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Chapter 3: Ancient City

Two duel runners quickly, but quietly rolled over grass and dirt. After getting the rest that they needed, the twins announced that they were ready to head out. Because the ground wasn't solid concrete, it felt uneven under their wheels, so they gladly took the opportunity to ride on the runners with the older signers.

Yusei noticed that the sun was at its peak, meaning that they had been riding for at least an hour. He looked around. Everything looked the same to him. It was as if they were going in endless circles. He looked over towards Akiza. "Let's stop here for a minute." He said loud enough for her to hear. She nodded and stepped on the breaks. Coming to a complete stop, they both raised their visors.

"It feels like we have been riding forever." Luna said letting go of Akiza's waist and leaning back a little. "This forest is huge, we could be stuck here for days."

Akiza looked towards Yusei. "What should we do? I mean, we went in the direction Sabrina went, and if she was walking, I doubt that she would go that deep into the forest by herself."

"I agree." Yusei said agreeing, looking around again. He thought about that too. "I wonder did she ever make it out. It's broad daylight and we still can't find our way out of here." He sighed.

As they were trying to think, Yusei hears Leo mumbling quietly and feels him fidgeting with something. He, however, wasn't the only one to notice.

"Leo, what are you babbling about?" Luna asked staring at him, but he didn't look up. He was actually looking through his deck.

"I know it's here somewhere...ah ha! Found it!" He exclaimed as he grinned mischievously. "Prepare to be amazed!" He said as he hopped off Yusei's runner. He walked over to Akiza and held out a card. She looked at it as she grabbed it from his hand.

"Morphtronic Map?" Akiza asked.

"Yeah! Since we are lost, this card is perfect!" He then began to exaggerate his movements as bent over, pretending as if he was driving his own runner. "Driving to the left! Driving to the right! There seems to be no way out! It all seems hopeless!"

Akiza, Luna, and Yusei raised a brow at the twin. Leo took a step over to the right and clasped his hands together. He made an attempt to mimic the way he thought Akiza's eyes would look. He puckered his lips and looked over to his left. "Oh, Yusei!" He said in a female voice. "I don't know what to do! How will we ever get out of this dreadful forest?"

Then he stepped to the left and puts one of hands on his hip and the other stretched towards the sky, as if he was doing a fist pump. "Although I am a superhero, and I possess unbelievable superhero power, I am powerless in this situation. Who will help us?" He asked in a more manly voice, trying to sound like Yusei but failing miserably.

"Leo!" Luna said placing her first three fingers on each of her temples. "No one cares! Stop being annoying.." Yusei's eyes were closed, but he wore a nervous smile. He didn't interrupt him because he was used to some of the kids at Martha doing the same thing. He glanced at Akiza and noticed that she was a little annoyed.

"I do not sound like that..." He heard her say through her teeth.

"Don't worry!" Leo said pointing to the card the Morphtronic Map card in her hand. "This will be our one way ticket out of here!" He pointed in a random direction. "This card, used with Akiza's amazing psychic powers, will be able to get us outta here!" He stood proudly with his chest out and his chin held high.

Yusei let out a small chuckle under his breath, and then he looked at the twin. "That sounds like a great idea, except for the fact that Akiza might still be tired from using her powers to get us here."

"Actually, Yusei, I feel much better. I'm used to using cards this way. This will be a piece of cake." She said as Leo's eyes began to light up.

"Please, no autographs-" Leo began but Akiza cut him off.

"Okay, kid, do you want to do this?" She said gesturing towards the card. She was implying that he could be the one to use psychic powers. He blushed, though.

"Um...you just look so much better when you do it..." Leo said rubbing the back of his head, earning a giggle from Luna.

Akiza smirked. Though she did not find his impersonation of her funny, she enjoyed watching how innocent he could be. She placed the card on the duel disk attached to her runner. "Morphtronic Map!" She called and a small light beamed in front of them. Right before them, they saw not only a map materialize but a magnet as well. It was a magnet with two ends, both painted red for North and South. It began to spin slowly.

They looked at the map, trying to figure out where they were. Yusei leaned in closer trying to get a better look. He pointed to one of the spot on the map that seemed to be surrounded by trees.

"This is the only thing that looks close to where we are now." He said.

"And even on the map it looks huge." Luna added. They noticed that the magnet stopped spinning and pointed towards their right. "So, is that the way we go?" She asked.

"Yeah! It's telling us to go in that direction?" Leo said confused. He still wasn't good with knowing how to use a map of compass.

Akiza thought for a moment. The map was telling them to go north. "The sun always rises in the east, and that has been the direction we have been going all this time. The map is telling us to go that way." She said pointing to their left.

Yusei nodded. "Hopefully, this map is right." Leo hopped back on his runner and the gang was off on the path the magnet told them to go. After about five minutes, they were out of the forest and in a wasteland, but they could also see a city in the distance.

"That city... It reminds me of how New Domino City looks like from Satellite." Yusei thought admiring the city.

After several moments, they rode into the city. Slowing down, they noticed a lot of people on the streets were staring at them. Luna hugged Akiza's waist a little tighter.

"Why are they looking at us like that?" Luna asked. She tried not to admit it, but she was definitely creeped out. She could feel Akiza shift uncomfortably. There was no doubt that she didn't like the attention either. She was so used to people staring at her because she was a monster.

Yusei looked at a couple people and tried following their eyes. He noticed that they weren't necessarily staring at them, but staring at their runners. "Guys, let's try to get somewhere where there aren't a lot of people."

Yusei sped up a little to get in front of Akiza. He stayed on the far side of the road to make sure they didn't get hit by cars or that he was anyone's way. They soon found an alley they could turn into, away from people. They stopped and he got off his runner.

"Call me crazy, but I don't think these people are used to seeing duel runners." Yusei said.

Leo looked at him surprised. "What! How could thye not know what a duel runner is? It's the greatest creation ever."

"Yeah, where we're from. Remember Leo, this is a different world." Akiza said crossing her arms. Even if they did not know what runners were, she slightly shivered at the unwanted attention. It just reminded her of how people looked at her when she was the Black Rose Witch, a part of her life that she did not want to relive.

They heard a heavy door behind them open. They turn to see an older woman with a bag a trash. She is a little shorter than Akiza and has a head full of grey hair. The older woman threw the garbage in the dumpster and noticed them standing there.

"Oh!" She exclaimed. She really wasn't expecting anyone to be there. "I'm sorry! We have been extremely busy today. I have some time now to get you some food. I hope you haven't been waiting out here long.." She said. The four of them stared at her confused. She was apologizing and they had never even met her before.

Then it dawned on Akiza. This woman thought that they were homeless, and that they were waiting outside to get some food from her. It then seemed to look more and more like the back of a restaurant to her. "Ma'am," Akiza said holding her hand out. "We aren't homeless."

The older woman blinked. "Oh my goodness! I apologize. I just assumed you were because the only people who ever come back here are people who are unable to eat whenever they please."

"It's okay. We aren't homeless, but we aren't from the area, either." Yusei said to her.

"Really? Where are you from?"

"Well.." Akiza began, but she didn't want to sound crazy by saying that they were from another world. "It's kind of a really, really small town. It's really isolated and it's quite a ways from here." She smiled nervously. Hopefully she wouldn't ask any questions.

The older woman opened her mouth to speak, but something sounded like it crashed behind her. She turned and looked in the kitchen. She groaned. "Oh no!"

"What's wrong, Ma'am?" Leo asked, ready for action.

She turned back to them. "We got this new automatic dish washer in the kitchen to ease up the load for some of our workers, but the young men who installed it could not have known what they were doing. Every time we try using it, it starts acting up again!"

Yusei heard her story and turned towards his runner. He opened a compartment near the bottom and pulled out his tool box. "May I?" He asked as he gestured towards the door. She gladly stepped aside.

"Please!" She said welcoming them in. Yusei walked in with the others right behind him. He wasted no time and got down to fixing what he thought was the problem. The others awkwardly watched as workers of the restaurant walked in and out of the kitchen with orders and empty plates.

"Where are my manners? You can call me Phyllis."

Leo smiled. "I'm Leo!"

"I'm his twin sister, Luna,"

"I'm Akiza, and the young man fixing your dish washer is Yusei." She said, pointing towards Yusei, but she doubt that he was even listening. She knew how he would get when he was fixing stuff.

"Phyllis, where are we? We have been looking for city signs since we got here, but we haven't found anything." Luna asked.

"This is Ancient City. Although it doesn't look like it, it is the oldest city in the world, and the center of the 8 districts." She said. Her attention then turned to Akiza. "I sense that you are a powerful psychic."

Akiza was taken by surprise. First Sabrina and now Phyllis has told her that she was powerful. It was frustrating. Everyone seemed to know more about her power than she did.

"Yeah, I guess.." Akiza said a little uneasy.

"Are you a psychic too?" Leo asked excitedly. He wanted to know what power she had.

"Yes, child. I can see into your soul." She said smiling and pointing at him. Leo laughed nervously. "I can see what kind of person they are, and if they are truly good people or not."

He sighed. "That's a pretty cool ability!" Luna said to her. "It makes it a lot easier to decide who you can and can't trust."

"You are absolutely right. I'm usually able to see into everyone's soul," She stared at Akiza. "But you, Akiza...Your power is so strong, that it is blocking my entry into your soul." She spoke a little too serious for her liking.

Luna's right eyebrow shot up. It seemed like Phyllis was acting a little weird towards Akiza. She seemed really bothered that she could not see into her soul. It was like she was assuming that Akiza had so much to hide, or like she wasn't really a good person. "No worries," the young girl said, causing everyone to look at her. "Akiza is awesome. She's a great person and we wouldn't be close to her if she wasn't. Aki's like a big sister to me and Leo."

Akiza silently thanked her. She had a feeling that this woman would think that she was a bad person if she could not see into her soul. She looked at Phyllis and her face was unreadable. She did, however, catch a little frustration in her eyes.

"Is she upset that she can't see into my soul?" Akiza wondered. She heard footsteps from behind her and turned around. Yusei was walking up with his toolbox in his hand. His gloves were rolled down and his sleeves were rolled up, exposing his mark of the Crimson Dragon.

"All finished." He announced looking at the older woman. Sure enough, the dish washer was working a lot better and quieter than what is what before.

"Thank you, young man!" She said very greatful. She glanced down at his arms. Her eyebrows shot up. "You have an interesting mark on your arm. May I ask where it is from?"

Yusei looked slightly surprised. He had completely forgot that his mark was visible. He quickly rolled his sleeves down and his gloves up. "It's just a birthmark.." He said.

Luna and Leo looked at each other. They could tell that he wasn't comfortable talking about it to her, but she didn't seem fazed at all. She just simply smiled back at him.

"Is it just me, or is this lady really weird?" Leo whispered as he inched over to his sister.

"She's definitely weird alright." Luna whispered back. They looked to see her hands on his cheeks. Akiza looked at them eyes wide. She didn't realize that she was blushing a little. It was true that she and Yusei were just friends, but she still did not like the attention that she was giving him.

"Your soul is so pure! There is just something about you that reaches out to me!" She exclaimed.

Akiza crossed her arms. "Oh, give me a break.." She said under her breath as Yusei blushed, not really knowing how to respond.

"You know, I have a lot of things around here and at home that needs to be fixed. How long will you be around?" She asked

"No, we won't be here long." Akiza said quickly.

"Oh? Where are you staying for the night?" The four of them became silent. Not even Leo knew what to say, especially when he was thinking the same exact thing a little earlier.

"Tell you what, my husband and I own a lot of houses that other people rent. I have a house that you can stay in." She turned to Yusei, "As long as you keep fixing things for me, you four can stay in one of our houses rent free."

Their eyes lit up. "Really?" They all asked and she nodded.

She takes them to the house. It was a two-story home and although no one lived there, there was still furniture, food and what seemed like everything they needed. They looked around. The house was surprisingly well decorated.

"This is weird. It's like you knew we were coming." Leo said looking around confused. She chuckled.

"No, I always keep this house available to teenagers, like you, who have nowhere to stay, or who just want to get away from home." She said. She then looked at her watch. "I have to get back to work. It was nice meeting you all. You should keep your motorcycles safe and keep the garage locked. The code to the garage is 1482. If you ever need me for anything, my number is on the fridge." She gave them one last smile and walked out. Leo and Luna ran right to the couch and laid down.

"Is this really my destiny?" Akiza thought as she walked to the kitchen. She looked around. "This just seems a little too convenient.." She heard footsteps walk to the table in the kitchen.

"Look at what I found," Yusei announced. Everyone made their way over to him and looked at what he laid out on the table. It was a map of Ancient City and the cities and land surrounding it.

"It seems to be a map of the whole area!" Leo said. They looked at how big the city is and where the other cities were.

Surrounding Ancient City were the 8 districts Mist Valley, Necro Valley, Gear Town, City of the Majestic Mountain, Magma City, Amazoness Village, Secret Village of the Spellcasters, and City of the Black Garden.

"These districts sound awfully familiar." Luna said.

"That's because they seemed to be based on actual Duel Monsters cards." She said staring at the map. "But these districts are huge, Divine could be anywhere.."

"Then let's go." Yusei said suddenly. They all looked at him. "We will never find out where Divine is if we don't look. Maybe we can ask some of the people around here and they would be able to tell us something." Akiza nodded.

"Then let's get going!" Leo said jumping up.

Deciding to go out, they thought it would be best to leave their runners. They wanted to fit in as best they could. Luna and Leo walked in front of the older signers so they could keep an eye on them. Because they were already far enough in the city, they reached the center of Ancient City in no time. There in the center was a clock that towered over the buildings surrounding it. Luna was fascinated with the older structure of the clock. They looked around and tons of people were in the area.

"Someone here has to know something about Divine. We should start here." Luna said.

Yusei and Akiza nodded. "This area is kind of big, so let's spread out, but don't go too far." Yusei said to the group. They split up, asking random people if knew anything about Divine. After asking for about 45 minutes, they came back together, making it obvious that they had no luck. The sun was going down soon and Akiza felt as if they wasted the day. She sighed.

"This is going to be a lot harder than I thought." Akiza said, putting her hand over her face. Sleep seemed like it was catching up to her.

She then felt Yusei's hand caress her arm. Not removing her hand, she tilted her head to look at him.

"Don't worry, we'll find him, Aki." Yusei said, reassuring her that she would have nothing to worry about.

"Yeah, he can't hide forever," Leo said crossing his arms. He was a little irritated that no one seemed to know where Divine was. He was ready for action, probably a little more than Akiza was.

They began to walk back to the house that Phyllis let them stay in. Everyone noticed that Akiza seemed a little upset, so no one said anything.

"I need to find Divine...but how do I even start if I don't know where to look," Akiza thought. She was getting frustrated, and the long walk back to the house wasn't helping. She looked around. Something about this place felt familiar to her. She thought that maybe it was because it reminded her a lot of New Domino City, but it felt like something more.

"Akiza..." Her head perked up and she stopped. She looked around her but she saw no one. Yusei turned to look at her and stopped.

"Aki? What's wrong?" He asked concerned. The twins also turned around walking a little closer.

She looked at him and immediately smiled. "Nothing, Yusei!" She answered, however, Yusei knew better. He opened his mouth to say something, but she cut him off. "We should get back, I don't know about you guys. but I'm starving." She knew walked in front of everyone as if to lead the way. Yusei made eye contact with the twins but they just shrugged it off.

"I know this is hard on her, but I hope she isn't holding stuff in. We're here to help her.." Yusei thought. Then something caught his eye. He quickly turned his head and staring at him was Sayer. His eyes widened in shock. He was supposed to be dead. He blinked and now Sayer was somehow face to face with him. Before he could react, Sayer grabbed his throat and held him in the air. Yusei tried moving but his body suddenly froze.

"Why does he feel so real?!" He struggled against him, but his grip only got tighter and tighter. The last thing he saw was the devilish smile on his face before he was thrown against the building behind him.

Hearing a scream behind them, Akiza turned and saw Yusei's body hit the building behind him and land on the ground. "Yusei!" They all screamed, rushing to his body.

He groaned loudly as he landed on his shoulder. Akiza got to him first and held his arm. "Yusei! What happened?" She asked panicking, tears beginning to fill her eyes. Luna and Leo were right next to him, concern written all over their faces.

"Oh, no!" Leo exclaimed. "Who did this to you?"

Luna's eyes widened as she felt a presence near them. She looked around and saw no one.

"Regulus...someone is here..I can feel it." Luna said in her head. She heard him growl.

"I can feel the negative presence, but I can't see them either.." He responded standing closer to her.

"Ancient Fairy Dragon...what's going on? What happened to Yusei." The child asked, not wanting to see Yusei the way he was. She saw Akiza and Leo trying to help him up, draping his arm over Akiza's shoulder.

"I sense that something, or someone does not want us here..." The Dragon said looking at Luna.

"Like who?" She asked back.

"I don't know.."

Akiza began walking with Yusei holding on to her for support. "Yusei...please, talk to me...who did this to you?" She asked, but he refused to get her an answer.

Then an unwanted voice rang through her head. "You don't need them, you have me..."

She silently gasped and turned towards Yusei. His eyes were clenched shut. She hated seeing him like this and it hurt her to know that this was possibly her fault. Once they got them to the house, they laid him in one of the bedrooms. Luna and Leo were searching for medicine and bandages for Yusei, while Akiza sat in a chair besides him. He seemed to be out of it, but he made no attempt to let go of her hand.

She laid her forehead on their hands, not stopping the tears from falling. He was hurt, and he couldn't do anything to stop it. No matter how many times she asked what happened, he couldn't bring himself to answer. She couldn't stay mad at him for answering because she knew that he was only keeping to himself to protect her, but they were in the Psychic World, and there wasn't much he could do to protect her no matter how hard he tried. She raised her head. Tears continued to fall as she narrowed her eyes. One thing mattered to her at that moment. She knew who did this to Yusei, and she swore that she would make him pay.

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