It's morning at Duel Academy. Jaden Yuki, hero of Duel Academy and ace duelist of Slifer Red, is sleeping in, like usual. Suddenly, his friends Syrus Truesdale and Tyranno Hassleberry came rushing in. Syrus shook Jaden awake.
"Jaden, wake up! This is important! Please, wake up!" said Syrus.
"Syrus? Hassleberry? What's going on?" asked Jaden.
"We'll explain on the way, Sarge. Just hurry!" said Hassleberry. Jaden got out of bed and instantly got dressed. The 3 boys ran out of the Slifer Red dorm and went outside. Jaden saw Alexis and Atticus Rhodes, Zane Truesdale, Chazz Princeton, Bastion Misawa, Aster Phoenix, Jesse Anderson, Blair Flannigan, Jim Cook, and Dr. Crowler.
"Now can someone tell me what the hell is going on?" asked Jaden.
"Jaden, in case you haven't noticed, Axel's missing." said Zane.
"Oh. Well, where the fuck is he?" asked Jaden.
"Calm down, Jay. Just let Zane explain." said Syrus.
"As I was saying, Dr. Crowler called us in really early in the morning because something bad happened to Axel."
"Jaden. Axel's been killed last night." said Jesse. Jaden gasped.
"How?"
"We don't know. All Dr. Crowler told us is that he was scratched at the place where his heart was supposed to be." said Alexis.
"And there was a big hole also. It kinda looked like his heart got ripped out." said Atticus.
"Ew! Gross!" Syrus gagged.
"Do you know who the murderer is?" asked Jaden.
"I couldn't see anything. It was pitch-black in the room where Axel was killed." explained Dr. Crowler.
"Does Chancellor Sheppard know about this?" asked Hassleberry.
"Yes."
"Well, whoever the murderer is, he or she is still at the school. The Chazz will solve this mystery. Or I could die trying." said Chazz.
"Well, we better get ready for classes, mates. They're about to start." said Jim.
"Jim's right. We're going to be late." said Bastion.