Hey folks, medoriko here. I sincerely apologize to anyone who has been waiting for this chapter to come along. With my constant activity concerning spring break and all…. I haven't had the time. Well, now I do. So, here's the chapter for you guys. Enjoy and review.
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Disclaimer: If I honestly owned yugioh, I doubt I would be writing this fic….
Chapter 9: Magic… the Weapon of choice
After two days of exploring, walking, a lot of cussing, and frustration, the gang had finally found some sort of civilization; in a small village to be exact. Well, at least the small sign said so. As soon as they entered the village, they were greeted by what seemed to be the whole village. Yugi squawked and hid behind Yami who was ready to send anyone to the shadow realm. Seto, in his head, tried to make some sense of WHY these people were suddenly causing such a crowd and Joey was safe on his back. This "riot" continued until someone loudly cleared their voice, and the crowd started to part until a short old man stepped forward. The people stepped back and everyone was silent. Yami looked around before hesitantly coming forward.
"Um, sorry to intrude but we have been walking for days and we have finally found a village. This village to be exact and we were wondering if we could stay here for awhile."
He said on behalf of the group.Ryou nodded in agreement with the pharaoh.
"Please? We won't be any trouble." He said pleadingly. The old man chuckled before saying, "Ahh... I've been expecting you all. Please follow me." He said before turning and walking away. Everyone looked at each other confused but then decided to follow the elder. They eventually were led to a small hut (Kind of like the ones in Inuyasha). He turned around and said, "Welcome to Kai Village. I am Higurashi, the village elder and weapon/fighting trainee. I've been waiting for you to come." Yugi smiled at the warm welcome.
"Hi. I'm Yugi and these are my friends-"
"I know who you all are…. You are Yugi; the Saxon healer…" The Elder cut him off smiling with wisdom in his eyes. Yugi blinked. "Saxon Healer? What do you mean?" He asked confused. "Maybe you should all come inside… there's so much to be said" He replied as he led the group inside his home. Higurashi sat down, and when everyone found a place to sit, he began.
"You are all the chosen children… children born with unique and powerful abilities. In you're past lives you saved Human Kind from a suffocating darkness that threatened the whole bane on existence. But you all came together to save us." Everyone looked at the Elder in shock. Higurashi laughed. Tristan coughed. "So let me get this right… in our past lives, we saved the world?" Higurashi nodded. "Ok, then why are we back here then?" Higurashi sighed. "Even though you put the darkness away… you didn't kill it for good. There had to be a human sacrifice of the most powerful of your group…" He said looking into Joey's eyes. Joey looked around nervously. "Me?" He said pointing to himself. "Yes, because you were born with the most unique and strongest abilities. The power of Telekinesis and second sight. Second sight is the combination of Telepathy and psychic powers. But you're lover would not allow it." He said with a smile as he looked at Seto.Seto raised an eyebrow. "I was his lover?" Higurashi chuckled.
"Yes, you two have a history of being together though the worst. People with Telekinesis, psychic. Or Telepathy was considered strange and was shunned. You were the infamous Dragon Tamer and wielder of the mighty Hiraikotsu (Sango's weapon from Inuyasha). You were royalty. But you ran into him and saw the tattoo him that brandished him as that type and you two fell in love. Then you two got married and despite the chaos that ensued because he was an outcast, you two were very happy. But when Joey saw a premonition of the darkness and destruction that was to come, you two set off and met the others." Tristan glared at the smirk on Seto's face before replying, "So were we all friends or what?"
"Nope. Yami and Yugi were the infamous healers; Yugi being the Saxon or "light" healer and Yami being the Vixon or "dark" healing mage. The light mage heals the physical problems, while the dark heals the other like sleep or confusion. Ryou and Bakura were known for being powerful wolves; though ryou was a half breed. They were also lovers. Tristan and duke were powerful warriors for the mighty Kingdom of Alexandria, and finally Seto and Joey were the famous Demon Slaying lovers. You all met together by fate. And you all have been brought her again. The darkness had returned and you must get rid of it for good." Joey bit his lip and everyone else let the information sink in.
"Does this mean that I have to be sacrifice?" Joey asked with a tone of fear in his voice. Higurashi took pity on Joey but told him the truth. "I don't know… that might not even be enough now. I have seen a new prophesy that says that the sacrifice will not hurt you in your real life, but if done incorrectly… you will never return." He said letting this sink in to the poor blond. Yami bawled up his fist. "Then we'll just have to do it the right way then. Everyone nodded In agreement and Joey let out a breathe of relief. Everyone cheered and talked until Higurashi disappeared and came back with a large box. He dropped it to the ground and turned to now silent teens. "Ok, I've been keeping you're weapons, those who had some, for you're return." Everyone walked over to get a closer look. He called everyone's name and handed them their weapon. Yami and Yugi had identical staffs. They were made of gold and both had a large ball at the end of the rod, Yami's ball was black and Yugi's white. And they both received a pouch filled with different kinds of healing herbs, stones, and crystals. Bakura and Ryou didn't receive anything but were happy to hear that they would soon learn to shift into their wolf form.
Tristan received a long sword that had jewels on the edge of the blade. Duke received a bow and a shoulder case filled with arrows. Seto received the Hiraikotsu and smirked when he was told that he would be able to summon dragons soon and finally it was Joey's turn. Joey frowned when he saw there were no weapons left, just a small necklace that had small crystal on it. It was clear in color and shined prettily. Duke snorted.
"For someone who is the supposed strongest of the group, you sure do get the crappy weapon, if you can call it that." Everyone gave him a withering look. Higurashi chuckled. "Ah, never forget Duke, the strongest things come in the smallest packages. Joey please pick up the necklace." Joey hesitantly got off of Seto's back and after finding his balance, bent down and picked it up and gasped when it started to glow. A bright light shined and everyone covered their eyes. The light eventually died down and there stood Joey, but completely different. And yes he was standing, with the help of a prosthetic leg. He had a red jewel in the center of his forehead, both sides of his face was decorated with two slashes, one right under his eye and the other near his jaw. The slashes were semi thick and were gold in color. He had the same gold shimmer slashes going down his arms and legs. His outfit had also changed. He now sported black ankle high army boots, very short cut off shorts, and a white tank top that showed his midriff that adorned a golden belly button ring that had a captive bead dangling from it. And to top off the outfit he had on a belt that hung somewhat sideways on his waist, the crystal necklace being the final touch.
Joey looked at the lack of clothing and tried to cover himself up. He could have sworn he head someone whistle and this deepened his now present blush. Seto looked Joey up and down with appreciation smirking. "Um, what just happened here?" Yugi asked confused, speaking for the whole group.
"We'll, Joey just went though a special transformation. The jewel and warrior paint markings on his body shows what power he has to other people. Now Joey, tomorrow I will show you how to use your telekinesis and telepathy…. Your psychic powers will come on their own. Now you all can stay here for as long as you need, so go on and explore. I'll call you when dinners ready." Everyone exited the hut except Joey who was still In shock that he had a leg, a prosthetic one, but a leg none the less. "Thank you." He said with gratitude. Higurashi shook his head. "No, you had an accident after you and Seto got married… he made you that leg. So thank him, not me." He said as Joey left the hut and saw that everyone had went off except for Kaiba.
"I heard what he said… you don't have to thank me." Kaiba said. The two stood in silence before Joey spoke. "Would you have done it in our time?" Kaiba chuckled, the low sexy sound made Joey shiver. "Of coarse I would silly puppy." Joey smiled and leaned up. Kaiba eyes widened as Joey shyly kissed him on the cheek before running off yelling that Kaiba couldn't catch him. Kaiba quickly saved that moment in his head before running after the laughing blond, all of the temporarily forgetting that hard adventure to come. And no one saw the dark figure in the alley, angry, jealous, and plotting Seto's demise.
End of chapter.
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