Yujin and Lazuli were walking around inside of the cruise ship's restaurant.
"I've never seen so many desserts in my life." Yujin said walking around the all you can eat buffet.
"I can't believe the first thing you did when you arrived was fall asleep in your room." His partner replied.
"The beds were really comfortable okay, now hush and let me get some food, I skipped breakfast anyway. At the least I managed to call my parents, I swear I could hear mom cry tears of happiness over the phone." Yujin was grabbing some food while he was talking.
"Get me a pudding please, you promised me one." Lazuli tapped her foot, as she was a bit impatient.
"Too many sweets are bad, you know? Don't you need actual food to grow?"
"Well, yeah, kind of, I mean I'm not exactly human you know."
"I've got one question though, how do you even eat? I don't see a visible mouth on your body and you're a spirit on top of that too."
"Do you really want to know?"
"Not really, let's just go eat something."
As he grabbed some orange juice Yujin decided to look for a table to sit, finding a place wasn't easy however as there were a lot of other students trying to find a table to sit at too. As Yujin was walking through the mass of other students to find a single table he ended up tripping with everything on his plate spilled over the ground.
"Damnit." He stood back up as he looked at what caused him to trip.
"My pudding!" Lazuli tried to pick the pudding from the ground but it was pretty much everywhere on the floor.
"Hey are you okay? That fall must've hurt." A hand reached out to Yujin to help him stand up.
"I'm okay." Yujin brushed himself off and stood up on his own, and looked up at the person who offered him a hand, it seemed to be a boy around his age, but he was somewhat taller than him, but looked somewhat more frail and paler too compared to Yujin, furthermore his hair was quite different, as he just had short chestnut brown hair.
"You sure?" He looked at Yujin.
"I'm sure."
"Say, I think I've seen you, I saw your duel, weren't you the guy who managed to defeat your opponent in one turn?"
"So what? He was an easy opponent."
" I wish I fought against an easy opponent, I had to face Dark World. "
"Ouch."
"Ouch indeed, I had to topdeck to win, but thanks to that duel I ended up in Slifer Red, say what's your name? I'm Lucian Konstantinu." He said as he reached his hand out.
"Yujin Shojiki. I'll see you around, just going to get some more food." Yujin walked away.
"You know, you were quite rude against that guy you know, he offered to help you stand up, you refused. He offered you a handshake and you refused, heck you just left without a good reason." Lazuli looked disapproving at him.
"I do have a reason."
"And that is?" She questioned.
"I'm hangry."
"…Really?"
"Yes."
Lazuli facepalmed and groaned a bit as Yujin left to grab more food, luckily the place seemed more empty now so Yujin finally managed to find a spot to sit.
"Well that took me long enough to find a spot." Yujin remarked as he passed some pudding to Lazuli.
"I still think you should go back to him, at the least apologize." as she somehow took a bite of the pudding.
"Can I just eat for once without you nagging my head off?"
" I'm just saying it for your own good, I mean wouldn't it be nice to get some friends here?"
"I can survive without friends, plus I'm pretty sure we'll meet again." Yujin took a bite out of his bread.
"And how are you so sure of that?"
"Because." He said while taking a sip from his juice.
"If you say so then."
"If you really want I'll go find him after I've eaten okay?"
"You swear?"
"I swear on my deck." Yujin said trying to reach in his pocket for his deck.
"Yujin, what are you doing?"
"I'm trying to find my deck, but I can't."
"YOU LOST IT!?" Lazuli shouted, if she weren't a spirit everyone in the ship would've heard it.
Yujin was frantically searching for his deck. "I swear it was in my pock-... Wait when I tripped, and then he showed up, so… THAT DUDE STOLE MY DECK!" Yujin slammed his fists on the table
"I can't believe this is happening, we need to find him!"
"You're right." Yujin finished his food and quickly drank all of his juice and stood up.
"Here we go!"
Both stood up and ran as fast as they could, searching for Lucian everywhere. They looked everywhere, from the poop deck to the arcade the cruise ship had, to even the bathrooms, but wherever they looked he wasn't there.
"Damnit, where is he?"
And as if right on cue another person walked by, he looked somewhat older then Yujin and was already wearing his Obelisk Blue outfit.
"Looking for something?" The student said with a smirk on his face.
"Yes."
"Is it perhaps a deck?" The smirk on his face grew even wider.
"... How did you-"
The student pressed his fingers to Yujin's lips to silence him. "Hush, let us not make it more uncomfortable, if you want your deck, you should come with me."
"I'm sorry, am I getting dragged into a gang war now?"
"Just come with me."
The student dragged Yujin along the cruise ship, until they stood in front of a door with an Employee Only sign.
"Pretty sure we aren't allowed to enter that."
"The sign is just for show, second year and up students can enter this place whenever they want."
"Wait, you're not a first year student?"
"Of course not, other students went on a vacation too, so they need to get back one way or another."
"Makes sense."
As Yujin walked in he saw the room was much bigger on the inside then what he thought, it looked like a giant man cave inside, it even had a giant flat screen, a pool table and a lot more. Yujin's jaw dropped in disbelief as he scanned the room for more people, he then saw 2 more Obelisk Blue students walked to Yujin.
"Oh you must be the guy who lost his deck." One of the students said dragging Yujin with him.
"Why don't you take a seat?" One of the other students offered Yujin to sit on their rather luxurious couch.
"No thank you, just give me my deck and I'll be gone."
"Aw, but then you'll miss the fun, and your initiation."
"Hold on, initiation? Is this one of those stupid rituals people have to do?"
"Yeah." All 3 Obelisk students said at the same time.
"Give me one reason I shouldn't beat you guys up."
"Beat us up? You really think you can take on 3 people at one time?" One of the 3 remarked.
"Yujin, don't you try to punch them, you know you can solve it in a different way." Lazuli stepped in and tried to calm Yujin down as he took a deep breath and smiled.
"Fine, what do I have to do to get my deck back?"
"Well you see, each year we Obelisk Blue students here pick 2 students: One Blue, one Red."
"We make the Red student steal the deck of the other." The other student continued.
"And make the Blue student duel to get his deck back." The third one finished,
"So, what happens if I lose?" Yujin looked at all 3 of them, not liking where this was going.
"You better get a new deck then."
"So the dude I was talking to-"
And as if right on cue he appeared, though he looked more depressed at Yujin
"Look I'm sorry, but-" Lucian said, trying to ask for forgiveness, only to be cut off by Yujin
"Don't talk, lets duel."
"Huh?" Lucian was somewhat confused
"A duel says more than words. And this duel will explain everything."
Both duelists grabbed their duel disks and Yujin got his deck handed back by him.
"Don't you try to run off with it." One of the Obelisks Blue students said.
"I won't, now let me just duel."
Both players drew 5 cards from their deck.
"Ready, set, DUEL!" The 3 Obelisk Blue students said at the same time.
Turn 1: Lucian
Yujin
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 5
Field: N/A
Lucian
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 5
Field: N/A
Draw Phase, skipped. Proceed to main phase.
"Okay, I go first!" Lucian looked at his hand for a second then back at his opponent, his meek expression he had a few minutes ago turned into one of determination, as if he had something to prove for himself.
"First, when I control no monsters I can special summon Photon Thrasher!" (Light, Warrior, Level 4, ATK: 2100, DEF: 0)
A humanoid being made out of pure blue light wearing a somewhat weird armor and holding a sword appeared.
"Next up I normal summon the tuner monster: Vylon Cube!" (Light, Machine, Level 3, ATK: 800, DEF: 800). A weird cube shaped machine with arms appeared on the battlefield, inside of it seemed to be a weird glowing golden orb.
"A tuner monster? So that means, you're going for a level 7 Synchro now huh?"
"Yep! I tune my level 4 Photon Thrasher and Level 3 Vylon Cube! Great being who observes from the heavens, appear from the fourth heaven! Synchro Summon, Vylon Delta!" (Level 3+4=7) (Light, Machine, Level 7, ATK: 1700, DEF: 2800)
A portal opened in the sky as thunder began to crack as a giant mechanical angel appeared from the heaven. It had a humanoid upper body with the roman numeral for 4 engraved on it, but a red spike with a golden spiral surrounding it. On the back of it were two giant metal wings and there was a triangle in the shape of the uppercase Delta Symbol, while the rings on its arms resembled a lowercase Delta Symbol. It was floating in the sky and held its hands crossed in front of it as it was summoned in defense mode.
Yujin looked at the menacing angel, the power he felt from it was unbelievable.
"Now, Cube's effect! When it's send to the graveyard for the Synchro Summon of a Light monster, I add 1 Equip Spell Card to my hand! I add Vylon Segment, which I'll immediately equip to my monster!" A weird futuristic weapon got equipped to one of Delta's hands as purple lightning appeared in between the two ends of the weapon.
"When I equip this card to a Vylon Monster it cannot be targeted by monster or trap card effects of my opponent! Now I'll end my turn! And in the end phase if Delta is in Face-up Defense mode I can add 1 more Equip Spell card! I'll add Vylon Material!"
Turn 2:Yujin
Yujin
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 6
Field: N/A
Lucian
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 4
Field:
Monsters: Vylon Delta (2800 DEF)
Spells/Traps: Vylon Segment (Equip Spell, target: Vylon Delta)
"DRAW! I'll normal summon Gem-Armadillo!" (EARTH, Rock, Level 4, ATK: 1700, DEF: 500). A familiar creature appeared once more to Yujin's side.
"I'll use its effect to add Gem-Knight Obsidian to my hand, then I activate the spell card Gem-Knight Fusion, I fuse Gem-Knight Obsidian and Gem-Knight Sardonyx! Sharp jet-black darkness! The brilliant Sardonyx of good fortune! In a whirlpool of light, combine to bring forth a new dazzling radiance! Fusion Summon! Gem-Knight Zirconia!"(EARTH, Rock, Level 8, ATK 2900, DEF: 2500)
And again a familiar being appeared, it slammed down its fists to the ground as it glared at Vylon Delta.
"Obsidian's effect activates, when send from the hand to the graveyard I can special summon 1 Level 4 or lower Normal monster in my graveyard, and since Sardonyx is a Gemini monster he counts as a Normal Monster in the graveyard! Special Summon, Gem-Knight Sardonyx!" (Earth, Pyro, Level 4, ATK: 1800, DEF: 900)
A knight appeared wearing a bulky round armor, made out of mostly brown Sardonyx, it had a giant chain and ball in its hands, made out of red Sardonyx, it wore the crest of the Gem-Knights on his hand.
Enter Battle Phase
"Now then, Zirconia, smash his monster!" Zirconia rampantly went after Delta while he tried to block the attack over and over and tried to counterattack with its Vylon Segment, but Zirconia's raw strength proved to be too much as it stroke down Delta with both fists crashing it into the ground causing it to disappear, however cracks appeared on the ground.
"W-when segment is send to the graveyard I can add 1 Vylon Spell Card, I add another segment!"
"Talk about realistic, these holograms are something." Lazuli muttered
"Now my other 2 monsters will attack!"
Sardonyx jumped on top of Gem-Armadillo as he ran to Lucian, then Sardonyx attacked him with Armadillo following him up. Lucian LP: 8000-1700-1800=4500 LP
"I'll set 1 card and end my turn."
Turn 3: Lucian
Yujin
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 2
Field:
Monsters: Gem-Knight Sardonyx (1800 ATK), Gem-Knight Zirconia (2900 ATK), Gem-Armadillo (1700 ATK)
Spells/Traps: 1 Face-down
Lucian
Life Points: 4500
Hand: 6
Field: N/A
"When my opponent controls a monster, and I don't I can special summon Cyber Dragon!" (LIGHT, Machine, Level 5, ATK:2100, DEF: 1600)
A serpent-like dragonoid machine appeared, however it wasn't alone as yet another monster appeared.
"Then I summon the tuner monster: Vylon Stella!" (LIGHT, Fairy, Level 3, ATK: 1400, DEF: 200
A star shaped metallic creature appeared, with golden circles surrounding it.
" I tune my level 5 Cyber Dragon and Level 3 Vylon Stella! Great being who observes from the heavens, appear from the fifth heaven! Synchro Summon, Vylon Epsilon!" (Level 3+5=8) (Light, Machine, Level 8, ATK: 2800, DEF: 1200)
A gigantic creature appeared from the sky, it was even more impressive then Delta appeared, it had a V engraved on its chest and had golden rings on his arms, which somewhat resembled a lowercase Epsilon, while from the side the body resembled an Uppercase Epsilon, and to top it on its back was a giant golden arc.
"When Stella is send to the graveyard from my field I can pay 500 LP and equip it to one of my monsters!" Lucian LP: 4500-500=4000 LP
Stella appeared back and fused to Epsilon's chest, making the giant mechanical angel only more menacing.
"Now I equip it with Vylon Material, Cestus of Dalga and Vylon Segment!"
Two wind and fire wheels appeared on both hands of Epsilon and the Vylon Segment got equipped to one hand, while holding Vylon Material in the other.
"With Material and Dalga his attack gets a boost of 1100!
Vylon Epsilon (ATK:2800+500+600=3900 ATK)
"With his effect I send one equipped card to the grave to destroy 1 monster, I send my Vylon Material to destroy Zirconia!
Epsilon charged a giant orb of light as he threw sacrificed the Vylon Material in his hand only to throw it with full force at Zirconia, who tried to resist as much as he could only to be thrown into a wall and get destroyed.
"And when Material is send to the grave, I use that cards effect to add another one to hand and equip it again!"
Enter Battle Phase
"I'll attack Gem-Armadillo!"
Epsilon threw the Fire and Wind wheels with full force destroying the monster with ease.
Yujin LP:8000-2200=5800 LP
"Thanks to Dalga's effect, when I inflict damage to my opponent, I gain that much LP!"
"Wait what?"
Lucian LP: 4000+2200=6200 LP
"I'll end my turn." Despite being in the lead, Lucian looked rather worried.
Turn 4: Yujin
Yujin
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 3
Field:
Monsters: Gem-Knight Sardonyx (1800 ATK,)
Spells/Traps: 1 Face-down
Lucian
Life Points: 6200
Hand: 1
Field:
Monsters: Vylon Epsilon (3900 ATK)
Spells/Traps: Vylon Stella (Monster, Target: Vylon Epsilon), Cestus of Dalga (Equip Spell Card, Target: Epsilon), Vylon Material (Equip Spell card, Target: Epsilon), Vylon Segment( Equip Spell Card, Target: Epsilon)
"Damnit, I have to win, if I don't.. I lose my deck, my only ticket to survival on that island, and more importantly." Yujin thought to himself as he glanced at Lazuli who was looking worried.
"I lose my only friend."
Yujin drew a card, but realized he couldn't make any plays.
"Damnit, he's immune to monster effects, I can't do a thing against him. I'll change Sardonyx to defense position and end my turn."
Turn 5: Lucian
Yujin
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 3
Field:
Monsters: Gem-Knight Sardonyx (900 DEF)
Spells/Traps: 1 Face-down
Lucian
Life Points: 6200
Hand: 3
Field:
Monsters: Vylon Epsilon (3900 ATK)
Spells/Traps: Vylon Stella (Monster, Target: Vylon Epsilon), Cestus of Dalga (Equip Spell Card, Target: Epsilon), Vylon Material (Equip Spell card, Target: Epsilon), Vylon Segment( Equip Spell Card, Target: Epsilon)
"Draw. I equip my monster with Vylon Filament! You cannot activate any spell/traps when it attack now! Then I use his effect, sending material to the graveyard and using material's effect to add it back once more and equip it!"
The card was equipped to one of Epsilon's hands as he then sacrificed Material once more in a holy ball of light and shot it down at Sardonyx blowing him up.
Enter Battle Phase
"I'll attack!"
Yujin LP: 5800-3900= 1900 LP
"Dalga's effect!"
Lucian LP: 6200+3900= 10100 LP
"Hah, I can't believe this excuse of an Obelisk Blue is losing." The Obelisk Blue students began laughing
"I… won't lose, I have too much at stake." Yujin was shivering, the thought of losing his deck was too much.
"If they use my deck, I'll lose-." Lazuli put her hand on Yujin's hand to comfort him.
"You're not the type to talk to yourself, or be this stressed buddy. You can do this, you know that."
"You're right… DRAW!" Yujin drew 1 card, as a gust of wind appeared around him.
"Huh, this card.. this can actually work. I activate the effect of Gem-Knight Fusion in my Graveyard, I banish Obsidian to add it to my hand."
"So that means-" One of the Obelisk Blue students said, only to get cut off by Yujin.
"Yep, Fusion Summon! I activate Gem-knight fusion! Gem tinged with lightning and the green stone! In a whirlpool of light, combine to bring forth a new dazzling radiance! Fusion Summon! Appear! The one who pursues victory, Gem-Knight Topaz!" (EARTH, Thunder, Level 4, ATK: 1800, DEF: 1800)
Yujin fused Gem-Knight Lazuli and Tourmaline and as they twirled around they combined into one creature.
"That's the same card you used to defeat Phil." Lucian examined Topaz, not sure what to expect next.
"But that monster has just 1800 ATK, that's way to low against Epsilon's 3900." One of the Obelisk Blue said in clear confusion
"I use the effect of Lazuli to add Tourmaline to my hand! Now I use Foolish Burial to send another Lazuli, and add Sardonyx back to my hand with her effect, now I normal summon Gem-Knight Sardonyx." (EARTH, Pyro, Level 4, ATK 1800, DEF 1800)
"Again, 1800 ATK is far to less."
"Dude, is it really that hard to see I have something in my hand to make me win?"
Enter Battle phase
"Now Gem-knight Topaz attacks!"
"… Is he going to suicide?" The obelisk blue students were scratching their heads.
Topaz was attacking Epsilon, but he was far too weak as he got smacked around and knocked away, but then-
"Damage Step! I activate the quick-play spell card: Battle Fusion!"
"Battle Fusion?" Lucian was unsure what the card did.
"If a fusion monster battles an opponent's monster it gains ATK equal to my opponents monster until the end of the damage step!"
Gem-Knight Topaz (ATK: 1800+3900=5700 ATK)
Topaz stood up, and holding out his tonfas he absorbed the power around him as he got covered in a yellow aura boosting his power up, he rushed as fast as he could to Epsilon and attacked it, Epsilon tried to counter attack, it tried to throw Dalga, but Topaz dodged, it tried to electrocute him using Segment and Component, but Topaz resisted it. It then tried to stab him with Material, only to get it knocked away. Topaz put the tonfas straight into the equipped Stella blowing them both up.
Lucian LP: 10100-1800=8300 LP
"Stella's effect, at the end of the damage step that my monster battled with an opponent's monster, I destroy it! I destroy Topaz!"
"Topaz effect, you take damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack, and while it doesn't count the boost of the equip spell cards you'll still take 2800!"
In the explosion that happened due to Topaz attacking Epsilon both players got knocked away.
Lucian LP: 8300-2800=5500 LP
"I'll use the effects of my destroyed Vylon equip spells to add: Vylon Filament, Vylon Element, Vylon Segment and Vylon Matter!"
"I attack with Sardonyx!"
Lucian LP: 5500-1800=3700 LP
"Hah, you're good." Lucian said
"You too Lucian. I haven't had a good duel like this in a long time." Yujin smirked.
"Don't think I will go easy on you next turn!" Lucian said
"There will be no next turn Lucian! I activate the trap card Pyroxene Fusion!"
"Wait what? The card you had set… you're using it now?"
"Yep! It allows me to fusion summon once more! I'll fuse my Sardonyx and Obsidian! Sharp jet-black darkness! The Brilliant Sardonyx of good fortune! In a whirlpool of light, combine to bring forth a new dazzling radiance! Fusion Summon! Appear! Gem-Knight Zirconia!
Obsidian and Sardonyx jumped up once more as Zirconia appeared once again. (EARTH, Rock, Level 8, ATK 2900, DEF: 2500)
And let's not forget that due to the Obsidian in my hand being send to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Sardonyx back to the field."
"So… I lost huh, at the least I go out with a bang." Lucian stood up and spread his arms as Zirconia and Sardonyx attacked.
Lucian: Life Points: 0, LOSE.
WINNER: Yujin Shojiki
Lazuli jumped on Yujin and glomped him.
'You did it partner!"
Then another person came out of the shadows clapping.
"Good job, very good job."
"Who are you?" Yujin was confused.
"I'm Gabriel, Lucian's older brother."
"Huh?" Yujin was only more confused. He looked at Gabriel, the resemblance was there, both had a similar face, but Gabriel was even taller than Lucian and had blond hair. He also looked much more athletic and he had a more toned skin, compared to the pale Lucian.
"Such a disappointment Lucian, you could've done better, couldn't you? What would mom and dad say if their brilliant son got defeated so easily? No wonder you got send to Slifer Red, but you know the end of our deal now."
"What deal?" Yujin was getting even more confused.
"If I lost he'd tell my parents that I ended up in Slifer Red." He answered
"That's not that bad, I mean at the least you made it."
"I don't think you understand, you see our parents are some of the strongest duelists in Greece, and they expect absolute perfection from their children when it comes to duels, I mean look at me, second year student, and already in the 3 best duelists in this place." Gabriel sat down on one of the couches as he grabbed a soda.
"I see, so there's a lot of pressure on you isn't there Lucian? But you, to think someone's older brother can use them for their own amusement! That's unforgivable!"
"Oh, and what are you going to do about it?"
I'll wipe that smirk of your face in a duel!"
"Oh, as much as I love to duel, we're already arriving on the island in 15 minutes, too short to finish a duel against me. How about another time, be happy I'll allow you to keep your deck, and Lucian, go call mom and dad, or I will." Lucian nodded to his brother as he and Yujin left
"How can you deal with that jerk?!" Yujin shouted at him
"He's my older brother, I got used to it." Lucian looked down to the ground.
"You shouldn't just take his crap!"
"I know, I know, but you can't choose your family. I just wished I was a good duelist like him though."
"You're kidding me right? I only won because I topdecked battle fusion, you would've won that duel so bad man if I didn't!"
"Maybe so, but-"
"Dude, show some spine for once."
"I guess I should, huh. Thanks for being a pal and trying to stand up for me, and sorry for stealing your deck"
"I forgive you, but get this clear. We are not friends."
"Huh? What?"
"We're rivals from now on! We'll train every day against each other if possible okay! I'll make you get stronger, so you can wipe that smirk of your idiot brother's face! And who knows, maybe you'll climb up to Obelisk Blue." Yujin smirked as he put his hand down for a handshake.
Lucian wanted to cry, but kept the tears inside.
"Shaking my hand or what?"
Lucian grabbed Yujin's hand as he shook it.
"So, I'll see you around okay?"
"Okay Yujin."
Yujin left as Lazuli giggled.
"That was very sweet of you Yujin."
"Oh hush Lazuli." Yujin blushed a bit as he walked to the deck, he could see the island in the distance, a giant school which looked like it took up half the island, dorms and all.
"Next stop, DT Academy!"