Hajime no hitotsu no Domei The Beginning of an Alliance
Yugi left school that day feeling mysterious and like the hand of fate was upon him. He kept such thoughts to himself, because he knew that if he voiced them that Joey would try to shake reality back into him. The fact of the matter is, whatever Yugi was feeling, he was feeling the weight of 5,000 years of power on his young shoulders. He was feeling the presence of Kioku. The Millennium Item he possessed was attuned to such power and reacted within the young man's emotions. Thus, Yugi was unconsciously feeling what his yami felt every day. Age in the form of youth, an ancient presence in the body of a child.
Kioku knew he felt her presence, and by her nature wanted to flee. She was a wanderer, one who does not relish being known. However her duty, to her master and this world, said different. By her word she was bound, and by her word she'd stay.
This boy was about to be offered something he would not be able to refuse. An invitation to a magnificent Duel Monsters tournament, a veritable Kingdom reserved for the best of the best. And the boy was truly worthy of such an honor. But first a great price would be paid at the young man's expense to ensure his participation in this 'honor'.
Yugi took a deep breath and smiled slightly before starting down the stairs. The front of the school was lit by the setting sun and in such light his tri-colored hair looked like a dancing flame. Kioku smiled slightly at this.
Yugi heard soemone running to catch up with him and by instinct he was poised to run as well. But the tall blonde boy who soon joined him was no threat. A bit annoying sometimes, but no threat.
Joey grinned at his petite friend. "Thanks for yer advice, Yug'. I might jus' be able ta win at Duel Monsters if ya Gran'pa teaches me!"
Yugi laughed at Joey's child-like eagerness. "All right, Joey," he choked. "Why not come down to the game shop right now?"
As she watched from behind a tree, Kioku, too, had to stifle a giggle at Joey. He was practically bouncing as he and Yugi made their way down the street.
She then turned and made ready to follow them, but a ripple of pain shook its way through her body. Cramps and crippling pains forced her through the ground, and it was through agony-clenched teeth that she muttered the incantation.
Kioku felt her body turn to mist, and with the fading from body to spirit she felt the pain also fade.
She flitted towards the two boys. She meant to go into Joey; the blonde had no other spirit and besides, he could use a little help in dueling. But a strong sense of need enveloped her, and suddenly she was sitting, winded, in a hallway. On one side of the hallway was a door with a crack of light streaming from it. She gently pushed it open and there she found the essence of little Yugi's mind, happily playing with some building blocks. Such innocence, she thought. How refreshing it is to find such innocence as this in this world.
She backed out of the doorway slowly, closing the door so that Yugi would not be disturbed by her presence. She sighed, smiling warmly at the thought of the child within, then turned around.
All traces of happiness fled Kioku's face. She was facing a dark door, overgrown with vines and bearing the symbol of the Pharaoh who had sealed the powers within the Items. She remembered little Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. Is this the chamber of the spirit inhabiting the Puzzle?
Almost in response to her unspoken query, the door creaked open.
A man, who by all appearences could have been Yugi himself, glanced up from what he was doing in shock and surprise.
"How have you come to enter this mind?" He demanded as he stood and then strode towards her. "And how did you manage to do it without my knowlege?
Kioku blinked in surprise. He just admitted weakness? She thought. This cannot be the Pharaoh, then.
She took a step forward, which carried her over the threshold and nearly into his arms. Neither entity missed the proximity. She smiled inwardly at how he didn't even blink.
"What are you named?" They coldly asked one another simultaneously.
Kioku was about to answer (she saw it doing no harm) when a young voice came from behind her. "Spirit? Are you in there? I hear voices—"
And the heavy door swung open, leaving Kioku face to face with the essence of little Yugi's mind.
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Read and review! That's the drill. I got one review for the first chapter, count them uno. And I'm pretty sure she was just being nice.
Flames will be used for the burnt sacrifices on New Year's Eve. I'm hoping one of them will be Pegasus, 'cause I just plain don't like him. The others will most likely include: Bones, Bandit Keith, Rex Raptor, Weevil Underwood, and Kemo. All the lowlifes. If I forgot any, let me know so I can add them to the roster *evil chuckle*.
All: ^_^° *sweatdrop*
