(Chapter 3)
After the events of the night before, everyone had trouble sleeping. After what had happened, Yuugi had to explain to his Grandfather what was going on. He wasn't happy about the window being broken before, when Haga and Ryuuzaki attempted to steal the God cards. Though he didn't mind about everyone staying last night, he was annoyed that he had to get another window fixed.
"Anzu's parents will get worried. But with her separated from her body like this, they'll be wanting to know what happened if we take her home" Yuugi spoke up. They were discussing what to do about Anzu's body, since she had been separated from it.
"They'll know that she came over here last night, so they'll probably call here" Jyonouchi added.
"But just what do we do? Someone also needs to tend to Anzu's body while her soul is away" Saratu questioned.
"Our best bet is to take her to hospital. But it'd be best if one of us stays behind to give a story to cover for what happened" Yuugi replied.
"The three of you are duelists, so I'll stay behind" Honda offered.
"Thanks Honda" Jyonouchi said.
Yuugi turned to Saratu. "But if we're coming with you Saratu, where are we going?" he questioned.
"I'm not sure, but I am sure they know where I am. I say we just wait until they make a move, then demand information from whoever they send after me when we defeat them" Saratu answered.
"Well, we can't go after them if we don't know where they are. But what has me puzzled is what do they want your Ka for anyway?" Jyonouchi asked.
"Are you sure you don't know Saratu?" Honda added.
"I'm sure! If I had any clue then I'd tell you" Saratu snapped at the two of them.
"Have you evel been forced to duel anyone from this organisation?" Yuugi questioned.
Saratu nodded as she took out her deck "I've always had a hard time with them. But without good luck to get better cards, this is the best deck I could create" she answered.
"Well, it's your deck Saratu. But I could let you update your deck with my extra cards" Yuugi told her with a smile.
"Then you could always go into the shop for more cards if you have any extra cash with you" Jyonouchi added, getting a nod from Yuugi.
"Well, with a better deck, I'd have an easier time dueling. Let's get to work" Saratu replied.
(Elsewhere...)
"She can't have many more people to turn to now. I killed her brother" Ademu spoke up. The people sat around the table with him nodded. The room was dark.
"Yes, but as you said Ademu, she has found Motou Yuugi. Without a doubt, he'll offer to strengthen her deck" a man replied. He had the Sennen Ring hanging from his neck
Ademu nodded. "She won't be much of a problem for me, even with a better deck" he answered.
"You are our best Ademu. But we have more targets to collect Ka from. We will need you to concentrate on our other targets for now" The man at the end of the table told him. Ademu nodded.
"If Ademu is concentrating on others, I can have Denierure go after Saratu" a woman spoke up. Strangely, she was holding a doll in her lap.
"She may have to duel with Yuugi. We know he is classed as the best duelist in the world" their leader told her. "But either way, you know what will happen. I presume you have a plan?" he asked.
The woman nodded. "I will explain everything to her" she answered as she got up and left the room.
"But sir, about the girl that was with her brother..." Ademu started.
"Leave her. If she finds Saratu, then there may be times when she'll let her guard down. Then, you could capture her Ka without a duel" their leader replied.
(Back at the Game Shop, later...)
"Okay, that should do it. Thanks for helping me, both of you" Saratu smiled at Yuugi and Jyonouchi. Honda had left to take Anzu's body to hospital.
"It always takes me about this long to create my new decks. I just hope you're confident with your new deck" Yuugi replied.
"We've already tested it Yuugi. When I was first going through your deck, I was wondering if you were any good. Now I know you are" Jyonouchi added.
"Yeah, and now I know why you ranked so high in the recent tournaments" Saratu said. Jyonouchi laughed at this.
"Yeah, but both of us are always improving. I don't see why people don't give Jyonouchi-kun the kind of respect that they give me. He's got a lot better since our first major tournament, back at Duelist Kingdom" Yuugi replied.
"I never got an invite to play at Duelist Kingdom. But I did improve and competed at Battle City. I was knocked out early on, by Kaiba Seto. He finished me off pretty quickly. He ended the duel with this card I'd never seen, or even heard of before. I later found out what that card was. One of the Sangenshin" Saratu explained.
"How'd you end up dueling with Kaiba?" Jyonouchi questioned.
"He was looking for Puzzle Cards. I won and lost a few duels, so I was down to my last one when he dueled me. I was no match for him" Saratu answered.
"Well, that's in the past now. Maybe you'll get a chance to duel him again" Yuugi told her.
Jyonouchi looked at his watch. Noticing the time, he got up. "Yuugi, we need to go meet Shizuka" he said.
Yuugi looked up at the clock in his room. He nodded. He turned to Saratu. "Are you going to come with us Saratu?" he questioned.
Saratu pocketed her deck, nodding. "If we're going to find one of them, I guess we need to be out" she answered.
(Downtown, later...)
"Um, Jyonouchi-kun, why did you ask me to help you with this?" Yuugi asked. He was nervously looking around, turning his head quite often.
"Shizuka told me she wanted to start playing Duel Monsters. So I thought 'Who better to teach her to play better than two high ranked duelists?' And you're the only other high ranked duelist I know who I could even speak to" Jyonouchi answered as they walked on.
"Well, I guess Kaiba-kun would be hard to reach anyway, and I can't see him doing something like this, especially for you. But you know how much I get stopped by duelists wanting to duel me. It was hard enough getting them to believe that I lost the Sangenshin cards" he said.
"The Pharaoh had them?" Saratu questioned.
Yuugi nodded. "In the Ceremonial Duel, he was using them in his deck. I managed to defeat him. I don't know what happened to his cards after the duel though. His Duel Disk just vanished from his arm, his deck along with it. I'm glad I had spares of most of the cards he used" he told her.
After walking on a little longer, Jyonouchi smiled as he saw Shizuka, his younger sister. He waved to her, but she didn't notice him. As he got closer, he saw why. She had her attention on a younger girl, whom was crying. She was about Mokuba's age, maybe a little younger. She had short blonde hair, and her eyes were the same shade of blue as Saratu's.
Saratu gasped as she noticed the younger girl. Shizuka noticed her. "Do you know her? I found her crying, and I can't get her to calm down" she asked.
Saratu nodded as she walked over to her and kneeled down at her side. "Kuri, what're you doing here?" she asked. The crying girl looked up at her.
"I came looking for you, with Rianu-niichan. This guy challenged him to a game of Duel Monsters. Rianu told me to run for it. When I got back to him later, he...he" Kuri explained, before crying out loud again.
Saratu held her close again, stroking the back of her head. "I understand" she told her gently.
"Who is that?" Jyonouchi asked suddenly. Saratu continued to comfort the young girl, before glaring at him.
"She's my younger sister, Keshiro Kurisutaru. Rianu is the eldest of the three of us. If I'm right, that guy dueled with him right before he sealed Anzu's spirit into Yuugi's Black Magician Girl card" Saratu answered.
"It could've been someone else Saratu" Yuugi spoke up. Saratu nodded.
"Rianu-niichan is good at Duel Monsters. As far as I've seen, there's only one of those guys that would've had the skill to defeat him. Osaka Ademu" Saratu replied. "And the guy that had the Ring wasn't him. I'd never seen him before" she added.
"Maybe he's just the only good duelist of theirs you've seen? They could have others" Jyonouchi spoke up.
(Nearby...)
The woman from earlier was speaking with a young girl in a nearby alley. Now, she could be clearly seen. She had long dark green hair and eyes, and was wearing a purple dress. She looked to be very intimidating. "You have your orders. I'll be watching" she told her.
The girl looked a little nervous. She had long blue hair and eyes, and was wearing what looked like a doll's blue and white dress. She was about the same age as Yuugi and everyone. "I don't know... Mistress, he's the top ranked duelist in the world!" she replied.
This angered the older woman. "You dare talk back? I can return you to your doll form now if you want" she said, making the girl flinch in fear.
"No Mistress! I just don't think I can beat him..." the girl answered as she looked away from her mistress.
The woman put her hands on the girl's shoulders, making her look back at her. "Do not worry Denierure. I have a plan to aid you. You do not have to challenge Yuugi. Make your choice, and duel your best against whoever you challenge" she encouraged her.
Denierure thought about her mistress' words, then nodded.
The woman took out a Duel Disk and handed it to her, a deck was already loaded into it. "I'll let you use your own deck this time" she told her as she then turned away and started walking in the other direction.
Denierure slid the Duel Disk onto her arm, and slid her deck out to shuffle it. 'If I can win this, I can finally be free of this curse. I won't have to become a doll again. But I wonder what Mistress has in mind to aid me?' she wondered as she finished shuffling and loaded her deck into her Duel Disk again. She looked out of the alley, at the group, trying to decide who to duel.
(End of Chapter)
Okay! I know it's short, but I wanted to save the next duel for next chapter. Speaking of that, I have this up on four different sites, and I can't decide who Denierure should duel. So, I'm going to let you readers decide. People on the forums, either PM me or leave a comment on the fanfic thread. People reading on PM me, leave your answer in a review, or email me. I'll wait until I have a few votes to start writing the new chapter. If I can get ahold of you, I'll also send some information about next chapter to those people who vote.
Also, I'm still in need of more characters for duelists. PLEASE send a decklist with your character, and some possible combos you wish your character to use.
