SZ: Hey minna. It's Seanzilla115 once again. For those who're wondering when me and my friends are going to update Digital Schooling...I'll be honest. With how things are, there's no way we'll be able to update it. So sadly, it looks like it's canceled. Worry not, minna. I've been in a MAJOR yugioh mood lately thanks to re-watching GX and 5D's(I literally cried on the last episode of the latter), getting the latest Structure deck, Synchron Extreme, and watching the latest version of Yugioh, Arc-V. And considering we're gonna reach episode 777 in the entire series, I dedicate this fic to the amazing card game/anime/manga that is Yugioh. Now before we begin, disclaimers!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this story, nor do I own the franchises referenced in this story. I do though own any OCs that appear in this while a few others that'll appear later belong to my fellow members of Team X-Over(new team name). Lastly, this takes place after Zexal, but before Arc-V, and some things from the latter will be used here, such as Action Duels.
Duel Monsters, a game made for people of all ages to enjoy. Created by Pegasus J. Crawford, the game spans throughout the ages, bringing fun and entertainment to the people of the world. However, there are those who would use the game for their own nefarious purposes. Luckily, there were those who would stop those that would use the game for evil, and no exception to this were the four greatest duelist in the history of the game: Yuma Tsukumo, Yusei Fudo, Judai Yuki, and Yugi Muto.
From beings that originate since the beginning of existence to beings from a dark future trying to destroy the present to alter that future, one of those four was able to handle that great evil of their time. However, a new battle is about to take place, one that could span between worlds...maybe even time. This...is our story…
"Zzz…" a boy around 16-17 years of age snored light as he laid in his bed, his dark brown hair a bit messy as his left leg hung off the side of his bed.
"Oi, Raito. Raito, wake up! You're gonna be late!" A voice shouted, only to get silence in response, "...Fine. You asked for it. Don't say I didn't warn you...' the voice inhaled, "Napalman, fire the hole!"
"FIRE!" a second voice cheered.
*BOOOM*
"GAHHH!" the boy screamed as he jumped up, "What?! What's going on?! Are we under attack!?" he then heard some snickering in his head, causing his left eye to twitch a bit, "Megaman…."
"I warned you to get up. Now get going! You're going to be late!" the first voice informed.
"Huh? Late? Late for wh-" Raito began before paling when he realized what that meant, "Oh, crap baskets! The entrance exam is today!"
"This is why I told you to buy an alarm clock, Raito," Megaman sighed.
"I know, I know!" Raito shouted as he scrambled out of bed, falling onto the floor as he quickly got up and began to pick up some clothes, starting with a midnight blue shirt and black jean shorts, "Mou! I knew I shouldn't have had that marathon last night!"
"Well maybe next time, you should keep track of the time!"
"Again, I know!"
"It was a cool marathon though."
"Napalman!"
Meanwhile downstairs in the kitchen, a woman in her mid-twenties with long, sky-blue hair that ended half-way down her back hummed a small tune as she was busy making some breakfast. She wore a light-green dress shirt and a white skirt (both being covered by a light pink apron) with a pair of light-green heeled shoes. She had just flipped one of the pancakes she was making before she heard a small crashing sound from upstairs.
"Seems Raito had another marathon last night," the woman giggled a bit before said mentioned person ran down the stairs, dressed up in the clothes he chose with a pair of black and electric blue shoes added to the mix.
"Morning...Saya-nee-chan…" Raito panted, "I...i don't have much time for breakfast, so I'll probably have to get something to-"
"Made you a breakfast bento," Saya informed, holding up a box tied in a blue cloth, a circuit design on the fabric, "Good luck."
"Ahh...thank you, nee-chan," Raito smiled a bit as he took the bento and put it away in a dark green carrying bag, "Well, I better go now. See y-"
"You did remember to put your Duel Disk in there, right?"
"..." Raito quickly opened his carrying bag and looked inside, "...Crap! I forgot aga-" he began before Saya tossed him said object, "...Oh."
"Honestly, I hope you get a roommate for your classes," Saya noted before giving him a quick hug, "Be safe, okay? And do your best."
"Hai. I'll do my best to make you proud, nee-chan," Raito nodded as he quickly returned the hug, picked his bag up, and rushed out the front door, "See you later, nee-chan!"
"Ja ne, Raito-kun!" Saya called out.
Later on, Raito was rushing through the streets, looking for the area he needed to go to.
"Come on...Where is it?" Raito muttered to himself as he ran down the street, "I know it's around here somewhere. Wh...aha! There it is!"
With that, he soon kicked it into high gear as he ran towards a large domed building with a pair of men sitting out front.
"Okay, that's almost everyone," one of the men noted as he looked over a paper.
"There's still one missing," the other noted as he looked at his watch, "And there's only a few minutes left before the exams begin. You better be ready to pay for lunch. I'm thinking that nice restaurant that just ope..."
"MATTE!-!-!-!" Raito shouted as he zoomed up to the two, the young adult panting heavily, "S….so...sorry I'm late...stayed up...late...last...night...hoo boy."
"...You were saying?" the first man asked his partner with a teasing smirk.
"...Name?" the second groaned in defeat.
"Raito...Raito Hikari," Raito panted.
"Raito...Hikari…" the second man muttered as he looked at the list, "Yep. You're the last one to get here."
The first man handed him a badge with '108' on it, "Head for Room 10 for the Duel Puzzle exam. You pass that and then there's the Practical Exam. Good luck."
"Right…" Raito nodded as he put the badge on teh front of his shirt and quickly ran inside.
"...So for lunch, I'm thinking that new burger joint that opened last week," the first man smirked.
"The one where you pick the number of patties and then your own ingredients with the total being made by weighing it?" the second man asked.
"That's the one. I heard if you eat their special burger and a half pound of fries in an hour, you get a free shirt."
"Fine, I-wait, what? Dude, we are so getting that shirt!"
"Let's see...room 10...room 10…" Raito muttered as he looked around before stopping in front of a door with a 'ten' on it, "Ahh. Here it is." He then walked inside, only to see there was no one in there, "Eh? Where…?"
"Welcome, Sir Hikari," a voice spoke up before a part of the wall opened up, revealing a man in a slick black suit with an embolized 'D.A' on the front, "You are here for your Duel Puzzle Exam, correct?"
"Yes. Yes I am," Raito nodded.
"Verily," the man spoke before taking out a suitcase that unfolded extendable legs and opened it towards Saito, revealing a computer screen and a touch screen, "Your task is to defeat the AI opponent in one turn. You must utilize all the cards on your side of the field be they through their own effects, attacking, changing positions, or by another card's effect." he narrowed his eyes, "Do not attempt to cheat on this or it will be an immediate failure and you will be blacklisted for five years. Do you understand, Sir Hikari?"
"Crystal. And to be frank, I never cheat...ever," Raito clarified, "But other than that, I'll try my best."
"Excellent. Then let's begin," the man said as he moved to the side, letting Raito walk up to the screen.
The screens turned on, revealing a simulation duel on the computer screen while the field was on the touch screen, displaying both the hands, monsters, and facedowns for him. He first looked at the life points to see that while he had 2500 LP, his opponent had 57300 LP. On his side of the Field were Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier in Attack Mode, Debris Dragon in Attack Mode, and Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress in Attack Mode. His hand had Dark Hole, Cards of Consonance, Super Rejuvenation, Frequency Magician, and Genex Ally Birdman while his Deck contained two Malefic Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Left Leg of the Forbidden One, Right Leg of the Forbidden One, Super Rejuvenation, two Exodia Necross, Left Arm of the Forbidden One, Right Arm of the Forbidden One, and Exodia the Forbidden One. His extra deck held Arcanite Magician and Stardust Dragon.
Looking over at his opponent's side of the field, he cringed a bit, seeing three Meklord Emperor Wisel, all in Attack Mode, and a face-up Curse of Darkness. This...was going to be tricky.
"You have ten minutes to create a strategy. Begin," the examiner informed.
'Okay...this is going to be hard. Should I use Brionac's effect? ...No no. That won't work,' Raito pondered mentally, 'Curse of Darkness is going to be trouble, so maybe Lyla's effect? ...That could work, but then I'm left with a monster archetype that gave even Yusei Fudo a hard time. Plus there's the insane amount of life points I have to deal with, so my best bet would be bringing out Exodia...but how am I gonna do that?' he looked at the cards in his 'hand' and 'deck,' 'Maybe...Super Rejuvenation? That could work...and Genex Ally Birdman...I could use him to Synchro Summon Arcanite Magician, and use it's effect to destroy two of those Wisel's'...what else...what else? Oh, that's a nice idea there...Yeah. Yeah, I think I'm getting it now...'
"Five minutes," the proctor advised.
"I got it. First, I'm using Lyla's effect on Curse of Darkness, destroying it while shifting her to Defense Mode. After that, I'm using Genex Ally Birdman's effect to bring him out at the cost of bringing Debris Dragon back to my hand," Saito explained, using the touchscreen to perform the actions he was saying, the monitor displaying the actions in the virtual duel, "Next I summon Frequency Magician, and Tune Birdman with Lyla to Synchro Summon Arcanite Magician. My magician's effect activates and equips him with two Spell Counters. Next, I use Arcanite's second effect, and remove both of his Spell Counters to destroy two of the Wisels."
"Excellent so far. Most of the examinees tend to forget to explain their actions as they do the puzzle," the proctor noted, writing something down on a sheet of paper, "Continue."
"Hai. Next I activate Cards of Consonance, discarding my Debris Dragon to draw two cards. Then I set both Dark Hole and Super Rejuvenation, then activate Brionac's effect, discarding the two Malefic Blue Eyes White Dragons I drew, and return the cards I set back to my hand. Next, I tune my Frequency Magician with Brionac to summon Stardust Dragon. Now I activate Dark Hole, but use Stardust Dragon's effect to negate it."
"Oh?"
"Yep, so I can activate Super Rejuvenation," Raito nodded, "After that, I end my turn, bringing Stardust Dragon back. Now Super Rejuvenation kicks in and I can draw four cards from my Deck. Now I have all the pieces of Exodia in my hand, so it's an automatic win."
"Splendid!" the proctor beamed, "And all within the ten minute period for just thinking of the strategy." still writing on the paper, he continued, "Head for the duel arenas. When it's time for your Duel, your name will be called along with the number of the Duel Field. So while you wait, please enjoy watching the other duels."
"Hai," Raito nodded as he began to leave the room, "Still, that was pretty fun. I just hope the actual duel will be just as fun."
"Just be careful. Four random students will be selected to duel a proctor who's using their real deck instead of one here," the proctor advised, "Good luck, Sir Hikari."
"Thanks."
After a bit of searching around, Raito came across the main area, where the second part of the exam were taking place. All four Duel Arenas were in use with different duels going on. One duel in particular caught his attention as he saw someone using what looked like a masked man in a red suit. The masked man took out a piece of paper and scribbled a childish drawing of the face of the monster he was facing and put it on...turning into the monster itself.
"Eh?! How'd he do that?!" Raito gawked quietly upon seeing that.
The transformed monster then activated its effect, destroying the monster it just copied before vanishing. The man in the mask and suit appeared behind the proctor and stabbed him in the back, the holographic knife startling the proctor as his life pointed went to 0.
"Ahem...excellent. You pass," the proctor cleared his throat, "Please proceed to the door leading out back. There you'll be assigned to one of the three main dorms at Duel Academy."
The owner of the masked man nodded as they proceeded to the back.
"...Huh. What kind of deck was that anyway?" Raito pondered to himself.
"I don't know, but that guy being able to turn into you or someone you know is kinda scary...He just backstabbed the guy, too!" Megaman gulped.
"Agreed," Raito nodded before he heard what sounded like a meow, "Eh? Neko?"
"Ike, Jibanyan! 100 Paws!"
Raito looked to the call and saw the Proctor being pummeled by a cat-like creature. Jumping back and landing before its owner, the cat-like being stood on its hind legs with its body a bright red with white paws, and muzzle that went over the forehead to resemble a ball of fire. It had a pair of big yellow eyes with a pair of tails ending in blue fireballs. It adjusted its yellow sash and turned to its owner with a mewl.
"KAWAII~!-!-!-!" a girl's voice squealed in Raito's head.
The monster faded, the duel over with that last attack. The owner giggled a little before she bowed to the proctor, her long knee-length blue hair bouncing a bit.
"Good job," the proctor noted, "Welcome to the academy, Ms. Cyber."
"Thank you, sir!" the girl thanked, joy in her blue eyes before she walked off to go find a seat.
"Raito-kun, it was a kitty! A neko-chan~!"
"And Roll's in Kawaii Mode again…" Megaman sighed.
"Ugh...why couldn't there be any cute girls monsters, like Dar-" another voice began before the sound of something being hit echoed in Raito's head, "Ow! What the heck was that for, Meddy?!"
"You know why, pervert."
'Can you guys please calm down? I need to focus and prepare myself for when I'm called up.'
"...Fine."
"Alright. Oh, and heads up, Raito. Cute girl heading your way."
"Hello."
Saito looked up. Smiling down at him was the girl. Now that he got a better look at her, he could see the girl was roughly an inch taller than him with her hair pulled into a ponytail. She wore a red shirt under a white open sleeveless vest and a pair of black biker shorts. Around her neck was a necklace with a strange pendant that looked more like a watch with a bubble dome over it and a slot under it.
"Is this seat taken by you?" the girl asked.
"Uh...no. It's free," Raito replied, "Go ahead miss….uh…"
"Cyber, Cyber Miko," the girl introduced herself as she sat beside him, "It's nice to meet you...uh…" she blinked twice, "...Did you give me your name and a Wasurenbo made me forget or did I forget to ask? Gomenassai if I did."
"It's fine. And no, I didn't give you my name yet," Raito replied," Ore wa Raito Hikari, and it's nice to meet you, Cyber-san."
"Likewise, Raito-san," Cyber nodded.
"Hai," Raito nodded, "By the way...what was that monster you used earlier? I don't think I've seen it before. Is it a new Archtype?"
"Hai," Cyber nodded as she took out a card and showed it, revealing the cat creature attacking from the left, "This is a Yokai. He's my little furry neko-chan named Jibanyan. He loves his chocobo and practicing his 100 Paws attack."
"OH MY KAMI! HE'S SOOOO KAWAII~!"
"Down, Roll, down!"
"Heh...soka," Raito noted with a slight chuckled, Well...I guess since we're talking new cards and stuff, I-"
=Duelist number 108, please proceed to Duel Area B. I repeat: please proceed to Duel Area B=
"Oop. That's my call," Raito noted as he stood up, "Wish me luck, Cyber-san."
"Ganbatte, Raito-san!" Cyber cheered, "My nakama and I will be cheering you on!"
"Thanks!" Raito replied as he hurried up to the designated Duel Area.
After a bit, he managed to find the area, his Duel Disk already out. Though what was strange...was that the proctor wasn't there. Was he early or something?
=Congratulations, Duelist Number 108, you have been randomly selected to duel against the real Deck of a proctor=
"Eh? Really?" Raito blinked, not sure if that was a good thing or bad.
"Yes," Raito turned to see a proctor approach, sliding her deck into the Duel Disk on her arm, "I do hope you're ready."
"Oh don't worry…" Raito began as he did the same, "I am."
"Excellent. Than shall we begin?"
"DUEL!"
Proctor: 4000
Raito: 4000
"I'll begin first," the Proctor informed as she drew, "I'll begin with summoning Masked Dragon in defense mode and end my turn with two facedowns."
On her side of the field, a red and white dragon emerged, wearing a mask that seemed to be made of bones. The dragon curled up with its wings folding up to act as a shield.
Masked Dragon: FIRE/3/1400/1100/Dragon/Effect: When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Dragon-Type monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck.
"Your move," the Proctor motioned.
"Right," Raito nodded as he drew, 'Okay, she has two face downs, and a Masked Dragon on the field. I need to be careful with this.' "I'll start things off by summoning Net Savior Gutsman in Attack Mode."
With that, the ground before Raito rumbled a bit before a tall, cyborg-like being in big red, yellow, and silver armor, large fist, and a square helmet with a square jaw bursted out and landed before him. On his torso was a ring with a green plus on it.
Net Savior Gutsman: EARTH/4/1900/1400/Machine/Effect: When this card destroys an opponent's monster, inflict Piercing Damage depending on the difference between this card's ATK and the opposing Monster's DEF.
"GUTS!-!-!-!-!" Gutsman roared as he pounded on his chest.
"Net Savior?" the proctor blinked a bit, "I am unfamiliar with this archtype."
"A lot of new archtypes are made almost daily," Raito shrugged.
"...That is true," the proctor admitted, "Ahem, anyways...you may resume."
"Okay," Raito nodded, "Next, I'll use Mystical Space typhoon to destroy one of your facedowns," a fierce wind blew throughout the area before one of the proctor's face down cards shattered, "Next I'll have Gutsman attack your Masked Dragon!"
"GUTS PUNCH!-!-!" Gutsman roared as he slammed his fist into Masked Dragon, shattering it after the mask was torn off and bounced off the proctor's Duel Disk.
Proctor: 3200
Raito: 4000
"When Gutsman destroys an opponent's monster while it's in defense, he'll inflict piercing damage," Raito explained.
"Interesting. However, you activated my Masked Dragon's effect. When it's destroyed, I'm allowed to special summon a Dragon type Monster from my Deck, as long as its ATK points are 1500 or below," the proctor stated as she took a card out from her deck, "And I choose to summon Armed Dragon Lv 3 in ATK mode."
A little orange dragon appeared where the Masked Dragon had been. Most of its body was covered in a strange metal with spikes coming out of it. It looked at Gutsman with big green eyes.
Armed Dragon LV3: WIND/3/1200/900/Dragon/Effect: During your Standby Phase: You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Armed Dragon LV5" from your hand or Deck.
'Crap baskets. She has the Armed Dragon cards. I better make sure she doesn't bring out its full form,' Raito thought as he slid two cards into his spell/trap zone, "I place two cards face down. Turn end."
"Then it's my turn and I'll use my Armed Dragon LV3's effect to evolve it into Armed Dragon LV5!" the Proctor informed as the little orange dragon grew into a large red dragon in more armor that was darker in color with more spikes and drills emerging from its knees.
Armed Dragon LV5: WIND/5/2400/1700/Dragon/Effect: You can send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls with ATK less than or equal to the sent monster's ATK; destroy that target. During the End Phase, if this card destroyed a monster by battle this turn: You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Armed Dragon LV7" from your hand or Deck.
"GUTS?!" Gutsman exclaimed.
"Next I activate my facedown, Jar of Greed, allowing me to draw one more card from my deck," the proctor stated as she drew another card, "Now I think I'll use the card I just drew, Level Up, to evolve my Armed Dragon further."
"Uh-oh," Raito's eyes widened as the dragon grew even bigger with more silver armor, spikes, blades, and even drills began to emerge all over its body.
Armed Dragon LV7: WIND/7/2800/1000/Dragon/Effect: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by "Armed Dragon LV5", and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. You can send 1 monster from your hand to the Graveyard; destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls with ATK less than or equal to the sent monster's ATK.
"Now I play Heavy Storm!" the Proctor continued.
"Matte! Before it's destroyed, I activate Stone Body!" Raito shouted as Gutsman became completely engulfed in stone, "For the rest of this turn, my Net Saviors can't be destroyed!"
"Fair enough," the Proctor nodded, "I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 4 in attack mode and end my turn with my last two cards facedown. Your move."
A metallic falcon-like dragon appeared. Behind it, two facedowns formed.
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4: FIRE/4/1600/1000/Dragon/Effect: Control of this face-up card cannot switch. During the End Phase, if this card destroyed a monster by battle this turn: You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6" from your hand or Deck.
'Aw crap, she has Horus as well,' Raito mentally cursed as he drew his next card, 'Perfect. This should buy me some time.' "First I play the Spell, Cost Down. By discarding a card from my hand, I can lower to cost to tribute summon by one. Next, I tribute Gutsman to summon one monster face down, and I play a card face down. Turn end."
"I draw and activate the Spell card Card of Sanctity to refill our hands," the Proctor informed, "Perfect. I'll use my second Level Up to evolve Horus to LV 6, and I tribute my Armed Dragon Lv 7 to bring out it's ultimate form, Lv 10."
"Uh-oh…" Raito gulped as a shadow overcame him, said shadow owned by the now massive, almost completely armor-covered dragon littered with blades, spikes, saws, and drills that stood by a now larger Horus.
Armed Dragon LV10: WIND/10/3000/2000/Dragon/Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Tributing 1 "Armed Dragon LV7". You can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard to destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6: FIRE/6/2300/1600/Dragon/Effect: This card is unaffected by Spell effects. During the End Phase, if this card destroyed a monster by battle this turn: You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard; Special Summon 1 "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" from your hand or Deck.
"Horus, attack!" the Proctor ordered before the dragon released a blast of black flames at Raito's set monster.
"Heh...I don't think so," Raito smirked a bit as his facedown monster flipped up, revealing what appeared to be a living suit of armor with a giant mace, "My facedown monster was Net Savior Knightman, and his Defense is higher than Horus' Attack!"
Net Savior Knightman: EARTH/8/2400/3000/Warrior/Effect: This card can attack while in Defense mode. Once per turn, this card can negate one attack from an opponent's monster.
Proctor: 2600
Raito: 4000
"Very well, I end my turn with a facedown," the Proctor informed, a card appearing beside the other two.
"And it's now my turn. Draw," Raito said as he drew his next card, "I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards from my deck," Raito said as he did so, "Now I activate one of the cards I drew, Trap Booster. By discarding a card, I can activate a trap card from my hand, and I choose Trap Stun!"
"Then before I can't use my traps this turn, I activate my Jar of Greed, letting me draw one more card, along with Waboku," the Proctor informed.
'Crap. There goes that strategy,' Raito thought, "I end my turn."
"And it is now mine," the proctor said as she drew, "I activate my Armed Dragon's effect, discard a card to destroy your Knightman!"
Armed Dragon roared as it picked Knightman up and bit his upper body off, letting the lower half shatter. In the audience, Cyber let out a squeak and nearly fainted at the gruesome destruction.
"Attack!" the proctor ordered.
"Trap Activate! Negate Attack!" Raito shouted as a vortex appeared before him, sucking up both dragons' attacks, "With that, the battle phase now ends."
"My my. That was a rather close call," the proctor noted, "Very well. I end my turn."
"And now it's mine once again. Draw!" Raito declared as he drew before smirking a bit, "I summon Net Savior Tenguman in Attack mode!"
With that, a cyclone appeared on Raito's field, a figure being seen in it as it began to fade, revealing said figure. The figure had a black bodysuit with white armor on its upper legs, lower arms, torso, and shoulders. Its feet were covered in red armor resembling wooden sandals while it had a green fan in its hands. Its head was made of red armor with a long nose.
Net Savior Tenguman: WIND/4/1800/1300/Winged Beast/Effect: Once per turn, discard one card from your hand to destroy one Spell/Trap card on your opponent's side of the field.
"Oh! A Tengu!" Cyber awed.
"Next I activate his Special ability. By discarding a card from my hand, I can destroy one face down on your field!" Raito shouted as he discarded a card, letting Tenguman unleash a miniature tornado that destroyed the proctor's facedown, "Next I equip Tenguman with Zeus Hammer!"
With that, a large, electrified hammer fell down to the ground before Tenguman caught it.
"It changes Tenguman to a Thunder Type monster, and he gains 1500 ATK points," Raito explained, "Making him stronger than your Armed Dragon."
Net Savior Tenguman: 1800-3300
"Tenguman, attack Armed Dragon LV 10! Zeus Tornado!"
With that, Tenguman began to spin in place really fast until he was a tornado with electricity crackling off it, and slammed right into Armed Dragon, tearing its head right off its neck. The dragon's body shattered at that.
Proctor: 1300
Raito: 4000
"And since I have no cards left in my hand, Turn End," Raito stated as Tenguman returned to his field.
The Proctor drew her card, "I play Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy your Zeus Hammer."
With that, the hammer shattered into pieces, causing the electricity around Tenguman to disperse.
Net Savior Tenguman: 3300-1800
"Horus, attack!" the Proctor ordered, this time Horus's black flames shooting at Tenguman.
Tenguman swung his fan, releasing a tornado at the flames. For a second, it looked as if the tornado would overpower the flames, but the fire engulfed the tornado, setting it on fire and sent it back at Tenguman. He didn't even get a chance to cry out before the flames incinerated him.
Raito: 4000
Proctor: 1300
"...Check your Duel Disk. There's something wrong with your Life Point Counter," the Proctor ordered.
"Nope. By removing Stone Body from my graveyard, all battle damage I take this turn is reduced to 0," Raito explained as he showed off said card.
"Hmm...Interesting. Very well, I end my turn with a facedown and activate Horus's effect!" the Proctor declared.
Black flames erupted around Horus, doubling in size once he was completely engulfed. A powerful cry erupted from the flames before a massive dragon resembling an eagle emerged.
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8: FIRE/8/3000/1800/Dragon/Effect: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned by "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6", and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. During either player's turn, when a Spell Card is activated: You can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. You must control this face-up card to activate and to resolve this effect.
'Dammit!' Raito thought, 'There go my spells...let's hope I draw something to buy me some time,' he thought as he drew a card, 'Card of Sanctity...damn it!' "I activate Card of Sanctity!"
"I'll allow it," the Proctor nodded, drawing until she had six cards in her hand.
"Okay...I got a lucky break right there...I just need the right cards to turn this around," Raito whispered to himself as he drew his six cards, "I place two cards facedown, and summon a monster facedown in defense. Turn end."
"I draw," the Proctor drew, "I summon another Masked Dragon in defense mode and Horus will attack your facedown monster!"
'I was hoping to summon Megaman in this duel, but...' "I activate my facedown, Anti-Damage!" Raito declared as the black flames hit a wooden log, "By discarding a card from my hand, no monsters are destroyed, and I take 0 damage. Plus if I use this in the damage step, I can destroy your monster, and deal you damage equal to half its ATK points!"
A rain of giant shuriken rained down on Horus. It screeched before falling to the ground, going up in flames. The flames slowly died down to reveal a spinning shield that slowed to a halt, revealing it was made of a ring with four green and gold shields around it.
"Ring of Defense," the Proctor informed, "If a Trap Card activates that does effect damage, I take 0 damage from it."
"Mou...so close."
"I play Double Summon and set a monster facedown and end my turn," the Proctor informed, "Your move."
"Right...Draw," Raito said as he drew, "I tribute my facedown monster to summon Net Savior Napalman!"
A loud explosion went off from the facedown card. From the smoke, a tall, lanky figure emerged. It had no hand, but two large, long purple and orange guns. Its body was made of purple armor with just a pair of blue eyes and an orange gun barrel for a head. It let out a loud whoop.
"KABOOOM!" the Net Savior declared with a mad cackle.
Net Savior Napalmman: FIRE/6/2400/1600/Pyro/Effect: Once per turn, discard one card from your hand to activate one of the following effects. 1: Inflict 600 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points. 2: Destroy one monster on the field who's DEF Points are equal to or less than this card's original ATK Points.
"Now I activate his Special Ability. By discarding a card, I can activate one of two effects, and I choose the latter," Raito explained as Napalman aimed one of his guns at Masked Dragon, "He can destroy one monster on your field if their Defense points are lower than Napalman's Attack Points."
"FIRE!" Napalman laughed as he opened fired on Masked Dragon, destroying it.
"Now Napalman, attack her facedown monster!"
"Say 'Hello' to my little friend!" Napalman declared before firing a bomb at the facedown monster...revealing itself to be another Masked Dragon.
"Again?!" Raito gawked as the dragon was destroyed...revealing a glowing red and black egg stuck in red and black crystals.
The Black Stone of Legend: DARK/1/0/0/Dragon/Effect: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 Level 7 or lower "Red-Eyes" monster from your Deck, except "Red-Eyes B. Chick". If this card is in your Graveyard: You can target 1 Level 7 or lower "Red-Eyes" monster in your Graveyard, except "Red-Eyes B. Chick"; shuffle it into the Deck, and if you do, add this card to your hand. You can only use 1 "The Black Stone of Legend" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
"An egg?" Raito blinked twice.
"Raito...that's no ordinary egg," Megaman gulped a bit.
"Eh?"
"Do you end your turn, Raito Hikari?"
"...Uh...yeah. I end my turn."
"Good," the Proctor drew, "I activate the Black Stone of Legend's effect, sending it to the Graveyard to Special Summon from my deck…"
The stone and egg began to crack, releasing a ominous black light. The stone and egg shattered before a fearsome roar erupted from the dark light. The light faded, revealing a large black dragon with solid red eyes.
"The Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
Red Eyes Black Dragon: DARK/7/2400/2000/Dragon: A ferocious dragon with a deadly attack.
"And that's not all. I sacrifice him to evolve him to his true form!" the Proctor continued as the dragon began to release a dark light, "Come forth, Red Eyes Darkness Dragon!"
The light faded, revealing a larger dragon. It no longer had its front limbs and instead had larger, separated wings. Orange lines decorated its body while orange gems adorned parts of its body and wings. It let out a fearsome screech, knocking Napalman over in surprise.
Red Eyes Darkness Dragon: DARK/9/2400/2000/Dragon/Effect: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by Tributing 1 "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card gains 300 ATK for each Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard.
"Oh….crap baskets," Raito gulped.
"Tell me, young man, just how many Dragons are in my Graveyard at this time?" the Proctor asked.
"...Uh...There's your Three Masked Dragons, the entire Armed Dragon series, all three forms of Horus, Black Stone of Legend, and Red Eyes Black Dragon. So that's...twelve."
"Correct. And what's 300 Times 12?"
"...Oh crap baskets."
Red Eyes Darkness Dragon: 2400-6000
"Red Eyes Darkness Dragon, attack!" the Proctor ordered before the dragon inhaled and then released a beam of pure darkness from its jaws.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!-!-!" Napalman screamed before going up in a large explosion.
Proctor: 1300
Raito: 400
"I end my turn," the Proctor informed, "Now for a little pop quiz. You're dealing with a monster with 6000 attack points and you have no cards on your side of the field. Do you A: Give up or B: Run home to hide under your bed?"
"...I pick C: none of the above," Raito replied, "I'm not going to give up. No matter how big the obstacle, I will overcome it."
"Glad to hear," the Proctor nodded as Raito drew before his eyes widened a bit.
"...Looks like I win," Raito smirked a bit, "I play Monster Reborn to bring back a monster I had discarded earlier, my Ace, Net Savior Megaman!"
With that, a boy(possibly in his pre-teens) appeared from the data swirl, landing right in front of Raito. He wore a blue jumpsuit, sporting light-blue stripes down his sides, ending at his blue boots that were tipped with black soles. He had two yellow shoulder guards and his helmet had two ridges running along the top. These ridges came to a stop at the helmets base and allowed his dark hair to stick out in four spikes. He had green eyes and an overall human appearance. He sported a symbol on his chest and both sides of his helmet. The symbol was a red circle with a black line running diagonally through the center that ended in two triangles, all of which were surrounded by a gold ring.
Net Savior Megaman: LIGHT/7/2500/2000/Warrior: An alternate Mega Man during the Network Era. His partner is Lan Hikari.
"Megaman?" the Proctor repeated, "He doesn't look over the age of twelve."
"Don't let his appearance fool you. He's much tougher than you think," Raito stated, "And I'll prove that by equipping him with the spell Megamorph, doubling his Attack Points!"
Net Savior Megaman: 2500-5000
"...He is still weaker than my dragon."
"True, but I have one last card to play," Raito smirked as he revealed his last card, "Riyoku."
"No!" the Proctor gasped.
"Eeyup. With this, your dragon's Attack Points are cut in half, and Megaman recieves the half that was lost."
Red Eyes Darkness Dragon: 6000-3000
Net Savior Megaman: 5000-8000
"...Well done," the Proctor nodded, "Hope you do well at Duel Academy."
"I will. Megaman, let's end this Duel with a bang! Soul Charge Shot!" Raito declared.
Megaman aimed his right arm at the weakened dragon. The glove transformed into a blue blaster with a shining magenta light in the barrel. A massive blast erupted from the buster and tore the Dragon's upper half into ashes.
Procter: 0
Raito: 400 - WINNER
"Game Set," Raito smirked as he snapped his fingers a bit. He then walked over and held his hand out to the Procter, "Thank you for the great duel, Protcer-san."
"Likewise," the Proctor replied before shaking his hand, "You're more than welcome to stay and watch the rest of the exams if you want."
"I was planning too anyway," Raito smiled a bit.
'Great job out there, minna. You did a really good job,' Raito mentally said to his monsters as he walked back to the bleachers to watch the remaining duels.
"Gutsman could've won Duel, Guts," Gutsman huffed
"You peed yourself when that Armed Dragon turned from LV3 to LV5," Napalman snorted, the tip of his head cannon still lit with a small black fire.
"...Shut up, stick arms, Guts," Gutsman snorted a bit, earning him a glare from Napalman.
'Come on guys. There's no need to fight. By this time tomorrow, we'll be at D-' Raito mentally began.
"That was amazing!" Cyber cheered, giving Raito a big hug, "You have a Tengu in your deck! A real live Tengu! And taking down all those dragons…! Monge~!"
"A...ano...ano…" Raito stuttered a bit, his face covered in a heavy blush due to it being in her...ahem, sizable chest, "A….arigato, C-Cyber-san."
"Could I meet your Tengu? Please?" Cyber asked once she let him out of the hug, "I've always wanted to meet one."
"W...well...ahem. I could, but he's probably meditating by this point," Raito replied as he cleared his throat a bit, trying to disperse the blush on his face, "He usually does that after I use him in a Duel."
"Okay," Cyber nodded, "Maybe later. Still, that was really awesome. You fought three of some of the most fearsome dragons in Duel Monsters history and won!"
"Heh...yeah," Raito sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "Still, it was a pretty tough battle. If I hadn't drawn Riyoku, than I would've lost right there and then."
"You must have had a Zekkōchō near you," Cyber giggled, "They bring people great luck when it's needed the most."
"Ahh...that sounds pretty in-" Raito began before his stomach rumbled, "...eheh...I guess I got so caught up in the exams, I forgot to eat the breakfast bento my sister made for me."
"I think the seats can fold out tables," Cyber noted, holding up a box in a pink cloth littered with ghost-themed caricatures, "Nearly lunch, too. Good thing Whisper made sure I made a bento."
"Whisper? Wh-" Raito began before his stomach growled once more, "...I'll ask later. For now, how about we just enjoy lunch?...or Brunch in my case?"
"Sure!" Cyber giggled.
"Cool. Let's hurry and find a place to sit down then," Raito stated, "Afterwards, we can find out what Dorms we're heading to together."
"Sure!" Cyber beamed.
"Sweet! Let's hurry then, Cyber-chan! I-I mean Cyber-san!" Raito yelped a bit, blushing a little as Cyber giggled a bit.
SZ: And with that, the first chapter is complete. And just in time too since next sunday...monday I believe is when the 777th episode of Yugioh airs. Right, GT?..wait.*double takes as I saw GT sitting on the couch*Eh?! GT?!
GT: *sips some Jasmine tea* Yo~
SZ: Wh...when did...how...n-nevermind. Anyways...thoughts on Yugioh reaching it's 777th episode?
GT: Interesting. I remember when I first saw the anime all the way back during its series premiere in America. I lived in Missouri at that time.
SZ: Ahh...cool. I remember seeing it as well when it first appeared. And since then, I've been watching each adaptation of it...even though they never finished the English dub for GX, 5D's, and Zexal.
GT: *raises a brow* Really? I could understand GX, but the other two?
SZ: Eeyup. For 5D's, they stopped before the tournament could even begin. All we got was just a glimpse of Z-ONE, and that's it.
GT: *nods* Remind me to send 4Kids a Gurerurin after them.
SZ: Agreed...it makes me wish Funimation should just buy the rights to the series. Heck, they did that with One Piece, and look how that turned out.
GT: Indeed. Great work, Funimation, great work.
SZ: Indeed. So...thoughts on the chapter, or shall we end the outro?
GT: Hmm...So far, this first chapter was interesting. Gave a little showing just how the exams work instead of just showing the practical exam like they did in GX…
SZ: Indeed. And since Raito and his new friend, Cyber passed both their exams, that means they're heading to Duel Academy. I wonder what kinds of people they'll meet, and what kinds of adventures they'll have?
GT: Ah, that's the beauty of school life. You never know what will happen. Then again...School life is also full of dangers and hidden darknesses.
SZ: Agreed, and there was no exception to that latter rule in GX. I mean, you've see what kind of things Judai-tachi had to go against, both in the anime AND manga?!
GT: *nods* Though, strangely, for a series based in a private academy on an island, they didn't really show much of how school is conducted there, did they? Sure, we had a few classes, but that was it.
SZ: True...now, one last thing before we end things off...Favorite Yugioh Protagonist?
GT: Hmm...That is quite a debateable topic. In terms of Manga, I'd say that it would be Jaden while the anime...Yugi Motou and Atem.
SZ: Cool...wait, for the former, don't you mean Judai? ...Oh wait, that's right. You grew up on the english dub.
GT: *nods* I did until 5Ds. Then it turned to Japanese names such as using Red Daemon's Dragon instead of Red Archfiend Dragon. I tend to mix the names of cards if I find their original name better than their English name.
SZ: Cool...cool. As for me...my favorite of the protagonist would happen to be Yusei.
GT: Oh? For both Anime and Manga?
SZ: Anime definitely. Manga….*grumbles* I couldn't find it.
GT: The manga series?
SZ: Yes. I tried looking for it everywhere, and when I did, it only had like 1 or 2 chapters!
GT: Ah. *nods* ...Have you tried looking at a Books-A-Million or your local library?
SZ: ...dude, do you know how hard it is to find a copy of it? People mostly buy them just so they could get the manga exclusive cards, Stardust Spark Dragon, Hot Red Daemons Dragon, and Blackrose Moonlight Dragon.
GT: *shakes head* A pity.
SZ: Yeah...though after reading the effects, I can see why people go after those three.
GT: *shrugs* Well, readers, we hope you enjoyed this first chapter. Leave a good review for SZ here or I'll sic a Tohohogisu on you.
SZ: And please, and I cannot stress this enough, no flames or anything.
GT: You want me to send an Oni after them if they do?
SZ: Yes, especially if it's a certain person that left a bad review for the reboot of Azure Rebellion…
GT: Honestly, FanFiction, set up the Anonymous Review Block again. A lot of Authors enjoyed it for various reasons.
SZ: Agreed, one of which being able to block flamers and…*frowns*Trolls. It's people like them that I hardly feel inspired to write new stories and stuff!
GT: Well, readers, have a good day and remember to review well on this story.
SZ: Indeed. Until next time, I'm Seanzilla115 of Team X-Over…
GT: ...and I am GammaTron of the same team.
SZ: And we bid you all a good day.