The March of the Earth (Open to All)

[Zekai Kurakari]

"Tch" Zekai's smile turned into a slight frown as the man before Zekai had summoned Irou and started fighting the clay soldiers. "Of all the possible years, it seems as the Spirit Festival came a bit early," thought Zekai. Whether by fate or coincidence, that no longer mattered and a duel would be pointless at this point. This scenario had not played out as he wanted and he could no longer bring himself to savor it.

The shadows receding from back where they came from, so did King Ha Des with a scowl. He would have to wait a bit more before being entertained. Walking calmly past the front gate, the clay soldiers too busy with the small man and his samurai, in which a Ra girl had appeared among them all of a sudden. Without saying a word, he raised his duel disk in the air and summoned Dark End Dragon. Blowing a few nearby soldiers away with just a flap of its wings, Zekai mounted the dragon and they flew off towards the mountains.

[Ryouichi Matsumoto]

Scarmilogne had not anticipated this turn of events...however he was not ill prepared to face them. If these foolish humans would summon spirits...then so would he. He would let Dark End Dragon leave...but the others would pay the price for their transgression. At first he was going to give these human's a chance by dueling them for sport...but now...this whole island would be held hostage to get his sport

He then caused a small tremor on the island to make them all stop.

"Humans...you have now officially bored me to death...so this is how it's going to go...I'm gonna take my soldiers and I...and go where I want to go. You have 2 days to produce for me a champion to fight for the fate of this island. If you win...you will have defeated me....if you lose...then I will sink this entire island...and everyone on it....any who try to leave...will become my soldiers...any who dare to come onto this island...will be faced with my full fury. You have 2 days humans...dont dissapoint me." said Scar as he sunk into the Earth.

As he moved around to where he wanted to go...the entire island shook...just to show that his threat was serious.

[Alan Padmore]

Alan's eyes narrowed and the soldiers around himself and Irou and Kyo started to move away. He looked down at what he didn't know to be his fellow staff member and the Ra girl, and Ryouichi and then looked to Irou.

"Irou... I'm too short..." He moved his hands helplessly towards Kyo and the girl. Irou seemed to understand and nodded.

"I will take the man... I think you're big enough to take the girl however, she's not too large." Irou commented as he slung the unconscious man over his shoulders.

"What about the boy... the one possessed..." Alan commented. He bent down to the ground and checked his pulse again. "Put that man down, take the boy... I'll watch over these two." And so Irou did so, and started to head towards the infirmary with the boy placed carefully in his arms, while Alan checked on the girl and on Kyo.

[Marvelo Namaguchi]

Marvelo's steps were slow as if in tempo with a solemn song. His eyes had seen everything but his voice had remained silent. The demons had revealed themselves and apparently the calm and patient element had won overall. It was nothing he couldn't take on. Stepping out visibly, Marvelo caught only Alan's talk with the one of the Samurais. The Spirit Festival had kicked in and opened to it Marvelo had discovered his own Duel Spirit.

Rallis the Star Bird resided on his shoulder perched like an eagle. Her golden tail lay curled around his other shoulder. He wings held in. Her star brightened and glowed with the reflection from the sun's glare. They both looked on the sight and watched as the Earth demon departed.

"Come," Rallis said flying up and towards the crowd. "We should help."

"Yeah," Marvelo said running down. His main attention was on the Earth Demon but if people needed help Rallis would have already dragged him into it.

"Is there anything wrong?" Rallis asked.

"Where did he go?" Marvelo asked.

They both looked at each other with opposite feelings. They both felt something else was important but in the end they would have to work together anyway.