Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh.
Daylight: Gomen nasai for taking so long to update this, Grade 11 is hard and all with all the work we have and what not. I hope I didn't lose any readers/reviewers over this, the next chapter will be up quicker than this one, I promise. Please keep reading and reviewing!
Now for the review responses:
Darkrosemoon: Ah yes, you and Akiro would definitely fight over who has the right to win all the bitching contest in the world. Soraya didn't really get herself into anything yet, she was just sent to the Shadow Realm. Enjoy!
Cheeky-Eyes: really happy that you like my story so much and review to tell me so. But there's something I need to make clear. Yugi and Soraya are not related. I know I made it seem like they were in the earlier chapters, and I meant to do that, but they're still not related. Anyway, enjoy the rest of the story!
And on with the chapter!
Chapter 6 Kaiyuki
Yami opened his eyes to the dark shadows. He had transported himself and Yugi to the Shadow Realm right after that witch Akiro had disappeared and was determined to find Soraya, make sure she was safe. It was his fault that Soraya was here in the first place. Akiro had wanted him, and he had put Soraya in danger by revealing himself to her.
"Yami, it is not your fault. Soraya had a feeling you existed before she actually met you. What do you think we should have done once we met her? Act as if she was part of the wall?" Yugi told Yami firmly, feeling his dark's guilt through their mind link.
"No, but still…"
"It's not your fault." Yugi repeated.
Yami looked over at his light. Yugi looked a little pale, but it didn't seem to be harming him any, pretty good for his first time in the Shadow Realm, but to be on the safe side…
"Let's go inside," he said.
"Inside where?" Yugi asked.
"Inside our castle," Yami replied. Yugi stared. "Every duelist has a Shadow Castle in which their monsters reside in. Ours is the Castle of Light." Yami explained, as they continued on their way.
Meanwhile…
Soraya stirred groggily in her sleep. Her eyelids felt heavy, she wanted to drift back to sleep in this soft, comfortable bed and…Wait, her bed wasn't this soft and comfortable. Soraya prodded her sleepy mind. The last thing she could remember was Akiro appearing out of nowhere and a brilliant flash of crimson light and…
She opened her eyes. They widened.
"No, please don't-"
"YAAAHHHHHHHH!" Soraya propelled herself to the side and tumbled off the bed.
"-scream."
Soraya leapt to her feet and looked up to stare with wide eyes at the woman dressed in white robes whose face now held a slightly alarmed expression.
A face that looked almost exactly like her own.
"Who are you?" Soraya asked shakily.
"I am Kaiyuki," the woman said calmly. "Relax and I shall explain more to you."
As Soraya relaxed slightly, she noticed things about Kaiyuki's appearance that differed from her own. Kaiyuki was a bit taller, her eyes were violet, the blond bangs that framed her face were longer, stiffer, and her hair held a red sheen that was brighter than the dark red sheen that shone in Soraya's hair.
"What is your name?" Kaiyuki asked.
"I am Soraya," she replied. She looked around. "Where are we?"
"We are in the Shadow Realm," Kaiyuki answered
"Shadow Realm?"
"You'll understand later."
Soraya looked around the well-lit room in curiosity. "Then if this was the Shadow Realm, shouldn't it be," Soraya cast around for a word. "Shadowy?"
Kaiyuki smiled. "You were found unconscious outside and was brought here. It is unadvised to stay in the open Shadow Realm for too long. It drains your energy."
"Who found me?"
In response to this, Kaiyuki shifted her gaze to look at someone behind Soraya and grinned.
Slowly, Soraya turned around to look at whoever it was that was behind her. She stared in astonishment for a few moments, then looked back at Kaiyuki, who was hiding a laugh behind her hand. She turned back to look at the purple-robed person, who was looking at her in amusement.
"…Whaa…?" she said in confusion.
"Hi to you too."
Meanwhile…at the front door of the Castle of Light…
Yami and Yugi had arrived, and were welcomed by a number of their Duel Monsters.
"Hello Yugi, Pharaoh Yami. It is nice to see you again," Dark Magician Girl greeted, stepping out from the crowd. "Is there any reason you have come to see us?"
"Yes, there is. Can you-" the rest of Yami's words were drowned out by a loud
"FWEEEEEEEE!"
"Yah!" yelled Yugi, his arms windmilling as something furry collided hard into his body.
Yugi crashed to the ground as if he had been tackled by a football player many times his size. Dazed, he looked at the brown fuzzy furball bouncing up and down on his chest like one of those super bouncy balls.
"KURIEE!" Kuriboh shreed, it's tiny claws waving as it boinged through the air, practically radiating its hyperactive-energy. It crashed back into Yugi and clung there. Mystical Elf walked over and pried Kuriboh from Yugi. Kuriboh escaped from Mystical Elf's grasp.
BAM!
Kuriboh rocketed into Yami.
"That's enough," Dark Magician Girl muttered, pointing her staff toward the monster. Kuriboh blinked, the mad, possessed look draining out of its eyes. Kuriboh looked up, saw Yami, and gave a small, embarrassed "Kree" of hello before floating back among its fellow monsters. It glared the Magician of Chaos, who smirked.
"Erm, why was Kuriboh so…?" Yugi searched for the right word, as he got back on his feet.
"I believe a suitable word for this would be 'energetic',"Celtic Guardiansupplied.
Yugi smiled and nodded.
"Because Magician of Chaos sometimes finds it amusing to fill someone with so much excess energy that they are hyper for hours," Dark Magician Girl said.
"Why does he find that amusing?" Yugi asked.
"We do not call him 'Chaos' simply because the word is in his name," Mystical Elfsaid, rolling her eyes. "Anyway, you said you wanted help with something?"
"Yes, would you help us find a girl named Soraya who has been sent into the Shadow Realm?" asked Yami.
"Is she rather short, possess red-black hair, and bear a distinct resemblance to Yugi and yourself?" Dark Magician Girl asked.
Yami and Yugi nodded.
"Then thereis no need," Dark Magician Girl replied. "We have already found her. She's upstairs, resting."
"Is she alright?" Yugi asked.
"She is fine, though I am not sure whether she has woken or not. Dark Magician went up to check. I can show you to her room if you wish," Dark Magician Girl replied.
"Lead the way."
Yugi, Yami followed Dark Magician Girl through the castle, they stopped a few minutes later outside a door to a room. Yami knocked and the door opened. Yami and Yugi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hi Yami, Yugi, Dark Magician Girl," Soraya said brightly.
"You're alright, Soraya," Yami and Yugi said.
"Hello Lady Kaiyuki," Dark Magician Girlsaid at the same time. Yugi and Yami blinked.
The girl smiled. "My name is Kaiyuki," she said to them. "Soraya's in here." Kaiyuki stepped aside so the others could come in.
"Hi Yugi, Yami, Dark Magician Girl," the real Soraya greeted, walking over. Yami and Yugi relaxed when they saw that nothing had happened to her. Dark Magician waved from where he was standing by the window.
"Hi Soraya."
"Hi Soraya…is something wrong?" Yami asked in confusion – something he didn't like to feel often. Soraya was staring from Yugi to Yami to Kaiyuki, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly open. Yami turned to look at Yugi, only to find him gawking from Yami to Kaiyuki to Soraya and back again. Yami glanced at the two spellcasters, who smiled but said nothing. A little frustrated, Yami looked between the other three, his eyes widened.
"I see you have noticed," Kaiyuki said quietly. "Yugi and Soraya, you must have realized that you two look like each other enough so others think you are related. Pharaoh Yami and myself are the reason that you resemble each other. I am Soraya's dark side as Yami is Yugi's dark side. I was the princess of Egypt and am still the twin sister of Pharaoh Yami."
Stunned silence filled the room. Yami was in shock.
I have a sister…I did not think I would ever remember any of the family I once had…and now I realize I have a twin, a sister…
Yami strode across the room and wrapped his arms around Kaiyuki in a hug. When he finally let go, he was startled to see that her face was sad.
"What is wrong, my sister?" Yami asked.
"But you don't remember." Kaiyuki said softly.
"No, I lost my memory when I became trapped in the Millennium Puzzle," Yami said.
"So you remember nothing about…anything?"
"No, nothing except I know I was Pharaoh."
Kaiyuki sighed and accepted the fact. "Alright. What brings you to the Shadow Realm today then, my brother?"
"A witch named Akiro attacked us last night, and sent Soraya here because she knows I exist. Yugi and I came to make sure Soraya was alright and now we have to find out why Akiro wants my Puzzle so badly." Yami said.
"It's gold Yami," Soraya said as matter-of-factly as she could while keeping her face straight. "Lots of people like gold."
"Hey," Yami said, going along with the game. "My Puzzle is a lot more than just gold."
"Gold or not, many people have tried to take it before," Yugi said. "There's Pegasus, and there's Bakura…but then again, Bakura's a thief and thieves like gold. Which brings us back to our original argument."
Yami mock glared at Yugi, who was smiling. "And there I was, thinking you would be on my side," Yami muttered.
Yugi beamed at him. Yami smiled in spite of himself. "Alright, so what else do we have with us that attracts the gold-obsessed nuts of the world?"
"My staff," Kaiyuki said, twirling a long green staff, the jade crescent moon at the top flashing as it cut through the air.She stopped and considered it."It's not gold, though."
"What can you do with that?" Soraya asked. In answer, Kaiyuki grinned pointed her staff at Yami. The crescent moon glowed white.
Yami backed up a little. "What are you going to do to- HEY!" Yami shot five feet into the air. Everyone laughed. Kaiyuki waved her staff, and Yami was sent flying like a bird around the room in circles.
"LET ME DOWN!" Yami hollered over the laughter below. Kaiyuki let him down.
"Oh wow, I am so loving magic at this point," Soraya laughed, ignoring Yami's glare. "Can I do that?"
"Maybe, but not yet. What you already have is this," Kaiyuki said, tapping Soraya's pendant.
"What about it?" Soraya asked, holding it up.
"It is the Shadow Pendant, a powerful magical item that infuses the bearer with the powers of the Shadow Realm," Kaiyuki showed them the pendant around her neck, identical to Soraya's. "I was the Shadow Link back in Ancient Egypt."
"What am I supposed to do?" Soraya asked.
"With time, you will learn to manage the Pendant's powers, I will assist you. The Pendant is similar to the ways of the Millennium Items, although the Items are somewhat stronger."
"Only somewhat?" Yami asked, smiling slightly.
"Yes, only somewhat," Kaiyuki rolled her eyes. "I see you haven't lost any of your cockiness."
"Of course not."
Yay! Chapter 6 done! Please review!