Seto Kaiba: The Shifting Legend
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Chapter 1: Nerves like Thunder
"Seto…Wake up, Seto…" A voice echoed, urging the young man to awaken from his sleep. From his eyes, all he could see was the blur of a face floating above him.
"Who…is that?" Seto breathed, exhaustion controlling him. He tried to move his arm, but to no avail.
"You're in the hospital, poor thing. I thought you would never wake up." Her voice was so familiar. It was as if he had met this voice before, a long time ago.
"Is Mr. Kaiba awake?" asked another voice, coming from a head poking out of a door.
"Ah, yes, ma'am," replied to original.
Seto began to rise, now becoming more aware and familiar with his surroundings. The person who had been speaking to him was a woman with a lightly aged face. Seto Kaiba felt as if he was looking in a mirror, and his reflection had transformed into an older woman- for this person, resembled him greatly.
"I can already tell that you've started feeling better. Fate seems to work in the wildest ways, doesn't it?" At her last comment, the woman gave a teary-laugh. Still, Seto had no knowledge of what she was talking about. He didn't know what was happening.
She stared at him for a while, silently putting her thoughts together. He lifted his bare hands to wear he could see his palms. Contemplating his own flesh, Seto finally came to this conclusion: he did not know who he was or anyone around him. His mind was blank, and he had no recollection as to why he was even in this place with this woman.
Recognizing his confusion, the woman told him, "it will all come back to you eventually, dear. You must be exceedingly confused."
"I don't know who you are or why I'm here. I have little tolerance nor patience, so why don't you tell me what's going on?" Seto growled.
The woman's eyes boiled over with hot tears of what seemed to be anguish and distress. "All is well, Ria, all is well."
"Who is Ria?" Seto demanded, losing his composure.
"I am, good lord," The woman chuckled, while wiping her tears. "I am Ria and you are Seto, my son."
His mother! He had forgotten his own mother. Seto put his hand to his forehead, suddenly aware of the injury he carried. What had happened to bring this grave loss of memory? What was it all?
Seeing the utter fear crying out from his eyes, Ria touched his hand, saying, "Come home with me and I will tell you everything. Your brother is home with my husband…"
There was no reason to argue, in the end, so Seto consented to follow this strange woman claiming to be his mother…If she really was his mother, then would it be possible that her husband was his father? Seto's nerves were shot while he sat in the car as Ria carried them to their destination.
They turned into a small driveway that was beside a humble ranch house. In the driveway, there sat a car that had been demolished in some sort of accident. Seto stared at it with some kind unexplainable anxiety, as if it had caused him pain one time in his life.
"Come on out, dearest, don't be shy," urged Ria, who waited at the front door while Seto continued to consider the car before them.
Seto slowly and painfully made his way towards the front door. He watched the knob begin to turn, as a tall man burst out from inside.
"Seto, I'm so glad you're alive," the man exclaimed, his blue eyes sparkling with joyous tears. "It is me, Seto Senior."
Chapter 1/end
Author: First chapter down, many more to go. Hope you enjoyed it!
