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Chapter 4: Facing the Demon

The word of Kevin's defeat spread like wildfire. The students seemed to love how Kevin choked in the middle of a duel. The door to Diago's office slid open as Kevin walked out of it, holding a paper in his hand.

Flashback

"Kevin, I told you not to lose, and you lose to some punk named Rairen!" The earpiece of the phone yelled, Kevin had to pull away to keep his hearing. Diago sitting at his desk, while Acular stood next to him, both watching Kevin's reaction, even though they could hear the

"Sorry sir." Kevin said.

"Sorry? Sorry! You'll be sorry." The voice seemed to pause and took a breath, "Lets see how far you get within this academy with out any HELP!" Kevin nodded swallowing a sob. He kept reminding himself that he had to be tough.

"That's enough Kevin, give me the phone." Diago said as Kevin handed him the phone.

"Yes, Right…alright I'll do so immediately." Diago said, he hung up the phone and looked up at Kevin. "Your father requests the Paladin cards back."

Kevin sighed as he slammed his head against the desk. 'I lose my most treasured cards in a year after I get them.' With that Kevin undid his deck box and put the deck down. Diago handed him a slip of paper. Then nodded, Kevin smiled and stood up walking off.

End Flashback

"Kevin." Acular's voice called, Kevin stopped and looked back. "You'll be fine."

"With all do respect sir, I have no cards, I can't get very far without a deck." Then to Kevin's surprise, a deck box dropped in front of him, Kevin looked up an eyebrow raised. "What's this?"

"Some…spare cards." Acular said as he walked off. "Better pick them up."

Kevin knelt down grabbing the cards he opened the box and pulled out the top card. 'Never heard of this card…nor any of these' he said as he inspected each and every card.

"Oh and Kevin, don't let your fathers words falter your dueling…you're a great duelist, don't think anything else."

Kevin looked up seeing no one around. He simply shrugged as he stood up putting the deck box onto his belt. 'With no help, how will I survive, my father disowned me, and I can't keep that damned bastard of my father out of my head.' He sighed to himself. 'Yet…what he says means a lot to me.' The next thing he knew his fist was into the wall as he quivered, more of anger than sorrow. 'I just want this to stop!' He looked down at the paper.

I will here by represent Kevin Blast and support him with all of his needs for schooling.

Kevin sighed once again as he shook his head 'Yeah right who'd help me out?'

Rairen walked down the hall, a girl in each arm, he looked ahead at Kevin. "Blast?" he said walking up dropping his arms from the girls' shoulders. "What's up dude?" he then noticed the note and snatched it out of his hand "Do one of you ladies have a pen?" a girl took one out of her breast pocket and held it out, Rairen clicked it spinning it on his palm before holding it in a writers position, he then signed it and walked over to Diago's door and slid it under. "There problem solved."

Kevin only now registering what was going on looked at his hand then at Rairen. "Where is my note?"

"I signed that I'd take care of ya."

"But you're a third year!"

"Don't forget it, look Blast you have great potential, plus I've been through what I just signed, a fellow student took care of me, and now its time for me to pass the torch." Rairen said with a broad smile, he walked back putting his arms around the females. "Now go out and have fun squirt."

"I'm taller than you!"

"Get going…remember who beat who."

"I was close." Kevin grumbled to himself before walking off. As soon as he got out the door he saw his fathers helicopter coming in for a landing, as Acular and Diago both walked past Kevin, Kevin clenched his fist and followed.

At the bay, Victor Blast stepped out of his helicopter he looked at the two teachers, and the boy that accompanied him, his face turned into a scowl. "Listen here boy, I told you I never wanted to see your face again." He held out his hands to Diago. "My Paladin cards."

Diago began to hold out his hand, until Kevin's hand grabbed his wrist, "Hold up there teach…Father, I challenge you to a game of duel monsters! The Winner keeps these Paladin cards!"

His father scoffed, "Boy, think of what you're saying before you say it. Didn't I tell you that I won my company and a majority of our money in a duel? I'll duel circles around you."

"Then you accept?" Kevin said.

Victor looked at the boys' eyes, he nodded. "When I win, you'll be coming back with me and going straight to an orphanage." He snapped his fingers as a three-pieced suit walked out holding a Battle City duel disk.

Unknown to the group Rairen walked up the stairs and stopped overhearing the duel. 'Kevin, you're now facing your biggest duel in your life, standing up to your old man is never easy. I know, my father was a drunk and a thief."

Kevin took out the deck that Acular gave him and shuffled the deck 'I never really practiced with this deck…here's hoping that I will be alright.' He straightened out the cards and was an inch away from sliding the deck into the disk when Acular's cough stopped both.

"Mr. Blast, I hope you don't want your former son to be at a disadvantage, allow him to use the Paladin cards."

"I'll win either way so give them to him." Diago looked at Acular and they both nodded as Kevin handed Acular's deck back taking back his own. He shuffled them up snapping them into his disk.

Both of the Blasts began to walk backwards, until they were a fair distance apart. Kevin drew his five as did Victor.

Victor-4000

Kevin-4000

"Lets Kick it!" Kevin said as he slashed out his sixth card. "I set this monster in defensive mode and end my turn." He looked up, his eyes full of confidence, yet inside he was scared, as scared as he was when he saw his A- paper being thrown into the flames.

Victor drew; he simply slipped the newly drawn card into the graveyard after just a glance of looking at it. "I discard this to summon The Tricky (2000/1000) but I'll sacrifice him for Jasmine, Goddess of the Waters (1500/1500)" a woman in a skimpy belly dancers outfit appeared. "And due to her effect when she is tribute summoned I can summon out two more Goddess of the Waters!" he said as two more women appeared looking like the first. "Now my first one attack!" Victor called.

"You attacked my Paladin Diver (1000/0) when he's destroyed you take 1000 points of Damage." Kevin called.

Victor-3000

Kevin-4000

"Very well, go my two lovely ladies and strike him down!" Victor calmly spoke as the goddesses nodded and flew forward both kicking Kevin in the gut.

Victor-3000

Kevin-1000

"Still clinging to false hope that you'll win?" Victor laughed. Kevin growled, Victor smirked and looked at Kevin's duel disk shaking. "I see you've come to your senses just give up."

"I will win trust me.." Kevin muttered. He drew a card and looked at it. "I set two cards face down, and summon Paladin Crusader in attack mode (2000/1000)" The knightly monster appeared.

Victor drew, then a card slid out of his graveyard. "I now get my Sinister Serpent back from my graveyard due to its special ability. Now I sacrifice my third Jasmine to summon Riana the Pyre Goddess (1500/1500) and you know what that means two more appear." As a woman appeared, a fire as her hair it didn't seem to bother her. She wore a sleeveless shirt that was shredded in the front making it a bikini top with the loose strands hanging down covering her midriff the same style for the bottom. Two more appeared next to her.

"Don't forget your Goddesses hurt each other by making each other lose 500 attack points." Kevin pointed out as the Goddesses glared at each other (1000/1500)

"Good eye boy, so I activate Fissure to destroy your Crusader. Now finish him my five Goddesses!"

"Go Negate Attack!" Kevin called sighing as the barrier blocked the two.

"Make your final move." Victor said sliding a card into his disk

Kevin smirked as he drew. "Fine I play my Card of Sanctity, so lets get drawing." He drew three cards as his father drew two. Kevin smiled as he noted the cards he just drew. "Now I play Paladin's Unite!" a white vortex opened up above head. "Now I summon my Three Flash Paladin's to the field!" as three skinny men appeared.

"Kevin you Nuts you'll take 1000 points of Damage for each of them." Rairen shouted, Kevin turned and smiled.

"True…but thanks to my Pikeru's Circle of Enchantment, I don't." Kevin then slipped a card out of his hand. "Now I sacrifice my three Flash Paladin's to summon out Zoë Paladin!" (3500/4000)

"Wait when did you get her?" Victor asked "I didn't find her."

"I pulled her out of a pack two days ago." Kevin simply stated, causing everyone except his father and the suits to face fall.

Victor-5000

Kevin-1000

"Now her first ability activates giving you 2000 life points." A beautiful woman in silver armor appeared she landed next to Kevin, being slightly taller, Zoë's blue eyes looking at Victor with pure hatred in them.

Victor smirked, "What a waist, you actually had me nervous there."

"Oh…I'm not done. I activate Paladin's Core!" Kevin said sliding the last card in his hand into his duel disk

"Once again, not good enough." Victor said shaking his head, "That my boy was called 'Over-Extending' and it is very bad unless you can finish the duel."

"Oh, well did you take into account of my spell cards effect?" Kevin asked in an innocent tone. His three Flash Paladin, his Paladin Crusader and Paladin Diver appeared behind Zoë they then flew into her as her power rose (6000/4000)

"Well would be good, if I didn't have my face down, Goddesses Cross Counter!" he said as Victors trap lifted up "I sacrifice my Water Goddess and my Pyre Goddess to prevent me from taking damage with a Goddess being in Battle as well as them not being able to attack this turn."

"Well, that would be good but…I'm aiming for you." Kevin said

"How you have no cards in your hand!" Victor pointed out.

"Well on the turn my lady friend here is summoned, she can attack you directly." Kevin said then he raised his arm and pointed at Victor. "I have one thing to say to you. I'M SICK OF TRYING TO IMPRESS YOU AND I STEP OUT OF YOUR SHADOW TODAY!!" he roared as Zoë Paladin leapt forward, she drew her hilt as a laser blade appeared out of it, slashing Victor across the chest.

"D-Damn it.." Victor spoke as he looked up at Kevin who had his back turned. He held out his hand as one of the suit's tossed him a gun he clicked it as Kevin turned, Diago and Acular began to run towards Victor as a card flew by stopping the hammer. Kevin blinked as Diago and Acular grabbed the gun away holding Victor down. Rairen walked forward past Kevin. Rairen grabbed the gun and removed the card from the hammer he then took it and removed all of the bullets tossing the gun back to the men.

"You alright there squirt?" Rairen said, Kevin's eyes rolled up as he passed out. "I take that as a no."

"You haven't heard the last of me! I'll be back boy, I want my cards back." Victor roared as a police chopper flew off with him in it.

Kevin awoke, his senses coming back to him, slowly, he felt the soft bed, he heard a few voices going 'He's coming around.' And other stuff. He groaned as his eyes fluttered open, seeing Dawn, Hazel, Rairen, a woman he never seen before, Acular, Diago and Vic(Who was dragged along with Hazel and Dawn).

"Welcome back Squirt." Rairen called rubbing his nose.

Kevin sat up and looked around. "What happened?"

"Oh, nothing much, just a death threat and such to you." Vic grunted.

"Well aside from that," Acular said as he put Kevin's duel disk in front of him. "You get your Paladin's back, the police agreed they belonged to you after that duel. I'm impressed, your father is a champion, and he's only been beaten a few times. I beat him, your mother beat him were the only two losses he had."

"Oh and speaking of mother." Diago interrupted, "Rairen here made a quick call and, well."

The unfamiliar woman stepped up, "I am Deloris, Rairen's mother. I have taken you under Guardianship." She said.

Dawn and Hazel smiled, "She's agreed to help you with your finances and such, Kevin you'll be able to stay." Dawn said. Kevin looked down, his hair once again covering his eyes. A single teardrop could be seen. Kevin looked up a genuine smile, the one that Rairen wanted a while back broad on his face.

"Thank you." Kevin said.

Before the moment could get any mushier, Rairen wrapped his arm around Kevin's neck and gave him a huge Noogie. "NOO!!" Kevin shouted as he squirmed around to get out of it. Once Rairen stopped, the whole room was filled with laughter (Aside from Vic who had left during the Noogie)

"I told ya I'd take care of ya squirt, and I mean it." Rairen said as he gave Kevin a thumbs up.

"You owe me a rematch!" Kevin said as he return Rairen's thumbs up. Dawn and Hazel looked between the two, then at each other as they looked back, imagining sparks between the two males.

"Boys will be Boys." the Girls said in unison, only to get a 'Hey!' from Rairen and Kevin.

Kevin looked out the window, to the calm ocean, for once he knew it didn't matter if he'd win or lose, now he could have the fun he always wanted to.