Chapter 2 – Remembering my past, an occurring nightmare and the name's Yusei Fudo

The setting was a large and busy city, the buildings stood tall over everything, the city seemed to be busy and lively. Most of the city was beautiful and high tech, the people were wearing fancy clothing carry bags, devices going to and from different places. Everyone was good spirits, this city was called new domino city, and this high tech city was always expanding, growing stretching further.

Although the city was large and prosper, not everyone was happy, just outside the city's limits was a small island. It was a small district, the setting was a small and rusted out city, the place was covered with poverty, the people were wearing normal clothing some of them were ripped and old. There were unfinished buildings, pollution in the air, and damaged streets.

In an alleyway was a young boy with spiky black hair with yellow streaks, tanned skin and blue eyes, he was wearing a sleeveless black shirt with a red symbol, cream shorts which were ripped at the bottoms and black sandals. He was holding a tool box while a much older man who was wearing a sleeveless grey shirt and green shorts and sandals.

He was working on a strange looking motorcycle, he seemed to be trying to repair it. Each time he worked on something he would reach in the toolbox that the kid was holding and used it. The boy had a pleasant smile on his face as he watched the man worked.

"So how it's going so far..." the boy asked the man who smiled at him as he stopped his work and patted the boy on his head as he chuckled

"Same as always Yusei... Every day we work on this it stays just the same" the man said stating the boy as 'Yusei' as he reached in a bag beside him and pulled out a bottle of water

"Here you go, you worked really hard today Yusei..." he said as he handed the boy the bottle as he took it examining the beverage as he looked confused and then he extended the bottle back to the man

"No... You're the one who worked really hard on this master" Yusei as he handed the bottle back to his teacher who smiled faintly at the young boy

"It's quite alright Yusei... Besides you need to keep your strength more than me" the man said as he gently pushed the bottle back to Yusei who looked a puzzled as he looked at the water

With that the young boy opened the bottle and began to drink the water while the man smiled and continued working on the bike. Suddenly he felt a cold feeling touch as he turned to Yusei once again extending a now half fuelled water bottle with a smile. The man simply smiled as gladly took the beverage from him.

"Thanks kid..." he said as drank the refreshing water as Yusei smiled, there was a silence between them and then suddenly the strange pair began laughing

This was Yusei Fudo, a young 9 year old boy living on the streets of the district known as 'Satellite' for as long as he could remember Yusei had always been alone. He couldn't even remember his parents, he had living alone on cold dark streets of Satellite, but that didn't darken his view of the world. Flint was the closest thing to family that, he was an old mechanic who was working on the bike.

It had been left by his son who disappeared years ago, he spent the remaining years trying repair his son bike, but nothing he seemed to do worked on the vehicle. Flint had found Yusei about 2 years ago rescuing him from the street and giving him a home, from that time Yusei had become interested in mechanics, he would often help Flint of the bike and even some times try to work on it on his own.

For someone so young he seemed to have a passion for it, this was only bike he had ever seen in his life, it was an older version of the hoverbikes used in new domino city. Even though it was the only one he had ever seen he believed to be the most amazing bike of all despite its damaged appearance. About ten minutes Flint and Yusei heading back to Flint's workshop with the bike, the skies had turned grey as a storm was coming.


(Time skip: 2 weeks later)

Weeks later and new domino city was experiencing another heavy storm as the rain poured over the large city, the sky was completely grey as thunder clapped in the clouds. The wind blew heavy over the city, and the island just outside the small old city of Satellite, people were trying to get somewhere dry. In an nearly abandoned street two familiar faces were running down the road, It was Yusei and Flint.

"Don't stop now Yusei! Were almost at the workshop, the rain isn't going to stop us now!" Flint said with a huge grin holding an old newspaper over his head while Yusei used his hands to shield the rain

"I'm running as fast as I can master... I wanna hurry and get this started!" the young boy said with a huge smile trying to keep the rain out of his eyes, Flint chuckled as he appeared to holding a shiny object in his hand

"Yusei my boy, with this will finally be able to finish the bike! It's thanks to you that I learned what we needed to complete it" Flint said laughing proudly as Yusei smiled the object seemed to be a engine piece or something which he had placed in his pocket

"Come on, were almost there keep up master!" Yusei shouted with joy as he was now ahead of the old man who chuckled trying to overtake the kid, unknown to them they were being followed

About a week ago without Flint knowing Yusei and checked the main engine of the bike, he realised from a manual of another hoverbike that a piece was missing from the main engine. Flint had been so blind in all the years he had never noticed, Yusei felt proud that he had learned this, with that he and Flint went in search for one. Eventually there search led to an underground club in which they located the missing piece.

But apart from that there was something that had been bothering Yusei since he was little... Every now and then he would notice people, in the streets, in a alleyway and even in the corner of his eye. These people seemed a little off as they didn't respond to others, he could interact with them but no one else could see them, not even Flint could see these people who come and go from Yusei's sight, but it didn't really bother him.

"Alright we're almost there, kid, just a little further... After so many years it's finally gonna be completed!" Flint proclaimed with joy and determination as he and Yusei cut into a shortcut to the workshop

"Master, when we finish the bike can I ride it?" Yusei asked his mechanic mentor who smiled and then laughed as Yusei looked a little confused but still happy

"Sure of course... If it wasn't for you we would've never known that there was a missing piece" he had as Yusei suddenly jumped for joy nearly slipping on the wet ground as Flint laughed

Suddenly just above them on the building roof two black figures dashed across the roofs following Flint and Yusei. Whatever they were they weren't human as they were, they were short black creature about Yusei's size with big piercing yellows eyes and strange horns, they appeared to slightly transparent. They seemed to be focused on Yusei as jumped down to lower building getting closer to them, just Yusei felt an uneasy presence.

"Huh...? What was that...?" Yusei asked himself in quiet tone as he could feel something just then he looked up, everything seemed to slow down for a moment as he saw the two dark creatures jump from the building diving towards them

"Master!" Yusei simply shouted as the old man turned as the creatures that only Yusei could see suddenly became visible to him as tackled Yusei from the air pinning him down

"Yusei!" Flint shouted as he stopped before and turned to rush to Yusei's help just then one of the creatures despite their small size it back handed him to the ground as it began to attack him

"No! Master!" Yusei cried as the creature was holding him down enabling him from moving as Flint tried to hold his creature back from his face as it tried claw his face, he looked around from something to use

"Yusei! Just hold on!" he shouted as he noticed a plank of wood by a trash can next to him as he reached for it as then hit over the creature's face getting it off of him

Flint hit the creature again it didn't seem to bother it, but it did give Flint the chance to help Yusei as rushed over to boy as he now changed the bit of wood for a trashcan. As he then smash it over the creature's head getting it off Yusei, he saw he had been making scratches and cuts over his back. He looked back to see the creatures had recovered and were now heading towards them, he had put Yusei under his arm.

He charged pass the creatures with them pursuing him and Yusei who was now unconscious, he cut into another street as the creatures followed him. They were faster than he was as they had overtaken him, he stopped in his tracks and looked at Yusei, he paused for a moment, he looked at Yusei and then at the creature who then began to close in on them. He smiled as he then placed Yusei down on the ground beside him.

"Yusei... Be strong kid... I have enjoyed your company over these last few years... You made me feel better after losing my son, you've been like a son to me" Flint stated as the creatures slowly advanced to him

"Sorry... But it looks like that you'll have to finish the bike without me..." Flint stated as he took the engine piece out of his pocket and gently placed it in the boy's hand and closed his fingers over it

"Be safe Yusei..." he simply said as he then stood up and faced the creatures, he clenched his fist tightly and then charged at the monsters who rushed at him as he began to fight

Flint began to punch the beast but to no attempt did it bother them as they slashed and punched the old man bringing him to knees as they then jumped him. He grunted as he still tried to fight them trying to punch them, doing everything in his power to keep them away from Yusei. The little kid remained asleep not aware of what was going on, the rain continued to fall as Flint struggled to survive against the creatures.


Five minutes later as a sudden flash of lightning struck down as Yusei moved slightly as his eyes started open slightly, his face and body soaked with water. His vision was blurry and quite hazing as his head slightly turned, he saw something that couldn't make out, a large figure in white clothing seemed to be standing over something, beside him was two black mist clouds fading away, and he then heard a voice.

"I was too late to this man... The shadow reaps struck him down and stole his soul sending it to the darkness" the voice said as Yusei mumbled at a bit as the figure became clear a tall man stood there

"M... Master..." the young boy mumbled as he then saw the man stood, he was wearing a long kimono-like jacket that white with cream lining with a hood, he wore metal shoes and fingerless gloves

"I can sense the light... They must've been after him..." the man said as Yusei tried to get a closer look the man before him had a fair skin, extravagant hair features multiple layers including long blond crookes pointy locks for a fringe, the rest was large spiky hair with black and red lining as an outline

"Are you alright little one...?" the man asked as he approached Yusei, the young boy was frightened slightly but he didn't panic for some reason as if his heart was telling him something

"Where's my master...?" Yusei asked the man in a weak voice as his blue eyes met this man's purple eyes who then glanced back over the spot where Flint was fighting there was nothing there

"Your teacher... I see... Then he was trying to protect you" the man said as Yusei looked even more confused as he looked over there but the man blocked his view with his arm this made Yusei fill with fear and sadness

"Where's... Where's my master...? What happen to the monsters" the young boy asked as he knew what had happened he just didn't want to believe as his eyes began to water

"I'm afraid that your teacher... He... He tried to protect you from those monsters and he..." the man paused as Yusei eyes widen with shock he got to his feet and pushed past the man to went over to the spot to see nothing, faint dark mist fading away, and a small pool of blood

"Ma... Master..." the boy was shuttering as he began to sniff, a hard lump had filled his throat he held his fist tightly as tears ran down his eyes, he then felt the object that Flint had placed in his hand and looked at it

He saw in his hand the engine piece they had gone to collect, he realised that Flint must've given this to him. Images of the time he had spent with Flint over the years ran through his head as more tears ran down his face as he sniffed and began to cry. He fell to knees looking up and grey sky as wept for his master just then the man approached the boy and then placed his hand on the boy shoulder and then knelt down to him.

"I am so sorry... This is my fault, I didn't get here in time to save your master from the shadow reaps" he stated as Yusei continued to cry he looked defeated and miserable as the man tried to comfort him as everything faded into black


That was last time... I ever saw Flint... My master... My teacher...

From that day everything changed... My name is Yusei Fudo...

I've been having that dream for quite some time, it was so long ago... And yet...

Recently the nightmares came back to me... I don't know they suddenly came back to me...

But from that day I vowed to never show weakness, I would protect those who weaker than me...

Just like Flint... Just like the Master... I would become a master and use my powers to protect the weak...


The setting had changed to that of a small bedroom a modern Japanese-style room, a pair of large oak doors, window with wooden doors closed. The green carpeted floor, there was also a bed with blue sheets, and laying on top of the bed was a tall slightly muscular young man with tanned skin, black spiky hair with yellow streaks, wearing a sleeveless black shirt with a red symbol, and black trousers, he was bare footed as he laid there.

It was Yusei though he was much older, he looked about 15 or so, his eyes were half opened as he was gazing at the ceiling above. He had dreaming about his childhood, everything that had just been witness was a dream of his past. He had a vacant and tired expression as his half opened eyes turned to look out the window. They was a faint light trying to seep in through the closed doors of the window, he then yawn before sitting up.

"It must be morning already... Alright then, I guess I'd better get up then, a master can't stay in bed all day" he said to himself as he put his feet high the air and then flipped off his bed and landed front flipped perfectly on the floor

"Better get dressed and hurry... I can't keep the master waiting" Yusei said as in a flash of light his clothing had changed he was now wearing a black kimono like outfit with red and blue lining and strange metal badge like object on his wrist as he rushed out of his room

He was in fact inside a large castle with a main building and four sub-buildings, each were connected to each the walls were cream and the roofs, doors and windows were gold. The sun shined brightly over area which was in the centre of vast land with grassy fields surrounding the castle, mountains in the distance of all directions and rivers and forests from a far. On the castle grounds people dressed in similar uniform were training.

Just then Yusei who was in the fourth build was running down the castle hallway, he was heading for the main building. He ran as fast as he could as he noticed from one of the many windows the large clock showed 9:00am he almost late for his breakfast and training would begin soon. He finally reached the gate and opened it heading outside to the next building, he looked around for a moment and then continued to run.


(Yusei's thoughts)

This is land of soul bladers, also known as the soul blade kingdom, it was another world far different from the one I knew...

This was wear the art of wielding a soul blade was taught for generations, a world where light and darkness existed in perfect balance...

It was my home, it's wear I trained to become a soul blade master, all these students trained but they lived in student quarters opposite the castle...

Only a few lived here in the castle and trained personally under the master himself, the others were trained by teachers...

I had learned that it was the duty of soul blade wielders to use their powers to safeguard the spirit beings and living from harm...

We safeguarded the light to protect it for the darkness... Darkness was our enemy, it had to be destroyed...

That's what my master taught me... Those who could use the soul blade would offered a place here to learn how to fully master this art...

To be honest they were about 50 students here, being a soul blade warrior was a rare art, only a chosen few could wield this weapons...

I was one of them... I had trained under Yugi Muto, the master of this castle and this school... He had raised me as his own son for many years, he saved me and offered to help me get stronger...

My dream was to be a powerful soul blade master!

Once I was a master I could use my powers to help all those worlds threatened by the darkness...

This was goal and I was going to see it through... No matter what it took...


About an hour had passed as Yusei had arrived in a large throne room in the main castle structure, the walls were decorated with gold patterns, the stained glass windows depicted strange images and at the end of the room were three thrones, the middle one was the tallest sat a familiar but older man wearing traditional Japanese attire, it was soul blade master who ruled this castle... Master Yugi.

"Master, please forgive for being late! I had overslept and rushed right over" Yusei as he stood like a soldier tall and proud awaiting a response from his master who smile faintly before rising up from his throne

"It's quite alright Yusei... I understand, you've been having trouble sleeping perhaps?" he asked Yusei whose expression had changed to slightly sad one as he saw the images from his nightmare in his head

"Yes... Nightmares master... Nightmares about that day, in the rain..." Yusei had as his master was in front of him as he both his arms on Yusei's shoulders and gave him a sincere smile

"You don't have to say anything... I understand Yusei, after it's getting to the anniversary of when I brought you here to the castle" Yugi had as it had been nearly 6 years since he left that dark place

"If you need time to think then that's alright Yusei" the master asked him as Yusei simply smiled and then gave his master a serious expression

"Don't worry Master Yugi, it'll be alright I wanna get started on this training can't be a soul blade master if I let some bad dreams stop me" Yusei said as he then jumped back as in blinding light he drew strange weapon

The weapon was a red and silver blader with glowing blue lining that looked like it was glowing, the handle was gold and the top the blade had three large spikes on one side. It was Yusei's soul blade it looked very machinery due to the fact of Yusei's childhood passion to that hoverbike, he began to slash and swipe the air as he started to train with his weapon as Master Yugi watched him and then smiled

An hour had passed and the castle had become more quiet the students were training outside had returned inside to the castle for their lessons on spells. Yusei was still in the throne room training with his soul blade as his master watched him battle, Yusei had been joined by another student. He had spiked blonde hair, fair skin, he was wearing a neckband, and he had purple eyes, he was wearing an outfit similar to Yusei but it was white.

This was Jack Atlas, he was another student under Master Yugi, and he was Yusei rival and best friend in the six years he had been here. They were both at the same level of soul blade wielding, however Jack was much better at spells while Yusei was better in combat skills. Both were highly skilled soul blade wielders and were both training hard to be masters, suddenly a loud bell rang throughout the castle building as the two stopped training.

"Huh...? What's going on?" Yusei asked as he and Jack looked on, just then the master rose from his seat again and headed out of the room with two following him

"That's the bell to indicate the arrival of an outsider... It's a spell when someone enters this world" Jack stated as he and Yusei followed the master as they were now by the castle's main doors on the bottom floor

"Who could it be...? If the bell's going off it must another master or something?" Yusei said as they stopped at the staircase while master stood at the bottom as two guards on each side of the door as they slowly opened

"This presence... Can it be...?" Yugi said to himself as the large castle doors opened revealing a man just his height wearing a crimson robe-like jacket, under it was white buttoned shirt and golden necklace and black jeans, he had spiky white hair that pointed downwards and dark brown eyes

"Bakura..." Yugi simply stated revealing this man in front of him to be 'Bakura' the expression of the master's face was a shocked one but it returned to a more serious one as walked over to him

"Whose that man...?" Yusei asked as he didn't recognise the man, but Jack then looked at him with a confused expression, he knew who this person was

"Yusei... That's Ryo Bakura... He's another soul blade master, he trained alongside Master Yugi in this very castle" Jack explained to his friend whose eyes widen, another soul blade master had arrived at the castle

"The previous master on this castle who was their teacher passed his role on to Master Yugi... Master Bakura then decided to be a seeker of knowledge and wisdom by exploring the many worlds" Jack continued to explain as they both saw their master stand before this one

Another master hadarrived at the castle, a soul blade master Yusei had never heard or seen before, this was master who trained along with Master Yugi to become the man he is today. Ryo Bakura completed the master's exam along with Yugi but was not given the task of being the castle's master and instead became a seeker travelling the different worlds learning all he could and collecting it all for future generations.

Just then Yusei glanced over he noticed something, there was someone else, there was someone standing beside Master Bakura. He was young boy probably about 14 or something, he had spiky brown hair which had two different layers of brown, and he had brown eyes that were slightly dazed and fair skin. He was wearing a black Gakuran uniform and black shoes, he a vacant and depressed expression on his face.

"Hey... Who's that kid down there...?" Yusei simply said as Jack then noticed the boy standing beside the mysterious soul blade master just then Master Yugi noticed the boy and then looked at his old friend


End of Chapter 2

Sorry about the long delay with this chapter I've been busy with some other projects, but enough of that, how do you all like the new chapter? Please leave your reviews and tell me what you thought of the new chapter, I'll update this as soon as possible, hopefully next week.

In the next chapter we follow the lives of Yusei, Jack and Jaden as they continue to hone their skills as soul blade wielders, but a friendship is shattered and soon after another new apprentice arrives at the castle... Please read the other versions to better understand it, and I'll update soon... Until the next time!