Waaaah! My passport got stolen! Along with numerous other important stuff! And because I'm so depressed, I'm writing another chapter! Ugh.

TheElegantFaerie: Haha. I like Seto too but they haven't seen each other yet. Hopefully, there'd be more Yui-Seto moments in the next chapter. Sorry for making you wait!

LeeRaRa: I'm treating Boushin as a Hotohori here. Ahahaha. I remember that he tend to be mushy for Miaka in the anime. :) So basically, you're making a rough choice between Nakago and Hotohori. ;P

ThePinkMartini: Yeah, Boshin is sooo adorable. He's not as conceited as Hotohori too! :D

Disclaimer: FY and YGO are not mine.

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Touched by a God

By Slavedriver2008

An agonized cry rung in the air, making the surroundings shift. A blue mark shone brightly in the night and a woman, Soi, cried from the pain. Beside her, two other warriors twisted wildly. The man with long black hair breathed uneasily, blood gushing from his mouth.

"Tenkou-sama, please forgive us. Please give us one more chance." Tomo clutched his stomach and tried to stand but ended up falling again. Fire throbbed in his blood and venom shot through his system. "I have a new plan… Please let me do it…"

The demon floated toward him, evil glinting in his eyes. "A plan?" The demon smirked. "You let the boy with the mark escape and the priestess still lives. What else could you do to appease me?"

"Please give us another chance. We will do anything that you command…" Soi butted in, hair in disarray. The mark shone brightly on the two warriors' bodies. The shogun, Nakago, breathed out and opened his left eye, blood flowing in the other half of his face.

"Tenkou-sama, let me be with the priestess," Nakago said softly. The three turned to him, the two warriors with wide eyes. The demon moved toward him, eyes filled with hate. "She thinks I am someone from her past. Should we not take advantage of her… fascination for me?"

"Speak," the cold disheveled voice said.

"The young man with the mark will seek his priestess but the priestess seeks me. I can kill them both, given that she gives me her trust," the blonde warrior said in a stoic pained voice.

"Once she gives you her heart. What will you do?" Tenkou asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I will crush it and offer it to appease you…"A wicked smiled spread on the demon's lips and the three were somehow glad at his reaction. A flow of lightning moved through Nakago's body and he shivered and twisted, letting out a groan from the pain.

"Carry on, but remember where your loyalties lie." A smirk left his face and he slowly disappeared in the mist. The three finally lay down calmly, resting from the torturous encounter with the demon. Nakago closed his eyes and a beautiful face appeared. He buried his face in the grass and let sleep come, a smile gracing his cracked and bloodied lips.

The two priestesses reached the mountain on the third day but no creator appeared before them. They kept on calling, but Taiitsukun had not appeared. The incident troubled the group. Had the creator abandoned them? The priestess of Seiryuu was perplexed but knew she was partly to blame. As the group spent the midday at the banks of the river, the priestess walked away, deep in her own thoughts.

"Taiitsukun-sama…" she called softly, careful not to catch the other's attention. "You could not show yourself because of me. Please do what you think is proper for Miaka and the others to see you," she whispered. Yui knew that to see Taiitsukun, the priestess has to undergo a test and she had not undergone any test.

She reached a clearing and the wind shifted, creating a whirlwind that brought her long hair flowing. Words echoed and her eyebrows creased as she listened to the words, considering it the creator's way of talking to her.

"What would you give up to see me?" she asked and Yui paled. The voice laughed mirthlessly. "The balance of the world hangs on your shoulders, Seiryuu no miko. But are you worthy of balancing the scales?"

"I…" Yui said, unable to say out the words without a hint of doubt.

"Ah, what's holding you back? Seiryuu didn't give you enough wit to answer me?" The voice laughed again, this time it mocked her. "Will you create war again to ruin this world? Tell me Seiryuu no miko, how worthy are you to carry Seiryuu's power."

"I don't know…" she answered, looking down. It was humiliating to be asked a question she could not answer. "But please let Miaka and the others see you. I…" A gush of wind hit her and she was pushed to the ground, blood oozed from some small cuts made by the leaves. Yui felt her bones break.

"Scream, why don't you scream for help, miko?" The wind pushed her again, this time she hit a tree trunk and she coughed out blood. "Why don't you scream and ask for help? Cry and scream! You're good at doing those things—"

The wind hit her again, harder, and her consciousness blurred. Her head hurt and she touched her forehead, only to find blood flowing on her face. The wind hit her continuously and Yui was slowly losing consciousness. She leaned down on the tree, breathing hard. The sun hit her eyes too strongly and she winced. The creator had stopped but Yui knew she would continue. Tears beaded her eyes but she stopped herself from crying. Once it fell down, she would lose and they would never see Taiitsukun. And the last thing she wanted was to be the burden for the group.

"Don't stop now," she whispered. A bitter laugh left her. "You have more to give and I have more to take…"

"Why don't you scream and ask for help?" a voice asked, something touched her face and she smiled. It was a different voice and she blinked to clear her eyesight. She was feeling lighter and lighter and she smiled at an unknown figure.

"I don't… If I do that, I will be the same person I was when I first came here…"

"You could die or stay in this world, forgotten. Turn your back and find your way home instead. If you continue you will get hurt more…"

Yui laughed. "I would be damned if I betray them now—"

"They wouldn't notice you're gone," the voice continued, uncaring of what she was saying. Yui's head buzzed and she closed her eyes. "By the time they find you, you'll be dead and cold and alone."

"I'm not alone…" Yui whispered, finding it harder and harder to breathe. "You're with me…" The voice stopped and she gagged, blood coming out of her mouth. She was dying she could tell, but she doesn't want to lose. She was never the type to give up so easily, especially to an unseen enemy. She touched the hand on her face and let the wind blew away the pain on her body. "You won't leave me, ne? Seiryuu-sama?"

Laughter filled her ears, different voices, different entities. Warm breath touched her ears and she flushed lightly. A warm light laugh came and she opened her half-lidded eyes, seeing a robe of blue. "Of course." The words were enough to drive her into a dreamless sleep.

"Yui…" a voice called. "Yui…?" it called again and Yui slowly opened her eyes. Miaka's troubled face greeted her view and she immediately embraced her. "I'm so glad you're okay, Yui! I was so worried! You were barely breathing!"

"I'm fine," Yui said. She lifted her arms, still weak from the encounter. The cuts were gone from her skin but she still felt like she was beaten continuously for an hour. "I must have drunk something…"

"We should take you back to Konan to be healed," Boshin said, kneeling on the ground to hold her hand. Yui shook her head, still slightly dizzy. "But Yui-sama…"

The surroundings suddenly changed and Miaka's eyes widened when little pink bubbles wrapped around them and brought them up to the mountain. Yui looked up and Boshin's smiling face greeted her. She had not noticed him pull her into his arms and somehow, his presence made her light. He rolled some of her hair on his fingers and leaned down to place his cheek on top of her head.

"We're almost there, Yui," he said and she briefly flushed when he dropped the suffix. "I know you can't stand but… I'll be your feet until you could…" he whispered and she smiled. Boshin had been very sweet but she was too weak to respond.

When they reached the top of the mountain, the bubble gently burst and they fell slowly on the floor of a temple. An old lady sitting on a ball floated toward them, holding an opened fan.

"YA'R STILL THE SAME HAG!" Tasuki screamed and the old woman slapped the bandit with the fan and the redhead yelped in pain. "HEY!" She slapped him again and the bandit looked up like a little hurt puppy.

"Welcome to my world, Seiryuu no miko," she greeted and Tasuki frowned.

"We're here too, y'know," Tasuki whispered. One of the yan yans imitated Taiitsukun and slapped the bandit. "HEY HEY HEY!" Taiitsukun gave Tasuki an angry glare and the bandit shut up. "Fine, I'm shuttin' me mouth."

"I was a little rough, ne?" she asked and Yui shook her head.

"I'm fine. Just weak." Yui sank further into Boshin's arms and the Creator laughed.

"My son would not like you leaning on someone else, ne." Yui's brown creased. She snapped a finger and the yan yans flocked Yui.

"We'll heal you!" They pushed Boshin away and started to undress her. The Prince flushed and turned away, covering his mouth to hide the redness on his face. "Yan Yan! Yan Yan!"

"Wait!" Yui screamed. "STOP!" Miaka laughed lightly and Tamahome shook his head, remembering when it was him and Miaka who were under the mercy of the yan yans. "What are you doing?!" Yui covered herself when the yan yans left her in only her underwear.

"Hey stop that! Ugh—" Tasuki immediately looked away, flushed at seeing her almost naked. Yui wanted to faint out of humiliation.

"Don't worry, we'll heal you!" The yan yans started to pat her body lightly and Yui felt warm emanate from their hands. The pain was receding too and strength was slowly coming back to her body. She closed her eyes and let the warmth fill her. Her forehead was releasing an all too-familiar warmth and Yui smiled as it enveloped her.

"My stupid son is very protective of you, ne?" The old woman's voice broke the stillness of her thoughts and she opened her eyes. Boshin looked away again, flushed. "Ho! Ho! Ho! But it's a good day to see you, Seiryuu no miko! What brought you to my domain?" she asked, suddenly changing the topic.

"We came to find out why we got sucked into the book again," Miaka started. Taiitsukun turned toward her with a smug reaction. "I'm glad to see you again, Taiitsukun-sama."

"Huh, you're different than when I last saw you, Suzaku no miko." Miaka smiled widely in response. "Let's see, I don't know how you ended up in this world too but it probably has something to do with the unknown power developing in the east…"

Yui's eyes widened as the yan yans helped her get dressed. "An unknown power?" she asked and the group turned to her. Boshin and Tasuki sighed in relief when they found her dressed. "In Kutou?"

"What do you think, Seiryuu no miko?"

"Is it the one that drives Nakago to kill me?" she asked, heart palpitating wildly. She knew it, Nakago would never kill her on his own will. "Please…I want to know…"

"Probably. It is your task to find it out, Seiryuu no miko. It is within your border. It is your task as miko to assure that peace abounds in your domain." Taiitsukun turned to her and floated close, smirking at the reaction she got from the girl.

"Peace…?"

"Of course. The main reason a priestess is granted three wishes is to assure peace within the kingdom. Have you not read the book of Seiryuu?" Yui's brows creased. She had not read it all, she instead depended on the shogun.

"But he is the god of war—"

"Seiryuu commands war to bring peace…" Yui's eyes widened and she looked down, too humiliated to meet the Creator's sharp eyes. "You missed that part, Seiryuu no miko. You only brought war—"

"Enough, please." Boshin stood beside Yui and Taiitsukun's brow creased.

"No, please continue," Yui asked, smiling painfully. "I want to hear what I missed last time."

"Just as I said, it's your duty to pacify the commotions in the West. If you had not come in the book earlier, this would have been the proper time for you to search for your warriors and summon Seiryuu," Taiitsukun explained. "If the Suzaku no miko had not been irresponsible..."

"I'm sorry…" Miaka said but Taiitsukun focused her attention on the blonde priestess. "I'm—"

"Are you going to ask me to take you home?" Yui gasped and looked up with disbelief. "Or are you going to step up and be the miko my son wanted you to become?" Taiitsukun asked and silence followed. After blinking countless times, Yui laughed lightly, shaking her head.

"Neither," she said, earning surprised reactions from the people in the room. "I will be my own man and I will create my own legend."

The Creator smiled wide and smirked afterwards. Very well, she said, show me the power of your heart, Seiryuu no miko. The priestess nodded, smiling as the heavy burden was lifted from her shoulders. The Creator floated away from them and with a flick of a finger, food was served to them. As the others ate, the priestess was again deep in thoughts. She fingered the cheek the god Seiryuu touched earlier and she smiled. Don't be too confident of yourself, a voice came from the silence and the priestess's eyes widened. A cold voice laughed teasingly. She touched the earring the shogun gave her and gasped. You still need me, it spoke, bearing the voice of the God of the East. Instead of answering, she smiled and started to eat.

In the borders of Kutou, the young man with the mark of the most powerful warrior to ever walk the land of the four gods was covered in blood. A pack of wolves attacked him earlier, dark creatures with eyes of the burning sun. His horse had died in the battle and became food for the vultures. He continued to walk on the forest, strength fading, and the mark on his forehead shining in a brightness that stole all light. He clutched his chest and it was damp, red blood flowed from his white robe into his pale hands.

Seto cursed when he realized he was swimming in blood—his and the blood of the creatures he had killed earlier. He was getting more and more in control of his powers but there were instances when he still loses consciousness. He slowly shunned out the power and the mark gently disappeared on his forehead. Darkness consumed the surroundings and he leaned down on a tree, weak from using the unknown force.

"Yugi?" he asked, pushing the button of the chip. It buzzed but nothing answered him. Sometimes it worked but most of the time it does not. Seto sighed. "Where do I go now?"

Silence answered him the pungent stench of decaying blood filled his nostrils. He should take a bath and heal his wounds, but a body of water was hard to find in his state. Even his legs were too weak to help him up. He should not have used his powers to begin with, as he was still testing the tides. Seto closed his eyes and let the stillness of the night bring him peace. He was not used to hearing the sound of the world; he was used to the gently buzzing of machines. The thought of being alone in a foreign world somehow scared him. He had always been alone but he never mind because his inventions were around him, keeping him company. But as the night cradles the world, loneliness engulfed him. He was alone.

"Yui…" he called, keeping his eyes shut. "Where are you?" he asked but silence answered him. He sighed. It was useless to look for her. She doesn't know he was inside the book. And she must have already forgotten about him. Who was he anyway? He was just an annoying man who took them around campus. She even stood against him when they first met. She hated him.

A chuckle left him when he remembered the look on her face when they first met. She called him Nakago then. Seto opened her eyes. Had she felt it then? Did she unconsciously recognize the power inside him? If he used it more, would she find her?

Seto stood up with renewed vigor. He will look for a river and clean himself. He needed food and a good sleep to rebuild his energy. He should be in his best state too, he could never be sure when they'll cross paths. And he has to be the Seto Kaiba. He'll say his name again, clearer, louder, so she'll remember. A smile graced his lips and for the first time, Seto doesn't feel alone anymore.

The young man continued walking in the darkness, looking for a body of water to clean himself and to satiate his thirst. He thought of the priestess and hope flared within his tired heart. He forced himself to move, eager to regain his strength for their next meeting. He was too absorbed in his own imaginations that he did not notice three pairs of eyes watching him in the darkness.

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A/N: I initially wanted Yui and Seto to meet in this chapter but the talk with Taiitsukun took longer than I expected. My heart was slightly not into this chapter so I'm really really sorry if it's a little messed up. Please leave reviews!