Cardfightvanguard
Chapter 1
Newcomer
My name is Roy, I come from Europe but I moved away to Japan. However, the greatest thing from it is because I manage to make wonderful friends and meet powerful rivals.
It's not a fist fight with the rival thing. It's game I like to play called cardfight vanguard. When I saw it on the commercial I had to be a part of it. It all started after I got from school.
A young man in a school uniform enters a cardshop with dark blond hair, blue eyes and short hair.
Roy: so this is a cardshop uh?
I looked around and I was amazed of the collection they have about the new game. The cardshop is called card capital byond.
It's seems like a normal store but I saw they had tables and children's of all ages could play ahead and challenge somebody when they receive their first deck.
At the moment, there are 6 types of trail deck you can buy. Nova grappler, oracle think tank, royal paladin, Kagero, Narukami and Golden paladin.
These decks will help you improve your skills as a vanguard player. Which you will see now.
Roy: uhm, excuse me…
I was quite shy to ask a manager of the cardshop for help, but when he stood up behind the register he just smiled calmly to me.
TSS: how may I help you?
TSS a male is around teenage age. Which is odd to me. He had orange spike hair that sticked out forward and covered one of his green eyes. He was wearing his working clothing which oddly looks like a apron for some reason.
Roy: well…uhm
I was pointing nervously to the trail decks set, but the manager smiled gentle and took the six deck out and place them on the table.
TSS: which one do you prefer better? Power, Skill, hand size, attack.
He kept going on and on while I get even more shivers for what to pick as my very first deck. I felt like the whole world is spinning.
Roy: I uhm…
I could barely speak but I heard the doors sliding open as I took a glimpse on a girl which made my eyes flinch for matter of seconds.
TSS: Hi Winds, how may I help you?
The girl looked over, she had long brown hair and kind of a edged eyes that glared like some sort of animal. She as blue eyes and was wearing the same school uniform where I go to.
Winds: has the new packs arrived yet?
TSS: sorry, they are still stocking. It will be here tomorrow.
She looked over to me and tilted her head why I was staring at her, she waving her hand in front of my eyes.
Winds: who is this?
TSS: a newcomer for Vanguard.
Winds: oh, nice to meet you mister?
She was postponing on the mister as I shook my head to become awake, I held her hand which made me blush lightly but I manage to just be myself and introduced myself.
Roy: my name is Roy, you can also call me Xroly
Winds: Xroly? Meh, I'll just call you Roy-kun
She smiled gentle while I blushed even more when she added Kun into it.
Roy: wait, shouldn't you use kun when your close to someone?
Winds: anyone who plays vanguard and battles honest is close to me.
Roy: that's quite…unique
TSS: winds is a nice girl, she calls herself the dragon guardian.
Roy: a dragon….guardian?
Winds: yea, silly name I know, but I got a reputation in this cardshop. Anyway, I'm off, nice to meet you Roy-kun.
She waved at me as I waved back at her shyly. She left the cardshop while I getting flustered about it. I snapped out of it when the manager poked my head.
TSS: ahem, your deck please.
Roy: oh, sorry he-he
I smiled awkwardly and looked over to the decks. I didn't understand at all which deck I should use or which one fits me.
TSS: how about we make it interesting.
Roy: uh?
I looked up the manager and showed a deck to me.
TSS: I'll pick your trail deck and you will battle me, until your used to the fights you will know your fighting style.
I nervously nodded as agreement, the manger picked up a Golden paladin deck for me and placed it on my hand.
TSS: you may open it.
Roy: w-wait, shouldn't I pay it first!?
TSS: these decks are for show case and try outs. The decks to buy are behind the storage.
Roy: I-I see…well…alright then
TSS: follow me, I will explain everything from there
Roy: but who will watch over the shop?
TSS: it's not busy this time around. Saturday they always come for the new booster packs once every week.
Roy: e-every week!?
I was quite shocked how a simple card game can get everyone interests about this card game. But I couldn't blame hem for I find it interesting when I saw the commercial about it.
TSS: yep, shall we?
TSS sat down as I did as well. I was quite nervous and the manager was calm.
TSS: alright, let's pick our vanguard.
Roy: vanguard?
TSS: the first thing you do is check your deck and look for a card with a zero grade on the top left of the card.
I searched over and saw 17 of them, most of them had strange markers on them
TSS: pick one that doesn't have the marker on it.
I saw one card called Grassland Breeze Sagramore. I placed it down as well TSS picked one from his deck too.
TSS: now we shuffle our decks. Then place it on the deck zone.
We both shuffled but I did it clumsy and ended up cards on the table.
Roy: s-sorry
TSS: is alright, try to relax. It's only a game of course.
TSS smiled lightly when he said that however the last part he said sounded like it was more then just a game to him.
Roy: o-okay.
I picked up the cards and finished the shuffling.
TSS: now draw 5 cards, and any cards you don't want you get to return to your deck, shuffle, then draw same amount of cards you dispose of. You can only do it once. One tip though.
Roy: and what's that?
I tiled my head lightly while he explained it slowly to me and at ease.
TSS: you need at least 1, 2 and 3 grade unites in your hand.
I nodded slowly and saw I had already the following orders.
Roy: I have what I need.
TSS: same, now we start. Flip over your face down card you placed earlier on the table.
We both flipped our card. TSS card was lozenge magus.
Roy: wait, it has a marker on it.
TSS: true but you will see why soon enough. I'll make the first move to explain how it works.
TSS drew a card from his deck
TSS: when it's your turn you draw a card. The draw phase. After that you have ride phase.
Roy: ride phase?
TSS: it's what I explained earlier that you needed 1, 2 and 3 grade unites. Since I have 0 now, I need a unit that is grade 1 to evolve it to the next stage. Oracle guardian, Gemini Elf ride!
Guardian Gemini elf grade 1 8000 Power/shield 5000
He placed down a card on the 0 grade card and moved the 0 grade card to the bottom centre. I was getting confused why it happened.
TSS: lozenge magus skill, when I ride a grade 1 oracle think tank on it, it can move to the rear circle.
Lozenge magus grade 0 [ heal trigger ] 3000 power/shield 10000
TSS: I'll end my turn since the person who goes first cant attack right now. Go ahead.
TSS
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
Flipped Damage: 0
Unflipped Damage: 0
Roy mind: alright, first I draw then ride a card. Sounds simple enough.
I drew a card
Roy mind: his unit is at 8000, I don't have unites that matches that strength.
Roy: I ride the Evil Slaying Swordsmen, Haugan!
Evil Slaying Swordsmen, Haugan, grade 1, 7000 power/shield 5000
TSS: just 7000 power unit. However
Roy: what?
TSS: you can call back up unites beside or behind your unit to help it gain power equal to the unite.
Roy mind: I still have another grade 1 left. Better use it then.
Roy: I call Precipice Whirlwind Sagramore behind vanguard.
Precipice Whirlwind Sagramore grade 1 6000 power/shield 5000
TSS: now you can attack, rest the unit you want to attack plus the one behind it as power boost.
Roy: rest it?
TSS: turn the card vertical to rest them
Roy: oh I see. I attack with Haugan and boost my Sagramore along with it.
Evil Slaying Swordsmen, Haugan 13000 power versus Oracle guardian, Gemini Elf
TSS: since your attacking with your vanguard, you gain the ability of drive check
Roy: drive check?
TSS: flip over the top card of your deck
Roy: okay…drive, check
[ Drive Check ] Silver Fang Witch [ No Trigger ]
TSS: no trigger, but the card you flipped gets to be in your hand. Also since you hit my vanguard, I get damaged. Now for my damage check.
[ Damage Check ] Silent Tom [ No Trigger ]
TSS: no trigger, damage check doesn't allow you to add the card to hand. It goes to damage zone.
TSS placed the card to a grey rectangle of the play mat.
Roy mind: I wonder what he meant by trigger?
Roy
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
Flipped Damage: 0
Unflipped Damage: 0
TSS: now for my turn.
TSS drew a card from his hand.
TSS: I ride Oracle Guardian Wiseman.
Oracle Guardian Wiseman grade 2 10000 power/shield 5000
TSS: Next right beside him I call Sword Dancer Angel.
Sword Dancer Angel grade 2 8000 power/shield 5000
TSS: now I attack with my angel against your knight.
Sword Dancer Angel power 8000 versus Evil Slaying Swordsmen, Haugan 7000 power
Roy mind: I will get damaged by 2 unites, what should I do?
TSS: also another thing. You can guard with unit that has shield marks on their card on the left side.
Roy mind: shield?
I looked over and saw some cards having the shield mark on the left side.
Roy: I see, so how do I guard?
TSS: place the card horizontal on the centre of the field
Roy: okay, I guard with Weapons Dealer, Gwydion!
Weapons Dealer, Gwydion [ Guard 5000 ]
TSS: now my unite attack lowers by the unit defence.
Roy: so minus 5000 power
TSS: after guarding move the card to drop zone underneath your deck.
I moved the card to drop zone.
TSS: now for my vanguard attack. Plus boosted by Lozenge Magus.
Oracle Guardian Wiseman 13000 power versus Evil Slaying Swordsmen, Haugan 7000 power
Roy mind: I could guard once more, but still that would lower my guards more.
TSS: Lozenge Magus skill activates.
Roy: uh?
TSS: when this card boost, her power raises up to 3000.
Oracle Guardian Wiseman 16000 power versus Evil Slaying Swordsmen, Haugan 7000 power
Roy: 16000 power…
TSS: not only that, drive check.
[ Drive Check ] Oracle Guardian Nike [ Critical Trigger ]
TSS: critical trigger activate.
Roy: critical…trigger?
TSS: when I drive check this. My attack not only gains 5000 power to a unit but also delivers 2 damage.
Roy: w-what!?
TSS: now damage check two times.
Roy mind: perhaps I should have guard but I couldn't predict it.
Roy: damage check, one.
[ Damage Check ] Blessing Owl. [ No Trigger ]
Roy: second check.
[ Damage Check ] Elixir Sommelier [ Heal Trigger ]
Roy: heal, trigger?
TSS: looks like you got some luck too. Since your damage is higher then me now, you get to recover one card from damage zone and place it on drop zone.
Roy: o-okay…that's some luck there…
Said the last part silently as I moved away the owl on my damage zone.
TSS: I end my turn, but magus skill activates. When she boost and turn ends, it returns to deck and I shuffle my deck.
He moved away magus to his deck and shuffled, placed back the deck on deck zone.
TSS: your move. Also the stand phase goes first then draw phase.
TSS
Hand: 5
Damage: 1
Flipped Damage: 0
Unflipped Damage: 1
Roy: stand phase?
TSS: it's when your turn start, all your unites stand again.
Roy: oh, right!
Moved all my cards vertical.
Roy mind: I guess I get the hang of it now.
I drew a card.
Roy: I ride Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains!
Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains grade 2 10000 power/shield
TSS mind: he is finally getting in the zone.
Roy mind: let's see, Silver Fang Witch can boost. Hmm?
I looked closer to the card and saw a skill.
Roy: SB?
TSS: that's soul blast skill
Roy: soul blast?
TSS: take a look underneath your vanguard.
I moved away my knight and saw Haugan and Sagramore as stack
TSS: that's your souls. When Soul Blast, you need to move unites that's underneath your vanguard that matches the cost.
Roy mind: the cost is 2, so I can do that.
Roy: I call Silver Fang Witch!
Silver Fang Witch grade 1 5000 power/shield 5000
Roy: soul blast two.
I moved away Sagramore and Haugan from soul to drop zone.
Roy: now I get to draw a card.
I drew the card and smiled.
Roy mind: another grade 2.
Roy: I call in front of Witch, Sacred Guardian Beast, Nemean Lion!
Sacred Guardian Beast, Nemean Lion grade 2 8000 power/shield 5000
Roy: Lion attack!
Sacred Guardian Beast, Nemean Lion 13000 power versus Oracle Guardian Wiseman 10000 power
TSS: no guard, damage check.
[ Damage Check ] Dark Cat. [ No Trigger ]
Roy: next Beaumains attack with Sagramore boost!
Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains versus Oracle Guardian Wiseman 10000 power
TSS: no guard.
Roy: drive check!
[ Drive Check ] Silent Punisher [ Critical Trigger ]
Roy: critical trigger, power to vanguard plus extra damage.
TSS: damage check, first check.
[ Damage Check ] Dream Eater [ Draw Trigger ]
TSS: draw trigger activated. Power to vg plus draw. Second check
[ Damage Check ] Lozenge Magus. [ Heal Trigger ]
TSS: heal trigger. One damage recover for me.
TSS moved over a card from his damage zone to drop zone.
Roy: Sagramore skill.
TSS mind: he noticed his booster skill now…perhaps it's because of magus skill he looked over to it's skill.
Roy: I drop a card from my hand to draw another card.
I dropped weapons Dealer, Gwydion and drew a new card.
Roy: turn ended.
Roy
Hand: 4
Damage zone 1
Flipped Damage: 0
Unflipped Damage: 1
TSS: not bad for first try Roy, your catching on quickly
Roy: thanks, I'm learning from the best.
I chuckled lightly for complimenting him
TSS: however, this is where the battle really begins.
I suddenly blinked for hearing it.
Roy: w-what?
TSS: you will see, stand and draw!
To be continued.