Hey there. As you may have noticed, I changed the summary. That doesn't mean I changed the plot, however. It's just that the original summary I had up there wasn't going to really be put into focus until later. Because I can already tell that this is going to be a long story. Yes'm, a very long story indeed. But don't worry, that other thing will come up later as the main point. It's just going to take a while to get to it. Okiday? And thank you to all my reviewers! You guys rock.

Disclaimer: If I owned Yugioh, Mai and Valon would have gotten together, Ishizu and Atem would be together as well, Tea would have died twice along with Rebecca, Atem would turn evil and team up with Bakura and Marik, and Ryou would sing like Elvis.

But I don't. Sucks for you.

Chapter 3: Can't really summarize it too well…

Struck

After running for what seemed forever, though it was only about two minutes, Yugi stopped. Where was he now? The houses didn't look right. They barely looked like houses at all. Just bare skeleton frames, with grimy shutters and dark windows. No one lived here. But he was still in Domino. Wasn't he?

There was no more sound, no motor, not even the wind. Taking a glance to his right, he saw what looked to be the outlines of people. He headed that direction.

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Joey and Malik were heading home from the arcade, when they saw someone that looked strangely like Yugi running around in the street.

"What's he doin?" Joey thought out loud. "He's gonna get himself killed."

Malik called out, "Yugi! Hey! What do you think you're doing!"

It was as if he didn't even hear. Instead, he kept running opposite them, dodging cars almost unintentionally.

"Holy shit. He didn't even- Yugi! Hey! Ovah here!" Joey yelled, frantically trying to get his attention. When he was of no avail, he ran into the street, much to the annoyance of the car drivers, along with Malik, hoping to catch the teen before he hurt himself, or worse.

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When Yugi got closer to the figures, he began to recognize them as his friends: Ryou, Tristan, Joey, Malik, Tea, Duke, Seto, Mokuba, Ishizu, Serenity, all of them were walking… somewhere.

Not understanding, but somewhat glad at having other humans there with him, he yelled to them.

"Guys! Wait up!" He caught up with them.

"So, do you know where we are? I mean, something really weird is going on. Pretty spooky. I'm just glad you're all here."

There was no response, from any of them. They just kept walking, not even turning their heads. Yugi looked up into their faces and saw that every one of them was expressionless.

"Uh, guys?" Again, the feeling of alarm gripped him. There was definitely something wrong here, something very wrong.

Suddenly, he couldn't move. He was frozen in place, his legs held to the ground by an invisible cement. Still, the beings kept walking, taking no notice that one of their group was missing.

"Guys!"

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The two teens saw Yugi come to a halt, which would have been great, had it not been right in the middle of the intersection.

"Yugi!"

Yugi could not hear them, could not see them. Trying not to cry, he stood where he was, not knowing of the great danger he was in. He could lift his legs once more, and for that he was grateful. He turned around, and hit something.

Or someone.

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"Get him out of there!" Malik yelled, trying to make his voice go above the sounds of horns and tire screeches.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Joey kept dodging traffic, thankful that his former gang had taught his one useful thing. 'What's goin on? Is he nuts?' He was almost there, just a few more yards…

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Yugi looked up and gazed upon his nightmare. There, before him, was a monster. A monster, with a human body. Its skin was pitch black and the nails were like claws. There was no face. No face, except for the eyes. Eyes that looked like they belonged to the devil himself. They pierced him, sending a wave of panic throughout his entire being. No longer did his brain function. His mind told him one thing, and one thing only.

Run.

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"No! Yugi!" Joey reached out his hand, hoping to grab his friend. But he was too late. Malik came up behind him and they continued their pursuit. One thing was certain. Yugi could not sense them, or anything else. The blonde clenched his teeth. Whoever did this to him was going to pay.

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Terror. Something he had never felt before. Yet now it flowed through every part of him, entering his heart and flooding all reality, all sense from his mind. He wasn't sure where to turn, what path to take. His breathing was heavy, his heart rate quick. His legs burned from running and ached to rest.

And still he ran. He didn't know where. He wasn't thinking straight. All he knew was that nothing was as it should have been. All logic, all reality, was gone. Nothing made sense.

He looked at his watch.

What watch?

There was nothing on his wrist. He looked around. Where was the town? That dark, cold place that he had just ran from.

Now there was nothing. Nothing but Shadow, Darkness. And Evil. The Evil was the strongest. It ran alongside his terror, taunting him, petrifying him. That monster. With the eyes. Those yellow eyes that froze his blood.

'No…' he thought. 'Gone back! I don't, you be away! Me no want now! Stop, help! Help!'

As if responding to his scrambled thoughts of panic, hands came out of everywhere, touching him, grabbing him. He cried out in alarm, trying to free himself of their grasp. He heard the sound of the motor once again. To his ears, it sounded like Satan himself was calling him into the depths of Hell. He cried out yet again, covering his ears and running.

He forgot to cover his eyes.

Before him were two yellow lights, looking like the eyes of the Monster. For a split second he stood still. For a split second he looked into the eyes in front of him. And for a split second he understood. Then he jumped out of the way.

But he was a split second too late.

The truck, at least five tons in weight, struck him, showing no signs of deceleration. He flew through the air, face contorted with shock and pain, blood flowing from his mouth. As he rolled onto the hood of the truck, he took one look at the driver.

There wasn't one.

He landed on the ground, and the oxygen was knocked out of him. Taking one more glance around, he saw crowds of people in the streets, like a typical Friday afternoon. He saw buildings, warm, friendly and occupied. He saw the crowds of people staring at him, pointing, screaming, and crying out. He saw two familiar faces, but he couldn't recall the names. The world began to spin, once again becoming shrouded in darkness. Then he saw something else.

He saw the eyes again. But this time, there were two sets. There were the yellow ones, the eyes of evil.

There were also the red eyes. They were full of rage and insanity, and it frightened him even more than the others. Above each set was the Eye of Horus. The yellow eyes shut, leaving him to stare into the orbs of crimson. He felt nothing but trepidation as his entire body began to shut down. His vision was blurry, his mind was shattered. The eyes disappeared. Then there was nothing.

There are those who some say have been touched by an angel.

Yugi Mutou was struck by a demon.

Yeah, what I said earlier about Yugi going insane… not exactly true. I just meant that, though it may be a large part of the story (you'll see), it's going to be focused around that. Just so you know.