Note to Readers: HI! I hope you've had enough time to catch up. Thanks for the comments and reviews they really encourage me! It makes me wanna write a whole lot more! Since it's summer now I hope that I can expand the story more than I could with school! So I present to you Chapter 15!
A Glimmer Of Hope
The rain poured down as if the sky itself was mourning with them. Thunder roaring as it crashed against the sky and the lightning clashing with each strike one after the other. Yugi peered out the window of his grandfather's shop as he watched the downpour with utter despair. Joey frowned as he sorted out his duel monster cards on the table nearby. Watching his bud like this was just far too painful. Did he really care about the stupid jerk THAT much? Still, even he had to say he hadn't seen Yugi act like this since Atem left him. But what could HE do about it? It's not like he had any power of his own. "Damn it!" Joey slammed his fists down scattering his cards about. "I'm fricken useless when it counts da most!" the blonde gritted his teeth in frustration. All he could do was sit there and watch Yugi suffer.
Yugi gently touched the glass as he trembled closing his eyes tightly. How!? How could he have let this happened!? "How come I didn't see it?! But ho-how could I?!...Bakura...he doesn't HAVE the millennium ring anymore! Or did he somehow get it back? It always did have a nasty habit of returning to him...but it was buried with all the other items...or so...I thought anyways...I'm starting to think...that I know nothing at all..." Yugi bit his lip as tears fell down his cheeks. He could barely stand to look at his reflection breaking down into tears. "You were right Atem...I should've listened to you...then maybe Kaiba...would still..."
"...Nothing is certain other than life and death in this world Yugi..." Atem murmured softly as he appeared at Yugi's side. "You cannot blame yourself for what happened..." Yugi turned to look at Atem. "THEN TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" Yugi pleaded as his whole body shook. His scarlet eyes only met the pharaoh's glistening with the tears of desperation. "Yugi..." "ISN'T THERE A WAY FOR ME TO USE THE MILLENIUM PUZZLE TO FIND KAIBA AND SKY!? Yugi pleaded as he held up the puzzle to Atem. "...You must understand...the last battle used most of my strength...it will be some time yet before it returns to me..." Atem calmly responded. "THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING! Besides...this is probably harder on Bloom...than any of us..." Yugi's voice trailed off as he looked back towards the window gazing at Bloom standing out in the downpour.
"WINX BELIEVIX! BELIEVIX!...BELIVIX!...Winx...be...who am I kidding!" Bloom cried soaked to the bone from the cold rain hiding her sorrow. "Why!? Why can't I transform!? THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING!" the faerie yelled at the top of her lungs. "Both Sky and Kaiba...are who knows where...are they even ok?" Bloom questioned as she choked on her tears and fell to her knees without thinking twice. She splashed the water in the puddle at her feet soaking her pants as she did. "Oh great..." the redhead sniffed. "Without my powers, it's like I'm the helpless girl from Earth...all over again...are my powers really gone? If so how? How did this happen!? Is there a way for me to get them back?" Bloom wiped her eyes before she heard a gentle yet familiar voice call out to her.
"Bloom..." the redhead heard again. "...Daphne? Daphne is that you?" Bloom questioned before she looked around. Suddenly the puddle gave off a golden glow. Yugi paused as both he and Atem watched the Millenium puzzle glow as well. "T-The puzzle..." Yugi observed as the power gleamed from within. A small smile manifested on Atem's face. "Even in death you still watch over your little sister...don't you Daphne...?" the Pharoah whispered. In a matter of moment, the redhead found herself pulled into its light and found herself under Lake Crystalis. "...Where...where am I?" Bloom questioned before she heard her sister's voice again. The faerie followed coming into the cavern where her sister's spirit rested.
"So you were the one calling me! I kept hearing your voice and next thing I knew I was here..." Bloom murmured softly. "Yes...you are here because I summoned you, little sister...I could sense the distress within your heart..." Daphne told the redhead. "That's because Sky and Kaiba...they...they were taken by this friend that Yugi and Joey seemed to know...but we started playing this game...duel monsters and everything went horribly wrong...everything got dark and I could feel this negative energy in the air...and next thing I knew...Kaiba and Sky were gone..." Bloom sobbed. "Along with my powers...I couldn't transform into my believix form...tell me what to do Daphne...please..." the redhead wept.
"Take heart Bloom...your friends are not beyond reach..." the nymph began. "It is an ancient dark magic that has ensnared Kaiba and Sky...a place that cannot be reached by normal methods...it is a place that both exists and does not exist...Obsidian was created as an attempt to create a replica of this ominous dimension...it is often called The Shadow Realm...the Pharoah you've come to meet knows of what I speak...it is where the darkest magic known to our people manifested...it is also the negative energy of such an existence that called the Black Circle into being...a great and terrible power...that alone gave Ogron the power to negate the Faerie's magic rendering our power useless against him..." Daphne murmured.
"...I had no idea such a place other than Obsidian even existed...and that place and terrifying enough. The Pharoah mentioned that he fought against The Wizard's Of The Black Circle once before..." Bloom recalled. "He said he knew you, Daphne, as well." "He speaks the truth...long ago...Atem as a wise and kind ruler whom you can also trust and seek guidance in when you are lost little sister..." the nymph advised. "That's really cool and I'd love to hear more about it some other time but I need to know. How do I find Sky and Kaiba? Please, Daphne. I'll do whatever it takes! Even without my powers, i'm not afraid! "I know you will...fear not Bloom...your powers WILL return to you. However, I must warn you that Faerie magic is not all powerful...even in the magic dimension there are limits..." Daphne told Bloom.
"What do you mean by that?" Bloom questioned in utter confusion. "I know it is confusing...but please listen to me Bloom...there is one other than the Pharoah whom knows of the ancient ways...they can be of help far more than I...but I may only guide you in the direction of the path you must follow..." "...Are you saying that there is even MORE powerful magic than the Dragonfire?..." the redhead questioned almost at a loss for words until she gasped as the world changed around her and shielded her eyes. Slowly Bloom removed her arm in front of her. She found herself hovering over golden sands and blue skies with strange triangle like monuments that appeared to reach unto the heavens. Looking around the faerie discovered that she was alone. "Daphne!? Where did you go!? DAPH-GAH!" Bloom felt a gust of wind knock her back. "Woah that was scar..." the redhead paused as she moved her gaze below her further downward. In the sand were drawn three creatures that almost appeared to her to be duel monsters. They were arranged in a strange manner. One on the top and the two others underneath. Each confined to a square. "Wait are those-" before Bloom could utter another word she found herself back in the rain.
Before the image left her mind the faerie placed her finger on the muddy ground and drew exactly what she had seen without a moment to spare. "BLOOM!" Yugi yelled through the downpour as the puzzle's light once faded yet again. "Are you alright!? I saw that glow and..." Yugi paused as he noticed the redhead was preoccupied. "...Come on let's get you inside...you'll catch a cold if you stay out here by yourself for too much longer..." Yugi murmured before his eyes widened as he saw the image she had drawn out the ground. Bloom slowly turned around. "D-Daphne...she showed me this...Y-Yugi...she told me...that someone...related to this symbol...could help Sky and Kaiba..." the faerie huffed exhausted covered in rain and caked in mud ready to collapse. "Bloom!" Yugi cried as he caught her before she could pass out. His eyes drifted once more towards the marking being worn away by the storm's wrath. "But...those are...the god cards..." Yugi murmured softly. A vision flashed in his head suddenly revealing a back with those exact symbols carved onto someone's back.
Rate And Review!