Here is the first chapter of Dancing into Magician's Heart. :)

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There was a kingdom, beautiful with the clear blue skies, meadows of flowers and bustling villages that flourished from the land's natural resources. The kingdom was ruled by a great king named Atem with his bureaucracy made up of his brother and close friends. The king treated all of his people with equality, teaching those who didn't have the same beliefs that each person was human with feelings that everyone experiences. However the kingdom wasn't perfect as many of the citizens wanted to become powerful or rich as the king and those close to him. These were the people with darkness in their heart, the kind of darkness that could lead them to kill to get what they want. The king and the wielders of the magical objects created by the former king and his bureaucracy during dark times would punish these evil souls by banishing them to the Shadom Realm. The lost souls of the Shadow Games loved the apep, finding the new souls to be quite appetizing.

However as good the king's bureaucracy was at these Shadow Games, King Atem reigned supreme. They gave him the title King of Games, word spreading the great king Atem lost to no one at any type of game. Many came to challenge King Atem for his title, only to leave in utter humiliation. King Atem enjoyed facing all the new opponents as some had darkness in their hearts that was quickly gotten rid of with the magic his bureaucracy members had, powerful magic taught by the previous king's bureaucracy. However, the constant wins made King Atem grow bored, leaving his bureaucracy members to do the job of dealing with those who wanted to challenge him.

"If you can beat one of the members in my bureaucracy, then I will play a game with you," King Atem would tell the challengers as he sat on his throne. No one could ever beat the bureaucracy members at the games no matter how simple the game was. Instead of challengers giving up, many were more dedicated to earn the title of King of Games, traveling from nations afar. A white hair stranger heard the hushed whispers of people talking about the King of Games, wishing the king didn't hide behind his bureaucracy and face them like a true man should. He did enjoy games as well though he was only a beginner at most games.

"Maybe the king will allow me to stay at the palace to become strong as him and his bureaucracy," The white hair stranger said cheerfully as he began his journey to the kingdom. "I have been alone since I came here to in this realm after all."

The white hair stranger reached the kingdom in mid-winter, the land covered in shimmering snow. He shivered as he reached the elegant cream steps of the palace, not a single step littered with snow. The white hair stranger's face was a blotchy salmon color, his nose a darker color. He knocked on the door, wrapping his dark ebony cloak closer to him. The tall topaz colored doors opened wide, a young girl with a beautiful tan complexion and emerald eyes wearing a beautiful dress that exposed her shoulders. It was in such a odd design of aqua trimmed with pink in the middle and the edges of the dress. Her dark coffee hair was certainly in a style he had never seen before just like the matching headband wrapped around her hair, but then again he had an unusual hair as well. Her eyes widen as she took in the stranger, noticing how weary and frail he looked.

"Why are you out in this storm? Are you another challenger? Come inside quickly before you catch yourself a cold," The woman said as she ushered the white hair stranger in. "What is your name by the way?"

The man quickly went inside, fighting the urge to sneeze on the woman. "My name is Bakura. I came to ask the king to teach me to become great at games just like he is. Many from the village I was living at spoke of him and his bureaucracy. What is your name if I may ask?"

The woman smiled at the stranger and was about to tell him when a tall, muscular man with the same complexion as her, came in. He was in a lilac top with pants that were darker than Bakura's cloak. The man also had a matching cloak tied around his neck, his dark hair tied behind in a ponytail.

"Mana! Why would you suddenly leave the table without excusing yourself?" The man questioned, his bluish grey eyes narrowed at Mana. Mana simply pointed at Bakura, an innocent look on her face. "I heard the door knock and I ran to get it. You always told me it was rude not answering the door Mahad. And I invited him inside as it's cold and snowing outside. He also has a request for the king," Mana replied.

The man named Mahad looked over to Bakura, his eyes relaxing. "Mana love, there are servants whose job is to open the door. I suppose we should lead him to the dining room." Mahad reached out his hand for Mana's who quickly took it, smiling. She turned towards Bakura, sending him a reassuring smile. "Follow us Bakura. I'm sure the king will be delighted to have another challenger today."

Bakura nodded his head clearly, the shivers of his body now gone from the heat of the castle. Mana kept asking Bakura questions along the way such as how old he was, what is his village like, his favorite food, his favorite game and so much more. Bakura answered her questions, amused by her excitement. He wondered if she was a member of the bureaucracy and was Mahad as well. His dark amber eyes widened as they reached the dining room, where people were chatting and laughing, making the room feel very festive. Bakura saw a man with light gold colored bangs and dark black hair rimmed with a rich maroon like color as if someone mixed in red and purple to create such a color, at the very head of the table. The man had his hands folded underneath his chin as he talked to another man who looked almost exactly like him except this man had less gold colored bangs and his hair was rimmed with a more pronounced violet color. The man also looked to be more at ease and lively than the stoic man head at the table.

'They're probably brothers,' Bakura thought as everybody looked over to him, Mahad and Mana. Bakura froze, uneasy with everyone's eyes suddenly staring at him.

"Mana! It was rude of you to leave the table without excusing yourself! King Atem made us wait for you to come back!" A blonde hair man yelled, his eyes narrowing at Mana. Mana stuck out her tongue in reply before turning towards King Atem.

" Because he knows you would have taken my food Joey. King Atem, Bakura had traveled far from his village in hopes of becoming a great player of games such as yourself," Mana spoke with soberness, switching her mood instantly.

King Atem cocked his head to the left, staring at Bakura with such severity in his eyes that matched the rich maroon color tips of his hair. Bakura bowed before the king, keeping his eyes down as he spoke.

"She is right my King. People of my village have spoken of you on how great you are that I wish I could have you teach me how to become a great gamer like yourself."

King Atem got up from his chair, walking to Bakura with each step following the other in perfect harmony as his red cape flowed behind him. "

Bakura, I have never taught the members of my bureaucracy to become great at the Shadow Games or the everyday games we play as for fun. They became great as they are by learning from each loss and win. I will not teach you as I have other things to handle with in keeping this kingdom strong and I have no time to teach someone. Perhaps I can let you choose which member of my bureaucracy you would like to help you," King Atem said, laying a hand on Bakura's shoulder.

Something inside Bakura snapped as an evil voice spoke in Bakura's head. 'Prideful fool! He will teach us!' The voice shouted, sending pain throughout Bakura's body. Bakura grabbed his head, screaming as the voice fought hard to gain control. "You won't have control over me! You did last time in the last realm!" Bakura yelled, shaking uncontrollably.

"My king get away from him!" a man with dark brunette hair and light sapphire eyes yelled, running to King Atem. A woman with sandy brown trailed behind him, worried over the safety of her lover and the young man.

"Seto, what's with the sudden darkness coming?" The woman asked as the others left the table to watch in horror as the man continued screaming. A bright light suddenly appeared, sending almost everyone into the table.

"Mai!" Joey yelled as he quickly grabbed the golden hair blonde before they landed on the ground in a loud thud. The light quickly faded away as everybody laid on the ground, groaning from the bruises that were to surely form.

"Yugi darling! Are you ok?" A blonde, bright green eye young woman asked going over to the king's younger brother. A maniacal laughter caught everyone's attention as they turned towards Bakura. Their eyes widened in shock, some gasping as they took in Bakura's appearance. Half of his body was in total darkness with a black devil wing protruding from his black as his hair was now messier than before. His other half however had an pure white angel wing, that side emitting goodness as Bakura's hair looked more calm. His hands were holding a red heart, his eyes closed. Bakura's eyes snapped open, a sinister smirk forming on his lips.

"You shouldn't have said that to my lighter half King Atem," the deep voice of Bakura sneered, glaring at King Atem and everyone else in the room. "I don't particulary like it when people say no to me…well to us actually."

"What are you?" Yugi asked, helping his older brother stand up. Bakura smirked, taking a step with his dark side. With that one step, he sent darkness to everyone's heart, making some clutch at their chest.

"I was a person, a human just like all you are. But my parents couldn't handle having a son with two souls as they said. So they sent me to live with this powerful magician who 'helped' me create this form as a way to keep my two souls in balance," Bakura answered simply, smirking as he saw their pain. "Honestly it is a bit lonely to be the only monster. After all, that may be why my lighter half hardly ever showed this form and kept me locked up."

"Look pal. I'm sorry that you're a freak but that ain't our fault," Joey replied, wincing from the darkness. Bakura merely gazed at Joey before sending another wave of pulsating darkness to him. Joey fell to the ground, shaking.

"Speak when you're spoken to you lowly mortal. You mortals of this kingdom will learn a lesson the hard way," Bakura growled. A dark cloud appeared moving quickly to Atem and everybody else, forming a cloak of darkness. Excruciating pain suddenly was digging into their bodies, the women screaming in pure agony. The tearing of fabric and skin filled the air along with the screams as the dark cloud remained in it's position. Bakura laughed as he watched all of them suffer, his eyes becoming almost black. The dark cloud darted to outside, becoming larger as it started changing the kingdom and its inhabitants as well. Slowly, King Atem rose, panting heavily.

"What did you do to us? Tell me now!" King Atem demanded, glaring dangerously at Bakura. Bakura chuckled, unaffected by the king's gaze.

"Just look at the ones behind you oh great king. You'll see what has been done."

King Atem turned towards the people behind him, gasping in pure shock. His brother Yugi had grown quite tall, now with pure gold hair and was dressed in a blue outfit. Two protruding blue like wings were on his back. He also had red orbs decorated along on the strange hat that was on his head. Yugi's lover Rebecca on the other hand, had her now darker hair flowing down to her back, dressed in a dark flame orange that reminded him of embers as she had some odd decorations in her hair. Joey was in a dark sapphire and orange armor trimmed with gold as a matching orange sword was in his hands as Mai had turned into a bird like creature in a provocative outfit. Her hair and her eyes remained the same colors but her skin was now a faint blue.

"I have blonde hair now!" Mana screamed as she caught her appearance in a mirror. That was not all that had changed for Mana however. Her skin was now a cream like color with her two cheeks a lightly shaded pink color. She was in a blue and pink outfit that barely touched her thighs but she had matching shoes and a hat to go along with her outfit. A wand like object was in her hands that she was waving around frantically. The man next to her, Mahad, now had completely lavender hair and was dressed in a darker shade of lavender outfit. He also had a wand that was pure green and much longer than Mana's.

"What have you done to Serenity?" Seto, dressed in a odd armor that consisted of a blue cape and bones of some type of an animal, yelled as he kneeled next to a dragon. The white dragon was beautiful, despite it being large and unconscious. Never had anyone remembered being told that dragons, even though they were myths, could be such a beautiful color. Bakura's eyebrow rose at Seto, wondering if the man was stupid.

"That is your precious Serenity. I merely turned you all into monsters that reflect each of you and the dark parts of your hearts," Bakura answered before throwing his head back, laughing. King Atem clenched his palms, until he felt a staff in his left palm. He looked at his hands, noticing they were clad in pure charcoal black leather just as every inch of his skin was too. Atem's eyes traveled up further along his arm, finding dark pink buckles as well. He looked over to a mirror, his eyes widening as he took in his appearance. Atem's skin was now turquoise, some black marks from his bottom lip to chin and some surrounding his eyes. His hair was no longer the three colors and style he once knew, as it was now pure black and traveled to the middle of his back. Atem noticed his eyes were now a crimson red in the middle of a dark yellow that surrounded the crimson. He realized he was taller too and the oddly shaped thing on his head felt nonexistent.

"How does it feel to be like mon-AHHHHH!" Bakura sneered before screaming in pure agony. He feel to his knees, trying to fight back whatever was causing his sudden rush of pain. Everybody in the room watched as the dark side of Bakura change completely to match to the good side.

Bakura was now panting, already worn out from taking back control from the evil soul. "I'm sorry I lost control. He took advantage of a weak point," The good soul of Bakura murmured, ashamed of himself.

"Can you change us back? This form is beautiful and exotic but I would prefer my human body more," Mai asked, her clawed hands folded over her chest. Bakura shook his head, sighing.

"I can't reverse any spells the dark soul of me has done nor can any of you. I can however provide a way for this spell to end but it could take awhile to be done."

Yugi ran to help Bakura up, his eyes showing concern. "What could you do?" Yugi asked, his voice hopeful. Bakura bit his lower lip before answering.

"The only spell that would work to end this is for someone to fall in love with King Atem and teach him the lessons he has not yet learned as he teaches them as well. I will also put a spell on Serenity so she can have two forms instead of only being a dragon."

Bakura muttered a chant quietly. Silver sparkles surrounded Serenity as she changed back into a woman dressed in a pure marble white dress with two elegant matching wings appeared on her back. Her eyes were now more pointed as a purple cuff appeared on both her wrists and her neck as Seto scooped her up into his arms.

"Your kingdom will also be hidden and forgotten from the world until King Atem finds the light that is found in a person who will love him. From the time this one finds this realm, the king has until winter for this one to admit love to him and he for that one."

Bakura smiled sadly at them. "Please forgive me but I must leave now. I am so tired," he whispered before vanishing into thin air.

King Atem sauntered to the window, his boots clacking against the floor. His beloved kingdom had changed so much now as the land now varied from snowy mountains to sandy deserts. His people were now just like him, his bureaucracy and their lovers: monsters. Some no longer had human forms. He let out a small growl, his fist went through a window, the pieces of glass shattering onto the floor. Yugi appeared next to his brother, placing his hand on his brother's shoulder.

"All we can do now Atem is to wait for the one to help you break this," Yugi said sadly, watching his brother's pain filled expression.

Atem shrugged his brother's hand off his shoulder, walking away from the shattered window and the members of his bureaucracy.

"Until then, I will find a way to break this curse myself."

So here is the first chapter of Dancing into the Magician's Heart. Oh and the list of the Duel Monsters each character in this chapter is:

Bakura: Change of Heart

Atem: Dark Magician of Chaos

Yugi: Maha Vailo

Mahad: Dark Magician (Surprise!)

Mana: Dark Magician Girl (Another surprise!)

Joey: Flame Swordsman

Mai: Harpie Lady

Rebecca: Fire Princess

Seto: Lord of Dragons

Serenity: Blue Eyes White Dragon/ Maiden of the Moonlight

Until the next update!