Author's Note
Hey guys, sorry this chapter took so long. Unlike the previous two, I had to write this one pretty much from scratch, as I had to add in some thing that were missing from before, and had to change Zach's oppenent's deck completely. That said, I think it turned out really well. Hope you all enjoy!
"You should have seen it," said Becca, "this kid managed to beat David of all people." Becca stared at her brother, waiting for his reaction. Becca's older brother, Neil, was a tall blonde, just like his sister. His spiked blonde hair seemed to shoot backward, like he had been through a wind tunnel, with a blonde lock on each side of his head that hung down and was bound by a single violet bead. He had a pair of deep violet eyes that seemed to pierce one's soul.
But like always, Becca could barely get a rise out of the third-year Obelisk. She sighed. "You know, you could show a little interest when I'm talking to you."
"Who said I'm not interested," Neil responded, placing his coffee on the table. He leaned back in his chair. Neil was no stranger to Becca's friends. He knew she usually hung out with Chase and, therefore, knew all about David. "David is nowhere near Pro level. Still, to get beaten by an unknown," Neil continued. "I might just have to duel this kid."
"Now that's not fair," said Becca with a light smile. "A Red up against a third year Blue, one who's already received an offer into the pro league? Talk about one-sided."
"You may have a point, though you can't blame me for being curious," Neil replied. "There's always a chance that David's loss was a fluke." The third-year Obelisk finished the last of his coffee and stood up to leave. "Oh well, I have other things to concern myself with." He offered his hand to his sister. "Want me to walk you to your room?"
Zach looked at the folded piece of paper in his hand. "Let's see, room 228…" His class had to be around here somewhere. As he walked down the hall, he noticed a familiar face standing by the door to the room. Zach smiled and called, "Hey, Chase!" The taller, lighter blonde looked to see his shorter friend jogging towards him. Zach had expected to find Chase wearing a yellow jacket since they got off the boat. To his surprise though, the platinum blonde was wearing a long, dark blue blazer.
"Oh, hey Zach," said Chase, pleasantly surprised to see his new friend. "Deck Construction 103?"
"Yeah," nodded Zach. "I'm glad someone I know is in this class. C'mon, let's find a seat."
The two blondes walked into the lecture hall and took seats next to one another. The room was fairly empty at first, but soon filled up after some minutes passed. "So Chase," Zach started, "I didn't know you got into Obelisk. Hell, I didn't even see you at the entrance exams, now that I think of it. Your family must be pretty connected, huh?"
"Well, yea, I suppose so," said Chase timidly. "Have you ever heard of Baker-Stranhoff?"
"The big banking firm?" asked Zach. "Yeah, what about it?"
"Well," Chase chuckled. "Erik Stranhoff is my father." Zach's eyes grew big. The cofounder of a big banking firm? He assumed Chase's family was loaded but not that loaded.
"Anyone sitting here?" said a voice. Zach and Chase turned to see a pretty, slender girl standing before them with very long rose-pink hair pulled back with an embroidered blue hair band. She had a sweet smile and wore a long sleeved shirt with frilled cuffs under her standard uniform (which was a stark contrast to the rest of the girls, who wore their rather revealing uniforms as is).
Zach noticed Chase's cheeks flare up slightly when the girl spoke. On the other hand, Zach noticed they tended to flare up when he got any sort of direct attention. "No, not at all," Zach responded.
"Great," said the girl. To Zach, she didn't seem like a lot of the other girls at the academy. She seemed calmer than the others, more mature. The word 'serene' came to mind. "My name's Emma, by the way."
"Zach," he said. "This is my friend Chase. Sorry if he's a little on the shy side." As Zach said this, Chase waved at Emma bashfully.
"It's fine," she responded. "So Zach, I saw your duel on the boat. An Osiris Red beating the number one freshman Obelisk Blue? You must be pretty good."
"Well, yeah, I guess so," replied Zach. He leaned back in his seat. "You know, I really should have been in Ra Yellow. I don't mean to sound smug, but I don't belong in the Red dorm."
"So then why are you?" asked Emma, with peaked curiosity.
Zach's face reddened, the memories of that humiliating moment reentering his mind. "T-that's not important. The point is that unless you go to an expensive private school, it's impossible to get into Obelisk Blue as a freshman. I'm only a Red because of a technicality. No offense to you or Chase, but just because you're rich doesn't mean you're good."
The two blues were surprised by this statement. Chase looked around nervously, seeing a couple of Ra Yellows who had been listening in nodding to themselves. Fortunately, it didn't look like any other blues had heard.
"Be careful who you say that around," Emma warned. "I don't really care, and it looks like your friend doesn't either, but those are fighting words to a lot of people. You don't want to get into trouble in your first couple weeks."
"Yeah," said Zach with a sigh. "You're probably right. Still, it's a little annoying that everyone's so surprised that I beat that guy. I mean, his deck wasn't even that good."
This statement caused Chase to sit up abruptly, startling Zach and Emma. Before, Chase could get a word out, the professor walked in.
"Hello everyone," said a young, cheerful looking man with full auburn hair and sea green eyes. "My name is Dr. Matthew Parker. Welcome to deck construction 103! I hope we can all have some fun this semester. I'm currently passing out the syllabus..."
"Now, I tune my level three Ghost Warrior to my level three Phantom Horse! In death, there is life and the road to salvation. Become my guide and illuminate the path to heaven! Synchro Summon! Strike him down, Phantom Paladin!"
Neil leaned back on the couch in his room, watching the footage from Zach and David's duel on his wide-screen.
Why am I so interested in this kid? he thought. He grabbed the remote and turned off the TV. Dropping the remote on the sofa, he walked toward his bed. Before he could lay down, there was a knock on the door.
When Neil opened the door, no one was there. All there was was a package with no return address, only his name. Neil picked up the box and opened it, revealing the contents to be a tape recorder and a single tape.
Neil raised an eyebrow. People still use these things? He walked back to the couch and placed the tape in the recorder. He pressed play and listened.
"I saw your duel on the boat. An Osiris Red beating the number one freshman Obelisk Blue? You must be pretty good."
"Well, yeah, I guess so. You know, I really should have been in Ra Yellow…I don't belong in the Red dorm."
Neil's eyes widened. Was that that Zach kid talking? He listened closely.
"So then why aren't you?"
"T-that's not important. The point is that unless you go to an expensive private school, it's impossible to get into Obelisk Blue as a freshman. I'm only a Red because of a technicality…just because you're rich doesn't mean you're good."
This statement at first surprised Neil. Surprise then turned into anger. Neil gripped the recorder so hard his knuckles turned white.
"Be careful who you say that around. I don't really care, and it looks like your friend doesn't either, but those are fighting words to a lot of people. You don't want to get into trouble in your first couple weeks."
"Yeah you're probably right. Still, it's a little annoying that everyone's so surprised that I beat that guy. I mean, his deck wasn't even that good."
Neil didn't listen to any more. He didn't need to. He dropped the recorder and crushed it beneath his feet before grabbing his white and blue Obelisk Elite coat and storming out.
Ryu lay back on his bed with his new book. Daichi was passed out on his own bunk, while Zach was at the desk on his laptop with his headphones in. Suddenly, Ryu was startled by a loud banging at the door. Closing his book, he looked at his two roommates. Daichi was still fast asleep, while Zach was still absorbed in whatever was on his laptop. Once more, there was a loud banging.
"God forbid someone else might answer the door," grumbled Ryu. Groaning, he got up from his bunk and went to the door. He was very surprised to see Becca's older brother standing there, not looking particularly happy.
"Neil? What…?" was all Ryu could get out before the tall blonde shoved him aside. His violet eyes burned with rage as he stormed over to the shorter blonde, yanking Zach's headphones out and grabbing him by the collar.
"You beat one Blue, and you think you're some hotshot?" bellowed Neil.
Zach honestly didn't know how to react. He just blinked and said, "What are you—,"
"'Just because you're rich doesn't mean you're good.' Isn't that what you said!" Neil roared.
Neil's screaming had finally woken up Daichi. "What's going on?" the blue-haired boy said wearily.
Ryu was horrified. He felt like there was a hole in his stomach. Because Ryu hung out with Becca a lot, he had met Neil on more than one occasion. Ryu really didn't know much about Neil, but he did know two things: One, Neil was a very good duelist, much better than David. Two, Neil was not someone to have on your bad side. Both of these came from personal experience.
"You, me, in the courtyard, half an hour," Neil bellowed, shoving Zach away and storming out.
Ryu shot a look at a speechless Zach. "What the hell did you do?"
Zach and Neil stood 30 feet apart. A crowd had gathered around the two, anticipating a duel between them.
"What's all that about?" asked Becca when she and Chase stumbled upon the crowd. The two worked their way inside until they found Ryu, Daichi, and Mina standing close to the middle. They then saw Zach and Neil standing across from each other, duel disks ready.
"Neil?" asked Becca is astonishment. "What are you doing?"
"Stay out of this Becca," said the violet-eyed duelist without even looking at her. "I'll make this kid eat his words."
"Look," Zach pleaded, "I don't know what you think you know, but this is a big misunderstanding."
"The time to talk is over," growled Neil, drawing five cards from his deck. "The first turn's yours."
Neil: 4000
"I guess I don't have a choice," Zach sighed, drawing six cards.
Zach: 4000
Zach looked at his hand. "I play a monster in defense mode!" A horizontal card appeared on Zach's field. "Next, I play one card face down and end my turn."
"Then its my move," declared Neil. "Draw!" Without changing his expression, he plucked a card from his hand and slapped it on his duel disk. "I summon Vanguard of the Dragon, in attack mode!" A dark blue, humanoid looking dragon appeared on the field, wielding a metal spear and a small shield. It looked a Zach and growled at his viciously. (ATK:1700/DEF:1300) "Next, I use its effect!" Neil roared. "I discard two Dragons from my hand, and for each one, my Vanguard gets 300 ATK points!" A crimson aura surrounded the dragon as it grew in size and let out a bellowing roar. (ATK: 1700→2300)
"Battle!" Neil cried. "Vanguard, attack his facedown monster! Spear crush!" With alarming speed, the blue dragon rushed forward, its spear ready.
"Flip summon!" Zach cried. "Pyre Soldier!" From nowhere, a man in red an gold body armor appeared, with several dynamite sticks strapped to his leg. (ATK:300/DEF:500) "When this card is flipped face-up, you take a thousand points of damage!" The man lit one of the sticks of dynamite and hurled it at Neil. Though the dynamite exploded right in front of his face, the tall blonde didn't even flinch.
Neil: 4000→3000
"Is that all?" scoffed Neil. When Zach didn't respond, Neil knew the answer. "Pathetic. Vanguard, continue your attack!" Once again, the blue spear-weilding dragon dashed forward, driving its spear into Pyre Soldier, causing its image to shatter. It was at this point that more people gathered around to watch the duel.
"Hey, isn't that the kid who beat David?"
"Why is he dueling Neil?"
"Maybe he thinks that by beating one blue, he can beat another."
"That kid has some balls."
"Look. That's kid's actually winning."
Daichi looked around at the whispering crowd. Man, Zach's got some reputation, he thought.
"Ryu," Becca began to ask, "What exactly happened between Zach and my brother?"
"Your guess is as good as mine," the black-haired boy replied. "All I know is that Neil came to our room banging on the door and then this happens." Ryu put his hand to his face. "What a mess."
"It's my move," Zach cried, drawing his card. He scowled when he looked at his draw. You've got to be kidding me. I really can't beat his Vanguard? "I set another monster in defense mode!" Another image of a horizontal duel monsters card appeared on Zach's field. "Turn end."
"So all you can do is defend?" spat Neil. "You may talk big, but you're just another slacker." He drew his card and looked at it briefly before placing it in his hand. "I summon Lightning Wyvern in attack mode!" Next to the humanoid dragon, an electric blue, serpent-like dragon with nimble wings appeared. (ATK: 1900/DEF: 1400) "Now I use Lightning Wyvern's effect! By tributing it, I can summon this card from my graveyard..." As the slim blue dragon vanished in a pillar of golden light, a card slid out of Neil's graveyard. "My ace monster, Lightning Storm Dragon!" A loud crack was heard and a blinding light flooded the field, causing Zach and the other students to cover their eyes. When they were finally able to open them, Zach saw a massive electric blue dragon with burning red eyes, a long tail and neck, and wings crackling with electricity hovering behind Neil. (ATK: 2900/DEF: 2400)
"Oh this can't end well," muttered Zach.
"Now, I attack your facedown with Vanguard of the Dragon!" Neil thrust his hand forward. "Go, Vanguard! Spear Crush!" As Neil's Vanguard rushed towards the face-down card, the card disappeared and in its place, a light blue dragon with a long neck and clubbed head appeared on Zach's field, its wings attempting to shield itself. (ATK: 1300/DEF: 2000) Neil's dragon wasted no time in skewering its foe, causing it to shatter.
Zach growled at the loss of his dragon. "The card you destroyed was my Frost Dragon!" Zach cried. "Since you attacked it, you activated its flip effect, letting me add one Ember Dragon to my hand!" A card slid out of Zach's deck. Zach quickly grabbed it, showing the card to his opponent, revealing what looked to be a red colored version of the monster he just lost. (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200)
"That won't do you any good!" Neil roared. "Lightning Storm Dragon, direct attack!" The massive blue dragon reared its head and unleashed a blast of blue electricity, striking Zach head on. The shorter blonde cried out in agony as he felt the dragon's electricity course through his whole body.
Zach: 4000→1100
The short blonde collapsed to one knee, breathing heavily. He looked up and stared Neil straight in the eye. What the hell was that just now?
"Pitiful" scoffed Neil. "Like a dog bowing before its master. Where's all that fire from when you dueled David? Where's that attitude from when you mocked blues for going to a private school?"
"Zach did what?" asked Becca, astonished.
"Is that why this guy's so mad at him?" Mina asked.
Neil spat. "You're just a coward, a lowly duelist who can't back up his words. 'Red because of a technicality.' Please. You're a bottom-feeder, and belong with the rest of the bottom-feeders." Neil plucked one of the three cards from his hand. "I'll set one card and end my turn."
"My turn then!" cried Zach, picking himself up. "Draw!" He looked at his freshly drawn card and smirked. Yes! "I summon Shotgun Warrior, in attack mode!" A man in blue and silver, futuristic looking body armor leaped onto the field. The man had a matching shotgun that looked like a weapon from a sci-fi game. (ATK: 1200/DEF: 1400) "And this card has a special effect! When it attacks a monster with 2000 or more ATK points, I can discard a card to destroy that monster, without applying damage calculation!"
"Yes!" cried Ryu, pumping his fist. "Nice one Zach!"
"Shotgun Warrior!" Zach cried, "Attack his Lightning Storm Dragon!" The armored man dashed forward, headed straight toward the large blue dragon.
"Trap card!" Neil roared. "Thundering Roar!" Neil's face-down revealed itself, its illustration of one Giga Gagagigo unleashing a roar that seemed to shatter the earth around it. "When my monster is selected as an attack target, I can change the target to another monster on my field!" Shotgun Warrior stopped its charge as Neil's Vanguard unleashed a deafening roar. "In addition, the attacking monster loses 1000 ATK points." (ATK: 1200→200)
"Doesn't matter, 'cause now you're Vanguard gets destroyed instead!" Zach cried, sliding his Ember Dragon (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200) into his graveyard. Meanwhile, Shotgun Warrior rolled forward, landing just in front of the spear wielding dragon. The armored man pointed his shotgun right at the dragon's face and pulled the trigger, blowing the creature's head of and causing it to shatter.
"Unfortunately, it does matter," Neil shot back, "because when Vanguard of the Dragon is destroyed by my opponent's card effect, it allows me to summon one dragon type normal monster from my graveyard." As he said this, Neil's hand began to crackle with electricity and a card slid out of his graveyard. "Come, my second Lightning Storm Dragon!" The ground behind Neil erupted, and a second electric blue dragon with fierce red eyes appeared right next to the first. (ATK: 2900/DEF: 2400)
Zach scoffed. He was now thoroughly screwed. One of those things was bad enough, but he had nothing in his hand that could handle two. He did, however, have one card in his hand that could hopefully turn things around. "I activate the spell card Reload!" Zach cried. "With this, I can return my hand to my deck and draw the same number of cards!" Zach returned his three remaining cards to his deck. His duel disk whirred as it automatically shuffled his deck for him. "C'mon deck," Zach whispered, placing his two forefingers on the top of his deck and closing his eyes, "gimme something to work with." As he drew, everyone fell silent. The tension in the air was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Zach slowly drew his three cards and opened his eyes. "I set one card and end my turn!"
"Looks like Zach is still in this," said Mina, breathing a sigh of releif.
"Then its my turn," declared Neil, "Draw!" Neil looked at his card, then back to Zach. "This is where the duel ends. I activate the spell card Rolling Thunder!" A large copy of Neil's spell card appeared on his feild, revealing a picture of what looked like three Lightning Storm Dragons dancing among the black clouds in the background. "This card's effect changes depending on the number of Lightning Storm Dragon's I have out. Currently, I have two, so now I can summon my third from my deck!"
"No way..." whispered Daichi in disbelief.
"He managed to assemble all three," Becca muttered in astonishment.
"Behold!" Neil roared. "My final Lightning Storm Dragon!" Black cloud formed overhead, electricity coursing through them as Neil's final dragon descended unto the playing field, joining the other two. As Zach looked at the three dragons, a bead of sweat ran down his cheek. He could feel the air getting warmer and more humid. Then a sensation that horrified him occurred. He could feel a tingle, the hair standing up on the back of his neck.
"This isn't good," said Becca. "Neil's power is starting to come out."
"Power?" asked Mina. "What kind of power?"
"Ever since I can remember," explained Becca, "other kids have always feared my brother. Some of it's his aggressive nature, but that's not the whole of it. When he gets angry during a duel, something changes that causes his cards to inflict real damage. Whatever Zach said must have said to set him off, it got him worked up enough to bring out this power."
"No way," said Mina in disbelief. "That's not really true, is it?"
"Yeah, it's true," said Ryu. Mina instantly turned her gaze to the black-haired boy. "I experienced it first-hand. A few years ago, Becca and I got into a big argument, one that we both got emotional over. Being the protective big brother, Neil stepped in and challenged me to a duel. Still heated over the incident, I accepted. I got lucky. Becca managed to calm Neil down before I suffered any real injury." Ryu sighed and clenched his fist. "Zach…might not be so lucky."
"I can't watch," said Chase, turning away.
Mina, on the other hand, couldn't take her eyes off the duel. "Zach…"
"Now my dragons," Neil roared, "Let's end this! Destroy his Shotgun Warrior, and the rest of his life points!" All three of Neil's dragons unleashed a blast of lightning that seemed to converge on the lone Shotgun Warrior.
"Absolutely not!" Zach shouted. "Trap card, Radiant Mirror Force!"
"Shit!" spat Neil. The three blasts of lightning collided with a wall of light.
"When you declare an attack and you have three or more attack position monsters, I can destroy them all!" The lightning rebounded off the wall of light, striking all three dragons. They each let out a cry of pain before shattering into dust.
"No..." muttered Neil in astonishment. "No!" he cried. "You think you can destroy my dragon's so easily? I'll show you!" Neil pressed a button on his duel disk. "Quickplay spell, Time Reversal!"
"Time what?" asked Zach, but before he could get an answer, all three of Neil's dragons faded back into existence.
"When all of my monsters are destroyed in the same turn, I can bring them all back, and this time, you don't have your trap card to stop them!" Neil roared. "Now lets try this again. Lightning Storm Dragons, finish this!" Once again, all three dragons unleashed a beam of lightning at the lone Shotgun Warrior.
"I play my second trap!" Zach cried. "Tag out! When a level 4 or lower monster is selected as an attack target, I can summon a monster of equal level from my hand in its place! Come, Voltic Dragon, in defense mode!" Another winged dragon with a clubbed head and long neck appeared on the field, this one a golden yellow. (ATK:1800/DEF:500)It cried in pain as one of the beams of lightning sliced it clean in half.
"It's hopeless!" Neil shouted. "Lightning Storm Dragon's, finish this!"
"Eva, the Angel of Mercy, come to my aid!" Zach cried, slapping a monster card onto the field. A beautiful woman in white silk with long golden hair and bright blue eyes appeared before him. It had two feathered wings on its back, one white and one black. (ATK: 350/DEF: 1750) "When you declare a direct attack, I can special summon her from my hand! Not only that, but if the attacking monster has an ATK value greater than her DEF, I gain life points equal to your monster's attack points!"
Zach: 1100→4000
He escaped defeat again? thought Neil in a furious rage. "You think that can save you?" Neil bellowed. "Think again! Lightning Storm Dragon, incinerate his pathetic monster!" The dragon to Neil's right side fired a stream of electricity from its maw. The stream collided with the woman, erasing it from existence and charring the grass to either side of Zach in the shape of a cone. Zach looked at the charred land around him and sheer horror struck him at the thought of what was about to come next.
"Now, my third dragon," Neil cried, "Unleash your fury on my opponent! Attack him directly!" Neil's final dragon reared its head and fired a beam of lightning a the short blonde. With nothing standing in its way, it hit the blonde duelist head on, sending volts of electricity surging through his body. Zach howled in pain as his body convulsed, every fiber of his being feeling like it was on fire.
"ZACH, NO!" Mina cried.
Zach: 4000→1100
When the attack finally subsided, Zach was lying on the ground, the ground around him charred black, burn marks all across his body. As the blonde duelist struggled to get up, his friend rushed toward him. Ryu and Mina each got under one of Zach's arms and attempted to pick him up.
"Leave him," Neil commanded. "The duel's not over."
"This is no duel," Mina spat, tears welling up in eyes filled with hate. "It's a beating. Haven't you proven your point?"
"It's…alright Mina," said Zach weakly, shrugging her and Ryu off. "You know, I…am so sick…of people acting like…like I'm some loser." He stood up slowly. Zach looked at Neil straight in the eye as he panted heavily. "I'm…a bottom-feeder…huh? Then, allow me…to prove you wrong." He looked at the lone card in his hand: Shotgun Warrior. It could take out one dragon, sure, but he would then be at the mercy of Neil's other two. No, there was only one card that could salvage this duel. Zach took a deep breath and drew his card. His heart nearly skipped a beat when he saw his card. "Spell card, Deal with the Reaper!"
"Deal…with the Reaper?" asked Neil. He had never heard of this card.
"Don't recognize it…do you?" said Zach, still panting heavily. He took a big gulp. "I'm not surprised. This is a unique card…a one of a kind…that I won at a tournament a while back."
"Won…at a tournament?"
"That's right," said Zach with a smirk. "I won a tournament. I bet you're wondering…how a bottom-feeder like me could win an official tournament…right?" Neil frowned. "Let me explain something to you, Neil. I received a 92% on my written entrance exam. I was beating my test opponent 3800 to 400 when my disk broke down. Yes, I shouldn't have looked down on the blues who went to private school, who have probably paid a lot of money and worked really hard for a good education." Zach stood straight up. The pain and fatigue were gone. In their place were anger and confidence. "But don't you dare look down on me because of something as stupid as the color of my jacket!"
There was a stunned silence, not just from Neil, but from the spectators as well. Zach chuckled. "Now where was I?" Zach looked at the spell he just played. "Ah yes, Deal with the Reaper. See, this card requires I give up all but 100 life points, but in exchange, I get to draw from my deck until I have six cards in my hand."
Neil's eyes widened. "You get to replenish your entire hand?"
"That's exactly right!" Zach cried, drawing four new cards from his deck. One card in particular caught his eye and he immediately played it. "I activate another spell card, Soul Trade! With this, I can discard any number of cards from my hand. Then, I get to select the same number of monsters from my graveyard and add them to my hand! So now, I discard three cards to add Frost Dragon, Ember Dragon, and Voltic Dragon back to my hand! Welcome back guys!" said Zach as he plucked the three dragons from his graveyard.
"Next," cried Zach, "I activate the spell card Polymerization! So now, I can fuse My Frost Dragon, Ember Dragon, and Voltic Dragon together to summon this! Come on out, Tri-Force Dragon!" Images of all three dragons appeared on the field, but they didn't stick around for long. So all three were pulled into a swirling purple vortex. What stepped out of the vortex was a massive dragon with crimson scales, an off-white underbelly and massive crimson wings. The dragon had three different colored heads, each with a clubbed shape and a long neck. The middle head was a deep red, like the rest of the dragon. The leftmost head was a light blue, while the rightmost head was a golden yellow. (ATK:3600/DEF:2800) "While Valkyron is probably my favorite monster," said Zach with a triumphant look in his eyes, "This is definitely my strongest! See, he can attack all monsters on your side of the feild once each!"
Neil took a step back. "It can take out all three of my dragons in a single turn..."
Zach then slapped the final card in his hand onto his duel disk. "Finally, I'll summon this guy, and let me tell you, he's just itching to get back at you. Welcome back, Shotgun Warrior!" The silver and blue armored man leaped onto the feild, whipping his shotgun out in the process. "Once my dragon clears the field of yours, there'll be nothing more between him and the rest of your lifepoints."
"...No..." muttered Neil in disbeleif.
"Now, Tri-Force Dragon, it's time to end this! Attack!" Zach roared. "Tri-Force Blast!" Each head of the dragon let loose a blast of energy corresponding in color to the color of its head. The three blasts converged, merging into a single wave of multicolored light. The wave of light surged forward, consuming each of Neil's Lightning Storm Dragons. When the wave of light faded, there was nothing left on Neil's feild, only the violet-eyed blonde with a shocked look on his face.
Neil: 3000→900
"Shotgun Warrior," Zach shouted, "your all clear! End this duel!" In an instant, the futuristic looking man was right in front of Neil. He raised his gun and hit Neil hard in the face with the butt end of the gun.
Neil: 900→0
"I…lost," said a stunned Neil, who collapsed to his knees as the duel images faded. "How did I lose…to a freshman…to a Red…"
Zach began to breathe heavily. He felt a feeling of pride he'd never felt before well up inside him. He growled and clenched his fist tightly "Listen up!" shouted Zach, lifting his fist in the air. "My name is Zach Weiler, the ace of Slifer Red! I'm gonna rise to the top, and don't any of you assholes forget it!"
At first, the spectators didn't know how to react. Slowly, though, they started to clap for the short duelist. Mina ran up to the short blonde and wrapped her arms around him in a great bear-hug. Ryu, Daichi, and Chase went up to Zach and congratulated him on his victory, while Becca tended to her brother. At the outer ring of the crowd stood Emma. The pink-haired girl pulled out her phone.
"Well?" she asked the person on the other end. "What do you think?"
"I think I've seen enough," said the male voice on the other end of the line. "There's no doubt about it, it's definitely him."
"So then what do we do now?" asked Emma.
"Now, there's one last thing we need to confirm. It's time for me to test him myself. Keep me posted. I'll be in touch."
And so that concludes chapter 3. Hope you all enjoyed! So, OC submitters, I have a question for you. What's your OC's biggest flaw/weakness.
Card of the Chapter:
Tri-Force Dragon
LIGHT
Level: 10
ATK: 3600/DEF: 2800
Dragon/Fusion/Effect: Frost Dragon + Flare Dragon + Spark Dragon. This card cannot be special summoned except by a fusion summon, and only with the above fusion material monsters. When this card destroys a monster as a result of battle, select and activate one of the following effects until the end phase:
This card can attack all monsters on your opponent's side of the field once each
This card can attack once again in a row