Magic and Chains
By: GodOfTheWired
Author's Notes: Well breezing my way through the fanfictions of Yu-Gi-Oh, to my amazing shock and surprise (sarcasm), no one took heed to my fic. Ya try to write something and the people just ignore ya. Pretty upsettin, ya know? In any case, I decided to write this as a more serious note. Instead of a romantic pairing, I decided on more of a little friendship angle.. though I'm half tempted to turn it into romance just because it would be interesting. Oh and I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.. though I'm starting to think that my ferret does...
Chapter 1: First Encounters! What's in a Name?
The Dark Magician girl sat down on the stairs and sighed exasperatedly. In her mind, this wasn't very fair. Her mentor the Dark Magician had been called in to the guild of the Spellcasters for some kind of meeting, but she wasn't allowed in.
'They have some nerve! As his apprentice I should be allowed in!'
The blonde girl stood up in a huff and kicked away a stone at her feet. The main meeting place of the Spellcaster's Guild was a wreck; the place had been in a state of decay for quite a while. Then again, it's old age made it look sagely, which the girl could only guess the other Spellcasters found appealing. She fumed slightly to herself for a moment, still feeling left out, before deciding that she had had enough. She walked up the stairs to the entrance of the Spellcaster's Guild and threw the doors open. She marched down the hall, determined to find out exactly what was so important that she couldn't be told. She practically flung the doors to the next room open as she shouted out.
"I don't want to wait! I'm just as deserving to know...as... everyone else?"
The room she had entered so brashly was not the main council room at all; the room she had entered was dark. So dark in fact that she couldn't see her own hands. She chuckled nervously before walking backwards towards the door; she wasn't particularly fond of darkness. She turned around just in time for the doors to close on her face, making the sorceress girl fall backwards clutching her nose.
"Oww! Ow ow ow ow! Stupid door!"
The Dark Magician Girl quickly forgot about the pain in her nose though as she realized the suddenly encompassing darkness that had engulfed the room. She whimpered before scrambling to her feet and stumbling to the closed door. She pounded on it, desperation suddenly overcoming her in the dark.
"Hello?! HELLO?! Come on, someone open the door!! Please?!"
She stopped when the sound of breathing resonated in the room. She turned around, her back pressing against the door as her eyes went wide in terror as the sound seemed to continue steadily. She slowly sank down to the floor, drawing her legs up to her chest as the breathing seemed to echo around her. She was expecting one of the monstrous beasts of the world to assault her in the darkness of the room. She whimpered again as she hugged her legs tighter.
"Leave me alone.."
That was when a sigh seemed to reverberate around the room, startling the young girl. She looked around nervously as a voice spoke.
"What are you doing in my chambers? It is off-limits."
"I...I got lost."
The deep rumbling voice seemed to sigh again as a circle of candles that went around the room suddenly lit up.
"I'm sorry if I scared you. I have grown accustomed to the darkness in here."
To say the Dark Magician Girl was confused was an understatement. Although the voice was clear and present, no physical being was in the room to cause the voice. She looked around nervously.
"Uhh.. just where are you?"
"Who might you be? I cannot see you so you shall have to address yourself."
"W-well.. I'm a Dark Magician Girl.."
"I did not ask what you are. I asked what your name is. What is your name?"
The girl merely blinked in the light candle glow of the room. She had never really thought about that before. Sure some duel monsters had names, but why did she not have one?
"I..I don't know.. I don't have a name.."
"Hmm.. that will not do. We shall have to give you a name then..."
The voice seemed to 'hmmm' for a moment, as though pondering.
"How about Akishan. That was quite a popular name back in the days."
The girl sweat-dropped at the extremely ancient sounding name. It sounded like it was from the time of the Pharaoh and the time of the duel monster's creation. She smiled nervously before responding.
"Uhh.. how about just Aki?"
"..I suppose that is fine."
"I appreciate the whole name thing.. but you never answered my question. Who are you and why can't I see you?"
"My name is irrelevant.. as for why you cannot see me, that is because I was sealed up."
"Sealed up? Why would someone seal you up? That's just cruel!"
"They had their reasons, little Aki."
"Don't call me little... and I still don't know your name!"
The being fell silent for a moment, as though contemplating what exactly it would tell her.
"I shall tell you my name, but you mustn't speak it outside these walls. My existence here was meant to be kept secret."
"Okay! Now we're getting somewhere!"
"My name is Exodia."
The energetic young girl fell silent at the name, her staff dropping to the floor with a clang.
"Exodia... as in the Forbidden One? The one that was broken into five pieces to.."
"Seal my power.. correct."
"...why did they do that to you though?"
"I shall tell you if you wish to hear it. Are you certain you have the time though? If you got lost surely you were looking for something else."
"Well yeah.. but I think I'd rather hear what you have to say."
"Very well.. it all began back during the Shadow Games.."
As the ancient and mythical being known as Exodia was about to begin his tale, a voice called out from the great halls of the Spellcaster's Guild.
"Apprentice! We must make haste to head back home. You need to finish your studies for tomorrow's training!"
Aki sighed and stood up, dusting herself off lightly before walking to the door. She spun around at the last moment before talking with Exodia.
"Don't worry.. I'll come back some other time so that you can tell me. I'd like to hear what happened."
"I...would like that. Goodbye, little Aki."
Aki nodded to the voice before sliding the door open quietly and slipping out. The candles in the room all went off simultaneously as the beast known as Exodia went back to his eternal state of thought.
~~~
Aki walked alongside her mentor as they traveled the way back home. She would occasionally glance up at her mentor before looking back down at the ground.
"What is it, apprentice? That's the fifth time you've looked at me."
Aki blushed lightly before looking up again.
"Well.. I just wanted to know what you and the others were speaking about."
"...It's none of your concern."
"But you said you would tell me what you spoke about!"
"I say quite a few things. You don't have time to waste concerning yourself with matters that do not pertain to you. So push it out of your mind so that you can focus on your studies."
"....yes sir."
~~~
Author's Notes: Well that's where I will stop for now. If reviews are given, more chapters will as well. We shall simply have to hope for the best, ne? R/R or else Exodia will smite thou!
By: GodOfTheWired
Author's Notes: Well breezing my way through the fanfictions of Yu-Gi-Oh, to my amazing shock and surprise (sarcasm), no one took heed to my fic. Ya try to write something and the people just ignore ya. Pretty upsettin, ya know? In any case, I decided to write this as a more serious note. Instead of a romantic pairing, I decided on more of a little friendship angle.. though I'm half tempted to turn it into romance just because it would be interesting. Oh and I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.. though I'm starting to think that my ferret does...
Chapter 1: First Encounters! What's in a Name?
The Dark Magician girl sat down on the stairs and sighed exasperatedly. In her mind, this wasn't very fair. Her mentor the Dark Magician had been called in to the guild of the Spellcasters for some kind of meeting, but she wasn't allowed in.
'They have some nerve! As his apprentice I should be allowed in!'
The blonde girl stood up in a huff and kicked away a stone at her feet. The main meeting place of the Spellcaster's Guild was a wreck; the place had been in a state of decay for quite a while. Then again, it's old age made it look sagely, which the girl could only guess the other Spellcasters found appealing. She fumed slightly to herself for a moment, still feeling left out, before deciding that she had had enough. She walked up the stairs to the entrance of the Spellcaster's Guild and threw the doors open. She marched down the hall, determined to find out exactly what was so important that she couldn't be told. She practically flung the doors to the next room open as she shouted out.
"I don't want to wait! I'm just as deserving to know...as... everyone else?"
The room she had entered so brashly was not the main council room at all; the room she had entered was dark. So dark in fact that she couldn't see her own hands. She chuckled nervously before walking backwards towards the door; she wasn't particularly fond of darkness. She turned around just in time for the doors to close on her face, making the sorceress girl fall backwards clutching her nose.
"Oww! Ow ow ow ow! Stupid door!"
The Dark Magician Girl quickly forgot about the pain in her nose though as she realized the suddenly encompassing darkness that had engulfed the room. She whimpered before scrambling to her feet and stumbling to the closed door. She pounded on it, desperation suddenly overcoming her in the dark.
"Hello?! HELLO?! Come on, someone open the door!! Please?!"
She stopped when the sound of breathing resonated in the room. She turned around, her back pressing against the door as her eyes went wide in terror as the sound seemed to continue steadily. She slowly sank down to the floor, drawing her legs up to her chest as the breathing seemed to echo around her. She was expecting one of the monstrous beasts of the world to assault her in the darkness of the room. She whimpered again as she hugged her legs tighter.
"Leave me alone.."
That was when a sigh seemed to reverberate around the room, startling the young girl. She looked around nervously as a voice spoke.
"What are you doing in my chambers? It is off-limits."
"I...I got lost."
The deep rumbling voice seemed to sigh again as a circle of candles that went around the room suddenly lit up.
"I'm sorry if I scared you. I have grown accustomed to the darkness in here."
To say the Dark Magician Girl was confused was an understatement. Although the voice was clear and present, no physical being was in the room to cause the voice. She looked around nervously.
"Uhh.. just where are you?"
"Who might you be? I cannot see you so you shall have to address yourself."
"W-well.. I'm a Dark Magician Girl.."
"I did not ask what you are. I asked what your name is. What is your name?"
The girl merely blinked in the light candle glow of the room. She had never really thought about that before. Sure some duel monsters had names, but why did she not have one?
"I..I don't know.. I don't have a name.."
"Hmm.. that will not do. We shall have to give you a name then..."
The voice seemed to 'hmmm' for a moment, as though pondering.
"How about Akishan. That was quite a popular name back in the days."
The girl sweat-dropped at the extremely ancient sounding name. It sounded like it was from the time of the Pharaoh and the time of the duel monster's creation. She smiled nervously before responding.
"Uhh.. how about just Aki?"
"..I suppose that is fine."
"I appreciate the whole name thing.. but you never answered my question. Who are you and why can't I see you?"
"My name is irrelevant.. as for why you cannot see me, that is because I was sealed up."
"Sealed up? Why would someone seal you up? That's just cruel!"
"They had their reasons, little Aki."
"Don't call me little... and I still don't know your name!"
The being fell silent for a moment, as though contemplating what exactly it would tell her.
"I shall tell you my name, but you mustn't speak it outside these walls. My existence here was meant to be kept secret."
"Okay! Now we're getting somewhere!"
"My name is Exodia."
The energetic young girl fell silent at the name, her staff dropping to the floor with a clang.
"Exodia... as in the Forbidden One? The one that was broken into five pieces to.."
"Seal my power.. correct."
"...why did they do that to you though?"
"I shall tell you if you wish to hear it. Are you certain you have the time though? If you got lost surely you were looking for something else."
"Well yeah.. but I think I'd rather hear what you have to say."
"Very well.. it all began back during the Shadow Games.."
As the ancient and mythical being known as Exodia was about to begin his tale, a voice called out from the great halls of the Spellcaster's Guild.
"Apprentice! We must make haste to head back home. You need to finish your studies for tomorrow's training!"
Aki sighed and stood up, dusting herself off lightly before walking to the door. She spun around at the last moment before talking with Exodia.
"Don't worry.. I'll come back some other time so that you can tell me. I'd like to hear what happened."
"I...would like that. Goodbye, little Aki."
Aki nodded to the voice before sliding the door open quietly and slipping out. The candles in the room all went off simultaneously as the beast known as Exodia went back to his eternal state of thought.
~~~
Aki walked alongside her mentor as they traveled the way back home. She would occasionally glance up at her mentor before looking back down at the ground.
"What is it, apprentice? That's the fifth time you've looked at me."
Aki blushed lightly before looking up again.
"Well.. I just wanted to know what you and the others were speaking about."
"...It's none of your concern."
"But you said you would tell me what you spoke about!"
"I say quite a few things. You don't have time to waste concerning yourself with matters that do not pertain to you. So push it out of your mind so that you can focus on your studies."
"....yes sir."
~~~
Author's Notes: Well that's where I will stop for now. If reviews are given, more chapters will as well. We shall simply have to hope for the best, ne? R/R or else Exodia will smite thou!