So it was on purpose after all. But the fact that it had actually worked had been just luck. Surely Ryou didn’t know anything about interdimensional doors, right? Unless that book he had had something about them too.
“Yes. And there was nothing more. Though, your body was nice”, he admitted. He started to understand. The other had been lonely. But didn’t he have friends? He was lonely in his own body?
“I could still enter into your body and take it over”, he told. “But I don’t have a much need for that since I have my own body know. As you can see”, he added when the boy touched his face. Possibly to see if he was a ghost or something.
His eyes widened. This was fascinating; how could he touch him? So it wasn’t his imagination that the thief king had manifested with such clarity.
“Oh. Oh, wow.” he murmured. For a breath longer he touched him, hand brushing his hair when he retracted it.
Ryou really was useless now. He wasn’t sure if he would laugh at it or cry.
The sound that escaped him was somewhere in between before he pulled himself back together as well as he could manage.
He was going to feel like this for the rest of his life.
Maybe Marik could help him.
He could see how impressed the boy was. And he was sure he was impressed how good he looked. “At least you have a good taste”, he commented.
The sound he heard was weird. Was the other going laugh or cry? Or both? The boy’s feelings still confused him.
“Maybe I should stay here while I’m on Earth”, he suggested. “Truth to be told I need a human. Be it brainwashed one or you. What do you say? Join me once more?”
“Your presence… is more of a home than I’ve known.” Ryou told him. And who would ever know him so truly as the thief king? It felt so useless to try to take control of his life. He didn’t know how.
No truer words had ever touched his lips.
“Excellent”, he grinned. “I guess it wasn’t that using I did to you. It seems that I also stole your heart so to speak. Funny how that works”, he chuckled.
“So here’s the thing. I come from a world of chaos, the Barian World. The Barian World is in war with Astral World. In order to win we need to find “Numbers” cards. It’s easier if you can use Numbers yourself. Unfortunately, I can’t because I can’t use my full power here because this world can’t support my true form”, he explained.
Wearily Ryou refilled his wine glass, drinking as he listened and gazed upon the beautiful, wicked man. It was absurd! A world of chaos? “What cards? Are we talking about duel monsters?” he inquired. He moved to find his phone on his bed, googling the word barian. Minerals? It was only getting more confusing. But cards he could understand.
He drank some more wine as well. “Yes, duel monster cards. But not just any duel monsters cards. These come from a different world and they contain the memories of the Emissary of Astral World, Astral, who’s also in this world looking for them”, he answered. “