> Duelist of a Different Dimension > by Konami-kun > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > DDD1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The moon shone incredibly tonight in the town of Ponyville, its beauty stood out along with the stars that adorned the night sky. Ponyville has always been a very quiet town, never having passed anything too serious for the people who lived there to feel insecure or afraid, although from time to time it happened that some small problem like a robbery or a fight was not something that people are very alarmed about, the police always managed to get there in time to solve it, besides it's not like that happened very often, it was very rare to see it. Its inhabitants were also very friendly, they usually get along with each other and help each other when they can, it's a pollution-free town that had big cities like the city of glass or Manhatan, of course in Ponyville there were also cars but not enough as so that the air of the town was horrible to breathe. His school was one of the best in the state, great people graduated in it a very clear example is Star Swirl the Barbudo who became a great researcher and inventor, whose discoveries have contributed much to modern science. This small town is a place where people can live in peace without much fear of something bad happening, the perfect place to live and make friends. If only things could stay that way forever. -XXX- The cold air touched her soft skin, part of her felt it was a refreshing sensation that she had not felt in her old body, the other part of her hated him for the simple fact that she was cold, her clothes did not cover her Enough to keep her warm. She turned to the sides to check her surroundings, everything in this place was strange to her, the buildings, the strange metal carriages and the sky, I could see how the constellations were not in the place they should be but that made sense, after all it is another world. She decided to take a look at her new body, she had to admit that it was fascinating to look at her reflected in the mirror from which she had arrived, she was surprised to see her appearance, it was not the same as before, a lot had changed in her. He decided to leave his surprise aside to think again about the reason why he was here. She had achieved it, she had crossed the mirror to reach this world, she managed to outwit Celestia, she succeeded now, she could govern as she deserved. With this new motivation she stood up to start her plan. He got on all fours and rode to explore where he was, he felt strange but he did not care, the only thing he had in mind at that moment was to satisfy his curiosity, he had thousands of questions about this place. What was it? Who is the ruler of this reigned? Why the hell was he wearing clothes? So many questions and no answer. She kept riding, looking at her surroundings in wonder, she wanted to know more about this place, after all it was only a matter of time before she would govern it, she could imagine herself as the princess of this reign, full of all the riches and power, full of subjects who will praise her day and night, just thinking about it was filled with emotion, she would have everything that had been denied in Equestria and no one could stop her. So absorbed was she in her thoughts that she did not realize that a person was watching her until she came face to face with him, she looked up to meet his. I could see how the eyes of that creature looked at her with curiosity, after a few moments of seeing him she realized that he was standing on two feet and there he understood. He quickly stood on his hind legs in an attempt to imitate that being, of course the key word was he tried because he could not stand for long before falling to the ground. She let out a moan of pain, that had been shameful. "Are you okay?" I look up to see him, his face reflected curiosity and concern. She did not have to answer very well, she could just go and pretend that nothing happened but she could not do that for two simple reasons. The first ; she could not stand on two legs, that would not be a problem but from the little she could see so far you were the dominant species of this reign, of course she had not spent more than 10 minutes in this place but the fact that she she had become one of them and they apparently also had the ability to speak and think and she made that conclusion. So she could not go riding around if they walked on two legs. And second; I did not know what to do, of course she had a plan to master this world but nothing else, I had not thought about what to do after crossing the portal and because of the emotion I do not plan anything. So here she was, alone in a new world with a plan to conquer it but with no idea what to do next and nowhere to stay. Funny do not you think? "Are you okay?" Those words caused him to leave his thoughts and pay attention again to the creature, he kept looking at him with the same expression, it was clear that he was not going to leave without first getting an answer from him so he quickly thought of one. "Em, yes" Mentally a blow to the face, that was not the answer I wanted to give but it does not matter as long as it makes that creature leave her alone. "Are you sure? Do not you need help?" It seemed that that answer was not enough to satisfy his curiosity ... wait a moment, do I wonder if I needed help? Now that I thought about it and as much as I hated to admit it, if I needed help and a lot so I could take advantage of this situation to get answers and maybe even a place where I could stay for a while. With a new plan in mind he decided to answer his question to try to get something benefited from this. "Now that you mention it, if I need help, you'll see I'm new here and I just arrived a few hours ago and I do not have a place to spend the night, I tried to find a hotel or apartment but most of them were already occupied or their prices were too high for me to pay for them, if you could point me to some place where I could spend the night, I would really appreciate it " It was not the most original plan, pretending to be new in the city and not having a place to stay was something she read a lot in some comics and novels, but if the beings of this world were in something similar to ponies then there was the possibility that the same thing happened in those stories and that they offered to spend the night free at home. In any case he did not have many illusions about how this will work, after all novels and comics are very different from real life. "And what about your parents? You're too young to be allowed on the street and travel alone" That was a good question but luckily I had already thought of a lie in case something like this happened. "We are traveling but for certain reasons I had to come alone to this place, I convinced them to let me travel alone and we agreed to meet here in a few days" "I see, well if that's the case maybe my parents will allow you to stay at our house for tonight, although you should ask them first" Yes! His plan worked, all he needs is to convince the parents of this creature to have a place to stay until he knows what to do. "Would you do that for me? I do not think I can accept, it would be a nuisance" Neither was I going to accept immediately, I did not want to look desperate. "Yes, I do not find any problem, but as I said first, I would open up to convince my parents" "Thank you very much I promise to pay you at some point" I would not do it. "Well then let's go" He extended his hand to her, it took him a few seconds to realize why he was doing it, she was still on the floor. Immediately he took her hand and was immediately lifted with a gentle pull, standing on two feet again cost him to keep his balance and almost fell to the ground again but managed to stay standing at the end. He directed his gaze towards that being and realized his expression when he witnessed it, before he could say something she excused herself saying that she was tired due to the long day she had, this apparently accepted that response and asked her to continue to show him the way. They went at a slow pace due to his awkwardness in walking, several times he tripped and was about to fall but luckily for her that creature held her before that happened. Along the way they chatted a little, the boy asked him some questions about where he came from and because he was traveling, she answered with the best lies that came to mind at that time. I was curious about the boy because he was in the street at this time of night, apparently his parents had sent him to buy some milk at the store but when he arrived they had already closed. "Now that I think about it, we have not shown up, my name is Flash Centry, nice to meet you" He smiled at her and extended his hand to greet her, she took him after a few moments and decided to introduce herself as well. "Nice to meet you Flash, my name is Sunset Shimmer, it's a pleasure to meet you" -XXX- While these events occurred, far from the town of Ponyville a very strange event was about to happen. To the east of Ponyville was a small town called Risenbowll, the town was known for being a very quiet place and also for being the home of one of the most successful men in creating new technologies that help make life easier of people, but that's not what we're interested in right now. A little further outside Risenbowll in a small meadow, a strong wind was blowing at that time. While this might seem normal for anyone, it was not, the wind that was originating at that time was not for a natural cause, quite the opposite was an event created by someone or something. The strong gusts of air that were created began to take more and more strength to the point where the wind was so strong that it tore pieces of earth and bark from the few trees that had been there. Without warning and against all natural phenomena the air began to break, the appearance it gave was assimilated to that of a broken mirror, little by little cracks were appearing in that place and increasingly spread through the air until the inevitable happened. The air literally broke. Pieces of what seemed to be the remains of the air fell to the ground and broke shortly after, now a black space occupied the place where it once stood. And something unexpected happened, something or rather someone flew out of that black space, it came out at such a fast speed that it fell about 10 meters away from that place. A few seconds after that everything began to calm down, the wind slowly disappeared and the air returned to normal and in a matter of seconds the only evidence that remained of that event was the disaster it caused and the child that was still apparently unconscious in the floor. At that time no one knew but the peace that existed at that time was about to become extinct due to the arrival of these 2 individuals, of which the second would change the history of this world as we know it, but the question is will it be for better or worse? Well, I just had to wait and find out. > Treading a new world ... AGAIN! > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pain. That was the only word that described how he felt at this moment. Her whole body felt pain, there was no part that did not, for God could even swear that her hair hurt. He tried to get up off the ground, but his current condition was so weak that he only hurt himself by moving. With no other option, he decided to stay on the floor and rest for a few minutes, with nothing to do but see the night sky in front of him. It was beautiful. He always preferred the night over the day for several reasons, but if he had to choose one would be for the beauty that the sky adopts during the night, the stars that adorned and illuminated it gave him an air of tranquility, something he always appreciated without import the situation I was in. But unfortunately that was not the case now. His mind traveled through the events that occurred recently. Especially, in the way he arrived here. His duel against ZARC had been hard, one of the hardest he had ever had, although this was due to the lack of power he had in the duel over the past few years and also to the fact that he was not prepared to fight with him. Nobody was. Neither he nor the Lancers. It was assumed that all they had to do was stop the invasion of the fusion dimension and rescue Yuzu and the others. No one mentioned anything about having a duel against a being that could be equal to the Egyptian gods and even that could be stronger than them! "Knowing my luck I suppose it was to be expected" At least he already had experience fighting against the gods so he did not do so badly, except for the moments when he received ZARC attacks. His lips curled in disgust and he turned his gaze to her body. It looked like shit. His former blue pants and red jacket were shattered, but still good enough to cover a decent part of his body. His black shirt was full of holes and cuts, and if that were not enough a large part of his body was burned. Continuing to examine his body he saw several red spots on it, blood obviously, it was still coming out of his wounds some very slowly, he could feel that in those areas it was hot, probably the fire had been able to close them, although not completely. Despite all this for some strange reason he did not feel anything. There was no fear. There was no anguish. There was no despair. Only the pain I did not feel any emotion when I saw the state I was in, probably everyone would have cried out in pain and fear, desperately asking for someone to help them. But not him. He knew exactly why he did not feel any of those emotions, he had already gone through this shit several times, so much so that the state he was currently in had no longer surprised him. In fact he had received worse damages in the past, so something like this did not I was going to scare him. "I wonder at what point in my life I stop being afraid, I suppose to face so many dangers and be on the verge of death so many times it really changes your way of thinking and seeing the world" With a small laugh he continued inspecting his body, concentrating this time on his left arm, let out a sigh of relief when he saw that despite the damage his body had received his duels disc was still intact, that was already good news as he did not he would know what to do without him, although he could ask Winged Kuriboh to bring him his original disk but this one did not have the improvements that he currently possessed. With a lot of effort he raised his right arm, it hurt like hell, but he was able to hold it until he reached his dueling disc and pressed a button on it, more exactly the one that kept his deck. The compartment that kept it opened and he quickly took it with his right hand and held it in front of his face. I spent several seconds looking at the main letter in the ... Yubel. He continued to stare at that letter for a few more seconds, those seconds were transformed into minutes and without him noticing he had spent more than 5 minutes observing her, almost as if he was waiting for something to happen. With a sigh of resignation she decided to speak knowing that she would not. "Do you know if there is any way to go back?" Silence was what followed after those words, that silence lasted for a few seconds, thinking that he would get no response from her let out a sigh of resignation and prepared to pass letter. "[No, I do not know any way we can go back and even if I knew and we managed to return you are too weak to continue your duel]" "Even so, we should try, I can not let ZARC triumph is too dangerous" She did not discuss that point, ZARC was a great threat, it was enough to see in what state had left Konami one of the best if not the best duelist in history, of course he had received worse damage, but that was back in the Dueling Academy, at that time he did not have the experience, strength and the cards he has now, god could not even activate the Ghost mode at will. He had seen how Konami faced off against beings that could be cataloged as gods, saw how he faced dozens of Ghosts by himself, how he fought against the strongest duelists of their respective eras, and even though most of the time he was in great disadvantage due to the real damage he received, his long absence in duels or the overwhelming numbers he faced, he always came out victorious. But unfortunately this was not one of those occasions. Konami had lost. While this was not an absolute truth I was sure that Konami felt it that way, after all abandon the duel either by choice or not synonymous with surrender and therefore the loss. She could not imagine how she felt at the moment, but she was sure that she was not feeling well at all, her friends had been seriously injured and practically defeated, Reiji being the only one who gave a decent resistance against ZARC but ultimately a useless resistance. When Konami witnessed the state in which his friends found rage flooding his being, he had decided to make anyone who dared to do this to his friends pay, but all that anger was replaced by surprise and disbelief to see who had been the perpetrator of such a massacre. It was Yuya. Or at least that's what he thought when he saw it for the first time, that person or thing had the same appearance as Yuya but it definitely was not him, after all, since when did Yuya look like a monster? Shortly after, he had learned from Reiji what had happened. Konami had felt guilty for not having been there before to prevent this from happening, he felt that this was a problem caused by his irresponsibility and as such it was his obligation to fix it. So he just faced off in a duel against ZARC. To say that this duel was difficult would be a euphemism, from the beginning Konami was at a disadvantage being its main disadvantage that ZARC already had its monster As on the field. The supreme king Z-Arc. And if that was not enough, for having interrupted in the duel he suffered a penalty of 2000 points of life. Really, fate liked to fuck him whenever he could. But luck had smiled upon seeing the cards he had drawn, with that hand he was going to be able to overcome this duel and have the advantage in his first turn because he could add more cards from his deck to his hand due to the magic letter one day of peace, and not only that, but also avoid damage due to its effect and if we add the monsters that had which would help steal more cards, in a matter of seconds until maybe he could beat him on his first turn. If he had only known what the effects of Z-ARC were, he would certainly have thought of a better strategy. After some shifts he was still at a great disadvantage, but not as much as one would expect, although the effects of Z-ARC ruined his plays did not ruin his desire to keep fighting to get his friend back to normal. While the duel continued, he tried to make Yuya react in all possible ways. Attacking him Talking with him so he could remember what the duels were really about. Even showing him half the amulet they had both bought, the one that symbolized their friendship and that no matter what happened or where they were, they would always be friends. And then there was a reaction. It did not last long since it was quickly suppressed by ZARC but he had seen it. His face had reflected surprise and even ... fear? Why should Yuya be afraid? Was it because he had no control over his body and actions? That would make sense, he had already gone through a similar experience a long time ago so he knew what he was feeling. But still that expression had been different from the ones I had seen from some people who had gone through the same, not only reflected fear, but also terror. Why? Was he so afraid of not being able to control his body? No, it was not that, he felt terror for another reason and he thought he knew what it was. Yuya was afraid to kill him. He was terrified by that. Yuya was aware of what was happening, he was seeing everything and could not do anything to prevent it. And they both knew what would happen if Konami lost that duel. ZARC would kill them all. And Yuya could not do anything to prevent it, no one could. At that moment Konami made a decision. It would activate the Ghost mode. I honestly did not want to do it because I wanted to react to Yuya causing the least amount of damage possible, but I could not allow this situation to get worse, plus he already had experience when he entered that mode so he could control himself for a limited amount of time. But he also knew that probably would not be enough, although Ghost mode increased his dueling abilities by giving him a cold and calculating mind his absence in duels and the lack of his best cards would make this duel a bit difficult. So I made another decision, one that went against everything he liked. He was going to do an entertainment duel. He had not been able to avoid putting a grimace on that thought, he never liked to attract the attention of people and unless you see him as a means of cheap entertainment, but there was a lot at stake at this time for him to doubt. Besides, if he did, there was a small chance that Yuya would react to that. "[By the way, have you already noticed your appearance?]" Yubel's question took him out of his thoughts, gave him a funny look and answered him. "Yes Yubel I already know that I look like shit, but you're not the best person to talk about that" She appeared in front of him with a frown "[I was not talking about that baka]" "Then enlighten me, my friend Yubel" "[You rejuvenated ... again]" Neither of them said anything for a few seconds. "How much? " "[You look like a 12-year-old boy]" Konami let out a moan of frustration. "Well, that's crap Why is fate so determined to keep it from growing? I say I have nothing against being young again but this happening so often is very annoying" "[Many people would be happy to be in your situation]" "If with my situation you mean to be almost killed by a probably divine entity and be thrown into what is probably an unknown dimension and world, then those people have serious problems" Konami did not say anything after that, he just lay on the floor enjoying the cold air moving his black hair and touching his skin. "[What will you do next?]" Instead of answering his question, he simply got up from the floor and settled into a sitting position, ignored all the pain he felt and proceeded to get up completely. "The first thing will be to get some help, in my current state I can not do much, after that investigate a little more about this world and if possible I will look for a way to return" "[You do not seem worried about what is happening to your friends at this moment]" "As I said in my current state there is not much I can do, besides, it does not do any good to worry at this moment, the best I can do is recover from my wounds and trust that Reiji will be able to defeat Zarc" "[I thought Reiji had been defeated]" "Fortunately it was not like that, I told him to stay away from the duel and not intervene unless it was necessary, if we are lucky he will be able to defeat Zarc after all the damage I did to him" With nothing more to say and with great pain Konami began to walk in a random direction in the hope of finding some help and that his friends will get out of the duel alive with Zarc. "By the way, do you know where my hat is?" "[She was burned by one of Zarc's attacks before arriving here]" "Shit" Yep definitely fate liked to fuck him.