(GS3) Field: Hotel

[Nobody]

He arrived back at the Hotel after his loss in the first match, which once again was against the Aqua Force Clan, just like in the Nationals against Jellal. There's probably something to be said about Seamen and dead Seamen not getting along or something but who cares about this kind of stuff.

He was pretty much done with the tournament, but he really wasn't sure if there were any flights back, and he didn't really want to go either. American food is yet a thing that didn't enter his mouth in this entire trip and he'd prefer to leave with everyone else, without any real reason really aside from trying to avoid some weird strangers beat him up for being an adult playing card games for example.

Shiki returned to his room and put his deck next to the TV and relaxed in his bed without really doing anything in paticular other than just listening to nothing.

[Cherry]

Garmore and others did some digging around, and confirmed that Yugure and Ezel are undergoing a process akin to "Soul Sublimation". A similar transformation that Dragonic Overlord went through to obtain power, however, they were assured they weren't burning up their life forces. Ezel made the unconscious decision to set his heart ablaze for the sake of the people following behind him, in order to lead them after recognizing them as precious friends more than dutiful comrades. The queen who shared this ideal and somehow ended up synchronizing with the lion's soul. He too became an "Avatar" in the same sense of Ahmes and Yunos for her.

Hearing this and combining her thoughts with the lion's idealism, she finally figured out what Vanguard is. It was a skeleton of an idea, but the gist of it was loud and clear. Born from the hearts of those around her and beyond her inner circle...

"Vanguard is life..." she whispered, covering her mouth as a reaction to the shock.

[Jello]

Talk about a rude awakening.

The morning for Haruka consisted of three blankets, a hoodie and sweatpants. The scarf was wrapped tight around this time. His body felt as though it was covered in sweat and was placed in front of a hyperspeed fan.

He sat in his room mostly, watching TV and sleeping on and off all night, then making small visits to the vending machine for soda or canned coffee, but since it was all cold drinks he avoided it mostly.

"What did I do in a past life to deserve this..." The only thing that managed to stay warm was his chest, which was somewhat on fire. As usual.

Outside his window, he looked out at the city in the morning light. The view of outer area was nice, especially the bridges crossing over the water. It gleamed peacefully, still as a statue.

Then the sky came into view as well, just as majestic. Clouds once again high up, but actually moving for once. It was nice to see. He ended up sitting out on window sill, enjoying the breeze. It was warmer than his inner body temperature anyways.

[Hope]

Hana woke up in her room next to Mi-hime who seemed to still be asleep. She slowly rose from the bed and made her way to the cabinet to get her clothes and get dressed. The council of Cray is merelynwaiting for the New York to come to an end in order to finish the War of Liberation. In a sense, the World Circuit may be cut short, butnforna good cause. The power to unseal the clans will soon be at their grasp. She slwas happy at the thought, but no doubt,  there is still a large battle looming ahead. Things weren't going to be easy. Her phone suddenly rang.

"Moshii moshiiii? Oh, Manager-san." She recieved a call back from her manager telling her about a set of possible shows. She asked if Mi-hime could come along and audition to be with her in some since she asked the other day if she could come along. Of course, this would need to be looked over, but it seemed to be possible.

Hana put away her phone and walked over to Mi-hime.
"I'll be on my way out now." she lightly whispered and gave her a kiss on the forehead before heading out.

[NeoBuster]

AHHHHHHH "THUMP"

"Owww" Neo said

Neo woke up from having a pretty bad nightmare. A day after winning on the first day of the circuit, Neo was feeling pretty good about himself intil the nightmare. He got out of bed holding onto his necklace picture of his parents tight.

"What a bad dream" Neo said

Neo then washed up and headed downstairs to get some breakfast

[Spectre Diamond]

Tossing and turning in his sleep, Hikaru was sweating bullets which soaked his pillow and bed. The discarded blanket was since abandoned on the floor as the heat was getting to him.

Black and gray images kept buzzing into his dream. He heard screams all around him as life was crumbling before him, blood oozed out of the bodies of the victims and anguished faces of horror filled the screen. The survivors were wailing in despair. Hikaru then saw a lone figure at the distance who stood in front of the large wall of fire with a giant monster in the flames. When he looked to see who it was, his skin went pale, his eyes widen from the shock and his blood went to absolute zero.

The figure....it was....him. Then the large monster turned to him as it fired a blast of concentrated light towards him.

"AHHHHH" Flinging himself up from the intensity of the nightmare. Cold sweat dripped down from his face as it landed on the palm of his hands. Breathing heavily from the dream he just exprienced and began to calm down when he realized were he was. He looked at the window to see that it was day time. He grabbed his deck from the night stand and began to search for the Cosmo lord.

"Ever since I've gotten you, I have been having these weird dreams lately. They felt so real. Just...what the hell is going on." He leaped out of his bed to head to the bathroom. Maybe i'll visit the park to clear my head.

[NeoBuster]

Neo had lost the second round of the Circuit to Yukino and her Gold Paladins. Neo gave Yukino a handshake and then waved the crowd one last time and headed to his hotel room. He threw his bag and deck on the floor, flopped down and put his head on the pillow.

"I had fun.. But I wish you both were there.." Neo said

Neo shed some tears thinking about his parents. THen picked up his deck and put it on the desk falling asleep.

[Lance Korilum]

  After his defeat at the hands of Satoshi, Cero locked himself in his hotel room for several days.  To others, it probably seemed like he was simply frustrated from his loss.  Although this was part of the reason, it wasn't the whole truth.  The entire time he was awake in their, once again forgetting to eat, he was thinking, practicing, going through his deck, doing everything he could to figure out the reasons behind his repeated losses...  Over and over, card by card, play by play, thought by thought, moment by moment...  Whenever an important fight came, it was as if his deck abandoned him...  Just like those months ago...  He came to the realization that he couldn't rely on his deck.  He had to rely on his own power...  And, of course, Vermillion's power.  The power of others, and of bonds, was completely lost upon him.  All he could believe in, all he could rely on, was himself. 

"I swear to myself and to this world that I will reach the highest level, no matter the sacrifice..."

With this, Cero locked himself to a path of solitude with no friends or allies, aimed to the very top of the world.  No one else would interfere or join him.  This was something he thought could only be achieved alone.

[Hope]

Neu sat inside her room which wasn't actually her room. It was more like, the door was locked as the room belonged to no one so she used the rift to just warp herself inside. She laid on her bed and closed her eyes. New York brought back tons of memories for her as this was a frequent stage for the National Tournament. Here, she a prominent figure in terms of Cardfighting, many know of her, she is their champion after all. Over the course of the few days she's met the various national competitors that she had gone up against in her time, all of which looking at her strangely, her new appearance making them thing she's become a lunatic. They were all pretty old now, they competed against her when she was back in middle school but like they used to, they still scoffed at her and looked down on her, treating her like she the kid that she once was. She tossed and turned on her bed, remembering the verbal and sometimes physical assault that she had to take because of how young and weak she was when she competed for the title of the national champion. It came to her mind that her kind of Vanguard would put an end to this. That was her whole purpose all along wasn't it? Encountering those kind of people again, she began to lose hope.

Be the Messiah, take things into your own hands! Just. Screw everyone else, they need you to lead them!

Tossing and turning more intensely now, she closed her eyes even tighter, the voice on the back of her head turned into a scream which seemingly echoed across the entire room. The War of Liberation would decide who is the strongest in Cray, the ones who would lead them and unseal the clans.

Everyone's Vanguard is corrupted, there is no hope left in this world. If you defeat the strongest of Cray, you will be able to show the world YOUR Vanguard, the one that will bring about salvation. Take the power for yourself, and show them a world of peace and happiness under your control.

She sighed. She just stopped thinking.

"I need to get some fresh air." Taking a deep breath, she headed outside the hotel to sit and relax for awhile.

[NeoBuster]

After falling asleep for about a few hours, Neo decided to go out and get some fresh air. While in the elevator to go down to the main lobby, Neo started thinking to himself:

People like Tsubasa and Yukino have there evolutions.. So why dont I have mine yet?" Neo asked himself

Neo then reached the front of the hotel and noticed Neu there.

"Hey Neu" Neo said to her

[Hope]

"Man..." She sat outside, in a cold evening and looked at the town filled with light. New York certainly had no intention to sleep.

She thought about all those whom she's met in Japan, and she took them into consideration. Even they had let her down, shown her a whole lot of disappointment, but at the same time they also had fun times. Feeling the presence of someone approaching she turned her head and greeted them immediately after they said their greeting.

"Neo, hi. How you been?" She waved and gave off a slight smile.

[NeoBuster]

"EVerything is good" Neo said to Neu

"I lost Round 2 of the circuit today so I was bummed out earlier but im happy in the end because I had fun" Neo said

"What brings you to New York?" Neo asked

[Hope]

Fun huh...

"Well this is technically my home. Well not exactly, I'm actually from the west part of U.S but I've been here so frequently back when I competed in nationals. Someone also kind of invited me here and also the nostalgia is, well.... interesting. Also, don't sweat tournaments, they're not that important anyways. What's important is that you have fun yeah." She turned her head from him and nodded, looking back at the city. She took a deep breath again, "If you had all the power in the world, what would you do with it?"

[NeoBuster]

Neo wasnt exactly sure how to answer Neu's question but answered honestly and truthfully.

"Im not sure what I would do, but if I did have all the power: I would use it to make the world a better place as well protect those I care about" Neo replied

[Hope]

"Well same here I guess." She laughed.

There was no reason for her to actually ask that, even she herself didn't know why she did, but to hear someone else's answer was somewhat soothing to her in her mind.

"Well, are you still a mess or have you decided where you wanna go with Vanguard?"