Hey y'all! Welcome to A Mother's Love! This is my second Yu-Gi-Oh fanfic, and one where I can put one of my own headcanons into play! You see, I developed this headcanon a few days ago, and to me it just makes sense! Remember how Atem was able to use that extremely powerful spell to seal himself and Zorc into the Millennium Puzzle? Well, it never says where he learned that spell, and the Millennium Puzzle (or Millennium Pendant as it was known in Ancient Egypt) only provides a few powers.
I also noticed that the majority of magic seems to be held by Duel Monsters, and that's when this headcanon of mine appeared: What if Atem was half Duel Monster!? That would explain how he could pull off such a powerful spell and also why he can withstand the Shadow Realm so well (as in my mind even those who have mastered their Millennium Items would eventually have a hard time withstanding it since they're still only human). This idea of mine grew and I just had to put it into a fanfic!
Anyways, onto the warnings and all that shit!
Warnings: mentioned mpreg, mentioned character death, swearing
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story plot and the headcanon
A small child, no more than three years of age, sat by the river near his home. The young boy was an Egyptian prince; his home a palace. But despite what one would expect of someone brought up as royalty, the boy was not spoiled or bratty. He had a kind heart and was more curious than anything, preferring to go exploring rather than his lessons despite knowing his guardian Mahad will have a fit about it.
Like others in his kingdom the young prince was tanned, his skin a nice bronze color. His hair was wild and untamed, black as the kohl on his eyes with magenta tips and blonde bangs, some of which were wild as well and defied gravity by sticking up with the rest of his hair. His eyes, so full of wonder and awe, were the color of oxblood, a strange mix of purple and red. He wore an outfit typical of royalty, though his feet were bare as he dipped them in the Nile and giggled as fish nibbled his toes.
"There you are my prince!" said a voice. The young prince turned to spot his guardian and one of his closest friends approaching him. "Mahd!" said the three-year-old, giggling. Mahad couldn't help but smile and shake his head, his auburn hair flowing past his shoulders and his ice blue eyes holding nothing but respect and friendship for the toddler. "come my prince, the Pharaoh and Queen are worried sick about you..." he said, gently taking the toddler's hand and picking up his shoes before leading him back to the palace.
As they approached the front door the Pharaoh and several guards exited, Mahad bowing and gently making the young prince bow as well as they passed. Upon straightening back up the toddler's eyes watched the men vanish from sight. "Yt*?" he asked quietly, then perked up and turned as a familiar laugh caught his attention.
"Do not worry dear, your father is simply going with the guards to catch a lowly thief..." said the figure before him. The young prince's eyes widened cutely and he reached for the figure, walking towards him. "Mwt*! Mwt!" he said, the figure chuckling as he picked up the toddler. "Thank you for finding him Mahad..." said the figure as Mahad bowed. "Of course my queen..." he said, smiling.
Unlike Mahad and the prince, as well as many others in the kingdom, the queen didn't look 'normal' by anyone's standards. For one thing, the Queen was actually a male, already separating him from other former queens. He did not have bronze or tanned skin, instead his skin was a bright blue like the sky and was covered in strange black markings. His black hair was wild like the prince's, but was worn long to where it almost reached his knees, and his eyes were a bright red, almost like rubies.
"Mwt!" said the young prince, giggling. The male chuckled and nuzzled him. "You're so full of wonder and curiosity my son... just try not to wander off again, alright my little Kuriboh?" he said, the young prince nodding. "Good... just remember that your father and I love you very much... our little Atem..."
A gasp was heard and a pair of eyes flew open, their oxblood color seeming to glow in the darkness of the bedroom their owner was in. The owner of the oxblood eyes quickly sat up and looked around the darkened bedroom, then turned to the other bed, which was occupied by the male's younger, paler look-a-like. "A-Aibou?" he asked, watching the other male. The younger male stirred slightly.
"Atem, it's two in the morning... go back to sleep..." he said, curling up into a ball. Atem couldn't help but chuckled at Yugi's antics, then sighed and laid back down. Ever since he had been given his own body and returned to the realm of the living as Yugi's older "twin", the former Pharaoh has been having strange dreams, all about the same mysterious blue-skinned man.
He knew very well what he had called the man in his dreams, but that couldn't be right, could it? Atem had lost his mother when he was three years old, and he hardly remembered her. Surely this man and his mother were not the same person. Perhaps they were connected. Yes, that was what it was. Since Atem couldn't remember what his mother looked like his dreams were replacing her image with that of the man. But why was he having these dreams in the first place? Were they trying to tell him something?
"Atem, you're thinking too loud..." said Yugi, throwing a pillow at his counterpart. Atem let out an "oof" when said pillow fell onto his face and chuckled. "Sorry Aibou..." he said, smiling as he removed the pillow from his face. Yugi laid back down and drifted off back to sleep. Atem smiled softly, putting the dream in the back of his mind as he slowly followed suit.
And done with the prologue! I'm sorry, I had to have a bit of a brotherly moment between Yugi and Atem. I'm a big shipper of them, but in my headcanon they would be considered more like twin brothers than lovers. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I hope you enjoy the story!
*- "Yt" and "Mwt", according to my research, are Ancient Egyptian for "father" and "mother" respectively
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Until next time, Icy is out!