Chapter Thirteen: Torture

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"Where do you think Yugi is going?" Serenity questioned her older brother between deep breaths.

"I dunno Ren but we'll find out just as soon as we catch up to him," the blonde-haired teen replied, quickening his pace. Serenity just ran beside him, the others close behind, with the exception of Tea who was ahead of them all.

With Yugi...

The young King of Games was still following the golden specks, not taking his eyes off it for a second. It may hold the secret to Kalika and the Sennen Scepter; if he lost sight of it, what would the outcome be? He didn't want to think about it. His concentration was only on finding out what the meaning of the gold was. It finally led him to a small book shop. He didn't know what to do or think until he saw a shadow of someone or something by the entrance and then enter.

"Wait!" Yugi yelled rushing towards the shop. He hesitated for a moment and then walked inside.

Once in he took a quick glance at the surroundings.

"Hello? Is anybody here?" he called out, but did not recieve a response. In fact, it was dead quiet...so quiet that you could even hear a pin drop. He then looked to his left and saw the shimmering gold over near a desk that had been set underneath a window. With extreme caution he slowly approached it. Drawing closer and closer with each step taken he noticed a rather large, old book that looked to be ancient placed atop the table. When he picked it up his eyes grew wide with shock. There on the cover was a picture of Kalika and she seemed to be holding a long, golden staff: The Sennen Scepter. Yugi also recognized the place in which she was standing: the Hong Kong radio tower.

For a moment, he was stunned for words before being able to ask himself the question,

"But...how?"

Suddenly, without barely any warning, the book began to glow brightly and a woman's soft voice could be heard.

"You won't escape...so don't even try..."

"Kalika!" Yugi exclaimed as he felt his body go numb, almost as if he was paralyzed.

"What's going on?"

"You'll soon find out. Now to take what I truly deserve..." With that, Yugi's violet eyes changed from warm and cheery to cold and dead. That was when Tea and the others ran in.

"Yugi!" Tea yelled as she saw him pick up a book and slowly turn around to face her, those hollow, blank eyes staring directly into her warm, kind-hearted ones. "What the...Y-Yu-" She was cut off in mid-sentence when Yugi opened the book, a mass gust of wind flying out.

"What - What's...going on?" Tea shouted, looking over at the rest of her friends and Kaiba.

"Are you guys all right?"

"Yah, I think so...but...what's wrong wit Yug?" Joey asked grabbing a hold of Serenity and Subaru's arms while Seto pulled Kisara in close to him.

"I...don't kn - " Before Tea could finish, she noticed that everyone was beginning to disappear one-by-one. She then looked up at Yugi who was still mesmorized in his trance by whoever or whatever was controlling him. "Yugi...wh - ?" She then vanished along with all the others. Kalika then released Yugi from her control and before falling into unconsciousness, he disappeared into the darkness, of which the book he was holding fell to the floor.

He awoke in a place with a similar resemblance to his dream world.

"Where am I...and what happened to my friends?" he wondered, examining the area around him.

"Why silly, you're in my world...and in my world, your dreams become a reality..."

"Kali - " Suddenly out of nowhere, a wall of water appeared behind Yugi and bound him to it by his wrists and ankles. He tried to struggle free but did not prevail; it only made the water cufflings tighter. Yugi had to bite his lip to keep from screaming out in pain.

"Resist all you like darling...it's hopeless no matter what you do..." Kalika mocked, waving her index finger back and forth.

In a weakened voice Yugi asked, "What...have you...done...with...my...friends...?" His head then fell limply to his shoulder, eyes still semi-open.

"Ha, only a matter of time now..." she thought out loud, narrowing her eyes into slits. She then swooped down beside him and whispered into his ear. "Your friends...are right over there..." she said pointing over to seven cyclones of water.

Yugi's eyes widened, frightened by the sight before him. "What...no..."

"Scared are we? Well, don't get too comfortable, the fun is just beginning!"

"Hey, this battle is between you and me! Leave my friends out of it!" Yugi yelled, coughing a couple times afterwards.

"Why would I do that? It's much more amusing to watch you suffer," she said and then let out another deathly evil laugh.

It was then that Yugi's temper began to flare up. "SHUT UP! JUST GO AWAY AND LET ME AND MY FRIENDS GO!"

"Ahahaha...I'd watch your tone of voice if I were you..." Kalika then pointed to the cyclone that was encircling Tea. The young brunette's eyelids shot open revealing her sapphire blue eyes. However, Yugi noticed that they did not have their usual twinkle, instead, they were now ice cold.

"What are you doing!" he demanded.

"You're about to find out." With that, Tea let out a shrill, ear-piercing cry.

"TEA!" Yugi exclaimed and then turned his head towards Kalika. "What have you done to her!" he roared as she just began to laugh sarcastically.

"Why silly, you're accusing lil' old me of inflicting pain upon your girlfriend?" she replied with her hand placed underneath her chin.

"I told you LEAVE MY FRIENDS OUT OF THIS AND FIGHT ME ALONE!" he shouted.

Once more she flew down beside Yugi and began to caress his face with her hand.

"Oh Yugi-kun, you're just so irresistable when you're angry...it's too bad that I have to destroy you..."

Yugi then jolted his head back. "You can drop the act Kalika. You'll never be able to take Tea's place so don't even try it!"

"So...you'd rather die then place your little girlfriend in danger? Fine by me...makes my job a whole lot easier." She then withdrew her scepter. "Prepare to enter the Shadow Realm...for all eternity!" Just before Yugi fell into the darkness, Yami appeared in his place.

"That's enough! Leave the young one out of this! If you want to fight someone, then fight me!" Yami shouted angrily, tightly clenching his fists.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the almighty Pharaoh...protecting the weakling are we?" This made Yami's blood boil.

"Don't ever speak of Yugi that way again! Understand!"

"Oh I understand. If your hikari dies or is banished to the Shadow Realm, you will cease to exist." Suddenly, the Eye of Ra appeared on both Kalika's and Yami's foreheads.

"Err...Kalika..." His fists then began to tremble with rage.

"Hm, I have an idea. If you want to save Yugi and his pathetic friends, all you have to do is beat me in a Shadow Game."

"You're on!" Yami said pulling out the Sennen Rod.

"Very well. Good luck Pharaoh..." then she added, "...you'll need it..." A pitch-black dome then appeared and engulfed both of the Egyptian beings.

END OF CHAPTER THIRTEEN

A/N: Yes I know, evil cliffy! Mwa ha ha! I'm evil I know! (Demonic grin) Anyway, please review and I'll be back with the next chapter! Luv ya'll! Ja ne!