Thank you all for the feedback, everybody. Even from those of you that don't want to write it down, I'm sure its great!
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Oh, and for the record, my twin goddesses (Athena and Minerva) are not in the Black&White game as far as I know. I've been taking severe liberties with the storyline, although most of the key elements are direct from the game. Anyone with any questions, ask and yea shall receive...answers, of course.
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Disclaimers: Authoress does not own Black&White or Yugioh - just the made-up stuff.
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Laurel watched as once again, her Master dragged himself back to the Temple at dusk, completely exhausted. And last night he hadn't even been able to make it all the way back. But today, he seemed weirdly energized, despite being as tired as he was there was an excited energy buzzing around him.
((It looks like you found something today, Master.))
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"You could say that. I found the Forlorn Hope - it was an island, and yet another quest has presented itself."
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((Well, you might want to take a day off this hunting thing. The villagers thought you were coming down with something 'cause they haven't seen you in so long,)) Laurel joked.
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Yuugioh laughed along with her before going into the Temple.
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He'd probably take a break tomorrow, Laurel decided. Yuugioh loved helping the villagers out, and one very odd quirk of his was to take over child-watching duty for the crèche caretakers.
The kids - and even some of the adults - thoroughly enjoyed the games that Yuugioh organized. He was a very game-oriented individual.
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Stretching, Laurel headed off. She'd promised Liz and Samantha, when they found out about Yuugioh's quest for the Forlorn Hope, that she'd tell them when he finally found something.
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Liz was waiting outside the hut for her.
"I take it that fella of yours found it?"
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((Yes, he did. Apparently, its an island.))
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Liz grinned.
"I figured as much. This use ta be a island chain, a long time back. Then they jest kept gettin' further an' further apart. Nobody really knows about the other ones now."
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((My Master said that he had to do a new quest now.))
"I've seen him these last few days - you make him take a day off, y'hear? No point in trying to do a hundred different quests at once if he's too tired to see straight."
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((I think he'll rest tomorrow anyway, but I'll make certain of it.))
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"You do that, will ya darlin'? And I'll see ya'll later!"
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"Honestly Laurel, you don't need to follow me around just to make sure I'm having fun," Yuugioh grumbled the next day.
((I know you, Master, and I also know you're going to run off on this second quest of yours the instant I have my back turned,)) Laurel said as she trotted after him.
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"She is good," Luster laughed. "She's got yer number der Boss!"
"Shut. Up," Yuugioh growled.
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Below them, the youngest villagers were playing the game Yuugioh had just introduced to them. They called it Capture the Rag, although some of the older boys were wrestling now and then instead of tagging like they were supposed to do.
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"It's certainly rewarding to see everyone having fun, isn't it," Lupine said.
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Yuugioh smirked as he caught the yawn Lupine was trying to hide.
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"You might as well go to sleep," he told Lupine, "Besides, Luster has already dozed off."
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A heavy snore vindicated the statement.
"But we're not supposed to do that," Lupine protested.
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"Well, I'm going to take a nap," Yuugioh retorted as he floated to a nearby hill, Laurel watching him like a hawk.
"You can keep watch or something…"
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Yuugioh fell asleep mid-sentence. However, he had a very unusual dream.
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He was … flying? No, not flying - floating somewhere. It was very dark. His body floated along, under the control of something else, as he watched the area all around him.
Then he saw a lighted area and - humans? Lots of humans, but none like any humans he'd ever seen before. There was a big hole in the ground, filled with green fire, and all the humans were standing around it.
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They were arguing about something, he didn't understand the language, but it seemed they were arguing about going into the green fire.
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'Why would anyone want to go into that? That thing looks like it could kill a full-grown Creature!'
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Two of the humans in particular caught his attention. One was taller, and was arguing very passionately. He really wanted to go into the fire.
The other was in an almost catatonic state - the lights were on but it appeared that nobody was home. That one was the most familiar looking one of the group.
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Presently, the tall one jumped forward to press a point physically, leaving the very small one to sit by himself.
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Yuugioh floated closer.
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The little one was slowly crying, and seemingly automatically, he reached out and rested a hand on the boy's shoulder, providing all the comfort he could until the other's tears slowed and stopped.
The little one seemed to realize then that there was someone behind him, and turned, but just as their eyes met Yuugioh felt the dream - if it really was a dream - fade away and he was back on the hill, lying in between his two snoring consciousnesses.
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Yuugioh didn't move at first, he just lay back in the noontime sunlight and tried to figure out what he had experienced. It could have been just a dream, and common sense dictated that was the case.
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But even a realistic dream had limits - and the little one had recognized him. He was actually like a smaller version of himself, Yuugioh realized.
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Once, when he had felt the urge to walk around in his Humanform body - he, just like all other gods, could either live in his gaseous state or in a personal, human-like body - Yuugioh had seen his reflection.
The small one had been almost completely identical in appearance.
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'I suppose I'd better ask Kazul about that the next time I see him,' Yuugioh decided, and looked around to see he was surrounded by all the little villagers.
They were asleep in the sun, tired after a successful game. It was quite the scene.
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((Master? Are you feeling well?))
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Laurel was looking at him with confusion. Trying not to disturb the little children around him, Yuugioh floated to where Laurel stood.
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"I haven't noticed anything that unusual about myself today, why do you ask?"
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((No real reason,)) Laurel said.
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Noting how she was evading his question, Yuugioh accepted the statement at face value and changed the subject.
"Well, have I recovered enough for you to let me out of your sight yet?"
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Laurel rolled her eyes.
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((My opinion has never really stopped you in the past, Master. But I would like to know what this other quest of yours entails.))
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"Fair enough," Yuugioh said.
