The Monarch and the Innocent
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Yami woke up a little more relaxed than the day before. He wasn't burdened with the tasks of a monarch like he was the day before he met the three year old. Those days before were just the same, except that it was a different day. But this day would change everything. When the pair of crimson eyes revealed themselves for the first time, Yugi wasn't in the room. Did he disappear? With that thought, Yami pushed the golden covers aside and changed into his jet black millennium clothing; he finished his suit with a cape of mauve. He searched all around the room, and Little Yugi was nowhere to be found. Yami began to sprint out of his room and across the golden tiles of the floors. He wanted to search every bit of the palace before the people there found them. . . or did they?
"Yugi, where are you!?"
Panting, and almost out of breath, Yami began to search the Room of Rituals. Maybe he was in there? When he was about to enter, someone stopped him.
"Hey you! Yes, you! Would you happen to be Yami?"
Yami turned around. How could anyone address him so wrongly without his special reasons? Just before he was about to speak, his appearance had put him in doubt. The person that was speaking to him appeared to be a chibi Dark Magician.
"Who are you??"
"Isn't it obvious? I am the Dark Magician. But I'm not just any Dark Magician; I'm Yugi's Dark Magician!"
"You mean. . . You are that plush?"
"I hate to say so, but I am so."
"How did you possibly come to life??"
". . . Yugi did it. He used his powers of light in order to give me light. Enough Talk. Yami, this morning while you were sleeping, a guy named Simon Muran and a few other people came in and took Yugi away! I tried to help him, but I was only in my helpless form!"
"What!? No!"
"They are about to send him to the Shadow realm if we do not hurry! Yami, you have to help me save him! I made a promise to Yugi's mother that I will be his guardian when he ever was in danger!"
"His mother??"
"Yes. His mother. Yami, Yugi was never meant to be here; he accidentally passed through the gateway of past and future. He was born five millennia into the future. We have to get him back and return him home safely or all of destiny will collapse!"
"I see. So Yugi will be the person that is me when time repeats itself? You're right Dark Magician. Can you show me to where they are keeping him?"
Dark Magician nodded. He began to fly to the throne room and Yami immediately followed. When he made it there, he stood in shock. There were people chanting chants, high mages were performing their ceremony, and a multitude of townspeople were there watching. Little Yugi was in the midst of them, tied up. His face appeared as if he were crying. The Pharaoh sat on his throne in amusement, and the high mages bowed simultaneously. The Pharaoh stood in command.
"High Mages and all citizens of Egypt, I bring forth to you: a child. But this child is not just any child; this child is a demon, and he has been cursing the future heir to my throne! Now the Prince Bel Um Fal has become too frail and weak to rule this land! A Pharaoh is strong against the weak, no matter what is around him! So, I sentence this child to eternity in the Shadow Realm!"
The high mages began to point their magical wands at Yugi. The feeling of dreadful fear began to rise in Yugi's heart, and he prepared for the blast. Just before they sent him to the Shadow Realm, a hush went inside of the crowd. Yami began to run down the golden floors of the throne room.
"No! Stop!"
"Keep going!"
"I command you to stop!"
The high mages bowed at Yami as he passed through the crowd. With the wave of a hand, the high mage moved aside. Yami pulled out a small, jeweled knife and began to cut the ropes.
"What are you doing, Bel Um Fal!? I command you to stop this instant!"
Yami didn't care. He just kept cutting the ropes. Yugi's eyes lit up in joy when he saw Yami's face. Yami picked him up and Yugi cried some more; he was horribly afraid. Yami began to quiet him down. As soon as he began to become silent, Yami shot a defiant stare at his father for all the pain he caused Yugi; it was like he was trying to destroy a part of him too.
"Father, why did you do this to such a little child?? Your ability to be coldhearted is uncanny!"
"I was just trying to protect you from. . ."
"From what!? Benevolence and compassion!? I thought you taught me that a true Pharaoh was kind to his fellow citizens!"
"I also taught you that a true Pharaoh is not affected by irrelevant matters, such as children! Bel Um Fal, I will keep you a strong Prince as long as I'm around, even if it means slaughter!"
"That's your problem, father. You're mistreating you people! I bet that your people didn't come here just for fun; it was probably, almost certainly, that these people came here because they were afraid!"
He began to stare at the crowd. His gaze seemed as if he was searching the heart of every living individual there.
"Father, these people are afraid of you greatly. They haven't any confidence in you yet, and they are teaching their children to abhor you. Your reputation will spread through the generations like wildfire. I'm telling you. . ."
"I don't care, Bel Um Fal!"
The Pharaoh nodded at a high mage that was sitting at his right hand. The mage understood and began to walk toward Yami; he was going to take Yugi away from Yami. The millennium symbol appeared on Yami's forehead. He was going to hold his ground until he came close enough for a shadow power assault. As soon as he touched Yugi, his mind shattered into pieces and he hit the ground lifelessly. The whole crowd was searching with their eyes for the culprit.
"What was that??" Yami questioned. It wasn't him who launched a magical assault.
When everyone looked back at Yami, the Dark Magician slowly floated beside Yami.
"The Dark Magician takes his side!?"
"Everyone! You must not harm this little one! Kill him, and all of destiny is destroyed!"
"Father, this child was born five millennia into the future. He passed through the barrier of past and future and now he is here. He wasn't born into this time and he was never meant to be!"
The Pharaoh stood up again and signaled to the mages that there will no longer be any execution. They all left in single file.
"What? You must take this child back immediately before there will be no future!"
"You mean you're not going to execute him any more??"
"No, my son. It was your determination to get to me that saved this one's life; it was you that made me se the light. Thank you so much."
Yami gave a smirk of triumph and looked down at Yugi. He was sleeping with a peaceful smile on his face, hugging the Dark Magician plush close to him. There was peace in the palace and Yugi was safe once again. The plush must have returned to its normal state.
"You truly are a true guardian." Yami whispered.
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Yami woke up a little more relaxed than the day before. He wasn't burdened with the tasks of a monarch like he was the day before he met the three year old. Those days before were just the same, except that it was a different day. But this day would change everything. When the pair of crimson eyes revealed themselves for the first time, Yugi wasn't in the room. Did he disappear? With that thought, Yami pushed the golden covers aside and changed into his jet black millennium clothing; he finished his suit with a cape of mauve. He searched all around the room, and Little Yugi was nowhere to be found. Yami began to sprint out of his room and across the golden tiles of the floors. He wanted to search every bit of the palace before the people there found them. . . or did they?
"Yugi, where are you!?"
Panting, and almost out of breath, Yami began to search the Room of Rituals. Maybe he was in there? When he was about to enter, someone stopped him.
"Hey you! Yes, you! Would you happen to be Yami?"
Yami turned around. How could anyone address him so wrongly without his special reasons? Just before he was about to speak, his appearance had put him in doubt. The person that was speaking to him appeared to be a chibi Dark Magician.
"Who are you??"
"Isn't it obvious? I am the Dark Magician. But I'm not just any Dark Magician; I'm Yugi's Dark Magician!"
"You mean. . . You are that plush?"
"I hate to say so, but I am so."
"How did you possibly come to life??"
". . . Yugi did it. He used his powers of light in order to give me light. Enough Talk. Yami, this morning while you were sleeping, a guy named Simon Muran and a few other people came in and took Yugi away! I tried to help him, but I was only in my helpless form!"
"What!? No!"
"They are about to send him to the Shadow realm if we do not hurry! Yami, you have to help me save him! I made a promise to Yugi's mother that I will be his guardian when he ever was in danger!"
"His mother??"
"Yes. His mother. Yami, Yugi was never meant to be here; he accidentally passed through the gateway of past and future. He was born five millennia into the future. We have to get him back and return him home safely or all of destiny will collapse!"
"I see. So Yugi will be the person that is me when time repeats itself? You're right Dark Magician. Can you show me to where they are keeping him?"
Dark Magician nodded. He began to fly to the throne room and Yami immediately followed. When he made it there, he stood in shock. There were people chanting chants, high mages were performing their ceremony, and a multitude of townspeople were there watching. Little Yugi was in the midst of them, tied up. His face appeared as if he were crying. The Pharaoh sat on his throne in amusement, and the high mages bowed simultaneously. The Pharaoh stood in command.
"High Mages and all citizens of Egypt, I bring forth to you: a child. But this child is not just any child; this child is a demon, and he has been cursing the future heir to my throne! Now the Prince Bel Um Fal has become too frail and weak to rule this land! A Pharaoh is strong against the weak, no matter what is around him! So, I sentence this child to eternity in the Shadow Realm!"
The high mages began to point their magical wands at Yugi. The feeling of dreadful fear began to rise in Yugi's heart, and he prepared for the blast. Just before they sent him to the Shadow Realm, a hush went inside of the crowd. Yami began to run down the golden floors of the throne room.
"No! Stop!"
"Keep going!"
"I command you to stop!"
The high mages bowed at Yami as he passed through the crowd. With the wave of a hand, the high mage moved aside. Yami pulled out a small, jeweled knife and began to cut the ropes.
"What are you doing, Bel Um Fal!? I command you to stop this instant!"
Yami didn't care. He just kept cutting the ropes. Yugi's eyes lit up in joy when he saw Yami's face. Yami picked him up and Yugi cried some more; he was horribly afraid. Yami began to quiet him down. As soon as he began to become silent, Yami shot a defiant stare at his father for all the pain he caused Yugi; it was like he was trying to destroy a part of him too.
"Father, why did you do this to such a little child?? Your ability to be coldhearted is uncanny!"
"I was just trying to protect you from. . ."
"From what!? Benevolence and compassion!? I thought you taught me that a true Pharaoh was kind to his fellow citizens!"
"I also taught you that a true Pharaoh is not affected by irrelevant matters, such as children! Bel Um Fal, I will keep you a strong Prince as long as I'm around, even if it means slaughter!"
"That's your problem, father. You're mistreating you people! I bet that your people didn't come here just for fun; it was probably, almost certainly, that these people came here because they were afraid!"
He began to stare at the crowd. His gaze seemed as if he was searching the heart of every living individual there.
"Father, these people are afraid of you greatly. They haven't any confidence in you yet, and they are teaching their children to abhor you. Your reputation will spread through the generations like wildfire. I'm telling you. . ."
"I don't care, Bel Um Fal!"
The Pharaoh nodded at a high mage that was sitting at his right hand. The mage understood and began to walk toward Yami; he was going to take Yugi away from Yami. The millennium symbol appeared on Yami's forehead. He was going to hold his ground until he came close enough for a shadow power assault. As soon as he touched Yugi, his mind shattered into pieces and he hit the ground lifelessly. The whole crowd was searching with their eyes for the culprit.
"What was that??" Yami questioned. It wasn't him who launched a magical assault.
When everyone looked back at Yami, the Dark Magician slowly floated beside Yami.
"The Dark Magician takes his side!?"
"Everyone! You must not harm this little one! Kill him, and all of destiny is destroyed!"
"Father, this child was born five millennia into the future. He passed through the barrier of past and future and now he is here. He wasn't born into this time and he was never meant to be!"
The Pharaoh stood up again and signaled to the mages that there will no longer be any execution. They all left in single file.
"What? You must take this child back immediately before there will be no future!"
"You mean you're not going to execute him any more??"
"No, my son. It was your determination to get to me that saved this one's life; it was you that made me se the light. Thank you so much."
Yami gave a smirk of triumph and looked down at Yugi. He was sleeping with a peaceful smile on his face, hugging the Dark Magician plush close to him. There was peace in the palace and Yugi was safe once again. The plush must have returned to its normal state.
"You truly are a true guardian." Yami whispered.