Duelists of Millenia

Hiro Hikaru woke up on a sunny Sunday morning.

"Finally, the day I build a Duel Monsters deck!" Hiro exclaimed to himeself as he slipped on his favorite white T shirt and blue jeans, and ran down the stairs.

Hikaru Hiro: Age 17

Downstairs, Hiro told his dad, a businessman, that he was going down to the Kame Game Store.

Once there, he saw the aging storekeeper, Honda Hiroto, sitting behind the desk reading a perverted magazine.

"Yo, gramps!" Hiro shouted as loud as he could, as the unsuspecting Honda had not known he was there.

"Oh...Hiro...just um..." He said, hiding the magazine. "I was doing...some light reading?"

"Yeah right..." Hiro muttered. "Never mind, I've got enough money, so I'll buy my Booster Box now!"

Honda gladly took the money and handed Hiro a large box with a picture of "Helpoemer", "Gemini Elf", and "Injection Fairy Lily" on the front.

"Thanks, Honda. Be back next week if I can scoop up some cash!" Hiro shouted back to the register as he walked out.

On the way home, Hiro opened a few packs, and as rares he scored: Luster Dragon, Injection Fairy Lily, and Helpoemer. Other cool cards he got were Beast of Talwar, Ryu Senshi, Mirror Force, and Dilenquent Duo.

"Damn, I can't wait to open up the rest of these packs, judging on the cards I already got!" Hiro exclaimed aloud.

"Hey, I see you just bought a box. Those are extremely expensive." A taller boy said. He had greasy, spiked up black hair, a red headband, and a black leather jacket and black jeans.

Ganouchi Mutou: Age 18

"Yeah, I have been saving up for the last month." Hiro replied.

"So, you wanna duel? Just for fun?" The older guy asked. "My name is Ganouchi, and I'm the top ranked duelist in every local tourney around here. I've been looking for a chance to show newbies like you who's boss."

"Alright, you're on!" Hiro said. "...As soon as I finish making a deck, I'll be back here."

"Come back at 10:00 tonight, or else your forfeit the whole duel, and give me your Helpoemer card!" Ganouchi ordered.

"It's a deal. Whoever wins gets the loser's rarest card." Hiro stated.

Hiro builds a deck based around Disrupting the opponent's field/hand/deck using cards from Pharonic Guardian, his favorite card being Luster Dragon, and his rarest, Helpoemer.

Soon, it was 10:00, so Hiro headed out to meet Ganouchi.

"So, you actually came? I expected to win this by default like with some other newbies I've faced." Ganouchi said lazily as Hiro walked up the steps to the pier.

DUEL START:

Ganouchi: I'll draw, and summon Dark Blade(1800/1500) in Attack Mode, play a card face down on the field, and then I'll end my turn.

A warrior wearing black armor lined with silver spikes appears on the field. He brandishes a sword in front of him.

Hiro: I'll place a monster in face-down Defense mode and then end my turn.

Ganouchi: How pathetic. All you can do is defend, while my monsters grow stronger. Speaking of which...I equip Dark Blade with Malevolent Nuzzler and Sword of the Deep Seated, raising his attack all the way up to 3000!

(Dark Blade: 3000/2500)

Now, I attack, destroying your face down monster!

Hiro: Damn...I summon Gemini Elf(1900/900) in ATK mode, and lay a M/T face down.

Two beautiful elven women, one a blonde and the other a redhead, appear on the field. They stand close together. They're both wearing short dresses.

Ganouchi: Hah, that's the oldest trick in the book! I'll play a magic card, Cost Down, which lowers the levels of all my monsters in my hand, just by my discarding of a card! So, that means my 8 star monster is lowered to a 6 star one, a monster that needs one sacrafice! I sacrafice my Dark Blade for Tyrant Dragon(2900/2500)! Tyrant Dragon, ATTACK!

Dark Blade disappears, and in it's place comes a huge, brown dragon with a ferocious look in it's eyes. It beats it's wings ferverently. The dragon incinerates the Gemini Elves immediately.

Hiro: 3000

Ganouchi: 4000

Hiro: I'll activate a face down card, Ultimate Offering! I pay 1000 LP to summon Warrior Dai Grepher(1700/1600), and normal summon Spirit Ryu(1000/1000). Then, I'll play the magic card, Polymerization, fusing Dai Grepher and Spirit Ryu to create the dragon soldier, Ryu Senshi(2000/1200)! I'll set another M/T, and activate Dian Keto the Cure Master, which raises my LP by 1000, and end my go.

A tall, burly man with close-cut black hair, a black vest, and black pants appears on the field. He's holding a sword in his hand. Then, a purple dragon that's strangely transparent appears on the field. The dragon flies into the air, and hovers above Dai Grepher's head for a moment before transforming into a suit of armor, the same colour as the dragon was. The suit fits itself tightly to Dai Grepher, and a new monster is born...Ryu Senshi, the Dragon Knight!

Ganouchi: I equip Tyrant Dragon with Sword of the Deepseated(Tyrant Dragon: 3400/3000), which can come back to the top of my deck every time it's destroyed, and then I'll attack your pathetic Fusion monster!

Hiro: I counter with Mirror Force, destroying Tyrant Dragon!

Ganouchi: Damn! Just because you destroyed my strongest monster doesn't mean you've won!

Hiro: Now, I'll activate my face down card, Graverobber! And I'll take back your Cost Down magic card, and activate it's effect, lowering my monster levels by 2, and my LP by 2000. And then I'll play a magic card, Shinato's Ark, and sacrafice my Luster Dragon from my hand to summon...SHINATO, KING OF A HIGHER PLANE(3300/3000)! SHINATO, ATTACK WITH HEAVEN'S RAGE!

A huge humanoid figure appears on the field. It's body is metallic silver, and it's dressed in religious robes, with a matching headpiece on it's head. This new creature raises it's hands above it's head, and six circles with Japanese lettering on them appear in a circle. They spin faster and faster into a blinding energy ring, which crashes down and obliterates over half of Ganouchi's Life Points.

Hiro: 1000

Ganouchi: 700

Hiro: And now, Ryu Senshi, finish him off, Dragon Sceptre Slash!

Hiro: 1000

Ganouchi: 0

WINNER: HIRO

DUEL END

Ganouchi stood there on the pier, staring in awe at the awesome Shinato, and the duelist who summoned him.

"Hiro, let me see your deck for a sec..." Ganouchi said, walking over. Hiro handed it to him, and Ganouchi looked through the cards. He handed it back, and walked away, just saying "Maybe we'll meet again sometime, but for now, just keep getting better."

Hiro walked home that night, unaware of the challenges that lay ahead...