A Beckoning Soul
Anshi: Anthy's not here at the moment.
Boogie Pop: Read the story and leave a review.
Bastet: At the tone, the time will be
Anshi: Time to shut up and read this fic.
Boogie Pop: Agreed.
Bastet: Okay...
Anshi: This is probably the bloodiest chapter yet.
Boogie Pop: Probably of everything you've written.
Anshi: And next, the epilogue.
Bastet: And she doesn't own Yugioh.
Anshi: damn. Then that pharaoh would be mine!
Bastet: Anthy would be pissed.
Anshi: He deserves it.
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A Beckoning Soul
Chapter 11: Roses
When I said go
I never meant away
You ought to know
The freaky games we play
Could you forgive
And learn how to forget
Hear me as I'm calling out your name
Firefly come back to me
Make the night as bright as day
I'll be looking out for you
Tell me that you're lonely too
Firefly come lead me on
Follow you into the sun
That's the way it ought to be
Firefly come back to me
Yami started out again and soon he could see a large white building ahead of him. Something deep in his heart told him that Anthy was there. Yami was so caught up in his emotions that he stumbled. He recovered, but ended up coughing up a little more blood. He walked inside and felt himself shatter.
Someone had been waiting for him.
Along the walls of the corridor were chairs---red chairs. And on the chairs were white signs with red arrows. And above the arrows read "Lovers this way". Yami Yugi was forced to follow.
Through the corridor, Yami was attacked by red clad angels---the guards of the place. Yami was soon too weak to walk, but had to press on. Blood followed him in a trail, and his arm was in unimaginable pain.
He came to a long flight of spiraling white stairs. He couldn't see the top, but he had to climb them, dying them red on the way. Twice he fell, and had to push himself up, pain shooting through his right arm. Before the climb was done, there was a red waterfall created by the pharaoh's blood. There was a menagerie of angels, watching him from a distance. They were either pitying him or amused by his struggles. Yami finally made it to the top---but he did not find the joy he had expected.
Instead, he found a large white door with roses snaking around it like a lock.
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"Sir, Yugi Muto, Malik Ishtar, and Ryou Bakura are here."
"Send them in."
But in came Yugi, Yami Malik, Malik, Ryou and Bakura. Seto was rather confused, and began asking questions.
"Who? Wha-?"
"It's Okay Seto, I can explain." Yugi said.
They all took seats and explained.
"Okay, let's just say there are two of each of us."
"They all come from the Sennen Items that we have."
"They all have spirits from Egypt sealed inside them."
"And they're just 'Soul Vessels.' Got it."
Seto gave them odd looks.
"So...where's your other Yugi?" Seto asked, cocking his head to one side.
Yugi's smile dulled.
"We don't know."
Seto's eyes grew wide. That...that was... He decided to speak up.
"I think I know."
Everyone looked at him.
"While I was sleeping, I was with...the other...Yugi...and I thought it was just a dream..."
Yugi sprang to his feet.
"What happened Kaiba?! Is he okay? Was he hurt?!"
Seto pushed Yugi back down and told them everything.
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"NO!!" Yami shouted in anger.
He grabbed at the rose stems, thorns stabbing his hands. He pulled at them, managing to only cut his hands open. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Yami tried forcing the doors open next, but his efforts were futile. He sank to his knees, crying.
//Yami...//
Yami looked around. Someone was calling him.
//I know you're there...//
'Anthy?'
//Yami...save me...//
'Anthy!!'
//Save me...//
Her voice faded from his mind, and he stared up at the door in front of him. It was stained for his blood. Yami stood up, even though he was a little shaky. He took a firm hold on the roses and with swear, blood and incredible determination, he forced the doors open.
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"But...is he okay?"
"As far as I know..."
Everyone was worried, even Malik and well...Malik. Yugi had one final secret to tell, and he was debating whether to actually say anything.
No backing down now Yugi.
" YAMI, YOU FOOL!!" Yugi shouted.
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Yami Yugi nearly collapsed. His energy was nearly spent, and his blood was everywhere. He made up his mind that he HAD to keep going.
He walked down a long corridor, stumbling and bleeding. He came to a great white room, and there was a big black coffin with gold decorations leaning up against a wall. Yami took several deep breaths and turned around at the crowd of angels that had followed him.
"Is this Anthy's?!" He demanded.
He couldn't see their faces, but someone said yes. Yami stumbled up to the coffin and hooked his hands over the lid. He gritted his teeth and began to pull. Slowly, it began to slide open. Soon, the coffin was halfway open. Yami was weak and bloody, but he showed no signs of stopping.
The cover fell to the ground with a hard CLANK! Yami Yugi looked inside, expecting to see HER.
But there was nothing inside.
"Fool."
Yami slowly looked around, and saw the four angel masters. Hisui had spoken.
"She's not here Pharaoh." Miroke said.
"Wha...Where is she?!" Yami demanded, struggling to stay on his feet.
"She..."
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"Yugi? Why do you call him a fool?!" Seto demanded.
Yugi hid his eyes, but everyone could see the tears falling from them.
"Because that's what he is."
"Why?" Bakura demanded in a stern voice.
"He never should have gone after Anthy."
"Why?"
"Because she..."
777
Yami felt his strength leave him, and he sank to his knees. His eyes were wide and full of tears. He now knew the truth. She was...She was...
"She was only..." Yami whispered.
"A dream. She was nothing but Yugi's imagination."
Yami still wouldn't accept it, tears streaming from his eyes.
"Yugi saw your loneliness, your sorrow, your anguish..."
Yami looked up at them, still not wanting to accept the truth.
"His feeling to heal your heart were so great, that the Almighty answered his prayers and created 'Anthy' from the lightning, the stars, the fire, water, wind, earth, wood, and blood. He poured Yugi's feelings towards you (and the love from his own heart) into her."
"She...wasn't real...?" Yami was still trying to come to grips with this.
"No she wasn't." Kanoe snapped.
"Wasn't..."
"She wasn't real! Now, get over it and get one with your life."
The ground opened under Yami, and he fell headfirst into the darkness. Tears were still in his eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me...aibou?"
777
Yugi, Bakura, Ryou, Malik, Yami Malik, and Seto stood on the roof. Yugi said that Yami would be there. He didn't say how though.
"He'll come."
"Something else wrong?"
"I feel so bad, lying to him the way I did."
"I'm sure it'll be okay Yugi."
Yugi looked at Seto in surprise. Seto didn't care about Yami? He probably wanted him to live so they could duel again. He had barely changed.
There was a loud crack of thunder, and a small hole opened in the sky. There was a glittering body falling towards them. Yugi didn't need to tell them who it was.
They already knew.
Yami hit the cement roof with a dull thud and didn't move. Everyone ran to him, Yugi most concerned. Seto turned him over and shook him gently. Yami didn't stir.
"Yami? Yami wake up!" Yugi said, new tears forming in his eyes.
"Damn it Yami. You can't die yet." Bakura hissed.
Yami still didn't move. Ryou checked for a pulse, and his sad eyes told them there was none. They laid him facedown and began to walk away. His body would eventually vanish into the night. Yugi began to cry.
"My heart had joined the thousands, for my friend stopped running today." Yugi said
They were almost to the door when Bakura stopped. He had heard someone whisper. Seto asked him what was wrong, and then he heard it too.
"Guys, stop."
They did, and everyone found themselves staring at Yami's body. It was still bleeding. Yugi wouldn't look, it was too painful.
"Why...are you...going to let...me die?"
Yugi's eyes widened. Was that who he thought it was?
Then, they all saw Yami struggle to stand. He pushed his hands under him and struggled. He bled even more.
"Yami!!"
They all ran to him, helping him in anyway they could.
"Lemme help." Yami Malik said, reaching over to help.
Yami pushed his hand away, almost falling again in the process.
"I don't need help." He hissed.
He stumbled again, and Malik and Bakura pulled him up and supported him between them. Yugi was crying again, but these were tears of joy.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Yami asked softly.
Confession time Yugi.
"I didn't want to hurt you even more that you already were."
Yami accepted the answer and left it at that. He looked over his shoulder.
And he could have sworn he saw a white-haired angel girl smiling at him.
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In the few weeks that followed, Anthy had vanished from Yami's memories. He couldn't remember who she was or what she looked like. He couldn't even remember what her name was.
Anyways, he was walking home from one of the new card shops with an unopened card pack in his hand. Just as he opened it, a girl knocked him over and the cards went all over the place. The girl apologized. Yami froze. Did he know her? She looked familiar.
"Sorry about that." She said, glancing at the cards as she gathered them for Yami.
She had white, Ryou style hair, and blue snake-like eyes. Yami sensed that she had a lot of power, probably over the elements. The girl smiled.
"This is a good card, keep it with you for a while. It'll help you out in a tight spot." She said.
The card was called "Pharaoh's Dancer". The girl pulled another card out of her own deck called "Crimson Ribbon Blade."
"It's a good combo. I use it in my deck."
Yami smiled. He liked this girl. He asked what her name was.
"I'm Aura Tenjim; a singer." She handed him one of her cards and there was something familiar about the dragon on her card.
"Yami Yugi." He said, shaking her hand.
"I know."
Before Yami could ask any questions, white wings burst from her back and she vanished into the night.
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Anthy: The end!
BoogiePop: The end!
Bastet: Review!
Anshi: Review!
Anshi: Anthy's not here at the moment.
Boogie Pop: Read the story and leave a review.
Bastet: At the tone, the time will be
Anshi: Time to shut up and read this fic.
Boogie Pop: Agreed.
Bastet: Okay...
Anshi: This is probably the bloodiest chapter yet.
Boogie Pop: Probably of everything you've written.
Anshi: And next, the epilogue.
Bastet: And she doesn't own Yugioh.
Anshi: damn. Then that pharaoh would be mine!
Bastet: Anthy would be pissed.
Anshi: He deserves it.
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A Beckoning Soul
Chapter 11: Roses
When I said go
I never meant away
You ought to know
The freaky games we play
Could you forgive
And learn how to forget
Hear me as I'm calling out your name
Firefly come back to me
Make the night as bright as day
I'll be looking out for you
Tell me that you're lonely too
Firefly come lead me on
Follow you into the sun
That's the way it ought to be
Firefly come back to me
Yami started out again and soon he could see a large white building ahead of him. Something deep in his heart told him that Anthy was there. Yami was so caught up in his emotions that he stumbled. He recovered, but ended up coughing up a little more blood. He walked inside and felt himself shatter.
Someone had been waiting for him.
Along the walls of the corridor were chairs---red chairs. And on the chairs were white signs with red arrows. And above the arrows read "Lovers this way". Yami Yugi was forced to follow.
Through the corridor, Yami was attacked by red clad angels---the guards of the place. Yami was soon too weak to walk, but had to press on. Blood followed him in a trail, and his arm was in unimaginable pain.
He came to a long flight of spiraling white stairs. He couldn't see the top, but he had to climb them, dying them red on the way. Twice he fell, and had to push himself up, pain shooting through his right arm. Before the climb was done, there was a red waterfall created by the pharaoh's blood. There was a menagerie of angels, watching him from a distance. They were either pitying him or amused by his struggles. Yami finally made it to the top---but he did not find the joy he had expected.
Instead, he found a large white door with roses snaking around it like a lock.
4444444
"Sir, Yugi Muto, Malik Ishtar, and Ryou Bakura are here."
"Send them in."
But in came Yugi, Yami Malik, Malik, Ryou and Bakura. Seto was rather confused, and began asking questions.
"Who? Wha-?"
"It's Okay Seto, I can explain." Yugi said.
They all took seats and explained.
"Okay, let's just say there are two of each of us."
"They all come from the Sennen Items that we have."
"They all have spirits from Egypt sealed inside them."
"And they're just 'Soul Vessels.' Got it."
Seto gave them odd looks.
"So...where's your other Yugi?" Seto asked, cocking his head to one side.
Yugi's smile dulled.
"We don't know."
Seto's eyes grew wide. That...that was... He decided to speak up.
"I think I know."
Everyone looked at him.
"While I was sleeping, I was with...the other...Yugi...and I thought it was just a dream..."
Yugi sprang to his feet.
"What happened Kaiba?! Is he okay? Was he hurt?!"
Seto pushed Yugi back down and told them everything.
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"NO!!" Yami shouted in anger.
He grabbed at the rose stems, thorns stabbing his hands. He pulled at them, managing to only cut his hands open. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Yami tried forcing the doors open next, but his efforts were futile. He sank to his knees, crying.
//Yami...//
Yami looked around. Someone was calling him.
//I know you're there...//
'Anthy?'
//Yami...save me...//
'Anthy!!'
//Save me...//
Her voice faded from his mind, and he stared up at the door in front of him. It was stained for his blood. Yami stood up, even though he was a little shaky. He took a firm hold on the roses and with swear, blood and incredible determination, he forced the doors open.
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"But...is he okay?"
"As far as I know..."
Everyone was worried, even Malik and well...Malik. Yugi had one final secret to tell, and he was debating whether to actually say anything.
No backing down now Yugi.
" YAMI, YOU FOOL!!" Yugi shouted.
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Yami Yugi nearly collapsed. His energy was nearly spent, and his blood was everywhere. He made up his mind that he HAD to keep going.
He walked down a long corridor, stumbling and bleeding. He came to a great white room, and there was a big black coffin with gold decorations leaning up against a wall. Yami took several deep breaths and turned around at the crowd of angels that had followed him.
"Is this Anthy's?!" He demanded.
He couldn't see their faces, but someone said yes. Yami stumbled up to the coffin and hooked his hands over the lid. He gritted his teeth and began to pull. Slowly, it began to slide open. Soon, the coffin was halfway open. Yami was weak and bloody, but he showed no signs of stopping.
The cover fell to the ground with a hard CLANK! Yami Yugi looked inside, expecting to see HER.
But there was nothing inside.
"Fool."
Yami slowly looked around, and saw the four angel masters. Hisui had spoken.
"She's not here Pharaoh." Miroke said.
"Wha...Where is she?!" Yami demanded, struggling to stay on his feet.
"She..."
777
"Yugi? Why do you call him a fool?!" Seto demanded.
Yugi hid his eyes, but everyone could see the tears falling from them.
"Because that's what he is."
"Why?" Bakura demanded in a stern voice.
"He never should have gone after Anthy."
"Why?"
"Because she..."
777
Yami felt his strength leave him, and he sank to his knees. His eyes were wide and full of tears. He now knew the truth. She was...She was...
"She was only..." Yami whispered.
"A dream. She was nothing but Yugi's imagination."
Yami still wouldn't accept it, tears streaming from his eyes.
"Yugi saw your loneliness, your sorrow, your anguish..."
Yami looked up at them, still not wanting to accept the truth.
"His feeling to heal your heart were so great, that the Almighty answered his prayers and created 'Anthy' from the lightning, the stars, the fire, water, wind, earth, wood, and blood. He poured Yugi's feelings towards you (and the love from his own heart) into her."
"She...wasn't real...?" Yami was still trying to come to grips with this.
"No she wasn't." Kanoe snapped.
"Wasn't..."
"She wasn't real! Now, get over it and get one with your life."
The ground opened under Yami, and he fell headfirst into the darkness. Tears were still in his eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me...aibou?"
777
Yugi, Bakura, Ryou, Malik, Yami Malik, and Seto stood on the roof. Yugi said that Yami would be there. He didn't say how though.
"He'll come."
"Something else wrong?"
"I feel so bad, lying to him the way I did."
"I'm sure it'll be okay Yugi."
Yugi looked at Seto in surprise. Seto didn't care about Yami? He probably wanted him to live so they could duel again. He had barely changed.
There was a loud crack of thunder, and a small hole opened in the sky. There was a glittering body falling towards them. Yugi didn't need to tell them who it was.
They already knew.
Yami hit the cement roof with a dull thud and didn't move. Everyone ran to him, Yugi most concerned. Seto turned him over and shook him gently. Yami didn't stir.
"Yami? Yami wake up!" Yugi said, new tears forming in his eyes.
"Damn it Yami. You can't die yet." Bakura hissed.
Yami still didn't move. Ryou checked for a pulse, and his sad eyes told them there was none. They laid him facedown and began to walk away. His body would eventually vanish into the night. Yugi began to cry.
"My heart had joined the thousands, for my friend stopped running today." Yugi said
They were almost to the door when Bakura stopped. He had heard someone whisper. Seto asked him what was wrong, and then he heard it too.
"Guys, stop."
They did, and everyone found themselves staring at Yami's body. It was still bleeding. Yugi wouldn't look, it was too painful.
"Why...are you...going to let...me die?"
Yugi's eyes widened. Was that who he thought it was?
Then, they all saw Yami struggle to stand. He pushed his hands under him and struggled. He bled even more.
"Yami!!"
They all ran to him, helping him in anyway they could.
"Lemme help." Yami Malik said, reaching over to help.
Yami pushed his hand away, almost falling again in the process.
"I don't need help." He hissed.
He stumbled again, and Malik and Bakura pulled him up and supported him between them. Yugi was crying again, but these were tears of joy.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Yami asked softly.
Confession time Yugi.
"I didn't want to hurt you even more that you already were."
Yami accepted the answer and left it at that. He looked over his shoulder.
And he could have sworn he saw a white-haired angel girl smiling at him.
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In the few weeks that followed, Anthy had vanished from Yami's memories. He couldn't remember who she was or what she looked like. He couldn't even remember what her name was.
Anyways, he was walking home from one of the new card shops with an unopened card pack in his hand. Just as he opened it, a girl knocked him over and the cards went all over the place. The girl apologized. Yami froze. Did he know her? She looked familiar.
"Sorry about that." She said, glancing at the cards as she gathered them for Yami.
She had white, Ryou style hair, and blue snake-like eyes. Yami sensed that she had a lot of power, probably over the elements. The girl smiled.
"This is a good card, keep it with you for a while. It'll help you out in a tight spot." She said.
The card was called "Pharaoh's Dancer". The girl pulled another card out of her own deck called "Crimson Ribbon Blade."
"It's a good combo. I use it in my deck."
Yami smiled. He liked this girl. He asked what her name was.
"I'm Aura Tenjim; a singer." She handed him one of her cards and there was something familiar about the dragon on her card.
"Yami Yugi." He said, shaking her hand.
"I know."
Before Yami could ask any questions, white wings burst from her back and she vanished into the night.
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Anthy: The end!
BoogiePop: The end!
Bastet: Review!
Anshi: Review!