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*Moscow, Russia. Red Square, 4:44 P.M. LST*
Ping!
Colin: Hm? A text message from Krystal? ..."Colin, just reply 'Yes it certainly was started in Bollywood' to this message, K?" …What?
Colin replied back and put his phone away and looked up at the buildings around the area…and it was very cold and snowing.
Rita: Achoo! Why is it so cold here? !
Nick: It's Russia; it's supposed to be cold.
Rita: Not in the Middle of summer you dumbass!
Nick: Whatever!
Nick looked up the hill at the large red building with the fantastic domes on top of it.
Nick: So that's the Kremlin?
Colin: No, that's St. Basil's Cathedral. Those buildings over there, is the Kremlin.
Colin Pointed at the buildings across the river and this made Nick confused.
Nick: What? No way. I thought that building was the Kremlin.
Colin: The Kremlin is the center of Russian Government. The Cathedral there is used more for a symbol for the country; people recognize that rather than the actual building, it's still technically 'a part' of the Kremlin, so that's why people actually mess it up.
Rita: Colin, how do you know all this stuff?
Colin: I've always liked history, so when I was bored, I read a history book. You'd be surprised what you learn.
Nick: So you're a nerd?
Colin: BITE ME!
The wind blew, and with the cold air made all three duelists shiver, because they were still in their summer clothes.
Rita: Can we find some place to warm up Please? !
?: Podozhdite!
Someone had called to them in Russian, It was a large man, wearing a winter Coat and one of those funny fur hats that is found in that part of the world.
?: You three are the rose duelist, Da?
Nick: Who wants to know?
?: Vladimir Zergov. I was sent by the Nordic God to find you and bring you to him.
Colin: You were in the tournament, that must mean you've been possessed by that god!
Vlad: What? No No No! He asked me to bring you to him. I know nothing of possession!
Nick: I don't trust him! This could be a trap!
Another cool wind blew and it made them shiver again.
Rita: WHO CARES as long as we get inside!
Vlad: Please, follow me!
Zergov began to walk off and they followed him to some abandoned building that looked old and run down.
Colin: How come the building's always abandoned? How come there can't be a bunch of people hanging around?
Nick: You know, I actually always wondered that myself.
They entered a room where two staircases led to the same place where there was a balcony and on the balcony was a man with his back turned to them.
Vlad: Хальдор! YA nashel ih ,Rouz duelyantov.
Colin: Who's Хальдор?
The man turned around and revealed himself as a man with long, silver hair and a breastplate over a Duel Runner track suit and his left eye had strange blue glow and a symbol that looked like an "F".
Colin: So, you're the guy we have to duel here, huh? This should be easy! Tell me, which God possessed you? Vladdy here said it was a Nordic God, so that narrows it down a little bit.
?: I assure you I am not possessed by any God. I have come here by the word of Odin, Father of the Aesir. My name is Halldor and the all-father Odin had warned me that some of the other gods had planned to battle with the Rose Guardians.
Halldor began to walk down the stairs.
Halldor: I know all about your struggle now and how you plan to free Osiris and I feel I must warn you, that you can not!
Colin: Excuse me?
Halldor: Freeing Osiris will only provoke Set into opening the Doorway that will unleash an all powerful creature no god can match against.
Colin: Yeah, we know that. That's why we need to awaken Osiris, he can defeat it.
Halldor: I don't believe you understand what I'm saying. NO god can defeat this creature.
Nick: Hold up, what exactly do you mean?
Halldor: I'm sure that Horus has told you the story of how Set tried to wipe out humanity. I do believe he may have left out some of the more important parts. What do you remember of the creature Knossoss?
Rita felt a cold chill up her spine as she remembered that dark creature.
Rita: Nothing good.
Halldor: Knossoss was but a fragment of the creature sealed away behind the door Set wishes to open. That creature's name is Cronus.
Colin: The titan… The titans are said to have more power than the gods.
Halldor: We all know the story how Zeus and the Greek Gods overthrew the titans and locked them in the deepest bowels of Tartarus. When Set began his war, he enlisted the help of Zeus' brother Hades, Ruler of the Underworld, and Hades was able to open the gates and free the titan. But this time, they had a weapon on their side… A rose.
Colin: A rose?
Halldor: Yes, a rose. A rose bearing 9 colors was able to open a doorway to the spirit world which unleashed a flow of even more Duel Monster spirits. The numbers overwhelmed the gods. Not Zeus. Not Odin. And not even Osiris could stop the continuous onslaught. So, the three gods combined their powers together and planned to seal away Cronus and all of the other monsters and destroy them utterly. However, Set had managed to trick Osiris and cut him up into 8 pieces and Zeus was killed by his own brother, Hades. Without the combined power of these gods, there would be no way to utterly destroy the titan Cronus. However, Horus had managed to trick Cronus and managed to seal him away in the Sealed Realm.
Nick: Can't imagine Set would be too happy about that.
Halldor: Set knew he couldn't beat Horus in battle, so he fled. However, Horus knew Set would try to free Cronus again, so he sealed the doorway to the Sealed Realm with the rose that Set had used to open the portal. Horus then plucked nine petals from the rose, each with a different color and then sealed the eight pieces of Osiris with these Rose Petals and he found nine mortals who were worthy enough and they each hid their piece in a different corner of the world. Those were the first Rose Guardians.
Colin clapped at Halldor's conclusion of the story.
Colin: Great story, buddy! But that still doesn't explain why you don't want us to free Osiris.
Halldor: Osiris was sealed using the rose as was the door to the Sealed Realm. If you break the seal on Osiris, you will also break the seal of the portal and vice versa.
Nick: Wait, you said there were 8 pieces of Osiris. Horus told us to go find 9.
Halldor: The ninth piece you seek is that very rose I mentioned. Neither seal can be broken without it.
Rita: Do you know where it is?
Halldor: I'm afraid I do not.
Colin: Well, it was great talking to ya, Halldy, but we gotta go save the world.
Halldor: You still plan to free Osiris then?
Colin: What choice do we have? Set's gonna find a way to break that seal with or without Osiris being awake. Might as well do it with a god who's got our backs. And if Odin feels like it, he can join in on the fun.
Halldor: I think not. I admire your determination, but I will not be able to help you. Even if I wish it, Odin has been sealed away within his card.
Rita: How is that possible?
Halldor: For all his power, Odin still has limitations to his power and those powers are sealed within this card. The Nors know this and placed a curse on the card to prevent Odin from being freed.
Colin: The Nors?
Halldor: The Nors are Blind Fortune tellers whose powers rival that of the gods and because of their hatred for humanity they allied themselves with Set.
Nick: They?
Halldor: The Nors are 3 beings with a collective mind. What one of them sees they all see. The Nors will only show themselves to duel the Roses. You can assemble Osiris if you wish, but I need your assistance to free Odin.
Colin: So why are we wasting time? Let's go already!
Halldor: You can't just rush in not knowing what you face!
Colin: Well then you clearly don't know me.
Halldor: That sort of reckless behavior will get you killed. And not just you! You will throw away the lives of your companions as well!
Colin: Yeah yeah yeah.
Colin quickly left without hearing another word from Halldor, Rita followed after as did Nick.
Halldor: Blind arrogance. It will be his downfall.
After they had a head start, Halldor followed them to St. Basil's Cathedral. They reached the Front Gate…it was closed, chained up, Protected by Laser Security, and had a single lock holding it closed.
Colin: …You think they want to keep people out?
Nick: That's my guess.
Colin: Ok here's what we'll do. First We'll buy a medieval catapult, then we'll launch Nick onto the Roof, he will then climb down the vent shaft, run from killer dogs, shut down the security cameras, get into a knife fight with the guards, shut off the lasers, and open the door from the inside.
Rita looked at the lock and held it. Suddenly her Rose mark was glowing, then the lock unlocked, the chains fell, the gates opened and the lasers shut down.
Nick: …or Rita can just do that.
Colin: Aww, but I wanted to launch you in a catapult.
Nick: NO F-ING WAY! ! !
They entered St. Basil's Cathedral and saw the Marvelous Architecture that the building was built with. They walked up to the Altar and they saw a hooded man holding Candles while reading an Orthodox Bible.
?: Ah, so you finally arrived.
Without warning, Colin, Nick and Halldor were teleported to the balcony overlooking the altar, leaving Rita down below. The man then put the bible down and turned to face her, he removed his hood to reveal a too-familiar face.
Rita: Roth Rankshaw!
Roth: Surprised to see me?
Colin: Oh, I really hate that guy!
Nick: You hate a lot of guys.
Colin: Well, I hate him the most!
Roth (N): We have become one and we can see what will happen and we see in to you, Rita St. Clair.
Rita: Screw you! Let's duel!
She activated her duel disk and Roth did the same as they prepared for their duel.
Rita (LP 4000): *draws* I set a monster face-down in defense mode and one card face-down to end my turn!
Roth (N) (LP 4000): My turn then! *draws*
Nick: So, I don't get it. You said that Sector Security arrested this guy?
Colin: Yeah, those idiots must've let him out.
Halldor: Or the Nors found him and freed him.
Colin: Yeah, but why him?
Halldor: The Mark of the Pink Rose is drawn to this location, so the Nors needed to find someone with a history with this person and from what you've told us, Roth has a hatred for both you and young Rita.
Roth (N): I'll summon Vorse Raider (Lv.4 1900/1200)! Now Vorse Raider will attack your defense position monster!
Vorse Raider charged at Rita's face-down monster, but it turned out to be the Forgiving Maiden (Lv.4 850/2000) and Vorse Raider was sent flying backward and Roth lost 100 Life Points.
Roth (N) (LP 3900): I'll end my turn with two face-downs!
Rita: *draws* I'll activate my face-down Quickplay Spell Offerings to the Doomed! By skipping my next Draw Phase, I can destroy 1 face-up monster, so say goodbye to your Vorse Raider!
Vorse Raider was destroyed by the effect of Offerings to the Doomed.
Rita: I now activate the Spell Card Heavy Storm to destroy all Spell and Trap cards!
A huge storm enveloped inside of the Cathedral and destroyed Roth's face-down cards, which were Mirror Force and Bottomless Trap Hole.
Rita: I now sacrifice Forgiving Maiden to summon Skull Archfiend of Lightning (Lv.6 2500/1200)! And he will attack you directly!
Electricity surrounded Skull Archfiend of Lightning and that electricity shocked Rankshaw, inflicting him with 2500 points of damage.
Colin: Hm… This seems too easy.
Nick: The easier, the better, right?
Halldor: No, it is not. Should his Life Points hit 0, he can summon the Nors to the field.
Colin: Rita can handle them. I know she can.
Halldor: We'll see.
Rita: I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Roth (N) (LP 1400): *draws* I'll activate the Spell Graceful Charity! This allows us to draw 3 cards and discard 2! *draws and discards* Then, I'll activate the Spell Monster Reborn to bring back the Tri-Horned Dragon (Lv.8 2850/2350) I just discarded! And he will attack your Skull Archfiend of Lightning!
Tri-Horned Dragon charged toward Skull Archfiend of Lightning, ready to attack, but chains came out of nowhere and stopped Tri-Horned Dragon in its tracks.
Rita: I activate the Trap Shadow Spell! This prevents your monster from attacking and decreases its attack by 700!
Roth (N): I end my turn!
Rita: *pays 500 Life Points due to Skull Archfiend of Lightning* Skull Archfiend of Lightning, attack Tri-Horned Dragon!
Skull Archfiend of Lightning electrocuted Tri-Horned Dragon, destroying it and inflicting 350 points of damage to Roth.
Rita (LP 3500): I'll end my turn with three cards face-down!
Roth (N) (LP 1050): *draws* Haha! I activate the Spell Final Destiny! This destroys all cards on the field and in our hands!
Rita: Not so fast! My Skull Archfiend of Lightning has an effect! I roll a six-sided die and if it lands on 1, 3 or 6, your Spell is negated and destroyed!
The dice rolls and it lands on 4.
Rita: 4? !
Roth (N): Hahahaha! Final Destiny now activates!
A small nuclear explosion occurred in the middle of the Cathedral and destroyed Skull Archfiend of Lightning and Rita's face-downs and forced both duelists to discard their entire hands.
Roth (N): That will end my turn!
Rita: *draws* *thinks: There's nothing I can do!* I set one card face-down and end my turn!
Roth (N): *draws*
Rita: I activate Jar of Greed so I can draw 1 more card!
Roth (N): I set one card face-down and end my turn!
Rita: *draws* I'll set the Unhappy Maiden (Lv.1 0/100) in defense mode and end my turn!
Halldor: Now this is a very intense time for a duel. Whoever can summon a more powerful creature first will have the advantage and possibly victory.
Roth (N): I activate the Trap Call of the Haunted to bring back my Cosmo Queen (Lv.8 2900/2450)!
Colin: You just had to open your big mouth, didn't you, Halldor?
Roth (N): Cosmo Queen, destroy the Unhappy Maiden!
Cosmo Queen fired a sphere of dark magic at Unhappy Maiden and destroyed her.
Roth (N): Your turn, Rita!
Rita: Dammit!
Colin: Hey, stay calm, Rita! You can do this!
Rita: I know that! I don't need you to remind me every time I duel!
Colin: Hey, I'm just trying to show my support and-
Rita: I don't need your damned support!
Roth (N): Hahahaha! Looks like you've got some trouble in paradise! Your guardian angel isn't doing much guarding, is he?
Rita: He's not my guardian! *draws* I activate the Spell Graceful Charity to draw 3 cards and discard 2! *draws and discards* *thinks: This is just what I needed!* I play the Spell Plentiful Bounty! This lets me draw until I have 6 cards in my hand as long as I discard my hand at the end of my turn! *draws* I activate Premature Burial to bring back Marie the Fallen One (Lv.5 1700/1200), who I discarded just this turn! Then I summon the Tuner Monster Dark Resonator (Lv.3 1300/300)! And now I'll tune Dark Resonator with Marie the Fallen One to summon a creature who has the mastery of both the darkness and the light! I Synchro Summon Twilit Dragon (Lv.8 3000/2600)! I now remove Forgiving Maiden and Skull Archfiend of Lightning from my Graveyard in order to Special Summon Chaos Sorcerer (Lv.6 2300/2000)! Then, I remove Unhappy Maiden and the Mystical Elf I discarded to summon Soul of Purity and Light (Lv.6 2000/1800)! Then, I activate the Spell Card Pot of Greed to draw 2 more cards! *draws 2 cards* Then, I activate the Spell Card Twilight Summoning! If I have both a Light and Dark monster in my hand, I can summon both to the field! I now summon Breaker the Magical Warrior (Lv.4 1600/1000) and Dunames Dark Witch (Lv.4 1800/1050)! And now my Twilit Dragon gains all of their attacks points!
Twilit Dragon started to glow as its attack grew from 3000 to 10700.
Rita (LP 2700): Now, Twilit Dragon, finish his Cosmo Queen and the rest of his Life Points! SUNSET BLAZE!
Twilit Dragon breathed a black and white fire at Cosmo Queen, destroying her and reducing Roth's Life Points to 0.
Rita: See, I told you I could handle it!
Colin: Rita, it's not over yet!
Rita: I know! Geez!
Roth then played 3 cards with the likeness of the Nors on it.
Roth (N) (LP 0): I summon the Nors (Lv.0 2800/2800 x 3)!
The three images of the Nors appeared behind Rankshaw. They all appeared to be elderly women covered in heavy cloth and all three were blindfolded. One carried a large walking stick, one carried a candelabra and the last one carried a book.
Nors: We are the Nors and we see death in your future.
Rita: Never liked fortune telling. I end my turn!
Nors: *draw* We end our turn!
Rita: Okay- what? ! Aren't you going to attack? I've got weaker monsters out.
Nors: We cannot attack your monsters. We can only attack you directly when you have nothing left on the field.
Rita: That seems too easy. Oh, well, it's my turn! *draws* Twilit Dragon, attack-
The candles one of the Nors held blew out, Rita froze and her eyes became a soulless gray.
Nors: However, if you end your turn without any significant action, we can destroy the monster on your field with the highest attack power.
Rita did not move and she seemed like a soulless shell of who she once was.
Colin: Rita! RITA! Snap out of it! What did you do to her? !
Nors: She is lost inside her own mind. We are simply showing her images of her past that show her how terrible her life truly is. And if she cannot make a move, she will be forced to end her turn.
Rita's turn ended and the Nors with the walking stick tapped the ground with it once and Twilit Dragon disappeared and was destroyed.
Nick: That's complete bullshit! She can't fight back!
Halldor: The Nors have trapped her within her own mind. She needs to return to reality.
Colin: RITA, SNAP OUT OF IT!
Nors: You three are a bother to us. We will see to it that you get exactly what you deserve.
The Nors holding the book opened it and a bright, white flash came out of it and Colin, Nick and Halldor all disappeared.
(Inside Rita's mind)
A 5-year-old Rita was at home in Oakland, California, being smacked around by her mother.
Rita's Mom: I told you to Shut up you whiney Bitch! *Smack* Shut up! SHUT UP!
Rita was crying as her mother continued to abuse her, Rita's father finally stopped her mother and carried Rita out of the room. The poor girl was still crying.
(Inside Colin's mind)
It wasn't an old Memory the Nors had trapped Colin in, but rather he found himself standing on a beach, on a tropical island, in sunny warm weather.
Colin: Huh? What was I…?
Colin put his hand on his head as he tried to think.
Colin: *Thinks: Damn it, I can't remember what I was doing. Why-*
Ali: Colin?
Colin looked over and saw Ali Clairoux standing nearby. She had her hair wrapped up in a bun and was wearing a white bikini swimsuit that showed off her beautiful body.
Colin: Wow…A-A-Al-Ali?
Colin found himself tongue tied and increasingly flustered as she moved closer to him.
Ali: Colin are you alright? You're acting strange.
Colin: Oh, uh, N-no I'm fine. I just don't remember what I was doing.
Ali: Oh? Is that all? You always space out.
Ali sat down on a beach towel that was under the shade of an umbrella.
Ali: Come on, sit.
Without thinking Colin sat down next to her and she grabbed his arm and held it.
Colin: *Thinks: This feel's so strange. Damn it! Why can't I remember anything before this!*
Ali: It's been some nice weather we've been having recently.
Ali was trying to chat up the weather but noticed Colin was still thinking hard.
Ali: Damn it Colin! Pay attention!
Colin: Huh? Sorry, just trying to remember what I was doing.
Ali: Well, if you forgot, it probably wasn't that important anyway!
Colin: No, it feels important though.
Ali took her hands, put them on both sides of his face and brought her face close to his.
Colin: *thinks: Holy crap!*
Ali: Just don't worry about it. You're stressing about it too much. I know a way we can relieve that stress. *giggles*
Colin: *thinks: Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!*
Ali closed her eyes and slowly moved her face closer to his and looked as though she was about to kiss him.
Ali: Vivere per il momento. (Live for the moment.)
Right before she kisses him, Colin puts his hands on her shoulders and stops her.
Colin: What did you say?
Ali: Wha? Oh, I said "Live for the moment."
Colin: In Italian?
Ali: Yeah?
(Flashback)
Ali: No, Italian is a dirty language. I wouldn't be caught dead speaking it.
(End Flashback)
After remembering that moment, everything came back to Colin and he came to the realization that none of it was real and he closed his eyes.
Colin: You're not Ali. You're not even real.
Colin opened his eyes again and he felt the cold air of the Russian snow as he found himself in a dark and gloomy basement. Colin put his hands on his head as he took a deep breath.
Colin: Oh, what the f-RITA! Damn it! I've got to help her!
Colin got to his feet and went out the only door he saw.
(St. Basil's Cathedral, duel continues)
Nors: We end our turn! Your move, Ms. St. Clair.
Rita still stood motionless, surrounded by her monsters. All she did was draw and ended her turn.
Nors: And now we will destroy your next monster.
The Nor with the walking stick tapped it on the ground again and Chaos Sorcerer was destroyed.
(Inside Rita's mind)
Rita, now 15, was in her back yard tending a small rose garden. The house wasn't that nice. It was just a one level house for a low income family. She sniffed one of the roses because the aroma was always calming to her. As she worked her dad came in the back.
Rita's dad: Hey sweetie how's the garden?
Rita: Great! I think it's gonna be great this year.
Rita's dad: Where's your mother?
Rita: Who cares? !
Rita's dad: Rita…she's getting better.
Rita: If by better you mean being a total bitch, then ya she's getting better.
Rita's dad: *sighs* Anyway, I got you something.
Rita's dad pulled out a card and handed it to her.
Rita: Twilit Dragon? Dad I thought-
Rita's dad: Don't worry about the details. What matters now is that it's all yours now. Never give it up.
Rita: Thank you dad.
(In the Cathedral Basement)
Colin opened another door and sees Nick lying down on the ground. His eyes were as soulless and gray as Rita's when the Nors took over her mind.
Colin: Hey, Nick! Hey, Nick, wake up!
Colin smacked Nick's face a little bit.
Colin: Dammit, wake up!
Colin then punches him across the face, but it had no effect on him.
Colin: Yeah, I knew that wouldn't work.
Colin punches him again and then he noticed that his own Rose Mark began to glow.
Colin: I wonder…
Colin put his hands on Nick's face and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself inside of Nick's mind.
Colin: Holy crap! I can really enter somebody's mind! I can't to show Jeremy so I can mess with his head.
Colin found Nick surrounded by people while Nick held up the World Championship trophy.
Nick: I'M THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT WHAT I DO!
Colin: Go figure.
Colin made his way through the crowd and managed to reach Nick.
Nick: Colin! It's great to see ya! Hey, no hard feelings about losing to me in the tournament, right?
Colin: Yeah, none taken. Say, Nick, how did you win the tournament?
Nick: Oh, that's easy! I… I… I don't remember.
Colin: Really? I thought you would have every little detail about that duel down.
Nick: I did, I just… I didn't win. Son of a bitch! This isn't real!
Colin: That's a good boy, time to wake up.
Nick closed his eyes and opened them again and he was back in the real world.
Nick: Son of a bitch! Nobody tricks me like that! I'm going to go kick some ass!
Colin: Come on, we got to hurry!
The two then left through the other door as fast as they could.
(St. Basil's Cathedral altar, duel continues)
Nors: *draw* We end our turn!
Rita just draws and ends her turn. The Nors then use their ability again to destroy Soul of Purity and Light.
Nors: All is as we've foreseen thus far.
(Inside Rita's mind)
Rita ran. She continued to run. No way was she going to go back.
(Flashback)
Rita's mom: This is all your fault you little Whore! If it wasn't for that damned card, your dad would be here right now!
Rita: I'm sorry but-
Rita's mom: Sorry? You're Sorry? ! I'm sorry a pathetic piece of shit like you even exists! You're nothing but…but….YOU'RE NOTHING AT ALL!
Rita: SCREW YOU!
Rita's Mom: Excuse me? ! What did you say? !
Rita: I SAID SCREW YOU, YOU COLD HEARTLESS BICTH! You don't care about him at all! You just wanted his steady paycheck so you could go out and buy your Drugs!
Rita's Mom: Now you listen-
Rita: I'm done Listening to you! I have had it with all your bullshit!
Rita grabbed her Deck and her duel disk and ran out the door. Didn't look back.
(End flashback)
Rita: *Thinks: I have nowhere to go now! She was right…I am nothing…*
Rita stopped running and fell to her knees and started crying. The world around her became an empty void. She could hear all the different voices around her, saying the same things her mother had said to her.
Rita: I'm sorry! *Sniff* I'm so SO sorry!
(Inside St. Basil's Cathedral lower levels)
Colin and Nick were climbing the stairs as fast as they could and Nick was already exhausted.
Nick: Hoy crap! *huff* *puff* How deep were those basements? !
Colin: Pretty deep. My guess is when they built this place, Ivan the Terrible built a deep dungeon for workers who were slacking off.
Nick: That's crazy. Then why would anyone want to build this thing then? !
Colin: You see the cement in these walls? My guess is if you crack it open, you'll find some of the people who refused to work on it.
Nick: O_O
Colin: Anyway, we're wasting time! We've gotta get to Rita!
They continued to climb the stairs and when they reached the first floor, they ran into Halldor.
Halldor: Ah, I have seen the Nors' illusions could not trick you two.
Nick: What the hell? ! Were they trying to confuse us with our deepest desires or something? !
Halldor: On the contrary, they wanted to fill our minds with thoughts to forget about your accomplice, desire or not.
Colin: Yeah, that's great1 We've got to save Rita, though!
Colin ran through the nearest door, trying to get to where he needed to go.
Halldor: He seems quite persistent.
Nick: Yeah, well, he's in love with her.
Halldor: Ah, the ultimate motivation.
(St. Basil's Cathedral altar, duel continues)
Nors: *draw* We end our turn.
Rita once again just drew, ended her turn and the Nors destroyed Dunames Dark Witch.
Nors; *draw* We end our turn-
Colin burst through the doors and immediately ran over to Rita.
Colin: RITA!
Colin tried to shake a response out of her.
Colin: Don't worry, I'll bring you back to reality!
Before Colin could do anything, he felt his body freeze up. The Nors holding the staff had it pointing toward him and he couldn't move.
Nors: We think not. Victory is near. Your troublesome presence will not be tolerated.
Colin: What? You didn't foretell seeing me coming?
The Nors remained silent.
Colin: Oh, you guys are so full of crap! You said you could foresee the future and yet all I see are a bunch of tricks and illusions!
Nors: Silence! Now you will die!
Halldor: Odin, Father of the Aesir! I CALL UPON YOUR POWER WHEN IT IS MOST NEEDED!
Halldor held out the Odin card and it was glowing as well as his Rune Eye. Suddenly, all the doors and windows opened and all the wind and snow from outside came inside and the storm distracted the Nors and Colin was able to be freed from the spell. Colin then held Rita's face and entered her mind.
(Inside Rita's mind)
Rita stayed on her knees inside the empty void crying, repeating the words she kept hearing.
Rita: I am nothing…I am worthless…no one cares about me…
Colin: Rita!
Rita looked up, but no one was there. She could only hear Colin's voice.
Colin: Rita it's not real! It's all a trick!
Rita: No, I'm worthless…no one cares about me…
Colin: Rita you know that's not true! You have friends! They all care about you!
Rita then thought of everyone she met during the tournament and the friendship they formed.
Colin: And…I care about you…
Rita smiled and closed her eyes and when she opened them, the first thing she saw was Colin looking right at her.
Colin: There you go…I knew you could do it…
Rita: Colin…Thank you…
Colin: Hm? 2 Emeralds!
Rita: What?
Colin: Your eyes, I never noticed before but they look like 2 green emeralds.
Colin smiled at her and she smiled back.
Nors: NO! This is not how the future should be! This is not supposed to happen!
Colin moved to the side so Rita could finish the duel.
Rita: My Turn!
Rita's rose mark was glowing as was her deck as she drew her rose card and it turned into a spell card.
Rita: I activate the Spell Breaker's Point! If I have Breaker the Magical warrior on the field I can Transfer half of all your monsters attack to their Defense.
Breaker casted a spell that lower the Attack of the Nors to 1400 and raised their defense to 4200.
Rita: And now he can Attack up to 3 times this turn! Now Breaker, ATTACK!
Breaker: On your command!
Breaker's sword started to glow and it unleashed a powerful blast of energy at the Nors and destroyed all 3 of them.
Rita: I win!
Across the field Roth Rankshaw fell to his knees and felt his body turning to ice.
Roth: You're not gonna let me die are you?
Rita: Why not? You killed lots of people before, you tried to kill me! Why should I give you any more mercy then them?
Roth: You little…fine, live in your fantasy world girl! Pretend you had nothing to do with what I did! But it will haunt you! And I Swear I will-
Roth's body turned entirely to ice and shattered, then the altar revealed the Osiris piece and Rita grabbed it.
Nick: Hey, Halldor, I thought you said Odin was sealed because of the Nors. How were you able to conjure up that snowstorm?
Halldor: Ah, yes, about that, I lied.
Nick: … What?
Halldor: Truth be told, Odin did not find you worthy of being an ally at first, but as your determination and resolve has proven, he changed his opinion of you and he would only assist those who are truly worthy of their help.
Colin: So, the only reason we brought you along is so you could see if we're worthy being considered allies with a Nordic God?
Halldor: That's not all. Odin cannot defeat the Nors on his own. He wouldn't have been able to challenge them were it not for you. The world is a better place without those creatures.
Colin: Well, glad we could help.
Rita: We? I did all the work!
Colin: Hey, I saved you from an endless purgatory!
Rita: I would've gotten out of it!
Colin: Yeah, right.
The two kept arguing about the situation and Halldor just stared at them like "WTF?".
Nick: Well, anyway, nice meeting you Halldor. Hope we duel sometime.
Halldor: I'll look forward to it.
Halldor and Nick shook hands and Halldor leaves while Colin and Rita kept arguing.
Colin: That has nothing to do with this!
Rita: Well, next time, you can pay for your own damn coffee!
Nick: Guys shouldn't we like…leave?
Rita: Yeah, but where too? There was no message with the card.
Nick: So what were at a dead end? !
Colin: Dead end…Maybe the other will find out…all we can do is wait…
They Left St. Basil's Catherdral and into the snow.
Nick: It's still snowing? I thought beating the Nors would stop the snow…Guys?
Nick looked back and noticed that Rita and Colin were ignoring him and talking to each other.
Rita: Do my eyes really look like emeralds?
Colin: Uh, well, there a bright green…and shine so…yeah-kinda-maybe-alittle-no-ok yes!
Rita: You're acting so weird lately.
Colin: Shut up!
Colin turned his head and Rita smiled.
Rita: Thank you…