The Dragon Emperor Returns

Chapter 3

Ryuga opens his eyes only to see nothing but darkness. He was cold and his body was screaming in pain. He just floated in the emptiness. 'So this is what the afterlife looks like. Nothing but an empty void.' He thought. Ryuga closed his eyes once more hoping that he could just keep them shut forever. He began to drift back into an unconscious state until he heard a roar. Ryugas eyes opened up and began to look around trying to see who caused that roar. That's when he saw a small golden light in the distance. The golden light became bigger and Ryuga noticed what it was. "L-L'Drago?" Ryuga was flabbergasted. His bey, no his partner was here with him. Ryuga smiled at the fact that he wasn't alone. L'Drago flew towards him and as soon as he approached Ryuga it stopped. Ryuga stretched an arm out to the golden dragon and the dragon responded by placing his forehead on the hand of Ryuga. Ryuga noticed that L'Drago was now a gold color instead of once fiery red and it also felt stronger than before. That's when L'Drago began to be sucked into Ryuga from his hand. Ryuga saw as L'Drago began to enter, causing a golden line to appear on his arm. That golden line began to travel through his body and finish off on the left side of his neck. The line turned into a circle that began to glow brighter. When the glowing stopped, a tattoo took its place. It was a tattoo of the L'Drago face bolt when it was a bey. Ryuga felt the power surge from his veins and was confused about what happened and before he could question it the darkness that surrounded him began to grow into a bright light forcing him to close his eyes.

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Ryuga opened his eyes, adjusting them to the light. The first thing he saw was the white ceiling in the room he was in. Ryuga sat up from the bed he was laying down in and noticed the bandages wrapped up around his chest. Looking around the room he could figure out he was in the infirmary. His body felt sore and tired but he resisted his body's demands and got up out of the bed. Ryuga was a person of action. You would never see him rest and take it easy. He always needed to find a way to burn off the energy he had. That and the fact that Ryuga doesn't like to sleep anymore. Back then Ryuga used to be a heavy sleeper but ever since the dark power took control over him, nightmares plagued his sleep. When Ryuga managed to beat back the dark power his nightmares became rare. Even though Ryuga didn't experience nightmares as much anymore, they became worse and he had to deal with some huge consequences because of that. He got and went to the clothes that were on top of a chair next to his bed. It was a blue P.E. uniform with white stripes. The stripes clearly represented the letters UA. The u was around the neck while the a on the bottom of the shirt with the legs of the letters extending down through the pants. Ryuga grabbed the clothes and put them on, which to his surprise fit him. He then put on some black shoes which he found under the chair. As soon as he got up the door to his room opened. A young woman with brown eyes with red hair styled into three bangs going across her face. What Ryuga found confusing was what she was wearing. Why would she be wearing a costume resembling a cat? " I see you're awake now" "And you are?" " I am the pro hero Mandalay and leader of the Wild, Wild Pussycats." Ryuga just stood there looking confused. "Pro hero, Wild Wild Pussycats?" "What? You don't know who we are?" She asked, receiving a no from Ryuga, shocking her. Their group ranked 32nd in the hero rankings last time. She shook that thought off her head when the door opened and a group consisting of Aizawa, All Might, Nezu, and detective Tsukauchi. "Who the hell are you, and more specifically what the hell are you?" Ryuga said to them but his last statement aimed directly at Nezu. "Am I a dog, a rat, a bear, a mouse? Who knows?" "I wanted an answer not questions." "Ok enough about Nezu, I can kind of understand how you don't know who the Wild WIld Pussy cats are , but how do you now know All Might?" "Never heard of him," Ryuga said, shocking everyone in the room. Everybody in Japan knew who he was. He was the number 1 hero for crying out loud. Aizawa turned to Tsukauchi. "He's telling the truth" "And what's this hero stuff? Do you people actually go and play heroes in ridiculous looking costumes embarrassing yourselves in public." Ryuga said while laughing. "Having a job as a hero is serious work, young man. There are people's lives that are in danger and villains on the loose. We have to make sure everybody is safe." All Might said, making Ryuga stop laughing. "Wait, you're actually serious. You guys don't go out and beyblade?" "What's that?" Nezu asked, looking very interested in what Ryuga was talking about. "Ok something is definitely wrong with you people. Beyblading is the best thing in the world. A bey is a spinning top that has the power of a star in it. You go out and battle other people trying to be the strongest. There is now way you dont know what beyblade is.". Everyone in their heads shook, giving Ryuga the answer no. "Kid are you sure you're alright in the head. Beyblade doesn't exist." "What do you mean it doesn't exist?" "The only thing that exists are quirks. They are essentially superpowers people have." "That sounds less believable than beyblades." "Oh and spinning tops with the power of a star is also believable" Mandalay said. "Prove to me that quirks exist then." 'Ok then'. Ryuga looked around trying to find the source of the voice. 'Now do you believe us'. "Ok who's doing that?" "I asked if you believe us." Mandalay said this time using her voice, shocking Ryuga. Mandalay took his reaction as a yes to her question. "Now tell me kid what happened to you." Aizawa said growing impatient probably because he wanted to go back to sleep. "I was battling against the god of destruction, Nemesis. I was so stupid in trying to go against him myself so I can beat him in order to prove that I was the strongest but I lost. Now I'm in a world where beys don't exist but quirks do." Ryuga said in a defeated tone. His world was crashing down on him. Beyblade didn't exist in this world. There was nothing for him to do. His purpose was to be the strongest blader in the world. Now without beyblade he didn't have a purpose anymore. He could imagine a life without beyblade. To him beyblade was his life. "Any memory of your childhood, specifically your first 4 years." Tsukauchi asked to which he received a no from Ryuga. "No memory of your parents". Again the same answer. "Is your name Izuku Midoriya? '' Ryuga was about to say no again but he stopped. Thinking about it he actually didn't know what his name was. He just remembered waking up as a 4 year old in the streets not knowing anything about where or who he was. It was until Doji took him in and named him Ryuga. He kept that name ever since. "I actually don't know my real name. I was given the name Ryuga and kept it like that ever since". "You see Ryuga, about 10 years ago a child called Izuku Midoriya disappeared. Only his parents were found and they were already dead. I'm telling you this because you are this missing child" Tsukauchi said while handing Ryuga a photo of Midoriya. When he saw the photo his eyes widened in shock. Midoriya looked exactly like him except smaller. He had the same eyes, face, and more specifically the same exact hair. "If you still don't believe it, we have also done a blood test while you were unconscious and the results were a match.". Tsukauchi said, handing him the results. If Ryuga's mind wasn't destroyed already, it was fully gone now. All his life he actually wanted to meet his parents someday but now he knows that they are dead. He has no memory of them. Even worse is that this is actually his world. This whole time he was in the world of beyblade and it wasn't even his world. Ryuga always felt different from everyone else in the beyblading world. His physical capabilities were beyond human, and he somehow had the ability to teleport around with red lightning. It was beginning to overwhelm Ryuga and he desperately needed to get some fresh air. He got up and headed out the door only to be met with class 1-A outside. He ignored them and just walked away only to be stopped by a spiky haired blond. "Where do you think you're going, Deku?" he said, only for Ryuga to ignore him and keep on walking. Bakugou cut him off, stopping him in his tracks. "I asked where you were going, Deku." "Whose Deku?" "Stop playing Deku. You are the only Deku I know!" Bakugou yelled, clearly getting pissed off. "And how am I supposed to know I barely found out what my real name was a couple of minutes ago!" Ryuga yelled back stunning Bakugou. After his little outrage Ryuga went around Bakugou and entered the woods leaving everyone behind.

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Ryuga was currently laying down on a tree branch thinking to himself. This is a new world he had no idea about. And even worse is that he belongs in this world. A world of superpowers called quirks. He was deep in thought until he sadly had to be interrupted. "What are you doing here?" a voice called out to him. Judging by the voice Ryuga could tell it was a little kid. He opened one eye and saw that he was correct. Standing there was a little boy with a red hat with 2 horns. He could tell by looking at his face he could tell this boy was around 5 years old. "And what is it to you kid? Shouldn't you be with your parents or something." "They're dead," the kid responded. Ryuga looked at him in pity. "Don't worry kid. Mines are dead too. I don't even remember them." Ryuga said. Ryuga stayed in the tree as the kid just stood there looking at him. They stood like that until Ryuga decided to jump down from the tree and sat down under it. "Tell me kid what's your name" "Kota" "Well then Kota can you tell me about the heroes in this world." Ryuga asked only to get a disgusted look from Kota. "So you're interested in heroes too. Heroes are stupid. Also villains. All they do is go around giving themselves that title only for them to kill each other. They only do it for fame and money." Kota said "Is there no tournaments and fights to see who is the strongest." "There are no tournaments but there is a ranking system only for the heroes." Kota responded with Ryuga being disappointed at the fact that there is only a ranking system with no tournaments. "So it's nothing like beyblade" Ryuga whispered to himself only for Kota to hear as well. "Beyblade? What is that" Ryuga sighed. "Beyblade is the best. It's a spinning top with the power of a star in it. People would go out on adventures seeking battles with others in order to become strong. They would train everyday in order to be better than they were yesterday and prove their strength to the world in tournaments. Bonds with their beys and friends they made throughout their journey were formed and strengthened. You say that the heroes and villains in this world want fame in money but in beyblade that wasn't even in people's minds." "Were you one of those bladers." Kota asked, clearly interested in the beyblading world. "Yea. I was one of the strongest in the world, the Dragon Emperor himself. I traveled the world in order to find strong opponents and become even stronger. Throughout my bablading life I only lost twice. Both in situations I had no control of. The first time I lost my bey had taken control and possessed my body. The second time was against the god of destruction who already had the power of bey and 8 other bladers along with his own." Ryuga said. He was pissed that he lost but now was saddened at the fact he won't be able to beyblade again. "That sounds better than this world full of violence and greed." "Yea"

Ryuga and Kota both continued their conversation about Ryuga's stories in the beyblading world. Kota was fascinated about this world Ryuga lived in and wished he was there experiencing the thrill and excitement of a bey battle. "If I ever get the chance to return to the beyblading world for some time, would you like to join me?" Ryuga asked "Yes and I want to have a battle with you Mr Dragon Emperor" Kota said, earning a laugh real from Ryuga something he never did before. "I will kid, I will". Ryuga managed to break the shell Kota put himself after his parents death. Kota would admit it but he saw Ryuga as an older brother. They enjoyed their conversation but it had to end at some point when Mandalay called them out for dinner with her quirk.