(a/n: this reverts back to third person POV, m'kay? smile ok then, onward!)

---Duel Arena, Lyman vs. Shadow Rider---

Lyman was loosing the duel to this person, this Shadow Rider. Haruka was seated behind Lyman, watching his back with her evil look, her eyes seemingly black like something horrible.

Lyman was about to be blown out of the duel when Haruka released her Mirror Sheild and deflected it back as she stepped up beside him. Her eyes seeming to flare with a rage that was unable to restrain itself deep inside of her.

Quite suddenly, she was joining the duel to even out the score. She drew her six cards to begin her turn. She smiled quite malisiously.
"Since it looks like you want to gang up on people, let's start a new game. I'll step in to make it a double duel."

"Fine then, it's your move. Not like a simpleton girl like you can do any harm to me!" Titan smiled evily back at her.

"Really? Try this on for size! I summon Egyptian Puppet Master Moku! When I have him in play, he can immitate the attack of any monster on the feild. I will play Brother's Bond and for one turn, I can summon Moku's brother Egyptian High Preist Seto! Come forth!"

Moku made a whimper sound and they spotted him, hiding behind Haruka until Seto came out. He looked like a little Mokuba Kaiba and the preist looked like a younger Seto.

"Oh? They don't scare me. But that deck does look familiar."

"Oh, really, Titan?" Her voice seemed to become more threatening. "When I put Brother's Bond into the graveyard, guess what? The Egyptian Puppet Master and High Preist will blow away two thousand of your life points. How do you like that, you Shadow Rider?"

There was an explosion as Seto and Moku sent their magic intwinning towards him, seeming to spin way out of control. Seto silently waved to Moku.

"And it doesn't end there! When the High Preist is done attacking, he is sent back to my hand and I gain all the life points you just lost! And, if I'm in a double duel, half of my life points go to my partner. I will now place three cards face down, and this monster in defense mode. I think I've tourtured you enough for my turn." She didn't seem like Haruka from before, she seemed like a deamon on a rampage, ready to kill everything that got in her way.

Titan was about to draw whenAmnel stopped him. "Sir?"

"Haruka has released Expiriment 7734, she's no longer Haruka Tenoh." Amnel sounded happy beneath his mask and hood, his yellowy eyes glimmering with joy. "Haruka doesn't exsist anymore, does she?"

"True there." Haruka's eyes were no longer their deep blue, they were blood red and they didn't glimmer, like there was no soul. "So that means, there's absolutely nothing to be gained from winning against me. But now that you put it that way, if your name is Amnel, why don't we have a Shadow Game? It'd be fun to see how long you'll last against me in an old game."

"New face, same old, same old." Amnel's voice portrayed a smirk. "Set the rules up and this duel will be determined by the outcome of this game. If I win, I want you to give me Duelist Academy and your hand in releasing the sacred beasts."

"If I win, you will give me back the souls you stole during the past duels. Meaning Zane, Jaden, Vellian, Chazz, Alexis, and Bastion must be returned to their human bodies, but also, I want you to become my shadow slave." Haruka's eyes shimmered for a moment and then faded again. "I say we play the game called Beat Me." She saw the confusion on his face and then smiled."It works like this; We both summon monsters. Whichever one is stronger and can defeat the opposing monster with ease, they win that round. However, there is a catch. If the game is tied, we, as in me and you, are to battle it out with Shadow Magic. Whomever wins also wins what they require. But I could care less if you did take me to unleash the beasts." She looked carelessly over at Lyman, who was down on his knees. "For all I could care, you could shoot me. Besides, I know I can't lose against someone who doesn't even have a human heart to begin with."

"Then I shall raise my steaks. In exchage for my win, I want Duel Academy, your help, and some information from you." Amnel walked up to her and held out his hand. "Do we have an accord?"

"Yes."

They shook hands. Thus began an old shadow game with new monsters, new faces, and an old tale to be told.