"Dear Yusei Fudo," I read out the letter placed by Yusei's computer, "I'm writing this letter because I need your help. One of your friends has come to my town to die. He has only mentioned you in passing, but I believe you're the only one who can help him. Please save him. Please take him away from this town. If things don't change, he'll be killed in this town. Please come to Crash Town to set things right. Barbara."
"What do you think?" Yusei asks me.
"This is either genuine, or a scam to get your credit card details." I shrug my shoulders.
"Yuuka, they're asking me to go there. They're not going to steal that." He sighs, with a hint of amusement.
"Who do you think it is?" I ask him.
"Well, last time I got a cryptic message like that, I saw you again." I bit my lip.
"So, I'm guessing it's Kiryu then. I was wondered where he went off to. If he stayed in the Satellite, we would have found him already." Kiryu was the only one I searched for after everything went down. I wanted to know why did everything happen like it did. There was no trace of him. I was left alone in the world then, a terrifying thought.
Yusei leaves the next morning. I'm not allowed come along since it's barely been a week since we defeat the Cardinal Dragons. My bones still ache. How I managed to not end up in hospital surprises even me. I'm able to sleep in Yusei's bed freely now, a bonus of being public now. Crow and Jack argue about the bet that they had. Crow thinks he won, while Jack thinks the bet isn't valid anymore since it was made in the Satellite five years ago. Personally, I'm tired of their shit.
"Yuuka, we need to talk." Takumi closes his apartment door behind me.
"About what?" I ask, taking a seat on the couch.
"About what Ben said." Takumi's eyes meet mine, they're almost desperate. I go to speak, but I can't find the words. I move over slightly, letting him sit down next to me. He takes a deep breath. That alone causes my hands to shake.
"What part?" Ben dragged up a lot from my past. Too much. Everyone's started hovering over me. They're worried for me, but while I do understand why, I hate feeling like I'm being coddled.
"Your attempt on your own life." Takumi's eyes flicker. "You disappeared into the Satellite without telling anyone, then you cut off contact with me for three months. Only for me to find that you tried to kill yourself?" I don't meet his gaze. Something about his chocolate brown eyes makes me face the reality about things. "Yuuka."
"It's true. What do you want me to say?" I exhale. "I'm sorry? Like that's going to change anything."
"It's not going to change anything, I know that. You're not treating this as seriously as you should be. You can't just treat this as something that happened, and move on."
"Maybe I don't want to talk about it." I answer. Some memories deserve to stay in the dark.
"But how will I know that it won't happen again?" The tone of Takumi's voice makes me meet his eyes.
"You just have to trust me." I sigh. "You don't need to worry about me anymore. I have something worth living for."
"Yusei." He sighs. "Should have figured."
"He saved me before." My eyes close. "I can't allow myself to die on him now."
"I get you." There's a warm look in Takumi's eyes. He glances to the closed bedroom door, despite Kenta not being home. "You need to talk about it. I won't force you to now. I'm guessing by Yusei's reaction that he already knew."
"We skirted around the idea of it. I'm sure he put the pieces together." I shrug my shoulders. "We've talked about it since."
"Good." Takumi nods. "You deserve someone who supports you like that, and nothing less." For a split second, Takumi's expression falters. I can't say for sure if I imagined it or not. In that split second, he looked melancholy.
The first evening comes and goes. Yusei said the trip should take at least a day.
The second day, the twins come looking for Yusei. They say they need a guardian to sign forms for a parent-teacher meeting, and since their parents are still out of town, they were hoping Yusei could fill in. They ask me to sign them since they don't know if Yusei will be back in time. It makes me smile. I'll have to go back to Duel Academy for that, but I don't mind since it's for them.
The second evening arrives and I get a sinking feeling in my stomach. Something is wrong, I think. I feel it. I got a glimpse of Yusei's thoughts when he was kidnapped. Ever since, we've felt a lot closer. If we concentrate hard enough, both of us can get these glimpses. I try concentrating again and hope that Yusei is too. He's dueling, I can feel it. The connection immediately fades out, I sigh. I wait until nighttime to try again. Kiryu. We were right. Mine. Escape. What's going on? Jack and Crow tell me to go to bed, I must be imagining things. I sigh, playing along. If things aren't better in the morning, I'm calling Security.
Yuuka. I feel Yusei reaching out for me. I try meditating to keep the connection this time. We can't talk directly, like with Kaoru and I can. But we're able to place messages. He escaped the mine. Lotten. Explosion. The kids. Kiryu. I jolt up. I bang on Jack's door before running into the kitchen where Crow is.
"That's it, I'm calling Security. Yusei's in danger, I can feel it. We're leaving now, come on." Jack appears in his riding suit, fully expecting this to happen. I call up Ushio, at Crow's recommendation. He still owes us one, from Ghost, taking in Bruno. Now that I think about it, we're too helpful for our own good.
My dad's fiancée, Nancy, ends up being in the team of Security that comes with us. A strange coincidence considering I haven't seen her in a very long time. She texts me for the major holidays, and we text each other for birthdays and things like that. She only says hello to me. She's very career-orientated so that's exactly what I expected. Both her and my dad are, I'm surprised they find time for each other.
We arrive at sunset. I tell Security to inspect the mines. Something's going on in there. We spot a duel happening in the centre of town. Crow climbs onto the roof, wanting to get a better look. Jack and I take a back road to get to the centre of town. If we took the main road, we'd be attacked in a heartbeat. We arrive on the side street that leads directly to the duel. We have to stealth walk up. I see a woman hold a whip up to two kids. It takes all of me not to charge there and then. Jack feels the same, I see it in his eyes. I see someone point a gun at the woman.
We continue up the street. Jack and I get the last building on the row. We had to completely hide ourselves in the shadow. We hear two shots go off.
"Lotten!" The woman sounds... happy. The person holding a gun to her head must have be just shot.
"Stop it, Lotten!" I hear Yusei scream.
"Are you doing something this foul as well!?" I hear Kiryu shout. I feel strange hearing his voice again, having heard it so many times in my nightmares. "And you call yourself a Duelist!"
"I'm a realist." The man who I assume is Lotten answers.
"Why you…" There's real anger in Kiryu's tone. We're able to see both Kiryu and Yusei from here.
"Lotten…"
"It's just as Barbara says…" I hear a smirk in Lotten's voice. Barbara? The woman who asked Yusei to come out here is working with him? "The winner was decided from the beginning. You were the dead ones killed by this town!" I move to see Lotten point his gun at Kiryu, I gasp. "Adios!" Before Lotten can pull the trigger, a card hits his gun. The gun flies from his hand onto the ground.
"Crow the Bullet has arrived!" I hear Crow shout from the other side of the side.
"Crow!" Kiryu exclaims.
"Yusei, you were taking so long to come home that I came to pick you up!" Crow continues. Excuse me, this was my idea.
Barbara moves, taking the kids under her arm. I nod to Jack, we start moving.
"Kiryu!" One of the little kids shout.
"Nico! West!" Kiryu's eyes widen.
"Don't come any closer! I won't vouch for their safety!" Barbara holds the whip over her head. I run and kick the whip out of her hand. She flinches, letting the kids go. I kick her again in the stomach and she falls over.
"Hurting children and my boyfriend, now that's just unforgivable." I scoff.
"Even though you're a lady, Jack Atlas won't allow you to be cruel!" Jack moves, standing beside me.
"Yuuka! Jack!" Kiryu shouts over to us.
"Yusei, don't believe Crow. I'm the real reason we're here." I roll my eyes.
"Because this is what happens when you meet someone as cursed as Kiryu." Jack finishes. Yusei gives us a thumbs up which we reciprocate. We walk over to Yusei and Kiryu.
"This is the best! Team Satisfaction is back together!" I see pure joy on Kiryu's face. Something I thought I'd never see again.
"Wow! The legendary Team Satisfaction are together again!" The young boy gasps. I hear shouting in the distance. It's coming from the mountains, looks like I was right.
"Damn!" Lotten curses. He grins before pulling out what looks like a lighter. He presses a button that causes explosions all around us. He laughs as fire spurts from all the wooden buildings. Smoke fills the air. It's very hard to see.
"Lotten!" Barbara shouts. I hear her scream as she's knocked into something.
"Outta my way!" I hear Lotten shout back at her.
"Nico and West, are you okay?" Kiryu runs away from us, looking for the children.
"Yeah." They answer. The noise of Lotten's D-Wheel fills the air as the smoke starts to clear.
"Damn!" Kiryu curses.
"Kiryu, use my D-Wheel!" Yusei shouts over to him. "Finish this duel! Defeat him in one turn!"
"Thanks, Yusei!" Kiryu nods before driving off.
We put out the fire while Kiryu is dueling. Most of the town's building are ruined. I sigh. Now they have to rebuild everything. Some buildings at the edge of the town are safe from the blast. Most of the residents are pretty safe, while any injuries seem minor, which is a miracle in itself. The residents decide to house the most injured people, the elderly and the children inside the remaining buildings. They pass blankets around for the rest of us. There's hardly any women in this town, and the only children I can see are Nico and West. I suppose the population only moved here to work in the mines, so I guess it makes sense.
I find Kiryu later that night on a ridge, overlooking the town.
"Mind if I sit?" He turns around to look at me.
"Sure, go ahead." We sit in silence for a few minutes. I look up at the stars. The night sky is brimming with them. I never imagined that sky could hold that many stars.
"Yuuka." Kiryu turns to me all of a sudden. "I'm sorry for what happened." He doesn't have to say what it is. I already know.
"It's okay. I forgive you." His brows furrow. "You weren't yourself back then."
"But it still happened." He shoots back. I sigh. I remember having this exact conversation with Yusei on the couch in the garage.
"I said the exact same thing once." Kiryu's face softens. "It's better to try and accept it, and move on with your life. I was stuck in a very bad place for a long time." I look him right in the eyes. "And you're coming to the end of that now, aren't you?"
"I suppose I am." He looks up at the sky. "Now that I know that both you and Yusei forgive me, I guess I need to find my new path."
"Turn your guilt into something better." I repeat the words I heard from my mother in a strange dream.
"What?"
"Take all those negative emotions, do something good with them." I answer. "That's what you need to do." Kiryu stays silent for a little while, I don't press him for an answer.
"I'm thinking of staying here." He finally says. "They'll need the help in rebuilding the town. Nico and West are without a father. I think I'm needed here."
"Yeah, sounds like you are." Kiryu stands up.
"It's getting late, we should probably head back." He says.
"Nah." I lie back. "You can go. I'm gonna sit out here for a while. We don't have a sky like this back home."
"I knew you'd like this sky. It reminded me of you." Kiryu smiles. "Do you want me to tell Yusei you're out here?"
"Yeah. We haven't stargazed together since back then." Kiryu nods, sliding down down the ridge. He waves to again before walking back to town.
Yusei and I end falling asleep while stargazing. We laugh about it as we watch the sunrise. It honestly made me feel like a kid again. Like I was thirteen and nothing else mattered in that moment.
We walk back into town. We get the expected barrage of jokes from the guys. Even Kiryu makes one which surprises me. Security escorts Lotten and Barbara into a van, driving them away. They leave everyone else to help rebuild the town. I smile. Seeing everyone working together gives me some hope.
"So, you're going to stay, Kiryu?" Yusei asks as we stand at the entrance to the town.
"Yes, I want to live in this town with Nico and West." Kiryu puts his arms around the kids' shoulders. He smiles down at them.
"Kiryu." Both of the kids smile back.
"Yusei. If you didn't come, I would have…" Kiryu doesn't finish his sentence, but instead shakes his head. "Thank you." He puts his hand out, and Yusei shakes it, smiling.
"Okay Kiryu, help us settle a bet." Crow says. I roll my eyes and Yusei shakes his head. "Can you confirm that Jack and I made a bet about when Yusei and Yuuka would finally get together?"
"You did, I was there." Kiryu answers. I sigh, so only I wasn't there.
"And since neither of them have hit twenty, that means I won the bet, right?." Crow gives Kiryu a look, telling him to side with him.
"That bet was made five years ago in the Satellite, it is forfeit." Jack jumps in.
"Actually…" Kiryu starts. "I said when they're eighteen. And since Yusei is still eighteen, that means I won the bet." Crow's and Jack's eyes widen like they had forgotten that detail. Yusei looks like he's trying not to laugh.
"Well, since we're leaving, the loser can't actually do what the winner wants for a week. What a shame." Crow laughs nervously.
"I think you should do what Yuuka wants for a week." Kiryu smirks. He's starting to get back to his old self. We give each other knowing looks.
"No way!" Jack and Crow say at the same time.
"I think you should." Yusei says. "She deserves it."
"You're biased!" Crow shouts back. I stare at Jack and Crow. I see their composures crack. I give them the classic pout that I give when I want them to do something.
"Fine!" Jack is the first to crack. "As long as it's nothing unreasonable." Jack always cracks first. He's a big softie underneath that hard shell of this.
"I thought it would be nice to re-form Team Satisfaction." Crow sighs wistfully. I think just us interacting again put that thought into his head.
"I already beat you to that, remember? Already conquered the City." I smirk, feeling proud of myself for once.
"Whatever. I've had enough of those crazy days." There's a hint of nostalgia in Jack's smile. "But it was fun to get back together after a long time." We stand there, smiling for a few seconds. Kiryu gives us a thumbs up, which we reciprocate. We move to our D-Wheels and drive away.
"Bye!" We hear Nico and West scream after us. Kiryu will be okay, I think. He's a lot stronger than he gives himself credit for.
"By the way Jack," I start, "for the next week, you're only allowed drink instant coffee."
"You're a mad woman!" He screams back.
"So, you haven't regained your memories yet?" Ushio sighs. Bruno and Yusei got invited in for lunch in the Security headquarters. It's more talking about the whole Bruno situation than anything else. Yusei decides to bring me along for some reason.
"I can't remember anything." Bruno answers.
"Has Security found any leads?" Yusei asks Mikage.
"We compared his fingerprints and facial photos with the database, but there were no matches." She holds a sheet with Bruno's photo and what details they know about him. Many things say unknown, with it being stamped in big red letters in the middle.
"I see." Bruno sounds disappointed.
"We'll keep investigating." Ushio turns to Yusei. "Can you let him stay with you for a while longer?"
"Yeah, leave it to me." Not like Yusei would ever disagree to that.
"So, your dad knows we're dating?" Yusei asks me as we enter the lift.
"Yeah, why else would his fiancee bow to you, saying please take care of her?" I roll my eyes. Nancy can be a bit of an odd ball sometimes.
"That's true." He answers. Bruno just stares out the window inside the lift. "What is it?" Yusei questions.
"When I look into the distance, I think that there may be someone waiting for me." Bruno mutters.
"Don't get impatient. You will find the truth someday." Yusei smiles, trying to comfort him.
"I'll find the truth someday…" Bruno echoes. The lift shakes as a boom rings in my ears. The light bulbs blow out, leaving us in the dark. Thankfully, the window lets us still see.
"Bombs have been planted in the building. Evacuate immediately." A voice rings out over the sound system. The message repeats.
"Bombs?" Yusei gasps.
"Oh no!" Bruno cries. He pulls out a screwdriver from his jacket and moves towards the door. He fiddles with it, calling Yusei to help him open the door.
"Hurry, Yusei, Yuuka!" He ushers me out of the lift first, Yusei following me before Bruno jumps out.
"Those two…" Yusei points to two people sprinting down the stairs.
"Do you know them?" Bruno asks.
"Yeah. I'll call them back!" Yusei starts sprinting towards them, I follow him.
"Wait! The bombs are going to explode!" Bruno shouts after us. He needs to get used to this.
"Okay, Mizoguchi. All the locks in the basement are unlocked. Let's go." I hear a woman's voice says. The two start running away from the computer system.
"Sherry!" Yusei shouts, and they grind to a halt. Wait, this is the Sherry who Yusei dueled after he got kidnapped the first time?
"Oh, Yusei Fudo. Long time, no see. Have you decided to join my team?" I grit my teeth.
"This isn't the time for that!" Yusei's tone doesn't allow a discussion.
"We have to escape immediately! There are bombs here!" Bruno turns his head back in the direction we came from.
"That's just a scare tactic." Sherry chuckles. "There are no bombs here."
"You did this? Why?" Yusei asks.
"Sorry, but I don't have time to talk about it." Sherry starts to walk away.
"Wait!" Mizoguchi blocks Yusei's path. "You'll be punished for causing a commotion!"
"I'm prepared for that." Sherry's tone is confident as she starts walking through a door, the shutter starting to close.
"Sherry!" Yusei screams as we all start running towards the door. Mizoguchi manages to block both Yusei and I, tripping me in the process. I curse him for being so broad. He hits Bruno with something, making him fall. He manages to slide under the door before it closes.
"He escaped." Mizoguchi says. I stand up.
"Bruno, stop Sherry!" Yusei shouts.
"Understood! Leave it to me!" I hear Bruno reply.
"Oh well. She can handle him. However, Yusei Fudo…" Mizoguchi turns his back to us, walking away. He smashes a glass panel with his fist, plugging some wires into his duel disk. "I can't allow you to pass." He turns back to us, activating his duel disk.
"I can't open that door unless you have 0 life points." Yusei says.
"Correct." Mizoguchi nods.
"I can't let a duelist like Sherry commit more crimes." Yusei starts walking further away, readying for the duel. I step to the side. "I'll get past you, no matter what!"
"Duel!" They chant together, starting the duel.
"I'll go first! I draw!" Mizoguchi takes the first turn. "I summon Spirit Summit Warrior from my hand(ATK:1200)! I activate Spirit Summit Warrior's effect! I Special Summon a Level 3-or-below Warrior-Type Monster from my hand(ATK:0). Level 3 Liberated Rear Warrior tunes Level 4 Spirit Summit Warrior! When two swords cross, the loyal sword appears! Serve me! Synchro Summon! Appear, Driven Daredevil(ATK:2400)!" A Synchro Monster already? This is going to be a tough match, I reckon. He has that look about him. "I set two cards and end my turn."
"My turn!" Yusei starts his turn. "I send Quillbolt Hedgehog from my hand to the graveyard to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron(ATK:700)! When a Tuner is on my field, I can Special Summon Quillbolt Hedgehog from my graveyard(ATK:800)! Level 5 Quickdraw Synchron tunes Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog! Our thoughts combine together to call forth a new power! Become the path that lights the way! Synchro Summon! Burn it up, Nitro Warrior(ATK:2800)!" No surprise that Yusei meets him in the middle. "Nitro Warrior attacks Driven Daredevil! Dynamite Knuckle!" Mizoguchi's life points drop to 3600.
"I can't allow you to pass!" Mizoguchi says, interrupting Yusei's turn. "I activate Driven Daredevil's effect! Determined Will!"
"What?"
"When a monster with higher attack points attacks Driven Daredevil, it's not destroyed and your attacking monster is destroyed! I activate the Continuous Trap, Master and Servant's Resolve! When a monster effect destroys a monster during battle, its controller takes damage equal to its attack points!" Yusei's life points drop straight to 1200. That's a nasty combo alright. "I have to take 1000 points of damage every turn to keep this card. I end my turn."
"That means your life points will run out in four turns!" Yusei grits his teeth, trying to figure out the underlying strategy.
"Sever the flesh to maintain the bones. That's the true worth of a samurai's deck!" Oh, he's one of those people.
"He's willing to go this far." I see Yusei's brows furrow. "My turn! I summon Tricular in defense position(DEF:300)! I set one card and end my turn." How could you beat this strategy? Defeat his monster by effect, I guess. Stardust Dragon would work well too with its effect.
"My turn!" Mizoguchi starts his turn. "In order to keep Master and Servent's Resolve, I take 1000 points of damage!" A sword made of light pierces Mizoguchi, bringing his life points to 2600. "Driven Daredevil attacks Tricular!"
"When Tricular is destroyed in battle, I can Special Summon Bicular from my deck(DEF:200)!" Yusei manages to get another monster on his field, keeping him safe for the time being.
"I activate the trap, Reversal Sword! On the turn that your monster is destroyed in battle, a monster with a lower Level than the destroyed monster is destroyed!" Nevermind. "Both player take damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack points." Yusei's life points drop to 1000, while Mizoguchi's now stand at 2400. "I set one card and end my turn."
Alarms start sounding. I look around for a security camera. Nothing. A projection comes on with Ushio leading a squad of Security officers into the building. "Bomb squad, hurry!" Oh gods, I'm going to get arrested all because I got stuck in a lift. "We're arresting the criminal! Don't fall behind!" Mizoguchi takes his phone out of his pocket.
"It's started." He says.
"What is it?" I hear Sherry's voice over the phone.
"Sherry, Security is coming. Hurry up and prepare to escape."
"Understood, but I couldn't analyse it yet because there's someone in my way." She answers. Bruno is doing his job the, I guess.
"But…" Mizoguchi interjects.
"I can't give up." I hear her say.
"Understood." Mizoguchi says, hanging up.
"You're planning to continue the duel?" Yusei asks. "Even if you stop me, it's only a matter of time until you're caught!"
"That's a sacrifice I'm willing to make." Mizoguchi closes his eyes. "I must allow her to solve the mystery of that card."
"Card?" There's a hint of disbelief to Yusei's tone.
"I'll tell you. Sherry's parents were murdered by Yliaster over this card. She wishes to learn about this card in order to exact her revenge."
"You're here to get closer to Yliaster? To get revenge?" Yusei's brow furrows.
"Please understand how she feels." Mizoguchi bows his head.
"If you really care about Sherry, why don't you stop her?" Yusei asks.
"I can't tell you." I sigh.
"Then, I'll use of all my power to get past you! My turn!" Yusei starts his turn. "I summon Debris Dragon from my hand(ATK:1000)! Due to Debris Dragon's effect, I Special Summon a monster with 500-or-fewer attack points from my graveyard! Return, Tricular(ATK:300)! When I successfully summon a monster, I can Special Summon One Shot Booster from my hand that turn(ATK:0)! Level 4 Debris Dragon tunes Level 1 One Shot Booster and Level 3 Tricular! Wishes cluster together to form a new shining star! Become the path that lights the way! Synchro Summon! Soar, Stardust Dragon(ATK:2500)!" He had the same idea that I had.
"Stardust Dragon." Mizoguchi echoes.
"That's right." Yusei nods. "Stardust Dragon negate and destroys card-destroying effects. If I attack Driven Daredevil, its effect will destroy Stardust Dragon. But Stardust Dragon will negate the card-destroying effect and destroy Driven Daredevil." Why is Yusei explaining his strategy? Is he playing a mind game? "Then, due to Master and Servant's Resolve, you will damage equal to Driven Daredevil's 2400 attack points. You'll have 0 life points."
"Try it." Mizoguchi taunts. "If I use my set card to stop Stardust Dragon's effect and then use Driven Daredevil's effect to destroy it, you'll take Master and Servant's Resolve's effect. You'll have 0 life points." This is definitely a mind game.
"A single moment will determine the winner." Yusei answers. This is why this game is flawed. The better player can lose in an instant.
"Exactly." He nods.
"Stardust Dragon! Shooting Sonic!" Yusei declares his attack anyway. He knows he's going to win then, he has a secret strategy.
"I activate the trap, Standoff!" Mizoguchi interrupts as his life points drop to 2300. "I activate Driven Daredevil's effect! A monster with greater attack points can't destroy it in battle and your attacking monster is destroyed!"
"By releasing Stardust Dragon, the destruction effect is negated!"
"Too bad, but Standoff prevents you from releasing your card! I won't take a step back! Take this! Determined Will!" Here's the moment of truth.
"The Counter Trap, Space Jump!" Yusei's tone is stone cold. "I remove Stardust Dragon from play, and you take damage equal to its attack points!" Mizoguchi's life points drop to 0, the door opening behind him.
"You may pass." Mizoguchi says, bowing. Yusei starts walking towards the door, I go with him. "But please, let her go."
"I never said that I would hand you over to Security." Yusei turns his head back.
"What?" Mizoguchi gasps.
"Let's go. You're the only one who can stop Sherry." Yusei smiles.
"The analysis result is…" I hear Bruno speaking as we walk into the computer room. "No way!"
"This is a lie!" Sherry shouts. "The analysis is wrong! There's nothing special about this card? That's impossible!" I feel a strange aura coming from the card. It shines, filling the darkened room with light. Sparks of electricity fill the air as a wind whips up.
"Sherry!" Yusei shouts.
"Bruno!" I scream over the noise of the wind.
"Miss!"
"What's this?" A bright orb comes from the card. I don't know what compels me, but I start running towards it. I feel it calling me.
When the light fades away, I'm in a vast white space. A light grey ceiling and floor stretch out as far I can see, there doesn't seem to be an end to it.
"Where are we?" Yusei asks.
"I don't know." Bruno answers.
"Why do I get the feeling I've been here before?" I squint slightly. It must have been a dream, I think. But still, it's an eery feeling.
"We're supposed to be in the computer room." Sherry comments. We start looking around us. I blink. A strange mechanical shape appears. It's shaped like a comma and it spins around very slowly. A weird feeling bubbles up inside me. I can feel it calling me. I take a step forward. My head starts throbbing at my temples. I hear a woman's scream. I can feel it staring at me. Staring? That aura. Is that thing human? Impossible. Its aura is too metallic. No. It is, something inside me says.
I wake up on a beach. I'm almost blinded by the bright lights of the City at night.
"Where are we?" I hear Bruno ask. I get onto my knees. I look up and see Mizoguchi carrying Sherry.
"You've regained consciousness." He says.
"Mizoguchi, you saved us?" Yusei asks, standing up.
"No." He answers. "When I regained consciousness, we were already here." He looks down at Sherry in his arms. "She's exhausted. Yusei Fudo, I owe you. We'll eventually meet again." He nods before walking away.
"What did we see inside that light?" Yusei ponders.
"I don't know." Bruno says. "But maybe he's the one who helped us escape."
"Him?" Yusei raises his eyebrows.
I turn to look at the City's lights, shining like a rainbow against the waterfront. Him? What was that thing? Could it actually be a human? I felt it staring at me. I sigh into the open air. Yliaster. Sherry wanted to analyse a card that was a clue towards Yliaster. Does this all lead back to Yliaster?