The boy's brown hair was covering his eyes, but that was the way he wanted it. One thing he did want to change, though, was his clothes. They were fine they way they were, but when he got to Duel Academy, he would need to change into a blazer, hopefully a blue one. But that was unlikely seeing as he had just begun dueling a month ago. He flashed back to his last day of school.

That day, he was beaten up seven times, not even close to his record of thirteen. He was always beaten up because he could be: he was average height, but very thin and weak. This day was different though. He had seen a flyer for a place called Duel Academy the night before, so he looked it up online. It was a high school for players of a game called Duel Monsters. He had never heard of the game before, so he learned how to play it and vowed to one day go there. This was that day. At the end of school, he ran away from his house and bought a deck and dueled anyone he found on the street. He was not good though, and eventually realized that he would need to create a strategy.

It took him awhile, but he decided that if he was weak, then he could not use pure force to win a duel. Instead, he decided to make his opponents defeat themselves. The only way to do that was to create what he decided would actually be the best offense: a good defense. Therefore, he created a deck solely based on high defense, which would make his opponents lose LP in huge chunks while he lost none at all. This deck, he hoped, would work.

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The time had come for his written exam. It was ten questions long, and would be a huge factor in his placement. First he had to write his name and age: Senem Takana, 16. Next came the questions.

1. What is the effect of Unshaven Angler?

It can attack twice in one turn.

2. If Luster Dragon attacks Obnoxious Celtic Guard, which monster is destroyed?

Obnoxious Celtic Guard

3. How do you summon Exxod, Master of the Guard?

Sacrifice 1 monster with "sphinx" in its name.

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10. If you sacrifice 4 Rock-types from your grave, how much attack does Megarock Dragon have?

2800

When Senem got back his scores, it turned out that he got only questions 3 and 10 right. I'll never get into Obelisk Blue with that score, he thought.

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The next day was the Proctor Exam. He would finally get a chance to test out his new deck. Senem watched many others duel, including a guy who beat his proctor with all 4000 LP. Senem decided that he would find this guy and duel him as soon as he was in Duel Academy. A voice halted Senem's thoughts.

"Senem Takana! Report to Arena 6!"

Senem traveled down to the duel arena, where he was given a Duel Disk. He had never used one before, and therefore had trouble putting it on, eliciting laughs from the crowd. Now Senem was pissed. He would duel with all his might and show them that he was not a laughing stock.

The proctor drew a card. "I go first. I play Seven Colored Fish in attack mode! Then I'll throw a face down. You can go."

Senem was excited. He was finally fulfilling his dream. "I play my Stone Statue of the Aztecs! It may seem weak, but not for much longer! I play Shield and Sword! Now my monster has 2000 ATK and yours has 900. Therefore, I can attack! You lose 2200 LP!"

"Learn how to subtract, kid. 2000 – 900 is 1100 LP."

"Not with my monster's effect it's not! Any damage to you is doubled! Now I'll end my turn with my Swords of Revealing Light."

Senem: 4000

Proctor: 1800

"Not bad for a kid who got only two questions right on their written exam. But not good enough! I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Swords! Next I play my Unshaven Angler! Sounds familiar, doesn't it? But don't worry; I won't be revealing his correct effect yet. I'll just attack you. You lose 700 LP. Now I throw a face down and end."

Senem: 3300

Proctor: 1800

"It's over! I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your face down! Now I play Premature Burial and bring back my Stone Statue! I sacrifice it to play my Guardian Sphinx, and I'll sacrifice that to play my Exxod, Master of the Guard along with Shield and Sword! Now it's 4000 ATK vs. 1600 ATK! You lose 2400 LP! Game!"

Senem: 2500

Proctor: 0

"Good job. That type of performance will surprisingly enough get you into Ra Yellow."

"Awesome! Thanks a lot! Good game!"

Senem ran off, knowing that he might have hope yet.

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I know this was kinda boring, but trust me, it gets much better. There is a secret about Senem that even he doesn't know that will be revealed next chapter.

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