Chapter 13: Rage of the Black Rose
Back so soon, well what can I say I've got writer's fever! Anyway, this chapter will cover Aki vs Yuzu! Spoiler warning: Character Death and blood and burning. If you have trouble with that, well sorry. I did mention that this would be a darker AU. Please enjoy...or tolerate.
(Synchro Dimension: City)
Night had turned to day, and with it, the 2nd round of the Friendship Cup. From a top a helicopter, Melissa Claire shouted, "Everyone, it's time for the 2nd round of the Friendship Cup! Due to the last duel yesterday, the stadium can't be used, so the remaining duelists will be dueling across the City on the duel highway. In retrospect, it was probably a better idea to have people duel here, where everyone can see them. Our first match will be the magnificent Hiragi Yuzu vs the enigmatic Black Rose Witch – Aki Izayoi!"
Yuzu was putting her helmet on while she waited at the started line when Aki appeared with her motorcycle. Smiling at the older woman, Yuzu said, "Best of luck Aki-san." However, Aki gave her no reply.
"All right duelists, get ready to roll! RIDING DUEL…ACCELERATION!" Melissa Claire roared as the 2 duelists sped off on the highway, her helicopter following them from above.
YUZU LP: 4000
AKI LP: 4000
Starting off the duel, Aki played a spell, "Instant Magic, Seed of Deception, with it I can special summon a level 2 or lower Plant monster from my hand, so appear now Phoenixian Seed." Wth that, a small fiery seed with an eye appeared on the field (ATTR:Fire/LV:2/ATK:800/DEF:0). "I activate Phoenixian Seed's effect, by sending it from my field to the graveyard, I can special summon this monster from my hand. Appear now, Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis!" In a flash of light the seed vanished and was replaced by a large and deadly plant (ATTR:Fire/LV:8/ATK: 2200/DEF:0). "Now I activate the spell, Fragrance Storm! With it I can destroy a Plant monster on the field and draw a card, if it's a Plant monster, I can draw another card!" Destroying her Amaryllis, she drew a card, and revealed it to be Rose Fairy, and then drew another card. "Since the Amaryllis in my possession was destroyed, I can use its effect to deal you 800 points of damage!" A blast of burning seeds peppered Yuzu as she grit her teeth in pain(Yuzu LP: 4000 – 800 = 3200). Psychic duelists really could manifest real monsters without Solid Vision, but she felt something rough and violent about the power she was feeling.
Aki continued her turn, "Since Rose Fairy was added to my hand by a card effect, I can special summon it to the field." A small female materialized on the highway with hair in the shape of a giant rose (ATTR:Wind/LV:3/ATK:600/DEF:1200). "finally a summon the tuner monster, Copy Plant!" A plant made of roots appeared next to Rose Fairy (ATTR:Wind/LV:1/ATK:0/DEF:0). "I activate Copy Plant's effect and make its level equal to Rose Fairy, so now they're both level 3. With that I tune my level 3 Rose Fairy and level 3 Copy Plant together! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 6! Queen of Thorns!" From the Synchro portal a beautiful lady draped in plants appeared to state her rule (ATTR:Light/LV:6/ATK:2200/DEF:1800). "With that I set one card and end my turn. On my end phase, the final effect of my Amaryllis activates. Since it was destroyed this turn, I can banish a Plant monster from my graveyard and special summon it in defense mode. So I'll banish my Phoenixian Seed and bring back my Amaryllis!" A tiny flame lit right next to where Aki was riding and formed a new Amaryllis.
"Amazing, not only has the Black Rose dealt Yuzu damage, she's set up a powerful field for Yuzu to defeat. Will Yuzu be able to overcome this?"
"You can do it Yuzu! Burn the Witch with her own flames!" The crowd roared from the stadium.
Gulping, Yuzu began her turn, however, Aki then stated, "One more thing, Queen of Thorns forces each of us to pay 1000 life points to normal or special summon a monster from our hand, unless it's a Plant monster. So what will you do?"
Yuzu smiled with determination, "In that case I'll pay 1000 life points to summon Soprano the Melodious Songstress!" A large fairy appeared next to Yuzu(ATTR:Light/LV:4/ATK:1400/ DEF:1400) . "Now I'll activate its effect to allow me to fusion summon a monster using monsters on my field and hand without Fusion, so I'll use it along with Mozarta and Canon in my hand to fusion summon! "Supreme prodigy! Noble resonance! The flutter of angel's wings! By the guidance of the baton, assemble your power. Fusion Summon! Now on stage, the song of passion! Bloom Prima the Melodious Floral Saint!" All 3 monsters vanished in the fusion portaland Bloom Prima appeared in their place (ATTR:Light/LV:7/ATK:1900/DEF:2000).
"Huh…same monster I faced in our duel." Yuri muttered to himself as he watched from above on a building.
Yuzu continued with her turn, "Bloom Prima's effect lets it gain 300 points for every monster used to summon it, bring it to 2800 ATK. Next I equip it with Saint Instrument! Now when one of us were to take effect damage I can increase Prima's power by the damage instead."
"I see. So you've found a way around my Amaryllis." Aki noted.
Yuzu smiled, "Battle, go Bloom Prima, destroy her Amaryllis!" Bloom Prima shot a beam of light at the plant destroying it, then a shot of flame went towards Yuzu. "Thanks to Saint Instrument, I won't take the damage, and Bloom Prima gains 800 points now!" With that the flames were redirected towards Boom Prima and changed into photons of light that Bloom Prima absorbed, her power now at 3600. "That's not all, Bloom Prima can attack twice per turn, so take out her Queen of Thorns!" Bloom Prima destroyed the thorn queen, the shock waves causing Aki to wobble (Aki LP: 4000 – 1400 = 2600).
"Awesome Yuzu, you've turned things around!" Yuya said happily as he watched from his room.
From their own rooms, Serena and Yugo agreed, the former stating, "She turned Aki's advantage against her, now Amaryllis will just serve to hamper Aki."
"I set one card, turn end." Yuzu stated, at which point, Aki banished Rose Fairy from her graveyard to bring back Amaryllis in defense mode. As they reached a turn on the highway she saw lots of people cheering for her…to crush Aki. She didn't wonder why they wanted to hurt the lady. Had she done something wrong in the past to be denounced as a witch, she didn't know.
Aki's hand slowly shook before she steadied it and began her turn, "Draw, summoning monster, Violet Witch, in defense mode." A witch with a purple and floral like dress appeared next to Amaryllis (ATTR:Dark/LV:4/ATK:1100/DEF:1200). "Turn end."
"Aw it looks like the witch girl doesn't have any more magic to show us. Crush her Yuzu, for our Commons comrade, Damon!" A lot of Commons roared from where they wer, causing Yuzu to cringe.
"My turn…Draw! I summon Solo the Melodious Songstress in attack position!" Another fairy monster in a red gown appeared (ATTR:Light/LV:4/ATK:1600/DEF:1000). "Now attack, go Solo, destroy her Violet Witch!" With that the fairy destroyed the purple witch.
Aki then raised her hand, "When Violet Witch is sent from my field to the graveyard, I can add one Plant-type monster from my deck to my hand with 1500 or less defense points, and I choose Rose Tentacles."
Doesn't matter, Bloom Prima, destroy her Amaryllis! Remember that my Saint Instrument takes the 800 points of damage I'd take from Amaryllis's death and adds them to Bloom Prima, bringing her strength to 4400." Bloom Prima began to glow with power following the Amaryllis's fall, and then launched a 2nd blast at Aki directly.
As the duel highway filled with smoke; Yuya, Yugo, and Serena all cheered, "Yes!"
However, Aki rode out of the smoke unharmed, her life points having been reduced to 400. Yuzu noted that the blast had blown off her mask and helmet, and wondered why, before realizing that Aki didn't have Solid Vision on for herself, she was a Psychic duelist. Though she could summon monsters for real, it's possible that coordinating on her bike was causing her concentration to spasm. The drain on her energies showed in Aki's pained expression, as though she was being eaten away by something on the inside. All of the people in the audience started to cheer but hesitated…the men mainly because they had mostly forgotten that the Black Rose was also an attractive female.
"I activated Ground Capture to halve the damage, and since the damage I took was over 1000, I also get to draw one card." Aki then drew a card from her deck. Having only Re-Fusion and Freya, Spirit of Victory, Yuzu ended her turn, prompting Aki to banish Violet Witch and revive her Amaryllis. Aki then began her turn, "Draw!" Suddenly her D-Wheel began to shake and Aki struggled to right herself, gritting her teeth as she gripped her bruised arm that she had gained from Yuzu's assault.
At the sight of this Yuzu yelled, "Please, stop the duel! She's hurt!"
"What…why, you're winning Yuzu?" Melissa Claire questioned from the helicopter.
"I've already won the duel, let's just stop this. Can't anyone tell that Aki's in pain?" Yuzu cried. "Does everyone really not care…Yuya was right. This tournament is just completely wrong. You're all using it as an excuse to complain about your problems instead of working together. There are more important and dangerous things out there than just winning and losing here. Academia is out there, and it won't be long before they invade your home like they did in the Xyz dimension." Yuzu then steeled her resolve, "You may not be able to hear me now, so there's no point in talking really. After I win this duel I'll win the tournament. Yuya and I, we both will, and then you will have to listen."
From his room Yuya agreed, "That's right, the only way to get their attention is to win."
However, from behind her, Aki questioned, "Do you really think you've won, or are you really so delusional?" As Yuzu looked back puzzled, Aki continued, "You think you can win this duel and make people hear you, you think this people care about you. You're wrong, and what's worse is that you've blinded yourself to the fact that I've been holding back my true powers. Let me give you a taste of them. I tribute Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis to summon Rose Tentacles!" The red plant disppaeared and was replaced by a giant rose with many leaf appendages (ATTR: Earth/LV:6/ATK:2200/DEF:1200). "Now I activate Resurrection of the dead and bring back Copy Plant." With that the familiar root monster returned from the grave.
"You're preparing for a Synchro monster, aren't you?" Yuzu asked when she heard Aki begin to giggle and laugh in a weird way, "…What's so funny?" Yuzu stated, a bit scared.
"Nothing…it's just, I'm thinking about what you said about this Academia. What are they like?" Aki asked with a smirk.
"They're hunters and psychopaths. They carded several innocent lives, if you and so many others don't work together soon they may come and decimate your City. Wait…why are you smiling?!" Yuzu asked as Aki smile grew rather insane.
"Well…how do join?" Aki asked in a low voice. "How do I become a member of this, Academia?"
"What…join them? Why would anyone join them?" Yuzu stared at the older girl, very much startled. Yuya, Serena, and Yugo shared her fear, while Yuri watched with glee.
"I mean…if it means destroying this trash heap…sign me up." Aki said with a demented face.
"What do you mean? You want to kill your own people?" Yuzu said shocked.
"Why not…they took everything from me. Thanks to them…I have nothing." Aki then thought back to a time when she was so similar to the naïve girl riding before her, before the ugly truth of the world caught up with her…
(10 Years Ago: Izayoi's residence)
Hideo Izayoi entered his house to meet his wife and daughter on the couch, his daughter leaning on her mother with a sad expression on her face. "I got a call and came home right away, what happened?"
His wife, Setsuko, looked at him with a sad expression, and Hideo understood immediately, "Aki was dueling another kid during school, and her powers acted up. The boy she was dueling broke his arm."
Tears streamed from Aki's face, "I don't know how to stop. I don't know how I even do it. Am I really a freak?"
Hideo took Aki and lifted her up, "No you're not, so don't say that. We'll find a way to fix things together, okay."
Smiling through her tears, the little red head said, "Okay daddy."
'Why don't I fix us up something good for dinner?" Setsuko asked, and all 3 of them smiled.
The years went by, yet still Aki had little to no control over her abilities. Even after visiting the Duel School, she hadn't learned anything over how to control her powers, and they still hurt people. Over time, she began to ponder whether or not she should just quit dueling. She loved to duel, and she was a natural talent, but she couldn't handle hurting so many people. However, a door did come to her in the form of a man named Divine.
"So you're a Psychic Duelist yourself?" Setsuko asked the man sitting before him.
"Indeed, like your daughter, I, along with many others, can use our abilities to summon monsters. I'd like to offer Aki an opportunity to join Arcadia. There, she can learn to control her abilities and use them constructively." The young man said.
Hideo snickered, "And I suppose you're not going to train my little girl as a weapon to sick on innocent civilians?"
Divine laughed, "Good one, but rumors are rumors for a reason. In any case, think of this like a school, for special people. Aki will be surrounded by fellow Psychics like her, and she'll learn how to use her powers effectively. Pretty soon she'll be able to duel with regular people and not worry about causing any actual damage."
"Well Aki, what do you think? This is your choice, not ours." Hideo said to his daughter,
Turning her head to look at Divine, "I'll still be able to visit my parents, right?"
Divine nodded, "Anytime you wish."
"Well then…if it means no longer living in fear of myself, then count me in." Aki said confidently.
She was happy to have joined, because as she found out, the people there actually related to her troubles. Not only that, but she found herself in the company of several people she didn't have to worry about hurting. Divine was a patient teacher, and helped Aki with honing her powers. He taught her how to control them and harness them with confidence. It was just a matter of accepting yourself and what you were, and finding confidence in that. In the end, Aki was just like every other girl, but with a rare power, but that did not make her evil. Divine compared it to the Tops and Commons. The Commons were born in the bottom while the Tops were not, but that didn't make the Tops superior to them. Given equal chances, a commoner could rise above the elites. Aki herself had never thought of it that way, as she herself was a member of the Tops, but eventually, she understood why Arcadia was open to the Tops and Commons. Here, you didn't have to worry about social classes, everyone was the same. It was those words that Divine took with him when he represented Arcadia at the Friendship Cup later on.
"Why are you all afraid of me, afraid of us? Because we have a gift you do not have? You shouldn't feel fear anymore, for now you have Real Solid Vision. Your fears are irrational, let them go. Arcadia has no care for social class or global domination, we wish to help people and find acceptance in the world. Let us move together, as one City. Real Solid Vision and Pyschic powers together. This is the Friendship Cup, is it not?"
Sadly…Divine lost. Ultimately, Jack defeated him with Scarlight in the last round. However, before being taken away, Divine was met by Jack, who told him, "I hope to duel you in the future, and proceed in dueling."
Divine smiled, "And I to you, King."
That never happened, Divine wasn't taken to the labor facility, but somewhere else, and no one ever heard of him again. Following this, Aki and the others were rounded up like dogs by Security, and were herded into prisons. The way to earn their freedom was simple; they had to defeat a certain number of duelists. Aki ultimately racked up a total of 50 victories, and was permitted to leave. In truth, she was just taken along with others to be tested on while the others were killed.
The days grew more brutal, one duel after another. Aki was strapped with a shock collar while she dueled several duel cyborgs. If she lost, held back, or offered mercy, she was rewarded with a painful shock. Roger himself measured the amount of power she put into her duels, and often shocked her with even higher doses of voltage. He told her that if she didn't duel more aggressively, she would die. Cracking under the pressure, she dueled and injured several duelists, including former friends. Even when not dueling her days were miserable. She swore that the people who watched her cell were perverted and possible rapists, often keeping on guard to protect herself. Fortunately, she managed to escape at one point, using her powers to break through her confines and ran off to find her parents.
It was nighttime when she found her house. After knocking on the door, her mother opened it, and Aki ran into her arms in tears. She told them everything that happened, and her father held her hand. "Don't worry Aki, they won't hurt you again."
Security had reached their house and her father went to the door, "You will leave my house at once, my daughter is not a tool you can use and abuse." In response he was shocked and was stuck in a web.
Running outside, Aki cried, "Fine, I'll go back, just leave my parents alone."
"No Aki, we're not letting them use you." Her mother said grabbing her and holding her back.
"I believe that settles things, take Hideo and Setsuko to prison, and Aki back to her cell." Roger's voice stated from the communication device.
As her was parents were grabbed and cuffed, Aki screamed, "ENOUGH, LEAVE THEM ALONE!" Her hair flared up as her powers awakened in full force. Calling her Black Rose, she launched the petal scaled dragon on the Security officers. She didn't understand why she had ever held back, Real Solid Vision was nothing compared to her. "You want a taste of my powers, well why don't you choke on them!"
Suddenly, she felt 2 hands grab her, and freaked out. No, she wouldn't let them take her, she was done being a slave. With a roar she called on her dragon and had it whip the two people that had grabbed her. However…when she heard them scream, she froze. Slowly turning around, she saw her parents bloodied forms, both having been slashed by her dragon…by her powers.
"Mom…dad." With tears in her eyes she ran to their fallen forms and cradled them in her arms. "No…please don't leave me, I'm sorry." She cried.
Her mother looked her in the eyes and gave her a warm smile, the same smile she had always given to Aki after a rough day at school, before she closed her eyes for good.
Her father moved his arm and cupped Aki's face in one hand, "Aki…" The hand fell, with a thud.
She just kneeled there, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Her parents…were gone…she had killed them. She wanted to scream, yet found that she had no voice. At some point, when she finally woke from her hallucination, she was back in an even more dense and suffocating cell, an eternal prison that locked away any life Aki had left.
(Present Day)
"This City has brought me nothing but miseries, why don't I make you feel a piece of it. I tune my level 1 Copy Plant and my level 6 Rose Tentacles together! Chilling black rose, awaken and bloom! Awaken and bring all your enemies their doom! When they're dead, use their blood, and make all land that you see flood! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 7! Black Rose Blood Dragon!" From the Synchro portal, a lovely yet vicious black dragon appeared. It had a thorny whip like tail and its scales were made of petals that were dyed blood red. It gave a massive and terrifying roar that chilled Yuzu to the bone (ATTR:Fire/LV:7/ATK:2400/DEF:2000).
"Before I end you I'll activate my Equip Spell, Blood Thorn. Now I activate Black Rose's effect, and banish one Plant Monster from my graveyard to reduce the ATK of a monster you have to 0, and I choose Bloom Prima." The ghostly figure of Rose Tentacles appeared which Black Rose devoured with a sickening chomp. It then proceeded to launch several thorn like whips and wrapped around Bloom Prima, squeezing all the power from it. The scary part was how the color seemed to fade from Bloom Prima, as though it was losing its own blood, leaving it a withered husk of its former cheerful self.
Aki gave Yuzu a sinister smile, and suddenly the metal piece that held up her bangs cracked and broke, letting her bangs settle on her face. She now truly resembled a witch, "Farewell Yuzu, time to drown, I attack with Black Rose Blood Dragon!" With that the dragon charged towards Bloom Prima
Acting fast, Yuzu played her trap, "Trap Card, activate, Concerto Halt! With this, your attack is negated and your monster is switched into defense mode!"
Aki laughed, "Thanks to my Blood Thorn, Black Rose Blood Dragon can't be targeted or destroyed by card effects, so too bad!" A red aura surrounded Yuzu's trap and force it face down.
Rushing quickly to get an Action Card, Yuzu extended her free hand to grab one on the highway, when suddenly a large, thorny root extended itself from Black Rose, grabbed Yuzu, picked her from her D-Wheel, and threw her into the air. "What are you…" Yuzu began, completely freaked out!
"What is going on, Aki has picked Yuzu up and launched her into the air, is she planning on killing her!" Melissa cried from the helicopter.
Both Yuri and Yuya watched with high interest, in Yuya's case out of fear and terror for Yuzu's safety, in Yuri's case, out of excitement and joy over Yuzu's possible death.
"No."
"Yes."
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!"
"YES!"
"Farewell, Hiragi Yuzu. Now Black Rose Blood Dragon! Blood Rose Annihilatition!" A stream of blood red fire shot from the dragon's mouth, disintegrating Bloom Prima, before blasting Yuzu. "Thanks to Blood Thorn's last effect, you take twice the battle damage from battles involiving it! GO BLOOD TYPHOON!" The blood flame doubled in size as it appeared to consume Yuzu, sending her burned form crashing into a building, putting a massive hole into it, smoke appearing from inside (Yuzu LP: 0).
"Oh my god, is…is Yuzu even alive?" Melissa asked with sweat pouring from her face.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Yuya screamed as tears fell from his face like a waterfall.
"YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!" Yuri cheered in happiness. "I THINK I JUST FELL IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN!" Sora merely stared at Yuri in shock.
"Yuri, put your destruction boner back in your pants!" Starve Venom laughed in hilarity.
"You can't tell my destruction boner what to do Venom!" Yuri argued back.
"It's okay; I'm erect with sadism as well." Starve Venom just laughed, "Never thought I'd meet a girl who hated life as much as I did."
"Uh Yuri…are you…okay?" Sora asked in a fearful tone.
Yuri just looked at the boy, and suddenly realized he had broken character for a second, "Yeah…I'm fine…let's just pretend that didn't happen."
"Alright…because remember…WE NEED TO TAKE YUZU ALIVE, NOT DEAD!" Sora roared at Yuri, in truth he was terrified because he thought Yuzu may have died.
"Well, let's go check." In an instant, Yuri and Sora teleported inside the building, and waded through the charred and burning rubble before they eventually found Yuzu's body. Picking up the broken girl, they teleported back into the alley way they had taken Dennis.
Back at the stadium, Aki stopped her motorcycle and was then caught in a net by Security, shocking her before they took her to her room. From his office, Roger sighed, "Send Security into the building to find Yuzu Hiragi's body."
After finding an abandoned house to hide Yuzu in, Yuri examined her body. "Well she's barely breathing, definitely did some damage there. Man these are some serious 3rd degree burns, as for her duel suit well…she's going to have to put on some clothes on soon." Most of Yuzu's body was on display, yet was burned at twisted so badly it was near unrecognizable. "But seriously, thorough work. She'll be dead in like a minute." Yuri said in awe.
"Can you not be so impressed, we need her alive!" Sora shouted, if Yuri was right, Yuzu would die any minute now."
"Yeah I'm on it." Yuri then covered Yuzu with his cloak before tapping hid Duel Disk screen, causing his duel disk blade to emit. Yuri took a card from his pocket and activated it, "Academia Authorization, Emergency Real Solid Vision! Access Code: DIANKETOTHECUREMASTER! Target, Hiragi Yuzu!" Suddenly the card appeared as though it were activated in a duel and Yuzu's body glowed with light. When it was over, she was still very badly burned, her skin blistering all over her body. However, though in a bad state, her body at least didn't seem like it was about to fall apart like before, and she was clearly breathing steadily.
"How did you do that?" Sora stated in awe.
Yuri merely rolled his eyes before replying, "Higher members of Academia have access to the Emergeny Solid Vision System. With it we can generate actual items using Duel Monsters Spells and Traps; food, heal someone, you name it."
"When do you think she'll be okay?" Sora asked.
Yuri raised an eyebrow to Sora's high level of concern, "Well, she'll be alive, but don't expect her to wake up anytime soon. Even if she does, she'll barely be able to move. Yuzu will be suffering pretty badly for a while. She won't die but her wounds will still hurt like a bitch!"
Back at the Friendship Cup hotel room, Sam went to get Yuya for his duel with Shinji when Yuya busted out and yelled, "Where's Yuzu, we have to save her!" Turning to Sam, he grabbed him with both his arms, his body shaking rapidly, "They sent someone to save her right?! Please, she may be dying as we speak!" Sam merely looked away.
Shinji merely scoffed as he walked towards Yuya, "As though the Tops care about the losers here. Your friend is pretty much dead, and you have the City to blame for it. That's why I will have my revolution, so we can bring down the Tops and change it from the ground up."
"SHUT UP! THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT!" Yuya then began to tear up, "Yuzu could be dying as we speak, and no one's going to even try to save her. This tournament is awful, why even continue."
"If you want to tell people that, then duel me." Shinji then walked away with a stoic expression.
From her helicopter, Melissa Claire reported, "Well…now that that's over. Let's move on to the 2nd duel between Yuya and Shinji. Don't worry about Yuzu because I heard word that Security went to go pick her up and take her to the hospital."
Yuri smirked from the shack they were in, "They're coming a little late." He then turned around to see Sora eyeing Yuzu with worry, "Let's send Yuzu off to Academia now."
Sora then turned around, "Wait, what, why?!"
"Um, isn't it obvious? We have to take her and Serena to the Professor as ordered." Yuri said in a mocking tone, like he was trying to remind an idiot how to count.
"I know…but I thought you had a plan and all." Sora started when Yuri cut him off.
"The plan can continue without a hitch, and Aki did us a favor. I say let's not waste this opportunity. She's weak now, so she won't resist."
"I know but…" Sora stammered. "Maybe it's better if we keep Yuzu here, that way we can use her as leverage against the Lancers and Roger."
Yuri eyed him suspiciously before turning around and sighing, "Fine, we'll keep her. Now you stay here while I head off to watch the next duel. It's one of my doppelganger's so who knows what may happen."
"Wait, I'll do it!" Sora started, causing Yuri to turn around in confusion. "I'll go watch the duel, while you watch over Yuzu." Sora sighed and tried to regain composure, "I understand this may not align with what you want and I can tell you can't trust me. Look at it this way, I'm leaving you with Yuzu, so you hold all the cards in case I prove to be treacherous, right?"
Yuri glared at the boy, and Sora was scared that he would say no, however, Yuri simply rolled his eyes before saying, "Alright kid, we can do things your way." Sora thanked him and began to leave, when Yuri stopped him by saying, "just remember, you're an Academia soldier 1st and foremost. Remember that."
Not turning around, Sora replied, "Of course, Yuri-san." With that he left.
Yuri eyed his departing figure and noticed the boy had taken Yuzu's charred helmet. He had been curious of where Sora's true loyalties lied when he saw the boy's concern for Yuya. Now, he would finally find his answer. He turned around and ruffled Yuzu's hair, placing a small tracking device there, and left to follow Sora.
OC FANMADE CARDS
Black Rose Blood Dragon (ATTR:Fire/LV:7/ATK:2400/DEF:2000) - 1 tuner + 1 or more non tuners; Once per turn, banish one Plant-type monster from your graveyard, then target 1 monster your opponent controls, its ATK becomes 0 (even after this card leaves the field or it is unaffected by card effects), and this card gains the effects of the targeted monster until the end of the turn. If this card is destroyed, destroy all other cards on the field.
Blood Thorn (Spell: Equip) - You can only equip this card to a Plant-type monster or one Black Rose Blood Dragon you control. The equipped monster cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects, and the first time it would be destroyed by battle, it is not destroyed, and your opponent takes damage equal to the battle damage you received. If a Black Rose Blood Dragon is equipped with this card, double all battle damage your opponent takes from battles involving that monster.
Concerto Halt (Trap: Normal) - When you opponent declares an attack involving a Melodious monster you control, target that monster, negate the attack, then switch it in defense mode. During your next battle phase, if a monster you control attacked the monster switched into defense mode by this card, and its DEF was weaker than your monster ATK, inflict the difference as damage to your opponent.
And that wraps up this chapter and boy was this hard. Well, now we know what happened to Aki's parents...she accidentally killed them when trying to protect them. I know Aki acted like a psychopath here, but that wasn't really her, just all of her condensed anger and pain that she can't unleash by her own free will. Trust me, if you accidentally killed your parent, you'd be pretty messed up too. As for Yuzu well... let's just say I'm even more sadistic than Yuri when it comes to her. But yeah, she's in a bad state. We'll see what happens in the next chapter, so stay tuned. :)