Songs of Aurelius Chapter Seven

A/N: Sorry for that abrupt ending *cough*cliffhanger*cough*, anyway I hope that this chapter will be reviewed and all that other stuff because I worked very hard on this chapter! That is all, now read to your heart's content! (Or at least till the end of the chapter…)

Songs of Aurelius Chapter Seven

"I guess you leave me no choice in this matter," I sighed as Fake Seto laughed. "Don't tell me you're surrendering to me?" Out of the corner of my eye I could see Yugi and the others, "Ailis, you can't give up! His Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon may be powerful but if you believe in the heart of the cards there's nothing you can't beat!" That's right… Yugi and Yami were right; every monster can fall even if they are the most powerful card in all Duel Monsters. "Thank you Yugi but I never surrender and I most definitely won't start today or ever. Kaiba, prepare yourself when I beat your Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" I stare confidently towards Fake Seto and I could feel Hikari's determination build up with my soul as well. So with all my confidence and determination, I drew my next card. "Well, I place this card down and end my turn."

"Suit yourself, Ailis. Now my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack her Uragaan of the Core!" Fake Seto was so arrogant h charged right in, but alas I don't have a card to counter. I watched as Uragaan perished into its graphical pieces and dissolved. "Too bad that monster was in defense mode, but next time it'll be all over for you. So, I end my turn and hand it over to you." I closed my eyes and slowly breathed in and out. "Now I play my facedown card, Look and Eliminate! It allows me to look at the five cards at the top of my deck and discard them to the graveyard." I drew the five cards out and scanned them as I nodded to myself and placed them in my graveyard. "Why would you do that?" I looked at the only card I had left in my hand and smiled. "I did that because I now play Monster Reborn! One of the cards I discarded was actually a monster card and one that will beat your Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Everyone's eyes widen, it may seem nearly impossible to beat a monster with such ATK points but I'll definitely be the first.

"Since I have at least five monsters in my graveyard, three of which has to be spellcasters I can special summon it to my hand! Now I summon the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl (2500 ATK 2100 DEF)!" The Ultimate Dark Magician Girl was exactly like the Dark Magician Girl but in a higher rank. "Is your magician going to defeat my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon? Ha, don't make me laugh." I gave up on glaring and decided to ignore him. "Now I activate Ultimate Dark Magician Girl's special effect!" I smile as I hear everyone repeat it.

"For every Dark Magician in my graveyard, Ultimate Magician Girl gets 1000 ATK and since I have three from using Look and Eliminate, my Ultimate Magician Girl gets 3000 ATK points!"

Ultimate Dark Magician Girl- 5500 ATK 2100 DEF

Ailis- 2000 LP

Kaiba- 1000 LP

"Since my Ultimate Dark Magician Girl has 5500 ATK points I can obliterate your Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Now, Ultimate Dark Magician Girl, attack with Dark Rainbow Attack!" Ultimate Dark Magician Girl raised her scepter towards the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and she obliterated him with dark colored rainbows.

Ailis- 2000 LP

Kaiba- 0 LP

"And that's the match, you may look like Kaiba but you are just a simple imposter, now, MIND CRUSH!" I used the Millennium Mirror's power to Mind Crush this Fake Seto.

TIME SKIP

"So Ailis, how long have you known Yugi?" Mai asked. It was around night and Mai decided to stay with us tonight. Right now, the boys were getting some supplies leaving Mai and Tea with me. "I've known him since I was six years old so… about nine or ten years." Mai had a surprised expression, "That long? Wow, he must be really shy if he didn't even make a single move on you." Tea nodded in agreement but alas, I was left confused. "What do you mean?" Mai and Tea shook their heads and smiled, "Nothing, forget what I just said." "Alright, if you say so then…" I trailed off and started rearranging my deck once again.

"Whenever I look back at you every other minute, you're always rearranging your deck Ailis." Tea commented as I scanned through my decks and mixed some cards around. "Well, I still have a lot of duels ahead of me so I want to rearrange my deck for the next strategy I'll be planning. Although, there are some cards I can't remove from my deck." Mai nodded, "I understand the feeling, I mean, removing my Harpy Ladies from my deck? It'll be ruined without them and it won't be the same."

"We're back," Yugi, Tristan, and Joey were back with all the supplies. Soon, we were all surrounded by a fire and Joey was cooking… candy bars. "Want some Ailis?" "Umm, no thank you… I'm allergic to chocolate." Everyone except Yugi looked at me in surprise. "Wow, no wonder your body is perfectly skinny and curvy." Mai commented and Tea nodded, "Are you anorexic Ailis? I haven't seen you eat since the whole trip!" Everyone nodded in agreement as I just smile. "It's alright; I'm used to eating miniscule portions. When you guys weren't paying attention I tend to eat Starburst." I could feel my eyes shine as I think about Starburst.

"Isn't that a little unhealthy?" Tea asked and I shook my head, "For some reason, sometimes my body can only digest sugary foods and beverages. Whenever I eat anything other than a sugary type of food, I just throw it up afterwards." Everyone nodded in understanding and Mai stood up. "I'm going to get some fresh air," We all nodded and everyone went back to what they're doing.

TIME SKIP

"Why do you think Mai's taking so long?" Tea asked as everyone shrugs. Suddenly, the bushes started shaking and we all jump a bit from surprise. "That must be Mai, hey Mai stop playing around!" Joey yelled and walked over to the bushes. Then, a guy with white hair and brown eyes pop up from the bushes. "Bakura?" Everyone except me shouted.

TIME SKIP

We were all now bored and I was currently speaking to Hikari. "Ailis, did you hear that?" I shook my head towards Hikari who eyed our surroundings. "I think… I think that said rival of mine is somewhere on this island somehow." I thought about it before a bit, "Hikari, maybe your said rival is imprisoned in a Millennium Item like you and Yami?" I whisper quietly to Hikari who shook her head. "No, Ailis I think… I think my said rival has been resurrected." I was about to answer Hikari but a voice interrupted me.

"Hey Ailis, what's your favorite card?" Yugi asked as everyone showed me their card for example. "Well, I love all my cards but if I had to choose it would be this one." I took it out of my deck and held it for everyone to glance at. "It's definitely the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl, the card I used to beat that imposter Kaiba at my last duel." Everyone nodded and then Bakura suggested something.

"How about a duel, no star chips but just for a little fun." Everyone agreed, who wouldn't want a duel that's only for fun? "Here put all your favorite cards into Yugi's deck so it'll be as if we're all dueling." We nodded and placed our cards into Yugi's deck. "I have to warn you, with this all-star team of cards we'll be tough to beat."

"Before we start, there's a little something I'd like to share with you all, especially with both Ailis and Yugi." Bakura said as Joey asks what it is. Suddenly, the Millennium Ring appeared around Bakura's neck. "It can't be… a Millennium Item!" "Yes, now my Millennium Item will take us to the Shadow Realm." The Shadow Realm… the Millennium Ring, there's definitely a spirit inside the Millennium Ring and it's controlling Bakura!

"Why are you doing this Bakura?" Yugi asks as Bakura replied with something I didn't hear before my soul seemed to be sucked out of me although I felt Hikari's soul still inside the Millennium Mirror and she pulls my soul back in my body. With that, we Mind Shuffled and I could now see Yugi and Bakura dueling now.

"And my first card, the Cyber Commander (750 ATK 750 DEF), Tristan's favorite." Yugi placed the Cyber Commander in defense mode and suddenly, Tristan's body and mind was in the Cyber Commander! "Tristan?" Tristan looked behind him to see Yugi and I. "Bakura's Millennium Ring must've trapped Tristan's soul into his favorite card!" "Then that means…" I trailed off not wanting to know what it means.

"Who's your friend Yugi? He looks pretty tough but can he beat this? The White Magical Hat (1000 ATK 700 DEF), attack!" So with that, Tristan was sent to the graveyard or also known as the discard pile.

"Joey's favorite card, The Flame Swordsman (1800 ATK 1600 DEF)," Joey appeared onto the field in the outfit of the Flame Swordsman. He yelled out in surprise as he saw Yugi and I as Yugi explained our situation. So, Joey charged at the White Magical Hat and it dealt some damage towards Bakura's life points dropping them to 1200. Although, now it's Bakura's turn to play his cards… what kind of strategy would he want to play when our cards are all out?

Bakura simply placed a card facedown and Joey started to charge after it despite Yugi's protest. Apparently, it was a Morphing Jar and when it is destroyed both players discard their hand and draw a new one. I watched Yugi draw his new hand and there it was Yugi's favorite card, the Dark Magician. Although, Yugi's soul may still be holding on inside his body… there's a chance his soul will be placed in the card and Yami will take his place. Would that happen to Hikari and I?

"With a new hand, comes a whole new perspective," Bakura placed a card facedown which had a high chance of being another Morphing Jar. "The game ever shifting, new danger around every turn," Bakura then laid a spell or trap card facedown and ended his turn.

"The Dark Magician (2500 ATK 2100 DEF)," Just then, I was correct. Yugi's soul left his body but Yami's still remained. "Now I'll play a magic card that allows me to revive a monster from the graveyard, Reborn the Monster!" Since the Cyber Commander had Tristan's soul, Yami revived him back on the battlefield. So, Flame Swordsman Joey started explaining the situation once again.

"But just one second ago I was up there," Yugi said to Tristan who replied, "Yeah, if you're down here then who's up there?" "I don't know-" Yugi started but Yami cut him off. "Don't you?"

"Well, I have noticed that sometimes when I duel I feel as if someone's guiding me." Yami seemed pleased with Yugi's answer and nodded. Was Yugi really somewhat unaware of another soul sharing his body? "And it's like a strong voice calls out to me from the Millennium Puzzle, an ancient powerful voice." Yugi added as both Joey and Tristan had widened their eyes. "I'm not sure what this is about guys, but I'm pretty sure we can trust him, whoever he is." Yugi's gaze fell towards the ground as Joey replied, "Well if he's okay in your book then he's okay in mine." "Yeah," Tristan added and Yugi asks, "So now what?"

"We could try to find Tea and Ailis." Tristan suggests, I guess they don't notice I'm not in a card yet. "They must still be in the deck somewhere." Yugi added as I silently sigh, I'm actually still up here with Hikari and Yami. "Then we should try to win this thing before their cards get played." Joey said as Yugi replied, "Good idea," Suddenly, Joey turned around and confidently said, "I'm gonna bash me some Bakura." Yugi stopped him since he was played and he has to move. So, Yugi used the Dark Magic Attack on Bakura's facedown card.

"No, another Morphing Jar!" Both Yugi and I gasp out. The Dark Magic Attack shattered the Morphing Jar as Bakura smirked triumphantly. "We'll have to send all our cards in our hand to the graveyard again." So, both Bakura and Yami send their hand to the graveyard and started drawing a new hand.

Suddenly, I saw both the Magician of Faith, Tea's favorite card, and the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl, my favorite card. "Hmm, aren't those Tea's and Ailis' favorite cards? Do you suppose their mortal souls are trapped in it?" Yami's glared at Bakura, "Hmm, I wonder, maybe you should play them and find out. Then again, you don't know what I'm laying here. So you might be putting them in danger." Bakura placed a card facedown. "What a dilemma, now while you decide I'll play this trap card," Yami exclaimed a 'no' as Bakura announced the name, "Just Desserts, I think it will help you get a grip on your present situation." Yami's life points dropped to 500 and I figured out the pun Bakura made. "Just Desserts takes five hundred life points for each monster you have out on the field and you'll feel that each and every point has been ripped from your beating heart."

"Big Yugi, are you okay!?" Tristan exclaimed as Yami clutched his chest in pain. "Yes, but one more attack like that and it's over." Yami weakly replied as he only opened one eye. Suddenly, I saw him eye the Magician of Faith and Ultimate Dark Magician Girl; he was going to play them for sure. He placed the Magician of Faith facedown and used Quick Summon,

"Now, I summon Ultimate Dark Magician Girl (2500 ATK 2100 DEF)." In a flash, my soul was ripped out of my body and put in the place of the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl.

I could feel the revealing outfit of the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl replace my former clothes as I held my staff. "A-A-A-Ailis!" Yugi stuttered out and blushed, this is so embarrassing! "Hikari, don't you dare laugh up there!" I shout to Hikari who was now sitting next to Yami as she giggled slightly. Suddenly, Yami and Bakura flinch at the sound of her name for some odd reason. "Sorry Ailis, but you look so cute down there with Yugi." I pouted towards Hikari and floated over to where Tea was placed facedown. Then, her card started to lift and her body became visible. "Hey, what's up?" Tea cheerfully smiled as she was oblivious of the current situation.

We quickly hid her behind us, but since we were in a rush… I was squished between Joey and Yugi. "Uh, guys?" I could hear Tea ask from behind us. "It's a little early for Halloween don't you think?" Tea commented as I could only think, if this were Halloween… I would never wear something this revealing! Suddenly, I could hear Tea hold up her staff in confusion. "Bakura and Yugi are big dueling giants and are fighting for our souls." Joey explained but Tea replied, "But Yugi's right here."

"Yeah, well, the big guy's not really me but he's not really not me but uh…" I could tell Yugi was confused about this just like I was when I first met Hikari. "I know it's complicated but I know it has something to do with the Millennium Items Bakura, Ailis, and I have. It's some kind of magic," Yugi somewhat explained. I was about to explain it in more depth but Tea cut me off, "Magic? Then I'm not crazy," Yugi looked back at her and added, "Not unless we're all going crazy." Suddenly, Joey joined the conversation.

"Think of it this way Tea, there's two Yugis. The cool one up there and the puny one down here, plus there are two Ailises, the small one down here and the pretty one up there." Both Yugi and I fell to the ground at Joey's explanation. "That's not how it works at all!" Yugi and I both yelled at the same time. I mean, Hikari and I look exactly the same! "C'mon you two, it's just a joke relax!" Yugi and I faced the enemy before us without thinking.

"You forgot that here, I have the powers of the Dark Magician and Ailis has the power of the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl," Yugi walked as I floated by his side. "Uh, you two, I wouldn't do that-" Tristan started but we cut him off.

"I'll show you who's puny around here!" Yugi shouted as I follow up with, "I'm not small, I'm fun sized!"

I could hear Yami's and Hikari's voices cry out, "Yugi, Ailis, wait!" But it was too late, we both called on our attacks.

"Dark Magic Attack!" "Dark Rainbow Attack!"

Suddenly, I realize that it was just a trap. It's too late now, I should have been more cautious… I shouldn't have let my irritation get the better of me. Yugi and I were then electrocuted by the effect of the monster we destroyed. We drop to our knees as our bodies grew numb, "What's that?" "Whatever it is it's making us go numb…!" I was resisting the urge to cry out in pain and somewhat walked over to Yugi. "Think we'll be… okay Yugi?" I ask as I pause mid-sentence. "Hang in there you two." Joey encouragingly said as I could hear Yami and Hikari shout our names.

"You can't attack the Electric Lizard without some shocking feedback, a lesson both Yugi and Ailis won't soon forget." Bakura chuckled darkly as Yami pulled out a trap card facedown. Suddenly, both Tristan and Joey tried to cover Tea but to no avail, "Don't bother you fools, I can see her perfectly well." Everyone's eyes widened, "Now I have all five of you right where I want you, helpless on the field, easy prey for my Man-Eater Bug (450 ATK 600 DEF)," Bakura placed the card on the field facedown and Tea commented,

"Man-Eater Bug? Glad I'm a girl," I raised my hand and nodded, "I second that," Then Joey asked Yugi what the effect of the card was, "The Man-Eater Bug can automatically destroy one creature on the field as soon as it's flipped up." I could hear Tea gasp as I see the others except Yami, Hikari, Yugi and I have disgusted faces.

"Well that's certainly not good," Tea said as Tristan added, "Guys, I really don't want to go back to that graveyard." Joey stood confidently and said, "None of us are going to the graveyard, we'll just destroy it before it's played." Yugi and I both shook our heads. "That wouldn't work, the moment we make an attack that card will activate." We both explained at the same time as I hear Tristan, "Graveyard, here I come." Joey then shouted, "What are you guys sayin'? That one of us is gonna end up worm food?" Yugi replied, "I'm saying there's only one way out of this and we're standing on it." That's right, the trap card Yami set down earlier.

"Right, the trap card Big Yugi lay down." Tristan added as we all glance at the card. "Yeah but I'm afraid to use it, the card requires we sacrifice a creature." I looked down sadly; one of us will be going to the graveyard. "You mean… one of us?" Tea rhetorically asked. "Don't worry Tea, I'll go." "No Tristan!" "Think about it, that Man-Eater Bug is gonna take one of us out no matter what we do-" Joey cut off Tristan by jabbing him in the stomach with the hilt of his sword.

"Urgh, I guess you disagree…" Tristan crumpled to the ground as Joey replied, "You just got back from the graveyard, if anyone's going it's me." Yugi yelled out his name as Tea replied it being too late. Joey already charged towards the Man-Eater Bug. I watched as Joey sacrificed himself for us, I didn't know him for too long but I did know something, Joey was a great and loyal friend. His loyal act will not go unrecognized, we could only speak his name as he disappears from the field.

Suddenly, a tear dropped from Tea's eye. Then that means! "The effect of the Magician of Faith allows me to bring back one magic card back from the discard pile and add it to my hand. The card I choose is, Reborn the Monster which I play now!" That means, Joey gets to come back.

"Joey!" We all yelled as he was sitting on the Monster Reborn card. Suddenly, I could hear the fierce conversation between Bakura and Yami, now it was Bakura's turn. I have I feeling I know which card he is to play next.

"I play Lady of Faith (1100 ATK 800 DEF) in attack mode and the card that'll turn your friends against one another, the Change of Heart." Bakura pulled out… err… good Bakura's favorite card as Yugi shouted exactly what I was thinking, "Change of Heart, isn't that Bakura's favorite card?"

"With this card, I can turn you against your comrades. The very friends that sought to protect you will now destroy." Bakura smiled darkly. "No I refuse." Yugi declined, "Well you won't have a choice in the matter; the Change of Heart card allows me to control any opposing monster and I choose you little Yugi."

"Leave him out of this, Bakura!" Hikari exclaimed to him but that only made him realize something, "Or should I choose that girl of yours… Ailis was it? Now, try to protect her against this!" The Change of Heart card started activating and a blinding light was shone. "Ailis!" I could hear them call my name frantically. Suddenly, the light faded to show the good Bakura in the Change of Heart's place.

"I want to help you." I could hear Bakura say and he floated over and took control of the Lady of Faith's body instead. "I've taken over one of his cards instead of yours, I'll control her while you attack me, and you can win against the evil Bakura, Ailis." Good Bakura bravely proclaimed. "I-I can't! I'll be destroying you and sending you to the graveyard!" I worriedly exclaimed. "I don't care it is better than being enslaved by an evil spirit, do it!" Good Bakura sternly shouted as the Bad Bakura yelled out. Suddenly, Yami started to use the power of the Millennium Puzzle.

Now, Good Bakura was put back in his own body while Bad Bakura was now in the place of the Lady of Faith. "Listen closely Ailis, use the power of the Ultimate Dark Magician Girl and send him to the graveyard, now!"

"Got it, Dark Rainbow Attack!" I held out my staff and sent the Bad Bakura to the Card Graveyard.

BACK IN THE ACTUAL REALITY

Bakura, Yugi, and I were the only ones conscious for now and my hand shot up to the left side of my bangs. Still there, glad my Millennium Mirror wasn't harmed during all of it. Clearly, what I had seen earlier was most definitely not a dream at all.

"Hey Ailis, where did you get your Millennium Mirror?" Bakura asked as Yugi added, "I want to know where you got it too. Was it also from Egypt?" I unclipped the Millennium Mirror from my hair and held it for them to glance at.

"I got my Millennium Mirror from Egypt as well but in the same tomb your Millennium Puzzle was in Yugi, although, it wasn't obtained easily. I had to sing two special songs in order to actually come in contact with it. That's when I met Hikari, the spirit of the Millennium Mirror and she's was a part of a Royal Court five thousand years ago in Egypt. Hikari had lost most of her memories but she seems to be getting them back quickly." I explained as the other three woke up.

"Sleep well, guys?" Bakura asked and both Tristan and Joey held onto each other. 'Hey hands off." Both pulled away quickly and Tea started saying something, "I had this weird dream where we were all dressed as Duel Monsters and there was this bad Bakura, oh and two Yugis and two Ailises!" Both Yugi and I stumbled back a bit and suddenly, we heard a womanly scream.

"Hear that?" I ask as everyone nodded and we all ran after it. I'm glad, glad to have such great friends by my side.

END OF CHAPTER SEVEN

I think this might be the longest chapter I've ever wrote! Hallelujah! Man, I must have no life right now if I could type at least 3,000 words in one afternoon! Oh well, remember that I did this for you reader!

PREVIEW OF CHAPTER EIGHT

"Hmm, who are you?"

"My name is Alaes, you must be Aurelius. Yami talks about you a lot,"

"That's nice to know but I'm sorry I have to leave quickly, I have training to do but I would love to talk more soon!"

"Yami, why do you talk to that girl?"

"She is one of my close friends, someone I can truly rely on."