Alright! The second time putting this thing up! Just when I was about to delete the files, I thought about something. I really thought the negative reviews this fic got at the beginning was just because it wasn't good. But then that same guest who review'ed it talked nonsense for weeks in numerous reviews in my other stories. So obviously, he/she probably has a grudge on me, or they're just plain 'let's flame this guy. After that, we flame this girl next. Oh, oh, we shouldn't forget about them as well' rude.
So now, knowing it was like so, I immediately got my confidence back since, ya know, their reviews meant nothing the whole time. So continue flaming, since that will only benefit me in the amount of review popularity. I've been told to come back, and with that out of the way, I'm staying here.
As I heard before: "There's no such thing as bad publicity" :)
Note:
Anywho, before you jump to conclusions like, 'The God Cards are gone forever! So what gives?!', take into consideration that this IS a fanfic so anything could/would/might have happened. They could be fake, Yugi may have lost to Atem, things like that. Got it? Good.
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What Chazz said is only an assumption! He doesn't know! Don't trip, okay?
"Normal Speech"
'Normal Thoughts'
"Spiritual Speech"
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:Season 01:
:Chapter 01:
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"Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap!" A certain red raven-haired 13 year old teen with green streaks in his free-form'ed hair and an emerald colored necklace repeated lowly as he sprinted toward his current destination: Duel Academy's Entrance Exam.
"If I keep this up, I could somehow make it, I hope. What do you think, Kuri?" He asked his floating fury friend beside him as it gave a cute cry in agreement. Kuri was a Relinkuriboh that as far as his knowledge went, only he and another person could see. It had brown fur with mecha-claws and feet, along with a green type of machinery at the back and a pair of big, adorable eyes.
When the boy turned the next corner, he suddenly crashed into someone and that sent him on his butt along with the person.
"Ow" they both exclaimed in unison as the teen looked up and observed the person in front of him who currently had shut eyes and a hand rubbing their aching head. That person was a pink and yellow haired girl about the same age as him. She had a simple yellow tee with pink outlines along with pink boots, a short yellow skirt and white cotton panties. Wait, PANTIES!?
The exposed sight nearly knocked the boy unconscious. Yet, he kept his body straight up with his hands that held up his bleeding nose and tomato face.
When the girl slowly opened her eyes, she was met with an embarrassed red haired teen. His expression made her confused, well, only until she realized what he was actually staring at. Blushing furiously, she quickly pushed her hands down to reposition the skirt's direction while clutching her legs together with embarrassment.
"P-P-Pervert!" That was all she could blurt out before regaining her stance and sprinting away from him, leaving a still flustered redhead behind.
"...W-Well, that was certainly... interesting..."
Meanwhile...
"And that's game!" A 13 year old brown haired young man explained with a wink as his opponent dropped his cards with utter shock.
"No. This can't be. Losing to a slacker like you, it isn't possible" he stated with wide eyes as he felt like the world had just ended.
Almost everyone around them began to cheer with awe and amazement at the Entry Exam that just unfolded in front of them.
The paled man with blonde hair and some sort of purple lipstick watched on at the winner of the duel that just finished. He was waving right back at the crowd with his own smile as he finally heard the announcer's voice saying that he had been accepted in the academy.
Jaden Yuki, self-proclaimed future King of Games, had just received a one way ticket to Duel Academy, by defeating his currently stunned opponent, Dr. Crowler.
"Wow, he actually won" A dark gray haired teen with a yellow blazer on said with surprise and amazement at the duel Dr. Crowler had lost.
"That duel was incredible!" An aqua colored haired boy stated with astonishment just before a dark haired teen in a blue jacket stated with disbelief:
"It has to be a fluke! Dr. Crowler may had felt sorry for the kid, or maybe he cheated!"
"This doesn't seem like either case, Chazz" a blonde girl with a white and blue blazer on replied at his disregard to the outcome of the duel.
"Not you too, Alexis" the boy named Chazz exclaimed with shock as his eyes were wide, staring intensively at the teen beside him.
"Uh Mr. Crowler, sir" a proctor with dark shades on his eyes tapped the still shocked man, but snapped out of his gaze to look behind him with an annoyed tone.
"How many times must I tell you, you address me only as Dr. Crowler, DR. Crowler!"
The proctor just sweat dropped. "S-Sorry, Mr. Crow- I-I mean, Dr. Crowler, but another boy wants a chance to enter the academy, despite his lateness"
Now this really pissed the Doctor off. "So these late comers think that they can just walk over this Entrance Exam? Not a chance! I won't allow it!"
The proctor flinched at his sudden outbreak. "O-Okay Dr. Crowler, I understand" he was about to walk off but then a sudden grunt from the Doctor stopped him.
"Actually, let the boy in so I can give him an opportunity like the rest. After all, Chancellor Sheppard did say everyone should have a fair chance, right?"
His voice sounded different, almost like there was an echo behind it.
Deciding to put it aside, the Proctor nodded; he understood what he needed to do.
"Congratulations, Jaden, you are finally in the academy" the young aqua haired boy named Syrus said with a smile as Jaden approached him and the others.
"Thanks Sy, I couldn't have done it without my Skyscraper and Flame-Winged Man after all" he said back as he smiled sheepishly.
"It seemed like a miracle that you pulled off that victory against Dr. Crowler's Ancient Gear Golem" a blue haired teen spoke calmly next to Alexis who had his arms crossed.
"If by a miracle you mean a totally cool combo that got him off guard then yes, yes it is" Jaden replied to his comment which made the teen who's name was Zain smirk at the freshman's remark.
"Hey guys, look over there" Syrus pointed out as the gang turned their attention toward the room's entrance and saw a raven-haired boy walking idly inside.
"Another late comer, perhaps?" Bastion, the teen in the yellow blazer questioned as everyone thought the same thing.
"Attention everyone, there seems to be one last examinee before the Entrance Exam for this year will officially be close" the announcer proclaimed which caught everyone's attention as they stared down the approaching teen at ground level who was actually feeling embarrassed and a bit shy. He heard mumbles from different directions, he was certain that they were talking about him.
'Was announcing my arrival to the whole world really necessary?' He thought to himself as he couldn't make eye contact with the room's eyes, forcing his head and eyes to narrow slightly downwards. 'I wasn't actually expecting a stadium-like entrance exam. The whole thing for me seems so unsettling'. He sighed. 'I hate being the center of attention. Oh well, let's just get this over with'. A sudden cute cry beside him got his attention, tilting his eyes towards his floating spiritual friend, while keeping his head in position.
"What is it, Kuri?" He asked softly, almost like a whisper. Another cry from the innocent child-like monster made the boy ponder with confusion.
"A Dark Presence? Are you certain?" His guard was raised slightly at this while he continued to walk calmly. Kuri was always a reliable companion on and off from the field, the boy could always trust him no matter what. The Relinkuriboh seemed to had a sick sense of certainty. He was the main source the teen could turn to for help, but here he was, questioning him. It wasn't like the raven-haired boy didn't believe him, it was just the first time in a way he heard this kind of information. Kuri and the others had explained to him about the Dark Side of Duel Monsters called the Shadow Games. It was something that shouldn't be taken lightly of. But he never saw or heard any mentioning of the phrase ever since the explanation. When it came to it, the teen was uneazed. He had to believe his old friend whether he liked it or not.
The next sound Kuri allowed to escape his transparent presence confirmed it. Without proof, the boy could presume there was a Dark Presence. But where? It had to be pretty near for Kuri to suddenly catch up with it, about approximately inside this very room he was in. Despite the Staring Competition everyone was playing with him, he decided to set his emotions aside and try to find the darkness that lurked around this place.
He glanced at his surroundings, looking for anything that may be out of place. He had no idea what he was actually looking for, since the info he got from his friends stated that The Dark Side came in many different shapes and sizes. Though it was said that they usually had a violet aura surrounding them. But the teen couldn't even find a simple small glimpse of said description.
Then, as his eyes soon drifted apon the only person at his ground level, he received an innocent cry from his fury pal. That simple sound was all he needed, but was this man seriously the Dark Presence? He didn't spot the so called violet aura, but something seemed to be off from this specific character before him that made him form a serious expression. Yes, he had an unfamiliar and unsettling energy that he gave off, but there was something else. It wasn't his clothing, nor was it the sickening grimace expression across his face. It was actually the linear abyss that hid deep inside his dark, cold, lifeless eyes.
Kuri was right, as always.
But how was he suppose to handle this situation if he never was in one like this before? Sure, he was told that accepting a Shadow Game against it would definitely eliminate the threat, but it's container could also end up the same way. And judging by the adult's appearance, he assumed that he definitely played an important role at the academy. He decided to let the problem slide for the meantime, hoping he could come to a suitable solution sooner than later.
"Ah" the sudden and unfamiliar voice was heard from the examiner with purple lips just when the raven-haired boy stopped on his side of the Dueling Field, releasing an uneasy atmosphere. Everyone was surprised by this, even the young teen, despite hearing the Doctor's voice for the first time. "You must be Yuku Yanamoukou, am I correct?".
This shocked the boy more than the Doctor's two -time echoing voice. 'How do he...?' He lost his trail of thought, deciding to focus at the matter at hand. "Yes, that's my name" he replied calmly, though he was a bit nervous of the sudden knowledge the Doctor had of him and the close distance between the Dark Presence and himself.
"Are you ready for the duel that'll decide your fate?"
'What a weird thing to say' he thought to himself, but then it clicked again that this WAS the Darkness after all.
"Sure" he stated cheerfully as he faked a smile, putting on the Exam Duel Disk he received before entering the room.
The grin grew wider apon the man's face.
"Is it just me or is that man acting weirder than before?" Syrus asked nervously as Jaden agreed with him.
"Crowler, was it? He seem to be acting stranger than usual" Jaden stated with certainty as Bastion nodded at the comment.
"I have to agree with you there, Jaden".
Suddenly, without warning, the room began to shake, causing some to cry out with fear. Soon their surroundings turned a dark hue, confusing everyone in the room, except for Dr. Crowler.
"What the hell?" Chazz said with shock as he looked around at the sudden change of color to the place.
"What's going on?" Alexis spoke up nervously as she noticed the Duel Field Dr. Crowler and the Examinee were in was glowing red.
"What in the world?" Bastion asked with disbelief at the scenario that befolded in front of everyone.
Yuku was at a lost of words as he witnessed the changes towards the room. The infamous earthquake began to settle down.
"Welcome to the Dark Games!" The Doctor stated with a huge grin apon his face.
"Dark Games?" Yuku was now confused. "Isn't it the Shadow Games?"
"No. Unlike the Shadow Games, only the challenger will lose their soul and their body, along with EVERYONE ELSE, except for the one who opened the gates to the Dark Games, which was I! So in other words, if you lose, then everyone will be non-existing!"
The thought to the unanswered reason for it's actions confused him, but he decided to go with the flow. If that's true, then at least now he wouldn't have to worry about defeating his opponent in a duel, right? "Whoever you are, you better get outta that man's body and let everyone go!" He told the Darkness with anger as he activated his Duel Disk.
"If you defeat me, that is. But that won't be possible with the cards I have in store for you" he told him as he activated his Duel Disk as well.
"We'll see about that" he said before pondering to himself. 'Is it bad timing or am I somehow involved in this whole situation for some reason? Whatever it is, I have to beat him no matter what! If what he said is true, then everyone's souls are on the line, and I am the one who has to stop him'.
"Wait, did Dr. Crowler just say everyone's lives are on the line?!" Syrus asked with panic. The thought of it caused some people to try to run out of the room but an invisible barrier kept them in place.
"Now he's just acting silly" Jaden stated. "I mean, how can our lives be on the line? He's not the Grim Reaper"
"No, but he has been acting strange lately" Bastion told him as he continued, "And that kid who's name is Yuku said something about something should get out of Dr. Crowler"
"Is it possible that Dr. Crowler could be possessed?" Alexis questioned with curiosity as the duel finally got under way.
-Duel Start-
Yuku Yanamoukou
VS
Dr. Crowler
-Duel Start-
-LifePoints-
Yuku Yanamoukou
4000
Dr. Crowler
4000
-LifePoints-
1st Turn: Dr. Crowler
"I'll start things off" Dr. Crowler told the boy as he drew his sixth card. Observing his hand, he smirked.
"Alright, first I'll summon Alexandrite Dragon in attack mode!" He slammed the card on the Monster field just as the muscular humanoid dragon appeared in front of him with a loud roar.
Alexandrite Dragon / LIGHT / Lvl 4 / Dragon / ATK 2000 / DEF 100
"Wait a minute, I don't remember seeing Dr. Crowler having to play that card before!" Bastion said with surprise at the monster the so called 'Possessed' man just summoned on the field.
"He could have still had it in his deck" Alexis spoke up, "but something tells me he isn't using the deck he once used"
"Next I'll set these three cards and end my turn" he concluded as three holographic face down cards appeared between the monster and him.
"Alright, it's my draw!" The boy said with seriousness as he swiftly swiped a card from his deck.
2nd Turn: Yuku Yanamoukou
Looking at his hand, he quickly came up with a strategy to get rid of the beast before him.
He nodded at Kuri who nodded back with a cute cry.
"Alright, first I'll summon Breaker the Magical Warrior!" A red and golden cloaked magician appeared before the boy with a sword and shield in it's hands.
Breaker The Magical Warrior / DARK / Lvl 4 / Spellcaster / ATK 1600 / DEF 1000
He stretched out his fist to one of the face downs on Dr. Crowler's side of the field before continuing, "Now I'll use his Spell Counter that he received when being Normal Summoned to destroy that face-down card on your field!"
The card stood right up, revealing itself to be Sakuretsu Armor.
Yuku smirked at the outcome, thankful it wasn't a complete waste of effort. "Sakuretsu Armor, a trap card that destroys the attacking monster. Glad it's out of the way" he explained as his gaze drifted towards the remaining two face down cards. The gut, his gut, as it always would, guided Yuku toward a conclusion. He always listened to it, though it could be wrong at times, Yuku always followed it, knowing it will at the end, guide him to victory.
A sudden cry from Kuri snapped him out of his thoughts, though he didn't flinch, he still concentrated on the hidden cards near Dr. Crowler. "I know, buddy. But don't worry, I got this covered" he reassured the cautious Relinkuriboh as he snapped a green card against the Duel Disk.
"Next I'll activate Black Pendant and equip it to my Spellcaster, increasing his attack by 500 points!" The sudden appearing necklace was now seen around Breaker's neck, giving off an impeccable glow.
Breaker's ATK: 2100 (+500)
"Since his now stronger than your Alexandrite Dragon, I guess I'll be sending that monster to the graveyard. Attack my wizard, and destroy his Alexandrite Dragon!" He ordered as the sorcerer swiped his sword backwards before jumping in the air, falling down towards Alexandrite Dragon with his weapon ready to strike.
"You fool" Dr. Crowler stated as he flipped his face down card, face up on his Duel Disk, "I activate my Quick-Play Spell Card, Forbidden Chalice!"
Suddenly a woman with a light dress on appeared in front of the revealing holographic card as she began to strengthen the dragon in front with her ability before she disappeared along with the card.
"This card increases a monster's ATK by 400 points until the end phase. In addition, it's effects are negated. But due to Alexandrite Dragon being a normal monster, that let down is futile! Now your poor and reckless attack will backfire and my monster will destroy your Warrior Wizard!"
Alexandrite's ATK: 2400 (+400)
Just when the muscular dragon was about to go for it's prey that was still falling down at it, Yuku smirked at his theoretical conclusion of the change of the table. "Not quite. I activate my own Quick-Play Spell Card from my hand called Book of Moon!" The unexpected callout was then followed by an appearing gigantic blue glowing book that had a quarter moon crafted on it's front.
"This card flips a face up monster on the field, face down in defense position" he explained, pointing at the strengthened dragon. The book did it's effect, surrounding the dragon with a blue glow that made it disappear with a horizontal face-down card appearing in it's place. When the thin but powerful sword collided with the card, it revealed a crouching dragon before said dragon was multiplied into thousand harmless pixels.
"Woah! Did you see that, you guys?" Syrus asked with astonishment as Jaden smirked at the transition.
"Wow, that was a cool move the new guy just pulled off" the brown haired boy said as Bastion was impressed as well.
"That was quite impressive, switching the monster to it's weaker number. He could've done that before Forbidden Chalice's activation, but his patience paid off and got rid of it's future usage. Clever, even I wouldn't have seen that coming" he told them as Jaden nodded his head in agreement.
"That card could've been anything, it's like he knew it would help the ATK of that dragon, proving it to be useless with Book of Moon" the brown haired boy explained as Alexis and Zain just looked at Yuku intensively.
"Now I'll set two cards face down and end my turn" he said as he placed his cards in two of the Spell and Trap Card slots.
3rd Turn: Dr. Crowler
"Well, that I certainly didn't expect from a Ranton, especially if they're as weak as you" the Doctor said, his face still held on to the grimace expression.
Raising an eyebrow with curiosity, the young teen began to ponder to himself at what Dr. Crowler called him.
"Wait, Ranton?"
"You don't know?" He laughed menacingly at Yuku's question.
"You sure are ignorant when it comes to your past"
This got Yuku's attention immensely. "Wait, you know about my past?"
"Sure, but I'm not telling you nothing" he told the boy, expecting to piss him off which he did.
"Hey! I have a right to know about what happened in my life! Don't think you can keep it away from me!"
"I don't think, I know. Especially since we've done an excellent job so far"
"We? Who's we?" He asked with confusion. It seems everything the Darkness was saying needed to be questioned.
"I'm obviously not going to tell you. Now then, back to the duel" he said as he drew a card from his deck. Looking at it, his grin grew wider, which worry the boy a bit.
'What could he be planning?' Yuku thought as he saw Dr. Crowler added the card with his other cards. "You in for it now, kid. First I'll summon Masked Dragon!" Out came a white and red dragon that roared at the unfazed wizard.
Masked Dragon / FIRE / Lvl 3 / Dragon / ATK 1400 / DEF 1100
"But he won't be staying on the field for long. Since I'll be banishing him from play to special summon one of my strongest beasts. Come forth, my Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon!"
Immediately after his words, the Masked Dragon glowed so bright, it shattered into thousands of pixels, creating room for it's higher up to take it's place. There in front of the possessed man flapped a dark gray metallic dragon that looked vicious in so many perspectives.
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon / DARK / Lvl 10 / Dragon / ATK 2800 / DEF 2400
It's appearance alone made even the bystanders tremble in fear, but not the gang and Yuku. For some reason, he felt like it was expected or maybe he just needed to expect the unexpected.
"Don't think it stops there. I'm just getting started. Next I'll activate Metal Dragon's special effect. Once per turn, I can special summon a Dragon monster from my hand or graveyard, and that card is in my hand. Let's welcome to the stage, my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" The name shocked everyone inside the room.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon!? Was all they could think as the room got darker before a white mechanical-like dragon appeared next to Dr. Crowler's Metal Dragon, it's roar echoing across the entire place.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon / LIGHT / Lvl 8 / Dragon / ATK 3000 / DEF 2500
"Talk about a comeback" Jaden began, shocked just like everyone else, "Now Crowler has two power houses on his side".
"Not to mention one of them being Blue-Eyes White Dragon" Bastion spoke up before continuing, "I mean, how did he get his hands on one? If I'm not mistaken, doesn't Seto Kaiba have the last three remaining Blue-Eyes in existence?"
"That's suppose to be true" Alexis said with crossed arms as the gang now paid attention to the blonde teen. "But that theory doesn't seem to be reliable now. Or maybe he stole it from Seto. This IS some sort of spirit we're dealing with after all, if what that Yuku guy said is true".
"Hah, I'd like to see this slacker try to get his way around this one" Chazz said with a smirk as the duel continued.
"Now attack my Metal Dragon, destroy his Breaker the Magical Warrior!"
The being clawed at the monster, but just then Yuku shouted, "Not so fast, I activate my trap card, Waboku!".
Three aqua cloaked females then appeared, preaching an ancient language.
"Waboku protects my monsters from destruction and my Life Points" Yuku explained as the women was about to stop the attack, when suddenly the voice of Dr. Crowler interrupted the transaction.
"Unfortunately for you, I activate my face down card, Trap Jammer!"
The sudden glowing circle with a Bear Trap shot an emitting aura towards the three females, causing them to disappear without a trace.
"This trap card negates and destroys a trap card that has been activated in the Battle Phase" he told him as the creature continued his attack, ripping the magician into tiny little pixels.
Yuku then braced himself for the remaining attack to collide with his Life Points, but suddenly took a step back when he felt a bulge of rushing pain throughout his body. Crowler smirked, despite receiving a miniature amount of damage due to Black Pendant being sent to the graveyard.
-LifePoints-
Yuku Yanamoukou
3300 (-700)
Dr. Crowler
3500 (-500)
-LifePoints-
"I figure you feel the reality of the Dark Games, now? In the Dark Games, the challenger's body will get severely damaged after Battle Damage. The higher the damage, the stronger the pain" Dr. Crowler explained as Yuku felt a drip of blood coming out of the corner of his mouth. Wiping it off, he smirked.
"Well then, I guess I should be more aware then"
"You should" the purple lipped man said before declaring a direct attack with his Blue-Eyes.
"Now then, let's end this turn with a destructive blast, shall we?"
The sudden emitting ball appeared in the dragon's mouth before it shot directly towards Yuku to deplete almost all of the remaining Life Points he held on to.
"Not so fast, I activate my Trap Card, Call of the Haunted!" He explained as the remaining face-down card revealed itself, spawning a graveyard in front that the once destroyed Breaker the Magical Warrior came out from, who was covered in dirt here and there.
"Call of the Haunted allows me to special summon a monster from my graveyard in Attack Mode"
"But you still get battle damage" Dr. Crowler told the boy as the blast destroyed the Spellcaster once again in the same turn, dispersing the graveyard as well.
The impact sent Yuku on his behind as he held his stomach with one hand, feeling the unbearable pain rush through his being, with a drip of red coming out from his nose.
-LifePoints-
Yuku Yanamoukou
1900 (-1400)
Dr. Crowler
3500
-LifePoints-
"I end my turn. Your move" he said with a grin.
"That was some sweet thinking Yuku just did there" Jaden exclaimed with a fist as Bastion added:
"But he just barely hanged in there. What are the chances of him surviving Dr. Crowler's next assault?".
"I'll tell you the chances. Infinity to 1" Chazz smirked at his own comment as Alexis looked at him with a bit of annoyance.
"What side are you on, anyway?"
"The side that isn't a slacker"
"You do realize that if he loses, our lives will be taken" Bastion stated the obvious with an eyebrow raised.
"Oh c'mon you guys, Dr. Crowler just made that up" Jaden said with calmness.
This immediately got the others' attention.
"Don't you believe him, Jaden?" Syrus asked with confusion.
"Nope, it's all part of the act"
"What act?"
"The magic trick"
"So are you telling us all of this that's happening in front of us, all the color blending, the glowing field, Dr. Crowler's misbehaving attitude, is all some sort of trick?"
"Yep. Well, except for the misbehaving part"
"What are you guys talking about? Dr. Crowler is just teaching this slacker a lesson" Chazz spoke up with a grin.
A cute cry of concern was heard from his spiritual friend as Yuku slowly looked at his direction and smirked with assurance. "I'm fine, buddy. Nothing to worry about" he reassured the little guy as he began to draw his next card after standing up.
4th Turn: Yuku Yanamoukou
"Alright, my draw!" He explained as he added his drawn card to his hand.
He only had two cards in his hand, and only one useful card at the moment. Well, at least he still has a chance, right? Sighing, he set down a card as he said, "I set this monster face down and end my turn"
"I guess I can't blame him, those monsters are super powerful" Jaden explained as everyone continued to look at the duel intensively.
5th Turn: Dr. Crowler
"Pathetic" Dr. Crowler mocked with a smirk before calmly drawing a card, "I attack your monster with my Red-Eyes!" He declared as the claws of the beast penetrated the face-down card, revealing a crouching yellow haired magician that was shattered by the attack.
"Now, finish him off my Blue-Eyes and obliterate the last of his Life Points!"
But before it could reach Yuku's presence, another face-down card appeared in front of it.
"What!?" Dr. Crowler asked with confusion, "I don't understand, I just destroyed that monster! How could it return back to the field!?"
"Yes, you did" Yuku smirked, "but by destroying my Apprentice Magician, you've activated it's special effect that allows me to special summon a Level 2 or lower Spellcaster monster from my deck in face-down defense position"
Dr. Crowler just frowned at this. "Fine, destroy the worthless card in front of you, Blue-Eyes!"
As the card was flipped by the blast from the powerful dragon, it was revealed to be a woman with red clothing, a blue cape and a blue scarf around her mouth who was kneeling down, keeping her arms crossed in front of her to defend herself. But it was all in vain due to her low defense points.
"You just activated my monster's effect" he told the doctor as he began to draw two cards from his deck, getting a familiar feeling when he drew his second card.
"When my Crystal Seer is flipped face up, I must inspect the 2 cards from the top of my deck. Then place one of them in my hand and the other at the bottom of my deck" he explained while doing the actions at the same time.
"Fine, next turn you won't be so lucky. I end my turn"
"Well Bastion, seems the kid survived Dr. Crowler's next on slaught. That goes the same for you, infinity to 1" Alexis explained as she saw Chazz's face begin to flush at his wrong conclusion. Then he shot back unexpectedly.
"Y-You say it as if you like the guy!"
Alexis just flushed a bit at the statement. "O-Of course not, don't be ridiculous. I didn't even met the guy and you already jumping to awful conclusions!" She looked away, upset.
6th Turn: Yuku Yanamoukou
The raven haired boy just sighed in relief at his 'survival' as he looked at the second card he kept from being placed back in the deck.
The cry of cuteness and innocence filled his ears as he smiled at Relinkuriboh. "You thinkin what I'm thinkin, buddy?"
A simple nod was all he needed as he got his next plan into work.
"Alright. It's my draw!" He placed his index and middle finger on the top card's backside and slid it outwards for his thumb to grab it from the front. Just the sudden touch of the card sent waves of hope through his body as he smirked, knowing what card awaits him.
Swiftly drawing it, he stared at the newly added card to his arsenal, with his smile growing ever so slightly at it's visual presence. "First, I'll activate my spell card, Pot of Greed! This baby allows me to draw two cards from my deck" the spawning giant green pot appeared before the boy, having it's all so familiar smirk on it's face as it began to glow, with Yuku drawing two cards before it disappeared.
"Now I'll special summon this card from my hand by discarding another card" he explained as he inserted a card into his graveyard slot before he placed a Dark-Type monster on his monster zone with a very attractive tanned girl that had blonde hair, manipulative violet orbs and a purple and golden spellcaster outfit on that showed a decent amount of cleavage, coming out from the face-up holographic card below her. She also had a golden and purple round staff which was gripped tightly in her right hand.
"Introducing my trusty Apprentice Illusion Magician!"
Apprentice Illusion Magician / DARK / Lvl 6 / Spellcaster / ATK 2000 / DEF 1700
"Woah!" Syrus stared on with heart-shaped eyes and a blushing face with the group noticing it. In fact, most of the other guys around the stadium-like room was in the exact state that Syrus was in.
"Sy? What's wrong, buddy?" Jaden asked with concern as he had no idea why Syrus was acting like this.
"He's love struck" Alexis told Jaden who just looked at her with confusion.
"Love struck? What's that?"
The unexpected question left the group shocked at Jaden's ignorance. Nevertheless, Alexis answered, "Love struck is when you desire someone"
This snapped Syrus out of his gaze before protesting, "H-Hey, I'm not love struck! She just looks... nice, that's all..." He trailed off, trying to hide his redness.
"Oh, so love struck means desire? I guess I'm love struck too" Jaden stated with certainty as this got some of the members of the group's attention.
"Really? Then who is it, Jaden?" Syrus asked with curiosity as the brown haired boy just smirked.
"Not who. What. I'm love struck with dueling since I desire it" Jaden said boldly which made everyone fall on their heads, except for Zain.
"Hah" Dr. Crowler laughed amusingly at the opposing monster. "That monster doesn't even nearly have the attack points necessary to defeat my two dragons". This upsetted the female magician but she immediately calmed down when she heard Yuku's voice.
"That may be true, but you'll be surprise at what she can do".
Smiling at each other, they both nodded, approving of the next action Apprentice Illusion Magician should do as Yuku began to explain the rest. "If my magician was normal summoned or special summoned, I can add 1 Dark Magician from my deck to my hand" he then showed the card that was withdrawn automatically from the deck.
It was indeed, a Dark Magician.
"I wonder what is he planning" Bastion said with a pondering expression as the gang stared at him with wonder as well. "I mean, if I'm not mistaken, a Dark Magician is a Level 7 normal monster. Facts are, level 7 and higher monster cards needs exactly 2 tributes for it to be placed on the field, unless if it's effects says otherwise. But as I stated before, a Dark Magician is no effect monster. Maybe there's more to that Apprentice Illusion Magician. But I've never seen a card like that before"
"Yeah, and there's probably a combination of cards he has in his hand that we don't know of" Alexis theorized as Jaden just got more excited by the possibilities.
"I can't wait to see what he'll throw down next!"
"Alright. For my next move, I'll activate the spell card Ancient Rules!"
The scroll with a blue dragon, a red 'X' and ancient descriptors that floated beside Apprentice Illusion Magician soon glowed and out came a young man with a purple magician outfit and a purple staff.
"This card allows me to special summon a Level 5 or higher normal monster from my hand. And I choose, Dark Magician!"
Dark Magician / DARK / Lvl 7 / Spellcaster / ATK 2500 / DEF 2100
"Greetings, master. I'm ready to serve you in battle" the Dark Magician, who's name was Yaru, telepathically spoke up to Yuku who nodded with approval. The magician then noticed one of his apprentices next to him. Her name was Yumi.
"Greetings, Yumi. I see you are here before me. As always"
Yumi didn't spoke up, instead just nodded happily toward her tutor.
"Wow. Now both of them has two monsters each. All are very strong" Syrus said with awe at the sight as Bastion added:
"Well only one side has the upper hand in attack points. Unless Yuku has a helpful effect up his sleeve, their presence on the field are futile, only merely reducing his maximum battle damage".
"What can you expect from a slacker? They're destined to lose" Chazz commented with a frown before they heard an unexpected command by Yuku.
"Now attack his Blue-Eyes, my Dark Magician!"
"What!?" Everyone said in unison as Chazz simply said:
"He has totally lost it!".
"What?" Dr. Crowler said with surprise, "But my White Dragon has 500 attack points more than your magician. Are you stupid?"
Yuku just smirked at his cluelessness as he spoke up with his Dark Magician charging up a purple colored ball from his staff.
"It may seem so, but it isn't. I activate my Apprentice Illusion Magician's second special effect! When another Dark-type Spellcaster on my side of the field battles an opponent's monster, I can send her from my hand or field to the graveyard; increasing my monster's ATK and DEF by 2000 for the duration of the battle!"
The expected command from her master sent a small sad frown across her face. She knew by the looks of the situation she would be used for such a thing, but she really wanted to stay by his side and fight for him on the field, but at the same time she wanted to be useful to the team. Most of the time, her effects were all they needed from her. Despite all this, she didn't have a choice, but it wasn't like she wouldn't do it. She would do and give anything for him, her master, the boy that she knew ever since he was a toddler. It was just a feeling she had when she was around his presence. The sudden determination to do better, to strive for his approval and happiness. Was it slavery? All the other monsters didn't mind, so why would she?
Shrugging it off, she sighed, looking back at him with a forceful smile and a generous, yet cute wink before her being merged with the magical attack her other master had on his staff, causing it to grow immensely to a size almost twice it's original one.
Dark Magician's ATK: 4500 (+2000)
"Now my Dark Magician, destroy his dragon with Mystic Septor Blast!"
The command made the strong magician shoot the blast against the face of the dragon, exploding by impact along with the dragon as Dr. Crowler covered his face with his arm until the dust settled.
-LifePoints-
Yuku Yanamoukou
1900
Dr. Crowler
2000 (-1500)
-LifePoints-
"I end my turn" he said with seriousness as everyone looked on with amazement, with some males feeling disappointed that their eye candy was out of visual sight.
"Alright! Sweet move!" Jaden commented with a fist as the group stared in awe and surprise.
"Well, I guess you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover" Bastion stated with wide eyes as Alexis added while staring at Chazz:
"Yeah, you're right, Bastion, you shouldn't"
"But now he has no cards on the field to backup his monster that has obviously lower attack points than Dr. Crowler's dragon" he shot back as he smirked at the scene.
Dr. Crowler's grin disappeared when he just realized what just happened. "You'll pay for that!" He stated as he drew his card.
7th Turn: Dr. Crowler
The doctor first looked at his card, then at the field, before saying, "This match is already over! I summon Blizzard Dragon in attack mode!"
The blue-ish dragon with wings under his arms and bright red eyes roared forth on the field.
Blizzard Dragon / WATER / Lvl 4 / Dragon / ATK 1800 / DEF 1000
"Told you. Dr. Crowler got this one in the bag" the black haired teen said as everyone wondered was this really the end of the duel.
"After the Red-Eyes dragon destroys Dark Magician, that Blizzard Dragon could end the duel" Syrus explained.
"Now attack my Metal Dragon and destroy his Dark Magician!"
The echo-like cry from Kuri caught his attention as Yuku looked at the spirit floating idly beside him with a smile.
"You ready?"
It simply nodded with seriousness before disappearing. "Not so fast! I activate my monster's effect!"
"But Dark Magician has no effect whatsoever" Dr. Crowler stated the obvious before the Dragon's claws ripped Dark Magician in two.
-LifePoints
Yuku Yanamoukou
1600 (-300)
Dr. Crowler
2000
-LifePoints
The battle damage felt like a knife being stabbed in his lungs, letting Yuku bow down slightly with agony as he struggled to breathe from the emotional wound he had.
"Now, my Blizzard Dragon, wipe his remaining- what the hell?!" The doctor asked with shock and disbelief when he saw the two pieces of Dark Magician began to merge itself together, forming an undamaged Dark Magician.
"But I just... what just happened?!"
"This is what happened" Yuku told him as he pulled out the withdrawn card from his graveyard slot and showed it to him while still crouching and holding his chest with his free hand.
"My Relinkuriboh!"
"What? A Relinkuriboh?" Jaden asked with surprise as his own spiritual friend appeared by his side with a cute cry. It looked similar to Yuku's Relinkuriboh but it didn't had mecha claws and feet, just regular green paws and feet. And instead of a green machinery at the back, it had pure white wings.
"Yeah, I wonder what it does as well, Winged Kuriboh" the boy spoke back softly.
"I can remove from play this card from my graveyard to protect one of my monsters from destruction" he said, still in pain, but managed to slowly pick himself up and discard it in the Remove From Play Slot.
"How the hell? I never destroyed that monster!"
"Yes, I know you didn't. It was the discarded card from my Apprentice Illusion Magician's effect when she was special summoned on the field"
"Damn!" Dr. Crowler cursed, knowing his Blizzard Dragon couldn't take on his Dark Magician. "Fine, I'll just activate my Blizzard Dragon's effect! Once per turn, I can target one of your monsters. That monster cannot change it's battle position nor attack until the end of your next turn" the blue dragon then shot it's freezing breath at Dark Magician, causing the unfazed magician to turn light blue as he put on an unpleasant expression with his stiff body occasionally shivering now and then.
"Dark Magician!" He called out in concern before putting on an upset expression.
"I end my turn with one face down. Your move"
8th Turn: Yuku Yanamoukou
The gang just sighed with relief, well, except for Chazz and Zain. Chazz just watched, frowning at the duel the entire time, much like Zain.
"Wow. This guy's good. Very good" Syrus said with a smile.
"Yeah, no kidding. Whenever the odds are stacked against him, he seems to pull through each time" Jaden added with a smirk.
"But now he cannot attack with his Dark Magician this turn. And by the looks of his hand, it doesn't seem like he has much options either" Bastion explained with crossed arms as Chazz said:
"It'll take a miracle for him to survive Dr. Crowler's next turn".
"Alright, it's my draw!" He said with a serious expression as he swiped a card from his deck. Looking at it, he immediately picked up a strategy before placing the green card in a TS (Trap and Spell) card slot.
"I activate my spell card. Bond Between Teacher and Student!"
Soon a bright light was cast beside Dark Magician by his glowing staff.
"When I have a face up Dark Magician, I can special summon a Dark Magician Girl on the field from my hand, deck, or graveyard in face up Defense position" Yuku told the man on the other side as he grabbed the hopeful and familiar card that shot out of his deck before slamming it down with a smirk.
Out from the majestic light came a beautiful angelic blonde girl with a blue and pink magician outfit that showed an ample amount of cleavage, and a black button in the center of her chest that had a star in it. She also had a yellow, blue and pink staff that she played with until she gave a wink with the light fading away.
Dark Magician Girl / DARK / Lvl 6 / Spellcaster / ATK 2000 / DEF 1700
The let down boys instantly took a liking to her, especially Syrus. "Wow, she's very pretty" he stated with yet again heart-shaped eyes.
"Sy must really desire those girls if he keeps acting so brain-washed. I mean, even I don't have hearts when it comes to dueling"
"It's not the same thing, slacker" Chazz spoke up with an annoyed expression.
"Really? What's the difference?" He asked, curiously.
"...Never mind" he sighed, knowing it would take too much effort for Jaden to understand.
"Hiya, master!" Dark Magician Girl telepathically spoke to him with joy, very thrilled to be on the field again and at her master's service. Yuku just nodded at her while sweatdropping, knowing that all too familiar cheerfulness on her face. It wasn't that her personality was a bad thing, it's just that whenever Dark Magician Girl, who's name was Miku, was around the young teen, she would just want to squeeze the living lungs out of the boy, with his face buried deep between her... melons, deadly suffocation. It was extremely exhausting for the teen. How could spirits touch solid objects, you ask? Well, that would be answered later on.
"Alright, now I'll activate this spell card called Cup of Ace!" A sudden appearing giant golden cup with patterns on the top and the bottom floated above the holographic card.
"This card let's me flip a coin. If heads, I get to draw 2 cards. But if it's tails, then you are allowed to draw 2 cards"
"Wow, what a gamble" Jaden said, fixated on the duel in front of him.
"Yeah, no kidding" Alexis agreed, "If Lady Luck isn't on Yuku's side then Dr. Crowler can draw 2 cards to his arsenal. His magicians will be destroyed then, since he'll have no backup card and the fact that that card was his last card in his hand".
Everyone looked carefully at the giant flipping coin on the field. Yuku and his monsters stared confidently at it, while Dr. Crowler just frowned at it, frowning even more with a groan when it suddenly landed on HEADS.
Smirking widely, Yuku drew his 2 cards.
"That's very lucky of him" Bastion stated as everyone awaited for his next move.
"I'll set this card and end my turn" he said casually as a face down holographic card appeared in front of him.
"Is that it?" Crowler chuckled as he drew his next card, which was now the only card in his hand.
9th Turn: Dr. Crowler
"Before I'll do anything else, I'll activate my trap card, Reckless Greed! With this card I get to draw 2 cards, but have to skip my next two draw phases. Now let my turn begin! First I'll activate my own Pot of Greed!"
Drawing that cards was the pinnacle point of his next move. Smirking widely, he looked at the cards, knowing what they were already. "Oh you in for it now, kid" he deviously said as Yuku raised his guard. "I activate Premature Burial! By paying 800 Life Points, I get to special summon a monster from my graveyard in attack mode and equip it to this card. And I choose Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
The familiar white beast with sharp wings roared it's way back on the field alongside Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon and Blizzard Dragon.
Blue-Eyes White Dragon: 3000 ATK
-LifePoints-
Yuku Yanamoukou
1600
Dr. Crowler
1200 (-800)
-LifePoints-
"Bad news for Yuku" Jaden commented with worry, "Now there's three dragons that are waiting to attack".
"Yeah, no kidding. Blizzard Dragon can defeat Dark Magician Girl since she is in defense position, and Metal Dragon can eliminate Dark Magician. Leaving Yuku wide open for a direct attack by Blue-Eyes" Syrus explained with nervousness.
"Doesn't surprise me. This duel was over before it even begun" Chazz explained as everyone stared at the three beasts in front of the pair of magicians.
"I can easily obliterate you right here and now. But I'll rather let you experience real power before you die. Behold! I activate my continuous spell card called Precious Cards from Beyond! I'll explain this card's purpose later. But right now, I would like to introduce to you a card far beyond mere mortality. A card that will end this duel that I owned right from the very beginning. Give a warm welcome to the one, and only, Slifer, the Sky Dragon!"
The name electrified the whole room, it's gaze fixated on the man with purple lips.
"Slifer!?" Everyone spoke out in unison, knowing full well who the beast was as the room's ceiling lights began to flicker, making noise as a sudden strong breeze arrive in the room, with the walls beginning to give in. The room then suddenly witness the whole roof decimating into the unknown as the black, cloudy, thunderous sky was revealed. Everyone had to hold on as the wind was too strong, Yuku slidding slowly away while Dr. Crowler just stood there with a twisted evil grin.
Then without warning, a bright light appeared where all three dragons were, vaporizing them into the abyss as a new, larger dragon took their place. It's red scales were seen, along with it's undoubtful blue soulless eyes that glowed with raging destruction as it roared at Yuku and the magicians with supersonic-like waves, having them to put their arms in front to keep their balance and to cover their faces from the overwhelming sensation that collided with their frightful beings.
Slifer the Sky Dragon / DIVINE / Lvl 10 / Divine-Beast / ATK ? / DEF ?
"I can't believe it, it's actually Slifer the Sky Dragon! In the flesh!" Bastion spoke, still captivated and astonished at the appearance and presence of the flying creature.
"It's the real deal! But how?! How did Crowler get his hands on a card like that!?" Jaden asked with amazement, he just couldn't look away from the ocean blue eyes of Slifer. Everyone's mouths were hanging like anchors, saucer-like eyes and stunned expressions were everywhere.
Nobody answered, since everyone was completely clueless. Some even pinched themselves to see if this whole thing was just a dream. But it wasn't. It was reality. The divine beast hovered over the puny mortals with it's giant wings, ready for battle.
"Oh my gosh, that thing is huge!" Miku mentally said with awe and obvious fear at what it was capable of.
Yaru, without looking away from the giant before him, said, "It's Slifer! But how? It's technically impossible! I don't understand. It should be sealed away after the duel with the King of Egypt and Yugi Motou. This is unreal!"
"Master, please tell us you've got a plan up your sleeve in defeating this thing?" the attractive Miku pleaded, looking at her master with big, sparkling eyes. But Yuku didn't reply, his eyes locked onto the creature that he will be facing. Jaw dropped, hands shivering, knees weakening, eyes glowing with terror. His body language said it all, he wasn't expecting a God-like fight. This was suppose to be an Entrance Exam, not one that their lives would depend on. It was just too much to take in. It's presence, leering down at the teen. Was this really the end? Was he actually going to die despite how far he came? Everyone's lives were counting on him. He held their faiths along with his, in his 13 year old, quivering palms.
Finally realizing what Miku asked of him, Yuku simply replied, "I'm not sure..."
The voice of Dr. Crowler finally got everyone's attention. "Enough window shopping! Let's end this once and for all! Since I successfully tribute summoned a monster that needed at least 2 tributes, I get to draw 2 cards" The responding glow from his Precious Cards from Beyond card caused the deck to glow, automatically withdrawing 2 cards from the top of it that Dr. Crowler happily took with his fingers.
"And since my Slifer the Sky Dragon's ATK and DEF are determined by the number of cards in my hand times 1000, it now has a total of 3000 ATK and DEF points!"
"And just like that, Slifer receives 3000 points in one go" Jaden said with shock.
"Now what do you guys think? Do you still think this whole thing is a Magic Show?" Alexis asked with a raised eyebrow as Jaden sweatdropped.
"Well the Magic Show hasn't been proven wrong yet, but Dr. Crowler being possessed seems likely right about now. But still, first Blue-Eyes White Dragon and now Slifer the Sky Dragon? I wonder how did he get his hands on those cards?"
"The coward that's using Dr. Crowler's body must have stolen it from the King of Games and Seto Kaiba. Since they were the only ones that had it" Chazz explained with anger as he walked and held tightly on the support bar in front of him. "You better win this duel, slacker. Or else all of us are goners" he gritted his teeth menacingly.
Now everyone knew what was at stake. Their lives literally depended on it. Their lives were now in the hands of the fearful boy in front of them. He had to win. He just had to! But the question was:
How?
To be continued
End of Chapter 1
Well, that's the end of the first chapter. Let me know what you think of this start I'd really appreciate your support. Well, I'll see ya next time.
See ya later, guys!