Judai's POV, first person

I watched as Marie's appearance changed when she walked to the bleachers. She turned from a furious tyrant to a sad, barely able to stand girl. Marie was almost visibly shaking and she was really pale. Asuka noticed, too. We both rushed to her.

"Are you okay, Marie?" Asuka asked.

Marie could barely form her answer. "What do you care? You don't care for me anyway. You hate me just like everyone else!" She rocked forward and I caught her before she face-planted on the stairs.

"Marie?" I called, shaking her a bit.

"It's no good. She's out cold," Asuka barked. "Hurry up and take her to the nurse's office!" I nodded and threw Marie's slim arm over my shoulder.

"What are you going to do?" I asked.

"Research," was the curt reply. Asuka was already disappearing into the crowds in the bleachers. I hauled Marie back down the stairs. That's when I began to notice all the dirty looks aimed at me. Or should I say, the unconscious Marie. Was it because of her dragon's attack?

I couldn't wait to get out of that place. The tension in the air was thick enough to cut with a knife. Elemental Hero Neos appeared the moment I was out into the deserted hallway. "Judai. You must beware that dragon of her's. I've never felt anything like it before. It's way too powerful to be any ordinary duel spirit. The only pressure that's similar to this is the Egyptian god cards, but even they might fall to its power." With that said, Neos dissolved again.

There it was again: that dragon was similar to the god cards. Was it really true? It certainly had enough power. But could it be related to the god cards? Another thought suddenly struck me. I was lost.