What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you a project that I've been wanting to do for a long while now between Yugioh and Fate/stay night.
It's more of a what-if thing then an actual story. Like what would happen if the Millennium Puzzle did more than just give Yugi the spirit of the Pharaoh? Or, what if he was mistakenly caught up in the Holy Grail War? The possibilities were endless for me but I had to choose something. So I decided to add in our dear hero during a Grail War as well.
Now there are many Heroic Spirits that could definitely fit Yugi's criteria but I think it's best if I let you all decide.
Anyways, since Yugi has been through situations involving magic, I think it would be best to make him a magus with a broken version of the Third True Magic, Heaven's Feel. If you think about it, Duel Monsters is pretty similar to it. He's technically not a sorcerer yet he is at the same time. Could say that his pact with Atem released his inner magical core in a sense. Since his powers are related to darkness it's only right to assume that Yugi's element or origin would be related to darkness yet at the same time light. Strange, is it not?
Now for the disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or the Fate series. All rights belong to their respective owners.
Now let's get this party started… BEGIN!
Yugioh: Shadow War
Chapter 1: King of Games in Fuyuki
Domino High School
A crisp, cool autumn morning in the city of Domino drew a loud yawn from a young man with wild, spiky two-colored hair that was blonde and magenta-black, purple eyes, and a boyish face. Despite his age, he was also a head shorter than most teenage boys making him seem like a middle schooler. Dressed in a dark blue school uniform with a white dress shirt underneath his jacket and a pair of white sneakers, the young man clipped a belt to his waist with a card deck holster hidden from view.
This young man is Yugi Muto, a natural player in games especially the popular collectable trading card game known as Duel Monsters. He's also known as the King of Games due to his great skill in playing any sort of game he gets his hands on.
However, there is a secret to Yugi Muto. He is the reincarnation of a long-dead pharaoh from ancient Egypt. He actually met the spirit of his past life after reconstructing an ancient artifact known as the Millennium Puzzle. This pendant acted as a link between him and his darker side, Pharaoh Atem. The two started off a bit rocky at first but during their adventure in the Duelist Kingdom, they grew to be close friends almost like brothers. Although, due to completing the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi and his friends were caught in many world ending situations in battles between gods, monsters, and ancient sorcerers even a few other Millennium Item wielders. Those adventures were incredible for the boy, it helped him connect to the hearts of many people, human or otherwise, but like all adventures they needed to end. That ending came in the form of dueling his most cherished friend, Atem, to one last game before he could pass on. Their duel was legendary even after the defeat of the three Egyptian God cards by Yugi's hand and the destruction of some of his most trusted monsters but in the end, the King of Games had conquered the match, defeating his brother in the game. After a tearful goodbye, Atem passed on to the afterlife.
It's been a year since he and Atem had their duel but so far, Yugi's kept his title as the King of Games. Seto Kaiba, Yugi's friend and rival, still tried to beat the boy in Duel Monsters but still fell short. His best friend, Joey Wheeler, also gave it his shot in order to defeat the dual-colored boy in Duel Monsters but couldn't win either.
Regardless, Yugi didn't like the popularity of being the King of Games, it kept getting in the way of his personal life.
That all changed when his teacher came in the class for an announcement…
"Attention, students," Yugi's teacher called for attention in the classroom. "I have a special announcement to make. We've now began a Transfer Exchange program. That means that a select few will be chosen to attend classes in other cities in the country for the following year. Applications are up and we will announce these students by the end of the week. Thank you for your time."
Yugi was utterly stupefied. A whole school year in another city? Maybe he could meet new friends and maybe get away from all these duelists that constantly challenge him.
"Hey, Yug, this could be a cool opportunity!" Joey spoke to his best friend in his usual Boston-accented English. "We might meet pretty cute girls." He nudged his pal's arm.
A shoe stomps down on Joey's foot, getting a pained squeal from the blonde. Said shoe belonged to Yugi's childhood friend, Téa Gardner. He also had a secret crush on the girl.
"Joey, don't be such an idiot. Only a girl with low standards would date you." The brunette girl scolded the boy.
"Téa! Why you gotta be like that!?" The blonde whined.
Téa scoffed. "Men…" She muttered.
"Relax, Téa, I'm sure Joey was just joking." The fourth member of their little group, Tristan Taylor commented.
"Oh please, you know you want to meet other girls as well!" Joey countered, glaring at his longtime friend. "After all, you know I'll kick your ass if you try and get with my sister again!"
"It's not my fault your sister is cute." Tristan retorted.
As the two bickered back and forth, Yugi looked down at his desk where his deck sat then pulled up one of the cards. The image revealed itself to be one of his most trusted monsters, the Dark Magician. "A new school…?" He wondered if the Pharaoh would give him any advice for this sort of situation.
The thought didn't stop the pain he felt in his heart nor the itching on his right hand. He'll think about it when he gets back home to the shop.
Domino Airport - One Week Later
After thinking over the suggestion to go to school in a new city, plus with a little coercing from his grandfather, Yugi decided to go along with his friends. However, he was disappointed to know that his friends wouldn't be with him in his assigned school.
The spiky-haired boy was disheartened at being alone but his friends reassured him that they would always be with him even if they were far away. To brighten his mood, Joey lent Yugi his most prized Duel Monster card, the Red Eyes Black Dragon. The blonde figured that if he had a memento of his trump card monster, he'd be able to remember him. Yugi thanked his friend and accepted it. Téa gave the boy a kiss on the cheek for him to remember her if the blush on the two-colored teen's face was any indication. Tristan and Bakura gave Yugi a friendly hug or in Tristan's case, a manly hug. His grandfather had given his grandson the prized card he had valued for so long, the Blue Eyes White Dragon, the same one Kaiba tore in half when they first dueled. With the restored card in hand, Yugi took this to heart knowing that his friends and family would always be with him even if they couldn't physically be with him.
He had packed his suitcases, his duel disk, his passport, and even a picture of his friends from before he dueled Atem in their last battle.
Yugi checked his transfer papers…
...Fuyuki, Japan
He had read up on this city. It suffered some kind of terrible fire ten years ago. The result was that a lot of people had died but for some strange reason, thinking about Fuyuki made his right hand hurt a little. Almost like the place had been cursed. Why though?
Well, he'll have to come to terms with that answer once he reaches the city.
"Flight 34 to Fuyuki is preparing to board." An announcement called out over the intercom in the airport.
In the meantime, he might as well start getting on his plane. It'll be a few hours until he gets to his destination so it might be worthwhile to get some sleep.
(Begin Trump Card by cinema staff)
(Saa ima da, kazeseyo kirifuda) The screen opens to reveal a bright light as blue, green, and white colors stream by like a vortex before a human hand outstretched towards the light
(Kono mirai wa kimi no mono sa!) The owner of the hand turns out to be Yugi as he brings up a card then slaps it onto his Duel Disk; a bright light covering the entirety of the screen
(Instruments) The camera shifts to images of Yugi, Shirou, Rin, and Sakura with outlines of Saber, Archer, and Rider appearing in front of them while the title appears before it disappears in a burst of light
(Giragira moeteru) Cuts to a pair of violet eyes opening
(Samenai yume de mo miteiru you ni) Yugi sits up as he looks upon the sky to see Slifer the Sky Dragon soar over him
(Karada ga motomeru) Cuts to Shirou walking through town in his school uniform
(Tsuyoi yatsu ga iru basho wo) The auburn-haired teen looks back with a smile as Sakura Matou approaches him with a small blush and her own smile
(Kurakura yureteru) Cuts to Rin in her workshop experimenting on a new jewel
(Tashikana mono nado koko ni wa nai kara) Archer materializes behind her, scaring the girl just as the jewel explodes, sending a cloud of smoke in her face as she glared at her Servant
(Tadatada motomeru) Cuts to Saber, Taiga, Sakura, and Shirou enjoying a meal
(Chikara no afureru basho wo) Saber holds out her bowl to Shirou asking for seconds while Taiga blanches in shock
(Tsugi no tatakai ga boku wo matteru) The screen shifts to show the shadowed outlines of the other Servants with each of their eyes glowing
(Atarashii hibi no aizu ga kikoeru) Shows a figure clad in a black cloak with glowing blood red eyes appearing to the side as a wicked grin appears on their face while Yugi, Shirou, Rin, Sakura, and Illya glare at the figure
(Saa ima da, kazeseyo kirifuda) Cuts to Yugi slapping a card on his Duel Disk, summoning Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, and Red-eyes Black Dragon by his side
(Kono mirai wa kimi no mono sa!) Cuts to Shirou placing a card on his own Duel Disk as Legendary Hero - Excalibur emerges, flying high in the sky
(Sono egao de sekai wo yuraseba) Shifts to Rin slapping a card of her own on her Duel Disk, summoning Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond, whose eyes flash as stars appear around her
(Sono ato wa jibun shidai dayo) Cuts to Sakura and Illya back-to-back before shifting to two monsters: Lunalight Leo Dancer and Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn
(Egaki da se, sono monogatari wo) Cuts to a lone figure with brunette hair summoning Ebon High Magician while Yugi calls upon Black Luster Soldier
(Kimi koso ga shujinkou darou?) Both the Magician and Black Luster Soldier attack each other as the monsters clash their weapons against the other, engulfing the screen in a bright light
(Instruments) The camera shifts to a freeze frame revealing Yugi, Shirou, Rin, Sakura, Saber, Archer, Rider, and a brunette boy wearing black-rimmed glasses staring up into the sky
(End of Opening)
Fuyuki City - Two Days Later
The air trip to Fuyuki was about half a day away from Domino City but nothing like a good night's sleep on the plane to help speed the process. After that, Yugi had to take a taxi to his assigned apartment complex; paid for by the school as well for utilities and transportation. He unpacked his suitcases and made himself at home.
The weird itching on his hand got worse when he came to Fuyuki. The King of Games wrote it off as a slight rash but it slowly started to bleed a little so it may have been a cut.
Anyways, Yugi checked his new uniform collar to make sure it fit then stared at his mirror image. Unlike his Domino High uniform and its dark blue colors, this uniform from Homurahara Academy was tan. From what his class schedule looked like, he'd be in Class 2-C. Normally, he'd have a complaint about that but decided to just go with the flow.
He checked his deck again, taking out three specific cards. The very cards that made him the King of Games and the ones he defeated. The Egyptian God Cards.
Yugi had no idea why the God Cards were still with him. He thought they were sealed back in the sarcophagus along with the Millennium Items. He hasn't used them at all since Atem returned to the Land of the Dead. Still they were great reminders of all their past adventures.
With a sigh, Yugi returned the God Cards into his deck then placed it in his deck holster after grabbing his school bag and took off out of the door.
As he walked down the street towards his temporary school for the year, his amethyst gaze explored his surroundings. He had read up that Fuyuki was a combination of Western and Eastern cultures mashed together into one city as thanks to three founding families: the Tohsaka family, the Einzberns, and the Makiri or as they are commonly called the Matou family. The Einzberns were from a frozen part of Germany in Europe while the Matou line originated in Russia before mixing with the local Japanese population changed their name to what it has been known today.
Yugi found it all fascinating. He'd never knew that cultures from the east and west could work so in tune with each other. Still, everything has their pros and cons.
Passing by houses, shops, and apartment complexes, the young Duelist reached his destination. The gates to his new school: Homurahara Academy. He took in a breath then released. "Okay, first day in. I hope I make some friends here." He quietly bolstered his confidence as Yugi took a step into the courtyard.
However, once he stepped inside, he felt a sudden drain in his strength. It wasn't huge but it definitely was there. It felt like a piece of his soul had been sucked out of his body. That feeling reminded him of Dartz, the crazed Atlantean hellbent on raising the lost city from the depths while covering the world in the oceans.
He shivered at the memory. Being trapped inside a stone tablet was possibly the scariest thing that ever happened to him. The loneliness, the emptiness, and the cold darkness. Yugi never looked at stone the same way ever again.
Besides that, whatever was draining his lifeforce wasn't friendly. Just his luck to be caught in something that could potentially get him killed or others.
No, it could just be nothing. After all, he's done saving the world. Let someone else deal with it for now so he can just enjoy a normal school year.
"Excuse me." A nervous female voice spoke behind the King of Games. Looking back, Yugi was met with a rather beautiful young woman that had luscious plum purple hair with violet eyes just like his own. He gave her a quick once over. He maybe innocent but that doesn't mean that he didn't appreciate the fine female form. And this girl? She's close to Téa's curvy body. God, now he sounds like a pervert…
"Yes, can I help you?" Yugi asked with a friendly grin.
"Ano, are you the new transfer student?" The girl looked at the shorter boy nervously.
"Oh right," The spiky-haired boy shuffled through his backpack and brought up his transfer papers. "That's me, Yugi Muto. What's your name?"
"S-Sakura Matou." The plum-haired girl answered.
Yugi's smile brightened. "Well, Sakura, would you like to be my friend?" He outstretched his right hand to her.
The girl, surprised at first, gave the boy a small grin and shook his hand with her fragile one. However, she suddenly noticed the red mark on the young man's hand. Her eyes widen with fear for a brief second that Yugi caught on. Did he have something on his face?
Before he knew it, Sakura took off as if she had seen something frightening. Whatever it was, it only confused Yugi for a bit before he shrugged and made his way into the school.
It wasn't really hard to find his way to his classroom. All he had to do was follow the signs. However, his new teacher, Taiga Fujimura, had him wait outside until his 'grand' introduction to his classmates.
God, he felt like the new kid…which considering the fact he transferred here, he kinda was.
"You can come in now." A female voice shouted from behind the door.
Sighing, the spiky-haired boy entered the classroom, forcing down his growing nervousness and tried to evoke an aura of calm. Yugi strolled up to the chalkboard, writing his name in both English and Japanese. He turned on his heel to face his new classmates, smiling curtly.
"Everyone, this is our new transfer student for the year. He's come all the way from Domino City so I expect all of you to treat him fairly." His new teacher, Taiga Fujimura, a rather pretty brunette woman wearing a blue dress with a yellow-green striped long-sleeved shirt underneath.
"My name is Yugi Muto." The King of Games grinned innocently then bowed politely. "I hope we can all be friends."
Some of the students chatted quietly about the newcomer but Yugi couldn't hear them so he had no idea what they were saying about him.
His new teacher gave him a chipper grin. "Alright, Muto-san, find yourself an empty seat then we'll begin class."
"Yes, Fujimura-san." The spiky-haired teen nodded, passing by boys and girls his age then sat down in a seat near the windows.
As the school day began, Yugi's right hand started to itch and burn a little.
Lunch Break
After a couple hours of classes, the young Duelist sat on a bench outside of the school building with a homemade bento on his lap.
From Yugi's perspective, the student body seemed to be quite nice at first until he met Shinji Matou. The boy was the very picture of arrogance. It reminded him of Kaiba at one point but that's the only similarity that could be described between them. Kaiba was arrogant; yes, but at least he never struck his younger sibling. Yugi had witnessed Shinji slap his new friend Sakura right across the cheek for something the spiky-haired boy had no clue about. Regardless, it made him a little angry at the blue-haired teen. However before he could intervene, another boy in his class with auburn hair and amber eyes went up to Shinji then quite practically knocked the Matou boy down with a single punch.
As amusing as it was, Yugi could see the intensity between both young men.
Still, he was thankful that the plum-haired girl had a friend to look out for her.
However, he still felt a bit lonely without his best friend and brother, Atem.
"Do not fret, master. You are not alone." A beautiful female voice spoke to the youth.
"Huh?" Before Yugi knew it, his consciousness of the material world had been taken then sent to another realm.
Yugi's Mindscape
The King of Games awoke to the feel of a gentle hand caressing his cheek almost affectionately.
His violet eyes met with a pair of lovely scarlet orbs that shone like rubies.
"Pretty…" He mumbled dumbly.
A soft giggle from the figure above him immediately woke him up. "My, you're such a charmer, my cute master." That voice, soft like velvet and melodic like an angel. It was a woman, a rather beautiful and voluptuous woman with long golden blonde hair, tan skin almost like mocha, and lips a luscious pink. The boy also seemed to find himself crushed between two large mammaries covered by a milky white dress with various Egyptian symbols painted or stitched on the cloth.
"W-Who are you?!" Yugi sputtered with a heavy blush. He couldn't remember the last time he was staring right at a set of breasts that Joey showed him on dirty magazines from their freshman days.
The woman giggled softly, stroking the boy's cheek almost lovingly. "My dear master, have you truly forgotten us?" She teased.
"Us?"
Before he knew it, another pair of breasts crashed into the back of his head nearly suffocating him in every guy's wet dream. He glanced back and was met with another beautiful woman only she was different from the blonde. For one, this lady had fiery red hair that had a few strands styled to look like spikes, luminous yellow eyes and creamy light skin. Like the blonde, this woman was dressed in a white dress with Egyptian symbols plus she had a few golden jewelry as well.
"Kukuku, hello, master~" The redhead purred, her voice was seductive with a hint of unprecedented lust hidden in the layer. A huge contrast to the blonde beauty touching his cheek.
"Okay, you two are starting to give the poor boy a heart attack." A deep male voice scolded the two women, who both pouted at the newcomer.
Said newcomer was a tall, handsome man with a muscular body structure. He had messy spiky blue hair, blood red eyes, and tan skin. He was dressed in a pair of simple white trousers with light brown shoes. His bare torso was left for all to see with Egyptian tattoos all over his chest and back with gold armbands on his wrists.
"What the hell is going on!?" Yugi exclaimed, utterly confused and embarrassed at the moment.
The blue-haired man sighed. "Calm yourself, Yugi Muto. I shall begin my explanation as to who we are."
Yugi nodded after the two women released their hold on the boy. "Alright, I'm good now."
"Excellent, I will be blunt then. I am the human manifestation of Obelisk the Tormentor." The blue-haired man stated.
Did he just hear that right? This strange man is Obelisk the Tormentor?
"Are you joking?" Yugi asked innocently.
The blue-haired man shake his head. "Nope."
The spiky-haired boy glanced at the two women affectionately playing with his hair. "That means these two are…"He started.
"Winged Dragon of Ra." The blonde woman giggled.
"Slifer the Sky Dragon." The redhead winked at the boy.
"Oh my god…" He blanched utterly stupefied as he tried to keep his gaze focused away from the large mammaries pressing against him. "I had no idea you two were girls."
The personification of Slifer hugged the boy close, petting his spiky two-colored hair. "Oh, a lot of people would never know our true gender. Only the Pharaoh Atem ever did, the sweet man." She leans by his ear and whispered. "But you're just as cute."
Yugi gulped a bit while the blonde woman caressed his cheek again. He had never been with such gorgeous women before. These two were like goddesses in human skin (which technically, they were).
"Um, why am I here?" The boy squeaked, trying to stem the growing heat in his cheeks and the blood flowing down his nostrils.
Both women along with the lone male God all frowned. Slifer decided to answer the question. "It is because something terrible will soon happen to you, master."
"What!?" Yugi shouted, afraid for his life.
"Relax, while the danger is great, we will not allow any to harm you. We are your faithful servants." The personification of the Winged Dragon of Ra smiled warmly. "Your friends. We will always protect you."
Obelisk nodded fiercely. "This is our solemn vow to you even the cards wielded by those you treasure most shall aid you in your defense."
Before Yugi realized it, the spirits of his monsters appeared along with the Red Eyes Black Dragon and Blue Eyes White Dragon. Seeing the loyalty in all of their eyes warmed his heart especially when those he fought side-by-side with such as Dark Magician, Celtic Guardian, Gaia the Fierce Knight, Dark Magician Girl, and even the Black Luster Soldier. All of them were ready to defend their master, their comrade, their friend from any threat foolish enough to harm him.
Yugi smiled at all of his faithful friends. "Everyone…thank you so much."
Suddenly, he pelt two pairs of lips pressing against his cheeks. The King of Games blushed heavily as he glanced at the two lovely goddesses that were bold enough to kiss him. The two giggled at the red-faced boy unaware of the fact that the Dark Magician Girl was pouting cutely in jealousy much to the amusement of her teacher.
"Oh my god, come on!" Obelisk glared at his two fellow gods, who tried to look innocent.
Yugi, having been kissed by two beautiful women, fell back unconscious…in his consciousness.
Real World
Yugi shot up with a start. His face was crimson red due to the blood flowing through his skin. Violet eyes looked upon the sky, finding that it was colored a warm orange mixed with periwinkle clouds and the scarlet sun hovering just above the horizon.
Crap, he must've slept through the rest of the school day. That's not a good first day impression at his new school. If Téa were here, he'd probably get scolded by the brunette girl.
With a sigh, the spiky-haired teen stood up from his resting spot and decided to head back into the school to gather whatever homework or assignments that he missed from his teachers.
Getting back inside wasn't the problem, it was the unexpected slam in from another female body that proved to be a problem. Hissing from the impact, the boy looked up to find that he had crashed into another pretty girl dressed in the girl's uniform. She had long black hair in twin pigtails and pretty blue eyes. Though she didn't have the proportions in her 'girls' like Sakura did, she definitely had the curves and that sort of tsundere beauty that kinda attracted Yugi for some reason.
"Ow…" The girl held her aching head.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Yugi exclaimed apologetically. "Are you okay?" He held his hand out to the girl.
The girl looked up at Yugi with a slight scowl but reluctantly took his hand and allowed the boy to bring her up. "I'm fine. Thanks for asking."
Yugi smiled until he noticed his cards had fallen. "Oh no! My deck!" The spiky-haired teen quickly gathered up his cards one by one. When he reached for the Dark Magician card, a feminine hand brushed against his. "Huh?"
The girl brought up the card and looked at the image. "What's this?" She asked.
"A Duel Monsters card and that's mine. Please give it back to me." Yugi asked politely. "It's precious to me."
The girl rolled her eyes and handed the card back. "Fine here." She remarked and definitely didn't need any distractions right now.
He accepted the card and placed it back in his deck then into his deck holder. "Thank you, these cards are precious to me. They remind me of my friends back in Domino."
Thinking about Joey, Tristan, Bakura and Téa hurt. His heart could barely comprehend the fact that he wouldn't be able to see them again for at least a year. Yugi was thankful at least that he knew their bond would last forever.
"Domino?" The girl repeated then realized something. "Oh, you're the new transfer student."
The boy smiled. "Yep, that's me. My name's Yugi Muto. What's your name?" He asked politely.
"It's Rin. Rin Tohsaka." She introduced herself with a small grin. "A pleasure to meet you, Muto-san."
"Please, call me Yugi." The dual-colored boy grinned shyly.
Rin gave Yugi a calculating eye then nodded in understanding. "I see. Very well then Yugi as long as you call me Rin."
"Sure!" The boy smiled enthusiastically after realizing he had a new friend.
Ryuudou Temple
She had been watching the entirety of Fuyuki City with her cluster of familiars.
The leylines in which Ryuudou Temple was built over fueled her Prana reserves greatly. It even brought her closer to her beloved Master.
The Heroic Spirit known as Caster smiled fondly at the memory of her time with the emotionless man that hid his true feelings. She shook her head. Now was not the time for that. She needed to focus on locating any of the potential Masters or at least the ones known in the Holy Grail War.
Caster already figured that the Einzberns, Tohsaka family, and the Makiri would join in the war. Her Master was also included so that was another down plus she herself had Assassin as a Servant so only two remained.
On the days that she and her dear Master would enjoy their delightful walks in the city, she came across a group of children playing some game that was famous over in a city called Domino. Duel Monsters if she remembered correctly. A faux imitation of sorcerers battling against each other. There was even talk of a 'King of Games' visiting Fuyuki. Caster wrote it off as simple childish nonsense but kept an open ear for anything related to such a 'king'.
At the moment, she needed to collect more mana in order to protect herself and her Master from other Servants. If a Saber or Lancer tried to fight her, she wouldn't be able to survive but if they came into her territory...even a mighty Saber would be brought down by her power.
A sinister grin etched its way to her beautifully hidden features from the hood of her cloak.
Her plan for the Grail War will come to fruition and victory shall be hers.
Yugi's Apartment - Later That Night
After bidding his new friend Rin a fond farewell, Yugi collected any homework from his teachers and went back to his home to have a quick dinner then get started on his school work.
However, the moment he came through the door, he was met with a strange package. Unsure of what it is, the young Duelist opened the brown box then gasped in surprise at the contents of the box.
Inside was a golden chest plate with intricate Egyptian symbols. This was the armor he once wore when Yugi and his friends were trapped in the world of Duel Monsters. The Duel Armor.
But why is it here?
His eyes landed down at a letter. He checked the contact information but only found a few words.
"-Good luck, King of Games. Z-"
Yugi blinked a few times in confusion. Who the heck was 'Z'? Some weirdo with a penchant for magical girls?
Shrugging, the young man took the armor out of the package and set it on his table. He had no idea what it meant but Yugi didn't worry about that at the moment because right now he needed dinner.
The spiky-haired boy rummaged around his fridge and found a couple things to make a sandwich. He wasn't much of a cook but he knew how to at least survive on his own.
After making a ham and cheese sandwich, the King of Games ate his food while checking the news to see what was going on at the moment.
"Authorities believe that the recent string of gas leaks are connected to a set of murders in the last few days." The reporter announced. "At this time, the police have instructed citizens to stay indoors until it is deemed safe."
Yugi frowned. Whoever was doing this was hurting innocent people. The murderer needed to be stopped before any more families would get hurt. But what was he supposed to do? He didn't have Atem to help him or his friends to assist in the murderer's capture. He felt powerless right now.
Sighing, the young man finished up his sandwich and was about to go to bed when a knock on his door drew his attention.
"Huh, I wonder who that could be?" Yugi asked himself. He stood up from his seat and made his way to the apartment door then opened it but found no one in sight. The young man looked around and found no one in sight. Shrugging, he closed the door and was about to go back to watching TV until there was another knock on his door.
"What the…?" Yugi mumbled then opened the door but found no one in sight yet again. Grumbling in annoyance, he closed the door and stormed back into his living room only to stop once more when another knock came to his door. "Oh, come on!"
He angrily opened the door and shouted, "WHAT?!" He didn't care if anybody heard him; this was starting to annoy the hell out of him.
"Down here." A childish female voice spoke, getting the Duel King's attention. It was a girl, maybe about twelve years old by his estimates, with long snow white hair and crimson red eyes. She almost looked like a fairy. Though she was dressed in a purple coat and hat with classy boots. She was definitely foreign but her Japanese was decent at least.
"Um, can I help you?" Yugi asked a bit apprehensive. Why was this strange albino girl here at his apartment.
"Yes, I'd like to ask you a question." The girl smiled cutely up at the young man then gasped in surprise. "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself," She gave Yugi a formal bow. "A pleasure to meet you, my name is Illyasviel von Einzbern. But you may call me Illya for short."
"Nice to meet you, Illya." Yugi forced himself to smile. This kid was the one knocking on his door? She's so short. "I'm Yugi Muto."
"I know who you are, I just wanted to see if you were really here." Illya stated with a smile. "It's an honor to meet the great King of Games himself."
The boy blushed slightly in embarrassment. "Uh, thanks. I was just having fun at the time."
"Nee, can you teach me how to play Duel Monsters as well, Yugi-nii-chan?" The albino girl asked sweetly but Yugi detected something in her tone of voice. It was almost...predatory.
"But it's late right now. Shouldn't you be at home with your parents?" Yugi questioned only to realize the almost sullen expression on the girl's face. "What's wrong?"
"My parents are dead." Illya replied but it didn't seem like she was fully sad about it. "Mama and papa came here on business for my family but papa did something bad. It got mama killed and papa left me all alone." The way she spoke about her father was filled with hatred and icy venom.
A sudden chill ran up Yugi's spine. It was almost like there was another presence with the girl but the Duel King couldn't tell from where it was at.
"I'm sorry to bring up such a bad memory, Illya-san." Yugi apologized after ridding himself of the chilling feeling that was seizing his spine.
The albino girl's mood brightened immediately. "It's okay. I'll feel better after Berserker kills you."
That set off alarms in Yugi's head. Who was Berserker? Actually, why would a little girl want to kill him?
"Um, I'm sorry but could you repeat that?" He asked nervously.
"You're a Master that means you have to die now before you become a threat." Illya spoke with as much sweetness that it cut deep like a blade.
"I...I don't understand. What are you talking about?" Yugi questioned while unconsciously taking a step back from the obviously hostile girl.
Before he knew it, a monster of a man with dark grey skin and rippling muscles materialized behind the little girl. A wild mane of dark hair flowed on its head; a twisted face with one eye black and the other a blood red; sharp canines with steam coming out from the corners of the mouth gave this beast a sinister appearance. The only thing that covered its modesty was a scaled kilt with leather leg bands around its ankles.
"Sorry, Yugi-kun but I need you to die for me please." Illya giggled which shouldn't be right for a child since she sounded so friendly with it.
The King of Games looked at the monstrous man with caution. His instincts screaming at him to flee but somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew he would be killed by this Berserker.
Still, doesn't mean he wasn't gonna try to fight back.
The massive man reached out with his large meaty hand to crush Yugi's skull but the boy quickly stepped back and placed a hand on the Duel Armor that rested on his dining table. The magical tool glowed for a brief second before attaching itself to his body.
"Oh?" The albino girl looked at the dual-colored boy with interest. "That's no good, Yugi-kun. If you had stayed still, you would've died painlessly but now…" Her scarlet eyes narrowed like a predator. "Berserker, kill him slowly."
The monster roared an almost inaudible groan as it lashed out with a powerful fist the Yugi avoided, shattering his dining table.
"Hey, I have to pay for that!" The young man yelled only to yelp when Berserker threw another punch to squash his head like a grape.
"You should be worried about your life more than some stupid table." Illya taunted with her faux-innocent smile.
This was not good! If this kept up then Yugi was gonna be killed by this mad beast. But the Duel Armor only worked if there was a Capsule Monster. He didn't have anything of them. Only his cards. If Dark Magician were here, he could merge with the armor and make the King of Games the Dark Warrior once more just like with him and Atem in the Monster Realm.
Before he realized it, the armor started to glow along with a card in his deck. Yugi, Illya, and even Berserker were flabbergasted at the event. The glow covered Yugi's form as the card entered the armor.
Once the light started dim, the albino girl and her muscular behemoth stared at the boy in front of them.
Yugi stood from head to toe in dark purple armor with a 'helmet' that let his spiky hair free. A set of wings/cape colored a lighter shade of violet had materialized on his back. A green staff/spear was clasped firmly in the palm of his hand.
Illya was mesmerized. But that quickly ended when Berserker released the guttural roar from its monstrous mouth as he lunged at the transformed teen with a wooden sword/axe laced with obsidian to cut him in two.
Previous battle experience with the Duel Armor and its magical capabilities saved Yugi from being killed as he jumped back to avoid the rugged weapon. He brought his weapon to bear on the man beast and released a dark magical attack powerful enough to blast Berserker clean through the wall and out of the apartment.
"Hey! You can't do that to my Berserker, you meanie!" Illya shouted with a pout on her cute face.
"What!?" Yugi exclaimed. "Listen, kid; you're the one who sicced that psychopath on me!"
"Well, you're an enemy Master so I have to kill you." The albino girl stated matter-of-factly. "That's how things go in the Holy Grail War."
"What the hell even is the Holy Grail War?!" He exclaimed incredulously. Before he could get an answer, Berserker came back with a snarl, grabbing Yugi by the head and tossing him outside. The boy smashed into the ground hard. Luckily for him, the Duel Armor gave him superhuman durability but that didn't mean he couldn't feel the pain. "Ow."
How could something like that have survived the power of his best card's dark magic attack? Is this Berserker even human?
…
No, there wasn't anything human about him. No regular human could shrug off something that powerful. That means either this thing was some sort of runaway duel spirit or it was a monster given human form. Regardless, he still needed to fight.
"Alright, if it's a fight you want then it's a fight you'll get." Yugi twirled his staff in hand then fired another blast of dark magic at Berserker, earning him a growl as he raised his axe-sword and slashing down. The King of Games cartwheeled away to avoid being mashed into bits of flesh.
"You can't win. Berserker is the strongest hero of the Age of Gods." Illya remarked with a dark smirk. "He's my ever faithful Heracles!"
Heracles? Does she mean...Hercules?!
Okay, now Yugi was starting to get scared. If it were some sort of monster, he was positive he could take them on but hearing that he's fighting the legendary Greek Hero himself was a testament to how screwed he most definitely is. But shouldn't the man be dead? How is he here now? Is this Berserker from some sort of Shadow Game?
Instincts took over as Yugi leaped over another strike from the bloodthirsty demigod. However, just as he landed on his feet, a fierce punch to his sternum forced him to gag out a bit of saliva. The force sent him flying into a Mercedes, denting the metal inward as he held his burning stomach with both hands. Why isn't anyone waking up and watching this commotion? Are people ignoring this entirely? Why aren't the police coming to stop this?
"Master, there's a barrier surrounding the apartment complex! Please, be careful!" The voice of Slifer the Sky Dragon spoke to him through their mental connection.
A barrier? Crap! More magic? Why? Why is he always caught in something that always gets him killed?
With a grunt, Yugi pushed himself out of the wreckage until he gasped in shock when a roaring madman charged at him.
"Mirror Force!" Yugi called out, a screen of reflective glass appeared in front of him just as Berserker threw a punch at the trap spell. The Mirror Force trap reflected Hercules's fist back and systematically destroyed his entire right arm in a burst of blood and bone.
"Berserker!" Illya cried out. "How dare you hurt my precious Servant!"
The King of Games growled lowly. This crazy kid sent the ghost of Hercules after him and she has the gall to say that to him? "Oh, I dare alright! This is what happens when you attack the King of Games!" He declared as the Duel Armor reacted to his emotions, empowering him further as he poured every ounce of strength into the magician's rod he held in his hand. "Dark magic attack!" A burst of dark energy launched at Berserker, striking him directly at the chest as he roared with a slight hint of agony in its unintelligent tone.
Yugi collapsed on his knees, panting heavily after wasting nearly all of his strength. The Duel Armor deactivates, rendering the spiky-haired boy back into his regular civilian clothes. That's it. If that didn't stop Berserker than nothing else will.
"I can't believe it. You actually managed to take away one of my Servant's lives." Illya complimented. "That's some impressive magecraft. Maybe I'll learn the secret from it all after I take apart your corpse?"
Yugi's blood turned to ice. His heart raced as he envisioned the numerous outcomes that could lead to his death. He could only imagine his friends crying in despair for his passing; his grandfather would feel sad about his death. His monsters would be devastated that their master had been killed.
...No
He didn't want to die. He wasn't going to die! HE WANTED TO LIVE!
The red markings on his hand glowed fiercely as a scarlet magical circle appeared below him.
Illya seemed the most surprised. "No way! You really are a Master?"
A Master? She said that phrase before when she tried to kill him. Just what the hell was emerging from this summoning circle?
A figure began to emerge from the red circle. Out of the circle was a powerful warrior unlike anything that Yugi had ever seen before.
The figure turned around, looking down at the bewildered boy with a stern gaze. "I ask of you: Are you my Master?"
In any other situation, Yugi would be surprised but now there was only one thing he could say…
"...What?"
Meanwhile
Downtown, a couple of juvenile thugs were messing around, pushing and shoving each other playfully like any group of friends.
"Haha, hey, you think the arcade is still open?"
"Nah, it's pretty late right now."
"Yeah, I gotta get home to my little sister before she starts ranting my ears off."
The guy who said that got a bunch of chuckles and laughs from his buddies.
"Try not to get in trouble, Kageyama."
"Yeah, your little sister is tougher than you."
"Shut up!" Kageyama yelled slightly annoyed.
As the group continued on down an alleyway, they were met with a shadowy figure. They stopped just a few feet in front of him.
"Oi, what are you doing at our hangout!" Kageyama shouted.
"Yeah, this is our territory! Beat it, punk!"
The shadowy figure chuckled. The sound of it sent a chill up each of the juvenile's spines. "Tell you what. Let's play a game."
"A...game?" Kageyama started.
"Yes, but not just any game. A Shadow Game." The figure's eyes glow a blood red as the Eye of Wdjat appeared on the figure's forehead. They chuckled darkly as the group of juveniles backed away slowly only to scream in terror.
The figure walked away from the collapsed forms of the thugs, smirking all the way. "How pathetic. I thought they would at least put up a fight. Oh well, maybe this so-called Grail War will provide me with ample entertainment." The figure laughed deviously. Their voice echoing in the rising darkness.
A/N: That's it for this chapter. Look forward to the next one if you wish to see more. Sorry if Yugi is a bit OOC but I didn't want him to just be shy most of the time.
Yes, I want to give each of the characters a deck. Should the Servants also use one as well? If so, tell me.
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