Songs of Aurelius~ The Spirit of The Millennium Mirror
A/N The chapters are going to be semi short but it'll help me update faster. Just a warning majiggy.
Songs of Aurelius~ The Spirit of The Millennium Mirror Chapter Three
'I need to reach him… Yugi…!'
I could feel the waves defiance as I continued my way towards the ship. My limbs felt numb but I have to keep on going no matter what. Was I going to quit and let my body wash up somewhere unknown? Of course not! But, I need to get to the ship faster! I can't do it with a simple mermaid body… what card could help me?
"Fairy of Cyclones (1400 ATK 1100 DEF), I call upon your power!" I leapt in the air using my tail and I switched to the Fairy of Cyclones. With her wind attribute and her wings I could get to the ship faster. Though, my stamina isn't quite in top shape. I feel myself losing altitude quickly, using the wind I swiftly floated to the ship. As soon as my feet hit the surface the Millennium Mirror stopped using its power and I fell limp on the floor.
"Yu…gi…" I slightly coughed from dehydration and forcefully picked myself up. It was around 10 or so at night, hopefully no one would be awake at this hour. Too bad I was wrong,
"Ailis! It's a miracle!" Yugi exclaimed with the others behind him. He seemed to notice my lack of balance as my legs wobbled uncontrollably and gave me his shoulder to lean on. I gave him a smile of gratitude and I held up the three remaining Exodia cards.
"I found them… the Exodia cards!" I managed to say as I try my best not to pass out.
"Ailis…you didn't have to risk your life for them. You're a lot more important to me than just a few cards!" Yugi gazed at me worriedly. Was I really that important to him?
"Yugi… I'm still living aren't I? I-I'm fine so…no…worries-" Everything goes blank and I feel myself lose consciousness in Yugi's arms.
"Ailis!" Was the last thing I heard before I was sucked in another memory of Aurelius'.
FLASH
"I guess you're my companion, Aurelius." Yami bluntly said. Aurelius nodded and put a small smile on her face,
"Let's be the best of friends! Come, let's go play!" Aurelius gently grabbed his wrist and Yami pulled it away. His face was emotionless as he said in a bland tone,
"I am not allowed outside, Aurelius. Would I recommend the archives?" Aurelius' eyes widen and sparkled in pure excitement and fascination.
"Archives? Please show the way!" Yami couldn't help but slightly grin at her behavior and be confused at the same time. He thought girls like her would rather play outside and not spend all their time reading and in silence.
"Alright. Come, follow me." Yami led the way to the archives. It was larger than Aurelius could ever imagine and it was just so spectacular to her. Aurelius scanned the room more closely and found piles of games on a nearby desk.
"Yami, are you fond of games?" Aurelius asked as she curiously analyzed the games. Yami replied with a 'yes' and watched Aurelius go to a corner that had big blocks of stone that were unused. She worked inhumanely swift and carved the stone into small and thin rectangular pieces.
"Let's play a game I created!" Aurelius put all the pieces on the ground near the desk.
"What is the goal of the game?" Yami curiously asked as he took a seat across from her.
"We're going to make towers with these pieces. The one who has the tallest tower wins!" Yami nodded and they started building. All was quiet and it the only thing you could hear was the stones hitting each other. That was until,
"Hitorikiri de aruita atarimae no mainichi…kakomareta sekai wo kowasanu youni ikiteta. Kagami ga utsusu no wa usostsuki no egao, kokoro no kumori wo sakasama ni. Takusan no hitotachi yukikau sora no shita de, jibun wo mamoru tame kagi wo kakete ikiteta…sonna watashi ga ima shitta shiawase wa; ude wo nobashitara todoku mono…"
Yami glanced at Aurelius as she sang, her face was sparkling with joy and her smile seemed to glow. Hearing her voice, Yami couldn't help but smile a bit and nearly inaudibly say,
"You have a nice voice…" He saw Aurelius pause and smile at him brightly,
"Thank you."
FLASH
"Mmm…" I woke up with something familiarly fluffy in my arms. I blinked and rubbed my tired eyes as I looked at what was in my possession. My eyes widen and I smiled softly,
"It's you…" I murmured softly and pet my stuffed rabbit. It wasn't the white rabbit which was thrown to the river…it was the rabbit I got from Yugi and Grandpa Mutou. After my white rabbit got thrown in the river, Yugi and Grandpa Mutou bought me a new one. It was an ashen gray rabbit that had a top hat and a Dark Magician scepter, it was my most prized possession…next to the Millennium Mirror of course!
"Ailis, you're okay!" Yugi sighed in relief and added, "One day you'll be the death of me if you worry me too much!" I laughed and Yugi joined in.
"I'm sorry Yugi…it's just the cards were from Grandpa Mutou and your deck is also part of his heart…" I bit my lip and Yugi sadly grinned and handed me something… the cards.
"Here, Ailis. My deck already has most of Grandpa's heart so now your deck will also have Grandpa's heart as well! So, don't look sad Ailis." Yugi softly said. I hesitated, should I really take the cards…?
"Don't hesitate, Ailis! After all, I'm giving them to you. It's not like you're stealing them so don't give me that look…"
"If you really insist then, thank you Yugi." I smiled and hugged him as I gently took the cards. Yugi hugged me back but our moment was short lived as Joey woke up from the ship's horn. I quickly put my rabbit in my bag and I found my deck belts as I got ready. I put my hair in two low pigtails and the Millennium Mirror on the left side of my bangs. Wearing a simple one inch strap cream colored and brown plaid dress plus a small beige jacket I strapped my flat straps. The flats I were wearing were a simple black and they had straps that went up just below my knees, putting my deck belts on I stepped out of the boat with the others and greeted Duelist Kingdom.
It wasn't that bad but running into Weevil was pretty much the downfall of our day for sure.
We were brought to a particular type of field, was this Weevil's plan? A field bonus?
Apparently I was correct, in fact it was a large part of his plan, but you can't rely only the field.
(A/N I'm going to skip the duel because it's just a pain to type it and everyone should know how it went.)
We all walked randomly in a lost direction, where were we going you ask? I have no idea really. We were never given a map which is the item that would be most useful right now. I silently sighed, I haven't dueled yet at all and it's killing me!
"Ailis Kainarous, Europe's and Australia's duel champion, born in Egypt. Sixteen years old and 4'9 and weighs 21 kg, Ailis I challenge you to a duel." A tall guy with dark messy brown hair and light hazel eyes and rectangular glasses stood in front of me. He looked rather intimidating since he was twice my size!
"Who are you?" Yugi asked the tall guy who seemed to always have a glare in his eyes and a frown on his face.
"My name is Garu Faristair. That is all you need to know, now I request that you duel me Ailis." He kept his gaze on me but he crouched down to look at me in the eye.
"I accept your request. How many star chips will you wager, Garu?" I took out my deck as we situated ourselves at a nearby dueling stage. He held up two star chips answering my question. I replied by repeating the gesture with my own star chips.
"Let's duel."
Ailis- 2000 LP
Garu- 2000 LP
"I'll go first." I say and draw my cards and drew my sixth one. Only one monster in my hand…
"I lay two cards facedown and end my turn." I watched him nod and draw his sixth card.
"I play Opherius of the Alchemists (1500 ATK 1400 DEF) in attack mode!" His monster materialized onto the playing field in simple white robes and a cauldron.
"I also play Secret Recipe, a magic card which adds 300 ATK points to any Alchemist monster on the field! So now my Alchemist has 1800 ATK points. Now, Opherius attack her life points directly!"
"I activate my trap card, Reflection. It allows me to sacrifice 1000 LP to reflect any direct attacks to my life points. I also use its special ability which makes me lose 300 more life points to make this trap permanent! And also by reflecting your attack the damage will be dealt to your life points instead!"
"No!"
Ailis- 700 LP
Garu- 200 LP
"Is there any other move you would like to make?" I ask as he scanned the cards in his hand.
"I play Life of the Dead, a magic card which sacrifices my monster to give me 50 life points for each 100 ATK points he has. Which gives me 900 more life points!"
Ailis- 700 LP
Garu- 1100 LP
"That end my turn." He smirked at me and I drew my next card. Another monster card,
"I summon Dark Magician to the field in attack mode." The Dark Magician stood tall and proud in front of me.
"I also play this magic card, Quick Summon. Which allows me to draw another card from my deck and if it's a monster card I will summon it. Although, if it isn't then that card will be moved into my graveyard."
I drew another monster card and played it in attack mode,
"I summon Dark Magician to the field!" Another Dark Magician materialized to the field.
"What? You have another Dark Magician?" Joey exclaimed as I smile and held up three fingers indicating I have three Dark Magicians.
"Now my Dark Magicians, attack his life points directly!"
Ailis- 700 LP
Garu- 0 LP
"And that's the match!" I gathered up my deck and inserted my star chips back on my dueling glove. As I got off the dueling platform the group congratulated me on my win. Garu then handed me his star chips and said,
"Here are your victory spoils, good day Ailis Kainarous." He walked away in silence but stopped as I spoke,
"Good luck winning 4 more star chips, Garu."
END OF CHAPTER THREE
Sorry it was so short but at least I updated which I haven't done in a little while haha.
PREVIEW OF CHAPTER FOUR
"Aquarius Sapphire is my name."
"Let's duel!"