A/N: Thanks to those who review and favorite my story.

Anyways here is the second chapter. The first few chapters will have battles in them just so that I can introduce you readers to the OCs of this story. I am willing to accept OCs, but not right now. I'll tell you readers more details once I plan out the rest of the story. I will also be shorten out the names of the cards from time to time, because I'm sure most people already know their names.

Once again this is not Beta so there might be a few mistakes here and there, but I have checked this chapter for mistakes enough times to drive me crazy in the head.

Disclaimer: I don't own Cardfight! Vanguard. I only own the OCs and the plot.

Izumi was having a fun time right now...not! First off, she was tired from the events today. Second, she woke up in a dream she had no clue what it's about. Third, now she is in trouble thanks to her own stupidity.

"I ask again: who's there?" the man said as he surveyed his surroundings.

Izumi breathe in a long sigh, she decided to reveal herself anyways. "Okay, I'll come out if you withdraw your sword and don't hurt me," she said from behind the tree.

The man looked up rather surprised at the voice and withdrew his hand from his sword. "I am sorry, my lady. I did not know that it was a maiden that had stumble here," he said kindly.

He is pretty humble then again he must have come from a noble family or at the very least had teachings of being a proper man she thought in her head. "Alright then, I'll come out. You promise that you will not hurt me, right?"

"Of course. On my knight's honor, I keep my humble promise. Now please come out," he said.

Izumi came out from behind the tree and the man looked really surprised. She don't know why, but she thought he was thinking that she was some sort of alien or something.

"Is something wrong?" Izumi asked the man.

"You aren't from around here, are you miss?" he asked her. Well of course I am not from here, but I wouldn't want to admit out loud like that.

"Well let's just say I came from a faraway planet," Izumi said and that is the truth.

"Oh I see. You came from the Star Gate nation, right? Or are you a tourist there?" he asked.

"Huh?" she said to him. He looked confused at her.

"Well we do get a lot of visitors from around the world and they do come from the Star Gate nation though they are tend to be mostly robots..." he told her.

"Oh, well...y-yeah I'm a tourist from an p-place...very far away..." Izumi stuttered out. The man laugh a bit at her.

"I see. So did you got lost or something?" he asked as he motioned her to sit down next to him.

"You can say that. If you paid to come here, then you want the full tour and not just a standard one," she said as she sat down.

"You are one strange person."

"I can say that about you too, you know."

He laugh again at her. Izumi like it when people smile, it makes the mood more better.

"So what brings you here?" she asked the man. The young man looked up to her and smiled.

"Well, this is one of my favorite spots to sit and think. I just enjoy the surroundings and the quietness," he said.

"I see. I just walked myself in here," Izumi admittedly said, "I just want to see the whole place since I'll probably come here a lot."

"Oh really? Most tourists tend to leave after their first day," he said.

"Hey, I paid for my ride here. I should get a free tour of the planet," Izumi said even though she was dreaming and she didn't exactly paid for the trip, more like she was forced into it. She needed to find out why was this happening to her.

"True. Getting your money's worth is much better," he thought for a moment.

"I don't mean to intrude into your life or anything, but when I first saw you, you looked a little bothered. Is something wrong?" she asked him.

He looked up in surprised and smiled at her which made her blush a little. He was pretty cute, too bad he was just a dream.

"I don't want to cause you any trouble," he said to her.

"Oh, no. I'm okay with it. I tend to get into trouble a lot of times even though I wasn't the one who started it in the first place. Beside I don't want you to feel uncomfortable trusting a strange and all," she spitted out.

He once again laughed. Izumi sheepishly blushed in embarrassment. After a bit, he stopped and his eyes started to reflect his troubles though he was still smiling.

"Well, its not that I trust strangers...I have trouble with my friends. I don't think they understand my thoughts anymore," he silently said.

Izumi perked up at hearing this. Friends are often an important factor in one's life. You can't live life if you didn't have any friends. She has Haru for that and Haru always keep her on her toe a lot. Remembering her, she smiled at the memories of their friendship and how it grew.

"I can understand what you mean," she said, "Friends are friends, but when it comes to trusting them its hard to find which ones matter and which one doesn't."

"I don't hate them or anything, just that I don't think they are going to treat me the same way as before. I mean I used to think that we were equals, now it became more like they want to treat me as who I really am," he sadly whispered.

"As a noble, right?"

"How you guess?"

Izumi pointed to the sword, "The hilt is of a different design and is more detailed. If it was an simple sword, then it is mostly carried by regular soldiers. If it was decorated and had gold encrusted then more or often they tend to belong to nobles," she said to him. Needless to say he was speechless.

"You are correct, but this is not my real sword. This sword is mainly for practicing my swordsmanship. I am a noble, but I wouldn't say I enjoy being a noble. I joined the army since my aunt wanted me to as my brothers and sisters are doing something more productive of their lives," he said to her.

"I see. Your aunt is just trying to help you," she said, "Besides if you speak up to your friends, I'm sure they will understand."

"You really think so?"

"Of course, you need to speak up once in awhile. Can't have everyone decide your life, you know. Take control of your life and you'll see that it isn't that bad."

He thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright then, I'll try that. Thank you, miss."

"Oh, right where were my matters. My name is Aika," she said as she reached out her hand. Wait a sec...that's not my name!

He extended his hand as well, "My name is Arthur..."

Izumi jolted awake from her nap. Hiro was still sleeping quietly on her body and it was barely been 30 minutes since she started her nap. She shook her head awake.

"Man, what a dream. At least, I think its a dream. Then why did I my name was Aika?" her hands were shaking a bit, but she stopped it when she clenched her hands into fists.

"Whatever, I might feel better when I eat something. Might as well make some sandwiches," she said. Gently as can be, she removed Hiro from her body and placed him on the couch while she ventured to the kitchen. Opening the cabinets to see what she can use for a snack, she noticed the picture of her mother near the dining room table. She stared at it for a moment and memories flowed back.

"Mommy, what are you doing?" a young Izumi asked.

Her mother looked up from her book. Her long brown hair sway in the air and her ruby eyes shone brightly at her. Like how Hiro looks like their dad, Izumi looked like their mother although she is much more mature looking than her. She was wearing a light red sunday dress and a necklace hung on her neck. Her smile can brighten anyone. She lifted Izumi up from where she was staying and started to hug her.

"I only wished you didn't have to go through what I had to," she very softly said.

Izumi didn't understand at all, but hugged her mother back.

Izumi shook her head awake and picked up the picture. "If I keep doing this to myself, I wouldn't be helping anyone. Sorry mom, I really am not a great daughter since I keep wanting to forget you." Tears started to fall down from her eyes, she had not cried for such a long time ever since her mother's death now she wondered if she'd been strong or just been pathetic.

Wiping her tears away and putting the picture back, she started to make the sandwiches. After putting them together, she cut them into triangles, because she wanted to. Bringing the sandwiches on a plate, she wandered back to the living room. Placing the plate on the table, she gently shook her brother awake. Hiro yawned awake from his nap, rubbing his eyes to get rid of his sleepiness and reaching for one of the sandwiches from the table.

Izumi chuckled and grabbed the remote to turn on the TV. Maybe there was something to watch these days other than the replays of old Vanguard tournaments. The TV spark to life and Izumi started to flip around the channels. She stopped when she saw something on the channel.

"Today we have a special announcement. Today the president of Regintine company has set up an event for Cardfighters around the world. Here is the message," the reporter said as he motioned to a different screen.

A video started to play. A man appeared, but his face was hidden in the dark and his voice was really hard to hear though it was clear enough for some to understand. "I would like to say that I am holding an event in regards to my company joining into the Vanguard business," the man started.

"Another company trying to earn some fame, huh? Something that is too common now," Izumi muttered as she took a bite of her sandwich.

The man continued on to say that he has sent a player from his company team to journey to Japan to test players in Vanguard and lastly before he left, "If you manage to defeat my player, then you will receive a very special prize in the end. Happy fighting players as my player is known as one of the best." The video ended on that note. Then the channel went back to its regularly programs.

Izumi sighed. "Oh well. I don't think this "player" will ever come to C&D Card shop of Trade and Sells unless he knows where it is."

Hiro looked up. "Did you wanted to fight the player, onee-san?"

"Not in the slightest. If that player is just in it for the fame, I rather die then fight him."

"Why? I thought that it would be good to fight other experienced players?"

"Not the ones who are doing for the fame. They tend to lose sight of why they are playing the game in the first place. All they ever care about is money and winning. Besides since when was Vanguard all about winning these days?"

Hiro was confused at what his sister was saying, "Cardfight is confusing."

"Well its meant to challenge your brain a little," she patted Hiro on the head, "I'm sure you will get it someday." He didn't seem all too keen on it. Finishing their snack, they went to their rooms to finish up some homework.

Izumi stretched her arms out, after this day, an early sleep would do her some good. Going to the restroom to change her clothes and wash away the stress. Drying her hair out, she went to check on her deck. Laying them out for her to see if she can figure out what cards she need. She knew what the boy said to her today about needing strong cards was true, but she was not willing to abandon her cards just for the sake of being powerful. They hold a lot more meaning to her, but she doesn't want to seem weak to the other players especially the ones in her card shop. She closed her eyes and frowned, what was she going to do? Seeing that there was nothing to do, she went to take another nap. Maybe this time, she could dream about something else.

Somewhere in a hidden location...

A man was busy making his dinner which was just a cup of ramen inside his rundown shack. The man was wearing a white shirt and worn down pants, but he seems to enjoy his life style. He was busy with making his dinner that he didn't noticed a voice calling out to him. It was only when he was finished making his dinner that he finally noticed it.

"Oh, sorry. I was busy with the ramen. Its a very delicate process and if you don't pay attention, it can get ruined. Anyways what's wrong?" he said to the voice.

"Everyone is being restless. Something big is going to happen," the voice said.

"I see. Don't worry when the time comes, I will have everyone here. It will get better," he said softly to the voice.

"What if they don't want to? Like last time, you and her were the only ones who stayed," the voice said.

"I know. I didn't do much since she did most of the job herself. I kinda feel pathetic, because of that. I just wished she was still here," he whispered.

The voice stopped talking for a bit. It knew the friendship, he and she created over the years though now she is gone along with the others leaving him the only one left.

"Don't worry. This time, it will be much different. I promise," he smiled to the voice. The voice sadly looked at the man, it hated to make others sad.

Meanwhile at some location...

The president of Regintine company was enjoying a glass of wine at his desk. His chubby body and face makes it hard to be serious with him, but his company is top notch for making toasters, microwaves, radios and other household things. When Cardfight! Vanguard came, he didn't think much of it until he saw how much it can bring up sales and fame when you sponsor a tournament. Not one to miss it, he ended recruiting a bunch of players to help with the sponsor thing.

A knock came from outside his room. "Come in," he said. The door opened to reveal a young man dressed in a white shirt with a black coat over it along with black pants and sneakers appeared. Sporting brown messy hair and his emerald eyes made him normal as can be. He was wearing a pair of black rimmed glasses and has a frown on his face. The man couldn't be older than 17 years old.

"You need to see me?" he said. The president looked up at him.

"I need you to go around and look for random card shops to fight in," he said to him. The man looked up in surprised.

"Why should I? I joined, because you were going to sponsor my team for the upcoming tournament?"

"What team? You haven't even started to make a team, much less even try. I'm starting to doubt it," the chubby man said.

"I just can't randomly ask players to join in my team. That's like asking a zebra to join a lion or a bug to a spider. I only want players who are serious in the game and wants to have fun as well. I don't care if we win or not, I just care we make it to the finals. I've just been having bad luck that's all," the young man said.

"Whatever, do what you want. You better have a team ready anyways if you want any sponsor at all. Anyways I made an announcement that I would be sending a player of mine to go around Japan fighting in random card shops. Consider it a practice for the tournament, don't want to fall behind right?"

"I guess that is true. Alright then I will do that," he said. Maybe this way, I can find members for my team. Better yet, maybe a new sponsor.

"Good," the man snapped his fingers and an assistant appeared with a briefcase, "In that briefcase is a card."

He looked opened the case. Looking at the card, the young man frowned. "Its just a King of Knight, Alfred card. This is your prize?" he asked, "I know he is one of the key cards in any Royal Paladin deck, but you can get him at a price you know? Why not offer something like a radio or something your company makes?"

"A business is a business. I don't have any use for any cards of this silly game. I got it from a random player on the street," the president said, "The player said something about it being special, but I don't think so. I need you to get rid of it."

"So you want me to lose?" the young man raised his eyebrow at that.

"No, of course not. Win some of the battles and at the end, lose. There no problem at all," he laughed out.

"That's a little weird to say the least."

"Cards are only worth it if they are of any value. Cards like him are not of any. I would have tore him up, but I figure that someone can get rid of it while giving my company a little fame."

The young man was not surprised at what the president said to him. Some players are willing to give their cards away like candy to others or even throw them away if they deem them worthless. He wondered if there was any players left that still loves the cards for what they are.

"Alright then, I'm off. I'll get back to you soon," he said to the president as he walked away. He closed the door as he walked out into the hallway. He started to remember the day he got his deck.

"Hey want to play this new game called Cardfight! Vanguard?" a kid asked him. He looks to be a 7 years old. His brown eyes sparkled with delight while talking to another kid who was reading his book.

"What is that?" he asked looking up from his book. Back then, he was a total bookworm and nothing else, but studying was on his list. Friends were never his priority as they would distract him from his studies.

"Its a new game that is out right now and its gaining speed. You should try it," the kid would say.

"Why? I rather study than play a card game," he would tell the kid.

"Man, you are a stick in the mud. Well give it a try, here's a deck for you. I have another and I don't need this one," the kid handed him a deck.

"Like I said I don't want it," he told the kid.

"Hmm...about this. If I lose, you get this deck. If I win, I won't bother you on the subject anymore. Deal?" he said as he reached for a handshake.

"If it means that you leave me alone then fine," he said.

After a bit, he won even though this was the first time he ever won anything other than certificates. "Man, I lost. I can't believe it," the kid said.

He looked at the field and the cards, it seems to be rather fun and it does involve planning and strategy.

"Oh, well. A deal is a deal. You can keep that deck," the kid said as he ran off with his other deck, "Just take care of it, okay? See you tomorrow!"

He watched the other kid go. He figured he could try this game out.

"Maybe we could fight again. By that time, I would fight at my all. I guess this game isn't so bad," he muttered to himself while looking at the deck, no... now it's his deck. He smiled softly at it.

He stopped for a bit and looked down at the floor. The game sure took a wrong turn for the worse. Sighing he went outside to take a breather. It was starting to get dark as the sun settled. The sky was a mixture of orange and blue, the clouds were steady as they flow away and the stars are making themselves known. The air was sweet and gentle tonight. Lampposts are starting to lit up and people were waving goodbye to each other.

"Isamu Kiroan, what have you gotten yourself into?" he scratched his messy brown hair. Isamu looked around and started to walk down the street with his hands in his stopped by a nearby park. Taking a seat on a bench, he started to reflect on what happened today.

There isn't much I can do as one person, I still need a team to enter a tournament. Where am I going to find players? He thought in his head. Reaching for the briefcase, he opened it up to see what he can do with the card itself.

"I don't want to give him to some player. I can't do that," he said as he picked it up. Suddenly a bright flash came from the card and he shielded his eyes in surprised.

When he opened them again, he noticed that he was in a battlefield. There was several units fighting among each other. The Dimensional Police was fighting against some Nova Grapplers while also fighting several Megacolony units. They were destroying each other to pieces. Some were even not moving when they hit the ground. The battlefield became a battle to the death and none of them wanted to stop. When he tried to step in between them to stop the fighting, he fell down into a dark tunnel.

After feeling that he fell forever, he opened his eyes. He was met with bright square objects flowing freely around him. When he blinked again, the squares turned to Cardfight! Vanguard cards. They were flowing up from the ground and he was honestly scared at what is happening. He didn't understand what was going on.

"Don't be afraid," a voice called out to him.

Isamu was looking around for the voice who called out to him. "Who are you?"

"Time will come when you will know who I am," the voice said, "For now, you must gather the others before it's too late."

"What do you mean by that?" Isamu asked, but he didn't receive an answer.

He opened his eyes once more again and he was back at the park. He rubbed his head to shake it awake. "What was that? I guess you are a special card. Too bad, I don't run a Royal Paladin deck. Maybe I can find you a good home," he said to the card as he placed it back inside the briefcase. For a second, it appeared as if Alfred was actually smiling from inside the card.

Izumi woke up from her sleep. Yesterday was such a hassle. She got up to go the restroom to brush up as school starts again today. Dressed in her usual outfit, she grabbed her bag to head downstairs. Before she walked out, she looked back at her desk. She reached for her deck box and decided to bring it along for work. She walked to the dining room to greet her dad and Hiro. After eating their breakfast, Hiro and Izumi walked to school.

At school, it was all too familiar of a normal day. Students talking about what they wanted to do during the next week since they don't have school for four days, so it was popular subject right now. Izumi was changing her shoes when Haru came from behind her.

"Hey, Izumi! Have any plans for the days off from school next week?" she asked as she started to change her shoes.

"Not really. I plan to work all those days and study for upcoming exams. I haven't really thought about having fun plans and such," she said to her.

"That's it! You need to escape from this place. How about going to my parent's beach house? Its almost summer so might as well the beach," she said to Izumi.

"I don't really know about that."

"You can bring Hiro and your dad. I'm sure your boss won't mind you taking a few days off."

"I'll see what I can do," she walked away while Haru scramble to take off her shoes. The room was bustling with life. She went to her seat near the window. Kyousuke walked in with his eyes closed and walked over to his seat. He wasn't carrying anything other than a pencil in his ear. The bell rang and students went to their seats. The teacher stepped in and started the roll call after that the teacher started his lesson. Izumi and the other students started to jolt down the notes.

Lunch break came and students ran to grab their lunches with their friends. Izumi and Haru often eat together in their homeroom since they both didn't like moving around a lot.

"You sure you don't want to go to my parent's beach house? Come on, its going to be fun. Its just for a couple of days," Haru said as she munched on a small riceball.

"Like I said I'll think about it," she replied as she took a bite from her lunch.

Haru looked a little sad at that respond. She remembered how much happy and cheerful, Izumi was back before that day. She just wished she didn't change that much, but time is sometimes unforgivable at times. Haru sneaked a peek at Kyousuke the student and noticed that he was asleep.

"That guy can sure sleep," she muttered, "I wonder what he does at nights? Oh yeah, I remembered you saying that you work at a card shop , right?"

"Yeah, so what about it?"

"Give me directions to it. I want to go there so that we can talk some more."

"You really want to be surrounded by kids?"

"Hey, still better than being at home watching TV plus my mother wants me to get a job."

"You have to know about Cardfight in order to work there, you know?" Izumi laughed at her.

"Well its easy enough to catch on. I think I can manage," she smiled. It was nice to see Izumi smiling once in awhile.

When lunch was over, classes resume. The clock slowly ticked to 3 o'clock and the students packed their bags to go home. Izumi waved goodbye to Haru and was getting ready to leave, but saw Kyousuke sleeping again. Sighing she decided to wake him up.

"Hey, its time to go home. You awake?" she said to him as he slowly woke up. He yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"Oh, really? I didn't noticed," he said tiredly.

Izumi sighed. She reached into her bag to bring out a bun wrapped in a napkin. "Here eat this. You slept through lunch again," she said as she handed the bun to him. At first, he looked at her funny though he ended up taking it in the end.

"Why are you giving other people food?" he said.

"I don't know. I guess that's how I am," she said as she walked out the room.

Kyousuke watched her go. "Strange girl," he said as he took a bite out of the bun.

Isamu was having the time of his life. Well if you call fighting battle after battle, a good time then yeah, its a good time. He had to stop at a bench and to take a breather, exhausted to the point where he might just collapsed randomly around.

"This is so tiring. I have fought almost 25 card shops from this area. I still haven't found anyone that is worthy of this card. Man, I need to find one quick. Still where is another card shop around here?" he said as he got up from the bench. After a bit, he stumbled upon C&D Card shop of Trades and Sells.

"A little worn down, but still alive. Hmmm...I wonder?" he opened the door to see some kids battling against each other and Izumi reading a book. The kids look up from their battles to see who was the visitor.

One of them approached him. "Are you the player that Regintine company sent?" asked a young boy.

"Yes, I am. I'm here to face your toughest player to see if he could defeat me," he said to the little boy with a smile.

"Well, Izumi onee-chan is our toughest player. She is pretty strong," the boy said to Isamu as he pointed to Izumi from the counter. She looked up from her book as she heard that.

"I wouldn't say that I am the toughest player here," she said to Isamu.

He chuckled a bit. "Well since I'm here and all why don't we battle?"

She thought for a bit and agreed. She stepped away from the counter for a bit while Hiro was left in charge of the counter.

They set up the table and field. The other kids stood around watching the match unfold.

"Stand up, Vanguard!" both shouted out.

"Stardust Trumpeter!"

"Hades Ringmaster!"

On the battlefield are two different units. On one side is an young girl with her red hair tied into two buns and a trump in her hand. The other side showed a purple demon wearing a suit with a creepy smile on his face.

"Pale Moon, huh? Never played against them before," Izumi chirped in.

"Well, I'll for sure show you a good show. After all the Pale Moon circus lives up to it's name," he smiled.

"Alright then. I hope for a grand show," she said as she drew her card. "I ride Little Sage, Marron." A bright blue glow surrounded the young girl and out came a young boy giant as he adjust his book on his arms.

"I end my turn," she said.

"I draw," Isamu added the card to his hand, "I ride Dark Metal Bicorn!" A bright purple glow surround the demon, now in its place is a goat like creature with an orange mane that is coated in black armor appeared. "I active Hades Ringmaster's skill and soul charge one," he said as he slide Jumping Glen into the soul.

"I attack with Dark Metal Bicorn to your vanguard!" he turned the card to it's side. The creature prepared itself as it charged at Marron at top speed. "Drive check," he revealed a Skull Juggler and placed it in his hand. Marron received a blow to his body as the creature slammed into him.

"Damage check," Izumi revealed a Knight of the Harp, Tristin to the damage zone.

Battle report

Isamu: 0 damage Hand: 5

Izumi: 1 damage Hand: 5

"I draw," she said, "I ride Knight of the Harp, Tristin!" Marron was replaced with a young man wearing a light colored armor. He was holding his harp on one hand while his sword is on the other side. "I call Knight of Silence, Gallatin to the left and Marron to the right!" Gallatin and Marron appeared in roll call.

"I attack Bicorn with Marron," she said.

"No guard," Isamu said as he revealed Midnight Bunny to the damage zone. Marron chanted a spell from his book and launched a spark of blue lighting to the creature causing it pain.

"I attack with Tristan to your vanguard," she said as she turned the card to it's side.

"No guard," he said.

"Drive check," she revealed Blaster Blade and place it in her hand. Tristan slashed the creature with his sword making a large scratch appear on it.

He revealed Jumping Jill to the damage zone. Isamu was pretty amazed that Izumi has that card.

Maybe she will make an good owner to Alfred, but I have to test her though he thought as she prepared her final attack.

"Finally I attack with Gallatin," she said.

"No guard," he placed Skull Juggler to the damage zone.

"I end my turn," she said.

Battle report

Isamu: 3 damage Hand: 5

Izumi: 1 damage Hand: 4

"I stand and draw," Isamu said, "I ride Barking Cerberus!" The goat like creature disappeared, replaced by a three head beast with party hats on your of their heads. They were all panting heavily.

"I call Midnight Bunny to the back of Cerberus and Dark Metal Bicorn at the left!" A pink bunny like human popped out. Her face was decorated with face paint and her bunny paws wave at the audience while another Bicorn stood in silent.

"I attack with Bicorn to your vanguard," he said as he turned the card to its side.

"No guard," she said and revealed Gallatin to the damage zone.

"I attack your vanguard with Cerberus boosted by Midnight Bunny," he said. The beast growled at the foe before him as he charged ahead.

"No guard," Izumi said as she looked on.

"Drive check," he said as Nightmare Doll, Alice appeared. He smiled at his luck while Izumi placed Wingal to the damage zone.

"I activate Midnight Bunny's skill by counter blasting one, I can put her into the soul and call out another card as long as it's not named "Midnight Bunny". I call Jumping Glen to the right. Glen's skill comes into effect, she gains 3k attack when she is called from the soul. I attack your vanguard once more with Glen."

"I guard with Starlight Unicorn," she dropped the card to guardian circle. Glen stopped her attack when a unicorn armed with a light armor appeared in front of her.

"I end my turn," he said.

Battle report

Isamu: 3 damage Hand: 4

Izumi: 3 damage Hand: 3

"I stand and draw," she said, "I ride Knight of Convictions, Bors!" Tristan left the battlefield. Now in his place was a young man with glasses and a book in his hand. He was dressed in white clothes and his sword was ready at his side. "I move Marron to the back and call Blaster Blade!" Marron moved back to allow his peer to step in. Blaster Blade looked on ahead towards the battlefield with his sword in hand.

"I activate Blaster Blade's skill and retire Jumping Glen," she said as she flipped two damage. Blaster Blade slammed his sword into the ground causing a ripple of blue lighting to strike at Glen. She left the battlefield as Isamu placed her into the drop zone.

"I attack your vanguard with Gallatin!" as she turned the card. Gallatin prepared for his attack.

"I guard with Rainbow Magician," he placed the card onto the guardian circle. A elf dressed in white appeared with a hat in front of him, throwing a storm of cards at Gallatin making him stop and retreated back.

"I attack with Blaster Blade boosted by Marron to your vanguard," she said. Marron flowed his power into Blaster Blade and he charged at the enemy.

"No guard," Isamu said. He revealed Purple Trapezist to the damage zone.

"I attack with Bors. I activate his skill by counter blasting one, I can increase his attack power by 3k," she said as she flipped her third damage. Bors took his stance and launched himself to the enemy.

"No guard," Isamu said as he smiled at the fun he was having.

She smiled as well. "Twin Drive!" she said as she revealed Wingal and Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte. Bors struck his foe with a sharp smack.

"Damage check," Isamu placed Mirror Demon to the damage zone.

Battle report

Isamu: 5 damage Hand: 3

Izumi: 3 damage Hand: 4

"I stand and draw," he said, "As the circus draws at its end, it must end on a grand note. I ride Dark Illusionist, Robert!" The beast let out a howl and disappeared into the purple light. A elf dressed in colorful clothes with a top hat and a wand appeared to the stage bowing to the audience with a smile. "I activate Robert's skill. I soul charge one then I can check the top card of my deck and decided to either place it on the top or bottom of my deck." He slided Midnight Bunny into the soul then he checked the top card and left it on the top.

"I call Nightmare Doll, Alice to the left while moving Bicorn to the back and Fire Breeze, Carrie to the right." A giant female doll appeared onto the stage, her face emotionless as she stared forward. Another elf appeared, this time the elf was dressed in a clown outfit while also breathing fire out from her mouth.

"I attack Gallatin with Alice boosted by Bicorn," he turn the cards to their sides. Alice started to move her hand toward Gallatin.

Izumi thought for a moment. I can guard the attack with only one 10k shield and two other cards to defend, I can't afford the cost. "No guard," she said. Alice crushed Gallatin with her hand and Izumi placed the card onto the drop zone.

"I activate Alice's skill, by counter blasting one I can move her into the soul and call another Pale Moon unit to the field as long it's not named "Nightmare Doll, Alice". I call Barking Cerberus from the soul," he said. Alice disappeared from the field and out came the three headed beast out for some fun.

"I attack with Robert!" he said. Robert grabbed his top hat from his head and started to chant a spell.

"I guard with Flogal," Izumi said as she placed the card onto the guardian circle. A pink dog appeared in front of Bors, protecting him.

"Twin Drive," he said. He revealed a Dancing Princess of the Night Sky and added to his hand. Then he revealed Cracker Musician, "Stand trigger! I add the power to Carrie and I stand Bicorn!" Carrie received a boost of power while Bicorn stand once again. Izumi groaned and looked at her hand, she can't guard the next two attacks as she doesn't want to reduce her cards from her hand.

"I attack your vanguard with Carrie!" he said. Carrie breathed in some air to her lungs.

"No guard," Izumi said. Carrie let a blast of hot flames towards Bors and the flames consumed him. She revealed Solitary Knight, Gancelot to the damage zone.

"I attack with Barking Cerberus with a boost from Bicorn to your vanguard," he turned the cards to their sides. The beast charged at Bors.

"No guard," she said as she revealed Weapons Dealer, Govannon. "Draw trigger! I add the power to Bors and I draw a card."

"I aciatice Carrie's skill by counter blasting two I can draw one card," flipping two damage from his damage zone, he drew a card. "I end my turn.

Battle report

Isamu: 5 damage Hand: 4

Izumi: 5 damage Hand: 4

"I stand and draw," Izumi said, "I call Crimson Butterfly, Brigitte to the left!" A man armored in white with wings of the flaming crimson butterfly appeared with his sword in hand.

"I attack Carrie with Brigitte," turning the card to it's side. Brigitte leapt up and took flight at Carrie.

"No guard," he said. She is trying to get rid of my intercepts while also getting rid of my card advantage. A good idea to do since her hand is rather small.

Brigitte slashed Carrie across her body and she disappeared from the field. He then retreated back.

"I attack your vanguard with Bors! I counterblast to add 3k to his power," she said as she flipped the damage. Bors took his sword in hand and took charge.

"No guard," he said which surprised Izumi and the other kids. Izumi revealed Starlight Unicorn and Marron then add them both to her hand.

"Damage check," he said as he slowly revealed Candy Clown which surprised Izumi, "Huh? What you know, I guess no one wants the circus to stop just yet. Heal trigger! I heal one damage and add the power to Robert!"

Bors slammed his sword into Robert and retreated back to his postion on the field. The power from the trigger boosted Robert back to his feet.

"I attack your vanguard with Blaster Blade boosted by Marron," turning the cards to their rest positions. Marron flowed his power to Blaster Blade while he prepared for the attack.

"I guard with Cracker Musician," he placed the card in the guardian circle. A young boy with a party hat appeared in front of Robert. He cracked a popper that sprayed colorful streamers at Blaster Blade who is none too happy about it.

"I end my turn," Izumi said. If she can survive this next turn, she can maybe win.

Battle report

Isamu: 4 damage Hand: 3

Izumi: 5 damage Hand: 6

"I stand and draw," he turned all the cards to their stand position, "I use Robert's skill. I soulcharge one and check my top card." He slides Dark Illusionist, Robert to the soul and checked his top card, leaving it at the top.

"I call Dancing Princess of the Night Sky to the spot where Carrie was," he placed the card down. A young girl with face paint and yellow ponytails appeared onto the field. "I use her skill by counter blasting one, I can soul charge a Grade 2 or lower Pale Moon unit to the soul." He flipped one damage and slide Jumping Jill to the soul. "I call Midnight Bunny to the back of Robert."

"I attack with Cerberus boosted by Bicorn to your vanguard," he turned the cards to the side. The beast once again charged at Bors.

"I guard with Wingal and Starlight Unicorn," the cards dropped into the guardian circle. Wingal and Starlight took their place in front of Bors to stop the rampaging beast.

"I attack with Robert boosted by Midnight Bunny to your vanguard," he turned the cards to their sides. Midnight Bunny waved a good luck to Robert as he started to do a magic trick.

Izumi looked at her hand, she can guard with the cards in her hand or try her luck at the Damage Check. Guarding with the cards in her hand will reduce her field advantage while also have no cards to defend with. She had to let it go.

"No guard," she said to Isamu. He smiled at her determination.

"Twin Drive," he revealed Purple Trapezist and Mirror Demon while adding them to his hand.

Robert launched his magic trick to Bors causing an explosion to happen. Izumi revealed Gallatin to the damage zone.

Battle report

Isamu: 4 damage Hand: 5

Izumi: 6 damage Hand: 4

The kids were surprised that Izumi lost, but they didn't mind it. Izumi looked up in surprised at them and the kids start to hug her to cheer her up.

"Wow, this has been one of the best matches I had in awhile! Thanks for the match," Isamu said as he extended his hand at Izumi. She shook his hand to say that it was good match.

"By the way, my name is Isamu Kiroan. Just so you know," he said to Izumi.

"My name is Izumi Hisa," she said casually to him. She was walking back to her place at the counter.

He thought for a moment and reached into the briefcase for the card. "Hey, although I did win, I want you to have the prize. I don't want to go around promoting this event anymore," he said to her.

She looked at the card. King of Knights, Alfred would be a great addition to her deck, but she didn't like being handed a card that she didn't win. She passed it back to him. "Sorry, I can't accept a prize from someone that I didn't win against in a match. Thank you for the thought though," she said to him.

Isamu sighed. "I guess I have to look for another player, huh. Man, this is so tiring. Where am I going to find another player?"

"I'll fight you," a voice said from the front of the counter. They turned to see a young man looking at them.

"Kyousuke? What are you doing here?" Izumi said.

"I just stumbled upon here and thought I might as well check this place out," he said to her, "Never thought I would see you here."

"Sorry I'm only allowed to play against regulars of the card shops," Isamu said.

"How about a paying customer?" he said to Isamu.

"Well I guess that can work. He never said anything about paying customers," Isamu said as he thought about it.

"Hey, I want to buy this booster pack. How much is it?" Kyousuke said to Hiro as he pointed to the pack.

"350 yen," Hiro said to Kyousuke. He reached in his pockets and counted out the money, giving them to Hiro once he finished.

"There I brought something from here. Now I ask for a match," he said as he handed the pack he brought to a random kid.

"Alright then," Isamu said, "Let's do it."

TBC~