Arata: Does anyone even remember that this story still exists? What the fuck Alas?
It's not my fault . I'm not about to make excuses but it's been hard on me, friends and family problems get in the way along with high school and post secondary classes, mass amounts of homework and trying to keep track of everything, it's hard on a sixteen year old x.x
Arata: Well get over it, you have three seasons and a movie to finish, at least, before you can bitch about being tired. If you stop writing, I die!
At least I'm caught up now, and should be back in my groove of one chapter per week on average! No promises, but expect something like that and come to my house to force me to write if I don't.
"You've seen it too then, Ocean-sempai..." Hyoujinn whispered, arms folded into her hakama sleeves with a tilt of her head towards the moon. "And not just in Dragon-sama, Angel-Sama has similar power..."
"Mm..." Arren sighed, turning his head to stare at the young woman. "You are correct... Alek is suffering with his power while Enzeru seems to not even notice hers..."
"Despite them being more similar than they know, the intentions of their spirits seem like complete opposites. Enzeru's watches over her, would have killed the young men that attacked her had I not stepped in... While Alek's hungers... It's slowly attacking his mind, it wants to fight," She pointed out with a sigh in turn. "I worry for both of them."
"They are strong kids, Miss Hyoujinn... I don't think Enzeru would let a thing harm Alek or Arata."
"Be that as it may, Ocean-sempai... I don't think even she can stop it," Hyoujinn stood up straight. "None of them are ready, not for the darkness approaching..."
"Even if we prepared them," Arren laughed. "They wouldn't be ready... A combined effort between the all of us, and maybe we stand a chance."
Now Hyoujinn was the one laughing, with a calm smile on her face she replied. "Is that your way of telling them to work together? How cliche... I'd leave if I were you, get as far away as you can from here..."
"And leave the academy to fend them off their selves? You and I are the only ones who understand the amount of danger they are in, and I refuse to leave until I see it through. They need us."
"Hm... They're finally showing their faces, the Hachimazoku..."
Yugioh - Unlimited Boundary!
Opening theme: Snowkel - Solar Wind www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=AE4Jv5L2yD4
Episode 10 - The Epic Finale! (Pt 2 of 3) Arata's Melancholy
"I don't believe you, Chancellor..." Arata said with a quivering lip, fighting back urges of tears.
"My hands are tied, Arata... There's nothing I can do about it! I've tried!" Bannori cried with a stressed hand pulling his bangs backwards, growling in frustration. "The circumstance is beyond my control."
"You've pulled strings before, Chancellor! I can't do something like that to her!" Arata fought back, fingers curled into fists as if ready to kill someone.
"The higher ups, my bosses, it's their call and not mine! I completely disapprove with tactics like this, and I would fight to keep her if there were anything to be done! You know as well as I do that that girl has more potential than anyone at this academy, but with all of the technicalities, I'm helpless. Her defeat of Alek and her proctor, both almost effortlessly for someone of her ranking--."
"Rankings don't mean shit, Chancellor!"
"I know that!" He cried. "I fully believe in her strength as a duelist, but they want her gone! With the defeat of Alek, you are the best in the school, they've chosen you to do it for that reason..."
"He lost for good reason! And if I refuse, what if I refuse to do it?!"
"Then the both of you are gone... Listen, Arata... I am doing my best, I really am. Give me until morning, I'll work all night if I must to put a stop to this... And I will update you with my progress as soon as I can but please, I promise nothing more..."
"What if I just throw the duel?! If i lose on purpose?!" Arata screamed, throwing every excuse she could to make the problem go away.
"It will only hurt you, Arata! You mustn't!"
"Then what do you expect me to do...? Pretend like I never met her...?" Arata's voice quickly became quiet and low, arms trembling once crossed about her chest...
"Give it your all, Arata... fight the warriors fight with full power and respect! You know she'd do the same for you!" Bannori whispered, softly bringing his arms around Arata's fighting frame, breaking down into tears before him... "Now, please... go to your dorm room, and sleep it all off... You need to rest."
Arata couldn't speak, and as tears plagued her eyes she turned her back on Bannori and stormed out of his office, door slamming behind her...
Arata waited for moments before slighting the door open enough to speak. "Enzeru..."
I tilted my head to the door, body cuddled under the warmth of a thick blanket, clad in a crimson nightgown. With a soft yawn, I asked. "Arata?"
"Yeah, it's me... listen, please. I want you to work on your deck tonight..."
"Work on my deck?" I asked, slowly getting up from the bed.
"Don't come closer, Enzeru," She laughed quietly. "I want you to prepare for tomorrow, as if a duel for your life depended on it... Something very important is coming up, and I want you to go at it with everything... okay?"
I stared at the open doorway, confused and estranged by her words. I looked to my bedside, duel disk propped up against the wood, securing my deck. "Alright, Arata..."
"Promise me, Enzeru... You're the best friend I have, I want to know you trust me."
"I trust you, more than anything else, Arata. I promise, I'll go at the duel with everything, I have no intentions of losing," I smiled, although I knew she couldn't see... Once the door had shut once again I quickly gathered my deck and cards. "I don't know what's going on but... I promise."
I woke up the next morning to the sound of the bedroom door being slammed, quickly making me jump from my slumber. I quickly looked to the nightstand, where a completed deck laid neatly stacked, Voltanis the Adjudicator face-up on the top. I smiled a little The random cluster of cards I slept with across my blanket, now organized before my eyes into my deck. Arata must've fixed it for me...
I neglected to stare at the clock while I took my time to dress, my heart beating across my chest as the sense of nervousness came across me. I began to wonder what Arata meant, what duel she spoke of... I slid my blazer over my tank-top and slid my deck into its case. I heard a knock at the door.
"What?" I lazily asked, as opposed to actually opening the door.
"Enzeru," Alek called. "Don't make me come get you, the Chancellor said you're supposed to be in the dueling arena today."
"Did he say what for?" I asked again, rushing to the door to see him.
"What else would you go to the arena for, breakfast? Where is Muteki?" He asked of me, causing a tilt of my head.
"I think she left already... She was acting bad last night, I hope she's alright," I sighed, confused and estranged.
The two of us made small conversation, explaining what happened with Arata last night, and what it had to do with today. He walked me to the arena, forgetting how far of a walk it was from the Blue dorm, and by the time we made it to the doors I was tired, panting. We could hear voices... As if a massive crowd laid in wait inside of the dome.
"Come on now... how the hell did they expect me never to notice?!" I angrily sighed. "Arata basically came out with it that I would be dueling someone soon, they have to wait until the morning of to say something?"
"That's how idiocy works... here's the deal, Enzeru," Alek leaned against the door of the dome, preventing me from entering right away. "I've been digging around since last night and I've gathered a few things... This school is just one of many run by the same company, ran by Kaiba Corp, similar to how a business is ran... The middle man, above the academies yet below Kaiba, acts as the boss of the academy Chancellors and he's pretty pissed I'm sure..."
"Why do you say that? What did I do?" I asked, brushing my hair from my eyes.
"You were a big deal before you even arrived here... because of your entrance exam," He explained. "Winning your duel without losing a single point is hard to do when it's a fair match, especially with who you dueled against, and that stirred up controversy. No one in red should be able to do that, this man has been trying to get your ass kicked out for a while now but he's going too far, he wants proof you are who you claim."
"But I've never claimed anything!" I complained. "I did nothing wrong at all, I don't even brag..." My eyes quickly shift to the ground, unsure what to say.
"I know you haven't but as far as this man knows, you are a cheat and a liar. I'm getting sick of this drama shit, I don't understand why these people can't just accept that you're a beast," He sighed in anger, fingers curling around the door handle.
"That's a lot coming from you..."
"Don't get used to it... This is basically your chance to kick as much ass as possible to keep yourself here. You ready?"
I nodded my head.
"I'll throw both of them out if this girl doesn't get here soon!" The man screamed at the Chancellor, standing next to him impatiently, watching down from the skybox.
"Be patient... Jesus. Why are you stressing so much over this?! They are teenaged girls for Christ's sake!" Bannori complained.
"I don't care who they are, I don't tolerate cheating and scandalism from anyone that attends any of my establishments, they will be penalized for what they've done to my reputation."
"You're sick, you don't even know if they are doing anything!"
"I know that the red girl cheated against my officer, I know she's hiding in the higher ranks dorm room, and I know you and the blue girl hide her! I want to see all of this for my damn self!" He screamed once more.
Bannori growled. "You couldn't have picked a different opponent? You are going to torture them with this... Arata was crying last night because of you!"
"You are much too passive... What better way to bring out anger and power than to put her up against the one she cares about? Not to mention, she isn't going to cheat against her."
"You will see then... and you better hope she does cheat, you better hope that you aren't wrong or you will suffer... You see passive? I see pissed the fuck off."
"Say what you wish... Let us descend to the ground floor, I want to see all aspects of this duel."
Silence soon flooded the room, as well with the arena. Lights lit up the audience as Alek and I paced into the room, a pathway to my position soon visible. Alek gave me a gentle push before receding into the mass crowd, sitting beside Hyoujinn in the frontal row. I couldn't help but smile to see them, along with Souji and Arren watching me, until I saw their faces. They were sad...
Familiar faces painted the crowd, while I may not know them by name, many of them knew me. The earlier shyness that once captivated me with paralysis now was nothing more than a chill... I was confident, happy even, to be surrounded by these people. I took my stance at one end of the arena, allowing my disk to idly shuffle about the cards in my deck, waiting for my opponent to arrive...
Ending Theme: Girugamesh - Owari To Mirai http://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=gvqkMzVxe8E