Life in the Past - Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfic [Finished]

Chapter 12: Controlled

Yugi laid in bed, staring at the dull ceiling, watching his vision flicker to normal to blur. 
He thought of what happened earlier with Atem. It kept him on edge and not too long after Yugi assuring Atem that he'll be fine, Yugi had to leave the room. For the rest of the hours of daylight, he sat by the lake, sobbing and blaming himself for what happened to his Pharaoh. 

He couldn't tell anyone what happened. Him and the two guards only knew about it..

The boy slapped his face, screaming in his hands. 

His body went numb.

"Why Atem? Why?!"

'It hast to be caused by that.. Thing! That stupid necklace is driving him mad'

The boy sighed. As time ticked on, he finally calmed himself. Yugi closed his eyes, forcing him to fall into slumber.

.......

Once morning risen, Yugi had woken up to a loud bang, yelling, and crying.
As the boy slapped on his clothing, he ran out his bedroom with his shoes dangling from his hand. In the distance towards the end of the hallway, he saw  Mana, Seto and Akhenaden crowding someone. Then he soon realized that it was Atem.

Mana was sobbing while Seto walked away, his hand clutching his stomach.

Yugi ran to Atem, seeing the knife in his hand, holding it away from everyone.
He was protecting the knife. 

"Yugi!" Mana sobbed as she hugged him.

"W-What happened?!" he gasped.

The old man left. "I must go see if Seto is alright.."

"Atem.. He.. He stabbed Seto. I don't know why but he did and he won't talk to us! And.. When we tried to get close, he nearly got us too.." Mana let go of Yugi, staying towards the wall across from Atem.

Yugi turned, analyzing him. Slouched against the wall, his legs up against his chest, hugging the knife. He took a deep breath, "I'll try to get to him. It's that puzzle his father gave him! Whatever they made it out of, it's destroying his soul. Mana, please go get Shimon right now!"

"But what if he-"

"NOW MANA!"

The girl jumped then rushed down the corner.

..

"Atem- Pharaoh, whatever, you need to snap out of it" Yugi began to walk towards him, taking caution in case Atem does ended up trying to hurt him or hurt himself.

Atem grunted then shifted his body a bit.

"The promise, do you remember? The promise that I'd save you no matter what and that you would stay strong?" Yugi was on the verge of tears.
He took another step. Now he a few inches away from Atem. As he knelt down, waiting for a reply, he herd footsteps rushing towards them.

Though, he then regretted taking his eyes off the Pharaoh. He felt his cheek sting then a cold liquid drip down slowly from the graze. 

Yugi's anger grew for where he was terribly worried. "Gah! Atem!" Yugi snatched the knife out of the Pharaoh's hand, pulling him into a tight hug.

"We'll get you back to normal, alright?!" 

As Shimon requested Yugi to bring Atem with him, Atem shouted something to Yugi which no one could understand, but it sounded harsh and sinister. 

As Mana and Yugi were dragging Atem down to the cellar of the palace, Yugi's head began to pound, feeling as if his energy was being sucked out.

"Yugi, are you okay?" Mana asked, noticing Yugi's face looked strained.