Wandering Soul--part five
By Ezri07
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters. However, I did create the mystery character.
Note: This chapter takes place right after chapter one.
Yami just stood there in the darkness. His friend had died, and it was all his fault. "I did not get there fast enough," he thought. Yami went over to the window, not looking at his friend. He did not want to cry. Then, a noise startled him. It sounded like laughter, but it was far away. He ignored it at first, but then became curious. "What was that?" he asked himself, "Perhaps the person who had made the noise was also the person who was partly responsible for Yugi's death." The thought made him wonder.
Finally finding the person, Yami spoke, "Who are you and why did you do that to my friend?"
The person turned around. His skin very pale and he was extremely thin. His eyes were pure black, and he seemed to stare right through Yami.
"Answer me!" Yami demanded, "Why did you kill my friend?!"
The person did not answer, or at least, not with words. The person's answer just seemed to appear in Yami's mind. "He's not dead…yet. I would not want to kill him because I can use his power."
"His…power? What do you mean?" asked Yami.
The words appeared in his mind again, "Each person has their own strengths and weaknesses. Do you agree? Yugi's strength comes from the love of his friends, so therefore, he is weak without them. I can use each person's power and become stronger myself!"
"Yugi is not dead yet, so if I defeat you, then Yugi will be saved?" Yami was unsure.
"No," the answer was, again, in Yami's mind, "If you kill me, or defeat as you say, then Yugi will die as well. I am the only thing keeping him alive! You are not powerful enough to defeat me anyway. I have already killed Seto Kaiba. That's why your friend saw the Blue Eyes White Dragon. By taking their "power" I also take their signature duel monster. So, with Yugi gone, I will be able to add the Dark Magician to my collection."
Yami thought for a moment, "What if I gave myself as a replacement. You let Yugi go, and kill me instead. What do you say to that?"
Five seconds passed. Each one seeming like minutes, or hours. Finally the answer came, "Why would you sacrifice yourself to save this boy? He is small and weak!"
"Because he is my friend."
"Friendship? You are going to sacrifice yourself because of your friendship?" The words appeared in Yami's mind slowly, as if each word was being spat out, rather than spoken.
"Yes."
The words came quickly this time, "You are foolish!"
Yami did not speak.
"Fine! I agree to your deal. I will take your life instead of the boy's."
So Yugi was released, but the person was unfair and put Yugi into a coma. Yami scarified himself for his friend.
The End.
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Ezri: All of you who love Yami, please remember that he is my favorite character as well. It was really hard for me to write that ending, but it works. Please don't hate me! Review if you want, I don't care. Have a nice day! :-)