Before she could say or do anything, Melissa was ushered down the hall. "You see, this school has a secret room, just for dueling, and for helping new people to learn to duel. Unfortunately, I am the last duelist at this school. You weren't here, but there used to be a huge number of other people, all duelists. When the Rare Hunters started attacking, they were all defeated and vanished to who knows where. Anyway, here we are." Melissa and the boy stopped in front of a room. "It's a stairwell. Just start going down."
"Um, who are Rare Hunters," asked Melissa nervously. She had never heard of a group called the Rare Hunters. Then again, she was barely hanging on in this roller coaster of weirdness. "Oops, sorry. Rare Hunters are basically a group of people that go around dueling people to steal their cards. Most of the time though they also take the person itself. We are lucky we didn't get taken by the last one I fought.
"Anyway, here we are." Melissa marveled at the incredible room. After walking down over 20 flights of stairs, she hoped it would be something worth looking at, but this was breathtaking. She was in an easily hundred foot ceiling roof, with pillars of marble mixed with what looked like sandstone and gold, to create a very Egyptian look. The walls looked the same, and the floor was polished obsidian, and what appeared to be a throne stood at the end. "That throne is the throne of the Pharaoh of Ancients, when he returns. He was the greatest Pharaoh of them all, and also the world's best duelist.
"Beside his throne, you see the Time Wizard. He will turn back time so that we will not miss our classes. He is also a monster from Duel Monsters. Come over here. I will teach you how to play." He gestured to one of the tables, filled with cards. The tables stretched from one end of the room to the other. "I am afraid that we only have some of the more basic cards. The others you will have to win in duels against you opponents. For now, just choose amongst these cards for your deck. You can have anywhere between 40 – 60 in your deck. I will explain how to play.
"You see, there are 3 main types of cards: Monster, Spell, and Trap cards. Monster cards attack and defend. When you attack, the higher attack stat wins, or if one of the monsters is defending, the higher attack or defense stat wins. Spell cards are cards you play during your turn to help you. Traps are cards that you can set onto the field, to help you or disrupt your opponent. Choose wisely."
Melissa looked around, and one card in particular caught her eye. It said "Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning". She touched it, and suddenly she felt like she knew what cards to choose. Whirling around like a crazed maniac, she grabbed cards left and right. Soon, her deck was complete. "I am ready." She declared this very boldly, as if she were challenging him to try and beat her. The boy laughed and said "Very well. Let's duel!"