Duel 14: Tales of the Onishin
"How is she," I asked Yuki.
"Her emotional state is unchanged. Ever since that Duel with Kaibaman last week, she's been relatively introverted."
"That bad, huh?"
"Yes. It's my considerable fear that she would probably rewrite the world in her anger. However, no data change has been detected."
"Hmm..."
As I slept that night, I dreamed... but it was... different...
In it, I saw a burning landscape. Trees, plants, even rocks burned. In the middle of the inferno, I saw a trio of living lines, one yellow, one blue, one red. the yellow one was in the approximate shape of a giant bird, the blue one looked like a striped, buffed-up stick figure, and the red one was... some kind of snake-dragon thing. This is one weird nightmare.
"I'm afraid this is no nightmare..."
Huh? I turned to see a man in a cape. STEROTYYYYYPE!!
"This is one of several possible futures."
Really?
"Yes."
This is kind-of confusing. I mean, giant lines trying to kill people?
"Well, another future includes card games on motorcycles."
Well, that's just ridiculous.
"Yes. Now, allow me to give you a warning that will come into meaning in a few days. Long ago, demonic god-like creatures descended on the land and caused great destruction. They were the Onishin.
The Envoys fought against them in a struggle for the fate of humanity, placing them deep within the earth.
Now, the Onishin have returned. The Future depends on you, Kyon-san."
... And then I woke up. What a bizarre dream.
THE NEXT DAY...
Haruhi, are you STILL sulking?
"Kyon... I can't believe I lost. I feel so ashamed..."
There's nothing to be ashamed about. You lost once, big deal.
"No... I let myself down..."
Well, get back up!
"... You're right, Kyon. I should just pick myself up and- OH NO, NOT HIM AGAIN?!"
Huh?
I turned to where Haruhi was looking...
Kaibaman?!
"Indeed. If it isn't the SOS Brigade. I guess I defeated the almighty leader... so the other Duelists should be easy pickings."
Yare, Yare...
"YOU!" Kaibaman pointed at me - wait, what?
"You'll be my opponent," he smiled that deadly smirk.
"HECK NO!" I yelled, then ran as fast as I could, toward the nearest place where I could get off this island. Once back home, I'll explain my disappearance to my mom and dad, transfer to a new school, and change the phone number. That would end my crazy adventures with Haruhi Suzumiya. Finally.
As I ran towards the castle, I began looking left and right for a nearby boat to hitch a ride on, removing my Dueling glove as I did so in order to seem like I somehow got on the Island.
Eventually, I noticed a boat containing some random people, and hopped on.
"Sorry, but I need out of this crazy competition," I said, as a very familiar man with odd hair looked at me.
"Attention Duelist!" He yelled, "I'm sorry, but you have been registered as having 10 Silver Star Chips."
"No fair! I'm swimming back to Japan!" I yelled, then poised to jump into the ocean... just as a red tendril grabbed me. Turning, I saw who it was attached to.
"It's me, Ryoko," Ryoko Asakura smiled at me, as her red-irises within black eyes focused at me, "I'm back for revenge, and you don't stand... a ghost of a chance."
To be continued...