[Part 7]

Obsessions

- 10 Years Ago -

The sky was clear allowing the sunlight to bath over the gardens. Only seeing one small child who was on their knees, hovering over the flowers in front of her. A smile was brought to her face, enjoying the lilies, roses, etc. This was the time the child felt free from all her responsibilities due to her family name.

"Yurika, you have a visitor." Said one of her butlers, allowing another child into the garden, "It's someone from one of the neighboring families."

"I am not in the mood to talk." Now known as Yurika, puffing her cheek as a sign of stubbornness, until she turned around seeing a someone around her age, "U-Ummm… hi…?"

The child gave Yurika a gentle smile, trying to be friendly as she let out her hand as a greeting. Once accepting the hand shake, Yurika stared at her. Her skin was tan, shoulder-length brown hair with sports two long locks, and a ponytail attached on the back.

"I'm Delthea! A pleasure to meet you!" The stranger now known as Delthea, spoken with high confidence, "I hope we stay good friend from here on out!"

- Present -

"I-I… don't understand…" Yurika said softly, shocked with the revelation that the Delthea that been with was a false, "When… WHEN DID YOU TAKE OUR FRIEND!?"

Her voice echoed throughout the stadium, the crowd's eyes were on her. Watching tears fall down, Yurika was upset from the lies that the fake Delthea made to blend in.

"TELL ME! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!?" Yurika yelled out, wanting the answers at the moment, "ANSWER ME DAMNIT!"

"Tch." The fake Delthea ignored Yurika's scream, as her attention was focused on Shizuka, "My dear Shizuka… How could you forget about me? Remember… It's me, Natsumi-Chan.~"

"N-Natsumi…?" Shizuka question, too frightened to stand up from the ground, "I'm sorry… but I don't remember you…"

A moment of silence between the two, Natsumi's head was looking down. Worried what her next move is, until she heard laughter. Laughter that continued to grew more and more by the second, lifting her head only Shizuka to see that tears were trailing down her cheeks. A smile that looked more dreadful than the situation itself, it was truly frightening.

"W-Why are yo-!" Shizuka said, until the laughter stopped.

"It's fine! You don't have to remember anything! I will take you back with me!" Natsumi sprouting nonsense towards Shizuka, "You, Delthea, and I will have an amazing time remembering everything!"

"W-What did you just say...?" Shizuka asked, her body stopped shaking as she slowly stood up, "Natsumi..."

"Yeeeeees?" Natsumi replied, giving Shizuka a lovely smile.

"Why do you have Delthea?" Shizuka's voice started to have less emotion, "Tell me, why did you take our friend away? We apologized and everything."

"Why, you asked?" Nastumi replied, looking over her duel-disk, "Silly Shizuka, Delthea wasn't the one you made up with, remember?"

"What did she just say?" Takashi said, overhearing their conversation, "You mean to tell me that…"

"Delthea wasn't here this whole time…" Johan said, looking over the two clutching his hands into fist, "That son of a bitch…"

"Then where is she…?" Yurika asked softly, slowly calming down, "Why would she do that to us…?"

'Pathetic. Truly pathetic.'

"It's fine Shizuka, I forgive you with all my heart!" Natsumi said with a lot of enthusiasm, "Because I love you, silly!"

"Shut up…" Shizuka whispered.

"Huh? What's wrong…?" Natsumi asked, being concerned for her being, "Is everything okay?!"

"I said… SHUT UP DAMNIT!" Shizuka's voice echoed the area, showing signs of anger along with regret in her eyes. She truly felt guilty for what is happening to the real Delthea, while the fake was obsessing over their past together. "You had no right… NO RIGHT!"

"Tch. Shizuka-Chan, I know you are confused. But trust me, I did all this for you!" Natsumi stated slowly walking towards Shizuka. Noticing she took a few steps back when approaching, "You are coming back with me, Shizuka."

"I SAID SHUT UP!" Shizuka yelled once more, jumping back to create some distance. "I will defeat you and you be punished for all the wrong you have done!"

With that being Shizuka's final answer, Natsumi felt her hearting slowly breaking. That she couldn't help but smile in delight, the pain was pleasing her in many ways.

"Magnificent…" Natsumi whispered, activating a trap card since it was still the battle phase. "I will just have to break both your arms and legs. Then you will have to come back!"

[Turn 6]

Shizuka's eyes slowly converted to the color crimson red, the last time when the heat of battle occurred during her Yurika's match. Natsumi took noticed of Shizuka's eyes. Almost being drawn to them, forgetting she activated her card in the moment. Suddenly two rose-pink chromed pincers wrapped halfway through a portal that Natsumi created. A jolts of electricity surged through her body, only hearing her screams, which confused the audience. Not only they were terrified, but wondering why the damage output was high.

[Natsumi's LP: +3100]

The pincers vanished into thin air, as laughter suddenly burst out of her. Like it was a walk in the park, but Shizuka didn't care one bit, it's as if she knew that Natsumi wouldn't allow herself to be put in a corner.

"Option Hunter…" Natsumi softly said, wiping the sweat off her face, "This card allows me to regain life points due to the destruction towards one of my monsters. That recently engaged in combat."

"I set one face down, and end my turn." Shizuka stated, awaiting for her to draw.

[Turn 7]

Natsumi quickly drew her card, showing a terrifying smile. Laughing loudly, instantly sliding the card into the spell/trap zone.

"I activate my continuous spell card, Frightfur Factory!" Natsumi exclaim, turning her back at Shizuka to watch the show unveil.

The ground started to shake, cracks spread through out the forest. The tower's flames slowly started to inflame the whole forest of sakura trees. Burning petals were brewing through the wind, as the air slowly became heavy to breath in. Suddenly a full-operational factory emerged from the ground, it looked dreadful. Inside, Shizuka noticed an ominous tone around that factory. Taking her stance, awaiting for her opponent to finally reveal her true style of fighting. "Now then…" Overhearing Natsumi's voice, it's as if she enjoys watching the natural beauty of the area slowly decay into ashes and filth. It was truly a terrible sight.

"Let the fun begin, Shizuka-Chan!" Natsumi stated, placing another card on her duel disk. But it was on the monster zone. "Next, I normal summon Edge Imp Saw in defense mode!"

A silver steel saw appeared in front of Natsumi, revving up its blades with the three jigsaws placed on top of it. Opening it eyes revealing a blood red color, it looked like it was ready to punish someone.

Edge Imp Saw: *3
[DEF: 1000]

"With this, I activate its effect!" Natsumi declared, sending one card from her hand to the graveyard, which made her draw two from her deck. "This allowed me to send one Fluffal monster from my hand to the graveyard. I decided on Fluffal Wings, since this card is now useless to me."

"How can she say that about her cards…?" Johan question in a rhetorical manner.

"Next, I have to choose one of my card and send it either the top or bottom of my deck." Natsumi explained, looking over her hand. Smiling about what card should return to it's home. "Next, from my hand… I activate the spell card Dark Fusion!"

"D-Dark Fusion!?" Johan, Takashi, and Yurika yelled in sync. Surprised from the card alone, not knowing it existed until now. They heard the stories of a duelist with a pure heart that was shadowed by darkness. Due to loneliness and guilt, in doing so, it enforced the duelist the title, "The Supreme King." The very king that was bound with that card alone.

The audience was shocked, and more scared than ever before. Even after the revealing of Delthea's kidnapping, the face mask, now Dark Fusion. The crowd watched as both Edge Imp Saw and Fluffal Leo jump into the air. Slowly their bodies collided one another as a vortex spiraling blue and orange energy around them. They were both merging as one, to give birth to another monster that can overcome Shizuka's Exploder Dragonwing.

"I fuse both my Edge Imp Saw and Fluffal Leo to fusion summon! My beloved will now be here to aid me in capturing you!" Natsumi declared, her smile grew even more wicked than before. Her obsession towards Shizuka had no bounds, "Come! My beloved king, the one whose claws will shred any foe for me! Awaken, my beloved! I fusion summon! Frightfur Leo!"

Fluffal Leo emerged from the portal, it looked normal for a second. Until bumps were coursing through its body, instantly it's body was ripped apart as it gave birth to a new monster. Natsumi slowly licks her lips, placing her index finger on top of it, which she slowly bites, in a playful matter. Her face was showing since of blushing, as her eyes were locked onto her summoning, having a face a ecstasy. She truly felt alive.

Two long arms burst out first, having messy bandages wrapped effortlessly on both its gray arms. Having red razor metallic claws, its face appeared, seeming to be split in half midway through. Only to see countless saws around its head, finally the rest of body came out. Seeing that it had another saw it between its legs, they all began to rev up, showing that Frightfur Leo was ready to shred, letting out a battle cry that echoed through the whole stadium.

Frightfur Leo: *7
[Fusion] [ATK: 2400]

"Now then… I activate my Leo's effect, once per turn it can destroy one monster and inflict damage equal to the monster's attack! Begin the hunt, Leo!" By her command, the beast obeyed, firing its saws directly at Dragonwing. "With this, I have now won, Shizuka!"

Shizuka quickly hoped onto Dragonwing's back, soaring into the skies. Accelerating itself to avoid destruction, looking over the field. Watching the forest slowly burn down, letting out a sigh as she suddenly let go and dropped down towards the tower.

"S-SHIZUKA!" Yurika cried out, not being able to handle the shock value that it made her pass out next to Takashi, as he sighed.

"Take it easy for now… Johan." Takashi said, looking over him noticing his teeth were gritting. "Go, make sure she is safe. I got it here."

He nodded, walking away from his seat, and leaving the stadium. Anger clouded his mind, wanting to know where Delthea was, not being careful with his surroundings. He accidentally bumped into a student, noticing right away when she let out a 'oof' sound. Looking over, she was a blonde with long hair and was wearing her regular school uniform.

"O-Oh… I am sorry!" Johan apologizing, giving her his hand, smiling at her to not worry, "I should have paid attention…"

"Yeah, you should have." A voice was heard from behind, as the female quickly got up without Johan's help. Quickly ran up to the male's back, he looked closely at the two, their faces look familiar to him. "What are you looking at you scum?"

"Scum!? Who the hell do you think you are damn it!" Johan yelled out, terrifying the female behind him, sighing a bit trying to calm himself down. "S-Sorry.. I didn't mean to be so tense, but I don't have time to deal with this."

Johan slipped passed the two, until the male opened his mouth to speak to him. "Hold on."

Johan stopped, turning his head to the side, confused on what the male wants from him. "Hmm?"

"You won't find what you're looking for alone." The male stated, revealing a slip of paper at Johan, "I believe you and I are searching the same thing here."

"B-Brother… you can't…" The female softly said, the male gave her a glare, "I-I'm sorry… for interrupting…"

"Oh? Are you sure it's the same goal we are in search of?" Johan question, becoming interested with the male's statement, "How do I know it isn't a trap?"

"It's mostly likely a trap where we're heading too, plus I think this will motive you more into becoming a shield for me." The male said, smiling in delight, "Where are my manners, the name is Siegfried Ametsuchi and this is my little sister, Yoshino Ametsuchi."

"H-Hello… sir…" Yoshino greeted, in a shy matter, holding onto her brother's back, "Please… help us, where are… using this slip to oversee something…"

"Oversee?! I have no time for that!" Johan raised his voice at her, wanting to leave and search for Delthea.

"Enough!" Siegfried argued, sighing as he pats Yoshino's head, "We believe the person who left this note wants us to find something! It might lead to Delthea's absences!"

Johan opened his mouth but didn't let a single word come through. As Siegfried thought, Johan's determination was enough to help him investigate the mystery of the note. Knowing it's a trap, Johan will be reassurance for both him and his sister's safety.

"Well? What do you say?" Siegfried purposing a deal and now he awaits for Johan's answer.

I will make sure you remember me. I will make you will love me. I will make sure you will never leave me!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimensional Scales!

Delthea!