Hello everyone here is the revised chapter 1 of The Age of the Duel hope this chapter is a lot better than it's predecessor I know it is shorter but I tried to flesh it out, talk more about Kenji as Dominic's Surrogate Grandfather and such, the next chapter is longer because it includes 2 duels in it

The Age of the Duel

Prologue

Many years have passed since the days of duelists such as Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba, but what they left behind is a legacy that the world stands on the foundations that they set forth for now dueling has become the centerpiece of society, one's skill in a duel determines their place in society. And duel schools are set up for people in each level of society to increase their skill and possibly promote them to higher levels of society. There was once a duelist who was so powerful people thought he had sold his soul to a demon of some supernatural entity to be unstoppable on the duel field, because unstoppable he was, and they called him… Kenji of the Mythic Dragon! Across his glorious career as a duelist procuring great wealth and recognition across the dueling world but strangely he disappeared.

Many attempts were made to track Kenji down but nobody found him as if he had never existed. However the story I am about to relate has little to do with Kenji himself, it focuses on the young man who's own legacy would carry on where Kenji Left off…

Chapter 1

The Inheritance

Domonic went back into the apartment he lived with his parents at, his parents were barely home as they were working multiple jobs to pay the rent and keep food on the table so they couldn't afford to put him through duel school. Once he got home from working his own odd jobs gig to help his parents make ends meet but when he got home his mom surprisingly answered the door "Mom? Aren't you supposed to be working that waitress job at the pizza parlor?" His mother had a sad look on her face

"oh I was able to take some time off just for today, there is something your father and I need to discuss with you." She said sadly she led him in and into the kitchen with a beaten up folding table in the middle of the kitchen where sat Domonic's father, a bruiser of a man who worked his ass off to put food on the table for the son and wife he loved dearly, and another man sat with him, he wore a clean cut business suit and he looked well kept as though he was a business man of sorts. mom sat down with the two men and inclined for Domonic to sit down too, the 16 year old joined the three at the table and his father introduced him

"Son, this is Mr. Topper, he wanted to speak with you about some things, but the first thing he agreed that he should rather hear it from us rather than a stranger." He said and so his father began "Son I am sorry to say that Kenji Umino passed away this morning." Said his father

Those Words Hit Domonic like a barrel of bricks dropped from a roof "no way…" he said in shock. He looked at his mother, hoping beyond hope that this wasn't some sick ass joke they were pulling on him. His mother placed a hand on his shoulder with a sad look on her face.

"I am afraid so, Domonic, you're not the only one whose death it would have affected, he was like part of the family to all 3 of us."

It was now Mr. Topper's turn to speak. "I am very sorry for your loss, however my job here is this:" and he reached into his briefcase and produced a grubby rectangular Package with an envelope taped to it, "He stated in his will and testament that you were to have this, as it said in the will, he leaves you his legacy, may it make a name for you as it did for me" he said but Domonic barely heard him through this, he was lost in thought of the man whom he considered both a friend and a surrogate grandfather. Dominic was brought out of his revelry when Mr. Topper said, "Well now, I have done what I came here to do, may you have a nice day." Said Mr. Topper as he picked up his coat and headed to the door, Domonic's Mother seeing him out.

Domonic took the package and went to his room and shut the door, locking it too, he just wanted to be alone for a bit. He sat down at his desk placing the package in front of him, looking at it at first glance it didn't look like anything special and Dominic didn't know what it was, his first thought was that it was some odd trinket that an old man gives someone for symbolic value, wasn't anything anyone could actually USE. But the words said in the will "I leave you my Legacy, may it Make a Name for You as it did for me." Dominic thought as he remembered the words. What kind of Legacy are we talking here? Kenji never talked about his past and the apartment Kenji lived in didn't have any pictures of family or friends, no trophies of any kind of recognition, and when asked about it Kenji always dodged the question, looking upon the letter that came with the package he figured this would possibly be his only chance to learn ANYTHING about the man, opening the envelope he saw the ever so familiar handwriting Kenji had and it read the following

Dear Domonic, if you haven't opened the package now would be the best time to open it before proceeding

Domonic took the package in his hand and peeled away the wrapping to reveal an ornate red hardened leather case that had a loop on the back so it could be worn on the belt with the designs featuring a Nordic style dragon embossed on the leather twisting around the whole front and sides of the case with its mouth open so that it encircled the latch that held the top on. Dominic was impressed with the craftsmanship of the case and really strangely he felt that he had seen it before, it was familiar yet the location of where he saw it was just beyond the reach of his memory he spent so much time admiring the detail and craftsmanship that went into the case that he almost forgot to look inside it, so without further ado he unclasped the top and opened the case and what was inside made his heart stop and his jaw drop: It was a duel monsters deck Dominic could barely contain his excitant as he saw what the cards were, it was a Dragon and Spellcaster Deck that housed some of the most outstanding cards in the two categories, Domonic was so amazed he almost forgot about the rest of the letter so putting down the deck went back to reading it

Yes, I was once a duelist, and not just any duelist one that is still remembered to this day: Kenji of the Mythic Dragon Dominic was astounded at the revelation, He sure had heard of that duelist, his skill was immeasurable winning duel after duel tournament after tournament but then disappeared and now all these years later he was friends with such a legendary duelist all along and now he had passed on to him this deck, he continued the letter you are the first person I have truly told who I was and the reason I left, it was when my wife and children died in a house fire, I had lost everything and lost my will to duel, many hears passed and then I met your family and you welcomed me in as one of your family giving light to my life once more and now that I am gone I pass the fire that once I had to you, carry on my legacy of magic and flame and revive the eternal glory.

"A knock came on Dominic's door "Dear? Are you hungry?" asked Dominic's Mom entering the room and saw what he was looking at "Is that what Kenji Left you?!" she asked astounded

"Yeah, I know how to play the game just don't have the money to buy too many cards." Said Dominic "Hold on a sec, let me see something." She said and hurried out of the room, ten minutes later she returned with what looked like a beaten up duel disk,

"M-mom, you had this all along?!" exclaimed Dominic not believing what he was seeing

"It was your brother's." replied his mother. Dominic never knew his older brother Hiro he disappeared a year or so after he was born

"Mom… thanks." Said Dominic accepting the duel disk and strapped it to his arm, it wasn't as glitzy as the modern day ones, it was the traditional Battle City style disk worn by duelists such as Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba. "Well at least we know it fits, let's see if it still works." Said Dominic sliding his new deck into place

Dinner was one of excited conversation when Dominic told his father what he had inherited and was amazed that mom had Kept Hiro's Duel Disk all this time and that it still worked "We should get you down to the duelist registry tomorrow and he will get Social Benefits." Said his father "that will reduce your need to do odd jobs so much," he added Duelists got pay from the National Duel association depending on their win/loose record, an average duelist with a part time day job could make a livable amount of money." Suffice it to say Dominic's life has been changed by this

and there you have it hope it explained it better than the previous version of this chapter, second chapter 2.0 will be put up in a little bit I am going to get some stuff ready for a game going on saturday night (I am a Larper)