Hello everyone, I'm back once again with another Yu-Gi-Oh GX story with some new characters and a new storyline I've been wanting to try out for a while. I won't be using the first two OC's I created for this story.
I know I haven't been writing much and I do apologize to everyone who does or has enjoyed my stories. I hope to continue writing for as long as I can.
This is pretty much a reboot of my first story and it's been something I've been wanting to try doing after rereading my first story. I made a lot of mistakes and I hope I can make this story something worth reading.
What you most likely will be seeing are: Original Characters (OC's)
Made up cards.
And some occasional swearing.
What you will most likely NOT be seeing are: Canon Characters and possibly some, if not most of the main cast.
Synchro Monsters or anything of the sort.
With that out of the way, happy reading everybody.
Chapter 1: First Duel: Part One
A bright and sunny day shone upon on the island known as Duel Academy. Students ranging from the various dorms ages, and years of Slifer Red, to Ra Yellow, and Obelisk Blue were making their exits after a long first day classes in the hopes of sharpening their skills and bettering themselves as future Duelists. This particular school had been known to produce some of the best and brightest players of the game known as Duel Monsters.
One student in particular was walking at a slower pace than the rest of his peers, apparently in deep thought towards his unknown destination. He had green eyes, somewhat short and spiky brown hair with the end held into a very short spiky ponytail. He wore a long sleeved Slifer Red jacket with a black T-shirt underneath, along with black pants and white sneakers, with silver dog tags that hung around his neck. He, like the majority of his fellow students was making his way through the halls and back to their respective dorms rooms after the first day of lessons.
"I can't believe how badly I screwed up on that Duel Exam" he thought to himself as he placed a hand in the pocket of his Slifer Red jacket. "Slifer Red? That duel was so bad I'm lucky I wasn't kicked out"
He however, walking alone through the halls while the majority of his peers traveled in groups. He was about to pass one lone student wearing the colors of Obelisk Blue until he suddenly bumped shoulders with him, barely paying attention to what he was doing.
"Watch where you're going, Slifer Slime" the boy coldly uttered as he came to a complete stop, glaring at the Slifer Red freshman.
"Sorry about that" he apologized, waving absentmindedly as he turned his back and continued to walk, not even taking a second look at the person he had just halfheartedly apologized to. A duo consisting of one Obelisk Blue male and one female brought their conversation to a halt and made their way over to the Slifer and surrounded him, snapping him out of his train of thought as the boy he bumped into caught up to him and stood beside his two friends.
"Um…Can I help you guys?" he asked curiously raising an eyebrow. The bigger of the two Obelisk Blue boys took a step forward and spoke up. He was tall and had short brown hair and green eyes. The boy next to him was the same height as the Slifer Red boy he was facing down. He had spiky blond hair and blue eyes, he wore a dull expression on his face. The girl next to him also had blue eyes and long, wavy blonde hair that rested slightly past her shoulders.
"You got some nerve you Slifer Slacker" he said, pointing at him. "I think you owe me a proper apology" he finished, pointing to himself. "Yeah, how rude can you get?" the female of the group seconded crossing her arms and shooting a glare at the freshman.
"I already told you that I was sorry" he responded with a glare of his own at the trio. "And my name isn't Slacker, it's Yukito" he finished, eyeing the larger Obelisk, while the smaller one crossed his arms and leaned on a nearby locker.
"I don't care what your name is you lousy Slifer" he replied. "We can't stand Slackers who don't show us Obelisks the proper respect, so you'd better watch your mouth and your attitude" he said. "Oh yeah, or what?" Yukito asked as he folded his arms in front of him.
"You can start by handing over a card from your deck and we can just forget about the whole thing" the girl said with her hand held out as if expecting something to be placed in it.
"Really? You must be crazy if you think I'm giving you anything" Yukito responded with a laugh that irritated the larger student in front of him and the girl who stood beside him.
"Why you smug little-" the slightly taller Obelisk boy began, as he balled up his fist and used his other hand to grab the front of Yukito's shirt and dragged him towards him. "You need to learn some manners!" he finished, exciting the Obelisk Girl beside him, clearly wanting to see a fight. Yukito slapped the boy's hand off of his shirt and shot a glare into the eyes of the boy who had grabbed him, which caused to him hesitate for a second before he actually spoke.
"Just say the word, Bryce and I'll be glad to teach this uppity freshman some respect" he said not taking his eyes away from Yukito's, neither of them paying attention to the fact that they had attracted a small crowd since the moment they decided to corner him.
"Patience, Hugo…He'll learn his lesson soon enough" the boy called Bryce calmly replied.
"That's pretty tough talk from somebody who needs an advantage in numbers" said a nearby student in Red. He walked over and stood beside Yukito, his fists clenched and ready for a fight. "Why don't you try that with me?" he asked.
The boy released his grip on Yukito's shirt as his female companion placed his hand on his arm, signaling for him to calm down.
"So another Slacker shows up to get beat?" the girl asked. "You guys just don't know who you're dealing with, do you?" she asked with a smirk.
"No, but you don't know who you're dealing with either" said an Obelisk Blue female that stepped next to the other Slifer Red boy, glaring at the three Obelisks that stood before them. She had dark golden colored eyes and dark purple hair styled into a bob cut that reached her shoulders. "I'm going to advise you not to touch my brother here, he's a bit of a hothead and I can't promise he'll go easy on you if he decides on fighting" she finished, as she put a hand on the boy's shoulder.
"That's enough…"The blond haired Obelisk boy spoke up. All eyes were on him as he got off of the locker he was leaning on. He stepped forward into the middle of the Obelisk group that accompanied him. "There is a way for the two of us to settle this matter without any more senseless violence" he finished.
"Yeah, but what fun would that be-?" the blonde Obelisk girl chimed in with an excited grin until she was completely silenced by the glare that her comrade shot at her. "Relax, Cassidy...We'll see what the freshman here can do in an actual Duel" he continued. "Class is over and we've got more than enough time for you to show us" he finished, pointing at Yukito.
"That wasn't the same attitude you had when the three of you cornered me" Yukito responded, still glaring at the trio, anger clearly in his eyes. "You thought you were pretty tough when it was three on one" he finished.
"Forget him, I'll take on all three of you chumps with no problem" the Slifer beside Yukito interrupted as he threw his backpack down in front of him. The purple haired girl beside him placed a hand on his shoulder attempting to calm her brother down.
"Easy Rakaia…" she said calmly. "He should be able to handle himself in a duel just fine without our help" she finished as the taller Obelisk boy grinned at her, visually studying her up and down right in front of her and her younger brother.
"Hey Bryce, mind if I get a round with the girl instead of this Slifer Slime? She's a much better sight than these two slackers" he boldly stated as he began eyeing the glaring female in front of him with a grin.
"What was that?!... You wanna say that again?" the Slifer freshman erupted, his fists shaking in utter rage at hearing the boy hitting on his only sister.
"Oh please, you'd be lucky if I even lost a single life point" she responded with a sigh. "He's not worth it Rakaia, let it go" she added to her younger sibling.
"So how about it Slifer, you up for a Duel?" Bryce spoke up with his eyes narrowed at Yukito, ignoring the brother and sister beside him. "Unless you're afraid of losing that is…" he taunted with a smirk, annoying the Slifer freshman in front of him.
"The only thing I'm afraid of is embarrassing you in front of your little friends" Yukito responded. "Let's do this!" he finished, raising his right arm and attaching a silver Duel Disk to it.
"Good…Then it's settled. Meet us in the stadium in ten minutes if you're sure you can handle that Slifer" Bryce said with a smirk before turning to walk away with his two friends.
"Can't wait to see you lose!" the girl with Bryce added with a cheery fake smile and wave, earning a glare from Yukito and Rakaia. The three Obelisks walked away until they were out of sight, causing the small crowd around them to separate. Yukito let out a deep breath and lowered his head for a moment as the two students beside him stared at the freshman.
"Oh man…What did I just get myself into?" Yukito thought to himself as he began to sweat a little. "I can't believe I just accepted his challenge…What if he's really good? What if I blow it and lose? Or what if I-"
"Hey kid, are you okay? Your legs are kind of shaking" Rakaia added snapping Yukito out of his train of thought. "You're not nervous or anything are you?" he finished raising his eyebrow.
"Who me? Of course not!" Yukito quickly responded in a somewhat confident tone. "I can't wait to take him on" he added.
"You know, you're a pretty bad liar" the Obelisk girl said with a chuckle. "It's not a big deal if you are a little scared. The first year here can be pretty overwhelming for some" she finished.
"Don't sweat it new kid. Some of those Obelisks can be real jerks, us Slifers should stick together" Rakaia said clapping Yukito's shoulder. "I'm Rakaia Meiyo, the best Dragon Duelist around these parts" he added, pointing at himself with his thumb. "And this is my sister Alexia, as you can tell good looks and great duelists run in the family" he finished gesturing at his older sister who smiled at them both.
"Nice to meet you both, my name's Yukito...Yukito Hokori" Yukito replied as he and Rakaia shook hands. "What's the deal with the three stooges? Have they always been that way?" he asked.
"I don't know much about the other two, but from what I hear that Bryce guy is actually a pretty good Duelist. I've heard that he was never beaten once, so he's got a rather high opinion of himself" Alexia answered.
"And an even lower opinion on anybody who isn't an Obelisk" Rakaia added.
"This is just great, why'd I have to accept a challenge by somebody who hasn't lost a single duel?" Yukito sighed, burying his face in his hand.
"You mean somebody who hasn't been defeated yet" Alexia said, trying to inject some confidence into the Slifer freshman. "Nobody's invincible, not the Ra Yellow's and not even the Obelisks. Rakaia here has beaten quite a few last year" she added.
"Some people just need to learn their lesson" Rakaia responded. "I'm looking forward to seeing you teach Mr. Undefeated his" he added."Well what are we waiting for? Let's get to the Arena before that jerk and his idiot friends try to say you chickened out of dueling him" he added.
"Yeah let's go!" Yukito replied shaking his fist. Rakaia and Alexia laughed and turned to walk away until they heard Yukito's voice from behind. "Now that you mention it…Where exactly is the Arena again?" he nervously asked with a laugh causing the two siblings to sweatdrop and sigh at the young freshman's apparent ignorance.
"You want to show him or should I?" Rakaia sighed putting his face in his hand. "Freshmen these days…I wish Luna were here to see this" he finished, making himself and his sister chuckle in amusement.
"Now now Rakaia, Luna's already got her hands full today. Besides, you were an ignorant young freshman yourself" Alexia replied as Rakaia turn his head away from her, clearly embarrassed.
"Who is Luna exactly?" Yukito asked.
"Now that's a story I'll be happy to tell you, Yugino" Rakaia replied with a grin as they resumed walking to the Arena.
"Uh, my name's actually Yukito" he timidly corrected Rakaia.
"Yeah, Whatever…Let me tell you the story about the girl called Luna" Rakaia replied waving his hand as he continued to talk, completely ignoring the fact that Yukito hung his head in disappointment.
Meanwhile at the Obelisk Blue Girls Dorm
Most of the female students of Obelisk Blue had spent their time socializing with one another. Older students helping the freshman class get settled in for their first year. Female upper classmen sitting back and relaxing, ready for another exciting year at Duel Academy. One student in particular had just finished giving her fellow Obelisk a tour of the dorm.
"…And this here is the main room of the dorm" she said. This girl had brown eyes and long dark brown hair that hung down her back and was tied into a dolphin split ponytail. The girl that she had just finished showing around had hazel eyes and long black hair that was tied into a high ponytail. "So…Anymore questions?" asked the older Obelisk girl.
"No, I think I've finally gotten the run of the place" the black haired girl answered as she shook her head. "Thanks again for showing me around, I don't think I would've been able to find this place as easily if I looked for it by myself" she finished.
"No problem, my name's Luna by the way…Luna Tenshi" the older Obelisk responded, politely introducing herself as she shook the hand of her fellow Obelisk.
"Luna? Luna as in the Obelisk Princess?!" the black haired girl asked, apparently surprised at who she was now talking to.
"Hehe…Yeah that's me" Luna replied with a chuckle and blush.
"Glad to meet you, my name's Iris…Iris Setsuna" the black haired girl respectfully responded with a smile. "So far you're the first person to get my name. Everybody else will soon follow once I start winning some duels" she added as they finished shaking the other's hands.
"Hahaha, well you have a long road ahead of you then" Luna responded with a giggle. "A lot of people come to Duel Academy with that same goal and attitude fresh in mind" she added. "There are some pretty tough Duelists around here, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do" she finished.
"Well then just point me in their direction and I'll be glad to show you right here and now" Iris confidently responded.
"That's the spirit!" Luna added with a cheerful smile. "If you're trying to have a great Duel then you've gotta meet my friends!" she added. "Knowing one of them he's probably already at the Arena dueling right now" she finished.
"Well now…Did I just hear that somebody was looking forward to seeing a Duel?" a voice called out, finally making it's presence known to the two and most of the other female Obelisks. Heads turned as a lone female student with long blonde hair and blue eyes stepped forward to address the pair. "You can call me Cassidy…Cassidy Kisaragi" she loudly introduced herself, whispers following shortly after.
"I also heard you saying you had a friend at the Arena right now, am I right?" she asked Luna with a condescending tone making Iris and the Obelisk Princess herself raise an eyebrow at this girl who had appeared out of nowhere.
"That's right, so what if I do?" Luna replied without taking her eyes off of the girl in front of her.
"Hmph…the only people that should be there right now are two arrogant Slifer freshmen and a fellow Obelisk who hasn't quite learned her place just yet" she responded with a smirk. "But from the looks of it…" she added, looking up and down at Luna. "…. you look like you also associate with garbage like that" she finished, turning her attention to Iris while Luna shot her a deadly glare.
"But you on the other hand look as though you might have some potential" she said to Iris. "How about you show some of the upper classmen what you've got and put those foolish Slifers in their place?" she asked.
"Well I—" Iris began before she was quickly cut off by the girl.
"Good. Then it's settled, you'll be Dueling on our behalf" she interrupted. "My friends are waiting for us outside, let's not make them wait too long" she finished, dragging a somewhat reluctant Iris with her along by her arm.
"Hey wait a second—" Luna began until the other two Obelisks were out of sight.
"What the hell just happened here?" Luna thought to herself as she shook her head and followed the girl who was practically dragging her new friend in tow.
It wasn't long until Luna had caught up with the Cassidy and Iris, who had just finished making their way to Bryce who was waiting with is arms crossed and his larger associate who smugly grinned at the girl behind Cassidy and Iris.
"Hey Bryce, it looks like we got another cute girl who wants to tag along with us. She looks kinda familiar though…" he raised his eyebrow and scratched his head in confusion. Bryce's bored expression became a smirk as he too saw the girl.
"Because that's not just any girl. That's the Obelisk Princess herself, Luna Kazahaya" Bryce responded, his eyes still on Luna. "So she decides to grace us with her presence as well"
Cassidy, who was still holding on to Iris's arm stopped in front of Bryce as he unfolded his arms and raised an eyebrow at the two girls. "Bryce, this is the freshman who's going to duel on our behalf…What did you say your name was again?" she asked letting go of Iris.
"It's—" Iris began.
"IRIS!" Luna called from behind them, finally catching up with the rest of them.
"Well well well… The great Luna herself decides to join us" Bryce spoke, completely ignoring Iris in favor of Luna. "Did you come to see the show too?" he asked.
"Show? What're you talking about?" Luna asked.
"We're going to teach a couple of Slifers some respect for their superiors" the other boy answered before Bryce could reply, earning an annoyed look from him. "Care to join us?" he went on, eyeing Luna up and down.
Back in the Duel Arena
While Yukito, Rakaia and Alexia were still waiting on the three Obelisks who cornered and challenged Yukito, Rakaia and Alexia took their seats in the stands. Their eyes still on the Slifer freshman who was standing in his corner taking deep breaths.
"What kind of person is that Bryce guy? All I know so far is that he hasn't been beaten yet" Yukito thought. He took a glance at the stands where Rakaia and Alexia sitting, he could see Rakaia frowning with his arms crossed. "Do they really think I can beat him? Rakaia looks like he's expecting me to win…but what if I blow it…Or what if they know how bad I did on my entrance exam?" Yukito asked himself.
"Alexia tell me, Do you really think he can beat Bryce?" Rakaia asked. "Because if not then I definitely want my shot at knocking him off his high horse" he finished.
"Honestly Rakaia, I'm not sure. We haven't seen what that Yukito kid can do just yet but I have a feeling about him" she answered, still observing Yukito. "I can tell you want to Duel too. But It's his battle so I think we should let him be the one to fight it"
"I get that…I'm just sick and tired of him and his Obelisk friends looking down on us Slifers" Rakaia replied. "Somebody's gotta do something about it" he finished shaking his fist. Alexia put her hand on his shoulder attempting to calm him down.
"From the looks of it, that's exactly what Yukito was about to do earlier before we stepped in" Alexia replied, putting her hand on her brother's shoulder. "It took guts for him to go up against all three of them. I wasn't gonna just sit there and let them beat up on him" Rakaia agreed. "Hey, I've got an idea!" he said excitedly.
"How about I take him under my wing?" he finished, pointing at Yukito.
Alexia laughed as her brother grinned optimistically. "I can see it now, Yukito learning how to beat any opponent he comes across…all thanks to me" Rakaia finished, still grinning.
"We'll see about that, first he has to duel before you start making plans for his tutoring" Alexia chuckled.
"Yeah well I wish he'd hurry it up already…What the hell is taking those guys so long?" Rakaia replied. He stretched his arms and gave a loud yawn, until he was interrupted by an elbow to the shoulder from his sister. "Ouch, what was that for?"
Alexia pointed at the other corner of the room, opposite of Yukito to reveal a group of five Obelisk Blue students walking in. Rakaia's frown at the sight of them was quickly replaced with a look of curiosity as he laid eyes on the brown haired girl that was with them.
"Luna?! What are you doing with those guys?" he called out. Luna looked around for a moment until spotting Rakaia while Cassidy eyed the both of them with a look of scorn.
"Whoa…So that's Luna?" Yukito thought to himself while he stared at her for a moment. "Rakaia wasn't kidding…She's kind of cute. But who is she though?" he asked himself as he briefly glanced at Iris. "She's cute too. I hope she's not with Bryce and his friends"
"Look Bryce, that Slifer actually stuck around for a beating hahaha" Hugo laughed, shortly joined by Cassidy. "Talk about desperate, he must really want you to embarrass him in front of his little friends"
"Hmph…I see that the fly is just waiting to be swatted away" Bryce chuckled, snapping Yukito out of his apparent daze at seeing Luna.
"Who're you calling a fly? It's you that's about to get swatted…come on, let's do this!" Yukito replied as he raised his Duel Disk.
"Yeah Bryce, less talking more Dueling!" Rakaia called from the stands. "We've heard enough out of you and your little groupies, now it's time to back up all that talk you were doing earlier"
"Groupies?! Why you lousy little—" Hugo started. He made a move as if he was about to walk over to the stands where Rakaia was sitting until Bryce held out his hand to stop him, still wearing a smirk on his face.
"It's fine Hugo…Let the little fly buzz all he wants. That's all he's good for, just like the rest of his friends" Bryce calmly replied. Now it was Rakaia who moved as if he were about to approach Bryce before Alexia put a hand out in front of him to stop him.
"Enough stalling Bryce. Either start dueling or walk away" Alexia calmly said. "You've done enough trash talking for the day"
Hugo and Cassidy loudly began to laugh, confusing everybody else except for Bryce. He was still standing in the same spot with his arms folded, smirking at the three on the other side of the Arena. "Fair enough…If the flies want to be squashed who am I to stand in the way?" he began. "But you see…I won't be the one getting my hands dirty" he finished.
"What? What're you saying?!" Yukito asked.
"He's saying he won't be Dueling you…" Cassidy answered with a mock smile before grabbing Iris's arm and dragging her forward. "….But she is" she finished, not noticing Iris and everybody else staring at her in shock.
"Huhh? I came here to Duel. I never agreed to fight anybody else's battle. Don't drag me into your problems" she angrily replied, disgusted at the thought of being used by someone.
"Is there a problem?" Bryce asked, glaring at the irritated girl in front of him. "Are you saying you can't do it?" he asked as Cassidy and Hugo stared at her.
"Hmmm, maybe I was wrong…Maybe you don't have any potential after all" Cassidy smirked at her, clearly upsetting Iris even more.
"And here we thought she was a great Duelist…shows what we know" Bryce continued, he couldn't help but smirk at them both knowing that he was clearly egging Iris on.
"Don't listen to them…They're just trying to use you to do their dirty work for them" Luna said, trying to get through to her, but it was too late.
"…Alright. Fine, I'll do it" Iris said through gritted teeth.
"Wait a second. I never said anything about dueling you, what are you trying to pull?" Yukito asked Bryce who was still smirking.
"Think of it as a fun little experiment. A Slifer freshman versus an Obelisk freshman" he answered. "The winner of this duel can have the chance to go up against me, how's that sound?" he asked.
"Forget it! I came here to duel you, not anybody else!" Yukito shouted at him. He was about to walk over to Bryce until Iris stepped forward with her Duel Disk on her arm, blocking his path.
"Not so fast. If anyone gets the chance to duel him it's going to be me" Iris said, glaring at Yukito. "Besides, I've been looking for someone to practice on before I go up against the upper classmen" she finished.
"I don't want to do this" Yukito quietly said.
"Looks like that girl is still trying to duel even though Bryce is clearly using her" Alexia quietly spoke. "The question is: Why? What does she have to gain from dueling someone who doesn't even want to duel?" she asked.
"Hmph…What's the matter? Are you afraid of me?" Iris asked, putting a hand on her hip. "Or you just afraid to get beat by a girl in front of your friends over there?" she asked. Bryce, Cassidy, and Hugo laughed loudly after Iris was done speaking, angering the duelist in front of them.
"Don't even sweat it New Girl…I heard he did so bad on the entrance exam he almost got kicked out!" Cassidy called out, pointing and still laughing at Yukito. "I bet he couldn't Duel a five year old without needing help!" she finished.
Yukito clenched his fists, glaring at the laughing trio behind Iris who's glare had been replaced with a surprised expression.
"I'm not going to watch anymore of this" Rakaia angrily muttered. He began to stand up until Alexia placed her hand on his shoulder. "Let me go. I'll go down there and handle all three of them" he finished.
"Just wait... Let's see what he'll do before you decide to step in" Alexia replied, her eyes on Yukito. He inserted his deck into his Duel Disk without a word and pointed at Bryce, causing him and his friends to drop their grins and stop their laughter. Everybody including Iris and Luna silently stared at Yukito until he decided to speak.
"You want to see a duel, fine. Just remember though Bryce…I'm taking you down after this." He simply said before returning his gaze to Iris who had activated her own Duel Disk. She grinned with confidence, ready for a challenge. All eyes were on the two freshmen in the Arena. "I'm ready when you are" she said.
"Look at that… He's handling it himself. I guess I don't have to step in after all" Rakaia said. "Let's see what he's got"
"Let's Duel!" Both opponents shouted at the same time.
Here it is everybody, the first chapter of my new story. I hope everyone enjoyed reading and I'll try to update as soon as possible.
Yukito Hokori and Iris Setsuna are my own character.
Rakaia Meiyo, Alexia Meiyo and Luna Kazahaya belong to Rakaia the Dragon Duelist. Whose blessing I have to use his OC's