Author's Note: Several months ago, I started a second story of the Our Souls Series, called REMIX. It is set in an alternative universe of the main series, which I had intended to work alongside with ZEXAL: Our Souls.

…Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as planned. The main thing is a lack of motivation and, quite embarrassingly enough, a plan on how to execute future plots of the story.

Because of that, it leads to this: a sort of remake to the barely made story of REMIX, even if it pains me due to a minor plot point that would be explained in the series. Ah well…but before we begin, I would like to point out several things.

First, like the original REMIX, is set in an alternative universe. An alternative Akane Kuroyuki from ZEXAL: Our Souls appears, though has a vastly different personality from ZEXAL. There will be a handful of changes from what I got planned with REMIX, such as the setting and several plots and arcs. Because of that, the alternative versions of the characters in ZEXAL: Our Souls (Nature Verde, Crystal Ageina, Mark Feathers, Theo Owens) won't appear, though they might get referenced.

Second, I'll warn you guys that there might be…some violent and disturbing scenes throughout the story. Swearing is also a thing to look out for.

And third, won't be accepting OCs at all. Unlike the original REMIX, I won't add in cameos of OCs that appeared in ZEXAL: Our Souls due to the change of settings. Despite that, however, this story does contain many references and spoilers to ZEXAL: Our Souls and future stories. Like what is repeated several times, "We're all connected to a network of Our Souls"...

Despite this being the prologue, please review! And now...

Yu-Gi-Oh! Our Other Souls REMIX Revisit

Prologue

Year 2443, Summer, Tokyo

Why did I agree to go?

Sure, this was the last stop, but isn't it extreme to send someone to Japan all the way from New York?

I sighed. I would've liked it if Mr. President was here with me.

Oh…that's what I get for working with a bunch of information brokers, I guess. Thankfully, I'm not that afraid of being alone in the big, crowded city of Tokyo.

It's been three days since I've arrived to Japan.

I was asked to come right back to New York after asking he people I was assigned to, but I wasn't given a deadline, so I took my time exploring the city at day, and returning to the small hotel in Shinjuku when it got dark.

But now, here I am, to the assigned place.

…To be honest, I'm quite jealous of the home that the family lives in. Of course, to those that knew me, they know that I live inside a workplace crowded by older guys and papers. But this house is pretty big and stands out a little bit from the houses around it.

But enough of gawking. Taking a deep breath, I moved in to meet with the people inside.

"Ah…so you're the young boy that would meet me."

The one that I met looked like a high school girl, probably fifteen, which means that I'm a year younger than her. She had long black hair tied up to a ponytail and hazel eyes covered by a pair of glasses. Her clothes are all white and a bit frilly-looking.

…She's really cute.

Dammit, dammit, I need to concentrate now. C'mon, remember what Mr. President told you…

"Are you on your own?" the girl asks. "It must be tough for a boy like you to wander into a foreign place like Tokyo. How well do you speak Japanese?"

I felt my cheeks go red as I forget everything that I was going to say.

The girl looked at me for a moment before giggling. But once she stopped, she opened her mouth and spoke something that I didn't expect her to.

"…Well, how 'bout we talk in English?"

The girl spoke that sentence in perfect English. No mispronunciations. No mistakes with her "L"s with her "R"s. No weird accents either, though I heard a very faint trace of a rather familiar accent in her voice.

"You're from New York, right? I have relatives from there that knows English, but my sister mostly taught me it."

People from New York? Wonder if I've seen them...now that I think about it, didn't Mr. President say that he talked to a family known as the Kuroyukis? If so, then it probably explained that weird last name.

Let's see…what does "Kuro" mean in Japanese again? Something about black or dark, right? As for "Yuki", I think it means snow or something like that. So for "Kuroyuki", it means "black snow" or "dark snow". Does it have some sort of meaning behind it other than just sounding cool?

"Do you know about the Kuroyuki family?" the girl asked. "They are a long generation of detectives, although that tradition seems to be dying nowadays."

I already knew this. That large "detective" family that's been in America, Japan, and Europe. Mr. President interviewed with the family in America, although it's just a mom and dad and their daughter. What the interview was, it was related to a certain "incident" onboard the Skylight a few years ago.

That "incident" was a hijacking by a group of terrorists. Along with the terrorists, there were vague reports from the passengers that Mr. President had tracked down that claimed that they saw a monster murdering various tourists.

After interviewing a guy that goes by the name of Weiss, that "monster" turned out to be quite different than what the other witnesses claimed.

…Well, that "monster" was a killer, but he's "simply" a guy like Weiss.

But that guy, Weiss…he's different than other people. I don't know how, but something…felt odd when me and Mr. President first met him, his wife, and that photographer lady that was staying with them.

That interview happened after we broke into his house with false info that it was abandoned and that he had left several documents and papers on the incident somewhere in his room.

The incident on the Skylight. It was one of the three curious events that somehow connect to each other.

Year 2440, based on what a certain Mr. Charles Ebenezer said, a race for a "machine that could open up to other Worlds" began as a man loses it during a year of violence and rise of "Duel Gangs" in Tokyo.

Year 2439, the hijacking of the Skylight, and inside that airship, a series of plots, killings, mysteries, and an attempted murder occurred.

Year 2436, two sisters have found an amnesiac boy lying on the ground one day. Shortly afterward, a series of violent incidents occurred all around Tokyo.

Mr. Ebenezer and Mr. President gathered enough information for us to know about what happened in 2440 and 2439, but info on the events in 2436 were a bit spotty.

And so here I am.

Clearing my throat, I spoke in English.

"S – so…before we begin on your story, can I ask you something?"

"Hmm?" the girl blinked innocently.

"Your story…is a Wandering Voice involved?"

"The Wandering Voice…" the girl looked at me with a bit of surprise, though she recovered almost instantly. "I see…so your President really is a special person."

Mr. President…

"Well, continuing on with your question, yes, the story does have a "Wandering Voice" involved," she said before her eyes lit up. "Not only your President is special, but you and the rest of the people working for the information shop are special."

I felt my cheeks go a bit hotter. "I – I am?"

"This is an extremely rare story to come by," the girl said. "Unless they see it for themselves, hardly anyone would believe what I would tell you. Despite being a young boy, most likely you'll believe this story. And so…"

Like me, the girl cleared her throat as she began her story, the incident of 2436.

"…Let's begin. An ordinary day that was shattered due to the discovery of a "felled angel". With that discovery, it kicks off a series of events that would affect the lives of others."

"It all began one day."

And so her story began.

The incident of 2436, one of the three incidents that intertwine with each other to form one large plot that affected the lives on many characters.

2436…

Akane Kuroyuki, whose heart was driven by envy and the will to protect others,

Haruka Kuroyuki, whose heart was powered by sorrow and anger,

Kazuya, whose heart was buried in mystery,

Hidetoshi Honda, whose heart was guided by a promise,

Yasuyuki, whose heart was overwhelmed by revenge,

Lucius Rocale, whose heart was lost in ambition…

2439…

Shirley Kuroyuki, haunted by the events of her past.

Erica and David Kuroyuki, beckoned to maintain order in the midst of chaos.

Ginko Heiwakage, shrouding her unknown past and future plans.

Lett S. Noire, uncontrollable with his plans and emotions.

Weiss, moving on from a weary past to an uncertain future.

Vulture, preying on the weak and defenseless to further his own greed and goals…

2440…

Yuzai Kotobaneru, suffering from the nightmare of his past.

Maki Yamauchi, suffering from the feeling of loneliness.

Jin, suffering from the expected and boring life.

Tatsuya Takeda, suffering from his taste of death.

Misaki Yamamoto, suffering from her struggles to be like her most admired.

Inu Kagami, driven by the desire of strength and power.

Cold Izanagi, driven by a promised of an old friend.

The Domino Tumble, driven to stop the chaos of a city once and for all.

And the one who started it all, driven by his own selfishness, greed, and power…

A wide range of characters, each belonging to a certain time. Each time that would create a story of complex and violence.

And so it begins…