Hi, everyone! This is a new story that I hope that I can try to work out. I will be trying my best to write for this story as well! This will be set at season 1 with some time skips in the future chapters. So without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
While watching AL4's fight against BS, Aichi's vision started to blur.
" What?" Aichi thought
He held his head up as he tried to concentrate on the fight again. His vision was cleared again as he sighed. The actions didn't go unnoticed by Kai.
" Aichi." Kai said
" Yes?" Aichi ask
" Is something wrong?" Kai ask
" No. Why did you ask?" Aichi ask
" It's nothing." Kai replied
" I see... I need to go to the bathroom for a bit." Aichi said
" Ah, okay." Kamui said
Aichi walked off as Kai watched him before they turned back to the match again. A few minutes later, Koutei suddenly ran up to them.
" Koutei!" Kamui exclaimed
" What's wrong? Why are you running?" Misaki ask
" W-We found Aichi-kun down there! H-He's fainted!" Koutei panted
" What?!"
They ran towards the infirmary with him as they arrived and saw Aichi inside there with Yuri and Gai.
" Aichi!"
" Brother!"
" Shh! Be quiet. He just fell asleep." Gai whispered
" What happened?" Shin ask
" It seems like a fever. And it's quite high." Yuri replied, changing the wet cloth
" If it's like this, then Brother can't fight at all." Kamui said
" Probably." Gai said
" And I was looking forward to fighting him too..." Koutei said, scratching his head
" He's a little weak. He might need to go back home immediately after this." Yuri said
" Okay."
" Thanks, Yuri." Misaki said
" No problem. Although... It's a little weird... During the whole competition, none of this happened and he didn't show any signs of a fever." Yuri said
" I know. I wonder what happened." Misaki said
" I don't know... Until then, maybe Kai will have to take over him for this time." Yuri said
" Hmph."
" I take that as a yes. Then, I'll look forward to fighting you, Kai-kun." Koutei said
" Yeah."
They suddenly heard cheers from the crowd.
" I guess the match ended. It's time for us to go on then." Gai said
" Yeah!"
" I'll stay here. You three just go. I'll go out when I need to, so don't lose." Kai said
" You taking care of Brother?! I don't believe it!" Kamui exclaimed
" It's out of your character." Misaki said
" Whatever, just go." Kai said
The two sighed as they left along with Shin. Kai turned on the television with the volume on low so as to not disturb Aichi's rest. He then changed the wet cloth again.
" Something's wrong... He never used Psyqualia, even during the competition. So what caused him to be like this?" Kai thought
Meanwhile, Ultra Rare was observing the match up with Q4 against Caesar...
" Huh? Aichi Sendou's not in the observation room." Rekka said
" I wonder why." Suiko said
" He wouldn't even want to miss this match, so why?" Kourin said
" Toshiki Kai's not inside there either." Suiko said
" Weird..." Rekka said
" I'll go take a look." Kourin said
Kourin left the room. Meanwhile, Ren also noticed the situation from where he was sitting at.
" Asaka." Ren said
" Yes, Ren-sama?" Asaka ask
" Look for Aichi-kun. He's not in the observation room for some reason, Kai as well." Ren said
" Yes."
Asaka also left the room as Ren continued to rock his chair.
Unaware of the whole situation, Kai was still tending to Aichi while watching the whole match...
" I don't think Tokura will make it through this time. I guess I'll have to go up soon." Kai thought
" Water... Water..." Aichi muttered
" You're awake. Alright. I'll get it for you." Kai said
He got up and went to fill up the container, leaving Aichi alone inside the infirmary. When he had left, Kourin and Asaka coincidentally saw him leaving at the same time. They walked over to the infirmary as they saw each other.
" You're..." Asaka said
" From Team AL4..." Kourin said
" Whatever. I didn't come to see you anyway." Asaka said
" Me neither." Kourin said
They turned towards the infirmary as they spotted Aichi on the bed with a cloth placed on his eyes. Just by looking, one could tell that he was breathing heavily.
" What are you doing here?" A voice ask
They jumped at the voice as they turned to see Kai standing there with a container filled with water.
" We should ask the same thing." Kourin said
" Aichi's down with a fever. So I'm going to take over him as the third player for this time." Kai said
" A fever?"
" Yeah. If there's nothing else, then leave. He needs his rest." Kai said
The two sighed as they left the place. Kai poured some water into a cup and picked Aichi up from the bed.
" Here. Drink this." Kai said
He placed the cup on Aichi's lips before he started to gulp the water down. When he was done, Kai placed him down again before putting the cup back to place. Kai then turned to the television to see that Misaki had lost her match.
" I have to go now. I need to fight Koutei since I'm taking over you." Kai said
He stood up and left the room. A few moments later, Aichi sat up and the cloth on his eyes fell off. He opened his eyes and for a moment, a black space with stars appeared before disappearing.
" I need to go... I need to go and fight..." Aichi muttered
He wore his shoes and stood up before walking off towards the stadium. When he arrived, the four inside were shocked at the sight of him.
" Aichi?!"
" I need to fight..." Aichi muttered
" You can't, Brother! You're still sick!" Kamui said
" I need to go..." Aichi muttered
" Aichi! Listen to us! Don't go and fight! You're not in any condition to!" Misaki said
" I need to go and fight..." Aichi muttered
" Why is he repeating the same thing over and over again?" Kamui ask
" I don't know..." Misaki replied
" Aichi. What's wrong?" Kai ask
" I need to go and fight..." Aichi muttered
" Alright."
He moved the others out of the way as Aichi proceeded forward.
" Kai! He's still sick!" Kamui said
" I want to know why he's acting like this." Kai said
" And giving him the right to fight in order to do that..." Misaki said
" It's risky but it's the only choice we have." Shin said
" Yeah."
They watched as Aichi and Koutei went up to the field.
" Aichi-kun! I thought you were inside the infirmary! You were supposed to rest!" Koutei said
" I need to fight..." Aichi muttered
" I see... Alright. I'll fight you." Koutei said
" Weird... A few minutes ago, he wasn't even able to stand up." Yuri said
" Yeah. So how?" Gai said
" I don't know. But his teammates also seemed surprised at his entrance." Yuri said
" I wonder what happened." Gai said
" Well, we'll just have to watch the fight to find out." Yuri said
" Yeah."
Aichi and Koutei placed down their decks and starting Vanguard.
" Stand up, Vanguard!"
" Enigman Ripple!"
" Amnesty Star Messiah!"
" Messiah?!"
" It's not Royal Paladin?!" Kamui exclaimed
" Aichi-kun, what is that clan?" Koutei ask
Aichi didn't respond at all.
" I draw. I ride Enigman Ripple! Enigman Flow's skill... On top of that, Enigman Ripple's skill. Turn end." Koutei declared
" Draw. I ride Amnesty Sparkle Messiah. With Amnesty Star's skill. If I ride Amnesty Sparkle on top of him, I can look for one Grade 3 Messiah unit and add it to my hand. Elemental Messiah. Sparkle's skill, if Star is inside the Soul, his power is up by 2000." Aichi declared
" Aichi-kun, what is that clan?" Koutei ask
" I call another Sparkle. This rear guard Sparkle attacks Enigman Ripple." Aichi declared
" No guard!"
" Aichi-kun is usually responsive... What happened to him?!" Koutei thought
" My Vanguard attacks." Aichi declared
" No guard!"
" Drive check. Draw trigger. I draw. Turn end." Aichi declared
" Draw! I ride Enigman Wave! I activate his skill! +1000 power! I call Masked Police, Grander! Grander attacks your Vanguard Sparkle!" Koutei declared
" No guard."
" Enigman Wave attacks your Vanguard!" Koutei declared
" No guard."
" Drive check. No trigger. Turn end."
" Stand and draw. I ride Amnesty Shine Messiah. With his skill, +1000 power. I move Sparkle back. I call another Amnesty Shine, Shining Jewel Messiah and Sleeping Messiah. With Sleeping Messiah's skill... I rest it, give the extra skill to my Vanguard and I draw." Aichi declared
" I don't like where this is going..." Kamui said
" New clan or not, it's making me feel that something is not right here..." Misaki said
" Gai. Have you noticed it?" Yuri ask
" What?"
" Aichi-kun's behavior... Nothing much about it has changed but... It's as if... He doesn't recognize us. That's why he was ignoring Koutei." Yuri said
" It can't be! Maybe it was just his fever." Gai said
" I hope so..." Yuri said
Meanwhile, Ultra Rare was also watching the fight...
" Hey... That boy's acting weird ever since you said that he has a fever..." Rekka said
" Besides, I'm more curious to how he got that clan." Suiko said
" You're right. It's as if it came out of nowhere." Kourin said
" Yeah."
Ren was also watching the fight.
" That clan... It's unusual." Ren said
" But how did he get it? I've never heard of it before." Asaka said
" Well, we should watch as the fight progresses." Ren said
" Yeah."
Back to the fight...
" My Vanguard Amnesty Shine attacks first." Aichi declared
" No guard."
" Drive check. But it's grade 2, so the extra skill at was given by Sleeping Messiah activates. If a grade 1 or higher Messiah unit appears in a drive check, I can stand one unit and give it +5000 power. I stand Sleeping Messiah and give the power to it as well." Aichi declared
" Not only did the unit stand, it gains power too?!" Misaki exclaimed
" What's with that deck?!" Kamui exclaimed
" Something's wrong... It feels like him but... The person in front of us right now... He's Aichi but he looks controlled..." Kai thought
Aichi seemed to glance at him as Kai saw the black space with stars in his eyes as he gasped. He was suddenly show an image of a space-like place and in front of him, curled up in a ball of light was Aichi himself but he looks... older? Like a year has passed or something... His hair was short too.
" Aichi?" Kai called
" He looks so... Peaceful..." Kai thought
Kai walked over to him as he slowly reached his hand out to touch the light. But before he could do so, a giant black hand grabbed the ball of light with Aichi still in it.
" Aichi!" Kai exclaimed
Kai ran forward but was stopped by multiple shadow hands that had shot out from the darkness. The giant hand slowly pulled Aichi in as he opened his eyes. His vision first saw Kai through the light.
" Kai-kun..." Aichi muttered
" Aichi, get out of there!" Kai shouted
Aichi then saw the giant hand and then looked behind him to see that he was being pulled into a dark mist. He tried to escape but was stopped by the same shadow hands that restricted Kai. Kai tried to reach his hand out to him as Aichi did the same.
" Aichi! Grab my hand!" Kai shouted
" Kai-kun!" Aichi called
Their fingers brushed against each other as the giant hand pulled in again and Kai watched as Aichi was pulled into the darkness.
" AICHI!"
Kai blinked as he was back in reality where the fight was still going on. He was sweating as he turned to see Aichi turning his head back to the fight.
" A dream? Or a premonition? Aichi... What are you trying to tell me?" Kai thought
" With a boost from Sparkle, Shining Jewel attacks your Vanguard." Aichi declared
" Guard!"
" With a boost from Sleeping Messiah, my rear guard Amnesty Shine attacks your Vanguard." Aichi declared
" No guard!"
" Turn end."
" Stand and draw. Summon your courage, my invincible superhuman! I ride Enigman Storm! And then I call... With a boost from Cosmo Roar, Masked Police, Grander attacks your Shining Jewel! Grander's skill! I give +2000 power to my Vanguard!" Koutei declared
" No guard."
" With a boost from Guide Dolphin, Enigman Shine attacks your rear guard Amnesty Shine!" Koutei declared
" No guard."
" Enigman Storm attacks your Vanguard! Twin drive check... Second check... Stand trigger! I give the power to Enigman Shine and I stand him! Enigman Shine attacks your Vanguard!" Koutei declared
" No guard."
" Turn end."
" Stand and draw. Let your powers of the elements of the world rain down in this battlefield. I ride Elemental Messiah. With Amnesty Shine in the Soul, it gains another +1000 power. I call Rain Elemental, Tear. Since there's a rear guard with 'Elemental' in its name on the field, Elemental Messiah gains +2000 power. I call Fire Elemental, Magma and Ice Elemental, Freeze. Since another two 'Elemental' units are on the battlefield, +4000 power is added to my Vanguard." Aichi declared
" The Vanguard is at 17000 power!" Yuri exclaimed
" And it's only just the Vanguard!" Gai exclaimed
" Freeze attacks your Vanguard with a boost from Amnesty Sparkle." Aichi declared
" Guard! Intercept!"
" My Vanguard attacks!" Aichi declared
" No guard!"
" Twin drive check. Second check... Critical trigger. Power to Magma and critical to my Vanguard." Aichi declared
" Damage check... Second check. Critical trigger! Power to Enigman Storm!" Koutei declared
" With a boost from Sleeping Messiah, Magma attacks your Vanguard." Aichi declared
" Guard!"
" Turn end."
" Stand and draw. Aichi-kun, because I consider you as my rival... I'm going to challenge you by going all out! I put Guide Dolphin into the Soul... So that I can +3000 to Enigman Storm's power! I call Cosmo Beak! Counterblast! I add +4000 power to Enigman Storm. And then... I call! Enigman Storm's skill! If his power is 15000 or more, he gets an extra critical! I'm attacking Freeze with Enigman Storm!" Koutei declared
Aichi seemed surprised for a moment before going back to his emotionless facade.
" No guard."
" Twin drive check. First... Second check. Stand trigger activated! I stand Glory Maker and give the power to Enigman Storm! Commander Laurel's skill! Four of my rear guard units rest! And then... Stand, Enigman Storm!" Koutei declared
" He stood Storm?!" Kamui exclaimed
" This is my special weapon, 'Dictator's Final Domination'!" Koutei said
" Perfect guard."
" What?!"
" He had that in his hand?!" Gai exclaimed
" Twin drive check... Second check. No trigger... Turn end." Koutei declared
" Stand and draw. I call another Ice Elemental, Freeze. Sleeping Messiah's skill. Rest it, give the extra skill to my Vanguard and draw. +6000 power to my Vanguard because of the three 'Elemental' units in the field. I'm attacking Cosmo Beak with Magma." Aichi declared
" No guard!"
" My Vanguard attacks." Aichi declared
" Perfect guard!"
" Twin drive... First check. Grade 3, I'm activating the extra skill. I stand Magma and give it +5000 power. Second check. Draw trigger. Power to Freeze who hasn't attacked yet and draw. Freeze attacks your Vanguard." Aichi declared
" No guard! I leave what happens to the judgement of fate known as triggers! Damage check... No trigger. You win." Koutei said
The field disappeared as Aichi and Koutei kept their decks. Koutei walked over to him and put his hand out.
" That was a great fight, Aichi-kun." Koutei said
Aichi looked at the hand before taking and shaking it. After the long fight, he finally smiled.
" It was really fun. Battling against you and your deck of justice." Aichi said
" Aichi-kun, I still have a question." Koutei said
" Maybe next time." Aichi said
He walked away to go back to his observation room.
" Aichi-kun!"
That was when he saw Aichi collapsing as Kai ran up to catch him before he could fall down the stairs. Koutei ran towards the room. Yuri and Gai ran out to go to the observation room as well.
" Aichi-kun!"
Aichi groaned and opened his eyes as he took in his surroundings.
" Everyone... Huh? Did the match already start or end?" Aichi ask
" Huh?!"
" You don't remember?" Shin ask
" You've been fighting Koutei up until just now and won the match!" Kamui said
" Me? But I don't remember anything... It feels like I just woke up from a dream or something..." Aichi said
" You really don't remember anything?" Misaki ask
" Yeah."
Kai touched his forehead.
" The fever subsided..." Kai said
" Fever? Was I having a fever just now?" Aichi ask
" Then what about that mysterious clan?" Yuri ask
" Clan?"
Aichi took out his red deck case as he took out his Royal Paladin.
" We don't mean that! That deck on your other hand!" Kamui said
" Another deck?" Aichi said
He looked at his other hand as he saw a deck under it. He took it up and looked through it.
" Whose deck is this? I've never seen the clan before." Aichi said
" It's the deck you used to fight Koutei with." Misaki said
" Huh? But I've always used Royal Paladin... Why is this deck with me?" Aichi said
" Aichi. What happened when you went to the bathroom?" Kai ask
" Well... I had sort of a headache, so I went to wash my face to see if it was because I was tired then... When I went out, I passed by a man... Ah, he said something weird." Aichi said
" Something weird?" Kamui ask
" Yeah. 'You whose long vanished past will be awakened in the future. In that future, the fate of the world will be decided on which side will take hold of you in the end. Or maybe...' Was what he said but before I could hear the end of that sentence, I sort of blacked out." Aichi said
" I see. Did you see what the man looked like?" Kai ask
" I could only remember one thing... He had grey hair." Aichi replied
" That's not much of a clue." Koutei said
" In the meantime, even though your fever has subsided, you still need rest. Kai-kun, bring him to the infirmary." Shin said
" Yeah."
Kai supported Aichi as they headed to the infirmary. When they arrived, he placed Aichi down on the bed.
" You go rest. I'll go get some water." Kai said
" Yes."
After making sure Aichi was asleep, Kai left to get some water. But when he went back to the infirmary, he was shocked to see a man standing by the bed Aichi was resting on.
" Your awakening draws near. Exactly who will take hold of you in the end, I wonder. Only time can tell." The man said
Kai had took notice of the grey hair. That was when he saw the man leaning closer to Aichi as Aichi's expression changed to an uncomfortable one.
" What are you doing?!" Kai shouted
The man went back to his original position as Kai tried to land a punch on the man but he dodged it. Kai turned behind only to find that the man had disappeared.
" Who exactly is that man?! But no doubt about it... That must be the man Aichi told us about..." Kai thought
He turned his head back to Aichi as his expression went back to being peaceful. Kai then remembered what he was shown during the match.
" Whatever that image was, it doesn't spell anything good... I don't know whether that man is connected to it but... If he knows something, I'll get him to throw all that information out! I'll definitely protect you, Aichi!" Kai thought
Unknown to him, at the roof of the field, someone or something was there before it suddenly disappeared.
And that's the end of this chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed it! Thank you for reading and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!