Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. There, I said it.

Note: WOHOO!!! LAST CHAPTER! FINALLY!!! Oh yea, Oh yea, Oh yea, Oh yea, Oh-

Ikira (my muse): All right already! I think they get it!

Yeah, but can you believe it?! 2 chapters in 2 days. It's a friggin' MIRACLE!! PLUS it's my birthday in 5 days and I'm turning 6x3-10+4x2+5-15= my age!!!

Ikira: Well good for you…~ grumble, grumble ~

So that means that if you're going to answer the poll, you have to do so before May 6th 2002 (my B-Day), because that's when I'm hoping to post it. The options again are:

1) Sequel to "Fixing What is Broken" It's a Ronin Warriors/Yu-Gi-Oh crossover. This story is the Prequel, not the sequel as previously stated.

2) Sequel to "Black Eyes, Blue Tears." I got a lot of requests for one and I think this is probably what's going to win.

3) Another Zelda one-shot, possibly the sequel to "Bound by Blood" (go read that, by the way. It's one of my best works. I think)

4) An X-Men Evolution fic. Somehow I doubt this one

5) And instead of a SSMBM fic, a Yu-Gi-Oh one-shot, possibly Yaoi, depends.

Man, I babble a lot. This was practically an entire page of writing! I better get started on the fic!

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…Yes…he had finally done it. He had finally gotten rid of Yugioh once and for all. That damned brat was finally gone for good! Kaju stood, staring at the slumped and cold body lying at his feet, then back up at the golden puzzle resting on the throne which held his worst enemy's wretched soul. It was all over. The world spun as a wave of pure ecstasy passed through Kaju's veins like adrenaline. The brat was dead, gone finished! Oh praise Set(1)! Kaju snatched up the golden pyramid and began to dance around the room. He ran around pillars and statues, running up the stairs and down them. He danced for nearly ten minutes before stopping. When he finally stopped, it was in front of Yugioh's dead corpse. Smiling, he kicked it in the ribs and giggled when he heard the bones cracking.

Kaju was practically glowing with happiness when he took the dagger from the dead boy's hand. Then, he raised it above his head and drove it down right into the vile kid's heart. He giggled again as the ruby red blood washed over his hands and feet. The front of the former pharaoh's robe was ruined by the stain and Kaju gladly helped it to spread. He snatched up all the gold and jewels gleefully and pocketed them. Couldn't let those go to waste, now could he? The evil priest stood back to look at his work.

Ah, would you look at that. If you ignored the body of the runt in the corner, it looked exactly like the pharaoh had been murdered by his lover! What a coincidence! Now all Kaju had to do was dispose of the runt's corpse, clean himself up, and 'find' the pharaoh's body and all would be perfect. Oh everything was perfect! Kaju cackled and began to dance around again. Some new idiot would be put on the throne, and he would be all too easy to control. The High Priest would rule Egypt from behind the throne and no one could stop him! No one could stop-

A chilling, soul-piercing scream cut through the air and his thoughts. Kaju felt his insides freeze as he realized what that meant; the demon was back! He very slowly turned to look up at the window where the Shadow Demon perched. He could practically hear the waves of rage pouring off of her. She was very, VERY angry, and this time there was no Yugioh to call her off. After all, no one could stop him-except her. Kaju tried his hardest not to look the demon girl in the eye, but he could tell that she could tell what happened. Who couldn't? both bodies were in plain sight, and the blood was still all over his hands and the dagger clutched there. The priest opened and closed his mouth several times while backing up slowly, his skin paling to a sickening grayish-white. Ikira watched him as he moved, eyes never blinking. He tried to watch her as well, but the eye contact was broken when he fell to the ground and smacked his head on a pillar. He had tripped over Soleil's corpse.

"Please, please oh Dark One," Kaju managed to squeak out. He slowly pushed himself up using the pillar for support, and then kneeled before the enraged creature above him, "Please, spare me!" He knew she was probably thinking 'and-why-should-I?' so he thought quickly, "I didn't mean to! I, uh…" he searched his mind for a good excuse or someone else to take the blame, all the while trying to hide from the Shadow Demon's burning glare. Her eyes were glowing even darker then at dinner, and Kaju faltered, "um…SET!" he shouted, coming up with someone to blame, "Set, the evil God! HE made me do it! I didn't-uh…" he died off. Ikira was still glaring at him, even more darkly-if that's possible-then before. He soon gave up and collapsed. She knew, she knew and she wouldn't be fooled.

"Enough of your lies," Ikira slowly hissed. Her voice seemed to be filled with a hundred others, each with a different tone and volume(2). Kaju subconsciously realized that she was speaking with the voice of a God. He was soon chilled again, down to his already frozen heart. Whenever she spoke, it was as if the temperature had dropped fifty or so degrees, and soon the whole room had a thin layer of ice covering it. However, Ikira wasn't done yet, "I know the truth you have hidden in your false tellings. MURDERER!!!" the shriek danced across the room, shattering the icicles hanging from the ceiling and forcing Kaju onto his hands and knees. The evil High Priest screamed in pain as his whole body was frozen stiff. Then, before he could recover, Ikira dived forward. The last thing Kaju ever saw was a row of jagged teeth and a pair of fangs coming straight for his face.

Ikira looked down at the bloody mess that was once the High Priest. Its face was missing-she was currently snacking on it-there was a gapping hole in its chest where its black heart-being squished in her claw-had once been, and its stomach had been cut open by her tail blade. Yes, he got what he deserved. She would have to thank her friend, the Holy Elf, for that power-boosting spell. But now, she turned to the puzzle in the dead man's hand. Yugioh's soul was trapped in there, that she knew, and the only way to get it out was to solve the puzzle itself. But it was already solved, so why?

The demon girl sniffed the puzzle slightly and immediately understood. Only the one destined to it would be able to solve this puzzle, and from the smell of it, that person was Soleil. Ikira sighed, picked up the Millenium Puzzle and sauntered over to the young peasant. He needed to come back, or her Master would never be free again. Closing her eyes, she began to recite a spell. After a moment, there was a flash of light and Soleil disappeared. Good, now he would be reincarnated in the future. But as for Yugioh…

With a pain filled cry, Ikira threw the puzzle to the marble floor. Its pieces fell apart, lying there like golden gems in the moonlight. She stared at them for a long time, not moving or breathing. Then, she snapped her fingers and a golden box in a similar design to the Millenium Puzzle appeared, floating just above her chest. The shaken demon slowly picked up the pieces off the floor and dropped them inside their resting-place. Then she sighed, placed the box in Yugioh's arms, and began to chant a spell that would trap her by her Master's side until a fire spell was cast near him. With a smile, the loyal Shadow Demon disappeared and left the body of her king in the empty room, glowing in the moonlight.

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As Yami let these memories flow to the back of his mind, he turned to the tall man that was Kaju's reincarnation. His hair was now short, compared to the length it was before. His cold blue eyes, though, hadn't changed in the slightest. They both concealed a dark evil and huge weakness, which Kaju was known to have. He was taller now, and his robes were less elaborate. The small amount of jewelry on his body Yami recognized to be his own. This traitorous man was both a murderer and a thief, the slimy bastard. The Game King fought to keep a straight face, instead of it curling in disgust. What a vile creature Kaju was.

"Well, are you ready this time?" the dark boy smirked. Kaju growled, but didn't do much more then that, "Good. Let's begin," and with that, Yami jumped up and headed for Kaju's face, feet-first. The man looked up in surprise-mostly this game was for magic, not physical attacks! He barely managed to side-step the former pharaoh's kick, but he used the boy's landing time as an opportunity to charge up a lightning attack spell. With a cry he tossed it at the child king. Yet he was completely shocked when Yami only hissed slightly when it impacted. That spell should have killed the brat instantly!

"Surprised?" Yami whispered, smirking at the shock plain on Kaju's face, "Well maybe you forgot that you trapped me in that darkness for a Millennia. In other words, I had plenty of time to practice my magic and spells," As he explained his sudden ability to play The Game of Life and Death, he charged a dark energy ball in his hands. He waited until Kaju was completely open, and let it go. The former priest didn't even know what hit him. He was screaming before he realized he was in pain. Yami smirked again, soon laughing cruelly in the older man's face.

"You aren't the only one who can play dirty, fool!" the dark boy hissed, picking his former employee by the hair. The said man squealed and squirmed in his grasp, "See what you've made me? Are you afraid yet?" Yami pulled his prisoner a little higher, then kicked him in the gut, sending him flying into the alley wall. Then, the Game King sauntered over, like a wolf who knew the prey was finished. But just before he reached him, the 'prey' released a ball of blue fire right at the predator's face. Yami cried out in surprise and put his hands up to block the flames. However, the fire never made it that far, and soon Yami looked up to see what was going on. Kaju was shaking, crawling backwards as far as possible and soon Yami could see why.

Ikira stood in the center of the alley, her wings slowly spreading. She looked down at the crumpled man lying at her feet and snorted in amusement at the pathetic creature. She then turned to her Master and smiled. Then, without warning, she pounced and knocked him to the ground, glomping him. She was squeezing him so hard that he couldn't breath, and he tried to say so.

"Oops! Sorry Yugioh!" she chirped and got off of her friend missed for so long. He smiled any shook his head, "It's alright Ikira. Oh, and my name is Yami now, not Yugioh. It's a long story," he explained quickly, catching her confused look. She nodded in understanding and looked him straight in the eye. Yami lost himself in his own mind, it was one of the symptoms of mind-reading. Soon, however the feeling ended as Ikira finished, "Oh," was all she said, then she turned back to the forgotten member of their meeting. But to the pair's great surprise, he was gone.

"Up here!" Kaju shouted from above, and before anyone could move, he fired a charged lightning attack right at the Millenium Puzzle. Both the demon and pharaoh screamed as the puzzle shook violently. The fell to the ground, shuddering from the power shock that ran through their bodies. There were some disadvantages to being connected to the puzzle, and this was one of them. Ikira, though, was not as close to the puzzle as its inhabitant, so she could recovered more quickly. She growled, her eyes glowing, and got ready to repeat what she had done to the past Kaju to this present one. However, before that could happen, she was stopped by a weakened Game King.

"Wait Ikira!" he called out, and the named demon turned, "Please, don't. Leave him to me. Listen," he slowly got up as he begged, shaking slightly, "go out and find Yugi. I mean Soleil, well, you know!" Ikira nodded, morbidly amused. She felt torn between laughing her heart out and never stopping, and throwing up. Somehow she felt weird, and she had a feeling it was because of the breaking puzzle. So, she took a deep breath and turned, walking out the alley. Right before she left, she took one last look at the two players, unconsciously mirroring Yugi's action from before. Yami could already see her blanking eyes; soon her soul would be gone, like him. Then she disappeared around the corner in search of her Master's aibou.

Yami grimaced and turned back to Kaju. From the looks of it, he had put his all into that last spell and was all worn out. The Game King forced a smirk onto his face and declared, "You seem to be all worn out. And in this game, that means the end," Kaju looked at him in horror, "Guess what? You Lose!" Then Yami used the last of his strength to call upon the power inside of him to destroy Kaju's soul. The evil man let out a high, inhuman scream, then disappeared forever, finally defeated. Yami smirked, then collapsed against the alley wall.

/I hope Ikira finds Yugi soon. Poor kid, but I trust Ikira and I know she'll help him through this and take care of him when I can't/ Yami sighed, satisfied, then he leaned his head back against the wall. That was all it took. As that final movement jarred the delicately held-together puzzle, Yami's world exploded into a hundred golden pieces.

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Set was the evil Egyptian God of Oasis's who killed his brother Osiris in jealousy. Later, Osiris was avenged by his son, Horus. If you've ever seen Atlantis: The Lost Empire, remember when Kida was telling Milo that everything would be okay when she was possessed? Well it's kind of like that, only slightly bigger

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, I'M FINALLY DONE!!!! AHAHAHAHAHA! ~ cough, cough ~ anyway, please review, and tell me what you think. Also, don't forget to answer the poll! Ja ne! Good Bye! Au Revoir! Get Outta here! Stop reading! I'm Done! The END, Fin, Finnito! OVER!!!!!!!!