Hey everyone, this is the fabled Peace Writer, back on fan fiction. This story is a branch off of Sdrive's story "Ra Yellow". Yes, the two stories are related. No, I don't own many of the characters or the locations. Yes, I am solely responsible for this story, and I hope I can update often. If you haven't read "Ra Yellow", and if you haven't, why haven't you, read it. Not only is it a great read, but there are going to be some references to the plot in "Ra Yellow".

Note from Sdrive: Alright Guys, just to let you know, since this corrisponds with Ra Yellow, I'll be giving small info on it about my site when the chances reveal themselves. Also, since it isn't dirrectly related to Yugioh GX, and there are just mentions of it, this will be placed in the normal Yugioh section. If anyone thinks otherwise, let me know and I'll change it.

Peace: So, let's get the ball rolling!

Champion at Life

Chapter 1: The Sibling

Morning broke over the horizon, and the early beams of sunlight poured through the second story window of a small, yellow house in southern Domino. The orange yellow beams washed over the face of a pink-haired, thirteen year old girl sleeping soundly in her bed. She slept soundly under the warm blanket without the disturbance of the outside world.

The peaceful sanctity of her room was quickly shattered by the sharp tones of her alarm clock.

"BBBBBZZZZZZZZZTTTTT, BBBBBZZZZZZZZZTTTTT, BBBBBZZZZZZZZZTTTTT!"

With a sigh and a stretch, Selaya reached out and silenced the alarm. She got out of bed, got dressed, and walked to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

Usually, this would be like every other morning Selaya woke up to. But today was different: her brother was no longer there to say 'good morning' or ruffle her hair. In fact, her brother was no longer in the town of Domino.

Three days had passed since her brother Kokuro had left to go to Duelist Academy. Selaya knew he must have been accepted if he was gone for that long. She hoped that he had put her Spell Absorption card to good use.

Saturdays meant that Domid and Yamato would come over at around noon. After Selaya washed her face, she came downstairs to find her mother and father. "Good Morning." she said cheerfully.

"Good morning." replied her parents. Her father was drinking a cup of coffee while her mother was preparing breakfast. Without Kokuro, life in her house was routine and dull. Yes, Domid and Yamato would come over, but some of their teachings would include helping her with her classes and homework (she could never completely understand Domid's explanations around math).

Noon slowly crept towards them, and Selaya had been watching reruns of old cartoons for most of the time. The sharp knock on the front door was a blessing. Selaya hopped back over the couch, and opened the door. Standing there was a thin teenage boy of Asian descent, and a stout boy of similar age and height with messy brown hair. Domid and Yamato, respectively.

Selaya smiled, "Hi guys!"

"Yo," replied Domid while Yamato waved.

"Hello and good bye boys.," said Mr. Samé as he left for work.

"That was quick," Domid commented. "So, where's your mom?"

"In here," replied Mrs. Samé from the kitchen. "I'm making lunch."

The three sat on the couch and sofa. After a few seconds of silence, Domid clapped his hands together, and asked "Now what?"

Like a reflex action, Yamato smacked the back of Domid's head, and said "You just couldn't resist, could you? We've only been here for about two minutes, and you had to ask the question, didn't you?"

Selaya giggled while Domid rubbed his head. She replied "Well, I guess I should get my deck."

Yamato gave a slight nod, "Yeah, that's right: we have to fulfill Kokuro's wishes." Domid also nodded in agreement.

Selaya ran upstairs to retrieve her deck, all the while remembering her goal brought upon her by her brother:

Kokuro ran back down the steps with his bag in hand and his coat over his waist.

"Yamato, D., your jobs are to take care of my sister and help her dueling. Mom, Dad, your jobs are to never stop missing me and to write to me constantly. Selaya, your job is to improve your dueling, and win a tournament by the time I get back."


"I will," Selaya said, hugging her brother.

She ran back down, deck in hand, and leapt over the couch to land in a sitting position. "Let the teaching begin."

Domid nodded. "Alright, now first, I want to see where your deck lies right now in terms of playability, so I'll duel you."

Yamato raised an eyebrow. "Are you at least going to go easy on her? Our goal is to teach her, not utterly annihilate her."

Even Selaya seemed apprehensive. "Uh, I've heard stories from my brother that you always beat him in tournaments."

Domid gave a hasty chuckle, and said "Well, I don't always beat him, and besides, I don't have a test deck. Don't worry though; remember Yamato's lesson, and you'll be fine."

Selaya nodded. "Right! Yamato's lesson. That's what I'm going to- uh, what lesson is that?"

Domid crashed to the ground while Yamato told him "I don't believe I've taught her that."

Domid regained his composure, and said "Well, what better way to teach it than through a duel!"

"Alright then, I'll go first," said Selaya as she drew her six cards. Domid drew his hand, and set the life point scores on his calculator.

Selaya 8000 Domid 8000

"For my move, I'll set a monster and two cards facedown," she said as she placed three of her cards on the field.

"Okay, let's see my draw." Domid drew, and thought for a second before placing two cards down. "I set one monster, and one card facedown. Your move."

Selaya raised an eyebrow before drawing her next card. "No attack, eh? Well, I'll set another monster in defense mode, and activate Dust Tornado on your facedown card!"

Domid flipped his card over. "In response, I chain my own Dust Tornado on your other facedown card."

Selaya fumed. "Aww, you got rid of my Rising Energy trap. Well, I guess it's your move."

Yamato thought, "That was a costly misplay on Selaya's part. She could've saved that Rising Energy trap."

Domid drew, and said "I guess I'll go on the offensive. First, I'll flip my facedown Penguin Soldier!" Domid revealed a small penguin holding a sword (2/750/500).

"Penguin Soldier? What does that do?" Selaya wondered out loud.

"I'll tell you: this monster returns two monsters back to the hands of their respective owners. And I choose your new facedown monster and the Penguin himself!" Domid and Selaya both picked up their monster cards, and Domid continued.

"I now summon Freed the Brave Wanderer in attack mode!" A card depicting a warrior sporting a gold cloak and matching long hair hit the field (4/1700/1200). "Freed, attack the facedown monster!"

Selaya smiled, and revealed her facedown monster: "You've destroyed my T.A.D.P.O.L.E. (1/0/0). Now, I can search my deck for its brother, and add it to my hand." She took the second tadpole from her deck, put it into her hand, and shuffled her deck.

Domid seemed impassive to her monster's effect, and said, "I set one card down, and end my turn."

Selaya drew, and said "I set one monster and one card facedown, and end my turn."

Stretching his arms, Yamato commented, "Slow duel."

Domid gave a light smile as he drew his next card. "Sorry Yamato; you know my play style. I set one card facedown, and have Freed attack your facedown tadpole."

Domid predicted it correctly, and the new T.A.D.P.O.L.E was destroyed.

"My move." said Selaya as she drew, and said, "I play Hysteric Fairy (4/1800/500), and attack Freed the Brave Wanderer!"

Domid flipped over a card, and said, "Sorry Selaya, but your attack triggered my Gravity Bind trap! Now all monsters level four or above cannot attack!"

Selaya shrugged, and said "Fine. I activate my own down card: Solemn Wishes. Now I gain 500 life points every time I draw. Your move."

Domid thought for a moment as he drew. "She made two mistakes that turn. Let's see if I can do something."

Aloud, he said, "I set one monster, and end my turn."

Selaya cheered as she drew her card. (85008000) "Alright, now it's time to take out your life points. I sacrifice Hysteric Fairy to summon Des Frog!" The business-like fairy was replaced with a simple green frog (5/1900/0).

"Now, Des Frog's special ability activates! I can now summon more Des Frogs equal to the number of T.A.D.P.O.L.Es I have in the graveyard. And now I have all three frogs on the field!" Selaya smiled as she summoned a second frog from her hand, and one from her deck.

Domid replied "That's an impressive army, but still not impressive enough to get past Gravity Bind."

Selaya then took one card from her hand. "I'm not too worried about that, or any of your defenses for that matter, for very soon, my frogs will take care of them just the same! I play Des Croaking!"

Once bored, Domid's eyes suddenly became alert. "Des Croaking? What's that do?"

Selaya giggled, and replied "Simple: my magic card only works when all three of my frogs are on the field. But now, I get to destroy every card on your field!"

Domid seemed quite amused as he moved all the cards on his field to his graveyard.

Excited, Selaya said, "Des Frogs, attack Domid's life points directly!" (85002300)

Yamato took interest in her move, and said, "Wow, the first bit of life point damage all duel, and Domid was on the receiving end."

Selaya jumped up and down, elated. "Wow, I'm about to beat one of my brother's all time rivals!"

Domid drew his next card, and said "Selaya, here's your first lesson from me: If you plan on showing the best of your deck to your opponent, make sure it's the last thing he experiences in the duel. I knew you had some way to get rid of Gravity Bind. I never counted on my field being wiped out. And now that you've given me the chance to come back, I'll make the most of it!"

Selaya was puzzled. "You have no field while I have three monsters with 1900 attack. How can you come back from that?"

Domid simply answered, "How do you think I win against Kokuro? First off, I'll activate the effect of the monster you destroyed with your frogs: Sangan! When it's destroyed, I can bring one monster with an attack of 1500 or less to my hand. Now, I'll bring that monster to the field! I summon Sinister Serpent!" He placed a card with a green snake on it in attack mode (1/300/250).

Selaya wondered "What are you doing, placing a monster that weak in attack mode?"

Domid smiled, and said "My monster won't be very weak for long. I play the magic card, Metamorphosis!"

"What's that?" asked a fearful Selaya.

"This card allows me to tribute one of my monsters to special summon a fusion monster of the same level. So, I tribute Sinister Serpent for the Thousand-Eyes Restrict!"

"What?"

Domid replaced his Sinister Serpent with a monster that looked repulsive: charred brown skin, a monstrous stature, and 1,000 eyes covering its body. (1/0/0)

Selaya was confused. "Wait a minute! That monster has no attack points! What are you planning on doing with that?"

But Domid still smiled, and replied "My second lesson to you: Monsters with no attack and defense points are some of the most powerful monsters in the game. Pegasus himself made this card specifically to put in his deck, and it was a while before he decided to distribute the card to the public. But before that, his most powerful monster was the Thousand-Eyes Restrict. And now, I have perfected the use of his favorite monster! His effect stops every monster from attacking or changing battle position, except himself of course."

Selaya said, "So now we're at a stalemate. The only monster that can attack is the one with no attack points."

Domid shook his head. "Sorry Selaya, but my monster comes with another effect: Once per turn, my Thousand-Eyes can assimilate one monster on your field and take on the attack and defense points of that monster, and I choose one of your Des Frogs!"

"No!"

Domid took one of her Des Frogs, and attached it to Thousand-Eyes Restrict (1/1900/0). "Thousand-Eyes, attack Des Frog!"

Startled, Selaya said, "That'll result in a tie, and both monsters will be destroyed!"

But Domid said "Afraid not; my Thousand-Eyes has a third effect: When it is destroyed in battle, the monster that it has assimilated gets destroyed instead." And Selaya looked on as two of her frogs went to the graveyard. "Your move."

Selaya drew (90002300), and said, "I set one monster down, and one card facedown. Your move."

Domid drew, and said "I set one card facedown, and have Thousand-Eyes assimilate your last Des Frog. Thousand-Eyes, attack the down monster!"

Selaya flipped over her trap card. "I activate Wall of Revealing Light! I sacrifice 2000 life points to prevent you from attacking with any monsters weaker than 2000 attack points!" (70002300)

However, Domid flipped over his own down card. "I chain Mystic Space Typhoon to destroy your Wall of Revealing Light! My monster's attack goes through!"

The monster was revealed to be a blue clothed mage. "You've destroyed my Maha Vailo. (4/1550/1400)" Selaya pouted.

Shrugging, Domid said "Sorry. Your move."

Selaya drew (75002300), and said, "If I can't attack you, I can at least make you lose life points! I remove Hysteric Fairy and Maha Vailo from play to summon the Soul of Purity and Light!" A card depicting an angelic maiden was placed on the field (6/2000/1800).

"This monster decreases your monster's attack points by 300 during your turn. And now, I play Luminous Spark! This field magic card grants 500 attack points to all light type monsters. If you want to take Soul of Purity and Light (6/2500/1400), you're going to have to attack her first, and take a hefty life point loss."

Domid drew, and said "There's always a way around defenses. And to prove it, I summon Tsukuyomi!" He placed a card portraying a spiritual blue-haired woman (4/1100/1400). "Her special powers force one monster into facedown defense position, and I choose my Thousand-Eyes!"

Selaya wondered aloud "But you could've used that power to flip my Soul of Purity and Light!"

"I could've, but instead, I think I'll just do this! I flip my Thousand-Eyes back into attack mode!" Domid picked up his facedown monster, and placed it on the field face up.

"But what's the point?"

"I'll tell you: because it was facedown, Des Frog is sent to the graveyard. And now that I've flipped Thousand-Eyes face up, not only does his thousand eyes spell blanket the field once more, but now it can assimilate a new monster!"

Selaya drew back in fear. "No!"

Domid replied "I'm afraid so! Thousand-Eyes, assimilate her monster (1/2000/1800), and attack her directly! (55002300) And since I'm ending my move, Tsukuyomi returns to my hand."

Yamato told Selaya "This is the same combo that your brother almost always loses to."

Selaya thought for a moment as she drew (60002300). "I set one monster facedown, and it's your move."

Domid drew, and said, "I've got you top decking, and my cards are going to keep on coming. I play Graceful Charity, drawing three, and discard two." After he drew his three cards, he said, "I discard Ring of Destruction and Mataza the Zapper. Next, I activate Heavy Storm!"

"No! That gets rid of my Solemn Wishes!" Selaya cried.

Domid continued, "I'm afraid it gets rid of much more than that. You see, your assimilated Soul of Purity and Light also gets destroyed, meaning I can assimilate your down monster. And I will!" He took Selaya's monster card, and attached it to Thousand-Eyes Restrict (1/0/0).

Selaya sighed, and said "Well, at least you can't attack this turn."

Domid smiled again, and revealed a card. "Did you forget about her?"

"Your Tsukuyomi card?"

"Yes, and I summon her to the field (4/1100/1400). I use her effect to flip Thousand-Eyes facedown, so my Tsukuyomi can attack."

Selaya gritted her teeth as her life points dropped. (49002300)

After adjusting the life points, Domid said "And now to keep you from attacking, I re-flip my Thousand-Eyes into attack mode! I'll also set one card facedown. Your move."

Selaya drew, still trying to find some way past Domid's monster lock. "I play Pot of Greed, and draw two cards!"

After she drew her cards, she said, "I play the magic card Brain Control, sacrificing 800 life points to take your Thousand-Eyes Restrict!" (41002300)

Domid cringed. "Thousand-Eyes has no attack points, meaning you're going to sacrifice it for something."

Selaya nodded. "Correct! I sacrifice Thousand-Eyes Restrict to summon Mobius the Frost Monarch (6/2400/1000)! His effect allows me to destroy up to two magic or trap cards on the field, and once your last defense is gone, so will your life points!"

But Domid grinned, and flipped over his down card. "Sorry, but I had a back up plan! I activate Torrential Tribute! This card destroys all monsters on the field when one is summoned, and that means your Mobius is destroyed!"

Selaya hung her head, and said "Your move."

Domid drew, and said "I'm sorry Selaya, but I have to end it here. I play Monster Reborn and bring back my Mataza the Zapper in attack mode (3/1300/800)! I then summon Penguin Soldier back in attack mode (2/750/500)! Finally, I activate Mage Power to Mataza the Zapper!"

Fearful, Selaya wondered "Mage Power? What does that do?"

"This card increases Mataza's attack and defense by 500 per magic and trap card on my field, including itself (3/1800/1300). Mataza, Penguin Soldier, attack directly!" (15502300)

Selaya exclaimed, "I still have one more turn."

Domid shook his head, and said, "I'm afraid you don't. I use Mataza the Zapper's special ability to have him attack a second time!"

"Aww man!" (Selaya 0 Domid 2300)

Domid picked up his cards, while Yamato said, "That was a good duel. Now Selaya, what did you learn?"

"Never be foolish enough to challenge Domid." she answered, picking up her cards.

"Uh, no." said Yamato. He then turned to Domid, and asked, "Did you have fun dueling?"

With a smile, Domid replied "Yes, I had a lot of fun."

Yamato turned back to Selaya, and said "What about you? Did you have fun too?"

Selaya shrugged. "I guess."

Domid clapped his hands. "Alright then. Lesson learned. Time for lunch!"

Selaya piped up. "Wait a minute! You mean the first lesson is to have fun losing?"

Yamato shook his head, and said "Not quite: the lesson is to have fun even if you're losing. After all, Duel Monsters is a game, and the point of any game is to have fun when playing it. That way, everyone wins in the end."

Domid nodded, and said "And since we both had fun, we're both winners. And to the victors goes lunch! Let's go see what your mom made!"

The three went into the kitchen where an assortment of sandwiches awaited them.

"Man, I love it when she cuts the crust off." said Domid as he bit into a bologna and cheese sandwich.

"Still, it's not better than your Ramen, Domid." said Selaya.

Her mother heard this, and said "Well then, maybe I shouldn't make you sandwiches anymore."

"NO, NO, NO!" yelped Domid and Selaya in unison as Yamato and Mrs. Samé shared a laugh.

Over the course of lunch, Selaya learned many things from Yamato and Domid about the duel with Domid. She learned that she could've activated Solemn Wishes at the beginning of her turn to gain an extra 500 life points. She learned that she could have activated Dust Tornado at the end of Domid's turn so Domid wouldn't have had the chance to destroy her Rising Energy trap card. Finally, she learned that her passive expression when Domid played his Gravity Bind let him know to set up an alternate strategy.

"So, as you get better at dueling, Domid and I can teach you some advanced techniques," said Yamato as he finished his sandwich.

Selaya finished the rest of her milk. "Man, I wish I can be as good as you guys."

Domid smiled and replied, "You will be. Who knows what happens then? Maybe you'll be able to beat me all of the time."

With a wide smile, Selaya said, "Yes! Someday, I'll be the best duelist in Domino!"

Domid nodded, and said, "That's the spirit! Now, let's take a look at your math homework."

And Selaya sank to the ground. "Aww, I don't want to do my math homework."

Domid cracked a grin and said, "Now, now, we know how you need help with your math."

"Noooooooo." she moaned.

"Selaya; do your homework." said her mother as she came downstairs, ready for work.

"Aw, come on!" Selaya cried as everyone laughed. "Can't I just duel Yamato first?" She knew that she would rather be beaten senseless in Duel Monsters than have her mind pelted with arithmetic.

"Now Selaya, I'm pretty sure Kokuro wouldn't want you to fail your classes so your father wouldn't let you go into Duelist Academy." sang Domid in a light tone.

Probably not, but Selaya knew the one thing her brother wanted, and that is to fulfill her promise she made to him three days ago.

Some time this year, she needed to win a Duel Monsters tournament.