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"In a way," the man answered, eyes sliding around their surroundings as if finally taking it in for the first time. And it was his first time in this place, meeting this man. Though he had observed from afar, a watchful eye over a particular young man.

This time when he looked back to Jou, his gaze swept over him, sizing him up it seemed. "I am not usually seen unless I wish to be." He continued after a moment, his words unhurried, movements languid. As if he had all the time in the world.

"I thought it time I make my presence known and meet you." The man stepped closer. "Since you have been spending an awful lot a time with my son."

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He'd been travelling for a solid three days now, through the thick forest terrain. Yet it wasn't the Hunters he'd been looking to find. At least, not just yet.

Instead, he was currently on a journey to try and find Yugi's father in hopes of learning the location of those who had harmed the one he loved so much...And maybe, with a little bit of luck, gain some help in the fight to regain Yugi's wings.

As night fell, he settled under a large tree for the night, breath billowing in soft puffs of steam within the cool air. He listened in silence to the crickets and other wildlife moving about in the undergrowth, eyes keeping a silent watch for any signs of danger.

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The Other Realm was a funny thing. At one point it had been easy to enter, open and welcoming to any and all manner of people and creatures to come and go. But then humans became more clever, more dangerous, and the tides of power shifted. Then the realm became a safe haven. Doorways open only for those seeking the peace beyond it, the safety from those that would eradicate their existence.

And slowly those doors closed, quietly locking those into their new home.

But the Realm wasn't just another plane of existence. It was alive. It breathed with the life of those that called it their new world, and even those that were ancient only understood a fraction of the Realm itself and how it worked and when it decided to do the things it did.

Like randomly opening new doors, few and far between and never open very long. Some thought it might be random and for no purpose, or perhaps for those that the Realm itself thought needed it, needed an escape, a fresh start, something. But one could be certain it was never when someone was actually searching for entrance, as they were never in the same place or incredibly obvious.

Sometimes it was an empty frame where a door used to be in a run down building, opening a new path. Sometimes it was two trunks of trees, crooked like an elders spin and meeting together to form an arch. Or a circle of mushrooms, innocently dotting the dew covered grass.

Other times it was the opening crevice of a tree so old it remembered those times long ago. A yawning, jagged section of tree bark that crackled behind the dragon that sat in front of it. Magic seeping out, grasping, coiling, drawing in.

Welcoming.

And should that little dragon fall in, he would find himself no longer staring up at the same sky, or surrounded by the same smells of a world he found so familiar.

But instead in a world in between.

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Oberon is just.... Observing for now.

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Seeing a guy randomly show himself as if out of nowhere wasn't nearly as shocking as it would have been even a few months ago. He had already seen things that couldn't be easily explained even before he left Egypt and came to Japan. It just continued after that though.

Apparently, youkai for example were supposed to be extinct. But he saw more than a few of them. Then there was also what his brother told him about the fae realm and how they both apparently had fae blood in them.

The only thing that Heba was unsure of was who this guy was. Even the ping of familiarity deep down didn't soften his expression. If anything, it hardened even more from what he heard.

"Oh, you mistook me for Yugi huh? Wrong twin. But exactly do you want with my brother?" he replied, eyes narrowing further as he folded his arms.

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He couldn't blame the man for going on the defensive. After all, he had just seemingly shown up out of no where, and it was clear the other had known, or at least felt, him watching for a time. Oberon couldn't help thinking back to when he had first found Yugi again, and how poorly that interaction had gone.

The mistakes he had made.

He didn't want to make those mistakes again. So he stood still, eyes softening when he had thought he meant his brother. Though a small smile tugged at his lips. "You remain twins? Even now… That… That is good," he said, nodding. A sort of comfort fell over his heart at that.

Knowing that these two were so interwtwined with one another that they found their way to be reincarnated still as not just brothers but twins. It was nearly impossible odds. But then, he shouldn't have expected anything different from these two.

They were always stubborn.

"Ah no… No I am not looking for Yugi." He said, lifting his hands to show he meant no harm. "But it is good to see you still so defensive over your brother."

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Heba could feel eyes on him and paused to straighten as he cast his gaze toward where the feeling came from. He couldn't see anyone or anything there, but his eyes still narrowed on that area as he raised the towel hanging around his neck to wipe away his sweat.

Just because he couldn't see anyone there, didn't mean no one was. It could be someone mistaking him for his brother again and attempting to sneak up on him. If that was the case, he'd be more than happy to put them in the hospital.

"Well? Are you going to come out or just gawk all day?" he called out.

If the king was honest, he didn't know how long he had been observing. For a while he had mulled over the information he had been given, wondering and debating if it was a trick, a lie, something to get him worked up. It was a miracle in and of itself to have Yugi back, to even think that his brother had some how made his way back as well…The odds were nearly impossible.

But life and the world worked in odd ways. Even one as ancient as himself would still find things he didn't understand or couldn't puzzle out.

Yet there he was. The entity had not lied to him, had not lead him astray. And now he found himself…Speechless. Frozen with relief, longing and something akin to fear. Heba's voice snapped him out of his daze, of memories that surfaced of a time long since passed, of a family long buried in the sands of an hourglass.

When he stepped out of his glamour, he was dressed like any human. Dress pants, button up, the colors a muted deep grey violet. His mulberry hair was pulled back out of his face. Eyes of gold considered him for another moment.

"Forgive me I…" But if this were a case like Yugi, there might not be memories intact. In which case would Heba even wish to form the connection again. Oberon tried to keep himself rooted, even if he wished to move closer. "You just look like someone I once knew."

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Golden eyes had long since been watching.

He couldn't say he was pleased with all he had seen.

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Panda stared at him. "How do you not believe it? Again! I and Weaver exist in the same time and place, and are happily dating. How do you not understand if someone literally comes up to you and says they are in love with you in a different life?"

"The answer is quite simple and you are overthinking it. I am not meant for such a thing." The King stated it so matter of factly, as if this were a reality and truth he had long since understood. "I would not wish anyone to waste their time on a being such as me."

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He was going to make A comment about knowing his name when he did a double take.

"Wait you have a partner in another life? And you're confused about me?!"

"I never said I believed it. I have just been informed of such by those faceless creatures as well as a man appearing once before briefly claiming to be said partner. But magic and such is tricky and convoluted. You never know what is truth."

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"Wow....You are terrifying." Panda said. He was silent before he spoke again .

"So....who exactly are you? What's your likes? Dislikes? Do you have a partner? Do you have hobbies?"

The king considered him for a moment as he fired off the questions. Finally, he hummed. "You speak a lot for someone who is terrified." He said. "But... I will entertain some of your questions. I am Oberon, King of the Seelie fae, the Summer domain. I have plenty of dislikes, no I do not have a partner in this life, though apparently in another I do. As for hobbies... I suppose you can say I garden. But running a kingdom takes a lot of time."

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Panda blinked and looked awkward. "Soooooo are we cool? Or am I about to get punished? I really don't want the second option."

"The fact that I know if I were to harm you, it would upset my son. And I know neither of us want that. So you are safe from me. For now. But treat him well or else we might have a very different.... discussion later."

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Panda stayed still. He felt like a Lion was circling him and he didn't want to piss him off.

"Well...Its not trickery...more like alternative dimensions. You know about that right? Weaver and I share similar looks, name, and experiences but our souls are very different. So we don't see each other as like twins, just someone who looks similar."

"How.... Odd. You are like that other one, the one he spends a lot of time with at that store he works at. The one branded by shadows." He hummed, stopping back in front of him.

"I thought that was one curious anomaly. I see there are more. Curious..." He wondered what caused these different worlds to collide and mingle.

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Panda took a breath.

"Yeah I think I know more than most...after all-" Panda pulled his Hoodie down and gave a shy smile.

"I'm his mirror."

Something in the king twisted, like icy fingers that gripped around his broken, stone heart as he looked at the boy in front of him. To Panda's credit, he did what very, very few had...

He surprised the Seelie King.

That in and of itself was a talent and earned somewhat of a respect somewhere in the depths of the fae's mind. A soft breath left him, one he hadn't realized he held, lungs stuttering back to life after he quickly blinked the shock away.

Stepping around him, he tilted his head. "That was why you were familiar..." he murmured, scrutinizing, like he was trying to place pieces in a puzzle. "You are like him, but you are not him. You look so close, but not identical. I feel no fae in your blood. What trickery is this?"

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Oberon was...surprisingly gentle. Was it because he was a mirror of Weaver or was the man not as bad as Weaver made him seem.

"Yeah, I love Weaver a lot. I just want him to be happy, and to enjoy this life. Even if I can't be with him through it all."

"You are genuine, and I sense no danger in you. I appreciate that. My son has been through.... Far too much. Much of which I could not protect him from. All I wish is that he finds happiness, and I am here if he needs. I will not push him to anything."

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"Oi! I'll have you know I'm a proud 5'1." He crossed his arms. "Though it is crazy Weaver got none of your height...."

"Ahhh I see, so you are someone who enjoys my son's company." He hummed and reached out, gently placing a hand on top of Panda's head. "I believe he is a bit taller than you, still."

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Panda looks up at Oberon, keeping his hoodie hood over his eyes. Mainly so Oberon couldn't see the fear.

"....Tall."

He stared down at the small man, silent, just taking in what features he could see. "You have something familiar about you, small one." Oberon hummed.

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He's just watching. Waiting.

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"Maybe, but the only "guests" you get are usually nobles who want something or the occasional visitor from the other courts. Busy or not, That is very unfilling." He said looking at the king before looking at the papers. His ears perked up at hearing Oberon's son.

"Ah Yugi. He is different in this world as well." He smiled softly. "Such a kind soul, and he's a good big brother to my boys."

"That is true," he chuckled. Most of the time it was a revolving door of nobles of some kind visiting for one reason or another. Though at the mention of Yugi...that made his eyes soften.

"He would be a great sibling, he has a big heart." He said.