Author's Note:
This is a very short chapter but it will get longer as this is just an introduction. I also need to mention that I used to be a huge Yu-Gi-Oh DM fan so there are quite a few references to the original series. If you have not watched the original Yu-Gi-Oh, however, and only Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's, then this fanfiction will still work but it will seem just a little less cool…
By the way, I didn't really like Yu-Gi-Oh GX and have only watched a few episodes so there will be minimal to none references to that series, sorry... But I'm thinking of giving the series another try so I'll see how that goes.
I also watched the original Yu-Gi-Oh with English dubbing and Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's in Japanese with English subs. This difference may be reflected in some language and card names but I don't think that it will make much impact.
"The Kingdom [be]Comes" is rated M because of some violence, coarse language, suggestive themes and sexuality (but this will happen later).
I hope you enjoy my fanfiction and thank you for reading!
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"The great disturbance has begun," solemnly spoke a presence. Although it spoke softly, almost whispering, its voice boomed over the Realm of Gods and broke the impenetrable night sky with earsplitting thunder. Having uttered its words the presence began to take shape and materialized into a colossal and proud figure. This figure blocked out the blinding light of Ra, the magnificent god of the sun. Ra glanced back with an enigmatic smile and departed because he did not belong in this pantheon.
"It has begun once again" whispered the supreme god Atum, whose limitless power radiated beyond the divine realm and touched the horizon of the world. He took a seat at the high throne and his amethyst purple eyes gazed down upon the seated Ennead of the other seven Egyptian gods.
"What is the disturbance you speak of?" asked a radiant and an energetic young man. He radiated energy of almost child-like excitement and a light breeze moved about him, continuously flustering his hair and white robes. At times he appeared almost transparent. His brown eyes glistened with anticipation and at the possibility of a new adventure. This young man was none other but Shu, an Egyptian god of wind.
"Though he has been imprisoned for millenniums Set has managed to escape into the world of human beings," Atum replied and a worried murmur scattered over the conference. Shu's eyes widened and he shifted uncomfortably while the god sitting on the opposite end of him leaned forward into the light.
The god's cobalt blue eyes contrasted with his olive complexion. His gaze pierced Atum's purple eyes as Atum faced him. It took every bit of his celestial essence to avoid feelings of discomfort. No mortal could withstand such a stare.
"All this time Set has been incapable of escaping… He then had an accomplice. Do we know who that could be?" the blue-eyed god inquired and looked around the pantheon, summoning nervous and uneasy glances from others. A porcelain hand of a female figure next to him reached over and touched his arm as if silently offering him support.
"Osiris…" Atum spoke and gravely shook his head, "No, we don't know who could have released Set. But we must decide our course of action fast, however: time is beyond us and it's already been two years for humans since Set fled there."
Osiris frowned and looked away. In his anthropomorphized appearance Osiris was dressed in shimmering robes of star dust – the celestial silk – and adorned with glistening gold jewelry. He was strikingly handsome regardless of the scarring all over his celestial body. These scars would always remain and keep him in constant reminder of the time he was torn apart by Set, the malicious god of Chaos…and how if not for Isis, his wife, he would have remained scattered for the rest of eternity.
A woman's hand on his arm remained, silently soothing him as the tension invaded his muscles.
The nervous silence lingered over the divine conference until a beautiful dark skinned woman stood up from her throne and, commanding attention, spoke:
"The least chaos and destruction will occur if the battle occurs on Earth. Our intervention should only commence if those gods who choose to descend into the human realm fail," said Nut, the goddess of the sky. Her long dark hair was braided with silver and she was wearing a flowing black dress decorated with countless diamonds to correspond with the current sky.
A smirk appeared on Atum's lips.
"Choose? Alas, at a time like this, a choice is not an option. I had recently lived as a human and participated in Earthly battles in order to restore the Balance. Isis had briefly joined me there to guide my path, and Osiris and my brothers Ra and Obelisk had also lent their divine powers to aid me in battles. And once my quest was complete and I rejoined the Realm of the Gods, Shu had taken my place years later when the Balance needed to be restored again. Thus, the gods who did not participate in the descent last time will be the ones to go," Atum answered in his booming voice and Nut hurried to sit, feeling overwhelmed. "And so," Atum went on, "I will take almost no part in this conquest. Geb, Nut, Nephthys and Tefnut: this is your mission and you must succeed in defeating Set in the human realm in order to imprison him once again. The rest of Ennead's involvement in this matter will be limited."
The gods assigned to this conquest nodded gravely while Shu sighed with disappointment. He wished that he was the one to go this time too.
Atum was about to order completion of the assembly when suddenly Osiris stood up and said, "No."
Atum stared at the blue-eyed god while the other gods exchanged surprised glances.
"No," Osiris repeated and locked his eyes with the most powerful presence in existence, "I will go. I must settle my dispute with Set once and for all."
"Osiris, you do know that Horus is the one with a personal dispute with Set, do you not?" the origin god reminded.
"And yet Horus is unavailable for this task," Osiris glanced at the empty throne at the end of the pantheon. It was the only one of the eight not occupied. "And since you have to send others in Horus' place…I am the best choice."
"A vendetta is not a suitable motive for a battle," Atum remarked, "Not even for Horus."
"A vendetta this is not," Osiris answered, "This is my resolution." With that he averted his gaze and looked to the scars covering his forearms. Unlike Horus who was a proud and ruthless fighter and who held that justice could be achieved using the means of combat, Osiris' intention was not as such. Confrontation, fairness and eventual inner peace were his goals. He sought understanding and, if achievable and grounded in reasonableness, a possible acceptance of Set's crimes.
Atum lapsed into silence, considering his response. His amethyst purple eyes studied Osiris for a long time before he finally spoke up.
"You have not been given a proper chance to confront Set after what he's done to you," Atum decided, "I think you need an opportunity to heal yourself, Osiris. You'll be the one to go to the Human Realm. I'm permitting this."
Osiris bowed in gratitude and turned to walk out when a woman that was seated next to him stood up, and then elegantly walked over to his side.
The light revealed a fair-skinned woman of unimaginable beauty. A long flowing silk dress – rose-red in colour – graced her figure, and her copious gold jewelry corresponded with that of her husband's. Her amber, feline-shaped eyes gazed almost dreamily at Osiris and then moved to look at Atum as she spoke up:
"I'll accompany Osiris. He may have lent his power to aid previous battles but this time he intends to live in order to confront Set. I can't let him be all alone. And I will aid him and he me, if it becomes necessary," Isis said and gently placed her hand on Osiris' shoulder. As the couple locked eyes they smiled at one another while the previously chosen gods looked relieved with this turn of events.
"Very well, then it is decided," Atum agreed, "It will take about…eighteen years for Set to awaken and twenty for you two, Isis and Osiris. Hope that chaos does not become abundant during the two years that you'd be asleep. Enjoy your human stay on Earth and remember: being human is painful, demanding, and sometimes outright dangerous... and yet it offers the possibility for pleasure that is worth of divine envy."
Both Osiris and Isis bowed and the rest of the Ennead gods vanished.
"You are not to despair, my love…with patience we will eventually find one another," Osiris said to the goddess and Isis smiled magnetically in return, nodding. He then touched his hand to her cheek, leaning closer, and the couple shared a kiss of eternal love.
Finally, gazing one last time into her mesmerizing amber eyes, Osiris dissolved into air and Isis became overwhelmed with sudden feeling of melancholy. She had just lost him for yet another period of time…and in the human realm it could take so long for them to become reunited again. And if the universe would be kind enough to guide them back to one another. She couldn't hold back her tears and stayed behind for a few moments to compose herself…
Cobalt blue eyes opened into the darkness of the room and Yusei Fudo sat up on his bed, suddenly wide awake.