Yu-Gi-Oh! Relics of Time

Chapter 1

Card Shuffle

Author's note: All the dueling in this fic are actually played out card for card. Sure there will be passing, but the truth is duelists pass in real life so why not in the show. Not every hand gives you a monster and a trap card. All of this will be actually dueling. Enjoy.

It was yet another year at Duel Academy, and like every other year it would begin with a Ceremonial Duel to determine the number one duelist at the school. Kendrick Dark and Angeline Turner walked into the crowded Obelisk Blue Arena. There was almost nowhere that the two could sit together.

"I can't believe that we weren't chosen to be the two duelists in this duel," Angeline said as they scooted by other students to get to her seat.

"What did you expect? We are freshmen," Kendrick said.

Angeline was altogether average. She had green eyes that turned blue when she was dueling, and her long brown hair feel to her knees. Kendrick was a little on the tan side with dark hair, and dark eyes to match his hair.

"That doesn't matter!" Angeline shouted. "Do you know how many people have been asking me for trades of my dragon?! Everyone knows the decks that we have, and they know that it would've been an epic duel."

"Despite that, we only dueled well enough to get us into Duel Academy at the Slifer Red level. I'm sure that if we would've dueled at the Obelisk level, we would've been in this duel."

"So what?!"

"Do you know who they picked to replace us in this duel?"

Angeline stopped to think for a little moment. Her nose wrinkled as she thought. "No. Who?"

"Ruin Yamata and Detrick aka Demise," replied Kendrick. "Rumor has it that they are dating, and they are the top two duelists around. Some say they are even better than the pros!"

"Like either of those fools can defeat the might of the legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon," Angeline said with a huff of hot air. She was truly angry about not getting picked to be in the Ceremonial Duel. Kendrick could not see how she could be so mad about something that wasn't even that big a deal.

"It's not that hard," Kendrick said.

"What did you say!?! Do you think that wuss of a magician of yours can handle the power of the White Lightning attack?"

"I'm saying that Blue Eyes is a normal monster," Kendrick countered. "I mean sure it has 3000 attack points, but with all these effect monsters it can't be that hard to destroy it. It should be easier to destroy me Dark Magician. It all depends on the calibur of the duelist. Yugi found ways of destroying the Blue Eyes White Dragon."

"Are you saying you can do the same thing? We can find out right now. Kaiba may not have been able to defeat Yugi without cheating, but I doubt that you can defeat me. You are no Yugi."

"I will forgive you," Kendrick said with a shrug. "If you feel this strongly, the school year starts tomorrow. Fill out a Duel Request Form and get it signed. Then you can get what you want, a chance at defeating me in front of everyone."

"I can duel you at anytime," Angeline said.

"True," Kendrick agreed, "but you wouldn't get the same satisfaction without witnesses."

"Is that a challenge?"

"Make it what you want."

"Is it?"

"Shhh! The duel is about to start."

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Chancellor Rhodes stood in the middle of the stage. She was a rather tall blonde with hair that hung to the middle of her back. In her hand was a microphone.

"Welcome students to yet another year at Duel Academy," Chanellor Rhodes said proudly. "As many of you know, we start every year with the Ceremonial Duel that will determine who the number one duelist in the school is. This started back when my two closest friends Jaden Yuki and Zane Truesdale, God rest his soul, were feuding over the very same spot. Today, Ruin and Detrick are the two who will be doing the dueling. Sit back and get ready for a top rank duel. Duelists, you may begin."

Ruin was a tall woman white beautiful white hair. Her eyes blazed red with her passion of dueling. Detrick was a tall and well built with a look of experience on his face.

"No holding back, Ruin," Detrick called across the stage.

"Of course not," Ruin agreed.

"Duel."

Ruin 8000 Detrick 8000

"Ladies lead," Ruin said drawing a sixth card. "It's about to get a little more wet in here. I play the field spell, Venom Swamp. I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."

Ruin's cards appeared as Detrick drew. "I summon XX-Saber Fulhelmknight in attack mode. Attack!"

A blonde appeared in orange and black armor. She bore the XX-Saber crest on her shield that was at her hip (1300 atk). Her whip launched and stuck Ruin.

Ruin 6700 Detrick 8000

"You do know that at the end of your turn, your XX-Saber gets a venom counter right?" Ruin asked. Smoke started to rise from Fulhelmknight as she screamed in pain. Ruin drew. "I pass, and with the end of my turn means another counter."

Fulhelmknight shrieked in pain again as her attack score dropped to 300. Detrick drew. "You aren't taking this seriously. However, maybe this new monster will knock some sense into you. I sacrifice Fulhelmknight to summon Chthonian Emperor Dragon! Attack Ruin!"

A massive black-armored dragon appeared. Its wings stretched from one end of the stage to the other (2400 atk). It shot a blast of fire that engulfed Ruin.

Ruin 4300 Detrick 8000

"Ah yes. Let us hear the sound of a dragon in pain," Ruin said with a smile as smoke started to rise from one of Chthonian Emperor Dragon's wings. "I activate Snake Rain. I toss one card, and I can search my deck and ditch four reptiles. However, that is the end of my turn."

Detrick sighed. "I skip my summoning to make my dragon an effect monster. This allows it two attacks. Go my dragon!"

Ruin smiled as the blasts of fire struck her. She drew her card.

Ruin 1700 Detrick 8000

"I summon Snipe Hunter into attack mode, and I set a card," Ruin played. A odd purple alien with a numbered ray gun appeared (1500 atk). "I end."

"Two face down cards are all I've got," Detrick said as the cards appeared behind Chthonian Emperor Dragon.

"When your turn ends, before my Venom Swamp activates I activate my Venom Burn trap," Ruin said as her face down card lifted. "Now I select one monster, and remove every venom counter on it. Then, you lose 700 for each one. Seeing as how Chthonian Emperor Dragon is your only monster, and has four counters, I choose it."

Ruin 1700 Detrick 5200

Ruin drew. "I set a monster into defense mode, and I activate Snipe Hunter's ability on your face down card on the right. I toss one card, and roll a die. If the result is 1 or 6, nothing happens."

A black die appeared in the center of the stage, and rolled. The result was a 3 causing Detrick's face down card to shatter.

"Next, I activate Snipe Hunter again on this time I want the card on the left," Ruin said. The die rolled a 4 causing the other face down card to shatter. "I summon my Venom Snake, and activate its effect giving your dragon a second counter."

Detrick's dragon started to smoke again, as Venom Snake struck. It wrapped its long black and orange stripped body around the dragon's tail and bit. (Venom Snake 1200 atk.)

(Chthonian Emperor Dragon 1400)/

"I end there," Ruin said. Snipe Hunter shattered as its attack points hit zero due to Venom Swamp.

Detrick drew his card. "I summon Marauding Captain in attack mode. When he's summoned, I get to summon a level four or lower monster from my hand. Chthonian Soldier works. Now my Marauding Captain attacks."

A blonde man in armor carrying a katana blade appeared (1200 atk.) Ruin laughed.

"They tie. It's a drew," Ruin pointed out.

"I know. A tie leaves you open for a direct attack."

Marauding Captain struck the serpent with his blade just as it bit him. Each monster shattered to pixels.

"I activate my Snake Whistle trap," Ruin countered as another face down card lifted. "When I reptile is destroyed, I can replace it with a new one. I choose my Venom Cobra."

A white and red cobra appeared on the field. It was curled up, and its face hidden from the mass audience (2000 def).

"Chthonian Soldier attack Venom Cobra," Detrick commanded.

"I activate my final face down, Damage=Reptile," Ruin played. "When I take damage due to a battle involving a reptile, I can summon a reptile from my deck as long as it has less attack points than the damage I took. A second Venom Cobra will do (2000 def)."

"I end."

Ruin 900 Detrick 5200

Ruin drew. "I switch both Venom Cobras into attack mode."

"I win," Detrick said making his draw. "I summon Comrade Swordsman of Landstar, and Synchro Summon my X-Saber Urbellum. Finish this duel!"

A muscular monster arose from the summoning. It had twin blades on its back, and the X-Saber crest on its belt (2200 atk.) Drawing both blades, he struck one of the cobras.

Ruin 0 Detrick 5200

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Angeline was beside herself in rage. "They choose her over me!"

"Calm down," Kendrick said quietly. "She's an Obelisk Blue for a reason."

"No," Angeline said. "It's time to assert myself as a duelist. Whether or not I have to go through you doesn't matter. I will be the top duelist. My rise to top status starts tomorrow with a duel."

Coming up next:

Who is Angeline planning on dueling to start her rise to the top? Could she possibly try her hand at an old school rivalry, or is she into something more? Don't miss the second chapter, Level Up.