If you've read the old version of this story/chapter of it, this is just undergoing slight editing. You know, fixing up spelling errors and that sort of stuff.
And even though it's an AU, doesn't mean it doesn't follow canon at parts. 'kay?
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Gi Oh GX or any of its characters, nor do I own the song ('Love is only a Feeling' sung by the band Darkness). I do own the prophecy/poem though.
4 – Chapter 3: The Prophecy
(Alexis' POV)
There was silence, apart from the rustle of papers. Ms Fontaine pulled some hot water bottles out of the drawer and handed them to me.
'Fill them with hot water,' she instructed. I nodded and filled the bottles at the sink. When I returned to her, Chazz had wheeled the portable heater close to Jaden's bed and turned it on full blast. Ms Fontaine was covering his body with warm blankets. I passed the hot water bottles to her, and she slipped them under the blanket, close to his body. Syrus and Atticus were leaning against the wall, watching the nurse.
'There is nothing more I can do until his body temperature goes above at least 28ْC,' Ms Fontaine said as she straightened up. 'You all can stay fore another half-hour, but then you'll have to go to your period three class. Come back after school to see if there are any changes.'
She headed towards the door, then suddenly paused with her hand on the handle.
'Chazz?' she asked.
Chazz turned to her. 'Yeah?'
'You're not meant to move a person with hypothermia. The movement could overwork their heart and cause it to stop.' And with that, she was out the door.
We all stared at each other, then back at Jaden. What was visible of his skin seemed even paler than it had on the beach.
It just wasn't natural.
(Jaden's POV)
Haou...
'What did you do?' I asked, my voice trembling dangerously.
His golden eyes stared into mine emotionlessly. 'Nothing,' he replied coldly.
'You must have done something,' I insisted in a slightly stronger voice. 'You've been causing the memories of the Dark World to enter my dreams and haunt me!'
He shook his head sadly; the first hint of emotion I've seen from the cold king. 'This is not my doing. Darkness in any shape and form manipulates a parson's thoughts and emotions, amplifying their negative feelings and suppressing the positive ones.'
I opened my mouth to retaliate, but then his reply caught up to me, as well as what I knew of his past from Yubel.
FLASHBACK
'He wasn't always this way. Once, he was kind, sweet, and happy. For some reason, when he was reborn inside of you, he was dark.'
END FLASHBACK
'It has happened to you?'
He inclined his head slightly in reply. We then both turned to look at the mirrors once more. It now showed an unfamiliar scene. Murky dark waters lapped onto a rocky shore. On the rocks stood a woman, with flowing golden hear cascading down her shoulders, and hazel eyes. She wore a wedding dress. She was a beauty that did not belong in that desolate place. But something about her looked familiar ...
She opened her mouth and sang, a hauntingly beautiful sound that echoed despairingly across the dirty waters.
'Ah, the first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met
and I knew that to you and into your life I had to get
Ah, I felt light headed at the touch of this stranger's hand
An assault my defenses systematically failed to withstand.'
More mirrors appeared around the one I was staring into as she sang, reflecting different scenes: me duelling Dr Crowler during the entrance exam and Alexis watching from above with Zane beside her, Alexis and I duelling after Syrus got caught in the Obelisk girls dorm...
FLASHBACK
'Impressed?'
'Impressed? I think I'm in love.'
END FLASHBACK
'Cause you came at a time when the pursuit of one true love
in which to fall
was the be all and end all.'
I loved her, I knew that now. But did it really take the time for me to lose her in order to realize how much she truly meant to me? In the mirrors, I could see a scene in the Dark World, where Hassleberry, Atticus and Alexis turned into particles of light and disappeared. I could still hear her last words before she was sent to the stars.
FLASHBACK
'I guess I was wrong. We don't matter at all, and its' so sand to know that.'
END FLASHBACK
'I love you Alexis,' I whispered. Haou stirred by my side. But she would never love me back...
As if to emphasize the validity of my unspoken words, the beautiful maiden in the centre mirror began drifting away.
'Love is only a feeling drifting away
When I'm in your arms and I start believing it's here to stay
But love is only a feeling
Anyway.'
The mirrors around me now reflected images of my friends: Syrus, Bastion, Chazz, Alexis, Zane, Atticus, Aster, Jim, Axel, Jesse...
'Ah, the state of elation that is unison of hearts achieved
I had seen, I had touched, I had lusted and I truly believed
That the light of my life would tear a hole right through each cloud
That scudded by
Just to beam on you and I'
A foggy mist began surrounding me, obscuring everything except the mirrors from view. I could no longer sense Haou's presence beside me, as the figure in the centre mirror sang her final lines.
'Love is only a feeling drifting away
When I'm in your arms and I start believing it's here to stay
But love is only a feeling
Anyway
Anyway
Love is only a feeling drifting away
When I'm in your arms and I start believing it's here to stay
'cause love is only a feeling
Anyway.'
The figure faded away into the rocks she stood on, as the mirrors reflecting the images of my friends shattered around me. Syrus, Bastion, Chazz, Alexis, Zane, Atticus, Aster, Jim, Axel, Jesse... they were all gone.
The fog grew thicker, and it grew colder than it was before. I shivered, hugging myself tight in a vain attempt to keep myself warm.
I looked around. All I could see around me was fog.
I was alone.
(3rd person POV)
Yubel frowned as she observed the foggy interior of Jaden's soul. Naturally, the changes in him would eventually affect her as well. After all, their souls have merged together into one.
'Stay strong Jaden,' she whispered, her thoughts drifting off to Jaden's past life as a prince of the Dark World.
FLASHBACK
A young boy looked out into the courtyard from the balcony. His skin was a healthy cream colour, and his green eyes sparkled in the afternoon sun. His purple hair tossed around in the gentle breeze.
'Yubel.' The boy turned at the mention of his name, and saw the king standing behind him. He had an air of confidence, and his black hair and beard shone in the sunlight.
'Now listen. I must explain why you are here.'
'Yes sir.'
'At the dawn of time, the universe was born of light and dark energy. At first chaos and evil ruled the world under the power of light. After countless rulers had passed, the dark energy restored order and banished this evil. But Yubel, the light waves of chaos now travel through space looking to return one day. Only one person can stop it, the one born with the power of the Supreme King in his heart. The one is he, it is my son the prince. But he is a temporary vessel for the power. The power will pass in time, as it does. Someone must follow and protect that vessel.'
'Please my king, let that person be me.'
The king looked at the purple haired youth, his green eyes blazing with determination. 'In order to do so, the sacred female dragon heart will have to be implanted in you. It will give you many powers, the most prominent of these being a shield that will reflect any damage intended to be inflicted onto you. But this power will come at a price. With the dragon heart in your body, you will no longer be human'
'I don't care!' the youth cried passionately. 'As long as I can protect him, I don't care what happens to me.'
The king considered. 'Very well. I'll inform my sages.'
'My king!' a cry came from the doorway. Both the king and Yubel turned towards the voice, and saw the king's seer standing there. He was Crystal Seer, the spirit of a water attribute Spellcaster. His nose and mouth was covered by a dark blue cloth, and a cape of the same colour billowed around him. Underneath the cloak, he wore a red traditional style dress, and on his head, a red turban. A crystal blue orb floated in front of him.
'I had a vision,' he said quietly.
'What did you see?' the king questioned.
'I saw ...' he took a deep breath before continuing. 'I saw a young boy, probably seventeen years of age. He possessed the spirit of the Supreme King within him, and seemed to afflicted with a dark power. I saw a young lady of the same age, with hazel eyes and dirty blonde hair, and you,' gesturing at Yubel with his right hand, 'in the form of a duel monster spirit, reciting these words:
Life is God's most precious gift,
Of all, its passing is very swift
Verily, in the heart, a fire is born,
Even when sleep is death and hope is gone.
Lasting a lifetime or even more,
Only this can open the king's door.
Via expression of the heart's content,
Enter the dreams and understand what is meant.
Light the everlasting darkness through,
Open your hearts and heed this clue.
Vacate the heart of guilt and sorrow,
Endure and take the step tomorrow.'
END FLASHBACK
'I failed you in the past Jaden,' she whispered. 'I let my selfishness and jealousy get the better of me, and that almost cost me your love. But I know better now. You have found your way into more hearts than one dear Jaden, and I am content with sharing your affection with them.'
She looked out into the infirmary that Jaden's body currently lay in. The small bluenette was sitting on a chair beside the bed, and the brunette and black haired teen leaned against the closed wall. The dirty blonde stood on the other side of the bed, her hazel eyes looking worriedly down on the motionless body lying on the bed.
Wait a sec...,she thought. Dirty blonde and hazel. Could it be? The girl connected to the prophecy?
She made to stand, before remembering something.
Only the black haired boy can see monster spirits, and I doubt they'll take too kindly to my appearance after the whole duel academy in another dimension fiasco, as well as the Dark World issue. So how am I supposed to get the message to them?
She let out a cry of frustration. How indeed?