Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Alternate Universe Twist ❯ A Price to Pay ( Chapter 19 )
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By: Trunks' Girl 787 
Yugi can save a whole alternate universe, but at what cost?
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Drama / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 10.28.2005 | Pages: 6 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 181 | Status: Completed
Yugi can save a whole alternate universe, but at what cost?
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Drama / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 10.28.2005 | Pages: 6 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 181 | Status: Completed
Saiyan Moon Goddess: Damn! That supposed week turned into a whole month! Sorry about that! Okay, I'm hoping this chapter will be a bit shocking. And review please! Yugi, make sure the motors on the escape shuttles are working good! Hiei, keep guard outside!
Yugi: I'm almost done with them!
Hiei: Hn.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. Neither does the song "Stand my Ground", which belongs to Within Temptation.
**ALTERNATE DOUBLES**
*From Saiyan Moon Goddess (OC/s)*
1. Koneko - Marlene/Saiyan Moon Goddess (18 years old)
*From Yu-Gi-Oh!*
1. Nessuro - Yugi (18 years old)
2. Neil - Yami (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*
1. Kage - Hiei (18 years old)
2. Zorro - Kurama
3. Akira - Botan
4. Maki - Koenma
5. Iwa - Kuwabara
6. Jin - Jin
7. Yuke - Yuseke
8. Yasu - Yukina
"talk"
'thoughts'
/mind talk/
~Alternate Universe Twist~ by Saiyan Moon Goddess
~Chapter 19: A Price to Pay~
Nessuro's lips moved, but it was the voice of the demon that spoke.
"It's too late to save him now, earthbound angel." he said. "His soul will soon be swallowed into hell. For eight years he managed to resist this fate with hope, but now that his world is dead, he has no reason to continue."
"No!" Yugi said. He unsheathed his katana. "I won't let you take him!"
"Fool!"
Inside the bubble of flames, Nessuro fell silent. Instead, another Nessuro appeared in front of the flames wearing a warrior armor and wielding a black blade sword that glowed in the darkness. His eyes were black and all his blonde bangs stood with the rest of his spikes. This was the evil Nessuro Yugi had fought in the physical realm.
"You're the demon..."
The copy of Nessuro chuckled. "A demon god to be precise. I had to descend low to chose a weakling mortal to be my host. Sure, Nessuro had enough misery to feed my hunger until I captured more souls, but he was as pathetic as they come. I mean, come on. He tried to resist my control. All I had to do was say I would make Neil my host. You should've seen his face when I threatened the child's life."
Yugi glared. "You think that's amusing? Get this through your thick head! Nessuro was not weak in resisting you! He was strong, because he had a loved one on the line! When you fight for a loved one, you gain strength! The strength to overcome and defeat your foes!"
The demon ignored his words. "Nessuro is far too gone, little angel. The only way you can save him now is to take his place in hell." He smirked. "Would you die for him? A mortal you don't even know?"
Yugi remembered his promise to Neil; he saw Nessuro and Neil from the memories, little kids laughing and having fun, and Marlene's face full of love. No matter his decision, he knew someone would suffer. He would also be unable to live with himself if he let that poor boy go to hell for being a puppet. Times like these reminded him of all the times his soul was at stake, like Duelist Kingdom or when he dueled Raphael.
"I made a promise I intend to keep!" Yugi said. "No matter what it takes, I'm going to free Nessuro's soul! Even if it costs me my own!"
"You truly are an earthbound angel." said the demon. "My victory over you will be even more glorious than I expected."
Evil Nessuro reached behind his back with his free hand and showed Yugi a silver coin. The coin glowed in his fingers.
"How about we make this interesting?" He tossed the coin up. "With a mountain view!"
The dark space completely changed into another scenery. It looked exactly like the Mountain field card. Yugi and Nessuro's clone stood in the bottom surrounded by vast rocky mountains. The sky above them was dark with gray clouds that roared with thunder and were lit up with lightning bolts, but no rain fell.
"An exciting match such as this deserves a good scenery." The black blade glowed silver. "To the death..."
Yugi had his katana, keeping his guard up and watching his opponent carefully. Then the dark Nessuro turned sideways and pointed toward the mountain peak behind him, above their heads. Yugi couldn't see whatever he was pointing at except for the peak.
"Nessuro is up there." the dark being said. "His soul is already dissolving into hell. And you can't fly in this field, I decided to take that precaution. So either defeat me and save his soul or lose and he disappears. Either way, I win, for you'll end up in hell no matter the outcome."
Yugi waited in case he charged first, but Nessuro didn't the unexpected. He sheathed his black sword and turned to face him.
"What are you doing?" Yugi said. "Aren't we going to fight?"
"Oh, we are, I merely want to test something, oh King of Games."
"Huh?"
"Isn't that what they call you in your universe? I got plenty of useful information from Marlene's soul. She proved useful."
"Demon, what did you do?!" Yugi yelled at him.
"Don't misunderstand me, angel." Nessuro chuckle. "After all...it's just a game."
Nessuro waved his hand in the air. A duel disk from Yugi's universe appeared in his left arm, ready for use. The little warrior gasped.
"But how...?"
"Well, what are you waiting for, Yugi?" the copy of Nessuro said.
Yugi looked down at his own left arm and saw an identical duel disk. The one he had back home. And there was deck on it too. Yugi sheathed his katana and looked up at the demon suspiciously. He took out the deck and looked at the cards carefully. In the mist, he noticed the god cards were missing from his deck, as well as a few others.
"It's my deck, but..." he started. 'Has Marlene been messing with my deck again? I told her to leave it alone!'
"Yes, I only left behind those god cards of yours. You won't be needing them, won't you?"
"What about you?" Yugi said. "You're not from my dimension, so you know nothing of Duel Monsters."
"The blonde girl, remember?" Nessuro said. "I took what I needed from her, I even borrowed her deck."
Yugi was appalled. 'Marlene's deck!' But then something came to his mind and he said out loud. "Wait, if you read Marlene's memories and you got her deck, you know she's never defeated me in a duel before!"
"That's right, but she has practiced for years. Without your god cards, she came close to defeating you a few times." Nessuro looked as confident as Yami. "What she didn't accomplish, I will."
GAME START
Yugi and Nessuro drew out five cards each. This was it, the final battle for the universe would we decided in this duel. There was much at stake.
Nessuro: 8000
Yugi: 8000
"I'll start." the demon said, drawing a card. "I'll just set a card down, and a monster in defense mode." Two cards appeared before him facedown.
"Then it's my turn." Yugi said and drew a card. "I summon Gazelle, King of Mystical Beast (ATK/1500 DEF/1200) in attack mode!" The Gazelle appears before Yugi, growling at Nessuro. "And I attack your defense monster!" Gazelle leaped at the face down card and hit it card. The card revealed itself as Maha Vailo (DEF/1400 ATK/1550), and burst into particles before
vanishing. "And to end this, I'll set two cards facedown."
Nessuro drew a card. "I'll activate Swords of Revealing Light!" Swords of light stabbed themselves around Yugi. "And I summon Dunames Dark Witch (ATK/1800 DEF/1050) in attack mode. With her, I attack your Gazelle!"
"Not so fast, demon!" Yugi said, uncovering one of his facedown cards. "I'll activate my Mirror Force trap!" The dark witch's attack was shot back at her and she was destroyed.
Nessuro frowned, but said: "I end my turn."
Yugi drew a card. "I activate Graceful Charity! I can draw three cards from my deck, then discard two of my choice from my hand." Yugi drew three cards and discarded two. After putting Graceful Charity to the graveyard, he activated another magic card. "And I'll activate a second Graceful Charity."
Again, Yugi drew three and discarded two. "Lastly, I place a monster in defense mode."
"My move!" Nessuro drew a card. "I'll place a monster in defense mode as well. With that I'm done."
The earthbound angel drew a card. "Very well. Then I'll use Monster Reborn! With it, I bring back my Summoned Skull (ATK/2500 DEF/1200) from the graveyard. Since Swords of Revealing Light won't allow me to attack, I'll place a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"It's my turn." Nessuro drew a card. He set his card down. "I activate Raigeki!" The skies flashed with lightning, small sparks coming from the clouds. "I'll destroy both your monsters."
"No, demon." Yugi said, smiling. "You forgot my other facedown card."
"It can't be..."
"Yes, it's a trap card!" Yugi flipped over his facedown card.
"Anti-Raigeki!" The trap card threw Raigeki's force back at Nessuro's defense monster and destroyed it.
"I'm not done yet." Nessuro set down a magic card. "I use Change of Heart to control your Summoned Skull! It'll only be for one turn, but it's enough damage your life points." Summoned Skull changed from Yugi's field to Nessuro's. "Summoned Skull, destroy his Gazelle!"
"Oh no!" Yugi's Gazelle was hit by the skull's attack and was blown to bits.
Nessuro: 8000
Yugi: 7000
"Your turn now, Yugi." With his turn done, Summoned Skull returned to Yugi's field.
Yugi drew a card. "I sacrifice my two defense monsters to summon Black Magician (ATK/2500 DEF/2100)!" Black Magician appeared beside Summoned Skull. "I end my turn." The Swords of Revealing Light disappeared from around the small warrior as the magic card expired.
Nessuro drew a card. "Ah, if I'm not mistaken you might be familiar with this strategy."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I activate Gravekeeper's Servant." Nessuro set the magic card down. "Every time you attack you'll lose a card from your deck to the graveyard." He set down another card. "And I summon Cyber Stein (ATK/700 DEF/500) in attack mode!"
Yugi's eyes went wide as he saw the monster appear. "Cyber Stein! But that means..."
"Yes, I activate Cyber Stein's effect!" Nessuro said. "It allows me to summon a fusion monster directly to the field."
"But it costs you 5000 life points!"
"Yes, I agree it is a risky yet useful technique. It's why that blonde girl barely uses it." Nessuro smirked. "More than useful, since you know Marlene doesn't carry any fusion monsters, except for one." Nessuro set a card down, satisfied by Yugi's horrified look. "Recognize this little monster, Yugi? The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK/4500 DEF/3800)!"
Nessuro: 3000
Yugi: 7000
The giant three-headed white dragon appeared on Nessuro's field beside Cyber Stein, each head roaring loudly at little Yugi.
"And because we're in a mountain field, my dragon's attack points rise by 200." Nessuro said. "So his attack points are 4700! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK/4700 DEF/4000), destroy his Black Magician!"
"No!" Yugi shielded his eyes from the brightness of the dragon's attack and his magician was gone.
Nessuro: 3000
Yugi: 4800
"Let's see how you will handle this."
Yugi frowned in determination. "No matter what, I won't lose to you!" He drew a card. 'Funny, even at a time like this it comes to my mind. That song Marlene-chan played for me whenever we sparred with swords in the backyard.' He frowned sadly at the thought of his girlfriend, who he might never see again. 'Marlene, please give me strength.' He remembered the song as if it
played in his mind. It brought newfound confidence even with the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon standing tall against him.
I Can See
When You Stay Low Nothing Happens
Does It Feel Right?
"I set a monster in defense mode." Yugi said. "Summoned Skull, destroy Cyber Stein!" Cyber Stein was destroyed by the skull's lightning attack.
Nessuro: 1200
Yugi: 4800
Late At Night
Things I Thought I'd Put Behind Me
Haunt My Mind
Nessuro drew a card. "You're done for, Yugi." He set down a card. "I summon Harpie's Brother (ATK/1800 DEF/600)! The mountain field also raises his attack points to 200!" Harpie's Brother (ATK/2000 DEF/800). "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy the Summoned Skull!" In a triple blast, the skull was burned to nothingness.
Nessuro: 1200
Yugi: 2600
I Just Know There's No Escape Now
Once It Sets It's Eyes On You
But I Wont Run
Have To Stare It In The Eyes
"Harpie's Brother, attack his defense monster!" Harpie's Brother leaped for an aerial attack, and the defense monster was revealed.
"You just destroyed my Cyber Jar (DEF/900 ATK/900), demon!" Yugi said.
"What?!"
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In
No More Denying
I've Gotta Face It
Cyber Jar vanished. "And because of Cyber Jar's effect, you lose your monsters!" Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Harpie's Brother were both destroyed. "And we each draw 5 cards from our decks, and show them to each other."
That they did. Yugi got another Black Magician (ATK/2500 DEF/2100) card, White Hole, Beta the Magnet Warrior (ATK/1700 DEF/1600), Witch of the Black Forest (ATK/1100 DEF/1200), and Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (ATK/3500 DEF/3850). Beta and the Witch were placed in defense mode. Nessuro got Vorse Raider (ATK/1900 DEF/1200), La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (ATK/1800 DEF/1000), Negate Attack, Blue Eyes White Dragon (ATK/3000 DEF/2500), and Restructer Revolution. La Jinn and Vorse Raider were placed in attack mode.
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Stand My Ground
"I still get the upper hand." Nessuro said. "La Jinn, destroy his Witch of the Black Forest!"
Once the witch disappeared, Yugi pulled out his entire deck. "With the witch's effect, I can draw one monsters with a defense of 1500 or less to my hand. And I chose my Summoned Skull (ATK/2500 DEF/1200)." Yugi shuffled his deck and put it back on the duel disk.
It's All Around
Getting Stronger, Coming Closer Into My World
"Vorse Raider, destroy the magnet warrior!" Beta is destroyed Yugi's life points remain unaffected. "I place one card facedown. But I still haven't touched your life points, so I activate Restructer Revolution so you lose 200 life points for each card on your hand!"
Nessuro: 1200
Yugi: 1400
I Can Feel That It's Time For Me To Face It
Can I Take It?
Yugi drew a card. "My turn!" Yugi set one card down. "I activate Raigeki! Your Vorse Raider and Genie are destroyed!" Nessuro is left defenseless. "And I also set Swords of Revealing Light!" The swords stab themselves around Nessuro. "With that I end my turn."
Though This Might Just Be The Ending
Of The Life I Held So Dear
But I Won't Run
There's No Turning Back From Here
Nessuro drew a card. "I set down my Harpie's Feather Duster, so your swords of lights can no longer restrain me." The feather duster destroys Yugi's magic card and the swords disappear. "But you're lucky I have no monsters in my hand to attack you. So I pass my turn."
Yugi drew a card, and frowned. 'No monster. This is bad.' "I'll pass as well."
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In
No More Denying
I've Gotta Face It
This surprised Nessuro, then he smiled evilly. "Very well. My move then." He drew a card. "Ah, it seems we're in same terms. I pass my turn again."
Yugi was sweat dropped. 'Must be one of those duels...' He drew a card. 'Rats, no monster or magic card I can use against him. "I place this card facedown. Your turn."
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Stand My Ground
It actually went on just like that. For the next three turns, both the earthbound angel and the demon drew either magic cards, traps, or monsters that needed tribute. They were both monsterless in their fields, so they had no tribute to give. It seemed hopeless, until Yugi finally drew a worthwhile one.
All I Know For Sure Is That I'm Trying
I Will Always Stand My Ground
"Ah, finally! I place Witch of the Black Forest (ATK/1100 DEF/1200) in attack mode!" The witch appeared before Yugi. "And I attack your life points directly!"
"Not if I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack!" The Witch's attack was swallowed into the vortex.
Nessuro drew a card. "Now it's my turn. And activate my magic card, Fissure."
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In, (I Won't Give In)
I Won't Give Up, (I Won't Give Up)
No More Denying (Ahh-hhhh)
I've Gotta Face It
"I reveal my trap card, Magic Jammer! Your Fissure will not touch my monster!" Yugi discards one card and his witch is safe. Nessuro growled.
Yugi drew a card. "It's over demon! Witch of the Black Forest, attack him directly!"
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Nessuro: 100
Yugi: 1800
Nessuro drew a card, glaring at Yugi. To his horror, he drew another monster with five stars. He couldn't summon it.
"No...I'm defenseless."
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In
No More Denying
I've Gotta Face It
"I see you can't do anything." Yugi drew a card. "So this duel is about to end. Witch of Black Forest, attack him again!"
"Nooo!!!"
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Stand My Ground
Nessuro: 0
Yugi: 1800
GAME OVER
Once the demon's life points reached zero, Witch of the Black Forest vanished from the field. Yugi and Nessuro's duel disks disappeared in thin air. The demon lowered his head and his eyes were covered in shadow. He chuckled. The little warrior raised an eyebrow at that. He had just lost. What was he so happy about?
"Well, Yugi, you won the duel, but not the war." The demon raised his head and his black eyes bored into Yugi's amethyst ones. "So what if you won? You broke free from a black flame bubble, but it's not as easy to burst them from the outside. I'll deplete your soul energy. And even if you save Nessuro, I still hold all the other souls from this dimension. Who will free them? They're mine forever."
"I had a feeling you'd say something like that." Yugi said and brought up a golden coin. "That's why I came prepared!"
"A coin?" Nessuro laughed out loud this time. "Like that will do you any good. There is no monster or magic you can use against me."
"Not directly against you. I'm not looking to attack you. Thanks to Nessuro's memories, I confirmed you became all powerful the more souls you consumed." The earthbound angel tossed the coin into the air. "That's why I call upon...Soul Release!"
The golden coin glowed and transformed into the magic card, Soul Release. The mountain field around them cracked and broke like glass until they were back floating in black space. The blue maiden flew around Yugi, who smiled at her, then floated between him and the evil Nessuro.
"I believe Soul Release doesn't have the magic to attack you." said Yugi. "I will simply use its abilities to free all the souls you captured."
Soul Release stretched out her arms wide and her magic spread everywhere. The demon grunted when the wave of magic hit him straight on, and glared at Yugi. He felt as it pulsed through him and suddenly held his head, hissing in pain. The small warrior frowned at this.
"You can hear them, can't you? The souls...their cries of pain...their pleas for freedom! Let them free!"
The demon growled. "They are mine, forever!"
His words were in vain as all around them appeared the lost souls. The demon gasped in disbelief. The souls Yugi had encountered before didn't wander aimlessly anymore. Instead their attention was focused on the glowing bluemaiden. Her magic drew them to her.
"Soul Release!" the earthbound angel called. "Free the souls from the darkness that binds and controls them!"
The blue maiden sent yet another wave of blue magic. It engulfed everyone except Yugi and the fake Nessuro. Little by little, the souls vanished. The demon could only stare in horror. As the magic took effect he was powerless to stop it. With each soul he lost, he got weaker and weaker.
"My souls! My precious souls!"
He reached out an arm as if trying to hold on to them, but it was too late. They were gone from his binding; Soul Release disappeared once her job was done. Black smoke rose from the demon's arm. The limb began to disintegrate slowly.
"My body...!" The fake Nessuro touched his face. Black smoke came out from his cheeks and neck and they disintegrated as well. His body was disappearing.
"With the lack of souls, you don't even have enough power to sustain that fake body of yours." Yugi said. "So return to where you came from. Leave this world forever and never disturb its peace again!"
Despite the fact that he was disappearing, the demon smiled. "You may have won Yugi, but you're too late to save yourself." He held his only hand, as the other was already gone, over his disintegrating eye. His body disappeared until there was only his head and left hand. "The door to hell will soon open. Not even the earthbound angel will be able to escape its wrath."
With that, the demon was completely gone. Yugi breathed in relief, and stopped when he saw the black flame bubble just behind where the demon once stood. The real Nessuro was still trapped inside. The bubble must have prevented Soul Release's magic to reach him. Yugi approached it. Nessuro's body had desintegrated as well. His legs and forearms were gone. Only the upper half of his body remained. He reached out and touched the bubble, but burned himself in the process.
"OW!" The little warrior shook his hand to cool it. "Okay, bad idea."
Yugi held his hands a few inches from the bubble's surface and concentrated hard. His hands glowed white as he let his power flow through them. He hit the bubble hard, yet try as he might it wouldn't pop. The demon had been right in saying it was harder to break it from the outside. The angel refused to give up and used all the power he had left, in this case he has forced to use his soul energy. It weakened him, but he kept up.
When things looked hopeless, the bubble finally released Nessuro. Yugi had little energy left. He took the floating half soul into his arms and held him. Large aqua green eyes opened and stared at his face looking lost.
"It's...you..." he said softly. His body became whole again.
Yugi smiled at him. "You're free now. I kept my word." The strain of the loss of energy got to him and he winced. "I...might...just have...enough energy...to...."
Yugi closed his eyes and concentrated again. He glowed white and engulfed Nessuro in his light. His alternate double smiled at him and managed a "thank you" before he vanished. Yugi had used the last of his soul energy to transport Nessuro out of the darkness. He was all alone now, and he had no power left to leave the darkness. The savior of light went limp and floated in the black space.
"It's done..." he whispered, and closed his eyes tired.
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Yugi's Universe...
"What's going on?" Shizuka said. "Is Yugi in trouble?"
The whole group glanced at Yami. The pharaoh just stared at the TV with haunted red eyes. Out of curiosity, Ryou reached out with the TV remote and changed the channel. The others protested, except Yami who looked sheet pale. They shut up when they saw the scene changing back to Nessuro's castle. The bodies were stirring.
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In Nessuro's throne room, the bodies of Neil, Koneko, and Kage stirred from where they lay. As their souls were free from the demon's control, they returned to their rightful places.
"Ow, my back." Koneko said rubbing her back where the demon had kicked her.
Kage shook his head to clear it and looked up at the sound of her voice.
"Koneko!" Kage ran to her side and helped her up. "Where are we?"
"I don't know." she replied. "All I remember is falling around twelve stories high."
Neil sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He felt like he had slept for days yet got no rest. Yami's look-alike saw he wasn't with the Oracle's apprentice in black space anymore. He was back in the throne room. He gasped, remembering when Yugi left him promising to bring his brother back.
"Oniisan..."
He searched the room for Nessuro. Said boy's body sat limply in his throne with his head down. He suddenly started convulsing and gasping for air. He fell from the chair. Yugi lay some feet from him, completely motionless as if sleeping with his eyes open. Neil quickly ran to Nessuro's body and held him tightly, trying to stop his shaking.
"Oniisan, wake up! Please answer me!" The boy was close to crying.
Koneko and Kage heard Neil and saw him trying to calm the struggling Nessuro. The pair went over to their friend.
"Neil!"
Neil looked desperate, his face was tearstained as he looked up at the two. "Something's wrong with him! Help me!"
Kage and Koneko hesitated at first, then helped Yami's look-alike to hold his brother down. Nessuro convulsed on Neil's arms, his eyes opening halfway to show the white of his eyes. They moved rapidly as he trembled violently. His mouth opened wider. For a few seconds, no sound came until a gargled scream emitted through his lips. The body went limp, gasping for breath.
"Nessuro?" Neil called him.
On closer look, they noticed Nessuro's appearance had changed. His golden bangs fell from the rest of his blue and black spikes, hanging loosely over his face; his sharp eyes softened and widened, his fangs and sharp nails shortened, and his body got shorter as well. They boy's eyes opened again tiredly, only this time he revealed large aqua green gems. He could pass
right off as Yugi's twin!
"N-Neil..."
Neil smiled. This time he cried in joy. "Oniisan! You're alive!" He hugged the shorter young man.
Nessuro hugged back, tears forming. "I'm sorry."
Seeing that Nessuro was alright, Koneko turned her attention to Yugi. She went over to his body and propped him up in her arms. His sword still lay beside him. The little warrior's eyes had no light in them; it scared her. So she shook him gently to try and wake him.
"Yugi?" He didn't even stir. She checked his pulse, and gasped horrified. "YUGI!!"
Kage immediately ran to Koneko's side while Neil helped his brother up. Nessuro's arm rested around Neil's neck and they carefully made they way over to the others. The blonde girl was struggling with her own tears, shaking Yugi and talking to him while he wouldn't respond to her pleas.
"What's wrong?" Kage asked her.
"He's not breathing!" Koneko cried. "I can't feel a pulse!"
Kage checked for a pulse. He looked grim. "Oh no..."
"Kage, it can't be! He's gone?" Neil shouted. He had been very grateful to Yugi for bringing his only family back to him. And he had actually traded his life for it? Nessuro said nothing but froze where he was, staring at the earthbound angel with wide eyes.
"He's gone." Hiei's alternate double reached carefully with his hand and gently closed Yugi's dull purple eyes. Then he placed a hand on Koneko's shoulder. "He's gone, Koneko-chan."
"NO!" Koneko cried. "He can't be gone!" She tried to fight them, but the tears leaked down her cheeks.
Nessuro stared at the scene. His former friends and brother grieved for the young man from the alternate dimension who came to save them all. He had done his purpose, he fulfilled the prophecy, but he lost his soul to hell in order to do it. He was willing to do it. Nessuro wished the floor opened up and swallowed him whole. He couldn't even look at his friends' faces, all the memories from his deeds for the past 8 years played in his head.
"It's all my fault..." he whispered to himself.
To Be Continued....
Note: I was going to make Yugi's final battle a sword match but then I thought you'd seen enough sword fighting in this fic and were probably tired of them by now. This was my first duel and I don't know Yugi's deck that well. So this duel was based on the Game Boy game Yugioh! Eternal Duelist Soul. Nessuro's deck was based on my deck while Yugi's was based on Yami
Yugi's.
Yugi: Wait, you killed me?
Saiyan Moon Goddess: That's a harsh way of saying it, but yes. I'm so sorry! *bear hugs Yugi*
Yami: Is that an angry mob I hear?
Yugi fangirls: *off view* Get SMG!
Hiei: *off view* Oh, shit!
Saiyan Moon Goddess: And that's our cue! Yami, be a dear and rescue Hiei-kun. He can't hold them off for too long. Reviewers, remember, REVIEW! To the escape pods!
Yugi: I'm almost done with them!
Hiei: Hn.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. Neither does the song "Stand my Ground", which belongs to Within Temptation.
**ALTERNATE DOUBLES**
*From Saiyan Moon Goddess (OC/s)*
1. Koneko - Marlene/Saiyan Moon Goddess (18 years old)
*From Yu-Gi-Oh!*
1. Nessuro - Yugi (18 years old)
2. Neil - Yami (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*
1. Kage - Hiei (18 years old)
2. Zorro - Kurama
3. Akira - Botan
4. Maki - Koenma
5. Iwa - Kuwabara
6. Jin - Jin
7. Yuke - Yuseke
8. Yasu - Yukina
"talk"
'thoughts'
/mind talk/
~Alternate Universe Twist~ by Saiyan Moon Goddess
~Chapter 19: A Price to Pay~
Nessuro's lips moved, but it was the voice of the demon that spoke.
"It's too late to save him now, earthbound angel." he said. "His soul will soon be swallowed into hell. For eight years he managed to resist this fate with hope, but now that his world is dead, he has no reason to continue."
"No!" Yugi said. He unsheathed his katana. "I won't let you take him!"
"Fool!"
Inside the bubble of flames, Nessuro fell silent. Instead, another Nessuro appeared in front of the flames wearing a warrior armor and wielding a black blade sword that glowed in the darkness. His eyes were black and all his blonde bangs stood with the rest of his spikes. This was the evil Nessuro Yugi had fought in the physical realm.
"You're the demon..."
The copy of Nessuro chuckled. "A demon god to be precise. I had to descend low to chose a weakling mortal to be my host. Sure, Nessuro had enough misery to feed my hunger until I captured more souls, but he was as pathetic as they come. I mean, come on. He tried to resist my control. All I had to do was say I would make Neil my host. You should've seen his face when I threatened the child's life."
Yugi glared. "You think that's amusing? Get this through your thick head! Nessuro was not weak in resisting you! He was strong, because he had a loved one on the line! When you fight for a loved one, you gain strength! The strength to overcome and defeat your foes!"
The demon ignored his words. "Nessuro is far too gone, little angel. The only way you can save him now is to take his place in hell." He smirked. "Would you die for him? A mortal you don't even know?"
Yugi remembered his promise to Neil; he saw Nessuro and Neil from the memories, little kids laughing and having fun, and Marlene's face full of love. No matter his decision, he knew someone would suffer. He would also be unable to live with himself if he let that poor boy go to hell for being a puppet. Times like these reminded him of all the times his soul was at stake, like Duelist Kingdom or when he dueled Raphael.
"I made a promise I intend to keep!" Yugi said. "No matter what it takes, I'm going to free Nessuro's soul! Even if it costs me my own!"
"You truly are an earthbound angel." said the demon. "My victory over you will be even more glorious than I expected."
Evil Nessuro reached behind his back with his free hand and showed Yugi a silver coin. The coin glowed in his fingers.
"How about we make this interesting?" He tossed the coin up. "With a mountain view!"
The dark space completely changed into another scenery. It looked exactly like the Mountain field card. Yugi and Nessuro's clone stood in the bottom surrounded by vast rocky mountains. The sky above them was dark with gray clouds that roared with thunder and were lit up with lightning bolts, but no rain fell.
"An exciting match such as this deserves a good scenery." The black blade glowed silver. "To the death..."
Yugi had his katana, keeping his guard up and watching his opponent carefully. Then the dark Nessuro turned sideways and pointed toward the mountain peak behind him, above their heads. Yugi couldn't see whatever he was pointing at except for the peak.
"Nessuro is up there." the dark being said. "His soul is already dissolving into hell. And you can't fly in this field, I decided to take that precaution. So either defeat me and save his soul or lose and he disappears. Either way, I win, for you'll end up in hell no matter the outcome."
Yugi waited in case he charged first, but Nessuro didn't the unexpected. He sheathed his black sword and turned to face him.
"What are you doing?" Yugi said. "Aren't we going to fight?"
"Oh, we are, I merely want to test something, oh King of Games."
"Huh?"
"Isn't that what they call you in your universe? I got plenty of useful information from Marlene's soul. She proved useful."
"Demon, what did you do?!" Yugi yelled at him.
"Don't misunderstand me, angel." Nessuro chuckle. "After all...it's just a game."
Nessuro waved his hand in the air. A duel disk from Yugi's universe appeared in his left arm, ready for use. The little warrior gasped.
"But how...?"
"Well, what are you waiting for, Yugi?" the copy of Nessuro said.
Yugi looked down at his own left arm and saw an identical duel disk. The one he had back home. And there was deck on it too. Yugi sheathed his katana and looked up at the demon suspiciously. He took out the deck and looked at the cards carefully. In the mist, he noticed the god cards were missing from his deck, as well as a few others.
"It's my deck, but..." he started. 'Has Marlene been messing with my deck again? I told her to leave it alone!'
"Yes, I only left behind those god cards of yours. You won't be needing them, won't you?"
"What about you?" Yugi said. "You're not from my dimension, so you know nothing of Duel Monsters."
"The blonde girl, remember?" Nessuro said. "I took what I needed from her, I even borrowed her deck."
Yugi was appalled. 'Marlene's deck!' But then something came to his mind and he said out loud. "Wait, if you read Marlene's memories and you got her deck, you know she's never defeated me in a duel before!"
"That's right, but she has practiced for years. Without your god cards, she came close to defeating you a few times." Nessuro looked as confident as Yami. "What she didn't accomplish, I will."
GAME START
Yugi and Nessuro drew out five cards each. This was it, the final battle for the universe would we decided in this duel. There was much at stake.
Nessuro: 8000
Yugi: 8000
"I'll start." the demon said, drawing a card. "I'll just set a card down, and a monster in defense mode." Two cards appeared before him facedown.
"Then it's my turn." Yugi said and drew a card. "I summon Gazelle, King of Mystical Beast (ATK/1500 DEF/1200) in attack mode!" The Gazelle appears before Yugi, growling at Nessuro. "And I attack your defense monster!" Gazelle leaped at the face down card and hit it card. The card revealed itself as Maha Vailo (DEF/1400 ATK/1550), and burst into particles before
vanishing. "And to end this, I'll set two cards facedown."
Nessuro drew a card. "I'll activate Swords of Revealing Light!" Swords of light stabbed themselves around Yugi. "And I summon Dunames Dark Witch (ATK/1800 DEF/1050) in attack mode. With her, I attack your Gazelle!"
"Not so fast, demon!" Yugi said, uncovering one of his facedown cards. "I'll activate my Mirror Force trap!" The dark witch's attack was shot back at her and she was destroyed.
Nessuro frowned, but said: "I end my turn."
Yugi drew a card. "I activate Graceful Charity! I can draw three cards from my deck, then discard two of my choice from my hand." Yugi drew three cards and discarded two. After putting Graceful Charity to the graveyard, he activated another magic card. "And I'll activate a second Graceful Charity."
Again, Yugi drew three and discarded two. "Lastly, I place a monster in defense mode."
"My move!" Nessuro drew a card. "I'll place a monster in defense mode as well. With that I'm done."
The earthbound angel drew a card. "Very well. Then I'll use Monster Reborn! With it, I bring back my Summoned Skull (ATK/2500 DEF/1200) from the graveyard. Since Swords of Revealing Light won't allow me to attack, I'll place a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"It's my turn." Nessuro drew a card. He set his card down. "I activate Raigeki!" The skies flashed with lightning, small sparks coming from the clouds. "I'll destroy both your monsters."
"No, demon." Yugi said, smiling. "You forgot my other facedown card."
"It can't be..."
"Yes, it's a trap card!" Yugi flipped over his facedown card.
"Anti-Raigeki!" The trap card threw Raigeki's force back at Nessuro's defense monster and destroyed it.
"I'm not done yet." Nessuro set down a magic card. "I use Change of Heart to control your Summoned Skull! It'll only be for one turn, but it's enough damage your life points." Summoned Skull changed from Yugi's field to Nessuro's. "Summoned Skull, destroy his Gazelle!"
"Oh no!" Yugi's Gazelle was hit by the skull's attack and was blown to bits.
Nessuro: 8000
Yugi: 7000
"Your turn now, Yugi." With his turn done, Summoned Skull returned to Yugi's field.
Yugi drew a card. "I sacrifice my two defense monsters to summon Black Magician (ATK/2500 DEF/2100)!" Black Magician appeared beside Summoned Skull. "I end my turn." The Swords of Revealing Light disappeared from around the small warrior as the magic card expired.
Nessuro drew a card. "Ah, if I'm not mistaken you might be familiar with this strategy."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I activate Gravekeeper's Servant." Nessuro set the magic card down. "Every time you attack you'll lose a card from your deck to the graveyard." He set down another card. "And I summon Cyber Stein (ATK/700 DEF/500) in attack mode!"
Yugi's eyes went wide as he saw the monster appear. "Cyber Stein! But that means..."
"Yes, I activate Cyber Stein's effect!" Nessuro said. "It allows me to summon a fusion monster directly to the field."
"But it costs you 5000 life points!"
"Yes, I agree it is a risky yet useful technique. It's why that blonde girl barely uses it." Nessuro smirked. "More than useful, since you know Marlene doesn't carry any fusion monsters, except for one." Nessuro set a card down, satisfied by Yugi's horrified look. "Recognize this little monster, Yugi? The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK/4500 DEF/3800)!"
Nessuro: 3000
Yugi: 7000
The giant three-headed white dragon appeared on Nessuro's field beside Cyber Stein, each head roaring loudly at little Yugi.
"And because we're in a mountain field, my dragon's attack points rise by 200." Nessuro said. "So his attack points are 4700! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (ATK/4700 DEF/4000), destroy his Black Magician!"
"No!" Yugi shielded his eyes from the brightness of the dragon's attack and his magician was gone.
Nessuro: 3000
Yugi: 4800
"Let's see how you will handle this."
Yugi frowned in determination. "No matter what, I won't lose to you!" He drew a card. 'Funny, even at a time like this it comes to my mind. That song Marlene-chan played for me whenever we sparred with swords in the backyard.' He frowned sadly at the thought of his girlfriend, who he might never see again. 'Marlene, please give me strength.' He remembered the song as if it
played in his mind. It brought newfound confidence even with the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon standing tall against him.
I Can See
When You Stay Low Nothing Happens
Does It Feel Right?
"I set a monster in defense mode." Yugi said. "Summoned Skull, destroy Cyber Stein!" Cyber Stein was destroyed by the skull's lightning attack.
Nessuro: 1200
Yugi: 4800
Late At Night
Things I Thought I'd Put Behind Me
Haunt My Mind
Nessuro drew a card. "You're done for, Yugi." He set down a card. "I summon Harpie's Brother (ATK/1800 DEF/600)! The mountain field also raises his attack points to 200!" Harpie's Brother (ATK/2000 DEF/800). "Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy the Summoned Skull!" In a triple blast, the skull was burned to nothingness.
Nessuro: 1200
Yugi: 2600
I Just Know There's No Escape Now
Once It Sets It's Eyes On You
But I Wont Run
Have To Stare It In The Eyes
"Harpie's Brother, attack his defense monster!" Harpie's Brother leaped for an aerial attack, and the defense monster was revealed.
"You just destroyed my Cyber Jar (DEF/900 ATK/900), demon!" Yugi said.
"What?!"
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In
No More Denying
I've Gotta Face It
Cyber Jar vanished. "And because of Cyber Jar's effect, you lose your monsters!" Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and Harpie's Brother were both destroyed. "And we each draw 5 cards from our decks, and show them to each other."
That they did. Yugi got another Black Magician (ATK/2500 DEF/2100) card, White Hole, Beta the Magnet Warrior (ATK/1700 DEF/1600), Witch of the Black Forest (ATK/1100 DEF/1200), and Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (ATK/3500 DEF/3850). Beta and the Witch were placed in defense mode. Nessuro got Vorse Raider (ATK/1900 DEF/1200), La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp (ATK/1800 DEF/1000), Negate Attack, Blue Eyes White Dragon (ATK/3000 DEF/2500), and Restructer Revolution. La Jinn and Vorse Raider were placed in attack mode.
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Stand My Ground
"I still get the upper hand." Nessuro said. "La Jinn, destroy his Witch of the Black Forest!"
Once the witch disappeared, Yugi pulled out his entire deck. "With the witch's effect, I can draw one monsters with a defense of 1500 or less to my hand. And I chose my Summoned Skull (ATK/2500 DEF/1200)." Yugi shuffled his deck and put it back on the duel disk.
It's All Around
Getting Stronger, Coming Closer Into My World
"Vorse Raider, destroy the magnet warrior!" Beta is destroyed Yugi's life points remain unaffected. "I place one card facedown. But I still haven't touched your life points, so I activate Restructer Revolution so you lose 200 life points for each card on your hand!"
Nessuro: 1200
Yugi: 1400
I Can Feel That It's Time For Me To Face It
Can I Take It?
Yugi drew a card. "My turn!" Yugi set one card down. "I activate Raigeki! Your Vorse Raider and Genie are destroyed!" Nessuro is left defenseless. "And I also set Swords of Revealing Light!" The swords stab themselves around Nessuro. "With that I end my turn."
Though This Might Just Be The Ending
Of The Life I Held So Dear
But I Won't Run
There's No Turning Back From Here
Nessuro drew a card. "I set down my Harpie's Feather Duster, so your swords of lights can no longer restrain me." The feather duster destroys Yugi's magic card and the swords disappear. "But you're lucky I have no monsters in my hand to attack you. So I pass my turn."
Yugi drew a card, and frowned. 'No monster. This is bad.' "I'll pass as well."
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In
No More Denying
I've Gotta Face It
This surprised Nessuro, then he smiled evilly. "Very well. My move then." He drew a card. "Ah, it seems we're in same terms. I pass my turn again."
Yugi was sweat dropped. 'Must be one of those duels...' He drew a card. 'Rats, no monster or magic card I can use against him. "I place this card facedown. Your turn."
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Stand My Ground
It actually went on just like that. For the next three turns, both the earthbound angel and the demon drew either magic cards, traps, or monsters that needed tribute. They were both monsterless in their fields, so they had no tribute to give. It seemed hopeless, until Yugi finally drew a worthwhile one.
All I Know For Sure Is That I'm Trying
I Will Always Stand My Ground
"Ah, finally! I place Witch of the Black Forest (ATK/1100 DEF/1200) in attack mode!" The witch appeared before Yugi. "And I attack your life points directly!"
"Not if I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack!" The Witch's attack was swallowed into the vortex.
Nessuro drew a card. "Now it's my turn. And activate my magic card, Fissure."
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In, (I Won't Give In)
I Won't Give Up, (I Won't Give Up)
No More Denying (Ahh-hhhh)
I've Gotta Face It
"I reveal my trap card, Magic Jammer! Your Fissure will not touch my monster!" Yugi discards one card and his witch is safe. Nessuro growled.
Yugi drew a card. "It's over demon! Witch of the Black Forest, attack him directly!"
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Nessuro: 100
Yugi: 1800
Nessuro drew a card, glaring at Yugi. To his horror, he drew another monster with five stars. He couldn't summon it.
"No...I'm defenseless."
Stand My Ground
I Won't Give In
No More Denying
I've Gotta Face It
"I see you can't do anything." Yugi drew a card. "So this duel is about to end. Witch of Black Forest, attack him again!"
"Nooo!!!"
Won't Close My Eyes And Hide The Truth Inside
If I Don't Make It, Someone Else Will
Stand My Ground
Nessuro: 0
Yugi: 1800
GAME OVER
Once the demon's life points reached zero, Witch of the Black Forest vanished from the field. Yugi and Nessuro's duel disks disappeared in thin air. The demon lowered his head and his eyes were covered in shadow. He chuckled. The little warrior raised an eyebrow at that. He had just lost. What was he so happy about?
"Well, Yugi, you won the duel, but not the war." The demon raised his head and his black eyes bored into Yugi's amethyst ones. "So what if you won? You broke free from a black flame bubble, but it's not as easy to burst them from the outside. I'll deplete your soul energy. And even if you save Nessuro, I still hold all the other souls from this dimension. Who will free them? They're mine forever."
"I had a feeling you'd say something like that." Yugi said and brought up a golden coin. "That's why I came prepared!"
"A coin?" Nessuro laughed out loud this time. "Like that will do you any good. There is no monster or magic you can use against me."
"Not directly against you. I'm not looking to attack you. Thanks to Nessuro's memories, I confirmed you became all powerful the more souls you consumed." The earthbound angel tossed the coin into the air. "That's why I call upon...Soul Release!"
The golden coin glowed and transformed into the magic card, Soul Release. The mountain field around them cracked and broke like glass until they were back floating in black space. The blue maiden flew around Yugi, who smiled at her, then floated between him and the evil Nessuro.
"I believe Soul Release doesn't have the magic to attack you." said Yugi. "I will simply use its abilities to free all the souls you captured."
Soul Release stretched out her arms wide and her magic spread everywhere. The demon grunted when the wave of magic hit him straight on, and glared at Yugi. He felt as it pulsed through him and suddenly held his head, hissing in pain. The small warrior frowned at this.
"You can hear them, can't you? The souls...their cries of pain...their pleas for freedom! Let them free!"
The demon growled. "They are mine, forever!"
His words were in vain as all around them appeared the lost souls. The demon gasped in disbelief. The souls Yugi had encountered before didn't wander aimlessly anymore. Instead their attention was focused on the glowing bluemaiden. Her magic drew them to her.
"Soul Release!" the earthbound angel called. "Free the souls from the darkness that binds and controls them!"
The blue maiden sent yet another wave of blue magic. It engulfed everyone except Yugi and the fake Nessuro. Little by little, the souls vanished. The demon could only stare in horror. As the magic took effect he was powerless to stop it. With each soul he lost, he got weaker and weaker.
"My souls! My precious souls!"
He reached out an arm as if trying to hold on to them, but it was too late. They were gone from his binding; Soul Release disappeared once her job was done. Black smoke rose from the demon's arm. The limb began to disintegrate slowly.
"My body...!" The fake Nessuro touched his face. Black smoke came out from his cheeks and neck and they disintegrated as well. His body was disappearing.
"With the lack of souls, you don't even have enough power to sustain that fake body of yours." Yugi said. "So return to where you came from. Leave this world forever and never disturb its peace again!"
Despite the fact that he was disappearing, the demon smiled. "You may have won Yugi, but you're too late to save yourself." He held his only hand, as the other was already gone, over his disintegrating eye. His body disappeared until there was only his head and left hand. "The door to hell will soon open. Not even the earthbound angel will be able to escape its wrath."
With that, the demon was completely gone. Yugi breathed in relief, and stopped when he saw the black flame bubble just behind where the demon once stood. The real Nessuro was still trapped inside. The bubble must have prevented Soul Release's magic to reach him. Yugi approached it. Nessuro's body had desintegrated as well. His legs and forearms were gone. Only the upper half of his body remained. He reached out and touched the bubble, but burned himself in the process.
"OW!" The little warrior shook his hand to cool it. "Okay, bad idea."
Yugi held his hands a few inches from the bubble's surface and concentrated hard. His hands glowed white as he let his power flow through them. He hit the bubble hard, yet try as he might it wouldn't pop. The demon had been right in saying it was harder to break it from the outside. The angel refused to give up and used all the power he had left, in this case he has forced to use his soul energy. It weakened him, but he kept up.
When things looked hopeless, the bubble finally released Nessuro. Yugi had little energy left. He took the floating half soul into his arms and held him. Large aqua green eyes opened and stared at his face looking lost.
"It's...you..." he said softly. His body became whole again.
Yugi smiled at him. "You're free now. I kept my word." The strain of the loss of energy got to him and he winced. "I...might...just have...enough energy...to...."
Yugi closed his eyes and concentrated again. He glowed white and engulfed Nessuro in his light. His alternate double smiled at him and managed a "thank you" before he vanished. Yugi had used the last of his soul energy to transport Nessuro out of the darkness. He was all alone now, and he had no power left to leave the darkness. The savior of light went limp and floated in the black space.
"It's done..." he whispered, and closed his eyes tired.
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Yugi's Universe...
"What's going on?" Shizuka said. "Is Yugi in trouble?"
The whole group glanced at Yami. The pharaoh just stared at the TV with haunted red eyes. Out of curiosity, Ryou reached out with the TV remote and changed the channel. The others protested, except Yami who looked sheet pale. They shut up when they saw the scene changing back to Nessuro's castle. The bodies were stirring.
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In Nessuro's throne room, the bodies of Neil, Koneko, and Kage stirred from where they lay. As their souls were free from the demon's control, they returned to their rightful places.
"Ow, my back." Koneko said rubbing her back where the demon had kicked her.
Kage shook his head to clear it and looked up at the sound of her voice.
"Koneko!" Kage ran to her side and helped her up. "Where are we?"
"I don't know." she replied. "All I remember is falling around twelve stories high."
Neil sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He felt like he had slept for days yet got no rest. Yami's look-alike saw he wasn't with the Oracle's apprentice in black space anymore. He was back in the throne room. He gasped, remembering when Yugi left him promising to bring his brother back.
"Oniisan..."
He searched the room for Nessuro. Said boy's body sat limply in his throne with his head down. He suddenly started convulsing and gasping for air. He fell from the chair. Yugi lay some feet from him, completely motionless as if sleeping with his eyes open. Neil quickly ran to Nessuro's body and held him tightly, trying to stop his shaking.
"Oniisan, wake up! Please answer me!" The boy was close to crying.
Koneko and Kage heard Neil and saw him trying to calm the struggling Nessuro. The pair went over to their friend.
"Neil!"
Neil looked desperate, his face was tearstained as he looked up at the two. "Something's wrong with him! Help me!"
Kage and Koneko hesitated at first, then helped Yami's look-alike to hold his brother down. Nessuro convulsed on Neil's arms, his eyes opening halfway to show the white of his eyes. They moved rapidly as he trembled violently. His mouth opened wider. For a few seconds, no sound came until a gargled scream emitted through his lips. The body went limp, gasping for breath.
"Nessuro?" Neil called him.
On closer look, they noticed Nessuro's appearance had changed. His golden bangs fell from the rest of his blue and black spikes, hanging loosely over his face; his sharp eyes softened and widened, his fangs and sharp nails shortened, and his body got shorter as well. They boy's eyes opened again tiredly, only this time he revealed large aqua green gems. He could pass
right off as Yugi's twin!
"N-Neil..."
Neil smiled. This time he cried in joy. "Oniisan! You're alive!" He hugged the shorter young man.
Nessuro hugged back, tears forming. "I'm sorry."
Seeing that Nessuro was alright, Koneko turned her attention to Yugi. She went over to his body and propped him up in her arms. His sword still lay beside him. The little warrior's eyes had no light in them; it scared her. So she shook him gently to try and wake him.
"Yugi?" He didn't even stir. She checked his pulse, and gasped horrified. "YUGI!!"
Kage immediately ran to Koneko's side while Neil helped his brother up. Nessuro's arm rested around Neil's neck and they carefully made they way over to the others. The blonde girl was struggling with her own tears, shaking Yugi and talking to him while he wouldn't respond to her pleas.
"What's wrong?" Kage asked her.
"He's not breathing!" Koneko cried. "I can't feel a pulse!"
Kage checked for a pulse. He looked grim. "Oh no..."
"Kage, it can't be! He's gone?" Neil shouted. He had been very grateful to Yugi for bringing his only family back to him. And he had actually traded his life for it? Nessuro said nothing but froze where he was, staring at the earthbound angel with wide eyes.
"He's gone." Hiei's alternate double reached carefully with his hand and gently closed Yugi's dull purple eyes. Then he placed a hand on Koneko's shoulder. "He's gone, Koneko-chan."
"NO!" Koneko cried. "He can't be gone!" She tried to fight them, but the tears leaked down her cheeks.
Nessuro stared at the scene. His former friends and brother grieved for the young man from the alternate dimension who came to save them all. He had done his purpose, he fulfilled the prophecy, but he lost his soul to hell in order to do it. He was willing to do it. Nessuro wished the floor opened up and swallowed him whole. He couldn't even look at his friends' faces, all the memories from his deeds for the past 8 years played in his head.
"It's all my fault..." he whispered to himself.
To Be Continued....
Note: I was going to make Yugi's final battle a sword match but then I thought you'd seen enough sword fighting in this fic and were probably tired of them by now. This was my first duel and I don't know Yugi's deck that well. So this duel was based on the Game Boy game Yugioh! Eternal Duelist Soul. Nessuro's deck was based on my deck while Yugi's was based on Yami
Yugi's.
Yugi: Wait, you killed me?
Saiyan Moon Goddess: That's a harsh way of saying it, but yes. I'm so sorry! *bear hugs Yugi*
Yami: Is that an angry mob I hear?
Yugi fangirls: *off view* Get SMG!
Hiei: *off view* Oh, shit!
Saiyan Moon Goddess: And that's our cue! Yami, be a dear and rescue Hiei-kun. He can't hold them off for too long. Reviewers, remember, REVIEW! To the escape pods!