THE FORTUNATE

[Aeon Perspective]

That son of a bitch! I can't believe I bailed... I should have knocked that blue chick the fuck out and carried on... But my arm...

As soon as i got outside i started running, my arm was glowing, like someone had stuck... I dunno a glowing red thing? under my skin. Some kind of diamond shaped eye i think.. I had to get back to Sayer, he'd know what to do. On the way the glowing stopped. So i headed back to base and immediately told Sayer what had happened, he smiled and maybe smirked, like he knew what had happened already.

"You two are signers huh?.. Well maybe it would we worth testing your abilities, go and duel Akiza, the fortune cup starts in a couple of weeks and she's competing"

A clown laughs from behind me. Sayer and I turn to see a clown with purple hair and a red coat.

"Hello there again Mr. Sayer, and hello Mr. Utopa. I'm here under strict orders to deliver you this..."

He throws me an envelope, i open it to find a fortune cup invitation.

"You will compete, under the request of Director Goodwin" This feels wrong. I can tell this guy knows something, but can't tell what.

"You should accept, Aeon" Sayer says "It's a good chance to show the Arcadia movement's prowess"

I shrug and pocket the envelope.

The clown adds one more thing. "Oh i should probably inform you, we are also inviting one Caius Yamigetsu, perhaps you'll be able to duel him"

I narrow my eyes. "I'm in, but i am playing my power deck"

[Caius Perspective]

"I accept, if it means sticking it to the Arcadia asshats" I reply to Goodwin, after he proposes i duel in the tournament. He's gonna get me private duel runner riding lessons so by the time i compete i'll be able to ride at least well enough for the tournament.

"Excellent, i wish you luck"

Something feels wrong in my head, and that is when i finally notice. Ever since that memory wipe by The Arcadia Movement, I've been losing more and more memories of my original life. It takes a lot of effort just to remember my mother's name, and there's something bugging me as well. There's a name on the tip of my tongue, my best friend, and yet i don't remember his name. Only that he used to play Cyber Dragons.

I'm losing my memories completely.

"So you finally realized what is happening Caius?" The familiar dragon's voice speaks into my mind.

"I will take my leave director. Thank you for the invitation."

I run out of the room and aim for a bathroom, pulling out my phone, but as soon as i get through the door i am surrounded in a ball of crimson light, i feel my phone slip out my hand, and everything goes black.

I awake under a tree, i think i'm on the edge of a woodland area, until i look around and instead i see that i'm not anywhere near another tree, it was a single Oak standing tall in front of some kind of castle. A very Gothic looking castle with dragon looking gargoyle features.

At least i can still remember all the general information from my old life.

I walk up to the doors and look at them, they're engraved with a large crest, looks like the crimson dragon one, remember that then... okay. Except this one has a few more symbols already on it. Leo's mark, an eye on the left side that looks like the one on my arm, and another on the right that looks kinda like a diamond, then at the top between the wings is some kind of star, and then a load of runic writing underneath.

The doors open, and standing on the other side is a girl with red hair and wearing a maid outfit, she bows and stands aside, i walk in hesitantly, looking around the inside, lots of murals and tapestries depicting people in robes and the crimson dragon and the signer dragons, and some i don't remember until a moment later. I see a giant serpentine dragon, void ogre dragon, and the maid on one tapestry, or someone who looks like the maid.

Through a set of double doors is a throne room, with an empty throne, instead there's a dull red light coming from the impossibly high ceiling, i look up to see the crimson dragon staring me in the face.

"Welcome Paladin..."

"Uh... my name is Caius... but you know that.."

"Are you not a warrior? A fighter for justice?"

"Can i ask what the hell is going on?"

"Ah, yes, i suppose i should explain why i drew you into this world to begin with... Since you have long since forgotten, and now find yourself displaced in time"

I'm gonna pretend i know what that meant... "So let's hear... Also.. Am i losing my memory for real?"

"I need your help; there are three of you that i have called from your world and blessed with the power of a signer, and you are the only one of them i still have contact with. Your son caused a timeline divergence and i lost the third. Leaving you the only one who can draw the second back to himself"

I think for a moment about what he's saying. Three of us. I assume we'd all be these weird new signe-... "That Arcadia twat!?"

The dragon nods slowly.

"Indeed you must defeat Aeon in an all stakes duel"

That's fuckin great. I have to beat up Aeon to get him to fight for us... I have to beat him up.. Maybe not so bad.

"And what of the other signers?"

"I sense that you still know who the other signers are, but that information will fade in the coming days, along with everything else from your past life. I am sorry. But you have no longer a way home to your world"

"..." There's nothing i can say. I suppose without my memories of that world it wouldn't matter.

"All i can do for you here is ensure my power runs through you. And ensure you have the capability to defend from all foes..."

"What do you mean by that?" The dragon's left eye glows, and my pocket becomes ever so slightly heavier. I take out what is in there, and find a small set of completely blank faced cards.

"When the time comes, you will know, I trust that Beelze will watch over you"

I suddenly feel weak, collapsing to the ground, i look around in desperation and see the Maid walking toward me, her left eye seeming to glow with red light in the same shape as my mark,

Suddenly I'm stood in the bathroom, there's a clatter as my phone hits the floor, i pick it up, shake my head, and walk out, heading home, i have a runner lesson later today, according to Goodwin, i should get ready...

A/N1: That's right, I'm telling the story partly from Aeon's eyes, you'll get why later.

A/N2: Having read some of the reviews on this fic and the original, i am contemplating a series of one-shots based on some people's theories about my story, i would not write one for every theory or idea, and some others because they may be correct, but if you have an idea or a theory, put it in a review and maybe you'll get your own story.