Okay. This is my first posted fanfic duel, so please go easy on me. I'll get better as more duels go. Anyway, please review.
Chapter 3 – Out of Detention and Into the Duel
xXx Detention xXx
"Aww… I hate detention," Judai whined. "Time we could be spending dueling is wasted with more class. This sucks." He threw his pencil down.
"Yuki Judai," the female teacher piped up. "Are you implying you want extra assignments to do?"
"Nope," Judai responded cheerfully. "I'm implying that your detention class sucks."
"Extra five minutes of detention for you," she ordered. "Your two friends may leave." Shou and Kenzan rose uncertainly.
"You sure you'll be okay, Judai?" Kenzan asked.
"Yeah, we'll stay and wait for you if you want," Shou added.
"Nah, I'll be fine," said Judai, who picked up his pencil and started writing very slowly and illegibly. Apparently he didn't write much. "And when I get out, one of you can duel me. Then I'll really be okay."
Kenzan and Shou backed up like scared lunatics. "No, that's all right," they said in unison. "Catch up with you later." At that point, Judai was the only one left in detention. After five minutes, he left and when he opened the door he Tanjiro standing there waiting for him. "Hi," the Freshman greeted.
"Hey. What brings you here, Tanjiro?" Judai asked.
"I came here for that duel you wanted, Judai," Tanjiro explained. "You seemed pretty eager before."
"Okay," Judai said bringing out his duel disk from his pack. "I can't wait to see your high-level monsters!"
xXx Red Dorm xXx
"I wonder where Judai is," Shou said as he sat in the desk chair looking at his deck. "Detention should be over by now."
"He's probably dueling someone," Kenzan guessed. "You know Judai. Let's go find him."
xXx Obelisk Duel Arena xXx
"All right, get your game on," Judai shouted as he activated his duel disk and drew five cards.
Tanjiro smirked following suite. "If you insist."
"Wait," shouted a voice that sounded like Shou's from just outside. A second later, he ran in followed by Kenzan.
"Hey, guys," Judai said. "I'm just about to duel. Wanna watch?"
"Sure, Judai," Kenzan agreed.
Tanjiro: 4000 LP / Judai: 4000 LP
"All right then, I'll go first," Tanjiro said drawing a card. "I play two cards facedown. Your move."
"Uh…you do know you can summon a monster, right?" Judai asked confused. "Well, anyway, I summon Elemental Hero - Wilheart in attack mode." A savage monster, more like a beast than a hero, popped out, brandishing his wide sword (4/1500/1600). "And I attack you directly."
"Tanjiro has no defense which means Judai will wipe out almost half of his life points," Syrus claimed excitedly from the bleachers.
"Not quite," sneered Tanjiro, who held out his hand. "I activate one of my trap cards, Ghost Halt, which means I discard a monster with Ghost Dragon in its name, and then I can negate your attack and end your turn immediately." He smiled unnaturally again. "Looks like you need to re-think your moves."
"Why's that?" Judai demanded.
"Because you're about to lose a chunk of your life points. The card I discarded was Ghost Dragon – Ultimate. But more about that later."
"Good, because I still have to throw down two face-downs," Judai responded. "Now give me your best shot."
Smirking, Tanjiro drew a card and began his turn. "Are you sure that's what you want?" The blonde held a hand over his other face-down. "I activate my trap card, Call of the Haunted. So I can special summon a monster from the Graveyard as long as I put it in attack mode. Now which one shall I pick?" The card was already sliding out from the Graveyard, so Tanjiro could summon it. "How about the only monster card there? Come out Ghost Dragon – Ultimate," Tanjiro shouted. A white dragon with dark mist sailing around its body appeared on the field. The dragon's neck was long but slender, and its sharp teeth hissed at Judai and his monster. (9/3000/2700)
"Wow! Not bad for your second move," Judai said.
"Thank you, but you've seen nothing yet," Tanjiro said as he drew a card. "Go Ghost Dragon – Ultimate. Attack his Sparkman with Ultimate Unseen Blast!"
Judai grunted as his life points decreased. His head hung as if he was accepting defeat.
Tanjiro: 4000 LP / Judai: 2600 LP
"Still want to duel me?" Tanjiro teased, seeing his opponent looking upset. "Or are you too depressed over your first move?"
Judai looked up with a huge grin on his face. "No way!" he countered excitedly. "This is exactly the opponent I've been looking for! And to fight back, I think I'll play the trap card, Hero Signal!" The trap card revealed a light emanating the letter H. "That lets me summon any Elemental Hero from my deck to the field when a monster is destroyed by battle." The Elemental Hero – Burstinatrix appeared, her hands holding balls of fire (3/1200/800). "So. Is that all you've got up your sleeve?"
"Nope. I play one card face-down, and now you can go," Tanjiro answered.
"Good. I draw and play the spell card Polymerization. I'm fusing my Elemental Hero Avian in my hand with Elemental Hero Burstinatrix on the field to form…wait for it…the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!" Judai cried. The red and green hero with one wing and a dragon-like arm appeared folding its arms on Judai's side of the field (6/2100/1200).
"But the attack points of his hero are still less than Ghost Dragon – Ultimate," Kenzan said out loud. "Wingman doesn't stand a chance!"
"Don't worry," Shou replied. "Judai always has a plan."
"You're right," Judai continued. "I play the field spell Skyscraper. And since your monster's attack points are higher than mine, my monster gains 1000 points. Flame Wingman, attack his Ghost Dragon – Ultimate with sky-dive scorcher." Flame Wingman attacked Ghost Dragon – Ultimate, and Tanjiro's monster disappeared in a wave of light.
Tanjiro: 3900 LP / Judai: 2600 LP
"And that's not all," Judai said. "Whenever Flame Wingman sends a monster to the graveyard, that monster's attack points come straight out of your life points. Show him what you got, Wingman!"
Tanjiro didn't look the slight bit surprised. In fact, he looked completely emotionless.
Tanjiro: 900 LP / Judai: 2600 LP
"Uh…I guess it's your move," Judai said. "Aren't you surprised? In awe? Maybe even a little confused at my move?"
Tanjiro smiled with his inhuman grin. "No," he said. "I knew you would do that all along. Your strategies are becoming boring, Judai. You say you're spontaneous, but you use the same tricks over and over. And that's why I wanted you to destroy my monster. So that I can show you what spontaneous really means!" Even though it seemed impossible his smile became even more unnatural. "And now it's my turn. So let the fun begin!" he continued, drawing a card.
Cards Used in This Episode
Judai
Elemental Hero – Wildheart
Level: 4
Attribute/ Type: Earth/ Warrior
ATK/ DEF: 1500/ 1600
Effect: This card is unaffected by the effects of Trap Cards.
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Elemental Hero – Burstinatrix
Level: 3
Attribute/ Type: Fire/ Warrior
ATK/ DEF: 1200/ 800
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Elemental Hero – Avian
Level: 3
Attribute/ Type: Wind/ Warrior
ATK/ DEF: 1000/ 1000
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Elemental Hero – Flame Wingman
Level: 6
Attribute/ Type: Wind/ Warrior
ATK/ DEF: 2100/ 1200
Effect: "Elemental Hero Avian" + "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" This Monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this card destroys a monster and sends it to the Graveyard as a result of battle inflict damage to your opponents Life Points equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster.
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Hero Signal
Type: Normal trap
Effect: You can only activate this card when a monster on your side of the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result of battle. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your hand or Deck that includes "Elemental Hero" in its card name.
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Polymerization
Type: Normal spell
Effect: Send Fusion Material Monsters that are listed by a Fusion Monster Card from your hand or your side of the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon the Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck.
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Skyscraper
Type: Field spell
Effect: When a monster that includes "Elemental Hero" in its card name attacks, if its ATK is lower than the ATK of the attack target, increase the ATK of the attacking monster by 1000 points during damage calculation only.
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Tanjiro
Ghost Dragon – Ultimate
Level: 9
Attribute/ Type: Dark/ Dragon
ATK/ DEF: 3000/ 2700
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Ghost Halt
Type: normal trap
Effect: Sacrifice one Ghost Dragon monster card you control. Negate the attack of your opponent's monster and end his/her turn.
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Call of the Haunted
Type: Normal spell
Effect: Select 1 monster from your Graveyard and Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position. When this card is removed from the field, destroy the monster. When the monster is destroyed, destroy this card.
