I already have the next two chapters done. Would you tell me what you think?


Ch2 The Hunt

"Who are you?" I asked. "Listen, Katsumo is it?" the boy asked. "How do you know my name?" I asked. "Why wouldn't I? You were the top Duelist at Duel Academy before you dropped out. My name is Nova Ozuka," he answered. "Nova huh? Are you after our Numbers?" I asked. "No, just to enlist your help," Nova answered. "Help?" I asked.

"We're both after the same thing, your father disappeared because of Number cards, and mine disappeared because of their creation. You being a Number Hunter, I figured that you might already have some Numbers. I find it odd that the Utopia card found its way to you, but it just means that I know I can trust you," Nova explained.

"So why does my duel with Cody have to wait?" I asked. "Because I brought some cards to help Cody with Number Hunting, should he choose to help as well," Nova answered. "I'll help," Cody said. Nova opened his suitcase. It was full of cards. In minutes, Cody constructed a deck.

"Not a bad time for building a deck at all. Let's go somewhere private to test it," Nova commented. My mystery opponent began to stir and Nova took notice. "Took you long enough, Alister," Nova complained. So Alister Chase was his name… I mused. I love this part. It makes being a Number Hunter easier.

"I had the strangest dream, I was dueling the top duelist from Duel Academy. I got my but hand to me on a silver platter," Alister replied. I laughed. "No dream, you actually did go after me and lost," I said. "Alister, do you think you can control a Number?" Nova asked. "Katsumo knows that answer, but I'll find one again on my own," Alister replied.


We arrived at Nova's indoor Duel Stadium. "Alright, this will be a tag duel, ready?" Nova asked. We all activated our duel disks.

"Duel!"

"My turn!" Nova announced as he drew a card. "I summon Elemental Hero Neos Alius!" Nova announced as he played a card. Elemental Hero Neos Alius came up on their field at 1900 ATK and 1300 DEF. "I end my turn with a facedown!" Nova said as played a second. A facedown card came on their field.

"My turn!" Cody announced as he drew a card. "I activate Polymerization!" Cody announced as he played a card. The card Polymerization came up on our field. "I fuse the Photon Lizard in my hand with the Photon Crusher in my hand," Cody began as the two monsters he named appeared on the field.

The Polymerization card turned into a vortex and the two monsters went inside. "To summon Twin Photon Lizard!" Cody announced as he played a second. Twin Photon Lizard flew out of the vortex before it closed at 2400 ATK and 1000 DEF.

"Next I activate Twin Photon Lizard's special Ability! By sacrificing him, I can summon the monsters I used to summon it!" Cody announced as he sent Twin Photon Lizard to the Graveyard. "Welcome back Photon Crusher and Photon Lizard!" Cody stated.

Photon Crusher came up on our field at 2000 ATK and 0 DEF, and Photon Lizard came up beside him at 900 ATK and 1200 DEF. "Next I sacrifice Photon Crusher and Photon Lizard," Cody began as he sent them back to the graveyard. "To summon Photon Caesar!" Cody announced as he played a third card.

Photon Caesar came up on our field at 2000 ATK and 2800 DEF. "When I Normal Summon Photon Caesar, I can summon a second one from my hand or deck," Cody stated as a second Photon Caesar appeared. "Next I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy your facedown card!" Cody announced.

A tornado shattered Nova's facedown card. "Now Photon Caesars attack!" Cody ordered. The first one sent Neos Alius to the graveyard by cutting him in half. The second one cut Nova. Their LP meter went down to 5900. "I end my turn with a facedown!" Cody announced as he played another card. A facedown card came up on our field.

"My turn!" Alister announced as he drew a card. "Since you have a monster while I don't, I can summon Blackwing Sirocco the Dawn without sacrificing!" Alister stated as he played a card. Sirocco came up on their field at 2000 ATK and 900 DEF.

"Since I have a Blackwing out, I can summon Blackwing Bora the Spear," Alister began as he played a second card. Bora came up on their field at 1700 ATK and 800 DEF."And Blackwing Gale the Whirlwind!" Alister announced. Gale came up at 1300 ATK and 400 DEF.

"Now that I have 3 Blackwings out, I activate the Trap Card Delta Crow Anti-Reverse from my hand and wipe out your facedown!" Alister announced as he played another card. Cody's facedown blew up.

"Next I activate Gale's ability and cut your Photon Caesar's Attack and Defense in half!" Cody announced as Gale hit the first Caesar with red eyebeams, lowering his ATK to 1000 and DEF to 1400. "Gale, Attack Photon Caesar 1!" Alister ordered gale hit the first Caesar with a tornado, sending him to the graveyard.

"Bora, attack the other one!" Alister ordered. "I activate Blackwing Kalut the Moon Shadow's ability, by discarding him from my hand, I increase Bora's Attack Points until the End Phase!" Alister announced as he discarded a card.

Bora's ATK went up to 3100 before he struck Photon Caesar with his spear, sending him to the graveyard. "Now Sirocco, attack his Life Points Directly!" Alister ordered. Sirocco attacked Cody with his talons. Our LP meter went down to 4500. "I end my turn with a facedown!" Alister announced as he played a card. A facedown appeared on their field.

"I've gotta admit, Alister, you're not quite the same duelist that flunked Duel Academy," I said. "My turn!" I announced as I drew a card. "Since you have monsters and I have none, I can Special Summon Cyber Dragon!" I announced as I played a card. It came up on our field at 2100 ATK and 1600 DEF. "But it won't be around long," I added.

"I sacrifice it to summon Dark Magician Girl!" I announced as I played a second card. Dark Magician Girl came up on our field at 2000 ATK and 1700 DEF. "Next I activate Sage's Stone, which lets me summon Dark Magician!" I announced as I played a third card. Dark Magician came up on our field at 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF.

"I sacrifice Dark Magician to activate Knight's Title, which lets me summon Dark Magician Knight!" I announced as I played a fourth card. He came up at Dark Magician's stats and Dark Magician Girl's ATK went up to 2300.

"When Dark Magician Knight is Summoned, I can destroy one monster on the field and I choose Sirocco the Dawn," I stated. In the blink of an eye, my knight cut down the best monster on their field. "Dark Magician Girl gains 300 Attack points for each Dark Magician and Magician of Black Chaos in the graveyard," I stated.

"I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy your facedown!" I announced as I played a fifth card. A tornado destroyed Alister's facedown. "Dark Magician Girl, attack Bora the Spear!" I ordered. She conjured a sphere of dark energy from her staff and hurled it at Bora and destroyed him.

"Dark Magician Knight, attack Gale the Whirlwind!" I ordered. Dark Magician Knight chopped Gale in two. Their LP went down to 4200. "I end my turn with a facedown!" I announced as I played a card. A facedown card came up on our field. "My turn!" Nova announced as he drew a card.

"I activate Polymerization!" Nova announced as he played a card. The card Polymerization came up on their field. "I fuse the Elemental Hero Necroshade in my hand with Elemental Hero Avian in my hand," Nova began as the two monsters he named appeared on the field.

The Polymerization card turned into a vortex and the two monsters went inside. "To summon Elemental Hero Great Tornado!" Nova announced as he played a second. Elemental Hero Great Tornado flew out of the vortex before it closed at 2800 ATK and 2200 DEF.

"Now Great Tornado's effect activates, which blows half of your monster's Attack and Defense Points away!" Nova announced as Great Tornado created a… well a tornado around my monsters. Dark Magician Girl's ATK went down to 1150 and her DEF went down to 850.

My Dark Magician Knight's ATK went down to 1250 and his DEF went down to 1050."Next since Necroshade is in my graveyard, I can summon Elemental Hero Bladedge!" Nova announced as he played a card. Bladedge came up on their field at 2600 ATK and 1800 DEF. "Bladedge, attack his knight!" Nova ordered.

"I activate my trap, Mirror Force!" I announced as my facedown flipped face up. Both Bladedge and Great Tornado got sent to the graveyard. "Aw man! I end my turn with a facedown," Nova said as played a second. A facedown card came on their field. "My turn!" Cody announced as he drew a card.

"I sacrifice Dark Magician Knight to summon Photon Leo!" Cody announced as he played a card. My knight went to the graveyard as Photon Leo took his place on the field at 2100 ATK and 1100 DEF. "I overlay Photon Leo with Dark Magician Girl to build the overlay network," Cody began as a vortex opened up in the ground.

Both of our monsters went inside. "And Xyz summon Photon Strike Bounzer!" Cody announced as he played a second card. Strike Bounzer leapt out of the vortex with two yellow overlay units as it closed at 2700 ATK and 2000 DEF. "Next I activate Pot of Greed which lets me draw two cards!" Cody announced as he played a third card.

He drew two cards from his deck. "I activate the Spell Card Heavy Storm!" Cody announced as played a fourth card. "Heavy Storm wipes out all spells and traps on the field," Cody announced as a whirlwind blew Nova's facedown away. "Oh come on!" Nova objected. "Someone's having a bad day," I said with a snicker.

"Strike Bounzer, attack his Life Points directly!" Cody ordered. Strike Bounzer punched Nova. Their LP went down to 1500. "I end my turn with a facedown," Cody said as he played a card. A facedown card came up on our field. "My turn!" Alister announced as he drew a card.

"I activate Pot of Greed," Alister announced as he played a card. He drew two more cards. "Next I activate the Spell Card Message in a Bottle! Message in a Bottle lets me bring back 3 monsters with different levels, but their Attack Points are 0," Alister said as he played a second card. Sirroco, Gale, and Bora all came back.

"Next I activate the Spell Upshift!" Alister announced as he played a third card. "Upshift makes all of my monster the same level as the highest level monster on my field. Now I overlay my Sirroco and Bora to build the overlay network," Alister began as his monsters went in a vortex that opened up in the ground.

"And Xyz summon Zexal Weapon Leo Arms!" Alister announced. ZW-Leo Arms leapt out of the vortex with two yellow overlay units as the vortex closed at 3000 ATK and 1200 DEF. "Attack Photon Strike Bounzer!" Alister ordered. Leo Arms leapt at Strike Bounzer.

"You fell for it! Go Magical Cylinder!" Cody announced as his facedown flipped up. A cylinder appeared in front of Leo Arms. When Leo Arms went inside, the Cylinder spun around and Leo Arms leapt out at Alister. Leo Arms struck Alister with his claws. Their LP meter went down to 0. "This deck is awesome!" Cody said.


I don't need decks or characters yet, but they will be appreciated.