So, I'm working on this sooner than expected. I just love Yu-Gi-Oh too much to not do it! I got a review already, telling me to try a new format when dueling from another story. I read the first two chapters so I would know, and I think I'll read more later on, it was good. But I'll try the new format, and you all tell me what you think, ok? Since I didn't leave much time for you guys to review, I'll do a version of the opening this chapter, and you guys tell me if you like it, ok? So, on to chapter two!
Opening:
(Image of an ARC system activating, then Yuya putting on his goggles. Shifts to Aadyn, placing a card while in a spotlight, but instead of one shadow, he has five, each slightly different from the other)
Can you feel the power? You versus me, competition for the victory
(Shows Yuya playing a card while riding Odd-Eyes with several Performapals flying by him)
I can be the best one day and make history
(Yuya hops onto Hip Hippo, with Aadyn running alongside and Silent Swordsman level 5 next to him)
Swing into action, are you ready to play? Challenge anyone, anywhere, any day!
(Close up of Performapal Whip Snake and Ancient Gear Beast, then shifts through several Performapals and all three Gadget monsters)
You wanna take a chance? Go ahead and roll the dice
(Aadyn summons an unknown card, and a large monster climbs out of a black and gold vortex)
See if it's in the cards if you'll pay the price
(Yuya and Aadyn next to each other, using their magicians to Pendulum Summon while an enlarged copy of Yuya's necklace swings behind them)
Activate the spell let your powers come to life
(Shows Yuya in front of some explosions, then a close up of Declan Akaba)
It's showtime who will win the fight?
(Yusho plays a card next to his monster, then a group of different colored lights appear and swirl around them, shooting forward)
I am ready to duel, go ahead and make your move
(Yuya draws a card and a trail of light appears, connecting the card and his deck)
I'll win this duel, you can't beat my moves
(Dipper is thrown back, crying)
I'm in that groove, I know I can't lose
(One of Kit's XX-Saber Synchro monsters slashes with both blades, making an X fly at Gong's Superheavy Samurai)
Your turn, your tricks. Now what will you choose?
(Aadyn pulls a card from all four decks and summons it as he faces the same number of people, hidden by shadows)
Can you feel the power?!
(An image of Odd-Eyes and Aadyn's Red-Eyes Black Dragon roaring)
I'll win this duel, you can't beat my moves
(A blushing Zuzu hits Yuya with her fan with a confused looking Sora in the background)
I'm in that groove, I know I can't lose
(Sora prods a sleeping Aadyn, making him cry out and hold up a copy of Metal Reflect Slime)
Your turn, your tricks. Now what will you choose?
(Shows quick images of Gong, Zuzu, Yuya and Aadyn, then stops at a group image of Sora, Ali, Terry and Frank, who jump up, smiling)
Can you feel the power?!
(Yuya and Aadyn stand next to each other, grin, and both draw a card)
I went home after class finished at Yusho and walked in. "Hey, Nydaxa, you here? I just enrolled!" I heard someone moving upstairs and then my "little brother's" smiling face appeared from a space in the ceiling above the stairs.
"So you finally worked up the guts to go, huh? Good timing, another day or two and I'd make you enroll at the Leo Institute with me. Plus, I got some new cards today that they want me to try out, so I can give you a couple for congratulations. How's that sound?"
Nydaxa goes to the Leo school, obviously. But he's also a pal of Declan Akaba, the man who runs it. So, a lot of the time they want someone to try new cards they've made before they publicly release them, Nydaxa gets the prototype cards. But this is the first time he's let me have some.
"Sounds epic! What are the cards I'll be getting?" He held up a finger and went up the stairs again, and I chuckled a bit as one squealed like a pig when he stepped on it. He's the only person it does that for, but it isn't too surprising. Guess I should tell you what he looks like, huh?
Well, Nydaxa is technically my little brother, being a couple months younger than me, but you wouldn't believe it. He's close to seven feet tall, and built like a human mountain with shoulders wide as my arm. He weighs about 480 pounds, all of it muscle. He's not as smart as me, but brilliant, and better at understanding people. Though he doesn't look it, he can also be a pretty big fan of romance, and he's even nicer than I am. His hair is darker than mine, and his eyes are electric blue. His hands have lots of calluses from combat practice, but no scars, and no birthmarks. Other than that, we look a lot alike though.
He came back down, holding some cards. "I think you'll like these ones. No normal cards though, all are for the extra deck." I looked at them. All four were dragons of some kind, but one was also clearly a machine. It was obvious where I was going to put them. There were two Fusion monsters, an Xyz monster, and a Synchro monster. I placed the machine Fusion card in my machine card deck, and the other three in my dragon deck. "Do you wanna try them out?" In response I activated my duel disk. "Not here. We can use the Leo duel area. Sound good?" I started walking out the door, grinning when I heard him run upstairs to grab his deck and disk. Should've gotten those before you challenged me!
We reached the Leo Institute and went to their duel area. "I'll pick the Action Field, ok? You need to practice with using different fields." I nodded and he snapped his fingers, which I knew was just for show, since he had called to reserve it on the way and the reactor had been set to respond to his voice for now. "Noble Knights Training Grounds!" Well that's a new one to me.
The field formed around us, showing a large castle not far away. We were in a courtyard with numerous different portions divided based on what you could work with there. I saw an archery range, stables, plus more. I bet Nydaxa chose this for a reason, since he uses warrior types. "You ready, Aadyn?" I turned back towards him. He had already turned on his duel disk, which was red and had a black outline. I turned mine on and started to draw when he stopped me. "Wait, this is an action duel, remember? We've gotta say something, it's part of the fun. Play along, ok? Two champions ride into the field of battle..."
I picked up where he left off. "One shall achieve glory beyond imagining, while the other's name shall be lost to the shifting winds of time..."
"The latest method of dueling, beyond any other kind! Action..." We both said the next part."DUEL!"
(Aadyn) LP:4000 Hand: 5
(Nydaxa) LP:4000 Hand: 6
I drew my cards at the same time he did, then he called the first turn. "I'll start! I draw, and summon Marauding Captain, in attack mode!" The green armored warrior leaped forward, hefting a large sword with a smaller one still in its sheath.
(Marauding Captain) ATK: 1200
"Next I activate his ability, which lets me special summon Big Shield Gardna from my hand!" Now a buff warrior with long black hair and a huge shield stepped forward. But why in attack mode, when it has 2600 defense points?
(Big Shield Gardna) ATK: 100
"Now I activate the spell Star Changer, and raise Marauding Captain's level to four! Then I build the Overlay Network!" Before him, a vortex grew, sucking in Marauding Captain and Big Shiled Garnda. Within, a shape began to emerge.
"Rise from the depths of darkness, and show your power to those who are foolish enough to oppose you! I Xyz summon... Dark Vanguard Vereus!" The vortex exploded, and I was pushed back a couple feet, and saw something flying close to me, which I grabbed. But then my attention was captured by what Nydaxa had summoned.
It was about Nydaxa's height, garbed in armor that looked like it was made from a molten shadow. In its left hand was a spear, with two daggers in sheaths across its chest. The armor covered most of it, but I could see the face. To my surprise, it was a pretty lady with gray eyes. Must've been Nydaxa's idea of a joke. I remembered that he mentioned he helps design a lot of the cards he tests, and that card seemed like the sort he would come up with. Of course, I do remember him saying one of his rivals isn't good with pretty girls, even when they're just holograms. He probably designed this one to use against him.
(Dark Vanguard Vereus) ATK: 2600
"I place two cards facedown and end my turn!" My turn then. Hope I can make it count. I drew.
(Aadyn) LP: 4000 Hand: 6
(Nydaxa) LP: 4000 Hand: 1
I looked at my hand. Ooh, not bad. For me anyway. For Nydaxa, very bad. "I activate Change of Heart, and I'll use it to take control of Vereus until the end of my turn." But to my surprise, Nydaxa laughed.
"I activate Vereus' ability! By using one overlay unit, when you try to take control of her, I can negate it. Plus, you can't summon any monsters after I activate this effect until your turn ends!" Crud!
"Fine! I place one card facedown, then end my turn. Your move." He drew.
(Aadyn) LP: 4000 Hand: 4
(Nydaxa) LP: 4000 Hand: 2
"OK. I summon Absolute Crusader in attack mode!" It was a warrior, covered head to toe in plate mail that was gray with gold edging, and had a blue cape with a sheathed sword.
(Absolute Crusader) ATK: 1800
"And now, I'll attack you directly! Vereus, cut him down!" Not happening.
"I activate the ability of Speedroid Menko from my hand! When you attack directly, I special summon it in attack mode. And all your monsters are switched to defense mode, so that puts a stop to that!" I summoned my square shaped machine.
(Speedroid Menko) ATK: 100
(Dark Vanguard Vereus) DEF: 1900
(Absolute Crusader) DEF: 1200
"Hmph. I end my turn, then." I drew.
(Aadyn) LP: 4000 Hand: 5
(Nydaxa) LP: 4000 Hand: 1
"Now it's time to shine. I activate Pot of Greed and draw two cards! Then I activate Hand Destruction. We each discard two cards to draw two. Uh, I think you can just draw one. Now I activate Summoner's Art, which allows me to add a level five or above normal monster to my hand, and I pick Red-Eyes Black Dargon. You're in trouble now you know. I summon Vylon Prism in attack mode!"
(Vylon Prism) ATK: 1500
"Not done yet though! I tune my level four Speedroid Menko with my level four Vylon Prism!" Vylon Prism became four rings, and went Menko went through them, it became transparent and four stars took its place, then a beam of light pierced them. "Behold the fury of a heart that has been broken and rebuilt stronger than ever! I Synchro Summon... Chaos Infinity Dragon!" It was enormous, easily twenty feet tall. Both eyes had an infinity sigh swirling in their depths. It's scales were green as grass during a rainy summer, and it had wings that resembled a bird's. My new monster roared, and the winds nearly threw Nydaxa and I back. "Whoa..."
(Chaos Infinty Dragon) ATK: 3500
I pulled myself from the stupor my monster had placed me in. "I activate Vylon Prism's ability! When it's sent from the Monster Zone to the Graveyard, I can pay 500 Life Points and equip it to one face up monster I control."
(Aadyn) LP: 3500
"Thanks to Infinity Dragon's ability, when you have at least one monster special summoned from the extra deck, I can reduce its attack and defense points to zero until the end of my turn, and inflict piercing damage. But, at a cost of 1000 Life Points and I have to discard one level seven or higher monster from my deck to the Graveyard. Later, Arkbrave Dragon. Now, attack Vereus! And thanks to the effect of Vylon Prism, when the monster I equipped it with attacks or is attacked, I can add 1000 attack points!"
(Dark Vanguard Vereus) DEF: 0
(Chaos Infinty Dragon) ATK: 4500
(Aadyn) LP: 2500
Suddenly Nydaxa laughed. "I activate Magic Cylinder, and you know what it does." Urgh! That'll negate send the attack directly at my Life Points! I'm done f- Wait! My Action Spell!
"I activate Enchanted Noble Armor! I can negate the effect of a single Spell or Trap under my opponent's control until the end of the turn. Finish this!" My dragon needed no further encouragement, swooping towards Nydaxa's monster and smashing into her, throwing her at Nydaxa and reducing his Life Points to zero. "Alright! I won!"
Nydaxa got back up, chuckling. "I really wish you weren't such a fast reader. Maybe then you wouldn't be so good at using new cards and their abilities. So that's your second win, huh? Four more and you'll be allowed into the Senior Arc League!" I stopped for a second. Senior? "I saw that look. Aadyn, 15 is the age when you enter the Senior Arc League. Sorry, but you won't get to duel alongside your new friends."
"Oh, come on! I could've sworn it was sev...en...teen... Not funny, Nydaxa!" He doubled over, laughing hard enough for the ground to shake. I growled and was about to pounce on him when I heard voices. "Nydaxa, I think our time is up. Let's go!" He looked at me oddly, but his hearing isn't as good as mine. He nodded and we left, not seeing the other people enter the arena, some strangers and two familiar teens, one with red and green hair, the other pink, and three kids who also looked familiar.
So, what did you guys think? I've gotten another review since I started this chapter, which got delayed due to a lack of free time yesterday. One thing I've noticed is that it was all mostly positive, with a suggestion as well. That means I'm either a better author than I thought, or you guys are holding back. Look, if it's the second one, I can handle some constructive criticism. I used to get bullied for goodness sake! I'll be fine if you guys tell me I messed up. So, if you see ways to do so, please tell me how I can improve. Oh, before I forget!
OC cards introduced this chapter:
Dark Vanguard Vereus
Attack: 2600
Defense: 1900
Type: Warrior/Xyz/Effect
Rank: 4
Attribute: Dark
Effects: (2 Level 4 Monsters) By using one Overlay Unit, when your opponent tries to take control of this monster with a card effect, you can negate it, and your opponent cannot normal or special summon a monster until the end of their turn.
Chaos Infinity Dragon
Attack: 3500
Defense: 2700
Type: Dragon/Synchro/Effect
Level: 8
Attribute: Dark
Effects: (1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters) When this card is Synchro Summoned, if your opponent controls a monster special summoned from the extra deck, you can pay 1000 Life Points and send a level seven or higher Dragon Type from your deck to the Graveyard, and reduce its defense points to zero, and inflict piercing damage until the end of your turn.