~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
+ . . . + = Gary's thoughts
The man walked up to the front of the crowd. He closed his eyes.
"As creator of the Duel Disk system, I am honored that Yugi Moto will be lowered into the earth with one of them," he said. He opened his eyes, directly addressing the audience. "Most of you know that Yugi and I had a great rivalry, and even though he is no longer here, to me, that rivalry has not ended." He pulled some cards out of his pocket. "For you see, after he defeated me at Battle City, I told him that he was the only duelist worth battling." He stooped down beside Yugi's tombstone, felt around, and shoved the cards in a slat. "The only person worth dueling is gone, therefore, I will never duel again. My company will no longer produce dueling equipment, and I will never have anything to do with Duel Monsters again. There is no point." He paused. "And hopefully, I will get the priviledge of dueling Yugi again someday!" He sat down.
"What was Kaiba doing to Yuge's tombstone?" whispered Tristan to the girl beside him, Téa. She shrugged.
The vision ended.
* * *End vision* * *
The evil spirit of Ryou's Millennium Ring emerged in curiousity. He walked over a few feet to a tombstone that was totally covered in moss.
He used his hands to scrape away at it, until he uncovered the name of his former host. He stared at the stone in silence.
Yami closed his eyes. He put his hands around the Millennium Puzzle. He didn't say anything. Many things were going through his mind. So many, that Gary could not pick up on any of them. Gary didn't know what to say, but in the corridors of his mind, he found Yami, sitting on the floor, staring blankly at the hieroglyphs on his Soul Room walls. Gary sat beside him and thought of his father.
Kyle's father looked at his older son. "I was wrong," he said. "Seto really DID admire Yugi." He took both of his sons by the hand, and they all walked away - together.
May tapped Yami on the shoulder. Snapped into alertness, Yami snarled.
"Whoa, there, tough guy," she said. "I don't know what just happened, but I think it proves something."
Yami didn't say anything.
"You are not of this world," she said. "Neither is that guy." She pointed to Ryou's evil spirit, who was still looking at the grave. "My Rod sensed it before, but now I know it's really true."
Yami's pupils went to the centers of his eyes.
"Anyway, here," she said, handing him her God of Ra card. She lifted up her Millennium Rod, kissed it, and handed it to him as well.
Yami blinked. "Thank you."
"That utterly beautiful woman in that vision we just had made me realize that admiration is a powerful thing. Now, I just want to BE admired." She turned around to leave. "Besides, if that beauty from that past had her eye on you, you must be a good person." She continued to walk.
"That woman," Yami called to her, "is a part of you."
May turned around. "I know," she said, winking.
As Yami watched her walk away until she was out of sight, the evil spirit of Ryou's Millennium Ring stepped in front of him.
"Now I only have to destroy ONE person to get what I seek," he said.
+Destroy?!+
"Ryou, this is not right," Yami warned.
The sky darkened. "Of course it isn't, but then again, neither am I."
+Yami, I need to come out and try to get through to my best friend, once and for all!+
A struggle from within ensued, and in the end, Gary emerged from inside.
The ground began to swirl.
(To be continued)
The man walked up to the front of the crowd. He closed his eyes.
"As creator of the Duel Disk system, I am honored that Yugi Moto will be lowered into the earth with one of them," he said. He opened his eyes, directly addressing the audience. "Most of you know that Yugi and I had a great rivalry, and even though he is no longer here, to me, that rivalry has not ended." He pulled some cards out of his pocket. "For you see, after he defeated me at Battle City, I told him that he was the only duelist worth battling." He stooped down beside Yugi's tombstone, felt around, and shoved the cards in a slat. "The only person worth dueling is gone, therefore, I will never duel again. My company will no longer produce dueling equipment, and I will never have anything to do with Duel Monsters again. There is no point." He paused. "And hopefully, I will get the priviledge of dueling Yugi again someday!" He sat down.
"What was Kaiba doing to Yuge's tombstone?" whispered Tristan to the girl beside him, Téa. She shrugged.
The vision ended.
* * *End vision* * *
The evil spirit of Ryou's Millennium Ring emerged in curiousity. He walked over a few feet to a tombstone that was totally covered in moss.
He used his hands to scrape away at it, until he uncovered the name of his former host. He stared at the stone in silence.
Yami closed his eyes. He put his hands around the Millennium Puzzle. He didn't say anything. Many things were going through his mind. So many, that Gary could not pick up on any of them. Gary didn't know what to say, but in the corridors of his mind, he found Yami, sitting on the floor, staring blankly at the hieroglyphs on his Soul Room walls. Gary sat beside him and thought of his father.
Kyle's father looked at his older son. "I was wrong," he said. "Seto really DID admire Yugi." He took both of his sons by the hand, and they all walked away - together.
May tapped Yami on the shoulder. Snapped into alertness, Yami snarled.
"Whoa, there, tough guy," she said. "I don't know what just happened, but I think it proves something."
Yami didn't say anything.
"You are not of this world," she said. "Neither is that guy." She pointed to Ryou's evil spirit, who was still looking at the grave. "My Rod sensed it before, but now I know it's really true."
Yami's pupils went to the centers of his eyes.
"Anyway, here," she said, handing him her God of Ra card. She lifted up her Millennium Rod, kissed it, and handed it to him as well.
Yami blinked. "Thank you."
"That utterly beautiful woman in that vision we just had made me realize that admiration is a powerful thing. Now, I just want to BE admired." She turned around to leave. "Besides, if that beauty from that past had her eye on you, you must be a good person." She continued to walk.
"That woman," Yami called to her, "is a part of you."
May turned around. "I know," she said, winking.
As Yami watched her walk away until she was out of sight, the evil spirit of Ryou's Millennium Ring stepped in front of him.
"Now I only have to destroy ONE person to get what I seek," he said.
+Destroy?!+
"Ryou, this is not right," Yami warned.
The sky darkened. "Of course it isn't, but then again, neither am I."
+Yami, I need to come out and try to get through to my best friend, once and for all!+
A struggle from within ensued, and in the end, Gary emerged from inside.
The ground began to swirl.
(To be continued)