The Journey, of Team 5d's.

Suffering.

Akiza turned and looked the man before her, her face hidden behind that mask of hers. With her dragon looking over them both, she was carefully examining him. 'He sounded a bit like Noah, and he has some of his features.' She thought to herself for a moment, before shaking her head of those feelings. This wasn't him, it couldn't be him. He died all those years ago, he abandoned her when she needed him the most! This person in front of her.....this wasn't him, it couldn't be him. "I will not hear anymore of your lies! You're an imposter! You're posing as someone, who abandoned me when he took his own life!" Noah reached and clutched at his chest, he could feel her emotions radiating through him. The pain and sorrow she was feeling, but then the unbridled anger as well, it was all radiating through his body, as tears began forming in his eyes. "Besides! You have that detestable mark on your arm, the same as me. He never had that! So that confirms you're lying to me, so I suggest you stay away if you know what's good for you!"

With those words the dragon behind beat it's giant wings and the two of them disappeared from sight. Leaving Noah on his knees, crying out in pain.....at her pain. "Noah!" Yusei bellowed out, as the group came running towards him. With the twins kneeling in front him and hugging their older brother, who was clearly in a lot pain from what had happened. "Let's get you back." With that Yusei stood Noah up, as he, the twins and Dexter led Noah back the penthouse. To discuss what they did next. "It's her. No doubt about it. Akiza is the Black Rose." Noah looked at the twins, before turning to face Yusei. "You remember the story I told you Yusei? About how I got this?" Noah pointed to the scar upon his chest, with Yusei giving him a nod of acknowledgment. "I do. But you told me she was a sweet girl, with a beautiful heart. That didn't look like it was the same girl to me." Noah looked down at his hands, which were squeezed together so hard, that his skin around the knuckles had turned white.

"Yeah, I think her father fed her a lie that I killed myself, to save his own skin. But that's not the worst thing, someone's changed her. Manipulated her for their own needs, turned her into.....into a sadist. She's enjoying inflicting pain on others, and she'll continue to do so unless I stop her." Noah's hands eased off slightly, as he tried to compose himself. He then turned to the twins, and gave them a warm smile. "I'll tell you the story between me and Akiza another time, right now me and Yusei have some work to do." Noah quickly rose to his feet, before giving Yusei a knowing look. "Right, and I say we bring the twins along to help us undergo repairs." Noah nodded his, and turned to the twins once again. "Sooooo, want to help us with our runners?" Leo cheered almost immediately whilst Luna scolded her twin, but was still happy to tag along.
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Meanwhile, at a separate location.

"Who does that boy think he is?! Posing as.....as him!" Akiza was leaning up against a wall, pondering her encounter with that boy. He sounded so similar to him, he even looked like him just older....but it wasn't him. He killed himself, betrayed me and left me alone in this cold world.

Her thoughts were interrupted, when a man approached her and removed the mask from her face. His eyes gazing down into her own. "Something on your mind? Your power is fluctuating." The man spoke in a soft tone of voice, to which Akiza simply shook her head. "Im fine Sayer, just someone trying to shake my resolve before the fortune cup."

The man now known as Sayer, smiled at her as he gently took her hands into his. "This tournament is big for us Akiza, and you are our shining star. It's time we exposed our movement to the world, and show them all just how powerful psychic duellists can be."

With that, the two left the area together. Heading back to their headquarters, ready to show the world their true strength.