Lea-Renee: Had an interesting day today.
Rayne: Yeah you could say that.
Lea-Renee: It wasn't like it was bad well maybe rolling my knee out of place...
Rayne: Hey actually you didn't have a bad day it's this sad music that's making you feel like this.
Lea-Renee: But that's because it's so touching.

Warning: Flying monkeys of doom...
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh Gx because I'm just not ninja enough to steal it, blasphemy I know. It just wouldn't feel right stealing it...
Songs: Final Fantasy 7 music especially 'The Price of Freedom' gods that song makes me cry...

Ever since I was little, I'd been told that I had some type of hero complex, the need to save everyone in order to unlock the true meaning of myself, really I thought that was bullshit, I just really hated injustices and what was happening just brought me to the edge. In life I had been bullied so had learnt to defend myself, I summoned that up with all the courage I could drag, ran over to a shade and dismantled him of his sword, killing him with it soon after.

The squelching sound made when I pulled my sword out of him, not that I stabbed many people, sounded so real unlike most normal dreams where there was a hint things being somewhat fake. I ignored this as just a part of my morbid part of my mind wanting me to believe that I was really in Darkworld.

A few of the villagers had seen what I'd done and copied, wanting to save their own lives as well as their families. I found myself back to back with some random silver haired boy about my age who looked a lot like Edo and he wasn't a bad fighter either. We fended off enemies from all sides. From what I remembered as my times as Johan these guys were meant to be difficult to fight against but these guys were barely worth any of my strength, it was weird...

Suddenly I felt a sharp sting on my arm and looked down to see that one of the shadow bastards had cut me. "Fuck," I hissed through clenched teeth not only because it hurt like a bitch but because this couldn't be a dream...

Without warning all the shadows left and rode off on their horses at full speed. "What the hell?" I yelled after them, "I was just getting started!"

I didn't expect them to hear me but then an arrow came hurtling through the air with a message tied to it. While everyone was still in a daze and helping those who were hurt I walked over to it and picked it up.

Since we are gone from your village, your village has obviously passed the test.
You have two days until we come back and in that time we suggest you prepare your families to say good bye to your best fighter.
Each family must give up at least one person and if you are the only one in your family you are automatically chosen.
The fighters shall then be trained and conscripted to the army.
If you do not put forward someone your whole family shall be killed leaving your best fighter.
This message is sent to you directly by his majesty The Supreme King.
LONG LIVE THE KING!

"Long live the king," I spat; I must have arrived in this world before Johan had either killed him or he'd failed. I dismissed the latter deeming it too heart breaking.

I felt a hand tap me lightly on the shoulder and jumped. Whoever it was laughed and I turned to see the boy I fought with. "What's that?" he said pointing at the note. I gave it to him and heard him cuss when he'd finished.

"I know," I acknowledged.

"This is a bunch of crap! If we go they're only going to be brain washed and turned into another shadow!" he yelled so everyone could hear him making them turn their heads and take some notice.

Once he read the note again this time out loud to everyone there was an uproar. People saying that they wouldn't do it and that they could take on those shadows because they weren't that hard to defeat.

I thought about the message again, 'the test,' is this was a test they wouldn't want all the participants dead... No wonder why they seemed weak, they weren't even trying. Everyone had to be warned.

Clearing my throat I stole the Edo-look-alikes- attention. "No! Don't be stupid. You won't be able to defeat them."

"Who are you?" I heard one ask.

"Yuki Judai," I replied tersely.

"Yeah and I'm Phoenix Edo," the silverette said, "That doesn't really explain who I am."

Edo? So people in this dimension were the same as mine but with different life circumstances. I looked through the crowd and noticed a guy that looked like Ryo and wondered if they were together in this world like they should be in mine.

I nodded. "Okay then. I'm Yuki Judai, I've had personal experience with fighting against the Shadows," well Johan did but who would know... "as the letter said the Shadows you just faced were merely a test, normally they're a lot worse, if they were actually putting some effort into it all of you would be dead."

There was a murmur through the crowd and then Ryo took his chance to stand up and speak. "He's telling the truth, as you know I have faced them too. We need to take this seriously."

I sighed as everyone was starting to get all panicky. Ryo silenced them with ease, taking charge like the ruler he was at heart. "Calmed down," Edo said, "We need to sort out a plan before we do anything to rash now head to the cave and sort out camp there, we're tired and need some sleep which we are definitely not going to get in our destroyed houses."

All of them headed off in the same direction while I watched them go Ryo and Edo came and stood by me. "You are going to stay with us for the time being," Edo said stubbornly and both of them lead me to join the others.

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