ICE EMPEROR

ILLUSIONARY WORLD

It's so dark. where I...

Anybody.

I can't see my hand...

A young man walked without direction in a dark place without end. There are no edges or lights there. Keep walking in the hope of a light shining on him.

I don't know where I am right now, but obviously, I want to get out of here...

My footsteps walked without direction, and on, on, on and on. I hoped that there would be a glimmer of light shining down on me, even if it was just a speck...

Somebody.Give me a helping hand...

I can't see where I'm walking

“Yugi... Happy Birthday.” said the voice of a woman in a soft tone like a mother calling her child.

“Happy Birthday A man who also congratulated Yugi with the affection of a father.

At that moment Yugi was in a place, sitting quietly at the dining table with a cake that was given a birthday candle on it. His body returned to the figure of children who had just turned 8 years old. In his line of sight was a very meaningful figure in his life, a person he cared about very much. A person of great value to him, a person he wanted to protect. They looked at Yugi with smiles of such deep affection. With tears streaming down his cheeks, Yugi fell silent in his seat without a sound. Staring in disbelief at what he saw, the two people he loved dearly, were now in front of him.

“Accuse me for goodness Yugi, why did you cry so much.” a woman who is about 27 years old calms Yugi by stroking her head gently.

“A man should not cry Yugi, you are the son of a father who must be strong no matter what happens.” said the man with his tone of spirit.

“Mother... father...” said Yugi with a full tone of longing for the two figures he cares about so much.

“Already, do not cry again yes.” the woman who is Yugi's mother smiled warmly at Yugi.

A man known as Yugi's father walks towards them with a smile of affection that never leaves his face. “Now let's blow out the candles and make a wish..”.

Yugi doesn't know what to react to, but in his heart he is very happy to see them come back and gather like this. Yugi started to take a deep breath and blew all his candles to death.

Prok prok prok

“Happy Birthday..” both his parents congratulated him again accompanied by a standing ovation.

“Ahahahah... I really love you guys.” Said Yugi with a smile that is so bright typical of a child who is playing with fun. Just as he did not remember why he was here, his memories of the real world, simply disappeared.

While in the real world, on a large field with not so much snow, three women were staring at the transparent black ball that was in front of them. Inside the transparent black sphere was a young man who was none other than Yugi, he was undergoing the final training from Risa. Yugi floated with his eyes closed and his limp body as if sleeping fast inside there with his Eternal Snow mode still active.

“What brother Yugi will be okay?” Elna asked who was worried about Yugi.

“Just calm down, as long as he is not swept away in his own artificial illusion. Now he is facing his own deeply imprinted past in his heart, if he succeeds through all the temptations of his own heart's illusions and regains consciousness. Then everything will be fine..” said Risa calmly, though so terbesit a little tone of concern for her new employer.

“How long will Yugi undergo his training?” ask Elsa who is worried too.

“Entah, we can only wait and pray that everything goes smoothly.” said Risa in a calm tone.

The illusionary world of Yugi

In such a vast green meadow, a black-haired little boy was running around with his excitement. Not caring about the surroundings, while a man who was the father of the child was chasing after him.

“Come father, arrest me..” shouted the child.

“Awas only, father will catch you Yugi..” reply father Yugi with a happy laugh chasing after his son.

“Hihihihi.” while a woman who is the mother of Yugi is only able to laugh a little while sitting under a tree with a basket beside her.

“Caught you, hahahahahah..” Yugi's father held Yugi up high while laughing loosely.

“Wah dad let me go, I'm afraid of heights.” yelled Yugi while pretending to whine.

“Good dad put it down.” Slowly Yugi's father lowered Yugi while smiling happily.

When Yugi came down from his father's sling, Yugi ran back to leave his father. “Weeee... dad managed I cheated.”

“Basically you are, beware yes..” back Yugi's father chased after Yugi while laughing happily.

The boy and father's pursuit continued until noon, when they finally stopped due to exhaustion. They sat under a tree where Yugi's mother was waiting for them. With a laugh off they are accompanied by jokes that make the atmosphere very festive.

I was so happy, somehow it felt like a dream.I was able to meet my parents again. With the endless laughter, the pleasure I so longed for, this warmth, this comfort, this smile. If it's a dream, I wish I never woke up again...

In the real world

Instantly the transparent black sphere that wrapped Yugi inside began to blacken and swallow Yugi. Elsa who saw that started to panic, as did Elna with her face so frightened.

“What happened?” ask Elsa.

“Gawat, Yugi begins to drift in his illusory world. If this keeps him going..” Risa did not strongly continue her words, her head she bowed down with a regretful face.

“What will... say what will happen to brother Yugi.?” elna shouted while shaking Risa's body.

“He will... be swallowed by his own past, and drown in the darkness.” Said Risa while turning her face the other way sadly.

At once Elna sat down limp with tears that began to come down from both cheeks. So did Elsa who could not control her tears to come down, she began to approach her sister then hugged her tightly, a hug from Elsa was reciprocated by Elna to calm each other down.

“Yugi, you must be aware. Whatever you see, it is just an illusion.” muttered Risa in a sad tone.

The Yugi Illusion

In a quiet lake, three people were fishing together. Laughter ceaselessly accompanied them, they had long been fishing in the lake but had not got a single fish.

I'm Yugi, it's been almost 3 hours I, my father, and my mother fishing in this lake, but not a single one we got fish. Somehow I felt annoyed, let alone the father who had started to get emotional with the wind constantly spinning around his body. It seemed like father could not control his emotions and subconsciously used the wind element to soak up his anger. Of course my mother did not stay still, my father had been scolded several times by mother because of the wind element that makes the water ripples and causes the fish to run away. I was only able to laugh with the release of enjoying this very comfortable atmosphere...

“Dad, mother...see my bait eaten” Yugi's fishing rod keeps swaying and being pulled to the bottom by the fish.

“Good son, now you pull with all your might.”.

Hearing the instructions from my father, I quickly pulled my fishing rod with all my might. The water in the lake began to move randomly because of the fish that continued to rebel when I was about to pull it ashore. At the time of staying a little longer.my fishing cut off...

“Aahhh his fish got away.” Said Yugi with a lethargic face.

“Leave it to mom..”

‘Either why I felt a bad feeling when I saw such a thick blue aura coming out of my mother's body.’ Inner Yugi with a sweat the size of a corn seed behind his head. “My feeling is getting stronger.” Yugi murmured while looking at his father who is keeping his distance from the lake.

“This is it...” Yugi's mother put her palm into the water and made it spin clockwise.

“I-mom...” said Yugi with a slightly worried tone.

“Calm down, this will be over soon.” with a smile that Yugi finds a little scary, like a demon just rising from its sleep. According to Yugi, this mother will do something that should not happen. “Water Tornado..” a very high whirlpool was created just like that throwing a lot of fish from the lake. But the water turns increasingly wild, and it is enough to make Yugi and his father drool from the lake.

“HENTIKAAAANNNN IBUUU.

“YOU ARE TOO MUCH IAAANNNGGGG.

“Hehehe tehe..” laughter mother Yugi with the tone of a child who has just been caught doing wrong.

The time I spent with my family was so much fun...

But I felt something was lacking, as if something important from me was just missing.

The more I remembered, the more my head hurt, as if something was pressuring me not to remember what I had forgotten...

And the day passed quickly...

I hope these days never end...

“Yuuugggiiiii..”.

‘Who?’ Yugi looked back after hearing a scream from someone. From her tone she is a woman. Curious Yugi looked for him in all directions, but he found no one in his line of sight. “What I just misheard..” muttered Yugi.

“Nak, what are you doing?” ask Yugi's mother who is already some distance from Yugi.

“Nothing... I'm coming soon.” Yugi ran towards his parents with cheerful steps.

It was a cold night, but not for this one family. They laughed together while enjoying their dinner of grilled fish. Although this is not a category of fishing because the fish obtained using the help of magic. Yugi ate so voraciously, as if there was no burden of thought in his life. Like a kid who only knows how to play...

“Ahk..” Yugi held his head in pain, for a moment he saw a shadow of a white woman who was smiling at him. Someone who means a lot to him.

“What's Yugi..?” mother Yugi said with a worried tone.

“It's okay, I'm just a little tired... hehehehe Yugi laughed happily while showing the cry of a child.

“That's natural, you're playing very excited today. Unlike usual, you should be tired. Tonight sleep faster..” said the father.

Hearing his father's words, Yugi nodded in understanding. He quickly finished his dinner because he wanted to go to sleep. “I'm done.. I slept first mom, dad.” Yugi runs towards his room with his stomach fully filled.

I don't know why I feel weird today, what's wrong then who's the girl.

Yugi lay in his bed with a tired face after playing all day with his parents. He thought it was the best birthday of his life. But still, in his heart something was stirring. I don't know what it is...

‘What I think, it's like always.. I'm with my family... right?’ Yugi closed his eyes slowly to enter the dreamland.

“Yuuggiii..”.

Yugi opened his eyes instantly upon hearing a voice calling out to him. “Who...?” Yugi sat down while looking at his right left, but he did not find the source of the voice. As if the voice was in his head, curious about the sound that kept on teasing him, Yugi stood up from his lie down and walked towards the window. There Yugi sees the moon shining towards him, plus the stars that adorn around him.

‘This month reminds me of something, or someone.?’ inner Yugi.

“Akh..” Yugi again holds his head after a shadow of a different girl than before with bright blue hair appears on his head. “A-what was it... who?”

My head ached after a shadow of a girl appeared in my head. Who exactly. and why...

The next morning, a bright morning accompanied by the chirping of birds flying here and there. The flowers started blooming, the dewdrops fell from the dense green grass. Shady trees are soothing to the eyes, what a great day for a walk.

“Yugi woke up..” said a woman who is Yugi's mother while knocking on her bedroom door.

“Five more minutes ma'am..” reply Yugi who is still lying in his mattress with a lazy tone.

“You want to wake yourself or the mother who came in and woke you..” mother Yugi's tone voice does not sound friendly.

Hearing that dangerous alarm reflexively Yugi immediately said. “Good..” Yugi immediately stood up straight after getting direct orders from his beloved mother.

“After showering directly in the dining room yes.” after saying that Yugi's mother went first to leave Yugi's room.

“Haaahhh... It's really scary, I feel sorry for you. Yosh... let's take a shower, have breakfast and go straight to play.” With his spirit Yugi rushed to take a quick shower. Wearing a black t-shirt and brown pants. Do not forget he glazed first and combed his hair neatly, because his mother really likes neatness, if just a little look messy, then he will get into trouble. With quick steps of her small legs, Yugi reached the dining room while greeting her parents with a bright smile on her face.

In an artificial dimension belonging to the Dragon God, a woman who was none other than Yui was staring at the big tree in front of her with a sad look. Such a beautiful meadow began to turn black with smoke billowing like embers. As far as his vision was concerned, almost all the places had already changed drastically, only this huge tree was still standing solidly. But it won't last long, because Yui knows if this continues, then it'll all be over.

“Yugi, please be aware.. don't be inedible to your past.” Yui muttered in a soft tone implied by the sadness. “YUUUUUUGGGGGIIIIIII.

“Eh..” Yugi was stopped from his morning breakfast with a puzzled face.

“You why Yugi...?” ask her worried mother to see her son's confused face.

‘Who, why... where.’ tears fall without cause, wetting both cheeks Yugi. Memories of the world in fact the longer the more clearly visible by him.

“YUUUUGGGIII.”.

‘Again, the shout sounded again. It was like I was calling.’ A memory appears randomly in Yugi's head. Everything was going so fast, and every word was expressed through that voice. Delivered through his heart frozen by time, shackled by his past, Yugi only realizes something very important, all of them...

“*Yugi, you can't give up yes..”.

Sara...

“Nak, grandpa trusts you..”

Grandfatherbiscuts...

“Kak Yugi, let's play..”.

Elna's...

“You were so stubborn..”

Elsa...

“Come Yugi, everyone is waiting for you.”.

Yui*t*...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.I'm stuck by my own past, I want a happy life with both my parents. In my heart, honestly I can't let go of their deaths however many times, I can't forget it.

“*Why are you crying..?”

Sarah*...

In front of Yugi there is a picture of him after being abandoned by his adoptive grandfather. There looks Yugi crying over the grave of his adoptive grandfather accompanied by a girl behind him. That finely sagged black hair, with her charming black eyes. He approached Yugi while saying in a soft voice.

“*If you continue like this, your grandfather will feel sad there. Do you want to make her sad..?”

“Of course not...” that's the answer I gave him. No matter what happened, he was only willing to see the person who was precious to him be happy. “Only, now I have no purpose anymore.I live until now thanks to my adoptive grandfather, since the fire that killed my parents, my adoptive grandfather gave me a new purpose in my life... he was a very important grandfather in my life. If he's gone, I have no purpose to live anymore.”

That's what I told him, for a glance I had no hope, but again someone else gave me a purpose to live*...

“*If you have no destination, make me your destination.”

I looked at the girl, her smile like the morning sun that had just come out from behind the mountain. Her warm radiance warmed my cold heart.Since then I've been determined to keep her smile. Sarah*...

The tears that did not stop turned into a smile. Tears of sadness turned into tears of happiness, now Yugi knows what he has to do. No matter how much, no matter how dear he is to his parents, he must accept the reality. That all this was just an illusion made by his heart, the desire of his little heart that wanted the happiness of his parents. The happiness of his small family, but even so he had to be made to accept the truth in front of his eyes. With firm conviction, Yugi wiped away the trace of his tears then smiled warmly to his parents. It was as if giving a farewell he had not had time to say before.

“Mother, father..thank you for taking care of me, loving me, raising me with your love. But I have to leave now, all I see is an illusion created by my little heart. My desire to stay here longer.I can't, I'm sorry, I'm so selfish. Mom, dad.. I love you guys, no. I love you guys so much.” Tears of happiness continued to descend profusely, drenching each of her cheeks. Making an imprint that could not be removed, his heart that increasingly felt the pain of separation from his loved ones would be repeated. Really, Yugi is not strong enough to accept all of this. But he believes that someday they will meet again, in a world where they can be happy.

“You have grown up my son..” said Yugi's father who gradually began to fade.

“Yugi, I love you so much. Find your happiness out there. We will always wait for you.” said Yugi's mother whose condition is not much different from her father.

The house that was so warm to the memories began to disappear, Yugi's body became big again. Showing a teenager who has grown up. With her step she approached her parents and gave a farewell hug with tears flowing back. The tears were warm, full of love and affection.

If I could ask, I just want to be with them. But fate keeps making me feel pain...

If only fate could change, I would like to go back to living my life with my family.

But for now, let me be selfish...

I just want to keep hugging them until my heart can be healed...

Although, this is just an ILLUSION...

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