Okay, y'all! Here we are with the next chapter! The votes have been tallied, and the deck has been built! So let's get to the chapter, shall we? And before you ask, Jaden already has Yubel in my story. I don't like that they were separated for so long that she went totally psycho.

*I still don't own RWBY! I also don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX!*


Welcome to Duel Academy! - Duel with a Snob and A New Deck!


Jaune looked out over the side of the ship that was taking the students to Duel Academy, just taking in the beautiful view of the afternoon rays of the sun reflecting off the water's surface. The original plan was to use a helicopter to take the students to the academy, but after Pegasus had a talk with Kaiba the plan was changed and they switched to using a luxury cruise ship.

Much to Jaune's relief, as he did not want to get airsick and accidentally vomit on anyone's shoes again.

Right now, Jaune is dressed in his own Slifer Red Uniform without his jacket. He wears a dark red muscle shirt tucked into a pair of black jeans held up by a belt that had an unusual belt buckle. The belt buckle looked like the face of a dragon mixed with a fiend. It was mostly red with some black accents. And to complete the ensemble, the bottoms of his pant legs were tucked into a pair of brown combat boots. Crocea Mors was strapped to his hip rather than his back this time.

However, Crocea Mors looked much different than it used to be.

Now instead of looking like a crusader's sword or a broad sword, it has taken on the form of a japanese katana blade. The hilt was gold with white wrappings and a golden guard that looked like a Nazi cross, and the sheath was now colored white with a golden dragon coiling around it. The pommel of the blade also had some chain links attached to it.

Since Crocea Mors is a sentient blade, it could tell all this time that its previous form was far too awkward for Jaune to wield properly. But it couldn't change its form until now because it needed time to learn what kind of sword would be best for Jaune. And to add a little ranged firepower to the boy's arsenal, it redesigned its sheath to mecha-shift into a crossbow that shoots arrows made from his own aura. In face, it was designed so Jaune could imbue it with a set amount of his aura to form a certain amount of arrows so he wouldn't have to worry about wasting aura when in the middle of a fight.

"I must say, your new weapons suit you very well, m'boy." Black Luster Soldier complimented.

"Thanks, pal. But they're going to take some getting used to. I'm much more used to fighting with a sword and shield like a knight, not a katana like a samurai." Jaune mentally replied.

Black Luster Soldier just chuckled at his new partner.

"And none of us expect you to be able to use such new weapons with the skill of a master right away. Even the greatest of warriors once started out as a mere novice who couldn't even hold a shield correctly. Even your grandfather, his father and his grandfather before him started out as a scrawny weakling much like yourself. And I mean that in the nicest possible way."

Knowing that the spirit meant no offense, Jaune just dropped the matter and walked over to a lounging chair. He laid down on it and tried to relax as he took out one of the boxed lunches that he'd made for the trip. Pegasus had told him he'd need to regain the weight he lost in order to duel at peak efficiency, and Jaune wasn't about to argue. He's skipped many a meal in his attempts to steer clear of everyone at beacon, and it resulted in his becoming skin and bones. Fortunately for him, his former mother had taught him how to cook before his former father had disowned him as an Arc.

Jaune shook his head to try and clear away the unhappy memories. He refused to relapse into his time of depression.

"Hey, you're that guy who beat Crowler, aren't you?"

Jaune looked up to see a very pretty girl, who we now see is Mindy, looking at him. He could tell from her blue and white clothing that she was a student of the Obelisk Blue ranks, but her eyes held none of the arrogance or the holier than thou attitude that Weiss and even Chazz have.

Walking over to the lounge chair next to him, Mindy also sat down and just kept looking at him.

"I'm Mindy Hamaguchi. And you're Jaune Miles, right?" she asked after introducing herself.

"Well, let me check on that." Jaune replied as he took out a small mirror. "Blonde hair, blue eyes, handsome face… sort of… and practically a skeleton. Yup, I'd say that I am indeed Jaune Miles. Short, sweet, rolls off the tongue. Ladies love it."

Jaune mentally facepalmed as he realized he'd used THAT stupid line again. And he absolutely HATED the torment it brought him in the past due to Xiao Long's constant teasing!

'Great, I messed up the ONE CHANCE I get to make a good first impression with a girl by using that stupid line! Now she probably thinks I'm a shameless flirt and a giant pervert and will no doubt slap me into next Tuesday!'

Jaune waited for the oncoming pain to the face that would surely be dealt by the girl next to him… only for the sound of laughter to fill the air instead. Jaune looked confused and figured that Mindy was probably laughing at him for doing such a piss poor job at flirting with her. Even if it was unintentional.

Once Mindy got her giggles under control, she wiped a tear from her eye and said something that made Jaune both happy and slightly confused.

"You're kinda funny, you know?"

Jaune stared at her in confusion before she explained what she meant.

"I mean, that was the corniest line that I've ever heard in my life, but it's so original it was just so funny!" Mindy explained before asking "Where'd you come up with that one?"

Feeling a little better knowing that Mindy wasn't laughing at him, Jaune smiled as he unwrapped his lunch.

"I just made it up on the fly. My former dad gave me a lot of useless dating advice." Jaune replied.

Now it was Mindy's turn to be confused.

"'Former' dad? What do you mean by that? Did your parents get a divorce or something?" Mindy asked.

Jaune's eyes misted over for a bit before he pulled himself together and took a bite out of his fried shrimp.

"Something like that. But back to the matter at hand, my mom and dad had given me some very different forms of advice to help me out with dating. You see, where I come from my family is descended from a long line of warriors that became heroes, so I had a lot of responsibility to uphold my family's image." Jaune explained. "So my mom tried to help me get a girlfriend by making me more appealing. We did a lot of crafts and such together."

Jaune then got a dark look in his eyes as he remembered his dad's antics before being disowned.

"My dad, however, would try to set me up with 'damsels in need of an Arc hero'." Jaune said. "His words, not mine."

"What'd he do, trick a bunch of women into signing a contract that would have you married to them on your eighteenth birthday?" Mindy asked jokingly.

An uncomfortable silence settled as Jaune didn't answer and just tried to focus on his food. At that point, realization hit Mindy like a ton of bricks tied to a sack of hammers.

"Oh my god, he really did that?!" Mindy asked.

"Yeah, but my mom would always stop him from doing that before it was too late. Usually by beating him into unconsciousness." Jaune replied.

"Wow, I know that mother's can be scary, but yours takes the cake." Mindy said.

"Girl, you have no idea!" Jaune said, remembering the good times he's had with his mother. "She's an accomplished huntress, one of the warriors in my homeland, and she once stared down a pack of beasts so hard that they literally exploded!"

Mindy took a second to imagine that and involuntarily shuddered out of fear of the scary woman. It's clear to see that this mother of Jaune is not a woman you want to mess with if you value your own pathetic existence.

"Right… ignoring the new information about a crazy lady being your mother, where's your jacket?" Mindy asked. "Every new student gets one to show which dorm they've been placed in, and you were placed in Slifer Red from what I heard. So where is it?"

"Oh, I haven't opened the box yet. I wanted to hold onto the surprise a little bit longer, so I left the box in my cabin while I waited for us to get to the island. Plus I was hungry and didn't want to get food all over it." Jaune explained.

A growling noise was heard before Mindy blushed in embarrassment and put a hand on her stomach.

"Uh… do you have any more of those?" she asked, pointing to his boxed lunch. "I missed breakfast this morning."

Smiling at his new friend, Jaune reached into his bag and pulled out an extra boxed lunch.

"Help yourself. I made extra lunches in case of an emergency." Jaune said.

Mindy gratefully accepted the lunch and opened it up to find fried shrimp and white rice. After taking a bite of the shrimp, her eyes snapped open as her brain practically exploded from the flavor.

"Wow, this is delicious, Jaune! And you cooked this yourself?!" exclaimed Mindy.

"Yeah, I can't cook anything fancy right now, but I'm a fairly decent cook." Jaune replied. "My mom taught me how to cook before I started training at a huntsman academy, but I'd rather not dwell on the past. Let's just sit back and enjoy the cruise."

Mindy just nodded as she happily munched away on the food that Jaune had prepared. It was just as good, if not better than, her mother's cooking. And that's saying something for anyone!

I mean, really! He made a meal as simple and usually flavorless as white rice with fried shrimp taste like a five star meal!

How is that even possible?!


A Few Hours Later…


Jaune had disembarked from the boat with the rest of the students, now wearing the finishing touches of his uniform. He wore an unzipped inverted version of the Slifer Red jacket, the jacket itself being primarily white with fiery red accents and buttons. He also has a standard Slifer Red Duel Disk strapped to his left arm.

He was standing next to Syrus and another Slifer Red student that he and Mindy had met on the boat. A boy with dual toned brown hair and brown eyes. He wears the standard Slifer Red boy's uniform, only his jacket is the standard red color unlike Jaune's mostly white one. His name is Jaden Yuki, and from what he told Jaune he uses a deck centered around Elemental HERO cards and his two absolute favorite cards. Winged Kuriboh and Yubel.

But now, after about half an hour or so of getting settled, the Freshman class got into what appears to be some kind of college lecture class that you would see in a University. In front of them was a large screen and soon enough, a person's face appeared. He was a bald man with a grey beard and looked to be in his late 40's to early 50's and was a coat-tail blazer like the blue blazers Jaden noticed but it was darker red than the Slifers, more of a maroon color.

'That must be the boss man who Pegasus told me about.' Jaune thought. 'Good to see he's backing the good old color red. It looks good on him.'

"Welcome, Elite Duelists." The bald man greeted. "I'm Chancellor Sheppard, the Headmaster of this school. You all used your skills to open the narrow admission gates."

Jaune admitted that he was nodding off as the speech continued, but couldn't help it. It was even more boring than the speech Ozpin gave before chucking the students off a cliff! He waited and tried to continue listening to Sheppard's speech.

"Please have fun studying in hopes of becoming the future King of Games. Now please, get yourselves settled in at your assigned dorms. I hope you find them quite comfortable; depending on how you ranked of course." He finished with a slight chuckle before his image faded from the screen.

The students left at that, Jaune walking along with Jaden and Syrus who he had been standing next to during the speech.

"This place will be awesome, right guys?" Jaden stated/asked with a wide grin.

"Y... Yea... I think so..." Syrus muttered nervously.

"I admit that this place seems even cooler than I thought it would be." Jaune added with a nod.

"I can't wait for all the Duels I'm gonna have! It'll be sweet!" Jaden smirked.

"Well I must say, you're excited." Bastion said as he walked towards them in a yellow blazer.

"Hey, Bastion. Good to see you again." Jaune said. "Are you in Slifer Red too?"

Bastion smirked with a mock thinking pose.

"Let's see… yellow jacket, yellow buttons… nope! I don't think so." he quipped.

"Oh, so that's how it works around here, huh? Really different from my old school." Jaune said sheepishly.

That last comment caught Jaden's attention.

"Your old school? How'd they do things there as opposed to here?" he asked.

"Well, our school was a school that taught the next generation of warriors rather than duelists, and during initiation, the students would go through a test that would determine who worked best with who. The students would be grouped into teams of four with each team having a leader, and their team name being an acronym based on a letter from each student's name. I was the leader of team JNPR, or Juniper." Jaune explained.

But then Jaune pulled out a PDA and pulled up a set of coordinates.

"Well, I'd love to stay and talk more, but I've got to go now. I'll meet up with you guys later so we can explore the school together, Jaden." Jaune said.

With that, he walked off to check out where he'd be staying.

It took a bit of walking, but Jaune actually found himself at peace amongst all of the nature. It turns out that his base of operations/personal training ground was built deep in the forest of Duel Academy so that the rest of the students wouldn't find it so easily.

After turning right at a tall oak tree, Jaune came across a beautiful sight. The place he'd be staying was designed to resemble a traditional Japanese mansion from the days of the samurai. The walls were painted a light cream color while the tiles of the roof were painted gold and made from bamboo. The floor itself seemed to have several tatami mats scattered about, and there were even a couple of cherry blossom trees planted in the area.

"Wow, when Pegasus told me that this place would be beyond my expectations, I didn't think he meant by this much." Jaune said to himself.

Rather than just go inside right away and check everything out, Jaune decided to wait on that and head out to find Jaden and Syrus. He'd rather know the layout of the school before classes start rather than wander around aimlessly on the first day.

"Probably a good idea, young warrior." said a woman's voice.

Thinking there might be danger around, Jaune drew Crocea Mors from its sheath and took up a battle stance. He looked about frantically in an attempt to find the enemy before they struck him down. And without a team to back him up, the fight itself would no doubt be far more difficult than he'd want it to be.

"Wh-Wh-Who's there?! Show yourself!" Jaune demanded.

A feminine giggle was the only response he got.

"You know who I am. After all, you've been using me in battle since you first started at Beacon."

Eyes widening at what that sentence meant, Jaune looked to the blade held in his hands.

"Crocea Mors… Is that you?" Jaune asked.

"Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Give the lad a prize!" quipped the sword.

"But how is this possible?!" Jaune asked. "I mean, I know that you're a sentient sword and all, but I didn't think you could talk!"

There was a pause as the sword seemed to contemplate his words.

"Normally that wouldn't be the case. However, it is because I have a human soul sealed within me. And that is what gives me my sentience." Crocea Mors explained. "I go by many names, but you might know me better as the founder of the Arc family and your oldest ancestor, Joan of Arc."

"Wait a minute, so you're really my great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandma?!" asked and utterly flummoxed Jaune.

"I think you left out one 'great', but that pretty much sums it up."

Taking a moment to absorb all of that new information, Jaune took a seat on a nearby rock and sighed as he put his face in one of his hands. Something tells him that this new information was going to cause him a lot of trouble. Most likely in the form of tons of unnecessary paperwork.

"Okay, two questions. One, how is it possible for your soul to be sealed into a weapon? And two, how come you never spoke before now?" Jaune asked.

"Not in that order, I was still regaining my strength after being sealed into my blade. It took a lot of aura to create the seal, and I haven't had much time to experience the world yet. Plus, I wanted to watch from within the blade as you grew into what is sure to be the greatest warrior the Arc Family has produced in generations!" Joan explained. "As for how my soul was sealed in the first place, that dates back to when the first Maidens of the Four Seasons rose up. After doing battle with an evil witch named Salem and sealing her away, I knew I would not live to see the sunrise. So the four maidens and I devised a plan. Using my blood, they painted an intricate seal into Crocea Mors, which was once my weapon, and when the were done I channeled the remains of my aura into the blade where I would lay dormant until the time is right. But enough about the past, let's go explore the school! I'd love to take the chance to explore this new and beautiful land."

Nodding to his apparent ancestor, Jaune sheathed Crocea Mors and strapped it back to his hip before walking off to find Jaden and Syrus. Maybe he'd be able to find someone to duel and unwind.

After meeting up with Jaden and Syrus and being introduced to their new friend Chumley Huffington, whom Jaune could've sworn was a koala Faunus in disguise, the three reds walked around until they entered a large room, obviously a Duel Arena. Jaden had a large grin on his face and was about to ask Syrus or Jaune for a Duel so he could try this place out when they saw two kids wearing Blue Blazers talking to one another.

"What are you three Slifer Slackers doing here? This is our turf!" One of the Blue's said when he noticed them a few seconds later.

Jaune looked at the Blue and saw that it was the glasses wearing guy who always hung around that punk named Chazz. And the boy seemed to recognize Jaune.

"Hey, you're the kid who beat Crowler." Glasses said.

"Yeah. And who might you be?" the newly made samurai asked.

But the boy ignored the question. Instead, he turned around to face someone.

"Hey, Chazz! It's the kid who beat Crowler!" The boy shouted at the stands.

Jaden, Jaune and Syrus looked up at the stands and saw another boy wearing a blue uniform with raven hair. Jaune recognized him as Chazz and instantly wanted to pound his face in for the arrogant 'superior-than-thou' smirk on his face. Seriously, are ALL Obelisk Blue males as arrogant as the Schnee family?

"Hello… Chazz was it? My name is Jaune Miles. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Jaune said in a friendly tone, but you could tell it had a slight edge to it.

"Jaune Miles? What's that about?" Joan asked through Jaune's thoughts. "I can sense through your blood that you are one of my kin, so why is your last name 'Miles'?"

'I'll tell you what happened later. Right now, I have an arrogant prick to dethrone.' Jaune mentally replied.

The three boys stiffened when they heard the tone of his voice. Chazz was shocked but then became nervous.

'This guy doesn't sound like an ordinary student. He holds himself up with pride and strength like a seasoned war veteran; someone who has more blood on their hands than anyone else! And if that's true, then that win against Crowler was no fluke. I thought my mind was playing tricks on me but I guess I was wrong.' Chazz thought to himself before he slightly shock his head to wash the fear away. 'No! I am Chazz Princeton, the future King of Games, and he's just a Slifer Slacker! Even if he's a samurai warrior from another country, he is nothing to me!'

He heard the two boys saying that Chazz was going to be the next king of games. Jaune just smirked.

"Hate to break it to ya, but I don't think you're qualified to be the next King of Games with an attitude like that! If anyone's worthy of the mantle of that title, it's Jaden. At least he's humble and not an arrogant prick like you." Jaune said.

"HA! BUUUUURRRNNN!" laughed Joan.

Jaden looked surprised at Jaune's words, but Chazz just scoffed at such a notion.

"Please! He's nothing but a weak little Slifer Slacker! Just like you!" Chazz mocked as his cocky attitude returned.

Jaune clenched his fist so hard that he almost broke the skin and drew blood. Chazz's attitude was reminding him more and more of Weiss by the second, and it was REALLY beginning to grate on his nerves. So much so that he was tempted to draw his blade and cut Chazz down then and there.

And Joan was actually encouraging this.

"WHY THAT ARROGANT LITTLE…! LEMME AT HIM! I'LL TEAR HIM LIMB FROM LIMB! I'LL BEAT HIM! I'LL… I'LL…!"

'Go on, what will you do to him? Or is that all you got?'' Jaune mentally asked.

"Well there are other things I want to say, but none of them are very ladylike!" Joan whined.

"What's going on here?" A voice suddenly called, interrupting any further arguments.

They all turned to see another Obelisk walking towards them. It was Alexis Rhodes with Mindy and their friend Jasmine by their side.

"Who's that?" Syrus wondered.

"Hey, Mindy. Good to see you again." Jaune greeted. "And these two must be Alexis and Jasmine, the two friends of yours you told me about."

"Wow, is that Mindy girl the black haired one?" Joan asked. "Because she is gorgeous! You better not let her slip through your fingers, because I want you to become her boyfriend and eventual husband! That way you two can give me lots of adorable great grandbabies!"

'Not now, grandma!' Jaune mentally said while blushing a bit.

'Hey, I'm not that old! I may be hundreds of years old chronologically, but physically and mentally I'm still only twenty seven." Joan said.

Any further arguments between ancestor and descendant were brought to a halt when Chazz spoke up.

"You know this Slacker, Mindy?" Chazz asked in surprise.

"Chazz, you need to stop insulting the other houses." Mindy replied, ignoring his question.

"Yeah, it's people with that kind of attitude that will most often bring shame and dishonor to the Obelisks ." Alexis added.

Chazz scoffed before turning back to Jaune.

"What do you say Slacker? Ready to fall to your superior?" Chazz asked arrogantly.

Jaune just closed his eyes and let his aura flare for a bit. A white light of pure energy radiated off of Jaune's body, making everyone tense up from the sheer amount of power they were feeling. And it frightened most of them.

"I've had to deal with people treating me lower than dirt all my life! My own father disowning me for stupid reasons, and the people of my former hometown using me as a scapegoat for all of their problems…" mumbled Jaune.

It was loud enough that everyone heard him, but they couldn't question him as he opened his eyes and readied his Duel Disk.

"Fine. I'll duel you. Not only will I knock an arrogant prick off his high horse, but I'll also get the chance to try out my new deck!"

"Are you sure?" Alexis asked in slight worry.

"He hasn't lost once in his last year of Dueling Prep School." Jasmine nodded in warning.

"Yea. I mean Chazz is, like, one of the strongest Duelists in the Obelisk Blue First Year class." Mindy added in slight fear.

"It's okay girl, I can take this prick down easily. Just like I'll do to my former friends and family if they ever show themselves around here!" Jaune assured them as he walked onto the Duel Field and pulled out his deck.

"Let's Duel!" they both yelled.

Jaune's Life Points: 4000

Chazz's Life Points: 4000

As the duel was starting, Joan was beginning to freak out from what her descendant had just said to everyone.

"Jaune, what do you mean your father disowned you?! Disowned you for what?!" Joan practically demanded. "I can sense that you have a pure heart and would never do anything to dishonor yourself in such a manner! Please, tell me what happened!"

But Jaune didn't respond. He just drew five cards and tried to focus on the game. But he could practically feel the hurt in his ancestor's voice when she spoke again.

"Jaune, please… I want to help you, but I can't help you if you won't open up to me." Joan urged.

Jaune thought about what she said and quietly sighed as he gave Joan his answer.

'Later. We'll talk later.'

It wasn't the answer that Joan was looking for, but she would just have to take what she could get. If there's one thing about Arcs that she knows was passed down through her family line, it was that they always kept their word.

But enough about that. Let's focus on the duel at hand.

"I'll start Slacker!" Chazz said arrogantly as he drew a card, smirking, before he slammed the card onto the field.

"I summon Chthonian Soldier in Attack Mode!"

In a flash of light, a mean looking man with a long curved blade appeared on Chazz's field before he roared in rage.

(Chthonian Soldier: Type: Warrior/ Effect/ Attribute: DARK/ Level: 4/ ATK: 1200/DEF: 1400)

"And I end with a face down, you're turn Slacker!" Chazz said with an arrogant smirk.

"And I'll gladly use it to wipe that arrogant smirk right off your face!" Jaune declared.

He drew a card and looked at it before adding it to his hand. After doing so, Jaune took two cards from his hand and inserted them into his Duel Disk's Spell/Trap Zone.

"I'll begin by placing two cards face-down," said Jaune as two cards appeared on his field. "And since you control a monster while I don't, I can special summon my Vice Dragon in attack mode!"

In a flash of light, a mean looking dragon with strong looking claws and purple scales appeared on Jaune's field. It roared as it settled on the field.

(Vice Dragon: Type: Dragon/ Effect/ Attribute: DARK/ Level: 5/ ATK: 2000/DEF: 2400)

"But since my Vice Dragon was summoned this way, it's attack and defense points become half of their original total." Jaune explained while his dragon powered down.

(Vice Dragon: Type: Dragon/ Effect/ Attribute: DARK/ Level: 5/ ATK: 2000 - 1000 = 1000/DEF: 2400 - 1200 - 1200)

"And guess what? I still haven't normal summoned yet! So I'll summon out my Dread Dragon!" Jaune said.

When Jaune played this card, a new monster appeared on his field. It was also a dragon, but it was much more grotesque than the Vice Dragon. This dragon was brown with a pot belly, long thin arms and purple hair on its head that looked like it belonged on a rag doll. In fact, this made the dragon look like the unholy offspring of a dragon and a voodoo doll.

The dragon growled as it glared at the Chthonian Soldier.

(Dread Dragon: Type: Dragon/ Effect/ Tuner/ Attribute: FIRE/ Level: 2/ ATK: 1100/DEF: 400)

Chazz gritted his teeth in slight anger that this Slifer Slacker was actually able to summon out two monsters on just the first turn. That's a move that only an Obelisk Blue student, maybe even a Ra Yellow, should be able to pull off. And yet he just did like it was nothing!

But then he realized something. And that was the difference in attack power between the three monsters.

"Nice try at intimidating me, Slacker!" Chazz said, his arrogance returning. "What good will that do?"

Jaune just smirked at Chazz. That arrogance of his would be his undoing in this duel.

"Because, Chazz, they're needed for a new type of summon style I'm introducing." Jaune replied.

Seeing the questioning gazes he was getting, the young former Arc decided to clue them in on what this type of summoning entails.

"You see, this new summoning style is called Synchro Summoning. It's what happens when you take two monsters, a regular and a Tuner, and use them to summon a Synchro monster from your extra deck." Jaune explained. "But here's the kicker. Every Synchro monster has certain requirements that need to be met for you to summon them; commonly the levels of the two monsters adding up to the level of the Synchro monster you wish to summon."

Jaune gestured to his Vice Dragon.

"As you can see, I have a level five monster…"

He then gestured to his Dread Dragon.

"...And I have a level two Tuner monster on my field."

Chazz's eyes widened as he realized he was in for a world of hurt.

"Then that means…"

"That's right. I can Synchro summon a level seven monster directly from my extra deck!" Jaune declared. "Dread Dragon, tune with my Vice Dragon!"

The two dragons roared as they took flight and Dread Dragon dispersed into a pair of glowing red rings that began to spin above and below Vice Dragon while the Vice Dragon became grid lines before turning into five stars.

"From dragon's might comes forth a burning explosion of fury!" Jaune chanted.

Everyone was forced to either squint or shield their eyes as a pillar of light appeared behind Jaune.

"I summon forth the Synchro monster Exploder Dragonwing!"

The light dispersed to reveal the new and stronger monster that was now on the field. It was a massive purple dragon with fiery orange accents here and there. Mostly on a frill around its head and on its wing membranes. The dragon roared as it set down on the field.

(Exploder Dragonwing: Type: Dragon/ Effect/ Synchro/ Attribute: DARK/ Level: 7/ ATK: 2400/DEF: 1600)

Everyone was shocked from this new summoning style. Jaune has just summoned an incredibly powerful monster on just his first turn. All without Polymerization as well!

"Synchro summons…" Mindy said in awe.

"I don't understand it much, but I like it. Too cool!" Jaden exclaimed.

"Well, as cool as it might be, there's still the effect of Chthonian Soldier to think about here." Alexis said, being a bit of a downer.

Jaune turned back to Alexis and smirked at her.

"Really now, miss Rhodes, do you take me for an idiot?" Jaune asked. "I'm not so dumb as to charge in blindly without a plan. So I'll end my turn for now.

Chazz mentally cursed as he drew his next card. His plan to redirect the damage failed, and he couldn't wipe out Jaune's monsters with his face-down if he doesn't attack.

"I'll summon my Return Zombie in attack mode, and end my turn." Chazz said.

A zombie that looked kind of buff and had bandage wrappings here and there groaned as it appeared on Chazz's field.

(Return Zombie: Type: Zombie/ Effect/ Attribute: DARK/ Level: 4/ ATK: 1000/DEF: 1600)

Jaune smirked at Chazz. He knew what the spoiled rich kid was trying to do. He was trying to bait him into attacking like some reckless fool of a sloth and pancake obsessed girl he knows. Well it ain't gonna work! Not by a long shot!

But as Jaune reached to draw his next card, he felt something pulsing within his deck. An ancient and pure power that felt as if it would destroy everything if he wasn't careful. And yet, Jaune could sense no malevolence from whatever was sleeping in his deck. It felt gentle and comforting. Kind of like a warm hug from your mother.

'I can feel it…' Jaune thought to himself. 'Whoever and whatever you are… I can feel your absolute power!'

Jaune drew his card and looked at it. His eyes widened for a brief moment. It was one of the cards that that man had given to him before his entrance exam. And if this card is really the genuine article, then that must mean… that man was none other than Yugi Moto, the King of Games himself!

Jaune smirked at Chazz, resolving to talk to Pegasus about this later. Right now, he has a duel to win!

"To start this turn off, I think I'll take one of your monsters off your hands. I activate the spell card Brain Control! As you know, this card lets me sacrifice eight hundred of my Life Points in order to take control of one of your monsters for a full turn! And I choose your Chthonian Soldier!" Jaune declared.

Jaune's Life Points: 4000 - 800 = 3200

After the toll was paid, Chazz could only watch helplessly as his Chthonian Soldier was brought onto his enemy's side.

"Oh, and I'm not done yet. Now I activate my face-down card!"

One of Jaune's cards flipped up to reveal a new card.

"De-Synchro! It works a lot like De-Fusion, only this baby works with Synchro monsters. Exploder Dragonwing, separate back into your prior forms!" Jaune ordered.

In a ball of light, Jaune's dragon split back into the two dragons that were used to summon it. Only now, their arms were crossed as if blocking an attack.

(Vice Dragon: Type: Dragon/ Effect/ Attribute: DARK/ Level: 5/ ATK: 1000/ DEF: 1200)

(Dread Dragon: Type: Dragon/ Effect/ Tuner/ Attribute: FIRE/ Level: 2/ ATK: 1100/ DEF: 400)

Now Chazz and the others were really confused.

Why would Jaune split apart such a powerful monster just to get the materials used to summon it back onto the field? Is he going to Synchro summon something stronger?

"I would say you put up a good fight, only you didn't." Jaune taunted. "And now, I tribute the three monsters on my field to summon and unstoppable force of nature!"

"Gilford the Lightning?!" whimpered Chazz.

"Oh it's much worse than him. Say hello to The Winged Dragon of Ra!" Jaune declared.

"WHAT?!" everyone cried in shock.

The three monsters were engulfed in a huge pillar of fire that erupted into the sky before a massive golden orb, roughly the size of the Spirit Bomb Goku used to kill Omega Shenron, descended upon the field. It was glowing with an ethereal light that made it seem like you were looking at the sun.

Everyone looked up in awe at the huge sphere and knew one thing. Chazz is finished.

But rather than being scared for his life, Chazz began laughing at Jaune.

"You had me worried there for a minute, Slacker, but you forgot something. You need to be able to read the text for the chant used to awaken Ra, or he's useless!" Chazz gloated.

Jaune gritted his teeth. As much as he hated to admit it, Chazz is right. He may have Ra on the field, but he had no way of awakening it. What could he do?

"Fear not, young warrior. I shall help you release me into my battle form." said a regal woman's voice.

Jaune gasped when he heard the voice and looked up when he realized that voice was coming from Ra. He was a little surprised to find out that Ra is a girl, but he'd get to that later.

'How are you going to help me, Ra?' Jaune mentally asked.

Somehow he could feel Ra smirking as she somehow glared at Chazz.

"I shall tell you the chant used to awaken me. Simply listen to my voice and repeat after me." she instructed.

Jaune looked at Chazz as his smirk returned. He closed his eyes and listened carefully before repeating what she said.

"Almighty protector of the sun and sky, I beg of thee! Please heed my cry!"

"No way! He actually knows how to awaken Ra?!" Jasmine gasped.

"This is incredible!" Syrus said.

"But let's see if he can actually control Ra." Jaden said.

He was absolutely giddy to see an Egyptian God dueling in real life, and this was probably going to be his only chance to see one in action. It was like Christmas, Easter, his birthday and maybe a bit of Halloween all mixed up into one for him.

"Transform thyself from orb of light, and bring me vict'ry in this fight!"

"I beseech the, grace our humble game! But first I shall call out thy name!"

"WINGED DRAGON OF RA!"

The spectators could only watch in astonishment as the orb of gold that was The Winged Dragon of Ra unfolded and rearranged itself like a piece of origami or a transformer before it turned into a massive golden dragon with phoenix wings. Ra released a roar that shook the very heavens as she hovered over the field.

(The Winged Dragon of Ra: Type: Divine-Beast/ Effect/ Attribute: GOD/ Level: 10/ ATK: ?/ DEF: ?)

"Now Ra gains a supreme power boost equal to the combined attack and defense of the monsters used to summon her!" Jaune explained.

Ra growled as she shone brightly while increasing her power.

(The Winged Dragon of Ra: Type: Divine-Beast/ Effect/ Attribute: GOD/ Level: 10/ ATK: ? + 2000 + 1100 + 1200 = 4300/ DEF: ? + 2400 + 800 + 1400 = 4600)

Jaune grinned even more as his body began to glow with a white aura. Ra's body was also glowing with the same light.

"And now, I activate Ra's special ability! By transferring all but one of my Life Points, Ra gains those lost Life Points as attack and defense points!" Jaune said.

Jaune's Life Points: 3200 - 3199 - 0001

(The Winged Dragon of Ra: Type: Divine-Beast/ Effect/ Attribute: GOD/ Level: 10/ ATK: 4300 + 3199 = 7499/ DEF: 4600 + 3199 = 7799)

Chazz took a couple of involuntary steps back out of fear. There's no way he's gonna survive this duel! Especially since Ra and the other Egyptian God cards are immune to card effects.

"H-Hold on…! Let's t-talk about this!" stuttered Chazz.

"There's no need, Chazz. Just know that this is the price of arrogance! WINGED DRAGON OF RA, ANNIHILATE HIM! METEOR FLAME ATTACK!"

Ra took a deep breath and shot a huge blast of fire at the Return Zombie.

The poor monster didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell as it was instantly incinerated in the flame's of Ra's holy fire. Chazz screamed in utter rage and outrage as his Life Points were cleaned out all in one move.

Chazz's Life Points: 4000 - 6499 = 0000

"And so ends the duel!" Jaune declared.

Jaune looked back up at Ra, who seemed to smile at him and roar in happiness as her hologram disappeared from the battlefield. Jaune was soon surrounded by Jaden, Syrus and the girls.

"That was a totally sick duel, bro!" Jaden all but shouted.

"Yeah, you were amazing!" Syrus exclaimed.

"Amazing nothing! YOU WERE TOTALLY FRIGGIN' AWESOME, JAUNE!" shouted Mindy.

Jaune laughed sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head, not even registering Chazz and his two flunkies leaving the arena. But Alexis walked up with her arms crossed and a smile on her face.

"You know, not all of us Obelisks are as bad as Chazz and those two are." she said.

"I'm sure you're not. But I had some bad experiences back home before coming here, so I have some trust issues." Jaune explained.

The Obelisk Queen nodded in acceptance of that answer. But Jasmine looked at Jaune suspiciously.

"But what I want to know is where and how did you get The Winged Dragon of Ra? There's only one copy of it in all the world, and it belongs to Yugi Moto. Did you make a counterfeit card?" Jasmine asked/accused.

"You probably won't believe me if I tell you, but that card was the genuine article. You see, on my way to my entrance exam I ran into Yugi Moto himself. We talked a little and he gave me three cards. The Black Luster Soldier, the Black Luster Ritual and apparently The Winged Dragon of Ra. And I don't even know WHY he'd just give away one of his best cards!" Jaune explained.

Even though it seemed hard to believe, everyone decided to just accept the answer. Jaune's eyes held no signs of lying, and he has an honest face. So they decided to just drop the subject for now.

"Well anyway, you should probably get back to your dorms. The welcome feasts will be starting soon." Alexis suggested.

Jaden's eyes widened at that one word.

"Whoa, we get feasts?" Jaden asked in excitement. "C'mon Sy! Jaune! See you later, Alexis! You too, Jasmine and Mindy!"

"Uh, you guys go on ahead to the dorm. I'm not hungry yet, so I'm gonna explore the school some more and meet you guys there later." Jaune said.

Jaden just nodded in acceptance and ran off for the Slifer Red dorm, practically dragging Syrus along behind him.

Jaune smiled and shook his head in exasperation.

"I guess I'll see you girls around. I've got to go and familiarize myself with the school grounds." Jaune said.

He turned around and walked off into the forest with Mindy looking at him with a dreamy look in her eyes. And Alexis and Jasmine noticed this look.

"Hey, are you okay, Mindy?" Alexis asked.

"Yeah, you look kinda sick or something." Jasmine added.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Totally fine." Mindy said with a sigh that clearly said one thing.

She's got a crush starting to bloom. And not just for his looks, cards or any status he might have.

Jasmine shook her head at her friend's antics and began dragging her back to the Obelisk dorms with Alexis.

"Come on, then. We need to get back to the dorm, or we'll be late for OUR feast." Alexis said.

As they walked off, they failed to notice that look in Mindy's eyes as the gears in her romance addled head were turning big time.

"What did you mean by disowned, Jaune? Did your parents just not love you? Well, whatever happened to you, I'll be there by your side every step of the way! I swear on my good name!" Mindy mentally resolved.


*To Be Continued…*


And there's the chapter folks! I hope you like what I did for the duel with Chazz and even for how Crocea Mors came to be a sentient weapon. Bet you didn't see that one coming! Anyway, I plan on giving Mindy a Signer Dragon as well, and I'm kinda torn between Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon. Tell me what you think of the chapter and which dragon you think Mindy should have in your reviews. See ya next chapter, my fellow duelists!