Chapter One:

Miraculous Descent

It was a cold day in Los Angeles, California. A man known to many people named Professor. Trenton Amliylius was walking down a street to his apartment. He was carrying a bag of groceries and he had an academy duel disk strapped to his back. It was around 4:30, and then he was walking from the market. He then turned into what seemed like a barren street. He walked down this street. It looked unkept and dirty. He heard rustling of paper nearby. He walked slowly, looking for the producer of the noise. He kept walking until he saw a boy with ragged clothing. He had on a torn jacket and some torn blue jeans. His black shirt was dirty. He had blue eyes and brown hair. His skin was dirty. However, what caught Amliylius' attention was the duel disk and deck he had. The boy was nibbling on something to eat and then saw the man's shadow. The boy looked up and then said, "Can I help you?"

"Yes, my name's Professor Amliylius, and I work at a school called Duel Academy. Have you heard of it?" answered the Professor. The boy shaked his head.

"Well, I think you would be a candidate. But first, I'd think it would be suitable to find your parents, or your guardian." said the Professor.

"I ain't got a guardian, or no parents. I ain't got anyone." said the boy in a abrupt tone.

"Well… I think I have an idea. Follow me." said the Professor. The boy got his Duel Disk and then followed the Professor. The Professor thought to himself, This boy… he has a tremendous amount of energy, but his spirit seems torn… I think I'll help him.

The Professor opened the door to his apartment. There was paperwork everyone. There were also different decks in different deckholders on the wall. The man put down his bag of groceries and then fixed a quick meal. The boy observed the apartment. He saw different awards, decks, theses, and dueling strategies. The Professor came in with a meal and said, "Here, eat this."

The boy ate the food with a fast pace. At the end, he said "Thanks, Professor."

"No problem. Now, Duel Academy is a place where young duelists, like yourself, go and study the art of dueling. Now, there is an entrance exam that students are required to take. However, the tests are all over with." said the Professor.

"So what's the use of telling me this?" asked the boy with a disappointed tone.

"I can bend the rules. If you can impress me in a duel, I'll slip you in the Uria Red Dorm. That is the lowest dorm there but I can bend the rules a bit. So, do you think you can beat me in a duel?" asked the Professor.

"Of course I can, pops! I can beat anyone!" exclaimed the boy gleefully.

"Pops?" asked the Professor

"Yeah, you took me in and treated me like your son, and you acted like my pops." said the boy with a smile on his face. The professor looked stunned.

"Well, what's your name son?" asked the Professor.

"My name is Hikaru Amliyilus now!" exclaimed the boy whose name was Hikaru.

"Okay, then we'll duel on the roof. Get your deck Hikaru, and let's get this test duel over with, okay…" said the Professor. Hikaru nodded. They both went on top of the roof, and gathered their Duel Disks. The Professor activated his Duel Disk. Hikaru also activated his. The roof seemed abandoned and the street was baren. Both of them yelled, "DUEL!" while their life point counters reached 4000.

Hikaru: 4000

Professor: 4000

"I'll begin the duel," started Hikaru. He drew a card and then analyzed his hand. "I'll begin by playing a monster face-down and then I'll pass it on to you."

The Professor drew a card. He looked at his hand with disbelief. "I'll summon Blade Knight (ATK: 1600/ DEF: 1000/ LV: 4) in attack mode! Now, I declare the attack of Blade Knight against your monster!"

A knight in blue armor appeared on the field. He had a blade that looked like it was crafted from diamond. He raised the blade, and thrust it towards the face-down, however, the knight caused an explosion. Another monster, with a higher defensive power than the offensive power of Blade Knight, appeared on the field. The Professor's life point counter went down. The monster had bombs surrounding its rocky body.

Professor: 3500

"I know that monster, it's Gladial Beast – Hoplomos (DEF: 2100)! So you have the legendary Gladial deck, eh? So, I assume you're returning your Gladial back to your deck now?" asked the Professor. Hikaru was surprised that the Professor knew about his deck. The Gladials reminded him of his parents, and to think that a random man knows about them, brought a sense of pride to Hikaru.

"Now, I use the ability of Hoplomos, this allows me to summon Gladial Beast – Spartychus in attack mode! (2200/600)" declared Hikaru. A dinosaur like monster replaced the rocky behemoth that stood on the field. The Professor was moderately impressed.

"I'll end my turn!" ended the Professor. Hikaru drew a card with happiness.

"I'll play a monster known as Gladial Trainee (ATK: 900) and then I'll attack Blade Knight with Spartychus!" played Hikaru quickly. The dinosaur warrior took it's claws and slashed the knight.

Professor: 2900

"And now, I attack you directly with my Trainee!" declared Hikaru. A man in blue armor struck down the Professor with a laser beam.

Professor: 2000

"Now, I'll let you go and continue this duel, pops." finished Hikaru. The Professor drew a card and then smiled.

"Now, I use the spell card Brain Control, I can play 800 points to take over a monster on your field! Now, I choose your Trainee. Next, I tribute this monster for Zaborg the Thunder Monarch! (ATK: 2400). Also, if you know your monster, you'd know that Zaborg is capable of destroying one monster on the field, such as your monster!" played the Professor. A monster that resembled a clown appeared on the field. It shocked the dinosaur warrior and destroyed it with ease.

"NOW ZABORG, DIRECT ATTACK!" declared the Professor. The man with the afro shot a rush of lightning at Hikaru. He grasped his chest and then fell on his knees and he heard his life point counter blazing away.

Hikaru: 1600

Professor: 1200

"Now, I set one card and I'll think it's your turn now!" ended the Professor. Hikaru was trying to catch his breath. he had lost over half of his points that turn. He had gotten up and drew a card. He analyzed his hand.

"I use my spell card called Gladiator's Gathering! By paying 1000 of my life points, I can special summon two Gladial monsters from my deck, but they are sent back to the deck at the End Phase of this turn. Also, these monsters can't attack! So, I choose Gladial Beast – Raquel (ATK: 1800) and Gladial Beast – Murmullio (ATK: 800) in attack mode!" played Hikaru. The two beasts appeared in an offensive stance. However, they knew they paled in comparison to Zaborg.

"That's not all, I can normal summon my monster known as Gladial Beast – Dichaeri! (ATK: 1600) Finally, I can Soul Fuse my three Gladials!" declared Hikaru. The three warriors jumped up and then a swirl of colors and fused together. A warrior with a surrounding golden aura appeared. It had a large blade and it looks at Zaborg with furiousity.

"Now, my monster has come forth! I summon Gladial Beast – Heraclenos! (ATK: 3000) Also, I use the final card in my hand, Speria, Sword of the Gladials! This card increases the attack of a Gladial Fusion for the Fusion Materials used for it. So basically, my monster gains 500 points for each Gladial used in the fusion. And in case you can't add, that's 4500 points! Now, attack Heraclenos!" declared Hikaru. The warrior jumped up and spread its wings. It shot a spear at the Monarch and destroyed the Professor's monster. The Professor thought to himself, The boy's got talent, and his skills are developing. He duels with soul and passion.

"That was a good game. I think you should enjoy the academy. I'll take a look at your deck and then I'll fix it up. Now, go along to bed. The room to your right. Breakfast will be fixed in the morning." said the Professor. When Hikaru walked away, the Professor smiled with a evil smirk. He touched the deck and it began to glow a ghastly white. The Professor began to laugh.

"Now, part one is almost complete. Now, we need to add the finishing touch…" said a spirit-like voice.

"THAT card?" asked the Professor, who seemed like he was talking to no one.

"Yeeeeess…. the key to opening the gates to the Spirit World. This card will bring the boy good fortune when he learns how to use it. So for now, let it sit in his deck." said the spirit-like voice.

"O-o-okay then…" said the Professor reluctantly. He took a ghastly glowing white card from his coat and slipped it in his deck. The day began to come to an end, and the Professor looked at the setting sun.