Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Journey to Heaven ❯ Control ( Chapter 35 )

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Marik Ishtar 77: Feel free to watch. I know it's fun to watch…*snicker*

Elusive dreamer: wow…long review! Aria has always been Bakura's weak spot. Now regarding your questions: Marik can come down to see Aten whenever he wants, true…but the fact is that Aten will be dead. Marik wants him to be alive. Now, I plan to do something with Marik not being able to see Aten in the Underworld…don't forget…Marik basically bitched at the gods and told them he doesn't want to believe in them anymore. He loses Brownie points for that. This villain in the castle of illusions is an old baddie that I plan to bring back in the sequel to the next story. Seto and Aria: Hmm…well, there won't be a romantic relationship between the two, but their flashbacks kinda end them up in hot water for one time. For everyone, it's one time too many. I can try to fit in a little bloodlust. Marik and/or Bakura will be needing something soon.

Kat: Seto loses more furniture to those two yamis. And I think Marik liked the stick shift dragon a little too much.

Draza: No, I didn't mean AIDS. I wrote SiDS. It's sudden infant death syndrome. The baby stops breathing in their sleep. That was not a typo.

Broken Time: Tell me about it…mental and physical exhaustion does not improve one's writing abilities.

Kura Magician girl: Aten and aria were due for a good cuddle.

ZL Chan: Yami will get what's coming to him. I have the perfect revenge all ready.

Lady elfskye: yeah, but Aria ends up having one more…this is the one that lives thanks to Malik's intervention.

Shadow of Light: Anzu? She's briefly in this chappie….very briefly.

 

 

Control

 

The pharaoh closed the book and grinned devilishly. “Aria has buried her child. Let's see…why don't we look at her and watch her pain, Mobius? Let us see how the daughter of the Tomb Robber is handling this ….unpleasantness.”

The pharaoh raised his hands above the altar.

“Gods of Egypt! Show me the girl whose curse flows through her black blood and which pulses in her cruel, demonic heart!”

Yami looked into the vision before him. He watched Aria walk into her room and shut the door.

Yami's eyes widened as Aria unzipped her dress. She slowly peeled the dress from her body.

The pharaoh narrowed his eyes at her body. She had developed into the girl that he had recognized from so long ago.

Her body was feminine, her body thin, yet not fragile by any means. This girl was definitely not fragile like her brother.

Aria reached behind her, removing her bra.

Yami growled as she was soon revealed in all her feminine beauty. Her long white spiky hair brushed against her back.

Aria slipped into her pink lacy nightgown and crawled into bed. Umi slipped in beside her and put his arm around her, rubbing her stomach.
Yami snickered at Umi's persistence. “Horny boy….”

[Umi, please don't.]

The pharaoh laughed. “My plan is working perfectly.”

[What?]

Yami crossed his arms. “Yes….”

[I don't want to be touched tonight. I just want to go to sleep.]
”I can use her grief to my advantage….somehow. It's not enough that I destroy this girl emotionally…I can do it physically, too.”

Umi shrugged. [I wasn't going to touch you. I know you're still trying to get over the birth.]
Aria sighed. [I don't think I can ever be a mother again, Umi. I just can't do this anymore.]
”Hmm…so you think, my girl!”

[Aria, it's normal to be upset.]
Aria shook her head. [I just don't want to lose any more.]

Yami grinned. “Oh, I cannot have that, Aria. I want to see you in pain. I will see to it that the next pregnancy takes your life! I have already put you through suffering for nothing. I may as well take your life with the next baby. Then there will be nothing to stop me from murdering your family one by one.” Yami growled as he closed the vision above the altar. “Bakura belongs to me, Mobius. He is mine for eternity. His body should be mine. His soul should be mine. Marik….that traitor! He betrayed his Noble heritage to fall in love with a commoner! What did she have to offer him?”

Yami clenched his fists tightly. With a quick motion, he brushed the book and candlesticks off of the blood-stained altar. “DAMN RYOU MOST OF ALL!” Yami's right eye twitched in frustration. “I would love nothing more than to kill him myself for all the misery he put me through.” Yami glared at Mobius.

“All of this is Ryou's fault. My downfall. Those children. Had Anubis not interfered, Aria and Aten would not exist. Yugi left me because of Ryou and those two children of his. They are monsters. They are the reason I do not have Yugi anymore. I will never….NEVER….forgive Ryou for this! Ryou must pay. He must die. I must kill Ryou.”

Yami grinned. “Yes. That is what I must do. However, I still require the other Millennium Items and I must rid them of their powers. I have eliminated the threat posed by the Ring and the Rod. I now require that the Necklace, Scales, Key, and the Eye lose their powers.”

The pharaoh sat in his throne. “Bakura holds the Millennium Eye. I know he removed it from Pegasus.” Yami grinned devilishly. “Who better to give me the Millennium Eye than Ryou? I'll use Bakura's own husband to betray him. Ryou will bring me the Eye. Then when I finally have my hands on it, I will travel to Egypt and remove the powers from the other Millennium Items. I'll need to monitor Ryou's movements. Besides, it's been a while since I've pinned a murder on Malik.”

The pharaoh grinned. “What if…..what if I pinned Ryou's murder on Malik?.......Now there's an entertaining thought. I use Ryou to get what I want…..slaughter him in cold blood….and pin the evidence on Malik. Such perfect genius! In the meantime…” Yami grinned. “It's time to pin another murder on Malik Ishtar. It's been a while.”

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Robbie narrowed his eyes as his opponent took another swing with his fist. “HA! You can't beat me, Aten!”

Aten grinned as he narrowed his eyes at his friend. “No mercy, Robbie!”

Robbie's opponent hit him in the face. “AH! BLOCK! BLOCK!” Robbie's thumb pounded hard on the video game controller.

Aten laughed. “Nope! I get you this time, Robbie!”

Aten leaned to the side as he made his fighter kick Robbie's wounded soldier on the screen. Robbie's soldier screamed and fell down.

`PLAYER 1 VICTORIOUS!' flashed on the screen.

Aten put down the video game controller and brushed his hands together proudly. “I got you this time, Robbie.”

Robbie threw down the controller and pounced on Aten. “How did you get so good at this game?!”

Aten's hand ran under Robbie's shirt. “It must be my…..quick fingers.”

Robbie sighed as he felt Aten touching his chest. Robbie leaned down and kissed Aten deeply.

Marik stepped over the two kissing boys laying on the living room floor. “Guys, you're in the way of traffic.”

Aten giggled as Robbie kissed down his neck.

Ryou peeked his head our from the kitchen. “Boys, what vegetable do you want with dinner?”

Aten bit his lip. “Umm….asparagus…maybe?”

Robbie lifted his head. “Carrots? You can never go wrong with carrots.”

Ryou smiled. “Okay, boys.” Ryou disappeared back into the kitchen.

Robbie looked down at him smiling.

Aten looked up at Robbie and his eyes widened. “Blue Eyes…..Robbie! Get off!”

Robbie crawled off of Aten. “Sorry.”

Aten backed away from Robbie slowly, crawling backwards. “No…it's…it's okay.”

Robbie turned off the video game. “Are you sure?” Robbie kept his distance from the Egyptian with fear in his eyes.

“Yeah…I…umm….I just got startled by….your eyes.”

“My eyes?”

“His eyes were that color. I still remember them looking down at me….they were so close to me. I could see every shade of blue in his eye.”

Robbie kept his distance. “Aten, it's okay. I forgot that when I pounce you like that you get uncomfortable. It was impulsive.”

Aten shook his head. “No…I knew it was you, Robbie.”

Robbie lowered his eyes.

“Look….Robbie…I'm sorry.”

“No, no need to apologize.” Robbie smiled. “It was fun playing that game. What next?”

Aten sighed. “Well….actually…why don't we go out tonight? We can go to the movies and see what's playing.”

Robbie nodded. “Sounds great!”

Aten grinned. “It's a date!”

Ryou peeked his head out of the kitchen. “You boys hungry?”

Both teens nodded.

“Well, dinner's almost done. Robbie, can you go upstairs and get Aria?”

Robbie ran upstairs as Aten grabbed his medication from the cupboard.

“Father, Robbie and I are going out tonight. Can I borrow a few bucks to see a movie?”

Marik pulled money out of his pocket. “Here you go, son. Take a little more for some unbuttered popcorn.”

Aten shoved the money in his pocket and hugged his father. “Thank you, father!”

“No problem. Don't be out too late. And I want you to take your Silver Rod with you tonight for protection. You never know when you'll need your Rod,” Marik said with a grin.

“Okay, dad, I won't leave without my Rod.”

Marik pat his son's back. “That's my boy. Now go take your medicine before dinner.”

Aten returned to the cupboard and removed his heart medication.

Aria, Umi, and Robbie ran down the steps and into the kitchen. Aria sniffed. “Dinner smells great!”

Ryou carried the meatloaf to the table. Aria sighed with disappointment.

“It's cooked,” she sighed sadly.

Bakura pulled out a second meatloaf from the oven. The meat still looked pink. “This one's for us, Aria.”

Aria's eyes lit up. “YES!”

Umi raised an eyebrow. “It looks like it's going to `moo' and walk off the table. How can you eat that?”

Robbie shrugged. “I've been asking that for years.”

Malik carried over the carrots and a bowl of asparagus for Aten. “This looks awesome…except the meatloaf that looks ready to get up and walk away.”

Bakura used a spoon to dig into the half-cooked meat. “Don't knock it until you've tried it! Want some?”

Malik shook his head quickly. “No…food poisoning isn't on my agenda.”

Ryou cut a slice of the cooked meatloaf as Bakura and Aria dug their spoons hungrily into the raw meat. “Aten, dear, your plate.”

Aten handed his plate to Ryou and felt a hand rubbing his leg. He grinned at Robbie beside him.

Ryou cut pieces for Umi, Robbie, himself, Marik, and Malik.

Umi bit into the meat. “This is good, Ryou. Um…I don't eat a lot of red meat usually.”

“This is great, Ryou!” Robbie said licking his lips.

Umi and Robbie heard low growling coming from the father and daughter at the other end of the table.

They turned and saw Aria and Bakura tearing ravenously at the raw ground meat.

Robbie shook his head. “I have no idea how you can eat that, Aria.”

“It's good!” she said licking her lips of the blood.

“Bakura, dear, how is your..umm..food?”

Bakura's canines dug into the meat and he growled. “It's good.”

Umi watched his fiancé eat hungrily. He shook his head. “Hungry, Aria?”

The girl snarled at him and he shifted his chair further away from her.

“It feels good to have everyone here for dinner,” Malik said.

“Yes….in another week, Aten will be eating at Miranda's every day.”

“Mom's a good cook,” Aten said. “She makes a vegetarian lasagna that is to die for!”

Robbie nodded. “Oh yes! Mom is a great cook. Her chocolate cookie dough batter is the best around! Her cookies are really good.”

Marik grinned devilishly and Malik smacked the back of his head.

“Marik Jibade Ishtar, watch yourself!”

Marik rubbed the back of his head with a groan. “What did you do that for?”

“Those nasty little thoughts regarding Miranda and her cookies.”

“But I love her cookies, too! That's all I was thinking!”

Malik shoved a forkful of carrots into his mouth. “That's not what I heard through the mindlink.”

“Marik, that's my mom you're thinking about!” Robbie exclaimed.

“I'm innocent.”

“Yeah, right,” Robbie said as he rolled his eyes.

Aria cleaned her plate free of the meat and vegetables. She looked at the empty pan and saw a tiny puddle of red blood at the bottom. Bakura looked at the puddle and licked his lips.

Father and daughter narrowed their eyes at each other as they both grabbed the pan.

“Mine!” Aria snarled.

“Mine!” Bakura retaliated.

Ryou sighed. “Just pour half on each of your plates!”

Aria released the pan and her father gulped half of the red liquid. He put it down and Aria finished it.

Father and daughter leaned back in their chairs.

“Oh hell yeah,” Bakura said rubbing his stomach.

Aria sighed. “Thanks, mom….that was awesome.”

Robbie finished his dinner and picked up the used plates. “That was excellent!”

“We'll take care of dishes,” Aten said as he filled the sink with water.

“Are you sure?” Marik asked.

“Yeah, I can do it. It won't be a problem.”

Marik raised an eyebrow as he saw Robbie giving Aten a light pat on the buttocks. The Egyptian boy snickered.

Robbie turned and Aten gave Robbie's ass a firm slap, making the light-skinned boy jump. “Hey! No fair!”

“You liked it,” Aten grinned.

Marik crossed his legs and folded his arms. `That's my boy!'

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Marik and Malik returned to the living room. “Sorry about that comment, Malik. You know I love Miranda's cookies.”

“Yes, I do, and I also know that you keep trying to get your grubby little hands on them.”

“Oh, come on, I respect her boundaries.”

Malik crossed his arms. “You keep offering to how her your Rod!”

Marik held up the Millennium Rod and pointed to it. “THIS Rod!”

“Yeah, right…and I'm the next pharaoh of Egypt.”

Marik sighed and stepped towards his hikari. He put his hands on his husband's hips and pulled him close. “Malik, you will always be the pharaoh of my universe. You will always have my loyalty and my love.”

The blond yami wrapped his arm around his husband and brought him into a gentle kiss. Marik twisted his fingers around the blond hair of his hikari. “You'll always be the ruler of my heart.”

“Aww…Marik,” Malik smiled. “You're sweet when you're not being an ass.”

Marik folded his arms. “I resent that.”

Malik laughed and threw himself at Marik. “I love you, yami! I'm not kidding! I love you just the way you are.”

The yami growled and possessed his husband's lips in a hungry kiss. He backed his hikari towards the couch and straddled his hips.

Malik tilted his head back as the yami licked up the front of his neck. Marik's hands reached under Malik's shirt to touch him.

Bakura casually walked into the living room and grabbed the remote control. He sat beside the couple and crossed his legs. “Move your hand a little to the right, Ishtar.”

Marik moved his hand slightly to the right and Malik gave a moan of desire.

Bakura snickered as he turned on the television. “Can you two freaks go find a room upstairs?”

Marik licked his lips. “Come on, Bakura. Don't you want to join us?”

“Tempting.”

Marik raised Malik's shirt and gave a little bite to Malik's nipple. “Don't you want a taste of this?”

Umi walked into the living room and covered his eyes. “Sweet Neptune! Can't you guys get a room?”

Marik grinned. “Room too far away.”

Bakura clicked the remote and stopped at the news.

[And the little puppy found his way home.]

Bakura rolled his eyes. “Oh great.”

[And now…Breaking News in the Malik Ishtar Terror Scandal.]

Marik stopped licking Malik's chest and jumped off of the blond hikari. “What?!”

[Today a new victim has surfaced in the Malik Ishtar Scandal. A young woman claims to have been sexually assaulted by a male who was identified as Malik Ishtar. We are here to speak with this woman who claims that Malik Ishtar took her into his home, sexually molested, and then raped her. Miss, what do you have to say about this horrific experience?]

[[It was friendly like friendship! YEAH FRIENDSHIP!]]

Malik, Bakura, and Malik screamed loudly, making Ryou, Robbie, and Aria run from the kitchen.

“What's wrong?!” Ryou asked.

“The news is saying that Malik sexually assaulted Anzu!”

Aten fled into the kitchen, leaving Robbie and everyone else watching the television.

[[Tell us what happened.]]

Malik-poo came over to me..]] the brain-dead girl smiled as she bounced.

“The idiot doesn't look traumatized,” Bakura commented.

[[Malik-poo came over to me and he wanted to be friendly! YEAHHHHHHH FRIENDSHIP! And then he took me to his home on 9226 Arendell Ave! And he took me there and he was so friendly! He made me take off his shirt and then he touched my boobies!!!]]

Malik covered his mouth with his hands.

Marik shuddered. “The thought of her breasts are enough to make me want to kill myself over again.”

Bakura nodded. “Tell me about it. I'd rather suffer my death over and over than to think of these hands touching her THAT way.”

Ryou shuddered. “I don't want to think about her that way. That's….wrong.”

Malik shook his head. “I'd rather cut off my limbs than to touch her or even go near her!”

Robbie leaned against the wall. “Ew….she of all people should never say `boobies.'”

Ryou turned as he heard Aten clutching onto the countertop whimpering and shaking.

“Aten?”

Ryou went over to him. “Aten, what's wrong?”

Aten's brown and purple eyes were widened. He seemed to stare at something in the soapy dish water.

“Aten?”

“The Shadow Realm…….Malik…..mommy wouldn't come….Grandfather….”

Ryou rubbed Aten's back. “Marik?! Come in here, please!”

Marik ran into the kitchen. “What's wrong with him?”

“I don't know. He's mumbling Arabic.”

“Son? Aten, what's wrong, boy?”

Aten turned quickly and grabbed onto his father tightly. “Daddy….”

Marik hugged Aten. “What's wrong with him?”

“I don't know. Aten, tell us what's wrong.”

“Malik….Shadow Realm…..altar…..blood……M----M----Min---Mine.”

The yami father tried to help his son to a chair, but Aten stood frozen.

//Oh, so you do remember, Aten? You remember Malik taking you on that altar? He didn't seem quite himself, don't you think? It's almost as if he were….possessed by some evil demon.//

“Aten, what did Malik do in the Shadow Realm?” Marik asked.

“MARIK! RYOU!” Bakura's alarmed voice sounded.

Ryou raised his head as he heard sirens blaring down the block. “Malik! We have to take him someplace safe!”

Marik tugged at Aten's arm. “Aten, I have to go.”

“Daddy! Please!” Aten cried.

Robbie ran into the kitchen and found Aten clinging to Marik tightly. “Aten, what's wrong?”

Aten pleaded in Arabic as Marik struggled to release himself.

“Aten, I have to go!”

Robbie heard the sirens stop in front of the house. Malik ran into the kitchen.

“We have to get him safe!” Bakura growled as he ran into the kitchen.

“Itemri, I'm stuck! Take Malik somewhere safe! Take him to Kaiba! I'll be there as soon as I handle this here!”

Bakura grabbed Malik's arm. “This way, Hikari Ishtar!” Bakura dragged Malik out of the backyard and over the fence.

The door was kicked in and Aria let out a scream. She ran into the kitchen and fled behind her mother.

Armed men ran into the house. Aten looked up to see a policeman pointing a gun at Robbie's chest.

“Where is he? Where is Malik Ishtar?”

Robbie held up his hands. “I don't know!”

Marik growled. “What is the meaning of this? Nobody points a Fire-stick—“

“Gun,” Ryou said quickly.

“A gun at my family!”

The policeman opened his jacket and revealed a badge. “We are here to take custody of Malik Ishtar. Anzu Mazaki told us he would be here.”

Marik narrowed his eyes. “Well, he isn't here. You will have to look someplace else!”

The cop pointed a gun at Marik. “Don't mind if we do. Men, search this place, leave no stone unturned!”

Aten held onto his father tightly. “Don't….let ….him…hurt……me.”

“He won't, son.”

Robbie slowly moved to Aten and put his arm around him. “Aten, what do you see?”

****Flashback****

Aten looked up at Malik glaring down at him. “Mommy Malik….don't make me….”

Under Aku's power, Malik leaned down and pet the child's cheek. “Your daddy wants you to be a good boy and do what your elders tell you. You want to be a good boy, right?”

Aten shook his head. “I don't----AH! GRANDFATHER!”

“My son…such a sexy boy.”

Malik grinned. “He is, isn't he?”

“Sexy little body….”

Aten cried out again.

“We better put that mouth to some use, don't you think, Aten?” the possessed Malik grinned….

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“M---M—Malik….”

The policeman gasped. “He must be here, men! Tear this place apart! Look everywhere!”

Some men ran into the basement. Others' heavy footsteps could be heard running up the stairs.

Ryou stood beside Marik and hugged him. The yami put his protective arm around the nervous hikari.

“What is your name, sir?”

“Marik Jibade Ishtar.”

“Oh really? Are you related to the suspect?”

Marik narrowed his eyes. “I am his brother.”

The cop raised his eyebrow. “Do you know of his whereabouts?”

“I'm not my brother's keeper. I don't know where he is. Stop terrorizing my family and leave.”

“We are looking for a known murderer and rapist. That is important.”

“Men, stand down!” A deep voice called from the living room.

Sgt. Barnes stepped into the kitchen. Aten backed away slowly from his father. Robbie held onto Aten tightly.

“Do you know where Malik Ishtar is?” Barnes asked Marik.

Robbie narrowed his eyes and he pointed an accusatory finger at Barnes. “You!”

Barnes looked at the teen with the cane.

“You were there! I remember now!....I looked up….and saw…..you!”

“What are you talking about?”

Robbie's mind flashed with the memory.

***Flashback****

Barnes picked up him up by the hair. “THIS is what we struggle against, brothers! This is the demon which needs to be eliminated from our good and righteous city! This boy is like a disease which plagues our streets, threatening our sons! This creature will stop at nothing to make sure that all of our younger brothers and our sons have all turned to homosexuality!”

Tears came down Robbie's face as Barnes held his hair in a tight grip.

“We must kill this boy!” Barnes called to the crowd.

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“You! You tried to kill me! You had your son kidnap me! I don't know how…but I remember!”

Barnes chuckled. “I don't know what you are talking about, kid! I'm here to claim Malik Ishtar.”

Robbie hobbled forward on his cane. “Because of you, I have to walk with this cane for the rest of my life!”

“I didn't do anything, kid. You must be dreaming.”

“The doctors said I wouldn't have needed the cane for a while, but this is all your fault!” Robbie screamed angrily.

Marik growled. “Robbie, are you certain of this?”

Robbie nodded. “I'll never forget how he told his crowd to kill me!”

Marik narrowed his eyes at Barnes. “I'll pay you back for hurting Robbie!”

Ryou grabbed Marik's arm as the police officers pointed their guns at Aria and Umi. “Marik, don't!”

Umi wrapped his arms around Aria protectively.

Ryou gripped Marik. “Don't make them shoot, Marik….please.”

Marik narrowed his eyes. “You bastard….”

Barnes grinned. “I will fire, Mr. Ishtar, if you don't cooperate.”

Umi held onto Aria tighter. The terrified girl clutched onto Umi.

“Now tell me where I will find Malik Ishtar.”

Marik narrowed his eyes. “I told you before that I do not know where he is. I am not my brother's keeper.”

Barnes shook his head. “Pity. Then I guess you will have to come to the Station with me.”

Marik growled. “For what purpose?”

“You need further interrogation. Come with us, Mr. Ishtar.”

Marik turned to Ryou and kissed him on the cheek. “Don't worry about me.”

Two policemen grabbed Marik by the arms and lead him out of the kitchen.

Aten gasped. “Father?! Robbie? Where are they taking father? What are all these men doing here?”

Robbie steadied himself on his cane. “They just burst in looking for Malik.”

Aten looked around nervously. “Where is Malik?”

Robbie leaned into Aten's ear and whispered. “Bakura escaped with Malik. They are going to Seto's home.”

Ryou ran to Aria and hugged her. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and brushed her white spiky hair behind her ear. “Are you okay, baby girl?”

“Yeah, I'm fine.”

The men ran downstairs. “Sergeant, we found no trace of Malik Ishtar.”

The men filed out of the house, much to Ryou's relief.

The white-haired hikari looked around at the living room. The men had moved the furniture away from the wall. The contents of the closet were thrown around.

Ryou gasped and ran upstairs to his bedroom. “My mother's jewelry box! Where is it?!”

Ryou found his mother's jewelry box concealed under a pile of clothes that had been thrown onto the floor.

He held the jewelry box to his chest tightly. “I still have it…..my most treasured possession.”

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Yami slammed his fist onto the altar as the men failed to kill the object of his fury.

Aria was not killed.

“Damn!” Yami growled angrily. “She's not dead! Well, my plan will certainly eliminate her from existence. But first…..Ryou needs to give me something. He needs to give me the Millennium Eye.”

Yami saw Ryou dash from the room. “Vision, Follow him!”

Ryou searched around the floor, throwing clothes onto the bed frantically. “What's he looking for?”

Ryou saw a jewelry box underneath a pile of clothes and hugged it. [I still have it…my most treasured possession.]

Yami narrowed his eyes. “After all these years after his mother's murder, he still clings to that pathetic object!”

The pharaoh opened up the book on the altar. “Come to me, Ryou….Give me what I desire….The Millennium Eye….”

 

“Powers of Night, hear my cry

Towards me let your powers fly.

Cloud this boy's thought and his reason

Let me control him to commit pure treason.

Let me grab his mind in a strong tight grip

So that his awareness of his actions do slip.”

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Ryou put the jewelry box on the bureau with a sigh. “At least this wasn't ruined. I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost this box.”

[Ryou……]

Ryou looked around at the empty room. “Aten? Aria? Did anyone call me?”

“No,” Aten answered.
”Not me,” Aria replied.

Ryou gripped his head as a sudden headache appeared. “Ow…damn.”

[Ryou……do not try to fight me.]

Ryou gripped the sides of his head. “What……is….going….on?”

[The Eye….Give me…the Eye.]

Ryou fell to his knees and whimpered as the pain grew in intensity.

“Yami!.....What….?”

[The Eye…..Give me the Millennium Eye.]

Ryou closed his eyes tightly. “No…the Eye…is Bakura's…”

[No…The Eye belongs to me….]

“Ya---Yami!”

Yami laughed. “Fight me all you want, Ryou! You can't win against my strong magic! Bring me the Millennium Eye!”

Ryou opened his eyes and stood up. “The Eye…belongs….to you…”

[It belongs to me. Bring me the Eye, Ryou.]

Ryou walked to the bureau and opened a drawer. He removed the drawer and pulled the Millennium Eye out of a hidden compartment.

“Eye…belongs…to Yami.”

[Be a good boy, Ryou, and bring it to me.]

A portal to the Shadow Realm opened up and Ryou walked slowly through the portal.

“Must….give…Eye….to….Yami.”