This wasn't right.
This wasn't supposed to happen.
That was what Thomas Arclight was thinking as he stood among the rapidly-growing flames. One minute he was dueling Rio Kastle, but as soon as he played the magic card Flaming Hell Blessing, the whole building was set on fire.
Thomas was surprised that Vetrix, his own father, would do something like this! He would risk his own flesh and blood to further his plans?! Why?!
The duo-colored-haired boy got on his knees, tears streaming down his face. "This is all my fault," he thought. "I didn't mean to hurt anyone!"
Suddenly, Thomas saw a flash of bright yellow light from the corner of his eye. He turned around and gasp. There was a man staring at him, a man with hair similar to his own. On his forehead was a glowing eye. Thomas knew who that was.
"G-Great-Grandpa Yugi?"
But Yugi was not happy to see Thomas. In fact, upon closer inspection, he was glaring at him. Thomas recalled his mother explaining how, whenever Yugi had a glowing eye on his forehead, it meant he was looking deep into a person's soul, reading their thoughts… Judging them…
"You disappoint me, Thomas Arclight."
Thomas didn't see Yugi's mouth move, but he could have sworn he heard him speak those words. At that moment, the teen realized why Yugi had come to him from the Shadow Realm.
Yugi would have never done anything like this.
Yugi never would have hurt an innocent person.
Yugi would have done the right thing.
And you know what? That's exactly what Thomas decided to do.
Moments later, Thomas emerged from the burning building with his hand covering his right eye. As he saved Rio from the wreckage, a piece of burning medal had slammed into his eye. But despite that minor injury, he carried the blue-haired girl to safety.
And as Thomas blacked out, he made a vow to himself to restore his family's legacy. Not as an Arclight, but as a Moto.
He would make his great-grandfather proud.