Thetrueazure: Merry late Christmas!
Ritsu: How was everybody's Christmas?
Thetrueazure: I'm sure it was awesome. Today's chapter introduces another OC. Also this chapter will be a sort of crossover of Cardfight! Vanguard. Not the characters, only the cards. I own nothing!
Here is the legend key for the Cardfight!
Italics/ Battle in Cray
(Grade/Power)
It was a quiet walk as the two didn't have anything to say after what happened at the field. Finally Kitsune decided to speak up.
"Ritsu." Ritsu looked at her "Thanks for saving me again. I really appreciate it."
"I really didn't do anything. You were the one who accepted your shadow so this is your victory." Ritsu smiled
"You know, all those things my shadow said were true." Kitsune stopped and undid her eye patch and placed it in her pocket revealing her right eye "I was born with this defect, having no right eye and having nothing but bone from my right eye to my ear. Through my entire life people bullied me because of this. During that time, I began to hate life and wondered why I was even alive to begin with."
"Kitsune." Ritsu said "We are all here for a reason. We just have to figure out what that reason is."
"I guess your right." Kitsune put her eye patch back on and looked to her left "Well, this is my stop." Kitsune gave Ritsu a quick hug and whispered a thank you to him and went inside.
"It's not over."Lancelot told Ritsu "Not by a long shot."
"Yeah."Ritsu said "We now have an enemy. Alucard."
"We have to get stronger because something tells me that it's going to get even tougher."
"What gave that away?"Ritsu joked "But you're right. I just hope we can survive."
In the Velvet Room
"Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor greeted as Monica turned towards Ritsu
"It seems you have established your first Social Link." A card descended and disappeared inside of the book as Monica opened it, revealing Kitsune's photo "The Death Arcana. This arcana represents change and renewal."
"I look forward to seeing your progress." Igor said
Ch.6 An Explanation
Ritsu, Kitsune and Sarutaro sat in a food court as Sarutaro was thinking about what Ritsu and Kitsune explained to him.
"So let me get this straight." Sarutaro said "The culprit is this guy named Alucard, the person who's killing these people is him and the only way that we can stop him is with these Persona?"
"Yeah, that pretty much sums it up." Kitsune said drank her soda
"The Persona is a manifestation of the users psyche." Ritsu explained "It's sort of like our other self."
"So your other self is a knight of the round table and Kitsune's is a creepy little girl." Sarutaro said, catching a glare from Kitsune
"Alice is not creepy!" She noticed Ritsu staring at her "OK, maybe a little."
"I heard that meanie!"Alice yelled in Kitsune's mind
Ignoring Alice's comment Kitsune got up from her seat "Anyways, you guys have any plans today?"
"I've got nothing." Sarutaro leaned back "The shop is closed."
"How about you Ritsu?"
"I'm going to go visit someone." Ritsu explained
"Cool, where are you going?" Sarutaro asked
"Well, he's working today at Trading Card Treasury." Those three words caused Sarutaro's eyes to light up.
"You mean he works at the card place that has all of the known cards in the world!" Ritsu nodded as Sarutaro shot up from his seat "Count me in!"
Kitsune did a fecepalm "I guess I'm in. I'll try and keep Sarubaka in line."
"Thanks." Ritsu smiled as he got up "Let's go."
"To Trading Card Treasury! Foward! March!" Sarutaro ran ahead of Ritsu and Kitsune
"There he goes again." Kitsune groaned as she put her headset on and turned on her music.
At Trading Card Treasury
Inside the shop there were barely any people there. The only ones there were an old man and a young man. The young man looked around 19 with messy brown hair, blue eyes, he wore a gold T-shirt with light blue denim jeans and black sneakers. He yawned as he laid his head down.
"Today is a slow day Kurogasa." The old man told him "Why don't you take a break."
The young man named Kurogasa looked at him "Thanks boss." Kurogasa heard the door open and was surprised at who he saw walk through the door, Kurogasa smiled "No way."
Ritsu, Kitsune, and Sarutaro walked into the card shop as Sarutaro looked around. Kitsune stared in amazement "Wow. I've never been here before."
"Ritsu!" Ritsu looked to see Kurogasa there "It's been sometime!"
Ritsu locked arms with Kurogasa and shook hands "Yeah, two years. How have you been?"
"Oh you know." Kurogasa pointed towards the old man "Still working for this guy."
"I heard that!"
"Ahem!" Kitsune got their attention.
"Oh, sorry." Ritsu said "Kurogasa this is Kitsune Midori, and the one who running around like a maniac is Sarutaro Sorasuke."
"It's a pleasure Kitsune. I'm Kurogasa Kururugi." Kurogasa bowed towards her "So what, are you his girlfriend?"
Kitsune turned red "N-No! We met a couple of weeks ago!"
Kurogasa patted Ritsu's back and ruffled his hair "Ritsu, you're slipping man. You use to be quite the ladies man back then."
"Oh, tell me more." Kitsune raised her eyebrow
"Sure thing. You see back then-"
"Um, I don't think we need to hear that!" Ritsu cut in before Kurogasa could tell them
Kurogasa chuckled "Alright. Hey, I heard you're now going to Tokyo University. It's about time."
"Hey, what's that suppose to mean?" Ritsu said with a smile
"Nothing." Kurogasa looked away "You've been traveling a lot so I figured you wouldn't be able to go. Hey since you're here why don't we have a quick match of Vanguard? I still have your deck with me."
Ritsu chuckled "You still kept my deck after all these years."
"Of course, we're like brothers aren't we?"
"You can say that again. However I haven't played in years so you'll have to tell me the rules again."
"No problem. Kitsune and Sarutaro are welcome to watch." Kurogasa said.
Ritsu and Kurogasa sat at a table with Kitsune and Sarutaro watching as Ritsu and Kurogasa placed a single card face down and shuffled their deck, they then did rock, paper, scissors to see who would go first. Ritsu won the right to go first and they drew five cards.
"Hey can you fill me in on what Vanguard is?" Kitsune asked Sarutaro.
"Vanguard is a card game where the objective is to deal six damage to your opponent, players call units to the field to-" Sarutaro stopped himself "How about you watch and you'll understand."
"You're not going to mulligan?" Kurogasa asked
"Are you?"
"Mulligan?" Kitsune wondered
"Mulligan is a thing where if the player does not like their hand they can shuffle the unwanted cards to their deck reshuffle and redraw the same number they added once per match." Sarutaro explained
"No, I like my hand." Kurogasa smiled as they both placed a hand over their face down card "Now, all of you picture it. We have been transported to Cray, a planet much similar to earth."
They stood under the blue sky. With faint images of unknown planets showing in the sky as well. The battlefield takes place in a desolate mountainous landscape, in an empty bare rocky wasteland. In that wasteland, two faint images of the players stood face to face.
Kitsune and Sarutaro were watching on the sidelines as Kitsune noticed hers and everybody else's bodies were transparent
"Wha-What's going on?" Kitsune wondered
"We are in our Astral bodies." Sarutaro said
"Correct." Kurogasa said "In this form we can call units to battle by our side, we can also possess or ride a unit. That unit is known as our Vanguard. Now then, shall we?"
"Alright let's go!" Ritsu yelled
"Stand up, Vanguard!" Ritsu and Kurogasa were both surrounded by a blue light as they took form into two different creatures.
Kurogasa took the form of a small white dog in silver armor with a sword in it's mouth "Barkgal (0/4000)!"
Ritsu took the form of a blue dog wearing a red scarf and carrying a small double edged blade in its mouth "Wingal Brave (0/5000)!"
"I draw." Ritsu drew his sixth card "I ride Young Pegasus Knight (1/6000)!" Ritsu placed the card on top of his vanguard
Wingal Brave disappeared in more blue flames as a young man in royal armor rode an armored Pegasus. The Pegasus flapped its wings indicating it was ready for battle. Kitsune looked closely and noticed that the young man look a lot like Ritsu.
"Wingal Brave's skill activates when I ride a Royal Paladin on him." Ritsu took the card from underneath Young Pegasus Knight "I can call him to an open rear guard circle."
Wingal Brave appeared behind Young Pegasus Knight and started to growl.
"Your move." Ritsu said
"Alright, I draw." Kurogasa drew his sixth card "I ride Little Sage Marron (1/8000)!"
Barkgal disappeared and was replaced by a blonde haired boy wearing glasses in a blue and white robe and carrying a spell book.
"Barkgal's skill. I move him to the rear guard circle." Kurogasa moved Barkgal from the soul and placed him behind Marron.
Barkgal appeared behind Marron (0/4000)
"Next I call Sonic Noa (1/8000)!" Kurogasa placed the card next to his vanguard
An armored raptor appeared next to Marron and stared down Young Pegasus Knight
"In addition to riding a vanguard, you can also call other units to support it." Sarutaro explained to Kitsune "They are called Rear Guards."
"Ready, here I come." Kurogasa turned Marron 90 degrees " Little Sage Marron attacks Young Pegasus Knight!"
"No guard." Ritsu declared.
"Drive trigger check." Kurogasa said as he placed his hand on top of his deck
"Drive tigger?" Kitsune wondered
"It's something the vanguard can do." Ritsu explained "You turn over the top card of your deck and if it's a trigger it will activate." Kurogasa turned over the top card as it glowed yellow.
Bringer of Good Luck, Epona/ Critical Trigger/ Power +5000 and 1 critical
"Looks like I drew a Critical Trigger. Kitsune, you see the symbol on the top right corner of this card." Kurogasa pointed at Epona as she nodded "This is a trigger; it activates when we either drive or damage check. Each trigger gives 5000 power to any card we want, the critical trigger I just drew will give "Daylight" the power to do 2 damage this one battle and Iron Tail gains the 5000 power."
Marron opened his spell book and sent a surge of lightning at Young Pegasus Knight, causing him to stagger.
"My vanguard took damage, so I flip over the top card from my deck and put it in my damage zone. I took two damage, so I flip two cards." Ritsu flipped over the first card
Little Sage, Marron/ No Trigger
"Second check." Ritsu flipped over the second card as it glowed red
Margal/ Draw Trigger/ Power +5000 and draw 1 card.
"I got a draw trigger. I give the 5000 power to my vanguard." Ritsu said as he tapped his vanguard (6000-11,000) "And I draw one card." Ritsu drew one card.
"It won't help." Kurogasa turned Iron Tail Dragon sideways "Sonic Noa attacks Young Pegasus Knight with the power from the critical trigger!"
A red aura surrounded Sonic Noa as he dashed towards Young Pegasus Knight (8000-13,000)
"Sorry but that's where I draw the line." Ritsu placed a card in front of his vanguard "I guard with Marron!"
Another Marron appeared in front of Young Pegasus Knight and created a shield to protect him (Shield: 5000)
"You can choose to guard your units Kitsune. If you do, the units shield on the left side of the card will be added to the guarded unit's power." Kurogasa explained "Marron's shield is 5000, that shield is added to Young Pegasus Knight's 11,000 power for a total of 16,000 power; now my attack won't go through."
Sonic Noa stopped short when he saw Marron's shield and backed off (5000 shield + 11,000 Power = 16,000 power.)
"My turn is over." Kurogasa declared as Ritsu placed Marron in the drop zone
Kurogasa status
Hand: 5
Front Row: Little Sage Marron (V)/ Sonic Noa (R)/Empty
Back Row: Barkgal/Empty/Empty
Damage: 0
"My turn, I draw." Ritsu drew his next card and smiled "With your sacred blade, cut through the darkness and release the light! I ride!" Ritsu slammed the card on top of his vanguard
"Blaster Blade!" Young Pegasus Knight was surrounded by a mass of blue energy as he formed a young man in white armor with blue accents and carried a large double edged sword. (2/9000)
"Blaster Blade!" Sarutaro yelled in surprise "That's a rare card!"
"I activate his counterblast!" Ritsu flipped over his two damage "I flip two damage and retire Sonic Noa!"
Blaster Blade slammed his sword on the ground as a surge of energy made it's way to Sonic Noa and destroyed him.
Kurogasa placed Sonic Noa in his drop zone
"Next I call Knight of Silence, Gallatin and Knight of Truth, Gordon!" Ritsu placed the two card beside his vanguard.
A man with spiky purple hair with a circlet on his forehead appeared, his eyes were covered with a red scarf, he wore an orange scarf around his neck and wore light purple armor. Another man followed, he had sliver hair that was slicked back, he had sliver armor and wielded a rapier. (Gallatin/2/10,000), (Gordon/2/8000)
Ritsu turned Gallatin sideways "Gallatin attacks Marron!"
"No guard."
Gallatin drew his sword and jumped towards Marron and slashed him.
"Damage check." Kurogasa turned over the top card "No trigger."
Archbird/ No trigger.
"Gordon attacks!" Ritsu turned Gordon sideways
"I guard with Epona!" Kurogasa placed Epona in the guardian circle
A small boy in blue bug armor, riding an armor stag beetle appeared in front of Marron (Shield: 10,000 + 8000 Power = 18,000 Power). Gordon stopped and growled at them and returned to his original position.
"Blaster Blade attacks with a boost from Wingal Brave!" Ritsu turned both of the cards sideways
"No guard." Kurogasa declared
"Drive check." Ritsu turned over the top card of his deck as it glowed yellow
Alabaster Owl/ Critical Trigger/ Power +5000 and 1 Critical.
"Critical Trigger, all effects go to Blaster Blade!"
Blaster Blade was surrounded by a blue aura as he jumped in the air and brought his sword down on Marron (9000 Power + 5000 Power + 5000 Power = 19,000 Power, 2 Critical)
"Damage check." Kurogasa flipped over the first card
Flash Shield Isolde/ No trigger
"Second Check." Kurogasa flipped over the second card and sighed "No trigger."
Wingal/ No trigger
"Wingal Brave's skill activates when he boosted a card with 'Blaster' in its name and the attack hit. I move him to the soul." Ritsu moved Wingal Brave underneath Blaster Blade "And I'm allowed to search my deck for a card with 'Blaster' in its name and add it to my hand." Ritsu pulled out a second Blaster Blade and put it in his hand and shuffled his deck "That ends my turn."
Ritsu status
Hand: 5
Front Row: Blaster Blade (V)/ Knight of Truth, Gordon (R)/ Knight of Silence, Gallatin (R)
Back Row: None
Damage: 2/Margal (F)/ Little Sage, Marron (F)
"I stand and draw." Kurogasa drew his card "I ride Bombarding Dragon Cannongear (2/11,000)!" Kurogasa slapped the card down.
Marron disappeared and was replaced with a giant armored four legged lizard with two giant cannons on its back ready to blast anything.
"When I bring him out to either my vanguard or rear guard circle I must retire one of my rear guards."
Cannongear turned towards Barkgal and swung it's giant tail, destroying Barkgal.
"Now I call a second Sonic Noa and a Vacuum Mammoth!" Kurogasa said
A second armored raptor appeared of the field along with a giant armored mammoth with a vacuum attached to it's nose (Sonic Noa/1/8000), (Vacuum Mammoth/2/9000)
"Vacuum Mammoth's skill allows me to soul charge one card." Kurogasa took the top card from his deck and placed it under his vanguard.
"Soulcharge?" Kitsune wondered
"You take the top card from your deck and place it underneath your vanguard." Sarutaro explained.
"I'm not done yet. Next I retire my Sonic Noa and my Vacuum Mammoth!"
"What!" Ritsu said as Kurogasa put both cards
"Now I can Superior Ride Chaos Dragon Dinochaos!" Kurogasa slammed the card down on Cannongear
A large mass of flames surrounded the Cannongear as he disappeared and was replaced with a giant armored tyrannosaurs rex with two heads one of which was mechanical. It roared sending shockwaves towards the royal paladins (3/10,000)
"I call Ravenous Dragon, Gigarex!" Kurogasa placed the card beside his vanguard
A giant armored dragon appeared next to Dinochaos and roared as well (3/10,000)
"Two grade 3's!" Ritsu thought
"Ready?" Kurogasa turned Gigarex sideways "Dinochaos attacks Blaster Blade!"
"No guard!" Ritsu said
"Twin drive! First check." Kurogasa turned over the top card as it glowed yellow
Black Cannon Tiger/ Critical Trigger/ Power +5000 and 1 Critical
"Critical Trigger, all effects go to Dinochaos! Second Check!" Kurogasa turned over the second card as it glowed yellow
Black Cannon Tiger/ Critical Trigger/ Power +5000 and 1 Critical
"Another Critical Trigger! All effects go to Dinochaos!"
"That's just not right!" Ritsu said
"Go! Dinochaos! Chaotic Twin Bite!" Dinochaos charged towards Blaster Blade and rammed him with its two heads (10,000 Power + 5,000 Power + 5,000 Power = 20,000 Power, 3 Critical)
"Damage check. First check." Ritsu flipped over the top card
Knight of Rose, Morgana/ No Trigger
"Second check." Ritsu flipped over the second card and sighed "No trigger."
Flash Shield Isolde/ No Trigger
"Third check." Ritsu turned over the last card and sighed once more "No trigger."
Gigantic Dozer/ No Trigger
"That's 5 damage already." Kitsune said
"Just one more attack." Sarutaro said
"This is the end Ritsu. Gigarex attacks Blaster Blade!" Kurogasa turned Gigarex sideways
"I guard with Alabaster Owl!" Ritsu placed Alabaster Owl in the guardian circle
A pink owl appeared in front of Blaster Blade (Shield: 10,000 + 9000 Power = 19,000 Power)
Gigarex stopped in front of the knight and glared at him (Power: 10,000)
"Your move now." Kurogasa said
Kurogasa status
Hand: 2
Front Row: Chaos Dragon Dinochaos (V)/ Ravenous Dragon, Gigarex (R)
Back Row: None
Damage: 2/ Wingal (U)/ Flash Shield Isolde (U)
"Alright, I draw!" Ritsu drew his card and closed his eyes
"Looks like you drew that card." Kurogasa smiled
"Yes I did." Ritsu said "Sacred dragon of thunder, bring forth the divine destruction with your holy power! I ride!" Ritsu slammed the card on top of Blaster Blade
A mass of lightning crashed down on Blaster Blade as a giant dragon in white armor appeared on the field "Holy Disaster Dragon!" (3/10,000)
"Next Gordon exits the field as I call Alfred Early along with Little Sage Marron!"
Gordon vanished as another knight carrying a giant sword; he wore white armor and had a tattered cape with Marron right behind Holy Disaster Dragon (Alfred Early/3/10,000), (Little Sage Marron/1/8000)
"Here we go!" Ritsu turned Alfred sideways "Alfred attacks!"
"No guard!"
Alfred jumped toward Dinochaos and slashed him, causing the creature to cry out in pain
"Damage check." Kurogasa flipped over the top card "No trigger."
Knight of Truth, Gordon/ No Trigger
"Holy Disaster Dragon attacks with the boost from Marron!" Ritsu turned both cards sideways "Next I activate Holy Disaster Dragon's skill!" Ritsu discarded one card "By discarding one Royal Paladin from my hand, Holy Disaster Dragon gains 5000 power!"
Holy Disaster Dragon roared as a mass of lightning started to surround him (10,000 Power + 5000 Power + 8000 Power = 23,000 Power)
"I guard with my two Black Cannon Tigers!" Kurogasa placed both cards in the guardian circle
Two armored tigers jumped in front of Dinochaos and protected him (10,000 Shield + 10,000 Shield + 10,000 Power = 30,000 Power)
"Twin drive, first check." Ritsu turned over the first card as it glowed yellow
Bringer of Good Luck, Epona/ Critical Trigger/ Power +5000 and 1 Critical
"Critical Trigger! All effects go to Holy Disaster Dragon!" Ritsu said as he placed his hand on his deck "Second check!"
"As long as he doesn't draw another critical trigger, it's my victory." Ritsu drew the card and showed it to Kurogasa whose eyes grew wide "No way!"
Alabaster Owl/ Critical Trigger/ Power +5000 and 1 Critical
"Looks like I win. All effects go to Holy Disaster Dragon." Ritsu smiled
Holy Disaster Dragon created a mass of lightning in his hand and fired it at Dinochaos (23,000 Power +5000 Power +5000 Power = 33,000 Power, 3 Critical)
"Triple damage check. First check." Kurogasa flipped over the first card as it glowed green
Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine/ Heal Trigger/ Power + 5000 and heal one damage if damage is more than your opponent
"Damn, I can't use this heal trigger." Kurogasa growled "Second check." Kurogasa flipped over the second card
Chaos Dragon Dinochaos/ No Trigger
"No trigger. Last check." Kurogasa placed his hand on top of his deck "Please, I need a heal trigger." He turned over the final card and sighed "No trigger."
Dragon Egg/ No Trigger
"That was a good game man." Kurogasa said "You still got it after all these years."
"Yeah, I thought I was going to lose until I drew Holy Disaster Dragon." Ritsu said as he got up "We've got to go now, I'll see you later."
"Yeah, keep in touch!"
"Hey, I noticed something." Kitsune said "That Alfred Early card looks a lot like Lancelot."
"Really?" Ritsu said "Never really noticed. Anyways I'll see you guys tomorrow. See ya." Ritsu left, while he was walking, Alucard was sitting on top of a building staring at Sarutaro and Kurogasa
"Kid, you're giving me so many targets."
Ch.6 End
Thetrueazure: I would like to thank my friend Fenikkusumaru for helping me with the Cardfight.
Ritsu: Well then, stay tuned.
Ritsu: Alucard has struck again, this time he's targeted Saru's sister and Kurogasa. Something tells me that me and Kitsune are going to have the fight of out lives.
Next Time: Circus Life
"Alice!"