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Chapter 12

They have been riding place to place at an incredible speed. They were in a country like area now. They had just left the third town and were already on the road to the next. After a few minutes of riding Atem broke the silence.

"Do you know where we're going?"

"Not exactly."

"Then how are we going to find Yugi?!"

"I know where to go but I'm not sure exactly." Atem just stared at her. "It's just a feeling of knowing where to find him."

"So you don't know where to go."

"You could say that." Atem scowled. Why is she acting like this? She's totally different than before. He rode next to Lavi and tried to look her in the face. She just turned away.

"It all happened so quickly. First I was sent here, then you came. Now Yugi was kidnapped and the shop burned down." She didn't seem to be listening. "And your personality has changed." Lavi looked up.

"lets rest at the next town." She said before riding ahead. she's hiding something..

Atem rode after her and in a strange time of 5 minutes they were in the next town. why are we moving so fast?

They arrived at the entrance of the town. There was a large wooden banner at the opening but the letters on it were faded.

They got off of their horses and walked them into the town. Nobody was on the streets, the windows and doors were bolted shut.

As they went further into the town they saw gashes on the doors some were even knocked down.

The houses started too look worse as they walked on. Lavi stopped dead making Atem bump into her.

"We should find a different place to stay." She said. She had her hand on Atem shoulder as she was leading him away. Another shock traveled through his arm. He brushed her off and walked on his own.

If they had walked a couple blocks further they might of seen what happened to the people who inhabited the place. Why the doors were kicked down. Why the houses were wrecked. And who was cursing under their breath for how they narrowly escaped their trap.

"Where are we going now?" Atem asked. For some strange reason he wasn't getting tired anymore. Lavi was leading them away from the town at a quick pace. She didn't hear him.

"Lavi…" That word mashed in his mouth. It didn't feel like that was what he should call her. "Hey." He ran up to her, pulling the horse along. "Is Lavidia really your name?"

"…I…" She looked away. "I am called many things from many people." She walked a bit faster than him, going ahead.

They reached a little river. that's strange…there aren't many rivers around here. Lavi took the reigns off of the horses and let them drink. Atem did the same and sat down against a tree. He tried to contact Yugi from their soul link.

If it was one thing he learned while in the afterlife, it was that everyone is connected to each other. He could tell what his friends were feeling especially Yugi. If he tried hard enough he could contact them.

He tried a few times and each one had the same result. He was thrown back. There was a barrier, and a strong one too. He gave up and glanced at Lavi. She was just sitting by the riverbed, dipping her finger in the cool water. Her bangs covered her face so he couldn't see her expression.

"Why are you so different now?" He asked in a calm voice.

"I…I'm not so sure. I just know its somewhat natural." Atem got up and stood next to her. He looked at their reflection in the water. His amethyst reflected beautifully on the water.

They showed his courage and strength very well. Her eyes however were hard to see. They were blurred and filled with confusion.

Meanwhile, in a place very far from where they were, Yugi was trying to find a way out. They had locked him in some sort of room. It had nothing in it and the walls that he felt were bare. There wasn't even a door.

He sat in the corner feeling very alone. That feeling felt heavy in his chest. The pendant let out a warm glow for him. It filled him with a sense of security.

He felt a lot stronger but tired as well. So he dozed off and drifted into a dream. He was in the sky looking down on a forest. There was a small river beneath him.

Beside that river was two horses that resembled the sign Yin and Yang. There were two people sitting beside the river talking to each other. One with hair similar to his and the other with a very simple look.

"Is that…" He said. He came down beside them and immediately recognized their faces.

"Lavi… It doesn't feel right calling you that."

"You had no objection when Yugi told you my name." Yugi smiled It was them. They had come to look for him. He was glad Lavi was alright. They continued to talk.

"It feels different now. You seem so different like you actually have a personality." Atem scoffed.

"Yeah I know. I act differently now but something is telling me, that's not good."

"That you're acting on your own?"

"You got it." She sighed. "It just gives me a weird feeling. That if I am like this something bad will happen…"

"Like what?" Atem asked. Yugi came closer, listening carefully now. what are they talking about?

"I.. I don't know." A few moments of silence passed. Yugi stepped a bit closer. They can't see me…oh yeah this is a dream. He felt a dark presence, similar to the ones who had captured him only smaller.

He looked down the river and saw a blot of black in the water. It expanded until it took the shape of a person.

It rose out of the water covered in rolling shadows. It's eyes were blood red and the cut symbol on its chest was the same. It crawled to the talking teens, both unaware.

It latched onto the black horse with no struggle. The horses eyes turned red and it slashed angrily in the water.

Atem and Lavi both looked up to see the horse charging at them. Lavi pushed Atem out of the way and the horse trampled her.

"Lavi!" Atem cried out. He tried to stand up but the shock from the shove numbed his body. He could only watch until the feeling blew over. Yugi was suffering from the same thing as Atem.

Each time the horse lashed at her the color in the horse's eyes faded.

When Atem pushed the horse away the horse's eyes were almost back to normal.

The black horse's pearly eyes snapped back as it hit the ground. It was injured, burns from where the shadow touched her.

The white horse trotted over to her and lowered his head to touch her. She lashed back at him and tried to limb away.

"Lavi are you alright?" Atem knelt down beside her. He reached out to touch her.

"Wait, don't." She said it too late, He had just tapped her shoulder. He felt a few seconds of pain tearing through his heart and then he fell unconscious.

Yugi's dream ended after he yelled Atem's name. And he continued his sleep with some trouble.

XD sorry Lavi! and Atemu :P

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