7 Hychinder Hospital: Part 2

At Chenskyra, Yusho is busy scattering papers around because he was angry with Milla saving his freak of a son two days ago. He can't see the ghost that Yuya hugged back then but he had always known that Milla had some strange abilities since she was little. Besides, it shows that Yuya have a secret ability as well and they both were hiding it from him until now.

"Who is that bastard anyway!? How the hell does Yuya have a connection with a ghost?! He's just a loser kid!!!" He yelled angrily. "And why does Milla care about everything regarding him?!!"

"I have a secret ability that allows me to see things that normal humans can't. Besides, the ghost that help me yesterday is my partner and best friend, so what's so wrong with that?" A familiar said in the room. In that instant, Yusho looked at the door and sees Yuya standing with his left hand on the door while his right hand on his side. His crimson eyes glared deeply in Yusho's eyes.

"Why are you here!? Did you come alone or are your ghost partner with you right now!!?" Yusho shouted angrily.

"I come here alone because I want a privacy talk with you regarding about this problem. My ghost partner have something to do right now anyway." He stated calmly.

Yusho furrows his eyebrows in confusion but he didn't make a move because Yuya's calm attitude makes him terrified a bit. Usually, his son will lowered his gaze and scared at his existence but now Yuya is different than before. He walked in with confidence and calmness that Yusho never see before surrounding his son but on his daugther.

'Is this really Yuya?' Yusho thought. 'He never act this way around me.'

However, his mind was being cut off instantly once Yuya placed a few documents on the desk. The documents were scattered on the desk and he slowly stared at his son before looking at the documents confused.

"What is this?" Yusho asked.

"Rozy. Ten. Fukuana." 'Yuya' replied.

Yusho froze in shock when he heard that three names. Trembled slightly he took one document to another and read the contents. All of the documents shows a children's name and their details such as height, weight and so on. The three names that Yuya has spoke earlier also on one of these documents.

"H-how did you get t-these private documents?" Yusho stammered.

"I have my own sources." Yuya said simply.

That made Yusho even more frightened. He backed away from his son until his back lean against the huge windows. In front of him, Yuya was just standing still but his sharp crimson eyes never moving from his target.

"Mother's soul have told me everything including your identity as a doctor. She told me how you hired the best lawyer and let her amazingly lie to the court that someone else killed the children under that experiment. The court believed in the lawyer's words because she shows logical proof. You managed to escape from the punishment but the children held revenge within them. They can't die in pe--"

"SHUT UP!!! MY WIFE WOULD NEVER TELL THIS SECRET TO YOU!! SHE DIED AFTER YOU WERE BORN!!!!!!" Yusho yelled furiously.

Everything what Yuya told him is true. But... it confused him a bit. Why did he know about that case in this many details? His wife didn't know about that case too much when she was still alive, not even Milla did.

"Yeah, mother is dead but her soul came to me and told me everything for my knowledge in the future, even raised me. Did you forget about my secret ability that I just told you moments ago or what?" He said sarcastically. The sadistic words that escape from his son's mouth makes Yusho on his alert immediately. He took a small umbrella and put in front of him as his defence. A confusion expression appeared on Yuya's face once he saw his father's position.

"Who are you!? My wife and Milla never knew that case so much, besides, Yuya will never have this calm aura and sadistic voice around me. Usually he will follow my orders and never fight back. He tried to not fulfill my desire by running away, not fighting back..." Yusho said before yelling, "WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE AND DIE!!!? I TRIED EVERYTHING SO THAT YOU WILL NEVER COME BACK BUT YOU STILL COME TO THE MANSION WHENEVER YOU LIKE!!! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE GONE FOR GOOD!!!!!?"

"I can't... b-because... I have promised mother that I will give you a chance... one day, she told me that... y-you will be a great father... I will never abandoned you and disrespect you... That is my promise to mother...." Yuya explained.

Flashbacks came haunting Yusho's mind like a speed of rocket. His wife before she died, Yuya's pleading and pain words but still calling him father and Milla's tries to make some humanity come to him. The event two days ago also rushed through his mind and Yusho still remembered his son's words before he tried to do something bad to him.

"You're my dad.... please don't do this..."

'Why?' Yusho thought. Why he remember everything about Yuya although he told himself that he hate his son so much? He should despised his son and not cared about his existence... 'So why??' He clutches his small umbrella tightly. Mix emotions came buzzing into his mind and he didn't know whether he wanted to accept all of the emotions or not. A cackling laughter awaken him from his short stupor. Yusho glared at Yuya who still holding his laughter.

"Confused with your emotions... am I right, human?" He sneered.

"Who are you!!?" Yusho repeated the question again.

"At first, I thought that you wouldn't recognize my acting because your hatred for your son and guilt of your daughter but I miscalculated. You still remember everything about your son, that means you hate in the mouth but inside your heart, you love your own son although you didn't want to admitted it. How pathetic!"

"ANSWER MY QUESTION, DAMMIT!!!"

"Alrighty then. If you really want to know my true identity, then I will tell you." The person that disguised himself as Yuya suddenly changed. His body shrunk and his face also changed drastically. The crimson eyes change into black swirled holes and sharp fangs can be seen inside his mouth. Long black hair moving wildly can be seen on the floor and Yusho paled slightly once he recognise the person.

"No...i-it can't! Y-you're--!!!"

"Yup, it's me! Sakajima Rozy, the small kid that you killed years ago in that hospital." She replied happily and throw something at Yusho. At that moment, Yusho swiftly move to the side and immediately the huge windows crack once something embedded on it. The principal glance at that thing and his eyes widen in terror. Bloody right hand can be seen embedded on the huge windows. The long fingers still moving and trying to move out from being stuck on the glass of the windows. Yusho slowly turn his face to the side and observe Rozy's action cautiously. "That hand used to belong to one of the children that was being killed by you at that time. It looks beautiful, doesn't it? Anyway, do you want to know something?"

Rozy jump on the desk and look at Yusho with a happy creepy grin on her white, round face. Her long hair move in all direction wildly while she step closer to the edge of the desk that leads to Yusho.

"I really hate you, Yusho... you killed all of us, children, without any mercy and managed to escape yourself from the government punishment. You hurt and give pain to your own son but you still have a little bit of love about him while you cherish your daughter." Rozy said before yelling, "BUT WHY YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY LOVE TO US ALTHOUGH YOU DO ALMOST THE SAME LIKE WHAT YOU DONE TO YOUR SON!!!?" Startled, Yusho back away from the mad girl and still put the small umbrella in front of him. All of documents, things and papers scattered away by the furious red wind that surrounding Rozy. "WHY!!?? WHY DID YOU KILL US ALL!!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL THAT BASTARD YUYA!!? BECAUSE HE IS YOUR SON, IS THAT THE MAIN REASON!!!?"

After several minutes, the red wind was gone and all the things that were caught with that wind a moment ago, fall down to the floor. A happy grin appeared on the small girl's face in that instant and she clapped her hands.

"But I think I don't have to worry about your son's existence anymore. Hehe..why? Because Ten and Ken, the killer twins will kill that Yuya for us!!!!" she shouted eagerly. "And did you think I will forget the young and beautiful Milla." Rozy used her dark mana to make a portal in the air to show Milla in a chair, bound by her wrists and ankles into it and unconscious in her sleeping gown.

"Y-you've got to be kidding..." Yusho paled slightly.

"I'm not joking around, Yusho. How about we wait for them to bring his head as a gift especially for you." She said cheekily as the portal disappeared. "I'll have your precious Maxwell safe until it's time." The principal went silence with his mind wandered to Yuya and his feelings. Half of his heart wants to rescue his son as well his daughter and that made him even more confused. He don't know about his own true feelings right now or if Milla would forgive him.

"No... I want to meet Yuya..." He murmured softly. In his mind, he wants to settle this mix feelings by meeting with his son. Maybe if he meet his son, he will know his feelings have changed drastically. Whether hatred still consume his heart or father's love wants to bloom in his heart?

"Then unfortunately for you... I WILL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU MEET YOUR CHILDREN!" All of a sudden, Rozy's long hair spread like wings behind her. It looks sharp like multiple swords and aim straight at Yusho. Blood tears fell from the girl's black hole eyes while she floats in the air. In a lighting speed, Rozy move towards Yusho with her mouth open wide like saucers.

-

Yuya was on his way to Tales of Academy as Jude had contacted Rokurou about the sword, which he had on his shoulder in the bag. Jude stayed back in the mansion to find clues in the library, where the most information about Otherworld was stored thanks to Yuya's ancestors. But right now, Yuya was in an alley with two ghost children, a pair of twin boys, making him trapped while he was trying to figure out a way to get away.

"You two are the children that were killed inside that hospital, am I right?" Yuya guessed as he was still getting used to only see with one eye.

"B-bingo! I'm Ten and my twin is Ken!! We're--" One of them said excited.

"The Killer twins!! We find you so we can kill you and give your head to your father!!!!" The other said excited as well.

A small sigh escaped from Yuya's mouth once he heard the twins introduction. Right now, he was getting a bit annoyed at the two as he needs to hurry to get to the academy before going back to the mansion to figure out what his new heirloom had for sort of power.

"Look, I'm in a hurry. Can you guys give me space so I can run through?" He asked politely.

"Sure, no problem!" The twins said in sync and back away.

'Okay... that was too easy.' Yuya thought and without waiting any second, Yuya ran in fast speed pass through the twins and along the path. The twins looked at each other for a brief moment before they punch their own heads simultaneously.

"We should kill him not let him run away!!!!" Ten and Ken shouted together.

Yuya looked behind him and was surprise when he saw the twins are running after him in high speed. The twins' heads also are moving in circle together making them look like one body with two heads. Four long, slender hands are trying to grab him and that makes Yuya run even faster. Once he run into a corner, Yuya stopped in his tracks because a person was walking in front of him. The person turn around when he heard someone panting heavily behind him.

"Y-yuya? Why do you look like running a marathon?" Shun asked confused.

"What bad luck you have, Shun... meeting me now..." Yuya breathed out while trying to calm himself. Before Shun could say anything, two voices can be heard in the distance with four hands two feet away from Yuya's back. The twins stopped running when they saw Shun is standing in front of Yuya. A small chuckle escape from their mouths while Shun widen his eyes in terror.

"Why can I see them, Yuya?" He asked and backed away slightly.

"Hehe... because we want you to see us. You're Shun Kurosaki, a person that used the Secrecy eyes that belonged to Sakaki Yuya before. We want--"

"To play and kill you as well! It will be fantastic in making you scream and make Asaki Yuto fall into despair once he realise that his best friend is dead!!!!!" Ken finished Ten's words.

"NOW LET US CAPTURE YOU GUYS AND CUT YOUR HEADS OFF!!!!!!!!" The twins yelled eagerly in sync. The four slender hands almost reached Shun and Yuya but they managed to avoid it briefly and ran away from the twins. A loud, creepy laugh could be heard from Ten and Ken simultaneously. The two friends never looked behind them and tried running away even faster.

"Is this... what Yuto... is involved in right now?" Shun asked between breaths.

"Almost... he is inside an abandoned hospital... with Ludger and the only way....to rescue them... and Milla is... trying to get... information on something... but with these twins... is trying to kill us... I don't think... I could help them... at the moment..." Yuya explained.

"I have to meet... Ruri... but I think I will be late... for the first time..."

"I told you... that you have bad luck... in meeting me at the moment..."

"Well... I already had bad luck ever since I got involved... in that creepy mannequin doll's case!"

Yuya laughed while Shun shook his head when he remembered the case. It still haunts his dreams and he is afraid of mannequin dolls. He thought that he wouldn't get involved in other creepy cases again because he can't see a spirit anymore but his wish didn't come true as he predicted. They ran through a corner and another corner but the twins was still running after them. Never give up in trying to capture them and that makes Yuya and Shun let out a small sigh together.

"When will this be over...." Yuya muttered under his breath.

"Another long day for the two of us, I guess..." Shun replied solemnly, Yuya gritted.

"I'm tired of this!" He said before sliding to a stop and takes of the sword from his shoulder.

"Yuya, run!" Shun shouted before stopping.

Yuya had just taken off the bag to the handle before jumping to the side to avoid the hands before unlocking the sword from the scabbard and slashed the arms in half. The twins screamed in pain as the cut-off arms landed on the ground as it turned white and exploded into the familiar light Shun saw Milla do in Fashion Flows. Yuya dropped the scabbard onto the ground before holding the sword with two hands and charged at the ghost twins, slashing them once and got behind them with his eye closed. The twins just flew there before they two exploded into white light. The crimson eyed boy dropped on one knee as he breathed heavily and Shun hurried over to him, noticing Yuya's injured eye.

"Did the ghosts do that to your eye?" Shun asked as Yuya stood up.

"No, this happened yesterday. I don't know what caused it, that and why I couldn't breathe under that time." Yuya explained before looking back with caution. "It's too dangerous out here, we should go back to the mansion until we need to go somewhere else since they know who you are."

"That's probably a good idea." Shun agreed before hurrying back to Sakaki mansion after Yuya put away his sword back into the bag.

-

In Hychinder hospital, the trio was walking around to try finding Gongenzaka and/or Milla as the long corridors were so confusing that they went in the wrong direction. But Yuri began to get a scent of a human in the building, which proved to Yuto that Ludger wasn't human either. They were on the third floor as Yuri's strengthened sense of smell had been able to sense someone close by, they stopped by a closed door.

"So in there would be Gongenzaka or Milla?" Yuto asked and Ludger tried to open the door but it was locked tight, Yuri sighed impatient.

"Stay back." Yuri said and walked in front of the door with Ludger stepping away before the vampire axe kicked open the door down, surprising Yuto in the process.

"Right, enhanced strength and speed. Typical vampire abilities." Yuto pointed out and Yuri turned around to glare at him.

"Just so you know, eggplant. All the things about vampires in books isn't all true, like garlic, crosses and stakes isn't actually things that can kill us but ways to weaken us." The vampire prince explained before walking into the room.

"He's right, you know." Ludger replied simple as he and the gray eyed spirit followed after him.

The room was a normal patient room and in front of them was Gongenzaka in a hospital bed, he was bound by leather straps across his torso and legs. Ludger hurried over to him to notice that Gongenzaka had lost most of his life energy and looked skinnier than normal. Ludger summoned a long sword and cuts the straps before turning around, taking out one of his guns. This action shocked Yuto and Yuri.

"Kresnik, what is the meaning of this?!" Yuri growled and Ludger just glared at something behind them.

"I know you're hiding behind the shadows!" Ludger yelled. Out of the shadows came a ghost child but his eyes were sewn shut, making him unable to see.

"Nice of you to notice my presence, detective." The boy said in polite manner as the two turned to face him.

"You learn a thing or two about surviving in Otherworld when you get trained to control demonic powers and hunt the creatures that do bad things to humans." Ludger explained and Yuto glanced at Ludger in realization.

"Ludger, are you a...?" Yuto asked speechless.

"I'll explain once we get out of here." The detective replied, his eyes still on the ghost. "Why did you kidnap Gongenzaka and Milla Maxwell?"

"It is obvious that you're planning to do something to the Secrecy eyes, aren't you?" Yuri questioned and Yuto became really angry inside at their suspicion.

"We want Sakaki Yusho to repay for what he did to us." The ghost boy explained with anger. "He used us to try finding a way to eternal life to revive his dead wife! Using the powers of Duel Monsters cards to try finding a way for those that are sick to live without fear! Yusho knew he did a mistake in the experiment under the test routine and killed us all!"

"How's Yuya involved in all of this?!" Yuto asked angry and the ghost child just laughed.

"His son is his weakness, believe it or not." The ghost boy replied. "Yusho is wearing a mask to try hating his son but in reality he loves him, thinking he's a miracle, a gift. But he doesn't have the courage to say it nor if his daughter would forgive his actions."

"Milla has been doing that for years but he keeps doing the same thing all over again." Ludger pointed out. "Humans aren't easily changed like you think. Yuto, Yuri, take Gongenzaka out of here."

"Do you really know what you're doing, Kresnik?" Yuri questioned and Ludger nodded. Yuri takes Gongenzaka on his back thanks to his enhanced strength and the ghost child became more angry.

"I'm not letting you escape!!" He yelled and transformed into a hideous monster.

"Run!" Ludger shouted and takes out his pocket watch while shooting his gun as a distraction for the two boys to run away.

The monster blocks the bullets with its arm before roaring in anger and tries to hit Ludger with its claw but he rolls away before taking his watch in front of him. Black armor appeared on his torso and clapped his hands to summon a luminous yellow spear, preparing for a big fight. Outside, Yuto had his guns out just in case as Yuri was behind with Gongenzaka on his back. Suddenly, Ludger through the entrance and Yuto slammed the handles together, it glowed purple before turning into bow. A purple magic circle appeared under his feet as the two orbs glowed as Yuto raided the bow at the same time the monster came to the entrance, an arrow appeared in the bow and purple lightning appeared around him through the circle.

"Fly away, Dragon!" Yuto chanted as electricity surrounded the arrow. "Sturmfalken!" Yuto lets go of the arrow and it shoots in lightning speed straight forwards the monster, electrocuting it to a crisp. They all breathed out in relief as Ludger transformed back to normal. "You okay, Ludger?" Yuto holds out his hand to the detective, who gladly accepted it.

"Yeah, it's been awhile since I used my powers like this." Ludger confessed while standing up. "Milla has been the only one to know about the chromatus until now."

"Don't worry, I understand why you wanted to keep it a secret." Yuto said before looking at the bow in his hand.

"I see you finally used the special function of your guns." Ludger pointed out as the gray eyed spirit transformed it back to twin pistols.

"Yeah, I don't know why though, I just did it." Yuto confessed before Yuri cleared his throat and the two looked at him.

"Can we get out of this area before more ghosts finds out about this? We still need to get this person home." Yuri said a little irritated.

"I'll call the station about this so they can pick him up, after that we should regroup with Yuya that it's a high possibility that Milla is in this hospital as well." Ludger said as he takes out his phone to make the call.

-

At the mansion, Yuya was in library to figure out the connection of the sword and his heritage while Jude was explaining to Shun about what had happened under the last two days in the living room. Thankfully, Shun took it all in easier than Milla being Maxwell, much to Jude's relief. Suddenly, the doors opens to show Ludger, Yuto and Yuri coming in before closing the door.

"Did you find anything?" Jude asked to Ludger and Yuto.

"We found Gongenzaka at least so it's a high possibility that Milla is in there as well." Ludger replied, sharing the information with the two of them.

"It was the ghosts that kidnapped them, they did it to Milla under the night when she was asleep and Gongenzaka under daylight." Yuto continued. "I know Yuya's dad is the real target but why not kidnap Yuya instead, not that I want them to."

"Why don't you ask Yuya yourself, eggplant?" Yuri asked with grin and Yuto gets irritated.

"Stop calling me eggplant!" Yuto yelled and Jude chuckled.

"Don't worry, Yuto. He's in the library if you want to talk to him." The amber eyed brawler said and Yuto hurried over to where his vessel was.

"It feels so weird to know Yuto's there but not see him." Shun pointed out.

"That's how it is with spirits, they're souls of high masses of mana." Yuri explained, looking at the way Yuto went.

"Who are you?" Shun asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Ryuzaki Yuri, a new classmate of Yuya's and a vampire from Otherworld." The vampire introduced himself.

"That explains things about what happened yesterday with Yuya." Jude pointed out and Ludger looked at him.

"Did something happen to Yuya?" The detective asked and Jude begins to explain everything that happened under their absence.

-

In the library, Yuya was scanning through the pages in a few books on the desk together with the katana and his coat was on a chair next to the table. He was really concentrated on finding the answers to his questions that he couldn't hear the door open and Yuto coming in. Yuto just smiled at his vessel working hard as he walked forwards him and placed a hand on his, making Yuya look up in happiness which made Yuto notice his patched eye.

"Yuto!" Yuya exclaimed and hugged him. "Thank God you're okay." Yuto hugged back, knowing he's going to regret what he's about to say.

"I know what your dad did to those children." Yuto said and Yuya's eye widen in shock as he stepped away. "He killed those children in that hospital for an experiment."

"I-I... where did you hear that?" Yuya asked, not knowing what to say now that his dad's secret has been revealed to his best friend.

"One of the ghost children confessed when we saved Gongenzaka, now I understand why he hate you so much." Yuto explained as Yuya leaned against the desk.

"I've been keeping it a secret from you and the others because of what he has done, mom told me when I was ten and once Milla found out about it, she told me to keep it a secret from everyone." Yuya told him with guilt. "I was going to tell you once I thought it was time but now with you knowing about it, I feel like I made a mistake." Yuto kissed him on the forehead and this time Yuya didn't mind as much, the gray eyed spirit then placed a hand on his cheek and gently rubs on the patch.

"What happened to your eye?" Yuya turned back to the books as he continues to turn the pages.

"That's one of the things I've been trying to find out." Yuto looked over his shoulder as he scan the page as well. "Normally when someone becomes a vessel for a spirit, they become sick. The stronger a spirit's power is, the longer the vessel is in bed but it isn't always the sickness that can be the side effect. So I've been thinking, what happened to my eye and breathing might be caused by the vessel bond we have thanks to Milla."

"So you're thinking that the Secrecy eyes as a vessel have a different kind of side-effect rather than the one normal people have." The crimson eyed boy nodded in correction.

"I think that the effect for me was what happened, my eye bleeding and I had a hard time breathing for a while. Also, our vessel bond were created while we were unconscious," Yuya turned back to Yuto with a serious look in his eye, "which meant that the side-effects of the bond couldn't take effect because we weren't even awake at the time."

"Then it means that your body had to contain it in the meantime and when I was away from your reach, your body couldn't no longer stop it and that's how it all started." The Secrecy eyes smiled impressed over Yuto's cunning of understanding Otherworld powers and methods now that he's been living with them for a couple of months.

"Now that we get how this happened, did you find something about the hospital besides my dad being a murderer?" Yuto chuckled over the sentence.

"We found Gongenzaka thanks to Yuri's high sensed smell and we're sure Milla is in there as well because those ghosts want to get their revenge on Yusho for killing them." Yuya widen his eye and took his coat from the chair to put it on before taking the sword, Yuto was looking at him in shock over his fast reaction. "What is it?"

"A pair of ghost twins was trying to kill me this morning and when their leader finds out that me and Shun are alive," Yuya takes out Milla's hair ribbon from his pocket to tie it around the sheath. "They'll kill Milla."

Yuto gets alarmed and they both ran out as fast as they can to the others, after explanation from both parties and shock of Yuri being a vampire prince. They were going through with a plan before Yuya hurried by them with Yuto right behind him.

"Where are you going?!" Shun asked as Yuya opened the door slightly.

"I'm going to go find Milla." He replied immediately. "If I don't then she's going to die and I'm not letting it happen."

"Then let us come with you." Jude said and the crimson eyed boy looked at them. "Milla is important to all of us and we can't leave you and Yuto alone after all." The pair looked at each other and smiled for having such good friends even if they aren't at good terms with Yuri yet.

"We have to hurry before it's too late." Yuto said and they all hurried but Yuri stopped Shun.

"I'm sorry but you aren't of use as of late, you need powers to fight these ghosts or else they might kill you in one hit." Yuri pointed out before leaving.

They all walked determined to the hospital as they knew the stakes if Milla doesn't get out of this alive, mostly Yuya and Ludger. As they arrive, Yuya could already feel the flow of dark mana from the building but also the small tracks of Milla's powers somewhere on the higher levels and looked at it serious. Yuto placed a hand on his shoulder in comfort.

"Are you ready?" The spirit asked and Yuya glanced at him.

"Ready as I will ever be." He replied as Jude transformed into his Otherworld clothing to be ready for everything and the duelists puts on their Duel Disks. "Let's go."

The group of supernaturals slowly began to walk in, all prepared for the worst as they enter the Otherworld version of the hospital. The inside of the hospital was like when Yuto, Ludger and Yuri were there but something felt off. It was like it was completely empty and the ghost children were gone from the building, they started to search the many rooms quietly but Jude noticed one of the doors was open and walks in with the others follows. Inside was Milla sitting on the floor, like she was sleeping.

"Milla, wake up." Jude said, shaking her shoulder and Yuya looked at her strangely.

"This is too easy for us, finding Gongenzaka was harder than this." Yuri said to the Secrecy eyes, who nodded as well with Yuto doing it as well. Milla wakes up and notices everyone as she stands up slowly.

"What happened? I can't seem to remember much." Milla confessed, placing a hand on her head.

"Do you know what we talked about the night before you were kidnapped?" Yuya asked and Ludger was starting to see why Yuya and Yuri was skeptical over the difficulty between finding Gongenzaka and Milla, it seemed like it had been planned for them but he knew Yuya was the only one to know if it's a fake.

"Yeah, we talked about you being up late in the night and about a story of when we were kids about a Garden of Magic." Milla explained and before anyone could react, Yuya drew his sword and pierced right through Milla's chest. "Yuya, what did you do?"

"You were right about the first thing, but me and Milla were singing a lullaby from our mom and in the lyrics says 'Garden of Shadows'." Yuya said, remembering that wonderful night with his sister. "Not a 'Garden of Magic'." 'Milla' turned into a girl ghost in her early teens before slumping forwards dead before turning into sparkles of light. The group was shocked, mostly Yuto and Jude, over Yuya's act of actions.

"You really freaked me out just now and I knew about that lullaby part." Yuto confessed as the Secrecy eyes puts on the sheath.

"I just snapped as Milla always knew the lyrics of that song beforehand and would sing it than rather talking about it." Yuya explained turning to them. "Looks like those ghosts have strange abilities to do things that can trick us if we're not careful."

"Yeah, the ghost that chased us turned into a monster while we were in here the last time." Ludger pointed out, remembering that time.

"And what I heard from Shun, he and Yuya was chased by a pair of twins." Yuri said, thanks to the explanation from the older Kurosaki. "They had the ability to stretch out their body parts like rubber." Yuya thought about it and came up with something.

"The cards..." He said in realization and Yuto looked at him. "The Duel Monster cards that was used in the experiment! They must have gotten powers from few of the cards that was used on them when they died."

"And when their souls couldn't rest in peace because of the powers they gotten, the only way for them to rest in peace is when you kill their souls." Yuto continued like their thoughts was linked. "Which means they're ghost monsters, some of them can take on the appearance and voice of a human they've seen but not their way of talking and memories."

"Then we have to find Milla and fast, this place also sucks our energy the longer we stay here so we have another reason to get out of here as fast as possible before we're completely drained." Jude said and they all nodded before Yuri starts to sniff in the air as he got a strange look on his face.

"Caught the scent of blood again, vampire?" Yuto asked but was surprised that Yuri didn't become irritated.

"There's another human, a male specifically." Yuri replied and everyone looked at him. "Males and females have different scents, I'm afraid I can't explain why. That's how it is."

"What can you tell us then?" Ludger asked.

"The male has a scent similar to Yuya's but still distinct." Yuri tried to describe which all of them knew who it might be. "When the Secrecy eyes had his strange breathing problem, I accidentally dipped my fingers in his blood and took a taste which activates the scent of your blood miles away." Yuto stands protective of his vessel. "I'm not going to drink his blood, upon entering my body I was weakened for a limited time. Something in his genes has a defense against vampires."

"Well, that is quite handy. At least I don't have to worry about anymore." Yuya confessed before they all walked away, following the vampire once again.

-

Yusho opened his eyes to face the old wooden floor, he thought Rozy had killed him in the office but that wasn't the case. The ghost leader was probably thinking he should suffer a bit more before they finally kill him for his evil and horrible sins. The principal slowly got up from his lying position to look around in the old but empty room which meant it was a padded cell that wasn't finished because the door was wooden instead of metal like it should be and only two of the walls was padded but ruined.

'This can't be Hychinder! It was supposed to be torn down after the experiment and the arrest.' Yusho thought and hears giggling of children through the room, out from the floor came two ghost children with wicked smiles and seemed to be the ones that'll torture Yusho until he's dead.

Yusho prepared to meet his creator just when the door was bashed opened by Yuya, who was serious about what he was about to do as he draws his sword and throws the sheath on the floor. The ghost children looked at him surprised as the crimson eyed boy holds the sword with both hands.

"Is it me you really want?" Yuya asked the two ghosts, who smiled even bigger now that the two family members was in one place at the same time. "Then come and get me!"

One of the ghosts children flew forwards with a pair of scissors in both hands to Yuya but he was able to block the attacks with the blade like he had been trained for years before dashing forwards himself to slash the ghost in half and it screamed in agony before turning into sparkles of light as it disappeared. The other ghost becomes terrified as Yuya jumped on it and pierced right through its head until it disappeared. Yuya took deep breaths because of the adrenaline in his system as the others comes in and Yuto got to his vessel after picking up the sheath.

"Are you okay, Yuya?" Yuto asked and Yuya stands up while taking out the blade from the wood as it had gotten through the wood as well thanks to the strength he used.

"Yeah, just got a kick from that." Yuya replied sheepishly while scratching the back of his head. Yuto sighted at his vessel is starting to get used to fight than rely on others to protect him.

"I'm still shocked that you figured out that that ghost wasn't even the real Milla." Yuto confessed as he gives Yuya the scabbard so he could put the sword away for the time being.

"You have to pay attention to details." Yuya replied simply. Yusho could only stare at his son before Ludger walked over to him and held out a hand.

"You okay, Yusho?" Ludger asked but Yusho moved it away to stand up on his own without his help.

"I'm alright, thank you very much." He said sarcastic and rude. "Are you all knowing what's been going on?! My daughter is kidnapped, I'm in a hospital filled with freaking ghosts and I think I'm starting to lose my mind!"

"Don't you think we know?" Yuya asked, shocking everyone to look at him in surprise over the dark tone in his voice. "We're here to save Milla before it's too late."

"Stop with nonsense! You don't understand what's happening!" Yusho yelled in anger, not understanding they already knew what exactly is going on.

"You just found out about our reality." The Secrecy eyes pointed out serious which scared the principal. "Me, Milla, Ludger and Yuri have lived in this version of reality our whole lives because we're different from people, we have powers. We have known about Otherworld and its creatures for years before your very eyes, to keep it a secret in order to protect it."

"All of us keep quiet about Otherworld because people wouldn't believe it without seeing it for themselves," Ludger continued for the younger boy since he had older experience. "The problem is that everyone except a few can't see like it was many, many years ago. Only those with Sight is able to and is given special powers upon birth. Some people just need some help awaken their Sight." Yuto closed his eyes as, unlike the others he knew, is able to see Otherworld thanks to the abilities they were given when they were born while Yuto became a spirit that once will not see the fantastic and creepy world again.

"Milla is different. She is Maxwell, the Lord of Spirits." Yuya pointed out as he walked to the doorway. "That's one of the reasons I need to get her back."

"You need to understand, Yusho, Yuya has been raised by Milla and the Four Great Spirit all his life while you didn't care and abuse him whenever Milla isn't around. If you really were a parent then you would let her make her own decisions." Jude said, remembering the times his partner have told him about her father she thought she loved.

"How do you know all that?" Yusho asked Jude.

"I've been her partner for five years now, as leaders of our team." The medical brawler replied.

"We don't have time to explain as we need to find Milla before they finds out we're in the building." Yuto pointed out and Yuya led the group out in the corridors again to find Milla.

As they walked through the hospital corridors to the third level, Ludger and Jude was having a conversation about the chromatus and Ludger being a demon of time as the others walked quietly after what happened under the small explanation. Yuya was walking by himself far from the group in front of Yuto and Yuri, who just started a conversation themselves. A red light came from Yuya's Duel Disk and Odd-Eyes appeared on his shoulder and roared.

"I know, Odd-Eyes." Yuya replied. "But I can't trust him because he's my dad. He's changed from when Milla was little." Odd-Eyes roared again and Yuya glanced at his dad. "Sis wouldn't agree with that either. She's not really glad to see him like she used to and wouldn't like to discuss those things without getting angry. She's very protective of me until I can prove that I can protect myself without her help." Odd-Eyes purred like a kitten and Yuya laughed at the dragon's behavior. "Thanks, bud."

Just then, Yuya felt some enormous energy coming from the operating room that was very familiar to the Lord of Spirits herself but it was dying in strength. Yuya opened the door slightly to see in and inside was Milla still in the chair unconscious, making him gasp.

"Milla!" Yuya called out and ran in, separating from the group.

The Secrecy eyes throws his sword on the floor and tries to get his sister loose from the chair with his hands, he managed to untie two of the straps before everything went black. The group comes in as they noticed someone had opened the door and saw Yuya standing in front of Milla, his back turned to them.

"Good, you found Milla, Yuya!" Jude exclaimed in relief.

"At least father didn't find her first." Yuya said which Yuto picked up, not only did his aura seem off but also how he talked.

'Something isn't right, it's not like Yuya to act like this.' Yuto thought, thinking about what Yuya said about small details and glanced at Yuri, who was gesturing that he knew and was pointing at something. The spirit looked at the direction the vampire was pointing at and saw the katana on the ground, ever since they reunited Yuya has never let the weapon out of his sight.

"Cover for me, that imitation is going in for a surprise." Yuto whispered to the vampire, who nodded.

Yuto flew away quietly to the room above which was used to observe the operations in the theatre as the group talked to the imitation, it was just like with the Milla copy earlier but 'Yuya' was well played as they were trying to reason with him about freeing Milla. As he arrived, Yuto looked around while he was standing in the middle of the room. Something caught his attention, a hand was sticking out from under a couple of boards, Yuto hurried but carefully takes off the boards. Underneath was Yuya groaning and Yuto helps him sit against the wall. Yuya was going to ask something but Yuto placed a finger on his lips, gesturing for his vessel to be quiet.

"They're down there with the copy of you." Yuto explained hushed.

"That must be Rozy, one of the first victims of the experiment. Looks like she also got the ability to copy someone's appearance and voice." Yuya said hushed as well. "How did you know it wasn't me?"

"You're not polite to your dad and Milla is the only one of you two calling him father, as well you weren't holding the katana in your hand either which I noticed you doesn't leave out of your sight." Yuto pointed out and Yuya smiled before glancing at the window.

"Are you able to shoot her from this height?" The vessel asked and Yuto took out one of his guns.

"Can try but I can't make a clear shot at this length." Yuya placed a hand on his gun and it glew slightly as it reshapes into a sniper rifle.

"Now you can." Yuto smiled and understood that Yuya just gave him a new ability, the gray eyed spirit placed the end of the rifle as he aimed with his binoculars. The doppelganger looked up with the eyes of Rozy before Yuto pressed the trigger, hitting it in the head.

The pair jumps out the window of the room down to the operation room and landed on their feet, on the floor was the ghost of Rozy with a really angry face while Yuya got his sword.

"You've really pissed me off!!!" She yelled and her eyes turned dangerous red as her hair divines gravity, she dashed forwards the pair as they dodged together to each side.

"Jude, Ludger, Yuri! You take dad and Milla out of here!" Yuya shouted as he dodged an attack from Rozy.

"What about you and Yuto?" Jude asked as Yuto takes out his duel guns and starts to shot Rozy a bunch of times.

"Milla needs to get back her energy and the same goes for you guys, me and Yuya will come with you once we kill this thing!" Yuto explained irritated at the ghost, who was blocking the bullets with her freaking hair as a shield. Ludger and Yusho hurried to get off the last two straps from Milla, you could see the bones through the skin which meant she didn't have as much time to live.

Yusho carries his daughter in his arms before the small group ran away forwards the exit as Yuya and Yuto continues to fight Rozy. Her long hair was acting both like a defense mechanism and a weapon as it was a shield and a sharp weapon she control with her mind, Rozy was definitely chosen to be the leader because of this. Yuya was trying get his sword out but Rozy has been attacking him all the time to stop him from doing it, she must have known what it did to her followers. Rozy was getting really irritated at Yuto's gunshots and used her hair to attack him, Yuto dodged most of them but one hit his shoulder and he screamed in pain.

This action made Yuya snap, he became very serious and unlocked the sword before throwing sheath into the air. Yuya cuts the hair off to free Yuto, cutting Rozy off-guard as he cuts off her head. Yuto could just stare at him, Yuya was like a different person, an experienced hunter and killer. The Secrecy eyes swinged his sword from side by side before pointing it at the ceiling, where the sheath neatly lands at the blade before being locked together. Yuya was blinking in confusion for some reason as he looks surprised at the vanishing soul of Rozy.

"Did-did I just...?" Yuya stammered as if he didn't know what just happened to him but he was disturbed by the building shaking like it was an earthquake.

"What's going on?" Yuto asked, holding his shoulder as Yuya got down to him.

"Yuto, you need to rest inside me." The vessel said and Yuto looked at him like he wasn't serious.

"No, I'm not leaving you alone!" Yuto disagreed as the shaking became worse.

"You're injured and we don't have Jude with us! The only way for you to recover is going inside me!" Yuya retarded, really worried of his condition. "I'll find a way out before this place collapses. I promise you." The spirit frowned before turning into an orb and goes into Yuya's body.

Yuya closed his eye as he stands up to make sure before hurrying out of the room forwards the stairs as the others was already running outside, but the building was shaking much harder and the ceiling collapsed just when Yuya got the stairs but luckily he was meters away from them.

'This was the only exit! How am I going to get out before the building collapses entirely and buries me alive?!' Yuya thought in panic as he heard the dragons roar in his ears before he ran forwards an opened window. More of the building starts to collapse and Yuya just jumped out as the pendulum starts to glow and the duelist activates the duel disk.

"Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs..." Yuya chanted as time slowed down. "Now, descend!"

Just before Yuya hits the ground, something black catches him and flew up in the air and the Xillia leaders smiled as they see Yuya riding on Dark Rebellion's back. The Secrecy eyes was having a big smile as he had managed to summon another dragon from their familiar forms and hugs Dark Rebellion. Yusho could only stare once again for not knowing how powerful his son really was as the life force returns to Milla again, regaining her health and now sleeping instead. Once Yuya lands, he returned the dragon's card in his extra deck so that Dark Rebellion returned as a familiar, flying beside his head before they all goes back to the mansion.

-

It has only been a few hours when Milla wakes up on her bed in her room, she sits up as Yuya, who was sitting next to her with his coat off and was in his own room, becomes really happy she woke up from the two days of unconsciousness. The dragons appeared on the bed as they all becomes happy as well.

"Welcome back, sis!" Yuya exclaimed before hugging her, who does that to him as well.

"Thank you, Yuya. I never thought you were able to bring me back from that place." Milla confessed as they broke up and she sees his eye. "Is that the effects of your vessel bond to Yuto?"

"Yeah, I hope so." The younger brother said and begins to explain everything that happened under her absence.

Downstairs, Jude and Ludger was in the living room, Yuri separated from the group to go to his own apartment to rest. They were thinking about what happened with Yusho when they got back, after he placed Milla in her room, he locked himself in his own. He was probably shocked from the experience and had to take in what happened, probably overthinking his actions against his children. Yuto was still recovering in Yuya as he used too much mana against the two ghosts he fought as Yuya didn't reveal any signs of exhaustion which was strange as he haven't used mana based attacks as much as the others.

"So this is the sword Yuya used those times?" Ludger asked as they had the katana on the living room table.

"Yeah, the problem is that no one but Yuya can take it out." Jude explained. "And the sender didn't have a return address nor a name." Just then, the door opens and in came Velvet. She was wearing a sleeveless black shirt with red lining on the upper part, black ripped jeans with a red belt and chains over the left pocket. On her feet was grey boots while on her neck was a black choker and a different necklace with a red gem, over her arms was a leather jacket which hides most of her bandaged demon arm while her hair was in the same style as her Otherworld form.

"You have no idea how long time it took to find this place!" Velvet exclaimed irritated as she comes to them and took deep breath to calm herself down. "Did you find her?" Jude nodded.

"She's upstairs with Yuya, you shouldn't disturb them. They've been through a lot these couple of days." Ludger said but Velvet wasn't paying attention, her eyes was caught on the katana.

"That sword..." The Lord of Calamity mumbled as she picked it up with her bandaged arm but something sparked and Velvet dropped the sword on the floor while holding her arm in pain. "No doubt about when this happened."

"You okay, Velvet?" Jude asked and she looked at him.

"Of course, it was just a scratch." Velvet explained, moving her hand a little to get rid of the pain. "You shouldn't touch it either, Ludger. It's a demon-slaying sword, it has a protective spell on it." Ludger looks at her surprised as Jude picked the weapon up from the floor.

In Milla's room, Yuya had just told his sister everything but Milla was thinking about one thing. This person who send Yuya the sword knew of Otherworld and their abilities and there was only one person who did.

"Yuya, do you still have the letter?" Milla asked and Yuya nodded.

"I've had it in my pocket since I got back." Yuya explained and gives her the folded letter. Milla opened her bedside drawer and takes out one of the many hand written letters in it.

"Look." The crimson eyed boy looks at the letters surprised.

"The handwriting are the same." Yuya realized. "Who are they from?"

"They're from my biological father."

Yuya looks at her surprised, it had been her real father, the Maxwell before her. That's how much Yuya knew about him but judging by all the letters, Milla has been getting letters of information from him all this time. Now they had another goal, finding out where the last Maxwell was and why he gave the sword to Yuya.

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