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The choppers eventually found themselves descending. Their target was a small island that could be easily mistaken as a large sandbar. As they approached, one would only notice a single Boulder on this island, otherwise it was just flat sand. Each helicopter landed in a line formation, Tekikika hopped down the helicopter, Weasel boldly following suit.
“Tread lightly, rat. Would be a shame if you found a mousetrap.” She snapped coldly.
“Hearin’ your signals loud and clear sister.”
She kicked the base of the Boulder three times, a keypad revealing itself on it’s face. Quickly inputing in a way that obstructed Weasel’s Vision of the solution, she pressed the enter key.
*Rumble* *Rumble*
Out of the blue, the ground beneath them began to sink. Sand poured down where they were as their elevation sunk. Walls of steel began to reveal themselves as they went down. It was an elevator!
They sunk fifty feet down until the elevator stopped, revealing a hangar on one side and a series of doors on the other. The helicopters slowly drove into their housing area in the hangar as Pineko and Shantezu both came towards Tekikika.
“Wha- who’s the runt?” Shantezu scratched his head.
“Cool your engines buffy, you wouldn’t want me to say what thing of yours is runt sized now would ya?”
“Oh that’s it!!”
Tekikika put a hand up. “Cease the idiocy. We have to report to the boss.”
Pineko and Shantezu wised up quick, bowing their heads to her. “Yes Ma’am!”
As they both went to the doors, Weasel put a finger to his chin, examining the pair.
“Hummm...that Shantezu looks like he had a position of power, cause he looks the build to have led that biker gang.”
“Perceptive one. Shantezu was our Head’s chief enforcer. He was to be the boss to lead the assault on duel academy. Was. That is until his incompetence in the biker fisaco. Seems like the drugs he took religiously back in the day never quite left his system.”
It explained a bit as to why she acted the way she did. Putting two and two together, he realized SHE was now the second in command. Putting that in the back of his brain for later, Tekikika ushered him into the room that the other admins went inside.
The room’s floor was covered with red velvet carpet, the dimly lit room only give light by neon screens lining the walls. A large black desk was in the back of the room, a figure sitting behind it. Pineko and Shantezu stood at attention, Tekikika and Weasel approaching them.
“I take it the mission was a success?” The deep voice boomed.
“It went off without a hitch, under my leadership.” Tekikika responded. “Here is the item we have recovered.”
She approached him, handing him the Red Eyes black dragon card they had pilfered from Raikiri’s deck. Examining it, the dark figure turned his apparent back to them.
“It appears you also brought back something else...someone else.”
Pineko and Shantezu both took a step to the side, showing Weasel front and center. The Slifer Red gave a lazy wave.
“Heya chief, I’m Weasel the Kid, pleasure to meet’cha.”
“He claims to give us insider insight, and he was a stowaway on my helicopter sir. Weather his claims are valid or not are an unknown, that’s why I bring it to your attention.”
“...”
The shadowed figure, still not showing his face in the darkness, began to pace around the the back of the room, his arms behind himself.
“Do you like Puzzles, Weasel?”
“...Come again?”
“Puzzles are intoxicating. Pieces that number from dozens to countless trillions. From research breakthroughs to Landing a man on the moon, each requires a complex series of fitting puzzle pieces in order to create something marvelous. Alone however, these puzzle pieces seem meaningless. Take this card for instance.”
Holding up the reflective card for him and everyone else to see, the man ran a black gloves finger down it.
“Seemingly meaningless, pointless to focus on. But one must know where the piece of the puzzle goes and how to place it in order to make something marvelous.”
Taking out a rectangle shaped pad, he placed the card on it. A green scanning bar went up and down the card...revealing a single red dot alongside yellow scribbles. The main gave a long awaited sigh, holding up his treasure.
“This for instance is the final piece of a puzzle I’ve spent decades making...”
Pressing a button under his desk, the wall behind him flipped around, revealing a large glowing wall lined with cards. Each card had the yellow scribbles on them, just like the red eyes did. But the way all of them were lined...each one came together to form a massive puzzle. A map of the world! He man placed the card on the only void on the wall, completing the world map. The red dot was right where duel academy was on duelist island.
“So the tomb of the ancients is directly under the main building proper. We now know it’s direct location. But we still lack the means to enter it. For you see, the tomb was sealed away with seven keys...but due to us having this map, we can bypass that. Instead, we must sacrifice the souls of three. One of a vibrant red soul, another of a studious yellow soul, and another of a powerful blue.”
“So then that is referring to the the three houses on duel academy island?” Pinkeo spoke up.
“Correct. We must sacrifice three students, one of each house to the gods. But not just any. We must sacrifice the souls of those that are worthy, else we face a catastrophic consequence for failure...”
the three admins looked to each other, Shantezu scratching the back of his head.
“Well how do we find them boss? We can’t just guess right?”
“That is why you have gifted me with a piece of the puzzle...” The shadowed man spoke. “Weasel. You shall be our scout. You will be our eyes and ears, and you shall tell us which targets are the most befitting to be sacrificed to the gods.”
“Welllll. I didn’t quite expect this to get all culty on me. Before I do anything at all, I need to establish somethin’, an insurance policy. What’s stopping you from sacrificing my soul to these gods o’ yours?”
“Nothing.” The man said coldly. “I am a firm believer in fate. So if someone shows up on my doorstep as conveniently of timing as this, I cannot spit upon the gift.”
Weasel shrugged. “Eh, whatever floats ya boat. But I need a little somethin’ in order to compensate me for this little endeavor~”
Tekikika stepped toward him with a stomp. “You dare make terms with us-“
“You seek an alibi. You shall be delivered it. The red eyes card is yours to bring back as evidence of your innocence, furthering planting yourself for our gain. Perhaps one day however, you shall put your heart to the cause.”
“Yeah, sweet digs.” Weasel said, half paying attention as he yoinked the card from the wall. “Imma go head out then, I’ll be keeping myself a window seat in the chopper. See ya later darth vader~”
Weasel strode out of the room, slamming the door behind him. The other admins looked to themselves before back to their boss.
“Should we really put our faith in someone so slippery master? I don’t know, he sounds unreasonable.” Pineko asked.
“The reign of a god is neigh, Pineko. You would be wise to respect that.”
“Y-Yes sir! We’ll go make preparations!”
He bowed quickly and left the room, the other admins giving their regards before departing as well. After everyone left the room, the man stood at his desk. Standing motionless for several seconds. That’s when the color appeared to vanish from the room. The lights went out briefly before the glimpse of something monstrous and contorted was seen twisting around his side of the room.
“Now starts the pilgrimage of God.”
