By the next morning, the fire had put itself out. Sunlight seeped through the curtained window while Team RWBY and Oscar slept on the floor. Maria rested on the armchair, still holding the book she was reading. Qrow slept on a chair by the window, still barely grasping the wine bottle in his hand. Yugi was asleep on the staircase leaning his head on the wall next to him. A couple other wine bottles were also on the floor. The bottle slips from his hand and clatters on the floor, causing Ruby to wake with a start. She looks around before rubbing her eyes and getting on her feet. She walked over to the window and opened the curtains.

"Close the window" muttered a sleeping Weiss.

Ruby walked over to the entrance hall and picked up the empty bottle Qrow dropped before walking over to her uncle.

"Uncle Qrow. Come on, get up" said Ruby shaking her uncle's shoulder

Qrow sleepily groaned.

"Leave me alone…" he muttered.

"We overslept," stated Ruby.

Qrow, still groggy, just lightly shoved Ruby away. Ruby looked at the empty wine bottle, and after a moment, her hand begins to shake. She angrily throws it against the wall, shattering it.

Qrow jumped up startled finally waking from his drowsy drunken slumber.

"What!?" he said startled.

Qrow looked around, seeing Ruby stand before him and then to the shattered bottle.

"Oh, right. Sunrise," he stated glumly.

Ruby's angry expression softened, and she hugged her uncle.

"You know, you can talk to me about stuff. Yang too." said the huntress trying to get ger uncle to open up more.

Qrow hugged Ruby back.

"Let's just get outta here," said Ruby avoiding her hint of an invitation to open up.

Qrow gets up from the chair, with Ruby following him.

…

Later on, the group moves outside. Weiss was wielding her Myrtenaster to weld a metal ball to a makeshift trailer hitch attached to Bumblebee. Weiss, Blake, Yang, Qrow and Oscar's pupils appear to be dilated, while Ruby and Yugi are their usual size.

"There," said Weiss completing here task.

Oscar, Yugi, and Blake were sitting on the porch steps.

"Can we just go back to bed?" said Oscar drowsily.

"I am guessing you didn't sleep well last night?" wondered Yugi, assuming they had the same issue as Ruby.

Oscar nodded.

"If we're all so tired, maybe we should make some breakfast?" suggested Blake looking just as tired as Oscar.

"That's a great idea, Blake, I think we still have cans down in the cellar" added Yugi cheerfully.

"You wanna make it?" asked Oscar who proceeded to yawn.

"Sure?" replied Yugi awkwardly. He got up and proceeded back into the house to retrieve more cans of food.

Yugi eventually found himself in the closet they found the cans of food.

"Yugi" stated the Pharaoh.

The Pharaoh's voice echoed in Yugi's head.

"Yeah what is it Pharaoh?" questioned Yugi curiously.

"Is it me, or is the group acting strange?" pointed out the Pharaoh.

"Yeah everyone seems more down than usual, and well they all really seem to lack the motivation of any kind. Like I know everyone clearly had trouble sleeping but you would think that would be motivation enough to get out of this house" thought Yugi as he picked up a few of the cans he thought would make a decent breakfast.

"I think, maybe whatever dark presence is in this house is exactly what is causing them to be sluggish" theorized the spirit of the puzzle.

"Well hopefully when we get out of this place everyone will be back to their normal selves again," said Yugi optimistically.

Yugi balanced the cans back to the front door of the house only to see Ruby over the well holding the relic.

"They'd find it eventually, sure, but bury it or just throw it down the well, it would take years. It might not even happen in our lifetime. But we could be done with it for now" said Yang almost zombie-like.

"I am...really...tired," said the red huntress drowsily.

"DON'T" yelled Yugi running towards Ruby dropping the cans in the process.

Ruby is surprisingly not phased by Yugi's reaction as she only hesitated a moment. However as she looked down into the well, a pair of red eyes glared at her causing her to jump in fright and accidentally dropping the relic.

"No! No! No! I didn't mean to!" shouted Ruby panicking.

Her teammates were not phased except for Yugi who found it really odd that Weiss, Blake, and Yang were not as concerned.

"Ruby, it's okay" asserted Weiss.

"Guy, I'd hate to say it, but no it's not, your mission was to bring it to Atlas, why give up on it now!?" asked Yugi.

"Well, like I told Ruby, Yugi, we could hide it literally anywhere and no one would be able to find it," replied Yang attempting to convince Yugi.

"While that may work with any ordinary object, this item produces a magical aura, you really don't think Salem couldn't track it if she wanted to?" argued Yugi.

Yang just silent looked at Yugi before shrugging.

"I only dropped it because I saw something down there, looking at me!" yelled Ruby still freaking out.

"Wait you saw someone down there? Did you see what they looked like?" wondered Yugi.

"Guy's we're all tired, it was probably nothing" asserted the blonde putting her hand on her sister's shoulder.

Ruby swatted her hand away.

"What's wrong with you!? We can't just leave, we have to go down there! We have to get the lamp back! Oh, what was I thinking!?" retorted Ruby facepalming.

"All we have to do is fix this trailer. Hey, farm boy, check the shed for a spare" asked Qrow trying to fix the trailer he accidentally blew the tire on.

"I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT THE LAMP! Demanded Ruby.

Her teammates continued to dazedly stare at her.

Blake sighed.

"I'll go down with you," she said begrudgingly.

"We'll go down together" added Weiss.

"FINE!" yelled Qrow getting up. "Get the stupid lamp. Oscar fixed the tire."

Qrow headed into the house passing Maria on the porch.

"Where are you going?" wondered Maria.

"Where do you think?" responded Qrow shaking his flask before walking into the house.

"Stupid" she muttered before continuing to read the home owner's diary.

….

Team RWBY hopped down into the well, forgetting Yugi can't really jump down as they do.

"Oh Yugi, do you have a way of getting down?" wondered Ruby.

"Um, well let me think for a minute" muttered Yugi pulling out his deck of cards. He flipped through for a moment before finding just the right card.

"Ahah!" he said cheerfully.

The Millennium Puzzle glowed as the Pharaoh switched places with his partner.

"Rope of Life!" declared the Pharaoh as a shining rope appeared and attached itself to a solid part of the well and dropped itself in the well. The Pharaoh swiftly climbed down only to notice Ruby for once was the only one looking impressed while the other three girls still had the unfazed expression the have had all morning.

The team of five proceeded to walk into a vast underground waterway system. Ruby and Yang take out their scrolls and turn on their flashlights.

"Maybe the current carried it away?" theorized Yang.

The five proceeded forward cautiously. Weiss noticed more tunnel openings along the path.

Back above ground, Oscar works on fixing the tire while Maria continues to read. She turns a page, and the words "I did it! I found my solution" is visible.

Back underground, Team RWBY and Yugi continue sloshing through the waterway.

"Oh come on, where is it?" muttered Ruby.

"Turn off your lights and just look for the glow?" suggested Blake realizing the relic radiated its own light source which should be easier to see in the dark.

"Okay" replied Ruby nervously.

The Pharaoh was silently following the four girls. He did not like where this was going. The puzzle was reacting more intensely to the apparent dark presence that seemed to not just be present in the house by even more so in these waterways.

"I have a bad feeling about this," said the Pharaoh bluntly as Yang and Ruby turned off their flashlights.

Back above ground. Maria turns a page, revealing an illustration of a humanoid-looking Grimm with its name on the adjacent page: "The Apathy". Maria gasps.

Meanwhile underground, the ground sees a bluish hue in the distance that could only come from the relic.

"Hey there it-" Ruby point out the blue light as the group saw something odd, the relic was floating in mid-air, but as they got closer it became easier to tell a pair of hands were holding it.

Slowly a masked figure moved closer into view and silently looked at his prey.

"Oh no!" said the Pharaoh realizing who had the relic.

"Wait is that the masked guy you met when you first arrived!?" whispered Ruby pulling out her weapon, as the rest of the group followed suit.

"What do you want?" demanded the Pharaoh to the figure.

The figure got closer into view as the glow of relic began to reveal his features. His face was wrapped in what looked like old bandage minus his eyes which peered below an odd pointed green hood and cloak. Perched on the center of the hood was the same symbol that was on the Millennium Puzzle. His hands were wrapped like his face, however, his torso was covered in an intricate-looking golden tunic.

"Prince, it seems the creatures who dwell here have done my job for me" stated the figure in a stern raspy voice.

"What do you mean creatures?" demanded the Pharaoh.

As soon as he said that the figure raised his hand a point to the wall next to Team RWBY and the Pharaoh. The wall morphed into an entrance to another tunnel, but within was something horrifying causing Ruby to scream in terror.

To say these 'creatures' were creepy would be an understatement. Humanoid in shape, and while physically they looked frail they radiated there namesake as they shrieked in response to Ruby's scream. The walked in a slow yet offputting fashion that almost made them zombie-like. Like all Grimm, they had a pitch-black skin with features that made them look skeletal with ribs and a human-like skull protruding from their skin. Team RWBY and the Pharaoh felt as though they could barely move and their motivation to move to begin to drain. It was almost as though every muscle had been put to the point of exhaustion.

However, the Pharaoh seemed to break out of his entrapment of the Apathy's ability and turned to see the Masked Figure run further down the tunnel.

"OH NO YOU DON'T," said the Pharaoh pulling out a card.

"Swords of Revealing Light!" he yelled as swords made of light appeared throughout the tunnel and localize in front of the opening between the main tunnel and the tunnel the apathy were just about to come out from causing the Apathy to stop before they could enter the main tunnel.

Team RWBY was stunned as the horrific creatures seemed to be paused in time.

"Woah," said Weiss out loud speaking for the group.

"You four need to get out of here, these swords will not last long, I will go after the relic," said the Pharaoh beginning to run after him.

"WAIT! YUGI!" attempted Ruby.

"Come on Ruby, he gave us a chance to get out of here, let's go!" demanded Yang pulling her sister as the four swiftly moved back towards the way they came.

The girls eventually run into Maria.

As soon as they saw her the sound of a horrific screech echoed through the tunnels.

"My weapon... feels heavy" struggled Blake.

The group once again felt the effects of these Apathy as the gang of Grimm slowly made their way into view of the five women.

They eventually break free of their entrapment despite still feeling weakened and run as far as they could until they find an underground room, only to find it had more of these Grimm within and so they jolt out and continue to run in another direction.

"I can't...do this...I can't" muttered Yang beginning to slow down.

The Apathy shrieked once again forcing the group on all fours.

Maria eventually discovered a set of stairs and a doorway that would hopefully lead them out of this waterway tunnel system infested with these Apathy.

"An exit, an exit!" she exclaimed optimistically.

At this point, the girls are weakened to the point where crawling became more of an easier way of moving compared to walking.

Ruby looked up and noticed the stairs leading up to the cellar door. Ruby crawls forward to Weiss.

"Come on!" said Ruby trying to get the group to keep moving.

Ruby then heard a weapon drop behind her and noticed Blake collapse to the ground, while the Grimm continued to inch toward her.

Blake starts to get her dazed look from before. More Grimm emerge from the entrance Team RWBY and Maria came from. Ruby looks on in horror and in her desperation, crawls and attempts to reach out towards Blake, who continues to lie down motionless. The Grimm reach their hands down to the catFaunus...

"BLAAAAAKE!" yelled Ruby.

As she yelled out her friend's name, Ruby's eyes started to glow brightly, causing the Grimm to back away in pain. Blake gasps and snaps out of her trance, her eyes back to normal. Ruby helped her up while Weiss, Yang, and Maria also get back up.

"I've got her!" said Ruby helping Blake up.

"What just happened?" wondered Maria noticing the silver light spark through the room but was too out of it at the time to really process it.

Weiss ran up the stairs and tried to get the doors open, but they do not budge.

"They're locked!" stated Weiss.

"Out of my way!" said Yang giving her best shot to open the doors however as she ran up the stairs, the Grimm once again screamed causing the group to once again collapse.

"No... No...!" muttered Yang trying to reach

As the Grimm inch closer, Maria crawls toward Ruby, only able to see the world in shades of cyan.

"Ruby... what color are your eyes?" wondered Maria with amazed curiosity.

"They're... silver…" muttered Ruby thinking back to when Ozpin pointed out her eye color.

Maria lets out a gasp of excitement.

"You have a family? Friends?" continued Maria questioning Ruby with excitement.

"What?" asked the silver-eyed girl not sure what the old woman was getting at.

Ruby looked up to see the Grimm getting closer, but Maria laid her head down and covered her ears. From Ruby's perspective, Maria's next words sounded slightly muffled.

"Don't think about them. Think about the people who love you. Focus on the thought of them, the way they make you feel. Focus!" said Maria trying to get Ruby to be able to use her abilities.

Taking Maria's advice, Ruby closed her eyes and concentrated on thinking about her friends and family. While Maria spoke, Weiss tried to budge the doors open, and Yang reached out in desperation before falling under a trance, her eyes even blanker than before.

"Life... is beautiful. It is precious. And it must... be protected" said Maria, as her voice seemed to echo in Ruby's head.

After focusing, Ruby opened her eyes, the silver gleaming. She sat up and her eyes glowed brightly once more, driving the Grimm back and disintegrating them all. Maria and Ruby stared in awe while Weiss, Blake, and Yang recover. Yang crawled up the stairs and punched the doors open with her prosthetic arm while firing from its gun. Team RWBY and Maria run out and find themselves in the basement that Ruby and Weiss discovered the day before.

"We're back in the house?" said Blake briefly.

Team RWBY then looked at the bar and see Qrow leaning on the counter, passed out.

"Uncle Qrow, get up!" demanded Ruby anxiously wanting to get up and leave with them.

"Hey! Get off me! What are you doing here?" question Qrow, slurring his words and irritated.

"We're leaving, you idiot! Come on!" stated Maria before running out of the room, followed by Blake and Yang. Weiss looked back towards the basement entrance.

"Not yet.." she stated.

Weiss begins to break bottles of alcohol across the room.

"Hey, what are you doing?" responded the drunken huntsman still slurring his words.

As more of the Grimm slowly started to come out from the basement, Weiss used Myrtenaster and a glyph to send fire towards the cellar doors. Using the spilled alcohol, she set the Grimm on fire.

"Now we can leave!" stated Weiss as both Ruby and herself drag Qrow out much to his dismay, but as he looks at the basement entrance to the waterway, the ghastly faces of the Apathy began to show as the gasped and shrieked from the flames.

As Ruby, Weiss, and Qrow got outside, Yang was preparing her motorcycle and everyone else was prepared to leave.

"Where's Yugi?" questioned Oscar surprised not to see him.

"He's still down there chasing the relic" stated Weiss.

The group was not sure what to do, they knew they had to leave but they couldn't just leave Yugi down there.

"I'll go find him, you guys make headway!" yelled Qrow.

Before anyone could argue he ran towards the well and jumped down.

"Uncle Qrow wait!" yelled Ruby but it was too late.

"Great...now what," said Yang sarcastically.

"Well we can't leave Yugi down there…" thought Oscar anxiously.

"I am going after my uncle, you guys should find a safe spot near the perimeter of the farm, if myself or Qrow are not back in one hour, leave without us" stated Ruby pulling out her crescent rose and jumping into the well after her uncle before anyone could argue with that.

The rest of the group were not sure what to do and paused for a moment before the shrieking of burning Grimm became louder in the house.

"We need to move!" demanded Yang before everyone except for Weiss got on the trailer.

"You coming?" asked Blake noticing her not getting on.

"I refuse to let my teammate go in on this alone, you guys find a good hiding spot," said Weiss before going in after Ruby.

"Anyone else going in?" wondered Yang anxiously, she took the sudden silence as a no, before swiftly driving out of the property.

…

The Pharaoh swiftly ran after the hooded figure. It was pitch black but he could hear footsteps swiftly moving ahead of him. However, as he ran more entrances to side tunnels appeared and within he noticed the same creatures lurking within them.

The creatures screamed as he ran by and while their scream seemed to affect him by making his whole body feel as though it weighed more, the puzzle seemed to be able to nullify the effects to a degree. He kept going, although as he looked back he was seeing a mob of these creatures slowly make their way down after him.

He eventually came across a large dark room, with the relic stealing thief in the center.

"How foolish of you to follow, Prince, the Apathy will devour you eventually…" said the figure dryly clenching the relic between his hands.

"Who are you!?" demanded the Pharaoh ignoring the thief's taunts.

"I am but a humble servant of someone your father locked away" he stated again blankly staring at the Pharaoh through his mask.

"You knew my father!?" shouted the father in awe of this revelation.

"I'm surprised you do not recognize us, but no matter, you need to make a choice" responded the cloaked figure dryly, as the apathy finally began to poke through the entrance of the chamber.

"You can either give me your puzzle, and I can hide you from Apathy, or you die here and be the next meal for these horrific creatures" he continued proceeding to lightly chuckle to himself.

"Seems we are at odds then, you want my Puzzle and I want the Relic you stole, so how about a game?" asked the Pharaoh wildly as the Eye of Wdjat appeared on his forehead before pulling a card from his duel disk.

"Time Seal!" shouted the Pharaoh holding the trap card up as the magic channeled from his puzzle through the card causing the apathy slowly marching towards him to stop in their tracks.

The Pharaoh quivered a bit as the magic began to take a noticeable toll on his body. This of course was noticed by his new mysterious foe.

"I see, so using your magic here drains you quite quickly, seems you have lost your touch Prince" taunted the figure again.

"True, but no one wins if the Apathy kills us both" stated the Pharaoh.

The cloaked figure chuckled once again.

"The magic I wield makes me invisible to the Grimm of this world," said the figure proudly.

"But how!?" wondered the King of Games.

"Let's just say my master has made some friends in high places in this realm. Now you wanted to play a game, Prince! Well, then let's play!" shouted the figure and the room began to darken and the room began to fade.

"He's calling a shadow game," thought Yugi nervously.

Suddenly the golden eye perched on top of the mages head began to light up and suddenly a large set of mandibles attached to a grotesque green body appeared disgustingly burrowing up through the black abyss.

"Meet my Parasite Parade" introduced the hooded figure.

"Now for my next trick" continued the man pointing to the frozen Apathy.

"I use my Parasite to infect those Grimm!"

The parasite flew over Yugi and began to burrow it's large tentacles into the considerable group of ghouls like Grimm, causing the creatures to scream in pain which only caused the Pharaoh to cover his ears and once again feel the motivational draining effects of the Grimm to a more intense level. The large parasite eventually disintegrated by the already grotesque looking Grimm began to shift and change causing wings and mandibles to form. Each Grimm seemed to become sickly before completely changing as each one seemed to vomit up an acidic like substance causing the nearby area to smell like a rotting corpse.

The insecticide Grimm once again screamed but this time it sounded even louder as they each began to fly above and surround the Pharaoh.

"Now my creatures, kill him!" demanded the green-hooded mage.

The creatures charged but the Pharaoh swiftly pulled a card from his deck, and luckily for him it was mirror force.

"Mirror Force!" commanded the Pharaoh as a forcefield surrounded him causing each of the Grimm to be repelled with twice the force of the charging.

This was not enough however for as they shook off the counter strike they each tried again. The Pharaoh drew again.

"Chain Destruction!" he decreed as each creature suddenly was connected by a long steel chain causing them to all fall from the weight of the chain. As the creatures fell, as soon as they hit the ground each one splattered like flies on a fly swatter.

The Pharaoh was beginning to breathe heavy, normally during a shadow game he would have no problem using shadow magic, however, he was still feeling increasingly tired for every card he made real.

"You haven't figured it out yet have you?" laughed the mage.

"What are you hiding?" demanded the Pharaoh.

"You are still feeling tired even in a shadow game and yet, I am feeling fine, wonder why that is?" said the mage rhetorically.

"Tell me!" once again demanded the Pharaoh angrily, still breathing somewhat heavy.

"Since I am the one who called the game, I decided for every creature or spell we summon, we lose a bit of our strength, and since you were already playing with shadow magic prior to this game, this is just adding to your continuing discomfort" stated the mage began to chuckle maniacally.

"This really limits what we can do now," thought Yugi trying to come up with a way to retain his energy, and also drain his opponents.

"That must be why he only summoned the parasite, it's a weak monster however with its ability to turn other monsters into insect monster, he only used the Apathy as a way to create cheap monsters without actually summoning any" the Pharaoh thought.

"Now then since you destroyed my mutated Grimm, I am going to have to do something about that eh?"

"Come forth Pinch Hopper!" commanded the mage as a giant green grasshopper hopped through the abyss and began to try and eat the Pharaoh with its mandibles.

"I summon the Obnoxious Celtic Guardian!" yelled the Pharaoh as a blonde elf in green armor appeared to protect his master from the large insect. With a swipe of his sword, the creature was destroyed.

"Thank you, Prince, for now, I can summon another creature without spending any of my energy" stated the mage proudly.

"Appear Insect Queen!" the ground shook as a large ant-like walked from behind the mage and roared at the Celtic Guardian.

"Not Insect Queen, she can create tokens for every monster she destroys in the card game, something tells me she can do something similar in this scenario as well," though the Pharaoh.

"We need to destroy it fast but we don't have a lot of energy and I am not sure if we have enough energy to summon a strong enough monster" stated Yugi depressingly.

"I think I have an idea to gain a little more energy, we just need to draw it" responded the Pharaoh, swiftly drawing another card.

"Insect Queen devour his Guardian!" commanded the mage.

The gigantic insect reared it's fang-filled mouth towards the Celtic Guardian preparing itself in a defensive position. To no avail, the guardian was picked up by the Insect's massive jaws and violently devoured. Immediately after it popped out a small egg that hatched into a smaller ant-like creature.

"Nice try prince, but it seems you are on your last leg" pointed out the mage happily.

"You sure about that" responded the Pharaoh holding two cards.

"First I activate Nutrient Z, which helps mitigate the effects from your attack" announced the spikey-haired king.

"Second, I activate Gift of the Mystical Elf, which gives me even more energy back" continued the Duel King as a blue-skinned elf in a dress appeared and began to chant, causing both of them to glow, and for The Pharaoh to feel more rejuvenated.

"Stall all you want, you don't have enough energy to summon something to stop my Insect Queen" responded the mage as another egg plopped from the Queen's abdomen and hatched into a smaller ant-like bug.

"As you wish!" said the Pharaoh confidently. The Pharaoh knew he had just enough energy back to summon at least one strong monster or just the right spell or trap with some energy left to take a beating.

The Pharaoh looked at the card he drew. He smiled wildly.

"The card I hold will be your queen's demise" the Pharaoh announced grinning.

"You're bluffing" retorted the mage commanding his Queen to attack the Pharaoh.

"Go, my Queen, end his existence"

The Queen began to lurch forward in an attempt to grab the Pharaoh with her jaws but suddenly something stood in her way.

"Dark Hole!" announced the Pharaoh as a black vortex began to suck in all the matter around it. Immediately it sucked in the Insect Queen and her spawn. Both the Mage and the Pharaoh struggled to not be pulled in.

Suddenly a voice echoed through the abyss.

"Enough of this foolishness!"

Suddenly the abyss dissipated and both the green mage and the Pharaoh were back in the large room connecting to the water tunnels.

"What is going on!?" questioned the Pharaoh as the ornamental Eye on the mage's hood glowed rapidly.

"Master, I had him on the ropes, why are you interfering like this questioned the mage?" questioned the now irate mage.

"It seems our, "partner" has another intention with this relic, so for now leave the relic and return" responded the deep raspy voice that echoed from the ornamental eye.

Suddenly the mage began to wisp away.

"We'll meet again, Prince," said the mage before dissolving away completely.

The relic dropped to the ground, and the Pharaoh dropped to the ground to his knee.

"Wow, that was tiring" noted Yugi feeling the effects of the Shadow Game weighing on him.

"We don't often use our magic as often as this, it's taking its toll however considering we are using it more we will become stronger and more resistant to its effects the more we use it," stated the Pharaoh.

"True, but what happens if we have to face a larger threat than that "Cult of Anubis" figure, and why did he get called away?" questioned Yugi anxiously.

"We'll just have to rely on our friends, and as far as your second question goes, that's a good question," thought the Pharaoh.

Suddenly he heard yells in the distance calling his name.

"That sounds like Ruby, and Qrow" stated Yugi cheerfully.

"Let's Go!" responded the Spirit of the Puzzle happy to see his friends found him.

The Green-Robed mage reappeared in a dimly lit room that looked very much like a decorated tomb for a dead king of Egypt, in the center of the room stood a tall man looking over a table with a large purple cloth over it. In the center of the table laid a large old looking book.

The man turned to look at the mage, he wore a purple tunic that looked as though he belonged in some royal court. On his head was a large purple hat, that also had an ornamental Eye of Wdjat on it. The man had a long sinister-looking face, and on his chin was an ornamental beard that looked like it would be worn by the Pharaoh of Egypt. In his handheld, a large golden staff that looked similar to the Millennium Rod except longer and on the top was a large green orb, which on top of that was a smaller bluer orb that glistened in the light.

"Why did you pull me away Master Heishin!?" asked the mage curiously.

"It would seem Salem has other intentions in regards to that relic, and thus we are not allowed to take it just yet. It would seem one of her servants much take it back for redemption" stated the High Mage.

"It has also occurred to me that the "Prince" we pulled into Remnant, may not actually be Prince any longer" stated the High Mage.

The Mage slammed the bottom of his staff twice on the cold stone floor.

"I summon all my servants".

Suddenly several hooded figures appeared from the shadows of the candlelit room.

They surrounded their master with anticipation on their mask covered faces.

"So it would seem, our attempts to pull the "Prince" into Remnant right before him and his father did put us here, and we actually have pulled his immortal soul who happens to be attached to a mortal" announced the High Mage angrily once again slamming his staff on the ground causing each of the lesser mages to be blown back a few feet and the room to shake.

"On top of this," started Heishin more calmly.

"Pulling in my "student" only seemed to pull in a look-alike" continued the purple-robed mage sounding clearly annoyed.

"Um, Master Heishin?" interrupted a lesser mage.

"What?" yelled Heishin clearly annoyed.

"It would seem a third has entered our realm, not just the soul of the Prince, and the Priest Seto lookalike" claimed the mage in blue.

"What do you mean third, we used the Millennium Spellbook to pull in the bearers of the Puzzle and Rod, not anyone else!?" argued the High Mage.

"Use your staff to see if I am lying but I used the Tome of the Gods to search for the Rod and yet all I can find are the Puzzle and…" responded the water mage nervously.

The High Mage did just that and he was instantly given a vision of the bearer of the Puzzle getting on the back of a platform with some Remnant mortals he befriended. When he searched for the Rod, all he could only get a glimpse of the look-alike, however, he then started searching his servants' mind and instantly the Millennium Ring glowed in a sea of darkness as maniacal laughter filled his vision and he instantly snapped out of it.

"A bearer of the Ring is here!? But how!?" wondered the High Mage angrily.

"Hmph no matter, High Mage Martis will make quick work of this stowaway" laughed the purple-robed mage.

"Martis I summon you forth" declared Heishin once again slamming his staff on the ground, as an intricately dressed figure stepped forward and bowed silently.

"Eliminate this Ring Bearer, and bring his Item to me, if it's here might as well make use of it" commanded Heishin. With a snap of other High Mage's fingers, he vanished from sight.

"As for our Priest Seto imposter, I want someone to keep a close eye on him, Kepura" once again commanded the High Priest to another High Mage who surrounded him who simply bowed and vanished.

"Now, for the rest of you, I have a rare meeting with Salem in person and present her with a gift" laughed the High Priest who began to walk out of the room and into a long hallway that led to another room. This room held what very much looked like the Millennium Stone except made of metal and had hinges that had cookie-cutter like shapes for what looked like a familiar set of Millennium Items and behind it was interesting and complex machinery that seemed to connect into the stone itself. The Priest hit a lever and the machine came to life, as molten gold seemed to instantly glow and flow from the tubes and into the stone and filled it.

"With this molten gold and the dead we slaughtered from the village above, much like in the days of Kul Elna when we first accomplished the impossible, I shall once again create the Millenium Items, however with a twist," said Heishin out loud proud and nostalgically.

"Hein knew he could not duplicate the Millennium Items in a traditional sense, for the Egyptian Gods would not allow him to. However he was not on Earth he was in Remnant, and the Gods here abandoned this "Planet" and its people and with what was basically several millennia of being able to completely translate the entire Millennium Spellbook here in Remnant he knew how to bend the rules, manipulate the Shadow Realm, and more"

The metal doors were pulled open with levers and a wave of heat filled the room and several golden objects were solidifying into solid objects.

"Just like the originals…" murmured Heishin almost orgasmically as he put them into a large bag before marching out of the room with a smirk on his face.

"Salem won't refuse this time," thought the High Priest once more before waving his staff around before vanishing.

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The villains you have been introduced to in this chapter are based on the characters in Playstation 1 Game Yugioh Forbidden Memories. Being a kid that watched Yugioh growing up and also playing many of the console games I always found it strange that none of these villains found their way into the actual show/manga.

Also when "Shadow Duels" occur and the two participants are battling like it's a Pokemon Battle, Traps and Spells will be used as literally as possible to what they are called or how I can think of being if the cards were somehow made real and given a purpose outside the rules of the card game if that makes sense.

Will there actually be any real card game duel? Perhaps, but you'll have to wait for that.

Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter