something, but it's still real. It's something like a parallel world to ours. You've probably noticed that sometimes during a duel a purple cloud forms, for example when I dueled with Marik. This is a portal to the shadow world. If you conduct a duel in the shadow realm, it is very dangerous.Because there are special rules to the actual rules. The duels are real then, you can really get hurt. Physical and mental. The loser loses his soul. That means that although his body is coming back; at least most; but there is nobody left, do you understand? This has happened to you before "
"Me?" Asked Mokuba, puzzled. "but I didn't duel in such a cloud at all."
"Well, you have to know, there are strange things with an eye on it. If you have them, for example Yugi's puzzle or something, then you can do a duel. But you can also just be someone like that send to the shadow realm. ", said Joey.
"And back then in the kingdom of the duelists, Pegasus did that to you," Tristan continued. He yawned heartbreakingly and Joey joined in. "Let's go to sleep. Man, I'm broken." The two leaned against each other and fell asleep immediately.
"Typical," said Tea. "but we should really sleep. Come on, Cisara, we'll find a soft stone." they got up.Mokuba ran to his brother and snuggled up against him. Only Yugi found no rest. So he sat back and looked at the sky. It was deep black, not a single star could be seen and the moon was gone, although it was supposed to be a full moon that evening, that night. Yugi had never slept well under the full moon, but now it would have been comforting to see him. An old companion. How long has he been in the sky? The Egyptians had probably already asked themselves that, and so had the Stone Age people and all beings before them.
"You should sleep, Yugi," said Atemu with his eyes closed. Yugi was frightened of his thoughts.
"I can't. I have to think."
"About what?"
"About this place."
“You mean where there is shadow there should also be light?” Yugi nodded, although Atemu certainly couldn't see that with his eyes closed. Still, he had the feeling that he had noticed.
"Well, that's not entirely true. In the beginning it was dark and then the light came. The realm of shadows is not shadow, but darkness.Darkness can be alone, but light cannot be without shadow, because there is always a part that light cannot reach. "
"But ... then why is it called the Shadow Realm?"
"The Egyptians, including myself, thought the realm of shadows was a kind of negative of the world of gods. The shadow of light, so to speak. That's why we called it the shadow world. That means ... not me.
"Then what is our world? Is there something between light and shadow?"
"Of course. At that time, physics was already known. So there is light and shadow, whereby a distinction is made between umbra and penumbra. Our world is penumbra. If light is good and shadow is evil, then our world is protected by light, but outshined of evil. Something in between. "
"You spoke well, Pharaoh and your spirit is wise.", They heard Cisara say. "but you should sleep now, so that we have the strength to free your light from the darkness."
Atemu jumped up."My light? Do you mean Koribo? What do you know about her? Talk !!!"
"Sleep !!!", Cisara replied and they had to be satisfied with that.
"If you don't shut up slowly, I'll be uncomfortable !!" Kaiba threatened them. Atemu sat down again and closed his eyes again.
"Do you think you can sleep now?" He asked Yugi quietly.
"Yes." He lied. Then he closed his eyes too and began to cry softly. He actually had no reason but it was good for him and had a liberating effect on the fear. So he howled himself to sleep.

When it got dark she decided to take a break. Tomorrow was another day too.
"A good decision.", Praised the shadow. "You urgently need a break. Now you hardly see anything anyway."
She lay down and tried to sleep. Despite tiredness, it was not possible for her. The floor was cold and she hadn't allowed herself to sleep so long that she couldn't find rest. She couldn't stand it. She kept rolling back and forth until she gave up."It's no use. Let's move on. Do you feel that? They stopped. If we move on now, we may have a chance to catch up with them."
"Never in your life! You are also exhausted and tired. You only have to find your karma and then you will fall asleep very quickly. Otherwise you will soon not move at all."
"That's it, let's go on," she said firmly. "I'm too tired to sleep anyway," but the truth was, if she stopped, she was just afraid that the past would catch up with her. She had to go on and on, over stony paths and cold earth and bare rock; restless to damn restlessly wandering around until she would sink exhausted and finally submit to her fate, even if it was just to have to endure even more agony. She hadn't been able to complain or cry for a long time, the source of her tears had dried up. Their only feelings were fear and loneliness, but they were also everyday so they were dull and indifferent.She was already seemingly dead, based on how she looked. And yet she was the only really living being here. She steadfastly resisted the shadows and did not let them take her soul. When she met Cisara, a long time ago, she was finished. She nursed them up and they kept each other, but Cisara was gone. Long gone. She had wanted to seek help, but she must have forgotten. She had forgotten them. It was unfair because she had actually been dead when she came into the realm of shadows. For a long time the frustration had gnawed Koribo, but finally she had shaken him off before he had eaten her up. Any time, no matter how short, was an eternity here. But when Cisara returned, she had felt no joy, no happiness about it. She just wasn't able to do it anymore. Endlessly far away was life in which she could at least still smile and feel pain when you hit her, but now?It was over, it was all over.
"The sun is rising.", Remarked the little shadow. "and we didn't get there."
"Even if we did, we have come a lot closer to them. With each of their breaks, we come closer."
"You talk and pretend that she is fine. She looks like death himself.", The shadow grumbled angrily.
"Did you say something?"
"No, it's okay. Nothing important, nothing ...

Atemu wakes up from a chill running down his spine from the cold. It's not the nicest way to be awakened, but one of the most effective. He knew that now at the latest. The cold one was a hand. Cisara's hand. She was really cold, like ice, and her face just as white.
"It's time. If we sleep longer we'll never wake up again," she whispered. It was still dark. Actually, day and night made little difference here, but it was enough. He got up and looked around. He was rigid with the cold.
"Let's see if everyone is still alive.", Cisara said in a monotonous voice. The way she said this showed him that she hadn't been kidding. He shuddered. She didn't seem to care that one of her friends might be frozen to death. How cruel. But he did." knew it was the realm of shadows. She must have been here a long time before she came to them. Now she simply fell back into the natural behavior pattern that she had acquired over the years here. It was not worth mourning here. Or else They went first to Yugi, who was closest to them. He must have been crying, the tears on his cheeks frozen to ice.
"He won't last long if he's not warm to the touch