Union through Separation
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!… and maybe that's for the best.
Everyone there was at a loss for words. In the past, Yami, the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, had lived inside the Millennium Puzzle, occasionally sharing Yugi's body and becoming Yami Yugi whenever the need arises. But now, to see him there, standing beside Yugi with a body of his own, was incredible to say the least.
Joey was the first to speak up. "Yami? I don't believe it, it's actually you! Yugi's other half!"
"So this is the famous Yami I've heard so much about, huh?" asked Mai. "He's kinda cute, even if he does have Yugi's bizarre hairstyle." She winked.
Yami blushed a bit. "Uh… thank you, I think."
"Wait a minute," said Duke. "You're telling me that there really is a Yami? All this time I thought you were just pulling my leg with that spirit of the puzzle stuff."
"Nope, he's very real," said Yugi. "After all, he's standing right here."
"But how is it possible for him to be standing there anyway?" asked Tristen. "I thought Yami lived inside the puzzle?"
"He did," confirmed Yugi, "but not anymore. I guess we should explain. It all started about three days ago when we received a call from Ishizu…"
FLASHBACK
One night, Yugi showed up at the Domino Museum of History. There, waiting for him in the ancient Egypt exhibit was Ishizu Ishtar.
"Welcome Yugi," said Ishizu. "I'm glad you could make it."
"Not a problem. So what can I do for you?"
"Actually, this is about what I can do for you. Or more accurately, for the Pharaoh."
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" In an instant, the Millennium Puzzle activated and Yugi became Yami Yugi. "Well, I'm here. Why do you request my presence?"
"My pharaoh!" Ishizu knelt for a few seconds and then stood back up. "This way, please."
She lead Yami Yugi into a restricted part of the museum—restricted to everyone, of course, except her. In the middle of this room was something that appeared to be a sarcophagus.
"This was recently excavated from a forgotten tomb," Ishizu said. "Once you open it, I think you'll understand why I asked you here."
Intrigued, Yami Yugi removed the lid of the sarcophagus and within seconds he did understand. Inside was the body of King Yami himself, fully dressed in pharaoh attire. Yami Yugi's jawed dropped so low, he thought it would hit the ground.
"It's me! But… but how? I died millennia ago, yet this body is perfectly preserved." He reached out and touched it. "It's still warm!"
"A spell was cast after you died to prevent your body from decaying," Ishizu explained. "You knew that one day you would return and you wanted to make sure that when you did, your original body would be waiting for you. I'm sorry it took us so long to find it, Pharaoh, but now that we have, we can restore your soul to it… if that's what you desire."
What do you think Yugi? Yami asked his other self. Should I go through with it?
Well it is your body, said Yugi. I definitely think you should go for it!
END FLASHBACK
"And so by using the powers of our Millennium Items," Yugi said, "we were able to put Yami's soul back into his own body. We've spent the last few days helping him settle in to his new existence."
"Wow, that's quite a story," said Serenity. "So Yami, now that you have your own body, what are you going to do with your life?"
"Well for the moment, I'm going to be earning my keep by working in the game shop. Beyond that… I don't really have any plans. I suppose though that I now have a whole lot of possibilities open to me that weren't available before."
Yami glanced at Tea, who had been surprisingly quiet. He noticed that she was trying to avoid eye contact… and she was trying to hide the fact that she was blushing. He wondered if she could possibly be thinking the same thing that he was.
It was just one of the many possibilities Yami now had to consider.
TO BE CONTINUED
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