Hi people! I thought this was going to be one of those easy-to-write, words flowing chapters. It wasn't. Not at all.

I had one question to ask: Any ideas on how to make the duels easier to read? Because I can't come up with a good system. I tried bolding all the cards, but that just made it look worse.

Thanks!

Oh, one more thing. Some of these cards I made up, but I put links at the bottom for the real cards :)


Jaden walked in to Duel Academy and searched over the Duel Fields. He saw Nick in Field 7, and ran over to watch the duel.

Nick's POV

I wanted to say that the duel started off to a good start. But it didn't. I didn't have a single monster in my hand.

"Um… I set one card and end my turn?"

"That's it? Pathetic."

"Oh, thanks."

"I summon Bird of Roses (ATK/ 1800 - non-Tuner) in Attack Mode! Next, I attack you directly!"

"I activate my trap! Threatening Roar! Thanks to that, you can't declare an attack this turn."

"Fine. I set a card and end my turn."

I drew a card. Sure, I had 6 freaking cards in my hand, but not a single one was a monster!"

I scanned my hand. "I set another card. Your turn."

"Oh, this is pathetic. I summon Cherry Inmato (Tuner)! Then I Synchro Summon Queen of Thorns (ATK/ 2200)! I end my turn."

Jaden

"Um… why didn't she attack?"

"Because she knew Nick had a face-down trap," I answered.

"Huh? He does?"

"Of course."

"Oh. Okay. What did Nick say your name was again?"

"Jaden."

"I'm Sid. Nice to meet you."

Nick

"I draw!"

Sweet! I drew just the card I needed to start things off. "I Summon Banisher of the Radiance (ATK/ 1600)! And I equip him with Big Bang Shot. And… I activate… um…"

Oops. I forgot to get a follow up strategy. "I end my turn."

"I attack."

"Oh! Right! I activate Sakuretsu Armor. So your monster is destroyed!" Sweeeeeeeeeeeet.

"Finally, something happens."

I glared at her.

"Anyway… I set two cards and end my turn."

I drew… YES! Finally!

"I activate D.D. Snatchsteal. This means I can add 1 random card on your side of the field or hand to my hand, once per turn… I pick the card in your hand on the left. She tossed a card called D.D. Kuriboh over to me.

"Oh, cool. I activate Axe of Despair, and equip it to Banisher of the Radiance. And, finally, I attack you directly!"

Nick/ 4000

Examiner/ 1000

"There. I end my turn by setting one more card."

"I summon-"

"Not so fast. I activate my trap, Snipe! This means I can attack you outside of my Battle Phase with Banisher. So I do!"

Nick/ 4000

Examiner/ 0000

"How's that for pathetic?"

"Ha. Ha ha. You're hilarious, kid." She walked over to dueling field 13, not looking back.

That's when the power went out.

Jaden

"Why'd the power go out?" wondered Sid.

"Duel Academy's not the most advanced building around. It'll probably come back on in a few seconds.

In about three seconds, it was back. "See, what did I-"

Sid was gone.


Oooooh! Mysterious!

Anyway, here are those links I promised:

.com/wiki/Bird_of_Roses

.com/wiki/Threatening_Roar

.com/wiki/Cherry_Inmato

.com/wiki/Queen_of_Thorns

.com/wiki/Banisher_of_the_Radiance

.com/wiki/Big_Bang_Shot

.com/wiki/Sakuretsu_Armor

.com/wiki/Axe_of_Despair

The rest I came up with. review and enjoy!

-thriller107

P.S. There's a manga-only card called Sneak Attack that gave me the basis for Snipe, if you were wondering (.com/wiki/Sneak_Attack)