A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF YU GI OH 5DS OR THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER! ALL RIGHTS GO TO KONAMI AND THE ASTRONAUTS!
Chapter 12: Corvus
They soon came up on a hill that went next to a creek, making them have to walk up that. Suddenly, the Signers' marks began to glow a bit.
"Yusei's close," Akiza realized.
"Yes," Paul agreed. "Like a pinprick of light in the darkness. He would know us. He would know why we'd come."
They reached the top of the hill and crossed a bridge over the creek. They walked between two giant rock formations before they came out to see a giant lake before them. They walked over a bridge that went over the river connected to the lake. They walked for a bit more before they noticed a burnt house remains in the distance.
They hurried up to it. It was almost like it was recently burned; but at the same time, it seemed like it was burnt down a long time ago. There were two stone lions outlining the entrance door which they used to enter the remains of the house.
"Is this the Vandergriff house?" Luna asked.
"Yes," Paul answered.
They walked around a bit before Leo called, "Hey, look at this!"
They walked over to him. In the center of the floor was a stone circle of some kind embedded in the ground. It had seven spheres in it, one being in the center and the rest were making a circle within the circle. The ones on the outer edge each had letters on it. Leo moved one to find another letter as it was turned.
"Is this some kind of code to find something?" Leo asked.
"If so, we need to figure out the code," Jack replied.
"The grandfather mentioned a name back when we first began our trip to Red Creek Valley," Paul responded. "After Yusei mentioned 'the room'."
"Corvus?" Akiza remembered.
Paul gave a small nod. He turned each stone one by one until he spelled "CORVUS" in the circle. The middle sphere then rotated on its open until a button showed. Paul slowly pressed it and they turned as a hidden staircase was revealed behind them. He looked at his acquaintances and they nodded. They slowly entered the new area, a tunnel leading to another room. Inside, the room had caved in a bit, but you could still walk around the area. However, in the far side of the room, there also appeared to be a burnt body.
They walked up to it. "Charred," Paul stated. "But it seemed like a peaceful death." He sensed out and the world automatically surrounded them, turning the body and room back to its original looks. "It was Ed."
The lights came out and went to different places. One was by a closed door leading to another room. They went to that one first and they saw Yusei as his young self and Ed trying to open the door together with the gasoline canisters.
The next one was next to the table in the center of the room. That one showed Yusei trying to move the table and Ed watching.
And the final one was near the entrance of the main room they were in. That one had Ed carrying in two gas canisters. Young Yusei was looking at him with another canister behind him. The question marks then appeared saying it was time to put them in chronological order.
"This one also seems pretty clear cut again," Akiza stated.
Paul nodded and put the one they were at now as number one. Then the one at the table as number two. And then the one at the door as number three. And then finally, Ed's body as number four.
It started with the one at the door, Ed saying as Yusei prepared his canister, "Yusei, I fought it off." Yusei flipped to him. "It's okay."
"Ed, get away from me!" Yusei ordered.
"Your grandmother Gayle is protecting me from it. Yusei, I can help you," Ed assured. Yusei backed up a bit.
It then switched to the scene by the table. Yusei was telling Ed, "I found Vandergriff's diary. He said for the sleeper to wake up, someone has to suffer. Look!" He turned the table and areas in the wall opened up to reveal remains of people mortified in stone. "When I found that room, I didn't wake him up. He's trying to wake up now! Vandergriff kept his victims alive, he made them suffer! That's what the sleeper wants!"
"We need to get in that room," Ed proclaimed.
The events then switched over to the door leading to the next room. They opened it a bit until Yusei stated, "I can squeeze through." The boy grabbed the lamp there and the canister of gasoline and carefully squeezed through. But just as Yusei was through, Ed shut the doors. "Ed, no!"
The scene then changed to the final one. The adoptive grandfather was standing there, saying to himself, "Gayle, it has to be this way. The sleeper must not wake." There was a sound of splashing before gasoline began to come from underneath the door to the other room. Ed turned to the door and got close to it, stepping in the flammable liquid. "Burning the room won't matter, Yusei. The sleeper's inside us now."
"Ed, get back!" Yusei's voice ordered. Suddenly, the gasoline was lit aflame and Ed was caught on fire.
Ed, however, didn't seem bothered as he slowly walked to his death spot and got into the position, saying, "We all have to die. Even you. Even me."
The events then ended and the lights went back to the body. The final light came out and went through the door to the next room which opened.
"I don't understand," Luna stated. "Yusei couldn't have died here back then. He's been with us a long time since this."
"Yes, that is true," Paul agreed. "Let's go see this final event."
They walked in and found a room with mattresses around every side. A couple lanterns were lit, giving the room light. Over laying on a couple of the mattresses, was Yusei's young body, seeming in sleep.
Paul kneeled down to him. "Yusei, wake up." He seemed to begin to wake up from his slumber and looked at Paul, surprising the onlookers. "Well, kid, you stopped it. It was horrible, but you stopped it."
Young Yusei bolted to his feet, only seeming to see Paul, and asked in shock, "Paul Prospero! Are you- are you really here?"
"I'm sorry, Yusei. I was late. Too late,"Paul replied.
"You're right," Yusei agreed. "You were too late."
The world then returned to before, only this time they were in the entrance hall just after the door to the next room.