Chapter 8 of Generations Untold has been released now! Hopefully people won't mind a bit of action and some rather derogatory terms for certain characters. Keep in mind the timeline of this series.
This is before Atem and Yugi had their final duel. Before Judai and Johan graduated and Judai left. Before Judai had his duel with Yugi. Before Yusei grew up and became a scientist. So, if that helps, hopefully it does help. Anyway, onto the chapter!
Reviews are greatly appreciated!
Shun's POV
"So... What happened here?"
When I heard Yami's question, I felt myself tense a bit. I wasn't sure if I should tell him everything that occurred here. After all, I wasn't sure if he could cope with hearing about people being turned to cards and being degraded. If he was alright with hearing about being attacked by Duel Monsters. But, I guess he was someone strong. The way he was when he saw Yugi being attacked though. He managed to put that bastard in his place. He could obviously take care of himself. Perhaps he could hear it.
"Well... Nothing pretty's in this tale. Still want to hear it?" I asked, just to be sure.
"Trust me, I'm sure I've experienced worse." His words were quiet, but honest. He was speaking the truth.
I took in a breath, then spoke.
"Heartland City was attacked by Academia. They destroyed our home with Real Solid Vision monsters. Buildings were destroyed. People were carded. All while the Academia students laughed and enjoyed as defenceless citizens ran for their lives."
After I finished the short explanation, I glanced at Yami. He seemed troubled by my words, but he managed to compose himself and control what seemed to be his searing anger upon hearing my words. He remained collected before a sigh came from his lips and he shoved his hands into his trouser pockets. He didn't seem too pleased with Academia, that much was clear in my eyes. I took it upon myself to make sure he knew that there were a few good among the bad.
"However... There are ex-students of Academia. They're good people, they've helped us with Heartland. They get singled out by people who were once their classmates though. They take the beatings though, and I've never seen any of them card a single person. Sora, Asuka, Edo, Dennis... All four of them changed when they met Yuya. So..." I stopped there, another glance at Yami. He had calmed down considerably at those words. "There's also Serena. She's still an Academia student, but their ways horrified her. She couldn't believe they were truly like that. As soon as she saw what they did to us here, she changed immediately."
"So there's a few good eggs then." Yami muttered. He seemed bothered by the cold.
"Yeah." I paused. "You okay there?"
"Not really. It's fucking freezing. I'm not used to temperatures this cold..."
"Yeah. Don't worry, you're not the only one who hates the cold. Since the city was attacked though and ash gathered in the air, we haven't seen the sun. It's caused a considerable drop in the temperatures."
I heard a soft chuckle come from his lips as we continued walking. He clearly was enjoying our conversation and I had to admit, the more I talked to Yami, the more I felt I could trust him.
We stayed silent for the rest of the journey, standing in what used to be Heartland's city square. A few people were around, many I recognised. Kaito, Edo and Dennis were all there, talking to the children and cheering them up. After I made my presence known, I noticed that Kaito was wary. That was when I recalled Yami. I had introduced him to the others quickly, and they all seemed to hit it off. That was when I heard a call coming through my duel disk. Everyone fell silent and Kaito gestured for me to answer. The caller? Yuya. I answered calmly as everyone else listened in on the conversation.
"Yuya? Why are you calling me?"
"Well, a lot's happened really. We found someone led in an alleyway near Yugo's place and now we've gotten to know him. His name's Yusei and he's a mechanic. Thing is though, none of us are really too sure about anything right now. I mean, he just randomly appeared and he can barely remember anything apart from little snippets like where he's from and his name. He knows his skills, but that's about it. I'm not experienced with this kind of thing, Shun. Any chance some of you could come to the Synchro Dimension and help? Jack's in a bad mood as well... Yusei kind of rejected him."
"Completely! It was fucking hilarious, Shun! You should've seen it!" Crow's voice interrupted and I found myself crack a slight smile. The others gained a small grin or smile as well, Dennis was even shaking as he tried to contain his laughter. Yugo's laughter was heard on the other side of the line as he seemed to recall the events.
"That was pure gold! We should've recorded it!" Yugo chuckled uncontrollably while Crow seemed to be talking to someone.
"Talking about Yusei, he's here now. Yo, Yusei. C'mere for a second. We have some people we'd like you to meet." Crow called out before Yuya changed it so that it was a video call. Dennis, Edo and Kaito all crowded around me as well, while Yami seemed a bit distant now.
As we watched the screen, a blackette with spiked hair appeared. He had a rather defined build, that much was clear. A very natural, tanned-like skin tone as well from what we could see. His cobalt eyes changed from Crow, who explained the situation, to us. Dennis seemed to be grinning from ear to ear right now, but that was probably because he could see Yuya again. The blackette turned slightly and raised a brow. A security ID was clear on his left cheek and his hair had clear yellow highlights. He was just a bit taller than Crow, who seemed very content.
"So, mind explaining who they are?" The blackette's voice came out calm and almost silk-like. He was one of those people then, calm and collected with a very cool atmosphere around them. Not to mention a voice that could make someone swoon.
"Ah, right. Yusei, this is Shun, Dennis, Edo and Kaito. They're good friends of ours." Yuya smiled as he introduced us. Yusei looked over each one of us before he gave a small nod of his head as greeting. His gaze then trailed to Yami, who was behind me.
"And he is...?" Yusei's voice came through again.
"His name's Yami. He's somewhat in a similar situation to you, Yusei." I explained for Yami, who had turned around. Seemed he wasn't expecting to be noticed.
"Nice to meet you."
"Likewise." Yami replied with calmness, though something about him was contradictory to that. I just wasn't sure what.
We moved slightly so that Yami could be seen by everyone else, who gave them their greetings with smiles and warmth. A slight smile was on Yami's lips now, but that was probably because doubts he may of had were gone now. We then had someone else call us, Asuka. A bit confused, we accepted the call. What we weren't expecting, was what was on the screen.
