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“What do you mean?” Yugi asked Professor
Xavier, looking more confused then when they’d first met the teacher of
mutants.
“Remember the blood sample we took?” Yugi
nodded, “Well, you do indeed carry the x-gene which is what gives a mutant
their powers. But your sample was different, you say you’ve been involved in
this ‘Shadow Magic’ for almost five years?” Yugi nodded.
‘I
know you can hear me, since you seem to pry into Yugi’s mind far more often
then I would like.’ Yami said to the Professor, ‘However, I promised Yugi I would never go
against his wishes and since he trusts you, he’s told me not to do anything
about it unless you pry into matters we cannot reveal yet. However are you
telling us, that this x-gene is what caused our monsters to come to life
without us summoning them?’
“Yes, however I also believe that the magic
you’ve been using has affected the x-gene and that’s why Yugi’s mutation has
appeared as monster summoning. When we tested his blood sample there was an
extra factor in the x-gene that has effected his mutation, when my researcher
tried to test what it is, he fell into a coma from which there seems no hope of
recovery.”
Yugi grimaced, “Professor, my I speak with
the spirit of my Millennium Puzzle privately please?”
“Would you like me to leave the room?”
‘No,
just stay out of our minds.’
“Of course, just tell me when you’re ready
to continue this three way discussion.” Yugi nodded and Xavier withdrew from
Yugi’s mind.
“Yami,
is what he’s saying possible?”
‘I
guess so, after all the Puzzle did infuse you with Shadow Magic, but I don’t
like his habit of prying into your mind.’
“If
he can teach me to control this new power, maybe we can use it the next time
someone comes after the Puzzle, and we should tell him to stay out of your mind…”
‘My
mind’s too heavily guarded, even for me sometimes. And I don’t think he’s yet
recovered from the first time he tried to enter your mind.’
“You
did use rather a lot of magic. Is it possible for Shadow Magic to react in the
way he described?” Yugi felt Yami’s affirmative and
sighed, “I think we’re going to have to
tell him everything we know, but swear him to secrecy, he’s already proved he
can keep them.”
‘I’ll
accept any decision you make, but please be careful, I don’t trust him.’
Yugi nodded and turned his attention back
to Xavier. “We have a lot to tell you, however anything that’s said in this
room, must stay in this room.”
“Understood, I can’t hear what the spirit
of your Puzzle has to say if I don’t…”
“Yami…?”
‘I
told you, I don’t like him prying into your mind but if you’re willing to let
him in…’
“He doesn’t like it, but you may enter my
mind.” Yugi instantly felt the presence of Xavier in his mind, Xavier had been
just waiting for him permission, but it wasn’t a welcome presence, like Yami, the
Pharaoh was right, it felt more along the lines of Shadi’s intrusion. “Now,
where do we start?”
“Maybe it would be easier if you just
opened your memories to me. At the moment the spirit is blocking me from entering
too far into your mind.” Yugi could feel Yami’s disgruntlement at that and
shook his head, “Spirit, I know you are
protective of your partner, but unless I know the full details I can’t help
Yugi control his powers and until it’s under control it’s unsafe for you to use
your magic as well.”
‘Our
magic is not the issue…’
“Your
magic is part of the problem; I doubt Yugi’s mutation would not have taken the
form it has if his x-gene hadn’t been affected by his contact with Shadow
Magic. I need to know everything so I can assess exactly what training is
needed.”
‘My
name is Yami, or at least that’s the name I’ve been using for the past four
years, I’ve also been known as ‘the other Yugi’ and ‘Dark Yugi’ as well as many
other names over the ages. I was once a Pharaoh in ancient Egypt, about five
thousand years ago, and I had another name, but it, along with my memories,
were lost to me when I was sealed inside the Millennium Puzzle.’ Yami paused, ‘I will allow
you access to our memories, but if you harm my hikari’s mind in any way, I will
not be merciful.’
“Yami,
be nice.” Yugi scolded, he sensed Yami’s
disgruntlement and wondered what it was about the man that bothered Yami so
much.
Xavier looked through Yugi’s memories; and
the few that Yami possessed, showing him everything from pre-Pegasus right
through the Orikelcos and Kaiba Corp Grand Prix, and then the reason for Yugi’s
second trip to America
“I see…” Xavier pushed his wheelchair
across to the window, “I understand why you were travelling alone, however you
will both be safe here, Yugi, I believe it won’t take much training to control
your powers, the training that the Pharaoh has given you in Shadow Magic will
be of much use.” Yami was deep in thought.
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