Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Knight Reborn!
Created by: DragonKnight15
Hello fellow readers again, welcome to the epilogue of Volume 4 of DKR! I am SUPER HAPPY this is happening so YEA! ENJOY!
Volume 4: Epilogue: A Lost Bond!
It has been a few days since the events that played out in the KC Cup. Yugi was hospitalized and so was Kaiba. Yugi has already recovered though Seto's conditions still left him to recover in his mansion. Due to this, Pegasus announced that the KC Cup will be cancelled but will reopen.
Ichigo, Jenny and the others visited Yugi, still in his pajamas, till the last day that he's allowed to leave, early morning. Even Ryan visited him, thanking the tricolor head for helping him and wishes to repay him back with a true duel.
Yugi replies smiling kindly. ''I would love to, Ryan-kun!''
Ryan blushes bowing. Jonouchi eyes him curious. ''Yea about that, your sword?''
''Oh!'' Ryan utters showing the sheath scabbard on his waist side with his sword. ''YEA… I don't know where it came from but I guess I can't complain.''
He eyes it and made up his mind proclaiming. ''Until I figure out what this thing is and till I repay Yugi, I don't plan to leave.''
Ichigo giggles asking him. ''And repay Erika-chan too Nya? She's recovering but once she's better, she'll want to see you again.''
Ryan blushes scratching the back of his head, really wanting to see Erika again. Jonouchi glares with a look of rivalry. Ryan then snaps out and asks everyone. ''So that dragon, that black knight, the masked man…''
The group eyes each other before looking at Yugi. The tricolor head just says smiling. ''We'll explain for now. For now, I'm happy we're all friends with you Ryan-kun.''
Ryan staggers eyeing them all. ''Really?''
''Relax newbie; it's basically Yugi's way of trusting those he can trust.'' Ed comments with Naruto adding with a big grin. ''That means yea, we're your friends too!''
Usagi giggles with Kurosaki sighing also smiling. Danny is just happy to have another American to just find Japan as this weird fantasy of a place. Ichigo giggles greeting to the lawyer with a bright smile. ''Welcome, Ryan-kun!''
Ryan eyes them all and blushes warmly, bowing to them. He didn't wish to cry but he's thankful, truly thankful to have friends. If Shelly learns of this, she won't believe it. Good thing he's taking his first long vacation. Besides… he really wanted to repay Yugi and learn from him about this Dragon Knight deal. Maybe then he can finally become a chivalry knight that his mother wished he could become… and repay to Erika too.
''Okay guys, let's give my little brother some alone time to dress up.'' Jenny tells the group with a grin towards Yugi. ''After all, today is a big day for him woof.''
''What big day?'' Alicia asks a bit questionable. Jonouchi hums and then it hits him gasping in terror.
''OH YEA! TODAY IS-'' Honda starts saying also remembering but then Ichigo starts pushing everyone out, shouting. ''LEAVE NYA!''
They startle by this and sigh forced to leave the room except Jenny giving Ichigo a wink who giggles winking back.
Closing the door in front of her, Ichigo is alone with Yugi who finally puts down his smiling guard and shows a worrying expression, eyeing his Dragon Sword underneath his sheets while sitting upright. He thinks back at the humiliated loss by Dark General Knight and also that hoodie figure with that silver colored Dragon Sword. Who was he? Why did his aura felt familiar? And that pressure too… he was strong, stronger.
''Are you okay, Yugi-kun?'' Ichigo asks with Yugi snapping out to notice she was right next to him, sitting on the bed. He eyes her face, concern for him.
''…'' He frowns silent, not sure what to tell her without making her worry more, just trying to say. ''I will be, I just… I…''
Ichigo sees his hesitate and just smiles holding his hands. Yugi blushes red eyeing her as she tells him with an encouraging tone. ''Don't worry about what happened back then. You were tired and weren't thinking straight.''
The tricolor head still frowns not sure. That beaten didn't help to secure that he wasn't weakened though the duel and his uncomfortable statement. Has he become weaker?
Ichigo smiles holding him closer, leaning up to his purple eyes. She won't let him give up on himself telling him positive. ''Next time we'll beat that big bad tin can, Arkham jerk and the Dark Lord for good Nya!''
Yugi blushes staring at her brown eyes, full of so much confidence and certainty in them.
''Ichigo-kun…'' He mutters blushing, not sure where she got all that hopefulness. Yugi finally asks her visiblily puzzled. ''Why do you have so much faith in me?''
Ichigo hums not sure herself but looking at his kind purple eyes, she can't help but believe. She winks whispering to his ear. ''My little secret Nya.''
Yugi blushes by her words but she didn't pull away.
''Also…'' Ichigo begins to say staring again at his eyes and purrs kissing him on the lips, telling him joyfully. ''Happy Birthday, Yugi-kun.''
The tricolor head is left speechless, just blushing redder. Ichigo giggles, standing up walking to the door and she tells him with a wink. ''Get dressed Nya! I got a big surprised for you!''
He nods rapidly with Ichigo giggling more leaving the room, closing the room behind her.
''…'' Yugi is left alone but still blushing by his Strawberry Kitten… until he frowns recalling how pathetic he was up against Dark General Knight and his comment towards him.
''No fangs or skill…'' He repeats those words, scowling sadden as he gazes at the Dragon Sword. Is he really strong or just not enough? Should he search for new power to-
In that moment he panics, oddly reminded of Deep Blue and how his power lead him into a monster. Yugi freezes up heavily. He's then reminded of Aizen, of Light, of Dark Leader Dragon; all of them searching for power and become corrupted.
Yugi breathes calming down, struggling to control himself but he knows that he refuses to be like that. To become strong to only become corrupted by such power; he won't be like that. He is strong; he is at his peak with his friends fighting beside him. He doesn't need to become someone that would later become consume by the desire of fighting. He's not like that… he's not.
''No, I am who I am…'' Yugi tries telling himself, hesitating almost doubting that he knows the answer. ''I'm… I'm…''
Atem watches his partner above him, frowning able to tell Yugi isn't well. Before he could comfort him, a voice suddenly speaks up. ''A fool who plays a knight.''
The two startled with Yugi turning first towards a figure on the other side of the room near the window's curtain halfway closed, shrouded in some shadows.
Yugi becomes alarmed still holding his sword underneath his sheets. He notices this figure as the same hooded figure as before, that Diederick person.
''You…'' He utters out, hoping to see this person again and asks him. ''Who are you?''
''… You didn't recognize my voice then.'' The hooded figure just says rather disappointed. Yugi raises an eyebrow not following. The hooded figure soon discards his current outfit revealing his real one, tossing the cap on him to show his spiky black hair. Yugi stares and his eyes slowly widens greatly. He breathes heavily not able to believe it as his heart beats heavily. He even puts his sword down to the Pharaoh's surprise.
''Partner, what's wrong?'' Atem tries asking his partner not sure who this person is. Yugi did not answer as if he was having a panic attack while still struggling to hold himself together but for the first time… he can't control himself, not to the person in front of him.
''You haven't changed one bit, Yugi.'' The 20th year old with black spiky hair with hair bangs going over his shoulder and black eyes proclaims almost uncaring. He wears a darkish purple, high collared shirt-like coat with wide coattails while showing a shirt undershirt. He wears blue baggy pants with red cloth around his ankles and purple, red striped shoes as well as a belt around a belt and a red lash attached on it.
Yugi just stares, certain he's grown but it's him, it's really him; no about it. Tears course his eyes, still breathing deeply before finally uttering out. ''K-Kojan-kun…''
To be continued… In Volume 5!
I want to thank ALL OF YOU for reading my story as far as you've have, and I want to thank my reviewers EACH one of you for giving me hope. I wished I got a new reviewer for this new Volume but I am thankful to my main 4 reviewers: Redwallfan2000, Jacob9594, alexwu704, and Fireking492-BlazeWarriorWolf. I am EXTREMELY thankful for you 4 and I hope you guys continue support this journey. And also hope new reviewers join this ride because things will become spicier, intense and hopefully more. I also want to thank the other reviewers though you rarely review. So yea.
I want to thank everyone else who encouraged me to continue DKR due to my dark moments.
Volume 5 will be a thing and hopefully much sooner... late February or very early March.
However, starting February as well as the DKR Volume 4 Special will be the DKR Redo Volume 1. SHORT but chewable. Also End of February will cover Word of the Dragon Knight for Volume 4 and the premiere of Volume 5 with its prologue... or at least a few days later.
Ask me questions that relate solely on Volume 4 and I shall answer them.
TO BE CONCLUSION... In Special 4!
