The bell just rang, "Emi-chan bye, see you tomorrow!" said, Mai
"Yeah, see you tomorrow!" Emi replied as she wave to her friend.
As she walk to she overheard a group of boys," I can't wait for the Vanguard regional!"
Emi can't help herself, but listen to the boys' conversation," Let's stand in line first thing in the morning, so we can get good seats!"
"I'm gonna get the Cardfighter of the winning team to take a look at my deck!" another boy said
As the sign said go, the boys still talking," It's just too bad we didn't make it…."
"Next time, we just gotta win at the next shop's tournament!" said the boy with a cap.
They all yelled as they put their fist in the air," Yeah!"
Emi just can't help herself but chuckle little. As she walks into the Card Capital Card Shop, she saw the whole place was filled with tables, some were occupied by kids. There were a man with glass turn, saw Emi, and smile," Hello Emi-chan!"
Some of the people in the game shop, look at the direction where Emi was, one was sliding toward her," Miss Emi you came!"
"Oh hi Kamui-kun" Emi greeted nervously
"Hello Emi," said a boy with blue hair, and wearing a Hitsue Middle School's uniform
"Hi, Aichi," Emi greeted back.
"Hey kid, we were middle in a fight!" growled a teenage with a wolverine haired-style and wearing the same uniform as her brother.
"I'm coming, Lose-umi, hold your cow!" Kamui snapped back at Lose-umi
Then everyone was confused until a teenage girl with sliver and purple long hair correct him," Its hold your horse."
"Oh ok, good thinking Misaki" said the man with glass
"It was nothing Shin," Misaki replied as she still reading her book
"It's Manager" Shin said nervously
Emi look at the Vanguard pad, Shin notice and asked," Huh? You're interested Vanguard?"
Everyone was looking back at Emi.
"Um… I mean it's difficult, right?" Emi asked
"It not, but do you like to give a try?" Shin question Emi again
"Well," Emi think about for a minute and said," O.K
"You would!" Kamui sound exciting to hear Emi's answered.
"I would teach you, after I beat Lose-umi." Kamui added
"Will you stop calling me that! I'm Morikawa Katsumi" Morikawa growled at Kamui
"Misaki, we need a deck!" Shin shouted as he ignores both of the fighters
"You don't have to shout about it!" Misaki snapped all of the boys expect the guy who was fighting with teenage that wear the same uniform as him step back.
"Actually, I have a deck" Emi said as she pull a deck out of her bag. Everyone was shock to hear that, expect the guy who doesn't care, just look back a little.
"Emi when did you build a deck?" Aichi asked
"I used my free time." Emi answered
"In that case, Aichi-kun you will be your sister's fighting partner" Shin said
"O.K, does that sound good to you?" Aichi asked to his little sister.
Emi nodded in an agreement as they walk to a stand-table next to Kamui and Morikawa's table.
"First, we shuffle our deck." As Aichi demonstrate his sister does the same.
"Eiji, Reiji!" Kamui shouted as two boys walking toward Kamui
"I need you two to cheer Miss Emi, and Aichi-niisan while I finish Lose-umi" Kamui added
"Hey!" Morikawa snapped
"You got it Kamui the Great!" said Reiji, "Y.G.I yo!" repeated Eiji
"This look interesting, should we watch Kai?" asked the same boy with blond hair
"Do whatever you want. Miwa." said Kai
"Now draw five cards. Now in your starting hand, you'll want at cards with one, two, and maybe three if you can manage it." Said Aichi
"Now picture this in your mind. The two of us have appeared on a planet similar to Earth called Cray, in spirit form." Aichi added.
Aichi found himself in a canyon the sky a brilliant blue, heavenly bodies circled the sky. There were few plants around but the ones that were there were a vibrant green. But Emi found herself in a place filled with different kind of flowers. Some trees, some butterflies are flying and flower petals were falling down.
"It's beautiful!" Emi amazed, and then her brother appeared
"Actually, this is not the field we should battle, but we can if you want to" said Aichi
Emi nodded.
"Here we battle it out, to do so we have been given two powers; the first is to call the beings of this world. The second is become one with a unit. This unit is called the Vanguard. The story says it means the one who'll lead."
Suddenly Emi found a part of herself back in the shop but the other half was still in the mindscape of the field with flowers…
Aichi reached forward for the starting card, Emi did the same.
With something of a shout, he said "Stand Up Vanguard!" And he flipped over the card. Feeling somewhat foolish Emi intoned "Stand Up Vanguard!" and did the same.
In Emi's mind's eye she saw the two spirits being engulfed by light. Respectively blue for Aichi and pink for Emi.
"Barcgal!" Aichi's form was replaced by a sliver, mechanical dog-like creature holding a sword in its mouth.
Barcgal/ Power 4000/ Shield 10000
"Guardian Baby Dragon, Friedrich!" Emi's form was replaced by a white small dragon.
Guardian Baby Dragon, Friedrich/ Power 4000/Shield 10000
"Mages Guardian! I never heard that clan before" said Aichi
"Mages Guardian, have you ever heard that clan before Misaki?" Shin asked
"No, it my first time to seen them" Misaki replied
"Watch the register, 'kay" Misaki added
The manager was kind of shock as he watch his niece and a brown cat walking away from him.
"Even you, Sub-manger!"Shin shouted
The cat looks back and turn front to the battle.
"But I wanna watch the fight too!" whine the manager.
Aichi was still curios about the clan, but he still explain the rule to his sister, "Okay your turn starts like this if you have any cards turned sideways you turn them up vertically again since this the first turn I don't have to do that. Next I draw a card." He did so.
"Then there's the Ride Phase. This turn you can ride a unit who's one number higher than your current Vanguard. Although if it comes down to it you can ride the same grade as you are now. But I digress"
Leaning forward Aichi said, "I Ride Little Sage Marron."
In the mindscape on field machine dog had become engulfed by light and was replaced by a blonde boy wearing red glasses and a blue hat and outfit.
Little Sage Marron / Power 8000 / Shield 5000
"Then Barcgal's skill move to rear-guard and active his other skill, that lets me call Flogal from my deck" Aichi added as he turn a card sideway and a pink dog appear on the field.
Flogal/Power 5000/ Shield 10000/ Stand Trigger
"Since I can't attack on the first turn I end." Aichi said.
Aichi Current Status:
Vanguard: Little Sage Marron
Top Left Rearguard: None
Top Right Rearguard: None
Bottom Left Rearguard: Flogal
Bottom Middle Rearguard: Barcgal
Bottom Right Rearguard: None
Damage: None
Soul: 0
Hand: 5
Emi draw's then taking a card from her hand she says hesitantly, "I ride Dragon Knight Erio."
On Cray opposite Marron the small white dragoon had been replaced by a young boy with spike red hair, wearing a white robe and holding a blue spear.
Dragon Knight Erio/ Power 6000 / Shield 5000
"Then Erio's skill if I Friedrich in my soul he gains 2000 power"
Erio/ Power 8000
"Also if Friedrich have been ride by Erio, I can call Dragon Summoner Caro from my deck to the field!" She added as she searches a card from her deck.
Right behind the boy was a girl with the same color as the boy, with a same hat as Marron with a white cape.
Dragon Summoner Caro/ Power 6000/ Shield 5000
"Emi how do you know their skill?" Aichi asked
"I study their abilities back home while you finish your homework" Emi answered
"Oh ok!" Aichi replied
Emi places her hand on the card she just set down after getting a encouraging nod from her brother she turns it sideways then she does it with the card one row ahead.
"I boost Erio with Caro." On the field pink streams of energy flowed from the girl to the boy.
"Caro' skill when she boost Erio, he gains 4000 more"
Erio Attacks!" The young boy leaps forward towards the other boy.
Erio / Power 18000
Aichi said "now here's where battling can get complicated. Each card has a value that acts as its attack power, then there's the number on its side which acts a shield. When you guard with a card your power has to be equal to or greater than what your opponent attacks with. In this case I'll declare No Guard allowing your attack to hit." Emi nods "now there's part 2 of battling. Whenever your Vanguard attacks well anything you do something called a drive check. You take a card off the top of your deck and add it your hand. But if there's an icon there's a bonus the icons come in four different varieties red for draw, blue for stand, yellow for critical, and green for healing. I also do a damage check but only if it's my vanguard who's hit."
Emi draw a card and said," Like this?" Showing a card with a girl with purple long hair
Emi Drive Trigger Check: Mages Summoner Lutecia Draw Trigger
"Yes, you can add 5000 power and draw a card" Aichi answered
Erio/ Power 23000
The Lancer slashes the boy.
Aichi Damage Check: Starlight Unicorn
Emi, "I end."
Emi's Status:
Vanguard: Dragon Knight Erio
Top Left Rearguard: None
Top Right Rearguard: None
Bottom Left Rearguard: None
Bottom Middle Rearguard: Dragon Summoner Caro
Bottom Right Rearguard: None
Damage: None
Soul: 1
Hand: 7
"Miss Emi you doing great, you even have draw trigger!" Kamui cheered," That right!" Reiji agreed "T.R yo!" Eiji followed
"Thanks!" Emi said
"I draw."
Aichi," I used Barcgal's skill, I call Future Knight, Llew, from my deck!" a young man with a robot dog appeared
Future Knight, Llew/Power 4000/ Shield 10000/ Critical Trigger
"And then, I use Liew's Counterblast! Liew, Barcgal, and Flogal go to soul and Stand up, my avatar! Superior calls Blaster Blade!"
Blaster Blade/ Power 9000/ 5000
A man with white armor with blues line appeared on the field.
"I call Knight of Truth Gordon, Knight of Silence Gallatin, and WIngal. The units appear in an array by Blaster Blade.
"Gordon attack!"
Gordon/ Power 8000
As the man jump forward." I guard with Lutecia"
A girl with purple long hair with a black dress shows up, that make Gordon stop attacking.
Lutecia/ Shield 5000
"Lutecia's skill if she in the guard circle I can retire Gallatin and she go to soul" Emi explain
"What?" Aichi was shock as Gallatin was burn by fire and disappeared.
Aichi, "Then Wingal boosts Blaster Blade, Wingal's skill if he boosts Blaster Blade he can boost 4000 more!"
Blaster Blade/ Power 19000
As Blaster Blade slash the boy.
Aichi Drive Trigger Check: Knight of the Harp Tristan
Emi Damage Check: Guardian Beast, Zafira
Aichi, "I end."
Aichi's Status:
Vanguard: Blaster Blade
Top Left Rearguard: None
Top Right Rearguard: Knight of Truth, Gordon
Bottom Left Rearguard: None
Bottom Middle Rearguard: Wingal
Bottom Right Rearguard: None
Damage: 1/1
Soul: 4
Hand: 4
Emi draw her card, she looks at the cards in her hand trying to figure out what to do next, she look until she spotted a her favorite card," Protectors of Church, Saint King! Ride my avatar, Saint Kaiser, Vivio!" On the field the young boy was replaced by a young woman who the same size as the Blaster Blade, she has a heterochromia, green and red eyes. Her hair have a pony-tail on her right-side blonde, she is wearing a blue armor with white cape.
Saint Kaiser, Vivio / Power 9000/ Shield 5000
Emi," I use Vivio's skill, if I ride this card; I have to move all my Mages Guardian to soul"
"Then I call Mage Gun Teana, Fighter Hero Subaru and Sister of Saint Chantez!"
The units were call around Vivio.
"Teana attack and her active, when she attacks you can't guard with grade 0!"
Aichi," What' the mage shoot the knight.
Aichi Damage Check: Crimson Butterfly Brigid
"Then Subaru attack!"
"I guard with Tristan!" said Aichi as a man wearing armor with a harp and a sword appear, and Subaru punch him.
Knight of the Harp, Tristan/ Shield 5000
"Chantez boost Vivio and attack!
"Chantez have the same skill as your Wingal, so she can boost 4000 more, and Vivo skills if she boost by a Mages Guardian she gain 5000 powers more, and if Vivio attack Vanguard she gain 3000 more!" Emi added
"Which means 9000 + 6000 + 4000+ 5000 and another 3000 equal…?" Said Morikawa as he tries to figure it out
"All equal to 27000!" answered Misaki
Vivio slash Blaster Blade with her sword
Emi Drive Trigger Check: Wolf Lady, Arf Stand Trigger
Aichi," What!"
"All to Subaru "said Emi
Subaru/ Power 15000
"Now Subaru attack again"
Aichi," Intercepting with Gordon, his skill, when he intercepting his shield gains 5000 power!"
Gordon/ Shield 10000
Emi,' I end my turn!"
Emi's Status:
Vanguard: Saint Kaiser, Vivio
Top Left Rearguard: Mage Gun, Teana
Top Right Rearguard: Fighter Hero, Subaru
Bottom Left Rearguard: None
Bottom Middle Rearguard: Sister of Saint, Chantez
Bottom Right Rearguard: None
Damage: 1
Soul: 4
Hand: 4
As Emi finish her turn, the fighters who were in the shop, stop their game and watch the sibling fighting.
"Wow!" said a fighter
"That girl is amazing!" added another fighter
"It seen everyone like to see Emi-chan's Mages Guardian fight! Right Kai" said Miwa
Kai ignores his annoying friend, and still watch the two siblings.
As Aichi drew his card," Enter the Fray! King of Knight Alfred"
Blaster Blade was engulfed by blue light then he become other, his armor is the same, but different his sword was bigger, and he is riding a horse blue flaming horse.
King of Knight, Alfred/ Power 10000/ Shield-
"Then I call Gigantic Charger!"
A giant wearing blue armor with a giant stick appeared on the field.
Gigantic Charger/ Power 9000/ Shield-
"His skill, I can check the top of my deck and if it's a royal paladin, I call!" said Aichi as he draw and show it to his sister.
"I call Swordsman of Exploding Flames, Palomides from Charger's skill"
A flame angel with two flame swords appeared.
Swordsman of Exploding Flames, Palomides/ Power 10000/ Shield-
"Then I call Snowgal and Bluegal!"
Then two dogs appeared.
Aichi." Snowgal boost Palomides attack and his skill if I have more than 2 grade 3 royal paladin he gains 3000"
Palomides/ Power 19000
Emi," I Intercepting with Teana and Subaru! Subaru have the same still as your Gordon, so she gains 5000 of her shield!"
Aichi was shock to hear that as the flame angel stop attacking when the two mages was in front of him.
Teana and Subaru/ Shield 15000
"When Teana and Subaru intercepting or guard they go to soul!" Emi added
Aichi," Bluegal boost Charger and attack!
Gigantic Charger/ Power 14000
Emi," I guard with Wolf Lady, Arf and her skill, when she guard she also gains 5000 to shield1"
Aichi," What!"
Wolf Lady, Arf/ Shield 15000
The armor giant stop attacking and a woman with a wolf ears and tail appeared in front of the giant.
"She also goes to soul as well!" Emi added
"Just as I thought" said Misaki
"What?" asked Kamui as he forgot to finish his fight.
"That deck is made to increased your soul" answered Misaki
"Remember those guards and intercepting that Emi-chan used they always go to soul" added Misaki
"Alfred attack!" shouted Aichi
"His skill, he gains 2000 powers for each royal paladin on my field" Aichi added
Alfred/Power 20000
"I guard with Knight of the Lake, Shamel"
Knight of the Lake, Shamel/ Shield 0
"Her skill when she guard, I just drop one card and take no damage!" shouted Emi
Aichi" Twin Drive!"
Damage Check First: Knight of Rose, Morgana
Damage Check Second: Solitary Knight, Gancelot
"No trigger and I end my turn' said Aichi sadly
"Shamel's other skill goes to soul after she done guard!' Emi added
Aichi's Status:
Vanguard: King of Knight, Alfred
Top Left Rearguard: Swordsman of Exploding Flames, Palomides
Top Right Rearguard: Gigantic Charger
Bottom Left Rearguard: Snowgal
Bottom Middle Rearguard: Wingal
Bottom Right Rearguard: Bluegal
Damage: 2/3
Soul: 5
Hand: 2
"Good guard, that is my goddess!" cheered Kamui, "Nice guard!" agreed Reiji," NG" agreed Eiji.
Everyone was happy, Aichi was the most happy, and thought,"Nice Guard Emi".
Emi draw and she saw the card that well help her," Rise up with your friends, enter the white fray, Ride White Mages, Nanoha!'
Vivio was engulfed by pink light and replace by a older woman who just look like her. The hair style is the same, but brown. Her eyes are bright blue the clothes are the same but all white.
White Mages, Nanoha/Power 10000/Shield-
"First when this was call in vanguard I can call Vivio from soul!"
Then the same young teenage girl appeared beside the white mages.
Emi, "Then I used counterblast from Knight of the Saint, Sein who is the drop zone, whenever she is I can move her to soul!"
Aichi," A counterblast from the drop zone?"
Emi," Next soul-charge to Nanoha, she gain Critical +1"
Aichi," What she do that!"
Emi," I call Black Mages, Fate!"
A blonde woman appears next to the white mages she was wearing the same armor as Nanoha and Vivio, but black with a white cape.
Black Mages, Fate/ Power 10000/ Shield-
'Her skill is the same as your Gigantic Charger, but I can check two times and call if they are Mages Guardian." Emi added
"What?" said Aichi even shock more.
Emi draw two times and said," I call Mages of Library Yuuno and Mages Fighter, Miura!"
Two new units appeared.
"Soul Blast! When I have ten souls all my mages including Nanoha gains 10000 power!"
"What!" Everyone in the shop shouted expect Kai who was shock and still salient.
Yuuno/Power 18000
Miura/Power 15000
Chantez/ Power 16000
Vivio/Power 19000
Fate/Power 20000
Nanoha/Power 20000
"Yuuno boost Fate and attack Charger!"
Fate/ Power 38000
Fate jump and slash the armor giant with her sword and he disappeared.
"Next Miura boost Vivo and attack Palomides!"
Vivio/Power 35000
Vivio slash the flame angel and the angel disappeared.
"Aichi-niisan can't guard because Emi-san's unit too powerful to guard" said Kamui
"And the only card that can guard is his Morgana and she only have 5000 shield!" inform Misaki
"Aichi need luck to get a heal trigger" Kai added
Emi take a deep breath and said," Chantez boost Nanoha and attack Nanoha other skill's she gains 2000 powers for each Mages Guardian ,when boost by a Mages Guardian she gains 5000 power, if she attack a vanguard she gains another 5000 powers and don't forgot about Chantez's skill"
"Which's means…?" Aichi couldn't finish his sentence, because he was afraid.
"Oh yeah twin drive!" said Emi as she draw two times again and show it to her brother
Drive Trigger First Check: Sword Fairy of the Raging Fire, Agito Critical Trigger
Drive Trigger Second Check:Heal Fairy of the Shining Light, Rein Heal Trigger
(Music start cardfight vanguard opening 2 believe in my existence)
(Don'na ni tooku hanare tatte Keshite yume wa owaranai)
Aichi couldn't say anything when he saw the triggers.
Emi," I add +1 damage; heal one damage and both 5000 power to Nanoha!"
(Kawaita kaze ni yubi wo kazashite Tame iki hitotsu nomi kon'da Ienai itami michi e no fuan Boku wa koko kara ugoke na)
"That means…." Kamui can't finish his sentence
"It all equal…." Misaki even can't finish her sentence
Kai was silent and shock.
"70000 Powers!" Emi said happily
Nanoha/Power 70000
(Hikari to kage no kyoukaisen de nakushita yume wo sagesunda, Mou ichido jibun wo ano basho e tokihanate)
Everyone shouted," That just overkill, are you a devil!"
(Akenai yoru wo kazoe nagara, Naita hibi wo zutto (zutto) wasurenai, Donna ni ashita ga tooku demo, Kitto bokura wa STAND UP SO makena)
The white mages slash the king with her sword.
Damage Check First: Conjurer Mithril
Damage Check Second: Mirubiru
Damage Check Third: Quiet Sage, Sharon Stand Trigger
While he did get a trigger it wasn't one that could help him now.
Game End Winner: Emi
(Ima kono jidai wo michibiku bokura wa VANGUARD)
Everyone in the shop was shock and silent, until Aichi said, "good game."
Emi nods, then she flashes a smile "You're right this game is fun."
After the game and one day later, with some reason everybody call Emi the Mages Devil.