Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Gi Oh! & I don't own Harry Potter!
Thought / Dreams / Event from the past
'Telepathy'
/Broadcast Telepathy/
"Dialogue"
*Foreign Language*
**Egyptian**
**Ancient Egyptian**
=Telephone=
Letter
Emphasis
Dangerous Tone / Spell
Shadow Court and Shadow Mages
"Alright, Yugi-boy." Pegasus began to say once everyone was arrive at the Kaiba Corp's meeting room – with Pegasus himself being the last one to arrive, "Please explain why I can use Shadow Magic again, without the Eye this time".
"Let's start from the beginning then." Yugi decided as he stood up from his seat – having been appointed by the majority of the group to do the explaining, "Although some of you are unaware, but most of the people in this room had accompanied me to Egypt roughly two months ago. We originally planned to let Mou Hitori no Boku – who is also known as the Nameless Pharaoh at the time – to cross over to the afterlife and destroy the Millennium Items, but he decided to stay with me because he know that we need each other." He began to say as he fingered his Millennium Puzzle, "Because of that, Ra gave us an offer. Ra had decided to let Yami Bakura and Marik – aka Yami Malik – to have a second chance, so he let Mou Hitori no Boku to stay with me and he also made the Millennium Items to lose their power, as long as we agreed to help them in their new life".
Immediately, Pegasus, Rebecca, Otogi, and Mai snapped their heads aside to look at Ryou and Malik, who tensed at the sudden attention that they received.
"It's alright!" Jou told them, so they wouldn't stare at the two Hikaris anymore, "Those two Yamis agreed not to endanger us or the world anymore".
"The same couldn't be said to the people who decided to attack Ryou and Malik though, they would find themselves at the short end of Akefia and Marik's temper." Honda commented with a snort.
"Back to the story." Yugi then said to regain their attention, "Because all of the Millennium Item's power had been released back into the world, all of you people in here – who have been in contact with Shadow Magic one way or another – find yourselves capable of using Shadow Magic. You don't need a Millennium Item to use Shadow Magic anymore, since the magic exist within yourselves now".
Noise of understanding came out from those who four who weren't there to see it for themselves.
"Well, how do we control our magic then?" Mai asked Yugi as she placed her hands on her hips, "I don't want to spend the rest of my life getting caught in magical accidents from time to time!".
"By training of course." Akefia – who had taken over – told her matter-of-factly, "You arrange a meeting with either Ishizu, or Marik and Malik, or the Pharaoh and Yugi, or myself. We will be tutoring you in using your magic, so you won't get caught in magical accidents again".
"How about with Pegasus or Kaiba?" Otogi asked curiously.
"While I can use some Shadow Magic to read people's mind and starting a Shadow Game in the past, Otogi-boy, I don't know how else to use it, so I can't teach you anything." Pegasus answered him calmly, "I can control my magic to prevent any accidental magic from happening because of me, but that's about it. I think the same could be said to Kaiba-boy." He then looked at Seto, who looked unimpressed at him, "Isn't that right, Kaiba-boy?".
"First, stop calling me that." Seto grumbled at him, before addressing the others, "I may have control over my own magic, but I have absolutely no idea how to use them. So it's no use if you ask me to teach you".
"Hmm … Anzu, Honda, and I spend time with Yugi almost every day." Jou said as he looked at Yugi, "I think you should be our Tutor, Yugi, along with Atem".
"Sure, I don't mind." Yugi answered easily with a shrug.
"Ah! I want to be tutored by Darling too!" Rebecca said with a pout.
"Well … if you want be your Tutor as well, I can only teach you once a week, Becky." Yugi told her thoughtfully, "Unless you could move over here for the time being, then we can meet up more often".
"Or you can just come to my house like earlier." Rebecca suggested cheekily, "With Shadow Travel, we can go and back to even across the world anytime, right?".
"I guess so." Yugi nodded in agreement.
"I live with Yugi and Atem, so they can teach me anytime." Sugoroku said happily with a laugh.
After discussing about it, it was decided that Seto and Mokuba would learn from Ishizu, and she would teach Pegasus as well – but in a different day, since Seto couldn't stand being with Pegasus for too long outside from business purpose – while Akefia and Ryou would teach Mai, Shizuka, and Otogi. Rishid, the only member of the Ishtar who couldn't use magic before, would learn from Malik and Marik.
"Should we inform Shadi about this development?" Yugi mused out loud after the discussion was over.
"Even if we want to tell him, no one knows where he is." Malik pointed out at him.
"That is true, Yugi." Ishizu said in agreement, "Besides, he most likely have his own agenda. He has a way of knowing what has happened in the world, and he can control his magic as well, so there is no need in trying to find him".
"You're right." Shadi's voice rang out of the blue, surprising everyone. They looked at the direction the voice came from, and saw that Shadi had just come out from the Shadows.
"Since when are you standing there?" Akefia demanded at him in annoyance.
"Since the start of the meeting." Shadi answered expressionlessly.
"Is there any particular reason why you come here, Shadi?" Atem – who took control once he saw Shadi – asked him to the point, "Or you just come over to find out why you can use your magic again?".
"I come here to ask what you're going to do from now on, My Pharaoh." Shadi answered him calmly, "Now that the Shadow Magic has been released back into the world, there are some people out there would be bound to have Shadow Magic due to some circumstance – the most being they have gone through traumatic experience that damages their Soul, which then filled by the Shadows to stabilize them. How are you going to keep an eye of them?".
That was something that had never crossed everyone's mind, judging by their look of realization. "I haven't thought of it." Atem admitted to him honestly, "What do you suggest I do?".
"I would suggest that you create a Court, My Pharaoh." Shadi suggested to him right away, so he might have come with that idea in mind from the start, "Just like how you have High Priests and High Priestess in the past, you can form something similar to keep the order in this world among the Shadow user".
"That's actually a good idea." Pegasus commented casually, "We're like our own people in our own kingdom – Shadow users in the Shadow Kingdom – so we need people to govern it or chaos might happen".
"I agree with you, Pegasus." Atem said to him, before he looked at Ishizu, "How do you think the Court's structure should be, Ishizu?".
"How about we form it like in the past?" Ishizu suggested to him, "During your reign, you ruled with 6 people to help you".
"So, 1 person as a Leader, then 6 others will be helpers?" Mokuba asked her curiously.
"Yes, just like that." Ishizu said with a smile.
"But with our number, it will be uneven between the Light and Dark if we just choose 7 people among us." Malik argued with her, "We're Shadow Mages, and the Shadows need Balance, so we should have even number in the Head Court".
"Then, how about 2 people act as the Leaders?" Rebecca suggested to them – gaining their attention, so she explained more, "If in the past there was a Pharaoh that was helped by 5 High Priests and High Priestess, why not make it so we have 2 people as our Leaders? One Leader comes from the Light, and the other one comes from the Dark. Then we will divide the 6 High Priests and Priestess into two as well. Three people will come from the Light – their job is to help the Light Leader, and another three will come from the Dark – their job is to help the Dark Leader. Of course, the Leaders have to be able to work together or they won't be able to lead us well".
"That's a great idea, Rebecca!" Anzu said cheerfully, "That way, we will have equal number between Light and Dark".
"Yes, that's right. We can have Balance with that." Malik said in agreement, before he looked at Atem, "So, we got two Leaders, but we still need to decide the position of the 6 helpers. Sure, 3 of them will help the Light and Dark Leaders each, but what kind of position are they in charge of? We're creating a Court here, but I don't think all of us understand what we should do, except to prevent some Shadow users out there from causing mayhem with their magic".
Atem didn't answer him because he himself didn't know, so he looked at Seto – who raised an eyebrow at him, while his arms were crossed. "You're a CEO, Seto." He pointed out calmly, "I may be the Pharaoh in the past, but the Council has been organized even before I ascended to the throne. Do you think you can help us in deciding the position of the people in this Court?".
Seto hummed in thought as he moved over to his laptop – that was still on and was connected to a projector from his previous meeting – while thinking of what kind of positions would work with their rather small number. "Before that, let's make sure we get everything right." He started to say as he started a Word application and began to make a simple organization chart, like what they had discussed earlier. "First, we have one Leader to lead the Dark Half, and the Leader has three people assisting him or her." He typed 'The Dark Half' above that organization chart, before moving to a new page and typed 'The Light Half' on top of it, and then copying the same structure like the previous one. "The same thing applies to the other Leader that leads the Light Half, being assisted by three people as well." As he made the chart and labeled them, it was projected onto the wall behind him, so everyone could see it. "Rebecca, this is what you meant, right?".
"Yes, exactly like that." Rebecca answered as she came over to his side, soon followed by Mokuba – as was obvious – and Pegasus – much to the brunette CEO's annoyance. "Before we decided what kind of positions available in there, should we decide who the Leaders are first?".
"Isn't it obvious who the Leaders are?" Seto asked him with a raised eyebrow, "Even though I and Pegasus are CEOs and experienced in leading big companies, and Akefia and Malik both had once led criminal organizations, but none of us is everyone's favorite on top of that." He explained as he typed in the box containing the information about the Leader of the Dark Half.
Hoshikage-Mutou Atem
(The Pharaoh)
The Leader of the Dark Half
He then typed in the box for the Leader of the Light Half.
Hoshikage-Mutou Yugi
(The Prince / The Shinigami)
The Leader of the Light Half
"When I see it that way, I agree that the answer is very obvious." Ishizu commented after seeing what Seto had typed, "Also, by choosing Yugi and the Pharaoh, it is also like we have one Leader instead of two".
"That's right." Seto nodded to show his agreement, "Both Yugi and the Pharaoh are so alike with each other, so much that we sometimes couldn't tell them apart if it wasn't for their slightly different look".
"Really?" Atem asked him in confusion, "I thought that I and Aibou are quite different from each other".
Seto looked at him, before looking at the trio whom he previously dubbed as the geek squad – meaning Jou, Anzu, and Honda. "I'm not the only one who thinks like that, right?" He asked them with a raised eyebrow.
They laughed sheepishly as they either rubbed the back of their heads – in the case of Jou and Honda, or scratched their cheek with a finger – in Anzu's case.
That was answer enough for Atem, but he was still confused.
"Look, Pharaoh." Akefia called out to him, causing Atem to turn his attention to the part albino, "If you and I wanted to act by imitating our Hikaris, we can do it perfectly since we knew them like the back of our hands, right?".
Atem nodded at him in response.
"If I act like myself though, you can tell right away when I took over the body, right?"
Atem nodded again, wondering where Akefia was heading with it.
"It's because my personality is very different from Ryou, but do you know how alike your personality with Yugi is?" Akefia asked him again with a raised eyebrow.
This time, Atem shook his head. "No." He voiced out his answer, "I mean, I always thought that our difference is obvious. Aibou is far kinder than I am, and I'm harsher than he is".
"Only sometimes, when you're facing your opponents." Akefia deadpanned to him, "Outside of that situation? Nope, very little difference. If we ever see any then it's very subtle, and only a very observant person who keep a close eye on you could notice it".
"Why do you think those three and I always called you Yugi before you took the name Atem?" Seto asked him then.
"In your case, you didn't believe in magic at the time and thus denying my existence." Atem answered him with a frown, wondering if he really that alike with Yugi, "In their case, it's because they didn't want to differentiate me from Aibou, so I wouldn't feel alienated – I think".
"No, Atem." Anzu answered him with a sheepish chuckle, "We really had a hard time differentiating you if it wasn't for the different appearance, so we decided to just not bother with it. That's actually why we called you Yugi and treated you like we treat Yugi".
"Yeah, man." Jou said in agreement, "I mean … even now, we still have a hard time differentiating you two from time to time. It helps us that your skin is lightly tanned now when you took over, but to people who aren't in the know, they won't realize that you and Yugi are two different people – especially when they didn't saw you switch with the other".
"And for you information." Seto added to that, "I may be stubbornly said that magic didn't exist because I can't explain it with logic, but there's another reason why I didn't believe that you aren't Yugi." He told him with a sigh, "I didn't believe you're not Yugi because I can't see the difference. Rather than believing that you're a spirit of an ancient Pharaoh, I rather believed that Yugi was bipolar, since I can explain the sudden mood swing logically then".
Atem blushed hearing their words, surprised that he didn't even aware how similar he was to Yugi. And to think that – all this time – he thought that he acted very different from Yugi.
'Maybe it's because we know each other too well and are very close with each other.' Yugi explained to him, 'I also didn't realize how similar we act, since I thought that you're far more confident and decisive than I am'.
'I guess you're right.' Atem said in realization, 'It's because we're so close that we can tell our difference, but at the same time, we didn't realize how similar we are without that difference. Especially now that we Merge every once in awhile'.
Yugi's chuckle rang in his mind before he appeared in spirit form beside him, 'No wonder the other people outside our little group never realize that we're two people in one body.' He commented with a shake of his head.
Atem cleared his throat, hoping to move to the next subject so everyone would forget that he was blushing earlier. "Can we move on with discussing our Court's structure?" He asked them calmly, but inside feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Fine." Seto said with a shrug before facing his laptop again, "Now that the Leaders have been decided, let's move to the position. Below each Leader are three people with different positions, I suggest that these positions are a Second in Command, an Adviser, and an Informant".
"Second in Command and Adviser I can understand." Mai voiced out her opinion, "But why Informant?".
"Mai, you do realize that trouble seems to follow Yugi and Kaiba like loyal puppy?" Jou asked her pointedly, "As long as those two alive, we will always got ourselves in trouble one way or another." He then looked at the two in question, "Not that I blame you guys." He told them quickly, "It's not your fault that trouble likes to follow you like that".
"So the mutt can talk smart now." Seto said in amazed tone, which irked the blonde boy.
"For the sake of this meeting, moneybags, I will pretend that you didn't just say that." Jou growled at him in annoyance.
"I'm surprised you can act so maturely." Seto smirked at him, seems like he enjoyed Jou's reaction.
"I will take that as a compliment." Jou huffed as he crossed his arms.
"It is." Seto sneered at him, before going back to the matter at hand, "As the mutt said, there will always be trouble that's following us, so we need some Informants to decide what to do to solve it." He then looked at the people in the room, "All of you, let out your magical aura, so we can tell each other's attributes".
Understanding that knowing the attributes of their fellow Shadow users was important, they complied to his demand and let out their magical aura.
"Wonderful." Pegasus said after a quick count, "Seems like we have things in Balance, with 10 Light and 10 Dark – if we count the Yamis and Hikaris pairing separately".
"Good, it makes us choosing the person for each position easier." Seto said with a nod of agreement, "Let's begin with the Dark Half, for the Second in Command position. I nominate myself, but if you have another person in mind, speak up and we will open a vote".
"I nominate Marik instead." Mai spoke up, "As much I still shivers when I remembered our duel in Battle City, but I admit that the way he led the Rare Hunters was quite good. I think he will be better now, since he isn't insane anymore".
"Hey!" Marik – who took over when he heard that – cried out indignantly at her, "I still am!".
Mai happily ignored her.
"Alright, so we have Seto and Marik." Atem spoke to prevent arguments from breaking – while walking over to where Seto was, "For those from the Dark Half, who vote for Seto?".
Pegasus, Otogi, and Akefia raised their hands.
"Alright, then who vote for Marik?" Atem asked again.
Ishizu, Rishid, and Mai raised their hands.
"Shadi, you don't vote?" Atem asked the man.
"I don't know them well, so I don't think I should vote, my Pharaoh." Shadi explained to him.
"So it's a tie between Seto and Marik." Atem said before looking at the Light Half, "We need another opinion, so Light Half, we need your help. Malik is forbidden from voting, since he is Marik's Other Half and thus his opinion is biased. So for the rest of you, those who vote for Seto, please raises your hand".
All of the Light Half – not including Malik, since the Hikari didn't bother to show himself up due to his restriction from voting – raised their hands.
"Seto it is then." Atem said as he typed in the box on the left, using Yugi's memory on how to operate a laptop to do it.
Kaiba Seto
(The High Priest)
The Second in Command & The Head Delegation
"Why High Priest?" Seto grumbled at him.
"Because you're Seth's reincarnation, and Seth was one of my High Priests." Atem said cheekily.
"Why adds the Head Delegation again?" Anzu asked curiously at him.
"In the case where we need to do some business with the world governments, then we need some people who could speak for us." Atem explained to her, "I could do it myself, but the people of the world only see me as a Game Master now, instead of a Pharaoh. So in the case something like that happened, they won't listen to me because they think I'm no one but a very good game player. If it's Seto, on the other hand, they would listen to him because he's a successful and renown CEO".
"Ooh." Anzu said in understanding.
"By the Head Delegation …" Seto looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "So I will have an assistant?".
"Two, actually." Atem told him with a smirk, "If the structure is only like this, and since we have 10 people in the Dark Half – if we count the Yamis and Hikaris separately, like Pegasus said – then there will be 6 members of the Dark Half with nothing to do. Why not just have them assisting the three people under me?" Even as he asked that, he already added two assistants on the chart each below the people who were his own helpers.
"Makes sense." Seto nodded in understanding, "Should we decide my assistants first, or we choose the Adviser first?".
"The Adviser first." Atem said as he moved onto the next box after Seto's, "I nominate Ishizu, is everyone from the Dark Half in agreement with me?".
After exchanging glances happened among the Dark Half of the Court, everyone – except for Ishizu – nodded their heads.
Atem nodded back before looking at the woman in question. "Are you willing to take up this responsibility, Ishizu?" He asked her gently, "Know that we won't force you if you decline".
"It's an honor to be your Adviser, My King." Ishizu said with a light bow to him.
"Not just to me." Atem said with her with a smile, "Anyone can ask for your advice if they want it".
"Mostly from the Dark Half, I believe, for the Light Half would have their own Adviser." Ishizu said with a smile as well.
Atem nodded wordlessly at her, before typing her information in the box.
Ishizu Ishtar
(The High Priestess)
The Adviser & The Head Secret Keeper
"Now, why do we add the Secret Keeper?" Rebecca asked him in confusion, "I'm sure everyone in here could keep our secret".
"That may be so." Seto said in agreement before Atem could answer, "But our secret is not just about the existence of this Court or that we can use Shadow Magic, but it includes the existence of the Shadow Magic and its history as well." He told her seriously, "Imagine if someone outside of this Court found out they could use Shadow Magic – especially if that someone has evil intention – and they boasts about it to the world".
"Oh, that's gonna bring us more trouble than we can handle." Rebecca said with a shudder, "Most people would likely think that Shadow Magic equals Dark and Evil Magic, so another Witch Hunt could happen if they find out about Shadow Magic – especially in that manner".
"Then you understand the necessity of having Secret Keepers." Seto said with a smirk, as if he was the one who thought to add it in the first place.
"Moving on." Atem decided before Rebecca tried to do anything to wipe that smirk, "The last one is the position of the Informant. Almost all of us here have our own way in getting our information, but I think that Akefia is the best person for the job. Those who vote for him as well, please raise your hand." All of them – with the exception of Akefia himself – raised their hands in response, so he typed the Thief King's information in the box beside Ishizu's.
Bakura Akefia
(The Thief King)
The Informant & The Head Infiltrator
…
"No one asked about the added job this time?" Seto asked them after a moment of silence.
"No." Jou shook his head, "I'm sure we all know that sometimes you need to infiltrate to some place somewhere to get information".
"I guess it is quite obvious." Atem nodded in agreement, before looking at Akefia, "Thief King, your position as the Informant and Infiltrator is the most risky, so you should be the one who choose your assistants".
Akefia hummed as he looked around the room, before looking back at Atem. "I want Shadi and Mai as my Assistants".
"Me?" Mai asked him while pointing at herself in surprise.
"You're one sly woman, Mai, and a beauty to boot." Akefia told him with a smirk, "I'm sure you have used your beauty to manipulate some guys in the past, so why wouldn't I want a great asset like you?".
Mai smirked back at him, "Thank you for the compliment." She said simply.
While they were talking, Atem had added Shadi's name into an assistant box below Akefia's.
Shadi
(The Mysterious Guardian)
The Infiltrator 1
Then, into the box beside Shadi's …
Kujaku Mai
(The Queen of Harpies)
The Infiltrator 2
"The Mysterious Guardian, My Pharaoh?" Shadi asked him in surprise.
"You're a mysterious person, Shadi, even to me." Atem said simply.
"Oh, I like my title – or codename!" Mai exclaimed happily with a smug smirk on her face.
"I figure you would like that." Atem chuckled at her reaction.
"Can I choose my own Assistants as well?" Seto asked him with a raised eyebrow.
"Sure, why not?" Atem replied with a shrug, "You're the one who know who among us who can do the delegation".
"True." Seto said simply while looking at the remaining 4 Dark without responsibility, "If Ishizu isn't the Adviser, I would choose her. But since she is, I guess I will have Pegasus and Otogi to help me".
"That means that Marik and Rishid would help Ishizu." Atem commented as he added the newest update.
Pegasus
(The Pervert)
The Delegate 1
"What!" Pegasus cried out indignantly, "I'm not a pervert, Atem-boy!".
"Pegasus, I'm older than you, don't call me boy." Atem deadpanned to him, "Second, you look like a pervert, and the impression has stuck in my head ever since I saw you in the video you sent to me before the Duelist Kingdom".
Everyone – except for Pegasus – snorted at that, trying not to laugh out loud.
"Oh, noooo!" Pegasus dramatically cried out while covering his face, probably to hide the blush that might appeared on his face due to being called a pervert.
Casually ignoring the dramatic man, Atem continued with updating the chart.
Otogi Ryuuji
(The Dice Master)
The Delegate 2
…
Marik Ishtar
(The Psycho)
The Secret Keeper 1
…
Rishid Ishtar
(The Silent Guardian)
The Secret Keeper 2
"Because we have got all of the Dark Half organized, let's begin with the Light Half, shall we?" Yugi – who had switch with Atem as soon as the Pharaoh was done typing – asked everyone cheerfully, "Who shall be my Second in Command?".
The process repeated all over again, until finally every position was filled.
Bakura Ryou
(The Scribe)
The Second in Command & The Head Charmer
…
Jounouchi Shizuka
(The Angel)
The Charmer 1
…
Mazaki Anzu
(The Dancer)
The Charmer 2
The job of the Charmers was to charm the people – magical or not, as long as they were in the know – to like and support them, since the people often thought that Shadow Magic was equal as Dark and Evil Magic. If Seto and his assistants were to delegate with governmental and influential people, along with the authorities and businessmen (and women) alike – to ensure that they got the deal that was ideal to them – if needed, then Ryou and his assistants were to charm the people to like them, so they would be supported instead of hated. The Charmers would also help the Delegation, since if the people like them, then it would be easier to make a deal. Because of that, who would be better to charm the people than the kind, gentle, and likeable people like Ryou, Shizuka, and Anzu?
Then, there was Mutou Sugoroku and his assistants.
Mutou Sugoroku
(The Legendary Gambler)
The Adviser & The Head Misleader
…
Malik Ishtar
(The Protector)
The Misleader 1
…
Kaiba Mokuba
(The Prodigy)
The Misleader 2
The Misleader was pretty much self explanatory. Just like the Charmers, they would help the Secret Keepers. So when someone was too close in discovering their secret, the Misleaders would act and … well, misled that someone – like giving a false trail, or something like that. That way, they could prevent someone from knowing, thus helping in keeping their secret a secret.
Last but not the least, the Informant of the Light Half and her assistants.
Rebecca Hawkins
(The Master Hacker)
The Informant & The Head Mingler
…
Jounouchi Katsuya
(The Experienced Gambler)
The Mingler 1
…
Honda Hiroto
(The Sniper)
The Mingler 2
The Mingler's job was obviously to mingle with people. Just like how the Charmers would help the Delegation and the Misleaders would help the Secret Keepers, the Minglers would also help the Infiltrators. They would mingle with people and gathering information – all the while making the impression that they were just asking because they were friendly – and sometimes would contact the Infiltrators and gave them suggestion of where they should sneak into to get the needed information.
That was the idea, anyway, since they didn't know if they really have to perform their second function or not yet.
"That was the last update for our organization chart for the Court, I think." Yugi said as he reread what had been typed, "Anyone want to add something that we should do for today?".
"I think we should decide what to call ourselves." Ryou – who had switched with Akefia, when they began the discussion about the Light Half earlier – suggested to them, "I know that our organization is the Shadow Court and we're the members, but what should we call ourselves in general? Shadow Users? Shadow Wielders? Shadow Bearers? Or what?".
"I don't like the sound of Shadow Users." Rebecca said with a frown, "It makes us sound like we're mere people who use a computer program".
"I don't think Shadow Wielders suit us as well." Pegasus voiced out his opinion, "We might have Shadow Magic and use it, but we don't have authority over the Shadows, the Shadows merely working together with us since they deem us worthy of their power. I think the only one in this room who has the authority over the Shadows is the Pharaoh, and by extension Yugi".
"So, Shadow Bearers then?" Honda asked with a frown as well, "It makes us sound awfully like Millennium Item Bearers".
Everyone exchanged look to see if any of them had another idea, before Mokuba tentatively suggested, "Uh, Shadow Wizards?".
The silence returned, but with everyone stared blankly at Mokuba this time, making the boy fidgeting in place.
Seto sent him an unimpressed look. "Mokuba, you're my brother, you should know better than suggesting that we're calling ourselves Shadow Wizards." He shook his head with a sigh, "I mean, what kind of image that you have when you heard the world Wizard? The picture that comes to mind is an elderly man with outdated robe and hat, doing magic by waving around a wand with a star on it. The same could be said with a Witch – the picture that comes to mind is an old hag wearing outdated sleeping dress under worn cloak and hat, doing magic by waving around a wand, all the while flying away on a rickety old broom while cackling madly".
Mokuba blushed, knowing that it was true – those were exactly the images that came to mind every time they heard the word 'Wizard' and 'Witch'. Everyone else decided not to embarrass the boy more than that and just thought of a better term to call who they were in general.
A light bulb turned on above Anzu's head, and she snapped her fingers with a grin on her face. "I know!" She said loudly to gain everyone's attention, "We're going to call ourselves: Shadow Mages!".
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To be continued . . .
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