Author's Note: Hello all. It's nice to see you again. So soon, actually...sooner than I expected. (xD)

About two weeks after Legendary Shadows ended...hmmm...I guess I couldn't get enough of that story, and the Menzuros!

And now I'm back, creating characters and killing them off!

How nice is the way I put it. :P

Well, not much else to say here except that the main character now is Kenshin's little brother, Shinta Menzuro. The story takes place ten years after the ending of Legendary Shadows...about twenty years after Kenshin's death.

The year is 2030...so dive in to the story! Legendary Shadows: Zokkou (continuation)!

Please R&R!

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Chapter One:

Brother

Shinta was sitting in his room, looking at the ceiling. His room was simple, a bed which he was sitting on being the most important thing in there. He also had a bookshelf, filled from top to bottom with books on the card game, duel monsters.

He also had a shelf filled with binders full of card...and, of course, his prized possession. A duel disk with a certain deck of cards in it.

He got up from his bed and walked over to that duel disk. Picking up the top card, he stared at it.

It was a monster card called 'Monk Fighter'. Apparently it was the cornerstone of the deck.

He smiled faintly. This deck and duel disk had belonged to his older brother, Kenshin Menzuro.

He put it on, and walked up to the mirror in his room. He looked at himself. With his black hair hanging down to the bottom of his neck, his brown eyes, and his smile, he was told that he looked almost exactly like his brother when he was younger...before he died.

Shinta scratched his head. He also had the same personality, but there was one thing different. He hadn't learned how to use the monk deck to its full potential yet. He picked the second card from the deck.

No matter how many times he looked through the deck, the card he held now was his favourite, the card he believe was watching over him always. It was the 'Monk Protecting Angel'.

The picture on the card was of a teenage boy wearing training clothes and having a bowl haircut, with white hair. He had his eyes closed, and his arms spread out. Also, he had wings.

Shinta smiled, looking at this card. He had yet to beat a strong opponent with the monk deck, and yet he always tried his best.

"Maybe I'll have to try harder than my best, next time." he said to no one.

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A few minutes later, he had put down his duel disk and walked out of his room. He saw the person he was living with, his sister. Vicky Menzuro.

"Hey, Vicky." he said.

"Hello, Shinta." said Vy. She was sitting on the couch, reading a book. "Come and sit down with me."

Shinta sat down next to his sister. She was about forty or so years old now, and she had taken care of Shinta ever since their father, Doyle Menzuro, passed away.

"Shinta." said Vy. "It's almost your fifteenth birthday."

The boy nodded. "Yes..."

"Well..." said Vy. "You remember Justin, right?"

"Of course!" said Shinta. "He's one of my favourite duelists!"

Vy smiled. "Well, he and I were talking...and we figured that it's time we put your skills to the test. Have you heard of the 'Ultimate Dueling Japan' Tournament?"

"Of course!" said Shinta, again. "It's going to be a big hit!"

"Heh." said Vy. "Well...we're all going to enter it, to see if you're ready to enter Duelist Academy next year."

Shinta grinned. "Really?! This is awesome! Thanks, sis!"

Vy smiled. "No problem. Of course, we'll need seven people to enter a team...although I have a few people in mind. Do you have anyone else you want to enter?"

Shinta thought for a second. None of his friends liked to duel. "Nope. Do you know six other people?"

"Me..." said Vy. "Justin..."

"Justin?!" exclaimed Shinta. "We'll be dueling on the same team?!"

"Heh heh..." Vy gave a small chuckle. "He was Kenshin's best friend..."

"Oh, right..." said Shinta.

"Let's see...Claire Takana, who's a good friend of mine...Edward Moonshadow, another famous duelist that you should know, right?"

"Yeah." said Shinta, nodding. "He's pretty good also, if I remember correctly..."

Vy nodded. "Yes, when we were all younger, he was one of our best...and a rival to Justin. Now two more...I think Claire's sister, Yoshiko Takana, also duels...and I also have an idea for the last person. I just hope she'll say yes..."

Shinta decided not to question who the last person would be. He clenched his hand into a fist, and smiled.

"Awesome..." he said, trembling. "This is going to be awesome!"

Vy laughed again. "You're definitely Kenshin's brother, alright! Then again, I'm getting pretty excited too...Shinta, are you ready to win?"

Shinta grinned. "You bet! We're gonna kick some serious ass!"

"Alright." said Vy. "And you know the special rules, right?"

"Ummm...not really." said Shinta. "I know that we need teams, but I don't know why..."

"Here's how it's going to work." said Vy. "We're going to face-off against an enemy team, and three or so of us are going to step up. Then we all duel, and whoever gets the most victories goes on to the next round."

Shinta nodded. "Alright, that makes sense. When's the tournament, though? And when can I meet the teammates?"

Vy's smile continued. "You're really eager, aren't you? Alright, I'll see if I can gather them all in the next three days or so...and the tournament's in ten days. Get ready, Shinta."

Shinta grinned. "Don't worry, we'll win! We're gonna win!"

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Shinta sat in his room, grabbing a book to make things go by faster.

No matter his personality, he enjoyed romance books. The book he picked up was called 'Life Without Him', by Amy Takahashi.

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Next Time:

Gathering

Shinta waits eagerly for the ten days to pass, while Vy gets to work searching for her old friends. With four of them accepting, they all go together to see the fifth...who is she, and what is her answer?

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Author's Note: Alright, so I got it to move a little faster than I wanted to at first. Well, I'm trying to make it interesting!

Please R&R!

-Salazare