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Summary: Okay here's the story: Jaden has had a rematch with Camula ( Her Japanese name is something like that, I don't know for sure and her episodes haven't been shown in English, yet). After the duel, he starts having the strangest experiences, he starts having a lot of trouble with insomnia, his eyes change color every now and then, he is losing his appetite, he starts having these weird dreams that seem so real, and he has the feeling that someone, or something, is following him. This is also the first story in a series I'm doing. When the series is finished, It will be a crossover to end all others, bringing together characters from: both Yu-GI-Oh series, Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D., Chrono Crusade, Inuyasha, Naruto, and Fullmetal Alchemist, and others. I also added in some things from Yu Yu Hakusho manga and anime, Nightwalker, and a manga called Claymore that I'm not going to go into detail about, and, of course, anything else I want to write about, but I'm not telling what they are. Why? Because: I AM EVIL. HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! Okay, I'll stop now. Well, here it is, enjoy.
Summary: Okay here's the story: Jaden has had a rematch with Camula ( Her Japanese name is something like that, I don't know for sure and her episodes haven't been shown in English, yet). After the duel, he starts having the strangest experiences, he starts having a lot of trouble with insomnia, his eyes change color every now and then, he is losing his appetite, he starts having these weird dreams that seem so real, and he has the feeling that someone, or some, is following him. This is also the first story in a series I'm doing. When the series is finished, It will be a crossover to end all others, bringing together characters from: both Yu-GI-Oh series, Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D., Chrono Crusade, Inuyasha, Naruto, and Fullmetal Alchemist, and others. I also added in some things from Yu Yu Hakusho manga and anime, Nightwalker, and a manga called Claymore that I'm not going to go into detail about, and, of course, anything else I want to write about, but I'm not telling what they are. Why? Because: I AM EVIL. , HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! Okay, I'll stop now. Well, here it is, enjoy.(Author's note: this takes place when Jaden and co. are in their third year if you don't understand what's going on, go to janime.info and read the episode guides, unless you don't want spoilers that is)
(Think X-Men theme music here)
Crimson Rebirth
Chapter 1: Enter Drake
by Dark Dhampir
Jaden's alarm clock was ringing as it had been for the last forty-five minutes. Jaden resisted it for about another five minutes then finally gave up and turned it off. Good thing its Saturday, the young Slifer thought, or else I'd be dead right about now. This had been happening more and more lately; he would lie in bed, but wouldn't fall asleep until somewhere near 11:00, and then He'd sleep in until at least 7:30. What is with me, he thought. He was still thinking this when he walked into the bathroom. He was momentarily distracted when he saw a note taped to the mirror. "Hey, what's this? Jaden, sorry Kezan and I left without you, but we figured since you've been having trouble getting to sleep we shouldn't wake you up. Had to get away from your crazy alarm clock though, so we've gone to get breakfast. See ya later, Syrus. Ah well, I guess they were right." Jaden was now back to his usual insanely optimistic self, so things were okay, until he washed his face that is. He had just finished drying his face off when he saw it. "Hey, what the-?" Jaden had to look again to make sure he wasn't seeing things, even though he knew he wasn't. " Aw, not again. Why is this happening, this can't be happening." But it was; his eyes had changed color. Their usual light brown was now a deep, dark, almost black, red. "I don't get it, why and, more importantly, HOW is this happening?" Jaden closed his eyes; this all started back about a month ago. (Spoiling hints here) Camula had gotten her soul back into her body and kidnaped Alexis. Jaden and the others had followed her to her castle where she announced her conditions. " If you win, I will let you all go, unharmed. However, for every life-point you lose, I will make you and the girl a little bit vampire."
"What?" had been everyone's response. All the others told him not to do it, Alexis included. But, Jaden knew he had to do it so he agreed, under a slight rule change: Camula couldn't hurt any of the others, and she would take away any amount of vampirism she had made him and Alexis for every life-point he got back and if he won the match. Camula had agreed to this and the game started. Jaden did well for a while, but as the match went on, Camula got the upper hand. It was then that Jaden learned why Camula had been all right with his new rules. The more vampire he became, the harder it was for him to fight back, and the more he wanted to give in to her. Still, Jaden had push on, and he finally got his lead back. Then though, Camula brought out her strongest monster, Vampire Genesis. Then, she equipped it with Fairy Meteor Crush, and had the monstrous new zombie attack his defensive Elemental Hero Flame Wingman. That attack brought him down to twelve hundred life-points. Jaden was now so vampire, he wondered if he could still fight. Sadly, Camula answered that question for him, "It's so hard for you to continue to fight me, why don't you simply give up and become a full-fledged vampire like me?"
Jaden could never forgive himself for what he said next: "Yes," he had responded in a cold, rasping voice, with a cruel smile on his face,"Why don't I?" Jaden was thankful that Alexis had passed out from the exhaustion from the changing, because that duel made him realize that deep down, he loved the Obelisk girl.
After saying, that, Jaden had passed out himself. So what happened next was pretty much all based on what his friends had said, which was kinda freaky. "It couldn't have happened," Jaden said silently to himself, but he didn't believe it that much. He had seen his eyes change color for Heaven's sake! According to them, his pendant had shown with a yellow light that was so intense, it completely covered him. ( Think Yu-gi-oh transformation music here.) Then, the shadow of a bat flew of the light and transformed into a shadow of him. When the light cleared he had changed, he was still pale, with slightly pointed ears, longer nails, fangs, and red, slitted eyes as Camula had made him, But now, his nails were and fangs were sharper, his Pupils had gone from being slight slits to being thin as hairs, and his hair and clothes had dulled in color, as though someone had dunked them in grey dye and taken them immediately back out. They said his demeanor changed too. His eyes were glaring lightly at Camula, and he was smiling, but not cruelly like it had been earlier. When he spoke, his voice was stronger.
"Well, Camula, I must say you have me conflicted; part of me is thankful to you for letting me out, and the other half is enraged at you for what you have sunk to doing."
"What do you mean by 'letting you out'?", was all Camula managed to say.
"Um, yeah, I don't get it either J.," said Kenzan.
To which, Syrus added"Yeah Jaden what do you mean?"
"Well," he answered, "for starters, I'm not Jaden."
"What are you talking about? Of course, your Jaden! Do you think we're blind?" was how Chazz had responded.
"Well," "Jaden" had answered, "You're partially right. You see Jaden is what you would call a split personality. I'm his alter ego. I've been lying dormant in him for years, and now I've finally come out thanks to the power of Jaden's and mine pendant and Jaden's vampiric transformations." He paused there, and looked up at the others. That is what I mean by 'letting me out'."
"Well," said Bastion, ever the logical one, " that does make sense." By which he meant it made sense to him and the other guys got a decent idea of what he meant. "So, do you have a name, or are you simply 'The Other Jaden'?"
"Heh," he had laughed. "You may call me Drake, for now."
"Enough talk, lets get back to the duel!" Camula had yelled.
"Very well, my move," replied "Drake."He won the duel after Camula destroyed the wroughtwiler he set in defense mode ( he had used Mystical Space Typhoon to get rid of Meteor Crush). He had played the polymerization he had gotten back and fused his Elemental Hero Sparkman with the Wingman he had gotten back by using The Warrior Returning Alive. Drake then used the Shining Flare Wingman he had created to defeat Camula as he had before. Just after he had beaten her Drake had made a comment that scarred not only Jaden and the others, but Camula as well, "Camula, how could you have fallen so low? How could this have happened to you? You're nothing like the way I remembered you to be when I first met you. Then again, am I really one to talk?" The others said that Drake had actually looked and sounded sad when he said those words.
replied "Drake."He won the duel after Camula destroyed the he set in defense mode ( he had used to get rid of ). He had played the he had gotten back and fused his with the he had gotten back by using Drake then used the he had created to defeat Camula as he had before. Just after he had beaten her Drake had made a comment that scarred not only Jaden and the others, but Camula as well, The others said that Drake had actually looked and sounded sad when he said those words.Camula had not reacted well. "What are you talking about? That doesn't make sense! Unless-No! You can't be him its impossible, IMPOSSIBLE!" Camula had yelled with a horrified look as she disappeared. Jaden had fainted after that and the others had carried him back to the school, where he had spent two weeks in the nurse's office.
Jaden opened his eyes again, they were still red. "That's odd, usually they go back to brown after awhile, but now" Jaden decided to walk around for awhile since he wasn't very hungry. That was another thing, he was losing his appetite. Jaden didn't think that about as he put on the sunglasses he had bought so no one would see his eyes. Jaden walked outside and was immediately glad he had put on his sunglasses. "Its so bright." Jaden got used to it after a little bit, and walked around the campus.
Suddenly, he stopped. "There it is again." Jaden shivered, it had been happening for over a week now. Jaden occasionally got the feeling that someone (or, worse yet, something) was following him. He shrugged it off and went in the direction of the card shop. He needed to clear his head, big time.
What Jaden didn't know, was he was right. Someone was following him, as he had been since he had located Jaden, something he was trying for since Drake had made his debut. The being thought back to that moment.
He and his young servant had come back from one of their missions. Suddenly, the man had stopped, looked surprised for a moment, then broke into a wide, toothy grin. "So, its finally happened; after all these years he's finally waking up." The strange man said in low voice.
"Master, what are you talking about? Whose waking up?", asked the young woman beside him.
He grinned at her. "I am." He stated simply. "Now, come on Police Girl. We've got work to do," and with that he walked off, followed by the "Police Girl."
End Chapter One