Sorry for the wait. I had a bunch of stuff going on last week. But I am pretty bummed because I have a lot of ways that I can take his story, one involving dueling. The only problem is I am not good at writing duels for 5Ds at all. With that being said, if anyone is willing to help me write any duels or can do them for me, please let me know. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds.
Chapter 4: The Heart Crystal
It had been hours, but Akiza refused to move. Sleep threatened to sneak up on her; however, she couldn't find the strength to turn away from Yusei. Since she and the twins got him to his room, all of her attention has been on him. Regret was starting to overcome her, and although he was thankful that he decided to come with her, she couldn't help but to think about how happy he could have been back in New Domino City.
"Yusei, I am so sorry.." She whispered to him knowing that he could not hear her. She wanted to cry, but she couldn't anymore. Her eyes felt dry, and she had gotten a huge headache. She looked at Yusei through her bloodshot eyes. She needed him, even when he needed her. She felt guilty. She was too busy worrying about where Divine could have been and that voice she heard, that she let her guard down. "I hope you can forgive me." She said looking at him.
She saw that he was farther on the other side of the bed, leaving extra room. Realizing that he wasn't going to wake up anytime soon, she slowly got up and crawled in bed with him. Letting go of his hand, her arm rested on his chest as she lightly gripped his shirt. Their face just inches apart, she looked at his face. She said when she saw that his face seemed to be unreadable. She also noticed that his lips were parted slightly, making it easier for her to hear his deep breaths. She moved her face closer as she planted her lips on his. Although he couldn't kiss back, it did not stop the passion behind hers.
She longed to share this moment with him. She, however, did not think it would be under these circumstances. She doubted that she would have been bold enough to kiss him if he were awake, though. Since she could remember, she never was that good at showing how she truly felt, but that came from years or being mistreated, ignored, and ostracized. She pulled away from him, almost expecting him to wake up. But she knew better. She knew it wouldn't be that easy. Her head slowly fell on his chest and allowed herself to go to sleep.
Yusei slowly opened his eyes. He noticed that he was lying on his stomach and he felt the cold ground underneath his cheek. He let his eyes adjust before looking at his surroundings. He was in Satellite, but it wasn't the Satellite he remembered. He pushed himself off of the ground and unto his feet. His eyes widened as he got a clear look at the sky. It was blood red and the clouds were dark. It made him uneasy, especially knowing that something horrible was happening. Dirt laid where grass once grew, and every tree he saw stood bare.
Worry began to get the best of him. Knowing Satellite like the back of his hand, he noticed that he wasn't far from Martha's house. He immediately turned around and sprinted towards his old home, but it seemed as if his legs couldn't carry him fast enough. No wind blew and the only thing he could hear was the steady thump of his footsteps.
He slowed once he got to his old home. The feeling of shock seemed overwhelming. The house he grew up in, the house of his foster mother's, was destroyed. He felt tears in his eyes, not caring if they would fall or not. The house was blackened as if it were engulfed in a massive flame. All of the windows were broken, along with the front door, and he could see that several walls on the inside were destroyed. He sprinted into the house, not caring if the house was unstable.
"Martha!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. He pushed debris left and right, hoping to find any signs of his foster mother or any of the kids, but as he feared, came up short. He searched the entire house, but could not find a trace of anyone. After his moment of panic, he stood in the door way, allowing the frame to support him. He felt weak, not because of physical stress, though. Moments passed by before his eyes widened.
"I need to find Jack and Crow!" Where were they? Yusei figured if they had known about this, there is no doubt that they would have been here. But did they know? He rushed to his D-wheel and without hesitation, rushed to New Domino City, praying that nothing else has happened, however, it seemed like nothing was going right. As he crossed over into the city his heart dropped. It looked exactly how Satellite looked. Everything was destroyed. He was shocked to see that most of the buildings were either burned or leveled. He rushed to their home hoping that his best friends were okay, or at least hoping to find any survivors.
He slammed on his breaks realizing that he was passing by a home that he has been to many times. He raised his visor, not believing what happened to the building in front of him..or lack thereof. The Tops was destroyed. There was no way to identify the building. He, however, had taken this same route so many times that he would be able to find his way with his eyes closed.
"Leo...Luna..."He said through his gritted teeth. His grip on the handles of his runner dangerously tightened. He looked down. "What happened..."
Without realizing it, he was already on his way to Poppo Time. Seeing he was close enough, he practically jumped off of his ride and sprinted towards the door, which was barely still hanging onto the hinges. He rushed in and saw that the place was trashed. He searched and searched, but his friends were nowhere to be found. He looked sown and realized that something was under his foot. Moving it to the side he saw one of the earrings that belonged to his foster brother. He held the "A" shaped earring in his hand and clasped it.
"Jack..Crow..I let you down.." Yusei was hoping that this was just a dream. He was scared about having to face a world without his friends, without...Akiza. His head shot up. He wouldn't be able to handle it if Akiza had suffered the same fate as the rest of the world. He rushed to her house, and upon arriving he was shocked to see that it was also leveled.
"No!" He cried. He frantically moved through the rubble. "Akiza!" He had to find her, because there was no way that he could live without her. He found her energy stabilizer near, and collapsed to his knees. He grabbed it and held it close, allowing the tears to fall freely.
"Akiza, please...come back! I'm sorry!" He choked. "You needed me and I wasn't here!" He had been too late. His hands remained around her stabilizer, not realizing that his knuckles were turning white. He was beyond angry, but his heart was heavy.
"I'm sorry I never got to tell you...I love you.." He loved Akiza to the point that he would do anything for her. Had he been here earlier, he would have sacrificed his life to keep her safe. Anyone who knew Yusei knew him to be calm and clear-minded, however, right now he was anything but. He was so upset that he failed to hear that he was not alone.
"I must admit, Fudo," a voice called out behind him. "You look beyond pathetic." Yusei was completely caught off guard. He swiftly turned around and wasn't pleased by who he saw.
"Sayer!" He yelled and stood up, challenging him. "What have you done?!"
He chuckled. "I didn't do anything, boy."
Yusei put one of his fists up. "That's a lie! You are the only one capable of doing something like this!" Although Yusei's statement wasn't completely true, seeing as Z-one wanted to destroy New Domino as well, it just seemed like it was the best thing to say.
"This is an ideal world, however, there is someone else who is capable of such evil." Sayer told him.
Yusei's eyes widened a little. He was almost scared to ask. "Who?"
Arcadia's leader allowed a sinister smile to play upon his lips. Without saying a word, he gestured behind the signer. He slowly turned around and was shocked to the core. The beautiful, warm brown eyes that he loved so much were no longer there and were replaced with cold ones.
He struggled to find his voice. This couldn't be.
"Surprised?" Sayer asked him laughing, but Yusei ignored him. He watched as the woman activated her duel disk and placed down a monster card. To his horror, she materialized a Black Rose Dragon, confirming all assumptions or doubts that he had. Only one person had that card, and she was no longer on his side.
Yusei quickly turned towards Sayer. "What have you done to her?" He yelled, anger and hurt dripping on his every word.
He shrugged. "I just got her to realize the true potential of her power."
"She isn't just one of your experiments!"
Silence filled the air a few moments before he responded, "You're right, Fudo, she's more than that. She is the Black Rose Witch, and the one who will destroy this world!"
Yusei's eyes shot open. He was breathing heavily. When he suddenly awoke, his body wanted to sit up, but there was something that was weighing him down. Feeling something on his chest, his eyes darted down to the burgundy haired signer. He sighed of out relief. There lay the Akiza he knew, the Akiza that he cared about so much. For a while he was terrified that his dream was a reality, but he mentally calmed himself down. He stroked her hair. Akiza was not the Black Rose Witch anymore, all thanks to him, but if that was the case, what did the dream mean?
"Is Sayer back?" He thought as his eyes narrowed. No, he couldn't be. But he saw him with his own eyes. He felt him. It just didn't make sense. They all saw him get eaten by Misty's Earthbound Immortal. Was it possible that he was freed when the Signer-Dark Signer War was over? It seemed to be impossible; however, Yusei knew not to overlook it. He laid his head back down on the pillow and he felt pain shoot through his body, especially through his right shoulder. He noticed that it was securely wrapped. He also had a headache.
"Akiza must have been watching over me." He was pretty sure since it was safe to assume that Leo or Luna didn't know how to do it. The thought made him smile. She would do anything for him, as he would for her and could probably guess that she was worried sick about him. He felt bad for having to put her through this and was determined to make it up to her, just not know. He suddenly began to feel dizzy, realizing that he was nowhere near healed.
It was frustrating for him. He knew who did this to him and he knew who he was after, yet he could barely keep his eyes open. He wrapped his arm more securely around Akiza. It didn't matter right now. As long as Akiza was in his arms, he would make sure nothing happened to her.
The living room was quiet for quite some time now. The twins were in deep thought. They felt bad that Yusei was hurt, and they felt even worse that they had no idea what happened to him. One moment he was fine and the next he was falling to the ground. Luna, fighting the urge to cry, hadn't said a word. Leo seemed okay, but it was obvious that it was eating him on the inside. Yusei was his idol, someone who he could always turn to, and it hurt to see him down like this.
"I just don't understand how this happened!" Leo exclaimed suddenly, but not scaring his sister. She knew she was going to hear Leo's reaction sooner or later. She simply looked at him, not saying a word. He stood up and slowly paced around the room before stopping to look at her. "Did we make a mistake by coming here?"
Though Leo could be a bit unpredictable at times, Luna hadn't been expecting that response from him. "Leo..." She said, his question clearly catching her off guard.
"Face it Luna, whatever happened to Yusei was probably a sign telling us that we shouldn't be here." he said.
Luna sighed. She understood exactly what he was saying, and it would explain why he had been quiet for a while. He was having doubts. Ancient Fairy Dragon kind of felt the same way that Yusei's incident had been a warning, but they couldn't consider backing down. Chances are whatever or whoever did this to him was probably going to come after them too. They had to stand strong.
"That may be true, but we came not only to figure some things out, but to support Akiza. She needs us, we can't just leave. We already knew it would be dangerous before we came." She said looking at him.
He sighed. Although he was a signer now, he still felt like there wasn't much he could do. He felt so helpless. He slowly put his head down. As he turned towards the direction of his room he said "Maybe some video games will cheer me up." With that, Luna was left alone.
She, just like the others, was determined to help Yusei. She placed her thumb and index finger on the bridge of her nose. She just wished it would be easy. She didn't even know where to start. It was important to try and figure out what happened to Yusei so maybe they could stop it from happening to them too.
"Luna..." she heard a voice call out to her in her head.
"Ancient Fairy Dragon? What's wrong?"
"I cannot put my finger on it, but there is a very powerful energy that is trying to call out to you."
She raised a brow. "A powerful energy?" She had no idea what she was talking about, but Ancient Fairy Dragon was always right and she would be a fool to ignore her, especially when he needed to figure out some stuff for herself too. She didn't care if she was walking into a trap, she just needed a lead.
She stood up. "Ancient Fairy Dragon, you have to take me there." She said aloud.
"As you wish," She said, telling Luna which way to go. Luna looked around. She didn't want to disturb anyone so she just hoped that she would be back before anyone knew she disappeared.
Luna quietly left their new home, not only hoping that she could find out what energy Ancient Fairy Dragon was talking about, but see if it was also connected to what happened to Yusei. She made sure to grab her duel disk and deck, just in case she needed it. It seemed as though her dragon was leading her towards a quiet part of the city. Since she was on foot, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she knew Ancient Fairy Dragon would not purposely put her in harm's way. Regardless, she was a 13 year old female and was in an unfamiliar place, so it made sense to keep her guard up.
Her dragon told her that she was close and that the energy was coming from a cave nearby. Now that she thought about it, she was starting to feel the energy as well. Luna was jogging in the direction she was told to go when she nearly bumped into someone who was coming quickly around the corner.
"Sabrina!" Luna exclaimed surprised. She seemed extremely nervous, mostly because she wasn't supposed to be out by herself.
The blond looked down at the girl and gave her a warm smile. "Oh, Luna, hi. I didn't think I'd see you again so soon." She said. She looked behind the girl and noticed that she was alone. "Where are the others?" She asked concerned for her.
She young girl caught her breath, for she had been running the whole time, and then she nervously smiled and rubbed the back of her head. "Well, this nice old lady let us stay in a house that's not too far from here, so that's where they are."
"But why are you out her alone? It's not safe, you know." Sabrina said to her. She wasn't implying that she should know the area, but she was trying to tell her that it wasn't a good idea to be out by herself.
"I know, but I feel a strange energy around here. In fact, it seems like there is something that is calling out to me. I have to figure out what it is because it might be connected to what happened to Yusei." She said with sadness in her voice.
"Yusei? What happened to him?"
"We aren't sure. We were walking back to our home and he was attacked, but we didn't hear or see anyone."
"Oh?" Sabrina tried thinking or what could have possibly happened.
"When we turned around he was on the ground in pain." Confusion was written all of Sabrina's face. She didn't know Yusei all that well, but she knew that he didn't deserve anything like that.
"I wonder who could have done that..." She said, looking at Luna with sorrow in her eyes. She could tell that Luna was worried sick. She was concerned about Yusei's well-being too; after all they did save her from those bad guys in the forest. Making up her mind, she decided to go with Luna to make sure nothing happened to her. Before she could tell her, though, they heard a woman's scream. To them it sounded as if someone was in need.
"Someone's in trouble!" Sabrina said as they looked in the direction the voice came from. Briefly looking at each other, they silently agreed that they needed to check it out.
They ended up running in a park. They could have sworn that they were in the right place, but the only thing they saw was a woman with their backs to them. She was standing completely still.
"Miss," Sabrina said to the woman. "Do you know where that scream came from?"
Slowly the woman turned around. Her head was down, but Luna could still see her eyes. They looked distant.
"Are you okay?" Luna asked worriedly. For some reason she was getting a bad feeling from her. Just then the woman laughed and lifted her head. Her pupils were red and as the girls looked closer, they could see various veins in her neck and arms.
"I want the power..." She said darkly. Their eyes widened.
"The power? Is she talking about the same thing that I feel?" Luna asked out loud.
"Be careful, Luna. This woman is not herself. Someone is controlling her to get to the power too." Ancient Fairy Dragon told her. She nodded.
"Where is the Heart Crystal?" The woman yelled.
Luna tried to seem brave but it was obvious that she was scared. She looked at Sabrina who had not taken her eyes off of the strange woman. "What is she taking about?"
"She's referring to an ancient legend, one that was thought to be a myth..." She said not looking away. "It's a myth because there have been stories around for years of their power but no one has been able to find the ones who possess their strength."
"But surely she knows that..." Luna said, wondering why this woman was looking for this Heart Crystal if it wasn't here.
"Apparently not.." She responded, wondering the same thing Luna was.
Before they knew it the woman was using her psychic powers to lift a tree out of the ground. Seeing what she was trying to do, the girls gasped.
"Run!" Sabrina yelled as the tree was being thrown towards them. They took off, hoping to lose her. Although she was scared, Luna managed to pick up the same energy she did before. She then saw a cave not too far away. She knew that was where she was being pulled to.
"Quick! In here!" Luna said leading the way. Once they entered the cave, they both stopped, breathing heavily.
"I think we lost her..." Sabrina said relieved. She looked around, she was almost expecting the cave to be completely dark, but facing deeper into the cave, she saw lit touches hanging from the walls. Luna looked up and saw what she did. The power was pulling her deeper in the cave.
"Come on," Luna said. Walking deeper into the cave they stopped at what seemed to be a dead end. It was the deepest point in the cave but it was completely lit by several torches and candles. They came to a stop at a shrine.
"Woah..." Luna said. There was nothing special at the shrine, but the amount of energy she felt was unreal. Looking closer, candles surrounded what seemed to be a stone tablet.
"This is it..." Sabrina said, earning a look from Luna. "This shrine is dedicated to a holder of the Heart Crystal. I knew it was in the city but I could never find it..but then again I didn't think it'd be in a dusty old cave either."
They walked closer and there was a familiar duel monster that was carved into the tablet. Luna's eyes widened as she took out a card from her deck.
"Ancient Fairy Dragon!" Luna said. She was confused as to why she was carved in the stone when she was already freed.
Sabrina stood in shock too, but not for the same reason. Her eyes landed on the young signer's signature card. She gasped. "It can't be..."
Luna continued to look as the stone tablet began to glow. It shot out an energy that penetrated her chest. Moments later, a crystal appeared in front of her as if it came from her heart. The crystal was beautiful, yet it looked sharp all around. It was mostly made up of a base that looked like a cross, but had sharp spikes in between where the crystal crossed. It was bathed in a bright white light. She felt the power of the crystal flow through her body.
"We are one, Luna..." She heard Ancient Fairy Dragon tell her. She felt everything that her dragon felt and the power that she possessed. It was different from the feeling that she would get when she travelled to the spirit world, she felt stronger.
"Luna! You're the holder of the Heart Crystal!" Sabrina exclaimed as they looked at the crystal in front of her before watching it retreat back to her heart. As the light died down she looked at her friend. She was speechless. Sabrina put her hand on her shoulder, clearly still shocked. The cave started shaking and rocks were falling on them. They covered their heads as they began running out of the cave, screaming.
"Come out you little brats!" The woman from earlier yelled once she saw them running out of the cave. Once they got outside they stopped dead in their tracks. The woman had found them and she was not happy. "I'm going to tear you to pieces!"
Sabrina growled. "Leave us alone you creep!" Luna stepped back a little as the woman laughed once more.
She raised her hands as various objects such as garbage cans, benches, and etc around them were being lifted off of the ground. She looked at them darkly as she used her powers to throw everything at them. They gasped. Sabrina had the same power she had so she held out her hand as well; however, it did not help much seeing as the woman's dark power was much stronger than hers. They ended up dodging most of the things thrown at them.
"You have to use your power, Luna! Maybe you're the one that can stop her!" The older girl called as she landed on the ground before a bench took her head off.
"But I don't know how!" Luna said running behind a tree. She was frightened. She did not know what to do. Sensing her fear, Regulus growled at the woman. Without being seen, He sprinted towards her and knocked her down. He did not care if she was a woman, she was a threat, and would not care if she hurt them or not.
She cried out as she landed hard on the ground. Sabrina looked up and it seemed as if she hit her head, causing her to go in and out of consciousness. She stood up and looked Luna's way. "You were given this power because you were chosen! You have the power to stop this! Believe in yourself!"
Luna looked at her. Maybe she was right, but it's not like she was giving her time to adjust. Somehow her life just drastically changed and she wasn't sure how to react. She needed her brother. He would certainly take care of the woman because she wasn't sure if she could.
She suddenly felt the power of Ancient Fairy Dragon flow through her again. It gave her a warm feeling, one that she could heal in her heart. It was as powerful as the power of the Crimson Dragon. She knew that with this feeling in her heart that she had the support of the people closest to her. She walked towards the woman on the ground who was groaning, holding her head. She bent down and held her hands over her. Light surrounded them and eventually Sabrina could see the change in the woman's appearance. Once she was done, the light disappeared and the woman opened her eyes.
"What happened to me?.." The woman asked sitting up. Her eyes and voice were back to normal. She looked around confused. Luna and Sabrina looked back at each other, assuming that she probably could remember a thing.
Sabrina walked up, not wanting to explain the situation to her and said "You must have passed out here. You were unconscious when we found you." She helped her up.
"Well that's strange, but thank you." She smiled sweetly and turned to walk away, though she was not sure as to why she would pass out. She felt perfectly fine.
Sabrina and Luna stood side by side. Luna then pulled out her card again. She and Ancient Fairy Dragon had a strong bond before but it was nothing compared to now. She was one with her dragon, and it made her nervous and excited. She was one step closer to finding out more about her powers, but she was sure that it was going to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride.
Well that's it for this chapter. Sorry That I kept you waiting. Thank you to all of the people who reviewed last chapter. I truly appreciate and I'm glad that you enjoy my story.
Sorry if the second half of this chapter seemed rushed. I really wanted to get this uploaded tonight. I'm hoping that you could really tell me how you feel about this chapter in particular because I think what has happened in this chapter will make or break this story for you.
Also, classes for me start Monday so updating will be a little more difficult but I will try to do what I can whenever I have time.
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