Arc-V: Cultivating Future

Heartbreak (I)

"...zu... Yuzu. Wake up."

Who... is calling...?

"Yuzu. Yuzu, Wake up please."

I tried to open my eyes.

The first thing I felt was hard round with debris digging into my body. All more evident when I pushed my body so sitting position.

Green hair caught my eyes.

"Kuro...saki-san?" I blinked.

"You're awake. That's good." He sagged in relief.

I was out cold? How long? Yuya! Is he al—

My body freeze when I take a good look at our surrounding.

This is not the tower. The ceiling was gone and reveal the sky overcast is grey and solemn like there's a funeral being held. The debris was scattered around us.

Destroyed buildings. All of them. There's nothing left intact.

This is ruin of a city.

But strangely enough... this looks familiar.

"Did Synchro Dimension get destroyed?"

Roget... did he do it.

"No." Kurosaki shook his head. "This is not Synchro Dimension."

No? That means...?!

"This is Heartland." He finished with somber note. "My home."

Ah.

No wonder the scenery looks bit of familiar.

Maiami Championship. Duel between Kurosaki and Sora. The Action Card is Future City Heartland. This is what the city looks like after all the destruction and after the fire had dying out.

Dying, and taking all life with it.

I can see why he was so angered. To have your home reduced to this...

No wonder he come across as unforgivable and cruel the first time we meet.

He must be still reeling from loss and trauma.

Kurosaki. Sorry for judging you too harshly.

"Where is the others?"

Kurosaki sighed. Weary. "I wish I know the answer for that." He replied. "I estimated when we were sucked along the wormhole, we are scattered. When I woke up, you're the only one I can found... so far."

Wormholes.

Yes. Roget said he plans to scatter us all across dimensions.

But he did say some of the dimensions are dangerous! Would... would everyone be safe?!

"They are."

Euterpe!

"You may lose consciousness before that point... but someone negate the worst of it. The portals to hostile dimensions are shut close, and by time you were sucked away, there's only ones that led to three of Four Dimensions."

That means... there's someone who was at Standard, Xyz with us and...

"Oh no."

"Yuzu?"

"What if they landed in Fusion?"

Kurosaki pales, before clenched his fist.

"Right at the enemy's base." He muttered. "I... don't know whether to envy them or be worried." Please more to the later than former. We're just surviving onslaught in Synchro Dimension and doesn't have break yet. We are exhausted. Physically and mentally.