Yu-Gi-Crow
By GearsX
Disclaimer: The Crow is owned by James O'Barr. YuGiOh is owned by Kazuki Takahashi and Shonen Jump.
Author's note: A long time ago, I've written a story that pretty much started my time on this site. That story was called YuGiCrow. I've written that story because I was going through a tough time in my life and when I uploaded it, everyone seemed to liked the story. Looking back on it, the story was slapped together and rushed. So I decided to go back and remake the story. Like the recent Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th movies, this story will ignore the previous series. This will be darker and more violent. Let's begin this story.
Chapter 1:
Awaken
Thunder clapped loudly in the sky above Domino City, lightning briefly illuminating the night as a relentless rain poured down on the city. Below, unlucky pedestrians scurried through the streets for shelter, no different from rats in the sewers. Unbeknownst to them, a black bird silently watched them from above as it flew towards the local cemetery. What was the purpose of such a creature in heading there, though? The bird flew through a row of tombstones, closing in on two gravestones on the far end of the cemetery. It landed on the gravestone on the left, pecking at the "Y" engraved on it, said "Y" standing for Yugi Muto, who was born October 1st of 1991 - and had died on November 21st of 2009. Next to the young boy's grave was that of his grandfather, Solomon Muto, who had died on the same day.
Cocking its head upward, the crow cawed as its wings spread, as though calling out to someone. The ground near Yugi's grave started to shift, grass and dirt crumbled apart as a young man pulled himself out of his grave. He coughed as the bird tilted its head. Yugi turned around to see the bird. The crow cawed at him to follow it. Yugi followed the large shadow bird out of the cemetary and into the dark, rainy streets of Domino City. He wandered through the city but when Yugi stopped in front of the window of a pizza shop, he noticed he didn't look like himself. Yugi was a bit taller than he was while alive and his hair was longer and spikier with blonde streaks. He was dressed in a worn and tattered black suit.
"Who am I?" Yugi asked himself.
The bird cawed to Yugi to continue following it. The bird flew through the rainy skies as it spotted a shop nearby. The bird landed on the shop's sign as it pecked at the sign then cawed at Yugi to stop. He immediately recognized the place; it was the old game shop where he and his grandfather worked. When Yugi walked up to the door, it was boarded up with crime scene tape hung in an "X" shape. Not realizing his own strength, he punched a hole in the wood and unlocked the door. Yugi opened the door to see his late grandfather's shop in ruins, the glass in the display cases was shattered and Duel Monsters cards were scattered all over the floor. Seeing this destruction made Yugi collapse on his knees and cry silently. It was then he started to remember.
It was the day Yugi moved into his grandfather's cardshop sometime after his parents had died when he was a kid. A relative dropped young Yugi off with a suitcase in hand. Solomon saw his grandson standing in front of the door, crying.
"Yugi, my boy," Solomon greeted. "It's been a long time." He walked toward his grandson to give him a hug but Solomon saw tears in his purple eyes. "What's the matter? Why are you crying?"
"Mommy and daddy ... are gone, Grandpa," Yugi sobbed.
"Oh, God, no," Solomon gasped as he hugged his grandson tightly. "It's all right, Yugi. Everything will be all right. Your parents are in a better place now."
Solomon did his best to fight back the tears and he didn't feel comfortable about explaining death to his own grandson, especially at the age of seven.
"Oh, Grandpa," Yugi murmured sadly as he snapped back into reality.
The bird cawed to him while it was sitting on one of the broken display cases. Yugi got up and walked to the display case where the crow was sitting as it cawed at the sliding door under the display case. He got down to one knee, opened the door, and saw a box inside. He opened up the box that made his eyes widen, inside the box was his grandfather's Blue-Eyes White Dragon card in a protective sleeve. Yugi stared at the card as another flashback played in his mind.
"Yugi, come here," Solomon called to his grandson. "I have something to show you."
"What is it, Grandpa?" Yugi asked.
Solomon presented the box in front of Yugi and opened it to reveal his prized Blue-Eyes White Dragon card.
"Wow, is that what I think is?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, son," Solomon replied. "It's the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, one of the rarest cards out there."
"Where did you get it?" Yugi asked.
"It was given to me by an old friend of mine during an archeological dig," Solomon explained.
"Do you plan on selling that card, Grandpa?" Yugi asked.
"No, I treasure this card like I treasure you," Solomon stated. "One day, I'm gonna pass this card down to you but promise me you won't play it in any duels."
"I won't, Grandpa," Yugi said. "I'm sure it'll cost a fortune someday."
"It will, my boy," Solomon said before the flashback ended. "It will."
Yugi sighed sadly. He picked up the card and hugged it closely to his chest. "This was his most prized card..."
The crow flew to the railing, cawing him to go up stairs. He nodded before getting up to follow the bird. Yugi walked to the stairs but he stepped on one spot on the floor that made him scream in pain.
"AAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!" Yugi screamed, grabbing his head and collapsing to the floor in pain.
He thrashed on the floor as he felt another flashback coming. In this flashback, Solomon was closing up shop for the night when he heard a door open. A man with brown hair, piercing ice blue eyes, and dressed in purple walked into the shop.
"Sorry, we're closing up," Solomon said.
"I'm here to find a card," The man said coldly.
"What kind of card are you looking for?" Solomon asked.
"I heard you have a rare card in your possession," The man said. "A Blue-Eyes White Dragon, am I right?"
"Yes, I do have a card like that," Solomon said.
"I would like to buy it off you," The customer said.
"I'm afraid that card isn't for sale," Solomon said.
"Excuse me?" The customer asked. "I want to buy that card now."
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave," Solomon said firmly. "Besides, we're closed."
"I'm not leaving until I get that card!" The man screamed. "Give it to me right now or I'll tear this fucking place apart to get it!"
"I'm calling the police!" Solomon shouted as he ran for the phone but he stopped by the customer.
"I don't think so," The customer said.
"Get your god damn hands off me!" Solomon shouted as the assailant grabbed him by the shirt.
Yugi was doing his homework when he heard the commotion downstairs. Concerned, he ran out of his room to check on his grandfather. Yugi gasped when he saw Solomon's face beaten and bloodied, and the shop nearly destroyed. Although his eyes were swollen, Solomon saw Yugi standing near the end of the stairs.
"Grandpa, what's going on!" Yugi screamed.
"Yugi, get the hell out of here now!" Solomon groaned.
Before he could escape, the man pulled out a gun and shot Yugi in the chest. Yugi fell to the ground as the killer placed the gun against Solomon's head and shot him. He dropped Solomon's body to the ground as he grumbled, "This isn't even worth it." He ran out of the store, leaving Yugi for dead.
Yugi crawled toward Solomon's dead body while leaving behind a blood trail from the bottom part of the stairs. With his last ounce of strength, he made it to his dead grandfather and took hold of his hand.
"Grand...pa..." Yugi said before he succumbed to his gunshot wound and died as the painful flashback ended.
Yugi panted as he looked at his scar on his chest. "I remember now. My grandfather and I were murdered over this card. I came back to get my revenge! When I find the bastard who killed me, I'll send him straight to Hell!"
Yugi's sadness was replaced by a burning desire for vengeance. He stormed upstairs to his room with the crow following him close behind. If Yugi was going to hunt down the killer of his beloved grandfather, a change of clothing was in order. He ripped off his burial suit, set the Blue-Eyes card on his desk, opened up the closet door, pulled out a black sleeveless shirt and a pair of black studded boots. He opened up the bottom drawer of his dresser to grab some leather pants then opened up the top drawer to grab some studded wristbands, his studded collar, and his old Millennium Puzzle necklace. He quickly donned his chosen attire but there was something missing, something that would put fear into the hearts of evil men.
The crow cawed at Yugi to look in the closet again. He pushed aside a few shirts, moved some shoes out of the way, and found an old Halloween kit. Yugi grabbed the box and set it on his bed to open it. Inside the box were various face paints, a brush, and a few accessories. Yugi grabbed some white face paint, black face paint, and the brush. He went to the bathroom, set the face paints and brush on the sink, and proceeded to paint his face. He dipped his fingers into the white face paint and rubbed it all over his face except for his eyes and mouth. After washing his hands, Yugi picked up the brush and dipped it into the black face paint. He painted around his eyes then drew sharp pointy lines above and below them. Yugi dipped his brush into the black paint again and painted his lips black and added the sharp pointy lines on both sides of his mouth.
As he stared into the mirror, Yugi was no longer the sweet and kind boy he had been in life; what was left of him now was a furious shell of his former self – a monster. Yugi went back to his room, grabbed his old leather jacket from the closet to put it on. He picked up the Blue-Eyes card and slipped it into the inner pocket of his coat. The bird cawed to Yugi from its perch on the windowsill. He opened up the window and jumped out to stalk the dark streets.
Meanwhile, Tea was driving home after working the late shift at Burger World. She was tired from cooking all the burgers and fries for the customers, not to mention the male customers smacking her ass. She couldn't wait to slip into her PJs and go to bed. She pulled up into the driveway and turned off the ignition. Tea got out of her car and walked up to the door but little did she know that a prowler was lying in wait. When Tea inserted her key into the doorknob, the prowler jumped out of the shadows and held a knife to her throat.
"Scream, I'll cut you," the mugger warned. "Now, march into the house."
Tea and the mugger went into the house as he closed the door behind them. She struggled against her captor by kicking him in the crotch. Tea tried to escape but the prowler grabbed her by the arm to smack her in the face.
"You dumb bitch!" the prowler screamed.
He grabbed her by the hair and dragged her to the bedroom. He tossed Tea to the bed and ripped her work shirt open to get a good look at her ample breasts while saying, "Oh, yeah. Those are nice. I can't wait to tap that ass, you sexy bitch."
"Get the fuck off m...!" Tea screamed, but the mugger clamped his hand over her mouth.
"No one's gonna help you, sweetheart," the would-be rapist said with a sadistic grin on his face.
Said would-be rapist was quite startled to feel a hand on his shoulder, but he'd figured that was his partner getting impatient. "Come on, man, I told you to wait your -" He was cut off by being suddenly spun around to face the one that had grabbed him, a young man with impossibly spiky red-tipped black hair with also impossibly spiky blond bangs, some of which stood up in his primarily black hair. More curiously, he was dressed in a form-fitting leather tank top and pants with studded boots, bracelets, belts, and collar to go with it. Even more curiously, his face was painted quite ghoulishly, completely white with black slash-like lines crossed through his eyes and mouth, the latter like a painted Glasgow smile.
"Except me, scumbag," the young man whispered coldly.
The rapist was ready to shit himself; that was how frightened he was of the interloper. "What do you want? You want her for yourself, buddy? Too bad, Mr. Freaky Goth Makeup Boy! I saw her first!"
This pathetically obvious attempt to play tough did not go past the young man, who punched him across the room with enough force to make a small dent in the wall. "I knew her first."
"I'm gonna make you take a dirt nap, motherfucker!" The rapist screamed.
"I already took one," the young man replied nonchalantly. "It wasn't very fun. Would you like to see?"
The rapist got up and waved his knife around. "I'm gonna carve you from groin to gullet!"
"Give it your best shot," the painted man sneered.
The rapist lunged at the black clad figure with his blade in hand. Tea's mysterious rescuer grabbed the criminal's knife arm by the wrist and delivered an open palm strike to the chest, sending him crashing through the window.
"Stay put, Tea," the grim figure ordered before leaving the house.
"Yugi?" Tea wondered. "Is that you?"
Outside, the rapist got up as he coughed. He turned around to see his attacker standing before him.
"You fucko, you'll pay for that," the rapist said.
"You're the one who's going to pay for attempting to rape my friend," Yami Yugi said.
The rapist's accomplice emerged from a car across the street to see what was going on. "Rick, what the fuck's goin'...who the hell is he?"
"A dead man, Maurice," Rick replied. "A fuckin' dead man."
"Is this dude the girl's boyfriend or somethin'?" Maurice asked. "He ain't hot shit, he's just another punk ass goth kid."
"Yeah, which is why I'm gonna smoke him!" Rick declared.
"Give it your best shot," Yami challenged. "I won't even try to defend myself."
Rick pulled out a gun from his pants pocket, aimed at Yugi, and shot him in the head. The impact of the shot made him stumble backwards but to Rick and Maurice's shock, he was still standing.
"What the hell?" Maurice asked shockingly. "You shot him with a hollow point and he's still standin'."
"Another shot will put him down for the count," Rick said, firing another shot into Yami Yugi's head but he was still standing.
"Ouch, that really hurt," Yugi remarked sarcastically and then pulled the bullets out of his head, allowing the bullet wounds to properly heal.
"Jesus Christ!" Maurice screamed.
"What the fuck is he!?" Rick screamed.
Yami Yugi gave the two would-be rapists an evil smirk. Maurice pulled out his gun and he and Rick fired at the one who had interfered with their crime. Yami Yugi dodged the bullets with lightning reflexes and charged up to the two men, socking Maurice in the gut and kicking Rick in the head, hard enough to send them into the ground. Yugi grabbed Rick by his coat, dragged him to his car, and opened the passenger-side door to smash his head in. He slammed the car door on Rick's head and crushed it until chunks of skull, meat, and blood were dripping down the passenger-side door. Yami Yugi walked to Maurice while he was still on the ground.
"Please, dude, have mercy," Maurice said.
"No," Yugi said coldly, curb-stomping Maurice's head in and killing him.
After the skirmish was over, the crow flew over to Yugi and landed on his shoulder. Tea ran out of her house to thank Yugi for saving her life.
"Thank you for saving my life, Yu…gi," Tea said as she looked at his painted face.
Yami Yugi didn't say a word. The shock of seeing her again caused another memory to play out in his head. A brief flashback showed Tea wearing a pink dress for an upcoming school dance.
"How do I look, Yugi?" Tea asked before the flashback ended.
"I'm sorry," Yami Yugi said sadly before he and his bird stormed off. "I don't want you seeing me this way."
"Wait!" Tea screamed but Yugi and his guardian crow was gone. "Don't go."
Tea collapsed on her knees as she started crying.
Joey was watching an episode of South Park while eating some Burger World. Tristan came rushing into the room, sat on the couch, and changed the channel to the news.
"Hey, I was watching that!" Joey shouted.
"You have to see this, Joey," Tristan said.
A news cast was talking about the recent attack on Tea's house.
"This is John Fletcher with a special report," The news reporter said. "Just moments ago, a mysterious vigilante murdered two criminals, Richard Vetch and Maurice Myers. The lead investigator, Detective Michael Albrecht, and his team are interviewing witnesses and searching for evidence. The police theorized the two men came to Tea Gardner's house with the intent to rape her. The vigilante came out nowhere and killed them in a manner too shockingly violent to repeat at this hour."
"God damn," Joey said. "I hope Tea's ok."
"Although Richard and Maurice were found dead, the girl was unharmed," John said. "The police have just released a composite sketch of the mysterious killer."
Joey and Tristan looked at the sketch that looked eerily familiar.
"No, that can't be him," Joey gasped.
"Yugi?" Tristan asked.
"But he's dead," Joey said. "There's no way that sketch could be him."
"The vigilante stands at about 5'9" and appears to be between the ages of 18 to 25," the reporter explained. "He has black hair with magenta and blond highlights. His face is painted white with black lines and was last seen dressed in a black leather jacket, shirt, and pants. He also wore what appeared to be an inverted pyramid on a chain around his neck, and he was accompanied by a black bird. If you have any information on this vigilante, it is imperative that you contact law enforcement."
Joey shook his head in disbelief. "Yugi's alive? B-but he died a year ago, man."
"I don't believe it either, Joseph," Tristan said.
"You think we should let Mai and Serenity know?" Joey asked. "They were his friends, too."
"Yeah, I'll give them a call," Tristan replied.
Tristan grabbed his cell phone to give the girls a call about the news. Mai and Serenity were having a girl's night out at a nightclub in downtown Domino. Mai's cell phone rang as she was about to have herself a drink.
"Hello?" Mai responded when she answered her cell phone.
"Mai, this is Tristan."
"Hey, tell Joey not to worry, Serenity's safe."
"That's not what I'm calling you about. There's something you should know."
"Yeah, what's that?"
"Yugi may be alive."
Mai stopped dead in her tracks, stunned by what she'd just heard. "What?"
"Joey and I watched the news," Tristan replied. "There was a sketch of him on TV."
"How's Tea taking this?" Mai asked.
"Well, we're not sure how to talk to her about it, since . . ." Tristan paused. "Yugi, or whoever that guy was, might have saved her life . . . and her virginity."
Mai gasped slightly, but she did her best to stay calm. "You don't mean -?"
"Yeah," Tristan admitted. "At least, that's what I heard on the news."
"At least Tea isn't hurt," Mai offered.
"I'll let you go for now," Tristan said. "We'll see you two when you get back."
"All right, bye," Mai replied, closing her cell.
Serenity looked at Mai as she asked her, "What's going on, Mai?"
"Someone tried to attack Tea at her house," Mai answered.
"What!" Serenity cried out.
"Don't worry, she's fine," Mai reassured the younger girl.
"Are you sure?" Serenity asked.
"Tristan told me," Mai replied. She smirked mischievously. "And you don't think Tristan would lie, do you?" She winked upon catching Serenity's embarrassed blush.
"Uh, no, not at all!" Serenity denied frantically, blushing a slightly deeper red.
"You're really hot for him, aren't you?" Mai asked.
"Am I that obvious?" Serenity wondered.
"You wanna tear him up in bed, Serenity," Mai teased. "I can tell."
Serenity blushed even redder as images of what she and Tristan could do in bed together flurried through her mind. "Mai!"
The two women giggled about the sexy thoughts before they went back to having their drinks.
Yami Yugi stood vigil over the city with the wind whipping through his hair and his crow on his shoulder. His killer was out there somewhere, not knowing his victim had returned from the land of the dead for revenge. He was seething with barely contained rage. Yugi would not show any mercy to the man who murdered him and his grandfather. His quest for vengeance was just beginning. Domino City was about to become the home of the dark vigilante known as The Crow.
End note: This ends the first chapter of the Yu-Gi-Crow remake. I chose to remake this story because the first story didn't make much sense, there's a plot hole or two, and it just sucked. Do expect an epic level of intense violence and strong language but don't worry all you Yugi/Tea and Yami Yugi/Tea fans out there, the romance between these two will still be here. As I said before, this story will ignore all the previous stories including the Yu-Gi-Oh/Teen Titans crossover stories. Until next time, enjoy the first chapter of my dramasterpiece remake and have a Happy Halloween.