Arata - *Laughing*
Enzeru - I hate this chapter!
Arata - *Still laughing*
Enzeru - *Growls*
Yugioh - Unlimited Boundary
Episode Seven - The Maiden of the Waterfall!
"Well, here we are," Arata smiled holding open a door halfway down a winding hallway. We climbed tall flights of stairs to get here, but the Obelisk dorm was very pretty, and worth the time to get there. I bowed slightly to Arata to show respect, then made my way into the fairly large room she claimed. I didn't know what to say...
The room looked more like an apartment, carpeted, scarlet floors and a pair of large beds off to the other end of the room. A television, desk, and chalkboard all adorned a side of the room, with a series of posters stuck to the walls. It looked like an average girls bedroom, something I for some reason, did not expect from Arata. It was then I noticed the contradiction... Arata began to laugh.
"Are you really surprised, Enzeru?" She asked me, a smile stuck to her face. Above what I assumed was her bed, a poster of Arata was on the wall, an academy duel disk, active, locked on her arm. Behind her in the picture stood Genex Controller, surrounded in a series of rings identical to the ones used in Synchro Summoning. Her name was posted on the top, the tag "The Genex Duelist" posted on the bottom. I gave her a wtf face, only causing her to laugh more.
"Well, make yourself comfortable, you'll probably be here a while," She wrapped her arm around my shoulder, leading me into the room and closing the door behind us.
"But the Chancellor said he'd have my room by tomorrow..." I blinked, following in her footsteps.
"Exactly... By tomorrow to him means like... in a week," She sighed, running to her bed and jumping onto the mattress, spread out on her back. It was getting late and dark, faster than expected. "So, unpack and everything, my roommate is out with Akeru and Eniya, I don't think they'll be back until late."
I nodded my head. "Will she be mad?"
"Eh, who cares? I'll take care of her if she shows up, you just worry about you," Arata looked at me, motioning me to relax.
On the bed opposite of Arata, I set my bag down, beginning to pull everything from it as I was told. A box full of spare cards, a nightgown, a cell phone, and a necklace that I carefully set on the closest desk. I put the cards with it, pocketed the phone, and began to fold the gown over the bed. Arata laughed again,
"You aren't going to get any service here with a cell phone, I brought one too," She lazily pointed at me.
"Really?" I complained. She nodded.
"Hey listen, I don't think it matters with you but I figured you should know. The Obelisks here... There's no security at this dorm because we are proclaimed to be the best of the school, so there is honestly no telling what some of these losers would do to a Slifer like you..." She warned me.
The hours of that day crawled off with the sunlight, and before I knew it, the darkness couldn't be worse. I had been stripped of all of my clothes earlier, and slipped into a violet nightgown to better comfort myself. Despite what Arata told me, I couldn't help myself from wandering. After Arata had long since passed out, in the most masculine position I've ever seen a girl sleep, I snuck out of the door and proceeded to the nearest stairway leading up. The building was huge, and we were on one of the top floors, I wanted to see the roof.
The hallways were dead, not a single person in sight, making me wonder what time it was. As long as I stayed quiet, it didn't matter, I guess. I figured that, since I was in a nightgown, even if I was caught, I wouldn't be recognized as a Slifer. When I reached the roof, I was greeted by a gust of gentle, warm wind, and I embraced it. I had a wonderful view of the island at this height, and it was beautiful... I could see entire forests, a never-ending sea, even the other dorms from here. However, something caught my eye almost instantly...
Off in the forests, I had a clear view of a large waterfall, leading into an equally large pool of water, adorned with rocks along the surface. I noticed something at the waterfall's base, or someone, more rather. Whoever it was... She appeared to be naked... I could even see clothes folded at the pool's side. She seemed to be sitting inside of the waterfall, her black hair soaking down her back with the raging waters... I couldn't tell if she was sleeping or... what? It was so weird, but she was beautiful from what I could see... I know it was rude to stare, but I couldn't stop from admiring someone like that, wishing I looked remotely close to her.
I don't know how long I was standing there, but for however long it was, the girl was still there. My heart skipped. I heard footsteps, running up the stairs, and coming to the roof...
"Do you think she's there tonight?" I heard one man say.
"She's always there, dude," Said another man. I started to panic, looking around the barren rooftop for somewhere to go. Finally, they reached the top of the stairs, opened the door and joined me on the rooftop. I received just the reaction I expected...
"Who the hell is that?" The first man said, glaring in my direction. I had a hard time seeing their faces in the dark, but I could tell that there were only two people, both men, and both not very happy.
"Shit... Isn't that the girl who beat Alek?" The second one answered.
"Yeah, I think that's her... God dammit, she must be best friends with the Chancellor already, she'll get us kicked out for being up here!"
"But isn't she a Slifer? She should get in more trouble than us!"
"What the hell are you doing here, Slifer?!"
"U-Um... I..." I tried to speak, too afraid to find the right words. The paced closer to me, slowly revealing themselves in the moonlight. I felt like I recognized them but... the only people I knew from the academy were Arata and Alek... I grew more and more scared as they came closer.
"Keep your mouth shut," One of them growled, grabbing me by the arm. "And we won't say anything."
I felt both my arms restricted behind my back by the man. I tried to escape, but I didn't have the strength. I tried harder and harder to force my arms apart, but the second man pushed me against the rail surrounding the outside of the roof. I would have fallen over if not for the first mans grip keeping me still. The second man placed his hand over my cheek, taking hold of my jaw and pushing up, as if to get a better look. I wanted to scream for Arata, I wanted to scream for anyone, and I tried, but I couldn't do it... Nothing would come out. only when I felt a hand on my chest did a scream force itself out. I closed my eyes, tightly, and screamed until my mouth was covered. I struggled harder and harder, until...
"Haaaah...!" Screamed another voice. We all looked to the door, and watched it rip from its hinges with a loud crash. The door shot across the roof, skidding across the ground, and eventually fell from the building all together. The force of the impact left a cloud of dust and debris in its wake, and from this cloud, arose a blur of white and blue. I couldn't keep up with the movement, and by the time the two men could even react, the man in front of me was thrown to the ground with very loud crash. I fully opened my eyes and finally saw the figure, standing over the man with a heavy sigh.
The figure was a woman, no older than Arata in appearance. Her black hair fell beyond her shoulders, dripping with water, her sapphire eyes looking back to me, as if to see if I was alright. She was dressed in the strangest outfit, one I was very familiar with... A white upper robe adorned her torso, crossing a V under her neck, with sleeves barely covering beyond the shoulder. From the waist-down, her body was covered with a wide, blue dress, clouds printed along the lining closest to her feet. She wore a pair of tabi socks and straw sandals over her feet, firmly supporting her body, which seemed to simply dance on the air. She wore a sash over her waist, securely holding an odd canteen at her side.
What she held in her hands intrigued me more than her hakama did. It looked like a sword, both sets of fingers wrapped around the metallic handle grip, wrapped in blue cloth. The blade itself was very wide, separated into five segments up the steel. One side of the blade appeared to be sharp, resembling a katana blade, while the other side had five slots running vertical up the length of the sword in the center of each segment. She looked like she knocked the man out. I could hardly imagine how much that must have hurt... She used her blade like a paddle and slapped him across the roof with it! The man behind me, I could feel him tremble, but his grip on me tightened, pulling me closer to him. I started to think... Then, with a look behind me, I confirmed it... She was the lady from the waterfall...
"Hmph... Unless you enjoyed what I just did to him, let her go," She demanded.
"Yeah, right, you're not getting anywhere near me so long as I have her!" He yelled, yanking me in the direction he began to walk, trying to circle around the maiden.
She sighed once more. "You're a coward... Hiding behind a defenseless lady, have you no honor?" She allowed one hand to drop to her side, holding her blade lazily between her right fingers, the tip of the blade kissing the ground.
"Call me what you like... I'm not letting her go," He growled at her, wrapping his free arm around my neck to better pull me with him. I no longer felt scared... I felt a sense of security coming from this woman, like as long as I could see her, I wasn't going to be harmed... The lady lifted her canteen to her lips with her free hand, drinking down several mouthfuls before speaking once again.
"Fine, fine. I'll offer you a wager. We'll duel," She calmly smiled, bringing the large blade up to her waist, once again taking hold with two hands. "If I win, you let her go, simple?"
"And if I win?" He asked.
"You name it. It doesn't matter to me."
"If I win, the two of you have to have sex with me," He demanded, his voice in all seriousness. I could see her wanting to laugh.
"Rather blunt, aren't you? I dunno, Miss, it sounds like a good deal on our end. Free sex if I lose," She joked, doing her best not to laugh and keep the mood serious. "Fine, whatever."
"You can't be serious!" I complained. The man threw me forward, finally letting go of my body. When I had been released, after stumbling several times, I made my way over to the woman as fast as I could. She didn't even look at me, nor did she move. "Come on, we can get out of here now!"
She shook her head. "I'm afraid I can't, Miss. I already accepted the deal, going back on my word would be dishonorable..."
I stared at her, somewhat in admiration. She looked even more beautiful up close, it seemed impossible. Her gaze remained still, focused on the man activating the disk on his arm. Suddenly, he shouted.
"Where's your disk?"
"You're looking at it," She smiled, slowly rotating the blade by its handle, flashing him the blunt side. I then saw it too. Her sword... Her sword was a duel disk?...
He returned her gaze with a confused one. He looked stunned. "Whatever."
"Whatever," She repeated. She extended her right arm in front of her chest, holding the blade with the flat sides facing her opponent. Upon activation, the five segments of the blade lit up, signifying she was ready. She reached into her robe, retrieving her deck, dramatically sliding the cards into a slot located on the hilt.
"Duel!" They yelled.
As much as I wanted to run, I felt like I couldn't. Like some kind of force kept me attached to that roof. To get a better view of the duel, I ran over to where the men originally caught me, leaned my back against the rail, and decided to get comfortable... I wasn't going anywhere, despite how tired I was getting.
"You go first," She said, calmly.
"Fine," He responded, pulling his five cards from his deck. The girl hadn't even picked up her hand yet. "I summon Gradius(1200/800, Light/Machine, Level 4) in attack mode!"
Upon his command, the white, oddly shaped vehicle rose from the ground, hovering in the air. It reminded me of the ship from Space Invaders...
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn," He smiled, a pair of cards with their back to the opponent arose.
"Watashi no turn," The maiden announced, just now picking up her five cards, plus one for her turn. "I set two cards face-down, and activate the field spell, Shien's Castle of Mist." She held the card between her fingers, sliding it into a slot above the deck on the hilt of her sword. Upon placement, the ground began to shake, a strange darkness covering the field. Behind the maiden, a fog began, and from this fog arose a tall and menacing building, stacked with several layers. Everything seemed very creepy... "The fog of war floods the battlefield," She smiled.
"Next, I activate the spell card, Double Summon, allowing me to summon twice this turn. Using that, I summon The Six Samurai - Yariza(1000/500, Earth/Warrior/Effect, Level 3) in attack mode!" She exclaimed, sliding her card onto the first segment of her blade. A monster than arose, clad in a black cuirass and protective mask, a series of navy lights lit up the warrior across his armor. He stood in a battle-ready stance, grasping the odd, black spear he held in his hands tightly, giving the maiden a quick gaze. I've never seen that before... the monster, or its actions... It communicated with her? The blade of the spear then lit up the dark battlefield in an emerald glow, readying itself for battle.
"Such a weak monster, how do you plan to defeat Gradius with that?" The man complained with a cocky grin.
"I am allowed one more summon this turn. With it, I shall aid my warrior with another of its comrades. Arise, The Six Samurai - Yaichi!(1300/800, Water/Warrior/Effect, Level 3)"
Next to Yariza rose another, armor-clad warrior. This one wore another set of black armor covering body, golden lights lighting up the morbid night in a design identical to Yariza's. The man wore an odd helm over his head, and armed himself with a golden bow, a stream of light acting as the bow string. A quiver was noted attached to his hip, and once he pulled an arrow from it, he prepared himself to fire. He also gave the maiden a quick gaze, in which she nodded to.
"I activate Yaichi's effect. So long as I control two or more Six Samurai monsters, I can destroy one, face-down Spell or Trap card per turn. Fire, Yaichi!" She commanded, extending her finger to her target. The man flinched as a quick arrow was shot instantly upon demand, piercing through one of his face-down cards, shattering it. "However, when I use a Six Samurai's effect, the monster I used cannot attack for the remainder of the turn."
"So I'm safe from your weak creatures," He noted.
She growled. "No, not quite... Ikuze, Yariza!" She demanded. The navy warrior stood at attention, driving the flat end of his spear into the ground. "Go, attack his life points directly!"
Yariza nodded, making a charge towards the opponent with spear in hand, blade armed and pointed at his target. When it came time for Yariza to strike, it made a powerful vault over Gradius, directly striking the man with a falling spear before his feet could even touch the earth. The man instantly felt himself drained.
Maiden - 4000
Man - 3000
"What the hell did you just do?!" He demanded to know.
"Yariza's effect allows me to strike my opponent directly while I control more than one Six Samurai monster," She explained as Yariza took his place once more by the maiden, next to Yaichi. "I end my turn," She told him, holding her disk once more like a sword, in a battle-ready position, the tip of her blade at eye level.
"Well I'll make sure you have no Six Samurai monsters..." He complained, pulling his next card.
"I now equip my Gradius with Cyclon Laser, increasing its attack power by 300," He began, a set of large cannons attaching to the top of Gradius, charges with streams of electricity between them. "Next, I summon my Blue Thunder T-45! (1700/1000, Light/Machine/Effect, Level 4) Now every time I destroy a monster with Blue Thunder, I can Special Summon one Option Token(1500/1500, Light/Machine/Effect, Level 4), not that it's about to matter."
The maiden remained silent, her body still, blade in a ready hand...
"Time to end this duel so us three can spend the rest of the night in my dorm," He laughed. "I Special Summon Gradius' Option(?/?, Light/Machine/Effect, Level 1) in attack mode!" He exclaimed, a large cannon appearing at the side of Gradius, opposite of the blue spacecraft. "Gradius' Option has the identical stats of one Gradius on my side of the field, giving him 1500 attack points."
I started to worry a little. The man had field advantage, and point advantage, and seemed to have a solid plan in his mind, yet the maiden didn't seem worried at all... She didn't seem... anything... at all. She was void of all emotion on her face, not a motion or break in her stance. I noticed something very odd, something I wondered why the man had not said anything about... There was a blue light, a very dim aura, coming off of the maiden...
"And finally," The man continued. "I activate Limiter Removal!"
Now I knew there was trouble... I've memorized this card, thanks to Arata... I remembered Arata's duel with Ginkouin, and instantly started to worry. Limiter Removal can completely win a duel...
"Now, all Machine type monsters I control have their attack powers doubled!" He smiled, extending his arm out towards the still woman. Gradius and Gradius' Option were at 3000, and Blue Thunder T-45 was at 3400... More than enough battle damage would be dealt to the maiden if she took the attacks... "Attack, Gradius, Gradius' Option, and Blue Thunder T-45! Destroy her monsters and attack her directly!" He commanded, all three of the machines arming their weapons. The cannon prepared a powerful blast within its barrel, Gradius prepared two of the same blasts within its cannons, and Blue Thunder prepared a barrage of gunfire. Gradius' Option was the first to strike, firing a large, devastating blast, aimed to Yariza...
The maiden suddenly ran, refusing to break her stance, and threw herself in front of her monster... She brought her sword to her chest, placed her palm against the back, flat end of the blade, pushing the opposite, flat end against the crimson light the very second it would have hit Yariza. She stood there, holding off the blast! Her hands struggled to hold the large attack at bay, but she held her ground as if she was nailed to the floor, the expression on her face very serious... As if protecting another, living being, she held the blast for as long as she could, until finally, it faded away... Not a single point of damage was taken, and Yariza was safe. How did she...?
"What did you do?! You took the blast for your monster?!" The man, outraged, screamed.
The maiden panted, silently.
"God dammit, Gradius, attack Yaichi!" He then demanded.
Faster than I've ever seen another human move, the maiden now stood in front of Yaichi, her sword held with the blade facing her opponent. She held her weapon straight, and once more took the incoming blast for her monster... The blade of her sword split the blast into a spectrum, firing off in two directions rather than one, neither of them touching her monster or her points... Third came Blue Thunder, rockets on the back of the ship igniting, flying at Yariza, who prepared himself for the impact... The maiden wouldn't let it happen, timing a sprint and jump beautifully, perfectly, striking the side of the flying ship with a flying kick, sending it flying off to the side, spiraling out of control. I dropped to my knees and covered my head, watching the ship spiral over my head in terror.
When all was done, and no monsters were able to attack, the maiden stood tall, panting heavily with her blade lowered to her side. Her bangs covered her eyes, Yariza and Yaichi walking behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Her two face-down cards were then revealed, and without a word, she smiled...
The first of the two was Astral Barrier... A trap card that allows the player to change an attack aimed at a monster they control into a direct attack... The second was Spirit Barrier, negating all battle damage the player would take so long as they control at least one monster... She had a lock down, being able to take all attacks for her monsters, then receive no damage for it... It was almost poetic, the way she played...
"At the end of the turn..." She panted. "All of your monsters that were effected by Limiter Removal are destroyed... Your field will be wide open, and if I draw a single one of my warriors... it's over..."
"I don't believe this!" He yelled, holding his head with his hands, watching as his creatures shattered before his eyes, signifying the end of his turn. I couldn't believe it either...
"Watashi... no turn..." She coughed, pulling the next card from her blade's hilt. Her creatures stared at the card from behind her, their arms crossing at their chests. They no longer had to worry, and neither did I...
"While I control... Two or more Six Samurai monsters, I can Special Summon Great Shogun Shien(2500/2400, Fire/Warrior/Effect, Level 7) from my hand, in attack mode!" She summoned her next, and final, creature... A tall, towering man arose behind her, clad in samurai cuirass, his crimson armor, designed with flame, covered his entire body. A black cape danced behind him as a large gauntlet reached to his waist, wrapping powerful fingers around the handle of a sword. The maiden mimicked the soldier as, only a second later, he brandished a katana, shifting into a stance that mirrored the maidens... Yaichi prepared his bow, stringing a second arrow and pulling it back, and Yariza spun his spear in his hands. All of them, including the maiden, prepared for battle.
Then, they charged... Yaichi fired his arrow first, while Yariza and Shien began a sprint.
Maiden - 4000
Man - 1700
Yariza faded passed the man, driving his spear into his abdomen, and Shien followed up with a straight, vertical slash. The man experienced a minor pain in comparison to what he would have felt had the samurai really attacked him... He fell to the ground, joining his friend in unconsciousness. I had just realized how hard my heart had been pounding...
The maiden, after her warriors had faded, brought her blade to her sash, sliding it between the belt and her waist, securely embracing the steel against her body. "Are you alright?" She asked me, as if nothing had happened...
I could hardly nod. "Y-Yes... Yes, um... thank you, Miss..."
"Nothing to it... Thank my warriors for informing me of your danger," She smiled, reaching behind her head with a long, strip of white, tying her long hair back into a ponytail without harming her bangs. By the time she had tied the knot, she was standing at my side, then a quick jump later, she stood on the rail, effortlessly... Her arms crossed at her chest, gazing at the moon with a smile on her face.
"How can I repay you...?" I asked, helplessly bowing in respect. She laughed.
"By not being so tense... I want nothing but your safety was my reward," She quickly looked at me. "Do call, if another incident like this happens."
I wanted to smile. "What can I call you, Miss?"
She was a much lighter person now. She didn't look at all dangerous... "Hyoujinn Ittou Maeda, you can call me Hyoujinn. And you?"
"Enzeru Adokenai," I mimicked. "You can call me Enzeru."
She laughed, and instantly I laughed with her. She extended her hand to me, and I took her by the hand with a firm shake. "A pleasure to meet you."
"And you, Hyoujinn."
Alek - What the hell? Aren't those two the same losers I destroyed in Episode 4?
Arata looks at the collapsed bodies - Looks a lot like them...
Alek - Way to be original, reusing minor characters like that...
Enzeru - Does no one care that I almost got raped in this chapter?!
Arata and Alek stare
Arata - You were getting raped?
Alek - I thought they just wanted to duel you...