(GSE3) House Field: Seifer Leo's House

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia jumped as she felt the touch, just the end of her dress caught between his fingers. Looking at her comatose companion, the aura was gone, but the mark... just what was it?... And now, he seemed to be having a nightmare... A fresh wave of tears hit her as someone else called in. N-noel?... The redhead didn't want to leave Seifer's side, resting her hand over his in comfort. Though whether she was comforting him, or herself, it was unclear.

"N.. Noel! B-back here, i-in... In Se-eifer's room.." Rosalia called in response. She couldn't hide her voice breaking up. In trying to stop crying, to hold it all back, it only made it hurt that much worse. She wiped her eyes and sniffled again, shaking like a child lost in the dark as she called for Seifer's sister again. "N-n-noel!.."

[Cece Lockhart]

"R-Rosalia?!" Noel heard her crying. She must of finally come back after leaving the camping trip. But something wasn't right for her to be crying, especially from Seifer's room. Something really bad must of happened to him. No... no!! Please! Please be ok!! She thought and in a panic, Noel ran inside and went directly to his room to find Rose with a face full of tears that she tried to wipe off and shaking a lot. Behind her was Seifer unconscious in bed.

"What.... what happened?!" Noel look shocked and scared to see that her brother laid comatose in his bed and with a strange red marking on his face. "Hey... are you ok?" Noel turned her attention to Rosalia and then back to Seifer. Brother... what happened to you...?

Noel and Seifer were only a year apart, with Seifer being the older one. Even though they barely saw each other and in secret, Noel always saw him as someone indestructible so seeing him in the bed unconscious made Noel tremble a little inside. But she couldn't let those nerves overcome her, Rosalia was already bad in shock so both of them like that wouldn't be a good idea. Noel had to hold in her fears of what could of happened but a tear managed to come out from her right eye.

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia kept one hand over Seifer's, the other clinging to Noel's hand as if her life depended on it. She shook her head over and over again, her hair probably messing up a little bit in the process. "I-i-i don't know wh-at happened... T-tsuba-asa brought him home... H-he was passed out a-at the train station... A-and then there's this m-mark, an-nd there was a weird black and r-red aura..." The redhead sniffled again, letting go of Noel's hand just to wipe her eyes again. "I-i just got home an-nd this... I-i don't know.. I don't know... W-what if he nev-ver wakes up?..." That was her greatest fear; to lose Seifer and to never know why? She couldn't hold any of it in. She had never thought she would need a friend outside of Seifer to cry with, and here she was, a complete wreck in front of Noel. Why.. why why why... Is there nothing we can do?... Why won't he wake up... Is there nothing we can help with?... "I-i promised to always be here for him... A-and now.. when I had to leave... I-i come back and he's..." She hiccuped between her crying. I-i'm so weak...

[OverDrive]

Tsubasa had finished preparing the towel for Seifer, Noel was in such a hurry that she did notice that he was there, it did not matter to him considering the situation he would be in panic if Haruto was in the same situation...

He entered Seifer's room with the towel as he saw the two ladies in shock and filled with sadness. He walked up to Seifer, administered the towel on his head, and turned to Rosalia who was in tears, "..Rosalia try to control yourself, he'll be fine I'm sure he just needs time to rest...I'm sure that you being here for him will help more than you can imagine.." he said, taking out a tissue and handing it to her.

He then went to Noel and simply gave her a nod as he went back to shut the door, he knew that she finally got the message that they are in need of her now...

"This door needs to stay shut..." he said, locking the door.

[Nobody]

Shiki limbed around on the street, two red marks on his face right under his dead eyes, accompanied by a dark aura that engulfed his entire being. He was like a zombie, mindlessly walking forward. Who knows, maybe he'd even say "brains" if given an opportunity.

But suddenly, he took a turn heading straight to Seifer's house, as if something was calling him like moth to a light bulb. Reasons unknown, he limbed forward and eventually reached the house, banging on the doors/gate with continuous grunting.

[Cece Lockhart]

Tsubasa was in the house as well. Noel never noticed because her priority went to Seifer when going into panic mode after hearing Rosalia cry. She was glad that he was here, two girls crying alone with someone unconscious isn't a good thing. At least his presence helped Noel feel more at ease and was able to stay strong so thay Rosalia wouldn't panic more than she should.

She then put her hands on the crying redhead's shoulders and looked at her dead in the eye with a smile, "I know this is hard to watch and deal with but we have to stay strong for him. Don't worry and believe me when I tell you that everything is going to be fine, ok?"

Now turning to Tsubasa, "I need to talk to you about something, I hope you will know." Noel said and started walking out the room, "Rosalia, I will be right here with Tsubasa in the living room, I will leave you with him. If anything, don't hesitate to call for us!"

Noel walked out and closed the room behind her. Now looking at Tsubasa, she got a little more serious, "I am pretty sure I am not going crazy here but what is going on out there? The streets are empty and just the overall feel of the city feels lifeless... do you anything about this?"

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia took the tissue and nodded her thanks, wiping her eyes again which had already turned red. She only nodded again as Noel spoke to her, and eventually, the door was shut as the redhead was left alone with Seifer. She didn't know what was going on, she didn't want to know, unless it would help Seifer wake up sooner. Rosalia grabbed another tissue from the box left on the dresser, entwining her fingers with Seifer's as she practiced deep breaths. Th-they're right... It'll.. It'll all be okay... She sniffled, watching the comatose male "sleep", only to hiccup again and look away. I-i'm not strong enough for this... B-but Noel and.. and Tsubasa... they're strong... I-if anyone figures it out, it'll be them... and certainly... certainly not me...

The only thing that brought Rosalia out of her self doubt was a loud banging on the front door, loud enough that she could hear it even if the door to Seifer's room was shut. "W-what... what's going on...?" W-why does this have to happen... Wh-hy can't we just be left alone...

[OverDrive]

After locking the door Tsubasa turned around and saw that Noel was walking after him, apparently she had something important to talk about as emphasized by her confused and somewhat serious expression, despite the obvious grief over Seifer. She wanted to understand what was happening lately, why people were changing and why this chill and everything about it in the streets was the situation.

"..You're not going crazy something big is happening at the moment..." he said, his expression turning to sadness. "..A year ago the War of Liberation ended with me using my Gold Paladins against Neu with her...Link Joker...this clan is a dangerous one it had a power that no one could understand nor comprehend the power to erase a unit...Lock."

Tsubasa knew that he should not be disclosing this information to her but she was too involved now keeping it a secret may put her in even more danger if she is not careful..

"..Now Link Joker is back but in a different way...they are now invading us...this town will be attacked...they want...our lives..." he said, his voice slowly fading away as he tried to recollect himself. "..The power that this technique gives is dangerous you don't understand the feeling that comes with having to deal with that power...the problem here is people appear to be getting infected by this power..I saw that first-hand..it's not pleasant..."

His statement was interrupted by a somewhat loud knock on the door, Tsubasa immediately turned his head towards the door as he got closer to see who was out...it was Shiki except this time...he had the same marks as Seifer on his face...

"..Tch...You want my honesty..?" he said, his voice shifting from sadness to determination. "Seifer probably fell prey to one of these infections, the difference is he appears to be fighting back..listen to me carefully Noel..right now we may be dealing with another infected person outside this door..-remembers Yukino's advice-..if I fall don't fight him..your main priority is getting those two out of here.." he said, as he took out his deck, and his body became surrounded by the blue aura, with his hand on the door knob.

"..I've hesitated for too long...I won't stand back and let things escalate any further..I have those I have bonded with..my friends..I have to protect them!!" he said, as he opened the door and shut it behind him.

"..I will fight alongside you my Vanguard."

"..You..Gancelot..." he said, as he saw his deck glowing with Gancelot in the front.

The Solitary Liberator, Gancelot cards evolved into 4 copies of Liberator of Bonds, Gancelot Zenith

"...Yes..we will end this..I won't allow anyone to harm my friends...I will do what I can ..Shiki." he said, as his aura intensified.

[Cece Lockhart]

There it is again... the War of Liberation... just was that... is that even real? And Link Joker? As far as I know, the game never had a clan called like that... and a power known as Lock, I never heard of that either...

Noel sat down on the couch and kept pondering on what Tsubasa said. All of it just sounds too crazy to believe and even if its real, it was all new for her. That was why she wished if she only had a different lifestyle then maybe she would of probably known about it instead of being clueless on what Tsubasa was saying.

"So these things are real? They are actually invading Earth and want to kill us all?! You... you are kidding right...? Noel gulped and her right arm started to shake a little. She was afraid, with her brother unconscious, Noel didn't know what to do. All her courage was gone, even with friends right now, she felt uneasy still. There was a brief silence in which you can say a little peace was brought into the house. Noel closed her eyes and just tried to relax, that was when Tsubasa was about to talk more about the subject until the brief bit of peace was stolen when someone banged on the door.

"W-what was that?! Who is there?!" Now Noel was completely afraid and then that was when Tsubasa mentioned about the power Lock was like an infection and that Seifer was possible infected and his current state was him fighting it back. What can I do... am I strong enough to protect myself and the others? Am I willing to give up my own life in exchange of my friends that are in danger? Noel no longer has time to sit and think about it carefully. From this moment on, every decision had to be made fast but carefully. One wrong move and even she can get infected by whatever it is that Seifer got.

That was when Noel saw Tsubasa glow blue, a gentle but powerful aura meant to protect more than to destroy. She followed him to see what will happen next and if necessary, fight alongside him to protect the one she cares about the most who are inside.

[Hope]

The following message was sent by Hana to members of the Cardfight Club:
"Alright so you all probably know about what's been going on. I'm sending this out to see who hasn't been taken into the invader's hands yet. We have to meet up. On my way to go take Darren back. Respond if you can. - Hana Isabella Espoir "

[RosaliaIzanami]

Rosalia listened out to the front of the house, wondering just what was going on outside the "safe room" that was Seifer's bedroom. She squeezed his hand tighter, only to let go when she jumped, hearing her phone go off. "H-holy... I-i'm.. so not with it... Please don't be mom or dad..." Fishing her phone out of her dress pocket, she saw it was a text from non other than Hana. Actually, this was the first time Hana messaged her. Invader's?... I-is that what's happening to Seifer?.... she thought, typing with shaking hands.

Rosalia here. Noel and Tsubasa are here too, and I think we're all okay... Seifer is like, in a coma or something. He had this aura around him, and there's just this one mark under his right eye that's red... What's going on? I just got back from my family emergency and.. everything is gone to havoc..

Rosalia hit send, taking a deep breath to try and calm her nerves. She was extremely tired, and felt like she was the last to know about what was going on. Not to mention Hana had said she was going to take back Darren. Did he get.. attacked? By whoever these invader's are? She wasn't sure what was going on, and just wished it was all done with...

[Nobody]

The moment a human being appeared infront of his eyes, Shiki let out a howl, acting completely as if he was a feral beast. Shortly after, a fight table materialized itself from out of nowhere and both fighters were engulfed in a field resembling space.

The fight raged on and blows were exchanged. Shiki's lifeless eyes were focused on Tsubasa as if he was his prey. One after another, both fighters had their Break Ride units on the field as the Vanguard. And then he came, Cocytus "Reverse". The unit was covered in a menancing aura, causing even Shiki's own units to tremble in fear. The Master Necromancer pulled out one unit after another from the drop zone as if they were his dolls. They clearly experienced pain as their life was being toyed with by Cocytus, even if they were undead to begin with.

However, Tsubasa didn't give up, along with Gancelot Zenith and his avatar, Blaster Blade Liberator they dealt the sixth damage to Shiki causing both the table and the field to dissolve. Cocytus Reverse's card has also faded to pitch black, and the dark aura once again surrounded Shiki, this time causing physical pain to him and making him scream in agony as his markings slowly disappeared, and he collapsed completely unconsious on the ground.

[Hope]

Hana sent a quick message while rising up within the elevator of the Cardfight Training Area:
"That's good to hear. About Seifer, just keep a close eye on him and DO NOT fight him if he seems to be acting weird. Other than that he should mostly be fine. Threats on Cray have connected down back to Earth and its having its effect on us now as well. We need to meet up and find out a course of action to take. Please take care of yourselves and each other. - Hana Isabella Espoir"

[Cece Lockhart]

Noel couldn't believe it but the area around her became a space-like field and Tsubasa along with the other fighter had their own fields that looked like they were made from some pink plasma of some sort. And during their fight, she saw a unit that she has never seen before or even knew that it existed. Cocytus "Reverse". A twisted version of Cocytus that had a pale black and red ring behind it with alien text written all around it.

"No way! So even units are infected with whatever the fighter has too?!" Noel was shocked at everything she is seeing right now. She feels like Vanguard opened a new and scary world that she can no longer escape or deny. Everything was real. The units. The invasion. Everything. Denying it right now would just prove ignorance. That was when the infected Granblue fighter used the unit's Limit Break which used the power of Lock. The "locked" units were sealed into a black orb that was then within black and red rings.

Those rings... they look... like the ones in that dream...
In one of her recent dreams, she was in a battlefield surrounded by many of those rings and what seemed like a desperate voice crying to save those inside those rings. The events now and her dream are somehow connected and now Noel really wants to know what this all means to her personally.

When the fight ended in Tsubasa's impressive victory with his new unit Gancelot Zenith. She noticed that the infected fighter started screaming in pain with an evil aura that had engulfed him but the fighter's face marks were disappearing and the aura was also disappearing. When it was all gone, he fell to the ground unconscious. So if they lose a fight, do they also lose that strange power they had?? Noel thought to herself wanting to know more

[OverDrive]

The fight ended in a strong fashion, both fighters exchanging blows with speed and power, Zenith came in handfully for Tsubasa, calling his avatar into the field and finishin the game with Blaster Blade Liberator. Though the one thing that concerned Tsubasa now was Shiki's condition, losing the reverse does a lot to the body after so long.

"...I have to get him some help..." he thought, as he turned around to address Noel. "Noel I have to get him to safety..he's a friend of Haruka and Me..do me a favor take care of Rosalia and Seifer for me until I get back."

He easily lifted shiki, in order to carry him to the nearest Hospital, now that the reverse is removed from him, the doctors can actually do something. For some reason carrying Shiki did not strain his arm the same way he carried Seifer before, so he used his other hand to text Hana back. "I have to take care of Seifer, Rosalia and Noel, we'll meet you whenever we can, though we might need some help."

He started running to the hospital, he seemed to be running faster than usual, which made sense he had to try and get back as soon as possible, "I won't be long! Lock the door this time!" he said, waving to Noel.