Qiu shook her head, trying hard not to let grief drown her emotions.
That would not help her avenge Diwein.
"I activate the Field Spell Card 'Black Garden' from my hand!"
One of Aki Izayoi's signature Fields from her early days. As she slid the Field Spell Card into her Duel Disk, dark purple vines suddenly sprang up from the edges of the Duel Arena. Thorny rose branches wove themselves into a dense net at a visible speed, writhing like living things and spreading through every inch of the indoor Field, trapping both duelists and monsters within a ring-shaped cage of thorns.
Kira had Black Garden too. It was a Field Spell for Plant Type monsters, though considering the development of the real Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, it was less a Plant Type card than a card for gimmick decks. After all, it was better known for showing up in all kinds of bizarre combos.
After activating the Field, Qiu raised her hand and Set another card in her Back Row. "I Set a Card, then End Turn."
Kira looked up, his gaze slowly sweeping across the vines that covered the entire Field like a cage, before he spoke slowly.
"Black Garden. This Field is a reflection of what truly lies in your heart, isn't it?
"A self-imposed isolation, a lonely garden. Yet deep down, you still yearn for companions. You yearn for a place where you can be accepted not as the Black Rose Witch, but simply as yourself, don't you?"
The more he said, the more furious Qiu became.
Yes, she feared loneliness. She hated being excluded all the time. And she had finally found someone willing to accept her, a place that gave her shelter.
But that person had been ruthlessly taken from her by the man before