Title: One More Time
Rating: PG
Pairing: Yu-Gi-Oh! Seto/Atem
Disclaimer: Yu-gi-Oh! is the sole property of Kazuki Takahashi. This story neither reflects the manga or anime in any sense and no disrespect intended. It is all done for pure enjoyment and no money is being made from this.
Warnings: None for this chapter
NOTES: Story begins near the end of the DSOD with an alternative ending so everything from here on out is made up.
FULL SUMMARY: When Seto Kaiba unknowingly wakes up the followers of the Plana in his quest to bring back the pharaoh, he doesn't realize what else he's woken up. Although Atem returns to vanquish the evil summoned by Aigami, when he tries to return back to the Netherworld, something holds him back and is once again back on earth, except this time with his own body. But his presence can't mean anything good can it? What no one knows is something came back with Atem and is biding his time, waiting to plunge the world back into chaos and get revenge on those who shunned him. What does this mean for Atem? And what does this mean when he realizes that perhaps Seto wanted him to return not just for a duel but something more. Was it all a second chance? Or did the Gods just need him to save the world one more time? Only the Gods know a person's true destiny... and how to destroy it.
PROLOGUE
Technology was amazing.
Since the beginning of time, technology has evolved and grown to a power that rivaled that of the Gods. Humans too have evolved to worship it instead of them. They pray to it every day, seduced by the neon lights and accessibility, their love for the omnipotent and the fear they invoked now a mere blip in their lives; such fickle creatures humans have become.
It's not to say technology doesn't have its uses. This new God captured the minds and hearts of everyone in a new way, always being given tomes and offerings of information and advancements, even power. In this case, enough power from a duel disk to break the very fabric of time and space to create a ripple effect that could wake up even the most obscure of Gods. The vibrations swept through dimensions, momentarily waking the slumbering Gods before they laid their heads back down, falling asleep without a care in the world. The world will right itself soon, and they were no longer needed.
They could rest.
That split second was all it took.
As the ripple expanded and the last ring began to fade into the void, it suddenly froze in place. It pulsed and vibrated, trying to continue on its journey and complete its purpose but a force held it prisoner, its vice-like grip squeezing every last drop, every possible escape blocked until the strain was too much. It snapped like a rubber band pulled too tight, the force echoing through the very foundation of life and startling the Gods awake once more. The universe jolted violently to wakefulness and cords of a dimension no longer held together fluttered without purpose, trying to find its pieces to right itself once again before it collapsed and died.
Through the swirling chaos, a single entity emerged. It slithered and wrapped around the the broken threads, absorbing the power until it could solidify and morph into a new form; it's preferred form. It held on tightly, refusing to be shaken free or pulled away, only letting go once it reached its destination; its new attachment to the rest of this world.
It took a deep, invigorating breath of air not tasted in over millennia and grinned, large, needle fangs snapping at the void.
It would begin with him… and end with a corporation.
"The cord has been severed… and now it is time for The Serpent to rise."
TBC