Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Yin and Yang ❯ Chanting Helper ( Chapter 7 )

Yin and Yang

Chapter 7

By Tiger-Serenity

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. I am just a poor little college student. L

/ Yugi to Yami /

// Yami to Yugi //

\ Ryou to Bakura \

\\ Bakura to Ryou \\

Personal Thoughts

*********************Yugi's P.O.V.********************

Yugi woke up feeling sick to his stomach. Probably a concussion. That hurt. He looked around at his surrounding yet again. The Shadow Realm. How many times have I been here over the years? Too many to count. Now how do I get out of here? Last time I was here was with Yami. He wanted to show me around.

He looked up to see three monsters relaxing in chairs. No one is guarding. I guess they don't expect any trouble from me. I may still be innocent in my own right, but I have grown up over the years. Whatever they want to do to Yami, I won't let them do it. I wonder if I can reach him?

/ Yami? /

*********************Yami's P.O.V.*******************

"This is just the first level of the Shadow Realm. We know is as the dueling level. There are actually six levels. The next four levels are where the monsters live. They can travel in between levels at will. The sixth level is the graveyard. A monster has to go there until the Reaper takes them back to their respective level."

Yami was explaining the Shadow Realm to his friends. They did not know this. He had never thought to tell them. He had seen no reason to tell them until now.

" So, the monsters actually live here?" Kaiba asked in wonder.

" Yes. Some monsters even have small cottages. The Celtic Guardian for example has a small hut on a hillside on level three. The Dark Magician lives in a small house on level two. But, they can warp between the two levels with just a thought to visit each other."

" Where do we need to go, Yami?"

" I do not know. They could be hiding anywhere in the Shadow Realm. They are masking their presence so I can not feel them."

" Then lets warp to the Dark Magicians house to see if he has heard anything. He is closely tied to Yugi. Should he be able to sense him?" Honda asked. He was holding onto Anzu who was looking around with an ashen face.

It's not like I can blame her. All of her experiences here have been bad. " Good idea, Honda. Everyone hold on to each other."

/ Yami? /

Yami jerked to a halt. Am I hearing things?

/ Yami, can you hear me? /

// Aibou? //

/ Yami! /

// Yugi, where are you? Are you all right? //

/ I am fine, Yami. Just a little worse for wear. May have a concussion too, but not a bad one. They have my hands and feet chained. I am in some large room with swirling walls. There are three monsters asleep across the way from me. Why do you ask?/

I will destroy them with my own hands for hurting my aibou!

// I cannot sense you. I know that you are in the Shadow Realm, but I cannot tell where. They are masking your presence somehow. //

/ They are after you Yami. /

// I know that, aibou. I am the one that trapped them in the void all those years ago. //

/ I guess they do not know about our link, or they would be blocking that as well. Or maybe they want me to talk to you. This might be a trap, Yami. /

// Maybe, but I will do anything to get you back, aibou. //

/ Still protecting me, huh, Yami? /

// Always. I promised you all those years ago that I would. //

/ I am not an innocent youth anymore. /

// I know that. But you are still the light to my darkness. You have always remained happy and carefree. Even after all that has happened to you over the years. Not even your grandfathers passing last year could diminish your light. //

/ Yea. We now know what Kaiba goes through running his own company. Trying to go to college and run a store is hard. /

// Same Yugi. Always making light even in times of trouble. // Yami thought chuckling.

/ Ha, you meant for me to hear that. /

// Yes, I did, aibou. //

It was then that he noticed everyone was staring at him. He had just stopped talking and moving at Yugi's first communication.

Jou was next to him waving his hand in front of his face. "Yami. Earth to Yami. Come in Yami. Hello?"

" I can hear you, Jou. Yugi is awake. He is talking to me."

" Yug is awake. Does he know where he is? Is he all right? Did they hurt him? Can he get free?" Jou rapid fired questions at Yami.

" Whoa, Jou. Too many questions. Just let me finish talking to him."

// Aibou? //

/ Yea. /

// Can you get free? //

/ I was just thinking about that. Do you remember what I am wearing? /

How could I forget? I love that outfit on him. Black tight fitting tank top with red flames at the bottom, and an unbuttoned red shirt. Black loose fitting pants that were held up with a black belt. // Yeah. I remember. //

/ Do you remember what is special about those pants? /

// Umm…no. //

/ Remember I accidentally tore off one of the belt loops while running away from Jou at my birthday celebration two months ago? I have to use a safety pin. I might be able to use that to unlock the chains. If they aren't magic that is. /

// Are they shiny or dull colored? //

/ Uh, dull. /

// Then they are not magic. If they were, they would shine. Do you have your deck with you? (1) Even though you are in the Shadow Realm you still need to be holding the card in order to summon the monster. //

/ I think it is in my pocket unless they took it. Let me check…I have it. /

// Are you sure they are asleep? //

/ All of them are snoring. The sounds are making my skin crawl. /

// I can feel the pain in your ears. It is unlike them to all sleep at the same time. They must have grown stupid while in the Void.//

/ They said that even evil monsters fear to tread there. That is uses your own powers against you. Wait…. /

// What? //

/ I am hearing something from outside. It seems to be floating around me. It is calming/

// What is it? //

/ I don't know. /

// Can you describe it somehow? //

/ It sounds like someone is singing a lullaby. /

// Do not listen to it! I can hear it now. What or whoever is singing it is helping you. //

/ Yami, why don't I try to bring you here? You know, change places like we used to do? / (2)

// That might wake them up. They would feel the shift in power. We need to do this carefully, aibou. //

/ Got it! /

// What? //

/ The safety pin. Uh oh. One of them is starting to wake up. I will talk to you as soon as I can. /

// Wait, Yugi! // But, the connection had already been closed.

" Yugi is going to try to get himself out of the chains they have him in. Something was singing to keep the monster asleep, but one of them is waking up. Whatever it is must have stopped."

**********************Yugi's P.O.V.********************

I've never talked to this one. He looks kind of like the Dark Magician except he has on gray robes and black hair.

" Wake up, you fools."

" What?"

"We were all asleep. "

" Someone was nearby chanting something. I could not make it out. I fell asleep listening to it. Since when has a monster had enough power to do that?

" I don't know."

" We were not expecting the attack, Rezink." (3)

Rezink. So that is his name. Why does he look like the Celtic Guardian?

" So you are awake again, human. I wonder how long we are going to have to wait. I can sense that Yami is in the Shadow Realm now. He is looking for you. He is in for a surprise. He does not know that we are free."

That's what you think.

" Earlier you told me that something could not be freed from the void unless released by ritual of blood. Did someone free you?"

" A most ingenious plan on our part. We disguised a power-weakening spell into a love spell. We gathered all of our power against the void and sent it to the human world. The stupid fool that read it out loud did not realize what he was reading."

" Then why not directly attack the human world if you are free?"

" We will have plenty of time to do that once we have destroyed your yami. We have watched over the years, Yugi. We saw him become trapped into the Millenium puzzle. We watched you set him free. We watched him defeat Pegasus with help from you and your friends. We have seen it all."

They knows my name. But, why not attack? If they are as powerful as they say, then they could have attacked immediately. Something is not right…

They aren't at full strength yet! That is why they fell asleep. If we can get to them before they have regained their power, then we should be able to win. They seem not to know about the mind link I have with Yami. I could experiment, but I don't dare in case they notice. Wait, I hear the chanting again. Why is it not putting me to sleep? Is it because I am human?

" The chanting has started again! Veta, go find whatever it is and destroy it." Rezink said sleepily.

" Yes, boss." But it was too late. All three had fallen back to sleep.

So the one that looks like the Dark Magician is named Veta.

/ Yami, they know you are in the Shadow Realm. They can sense you. I can also sense you a little. You are on the second 'living' level. They do not know that you know they are free of the Void./

// Thank you for that information, aibou. We can use that to our advantage. //

***********************Anzu's P.O.V.*******************

While Yugi was talking with the Devil Monsters, Yami warped everyone to the Dark Magician's house. It was a modest house made out of brown bricks. He was standing at the door as if he was expecting them.

"Pharaoh, I have been expecting you since you stepped into the Shadow Realm. All of the monsters have pitched together in search of your light. I, unfortunately, have not been able to sense him either. Please come in."

His voice was smooth. Like velvet. Someone could get lost in that voice. It could cause a man to jump off a cliff without thought at its light command. She didn't realize she was staring at the Dark Magician until Honda shook her arm and frowned down at her. Eep! I hope I wasn't drooling or anything.

She entered into the house behind Jou. Honda came in behind her.

This is small!? Is this the same house we walked into? It's huge. She was staring around in shock. Everyone but Yami was staring around as well.

The room was immaculately decorated. It looked like an Egyptian salon. The walls were a creamy tan color with dark purple drapes used as an accent. There were hieroglyphics painted on some of the walls. There were trees growing out of the ground next to a trickling water fountain. I wonder what the hieroglyphics say…

There were statues of cats everywhere. In one corner she notice a large sunken bath. There was a staircase that seemed to lead up to a second story. But, the house looks one story from outside. It must be magic. This is amazing.

Suddenly Anzu watched as Yami stopped again and developed a glazed look. He is talking to Yugi again.

" We have an advantage. They do not know yet that we know they are free." He stated after a couple of seconds. A small smirk tugged at the side of his mouth. What is he thinking?

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Author's Note:

(1) Ever since they had decided to stay split into two separate beings, each has had their own deck. However, they are basically the same. For instance, both of them have a Dark Magician card. Neither of them would win a duel against each other. A battle between them would most likely end in a draw.

(2) Yami can still enter into his soul room if he wishes.

(3) Pronounces like the word resin, but put a "k" sound on the end like the word link. Yami said this name in a previous chapter.