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The Gentle Tyrant
First Turn: Game Over!
"Poki, I told you, already. I don't care if the newbies are coming. I'm still wallowing over my demotion," a teenaged blond said to the small yellow dragon that growled and tugged on his sleeve. The teen had the evidence of adolescence in his broadening frame, his face would square out with time, although the three whisker-like birthmarks that were on either cheek would still be as prominent as they are now. He wore an unzipped white jacket with a red collar and trimming, open to reveal the fitted navy shirt underneath, which was tucked into his dark jeans. His feet were covered by red shoes that were issued by the Academy.
The teenager's name was Naruto Uzumaki, second year student of Duel Academy. He was just demoted from the Ra Yellow dorm to the Slifer Red shack during the last evaluation duel. It would be some time before he got over it. A recuperation that was rushed by the spectral dragon that was next to him.
The little drake was a bit of a chub ball with tiny wings and limbs, but it was special. It was Naruto's Duel Spirit, Poki Draco, which only started to appear around the second half of his first year. They might not have been together long, but he quickly discovered that while Poki was loyal to a fault, the spirit was also very accident prone and the fresh bandages on its head were not for show in the artwork. Still, he was an adorable chub, at least according to some of the girls on the island, but that was in reference to the card. Naruto had yet to meet someone else that could see Poki Draco.
"Kroo!"
"I. Don't. Care. I've got to think about how I'm getting back into Ra. I'm not letting the last term dicate this one!" Naruto grumbled and turned onto his side. "The bastard should've told me that a loss would've meant a demotion! I swear he kept it to himself for laughs."
"Kroo~" Poki Draco rolled its eyes.
"Don't you roll your eyes at me!" Naruto pointed at his duel spirit with narrowed eyes. He laid back down and glared up at the cloud-filled sky. "And then there's the teachers! I swear, other than Miss Fontaine, they're all out to get me. Especially Missus Crawler."
"You mean, Professor Crowler?" a voice asked from nearby.
"Don't correct me, Poki, I know what I called Crawl-" The blond paused and got up to look over the edge of the roof. "Hey, Sakura! Decided to wear the skirt with pride I see. Nice."
With shoulder length pink hair and emerald eyes, Sakura Haruno stared up at him with her hands on her hips. She wore the female Obelisk Blue attire consisting of a white top with blue trimming, a blue miniskirt (something she had fought administration over in the last year), and royal blue boots.
"Naruto, you dummy! Get down from there! You know this rickety toolshed isn't stable! I'm not patching you back up if you get hurt," she said. She pointed a finger at him. "And don't bring up the skirt, or I'll kick your ass!"
"I know the dorm isn't stable! That's why I'm wallowing up here!"
"Stop being such a diva, that's Sasuke's job."
"Do not bring up He-Who-Shan't-Be-Named!" Naruto hissed. A low growl made him look at his Duel Spirit and nod. "That's a good point, Poki. Backstab McGee does sound better."
"Just get down from there or I won't sneak you your coveted Ramen from the Dorm later. You know the welcoming feast has the best food you'll get all year here," Sakura said, her arms folded across her chest.
Naruto bit the inside of his cheek. Damn, that was a strong threat. However, there would be consequences if the Uzumaki didn't get his ramen. There's a reason why Crowler always looked like he was scowling whenever the cheap food was brought up, after all.
"Fine!" Naruto said as he threw his hands in the air. He crossed his arms and pouted. "I want it to be known that I'm attending this under protest!"
"I'll let the Headmaster know," Sakura said. "Now hurry, the freshmen are already gathering in the auditorium."
The blond grinned at her and took a few steps back, prepared to make a running leap off of the roof.
"Use the ladder, you dunderhead! I'm not getting any help if you break your leg!"
Naruto cringed at her tone. That was the "Don't mess with me, I'm an angry woman and I will kick your ass!" tone. Last time he defied that tone, she managed to knock out the last of his baby teeth. Going those two months with large gaps in his grin didn't do him any favors.
"Fine, fine, I'll use the ladder," Naruto said. He pouted as he made his way over to the ladder. "Spoilsport."
Naruto had his hands deep in his pockets and his shoulders hunched as he walked down the hall with Sakura at his side. He hated orientation day the first time around. Why did he have to go to it again?
"Stop scowling, Naruto. Could you at least try and look pleasant for the new kids?" Sakura asked. She smacked his arm when he put on a forced cheeky smile. "Knock it off! You're walking around like a punk when you're supposed to make a good impression on the new students!"
"Who are you, my sister?" Naruto rubbed his arm with a grimace. That was going to bruise for sure. Sakura took up boxing in her spare time to keep in shape. Each punch she threw showed just how frightening that concept was.
"Shizune did ask me to look out for you," Sakura said. She laughed when he groaned.
"Girls. You're all against me, I swear." Naruto grumbled. His stride came to an abrupt halt when Sakura grabbed his arm with her absurd strength.
"Hey, Sasuke!" Sakura called down the adjacent hallway at the boy. Naruto groaned when he followed her gaze and spotted his best friend-slash-current-mortal-nemesis. With spiky jet black hair that was pushed back, which only made it look like a duck's rear end if you asked Naruto, and a pair of coal black eyes, Sasuke Uchiha stood out in the crowd of blue uniforms he stood with. He was wearing a long-tailed white jacket with blue trimming, the male version of the Obelisk uniform. Trailing "stealthily" about twenty or so feet behind him was a gaggle of girls with indiscriminate features. Beside the boy was a taller teen with dark teal hair, and near him were a group of other Obelisk boys.
"Ah, don't bother, Sakura. He's with Zane," Naruto said. He nodded at the other. "And the Zane moons."
"Moons?" Sakura asked as she looked back at Naruto.
"You know," he said with a nod to the other Obelisk boys. "The posers who orbit him to look tough."
"Oh!" Sakura nodded, as if a lightbulb turned on. She cupped her chin in wonder. "Huh. You know, that's scarily accurate about a lot of groups I see on the island."
"Exactly!" Naruto beamed when she used his term. He tended to think them up when he got bored in class. An event that happened very often.
"Still, let's go say hi. Zane's your friend, too."
"No, he was Atticus' friend. Zane is bland, like Sasuke."
"And you two are best friends."
"...This is not how guys do things, Sakura, there are checks and balances! We have bro codes!" He didn't even realize that Sakura had dragged him right next to Sasuke during their back and forth, until the guy said something to him with a quirked brow.
"Time for another 'guy friendship talk' again, Naruto?" Sasuke asked, a small smirk on his face.
"She just doesn't get it." Naruto sighed when he saw Sakura had blindsided Zane into a conversation about any potential talent he observed. He scowled at Sasuke, who rolled his eyes.
"Are you still wallowing?" Sasuke asked. Naruto recoiled from him and placed his hands over his chest.
"The mark you left on me is deep! Deep within my soul!"
"Could you not say that when the fangirls are nearby?" The Uchiha hissed, flustered by Naruto's dramatics. The blond caught onto this little tidbit and pounced like a lioness would an antelope.
"Why? Are you worried about any potential shipping fodder?" Naruto asked. He grinned widely, placed his fists on his hips, and thrust out his chest. "I have absolute confidence in my masculinity! Don't you?"
"That isn't helping, you moron!" Sasuke punched Naruto in the head. He recoiled from his strike and cradled his throbbing hand. "Gah! I forgot, your head's harder than a rock!"
"Damn straight!" Naruto laughed. He rapped himself on the head with his knuckles. "Nothing can crack this bad boy! It protects my most important organ!"
"You mean your second stomach?" Sasuke asked.
"Nope! It protects my strategic brain!"
"That's a good one."
"Shut up."
"Hey, Slifer Slacker! Get lost! Can't you see you're bothering Sasuke?" One of the Zane moons suddenly interjected. Naruto regarded him with nothing but a sideways glance. He looked back at Sasuke.
"You hear something? Sounded like the breeze just picked up in here for a second," Naruto said. Sasuke shrugged.
"Hey! Don't ignore me, you Red bastard!" The same moon - Naruto decided to label him 'Bill #1 - snapped as he grabbed Naruto by the collar of his jacket.
"Guy-who's-name-I-don't-know, two things. First, shut up. You're disrupting my conversation with my frenemy," Naruto said. He glanced down at the hand grabbing him and then back at the nameless boy. "Two, if you don't want to get wrecked, you'll let go right now."
"What did you say!" The boy said, his face red as his friends held him back.
"Naruto, you know the rules." Sakura interjected.
"You mean that most Obelisk Blues need to learn to zip it?" Naruto asked.
"Ouch. That hurt my feelings." Sasuke deadpanned.
"I said most, but you don't have any, so don't try to pull that on me!" Naruto snapped.
"Ken, calm down," Zane said in his usual smooth toned voice. The elder student looked at the lone Slifer of the group with a hint of approval and amusement. "Naruto could take you down easily."
"B-But, Zane!"
"Hey, until I get at least thirty feet away from the area, leave Zane's butt out of this Bill Number One," Naruto said. He brushed off the older boy's hand with a single bat and then looked at Zane. "Thanks, Truesdale."
Zane nodded.
"Hey! My name is Ken, you turd!" Ken glared at the Slifer student.
"That's what I said," Naruto said. "Clyde."
"You messed it up again." Sakura whispered into his ear. Naruto looked confused.
"Seriously? I swear I got it right this time," he said. Naruto put a hand on his chin and took up a thoughtful pose. "I mean, he's just so generic. He looks like he's part of the background."
The third year Obelisk looked ready to blow his top.
"Quiet." Zane cut in before his 'friend' tried to get his pride ripped to shreds. "The Chancellor's beginning his speech."
"Good ol' Neck Beard!" Naruto nodded.
"Naruto!" Sakura bonked the blond Slifer on the head. Her strike did what Sasuke's couldn't and made Naruto cringe. "Show some respect!"
"I say it out of endearment! God, what do you do in your spare time? Break cinderblocks with your fists?!" Naruto whimpered while Zane led his moons away. Poki Draco appeared at his side and pulled one of his bandages off, placing it on Naruto's head. Naruto chuckled when the attempt phased through him and patted the spirit on the head. "Thanks, Poki, it's the thought that counts."
"He's talking to himself again," Sakura sighed. Sasuke hummed while he stared with narrowed eyes at the space that Naruto patted. He could've sworn he saw-No. No, he was just imagining things.
"Kroo…" Poki whined at Sakura's inability to see him. Naruto chuckled lightly, Poki loved Sakura, claiming her head offered the best naps.
The three friends walked into the auditorium and took seats along the sides, allowing them to stare at the freshmen. When the big bellied Chancellor began his speech of encouragement and trading card endorsements, Naruto started to doze off. Were it not for a few jabs to his ribs courtesy of Sakura, he would've succeeded.
"And so, I look forward to all of you advancing your dueling education here at Duel Academy!" Chancellor
"Sponsored by Seto Kaiba, Crowned King of Douche-dom." Naruto murmured while Poki made his equivalent of snickers.
"Amen." Sasuke smirked in agreement. Sakura rolled her eyes at the two.
"Boys!"
"Well, that was just as boring as it was the first time around," Naruto said. He was in the midst of walking back to the Slifer Red dorm to get ready for the feast. Sasuke and Sakura had both already head off for their own dorms, leaving Naruto alone. He was only alone if one didn't count Poki Draco.
"Kroo!" Poki growled as he trotted along beside Naruto. The blond grinned down at him.
"Yeah, bud, I hear you!" he nodded and his hands interlaced behind his head. "If Sakura would've relented, we could've actually gotten some more sleep in during that thing."
"Hey! Slacker!" Naruto turned around and squinted his eyes at the Obelisk blue storming up to him. The boy had a duel disk on his arm and a gleam in his eye.
"Do I know you?" Naruto asked. The Obelisk scowled and pointed a thumb at himself.
"It's me!" The Obelisk student's face began to turn red when Naruto squinted at him. He gnashed his teeth together. "Ken!?"
"Oh, that's right. Ken, of course." Naruto nodded slowly. Ken's eyebrow twitched violently.
"You have no idea who I am, do you?" He accused. Naruto scratched the back of his head.
"Uh, no. No, I do not," he said with a sheepish laugh.
"Are you serious?! We just freaking met not fifteen minutes ago!" Ken snapped. He growled and then activated his Duel Disk. "That's it! Me! You! Duel! Now! Triangles!"
"Y'know I'm not one that complains over how people talks, but could you use actual sentences? We aren't animals, man," Naruto said. He held up his hands at his sides and shrugged. "But hey, what kind of duelist would I be to turn down a requested duel?"
Naruto pulled out his standardize Duel Academy Duel Disk from under his jacket.
"Where did you get that?" Ken asked after a minute. He could've sworn that there weren't any visible abnormalities when he pursued the Slifer, nor was there a sack or bag that could've contained the Duel Disk. So where did it come from?
"I never leave my room without it," Naruto chirped while Poki climbed up his back and sat on his shoulder, much in the manner of that rodent on the Capsule Monsters show that Industrial Illusions was trying to promote as the next big thing. Naruto didn't think it would ever catch on, and would probably go the way of that Dungeon Dice game, but Poki liked watching the show back at the Ra Dorm and it allowed Naruto to pretend to do his homework for an hour without his spirit trying to help.
Ken, oblivious to the duel spirit's presence, stared dumbly at the blond.
"B-But where-?!"
"I'll call heads!" Naruto grinned as their Duel Disks synced up and a holographic coin flipped in the air. The coin descended and landed on the flat space between them, a giant golden eye staring up at the clouds. Naruto whooped. "Awesome! I'll take the second turn."
"W-Wait!" Ken fumbled, still trying to come to terms with what he saw. He didn't register his and Naruto's deck letting out a ding as both their life point meters activated.
# Ken Life Points (LP): 4000 #
# Naruto Life Points (LP): 4000 #
"Come on, Blue Boy," Naruto said. He crossed his arms and stared down the Obelisk Blue student. "Hurry up already, man. I'm want to smoke you before dinner's done cooking."
"I'll show you lame! I draw!" Ken declared as he drew from his deck and looked at his cards. A grin spread across his face. "Ha! Big mistake, I'll start with this. I summon Marauding Captain in attack mode."
Ken set down his card on his duel disk and a holographic monster appeared between the two teens. It was a grizzled knight with plated armor, a dramatic cape and two swords. A stern scowl was on the knight's face.
# Marauding Captain: Level 3; ATK: 1200; DEF: 400. #
"Once he's summoned to the field, I can summon another level four or lower level monster from my hand," Ken said. He held another card out and slapped it onto his Duel Disk. "And I choose Armed Samurai - Ben Kei!"
The next hologram appeared at the Marauding Captain's side. He was riddled with weapons and clad in Eastern armor.
# Armed Samurai - Ben Kei: Level 4; ATK: 500; DEF: 800 #
"That's not all!" Ken presented a spell card from his hand. "Now I'll equip my Ben Kei with the Axe of Despair! It boosts Ben Kei with an additional 1000 attack points."
A grotesque axe with a wooden hilt appeared in the already over encumbered warrior's hand. The monster examined the axe and gave it a few swings before it grinned.
# Armed Samurai - Ben Kei: Level 4; ATK: 1500; DEF: 800 #
"But why should I stop there?" Ken smirked and slid another magic card into his Disk. "I'll also equip him with my Fusion Sword Murasame Blade."
A traditional katana-like blade appeared in front of Ben Kei. The instant the warrior took hold of the blade's hilt, the guard flashed and expanded over Ben Kei's arm.
# Armed Samurai - Ben Kei: Level 4; ATK: 2300; DEF: 800 #
"I end my turn Slacker. Hope you can brace yourself," Ken said and crossed his arms haughtily.
"Oh, yeah. I'm shaking in my boots," Naruto said. He shook his head and drew his first card. He added the draw to his hand and thought over the contents: Giant Trunade, Flame Ruler, Dragon's Gunfire, Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai, Familiar Possessed - Hiita and his first draw was Pot of Greed.
"Kroo~!" Poki rumbled as he looked over the cards. Naruto laughed sheepishly and scratched his head with his free hand.
"Yeah, I know. Talk about a lucky draw!" Naruto chuckled out. He continued to grin as he pulled his first choice. "Well, Keith, you wanted me to brace myself? I offer you the same advice, 'cause I activate Giant Trunade!"
The face depicted on the spell card manifested in front of Naruto, hovering over an enlarged version of its card, and grinned sinisterly at the opposing monsters. The air went from a calm breeze to a heavy rush, all focused on Ken's two monsters, but it affected Ben Kei the most due to the spells that weighed the warrior down.
#Armed Samurai - Ben Kei: Level 4; ATK: 500; DEF: 800#
Ken crossed his arms over his face and squinted through the winds, lowering his guard when they finally died down. He retrieved his spell cards and scoffed.
"Oh, no! My cards are back in my hand, whatever shall I do? Idiot, I'll just re-equip them on my next turn!" Ken smirked. "Rookie mistake, Slifer Slacker. As expected."
"The mistake was showing me you had those cards to begin with," Naruto said with a grin as he held up his next card. The green border and insignia made the Obelisk Blue student grimace. "I play the sinfully sweet Pot Of Greed!"
A sickly green pot with a twisted smile on its front appeared in front of Naruto as he drew two more cards. Naruto looked at his drawn cards for a minute and then began to laugh. It wasn't malicious or sinister, crazed or insane, but oddly very joyful and humorous. The sound of it made Ken scowl.
"What's so funny?" He demanded of the younger student. Naruto settled down, his smile still in place as he filtered his cards into his hand.
"All in good time, Kyle! All in good time," he said. He pulled another card out. "But since I don't have any time to waste, I'll just get on with it and summon my main man, Flame Ruler!"
A dark skinned, heavily built and well defined man with wild blue appeared in front of Naruto via pillar of fire. Markings lined the Flame Ruler's left side and his eyes were emissive orbs of light. A simple red cloak and blue slacks was all that the monster wore.
# Flame Ruler: Level 4; ATK: 1500; DEF: 1600 #
"So what? Even if your monster has more attack points than mine, I still have my equip cards and more surprises in store," Ken said with a scowl. Naruto tutted and wagged a finger at the older boy.
"You need to learn a little thing called patience, Claudia," he said.
"That's a girl's name!" Ken snapped.
"I don't judge," Naruto said with a shrug. He crossed his arms. "Flame Ruler, teach this guy a lesson and turn that wannabe Ben Kei into Barbeque!"
Flame Ruler's hands ignited with fire and he launched himself forward. The fiery mystic let out a battle cry as he delivered a flying left hook to Ben Kei, only for the Marauding Captain to dive in and take the hit. The knightly warrior type was destroyed by the attack and scattered into fragments.
Ken winced from the mild jolt his Duel Disk gave him and took a firm step back. He grimaced and then scowled at the boy while his Life Points dropped.
Ken LP: 4000 - 300 = 3700
Naruto LP: 4000
"Huh, that's weird," Naruto said with a frown. "Flame Ruler, why didn't you attack the Samurai?"
"Because the Marauding Captain forces all monsters to attack him instead of any other warrior monster I have on the field," Ken said. He brushed off his shoulder and crossed his arms. "Congratulations,you destroyed one of my monsters. Too bad I'm going to turn your Life Points into ash! My tur-!"
"Hey, Kamilla, I never said I was done yet!" Naruto interjected with a grin. He held up another spell card and showed it off to the older boy. "Remember when I used Pot Of Greed a few seconds ago? Well it gave me this lovely trinket: Tribute Doll. Sorry in advance."
"Sorry for what?" Ken asked.
"I was talking to Flame Ruler," Naruto said as he slid the spell card into his Duel Disk. "Tribute Doll allows me to sacrifice one monster on my field to special summon a level seven monster from my hand."
"What?!" Ken's eyes bulged out of their sockets. He watched as a massive steel slab rose from a glow of light behind Flame Ruler. Four pointed knives launched from the slab and wound around each of Flame Ruler's limbs. The pyro monster cried out as he was pulled back to the slab and pinned to it.
"Like I said, Flame Ruler, I'm sorry. Any other duel I'd let this go, but it's almost time for the feast," Naruto said as Flame Ruler was destroyed into a shower of pixels much like Ben Kei was moments earlier, only the pixels didn't shower away and evaporate. Instead, they remained hovering in front of the slab. Naruto looked solemn at the sacrifice, before his eyes blazed. He pulled a card from his hand and placed it onto his Duel Disk. His disk shone and Naruto's eyes reflected the sunlight,giving off the illusion of a bright sun in the sky. "Rise up and conquer: Tyrant Dragon!"
The pixels held in place by the spell card burst into flames and expanded. A massive ball of fire filled the clearing until two massive wings emerged, and with it came the rest of an orange-scaled dragon. Fins framed the creature's head while two bone-white horns sprouted back from its skull. In the center of its forehead was a green gem.
When it fully manifested, the dragon reared back onto its hind legs and roared. The earth-shaking sound announced its presence for all of Duel Academy Island to hear. Then, to Ken's surprise, it settled down onto its four limbs, rather than attack. Instead, the Tyrant Dragon settled for glaring at Ken.
"Oh, yeah!" Naruto snapped his fingers as if he just remembered something. "Monsters summoned with Tribute Doll can't attack on the turn they're summoned."
"If that's the case, why bother summoning it that way at all?" Ken asked, cowed by the glare Tyrant Dragon had locked on him and his monster. It was almost as if the damn thing were alive and irritated at him!
"Tyrant Dragon would've come onto the field one way or another," Naruto said with a pat on the Dragon's hind leg. He grinned up at the beast when it glanced back at him and then expelled two brief streams of fire from its snout, as if dismissing him. Naruto looked back at Ken. "However, the feast starts soon, and since I'm at the glorified toolshed, I want to make sure I get something. Better to do this and wait a turn than risk you pulling something out of your ass and prolonging this duel."
"S-So, you're done?" Ken asked hesitantly as he kept glancing back at Tyrant Dragon, who continued to glare at him.
"I'll set a face down first, then yeah," Naruto said as he slid a final card into his Duel Disk. He grinned. "Your move, Canada."
"Right…" Ken shook his head and then drew his card. He looked over his hand and withheld a grimace. There was nothing he had that could deal with that dragon right now. He could stall for time and make the Slifer's other monster summons one-hit wonders once he boosted Ben Kei up. The trap was likely something to stop his monsters from changing battle positions, so he wouldn't bother with that. Besides, the life points he'd lose if Ben Kei was destroyed wouldn't amount to much anyway. Ken nodded to himself for his tactical plan and then glared at Naruto.
"Hope you're ready, Slacker! First, I re-equip Axe Of Despair and Fusion Sword Murasame Blade to Ben Kei!" Ken said, and upon placing the two cards, the Samurai's attack stats boosted back up.
# Armed Samurai - Ben Kei: Level 4; ATK 2300; DEF 800 #
"I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my turn," Ken said. He crossed his arms as the back of a monster card appeared in front of him, horizontal and face down. "Make your move, Slifer Slacker."
"Says the guy staring down a dragon," Naruto said under his breath as he drew his card. Tyrant snorted again, getting an odd look from Ken, and Poki Draco growled something when it saw Naruto's draw. The blond cracked another grin. "Yeah, I agree, buddy. This duel is as good as done!"
"Big talk for a Slacker!" Ken spat. He smirked and gestured grandiosely to his monsters. "I've got two monsters on the field, and while your Dragon can take them out, it'll take more than one turn!"
"...Man, now I feel like I need to apologize to the bastard for losing that duel," Naruto said. He adjusted his cards and held up a spell card. On the card was a dragon that resembled Tyrant Dragon unleashing a ball of fire from its mouth. "First, I'll activate Dragon's Gunfire!"
Tyrant Dragon lifted its head and built fire up in its maw. As the beginnings of flames flickered out between its teeth, Naruto explained what the card did.
"Dragon's Gunfire can only be activated when there's a dragon card on my side of the field. I can choose between two effects, one that destroys a monster with eight hundred defense points or less..." He gave the sweating Armored Samurai a pointed look and Ken's features paled. "Or...I could deal eight hundred points of direct damage to your Life Points! Tyrant, I'm sure you know which one I choose, but for Cleopatra's sake, bring down those Life Points!"
Tyrant Dragon reared its head back before it launched out a massive fireball at Ken. The Obelisk Blue student trembled where he stood as the attack approached. He crossed his arms and closed his eyes before the impact caused an explosion that kicked up some dust. Ken grunted and grimaced as his Life Points dropped.
Ken LP: 3700 - 800 = 2900
Naruto LP: 4000
Ken's grimace remained on his face as he glared at Naruto.
"You wasted a prime card, loser. You could've seen what my set monster was!" Ken jeered.
"Oh, Kyle, what you call a waste, I call a bombardment. Bad news for you is that I've only just begun!" Naruto chuckled and bestowed a second spell card, this one depicting a large draconic foot stomping down on primitive armaments. "I activate Stamping Destruction!"
The spell card's hologram activated next to Tyrant Dragon's hind leg. Tyrant Dragon stood from its lax position and its wings spread. A powerful flap lifted it from the ground and it ascended into the sky.
"You see, Stamping Destruction is like Dragon's Gunfire. It can only be used with a dragon on my side of the field, but instead of dealing damage outright, it does something a bit more spectacular: It allows me to target one spell or trap card on your side of the field. And if I succeed, you lose five hundred Life Points," Naruto said. He let his hands rest on his hips and he looked up at the silhouette of Tyrant Dragon. "Tyrant! Get rid of that pesky axe!"
Tyrant Dragon released a roar as it descended like a rocket towards the Armored Samurai. Ben Kei stared up in horror at the approaching monster and, at the last second, he jumped out of the way of its impact. The warrior-type monster lost grip of his axe in the process, leaving it to be flattened and destroyed under Tyrant Dragon's claw.
# Armed Samurai - Ben Kei: Level 4; ATK: 1500; DEF: 800 #
"Hey, look at that, I destroyed your axe! You know what that means," Naruto sang out with a grin. Ken grimaced and braced himself again as his Life Points dropped.
Ken LP: 2900 - 500 = 2400
Naruto LP: 4000
"Grr, even if you attack, I'll still have a thousand Life Points!" Ken said. Naruto closed his eyes and nodded.
"You're right. Even if I attacked I would have to suffer through another round against you. That's not happening," he said. Naruto grinned and held his hand out towards the trap card he set on his last turn. "Good news for you and bad news for me, Tyrant Dragon's going to be leaving the field. Sorry about this big guy; I activate my Trap Card: Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai!"
The trap card lifted and from it emerged in a circle of red light a redheaded girl dressed in revealing leathers with a white shirt and brown belt underneath an oversized cloak. In her hand was a burning staff.
"Always glad to see ya, Hiita!" Naruto greeted the hologram. The red-eyed girl grinned at him before she slashed her staff through the air and faced Ken with a look of fierce determination on her face.
"...I think I just found one of my new favorite spellcasters," Ken said as his face turned red. Naruto's grin twisted into a grimace while Hiita's eyes became two blazing fireballs.
"For the sake of my sanity, I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that," Naruto said. He shook his head to rid himself of the unwanted images and grinned once more at Ken. "Now that my Trap Card has been activated, I choose one Fire-type monster on my side of the field and sacrifice it to deal direct damage to your life points. Time to go out with a bang, Tyrant!"
Hiita spun her staff and slammed the end into the ground, her eyes shut in intense concentration as a red circle embroidered with Egyptian text and alchemic symbols appeared in front of her. The same rune mirrored itself above and beneath Tyrant Dragon, who gave one last roar before the runes rose/descended on it, changing the mighty drake into a creature of fire. Naruto pointed at Ken and lost his smile, a grave look of seriousness in his gaze.
"Next time you want to duel, pick a day that doesn't risk me missing out on a good meal, Karen!" He barked at the Obelisk student before he twisted his hand and pointed his thumb down. "Game over, Ken. Finish it, Hiita! Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai!"
Hiita's eyes snapped open and she took hold of her staff in both hands. She pulled the blazing stick back to her side and then thrust it at the magical rune in front of her. The rune shone and the blazing inferno formerly known as Tyrant Dragon launched at the Obelisk Blue student. Ken let out a wail of disbelief as the fiery attack engulfed him and his Life Points depleted to zero.
Ken LP: 0
Naruto LP: 4000
When the Duel Disks deactivated, Ken slumped to his hands and knees, wide eyed and shocked. Naruto cleaned his cards from his disk and set them back into his deck. He turned and prepared to walk away, but stopped at the Obelisk's next cry.
"You cheated!" Ken accused. He glared daggers at the blond Slifer's back. "You stacked your deck, there's no way you got a hand and four draws perfectly! I demand a rematch!"
"Kroo!" Poki Draco growled and the hints of small embers broke through his mouth. Naruto caught him by the tail when the little drake tried to launch himself at the boy. The blond wasn't sure if the Duel Spirit could do actual harm, but he wasn't about to try and risk it. Especially since that would only fan Ken's flames.
"I don't cheat, Blue Boy," Naruto said. He pulled Poki Draco back to his side, holding the struggling drake by his tail to keep him in place, and held his Duel Disk up. "Kaiba Corp.'s best and brightest developed these Duel Disks to automatically shuffle our decks. You can't cheat, you'd have to be re-donk-u-lously smart to be able to modify them. If it makes you feel better, I was demoted from Ra Yellow to Slifer Red because I didn't do so hot on my evaluation exam and lost my placement duel. If I hadn't lost my duel, I would've stayed in Ra."
"So you're saying that was all luck!?" Ken scowled. He shot to his feet and cut his arm through the air. "No way! No one is that lucky! Not even the King of Games could draw a hand that good!"
"Think what you want, Carter," Naruto said with a shrug. He turned away and resumed his walk towards his new dorm with his hands interlaced behind his head, and a growling Poki Draco seated on his shoulder. "If you want to challenge the results, take it up with the Chancellor. Just be sure to tell him that you challenged me and lost. I'm sure that'll help him resolve the issue."
Ken recoiled and scowled. If he went to someone higher up and voiced his worries, he'd appear to be both petty and a sore loser. No one would want to duel him and his Duelist rank would drop faster than one could sacrifice their Kuriboh from their hand.
Instead, the Obelisk Blue balled his hand into a fist and watched the boy walk away. His eyes narrowed and he ground his teeth.
"This isn't over, Slacker. No one makes a fool of Kenneth von Schroeder," Ken said. He stalked away and pulled his personal cellular phone out. "Next time we duel, your dragon's going to find his wings clipped. Then you'll crash and burn."
AN: No back and forth this time, sorry lovelies.
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