Sunday, January 29, 2017

Natural Reality - Arc 1 - Chapter 4

Yugi watched as Ryou and Malik paced his hospital room. They were afraid of the possibilities that there was another yami or even a monster so secretive that he couldn’t be found by their yami’s. The abilities of this thing was amazing considering it took out both Yami and Yugi in the space of a single night.

It’s not like it killed me. Yugi said for the fifth time through their hikari link. Once I’m healed we can try finding it hikari-style.

“Provided it doesn’t try to attack you both here,” Malik stressed running a hand through his platinum hair. “Both you and Yami can’t protect yourselves in this state.”

I have a knight. Yugi said before almost recoiling at the glare Ryou gave him. I know… One isn’t enough.

Yugi sighed and flopped back onto his bed. He smiled thinking about when he first realized Ryou and Malik were also hikari.

FLASHBACK

Yugi felt the stone ground when he landed hard. His perception of the people in the room was altered. Looking up, he felt the familiar light presence that he sensed from Horakhty.

Ryou and Malik were bent down offering him a hand up. “Umm… Thanks.” he said a little confused.

We are hikari as well. Ryou’s voice sounded in his head much like Yami’s through their mind link. Malik now looks after Egypt with Marik and I look after England with Bakura.

We have a lot of catching up to do. Malik added smiling at the increasing confusion on Yugi’s face. Hikari’s can talk to each other via a link of light. Just like how yami’s can via shadows.

Then is the bond between Yami and I still exist? Yugi asked a little worried.

It remains in place. Ryou assured him. We will teach you what we know. But you are also different from us. You are a reincarnation of a previous hikari. There may be things that only you can do.

Heba…
Yugi said and then lifted his head when Malik gasped. What is it?

Heba? Malik blinked and then looked at his sister. “Isis, in the scriptures, there was a Heba mentioned, wasn’t there?”

“Heba?” Isis looked confused as to where that question had come from. “Heba was the Pharaoh’s lover. They were always together. But nothing was written other than that.” She looked at Yugi carefully before smiling, understanding where the question had come from.

“I think there is something you need to see.”

END FLASHBACK

“Yugi…” Malik’s face was close enough to kiss if Yugi had cared to try. “We have a serious situation here! You can’t zone out like that on us.”

Heba. Yugi said softly causing the Egyptian to jump at the name. I was just thinking. If Yami is the reincarnation of the Pharaoh then I would be the reincarnation of Heba. Interesting, don’t you think, that my name is similar to Heba’s?

“We never got a chance to look at what Isis wanted to show you,” Malik replied moving back to his chair with a smile. Ryou perched himself on the bed curious on the change in topic. “But it is interesting since ‘Heba’ means game in the old language.”

“Just where are you going with this Yugi?” Ryou asked curiously. “You wouldn’t of mentioned Heba unless it was connected to this situation in some way.”

Yugi nodded and closed his eyes. I was weakening from maintaining the barrier. Yami wanted to pull me into the puzzle to protect me but I became angry at that decision. I lost myself to a rage that consumed me. Next thing I know, I wake up in a hospital bed and hear that the house and shop were destroyed.

“You think that Heba is within you?” Malik asked curiously. “Reincarnated souls can’t be controlled by their past lives.”

I think something happened in the past to Heba before the situation with Zorc. Yugi opened his eyes and looked out the window. I remember being in the memory RPG and there was no sign of Heba. It was all from the eyes of the Pharaoh. Time also took a different turn as Zorc was subdued instead of sealed in the puzzle.

“I think we may need to pay a visit to Horakhty-sama,” Ryou said softly. He could sense darkness within Yugi which was growing stronger with every mention of Heba’s name. “You’ve mentioned black outs before whenever you were angry or in pain. I never thought that it might be because of an issue stemming from your past life.”

“I still maintain that a past life can’t interfere with a present one,” Malik stated flatly. “It’s just not possible.”

With humans… Yugi said catching Malik’s attention. But I’m a hikari. It might be different when it comes to us.

“Maybe…” Malik replied slowly. “Let me contact Marik and Isis. See what they think.”

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 

Yami sat on the bed watching Yugi sleep. He could feel something was wrong with his little one ever since Ryou and Malik visited. Part of him wondered if the close proximity to other hikari’s had triggered something that the shadow cursed had left behind.

That night was a blur to Yami. He remembered yelling at Yugi to allow him to pull him into the puzzle for safety. Then, Yugi’s eyes changed from the usual light purple to a deep, rich purple before the explosion happened. He couldn’t understand what that was.

Aibou?
He brushed the golden bangs away from Yugi’s eyes. Are you awake?

Once again, he was greeted by the rich purple eyes as they fluttered open. You don’t know when to leave well enough alone do you?

Yami recoiled at the harsh tone that filtered through their link. I don’t understand, aibou. Why are you acting this way?

Aibou… Yugi’s harsh voice laughed at the word. Atemu, you have really not changed a bit. Leave me to rest before I blast you out the window!

Yami was at a loss for words. Yugi had never called him ‘Atemu’. It took him a moment before he remembered the strange, disjointed conversation between Yugi, Malik, and Isis after they returned through the spirit doorway.

You’re Heba… He watched as a smirk played across Yugi’s face. How is this possible?

You’re a bright spark. Heba hissed back. I take it I am talking to Yami then instead of Atemu. Interesting. But still, I… Or more like we… Need our rest. The word was punctuated by a yawn. Just leave Yami. We don’t want to be disturbed.

No comments:

Post a Comment