asked Yami to give him a proper burial for the fact that he had helped her and was kind. She hadn't been too happy after that. Most noted that she seemed to be rather restless. Mokuba, Igoto, and Lrel tried to help, but she would always start crying. Yami couldn't do much to steady her nerves, Malik and marik felt helpless, Ryou and Kourage tried but she still seemed to be a little worried.

Yugi had been left alone for a few minutes as her head snapped up. She had felt something which was not doing her nerves well now. "Nepha Yugi, you are now mine!" a voice stated as she was found herself struggling to get from the figures grip, only making noise and knocking things off. It was moments later she was sufficiently knocked out.

Lyrel, Igoto, and Mokuba returned within a few minutes, only leaving her alone for a brief five minutes, and seen the mess. Lyrel dropped the bowl she was carrying as Mokuba ran off to tell his brother. "Igoto, go tell Malik and Marik I'll go find the Pharaoh!" she exclaimed as they went off their separate ways.

That was the start of the terrible dealings.

Malik and Marik made it to the room and was investigating as Igoto was trying to catch his breath. Malik came across a dagger that had the Millennium Tauk on it with a message by it. He opened it and scowled. "We should take this to Yami." Marik stated as he nodded. "You go get Shadi and Cyria, I'll make sure he get's this." They split up as Igoto was laying on the ground, still winded.

Yami was in shock as he listened to Lyrel's tearful telling. He held her upper arms and guided her to be sitting down. He wasn't sure how to deal with this, so he let her try and compose herself and wait. "Pharaoh! We found this in her rooms." he heard Marik state as he seen the Millennium Tauk in his hand with a message. He turned from Lyrel and approached marik, seizing both objects.

"To the Bastard Pharaoh: I warned you about taking what I claimed and now your children will suffer and she will be mine. If you want her back, unharmed, meet my challenge tomorrow at high sun." he read as the shadows started to crackle around him.

Yami had arrived alone at the dueling ring that was between the palace and the city, the sun was high in the sky as he glanced about. He knew his companions had hidden themselves well, awaiting the chance to ambush the person that dared to take his wife and their companion away from them in her condition.

"I see you were wise enough to show up." a cold voice stated as he seen his wife being held by the cloaked figure, a dagger at her throat as she looked worried. "See, my dear, he does care…" it purred as Yugi glared over her shoulder.

"I knew that, you foolish exile!" she stated as Yami cracked a small smile. His wife was still a spitefire even in danger… "I hope your soul is torn to pieces for this defying of the gods, Ishizu." she stated as he watched the figure spin her around and back hand Yugi, making the poor woman stumble a bit before she found herself with the dagger at her throat again.

Yami's eyes narrowed as he seen the mark blossoming on his wife's face. This personw ould suffer!

Ishizu leaned close to Yugi's ear and smirked. "Renounce your love for the bastard pharoah and I will let your kids live… renouce your love and start a new my Nepha." she purred, kissing Yugi's ear as the Egyptian Queen would have none of this.

"I love Yami, always will and no one else even after death." Yugi growled as the figure growled. "No matter what you do to me or my unborn children, the past always haunts the future and you will not escape the curse you are going to bring upon yourself!"

"Foolish, but that is why I loved you… so strong willed." Ishizu purred again as Yugi flinched. "But, all things can be broken it is only a matter of time." she replied, kissing the side of her next as Yami looked beyond angry.

"You will never break me for I would kill you before you could." Yugi snarled as Ishizu frowned.

"Then, I will just have to convince you in the future when you are reborn, Nepha." Ishizu snapped as Yugi felt the dagger being raised.

Yami felt his blood go cold as the dagger was brought down in Yugi's stomach, causing the warrioress to scream in pain as the bloody dagger was brought up again and this time brought down close to her heart… yet still in a vital area. He was moving forward as Ishizu turned to run, but she didn't get far with the archery skills that Malik had.

Yami gently picked up his wife's shoulders as he seen tears falling down her cheeks. He brushed a few away as she reached up with a bloody hand and touched his face. "Yugi, gods hold on… please." he pleaded with his own tears as his body was trembling. He felt like he was going to lose everything he was holding back, but tried to stay strong as tears fell from her violet eyes. "Yugi, please… I can't live without you here."

Malik was shaking life a leaf as he watched Yami plead with Yugi, he casted a concerned glance to Marik who was standing behind him. Only he was trembling with rage as he seen the figure trying to inch away, but he didn't let that happen as he rushed forward and pinned the wounded woman to the sand. He wasn't going to be merciful with this bitch now…

"Yami..." she whispered as her beauitful violet eyes were glazing over. "I love you."

"Yugi, don't speak like that... please don't speak like that." he pleaded as she frowned. "Seto will be here soon to help you… please just hold on a bit longer."

"I'm dying, love... it hurts." she whimpered as he rested her head against his shoudler and stroked her hair like he used to do to calm her down. "I'll always love you, even through death." she stated as he leaned down to kissed her, feeling the last of her soul disappearing as he pulled away and broke down. He was hugging her to him as his emotions finally became too much.

Malik stopped Kourage and Ryou from getting close as Marik hauled Ishizu up and drug her off to be patched up and then shackled. There was nothing they could do now for the heartbroken pharaoh… they knew that it would be a dark time for Egypt with this black event.

Queen Beryl shivered as she sat in a meeting with her generals and the Dark Moon Family. Something wasn't right and she knew it. She brought a hand up to brush away something and found something slick there. She pulled her hand away and seen it was water.

She was crying.

"Beryl?" Sapphire asked as she felt extreme grief eating away at her heart. Heart…

YAMI!

"My son? What is wrong with my son?" she asked, trying to keep her voice from trembling as the emotions got to be a little too much. "We are leaving now!" she decalred and rushed off, leaving a few confused people.

"This isn't good." Diamond muttered as they agreed. "What did that idiot of a step-sister do?"