Orange: Here is chapter 1!

Yugi: Oh Joy

Orange: Glad you think so

Yugi: T_T I'm gonna die

Orange: DISCLAIMER- I don't own Yugioh

Chapter 1

The sound of laughter filled the air as a two teens ran through the countryside. The lush green hills rolled on into the horizon and the rushing aqua river trickling through the hills sparkled in the morning sunlight. A multitude of colours exploded across the meadows in the form of flowers.

A young man who looked quite young for his age chased his best friend through the bladed grass and swaying flowers. He had a full rounded chin and cute chubby cheeks that still kept a portion of his baby fat, like a baby panda. He had large amethyst eyes which were sparkling jewels next to his porcelain peachy skin. He had plump, rosy lips that were curled into a joyful smile as he ran. Ebony black hair tipped with indigo was splayed out in spikes. A couple of blonde bangs framed his face and one short stray bang fell upon his forehead.

He was dressed in billowing sky blue robes that fluttered with the wind as he ran. The sleeves were embroidered with a darker blue thread that dangled off the ends. A dark blue belt was also tied around his petite middle. The robes looked fairly worn yet well-kept at the same time as they seemed to mould against the perfect skin of their owner. On the back of the robes a symbol of a triangle encased in a circle was printed in black, symbolising the wizard the young mage trained under.

Yes. This was the apprentice mage Yugi Muto. A resident of the small village of Sparks. The village of Sparks was well known for its exceptional college of thunder wizards. Yugi is a wizard in training under a member of the college. He has yet to learn thunder spells but is practising the basics of all types of magic.

"Get back here Darren, I'm not letting you get away this time" Yugi yelled loudly as he sped towards his running friend. Darren laughed and shot back "let's see if you can catch up this time, I remember it took you a whole two minutes to catch up after I stopped". Yugi growled deeply like an animal warning its prey.

Darren was also a trainee mage under the same master as Yugi. They were the best of friends yet the most competitive rivals. Darren had waist length blonde hair that had been tied into a plat, hanging by his back. Onyx eyes sparkled with mirth as he chuckled at Yugi's bothered face. Darren had high cheekbones, sharp features and a slightly pointy chin. A loose strand of hair ended near his left ear. He was also dressed in robes that looked exactly like Yugi's.

Darren ran towards the rushing river and started to chant under his breath. A blue glow surrounded his feet as he ran on top of the water over the river. Once he was on the other side he whirled around and waited as Yugi approached the river. "Come on Yugi, let's see if you can cast that simple density altering spell" he goaded earning himself a playful glare from Yugi. Yugi started to chant the same spell and the blue glow also surrounded his feet. Yugi bolted over the waving water without any problems and smugly smirked at Darren.

Darren's hand shot forwards and ruffled Yugi's hair making Yugi squirm. "Well done squirt, looks like you were paying attention in class". "Darren stop it" Yugi whined as he struggled to get away from the devil hand. Darren chuckle and stopped, allowing Yugi time to try and fix the mess made of his hair. Darren looked over at Yugi and smirked. "And one more thing, you were still too slow by two minutes".

"DARREN" Yugi snarled as he lunged at him, knocking him into the river. Yugi laughed mischievously as water poured waterfalls off of Darren's sodden robes. His hair was plastered to his face and was starting to go frizzy. Darren's disgruntled expression looked like someone who had been slapped by a goldfish. He was gobsmacked. "What's wrong Darren, couldn't take the challenge" Yugi taunted.

Darren blinked before he glared at Yugi. "You are definitely in for it now Yugi. You have five seconds to run". Yugi simply yawned and folded his arms around his waist. "Running is for cowards" he replied. Darren smirked as he crouched slightly. "All the more fun for me" he cackled as he grabbed Yugi and started tickling his sensitive sides mercilessly. "S-stop" Yugi gasped out through his uncontrollable laughter. "Not until you apologize for getting my robes dirty" Darren replied. "N-Never" Yugi retorted as he squirmed in Darren's arms.

"Yugi. Darren" a voice called out in the distance. Both boys turned their heads at the sound. A girl who was also their age of nineteen was running over to them. She had cerulean blue eyes that sparkled with happiness and joy and her shoulder length auburn hair waved at the wind as she ran.

She was dressed in a loose, pure white dress that flowed down to her knees. A dark blue sash was tied around her middle along with a bulging satchel. White sandals adorned her feet.

"Hey Tea what's up?" Darren asked as he released his captive who fell panting to the ground. Tea didn't speak for a while as she clutched her chest and tried to get her breath back. She cleared her throat before she replied "you two need to return to the village right away, it's important". "What's going on Tea?" Yugi asked curiously. "I don't know but Master Claude has summoned you and wants you to come and see him as soon as possible" she explained. Yugi nodded in understanding.

"Come on Yugi let's go, you know better than to keep master waiting" Darren stated as he marched off. "Hey wait for us" Yugi shouted as he and Tea ran to catch up. Yugi pouted at Darren who chuckled. "You should just walk faster Yugi".

After a ten minute walk back through the hills they finally emerged on the grand hill that overlooked their village. Fields full of flowers surrounded the small village. Stone houses that were a sooty grey colour stretched out in rows, some with small gardens behind them. In the centre of the village a tall tower stood watching over the town. It was also made of the sooty stone but it curved round in a spiral shape as it went up. At the top of the tower a large flame burned brightly casting a golden orange glow over the village. This was the village of Sparks.

"Hey look you can see the college from here" Tea exclaimed excitedly as she pointed over at the tall tower. "I know, the eternal flame is pretty isn't it" Yugi replied. Yugi stared as the flames danced before his eyes.

"Come on let's go, Master Claude doesn't like to be kept waiting" Darren announced before he ran off down the hill. Yugi dragged his attention away from the flame and ran off after his impatient friend. Tea sighed and walked back at a leisurely pace.

Yugi ran through the crowded streets a few paces behind Darren. He passed through the bustling market, past the clothes shop and finally arrived at the tower that was the Mages College. "We are so late" Darren complained as he pushed open the doors that banged loudly against the stone walls. Yugi and Darren sprinted through the entrance hall past all of the staring mages and ran up the marble staircase.

The entrance hall was a large opened out area which had a pearly white marble floor. Spell runes were carved onto the stone of the walls and large stain glass windows portraying many different wizards stretched from floor to ceiling. In the centre of the room there stood a large statue of the founder of the college. Albert Stormcloud.

The statue showed a big bulky man with a large face, slightly bulging nose and a short beard. His mouth was carved into a smile and the stone eyes looked determinedly over the room. He was dressed in big flowing robes that stopped at his feet.

His hands were outstretched in front of him and in one of the hands; he held a single, large lightning bolt. Albert Stormcloud was said to have been a very powerful storm mage of the old times and he created the college for thunder mages after he retired at the age of sixty. You see he used to be a war mage working for the royal family. He was very successful with the college however three years after he opened the college he was assassinated. We don't know who did it but everyone assumes that it was because he left the king's army.

Yugi and Darren ran up to the second floor of the tower where they went left down a corridor and entered the room second on the right.

"Master Claude we are here" Darren cried out as the two of them bolted into the room. "Finally it took you two long enough" a voice drawled. A middle aged man stood up from the desk he was sitting at. He had short emerald green hair and aqua eyes. He had a long, thin, protruding nose and a small, thin lipped mouth.

"I have a very important task for you two and it is of the utmost importance that you succeed without fail" Claude explained. This caught Yugi's interest. "What is it master?" he asked curiously.

"As you are aware the selection for Survival is upcoming tomorrow. I want you two to go around and tell everyone in the village to head for the sacred temple at noon tomorrow where we will hear the results of the selection announced". Yugi and Darren looked down sadly. "Yes master" they replied before they left to carry out their grave task.

xXx

The sun was shining brightly in the sky as the residents all made their way to the sacred temple that lay deep within the hill overlooking the village. A single path lead into the hill and everyone took it silently. Not a sound was heard from anyone but that was expected on the day of selection. It was like an unsaid tradition. The silence was full of sorrow as everyone knew that one village would be losing all of its residents soon. They just hoped it wasn't the Village of Sparks.

The sacred temple was not actually a temple. It was a large hollowed out cavern beneath the hill that could fit the entire village inside. An alter surrounded by candles was in the centre of the room and Master Claude was stood by it as the villagers assembled before him. Once everyone had arrived he put his left hand in the air and a silver round object flew up into the air and expanded into a large screen. On the screen was the royal crest.

Yugi, Darren and Tea were stood near the back watching from a distance. The royal anthem played before the crest disappeared and was replaced with the high priest. Priest Seto. He had short brown hair that was mostly hidden by a large blue hat with a golden snake on front. He had cold, piercing deep blue eyes that seemed to glare at everyone in the room. He was dressed in his blue robes and holding a golden rod with the eye of Horus in the middle of it with a wing on each side.

"Citizens of Tamashī, you have been gathered on this day for the fifth selection of Survival. The names of every town, village and city have been placed in this hat" he announced and pointed at a hat carried by two slaves behind him. "The King will be here in a moment to select a place from the hat but first I have a few things I need to remind you of. As you remember at the previous selection a number of citizens from the previous village tried to escape. I f anyone, man, woman or child tries to escape they will be hunted down and killed on sight". Yugi felt a shiver run up his spine as he remembered the horrifying pictures they were shown last year of the people who tried to escape.

Seto smirked and stepped to the side revealing a large set of double doors made out of solid gold. He pointed the rod at the door as he announced "And here is our King to reveal the selected village". The doors swung open and King Atem strided out.

Atem had dark crimson eyes that swirled with the blood of his many victims. His ebony black hair spiked out in almost every direction and was tinged crimson at the end. He had sharp, defined features and a smug smirk painted on his face. Golden bangs stuck out from above his forehead and a few lightning bangs ran along with his spikes.

He was dressed in vermillion robes with a dark purple under layer. A belt made of rubies and gold was fastened around his middle. A golden winged crown rested on his head and around his neck was the millennium puzzle. It looked like an upside-down pyramid with an eye of Horus on.

The two servants slowly approached the king and bowed before they held the hat before their king. Atem smirked and reached into the hat. The air was tense in the room as everyone held their breath, desperately hoping that their village wasn't the one called out. After a few seconds of looking around Atem finally removed his hand, clutching onto a single slip of white paper.

Atem looked at the name on the paper before he turned towards the screen. "The village taking place in the fifth Survival game is the Village of Sparks".

Yami: So i'm basically the 'evil king' that everyone hates

Orange: Yep

Yami: Great ¬_¬

Yugi: And I am the super special awesome main character and hero

Darren: You forgot second best mage

Yugi: Shut up Darren. Wait a minute what do you mean second best?

Darren: You are the best after me of course

Yugi: *glare* DARREN!

Yami: I feel left out

Orange: Same

Yami: Please Review