Chapter 2

POV Steven

After our incident at the Arena, we made our way to the shop. The card shop was a large building with a sign above the main entrance that read 'Wild Cards'. Outside of the shop was a large crowd.

"THERE. THEY ARE." One of the students said turning to us. The rest of the students started to surround us.

'This is starting to get annoying'

Kenny cleared his throat, and with a demanding voice commanded, "As the head of the Seifukai I can't this behavior on school grounds. If you wish to fight or receive training from me and my friend, then you will have to wait until a scheduled match can be made and authorized."

The crowd started to dissipate and we made our way to the shop. Inside there was some of students playing and buying cards.

"Oh what happened to the crowd?" My dad said looking outside from behind the counter.

"Sorry Dad. Kenny scared them away."

"But that was so much business." He said a little upset.

"They were only here to fight me and Steven." Kenny said taking a seat at one of the tables.

After a few hours of working and still turning away fight challenges we were about to close up, but when I want to put the close sign up the girl from the Arena came in. She was a first year in high school by her uniform. Her hair was short and lite brown, and her eyes were hazel eyes.

"Can I help you?" I asked a little nervous.

'Why am I so nervous in front of her? I never get this nervous.'

"Um… I was wondering if I could fight you." She said also nervous.

"You need to stop being so nervous in front of new people." A ball of light came floating out of her pocket. A small dragon took from. It was the same size as Diablos, his neck had rainbow scales and the same color set of wings.

"No way Ladis the tyrant." Lyra said running to the little dragon with stars in her eyes. Her buddy right next to her.

"Long time no see Ladis." Diablos smirked.

"So this is your buddy." Ladias said, "Can you tell her to stop staring at me?"

Lyra was really into the dragons form ancient world. Every time she saw someone with a buddy from there she gets excited and says she as to fight them.

"Sorry she gets like this when she sees a monster from our world." Diablos said pulling Lyra away.

"If you want I'll fight you." Lyra said running up to the girl, "Oh and what's your name?"

"Yama Rogenski." She said backing up a little, "And I was more hoping to fight Steven."

"I'm sorry. I have to make some improvements in my deck." I said pulling out my deck, but it slipped out of my hands and scattered all over the floor. I started to pick it up and Yama came over to help.

"Thanks." I said as we get off the floor. She gave me a lite smile.

"So you can fight me in Steven's place." Lyra said rapping her arms around her neck in a hug.

"OK." Yama said a little uncomfortable.

"Hey manager can we use the stage outback?" Lyra said letting go of Yama.

"Sure." My dad said walking to the back. We followed him to the back of the shop. We walked out of the store to a small stage. Unlike the Arena, it was just a couple of platforms behind the shop. Lyra and Yama took them sides of the stage. They ready their core cases. Yama's was purple, and Lyra's was emerald green.

"Run wild, Run rampant, Run free. Luminize Tyrants freedom." Yama chanted as her core case turned into a teardrop about half a foot in size.

"Lord of the pit rise up and cast judgment on those who stand before us. Luminize Dragons Judgment." Lyra's core case turned into a pair of headphones.

"Raise the flag…" Both said.

"…I fight for Ancient world." Lyra said as her buddy took his true form, he was the same size as Crimson and wielded a spear and a Scimitar with a fiery aura. He hailed a yellow flag, with a bronze shield embalmed with a dragon on it.

"…I also fight for Ancient world." Yama hailed the flag herself. Her buddy was not next to her.

"Where's your buddy?" Lyra asked confused.

"He doesn't come out till his needed. You can take the first turn." Yama responded.

POV Lyra

"OK. I charge and draw." I cheered throwing a card to her gauge and drawing a card, "I cast 'Makings of a Great Dragon' to add my buddy to my hand." My life cracked to eight.

"I buddy call to the center 'Ghoul Dragon Emperor, Adil Diablos'." Diablos charged onto the platform in front of his buddy. My life glowed and returned back to nine.

"Diablos attack the fighter." He flew over to Yama and with a swipe of his sword her life shattered down to 8.

"Turn end." The familiar computer voice said.

POV Yama

'His power is intense.' I was still recovering from the shock of that attack.

"I draw. Charge and draw." I gauged and drew my cards. Looking over them I had a good hand that could win this.

"I buddy call to the center, 'Dimensional Demonic Dragon, Ladis the Tyrant'." I chanted and throw the card to the center platform. From the card five dragon's head came out. The heads were enveloped in typhoons, as the storms died down they reviled a large dragon. The dragon was a few feet high then Diablos. Its hands were lime green cyclones with claws. It had six heads each a different color, and large flowing wings with a rainbow shade.

"SHOW OFF!" Cait Sith yelled. Ladis snorted at Cait Sith and flames shot out at him. Cait Sith hide behind Malia. She looked at Ladis and a dark aura formed. Everyone took a step back in precaution. Ladis flinched at the aura.

"Dragon to Dragon I wouldn't mess with that one." Diablos warned him.

"Getting back to the fight. I will cast Dragon Dreams." My's life started to glow green and recovered to eleven.

"Then I cast Rise and Fall of Dragon." My life dropped to ten and her gauge jumped to four.

"Ladis attack Diablos." A tornado made of pure energy swirled around Ladis, and it started to grow until the whole field was caught in it. Diablos was destroyed but was resurrected at the cost of one of his souls.

"Double attack Ladis." Ladis readied his attack again.

"I cast Dragon Outlaw." Lyra said giving Diablos more power. "And now counter attack."

"I activate Ladis' skill." I dropped a card from her hand and her life dropped to 8.

"Turn end."

Yam-Fighters-Lyra

N/A-Items-N/A

N/A- right- N/A

Dimensional Demonic Dragon, Ladis the Tyrant-center-Ghoul Dragon Emperor, Adil Diablos

N/A- left-N/A

8-life-9

4-gauge-0

POV Lyra

"Draw. Charge and draw." I was studying the cards in hand, and saw my turn play out.

"I call to the right, Burning Right Bruder, and to the left, Blizzard Left Bruder." Two hand shaped dragons appeared.

"Then Blizzard's skill 'Blizzard Prison'." The left handed dragon started to create a blizzard and froze Ladis.

"Net Burning's skill 'Explosive Fire Power Blasts'." The right handed dragon started a raging inferno and burned Ladis to ash.

"Ladis' skill." Yam said dropping a card from her hand, her life dropping to six and Ladis was resurrected once again.

"Diablos attack Ladis." Diablos ready his blade.

"I cast Bold Dragon." She said dropping her last card to save and increase Ladis. "And counter attack."

Diablos attack did nothing, Ladis stroke back and destroyed Diablos. Diablos was resurrected at the cost of his last soul. Something odd happened Diablos was starting to get engulfed in flames and grow stronger.

"Why did he grow stronger?" Yam started to panic.

"When Diablos as no soul he gains more power and plus one critical. Now double attack." Diablos attacked and final brut down Ladis.

"Turn end."

Yam-Fighters-Lyra

N/A-Items-N/A

N/A- right-Burning Right Bruder

N/A-center-Ghoul Dragon Emperor, Adil Diablos

N/A- left- Blizzard Left Bruder

6-life-9

4-gauge-1

POV Yama

"Draw. Charge and draw." I lost hope as the card I draw was 'Bold Dragon', and my charge and draw was 'Rise & Fall of Dragons'.

"I can't win." I fall to my knees.

"Turn end."

POV Lyra

"Draw. Charge and draw. Diablos make it swift." I commanded with some disappointment. Diablos made two swift slashes of his sword to bring Yam's life to zero.

"Game over. Winner Lyra Brook."

Yam-Fighters-Lyra

N/A-Items-N/A

N/A- right-Burning Right Bruder

N/A-center-Ghoul Dragon Emperor, Adil Diablos

N/A- left- Blizzard Left Bruder

0-life-9

5-gauge-2

POV Steven

"Why, why can't I win?" Yam said on the edge of tears.

"If you had let Ladis go sooner you could have saved some life and cards in your hand." I said holding out his to help her up.

"I couldn't let him go he was my only protection." Yam said taking my hand and getting up.

"And that's why you lost." Lyra said walking up. "In Ancient world you monsters aren't your shields there your allies."

"I still have much to learn."

"And you can count on us to help you." Rosabelle said walking up with the rest of the group.

"But why me? Why help me and not someone else?"

"Because you wanted to fight and just that. You wanted to better yourself though fighting and not someone telling you want to do." Kenny said.

"We'll start you training tomorrow after school." The manager said. "Now it's time for all of you to go home."

Everyone was getting ready to leave when I looked over and saw the girls talking. From the looks of it they were getting along. I felt someone tug at me shirt, I looked down and saw Cait Sith.

"What?" I responded

"You like the new girl." He said trying to hold his laughter.

"Shut up cat." I told him with a light blush. So ends mine and my friends first day of the new school year, and the future still holds more for them.