Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Good Enough ❯ Prologue ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer/Warnings: Yu-Gi-Oh Is Not Mine. This story will contain shounen-ai. Don't like? Don't read.

Thanks to Litsares for beta-reading!

Prologue

Shadi stepped into the room without opening the door. The bed touched three of the four thin walls, and a nightstand and a small bookcase took up the remaining space. There were a few books, a Duel Disk, and some folded shirts on the bookcase, and a dueling deck, an alarm clock, and a glass of water sat on the nightstand. There was also a tiny closet beside the door, but it was empty aside from a few changes of clothing and a heavy robe made of some dark material. That was everything in the room, aside from the man himself, who was asleep.

A mental "voice" intruded on Shadi's thoughts. :Why are we here?: it asked.

Shadi started. He had not expected the voice, the spirit inhabiting the Sennen Scales, to be aware of what he was doing. The Scales were the only Item he had never found a holder for. He had managed to locate the proper holder for one, and a suitable holder for another, but the one destined to carry the Scales in the present eluded him. After considering the spirit's question, Shadi decided to tell him the truth.

:I… made a terrible mistake some years ago,: Shadi confessed, :and I am seeking to right it.:

:So, Shadi the Mysterious and Powerful is admitting to a mistake? I thought I'd never live to see the day.: The spirit paused for a moment, and Shadi sensed his amusement. :Well, maybe not live, but it's the thought that counts. Will you tell me what you're planning?:

Shadi slowly, silently, cleared a spot on the nightstand. :I will give him the Scales. Hopefully you will be able to use him to stop--:

:Wait! You... you found him?: The spirit's mental tone betrayed his excitement. His loyalty to the Pharaoh was intact, even after thousands of years in the Item, and he'd often voiced his wish to assist the Pharaoh more directly after Shadi found his reincarnation. Unfortunately, that was not to be.

:He is not your reincarnation,: Shadi explained. :I am sorry.:

:What do you mean, 'He's not my reincarnation?' Who is he, and why are you giving him my Scales?: the spirit demanded.

Shadi sighed, almost inaudibly. :The Pharaoh's fate is in grave danger. I inadvertently made one Malik Ishtar believe that the Pharaoh was his father's murderer, and now he is nearly insane with the need for vengeance.:

The man shifted and murmured in his sleep. Shadi froze until he was certain the man would not wake up. It was essential that he remained unaware of Shadi's presence, for he could not know the plan

Shadi turned his attention to the spirit. :You must protect the Pharaoh at all costs. This man may not be your reincarnation, but he will be good enough for our purposes.: The man was the only person close enough to Ishtar to have a chance… the only one who remained free enough of will for the spirit to influence. :Good luck.:

Shadi set the Scales on the nightstand before the spirit could protest and left as silently as he had come.