Hello all and welcome to my first story. This story will be based on a group of 3 OCs at duel academy. It will take place after Zexal but still be at duel academy with everybody's favorite characters from GX so expect XYZ and synchro summoning. Now lets begin!
"Duel" - Character speaking
"Duel" - Character Thinking
"Duel" - monster/spirit speaking
"Duel" - monster/spirit thinking
"SHIT!SHIT!SHIT! I'm gonna be late for the first day of duel academy. I really wanted to make a good impression on everyone there". These thoughts were coming from a young man who was sprinting at his max speed to get to his location. This young man's name was Anthony. Anthony was tall for his age of 16 standing at 5 feet 10 inches. His hair was styled short and messy while being colored black. His eyes were a bright blue. His face was slightly pudgy and seemed to be a healthy pale color. Above his lips was the light shadow of a growing mustache. Anthony was a bit chubby however it wasn't very easily noticeable. He wore a red jacket that was unbuttoned over a white T-shirt. For his lower body Anthony wore a pair of black jeans and to top of his outfit, a pair of black tennis shoes along with a duel disk strapped to his black backpack.
"I gotta hurry if I wanna make it before my match." Anthony mentally exclaimed before he sped up and rounded a corner.
"WHAAA-" Anthony cried out as he ran into the back of someone before falling over, side by side with the stranger.
"Owowowow." The stranger said before turning to face Anthony "Hey pal you ok?"
"Yea I'm good. You good?" Anthony questioned before taking in the stranger's features. It was a boy who looked to be the same age as Anthony however he was a good bit shorter standing at only 5 feet 5 inches tall. His skin was lightly tanned almost like an extremely light bronze. He had wild brown hair with 2 chin length bangs framing the sides of his face and a pair of friendly brown eyes. He wore a black jacket with the collar upturned over a red T-shirt. He wore baggy black pants with a pair of white and red tennis shoes. He also had a black backpack with a duel disk strapped to it.
"Yea I'm fine, thanks for asking." The stranger said before his eyes shot over to Anthony's duel disk, an enormous grin stretching over his face "Hey you wouldn't be heading to duel academy would you?" The stranger questioned.
"Uh yea I am. The name's Anthony. Nice to meet you…" Anthony trailed off while waiting for the stranger to fill in the blank.
"Yuki, Jaden Yuki. Pleased to meet you Anthony! Looks like we'll be heading to Duel Academy together." Jaden finished with a grin and a peace sign before offering his hand to the still grounded Anthony
"Thanks." Anthony said as he took Jaden's hand before he chuckled lightly " Looks like we will," Anthony smiled before his face became pale and his eyes bugged out "but if we don't hurry we'll be late! C'mon Jaden!" Anthony practically screamed in terror before he took off in the direction of duel academy.
"H-hey wait up man!" Jaden shouted at Anthony before taking off after him.
Both young duelists had been weaving in between people and moving at their fastest speeds to try and reach the examination area before their scheduled match. Both duelists smiled as they saw that there was a small line of contestants still waiting to get their names registered. That meant that most duels didn't even start yet and they would still be able to watch most of their matches.
"What?! I thought we would be late!" Anthony cried out as he looked at the clock, revealing it was only 7:30. "Hold on I left at 7:30…" Anthony frowned before he realized he must've set his alarm clock an hour ahead instead of an hour behind and with that notion, tears started streaming down his cheeks "I rushed for nothing"
"Yea I was wondering why you were rushing. My phone battery was dead and I thought you knew the time, I actually thought we would be late" Jaden said with a chuckle causing Anthony to sweatdrop.
"Well at least we made it here on time" Anthony said with a relieved sigh before walking up to the line for registration, Jaden following close behind.
"Next" A tall man in a black suit said before looking at Anthony. Anthony strode up to the man with a large smile before giving his information.
"Anthony Foozle," He said with pride before lowering his head slightly and following up with "examinee #115". The 2 young ladies behind the table searched through their papers before the blonde one on the left pulled out a stamp and stamped a check mark next to his name and told him he could go through. Anthony waited on the other side as Jaden gave his information.
"Jaden Yuki examinee #110" He said without losing his smile. The same blonde girl on the left nodded before also stamping his name and allowing him through. As both duelists regrouped they made their way into the arena stands and took a seat in one of the upper levels.
The arena was a large open area with 4 separate dueling areas where proctors were already situating themselves for the upcoming duels. The arena had a large dome shaped roof covering it while all the separate dueling areas were closed off by 4 walls which separated each are, however the dueling areas had no roofs of their own, allowing spectators to see all duels that would be going on.
The stands were almost like bleachers that were made of a very smooth metal while slightly higher up, where Jaden, Anthony, and a few other resided was a smooth stone landing with a rail lining the edge which allowed another higher up area for spectators to watch from.
"Looks like there's some interesting people here today dontcha think?" Jaden said with a large grin at the prospect of going against so many strong duelists.
"Yea there's definitely some interesting people around here" Anthony said as he gazed around at all the people of interest.
Anthony's eyes locked onto the people closest to him first. On the landing along with him were 2 people of interest. The first was a boy to his left who was overlooking the duel arena. He was tall compared to Jaden but he was a bit shorter than Anthony standing at about 5 feet 9 inches. He had a complexion similar to Anthony's. He had dark blue almost gray-ish looking eyes. His hair was a very dark blue, almost looking dark greenish in color. His hair was messy with 6 thick strands framing his face, 3 on each side. He wore a white shirt with light blue trim, the color being upturned like many other examinees and students underneath he wore a black shirt and wrapped around his neck was a dark blue sash-like object with buttons that seemed to be a part of most students uniforms. He finished of his look with a pair of black pants and tennis shoes.
His companion was a very beautiful blonde girl who had eyes that seemed brown at one angle but gray at another. Her skin was very light and seemed delicate and smooth which showed that she definitely took care of her skin. One strand of her hair fell right between her eyes while 2 other strand dropped on the outskirts of her face. The rest of her hair fell to about her mid back, almost like a golden silk curtain covering a window. Her outfit was a near replica of the male beside her however her top had no sleeves and instead of black pants she wore a dark blue skirt with light blue trimming and she finished off her outfit with a pair of blue boots that went to her calf. All in all she looked like she could be a model.
Anthony's eyes darted from her to a group of 2 boys sitting together. The first looked to be around 5 feet 8 inches tall but that couldn't be confirmed due to the fact that he was sitting down. He had tan skin almost looking like he spent a lot of time doing activities in the sun but always staying mobile. He had a full head of black hair that almost seemed to gather at the back of his head and point backwards, however even though he seemed a bit older, the onlys signs of facial hair seemed to be the sideburns that trailed only about halfway down each side of his wore a long sleeved, white button up, uniform style jacket that surprisingly didn't have the collar upturned like most other students. He wore a plain pair of white pants with white dress shoes. He actually looked quite regal.
Anthony narrowed his eyes at his companion however as his dueling instinct told him that this guy was good and very good at that. The boy seemed tall by the length of his legs, however like with the first boy next to him, that couldn't be confirmed. The tall one seemed to be about an even 6 feet tall. He had a very similar complexion to Anthony. He had short black hair that looked very tame. He had hazel eyes that seemed very calm and calculating, almost as if he was examining every movement of all the things around him. He looked to have a strong upper body although if you didn't look closely you might not notice due to his slouch. He wore a plain black shirt under a dark purple jacket. His pants were black and he wore a pair of black tennis shoes. Sat next to him was a deck however in a black unzipped backpack next him there seemed to be more cards along with a bag of… Cheese doodles?
The last person to catch Anthony's eye was a guy that seemed to be a stuck up asshole. He had spiky black hair with a pair of black eyes. A smug look on his face made him seem like someone you wouldn't really wanna interact with. He wore a long blue coat similar to the students next to him with a pair of black pants and black boots. All in all, your cliche bully with a superiority complex.
"Wow a lot of these people look strong" Anthony said before grinning before he looked to Jaden to see that the boy had a sparkle in his eyes.
"I know I can't wait to face all of them." Jaden shouted with excitement as his smile grew even wider.
The duels had already started while they were scoping out the competition, although nothing interesting happened.
"Anthony Foozle, please report to proctor #2. Anthony Foozle to proctor 2." The loudspeaker in the arena blared.
"That's me. Wish me luck pal" Anthony said before taking off towards his testing area. He turned his head and saw Jaden giving him a thumbs up.
"Give em' hell Anthony" He exclaimed with a smile.
Anthony made it to his testing area only to see his proctor, a man with sunglasses, waiting for him with his duel disk prepared.
"Anthony Foozle?" He asked
"Yup that's me." Anthony replied with a grin on his face as he prepared his deck.
"Alright, for the exam we will have 4000 life points to see how you handle the pressure of not having as many life points as normal" the proctor said before lifting his duel disk.
"DUEL" They both shouted before each drawing 5 cards
Proctor's life points-4000
Anthony's life points-4000
"I'll go first" Anthony said as he drew another card and smiled "I set a monster face down and set 1 card face down to end my turn" He finished. The proctor drew a card before proceeding with his turn.
"I summon Brotherhood of the Fire Fist-Bear in attack mode." A man covered in armor appeared, his muscular arms and calves being the only skin seen on him. "Now attack his face down monster" The man charged before slamming his fist into the face down card only for a dull clang to resound throughout the arena as the card flipped face up to reveal a small mechanical contraption with a fork for an arm.
" Scrap Goblin can't be destroyed by battle" Anthony said with a grin which caused the proctor to open his eyes, surprised at the choice of monster before he nodded
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist- Bear 1600/1200 lvl 4
Scrap Goblin 0/500 lvl3 Tuner
"I set 1 card face down and end my turn" the proctor said before placing a card in his spell and trap zone. Anthony drew a card and his smile grew even wider before he looked at the proctor.
"Sorry this duel has to end so early." He exclaimed before activating a card." I activate the spell card terraforming which allows me to add 1 field spell from my deck to my hand and I choose the spell Scrap factory." He revealed a card that showed a container of molten metal with a Scrap Goblin above it. "Now I activate scrap factory which makes all Scrap monsters gain 200 Attack points and Defense points" The field changed to the inside of a factory with multiple vats of molten metal. Scattered all over the floor. The proctor looked on in confusion.
"You know those 200 Attack and Defense points won't help right?" The proctor questioned. Anthony could hear the spectators agree and when he looked around the stands he saw a bunch of confused looks even Jaden wondered how that would help and had a nervous look on his face in fear that his friend would lose. He also noticed the people he took interest in observing with calculating gazes, examining to see how he would counter the proctor.
"Ah ah ah, I'm not done yet." Anthony said before another monster appeared on his field. It was a floating body with 4 metallic arms, 2 in the front and 2 on what could only be considered the shoulders of the metal beast. On the upper part of the metallic body was what seemed like a small head. "I summon Scrap Breaker from my hand. You see when you control a monster I can special summon Scrap Breaker from my hand however if I summon him like that then I have to destroy a Scrap monster that I control so sorry goblin" Anthony finished with a sad smile before the little metal contraption turned and gave what could only be a happy smile and a little wave. "See you soon" Anthony said a bit happier before the little goblin disappeared. "Now I activate Scrap Factory's other effect. When a Scrap monster I control is destroyed by card effect and sent to the graveyard I can special summon a Scrap monster from my deck and I choose to summon Scrap Golem!" Anthony explained before a hulking monstrosity of metal appeared from the ground.
The eyes of everybody watching widened before they realized that Anthony was someone they should watch out for. A few spectators gaining interested looks while Jaden got a smile on his face at having such a strong friend and that Anthony hs a good chance to win now with 2 powerful monsters on his field.
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist- Bear 1600/1200 lvl 4
Scrap Breaker 2300/200 lvl 6
Scrap Golem 2500/1600 lvl 5
"Now I activate Scrap Golem's effect which allows me to special summon 1 level 4 or lower Scrap monster from my graveyard, so come on back buddy" Anthony shouted before the little goblin from before appeared back on the field "I tune my level 3 Scrap Goblin with my level 5 Scrap Golem. Come forth and bring remembrance to the forgotten pieces, SCRAP DRAGON!" Anthony shouted to the heavens as an enormous red-eyed dragon appeared on the field with it's with it's old beaten up wings spread as wide as possible. The dragon huffed and steam flowed from what would be the mechanic beast's nostrils
Now everyone including the proctor's jaw was dropped that Anthony was able to synchro summon a monster like that so easy. Jaden's eyes sparkled with the guarantee of such a challenge from his new friend while the boy with the cheese doodles and cards in his backpack narrowed his eyes at someone else being able to summon such monster without much difficulty.
"I activate Scrap Dragon's effect and destroy my face down card to destroy your face down card." Anthony said as both faced down cards flipped to show that both were mirror force."
"You know I'll still have life points right kid?" The proctor asked still impressed by the skill.
"Or so you think" Anthony smirked before he revealed a card. " I activate limiter removal which doubles the attack of all machine type monsters on my field. Now Breaker attack his monster."
Scrap breaker 4600/700
Brotherhood of the Fire Fist- Bear 1600/1200
Proctor's Life Points 4000-3000=1000
"Now Scrap Dragon, Attack his Life points directly!" Anthony shouted gleefully. As the dragon roared before tilting its head back and firing a blast of molten metal at the proctor, reducing his Life points to 0
1000-3000=-5000
VICTOR: ANTHONY FOOZLE
Anthony let an enormous smile grace his face before he walked out of the arena and returning to Jaden's side, getting looks from others the entire way.
"Dude that was awesome!" Jaden exclaimed before raising his hand for a high five which Anthony graciously accepted.
"Thanks man. Glad I won and got to show what I'm made of" Anthony chuckled. And with that they sat comfortably until Jaden's match where he absolutely destroyed the proctor with his Elemental Hero deck. As Jaden returned to Anthony's side, Anthony offered him congratulations in the form of another high five.
As the 2 sat in comfortable silence watching the next couple of duels in silence, they never noticed the multiple sets of eyes watching them, all with the same thought.
"This is gonna get interesting"
Well that is the first chapter of The 3 Pillars of Duel Academy. I will upload as soon as I can get a chapter finished. Please Rate and Review honestly. Feedback is much appreciated.
Anthony is so far the first character who will be focused on and when the other 2 come in, we'll have 2 more perspectives to see through. Anthony's starting deck for now will be Scraps and he will switch between that deck and multiple others that I have in store for him. Until next time
AgeOfOuroboros Out
This is a note from Justin, author of Excel the Limit, the other fanfiction currently being written on this account. I will have the next chapter of EtL out sometime this week. I know it's been a while, but I've just started the college application process, writing college essays and stuff like that, so I've had absolutely no free time. Me and the writer of this fic, AgeOfOuroboros, are both using my fanfic account (He didn't feel like making his own xD). Anyway, Excel the Limit is only really alive through his inspiration, and I thank him for his support and all of you guys' as well. See ya next time!
-JJ209th aka Justin