This story takes place in the real world

Ch1 Street Duel

My name is Katsumo Yuritashi. My father was a pro duelist before he died. Number cards caused his untimely disappearance. Now I'm a Number Hunter. It's because of Numbers that dueling is illegal. Numbers actually hurt people and there are a total of 99 Number cards. My friend, Cody Trezdin, didn't know it at the time.

The only reason I didn't try to take his Number was because our friendship won't allow it. I was on my way with my trusty Number 39: Utopia and Duel Disk to his house for a friendly duel.

Or that was until a quarry got in my way.

"You have something that I want," a voice said. I turned to see a boy my age wearing a black shirt, jeans and a Duel Disk. I recognized his face, but couldn't remember the guy's name. He was a Duel Academy flunky. "And what would that be?" I asked as innocently as I could. "A Number card," he answered.

Just to be a smart aleck, I opened my bag and pull out a "7 Colored Fish" and threw it to him. He caught it and looked at it. "This isn't what I meant," he said. "Oh so you're looking for that Number," I said as I got my Academy Duel Disk out of my bag and put it on my wrist.

"Just because I'm a Duel Academy dropout, don't think you'll win," I challenged. We activated our Duel Disks.

"Duel!"

"My turn!" I said as I drew a card. "I summon Amazoness Chain Master!" I announced as I played a card. Amazoness Chain Master appeared on my field. Her ATK and DEF meters came up at 1500 and 1300. "I end my turn with a facedown!" I declared as I played a second. One facedown came up on my field.

"My turn!" the mystery duelist announced. "I since I have no monsters, I can Special Summon Junk Forward!" he announced as he played a card. Junk Forward came up on his field at 900 ATK and 1500 DEF. "Next I summon Electric Virus!" he announced as he played a second. Electric Virus came up on his field at 1000 ATK and DEF.

"Next I overlay my level 3 Electric Virus and Junk Forward to build the overlay network," he began as a vortex opened in the ground and both monsters went in. "To Xyz summon Grenosaurus!" he announced. Grenosaurus leapt out of the vortex as it closed. Two balls of red light circled him. His ATK was 2000 and his DEF was 1900.

"Now Grenosaurus attack Amazoness Chain Master!" my quarry commanded. Grenosaurus charged and chomped my Amazon, sending it to the graveyard. My LP meter went down to 7500. "Now I activate Grenosaurus' ability! By using one overlay unit," the duelist began as Grenosaurus ate one of the balls of light.

"Whenever Grenosaurus destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the graveyard, I can burn you with 1000 points of damage!" he stated as Greonsaurus spewed flames at me, causing my LP meter to go down to 6500.

"I activate Amazoness Chain Master's ability! By paying 1500 Life Points, I can take a peek at your hand and snag a card!" I announced. My LP meter dropped to 5000. The cards in my opponent's hand were Armed Dragon Lv3, Level Up, Kagemucha Knight, and…

"And what better choice is there than your Monster Reborn?" I asked as my Amazon's chain shot out of the graveyard slot in my duel disk and speared a card from my opponent's hand. The chain jerked up as it snaked back into my duel disk, flinging the card to me in thee process. "I end my turn," my opponent announced.

"My turn!" I announced as I drew a card. "I summon Goblindbergh!" I announced as I played a card. Goblindbergh flew onto my field at 1400 ATK and 0 DEF. "I activate Goblindbergh's ability! Whenever I Normal Summon him, I can summon a level 4 or below monster from my hand and change Goblindbergh to Defense Mode!" I announced.

"And I choose Gogogo Golem in Defense Mode!" I declared as I played a second card. Gogogo Golem came up on my field at 1800 ATK and 1500 DEF. "This next card I play on certain occasions. This is one of them," I said. "With these two monsters I build the overlay network!" I began as a vortex opened up in the ground and my monsters went in.

"And Xyz summon Number 39: Utopia!" I announced as I played a third card.

Utopia flew out of the vortex just as it closed. Two balls of yellow light circled him and his ATK was 2500 and his DEF was 2000. "Next I activate Monster Reborn!" I announced as I played my opponent's card. "I bring back Junk Forward in Attack Mode!" I stated.

My opponent's Junk Forward came up on my field. "Now I activate the Spell Card, Creature Swap!" I announced as I played another card. "When Creature Swap activates, we give up control of one monster to our opponent, and I choose Junk Forward," I stated. Grenosaurus and Junk Forward traded places.

"Grenosaurus attack Junk Forward!" I ordered. Grenosaurus charged and chomped my opponent's Junk Forward, sending it to the graveyard. My opponent's LP meter went down to 6900. "Now I activate Grenosaurus' ability!" I announced as Grenosaurus ate his remaining overlay unit.

He spewed flames at my opponent, lowering his LP an additional 1000. "Now Utopia, attack his Life Points directly!" I ordered. Utopia cut my opponent with his sword, creating a cut in his shirt. His LP meter went down to 3400. "I end my turn!" I announced. "My turn!" my opponent announced as he drew a card.

"I summon Armed Dragon Lv3!" my opponent announced as he played a card. Armed Dragon Lv3 came up on his field at 1200 ATK and 900 DEF. "When I Normal Summon a level 3 monster, I can summon Kagemucha Knight from my hand!" my opponent announced as he played a fourth.

Kagemucha Knight came up on his field at 0 ATK and DEF. "With these 2 monsters, I build the overlay network!" the mystery duelist began as a vortex opened up in the ground. That's when Cody showed up. Both monsters went in. "And Xyz Summon Number 17: Leviathan Dragon!" the mystery duelist announced.

Leviathan Dragon flew out of the vortex before it closed. His mark appeared on my opponent's cheek. Leviathan Dragon's ATK was 2000 and his DEF was 0. Two blue overlay units circled him. "Now I activate Leviathan's ability! By using one overlay unit, I can raise Leviathan's Attack by 500!" my opponent announced.

Leviathan ate one of his overlay units and his ATK meter went up to 2500. "Attack Grenosaurus!" my opponent ordered. "Not gonna happen! I activate my Trap Card, Draining Shield!" I announced as my facedown card flipped up. "When Draining Shield is activated, your attack is negated and I gain Life Points equal to the Attack Points of the attacking Monster," I stated. My LP went up to 7500.

"I end my turn," my opponent announced. "My turn!" I announced as I drew a card. "I equip Leviathan with Spell Card Megamorph!" I announced as I played a card.

Leviathan shrunk to half his size. His ATK went down to 1250. "If my Life Points are higher than yours, a monster equipped with Megamorph loses half of its Attack Points," I stated.

"I equip Utopia with the Spell Card Lightning Blade!" announced as I played a second card. Utopia's sword crackled with electricity. "A monster that's equipped with Lightning Blade gains 800 Attack Points and WATER attribute monsters lose 500 Attack Points," I stated as Utopia's ATK went up to 3300 and Leviathan's went down to 750.

"Next I equip Utopia with a second Lightning Blade!" I announced as I played a third card. Utopia's sword crackled with even more electricity. Utopia's ATK went up to 4100. "Utopia, attack Leviathan Dragon!" I ordered. Utopia cut Leviathan Dragon in half, sending it to the graveyard. My opponent's LP went down to 0 as 17's mark disappeared from his face and he was pushed back by the shockwave.

"And now your Number is mine!" I shouted as I extended a hand. A card flew from his chest and into my outstretched hand. My opponent lost consciousness. "Duel lesson number 1: never challenge a Number Hunter to get a Number," I said as I turned away. "So… you're a Number Hunter?" Cody asked.

"I was thinking about telling you since I know I'll need your Number at some point, and maybe even train you to become one," I replied. "Now about that duel, I won't be using a Number. I'll be using regular cards only," I said. "I have more than one Number, I had a run-in with another Number Hunter and won his only Number," Cody said.

I officially liked the current odds of me collecting the remaining cards. "Are we having that duel or what?" I asked. "Depends," a voice said. We looked to see an 18-year-old boy with brown hair, hazel eyes, a suitcase, sweat pants, a t-shirt, and white sneakers. "How long can it wait?"

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