Chapter 3

The Past Remembered

(Two Years later)

Alumos walked down the stairs of his Yugi's Joey's and Ashton's place. He couldn't believe it had already been two years since he and Ashton came there to Yugi's and stared to live there. And though Alumos was happy there he still wished he had his memory back. He couldn't believe it had already been four years since he woke up in the hospital with no memory except his name. Then two years later he met Yugi and his other friends.

As Alumos walked into the room where the four of them met in the mornings something caught his eye. When he looked over toward where Yugi kept his dueling trophies he saw the golden box where Yugi kept his cards when he wasn't dueling and something hit him. He had actually been thinking about it for a while, ever since he had seen it last year when he Joey Yugi and Ashton entered in a local tournament with the winner dueling Yugi.

Alumos didn't really know why the box was so important to Yugi but he could tell that there was some kind of history behind it. So he asked Joey what the deal was with the box and Joey told him it was the only thing Yugi had left of his brother that disappeared years ago. Now Alumos knew why it was so important to him as he looked at it. He was Yugi's brother. He knew it was true because the dreams that he had been having for four years and the strange feeling that he knew Yugi and Yugi's friends had finally came together.

Suddenly Alumos felt a powerful sense behind him, one he had only felt once before when he and Yugi fought Zorc and finally he learned what his true name was. Turning around he saw the god of light Horakhty and knew it was true. "My lady." said Alumos bowing.

"It's good to see you Atem." said the god

"My lady, why? Why did the other gods take my memory of Akan and the others?"

"Because it was necessary for you to find your own way without leaning on your brother as you did when you returned to defeat Zorc."

"But that is where my strength is from. My brother and my friends." said Atem

"Yes I know. However you had to learn what it was like to stand alone without any help."

"I already knew that feeling." said Atem quietly.

"Perhaps. Good luck Aros of Radiant. I believe you'll need it." she said and left as Aros heard Yugi calling for him.

"I'm in here Yugi." he said and the three of his friends walked in but Yugi could tell that something was going on. There was something different about Alumos but he didn't know what.

"Hey you oaky Alumos?" asked Ashton and Alumos smiled. Now he knew why he felt that he and Ashton would be good friends when they had met two years ago. They already were.

"Yeah I'm okay. Listen I'm going out for a walk. I'll be gone for a while." he said. "Okay Yugi?"

"Yeah it's fine." said Yugi as he continued to feel the strange sensation from Alumos. Something he hadn't felt in a long time. Since Aros was alive. "Go ahead. I've got to do some things myself."

Ashton looked over at Yugi as Alumos left. He had felt the power of Aros and he knew after the comment that his friend made that Yugi knew what was going on. So he walked to his best friend's brother and asked what was going on.

"He's back." said Yugi barely containing his joy. "Aros is back."

"Are you serious?" asked Ashton

"Yes. Joey will you go get Marik and the others. I have a feeling that when he gets back Aros is going to want to talk."

"Okay." said Joey and he left as Yugi walked to the phone and dialed the private line that Kaiba had set up for only Yugi and his other friends to use.

'Kaiba'

"Hey it's me."

'Akan what can I do for you now?'

"Actually can you and Mokuba come down here? I think we found Aros." said Yugi and when he said that he heard nothing but silence on the other end. "Are you there Zetheros?"

'Yes Mokuba and I will be there in about an hour. Is he there now?'

"No he went for a walk but I'm about to send a friend to watch over him." said Yugi looking at Mahado who had already changed and nodded.

'Alright see you then.'

"Thanks." said Yugi and he hung up. "This may be dangerous. Mahado please watch him."

"I will. You just take care of things here." said the magician and he left.

Yugi watched as Mahado left to go after his brother and he still couldn't believe that he had finally got him back. But Yugi also knew that if the demon that caused the pain that he and his brother had felt the last eight millennia then most likely he would attack the two of them again. In fact Yugi had a bad feeling that this battle was going to be the toughest one that they had been in.

You shouldn't worry too much Akan.

"Rhyane how long have you been here?" Yugi asked his guardian and best friend. Rhyane was one of the only friends he had before he met Joey and Tristan, though they didn't act like his friends at first.

I've been here as long as Mahado has. I just didn't think it would have been right to come to you while you and your brother were sharing a body. said Rhyane. Then he shifted and like Mahado could, he became part of the modern world.

"Azariah. Why am I not surprised?" Yugi said as he recognized his oldest friend. One he had even before he met Tea.

"Well I knew that if you and Aros were to be brought back then Xar would eventually find out so I started looking for you. Then I saw Mahado and Aros but I didn't find you until now."

"Xar?" asked Yugi

"You know who I'm talking about." said Azariah and Yugi was sure that he did.

"I thought it was bad but I didn't think it was this bad." said Yugi. "You know all I wanted was my brother back and to live a normal life."

"Sorry Yugi." said Azariah "But I don't think you're going to get that normal life just yet."

"Yeah I know. Let's go." said Yugi and the two walked to the back and uncovered the portal to their old home.