Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Alternate Universe Twist ❯ The Prophecy Of Light ( Chapter 13 )
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By: Trunks' Girl 787 
Yugi finally reads the Prophecy of Light. Can it reveal the entity's true indentity?
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Drama / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.02.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 208 | Status: Completed
Yugi finally reads the Prophecy of Light. Can it reveal the entity's true indentity?
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Drama / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.02.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 208 | Status: Completed
Saiyan Moon Goddess: "HEY THERE! My Vegas Vacation is long over! Back to school!" -_- '
**ALTERNATE DOUBLES**
*From Saiyan Moon Goddess (OC/s)*
1. Koneko - Marlene/Saiyan Moon Goddess (18 years old)
*From Yu-Gi-Oh!*
1. Nessuro - ??? (18 years old)
2. Neil - ??? (16 years old)
3. Prince Umi - Ryou (19 years old)
4. Prince Cerulean - Bakura (9 years old)
5. Prince Zukoi/Hiroshi - Marik (20 years old)
6. Prince Ryu - Malik (the yami) (10 years old)
7. Max - Pegasus
8. Korosu - Bandit Keith
9. Jono - Jou
10. Amaya - Anzu
11. Queen Emi - Mai
12. King Isamu - Ryou's Father
*From Yu Yu Hakusho*
2. Kage - Hiei (18 years old)
6. Zorro - Kurama
9. Akira - Botan
10. Maki - Koenma
11. Iwa - Kuwabara
12. Jin - Jin
13. Yuke - Yuseke
14. Yasu - Yukina
/Yugi to Yami/
//Yami to Yugi//
"talk"
'thoughts'
~Alternate Universe Twist~ By Saiyan Moon Goddess
~Chapter 13: The Prophecy Of Light~
Yugi's cheeks turned blue from the lack of air. Koneko kneeled over him, holding him by the neck on the roof's edge. She sure had a strong grip. She was crushing his windpipe. His lungs felt like exploding at any time. The others hadn't noticed his situation yet.
Kage kicked a monster and slashed it. Another came behind him and he stabbed it. He had killed all the monsters around him. Kage used that brief opportunity to see how his friends were doing. Prince Umi and Zorro fought side by side and seemed to be doing okay by themselves. Lily was hidding and the monsters didn't see her. He searched for Yugi and Koneko.
"Huh?" He saw Koneko strangling Yugi, with two monsters behind them. "Yugi! Koneko!" Kage ran to them. With his sword, he turned Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart to him. The two wouldn't let him near Yugi or Koneko, and left the blonde to kill the alternate universe's only hope. He wanted to help them, he could resist Wall of Illusion's...well, illusions, but if he got too close to Change of Heart, he would fall under its spell like Koneko. If Kage didn't move fast, Yugi was a goner. They were all in trouble.
Seeing what Kage was trying to do, Umi ordered Zorro to cover him. The prince ran to where Kage was, killing or avoiding any monster in his way. And as he came close, he yelled: "Kage, leave those two to me! You go help Yugi!"
Kage nodded and ran off to Koneko and Yugi. Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart followed, but Prince Umi blocked their paths and kept them away at a safe distance. Kage was clear. He tried to pull Koneko off Yugi, but she wouldn't let go. She only squeezed tighter. Yugi felt lightheaded from the lack of oxygen. His grip on her hands was going limp, his whole body felt numb, mainly his neck. He looked up into Koneko's hateful gaze. She didn't look like she would stop at any time. Yugi had no other choice.
'Please...' he thought, since he couldn't even gag anymore. 'forgive me...for this!'
Gathering whatever strength he had, Yugi lifted his numb legs to Koneko's stomach and kicked her off him, and Kage with her. They fell a few feet back with Koneko on top. The blue-eyed boy held the squirming and kicking girl by her waist to prevent her from getting up. Yugi coughed violently as his windpipe reopened and recovered from the sudden closeness, breathing in fresh air. His face returned to its normal color.
Kage and Koneko wrestled on the ground. Koneko kept trying to get up, but Kage wouldn't let her. So she attacked him. She succeeded in cutting and scratching him a bit with her fingernails. Kage restrained her arms and rolled over until he was on top, pinning her arms apart beside her head.
"Yugi, hurry!" Kage yelled.
Yugi looked up at the sound of Kage's voice, rubbing his neck and shaking the dizzyness out of his head. He glanced past Koneko and Kage fighting to Umi. The prince still fought with Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart. He was finding it difficult to kill them so he just held them back. He had to stay away or else he would fall under Change of Heart's spell. Attacking Wall of Illusion each time it tried to use it illusions prevented it from manipulating his mind as well. However, a third monster came behind the blue-haired prince, who was too busy to notice. Yugi attempted to warn him, but his throat hurt like hell. Still, he tried.
"Umi." Yugi said, his voice coming out low and hoarse. He cleared his throat and this time he yelled clearly. "Umi, look out!"
The warning came in vain; the monster grabbed Prince Umi from behind. Umi gasped and brought his sword's tip up, passing it through his long hair and stabbing the monster's head. The monster shrieked in pain and fell, but it fell on top of Umi. The prince was trapped under its weight. Umi struggled to get up, but the monster was too heavy. He could only glance up in helpless fear as Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart stood over him.
"Umi!" Yugi yelled. He ran to help him. Unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough. A black circle appeared on the ground under Umi and the dead monster. Darkness rose from it. Umi felt it enveloping him and he screamed.
Zorro turned at his lord's yell and saw he was in danger. "Your Highness!" The golden-eyed man ran to Umi's aid, but he was ambushed. Koneko and Kage were still fighting, and Yugi was too far away. Time went slowly for Yugi at this point, as the monster over Umi desintegrated, and Ryou's alternate double vanished. The black hole disappeared.
The monsters were too much for Zorro. The silver-haired bodyguard was outnumbered and tired from fighting. He was knocked out from behind and fell, his weapon beside him. Another black hole appeared under him and he vanished in its darkness, adding yet another to the long list of captured victims of the evil entity.
With time flowing normally again, Yugi stopped. "It's happening again." He fell to his knees and punched the ground with both fists in frustration. He kept losing his new friends to the bad guy without being able to do something about it. "Damn it! I can't let him win!"
"Yugi!" Kage's voice called from the distance.
Yugi raised his head and saw Kage and Koneko fighting on the floor, and Lily hidding on the other side of the roof, who was afraid of coming out.
"Yugi, quick, do something!" Kage yelled.
The tri-colored warrior looked around. The monsters were advancing on him and his friends, who were helpless at the moment. There were too many of them. He couldn't risk losing anyone else. He searched for a fast solution.
"What can I-oh, wait!" Yugi took out his small sack of coins and dug his hand into it. Feeling its interior, something caught his attention. "Huh?" The small warrior opened the sack wide. There were three coins inside. "What?! I only have three coins left!" He took out a coin. It glowed golden. Just then he looked up and saw Koneko breaking free from Kage and dashed toward Yugi. He acted quickly. He tossed the coin into the air. He called upon a magic type.
"RAIGEKI!" Lightning bolts fell from the sky. Each lightning hit a monster with thunderous power. Kage tackled Koneko as the blonde reached for Yugi and kept her away from the attacks. One by one, the monsters desintegrated, including Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart. When the destruction stopped, the lights and the electricity vanished, the sky was back to normal. Koneko's eyes also returned to their original color and she stopped struggling.
Koneko stared into Kage's eyes confused, like she had just woken up from a nightmare. "Kage, what are you doing?" She looked at his arms and legs pinning her down.
Kage's face turned bright red and he let her go, slowly. "Uh, I'll explain later." He stood up and offered her his hand. She took it.
Now that it seemed safe, Lily ran out of her hidding place to Yugi. "Yugi, you did it!" she yelled happily. She hugged him tightly. Koneko and Kage joined them.
Yugi pushed the redhead away from him gently. "Where are the others?" he asked.
"Everyone's gone." said Koneko.
"We're the only ones left, probably in the whole world." said Kage.
Lily got scared again and clung on to Yugi's arm. "And we're next! You see, Yugi-chan? There's no hope for this universe. You should go back to your world before it's too late." She stared at him with sincere eyes. "I couldn't bare it if anything happened to you!"
"That's why she was hidding in a corner." Koneko muttered, only Kage heard her.
"No, Lily." said Yugi. "I won't."
"Please, Yugi." Lily insisted. "You're no match for the evil entity. He'll crush you."
"You're crushing my arm!" Yugi protested. Lily was glued to him.
"Just shut up, already!" Koneko yelled at the redhead. There was something about that girl that truly annoyed the blonde.
"Yugi, I don't want to be negative," said Kage, "but, now that we're all alone in this universe, what can we do now?"
Yugi finally succeeded in pulling Lily off him. "There's only one thing we can do. We must find the entity."
"But we don't know where to start looking." said Lily as a matter of fact.
"Maybe, but at least we have a clue to his identity." said Yugi. He reached into his pocket and took out a white card with golden letters. "It's better than nothing." Koneko and Kage gasped at him in shock and recognition.
"The Prophecy of Light." Koneko breathed.
"You knew all along?" Kage said.
Yugi shook his head. "Not until Black Magician Girl, the one you know as the Oracle, contacted me and told me everything. But I also lost contact with her before we reached Kotao. I don't know what happened after that." His face turned sad.
Kage's expression was uncertain as he stepped foward. "Uh, Yugi? We also have a little confession to make, Koneko and I."
Now it was Koneko's turn to look sad. She backed away from the group. When it came down to what Kage was talking about, she couldn't find it in herself to help him with it. Yugi and Kage noticed and understood she wanted some time to think, so they let her and talked to themselves.
Kage took a deep breath. "Yugi, we know who the entity is."
Yugi was shocked. That only lasted a few seconds because next thing you know he exploded. "WHAT?!" He sure looked angry. His face was big and red, with a vein popping on his forehead. Even Kage backed down with a nervous look and a sweatdrop forming on the back of his head. "YOU KNEW?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME BEFORE?!" He calmed down a bit. "You could've save us a lot of trouble, you know."
Kage sighed in defeat. "I know. But you don't know him, Yugi. Even if saying his name helped, it would've helped too little. I have no idea of where he is. Besides if I'm not mistaken, you recognize some people from this universe by their appearances, because we are the alternate selves of the people you know in your universe."
"Yes." Yugi said, eager to know where this was going.
As Kage and Yugi talked with Lily watching, Koneko backed away into a small corner of the palace roof, beside a broken balcony with curtains flowing with the cold wind. She looked down sadly and wrapped her arms around herself to keep warm. She suddenly shuddered.
"He's getting closer." she whispered. "I can feel it. And I still have problems being close to Yugi. I can hardly look at him straight in the face."
A dark figure appeared in the balcony. It stood behind Koneko and approached her quietly. The blonde noticed the shadow forming in front of her on the floor and gasped. She swerved to look at it.
"Don't be afraid Koneko." said a familiar male voice. "It's me."
Koneko was surprised to see a boy with a dummy mask and dressed in a black cloak with a hood over his head, about a few inches shorter than her. "Neil?" she said in disbelief.
"Yes." said Neil.
Koneko brightened and tears of joy threatened to spill. "You came back!" She ran to the shorter boy and hugged him. "You're alright!" She had to tell the others about this. But wait. This was also strange, wasn't it? What was he doing here in the first place? How did he get here? The blonde realized this and pulled back. "But why?"
Neil reached up to his face and removed his mask slowly. Koneko looked surprised again. His face had changed over the year. "It's been a while since you last saw this face, hasn't it?"
Koneko's eyebrow rose. Why was his voice so monotone? "You look different. Figures. It's been a year, right? That...look...you used to give me, it's gone. And..." She traced a scar on his cheek with wide eyes. "What has he done to you?"
Neil grabbed her hand in a soft grip, but it tightened slightly. Koneko looked confused at this. "It's not what he has done to me, Koneko-chan, but he will do to you, Yugi, and that other girl."
"What?" Koneko said. His voice sounded darker. She took a closer look at him. That's when Koneko noticed Neil's blank aqua green eyes. Fear crept up her spine. That could only mean one thing.
"KAGE! YUGI!" she screamed.
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While Koneko had her encounter with her old friend, Kage was finally about to reveal the truth to Yugi.
"So who is the entity?" Yugi asked.
"Read the Prophecy of Light, outloud." Kage replied.
Yugi raised the card in his hand to his face and read it.
**Prophecy of Light**
~As Night covers the entire sky and land
Darkness resides inside the soul of a young man
But, Morning shall rise anew each day
So a Hero shall come and make evil pay
Born is the Hero, gentle and kind
His real strength flowing from the soul and the mind
Slave to none, but servant to all
When a threat arises, he answers the call
A universe he traverses to end up in the dark
He is Hope to others, as bright as a spark
Darkness and Light shall meet in a terrible fight
‘Tis when the Hero shows his true awesome might
He will be powerful, more so then ever seen before
For his Love and Friendship are pat of his core
You, who caused the ever-lasting pain and despair
The one who has the seed of evil in his very soul will never fare
Look into a mirror and tell me
Do you like what you see?
A mirror only reveals a dark waterfall
Yet your reflection will be your downfall.~
(SMG: This poem was made by both DJ and me! Aplauses for DJ! *reviews clap loudy*)
Yugi's eyebrow rose curiously. "It makes sense, in a way. The last part..."
"It's talking about you." Kage interrupted him. "You're the one who came to save us, from the other side of this universe. You didn't fall in here by accident."
Yugi remembered when Marlene accidently sneezed her magic dust all over him. 'Sure looked like an accident to me.' "I get that. Now tell me, who is he?"
Kage sighed. "He is-"
"KAGE! YUGI!" Koneko's voice screamed from afar. Kage and Yugi's attention was drawn instantly.
"KONEKO!!" They both turned to where Koneko was and saw a hooded figure trying to get a hold on her. The blonde pushed him away and avoided his hands.
"Who is that?!" Yugi yelled.
"Koneko!!" Kage yelled. Yugi and Kage ran to Koneko. Lily followed them.
Koneko pushed Neil away again and backed away. But her feet touched the roof's edge and she lost her balance. The blonde started falling backwards. She gasped in fear and flung out her arms to grab for anything. A hand grabbed hers and pulled her back, enough for her body to collide with a body. And the monotonous voice of that person whispered on her ear.
"He wants you back."
"NO!!" Koneko yelled and pushed Neil away roughly.
"Koneko, Lily, get out of here!" Yugi yelled.
"But...!" Koneko protested. She may wanted to get as far from Neil as possible, but she didn't want to leave her friends in a time of need.
"Just go!" said Yugi. "We'll take care of him!"
Koneko hesitated at first, then nodded and ran into the broken balcony, wishing mentally that she wouldn't regret it. Lily gave Yugi a kiss on the cheek and followed her close behind. With the girls out of harm's way, Yugi and Kage prepared to face the hooded young man. Neil grabbed his mask from the floor as if they weren't there.
"You can't stop him, Kage." he said. He didn't spare them a glance. "Neither you or the saviour of light."
"Wait." said Yugi. "I recognize that voice. You're Neil!"
Neil's voice suddenly darkened. "It's been years." If he wasn't himself before, now he was an entire different person. "I'm surprised you still remember us." Neil turned to them. His face was still partly hidden by the hood. Still, Yugi could make out his blank aqua green eyes...and a few blonde spikes. Before he could make out anything else, the young man placed the mask back on his face. He then ran into the balcony so fast Kage and Yugi barely saw him.
"He's going after Koneko!" Kage said. He ran into the balcony with Yugi.
Koneko ran through the palace aimlessly. It was dark so she couldn't see exactly where she was going, and the place was destroyed on the inside with rubble everywhere. She couldn't find the exit. And she had also lost sight of Lily a few seconds ago. It was like running through a maze. Koneko stopped meandering and stood beside a closed window, gasping for breath for all the dashing she just did. No matter how faster she ran, she felt a cold wall getting closer and closer to her being, her very soul. She placed a hand over where her heart was, and felt the quick beats.
'Damn him.' she thought. 'He took everything from us. If only I had done something before this all started, I could've saved him. I'll never forgive myself.' She resisted the urge to cry and wiped the sweat off her face. Footsteps sounded nearby, walking over the debris. Koneko gasped softly and turned sharply to the side. Before she could react or see who it was, a pair of hands pushed her back with such great strength she fell backwards, through the open window, and breaking it.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Koneko fell from the antepenultimate floor of the palace.
To Be Continued...
Saiyan Moon Goddess: "This used to be one whole chapter. But it came out too long. So I separated it in two parts. That means the next chapter is ready. But unless I get reviews for this one I won't post it. REVIEW!!" ^_^
**ALTERNATE DOUBLES**
*From Saiyan Moon Goddess (OC/s)*
1. Koneko - Marlene/Saiyan Moon Goddess (18 years old)
*From Yu-Gi-Oh!*
1. Nessuro - ??? (18 years old)
2. Neil - ??? (16 years old)
3. Prince Umi - Ryou (19 years old)
4. Prince Cerulean - Bakura (9 years old)
5. Prince Zukoi/Hiroshi - Marik (20 years old)
6. Prince Ryu - Malik (the yami) (10 years old)
7. Max - Pegasus
8. Korosu - Bandit Keith
9. Jono - Jou
10. Amaya - Anzu
11. Queen Emi - Mai
12. King Isamu - Ryou's Father
*From Yu Yu Hakusho*
2. Kage - Hiei (18 years old)
6. Zorro - Kurama
9. Akira - Botan
10. Maki - Koenma
11. Iwa - Kuwabara
12. Jin - Jin
13. Yuke - Yuseke
14. Yasu - Yukina
/Yugi to Yami/
//Yami to Yugi//
"talk"
'thoughts'
~Alternate Universe Twist~ By Saiyan Moon Goddess
~Chapter 13: The Prophecy Of Light~
Yugi's cheeks turned blue from the lack of air. Koneko kneeled over him, holding him by the neck on the roof's edge. She sure had a strong grip. She was crushing his windpipe. His lungs felt like exploding at any time. The others hadn't noticed his situation yet.
Kage kicked a monster and slashed it. Another came behind him and he stabbed it. He had killed all the monsters around him. Kage used that brief opportunity to see how his friends were doing. Prince Umi and Zorro fought side by side and seemed to be doing okay by themselves. Lily was hidding and the monsters didn't see her. He searched for Yugi and Koneko.
"Huh?" He saw Koneko strangling Yugi, with two monsters behind them. "Yugi! Koneko!" Kage ran to them. With his sword, he turned Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart to him. The two wouldn't let him near Yugi or Koneko, and left the blonde to kill the alternate universe's only hope. He wanted to help them, he could resist Wall of Illusion's...well, illusions, but if he got too close to Change of Heart, he would fall under its spell like Koneko. If Kage didn't move fast, Yugi was a goner. They were all in trouble.
Seeing what Kage was trying to do, Umi ordered Zorro to cover him. The prince ran to where Kage was, killing or avoiding any monster in his way. And as he came close, he yelled: "Kage, leave those two to me! You go help Yugi!"
Kage nodded and ran off to Koneko and Yugi. Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart followed, but Prince Umi blocked their paths and kept them away at a safe distance. Kage was clear. He tried to pull Koneko off Yugi, but she wouldn't let go. She only squeezed tighter. Yugi felt lightheaded from the lack of oxygen. His grip on her hands was going limp, his whole body felt numb, mainly his neck. He looked up into Koneko's hateful gaze. She didn't look like she would stop at any time. Yugi had no other choice.
'Please...' he thought, since he couldn't even gag anymore. 'forgive me...for this!'
Gathering whatever strength he had, Yugi lifted his numb legs to Koneko's stomach and kicked her off him, and Kage with her. They fell a few feet back with Koneko on top. The blue-eyed boy held the squirming and kicking girl by her waist to prevent her from getting up. Yugi coughed violently as his windpipe reopened and recovered from the sudden closeness, breathing in fresh air. His face returned to its normal color.
Kage and Koneko wrestled on the ground. Koneko kept trying to get up, but Kage wouldn't let her. So she attacked him. She succeeded in cutting and scratching him a bit with her fingernails. Kage restrained her arms and rolled over until he was on top, pinning her arms apart beside her head.
"Yugi, hurry!" Kage yelled.
Yugi looked up at the sound of Kage's voice, rubbing his neck and shaking the dizzyness out of his head. He glanced past Koneko and Kage fighting to Umi. The prince still fought with Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart. He was finding it difficult to kill them so he just held them back. He had to stay away or else he would fall under Change of Heart's spell. Attacking Wall of Illusion each time it tried to use it illusions prevented it from manipulating his mind as well. However, a third monster came behind the blue-haired prince, who was too busy to notice. Yugi attempted to warn him, but his throat hurt like hell. Still, he tried.
"Umi." Yugi said, his voice coming out low and hoarse. He cleared his throat and this time he yelled clearly. "Umi, look out!"
The warning came in vain; the monster grabbed Prince Umi from behind. Umi gasped and brought his sword's tip up, passing it through his long hair and stabbing the monster's head. The monster shrieked in pain and fell, but it fell on top of Umi. The prince was trapped under its weight. Umi struggled to get up, but the monster was too heavy. He could only glance up in helpless fear as Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart stood over him.
"Umi!" Yugi yelled. He ran to help him. Unfortunately, he wasn't fast enough. A black circle appeared on the ground under Umi and the dead monster. Darkness rose from it. Umi felt it enveloping him and he screamed.
Zorro turned at his lord's yell and saw he was in danger. "Your Highness!" The golden-eyed man ran to Umi's aid, but he was ambushed. Koneko and Kage were still fighting, and Yugi was too far away. Time went slowly for Yugi at this point, as the monster over Umi desintegrated, and Ryou's alternate double vanished. The black hole disappeared.
The monsters were too much for Zorro. The silver-haired bodyguard was outnumbered and tired from fighting. He was knocked out from behind and fell, his weapon beside him. Another black hole appeared under him and he vanished in its darkness, adding yet another to the long list of captured victims of the evil entity.
With time flowing normally again, Yugi stopped. "It's happening again." He fell to his knees and punched the ground with both fists in frustration. He kept losing his new friends to the bad guy without being able to do something about it. "Damn it! I can't let him win!"
"Yugi!" Kage's voice called from the distance.
Yugi raised his head and saw Kage and Koneko fighting on the floor, and Lily hidding on the other side of the roof, who was afraid of coming out.
"Yugi, quick, do something!" Kage yelled.
The tri-colored warrior looked around. The monsters were advancing on him and his friends, who were helpless at the moment. There were too many of them. He couldn't risk losing anyone else. He searched for a fast solution.
"What can I-oh, wait!" Yugi took out his small sack of coins and dug his hand into it. Feeling its interior, something caught his attention. "Huh?" The small warrior opened the sack wide. There were three coins inside. "What?! I only have three coins left!" He took out a coin. It glowed golden. Just then he looked up and saw Koneko breaking free from Kage and dashed toward Yugi. He acted quickly. He tossed the coin into the air. He called upon a magic type.
"RAIGEKI!" Lightning bolts fell from the sky. Each lightning hit a monster with thunderous power. Kage tackled Koneko as the blonde reached for Yugi and kept her away from the attacks. One by one, the monsters desintegrated, including Wall of Illusion and Change of Heart. When the destruction stopped, the lights and the electricity vanished, the sky was back to normal. Koneko's eyes also returned to their original color and she stopped struggling.
Koneko stared into Kage's eyes confused, like she had just woken up from a nightmare. "Kage, what are you doing?" She looked at his arms and legs pinning her down.
Kage's face turned bright red and he let her go, slowly. "Uh, I'll explain later." He stood up and offered her his hand. She took it.
Now that it seemed safe, Lily ran out of her hidding place to Yugi. "Yugi, you did it!" she yelled happily. She hugged him tightly. Koneko and Kage joined them.
Yugi pushed the redhead away from him gently. "Where are the others?" he asked.
"Everyone's gone." said Koneko.
"We're the only ones left, probably in the whole world." said Kage.
Lily got scared again and clung on to Yugi's arm. "And we're next! You see, Yugi-chan? There's no hope for this universe. You should go back to your world before it's too late." She stared at him with sincere eyes. "I couldn't bare it if anything happened to you!"
"That's why she was hidding in a corner." Koneko muttered, only Kage heard her.
"No, Lily." said Yugi. "I won't."
"Please, Yugi." Lily insisted. "You're no match for the evil entity. He'll crush you."
"You're crushing my arm!" Yugi protested. Lily was glued to him.
"Just shut up, already!" Koneko yelled at the redhead. There was something about that girl that truly annoyed the blonde.
"Yugi, I don't want to be negative," said Kage, "but, now that we're all alone in this universe, what can we do now?"
Yugi finally succeeded in pulling Lily off him. "There's only one thing we can do. We must find the entity."
"But we don't know where to start looking." said Lily as a matter of fact.
"Maybe, but at least we have a clue to his identity." said Yugi. He reached into his pocket and took out a white card with golden letters. "It's better than nothing." Koneko and Kage gasped at him in shock and recognition.
"The Prophecy of Light." Koneko breathed.
"You knew all along?" Kage said.
Yugi shook his head. "Not until Black Magician Girl, the one you know as the Oracle, contacted me and told me everything. But I also lost contact with her before we reached Kotao. I don't know what happened after that." His face turned sad.
Kage's expression was uncertain as he stepped foward. "Uh, Yugi? We also have a little confession to make, Koneko and I."
Now it was Koneko's turn to look sad. She backed away from the group. When it came down to what Kage was talking about, she couldn't find it in herself to help him with it. Yugi and Kage noticed and understood she wanted some time to think, so they let her and talked to themselves.
Kage took a deep breath. "Yugi, we know who the entity is."
Yugi was shocked. That only lasted a few seconds because next thing you know he exploded. "WHAT?!" He sure looked angry. His face was big and red, with a vein popping on his forehead. Even Kage backed down with a nervous look and a sweatdrop forming on the back of his head. "YOU KNEW?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME BEFORE?!" He calmed down a bit. "You could've save us a lot of trouble, you know."
Kage sighed in defeat. "I know. But you don't know him, Yugi. Even if saying his name helped, it would've helped too little. I have no idea of where he is. Besides if I'm not mistaken, you recognize some people from this universe by their appearances, because we are the alternate selves of the people you know in your universe."
"Yes." Yugi said, eager to know where this was going.
As Kage and Yugi talked with Lily watching, Koneko backed away into a small corner of the palace roof, beside a broken balcony with curtains flowing with the cold wind. She looked down sadly and wrapped her arms around herself to keep warm. She suddenly shuddered.
"He's getting closer." she whispered. "I can feel it. And I still have problems being close to Yugi. I can hardly look at him straight in the face."
A dark figure appeared in the balcony. It stood behind Koneko and approached her quietly. The blonde noticed the shadow forming in front of her on the floor and gasped. She swerved to look at it.
"Don't be afraid Koneko." said a familiar male voice. "It's me."
Koneko was surprised to see a boy with a dummy mask and dressed in a black cloak with a hood over his head, about a few inches shorter than her. "Neil?" she said in disbelief.
"Yes." said Neil.
Koneko brightened and tears of joy threatened to spill. "You came back!" She ran to the shorter boy and hugged him. "You're alright!" She had to tell the others about this. But wait. This was also strange, wasn't it? What was he doing here in the first place? How did he get here? The blonde realized this and pulled back. "But why?"
Neil reached up to his face and removed his mask slowly. Koneko looked surprised again. His face had changed over the year. "It's been a while since you last saw this face, hasn't it?"
Koneko's eyebrow rose. Why was his voice so monotone? "You look different. Figures. It's been a year, right? That...look...you used to give me, it's gone. And..." She traced a scar on his cheek with wide eyes. "What has he done to you?"
Neil grabbed her hand in a soft grip, but it tightened slightly. Koneko looked confused at this. "It's not what he has done to me, Koneko-chan, but he will do to you, Yugi, and that other girl."
"What?" Koneko said. His voice sounded darker. She took a closer look at him. That's when Koneko noticed Neil's blank aqua green eyes. Fear crept up her spine. That could only mean one thing.
"KAGE! YUGI!" she screamed.
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While Koneko had her encounter with her old friend, Kage was finally about to reveal the truth to Yugi.
"So who is the entity?" Yugi asked.
"Read the Prophecy of Light, outloud." Kage replied.
Yugi raised the card in his hand to his face and read it.
**Prophecy of Light**
~As Night covers the entire sky and land
Darkness resides inside the soul of a young man
But, Morning shall rise anew each day
So a Hero shall come and make evil pay
Born is the Hero, gentle and kind
His real strength flowing from the soul and the mind
Slave to none, but servant to all
When a threat arises, he answers the call
A universe he traverses to end up in the dark
He is Hope to others, as bright as a spark
Darkness and Light shall meet in a terrible fight
‘Tis when the Hero shows his true awesome might
He will be powerful, more so then ever seen before
For his Love and Friendship are pat of his core
You, who caused the ever-lasting pain and despair
The one who has the seed of evil in his very soul will never fare
Look into a mirror and tell me
Do you like what you see?
A mirror only reveals a dark waterfall
Yet your reflection will be your downfall.~
(SMG: This poem was made by both DJ and me! Aplauses for DJ! *reviews clap loudy*)
Yugi's eyebrow rose curiously. "It makes sense, in a way. The last part..."
"It's talking about you." Kage interrupted him. "You're the one who came to save us, from the other side of this universe. You didn't fall in here by accident."
Yugi remembered when Marlene accidently sneezed her magic dust all over him. 'Sure looked like an accident to me.' "I get that. Now tell me, who is he?"
Kage sighed. "He is-"
"KAGE! YUGI!" Koneko's voice screamed from afar. Kage and Yugi's attention was drawn instantly.
"KONEKO!!" They both turned to where Koneko was and saw a hooded figure trying to get a hold on her. The blonde pushed him away and avoided his hands.
"Who is that?!" Yugi yelled.
"Koneko!!" Kage yelled. Yugi and Kage ran to Koneko. Lily followed them.
Koneko pushed Neil away again and backed away. But her feet touched the roof's edge and she lost her balance. The blonde started falling backwards. She gasped in fear and flung out her arms to grab for anything. A hand grabbed hers and pulled her back, enough for her body to collide with a body. And the monotonous voice of that person whispered on her ear.
"He wants you back."
"NO!!" Koneko yelled and pushed Neil away roughly.
"Koneko, Lily, get out of here!" Yugi yelled.
"But...!" Koneko protested. She may wanted to get as far from Neil as possible, but she didn't want to leave her friends in a time of need.
"Just go!" said Yugi. "We'll take care of him!"
Koneko hesitated at first, then nodded and ran into the broken balcony, wishing mentally that she wouldn't regret it. Lily gave Yugi a kiss on the cheek and followed her close behind. With the girls out of harm's way, Yugi and Kage prepared to face the hooded young man. Neil grabbed his mask from the floor as if they weren't there.
"You can't stop him, Kage." he said. He didn't spare them a glance. "Neither you or the saviour of light."
"Wait." said Yugi. "I recognize that voice. You're Neil!"
Neil's voice suddenly darkened. "It's been years." If he wasn't himself before, now he was an entire different person. "I'm surprised you still remember us." Neil turned to them. His face was still partly hidden by the hood. Still, Yugi could make out his blank aqua green eyes...and a few blonde spikes. Before he could make out anything else, the young man placed the mask back on his face. He then ran into the balcony so fast Kage and Yugi barely saw him.
"He's going after Koneko!" Kage said. He ran into the balcony with Yugi.
Koneko ran through the palace aimlessly. It was dark so she couldn't see exactly where she was going, and the place was destroyed on the inside with rubble everywhere. She couldn't find the exit. And she had also lost sight of Lily a few seconds ago. It was like running through a maze. Koneko stopped meandering and stood beside a closed window, gasping for breath for all the dashing she just did. No matter how faster she ran, she felt a cold wall getting closer and closer to her being, her very soul. She placed a hand over where her heart was, and felt the quick beats.
'Damn him.' she thought. 'He took everything from us. If only I had done something before this all started, I could've saved him. I'll never forgive myself.' She resisted the urge to cry and wiped the sweat off her face. Footsteps sounded nearby, walking over the debris. Koneko gasped softly and turned sharply to the side. Before she could react or see who it was, a pair of hands pushed her back with such great strength she fell backwards, through the open window, and breaking it.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Koneko fell from the antepenultimate floor of the palace.
To Be Continued...
Saiyan Moon Goddess: "This used to be one whole chapter. But it came out too long. So I separated it in two parts. That means the next chapter is ready. But unless I get reviews for this one I won't post it. REVIEW!!" ^_^