Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Twilight

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

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Chapter 2: Judgement of the Celestial Tiger! The Rusted Sword that didn't Break!

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It was still sunny when the boat began to set its anchors by the academy's port. The students came out at their own pace and took a moment to look at their surroundings before heading to their respective dorms.

Arthur was quick to get his luggage and was one of the first students to get off the boat.

He had a good idea about the location of his dorm after asking some upperclassmen while on the boat so he headed off immediately.

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The Obelisk dorm looked large enough to hold an incredible amount of students and at the same time luxurious enough to be on par with at least a four star hotel. The halls were wide to the point were one could easily run around and the smooth tiles on the floor gave a nice finishing touch and gave some of the students a sense of achievement at having earned their right to live in the confinements of this castle as they walked by.

Even the smallest details like that were what made the dorm a place that felt like it was truly suited for the elite.

Arthur rushed directly towards his room as soon as he entered the dorm; if the halls were already this fancy then he couldn't wait to see what the bedroom would look like.

It took a little while before he found his room but when he opened the door he thought every second it took him had been worth it.

'Finally a benefit from that school my brother put me in!' he thought as he took off his shoes and let his feet rest on the soft carpet floor. The room was very well equipped for all purposes: The bed was large and the mattress reached the peak of comfort when Arthur compared it to the bed he had to sleep in at his brother's house, the room was also well prepared for entertainment and informational reasons with a large television and a decent enough computer, the bathroom was probably as good as it could get in the entire school campus. It was truly a paradise when compared to the other two dorms, at least in the minds of most people...

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Arthur had gone outside as soon as he left his entire luggage inside his room 'The room was nice but, right now, a good place outdoors is what I need to unwind' he thought as he trudged towards the lake to the south of the dorm. It sat there, separating the Ra and the Obelisk Girls' dorm was the large crystalline lake. Arthur looked around for a good spot to relax but many students were already there, some even had their luggage with them.

'It's no good. I'll follow the lake and see if there's a good enough place near the edges' he thought to himself while doing exactly that.

A couple of minutes passed before he found a place that was good enough to relax. The place itself was a tree, a large one at that, which stood very close to the Obelisk dorm (the women's dorm). Arthur could get a clear enough view of the concrete steps that led to the lake from the bottom of the tree 'right now they're all probably unwinding from the boat trip, either bathing or unpacking. I guess it'll be alright if I rest for a couple of minutes' he thought, the urge to climb the tree taking away most of his common sense.

When he reached a sturdy branch he found a position where he wouldn't have much risk of falling to the floor and then promptly fell asleep.

He woke up about half an hour later; he looked around and felt relieved that nobody had actually seen him. Or so he thought...

"PERVERT!" shouted an alarmed girl.

He immediately stood up. He looked towards the girl and was somewhat relieved that there wasn't anybody else with her. He was too startled to look at her directly in the face but something else caught his attention, a red brooch shaped like a rose. He thought momentarily about the three people he had met that had a red rose or something related 'the boy at the park, the boy on the ship and now her...' but he immediately dismissed this when he heard the girl scream again.

"Professor Ayukawa! There's a pervert outside the dorm!" she shouted.

"Ack! Please shut up! I wasn't here to peek! I swear!" responded Arthur.

"How disrespect..." began the girl, but she suddenly began to quiet down when she saw the black wings that slowly began to close in on the boy's body.

'Not now!' thought Arthur when the wings began to tighten their grip.

Arthur lost his balance when the wings pressed tighter than ever, making him unable to use his hands. He fell to the floor and fell unconscious temporarily.

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When he woke up he found himself near the lake and away from the Obelisk Girl dorm.

'Crap! I bet I'm in trouble now!' he thought while standing up.

"Eh? You're awake then!" said a familiar voice.

To his horror, he saw the girl that ,just before he had fallen off, had called him a pervert. If she was here then he must be doomed.

"What happened back there? Why did you suddenly lose your balance?" she asked, pretending not to have seen the black wings surrounding him just seconds before he fell.

'So she didn't see the wings?' thought Arthur, somewhat relieved "I don't know. I suddenly lost my balance and fell. More importantly, does anybody else know I was there?" he asked.

"No. I brought you here myself" said the girl.

"I see. I have one more question for you, why am I not hurt?" he asked.

The girl's eyes widened a little bit but then she answered quickly "Maybe you just have a sturdy body?" she replied in a tone that implied she didn't know either.

"Maybe" he said "so are you going to let me go that easily?" Arthur asked, not convinced at all that this was the end of the whole pervert incident.

"Perhaps. If you can prove your worth with a duel, does that sound about right?" said the girl, grabbing a duel disk she had carefully laid down nearby.

Arthur looked at his deck "Do I even have a choice?"

(A: 4000)

(Girl: 4000)

"Ladies first" said Arthur as he drew his five cards.

"Ahh, so the pervert tries to be a gentleman" said the girl, adding the sixth card to her hand.

'How can I convince her that I'm not a pervert?' thought Arthur, his thought interrupted by a bluish creature that continually sprouted hands from its humanoid body from which Arthur could see a piercing glare produced by its bright red eyes. (1400/1000)

"Maybe you know Manju God but..." said the girl whilst she looked through her deck "did you know its ability lets me search for a ritual spell or monster card?" she said right before she shuffled her deck "I'll also set three facedown cards to finish this turn"

"Heh. How can you call ME a pervert with a creature that's continually sprouting hands again and again. Lucky for..." began Arthur.

"Only a pervert would think like that!" shouted the girl.

"Let me finish!" shouted Arthur in response "I'll summon Kendo Dragon (1300/700)!"

The small dragon swiftly appeared on the field, gripping its sword very tightly.

"Get your mind out of the gutter! That dragon is 100 attack points away from being able to destroy my Manju God!" said the girl.

"Don't judge a book by its cover!" responded Arthur.

"I guess you're right, I mean, 100 attack points can easily be covered by a small power boost!" said the girl after analyzing the situation.

"I was talking about me!" explained Arthur, a round iron dragon then appeared on the field with a soft growl (0/2000) "I activate my Dual Summon to call forth Iron Ball Dragon!"

Kendo Dragon dropped its sword and then grabbed the Iron Ball Dragon by the chain that was placed where a tail would be. (1800/700)

"By equipping Kendo Dragon with the Union monster Iron Ball Dragon then I can raise its attack by 500 points! Destroy the Manju God already!"

Kendo Dragon used all of its force to swing its heavy new weapon which destroyed the Manju God with relative ease.

(Girl: 3600)

"Go Kendo Dragon!" shouted Arthur 'Maybe if you hit her hard enough then she'll stop calling me a pervert' he thought with a triumphant grin in his face.

'That lecherous expression... Wait! Isn't that dragon swinging the other one again?" thought the girl just moments before it hit her.

(Girl: 1800)

"Agh!" shouted the girl as it hit her and fell down on the floor "Only a pervert like you would have a smile that lecherous after attacking me like that!" taunted the girl making Arthur fall on his knees.

"I'm NOT a pervert!" shouted Arthur yet again "I'll just set a card facedown and end my turn!"

A strong wind blew on the field, strong enough to lift Iron Ball Dragon back to its owner but in the midst of this there was a small glow and a map appeared on the field.

The girl giggled "I guess it's time to face punishment pervert! I'll start with Hurricane and activate Map of Buried Treasure! I'll then discard my Celestial Beast- Byakko (3000/2000) for its effect!" she said as she grabbed her two new cards.

"I'll now activate Miracle Ritual! I just have to select one ritual monster from my cemetery..." she began at the same time as a large tiger with golden armor began to materialize on the field (3000/2000) "Now I just have to remove monsters from the field, cemetery and my hand from play until I have the equivalent in level with my Byakko which would be eight levels in total so Manju God (Level 4) and my newly drawn Priest of Myths (Level 4) will have to do!"

Immediately the mighty beast was created and it roared ferociously at the smaller Kendo Dragon who was frantically searching for its wooden sword.

'Crap!' thought Arthur when the tiger suddenly disappeared.

"It has one effect and one effect only so listen well pervert! It can attack every single one of your monsters!" she explained

The tiger struck with a godly speed, it was so fast that the Kendo Dragon hadn't begun to dissipate by the time it was back on the girl's side of the field.

(A: 2300)

"Maybe you should give up. There are probably lots of places where you can peek at women back home. I end my turn!"

'Back home...' thought Arthur when he drew his card "I'll set a monster facedown and a facedown card and end my turn" he said faintly.

"I'll just attack your facedown monster before I end this turn!"

Byakko struck with the same force as it did before but strangely enough the Iron Ball Dragon that emerged did not flinch. (800/2000)

"My dragons will cling on even for dear life to win this duel. I just have to help them!" declared Arthur grinning "I activated Rope of Life by discarding my entire hand!"

Arthur then drew his card "I'll change the battle position of my monster to defense and activate Mirage of Nightmare to end my turn!"

The girl drew her card with grim silence and then Arthur drew his four cards "I guess you're not just a pervert after all...betting on four cards" she said when a strange looking eagle with goggles and a rocket pack appeared on her field (1400/1000) "I summoned Sonic Bird to the field and because of this I can add one ritual spell card from my deck to my hand!" she said as she added the card "Now attack! Byakko, destroy his monster and then Sonic Bird, you can attack him directly!"

Iron Ball Dragon was thrown back with incredible force and disappeared instantly but before Arthur could notice he had already been hit by the Sonic Bird.

(A: 900)

'Damn...' he thought before falling to the ground.

"I end my turn!" said the girl.

Arthur drew his card "I already know which card I want to keep!" he said grinning as he dropped his 4 cards unto the cemetery "I activate Dragon's Mirror to fuse Kendo Dragon, Iron Ball Dragon and Well Dragon to create Cursed Katana Dragon (2300/2700) in defense position!"

Black mist spread from the spot where the glowing red eyes appeared, the monster looked like Kendo Dragon but it now wielded a rusty iron sword which spread a dark aura around the field "I end my turn!"

The girl drew her card "Get ready for defeat you perverted freak! I attack with... What the?!" she said when her monsters rushed by themselves towards the dragon.

"It's his ability! Or the two of them to be precise!" confirmed Arthur.

Byakko was the first to attack but the mighty tiger's eyes turned to those of surprise when the dragon stopped its claws with the rusty sword and then proceeded to throw it back to its owner's field with relative ease by using the darkness aura.

(Girl: 1600)

Sonic bird was blown back by the darkness aura like its predecessor.

(Girl: 0)

"I lost..." she said faintly "You're a tough pervert, I'll give you that!"

"I'm not a pervert!" shouted Arthur.

"Don't worry. I won't tell professor Ayukawa or any of the girls but please stop doing disgusting things like that" she said "besides; the sun has already begun to set! You should head back to your dorm for the welcoming dinner!"

"You're right!" said Arthur "just one thing, what is that brooch?"

"This?" asked the girl while pointing to her brooch which was shaped like a rose "It's something a friend gave me a long time ago" she said.

"I see..." said Arthur "thanks anyway! See you later!"

"Goodbye pervert!" she shouted as he was running away.

Arthur didn't bother to respond 'So it was just a coincidence?' he thought, he then sped up while giving a big sigh.

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"Okay. You can come out now Kai!" shouted the girl.

"That was certainly an interesting duel. Never thought you'd lose to someone of his caliber" said the brown haired boy when he appeared from behind a tree.

"He didn't give up at all. You could learn a thing or two from him..." responded the girl.

"I don't need persistence because my plans don't fail. If there's any unnecessary interference I'll just remove it!" said Kai confidently.

"What if at some point there appeared something you COULDN'T "remove"?" asked the girl.

"Then you'd only be kidding yourself Kaede. Anyway, if that guy becomes too much of a problem then just tell me and I'll remove him, in fact, for you... I'll remove anything that hurts you, anything that makes you cry, ANYTHING at all!" said Kai.

"..." The girl named Kaede remained silent.

"If you excuse me, I have dinner to attend to" finished the boy before heading off.

'What a pity... I didn't even get to see those wings she told me about' he thought.

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Author's notes: I hope you ejoyed it. Read and Review.