THE TRUTH COMES OUT ABOUT THE LEGEND OF THE BUTCHING KNIFE; it came out weirder than i expect and harder. Anyways, review and give me feedback!
Cristina's Pov~
"I'm going to go first." He said and drew out some cards from his deck, "If you don't mind."
"Go ahead, doesn't matter to me." I said, smirking at him as he smirked back.
"I draw!" He said drawing one more card, "I summon Deep Sea Diva(200/400) in defense mode." I grimaced a bit; Deep Sea Diva..? He has a water type deck… I glared at the monster across the field from me who went into defense mode, "I then put two face downs and end my turn."
All right, he's not as open as my other opponents and is on the smart side. I looked at the face down card and sighed; I will find out sooner or later anyways…
"My turn." I said, drawing a card, "I summon Raging Flame Sprite(100/200) in attack mode. It lets me attack you directly every time. Now go, Sprite, burn up his life points away." I quirked my eyebrows together when I saw him sweat. I haven't even brought out the big guns yet.
"I-I summon my trap card, Negate Attack, which negates your Raging Flame Sprite's attack." He said as I saw my monster stop and return to its position, "That was close…"
"Okay…I then put down two face downs and end my turn." I said as I went wide eyes when he put his hands on his knees, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah…I'm a little nervous." He said as I raised an eyebrow. A little nervous; this guy looks like he is about to have a heart attack, "Oh, it's my turn…"
~~Ending Battle~~
"Go, Uria, burn his life points to ashes-"
"I summon my trap card, Solemn Judgement!" He said as I went wide-eyes, oh no…not that card, anything but that! "I give up half of my lifepoints. From that, I can destroy your summoned monster." I watched in horror as Uria roared loudly before disappearing and going to my grave…
"Uria…" I whispered, pouting a bit, "Don't worry…We will fight again next time… I put down two face downs and end my turn." I looked at my field…I had 1050 life points left, he has 1150. If I am right about this…I may win this….Though, he already has Ocean Dragon Lord-Neo(2900/1600) on his field and Takriminos(1500/1200) . I had Hinotama Soul(600/500) on my field and Flame Cerebrus(2100/800) …
"This was a really good duel, Cristina. I'm sorry that it had to end-"
"It's not ending until one of our lifepoints is down to zero; don't sell me out now, Ryu." I said with a smirk as he smiled and nodded.
"Now, go…Brionac, attack her Hinotama Soul and bring her lifepoints to zero." He said and I shivered a bit when I saw the dragon heading towards my precious card. It's now or never…I guess.
"I summon my trap card, Mirror Force." I said, flipping up my face down card with a big grin as he frowned, "I think you know what this card does, but I'll explain it to you anyway. It let me destroy all attack position monsters." I breathed a sigh of relief when his monster disappeared and he had no spell cards, "Go, Flame Cerebrus; take out his lifepoints and bring him down to his knees!" The three headed monster growled and attack Ryu with its large claws. He cried out and slumped down to his knees as his lifepoints went to nothing… I stared at my monsters as they left and cheered as loud as I could.
"Ladies and Gentleman; there you have it. Cristina is moving on to the Finals, against Yusei Fudo." The announcer said as I walked over to Ryu and crouched down next to him.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked, peering at him as he slowly looked up and grinned, but nodded despite the tears in his eyes.
"That…that was a good duel." He said as I got up and helped him up, "I should have never been overconfidence-"
"It's good to be overconfident…but you just not have to suck at it." I said, sticking out a tongue at him, "I, on the other hand, manage to be overconfident and not suck."
"Is that your great advice?" He asked as I smiled and rolled my eyes, "Can I get a better one?"
"It's gonna charge you…"
"Hey…" I said, seeing Yusei leaning against the wall as he looked over, "Whatcha' up to?"
"Just waiting for you…good job on the match…That was a close one." He said as I smiled and skipped next to him, "You kept your word… You're going to the finals…"
"Yeah…I do keep my promises… we are going against each other…" I said with a pout, "I don't want to verse you; you'll probably kick my ass. I should just say I got injured from the last battle." He started to walk and I walked along his side.
"What would be your excuse?" He asked as I smiled.
"Emotional distress." I answered as I saw him chuckle a bit and turned to look at me, "Hey, the pressure can get to a girl!"
"Emotional distress…" He repeated as I nodded quickly. He just shook his head.
"I don't think Goodwin would accept that-"
"Forget Goodwin. I'll walk right out of this building if I have too! I'll leave my apartment, sleep at a school, and work as a janitor."
"That's a great idea." He said sarcastically as I smirked.
"Yusei, my friend, it's the greatest idea you have ever heard; admit it." I said, poking his cheek. He looked over and rolled his eyes. I stuck my tongue at him and punched his arm, "That's for rolling your eyes. I am rather proud of my idea."
"Sure…"
"Don't make me-"
"Get my butcher knife out." He finished as I grinned at him and looked away, "This has been eating away at me, but what's the story behind this butcher knife…if there is a story."
"Oh, there's a story behind that. Trust me, but I don't think we have time-"
"Our battle is tomorrow." He answered as I pouted.
"I'm hungry-"
"I'll take you out to eat." He said as I pushed him slightly, "Keep on making excuses; I still want to know."
"So persistent!" I shouted, punching his arm as I heard him slightly groan, "I went a little overboard."
"I think you did too." He said as I smiled apologetically and rubbed his arm slightly…
"Hey, guys!" Someone shouted as I turned around and waved.
"Hey yourself." I said as Leo, Luna, Yanagi, Tanner, and Dexter stopped in front of us. I moved a bit away from Yusei and ruffled Leo's hair, "What are you guys doing here?"
"We came to see to two finalists." Yanagi said, smiling brightly as I chuckled a bit.
"That was a close call, Cristina. You could have lost." Dexter said as I shrugged.
"Cristina Witen has too much of a big ego to ca-"
"What was that?" I demanded, grabbing Leo's ears and twisting them, "What about my ego?"
"Nothing, Pyro-lady-"
"You're dead meat." I said, pinching his cheeks as hard as I could.
"I give, I give-"
"What are you guys planning to do?" Luna asked as I stopped torturing Leo and looked at Yusei…
"We don't know." We both said as I stood up.
"I was going to walk around the city with blue eyes here." I said, referring to Yusei, "There's not much to do here."
"So are we, can we join you guys-" Leo stopped short when Luna punched him in the ribs, "Luna, what was that-"
"You guys go ahead; we might just check some other stuff out." Luna said, waving at us. I shrugged and dragged Yusei with me, waving at the group of misfits.
"You sure we should leave them?" Yusei asked as I looked at him.
"Luna didn't want too and I trust her judgment…whatever it is." I said and sighed, "This sucks…"
"What does…"
"I have to verse you." I said, about to raise my fist, but stopped myself, "I don't want to verse you."
"Don't you want to test your abilities?" He asked as I had to agree with him.
"I do, but not in a tournament. I just want to duel you…without millions of people watching." I said, "Not you…someone else, yeah, but you…no."
"Why?" He asked as I sighed and opened the door as we exited the large building.
"I feel that I'm going to screw up or people might think I am going easy on you-"
"Then ignore them." He said as I looked at him.
"Easier said than done." I said, "How would I ignore them?" He grabbed my arm and stared into my eyes… I was going to turn my head away-
"Don't look away… you have to look me in the eye and focus…if you don't, you lose your concentration and other things will distract you, like the crowd. You have to stare down your opponent, no matter what. The crowds aren't the one who chooses the winner; it's how you play your cards and the will to believe… Understand?" He said as I nodded and saw him let go of me, "Sorry if you felt uncomfortable."
"No, it's fine…Thanks for that weird advice." I said as he nodded and started to walk. I ignored the feeling the large organ in my chest that was pumping too hard and followed.
"A childhood story?" He asked as I nodded and continued to slurp my noodles, "I didn't see you as the one who likes childhood stories."
"No one does actually. Not even Leo and Luna when I told them; you are probably going to be the…4th person who knows this. It…it kind of runs in the family; generation to generation." I said, and leaned against the bark of the tree, "It comes from my mom's side…about 50 years ago or more…It's a horror and sort of happy story."
"I couldn't think of any story that is happy and mentions a butcher knife." He joked as I smiled.
"Well, in my opinion, it seems happy to me…I don't know if it will be happy to you, but it is to me. My dad actually thought it was a happy-"
"Cristina, you are rambling." He said with a chuckle as I scratched the back of my ear.
"Sorry, but…let me start…" I said, clearing my throat, "There was this couple in this carriage that went down a long stretched road. They were trying to get home as fast as they could, trying to push their horses as fast as they can through the thunderstorm. The guy wanted to stop and wait until the storm passes, but the girl wanted to get home as soon as possible. The couple started to argued just until the guy started to know he was falling off the road. He moved the reins, but it was too late, the carriage was tipped over in a ditch and the horses were long gone
"Where did they ditch come from?" Yusei asked as I gave him a look, "Sorry."
"Anyways, the guy went to get out, seeing if the damage was as bad as their relationship. He assessed the damage before going back and explaining it to the girl. Getting into another argument, the man said he was going to get help, but stopped himself when he saw a shadow in front of the carriage. They tried to close the doors, but the shadow broke the wood, grabbing the man and dragging him out. The girl quickly moved to the back of the seat, grabbing a shovel for protection. She was too late; the hatch in the back was broken and she was dragged out of carriage.
"The girl was woken up, hanging by a rope that was around her hands. She looked over and saw her husband battered and unconscious. She surveyed the area and saw it was like a cave looking structure. She moved around and twisted her wrist to get out of the bindings. She had gotten out of it and went to her husband, but she could do nothing to wake him up. She crept along the side of the wall, watching on where she steps. She heard loud footsteps and yelped, and covered her mouth. The shadow along the wall had gotten closer as she moved quickly near the exit. Her heart beat was beating against her chest, she felt that it was so loud that even her captive would hear it; he would hear it pounding against her ears. She saw that he had a scythe in his hand and going towards her husband. As she saw his arm went up and screamed. The captive turned his head and stared at her… She stared back in disbelief; it was her ex-husband…who was supposes to be dead.
"She left the area, running out of the exit as fast as she can, and she was relieved when she a bright light, but it grew even worse when it was a just a normal room with instruments that would be used in the kitchen. She quickly looked around and went up the stairs, grabbing a weapon along with her. She heard the man shouting to her, screaming why she had forgotten about him, leaving him to die with his chicken pox all alone. She ignored his voice and checked the door in front of her, screaming out of frustration that it was locked. She turned around and saw that he had her cornered. He asked her why she forgotten about him, leaving him alone to die. She said that she couldn't bear to see him in pain; she couldn't live with herself knowing that her husband was dying on their bed and she couldn't do anything to save him. She tried too hard to move on, but nothing could replace the love they had. The man, not satisfied with the answer, went to attack her, but she plunged a certain knife into his gut, making him disappear. It was the butcher knife that she had given him as a gift for their anniversary. The butcher knife had the 'never forget me'…and she promised she never would…" I finished and looked at Yusei who was strangely close to me, but I didn't mind.
"…Never forget me…I… I can see why you like the story." He said as I smiled, "Is that why you liked it?"
"Yeah…and it reminds me of my mother…" I said and looked at the sky, "I don't know where she is though, but it makes me feel like I am close with her."
"That's fine…I mean…I don't know if I ever got close to my parents." He said as I satred at him.
"How do you cope with it?" I asked, scrunching my face.
"I have a caretaker who acts like my mom sometimes, Martha…She's the closest person to a mother I have." He said as I smiled at her, "But I have you… Leo, Luna, and the other guys. I don't dwell on the feeling."
"That's good to know." I said, laying my head on his shoulder as I felt his arm around waist, "No should dwell on the feeling of loneliness…"
Was the folklore a bit weird; it was passed on from family to family