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You woke up at the crack of dawn. You were surprised you had a dreamless sleep, usually, at nights the Orichalcos gets hyper and torments you. You got up, dressed up, brushed your hair and put on your eye-patch. However, before you put on your eye-patch, you stared at your cursed eye.

You saw the dull, (e/c) orb tainted with the Seal stare at the mirror.

It's all because of this, you can't open yourself to people.

Your finger went over the cursed eye and sighed. It's a burden you have to bear for the rest of your life until at least you have a child and the Seal takes a liking to them. But with this Seal attached to you, who would want to marry you?

You let out a huge sigh, put on your eye-patch and left your dorm to the deck only to find out the boat has arrived at Pegasus Island. You stared in awe at the island, so this is where you are going to prove yourself a good duel monster player. You clenched your fists with a big smile, here you are going to show Papa and Nymphi what you've got!

"Ah! (y/n)!" You heard a voice call your name. You turn around to see Yugi running up to you with a big smile, and he was followed by 3 other people.

You recognized Joey, but the 2 other people looked new. One of them was a girl, with short hair up to her shoulders, bright blue eyes. She wore a plain yellow shirt covered by a small pink jacket and a short blue skirt. The other was a tall male with a brown mohawk, wearing a plain white shirt with a long light beige jacket and long blue jeans. You watched them approach you, the girl didn't look too happy when she saw you.

"How was your sleep?" Yugi asked with a warm smile,

"It was fine, how was yours?" You asked,

"Well, I would say I had a nice night, but the worst thing happened the last night," Yugi frowned,

"What happened?" You asked with concern.

"Well, Weevil tossed Yugi's cards in the ocean." Joey frowned and glared at the little man,

"He did what?!" You gasped, "Why did he do that!?"

"Because Weevil is a jerk, that's why."

"And Joey made a stupid decision and jumped in the ocean in an attempt to get my cards back," Yugi crossed his arms with a smirk, "A kind gesture but he wasn't able to get them."

"Well, at least I tried!" Joey stomped his foot.

"Oh, (y/n), meet my other friends," Yugi turned to his friends, "This is Tea Gardner," He pointed at the girl who was staring you down, "And this is Tristan Taylor." He pointed to the other man who was staring you with wide eyes,

"Well, hello there" Tristan gave a small smirk and held your hand, "It is nice to meet you...Ms?"

"(y/n) (l/n)." You introduced yourself,

"A lovely name for such an angel like yourself," Tristan spoke, but was soon smacked in the head by Tea,

"Don't make her uncomfortable!" Tea snapped, then turned to you, "Sorry about that, I assume Joey has been the same to you?"

"...Kind of." You answered honestly, Tea glared at Joey who hid behind Yugi.

"..I am so sorry." Tea sighed and took out her hand, "It is nice to meet you, (y/n)!"

"L-Likewise." You took her hand with a smile.

"Attention, Duelists." A speaker came out, "Please disembark in an orderly fashion."

You noticed Tristan and Tea whispering amongst themselves and Tristan didn't look too happy.

"Oh yeah, did you know these 2 snuck in the boat?" Yugi whispered,

"..Oh." You blinked,

"Yeah...let's just say they aren't supposed to be here right now." Yugi laughed and walked down to the island, with you following after some time.

"I can't wait to be apart of the tournament." You spoke with a smile,

"Oh yeah, what brought you here anyway?" Yugi asked,

"Well, you see, I have been playing for a long time." You winked at him with excitement, "And when I heard about this tournament I had to go!"

"So you're just here for fun? Not for the rewards?" Yugi asked, shocked.

"For me, the reward is playing against people who know how to play," You answered, "Not money nor fame."

"That's something to look up for." Yugi said with a warm smile, "...I wish I came here for that reason." He mumbled

"Why? Did you come here for fame?" You asked,

"No...it's just that-"

"You there." a security guard cut you off. You, Yugi, Tea, and Joey turned to see Tristan with a security guard. Oh boy....

"Don't look so nervous, you guys are our guests here." The guard said with a small smile on his face

"That's right!" Tristan squeaked and bowed, "I am your guest." With that, he turned around and awkwardly walked off to Tea.

"I think I just had a heart attack," Tristan panted and clenched his chest,

"Way to play it cool, Tristan. That wasn't suspicious at all." Tea sighed. Joey let out an excited shriek,

"All right! Every single one of us made it here! Safe and s- ACHOO!" He sneezed. Tea let out a shriek and Tristan bolted back,

"You would never have caught that cold if it wasn't for Weevil.." Yugi let out a worried look. You crossed your arms.

"Why do you think I left earlier that night?" You asked Yugi, "They are nothing but trouble, and it looks like I was right."

"Aha..girls and their senses." Joey let out a chuckle and Tea glared at him,

"Care to clarify what that means?"

"N-No- Oh speak of the devil, here's little insect boy and he looks like he wants to cause some trouble." Joey frowned. You turned around to see that little dwarf smirking at Yugi. Ugh... you let out a shudder.

"That slimeball...I would love to wipe that smirk off his face." Joey mumbled.

"Attention, duelists!" A guard came. "Follow these stairs to meet your host."

And so you did. As you went up the stairs, a sickening feeling emerged in your stomach. You felt unsafe here, something is lurking through this tournament-

"And we have the ring, the puzzle AND the eye in one place." It seethed. You turned pale, you never heard the Seal so mad before. The last it was so mad was when you refused to take a certain soul. After that event, it tormented you for an entire week. It was so bad, you didn't sleep for 3 days, and you refused anyone to see you, not even Nymphi.

But what does it mean? What is it referring to? Is it something dangerous?

"(y/n)?" Yugi pulled you out of your thoughts, "You okay there? You look really pale."

"Oh, I am fine." You gave out a small laugh,

"You sure? Do you feel well?" Tristan came in,

"I feel fine, just...uh..." You bit your lip, "Just thinkin', what if I lose?" You lied

"Aw, don't worry yourself over that." Yugi let out a small laugh, "I am sure you'll do great. After, all you have played for a while now."

"Aha...maybe so." You mumbled and watched the very creator walk out of his balcony in his castle. You looked up and froze. You sensed something off with this man, you can tell he did something cruel.

"Greetings, duelists! I am Maximillion Pegasus!" Pegasus raised his hands with glee, "It is my great honor and pleasure to welcome you all to the Duelist Kingdom," He continued, "You stand before me, the world's greatest duelists! But tournament's end, only one shall be crowned King of Games! I implore you all to assemble your decks with care, creativity, and cunning!" Pegasus' smile grew as he spoke, "Now, to keep progress, you will be given a glove with 2-star chips. You need to collect 10-star chips total to enter my castle and reach the championships. You earn star chips by your opponent in your duels. You all have an hour to prepare."

And so that hour passed and you and the others went off.

"Well? What's your plan, Yugi?" Tea asked,

"...Might as well start with Weevil." Yugi answered, "After all, we have a settle to score. He'll pay for tossing my cards in the oceans."

"You're talkin' my language!" Joey cheered,

"Hey, isn't he over there?" Tea asked and pointed ahead. Sure he was, alright. Weevil was standing over with a condescending smile, as usual.

"Weevil, I challenge you to a duel!" Yugi yelled.

Weevil gave a smirk and took off.

"...How condescending." You hissed and ran after him. Not long after, Yugi and the others followed. You heard his laugh in the distance and moths came in for an attempt to block the path. But that didn't stop you and the gang, so it wasn't long before you made it.

"Weevil, it's time you answer for what you did on the boat!" Yugi hissed.

Then....it happened. You sensed a drastic change.

"...And here he comes..." It grumbled.

What? What is it talking about? Who is 'he'?

It wasn't long until you got something about what the Seal said, you saw an immediate change with Yugi.

"Alright Weevil, time to find out if you're as good at dueling as you are at running away." Yugi...was no longer Yugi to you. His voice was deeper than usual, and he had a boosting confidence you never saw in Yugi's figure when you first met him. And this time...he looks...oddly familiar to you. His presence alone is familiar. His presence was bold, persistent, daring yet filled with care. It reminded you of last night when the Seal told you someone's outside, but when you checked no one was there.

"Was I simply running away or leading you to my web?" Weevil asked with a big smirk,

'Yugi' had a big smirk on his face, "it's time to duel!"

........It's all too familiar yet hard to put it in your head. You stared at the man you see before you.

..Who is he and why is he familiar?

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