Chapter 4: Battle Against A Legend! The Ancient Relic of Memories!
Silver Assassin finally gained control of Amaterasu, making the possession known with silver eyes and easily kicking off Connor. She summoned her lance, and spun it around. Ezio helped Connor back up, and looked at Amaterasu. Using Eagle Vision, he immediately noticed something was wrong with Silver Assassin itself.
"What's the matter?" Yuma asked.
"Something is wrong with the one known as Silver Assassin itself!" Ezio pointed out.
"You mean...it's not entirely Silver Assassin's fault?" Ryouga inquired.
"Si, that's exactly what I mean. The three of us here-we each possess a unique talent that allows us to see things that normal people cannot see. I see not only the silver aura of Silver Assassin, but a black aura as well!"
"Ezio!" Connor scolded.
"Right now, we need all the help we can get. These two understand the sorcery that is Duel Monsters better than we do." Altair pointed out, diffusing the situation.
"A black aura...Black Mist!" Yuma exclaimed.
"What?"
"A card of pure evil-Black Mist! It must have tainted Silver Assassin!"
Hahahaha! You finally figured it out, foolish humans!
An evil version of Astral appeared, grabbing Amaterasu with its tentacles. She cried out, trying to resist.
"Hahaha! It's useless to struggle-What the hell?!"
Back off, vile being!
"Utopia?!" Yuma exclaimed, staring in shock as his ace monster began battling the demonic card.
"Yuma, provide support for Utopia!"
"Right!"
The fierce battle began, and with the combination of Yuma's card, along with Astral's expertise, and Utopia's attacks, Silver Assassin was liberated from Black Mist's spell. Black Mist snarled at his opponents. He cursed them, and fled. The spirit of Silver Assassin released her master, and bowed down before her.
"Huh? Silvia?"
Master, I apologize for-
"Shut it. You know how much I hate speeches. Instead of verbally apologizing, apologize with your actions. Help me out in Duels, 'kay?"
Yes, ma'am!
With that, the trio on ancient Assassins returned to Amaterasu's deck. Silver Assassin turned to face Astral.
Here. The memory of yours embedded within my body shall now become one with you.
She placed her hand on top of Astral's head, infusing the memory stored within her into Astral. He gasped as the process happened. He saw a hallucination of how the ancient Assassins became cards, and how they came into Amaterasu's possession. He saw the chain reaction of strange relics that caused distortions in the time-space continuum, the trio being sucked into portals, and being transformed by a woman he'd never seen before into Duel Monster cards. After the hallucination, he looked at Silver Assassin.
"Just who are you?"
You didn't come to this world just to save it from insane Duelists and Black Mist. You came to save humanity's free will.
"What?"
By then, Silver Assassin had disappeared into Amy's deck. Amy smiled at Shark.
"Thanks for the help in saving my friends. Shark...Meet me in the rooftops tomorrow night, okay?" She said, pointing to a set of rooftops by Shark's apartment. He smiled and blushed a little.
"Alright. See you around."
Amy climbed up a building, and pounced from rooftop to rooftop to get to her base. She pulled out Silver Assassin from her deck, closed her eyes, and brought it to her chest.
Black Mist...it's a threat. I can't defeat that thing alone. Silver Assassin, help me!
She went to sleep, and then, the next day came. Everything that normally happened in the town happened, and then, night fell upon the city. She climbed onto the rooftops (her native territory), and waited for Shark. He arrived, exhausted because he had no skills with climbing. She looked at him, and smiled.
"I'm here."
"This Black Mist...what do you know about it?"
"Although I hate to admit it, Yuma knows more about it than I do. All I know is that it's a card of corruption, which I assume you've figured out."
"...I know I can't defeat it alone. That idiot...although he wasn't so serious at first, he became serious when it really counted. Even though you two lost, you pushed me in a corner."
"You've never been cornered, have you?"
"No. Any duels I've been in have been jokes. I easily took them down."
"As an Assassin, you've killed before, haven't you?"
"Yes. I've taken several lives."
"Why did you call me up here?"
"...We need more Duelists in the Assassins. I was hoping...that you two would join me."