Chapter 1: A New Crisis
"Ok Kaus! End this!" A young boy yelled. The monster that stood in front of him was a large centaur-like warrior that was coated in a white armour and held a large golden glowing bow.
Constellar Kaus: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/1800 ATK/700 DEF
Kaus raised its bow and pulled the string back, which appeared to be made from a blue light. Blue light began to cluster together which formed and arrow which was then launched at the opponent. The arrow hit the opponent at lightning speed and he fell to one knee.
Opponent: 1600 – 1800 = 0
Opponent: LOSE
"Yes!" The boy cheered as a screen shot with his face with the word Win appeared. The boy took off his D-Gazer as the augmented reality disappeared. It had a sky-blue lens with an arrowhead shaped red and silver body and a clip that curved around his left ear. The opponent groaned as they got up.
"Damn, lost again. You're pretty good" he said to the boy.
"Thanks" the boy replied sheepishly.
"I don't know why you haven't entered any tournaments yet? You could win with your skill" the opponent continued.
"Nah, tournaments aren't really my thing. Besides, tournament competitors are on a whole different level than me" the boy said. "But thanks for the vote of confidence."
"No problem man," the opponent said with a smile. "I'm off to see if there are any others who want to duel. See ya!" The opponent waved and walked off to find some other duelists in the area. The boy smiled as he waved back. It was his third victory in a row and things were looking good.
This was Lennox Mori, a 13-year-old boy who attended Heartland Academy. He was an average height Caucasian with dark blue eyes and crimson hair that was mostly swept back. The front part of his hair turns into two blonde strands that curved down behind his ears and reached his shoulders before spiking up and making a sort of 'V' shape. He currently wore the first-year Heartland Academy uniform which consisted of a white shirt that had red-lined sleeves and collar, a red tie and blue pants with brown shoes. It was currently duel period in Heartland Academy and everyone was enjoying the relaxation of having no classes for the rest of the day and the thrill of dueling. There was currently a ranking system in the school and Lennox happily sat in the top 30 of the first years.
"Hey Lennox! Awesome victory!" A voice called out. Lennox turned to see a familiar face he knew all too well.
"Hey Yuma" Lennox greeted as Yuma and his friend Kotori approached. Yuma was 13 like Lennox and had tan skin with red eyes and black and red hair that pointed out and upward. He too wore the first-year uniform just like Lennox, the only difference was that he had a gold pendant around his neck that originally belonged to his father, a man Lennox knew and respected well. Kotori was also 13 and wore the first-year uniform for girls. It was a schoolgirl outfit that had a pink collar and skirt. She had orange eyes and green hair that was tied back into a bun by a red ribbon. Yuma was what someone would call the class clown. He constantly acted like a goofball and competed in challenges which only ended up injuring or embarrassing him. But no matter how many times he failed, Yuma would just get back up and try again. It was a stubborn determination which is what Lennox liked about Yuma.
"Thanks, Yuma," Lennox said. "You win duels yet?" He asked.
"You mean has he lost any yet?" Kotori corrected. "He's lost twenty in a row."
"So, what?" Argued Yuma, now annoyed. "I've won before, and today I'm gonna win again!" He yelled. Lennox chuckled as he held his ears.
"Alright, if you winning means you'll stop shouting then you need to win every duel," he said.
"Which is almost impossible" Kotori chimed in. Yuma hung his head in shame while Lennox and Kotori just laughed. Yuma wasn't a terrible duelist, it was just that he wasn't as experienced in competitive play as most others and he always used force when dueling, trying to win by constantly attacking. This of course lead him into his opponent's traps.
"Uh oh, guys, trouble" Kotori said and pointed up a flight of stairs. Lennox stopped laughing and looked up. He quickly put his D-Gazer on and it flared into life, informing him of the current duel that was taking place. A screenshot of a person appeared in his lens.
"It's Tetsuo," Lennox said. Tetsuo was a large boy for his age. He wore the first-year uniform like his friends except he had a red cap on top of his head. This was against school rules but Tetsuo didn't care one bit. His hair stuck out from the front and sides of his cap. From what they could see what was happening, Tetsuo appeared to be struggling. The trio ran up the stairs to go and support their friend, only to realise it would all be in vain when they saw his opponent.
"Big Jaws and Skull Kraken" Yuma breathed as they saw the two monsters Tetsuo was facing off against. The first monster was a giant shark that had a bladed fin and a huge set of mechanical jaws and large sharp teeth that were too big to fit in its mouth. The next monster was the result of a cross between a human skull and an octopus. It was black and appeared to be made from bones. The most disturbing thing about it was the fact that the skull was upside down.
"If they're there then that means Tetsuo's opponent is-" Lennox began.
"Shark" finished Yuma. Tetsuo's opponent was indeed Ryoga 'Shark' Kamishiro. He was notorious around the school for being a bully and would take an opponent's deck if they lost. Shark, as everyone called him had dark blue eyes and pale skin. His hair was purple and hung down to look like tentacles, but curled up on the ends. He also had a light blue crown in front of his forehead. He also wore the Heartland Academy Second-Year uniform. This was the same as the first-year uniform except it had green-lined sleeves, tie and collar. He also had two grey rings on his right hand.
Current Status of Duel
Shark: 4000
VS
Tetsuo: 800
Shark's Field:
Big Jaws: Level 3/WATER/Fish/1800 ATK/300 DEF
Skull Kraken: Level 3/DARK/Aqua/600 ATK/1600 DEF
No active or set spell and traps
Tetsuo's Field:
Nothing
Shark grinned as he watched his latest 'prey' squirm in fear.
"Alight Tetsuo, since I have two monsters on my field with the same level, I can use them to Xyz Summon!" Shark announced. He then raised his hand in the air. "So now I overlay my level 3 Big Jaws and Skull Kraken!" The two monsters then glowed their own respective attribute colours. Big Jaws blue for water and Skull Kraken purple for dark. They shot up into the air as streams of energy while Tetsuo and the spectators watched in amazement. A red portal opened up in front of Shark and the two monsters sailed in. "Xyz summon! Come forth! Submersible Carrier Aero Shark!" Shark's new monster that burst out of the ground was a pair of sharks that were attached to the orange frame of a strange machine. This machine seemed to have small wings in place of the shark's fins and had a black compartment underneath them which stored its weapons. The shark's eyes were covered by the glass that was in front of them. Above the shark's heads was an additional wing that acted as support.
Submersible Carrier Aero Shark: Rank 3/WATER/Fish/Xyz/1900 ATK/1000 DEF/Overlay Units: 2
"Woah, an Xyz summon," Kotori said in awe.
"Yeah!" Yuma said ecstatically. "The coolest part about Xyz monsters is that the monsters used become overlay units. This allows them to support their new monster" Yuma explained. "I don't have a single Xyz monster, but I think their awesome" he continued.
"You and me both" Lennox agreed, still staring at the new monster. "Ryoga has defiantly gotten stronger in these past few years. No wonder he made it to the National Duel Circuit" Lennox thought.
"Now Aero Shark! Attack him directly!" Shark ordered. The war machine obeyed and flew towards Tetsuo at an alarming speed, its jaws glowing white. It slammed into Tetsuo and knocked him off his feet as the last of his lifepoints were erased.
Tetsuo: 800 – 1900 = 0
Tetsuo: LOSE
"Tetsuo…" Yuma said worriedly.
"As per rules of our agreement, I'll be taking this" Shark said as he picked up Tetsuo's deck.
"What do you think you're doing with Tetsuo's deck?" Yuma yelled out. Shark turned to see Yuma, Kotori and Lennox standing there.
"You again" he growled angrily.
"What are you doing with Tetsuo's deck? I won't ask again." Yuma snapped angrily.
"Hey! Do you know who you're messing with?" One of Shark's lackeys said.
"Yeah, I know alright" Yuma countered. "The school bully Shark." Shark smiled.
"I'm no bully. I won this deck fair and square" he said raising his prize.
"What do you mean?" Lennox asked.
"It's simple really. Me and Tetsuo had a small deal. The winner would take the loser's deck" Shark explained.
"Is this true?" Yuma asked Tetsuo.
"It is," Tetsuo said shamefully. "But I had too! The said that I was a wannabe duelist who had no real talent and that I'd get nowhere."
Yuma growled at Shark angrily. These days Shark was just a horrible bully to everyone. He couldn't believe that they used to be friends.
"Well I guess that means Shark is no true duelist then since he steals other people's decks," Lennox said spitefully.
"And what do you mean by that?" Shark asked. "You've got no Xyz monsters in your deck and He's shit at the game" Shark countered, now referring to Yuma.
"So, what? I bet I could beat you" Yuma stated boldly. This caused Shark and his lackeys to start laughing.
"No way!" One of them said.
"Yeah! Shark's so good he's already participated in tournaments!" The other added.
"Yeah? Well one day I'm going to be a duel champion! And to prove it, I'll beat you and win Tetsuo's deck back!" Yuma yelled proudly.
"Did you say duel champion?" Shark asked darkly. This caused Yuma to step back in fear, all his bravery now gone as the menacing form of Shark stood in front of him.
"Do you have any idea how far you have to go to become duel champion?" Shark asked coldly.
"Well… I'm not sure…" Yuma stuttered.
"THEN DON'T TALK SO CASUALLY ABOUT IT!" Shark yelled in his face, causing Yuma to recoil in fear.
"Ryoga! Leave him alone!" Lennox yelled, now angry.
"Butt out Mori! This is between him and me!" Shark yelled back.
"Look, all we're asking for is Tetsuo's deck back and then we'll leave you alone" Lennox sighed. "Come on, we used to be friends, didn't we?"
"That was a long time ago. Things change over time" Shark said and was about to turn and leave when Yuma yelled out something he would instantly regret.
"Then how would Rio react if she saw you now?"
Shark spun around and swiped Yuma's key from his neck. "Give that back! It's mine!" Yuma yelled as Sharks lackeys held him back.
"Don't you EVER mention her name!" Shark roared at Yuma and dropped the key on the floor.
"No Ryoga! Don't!" Lennox yelled and moved forward to stop Shark, but it was too late. Shark trod on the key with all his might, snapping it in two. Yuma fell to the floor defeated. He picked up one-half of the key and stared at it blankly.
"How could you?!" He yelled. Shark moved his foot to reveal the second half of the key.
"Next time, instead of the key being broken, you'll be!" He yelled and kicked the second part. The key part bounced across the ground before falling off the platform and down the unknown below.
"That's it!" Roared Yuma and lunged forward attempting to punch Shark, but was held back by Tetsuo. "Stop it! Let go of me!" He yelled.
"Ryoga! How could you be so low?" Lennox yelled. Now he was really angry. "That was the last thing Yuma had from his dad, remember? And now you've just destroyed it!" He lowered his head. "I can't believe we used to be friends with you."
"He has no right to talk about her!" Shark yelled and then looked at Lennox. "And neither do you! Stay out of my business!" Lennox gritted his teeth. He was now at a loss for what to do.
Shark then looked back at Yuma. "If you really want this deck back, then we can duel for it. Besides, I'll teach you a lesson for butting into my personal business" Shark said. "This Saturday, at the plaza outside the station, and you'd better show up or else." With that, Shark turned and left with his two lackeys.
"Ryoga, why are you like this?" Lennox said to himself.
Lennox was now walking home by himself, hands in his pockets and bag slung over his shoulder. He was thinking about the events that had just happened earlier. He, Tetsuo and Kotori had tried to cheer Yuma up over his broken key but to no avail. Eventually, Lennox had left them and the crossroads where they usually met up and had begun to make his own way home. As he walked, he passed by the card shop as usual. Lennox opened the door and was greeted by a familiar face.
"Well, if it isn't my favourite customer. How've you been Lennox?" The shopkeeper greeted.
"Hey Ging," Lennox said meekly.
"Ok, what's wrong? You're never usually this down" Ging said concerned.
"It's just Shark" Lennox sighed. "He's been acting like a total idiot again" he explained.
"That boy has always been a special case," Ging said.
"Hm?" Lennox said, not really wanting to talk.
"He's angry, but instead of talking about it and letting it go it's built up. Now it's turned into hate, which is not a good thing" Ging explained with all the wisdom of an old man.
"So, what can I get you? The usual?" He asked.
"You know me too well" chuckled Lennox as Ging reached back and grabbed a booster pack. Lennox dug around in his pocket for chore money and placed it on the counter in exchange for the pack. He opened it and shuffled through them quickly before pocketing them.
"No luck?" Asked Ging.
"No luck" confirmed Lennox with a nod.
"Listen, Lennox. Xyz monsters are a hard thing to come by these days" Ging assured him. "But the deck you have is pretty good, and powerful to say the least. Believe me, I know my stuff."
"I know, Ging. I love my deck, truly. But having an Xyz would be nice though" Lennox shrugged. He then sighed. "Maybe I'm not ready for one yet." Ging folded his arms.
"I've never believed in all that spiritual stuff, but Xyz or not, you're a good duelist in my eyes kiddo."
"Thanks, Ging. I'll see you later" Lennox said with a wave before leaving the store.
As Lennox arrived home, it was starting to get dark. The last of the evening light was slowly fading away in a beautiful display of colours. Lennox admired the beautiful sunset before turning towards his house. It was a quaint little house, with a plain garden and two trees, yellow bricks, blue doors, a red roof, and a whole tonne of windows. As he jogged up the steps, he noticed a litterbot cleaning up the leaves.
"Woah! Woah! Hey! How many times have I told you guys!" He said as he ran in front of it. "Cleaning the leaves is my job! You guys get the pavement!"
"Cleaning, Cleaning" the machine persisted. Lennox sighed and turned the machine around, before pushing it on its merry way. He looked at the lawn and was partially grateful that it had done half of the job for him.
Lennox turned and opened the door, noticing the purple car parked in the driveway.
"Yep, she's home," he thought as he entered the house. "I'm home!" He called out.
"Is that you Lennox?" A voice called from the kitchen. A woman soon emerged from the kitchen. She seemed fairly young with long blonde hair that trailed down to the small on her back with a cowslip at the top, wearing a white apron over a pink shirt and jeans that deliberately hugged her curves. "Hey! How've you been?" She asked.
"Fine Amy. Just a little tired" Lennox said. Amy was Lennox's aunt, although she hated being called aunt. The reason why was that it made her feel old, even though she's 26. Lennox caught a whiff of the lovely smell in the air. "Smells great, Whatcha cooking?" He asked.
"Chicken and green bean ramen" she answered. "Hey Lennox, could you do me a favour?"
"Sure, what?" Lennox answered, putting his bag away.
"Go check on my brother will ya? The Stupid Sun has been moaning all day about wanting his son to come back" Amy said.
"No prob" Lennox replied and dashed upstairs.
Lennox slowed down as he reached his dad's room and quietly opened the door. As usual, Lennox could see his dad lying in bed with a sickly look on his face, red and golden hair and beard flared out across his face, making it look like a lion's mane. This had earned him the nickname Stupid Sun from Amy. His sickly look vanished instantly and was replaced by a huge grin when he saw Lennox.
"Lennox! There's my boy! How was school? Did you get any wins today?" He asked.
"Yeah, three in a row" Lennox smiled.
"That's my boy!" H reached over from his bed and went to grab his D-Pad from his night stand. "Get ready, cause I'm about to give you a duel you'll never forge- Cough! Cough! Urgh…" He flopped back onto his bed.
"Dad, I've told you before not to push yourself," Lennox said concerned.
"Right, Right, spoilsport" he mumbled. "That doesn't mean I can't duel."
"Sure it doesn't" Lennox chuckled as he got his deck out. "Let's just do it the old-fashioned way."
"Now you're talking!" He grabbed a placemat and put it on his bed. Both then put their decks down and drew 5 cards.
"DUEL!" They cried.
"I attack Vorse Raider with Zubeneschamali," Lennox said as he shifted his card forward, gesturing he was attacking. His dad grumbled as he put the card in the graveyard and sighed.
"That's the third time you've beaten me. Maybe I should use my old deck." He picked up the top card of his deck and looked at it. Lucky Iron Axe. He began to grumble at his misfortune while Lennox just chuckled at this.
"It's your own fault. If you didn't use Hope For Escape you might have won" Lennox said. His father looked at the card.
"Yes, but it was your mother's favourite card and now it is my favourite," he said. "Though I haven't been able to use it too well." He then looked at Lennox. "Perhaps you could use it better" he pondered and held out the card to Lennox.
"You're giving it to me?" Lennox asked.
"Of course! It would be better off with you than me. Besides, all its doing her is just gathering dust" his father told him. Lennox smiled.
"Thanks, dad. I'll put it in my deck straight away" he said as he took the card.
"Lennox! Dinner!" Amy called from downstairs.
"I gotta go," Lennox said as he got up. "See ya dad," he said to his father before leaving to have dinner.
After bringing a bowl back up for his father, Lennox now found himself at the table with Amy.
"You'd think that after 5 years he'd learn," she said slightly annoyed. Lennox looked at her with his mouth stuffed full of ramen. "He tried to climb out the window again. I wish he'd try to rest but… that's my brother for you."
"That's the way dad's always been," Lennox said after finishing a mouthful.
"Yeah, yeah, he'd have broken something if I didn't get back in time." She nodded. "It's a good thing Mr Heartland let me off early." Ever since she had moved here from England, Amy had worked in Heartland Tower. At first, it was just maintaining litterbots, but now she had risen through the ranks and worked directly under the mayor, Mr Heartland himself. Amy complained that it was just a bunch of computer work, but it got good pay at least. Just then her phone buzzed and Amy checked it quickly. She groaned as soon as she saw the message. "As if I didn't have enough work already" she complained.
"What's wrong?" Lennox asked.
"Mr Heartland wants me to run a few errands for him on Saturday, meaning I can't go shopping" Amy explained. "Could you do it for me?" She asked.
"What?!" Cried Lennox. "But I'm supposed to be watching a duel then!"
"It's either that or we starve next week, your choice" Amy argued back.
"Fine" Lennox agreed, slightly annoyed. He had looked forward to supporting Yuma in his duel against Shark, but now that was impossible.
Lennox had finished his dinner and was now in his room. He opened up his wardrobe and got out the cards he had gotten from his booster pack and placed them on a ginormous pile of cards that stood there. Lennox never wasted any of his cards. He wasn't a hoarder, he just never had the heart to throw any of them away. That being said, he did trade some or donate them to others. He believed that someone had taken the time and effort to design the picture, draw the effect, and take time into planning every single card. All that effort was too good to go to waste and the cards designers should be appreciated for their hard work. He changed out of his uniform and hung it up for the next day and got into his comfortable PJ's. These were a short sleeve black shirt with a dark pink dragon head on the front and some white and red checkered baggy bottoms.
As he laid in his bed, he noticed the picture of the family on his nightstand. There was a picture of a younger Lennox, a healthier version of his father, and a beautiful woman standing next to him. She had light green hair that was as long as it could be, and soft blue eyes that that sparkled brilliantly. She had passed away from a mysterious illness when Lennox was 8. Now his father had the same thing, but neither grew better or worse. The doctors were at a loss for even identifying it. Lennox's father was able to be kept at home, however, and Amy came over from England in order to help support him.
"Goodnight mum" Lennox murmured as he turned off the lamp and drifted away to sleep.
The next day was awkward, to say the least. The classroom was quiet, there were no splashes in the pool and even the gymnasium didn't have much noise. It was so dull like someone had just sucked all the fun out of school. Everywhere Lennox went he could feel people's eyes gazing at him, and he knew people were murmuring things about him too.
"What is with everyone today?" He said quietly to himself as he sat down at an empty table at lunch. Some students eventually sat down at the same table but ignored him completely which irritated him. After finishing eating his lunch, Lennox took a stroll outside on the school grounds. He soon bumped into Kotori who was by herself. "Hey Kotori. Where's Yuma and Tetsuo?" Lennox asked. Kotori sighed sadly.
"Tetsuo is in the library trying to ignore everyone. And Yuma, he's on the roof by himself. He's still torn up about his key" she explained.
"What about everyone else? The entire school has been giving me funny looks since this morning" Lennox said.
"Me too. It turns out that the entire school found out about yesterday. Now it's become the major piece of gossip going around" Kotori said. Lennox just groaned.
"This whole thing is just a huge nightmare" he complained. Just then the bell rang.
"I'd better go. Give Yuma my best wishes for tomorrow!" Lennox called out to Kotori as he left for his next class. Kotori agreed and left herself. Throughout the rest of the day, Lennox tried to find Yuma, but to no avail. Apparently, from what he had heard, Yuma just wasn't himself. His usual kattobingu spirit had just disappeared. As he walked home he couldn't help but feel sorry for his friend.
"I wish I could help him somehow. But how?" Lennox thought sadly before reaching his house.
Saturday. This was the big day. Lennox groaned as he walked through the mall. He had wished that Amy had to cancel her plans so he could watch the duel. This didn't happen unfortunately and he now found himself in the supermarket. Lennox now wore his casual clothes which were an open aquamarine short sleeved shirt that was cream coloured on the inside, over a long sleeve half orange half green, the green and orange being separated by a zigzag across the stomach and at the shoulders, with the orange being at his chest while the green covered his waist and sleeves. It went with a pair of dark blue trousers with yellow streaks along the edges, and black slip on shoes with green around the soles, sides and back. He had gone and got the usual shopping, milk, eggs, bread, tomatoes and other such groceries before feeling a bit peckish. After grabbing something to eat at a small cafe, Lennox had now grown bored of shopping. He decided to go and find a duelist to duel before resuming his last bit of shopping.
Lennox took an escalator up to one of the upper floors, hoping to find someone with a D-Pad. The only people up there however, were just more shoppers. Lennox took a flight of stairs to another level with no luck in finding a duelist. He continued higher and higher until he reached the top level. The top level seemed to empty, but Lennox pressed on, determined to find another duelist. As he walked he could see a glass door that seemed to lead onto a balcony. He walked over and went onto the balcony and gazed at the city glimmering in the sun.
"Ok. I think I might have gone overboard" Lennox admitted to himself when he saw how high he was. "Still, nice view though." He looked out to the city again. "I can see why mum and dad liked it here though. It has such a beautiful view. It really raises your spirits up!" Lennox then got out D-Pad and looked at it thoughtfully. "Mum was a great duelist, she could use Xyz monsters easily…but can I?" He looked at the people walking below. "I want to be as good as her one day…but am I good enough now?" Lennox took in a deep breath. "No point in wondering over that now, I'll find out soon enough. For now, I have a shopping list to complete." Lennox grabbed his shopping and left the balcony.
As he walked back towards the stairs, Lennox felt himself step in something soft. A shiver went through him. "Please don't be dog crap" he begged. Slowly lifting his shoe, Lennox inspected the bottom. Instead of finding a brown streak like he expected, there was a strange blob of red goo attached to his shoe. "What the… Eww gross" Lennox cringed at the strange substance. He began to scrape his shoe on the ground, attempting to get it off. No good. Lennox the reached into his shopping bag and pulled out a receipt. There was no way in hell he was touching that stuff…whatever it was. Using the receipt like a tissue, Lennox pulled the strange blob off his foot. Surprisingly, the entire thing came off. It felt weird, like jelly almost, however it wasn't sticky. Lennox was about to walk over to a bin and throw it away when he saw the trail of the stuff.
Curious, Lennox quickly threw the receipt in the bin before following the trail. It looked like blood, but it couldn't be? Blood was runnier than this stuff and a lighter shade or red. Lennox followed the trail until he found a large puddle of the stuff. "That is utterly disgusting," Lennox said disapprovingly. Kneeling down, Lennox inspected the puddle closely. "What is this stuff?" He wondered when the puddle suddenly rippled. "Huh?" The puddle then made a noise and began to move. "Woah!" Lennox cried as he jumped back. The puddle seemed to suddenly come to life as the splotches around the puddle began moving towards it, merging with it to form something. Lennox, who was on the floor, began to slowly shift backwards, trying move away.
The puddle then rose and began to mould itself into a humanoid shape. First, the torso was formed, which itself was quite skinny. Two arms then shot out the torso and its hands were moulded, each having three fingers. By this time the legs had already been formed. They were skinny and appeared to have no toes. Lastly, the head rose out the body, it being completely spherical and having a single, yellow glowing eye. The creature began to make a sick gurgling sound before stopping and standing completely still in silence.
The creature the began to glance at its surroundings intrigued, like a child seeing something for the first time. Its eyes then locked onto Lennox. Lennox's heart froze as the creature stared at him. He hadn't a clue at what to do in this situation. The creature began to cough violently before vomiting out a puddle of the substance it was made from. "Eww! That's disgusting!" Lennox cringed. The creature the stopped coughing and stood up straight again.
"D…" it tried to say.
"Huh?" Lennox said confused. It seemed it was trying to talk to him.
"D…Duel" it managed to say at last. Its voice was strange like it was constantly speaking underwater.
"Duel?" Lennox echoed in confusion.
"Duel" it repeated. It then raised one of its skinny arms and pointed to Lennox's D-Pad.
"Erm…yeah, I duel," Lennox said, still confused.
"Duel," it said again, only this time it raised its left arm and the goo stretched out to form a duel disk. A deck of 40 cards slid out of its body and into a deck holder.
"Duel" it persisted.
"What do I do?" Lennox asked himself. "This thing suddenly shows up and challenges me. Should I accept?"
"Duel."
"I know, you already said that," Lennox said slightly annoyed.
"Duel."
"Alright! I'll duel you if you shut up already!" Lennox yelled at it.
"Duel." A tic mark appeared on Lennox's head as he rose from the ground with his D-Pad in hand.
"Ok, now you're really starting to piss me off! It's a good thing I was looking for a duel anyway!" Lennox yelled as he tossed his D-Pad into the air. It began to transform, slowly shaping into a standard yellow duel disk. "Duel disk, set!" The D-Pad attached itself to Lennox's left wrist and the card zones folded out. "D-Gazer, set!" Lennox got out his arrowhead D-Gazer and attached it to his left eye. The goo's eye glowed, showing it didn't need a D-Gazer.
AR VISION LINK ESTABLISHED
The world soon transformed itself into augmented reality as several bits of code flew past Lennox and his opponent. There were also information screens around them to tell them information about duels and if any were happening nearby.
DUEL!
Lennox: 4000
Hand: 5
VS
Unknown: 4000
Hand: 5
Lennox looked at the screenshot of his opponent to see their name listed as unknown.
"They don't have a name? I'd better be wary of this thing. The system has no information on it at all" Lennox thought. "I'll take the first turn! Draw!" He announced and then looked at his hand. "I should probably test the water with this thing since I have no idea what it's capable of."
TURN: 1
Lennox: 4000
Hand: 6
"I'll summon Satellarknight Alsahm in attack mode!" Lennox's first monster was a small humanoid that wore a gold and white armour. It had a gold ring that circled around its body with a small metal sphere attached to it, as well as having two gold mechanical wings. In its hands was a small bow with an arrow already loaded.
Satellarknight Alsahm: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1400 ATK/1800 DEF
"Now I use Alsahm's effect!" Declared Lennox. "So you now take 1000 points of damage!" Alsahm let lose the arrow from its tiny bow which hit the goo and went right through it and did not phase it at all.
Unknown: 4000 – 1000 = 3000
"It didn't even flinch?" Lennox wondered. "This thing is weird." He looked down at his hand. "I'll set one card face down and end my turn! Your move!" Lennox yelled as the facedown augmented onto the field.
Lennox: 4000
Hand: 4
"Turn. Draw." 'Unknown' said as it drew. It's single eye then looked at the cards in its hand in a creepy manner.
TURN: 2
Unknown: 3000
Hand: 6
"Summon Goo Shadow." A purple puddle of goo formed in front of 'Unknown' and rose into a flat figure with a bending tail connecting to an 'X' for a foot. It had long flat fingers and was wearing a long blood red scarf with thin whipping ends, whilst there were two holes on its face that acted as eyes, as well as having an innocent crescent shaped smile, with what looked like two little devil horns on its head.
Goo Shadow: Level 4/DARK/Aqua/1400 ATK/1200 DEF
"Goo?" Lennox wondered. He had never heard of an archetype like that before. Ironically, however, it was fitting.
"Activate spell card, Blood Lust. Monster shall now gain 800 attack points." Goo Shadow began to laugh creepily as a red aura surrounded it.
Goo Shadow ATK: 1400 + 800 = 2200
"Damn! Now Its attacks is higher!" Lennox gasped.
"Attack, Alsahm." Goo Shadow laughed even more as it slid over to Alsahm and pulled back its arms in preparation.
"Activate trap! Miracle Card!" Lennox countered. The trap then flipped over and glowed, signalling its activation. "When my opponent declares an attack, I can draw one card and apply a different effect depending on the card I draw!" Lennox placed his fingers on top of his deck. "Here we go," he said as he took in a deep breath. "Draw!" Lennox then looked at the card and smiled. "I drew Constellar Algiedi! So now due to Miracle Card's effect, my monsters cannon be destroyed in battle!" Alsahm glowed gold as it was struck by Goo Shadow and Lennox grunted at the force of the attack.
Lennox: 4000 – 800 = 3200
"Blood Lust allows monster to attack twice. Attack, Alsahm." Goo Shadow let out another laugh as it punched Alsahm again.
Lennox: 3200 – 800 = 2400
"Activate quick-play spell, Pain Split. Shall gain life equal to half damage dealt." A gold aura covered 'Unknown' as its life increased.
Unknown: 3000 + 800 = 3800
"Set two cards. End turn" it finished.
Goo Shadow ATK: 1400 (Back to normal)
Unknown: 3800
Hand: 1
"So this thing does know how to duel," Lennox thought. "Alright! Kid gloves are coming off! Time to get serious! Draw!"
TURN: 3
Lennox: 2400
Hand: 6
Lennox looked at the card he drew and his eyes widened.
"This is…mum's card, Hope For Escape." He then looked at his deck. "Is my deck trying to tell me something?" Lennox thought. He then shook his head. "Focus! You've got a duel to win!" He told himself and picked out another card from his hand. "I'll play Satellarknight Skybridge! So by returning Alsahm to my deck, I can summon out another Satellarknight from my deck!" Alsahm glowed gold before returning to Lennox's deck. A card then slipped out which Lennox revealed. "Say hello to Satellarknight Rigel!" The new Satellarknight that took Alsahm's place wore a similar gold and white armour. The difference was that this monster seemed to be much older than Alsahm. It also had the same gold ring and sphere that went around its body. Other features included and extension on the armour on its left arm, and a blue sword that it held in its right hand.
Satellarknight Rigel: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1900 ATK/700 DEF
"And now for Rigel's effect! So when he's summoned he gains 500 attack!" Rigel's armour then glowed blue with energy as it's attack power rose.
Rigel ATK: 1900 + 500 = 2400
"Now I'll normal summon Constellar Algiedi!" Stars began to cluster together to form this new monster. This monster appeared to be a feminine spellcaster in a white armour and wore a small cape that had the image of stars on it. It also held a small white staff in its hand with two blue gems on it.
Constellar Algiedi: Level 4/LIGHT/Spellcaster/1600 ATK/1400 DEF
"Now for Algiedi's effect! So now I can summon another Constellar monster to my field! I summon Constellar Acubens!" Algiedi's staff glowed blue as it called out its comrade. This new monster appeared to be some sort of bulky white machine with a humanoid appearance. Instead of hands, however, this monster had a pair of giant, yellow, scissor-like pincers in their place.
Constellar Acubens: Level 4/LIGHT/Machine/800 ATK/2000 DEF
"Now for his effect! So all my Constellar monsters now gain 500 attack!" Both monsters glowed gold as their power rose.
Algiedi ATK: 1600 + 500 = 2100
Acubans ATK: 800 + 500 = 1300
"I'll finish this in one turn," Lennox said to himself. "Battle! Rigel! Attack Goo Shadow!" Rigel charged at the goo monster, raising its sword ready to strike it down.
"Activate trap, Defence Draw" 'Unknown' countered.
"Damn! A trap!" Lennox growled.
"Battle damage reduced to zero, also draw a card" 'Unknown' explained as Rigel's sword came crashing down on Goo Shadow, shattering it into thousands of gold particles. 'Unknown' then drew a card slowly from its deck. "Now activate Goo Shadow effect. When destroyed, summon Goo Shadow from deck with 0 attack and defence." Another Goo Shadow rose from the ground with its stats dropping to zero.
Goo Shadow: Level 4/DARK/Aqua/0 ATK (Originally 1400)/0 DEF (Originally 1200)
"It doesn't matter how many you summon! I'll just take them all out!" Lennox yelled. Algiedi and Acubens moved forward slightly.
"Activate trap, Fear Instinct" 'Unknown' retaliated. "When monster summoned, battle phase ends." The two red eyes on the card glowed which caused the two Constellar monsters to back off. Lennox grunted as his monsters moved back.
"Ok, I severely underestimated this thing. It's much better than I originally thought." Lennox then looked at his hand. "These'll do," he thought as he picked out two cards from his hand. "I set two cards and end my turn" Lennox declared as the facedowns appeared. "At this moment, Rigel's effect activates. So now he goes to the graveyard." Rigel then disappeared in a burst of gold particles.
Lennox: 2400
Hand: 1
"I have nothing in my hand that can help me at the moment, but my facedown is Hope For Escape. With that, I can draw some extra cards to help me out. my second facedown is Dimensional Prison. If it tries to attack me then I'll banish its monster. Hopefully, that will give me a clear field for a direct attack."
"Turn. Draw" 'Unknown' said as it began its turn again.
TURN: 4
Unknown: 3800
Hand: 3
"Activate quick-play spell, Mystical Space Typhoon." The card augmented into life, much to Lennox's horror.
"Shit" Lennox hissed quietly as 'Unknown' raised its right arm.
"Destroy facedown on right," it said. The tornado blew across the field, shattering Lennox's set card.
"Of course, it had to destroy Dimensional Prison," Lennox thought bitterly as the tornado dispersed. Then he felt something. It was if the world had stopped moving for a split second. Lennox didn't know what it was, but a feeling rushed through his body, making his fingers buzz and sending a shiver down his spine.
Something terrible had happened.
"What was…" Lennox thought aloud, but soon stopped when he noticed something strange going on with his opponent. The goo was now hunched over and shaking violently.
"Destroy…Numbers…collect…destroy….Numbers…collect" it repeated.
"What…? Numbers?" Lennox breathed confused.
"Must…destroy" the slime spoke.
"This doesn't feel good" Lennox said to himself. Something was defiantly wrong.
"Summon Goo Shadow." An identical copy of Goo Shadow soon rose next to its twin.
Goo Shadow: Level 4/DARK/Aqua/1400 ATK/1200 DEF
"Another one?" Lennox thought aloud. "What the hell is this thing's strategy?"
"Overlay, two level 4 Goo Shadow's."
Lennox gasped as the goo raised its hand and both monsters turned into streams of purple energy.
"No way in hell! This thing can Xyz summon?!" Lennox cried in disbelief.
"Construct Overlay Network with two monsters" 'Unknown' said as a red portal tore open at its feet and the monsters flew in. "Xyz summon! Appear! DB – Hunter!" The monster that rose out of the portal appeared to be made from the same goo that the Goo Shadows were made from, except it was a blood red colour instead of purple. This goo was a humanoid shape just like its predecessors except it had a bulkier figure. It had a pair of yellow eyes that shone brightly and carried a huge sword made of goo. It wore a long red scarf made of goo that covered its mouth and trailed in the wind. It towered above the other monsters, dominating the field with its presence.
DB – Hunter: Rank 4/DARK/Aqua/Xyz/2300 ATK/1500 DEF/ Overlay Units: 2
"What is this monster?" Lennox wondered as it let out a creepy laugh.
"Now this seems to have gotten more interesting," said a figure watching from behind a corner.
"Destroy…everything" The slime continued to rant as it's monster laughed evilly. Lennox gazed up in fear at the monsters intimidating appearance.
"This…this is pure evil."
Cards made by other authors
OPFan37
Goo Shadow: Level 4/DARK/Aqua/1400 ATK/1200 DEF
Effect: If you control a level 4 monster, you can special summon this card from your hand. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, you can special summon one 'Goo Shadow' from your deck with its ATK and DEF reduced to 0.
Blood Lust
Spell
Effect: target one monster you control; it gains 800 ATK and can attack twice. These changes last until the end phase.
Miracle Card
Trap
Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack; draw one card and reveal it, then apply one of the following effects depending on the type of card drawn:
Monster Card: Monsters you control cannot be destroyed in battle until the end phase.
Spell Card: Double the battle damage you receive from this attack.
Trap Card: Negate the attack and end the battle phase.
Fear Instinct
Trap: When a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard; end the battle phase.
Author made cards
Pain Split
Quick-Play Spell
Effect: Activate only at the end of your battle phase; gain lifepoints equal to half the total amount of damage you dealt to your opponent.
DB – Hunter: Rank 4/DARK/Aqua/Xyz/2300 ATK/1500 DEF
2 level 4 monsters
Effect: UNKNOWN
Hey, everyone! Sorry I haven't been that active in a while, but my exams have started and I've had to redo some of my past exams. Basically, in a nutshell, my life's been hell and I do apologise for this. With that now being said, I can now introduce you to my new project! Originally, this story was written as a test chapter by OPFan37. After asking him, he agreed to let me continue this story for him. If you have read OPFan37's version, you will notice that some of the events that happen are different. I will be changing some things in the story so I can mix in some of my ideas into it.
For those of you who read my Arc-V story: Dark Days of Heartland, I am still going to continue it, and am determined to finish it. I just needed a long break from in and to sort out some real-life stuff. But by having a long break I have managed to plan out most of the story and I thought I would finish watching Arc-V first. The next chapter will be uploaded relatively soon however.
Now that I've said what I want, I do hope you enjoyed this chapter and look forward to the next one. If you did like this chapter then leave a review why and tell me what you would like to see for this fic.
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