Sorry for the delay everyone and many thanks for the reviews! The characters might be OOC in this chapter, but I'm trying to keep them as characterized as possible.

Judai's POV, first person

Where did Marie find out all that stuff? Was it her dragon? It was like Marie was trying to kill me with her words, and it almost seemed to work. Despite how many years had passed, I still hated myself for all that I did.

Yubel showed up for a short while, trying to cheer me up.

"Yubel?" I asked, my voice shaking a bit.

"Yes, Judai?"

"Nevermind."

"What is it?"

"Do I use your powers for selfish needs?"

"Judai, you are making no sense. Of course you don't. You are not selfish; everything you do is to help others."

I stayed silent after that, and Yubel eventually faded away. Marie's words wouldn't stop echoing through my head, and it was watching a reoccuring nightmare.

I rolled over onto my side and stared at the white walls. I don't know how long I was laying there when my cell phone rang. It scared me so much that it broke my depression and drove my head into the wall from surprise.

Rubbing my head and groaning, I swiped the red phone from my desk and flipped it open.

"Hello?" I said, expecting Hayato to tell me about the Crimson Dragon. I definitely was not expecting Maximillian Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters.

"Is this Yuki Judai?" he demanded.

"Y-yes," I answered.

"Tell me exactly how you know about the Crimson Dragon."

I had no other choice but to explain everything to him. There was silence for a while. "That's impossible. The Crimson Dragon should be locked up in a vault here in Industrial Illusions."

"It must be possible, because I've seen it. If it was locked up in some vault, then how could I have known about it? Check to see if I'm lying."

Pegasus sighed in defeat. "Unfortunately, I already have. There's no sign of the missing card, and it's imperative that I get it back and lock it away for good!"

"What exactly is the Crimson Dragon, Mr. Pegasus?" I asked. Mr. Pegasus told me the story of how he found the unnamed god in hidden room and what happened after.

I couldn't believe it. The dragon was basically a forgotten god card? One that no one knew about?

Pegasus went on to say, "But we can't just storm the school and take back the card. That dragon is too powerful and cunning to just take by force. It'll just take out its rage on everyone.

"To safely remove it, the dragon would have to drained of its power. In other words, it must be defeated in a duel. The best way to make sure of that is to hold a tournament at the academy. The semi-final and final rounds will have the ante law lifted. Whoever has the Crimson Dragon is sure to reach the final rounds, so we could enforce an ante to take the card the second that the duel is over."

"What if whoever is facing her loses?" I asked skeptically. "Better yet, how are you going to convince the school board to allow the ante rule?"

"Oh, it is simple enough to convince them to agree to the ante. And as for the possibility of the person with the Crimson Dragon winning, we just have to make sure that won't happen, now won't we?" Pegasus said, recovering his old wit.

"When are you planning to hold this tournament?" I wondered.

"Why, as soon as possible, of course!" Pegasus said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "No more than a few days, and I'll have arranged to hold the competition at North Academy. All I need you to do is to stay in the tournament and keep an eye on that dragon. I want you to tell me if you see any more activity."

"Will do," I answered, snapping the phone shut.

And true to his word, an announcement was held a few days later after last period.