IV
Yami felt something very familiar near by. It was something that called to him and he felt as if he should respond. He turned and tried to move away, but the Lord wouldn't let him. He sighed and turned back to the fight, a bunch of Petite Angels. He frowned; they reminded him of something, or rather, someone.
Shaking his head, he put it out of his mind and destroyed them all at the command of the Lord. It was an easy fight and one he had done before.
So why did it feel so wrong?
Light woke up in a pair of strong arms. He frowned and tried to figure out where he was. He looked around but the scenery just kept moving past him, no wait, he was the one moving! He looked down and saw, beyond the two armored arms holding him that he was on a horse, a purple horse with a blond mane.
He couldn't figure out what was going on and why he was still feeling weak.
"It's all right, young master. I'm taking you to friends. You're safe with me and those that watch over us."
He turned and looked up into the face of what could only be described as a knight. He looked so familiar.
"Where am I? Who are you?" Another thought occurred to him and he panicked. "And where is my puzzle?" In response he felt the knight shift and one arm released him and then came back into view holding the, still unfinished, puzzle. He grasped it and held it tight, fearing it would disappear. But while he held it he felt something wrong.
It felt empty and dark, as if missing something more than just the last piece.
"My name is Gaia and you will now find yourself in the Shadow Realm. It is in this realm that your other half now resides and is being used."
/Being used./
He had a flash of his double in chains from the dream. He felt the horse shift nervously and the knight soothed him. Light looked down at the puzzle and noticed something he hadn't seen before. Circling the whole puzzle were fine chains that were engraved into it. They angered him, he knew they didn't belong and that it was them that kept the puzzle from being completed.
He tried to smooth them over, but they stayed there, he scraped at them with his hands but only succeeded in hurting himself and saw that the chains kept his blood, absorbing it and taking on a foul reddish colour. He wanted to continue to try and find a way to get them off but he was still weak and he drifted again into darkness.
/Yami, what has happened./
/Yami, what has happened./
Yami's head shot up. He knew that voice, the one that spoke directly into his heart. It was his light, Yugi. He was here, in the Shadow Realm. He felt the Lord approach his cage and for the first time in what felt like years he fought the control of the Card.
The Lord didn't like this and neither did his servants, but Yami didn't care. He had a reason to fight! His light was here and there was no way he was going to be used to hurt him. He felt stronger and weaker at the same time. Those around him that were being held captive let up a cheer. They rejoiced in seeing the once Pharaoh fight back. They gained strength from the light that he was trying to call back, but the Lord would have none of it. There may have been no monster powerful enough to stop Yami in attack mode, but there were other ways of dealing with him.
He placed Yami's Card in defense mode and sealed him away. While in defense the card could do nothing, this way stopping Yami from having any powers. The Lord heard Yami cry out in frustration and smiled. He had thought his Card had been broken. He guessed not.
He shrugged. It just made it more fun for him. He would have Yami under his control and he would use him to unleash the Shadow Games upon the world again. He laughed to himself and set his dragons to watching the cage, but knew they didn't have to, while in defense Yami could do nothing. If he had looked back though, he would have been worried.
Yami was smirking, a look many duelers had come to fear, because in his hand was a card, that would help him get free.
//My Light, I'll find a way to you. I just hope it won't be too late.//
But if it was, then he would not hesitate to play the card that would finish it.
Light felt his name being called and woke up, expecting his double and yet when he looked he only saw a blue skinned elf. She looked at him sadly as if she knew whom he was hoping to see. She turned from him for a moment.
"He is awake."
Another elf walked into view. A warrior with a sword and Light wondered why he looked so familiar. This new Elf looked at him and Light could see the sorrow in his eyes and knew that it had something to do with him. Light sat up with effort and looked around.
He was deep within a Forest and the trees seemed to be guarding them. He noticed another elf, one with long green hair and ruby eyes that stared back at him. He recognized this elf too and with that came a sense of annoyance, although he didn't know why he would be annoyed with someone he hardly knew.
"So, he is our only hope of getting the Pharaoh free? Doesn't seem like much."
The warrior glared at the green elf, but it was the blue one who spoke.
"He is the Pharaoh's other half, his light and his friend. If we can get them to join once more than we can free him."
"How where they separated in the first place?" Light flushed, when the green elf looked at him.
"I forgot about him." He whispered it and felt agony at that admittance.
"So why didn't you join back with him when you remembered him again? Where you scared?" The warrior seemed to have had enough and lunged at the other elf. He would have attacked if Light hadn't stood and shouted.
"Yes I was scared! I was scared of what he could do! I was scared of what he made me do and I was angry with him. I didn't want him back! But now I do! He is a part of me and although he is my darker half, we are friends and are bound together. He did the things he did to protect me and I realized how much he cared, even if he was dark. It's a part of him and I still love him, even with that knowledge!" He was crying by the end of it and the warrior turned to him and gathered him in his arms.
Light broke down completely. He felt safe and among those he trusted and yet he was still scared. His other half, his.
/Yami/
.his Yami was alone and captured. He would do everything to get him back. He pulled slightly back from the warrior and looking into his eyes, he remembered a bit more about himself and the games he was going to have to play.
"Celtic Guardian, will you help me get Yami back?" The warrior nodded and Light smiled.
"He isn't the only one who will help you." From all sides creatures appeared, those powerful and weak. Light knew them all, had trusted them all. He smiled and nodded his head. One by one the creatures turned into cards and Light had his deck once more. The only thing left was to get back his Yami. He turned and walked out of the now empty clearing, his deck in his pocket and the puzzle in his hands. He knew he wouldn't be able to finish it without Yami.
As he left the forest he gazed about him. He now had to choose. Where would he find his Yami? He cancelled out the Plains, he knew the Dark Magician wouldn't allow Yami to be held there. He felt the Card's affirmation on this and smiled. Slowly he was remembering. He looked forward and saw a wasteland. No, Yami would not be held in the realm of the dead, or in the wired world of the machines beyond it.
The open field he didn't even consider. Gaia, Silver Fang and the Celtic Guardian were just a few of the many who would not stand to see him held there. That left the sea and the mountains. He gazed at the sea.
It was there that this whole thing started. It was there that his memory had been claimed, but he knew in his heart that it was not there that it would end. No, it was the Dragon realm, the mountains that he had to go to. He knew his Yami was there, but he also knew that he wouldn't get there in time. So, he did what Yami had done a few months past. He trusted in the cards and asked their help.
He didn't even have to pull the card out of his deck to get its help. The Curse of Dragon appeared on it's own and offered its back to Light. He pulled himself up and together they made their way to the heart of the mountains and the fortress that stood there.
He chains around the puzzle grew more pronounced and Light cried out in his mind, hoping Yami would hear him.
/Yami! I'm almost there! Don't give up!/
He heard his light calling to him and smiled to himself. It was now time to play the card he had been holding onto.
Stop Defence!
He shifted into attack mode and destroyed the cage. The dragons reared, surprised and fearful, but Yami was already running. He followed the feeling of his light and was out on top of the castle looking into the sky. The Lord wasn't near enough to control him, so he still had time, but deep down, he knew what had to be done.
He placed the card that would end this facedown in the slot on his wrist. No matter what happened, he would be able to activate it. But first, he wanted to make amends with his light.
He saw the yellow Dragon in the distance and felt his light nearing, he also felt the Lord getting closer to, but the Dragon was faster.
He jumped off the castle and landed on the dragon's back, next to his light. There was a moment where they embraced and then Yami pulled away for a minute.
"I'm sorry Yugi. But this has to end." Yugi looked confused for a moment and then he too felt the pull of the card. While they were joined the card had power over both of them, but Yugi was not yet a card. Yami made the dragon land and it returned to Yugi's deck. Then, just when the Card nearly overtook him he played the magic card he had waiting.
Dark Hole: Destroys all monsters on the field.
Yami felt something very familiar near by. It was something that called to him and he felt as if he should respond. He turned and tried to move away, but the Lord wouldn't let him. He sighed and turned back to the fight, a bunch of Petite Angels. He frowned; they reminded him of something, or rather, someone.
Shaking his head, he put it out of his mind and destroyed them all at the command of the Lord. It was an easy fight and one he had done before.
So why did it feel so wrong?
Light woke up in a pair of strong arms. He frowned and tried to figure out where he was. He looked around but the scenery just kept moving past him, no wait, he was the one moving! He looked down and saw, beyond the two armored arms holding him that he was on a horse, a purple horse with a blond mane.
He couldn't figure out what was going on and why he was still feeling weak.
"It's all right, young master. I'm taking you to friends. You're safe with me and those that watch over us."
He turned and looked up into the face of what could only be described as a knight. He looked so familiar.
"Where am I? Who are you?" Another thought occurred to him and he panicked. "And where is my puzzle?" In response he felt the knight shift and one arm released him and then came back into view holding the, still unfinished, puzzle. He grasped it and held it tight, fearing it would disappear. But while he held it he felt something wrong.
It felt empty and dark, as if missing something more than just the last piece.
"My name is Gaia and you will now find yourself in the Shadow Realm. It is in this realm that your other half now resides and is being used."
/Being used./
He had a flash of his double in chains from the dream. He felt the horse shift nervously and the knight soothed him. Light looked down at the puzzle and noticed something he hadn't seen before. Circling the whole puzzle were fine chains that were engraved into it. They angered him, he knew they didn't belong and that it was them that kept the puzzle from being completed.
He tried to smooth them over, but they stayed there, he scraped at them with his hands but only succeeded in hurting himself and saw that the chains kept his blood, absorbing it and taking on a foul reddish colour. He wanted to continue to try and find a way to get them off but he was still weak and he drifted again into darkness.
/Yami, what has happened./
/Yami, what has happened./
Yami's head shot up. He knew that voice, the one that spoke directly into his heart. It was his light, Yugi. He was here, in the Shadow Realm. He felt the Lord approach his cage and for the first time in what felt like years he fought the control of the Card.
The Lord didn't like this and neither did his servants, but Yami didn't care. He had a reason to fight! His light was here and there was no way he was going to be used to hurt him. He felt stronger and weaker at the same time. Those around him that were being held captive let up a cheer. They rejoiced in seeing the once Pharaoh fight back. They gained strength from the light that he was trying to call back, but the Lord would have none of it. There may have been no monster powerful enough to stop Yami in attack mode, but there were other ways of dealing with him.
He placed Yami's Card in defense mode and sealed him away. While in defense the card could do nothing, this way stopping Yami from having any powers. The Lord heard Yami cry out in frustration and smiled. He had thought his Card had been broken. He guessed not.
He shrugged. It just made it more fun for him. He would have Yami under his control and he would use him to unleash the Shadow Games upon the world again. He laughed to himself and set his dragons to watching the cage, but knew they didn't have to, while in defense Yami could do nothing. If he had looked back though, he would have been worried.
Yami was smirking, a look many duelers had come to fear, because in his hand was a card, that would help him get free.
//My Light, I'll find a way to you. I just hope it won't be too late.//
But if it was, then he would not hesitate to play the card that would finish it.
Light felt his name being called and woke up, expecting his double and yet when he looked he only saw a blue skinned elf. She looked at him sadly as if she knew whom he was hoping to see. She turned from him for a moment.
"He is awake."
Another elf walked into view. A warrior with a sword and Light wondered why he looked so familiar. This new Elf looked at him and Light could see the sorrow in his eyes and knew that it had something to do with him. Light sat up with effort and looked around.
He was deep within a Forest and the trees seemed to be guarding them. He noticed another elf, one with long green hair and ruby eyes that stared back at him. He recognized this elf too and with that came a sense of annoyance, although he didn't know why he would be annoyed with someone he hardly knew.
"So, he is our only hope of getting the Pharaoh free? Doesn't seem like much."
The warrior glared at the green elf, but it was the blue one who spoke.
"He is the Pharaoh's other half, his light and his friend. If we can get them to join once more than we can free him."
"How where they separated in the first place?" Light flushed, when the green elf looked at him.
"I forgot about him." He whispered it and felt agony at that admittance.
"So why didn't you join back with him when you remembered him again? Where you scared?" The warrior seemed to have had enough and lunged at the other elf. He would have attacked if Light hadn't stood and shouted.
"Yes I was scared! I was scared of what he could do! I was scared of what he made me do and I was angry with him. I didn't want him back! But now I do! He is a part of me and although he is my darker half, we are friends and are bound together. He did the things he did to protect me and I realized how much he cared, even if he was dark. It's a part of him and I still love him, even with that knowledge!" He was crying by the end of it and the warrior turned to him and gathered him in his arms.
Light broke down completely. He felt safe and among those he trusted and yet he was still scared. His other half, his.
/Yami/
.his Yami was alone and captured. He would do everything to get him back. He pulled slightly back from the warrior and looking into his eyes, he remembered a bit more about himself and the games he was going to have to play.
"Celtic Guardian, will you help me get Yami back?" The warrior nodded and Light smiled.
"He isn't the only one who will help you." From all sides creatures appeared, those powerful and weak. Light knew them all, had trusted them all. He smiled and nodded his head. One by one the creatures turned into cards and Light had his deck once more. The only thing left was to get back his Yami. He turned and walked out of the now empty clearing, his deck in his pocket and the puzzle in his hands. He knew he wouldn't be able to finish it without Yami.
As he left the forest he gazed about him. He now had to choose. Where would he find his Yami? He cancelled out the Plains, he knew the Dark Magician wouldn't allow Yami to be held there. He felt the Card's affirmation on this and smiled. Slowly he was remembering. He looked forward and saw a wasteland. No, Yami would not be held in the realm of the dead, or in the wired world of the machines beyond it.
The open field he didn't even consider. Gaia, Silver Fang and the Celtic Guardian were just a few of the many who would not stand to see him held there. That left the sea and the mountains. He gazed at the sea.
It was there that this whole thing started. It was there that his memory had been claimed, but he knew in his heart that it was not there that it would end. No, it was the Dragon realm, the mountains that he had to go to. He knew his Yami was there, but he also knew that he wouldn't get there in time. So, he did what Yami had done a few months past. He trusted in the cards and asked their help.
He didn't even have to pull the card out of his deck to get its help. The Curse of Dragon appeared on it's own and offered its back to Light. He pulled himself up and together they made their way to the heart of the mountains and the fortress that stood there.
He chains around the puzzle grew more pronounced and Light cried out in his mind, hoping Yami would hear him.
/Yami! I'm almost there! Don't give up!/
He heard his light calling to him and smiled to himself. It was now time to play the card he had been holding onto.
Stop Defence!
He shifted into attack mode and destroyed the cage. The dragons reared, surprised and fearful, but Yami was already running. He followed the feeling of his light and was out on top of the castle looking into the sky. The Lord wasn't near enough to control him, so he still had time, but deep down, he knew what had to be done.
He placed the card that would end this facedown in the slot on his wrist. No matter what happened, he would be able to activate it. But first, he wanted to make amends with his light.
He saw the yellow Dragon in the distance and felt his light nearing, he also felt the Lord getting closer to, but the Dragon was faster.
He jumped off the castle and landed on the dragon's back, next to his light. There was a moment where they embraced and then Yami pulled away for a minute.
"I'm sorry Yugi. But this has to end." Yugi looked confused for a moment and then he too felt the pull of the card. While they were joined the card had power over both of them, but Yugi was not yet a card. Yami made the dragon land and it returned to Yugi's deck. Then, just when the Card nearly overtook him he played the magic card he had waiting.
Dark Hole: Destroys all monsters on the field.