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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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