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Chapter 1: Arcadia

5 Years Later…

Crow, Jack, Akiza, and the twins, Leo and Luna, were in the two mens' garage in silence. Yusei had been missing for five years now and their worry of his well being never ceased.

Slowly, Leo asked to break the uncomfortable silence, "Where do you think Yusei is?"

"I don't-" Crow was cut off as the consoles in the area began to static a bit before a dark, creepy looking house appeared in there in an icy realm. There was a girl who wore a white dress but no shoes, her skin was pale, and she had black hair. But her face was down, looking at a doll in her arms.

The girl then said, "Akiza, Jack, Crow, Leo, Luna, find him, save him."

"Save who?" Akiza asked.

"Find Yusei Fudo. Save him," she repeated as the video glitched a bit.

"Save him from what?" Crow asked beginning to worry.

"Find Yusei. Save him," the girl repeated before everything went back to normal.

"What just happened?" Luna asked.

"I'm… not sure," Akiza answered.

"Do you really think Yusei's in some sort of trouble?" Leo asked.

Before anyone could answer on their own, their answer was confirmed without words as their arms glowed with a burn. They went outside to the Crimson Dragon who quickly wrapped around them and took them away.

. . .

Yusei was in an inn called the Journeyman with his fellow friends and rebels named Brynn, Chawan, and Na'ane. Yusei wore a black leather outfit with a tough, yet flexible chestplate for protection.

"Is the shipment ready to go?" Yusei asked.

"We just need to load a few more things and then get the paperwork in order," Chawan answered.

"We need to hurry. If we don't get these supplies to the south soon, people are going to die," Yusei stated. "No matter what happens, we leave as soon as the paperwork is ready."

"Alright," they agreed.

"I believe they are planning something," Na'ane stated.

"What?" Yusei asked.

"I'm not sure exactly. But I have heard them talking about that tower of which they are building. Something about reaching the heavens," Na'ane repeated.

"Reaching the heavens?" Yusei repeated. "Are you sure you heard right?"

"It is possible I misinterpreted what I heard, but I am sure there is something larger going on with that tower than what we know yet," Na'ane stated. "We should be cautious."

Yusei went towards the door and Brynn asked, "Where are you going?"

"To check out that tower. See if I can find anything on it," Yusei answered. "You guys keep preparing the shipment. I'll be back."

"Be careful, Yusei," Chawan stated.

"May the stars protect you," Na'ane stated.

"Thanks," he responded before running off.

Yusei walked to the tall tower being built. He looked it over as he listened to the Azadi guarding it.

"Do you really think they'll be able to do it?" one asked another.

"I'm not sure. It would be interesting if they could, though," the other answered.

'Able to do what?' Yusei thought. 'I'll need to come back at night so I can get a better perspective for this. Maybe use the platforms along the walls to get up there.'

He slowly walked away, seeming as if he had heard nothing.

. . .

Jack, Crow, Akiza, and the twins had awoken in a caves. They had managed to get to a cellar like area and they looked around.

Akiza touched a wooden wheel and said, "This seems so old."

Crow then gestured to a seemingly steam powered machine. "But this is almost recent as well. It looks brand new," he stated.

Leo and Luna went to the next door followed by the others and slowly pulled it open. When it was, they stepped through to see a tavern like area. There was an old woman wiping a table and a young man drinking something.

They slowly walked out to the woman who turned to them. "May I help you?" she greeted. She then looked at them curiously. "Who are you exactly? I haven't see you around."

"Who are you? And where are we?" Jack asked.

"Oh, Shifters… Why are they always brought here?" the woman muttered confusing them. "My name is Benrime Salmin. I am the innkeeper of this inn called Journeyman Inn."

"What's a Shifter?" Luna asked.

"That's something for Minstrum Magda to answer for you," Benrime answered.

"Have you heard of anyone by the name of Yusei Fudo?" Akiza asked.

"Who are you? You have yet to tell me who you are," Benrime replied.

"I'm Akiza Izinski," the eldest of the female Signers answered.

"I'm Crow Hogan," he followed.

"My name's Jack Atlas," the next followed.

"And I'm Leo and this is my twin sister, Luna," Leo introduced.

"Hi," Luna greeted. "Have… you see Yusei here?"

Jack noticed the man quickly get up and run off. "Who was that?" he asked.

"Just a customer of mine. Nice guy," Benrime answered.

"So, who's Minstrum Magda?" Akiza asked.

"And old woman who help people like you," Benrime answered. "But she travels around a lot."

"Then how do we find her?" Luna asked.

"Blind Bob who is just outside the inn might have an idea of her whereabouts," Benrime answered. "Talk to him and he might tell you."

"Alright," they agreed.

. . .

"Chawan!" called Brynn's voice and the man turned as his friend ran up to him. "Chawan!"

"What is it, Brynn?" he asked.

"I think we have a group of people looking for Yusei," Brynn answered and Na'ane walked over to listen. "They kept asking about him in the Journeyman. I think they're spies or something."

"How many are there?" Na'ane asked.

"Five total. A couple are kids," Brynn answered.

"Na'ane, do you think you could use a charm to allow us to catch them without fighting?" Chawan asked. "We need to question these people of their relation to Yusei. Make sure they're safe."

"I could," she answered. "But we will have to be careful about it."

"Right," they agreed and hurried off.

They were quick to find the group walking away from Magda. Brynn ran out to call for them. "Hey! Psst! Over here!" he called waving to them. They slowly walked over to him.

"Who are you? You were at the inn," Jack asked.

"We can't talk here. There are too many ears. Follow me," Brynn told them.

"And how do we know you won't try to hurt us?" Crow retorted.

"You don't. But do you want to know where this person you're looking for is?" Brynn asked.

"You know Yusei!" Akiza realized.

"Follow me, hurry!" Brynn called and ran off with the others following.

They reached a wide alley before they saw a woman with yellow and green-blue designed skin in a green cloak appeared and dust filled the air. They fell to their knees weak while they felt people cover their heads and they couldn't see anything.

They soon felt themselves being pushed into a room. Jack, however, was brought into a separate room confusing him. He was roughly tossed onto a bed but he was quick to regain a tall stance of sitting.

"Watch him," he heard Brynn order. "I'll go get Yu-Dust." Jack then heard his feet run off.

Jack just sat in silence for a while until he heard footsteps approaching. He heard a familiar voice say just outside the open door, "How certain are you that they're spies, Brynn?"

'Is that…?' Jack let his thoughts stop.

"There were asking about you. And then they went to see Magda," Brynn answered. "We have one of them in here. The others are in the one down the hall."

He felt eyes lock onto him before the familiar voice said, "Take off the hood. I don't think he's a spy."

Brynn groaned but yanked it off. Jack cringed at the sudden light, but once his eyes adjusted, he noticed a familiar face staring at him. "Yusei!" he exclaimed.

"What're you doing here, Jack?" the said man asked sternly. "How did you get to Arcadia?"

"Arcadia?" Jack repeated.

"That's what the world you're in now is called. While Stark is a place of science, this is its twin world and a place of magic," Yusei explained. Jack looked at him a bit confused. "Stark is this world's term for Earth. Now how did you get here? And are the others who were with you the rest of our friends?"

"The Crimson Dragon brought us here after some girl contacted us on our screens suddenly," Jack answered. "And yeah, the others are Akiza, Crow, Leo, and Luna."

"Wait a second, what girl?" Yusei asked.

"I'm not sure, Yusei," Jack answered. "On all of our screens in the garage, this scene just appeared. It was ice covered with a black house in the back and a girl. She kept saying for us to find you and save you."

"I don't need saving," Yusei told him sternly. He looked at Brynn. "Go get the others. Take the blinds off first, though, and bring them here."

"But-" Brynn began but the eldest interrupted.

"They're not spies, Brynn. We go a while back. Don't worry," Yusei told him. "Just go get them."

Brynn groaned again but ran off. Yusei looked back at Jack with his arms crossed. They heard the others run up and Akiza, Crow, and the twins slowly walked in, but didn't notice Yusei.

"Jack, are you alright?" Crow asked.

"I'm fine," he answered.

Luna then noticed Yusei followed by everyone else. "Yusei?" she called.

"Hey, guys," Yusei greeted.

"Where have you been?" Akiza asked.

"Here. Travelling around and fighting the Azadi," Yusei answered.

"The Azadi?" Crow repeated.

"I'm sure you noticed while you were here that there are many soldiers around, right?" Yusei replied and they nodded. "Those are Azadi. They invade lands, take what they want, and force their religion onto everyone they meet. Here, in Marcuria and in many other lands, they separated magicals from humans. While humans roamed the town freely and could do most of what they wanted, magicals were forced to live in Oldtown, or also called the ghetto. There, they are restricted and their freedom is taken away. Every week, they are raided and everything they sell or do that is wrong in the Azadis' eyes is destroyed. Brynn, Chawan, Na'ane, and I are part of a forming alliance to take down the Azadi before they can do more harm to other lands and free the land the Azadi took."

"And so that's what you've been doing for the past five years?" Jack asked. "Fighting for a world that you don't belong in?"

Yusei gave a warning glare before saying, "You guys need to get back to Stark while you can. Before the Azadi find you. You don't look or act like any Arcadia citizens. If you stay here, they'll catch you and send you to Sadir, the Azadi capital, where you'll be put on trial for reasons they'll make up. And if you're found guilty, they'll kill you." They went wide eyed. "So you guys need to get back to Stark fast."

"Not without you, Yusei," Crow refused.

"Yusei-an," came a female voice. They turned to the yellow-skinned woman from before.

"Na'ane, is something wrong?" he asked.

"They do not appear to be Shifters and they do not appear to have any special qualities with them," she replied. "By whatever means they had of getting here, I'm afraid that is their only way of getting back."

"What's a Shifter exactly?" Luna asked.

"They are people who can cross the divide between Arcadia and Stark," Yusei explained. "I'm a Shifter. I found this out when I first arrived here by accident."

"Wait, if you can cross the divide on your own, why didn't you ever come back?" Crow asked. "Why did you stay here?"

"I had gotten myself involved in the rebel alliance about a month or two after arriving in Arcadia. A few months after that, I decided I should try to head back to Stark for a bit, to make sure you guys knew I was alright before heading back here. But I couldn't," he told them. "I lost my power to Shift." They went wide eyed.

"So even if you want to, you can't go back?" Leo asked.

Yusei nodded. "But I'm needed here, anyways," he stated. "I'm not needed back at Stark."

"But you are," Akiza stated. "Everyone needs you back."

"Yusei-an," Na'ane called and he turned to her, "I'm afraid until they can find a way back on their own, they are stuck here as well."

Yusei sighed in defeat. "Alright," he stated. He turned back to his Stark friends. "Until you can find your way back, you'll need to stay close to us and pay attention to everything around you. Try to act like you know everything about this place and don't fight the Azadi unless you are forced into a fight. Not until we are able to train you to fight at least."

"We can already fight," Jack retorted.

Suddenly, Yusei pulled a spear out from behind the door and put it at Jack's neck. "Can you?" he asked. "Unlike those in Satellite, Jack, the Azadi fight with swords and spears. Not fists. If you went against them in hand-to-hand combat, you're signing a death warrant." He lowered the spear and set it back behind the door. "You are in no condition to be fighting the Azadi. Not in fighting condition at least." Chawan then walked up. "Chawan, update on the shipment," Yusei ordered his friend

"Just need a couple more hours to complete the paperwork," the man answered.

"Good," Yusei responded. "You and Brynn go keep an eye on everything and make sure the Azadi don't catch on to what we're doing."

"Shipment? Of what?" Akiza asked

"Supplies. Food, water, herbs, medicine," Yusei answered. "It's going to the rebel camp. That's our current job right now. Getting the supplies back home."

"That camp isn't your home," Crow stated. Yusei looked away. "Why do you seem so against that?"

"After all my time here, I'm finding Arcadia is more home to me than Stark," Yusei answered shocking them. "Stark is just becoming a dream that I don't care if I wake up from."

"Yusei…" Luna muttered sadly.

"And what about Martha? All the people you left at Earth? Do you think they would do the same as you?" Jack asked shocking Yusei. The Signer of the Dragon Head looked at his friend, but showed no emotion in his eyes. "Because they wouldn't. They wouldn't submit to leaving everything they ever knew behind for a world they only met five years ago."

"You wouldn't understand," Yusei responded, grabbing his spear and walking out.

"Yusei's friends," Na'ane called.

They looked at her and Akiza responded with, "He called you Na'ane, right?"

"Yes," she answered. "I apologize for weakening you before. We did not know who you were. We only wished to be safe."

"We understand," Luna told her.

"But I do not believe you understand how Yusei-an felt when he first discovered he could not return to Stark," Na'ane stated confusing them. "He had wished to return to Stark, even for a bit. He wanted to see friends and family again. But when he found he could not Shift anymore, he decided to find something else to focus on. And that was to fight the Azadi and help the people of Arcadia. He had always wished to find a way back, but after such a long time, he began to feel separated from his old home. I believe he began to feel pain every time he thought of never being able to go back. I had asked him about it once. He said if he had to die anywhere at this point, it would be Arcadia. With his ability to Shift between the twin worlds gone, he said he had given up on his ties to Stark and wanted to focus on the ties he needed to make here."

"Yusei wouldn't do that!" Crow retorted. "Giving up, especially on his bonds with us on Earth, or Stark, or whatever you call our world… it's something Yusei would never do."

"I am only saying what he told me," Na'ane told them. "Perhaps, he was saying that to avoid a feeling he does not want to feel."

"What?" Leo asked.

"I cannot be certain, but I would guess it would have to be of something similar to being trapped. Like he felt he was trapped between the two worlds, yet he was not," Na'ane answered shocking them. "A sense of being lost, or a sense of loss. A sense of being stuck with no idea of where to turn. There have been many Shifters before him. Many have already passed, some by age but most by Azadi. And many of them felt the same way Yusei does now." They looked down. "He is right to say that you do not understand. You wouldn't understand the feeling Shifters go through when they first arrive here."

"Have the other Shifters ever lost the power to go back?" Luna asked.

"No, they have not," Na'ane answered.

Yusei walked to the door. "Na'ane, we need to talk," he told her. He then told his other friends, "You stay there."

Na'ane gave a slight bow to the five before following Yusei out and door the stairwell. Even with their orders, the five still walked to the door and listened.

"Na'ane, I am going to go see if I can find the White of the Draic Kin, the White Dragon," Yusei told her confusing the others.

"For what reason?" Na'ane asked.

"Did you notice the time at all?" Yusei asked and she nodded while the others noticed how late it actually was. "I just got back from another scouting mission of the tower. The Emissary was talking to some prophet who was whispering. I followed the prophet into the underground caverns and found a strange room. It was weird, I could hear voices, dreams all around me. And from what I could tell, it was directly beneath the tower. I think you were right, Na'ane. There's something big going on with that tower. I'm going to see if the White Dragon can help me get to the Guardian's Realm. There, I'll be able to talk to the Guardian. See if I can find anything out."

"Alright," Na'ane agreed. "May the stars protect you, Yusei-an."

"May the stars protect you as well, Na'ane," he responded before walking off.

Luna ran out to catch up with him. "Yusei!" she called. He stopped at the top of the stairs. He noticed the others come behind her.

"What's wrong, Luna?" Yusei responded.

"Can't we come with you? We can help you," Luna asked.

"Where I'm going is dangerous. If she's where I think she is, it will be a difficult just to get me there," Yusei answered. "Besides, it isn't safe. You should just go with Na'ane and the others to the rebel camp. There, you'll be safe."

"Yusei, you're acting- I don't know- different," Crow stated.

"I'm not the same person you knew, guys," Yusei responded. "I have changed. And that's something I've grown to accept. And it's something you should learn to accept, too. Because with everything here, if you don't leave soon, you'll even find yourself changing."

"Yusei, let us come with you," Akiza tried. "Please."

Yusei sighed. "Fine," he gave in. "But don't try anything with the people we may need. They're… easily insulted." He began to walk forward. "If you really want to come, follow me and stay close."

They quickly followed him down the steps and Benrime turned to them. "So, child, did you find that person you were looking for last night?" she asked Yusei.

"What? No, I… No, I didn't," Yusei answered.

"What's the matter? You seem distracted," Benrime asked.

"I'm okay, Benrime," he assured.

"Alright," Benrime submitted. "Well, the day's getting on. If there's anything you need, come see me."

"Actually, Benrime, there is something," Yusei responded. "I'm… confused."

"About what, child?" she responded.

"I'm not really sure what to do, and I… I would appreciate your advice," Yusei replied.

"I see. Well, child, I'll do the best I can. But I'm no Wisewoman. What's wrong?" Benrime asked.

"I think something's going on, something potentially bad… Something involving the Balance between the twin worlds," Yusei explained.

"Ah, does it have anything to do with your friends from Stark over there?" she asked.

"It may. But I can't tell you all the details. I don't even understand what's going on. I'm just worried I might be involved somehow," Yusei replied.

"I see. And you would prefer not to be involved," Benrime realized.

"I've done my share for the Balance," Yusei responded, confusing his friends a bit. "And I have more pressing concerns. People depend on me."

"Yes, they do. But that is no excuse," Benrime responded.

"I'm not looking for excuses. I'm looking for answers. I want to… I need to know what I'm supposed to do this time," Yusei responded.

"Such answers aren't easy to come by, Yusei. Often, we have to rely on faith alone to carry us through," Benrime told him. "Still, I understand you want something more concrete than that, Yusei. Very well. Here is my advice. You must speak with the Guardian of the Balance."

"I thought the same thing. I was planning on doing so. But… it's impossible the more I think about it. I can't Shift anymore. And even if I could, the Guardian's Realm is closed to me," Yusei responded.

"Maybe so, and maybe not. There is someone out there who might be able to help you," Benrime responded.

"The White Dragon, I figured as much," Yusei answered. "And you are right. If anyone could help me contact the Guardian, it's her. But I don't know where she is. She vanished just after she was born."

"You are Yusei Fudo. I'm certain someone in this city can help you locate her. Have faith in yourself and in the Balance," Benrime assured him.

"I had faith once, Benrime. Look where it got me. What's left of the person I used to be?" Yusei asked.

"I still see the same man who walked through that door, five years past," she replied.

"I'm not him anymore. I don't even remember what he was like," Yusei responded shocking his friends with the last sentence. "Now, I'm just-"

They turned as a man walked through the door. "Well, I'll be damned!" the man exclaimed. "Yusei bloody Fudo! I can't believe it!" He walked over.

"Brian Westhouse?" Yusei responded.

"The very same! God damn, I can't believe it's you," the man, Brian, replied. "How the hell are you?"

"I'm doing okay. How are you? You're looking pretty good for someone I thought was dead," Yusei greeted confusing his friends even more.

"Well, likewise! I mean, I knew you'd survive the Tyren invasion and the events that followed, but then… nothing," Brian replied.

"I've been travelling. You?" Yusei told him.

"The same. I've been back to Marcuria a few times, but I've never stayed long," Brian answered. "I reckon the invasion got me thinking how much I hadn't seen and experienced. Besides, my head was stuck in a bottle, so the time was ripe for a change of pace. And a change in pace I got. I've been to the four corners of the world, quite literally."

"So what're you doing at the Journeyman?" Yusei asked.

"Just revisiting old haunts… and hoping to score a cup of Benrime's mulled wine, of course. How about yourself?" Brian answered.

"Same thing. I'm only in the city for a few days," Yusei explained.

"Oh! Even more fortuitous that we bumped into each other, then," Brian responded.

"Speaking of coincidences, maybe you could help me with something," Yusei told him.

"Absolutely. What do you need?" Brian asked.

"There's something going on, something that may be affecting both worlds," Yusei replied.

"Why, Mr. Fudo, you seem to get drawn to these things every time. Can you be more specific?" Brian asked.

"It's more a feeling than anything else, so I need to confirm my suspicions… or preferably, disprove them," Yusei answered. "I need to speak with the Guardian."

"Who better to tell you if there's anything happening with the Balance. Why not just Shift there?" Brian asked.

"I can't. I don't… I've lost the power to Shift. But it was never that easy to get to the Guardian's Realm in the first place," Yusei replied. "So to find the Guardian, I need help from someone else. The White Dragon."

"Ah, yes. I could imagine she could give you some pointers," Brian responded.

"The problem is, I don't know where to find her. She could be anywhere," Yusei told him.

"Not so. I may know where to find her," Brian stated. "I met a fellow traveller- a Dolmari from the Rose Court, actually- on a ship from Ge'en to Irhad, not long ago. He told me he had been to the Dark People's library. Not many people are allowed there, and it was a great privilege. While he was there, however, he said he was introduced to a pale, white haired woman who introduced herself as the White of the Draic Kin. Now, I don't know if she's still there or how you'll get to the Dark People's City, but it should at least get you on the right path," Brian explained.

"It does. Thank you, Brian. That was definitely some needed information," Yusei answered.

"I'll be in town for another week or so. So, I'll see you later, Yusei," Brian stated.

"Take care, Brian," Yusei responded. He walked away with the others following confused still.