Tyr opened his eyes but he didn't get the expected unknown ceiling. Instead
he was faced with a sky. He lay there a few moments more, wondering how he
ended up outside. The next moment, though, gave him pause. What looked like
a little orange dragon crossed the sky in front of him.
He raised an eyebrow. Was he dreaming?
It seemed the little dragon had the same question because as soon as it saw him it did a double take and headed right for his position, landing softly beside him. He sat up and soon found his arms full with none other than Baby Dragon. It had to be, it looked exactly like the card.
'Wonder where he came from?'
"From your Deck!" The little creature chirped. Tyr looked at it in surprise. He knew he hadn't said anything out loud.
"I'm one of your cards, I can read your mind." The little dragon looked uncertain. "Did I do something wrong?" Tyr quickly shook his head and rubbed the scaled skin along a horn. If he could have, he would have laughed at the purr-like sound he received.
He didn't know what had happened, but he wasn't scared.
Soon Baby Dragon got up, although reluctantly and grabbed Tyr's hand gently within his claws.
"You must come, Tyr! You can stop the fighting between them!" Tyr found himself dragged along behind the dragon and soon he saw what looked like a black dome. It's surface reflected the light, almost like glass or metal.
"It's the seal around the Deck. All Decks have one so that the cards have a safe haven when here."
It seemed he really could read Tyr's mind. But before he could form another question he was dragged into the Deck and came face to face with his own cards. They all rested in either the forest or mountain area, the two field cards he had. Looking around he was able to name all of them, except, two seemed to be missing. He looked down at Baby. One clawed hand pointed to a turn around a corner. He followed the stream that took the same path and he heard them well before he saw them.
"Why don't you ever admit it? You act all high and mighty, but I don't care how powerful you are. It's your fault and you cannot put the blame on me!"
Tyr turned the corner and saw an angry Rainbow Marine Mermaid, her tail flicking madly in the water. She was looking up at someone and when he followed her gaze he saw Meteor Black Dragon.
'What is his fault?'
"We can't control the way of the mortal world. I cannot be blamed for another mortal with a car. It was an accident. A horrible one, yes, but an accident." The continued to watch each other before Meteor put in the final word. "Besides, his sister was the one who dragged him out at that time, so happy after finding 'you'."
'They're talking of my family?'
It looked like Marine was ready to launch herself at the more powerful card, but Tyr quickly stepped out. His movement caused both cards to stop and then stare at who had appeared before them.
Meteor descended from his spot on the cliff and made his way down to Tyr's side, while Marine followed the stream over. He looked at both of them and could feel his families last words running through his mind.
But to see them fighting with each other. That hurt. Didn't they realize how much they meant to him?
'What exactly were you fighting about?' He formed the question clearly in his head. But both cards looked away without giving him an answer.
'I know it was about my family and the point that they died, but why should that involve you two?' Still no answer and now neither could look him in the eyes. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned slightly till he could see one of his most powerful magic cards. Change of Heart.
The dual hearted angel looked calmly back.
"They fight over which one of them caused the death's of them. Each blame the other, taking no blame for themselves." He heard twin growls from the mentioned cards but he ignored them for the moment, concentrating on the one who was answering his question, when no one else would.
'How could they have been the cause?'
"The only reason your mother and sister were out at that moment was to go buy Cards for you. If they hadn't, they'd still be alive. They'd still be with you today" It came out with no emotion and no blame. It was from a magic card which held no concept of grief or distress, only winning and losing and the orders of its Duelist which it had just carried out.
The shock of that rocked Tyr back and he landed on his knees, his head bowed and eyes unseeing. He could feel the distress from the cards behind him, thinking that now he would hate them. But they didn't realize he could never hate them. They were given to him by the ones he loved more than life itself. They held their blessings and wishes.
And their love.
No, the only person he hated was himself. If he had never shown an interest in Dueling than he wouldn't have lost them. They would have had more money to be together. It wasn't Marine or Meteor's fault.
It was his.
It had always been his. His and his fascination with a game.
He felt arms wrap around him and tears sink into his hair. He had forgot the fact that the cards knew his mind and he turned to look at the crying mermaid.
"It's not your fault. It was never your fault. Let us deal with the blame. You need to rest." Before he could protest he felt himself drifting off in to sleep and when next he woke he was staring at the unknown ceiling, wondering if it had all been a dream. But when he moved he noticed the dampness across his shoulders where he had been held by a mermaid.
'She had been so much like Kiora. All love at that moment.' He curled up with his knees to his chest and cried, but this time he knew that he wasn't alone anymore and that in a way, his family was still watching over him.
He raised an eyebrow. Was he dreaming?
It seemed the little dragon had the same question because as soon as it saw him it did a double take and headed right for his position, landing softly beside him. He sat up and soon found his arms full with none other than Baby Dragon. It had to be, it looked exactly like the card.
'Wonder where he came from?'
"From your Deck!" The little creature chirped. Tyr looked at it in surprise. He knew he hadn't said anything out loud.
"I'm one of your cards, I can read your mind." The little dragon looked uncertain. "Did I do something wrong?" Tyr quickly shook his head and rubbed the scaled skin along a horn. If he could have, he would have laughed at the purr-like sound he received.
He didn't know what had happened, but he wasn't scared.
Soon Baby Dragon got up, although reluctantly and grabbed Tyr's hand gently within his claws.
"You must come, Tyr! You can stop the fighting between them!" Tyr found himself dragged along behind the dragon and soon he saw what looked like a black dome. It's surface reflected the light, almost like glass or metal.
"It's the seal around the Deck. All Decks have one so that the cards have a safe haven when here."
It seemed he really could read Tyr's mind. But before he could form another question he was dragged into the Deck and came face to face with his own cards. They all rested in either the forest or mountain area, the two field cards he had. Looking around he was able to name all of them, except, two seemed to be missing. He looked down at Baby. One clawed hand pointed to a turn around a corner. He followed the stream that took the same path and he heard them well before he saw them.
"Why don't you ever admit it? You act all high and mighty, but I don't care how powerful you are. It's your fault and you cannot put the blame on me!"
Tyr turned the corner and saw an angry Rainbow Marine Mermaid, her tail flicking madly in the water. She was looking up at someone and when he followed her gaze he saw Meteor Black Dragon.
'What is his fault?'
"We can't control the way of the mortal world. I cannot be blamed for another mortal with a car. It was an accident. A horrible one, yes, but an accident." The continued to watch each other before Meteor put in the final word. "Besides, his sister was the one who dragged him out at that time, so happy after finding 'you'."
'They're talking of my family?'
It looked like Marine was ready to launch herself at the more powerful card, but Tyr quickly stepped out. His movement caused both cards to stop and then stare at who had appeared before them.
Meteor descended from his spot on the cliff and made his way down to Tyr's side, while Marine followed the stream over. He looked at both of them and could feel his families last words running through his mind.
But to see them fighting with each other. That hurt. Didn't they realize how much they meant to him?
'What exactly were you fighting about?' He formed the question clearly in his head. But both cards looked away without giving him an answer.
'I know it was about my family and the point that they died, but why should that involve you two?' Still no answer and now neither could look him in the eyes. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned slightly till he could see one of his most powerful magic cards. Change of Heart.
The dual hearted angel looked calmly back.
"They fight over which one of them caused the death's of them. Each blame the other, taking no blame for themselves." He heard twin growls from the mentioned cards but he ignored them for the moment, concentrating on the one who was answering his question, when no one else would.
'How could they have been the cause?'
"The only reason your mother and sister were out at that moment was to go buy Cards for you. If they hadn't, they'd still be alive. They'd still be with you today" It came out with no emotion and no blame. It was from a magic card which held no concept of grief or distress, only winning and losing and the orders of its Duelist which it had just carried out.
The shock of that rocked Tyr back and he landed on his knees, his head bowed and eyes unseeing. He could feel the distress from the cards behind him, thinking that now he would hate them. But they didn't realize he could never hate them. They were given to him by the ones he loved more than life itself. They held their blessings and wishes.
And their love.
No, the only person he hated was himself. If he had never shown an interest in Dueling than he wouldn't have lost them. They would have had more money to be together. It wasn't Marine or Meteor's fault.
It was his.
It had always been his. His and his fascination with a game.
He felt arms wrap around him and tears sink into his hair. He had forgot the fact that the cards knew his mind and he turned to look at the crying mermaid.
"It's not your fault. It was never your fault. Let us deal with the blame. You need to rest." Before he could protest he felt himself drifting off in to sleep and when next he woke he was staring at the unknown ceiling, wondering if it had all been a dream. But when he moved he noticed the dampness across his shoulders where he had been held by a mermaid.
'She had been so much like Kiora. All love at that moment.' He curled up with his knees to his chest and cried, but this time he knew that he wasn't alone anymore and that in a way, his family was still watching over him.