#yugi mane

[brujc]

I'm freaking out this is so pretty

[hanako-san]

HAPPY YUGI AMANE!!!🥺💖✨

Finally Amane expresses real happiness. My little moon began to shine even brighter more and more

[antaresr]

Ok, but listen (and welcome back to another crazy analysis that I came up with out of nowhere because I had a lot of free time)

The Ishtar as representations of the Egyptian gods.

Bastet's mission was to protect the home and symbolizes the joy of living, as she is considered the deity of harmony and happiness. She is the personification of the warm rays of the Sun, she is the representation of femininity and elegance.

Marik was supposed to be the leader of the clan and protect it, but he wanted to be happy and be out of the tombs, he wanted to live, he wanted to be under the sun's rays, plus his hair is blonde, a color associated with the sun, He is handsome, he is masculine and elegant.

Plus his eyes look like cats' eyes if you ask me, with his outlined like the stripes of tabby cats.

But he was traumatized and filled with anger and wanted revenge, so he created Yami Marik.

She was a symbol of strength and power. She was considered the goddess of war and revenge, but also the goddess of healing, she was the protector of the pharaohs and guided them in war.

In some cases she was considered an ally and protector of Ra, since she killed those who dared to confront or attack the divine or earthly monarchy.

She had an insatiable bloodlust, to such a degree that she did not distinguish between allies or enemies.

Like YamiMa, he is powerful, the representation of Marik's fight and revenge, he protected Marik from everything that could harm him to keep him safe, he caused death/coma to those who stood in the way of Marik's wishes (Jounouichi , Mai, Rishid, his father).

Plus we've all seen the thousands of references to YamiMa's hair to a lion's mane and both YamiMa and Sekhmet have many names.

And YamiMa only calmed down when he saw Rishid.

She represented music, dance, joy, love, sexuality and maternal care, and acted as consort to various male deities and mother to their children. These two aspects of the goddess exemplified the Egyptian conception of femininity. She served as a wet nurse for the king and his court, and in this way she fed all the people of Egypt since the prosperity of the country was closely linked to the health, well-being and stability of the king.

She was part of the divine entourage that accompanied Ra as he sailed through the sky in his boat.

Rishid was a fundamental part of Marik's upbringing, he was like a father to him, replacing the biological father as a wet nurse, he wanted Marik's happiness, he loved him like a brother and took care of him like a father, he took the punishment when Marik and Ishizu came out of the tombs, and he wanted to take Marik's place in the ritual to avoid the pain and trauma it would cause him.

He was also part of the Ghouls to continue with Marik, after leaving the tombs, we can assume that he was the one who was in charge of maintaining his mental and physical health.

But his role as a father was also slightly overshadowed by Ishizu.

She is typically depicted as the generous and selfless mother, wife, and protector who puts the interests and well-being of others before her own. She was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh, who was identified with the god Horus. She as well as the most powerful sorceress Egypt ever saw. With this power she managed to save her son Horus, but she also became the patron goddess of people who practiced magic.

Ishizu is the selfless mother who fulfills the role assigned to her, fulfilling her duty to the pharaoh was important and almost a priority, however when it came to her brothers, mainly Marik, she did not mind leaving her duty relegated in favor of hera brother's well-being.

Just like Isis, she sought help from humanity (Yugi and company) to unite the pieces of her brother and return him to normal.

She is feminine, selfless, protective, maternal, she took care of Marik when they were children, stopping living her own childhood so that Marik could be happy, she helped him see what it was like outside the tombs because that is what he wanted to do.

Furthermore it is quite clear that she is Isis when we remember that her past life in ancient Egypt was called that.

[sundove88]

A Funny Headcanon That Applies to All Shueisha Anime (Or anime in general):

It takes about 50 BOTTLES OF HAIR GEL just to tame the manes of some of anime’s greatest heroes and characters in general.

Folks like Killua and Naruto would require half that amount (25 bottles), but characters like Goku and Yugi would need TWICE that amount (100 bottles)!!

And it gets even more infuriating when you think you’ve won…

But the hair floofs back up.

[paintedmage]

Refs for the Yu-Gi-Oh Warriors AU! We currently have:

Dragonfang(Seto Kaiba): A brown and cream tom with blue eyes, spotted legs, and a striped tail. Cold, calculating, but deep down, his heart is in the right place. He's deeply protective of his little brother Nightfeather(Mokuba), the last of his family, and one day, while on patrol, he meets two cats at the barn on WindClan's border that will change his life forever, as well as change his Clan. He's constantly butting heads with Hayhound(Joey), and has a deep dislike and disgust for Bravewish, the WindClan deputy who thinks pureblood is the only blood that should flow through WindClan and throws himself at any cat outside of their Clan. Dragonfang believes he would make a MUCH better deputy, despite his emotional detachment from most cats. He knows that Bravewish will lead them to bloodshed and war, and he longs for peace and prosperity for all cats, inside the Clans AND out.

Pharaoh(Atem): A massive, brown spangled and cream intersex tomcat with startling purple eyes. Extremely fluffy, with black and red ears and golden fur over his brow and cheeks. He and his little brother Prince were brought to the barn by Twolegs. Prince was only 4 moons old when they arrived at the barn, so Pharaoh is protective of his only sibling. Pharaoh is aware of the cats who live on the moors beyond the barn, and often catches the rabbits that cross the border and brings them to WindClan. It wasn't readily accepted by most in the Clan in the beginning, but when Pharaoh then began bringing them the herbs from the Twolegs' garden that the medicine cat Featherwing struggled to gather on her own, stating he did not wish for any cat to suffer or struggle for survival, WindClan decided it was in their best interests to accept Pharaoh as their ally. However, it seems Pharaoh is drawn to one cat in particular...Dragonfang. However, Pharaoh harbors a secret that might change how cats see him, that being his body, and he can only hope WindClan...and Dragonfang, don't see him any differently when the secret eventually comes to light.

Prince(Yugi Muto), later known as Brightshine: A small, pale brown spangled and cream tom with black and purple ears, a small mane, and purple eyes. Like Pharaoh, he has golden fur over his brow and cheeks. Prince is an anxious, but sweet young cat, but struggling with breaking out of his shy little shell. However, as a kit, having just arrived on the farm with Pharaoh, he meets a WindClan patrol composed of Hayhound, Bravewish, Moonstar, Dragonfang, and Nightpaw(later Nightfeather). The majority of the patrol realize Prince is still a kit, Moonstar included, however Bravewish is hostile, as Prince is considered a loner. However, before Bravewish can harm Prince, Pharaoh barrels in out of nowhere, twice the size of the WindClan cats, as big as Moonstar.(His and Prince's mother was a Maine Coon, and Pharaoh just happened to get her size and fluff, while Yugi is small like their father and grandfather) Pharaoh warns them not to lay a claw on his baby brother, and Bravewish tries to instigate a fight. Dragonfang intervenes, telling the deuputy that this cat is only trying to protect his kin, like Dragonfang does with Nightpaw. Hayhound even agrees with his rival, saying Bravewish was picking a fight that would end badly for him. Moonstar finally intervenes, reprimanding his deputy quite harshly and apologizing to Pharaoh, and especially little Prince. Prince however, is in awe of Moonstar's power and his kindness to all, and later tells Pharaoh that when he grows up, he wants to be just like Moonstar! He and Pharaoh later join the Clan with the help of Dragonfang, and Prince undergoes warrior training as Brightpaw, mentored by Moonstar, and later earns the warrior name of Brightshine.

[superspecial-awesome]

Yugioh furry au okay so

- Yugi and Atem are cats bc everyone's favorite cat trivia is that they were worshipped to some degree in ancient Egypt also I can do some fun colorpoint patterning with their fur and ears to replicate their awful hair. Also cats famously enjoy puzzles and logic games.

- Anzu is either a deer or a bobcat bc shes agile and her head is box shaped and she yearns for the northeastern united states.

- Jonouchi and Honda are both scary looking dogs but I want honda to be one of those boxy fuckers with cut ears like a cane corso and for jonouchi to be one of the fluffier breeds like idk an akita inu. I don't know dog breeds I'm flipping between this draft and google rn.

- Seto Kaiba is some sort of stoat or weasle or something bc he needs to be noodley like a dragon BUT he also needs to be a mammalian creature often considered to be vermin. He needs to strive to embody something greater than himself while still being unable to escape the flesh of his origin. Mokuba can also be that.

- Ryou and TKB are both goats because vesselhood and sacrifice and evil power and all that. I'm like 10% sure the whole "satan taking the form of a goat" thing comes from goats being used as sacrifices in bibical christian rituals. Like, livestock can only have virtue if it gives its life in submission to god, therefore it sinful for a goat to be portrayed as a being with autonomy let alone Power. Which is very TKB coded.

- Malik and Isis are lions because pride and family and nobility symbolism and lions being extinct in modern day egypt despite being there 3000 years ago blah blah blah. I mostly couldn't think of any way to animalify his hair other than a mane.

- Rishid can be a bull because of his whole moving on from servitude storyline and also because bulls are cool and huge as fuck.

If I made Insector Haga a moth or smth do you think that would imply the existence of other bug people enough to make the name "Weevil" offensive

[redeyesandchilifries]

[ "Sorry, it's like you said! I just don't know when to give up, heh!" Joey jokes, in spite of the fact that he very nearly did give up on this duel.

But... he really doesn't have a whole lot of options. While he was able to have a great second wind, Mai hadn't really lost her lead. Not only is she a stronger Duelist than she used to be, not only is her deck more powerful, but she's so much more ruthless and cunning. Joey was a little surprised he was able to fake her out with Neko Mane King.

I could lose. I could seriously lose. Mai... I have to get through to her! I can't let her do this! C'mon, Heart of the Cards... I need your help to save her. I believe in you, so give me this chance! PLEASE!

As Joey reaches for his next card, his deck begins to glow. Caught off guard, he freezes, staring, and next thing he knows he's encased in a pillar of light. Without warning, he's transported away from Industrial Illusions HQ, floating in a bubble of light. He sees two other light bubbles, and they zip through an impossible world of floating islands, waterfalls, and rainbows. His bubble and one other fly into a castle fitting for this fantasy land.

The bubbles pop, and it's Yugi that's in the castle with him. His friend is... floating? While Joey falls to the floor. "Whoa! Hey, where are we? Where's Mai? Did... Did the duel end...?" Joey scans the area around them. "Uh... We sure ain't in Kansas anymore, eh Yug?"

Yugi explains where they are like he's been here before. Which... he kind of has, hasn't he? The world where Duel Monsters are real and alive. The world where he found and freed Timaeus.

And, Joey realizes, the world where a dragon waits for him. Gargantuan and covered in crystals, an impossible sight that he never could have come across before. Yet, somehow, a sight that is deeply familiar, like running up to the door of an old friend's house.

"Joey, draw the sword."

"Huh!?"

"That's why we're here. The last dragon chose you!"

"M-Me!? Really...?" Well, he literally has no reason to not believe Yugi. So much of their lives are already unbelievable.

After only a moment's hesitation, Joey tightly grips the handle of the blade poking out of the dragon's paw. A wave of energy flows through him.

"Whoa, I heard somethin'! Someone talking? From the sword..."

He tries to pull, but it only cracks the crystals surrounding the blade. Of course it wouldn't be easy; nothing in his life ever has been. So he grabs with both hands and heaves, fighting to pull the blade free. The crystals splinter, crumble, and the sword slips free. As the dragon wakes, light forcing more crystals to shatter, Joey calls out.

"I know your name...! You're... Hermos!"

The dragon, Hermos, bursts free from its crystal prison. Joey has a brief moment to see it free, letting out a triumphant roar, before he blinks and is back inside the I2 HQ, facing down Mai once again.

It's disorienting, to say the least. Was it all a dream? Joey glances back at Yugi. No... No, they really were in the world of Duel Monsters and Nameless Dragons, weren't they? Well. Not so nameless anymore.

The others' shouting snaps him back to reality. Still, he feels electric, like when the sword pulsed its energy through him. "I draw..." He swipes the card free from his deck, somehow already knowing what he's going to see. "The Claw of Hermos! Please, Hermos, lend me your strength!"

I will get through to you, Mai. Me and Hermos, we'll do it together. ]

[sigridhawke]

Find-It Game

Tagged by @ink-flavored thank you!!

Rules: Find an excerpt for each one of the list of 5 words given, and give your own list of 5 words for the people who play the game next

I honestly thought I couldn’t get all of these but blessed be original story Crimson coming in clutch for the final prompt haha.

Words for my round: lips, giant, hunger, play, sunset.

Lips (Your Hand in Mine: Zelda)

Drifting along the gentle currents of the East Reservoir Lake she took in the peace they had fought so hard to achieve. Sidon lay on his back, eyes closed, a content smile upon his lips as the duo resting on his chest rose with every intake of breath.

Giant (The Names of Albion)

If Mo Ye and Taia were perhaps a few feet taller than Ecclesia, Chengying was positively towering over them. At his full height Albion may have only come to his thigh. 

The duo stared in awe of the giant. Clad in armour, arms crossed, a thick mane of white hair matched only by an equally majestic beard notched a meter or two from the end. 

 Hunger (A Piece of You: Monday)

He did not doubt the driver had seen the hunger in their eyes. A bead of sweat ran down his temple as he glanced back at them in the mirror with every unfortunate red light. Somehow they did make it back to the apartment before Yugi pounced with a desperation he hadn’t quite been expecting. And yet, pinned between his partner and the wall, Atem breathed a quivering moan.

 Play (A Piece of You: Game Changer)

“Yeah, but I won’t,” he jabbed back with a friendly elbow to his side, “Spherium is as much for me as it is for you guys. Even if no one else plays it, I want all of us to be able to pick our favourites.”

Atem cocked a brow.

“Based on your lecturers' feedback, I doubt you’re going to have any issue in regards to people wanting to play it.”

 Sunset (Crimson - Original Story)

By all accounts the wyvern should have been less intimidating in this smaller, weaker, form. But there was only so much the teachings of her mentor could do in addition to the less than optimal trinkets she’d scavenged from her prison under the creature’s nose.

It was supposed to have been a temporary solution. To buy her enough time to descend the mountain and run off into the sunset. The wyvern simply a means to an end to escape her life of royalty.

As the wyvern’s grip tightened, her trembling shifted from fear, to anger.

  Tagging (no pressure!): Zippity zoopity consider yourselves tagged!

words for your round: sea, late, moonlight, dragon, brave

[ap-kinda-lit]

Tugs at the Thread of Fate

Yami Yugi keeps being reminded of...something (Yami Yugi/Atem x OC fic)

The first time he sees her, it’s more of a glimpse. He doesn’t realize it was her until much later. The first time he sees her is on a crowded bus. It was busy that morning and so packed that even the smaller-than-average Yugi was trapped the herd of students and workers. And yet, amidst all the chaos, the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle hears it. The soft tinkling of tiny bells, calling out in a teasing whisper for his attention. It could have been a million things, but he knows right away where it’s coming from when he spies white silk ribbon with silver bells adorning a mane of cascading waves midnight blue and white-gold. As soon as he sees it, he’s transfixed. Then the bus came to a screeching halt, jolting every passenger aboard, including poor Yugi who is sent flying across the aisle. When he gets back up, she’s gone without a trace. The boy suddenly feels a pang of disappointment, over what he hasn’t faintest idea.

The next time he almost saw her was when he and Anzu were out and about that day they went to museum. For once, he procrastinated, looking for distraction anywhere and everywhere before forcing himself to begin his search for the truth in the museum’s new exhibit. And he was a having a fun time doing so going from site to site with one of his closest friends. Soon, he felt the anxiety finally begin to fade away. That was when they passed by a flight of aged stone stairs with a Tori gate at its top and walls overgrown with vines. It stuck out like a sore thumb in the urban and modernized streets of Domino. But what really caught the spirit’s attention was the familiar jingle and hum that beckoned to him so sweetly. This time, the siren song was accompanied by a fragrance that tickled his nostrils. He subconsciously inhaled it and his mind went blank. Lavender and ocean spray. That was the aroma. He knew it right away by heart. Why he did, he had no clue. What was even stranger was the calm and warmth that bloomed from within him as the foreign scent reached out to him. Like last time, reality came crashing down to break the spell over him. “Yugi?” Anzu’s voice abruptly spoke to him, nearly making him jump. “Are you okay?” The spirit took a moment to reawaken his senses and answer, “Yes. Just spaced out is all.” It was enough to satisfy Anzu. It had been an interesting day and she knew he already had a lot on his mind. Her sapphire blue eyes followed his gaze up the aged stairs they were passing. From the gate, she saw an old sign hanging above the top step. “‘Oasis Shrine’. Sounds like an interesting place.” she pondered out loud. The spirit said nothing. Something beyond the gate was calling out to him, but he was still too nervous to face it. No matter how curious he was or how welcoming the allure felt. He pressed on, eager for something else to distract his attention.

But fate isn’t easily evaded. It was done gently knocking at the door. So instead it would come busting in full force straight into the now realized Pharaoh like a speeding train. He should have sensed the alarm bells when Grandpa Muto told everyone about his dear friend Arthur Hawkins’ latest discovery: the lost tomb of a priestess. It had been swallowed up in sand and an oasis but the statue of a lesser known god still proudly standing above caught the eye of archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple. The oasis had to be drained and the earth dug up to find the sealed entrance. It had been worth it as a time capsule awaited within. It was one of the best preserved tombs they had ever seen, Arthur said. Barely aged and no signs of ruin from nature or thieves, let alone vermin or bugs. It was pure, untouched. Perfectly fitting for the final resting place of a young priestess. The Pharaoh felt too much as he heard it all. He couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was that bothered him. Why his stomach churned as Grandpa explained that the statue that marked the tomb was of Khonsu, the god of the moon, and the temple it was found near by was dedicated to him, and both were located in the outskirts of what was once Thebes. And the Pharaoh certainly couldn’t understand why his heart ached when Grandpa also talked about how the priestess’ tomb was raided, all her offerings and belongings removed. Along with her mummified corpse. He should have known better when they were all invited to the museum exhibit showcasing this great new discovery. Hearing about it was one thing. Seeing it, all of her treasures and own decrepit remains on display, was something else. Something much, much more agonizing. If he had been in control of Yugi’s body at that time, it would have been a spectacle. The famous King of Games breaking down in the middle of a museum like a child over a mummy in a glass case. The Pharaoh stayed in the puzzle, barely able to suppress the invisible tsunami coming over him. Still, it was strong enough to force tears to leak from the confused Yugi’s eyes and induce heart wrenching aches in his chest, ultimately forcing the boy to excuse himself to the bathroom for a few minutes. “Other Me, what’s going on? What’s the matter?” he pleaded in concern. The Pharaoh opened his mouth but nothing came out. He felt physically incapable of expressing it in words. How could he when even he didn’t understand what was coming over him? When they rejoined the group, Arthur was going over the “research” of the priestess and her burial. At one point, towards the end, he was discussing her sarcophagus, the way it was designed and the symbols on it. At that point, it had all become mumbled gibberish in the Pharaoh’s numbed ears. Until he said, “We’re still not certain what her name was. Based on the inscription and the context, I believe her name could have been…Amunet?" That’s it all it took. For the first time in ages, the Pharaoh felt like he had a beating heart again. Which then shattered into a thousand little pieces all over again. Love and grief fast played through him, searing his insides. What happened after that, he has no memory of. The rest of the day was a sickening haze to him.

He pushed it as far back in his mind as he could. For a time, he was able to pretend he had moved on and forgotten. Pretend, mostly. There was no way of ignoring the gaping hole in his core or the longing that overtook him when he gazed up at the moon and its stars or smelled the faintest wisps of lavender. Especially not as he watched the ballet Anzu was starring in, where the girls were dressed in transparent white that flowed around their forms like moonlight as they swayed fluidly to a song lamenting unrequited love to the cosmos. Especially not as he later observed his partner bequeathing a bouquet of snow white gardenias to his friend/crush after her performance. There was no escaping it. Slowly, oh so carefully, it grew. He knew something was coming. Destiny had another surprise in store for him, he just knew it. What it was, he couldn’t tell. Good or bad, he didn’t know what to make of it. And sure enough, it came. It came on a sunny yet cool day when he once again found himself at that shrine he had once looked over. This time, he finally brought himself to go up the stairs to see the shrine. Old and quiet, but in a way that was breathtaking and brimming with serenity. It was truly a sanctuary. As he took in his surroundings, once again he sensed the soft tinkling and the exotic aroma. Instinctively, he turned his head.

And there she was.

[dementedxshade]

Ryo fidget and looks at Mariku nervously. "I heard you like horror movies and Koe thinks they're stupid, Yugi-kun is busy so. . . Would you like to go with me to the theater?" -occultiic

(Ohno... )

@occultiic

Atsu was currently seated next to Ryo on the sofa. He had worked up to actually being close to the occultist seated near him for a change.

He noticed that the white-haired male seemed to be fidgeting next to him, and when he turned he was met with a pair of jade hues staring into his own.

Carefully he backed away and averted his gaze before bringing a hand up to run over his neck just shy of the blond mane that was his hair.

"...You want to see a horror movie?" Atsu asked after a moment of composing himself so that he wouldn't startle the other male.

"Fine, which one?" He was practically shaking inside with the numerous possibilities. Theater, dark, Ryo. His mind went to some dark places for a moment.

"Ow." He growled out. The damn mark the gods cursed him with had shocked him, but he was stubborn enough to just withstand it while crossing his arms over his chest. Pretty soon he would build up a tolerance to it unless they upped the intensity.

[sesshy380]

I have been trying to figure out how to explain the breakdown of this AU without losing everyone, so here's the basics pulled strait from my worldbuilding doc:

The city of Dominus is a utopian metropolis where several races coexist alongside one another to show the rest of the world that it’s possible. Or at least that’s the story they’re selling. Dreamers for a brighter future come to Dominus to help become the example, only to discover that it’s still just as divided.

The main groups are Therians (were-beasts), Vampires, Fae, Elves, and lastly Humans

Therians appear human, but with basic animal traits (like you can see with Amir and Kat). Once their heart-rate/adrenaline reaches a certain point, they begin to shift into a full anthropomorphic state. For example: Amir's face will become a lion's face, his mane gets bushier (yes, it can get more floof lol), his entire body becomes covered in fur, etc.

Humans have always been in the minority with all the other races looking down on them.

Just above them are Therians, despite the fact that they are the most common race. The various species of Therian, however, are divided amongst themselves.

Next on the tier list is Vampires. Their population is only a fraction larger than Humans, but their strength and magic puts them above Therians. Most are treated only slightly better than Therians, but those descended from the Ancient lines are given more respect.

Fae numbers are double that of Vampires, but their treatment isn’t much different. However there is a divide among the main branches of Fae. Unseelie are commonly found in the company of Vampires, whereas Seelie are commonly found in the company of Elves.

Elves. Top of the chain. Numbers are double that of humans, but with lifespans and magic that outrank even Fae and Vampires. They are a proud race that is extremely selective with who they interact with. Interaction with anything other than a Seelie is highly looked down upon.

With all of that out of the way, here is the main cast:

Amir- Leona (werelion), ‘spare’ royalty to the Kemati nation

Ryou- Vampire, descended from the Ancient line of Necrophades

Bakura- Human, found and raised by Naga

Kat- Felidae (werecat), illegitimate child to a Kemati noble

Then there is the additional cast that will make appearances throughout:

Zorc- Vampire, Ryou’s brother

Kozuka- Human, Zorc’s loyal thrall

Dia- Naga, Bakura’s (adopted) sister

Atem- Unseelie, member of the Unseelie High Noble Court

Yugi- Seelie, Seelie Prince, likes to sneak into the lower levels of the city

Mai- Harpy, Queen of Avianas

Marik- Leona, Amir’s brother and recently crowned King of Kemati

Ishizu- Leona, Amir and Marik’s older sister, advisor to the crown

Rishid- Pantera, adopted older brother to Marik, Amir, and Ishizu; Marik’s personal guard

Seto- Elf, CEO of the Geal’drache, the most popular casino in Dominus

Mokuba- Elf, Seto’s younger brother and co-CEO of Geal’drache

Jou- Lycan, casino dealer at the Geal’drache

And lastly, the primary nations:

Kemati- Nation composed primarily of Therian. Ruled by a monarchial line of Leona. Mix of Ancient Egypt, Greek, and Roman themes in a modern setting.

Avianas- Nation composed primarily of Harpys. Ruled by a Queen that has proven herself in battle. Aztec and Amazon warrior themes in a modern setting.

Titania- Nation composed primarily of the Seelie and Unseelie courts. Has been under the rule of the same monarchs for the past two millennia. Arthurian era themes in a modern setting. Unseelie tends to lean towards witchy themes, while Seelie tends to lean more towards more forest fae themes.

Sanguis- Nation composed primarily of Vampires. Ruled by the Coven of Ancients. Cult and Vampiric themes in a modern setting.

Ar’gwaith- Nation composed almost exclusively of Elves. Has been ruled by the same court for as long as anyone can remember. Tolkien themes in a modern setting.

Humans have no nation. They live primarily among Therians. In some cases they will choose to live as a thrall (blood slave) to a Vampire. Thralls are usually well taken care of, as it is extremely forbidden to drink the blood of any sentient race without consent. Some higher ranking Vampires tend to abuse their status to break this rule.

And that's about all I've got atm. Feel free to ask about any of it, or even ask about something I haven't thought of. I'll post the little tidbits about the main cast in a separate post sometime later. Right now the main four are all I have refs of, but I'll probably draw up all the rest at a later date.

I'll post a breakdown of each character later, along with close-ups, but for now have a group pic of the 4 main characters for my WereKat AU!

Also, huge shoutout to @resuri-art for the extra brain and eyes when my own got stuck lol

From left to right: Amir, Ryou, Bakura, Kat

[brujc]

The birth of the teacher's room hot chocolate

[under-the-cherrytree]

I pulled this from a daganronpa imagine I read and my brain just expanded on it so i’m now just gonna write this while it’s still fresh in my brain<3.

(I’ll put the bottom half in regular text so it’s easier to read)

Idea// So basically the this takes place when Amane was still alive. The reader is a demon who was banished from hell and forced to live in the human realm as a punishment. So while wandering around the Earth , the reader comes across the school that Amane goes to and decides to take a look around. (It’s late at night and i’m really tired so i’m gonna finish this up quickly-) Long story short , she falls in love with him and ends up severely hurting herself , then positioning her ‘injured’ body somewhere he’ll come across it so she could just enjoy her moments in his arms as he carries her to the hospital. (It’s long but like my imagination was getting bigger and bigger as I was writing this- you could write this however you want to, it hurts to think so it might’ve gotten a bit confusing at the end)

The One Thing That Was Out Of Reach❣︎

Amane Yugi x supernatural! reader

Warning: Death, a bit of gore, sadness

IMPORTANT A/N!!! Instead of a demon I made them a supernatural like Yako and Tsuchigomori!! Okay thank you!

Ima cry writing this- *plays Introduction to the Snow*

Anyways, enjoy and have a good day or night!

I sighed watching the ravenette run around the campus for P.E. I sat on the bleachers as he slowly approached me. He sat next to me as he slowly drank his water. I examined the boy as he drank. I smiled watching him, opening my mouth to say something but was cut off.

“Yugi!! Get up, you have two more laps to run!!” The P.E. teacher yelled.

“Yes sir!!” He quickly stood up and continued running. I groaned and placed my head into the palm of my hands a little frustrated he had to leave so soon. It's not like it mattered anyways. He couldn’t see me. I’ve been in this school since it was built and I never loved anyone the way I loved Amane. He was a dork, he really is, but that’s just what I like about him. He’s a real guy and knows what it’s like to be down in a bad place. But I can’t be with him, I’m a supernatural and he’s a human. It’s not right.

“That's it! Class dismissed!” The teacher shouted. Amane ran over to me again, picking up his water battle. He started to walk back to the building and I followed him. He walked into his class and sat down in his seat next to the window, looking up at what was left of the moon. I heard a small groan and looked over to see Tsuchigomori looking at me slightly annoyed. I giggled at this and waved to him which he rolled his eyes too. Tsuchigomori knew I liked Amane. Well of course he did since I stayed with him through all of his classes.

Lucky for me, whoever sat behind Amane was not here today so I sat down. I smiled as I rested my head on the desk looking at Amanes back. Tsuchigomori started his lesson and I watched Amane’s hair jump every time he looked up at the white board and back down at his desk.

What I would give to be human so I can be with him.

Once class was over, Tsuchigomori told Amane to stay behind and I stayed also.

“You need to tell me who’s hurting you Yugi…” He took a medical bag out from under the desk and started looking through the things. Amane averted his gaze from the teacher, clearly not wanting to talk. I wanted to help Amane, he never talks about who's hurting him but he always comes into class with more bruises than he had the day before. My brows furrowed as I looked at his beat up arm. I wanted to give him a hug but was unable too. The dark haired teacher sat across from the boy and took his arm.

“Not going to talk huh?” Tsuchigomori asked, “Normal for you.”

Amane said nothing in response. This isn’t the first time the teacher had to treat his students for his wounds. It's actually how I learned of Amane Yugi’s existence. Tsuchigomori gave up on trying to talk to the boy and just worked on his hurt arm. I looked sadly at him. Once he was done Amane started to pack his things.

“See you later Tsuchigomori…” He walked out of the room. I was about to follow him but was held back when someone put their hand on my shoulder. I looked over at Tsuchigomori who gave me a concerned look.

“Why don’t you just stay in your human form?” He asked and I looked down. “If you want, I can help you become a student here. You can be in Amanes class.”

“It’s fine Tsuchigomori, thank you though.” I smiled slightly. “It wouldn’t be right… I can’t trick him like that”

Tsuchigomori sighed and sat at his desk.

“But you love him don’t you?” He asked.

“I do.” I approached the window and watched the choppy haired boy walk off the campus “I love him more than anything.”

The teacher grumbled as he continued to do paper work. We had this conversation before. It would be wrong to date him as a supernatural. I don’t age so it’s not like we actually have a future together. It would just be better to keep things that way they are.

“It’s your choice…” He gave me a serious look “just don’t regret it.”

“I won’t…” At least I hope I won't.

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I sat on the stairs running my fingers through the foxes fur while she layed on my lap. I sighed and she looked up at me.

“You’re in love with that human boy right?” She asked and I looked at her shocked.

“How did you know..?!” I blushed. She moved herself in my lap to get a better look at me.

“I can tell when someone likes someone they can’t be with.” She said and I calmed down a little. Of course she knows what I’m going through, she liked a human once as well.

“Would it be wrong to be with him..?” I sighed and looked at her. Yako looked at me with a concerned look. She knew what I wanted to hear but it wasn’t the right answer.

“Supernaturals and humans shouldn’t hang out with each other Y/n…” She said. “Trust me, I want that to be true as much as you do.” I felt a tear form on the edge of my eyes which I wiped away instantly.

“Did you hear that there was going to be a meteor shower tomorrow night?” Yako quickly changed the subject.

“Oh yeah I forgot about that!” I smiled “Students will be allowed to stay on campus late to watch on the roof! Amane really likes the stars so I bet he's going to stay for a long time…”

“Yeah I bet he is…”

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I ran out of the classroom and to the gate entrance. I looked up to the rooftop to see a couple telescopes being set up. One of them being set up by a choppy haired boy.

“I knew he would be here!” I smiled. When Amane looked at the stars he always looked so happy. It makes me so happy to see him enjoying something he loves so much. I was about to run to the rooftop when I heard someone.

“Hey. Supernatural.” A voice called out. I turned to a boy with dirty blond hair and gray eyes looking straight into my e/c ones.

“Wait… you can see me…?” I questioned, pointed to myself.

“Yes, I’m an exorcist.” He strictly said.

“An… exorcist..?” I asked.

“Yes, and I’m here to exorcise you.” My eyes widened. I felt my body freeze in place. I can’t be exorcised right now. Not while Amane will be so close, so happy tonight. I stepped back as he stepped closer. He pulled out a sharp katana, lightning emerging from the weapon. I wasn’t a hard opponent. Even if he is not an advanced exorcist, I’m not one of the seven mysteries, I didn’t have much to defend myself.

‘Maybe if I go to the rooftop in my human form… he won’t hurt me if I’m around people who can see me..!” I thought. I looked over to the door which was a little bit away from me. I looked back at the guy as he stepped closer.

I have to do this. I made a dash for the door which the boy clearly expected when he threw a lightning strike in front of me. I quickly stopped as a lightning cage was formed around me, preventing me from even getting to the door. I felt someone kick my back which caused me to fall to the ground. The boy used his foot to turn me over and grinned once he saw the tears in my eyes.

“What's this..?” He rubbed his shoe deeper into my shoulder causing me to groan in pain. “It’s not like anyone besides me will hear your cries and screams so there is no point… it’s not like you are special to anyone.”

Tears rolled down my cheeks as my hand gripped his ankle trying to push him off.

“Just let go of this life and give up.” With that a sharp pain went through my abdomen. He pulled the katana out of my stomach, blood dripping down from the tip onto the ground. He took his shoe off my shoulder.

“Pathetic creature.” He walked off the campus and left me. Tears ran down my face as he left me to suffer. I looked at my wound. Red was flowing to the ground from the hole.

“Hey, I left my spare telescope at home, I’ll be right back, Tsukasa.”

My eyes widened as the ravenette opened the door of the school and walked out. My breathing was heavier seeing him. This was probably my last chance to see him. I couldn’t have him leave. I needed him with me just a minute longer.

I propped myself up on a nearby tree and let myself slip into my human form which wasn’t different from my supernatural form. I coughed and felt a warm liquid trail down my chin.

“A...mane…” I whispered before coughing again. The boy turned to me, too dark to see he squinted his eyes.

“Hello..?” He called out “Is someone there..?” He walked closer, flinching when he saw a small trail of blood making it’s way over to the tree. Once his eyes landed on my figure he froze.

“H-HEY!! WHAT HAPPENED?!?!” He ran up to me, placing a hand on my abdomen. I looked into his golden eyes and couldn’t help but feel happy.

“...Amane-” I started to cough again, more blood coming out of my mouth this time.

“We need to get to a hospital!!” He picked me up in his arms, deciding it was best to ignore the blood that would stain his clothes.

“Please stay with me!!” He ran off the campus. I looked up at him. For a brief second he looked into my eyes then back to where he was running. His eyes held so many emotions, sadness, fear, hope.

“UHM! W-what's your name?!?!” He asked.

“It’s Y/n…”

“Well it's going to be okay y/n!”

I looked up at the sky to see the meteor shower starting.

“A-amane… the meteor shower… you are going to miss it…” I faintly said but he heard me.

“That's not important right now! We need to get you taken care of!!”

“More important than the stars..?”

“Yes! You are more important than the stars!!”

My cheeks warmed up when he said that. I smiled, eyes filling with tears of joy.

“We are almost there!” He panicked.

“I love you Amane Yugi.”

“You what..?! H-hey! Don’t leave me!!” Tears formed in his eyes as the hand that was holding my stomach went limp and fell to my side. He stopped and placed me down, tears falling from his eyes.

“Hey…! Wake up..!! Please!” He lightly shaked my body. He wrapped his arms around me and put his head into my neck, hugging my lifeless form.

“I’m sorry y/n…”

There is something I learned that night.

I learned I didn’t die with a single regret.

Because I died in the arms of the one I loved.

The one thing that was out of reach...

[steve0discusses]

S5 Ep 3: Apdnarg is Really Hard to Spell

 Yo guys, people are getting vaccinated, the sun is parting through the clouds, and I felt so nice that I even stopped listening to quite so many throwback 00′s BTS mashups (and yet I keep clicking on these dissonant catastrophes thinking “this time it’s got to be better. This time they’ll figure it out.” and like, no. Turns out you can’t match Brittany’s Toxic with BTS’ Black Swan. You can’t do that.)

This must be a sign that things are getting better. If anything, it means my personal tastes are improving. I mean I only clicked on like 3 “Dark Academia” Playlists where I could pretend I’m some sort of spooky witch in an abandoned library with a bad music player and basic taste in classical music (like can we ban Satie from Youtube for a little while?). Hell, I might even do a prompt update to this blog!

Yeah, you heard me, I’m actually going to stay ahead of the update schedule for Yugioh Abridged (maybe. I haven’t actually watched cuz of spoilers, I just noticed the thumbnail pop up on Youtube and was like “Damn it, they came out of hiatus??? I got hurry UP.”)

Anyway, speaking of the sky parting.

I’ll have you know my bro said this is actually more like a circumcision and it was one of the worst thing I have ever heard.

We get a chance to take in this lineup of confusing and varied character designs, and Joey. who is...still Joey.

The animators probably had to hold a strike in order for them to put Yugi in the audience, lets be real. There are TOO MANY PEOPLE in this shot and one is wearing a turban where you draw every single wrap. I hope those artists charged by the line.

Tea has a subplot where she’s just very frustrated with everyone she knows. They have been traveling together for like many weeks and got trapped in a foreign country so I get it. But at the same time, it’s kind of hard to picture Tea with female friends.

Because right now you got this 12 year old child, the other duelist who does not care about anything besides cards, and Kaiba’s 3 dragon cards that we’ve all collectively decided are female.

Hell it’s almost like the writers are asking themselves why Tea is here. Maybe they forgot. There’s no more ghosts to bus, no more people to knock out with her ass with random Olympic feats. Tea’s just sidelining.

(read more under the cut)

Mokuba is a itty bit bit taller this season, and so I guess that means he can legally climb on top of the cherry picker in order to give a riveting speech.

Really says a lot about Mokuba that he is so unphased about talking to, I dunno...an entire planet of people. Kind of a shame we never see this courage from Mokuba used for anything other than talking really, really big and giving everyone around him a really hard time.

Mokuba takes a moment to dunk on Yugi Muto, as is Kaiba tradition.

And then introduce the first pair of duelists, which obviously must be between the few people in this tournament that we actually know and care about.

Thankfully, in between last episode and this episode, Yugi has figured out who his own Grandpa is. This is a relief, because Yugi is such a mess, that I was fully convinced it would take over half a season for him to recognize it. I mean how long did it take him to figure out he shares a body with a ghost? Like half a season?

Instead Yugi recovered gracefully from not recognizing his grandpa, but it’s not like he bothered to tell anyone else, so the rest of our cast is just gonna be like “Is he my hairdresser? The guy who delivers my mail? Who is this guy who made absolutely no significant changes to his outfit or voice?”

Like sometimes this show goes full Spongebob silly kid’s show and you never know when to take it seriously or not. They might be sacrificing the entire cast next episode. I really don’t know. But for now their big concern is who is grandpa??? Like an innocent card version of “Are you my Mother?”

Faced with public speaking, Yugi decides to have a melt down.

We have seen him face monsters, we’ve seen him on TV dozens of times, he’s been in multiple competitions...but give a speech? Of course he can’t do that. The kid doesn’t attend enough school to know how to do that. Them’s learning skills.

And that was when a newly assembled wife-jet spliced through the sky like a souped up razer scooter and deposited 1 fully equipped Seto Kaiba in a Buzz Lightyear jetsuit.

THE RECOVERY.

Seto always watching over his Brother, ready to save this awkward party if it kills him (and it really should, that suit is held together by two seat-belts), making sure to get on that platform before Yugi starts going off about how he’s half an Ancient Egyptian. (Ah, life before social media. You could just be hella famous and also half a dead dude and people would just not know. I kinda miss the time before I knew literally everything about everyone.)

Please admire how close those flames are to setting Mokuba’s heavily hairsprayed mane completely alight. It would be an unforgettable spectacle.

These were absolutely just random ass jet packs that Gozaburo Kaiba made to kill hell tons of people, right? Like Seto found it in the family cabin, clutched to the heart of some crispy fried corpse and was like “neat! Mokuba! I found a cool toy!” and just plucked that thing out of that skeleton’s clutches and has been flying around for months?

Like this is Seto Kaiba’s Butter Glider, right?

Seriously what type of vehicle license do you need for one of these things? RIP My ‘Seto only has a scooter license’ headcanon.

Which I’m only even thinking about because I’ve had to try and make an appt with the DMV for days to get a freakin REAL ID. I went to sleep in 2019 and I could fly on a plane. I woke up in 2021 and it’s like “Want one last screw you?” and just...can 2020 please stop screwing me over? It’s March.

Anyway, the Jet is removed soon after, so no, this is not part of his new outfit. He goes right back to his Post-S4-Trauma-Normcore.

After wrestling this competition out of his brother’s hands and confusing everyone in the audience, Roland must have gotten the memo to cut the microphone before Seto got too excited and we were quickly ushered on to the next stage of the tournament.

One sec...the BTS Mashup playlist I just clicked on did a Black Swan X 7 rings mashup and it’s the worst thing my ears have ever heard.

Holy crap. I had to actually turn down my volume. Like...Ariana Grande already has music that has way too many overlapping singing parts on it--and then lets just stick a 52-person boy band on top? That’ll fix it. Yeah. Go ahead.

Wow. Even I had to change the song and you know how much I enjoy pop culture mistakes.

Spot the Mickey but like a million times easier because it’s a Massive Dick Shaped Dragon.

Yep. That’s my grocery shopping outfit. Except maybe not a lab coat and a duel disk. Wish I had a duel disk, that would make social distancing just a hell ton earlier. Just a “Yo, only one person in checkout, please” and then bap them on the head with a propelled discuss/hologram.

Anyway, Grocery shopping/Doctor man dueled the Purple Hair Boy, and considering that Purple Hair got screen time and shook Yugi’s hand once--I think that Doctor man doesn’t stand a freakin chance.

Good. I hate him.

Also, every time he breathes he’s gonna fog up his glasses. I have experience in this area. He can’t read his own cards in the same way I can’t read my phone if I’m in the refrigerated aisle.

So the way this tournament works, is everyone has to sit in the stadium to watch the show. Kinda like showing up to a football stadium just to watch a recorded TV monitor...but then again...that is how it feels to watch a football game at a football stadium when it’s live (at least with the tickets I usually get.)

And as we watch Grandpa waiting for his competitor, we find out that his competitor (Joey) is too busy eating snacks to give him the time of day.

Why do cartoon hot dogs always have lettuce? Is that seriously supposed to be relish? Or is there a place in the world where you put lettuce on your hot dog?

Sorry, bro has just informed of his favorite hot dog order, which is absolutely terrible so I will share it with you: a Five Guys hot dog with ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, onions, mushrooms, pickled peppers, and you guessed it--topped with freakin lettuce.

My own kin. How am I over 30 and just finding out that my baby brother thinks it’s normal to walk into a restaurant with normal god-fearing law-abiding people and order lettuce and mushrooms on a hot dog?

I have fully failed him.

The rest of this episode is watching both Joey Wheeler and Mokuba have a shared panic attack while Seto does freakin nothing.

Please remember that Seto has both a jetpack and a dragon wife plane and could have easily solved this problem. But nah.

Then again, Seto Kaiba has given this crew so MANY rides, that maybe he’s tired of being the Soccer Mom for the team?

Like they don’t actually say this episode, but Seto was the one in charge of like...this entire place, do you think he made the 2 for 1 special just to get Joey where it hurts the most? Or does it actually not take any subterfuge to screw Joey Wheeler because he’s just naturally this way?

Like Mokuba wasn’t there when Joey was told “stay right here, and then we will all go together to fight Dartz” and Joey was like “I’mma save Mai from herself although she told me not to!” and then he Hella Died. But, Mokuba did see the result, AKA, Joey’s dead body being carried on the back of Tristan. Maybe Mokuba never realized that Joey died because he went out of his way to be late?

Lets do a tally of every time I can recall with my dodgy memory that Joey was threatened to be DQ’d/pretty much was DQ’d either by his own fault or no fault of his own

-When he wasn’t allowed to go on the boat to Murder Island because he was a stupid nobody kid who did not have a dueling glove

-When he wasn’t actually supposed to be in Pegasus’ tourney and was, in fact, secretly using half of Yugi’s entrance ticket the entire time

-when Bandit Keith stole the ticket that Joey got from Yugi so then Joey had to borrow Mai’s ticket although she had just used it so it really shouldn't have counted. Because, really anyone could have just piggy backed off of each other’s ticket until the whole boat went through that castle.

-When his account was hacked to get entered into Kaiba’s tourney when Kaiba very clearly told him he could not apply solely because he was Joey Wheeler.

-When he was late to his sister’s eye surgery because he got mugged by Marik’s Rare Hunters, so she almost refused to do the surgery.

-When Joey got possessed by Marik, and as Marik, threatened to murder everyone else in the tournament including both of the Kaiba brother’s who’s tournament it was, and then chained himself to Yugi Muto to throw both of them to the bottom of the ocean.

-I think there was a point when he threatened to attack Kaiba in Kaiba’s own tourney while not possessed? Like several times?

-when he got struck by Lightning and almost did not stand up fast enough after being struck by lightning, which is apparently a type of DQ in Duel Monsters.

-When he tried to save Mai from getting hit by a fireball, but then Yugi did it instead, and then so many people were standing on the dueling platform that Kaiba couldn’t possibly DQ them all.

-When he entered the restricted area of the blimp in order to hassle Kaiba into landing the Blimp, which Kaiba did not do.

-When Marik killed Joey before Joey could press the “go” button on his duel disk to play the card that should have won Joey the match.

-When he was dueling a lawyer in a digital universe but then the dice was like...weighted? So Noah had to walk over and be like “The hell is this weighted dice? This is my perfect digital world? How did you even do that?” and then Joey won because the match was no longer legit.

-When Joey yelled at Noah too much and so Noah turned Joey to stone for being a rude ass spectator

-When Mai was like “Wheeler and Valon, listen closely: do NOT murder each other” and then Joey did a murder on Valon so she was like “I guess I have no choice, I was very clear” and killed Joey straight up.

-When Joey decided to block Seto’s fireballs while Joey Wheeler WAS a playing card, somehow disrespecting both Dartz and Seto Kaiba at the same time.

-When Joey was playing cards but then got absorbed into a giant Leviathan and basically couldn’t play anymore after that.

-There’s probably hell ton of S0 stuff I just haven’t seen yet.

-This episode

And Joey runs fast for a montage of wacky things that really have no business being in a theme park. Things like this:

(remember when Bakura almost died from a rock that ended up being a balloon? It comes full circle.)

The stuff that the Kaiba brother’s think is normal and fun.

Anyway Joey fights off a bunch of hologram snakes and bats and everyone is like “Should we tell him it’s just holograms???” And it’s like wow, guys, how many times have these ‘holograms’ straight up murdered Joey Wheeler and everyone else on this cast? Too many? Because I have a google doc with so many deaths on it. 7,805,844,048, to be exact.

Anyway, he gets there with five seconds to spare and Mokuba’s like “well at least you were still entertaining while we filmed you in front of a live audience being a total spaz for 15 minutes straight, so I’ll let you go.”

Grandpa and Joey start playing, Joey completely oblivious that this is just an older Muto, while Hawkins walks up awkwardly and is like “hey guys. I’m so sorry about this.”

(welcome to my font choices, for those new here, I have to make weird font color choices to make sure it’s legible for the colorblind and also for the non-colorblind. This one is not much contrast, so I may change it up in the future, but for now, this is Grandpa Muto’s new font. I apologize to every graphic designer reading this. Please don’t tell anyone who has ever hired me for graphic design about this blog.)

What’s funny about this exchange is that after they find out that Yugi’s Grandpa is Apdnarg (HOLY my brain cannot get around the spelling for that, and I will not change it in the caps. I cannot do a ‘pdn’ ever again), they don’t stand on his side of the field or anything. Hawkins is legit Solomon Muto’s only fan during this exchange and like...damn. Way not to back your Grandpa, Yugi.

Yugi immediately strides up to Mokuba to non-confrontation-ally inform him that he has stepped over a line and Mokuba is like “what are these things you say called ‘lines?’”

According to Mokuba, Solomon Muto begged him to be in the competition so he could relive his glory days (glory days making no sense here, because the game has only been released for the past 15 years, so glory days is like...the before times that can only be referring to disgraced archeologists and Pegasus ((who is, in his own way...a disgraced archeologist, too))) and Mokuba was like

“You trained Yugi Muto, right? Hey that’s good enough for me. This drama is gold. People will eat it up. Hell yes. Don’t be afraid to abduct him a little bit. Maybe trap a couple people in a digital hellscape for a little while? Now we go by Pegasus house rules here, so fire as many lasers as you want, but just make sure not to hit anyone in the face. Oh man, we are going to be swimming in cash. Love it, Muto Sr, love it.”

But I dunno, I feel like Grandpa won’t make it past next episode. It is Joey. We kinda need him to make it past Ep 4 of the arc. If Grandpa Muto becomes the new Joey Wheeler, that will be a weird transition for this show to make.

But that’s all for today, as always, here is the link to read these in chrono order becuase there’s SO MANY that you don’t need to read backwards--don’t do it--just use the chrono tag (and I don’t know if you can add compound tags, but I did separate the Season from the Episode, so if you write S4, it should only pop up stuff from S4. I didn't’ do that to seasons 1-3 though because I just...didn’t.)

https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono

And because I brought it up: here it is, the best BTS Mashup that I found on my deep dive. Like legit--this one isn’t a mess:

Most of other ones are horrible in a fascinating way. Like I’m not even a BTS fan, I think I sort of age out of that metric, I’m just bored and quarantined. And lets be real, we all appreciate a good bop when we hear it.

[myheartismadeofstars]

Yashiro Nene came into the girl’s bathroom completely determined. She had thought about it a hundred times, and a hundred different ways. But now, she was certain.

“Yashiro!” Hanako-kun called out happy to see her as always. “Cleaning time~” He sang.

Nene had to do this first, or she’d lose her nerve.

“Okay, but first...can you go back into your stall for a second?”

Hanako tilted his head in clear confusion. “Eh? Why?”

Nene swallowed. “Please? I’ll get to work as soon as I’m done.”

Hanako shrugged and went into the stall. Once he did, Nene knocked on the stall door.

“Hanako-san, Hanako-san...are you there?” She asked. It was strange, calling him Hanako-san again. He was always Hanako-kun to her.

Yashiro was...summoning him? Hanako didn’t really understand. She had summoned him already, she was his assistant after all.

Still, he should play along, right? He opened the door and smiled. “I’m here.” He confirmed.

“Do you have a wish?” He asked, assuming that must be what this is about. He saw Yashiro nod.

“Welllll~? I need to know it so I can grant it!” He said, beaming at her. This was silly, but he liked it. It felt nostalgic.

“I want...I want a kiss from the boy I like!” Nene said. 

Oh...now it really was nostagic. Hanako felt annoyed. Didn’t she already know he wasn’t good at this? And a kiss? So specific!

There was a bitter taste in his mouth. but...of course, Yashiro would want to have her first kiss before she died...

“And? What’s the name of the lucky boy?” He asked, dreading that it might be Minamoto Teru...he didn’t know what she saw in him at all!

Yashiro got quiet and her cute, round cheeks went red. So cute. He only wished it was him that she was blushi-

“-mane”

Darn! He had missed it. “Come again? What’s his name?” He asked. This time, he would listen.

“Yugi Amane!” She said, louder this time.

...There had to be another Yugi Amane at the school, right?

But...Yugi....wasn’t a very common surname. They didn’t have any relatives attending this school that he knew of either, he would have kept an eye on them...

But no. This was Yashiro, asking him...for a kiss. 

Suddenly his boyish boldness failed him.

“Y-you want...a kiss...from me?” He asked. Somehow, her using his birth name...made him feel shy.

“That’s right. I...I really like you, Hanako-kun!” She confirmed.

Hanako licked his lips unnecessarily. “I-I really like you too, Yashiro...” He confessed. 

He moved a lot slower than he usually did. This...this would be his first kiss too, after all.

Still, he finally felt Yashiro’s lips against his own.

[thebladeblaster]

Pokémon: the Dark Circuit (aka Vanguard Descends season 2)

Chapter 6 Limit Break

Aichi’s current team

Level 81 Wingal (Lycanroc (dusk)) rock

Moves:

Stealth rock

Crunch

Stone edge

Play rough

Level 79 Llew (Golisopod) water/bug

Moves:

Sucker punch

Blizzard

Liquidation

First impression

Level 80 Gancelot (Lucario) fighting/steel

Moves:

Focus blast

Stone edge

Meteor mash

Dragon pulse

Level 86 Soul Saver (Haxorus) dragon

Moves:

Outrage

Iron tail

Dragon dance

Scale shot

Level 100 Alfred (Aegislash) ghost/steel

Moves:

Sacred sword

King’s shield

Iron head

Shadow Claw

Aichi felt a wave of nostalgia seeing Oliver. It hurt seeing him on the opposing side. He cared for him and didn’t want to hurt him. He hoped it could have been under better circumstances. 003v who he was pretty sure he was hallucinating had a smug grin on his face. Aichi was confused by this then he realized just how drained he was. 003v chuckled as he struggled.

“Y-you!”, Aichi thought, suddenly realizing the real reason 003v did that attack.

“Oh, you are far too naive Aichi. You thought I was just throwing some sort of tantrum. You should have known there was a method to my madness. Now, I will soon return completely.”, 003v said in his mind and Aichi paled.

Aichi swayed a bit in the air again, but this time because he felt sapped. Sweat dripped from his brow as he struggled to stay afloat. Oliver hastily flew over and caught him.

“Don’t worry I’ve got you.”, Oliver assured as he held Aichi in his arms.

Aichi’s fingers weakly twitched and his limbs felt like a massive weight had been placed on them.

“Looks like your not putting up much of a fight.”, Neve commented.

“I believe it’s because his energy got sucked away in this blast. He’s completely tapped now.”, the girl replied.

“Your right Rati.”, Raul replied.

Oliver tightened his arms securely, but not too tight around Aichi to make sure he wouldn’t fall.

“C-crap...not again...why am I so weak?”, Aichi thought, before he fainted the last thing he heard was 003v’s mocking laughter.

With the others…

“Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! Haxorus! (Mommy’s in trouble I can feel it!)”, Soul Saver said worriedly.

Aichi’s Pokémon had just made it to the edge on Melemele island as they saw Yami, Kamui, and Anzu. They saw a strange figure they couldn’t make out from a far rising from where Groudon had fallen.

“Me and Gancelot will go get Aichi. You guys help out them if they need help.”, Alfred commanded.

“Lycanroc? Lycanroc? Lycanroc? Lycanroc? (Who does he think, he is our vice trainer?)”, Wingal questioned.

They ran up next to where the others were. Yami had out a Grimmsnarl, Hatterene, Excaviler, Drampa, and Cofagrigus. Kamui had out Buster, Mr.Invincible, Shout, Hatred Chaos alongside Tough Boy. This Grimmsnarl and Hatterene looked different perhaps a regional forms. His Grimmsnarl’s hair was less wild and it had something that looked like a pointed hat on it’s head. It’s hair was aligned in a way that looked almost like robes. It also had a tail that had on the end what looked like a scepter. The arm on his Hatterene’s hat looked like some sort of scepter as well and it’s hair was aligned differently making it look like robes. It also had a different hairstyle. The mysterious figure was revealed to be the boy but he looked different. He looked much taller and bulker like he was injected with steroids. His ponytails had broken and his hair was now messy like a long mane. He was covered in fur with a pattern resembling a leopard. He had goat-like horns on his head and a tail like a bovine. His hands and legs were like a bear’s. His hair had turned white and the patterns on his fur were green.

“D-did that kid just evolve?”, Kamui questioned incredulously, feeling like he was about to faint from all the insanity.

“Not exactly. I would compare it more to mega evolution or a gigantamax. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen this. The last time we battled him he did this too.”, Yami explained.

“Yeah, and it’s bad news.”, Anzu added.

“Then I’ll just hit him with everything I’ve got.”, Kamui declared as he activated his mega bracelet, not only mega evolving Buster, but Hatred Chaos too.

“Prepare to die, Caterpies. Dying to the ultimate life form 004a is an honor for lower beings like yourselves especially using my limit break.”, the boy said menacingly in a deeper tone.

“00-Wait...he’s like Aichi then? Can Aichi do this too?”, Kamui questioned.

“I don’t know it’s possible.”, Anzu replied.

“Whoever shot that blast must have been strong. Do you think it was Aichi?”, Yugi asked now translucent like Yami before and people couldn’t see or hear him.

“It’s likely. Unless there’s another powerful legendary Pokémon around here.”, Yami replied.

Yami stared down 004a and tension gradually filled the air.

“I won’t fall for your little parlor tricks this time you petty magician.”, 004a said.

“I’m no magician. But I am a pharaoh.”, Yami replied, as he was illuminated by a golden light coming from his necklace.

004a grunted as he was hit by a powerful dark and fairy blast from his Grimmsnarl and Hatterene who were in perfect sync. The attack created a dust cloud. Anzu hastily grabbed Kamui’s hand pulling him back with his Pokémon following.

“Hey what’s going on?”, Kamui questioned, before gasping in shock as gigantamaxed and dynamaxed Pokémon towered above them.

“Haxorus! Haxorus! (More big Pokémon!)”, Soul Saver pointed out.

“Aren’t those Aichi’s Pokémon?!”, Kamui questioned as him and Anzu made their way over to them.

“Golisopod! (Yeah, that’s us!)”, Llew confirmed, forgetting they couldn’t understand him.

“Where’s Aichi then? Why doesn’t he have his Pokémon with him?”, Anzu asked.

004a jumped around as powerful max moves were shot at him. He ended up mid air. Kai, Misaki, and Jonouchi flew down towards where 004a was.

“Hey, Kai there’s one important thing I remembered about this mook when we fought him last. He’s weak to fire types.”, Jonouchi informed.

“Charizard! (Perfect!)”, Overlord replied.

“Then let’s bring down some flames then. Feel the power of Overlord’s eternal flame! Overlord use overheat!”, Kai ordered.

“That guy is so dramatic.”, Honda commented.

“Yeah, he’s almost as extra as Kaiba. Anyway, don’t let him outdo you Red Eyes use blast burn!”, Jonouchi said.

“Bridgette use fire blast!”, Kourin ordered.

“Dauntless use heat wave!”, Miwa ordered.

“Guardian use psychic.”, Misaki ordered.

The attacks collided against 004a midair who blocked as the attacks bombarded him. He growled in frustration as he roared causing the area around them to shake even the massive Pokémon stumbleda bit. Guardian caught Overlord, Red Eyes, Bridgette, and Dauntless before they hit the sea below with its psychic energy.

“Nice save.”, Jonouchi complimented.

“It’s nothing.”, Misaki replied.

“I am the latest in the line of Psyqualia users! Am the-“, 004a was cut off as Buster kicked him,

It didn’t do much, but it pissed him off.

“Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I’ve heard that trash already. Can you say something that doesn’t make you sound like a generic villain?”, Kamui questioned.

“Why you!”, 004a growled as his eyes narrowed into slits and he charged at Kamui.

Soul Saver shot scales, Wingal shot sharp rocks, Llew shot storm of ice, Hatred Chaos shot a shadow ball, Tough Boy shot a horn, Mr. Invincible, Shout, and Buster charged at him swinging.

With Aichi…

“It’s time to return 003v home at last.”, Oliver said.

“Look out!”, Neve warned.

Oliver’s Garchomp hastily moved to swipe its fin. It’s fin clashed against Alfred being wielded by Gancelot. He had purple ghostly energy around him allowing him to float. Gancelot bashed Alfred’s shield into the Garchomp’s face. Oliver stumbled as Gancelot grabbed the unconscious Aichi putting him under his arm.

“Woah, how is that Lucario floating?!”, Rati questioned.

“I believe the Aegislash accompanying it is the culprit.”, Raul replied.

Neve’s Corvinknight caught Oliver as Gancelot and Alfred took this opportunity to run away with Aichi. Rati’s Mismagius caught Garchomp. They flew after him and were surprised at his speed in flight. Both Gancelot’s aura powers and Alfred’s ghostly powers were working in perfect sync to enhance each other.

“Sin use hurricane!”, Neve ordered.

“Fianna use thunderbolt!”, Rati ordered.

“Zodiac use fire blast!”, Raul ordered.

“Be careful so you don’t accidentally hit 003v.”, Oliver said.

Gancelot swiftly dodged the attacks, but there were a few close calls especially the fire blast. When the fire blast came Gancelot’s arm moved back on its own guided by Alfred to block.

“King’s shield!”, Alfred called out.

The attack was completely nullified upon impact and Zodiac seemed a bit weaker afterwards.

“Prominence Glare use dragon rush!”, Oliver ordered.

Prominence Glare shot itself at Gancelot with blinding speed. If it wasn’t for Alfred’s aid even with his resistance he’d be toast. Thankfully Alfred hastily pulled Gancelot out of the way. They struggled in the air catching the attention of the others flying. Prominence Glare was about to hit Gancelot before it was suddenly stopped by psychic energy then blasted by blue dragonic energy. The Quatre Knights looked to see Kai, Misaki, Kourin, and Miwa who had rushed to Aichi’s aid while Jonouchi helped the others.

“Who are these guys?”, Rati questioned.

“You don’t need to know.”, Kai said in a menacing tone as he gigantamaxed Overlord.

Gancelot jumped onto Overlord’s back with Kai.

“Gigantamax huh? So, you wanna play that game?”, Neve questioned, before gigantamaxing his own Pokémon.

“Oh boy this is gonna be tough.”, Miwa said, with a nervous chuckle.

The other Quatre Knights followed as Misaki and Kourin tried to help Gancelot get Aichi away.

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With Yami and the others…

Streams of dark energy slammed into 004a. 004a sent storms of leaves and swiped at the smaller Pokémon. The non massive Pokémon were on the brink of fainting and the massive Pokémon’s energy was running out. 004a growled as Yami narrowly avoided getting hit by the rampaging boy being saved by his Grimmsnarl’s who got in front of him just becoming dynamaxed. In a moment of distraction his Hatterene came behind 004a and smacked him over the head with her scepter. Using the last amount of energy left in the necklace he could Yami shoot a shadow ball at 004a which nailed him in the chest while stunned. 004a fell over struggling to get back up.

While this was going on Aichi was set down and Kourin brought out Ashlei.

“Ashlei use heal pulse.”, Kourin ordered.

Ashlei sent healing waves at the unconscious Aichi.

In Aichi’s subconscious…

He found himself face to face with 003v again. Aichi tightened his fists while 003v just grinned confidently.

“There’s nothing you can do now you fake. No matter how much you growl at me that won’t change.”, 003v taunted.

“You! I won’t let you win! I won’t let you go around terrorizing the world as you like!”, Aichi replied resolutely.

“Terrorizing is such a strong word. I am simply leading the world into the correct direction.”, 003v replied, while gesturing with his hand.

“I refuse to believe that the direction Team Asteroid wants to lead the world into is right! No one who commits such heinous atrocities carelessly should be in charge of the world!”, Aichi replied, getting heated.

“As I said you don’t understand.”, 003v replied.

“What don’t I understand? Mom told me everything.”, Aichi questioned.

“She didn’t know everything. Things aren’t quite as they seem. As we continue to become one again that will become clear to you.”, 003v replied, he looked a bit different when he said that a bit more serious and without the intense malice he usually carried.

Aichi looked confused at this at 003v’s change in tone and vague message. Aichi froze something that seemed different about 003v. Wasn’t he just a complete lunatic just a few minutes ago? Though, he did reveal that to be a facade. He sounded more human and a bit more sane. Was that because of the merging or was it something else?

“I knew you’d be confused. With the information you’ve been given you have been lead to the conclusion Arceus wanted you to have.”, 003v continued.

Aichi raised his eyebrow as his confusion increased.

“What are you saying?”, Aichi asked.

“You're being manipulated. Like a sleeping slave by the will of a fickle god. It’s a bit more subtle so you would never realize you're being manipulated.”, 003v explained.

Aichi’s eyes widened in shock before shaking his head in denial.

“I’m not as evil as you believe. And Arceus isn’t as good as you believe.”, 003v continued.

Before he could say more Aichi woke up in reality. He looked up to see Misaki, Kamui, Anzu, and Soul Saver over him. The rest of his Pokémon along with the others faced the Quatre Knights. 004a was still struggling up. Aichi staggering up going by Yami, Kai, and Jonouchi.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t come with you. Leave now and we won’t have to battle.”, Aichi warned.

“You have to snap out of it 003v! Can’t you see your under Arceus’s spell?”, Oliver replied.

“I’m not doing any of this for Arceus. I’m doing this to protect my friends and loved ones. If Team Asteroid threatens them I’ll fight them!”, Aichi said, meeting Oliver’s gaze at the middle part.

Oliver said nothing, but had a concerned expression.

“I had a feeling it would come to this…”, Raul said as a Rotom flew to his side, but it didn’t attack.

The Rotom was shaped like a tv. The screen on it flared on revealing none other than Gin Gaillard. Aichi and the rest of our heroes gasped in shock to see the big boss. Aichi froze seeing his father. This was the first time he had seen him in a long time. He instantly recognized him and felt a strange wave of nostalgia rushing over him. He felt a strange spectrum of emotions seeing him love, fear, anger, sadness, pity, and much more swirling into his head making it spin.

“Father…”, he whispered unconsciously.

He felt part of him wanting to reach out to him. Yelling at him to stand by his side. He wanted to understand why his father went to such extremes and how he could justify it for his goal. He couldn’t help, but wonder about his connection to Arceus as the messiah. Was there something to what 003v said or was he simply playing mind games with him? He wasn’t quite sure. But, part of him felt like it wasn’t just a mind game.

“Hello son. It’s been a terribly long time since I’ve last seen you.”, Gin greeted in tender, something about his tone of voice put him at ease a bit.