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Plot:( Based on The Little Mermaid) Mermaids are mythical creatures that only exist in fairy tales and myths. A kiss from a mermaid or merman is the most powerful thing in the world. Once they are bonded, the love between them never fades. Yami is a merman prince who rescues a human princess named Tea from almost drowing, and falls in love with her, as she does with him. Even though they are from different worlds, they are willing to risk everything to be together. No matter what the cost. YamiTea JoeyMai SetoKisara

By Night One Way, By Day Another

By VampiressBeauty20 and BlackRoseDragonCK

Chapter Three

Dark Magician smiled gently as he glanced around the Atlantean palace throne room. It was a gloriously decorated place, walled by the same golden coral that composed the outer walls, only these walls covered in elegantly painted murals.

Illustrated in vibrant shades of red, green, and blue, they depicted the greatest warriors, kings, and heroes of Atlantis. The righteous men and women fought with shining swords and armor against the dark beings drawn in blacks and sinister grays. These included Atlantis most feared sorcerers and dictators, all of them meeting the same downfall at the hands of the heroes...all except one. That one...was a terrifyingly large, black serpent...the Great Leviathan. It was the one creature that was never truly vanquished...only put to sleep for a limited time.

A shudder ran through Dark Magician and he turned his gaze to the ground. The ocean floor in the palace was covered with a solid, beauteous layer of mother of pearl. The silvery surface glinted with streaks of dark pink and blue, reflecting the magician's image back up at him. He had long, dark purple hair that was covered with a pointed, violet hat. His skin was pale and his eyes shone a bright aqua blue which greatly contrasted the dark purple of his magician's clothing. In his hand, he clutched a light blue staff which held more power than most people could ever imagine.

The Dark Magician was one of the few Duel Monsters, like Kuriboh and Revival Jam, who developed a bond with the duelist who summoned him. Because of this, he was able to stay in the real world as a protector of his master, Prince Yami. That proved a tougher task than anyone anticipated. The restless teen and his sister were constantly getting into trouble, often making others too fed up to deal with them. However, the magician was exceedingly fond of the boy and did not mind the challenge.

Dark Magician glanced at the solid gold throne...and the king who sat proudly upon it. Yami's father, King Aknamkanon, was a kind, just, peace-loving man. He had the dark skin from prolonged sun exposure, a slowly graying beard that matched his short hair and piercing gray eyes. Those eyes, while different in color, had the same shape and intensity as his son's.

Aknamkanon was at the throne, wearing his usual long white robe with his black-flecked golden tail gracefully swishing in the water. He was reading the seaweed material of a scroll while the former king, Solomon, peered at it over his shoulder. Solomon was a short, elderly merman with gray hair that was styled in the same way as Yugi and Yami's. His eyes were large and purple like Yugi's, but they shone with astounding wisdom and not innocence.

Solomon held the same noble views as his son did, though he was a lot more feisty than Aknamkanon. He was supposed to be retired and relaxing in his old age, but he refused to do so. He took part in every political and magical problem that developed in the kingdom, his mind no duller than it had been in his youth. He was the person who got his grandchildren involved in dueling and they loved him even more for it.

Sharp eyes glancing over the scroll, Solomon pointed at a section and muttered something to his son that the sorcerer could not hear. Apparently, they were discussing something that they wished to keep Magician turned and was about to leave the room to give the ruler and former ruler some privacy while they worked...when a sudden pang hit his heart. It was so powerful, so sharp, that it made him lurch forward and gasp loudly. Both mermen at the throne looked up in alarm.

"Dark Magician?" Solomon asked. "Are you all right?"

The magician braced his hand on the golden coral wall, his shoulders heaving with suppressed panic. The pang was stronger now, begging him to come...to come to Yami's aid. Dark Magician closed his eyes, trying to focus on the feeling. He could feel the prince's desperation, his fear, his, pain.

"Prince Yami!" his blue eyes flew open, the message loud and clear now. The young man was in trouble."Yami?" Aknamkanon spoke now. His voice filled with worry. "Is there a problem with my son?"Dark Magician's blood went cold, his heart pounding with anxiety and anger at whoever it was that was causing his master such pain. "Yes..." the sorcerer murmured, his voice low and ominous. "I am afraid...that there is a very big problem. I must go to him, he needs my help," he said turning to the king.

Aknamkanon's eyes suddenly grew wide with deep concern, "If they are in trouble find them at once and bring them back here safely," he said. The magician nodded, "Yes your highness, I will make sure both the prince and princess are safe." He bowed slightly before closing his eyes and concentrating. A black void suddenly surrounded him, power flowing from the staff he held in his hand. His body began to vanish before it was gone.

"Take my hand Selene, I need your help, we have to combine our power to summon a monster strong enough to take them down," the crown said to his sister. The glint in his eyes wasn't weakened by the attack that Weevil had inflicted upon him and he felt the effects of the poison, but that wasn't going to stop them from winning "Are you sure? I'm not sure that we have enough power to do this," she said quietly.

Yami's crimson eyes narrowed into slits, "Trust me, we can do this," he promised. She nodded slowly, placing her hand on his, "I trust you anyway, come on let's kick these two slime ball's into next week," she said turning to the two sinister creatures. Weevil cackled, his eyes glowing with amusement while Rex laughed as well.

"I must say this whole thing has really been quite touching, but your souls will be ours and we will deliver them to Master Dartz," he said. The green symbol upon his forehead glowed brightly, the power coursed through both of their veins strongly."And the Great Leviathan will once again awaken and Dartz will rule the world," Rex added. Both of them bursting into evil laughter at the same time."Don't put it in your day planner gentlemen," the princess snapped back before turning to her brother who grinned.

"What do you say we end this now?" he asked. "You got it!" she agreed. "May I be of some help?" a familiar voice asked. A black void suddenly began to materialize inside of the sealed circle."W-h-what's happening?" Weevil screeched in his creepy insect voice. Rex shook his head, "I have no idea but it doesn't look good!" The Dark Magician appeared in front of the confident prince and princess, his blue eyes glowing with anger at the sinister looking merman opponents. He held a staff in his hand floating gracefully in the dark murky waters.

Yami smiled at his friend and companion, "You came" he magician smiled also, "Of course. I promised I would always protect you from any danger." Selene grinned, "Thank you so much once again. Yami would you like to do the honors?"

"With pleasure," he smirked, holding her hand in his. They closed their eyes and concentrated. Lavender and ocean light surrounded their bodies and it pulsed towards the Dark Magician. His body became engulfed in a warm light, giving him even power than ever. He raised his staff which was shining with a dark purple light. "Now Dark Magician attack with Dark Magic!" Yami said. The light formed into a large dark ball of lavender glowing brightly.

Dark Magician spun his shimmering staff with skillful nimbleness and pointed it at the two villains. Weevil and Rex both screamed and grabbed each other, but nothing they could do could stop the sorcerer's fury. Fueled by the power of both the prince and the princess, he had more than enough black magic to wipe out the scoundrels' monsters and their energy.

The pulsating ball of dark energy flew at Weevil and Rex, exploding in front of them. It destroyed both Gilasaurus and Legule, shattering their ghastly forms like glass. Then, the purple tendrils of energy reached for the opposing duelists. It surrounded them in a dark cloud that crackled with violet electricity. Weevil and Rex screamed in horror as the entire area began to shake and roar with the force of Dark Magician's power. Finally, the spell hit them head on and both youths flew backward, slamming against the Seal of Orichalcos's invisible barrier.

Yami and Selene both cheered and high-fived each other. Dark Magician chuckled and crossed his arms over his purple-clad chest, but kept his sharp eyes trained on the losing duelists before groaned and struggled into an upright floating position. His green hair frazzled in all directions and his golden glasses were sitting on a cockeyed angle on his face. Rex did not look better, his red cap slipping down over his eyes and his purple streaked hair hanging almost completely out of the cap.

A sudden weakness hit Yami and he gave a small groan. Dark Magician turned sharply and rushed to his side, wrapping an arm around his back and helping him to stay upright. The prince was feeling the strain of that cursed duel. The effects of the poison, as well as the Orichalcos's dark force, hit him with a force so strong that even his black tail tired. Selene went to her brother's side and placed a worried hand on his shoulder. Yami gave her a small smile, letting her know that he would be all right, then turned to glare at the villains.

Weevil and Rex had recovered from their losing disorientation and had gone from confusion to panic. They swam around, frantically pounding on the Seal's force field and yammering about something. After a moment, Yami noticed that he and his companions were no longer inside the green circle, rather the circle was shrinking toward the losers.

"No!" Weevil shrieked in complete terror. "If we can't get out of the Seal of Orichalcos..."

"We'll lose our souls to the Great Beast!" Rex completed just as fearfully.

The two continued to pound and shout for several more agonizing minutes until the Seal closed in around them. They both howled as their eyes and mouths streamed with green energy, the Seals on their forehead streaming with a green sinister light. Then Weevil and Rex's bodies went limp in the water and the Seal of Orichalcos vanished as if it had never been there.

Yami stared in stunned silence as did his sister. Dark Magician grew tense, tightening his grip on the prince and princess. Yami was sure that he could sense the terrible might of that evil magic and knew that he did not like it one bit. Selene's aqua eyes were wide with shock and she clung to Yami's arm tightly. He wasn't surprised that she hadn't let go of the brown sack she'd brought to the graveyard. The girl was holding it to her chest tightly as if it were a lifeline.

"All right..." Dark Magician murmured, his voice low and deadly serious. "I need to get you two home. Your father's worried sick."

"Okay..." Selene started and swished her tail to follow. Then she froze. "Hold on guys..." Yami separated himself from the aid of his magician's arm and turned toward her. "What is it?"Selene was hovering over the dark sand where the Seal of Orichalcos had been. She reached down with one of her delicate hands and plucked something from the sand. The girl then righted herself and swam over to the boys, not taking her eyes from whatever it was she had grabbed.

"Look at this..."

The prince came forward, narrowing his blood eyes to see the object in his sister's hands. There, glowing softly on top of her skin, was a green stone. Yami reached for it, cautiously, and took it between his long, pale fingers. He studied the stone, marveling out the way it glinted in the impenetrable darkness of this met his sister's oceanic eyes again and they shared another moment of silent communication. They were both thinking the same thing. The stone was the same color as that odd Seal of Orichalcos.

"What is it?" Dark Magician asked from a few yards away.

Yami gave him a sideways look over his shoulder before glancing back at the mermaid. Selene stared at him and opened her bag just a little. Yami nodded almost imperceptibly and dropped the stone into the bag. He then turned and swam toward the sorcerer, his sister following close behind.

"It is nothing..." the prince said. "Just...a gem we found here." It was not exactly a lie, but it wasn't the truth either. They didn't want to tell the magician. They wanted to discover more about this odd crystal and they knew that Dark Magician would never allow it if he knew.

Yami gave his bonded sorcerer a fond smile. "Let us return." When Yami, Selene, and Dark Magician returned to the palace courtyard, they were eagerly met by Yugi, Kuriboh, and Revival Jam. Yugi swam as fast as he could toward his siblings, purple eyes beaming with happiness and relief. He threw his arms around Yami and Selene, hugging them both tightly."I thought you guys were doomed!" he cried, not relinquishing his grip on either of them.

Selene smiled and fondly ruffled his unruly hair while Yami smirked."You did not really think that we were going to let a few graveyard punks get the best of us, did you?" the red-eyed merman pulled back and scratched his hair, a sheepish smile playing on his lips. "No...I guess not."

It was then that the prince and princess's monsters came bounding excitedly to meet their masters. Kuriboh leaped into Yami's arms, nuzzling against his chest while Revival Jam swirled and warped around Selene, emitting ghostly moans of happiness. Selene giggled and ran her hand over the ghost's wispy head while her brother fondly scratched Kuriboh's fuzzy head.

"Hey there..." Yami held the fuzzball up and smiled at him. "I'm okay boy, see? Dark Magician got me back in one piece."

The puff-ball turned his large, adorable eyes to the sorcerer and bounced at him, nuzzling against Dark Magician's legs before returning to his master. The magician chuckled and inclined his head at the palace doors."Come on, you two. Your father wants to see you."

"Oh yes..." Yami's voice came out a little more miserable than he originally intended as he anticipated the inevitable lecture."I am sure he does.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed until next time,

Blackrose and VB20