How long have I been in this room? My phone died a long time ago, I can't tell. It feels like a lifetime. I try to sleep only to haunted by nightmares. That recurring dream keeps happening. The details are only getting sharper. Every cut and scrape trickles blood, Kiryu's cheekbones become more pronounced. It only just leaves me with more questions. Will this dream really happen? What does it all mean? Kiryu still hasn't returned. I reckon it's been more than a day, maybe even two.
After everything, I just feel angry and betrayed. My tears have dried up, but I think that's because I have no more. In my dreams, I keep seeing what used to be Team Satisfaction. It just makes me hurt more than I already am. We can never go back to that happy time. Not with Yusei and Jack the way they are now. I don't think I can control my powers anymore. I can feel electricity surging through my veins. All I can think about is making Yusei feel my pain. I'm being tortured by my thoughts, and it's all because of him. I said I'd never hurt anyone with my powers again. I don't think I can keep that promise to myself any longer. I'm in too much pain to do otherwise.
I would leave and go find him if I could. I'd duel him to a pulp if I had my way, but that blasted door won't open. I keep trying to find someone around, but I can't detect a single person's aura. All I can sense is the Reactor. The sheer power of it is slowly draining me. I imagine that I looked like a wreck at this stage, with the bags under my eyes having bags themselves. I sensed some auras leaving the general area a couple of hours ago, Kiryu among them. I screamed and screamed. I tried breaking down the door. Being the stupid person that I am, I forgot my duel disk. I brought my deck, but not the duel disk. What was I thinking? I can't do anything without it now. I sigh out loud. Lying back down on the bed, I try listening again. Not a sound except for the loud creaking noises. Then I feel it, a small twinkle of an aura. It's not far away, I imagine a couple of rooms away. Given the strength of the aura, the person is not a psychic. Sometimes I can sense the aura of someone who isn't a psychic, I can't explain it. The aura is familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on who it is. I give up since I'm unlikely to actually see them. I imagine that their door is also locked.
I need to sleep. I haven't had a proper night's sleep in nearly a week. My body is so tired, but my heart won't let me sleep. My mind has started to become warped, I can't comprehend what's the truth and what isn't. Meditating won't work, simply closing my eyes and lying down doesn't help. The lack of food certainly doesn't help either. I wish Kiryu would come back. I don't know what I can do. I sit up and stare at my hands again. What can I do? I could go find Yusei and make him feel my pain. What then? Would I feel any better or would I feel the guilt?
I'm so wrapped up in my thoughts that I barely notice Kiryu's aura approaching the door. I jump at the sound of the door opening. Kiryu walks in with a big grin on his face. This makes me scowl.
"How are you doing?" Kiryu leans against the wall since I take up most of the bed.
"Terrible."
"Oh, what's wrong?" I can almost feel the sarcasm dripping from his mouth, he knows exactly what's wrong.
"I hate Yusei Fudo." That small piece of me keeps crying out that I don't, it's the opposite, I ignore it.
"Oh really?" He knows this, and I know he's just getting me to talk more.
"Yes. I want him to feel my pain." I stare at the ceiling as my fists clench. That electricity is back. If I don't stop myself, the power will manifest and my eyes will glow, that's not good.
"You can." My eyes snap back to Kiryu. "Join the Dark Signers, Yuuka."
"Dark Signers?" What does that even mean? Like a Signer?
"We Dark Signers fight the Crimson Dragon and the Signers. Join us and get your revenge."
"Revenge?" It's such a strong word. "Yeah, that sounds about right." I'm staring at my hand. My dream comes to mind, is that what it meant?
"Then, will you join us?"
"Yes." I don't hesitate at all.
"Great, then we can crush Yusei together." I look back at Kiryu. Crush is an awfully strong word.
"How can I join the Dark Signers?" I have a feeling that these Dark Signers may have something to do with Kiryu's black sclerae.
"You have to wait." This catches me off-guard. "There can only be five Dark Signers at one time. You'll know when the time comes." I'm somewhat disappointed at this news. I was ready to join him. I stare at Kiryu, I'm on edge with him just in the room. I can't quite put my finger on it. I focus on his aura. It's too chaotic and muddled for me to get a good read again. "Well, if that's all your questions, I'll be off." No questions come to mind, even though I'm sure that I'll remember them when he leaves. I'm silent as he walks out, closing the door behind him. I'm alone again. The lack of noise is unsettling. I look around the room. In fact, it barely resembles a room. It looks like four stone slabs creating a box. It feels more like a prison that a make-shift bedroom.
I think back to what Kiryu said. Is it revenge that I really want? Well, that's the decision I arrived at, so I'll go with it. Still, I can't help but think back to the time we formed Team Satisfaction. I was coming back from the market with food, when I was cornered by some guys with ill intentions in an alleyway. I had my duel disk and my deck on me, that wasn't the problem. I would be outnumbered three-to-one; the odds were not in my favour. As my back touched the wall, I became to panic. I wanted to call out to someone, anyone. I feared that if I screamed out, they would do something even more horrible to me. Then, someone called out to them. I didn't quite make out what they said as I was busy trying not to faint from relief. The guys that surrounded me ran off, which confused me, since between me and that guy, we didn't outnumber them. Once they had left, my saviour turns to me and asks if they had hurt me, thankfully, they hadn't. My saviour introduces himself as Kiryu. He asks if I want him to walk me back to my place because they might come back if I'm by myself. I was hesitant, but decided to trust him. Back then, I was a bit more trusting than I am now.
As we walked back, Kiryu and I started talking. I asked him why he helped me. He told me that he wanted to make the Satellite a better place. I remember being in awe when he said he wanted to get rid of the duel teams in the Satellite. I thought he was so cool. As we got towards the place where I stayed with the guys, we ran into Crow. He asked me where I was, because I had been away longer than usual. I told Crow what happened to me and I introduced him to Kiryu. Crow thanked him, making a comment about how often I get in trouble. It wasn't necessary, but okay. I invited Kiryu inside, introduced him to Yusei and Jack. After that, Kiryu never really left. We all looked up to Kiryu back then. He was our saviour. He gave us hope that the Satellite could be better. Of course, if we couldn't leave, why not make it a better place to live? Team Satisfaction formed not long after that. Though I was a proper member because they were too worried about me getting hurt. In hindsight, they were probably right to be honest. Now, that's no longer true. I'm powerful, probably more powerful than the guys. I've trained myself physically, skilled in hand-to-hand combat. I've trained my psychic powers, I can control and pinpoint my abilities.
Without realizing it, I've slipped back into that dream. The rainbow lights are blinding. Kiryu's pitch black sclera stand out in the brightness, sucking all light into them. The voices return. Resurrection, Signers and the Crimson Dragon. What does it all mean? Don't trust them, the voice calls out. Who is 'them'? The Signers or Dark Signers? The voice, it's familar. The ground beneath my feet starts to move. This time, I move towards Kiryu, only for my hand to faze right through him. I still fall. My screams are silent; all I can hear is my heart pounding in my ears. As I fall into the darkness, I spot Yusei stretching out his arms for me, looking at his face makes my blood boil. I pull my hand back and embrace the darkness. When the darkness fades, I'm facing Yusei again. I can tell he's screaming at the top of his lungs but I hear nothing, not even my heart anymore. His face is covered in cuts and bruises. His jacket is torn, revealing a long jagged gash on his arm and his collarbone. He's looking determined. A strange feeling of pride feels me. I look at my glove; it comes up past my elbow. This confuses me, as I'm actually wearing gloves that cut off at my wrist. Even though they are black gloves, I can still see that they're stained with blood. Did I do this to Yusei? I realise that I have a strange duel disk on my left arm, I don't recognise it at all. I must have done this. Does this mean I get my revenge? I'm not in control of my movements. My right hand stretches far in front of me, my forearm is glowing a bright purple. A solid black mass attacks Yusei. Some sort of sharp appendage pierces Yusei's torso. Blood splatters everywhere, with some hitting my face. Yusei's frozen face looks at me. He looks hurt and betrayed. He whispers something, I can't hear it but I feel the weight of his words.
When I jolt awake, my face feels wet. Why would I be crying? Isn't revenge what I want? Isn't that how a psychic gets revenge? Still, Yusei's expression haunts me. His pained eyes remind me of Kaoru's. I push that thought away. I try searching for auras. The small aura from a couple of doors down has left. I can sense an aura like Kiryu's nearby. No, it's stronger than Kiryu's. It's so unsettling and chaotic that I feel scared just being this close to it.
I stand up and pace the small room in the hopes of calming myself down. I doesn't work, my body just becomes more agitated the more I twist and turn. When I turn away from the door, I spot what looks like a torn photo in the corner. I can't believe that I haven't spotted it before. It's greyed considerably which makes it blend in with the wall. I pick up and turn the photo to reveal the picture on the other side. I immediately spot a younger version of Rex Godwin in the photo, with shorter and darker hair, but there's no doubt it's him. I don't know who the other two men in the photo are, though what strikes me is their resemblance to Yusei and Jack. I stare at the man who is the spitting image of Yusei. They have to be related, they look too alike not to be. Could this be Yusei's father? I'd believe that. But why would such a photo be here? What does that mean? Wait, the Zero Reverse started here. It could be possible that the three men in the picture were responsible for this. I never trusted Godwin, never will. It would make sense, especially since all three are in official looking lab coats. Wait if Godwin was responsible for the Zero Reverse, could that mean it's related to the Crimson Dragon too? Is the Crimson Dragon some almighty wicked god of destruction that everyone claims it to be? I need answers, but none seem to present themselves.
I try searching for Kiryu. His aura is far away but it's moving closer. I wonder if he's going to come visit me. I hope so. Stone walls and my own thoughts aren't good company. I sit on the edge of the bed. I stare at my hands as I interlock my fingers. I don't dare close my eyes in case I fall asleep. Even though I was technically just asleep, I don't feel any more rested than I was. I'm sick of having dreams. Can I not just be unconscious for a few hours without seeing some weird and terrifying dreams? My mind travels back to what Kiryu said. Dark Signers. My first thought was that it was a villainous bunch. Am I wrong? Did my mind just associate dark with evil, or am I really right? Just like how people associate the word 'Satellite' with 'thieves'. But then the color crimson gets associated with blood, so does that make the Crimson Dragon a god of destruction? I guess I'll have to learn that for myself. Though, I'm relieved as Kiryu's aura approaches the door.
"Oh, you're awake?" Kiryu stands in the doorway. "Come with me." He stands just outside the door as he waits for me.
"Am I allowed to join the Dark Signers now?" I make myself sound vaguely disinterested to hide the uneasiness I feel. We walking towards the main source of energy in here. As we walk closer, I glance at the soft rainbow tint everything is starting to have. Is my dream about to come true? The answer is solidified as we walk out into the centre of huge room on a bridge. We stop on a circular platform in the centre, I take care to avoid the obvious trap door in the middle. I look down into a rainbow abyss. It seems endless with multi-coloured light spewing from it. I squint looking into it. Actually, it doesn't seem like light at all. It almost looks solid, what could it be?
I look back towards Kiryu. The bright light makes his gaunt face look harsher. His black sclerae seems unaffected by the light, they look like an empty void.
"What is this?" My voice is shaking. My heart is pounding in my chest. The sensation of height is unsettling.
"The Gate to the Underworld, Yuuka." I look at Kiryu. He's grinning and his eyes are wide. His aura has become wilder. Subconsciously, I back up from Kiryu. "Join the Dark Signers and you'll be resurrected with the power you need to get your revenge!"
"Resurrected? You mean I have to die?" I keep backing up as I hold my head in my hands. No, I don't want that. I want to get rid of these emotions controlling me. The sheer power radiating from the rainbow abyss is enough to make my consciousness waver. Black blotches starting appearing in my vision.
"Yes. But you'll have the power you need. Together, Yuuka, we can send Yusei to hell like he deserves!" I'm frozen.
"But die? I don't want to die; I don't want Yusei to die. I just want my pain to stop."
"Don't you see?" Kiryu's eyes have become wider, if that is possible. "It's the only way you can make him feel your pain, Yuuka!" I take another step back. Is that true? But surely, would my powers work just fine?
"No." I clutch my head again. I move to take another step back when my foot misses the platform. The centre of gravity is thrown back. I swing my arms forward in hopes of getting back on. My other foot slips. I try throwing my arms out in order to grab the platform. My fingertips barely graze the bottom of the platform. Then I'm falling. I look Kiryu in the eyes one last time. He's grinning like a maniac. He lets me fall. It's only a matter of seconds before swallowed by the rainbow light. I feel like I'm being suffocated. My lungs are on fire. The light is too bright. My body feels like it's being pulled in a million different directions. The energy it sends off is too much, it's dark and tainted. My head and heart throb. I'm still falling. My last thoughts are of Yusei. In the end, it's his fault that I died.