This is YuGiOh DM as it might have been if Takahashi had stuck to the original Yugi=Yami=Atem setting, wasn't working with a children's magazine, and if he had come
up with proper rules for the game.
Some things I should tell you beforehand:
1. I will be changing some of the card name and effects.
2. I will be trying to simplify the game rules a little.
3. I will be changing characters' name and nationality, because it was always weird for me that they were all Japanese.
3. It might be better for you if you pay attention to the changes in the characters' appearance, especially Yugi's, as it is a clue to his mental state.
4. The fact that I'm trying to write good duels does not mean that I will be neglecting drama, which is why this is rated M.
5. I like things to be logical, so this will be SF as well as fantasy. (I could never get over how they had hologram technology, but everything else was 90s.)
If I get a good respose from this, I may be writing my own version of gx and 5ds.
Prologue
Two boys walked through the streets of Suginami City.
"I've been corrupted."
"Oh, stop moping."
"Depraved. Ruined beyond salvation."
Katzya sighed. "It's just for one year. And you're the one who brought hairstyle into this."
"So that you wouldn't look like you're down with the gangs."
"But I'm doing you a favor," Katzya grinned. "Now you look a lot more like someone that's actually alive."
Yugi ran his fingers through his hair. It was rather long, reaching his jawline. Originally black, it now had scarlet bands running through two-thirds of its length,
meeting at the ends. There were longer lengths of gold, and the locks spilling from his forehead had been dyed completely gold.
"Nobody has three-color hair outside of VR, nobody," he snapped. "Seriously, what's your problem with monochrome?"
"Your wearing nothing but monochrome is the problem." Katzya stated. "One of these days you were going to be mistaken for a specter during your late-night walks
and give a poor, old lady a heart attack, and then it would be on your conscience."
Yugi scoffed. "Right, like any of them would want to leave the silver cities."
"Seriously, you do look better this way. Besides, the color goes well with that pendant you're always wearing." Katzya insisted. "Come on, just a year."
Yugi sighed. "Alright, I did lose the bet. I suppose it won't kill me."
They had reached the crossroads, and from here they would take different paths to their houses.
"Are you going straight home?" Yugi asked.
"No, I want to pick up some cards first. There a new tournament coming up, and I heard there's a new pack for Fire attributes. Can't let people think the Duelist of Flames
died off somewhere!" Katzya said, grinning.
Yugi shook his head. "There you go about duelists again. I don't understand why you put so much meaning into a children's card game."
"It's not a children's card game!" Katzya protested. "This is completely different from those Pokemon and Digimon cards! The serious players are all like in their 20s, and the
amount of the prize money-"
"Okay, okay, " Yugi said quickly, before Katzya went into another tirade about his beloved card game. "It's not for children, I get it. See you tomorrow." He turned around
and hastily made his escape.
Once he was a safe distance away, Yugi slowed down, and again ran his hand through his hair. It had been several years since Japan had given up on uniforms and
hairstyle regulations for high school students, but the notion that a proper student focused on studying and did not sport flamboyant hair or outfits was still prevalent, and
even people who dyed their hair a single color, like Katzya did, was rare. With 3 colors, no one was going to see him as a normal high school kid. Not that he was normal
anyway.
Not since he had started wearing the pendant.
NOTE: Yugi doesn't duel yet. Nor is he very interested in other games. I always thought it awkward that a boy who liked games of that genre would be of the shy, timid type.
Actually, from everything I see in the anime, I'm surprised that he is the timid type at all. Which got me thinking that there must be something behind this...