Yu-Gi-Oh! Reversal
Chapter 1
"And that's game!" a fifteen year-old with brown hair announced.
At Domino High, a couple of teenage boys had finished up a game of Duel Monsters. The boy with brown hair flashed a bright grin; dressed in the school's red uniform with a black shirt. Lightly swaying around his neck, hanging by a rope, was an assembled puzzle designed to look like the head of a trident with the symbol of an eye in the middle of it with a blue gem in the center of the eye. Seated across him was a shorter boy with blue hair, sporting the same red uniform with glasses.
The blue-haired boy sighed with a frown, glancing down at the trading cards he still tightly clutched in his hands.
"Steamrolled again. I don't see how you keep doing it. Shouldn't I be getting better at this game?" he groaned.
Jaden Yuki laughed whilst giving his friend a smirk.
"Come on, Sy. You know what I always say. It doesn't matter who wins or lose, the best part of a duel is the fun to be had." he insisted.
Syrus Truesdale pursed his lips in response; his grey eyes silently glancing down at the cards. He was about to open his mouth to respond until the school bell began to ring. Knowing it was time to return to class, he packed up his cards and bid his friend goodbye.
While Jaden's smile remained on his face, a part of him felt concerned for his friend. He could see the teen had potential in the card game, but only if he stopped being disturbed over his loses.
Suddenly, he found himself stirred from his thoughts by a voice asking "So, I see you and Syrus had another duel. How did it go?"
Turning his head, Jaden came face to face with a teen that had wild teal hair and green eyes.
The brunette allowed a chuckle to escape his mouth before replying "As you can guess Jesse, I still managed to win. But Sy is getting better, I just wish he could realize that and have fun."
Jesse Anderson nodded his head in agreement as he sat down at his desk. Much like his friend, he chose to focus more on the fun aspect of dueling rather than the competitive. He knew it was because of this love of dueling that they became fast friends at the beginning of the school year. Leaning slightly back in his desk, his eyes scanned each of the students that entered the classroom, searching for one in particular. After a few minutes, he finally saw a girl with dirty-blonde hair and wearing the blue girl school uniform enter.
With small jab of his elbow, he teasingly told Jaden that his girlfriend had arrived.
Jaden laughed in response, rolling his eyes upon doing so.
"Very funny, Jesse, but Alexis and I are friends. Remember? Besides, she'll strangle you if she heard you." he stated.
"You got that right." a female voice spoke up.
The two teenage boys turned back to see they had failed to notice that Alexis Rhodes was standing behind them, prompting them both to grin nervously.
The teenage girl shook her head, doing her best to hide away the smile that threatened to creep onto her face. She absolutely adored her two friends, but had to admit they both could get on her nerves at times. Fortunately, she understood it was in all good fun. Besides, she couldn't be angry at Jesse's joke, especially since Jaden never reacted to it with anger nor disgust.
Without another word, the three friends fell silent when the teacher finally entered the room. Jaden did his best to pay attention to the teacher's words, but found himself quickly growing bored as usual. A small yawn escaped his mouth as he rested his head on his hand, allowing his mind to wander in order to create new ways to accomplish his goal of inspiring Syrus.
Meanwhile, Syrus was rushing through the hallways, not wishing to be late and receive scoldings from the teacher. His eyes shined with hope and relief when he noticed his class was only a short ways ahead. But before he could reach the doorway, he felt a firm grip latch onto his shoulder. The teen yelped in surprise as his body was pulled backwards. He was about to demand his captor to release him, yet froze when he saw who it was. Standing in front of him was an older teen with dark hair and icy blue eyes. The blue-haired boy couldn't help but swallow nervously. The teen before him was his none other then his older brother, Zane Truesdale.
"Zane, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be down at the first floor with the other Third Years?" he questioned.
Zane's blue eyes narrowed slightly, his grip on his brother's shoulder slightly tightening.
"From what I've heard, you've been still dueling with Jaden Yuki. I thought I told you that you would learn nothing from him. Tell me, out of the constant matches you've had with him, had you even won a single one?" he said in a stern tone.
"Well no, but Jaden says it doesn't matter who wins or loses, having fun is more important." Syrus answered.
Upon hearing this, the dark-haired teen sneered in disgust. He had never heard of such, what he considered to be, a ridiculous ideology. In his mind, victory obtained through ruthless methods was the most the important factor in duels. The fact his sibling refused to accept this mindset was baffling to him.
Silence managed to linger in the air between the two teens for a few moments, creating a tense atmosphere.
The tensity remained, until finally, Zane spoke up "This Jaden Yuki is filling your mind with ridiculous notions. It is clear to me what I must do. You are to remain clear of him. You are not to come into contact with him ever again."
Syrus couldn't believe what he was hearing. Acting on instincts alone, he tried to object his brother's wishes. Unfortunately his objection shattered when the older teen made it clear it wasn't a request. Depression filled his heart whilst he lowered his head. Through the heartbreak, he couldn't help but wonder why his brother carried such hateful thoughts.
Later that day, school had finally ended. As Jaden left the school building, he managed to spot Syrus from the corner from his eye. Wishing to chat with his friend, he called out for him with a wave. But much to his surprise, when the blue-haired teen spotted him, he quickly turned away and took off running. This both puzzled and confused the brunette. Fortunately, he noticed Zane Truesdale walk past him.
Hoping the older brother had answers, he stopped him by asking "Hey Zane, is there something wrong with Syrus? I called out to him but he ran away."
Allowing an annoyed sigh to escape his mouth, the seventeen year-old turned toward the teen he currently despised.
"Nothing is wrong, I simply made it clear that he's not to see you again. You're clearly a terrible influence on him, making him spout nonsense about dueling." he answered in a hateful tone.
Jaden's brown eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Within seconds, the shock transformed into justified rage.
"You can't be serious! You're seriously refusing to let Sy hang out with his friend because of a stupid thing like that? Why would you even need to do that?!" he exclaimed.
Zane simply groaned in response, growing more annoyed with the teen's presence each passing second. Not wishing to hear anymore arguments, he pushed the teen to the side and began to walk away. But he was only able to take a few steps until something caused him to stop, a challenge to a duel. Spinning on his heel, his brow raised in surprise to see the determined expression painted on the brunette's face.
"It's clear the only way to get through you is by dueling." Jaden stated, "So here's the deal. If I win, you'll let Syrus do what he wants. If you win, then I'll stay away from Syrus."
The dark-haired teen hummed as he closed his eyes in thought. Weighing his options, he could see the benefit in a duel. Not only could he ensure the young teen would stay away from his brother, but he could also show his brother how flawed Jaden's ideology to have fun while dueling was. After some thought, he reopened his blue eyes with the hint of ruthlessness dwelling within them. Seeing no downside, he decided to accept the challenge.
"Eight o'clock tonight. Arrive at the entrance of Truesdale Corp. Don't be late." he said, making sure his tone remained neutral.
With that said, he finally walked away, awaiting the moment to finally crush the brunette with his method of dueling.
Jaden looked after Zane as he left with a serious expression on his face, he knew that this would be the toughest duel he had ever had and that his odds of winning it wasn't very good, however he knew he had to win it if he wanted to continue being friends with Syrus.
Jaden's eyes then widened when he suddenly heard a stern voice in his head, "This guy is a dangerous opponent, you should've heard about his reputation from when he participated in the Underground Dueling circuit, you should let me face him".
He narrowed his eyes and closed his eyes for a second, replying calmly "I don't think so, I challenged Zane to a duel in order to protect my friendship with Sy and I also hope that I can make Zane stop being so ruthless and enjoy dueling a bit, which means I need to duel him, not you".
Waiting a few seconds, he finally heard the unchanging voice respond "Very well, I will listen to you right now and let you duel him since you're really skilled. You are almost ready to become a pro. However I'll tell you this now, if it looks like you're about to lose the duel against Zane, I'll take over no matter what you say."
The brunette sighed when he heard that, however the next moment he heard another voice call out to him, "Jaden!"
Jaden turned his head around and saw Alexis come running towards him with a smile on her face. Alexis stopped next to him, happily suggesting "Let's go home together today again Jaden". The fifteen year-old smiled at her, they usually walked home from school every day. However he didn't have a reason to complain about it since he enjoyed her company.
Alexis then looked around with a confused expression on her face, noting "Wait, where is Syrus? He usually wants to walk home with you as well".
Jaden narrowed his eyes and turned his face towards the ground. Doing his best to push back the anger threatening to come back, he began in a low tone "Alexis, I have something I need to tell you". The blonde looked at her friend with a troubled expression on her face. He usually didn't speak with such a serious voice, and she knew that it couldn't mean anything good.
Later that evening, Zane stood outside the entrance of Truesdale Corp with a nervous Syrus next to him, Zane had told him to come with him to Truesdale Corp since he needed to see something which had made him nervous. When his sibling did something like this, it never meant anything good. Looking down at the ground, he briefly glanced up at his brother's face in uncertainty. However the older teen ignored him and looked forward.
Syrus was about to glance back toward the ground until he saw how Zane narrowed his eyes whilst smirking "Finally".
The blue-haired teen was confused by this. But when he looked forward, gasped in shock when he saw Jaden and Alexis walking towards them. "Jaden? Alexis? Why are you two here?" he exclaimed in a mixture of panic and worry.
Alexis glared at Zane in disappointment, noting bitterly "I see that you didn't tell Syrus about the fact that Jaden challenged you to a duel in order to protect his friendship with Sy".
Syrus's eyes widened in shock and quickly turned towards Jaden, immediately begging "Jaden you can't! You must have heard that a few of Zane's opponent's quit dueling after facing him! I don't want you to go through that experience!"
Jaden smiled at his worried friend, reassuring him in his usual carefree tone "Don't worry Sy, I'm going to give this duel everything I have. I'm going enjoy it as much as I can".
Turning towards Zane, his grin only faltered slightly as he said "Alright then, let's find a table so that we can duel".
However the older teen smirked, mocking in an arrogant tone "Please, do you think I would've told you to come here if we would only use a table? No, I'm going to show you the true terror of Duel Monsters!"
Syrus looked at his brother with wide eyes. "Zane, you don't mean…" he began, but trailed off. As much as he hated to admit it, he didn't need to finish his question. Based on his big brother's face alone, he could see that he was guessing correctly.
Zane turned around and the automatic doors opened. "Follow me." he commanded in a snappy manner. He entered the doors Truesdale Corp with Jaden close behind him. Alexis followed closely behind with a terrified Syrus walking next to her.
A few moments later, the two duelists were standing on two platforms with a digital card display on front of them while Alexis and Syrus stood next to the field. The blue-haired teen looked worryingly at his friend. He easily noticed Jaden and Zane each place a metal band around their right arms that was attached to the platforms.
Zane took out his deck and placed it in the deck slot; his voice brimmed with confidence as he said "Alright, let's begin Yuki, so I can crush you and your stupid beliefs that dueling is supposed to be fun".
Jaden placed his deck in the deck slot as well whilst refusing to let his smirk fade, stating with his own confident tone "I don't think so Zane, I'm going to show you just how fun dueling can be; the excitement the duelists feel when they clash with each other".
The dark-haired teen narrowed his eyes as the two both drew their first five cards. He looked at his hand before he looked at his opponent. "You'll take the first move Yuki." he announced, his neutral tone refusing to give any insight to his possible strategies.
The fifteen year-old narrowed his eyes slightly in thought, If he wants me to start, it must mean that he has at least one Cyber Dragon in his hand, since Cyber Dragon can be special summoned if I control a monster and he doesn't.
Placing his fingers on his deck and brimming with excitement, he announced "It's my move then, I draw". Jaden drew his sixth card and looked at it. He then placed it in his hand before he grabbed a card in his hand and placed it on the table, "Now I summon Lancer Lindwurm in attack mode".
His eyes widened in shock when he saw a green light appeared in front of him and, suddenly, a green dragon in yellow armor with a double lance appeared on the field, Atk: 1800.
Alexis placed her hands on the railing with a shocked expression on her face, exclaiming "Lancer Lindwurm really appeared on the field?!"
Syrus nodded his head even though he knew that she wouldn't notice it. "Yeah, as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, Truesdale Corp has been focusing on improving the game of Duel Monsters, and the next step was with virtual simulators." the young teen explained. Alexis looked at him shocked when she heard that.
Zane looked over at Jaden who just stared at Lancer Lindwurm amazed. "Thanks to the virtual simulator developed by Truesdale Corp, the monsters the duelists summons will appear on the field as hologram with life imitating abilities, getting scared yet Yuki?" he taunted.
The brunette turned his attention back toward his opponent. A huge grin appeared on his face as he shouted "Getting scared? You're kidding right? Now I'm even more excited to duel against you than I was before!"
Looking down at his hand, he grabbed a card in his hand, announcing "Next I place one card face down and end my turn". The spot behind Lancer Lindwurm then glowed green.
Alexis sighed with a smile "I should've known, obviously Jaden would get really excited over the idea of getting to see the monsters he summon fight."
Syrus looked at Zane with a worried expression on his face, allowing his thoughts to be his silent opinion, Yeah and normally I would agree with him, but right now his opponent is Zane and I'm sure he decided to use the virtual stadium in order to completely crush Jaden's dueling spirit. I just hope that he hasn't added that addition he planned on adding.
Turning his eyes towards Jaden, he bit his lip with his as he continued, However considering they placed those metal bands on their arms, I'm afraid he must have, which means bad news for Jaden.
Zane placed his fingers on his deck, his neutral tone replaced by a darker and threatening one as he announced "It's my turn now". He drew his sixth card and looked at it and narrowed his eyes before he placed it in his hand and grabbed another card, "Now since you have a monster on your side of the field and I don't I can special summon Cyber Dragon in attack mode". A green light appeared on his field and then a metallic snake like dragon appeared on the field with a roar, Atk: 2100.
The fifteen year-old narrowed his eyes, I knew it! He had a Cyber Dragon in his hand, I need to end this quickly before he manage to summon one of his two ace monsters, also I hope he doesn't draw one of those Cyberdark cards since it will then be able to use any level 4 or below dragons in our graveyards.
Zane pointed at Lancer Lindwurm, "Now Cyber Dragon, attack his Lancer Lindwurm with Strident Blast!" Cyber Dragon roared before he unleashed a blue beam from his mouth which hit Lancer Lindwurm and destroyed him while Jaden shielded his face, Jaden LP: 4000-3700.
He pointed at Jaden with a dark smirk, his voice dripping in ruthlessness whilst revealing "And now since you took damage, you'll experience pain and despair!" The young teen stared in confusion for a second before he heard a sound from the metal band around his arm. Quickly looking at it, he managed to see a few sparks of electricity before electricity went through his entire body. His eyes widened before he let out a scream of pain.
Alexis had a look of horror on her face when she saw Jaden getting shocked, screaming out "Jaden!" She then turned towards Zane with an expression of pure rage on her face, "Zane! How could you do this?"
Zane didn't answer her and just watched as Jaden got shocked for a few more seconds before the electricity stopped.
The brunette grabbed a hold of the table in front of him while his arms were shaking.
"Each time either of us loses life points, we will receive an electric shock, before this duel is over, you'll learn that dueling is not meant to be fun, it's something you use to completely crush your enemy!" the seventeen year-old explained with a smirk.
Jaden groaned while he grabbed his face down card, his voice still laced with the pain he endured "Since… my monster was destroyed in battle… I can activate my trap card… Hero Signal!" He flipped the card face up and it was a trap card with the image of a light in the sky with the large letter H on it.
He grabbed his deck and looked through it, "Now I can special summon a level 4 or below Elemental Hero from my deck, so now…" He stopped looking through his deck and grabbed a card in it, "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman in defense mode". A green light appeared in front of him and then a short man in blue armor with a cape and a water canon on his right arm appeared on a knee, Def: 1200.
Jaden then shuffled his deck before he placed it back down on its slot before he drew two more cards, "And since he's the only card on my field when I summon him, I get to draw two cards". he finished, taking in a deep breath as the pain faded to a dull throb.
Zane narrowed his eyes, commenting in a dark tone "It doesn't matter, you won't be able to defeat me anyway". He grabbed another card in his hand, "Now I end my turn by placing one card face down". The slot behind Cyber Dragon then began to glow green.
Jaden placed his fingers on his deck, allowing his excitement to shine through once more "It's my move now". He drew his next card and looked at it, "I now activate the spell card Polymerization!" A spell card with the image of two monsters being sucked in to a vortex appeared on the field.
The teen grabbed a card in his hand, announcing with an excited grin "And next I fuse Bubbleman on my field with Elemental Hero Avian in order to Fusion Summon Elemental Hero Absolute Zero in attack mode". A green male monster with wings appeared next to Bubbleman and both of them got sucked in to the vortex that appeared on the field and then a monster in white and blue armor with a white cape appeared on the field, Atk: 2500.
He grabbed yet another card in his hand, "Next I activate the spell card Shrink, which allows me to cut your Cyber Dragon's original attack points in half". Cyber Dragon then shrunk until he was half his normal size, Atk: 2100-1050.
Jaden then pointed at Cyber Dragon, his voice full of the adrenaline and happiness coursing through him "And next, Absolute Zero will attack your Cyber Dragon with Instant Freeze". Absolute Zero fired ice shards from his hands that hit Cyber Dragon and froze him inside of a solid block of ice. Cracks then appeared in the ice and it shattered along with Cyber Dragon, Zane LP: 4000-2550.
Electric sparks came out of the band around Zane's arm and electricity went through his body while he groaned in pain.
The brunette furrowed his brows when he saw that his opponent didn't react as strongly to the electricity as he had. "Why didn't it hurt you much?" he asked both out of worry and curiosity.
Zane chuckled with a smirk on his face, answering "I have been testing the system, including the penalty system, so my body has gotten used to the pain a little".
Jaden got a troubled smile on his face and sighed, "Of course, I should've guessed it". He then looked at his hand and grabbed a card in his hand, "Next I place one card face down and end my turn". The spot behind Absolute Zero then glowed green.
Zane placed his fingers on his deck, the ruthlessness in voice increased "It's my turn now". He drew his next card and looked at it, he then flipped his face down card and it was a trap card with the image of a cemetery on it, "I activate the continuous trap card Call of the Haunted, thanks to this I can special summon a monster from my graveyard in attack mode and since I only have one then you know which monster I'll bring back". Cyber Dragon then reappeared on the field, Atk: 2100.
He revealed the card he had drawn, "And next I activate the spell card Pot of Greed which means that I now can draw two more cards". Zane then drew two more cards from his deck and looked at them.
Zane then revealed a spell card, his tone shifting to nearly a psychotic one "And next, I'm going to activate the spell card Power Bond!"
Jaden got a worried expression on his face, muttering "That's not good!"
The dark-haired teen grabbed a card in his hand, "With this spell card, I can now Fusion Summon a machine type Fusion monster, so now I'm going to fuse the Cyber Dragon on my field with the one in my hand in order to summon Cyber Twin Dragon".
A second Cyber Dragon appeared next to the first one and then both of them got sucked in to the vortex that appeared on the field and then out of it came a twin headed Cyber Dragon, Atk: 2800.
Zane smirked victoriously, "And thanks to Power Bond, my Cyber Twin Dragon's attack points are doubled". Cyber Twin Dragon roared as a blue aura surrounded him, Atk: 2800-5600.
Alexis got a worried expression on her face, noting upon examination "Cyber Twin Dragon has 5600 attack points now, and since he can attack twice during each battle phase, this could be the end for Jaden unless his face down card can save him."
Syrus looked at her, pointing out "Looks like you haven't seen Jay use Absolute Zero yet since he recently got it. Trust me, Absolute Zero himself will be enough to save him".
The dark-haired teen grabbed another card in his hand, "And next, I summon Cyber Kirin in attack mode". A mechanical dog appeared on the field, Atk: 300.
Zane looked at the opposing duelist, "Next I sacrifice Cyber Kirin, which means that I won't take any effect damage this turn".
Jaden smirked on his face as he saw Cyber Kirin disappear from the field, impressed as he complimented Zane "Clever move, by doing that, the side effect of Power Bond which inflicts damage to you equal to the attack points of the monster you summoned with it at the end phase of the turn you summoned it will be negated".
Still having hope for the teen, he looked at Zane with a smile and asked, "Tell me Zane, despite the… penalty we get each time we take damage, can you truly say that this duel doesn't excite you?"
Zane narrowed his eyes, snarling hatefully "The only thing I'm thinking right now is that I'm going to crush you". He then pointed at Absolute Zero, "Now Cyber Twin Dragon, attack Elemental Hero Absolute Zero with Double Strident Blast". Both of Cyber Twin Dragon's head then fired a blue beam towards Absolute Zero and destroyed him while Jaden shielded his face, Jaden LP: 3700-600.
The brunette groaned in pain as he felt the band around his arm once again got activated and electricity coursed through his body.
Alexis looked at her friend worried, desperate to try to prevent anymore harm coming to him, "We need to stop this! Getting shocked like that can seriously damage their bodies on the inside".
Syrus looked at Zane with a sad expression on his face, sighing sadly "I know, but Zane won't stop until he has defeated Jaden, and Jaden won't stop this duel either, which means that we can only stand here and watch".
Zane then pointed at Jaden, "This is the end Yuki, now Cyber Twin Dragon…" However he got silent when he saw how ice started to cover Cyber Twin Dragon's body. He glared at Jaden who had a grin on his face, "What's going on here Yuki?"
Jaden laughed a little while trying to ignore the pain, "You activated Absolute Zero's special ability when you destroyed him, you see when Absolute Zero leaves the field, all the monsters on my opponent's side of the field is destroyed, so say sayonara to your Cyber Twin Dragon!"
Cyber Twin Dragon's body then was completely covered by ice, then cracks appeared in the ice and both it and Cyber Twin Dragon shattered. Zane gritted his teeth, "Fine, I'll end my turn now".
He placed his fingers on his deck, "It's my turn now". He drew his next card and looked at it, "Now I summon Blue Flame Swordsman in attack mode". A warrior in a blue armor with a large blue hat and a blue sword appeared on the field, Atk: 1800.
Jaden then pointed at Zane, "Now Blue Flame Swordsman, attack Zane directly with Blue Flaming Sword of Battle". Blue Flame Swordsman's sword then got surrounded by blue fire and he rushed towards Zane and slashed at him with his sword causing Zane to cover his face while he growled in irritation, Zane LP: 2550-750.
The seventeen year-old groaned in pain as his band once again activated and shocked him. Zane glared at Jaden, bitterly asking "Are you done Yuki?"
Jaden looked at the four cards in his hand. Right now he didn't have any good defense. He had one card that could protect him, but only from the graveyard.
Jaden looked at his face down card, it was his Hero Barrier trap card, he had decided not to use it since Cyber Twin Dragon still would've destroyed Absolute Zero. He had hoped that he would draw another Elemental Hero but he didn't unfortunately, which meant that he would be finished if Zane managed to summon a monster with at least 2400 attack points or if he managed to weaken Blue Flame Swordsman.
He looked at his opponent, stating in a bit of a disappointed tone "I end my turn now Zane".
Alexis narrowed her eyes, commenting in a stern tone "This is a pretty even duel, however Zane still hasn't gotten out either of his strongest monsters. This duel can still go either way".
Zane looked at the three cards in his hand, none of them could help him right now. "It's my turn now." he snarled. He drew his next card and he looked at them, "Now I activate the spell card Card Destruction."
Jaden gritted his teeth when he saw how the spell card with the image of a hand tossing cards appeared on the field. "Now this card forces both of us to discard our entire hands and then we'll draw the exact same number of cards from our decks." Zane explained
Zane placed his three cards in his graveyard slot and drew three new cards while Jaden placed his four cards in his graveyard slot and drew four new cards. The fifteen year-old looked at Zane troubled as he thought, Could Zane be trying to get his hand on any of his Cyberdark cards? Not to mention, I have a feeling he discarded at least one dragon just now in case me managed to draw a Cyberdark monster.
Zane looked at the cards he had drawn and a smirk appeared on his face, "Now I summon my third Cyber Dragon in attack mode". Zane's third and final Cyber Dragon then appeared on the field with a roar, Atk: 2100.
He grabbed one of the remaining two cards in his hand, "And next I activate the spell card Polymerization, and with it, I will show you true terror by Fusion Summoning my Cyber End Dragon".
Jaden widened his eyes in shock, exclaiming "Cyber End Dragon? But two of your Cyber Dragons are in your graveyard!"
Zane smirked as he revealed his the last card in his hand, his tone not showing any kind of mercy "I now activate the spell card Cybernetic Fusion Support, now thanks to this, I can pay half of my life points in order to remove monsters from the field, hand and graveyard, in order to summon machine type Fusion monster".
He gritted his teeth as he once again got shocked by the band around his arm, Zane LP: 750-375.
He grabbed the Cyber Dragon on his field and the two in his graveyard and placed them on the table next to his graveyard slot, "Now, behold the creature that will be your doom, come forth Cyber End Dragon!"
A bright light appeared on the field and a large shadow with wings appeared in the light, as soon as the light died out, a Cyber Dragon with three different shaped heads with wings could be seen, Atk: 4000.
Jaden gritted his teeth, "So you have finally appeared Cyber End Dragon".
Zane got a cruel smirk on his face, noting in a dark tone"This duel is finally over Yuki. Now Cyber End Dragon, attack his Blue Flame Swordsman with Super Strident Blaze!" Each one of the heads then fired a blue beam from their mouths that flew towards Blue Flame Swordsman.
Jaden however narrowed his eyes, "Not so fast, I now activate the special ability of my Electromagnetic Turtle!"
Zane's eyes widened when he heard that and Jaden took a card from his graveyard. Flipping it around, he revealed it was a monster card with the image of a mechanical turtle. "Thanks for forcing me to discard this card earlier Zane, because it's in my graveyard, I can remove it from my graveyard in order to end your battle phase immediately." the brunette said with a bright grin. Jaden placed Electromagnetic Turtle next to the slot for his graveyard.
Cyber End Dragon's attack then vanished right before it hit Blue Flame Swordsman.
The older teen gritted his teeth, bitterly commenting "Fine, I end my turn, however the outcome of this duel hasn't changed, there is no way you can defeat my Cyber End Dragon".
Jaden looked at his deck, frowning in worry as he thought, He's wrong, I have at least two monsters in my deck that can take down Cyber End Dragon and end this duel, however the odds of drawing either of them are really low since I have over twenty cards left, is this really the end? Is this the end of my friendship with Syrus?
However, he noticed a glow coming from around his chest. He looked down and saw that the eye on his puzzle was glowing. Jaden's eyes widened, "Wait don't…" he began in a panic, but never got to finish.
A bright flash of light came out of his puzzle which blinded Zane. Once the light died out and he could see again, he saw Jaden standing with his arms crossed and his eyes closed. However what shocked him was that he had a glowing eye on his forehead.
Zane's eyes then widened in shock when the brunette opened his eyes and he saw that they had turned golden, "What's going? What happened to you Yuki? he demanded in a slight unnerved tone.
However he didn't get an answer from the person in front of him. Jaden then appeared in spirit form next to his own body, angrily exclaiming "Haou! I thought that we had an agreement, you would only take control over my body if I agreed to it."
The person called Haou turned his eyes slightly towards Jaden, replying in a stern tone "And I told you, if it looked like you was going to lose, then I would take over for you."
The teen gritted his teeth, he knew it was pointless to argue with Haou, he had known that since the first time he met him.
He remembered how he had finally managed to put together the Millennium Puzzle after a few years of trying, and then how he sometimes would experience memory loses whenever he or his friends were in trouble.
After a few weeks of that happening so did Jaden managed to enter his soul room while he was sleeping, for reasons he did not know though. Haou had later explained that it was possible for a person to enter their soul room while being awake, however it demanded a lot of concentration.
In his soul room, he had finally met the other soul that was residing inside of his body. He had found himself standing face to face with someone who looked almost identical to himself except for his golden eyes. Out of curiosity, Jaden asked him who he was.
However the other soul had told him that he didn't know who he was or where he came from, the only thing he remembered was the word Haou and wondered if he had been called that once upon a time, other than that, he only had the memories of the time he had been inside of Jaden ever since he solved the Millennium Puzzle.
After that so had Jaden managed to make a deal with Haou. From then on, Haou would only take control over his body if Jaden allowed it. In exchange Haou would teach Jaden what he knew about the power of the puzzle and how to control its power.
Haou looked at Zane, his voice emotionless yet powerful "Zane Truesdale, you have gone too far this time, trying to force your ideology of dueling on your younger brother, and then challenging me to a duel where we get an electric shock each time we lose life points, I'm going teach you a lesson you will never forget".
He placed his fingers on his deck while the puzzle glowed faintly, he shouted "It's my turn, I draw!" He drew his next card and looked at it, he smirk upon seeing what he had drawn.
He grabbed a card in his hand, and stated in a stern tone befitting of a king "Now I activate the spell card O - Oversoul! A spell card with the large letter O appeared on the field, "Now thanks to this spell, I can special summon a normal Elemental Hero monster from my graveyard, so return to me now Elemental Hero Avian". Avian then appeared on the field, Atk: 1000.
Haou then held up the card he had just drawn, "And now, I sacrifice the two monsters on my field, now break free from your iron prison, Gandora-X The Dragon of Demolition!" Both Avian and Blue Flame Swordsman disappeared and a large black dragon with two blade like horns on each side of his head and red orbs all over its body appeared on the field, Atk: 0.
He gestured out his hand towards Gandora-X, "When Gandora-X is normal or special summoned, I can activate his special ability which allows me to destroy all other monsters on the field, and then he deal damage to the opponent equal to the original attack points of the strongest monster on the field".
Zane's eyes widened in shock, immediately exclaiming in disbelief "What did you say?!"
Haou looked at Zane with a cold glare, his emotionless voice carrying a bit of a threat "Also, Gandora-X would normally gain attack points equal to the damage you would take from his ability, however since you only have 375 life points left, this duel will be over once your Cyber End Dragon is destroyed and you'll take its original 4000 attack points as damage".
The orbs on Gandora-X's body lit up and Gandora roared before he fired a beam from each orb and they flew all over the field, Cyber End Dragon roared a few times in pain as he got hit by five of the beams before he got destroyed.
Zane then shielded his face as the beams also hit him. He then screamed in pain as he, once again, got shocked by the band around his arm, Zane LP: 375-0.
Zane clenched his teeth, trying to fight off the pain coursing throughout his body. He couldn't believe he lost; he dominated at the game of Duel Monsters and defeat was unlikely for him. A hateful snarl escaped his mouth as he stared at the teen across from him, seeing him only stare back emotionless with his golden eyes.
Haou narrowed his eyes slightly. He could sense the darkness practically seeping from Zane's mind, overwhelming his thoughts and drowning out his emotions. It was clear what he needed to do. Silently his puzzle glowed in sync with the eye symbol on his forehead.
"Zane Truesdale, I can see that darkness consumes your mind, effecting your actions. By the powers of the shadows, I plunge your conscious into the depths of your mind. Do not awaken until you have freed your mind from the darkness of your own creation!"
The dark-haired teen only had mere seconds to react as he suddenly felt a strange force pulse through him. His mouth hung open in a silent scream; his eyes glazed over, losing all signs of life. He lost awareness of his surroundings as his consciousness slipped into darkness. All that was left of the seventeen year-old was now a comatose body barely standing with lifeless eyes.
"Zane!" Syrus shouted in worry as he dashed over to his brother.
Panic filled him whilst he tugged on his sibling's arm, hoping to gain any kind of response. But no matter what he did, Zane didn't so much as flinch. The only indicator of the older teen being alive was the slow yet steady movement of his chest from his breathing.
Haou didn't utter a word, as he lowered his head. He could feel the anger Jaden directed toward him for using his powers, but he didn't care. He hoped in time that the brunette would see his actions were necessary to help Zane. With his goal accomplished, he closed his eyes and his companion's soul took control once again.
Jaden opened his eyes which had returned to their natural brown color. He bit his lip nervously when he saw the heartbroken expression on Syrus's face. Knowing he couldn't do much for the comatose teen, he made his way off his stand. Though just as reached the ground, he noticed Alexis approaching him with a concerned frown.
"Jaden, that thing happened again. That thing were it seems like you turn into another person. I don't know why you won't tell us what's going on with you. Jesse is worried about you. I'm worried about you." she said as she rested her hand on his shoulder, "Jaden, what has happened to you?"
With a small frown, the fifteen year-old glanced toward the ground. He desperately wanted to tell his friends about Haou and the Millennium Puzzle, but he couldn't. Both he and the spirit agreed it was something that couldn't be easily understood. After all, he figured anyone would be reluctant to believe the claims of being a host to a spirit sealed away inside a puzzle. So as much as it pained him to do so, he had to hide this knowledge away from his friend.
Forcing the best smile on his face, he ensured "Don't worry Alexis, I'm still me."
This was only partially the truth, but he felt it was better than insisting that nothing was wrong. Remembering the still distraught Syrus, he gently moved her hand away and approached the blue-haired teen. Though as he walked away, he could still feel the teenage girl's worried gaze focused on his back. A pang of guilt and frustration toward Haou shot through his heart when he noticed Syrus's eyes were brimming with tears.
Unsure exactly what to say, he finally spoke up "Sy, I'm so sorry about Zane."
Syrus let out a shaky sigh as he rubbed the sleeve of his jacket across his eyes, banishing any tears that might have escaped.
"It's alright. I guess Zane ended up this way from the electrodes." he replied, although he wasn't fully convinced this was the cause of his brother's coma, especially upon recalling Haou's words, "I'm just worried if he'll ever come out of this."
Jaden didn't respond as his stared at the comatose teen. Looking deeply into his lifeless blue eyes, he could still feel Zane was still there. After all, Haou had only said he banished his consciousness to the depths of his mind. With a small smile, he placed his hand on top of his friend's head and ruffled his hair.
"Don't worry Sy, I'm confident he'll come back. After all, he has someone who cares deeply for him waiting for him." he said.
Syrus gasped as his eyes lit up with hope. With a confident nod, he turned back toward his brother's body. No matter how long it took, he would wait for his brother to reawaken. But until then, he would make it his responsibility to watch over and have his brother cared for.
Meanwhile, in the depths of his mind, Zane in the form of his eight year-old self was lost in darkness. The young child was fearful of the darkness that enveloped his mind. No matter where he looked, all he could see was darkness. He whimpered as he slid down to the cold ground and curled his legs up against his chest. There was no doubt in his mind, he was trapped in the darkness with no escape. But before he could give up all hope, something caught his eye. In the distance he could see a small light. It was small and weak, but it still managed to pierce the darkness that was his mind.
At first he stared in amazement until, slowly, he smiled when he felt a familiar warmth he had thought he had long since lost. It was in that moment he recognized the light belonging to that of his brother's heart. Pushing himself back to his feet, he began following the light. No matter how long it took, with Syrus's light as his guide, he knew one day he would escape the darkness.