Yami: Last time, Bakura was attacked by Minkabh with a terrible vision distorted from his past. Calpurnia, Malik, Mai, Mokuba-kun, Rishid, Ryou-kun, and I are still stuck body-less in the Shadow Realm. Kaiba, Isis, and Karim were locked up in a secret room of the palace, along with the magically trapped Shadi and Mahado. Honda-kun, Anzu, Hanif, and Nazo escaped to Queen Shukura's tomb, and met up with Jiichan and Furia. Jonouchi-kun, Keiko, and Yugi are hiding in Seto's private library. But Yugi's body is finally giving out from shock, and my Aibou is slipping away...

Chapter 12: Via Dolorosa

Everything had been dark for a short while. The pain lifted from him. In fact, he himself lifted up. He opened his eyes and found, to his horror, that he was no longer in his body, but rising higher and higher into the air. 'What is this? What's going on!'

He closed his eyes again. Something was different. Something had changed. Instead of being scared, he felt… happy. His soul relaxed and he enjoyed the sensation of rising up. He left his fears, his thoughts, and his cares behind with his body. Nothing else mattered but this warm, peaceful happiness.

When he opened his eyes again, he gasped. His toes had just passed through the roof of the palace. He rose higher still, and saw all of the Egyptian desert beneath him. The Nile trickled northward, the wind whistled gently past, making the trees rustle. Although dark, no color escaped his eye, and it awed him to think that he had been a part of the majesty of this world.

But now he was leaving it behind for another place. Where? He was not sure, but he felt no fear or pain. He felt as if he were simply going home, that he belonged to the sky, that he was destined to make this journey…

He lifted his hands and stretched. As he did, large silvery, immaculate wings stretched out from his back. They fluttered at the pleasure from extension. He smiled. Had those always been there? Yes. As far as he knew, they had.

The angel weaved about, testing the wings and enjoying himself, laughing all the time. He did not notice that his flight pattern still led him higher.

Then, he heard a glorious song nearby and saw a bright white light above him. He let out a small chuckle of delight. The happiness of paradise already claimed him, and his hand reached for home.

Furia fainted suddenly, and Sugoroku rushed to help her. Tears streamed down Anzu's face, and Honda sat down, taken over by dizziness. "What was that," he asked.

"I - I don't know," said Anzu. "I think… Something just happened."

A jolt ran down Jonouchi's back, and he jumped to his feet. "What wazzat?" His head snapped left to right like a trapped animal, a cold fear running through his body. "I'm gonna go check the door."

Keiko, who was now sitting next to Yugi, just stared off into space. She felt something too, but couldn't make out what…

Kaiba Seto heard his heart thump louder and harder in his chest, but his blood ran cold. "What's going on?" He pulled at the restraints. Something was very wrong.

Isis hung her head low. "Did you sense that, Karim"

The muscle-bound man watched his two companions. "I sensed something, for a moment. What is it, Ishtal"

"The pharaoh's vessel has passed on. Yugi Moto is dead. Now I fear for the sake of the world."

Kaiba's heart skipped a beat. People died every day. This was the way of the world. But Yugi somehow seemed immortal, impenetrable to such an ordinary concept as death. And death in such an informal fashion? His rival could not just up and die, leaving their score unsettled! It simply could not happen! Not Yugi! "That can't be true!" Kaiba demanded, a little louder than he meant. His voice echoed in the large room, as did the fear embedded within it.

Minkabh sensed the passing and smiled. "So, its about time. The little brat lingered like a horrible odor."

'Yugi is dead.'

The world of the Shadow Realm seemed to shut down around the Nameless Pharaoh. He gave the impression of existing outside of the elements. At that precise moment, no darkness, light, heat, chill, earth, or wind could touch him. Nothing existed around him. He believed himself irrevocably alone.

'Yugi is dead.'

Those words did not fully reach his brain, although his heart felt the blow long beforehand. He had no physical breath, but his soul felt crushed.

'Yugi is dead.'

Faintly he heard the others around him talking. "Did you feel that?" "I felt something." "Look at the pharaoh. I think the prince's soul has passed on." "NO!" "Yugi? Are you serious?" "NO! It can't be!" "Ryou, calm down. Minkabh warned us this would happen." "It just CAN'T BE!" "Yugi… Yugi!" "Shhh, Mokuba, its okay…" "I wish I could take back some of the things I said to him."

'Take back,' Yami thought vaguely. 'Any time with Yugi…I wouldn't take back. Those times are almost all I have!' He closed his eyes. Images flashed through his mind. Words exchanged and cherished by both of them floated by, and Yami clung to them.

"There's another me inside my head I don't recognize!"

"Who are you really?"

"Mou hitori no boku! I'll help you!"

"If I could, I'd give you my memories!"

"I made a vow to protect the puzzle and help you find your memories. I never back down from a promise to a friend. Never"

"We're partners to the end!"

"Don't forget us once you get back your memories, okay?"

"I trust you, Mou hitori no boku"

"Even if I'm not with you, I am in spirit…"

"From the bottom of my heart, I wish I was part of your family." "You are!" [3]

The pharaoh clenched his fists to the point in which his knuckles turned white. The others noticed his strain, and tried to comfort him. He did not notice these words. They were only words. 'Yugi is dead.' Three small words that held so much meaning. No amount more could express Yami's anger, pain, sadness, isolation, abandonment, grief, regret… Less than a year, yet more than three millennia. Bonded by circumstance, friendship, and blood.

No. No more words.

"Aibou," he whispered. His insides churned. The emotion started to build up more and more. So much anger and sadness! Keeping it all in was becoming too much for him.

'Never show emotion,' the voice of his training repeated. 'You are the representative of Horus. A king is solid as a rock.'

But a rock with no foundation? Yugi was a part of that stability. Without the hikari, the yami would fall apart. He was a piece of the puzzle within Yami's heart!

'Yugi is dead. He can't come back.'

Another memory flashed past. Yugi sacrificed his soul in exchange to save Yami's during their battle against Doom. Yami had cried then. It had been his fault Yugi was taken away, and the tears were more from angst than grief back then. At least there had been a chance to save his aibou.

This time…

'Yugi is dead. He can't come back.'

This time there was no hope of ever seeing his Aibou again. No hope at all.

'A pharaoh represents Ra. The sun sheds no tears. A Pharaoh-"

Yami was beyond tears at the moment.

'YUGI IS DEAD! Dead! Dead!'

The words echoed in his mind, over and over, shutting out all other words. Yami covered his ears to stop the words, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not ignore the truth.

'YUGI IS DEAD! GONE! Gone! Gone!'

"No," Yami whispered to the voice. "No!"

'YUGI IS GONE! GONE! GONE!'

"No! He will come back! He's always there for me! We're partners!"

'YUGI IS GONE! GONE! GONE!'

From deep within his heart, without the use of the Puzzle, a magic force began pushing its way out. The Eye of Horus glowed scarlet magnificently on his forehead for all to see in his anger, because in his mind, everything had become his enemy. A red shield formed around him and pushed the others away, knocking each of them off their feet.

Ryou grabbed Malik's arm. "What's going on," he screamed.

"I-I'm not sure," said Malik.

Yami's eyes glowed as brightly as the symbol on his forehead. His body, especially his fists, shook, his teeth barred, and air escaped from his lungs in a "kkkkkk" sound. Golden tears dripped in rivers down his cheeks.

'YUGI IS GONE FOREVER! GONE FOREVER! FOREVER!'

"YUUUGIIII!" he bellowed, shaking the very fabric of the Shadow Realm in his fury. The shield around him erupted like a volcano, and somehow ripped through the dimension out of their reach!

Keiko's eyes shot open. "Yami? He screamed for Yugi?" She reached out to Yugi and checked his vitals. She froze. "Jonouchi!" she shrieked.

Jonouchi, still halfway up the stairs, spun around on the spot, jumped down five stairs at a time, and dashed to Keiko. "What's wrong?"

"He's dead! Yugi's dead!"

Jonouchi's blood turned to ice. "No! He can't die!" Jonouchi grabbed Yugi's shoulders and screamed into his face. "You can't leave us, Yugi!"

Minkabh closed his eyes in ecstasy. "Yes, Pharaoh! Suffer! Show your anguish! What a beautiful, terrifying power you possess! Feel the sorrow! You could not save your own brother in any lifetime!"

Nazo heard her husband's cry. Without a word to her friends, she sat up and tried to run up the stairs. "Stop," she cried out up to Yugi's spirit. "Don't go, ii tenshi! You must not fly away yet! We need you!"

While Sugoroku and Honda took Nazo back to bed, Anzu put her hands together. 'She was talking to Yugi! I just know it! Oh please, Yugi, be alright! Don't leave me now!'

The angel had almost reached the radiant paradise. He had almost grasped the golden bars, when he heard someone scream out a name. His name! He knew that voice! The owner was someone very special to him. An energy from somewhere in darkness reached his light and stopped his progress. It was a dark energy within the light, but not an evil one. "Yugi," he thought aloud. "That was my name!"

Many more voices followed. He heard Jonouchi, Keiko, Nazo, Seto, and… the voice that made his heart often do flip-flops on their way to school. Anzu, the woman he loved, needed him back too!

One way, ahead of him, the paradise was so close now! He could be free from pain forever! He could still reach for it! He looked back down. He could no longer see anything but darkness below him. Why did someone call him back? Didn't he deserve to be free? He could be free forever! So much darkness and pain lay behind him.

But also behind him lay the souls of those who refused to let him go. They needed him more. He could not leave them behind. Not while he still had the chance to help them. He loved them! He loved them all! He had to go back!

Once Yami ran out of energy calling out his aibou's name, the swirling magic died away, and his entire body went limp. He lingered on his feet for a few seconds, until he collapsed to his knees.

"Yami-kun!" Ryou was the first to break away from the group and check on Yami. He knelt down to see his face. "Yami-kun? Daijobu desuka?"

Yami sat staring ahead. It took a bit until he responded to Ryou. "I think," he whispered in a hoarse voice, "I think he heard me…"

"Katsuya," said Keiko, "he's been dead for at least five minutes. What are you doing?"

Jonouchi didn't care what happened next. He kept pushing up and down on Yugi's chest, occasionally breathing air into his lungs. He'd never learned CPR, just used logic. But what logic mattered anymore? Nothing in this place worked on logic, right? So, just because Yugi's heart wasn't beating, he wasn't breathing, and had no pulse didn't necessarily mean he was dead, right? He could still come back, right? Right!

Kei bit her lower lip to stop it trembling. She'd lost loved ones before; her mother, father, and friends all died years ago. But that did not mean losing someone she cared so much about was less painful than the first.

"Jounouchi," she said softly. "I know it's hard, but you gotta accept it! Stop trying-"

"NO!" he screamed, holding back an obvious sob. "I ain't givin' up on him! Not Yugi! Not my best bud!" He kept pounding Yugi's chest and shut his eyes tightly. "C'mon, Yugi! Only for a sec! At least let me say good-bye, goddammit!"

The Shen heard the request, and glowed inside Jou's pocket.

Yugi gave a great breath of air, and coughed up anything that had gathered in his lungs. Jonouchi rolled him onto his side. "Yugi! Yug, are ya alright now?"

Yugi gulped big breaths, his body starving for oxygen. He'd blacked out, but for how long? Was it a dream? His mind juggled with what had happened, but at least he was conscious now. "Y-Yeah, Jou-nou-chi! I'm - alive! You-"

But Jonouchi gave Yugi's face a hard punch. He pointed to Yugi angrily. "Don't you FUCKING do that to me ever again!" He turned away, trying to hide his tears.

Keiko bent back down and hugged Yugi. "YugiYugiYugiYugi!" she squealed with delight. 'He's alive! He's actually alive!'

Yugi groaned. He felt so lousy. A warning flashed in his head. "Jonouchi-kun," he called out. "Gimme the Shen, quick!"

"How did you - Hey!" He'd taken it out of his pocket to find it glowing faintly. "What's making this thing work now?"

"Jou… Please give it to me!" Jonouchi did so, and Yugi's body seemed to relax. He still looked pale as death, and his body like he had lost a fight with a tractor, but his eyes shone with life again. "Good," Yugi breathed with relief. "Now, we gotta get Yami-tachi out of the Shadow Realm."

Keiko blinked a couple of times. "With the Shen?"

"I can't unless it's for a Shadow Game."

"Then, do you know how," she asked.

"Priest Seto had tons of books stored in this place," he said. "Most of them were on magic spells he gathered or created. I know for sure that one opens a portal into the Shadow Realm. Then, we have to save the others from one of the secret rooms in the palace, because that's were Minkabh would have taken them. What?"

The two gawked at him. Jonouchi asked tentatively, "Uh… Are you Prince Naeem?"

Yugi gave a weak smile. "He died 3,000 years ago, Jonouchi-kun. I'm still me."

Minkabh watched as the dark clouds in the sky swirled. He held out his arms. "Set, Egyptian god of the Sun and Evil! Anubis, Keeper of the Dead, Dark Lord over the Damned! I summon your strength! Join your powers to mine, and together we shall smite the remains of Osiris' lineage" [4]

The clouds dove from the sky and swirled around Minkabh. The evil wizard let out a yell as power - raw, wicked, unlimited power - passed through his body. The gods donated a portion of this, for no mere mortal could handle such strength, regardless of preparation. It coursed through the wrinkled, disheveled form, lifting it off the ground, enveloping it in a bright light. Darkness and light mingled. The world was unbalanced.

Minkabh's eyes glowed bright green. His fists shook with rapture. "Now, I shall feed off the natural powers of the world! All will bow to me! Or the world shall be drenched in blood!"

Yami's scream also forced Bakura back into consciousness. He vaguely recalled the events that transpired in the past few days. In the back of his mind, he noted the terrifying force looming overhead, but the danger did not reach his mind. Everything seemed to be moving so damn slowly...

The body of Malik, the puppet who now patrolled the halls of the temple, passed by and saw Bakura regaining conciousness. 'If I capture him,' he thought, 'Master Minkabh will praise me highly for it!' He ran over to help Bakura to his feet and lead him away.

The moment he got near, the Ring glowed, and a bright energy slammed Malik against the wall.

Bakura watched the body crumple up, knocked out cold, and wondered for a moment who that man was and why he was sleeping so uncomfortably. 'Wait... That's Malik Ishtal, the keeper of the Pharaoh's tomb... I fought his darker persona a few months ago.' His memories returned to him as though playing in fast forward. 'Duelist Kingdom... Battle City... The Pharaoh's memory... The girl, Nazo... Minkabh's promise... Return to Egypt... Yugi with daggers...' He held his weary head. 'Yugi died... I killed him... Oh Ra...' Fear and guilt, thus far foreign emotions to Bakura, struck him hard, and he shook slightly at the thought of Ryou's face when he found out Yugi was dead. 'Pharaoh's trapped... Yugi's gone... And that means... Minkabh... He killed my family... He played me like a fool! He will pay!'

The ancient tomb robber had wandered out to the steps of the temple. He looked up and saw the dark evergy swirling around the palace. A gust of wind blew past, and Bakura had to shield his face from the sand. "Kuso! How the fuck am I supposed to fight that! Without the Items..."

His Ring glowed. The tendrals on the bottom wiggled for a bit, then pointed straight ahead to the palace. Bakura touched it for a moment before making up his mind. "Great" he sighed. "Looks like its time to face the music"

Keiko searched through the books with amazing speed. When she didn't find the spell Yugi referred to in one, she tossed it over her head and picked up the next.

Yugi tried to stand, but stumbled back down. 'Damn, I'm still not used to this,' he thought angrily. 'Too much all at once…'

"Need help?" Jonouchi took Yugi by his shoulders and lifted him up. "What's the plan, anyway?"

"As soon as Keiko finds that spell, I'll open the Shadow Realm." He gritted his teeth. "But there's no way I can get into it without being destroyed! Even if my body weren't so messed up, it couldn't work. My soul couldn't take the dark energies."

"Why can't they come in on their own?"

"There's no way to tell where I open the portal. I didn't use the spell in my past life, and I don't know if I can now."

"I'll go in," said Keiko, still sifting through the books. "I can sense spirits, with or without bodies."

"Un! Thanks, Keiko. Now…" Yugi trailed off, deep in thought. "When they get to the opening, two of them don't have a body to return to. Well, Ryou does, but we can't leave him to Bakura just yet. And maybe it'd be best for all of them." Yugi closed his eyes and sighed wearily. "I need to create temporary vessels for them."

Jonouchi blinked. Here he was, holding his frail friend steady on his feet, and Yugi was talking about creating whole new bodies! "You - You can do that?"

"I can try." Yugi put his hands together around the Shen and shut his eyes tight. He began chanting something in the ancient language, voice shaking slightly in pain. Jonouchi held on tightly. Slowly, several mounds of earth burst through the stone floor and stood in front of them in piles taller than Yugi. The latter stopped and almost collapsed again. For a moment, Jonouchi could have sworn he felt no heartbeat, but Yugi's eyes opened, looking over his creations. "That'll be good enough for now."

"Those are bodies? They don't look like much."

Keiko snorted. "They'll take on the form of the spirit that enters them, baka," she said in a voice similar to that of one explaining that two plus two equals four. She squealed happily again. "Found it! Found it! And there's a homing-in spell next to it!"

"Memorize it," instructed Yugi. "Use it as soon as the Shadow Realm opens. Jonouchi-kun?"

"Right here, Yug!"

Yugi smiled sheepishly. "Uh… Can you keep me steady? This is going to be really hard!"

Jonouchi nodded. "I'm not leaving your side, bud."

Yugi nodded back. This time, he gripped the edges of the Shen. His fingers moved around the golden object tentatively, like a diver ready to jump. He took a deep breath, then said with forced confidence, "Recite the spell in Japanese, Keiko!"

Keiko understood. If she, with her powers at the ready, recited the spell in its original language, it'd work for her and not Yugi. She had to find the others. This all rested on her powers and Yugi's. She cleared her throat. "I, a lamb of the flock watched by the Almighty Horus, beseech the guardians of light, darkness, and time to hear my prayer! By your hands through mine, strip away the plain of light, where the divine forever dwell and keep their sheep. Open the gates to the plain of darkness, where souls forever remain in torment!" [4]

Yugi repeated these words in Egyptian as Keiko said them, his face set on the Shen in front of him for power. The eyes of the snake glowed, and the circle appeared on Yugi's forehead. This light shone into that of the snake, and from the center of the gold object, a swirl of purple and black formed, and at the end of the spell projected itself into a six-by-six foot door, which Keiko immediately took.

Yugi's arms trembled from the strain of keeping the door open. Jonouchi used his torso to keep Yugi solid, while he stretched out his arms to hold firm his friend's hands. "If you need any energy, take it from me, Yugi." With his chest against Yugi's back, Jou felt for sure the stillness inside of Yugi's chest. No heart thumped at all! What the Hell was going on!

Keiko shouted shrilly for the others. After a short while, she heard Mokuba's yell of response. All of the captives ran to her. "Keiko," Mokuba cried, grabbing onto her. "Get me outta here!"

"Where's Yugi," demanded Yami.

Keiko couldn't help but take in Yami's half-crazed appearance. "He's not in good shape, Yami. He's holding the portal open for-HEY!" But Yami had taken off in the direction Keiko had come from.

The minutes that followed seemed to last ages! Jonouchi's own body had started to weaken from the strain of standing up to the darkness that flowed from the door. And if he felt bad, he couldn't imagine how Yugi could still be half-standing! 'What's taking Keiko so long?'

One of the piles of dirt shook. A red energy coiled around it, shaping it into a lean, tri-color-haired youth, wearing his former host's high school uniform. Yugi barely had time to realize what had happened before the Puzzle on his chest glowed. Yami, Heir of the Shadow Games, used the powers of his Millennium Item to open wide the portal, releasing Yugi and Jonouchi.

The others hurried out of the door. Each spirit appeared within its new body in their normal clothes. As soon as they exited, Yami sealed off the door.

Both teens had collapsed when they were released, Yugi falling on top of Jou, and groaned as they sat up. "Wow, you weren't kidding, Keiko," said Mai kneeling down. "You both look like you've gone through Hell and back!"

Jonouchi sat up, unable to hide the expression of immense pain from his back. "Naw, just stood on the 'Welcome' mat is all."

"How'd we get these new bodies," asked Malik.

"Where is everyone else" asked Calpurnia.

"Where are we" asked Mai.

Yami ignored the scattered questions and conversations. He could not take his eyes off of Yugi's pale, mangled form. Something in his partner's face frightened him. And why did he have a body outside of Yugi's? He tried their link, but Yugi gave no response. Something was definitely wrong! He wanted to see Yugi again, but a whole Yugi, smiling and innocent, concerned about schoolwork, Duel Monsters, his friends, and his 'other self.' The boy in front of him did not even give off a life force he could trace. Had he been standing a moment ago? It seemed impossible!

'No! He's there! I need to find him!'

"Aibou," Yami yelled as soon as he appeared in his labyrinth of a soul room. He rushed over to the door marked with the Eye of Horus and opened it. It lead to a stone wall. He placed his hand on it and felt nothing, not so much as a trace of Yugi's soul anywhere.

Yami trembled in panic. "Aibou? Are you in there!" He banged his fists against the wall, hearing nothing but the dull thump of flesh on solid stone. "AIBOU! ANSWER ME! WHERE ARE YOU! AIBOU!" He started clawing at the bricks desperately. Still no response came. Where was the soul he shared a bond with? Where was Yugi? The terror in Yami's heart doubled, and his fingers moved even faster. He needed Yugi there! He had to see him!

"YUGI! WHERE ARE YOU!" He winced as he realized the red streaks appearing on the stone had come from his fingers. Physical pain? His own pain? He hadn't felt such a sensation in three millennia! Sure, his soul took a beating, and he could feel Yugi's pain, but not like this!

He turned his finger tips toward him. They bled a little. He began breathing hard. His confusion mixed with his increasing fear. His head swiveled from side to side, searching wilding around the main chamber for something, anything, to make sense of. The doors loomed ever higher, the stairways more complicated, and the light dimmed. Yami backed away, turning around and around, losing control of his sanity.

Finally, he sunk to his knees, tears forming once again in his crimson eyes. "Nothing," he muttered softly, "nothing makes sense anymore." He laid down into a fetal position and cried. Confusion made him feel so weak… so helpless… "I… I need help! Nazo-sa! Aibou! Anybody! What's happening! I don't… I don't understand… What am I supposed to do now? Everything is so… so out of my control! Can't… think… clearly… I need direction… I need a purpose… I need… I need…" He scrunched up tighter into a ball. "I need my Aibou!"

Yami, former pharaoh or Egypt, lay there sobbing. He didn't care about how long he took. "I wish I'd never been brought back," he thought aloud. "What good is existing if you have to watch people you love die!"

"I guess you need to accept the bad, in order to get the good!"

Yami gasped. No… It couldn't be! That feeling… That voice… Was it his mind playing tricks on him? Had he really gone insane?

"Is this the only reason you called for me? To make these complaints?" [1]

'It's a memory! I'm starting to hallucinate. Oh Ra…'

"Mou hitori no boku… Yami-kun… Honored Brother…"

Yami had to look. He turned his head toward the voice. Sitting on one of the stairways high above, wearing a fancy Egyptian skirt, glittering jewelry, a simple gold crown, and a sad smile was Yugi. His large wings, visible above his hair, fluttered with anxiousness for flight. "Hey, Yami-kun!"

Yami turned to sitting position, staring at his partner in shock. A millions phrases and questions rushed through Yami's mind, but never reached his open mouth. He rolled onto his knees and crawled towards Yugi like a loyal dog, still confused but aware that the creature in front of him looked like Yugi. It must be Yugi!

Yugi stood up, stretching his wings. "I'm here, Yami. I've always been here, even when you don't see me, I'm always here for you."

"A…Aibou…" Yami choked. "Hi…" After all of this, all he could say was "Hi?"

Yugi chuckled innocently. The silver-white wings spread out, and Yugi flew down to Yami's level, hovering two feet off the ground. He reached out his hand. "C'mon! How can a pharaoh stand on his knees?" [2]

Yami took his partner's hand. A bright, white light flashed, and he ended up in another area of the labyrinth, far from the main chamber. Yami looked around, and guessed they must be in the lower levels, where he rarely wandered. He always got a terrible feeling around this area. "What's going on?"

"I promised that if I found out anything about your past, I'd tell you. When I died, it was as if my mind opened up!"

"How much do you remember?"

Yugi/Naeem smiled. "Everything!"

1 "Is this the only reason you called for me? To make these complaints?" -

This is from the Japanese dialogue of episode 163, before he challenges Yami to a duel.
2 "How can a pharaoh stand on his knees" - Reminiscent of ep 224. Yami says to Yugi "How can a champion stand on his knees"
3 "There's another me inside my head I don't recognize!" episode 20 of series 0
"Who are you really?" episode 52
"Mou hitori no boku! I'll help you!" episodes 54, 102, and I'm sure many more I can't think of
"If I could, I'd give you my memories!" episode 52 again
"I made a vow to protect the puzzle and help you find your memories. I never back down from a promise to a friend. Never!" YLP Chapter 3
"We're partners to the end!" episode 96(?), before finding Bakura unconscious
"Don't forget us once you get back your memories, okay?"episode 201
"I trust you, Mou hitori no boku" episode 158
"Even if I'm not with you, I am in spirit…" episode 163
"From the bottom of my heart, I wish I was part of your family." "You are!" YLPII Chapter 5
4 Minkabh's/Priest Seto's Spells - All based off of gods and research. Doncha find it ironic that the original god of the Sun (before Ra) was the god of Evil? Sort of shatters the whole "Dark Bad, Light Good" thing, don't it?

Title translation: "Via Dolorosa" - Spanish for "The Way of Suffering", often used referring to Christ or other martyrs.

Yugi: The next chapter is kind of short, one scene long, but explains everything in the stories thus far. And I mean everything! So, if you got extra questions, ask them, and Una will answer them.