Shinsei Unmei: Path of Light and Darkness Chapter 1: Prologue: A new Day, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Shinsei Unmei: Path of Light and Darkness

Prologue: A new Day

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"I attack your Alligator's Sword with my Dark Magician to wipe out the remainder of your life points!" Yugi exclaimed, watching the hologram of his favorite monster end his duel with Joey. "Man Yuge, how do you do it? That's seventeen times in a row that you creamed me!" Yugi's best friend cried, watching the Dueldisks deactivate. "It's okay Joey, good duel!" Yugi congratulated, walking towards his grandfather's shop. "Maybe I need some better cards." Joey mumbled in reply, walking into the Game Shop.

Yugi began to follow when a figure appeared out of a nearby shadow. "Greetings Pharaoh." The figure mocked, folding his arms across his chest. Dressed in a black robe with a hood over his head, Yugi highly doubted it would be a salesman.

"What do you want?" Yami no Yugi asked, switching places with Yugi to protect his aibou.

"Saint Dragon Osiris." he replied, pulling a long piece of wood out of his pocket. "Accio Osiris!" he cried, the tip of the wand glowing faintly.

Inside Yugi's deck, the god card began to glow with a red aura, which flared once and died away. As Yami no Yugi looked on in confusion, the man flew back into the wall, falling to the ground with a sickening crack.

"What did you do?" Yami no Yugi bellowed, watching the man's body go limp.

"Hey, you!" a voice cried from behind Yami no Yugi, causing him to turn around. "I challenge you to a duel," the same boy added, a dueldisk on his arm.

"Not now, I've got something more important to do!" Yami no Yugi snapped, his temper flaring.

"Yugi! Explain this letter I got this morning!" Seto Kaiba bellowed from behind him, pushing Yami no Yugi over the edge and allowing Yugi to possess his own body.

"What is it now Kaiba?" Yugi replied, ready to banish Kaiba if need be. "Explain this letter I got in the mail this morning! From someplace named Hogwarts. Honestly, it's like that mutt can't think up a better name for a school!"

Just as Yugi was about to read the letter Seto Kaiba was talking about, an owl suddenly flew right into him, knocking the short boy over.

"What?" he exclaimed, a similar envelope to the one Kaiba was holding tied to its leg. As Yugi read the front of the envelope, three words crossed his mind: Marik, stalker, Bakura.

Mr. Yugi Mutou

2nd bedroom, Kami Gameshop

Domino, Japan

"Kaiba, Joey didn't send these. I don't know who did, but I don't think this is a prank." Yami no Yugi said, switching places with Yugi. Opening the envelope, he read the contents aloud:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorcerer, Chief Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confederation of Wizards)

Dear Mr. Yugi Mutou,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1.

Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress

PS: We are aware that you are older than the standard age of first year students. Professor Dumbledore will talk with you about the necessary arrangements prior to your departure. Please be in Domino Square at 3:00 p.m. on the thirty-first of July.

"That's the same crap they sent me! Tell me where that mutt is and I swear I'll find out who did this." Kaiba snorted, glaring angrily at Yami no Yugi. "Kaiba, I suggest we go to Domino Square, it's 2:15 and it's the thirty-first. Maybe then you'll get your answers." Yami no Yugi replied, walking towards the center of the town. "Just to prove you wrong... But I do refuse to walk there."

Kaiba pulled out his cell phone and called his driver, who swung around the corner and picked them up, delivered them to the town square, and left. Forty-five minutes later, Yami no Yugi and Kaiba stood waiting at the fountain clock, and nothing happened. "Kaiba," Yami no Yugi began, a look of concern on his face. "Not now! I told you it was crap, nobody's coming!" the CEO retorted, angrily picking up his cell phone.

"Kaiba! If you'll notice, there's no sound besides our own voices!" Yami no Yugi exclaimed, catching Kaiba's attention. "Very good Mr. Mutou. You noticed my little suspension charm. It's quite handy, you'll never believe how many uses- Never mind that though, there are more important matters to discuss."

A man dressed in magenta robes suddenly shimmered into sight in front of the clock in the center of Domino Square, his long white beard flowing down to his waist. "Who are you?" Kaiba spat, just as Yami no Yugi stood up. "Professor, nice to meet you." The pharaoh welcomed, sitting down on one of the benches nearby.

"Thank you for the Mr. Mutou, but now we need to discuss your traveling arrangements. The rest of our students live in or around England so they need only to get to Kings Cross station. But, due to your circumstances, we will need to transport you to England via other means." At this, Kaiba coughed, causing Yami no Yugi to glare at him in anger.

"Are you alright Mr. Kaiba? Anyway, yes, due to your late detection, we're unsure of how magic would affect you during transportation. Therefore, we are going to play it safe and send you to England by a muggle airplane."

After talking for a few more minutes, the headmaster paused and Kaiba flaunted his immense wealth. "I can fly in my own plane, and just to see the look on Yugi's face when this turns out to be a hoax, the brat can come along too." He muttered, still not believing that he was really invited to some school for "wizards" in England.

"Well, it's settled then! I expect you at Diagon Alley in no more than two days, when you reach London, a ministry official will help you on your way."

The next day, Yugi had a spare trunk of his grandfather's filled to the brim with clothes, accessories, cards, and other various items. He was pulling it down the stairs when his grandfather called to him from the back room. Running back there as soon as he had dropped his trunk off with one of Kaiba's executives, he noticed a small parcel on his grandfather's desk.

"Yugi, this is a going-away present from your friends and me, don't open it until you're on the train." His grandfather said merrily, putting the day's boosters and decks out for sale. "Bye grandpa!" Yugi called, taking his gift and running out the door.

Yugi jumped into the back door of Kaiba's limousine to find the CEO hard at work on his laptop. "You're working? Isn't Mokuba in charge of KaibaCorp until the summer?" Yugi exclaimed, receiving a glare from the CEO in reply.

"That's none of your concern Mutou, you'll live longer if you kept your curiosity in check." Seto snapped, returning to his fast-paced typing as the limo began to pull away.

Once they reached the airport, Seto checked them in with security and led Yugi a private elevator, which took them straight to the executive lounge. Walking swiftly and glaring icily at anyone who dared look his way, Seto reached the terminal shortly, with Yugi running to match his pace.

They boarded the KaibaCorp jet in continued silence, the shorter looking around him in awe. 'Only the best...' Yami no Yugi muttered bitterly, crossing his arms in his soul room. The plane took off noiselessly, the occupants not even noticing their departure.

Later, as the jet came to a stop at Heathrow airport in London, Seto swiftly pulled their luggage out of a compartment in the rear of the plane and left Yugi's where it was, walking out of a side door and taking the first steps into London (on this journey).

As soon as they stepped into the airport, a woman in a black dress walked over to them, nodding them aside.

"I'm here to take you to the Leaky Cauldron, if you'll put your luggage close to your persons, it will be much easier." She whispered, pulling out a wand. "Apparus" she muttered and the three of them vanished, leaving behind no evidence of their passing besides the plane.

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