Dark: Well now, welcome to Chapter 2 of Yugioh!: Six Scions! With me today are again, Seto Kaiba and Jack Atlus!
Jack: Hmph.
Kaiba: Whatever.
Dark: Downers… Anyway, time for disclaimer! This chapter, I'm bringing in the one and only, Jun Manjoume!
Manjoume: Manjoume-san da!
Kaiba: Manjoume Thunder? What kind of name is that?
Dark: Well, it made sense in the original Japanese where they use honorifics. The 'san' part was the honorific, but he always put in a 'da' at the end for some reason. So people mistook his name correction for 'Manjoume Thunder'. I guess the English equivalent would be him saying he is 'The Chazz'. But then there wasn't a mistake, just him being arrogant.
Jack: Well, at least they never made a joke about MY name, JACK ATLUS!
Dark: Deflate that ego of yours or we'll never be able to fit in all of the characters. Manjoume-san! Do the disclaimer!
Manjoume: Dark-Overlord-of-Death doesn't own Yugioh in any way. If he did, we wouldn't be the awesome guys we are.
Kaiba and Jack: Damn Straight.
Dark: *sweatdrop* Guys….Anyway, that concludes the introduction of the Yugioh rivals! Because they need some recognition for never beating the main characters!
Jack: Speak for Money Boys over there. I beat Yusei.
Manjoume: And if you count the manga, I beat Judai!
Dark: Well, they are correct technically. So Kaiba! How does it feel to have never beaten your rival?
Kaiba: Duelist Kingdom. All I'm gonna say.
Dark: That doesn't count and I will never count it. You guys?
Jack and Manjoume: Nope. Don't count.
Kaiba: WHATEVER! On with the show!
(A/N: There will be GX characters mentioned and appearing. I'm gonna say it's been about 8 or 9 years since the end of GX. I have no idea what the time difference between GX and 5Ds is.)
Chapter 2: A Level in Difficulty
Well, that was fun. The rest of the boat ride was filled with dueling and fun and a whole bunch of other things. And the best part? Tyler had not lost a duel once. These people were good, though. He had a few close calls, but he always pulled through in the end. It seemed like his and Violet's duel was a sort of ice breaker for everyone else.
But now they were here. Duel Academy Mach. One of the greatest Academies in the hemisphere. It was a tall, grey building with three shorter towers surrounding it with the three primary colors, red, blue and yellow. They were standing on the dock in a line, staring at the grand building.
"Wow….." Violet whispered in awe. "I hope I get in the blue dorm."
"Why blue?" Tyler asked. He had never seen or even been to an academy before and any information would help him.
"Are you serious?" The girl asked incredulously. "The Duel Academies are always separated by rank. Ra Yellows are the people with average dueling skills and high test grades, Obelisk Blues are those with extremely exceptional dueling skills, and the Slifer Reds are the weakest duelists of the bunch. A combination of low test scores and weak duel skills put them on the lowest rung of the Duel Academy ladder."
After her explanation, someone who overheard spoke up, "Well, I guess that makes me bound for Blue! I was one of the best duelists on that boat!" Someone was way confident in their abilities. It was a girl with brown hair and wore a green jacket with the sleeves rolled up on her forearms. Tyler remembered her, her name was Micah and she used Ojamas. They were pretty brutal monsters for having no attack power.
"But to be in Blue, you have to have skills AND scores. Just being good won't make you a great duelist." A boy with brown hair shot back. "And that's definitely me!" The boy may have been small, but his monsters weren't a joke. Tyler remembered watching a duel he was in. Really well put together strategies made those Worm monsters of his a deadly force. He recalled that his name was Nick.
"What are you insinuating?" Mica asked.
"Well, I could be saying you don't have what it takes to be in Blue, or I could be saying nothing at all." Nick pushed up his glasses as Micah fumed.
"Hey, hey! Calm down here! We'll ALL be in Blue, I'm sure. Right Violet?" Tyler acted the peacemaker and turned toward the object of his affections. It had been a relatively short time since they had met, but Tyler could feel a connection between them. They both had a strong passion for dueling and put forward all their effort in a game.
And there was just something about her. Tyler couldn't really place it, but he had always followed his gut and didn't question the strong attraction.
"Of course! We're all competent duelists. I'm sure with our skills; we'll be the best duelists here in no time!" Violet said brimming with overconfidence. There she was, already aiming for the top. In the short time Tyler knew her, he could already tell she was someone who put her all in everything she did and didn't stop until the last card was played.
"She's right, you know." Nick said. "We are pretty good. But the people here are all on a different level than us. They are the best of the best. That's why they're here."
"That same argument could be used to say the same of us." Micah responded. "We also go here, therefore by your logic; we are also the best of the best."
"Well, I know one thing. I know that we're going to have a great time here! I'm almost positive of it!" Tyler said with a confident smile of his own.
"Damn straight!" Micah shouted.
The small group laughed at the reassurances. Suddenly, they heard whistle blows. It was coming from a blond woman in business attire. "Gather around all new students!"
All the people who were on the boat gathered in a crude circle around the woman. She looked vaguely familiar to Tyler, but he couldn't place it. The excitement of the other students wasn't lost on the black-haired boy. He could feel the tension in the air.
"New students! We will be going to the main audience hall! Please follow me!" The woman shouted before walking off towards the tall grey building. The large collection of students made a path for her to leave the circle, before following her themselves.
Inside…
The students were in a large room filled with seats that pointed towards a large stage in the center. The stage looked like a dueling arena. A big one used for the important duels.
An Asian man walked out. He was about in his mid-40s with aging grey hair and wore a deep crimson outfit. He donned wire-rimmed glasses on his face.
Obviously he was the principle of the school. He began speaking into a microphone he had in his hands. His other hand was hidden behind his back. "I would like to welcome you all to Duel Academy Mach. You all have worked hard for a shot to be in here, and I am proud to see so many people who may be eligible to attend our academy." Murmurs spread through the crowd. Chancellor Yotogi held up his hand and all was silence. "That is right, I said 'may'. You still have one obstacle in your way."
Chancellor Yotogi then explained that each new student would take both a written exam and a have a have a practice match with a selected dueling proctor. The proctor would be a second-year student or a staff member. After that, the results would determine what dorm the student would be in. If either score was too low for the Academy standards, they would be forced to leave.
'Harsh.' Tyler thought. 'Come here after a 6-hour boat ride or plane ride and then have to leave if you didn't make the cut?'
"Now if you will follow Mrs. Yuki here, you will be lead to the exam site. I wish you all the best of luck." Chancellor Yotogi finished.
That was where Tyler knew that woman! Yuki Asuka! He had seen her alongside her husband Yuki Judai at the end of a World Championship Duel between Judai and a man named Marufuji Sho.
It was amazing! A duel between the Elemental Hero Master and the King of Cyber Duelists! Those kinds of duels were what Tyler lived for! He couldn't wait to brag to his friends that one of his teachers was the wife of the great Yuki Judai!
"Tyler, you coming?" a voice asked.
Tyler turned to see Violet, Nick and Micah staring at him, as the crowd of students were walking inside.
"Huh?" he asked slightly spaced. His new friends were looking at him.
"Yeah, I'm coming!" He called out. He ran to catch up with his new comrades in arms.
The students eventually came to a stop in front of a door. Mrs. Yuki turned around and said "This is the testing room. I wish you all good luck." The blonde woman opened the door and led the group of Academy newcomers inside….
Later…..
Tyler walked out of the room feeling slightly dizzy. Since when had the game gotten so complex? Spell Speeds? Priority? And what the heck was Ignition? And by the look of a few other peoples' faces, he could tell he wasn't the only one.
"Tyler…." Micah moaned. "Please tell me that was a dream. I dreamt that we had a hard test and failed and went back home." The red-head was half freaking out and half lethargic.
"It was a dream Micah." The dragon duelist assured. "We haven't been kicked out." He gulped. "Yet."
Violet walked up to them and said "C'mon, it wasn't that bad…"
Tyler looked at her like she was crazy. "Violet. I put the answer to one of the questions as lupus. It's NEVER lupus!"
(A/N: Nobody's gonna get that reference.)
The two girls just stared at him. He may have had a point since none of the questions had lupus as a choice in the first place. Maybe it was time to worry….
Suddenly a head of brown-hair popped up beside the group. "Hey guys!" Nick greeted cheerfully.
Micah and Tyler let out various moans and grunts while Violet responded with "How do you think you did, Nick?"
"Man that test was a breeze!" The small genius voiced. "I think I totally aced it! What about you all?"
This caused Micah and Tyler to groan even more, while Violet simply said, "It wasn't easy, but I think I did well."
"You guys don't have to show off….." The Ojama user moaned. She quickly shrugged off the funk and said a bit more cheerfully, "At least the next part is actual dueling! I know we'll ace that!"
Now this cheered Tyler up. "Yeah! We'll get through this even if it's through sheer skill alone!"
Tyler and Micah joined together in laughing very loudly as some others stared at the two.
Violet and Nick put their hands in front of their faces and pretended not to know the two weirdoes.
Mrs. Yuki reappeared and said "Students please follow me to the main dueling hall. This will be where the final part of your exam takes place." The students eagerly followed her, they were excited to actually show off their skill in dueling.
Minutes later, they were in an even larger hall then before, but this was filled with many dueling arenas. They had walls around them so no one could view the duels. Each had a number from one to nine. Mrs. Yuki instructed the students to sit down and await their name being called.
The children sat down in a section of the arena that had a table and two people sitting in front of it.
It wasn't long before Tyler heard a familiar name. "Violet Nors! Arena 6!" The man at the table called.
"Guess I'm up!" Violet declared confidently.
Her small group of friends wished her luck as she walked down the stairs into the dueling area.
"Nick Stryder! Arena 4!"
"Alright, time to show them what I'm made of!" Nick declared with a level of confidence on par with Violet's.
"Micah Wilde! Arena 2!"
"Alright! Time to spark up the stage!" The red-head shouted with determination. Everyone was totally geared up for this. Tyler was on the edge of his seat. When would he be able to duel?
As Tyler sat and watched his friends walk towards the arenas, he heard a name he thought he would never hear again. "Sipher Nexus! Arena 9!"
Tyler completely froze. He only snapped out of it when he heard, "Tyler Verano! Arena 5!" He slowly got up and walked towards the arena. He bumped into the person before him. Sipher Nexus.
He was a kid a bit shorter than Tyler, with bright blue hair and eyes. Sipher turned around and smiled at Tyler, the smile you give to someone you totally hate, but want to hide it with a smile. "Hey, Tyler! Good to see you again!" His smile sickened Tyler to no end.
Tyler stood shell-shocked for several moments, before stammering out, "S-Sipher? You go here now?" Tyler was in a suspension of disbelief. Here was a person Tyler thought if he never saw again, it would be too soon.
"Oh yeah." Sipher nodded. "Didn't you see me on the boat?"
Tyler thought he might have caught a glimpse of him, but he had been so focused on dueling Violet, and meeting Violet, and talking to Violet, and those other people that he had completely pushed all that out of his mind. But now that this guy was here and in front of him, taunting him, he couldn't just ignore it.
Tyler snapped out of it and took a serious stance.
"I don't know why you're here, Sipher," Tyler whispered menacingly, "But if you even go near me or my friends, I. Will. End. You. Am I clear?"
"As crystal, my lord." Sipher whispered back, low enough so only Tyler could hear. He flinched at that.
"Never call me that. I don't want to be…him." Tyler responded.
Before the two could talk more, a girl with red hair bumped into the two and said, "Move it!"
"Yeah, sorry." Tyler turned back to Sipher after he had let the girl through, but found he had gone on to his duel.
'This….cant be a good sign.' The dragon user thought to himself; as he quickly ran to an arena labeled '5'.
As he walked forward, he saw a guy with forest green hair and eyes. He spoke. "Yo. I'll be your dueling proctor. My name is Allen Brooks, second year Ra Yellow student."
"My name is Tyler Verano." Tyler said, putting on his bravado. He pushed his encounter with Sipher out of his mind. He would deal with that no-good bastard later. "Future first year Obelisk Blue." Tyler smirked.
"So you wanna get in Blue huh? Well, you need some skills AND brains to get in there." Allen said. He was referring to the exam Tyler had taken not a half hour ago.
"Well, I don't know about brains, but my skills make up more than enough for that." Tyler replied as his duel disk snapped into place.
"Well, let's see if those words are true." Allen's own yellow trimmed disk whirred to life. Both teens drew five cards from their decks.
"Duel!" They shouted.
TV: 4000
AB: 4000
"I'll start this off." Allen said as he drew a card. "I'll Set one monster facedown and set one card." Two large virtual cards appeared in front of Allen.
"Turn end."
"I guess age before beauty! My turn, draw!" Tyler drew his sixth card. "I summon Masked Dragon (1400/1100) in attack mode!" Masked Dragon arose in a white light. "I attack your facedown! Go, Flame Jet!"
The dragon let loose a blast of flame directly at Allen's monster. Suddenly, a man in white armor wielding a duel blade appeared. The flame blasted around him, but otherwise left no marks.
"Sorry, but my Mystic Swordsman LV4 (1900/1600) has more defense than your dragon does attack." Allen explained.
Tyler scowled as he lost the difference in point levels.
TV: 3800
AB: 4000
"Well, I guess I'll just have to toss these cards out facedown and end my turn." Tyler said as two large virtual cards appeared behind Masked Dragon.
"I guess it's my turn now. Draw!" Allen drew his card. "I think I'll switch my Swordsman into attack mode." Then armored man switched from a defensive posture to a battle-ready one. "And attack your dragon! Plasma Cutter!"
The white-clad swordsman leaped towards the dragon on Tyler's field. "Not so fast!" Tyler cried out.
"Facedown, open! Activate Command Silencer!" Tyler's facedown Spell card rose up to reveal a totem pole like object just like the one Violet used when he dueled her. "I negate your attack and get to draw an extra card!" The totem pole let loose sound waves that halted the swordsman's progress.
As Tyler drew a card from his deck, Allen said, "I'll Set a facedown and call it a turn."
"My turn, then! Draw!" Tyler said. "Now I release my Masked Dragon!" Tyler's monster disappeared in a swirl of light. "Now I summon a LV monster of my own! Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (2300/1600) in attack mode!"
Tyler's dragon was replaced by a metallic bird-like monster. It looked more Winged-Beast than Dragon. But Dragon it was.
"Go Horus LV6! Attack Mystic Swordsman LV4 now! Black Pyre!" Tyler yelled out. The metallic dragon let loose a stream of fire towards the swordsman, incinerating it.
TV: 3800
AB: 3600
"You fell right into my trap." Allen said. "I activate my trap, Level Buster!" The facedown card rose up to show the image of Silent Swordsman LV5 being appearing in front of Luster Dragon #2, with Silent Swordsman LV3 behind him, fallen.
"I don't think I want to know but, what does that do?" Tyler asked.
"See, if my LV monster is destroyed by a monster of higher level, I can Special Summon a LV monster with the same name with a level equal to or lower than your monster! So come out, Mystic Swordsman LV6! (2300/1700)" A man in even more elaborate white armor than the last appeared wielding twin energy blades in each hand.
"Well he's nice and all, but guess what? My Horus can level up too!" The metallic bird disappeared in a blinding flash of light. When the light receded, there stood a humongous metal bird-dragon thing. "Arise, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 (3000/1800)!"
Tyler's monster let out a sharp cry at its summoning. "Turn end." Tyler finished.
"Very nice." Allen complimented. "But don't think I didn't see this coming when you summoned out LV6. My turn, draw!" Allen drew another card from his deck. "I equip my swordsman with Fusion Sword Murasame Blade!" Suddenly, one of the swordsman's swords began to fuse with his arm in a grotesque way. "This equip card grants my monster an extra 800 Attack Points! More than enough to blow away your dragon!"
"Like I would let something like that happen! I activate the monster effect of Horus LV8! When you play a Spell card of any type, I can destroy it! Go Burning Purging!" Tyler cried out as Horus released eye beams at the sword. However, the swordsman just blocked the lasers and the sword was still attached to the wielder.
"Hey what gives!" Tyler complained at the sight of his target not destroyed.
Allen chuckled a bit. "Guess you don't do too much homework. Fusion Sword Murasame Blade can't be destroyed by card effects like Horus'! So gain the attack my Swordsman (2300/1700 - 3100/1700)! And attack his Horus LV8 now! Twin Plasma Cutter!"
The swordsman leapt towards Tyler's monster, slicing it in four pieces.
TV: 3700
AB: 3600
"Well, you're not the only one who can play Traps when their monster is destroyed! I activate my facedown Scaled Rebirth!" Tyler's trap rose up from its facedown position. "When you destroy a monster in battle, I can Special Summon one Dragon of level 4 or lower from my deck! I summon out Exploder Dragon (1000/0) in attack mode!"
A small, grey dragon appeared carrying what looked like an egg, and sat on Tyler's field.
"Well, I think I'll end my turn here." Allen finished.
"My turn, draw!" Tyler said. "Exploder Dragon, attack his swordsman! Kamikaze Rush!"
"Facedown open. Activate, Command Silencer." Allen calmly said.
"What!"
"That card is a dime a dozen. Besides I'm smarter than that. Someone would never willingly kill their own monster unless they had some trick up their sleeve." Allen explained, and then drew one card.
"I…I end my turn." Tyler said.
Allen smirked, as he said "Well if that's all you got, then I guess you getting into this Academy is out of the question, never mind getting into Blue! My turn!" Allen drew another card. "I activate this Spell! Level Copy!" He placed the card into his duel disk.
"Level Copy! What does that do?"
"First I choose one LV monster on my field. Now I Special Summon a token with his exact ATK, DEF and effect!" Allen said. "Arise, another Mystic Swordsman LV6!"
An exact copy of the swordsman appeared, albeit with a slightly faded color.
Tyler muttered, "Aw crap."
"I attack your Exploder Dragon with my Swordsman Copy! Twin Plasma Cutter!" The swordsman token acted on Allen's orders and rushed and sliced the Dragon. Since his opponent was the one attacking, Tyler lost life points.
TV: 2400
AB: 3600
After the damage had been done, and the smoke cleared, the token was gone. "So that's what you were hiding. He's a destroyer monster." Allen said. "Well, now I finish this! Go Mystic Swordsman LV6! Twin Plasma Cutter!"
The swordsman lunged to finish off the last of Tyler's life points. If the attack connected, Tyler would lose and be sent back home. All that work for nothing.
'Like I'd let that happen.' He thought. Then he cried out, "Facedown open! Activate, Fanged Spirit!" Tyler's trap card rose up and from it came the phantom of Exploder Dragon who blocked the swordsman's attack. "During the turn you destroy a Dragon monster and attack, I can play this and end the Battle Phase!"
"Hmph. That's a nice card. But you still can't beat my monsters. I'll just set this card and end my turn for right now."
As a virtual card appeared on the field, Tyler drew. "My turn! Draw!"
He looked at his card, then the others in his hand. 'Let's hope this works.' He placed a card on his duel disk. "I summon Blaster-Zone Dragon (1700/500) in Attack mode!" The grey, alligator-like dragon appeared. Always helping Tyler in his time of need.
"Now I attack your Swordsman! Burn Blast!" The monster unleashed a jet of flame directly at his sword-wielding opponent.
"I activate Negate Attack!" Allen shouted above the roar of the fire. The trap rose up and created a barrier around the green-haired boy's field. "As you can probably tell, this card negates an attack. It also automatically ends the Battle Phase."
Tyler scowled. "I'll just lay this facedown and end my turn."
"I think it's about time I finished this and sent you home." Allen said as he drew. "I activate Reinforcements of the Army! This allows me to add one Level 4 or lower Warrior from my deck to my hand! I choose Marauding Captain (1200/400)! Which I will summon right now." A man with dirty blond hair, wearing grey armor appeared wielding a long sword and a rapier.
"And with his ability I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster in my hand! Arise, Mystic Swordsman LV4!" Another white armored man appeared alongside the two other warriors. "And I attack with LV4! Plasma Cutter!"
As the warrior lunged at Tyler's dragon you heard "Facedown open!" Then the blow connected, kicking up dust.
TV: 2200
AB: 2600
As the dust settled, Tyler's monster was still sitting there. "What did you play?" Allen simply asked.
"I activated my A – Armored Scales. This stops one of my Level 4 or lower dragons from being destroyed in battle and targeted by Spells and Traps as long as it's equipped to him." Tyler replied. Things weren't so good right now.
"Well, too bad that card doesn't stop damage! LV6 attacks with Twin Plasma Cutter!" Allen cried out.
This time the blow was solid and dealt plenty of damage to Tyler.
TV: 800
AB: 2600
"And now I end my turn with this facedown."
'Last chance Tyler! Go big, or go home!'
"My turn! Draw!" As Tyler drew his card, he could almost feel everything slowing down with dramatic tension. He looked at his card. "I summon Blizzard Dragon (1800/1000) in Attack mode!"
A blue dragon appeared next to Tyler's monster. It let out a small cry at the summoning. "And now I use his effect! I target one monster on your field! Next turn, he's frozen and can't change Battle Position or attack! Sheer Cold!"
Allen knew he would pick his Mystic LV4. It was obvious.
"I pick Mystic LV4!" Tyler shouted, just as Allen predicted. Ice encased the warrior all the way up to his neck.
"And now…I Synchro Summon!" Tyler shouted.
"What?"
"My Blaster-Zone here is a Tuner monster! So now I tune my Level 4 Blaster-Zone Dragon to my Level 4 Blizzard Dragon!" Just like in his earlier duel, Blaster-Zone transformed into four green rings that created a path. Blizzard Dragon flew into the path, becoming four shining white stars. As the pillar of light appeared, Tyler chanted.
"Surge forth, divine waters! Give birth to an engine of destruction! Synchro Summon! Arise, Dragon of the Water, Mizuchi!"
As the light of the pillar died down, there stood what almost looked like a bigger Blizzard Dragon, with a few small differences; such as the lack of wings and a slightly more serpentine body.
The Synchro monster let out a roar. (2600/2200)
"And now I attack Marauding Captain! Water Pulse Jet!" The large blue dragon unleashed a pressurized stream of water from its mouth directly at the blond swordsman. He didn't even stand a chance.
TV: 800
AB: 1200
"Now it activates my Dragon's Special ability! I can return one card you control to the bottom of the Deck! I pick Mystic Swordsman LV6! Aqua Vortex!" Tyler smiled. He had just turned it around with one card. A spinning whirlpool had caught the empowered swordsman and dragged him down under.
"Nice." Allen complimented as he slipped the card into the bottom of his deck.
"I set one card, and then I end my turn."
"My turn." Allen drew a card. "I guess I'll Set this card facedown and end my turn, seeing as my Swordsman is frozen in attack mode." The ice encasing the monster shattered as the Academy newbie began his turn.
Suddenly, as he drew, Tyler felt something. It was a beating in his chest, something other than his heart. It felt foreign, yet familiar. It felt like something was awakening. It felt…alive.
He had an overwhelming compulsion. It told him to do something. Something that would win him the duel. He was told…..to summon his ace monster.
"I play Spellbook Inside the Pot allowing us both to draw three cards!" Tyler said as he placed the card into his duel disk. Both teens drew. "Now I activate this! N – Nesting Grounds!"
"What is that gonna do?" Allen asked.
"Well, I get to either Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Dragon in my Hand or Grave, or Search my Deck and add a Dragon. But in this case I Special Summon the Wish Dragon (700/100) in my hand!" A small green dragon appeared with three eyes. It made cute little growling noises as it appeared.
"Next I use his effect! By releasing him, I special summon two Wish Tokens (300/300) in attack mode!" The Wish Dragon vanished in a column of light and left behind two even smaller dragons, white in color.
'He's probably summoning a high level monster. No matter. My facedown Level Bomb will finish him.' Allen thought, as he always thought ahead in his duels.
"Now I normal summon my Magna Drago (1400/600) in attack mode!" A red dragon appeared alongside Tyler's three other monsters.
"Now, I'm summoning my ace monster!" Tyler yelled. "I tune my Level 2 Magna Drago to my Level 8 Mizuchi!" Magna Drago transformed into two rings just like those that gave rise to Mizuchi, as the water dragon flew through the rings, leaving behind eight shining stars.
"What! A Level 10 Synchro Summon!" Allen had never seen something like that happen.
Our hero pointed straight up at the sky as he chanted like so many others.
"Anger and rage, roar forth and destroy all who oppose you! Show them your true might! Synchro Summon! Annihilation incarnate! Trident Dragion!" (3000/2800)
All nine arenas shown with light all at once. Tyler could feel a strange resonating within him. As if his brothers were right there, giving him power. If Tyler had any brothers, that is. But there was also the compulsion from before, thriving on the energies of his brothers. Tyler had no idea what the hell could be happening.
All he knew was he was gonna win. As the light faded, there stood a giant, red three-headed dragon. It exuded power through his very presence. The beast let out a cry of certain victory.
"Woah." That was all Allen could muster. He may have been good, but this was definitely something new.
Bystanders were in awe. Even though walls prevented them from seeing the duels, they all saw the massive congregation of lights that appeared. It was as if these nine people were special. And if that's not enough foreshadowing, I have no idea what is.
"Now I activate my Trident Dragion's ability!" Tyler shouted. "I destroy two cards on my own field! I'll destroy the two Wish Tokens I summoned!" The two small, white dragons were eaten by two of Trident Dragion's heads.
"You wouldn't do that without a reason." Allen challenged. "What happens now?"
"Oh you'll see! Trident Dragion! Attack his Swordsman with Hellzone Crasher!" Tyler roared just as loud as his dragon. The beast unleashed a gigantic flame mixed with lightning of some sort. The swordsman was engulfed completely.
TV: 800
AB: 100
"But I'm not finished! See those cards I destroyed?" Tyler smirked. "They come in right now! Trident Dragion can attack an extra number of times equal to the number of cards I destroyed! I destroyed two! This makes my dragon's attack opportunity total 3! Now my dragon! Attack with Hellzone Crasher!"
"But since you destroyed my LV monster, I can activate Level Bomb! This deals you 1000 points of damage for destroying a LV monster." Allen smirked. "Sorry, but maybe you can try again next year."
"You wish! I'm in this to win this! Facedown, open! Activate, G – Gust Wing!" Tyler yelled. "I ditch a card in my hand to negate that card and destroy it!" The trap card released a gust of wind that shattered the bomb.
"I have one more trap!" Allen shouted. "I activate Level Spirit Medium (1200/1200)! This is a Trap monster! And while you have a monster that's stronger than all the LV monsters in my Graveyard, his attack and defense raises by the strongest of the LV monsters in my Grave! That's Mystic LV6! So his attack is raised by 2300! (1200/1200 - 3500/3500) Beat that!" A man appeared in red druid robes, holding a book. He gained an aura of power as he gained strength.
"Oh I sure will! See I still have one more card in my hand!" Tyler grinned. "I activate the Quick-Play Spell Soul Resonance! This lets me send a monster in my deck to the Graveyard and add its attack points to one monster on my field for the duration of the turn!"
"Oh no." Allen mumbled. All Tyler had to do was send a monster stronger than 500 to the grave and it was over.
"Oh yes! I send the Tyrant Dragon in my deck to the grave to raise my Trident Dragion's attack by 2900!" (3000/2800 - 5900/2800)
Allen gulped. "Overkill much?"
"There's no kill like overkill! And my Trident still has two attacks left in him! Not that he needs more than the next one. Go! Hellzone Spirit Crasher!" Once again the dragon unlashed the torrent of fire and lightning at Allen that was bigger than the last one. The druid was instantly incinerated.
"Well, I know it doesn't really matter, but Level Spirit Medium takes no battle damage." Allen said as he frowned. So what? His monster still had a whole other attack coming. Directly at him.
"Oh? You want some more? Well here it comes!" The dragon user shouted out. "Trident Dragion, attack him directly and show him what we're made of! Finish this with Hellzone Spirit Crasher!"
The torrent of fire and lightning blasted Allen off of his feet and knocked him over. Tyler had gotten into the Academy.
TV: 800
AB: 0
Tyler took a second to look upon his victory. Then he started to grin. Then that grin turned into a smile. Then, that smile turned into a smile that threatened to split his face in half. He was in. He was in! HE was in! Tyler let out a cry of victory.
Tyler walked up to Allen and gave him a helping hand up. It was in his moral code to do that. "That was an awesome duel, Allen! We should really do this again sometime!"
Allen grabbed Tyler's hand and let him help the green haired boy up. Allen sighed. "Crappy proctor decks. You know, they wouldn't let me use my real deck. I told them it would be a good challenge, but they said I was too good to use it."
Tyler sweatdropped. "So wait….You're telling me that you used a deck weaker than your real deck?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Excuse me while I cheer and curse all at once." Tyler said. "Yes! I'm in! Crap that deck was strong! Crap that wasn't his best deck! Yes, people here are strong!" Tyler cheered and cursed for a bit, then turned back to Allen. "Hey we might meet up again soon. Never know, I might get in to Ra Yellow."
"I doubt that." Allen said flatly. "You dueled well, but you left yourself defenseless half the time and were only able to pull through thanks to a few lucky draws. If it wasn't for topdecking, you would have lost."
"But Allen isn't that part of the game?" Tyler replied. "This game has to be about 80% luck and 20% skill. It's all in the cards you draw, yes, but there's more to it than that. There's also the way you play the cards. And without a direction to go in, the cards can't really help you."
Allen smirked. "Spoken like a true duelist. Welcome to Duel Academy Mach, Tyler Verano." He held out his hand.
"Thanks." Tyler grabbed his hand. "Hey, maybe you can show me around campus later. I really want to check this place out!"
"Maybe. Try going to the Ra cafeteria at about noon tomorrow. If you get in Ra, you should be fine, but any other dorm will get you stares." Allen warned. "It's not like it's not allowed, just unheard of."
"Alright. Thanks, Allen." The dragon user walked off towards where he would be inducted into the Academy.
"So what do you think buddy?" Allen spoke as Tyler left. "Think this year has a few decent candidates?"
"I believe so, yes." A voice spoke. "Does that Verano boy interest you?"
"A little. I noticed that as he summoned his Trident Dragion, all the other arenas shone with light." Allen turned to who he was talking to. A person about half his height, but he was wearing blue armor and was transparent. "No amount of coincidence will ever make that happen. Something told them that would happen. I'm curious to find out who dueled here, at what times, and who used what."
"Don't go overboard master. You know how you can become…obsessive." The armored boy warned.
"Obsessive? Me? Pfft." Allen waved off the spirit of Dragoon of the Holy Waters LV2.
Tyler walked out and noticed his friends. "Guys!" He ran towards them. "So how did it go?"
"I summoned my ace monster!" Nick shouted. "Worm Zero took that guy out no problem!"
"I used my Ojama King to finish it." Micah stated proudly.
"Lord Arcane Caster helped me win that duel easy." Violet declared.
"Well, my Trident Dragion completely blew my opponent away! He barely stood a chance!" Tyler said.
The four friends shared a laugh.
"Guys." Nick said softly. "We're in."
They all muttered words of agreement. "I want to say something." Nick said.
"What is it?"
"No matter what dorms we end up in, we won't dismiss each other. Got it?"
"What do you mean by that?" Tyler asked.
"Well, Obelisks tend to be snobby towards people in lower dorms. I'm afraid that if you guys did better than me, you'll be in Blue and then ignore me." Nick glanced off to the side.
"Oh come one! Don't worry! We'll be friends for a while! I'm sure that we won't be forced to separate!" Tyler declared. "I give you a 99.99% guarantee!"
"…..And the other .01%?" Micah asked.
"Meh, stuff happens that are beyond human control." Tyler replied. "Now let's go get in those dorms!"
The group agreed.
Card Database:
Level Buster – Normal Trap – Activate only when a LV monster you control is destroyed in battle by a higher level monster. Special Summon one LV monster from your deck with a level equal to or lower than the level of the monster that attacked, ignoring summoning conditions.
Scaled Rebirth – Normal Trap – Activate only when a Dragon-type monster you control was destroyed by battle. Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Dragon–type monster from your deck.
Soul Resonance – Quick-play Spell – When this card is activated, select and activate one of the following effects:
-Send one monster from your Deck to your graveyard. Increase one monster's ATK on your side of the field by an amount equal to the ATK of the sent monster until the End Phase.
-Remove from play one monster in your graveyard. Increase one monster's ATK on your side of the field by an amount equal to the ATK of the removed monster until the End Phase.
Dragon of the Water, Mizuchi – WATER – Lv 8 – Dragon/Synchro/Effect – 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner WATER monster(s) – This card is unaffected by your opponents Spell cards. When this card destroys a monster by battle, you can return 1 card on your opponent's side of the field to the bottom of their Deck. (2600/2200)
Level Spirit Medium – Continuous Trap – When this card is activated, Special Summon this card to a Monster Card Zone on your side of the field as an Effect Monster (Level 5/LIGHT/Spellcaster-type/1200/1200). If one monster on your opponent's side of the field has an ATK that is higher than the ATK of all LV monsters in your graveyard, this card gains ATK equal to the ATK of the LV monster with the highest ATK in your graveyard. Damage to both players from battles involving this card is reduced to 0.
Level Bomb – Normal Trap – Activate only when your opponent destroys a LV monster through battle or by a card effect. Inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.
The above cards were created by me, in an attempt to make the duel more exciting, which I hope I did.
Dark: Yay! Another Chapter done! How was it?
Manjoume: Well, that wasn't a bad duel.
Jack: Agreed.
Kaiba: The use of dragons pleased me.
Jack, Manjoume, and Dark: …
Dark: Ooookaaaay. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the second chapter! Third chapter should be up soon!
Kaiba: And by soon he means about a month.
Dark: They don't need to know that!
Manjoume: You write slowly. Admit it.
Dark: Do you guys know how hard it is to write these duels? Every card has to be exact. I count cards, make sure all the effects are right; I make sure things are in order. That's not even counting character interaction, as in who does what, when while saying this to whom.
Jack: Well, that does sound really hard.
Dark: Now that I've diverted your attention, Card of the Month! Featuring Manjoume-san and Jack!
Manjoume: Today's cards are Level Buster, Trident Dragion, Mystic Swordsman LV6, Blaster-Zone Dragon, and Level Spirit Medium.
Jack: You don't give me much choice. I pick Trident Dragion. It's a powerful monster that can attack multiple times. His only downside is you have to sacrifice your own cards, and you have to use a Dragon tuner and Dragon non-Tuner.
Dark: Yup! Trident Dragion is way strong, and even has an OTK! With a triple direct attack, that's 9000 damage!
Kaiba: Dark, what was the damage again?
Dark: Oh please god no…
Kaiba: *pulls out a scouter and crushes it as he says* ITS OVER 9000!
Jack: *turns to look at Kaiba* What, 9000!
Dark: Please, please just stop.
Next time on Yugioh Six Scions! What dorm is Tyler in? Who is this Sipher Nexus? How bad can this author write? Well, you'll just have to find out in the next chapter!
Next chapter: Welcome to the Academy!
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