Mou Hitori no Boku: True Darkness
Yami yawned, and walked down the stairs. He was exhausted from a night of nightmares plaguing his mind. He had seen shadowed figures, beckoning him back into the darkness. He had seen the world around him melt away into nothing. Most frightening of all to him had been his final vision; one of the Realms collapsing, and all those who had connections to magic freezing up inside crystal coffins. All except him. But not excluding Yugi.
"Morning, Yami!" Yugi said cheerfully. "What? Oh, good morning, aibou." Yami said, sleepily taking his place next to Yugi. "Are you alright? It is Saturday, you could have stayed in bed longer!" Yugi said, looking on his darker half with concern. "Is this to do with the Realms?" Yami nodded. "Nightmares. Visions of the future." The dreams had been so vivid, but he dared not relate them to Yugi. "Well, whatever the danger, we face it together." Yugi said, turning back to his toast. "Oh, Kami-sama, we're late to meet Joey!" Yugi cried, checking his watch. He jumped up, and snatched one last piece of toast. Yami rolled his eyes, and followed his panicking Aibou down the street towards the arcade.
"Joey! Morning!" Yugi called, seeing his friend waiting outside the arcade. "Hey, Yuug! They just put in one of Kaiba's dueling arenas here! Newest one, apparently. I thought he was still stuck on Duel Disks." Joey said. "Oh, cool!" Yugi stopped, letting Yami catch up behind him. "How come you run so fast when you're so short?" Yami muttered. Yugi just smiled at him.
"Well, anyhow, they won't let anyone use it yet. Wanted it to be a 'grand opening' kinda thing, famous duelists rather than just amateurs. Whaddya say?" Joey asked. "Well..." Yugi hesitated. "Sure!" Yami answered before him. Joey blinked. "What? It's been ages since I had a good duel. I would duel Yugi, but that's more pointless than trying to get to the sun without your feet leaving the earth." Yami smirked. "Now, I just need an opponent..." He looked purposefully at Joey. "Hey! You beat me everytime!" Joey protested. "Aw, it's just for fun!" Yami pleaded. Joey rolled his eyes and consented. The three walked into the building.
"Who are we gonna get to use this thing first? Kaiba's special orders; it's got to be someone good." They heard two guys say. "You want a good duelist?" Yami asked. "Yeah, kid. Know anyone?" one of them asked. "As a matter of fact, one is looking you straight in the face." Yami said. "Look, kid, tons of people think they're good duelists, but we're looking for someone REALLY special!" the other said, pushing Yami away.
"HAVE YOU TWO BEEN LIVING INSIDE A PYRAMID FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS?!" Yami yelled. "Yami, calm down!" Yugi said, trying to stop Yami from doing something he would regret. "Yugi!?" Yami exclaimed.
//Yugi, if too many people find out that there are two of us, we'll be in big trouble!//
/Oh! I see what you mean. I'll be back later. I think I see Tea over there./
Yugi wandered off into the crowd. "Look, idiot, I'm Yugi Muto, winner of the Duelist Kingdom AND Battle City tournaments." Yami said. "?! Oh, right, very sorry, didn't recognise you. Got an opponent?" one of the guys said. "It's been a long day of kids thinking..." "SILENCE! I don't ned your excuses. And yes, I have an opponent. Joey Wheeler." Yami answered, smiling. "Joey who?" the guy asked. "Wheeler. Placed second in Duelist Kingdom. I'm dueling him, ok?" Yami didn't wait for an answer, just smiled at Joey, and took his place on the dueling arena platform.
"How many points, Joey?" Yami asked.
"Er... 4000 ok?" Joey answered.
Yami nodded. The life point counters went up to four-thousand.
"I'll assume it's Battle City rules then?" Yami said. Joey nodded.
"Ok then!"
"DUEL!"
Yami drew five cards, then another for his draw on that turn.
'Not bad...' he thought.(Yami's hand: Man-Eating Treasure Chest, Mammoth Graveyard, Fissure, Sorcerer of the Doomed, Magical Ghost and Trap Hole.) "I'll play this card face down." he said laying a card in defensive mode. "Your turn, Joey!"
'Yeah! Great cards!' Joey thought. (Joey's hand: Time Wizard, Baby Dragon, Jinzo, Giltia the Dark Knight, Polymerization and Monster Reborn) "Ok then, Ya...Yugi." Joey said, suddenly remembering that he was dueling 'Yugi'. "I'll play this card face down, in defence mode... and this other card face down. That ends my turn!"
Yami drew a card. 'Hm... Yami. Never used this card before, but it will do nicely later.' "I'm laying this face down, on the Field Magic zone." he announced. Joey looked surprised; Yami had NEVER played a field card before. "And this other card, also face down" 'Now, that face down card... judging by that silly smirk he's got, he's holding important cards, and that one on the field is one of them. I would attack... but that other card, it could be a trap.' Yami weighed up his options. "I'll summon Mammoth Graveyard, in attack mode!" Yami called. "Mammoth, ATTACK!"
"No! My Baby Dragon!" Joey said, as he watched the miniature reptile appear, then get shattered by the dead Mammoth. 'No matter... I've got Monster Reborn!' Joey thought. "Now, it's my go!" Joey drew a card. 'Hmm... Masaki, the Legendary Swordsman... no use at the moment.' "Yugi! I summon Time Wizard! And use Monster Reborn to bring back my Baby Dragon!" Joey took a deep breath. 'Come on, Time Wizard!' he thought. "Time Wizard! Spin, Time Roulette!" Joey and Yami watched as the red arrow clicked through the six sections. By this time, they had attracted some spectators. Yami could see Yugi watching him from below.
"NO!" Joey cried. The Time Wizard had landed on a skull, blowing up his half of the field.
LIFE POINTS:
Yami: 4000
Joey: 2800
"Too big a risk, Joey!" Yami called, drawing his next card. 'DARK MAGICIAN! YES!' he thought. "Joey, I'll sacrifice my two monsters one the field..." He dropped the two cards into the Graveyard. "And summon my Dark Magician!" As the magician materialised on the field, Yami suddenly felt a bit woozy. 'It's probably nothing...' he thought. "And I'll activate my Yami field card!" Joey almost burst out laughing. Yami scowled at him. "It powers my Magician up to 2700 attack points!" he said, as his dark card activated, creating a mockery of the Shadow Realm. "Magician, attack!" Yami called.As the Magician prepared his attack, Yami suddenly found himself with one hand on his forehead, the other leaning on his playing field supporting him.
'What's Yami playing at?' Yugi thought.
/Yami, are you alright?/
//Yugi, I...//
Yami passed out.
"Cancel Duel!" Joey said, causing the monsters on the field to disappear. Yami had fallen forward over the surface before him, knocking his deck onto the floor. Joey jumped down, and ran around to Yami. Yugi had already appeared next to him from the crowd.
Yami yawned, and walked down the stairs. He was exhausted from a night of nightmares plaguing his mind. He had seen shadowed figures, beckoning him back into the darkness. He had seen the world around him melt away into nothing. Most frightening of all to him had been his final vision; one of the Realms collapsing, and all those who had connections to magic freezing up inside crystal coffins. All except him. But not excluding Yugi.
"Morning, Yami!" Yugi said cheerfully. "What? Oh, good morning, aibou." Yami said, sleepily taking his place next to Yugi. "Are you alright? It is Saturday, you could have stayed in bed longer!" Yugi said, looking on his darker half with concern. "Is this to do with the Realms?" Yami nodded. "Nightmares. Visions of the future." The dreams had been so vivid, but he dared not relate them to Yugi. "Well, whatever the danger, we face it together." Yugi said, turning back to his toast. "Oh, Kami-sama, we're late to meet Joey!" Yugi cried, checking his watch. He jumped up, and snatched one last piece of toast. Yami rolled his eyes, and followed his panicking Aibou down the street towards the arcade.
"Joey! Morning!" Yugi called, seeing his friend waiting outside the arcade. "Hey, Yuug! They just put in one of Kaiba's dueling arenas here! Newest one, apparently. I thought he was still stuck on Duel Disks." Joey said. "Oh, cool!" Yugi stopped, letting Yami catch up behind him. "How come you run so fast when you're so short?" Yami muttered. Yugi just smiled at him.
"Well, anyhow, they won't let anyone use it yet. Wanted it to be a 'grand opening' kinda thing, famous duelists rather than just amateurs. Whaddya say?" Joey asked. "Well..." Yugi hesitated. "Sure!" Yami answered before him. Joey blinked. "What? It's been ages since I had a good duel. I would duel Yugi, but that's more pointless than trying to get to the sun without your feet leaving the earth." Yami smirked. "Now, I just need an opponent..." He looked purposefully at Joey. "Hey! You beat me everytime!" Joey protested. "Aw, it's just for fun!" Yami pleaded. Joey rolled his eyes and consented. The three walked into the building.
"Who are we gonna get to use this thing first? Kaiba's special orders; it's got to be someone good." They heard two guys say. "You want a good duelist?" Yami asked. "Yeah, kid. Know anyone?" one of them asked. "As a matter of fact, one is looking you straight in the face." Yami said. "Look, kid, tons of people think they're good duelists, but we're looking for someone REALLY special!" the other said, pushing Yami away.
"HAVE YOU TWO BEEN LIVING INSIDE A PYRAMID FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS?!" Yami yelled. "Yami, calm down!" Yugi said, trying to stop Yami from doing something he would regret. "Yugi!?" Yami exclaimed.
//Yugi, if too many people find out that there are two of us, we'll be in big trouble!//
/Oh! I see what you mean. I'll be back later. I think I see Tea over there./
Yugi wandered off into the crowd. "Look, idiot, I'm Yugi Muto, winner of the Duelist Kingdom AND Battle City tournaments." Yami said. "?! Oh, right, very sorry, didn't recognise you. Got an opponent?" one of the guys said. "It's been a long day of kids thinking..." "SILENCE! I don't ned your excuses. And yes, I have an opponent. Joey Wheeler." Yami answered, smiling. "Joey who?" the guy asked. "Wheeler. Placed second in Duelist Kingdom. I'm dueling him, ok?" Yami didn't wait for an answer, just smiled at Joey, and took his place on the dueling arena platform.
"How many points, Joey?" Yami asked.
"Er... 4000 ok?" Joey answered.
Yami nodded. The life point counters went up to four-thousand.
"I'll assume it's Battle City rules then?" Yami said. Joey nodded.
"Ok then!"
"DUEL!"
Yami drew five cards, then another for his draw on that turn.
'Not bad...' he thought.(Yami's hand: Man-Eating Treasure Chest, Mammoth Graveyard, Fissure, Sorcerer of the Doomed, Magical Ghost and Trap Hole.) "I'll play this card face down." he said laying a card in defensive mode. "Your turn, Joey!"
'Yeah! Great cards!' Joey thought. (Joey's hand: Time Wizard, Baby Dragon, Jinzo, Giltia the Dark Knight, Polymerization and Monster Reborn) "Ok then, Ya...Yugi." Joey said, suddenly remembering that he was dueling 'Yugi'. "I'll play this card face down, in defence mode... and this other card face down. That ends my turn!"
Yami drew a card. 'Hm... Yami. Never used this card before, but it will do nicely later.' "I'm laying this face down, on the Field Magic zone." he announced. Joey looked surprised; Yami had NEVER played a field card before. "And this other card, also face down" 'Now, that face down card... judging by that silly smirk he's got, he's holding important cards, and that one on the field is one of them. I would attack... but that other card, it could be a trap.' Yami weighed up his options. "I'll summon Mammoth Graveyard, in attack mode!" Yami called. "Mammoth, ATTACK!"
"No! My Baby Dragon!" Joey said, as he watched the miniature reptile appear, then get shattered by the dead Mammoth. 'No matter... I've got Monster Reborn!' Joey thought. "Now, it's my go!" Joey drew a card. 'Hmm... Masaki, the Legendary Swordsman... no use at the moment.' "Yugi! I summon Time Wizard! And use Monster Reborn to bring back my Baby Dragon!" Joey took a deep breath. 'Come on, Time Wizard!' he thought. "Time Wizard! Spin, Time Roulette!" Joey and Yami watched as the red arrow clicked through the six sections. By this time, they had attracted some spectators. Yami could see Yugi watching him from below.
"NO!" Joey cried. The Time Wizard had landed on a skull, blowing up his half of the field.
LIFE POINTS:
Yami: 4000
Joey: 2800
"Too big a risk, Joey!" Yami called, drawing his next card. 'DARK MAGICIAN! YES!' he thought. "Joey, I'll sacrifice my two monsters one the field..." He dropped the two cards into the Graveyard. "And summon my Dark Magician!" As the magician materialised on the field, Yami suddenly felt a bit woozy. 'It's probably nothing...' he thought. "And I'll activate my Yami field card!" Joey almost burst out laughing. Yami scowled at him. "It powers my Magician up to 2700 attack points!" he said, as his dark card activated, creating a mockery of the Shadow Realm. "Magician, attack!" Yami called.As the Magician prepared his attack, Yami suddenly found himself with one hand on his forehead, the other leaning on his playing field supporting him.
'What's Yami playing at?' Yugi thought.
/Yami, are you alright?/
//Yugi, I...//
Yami passed out.
"Cancel Duel!" Joey said, causing the monsters on the field to disappear. Yami had fallen forward over the surface before him, knocking his deck onto the floor. Joey jumped down, and ran around to Yami. Yugi had already appeared next to him from the crowd.
