Chapter 1: Uncertain beginnings

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How long was I here?

Where am I?

My name? Ryouma... That's right...That is my name...

I was certainly annoyed when I woke up in an interrogation room before a few men proceed to beat me for answers I have no idea how to answer.

This place...a confinement facility. I could only remember the faces of scared prisoners as I was forced into a different room.

The people here...are prisoners!? I gritted my teeth in anger at the thought of others going through the same treatment as me

I don't know if it was out of anger or desperation, but I managed to yank the device off the nearby soldier and what's that? Duel...yes duel! To escape here, I must duel!

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My thoughts were interrupted as two men wearing blue uniforms with strange masks summoned green mechanical hounds.

"Prisoner No.31!" One of them shouted. "Return to your cell immediately!"

"That would be impossible." I closed my eyes and shook my head slowly. "There is something need to do now. I don't supposed you are kind enough to tell me where the other prisoners are, aren't you?"

"You cocky bastard!" The soldier snarled.

I swung the royal blue and gold sword in my hand as I processed his reply. "I see, then I just have to force it out of you. Are you ready?"

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A moment later, I stood in front of a steel door with a slot for a key card. Inserting the required card I snatched from the previous grunt, the door swung open and I found myself staring at a lone girl sitting by the wall.

Just one?

The girl had long dark purple hair, tied in a secured bun with a wing-shaped barrette, and wears feather-shaped earrings. Her pink eyes stared into mine cautiously as I entered the dark windowless space.

"Who are you! You don't look like one of the guards..." Her voice was calm but I could tell from her stance and posture that she was ready to fight. Now that she was standing, I could see the white vest and periwinkle dress she was wearing, along with a ragged red cloth tied to her belt.

I took a moment before I raised both my hands in a surrendering gesture. "Relax, I'm not one of them, and we are running out of time. My name is Ryouma, and I'm here to help."

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Fusion dimension: Academia Confinement Sector 1

"We need backup! We need reinforcements in the east wi-ARGH!" The soldier's voice was cut off and went silent.

"I repeat, I repeat, prisoner no.31 has escape confinement! pleas-GAGH!" The obelisk blue soldiers had their sentences cut short as they were assaulted by someone or something of unknown origin.

"What the hell is happening out there!?" Back in the control room of Academia's confinement and interrogation sector stood a silver-haired boy with dark blue eyes. He was dressed in a silver suit with a green regal cloak attached with yellow shoulder pads. This person was Edo Phoenix, a commander of Duel Academia's invasion forces.

'Why are you letting one escapee give us so much trouble!? Tell the remaining Obelisk forces to block the main exit and secure the prisoner!' Edo angrily ordered.

The relaying Obelisk soldier replied, "But commander Phoenix, this guy has already taken out twenty of our men! Commander Barrett is also out of commission ten minutes ago from engaging him. Still no word from the Tyler Sisters as well".

"How could this have happened?' Edo could only growl in anger as he slumped over the table. 'We are still having our hands full weeding out the remnants of the XYZ dimension, and THIS happens!? But wait…how did he manage to escape his jail cell with guards around him? Unless there is a security breach in Academia…".

"Quickly! Who or what is this prisoner?". Edo promptly order the nearest soldier to display the details of the escapee on the main monitor.

Staring back at the Academia soldiers was a boy with spiky blue hair cut short. He was wearing a black V-neck and cargo pants, but what caught their attention the most were his eyes. Silver eyes like polished steel gazed lazily into the camera, and streaks of white could be seen in his hair. Multiple wounds and bruises were revealed, courtesy of the Academia interrogation squad Edo thought. He could not be older than 17 years old, but he gave the aura of a veteran fighter. The name, NO.31 RYOUMA was displayed at the bottom of the profile.

Edo leaned back on his chair and rested his head on his hand. "Tell me everything you know about this guy. How was he captured? In the XYZ dimension with the Resistance?"

"Yes, he was found unconscious in one of the buildings in Heartland City. However, his background is a mystery. The only thing we ever got out of him was his name, and he show signs of serious amnesia. No one among the XYZ prisoners we have claimed to know a "Ryouma" around. He was not wearing the standard attire of the XYZ resistance either."

Before Edo could reply, the doors burst open and a panting Obelisk wheezed, "The Tyler Sisters were defeated by prisoner no.31! He is breaking through our final line of defence as we speak, we cannot stop him!"

"It's alright, the boats of the island are locked and secured. The prisoner won't dare to swim towards the residential district in such darkness" Edo chuckled, "Our prisoner is trapped like a rat, gather everyone else in the facility who is still up to main exit A, I am going to greet out prisoner personally".

Just then, the transmitter roared to life, with everyone in the control room turning their head towards the sudden burst of static. "…hel..us…monst…MONSTER!GARGGGGG...-"

"Proceed now." "YES SIR!"

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Fusion Dimension: Detention and Interrogation sector Exit A:

"Antique Gear Hound Dog! Attack with GAGH!". The mechanical hound was obliterated by a slash and the Obelisk soldier was sent crashing into the wall.

Two more Obelisk soldiers could bare stand as they endured this terrible onslaught. The hallway has been transformed into a disaster zone, littered with their defeated comrades and slash marks.

"What's with this guy? And what's with the blades?"

"Stand down prisoner no. 31! If you think you can escape from Academia, you are solely mistak- "

"Shut up… that way of calling me is really starting to get on my nerves you know? What's with you guys treating others like your own property?" I interrupted.

"Wha – you! All Xyz scum should be carded, you are no except-!" A horizontal slash robbed the Obelisk force the rest of his life points as he was speaking mid-sentence.

The remaining guard could only whimper as he tried to crawl away from the prisoner. "This is not a duel! This is just an extermination"' He whispered as eyes the colour of steel bored into him, reaching into the very depths of his soul.

I just scoffed at what he said, "I can agree with you on that, however… are you really in the position to say that to me?" I slowly lifted the terrified Obelisk by the collar until he reaches eye level. 'You guys really did a number on me during that interrogation. It's only right for me to have some payback right…?'

The Obelisk guard could barely feel his legs, and fear washed over him like a cold shower. 'Answer my question! How do we get out of here!?'

"Someone, please help me, monster…MONSTER!"

"Don't ignore my question you bastard!. At least tell me how to escape from the isl…oi…oiiii! Tsk! Fainted already?"

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The long purple-haired girl stared for a while before asking. "You're an Xyz user, how come I have never seen you in Heartland before?"

"I cannot answer what I do not know!" I retorted back. "Hey, by the way, is this all of them?"

"It's not 'Hey', my name is Ruri Kurosaki." The girl corrected me politely while looking back at the 20 people following behind us. "This is all of the people I know who are captured along with me. However, there are sure to be a lot more held captive..."

"That's enough." I answered. "A small number is enough for now. I still have to figure out how are we going to escape the island. From what I've heard, we are surrounded by the sea..."

"Wha- You mean you don't have a plan when you first escaped?"

I sheepishly scratched my head. "I thought maybe we can just plowed through the soldiers like just now...I took care of like twenty of them afterall."

Ruri stared at me in disbelief. "You idiot! We have twenty injured people here, how do we..."

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As I was planning my next move, a siren suddenly blared, forcing me to cover his ears. 'What the hell? '

"Prisoner No. 31 Ryouma! This is Edo Phoenix of the Academia commanders. Stand down and surrender your deck and duel disk, the exits are now blocked and THERE IS NO ESCAPE FOR YOU! That also goes for the other 21 prisoners with you!"

"Wha-." True enough, I could spot several Obelisk forces rushing towards the exit he was nearby.

"Tsk, reinforcements?" I quickly ran in the opposite direction towards the staircase where I could hopefully find a hiding spot first.

"Just run!" I panted, the entire group had no choice but to follow.

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What do I do?

I just wanted to save them! Do I stay behind to stall? Idiot! We are surrounded by the sea, is there even a way to escape?

Even so, if it means buying a bit more time, then I'll-

Suddenly, the air in front of me seem to crack, revealing a bright blue portal which emitted a bright light.

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"What the-!"

I stared at the portal for a while, before stating something crazy.

"Enter the portal, quickly!"

Ruri rebutted in panic. "We don't even know where it leads to!"

"Is there anyplace worse than here?"

"Thats..." Ruri turned quiet. I knew I was being irresponsible, but it was either his or being captured. "We have no time! We have to escape, now!"

The prisoners nodded at one another and quickly dived into the blue portal.

"I meet you on the other side Ryouma!" Ruri shouted before entering the portal herself.

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"THERE HE IS! GET HIM!" The soldiers spotted me and rushed forward.

"Here goes nothing..." I dived into the portal and disappeared with a zap.

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Yu-Gi-Oh

Miami City: 15 feet above ground level:

Finally, the light faded away, letting me have a view of a bright sky. I turned my head around and noticed unfamiliar buildings and pathways below me. Wait, below me?

I took a moment to realised that I am several feet above the ground, how is that even possible! After a few moments, I fell.

AAHHHHH! What is this!? I'm falling! How is this even possible!? And where are the rest?

I fervently prayed for someone to actually save me from this unbelievable situation. My heart was taking a dive, and I had a horrible feeling that at least one thing in my body is going to break. All I felt later was something reasonably soft, and then darkness.

"YUYA, YUYA! Are you okay? You! Get off him right now!" I groggily woke up to a loud voice and realised I was sitting on top of someone. I bolted off of this unfortunate soul who had to cushion my fall and save me from certain death.

'GAH! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! Are you hurt? Are you injured? Are you alive!?' My heart took a dive on the possibility that I killed someone on my first day here.

"Argh! That hurts!"

"Oh, you're alive."

The boy who stood up warily had an unusual hair combination. It was crimson and green. YES! CRIMSON AND GREEN, kind of reminded me of a tomato. He wore goggles with a blue star over the lens, a red vest, dark green baggy trousers and red shoes. He also wore a white jacket like a cloak which seems to be defying gravity, which I have no idea how it's possible.

"I'm really sorry for falling on you, and worrying your girlfriend over there…" I glanced at the girl who was with the victim.

The girl had pink and purple hair tied into pigtails with a hairclip resembling a musical note. A bracelet was also worn on her left arm which reminded me of a solar system for some reason.

The two youths' faces turned beet red as they replied, "It's okay we're both fine, and he/she is NOT my boyfriend/girlfriend!".

"Whoops, my bad…"

"So how did you end up falling from the sky anyway? I'm Yuzu, Yuzu Hiragi by the way, and this idiot here (HEY!) is Yuya Sakaki." The girl called Yuzu asked with an inquisitive look on her face.

"Oh, I am from another dimension with bloodthirsty soldiers and managed to come here through a portal!" Of course I cannot say that, they'll think I'm crazy!

"Parkour, desu." I answered with a straight face.

Yuzu ended up tripping by herself while Yuya just laughed, which probably means they believe me, somewhat I hoped.

"You're funny. You may end up becoming a great entertainment duelist, what is your name by the way? Are you new to Miami City?" Yuya asked.

"Oh sorry, my name is Ryouma ...just Ryouma. I'm new here. And what is with the entertainment duelist thing?"

"Oh, the both of us are actually students of the You Show Duel School, the place for entertainment duelling. Are you not also a duelist? I see you have your own duel disk and deck, though its rather dirty"

"Oh this? Well…" The duel disk is obviously stolen from those Obelisks freaks when I made my great escape, I'm not planning to keep it for long though…

"Hey Ryouma, I know its sudden, but could I duel you, as my own way of welcoming you to Miami City?" Yuya pleaded with star in his eyes.

"Yuya! You can't just request to duel people out of the blue like that!" Yuzu scolded.

"No, its fine," I complied. "I also wish to know about this city while I'm here. Besides, it's the least I can do from me almost breaking your spine earlier in my fall".

"Like I said, I am fine already. Come on! We show you our school and duel there!" Yuya began to ran off in the opposite direction like an excited child.

Yuzu could only fume at his childish behavior while I laughed, the two of us running to catch up with him.

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Miami City: You Show Duel School.

"Here we are!"

We stopped at a very asymmetrical building with a huge sign saying 'YOU SHOW DUEL SCHOOL'.

"It's beautiful…" I stated.

"Thanks, Ryouma," Yuzu smiled at my compliment. "We have the whole space to ourselves this afternoon, and we just fitted in a new Solid Vision system. It will be a great test run!".

"Solid Vision? What is that?"

"Huh? You never heard of Solid Vision before?" Yuya looked at me as though I just grew a second head.

"First time in my life."

"Action Duels?"

"Sorry?"

"Action Cards?"

"…I'm very sorry."

"No, its fine. Its just that this is the first time I seen someone so uninformed before." Yuya and Yuzu looked at each other with bewildered expressions.

"Its okay. Its okay! We'll just have a normal duel, as a warm-up first!" Yuya suggested.

"I appreciate your kindness", I replied, feeling a little touched by Yuya's kindness.

"Awesome! Let's get started then." The two of us then entered a dome-shaped room and went to other respective sides.

"Will Yuzu be joining us?" I asked

"Oh, Yuzu is currently in the control room, she will be coming down soon. So, without further delay, let us start!". Yuya replied with a smile and a small bow.

'He sure is enthusiastic, I'll give him that…'

Yuya activated his duel disk on his gauntlet, displaying a bright yellow. I activated the shield-like disk on my arm, showing a dark purple glow.

"DUEL!"

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Ryouma vs Yuya LP: 4000

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"You may have the first move, Ryouma".

"Don't mind if I do" I glanced at the five cards in my hand. 'It feels so familiar, but I just can't remember…"

"I activate the Continuous Spell, Magical Factory!" The card showed two dwarfs in a dark workshop while Thor the Nordic God stood at the corner instructing.

"When this card is activated, I can add two Densetsu no shōchō: Famed Armaments Monsters from my deck to my hand, as long as I discard 1 card." "I add Famed Armaments: Chrysaor & Famed Armaments: Kamula directly to my hand. Unfortunately, this spell forbids me from using them this turn so I'll just set a card and end my turn." I finished.

"Famed Armaments? I never heard of that archetype before. Watashi no turn!" Yuya drew his card dramatically.

"I summon my trustworthy pal Performapal Hip Hippo in attack mode!"

I've seen a lot of things in my life, but a suit and top hat wearing pink hippo was certainly not one of them.

"Alright Hip Hippo! Attack Ryouma directly!" The hippo began to rush me, preparing to welcome me with a huge belly flop.

"Sorry, I activate my trap! Defence Draw! I can negate 1 instance of battle damage and draw a card."

An invisible barrier bounced Hip Hippo back to his position. "You're good at this, I set two cards and end my turn!" Yuya praised as he ended his turn.

"Its my move then, draw!" 'Alright then, I can make this work…' I thought to myself as I look at the card I just drew.

"I summon Famed Armaments: Orna in Attack mode!" I placed the card in one of the duel zones.

Out of the card came an intricate 4 feet long sword with a hilt resembling angel wings. Runes of unknown origin were engraved on the side of the blade and the hilt was decorated with rubies.

Famed Armaments: Orna, level 4, Fairy, light, ATK: 200, DEF: 2000

A King stood before his people with a sword held high. It hides nothing, it reveals all but lies

"Its effect when normal summoned activates! I can special summon a Famed Armaments monster that is level 4 or below, so come out! Famed Armaments Kamula!"

A sword which could turn the tide of any battle, but only the righteous could wield it, giving him the power of earthquakes. Unlike Orna, Kamula was a bronze sword the same length as Orna, but the hilt was longer making the sword look like an elongated cross. It stabbed the ground with a thud. A single ruby glowed from the hilt.

Famed Armaments: Kamula, level 4, Fairy, earth, ATK: 1600, DEF: 800

"When there are at least 2 or more Famed Armaments on the field, I can special summon Famed Armaments Chrysaor from my hand! Slice em up! Chrysaor!"

A warrior donned in gold held a golden sword, it was tempered with pure adamant, and could cleave through anything

Famed Armaments: Chrysaor, level 4, Fairy, light, ATK: 2000, DEF: 1500

Chrysaor appeared with a golden flash, revealing 5 feet long 2-handed long sword with a golden blade. The hilt and handle resembled something carved out of stone with an emerald jewel embedded in the space at the centre of the hilt, giving it a look of a mesmerizing eye.

"What the, swords!?" Yuya gasped in surprised as the three incredibly huge ornate swords appeared in front of Ryouma, radiating power.

"Those are your monsters!? I could have mistaken them as Equip Spell cards!"

"No, these are monster cards and this is my Famed Armaments deck!" I replied.

"I choose the activate the second effect of the Continuous Spell Magical Workshop! By sending this card to the graveyard, I can give one of my Famed Armaments an additional 600 ATK points boost until the end of the turn. I choose to boost my Chrysaor, boosting it to 2600 ATK points"

Famed Armaments: Chrysaor, level 4, Fairy, light, ATK: 2000 - 2600, DEF: 1500

I strolled towards the swords while placing my hand cards in a card holder on my duel disk. I held Chrysaor in my right hand and Kamula in my left. I took a stance and pointed Chrysaor towards Yuya while smiling.

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"Let me show you, Yuya… this is how I duel!"

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I hope you guys like this story. This is my first fanfiction, so thanks to anyone reading this.