spiritfire: From this chapter until Yugi gets back in reality all narration, thoughts, and dialogue will be in Italic. This will indicate that they're talking Egyptian.

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VIII. Destiny Shadow

Yugi landed in an abandoned house and wondering what happened. He remembers opening the lid of the pharaoh's coffin and out of nowhere a brillant light struck his body. Next thing he knew, he sees himself to this house. Suddenly, he realized that he was already in the Afterlife Past! He opened the door slowly and saw a lot of Egyptian people. In shock, Yugi closed the door quickly.

"Ooooh! I cn't go out like this!" Yugi complained in embrassment, referring to his clothes. He looked around and spotted a chest of drawers. He opened it and found some Egyptian commoner clothes plus a cloak in it.

"This will do besides ... I can't let anyone see me. They might think I'm the pharaoh and speaking of the pharaoh ... has he forgotten me after all these years" Yugi said then he sunk to his thoughts but he shook his head in dismay.

"I can't think of 'him' now, I have a mission to do!" Yugi said in a serious look and left the house.

Meanwhile at the palace, Mahaado sensed that the reincarnated Pharaoh has arrived and also danger. Mana and Atemu noticed that he's in a daze.

"Master? Hello?" Mana said waving her hand at Mahaado's face.

"Huh? What?" Mahaado startled looking at his apprentice.

"Are you alright? You look like you're staring in space, is there anything wrong?" Atemu asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I'm fine you don't have to asked" Mahaado said with a friendly smile. Atemu and Mana weren't convinced.

Back in the Egyptian Marketplace, Yugi roamed around the place. He was amazed on how life in Ancient Egypt was like.

"Is this life in Egypt 3,000 years ago? If so, it's 'something that can be seen but cannot be seen' but ... does it really matter?" Yugi muttered when suddenly people were panicking and running away.

"What's going on?" Yugi asked a man who was running.

"The 'darkness' that one of the prists said is true!" the man stated then he ran away. Yugi looked and found the source, it was coming from the Pharaoh's palace.

At the palace, Seto was trying to blast the intruder with the Millennium Rod but nothing is working.

"Damn it, nothing's working" Seto muttered as he was fighting a mysterious man who wielded the power of 'darkness'.

"Where's the 'reincarnated Pharaoh'? Tell me and I'll spare your life" the man hissed.

"I don't know what you're talking about but I'm not buying it" Seto declared angrily as he tried to blast it with the Rod again. Unfortunately, the Rod's power was absorbed and reflected back when the pharaoh came just in time to shield Seto using the Millennium Puzzle.

"Seto, are you alright?"Aknadin asked as the other prists arrived.

"I'm fine thanks to the pharaoh" Seto said.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Mahaado asked in a threatening voice.

"He wants the 'reincarnated Pharaoh' and to tell you the truth, I don't even know what he's talking about!" Seto answered,grinding his teeth.

"'Reincarnated Pharaoh'? Idon't understand?" Mana said, frowning

The mysterious man looked around and concluded that 'he' wasn't here.

"All my efforts are wasted, oh well I might as well get the pharaoh instead" the man thought and he charged himself towards Atemu.

"He's targeting the pharaoh! Hurry, let's cast the magic of the Millennium Items" Isis stated and all of them did but the man repelled its magic and the priests were hurdled back. He grabbed the pharaoh's throat chocking him.

"Let's end your existence that denies your soul! Pharoah" the man hissed.

All the priests shouted as the mystery man squeezed his throat. Little did they know that the Millennium Puzzle glowed briefly and suddenly the man was pushed back on the wall. Atemu coughed a bit and looked up even the priests at the top wall of the palace.

"Who are you?" the man asked, looking at the cloaked man.

The cloaked man smiled slyly and said: "The Shadow of Destiny will fall ... you even dared to be in the Pharaoh's presense. Ra will bury you in the abyss of no return.