Welcome readers to a new story I had cooking up for a long while now. This will be my first series I'm typing so please have mercy with your comments. First things first:
- The specific cards, sets and decks I mention and include will "not" follow the time and date in which they we're originally released in real time to avoid confusion.
- The characters included in the story will not include the "main" characters from the anime series. I'll only include that characters that have been seen and haven't gotten enough screen time. I will however make a few exceptions.
- I do not own Cardfight Vanguard. The OCs and story line are of my design.
- Use of music from separate anime's such as openings, endings, etc., will be included. They belong to their respective owners.
- There will be some changes and similarities to each the card's lore.
! ! are when music would play in the background. Often to show emotions being showed or for a form of humor. * * are special effects that would appear on/over the characters during or after speech, ' ' are character's inner thoughts
Without further ado, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy.
Published on 10/10/2016
Out somewhere in the stars, there is a planet much like Earth know as Cray. The inhabitants of said planet are beings one can only imagine in stories such knights, dragons, mermaids, pirates, ghosts, monsters, machines, heroes, villains, and godly deities. Each of these beings live within their respective territories on the planet; United Sanctuary, Dragon Empire, Magallanica, Star Gate, Zoo, and finally Dark Zone. As of now, each nation is in a prosperous time of peace.
"WHAA!"
... Not tonight though. In the dark woods of the dark zone nation laid on the grass a crying infant wrapped in an azure blue blanket. The child was not alone though, as the sound of rustling of leaves and bushes drew near and appeared came a women.
(Toby Fox- Undertale Soundtrack 34 - Memory)
She had bright brown eyes and chestnut hair dressed in a brown dress with the skirt reaching just above her thighs with white stalkings and short brown heels. The strangest aspect of her attire and look was the designs of gears on her shoulders, left leg, ankles, sleeves and even a gear "attached"to the left side of her head.
Steam maiden Uluru approached the child carefully, inspecting her surroundings. How no one was able to find this child but herself out in the dark woods was beyond her. Especially since the child's cries could've easily have attracted wild animals.
She cradled the young infant in her arms and gently rocked it back and forth in an effort to calm it down. Hearing the child to finally stop crying and instead lull to sleep, the gearroid decided to return home and take the youngling with her and away from the forest.
As she was walking, she heard a soft, but irregular humming originating from the baby she was carrying. She noticed a faint glow covered by the blanket wrapped around the baby, so she reached in and pulled out a necklace with a flashing black orb incased by two silver rings. The orb was flashing purple, then the light stopped and faded back to black.
Uluru stared at the orb, stunned at what just occurred, but before she could look into it, the baby was stirring awake and was about to cry again. The women hurried back home, deciding to ponder about it later. Not knowing about the future about to take place.
(Music End)
~Time skip~
Unknown Voice: Stand up, my Vanguard!
Unknown Voice: Stand up, the Vanguard!
(Intro will be in next chapter)
Clear skies, busy streets and sounds of bells can only mean one thing...
"AHHH SCHOOL?!" exclaimed a female student in particular who was walking through the halls hunched over.
Aside from her red, braided hair that reached her back and amber eyes, she was wearing the school uniform which consisted of the average white dress shirt under a grey blazer with the school logo pin on the right side of her chest while also sporting a skirt reaching just above her knees.
"Calm down Ryún. It's the first day back and you're already getting loud."
Ryún turned her head to see her high school friend, Súchin Shojo. She had snow white hair that with piercing blue eyes and was wearing the same female uniform as Ryún. However, unlike her blonde friend being upbeat and boisterous, Súchin is more mellow and level-headed.
"Easy for you to say. You hardly look upset." Ryún complained.
"Can't you tell? Being in school pisses me off." Súchin answered in her monotone way of speaking.
Sure. Whatever you say." Ryún replied back. Having known Súchin for a long time, Ryún had grown accustomed to her manner of speaking and hasn't been taken aback by her response.
The day was going by in slow motion as one class seemed to be longer than the last one. Sure lunch was an exception, but then it was back to waiting for the bell to ring.
As Ryún was waiting, her mind wondered elsewhere as a way to pass the time. To the clock, the view outside the window, until something caught her eye. But before she can press onto the matter, the bell final rang.
The school ended, the students filed out of the class... and Ryún bulldozes her way through the front gates, but not before being stopped by Súchin pulling on the back of her collar and being Ryún's brakes as she fell on her back.
"You should be more careful when running around a corner Ryún. You don't know when you'll bump into someone or if they'll pull on your collar." Súchin said, showing a small smile.
"Good to see your sense of humor hasn't left during the summer." Ryún groaned. "Now come on. I want to try out the new system." Ryún got up and ran ahead with Súchin following closely.
After a few minutes of running, the duo finally made it to their destination. Their destination being a local and quite famous card shop called "C.G. Palace".
Both Ryún and Súchin are both regulars and are going to represent the shop after they win the Vanguard tournament. Of course they would still need a third and/or possibly fourth member, but they agreed to cross that bridge when they get there. Ryún doesn't mind as long as the members are strong and Súchin doesn't care because she just doesn't.
"Welcome back ladies." A male voice spoke from behind the counter. The male had blonde hair and blue eyes like Súchin. He was wearing a green apron with the letters C.G. imprinted in yellow over his white dress shirt as he wore blue jeans and and black boots. "Hello." "What's up Lucas. Is it ready yet?" Ryún asked in anticipation. "Eager are we? It's set up out back. There's a fight going on and one of the fighters might be of interest. It's a clan no one has seen before." Lucas explained, but was surprised to see only Súchin present. "*sweatdopped* How much coffee did she drink today?" Lucas asked as a sweat drop appeared over his head. "One in the morning and another on the way here." Súchin replied casually.
As Ryún got to the back she was taken aback by the crowd of people, but not as much as the fight taking place. She saw Extreme Battler, Victor being blasted by an unfamiliar looking black quadruped dragon. The units on the field soon vanished and a virtual screen showed the name of the winner.
"Tora... Yúkan'na..." Ryún read.
~Line Break~
-Tora's POV-
'Wow. A lot of people seem interested in my deck. And here I thought it was just my personality.' "Alright, anyone want a turn with the system?"
There were murmurs and whispers in the crowd as no one wanted to battle the me until a hand shot up from the crowd. "I will." The person who spoke came out of the crowd and entered the fence to where I was standing, next to a motion figure system.
My hair was purple and in a small ponytail and my eyes were chocolate brown. I wore a grey sweater with blue horizontal lines on top of a black shirt, along with purple pants and white sneakers. Finally, I wore the necklace I had since my birth around my neck. "Hey there. Looks like you're my opponent. Name's Tora Yukan'na." I introduced myself as my opponent put on the glove on her left hand. "Ryún Hanshu" She told me as were drew our five cards. "Ready?" "Yeah!"
-3rd person POV-
Tora vs Ryún
Tora: "Stand up, Vanguard! Time Piece Dracokid!" (GRADE 0, PWR 4000, SLD 10000)
Ryún: "Stand up, ... my..., Vanguard! Perdition Dragon, Petal Flare Dracokid!" (Grade 0, PWR 5000, SLD 10000)
(Cardfight! Vanguard BGM Soundtrack- 13)
A bright light engulfs the whole arena as the battle field takes a form of a grass plain. Behind Tora appeared a bluish purple small dragon with brass wings and a large pocket watch under it's arm. Behind Ryún appeared a small red dragon with gold features and a white sash over it's shoulder.
"I've never seen that unit before. What clan is that from?" Ryú asked in confusion.
"Gear Chronicle. You've must have just got here. But don't worry, you'all see a lot of it soon enough." Tora announced as he drew first.
Tora: Ride! Trumpeting Worker!
"Timepiece slides behind him. Over to you."
Tora's Field:
Empty, Trumpeting Worker, Empty
Empty, Timepiece Dracokid, Empty
Hand Size Comparison: 5:5 (Ryún)
Damage Comparison: 0:0
Ryún: "Draw. Ride! Dragon Monk Gojo!"
"Petal Flare, moves and then I call Gia and he'll attack your vanguard!" Ryún announced as her turned her cards to the sides. "No guard." Tora said as his vanguard was struck by the kagero knight. He checked for a damage trigger; Steam Maiden, Enarda, no trigger. "Petal Flare boosts; my vanguard attacks!" (70005000=12000). Ryún announced. "No guard." Tora repeated. "Trigger check; no trigger." Ryún puts Perdition Dancer, Anna into her hand as Gojo struck Steam Breath with his staff. "Damage Check; I got a draw trigger. Power to my vanguard and I draw." Tora placed Lucky Pot Dracokid into the damage zone."Turn End." Ryún announced.
Ryún's Field:
Empty, Dragon Monk Gojo, Perdition Dragon Knight, Gia
Empty, Petal Flare Dragon, Empty
Hand Size Comparison: 5:6(Tora)
Damage Comparison): 2:0
Tora: "Draw. I ride Steam Knight, Puzur-Ili!" The gearroid was replaced with a more human looking gearoid with flowing white hair and a pair of gattling guns. "Timepiece's skill. Counterblast and moves to the soul and then I check the top 5 cards for a grade 3." Tora does as the skill says and looks at the five cards. "I'll take this one and shuffle." Tora revealed Slow Divider Dragon to Ryún and shuffled his deck.
"I call Steam Fighter, Agar and with his skill. Soulblast. I add Limer to hand and the rest will go to the drop Zone. Now he'll attack Gia!" "Guard!" Agar leaped into the air and launched his shurikens at Gia, but gatling claw dragon blasted them in midair. "Next Puzur-Ili blasts your vanguard!" "No guard." "Drive Check; Heal Trigger! I recover 1 damage." The gearoid bombarded gojo with sprays of gunfire. "Damage check; Nothing." Ryún placed Rampart Dragon into her damage zone. "Turn end."
Tora's Field:
Steam Breath Dragon, Steam Knight, Puzur-Ili, Empty
Empty, Empty, Empty
Hand Size Comparison: 7:4(Ryún)
Damage: 1:1
Drop Zone Comparison: 5:1
Ryún: Draw. And now I'll ride Perdition Dragon, Whirlwind Dragon!" Gojo yelled as he was enveloped by a tornado of fire and in his place was whirlwind dragon. "Gia moves and I call Menace Laser and with his skill I retire Agar." Gia jumps back as Menace Laser Dragon took his place. Then, it fired it's dual cannon and annihilated Tora's rearguard, kicking up dust as Agar faded in a bright flash of light."
"Whirlwind attacks!(90005000=12000)" "No guard." "Drive Check;" Ryún revealed Embodiment of spears, Tahr, "Critical Trigger!" Whirlwind unleashed a torrent of flames that engulfed Tora's vanguard as it grunted from the attack and then braced itself for Tahr's . "Menace Laser! (120007000=19000)" "No Guard" Tora's forth damage revealed a draw trigger. "Turn end." Ryún finished.
Ryún's field:
Empty, Whirlwind Dragon, Menace Laser Dragon
Empty, Petal Flare Dragon, Perdition Dragon Knight, Gia
Hand Size Comparison: 4:7 (Tora)
Damage Comparison: 4:1
Drop Zone Comparison: 1:6
Tora: Draw. Now this is where things gets exciting. Ride! Slow Divider Dragon!" A tornado took place around the steam knight and out emerged a roaring gold dragon glowing with emerald lights from its horn to its tail. 'That's the card he picked out.' Ryún thought as she remembered earlier in the game.
"Divider's skill." Tora takes the top 2 cards of his deck and places them in his drop zone. Steam Maiden, Uluru(heal trigger) and Steam Battler, Meshda(critical trigger). "Tough luck. Those could've been useful if your Vanguard attacked." Ryún taunted. "This helps actually. Since they're both the same grade I can add 1 of them to hand." Tora did just that and took back Meshda.
"Call! Trumpeting Worker and Steam knight, Kalibum. Now thanks to Kalibum's skill, Gia becomes a grade 0." Kalibum points his boomerang at Gia and a hole appears from under his feet as he fell. The sight and statement shocked Ryún as she knew that only the Witches archetype of the Shadow Paladins could replace units with grade 0. Tora continued, "Gia is sent to the bottom of your deck and you call 1 grade lower to anywhere on the field." Ryún contemplated on her decision before finally placing Gia to the bottom of her deck before looking through it and calling Blue Ray Dracokid on the opposite side of the field.
"Trumpeting Worker boosts Kalibum and attacks menace laser! (70008000=15000)" "No guard!" Kalibum glows as his strength grows thanks to the gearoid and hurls his boomerang and takes out Ryún's rearguard. "Slow Divider Dragon attacks your vanguard!" Looking at the number of cards in hand, Ryún responded, "No guard." "Twin Drive." Tora announced. The first was Prompturret Dragon and the second was Steam Battler, Dadasig. "Critical Trigger! Power and critical goes to my vanguard."
Divider Dragon delivers a roundhouse kick that sent a green energy wave to Whirlwind followed by Dadasig coming in for an uppercut. Ryún checked for two damage and gets gattling claw dragon and drawing an extra card and her second damage being Claws Vile Dragon. "Turn End."
Tora's Field:
Steam Knight Kalibum, Slow Divider Dragon, Empty
Steam Breath Dragon, Empty, Empty
Hand Size Comparison: 8:5 (Ryún)
Damage Comparison: 4:3
Drop Zone Comparison: 7:2
Ryún: Now Ride the Vanguard! Perdition Dragon, Vortex Dragonewt!" WhirlWind roars as it bursts into flames before Dragonewt appeared staring eye to eye and at the same height as Sorrow Divider. Ryún takes LavaFlow Dragon from her hand and slams it into the drop zone. "Generation Stride! Supreme Heavenly Emperor Dragon, Vortex Desire!" Dragonewt entire body glowed as it's body and its features began to grow and change. Now in it's new evolved form, it towered over everyone in and out of the field.
"Calling Nazel and he gets 5000 for if you have an empty column. Vortex Desire attacks with Petal Flare's support!(260005000=31000) Skill!"Ryún flipped over a copy of Mustafa in her G-Zone."When he hits I get rid of a unit on your field." "Guard!" Tora dropped 3 cards from his hand to guard from his hand into the guardian circle as well as an interceptor for a 35000 point shield(46000 in total). "Triple Drive. Check!" The first out of the three checks, Ryún drew a double critical and gave it to Nazel. The third was Perdition Beserker, Petra.
Kalibum, as well Dadasig, Uluru, and Meshda appeared formed a guardian barrier to block Vortex Desire's dragon breath. The collision created embers that fluttered into the air until the attack was done. "See? Dumping the cards was helpful." Tora pointed out with a friendly smile. "Sure tough guy*roll's eyes*. By the way, your shoulder." Ryún pointed to his left shoulder. Tora looked at it and dropped his cards.
He frantically began to pat the fire away in a comical fashion and not in the serious and determined manner to which he was showing earlier. Ryún, the audience, heck even the units had a bead of sweat appearing over their collective heads. After finally getting rid of the fire, Tora straighten himself out and gave a little cough. "Right. Continue." "Rrrrriiiight. Nezal attacks with a boost from Blue-Ray!(240005000=29000, Crit: 3)" "Nope." Ryún said in a flat tone as Arlim appeared blocking the strike with her shield. "Turn end." Vortex Desire transforms back into Dragonewt.
Ryún's Field
Perdition Dragon Knight, Nazel, Perdition Dragon, Vortex Dragonewt, Empty
Blue-Ray Dracokid, Perdition Dragon, Petal Flare Dragon, Empty
Hand Size Comparison: 6:3 (Tora)
Damage Comparison: 3:4
Drop Zone Comparison: 3:13
Tora: "*Draws card.*"Seek Mate!" Slow Divider Dragon roared at the sky as a bright light shined into the sky as two of Tora's heal triggers, Meshda and Agar returned to his deck as a card flew out. Tora caught the card between his forefinger and middle finger. "Steam Knight, Puzur-Ili. Legion! (20000)" To his right, the steam knight appeared at the dragon's side in a glowing aura.
"Legion Skill. Counterblast. I check the top five cards and I add one of them to hand." Tora places a card from his hand to the soul and reveals Steam Scara, Udul to Ryún before adding it to hand. "I added a grade 0 so a unit with the same grade moves from your field to the bottom of your deck. Petal Flare!" Petal Flare disappears from the field. "Trumpeter's skill. Soul charge and counter charge. Call Steam Maiden, Limer, Gigi, Agar and Xang. Gigi's skill, Soulblast and draw." The units appear on the field. "Limer's skill." Tora flips a card over in his damage zone "Nazel returns to your deck. Oh, and no substitutes."
It was during this time that Súchin came by to after her conversation with Lucas who, at the moment, was watching the fight unfold between Ryún and a boy playing with the clan she'd never heard of.
"Limer attacks your vanguard with Gigi boosting. (90005000=14000)" "Guard." Limer bashes her weapons at Gia instead of Dragonewt. "Legion attacks!(20000)" "Rampart!" The gear dragon and steam Knight shot green beams at the flame dragon, but both were blocked by Ryun's nullify. "Checking for triggers." A critical and stand trigger appeared. Limer was stood up and was given the power from stand trigger and Xang received the critical trigger as he launched an assault on Ryún's vanguard.
'Total power is 21000 from Xang and 19000 from Limer...' "Guard!" Limer was stopped by Tahr, but Xang from made a bee-line for Dragonewt and placed two cards into the damage zone. "Xang's skill. Petal Flare disappears." With a counterblast of 1, Petal Flare is then sent to the bottom of the deck "Turn End."
Tora's Field
Steam Maiden, Limer, Slow Divider Dragon, Steam Knight, Xang
Steam Knight, Scalar , Empty, Steam Fighter, Agar
Hand Size Comparison: 3:2 (Ryún)
Damage Comparison: 4:5
Drop Zone Comparison: 9:7
"Final Turn!" Everyone was silent from Ryún's announcement, but then got into a massive hype and started cheering cause when Ryún calls final turn, she always delivers. "Final Turn you say? I'm liking how this is turning out. Show me what you got." Tora challenged with a toothy grin.
Ryún: *Draws card* "Seek Mate!" Drawgonewt spews fire into the the ceiling before exploding into a flash of light. Four cards flew out of Ryún's Drop Zone before residing into the deck. A quick flash then locates the card needed and flew into out where Ryún caught it. "Whirldwind Dragon; Legion! (PWR 20000)" Two dragons, now lined up on the vanguard circle, roar as fire erupted from their aura.
"Dragonnewt's skill!" Ryún flips 2 cards over in her damage zone reveals a copy of Whirlwind Dragon from her hand before placing it down into her drop zone,"Limer and Agar retires and I deal 1 damage. Any triggered effects you get are nullified." Limer and Ager shout as they were forced off of the battle field by the two dragon units' hellfire and the same hellfire damaged Slow Divider. Tora check his fifth damage to reveal a draw trigger, but due to the effects of Dragonewt, he couldn't activate.
"Dragonewt gets 3000 power for every rearguard retired."(200006000=26000) "Calling Nazel and Menace Laser and with their skills," For getting rid of the two unit and emptying a column, Nazel gets 5000 for being called. Menace laser retires Xang and in turn powers up the vanguard.
"Nazel attacks! (14000)" "Guard!" Nazel comes charging in with his spear, but was forced back by a telescope. Nazel glared at Gigi while she blew an air kiss at him with a flirty wink before disappearing. "Now my legion attacks!(29000)" "Gear Rabbit and Dadasig guards that!" The units materialize on the field and creates a guardian barrier. "Twin Drive. First check, Heal Trigger! Legion gets the power and I recover(290005000=34000). Second Check, Critical Trigger!(Legion: 34000, 2 crit)(Menace Laser: 14000)" The blast over powered the two units and impacted Tora's Legion. The sixth card flew into Tora's damage zone, but didn't reveal a heal trigger.
Virtual Screen: "Winner. Ryun Hanshu."
"Aww, I wanted to do my legion again. Oh well. Nice fight." Tora said with a thumbs up; after showing that he had another Slow Divider Dragon in his hand. '*sweatdroped* I can already tell this one's gonna be a real fruit loop.(1)' "Yeah, nice fight." Apparently Tora seemed downcast and disappointed when he lost, but did a complete 180 on his mood.
"So tell me. That's a new clan?" Ryún pointed to his deck as they were walking back for the exit. "That's what everyone is saying, but yeah Gear Chronicle is real. Guess its gonna be the talk of the day then." Tora concluded.
"Gear Chronicle huh?" Súchin asked, making herself know to the known. "WOAH-HO! Who's this ninja now?!" Tora jumped back in shock. "Súchin. Súchin Shojo. I'm with her friend."
He took a quick look at Súchin and Ryún and immediately connected the dots. "You two are classmates right?" Tora asked after he calmed down. "Yup." "Basically." "I remember meeting someone from your school. She asked to help teach her how to play. I think it was 3 months ago." "Someone from our school? For that long? Whose this lucky lady?" Ryún questioned with the intention of starting her reign of never ending teasing.
"Oi." Súchin slapped the top of Ryún's head with a paper fan to at least hold her back. Tora put his hands on the back of his head. "Well she said that she was gonna meet me here." And as if on cue the shop door opened up. "Hey Tora, sorry... for..."
Crow outside: Caw... Caw... Caw...
The group of three stared at the newcomer in total silence and vice versa. The newcomer and Ryún had complete and utter shock on their faces, Súchin had a surprised look, hence the raised eyebrows, while Tora... tora tried to keep a straight face, but was skeptical.
Tora: 'Well damn...'
Tsu: 'Oh god...'
They both thought separately.
-Under the cut-
The sun was setting and Tora was finally getting back home after the fiasco at the shop. As he opened the door and entered his home, he went straight to his room. He kicked it open, placed his deck on the table on the far side of his room and face planted into his pillow.
"So how'd it go?" A voice rang from out side his door. Tora flipped his position, "Good, but I think it's time to change the deck." he replied. "Finally. I've been waiting for you to step up." A the voice said again. "Yeah yeah. After a quick bath."
~Sometime later~
After some time of procrastinating, Tora finally got around to rebuilding his deck. He brought one card up to his face. "Come on, add it! Add it!" The voice said excitedly as he lied atop of Tora's left shoulder. "But of course." The card he placed on the stack of his rebuilt deck was Chrono Dran. "There. Happy now?" "Yup." Said unit, jumped off his shoulder and floated onto the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. "Honestly, what do you do all day when I'm gone?" Tora said as he made his way to the fridge. "Nothing." Dran said, clearly lying.
"Oh My God! Dran! You ate my pudding!"
And thus hilarity and adventure ensues for the new tales of the next generation of cardfighters.
Tora: "It's time for..."
Chrono Dran: "Card of the day!"
Tora: Today's card is Perdition Dragon, Vortex Dragonewt. This beast of a unit can turn the tide of any fight in a player's favor. Especially when it's in legion with Whirlwind Dragon. Tora said, standing next to a screen replaying Dragonewt's performance in battle in a blue room.
Chrono Dran: With a cost of two counterblasts and discarding a copy of either card in the Vanguard, you can mow down two rearguards and damage the vanguard if your opponent has four or less damage. And he powers up.
Tora: Use cards that allows you to unflip damage and search for copy's of your vanguard and pull a devastating a win.
Both whirlwind dragon and dragonewt unleashes their hellfire on the screen and into the room. The room now has burn marks and the two hosts are dazed while also covered in soot, with Tora's hair being curly .
Tora and Chrono Dran: That's all for today. See you next time.
They say before collapsing onto the floor.
(Closing will be in next chapter)
Preview: Broken Shell
Tsu: "Oh my god."
Tora: "Well this has gone down to shit."
Ryún: "Tsu you sneak! I didn't know you'd hook up over the summer."
Tora: "You don't have to be so dramatic."
Ryún: "I can't help myself. It's like one new thing is happening after another.
Tsu: "Wait. Who are these guys?"
Súchin: "...Trouble."
Author's Note:
This is the longest I've ever written! And in such short time. (1) When I had Ryún called Tora a fruit loop, I mean't it as a way of saying that someone would be odd. Anyways, love it? Hate it? Let me know what you think.
Reaction to final episode of Vanguard G stride gate: OH MY GOD! He got turned into a baby! I did not see that coming. Plus he looked so adorable. Especially at the end when he was holding Chrono Tigar. I"m betting he's gonna play vanguard with that as his starter. I swear.
Reaction to Vanguard G NEXT: (1) What is it with Chrono having strange interactions with white-haired guys? I mean seriously. (2) HOLY SHIT! He stabbed my boy Chronojet in the neck! That so got me so scared, but got me looking forward for more fights like that.
This chapter was re-edited by the way as you will find out in chapter 3, but no peeking, kay? Thanks for reading.