Okay, here's the second chapter, but I won't say much about it because you'll have to read it, so enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do NOT claim any rights to Yugi-oh 5Ds or its characters. I only own my O.C. Chrystal and this story's plot as well as my own cards.

Note: Bolded names/words after the next line break of either Spell, Trap, or Monster cards are made-up. Also, SpC is just Speed Counters abbreviated.


Evenly Matched

Revving up their D-Wheels, Chrystal and Crow got into position.

"Activate the field spell; Speed World." said the voice that activated the turbo duel screen on both duel runners. As the Field Spell was being activated, the purple flames seemed to roar with intense heat.

"No escaping now, Crow. You're trapped in here like a bird in a cage! Chrystal cackled. "Alright, whoever rounds that corner first gets the first move!"

Crow, knowing fully well how Chrystal dueled; decided that he needed to beat her to the curve so that he could get the upper hand. Putting his runner into full blast, he managed to beat Chrystal; although just barely.

"Humph, well then, looks like the birdie goes first." she taunted.

Ignoring her taunts, they both yelled, "Let's Duel!"

Darker Signer Chrystal (LP: 4000) VS. Crow Hogan (LP: 4000)

"Alright, I'm first! Draw!" shouted Crow.

Crow: 4000 LP; 1 SpC
Chrystal: 4000 LP; 1 SpC

Looking at his hand, Crow hoped that luck would be on his side. "I play the Speed Spell-Black Whirlwind! (I'm not sure if this is an actual card or not.) I can activate this if I have one or more Speed Counters! When I summon a Blackwing monster after activating this card, I can add any other Blackwing monster from my deck to my hand with less attack points than the monster I just summoned! And I'll play Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame in attack mode!"

Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame, Lv. 4 winged-beast; 1800 ATK 1200 DEF

A rather thin and lanky-looking man in a bird outfit/costume mainly colored in shades of black and blue appeared on the field next to Crow.

"Since I summoned a Blackwing, my spell card, Black Whirlwind, activates! And I choose to add Blackwing—Bora the Spear to my hand. My deck is then shuffled and with that, I special summon Blackwing—Bora the Spear, due to one of its' special abilities! Birds of a feather, flock together right? Well, if I already control a Blackwing monster other than Blackwing—Bora the Spear, than I can special summon it from my hand to the field."

Blackwing—Bora the Spear, Lv. 4 Dark Attribute winged beast; 1700 ATK 800 DEF

Another Blackwing appeared onto the field, but this time with a lance-like spear. The new Blackwing had two large blue feathered wings sprouting from its back and had orange and yellow feathers on its head somewhat resembling hair.

"I place two cards face down and end my turn!"

"Alright, my turn, Draw!"

Crow: 4000 LP; 2 SpC
Chrystal: 4000 LP; 2 SpC

Looking at her hand, Chrystal hoped her darker counterpart would go easy on Crow.

"I activate the Speed Spell-Acceleration Limiter! During your next two turns, you won't be able to place Speed Counters during your Standby Phases! Sorry Birdie. I summon Dunames Dark Witch in Attack mode!"

As Chrystal summoned the monster, her eyes changed from its normal emerald green color to blazing lavender.

Dunames Dark Witch, Lv. 4 Light Attribute Fairy; 1800 ATK 1050 DEF

A fairy with short burgundy hair with a white headband with blue and green jewels materialized onto Chrystal's side of the field. It had angelic-like wings with what appeared to be the same jewels on her headband decorating its rim. She wore a short warrior/battle dress with the torso being a similar shade of her hair, long white gloves that reached just below her elbows, and matching long white boots.

'Ugh, just great; so much for going easy,' she groaned, mentally face-palming herself.

"I activate the Speed Spell-Curse of Fate! I can activate this by having two or more Speed Counters. By selecting 1 face-up monster I control, I can deal direct damage to my opponents' Life Points equal to half of its' ATK!" she explained.

Damage Dealt: 1800/2 = 900
Crow's LP: 4000-900 = 3100

Crow cringed as he felt the sting of damage even though it had been from a card effect.

"Due to activating and using this cards' effect, my selected monster won't be able to attack this turn, but it's a small price to pay, so I don't mind. I'll end my turn with a face-down!" Chrystal exclaimed.

"My turn! Draw!" said Crow, still determined to win.

Crow: 3100; 2 SpC
Chrystal: 4000 LP; 3 SpC

"I tribute summon Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawn!" Crow chose to tribute his Blackwing-Bora the Spear who turned into a ball of light and vanished. In its place, the tribute summoned monster appeared.

Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawn, Lv. 5 Dark Attribute Winged Beast; 2000 ATK 900 DEF

Another Blackwing monster appeared on Crow's side of the field. It had large black feathered wings and a long flat tail made of the same colored feathers. Its' head was covered in dark blue feathers and it had an eagle-like beak.

"Black Whirlwind activates! And I'll choose to add Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame from my deck to my hand. My deck is then shuffled again. I also special summon another Blackwing—Bora the Spear!" A second Blackwing—Bora the Spear appeared onto the field.

"I activate Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawns special ability! Once per turn, I can select 1 face-up Blackwing monster I control in order for it to gain ATK equal to the total ATK of all face-up Blackwing monsters on the field except itself until the End Phase of my turn. On the flip side though, monsters other than the selected monster cannot attack the turn I activate this effect." Crow explained. "And I'll choose Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawn!"

Total ATK from other Blackwings: 1800+1700=3500
Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawn: 2000+3500=5500

"Now, Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawn, attack Chrys's Dunames Dark Witch!" Crow commanded. As the Blackwing was about to strike, Chrystal activated her face-down card.

"Sorry Birdie. I activate my face-down trap card, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow! With this trap, I can negate one of your monsters' attacks and place it back face-down instead of sending it to the Graveyard. What a useful card, wouldn't you say?" she chuckled.

Crow scowled. He knew where Chrystal had gotten the trap from. 'Yusei...!' The said friend had decided to give one of his trusty trap cards; obviously Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, to her in case she would ever need it. 'Great and it decided to show up during our duel too…'

"Fine. I end my turn." said Crow.

"My turn. Draw!" Chrystal replied.

Crow: 3100 LP; 2 SpC
Chrystal: 4000 LP; 4 SpC

Smirking, Chrystal said, "Yes! Now we can get this show on the road! I summon Moonlight Fairy in attack mode!"

Moonlight Fairy, Lv. 4 Dark Attribute Fairy; 2000 ATK 1700 DEF

Another fairy about the same size as Dunames Dark Witch materialized on Chrystal's side of the field. She had black as midnight hair and it reached to just above her waist. She wore a simple and short, flowy black dress with thin straps that met at the top of her shoulder blades each forming a bow and she wore simple black flats. Her eyes were a dark brown and she had fair skin. She also had typical fairy wings, but it was nearly transparent yet it shimmered when the suns' rays hit it at different angles.

"Now then, I activate her special ability! When successfully summoned, whether it's normal, flipped, or special, I can special summon to my field, Sunshine Fairy, whether she's in my Hand, Deck or Graveyard!" Chrystal explained.

A tanned-skin fairy with a long soft honey-colored ponytail materialized on the other side of Dunames Dark Witch. She had hazel eyes and what looked like on her back were three narrow wings stacked on top of each other to form slightly larger wings. She wore a black halter-top dress with a long skirt that had a slit on one side of her dress revealing her leg; which stopped at the middle of her thigh.

Sunshine Fairy, Lv. 3 Tuner Light Attribute Fairy; 1600 ATK 1100 DEF

Chrystal threw her right hand up and said, "I tune Lv. 3 Sunshine Fairy with Lv. 4 Moonlight Fairy. When darkness seems to have its victory, the light shall—Argh!" She was interrupted by an intense sharp pain that shot down her back.

"Finish that phrase and I'll take over the duel myself!" threatened the same malicious voice that had made itself known to her at the beginning.

"Argh, I—I Synchro Summon, Ancient Sacred Wyvern!" she continued.

A pearl-white dragon-like creature with long, shimmering blonde hair with strange black charcoal-colored markings on its' back materialized next to Chrystal. It had green eyes; almost the same color as the girl's original eyes had been, and the scales around and above its eyes were red.

Ancient Sacred Wyvern, Lv. 7 Light Attribute Fairy/Synchro/Effect; 2100 ATK 2000 DEF

"My Synchro's effect activates! When my Life Points are higher than my opponents', it gains ATK equal to the difference!"

LP Difference: 4000 LP-3100 LP=900
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: 2100+ 900=3000 ATK

"Ancient Sacred Wyvern attack Crow's Blackwing—Sirocco the Dawn!" Chrystal commanded. "Attack with Sacred Beam!" The dragon-like creature threw its head back and launched a thick beam of blinding light from its mouth towards the large bird. Sirocco the Dawn's hologram shattered to pieces.

ATK Difference: 3000-2000=1000
Crow's LP: 3100-1000=2100

"Gah!" shouted Crow, as his Life Points plunged. His D-Wheel started to swerve, nearly touching the flames, as he felt the physical damage dealt to him. Due to the field spell; Speed World, Crow's Speed Counters decreased by one for every 1000 points of damage he received.

Crow: 2100 LP; 1 SpC

"I'm not done yet! Dunames Dark Witch; attack his Blackwing—Bora the Spear!" The fairy threw her hands above her head and formed a bow and arrow made of the same light blue-colored energy as she took aim at Blackwing—Bora the Spear.

"Attack with Valhalla Arrow!" Chrystal commanded once again. The angel-like fairy released the arrow and Bora the Spear's hologram shattered to bits and pieces like Sirocco the Dawn's had. Crow grunted in pain from the impact.

ATK Difference: 1800-1700=100
Crow's LP: 2100-100=2000

"And with that, I end my turn."

LP Difference: 4000-2000=2000
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: 2100+2000=4100 ATK

"Heh, you can't keep me down for long! It's my turn. Draw!" cried Crow.

Crow: 2000 LP; 2 SpC
Chrystal: 4000 LP; 5 SpC

'Alright, this should help.' The card he had just drew was Blackwing—Kalut the Moon Shadow. "I attack Dunames Dark Witch with Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame!" Crow commanded. Before the Damage Step of the Battle Phase, Crow activated Blackwing—Kalut the Moon Shadows' special ability. "I activate Blackwing—Kalut the Moon Shadows' special ability from my hand! Due to its' effect, if one of my Blackwing monsters attacks or is attacked, I can discard this card to the Graveyard and have the battling monster gain 1400 ATK until the End Phase of my turn!" he explained.

Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame: 1800+1400= 3200 ATK

Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame flew towards Dunames Dark Witch looking stronger and more buff due to the power boost.

"Sorry Birdie. But I activate the trap, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" replied Chrystal.

"Not so fast!" cried Crow. "I activate my trap, Trap Stun! Meaning with this trap, I can negate the activation of your Scrap-Iron Scarecrow."

Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame continued with its attack and caused Chrystal's fairy-warrior monster to shatter into bits and pieces.

ATK Difference: 3200-1800=1400
Chrystal's LP: 4000-1400=2600

"Huh, not bad. Not bad at all, Birdie." Chrystal taunted, not the slightest bit worried about her Life Points.

LP Difference: 2600-2000=600
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: 2100+600=2700 ATK

"I end my turn!" replied Crow, a little more worried now as Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flames' ATK returned to normal.

"My turn. Draw." Chrystal replied.

Crow: 2000 LP; 3 SpC
Chrystal: 2600 LP; 6 SpC

"Ancient Sacred Wyvern, attack Crow's only monster! Attack with Sacred Beam!" Again, the dragon-like serpent threw its head back and blasted a thick beam of light at Blackwing—Shura the Blue Flame. Its hologram was shattered to pieces as Crow's Life Points took a hit.

ATK Difference: 2700-1800=900
Crow's LP: 2000-900=1100

"Your time is almost up Birdie!" her counterpart warned.

Immediately, Chrystal felt like this was the time to intervene and really make Crow get serious about the duel now; because she knew her counterpart was ready to finish him. She decided that there was no other way but to force herself to resist Darkness again in order to talk, even if it meant that her warning would be the last thing she said to him.

"Crow, listen to me! Defeat me as soon as you can. There's no other option...!" Chrystal grunted in pain from a splitting headache she was receiving due to resisting. "I'll try to refrain from attacking you, but—argh; I'm not in control of my body so Crow, I'm sorry!" While still trying to regain control of her body, Chrystal became possessed by the darkness that had forced her to duel Crow in the first place. As a dark aura surrounded Chrystal, it exclaimed; "Foolish girl, stop resisting. It's already too late…it's a shame that you were once a Signer, but I guess it just goes to show that you were not meant to be the Guardian in the first place. Look at the damage you've caused! You're nothing but a monster; that's why you belong to me, the Shadows of Darkness!" Unfortunately, Chrystal grew weary and finally gave in to the shadow that kept pulling and yanking on her. Now all she could do was watch the duel while the other girl took complete control.


A/N: Okay, so what did y'all think? And what do you think the outcome will be? The only way to find out is to read the next chapter. Please review and I wouldn't mind constructive criticism. :)

P.S. In the next chapter there will be character deaths just thought I'd warn y'all. However, I'm sure it's not going to be crazy dramatic, since I'm not too sure how to write such scenes very well, but I'll try. But, there is a twist however, in order to find out, you'll have to read! :)