The Devil In Disguise | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Oc [AU] (Hiatus)

Chapter 7.

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You keep walking towards the sky reddened by dusk
Reaching the termination with dreams for the next life
We drift apart and eventually fade away just like this
This unfilled obsessiveness will be left in this mortal world
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Once you're settled, close your eyes. Take a deep breath through your nose and out through your mouth. Inhale for a count of four, and exhale for a count of four. Try to keep your breathing at this slow pace. As you inhale, imagine that you are breathing in calmness, peace, and strength. As you exhale, imagine that you are breathing out all of your anxiety, stress, and worry.

|Knock Knock|

There is nothing for you to worry about right now in this present moment. All there is to do at this moment is breathe. Feel your anxiety slip away with each exhale. If your mind drifts to feelings of worry, be mindful—

|Knock Knock|

Tsubaki's eyes twitched in annoyance. Who is interrupting her meditation? She turned around, facing the door, "Who is it?"

She earned a response from the other side, "It's me... Durbe."

'Durbe? Why does he sound surprised?' Tsubaki thought upon realizing she had just spoken up. Well, this is quite embarrassing for her.

She then stood up from the floor, walked towards the door, and slowly peeked through the small gap to check if Durbe was alone. He was, that's good to know. Besides, being around more than one person made her claustrophobic in her past. It wasn't fun at all.

Noticing the gray-haired boy was in thought. "Durbe," she said, causing him to snap out of his thoughts. "Did you need something?"

"A-ah, forgive me. I was just surprised you talked to me for the first time." He apologized by pushing his glasses up.

"It's alright, I understand," She stated before repeating her question. "But what is it that you need?"

"It's about The Alphas, and I would like to know some of their histories."

Tsubaki looked around the area before gesturing to Durbe to come in. Then, closing the door behind him, she spoke. "I only know some information about The Alphas. But I'm not sure if they will be useful for the time being."

"It's fine, but I would still like to know," Durbe said.

"Remember you said you don't recall seeing any manuscript about them?" She said, earning a nod of response from the gray-haired boy. "Well, there was one in the past, but sadly people of the Barian World started to look for it, then rip them apart, throwing them into different places, and who knows where they are now."

"Was it because of The Alphas' department?"

"It was, but I could only find a piece of it. That's when I discovered the duel blades with that piece."

"Do you still have it?" Durbe asked. Tsubaki thought for a moment before raising and opening her palm, showing a swirl of red and black shadow swirling around a piece of paper. Durbe looked at her palm in surprise.

"This was the information about the blades in duel disk in the past century." Her eyes faltered, recalling her memories of what she did in the past. "But if I had looked for more pieces, I would have understood why they stopped using them instead of being selfish." She sighed as the piece gently fell in her palm, shadow dissolving in thin air. She then handed the work to Durbe, who hesitated before accepting the paper. "I would look through it again if I were you."