I do not own YuGiOh! Nor its spin-off series YuGiOh! Arc-V. The card game and franchise are owned by both Konami and Kazuki Takahashi.
...
Well, at least things couldn't get any worse.
He kinda wished they were better, though.
Overall, life wasn't too bad for Gerald. He recently moved out of his parents' home, landed himself in a surprisingly-cheap apartment, and even got himself a job at the nearby zoo to care for the animals.
However, the biggest problem for him was that he hated animals. Truth be told, he had to lie on the resume and bluff on the interview to get the position; Jobs were limited and he needed to make money fast. The problem now was that he had to work with what he never liked that much ever since he was a child.
So again, maybe things weren't bad, but he sure wished they were better.
The young adult sighed at the idiocy of the situation before sitting down at the couch, taking the time to stare off at the wall and process everything that life's thrown at him so far, and where it would throw him next.
I just wish it wasn't next to animals...
He didn't know how long he spent the next few minutes just staring at the ceiling, however his seemingly-endless musing came to a halt upon hearing a strange ring at the door.
Weird, the doorbell was not supposed to be working, according to the neighbors.
Curious at the noise, the young man slowly stood up before approaching the entrance, slowly opening the door to reveal...
"Huh? What's this?"
It was a small bag of bird seeds.
"..."
The young man looked both ways to see if anyone was around, looking for a clue on perhaps who gave him the gift, but no one was in sight. He was the only one outside in the hallway.
"..."
The man then studied the bag of seeds as he picked it up, before noticing a yellow note written on the underside:
Greetings, young struggler!
It seems you've come across a temporary obstruction on your journey; Not to worry, situations like these are often, and are the exact type in which I come to help! If you wish to solve your problems, all you have to do is eat all the seeds and let the magic do the rest!
However, do be warned that with such help comes a great price. You will gain something new but in exchange of the loss of something else. And no, don't worry, the seeds aren't poisoned. In comparison to what you're currently going through, poisoning wouldn't be my greatest concern, anyway...
"What the fuck?"
Gerald was rarely the type to curse at odd situations, but this certainly threw him out for a loop. Who and why would someone give him a pack of bird seeds, and how would they know he had a problem? Or was this just given to a person at random at the assumption they had problems?
Gerald found this way too suspicious, and rightfully so. But, against his better judgement, he brought inside the bag of seeds, anyway.
I mean, it's not like he was gonna eat them or anything.
Life wasn't too bad for that yet.
...
The next few hours consisted of Gerald sitting at the dining room table next to the bird seed bag, searching for other potential jobs on the computer. Pizza delivery, fast food worker; Anything he could get his hands on that didn't involve animals. But as time passed he came across more and more dead ends, and the time was nearing for him to completely turn off all the lights in his apartment.
He wanted to save on the electric bill, you see.
The young man groaned at the narrowing options, at this point working at the local zoo was the only real choice he had left.
"Fucking helllllllllllllllll", the man cursed once more for what was the second time today; It was truly a desperate time for him. If he didn't do something fast, he was to work with the animals he hated in two days time. He really didn't know what to do now except stare at the ceiling once more.
As he did, he came to consider if there was anything he could have done differently in high school to avoid this. Maybe pick up an artistic degree? He always had a talent for the artistic; Sketching animals and nature from a distance was his strong point, ironically enough.
It would explain his fascination with watching Bob Ross videos as a young child, at the very least.
But alas, he never really had the motivation to pursue an artistic career. No, this was the path he set for himself, and now he can't turn back.
Gerald faintly recalled one of the sentences he read from the note a few hours ago, as he remained staring at the ceiling with his arms crossed behind his back:
"...Young struggler, huh?"
Speaking of, he lowered his head to look at the small bag of seeds. The note said that eating them would solve his problems, but at the cost of losing something else.
...Could humans even eat bird seeds?
The man shook his head in ridicule at the very thought; There was no way eating a bag of seeds with supposed magic would do anything, much less solve his problems.
...9:30. Time to turn them off.
The man slowly stood up before beginning to turn off all lights, the apartment now left dark as the sun began to set.
At least the apartment had a decently-sized window with a nice view outside, it was still really surprising for the man that he found this for a cheap price.
However that wasn't on his mind right now. He was still mulling over his job at the zoo, as well as the seeds he was mysteriously given.
Not even a name was given for the supposed benefactor. Literally anyone could have given him the bag.
"..."
Would he eat them? I mean, they were just seeds; They were supposed to do nothing, right?
"..."
Speaking of, the man was slightly hungry. It had been a good while since the last time he ate something.
Gerald turned to the table with the seeds once more. No, he had to sleep; It was getting late already and he had to look for more jobs tomorrow.
However, he seemingly didn't even register the next action, the young man slowly picking up the bag and ripping the top off.
He then grabbed a cup and poured all the seeds inside, before pouring a good amount of water next.
It figures to get at least something in his stomach before hitting the hay.
As the man slushed the cup around, though, he considered what the note said one last time. What would he lose if he were to eat all seeds? And how would this solve his problems?
...No, these seeds can't do anything at all. They're just seeds. They're just seeds.
The man slowly lifted the cup up to his lips, the bird seeds getting even closer to his mouth.
Well, down the hatch.
It's not like things can get any worse, right?
*gulp*
"..."
"..."
"..."
Nothing.
Hmm, like he guessed.
"Guess the magic was a lie, after all."
The young man had no idea why he was so worried about the seeds in the first place, now that he looked at it in retrospect. I mean, the seeds can't do anything, right? And even if they were poisoned, he was sure he would just walk it off by the end of the day. That's just the type of person he was.
Yeah, he would be fine.
However, he seemed to begin having problems walking back to his bedroom. The hallway suddenly grew blurrier, and he was sure it wasn't because of the darkening sky. No, he swore he was losing his sense of direction, almost hitting several things as he stumbled across the dark hallway.
W-what the fuck is going on?
The man took a hold of himself by suddenly grabbing the bathroom doorknob with full force, almost convinced he was about to break it.
Everything became disorienting to him, struggling to recall even his identity and life but still managing to stand up.
He fumbled to open the door before lunging inside the restroom, almost hitting the bathroom vanity as he rushed to the toilet. Something about those seeds were horrible, he shouldn't have eaten them in the first place.
That was all he was thinking about in repeat as he began to vomit out the contents of what he just ate, his mind only growing more and more foggier the more he erupted.
What the fuck was in those seeds!?!?!?, he barely slurred out mentally.
However as he continued doing so he began to notice a few oddities, both on the inside and outside. He could begin feeling his muscles move and twist from the inside, as well as his lower half readjusting itself. He was sure it was because of the disorientation, but he could swear he could see also his hair grow and hang low from his head, changing into a deep-purple color. The young man reached to grab his growing bundles to realize it was no hallucination, however, as his face twisted in pure shock.
"Wha- what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck is going-ooohhhnnnnnnnnmmmmmm~"
His mind suddenly snapped into a calm buzzing sound as all his previous preoccupations suddenly vanished into thin air, his hair continuing to grow along his back as more physical changes took place. His fingers and toes became thinner and daintier digits, his arms and legs becoming more slim and pushing the excess fat further inside his body. Part of the result was his thighs bloating to impressive sizes, crushing his growing erection between two massively-soft pillows.
The confused man moaned at the feeling of his growing thighs as they continued crushing his dick in pure bliss, not even noticing how his ass pushed out several degrees outwards and into a cute peach shape.
His back arched suddenly and caused him to yelp, something he didn't fail to notice this time. Barely registering what was going on, Gerald was about to panic in confusion once more before the buzzing returned, setting his mind to a calm ecstasy as the remaining seeds continued their changes from the inside.
"Hhhnnnmmmmmmnnnnnn... What is going onnn~?"
The young man failed to notice his voice rising to higher octaves at that moment, his face remodeling itself into cuter feminine features. His eyelashes widening, his nose shrinking into a button, his cheeks regressing in fat. Overall he began to resemble a familiar young woman, his next change only adding more to that fact:
The pushed muscles began gathering at the man's chest, pushing out his pectorals into a twin set of small, soft mounds. They slowly began increasing in volume as his nipples turned into a bright pink color, the areolas growing in size before finalizing into an impressive set of perky, D-sized tits. It took a long while for the man to recover from his high before finally noticing the dramatic shift in weight, the man looking down at the changes.
"...What?"
Gerald immediately covered his mouth, noticing that something sounded off.
The young man scrambled onto the bathroom mirror to find that across from his reflection now stood a petite, young woman.
"...Is that... me?"
Both him and the young woman widened their eyes upon finishing their sentence.
The woman across from him mirrored his actions, signifying that what he speculated was real.
"Oh my god... oh my god!"
It took a while, but Gerald recognized this face from somewhere. Wasn't there a YuGiOh character that looked like-
"AAGHGHGH!!!"
The man suddenly clutched his head as a strong barrage of emotions and memories ruptured his brain, only one clear voice screaming a name across the corners of his mind:
Ruri. Ruri. Ruri. Ruri. Ruri.
"AGGHFHFHFHGHGHGH MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP-!!"
*SHLUUUUUUUUUUURP!*
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
The man's senses dialed up several notches as he began to feel his balls beginning to recede into his body, giving way into the last step of the transformation.
Tears of both pain and ecstasy drowned his eyes as the other ball followed suit, finalized with his dick fully going inside. It didn't follow long before the new woman had her first female orgasm from the resulting shock.
"..."
Not much time passed before the young woman passed out on the floor after her climax, the physical changes finally coming to a close...
...
She wasn't sure how much time passed since she passed out.
But as soon as the woman stood up and faced the mirror, she saw the exact same feminine face from before staring back at her. The woman in the mirror looked the same, just slightly more tired.
Why wasn't she afraid anymore?
Looking down, she then came to grope and knead at the twin set of breasts with no hesitation, sharply inhaling a deep moan when she pinched a nipple.
"Oh, fuck!"
Oh my god, these things were so sensitive. In fact, she pretty much felt more sensitive everywhere, now that she took the time to study herself.
"Mmmmmm... oh my god; Oh my god, yes~"
The young woman continued rubbing and groping her body everywhere, both her new breasts and ass, before finally noticing the greatest change on her body:
Her dick was gone, and was now replaced with a fully-functional vagina with a small bush of purple hair on top.
The woman slowly reached her fingers inside the entrance, taking notice at how labored her breathing grew in intensity. She was sweating everywhere as she slowly prodded her fingers in, taking the time to explore her new entrance's flesh and walls before suddenly feeling a jolt of pleasure.
"AUGHH~!"
The woman began moaning louder and louder as she pushed and prodded at the nub deep inside her, not wasting her time before getting greedy and pushing two, then three fingers inside. She was losing more and more of her bearings before rushing her fingers in and out, not caring for how loud she sounded outside her apartment room. This was her time and her time alone.
After a good while of screaming and fingering herself, she suddenly finished by coming hard all over the bathroom floor, her hand now drenched in her own clear juices.
"..."
She slowly raised her wet fingers.
So this is...
"..."
The woman hesitantly put her fingers inside her mouth, savoring the curious flavor they had as she licked and sucked them clean, making cute noises all the while.
"mhnm,hmnm, hnmmn~"
Another thing she noticed was how compared to being a man, she could continue masturbating for hours as a woman without getting tired. She felt ready to keep going for a second round.
But before she could continue exploring herself, she figured to at least do herself a favor and clean herself first, as she turned to face the shower.
"..."
The young woman stripped herself off her own clothing before hopping inside and turning the water on, letting the water run along her new feminine form. She took the time to study her new curves under the moisture, taking note of the differences this body had from her old one. Her slimmed arms, her soft thighs, the different facial features:
"..."
She then began massaging her breasts in a circular motion under the running water, finding the activating to be both incredibly relaxing and exciting.
She could feel small jolts of electricity run faintly throughout her body with each cycle she made.
"I could get used to this~", she muttered softly before letting out a relaxed moan from her ministrations.
...
Around several minutes and three orgasms later, the young woman finally exited out the shower and put on the clothes that fit closest to her, no doubt she would have to sell as her old clothes to get some new ones.
"..."
The woman took notice of how even now her nipples stuck out the t-shirt she was wearing, finding it to be both incredibly cute and hot.
In fact, another look in the mirror before leaving proved to her that she was hot. Her long hair and petite face only added more to the cute image that her new body had given her.
But still, the name ringing in her mind:
Ruri.
That was supposed to be her name, right? Of the YuGiOh character this body belonged to? The young woman didn't remember the last time she watched the show when she was younger, but she was sure this body was much older than the original character itself. Perhaps it was modified to fit her current age?
Whatever the case, it meant to her that the thing she lost was her previous identity, all in exchange for what was supposed to solve her problems. The question was, how exactly would it solve her dilema? She still had to work at the zoo, for all she knew.
Her thinking came to a halt when she heard a faint chirping outside the window. Curious, the young woman approached the window before raising it, revealing a small bird on the other side.
An American Yellow Warbler!
"Aww, look at you, all by yourself in this blurry night", the young woman cooed at the small creature, cupping the bird between her hands while whispering sweet, soft nothings, almost as if it was second nature. Didn't she once hate animals? No, that didn't sound right. "You got cold on the way here, didn't you? Yeah, I can tell it hasn't been easy for you, either."
The woman then softly blew a warm breath of air into the bird, the small creature suddenly regaining its vigor.
"There, you should be good enough for a while", smiled the young woman comfortingly before raising her cupped hands out the window. It didn't take long before the bird began flying on its own, turning its head to look at the young woman one last time before flying off and into the distance.
It was upon seeing the bird fly away that the woman finally realized the answer. The character behind this body probably loved animals and nature, almost as if it was part of her own life force...
The young woman turned to look up at the night sky.
Was that the answer I've been looking for?
"..."
Maybe life wouldn't be so bad, after all.
...
A few days into her new job and Ruri could confidently say things didn't get worse.
Things like working with animals weren't a problem anymore, not when she understood and could identify every species on the planet without assistance from her colleagues. The real struggle was living with the new identity she had; It took quite a hassle to convince her employers she was still Gerald who applied for the job, needing to bluff and lie once more with her falsified resume.
It still took her some more time to get used to her new identity afterwards, now that the initial high from the sexual pleasure eventually eased over. Things like shopping for new clothes and measuring sizes, thinking twice before entering the wrong bathroom, and even getting to drink more "feminine" drinks were among the few things she was just getting used to. And that was just the half of it:
As time went on she began remembering other things from her new body, like her last name, her older brother, and even the cards she used in her Lyrilusc Deck. She made note to begin buying the necessary cards to rebuild her Deck from scratch. It became a new goal she looked forward to beside the usual quota of making enough money to pay the monthly rent; She now had something to live for rather than just survive on. The woman came to find that thought rather comforting, as she began entering her favorite park like she usually did after her job.
It was during this time of year that the city began to snow from the approaching winter; Most of the animals now began to prepare themselves for hibernation.
The young woman sat down at a wooden bench before getting out a sketch pad, beginning to scribble and sketch several drawings of any animals she came to look at. Even at the prospect of living an entirely new life and recovering memories that weren't exactly hers, she still remembered the man she once was, the man who moved out of his parents' home and was fascinated with drawing nature since he was a child. She swore to continue living for him, despite knowing they were technically still one and the same.
Her thoughts came to a halt one last time as she looked up at a lone tree branch hidden between the wilting leaves, revealing a familiar bird snuggling atop a nest.
The young woman couldn't help but give a slight smirk at the afternoon sight. "Looks like you've made it on your own, too."
And thus, the young woman redirected her attention to the small bird, now sketching the sleeping creature as the snow only continued falling further and further.