Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Pathways ❯ Chapter 1

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, no matter how much I wish I did.

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He glances into the distance
the road lies silent in either direction
he knows he must choose a path
but with growing unease he remains still.

For one path is the road to freedom
free of the spirit that taunts him even now
"Can't choose weakling? Let me help."
If he chooses wrong, the spirit will remain.

Clutching the gold ring across his chest
the pale-haired youth asks for guidance
silently beckoning anyone to come forth
no replies are made and he realizes that
he is on his own for this trial.

Placing one foot on the left path he
is assaulted by a vision of his own death
at the hands of pure evil but the spirit
is not to blame as the ring is absent
from the horrifying image.

Trembling slightly in response he shifts
to the right and experiences a vision
of being surrounded by friends and family
the ring is present in this image
and suddenly he understands with growing clarity.

Ryou smiles as he continues down the
right path knowing somehow that everything
might just work out.