So, This Is It? (An Astral Love Story)

It is the year 2214 and my home world, Terria, is a desolate place. Nothing grows anymore; you would be lucky if you could find a river for fresh water, especially one that was not claimed by another clan. Food is scarce, and patrol is always on the lookout for duelists. That is what I hate the most, the fact that dueling was forbidden; the idiots who still use their duel disks always get caught, whereas I just play on tabletop now. It was not always like this; Terria was wonderful, flowers and trees could be seen for miles, rivers and streams that seemed never ending were a common occurrence. The best thing though? The duel tournaments: I was a popular duelist, and an exceptionally good one at that. I never was a world champion though, that title belonged to my ex-boyfriend...I cannot remember his name, all I know is he was not really into me; he just wanted more publicity. I knew it was a bad idea to stay, but there was a legend that when two people loved each other so much and would give their life for the other...an XYZ monster was formed from the bond. Everyone thought it was stupid, but I believed...