CHAPTER ONE: Welcome to Duel Academy
Daisuke Higarashi, or Dai as his friends knew him, was currently panicking. 'Aw crap, I am so going to be late to the entrance exams'. The young man thought as he ran through the streets heading towards the Kaiba corp. arena where the entrance exams for Duel Academy were being held.
Dai was a young man, around thirteen, with short black hair and dark blue eyes. He wore a pair of blue jeans, some black Chuck Tailor sneakers, and a black leather jacket with a gray hoodie underneath the jacket. The hood was extremely deep and when he had it up you could not see his eyes at all.
Dai finally reached the Kaiba Corp. arena when he heard the people sitting at the registration table in front of the arena. "Well it looks like that's all of them. Mark down all of the no shows as such."
"Wait!" Dai yelled as he ran up to the desk. "You can count Daisuke Higarashi as here." He said to the people. They all nodded to each other and found his name on their list. Dai quickly followed them inside.
Dr. Vellian Crowler was currently sitting in his seat watching the last of the applicants for Duel Academy take their entrance exam duels. Crowler was a very tall, and effeminate, man with blond hair in a ponytail, and he was wearing a long blue blazer. He also had long pink ruffles at the collar and shoulders of his blazer. As the current match finished in the applicant defeating the duel proctor he began gathering his papers to leave when one of the aids walked up to him.
"Excuse me for interrupting, but one final applicant has arrived to take his entrance duel Mr. Crowler." The aid said.
Crowler Grimaced. "Did you just call me Mr?" He asked with obvious disdain in his voice. "I have a Ph.D. in dueling, I have earned the title of Dr. is that understood? Now tell the truant that he will just have to come back next year." He said dismissively.
The other proctors around Crowler tried to argue to allow the applicant to take his exam duel, saying he was only a little late.
Crowler slammed his hands down on the desk he was sitting at. "Absolutely not. This slacker couldn't even show up on time so he will not." Just as he began ranting Crowler's cell phone started ringing, he answered it. "Yes? Who may I ask is calling?"
"Its Sheppard." Answered an older sounding male voice. "Just calling to make sure everything is running smoothly Crowler. We wouldn't want a repeat of last year. Where you cut a third of the applicants for some stupid reason. What was it again? Calling you Mr. or Mrs. or something? Just make sure that everyone gets a fair shot."
Crowler was looking a bit apprehensive but answered his superior. "Of course Chancellor. Everyone will get a shot." 'Obnoxious windbag. Doesn't he know that there are enough no talent flunkies at this school? He is the boss though, so I'll give this slacker a shot alright, of course it certainly wont be fair.' Crowler thought. "If you will all excuse me for a moment." He said as he got up and started to walk away.
"Wait Dr. Crowler. Who will be the boys proctor and what exam deck should we use?" One of the proctors asked the blonde haired professor.
"Oh leave that to me." He said as he walked away.
Dai was currently standing next to a short boy with wild teal colored hair and gray eyes wearing small round-rimmed glasses named Syrus. They had just finished watching the last duelist, Bastion Misawa; defeat his duel proctor with a combination of Vorse Raider and Ring of Destruction.
"Nice duel Bastion." Dai complimented him as he sat down.
Bastion was a young man around the same age as Dai. He had charcoal colored hair and eyes of the same color. "Thank you." He said with a distinct British accent as he took off his duel disk.
"From the look of things you might just be the second best duelist here." Dai said as he heard his name called over the loudspeaker to go to exam field four.
As Dai started to walk away, Bastion grabbed his arm. "Hey wait. If I am the second best duelist here, then who is the first?" He asked the black haired boy.
Dai grinned at him. "Well me of course." He said as he took off towards his exam field.
Syrus grinned at Dai's retreating form. "He's so confident. Do you think he's really that good Bastion?" The teal haired boy asked him.
"He's going to need to be. Look at who he's Dueling." Bastion said as he pointed to the dueling field.
As Dai was brought up through the floor of the exam field he turned around and saw Crowler standing across from him having his custom duel vest put on him by some female assistants. "Alright. Test time." Crowler said as he adjusted the fit of his vest. "Okay applicant, what is your name?" Crowler asked him.
Dai smirked at him. "Daisuke Higarashi." He replied.
"Well then Daisuke Higarashi. I am Dr. Vellian Crowler. Department chair of techniques here at Duel Academy." Crowler said.
"Wow a department chair. I had no idea." Dai said while trying not to laugh at Crowler's outfit. 'This guy is a department chair? He looks like he was dressed by a color blind fairy.' Dai thought to himself.
"Yes well shall we begin the test? Duel vest on." Crowler said as he activated his vest.
Dai's smirk fell off his face almost immediately. He reached behind him and pulled his gray hood up onto his head, hiding most of his face from view. "Let's do this teach." He said as he activated his duel disk, his voice holding none of its former amusement.
"Duel!" They both said simultaneously.
{Dai 4000LP}
{Crowler 4000LP}
"My move." Dai said as he drew his cards. 'Nice, just what I need.' Dai thought looking at his cards. 'Hey pal, hopefully I'll get to pay you during this duel.' Dai mentally said to one of his favorite cards. "I summon Witch Doctor of Sparta in defense mode (2000DP)." He said as a blackish purple monster with a black cape and a bleached white skull appeared kneeling down. "I'll also lay down a facedown and end my turn."
"Not a bad opening… for an amateur. Now here is another easy opening. I play the magic card Confiscation. Now by simply giving up 1000 life points I am allowed to look at your hand and toss out one of your cards." Crowler explained as holograms of Dai's cards appeared in front of him. "I remember some of these from when I was a naïve rookie. Now then which one to choose, ah yes I know, Monster Reborn to the graveyard." Crowler pointed at the hologram of the card and Dai put it in his graveyard. "Now then young scholar, I place two cards facedown and then play the spell card Heavy Storm. This card wipes out all magic and trap cards on the field." Both of Crowler's facedown cards were destroyed, along with Dai's Mirror Force trap card.
{Dai 4000LP}
{Crowler 3000LP}
"So what did you get for destroying your own traps professor? I know you did that for a specific reason. I doubt you would be foolish enough to you play Heavy Storm just to get rid of my facedown. And even if you did, you wouldn't put down face downs of your own without a reason." Dai said.
"Very astute, I did indeed want to destroy my own trap cards, for they are special traps known as Statue of the Wicked and when they are destroyed they each bring out a vicious token monster." Crowler explained.
In the stands several of the students were watching the duel with interest. "Hey cards that powerful wouldn't be in any of the test decks. Crowler must be using his own cards on this guy." Said a blue haired boy in a long blue blazer like Crowler's, minus the long pink ruffles.
"Then this is over. No applicant can beat the deck of an expert like Dr. Crowler, what do you think Chazz?" Said a boy with spiky brown hair, also in a blue blazer, to the third boy sitting in between them.
The boy he was speaking to had spiky black hair and dark eyes. His face had an arrogant smirk on it. "I think I'm going to enjoy watching Crowler kick the crap out of this loser. I just wish they had treated all the other second-rate duelists here the same way." Chazz said condescendingly.
Higher up in the stands the upper classmen at the academy were also watching the duel with interest. One in particular was an attractive blonde with golden eyes. "What an elitist snob. Bullying some amateur with his very best cards." She said.
"Your too soft Alexis." Came a voice from behind her. Turning around she saw an older boy, around sixteen, standing near her in a white blazer with blue trim. "I just hope we get to see that legendary rare monster that Crowler has stashed away in his deck."
Back on the field Crowler was continuing his move. "Now then, ready for your next lesson? Because I sacrifice my two vicious tokens to summon the legendary Ancient Gear Golem." The two tokens disappeared and a huge metal monster with one glowing red eye appeared in its place {3000AP}. "Now Golem, take out his monster with Mechanized Melee." Crowler yelled. The Golem reared back its huge fist and smashed it into Dai's Witch Doctor of Sparta, destroying it.
"Aw man Dai's monster never stood a chance. Its defense points were too low." Syrus lamented.
"That's not the worst part. When Ancient Gear Golem attacks a monster in defense mode, the difference between its attack points and the monsters defense point are dealt as damage." Bastion explained the Golem's special ability.
"But that means… Dai's life points are going to take a hit."
Suddenly a ghostly image of Gear Golems fist slammed into Dai and his life points were reduced.
{Dai 3000LP}
{Crowler 3000LP}
"Not bad teach, that is one badass monster you have there. Still its nothing I can't handle." Dai said with a slight smirk on his lips. 'His Golem isn't nearly as powerful as you buddy.' Dai mentally said to his favorite card.
Crowler was livid at the boys comment. 'That little slacker will not get away with making a mockery of my best monster.'
Up in the stands Alexis was impressed with Dai's attitude. "Well at least the kid is showing some backbone, eh Zane?" She said to the blue haired young man next to her. Zane just scoffed.
"Now then, its my turn." Dai drew his next card. "I play Pot of Greed. So I draw two more cards. Now I play the Trap card Jar of Greed, which lets me draw another card." Dai drew his new cards and smirked. 'Perfect.' "Its all over. Now I play this… My Black Illusion Ritual." Dai said, stunning most of the students. "So I tribute the Apprentice Magician in my hand to summon my ritual monster, Relinquished." Dai said as a dark blue circle appeared on the battlefield. Out of the circle came a dark blue monster with grey veins running all over it. Two armored looking pieces raised up from the front of the monster and its single eye looked straight at Crowler {0AP}. "Now I activate Relinquished's special effect, once per turn I can use its effect to turn one of your monsters into an equip spell card and attach it to Relinquished. Then your monsters attack and defense points are transferred to my Relinquished, since you only have one monster I choose your Ancient Gear Golem." Dai said. There was a grey circle on the center of Relinquished that opened up and a vacuum effect started that sucked in Ancient Gear Golem. Then on one of the Armor pieces that lifted up from its body part of the Golem appeared {3000AP}. "Now Relinquished attack Crowler Directly with Mechanized Melee." Out of the open hole in Relinquished's stomach came the Ancient Gear Golem's fist. It struck Crowler and knocked him over.
{Dai 3000LP}
{Crowler 0LP}
All those watching the duel were completely stunned. Not only had this kid beaten Dr. Crowler's personal deck, he had used an insanely rare and powerful card to do it. Many believed that the Relinquished card was only in the deck of Maximillion Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters.
Alexis looked over at Zane. He had an interesting expression on his face. He wasn't really shocked that this kid had beaten Crowler, what he was surprised at were the cards he used to do it.
"Well this should make this year pretty interesting." Alexis said. 'Daisuke Higarashi, what else are you going to show us?' Zane nodded his head in agreement of what Alexis had said, and his thoughts were running in the same direction as hers.
A few days later all of the applicants that passed their exams were on a Helicopter flying over the ocean. Dai was sitting near the window with his hood pulled down over his eyes, apparently taking a nap. Most of the other new students gave him a bit of a wide birth. Syrus was sitting across the aisle from him next to Bastion talking quietly.
"I still can't believe that Dai has such a powerful monster in his deck. I mean I thought that Relinquished was one of a kind and that only Pegasus had it in his deck." Syrus commented to Bastion.
"I know what you mean. I had heard rumors that a few copies of it were in fact released, but no one was ever able to confirm it. I can't help but wonder what other cards he has in his deck. Although I'm not sure if any can hold a candle to his Relinquished card." The young Brit said.
Unknown to the two conversing students, Dai was not asleep; he was actually listening to their conversation. Smirking internally he thought to himself. 'Just you wait Bastion. You think Relinquished is my best card? You aint seen nothing yet.' With that thought the young duelist actually did close his eyes and fall asleep.
Several hours later the pilot spoke over the intercom. "Attention new academy students. If you'll look outside your windows you will see your new home away from home. Quite a site isn't it, now then, please fasten your seatbelts and move your chairs into the proper upright position. We're going in, next stop Academy Island."
As they all disembarked from the Helicopter, the new students were all separated into three groups and led into the Academy. Once inside they were all taken to different locker rooms and handed new clothes. The clothes consisted of a jacket and shoes of different colors, depending on which dorm you were in. Dai and Syrus were both in the same group and were given red jackets and shoes. Dai didn't really like the shoes he was given and declined putting them on, preferring his Chucks; luckily he actually had a pair of red ones. He did put on the jacket over his gray hoodie. The students were told to leave their old clothes behind and they would be taken to their new dorms along wit the rest of their luggage.
Next came a greeting speech from Chancellor Sheppard, the headmaster of the school. After Sheppard's speech the students were allowed to mingle and then head towards their respective dorms. Dai was walking towards the Slifer Red Dorm with Syrus in tow and ran into Bastion. The young Brit was wearing the same outfit as they were except his was all yellow, signifying that he was in the Ra Yellow Dorm. "Well Gentlemen, heading off to look at your dorm? Its that way." Bastion said pointing out towards the far side of the Island.
"Thanks Bastion." Syrus said while Dai just gave him a friendly wave.
The two new Slifer students headed in the direction of their new dorm, they were both sorely disappointed in what they found. "This isn't a dorm. Its and outhouse with a deck." Syrus mumbled.
Dai was walking around the deck on the second floor. "Well at leas we have a good view." He said toe Syrus and pointed out towards the ocean, which they had an amazing view of. "Lets go find our room." Dai said as they headed towards one of the doors.
They quickly found their room and opened the door. The curtains were drawn and there was a triple bunk bed stuffed in the corner. In the opposite was a small desk and there were three footlockers at the foot of the bed. Dai walked over and pulled the curtains to the side to let in some light.
"Hey those were closed for a reason." They heard a deep voice say. Syrus immediately jumped behind Dai and screamed, causing Dai to sweat drop at his antics. "Hey quit yelling. Now who are you and what are you doing in my room?"
"Sorry man, we didn't see you. My name's Dai, and this is Syrus. We're your new roommates." Dai explained.
"Well do you see me now?" Said the boy and raised himself up. He was a large boy that had black hair that came up into two natural buns on the top of his head, and a large nose. All in all Dai thought he looked a lot like a Koala Bear. "You guys are new here so lemme tell you how it goes around here." With that the young man, whose name was Chumley, explained the ranking system for Duel Academy. Slifer Red's were considered the poor students, Ra Yellow's were mid level students, and Obelisk Blue's were the best.
After the introduction Chumley gave them, Dai and Syrus decided to walk around the campus of the academy. The entire time they were walking Syrus was getting down on himself since he was in the Slifer Red dorm. "Hey Sy, you really need to relax, just because you're in the Red dorm doesn't mean you're a bad duelist. I mean look at me. I beat Crowler, a department chair and they put me in here. I'm pretty positive, that Crowler did that intentionally just to try and piss me off, but you know what? I don't care if I am in the red dorm, because I know that I am an awesome duelist. Just because they say Slifer's are the bottom of the barrel doesn't mean that we have to listen." Dai said to his new friend.
Syrus seemed to perk up at that thought. "You're right Dai. We'll just have to change everyone's opinion of what the Slifer Red Dorm is capable of." He said with a more confident look on his face.
The two of them continued walking around the school, finally ending up in a state of the art dueling arena. Looking around they decided that they were going to duel each other to try out the awesome arena. Their conversation caught the attention of some other students in the arena.
"Hey you two aren't allowed in here, this is the Blue Obelisk campus." Said the boy with dark blue hair, which almost perfectly matched his blue blazer.
His companion, a boy with spiky brown hair put in his two cents. "Yeah, and you Slifer Red rejects aren't welcome here. Check out the crest." He said as he pointed above the door.
Dai and Syrus both looked at where he was pointing. There was indeed an Obelisk crest above the door. "Okay we were just looking around, but we'll leave now, right Dai?" Syrus said to his friend.
Dai narrowed his eyes at the two Obelisk Blues facing him. "No way am I leaving. You two want me to leave, you're just gonna have to make me." Dai said.
"Hey wait you're that kid." The blue haired boy said before turning towards the bleachers. "Hey Chazz, it's that kid that beat Dr. Crowler. Check it out."
Looking in the same directions as the two boys in front of him, Dai saw a black haired teen with an arrogant look in his eyes staring down at them. "Hey there, the names Dai and you're Chuzz right?" Dai asked with a smirk on his face.
"His name is Chazz Princeton, and he was the number one student at dueling prep school. So you make sure and pay the proper respect, got it?" The blue haired teen said.
"Yeah Chazz is the best, he's gonna be the future King of Games." Said the brown haired boy.
Dai scoffs. "Impossible."
"What'd you say?"
"It's impossible for him to be the next King of Games, because that's gonna be me." Dai said with a confidant smirk.
Both boys looked at each other before they both burst out laughing. "A Slifer Slacker King of Games? Yeah that'll be the day."
"Can it you two." Chazz interrupted. "Maybe the new guy is right. After all he did beat Crowler, and that legendary rare monster of his. I suppose that does take some skill, or was it luck? I say we find out right now." He said with a smirk.
Dai's own smirk disappeared from his face instantly. "Bring it."
"Well isn't this a motley crew." Interrupted a new voice. Turning towards it they saw an attractive blonde in a white top with blue trim, and a blue miniskirt. She also had on light blue fingerless gloves that went to her elbows and dark blue boots.
"Who is she?" Syrus asked.
"Hey Alexis. Come to watch me kick the crap out of this new Slifer Slacker? It'll be a short duel, but an entertaining one." Chazz said, all cocky arrogance.
"I'm here to remind you of the Obelisk welcome dinner that we need to attend." Alexis said to Chazz and his goons in a threatening way. All three of them took the hint and left. Turning back towards Dai and Syrus she said. "Sorry if Chazz rubbed you the wrong way. All of us Obelisks aren't like that. Chazz is just a jerk, especially with Slifer's."
"Nah its okay, guys like that have never bothered me since most of the time they can't back up their words with action." Dai said with easy confidence.
Alexis giggled at him. "The Slifer welcome dinner should be starting soon as well." She said as she left the arena.
Dai and Syrus decided to head back to their dorm for there welcome dinner, which turned out to be a major let down for them. Their "Welcome Dinner" consisted of a bowl of white rice, a few tiny grilled fish, and a bowl of some kind of stew that Dai couldn't identify, although it was surprisingly tasty. They also met their dorm headmaster, Professor Banner.
After their welcome dinner the new Slifer's went to their rooms to get ready for bed. Syrus was nice enough to make some tea for everyone, although Chumley rudely told him he didn't want any. Dai gladly took a cup while he was looking through some of his extra cards for anything that might fit into his deck. Suddenly his school PDA started beeping at him. Opening it up, Dai noticed he had a message.
Chazz's face suddenly appeared on his screen. "Hey Slifer Slacker. You're not off the hook yet. Tonight at midnight, oh and to make things interesting, the winner takes the other guys best card."
Dai smirked at the message. "Well it looks like I'll get to duel at that arena after all, and I can take that snob down a few pegs."
"If that's Chazz you're dueling, then all you've got is trouble." Chumley said before rolling over and going back to sleep.
Syrus and Dai were walking through the halls of the academy towards the Obelisk Blue arena. "I don't think this is such a good idea Dai." Syrus said, looking around for the night security.
"Good or bad, if someone challenges you, you have to step up. Besides I've been wanting to kick that Obelisk Blue's ass since I met him." Dai said as they entered the arena.
Inside were Chazz and his two friends. "Well well, he shows." Chazz said arrogantly.
"You bet. I've been waiting to kick your ass since earlier." Dai said as they both stepped up on the duel field.
"Now it's time to find out if you beating Dr. Crowler was a fluke or a fact." Chazz said.
"Yeah and were going to find out something else too. Which one of us is really going to be the next king of games?" Dai replied.
"Yeah yeah, just have your best card ready to hand over to me when I win." Chazz said dismissively.
"Lets Duel." Both said as Dai pulled up his hood and they activated their disks.
Dai {4000LP}
Chazz {4000LP}
"Alright Slacker. For my first move I play Reborn Zombie in defense mode {1600DP}, and I lay one card face down." Chazz said as the crouched zombie appeared on his side of the field.
"Well that's one way to start a duel but I think I am going to start a little bigger." Dai said as he drew his card. "Now I play the Ritual Magic card Incandescent Ordeal. Now by offering seven or more star levels worth of monsters from either my hand or the field as tribute, I'm allowed to summon to the field my Legendary Flame Lord." Dai said as a red seal array appeared on the field. Then in a swirl of flames his monster appeared. It was wearing a purple headdress, as well as dark red robes and carried a purple staff with a glowing red jewel on the top {2400AP}. "Told you I'd start big." Dai said as Chazz's smirk got bigger.
"I was hoping you would because that facedown I played was a trap, which you just activate. Chthonian Ritualized Decree, do your stuff."
"What's Chthonian Ritualized Decree's stuff?" Syrus asked himself quietly.
"I thought id find you guys here." Came a voice behind Syrus.
Turning around he saw the attractive blonde from earlier. "Alexis?" He asked.
"Chthonian Ritualized Decree is a nasty trap card. It allows its user to take control of a Ritual monster that was just summoned by sacrificing one of his own as well as five hundred Life Points." She explained.
"Oh no, Dai just summoned a Ritual monster." Syrus said.
"I sacrifice Reborn Zombie and five hundred life points to gain control of you Legendary Flame Lord." Chazz said as Reborn Zombie disappeared in a light, and a dark purple shroud enveloped the Legendary Flame Lord and he disappeared from Dai's side of the field and reappeared on Chazz's field.
Chazz {3500LP}
Dai {4000LP}
"How did Chazz know to play that?" Syrus asked.
"You're so predictable Daisuke. You couldn't stop talking about your Relinquished at the exam, so I knew you would play a Ritual summon." Chazz explained.
"Since Flame Lord was a Ritual monster, it counts as a special summon. So I'm still allowed to summon another monster from my hand." Dai said. 'Not that anything in my hand can stand up to my Flame Lord.' Dai thought.
'Yeah summon another monster. It wont do you any good, this Flame Lord is way too powerful.' Chazz thought to himself.
"I summon Mystical Beast Cerberus in defense mode." Dai said and a large armored lion with a purple mane appeared {1400DP}. "There, all set."
"Yeah set up to get knocked down." Chazz said as he drew his card. "Rise Chthonian Soldier." The light grey armored soldier appeared on the field {1200AP}. "Now Legendary Flame Lord, attack Mystical Beast Cerberus with Inferno Flame Jet." Flame Lord raised his staff high and then pointed it at the Mystical Beast Cerberus. The red jewel glowed and a huge jet of flames shot out of the tip and hit the monster. It exploded in a flash of light.
"Don't think for one second that I'm done with you yet slacker. Chthonian Soldier, attack Wind Storm Slash." The Soldier rushed forward and hit Dai directly. "Are you starting to know your place now? Maybe you were someone back home, but here in the big leagues you're just a pathetic little amateur you Slifer Slime. I'll end my turn with a facedown card." A card appeared in his backfield. "Go ahead slacker."
Chazz {3500LP}
Dai {2800LP}
Dai started to chuckle. "This is exactly why I came to this school. This is great. I've been looking for a challenge. I summon Crusader of Endymion in attack mode." A large spellcaster monster appeared wearing light blue armor and robes over a brown body suit {1900AP}. "Now take out his Chthonian Soldier." Dai said as the Crusader created a ball of blue magical energy and shot it at Chazz's monster and destroyed it in a shower of light. Then suddenly the soldier's sword flew up into the air and shot straight at Dai. Both boys' life points dropped.
Chazz {2800LP}
Dai {2100LP}
"Still think its great Slacker? Because when Chthonian Soldier is destroyed, you receive the same amount of damage to you life points as I do. The only difference is, you don't have all that many to spare." Chazz said. "It's just a matter of time Slacker, Your best card is about to be mine."
"This isn't over yet. I lay one card face down." Dai said and ended his turn.
"Play what you like, my next attack will finish off your monster and leave your life points wide open, and that attack is coming right now. Go Flame Lord." Chazz said.
"Not so fast. That was a trap I just threw."
"It's Energy Drain." Syrus said.
"Then that means that Dai is still in this duel after all. Energy Drain increases the attack and defense of Dai's monster by two hundred for every card Chazz is holding, and since he's holding five that gives Dai's Crusader a thousand more points {2900AP}." Alexis said, sounding impressed with Dai's move.
Flame Lord raised his staff again and shot the jet of flame at Dai's Crusader, who blocked it with his arm armor and then shot his own blast of magical energy at the Flame Lord. Flame Lord was instantly destroyed.
Chazz {2300LP}
Dai {2100LP}
"Way to go." Syrus cheered.
"Nice moves out there Dai." Alexis complimented.
"More like lucky moves if you ask me you Slifer School Scum." Chazz said. "Alright, I activate Chthonian Blast. Now since you destroyed one of my monsters, I get to destroy one of yours and you take damage equal to half it's attack points." Suddenly a swirl of wind was created around Crusader of Endymion and the monster exploded. Dai then took damage due to Chazz's spell.
Chazz {2300LP}
Dai {750LP}
"Now I activate the trap Call of the Haunted. It allows me to bring back one monster in my graveyard to the field in attack mode. Rise Chthonian Soldier {1200AP}, but he wont be staying for long. I sacrifice him in order to summon Mefist the Infernal General {1800AP}." The grey armored warrior appeared, only to be replaced with a large black armored warrior riding a horse and carrying a large double headed axe.
"Not bad." Dai commented.
"Not bad? You know you're something else Slacker. Acting all confident, but your lousy monsters won't get you out of this Jam." Chazz sneered. Dai just smirked and drew his card.
Suddenly Alexis heard footsteps. "Uh guys. We've got company, campus security. IF we don't get out of here, we'll get seriously busted."
"Why? I mean we're all students here." Dai said confused at her apprehension.
Alexis pulled out her school PDA. "The rules say no off hour arena duels. Chazz knows that, but let me guess he never told you." She said looking that the embarrassed Obelisk.
The blue haired boy behind Chazz leaned on the raised battle platform. "Come on, let's go."
Chazz turned towards his friends but looked back at Dai. "Well Slacker. It looks like you lucked out… this time. I've seen what I came here for. You're a sorry duelist. You beating Dr. Crowler was just a fluke." He turned and quickly left the arena. Dai just gave him a slight scowl, knowing that he actually had the duel in won.
"Dai we've gotta get out of here." Syrus said concernedly.
"Yeah, he's right." Alexis confirmed.
Dai growled under his breath. "This sucks, I had that guy dead to rights."
As soon as the three students left the arena three security guards walked in from the opposite entrance and looked around. They had thought they heard voices, but there was nothing in here.
The three students were standing outside of the academy looking around. Syrus practically had to drag Dai out of the arena. "Well you certainly are stubborn." Alexis commented with a smile on her face.
Dai pulled down his hood and smiled. "Only about my dueling."
"I'm sorry you couldn't finish your match with Chazz." She said.
"It's okay. I know exactly how it was going to end." Dai said confidently.
"No offense but from where I was standing it could have gone either way." Alexis said.
"No way. Not with these in my hand." Dai said and showed Alexis the cards he had been holding. Alexis was shocked. In Dai's hand was Raigeki, a spell card that destroyed all of his opponents monsters, Ancient Rules, a spell that allowed him to summon one level five of higher monster from his hand, and another ultra rare monster, the Dark Magician. With that three-card combo Dai would have destroyed Chazz's Mefist the Infernal General, and been able to summon Dark Magician without a sacrifice.
"How many ultra rare cards do you have in your deck Dai? First Relinquished, and now Dark Magician? What's next? You have a Blue Eyes White Dragon stashed away somewhere as well?" Alexis asked with a mixture of annoyance and awe at the rare cards in Dai's deck.
"I guess you'll just have to wait and find out." Dai said with wink and a laugh as he walked back towards his dorm with Syrus in tow.
'This is going to be one interesting year.' Alexis thought to herself.
END CHAPTER ONE
AUTHOR NOTE:
This is my first Yu-Gi-Oh fan fic. Yes I made up Chthonian Ritualized Decree; mostly I did it because I couldn't find any good control monster cards that fit the situation. Yes Dai will have a few of the rare and powerful spellcaster cards like Dark Magician and Relinquished, don't like it, well deal with it. Anyone that wants to give ideas for cards is more than welcome to. I intend for Dai to have primarily a spellcaster deck, and maybe a fiend or machine deck as backup. I will be taking a poll on the two possible backup decks, leave your vote in any review you post. Any ideas would be great, also if anyone wants to make up cards to help me out, feel free. Credit will be given to the author that makes up any card I decide to use. All reviews are welcome, constructive criticism will not be turned away, but please no flames. Also check out my other stories HOME IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE and ROKUUBI NO JINCHUURIKI.