a/n: This is an AU fic. It's also my first multi-chaptered fic for YGO. This is just the prologue.

warnings: slash and AU-ness and probably super-natural stuff.

disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh. I do no not own anything...except Yugi, Yami, Bakura, Jou, Seto and Ryou. *grins* I traded bat-wings slash Inu- Yasha for them.

Yugi: save me, please? *looks up with huge chibi eyes*

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Yugi ran through the darkness. He had to get away. He had to escape the creature chasing him. He ran faster and faster but couldn't get away. Whatever was chasing him was matching him stride for stride, always staying just one step behind him. Yugi knew that the thing was just playing with him. He knew that it could capture him, abuse him, and torment him whenever it wanted to.

He ran as fast as he could, but was starting to stumble on rocks and tree roots. He knew that soon it would be the end. Soon he would cease to exist. He had no more hope left. He was going to die.

He looked ahead, and noticed that there was a bright light. He somehow knew that if he made it to the light, he would be safe. He wouldn't have to worry about being hurt.

He stumbled at the feet of the creature enveloped in light. He was protected here, though he didn't know why he felt this way. For all he knew, the creature could be just as evil as the one chasing him, yet... Yet, it wasn't. He would stake his life on it, and that was exactly what he was doing. If he misjudged this creature, it would be his death.

With his sides heaving from the exertion of running through the forest, he stumbled behind the creature. The evil creature was stopped by the light one, and turned away.

Yugi was shocked when the creature started to talk. It's voice was pure and sounded as if a whole choir of angels would be put to despair from one note of the creature.

"Little one, the daemon will be back." As the creature spoke, light flickered around it till suddenly flaring up and dying back down to a dim glow. Yugi was finally able to make out the features of the creature that stood in front of him.

It was tall, taller than he was at least, with wings that had black feathers with red tips. His hair was slightly mussed, and he had beautiful blue eyes. "If you ever need help, little one, just say the name Seth and I will come."