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ruleroftheend) wrote2017-11-23 05:28 pm
ruleroftheend) wrote2017-11-23 05:28 pm
[Event Post]
::The Wonder Quartet ends, the field fading across the city, and those gathered in the wreckage of the Chaos Ancient Gear Giant and close near them, Yuya and Sora, find themselves being looked down upon by Akaba Reiji, Serena (albeit being treated by a medic) and Kaiba Corp's Swat Team, and Leo Corp's Top Team.
Sora notices the man and his men, and steps back a bit, before pounding a button on his Duel Disk, disappearing. Reiji clears his throat, being handed a megaphone, clicking it on.::
We need to talk.
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O-oi! Sora--!
*Yuya tuts in annoyance as Sora completely disappears before his eyes. His attention then turns towards Reiji when he speaks through the megaphone, but when he sees who is nearby to him, he completely forgets about Reiji for a moment and his eyes light up.*
Yuzu! You're okay!
*He's looking directly at you, Serena.*
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::Sighs exasperated, grabbing the megaphone from Reiji.::
You have the wrong person.
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Wait... what...?
*Yuya looks kind of confused.*
What do you mean...?
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My name is Serena. The girl you all keep mistaking for Hiiragi Yuzu in the news.
::Tosses the megaphone back to Reiji, to let him not get further sidelined. She winces a bit, as the medic shoves her back down on a gurney.::
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Serena...?
*Anyone near to Yuya can see his face turn from confusion to pure horror as the realisation hits him.
This was Yuzu's lookalike.
Yuzu wasn't here with them at all. She was nowhere to be seen.*
No...
Yuzu couldn't have...
There's no way...
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First off, what just happened really did happen. It wasn't a publicity stunt, or whatever your brains are trying to reason out. The people who just attacked were the same ones responsible for the demolition of Heartland 2 years ago.
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They were the same people... He knew this. But hearing it confirmed out loud like that made his blood boil again.*
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The Wonder Quartet was meant to contain their actions and prevent them from rampaging and demolishing more of the city than what you see. Your actions today saved lives.
::Motions to the buildings suffering severe structural damage from the Giant's assault.::
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*Kou speaks up, coming up from the back with Shirou in tow. He looks plenty annoyed about this...*
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Yes, for months. We were going to be targeted one way or another.
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Why would you think it? Why would you expect it, when for months, claims of what happened to Heartland kept getting pushed away!?
Sure, we "saved" lives today, but who exactly were these people?!
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Academia, a military from another world. Another where. Another when. And because of this young woman. They wanted to capture her...
::Motions to Serena.::
... and turn as many people in this city into cards. And those claims were buried because they were deemed "inconvenient" to the world. To politicians.
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That was our city! Our home! It was considered "inconvenient" for people to know?! To know where those monsters came from, to know what happened to the people there?!
*he lets that out, but then he cools himself. He's mad. But this guy-- Akaba-- he isn't the one who turned his parents into cards. Who set loose that Golem...*
... Cards. Why are they turning people into cards? How? Do you know? *he looks over at where Serena is, especially. I remember you.*
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As to why... I believe she can explain the matter better.
::Tosses the megaphone over.::
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Academia aims to complete a multinational project from their world, called the Arc Area Project. The aim of it is to use the life energy of people turned into cards, who have been deemed evil or inferior, to fuse multiple parallel universes together to create a modern day Eden, a Utopia for all mankind.
And they believe in the endeavor completely, that they are good people, doing an act of good for the rest of us.
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*Yuma steps forward, looking up at the both of them with anger in his eyes.*
Deemed evil or inferior?! Those people were regular people! Our friends and families! Academia stormed in, destroyed our homes, and attacked people who had no way to defend themselves! They tore lives apart! And what for...? To create some utopia only Academia have a say in?!
That isn't an 'act of good' and it does nothing but terrorise and destroy the lives of others! My family had to rebuild their lives from nothing when we lost our home and we all suffered because of that attack! We still suffer now!
And you...!
*Yuma points towards Reiji.*
You knew everything that was going on! You knew who attacked Heartland! You KNEW people were pushing the real details of what happened to the side and you didn't do ANYTHING to help us!
Shark's right! That was OUR city and OUR home and we just got pushed to the side as an inconvenience?! Like we didn't even matter?
If you knew, why didn't you say anything?!
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::Catches the Megaphone.::
I didn't do anything. Because, I was trying to get multiple governments to help stop them, to help go fight them, only for them to stab me and Leo Corporation in the back. And I don't know who to trust, because as Shiunin shows, there's members of Academia hiding as spies and agents.
And unfortunately, you can say it isn't an act of good, but the combined military of East Asia and Europe in another world believe otherwise, and that even owning Xyz Monsters has marked you for dead. The foe here are zealots who believe they are doing the right thing.
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Then what exactly are we expected to do? Just... wait here until they decide to show their faces again!? Wait for them to come on their terms to attack us again, like this whole thing seems to be!? Just them and all decisions being made by them?
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I didn't say about siting and let them show up. I mentioned I sought the aid of governments. Well, Kaiba Corp and Industrial Illusions have backed Leo Corporation. I plan to take the fight to the enemy.
Anyone who wishes to not get involved any further at this point may leave, those who wish to confront Academia may stay.
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The memory of what happened is extremely fresh in their minds. They know it. They are involved, whether you like it or not, Reiji.
... Especially the certain red-haired armored lady who's now landed near him, crossing her arms and waiting to hear what he has to say about this.*
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*Yuma doesn't move.
As long as Academia has this agenda of theirs, he and his family would never be able to rest easy and they would always be in danger.*
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*Yuya doesn't move either, but maybe that's because he's too busy glaring with anger at Reiji right now.*
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::Takes a deep breath.::
I'll get to the point. I am planning the formation of an organization called "The Lancers Defense Squad". I would like to recruit those among you here to it. You will be compensated for work done as Lancers.
The Lancers' core objective will be a surprise attack on Academia's headquarters, to take out their leadership and "The Arc Area Project".
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So you plan on taking the fight right to them? Commendable. But there's something that bothers me about that statement.
You say they're from another world, so how exactly do you mean to do this?
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We have also developed cards designed to do the same.
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Are you sure that either of these things even work?
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I employ scientists and engineers who have been working on this for several years. As well, we have had the chance to study similar technology from... I believe they're known as the "12 Dimensions".
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*When the realisation hits him, Yuya's eyes go wide and his head snaps up.*
Similar technology from the 12 Dimensions?!
You don't mean... the card I let you look at ages ago?!
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Yes. The very same one.
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This was back when I first recommended adding Action Cards to Action Duels. You've been planning this for that long?!
All you said to me back then was that you were interested in the difference between our cards and those from the twelve dimensions!
Which means you knew about Academia even long before Yuma's home was attacked!
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As I told you, everyone and anyone could be an agent of Academia undercover. Secrecy was of vital importance. Not that it didn't stop agents of Academia from bombing Leo Corporation's Domino Branch.
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*Shark thinks back. He did hear about smoke being seen at the place, but that was a bombing?
He was way more concerned with the duel between Shiunin and Kurosaki at the time, coming up...*
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Just before Shiunin's Duel against Kurosaki. The former of which I expect was responsible.
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Tch.
*Yuya continues scowling at Reiji.*
Even if some secrecy was needed, couldn't you of told others?! Couldn't you of told us?!
There were tons of people who you sent into this who didn't know what was going to happen and they're probably cards now! You've been doing nothing but playing us all like puppets!
And now Desdemona-sensei...
... and Yuzu too...
...they're...
*Yuya breaks off as he's overcome with emotion. He lowers his head a bit before a stream of tears starts falling down his face.
He's crying.*
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Wait-- did something happen to Desdemona?
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There was an Academia general. She was after me, but Desdemona-sensei stepped in and dueled her instead...
...she was protecting me, but she lost and we weren't able to help her.
She was turned into a card right in front of us.
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The evident confusion is clear on their expression, but they sober up quick enough-- either way, it's apparent that what happened to Desdemona, she essentially "gone".
They take a deep breath, taking a moment here.*
... That general person was after you?
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Desdemona-sensei told us before that happened to her that Academia was after me and Yuzu, but she didn't know why.
Now she's gone... and Yuzu is too.
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... And I regret that.
But if I bothered telling you, all of you would of dismissed it out of hand without firsthand evidence. The moment I mention "From a parallel universe", everyone else has basically shoved me out the front door, laughed in my face, or tried to have me committed.
No never mind how many people could be spies or "Manchurian Candidate" sleeper agents. And not to mention the fact you act like you're the only one with problems here, Sakaki.
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*Yuya's head snaps up and glares he over at Reiji. Tears are still streaming down his face.*
There's a whole bunch of people here who's been affected, I know that!! I'm just mad at how you dealt with this whole thing! I'm mad because there are people who aren't here now who should be, BECAUSE OF YOU!
You thought none of us would believe you? So your answer instead was just to throw us head first into a lion's den, see who survived or not, then who did would be a part of this Lancer's thing?! Without letting us even know what we were heading into?!
That's not right, Akaba Reiji! NONE OF THIS IS RIGHT!!
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::Thinks to himself that he hadn't thought of it as throwing them into a lion's den. Best to try and grab this by the horns, though.::
As I said, no one here would of believed it or would of just thought it was a bonus edition to the quartet. People needed to see the problem first-hand, to understand the stakes. And I only allowed in people who were calculated to have a high chance of survival, in the first place.
::Presses up his glasses.::
Or are you going to keep having a temper tantrum all day, like a child?
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*Yuya grits his teeth hard as his glare turns into a very hard scowl. His fists clench tightly by his sides.*
I saw my teacher, who was PROTECTING me, get carded right in front of my eyes and my best friend is missing and has also probably been carded by Academia to! And all you're concerned with is I'm having a temper tantrum?!
You know what TO HELL WITH YOUR LANCERS, REIJI! To hell with EVERYTHING!
I just want them back! I JUST WANT YUZU BAAAAAAAACK!!!!
*And before anybody can even stop him, Yuya lunges straight at Reiji, bringing his fist up swiftly and directing it straight towards Reiji's face.*
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::... 'He actually thinks Hiiragi was carded? What an emotional child.' ...
Reiji grabs Yuya's fist, squeezing hard with his free hand, throwing the megaphone aside. Reiji seems to have a surprising muscle to them. And then flings you back.::
If you have any so called pride as a Duelist, Sakaki, you'll turn that anger towards Dueling instead of acting like a violent animal.
And if you win, I'll even repent however you wish.
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Tch!
Fine! Then we'll duel and I'll make you repent for all of this!!
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[ACTION FIELD, ACTIVATE MAIAMI STADIUM]
::The master grand stadium of our hometown forms around us, as Action Cards form in the air and disperse around the field.::