DISCLAIMER: Defafaeth and XZanayu do not own Yu-gi-oh or any
of its characters. We do own ourselves and our
original characters. This is a duel author fic!! Now,
with that out of the way, ON WITH THE STORY!!!!
CHAPTER 1: SANCTUARY
"Which way, Yunie?" I asked my other self as I stopped and the intersection while catching my breath. The rain was pouring hard and fast I was drenched from head to toe, but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered just as long as I found Yugi. A brief moment passes. *Left, Zana.* Yunie said urgently.
I start running again, avoiding pedestrians and muttering a quick 'gomen' to others I accidently graze along the way. How long has it been since that day? The day my mother died and THEY came after me. That cold day, my life changed forever.
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
"Happy birthday, Zana." My mother said to me on my sixth birthday. Her face was hidden by the shadows of our home. She handed me a deck of dual monster cards. Not just any deck, her deck. I looked at her in shock. "But, mama. Why?" I asked bewildered.
"Zana, listen to me. I'm giving you my deck because it will be more use to you. You must never lose that deck or your millenium bracelet. You much keep them with you always. Protect them and they will protect you as they have protected me. Love them and they will love you. Believe in them and they will believe in you, always and forever."
I looked down at the cards and my bracelet. "Always and forever?"
"Yes. Your father and I wanted to give you possiblities that no one else will ever have. Your father loves you very much and will always be with you as long as you have the cards." My mother pulled me into a tight hug. "We love you so much, princess. Don't ever forget it."
"I won't mama." I said wrapping my little arms around her as well.
"OPEN UP!! OPEN UP IN THERE!!" Yelled a voice and someone started banging on the front door, startling both me and my mother.
"Oh, no! " My mother gasped. She grabbed my arm and ran upstairs to her bedroom, closed and locked the door just as we heard the front door crash.
"Honey, I need to speak to Yuna. Quickly." My mother told me while rushing past me to her chest beside the bed.
"Yes, mama." I replied. I felt myself fade away as my Yami, that I call Yunie, emerged.
"I'm here, Lady Yunalisa." Yunie said.
"Yuna, its time. Ah! Here it is." Yunalisa stood and turned around with a card in her hand. She quickly places the card on the floor in front of Yuna. It starts to glow, vanishes and in its place, a swirling black hole appeared.
"Hurry, Yuna. Step on the teleport. It is up to you keep an eye on Zana and help get to the safety of her guardians and soulmate. She must not fall into THEIR hands or it will mean the end of not only our world, but her father's as well."
"I will, Lady Yunalisa. I will look after her as I always have ever since you and your husband gave her the bracelet and summoned me to be her guide eversince she was a baby. I will never abandon her."
"I know you won't, Yuna. You love her just as much as her father and I do."
Yunalisa got down on her knees in front of Yuna who was standing atop the swirling black hole. She began chatting a spell.
"Hail to the darkness and light. Open the path for mychild, light the way to safety to keep her away from the ones who wish to do her harm." I returned as Yuna retreated back to the bracelet. Just then, my mother's bedroom door crashed to the floor. I watched five men dressed in black suits walk in, then my mother stood up in front of me just as a pillar of light began to surround me.
"I won't let you touch her!" I heard my mother say.
"Now, now, Lady Yunalisa. Is this really necessary?" a new voice I heard say. I saw my mother stiffen. Whoever this person was, my mother was scared of him. Impossible?! My mother scared?! My mother wasn't afraid of anything!
"YOU!!" My mother shouted. I couldn't see who it was because my mother was blocking the way and plus, the pillar of light emanating from the teleport kept mysix year old body from moving.
"No need to be defensive, Lady Yunalisa. Just hand over XZanayu and no one gets hurt."
"Bastard! I'll DIE before I let you have my baby!" My mother shrieked.
"That's too bad. Very well. Have it your way." Suddenly, a pink light appeared and struck my mother. The force of the blow threw her up against the pillar of light before she landed on the floor infront of me.
"MAMA!!!" I screamed. My mother was laying on the floor, barely breathing and I couldn't move to help her or touch her.
"Mama! Mama! MAMA!!!" I was crying my heart out, when a shadow came over me. I looked up and was immediately terrified at what I saw. A man dressed in a jet black cloak looking down at me. But, what scared me so badly was his eyes. His eyes were gold, but they held no hint of kindness or any basic emotion save three. Hate, lust, and power. And the way he looked at me, would stay with me for a long time.
"Well, princess. Time to go." He said coldly.
"NOOOO!! HELP! MAMA!!!" I screamed as I saw his hand reaching for me.
"TELEPORT!" I heard my mother cry out. I looked at her and knew she was gone, forever.
"MAMAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
~~~END OF FLASHBACK ~~~
Ten years. Ten years, I have been running with only my cards and Yunie to guide me and keep me company. I wanted to go to my father, but Yunie told me it was not be wise to go there because my father and all my friends there would be in danger as well. So, I continued to run.
*Zana, stop!* I stopped in my tracks almost immediately. "What is it, Yunie?" I asked looking around and find myself standing in front of a game store.
*Here. This has got to be the place. I sense that this is where we will find Yugi Motou.*
"Thank goodness. Should I just go in?"
*Yes. Its safe.*
As my hand turned the doorknob, I felt a sense of security and something..else. Something deeper. And as the door open, I knew that I had found the home of the one person I knew would keep me safe. I finally found my sanctuary.
of its characters. We do own ourselves and our
original characters. This is a duel author fic!! Now,
with that out of the way, ON WITH THE STORY!!!!
CHAPTER 1: SANCTUARY
"Which way, Yunie?" I asked my other self as I stopped and the intersection while catching my breath. The rain was pouring hard and fast I was drenched from head to toe, but it didn't matter. Nothing mattered just as long as I found Yugi. A brief moment passes. *Left, Zana.* Yunie said urgently.
I start running again, avoiding pedestrians and muttering a quick 'gomen' to others I accidently graze along the way. How long has it been since that day? The day my mother died and THEY came after me. That cold day, my life changed forever.
~~~FLASHBACK~~~
"Happy birthday, Zana." My mother said to me on my sixth birthday. Her face was hidden by the shadows of our home. She handed me a deck of dual monster cards. Not just any deck, her deck. I looked at her in shock. "But, mama. Why?" I asked bewildered.
"Zana, listen to me. I'm giving you my deck because it will be more use to you. You must never lose that deck or your millenium bracelet. You much keep them with you always. Protect them and they will protect you as they have protected me. Love them and they will love you. Believe in them and they will believe in you, always and forever."
I looked down at the cards and my bracelet. "Always and forever?"
"Yes. Your father and I wanted to give you possiblities that no one else will ever have. Your father loves you very much and will always be with you as long as you have the cards." My mother pulled me into a tight hug. "We love you so much, princess. Don't ever forget it."
"I won't mama." I said wrapping my little arms around her as well.
"OPEN UP!! OPEN UP IN THERE!!" Yelled a voice and someone started banging on the front door, startling both me and my mother.
"Oh, no! " My mother gasped. She grabbed my arm and ran upstairs to her bedroom, closed and locked the door just as we heard the front door crash.
"Honey, I need to speak to Yuna. Quickly." My mother told me while rushing past me to her chest beside the bed.
"Yes, mama." I replied. I felt myself fade away as my Yami, that I call Yunie, emerged.
"I'm here, Lady Yunalisa." Yunie said.
"Yuna, its time. Ah! Here it is." Yunalisa stood and turned around with a card in her hand. She quickly places the card on the floor in front of Yuna. It starts to glow, vanishes and in its place, a swirling black hole appeared.
"Hurry, Yuna. Step on the teleport. It is up to you keep an eye on Zana and help get to the safety of her guardians and soulmate. She must not fall into THEIR hands or it will mean the end of not only our world, but her father's as well."
"I will, Lady Yunalisa. I will look after her as I always have ever since you and your husband gave her the bracelet and summoned me to be her guide eversince she was a baby. I will never abandon her."
"I know you won't, Yuna. You love her just as much as her father and I do."
Yunalisa got down on her knees in front of Yuna who was standing atop the swirling black hole. She began chatting a spell.
"Hail to the darkness and light. Open the path for mychild, light the way to safety to keep her away from the ones who wish to do her harm." I returned as Yuna retreated back to the bracelet. Just then, my mother's bedroom door crashed to the floor. I watched five men dressed in black suits walk in, then my mother stood up in front of me just as a pillar of light began to surround me.
"I won't let you touch her!" I heard my mother say.
"Now, now, Lady Yunalisa. Is this really necessary?" a new voice I heard say. I saw my mother stiffen. Whoever this person was, my mother was scared of him. Impossible?! My mother scared?! My mother wasn't afraid of anything!
"YOU!!" My mother shouted. I couldn't see who it was because my mother was blocking the way and plus, the pillar of light emanating from the teleport kept mysix year old body from moving.
"No need to be defensive, Lady Yunalisa. Just hand over XZanayu and no one gets hurt."
"Bastard! I'll DIE before I let you have my baby!" My mother shrieked.
"That's too bad. Very well. Have it your way." Suddenly, a pink light appeared and struck my mother. The force of the blow threw her up against the pillar of light before she landed on the floor infront of me.
"MAMA!!!" I screamed. My mother was laying on the floor, barely breathing and I couldn't move to help her or touch her.
"Mama! Mama! MAMA!!!" I was crying my heart out, when a shadow came over me. I looked up and was immediately terrified at what I saw. A man dressed in a jet black cloak looking down at me. But, what scared me so badly was his eyes. His eyes were gold, but they held no hint of kindness or any basic emotion save three. Hate, lust, and power. And the way he looked at me, would stay with me for a long time.
"Well, princess. Time to go." He said coldly.
"NOOOO!! HELP! MAMA!!!" I screamed as I saw his hand reaching for me.
"TELEPORT!" I heard my mother cry out. I looked at her and knew she was gone, forever.
"MAMAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
~~~END OF FLASHBACK ~~~
Ten years. Ten years, I have been running with only my cards and Yunie to guide me and keep me company. I wanted to go to my father, but Yunie told me it was not be wise to go there because my father and all my friends there would be in danger as well. So, I continued to run.
*Zana, stop!* I stopped in my tracks almost immediately. "What is it, Yunie?" I asked looking around and find myself standing in front of a game store.
*Here. This has got to be the place. I sense that this is where we will find Yugi Motou.*
"Thank goodness. Should I just go in?"
*Yes. Its safe.*
As my hand turned the doorknob, I felt a sense of security and something..else. Something deeper. And as the door open, I knew that I had found the home of the one person I knew would keep me safe. I finally found my sanctuary.
