A/N: This is my first ever Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan-fiction, so I hope that you enjoy it. Just to give a fair warning, I hardly know how to play the game, but I have seen the anime. I will also be using OC cards for my characters; so, if I get anything wrong please let me know. Also, I do not know how much dueling my characters will do.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V and its characters except for my OCs.
Long before Zarc became evil he was once a junior year high school student who was dating a young Ray Akaba. However, a twist of fate fell upon them; for sometime after they got together Ray was beginning to not so feel well. She would start vomiting in the early mornings, have strange food cravings, and also sudden mood swings; and, her father, Leo Akaba, was starting to notice his daughter's strange behavior.
"Ray, are you feeling all right?", he asked his daughter for he just found her throwing up in the bathroom, again.
She looked up at her father with bags under her eyes and replied, "No, not really. I don't know what is going on."
He placed his upon her forehead to see if she had a fever. "You feel fine," he told her.
"So, what do you think is wrong?", she asked worried.
"Only one way to find out," he answered his daughter.
They went to see the doctor to find out what the problem was. After telling the doctor what has been happening and answering a few questions the doctor asked Leo to go sit in the waiting room while they ran some tests. Some time had past and the doctor came back with the results. "Alright, after going over the tests and double checking we've just confirmed what your condition is, Ms. Akaba." Ray was sitting on the examination table waiting anxiously until; "Congratulations, your pregnant," the doc said with a small smile.
9 months later…
After learning that she was pregnant Ray and Leo ended up having a very heated discussion. Ray ultimately decided to keep the child; and while Leo was disappointed with her, but still loving her with all his heart, agreed to help raise the kid. However, after learning about her condition she ended up breaking up with Zarc without telling him about his baby; because she was afraid of how he might react. So, after the long wait it was finally time to welcome the newest member of the Akaba family into the world.
"Come on, Ray, come on, push," the doctor instructed her.
Leo, standing by his daughter's bedside, kissed her on the forehead and told her, "You're doing great."
The doctor spoke again, "I see the head. Ok, just one more push." Ray did as she was told and suddenly there was the sound of a little infant's crying. "It's a girl," the doc declared as everyone was smiling with joy. After the baby was cleaned up, she was handed over to an exhausted Ray.
"Oh, Ray, she's beautiful," the now grandfather said with pride in his eyes.
"So, what are you going to name her?", the doctor asked.
Ray thought for a moment and smiled as she stared at her new daughter before answering, "Irene. Irene Akaba."
3 years later…
As Irene grew up, she has gained her mother's facial features, grey and maroon hair, and has also inherited her father's golden eyes; except her eyes are more rounded like her mother's. When she become old enough to learn how to duel Ray and Leo had given her four special monster cards. The effect monster, Ruby-Eyes Manticore; the fusion monster, Sapphire Sea Serpent; synchro monster, Diamond-Winged Dragon; and the Xyz monster, Amethyst Griffin. Each one; a jewel based mythical creature that represents one of the four elements of nature; earth, water, fire, and air. They were to show her that she was Ray's precious jewel and how she meant the world to her.
Ray wished it could go on forever; however, it was not meant to be. It was some time after Irene got the cards that she wanted to go see one of Zarc's duels; even though the two of them did not know that they were related to one another Irene wanted to go after hearing so much about him. Ray was unsure at first, but reluctantly she agreed.
After winning, yet another duel, Zarc was holding an autograph signing for his fans and Irene as well as Ray were also in line. When it came time for their turn Zarc asked, "Ok, who do I make this out to?"
"Irene Akaba, please," said the little girl.
Recognizing the last name Zarc looked up to see Ray and a young girl with her. "Ray," he said in a surprised tone.
Ray replied, "Hello, Zarc, it's been a while."
"It sure has," he agreed. He then looked over to Irene and asked, "So, who is this little one?"
"This is Irene, my daughter," she answered as she put her hands on Irene's shoulders.
"Oh, really?", the duelist questioned. Nervously she nodded her head. "What about you, Irene? How old are you?", he said with a small smile as he went back to the young girl.
With a proud smile she answered, "Three."
After hearing that Zarc's face was replaced with one of happiness with to that was filled with shock as something popped into his mind. As he took a closer look at the girl, he noticed that parts of her hair were grey and had gold eyes like his. He then turned his attention back to Ray and said, "Hey, Ray, do you mind sticking around for a bit? I would like to talk to you after I'm done signing autographs."
Having a bad feeling what was about to happen, and knowing one day it would, she sadly agreed.
When the time came for them to talk, they were in the stands with Irene playing not to far away from them. "So, what is it you wanted to talk about?", Ray asked even though she had a pretty good idea what.
With his back toward her he spoke without answering the question, "Three. She's three years old, Ray."
She looked down, sighed, and said, "Yeah, I know."
"That was the last time we ever-," being as emotional as he was, he was unable to finish the sentence. He then turned around to face her and said the question that was hanging in the air, "Am- Am I her father?"
"Yes," was all she could say.
"Is that- Is that why you broke up with me?", he asked finding it hard to find his voice. Taking her silence as his answer he spoke again, "Why didn't you just tell me?!"
"Because I didn't know how you would react," she nearly shouted with tears in her eyes.
He scoffed, "Well, I guess we will never know now, won't we?" Silence soon fell upon them for some time before Zarc suddenly said, "I want to meet her," leaving no room for argument. Before Ray could even object, he told her, "You know as well as I do, that she deserves to know who her father is."
With sadness in her eyes she nodded her head. She then turned to where her daughter was and called, "Irene, could you come here please."
After hearing her mother's voice Irene gathered up her cards and scurried over to her mother. Once she got there, she saw how sad her mom looked and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Ray wiped away her tears and said, "Sweetie, there's someone I would like to meet."
"Really, who?", Irene asked.
Ray gestured her to Zarc and told her, "Irene, I would like you to meet Zarc, your father."
"Huh?", she exclaimed. "So, my father is the world's greatest duelist? Cool!", she said suddenly and then ran up to Zarc and hugged him. "I'm happy to have met you, dad."
The moment Irene ran up and gave him a hug a look of shock was placed upon his face; but once he heard what she called him, his shock was replaced with happiness. "I'm to have finally meet you too, Irene," he said as he returned his daughter's hug.
2 years later…
After Zarc and Irene found out the truth about their relationship they had begun to spend more time with each other; after getting Ray's approval first, of course. They even discovered that Irene's four favorite monsters were one-of-a-kind, just like her dad's dragons. Zarc even helped Irene on improving her dueling skills. He also began to realize that Irene was the greatest thing to have ever happen to him. The two of them were almost inseparable; that is until the day of the accident.
That day was when everything changed; after the incident the crowd cheered for more violence and Zarc happy to give it to them. However, because of this newfound ruthlessness of his Zarc was no longer allowed to see Irene; which caused him to go further down a dark path, for she was the only source of goodness he had left.
Even though Irene was not allowed to spend time with her dad anymore she would still go to his duels with her mom, grandpa, or both. She was even with the two of them the day Zarc attacked the audience and merged with his four dragons Odd-Eyes, Dark Rebellion Xyz, Clear Wing Synchro, and Starving Venom Fusion Dragon to become Supreme King Z-Arc.
After the rise of Supreme King Z-Arc…
Feeling responsible for all of Zarc's destruction Leo Akaba looked for a way to defeat him, until one day he did. However, knowing what her father was planning on doing Ray decided to take matters into her own hands; but it would require the help of a certain five-year old. "Irene, can you do something for me?", she asked.
"Sure, mom, what's up?", Irene replied. Ray cupped her hand around her daughter's ear as she told her what to do.
The time to put the plan into action was when Leo was done creating the four nature cards. All Irene had to do was distract him for just one moment. "Grandpa, I'm scared," she said standing right behind him.
He turned around to comfort his granddaughter, "Don't worry, I'll make sure that no harm will come to you or your mom." After he said that he turned around just in time to see Ray steal the cards and run towards Zarc with Irene immediately following her.
"Mom, wait," Irene shouted, "I can help."
"No, sweetie, you can't. I will not allow you to put yourself in danger, I love you too much to let that happen," she said as she kneeled down in front of her little girl.
In return she said, "I love you too, mom. But I'm still going with you. Those cards contain the forces of nature while my monsters represent the four elements, maybe they can help. Besides, he is still my dad, maybe I can get him to listen."
Not wanting to for fear for her safety Ray couldn't help but admit that Irene had a good point. "All right, let's go stop your father," she declared as she to where Zarc was with Irene riding on top of her back.
Once they got to their destination, they confronted the man that had once been so close to them. "Zarc!", Ray yelled.
He looked down to see Ray and Irene. "Well if isn't my daughter and her mother. What do you want? Have you come to stop me?", he mocked as Ray put Irene down on the ground.
"Daddy, please, you don't have to do this," Irene pleaded.
"Sorry, but this is what the fans ordered, and I plan on delivering," he declared.
"By hurting innocent people; destroying the world?", Ray cried.
All he said was, "Never stopped them before."
"ENOUGH!", Irene cried out.
"If you won't stop, then I guess we'll have to stop you ourselves," Ray told him.
"Are you two challenging me to a duel?", he questioned.
She responds, "You bet we are."
"LET'S DUEL", they all shouted as they readied their duel disks.
One by one they each took their turns as the duel went on. As they played Irene would continue to try convincing her father to stop, but still to no avail. She even ended up using her ace monsters; but were ultimately sent to the graveyard. However, they would still help with Zarc's defeat where they were. Once everything was set Ray decided to her daughter a chance to run. "Irene, get as far away as you can," she ordered.
"No, I would rather face this with you then live without you," she told her mother as she ran to her mom and gave and hugged her with all her might. Accepting this Ray gave her a loving smile. Knowing what was about to happen Irene decided to give it one more try. "Daddy, please if you stop now things can go back to the way they were," she pleaded with all her heart.
"Hahaha! Sorry, but that's never going to happen," the demon duelist declared.
"Then you leave us with no choice. It's my move. I draw!", Ray exclaimed. Then one after another she used the magic cards that her father created. Once she was finished four unique designed bracelets appeared on her arm; and at the same time, they each glowed a different color.
Seeing what was happening Zarc threatened them, "Stop it, stop it right now, or you'll both suffer the consequences." But neither of them said a word to him. After he said this Zarc, Ray, and Irene souls each then went in four different directions with the world immediately chasing after them.
