Duel 5: Secrets of the Envoys
My head ached... what the hell was going on?
"Get your lazy ass up!"
"Can't you let me sleep in peace for once?"
"Not if it's in front of the computer. Punishment, PENALTY!"
"Haruhi, isn't it enough that you work me to the bone?"
"No complaining! You barely get anything done Kyon, if it wasn't for you our website would have taken off like a rocket by now!"
SIGH...
As Haruhi left to think, I looked at my deck... then noticed it was EXACTLY one card higher. I drew the top card... and saw something that was going to be with me for the rest of my life...
Ultimate Tyranno, Envoy of the Earth.
"Kyon..." Itsuki spoke. What did he want NOW?
"I hailed a taxi for us," said Koizumi.
It was true, right outside the school gate and across the way was a taxi waiting for the both of us. Praying that there was no ulterior motive in the guy's actions, I walked towards it with him, "What is this about?"
"The conditions have been met," he said calmly, getting into the rear seat and scooting over to make room for me as well. "I believe I owe you an explanation."
Damn right you do.
"You already know that Haruhi is special. When her emotions become unstable, the world around her does as well."
I shut the door and the taxi began to move, I shot a nervous glance at the driver, as Koizumi was dropping some seriously crazy information in front of a complete stranger. When he continued I shrugged it off, maybe he knew the guy.
"An alternate plane is created, we call it 'Closed Space'."
"Closed space?"
"Yes, it's a simple term, derived from the simple fact that it is closed off from anyone who wishes to enter, aside from espers of course. This Closed Space is where my powers manifest themselves, as you will soon see. In this space are blue giants, The Celestials. They destroy everything around them, taking out Haruhi's frustrations without harming the world that she created."
"Hm... So... any of them look like three-headed dragons?"
"Eh?"
"I saw one in my dreams. Haruhi did too, and I BET it's no coincidence."
Hm... seeing that you and Haruhi dreamed the same thing is odd... and of interest. But I digress, this is a conversation for another time." Suddenly, the dark seriousness of his voice was gone, and he once again wore that same plastic smile, "I believe that we have arrived at our destination, Kyon."
Stop calling me that.
We stepped out of the taxi and into what looked like a major intersection. Itsuki smiled and waved as the taxi drove away. He gestured to the crosswalk in front of us, "Kyon, you're going to have to hold my hand."
Whoa now.
"Nobody said anything about having to hold hands."
"Trust me, it's the only way for you to follow me into the Closed Space, you are not an esper like myself."
He held out his hand to me and I gritted my teeth, this was a hundred times worse than when he got too close, but if it was to find out the truth...
I reached for his hand and he took it gently, beginning to walk back.
A sudden sensation flowed through me, almost as if I had dived into a swiming pool. I gasped for air and released Itsuki's hand, "It takes some getting used to," he said softly, "But it doesn't take long to recover, it's not a violent transferal or anything."
When I caught my breath I looked around myself. The surroundings were almost exactly the same, the only differences were that everything was dark, grey, and dull. The people that had been bustling around us a moment before had all vanished, and the activity of the busy intersection ceased to be. "So this is closed space? It seems so... dead."
"Indeed... Follow me, it's time to show you what you came here to see."
Itsuki led me to a nearby building. Going inside, we climbed to the very top. The roof only made the world seem more surreal, the humming of the ventilation system was absent, and the stillness of it all sent a chill down my spine. I walked to the edge of the roof, towards the tall railing. A rumble, almost like a creature not from this planet, echoed in my ears. In the distance I saw it.
The blue giant.
The Celestial.
It was flailing its arms madly, destroying the buildings around it, demolishing anything and everything it could hit. Itsuki walked to my side, "See its wanton destruction, all of Suzumiya-san's anger and frustration at the world around him, let out in this pure and brutal fury. Suzumiya-san enjoys the current world, so she subconsciously confines the creatures to this Closed Space in order to preserve what is around her. If these Closed Spaces did not exist, the world as we know it would fall into utter chaos. On the contrary, if the Closed Spaces become too great, they would overthrow the very reality around them. Our job as espers is to keep these Closed Spaces from spreading, in order to do that, we destroy the Celestials with our powers."
I saw red spheres were beginning to circle the creature, almost as if they were dancing around it. It swatted at them like bothersome flies, but to no avail.
"My colleagues," he said softly, "I should join them. Wait here, and observe Kyon-chan."
Itsuki's very being began to glow, and a red sphere surrounded her entire body. He slowly began to float into the air, up above the railing, and away towards the Celestial in the distance. The red spheres continued to dance, now joined by their final comrade. An arm was sliced from the creature, then a leg, shortly followed by its severed head. It burst into thousands of particals, reminding me of the time when Nagato had so easily deleted Asakura.
"Wow" was all I had to say.
"Indeed, Kyon."
Huh? Who the heck said that?
"You know, Kyon. Ultimate Tyranno."
WHAT?!
"I'm serving as a card spirit. Figured YOU could use my guidance."
Shut up.
"Who are you talking to, Kyon?" Itsuki asked.
Uh... myself.
"Why?"
Penchant for Intelligent Conversation.
"Uh-huh... Now," he said softly, "Watch what happens next."
I heard a loud crack. I looked up to the sky and what I saw surprised me. The sky itself looked like it had been broken, and sunlight was leaking in through the grey. It cracked again, and again.
Everything went white.
And we were once again in the intersection bustling with people, "So now you see," said Itsuki happily, walking towards me and leaning forward, "My role is a very important one."
Your face is way too close.
"I concur."
"There are rumors going all over the school about you two, Kyon."
I shrugged, let them talk, the SOS Brigade thing was my business, if people wanted their gossip so badly then who was I to take it away from them, "Oh yeah?" I inquired, "What kind of rumors exactly?"
Taniguchi leaned over the lunch table and Kunikida got a worried look on his face. "Well," whispered Taniguchi, "They say that you and Suzumiya-san are... dating."
He said the word like it was absolutely forbidden. I rolled my eyes, "One, we're not in kindergarten anymore, it's okay to date girls. Two, If it weren't for the club, Haruhi and I wouldn't even go near each other. Three, I wouldn't date that girl if you gave me a million dollars."
"You said it, Kyon."
Taniguchi grinned, "You talked to her first," he said slyly, "Before she even made that stupid club."
Dammit it was true, I did initiate conversation with her our first day at school. For some odd and unknown reason, I kept talking to her, even though her behavior creeped me out a bit. Although, looking back on it now, Haruhi's reasoning wasn't so far off the mark. What were the chances of an alien, esper, AND time-traveller all joining her little club, unless she herself was supernatural as well? These three were in her very own club, and she didn't even realize that some of the keys to what she spent all her time searching for was right in front of her all along. I frowned, thinking of telling her, after all, she was pretty much devoting her life to this chase.
What do I care anyways? It's not like I give a crap if she finds what she's looking for!
Haruhi's little adventures could go stuff themselves as far as I was concerned.
"Hey, by the way... think we could get a look at Haruhi's so-called ultimate monster?" Kunikida asked.
"Hm... How about I show you the card in action?"
"Hm..." Taniguchi thought, "Sure..."
We ran to the courtyard to Duel Haruhi... only to find she was a little preoccupied... With Seto Kaiba?
"You wanted a duel, Seto Kaiba?" Haruhi asked her opponent, "Looks like you're over your head."
I looked at her field... well, Taniguchi got what he wanted.
"And this duel will end just like your last one: You losing." Kaiba responded.
Kaiba: 1300 LP
Suzumiya: 2200 LP
Kaiba's turn.
"Well, looks like after this, it's not just going to be Yugi who defeated you." Haruhi taunted. Kaiba also had HIS Blue-Eyes out (Normal, I believe.)
Looking between each Blue-Eyes, I noticed several differences. Haruhi's Blue-Eyes was slightly smaller then Kaiba's, but the top-back spike of his side crests were longer. He also has a spike on the underside of both arms, which jutted backwards.
"Go ahead, be smug. But know this," Kaiba said, "You may possess one Blue-Eyes... but I possess something even stronger then him. The mightiest dragon of all existence."
Oh no. Haruhi's doomed.
"I activate Polymerization, fusing my three dragons together..." Kaiba proclaimed, as a familiar three-headed dragon appeared, "To form Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
ATK: 4500 (Ryoko would definitely get a kick out of this.)
"Now, your turn, Haruhi. I hope you'll understand that I'm being generous here." Kaiba simply said.
"Fine," Haruhi said, "I think that I'll remove every one of my Light Monsters from my graveyard."
"Why?" Kaiba asked.
"Because by doing that... I can increase Envoy Blue-Eye's Attack Points, 500 for each and every one of them! And since I had seven light monsters from my graveyard, that's 3500 right off the bat!" Haruhi smirked.
Envoy Blue-Eyes rose into the air, yelling (good lord, it could talk), "Resonance of LIGHT!!!"
As Envoy Blue-Eye's ATK meter hit 6500, I could see several changes in appearance. For one, His arm-spikes flipped forward and became HUGE blades, and his wings began to glow. And the Japanese Kanji for light appeared on his chest and head.
"Envoy Blue-Eyes... Attack Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and end this duel!"
"Yes, Brigade Chief!" It responded, before charging at Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon... and lifting it into the air, slashing at it with its blades and then kicking BEUD in the air.
Then, a bright blue blast fired from the Envoy's mouth, as the creature yelled, "Burst Stream of Annihilation!!!!"
BEUD was taken out in one attack, taking Kaiba's Life Points with it.
"Well..." Kaiba commented, "You were just as effective as your old man. I'm going to leave before Paparazzi show up."
Kaiba hopped into a dragon-shaped jet and flew off.
Haruhi simply said, "Later, Kaiba! It's been fun!"
Well, all's well that ends well.
"You've said it."
Shut up.
Next Chapter: Trapped... in the past?