The sun started to rise and it filled with its golden light all nature around. The sky was painted with gold and pink. The sea waves were painted golden…golden like no jewel can reach! This gold is more valuable than any other gold in the world. This is the very gold of life! The breeze that was caressing everything seemed to be the breathing of some sleeping God up there. Someone that was watching them…
Atem started to open his eyes slowly. Where was he? Why was he there? He was feeling his body light and airy. He couldn't explain this wonderful feeling! His body seemed to be lighter than the air. It didn't have weight. He looked around. He was flowing over the sea. He looked at his hands and arms. They seemed to be like crystal. He could see everything through him! He saw that he was completely naked but he wasn't feeling any cold! Just the opposite. For the first time in his life he was feeling such a warm feeling! He drew a deep breath. He drew inside him all the warmth of the morning sun. Who was he now? What was he doing? He knew! He looked down and saw Tea and Kaiba standing there with their eyes up to the sky. He smiled a bitter smile. He knew. They were looking up as if they could see him. Atem knew that they couldn't see him. They couldn't hear him. They couldn't feel him. He floated till them and placed a kiss on Kaiba's forehead. Next he turned to Tea. Her face was calm and she was still looking upwards. Only some tears were falling from her eyes. He shook his head and smiled sadly. He caressed her cheek with an airy hand. Her expression didn't change. She couldn't see him. She couldn't feel him. He was a spirit. Atem, softly, kissed her lips in a final goodbye. He pulled back to see their expressions hadn't changed. They hadn't even realized he was there. They were still looking upwards. Atem waved them goodbye and then he stretched his arms and closed his eyes and left the unknown power to draw him towards the warm sky. This strange, intoxicating power was calling him. He wasn't just a merman anymore…he was breathing, he was feeling…he was alive…he was going towards freedom…
With a fish tail, crystal and dematerialized like his body, he was swimming underwater again! How much had he missed this! How much!
Mana blinked once and realized that she could see again. Immediately she understood that he was dead and fell in her brother's arms while Mahad hugged her tightly trying to comfort her. Atem wished that he could erase the pain he had caused her but…he was spirit…a soul…he couldn't talk to her…he couldn't comfort her anymore…He swam a bit more and reached the Wizard's region. He saw from far away Marik hitting his fists on his throne. He had realized that Atem's soul was free! That he would never have it! Atem chuckled at this and moved on. He saw his old home. His father's cave! He saw his father sitting and Mahad in front of him seemed to be explaining to him. Aknamkanon brought his hand to his face and lowered his head. Atem knew he knew! His father had just heard about his death. He wanted to apologize to him…but unfortunately he couldn't…Shimon was close and covered his face with his hands in deep sorrow. Atem couldn't see this anymore…he swam away. Then he saw Kuriboh. The small fuzzy ball was playing with the sand. When he passed by it, it raised its gaze and wooed. As if it could feel his presence! Atem smiled and kept swimming with Kuriboh swimming with him wooing as if it was saying goodbye to him. After a couple of seconds he waved Kuriboh farewell and swam to the surface. He threw his head out of water and kept swimming but now in the air…swimming towards the sky. He looked down to see Tea's ship again. Tea and Kaiba were still there. With a big smile Atem raised his arm over his head and waved the last farewell before keep going towards the sky…
Again he had legs. His naked body dematerialized. With his bare feet he was walking among clouds. He was walking on a road made of airy cotton…a road made by thinly snow. This road was made for the dreams…for the first time he wasn't feeling any pain…for the first time he was feeling so calm. He passed over oceans and countries. It took him years? Wait…was it years? Was it minutes? He didn't know. He didn't care. The sun was in the end of that path. Coming golden and bright out of those pure white clouds. He stopped to look at it. He was looking at the sun face to face. He was feeling warm…he was feeling calm…A bright smile appeared to his face and then he started running towards the sun…towards the light…towards Heaven…till he got lost in it…he became one with it…within the golden light of life…
Yes…this was the story of the merman that became human to win a princess's heart. This is how I heard it to tell it to you now…nothing more and nothing less. This is the story of merman prince Atem. He suffered, he sacrificed, he hoped, he felt the first tears, he lived…
He must be still watching over us out there somewhere…if you close your eyes you might feel him… and you who are reading the story please don't cry. Don't cry for him…because he was a wonder and wonders don't die! He gave up everything and gained even more. And even though his life on this Earth has finished…he is still living somewhere up there…he's still with us…he's with every single person! He is by the side of those who suffer…those who feel…those who love…because he was a wonder…and wonders don't die…they remain there…always there…like eternal love.
Real love can't be vanished.
Real love can destroy or rebuilt everything
Real love hurts. Yes it really hurts.
When you truly love you are shedding countless tears.
When you truly love you count the stars on the sky.
Real love hurts.
Real love needs blood. Blood straight from your heart.
You can't stop it. You can't help it.
When you truly love you don't think. Just feeling.
Real love….can make you reborn…..Can set you free…
And when you follow the golden light of hope and life…
You'll be free too…
Don't cry for him…don't cry…
Kimi no maboroshi yo…
The End…
Finally is over! My fanfic The Little Merman has come to an end! In here I am discribing Atem's soul travelling till he finally reaches his freedom. Yes I know it is sad isn't it? But still it was something I did to give hope...
I am sorry if some of you all expected a more happy end and I am really sorry if I disappointed you...however this ending is happy according to me. In the original story, the mermaid had to travel for 300 years or even more in order to obdain the immortal soul. However I put Atem having the immortal soul right away. He is free and finally at peace now!
This was also inspired by the Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 0 ending by WANDS named "Ashita Moushi Kimi ga Kowaretemo" ("Even if you destroy tomorrow"). I simply love this song and I was imagining it all the time while I was writing this. You can imagine it playing while reading through this! The last words "Kimi no maboroshi yo" are the last lyric of this wonderful song! I hope you liked it!
I don't own Yugioh neither Little Mermaid...I just wanted to share my idea with you all! Thank you!
Please review! Thank you for reading my story!