Deep in the sands within a dark chamber lit by torchlight, a group of young friends watched as two more young males stood on a raised dais of stone between them monsters and machines of shimmering light attacked on another following the orders of the two males. The males could pass as brothers for their features except for a few key differences. the spectators down below watched in silence neither saying a word as three huge monsters were summoned out on the field to the left side.
"Who do you think is going to win Joey?" A female brunette with seafoam blue eyes asked turning her head slightly to the only blond in the room.
"I dont know Tea. Yug' and Yams' are impossible to beat together but one on one? It could end up a draw." the blond, Joey stated as he watched his two closest friends fight.
"Silent Magician!" the male on the right side called out drawing Joey and Tea's attention back to the duel. "Attack the Pharaoh directly!" the male ordered out a holding back tears as a large ball of light shot out at the unprotected figure.
'I am finally free to rest in peace.' Two tones crimson amethyst eyes closed and contentment washed over the figure knowing it was his time to leave.
"Congratulations Aibou you have set me free." Came a powerful voice from the light revealing his figure. The young male was slightly taller than average with gravity-defying tricolored hair of raven black at the base lighting bolt blond streaking throughout the black to the crimson dipped tips while the blond framed his angular face. He wore a simple dark blue jacket with a black muscle shirt underneath, around his neck was a black leather choker covered in silver bumps (not quit spikes as they were rounded but i don't remember what they are actually called.) His bottoms consisted of dark blue pants with twin leather belts around his hips. A kind smile graced his lips as he walked across the cold stone his boots clicking across while low sobs came from the boy before him looking so lost and distraught.
"How... How could I have done that to you Pharaoh? Mi Horti no Boku?" The young boy asked as the Pharaoh walked over kneeled and placed a bond on the boy's shoulder. the boy shared many looks with the older man but while his features were rounder the boy had wide innocent violet eyes leaking tears his lighter blue clothes standing out compared to the elder's darker ones.
"A champion does not belong on his knees Yugi." The Pharaoh helped Yugi stand, placing his hands on Yugi's shoulders looking Yugi straight into the eyes. "You may be sending me away Yugi but i am always here with you. You learned how to be strong from me while I learned friendship and compassion from you. You will never be alone Yugi. Not now not ever." The Pharaoh, Yami, said gazing out at the rest of the group who had witnessed their duel. 'You have good friends Yugi they will protect you when i can not but i have a feeling we will see each other once again.' Yami thought, taking off his duel disk and placing it in Yugi's bag. Turning towards the doors Yami walked up to them looking right at the eye engraved on the stone doors. "I am the son of Aknamkanon. My name is Atem." Yami said proudly but his heart ached with unknown pain and longing at the name. The doors opened leaving Yami to look into a bright white of the gates of the afterlife and heading towards it as he turned to the rest of the group behind him. "Thank you, all of you," Yami said as a last goodbye as he entered the light closing his eyes and embracing the light.
He opened his eyes to find himself standing on a road made of starlight surrounded by pastel colored lights. he grew both confused and curious as six glowing orbs of light appeared in a circle around him.
"Your life is not yet done Princess," Called a female voice from behind Yami making him turn around to a purple glowing sphere as an intelligent voice came echoing out of the orb.
"Yes you will be leaving this Human World but you will be going to your birth home the realm you were given life in before they sent you away to keep you safe and to let you grow up in peace." Yami couldn't believe his ears as the orange one had spoken nothing but the truth that echoed in his ears.
"its time you returned to Equestria, it's... people... there will help you." the yellow light said softly the pink one giggling happily before pushing Yami into the light closing the doors behind him.
"But first you need a quick change Darling." A soft blue orb stated before Yami felt something stir in his body.
"How will i know who to trust?" Yami asked the swirling colors as they united into one orb looking like a rainbow.
"well duh, we are going to help you with that but right now all you need to do is sleep while we take care of the rest."a voice that reminded Yami of Joey stated before the colored enveloped Yami's form causing him to change shape before he blacked out from the magic overloading his body.
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A light purple pony with an equal sign cutie mark was star gazing when her eyes caught the sight of a shooting star... That was heading for her village.
"Starlight!" An all-white stallion with a similar mark on his flank to hers called, knocking on her door a slightly panicked look on his face.
"Coming!" Starlight called as the shooting star crashed to the ground a mile or two away from the town. "Double Diamond what is it?"
"One of the town's ponies claimed they saw a pegasus caught in the light unconscious through a telescope." the white stallion, Double Diamond stated as the light purple mare's eye's widened.
"Gather every available adult mare and stallion without kids and set up a search party. That pegasus must have hit the ground hard when he or she crashed." Starlight ordered the white stallion.
"Right away Starlight!" the white stallion saluted before jogging off.