Disclaimer: Luc does not own YUGIOH or it's characters!
[warning:YAOI and foul language?!]
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PROLOGUE
3000 years ago, Ancient Egypt
{Unknown person's POV}
It was dark and cold, I don't remember how long it's been like this, but I can't bear it anymore. This was not supposed to happen, I thought it was just some make believe tales. I never imagined that these tales were real. Why didn't I listen to them when they warned me? Why do I have to be so damn blind? People are screaming and shouting again, in pain and anger, what have I done?!
I remember the day when I went into that place by accident, and saw those stone tablets. They were amazing. I asked mother afterwards. She didn't want to tell me at first, but I managed to get the story out of her.
From what she said to me, I found out that 2000 years ago one of my ancestors built those tablets. He was the greatest hero in our land. He sacrificed himself to save his people, and a few other royal members, but from what, she wouldn't tell me.
And she forbade me to go back to that place, but I didn't listen. I went asking questions about the tablets and the Pharaoh Yami, the greatest hero and most beloved ruler of our land.
Most of the old priests and priestesses knew about the tablets, but everybody knew Pharaoh Yami, he was a legend. I heard his stories when I was three.
I forced them to tell me everything about the tablets. And the stories were fascinating. What could be more exciting than monsters and magic? I went back to inspect the tablets again, and that's when I saw it, the scroll with Pharaoh Yami's portrait. There was someone else, someone who looked exactly like him by his side, but shorter and gentler looking. In the portrait, Pharaoh Yami had crimson eyes while the other one's were a soft violet, in his hands was an upside down gold pyramid with the Eye of Horus carved on it.
When I was done examining the scroll, I didn't put it back because I noticed the print of a man's right hand. I put my right hand on the print with great interest, and the stone floor began to shake. An entrance with stairs leading down appeared. I stepped down the stairs. As I went down it got darker and darker, but I didn't care. I kept walking until I reached the last step and there I saw lights ahead of me.
I run toward the lights. They revealed a tomb. The most magnificent tomb I had ever seen. In the center of the tomb there lay a coffin made out of gold. From the looks of it, the coffin belonged to a pharaoh. The inscriptions on the walls told me that this was the tomb of Pharaoh Yami. All that was in this tomb belonged to Pharaoh Yami and was Pharaoh Yami's alone.
I found that funny, I even laughed out loud. I continued to read the inscriptions, it talked about shadow magic, why the tablets were created, and how those monsters on the tablets had once roamed in Egypt.
I stopped at the part where it said, '…..they served as slaves…..' I stopped there and never bothered to go on.
I wish I had now, because maybe this madness would never have happened. I was so naïve. I wanted to believe that what I had read was real. I wanted those monsters to serve me, to be my slaves. I thought that was why Pharaoh Yami was so famous. He had monsters as slaves.
How naive.
I searched around the tomb and discovered a trap door. I thought it must be where they had hidden Pharaoh Yami's treasure, but a little nasty voice in my head mention something about people always burying treasure inside the coffin with the mummified body, especially royal family members. I ignored it.
The room inside the trap door was like a library. There were books I thought had never existed. 'The Book of Shadows', 'The Book of the Dead', and 'The Book of the Living', and so many others I haven't even heard of. They were all here. All of the books I heard in the legend of Pharaoh Yami, they were all here. They do exist!
I was overwhelmed with excitement. I kept looking through the books, until a particular book called, 'The Gate of Shadow Realm and Spells of Summoning', caught my attention.
It taught you how to summon the monsters in the stone tablets! But in order to summon the monsters that lived in the Shadow realm I had to reopen the Gate that had been sealed by Pharaoh Yami. I managed to open the Gate. I summoned a monster, the monster known as Summon Skull. He disobeyed my order and threatened to kill me for re-opening the Gate. I didn't understand then, but now, I wish he had killed me then.
The news of the Gate being reopened spread like wild fire. Sorcerers came and, like me, they summoned monsters, whom were furious of being treated like a slave by the person whom summoned them. And that was when the terror began.
It's entirely my fault. If I hadn't opened the Gate, the sorcerers wouldn't have come into our land and tried to gain control those monsters, and my people, they wouldn't be suffering. And me, the person who caused all this, was hiding in Pharaoh Yami's tomb, like the coward I am.
What can I do? I can't fight the monsters or the sorcerers. I can't do anything except watch my people be tortured, and be hated by my people.
Oh mighty Ra, please save them, please stop this madness, or at least guide me, tell me what to do.
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Present, year 20xx, Japan
{Yugi's POV}
I am very concerned about Yami. He seems to have a lot on his mind lately. Sometimes he'll sit next me as I'm doing my homework. He doesn't say or do anything. He just stares at me for a long time, and I mean a long time, without blinking.
Like this moment, he's doing it again, which makes me uneasy. He doesn't even notice I've finished my homework. I sigh and put my books back into my book bag.
Turning face to face with Yami, I look at him, trying to figure out what he's thinking. But it was no use, our mind link is shut. I know he wants to get his memories back, and I wish I could help him in anyway. It must be horrible not to have memories of your past, no memories about yourself. I really wanted to help. I wish he would talk to me.
I feel so useless, Yami's always there when I need help, when I need him. He never complains. And me, I just get in the way, heck, I can't even defend myself.
Oh no, my thoughts are too depressing. My tears are coming. See what I mean? I'm weak. I cry too much.
"Aibou, why are you crying?"
I hear him whisper in my ear. So you've finally come back to life. Wait, Yami is a spirit. He doesn't count as alive, but he's here. He has feelings and all and we are two halves of the same soul and I am not a spirit, so that makes him alive, right? But he doesn't have a body of his own...oh what the hell. I'm confusing myself.
"Aibou...?"
I look up at him with watery eyes.
"What is wrong?" he asks, using his thumb to wipe away my overflowing tears.
"I'm worried..." I say softly.
"About what, little one?"
"You."
"Me?" he blinked.
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{Yami's POV}
These few days, I keep having the same dream over and over again. In my dream, people are screaming in pain, and then someone's calling for help. The dream keeps flashing. I don't get the whole picture, but it feels so familiar, like I was there. It was very disturbing, not to mention the other problem I had.
I found it very hard to take my eyes off my little light and I don't want to. He's like the most adorable person I've ever met. I'm so glad that he is my light. He's always caring and forgiving. Sometimes I think he's too innocent for his own good.
(Yami: Yep, that's my light for ya! Mine! Luc: =___= yah, whatever.)
Just a sign of him makes me happy. I know I am obsessed about him, but, I couldn't tell him...well, okay, I am scared. What? Spirits can be scared too, you know? Yeah, I am a spirit. I can't tell him even if I wanted to. As long as I can watch over him, guard him, protect him and see him smile, I am happy.
(Luc: Oh, that's so sweet ^^ Yami: *blush*)
Oh my! I become too preoccupied with my thoughts. Yugi is crying. My heart aches to see him cry, "Aibou, why are you crying?" I ask as gentle as I can.
He doesn't answer nor does he look at me. He must be deep in thought, bad thoughts that is.
"Aibou...?" I call again.
He looks up at me, crystalline tears in his wide innocent violet eyes. I feel my heart melt at the sight. I would bet Anubis's would too, if he had a heart.
(Luc: You don't have a heart either, you are a spirit remember? Yami: Then give me a body you blasted authoress!)
"What's wrong?" I ask, wiping a few tears away with my thumb.
"I'm worried..." he said softly.
"About what, little one?"
"You."
"Me?" I blinked.
He was worrying about me?! He's concerned about me?! I think I'm going to faint. Err...stop it Yami, you'll make yourself look like a fool in front of Yugi! Yes, you're right. //Thank you// said the little voice in my head. You're welcome!
"Why?" I pulled myself together and asked, gazing into those beautiful amethysts. I see sadness, concern, guilt and ... and love!?
Could it be...? Love?!
"Why won't you tell me what's bothering you, Yami?" He asked.
Oh, I'm sorry Yugi. I can't tell you that...that I love you, despite how much I want to hold you, to kiss the tears away. I can't, I'm a spirit. It's forbidden.
"So you hate me that much?" He whimpered.
"WHAT?! NO!" I can't believe I just heard that, me, hate Yugi?! "NO! NEVER, Aibou!" I embraced him tightly.
"Then why won't you tell me?" He sobbed onto my chest, "You've been acting strange lately."
I sigh heavily. I want to tell him, but I can't. However, I told him about my dreams, hoping that would cheer him up and it did.
"Do you think they have something to do with your past?" He asked with his head resting on my chest. His eyelids drooped in the most adorable manner.
"Maybe." I can't help but smile.
Suddenly, I felt a shock run through my whole body.
"Yami, what is it?"
"I feel...weird."
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{Third person's POV}
Yami looked at his hands strangely. He felt weak, but he shouldn't have. Usually, he could remain in a solid form for 5 hours with the magic of the Sennen Puzzle. Afterwards, he would go back to his transparent spirit form. Never had he felt so weak and tired.
"Yami, what is it?" Yugi asked his voice full of concerned.
"I don't know...I think I am disappearing....." Indeed he was.
"What?! Yami? Yami!! NO, COME BACK! YAMI!!!"
"Yugi!?" Solomon burst into the room, startled to find his grandson crying, banging on the floor. "What happened?" he ran to his(Yugi) side, holding the smaller boy.
"He's gone...Yami's gone!"
"What?!"
"He just vanished! NO, he can't be. He must be hiding. I have to find him." Yugi stood up, muttering to himself.
Solomon frowned, he was now worried about his grandson's condition.
"Yami, come out, this is not funny!" Yugi called, yelled, and then shouted until his throat got so sore he could taste blood in his mouth. Finally, he collapsed, his tears overflowed and his body kept shaking with each whispered, "How could you Yami? You promised! You said you would never leave me, how could you? You're a liar.....No, I didn't mean that. I'm not mad, please come back to me....."
"Yugi..." Solomon looked at his grandson with great sympathy. He wanted to comfort the broken angel, but he didn't know what to say. He saw him (Yugi) clutch the Sennen Puzzle like his life depended on it. His tears dripped onto the puzzle, to his (Solomon) great surprise, the puzzle began to glow.
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{Back to Ancient Egypt, Unknown person's POV}
I can't believe it! It worked! The spell worked! After my prayer to the Sun God, a book dropped from the ceiling onto my head.
"The Book of the Dead." I saw this one in the hidden chamber, but why did it drop on my head? The bruise hurt like hell!
I looked through the book. It contained spells to bring back the dead. The idea hit me like a bolt of lightning. To bring back the dead, why didn't I think of that sooner? I needed someone to help me. To stop all this madness and that person was right under my nose this whole time! Who could be more suitable for the job than Pharaoh Yami himself? Who was the one to seal the gate 2000 years ago!?
This time I searched carefully for the right spell before reading it out loud. And it worked!
Right before me was the mummified Pharaoh, floating in mid-air surrounded by a golden glow. It become brighter and brighter every second. I'd to close my eyes because the lights were hurting me. When I opened my eyes again and the glow had died away. Pharaoh Yami was no longer a mummy, no longer with the dead, but among the living.
(Luc: There, you want a body, you got one! Yami: Yes! *victory dance* Luc: 0_o)
He was dressed in a sleeve-less silk robe, with a gold sash around his waist. Jewels, fine gold and gems adorned his arms and legs. A golden crown with the Eye of Horus was on his forehead, decorated with beautiful amethyst. His eyes were closed. He looked exactly like his portrait in the scroll!
"Ph-Pharaoh Yami?" I called in a whispered.
Slowly, very slowly, he opened his eyes, stared at me, then blinked. He turned his head from right to left, from the ceiling to the floor, and back at me, his ruby eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Where am I? Who are you? And WHERE IS YUGI?!"
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Yami: Where is Yugi!? What the *beep* are you trying to do, baka?!
Luc: What? I gave you a body, you should be thanking me.
Yami: Thank you? Yes, thank you, I will award you by crushing your *beep* mind, or send your *beep* *beep* *beep* soul to the Shadow Realm!
Luc: Geez, ain't that a little too harsh...
Yami: I.WANT.MY.YUGI!!!
Luc: Ok, ok, here...
Yugi: Err... what's going on?
Yami: Aibou! *hug Yugi very tightly*
Yugi: Help...can't...breathe...
Luc: =_____= don't mind those two...okay, if you want me to continue, then please R+R! I need at least 10 reviews for this one before I have the spirit to continue, this is like the longest chapter I had ever written. 10 reviews in 10 day from 9/12/03, fair enough.