Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX.

Chapter 20: The Last Elite Rare Hunter

"Her soul has been taken." Ayato told the others.

"How do you know?" Akari asked.

"Trust me, I would know." Ayato said. Akari nodded approvingly as memories of "Evil" Ayato came flooding back to her.

"So what are we going to do." Alexis asked unsure.

"Were gonna find the guy that did this to her." Ayato stated calmly.

Just then the door bell rang. "I got it." Jaden walked up to the door and opened it to reveal Junior.

"Long time no see." He exclaimed.

"So what do you want, were kinda in the middle of something." Ayato said.

"I just came by to drop this off." Junior held up a Millenuim Item, it was the Millenuim Anhk.

Ayato looked up, "Where did you get that from?"

"I got it yesterday, some weirdo in a blue coat dueled me and I beat him, the guy disappeared and this is what was left behind."

'So it couldn't be him that beat Anna, it must be someone new.' Ayato thought. Ayato walked up to Junior, "Thanks for bringing it over."

"No problem, I guess I'll be seeing you around."

Ayato looked at the Millenuim Puzzle around his neck. 'If only I knew how these things worked, maybe I could track down the guy who did this to Anna.' Ayato turned to face the others. "I'm going out for a bit."

"We'll go with you." Jaden and Syrus said in unison.

"And we'll stay here, just in case something happens." Alexis and Akari said in unison.

Ayato smiled, "Thanks guys, let's go."

Duel Academy

"Has his condition changed." Zane, third year Obelisk Blue asked the school nurse.

"He has gotten better, but it will still be awhile before he can check out."

"I see." Zane looked at the young man. 'Atticus, what has happened to you?'

Zane closes his eyes deep in thought. 'Jaden, Alexis, Syrus, Ayato, where are you?'

Meanwhile

Ayato, Jaden, and Syrus were heading towards a corner. "What would Exion want with souls."

"Sacrifice." Ayato stated simply.

"Sacrifice?" Jaden asked.

"Yeah, but for what?" The three turned the corner and gasped at what they saw. There stood a tall man with a black suit on. He wore glasses over his eyes, except one of his eyes was the Millenuim Eye. Standing beside him were two Rare Hunters.

"You, your the one who took Anna's soul." Ayato accused.

The man smirked, "We've been expecting you." The man snapped his fingers. "You two, take care of them." The man turned around and sprinted off.

"Not so fast." Ayato ran after him.

The two Rare Hunters walked towards Jaden and Syrus. "Alright are ya ready Sy?"

"Um, I guess."

Domino City (Yugi's House)

"Do you think they will be alright." A worried Hikari asked.

"Of course they will, it's Ayato and Jaden were talking about."

Alexis was watching Anna for any changes in her condition. 'Don't worry Anna, we won't let them win, there's just no way we will.'

"I'M NOT STUPID!" Hikari shouted.

"Well you could've fooled me." Akari replied.

Alexis looked over at the two girls arguing. 'How childish.' She thought.

Ayato chased the man through the streets. "Get back here!" The man entered a tall building. Ayato followed.

'He's falling right into my trap.' The man entered an elevator.

Ayato ran with all his strength to try to reach the elevator door before it closed, but was unsucessful. 'Damn, guess I'll just have to take the stairs.' Ayato was nearly out of breath once he reached the top.

The man smirked at him. "So you guessed right."

Ayato glared at him. Ayato looked at the floor, it was made up of glass. 'This looks safe.' Ayato thought sarcastically. Ayato brought his attention back to the man.

"I am Kuro, I am Exion's last Elite Rare Hunter."

Ayato's duel disk activated. "Let's duel, and when you lose I'm gonna take your soul!"

Kuro chuckled. "Is there really such a need for violence?" Ayato shot him a death glare. "Very well, if you want a shadow game I shall give you a shadow game. When you lose the glass that you are standing on will shatter and you will be sucked into the shadow realm, well your body will anyway, because I'll be taking your soul, I think the beasts will find your soul very pleasing."

"Beasts?" Ayato asked questioningly.

Kuro's duel disk activated, "It's time to duel."

Ayato: 4000/Kuro: 4000

"I'll start it off, I summon Dark Blade(1800/1500) in attack mode, next I place two cards face down." The dark armor clad warrior appeared before Ayato. Kuro smirked, thanks to his Millenuim Eye he knew what to expect. "I'll place one monster card face down, and another face down in my magic and trap card zone."

"Fine, I play the spell card Polymerization!" Ayato said.

Kuro signaled to his set card, "I activate my trap card, Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell, by discarding one spell card from my hand this card negates and destroys your spell card and you can no longer play a card of the same name."

"Then I'll just summon Pitch Dark Dragon(900/600), then I'll have Dark Blade attack your face down monster." Ayato said.

The face down monster is revealed to be the Ancient Lamp. Kuro chuckled, "I activate Ancient Lamp's special ability so now your monster attacks your dragon instead.: Dark Blade's sword cuts the dragon in half.

Ayato: 3100/Kuro: 4000

"Well now that your turn is wasted I think I'll play this card, Tribute to the Doomed, by discarding one card from my hand your Dark Blade is destroyed."

Ayato watches as his monster is dragged underground by several mummies. 'Darn, I'm wide open.'

"Now I summon Night Assailant(200/500), next I activate Ancient Lamp's second special ability which allows me to special summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie(1800/1000), and finally I switch Ancient Lamp to attack mode!"

Ayato cursed inwardly. "Now my monsters attack him directly!" The three monsters all attacked simultaneously causing Ayato to hit the glass floor hard, which put a crack in it.

Ayato: 200/ Kuro: 4000

"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, if the glass breaks early, then tough luck."

Ayato sat up, "How could I let this happen, this is only the beginning of the duel." Ayato suddenly realized something. Ayato sprung back up on his feet.

"With that eye you know every card I'm going to play."

Kuro smirked, "Oh your good."

"Yeah, well now that I know there'e no way your gonna beat me!"

At An Unknown Location

A black coated figure sat on a throne. Just then a dark portal appeared before the figure and from it another figure emerged. "Did you take care of the Shadow Riders?" The seated figure asked.

"Of couse I did." Came the reply from the black coated man.

"Good."

"Um, Lina, I mean Number I, why did I have to take out them anyway."

"They were in the way."

"Oh, I see, so has Hitaki, I mean Number IV made it back yet?"

"She'll be back soon."

"I don't see why she gets to do whatever she wants."

"Are you finished Number VIII?"

"Oh come on, would it kill you to call me by my real name?"

The seated figure sighed in annoyance. "Leave now Ryujii, you don't want to mess with me today."

"Aw but your cute when your angry." Ryujii said before disappearing the same way he had appeared.

Lina pulled out a picture from her pocket, "It's time you and I meet Ayato."