Sorry this took so long to update. I was procrastinating, and… if you want a better excuse… had difficulty deciding who should win, and what cards they should have. Enjoy Chapter 4!!!
Leslie's Aunt Allura came riding in on yacht, stirring up the waves and wind with her abnormally large magical powers that emanated from her very aura.
When she jumped off, everyone could tell she was in a bad mood. She stalked over to Zane and Leslie, pushing relentlessly through the crowd and pushing Syrus and Jaden to the side rather roughly. Zane glared at Allura for this, but did nothing but wait for her to confront them.
"I want Leslie now," Allura ordered Zane. "She's coming home!"
"No!" Leslie protested, hiding behind Zane.
"I'm afraid that isn't up to you to decide," Zane replied, allowing Leslie to hide.
"Oh?" Allura asked incredulously. "And who does?"
"If you conceal the sun, I'm sure he'll come out," Zane said simply. "I'm sure you have the power to do that."
"Of course!" she huffed. She turned toward the ocean and raised her arms, chanting something under her breath. Clouds above began to swirl and expand, quickly turning into storm clouds and covering the sun with thick, gray layers.
Chazz growled uncomfortably. This has been the second time he's been woken up in two days. He stared out of his window at the unnatural thunderstorm and summoned Hasselberry.
"Yessir! Reporting for duty, sir!" Hassleberry said.
"Come with me, and get Light. We are going down to the docks to see what this goddamn thunderstorm is about."
"Yessir!" Hasselberry replied as he ran out of the room. He soon returned with a boy that had white hair, blue eyes, and tan skin. He had bandages wrapped around his chest, hands, neck, and arms that showed underneath a black trench coat. He was Light Lopez, somewhat of a messenger between the Day and Night Classes, but still was officially part of the Night Class. He was grouchy at being interrupted in sleep also, but he couldn't disobey Chazz. Not if he wanted to keep his life.
"What, Chazz," he asked groggily.
"We're going to the docks."
As Zane had said, before long, Chazz could be seen coming down to the docks. Allura grinned. A vampire, she thought, perfect. I haven't hunted one in a while.
"Ah, you must be Chazz," Allura said in a polite, yet cold manner. "I am—"
"Are you the cause of this storm?" Chazz interrupted.
"I-I, um, yes," Allura admitted." I wanted to take Leslie back home with me!" she said, her eyes turning icy.
"Go ahead." There was absolute silence. Leslie and Zane glared at Chazz. "I was kidding!" He said. "Geez… OK, if you want her, you have to duel me," he said to Allura. "Let's go."
"Now?"
"No, at the Duel field, idiot." Allura fumed at being called an idiot, but restrained herself from striking back. She then noticed his Item, his crimson moon. Allura knew what Items were for… Strange, she thought. No other vampire had an Item before…
"Alright, Allura," Chazz said, once everyone was situated at the duel field, "Let's start!" He activated his black duel disk while Allura activated her light blue one.
The duel arena was divided into two halves, one black, and the other white. The Night Class sat on the black side whilst the Day Class sat on the white.
Just before they started the duel, three more people came running in. One was a red-head, one with black hair, and the last with dirty blonde, and they were all girls. The red-head was wearing a yellow mini-skirt (none of the skirts are super-mini, like the original Obelisk skirt) and a long sleeve, yellow top that was tight around the chest and showed her mid-drift. The black-haired girl was wearing a pink top of similar style of the red-head's one, only with frilly short sleeves instead. The dirty blonde was wearing an icy blue top with long sleeves that reached down to her knuckles, and it was also tight around the chest, but this time there was more cloth, so it fluffed out in an A-cut. They were all wearing mini-skirts the same color as their tops.
"Sorry we're late," the dirty blonde apologized. "Mindy here wouldn't get up," she explained, motioning to the black-haired girl.
"It's fine, Alexis," Chazz said, impatient. "Just hurry up and take your seats!" The dirty blonde – who Jaden now knew was Alexis – nodded and took her two friends to sit in the last three seats open… and one was right between Zane and Jaden, the other two were right beside Light, who sat a few rows down and a few columns over, near the edge of the Day Class sections. Alexis took the single seat while her friends gladly took the seats next to Light.
"Li-Li!" They cried happily, hugging him around the shoulders from either side.
"SNEAK ATTACK! HELP!" He yelped and fell over the back of his chair. Everyone laughed, and the duel started.
"Ladies first," Chazz offered as his amulet started to faintly glow.
"You'll regret it," Allura replied, drawing her sixth card. "I summon Amazon Archer in attack mode! (1400/1000)"
"Why Amazoness cards?" Zane asked Leslie.
"Aunt Allura believes in the power of the females," she explained.
"Oh," Alicia butted in, sitting on Leslie's other side, "That sort of makes sense…"
"Yeah, but wouldn't she need more monster cards?" Emerald asked.
"Oh, well, she has some spellcasters in there," Leslie replied.
"I end my turn with a facedown!" Allura announced.
"Fine by me!" Chazz said, drawing his sixth card. "I summon Vampire Lady and attack your Amazon Archer!"
"I activate Dramatic Rescue!" Allura interrupted. "No, since you targeted my Amazon Archer, I can return her to my hand and special summon Amazoness Swords Woman!"
Chazz's Vampire Lady destroyed the Amazoness, but instead, he took the damage because of its effect, making his LP 3950. Chazz glared and placed one card facedown and ended his turn.
Allura drew her card. "I summon Amazoness Paladin! (1700/300) Now, attack his Vampire Lady!" Vampire Lady was destroyed, making Chazz's LP 3800.
"He's losing!" Leslie whined.
"Don't worry!" Jaden encouraged her. "It ain't over 'till the Fat Lady sings! Or, erm, in this case, 'till the last card is played!"
Allura looked at one card in her hand, debating whether or not to use it. She finally placed it down and ended her turn.
"About time!" Chazz snarled. "I summon Double Coston and I play Kishido Spirit! Now, when my monsters battle with another one of equal attack points, they are not destroyed! Double Coston, attack her Paladin!" The female warrior was destroyed ruthlessly. "I place two cards facedown and end my turn!"
Allura's finger hesitated above the button to activate her facedown, still debating whether or not to use it. She took her hand away and drew her card. "I summon Amazoness Blowpiper (800/1500) in attack mode! Nest, I activate Amazoness Spellcaster! I choose one monster on you field and one of my Amazonesses and switch the original attack points of each. Now, Amazoness Blowpiper, attack his Double Coston!"
Chazz: 3300
Allura: 4000
"I can't believe it!" Leslie wailed. "Chazz is getting his ass kicked! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LET ME STAY HERE YOU –" Leslie was silenced by Zane and Alicia putting their hands over her mouth. Chazz ignored her comment as Allura ended her turn.
Chazz drew his card. "I summon Immortal Werewolf! Next, I activate Ultimate Offering! By giving up 500 Life Points (2800) I can summon another monster, and I choose Pyramid Turtle (1200/1400)! I activate Dubious Red Moon! Now, if I discard a Zombie-type monster from my hand, I increase my Life Points by its attack points! I discard Despair from the Dark and get 2800 Life Points! (5600) I activate Ultimate Offering again (5100) and sacrifice my Immortal Werewolf to summon…" Chazz paused for dramatic effect as his werewolf was sucked into the ground. "Vampire Lord! Pyramid Turtle, attack her Blowpiper!"
Allura: 3600 and one facedown she is reluctant to use
Chazz: 5100, Vampire Lord (2000/1500) and Pyramid Turtle, two face downs and Ultimate Offering.
"Chazz is winning!" Leslie shouted happily.
"Of course he is!" Zane replied. "He is basically undefeated!"
"Vampire Lord, attack her directly!" (Allura: 1600) "Since he dealt damage to you, you have to discard from your deck a card type I call, and I call Monster!" Allura grudginly discarded Amazoness Tiger.
"I activate…" Allura started and hesitated again. Then, pure hatred shone in her eyes and she continued "Memorial Intrusion!" (I made that up) A trap card flipped face up, its picture showing a army of teeny warriors and a brain.
"What does THAT do, Zane?" Leslie asked. She had never seen her Aunt use a card like that.
"I don't know," he answered after a short pause. "I've never even heard of that card before."
"I end my turn," Chazz said.
"And I start mine!" Allura drew a card. "I summon Magician's Valkyria (1600/1800) and equip it with Axe of Despair! (2600/1800) Now I attack your Vampire Lord! (Chazz: 4500) "
Suddenly, Chazz gasped, crouching and clutching his heart. Allura stood stock still with her eyes closed and moving quickly back and forth, like she was in the REM stage of sleep.
"What's happening!?" Leslie cried helplessly.
"I-I…don't know…" Zane trailed. Suddenly, Leslie hugged him around his shoulders, as she started to sob. Zane put one arm awkwardly around her shoulder and she welcomed his return hug again. Zane noticed that Memorial Intrusion had activated. "hmm…"
Chazz was in great pain, poignant at the most it seemed, but also physical in some way. As soon as it had started, it stopped. He stayed stock still, gasping for air.
Allura also opened her eyes, her body shaking with anger and hatred as she pointed an accusing finger at Chazz.
"You monster!" She cried. "How could you do that!?"
"I-I didn't…" He tried to explain, as he looked up with pain in his eyes. Jaden gasped at how much of it there was.
"Don't say that!" She continued to shriek.
"That wasn't for you to see!" Chazz shouted.
"HOW CAN YOU DO THAT TO YOUR OWN FAMILY YOU…YOU… YOU…" Allura couldn't think of a word bad enough.
"What the hell is happening????" Zane asked, jumping down to the field. "Tell us now," he ordered. Chazz glared at him, standing up and swaying a bit before righting himself.
"She," he said the word with such venom, "peeked into my memories where she wasn't welcome!"
"How is that possible?" Leslie asked incredulously, joining Zane.
"That goddamn card of hers…" Chazz muttered.
"In his past he…" Allura started.
"DON'T YOU DARE TELL THEM!" Chazz roared, his eyes turning scarlet and his canines growing long and pointed. Light and Hasselberry jumped down in case he lost it.
Allura continued anyway. "He murdered his parents and just refrained from killing his brothers too!" The whole arena grew dead quiet. What did she just say?
"Chazz, is this true?" Zane asked, not at all accusing, but merely curious.
Chazz looked down, his face changing from anger to remorse. "I-I… I didn't mean to…"
"How do you NOT mean to kill your parents?" Leslie shouted at him. He didn't look up or even change his facial expression, just looked sadder.
"It was the day I changed…"
--Flashback in Chazz's POV --
It was the day after I got bit by a vampire, so I had completely become a monster. I didn't know what to do, so since I thought I had my cravings for blood and anger under control, I decided to go home.
There, my parents shouted at me for not being home earlier and accused me of fooling off and getting drunk with my friends. My dad even had his belt in his hands.
I lost it so quickly… I attacked them and killed them both. My brothers came in and tried to stop me, but I just knocked them down and continued. When they got up, I turned on them too. Slade grabbed me, but I bit down hard on his hand and he let go. I attacked Jagger, and he couldn't do anything, so I infected him also.
I refrained from killing them and broke down sobbing in a corner. I was fighting my instincts: the whole place smelt of blood and the taste of it was in my mouth. Surprisingly, where they would have gotten mad at me, they just looked sadly over at me. They knew what I had become, and knew what they were to become, and they knew that coming closer would just result in their deaths.
They left the room for about an hour and came back with three amulets. The amulets were bought from a magician to help control our instincts as vampires.
--End of Flashback --
Chazz had sat down again, and Leslie had joined him. His past was already more horrible than hers could ever be. It was the right thing to do to comfort him just this once, right? She put one arm around his shoulders and hugged him. She felt like she was hugging a rock, but did it anyway. He did nothing but accepted her act of kindness.
"Leslie!" Allura roared. "Get away from that monster before he kills you too!" Leslie looked up at her aunt and glared. Shara, Emerald, and Alicia had come down, and glared at her too.
"You know what?" Leslie said defiantly. "No. I am an individual, and I am not going to do what you say! I am staying at Duel Academy, and you have no say in it! I'm tired of people making decisions for me!"
"Yeah!" Shara and Emerald exclaimed, and went over to Leslie, lifted her up off of the ground, and hugged her.
"But… the duel…" Allura trailed.
"I suggest you leave," Zane said.
"Hmph! As if!" Allura retorted. "If you think I'm leaving my niece with that blood-sucking leech, you are so wrong!" No one noticed Chazz stand up.
"I assure you, he would never harm the students," Zane tried in vain.
"No!" Allura growled. "He murdered his parents, there's no telling what he'll do next!"
"You shut up!" Chazz roared, leaping towards Allura. No one, not even he, noticed a tiny, miniscule shard of red flicker and drop.
"NO!" Leslie and Zane shouted together. Without thinking, Zane raised his hand, and four stone hands leapt out of the ground and grabbed Chazz's legs and arms, restricting him. He would've been able to break them easy-peasy if Leslie hadn't been infusing them with water. Both of the teen sorcerers were straining their powers as far as it would go.
"Let go of me!" Chazz spat at them. They shook their heads, still concentrating as hard as physically possible.
"Haha!" Allura laughed. "Too weak! Sorcerers are the ultimate!" Silence again. "Oh crap," She said as all occupants of the room glared at her. Even Chazz, Leslie, and Zane stopped, the stone hands crumbling.
Allura was chased out by about 250 monsters, those who could had taken off their amulets, save for the Trolls. And Leslie and Zane, who collapsed to the ground, leaning against each other. And Chazz, who just sat down where he was.
"I don't think… she'll be coming… back again," Leslie panted. Zane nodded, smiling. He was happy that Leslie wouldn't leave. Leslie put her head to Zane's chest and listened to his frantic heart. Zane kissed the top of her head. Leslie said nothing, but smiled, as Zane blushed. Chazz had left, to give them privacy.
"I guess it's unanimous, then," Leslie joked.
"Yes. I love you," Zane whispered.
"I love you too, Zany."
And that's where I leave you. MissingExodus, please don't hurt me for making you character be nice to Chazz! –ducks under desk – Hope the bf/gf thing with Zane makes up for that! '.';
