The lighting was able to make his figure clear, and it was obvious now who it was. He had only encountered him once, but the night was unforgettable, almost losing his other self to his foe. He looked up and growled in disgust, yet confused on how he was able to return. He thought he had killed him! He failed to succeed in his attempt to kill Yami Yugi the first time, but dare he try again, or was there something more?

"I would like to say hello once again, after a brief delay," the God-powered fiend, Anubis, greeted. "But do not assume it will be the same as our last uniting, for this time I shall complete my task."

Yugi just snorted.

"Your goal is simple, and it is to destroy the soul that lies within me," Yugi assumed. "How complicated to understand."

Anubis laughed almost greedily.

"You only think it is that simple, but tell me, if that were my only purpose, then why have I not killed you yet?" he asked him. "The one I desire is within you, but he is a mere spirit. By destroying the body he contains, he will live no longer. But you still live, so that cannot be my only wish."

"Then what do you want of me?" he asked viciously.

"Suffering," the muscular man said silently. "I want you to suffer."

Yugi heard him well, but was not intimidated. He only gave a cold stare to his enemy, showing no fear and no weakness in his face.

"If you remember, you were the one that defeated me," he reminded him. "I must admit, you are stronger than you look or are given credited for. You are right, you are not precisely the soul I seek, but you are in my way from getting to him. You are a wall that stands in my way, so thus I must knock you down."

"A wall is not so easy to knock down," Yugi turned his head away, smirking. "You understand that I will never allow you to get Another I, as long as I stand, right?"

He laughed again, taking a step closer to Yugi.

"Another I is he?" he chuckled. "When I am done, you will not stand I was sure that you would stand before me, and I was hoping for just that. I shall break your spirit like a twig! Your weakness, your greatest flaw will be revealed! I am the God, and you are the prisoner in my world. There is no escape, and in the end, I will get what I want from you."

Yugi tried to kick at him, but missed miserably due to the length of his legs and the distance Anubis was from him. Anubis grinned at his sad attempt to do damage. He grabbed Yugi by the shirt and pulled him toward him as hard as he could. The chains around his wrists damaged his wrists, but not to the point which he could not bare the pain. Yugi tried to look away, though not in fear, but Anubis' angry, scarred face could not be ignored.

"I will tell you this: right now, you stand before the gates of Hell, and soon you will enter them and get a glimpse at its wrath. But after that preview, I am giving you an opportunity to escape from it. You decide where you want to be, but know that I can set you free," he explained to him. He delivered a hard punch to the ribs, then two to the stomach. Yugi gasped for air and silently cried in pain. "When the sun rises once more, the gates will open."

Being done with Yugi for the time being, he walked out of the room and shut the door. He returned to another room nearby, this one he called his chamber. He thought to himself as he sat alone.

The young one, the light one, he is strong, but he will realize he cannot face the truth, especially at times such as these, he thought. I do hope the fight he gives is a good one, for the other pieces must come together here as well.

Yugi still hung from the wall, his arms beginning to hurt from his weight pulling the rest of his body down. His entire body was hurting for that matter, but he had hurt worse before. A punch or two, like the ones he had taken a moment ago, he could take those. It was not as if he had not been punched before. Despite all this, Yami Yugi still worried for him.

"Don't come out," Yugi insisted. "I'm okay. I promise. If you show yourself, then he will just kill us, because he will think I have given in."

"I fear he has some terrorizing madness he is about to unleash upon you. And to attack us now…at this time, how can you hold out?" Yami Yugi pointed out.

Almost randomly, Yugi smiled and looked down to the ground.

"Do you doubt me, Other I? Fear that I won't survive?" he laughed.

"No, but…" he tried to talk.

"But nothing. Listen, he wants to kill you, and I can't let him do that. I can't give him what he wants, nor can I give him something I'm capable of defending and care about," he told him. "I'll be okay. I can take his games."

"I just can't stand to see you struggle. You've been through a lot, and enduring any more could be fatal," Yami Yugi said.

"I'm willing to take that risk. No matter what I do, whether it is allowing you to show yourself or enduring massive pain, it will be deadly. But if you go out, it is an automatic loss, and a show of cowardice. I'd rather go down defending rather than laying down for him. But most importantly, I can't lose you. I won't let him do it again," he explained.

Yami Yugi smiled at his friend, and he understood perfectly. He felt a rush of guilt for leaving his friend to suffer, but it was at his friend's recommendation, and he had a good reason for it.

"Alright, Aibou. I'll obey your request," he agreed.

"I want you to promise me," Yugi said, "that no matter what happens, no matter how ugly it may get, that you will not to come out at any cost. If at any time I beg you to come out, if I try to force you, I want you to resist. He cannot get to you, Other I."

Much to his distress, Yami Yugi promised his friend.

"I promise," he assured. "I am afraid of what is upcoming, but remember that I am here with you."

Yugi was happy Yami Yugi promised him, and though in pain, began to rest. The Gates of Hell would open soon.

Rain continued to pour as the gang walked in from their search. It was night, and their searches had come up empty. Yugi was nowhere to be seen, and there was not a single trace of his whereabouts. Frustrated and worried, they put their umbrellas away and rested as they continued of thinking of more searching ideas. Sugoroku had heard no word from Yugi, or anyone with any information about him. He decided to bring professionals into the search, and once the gang arrived back at the shop, he called the police.

"They'll be over here soon, for a description and the works," his Grandpa sighed. "Then they'll begin the searching process. I don't know if I can wait that long."

"We'll find him!" Honda tried to assure Sugoroku. "We're worried, too, but we gotta have faith that he'll turn up."

"Honda's right," Anzu agreed with him. "We have to keep searching! Tomorrow morning, first thing in the morning, we'll all meet here and organize more search ideas. I think that we need to rest for now. We'll let the police search in the night."

Sadly, everyone agreed. They said their good-byes and headed to their homes, but they could not stop worrying about Yugi, with the exception of Bakura, who's Yami could not stop thinking about the Ancient Items Yugi was supposed to possess. At home, it was nothing but tossing and turning all night, scared nearly to death on where Yugi was and what he could be possibly experiencing.