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Aaron was an average 17 year old kid. He was in high school, enjoyed dueling, and got good grades. Aaron had brown hair and yellow eyes. His hair was short, thick, and typically uncombed. Aaron looked young for his age. Aaron always sported a black duel disk with a lime green core and a silver outline. Aaron had several bruises on his face and body because he got in to fights frequently. Aaron never picked the fights, but he never backed down and it usually resulted in bullies ganging up on him.
Aaron was running, some bullies were beating him up, and after they finished Aaron spat on one of them. This was a bad idea on Aaron's part, but as soon as he did he broke in to a sprint with the bullies on his tail. Aaron was running through the city and ducked inside of a building to escape. Later Aaron realized that it was The Duelist History Museum. Aaron was walking through it when a man with an i.d. badge who looked to be in his fifties asked, "What the hell happened to you kid?"
"I've been trying to escape from some guys" Aaron told him.
"You duel?" The man asked eyeing Aaron's duel disk. Aaron nodded his head yes. The man told Aaron to come with him. The man led Aaron to what appeared to be a small duel field. The man then said, "My name is Orwin, I am the curator of this museum and I challenge you to a duel."
"My name's Aaron" Aaron said powering on his duel disk.
The duel began with 4000 life points each. Orwin went first.
"I play one monster in face down defense position and place two cards facedown" He said.
Aaron started "I draw, I summon Slate Warrior in attack mode and play one card facedown. Slate Warrior, Attack his face down. The card flipped over and revealed Stone Statue of the Aztecs; This card had 2000 defense and its ability doubled any damage it dealt when attacked in defense mode. I activate my face down Rush Recklessly which grants my slate warrior 700 atk points for this turn only."
Aaron shattered the statue, played two cards facedown and ended his turn.
Orwin started, "I draw. I activate my facedown call of the haunted which allows me to bring back my statue. Next I activate Brain Control from my hand which allows me to pay 800 life points to take control of your slate warrior. Now, I tribute my statue and your Slate Warrior to summon my Blue-eyes white dragon in attack mode."
Aaron stared in awe at the legendary dragon.
"I see that you're impressed with my dragon. Now that it's out it won't be easy to destroy, so now I activate heavy storm on my field to destroy any of your traps that may harm it."
Aaron chuckled as he revealed a facedown, "I play magic jammer, by discarding a card from my hand I negate your heavy storm."
Orwin continued, "Blue eyes attack him directly" Blue eyes attacked him, but Aaron took no damage.
"I discard my Kuriboh to negate all battle damage from your blue eyes." Aaron called out.
Aaron drew a card and began his turn. "I special summon Cyber Dragon from my hand since I have no monsters on my field and I end my turn"
Orwin began, "This turn shall be your last. I activate brain control to take control of your Cyber Dragon, for 800 life points of course, as his life points fell to 2400. Now Cyber Dragon attack him directly." Aaron took the damage, his lifepoints falling to 1900. "Now Blue Eyes finish him off.
Not so fast Aaron said, "I activate Magic cylinder which deals damage equal to Blue eyes' attack"
Aaron had won the duel. Instead of smiling he picked up his deck and stared at it with an expression of sadness.
"What's wrong Aaron? You won, quite impressively I might add." Orwin asked him with a genuine look of concern. Aaron showed him the card in his deck he was staring at Emes the Infinity, its ability increased its attack by 700 points each time it destroyed a monster.
"I just wish that I had a chance to summon him" Aaron said staring at the card.
"I take it that's your ace?" Orwin asked as Aaron nodded his head.
"This is my best and favorite card, no matter what deck I build this card will always be a part of it." Aaron told him.
"With your skill I'm surprised you don't have more respect from people at your school, you're a great duelist" Orwin said.
"I don't duel often because those kids are arrogant; I only want to duel someone who has respect for the game, and their cards. These people don't even try to ask how I feel, or if we're even friends. All they care about is popularity, and when I refuse to duel them they beat me up. They make me feel like I have to prove something to them." Aaron responded.
Orwin said, "Look Aaron, you seem like a good kid, so if you need a place to hideout, just wanna talk, or even duel; you will always be welcome here."
Aaron thanked Orwin for the offer and went home. The next day was Saturday, and Aaron woke up, showered, got dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans and a polo t-shirt, ate breakfast, and got ready to go to the museum. Orwin was outside and seemed to be happy that Aaron took him up on his offer. Orwin escorted Aaron through the museum and showed him everything there was to see. He then handed Aaron an i.d. badge much like his. He told Aaron that this would give him clearance to restricted areas of the museum as well as recognition from other employees. Orwin then told him that he had a job as a museum guide if he wanted it. Aaron graciously accepted the offer.
Aaron spent his afternoons giving tours of the museum. He spent his nights studying duel history books that Orwin had loaned him. Orwin seemed to have taken Aaron under his wing as an apprentice. Aaron learned all sorts of things from Orwin, even a few new dueling tactics. Aarons bruises had healed, he had stopped fighting, for the most part; he still got in to fights when he knew there was no way to escape.
One day Aaron was giving a tour when Orwin called him over while another guide took over for him. Orwin escorted Aaron to his office where a glass case was sitting on his desk.
"Aaron, I pulled you away so that I could show you this" he said reaching in to the case. He held a small emerald green rock in his hand.
"This is a fragment of the Orichalcos. After Yugi Muto destroyed the seal, a few fragments remained. They say that the power is gone, but others think that the power was just weakened."
Orwin placed the fragment in Aaron's hand, Aaron saw a small glow coming from the rock and quickly handed it back to Orwin. Aaron showed great interest in the rock.
Aaron was getting ready to graduate from high school and was applying to colleges. Orwin recommended Duel Academy to him. Orwin was also on the school board, so he wrote Aaron a letter of recommendation. Aaron passed the entrance exam, and the duel test with a school deck. He had been accepted in to the Ra Yellow dorm. Aaron did some research on Duel Academy and heard about the Sacred Beast incident and the Society of Light. Orwin congratulated Aaron on the acceptance and had a small celebration at a restaurant for him. After the dinner, Orwin walked over to Aaron and handed him the Orichalcos fragment.
"Consider it a graduation gift; I've seen how much you've been studying it. Plus maybe you can unlock its hidden powers." Orwin told him.
Aaron thanked him and handed him a deck.
"What's this?" Orwin asked.
"My deck, take it; since I'm going to a new school I thought I should reinvent myself with a new deck. Don't worry Emes isn't in there. Just hold on to it for me, or give it to someone who needs it" Aaron told him.
"Thank you, and just remember that you can always call or email if you need to talk." Orwin said holding the deck like someone had given him a million dollars.
Orwin thought to himself. I should keep this safe just in case something happens, who knows maybe Aaron will become a champion duelist, then this deck will go on display with other great decks.
Aaron and Orwin walked away from each other, Orwin would continue to run the museum and Aaron would start a new life at Duel Academy. Aaron finished packing his bags and sat on his bed staring at the Orichalcos fragment; it wasn't glowing like the time he first held it.