Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Yin and Yang ❯ Riddle Given ( Chapter 11 )

Yin and Yang

Chapter 11

By Tiger_Serenity

Disclaimer: I do not own the show Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters! I only wish I had the talent to draw an anime comic. ^_^

Pairings: Yami/Yugi, Kaiba/Jou, Ryou/Bakura, Honda/Anzu, Mokuba/Serenity

Yugi, Yami, Anzu, Honda, Jou, Ryou, and Bakura are all 20.

Kaiba is 22. Mokuba and Serenity are both 17.

/ Yugi to Yami /

// Yami to Yugi //

\ Ryou to Bakura \

\\ Bakura to Ryou \\

Personal Thoughts

On with the story!

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

Damn it! This is pointless. I don't know how long I have been here. Yami hasn't talked to me since he looked through me.

I don't know why he can't sense where I am at in the Shadow Realm. The Devil Monsters must have some way of masking themselves and me.

Wait...that's it. If I can figure that out, then maybe I can counteract it somehow. Oh...right.. I'm chained up! Shit!

I know that they are going to be waking up soon. I can feel Rezink starting to wake up. I need to get out of here. I don't want them to get to Yami. If I can get out of here, then they can't use me against him. But, how? Damn it!

" I can see that Yami has had an influence on your language, Yugi." A small but powerful voice said in his head.

" Huh? Who are...?"

" You will find out who I am later. I must admit that I am breaking the rules right now talking to you. I am not supposed to directly interfere, but I think a little assistance is needed right now. You are needed in the upcoming battle. You need to be by Yami's side. Not held prisoner away from him."

" You know how to get me out of here?"

" Of course."

" Tell me!"

" I can not tell you directly, Yugi. You have to figure it out for yourself. But, I can give you a hint."

" Damn it."

" I am surprised at you. You used to enjoy games, riddles, and puzzles. This should be easy for you to figure out."

" That was before..."

" Before Yami became so important to you. When you thought you were going to lose him because of Duel Monsters. Am I right?"

" Yes."

" I know you better that you think I do, Yugi."

" And how is that?" Yugi snapped.

" Later, Yugi. Later."

" Fine. What is your clue that will get me out of here?"

" You are more like Yami then you think."

" That's it?"

" Yes. Good luck."

" Wait! Damn. What did he mean by that?

Suddenly Rezink jerked awake. He actually looked confused for a few seconds before his face turned dark. " Wake up, you fools! We were put to sleep again!"

" What?!" Veta grabbed his staff off the ground where it had fallen. " No monster should have the power to do that to us. Things have not changed that much. We have watched from the Continual Void. Syrus, wake up." He punched the Flame Swordsman look alike in the face.

Yugi watched in fascination as the two monsters got into a large fight in the middle of the room. They were literally trying to rip each other apart. Yugi thought that the Swordsman should have the advantage over the Magician when it came to strength, but Veta held his own. Rezink just stood and watched, saying nothing. They finally stopped when their battle became boring.

" I see that you two are up for a good attack on the Earth."

No. They can't. The Earth will be destroyed! We have to stop them. I have to get out of here!

" What?!" Veta yelled

Yugi paused in his thought about the voice's riddle.

" Why can we not warp to the Earth?"

Yugi was stunned at the question. Then he started to laugh. They don't know.

" What is so funny, mortal. I can destroy you with one blast." Veta demanded.

" I am surprised that none of you know why warping to the Earth is impossible for you. You are supposed to be the most powerful monsters in all of the Shadow Realm are you not? You supposedly watched from the Void."

" You will regret that comment!" Veta started to raise his staff.

" Wait. We need him. For his information and for Yami." Syrus placed a hand on Veta's arm.

" Unfortunately, he is right, Veta. We do need this pathetic mortal for right now."

Pathetic!? I'll show them pathetic when I figure out how to get out of here!

" Since he finds this so amusing, maybe he will let us in on the little joke about why we can't leave the Shadow Realm. Rezink was able to travel to Earth to capture you. Why can we not leave now?"

" When Yami sealed the Millennium items and the Shadow Realm in the past, it became impossible for any monster to leave without being summoned by someone who has the power. You are Shadow Monsters. No one alive has the amount of power needed to summon even one of you to Earth. Therefore, you are stuck here. I have no idea how you were able to capture me."

" Impossible!" Veta struck Yugi in the face. " You lie."

" Again, Veta, you are wrong. I had already been suspecting this. While watching from the Void, we did not see any Shadow Monsters on Earth unless they were summoned for the reborn Shadow games called Duel Monsters. I also had great trouble traveling to Earth. I felt something helping me make the warp. I thought it was you two." Rezink said.

" We did not help you."

Veta is almost the exact mental opposite of Oscuro. Oscuro would be the one being reasonable, while Kurtan would be going crazy. Sometimes I wonder how Oscuro and Maza keep him in line. Rezink may appear similar to Kurtan, but their personalities are not.

If they did not help Rezink, then who did? This is bad. I will have to tell Yami about this. If there is a monster that has the power to break through the main seal, then we are in deep trouble.

" Just a temporary set back actually, Veta. We ruled the Shadow Realm once before in the past. We can again. We can control the Earth through here. When the humans summon a monster for their games, we will attack through there. With our power we will change the Shadow Realm. We can shape the surrounding to our very will."

The walls began to warp and take real shape. A huge fireplace formed in the far wall. A bathing pool sunk into the floor and filled with water. Large hieroglyphics appeared. Cat statues seemed to grow right out of the floor.

Yugi was pulled from the floor to the wall. His arms were pulled up above his head and his feet came off the floor. The chains disappeared as metal restraints formed around his wrists and ankles.

" Hey!"

" You still have not been punished, human. You will learn respect."

All Yugi could do was watch the fist come towards his face.

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

After explaining what had occurred to Ryou and Bakura, Yami had warped them to the third level of the Shadow Realm. As soon as they arrived the Celtic Guardian and Flame Swordsman appeared in front of them. Yami had hoped that he would be able to have some feeling of Yugi's soul here, but could not.

" Hello, Master Yami." They both bowed at the waist politely.

" Kurtan. Maza. Have either of you found anything?"

" No. Neither of us has sensed him either."

" Whoa. I didn't think that I would see my Flame Swordsman here." Jou was staring at one of his favorite cards in his deck.

" Hello, Master Jou. It is good to finally meet you. My name is Maza."

" And my name is Kurtan." The Celtic Guardian bowed politely to all of them.

" This is just totally awesome!" Jou was walking around Maza like an inspector. Maza was blushing a little from the perusal.

Kaiba doesn't look too happy right now. I would feel the same way if I saw Yugi looking at another male like that. Grown men and neither one of us can tell the people that we love that we love them.

" Both of us live on the third level. So we spend a lot of time together. We are best friends." Kurtan was trying not to laugh at the look on his friend's face. Oscuro was also trying not to laugh.

Hmm..that's odd. Why is Oscuro standing so close to Kurtan?

" Where do the Blue Eyes White Dragons live, Yami?" Seto walked over and dragged Jou away from the embarrassed Swordsman.

" Celo, Suno, and Luco live on the fourth level."

" Uh, Ka...Kaiba, yo..you can l..let me g..go now." Jou stammered. His face was red. Kaiba had held onto Jou just a little longer than necessary after pulling him away from Maza.

" What? Oh...uh...sorry." Kaiba turned bright red and quickly let go of Jou.

Jou is finally starting to notice! Maybe there is hope for those two, yet. Oh why did they both make us promise not to tell the other. They are lucky. Yugi will never care for me as...Ow!

" Yugi!"

" Master, calm down. Yugi will be all right." Oscuro put his hand on Yami's arm. Kurtan looked hurt for a second and then brightened when Oscuro looked up at him and smiled.

" He was just struck on the face. Really hard. He is unconscious again. I felt his pain."

" We will find and get him back, Master. We also care about Master Yugi and worry for his safety. We can also feel his pain through our connection to him." Kurtan walked up to stand beside Oscuro.

What is this feeling that I am sensing from those two? Wait... Those two are together?

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Author's note:

Rezink = Celtic Guardian look alike

Veta = Dark Magician look alike

Syrus = Flame Swordsman look alike

Oscuro - Dark Magician

Kurtan - Celtic Guardian

Fanta - Curse of Dragon

Maza - Flame Swordsman