Well guys, this is my first fanfiction after reading many yugioh fanfics. I was inspired by Duelist's New Horizon by TranscodeNightCat. This 1st Chapter is just setting up the story arc and will probably be a little rush. Sorry in advance. I do not own Yugioh and am just a fan.
Chapter 1
Karter stood in line at the local dueling store. He had waited 2 hours in line to get the latest duel disk. This duel disk would allow players to create an avatar and duel online in the new Duel Monsters virtual reality system. A world full of dueling where dueling was the only thing that mattered. It was the latest innovation of dueling by Kaiba Corps.
Hours later when Karter had gotten back home with his new duel disk, he immediately went to his room. He set-up his duel disk virtual headset and logged into his account. Karter Kingsman was a die hard yugioh fan and a talented duelist too. It only took 10 minutes to create his avatar and set-up his account. He went with the nickname: Karter.
The game was divided into different factions based on the different summoning methods. There were the Synchro, Xyz, Fusion, Ritual, and Pendulum factions. Players would be separated into worlds with players from only the same faction. The worlds would be runned by computers and volunteers working the in game characters while administrators enforced the rules. There the players would all compete against each other and when the season ended the top 10 players from each faction would duel each other.
Karter choose the Xyz faction and immediately he was transported into the game. Karter materialized in a small apartment studio. This was probably be the room he would sleep in while in the virtual world if he wanted too. He would have to decorate it soon.
Karter's clothes were all dark with a black jacket and shirt, black sweatpants and black sneakers. There was a backpack full of supplies for the game and a list of things to do first in the game. The first thing he needed to do was to pull a Xyz card from card packs sold at card shops. Once he was able to pull an Xyz card a deck would automatically be formed based on the Xyz card's archetype.
Karter set out for the card shop hoping to pull a special Number card in the packs. Players were crowding the card shops wearing similar clothes trying to buy as many card packs as they could. Karter avoided the big stores and managed to find a small store. Nobody else was around because they were all buying from big card shops.
"Well hello there. I'm Ryko the card shop owner. Believe it or not you're actually the first duelist to stop by today and just for that I"m going to give you five card packs free. How about that?" The shopkeeper was an old man wearing khaki shorts, a red polo, and sandals. He handed him five card packs and was eager for him to open it. "Well thanks, sir. I'm glad I avoided those big crowded stores. I'm hoping to draw a number card in these packs, so wish me luck."
Karter opened the first pack but nothing good. Second pack, nothing. Third pack, nothing. The fourth pack… he pulled a black card out of the set of cards and it immediately glowed. It was an Number card!
"Mortal, whoever dares to wield the power of the golden-eyes will be destined to do great things in this game. But only those who are strong enough to unlock my power can use it. What is your answer?" The number card was actually talking to him.
"I Karter, will wield your mighty power and do great things with it." "Then I come to your aid, Number 76: Golden-Eyes Zodiac Dragon." Woah! The card materialized along with a deck in his palm.
"Wow, a number card was actually pulled in my shop. Boy, I can't wait to tell the other shop keepers! Haha! Well done son!" Ryko jumped up and down in excitement. Karter put the deck in his duel disk and bought a belt to keep his extra deck. He shoved the other cards in his bag along with the unopened pack. "Thank you. See you later".
Karter rushed out the shop and immediately bumped into somebody. It was a boy. He had on the same outfit and had brown hair, hazel eyes, and a pale complexion. "Hey watch where you're going. Wait a minute, I hear shouting of a number being pulled here and since you're the only one who was in the store you're the one with the number. I challenge you to a duel for your number card."
Karter couldn't believe it. He was eager to play his new deck but at the same time he had never heard of the zodiac dragons meaning he didn't know how to play the deck. " Alright, I'll take on your challenge risking both our numbbers on the line." A guy that eager to duel was bound to be talentless. Only a fool would rush into a duel just to gain a number.
The two duelists set their decks and drew their cards. The lifepoint counter was activated and the duel was set.
Karter: 4000 LP
David:4000 LP
That is the end of Chapter 1 and thank you so much for reading. Yes I left you all on a cliffhanger but don't worry I am already working out the duel. It was a little rushed and over time I will build on the setting and will include some great duels so stick around. Reviews and new characters are all welcome along with ideas for the story.
Here's a link to Zodiac Dragon's Card. There you will find other cards for which I draw inspiration from and will likely use. Shoutout to Kai1411.
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