Zypher: Thanks for all your wonderful reviews. Simply love them as always. Like I said, this chapter will be Anzu's demise. And what fun Yami and Aqua will have with this. Enjoy since I know you will.

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Yami no Game: Death's Awakening

Chapter 8

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The next day, Yugi woke up to sunlight filtering into his room and yawned. He saw he was back in his room and remembered what happened yesterday. 'Yami saved me like he promised. He and Aqua are always there to help when something bad happens. I'm glad for that.' he thought before getting out of bed. Grabbing a change of clothes, he left for the bathroom. Yami and Aqua came out of the puzzle when he left and left for the two guest rooms where his friends were staying. They made sure that they were still sleeping off the mist before they returned to the bedroom to wait for Yugi. When the boy came out the bathroom, he smiled up to them. "Thanks for helping everyone yesterday from that convict." Yugi whispered as he walked downstairs with them by his side. /It was no problem, aibou. We couldn't let you or any innocent people get hurt./ Yami replied. /And your friends are here as well. We brought them back with us after we left the restaurant./ Aqua added and Yugi nodded.

He entered the kitchen and his grandfather placed a plate of food in front of him along with another two once Yugi told him that his friends came to spend the night yesterday. When Jounouchi and Honda came downstairs, they ate as well and once they were done, they all headed into the living room to decide on what they could do today. "Maybe we could do something at the park." Honda suggested. "Yeah, we could. Or maybe we could head down to the beach. That would be nice." Yugi added. "I go with his idea. I could go for a swim and it is pretty warm outside." Jounouchi replied and they agreed to that. Yugi went to get his swim trunks while his friends left so they could do the same, agreeing to meet at the beach. /We have something else that we need to do, Yugi. I hope you don't mind./ Aqua said. "No, I don't mind at all. You know you don't need to always be near me. I always keep the puzzle on so it will tell you if I'm in danger." Yugi replied, looking to them. They smiled and thanked him before leaving. They made their way towards Anzu's home, seeing at it was easy to find because of the shadow power radiating from it.

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Anzu was curled up on her bed, wishing for escape but she couldn't as long as the living darkness kept her inside. Dae Raca told her before leaving himself that Yami and Aqua will be coming soon for her soul and flesh. But she was determined not to lose either. 'But how? I can barely move and these stupid powers are keeping me in here. I'll never be able to leave until they get here. They'll probably kill me before letting me escape.' Her only source of light was a lamp but it was starting to dim. She curled up more, whimpering in fear before her bulb blew out, leaving everything silent. The brunette gulped and looked around, trying to find any sign of Yami or Aqua in her room but it was too silent. Much too silent that she almost believed they weren't there. Glowing crimson eyes stared down at her coldly as Aqua's silhouette appeared behind her, fangs shining brightly in the darkness causing her to shiver, feeling that someone was watching her.

"You better run." he hissed and that was enough to get her out of her bed and running down the dark halls. Aqua laughed darkly as he followed her. She knew that her demise was coming soon but they were going to play with her before devouring her. 'And this will be the best fun we had yet. Her fear radiates off her so strongly that it makes us hunger for her flesh and soul even more.'

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At the beach, Yugi was playing with his friends in the water, splashing them and attempting to dunk them underwater. His thoughts, though, were focused on where Yami and Aqua could've gone to. 'I wonder what they're doing. I mean, they can only do so much as spirits.' he thought before he was dunked by Honda who was then tackled down by Jounouchi and they laughed and they played around some more before relaxing on their beach towels.

"Do you guys want anything to eat?" he asked, looking to them. "Sure, I could use a hotdog!" Jounouchi announced. "Same for me!" Honda added and Yugi nodded as he went to go get what they wanted along with something for himself.

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Anzu continued to run through the halls, trying to find a way out but it was useless. "You can't escape your fate. Your fate is ours." Yami snapped from the shadows and she cried out, falling flat on her face from a shadow tendril that tripped her. The room soon lit with a dim light and Anzu looked up, seeing both demons before her, holding a solid form for the short time they had as the puzzle knew Yugi wasn't in no danger, staring her down. "What do you want from me? I never even hurt Yugi..."

"You still made fun of him and called him names. You're lucky your death wasn't sooner. But instead of consuming everything now, we'll play a little game instead. But this game will determine whether you will live or die. If you don't cooperate, your death will be early." Aqua said. "Fine, I'll play! Just don't kill me!" The brunette cried, fat tears running down her face as she sobbed. "Enough crying!" Yami roared and she stopped automatically.

"It becomes annoying after a while. Now, the game we'll play is simple...hide and seek. You have the expanse of your home to hide and we'll have thirty minutes to find you. If you wish, you can switch hiding places but do be careful...you'll never know if we're nearby. If we catch you, the game is over and we win but if you can elude us in those thirty minutes, your life will be spared. Be warned, however, we have the upper advantage and your fear will be your worst weapon." Aqua held an hourglass in his hands and placed it on an end table. "Your time starts now." Yami hissed as they disappeared from sight. She stood up and ran off, trying to find a place to hide. She entered the kitchen and hid under the sink, finding it to be the best place at the moment. 'I hope they don't find me.' She was oblivious to the fact that Aqua was in the shadows right behind her and hissed softly like a snake's warning before it strikes, catching Anzu's attention and she jumped out quickly, banging her ankle and limped off, trying to find another spot to hide.

'Note to self, if they can hide in shadows, don't try for dark places.' she thought as she ran through the living room, bypassing the hourglass with a quick glance towards it, saw she only had half the time now. 'Need to find another spot and quick.' she thought as she looked around. She saw a small spot behind where he couch met the wall and she slipped inside. Aqua walked into the room, sniffing the air lightly. "Come out, come out wherever you are~" The demon teased as he looked around. Coming closer to Anzu's hiding spot she held her breath, hoping he would leave without knowing she was there. The demon sniffed around once more before leaving, intentionally leaving her where she hid. Her fear revealed her spot all too easily but he didn't want to end the game so soon. She let out a breath, glad she was able to avoid him. "If he didn't see me here, I probably have a chance." she whispered to herself and slipped out just enough so she could watch the hourglass. The brunette saw there was only ten minutes left and sighed in relief. 'No sign of those demons and only ten minutes to wait off, I'm safe.' she thought, again neglecting her safety as Yami and Aqua were sitting on the couch, just waiting for her to slip up. "This shouldn't take long." Yami murmured and Aqua nodded.

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It was getting late, grey clouds looming overhead, and they gathered their things before leaving the beach. "Man that was fun! The best way ta finish off a pretty good weekend if ya don't count the incident yesterday." Jounouchi commented and they nodded. "Well, I'm going to head home now. See you guys in school tomorrow." Honda said, the others waving to him as he left. "I better do the same. See ya tomorrow, Yugi." Yugi watched as Jounouchi left before he started his walk home.

'Hopefully Yami and Aqua are back before I am.'

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Five minutes remained and Anzu was calmly relaxing, thinking she won and eluded Yami and Aqua throughout the time limit given. They continued to sit on the couch, waiting for the right time. "Shall we?" Aqua asked. Yami nodded with a smirk. "Lets." he said and got up silently, leaving into the shadows and Aqua moved his head to the side she wasn't facing. He snickered softly before taking a big breath and roared loud, a thunder in the silent air. Such a sound scared her out of her wits, not expecting it from behind. "AHH!" she screamed as she jumped up and dashed out from behind the couch. The demon laughed and went to follow her as she rushed upstairs. 'Only five minutes! I just need to escape him for the next five minutes and I'll never have to see them again!' she thought as she ran into her room and slipped under her bed. Aqua came in as well and looked down at her. "You are such a stupid child! Do you really think you could escape us?!" Aqua growled as he reached under her bed for the girl. Anzu tried to scoot from him but her back hit the wall, leaving her to whimper more as he reached for her. "You're taking forever, Aqua!" Yami grunted as he grabbed her through the shadows causing her to scream yet again but it was muffled as she was dragged back in. Yami walked out and Aqua looked to him with a small glare. "I almost had her if she quit moving. That's why I couldn't reach her." Aqua muttered as he stood. "Enough. As for you, you lost the game so you have to take the punishment." Yami spoke, looking down to her.

"I don't want to die!" she cried.

"Well, too bad. You should've never teased our host from the beginning. We know through his memories and we know you are the one that has hurt him mentally while Ushio was the one to hurt him physically with false promises of protection. We don't want pain of any kind to be done to Yugi and will deal with all causes." Yami threw her to the ground and she tried to get away but she screamed out as Yami's claws dug into her back when he stepped on her to keep her from getting away. "Your time is up." he hissed as they both kneeled down. "No! NO!" she screamed but she was cut off when Aqua wrapped his tail around her neck, choking her. "Now, what should go first?" Yami pondered before taking her arm and with his claws, dug a tip into the joint where it met with the rest of her body and sliced away tendons and muscle with ease. She tried to scream but Aqua still had a good grip around her neck so tight that she couldn't even let out a squeak. Once the agonizing task was done, he lifted her severed arm and licked away the blood hungrily before tearing away the flesh, leaving nothing but the off white bone. Once he was done, he threw away the weak limb. Aqua looked down and did the same with her other arm, eagerly gorging on the flesh of the limb. Dazed but still petrified with fear, she watched as blood flowed from her severed areas, knowing that she will soon die at the hands of the demons that hunted her down.

Yami removed his foot from her back and ripped away her bloodied shirt and dug his sharp fangs into her side, taking away a huge chunk of the softened flesh. He swallowed the blood covered chunk before looking up to Aqua. "Let go of her neck. She'll be dead soon anyway." Yami said and he nodded as he uncurled her tail from her neck and started feasting as well. With each bite of her flesh, they felt more power added to their own and the power of the puzzle that was keeping them with their permanent forms weakening gradually. Once half of her body was gone and she was on the verge of death did Yami pull her soul from her body. Like Dae Raca told him, her soul was brimming with power and knew this was all they need to complete their true form. "Finally...after so long and so many kills and help of the darkness, we will have a physical form." Yami split the soul in half and handed part of it to Aqua and ate his half, smirking as he felt his regained power that was lost to the puzzle flow within him. Aqua ate his half as well and once they let the new power of their permanent forms settle within them did they finished off what remained of her body and left, leaving the house a rundown ruin with the windows and doors boarded up. They flew through the air, seeing the darkening clouds which meant rain was soon to come. When they finally arrived at the shop, they entered in through the skylight and landed silently. Yami brought in his demon appendages and sighed. "I am so glad to be whole once more." he said, craning his neck lightly before he sat down on Yugi's bed. "But what are we going to do about telling Yugi our dark secret? I still don't want to be sent away or locked back into the puzzle." Aqua murmured. "I know but we'll figure out a way. Surely he won't send us away as we're part of one soul. How can he send away a part of himself?"

"Yeah...you're right about that but I still worry, though." Aqua whispered. "There's no need to worry, Aqua. We'll tell him soon and hopefully he will accept us. If he doesn't then...we will agree to leave if he wishes so." The other looked to Yami and nodded. They heard the door shut downstairs and looked to the door, seeing Yugi walking in. He looked to them and gasped. "But how? I thought you couldn't have a physical form unless something bad was happening to me. Or at least I think so."

"Yes, that was true but we did what we needed in order for us to gain a permanent form so we don't need to stay in the puzzle. Only go in there if we choose to." Yami explained. Yugi dropped his things and ran over to him, wrapping his arms around him in a friendly hug. "Well, I'm glad you two have a permanent form now! I always wanted to spend time with you two but since you were spirits, I couldn't do much. But now that you're not, maybe we can spend the day together one day." Yugi said happily. Yami smiled and nodded. "Sure. We'll do whatever you want, aibou. I'm glad that you even wish to spend time with us once we have gained a real form." Yami murmured. "Now why would you think that?" Yugi asked, looking up to him. "Well, you have friends now thanks to our help so we would expect as much that you would still spend time with them most of the time." he whispered. "Don't think like that. I still will spend time with you two. You're my friends as well. You can join us anytime Jou, Honda and I go out to have fun." Yugi stated. "But we wouldn't want to intrude." Aqua whispered. "Nonsense! Like I said, you're my friends too and you did so much for me. Think of this as my way of thanking you for helping me after releasing you from the puzzle." The demons smiled before nodding. "Ok then." Yugi smiled and stayed within his arms, listening to the soft pitter patter of the rain on the skylight. Aqua yawned lightly and lied down on the floor, soon falling asleep.

It was a while before Yugi fell asleep as well and Yami laid him down in his bed, covering him up before sitting back down, still pondering on his thoughts. 'I need to stop thinking about it. I know he won't really send us away. At least...I hope not.' Yami thought as he looked down to the young master.

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Zypher: And that's all for this chapter. Anzu dead! -cheers- And now they have permanent forms! -cheers even more- Now! I need to get back to what I was thinking about before I forget. For the next chapter, which I already have planned, will have another yami no game, both being along the same lines but I don't which to choose from. Just for a hint, the next chapter will deal with the carnival episode so you should know which game I'm talking about. With enough rambling on my part, here's the two bomb games from both the manga and anime but I don't know which to choose. The first you readers may know of but if you don't, here it is:

Manga ver.: Clock Solitaire - Yami and Aqua will have to play a card game based off the positions of a clock. They will have to complete hours based on what card they draw but whatever set they complete will determine which Ferris wheel car blows up. They have 10 mins to solve the king set or all cars will explode.

Anime ver.: Balloon Bomb Game - There are many colorful balloons representing each number of a seat on the Ferris wheel. When a colored balloon is released, a specific seat will explode. Yami and Aqua have 15 mins to solve the game.

For both games, there are only three people on the Ferris wheel, the bomber, another person and Yugi (since Anzu is dead but who cares). So send in your choice and I'll get on with writing the chapter in advance. See you soon.