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Chapter One: The Beast of a Duelist

It was a mildly warm day at Harajuku. Many people were going about their business on the quiet Saturday. However, for most teens, its was a time of panic and distress. The Duel Academy Entrance Exam was coming soon, and Mahad Phoenix was one of those worried teens. Mahad had bleach white hair and hazel eyes. He was tall and muscular for his age. He was stretching and checking to make sure he had everything.

"Deck…check, Pencil…check, Cellphone…check!" said Mahad. He put on his black "Dickies" shirt and his blue jeans and then walked over to the Harajuku Testing Center. He was looking through his deck that had took him 3 weeks to construct. He walked from his house and turned around the block.

"Hmm… my Guardian Warrior Deck should be a good match. I mean, it has good synergy. Hopefully, my bro is there." Said Mahad. He crossed the street and then he saw a duel. He saw some thuggish looking person dueling another rather calm person. The thuggish person had a monster Mahad recognized as Dijin the Masked Assailant (2500/1500/7), while the calm duelist had nothing. Dijin is a very hard to get card. It's pretty good, and this guy isn't even afraid, thought Mahad to himself. The calm duelist began his turn.

"I hope your done trying to use a deck that you are so unfamiliar with. I know all of my monster's effects. You see, I'll break it down for you. Dijin can't be destroyed as a result of battle, and I lose 500 points for every time a Spell Card is activated. And with only 900 life points left for me, I'm in a big situation. However, let's say that the card I drew helps me gain control of Dijin. What would happen then, considering you only have 2100 points left?" said the calm duelist. The thuggist duelist looked at the calm one with some furiousity.

"Just what are you trying to say damn it?" asked the thuggish duelist.

"Instead of telling you, why don't I just play; I do have a test to go take. I'm using the Snatch Steal spell card! By equipping this card to Dijin, I can take control of it. And the thing is, I only lost 500 points just to take back the monster you literally stole from me. Now, Dijin, attack directly with Silent Knife attack!" yelled the calm duelist. The assassin was covered in a black stealth suit. He had a sharp sword. He jumped up in the air and disappeared into black smoke. He reappeared with a CRACK sound and then he stabbed the thuggish duelist. The thug yelled with a shriek of immense pain, and then his life point counter began ringing until it hit 0. The assassin began to disappear and the thug began to crawl as the calm duelist walked over to him.

"You little petty thief. I ought to kill you myself. If I were you, I'd give back the other half of deck you stole from me and then run away before I really make you scream." Said the calm duelist. The thug did just that and ran. The calm duelist bent down to pick up the duel disk. He had took out the cards from the duel disk and then he turned around and saw Mahad watching him. The duelist wore a yellow shirt which had the word "DUEL" in black letters. He had black pants and brown hair. His eyes were beetle black.

"Nice duel, man! I see you have the legendary Dijin card." Said Mahad, trying to stir a conversation.

"Thanks, my name is Fannin, Essex Fannin. Well, if you don't mind, I have to go to the Harajuku center for a test." Said Essex introducing himself to Mahad.

"You're going there too? I am as well. My name is Mahad." Said Mahad, shaking Essex's hand and introducing himself.

"Well, are we going to just stand here or are we going to go to the Harajuku Center?" asked Essex.

"Yeah, we should be heading there." Said Mahad. They both began walking together to the Harajuku center. The walk was long and tedious but it was worth it. On the way to the Center, they quizzed each other on various questions that they thought might possibly be on the test. When they reached the center, they saw about 500 to 600 other participants waiting for the test to begin.

"Wow, it's a lot of people here. I wonder if my brother made it." Said Mahad to Essex.

"Your brother is going to try and register for the academy as well? That's awesome. Well, the test starts in five minutes, we should try and see if we can find him." Said Essex, suggesting the search for Mahad's brother. They looked around for Mahad's brother. Finally, they heard a bell ring. That signaled the start of the exam. Mahad and Essex walked with the crowd, giving up on trying to find Mahad's brother. They all were in a big gymnasium-like place. There were 4 officials from the academy. Two of them were taking people to duel, the other two were taking them for oral tests. They called name after name. Soon, they yelled, "Fannin, Essex, report to the Oral Examination Site."

"Wish me luck!" said Essex, taking his deck and running down to the Examination Area. Mahad waited for a while. Soon, he heard, "Phoenix, Leo, report to the Dueling Examination Site!"

Soon, Mahad saw his brother walking down to the examination section. Leo had green eyes and pupils surrounded by amber. He looked like Mahad, except with age. He also had black hair instead of Mahad's bleached white. Mahad soon heard his name called, "Phoenix, Mahad, please report to the Oral Examination Site!"

Mahad walked down to the Examination site and then took a seat. He saw a man who looked like he was in his late twenties. He had black hair and he was in shape. He wore a read cloak and he had blue eyes. He looked at Mahad and then looked at his profile.

"So, you're Mahad Phoenix right? You received an 4.0 in your previous school, everything seems together. So, do you feel confident?" asked the man.

"Yes, I-" began Mahad before the man interrupted by holding his hand up.

"I'm sorry, I'm Professor Merlin, Uria Red Dorm Leader and Department Chair of Mathematics and Sciences. This is my first time at the Examinations, so sorry about the interruption. So, let's the test done with. Ten questions sounds good right?" said the man named Professor Merlin.

"Yes, Professor. I've been studing all night." Said Mahad.

"Okay then, question one, Name all 20 types of monsters and name all six attributes." Asked Professor Merlin reading from the paper he held in his hand. Mahad thought to himself, What the heck kind of question is this? They actually expect us to know all of the types?!?

"Um, if I'm not mistaken, the 20 types are as follows: Aqua, Beast, Winged-Beast, Fish, Sea Serepnt, Reptile, Dinosaur, Warrior, Spellcaster, Beast-Warrior, Fiend, Rock, Dragon, Zombie, Fairy, Plant, Insect, Machine, Pyro, and Thunder. As for the attributes, that's easy to do, as they are Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Dark, and Light." Answered Mahad who took 15 minutes to answer. Merlin clapped and then smiled. Merlin boomed hard questions at Mahad, who answered them with some effort. After the ten heart-breaking questions, Merlin took out two duel disks, and gave one to Mahad.

"Now that we are done with your Oral Examination, we'll duel to see what dorm you would most likely fit in. So, are you ready?" continued Professor Merlin with the initiation process.

"Yes, I'm ready, Professor." Answered Mahad with a positive vibe.

"Okay then, let's go." Said Professor Merlin. The two duelists walked over to the Dueling Examination arena. Professor Merlin looked inside of a blue tub and pulled out a test deck. He activated the duel disk and inserted his deck in. The life point counter glowed 4000. Mahad followed suit to what the Professor did and then his life point counter glowed 4000.

"And without further ado, it's time to do what I get paid to do best for!" said Merlin, drawing five cards from his deck.

"Okay then, Professor! Let's rock and roll!" yelled Mahad with an excited tone.

"DUEL!" yelled both of the players.

Mahad: LP 4000/Hand Size: 5

Merlin: LP 4000/Hand Size: 5

"I'll begin the duel, seeing as I am the teacher. I'll summon my Token Magician (ATK: 600/DEF: 700; 5) in attack mode and I'll place two cards face-down (3) and end my turn!" played Professor Merlin quickly. A spellcaster in traditional black robes appeared. He held an old, wooden staff. His eyes and his skin was old. He was ready to battle, but looked very weak to.

"If that's the best you can do, then prepare to fall before my monsters! I'm using my Warrior's Heart! This is a nifty continuous spell card that allows me to replace a warrior when he has fallen before the enemy. (5) Next, I'm summoning my Guardian Soldier of Ice – Blizito (1500/1700;4) in attack position!" played Mahad. A warrior in an ice-design armor appeared. He had a blade made of glowing blue material that made smoke. The warrior's eyes were icicles, their cold glare staring down the magician.

"So that's what you play? A deck full of Guardian Soldiers? Well, you will fall before my monsters!" said Professor Merlin with a slight chuckle.

"Is that so Professor? Then if the answer is yes, I want to see what happens when my warrior attacks your magician with its mighty blade!" yelled Mahad, declaring the attack of the warrior of the ill-ridden mage. The warrior jumped up, its icicle eyes glaring at the old mage. And with no struggle at all, the mage was cut in two, and the professor's life point counter rung.

Professor Merlin: 3100 LP

"Nice move young man, however, I'm activating a trap card of my own! This card is known as Cast Replacement! This card only activates when a monster is destroyed. It allows me to summon one Cast Token (0/0) in its place! How do you like those apples?" recoiled the professor. Red streams of air came together and formed a demon-like person.

"I'm setting two cards face-down and ending my turn (2)!" yelled Mahad, smiling because the Professor took the first blow. Professor Merlin drew a card(5) from his hand and then began to make his move.

"First, I'm tributing my Cast Token to summon Dark Red Enchanter (1700/2200;3)! Now, thanks to the ability of my Enchanter, I can increase the attack of it by 300 points as long as it has a Spell Counter on it. And since it was summoned with 2 Spell Counters, it gains 600 points (1700à2300). Now, destroy his warrior with Dark Red Flash!" yelled Professor Merlin. The dark person dispersed and then a red ball of energy formed into another spellcaster with red, silk robes. He held a moon-shaped sepctor. With the energy he gained from his summoning, he formed an orb of darkness and shot it at the opposing warrior, destroying it and causing damage to his life points.

Mahad: LP 3200

"Next, I'm going to use my quick-play face-down card, Magical Dimension! This allows me to tribute my Enchanter to summon Dark Magician (2500/2100;2)! Now, direct attack Magician!" yelled Professor Merlin. The legendary spellcaster in purple armor appeared. When it began to raise its staff however, another monster appeared in its way.

"Don't forget, that my spell card kicks, replacing my Guardian Warrior with another, such as my Guardian Warrior of the FIames – Kaios (1800/1100;1) in defense mode!" explained Mahad, summoning his monster. His monster had flaming armor and it stood with a shield of chilled lava. The magician looked merciless at the warrior.

"Dark Magician, attack with Dark Magic!" yelled Professor Merlin. The magician raised its staff. A wave of dark magic rushed through the air, bringing a chill to the field. Then, the dark magic hit the warrior and made him shatter. Mahad watched helplessly as he was face-to-face with the magician.

"Let's see what you got kid." Said Professor Merlin. Mahad drew a card from his deck (2) and then looked at it. He began to smile.

"I'm playing Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two cards (3). Next, I'm using Reinforcement of the Army (2)! This special card allows the user to get one Warrior-Type monster from his or her deck and add it to her hand (3). Now, I'm summoning Guardian Warrior of the Darkness – Fuitou (1900/1200;2) in attack mode! Next, I'm using my spell card, Guardian Chain (1), which increases the attack power of one of my 'Guardian Warrior' monsters by 700! (1900 à 2600) Now, destroy Dark Magician with Dark Chain slice!" yelled Mahad. A warrior with a large staff appeared. He had traditional Japanese samurai clothing in black. He had got a chain in the other hand, which glowed purplish black. He stabbed Dark Magician and caused Professor Merlin damage again.

Professor Merlin: LP 3000

"That's not all, thanks to my monster's ability, I can decrease your life points by 200 points times the level of your monster! And since the level of Dark Magician is 7, you lose 200 times 7 life points, or in short, 1400 points!" continued Mahad. The warrior began to strike Professor Merlin with the chain, and his life point counter began ringing.

"Even though you caused me damage, I can summon one Cast Token, remember?" said Professor Merlin, showing the token created by the red dust.

Professor Merlin: LP 1600

"End turn!" yelled Mahad. He had a rush of confidence that he would win. Professor Merlin drew a card (3) from his deck and then analyzed his hand.

"I'll use the Snatch Steal spell card! This allows me to take your monster and use it as my own. (2) Next, I'm going to tribute both your monster and my token to summon Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600;1) Now magician, DIRECT ATTACK!" yelled Professor Merlin. A blue-skinned magician with black attire appeared ready to battle with its long black septer. The magician raised its septer and then shot a black sphere of dark energy at Mahad. Mahad felt a chill rushing through his spine as he was thrown back 2 feet from the attack.

Mahad: LP 0300

"I'm ending my turn. If you don't do anything next turn, you lose!" said Professor Merlin, looking at Mahad severely. Mahad closed his eyes and thought to himself, I need a miracle, NOW!

"I'll draw!" yelled Mahad. He looked at it and then smiled.

"Game over! I'm using my own Snatch Steal spell card! This allows me to use your monster as my own! Now, I'm tributing your monster to summon Guardian Master of the Elements – Dotrious (2400/1500)! Now, attack the Professor Directly!" yelled Mahad. A warrior with traditional white samurai robes appeared. He raised his sword and pointed it at Professor Merlin, who fell before it.

Professor Merlin: LP 0000

"And that's game!" said Mahad. Professor Merlin winced. He lost in a close duel.

"Very good, the results for your test will make me place you in the Hamon Yellow Dorm! Congrats. Next Saturday, take the Harajuku Academy Train to the academy, you can't miss it. And last of all, welcome to Duel Academy!" said Professor Merlin. He shook Mahad's hand and then Mahad ran to his house to pack his bags, because he made it in Duel Academy.

Next is…

Chapter Two: Genesis of a Legend