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Rated M due to language.
"Characters Speaking"
Characters Thinking
/Authors Comments\
~~~Chapter Six~~~
~~~Previous~~~
He gets back up, closes his eyes, and uses his senses to find the door instead. He ignores most of the doors until he stops in front of one with an eye on the front. He opens the door to the room where Yami sits on a chair with me on his lap as Yami gently pulls me down to sit on his legs. "Yo."
"So, this is it? So, I've finally reached the real room?" He walks inside the room. Yami smirked, causing the Egyptian to stop. The floor beneath him begins to loosen and fall. "No! This is also a trap!" He falls but grabs hold of the ledge before he can fall below. "If I fall into this deep darkness…I'll never leave this boy's mind!"
Yami stands up and walks over to the ledge. "This is the end." He chuckles before he leans down and holds out his hand, causing the Egyptian to look at him surprised. "It's okay. This hand is not a trap." He takes hold of Yami's hand and is pulled up.
"I can't believe that in this mind, the other boy saved me. I am indebted to you."
"Peeping into the mind rooms of people is a poor hobby." Yami scolds.
"This game…I suppose I have lost?" The Egyptian questions.
"No…perhaps this is the beginning." Yami comments.
The Egyptian gets off the ground and walks towards the door. "Farewell." He leaves Yuugi's mind, and I quickly follow, but not before kissing Yami on his cheek, leaving him blushing.
When I open my eyes, the Egyptian kneels, and Yuugi looks at him worriedly. "Hey…Hey! Are you okay? You look really pale. You haven't moved this whole time."
"Oh. I am okay. Let me return this." The Egyptian states as he holds the Millennium Puzzle.
Yuugi is quick to take it out of his hands. "Thank you!" He thanks gratefully.
"No need to thank me. I am indebted to you after all."
"Debt? Did I lend you something?" Yuugi asks, confused.
"I meant to the other you."
"The other me? What are you talking about? Hey…are you really okay?"
"Boy…what is your name?"
"I'm Yuugi! Not 'boy'" It's Yuugi!"
He looks at me. "And you?"
"Isis, due to my slight Egyptian heritage," I admitted softly.
He looks at me, surprised, before looking back at Yuugi. "Yuugi, Isis. There are still things I must do in this country. But when all the judgments are over. I will meet you again, I think. My name is Shadi. This is the first time I've told my name to a stranger." Shadi walks off.
Yuugi gazes at his back as he does. "Weird guy."
"True." I chuckle softly.
~~~Present~~~
Late at night, Grandfather contacts Yuugi and me about Professor Yoshimori's injury. Yuugi quickly lets the others know, and we head straight to the hospital. Grandfather leaves Professor Yoshimori's room with a sigh.
"Jii-chan./ Grandfather." Yuugi and I call out.
"Looks like it isn't fatal. Now it's late, so everyone return home." Grandfather orders.
"What about you, Jii-chan?" Yuugi asks.
"Tonight, I plan to stay with him all night," Grandfather admits.
We leave the hospital and begin to walk home. "But what's going on? Kanekura-san and professor Yoshimori. Two of the people on the Egypt excavation." Anzu wonders.
"It's obviously the curse! The curse! It's for harvesting from someone's grave without permission!" Jounouchi warns, face pale.
"Miho is scared!" Miho cries.
"Miho-chan, don't worry about anything. There's no way such a thing like curses exists. Even if they existed, I'd risk my life to protect you." Honda admits without any hesitation.
"With this hard head…he's scarier than any curse!" Jounouchi teases with a smirk.
"What was that?!" Honda demands.
"Cut it out! Don't create a fuss in the street!" Anzu scolds.
"Right, right." Honda and Jounouchi agree.
We reach the end of the street and stop under the streetlight. "Well, I go this way," Anzu says.
"Be careful, okay?" Miho warns.
"I'll be fine." Anzu states before waving and walking to the left.
Yuugi lifts his arm to wave. "See you again tomorrow!"
~~~At School~~~
Yuugi went ahead in the morning. I had to ensure the shop was locked securely, as Grandfather wasn't back yet. Once that was done, I walked to school. As I did, I felt a presence behind me. I turned, but it was too late; everything went back.
~~~Shadi's POV~~~
I enter the mind of Isis. She is the key to drawing out the other Yuugi. I open my eyes and look around in amazement. She has the largest room I have ever seen. On one side is a large forest with different animals, such as unicorns. Deeper inside is a field of lilies with a smaller cottage in the middle with a stag, deer, black dog, and wolf protecting it. On the other side, there is a large castle, different with a large amount of magic.
However, her mind is too protected, and I cannot even move towards any of these three areas. I am forced to stay standing where I am. Never mind; I have still gained control of her mind and will be able to use her.
I sense she has a strong will to protect the people she cares about. I feel sorry, but I need to use her.
~~~3rd POV~~~
"What is that, Jounouchi?!" Honda demands as soon as Jounouchi enters the classroom.
"You can tell just by looking! It's a talisman! A talisman!" Jounouchi states.
"Then what's that below?" Honda questions.
Jounouchi lowers his head. "It happened to Kanekura and Professor Yoshimori! Without a doubt, the curse will come for us next!" Jounouchi shows his hands. Inside them, there is a bunch of talismans.
"No way. How many times must I say it? Curses don't exist. Even if they did. You have nothing to fear as long as your heart is clean!" Honda points out.
Jounouchi sits down in his seat. "Leave me alone! Dammit."
Isis walks behind and sits in her seat. "Isis-nee, good morning!" Yuugi greets her cheerfully when he sees her. A confused look appears on his face when she doesn't reply. She finally lifts her head and looks at Yuugi with a smile, though he can tell it's not her. Her eyes are orange/gold instead of her usual emerald green.
The boys have gym, and Shadi, with control over Isis's body, pushes over poles in the storage shed. Yuugi moves out of the way before he is hurt. Next, she is made to hide, holding a basketball at the top of the stairs.
"Man! That sure was close. Be careful." Jounouchi warns.
"Things have to be organised! I can't overlook this as a beautification member." Honda states.
She lets go of the basketball, hitting Yuugi and making him fall down the stairs. Honda and Jounouchi run down the stairs after him, worried.
"Hey, Yuugi! Are you okay?!" Jounouchi asks.
"It's no big deal. Just a light wound." Yuugi denies.
"You should go to the school infirmary." Honda orders.
Jounouchi and Honda head back to class while Isis is made to head to the infirmary after Yuugi. Yuugi is the first to walk in and looks around, confused. "Is no one here? Sensei?"
Shadi makes Isis start to strangle Yuugi. However, Isis fights back control as she refuses to hurt her cousin. Her eyes flash between her usual emerald green and the orange/gold. Isis manages to gain control briefly to speak to Yuugi. "Yuugi…someone is controlling my body, hurry run aw-" She is cut off as Shadi gains back control but not without feeling amazed that she could fight it.
The infirmary door opens, and Jounouchi, Honda, and Miho barge in. "What are you doing?" Jounouchi demands.
Isis speaks, but it is a male voice. "Show me your true power. I do this so I can finish things with you!"
"What?!" Jounouchi questions before Isis runs out of the infirmary. "What was with Isis just now?!"
"Isis…" Miho trails off, worried.
Jounouchi looks down at Yuugi, who is leaning against Jounouchi. "You okay, Yuugi?!"
"Somehow," Yuugi replies.
They leave the infirmary and split up to find Isis. "Find her?"
"Nope. Haven't seen her." Honda admits.
"Hey…What was with Isis's voice?" Miho questions.
"The curse! That's definitely that Egyptian curse!" Jounouchi warns.
"Wait…If that's true…Then one of us…" Honda trails off, causing the others and himself to look at each other. "Let's split up and search for Isis again!" They do and run in opposite directions.
Yuugi sees Isis walk by further up the corridor. "Isis-nee!" She doesn't reply and continues walking. He runs up the stairs after her to the roof. He opens the roof doors to see Isis. "Isis-nee!"
Isis is on the other side of the fence, standing on the edge of a wooden board. "Isis-nee!" Yuugi yells before running towards the fence but stops when Shadi stands before him.
"I have been pushing you to draw out the other you…but it seems you won't appear for me."
"What are you talking about?" Yuugi asked, confused.
"So that I can meet the other Yuugi…I will use another method." The Egyptian continues.
"What are you saying?" Yuugi questions, confused.
"Listen, Yuugi. That girl is my puppet. At my orders, she will do anything, " the Egyptian says.
Yuugi gasps and looks toward Isis, who is still fighting to gain control over her body once more. She does not like being controlled to harm a loved one.
~~~With Jounouchi, Miho and Honda~~~
Jounouchi and Miho meet up in the middle with worried looks on their faces. "Find her?!"
Miho shakes her head. "Nope! Not at all!"
Footsteps are heard, and the pair turn their heads to look. "Hey. Honda, what about you?" Jounouchi questions.
The pair blink when Honda slowly walks towards them, swaying from side to side, letting out weird groans. His eyes are blank and are a gold colour.
"Honda…" Jounouchi trails off. "You…what's wrong?"
Honda stops in front of them, lifts his hand, which has a sweeping brush in it, and swings it towards them. The pair gasps, turns, and runs in the other direction. Honda runs after them, swinging the brush in front of him.
~~~Back on the Roof~~~
"Well, Yuugi? Be raged…be hateful…Be saddened! At the boundaries of your feelings…the other Yuugi is waiting!"
Yuugi's Millennium Puzzle glows gold, and clouds fill up the sky. The glow disappears, and Yami appears.
"Shadi!" Yami greets, enraged.
"So, we finally meet the other Yuugi."
"Isis…how dare you use her in your game!" Yami states angrily, causing Isis to blush as she pushes to gain control.
"I will finish things with you no matter what. Yuugi, if you lose the game…you will lose that girl."
Yami clenches his teeth as he continues to glare at Shadi.
"Before I explain the rules… let me say one thing. About the Millennium Puzzle…You may have thought it a coincidence that you solved the puzzle…but that is wrong. The Millennium Puzzle chose you. It has been waiting for 3,000 years. And my family was also chosen by the Millennium items." Shadi continues.
"So…don't be telling me we're buddies. I'm not interested in hearing that! Explain the game's rules!" Yami demands.
"Don't be frightened, Yuugi."
"What?! Frightened?" Yami demands.
"Somewhere in your heart, you are afraid of that power. The unknown Millennium Puzzle's power. That is the weakness of the heart. As proof, look there." Shadi looks toward Isis on the board.
One of the statues on the fence is destroyed, lowering the board Isis is on slightly. "Isis!"
"Yuugi, didn't you realise the games already started? Those statues reflect your heart. When you show weakness in your heart…statues will break, one after another. If the remaining three break, you will lose that girl. But you have an opportunity to win. Tied to the rope is the Millennium Ankh. And what's holding that is the statue reflecting my heart."
"I see. So, before my heart statues break…if your heart statue breaks first…" Yami trails off.
"That's right. When that happens, the Millennium Ankh will go along the rope so that the girl can touch it. If she touches the Millennium Ankh, she will regain her senses, and I will have lost. Understand? The one who shows weakness in the heart is the game's loser."
"A game to probe each other's weakness of the heart, eh?" Yami repeats.
"So let us begin." Wind surrounds Shadi before surrounding Yami. "Let's go, Yuugi! The first ordeal!" The wind disappears. Yami looks at the floor to see holes appear. One huge hole appears in front of him with two yellow balls of light shining. This is…!
~~~With Jounouchi, Miho and Honda~~~
There is a class happening. The teacher opens his eyes when he hears rushed footsteps.
Jounouchi, Miho, and Honda are running down the corridor. Jounouchi is holding Miho's hand and dragging her as they rush away from Honda, who is still chasing them, swinging the sweeping brush.
Jounouchi looks back at Honda with narrowed eyes. Shit! We can't let people see Honda like that! They turn around the corner. "This way!"
~~~Back on the Roof~~~
Yami takes a step back, and large purple hands grab both of his arms with long claws. The purple monster's face with ice-blue eyes pops up from the ground behind him, mouth open as it lets out a roar.
"Yuugi, to escape that Amemit, you must clear the ordeal. This game is…the Yami Concentration." Nine slates appear in front of Yami with question marks on them. "Behind those slates are pairs of the same picture."
"Wait a moment! There are nine slates! There's one too much for concentration!" Yami points out.
Shadi chuckles. "That is correct. The middle one is the only one left over. In this game, you have to say what that middle slate is. However, for these nine slates…you can only turn them over once!" This causes Yami's eyes to widen in surprise. "I will tell you the key to this riddle…Those slates are a mirror that reflects the Amemit."
Yami looks down at the slates. The image behind those ancient slates? That's…
One of the statues starts to crack, causing Yami to look up at Isis with a gasp. "Isis!"
~~~With Jounouchi, Miho and Honda~~~
Jounouchi and Miho rush into an empty classroom. Honda walks inside the same room with the sweeping brush above his head.
Jounouchi is standing in the centre of the room. He spreads his legs apart and clenches his fists. "Disappear, you janitor!"
Honda takes a step forward. Suddenly, foam is sprayed on his face. "Honda, you idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!"
Honda turns towards Miho. Jounouchi rushes forward. He punches Honda in the face, and he falls to the ground. "Forgive me, Honda. Open your eyes!"
Honda abruptly sits up. Jounouchi lets out a gasp. Honda slowly stands up. "THAT'S…BEAUTIFICATION…"
"Hey! You still care about that at a time like this?!" Jounouchi questions in disbelief.
Honda grabs Jounouchi's collar and pushes him back until they reach the windows. The same window is opened. Jounouchi begins to fall out. Luckily, he grabs hold of the curtain.
Honda lets out a weird sound, and he reaches out a hand.
"This situation ain't no joke!" Jounouchi mutters. Jounouchi looks to the side, and his eyes widen when he sees Isis standing on a wooden board on the side of the roof. "Isis! Why's she up there?!"
~~~Back on the Roof~~~
Yami looks at Isis briefly before taking a deep breath and looking down at the slates. One more time…Recall everything. Shadi said the slates are a mirror that reflects the monster. Mirror…Mirrors reflect the face. So…since this is Concentration, that means there are four pairs. If these slates are a mirror, then they should reflect this monster. The pairs this monster has…as well as the thing it only has one of…I've got it! The pairs are ears, eyes, nostrils, hands…
"And…the only singular thing it has is the mouth!" Wind surrounds Yami, and the Amemit disappears. The slates all turn over, the centre going last. Wind surrounds the slates, and they disappear.
"Splendid job Yuugi." Shadi praises. "But the match has only just started. Let me introduce your playmate for the next game."
A fire spiral appears, and when it disappears, the image of Jounouchi stands there. "Jounouchi-kun!"
"I have made that friend from your memory real. I had revived your friend from the time when he bullied you." Shadi states.
"What?" Yami demands.
The copy of Jounouchi walks forward and grabs the Millennium puzzle, ripping it from his neck. Yami lets out a gasp and looks toward him. Most of the floor around Yami and Jounouchi disappears.
"Let me explain the game's rules. You two will take turns rolling that puzzle like a die. Where that puzzle points…the opponent must take two steps in that direction. The first one to make the opponent jump off wins. Now, Yuugi. Let me see you smash that terrible memory from your past. "
Yami looks at the Jounouchi copy. Without a doubt, this Jounouchi is Shadi's illusion. But what if it really is him under Shadi's spell? Could it be?
The copy Jounouchi scoffs. "This is your treasure? Yuugi! Damn it. How can you really treasure something like this when there's a woman present?"
Two more statues break, causing the rope holding the board Isis stands on to be lowered. Yami looks toward Isis, worried, before calming down. Isis! Damn it…Just one more statue.
"Let's get started. I challenge you, Yuugi." Jounouchi throws the puzzle on the ground. Jounouchi points behind Yami. "The puzzle points that way. Now Yuugi, face the edge and take two steps forward." Yami does. "Now it's your turn, Yuugi."
Yami closes his eyes. "I will not roll. I don't want to play this game with you, Jounouchi-kun."
Jounouchi picks up the puzzle. "Then you pass, right? My turn again. It's facing the edge again, Yuugi." Yuugi takes two steps forward. "You've finally reached the edge. Don't tell me you're passing again."
"Yes, pass for me." Yami agrees.
"Have you given up on the game? Do you admit your defeat, Yuugi?" Shadi asks.
"You're wrong, Shadi. I…believe!...in my friend." Yami comments, belief in his voice.
"Believe you say? Yuugi, you are unable to crush your past. This ordeal traps you because your heart is too believing and weak. Know this: true strength comes from believing only in oneself! Now! Roll the puzzle one last time! End the game!" Jounouchi doesn't move. "What's wrong?! Why do you not cast the puzzle?!" The copy of Jounouchi begins to disappear with a small smile on his face. "What?! The illusion of the past is disappearing!"
He disappears, and the puzzle drops to the ground. Yami leans down and picks it up. "My friend is no longer as he was in the past. It's no use trying to confuse me with illusion."
The rope holding Isis begins to break, causing Yami to run towards the fence. The board begins to lift, and Yami looks down to see Jounouchi holding the board up. "Isis! I'm here now, so don't worry."
Jounouchi-kun!
Shadi's eyes widen. Impossible! The children support each other!
Shadi's statue starts to crack. Shadi's eyes widen. My heart statue…
Yami turns to look at him. "Shadi, you do not understand. Do you know where true strength comes from?"
The power in believing in one's friends? Shadi's heart statue breaks, and the Ankh slides along the rope, touching Isis's hand and snapping her to her senses. "Oh…I'm back in control of my body?" She looks down and looks surprised slightly but stays calm. She quickly turns around and climbs over the fence, but she makes sure that Jounouchi is all right first as he calls up to her.
"Hurry up and return to the roof! Hurry!" He orders.
She does and makes it over to see that Yami still controls Yuugi's body.
~~~Isis's POV~~~
Yami was about to head back inside Yuugi's mind, so I walked over to him and pecked him on his cheek, causing him to blush. "Thank you, Yami," I state softly with a smile.
Yuugi takes control, and I couldn't help but feel relieved as no one is injured. The board swings down, and the Ankh touches Honda's head, snapping him out of it and quickly clings to Jounouchi's leg. "Why am I here?!"
"Shut up! Don't shake!" Jounouchi scolds.
The roof door bursts open, and Miho and Anzu run toward us. "Everyone! Are you guys okay?!"
Yuugi and I nod before seeing Jounouchi and Honda still on the window sill. "H-hey! I can't move!"
"No! I can't die before I become class president!" Honda shouts.
"You'll never make it! Relax, I'll win it for you! So let go!" Jounouchi shouts back.
"You're the one who won't make it!" Honda shouts.
Finally, the pair stopped arguing, and we helped them over the fence to the roof. I let a chuckle out when they glare at each other.
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