Duel Academy* Class of 2012
I'm following almost all of the regular TCG rules. One of the main notable changes is that cards that are normally included in the deck such as Ritual monsters and monsters that have very specific requirements for a special summon won't be included in the main deck, they'll be in the Extra Deck. I may also not use the "pay X00 life points" part of certain card effects. If I eventually end up making up cards they'll probably not be overpowered.
Plot Synopsis: In the year 2012, an evil underground cult harnesses a dark magic that they believe will allow them to summon an all powerful demon by sacrificing a large number of souls won in competitions. What better way to win souls than through Duel Monsters? Can anyone stop them or will the world fall victim to the wrath of an all-powerful devil?
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In an abandoned warehouse, on a dark and stormy night a scream echoes as lightning crashes and a body falls to the floor. Another man approaches the body and looks down on it in disgust, "Pathetic. These scrubs barely know how to duel. No matter, a soul's a soul." The man raised the hood to the black cloak he was wearing and left the other man in the warehouse.
*The next morning... across town...* "Weird..." Derek muttered as he read an internet news article about a police case that was currently under investigation. Derek was about 5'8 tall and skinny. He had dark red hair and brown eyes.
"What?" his friend, Kyle asked. Kyle was shorter, about 5'6 and was slightly muscular. He had black hair and green eyes.
"This. 6 people were found in comas recently. No sign of what did it but they all had one thing in common: They just finished a duel before the coma. Their duel disks were still on with 0 life points and all their cards were still out," Derek explained.
"Weird... You don't think-" Kyle was interrupted by the bell signaling that school was over. "You don't think they're related do you?" Kyle finally asked as they started to leave. "I mean,we duel all the time and we've never been put into a coma."
"I know. I was thinking maybe there's something bigger to it. I think whoever's dueling these guys is doing it. No idea how, but maybe it's possible," Derek suggested.
"Never know... speaking of which, we're supposed to meet everyone at the park today to get ready for that tournament that starts next week," Kyle reminded him.
"I just gotta stop home and get my deck first. Tell everyone I'll be there a few minutes late," he replied before the two split in separate directions.
When Derek got home he ran upstairs to his bedroom and grabbed his duel disk and deck from his desk, ignoring the package addressed to him that was also on the desk. Once he got to the park he saw that his friends had started without him. Kyle and 4 others: Ariana, Matt, Chloe, and Wade, were sitting at the playground discussing possible stradegies for the tournament.
"Thanks for waiting for me guys," Derek saaid as he joined his friends.
"We figured it didn't matter since I'm winning the tournament anyway," Chloe answered smugly. She had shoulder length green hair and turquoise eyes. She was about 5'2 tall.
"You mean when you end up as runner up?" Wade corrected her. Wade had shaggy blue hair and eyes that matched. He was 6'0 and easily the tallest of the group.
"Good to know that everyone's modest..." Ariana muttered. She had golden blonde hair and blue eyes. She was 5'4. "How long is round 1 supposed to last?"
"Friday and Saturday," Matt answered. He had dark brown hair, midnight black eyes and was 5'7. "The final rounds are on Sunday I think."
The group spent the next two hours devising stradegies and making notes of deck edits they would need to make before the tournament and tested their decks against each other. Before they knew it, it was night.
"It's 8 already?" Ariana asked. "Ugh... I needa go home. I'll see you guys tomorrow. See you in school Wade." Wade and Ariana went to a different school than Kyle, Derek, Matt, and Chloe.
"I think we might as well all call it a day," Derek suggested. The grouped nodded in unison and started off.
"Crap!" Matt said when they reached the end of the park. "I left my jacket back there. I'll catch up with you guys tomorrow," he turned and head back into the park to get his jacket. When Matt approached the exit to the park again, this time with his jacket, a dark figure stepped out from the shadows.
"Greetings," the person stepped into the light and became more visible. He was wearing a black cloak that covered his face. He lowered it revealing dark eyes with heavy bags under them and a scar above his left eye. His hair was short and white and he wore a look of pure evil on his face. He wore a black duel disk, detailed with silver paint. "Care for a duel?"
"Ugh... I kinda have to go somewhere," Matt answered.
"It was a rhetorical question," the man said as he revealed a gun and pointed it at Matt.
Matt swallowed hard and struggled to reply, "Ugh... ugh... yeah... duel. Okay."
The man replaced his gun, took out his deck, shuffled it, and placed it in his duel disk before activating it. Matt shuffled his deck and activated his duel disk. As he drew his opening hand, Matt's hand shook feverishly. What did this man want? Why did he want to duel so badly? What would happen if he lost?
"I'll start," the man said. "I summon The Fabled Rubyruda(LV4 ATK 1100) in attack mode and set two cards face down to end this turn."
Matt drew Maurading Captain. He looked at the rest of his hand: Lightning Blade, Queen's Knight, The Warrior Returning Alive, Blast With Chain, and Silent Swordsman LV3. "I summon Maurading Captain(LV3 ATK 1200) and by summoning him I activate his effect, it allows me to summon another monster, like Silent Swordsman LV3(LV3 ATK 1000). Next I'll place one card face down and equip Lightning Blade to Maurading Captain raising his power to 2000. Attack!" Maurading Captain gripped the Lightning Blade and swung at Fabled Rubyruda but his attack was blocked somehow.
"I activate my monster's ability. By discarding another 'Fabled' monster, like my Fabled Grimro, I can negate your attack," the man(Zane) explained.
"Your move," Matt said, ending his turn. He was starting to get over his fear of Zane. He figured if he won the duel, maybe he would get out of this. Maybe. It was only real chance.
"Let's shake things up. I summon Fabled Grimro(LV4 ATK 1700) to the field. Now I'll sacrifice these two monsters so I can synchro summon my Fabled Valkyrus(LV8 ATK 2900)! Next I'll activate his effect and discard my Archfiend Soldier to destroy your Mauradin Captain. Now Valkyrus, attack Silent Swordsman!" Silent Swordsman was crushed and Matt's life points dropped to 6100. "Your move kid. Try giving me a challenge?"
Matt got mad at that comment, "Don't think you'll win this because you got one lucky move." Matt drew Swords of Revealing Light. "I'll start by using Swords of Revealing Light so you can't attack for 3 turns. Now I can activate The Warrior Returning Alive to return Maurading Captain to my hand. Now I'll summon him(LV3 ATK 1700) and use his effect to summon Queen's Knight(LV4 ATK 1500) and end my turn with that." Matt was stalling at this point. He needed to get something strong onto the field as soon as he could.
"Hmph. You're only delaying the inevitable. I use my Valkyrius's effect to destroy your Captain. Also, since I discarded Fable Lurrie, I can special summon it to the field(LV1 DEF 400). Your move."
Matt drew Pot of Greed. "I activate Pot of Greed to draw 2 more cards," he drew King's Knight and Reinforcement of the Army. "First I'll activate Reinforcement of the Army to add one level 4 or lower Warrior from my deck to my hand. Take Rose Warrior of Revenge for instance. I'll just add it to my hand now, but I'll save that for later. Now, I'll summon King's Knight(LV4 ATK 1600) and because Queen's Knight is already on the field I can special summon Jack's Knight(LV5 ATK 1900). Now, Queen's Knight attack Fabled Lurrie!"
"I activate Threatening Roar which prevents you from attacking me this turn," Zane activated his face down card.
"Damn..." Matt thought to himself. "I end my turn."
"Hmm... I activate my face down card: Ring of Destruction to destroy your Jack's Knight and inflict 1900 life points of damage to both of us," Zane said as his life points dropped to 6100 and Matt's to 4200. "Your move."
Matt drew Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade. "I summon Rose Warrior of Revenge(LV4 ATK 1600). Now I'll sacrifice Rose and Queen's Knight to synchro summon Colossal Fighter(LV8 ATK 2800) and due to my Fighter's effect he gains 100 points for every warrior in my graveyard: my Queen, Jack, Rose, Captain, and Swordsman. 500 points! And that's not all, I'm equipping my Fighter with Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade to raise his attack by 300 more points to a grand total of 3600! Colossal Fighter destroy Fabled Valkyrus," Matt declared as his monster sliced its opponent in half with ease. Zane lost 700 life points and now had 4400. "King's Knight, destroy Fabled Lurrie!" Zane was now defenseless. "Your move."
"Impressive. You put up a much better fight than the others," Zane complimented Matt.
"Others? What others? What are you even doing?" Matt demanded.
"Collecting souls to summon a demon to this plane... I know it sounds crazy but it doesn't really matter, does it? You won't be around to find out whether it's true or not," Zane explained. "Now I'll summon my Fabled Kushano(LV3 DEF 800) to the field and set two cards face down to end my turn. And with that, your Swords of Revealing Light disappear."
Matt drew United We Stand. "I activate United We Stand. By equipping it to my Colossal Fighter he gets an extra 800 attack points for every face-up monster, including himself. So now he's at 4400. Now, attack Fabled Kushano!" The monster was destroyed. "Your move."
"And probably your last. I activate Lightning Vortex which allows me to destroy all of your monsters by discarding one card, such as Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World. And because I discarded Goldd due to a card effect he is summoned to the field automatically(LV5 ATK 2300). Next I'll summon my Fabled Urostos(LV4 ATK 1500). I'm going to switch Kushano into attack mode(ATK 1100)."
Matt knew what would happen next and his heart dropped. Would he really lose his soul? Derek mentioned something about people losing duels and falling into comas. What if-
Matt didn't get a chance to finish his thought. His life points hit 0 after the attacks from Fabled Kushano, Urostos, and Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World hit. 4900 points of direct damage. More than enough to defeat him. He lost. Everything went black and his body went limp as it fell to the ground.
Zane sighed, "I kind of wish he put up a better fight. He was entertaining... no matter." Zane exited the park leaving Matt's lifeless body on the ground at the entrance to the park.
