Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Legacy ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )
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By: The Chaotic Ones 
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.21.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 624 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.21.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 624 | Status: Completed
Aaries: Uh... so we didn’t expect to get eight reviews in under two days... anyway you could all forgive us for not updating very quickly? We would have preferred to wait a week, but a promise is a promise...
Chroni: In case you’re wondering why this is late getting posted . . . I forgot to check my email ((sweatdrops))
Jef: basically when we got over the shock of it, we started typing this. Due to the fact that we usually type the review replies before we type the chapter, and we don’t feel like modifying it later, we are going to put the review replies in the end notes. Sorry, but if you want to see our replies to you, you'll have to scroll to the bottom.
Chaos: by the way, we got a QUESTION from one of the reviewers that must be Immediately answered...
Aaries: two of them actually, from the same reviewer.
Chaos: ((glowers)) as I was saying, we got a question that was explained in the previous version in the prelude or prologue (whatever you want to call it) that Yugi was mute from birth and that’s why his father sold him into slavery when his mother died.
Angel: Yea, we don’t know how deeply we want to go into that this time but it had to be addressed. As for the other question, about the other charries and whether or not they are going to be making a lot of appearances in this. Jou, Seto, Shizuka (serenity in the dub), and Mokuba will all make important appearances in this story but will be focused on in Dragon’s Legacy.
Chaos: That’s another thing, the entire Legacy timeline is pretty screwy and we kinda need to explain it. Dark Legacy was the first Legacy fic to be written, so all of the other fics are based in it somehow and we decided to write it first, HOWEVER...
Aaries: Dragon’s Legacy actually begins seven years before Dark Legacy, and many of its events are entwined with Dark Legacy. We want to ask you all if you think we should post Dragon at the same time as Dark? By the time we reach the relevant chapters in both stories, they will be parallel as far as timeline goes. Or would you prefer we post Dragon after?
Jef: This is the ONLY choice you will be getting in the order the Legacy stories are posted. Legacy of Light is definitely set after Dark Legacy; and Legacy of the Moon and Stars actually begins a few hundred years beforehand, but ends last. Yea, lots of time-slip in there.
Angel: Anyways, tell us what you think of it please, we really need to know.
Aaries: Now on to the story itself! ((is entirely to chipper))
Angel: By the way, this is all dedicated to Chroni, the Best Beta Reader Ever.
Chroni: ... even though I’m ridiculously late.
Aaries: Yep
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Story dances were notoriously hard to dance, as the story teller relied only on their body and chimes to express their tale. Because of this, they were rarely understood unless there was a narrator present, or whoever was watching already knew the story. It was a pain and humiliation that most dancers preferred to avoid, and only the best could truly make the story understood without aid.
Yugi was the best. He needed no one to explain his movements as he was naturally expressive. Yugi had never had a voice of his own to explain himself with, so he had learned early on to use his body movements to communicate with others. Few people were patient enough to actually stop and watch his words, so Yugi was also good at getting peoples attention and keeping it. Yugi was intelligent, and quick on the uptake, able to see something once and remember it for as long as he needed to. All of these attributes helped him when he decided to dance stories.
His arms raised above his head, his wrists rotating as his feet each moved independently and yet, in perfect synch. Left foot forward, with the heel tapping down and up as his right leg lifted to the side and his toes brushed the floor in a shy manner, conveying the need and desire of a lover.
His right foot settled quietly as his left lifted, signaling the change to the other lover's view, symbolizing an acknowledged and passionate love between two people.
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Yami watched, so enthralled by the powerful grace that he somehow seemed to understand all of the boy’s simple – but at the same time, profound – movements. The boy was telling a story about lovers, that much was certain, though most story dances did not begin so plainly. Yami found himself wondering about the rest of the story. Yami found himself chewing his lip in silent worry when the boy came close to the table in the centre of the room, but the boy felt its presence somehow, avoiding it before contact or collision was made. And through it all, his eyes remained shut.
It was strange and unnerving to watch him dance with his eyes closed; and worrisome as well because Yami had no idea when, or if, the way things were going, the boy was going to stumble and harm himself. Yami tried to convince himself that it didn’t matter if the boy caused himself injury, but for some reason he knew that it wasn’t true. Such rare beauty needed to be taken care of, not left simply to its own devices; though Yami had no idea how to take care of the boy without jeopardizing some of his hard earned respect.
That’s when the boys pace changed, and his movements became far freer, showing a battle.
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Yugi felt the exertion of his Dance warming his skin, as he moved to the next part of the story, concentrating on the correct steps and movements. He couldn’t afford to let his eyes open at this point and distract himself, because if he did he would stumble and ruin the dance. At this point, that would be worst possible thing he could do because this was the battle phase of this particular story.
This was the most complex story dance Yugi had ever heard of, beginning with two young soul mates who had just found each other, and explaining the depth of their love for each other. As no story is complete without, the dance explained how they were separated when others found out about their relationship, and their struggle to be together. It was a very moving dance when done properly, or so Yugi had been told. He had never actually seen all of the steps and the movements put into a semblance of a whole, he had only danced it.
It was also a very long dance, and Yugi was only in the first battle stage of it. Soon his steps slowed to the mourning phase though, showing the lovers separation, and several minuets later, his moves sped up again, symbolizing search. The dance got really specific after that, and Yugi couldn’t concentrate on the story behind it any more, since ALL of his attention was focused on the tale his feet and hands wove.
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Yami watched in awe as the boy danced, recognizing the blatant movements of anger and sorrow, followed by the more subdued but no less obvious movements of mourning and searching. Just as the dance slowed enough that Yami was sure that it was coming to an end, the boy did a quick spin, taking him precariously close to the small table and consequently starting steps to another battle dance. Yami was almost sure that the boy would run into the errant piece of furniture a moment later when his foot swung in that direction, but at the very last second he added a small hop and was suddenly dancing on the table.
The boy’s body glistened in the light filtering in from the window, and as the dance progressed again from battle directly to the steps of acknowledged love and lust, Yami felt himself reacting to the boy. Yami suddenly wanted nothing more than to feel that small body underneath him, shuddering in pleasure. The dance ended suddenly, and Yami found he was short of breath.
The boy was still on the table, the dance having ended in a kneeling position, with his eyes closed. He was just breathing for a moment, recovering from the exertion of the dance.
"What . . . what was the title of that dance?" Yami asked, in awe of the grace and skill it must have required to make it. He had never seen a dance at all like it, let alone a dance done so well.
"It is one of the oldest dances, of the legend of The Gods of Light and The God of Darkness." Kina explained. "It tells of the rogue god of Light who fell in love with the Dark God, and how the other gods of light tried to separate them."
Yami nodded in understanding. The old dances were rare to witness because many of them had been forgotten, and it was true that that was one of the oldest and least known legends. Yami only knew of it because he favored the Dark God as the patron of his reign, and had thus studied all there was to know of him and his.
Yami looked over the slave again, noting that he was fully calmed from his dance now, as if he had barely been winded to begin with.
"Does he please you, highness?" Kina asked, startling Yami out of his detailed examination of the boy. Yami looked closely at her for any hint of mockery or derisiveness, but found only sincerity, so he nodded sharply. "He is yours then sire, a gift if you so desire." She stated, startling Yami slightly.
Apparently she also startled the slave boy, because when Yami returned his gaze to the boy his eyes were open wide and he was staring at Yami with something of fear and shock. The boy immediately looked away, cringing slightly, but the image of lovely, expressive lavender eyes was burned forever into Yami's memory.
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Aaries: Uh.. please don’t kill us?
Yami: it was a cliff hanger... Of course someone is going to try to kill you, and whoever decides to try, you have my full support.
Jef: ((Glares at Yami for a second before the spirit queeps nervously and runs away)) The first to threaten Aaries shall feel my wrath.
Angel: Yea, whatever he said. ((drapes himself gracefully across Jef's shoulders without shame))
Aaries: Aw... ((hands out warmfuzzies to everyone)) My muses are growing up and falling in love...
Chaos: Whatever... on to the reviews, from the first we received, to the last.
To kenshinfan21: Thanks, we think... Sadly, if we could send people to the Shadow Realm, a LOT of kids would end up without parents. Just because we work in the children’s rides area does NOT mean that I am an impromptu babysitter. Here is the update!!!
To SoulDreamer: Yea, being hooked isn’t a bad thing. We’re really glad you like the story in general, and hope you will like this chapter (in specific) as well.
To bast4: Because you questions are very important to the plot, but we don’t know if we will write the answers into the story, we wrote them at the top, but here’s a recap; Yugi is mute from birth, but sold off by his father after his mother died. Yes, he was born free. Eventually all of the Yugioh cast I know about will make an appearance in the Legacy stories, and Jou, Seto, Mokuba, and Shizuka will all be in this one and Dragons Legacy. (Please cast a vote for that by the way) Yugi doesn’t feel anything yet, he is still in shock at Kina giving him away, but later he will be afraid and distrustful, and later after that he will start to fall in love with Yami. After that he gets kidnapped.
Chroni: way to ruin some suspense, chicka.
To Osiris-Lee: First off, we love you!!! You are soo cool for reviewing all of our chapters so far!!!! Next on the agenda, here ya go!!! The 'interesting bits' are up, but sorry to say they don’t make an appearance. XX It wasn’t in Egypt originally; it was in a more Arabian country. Later on we will go into more of the geographical ramifications, but for now just pretend it’s another world with a country named Egypt that is nothing like our Egypt, ok? We may end up changing the name of the country. In the written version it was Seyroon or something, but Egypt works just as well. Yep, Kina sticks around... uh.. what’s your definition of Mary sue? She does get together with one of the YGO charries... just not anyone major... ehehehehe... Yea, Marik and Malik as gods... Hehehe.. You’re going to like that one. I know we will! TMI=Too Much Information. Evil Keith and Anzu, got it. ((we will let you help impale her when the time comes)) The Legacy stories will be a little while in coming, here is the update!!! Have fun and we hope you liked it.
To Silvershadowfire: ((blushes)) thank you, we are really glad you like it. Here’s the next bit!
To Mayrana: Wow, we're flattered. Thank you very much for reviewing this and we are really glad you like it. ((Melts under the force of the puppy-dog-eyes)) here is the next part
To Pharaoh Atemu's Angel: We are glad that you like it!!
To o.0 : Don’t kill them just because they haven’t reviewed yet. Just torture them a bit and tell them what you want done. that usually gets some kind of response. Here is the next part and we are glad you like it!!!!
To Amber Eyes: Yep!! Yami was stunned, as you can see in this chapter, speaking of which, here it is!!! hope you enjoyed, and we are glad you are interested, it flatters our Ego. ((Points to smallish pet dragon type thing that is wagging its tail joyously))
Aaries: Well, that’s it for reviews. In case you didn’t read the top-notes about Dragons Legacy and the choice please do so and cast your vote in a review. That and we think you will like the next chapter, the more reviews, the faster the update. Thank you!!
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Chroni: In case you’re wondering why this is late getting posted . . . I forgot to check my email ((sweatdrops))
Jef: basically when we got over the shock of it, we started typing this. Due to the fact that we usually type the review replies before we type the chapter, and we don’t feel like modifying it later, we are going to put the review replies in the end notes. Sorry, but if you want to see our replies to you, you'll have to scroll to the bottom.
Chaos: by the way, we got a QUESTION from one of the reviewers that must be Immediately answered...
Aaries: two of them actually, from the same reviewer.
Chaos: ((glowers)) as I was saying, we got a question that was explained in the previous version in the prelude or prologue (whatever you want to call it) that Yugi was mute from birth and that’s why his father sold him into slavery when his mother died.
Angel: Yea, we don’t know how deeply we want to go into that this time but it had to be addressed. As for the other question, about the other charries and whether or not they are going to be making a lot of appearances in this. Jou, Seto, Shizuka (serenity in the dub), and Mokuba will all make important appearances in this story but will be focused on in Dragon’s Legacy.
Chaos: That’s another thing, the entire Legacy timeline is pretty screwy and we kinda need to explain it. Dark Legacy was the first Legacy fic to be written, so all of the other fics are based in it somehow and we decided to write it first, HOWEVER...
Aaries: Dragon’s Legacy actually begins seven years before Dark Legacy, and many of its events are entwined with Dark Legacy. We want to ask you all if you think we should post Dragon at the same time as Dark? By the time we reach the relevant chapters in both stories, they will be parallel as far as timeline goes. Or would you prefer we post Dragon after?
Jef: This is the ONLY choice you will be getting in the order the Legacy stories are posted. Legacy of Light is definitely set after Dark Legacy; and Legacy of the Moon and Stars actually begins a few hundred years beforehand, but ends last. Yea, lots of time-slip in there.
Angel: Anyways, tell us what you think of it please, we really need to know.
Aaries: Now on to the story itself! ((is entirely to chipper))
Angel: By the way, this is all dedicated to Chroni, the Best Beta Reader Ever.
Chroni: ... even though I’m ridiculously late.
Aaries: Yep
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Story dances were notoriously hard to dance, as the story teller relied only on their body and chimes to express their tale. Because of this, they were rarely understood unless there was a narrator present, or whoever was watching already knew the story. It was a pain and humiliation that most dancers preferred to avoid, and only the best could truly make the story understood without aid.
Yugi was the best. He needed no one to explain his movements as he was naturally expressive. Yugi had never had a voice of his own to explain himself with, so he had learned early on to use his body movements to communicate with others. Few people were patient enough to actually stop and watch his words, so Yugi was also good at getting peoples attention and keeping it. Yugi was intelligent, and quick on the uptake, able to see something once and remember it for as long as he needed to. All of these attributes helped him when he decided to dance stories.
His arms raised above his head, his wrists rotating as his feet each moved independently and yet, in perfect synch. Left foot forward, with the heel tapping down and up as his right leg lifted to the side and his toes brushed the floor in a shy manner, conveying the need and desire of a lover.
His right foot settled quietly as his left lifted, signaling the change to the other lover's view, symbolizing an acknowledged and passionate love between two people.
XPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXP
Yami watched, so enthralled by the powerful grace that he somehow seemed to understand all of the boy’s simple – but at the same time, profound – movements. The boy was telling a story about lovers, that much was certain, though most story dances did not begin so plainly. Yami found himself wondering about the rest of the story. Yami found himself chewing his lip in silent worry when the boy came close to the table in the centre of the room, but the boy felt its presence somehow, avoiding it before contact or collision was made. And through it all, his eyes remained shut.
It was strange and unnerving to watch him dance with his eyes closed; and worrisome as well because Yami had no idea when, or if, the way things were going, the boy was going to stumble and harm himself. Yami tried to convince himself that it didn’t matter if the boy caused himself injury, but for some reason he knew that it wasn’t true. Such rare beauty needed to be taken care of, not left simply to its own devices; though Yami had no idea how to take care of the boy without jeopardizing some of his hard earned respect.
That’s when the boys pace changed, and his movements became far freer, showing a battle.
XPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXP
Yugi felt the exertion of his Dance warming his skin, as he moved to the next part of the story, concentrating on the correct steps and movements. He couldn’t afford to let his eyes open at this point and distract himself, because if he did he would stumble and ruin the dance. At this point, that would be worst possible thing he could do because this was the battle phase of this particular story.
This was the most complex story dance Yugi had ever heard of, beginning with two young soul mates who had just found each other, and explaining the depth of their love for each other. As no story is complete without, the dance explained how they were separated when others found out about their relationship, and their struggle to be together. It was a very moving dance when done properly, or so Yugi had been told. He had never actually seen all of the steps and the movements put into a semblance of a whole, he had only danced it.
It was also a very long dance, and Yugi was only in the first battle stage of it. Soon his steps slowed to the mourning phase though, showing the lovers separation, and several minuets later, his moves sped up again, symbolizing search. The dance got really specific after that, and Yugi couldn’t concentrate on the story behind it any more, since ALL of his attention was focused on the tale his feet and hands wove.
XPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXPXP
Yami watched in awe as the boy danced, recognizing the blatant movements of anger and sorrow, followed by the more subdued but no less obvious movements of mourning and searching. Just as the dance slowed enough that Yami was sure that it was coming to an end, the boy did a quick spin, taking him precariously close to the small table and consequently starting steps to another battle dance. Yami was almost sure that the boy would run into the errant piece of furniture a moment later when his foot swung in that direction, but at the very last second he added a small hop and was suddenly dancing on the table.
The boy’s body glistened in the light filtering in from the window, and as the dance progressed again from battle directly to the steps of acknowledged love and lust, Yami felt himself reacting to the boy. Yami suddenly wanted nothing more than to feel that small body underneath him, shuddering in pleasure. The dance ended suddenly, and Yami found he was short of breath.
The boy was still on the table, the dance having ended in a kneeling position, with his eyes closed. He was just breathing for a moment, recovering from the exertion of the dance.
"What . . . what was the title of that dance?" Yami asked, in awe of the grace and skill it must have required to make it. He had never seen a dance at all like it, let alone a dance done so well.
"It is one of the oldest dances, of the legend of The Gods of Light and The God of Darkness." Kina explained. "It tells of the rogue god of Light who fell in love with the Dark God, and how the other gods of light tried to separate them."
Yami nodded in understanding. The old dances were rare to witness because many of them had been forgotten, and it was true that that was one of the oldest and least known legends. Yami only knew of it because he favored the Dark God as the patron of his reign, and had thus studied all there was to know of him and his.
Yami looked over the slave again, noting that he was fully calmed from his dance now, as if he had barely been winded to begin with.
"Does he please you, highness?" Kina asked, startling Yami out of his detailed examination of the boy. Yami looked closely at her for any hint of mockery or derisiveness, but found only sincerity, so he nodded sharply. "He is yours then sire, a gift if you so desire." She stated, startling Yami slightly.
Apparently she also startled the slave boy, because when Yami returned his gaze to the boy his eyes were open wide and he was staring at Yami with something of fear and shock. The boy immediately looked away, cringing slightly, but the image of lovely, expressive lavender eyes was burned forever into Yami's memory.
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Aaries: Uh.. please don’t kill us?
Yami: it was a cliff hanger... Of course someone is going to try to kill you, and whoever decides to try, you have my full support.
Jef: ((Glares at Yami for a second before the spirit queeps nervously and runs away)) The first to threaten Aaries shall feel my wrath.
Angel: Yea, whatever he said. ((drapes himself gracefully across Jef's shoulders without shame))
Aaries: Aw... ((hands out warmfuzzies to everyone)) My muses are growing up and falling in love...
Chaos: Whatever... on to the reviews, from the first we received, to the last.
To kenshinfan21: Thanks, we think... Sadly, if we could send people to the Shadow Realm, a LOT of kids would end up without parents. Just because we work in the children’s rides area does NOT mean that I am an impromptu babysitter. Here is the update!!!
To SoulDreamer: Yea, being hooked isn’t a bad thing. We’re really glad you like the story in general, and hope you will like this chapter (in specific) as well.
To bast4: Because you questions are very important to the plot, but we don’t know if we will write the answers into the story, we wrote them at the top, but here’s a recap; Yugi is mute from birth, but sold off by his father after his mother died. Yes, he was born free. Eventually all of the Yugioh cast I know about will make an appearance in the Legacy stories, and Jou, Seto, Mokuba, and Shizuka will all be in this one and Dragons Legacy. (Please cast a vote for that by the way) Yugi doesn’t feel anything yet, he is still in shock at Kina giving him away, but later he will be afraid and distrustful, and later after that he will start to fall in love with Yami. After that he gets kidnapped.
Chroni: way to ruin some suspense, chicka.
To Osiris-Lee: First off, we love you!!! You are soo cool for reviewing all of our chapters so far!!!! Next on the agenda, here ya go!!! The 'interesting bits' are up, but sorry to say they don’t make an appearance. XX It wasn’t in Egypt originally; it was in a more Arabian country. Later on we will go into more of the geographical ramifications, but for now just pretend it’s another world with a country named Egypt that is nothing like our Egypt, ok? We may end up changing the name of the country. In the written version it was Seyroon or something, but Egypt works just as well. Yep, Kina sticks around... uh.. what’s your definition of Mary sue? She does get together with one of the YGO charries... just not anyone major... ehehehehe... Yea, Marik and Malik as gods... Hehehe.. You’re going to like that one. I know we will! TMI=Too Much Information. Evil Keith and Anzu, got it. ((we will let you help impale her when the time comes)) The Legacy stories will be a little while in coming, here is the update!!! Have fun and we hope you liked it.
To Silvershadowfire: ((blushes)) thank you, we are really glad you like it. Here’s the next bit!
To Mayrana: Wow, we're flattered. Thank you very much for reviewing this and we are really glad you like it. ((Melts under the force of the puppy-dog-eyes)) here is the next part
To Pharaoh Atemu's Angel: We are glad that you like it!!
To o.0 : Don’t kill them just because they haven’t reviewed yet. Just torture them a bit and tell them what you want done. that usually gets some kind of response. Here is the next part and we are glad you like it!!!!
To Amber Eyes: Yep!! Yami was stunned, as you can see in this chapter, speaking of which, here it is!!! hope you enjoyed, and we are glad you are interested, it flatters our Ego. ((Points to smallish pet dragon type thing that is wagging its tail joyously))
Aaries: Well, that’s it for reviews. In case you didn’t read the top-notes about Dragons Legacy and the choice please do so and cast your vote in a review. That and we think you will like the next chapter, the more reviews, the faster the update. Thank you!!
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