A/N: GOSH DARN IT MUSES WHY MUST YOU DO THIS?!
Ugh. This time it has nothing to do with FusedShipping, actually. My muses just got, really disappointed by the fact that none of the characters that have lost to Zarc have died or been like critically injured or something. The stakes should be extremely high, but for some reason they aren't. I mean, if it's because everyone keeps interfering in the Duel rather than let it end and start fresh, I guess I could understand, but still.
This AU is going to remedy that. The people that lose to Zarc will die. This fic will be following the thoughts of the ARC-V characters as they pass the Pendulum on to the next one (meaning that while there might be a mention of the legacy characters, there won't be a focus on them). If this is not your cup of tea, please leave this fic immediately.
You have been warned.
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…Why… why does it… hurt so much… to breathe…?
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Green eyes slowly open, expecting to find answers, but see only a chaotic swirl of red and darkness. The boy tries to sit up, but barely moves an inch before his arms give out. He tastes blood in his mouth, and can feel it in the back of his throat.
Shiun'in Sora is dying.
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…I couldn't do it… I couldn't save Yuya…
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The Pendulum—Yuya's Pendulum—is cold in his hands. He's surprised he even has the strength to still hold onto it. It offers him no comfort at all. Yuya didn't respond from within the monster that bore his face, no matter how hard Sora and Edo had tried.
Someone calls his name, and a bitter smile makes its way onto Sora's face.
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…How fitting… that it's you who shows up to help…
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Sora opens his eyes again. This time, amidst the haze, he can barely make out Kurosaki Shun's face. "K—" Sora stops, coughing violently. The metallic taste in his mouth gets worse. "Kurosaki… The rest is… up to you…" He knows he can't sit up, so he just moves his arm, holding out the Pendulum. "You… you have to… bring Yuya back…"
Shun takes the Pendulum.
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…Who knew… that I'd ever… trust an Xyz User… this much…
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Sora lets his hand fall back to his side. His own heartbeat hurts now, and what little sight he had left is gone. His time's almost up, and that very thought makes him panic. He desperately gasps in air, which only makes everything hurt even more. He doesn't want to die, but then again, who would when they had so much left to do?
A hand tightly clasps his shoulder. "You don't have to worry. Leave it to me."
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…Thanks, Kurosaki…
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His breaths are more shallow now, and the tears have long since stopped. There's nothing more he can do… he lost to Zarc, and this is the price. He just wishes that he could have saved Yuya… just like Yuya had saved him…
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…I'm sorry Yuya… Please… come back to us…
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A/N: There you have it, Sora's death.
I have no regrets. *Thinks about who the next chapter is going to be about* …I have all the regrets.
(I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, which is clearly a good thing or else half the cast would be dead.)
