{Someone PoV}
I walked to our usual card shop where we always have our battles, when I walked in there was no one inside only a child around 12 standing at one of the fighting table. 'No one is here yet? I thought the manager would be in.'
"Umm…. Excuse me could you help me with something." The kid asked.
"What can I help you with?" I questioned as I approached the kid.
"Could you teach me the rules of this game." He continued and revealed the cards he had in his hand.
"Vanguard. Sure, don't mind going against Kagero?"
"Kagero?"
"It's the name of the clan I use. Lets' get ready." I toss my bag onto the counter table and walked to the opposite side of the kid. "First what's your name? Mine is Nakajima Mikan."
"Takuto. Tatsunagi Takuto."
"Takuto kun, first set a grade 0 card of your choice on the center. I will start first and explain the game along the way. Draw 5 cards from your deck, the basic set should consist of grade 1,2,3. If you don't like your draw, you can redraw your cards. I'm fine with mine."
"Me too."
"Good, now image."
"Image?"
"Imagine yourself on a planet much like earth the planet is called Cray. Here we have two powers one to ride and another is called. The card on the circle is called your vanguard and your riding unit. Using the cards in your hand, you should be able to ride a higher grade. Like from grade 0 to 1 and so for."
"Ho, so that how we play this. What is call?"
"Call is calling the card you have in your hand to the rear circle. They have to be the same grade as your vanguard or lower. Lastly the circle between the playing field is the guarding area, with the cards in our hand; we are able to guard the enemies attack. I will continue along the way, shall we begin?" I asked and the kid replied by a simple nod.
"Stand up (the) Vanguard."
"Amber Dragon, Dawn."
"Grassland Breeze, Sagramore."
"Huh…. I never seen this clan before. Gold paladin huh. I shall start first, draw. Ride Amber Dragon, Daylight. Skill activate, when this unit ride on Dawn power plus 2000 and skill activate, when Daylight rides, I can search through my deck for Dusk and add it to my hand. Turn end"
"My turn, stand and draw. Ride Knight of Elegant Skills, Gareth and call Precipice Whirlwind, Sagramore. Gareth attack Daylight!"
"No guard. When the Vanguard attacks, take a look at the top card of your deck." I instructed ," this is called drive check." Takuto flip the top card and it revealed a Draw trigger. "That card means trigger get. On a grade 0 top right hand corner that is a symbol. It gives you the power to plus 5000 to any unit and draw one card."
"Hmm…. Then I draw one card and give the power to Sagramore."
"When my Vanguard gets hit by an attack I get to do a damage check which is also flipping the top card. Damage check… no trigger. The first person to get 6 damage loses. Understand?"
"Hai. Sagramore attack."
"But with the cards in our hand we can guard from attacks like this. Dragon dancer, Monica guard. The guard amount is indicated at the horizontal side of the card."
"Turn end."
"My turn. Ride Amber dragon, Dusk. Skill activate, when I ride Dusk over Daylight, Dusk power goes up by 1000. Call, Dragon Armored Knight, Daylight, Lizard Soldier, Raopia,Wyvern strike, Jarran and Tejas. Daylight skill, I drop one grade3 from my hand and search through my deck for Amber dragon, Eclipse to add to my hand."
Current field
(Mikan) Front: Dragon Armored Knight-Dusk- Tejas
Back: Daylight- Raopia-Jarran
Hand: 1 card
Damage: 1
(Takuto) Sagramore- Gareth- none
Back: none-none-none
Hand: 5
Damage: 0
"Daylight boost Dragon Armored Knight attack Gareth!" I declared.
"No guard." He flips the top card which revealed a grade 2.
"Raopia boosts, Dusk attack Gareth. Raopia Skill activate, when my opponent has 2 or less rear guards, power plus 4000. Total power 20000."
"Silent Punisher and Blessing owl guard."
"Drive check… get Stand trigger. Power goes to Dusk and Dragon Armored Knight stand." I declared, standing my previously rested unit.
"Damage check… Fortune Bell get, power goes to Gareth and Sagramore stand."
"Jarran boosts, Tejas attack Gareth. Jarran skill activate, when boosting for Tejas power plus 4000."
"No guard… damage check… no trigger."
"Dragon Armored Knight attack Sagramore." I continued making the grade 1 card go to the drop zone. " Turn end."
{FF
(Mikan) Front: Dragon Armored Knight- Eclipse-None
Back: Daylight- Raopia- Jarran
Hand: 6
Damage: 4
(Takuto) front: Nemean Lion- Beaumains –None
Back: Blessing Owl – Charjgal- none
Hand: 4
Damage: 5
"My turn, stand and draw." Takuto started as he draws one card from his deck. "Silver knight descend upon the land and assist my in battle. Ride Great Silver wolf, Garmore. Garmore counter blast activate." He then flips over two cards on his damage zone. "superior call, Charging Chariot Knight. Chariot Knight Attack and skill activate when I have lesser cards than my opponent Chariot knight plus 3000 when attacking."
"No Guard…. Damage check… Draw trigger get. I draw a card and power goes to Eclispe."
"Charjgal boosts Garmore attack Eclipse. Break through all boundaries, limit break! Garmore power plus 5000. Charjgal soul blast." Removes all the cards in the soul. "power plus 5000 for all the card in the soul removed. Total power 36000."
'Wow overkill.' "Wyvern Guard Barri. Perfect guard." I announced and dropped my grade 2 Tejas.
"Twin drive… first check….second check… stand trigger get. All the effect goes to Chariot knight. Blessing owl boosts and Nemean Lion attack."
"Berserk Dragon guard."
"Chariot knight attack."
"Gattling Claw Dragon guard."
(Mikan) Front: Dragon Armored Knight- Eclipse-None
Back: Daylight- Raopia- Jarran
Hand: 3
Damage: 5
(Takuto) front: Nemean Lion- Garmore –Chariot Knight
Back: Blessing Owl – Charjgal- none
Hand: 7
Damage: 5
"Turn end."
"My turn. Stand and draw Dragonic Overlord call. This is your Final turn. Overlord attack Garmore!"
"Chariot Knight intercepts."
"Raopia boosts Eclipse attack."
"Fortune Bell, Silver Fang Witch and Evil Slaying Swordsman, Haugan guard."
"Twin Drive, First check… Critical trigger. All the effects goes to Dragonic Overlord. Second check… stand trigger get. Power goes to Overlord and Stand again. Daylight boosts Dragon Armored Knight attack Garmore."
" Nemean Lion intercept."
"Jarran boosts, Overlord!"
"No Guard…. Damage check heal trigger! All the effects go to Garmore. Second check… no trigger. I lose." He admitted.
"That was a fun match wasn't it?" I smirked and started retrieving my cards.
"How did you know you would pull out a double trigger?" he asked curiously.
"Saa… Gut feeling." I replied.
"You would make an excellent ally." He mumbled out loud.
"Ally?"
"Nakajima Mikan, you have been chosen by Cray to help in the fight against Void. Please help us lead the leaders to the right path." The moment Takuto said that, there was suddenly a blinding light behind him.
"What do you mean? Takuto Kun explain!" I yelled back and shielding my eyes from the light.
"You will know soon enough." Were the last words I heard.
{In the bedroom}
I jotted up in cold sweat, 'it was all a dream? But it felt so real.' I looked at my clock to see that it's still in the dead of the night. I shrugged and went back to sleep.
{Next Morning}
"WHERE IS MY DECK?!"