Additions to disclaimers this time. I don't own Starfox Adventures or .Hack/sign. You'll see what I mean. Seven new names come into play as well. They are taken from a new PS2 game that is coming out called .Hack/G.U. and I don't own that either. It will be very apparent where I got ideas from (if you know the sources) so I shouldn't have to explain what part is from where. Now on with chapter 15.

Chapter 15: Trials

"I'm so sorry, Téa," I said to no one. "I really want you here with me, but it's far too dangerous. Now, where did Marik get to?"

I looked around at where I was, expecting to see the Temple of Abydos like always. Instead, I saw a new place, one that I did not recognize. It looked like a palace, with black brick and four tall towers that were covered in long spikes. The entire area seemed to sit on a giant pillar of ground that rose out of nothing. I was standing on what appeared to be a bridge, most of which had broken away long ago and didn't lead to any where in particular. I saw an open doorway and through it came a light, as if from torches. I jumped when a boom of thunder rippled through the area. I looked up and saw dark clouds flashing occasional lightning bolts, but there was no rain to speak of.

"This must be the place," a deep voice said from beside me. I turned to look and saw Yami standing there in a transparent state, like a ghost.

"Yami? But how are you here? Without Yugi?" I asked in shock.

"I am speaking to you through the Millennium Puzzle and am projecting myself with its power," he explained.

"Alright," I said with a nod. "About a month ago I would never have believed that story for a second. Any idea what this place is?"

"Not a clue," he replied, gazing at the structure in front of us. "What do you say we take a look? I bet you anything this is where Marik is hiding our friends."

We walked to the open door and saw that it was not open after all. There was a heavy steel cage over the entrance. To the right side was a hole big enough for my hand to fit through and an inscription above that. I looked at the symbols and recognized them as being the same as what was on the tablet I got with my bracelet. This time, however, I could read it as if it were written in English.

"It says 'Place the lost item here.' What does that mean?" I wondered.

"Maybe it refers to the puzzle," Yami suggested. "It was lost in a match."

"Perhaps, but then, why would someone make a place like this just in anticipation of that event?" I said. "Someone would have to have known that it would be taken and, if this place is supposed to help return it to its rightful owner, it would be a lot easier to prevent the catastrophe in the first place."

"That makes sense…but what else could it mean? Mine is the only item that was lost," he countered.

"Lost in that sense, yes. But the Millennium Bracelet wasn't recognized by Shadi, not to mention anyone else with knowledge of the items. Maybe 'lost' in this context means forgotten," I tried.

"Try it and see," Yami suggested.

I slowly slid my right arm into the hole and discovered an imprint on the back a few inches in. I felt around it with my fingers and realized that it was shaped like a hand print. Odder still, my hand was just the right size for it and I matched my hand to it and pressed in. I heard a faint click and a bright gold light shone out of the hole. Next, the rattling of chains drew my attention and the gate that blocked our access rose.

"What do you know…" I asked rhetorically.

"Well done…" Yami commented.

The two of us entered the doorway and walked down a long hallway that was well lit by torches, just as I had surmised. Eventually we came upon two heavy oak doors. Since Yami was a spirit, I had to do all of the pushing. The door that I opened had to have weighed at least a hundred and fifty pounds and I only opened it about two feet. I stepped through the door and onto a much better surface than what was on the other side. It was black marble that was polished to the point where it was reflective.

Taking a more detailed look around the room, I noticed a very high arching ceiling and several rows of wooden pews lining the sides of the room. At the head of the room was a large window that was flat at the bottom and rose up from there to an arch high on the wall. There was a semicircle design that joined with the top arch to make a complete circle and three smaller circles under the large one that were equal in size and stretched from side to side. Another set of the smaller ones were below it in the same configuration. Below the window was a carved block that must have been a place of importance, like where someone would give an important speech to an audience. A single ray of greenish-yellow light shone down upon it from the uppermost circle on the window. All in all, I had to say it must have been a chapel of some sort and it was beautifully built.

"Amazing…simply, amazing," I stated in awe. My footsteps made a quiet tap that echoed off the walls and ceiling as I walked through the room toward the front of the room. "This room looks pretty well kept, especially considering the condition of the outside of the building. And yet, there's no one here to keep it in such good condition."

"What is the purpose of this place though? There's no indication of what it was," Yami pointed out.

"I think we're about to find out," I said. I felt a presence, no several presences, around us, but saw no one. I heard a sudden whirring sound and six purple glowing orbs flew at me from nowhere. They circled a few times before going to the altar and floating above it in a line.

"Welcome to the Shrine of Trials," a male voice said.

"We have been expecting you," another voice said, this time female.

"When the balance of power has been shifted…" said a different male.

"The bracelet's guardian will appear…" another male continued.

"And he shall repair the damage," a second female finished.

"You are the guardian and now you will gain your true power," another female explained.

Suddenly, the orbs flew up in a tight circle, swirling around each other like they were dancing. A moment later they stopped and shot off in different directions and vanished through the walls. A door appeared in the wall to my right and something, I don't know what, drew me toward it.

"Should we go through?" Yami asked curiously.

"I don't know anything about any trials or what this true power is supposed to be, but I'm beginning to wonder," I replied. I stepped up to the door and looked through it seeing nothing but blackness. I cautiously stepped through it and immediately I was in another room. With a glance behind me I saw that the door was gone. The new room was a rectangular shape made of dark gray bricks. Several columns surrounded the room, each with a torch on it to light the area. In the center of the room was one of the orbs from earlier.

"Keeper of the Bracelet, greetings. I am Atoli. Are you ready for your first test?" the orb said. It flickered with a slight glow with each word it spoke. The voice matched the one of the first female voice from before.

"I guess, but who are you exactly? And what are these trials for?" I demanded.

"All will become clear in time," she told me. "Your first test is the Test of Observation. I will hide in one of these baskets and you must find me."

"That's all? And I thought it would be hard," I laughed. Three woven baskets appeared in front of me and Atoli hid in the middle one. The three baskets moved around and switched orders several times before stopping in a straight line once again. "This isn't a trial, it's a joke. You're in the basket on the left."

"Very good, young one. Now let's make it a bit harder," she said, rising from her hiding spot. Three more identical baskets appeared. She hid in one of them again and they began switching places more rapidly than last time. My eyes could barely track the target as they switched around.

"Okay, now you're in the one second from the right," I answered slowly.

"Well done!" she congratulated me. "And now the final challenge."

After she said that, the six baskets formed a wide circle around me and were joined by another six. Atoli hid in one of them again and this time the baskets began switching places all around me. They went so fast I couldn't keep up with Atoli's and I soon lost it. The worst part was they were all exactly identical without even a minor flaw that would give away one from the other.

"I know that you couldn't follow it with your eyes this time, but I know that you have the ability to find me," she said after the objects had ceased movement. "Use that and you will complete the first trial."

"What does that mean?" I asked myself.

"Try your bracelet, Brian," a deep voice said in my head.

"You think so, Yami? Okay, I'll try," I replied. I closed my eyes and reached out with my feelings and probed the first basket. I could see the object in my mind and a faint golden glow shone from under the lid. "That's it. Wait, I'd better check another to make sure." I turned my attention to the next basket and got the same results. "Maybe that's not it…but what am I looking for?" I checked five more baskets and still hadn't seen anything different. I was about to move on to a sixth when I finally noticed something different. There was a dark aura surrounding the basket. "That's it! She was never hiding in the basket, she was hiding as part of it."

"I found you!" I declared. I opened my eyes and approached the basket and touched it. All of the baskets vanished and Atoli was not seen. "What happened? Did I lose?"

"On the contrary," Atoli's voice echoed. I spun around to find her orb floating in the middle of the room again. "You have passed the test, just as I thought you would. Of course, you're probably wondering what will happen now."

I was wondering the exact thing, in fact, but before I could respond the purple orb charged forward, aimed directly at me. I shouted in surprise and put up my arms for protection. I braced myself for the hit, but it never came. I looked around for the orb but it was gone. Without thinking, I set my eyes on my bracelet which was pulsing with a faint purple light.

"It is done," echoed Atoli. "You have been given the first key. Now proceed with your next test."

"The first key? What are you talking about?" I asked, my voice resounding off the chamber walls. There was no response from the mysterious woman. I did, however, hear the crumbling of rock. After searching for the source of the sound, I saw another caged off doorway with another keyhole.

"Let's get going," Yami said to get me moving. "The sooner we get this done, the sooner we can find Marik and save our friends."

The new door worked the same way as the first one did. The only difference was that there was a single thin ray of purple light along with the gold. It originated at the top of the lock and rotated one hundred eighty degrees to the bottom. With the click of the lock opening and the rusty creak of chains, the cage door slide upward to allow passage to me and Yami's ghost. We walked through the door to have it vanish behind us again, leaving us in a room identical to the one we had just left. Another orb waited for us in this new room.

"Don't they have any other ideas?" I muttered.

"Welcome to test number two, young warrior," a voice laughed from the orb. It was male but sounded rather high pitched. "I am Kuhn and I will be giving you the Test of Combat."

"Combat? You want me to fight a little floating ball of light?" I asked skeptically.

"Oh, no-no-no," Kuhn answered. "You'll be fighting someone much worthier than me."

With that comment the cage door on the other side of the room opened. I heard the clanking of metal as it hit the stone floor. Out of the darkness stepped a man with hair as gray as the walls of the chamber. He was about the same height as I was and wore black armor that rose into spikes on the shoulders, forearms, shins, and feet. The spikes themselves were colored blood red, which started at the points and faded gradually into black as they reached their bases. The armor itself wasn't too bulky and was probably meant for speed rather than defense.

"I have to fight this guy?" I asked. "This won't end well."

"This is Aida, the guardian knight of the temple. Your passing of this test will depend on your skill against him," Kuhn announced. "Behind you is a variety of weapons for you to use. You may choose whichever you like."

I turned and saw an altar similar to the one in the main room with varying swords, spears, and axes. Looking over them carefully, I realized that they were from different warrior type monsters, magic, and trap cards from Duel Monsters. I was about to pick up the Celtic Guardian's sword when a different blade caught my eye. It looked exactly like the one my Dark Paladin used. I picked it up by the longer than needed handle and felt it to be lighter than I had anticipated. I only hoped I knew how to use it.

"Ah, the Blade of Dragon Destroyer. A fine choice indeed," Kuhn noted.

"I'll be using the shape shifting weapon known as Mirage," Aida stated. A white light appeared behind him as he reached over his shoulder and pulled out a sword that was as long as I was tall. It was a double edged sword with serrated edges. I looked at my pitiful sword, which wasn't even as long as my arm, and I knew I couldn't win.

"And now…begin," Kuhn said quickly and without much regret. I charged my opponent with everything I had, making quick slashes at his body. I was surprised at how well I was fighting, considering I had never done this before in my life. All of my attacks were easily deflected by the broad side of Aida's weapon. After a few strikes, I jumped back. I was breathing heavily from the rapid attack. Aida, on the other hand, hadn't even broken a sweat.

"How am I supposed to beat him? This isn't even a fair match up," I thought to myself. "I need about double my strength if I am going to even touch him…wait, can I call on the power of my Double Medium card?"

My thoughts shattered when Aida's sword came crashing down at me. I dove to the side, narrowly avoiding what would have been my death. I snagged the first card from my deck which was still in my duel disk and held it up to my face. It was exactly the one I was looking for.

"Now, how to use it?" I thought. I used my small sword to deflect a horizontal strike over my head. I did the only thing I could think of, I held the card high in the air. "Activate, Double Medium!" I must have guessed right because the card began to shine with an intense light. The card vanished and was replaced by a second sword in my other hand.

"What? Two?" Aida asked in shock. He quickly put his sword away and pulled out two smaller ones from the same light as before. He held them in either hand upside down like daggers. I held my two in the same fashion. He let out a yell as he charged at my left side. My left arm instinctively shot up and blocked his first hit. I heard him gasp shortly when our blades locked. He pulled his back and attacked with a flurry of blows, all of them I somehow managed to block with the same arm. He wound up for one final hit and let loose with a devastating hit. Or it would have been but I stopped it without difficulty. The blades locked once more, this time I broke it. I pulled mine quickly across his to my right and sent him flying across the room, his twin blades clattering to the floor.

"Very, very interesting. You are very resourceful, young warrior," Kuhn stated. "I declare you the victor. You pass this test."

I breathed a sigh of relief and dropped the swords to the ground. One of them turned back into my card, which I picked up and slid it back into my deck. The second orb dropped from the ceiling and flew towards me and was absorbed into the Millennium Bracelet. The bracelet glowed with a purple aura, a little more intense this time, and returned to its original gold sheen. I looked up and saw that there was no one else in the room, aside from Yami. Even Aida had disappeared.

"How did you do that? That fight seemed to be easy for you," Yami asked.

"I don't know. I have no idea how I was able to move that fast or skillfully," I admitted. "I just hope I don't have to do anything like that again."

With the encouragement of Yami, I continued on to the next door. It was the same as the others, with the exception of a new purple light at the two o'clock position. I walked into the next room and it too appeared to be the same as the rest. However, there wasn't an orb in the middle of the room and as soon as I stepped in half of the torches went out and the other half dimmed. Several small amber dots appeared all around the room in the shadows, all of them apparently trained on me.

"I don't think this is a good thing," I commented, fear slowly creeping into my voice.

A few of the dots came closer and I made out the form of a Uraby in the dim light. I realized the amber dots were the glow of their eyes and there were approximately twenty of them. A few more approached me and I cautiously stepped back. I moved my hand to my deck slowly, hoping I could summon a monster to my defense. Right before I could draw, however, the nearest Uraby charged.

I let out a short yelp and dove out of the way. After landing, I looked up to see another one diving at me and I barely rolled out of the way to avoid getting my head torn off by its massive jaws. I kept leaping and diving away as the creatures attacked, narrowly avoiding capture every time. Soon, the attacks became less frequent and the Urabys ran back into the darkness. I then heard the pounding foot steps of something very large approaching slowly. I looked around in fear and saw nothing but still heard the foot steps of the behemoth.

A sudden piercing roar from behind me forced me to spin around and see what had been coming. There in front of me stood a Two-Headed King Rex. It let out another roar from both of its mouths and thrust its heads at me. I yelled and dove to the ground covering my head with my hands, waiting for the beast to devour me.

But it never came. I sat up and looked around the room and saw that the torches were back on at full strength. It was all very confusing. A string of laughter erupted through the room a few moments later.

"That was quite entertaining. I haven't seen someone that scared since Skarra took the trials," a voice said.

"What? Who are you?" I demanded.

"I am Haseo, of course," he replied. A third orb appeared in front of me and I knew he was one of the trial beings. "You have passed the Test of Fear."

"You mean to tell me that scaring me out of my mind was a test?" I asked. "And how do you know Skarra?"

"Why, he took the same trials to become the Pharaoh's guard," Haseo told me. "He was just as scared as you were during this one. It was quite humorous."

"Scaring people isn't funny!" I shouted.

"Maybe not to you, but it is what I exist for," he replied amusingly. "But now you must move on to your next test."

After gaining another orb in my bracelet, I pressed on to the next room. I muttered a few curses under my breath aimed at Haseo on the way. There I was greeted by another orb.

"Hello, I'm Endrance," she greeted me timidly. "This is the Test of Trust. Unfortunately, at this point only the Pharaoh can allow you to continue and he's not around at this time. You'll have to wait here for his revival, which may not be for sometime I'm afraid. But I will make your life great while you're here. I guess you're out of luck as far as the trials go."

"Figures, I've been out of luck my whole life," I commented as I sat against one of the columns.

"You have Téa's heart don't you?" Yami reminded me. His projection stood in front of me and gazed down with a smile.

"Well, yeah, I guess there's that…" I replied. The very thought brought a slight smile to my face. Before I could say anymore Endrance cut in.

"King Yami! I would bow before you, my lord, but I have no body to do so," she said.

"There's no need for…wait, you can see me?" he responded with a look of confusion. "I thought I was projecting myself only to Brian."

"Ah, so Brian is his name," Endrance said with a tone of clarity. "He looks just like Skarra, you know."

"Yes, we've met before," Yami answered. "But now, we really need to continue with these trials. Our friends are in great danger and we are the only ones who can help them."

"Oh, I see. But I cannot allow you to pass without taking the trial," she explained.

"Couldn't you just let me go and I'll come back later to finish?" I suggested.

"I'm afraid not," Endrance replied politely. "There are specific rules that must be followed…"

"I don't care if there are rules!" Yami declared. He sounded very upset. "The lives of innocent people are on the line! Innocent people that Brian promised to protect and right now only one thing is preventing him from doing just that. That one obstacle is you!"

For the first time in this conversation, Endrance was speechless. I was also surprised that Yami thought so highly of me. I waited eagerly to hear what she had to say to Yami's speech.

"I see…" she said after a few minutes. "It seems you have earned the trust of many with your promises. You are also keeping those same promises. Very trustworthy indeed. You have passed my test."

"That was a waste of time," I said after gaining the fourth orb.

"Only two more," Yami reassured me. I nodded and we continued on to the next chamber. It was the same as the previous ones and had a little purple orb floating in the middle of the room.

"Welcome," it greeted us. "You have done well to have come this far. Now, I, Yata, will give you the Test of Knowledge."

"Alright, let's get this over with," I said impatiently.

"Very well. I do advise you to take your time with my test. Think carefully about your responses to the questions I am about to ask you," he told me. "Your first question, name three monsters that have attack powers lower than 3000 and can beat a monster with an attack greater than 3000 without any magic or traps."

"That's easy, Suijin, Kazejin, and Sanga of the Thunder," I replied confidently.

"Good. Question two, the Gravekeeper's Assailant has an ability that can only be used while what magic is in effect?" he asked. The question was a little harder than the last, but I still knew the answer.

"The answer is Necrovalley," I stated calmly.

"Correct. Question three, what is the power of Swords of Concealing Light?" he questioned.

"It…" I started. I stopped to think. It was a newer card that I had only seen once, when I was creating my card database at home. I honestly couldn't remember what it did. "I…don't know…"

"I'm sorry to hear that," Yata replied. "Question four, all toon type monsters can be summoned only when Toon World is active on your side of the field. Is this statement true or false?"

"False," I replied. This one I knew for sure. Toon monsters were some cards I collected when I was little and I had most of them, but one in particular stuck out in my mind. "Toon Gemini Elf operates as the other toon monsters do except for the fact that Toon World isn't required in order for it to be summoned."

"Yes, that is right," he responded. "Now the final question, you have three cards in your hand and none on the field. Your opponent has no magic or traps and has Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon in play. What cards would you need in order to beat your opponents monster?"

"I've been in this situation before," I said to myself, thinking back to my duel with Kaiba. "I would need Paladin of White Dragon, White Dragon Ritual, and Book of Moon. Wait…no. I also need a level four monster to tribute…but if I had Pot of Greed instead of Book of Moon…that will work…I think…"

"I await your response," Yata informed me.

"Alright I think I have it," I said after another minute. "If everything goes right, I play Pot of Greed from my hand and draw two cards. Now I would have four cards in my hand and they would have to be Paladin of White Dragon, White Dragon Ritual, Book of Moon, and a level four or higher monster."

"Continue," Yata said after he thought about it for a second.

"I summon Paladin of White Dragon using all the cards except Book of Moon," I continued to explain. "Then I activate Book of Moon and switch Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon into face down defense position. Paladin of White Dragon destroys any face down monster instantly when it attacks it. The face down monster isn't flipped and there is no damage."

"That is very inventive," Yata approved. "It could also be defeated by Raigeki or Dark Hole. You have passed the fifth test."

"But, I got one wrong," I reminded him. I knew I shouldn't have in case he forgot, but I did anyway.

"Yes, and you would have failed if you hadn't come up with your last answer," he explained. "Now allow me to increase your power." I watched the orb be absorbed into the bracelet and began walking to the next room.

"Soon we'll be out of here and we can save Yugi and the others," I said to Yami. I opened the next lock and stepped through the door. Surprisingly, this room was slightly different from the others. In the middle of the room was a stone that appeared to have writing on it. Above it, was the last orb.

"Hello, I'm Sakubo. I'm glad you finally made it to this point," she said.

"Yeah, thanks. Let me guess, your trial has something to do with this rock?" I said in response.

"No. This stone has the inscriptions of all the people that have passed all six trials," she explained. "Go ahead and take a look."

I watched the orb carefully as I stepped up to examine the stone. I was expecting something to be sprung on me as soon as I did, but nothing happened. Letting the thought of a trap go, I examined the stone and saw that she was right. Inscribed on the stone were several names, all of which were written in the ancient font. I recognized only one name on the list, the very last one. It was Skarra.

"So, he did take the trials. But I have his knowledge, why didn't I remember them?" I wondered out loud.

"Because many of his memories were erased a few years later," Sakubo explained.

"Erased? Why?" I asked.

"Five thousand years ago there was a great battle between Yami and his greatest foe, a sorcerer named Amun-Set," she explained. "Skarra at the time was Yami's general in his army and together they fought against Amun-Set. The result was a defeat for both sides. Amun-Set's army was all but wiped out and Yami's kingdom was left in shambles. Seeing no other option to stop the war, Yami wiped the memories of nearly everyone, including himself, and put Skarra in charge of the Millennium Bracelet."

"Well…that does explain some things," Yami murmured in surprise.

"This ringing any bells?" I asked him curiously. He shook his head in a negative response. I turned back to Sakubo to see what else she knew. "If Yami erased everyone's minds, how do you know all this?"

"Because he knew we could be trusted with this information. We were his priests," she replied. "We were spared because, one day, he knew he would need this information as well as the power of the bracelet once again."

"Well, I buy it," I stated. "How about you Yami?"

"It makes sense I suppose," he replied. "And it does seem rather familiar."

"Okay, now for the last trial," I said.

"Your last trial is to leave this temple," came the response. The orb flew into my bracelet and lit it up in a bright purple hue.

"It can't be that easy. It's never that easy," I commented. I stepped up to the door and opened the lock. I expected the gold light from before and now six streams of purple, but that wasn't even close to what happened. A bright blue light shone from the edges of the slot before the lock clicked open. A white light came through the door way when it opened. I stepped into it and found myself in a room with four exits. Again, white light shone from all four. "See? I knew it wouldn't be easy."

"It appears to be some sort of puzzle," Yami commented. "Maybe we are supposed to guess which way to go?"

"I think we are supposed to figure out which way to go," I said. Yami in his transparent form gave me a puzzling look. "Think about it, what have the other trials had in common? They all had a solution of some sort, a way to accomplish the task at hand. This is just another trial, so there has to be a solution. We just have to figure out what it is they want us to do."

"Let's see what happens when something goes through one of the doors," Yami suggested. I agreed and searched the ground for test subject. I picked up a small rock and chucked it through one of the doors. I heard a clattering behind me and when I turned around I saw the rock I had just thrown sitting by my feet.

"Well, that didn't work," I said dully. I examined the doors carefully and saw star shapes etched into the stone frame. "I wonder what those mean."

"I thought this seemed familiar," Yami spoke up. "This is similar to the trap Noah put me and Yugi into while we were in his virtual world!"

"Seriously? How do we beat it?" I asked.

"The stars represented a monster level and the door was guarded by a monster of that level. Yugi figured out to summon a monster in order to defeat the guard and we were able to move on," Yami explained. "There's more to it though. We had to go through the monster levels in order to get out."

"Sounds good. Let's try it out," I said as I stepped up to the lowest level door, which was two. "I summon Koumori Dragon!"

As soon as my dragon appeared the other monster appeared as well. My monster destroyed the Dark Bat that appeared and the white light vanished to reveal a passage to the next room. We hurried through the short hallway and emerged into the next room.

"Now, level three," Yami declared.

"But all that's here is level four," I stated. All four passages, including the one we had come in through bore four stars. One door did have something different, a single square under the row of stars. "I think it's that one. I summon Twin-Headed Behemoth!"

My next monster was called forth, but in that instant the square above the door began to glow and a large hole appeared beneath us. I landed hard on my back in a room similar to the one we had just been in. I looked at the doors and they didn't match any of the previous patterns.

"Are you alright?" Yami asked as I picked myself up. I nodded a yes and asked what had happened. "It must have been equipped with a trap, in this case it was Trap Hole. We need to be more careful this time."

"So now which way?" I wondered. I looked at the different patterns and saw they all had level three monsters and two traps, except for one that had three traps. "This one then. First, I'll activate Heavy Storm to take care of the trap cards. Then, I summon Spirit Ryu and discard two dragons from my hand and increase it's attack by 2000."

The next monster had been Giant Soldier of Stone and it had a defense double than the attack of my Spirit Ryu. But with it's special ability, I grew my dragon to 3000 and it wiped the stone giant away. We continued on to another five rooms before we got to one final door.

"There's only one door here," Yami commented. "This must be the exit."

"Right. Whoa, that's a level twelve monster," I said. I glanced quickly at my duel disk and noticed that I was running low on cards. "I'm going to need everything I've got for this one. I activate Polymerization and fuse Dark Magician with Buster Blader!"

The monster that came out of the door was none other than the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. I had several dragons in my graveyard from the previous rooms so my Dark Paladin had plenty of attack power. It finished off the opposing monster without trouble and we moved on through the door. Upon entering, a bright light forced my eyes shut. It became fainter after a minute and I looked at our new locale.

"Brian, we're back in the main room," Yami informed me. "Now we can leave and save the others!"

"Yeah, and this time Marik won't know what he's up against," I replied as the two of us made our way to the large doors of the mysterious chapel.


Notes to Reviewers

Reiji Harushima Dai: Thank you for reading my work. I'm glad that you like my style of writing. My original plot line didn't exactly stay, but I'll have a completely original one in the sequel.