Chapter 8

Authors Note: Here you make your debut Pichu. Also, i need to get more reviewers. I might take longer to update so i might make it two days per update.

"Tyriel!" shouted Alexis as he noticed him lying on the floor she ran towards him but the flames stopped her. Tyriel tilted her head towards her.

"Alexis..." uttered Tyriel.

"Tyriel! What's going on? What happened!" asked Alexis.

"Leave..." said Tyriel

"No, I am not going to leave you like this!" said Alexis.

"Aha!" said the figure " So you are the one."

"Who are you and what are you talking about?" said Alexis with a hint of rage in her voice.

"I must say Tyriel, you got good taste. So this why you haven't gave up." said the figure.

What is he talking about thought Tyriel, he figure thinking might be easier, and since he can read his thoughts, why not.

"Someone like you would have given up when you reached below 2000 life point line, however for some reason you kept going. I know it wasn't your hatred, its not your style. I knew there was someone in your life, someone you still care about enough to make you know you weren't alone. "

No... Thought Tyriel

"Yes Tyriel, I always thought you were more of a loner after that incident. I thought you would follow Shadi's path, like a lone wolf. Now if you would, give up so we can end this?" said the stranger. Alexis was shocked, but she knew she there were more important things.
"Tyriel, no you can't give up!" shouted Alexis. It's like the Shadow Riders all over again thought Alexis. However something in Tyriel was triggered. He felt the urge to get up. Somewhere in his mind he knew he had to get up.

"Shut up! Let him die, and finish his failure" said the stranger.

"How about you shut up, Tyriel if you give up...I will never forgive you!" she shouted. Tyriel's eyes widened even more. Now he knew he HAD to get up. He slowly held his breath and his used all his energy to sat up. As he did released his breath, and started to pant. He slowly got up and stood. The figure was shocked.

"NO! You cant stand up!" shouted the figure. Tyriel stood but he was shaky, he could barely stand.

"Not..gonna..give...up." said Tyriel as he barely managed to draw. He used a lot of strength to smile.

"I play...Shadow Magic ...Lord... Hadriel" said Tyriel weekly. As he played it, the shadows darkened, it was like a storm of shadows appeared in the field and from the storm appeared a cloaked figure. Holding his golden staff and golden necklace he stood stall and faced his opponent.

"Hadriel, is good to see you again..." said the figure is a bit of scared tone.

"You! But what- Tyriel! " shouted Hadriel as he noticed Tyriel's week form.

"Hadriel...attack him!" said Tyriel as wobbled.

"I defeated you once, and I will do it again. " said Hadriel as he aimed towards the stranger. He put his facing his direction, and smiled. He was wide-open. He put his staff against the stranger, slowly pulled it back and send a giant blast towards him. The blast was so powerful that it lifted the stranger as sent him against the wall.

Tyriel: 50

Stranger: 0

The shadows twirled around the figure then it entered within his body.

"Haha you think you won?" said the figure. As the shadows entered his body, the part of his cloak hiding his face, fell, and it revealed a skull. An Egyptian eye symbol was on his forehead. "Meet my vessel, Skull Servant, I will be back Tyriel, and I will get you, you and Hadriel, until then I bid you adeu."

The skeleton started to turn to dust but before he did, he threw a card at Tyriel. The black fire left, and so did the shadows. Tyriel smiled and sighed as he closed his eyes and collapsed.

"I set a monster and end." said Crowler.

"Its over Crowler, i attack with Bladeedge!" said Jaden as he destroyed Crowler's Ancient Gear.

Jaden: 400

Crowler: 0

"No!" shouted Crowler as he fell to his knees. The Egyptian eye symbol in his forehead glowed more than ever then a big flash appeared. Jaden blinked. Then he notice Crowler was gone. However something else was there. A dark cloaked figure. Then the Egyptian eye symbol that was Crowler's forehead was on the cloak of this stranger. Jaden stared into it, then fell unconscious.

Tyriel slowly opened his eyes. He was staring to light , he slowly started to close them, then tilted his head towards the side. He starting hearing voices.

"Jaden, are you okay?" said a voice.
"Yeah, i am fine? Where am i?" said Jaden

It seems Jaden is asking all the questions i need to know. thought Tyriel as he kept hearing.

"The clinic, you been out cold for a day."

"For a day?"

"Yes, I found you at the forest, and you been out cold since then."

The forest? What could Jaden be doing in the forest thought Tyriel.

"What about Tyriel?" asked Jaden as he noticed Tyriel in the other bed.

"Same, he was worse than you. According to Alexis, it was like something from the Shadow Riders."

"That's kinda what happened to me, i think."

"What happened to you?"

"I am... not sure, I remember a duel, then a flash. Well I should probably tell the others you are fine."

"If you could tell them I am here... I would be thankful" said Tyriel without looking at the person with the voice.

"Whoa you are up too, i will them. Bye Jaden, bye Tyriel." said the voice as the person left.

"Tyriel what happened to you?" said Jaden. Tyriel slowly sat up. Even Tyriel himself wondered what happened to him.

"I am not entirely sure Jaden. I , like you, remember i was dueling and i won but then i blacked out." said Tyriel. He remember the shadow duel and all, he just didn't remember how he got there.

"Well I don't know who would be after me, but i can see why they would go after you. " said Jaden.

"What do you mean?" asked Tyriel

"The key, it seems to be really worth it."

"True, so what were you doing in the forest?" asked Tyriel.

So Jaden tells him about how Crowler stole his Winged Kuriboh card and forced him to duel. However one part intrigued Tyriel the most. Jaden said the person he was dueling, had an "Egyptian-eye thing on his forehead", Tyriel's opponent, also had an Egyptian-eye on him.

"Jaden, I think the same guy is after us." said Tyriel.

"Well duh. It's not like there tons of villains out there just waiting to attack Duel Academy" said Jaden with a smile.

"Speaking of Duel Academy, that reminds me I have yet to find what i came here for."

"Which is?"

"You don't know?" asked Tyriel.

"Nope, you never told anyone remember?" said Jaden. Wow, Alexis didn't tell him. thought Tyriel.

"Ah, well just gotta have talk with Banner, that's all. So what happened to Crowler?"

"Don't know, they might need to get a replacement." said Jaden

"They should get one, whether he came back or not" mumbled Tyriel.

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

Then the door came open, and Syrus came in.

"Jaden! You are all right!" said Syrus as he happily hugged Jaden.

"Tyriel you are fine too. Where's your Key though?" asked Syrus. Then Tyriel realized it. He put his hand around his neck and realized it was gone.

"Oh no. Syrus, who took me to the clinic?" said Tyriel in a kind of panicky voice.

"I think it was Alexis."

"Where is she?" shouted Tyriel..

"Relax, umm she might be in her dorm"

"I have to go her now!" said Tyriel as he got up.

"No you cant go, guys can't go to the girls dorm" said Syrus but Tyriel ignored him as he opened the door. He started walking but crashed against someone. They both toppled down the floor. Tyriel was mad, he HAD to find that key.

"Sorry about tha...ah!" said Tyriel as he looked at the girl. She had light brown hair tied in a pony tail, she looked just a tad smaller than Jaden ad a Slifer red uniform, but something about her shock Tyriel. She looks like... thought Tyriel , however his thoughts were interrupted by a voice.

"Yeah sorry about that." said the girl. Tyriel was still kinda shocked. He quickly stood up and took a couple of steps back. Then he remembered Gotta find the key. Tyriel ran through the hallway. The girl he crashed walked in the clinic.

"Hey Jaden, that Tyriel guy sure is rude." said the girl.

"Hey Christy, Well he misplaced something very important to him, like if i were to lose my E. Heroes." said Jaden

"What he lost?"

"This magical key"

"You are kidding right?" she looked at him.

"No he is not. Where you been?" Syrus asked her.

"Just had to visit the family, still kinda lost with all the magical stuff but okay."

Tyriel slowly walked then realized he was lost. He looked down then realized he didn't have his Millennium key to guide him. He looked at the sky, looked a sunset was coming. Then he noticed someone was walking near. He ran towards the person, and realized it was girl.

"Wait, do you know where the girl dorm's is?" asked Tyriel desperately.

"Yea why?"

"I have to find Alexis." said Tyriel.

"Tyriel?" she said.

"You know me?"

"Yeah I am Alexis' friend, Mindy."

"Oh nice to meet you, but i have to find Alexis."

'Why?" asked Mindy, wondering if he was going to tell Alexis, or more confess to Alexis the truth.

"I just have to find her, now point me to the girl's dorm"

"She's not there."

"What?"

"Yeah, she's on the other side of the island, she watches the sunset from that side." said Mindy as Tyriel groaned.

Somewhere in deep in the forest was Crowler. His hands were frozen to a tree.

"You failed to me Crowler, and now you are useless. Mobius, finish him" said the figure.

"No don't, wait...ah!" were Crowler last word as he was frozen. The figure snapped his fingers and he cracked into pieces.

"Seems i am going to have to use my new pet. " said the cloaked figure as he stared into the pieces of ice in the floor. They all showed the same thing. Jaden.