A/N: Takes place when Yami is about to walk through the door to the afterlife.
In Ishizu's point of view (supposedly).
I do not own Yugioh.
"Pharaoh, wait!"
I cry
And he turns
The light floods behind him
Framing his face
in an unearthly glow
Bangs hanging
on either side
Expression confused
eyes tired
I take a step forward
raising my hand
pressing it against my collarbone
As I continue
"This is where
your destiny ends
and your life begins
No longer will you
have to carry
the burden on your back"
Eyes icy
He does not respond
And I speak some more
"Destiny can control you.
Lead you to a certain place
a certain event
a certain time.
But no longer.
This is where
the shackles on your wrists and ankles
shatter
and you are free.
Free from destiny."
He is silent for a moment
His friends turn around
confused
wondering what my next words will be
or if
he will respond
A cold breeze
brushes past
making my dress flutter
and his hair wave
Then, slowly, his lips part, voicing a small question
"…how?"
Examining him
I think of how to place my answer
into the correct words
I see
That his expression has changed
From confusion to ice
To wariness
And I see
A faint glimmer of hope
In his eyes
And I explain
"Destiny
can control your life.
But not all of it.
Only when…
the past repeats itself
But now…
this is the time
When your destiny ends
And your life begins
So far
you have walked the road of destiny
and now
the road is gone
And you must begin to make your own choices
"Before you
stand two choices
two roads
A path you must walk
A decision you must make
Your fate is in you hands
"The question is
which will you choose?"
His eyes widen
Expression not so dark
His face—still seems unearthly
But he is not
Holy light
reflecting off
the leather of his shirt
Buckles glinting sharply
The glow
framing his proud body
Hands clenched
"The two roads"
he gestures vaguely
"I cannot see them"
So I tell him
"The first
leads to the Afterlife
To your paradise
Where you belong
with your comrades
Your friends
Your home
"But the second
Allows you to stay
here in the present
with your new-found friends
under one condition
"To stay in this time
means taking the risk
of never reaching the Afterlife
when you die
Meaning
that you may never find
your paradise
"Do you wish
to risk losing
your past life
altogether?"
He stands still for a moment
Looks behind him
Then turns to gaze at his friends
And I smile
For the choice is his
And finally
he has reached
the end of his destiny