---- Chapter 8: Scattering ----
Shadi stood in shock at Masaharu's swift and decisive victory over Yugi. A crowd had gathered quickly to watch the short duel, which was ended by the arrival of Masaharu's Black Sorceror.
Stepping forward, Shadi congratulated Masaharu. "Excellent work, Masaharu. You did well to defeat Yugi so easily. Now, it is time for the tournament...." Making several strange motions with his hands, Shadi began to be surrounded by a black aura.
".... to...."
His aura flared even greater, covering Yugi, Masaharu, and Kaori completely.
".... BEGIN!!!!"
In a single instant, all four of them vanished.
=== ???? ===
Masaharu opened his eyes.... only to find that he was in mid-air. As he scrambled to get up, he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking up, he saw Shadi gripping him tightly.
"No need for fear. We're currently protected by shadow power, so you won't fall."
Indeed, all four of them were suspended high above Domino City, in a clear black orb. Shadi's hands crackled with power, shooting into the sides of the orb. Kaori regained her composure quickly, asking, "What.... is going on.... ?" Shadi replied with a soft chuckle.
"You're going to be sent to different parts of the Earth, to train your skills. Prepare yourselves...."
The enormous orb broke into four pieces, one for each duelist. Raising one of his hands swiftly, Kaori's orb began shaking slightly.
"Kaori Makino.... you will go to the United States!"
And at that, the orb sped off into the distance, at a rate unimaginable by the human mind.
"Yugi Mutou, champion of Battle City.... to Egypt!!"
Yugi's orb also zipped off at his words.
"And you, Masaharu Anazawa.... you will go to Russia!!!"
Before Masaharu could even respond, the orb blasted off with him towards Russia. It seemed as though the clouds were splitting in half from the speed of his travel, as his thoughts turned to Kaori....
=== New York City, New York ===
Kaori crashed into the ground hard, creating a simply enormous crater. As a crowd gathered around the impact site, the dazed teenager stumbled out of the crater. A group of thugs began to approach her, as she panted softly. Swiftly drawing a card from her deck, she slapped it down on her Duel Disk.
And the Buster Blade burst from the ground, brandishing its long blade at the hooligans. The thieves stepped back for a moment, before turning and running away. Managing a grin before collapsing to the ground, Kaori muttered, "Well.... may as well get some fun out of this...."
=== Egypt ===
Shuffling through the desert sands, Yugi sighed.
"How dare he do this.... I'll be sure to make him pay with a Penalty Game when I get back to Domino City...."
Suddenly, the ground split open, and four large snake-like creatures surrounded Yugi, baring their fangs at the young boy.
"Attack!!!"
At that, the four creatures pounced on Yugi....
.... only to be blown away. The Black Magician stood by Yugi's side, brandishing its staff menacingly. Yugi glared over at the master of the monsters.... and started up his Duel Disk.
=== Russia ===
Masaharu rose to his feet with significant difficulty. Shuffling out of the crater, he looked around at the barren snowfields that surrounded him. With a sigh, he started off towards a small column of smoke in the distance. However, before he'd taken even three steps, his eyes snapped open in awareness....
.... and he narrowly missed a huge stream of fire that burst from the ground. Rising through the flames, a large black demon could be seen carrying a young-looking man clothed in a black karate Gi with a red bandana wrapped around his head. Smirking wickedly, the man leapt off his perch and down to the ground with a flourish.
Speaking a calm voice, the man said, "It looks like you're a duelist...." A Duel Disk on his arm snapped into place at a snap of his fingers.
".... So let's duel."
Shadi stood in shock at Masaharu's swift and decisive victory over Yugi. A crowd had gathered quickly to watch the short duel, which was ended by the arrival of Masaharu's Black Sorceror.
Stepping forward, Shadi congratulated Masaharu. "Excellent work, Masaharu. You did well to defeat Yugi so easily. Now, it is time for the tournament...." Making several strange motions with his hands, Shadi began to be surrounded by a black aura.
".... to...."
His aura flared even greater, covering Yugi, Masaharu, and Kaori completely.
".... BEGIN!!!!"
In a single instant, all four of them vanished.
=== ???? ===
Masaharu opened his eyes.... only to find that he was in mid-air. As he scrambled to get up, he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking up, he saw Shadi gripping him tightly.
"No need for fear. We're currently protected by shadow power, so you won't fall."
Indeed, all four of them were suspended high above Domino City, in a clear black orb. Shadi's hands crackled with power, shooting into the sides of the orb. Kaori regained her composure quickly, asking, "What.... is going on.... ?" Shadi replied with a soft chuckle.
"You're going to be sent to different parts of the Earth, to train your skills. Prepare yourselves...."
The enormous orb broke into four pieces, one for each duelist. Raising one of his hands swiftly, Kaori's orb began shaking slightly.
"Kaori Makino.... you will go to the United States!"
And at that, the orb sped off into the distance, at a rate unimaginable by the human mind.
"Yugi Mutou, champion of Battle City.... to Egypt!!"
Yugi's orb also zipped off at his words.
"And you, Masaharu Anazawa.... you will go to Russia!!!"
Before Masaharu could even respond, the orb blasted off with him towards Russia. It seemed as though the clouds were splitting in half from the speed of his travel, as his thoughts turned to Kaori....
=== New York City, New York ===
Kaori crashed into the ground hard, creating a simply enormous crater. As a crowd gathered around the impact site, the dazed teenager stumbled out of the crater. A group of thugs began to approach her, as she panted softly. Swiftly drawing a card from her deck, she slapped it down on her Duel Disk.
And the Buster Blade burst from the ground, brandishing its long blade at the hooligans. The thieves stepped back for a moment, before turning and running away. Managing a grin before collapsing to the ground, Kaori muttered, "Well.... may as well get some fun out of this...."
=== Egypt ===
Shuffling through the desert sands, Yugi sighed.
"How dare he do this.... I'll be sure to make him pay with a Penalty Game when I get back to Domino City...."
Suddenly, the ground split open, and four large snake-like creatures surrounded Yugi, baring their fangs at the young boy.
"Attack!!!"
At that, the four creatures pounced on Yugi....
.... only to be blown away. The Black Magician stood by Yugi's side, brandishing its staff menacingly. Yugi glared over at the master of the monsters.... and started up his Duel Disk.
=== Russia ===
Masaharu rose to his feet with significant difficulty. Shuffling out of the crater, he looked around at the barren snowfields that surrounded him. With a sigh, he started off towards a small column of smoke in the distance. However, before he'd taken even three steps, his eyes snapped open in awareness....
.... and he narrowly missed a huge stream of fire that burst from the ground. Rising through the flames, a large black demon could be seen carrying a young-looking man clothed in a black karate Gi with a red bandana wrapped around his head. Smirking wickedly, the man leapt off his perch and down to the ground with a flourish.
Speaking a calm voice, the man said, "It looks like you're a duelist...." A Duel Disk on his arm snapped into place at a snap of his fingers.
".... So let's duel."