Setting: Well, we could go into one of those "Previously on Yu-gi-oh" things, but… that's just queer… So if you don't know what's going on, just go read the previous Dia and you'll be fine! ^=^'

<Ryou> *eyes burn blood red* Ha ha ha haaa! *voice changes slightly, sounding deeper, and with a slight echo to it* You thought it was over, didn't you Namu? But guess what…? Even though you and Marik are now bonded together, I'm still here! And I've taken over a new body now!!
<Kibira> *eyes widen* Ryou! What are you doing?!
<???> *laughs* I'm not Ryou anymore, my dear! He's locked up tight in another part of this mind- for now, I will be taking control!! *laughs maniacally*
<Marik> *narrows eyes* It's you, isn't it? The second spirit!!
<???> *grins evilly* So, you've finally figured it out, have you? Let me congratulate you… it certainly took long enough. *laughs*
<Liana> *looks worriedly at Seth* What do we do?! We've never dealt with these spirits before!
<???> So… My dear friends have not awakened from their seals yet…
<Marik> *looks at him in fear, trying to get to his feet* You… you're Taireru… the one that was sealed within my Item?
<Taireru> *smirks* Sealed, and now released! *suddenly lunges at Liana, unsheathing the Shadow Rod as he flies toward her, and holding it to her neck as he falls on top of her* Come out, come out, wherever you are!
<Liana> *screams* Seth!
<Seth> *eyes widen, racing towards Taireru and pulling his Rod back just as Taireru turns around to see him* *crashes the Rod down across Taireru's head, knocking him off Liana* Liana, are you alright? *pulls her up a bit*
<Liana> *looks behind him* Seth! Watch out!
<Seth> *turns around in time to be stabbed in the shoulder by Taireru*
<Taireru> *bowls Seth over with the force, leaping onto him and driving the Shadow Rod deep into his shoulder* Hah… Come out, my dear friend… I will have revenge! *laughs as Seth shouts in pain*
<Kibira> *from behind Taireru* Stop! Leave him alone! *draws the Mill. Seidan, readying it for an attack*
<Taireru> *turns, pulling the Shadow Rod from Seth's shoulder, putting it to his lips and licking the blood from it* And I should stop, why? *laughs dully, grinning as though he knew he was invincible*
<Kibira> *eyes widen as her face turns to fear and repulsion* What… are you?
<???> *whacks Taireru over the head hard, knocking him over onto his back, and then stabs him in the side with the Rod, driving the blade deep into his abdomen*
<Taireru> *grunts in pain, but smirks* Ah… Sesu… you're out.
<Sesu> And I'm going to seal you away for good this time! *pulls the Rod from Taireru's side and gets up, pointing it at his throat* Get up so I can fight you fair, Taireru.
<Taireru> *laughs, getting up* You think you can defeat me? I'm not in the same body as before, sorcerer… I think I'll be a bit more of a challenge then last time!
<Kibira> *runs over to Liana's side, watching the boys carefully* What are they doing?! *eyes grow wide, almost in worry, as Taireru is stabbed by this new spirit*
<Marik> *crawls over to the girls* I don't know what's going on, or what to do! *eyes narrow* Maybe if I got the Shadow Rod…
<Liana> I think that's Sesu… He's the one that sealed Taireru away before. Marik, if you can get the Shadow Rod away from Taireru, Sesu might be able to seal him away!
<Marik> But I don't know how to get Taireru away from Sesu!
<Kibira> Just wait for an opportunity! Keep watching… I have the feeling this Sesu guy can take care of himself pretty well.
<Sesu> *is still pointing the Rod at Taireru's neck, Taireru standing there with a smug smirk on his face, holding the Shadow Rod at his side* *sneers, then suddenly lunges for Taireru, trying to draw the blade across his neck*
<Taireru> *brings his left arm up just in time, halting Sesu's attack* Heh…
<Sesu> *growls in frustration, bringing his other hand up to try and to shove the blade into Taireru's neck*
<Taireru> *quickly sees an opportunity and drives the Shadow Rod into Sesu's side, letting him drop to the ground in pain*
<Sesu> *clutches his side, rolling over to his back, moaning* Aaagh…
<Taireru> *smirks* Heh… always leaving yourself wide open. Typical. *suddenly drives the point of the Shadow Rod down, in an attempt to impale Sesu's neck*
<Sesu> *sees this at the last moment and brings the Rod up to block the attack* *struggles with Taireru as he pushes down harder and harder, the madness growing in his eyes*
<Taireru> *laughs evilly as he brings the blade within an inch of Sesu's neck* DIE!!
<Marik> *suddenly crashes the Mill. Seidan into Taireru's head, knocking him out* Sesu, what do you need?
<Sesu> *grits his teeth, sitting up quickly* Give me the Shadow Rod… Hurry!
<Marik> *takes it out of Taireru's hands and tosses it to Sesu*
<Sesu> *closes his eyes, quickly reciting a spell in an ancient language* …bin peri khemes! *lunges at Taireru, seemingly driving the Shadow Rod into the stomach of Ryou*
<Kibira> *screams* No! Don't kill him!
<Liana> *looks oddly at Kibira* What?
*Suddenly a bright light forces everyone back from Ryou, and the Shadow Rod falls over*
<Ryou> *blinks a few times, his control of his body returning to him* Ung… Ugh!! *screams in pain, the wounds that he sustained still bleeding*
<Liana> *grits her teeth* Ryou... It's not his fault this time... *gets up, coming over and putting a hand on his forehead* Calm down… I'm going to heal you… *lets her power flow into him and heals his wounds*
<Ryou> Aagh… *closes his eyes in pain as she starts to heal up the wounds in his abdomen* *breaths heavily when she's finished* *is shaking slightly* What the hell just happened to me?!
<Marik> *picking up the Shadow Rod and looking scrutinizingly at it* I think we just met our first few second spirits…
<Sesu> *is also breathing hard* It would seem… Taireru was only darkness. *winces as he uses his power to heal his own wounds*
<Liana> *looks up at him* You're all dark. Kage…
<Kibira> Kage seems like a fitting name for them… Total darkness… shadow.
<Sesu> *looks at them for a moment, his eyes lingering on Liana* I think you may see more of us; I fear Taireru will try to escape his bonds once again. *clenches his fist* I have been keeping him sealed up for almost 8,000 years… I only hope I'm not becoming weak from the strain.
<Liana> Whatever we can do to help, we will. I don't know what kind of seal is over the rest of the Kages, but we will find a way to awaken them, so they can fight as well.
<Ryou> *snorts* Whatever.
<Kibira> *glares at him* Well, unless you want to be taken over and impaled again, I suggest you help figure out how to get the others loose as well!
<Ryou> *glares back* And what if the others are as insanely power-hungry as Taireru was?!
<Sesu> I assure you, they aren't. *looks back at Liana* I hope to see your Kage soon, Liana… farewell. *reverts back to Seth*
<Seth> *holds his head and groans* Ugh… man, what was that?
<Liana> *walks over to him and helps hold him up* It's okay… the second spirit in the Millennium Rod came out to fight Taireru. He was a Kage…
<Seth> Kage, huh? I don't like the sound of that.
<Kibira> Well, he saved our lives.
<Marik> *smirks* Yeah, and totally kicked Ryou's butt.
<Ryou> WHY YOU-!! *starts chasing after him* GET BACK HERE YOU BLOODY EGYPTIAN FRUIT!!!
<Kibira> *holds her head in her hands* Oh great… back to square one.
<Liana> =_=' Yeah. Lovely.
<Seth> *coughs* Why don't we go back home?
<Liana> Good idea. *calls over to Ryou and Marik* Can you stop fighting long enough to go back?
<Marik and Ryou> *stop fighting for a moment and look over*
<Ryou> Grr… *gets up* Fine…
<Liana> *takes everyone back to the RW*
*After another hour or so, everyone goes home, agreeing to meet at the horse show in two days*
*At Kibira's house*
<Kibira> *still hadn't let Ari back out, and is thinking hard about the events of the day* I wonder… Maybe I should think about Ryou's offer… *puts a hand to her head* I just don't know anymore…
<Ryou> *had followed her home and is inside* I find it interesting that you were so worried earlier…
<Kibira> *starts, not expecting anyone to be home* What the hell are you doing here? *pulls out the Seidan and holds it ready to throw at him*
<Ryou> *inspects his fingernails* Your form is wrong… You need some serious training…
<Kibira> How dare you! *throws the Seidan at him, the blades heading right for his neck*
<Ryou> *calmly lifts the Ring, deflecting the Seidan easily and sending it into the wall behind him* Is that the hardest you can throw?
<Kibira> *seeing it stick in the wall* Stop destroying my house! *walks over to pull it out of the wall*
<Ryou> *grabs her arm before she reaches it and turns her around so she's facing away, holding her close so he can speak into her ear* You would do well to take my advice… I can teach you so much…
<Kibira> *freezes up, her eyes wide, but her heart racing* Why… why are you doing this?
<Ryou> *can't find words to answer her, and tries to think* I… well… *suddenly has a memory come to mind, their current position reminding him of a dance in his ancient past*
<Kibira> *turns slightly, looking into his gazing eyes, almost seeing the same memory* What… is this?
<Ryou> *doesn't hear her, and starts to dance, bringing her close*
<Kibira> *breaths in sharply, but sees the same vision of him, joining him in the dance, their bodies moving close, then further apart as they move to music that only they can hear*
<Ryou> *slows down all of a sudden, brings her closer, moving to kiss her* Kibira… *kisses her softly, feeling a passion that he's never truly known for her*
<Kibira> *loses herself in the moment, kissing back* Ryou… I… *suddenly, her mind snaps back to the present, and finding herself in this position, quickly pushes him away, back up to the wall, and hand on her mouth* What the hell are you doing?!
<Ryou> *snaps out of it as well, and stares blankly at her, not knowing what's going on either* I… I'm sorry. *rushes out of the room and out of the house, running for his own home* What… just happened?