LDD:
Disclaimer: See chapter one.
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The World of Songwings Bishounen and Bishoujo:
Demoonica's Story: Home
by
Lady Demoonica Darkmoon
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When the three bladers left the house later that morning they found a 20-foot Beydish in the front yard. "Where'd Demoonica go?" Rei questioned. Tala shrugged and headed towards the dish. In a flash, he'd launched his blade and summoned Wolborg. The wolf Bit-Beast stalked over to it's master and Tala hugged it's muzzle. Rei and Kai were always impressed by this show of power from the other San.
Tala looked up at them. "Launch, then we start again." Quietly he took a seat at the edge of the dish where his blade peacefully circled. Beyblades spun longer in a dish than on the normal ground. Kai, then Rei launched their blades, without force behind them they landed, spinning and nothing else. It had been an interesting statement from Demoonica, that Beyblades were moved through an unconsious psychic will. But it was true that Blades responded to verble comands, even those without Bit-Beasts. Something more than the size and curve of the dish had to be at work, had to without fail when blades would spin on anything including loose sand. The three blades circleing the dish never clashed, never wavered from the casual loops they spun. Kai and Rei took seats around the dish. Once they had, Tala spoke again. "Different aproch. Where does your sacrid spirit reside?"
"Inside the Bit." Kai responded, while Rei replied, "Drigger's in my mind."
They frowned and looked at each other. Tala nodded. "Kai's answer is textbook, Rei's answer... closer."
Kai crossed his arms with a huff. Inside the dish, his Beyblade wavered. "Well where do you think they are?"
Tala lifted a hand to pat Wolborg, then brought his hand down and placed it on his chest. "The spirit lies here, in the heart." He wasn't looking at either Kai or Rei, but Wolborg. "It connects to the bladers own spirit, for as long as they prove themselves worthy. Their form... body rises from the bey. They may even speak to you in your head. But?"
"...but if they leave you..." Rei started.
"...it's your heart that hurts." Kai finished.
"Something, you both should understand, isn't it?" Tala's sharp blue eyes turned to the pair, in them Wolborg's icy power glowed. In the dish, Tala's blade changed it's movement, dashing directly across the dish and landing outside of it. It landed perfectly infront of Tala and continued to spin, not wavering from the point it had hit. The chrystaline appearance of Tala's eyes disappeared.
Kai's eyes moved to his own blade, it jumped, rocketing itself towards him. He lifted a hand and caught it before it could speed past. He looked at the blue blade. "Dranzer."
A moment later, Rei's blade clattered to a stop infront of him. It too had jumped from the dish, but with much less power. "Drigger." He reached out and picked up the white blade.
Tala lowered his hands, after a pause his blade smoothly climbed onto his palm. He lifted both hands, letting the blade sway from one to the other in a rocking motion. Rei and Kai could see it's spin slowing. Behind Tala, the form of Wolborg began to become transparent. Then Tala pulled both hands away out from under the blade and let it fall back into the dish. It slowly drifted to the center. It wavered and the blade rocked as it became periously unsteady. It was nearly impossable to see Wolborg beside Tala, then the wolf completely disappeared.
Tala lifted a hand to his heart again. "We can't have that, now can we?" He said softly. Wolborg's power flitted across Tala's eyes again almost looking like frost on glass. The blades spin picked up, it's balance returned. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of Tala's face. Sparks flew from the tiny point where the tip of the blade was grinding powerfully against the cement dish. The looks on Kai and Rei's faces caused Tala to laugh. The next question had both Kai and Rei jumping to their feet, lanchers at the ready. "Battle?"
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Yami and Yugi watched as the others exited the house. They sat together, the coffee table between them, sorting their Duel Monsters cards. Yugi was flipping though both decks, talking to himself. One was his own deck. He sat it down and began reading off Yami's cards. Yami frowned as he listened to Yugi's muttering.
"Our decks have too much crossover."
Yugi jumped from his brother's interuption. "Yeah, but that's how we keep things even. What fun would it be if one of us was always winning?"
Yami nodded, continuing to sort the piles of cards. "We do have Bakrua... and Malik around."
"New decks?"
Yami nodded. "New decks." He handed a box of cards over. "I wish we were at the store, the overstock would be more helpful than this stuff."
"Where did you get these anyway?" Yugi asked.
Yami paused, then laughed. "Bakura's room."
"Brother!" Yugi sat the box of cards down. "Stop riffleing through Bakura's cards."
"Mah. Mah." Yami waved a hand at Yugi. "I never said we'd take anything. I just want to see what he's got sitting around."
"That way of thinking is what gets you kicked out of tournaments." Yugi looked at the boxes of cards. "Where did he get them from anyway?"
Yami paused again. "He's probably been pocketing card packs from stores when Demoonica wasn't around. Besides, these aren't his deck, just a bunch of extras."
Yugi sighed. "Then what is the point?"
"I'm trying to come up with new deck ideas. Bakura seems to have pilfered several packs from the GX's." Yami held up an Elemental Hero Avian card. "These are just getting into production." He put the card back with the rest and began to pick up the others he had scattered.
"Got an idea?" Yugi asked.
Yami shook his head. "Unfortunatly not."
Yugi pulled out his cell phone, dialing their shop's number. Yami glanced over at him, but Yugi waved him off. "Go put those back." He whispered just as the line was picked up on the other end. "Set?"
Yami piled the couple of boxes worth of extra cards into his arms. He wondered how the shop was doing without he and Yugi, had bussness been going well? Was Sirus still always coming to the store? Likely the boy nearly lived there, with Set running it for them. Zane was likewise probably still upset, even all these months later. Yami walked to Bakura's room, boxes balanced carefully. He wondered how often Yugi had been contacting Set, had he been keeping close tabs on the place or just assumed Set would call him if something went wrong?
Yugi shifted from his place on the floor up onto the loveseat behind him. "Of course it's me, I'm the only one with this number, remember?" He spoke into the phone. He leanned over, elbow on the armrest, fist under his cheek. "Aa, that's good to hear." Another pause, while Set spoke. Yugi chuckled. "Yami is Yami, is that Sirus in the background?" Yami came back into the livingroom while Yugi continued talking. "Actually, we're staying place right now. That's why I called." Yami took a seat next to Yugi, hand automatically raising to his mouth. Yugi noticed and put his hand over the speaker of his phone. "Stop biteing your nails- Hai! I'm still here, just telling Yami something."
Yami's eyes narrowed and he stood back up suddenly. Yugi ignored the movement until the phone was pulled out of his hand. "You'd better be minding the store well, Set." There was a pause. "No, I haven't... Yugi said what?" A frown crossed his face. "We do not argue like a married couple!" He dropped the phone back into Yugi's hands and crossed his arms.
"Ne, you've done it now Set." Yugi chuckled. "Now, the reason I'm calling-"
Yami headed back towards the door leading into the Pocket Dimention space. He knew Bakura wasn't in his own room, he'd been there twice this morning with no sign of the theif. He was hesitant to check Malik's room dispite the fact it was most likely where Bakura was. He was unsure of exactly where the relationship between the two stood and he didn't feel like walking in on something he'd rather not see.
Yami's bare feet padded softly up the stairs and down the hall to the door he was seaking. Even with his mind protesting he moved through the door and into the pocket dimention space. This door didn't lead to any one Bishounen's room, instead being the door that was created in the same mannor by Demooncia's Ball-belt. Stepping through the door Yami found himself standing on stone warmed by a false sun, just outside the six story tall building that represinted the belt itself. Much like a dorm, it allowed the Bishi to visit with each other, even while technically still considered to be in their own Bishiball. It was a marvle of technolagy.
He walked swiftly through the pressure sensitive front doors and entered the elevator. As it rose slowly to the floor where Malik's room was, Yami leaned back against the cold metal wall with a huff. "Same old Set." 'Same old me.' His mind added.
Set was he and Yugi's cousen, about the same age as himself, and a good lifelong friend. He knew how to push Yami's buttons and knew far too many personal secrits... though Yami knew just as many of Set's, they were partners in crime during their San years. Then his mother had remarried and Yugi had came along, and after a few years the boy was a San while Yami and Set had grow to Sama, little brother always playing catch-up. Maybe his little brother's desire to be included had forced his evolution along the path it had gone, but in the end save for the lack of the arching bolts of blond up through his star shaped hair, Yugi had indeed caught up and then some, to the point most mistook him for Yami. Then it had become a game between the two of them, he'd several times dyed stripes of blond into Yugi's hair, just to watch Set attempt to tell them apart. Set had not been amused. Now though, Set had learned them so well it was a lost cause. So Yami had tamed his tri-colored locks, letting his hair cascade down about his shoulders in a blond, black and magenta rainbow. He and Yugi had become a pair of 'odd ducks' in the city, but a few snide comments were never enough to bring them down. They'd of all things set up a small game shop, something their mother couldn't understand given the city already had several, one with the same homey feel as the Kame Game Shop from the show. Supply and demand, the big store on Main Street, Seto's, was almost exclusivly a card shop and of course Kaiba Corp products. So they had aimed to stock games from companies from outside their area, along with lesser known products of thier own. It had worked, they also sold cards, but that was not the focus.
During his thoughts, the elevator had came to a halt on the correct floor and Yami had moved down the hall, finding himself standing before the door to Malik's room. He hesitated to knock. He had grown to know Demoonica's Bakura well enough to cause him pause. Still his hand rose and he knocked.
Malik opened the door a few moments later, looking out at him. The look was part reverance and part fear. It rather made Yami feel as if it were a look he'd been given as Phaoroh...
Malik stood stareing out at Yami, struck dumb at being face to face with the man. Had it been a year ago in Malik's life, Yami would have been met with a somewhat sarcastic remark. He'd been a much different young man back then, much more in line with his original charactrization. Now however, Malik was use to being powerless... and standing before Yami he almost wanted to stay powerless, he could feel the other's natural contol on the shadows. He was confused, not sure if he should invite Yami into his room or grovle at his leather boots. Malik bowed his head, unable to look Yami in the eyes. So much for grovling at his boots, Yami was bare-foot.
"Who's there?" Bakura's voice drifted over to them, starteling Malik from his reverry.
"It's the Phaoroh's darkness."
"Well, invite him in." Yami's heart jumped upon hearing the sound of bed springs squeeking under Bakura's movement. The door glided the rest of the way open and Yami's eyes fell upon Bakura sitting 'indian style' on Malik's bed, surounded by numerous Dual Monster cards. "Oi, Yami." Bakura greeted him. "What brings you here?"
Yami wasn't sure, what had been his reason for seaking out these two? Boredom, mostly. A pair of like minded gamers. He stepped into the room watching as the boy, Malik, retreated away from him. Yami's heart went out to the previously abused young man. Bakura had pretty much hung a 'Mine! Don't Touch!' sign around Malik with his shadows, that thankfully kept others from unconsously crowding him. However Malik wasn't becoming comfortable with anyone but Bakura, perhaps he should put forth a little effort to help the other duelist. "I come bearing a challange for both of you to a duel," he said with a smirk aimed at Bakura, "Yugi and I are far too bored."
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TBC...
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Notes: Tala-Kai-Rei - All three are San, but this shows the differance between power in them. In short Kai and Rei's abilities (control & understanding) reflect them about 1/2 through season 1, while Tala's abilities (at least in bladeing) are beyond what he has at the end of season 3. Story wise though, Tala hasn't fought for Demoonica save one friendly match.
And you might recognize Yugi and Yami's decks, they are two of the old structure/starter decks:
Yugi's deck "Mystical Elf, Feral Imp, Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1, Summoned Skull, Beaver Warrior, Dark Magician, Gaia the Fierce Knight, Curse of Dragon, Celtic Guardian, Mammoth Graveyard, Great White, Silver Fang, Giant Soldier of Stone, Dragon Zombie, Doma the Angel of Silence, Ansatsu, Witty Phantom, Claw Reacher, Mystic Clown, Sword of Dark Destruction, Book of Secret Arts, Dark Hole, Dian Keto the Cure Master, Ancient Elf, Magical Ghost, Fissure, Trap Hole, Two-Pronged Attack, De-Spell, Monster Reborn, Reinforcements, Change of Heart, The Stern Mystic, Wall of Illusion, Neo the Magic Swordsman, Baron of the Fiend Sword, Man-Eating Treasure Chest, Sorcerer of the Doomed, Last Will, Waboku, Soul Exchange, Card Destruction, Trap Master, Dragon Capture Jar, Yami, Man-Eater Bug, Reverse Trap, Remove Trap, Castle Walls, Ultimate Offering."
Yami's deck "Dark Magician, Mystical Elf, Feral Imp, Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress #1, Summoned Skull, Beaver Warrior, Gaia The Fierce Knight, Celtic Guardian, Great White, Giant Soldier of Stone, Mystic Clown, Neo the Magic Swordsman, Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Warrior Dai Grepher, Dark Blade, Wall of Illusion, Man-Eater Bug, Sangan, Kuriboh, Giant Rat, Sonic Bird, Zombyra the Dark, Royal Magical Library, Black Luster Soldier, Black Luster Ritual, Dark Hole, Dian Keto the Cure Master, Fissure, Monster Reborn, Change of Heart, Last Will, Card Destruction, Remove Trap, The Reliable Guardian, Axe of Despair, Malevolent Nuzzler, Mystical Space Typhoon, Mystic Plasma Zone, Swords of Revealing Light, Pot of Greed, Trap Hole, Waboku, Magic Jammer, Seven Tools of the Bandit, Spellbinding Circle, The Eye of Truth, Backup Soldier, Shift, Disappear, Raigeki Break."
LDD: Feel free to ask questions of me, about events or choice in characterization, sometimes I forget that I know details that I haven't written into the story and it might confuse some!
