The Amateur Duelist
Chapter 1: Nikki's Rival Author's Note: This story takes place 50 years after the Yu-Gi-Oh TV series. Therefore, few of the characters are featured and there are some differences. Also, some of the characters are based of people I know but names are changed.
Domino High School Class C, 12:13 P.M.
Two students are sitting adjacent at a table, dueling. Around them, many others are standing and watching.
The female student draws her first cards, her hand shaking violently as the duel begins. "I'll start with Seven Colored Fish in attack mode." She said placing her card. 1800/800.
"Already you've screwed up, Nikki," replied her male opponent. "Everyone knows you should try to defend your monster better. Oh well, I'll play Spring of Rebirth. This Magic Card will give me 300 extra life points whenever one of my cards returns to my hand. Now I'll summon Susa Soldier!" 2000/1800. "Destroy her fish now!"
Nikki 7800/Mark 8000
"And because he's a spirit, Susa Soldier returns to my hand giving me an extra 300 life points," Mark replied.
Nikki 7800/Mark 8300
"Darn it. I'll set a monster in defense mode and place one card face down." Nikki replied sullenly.
"You wimp! I will summon my Susa Soldier yet again and attack your face down monster!"
"No!" Nikki cried sending her card to the graveyard. "I needed that monster for a fusion!"
"Too bad," Mark replied. "Now that Susa Soldier returns to my hand I'll gain another 300 life points"
Nikki 7800/Mark 8600
"Well, I won't see that monster again," Nikki chortled as she drew her next card. "I activate Card Destruction forcing both of us to discard our hands and draw new ones."
"Damn you," Mark growled as he sent one of his best spirits to the graveyard.
"Now I'll summon my Goblin Attack Force in attack mode!" 2300/0. "I've learned from past duels with you that you need to sacrifice for your best spirits which are the only ones with enough attack to beat my Goblins. Now, attack Mark directly!"
Nikki 7800/Mark 6300
"You're more foolish than I thought," Mark said looking at the predicament of Nikki's monster. "Now it's in defense mode and with a defense of 0, it's no problem to destroy. Now I'll summon my Yata-garasu and equip it with Fairy Meteor Crush. Even though my equip card will go the grave at the end of this turn, it will still be very useful." 200/100.
"What a wimpy card," Nikki laughed. "It'll only do 200 damage! Why waste a great equip like that on such a puny little crow?"
"Because of his effect," Mark replied. "Attack her Goblin Attack Force!"
Nikki 7600/Mark 6300
"Now Yata-Garasu returns to my hand and my turn ends." Mark said.
Nikki 7600/Mark 6600
"Well my turn," Nikki said reaching for her deck to draw.
"Naughty girl," Mark replied, "when Yata-Garasu deals damage to your life points, you can't draw!"
"Damn you! That means you can keep me from getting better cards!" Nikki screamed.
"Correct. Now make a move."
"I'll set this monster in defense mode. End turn." Nikki growled as she placed her card.
"Normally I'd be afraid when an opponent sets a monster," Mark said as he drew his card, "but not now. I activate Smashing Ground, which destroys your monster! Now I'll summon Yata-Garasu and attack you directly again!"
Nikki 7400/Mark 6600
"And now my monster returns to my hand."
Nikki 7400/Mark 6900
This sucks, Nikki thought. I only have 1 card in my hand and it's Reasoning. If this card doesn't work right I'll lose. "I activate Reasoning which lets my opponent declare a level of monster. I draw until I have a monster and if it is of any level but that, it is summoned. So what'll it be?"
"I choose 4. From past duels I've realized that's the level of most of your monsters."
Nikki's hand shook as she reached for her deck. Oh good...this monster is a higher level. "Now I summon my Dark Magician Girl in attack mode!" 2000/1800. "Now attack Mark directly!"
Nikki 7400/Mark 4900
"Shit!" Mark cried. "Now I can't use Yata-Garasu. I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"I play Pot of Greed," Nikki said picking up two more cards. "All right! I summon Gemini Elf in attack mode!" 1900/900.
"Damn you! That monster is too powerful for her level!" Mark whined.
"Now attack his set monster Dark Magician Girl!"
"My Tsukyomi. Now I can switch one of your monsters to defense mode so I choose your Dark Magician Girl."
That's strange. Why didn't he choose my elf? No I can attack directly... "Attack his life points Gemini Elf!"
Nikki 7400/Mark 3000
"Ha! Prepare to lose!" Mark said with glee, as he got ready to play his newest card. "I play Spirit Energy Settle Machine! This card lets my spirits stay on the field. Now I'll summon my old friend Susa Soldier." 2000/1800. "Attack and eliminate her Dark Magician Girl!"
He did that so he could destroy my best monster in play. He's too good.
"Now I'll end my turn by placing two cards face down."
"Ok, I'll activate Monster Reborn and revive my Dark Magician Girl!"
"Not so fast, I activate Magic Jammer! By discarding one card from my hand I can negate the effect of your Monster Reborn."
"Well, I'll just equip my Elf with Malevolent Nuzzler giving it an extra 700 attack points. Now destroy his Susa Soldier!"
"Ha! I activate Mask of Weakness! This card lowers your monster's attack back to her original 1900. Now she is destroyed and you lose 50 life points."
Nikki 7350/Mark 3000
"Damn. I have to end my turn."
"Wimp." Mark responded cruelly. "I'll play Yata-Garasu in attack mode. Now my two spirits, attack her directly!"
Nikki 6150/ Mark 3000
"And this will continue every turn from now on."
"Damn! I have no cars in my hand!" Nikki shrieked.
"Correct. You can't possibly win."
Several turns more passed with the same type of attack each turn. (A/N: There is no point in typing his two monsters attack 5 times so I'll just skip to the end)
"Ha! Another win for me," Mark said as he walked off. "An amateur like you doesn't deserve to have such rare cards. Pah...what a waste..."
Nikki rose from her seat, tears staining her face. She lifted up her deck and placed it in her pocket. "That's another loss...I'll never win at this rate. Oh...I am such a disgrace..."
Meanwhile...the Kaiba Corporation Building...
"It is you who are heir so why not accept it?" A man's voice roared to his son.
"Dad...I want to be a doctor...I'm not into stuff like this. He's better for the job."
"You..." The man said turning to his son's aquaintince. "Can you prove how good you are?"
"yes," he replied.
"Then prove it. I want you to throw a Duel Monsters tournament. If you are the winner, then I will give control of the company to you. If not, you must surrender your deck to me."
"I accept," he replied as he left. Seto Kaiba...I'll prove to you I do deserve your company... He thought leaving the room.
HES: Not bad for a first chapter eh? Well, it's basically just setting up the plot and characters. Don't worry, Mark will return (he is Nikki's rival after all). Also, just so everyone knows, Kaiba is about 60 in this story so he is trying to give his company away.
Next time on Amateur Duelist: The young Ryu-Yami Throws a tournament. Nikki is invited to participate as well as her American cousin, Raijouta. As preparations for the tournament begin and new duel disks are issued, Nikki confronts her cousin and asks him for advice. (Note: The next chapter is basically an explanation one...I don't plan on any dueling but it will be necessary to the story).
Chapter 1: Nikki's Rival Author's Note: This story takes place 50 years after the Yu-Gi-Oh TV series. Therefore, few of the characters are featured and there are some differences. Also, some of the characters are based of people I know but names are changed.
Domino High School Class C, 12:13 P.M.
Two students are sitting adjacent at a table, dueling. Around them, many others are standing and watching.
The female student draws her first cards, her hand shaking violently as the duel begins. "I'll start with Seven Colored Fish in attack mode." She said placing her card. 1800/800.
"Already you've screwed up, Nikki," replied her male opponent. "Everyone knows you should try to defend your monster better. Oh well, I'll play Spring of Rebirth. This Magic Card will give me 300 extra life points whenever one of my cards returns to my hand. Now I'll summon Susa Soldier!" 2000/1800. "Destroy her fish now!"
Nikki 7800/Mark 8000
"And because he's a spirit, Susa Soldier returns to my hand giving me an extra 300 life points," Mark replied.
Nikki 7800/Mark 8300
"Darn it. I'll set a monster in defense mode and place one card face down." Nikki replied sullenly.
"You wimp! I will summon my Susa Soldier yet again and attack your face down monster!"
"No!" Nikki cried sending her card to the graveyard. "I needed that monster for a fusion!"
"Too bad," Mark replied. "Now that Susa Soldier returns to my hand I'll gain another 300 life points"
Nikki 7800/Mark 8600
"Well, I won't see that monster again," Nikki chortled as she drew her next card. "I activate Card Destruction forcing both of us to discard our hands and draw new ones."
"Damn you," Mark growled as he sent one of his best spirits to the graveyard.
"Now I'll summon my Goblin Attack Force in attack mode!" 2300/0. "I've learned from past duels with you that you need to sacrifice for your best spirits which are the only ones with enough attack to beat my Goblins. Now, attack Mark directly!"
Nikki 7800/Mark 6300
"You're more foolish than I thought," Mark said looking at the predicament of Nikki's monster. "Now it's in defense mode and with a defense of 0, it's no problem to destroy. Now I'll summon my Yata-garasu and equip it with Fairy Meteor Crush. Even though my equip card will go the grave at the end of this turn, it will still be very useful." 200/100.
"What a wimpy card," Nikki laughed. "It'll only do 200 damage! Why waste a great equip like that on such a puny little crow?"
"Because of his effect," Mark replied. "Attack her Goblin Attack Force!"
Nikki 7600/Mark 6300
"Now Yata-Garasu returns to my hand and my turn ends." Mark said.
Nikki 7600/Mark 6600
"Well my turn," Nikki said reaching for her deck to draw.
"Naughty girl," Mark replied, "when Yata-Garasu deals damage to your life points, you can't draw!"
"Damn you! That means you can keep me from getting better cards!" Nikki screamed.
"Correct. Now make a move."
"I'll set this monster in defense mode. End turn." Nikki growled as she placed her card.
"Normally I'd be afraid when an opponent sets a monster," Mark said as he drew his card, "but not now. I activate Smashing Ground, which destroys your monster! Now I'll summon Yata-Garasu and attack you directly again!"
Nikki 7400/Mark 6600
"And now my monster returns to my hand."
Nikki 7400/Mark 6900
This sucks, Nikki thought. I only have 1 card in my hand and it's Reasoning. If this card doesn't work right I'll lose. "I activate Reasoning which lets my opponent declare a level of monster. I draw until I have a monster and if it is of any level but that, it is summoned. So what'll it be?"
"I choose 4. From past duels I've realized that's the level of most of your monsters."
Nikki's hand shook as she reached for her deck. Oh good...this monster is a higher level. "Now I summon my Dark Magician Girl in attack mode!" 2000/1800. "Now attack Mark directly!"
Nikki 7400/Mark 4900
"Shit!" Mark cried. "Now I can't use Yata-Garasu. I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"I play Pot of Greed," Nikki said picking up two more cards. "All right! I summon Gemini Elf in attack mode!" 1900/900.
"Damn you! That monster is too powerful for her level!" Mark whined.
"Now attack his set monster Dark Magician Girl!"
"My Tsukyomi. Now I can switch one of your monsters to defense mode so I choose your Dark Magician Girl."
That's strange. Why didn't he choose my elf? No I can attack directly... "Attack his life points Gemini Elf!"
Nikki 7400/Mark 3000
"Ha! Prepare to lose!" Mark said with glee, as he got ready to play his newest card. "I play Spirit Energy Settle Machine! This card lets my spirits stay on the field. Now I'll summon my old friend Susa Soldier." 2000/1800. "Attack and eliminate her Dark Magician Girl!"
He did that so he could destroy my best monster in play. He's too good.
"Now I'll end my turn by placing two cards face down."
"Ok, I'll activate Monster Reborn and revive my Dark Magician Girl!"
"Not so fast, I activate Magic Jammer! By discarding one card from my hand I can negate the effect of your Monster Reborn."
"Well, I'll just equip my Elf with Malevolent Nuzzler giving it an extra 700 attack points. Now destroy his Susa Soldier!"
"Ha! I activate Mask of Weakness! This card lowers your monster's attack back to her original 1900. Now she is destroyed and you lose 50 life points."
Nikki 7350/Mark 3000
"Damn. I have to end my turn."
"Wimp." Mark responded cruelly. "I'll play Yata-Garasu in attack mode. Now my two spirits, attack her directly!"
Nikki 6150/ Mark 3000
"And this will continue every turn from now on."
"Damn! I have no cars in my hand!" Nikki shrieked.
"Correct. You can't possibly win."
Several turns more passed with the same type of attack each turn. (A/N: There is no point in typing his two monsters attack 5 times so I'll just skip to the end)
"Ha! Another win for me," Mark said as he walked off. "An amateur like you doesn't deserve to have such rare cards. Pah...what a waste..."
Nikki rose from her seat, tears staining her face. She lifted up her deck and placed it in her pocket. "That's another loss...I'll never win at this rate. Oh...I am such a disgrace..."
Meanwhile...the Kaiba Corporation Building...
"It is you who are heir so why not accept it?" A man's voice roared to his son.
"Dad...I want to be a doctor...I'm not into stuff like this. He's better for the job."
"You..." The man said turning to his son's aquaintince. "Can you prove how good you are?"
"yes," he replied.
"Then prove it. I want you to throw a Duel Monsters tournament. If you are the winner, then I will give control of the company to you. If not, you must surrender your deck to me."
"I accept," he replied as he left. Seto Kaiba...I'll prove to you I do deserve your company... He thought leaving the room.
HES: Not bad for a first chapter eh? Well, it's basically just setting up the plot and characters. Don't worry, Mark will return (he is Nikki's rival after all). Also, just so everyone knows, Kaiba is about 60 in this story so he is trying to give his company away.
Next time on Amateur Duelist: The young Ryu-Yami Throws a tournament. Nikki is invited to participate as well as her American cousin, Raijouta. As preparations for the tournament begin and new duel disks are issued, Nikki confronts her cousin and asks him for advice. (Note: The next chapter is basically an explanation one...I don't plan on any dueling but it will be necessary to the story).