Author Rant, may be skipped
This fic will be set in a Duelist Academy setting, although some time after the GX. Synchros will be seen, and possibly some of the XYZ-monsters. I will be using the TCG names for cards. Beware, for this fic will contain many custom-created cards.
The Forbidden List will be obeyed. The ultra-broken Raigeki/Harpie's Feather Duster/Pot of Greed will not seen it this fic.
This fic will be using the "anime rule" of 4000 LP, for it makes the duels more intense. For this reason, some unbanned cards will not be seen it this fic, Wave-Motion Cannon for example.
I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1
Mistake
?
You see a world filled with black light and silver mist. Everything is empty, but for the hill in front of you. On that hill, you see a ring of seven stone pillars, all of the wrapped in chains. Except for one, the one closest to you.
When you approach, you see that the mist is rising from the stone. And finally, when you are close enough to touch it, you hear a voice. It does not belong to a human. It speaks in a language you do not know, but you can still understand what it asks of you.
"Release me...Master..."
You touch the stone, and the mist wraps around you. And then... the dream ends.
Duelist Academy
A group of Slifer Red students are watching one of the newest students, Mei, duel.
Attack the shiny one, Jinzo! , shouted the brown-haired boy. The robot released it's psychic blast towards the shining dragon on the opponent's field. The dragon vanished, and part of the shock hit the girl currently controlling it.
[Mei LP 3100-2700] [? LP 600]
She had one monster remaining, and no set cards. The boy controlling the Jinzo had one set card, and Forest Fire face-up. Ok, that's it for my battle phase. I set this card face-down and end my turn. Mei drew a card, and a blast of flames from the face-up spell hit her.
[M 2700-2200]
Time to surprise these guys, she thought. First, because Radiant Dragon was destroyed last turn, I get to summon a Level 4 or lower LIGHT-attribute Dragon from my Graveyard. She clicked on her duel disk, selected a card, and Mirage Dragon appeared to the field. Then, she tributed her two monsters to summon a dragon from her hand.
It was not just any Dragon, it was the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Some time before, BEWD had finally overcome it's legendary status, and it had been released in the latest booster. Sales had never been so high, and after that many players had been playing the Blue-Eyes. Even if the current meta had made that card lot less powerful, it was still part of a legend.
So, you ready? Blue-Eyes, blast that Jinzo away! A blast of white lightning seared through the field towards the psychic android. The boy pressed a button on his disk, and one of his face-downs opened. I use Mystic Wok on Jinzo's ATK. The robot vanished into the gigantic wok-pan
[? 600-3000]
Attack him directly then!. The dragon prepared to attack, and only now Mei realized something. The boy was pushing another trap button on his disk. On yeah. With Jinzo gone, his traps work again. Hope it's not Sakuretsu, Mei thought, before she recognized the card. It wasn't. But Magic Cylinder was a lot worse.
[M 2200-0]
Later
Her second duel of the day, and all was well. Mei had Jadragon (2200 ATK) and Smallbite Dragon (800 ATK) on her field. The opponent had one reversed monster and no other cards in hand or field.
[M 800] [? 1050]
I tribute my Smallbite Dragon for my Radiant Dragon, who flips your set monster face-up! Mei exclaimed.. The monster was revealed to be a Twin-Shield Defender (DEF 1600). Okay, I got this. My Jadragon can clear that one, and Radiant 2000 ATK will finish him off. This time she was not going to lose.
The massive jar stopped spinning, and a dragon leaped out of it, grappling the defender and pulling it into the jar. The shining dragon then made a direct attack.
[? 1050-50]
Forgot something? When Twin-Shield is destroyed, it halves the ATK of one monster on the field. Mei looked at the dragon, and at the power indicator reading [ATK 1000]. You really should have attacked the other way round, you know. The opponent kept taunting. Mei ended her turn. He couldn't topdeck anything that would defeat her, hopefully.
I activate Pot of Duality, and pick Poison of the Old Man. Then I use it to deal 800 damage to you.
[M 800-0]
Even later
Mei's record was 1/0/9 at this point. If she were to lose this one, she would have had 10 losses in a row. But currently, the field looked set for victory. Her BEWD (3000 ATK) was facing the enemy Zombie Master 1800 (ATK).
[M 100] [? 700]
One attack could end the match right there, but there was a problem. The opponent had a set card.
Mei kept staring at the reversed card, and finally decided not to attack. I'll summon my Mirage Dragon next turn. Then he can't use that trap. She signaled for the end of turn, and the opponent drew a card, and the reversed Rising Energy flipped face-up. A surge of energy flooded the necromancer (ATK 1800-3300), and it sent a massive blast of black magic, destroying the dragon and ending the duel.
[M 100-0]
If I had attacked... I would have won.
On the next step of Journey:
Mei finds herself lost in time and space, and finds a new ally. And you will see the first complete duel of this fic begin.
Next time, Chapter 2 - Dimensionhole
Custom cards in this chapter:
Radiant Dragon
Level 6
LIGHT/Dragon
2000 ATK/1900 DEF
Image: A massive dragon formed of pure light.
This card cannot be Special Summoned. When this card is summoned, flip all face-down monsters to face-up defense position. When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard by battle, during your next Standby phase, summon a level 4 or lower LIGHT-attribute Dragon from your graveyard.
