Disclaimer: I do not own the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise.
Chapter 1- A Hero Emerges
Duel Academy.
This school has been known around the world as one of the most prestigious duel schools in the world. It is home to some of the most highly trained teachers and some of the world's most talented duelists. It is here that the stage is set for the journey of a lifetime. A young boy will discover his destiny in the shadow of some of the best duelists in the world. His name is Jason Steel. This is his legend…
"J! Hurry up! We're gunna be late for Crowler's class!"
"Sorry! I overslept! I ate way too much at the arrival banquet last night."
Jason Steel and Mick Soren were newly enrolled duelists at the famous Duel Academy. The first day of classes was set to begin and the two boys were already late for their first class, which happened to be with the strictest teacher in the school, Dr. Crowler.
"AND JUST WHERE DO YOU TWO THINK YOU GET OFF WALKING INTO MY CLASS LATE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!" screamed Crowler.
"We're very sorry Dr. Crowler. We promise it won't happen again." They unisoned.
"WELL IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT WE ARE STARTING TO LEARN A LESSON ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARDS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE GAME SO SIT DOWN!"
"Sorry…"
Jason and Mick went through the whole day with very little problems
Until…
"Jason Steel and Mick Soren please report to Chancellor Shepard's office immediately."
Chancellor Shepard was the principal figure at Duel Academy and ran all of the academic structure in the school. The boys arrived…
"You wanted to see us Chancellor?" Jason said pitifully.
"Yes, yes, please, come sit down. It seems you boys have made quite a name for yourselves already, and the first day is just finishing. I must say that is a feat that not many people have accomplished. The incident with Crowler is not something that I was happy to hear."
"We know that we were wrong and we are VERY sorry," said Jason.
"Well, I'll let you two off of the hook this time, but one more time and I'll be giving you two a detention with the good doctor himself," replied Chancellor Shepard.
"Thank You, Chancellor," exclaimed the boys.
The next day…"Well, Mick, today's the day that pairs of students are randomly selected for practice duels to try out our new decks. Aren't you excited?"
"Not really. I'm kind of nervous that I'll look stupid and everyone will make fun of me."
"Nah! Don't worry. I'm sure you'll do fine."
The boys proceeded to Dr. Crowler's classroom and sat in their places. They were promptly made aware that Crowler's class was being held in the Duel Arena today and ran to the arena to receive their partner.
"Alright, everybody. Please wait for your name to be called and proceed to one of the duel platforms and begin your duel."
The list ran long and finally one of the boy's names was called.
"Jason Steel will be dueling Mick Soren."
"WHAT? THAT CAN'T BE!" exclaimed Jason.
"Oh, great! I'm gunna lose my first duel of the year…" whimpered Mick.
The boys proceeded to the duel platform and began their duel.
"Mick, if we're gunna make a great duel out of this we have to give it our all."
"Alright, Jason. I'm coming at you!"
"DUEL!"
Jason- 8000Mick- 8000
"Alright, I'll start" Mick said as he drew his first card of the duel. "I'll start off by summoning one of my favorites. Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke! (1800/1000)"
A ninja wearing silver armor and carrying two kunai appeared in front of Mick.
"I'll end my turn my setting a face-down card."
"Here I come!" said Jason as he drew his card. "I guess I should start with one of my favorites, also. I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4! (1600/1000)"
A bird that had silver metal feathers appeared in front of Jason.
"Obviously my ninja grandmaster has more attack points than your little canary."
"Don't worry. He won't be little for much longer. I'm also playing a magic card. Now I play Level Up! This card says that if I have a monster with 'LV' in it's name then I can summon the monster with the next level above that directly to the field just by sending the lower level monster to the graveyard. So come on out Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6! (2300/1600)"
The smaller bird in front of Jason disappeared and in its place hovered a much bigger silver draconic beast.
"Now Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6, attack Mick's Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke with Black Flame Torrent!"
A large torrent of black fire poured out of the dragon's mouth and struck the ninja in front of Mick.
Jason- 8000Mick- 7400
"Man! One of your best monsters on your first turn!"
"Pretty sweet, huh? That's not all, though. Next Horus' ability kicks in. If he destroys a monster in battle I can send him to the graveyard during my Main Phase 2 to summon one of my best cards. I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8! (3000/1800)"
"I'm not scared of your dragon. My turn! I play a magic card. Hammer Shot! This card destroys the monster on the field with the highest attack. You know what that means. Say goodbye to your black flame dragon! Go Hammer Shot!"
The large silver dragon in front of Jason was stricken with a huge hammer and destroyed.
"Nice one Mick!"
"Now I'm gunna kick it into high gear! Draw! Nice! I summon Zure, Knight of Dark World! (1800/1000) Attack him directly Zure. Guardian Blade Strike!"
Jason- 6200Mick- 7400
"I'm also gunna set one card face down on the field and end my turn."
"Draw! I summon Winged Kuriboh LV1 (300/200) in defense mode. I'm also gunna set one card face down on the field and end my turn."
"That's all? Well, then it's my turn again. Draw! Nice! I activate the spell card End of the World! With this card I can ritual summon Demise, King of Armageddon. All I have to do is send cards from my field or hand to the graveyard that levels equal the level of Demise, King of Armageddon. I sacrifice Zure, Knight of Dark World and I discard Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World. This lets me summon Demise, King of Armageddon! (2400/2000) Rise!"
A giant behemoth that seemed to be made of pure darkness and metal appeared in front of Mick. The being looked like the epitome of evil and darkness.
"Now the effect of Beiige activates. When he is discarded by a card effect he is summoned directly to the field. So rise Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World! (1600/ 1300) And now I'm going to attack you! Attack Demise, King of Armageddon!"
"I'm sorry Mick, but I have to stop you right there. I activate Transcendent Wings! This allows me to sacrifice Winged Kuriboh LV1 to summon Winged Kuriboh LV10 to the field! (300/200). Winged Kuriboh LV10 also has a special effect. I can sacrifice him during my opponents battle phase to destroy all or your monsters and deal damage to you equal to your monster's total attack points!"
"OH NO! That means I take a total of 4000 points!"
"That's right! Now's my chance. Draw!
Jason- 6200
Mick- 3400
"I activate Pot of Greed!" said Jason "This lets me draw two extra cards. And now I'll play Graceful Charity. This allows me to draw three more extra cards at the cost of discarding two cards afterwards." Jason drew the cards from his deck and smiled. "I play Monster Reborn! I choose to summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 from my graveyard! (3000/1800) I now attack you directly with Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8!
Jason- 6200Mick- 400
"Great duel Mick, but I gotta finish this. I activate the trap card Spiritual Fire Art-Kurenai! This trap card calls me to sacrifice one fire monster on my field to the graveyard. I choose Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8!"
The giant silver dragon was hit with a small talisman and sucked into its symbols.
"Then my trap card deals damage to your life points equal to the sacrificed monster's attack points. That means that you take another 3000 points!"
Jason- 6200
Mick- 0
"Nice duel Mick!"
"Yeah! I thought for sure that after I got Demise out that I would clinch the duel. Nice playing J!"
Jason Steel and Mick Soren go to bed that night with confidence in their minds that they will leave their mark on this academy and leave it with fond memories of their own.
Our story continues…