I do not own Yugioh Arc-V, but this is a story of my own creation. Please do not use any materials of this including cards and action fields without permission.
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When Nazo woke up, he was sore, not as sore as he had expected, but it was an unusual feeling for him. After fumbling out of bed, Nazo got ready for the day. After eating breakfast, he stretched to relieve himself of some of his soreness. At around 11, he got ready and ran out of the house to his duel.
The Overseas school was quite large, not as large as LDS, but still took up a substantial amount of area within Miami City. As expected from the name, children from all over the world came to this school to train and participate in the Miami Championships. Like LDS, there was a very strict curriculum to adhere to. There were courses for Fusion, Synchro, XYZ, and a general course if you didn't fit in the former three. Nazo walked up to the group who had congregated in front of the gym. Nico was discussing something with Yuya, while the Yuzu, Sora, and the other three were talking excitedly.
Ayu spotted Nazo from a ways off and waved to him, which he returned. As Nazo drew near, the others all shouted out their greetings. Nico Smiley walked up to him and grinned. "Good to see you're here on time Nazo, your opponent is not one to be kept waiting."
Nazo raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Who am I dueling?"
Nico clasped his hands together, "Your opponent is Haru Daikuda. He is the one of the top ranking students at this school, from the general section. His deck is a fascinating one."
Nazo nodded, "All right then, shall we get going?"
Nico nodded and guided Nazo to the duel field he would be playing on. The others went to the stands while Nazo walked down to the duel field. His opponent wore the standard Overseas uniform, which consisted mostly of blues. His brown hair was swept to one side and his blue eyes looked confident, if not cocky.
"Welcome to the Overseas school, you must be Nazo."
Nazo nodded, "That's right, nice to meet you, Haru Daikuda right?"
The boy nodded, "Well then, let's not waste time! Prepare yourself!"
Nazo frowned as he activated his duel disk. "Nico was right; he really doesn't like to be kept waiting…"
Haru called out, "Action field ON! Chain Chasm!"
The machine whirred to life before the stage was bathed in white light. Slowly the light faded to show an area covered in chains. Chains hung from the ceiling, there were conveyer belts made of chains. Nazo looked around. Many of the virtual chains had rust on them. It was a pretty depressing sight. Nazo sighed, "Really hope this guy isn't playing Iron Chain…"
Haru called out "Duelists locked in battle!"
Nazo nodded, "Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"
The pair continued on, "They storm through this field! Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling! ACTION DUEL!"
Nazo 4000 Cards 5
Haru 4000 Cards 5
The cards scattered down. Haru smiled and started to run.
"I will go first! I set all my cards down and end my turn!"
Immediately, he placed all his cards in his duel disk and five face downs appeared, before fading.
Nazo scowled, "My turn! Draw!"
Nazo 4000 Cards 6
Haru 4000 Cards 0
Nazo glanced down, he had drawn his key card, Dragon ravine, but he wanted to try a new style of dueling. He slotted it into his hand and instead played a spell.
"I activate Foolish burial! I send one card from my deck to my grave, and I choose Tuner monster, Dragunity Phalanx. I now play out Dragunity dux, and I synchro climb to level 8! Come forth! Stardust Spark Dragon!"
The white dragon appeared in a flurry of wind, and landed on near Nazo's side. Nazo started to run across the field towards Haru, "I attack with Stardust! Spark shot!"
The Dragon flew ahead of Nazo and shot a blast at Haru who smirked, "I activate Defense Draw! I take no battle damage from this attack! Plus I draw off it, but that is only the beginning!"
With that he ran to the side and sprung up to grab a hanging action card.
Haru smiled, "I now activate chain healing, then chain detonation, then accumulated fortune, then the action card chain whip, then finally, chain strike!"
Nazo paled, "You have got to be kidding me!"
Haru laughed, "Chain strike is chain link 6! You take 400 points of damage for each link, thus you take 2400 points!" Chains flew out of the card and struck Nazo dropping him to 1600. "Next is the action card chain whip, which deals 100 points for the chain link it is! It is chain link 5, meaning 500 more points of damage." Nazo flinched as he was hit. "Accumulated Fortune allows me to draw two cards." Haru swiped two cards from his deck. "Chain Detonation lowers your life points by 500 more." An explosion knocked Nazo off his feet. "And Chain healing gives me 500 life points. Since both chain detonation and Chain healing were chain link 2 or 3, I can shuffle them back into the deck."
Haru slotted the two cards back into the deck and it was shuffled.
Finally, the Stardust's attack slammed into the card, which negated it, allowing Haru to draw once again.
Nazo breathed wearily as he stood up slowly, "Chain burn huh?"
Haru clapped his hands, "You figured it out, though you sure took your sweet time about it! Chains are the beauty of dueling! Why waste time trying to summon out monsters when you can strike your opponent directly! Marvelous!"
Nazo grimaced, there was no Dragunity that stopped chained effects, rather, Haru could just chain his cards to Nazo's effects and in turn get a higher chain link count.
Nazo sighed, "I set two cards... Turn end…"
Haru smirked, "Draw!"
Nazo 600 Cards 2
Haru 4500 Cards 4
Haru check his cards then nodded. "This is game! I set 2 cards and I summon out card Car D!"
A small sleek blue card appeared on the field. Haru smiled, "I tribute it to draw two cards, but then it becomes my end phase, I end my turn!"
Nazo scowled, "Draw!"
Nazo 600 Cards 3
Haru 4500 Cards 3
Haru laughed, "This is over! I activate Gift Card, and then chain Bad Reaction to Simochi! You take 3000 points of damage!"
Nazo smirked, "I can chain my own card! I activate Mystical Space Typhoon! I can destroy one spell or trap card on the field, and I choose Bad Reaction!"
The card produced a tornado that whipped across the field and tore up the trap card. Gift card then shone and bestowed 3000 life points to Nazo.
Haru scowled, "Lucky! I will get you next time!"
Nazo smiled, "Sure you will, Anyway, I play Black Wing- Zephros the elite!"
The black winged warrior descended to the field.
Nazo raised his hand, "I attack directly with Stardust! Spark Shot!"
Haru scowled, "I activate the swift Scarecrow in my hand! I negate the attack and end the battle phase!"
The scarecrow was projected and blocked the incoming blast. Nazo sighed, "I end my turn."
Haru called out, "Draw!"
Nazo 3600 Cards 2
Haru 4500 Cards 3
Haru looked down, "I activate cup of ace!"
A golden goblet appeared and a coin flew out.
"If I call the coin correctly, I draw 2 cards, if not, you draw 2 cards. I call heads!"
The coin spun in the air before landing on the ground with a *tink*. The face of the coin was seen clearly, it was heads.
Haru grinned, "I draw 2 cards, now I set 4 cards down and end my turn."
Nazo frowned, "Draw!"
Nazo 3600 Cards 3
Haru 4500 Cards 0
Nazo glanced down and his eyes widened slightly… "This will work…"
Nazo looked up once again, "I set one card down, then I play out Dragunity Aklys and I synchro summon it with Blackwing- Zephros the Elite to make Dragunity Knight-Gae Dearg!" A black and red dragon with a black and red rider flew onto the field.
"Now! I attack with Gae Dearg!"
Haru pressed his duel disk, "I activate my face down! Defense Draw!"
Haru rolled to the side and snatched a card off a chain conveyer belt. His malicious grin widened.
I chain the action magic, Chain bulk up! If this card is in a chain, the chain link will be one higher than the original chain link. This essentially makes this card both chain link 2 and 3! Now I activate secret barrel, then I activate accumulated fortune, and I finally activate Chain Strike!"
Chain strike once again shot out chains that impacted Nazo forcing him back. Then secret barrel came out and barraged him with bullets, kicking up dust.
The dragon finally reached the card and was blown back.
Haru laughed as he drew three cards, "you still alive over there?"
As the smoke cleared, Nazo was on his knees panting. His life points were at 200.
Nazo grit his teeth as he stood up. "I attack with Stardust Spark Dragon!" Spark Shot!'
Haru shrugged, "I discard Swift Scarecrow and negate your attack."
The attack was once again blocked by a transparent figure of the card.
Nazo clenched his fist, but did nothing else, "Turn end."
Haru reached for his card, "Draw!"
Nazo 200 Cards 1
Haru 4500 Cards 3
Haru smirked, "I set three, and end my turn!"
Nazo narrowed his eyes, "Draw…"
Nazo 200 Cards 2
Haru 4500 Cards 0
Haru laughed, "I activate 2 reckless greed, which allows me to draw 2 cards each, and my final card, I activate Just Desserts! You take 500 points of damage for every monster on your side of the field!"
Nazo smiled, "I chain my face down, Trap stun."
Haru froze at the words, "What?"
Nazo had a wicked grin on his face, "Trap stun negates all traps effects for this turn only, and since chains go in reverse… all your cards are negated."
Haru's eyes grew wide. He looked down at his disk to see the three cards all get red X's on them and disappear from his dueling screen. He now had no cards to assist him…. He was finished. Haru started to look around for an action card. One avoid could save him the game. Both Nazo and Haru spotted one far off. Both started to sprint towards it. Haru looked back and estimated the distance, Nazo was further back them himself, the action card was as good as his.
Nazo ran forward and raised his hand, "I activate-"
Haru smirked, only a few meters left and he could save himself.
"-Dragon Ravine!"
A light shot out of Nazo's duel disk into the ground. Duel disk 101789 has connected to solid vision machine, making appropriate changes. The area around both of them was swallowed by yellow light, and the action magic burst into blue shards. The layout changed to a valley with dragons far above. Haru stopped, staring at the blank space the card had been only moments before.
"You're kidding me right?" Haru breathed.
Nazo smiled, "I attack with Gae Dearg!" The dragon rushed forward and slashed him bringing his life points down to 2100.
"Now I attack directly with Stardust Spark Dragon!" The white dragon roared and charged a ball of energy in its mouth before firing it at Haru. The attack enveloped him and reduced his LP to 0.
As the field faded, a sign above them promptly showed Nazo's face, with a "winner" underneath.
The You Show duelists rushed the field and congratulated him. Yuya slapped him on the back, "That was one heck of a trick you pulled with your field spell."
Nazo laughed while rubbing the back of his head, "Well, since I am not as physically capable of obtaining action cards as well as others, I figured I can impose a prevention method that will allow me to even the playing field, if for only an instant."
Sora nodded sagely, "Doing anything to gain a slight advantage is what a duelist should aim for."
The group decided to head back to the duel school for a celebration of popsicles. Yuya talked with Nazo on the way back, it seems he was going to have his next duel at Unno Divination School.
Nazo raised an eyebrow at that, "Divination? So can they predict their next card or something?" Yuya shrugged, "I have no idea, either way you should come watch."
Sora pouted, "But that means he will miss my duel!"
Nazo laughed, "It is fine, I already saw you duel, furthermore it was against me, the only time I saw Yuya duel when he was paired with me; I want to see him in a one vs one match."
Sora sighed, but made no other complaints. The group walked back, talking about the nearing Miami championships. Yuzu was already entered, since she had met the requirements a long time ago. Yuya was just a few duels off from his own entrance. Sora still had to do a one more duel as well. Tatsuya was expressing excitement as well, for representing You Show this year. Nazo smiled contently at the atmosphere that was around him. Yuya and Yuzu talking with each other with small smiles on their faces, Futoshi, Ayu and Tatsuya talking about cards and combos with excited faces, and Sora talking with Shuzo about tomorrow's plan. It was a nice scene, one of togetherness and peace. Sora nudged him and struck up a conversation about action duels. It was going to be another peaceful day at this unique duel school. What could possibly go wrong?
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Reiji didn't flinch as the door behind him burst open. A man with brown hair yelled, "Reiji sir! Another 2 people have been carded!"
Nakajima pounded on the desk, "Do we have any description of the perpetrator this time?"
"No sir"
Nakajima ground his teeth in frustration, "All right, you may leave." The man bowed before leaving.
Nakajima then turned to face the boy, "Reiji! What are we going to do about this?"
Reiji shook his head, "You know the plan, we don't have a defense force against them, there is nothing we can do for now."
Reiji typed on the computer screen and brought up two files. One showed Yuya, the other was Nazo.
Nakajima looked confused, "I can understand Yuya, but I thought we gave up on Nazo."
Reiji shook his head, "Just because we could not produce results, does not mean we will give up on the project. We could not get our desired data in the lab, so we simply moved it to the field."
Nakajima frowned, "Is that why you gave him the cards?"
Reiji nodded, "He produced the best results out of all our staff and students. He just needs the right conditions to get it out."
"So for now we rely on pendulum?"
Reiji nodded, "Yes, we don't know when Nazo will produce results, if at all, so we keep producing pendulum cards for now. If we one day get a conclusive test from Nazo, his cards will be mass produced as well, to fight."
Nakajima nodded, "As you say sir."
Nakajima bowed and exited the room leaving Reiji alone. Reiji sighed; things were much worse than he had originally planned. The project he had worked on for months had turned out to be a dud. The only saving grace was Yuya Sakaki and his pendulum summoning. At least they would have some advantage while fighting against the invading forces.
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I actually based this duel off my own experience, when I baited out my opponent's cards so that I could chain my own trap stun… the look on his face was priceless.
