Arc V: Inverse Pendulum

by zcdragon64

(Rewrite of New Beginnings) With Pendulum summoning introduced, it seemed nothing short of amazing. However, a new duelist has arrived that will show another side of it. A more destructive side of it. Who is this duelist, where did he receive Pendulum cards, and how did he obtain this sort of dark power that not even Yuya could possess?

1. Chapter 1

Yugioh Arc V: Dark Side of the Pendulum

(Hey everyone. Sorry it took so long, but here's the rewrite. Life had decided to keep me busy in case you haven't already noticed. My hands have got cuts, scabs, and blisters for days on end. Really makes writing slow to a snail's pace for me. I am aware I could wear gloves, but then I can't get a grip on anything. My hands will just keep sliding right off. I know, I've tried. So it's either blisters or less money in the bank. Choice is obvious for me, but you may see it as stupid. Making about 1k every week really makes it worth it. At least, I think so. But that's enough out of me. As usual, all rights belong to Konami etc etc. Spoilers for series ahead if you haven't already watched for some reason.)

All throughout Maimi City, people everywhere were preparing for the upcoming tournament. The majority of the people were already enrolled in a Duel School to represent. The remainder either joined in for money, for fun, or to prove something. Duelists outside of Maimi City were also interested in participating, and were flooding in from overseas, the other side of the country, and so on.

On the Subway coming into Maimi City was a teenage guy about the age of a Junior Youth who just seemed to stand out. He was asleep, laying on his back facing up, while somehow keeping a tight grip on one of the poles next to him, in case the Subway made any sudden changes in speed. He wore a black, short sleeved shirt with a red dragon eye on the front, covering the right side of his chest and a bit of his shoulder. He had damaged blue cargo jeans on with black socks and black tennis shoes, laces tied and stuffed inside to prevent any possible self-tripping. On top of his shirt, he wore a some-what wrinkled leather jacket with long sleeves and a hood that he currently had up to make his nap a bit more comfortable. His hair was messy, and mostly black with strands of red hanging halfway over his eyes, and pale yellow around the edges of the rest.

What made him stand out was the tattoo on his face mostly. On his right eyelid and around the rest of his eye was a flame seemingly burning in the direction towards the side of his head. The flame was a mixture of black, blue, and violet, making it look like he had a black eye. Looking at his teeth, which were almost perfectly white, fangs could also be seen. Simply put, his canine teeth were longer than usual, giving him the fangs he has now.

"Last stop of the day, Maimi City. I repeat, last stop of the day, Maimi City." A voice, most likely the operator, said over the intercom, telling everyone inside. This woke up the young man, evident by the fact he was now sitting up and yawning, showing his fangs to everyone in the same car.

"Already? That didn't take as long as I thought." The guy said as he opened his eyes in a bored tone of voice. They were a deep sapphire blue with vertical slits for pupils, just like the eye on his shirt.

"Guess that means we can finally have our rematch then." A nearby Duelist said from a seat close to him. The guy looked at him disinterestedly, then turned away in disgust while taking his hood off.

"Didn't you learn after the last 3 times I beat you?" The guy asked.

"That last match was a fluke and you know it!" The Duelist retaliated.

"You never even touched my life points, and you know it. The first 2 times were entertaining, but the 3rd was rather boring. Now, you're just plain annoying me." He told the Duelist.

"What was that?!" The Duelist said, infuriated by the shots fired.

"You heard me. Besides, 1 more win for me, and I get 98% on my record this year. You really want to go there?" The guy asked with a slight smirk.

"I'm going to beat you, break your streak, and enjoy it!" The Duelist shouted. The Subway started slowing down.

"Well, it's your funeral. After all, I have no choice but to teach you your place now. I was hoping to save this for the tournament, but I suppose this works too." The guy said.

"You're gonna regret challenging me in a second!" The Duelist said. "Especially now that I've called some of my friends in." He then muttered. Once the Subway stopped, The Duelist and his opponent made their way outside. Once they were, the guy found himself surrounded by 5 others, all of which had their duel disks ready.

"So you called for backup? Heh. This should be interesting." The guy said with a full smirk on his face. He then pulled his navy blue duel disk out from his jacket and attached it to his left arm, before reaching in one of his cargo pockets, and grabbing his deck.

"Oh, it's going to be plenty interesting for me, Fumeo Kiba." The Duelist said with a dark smile. The other 5 chuckled as he said that. Kiba's smirk, however, seemed even darker.

"You had better make this interesting for me then, because I don't plan on losing to weaklings like you all." The guy, now revealed to be Kiba, challenged, and he placed his deck into his disk. The Duelist and his friends grit their teeth in anger at his bold statement. Without another word, everyone activated their duel disks. Kiba's blade was shaped differently. It curved unevenly away from the disk with one side ending in a spike and the other like a maw with fangs bared.

"DUEL!" Everyone shouted.

The next moment, the Duelists who attempted to ambush Kiba were all on the ground groaning in pain, and each cradling some part of his body.

Grunts(6): 0 LP

Kiba: Win

"Well, that was boring. Same result as the last guy who tried this on me. Why do you people never learn the first time? You make dueling so dull for me." Kiba said, completely bored.

"Who… Or what are you?" The Duelist who challenged him in the first place asked.

"You still don't know? Jeez." Kiba said, disappointed. "Figure it out yourself. I've got a tournament to win. Enjoy watching it on TV back home." Kiba finished, walking off with a wave of his hand and stepping on the Duelist's ankle.

"AH!" He shouted in pain as Kiba stepped on him.

"I wonder if LDS will give me any real challenge. They are known around the world with the reputation of being the best around. If they're anything like those clowns earlier, then this tournament is going to be a piece of cake." Kiba mused to himself, uncaring that everyone saw his duel, including someone who was hiding in an alley only a few feet away. The sun soon began to set minutes as Kiba walked around town.

"No wonder that was the last stop today. It's getting kinda late. But then again, it's still pretty early to close up the Subway, ain't it?" Kiba thought aloud as he walked, noticing the sunset. "Speaking of late, where am I gonna sleep tonight? Guess I need to get a tent soon or something. Either that or a hotel, but that will get me broke in no time. I ain't rich." As Kiba was thinking about his situation, he managed to find a bunch of warehouses.

"Ugh. I am so lost right now. Where the hell do I go from here? But I guess I could crash in here for the night. I've had worse." Kiba said, looking at one of the warehouses. Specifically, the one with No. 54 on the door. Then he heard a scream that was rather close to him. Kiba looked in the direction it came from, and saw warehouse No. 52 with the door open. The sun had almost completely set at this time, but Kiba no longer cared. Instead, he just walked over and peaked inside No. 52. He saw a masked Duelist and someone wearing a LDS uniform ready to duel, along with 3 others wearing the same uniform and a girl around the same age as him.

"This'll be a perfect chance to test out my new deck. I'll crush you!" Sawatari said.

"What is going on here?" Kiba muttered. The masked Duelist turned his head a little, having heard what Kiba said, but didn't do anything else in response.

"DUEL!" The 2 shouted.

Unknown: 4000 LP

Sawatari: 4000 LP

"I'll go first!" The masked Duelist said. Kiba focused on him at the time.

"Go ahead… Knight-kun." Sawatari said, obviously trying to mock him a little.

"That masked guy… Has some kind of aura or something around him. It feels like he's already won, like I felt earlier." Kiba muttered. The masked Duelist heard him, and smirked underneath his mask. With what he had in his hand, he knew that was exactly the case.

"I set all 5 cards from my hand face-down!" The masked Duelist started, shocking everyone. "I end my turn."

"A full backfield? Not a single monster? What have you got planned?" Kiba asked, wondering what this Duelist had in store for Sawatari, who was now laughing like crazy.

"Whoa now, you come in here acting all cool, and that's all you can do?" Sawatari said while laughing. Kiba could only frown at this.

"You don't even know what he set. And considering he set 5 cards from the start, I'd be a little more cautious instead of laughing my ass off like that." Kiba grumbled. The masked Duelist, being the only one who can hear him at the moment, silently agreed with him.

"Sawatari-san end him!" One of the other 3 LDS students, the one with green hair, said in amusement as well.

"You didn't draw a single monster? I feel sorry for you. You don't got it, do you?" Sawatari said, already thinking he had this duel won.

"Didn't you hear me? I ended my turn." The masked Duelist said with slight irritation in his voice. Kiba heard that, and could understand it entirely.

"I wish I had gotten here first. Not only would I have been able to test myself against LDS, I could've also knocked this guy down a couple, or rather a lot, of pegs. He seriously needs it." Kiba muttered. Again, the masked Duelist silently agreed.

"Huh? So that's how it's gonna be? I'll show you my perfect dueling. My turn, draw!" Sawatari said. "Allow me to use those set cards of yours."

"Huh? Use his set cards?" Kiba asked.

"If there are 2 or more cards in my opponent's Spell or Trap Zone, I can special summon this card from my hand! Come forth, Escher the Frost Vassal!" Sawatari started.

"Oh. it's one of those Monarch decks. Of course this annoyance comes back again." Kiba muttered.

"And now I release Escher and advance summon… Mobius the Frost Monarch!" Sawatari said, taking a pause and being dramatic.

"And with its effect, 2 of the set cards he set earlier will now be destroyed, unless he activates something in response to it." Kiba muttered again, already seeing where this was going while the 3 LDS students cheered on Sawatari.

"Mobius' effect activates! When this card is successfully advance summoned, I can choose 2 Spell or Trap Cards on the field, and destroy them! Freeze burst!" Sawatari said as an ice cold wind came from the monarch and destroyed 2 of his opponent's face-down cards.

"Ok, 2 things. First, I felt that cold breeze. So one of them has a disk like mine in that sense, huh? Second, he didn't activate them? So did he want them destroyed? What's the plan here? Unless…" Kiba's eyes widened as he said that, once he came to realize just why it was happening like this.

"I'm just getting started! I activate the Spell Card: Advance Carnival from my hand! This card allows me to advance summon again after 1 advance summon succeeds!" Sawatari said.

"He's going to release the 2400 attack Mobius and advance summon another monster?" The girl, Yuzu, asked. Kiba knew this strategy, but he also knew what the masked Duelist had planned now.

"That's right! I release Mobius the Frost Monarch and advance summon! Come forth, Mobius the Mega Monarch! Usually this would require releasing 2 monsters, but if it was a monster that was successfully advance summoned, you can release it and have 1 count as 2! That is the power of Mobius the Mega Monarch!" Sawatari went on, further irritating Kiba and the masked Duelist.

"Cool!" The 3 LDS students shouted.

"How full of himself is this guy?! I can feel a migraine coming on just from listening to him! Whoever you are, you had better beat him! If not, I'll do it myself!" Kiba said, thoroughly annoyed now. The masked Duelist shared his sentiments in every way.

"Mobius the Mega Monarch's effect activates! When this card is successfully advance summoned, I can choose 3 Spell or Trap Cards on the field, and destroy them!" Sawatari said, his Mobius ready to do so.

"Hey Knight-kun, how about using those set cards before they get destroyed!" One student, the one with red hair, taunted.

"It'd be pointless! If this monster was advance summoned using a WATER-type monster, Mobius the Mega Monarch prevents the targeted cards from being activated! Freeze and shatter! Blizzard destruction!" Sawatari said, clearing his opponent's field entirely with a much stronger cold wind.

"Huh…? How come I can feel the wind even though this isn't an action field?" Yuzu asked.

"With this all of you set cards have been destroyed and your hand is at zero. On top of that, you don't have any wall monsters out. After that cool entrance, this is pretty pathetic." Sawatari said.

"Hate to say it, but it was a good combo. Weak, but well executed. Still though…" Kiba said, hardening his gaze on the masked Duelist.

"Hey, you need to get it together! If this is all you can do, then it'd be better if you let me-" Yuzu said, but was quickly cut off when the masked Duelist looked her in the eye through his goggles. Then, he looked over at Kiba behind him. Kiba was surprised for a second, but recomposed himself and nodded towards him. The masked Duelist actually nodded back. Yuzu look toward Kiba as well, and gasped as soon as she saw him there. Sawatari didn't notice, seeing as how he was more focused on the duel itself. However, the other 3 did, and they saw Kiba as well.

"Now then, my gloomy Knight-kun." Sawatari started.

"Hold up, Sawatari-san! We have another guest!" One student, the one with tan hair, said.

"Huh? Another knight like this one?" Sawatari asked.

"Knight? Me? You wish." Kiba said, coming inside the warehouse and leaning against the door with his hands in his jacket.

"Who are you supposed to be?" Sawatari asked him.

"I'd focus on the guy you're dueling first instead, peacock. After all, the sooner you lose, the better. And if you actually win, then know I'll be the one who beats you into the ground instead. And I'll really enjoy watching a meat shield of a Duelist like you get it." Kiba said. Sawatari seethed at his words, but recomposed himself went back to the duel.

"Win the duel? He doesn't have anything on his field! How can he win like this?" Yuzu asked him.

"Cards and effects can be activated from the hand and the graveyard as well. Don't you know that?" Kiba asked her. Yuzu's eyes widened at what he was saying.

"As I was saying. I'm sorry for the rude awakening, but I'd appreciate it if you stepped down from the stage. Battle phase! I make a direct attack with Mobius the Mega Monarch!" Sawatari said. The spikes on Mobius' body grew longer and it prepared to charge right through his target.

"I activate the Spell Card in my graveyard: Phantom Knight's Shadow Veil!" The masked Duelist said.

"Huh?!" The 3 LDS students shouted in shock.

"You're going to activate a Spell Card from the graveyard you said?!" Sawatari asked in shock as well.

"When a direct attack is declared, I can special summon as many of these cards as monsters as possible. When the card's special summoned using this effect are sent to the graveyard, they are banished!" The masked Duelist said as 3 Shadow Veils appeared on his field all at once.

"You set those cards intending to use their effects to special summon them then?" Yuzu asked. He nodded. Kiba smirked at this development.

"Hmph, they're just wall monsters you summoned while you were flustered! I'll destroy them! Go, Mobius the Mega Monarch! Attack Shadow Veil! Imperial charge!" Sawatari commanded his monster. It impaled the first Shadow Veil before it was destroyed.

"When destroyed, the Shadow Veil is sent to the graveyard and is then banished." The masked Duelist reminded them.

"Looks like you just barely saved yourself this time… I set 1 card face-down and end my turn! I guess I'll let you live 1 more turn." Sawatari continued.

"Ok, I'm at my limit! Please beat him this turn!" Kiba asked the masked Duelist.

"Don't worry. It's as you said earlier, I've already won." He said to Kiba. "There will be no next turn for you!" He directed at Sawatari this time.

"What?" Sawatari asked.

"My turn, draw! I thought you'd put up more of a fight, but… Your dueling… I don't feel the sharpness of a blade or the power of a bullet in it. Not even a fragment of it." The masked Duelist said, emphasizing the word 'fragment'.

"What was that?" Sawatari asked. The 3 students started laughing again.

"He said your dueling was weak. Nothing more than a child throwing a tantrum. Not a single move you've made at this point hasn't already been countered." Kiba said, simplifying it.

"What?! Why you…" Sawatari said in anger.

"That's right. All the conditions have been met. When there are 2 monsters of the same level on my field, my deck's evolution manifests itself!" The masked Duelist continued. This only prompted a confused look from Yuzu. Kiba saw what was going to happen once it was explained, even if it was some-what vague.

"Here it comes…" Kiba said. Yuzu looked directly at him now, wondering what he meant by that.

"I use my 2 level 4 Shadow Veil to construct the Overlay network!" The masked Duelist went on. The Xyz portal appearing, and his 2 Shadow Veil turning into purple streams of light before being absorbed into it.

"It can't be-" Sawatari said, once again in shock.

"That's-" Yuzu said, but didn't finish as the masked Duelist began chanting.

"Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose its treacherous fangs! Descend now! Xyz summon! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" The masked Duelist said. His dragon came from the portal and slowly descended until it was just above the ground.

"Xyz… Summon?" Yuzu asked, surprised he knew how to use the summoning method.

"That's one impressive dragon. Damn…" Kiba said as he looked at Dark Rebellion. Sawatari actually clapped, confusing Kiba for a moment.

"I'll admit I was surprises when you Xyz summoned so quickly. But, are you planning on battling against my Mobius with that monster? Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's attack is 2500, while on the other hand Mobius' attack is 2800! It seems your Xyz summoning turned out to just be a bluff!" Sawatari said.

"Are you really that dim? You can't look past a monster's attack points? You do realize that if you'd look at the effect of the monster he summoned, you'd know just how badly off you are." Kiba said.

"Huh? What are you going on about now? You're not even dueling." Sawatari said, brushing him off.

"He's correct. Xyz monster's true power is to use their souls, their overlay units, to annihilate their foes." The masked Duelist said.

"Enough with your Xyz lessons, I'm not interested!" Sawatari said.

"Then I shall have you bear witness to their power! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect activates! By using 1 overlay unit until the end of this turn, it can lower 1 level 5 or greater monster on my opponent's side of the field attack in half, and Dark Rebellion's attack increases by that amount! Treason Discharge!" The masked Duelist explained. Dark Rebellion's wings started sparking with purple energy, before that energy shot forward and wrapped around Mobius, trapping it and preventing any movment.

Dark Rebellion: 3900 attack

Mobius: 1400 attack

"Now Dark Rebellion's attack is-" Kiba said rather calmly, but was cut off.

"It's over Mobius'!" Yuzu said in surprise, and being the one to cut off Kiba. He gave her a small annoyed glance when she did, but she didn't notice.

"No way!" Sawatari said, now completely panicking at the situation.

"I'm not finished! I use the last remaining overlay unit and activate Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect!" The masked Duelist continued.

"So that means Mobius attack will be cut down to 25% after this." Kiba said.

"This is bad!" The 3 LDS students said at the same time.

"Treason Discharge!" The masked Duelist called out. Dark Rebellion shot out more energy bindings at Mobius, tightening its prison.

Dark Rebellion: 4600 attack

Mobius: 700 attack

"An attack of 4600!" Yuzu shouted.

"That's a 3900 point difference. Almost enough to OTK him. And in just 2 turns…" Kiba said, impressed.

"No, no, no way!" Sawatari kept saying, refusing to believe he was about to be beaten.

"I tried to warn you, but you brushed me off. Now, I leave you to this guy. You were such a disappointment, but at least I get to enjoy watching you get thrown like a rag doll in a second." Kiba said with a dark smile on his face. Sawatari was panicking even more after he said that, and the 3 LDS students close to him were unnerved by Kiba's smile. Almost automatically, they started to back away.

"Battle phase! I attack Mobius the Mega Monarch with Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon! Go! Crush that glacier with your fangs! Revolt of the lightning! Disobey!" The masked Duelist shouted. Dark Rebellion flew forward straight straight towards Mobius, and impaled it. Energy crackled everywhere once Dark Rebellion hit its mark, and Mobius exploded shortly after. Sawatari and the other 3 were sent flying into the wall behind them, Yuzu was protected by the masked Duelist before she could get hurt, and Kiba braced himself, sliding back a couple feet from the explosion. Lights in the warehouse were shattered, and smoke covered everything for a short while. When it finally dialed down, little fires were seen spread out on the ground between the 2 Duelists. Sawatari was on his hands and knees with a couple cuts and a few bruises, the other 3 were against the wall, and everyone else appeared unaffected.

Sawatari: 100 LP

"It's not even an action field, and the Real Solid Vision may as well be turned up to 100%. Those LDS guys weren't ready for that at all, so this Phantom Knight guy has that function on his duel disk like me? How?" Kiba muttered aloud. The masked Duelist walked up to Sawatari.

"I will only ask you once, you will answer me properly!" He said rather firmly, leaving no room for any argument. "Is this badge from LDS? What is your connection with Academia?"

"…Academia?" Kiba muttered.

"A-academia?! What're you talking about?" Sawatari stuttered. It was understandable, considering what he just went through.

"Don't play dumb!" The masked Duelist shouted.

"I mean it! Anyone who's enrolled in LDS has a badge like that! I don't know anything about this Academia or whatever! I swear!" Sawatari said.

"…Then I have no business with you." The masked Duelist said. He then turned around and started to walk away. Sawatari smirked as soon as he did though.

"Idiot! The duel isn't over yet! Trap activate: Ice Rage Shot! This card can be activated when a WATER-type monster on my field is destroyed in battle! It destroys one of my opponent's monsters and deals damage to them equal to it's attack!" Sawatari explained, now thinking he had just won this duel again. Everyone gasped at this except Kiba and the masked Duelist. Kiba glared at Sawatari instead.

"Tch…" Kiba let out, disgusted with such a trap.

"Your Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon is destroyed and I'll have you take it's attack, 4600 in damage! I read your moves and planned ahead by setting that Trap Card and now I've won!" Sawatari said while laughing.

"Such cheap tactics… It's child's play honestly." The masked Duelist said.

"What was that?!" Sawatari said, now starting to panic again.

"I activate from my graveyard the Continuous Spell: Phantom Death Spear! When my opponent's Trap Card activates, by banishing this card from my graveyard, I negate the effect of the Trap Card that triggered it and destroy it! And then! It deals 100 points of damage to my opponent!" The masked Duelist explained. Sawatari was shocked when his Trap Card did no good, and starting flailing around in a wild panic at the spear in front of him.

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait!" Sawatari kept saying. Kiba was starting to laugh at the scene.

"Experience this with your own flesh! The rage and sorrow of the battlefield!" The masked Duelist shouted as the spear was launched directly at Sawatari. It embedded itself in his jacket right next to his side. Kiba was now on the ground laughing like a maniac.

"Hahahahahaha! Too good! Seeing you get it like that! Hahahahaha! All that pride and bravado you had gone in an INSTANT! Hahahahaha!" Kiba said, now flat on his back holding his sides. The 3 LDS students looked at him as if he really were crazy, Sawatari was way too shocked to even move, The masked Duelist was looking at Sawatari in disappointment, and Yuzu was focused on him at the moment.

Sawatari: 0 LP

Unknown: Win

The spear and Dark Rebellion disappeared shortly after the conclusion of the duel was confirmed. The masked Duelist then removed his mask. Who was underneath it truly shocked everyone.

"Yuya!" Yuzu said in surprise. That got Kiba to finally stop laughing.

"I-it was you-!" Sawatari said just before he fainted.

"Yuya? As in Sakaki Yuya?" Kiba asked in confusion, not really seeing how this guy was supposed to be and Entertainment Duelist. At the same time, The 3 LDS students grabbed Sawatari and ran away.

"Yuya! Why do you look like that?" Yuzu asked him.

"Is this really supposed to be Sakaki Yuya, son of Sakaki Yuusho?" Kiba asked.

"Huh? Who are you talking about?" The unknown Duelist asked them. Just before anything else could be said, Yuzu's bracelet started glowing suddenly.

"What's happening?" Yuzu asked.

"You mean this hasn't happened before?" Kiba asked her. She shook her head. The glowing soon grew even brighter. Enough to force Yuzu and Kiba to shut their eyes. When it stopped and they opened their eyes again, the unknown Duelist was gone.

"Wait, what?" Yuzu asked, utterly baffled as to where the unknown Duelist had gone.

"Crap. I best get outta here before the police show up or something. I don't want to get in trouble again." Kiba muttered just before he ran off. Once he went out the door, he looked to his right and saw Yuya running over in his direction. Kiba turned to the left, and sprinted away.

"Yuzu!" Yuya shouted once he got to the door. He looked inside to see her there, then turned his gaze to look where Kiba had ran, but didn't see him at all. Kiba had managed to slip into warehouse No. 54 not too far away, and shut the door while Yuya wasn't looking.

"Way too close. Almost got caught by someone. Thank god he didn't chase me. Still though… Who was that guy? He clearly wasn't Yuya, but he looked almost exactly like him. Brother, maybe? It would make sense." Kiba thought aloud again, thinking about what just happened. He also smiled once Sawatari came back into the picture.

"Heh. He made that guy look like nothing. That was perfect. Haha. Oh, I so wish I got that chance. I could've really shown him something unexpected." Kiba said, pulling out his deck and looking at the cards inside. "After all, Yuya isn't the only one with Pendulum Cards anymore. Speaking of, maybe I should duel him tomorrow. I would be able to crush the founder of Pendulum at his own game. Yeah. That sounds good. But LDS should come first. I'll beat that guy first chance I get, and then Yuya will know the true face of the Pendulum. Heh." Kiba said, dark thoughts and plans for the duels ahead working their way into his mind. He then sat down, leaned against a nearby crate, and went to sleep rather peacefully.

When the sun began to rise, Kiba woke up with a yawn and put his hood back up. He stood up and started stretching, popping some of his joints. Afterwards, he opened the door a bit, but stopped when he saw police out there.

"Damn. That duel drew too much attention. Now how am I going to get outta here?" Kiba whispered in frustration. He looked around the warehouse hoping to find an open window or a hole or something. He didn't have any luck until he looked up.

"Huh? Up there? A hole in the roof… Well, looks like my only other option. At least those action duels were good for something." Kiba muttered, jumping on stacks of crates onto the beams above. Then he jumped straight through the hole, and landed on the roof without sliding.

"Ugh… I'm a little slow. Can't have that during an actual duel." Kiba said, slightly disappointed in himself, but satisfied at the results. He looked down and saw the police examining warehouse No. 52 for any clues as to who or what caused it. Kiba scoffed, knowing they wouldn't find anything. He decided to jump off the roof and land behind the warehouse where they weren't looking at the moment.

"Alright. What to do first… I should probably find that LDS guy that our mysterious friend beat, and challenge him to a duel myself. Nah. He ain't really worth it anyways. It only took 2 turns to beat him. Guess I'm off hunting down Sakaki Yuya then. I hope he'll at least put up a fight." Kiba said, already thinking about the possible duel.

Kiba spent at least an hour wandering around the city looking for Sakaki Yuya. Sadly, he had no such luck. On top of that, since he hadn't stayed in the city long or properly explored it yesterday, he was now utterly lost.

"Damn it! Where the hell do I go from here?! Wait… AH! I've been here before! At this rate, I'm not going to find anything!" Kiba shouted, venting out his frustrations. Then he came across a strange looking building.

"Huh? What kind of place is this? It doesn't even look stable. Whoever build this abomination needs to be fired ASAP." Kiba said as he looked at the building in confusion and contempt. Then he looked a little higher up. "'You Show Duel School'? This is the place Sakaki Yuusho opened up before he disappeared? What the hell was he thinking? But I guess if Yuya would be anywhere in this city, it's here." He finished, albeit reluctantly, and walked inside.

At the same time, all the students of You Show were inside one of the few classrooms the school had to offer.

"Today we will be studying on the many different methods to summon. First up is Normal Summoning. This is the most common method where you summon them face-up in attack position from your hand. Next up is Advance Summoning but Tatsuya, can you explain it for us?" The principal, Yuzu's father asked one of the students. A blue haired kid, most likely in the Junior League, stood up when he was asked. Before he could begin explaining, Kiba's voice was heard through the door nearby.

"Hello?" Kiba said loudly, hoping someone will hear him.

"Eh?" The principal let out upon hearing that.

"Anyone here? The door was open, so there has to be someone! Oi!" Kiba said.

"Who could that be? Oh! Could we have ourselves a new student here?!" Shuzo, AKA Yuzu's father and principal, asked in excitement. He then ran out to greet Kiba as fast as he could.

"Huh? Who's that?" Kiba asked, hearing footsteps. He turned towards the sound only to find Shuzo really close to him. Not invading his personal space at the time, but still pretty close.

"Hello! Do you need something? Oh! You're a new Duelist, aren't you?!" Shuzo asked him, clearly still excited. In his excitement, he got too close to Kiba. Kiba, in retaliation, punched him in the face, giving him a black eye and making him fall on his back. Yuya and the others were watching as this happened.

"Never get that close to me again, or I'll do worse than just a simple black eye." Kiba threatened. Shuzo just groaned in pain, but acknowledged what he said.

"Dad! Are you alright?! I told you to stop doing this several times already!" Yuzu scolded her father with worry written on her face.

"Um… Did you really need to punch him for that?" Yuya asked, hoping he wouldn't get hurt as well.

"Not really, but he'll at least learn a lesson from this. If not, well…" Kiba said, letting the sentence hang like that. The unspoken message made Yuya sweat a little.

"I guess…?" Yuya asked more than just said.

"Who are you anyway?" Sora stepped up and asked.

"My name is Kiba. Fumeo Kiba. I'm new to this city, but I've been looking for strong Duelists recently." Kiba introduced himself. The 3 kids stepped up first.

"My name is Ayukawa Ayu! It's nice to meet you!" The red haired girl said in excitement.

"I'm Harada Futoshi! I hope your dueling will give me the shivers!" The chubby one said. Kiba raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"The shivers…? What is up with that?" Kiba muttered, softly enough so no one heard him.

"My name is Yamashiro Tatsuya!" The blue haired kid said.

"I'm Shiun'in Sora! I've recenly enrolled here at You Show! I can't wait to see what you've got!" The last kid licking a lollipop he got from his pocket said.

"Nice to meet you all…" Kiba said, almost brushing them off. His attention was more focused on Yuzu at the moment.

"I'm Sakaki Yuya!" Yuya said, keeping it simple.

"Yuya? You're Sakaki Yuya?" Kiba asked, fully focused on Yuya now.

"Eh? You've heard of me?" Yuya asked.

"Who wouldn't have heard of the founder of Pendulum and the guy who beat the champion on his first try?" Kiba asked rhetorically.

"Well…" Yuya let out.

"I've been looking for you since I first got here actually. I was hoping for the chance to duel you. To see just how strong you are with my own eyes. And personally, I'm severely hoping you're not like the clowns I've dueled just to get here." Kiba said, being rather blunt.

"Huh? You came here to duel me?" Yuya asked in surprise.

"This should be interesting." Sora said.

"Do you accept? I won't wait long for your answer." Kiba said. Yuya smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. I won't back down from a challenge! I'll be sure to give you my best Entertainment Duel!" Yuya said. Kiba scoffed.

"Against me, focus more on winning than entertaining me, Yuya. You'll live longer that way." Kiba said, muttering the last part. Sora was the only one who heard that part, and his eyes widened in shock. Yuzu helped her father get back on his feet just as Yuya and Kiba were walking to the field. Shuzo separated from the group to activate the Action Field, whereas everyone else walked to the viewing area.

On the field, Yuya and Kiba just stood on opposite sides staring each other down. Yuya had a smile on his face, whereas Kiba had a smirk.

"I have no preferences for the Action Field. Choose whatever you like." Kiba said while pulling his hood back down. When Yuzu saw his face, she gasped.

"Are you Ok, Yuzu?" Ayu asked her. Yuzu didn't really hear it, now that she was completely focused on Kiba.

"No preferences, huh?" Yuya asked. He looked up to where Shuzo was and nodded. The principal then started looking through the list of action fields. When he found the one he was looking for, he immediately activated it.

"Action Field on! Field Spell, Athletic Circus, activate!" Shuzo said with some flair upon pressing the activation button. Then, the field started forming around Yuya and Kiba. Kiba lost the smirk on his face, and just looked uncomfortable being anywhere near the place. Yuya was looking around the scene he was in with a smile on his face.

"Ah! This is my best Action Field! I can't wait to show you… Huh?" Yuya started, but then saw Kiba's face.

"A circus? Ugh…" Kiba said in disgust, shivering slightly as if something went down his spine. "Great… You really are some kind of clown, aren't you? Well… Let's just get this over with." He finished reluctantly. Yuya was surprised that Kiba didn't even seem interested anymore.

"Ok…"Yuya said, getting a little nervous around him now. Yuzu had her hand clasped in front of her heart, as if she were praying. She was getting worried about Yuya. Sora also felt rather uneasy now, but mostly hid it by continually licking the lollipop in his hand.

"Duelists locked in battle!" Kiba started off.

"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Yuya went on.

"They storm through this field!" Kiba added.

"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution in dueling!" The 3 kids said at once.

"Action-" Everyone said at the same time.

"DUEL!" Yuya and Kiba shouted while activating their duel disks.

Yuya: 4000 LP

Kiba: 4000 LP

"I'll be going first!" Kiba said, then looked at his hand. He grimaced when he saw what he had. "Not the best start, but at least I have my own field spell already. I'll have to rely on Action Cards this time." He muttered.

"Is he going to move?" Futoshi asked.

"Did he get a bad hand?" Ayu asked.

"He's probably thinking about his strategy." Tatsuya said.

"First, I activate the Field Spell: Amorphous Persona!" Kiba said. The field around him and Yuya started to change. Everything began to dull, and chip away. Cracks formed on every pillar and surface possible. High above the center of the field was a shining purple light. When it dimmed, a blade was floating there with an ominous aura. Suddenly, scaly claws started shooting out of the ground. As the creatures dug themselves out of the ground, they were revealed to be dragons with glowing red eyes that scared everyone except Kiba at the time.

"AH!" Ayu shouted, staying close to Yuzu.

"SHIVERS!" Futoshi screamed in fear while his entire body trembled.

"What in the world…?" Tatsuya said, backing away. Yuzu and Sora just stared at them, eyes widened as much as possible, and frozen in fear at the scene before them now. Soon after the dragons appeared, they started crawling towards the sword, but their scales began to melt as they kept moving, adding to the horror. Soon, their eyes stopped glowing and the dragons stopped moving entirely. Their bodies limp against the ground, ragged breathing halted if there was any to begin with, empty husks left behind.

"What… Kind of Field Spell… Is this?" Yuya asked, somewhat trembling seeing as he was in the middle of it all.

"You'll see in a second what it can do. But for now, let's keep going. I now activate 3 of the Continuous Spell: Amorphage Infection! With each one, all 'Amorphage' monsters I control will gain 100 attack and defense for every 'Amorphage' card I control. Amorphous Persona gives all 'Amorphage' monsters an additional 300 attack and defense as well. Meaning that all of my monsters will gain 1500 attack and defense from this alone, plus an extra 300 for each monster on my field." Kiba said with a smirk on his face.

"That much attack?!" Yuya said in shock.

"It's not that much of a gain. Those cards must have another effect…" Sora mused upon seeing Kiba's cards.

"I set a monster face-down, and end my turn with that. Now come at me, Sakaki Yuya. Show me the strength of your Pendulum!" Kiba said.

"If that's what you want! My turn! Draw! Using Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician, I set the Pendulum Scale! With this, I'm able to summon multiple monsters from level 2 to 7! Sway, Pendulum of the soul! Draw an arch of light across the ether! Pendulum summon! Come forth, my monster! Performapal Cheermole, Performapal Drumming Kong, Performapal Partnaga, and finally, Odd-eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya called out. As his monsters appeared on the field, Kiba cringed at the sight of his Performapals.

"Unbelievable… I'm fighting another clown, aren't I?" Kiba grumbled. "At least all of his monster are in defense position, except for that dragon of his. Strangely though, it reminds me of Dark Rebellion in a way. Why is that?"

"Performapal Partnaga's effect! I target 1 monster on my field, and it gains 300 attack for every 'Performapal' monster on my field! I choose Odd-eyes! Then, Performapal Cheermole's effect! If a monster has more than its original attack, it gains an extra 1000!" Yuya said. Odd-eyes glowed a brighten golden yellow upon powering up.

Odd-eyes: 4400 attack

"Ok… So maybe not that much of a clown…" Kiba muttered.

"Battle! Odd-eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack his face-down monster! Spiral Strike Burst! At this moment, Performapal Drumming Kong's effect! When a monster I control battles, it gains 600 attack!" Yuya said, riding on his Odd-eyes' back as it charged forward with a growing flame in its maw.

Odd-eyes: 5000 attack

Odd-eyes launched it's attack, destroying Kiba's facedown monster with great ease. Kiba, however, didn't so much as flinch upon seeing his monster destroyed in such a way.

"…Heh. You know…" Kiba started.

"Eh?" Yuya let out.

"I expected more out of you than this. But if this is the limit of your strength… Then it'll be easier for me to beat you than I thought. Amorphage Infection's effect! When an 'Amorphage' monster I control is destroyed or tributed, I can add another 'Amorphage' card from my deck to my hand! And since I have 3, I can add 3 cards to my hand!" Kiba said.

"What?!" Yuya said.

"I add Amorphage Envy, Amorphage Lechery, and Amorphage Greed from my deck to my hand! Now end your turn. There's clearly nothing else you can do anymore." Kiba told him.

"…I end my turn. At this moment, Odd-eyes attack is reduced by 600.

Odd-eyes: 4400 attack

"My turn! Draw! Alright… Yuya, I'll admit that was a good combo. Well executed, but weak. You focused so much on your dragon that all your other monsters are now nearly useless. If they were all in attack mode, I would have taken at least some damage. Instead, you disappointed me. So I will now give you a glimpse of my own true power! Watch and learn, as the Pendulum no longer belongs to you alone, Sakaki Yuya!" Kiba said.

"Wait, what do you mean Pendulum isn't-" Yuya tried to say, but Kiba interrupted him.

"Using Scale 3 Amorphage Greed and Scale 5 Amorphage Lechery, I set my own Pendulum Scale!" Kiba announced, his 2 monsters rising in pillars of light exactly like Yuya's monster had before. Kiba had a dark smile on his face, showing his fangs.

"EH?!" The 3 kids shouted.

"Pendulum?!" Sora said in his own shock.

"No way…!" Yuya said.

"Now I can summon multiple level 4 monsters all at once! Dragons from the deepest, darkest depths of hell! I have opened the gates for you now! Return from your prisons and crush all those who oppose us! Pendulum summon! Appear before us now, my loyal beasts! Returning from the extra deck, we have Amorphage Envy! And from my hand, 2 more Amorphage Envies! All in defense position!" Kiba called as his monsters came onto the field in an instant.

"How is this… How can you have Pendulum Cards?!" Yuya asked.

"I don't have to answer that. Amorphage Infection's effect! Since I now have control 9 'Amorphage' cards, all my monsters gain 900 attack and defense! Also, that boost is multiplied my 3, since I have 3 Infections on my field, plus an extra 300 thanks to Amorphous Persona!" Kiba said.

Amorphage Envy(3): 5050 defense

"Get ready, Yuya, to see what the Pendulum is truly capable of!" Kiba said, still having that smile on his face.

(Finally. The rewrite has finally begun. Hopefully, this works out well and you all approve of the deck. Of course, there will be cards of my own creation that we'll start using next chapter, but until then, leave a review, suggestions, and any card ideas you may have for me. If you leave card ideas, please give me at least a basic idea of appearance and effects. I'll do the fine tuning if necessary. Pun not intended if you can see it.)