Chapter 7

            When I finally came to, someone was shaking my shoulder. I looked up and saw Yugi.

 

“Yugi?! Thank God it’s you. What happened,” I asked.

 

I looked around and saw so many mazes, stairs and doors that I thought I was going to be sick.

 

“I don’t know, but it looks like we’re inside the Millennium Puzzle,” he answered.

 

“I figured that when I got sucked into it.”

 

I could then hear Asenath’s voice calling my name.

 

“Asenath! Where are you,” I called.

 

“Ebony, are you okay,” Yugi asked.

 

“Shut up for a minute so I can hear her.”

 

‘Ebony, I’m glad we still have contact, though limited. Can you see what is happening,’ Asenath asked.

 

I closed my eyes and could see Seto and Atem dueling, the Pyramid of Light still around them. Everything was silent.

 

“I can see in my mind’s eye, but it comes in clearer when I have my own eyes closed. What’s going on?”

 

‘It has become a shadow duel. I’m afraid you were correct about Anubis being behind this.’

 

“D****t.”

 

“What’s wrong,” Yugi asked.

 

I gave him a confused look.

 

“You mean you can’t see? Even when you close your eyes,” I asked.

 

“See what?”

 

“The duel. You don’t have any contact with At… er, Yami at all?”

 

“No. Why? Is something bad happening?”

 

“It’s become a shadow game and Anubis is behind it. Do you know who Anubis was, besides the Egyptian God of the dead?”

 

“Yeah. I went to the museum today and found out. Then I had this weird vision.”

 

“You too, huh? I guess we really are linked because of Asenath and her brother.”

 

“We’ve gotta find Yami so we can re-connect. I’m pretty sure that one of these rooms belongs to him. The question is: which one? There must be a million doorways in this place,” Yugi said.

 

“Well, we’re not going to find out by just standing here. Let’s start looking,” I answered.

 

“Right.”

 

Yugi and I began searching through the corridors, opening every door we came to. There was nothing to be found. All the while, I was keeping my eyes on the duel taking place outside of the Puzzle.

 

“Pharaoh,” Yugi yelled out in frustration after searching at least fifty rooms.

 

Outside, in the duel, Seto was taunting Atem.

 

“It hurts, doesn’t it, when you put your faith in the Gods and they let you down. If I were you, now would be a good time to start praying for mercy because from here on out, I plan to take you apart piece by painful piece,” he said.

 

I cringed and Yugi gave me a curious look.

 

“What’s wrong,” he asked.

 

“It’s Seto… Something’s not right here. He’s not acting like his normal self,” I answered.

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“You don’t know what he’s really like. Just forget about it and let’s keep looking for the pharaoh.”

 

As we searched, however, I kept and eye on how the duel was going. It was very blurry and hard to focus on, but I somehow managed it.

 

Seto rid the field of Atem’s facedown card and summoned Peten the Dark Clown. The clown attacked Atem directly, stabbing him in the back. I could hear the pharaoh groan in pain and I could feel it as well. I suddenly felt a little weaker than before.

 

“Wh-What’s going on,” I mumbled.

 

‘My brother and I are connected, as you know. As he loses his life energy, so do I,’ Asenath answered and my eyes widened in shock.

 

“Damn.”

 

“What’s wrong, Ebony,” Yugi asked.

 

“N-Nothing. Come on. One of these doors has to lead to the pharaoh,” I answered.