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If you are new to the Demon Duelist Legacy Series and would like complete character descriptions, then please inquire at the bottom of the story. I'll be including descriptions of each of the key characters that have been introduced so far in story as we move along.
Demon Duelist Legacy-World Tour Arc
Chapter 1: A Canine Double-Team Challenge
I am the mighty Rikuo Amero, ancient demon general of the feudal era of Japanese history. In my past, I have killed thousands of demons and men alike on the end of my weapon. No one was my peer in warfare, and I overcame any challenge ever thrown at me. I was a metaphorical god...
And yet I have met my peer in battle...
It is holding against my best efforts, and no matter how hard I try, I cannot defeat it and gain the treasure I seek.
Damn you snack food dispenser...damn you...
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Rikuo kicked the machine again and again. "DAMN YOU! GIVE ME MY BEEF JERKY NOW!!!!" ("Daniel! Stop laughing in there and tell me how to make this thing give me my precious jerky!!!")
At the moment, Daniel Pilkington was too busy collapsing on the floor of his soul room to even attempt to help his other half. ("What's the matter Rikuo? Can't handle the pressure?")
("I will give you nightmares for a week if you do not help me get my beloved beef jerky right this instant!")
Daniel sighed and took over their body long enough to deposit a couple of quarters into the machine and hit the right button combination to make the machine spit out the bag of beef jerky that Rikuo was craving so much.
The ancient wolf demon took control of their body again and snatched the bag away from the evil beast's mouth. He ran to the end of the lunchroom and over to the doors that led outside, and then turned to look at the snack machine. "You have been a worthy adversary! Perhaps next time you will be able to defeat me!" Then he ran off.
And yet the strangest part of it all was that the rest of the students in the lunch room paid this entire scene no mind at all. They weren't strangers to the erratic behavior of Rikuo Amero.
Ever since Daniel Pilkington had come back from a Duel Monsters world tournament as a wolf demon, no one doubted him when he said that if he was running around campus with golden-amber eyes and raven-black hair, then it was actually the spirit of an ancient wolf demon general.
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Daniel sighed as Rikuo munched down on the beef jerky happily from his perch on top of the cafeteria. ("You know thanks to you people think I am out of my mind.")
Rikuo took another bite of his teriyaki-flavored treat. ("At the moment you are. Therefore, everyone would be thinking right.")
("That's not what I meant and you know it.")
Rikuo tapped his chin with a claw and nodded. ("You're right, I do know it.") He shrugged and went back to his feast.
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Meanwhile, Allon Sadyaa was having a dilemma of his own at the moment...
"And I win again Allon." CJ grinned and snatched another card from out of the ante pile that he and his friend had set up across from each other. "Wanna try again?"
Allon sighed and rubbed his chin with a hand. "You have to be cheating. Or using some evil demon mind trick."
CJ held up the five cards he had already won from his friend. "That's a likely excuse. Are you sure it isn't just because I am better than you are?"
"That can't be it. After all, you can't beat Daniel or Deondre normally." Allon continued to check both of CJ's sleeves to see if he was hiding cards in them.
The horse demon snapped his arm away from its inspection and frowned. "Do you really think that I would cheat like that?"
"Sure you would CJ. It's your nature after all." Deondre said from a good twenty feet away. He approached his two friends and tugged on his white sweater a little.
Allon nodded along with what his friend said. "Yeah! I know that you're cheating somehow!"
Deondre joined them at their table. "It could also be that your deck sucks, Allon. I mean, you're good and all, but still...you're no Duel Monsters world champion."
Allon dead-panned. "You two are just the humblest guys on the earth aren't you?" His voice was dripping with sarcasm.
They both nodded at the same time. "Of course we are."
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Daniel dropped down to right outside of the school and tossed the empty bag of beef jerky into a nearby trash can. ("Alright Rikuo, now you promised no more mischief for today if I got you that jerky. I'm expecting you to hold to your promise.")
("Can I still prove the history teacher wrong about most of his facts involving the feudal era of Japan?")
Daniel smiled at the thought of that. ("Eh...yeah, knock yourself out.") He had to admit that he liked that. Nothing was funnier than to watch Mr. Schopen turn red in the face when Rikuo completely shot him down in anything that involved ancient Japanese culture and living. ("But anyway, time to go see what the guys are up to. I've entertained your stomach enough.")
("Technically you were feeding yourself too, so you have no right to complain.")
Daniel turned around a couple corners and approached the area of the school dubbed the 'dueling zone'. It was in this place that players of the popular Duel Monsters card game would gather to play in their downtime at school. ("My hunting ground...") The red-haired half-demon smirked and walked over to his favorite table. ("The table where the rest of Team Topdeck and Company gather to argue over pointless stuff.")
Surprisingly enough, no one was fighting. At least not physically.
"I win again Allon."
"I SWEAR YOU'RE CHEATING!!!"
As Daniel approached, he smirked at the sight of one of the black-furred dog ears on top of Deondre's head swiveling in his general direction. "Getting better at that, I see?"
Deondre put his head in one palm as he watched Allon and CJ shuffle their decks up again. Without even looking at Daniel, he followed his friend's approach using his hearing. "I'm starting to find a few benefits to being a dog demon. Though I still say you're lucky that when people think of you, they think of something to be feared. When they think of me, they think of a pet."
Daniel slid into a seat at the table and chuckled. "Point taken. Technically, you can consider that a benefit though. I've seen how some of the girls in our classes look at those ears on top of your head." He threw a little wink.
Deondre rolled his eyes and continued to watch as CJ beat Allon again. "You think it is a benefit being a 'cute' demon? Do you understand how many jokes people make about me behind my back?"
Daniel tilted his head to the side curiously. "How do you know that they are talking about you behind your back?"
Deondre reached up and for emphasis tugged on one of the red-furred wolf ears on Daniel's head.
"Oh yeah. Well you could always do what Rikuo did and just threaten to flay them skin layer by skin layer."
Deondre shook his head. "I'd prefer being cute than being thought of as a sociopath."
Daniel blushed a little at the fact that Deondre had hit pretty close to right. ("People do kind of fear me now, huh?")
("You're better off having them fear you then having them think that they can walk all over you.") Rikuo told him in his mind.
("I guess so, but did you need to threaten that one guy who pulled our tail to see if it was real? I mean, I didn't even know you could do that with a pair of salad tongs.")
("Believe me, when it comes to torture, I learned from one of the best. And the things that Sestros used were much worse that salad tongs would have been in that situation.")
Daniel turned a slight shade of green.
Deondre snickered over at his friend. "Is Rikuo talking about something scary again?"
Daniel shuddered at a couple of images in his mind, and then shoved them aside. "Err....you could say that."
"I win again!"
"I SWEAR THAT YOU ARE CHEATING!!! DANIEL, TELL HIM TO STOP!!!"
"CJ, stop cheating."
"I'M NOT CHEATING!!"
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"So those three are demon lords? They don't look very powerful." A large rugged man in a black business suit placed a pair of binoculars off to his side and then picked up his cheeseburger to take another bite out of it.
His partner, a shorter man wearing a pair of black ray-ban sunglasses took the binoculars and continued to watch the two furry-eared youths, who were in turn watching the two bigger boys dueling. "Don't underestimate them. They're supposedly some of the best duelists in the world. The red-headed one took on Yugi Moto himself and dueled the king of games to a draw. And the black-haired one actually defeated Seto Kaiba."
The bigger man raised an eyebrow at that. "A draw and a win?" He pulled the instruction letter out of his coat pocket and flipped it open. "Which two were we supposed to challenge now?"
"The two guys with the ears." The smaller man slid the pair of binoculars into his coat and tossed the wrapper that had contained his food into a nearby trash can. He reached off to his side and picked up a duel disk, which he slid onto his arm. "Let's go."
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Daniel, Deondre and CJ all heard and felt the approach of the two black-suited men long before they were within any kind of talking range.
Daniel spun around in his chair and tensed slightly. ("Black-suited individuals never really agreed with me.")
In his mind, Rikuo growled quietly. ("Want me to take over?")
("Nope, I'll be fine.") The red-haired boy slid out of his seat and stepped forward to intercept the men. "Something you two want?"
The smaller man nodded and pointed over to the open grassy field that was next to the cluster of tables. "A duel."
Daniel grabbed his backpack and opened it. Inside was the white and blue steel frame of his duel disk. Sliding the device onto his arm, he smiled slightly at the two. "Me against both of you? I'm game."
The bigger man shook his head and pointed at Deondre. "Not just you. We're challenging him too."
Deondre slid out of his seat and unzipped his bag. He removed his duel disk and slid it onto his arm. "It's been a while since I've had a good duel. This should be a nice way to blow off some steam."
CJ threw in. "You guys go and take them down. I'll watch your bags and take more of Allon's cards."
Allon narrowed his eyes at the dark-skinned horse demon. "I will defeat you, cheater."
"I'm not a cheater!!"
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Daniel and Deondre took their positions next to each other, while the two dark-suited men took their positions across the field from the two boys.
The smaller-suited man smirked and tapped a button on his disk. It beeped and then re-adjusted, clicking into duel mode. "Ready? We'll be playing by Battle City life point totals and rules. I'm Ladgie."
The bigger man tapped his duel disk into place next. "And I'm Alks."
Deondre and Daniel clicked their duel disks into place. "Let's duel!"
To be continued...
Next Chapter: A Canine Double-Team Challenge-Part 2
Daniel Pilkington
Age: 16
Height: 5'10"
Build: A little on the lean side
Hair: A light red, goes to about the small of his back, and is very messy.
Eye: Dark Brown. Slotted.
Defining features: A red-furred wolf's tail that he keeps wrapped around his waist like a belt, a pair of red-furred wolf ears on top of his head, and 'short' (considering he's a half-wolf demon) claws. Normally wears a white t-shirt, with a black leather jacket that has the image of a howling wolf embroidered on the back in silver, and a pair of blue jeans.
Background: Daniel originally used to be a normal human being, until he won a ticket to a tournament on an island owned by the military company Shadow Corp. Upon arrival, he found himself placed in numerous life-or-death duels. During one such duel, the spirit of the wolf demon Rikuo Amero was awakened within him. Ever since then, he has been trying to cope with having a demon inside him. (For more info, you're best to go and read Demon Duelist Legacy. What I'm giving you is a very bare-bones version of Daniel's background.)
Dueling Strategy: Machine deck
Rikuo Amero
Age: About 5, 016
Height: 5'10"
Build: A little more muscular that Daniel.
Hair: Raven black hair that goes down to his lower back and is just as messy as Daniel's.
Eye: Golden-amber. Slotted.
Defining features: A black-furred wolf's tail and ears. He also looks much more wild and intense than Daniel could ever hope to project himself to be.
Background: Rikuo was actually born 5000 years ago in the feudal era of Japan. He was originally supposed to be the king of a large tribe of wolf demons, but then because of rather disturbing circumstances, his father was killed and he was stolen away by a demon named Kilomet Sestros. After that Rikuo's life became that of a general of war, until a certain situation arose where his honor was damaged horribly because of Sestro's actions. In a rage, Rikuo attacked Sestros and while he managed to kill him, he also died at that time.
He was reborn within Daniel's body, and now is the boy's protector and teacher, though he rarely ever does such.
Dueling Strategy: Fiend Deck
Deondre Anderson
Age: 16
Height: 5'11"
Build: Slightly muscular
Hair: About shoulder length and dark black. Very well kept.
Eye: Golden and slotted.
Defining Features: A pair of black-furred dog ears that are on top of his head, and claws similar to Daniel's.
Background: Considered to be second only to Daniel in Team Topdeck. He has been backing Daniel up through thick and thin. During the Dark Souls tournament, he discovered that he had the blood of a dog demon in him. Ever since then he has been trying to cope with being a demon. Progress has not been good so far...
Dueling Strategy: D.D. Strategy
More descriptions will come in the next chapter....later.
Author's Notes: I did this to give you guys a definite description of what the guys look like, since honestly, whenever I try to do a description on a character mid-story, it always breaks up my flow of writing. I found this chapter much easier to type than a normal chapter.