Yugioh GX: The White Dragon Legacy
Chapter 7: Despairing Darkness! A dark Demon deck and the Shining Vampire's Assault Pt1!
Disclaimer: Okay so this has been a long one under wraps but finally I have it done! As Always I do not own Yugioh GX, nor do I own the characters or shows that inspire my created cards. All rights go to the original and respective creators.
-The Obelisk Blue Boys Dorm-
After what seemed like a long week of studying and learning everything about Duel Monsters, it was close to near midnight by the time Ashton was finished with his last week of lessons. It had seemed to him that the closer they got to the end of term, the further away it got.
And hanging out with his friends was even more trying than ever, especially because of the whole, Slyphir and Obelisk student set up was causing him to get whispered at from behind his back. Even Doctor Cronos was starting to notice the bond that Ashton had with Jaden and Sho, and wasn't having any of it.
Ashton was quietly staring at the ceiling, trying his best to ignore the fact that he was one out of the few Obelisk blue students that hung out with Slyphir Reds. He could hear a low howl of the winds outside Duel Academy, warning people that a storm was moving in fast. Low covers of dark and ominous storm clouds were drifting over the horizon as he pondered about the pickle that he was in.
"Is there something wrong Ashton?" Wind Breaker asked as he lay in bed. Ashton shrugged and rolled over. He had a bad feeling that something bad was going to happen soon, and it seemed that the more he thought about it, the worse it was.
"No," Ashton answered, watching as the monster spirit appeared in front of him. "Nothing's wrong."
"You seem to be thinking hard about something. I mean, you haven't said anything to anyone since you left class a couple of hours ago." Wind Breaker commented, watching Ashton give another sigh. "I mean, if you're having problems you can tell me."
Ashton smiled for a second. Wind Breaker was right, if he did have a problem, he could tell her about it. After all, she and most of the other monster spirits were there to help him deal with his problems in the first place. It was like having a gang of Guardian Angels waiting to help whenever they could.
"Leave him be." Techno Alchemist scolded. "Ashton's probably tired, after all of the studying that he's done in the past week, it's a wonder that he can think straight." She added, appearing on the dresser with a pop. Ashton rolled back over and stared at his reflection in the mirror behind her, seeing himself stare back, only with a pair of bloodshot eyes through some of the all-nighters that he pulled while studying for the dorm switch exam.
"Something bugging you?" Techno Alchemist asked.
"Well I have a feeling," Ashton paused, yawning a little as he continued to look through Techno Alchemist and at his reflection, "I have a feeling that my past is coming back to get me some how." He finished before yawning again.
"Don't worry about it so much." Wind Breaker said reassuringly. "You don't have a lot of enemies anyways, so what is there to worry about?" Ashton chuckled.
"Yeah, and with all of the, "friends," I've made besides Jaden and Sho in the red dorm and Wallace and Devon in the Blue dorm, I'm kinda stuck in a sort of a feudal war." He chuckled a little. "I don't know why the Chancellor puts up with all of the inter-dorm hate, but what's even more is that Doctor Cronos promotes it by belittling Red Student's."
"I think that Jaden will surprise you. I mean take a look at what he's accomplished so far. He'll go places I think." Techno Alchemist stated. "Besides, if you worry too much you'll make all of the people who care about you worry."
Ashton smiled as both spirit's disappeared. "Thanks girls." He said, before falling asleep.
-Meanwhile in the woods around Duel Academy-
"Asuka! Asuka what're you thinking?" Melody piped up, holding a flashlight as steady as she could at Asuka, who gingerly held a rose in her hands. They were both presently standing in a trail that was marked off by the Disciplinary Action Squad several years ago. The further that they went in, the darker it was. And the darker it was, the more scared Melody got. And it was really dark.
"Do you know how much trouble we could get in if we were caught in here?" Melody asked in a deathly whisper. She nervously looked around as rain started to fall.
"If you don't want to come with me, you can turn back." Asuka said firmly, turning around to follow the path to what eventually would lead to the Abandoned Dorm. She knew the path by heart, and even without Melody's help, she could have gotten there all by herself. "I can get there and back without getting caught myself." She said confidently, seeing a clearing in front of them both.
"Asuka, I realize who this is for but you have to know the risks!" Melody hissed as they stepped into the clearing. She stopped whining, and stood in awe as they had made it to their destination.
They stood in front of the one of the few buildings that was off limits in Duel Academy, The Abandoned Dorm. A heavily worn out fence stood between the Obelisks and the dorm, and from what they could see it had seen better days. An old, "Keep Out!" sign was in between a pair of a pair of brick gate posts. An old mansion similar to the design of the Obelisk Blue Boys dorm sat behind the gate posts like an older monument. A cold and lonely spire sat in the center of the roof like a lonely solider on guard duty, and gave off an eerie light against the moon. Several shingles were missing from the roof, and all of the shutters on the windows had either been bolted shut, or ripped off to add to the chill factor. The front door of the building was barred from the front by wooden planks as a deterrent for any and all would-be rebel students.
"The Abandoned Dorm….." Melody whispered in awe. Asuka remained quiet and calmly advanced to the gate post, sighing as she did so.
"This is kind of awkward. I've never done this with someone watching." Asuka said quietly.
"I get it." Melody answered. "Do what you have to; I'll be over here if you need me." Melody finished before walking back onto the trail.
Asuka didn't make any sudden movements or sounds until she was sure that Melody was a significant distance away. She did appreciate that Melody was willing to go through a lot of trouble just to make her life a little easier. After waiting for a full minute, Asuka walked up to one of the gate posts and placed the rose at its base. She then closed her eyes and clasped her hands as though she were praying for something to happen. "Be at peace my brother." She thought before turning to leave.
Dark clouds continued to cover Duel Academy the next day. There was almost no activity going on outside, virtually the whole populace could be seen doing something inside.
Ashton, albeit partly against his will, was spending the day in the Slyphir Red Dorm Cafeteria. He was staring out of one of the windows as the other Slyphir Reds stared at him as though he were some kind of alien or something. Sho, who was doing his best to ignore the other students who were giving them anywhere from strange looks to down-right death glares, was trying his best to scare himself, Hayato, and Jaden with the card he'd drawn.
"And there in the dark forest, the young man stumbled on a dark cave." Sho paused, waiting as the mood began to take effect. "The rain was making it hard to follow the trail, and he would have caught pneumonia if he stayed out in it any longer. So he naturally goes into the cave to get himself dry. After getting his clothes dry he felt adventurous, and began exploring the cave. After a few minutes of wandering, the boy stumbled across a pool of water…" He stopped, taking a deep breath and smiling as everyone was on the edge of their seats. "And in the depths of the pool, in the right amount of light he sees a really rare and powerful Duel Monsters Card. Being a Duelist, he goes to reach for it but as he does the water reaches out to grab him!"
As Sho began to reach up into the air and act like he was drowning, Jaden and Hayato began laughing. Ashton smiled a little as Sho finished his, "Drowning Act," and turned his attention back to the storm clouds.
"Aww, you guys weren't even the least bit scared?" The little Slyphir moaned. Ashton shook his head, but noticed that Hayato breathed a sigh of relief as the story concluded.
"Well, you did what you could with what you had to work with." Ashton complimented. "It was as scary as you could have made it." He finished, turning back to the deck of cards and gave a reassuring smile to the little Slyphir before stretching his arms. "It was pretty creative to say the least." Ashton added, watching as Sho nodded quickly.
"Well it's your turn Ashton." Hayato said quietly. "You know the rules right?" He asked as Ashton placed his hand on the top of the deck.
"Yeah I know the rules. The stronger the monster the scarier the story." Ashton replied, drawing the next card from the top of the deck. "Hmm, a level five monster. I guess that I can do a little better…" Ashton paused and snapped his fingers, thinking of something that would be just as scary as the card would allow, until an idea hit him. "I've got it!" He said before staring into the candle that stood on the table they were sitting at. "Here goes nothing." Ashton finished before clearing his throat.
"My story isn't what some would call really scary. But it can be if you think about it enough. That being said, take it as you will." Ashton paused as what he was about to say began to flood back into his memory as though it happened only just recently.
"You see this story begins in Elementary School. It was actually my first time being so far away from my parents, and I didn't know how to react at the situation in the first place." Ashton paused, closing his eyes and seeing a small classroom filled with children, all in dark green uniforms and chattering happily away. The children then stop and stare at him as though he were a curiosity.
"I was really shy, sorta like Sho here." Ashton continued, watching as his earlier days passed by him. "I didn't have that many friends, and I spent most of my time designing my games like my dad. It was on this particular day that I really had gotten into Duel Monsters, but only because of this special person I met." Ashton smiled as he saw the person he was talking about. A pale skinned girl entered his classroom as the memory in question came into focus.
The girl was just as shy as he was, and did her best to hide her face behind her dark red hair. What Ashton could see behind those bangs were a pair of violet eyes that seemed scared and unsure, darting every which-way about the class room, never stopping on one thing, and taking interest on nothing around her. The girl's uniform was no different than anyone else's, except for a bright red ribbon wrapped around her wrist. A beaded necklace was also dangling from her neck that had a small chain that was attached to a small locket across her front. Ashton unconsciously smiled as the girl took her seat next to him in his memory.
"I spent the rest of that year trying to draw a good picture of her. Most of the class thought that I was being a weirdo, but she seemed to like the attention that I was giving her." Ashton stopped before seeing the same girl, covered in blood and holding a chicken knife, standing over him like a psychotic monster. "Then it got worse. You see, this girl wore a locket as a protection not for her but for the outside world. If it would ever break out, her darkness would take form in her body and kill the first things that she saw." Ashton shuddered a little, continuing to remember the scene. "The locket had broken off, and changed her into some kind of animal. The girl I liked was after me. She wanted to kill me. But fortunately, before she could hurt me at all, the school's authorities and her parents stopped her. And that was the last time I had ever seen the girl."
Ashton smiled as Sho and Hayato were both trembling in their seats as he finished the story.
"Are you sure that was a story for a level 5 monster Ashton?" Hayato asked suspiciously.
"Yeah I'm sure." Ashton answered. "Like I said earlier, it could be scarier to some people, and it couldn't be as scary to other people. It's all in the matter of opinion." Ashton finished, seeing Hayato nod.
"Wow…." Sho awed, "You survived an attack from a psychotic murderer?" He asked.
"She wasn't exactly a psychotic murderer Sho." Ashton corrected. "I don't know what exactly she was, but a psychotic murderer she was not. Plus if I didn't survive I wouldn't be sitting here today."
"Yeah, but who knows." Jaden interrupted, cutting the tension in the air. "It's my turn now, I draw!" He declared as he drew the next card from the top of the deck. He face-faulted however as the card he drew was a level one monster.
"It looks like we lucked out." Sho commented. Hayato breathed as sigh of relief before glaring at Ashton who snickered at Hayato's reaction. Ashton stopped giggling and calmed down as Jaden put the card in the discard pile.
"So what kind of a story have you got for us Jaden?" Ashton asked.
Jaden leaned back in his chair and stared at the ceiling as everyone else waited patiently for him to begin. "Well, the story I have isn't really scary. It's kinda more like a memory.
"You see, late at night when I was really little I would hear these strange noises." Jaden began. "They didn't seem to be too familiar, so I would go to check it out to see who it was. But when I went to go check it out, there wouldn't be anyone there. All I would find was my cards."
"Is that it?" Sho asked.
"Yeah, that's it." Jaden answered. He paused though as if he was going to remember something else. "Well there is one thing." He started as Hayato and Sho scooted in closer. "You see the funny thing is I've been hearing the same voices only just recently." He added, wowing Sho and Hayato.
As a general calm began to fall onto the table, Professor Banner jumped out from behind Sho and Hayato and scared the Slyphir students as if he had just appeared from out of thin air. "I WANT TO GET IN ON THE FRIGHT FEST!" He bellowed, adding to the scare factor which surprised Ashton and Jaden too.
"Geez Professor Banner, we're on the edge of our seats here." Jaden said.
"Or lack thereof." Ashton added with a snigger as Sho and Hayato were scared stiff and lying on the floor.
"Y-You almost gave me a h-heart attack!" Hayato snapped, trying to catch his breath.
"Speak for yourself." Sho groaned, painfully rubbing his rump as he got up off the floor and stood his chair up before sitting in it. "Anyways, there's always room for one more." He said invitingly as Professor Banner proceeded to take a seat. "Now the higher level monster you draw, the scarier the story has to be." Sho explained as Professor Banner drew the next card from the deck.
The card Professor Banner Drew was a Level 12 monster, shocking everybody.
"I would believe that everyone should check their shorts before the story starts." Ashton warned quickly.
"Get ready for nightmares guys." Jaden added.
"Uh…. I think that…. I think that it's time for me to go to bed now." Sho whimpered quietly. "Yeah I think that I should go to bed. See you tomorrow guys." He finished before getting up.
"But if you leave now, you'll miss out on hearing about the Abandoned Dorm on the end of the island." Professor Banner began eerily.
"I've heard some rumors about the Abandoned Dorm. Maybe you can clear some of them up?" Ashton asked as his curiosity was piqued. Jaden nodded in agreement as Professor Banner cleared his throat.
"Well you all know about how Seto Kaiba was the founder of Duel Academy and had the three dormitories built right?" Professor Banner asked, receiving nods from everyone at the table. "Well he had a fourth dorm built on the island. One that would be like the Obelisk Blue Dorm, only the Dorm would be made for those who worked their way up from the bottom ranks. It was a good idea at first, until students started to disappear." He smiled as Sho gulped nervously, while Ashton and Jaden were hanging on his very words. Hayato was presently behind several tables, his face pale as Professor Banner continued his story.
"You see there were some rumors going around that some of those students that disappeared were involved in duels known as Shadow Games. Shadow Games are more or less like the Duels we play when we're not practicing in class, but instead of betting your lifepoints, the participants would put their very lives on the line."
"Hey, you covered this in class last week." Ashton interrupted, as Professor Banner nodded.
"Precisely Ashton, this was during our lecture about the Millennium Items." Professor Banner said calmly. He smiled as Jaden seemed to remember for a second before shaking his head. "Allow me to explain, you see the Millennium Items were used by sorcerers and Magicians in Ancient times to invoke the ancient rituals used to call the Shadow Games." He smiled before rising from the table. "And now I think it's time I got to bed."
"Tell us something Professor." Ashton quickly began. "Do you actually think that the disappearances at the Abandoned Dorm are related to the Shadow Games?"
"Come on Ashton, you can't seriously believe that stuff can you?" Jaden remarked. "I mean seriously. Shadow Games? Millennium Items? Magic? I think that it's a load of baloney." Professor Banner just chuckled as Jaden finished speaking. "What's so funny?" He asked.
"Well usually I believe that some rumors are usually embedded in some form of truth." Professor Banner answered. "Good night gentlemen." He finished before walking off.
"Wow, an abandoned dorm…" Jaden said, as if he were still thinking about what Professor Banner said. Sho, who was hiding with Hayato behind an upturned table, looked up and breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Professor Banner nowhere in sight.
"He did make it seem like a good place to explore." Ashton said quietly.
"You guys aren't actually thinking about heading to the Abandoned Dorm are you? Didn't you hear what he said about people disappearing?" Sho snapped.
Jaden sighed and continued to stare at the ceiling. "Yeah, but it would be a cool place to check out." He paused, before staring at Ashton. "So the next chance we get, we're going to explore the Abandoned Dorm!" He exclaimed, causing Ashton to jump.
"Why are you looking at me when you say that?" Ashton asked.
"Well you are going to come with us right?" Jaden asked earnestly, watching Ashton sweat for a second.
"Well…." Ashton paused, thinking about the kind of trouble that they and possibly he could get in if they were caught. "I guess it would be cool. I mean, if we get in trouble for this and I get expelled because of it, I'll be looking for you. And I don't mean that in the good way." He finished before rising from the table. "I gotta go guys. I'll see you in class tomorrow right?" He asked.
"Yeah see you later." Jaden answered, watching as Ashton picked up his briefcase and walked out the cafeteria.
None of them noticed that someone was eavesdropping on their storytelling session. Doctor Cronos smiled nastily as he stood outside the cafeteria window after listening to Professor Banner's tale about the Shadow Games. "So Jaden doesn't believe in the Shadow Games huh?" He thought deviously. "I believe it's time for the Shadow Games to make a come back, Millennium Items and all!" He thought before sneaking away.
But even he was unaware of a small camera that sat in one of the corners of the cafeteria. In a secluded room in Duel Academy's main building both Professor Vector and Kazama, who was still trying to recover from Ashton's penalty game, played back Ashton's story.
"Professor Vector," Kazama began with a low hiss, "Let me at Ashton, with my Weapon I will destroy him for what he did to us both."
Professor Vector shook her head. "No Kazama, Lord Balkiss specifically said that we cannot let our enemies know we exist yet." She paused, as Ashton's story continued to play. "This story does intrigue me though. Is our captive ready for the test?"
"If you are talking about little miss sunshine in the containment unit, then yes she is." Kazama answered.
"Well then, let's commence with the release of our subject." Professor Vector ordered, turning to face a containment tube behind them. On top of the tube was a very technologically advanced hatch with a red central orb that slowly filled to blue as the sounds of something being depressurized could be heard throughout the room as a blue liquid slowly drained from within the contents of the tube. A pair of vicious looking Violet eyes glared out of the tube as both Kazama and Professor Vector began laughing maliciously.
-In a dark alleyway in Domino City-
A loud explosion could be heard as a Duel was brought to an abrupt halt. As most of the monster holograms disappeared, a thick and black fog began to fill the street as a duelist in a black muscle shirt and jeans stepped back from his opponent in fear. "W-what…. W-What do you want from me!" He exclaimed.
His opponent stood stoically through the black fog, and chortled as the duelist started to collapse. As the duelist's eyes slowly lost focus, he could see that he wore a black coat and a dark, wide-brimmed hat. He was holding what appeared to be an upside-down golden pyramid on a necklace. The center of the pyramid had a glowing eye that started to obscure the other details about the duelist's opponent.
"What I want I already have." The shrouded man answered with a bone-chilling cackle. "You are now at the mercy of the Shadow Realm. Sleep for eternity." He finished as the duelist dropped to the ground. Not even ten minutes after savoring his victory, a cell phone buzzed in his pocket. He proceeded to pick it up and smirked at the number on the screen. "Speak." He growled harshly. After a few moments he chuckled darkly again. "Duel Academy tomorrow night? I'll be there."
-Professor Vector's class, Several Days later-
As class dwindled down into nothing more than a mere lecture on some of the history behind the monster types that were in Duel Monsters, Jaden was busily sleeping in class while Sho and Ashton were both doing their best to keep up with the lecture about the darker types of monsters, namely Demons and the Undead types.
"That's it you fool, take all the notes you can. By the time this night is through, you'll never want to duel again!" Professor Vector silently thought, glaring up at Ashton as he continued to write down her class notes. "You may have humiliated me with those pathetic little fairies that you have, but not even they'll protect you from what I have in store for you!" She cursed, seeing a similar smile on Kazama's face.
Professor Vector wasn't the only one in class who was dreaming of a plan to expel students. Doctor Cronos was silently snickering as he peeked in and saw that Jaden was fast asleep in his desk. "Sleep well Jaden, because you're in for an absolute nightmare!" Doctor Cronos continued to snigger as he walked off to continue his plan for later that night.
-Out on one of the trails later that night-
Ashton had the hardest time leaving the Obelisk Dorm, only because of everyone else on their way to bed that slowed him down. Plus, several other people shot him dirty looks when they saw that he was about to leave, especially when they knew that Ashton hung out with Slyphir Reds.
He didn't get far before Jaden and Sho, and to Ashton's surprise, Hayato found him just several minutes into the trail. He smiled as they all met up together, but saw that Hayato was looking pretty angry to start with.
"Hey, Koala Man what's up?" Ashton greeted.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Hayato snapped, causing Ashton to ease back from him.
"Nothing." Ashton answered. "I just thought it was a cool nickname, does it bug you?" He asked, watching Hayato nod his head. "Well then I take it back." He said.
"Don't worry Ashton," Sho reassured, "Hayato's just afraid of the shower's back at the dorm."
"Oh really?" Hayato countered. "I thought that you were the one crying in your sleep about a psychotic killer going to get you!" He taunted, causing Sho to tense up.
"Well I-
Guys chill out." Jaden commented, cutting Sho off.
"Yeah, do you want the whole Island to know what we're doing?" Ashton added, causing both students to fall silent.
The wind let out a low howl as they ventured deeper into the forest, following the trail as best they could. Ashton and Jaden did their best to help Sho and Hayato from tripping over the various roots and fallen branches that barred their path, and got the same help when they were stuck. It was extremely slow going for the most part, but after ten to twenty minutes of hiking; Jaden, Sho, Hayato, and Ashton all were staring at what appeared to be the Abandoned Dorm.
"Well here it is…." Ashton uttered as he stared at the mansion-like dorm. It looked like one of those houses one would see in an old horror flick or something, where some people would go just to scare themselves silly. "It kinda makes you wonder how long this school's been around…" Ashton added.
"Yeah, but take a look!" Jaden whispered excitedly. Off in the distance, in the faint glow of the flashlight, several planks of wood were torn off from the front door. It appeared that some kind of animal or beast did the tearing as there were claw marks all over the broken ends of the boards.
"Wonder what did it." Jaden said casually.
"I don't know, but we would have to get closer to see what it was." Ashton commented quietly. He stopped, and turned as the sounds of bushes rustling could be heard from behind them. Jaden turned, along with Sho and Hayato, and from a totally separate trail, Asuka stepped into the flashlight with Melody close behind.
-Meanwhile at the Harbor of Duel Academy-
Doctor Cronos stood alone on the pier, looking every which away for the person he employed to destroy Jaden. A sudden chill ran down his spine as a cold and harsh fog slowly began running past his feet. Doctor Cronos turned and nearly freaked at the sight of the man standing behind him.
The man was at least a head taller than Doctor Cronos, and looked like something from a psychological horror show that he'd seen once. A pale gray mask covered most of the man's face save for the mouth and chin. He also wore a dark, wide-brimmed hat that made his gaze un-nerving. He was covered in head to toe with an all black jacket that appeared to have a Duel Disk built into it. The fog that continued to billow and roll in behind him, made it seem that Doctor Cronos was facing the Grim Reaper himself.
"Are you the one who hired me about the job?" The titan asked.
"Yes, there's someone I want you to scare so much that he will leave the Island and never come back. All of the information about the target and location I gave to you over the phone, can you do it?" Doctor Cronos asked.
The titan chuckled. "Scare him? I can do that and more….." He said sinisterly.
Doctor Cronos nodded and gave the titan a comedic look over. After he was satisfied, he smiled. "You're good. Very good." He added with malicious glee.
"I'm more than good. And I will require payment for my…" The titan paused, "Services. I will require three months pay after the job is finished." He added before almost completely vanishing from the pier with the fog.
"Well if you must, you must." Doctor Cronos commented as he began his trek back up to his room. "I'll be there to check up on that Dropout Boy in the morning. Just get it done and I'll pay you more than that." He added harshly as his plan was about to unfold.
-Meanwhile back at the Abandoned Dorm-
"Asuka! Melody!" Ashton began, completely surprised. "What are you guys doing here?" He asked.
"We were going to ask you the same thing." Melody countered harshly.
"Don't you guys know what this place is?" Asuka snapped. "The Abandoned Dorm is completely off limits to students, you could get into really big trouble if you're caught here."
"Well then why are you here?" Jaden asked. Ashton shook his head.
"I have my reasons!" Asuka snapped again.
"You don't need to snap Asuka." Ashton said quietly, staring at the rose she held in her arms. "She must have lost someone very important to her to come out her this late at night." Ashton thought.
"So that explains the rose." Jaden thought, remembering the rose that sat on the base of the gate in front of the dorm.
"Anyways, you guys need to get back to the dorms. If the Disciplinary Action Squad catches you out here, there's going to be a lot of trouble for you guys." She said, adding emphasis on, "trouble."
"We get it we'll leave." Ashton said quietly as Asuka smiled before turning to go.
"What about…well…. you know, the thing you do?" Melody whispered as Asuka slowly left the clearing.
"I'll have to come back tomorrow night." Asuka whispered back as they both quickly left.
Ashton was about to do the same, only to hear the sound of the chains that barricaded the entrance gates rattling. He turned to see not only Jaden over the other side of the fence and heading towards the dorm, but he also saw Hayato following close behind. "Didn't you guys hear Asuka?" Ashton asked quickly. Sho nodded as Jaden and Hayato made it to the front door of the Abandoned Dorm, and proceeded to open it.
"Yeah we heard her, but no one's going to get us in trouble if we just take a quick look." Jaden said, opening the front door. "Besides, what's the worst that could happen?" he asked as the door easily flung open.
"But you know the rumors!" Sho whispered. "You could disappear and never come back!"
"But that's just it though. They're only just rumors." Jaden said. "But hey, you two can stay outside and we'll explore the dorm." He added before walking inside. "Don't disappear on us now guys." Jaden finished as he disappeared inside the dorm. Hayato followed suit, leaving both Ashton and Sho alone.
"Well I'm not going to be left behind." Ashton said quietly. "Besides," he stated, hopping over the fence, "It's better to stay in a group anyways." He said, watching as Sho followed his lead.
"Wait up you guys!" Sho hollered before running to the front door. "We're coming too!"
Asuka and Melody both shook their heads as Ashton and Sho followed Jaden and Hayato into the abandoned dorm. "Those guys will never learn." Asuka said, as she turned to leave. She stopped however, and turned back to see that Melody had not moved from her spot from the tree. "Uhh Melody?" Asuka asked. Another breeze blew through the clearing where they were standing as Asuka felt someone behind her. She turned, but felt a sharp pain in her back before slumping to the ground with a heavy thump. The titan that Doctor Cronos met up with earlier smiled as he picked up Asuka's unconscious body. He then stared at Melody for a second and shook his head. "Another predator has prey to catch with that one." He finished before disappearing into the undergrowth.
Melody stood alone in the shrubbery for a few minutes after the titan disappeared before walking back into the middle of the clearing outside the abandoned dorm. She looked up half-hazardly, and saw something descending on her. It was a girl, wearing a deep black, tattered cloak and a silk dress. She also wore a futuristic looking collar that beeped and buzzed, and had a battered looking version of the Duel Academy Duel Disk with a deck of cards installed into the slot. The girl had dark red hair and bright violet eyes which were glowing as she descended on Melody. The collar buzzed, which caused the girl's eyes to stop glowing. Melody then fell over, but never made it to the ground as the collar beeped, causing the strange girl to pick up Melody and sling her over her shoulder. The collar then beeped a second time, which caused the girl to fly off to the top of the Abandoned Dorm.
-Meanwhile inside the Abandoned Dorm-
The four teens stared in awe as they all stood in what appeared to be a large recreational room. Crates were scattered everywhere, and posters of what were Egyptian hieroglyphics depicting seven mystical objects were on some spots of the walls in the room. Ashton ran one of his hands across a crate and wowed as a fist-full of dust came with his fingers. He turned and grinned as Jaden, Sho, and Hayato were all getting similar effects from the room they were standing in.
"Wow, this place is cooler than I imagined…" Jaden remarked, turning towards a wall with several more pictures that were covered in heavy dust.
"If this dorm was supposed to be on the same caliber as the Obelisk Blue Dorm, then I can only imagine what it's like!" Sho piped up as he looked up inside the fireplace, but jumped as a pair of bats flew past him.
"I don't think that they liked that Sho." Hayato joked as both bats flew into the hallway and out of sight.
Ashton shook his head and helped the little Slyphir to his feet and beat the dust off of him. "Well, seeing as how I'm an Obelisk this dorm would be a pretty cool place to hang out. I mean just picture this dorm not abandoned and full of rich kids trying to impress one another about how much money that he or she has, and you have the Blue dorm in a nut shell." Ashton said, as Jaden picked up an old photograph and dusted it off.
"Hey guys check this out." Jaden held the photograph out for the others to see and blinked as a very handsome looking Obelisk Blue student with long brown hair and a very familiar face stared back at them with a confident smile.
"Who is that?" Sho asked quickly.
"That's Fubuki Tenjoin." Jaden said, reading the plaque on the bottom of the picture frame.
"You think he's related to Asuka?" Hayato asked. Jaden shrugged as he set the picture down back in its place between two more that sat on the shelf where he got it from.
"Let's think about this now, Asuka had a rose laid out from earlier and had another one in her hands when she got here…" Ashton thought aloud as if to lead on the Slyphir Red students.
"Then Asuka's brother is one of the missing students…." Jaden finished, staring at a wall of at least ten or fifteen other pictures of the same kind.
As Jaden and co. stared at the pictures of the missing students, Asuka was slowly coming to when she found that she couldn't move. "What's wrong with me? What did I pass out for and why can't I move?" She thought, staring at a large coil of rope that wrapped around her body. She was presently lying in the freakiest looking coffin she had ever seen.
"I bet you're wondering why you're in a coffin. Well let's just say that your about to be bait for your friends." A loud voice said from above her.
"What ever you're planning won't work!" Asuka snapped boldly.
"Oh my dear, of course it will. You are about to spring the trap!" The voice challenged as a bright light flashed in front of Asuka's face, causing her to scream.
-Meanwhile in the central, top most point of the Abandoned Dorm-
Melody remained quiet as Asuka's scream echoed throughout the halls. The girl had placed her on an altar, and bound her arms and legs with shackles that attached to each corner of the altar. A faint, but sinister smile appeared on her face as the scream gave her an idea to do the same thing. She calmly turned around and stared at Melody's body, as if she commanded her to wake.
Melody shook her head and noticed that she was spread out on the altar. She tried to pull herself free, but couldn't no matter how hard she tried. She heard what seemed to be the hiss of a snake or some kind of lizard, and turned to see that a girl stood over her like a vengeful shadow, flashing her bestial fangs to intimidate her. Melody tried her best to break herself free as the girl continued to descend on her, until she got to the point of nearly having her lips touch Melody's forehead. Melody shrieked with terror, watching as the girl smiled wickedly and backed off as her scream echoed throughout the halls of the Abandoned Dorm just like Asuka's.
Jaden stopped as Asuka's scream echoed throughout the Abandoned Dorm. "That sounded like Asuka!" He exclaimed, running down a random hallway to find the source of the scream. Hayato, Sho, and Ashton followed suit as Jaden ran into the main lobby. They descended to the first floor as something caught Jaden's eye, he gasped as one of Asuka's cards lay lonely on the floor.
"Blue Eyes White Night Dragon…. This is one of Asuka's cards!" Jaden exclaimed. A second scream followed after Asuka's and sent chills through their spines.
"That was Melody…." Ashton uttered.
"But didn't they leave already?" Sho asked.
"Yeah, but we did hear them scream just now." Hayato commented. "It sounds like they're in two separate places or something."
Ashton was deep in thought about what to do as another one of Melody's screams echoed throughout the Abandoned Dorm. "Guys, I'll find Melody. You look for Asuka okay?" He asked quickly.
"Right, we'll meet back outside as soon as we can." Jaden said, watching as Ashton nodded before running off. He then turned into what appeared to be a natural hallway beyond a gaping hole in the wall. "Let's go guys." Jaden said, running down the hallway as fast as he could.
"Jaden wait up!" Sho moaned, following Jaden. He turned to see Hayato hesitate for a second before following after them.
A few minutes passed after hearing Asuka and Melody's screams before Jaden, Sho, and Hayato made it into a huge cave. On the opposite side of the cave they saw pictures of the three Egyptian God Monsters arranged in a triangle formation that represented some different meaning. An arena styled pit sat in the middle of the cave, and glowed with an unnatural light as Sho's flashlight shone on it. They all gasped at the sight of Asuka in a huge coffin on the opposite side of the cave.
"There she is!" Jaden exclaimed, beginning to run over to where Asuka was. A loud, powerful laugh bellowed out of nowhere which caused the Slyphir to stop in his tracks and tense up. "Who's that?" Jaden asked, looking around for the source of the laughter.
On the opposite side of the cave, the source of the laughter revealed itself to be a huge man in a dark coat and a wide-brimmed hat rising out of a black fog that seemed to be coming out of nowhere. "Allow me to introduce myself, I am Titan and am here for you Mr. Yuki." The man taunted sinisterly, trying to psych Jaden out.
"What did you do to Asuka?" Jaden snapped.
"If you mean the girl, she has been sent into an eternal slumber in the Shadow Realm." Titan answered. "If you want to see her among the living again, you will duel me." He added flashing what appeared to be a duel disk on his arm.
"Well it seems like I have no choice." Jaden said, turning as Hayato pulled a Duel Disk out of the backpack he was carrying and tossed him a duel disk. Jaden then turned to face Titan before leaping into the arena. "Let's do this!" Jaden challenged, installing his deck and activating his disk.
"Let us begin!" Titan shot back with a wicked smile.
"DUEL!" They both bellowed.
Jaden: 8000
Titan: 8000
-Meanwhile in the topmost point of the Abandoned Dorm-
Ashton slammed another empty dorm room door in disgust. He tried every door on the third floor, and there was no sign of Melody, or Asuka for that matter. "Damn, she could be dead at this rate! Come on Melody; give me a sign or something!" Ashton thought as he ran to the end of the hallway and stared at a door that appeared to not have been touched. He heard another one of Melody's screams and proceeded to open the door. He then ran up the stairs to another door that hadn't been touched and saw an eerie bright purple light radiating from the other side of an all black door. Ashton reached for it, but stepped back as the door flung itself from the inside of the room.
The room itself looked like a cross between a library and Doctor Frankenstein's laboratory. Row upon row of bookshelves lined the room as several windows above where Ashton was standing appeared to be opened by the same kind of monster that opened the front door. Across from where Ashton was standing was an altar with Melody's body chained up as if she were being prepared for a sacrifice for something.
"Melody!" Ashton cried, running across the center of the room to where Melody was standing only to get intercepted by a younger girl dropping in front of him. Ashton leapt back, and watched as the girl's black cloak gently fell to the ground and revealed the black silk dress she wore. The girl's dark red hair appeared to drip on her shoulders like blood as cold violet eyes stared at Ashton with malicious intent.
"Who are you, and what have you done to Melody?" Ashton snapped, tensing up as a collar the girl appeared to wear beeped and buzzed strangely. As if on command, the girl readied her self and activated the duel disk on her wrist after installing a deck in the reader.
"If you want your friend to remain unharmed, you will duel me…" The girl ordered quietly.
"If that's what'll take for you to let Melody go, then let's duel!" Ashton snapped, activating his disk quickly. "I need to make this fast to save Melody." He thought as he drew his opening hand.
"DUEL!" Ashton challenged as the girl drew her opening hand.
Ashton: 8000
?: 8000
Titan grinned as he drew the first card from the deck. "You are a noble fool, but you do not stand a chance against me! "I'll activate my Foolish Burial spell card!" He declared, taking a card from his deck and sending it to his graveyard slot. "It allows me to send my Imprisoned Queen Demon from my Deck to the graveyard!" He chortled maliciously. "Next I'll summon my Infernal Queen Demon to the field in attack mode!" He added, as a hideous looking demon wearing royal robes with big bat wings erupted in front of Titan and let out a horrible shriek before stopping. (900/ 1500 LVL: 4)
"You do realize that you have to pay life points to keep her effect in play right?" Jaden taunted.
"Not with this card!" Titan countered, opening a slot in his duel disk and sliding a card inside. "I activate my Field Spell, Pandemonium! This card allows me to ignore the rule about paying life points for any of my Demon's effects! And should one of my Demons be destroyed in any way, I get a replacement to ensure your doom!" Titan laughed as a thick, black miasma enshrouded the cave until it disappeared entirely. Six separate statues erupted from different corners of the room as lava began to drip out of the mouths of three of them. The lava then made a small pool in between where Jaden and Titan were standing and looked real enough to scare Sho into hiding behind Hayato. "I know that it seems hopeless, but why stop there?" Titan added, as dark energy poured from his duel disk into his monster, making it shriek and writhe before appearing to grow stronger. (900 – 1900/ 1500) "That will do for now." He said, signaling that it was Jaden's turn.
"All right, it's my turn!" Jaden said, drawing the top card from his deck and gazing at his hand. "I don't have anything that will really compete with that Infernal Queen, but I can still do some damage to him for now." Jaden thought before making his decision. "First I'll summon my Elemental Hero Lady Heat to the field in defense mode!" He declared as The Heat's feminine counterpart leapt out of the central portion of the field before striking a pose and landing on Jaden's side of the field. (1300/ 1000 LVL: 4) "I'll then lay two cards face down and end my turn." Jaden finished as two cards appeared behind Lady Heat. "But before my turn is over, I activate Lady Heat's special effect!" Jaden cheered as Lady Heat threw a small ball of flame at Titan and knocked him back a step.
Jaden: 8000
Titan: 7800
"You're little firefly doesn't hold a candle to my Infernal Queen Demon!" Titan scoffed. "It's my turn, and your turn for destruction!" He snapped, drawing another card from his deck. "First off the effect of my Imprisoned Queen Demon activates!" He sneered as an even stronger wave of dark energy enveloped his Infernal Queen Demon, making it even stronger. (1900 – 2900/ 1500) "You see, while she is in the graveyard and Pandemonium is face up on my field, one Level four or lower Demon-type monster I control gains 1000 extra attack points!"
"No way! She's nearly strong enough to take on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Hayato groaned as Titan's monster let out another powerful shriek.
"It gets worse for your friend here." Titan sneered, setting another card on his Duel Disk's reader. "Say hello to my Terror King Demon in attack mode!" He commanded as another horrifying demon rose out of the darkness that was radiating from Titan's Infernal Queen. The second demon had a pair of gigantic demonic wings that beat powerfully as the demon showed a shiny bone like carapace that covered most of his body. A crown of spikes jutted from the top of his head as he set a very jagged looking sword blade down in the ground before beginning to glare at Jaden. (2000/ 1500 LVL: 4) "Now I shall activate Infernal Queen Demon's monster effect!" Titan said as some of the miasma transferred over to Terror King Demon, strengthening him. (2000 – 3000/ 1500) "I can increase the attack strength of one of my Demon monsters until the end of this turn!" He said as his Infernal Queen Demon got slightly weaker. (2900 – 1900/ 1500) "And now my Terror King Demon shall attack your Elemental Hero Lady Heat with Scarab Storm!" Titan bellowed. The half of Terror King Demon's bone-like armor opened up as a cloud of tiny beetles flew open and charged at Lady Heat.
"Not so fast Titan, you fell into my trap card!" Jaden countered, pushing a button on his disk. "I activate my trap card Mirror Gate! With this card, Terror King Demon will now fight for me!" He cheered as an all glass vortex prepared to swap their places.
"You poor fool." Titan countered coldly. "You fell into my trap!" He began laughing as six little balls floated out of the pool of lava and above his hand, before arranging themselves in numerical order of one through six. "You see, when Terror King Demon is targeted by the effect of a spell, trap, or monster effect I can roll a die. And if the result is a 2 or a 5, that effect is negated and Terror King Demon will fight for me!" Titan declared as a fireball erupted in the middle of the dice balls and started to trace itself around the ring.
"Aw man, if that thing lands on a two or a five Jaden's trap card won't work!" Sho moaned.
"It's all right Sho." Hayato commented. "The odds are in Jaden's favor. Titan has a one in three shot of getting this right, so he has to be really lucky!"
"That's why you're stuck in Slyphir Red Hayato. Titan has a better shot at getting the roll than Jaden does."
"Now stop mighty roulette and show us the future!" Titan commanded, as the fireball slowed down before landing on a two. "Sorry to crush your hopes, but Mirror Gate is exterminated!" He roared as his monster's attack smashed Lady Heat before shattering her.
"Well then, here's another Trap!" Jaden challenged as his other card activated, shining a spotlight above Titan. "Thanks to Hero Signal, I can special summon my Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode!" Jaden's earthen monster erupted from the signal and took a defensive position on his side of the field. (800/ 2000 LVL: 4)
"You may have dodged my attacks for this round, but you will not be so lucky on the next round!" A card appeared behind his monsters as Terror King Demon returned back to his master's side. "This card face down shall end my turn." Titan finished, glaring at Jaden.
-Back at the top of the Abandoned Dorm-
"I'll take the first move if you don't mind!" Ashton challenged, drawing a card from the top of his deck. "A pretty decent hand to start things off. Melody, consider yourself as good as saved." Ashton thought happily. "First off I'll start by setting this monster face down, and this card face down as well." Ashton declared, as two cards appeared in front of him. "Your move." He finished, watching the girl closely.
"My turn will begin with," She paused, as a gentle whir from the collar around her neck commanded her to pull one of the cards she had in her hand. "Shining Vampire Engst, in attack mode!" A flash of light temporarily blinded Ashton as a brown-haired teenager appeared in front of him before flashing a row of what appeared to be serrated shark fangs and remaining calm. (1700/ 1000 LVL: 3)
"Shining Vampire?" Ashton thought nervously. "Okay, a little freaky but I have to stay focused. This girl needs to be put down, hard!"
"I'll then attack your face down monster with my Shining Vampire Engst." The Girl commanded. Her Vampire leapt into the air like a bear or a wolf or something, and landed on Ashton's face down monster. A pair of teenage girls with Tinkerbelle style wings and dark blue sailor suits then appeared and shrieked before shattering in a puff of smoke.
"You triggered the ability of my Celestial Hero Fairy Scouts!" Ashton cheered, as a card slipped from his deck to his hand. "Because she was flipped face up in battle, I am allowed to add one Level four or lower Celestial Hero monster from my deck to the hand!"
The girl didn't say anything as her duel disk's field spell slot opened up. "I activate my field spell, Darkest Night." She said as the room slowly got darker and darker until Ashton couldn't see three inches in front of his face. "This field spell reduces the attack and defense of 500 points as long as it's activated." The girl said quietly through the darkness. "I'll lay two more cards face-don and end my turn." She finished, as the sounds of two more cards being set down echoed throughout the room.
"My turn now, I draw!" Ashton declared as he snapped another card from his deck. "I'll summon my Celestial Hero Techno Alchemist in attack mode!" His lightning fairy leapt out of a flash of light and began brightening up the field to where Ashton could see the bright red eyes of his opponent's monster. (1600/ 1000 LVL: 4) A bolt of lightning streaked towards the Vampire, immobilizing him and weakening him. (1700 – 1300/ 1000 – 600) "I'll now summon my Celestial Hero Twin Blade to the field because I control a Light attributed monster!" Ashton paused as his serene hero appeared from the fog and rested her scythe against the ground calmly. (1900/ 1000 LVL: 4) The girl's vampire continued to struggle as the lightning continued to weaken his powers even further with Twin Blade's appearance. (1300 – 900/ 600 – 200)
"You activated my Trap Card, Triggered Summon." The girl said, pushing a button on her Duel Disk, as a new monster appeared on her side of the field. A tough looking, wannabe tough-guy vampire appeared next to her other Vampire, but caught his chest as his power was also drained from him. (2100 – 1300/ 1500 - 700 LVL: 4) (900 – 450/ 200) "When you special summon a monster on your side of the field, we are allowed to special summon a Level 4 or lower monster from our hands. And its effect allows me to summon Shining Vampire Amora to the field in Attack mode." The girl said robotically.
"Your other vampire doesn't look so good. Maybe he should lie down." Ashton taunted as he pulled another monster from his hand. "I summon Celestial Hero Wind Breaker through the effect of your Triggered Summon!" Ashton said as Wind Breaker reinforced his line up and posed. (1400 – 900/ 500 – 100 LVL: 4) Techno Alchemist's lightning increased in size with her appearance, weakening the girl's Vampires even further. (1300 – 900/ 700 – 300) (450 – 50/ 200 – 0)
"Thank you for reducing the strength of my Shining Vampire Engst for me." The Girl said coldly. "I now activate my face down card! Go Crush Card Virus!" She commanded as her vampire was consumed by the virus.
"Wait, he was a dark monster?" Ashton asked nervously.
"That's correct." The girl responded. "Now thanks to my Crush Card Virus, all monsters that have 1500 attack points or more are destroyed! And for the next three turns the same thing happens to any monsters that you draw!" She added as a mist of what appeared to be a black cloud enshrouded his monsters, destroying them all except Wind Breaker. The girl then laughed as her weaker Vampire reappeared, almost as if he hadn't had anything affecting him. Her other Vampire began radiating a bright light as Techno Alchemist's lightning faded away into nonexistence. (900 – 2100/ 300 – 1500) (50 – 850/ 0 – 1000)
"Damn it, I fell right for that one!" Ashton cursed mentally. "I guess that I'll switch Wind Breaker to defense mode, and lay another card face-down and end my turn." Ashton finished as Wind Breaker kneeled to defend herself as another card appeared behind her. "This girl led me along, but I recognize the strategy from somewhere…" Ashton thought as the girl drew another card.
"Now it is time to go on the hunt!" The girl exclaimed happily, but as if it wasn't her own voice. "I'll now summon Shining Vampire Albus in attack mode!" She commanded as a very old Vampire appeared next to her other Vampires. He appeared to be very wise looking, and tapped his cane as if to get the attention of the other two Vampires. They turned and bowed to him, and received a polite nod in return. (1600/ 1300 LVL: 4) "Now I'll have my Shining Vampire Amora attack Celestial Hero Wind Breaker with Phantom Shine!" She declared coldly. Her Vampire threw a ball of pure light that slammed into Wind Breaker hard, but it was repelled by a gust of wind that instantly appeared from out of nowhere.
"I'll activate my Celestial Hero Wind Breaker's special ability!" Ashton declared. "You see, whenever she would be selected as an attack target I can return one card back to my deck and negate that attack!" He finished as the girl's Vampire flew backwards.
"You may have dodged that one human, but you can't dodge this!" She declared. "Shining Vampire Albus attack his Celestial Hero now! Vampiric Broken Spell!" Her other Vampire leapt onto Wind Breaker as a card opened up the protect her.
"You fell into my trap!" Ashton countered. "Say hello to my Holy Barrier- Mirror Force!" He cheered as a glass barrier appeared in between the girl's monster and his own. "This card will negate your monster's attack and destroy all attack position monsters you control!"
"You fell into my trap!" The girl sneered. Shining Vampire Amora started to glow a bright light before disappearing from her side of the field. After a few moments he appeared in between Shining Vampire Albus and Ashton's Mirror Force and shattered it with his left fist. The resulting explosion knocked both Vampires back, but allowed Albus to continue his attack and destroy Wind Breaker. (2100 – 1050/ 1500)
"What happened?" Ashton asked as the smoke cleared.
"You see, my Shining Vampire Amora can cut its attack in half to negate the activation and effect of a spell or trap card and destroy it!" The girl taunted, causing Ashton to stare dumbfounded at her weakened, but still powerful monster. "Now, I'll attack your life points directly, go Shining Vampire Engst Attack with Strike of Sadism!" She commanded. Her Vampire lunged at Ashton, but was stopped as scintillating lights appeared in front of him, causing the Vampire to reel back.
"You activated my trap card, the Northern Lights!" Ashton snapped, as Wind Breaker began to descend on the field. "Now I get to special summon a Celestial Hero to my side of the field that was destroyed this turn!" Ashton cheered. He stopped though as the girl's vampire leapt into Wind Breaker and flipped off of her, shattering the northern lights and her. As he landed another vampire appeared, only this one was wearing a black leather trench coat, and had the shadow of a giant bat that loomed over his head. (1200/ 2100 LVL: 4)
"You activated my trap too." The girl said eerily. "My trap card, the technique known as Shin Rokur. Now when my opponent summons a monster by any means, I can negate the summon and destroy the means of summon!" She cackled. "Then I can summon another Shining Vampire to my side of the field! My Shining Vampire Karanek should do nicely!" She smiled as Shining Vampire Engst straightened himself up and glared at Ashton before restarting his charge. Ashton braced himself for the impact and cried out as Shining Vampire Engst sank its fangs deep into his neck before leaping back, leaving what appeared to be a very nasty bite mark.
Crush Card Turns: 0
Ashton: 7150
?: 8000
"And now my new monster will have the honor of attacking your life points directly!" The Girl screeched, as her new monster leapt into the air and buried his foot into Ashton's stomach, sending him flying to the other side of the room.
Crush Card Turns: 0
Ashton: 5950
?: 8000
"I'll end my turn, if you can still stand." The girl said coldly, seeing Ashton's collapsed body in the darkness and grinning.
-Back at the Duel between Jaden and Titan-
Jaden: 8000
Titan: 7800
"My turn now, so I'll draw!" Jaden declared, grinning at the card he drew. "I'll activate my spell card Pot of Greed! This spell allows me to draw two more cards from my deck!" He smiled before taking said two cards from his deck.
"You could draw a million cards and it couldn't save you from the situation that you're in now!" Titan commented, watching Jaden's grin get wider as he appeared to be pleased with the cards that he drew.
"I'll activate the spell card that I just drew, Polymerization!" Jaden declared as Clayman stood to attention as a Vortex opened up above him. "This will allow me to fuse the Clayman out on the field with the Sparkman in my hand to Fusion Summon," He was met up with Sparkman, who appeared next to him before entering the Vortex with him. What came out was an extremely huge human who wore a purple jumpsuit, and had golden armor and a white set of metallic blades on his back. A white helmet covered his face, but it was hard to tell because the armor made the giant bigger than what he really was. (2400/ 1500 LVL: 6) "Say hello to the Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!" Jaden cheered as his new monster hit the field.
"You think a bigger hero is supposed to frighten me? Please, I have conjured scarier things in my sleep." Titan scoffed.
"Well then, I'll just have to prove to you why you should be scared of Thunder Giant." Jaden commented. "You see, after I lose a card from my hand I can destroy one monster whose original attack is lower than Thunder Giant's!" Jaden said, sending a card from his hand into the graveyard slot. "Now I'll activate the effect and target Terror King Demon!" Jaden cheered.
"All right! Now he can get rid of Terror King Demon!" Hayato cheered, beginning to dance with Sho.
"I think not." Titan challenged. "You see, fate is working against your friend here. This is my domain, and your Thunder Giant will face my judgment!" Titan laughed as the fireball began tracing the ring of numbers again, and smiled with a sinister grin as the fireball landed on five. "It seems fate is on my side, which means you lose you're Thunder Giant!" Titan mocked as lightning erupted from one of the field's statues and smashed powerfully into Thunder Giant, destroying him. "And just to make sure you stay down, I'll activate Spiritual Destruction!" Titan declared as a beam of black energy slammed powerfully into Jaden, knocking him to the floor.
Jaden: 5600
Titan: 7800
"What happened?" Sho asked, seeing Jaden struggle to his feet. "Jaden look!" He exclaimed.
Jaden stopped and stared at his arm as it appeared to be chomped off in the elbow by some kind of monster. "What's going on?" Jaden asked, looking down and seeing that his leg was also being consumed by some unseen force.
"You see, I am taking what's rightfully mine." Titan scoffed as Jaden continued to stare what was missing. "You see, thanks to the power of my Millennium Item you are losing more than just your life points. The very thought of hope seems to be faint as your life force slowly begins to slip away. It really makes one stop to think, how desperate your situation has become. But when you can't even save yourselves, how can you hope to save her?" Titan mocked, snapping his fingers as the coffin Asuka was trapped in closed, and sank underground.
"What did you do to Asuka?" Jaden snapped.
"Oh, you'll see her soon. When you lose it all in this Shadow Game!" Titan roared, laughing proudly.
Well now, this chapter is finally done! *Breathes a sigh of relief.* I apologize that it took so long to get this chapter completed, but I had college to bog me down and keep me from finishing, so I have that to thank, and I had problems with this chapter in both duels in the first place.
Any ways, it's time for the chapter preview! It seems that Jaden and Ashton are in some serious hot water in both of their duels! Can they pull it back together in time to save Melody and Asuka from a fate that's worse than death? And is Jaden's opponent putting off more than what he seems? And those Shining Vampires, will Ashton come up with a winning strategy to beat them and deal with his past, or will he and Melody become the next victims of the mysterious girl? Who is she anyways? You won't know until you find out in the next episode of Yugioh GX: The White Dragon Legacy,
Episode 8: Despairing Darkness! A Dark Demon Deck and The Shining Vampire's Assault part 2!
And later:
Ashton, Jaden, and Sho are busted! In order to stay in Duel Academy, the three students have to win a Duel being organized by Doctor Cronos. But when it comes time for Jaden and Sho to practice their team dynamic, the little Slyphir chokes for some reason. What's eating Sho? And will they be ready in time for the Detention Duel? Find out on Yugioh GX: The White Dragon Legacy,
Episode 9: Uh-oh, Busted! Sho's Vechicroid Deck!
Until next time, I say fare thee well!
New Cards:
Darkest Night
Field Spell
Picture: A scenic view of a forest during a lunar eclipse.
Effect: When this card is active, decrease the attack and defense strength of all non-dark and non-light monsters by 500 points. When this card is sent to the graveyard you may add one, "Shining Vampire Deglursis," to your hand from the deck or graveyard.
Shining Vampire Engst
Dark Attribute, Undead type, Effect monster
LVL: 3
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1000
Picture: A Vampiric male teenager rising out of a lake, with brown hair and bright red eyes.
Effect: While there is a face up LIGHT monster on your side of the field, this card's attack is cut in half. When this card is tributed for the effect of a card other than a Shining Vampire's effect, special summon this card.
Shining Vampire Amora
Light Attribute, Undead Type, Effect Monster
LVL: 4
ATK: 2100
DEF: 1500
Picture: A Vampiric looking male standing on a street corner in a blood stained leather jacket and jeans.
Effect: If you do not control a, "Shining Vampire" monster, this card is immediately destroyed. When this card is summoned while you control a DARK attribute, "Shining Vampire" monster, you can cut this card's attack in half to negate the effect of a spell or trap your opponent controls and destroy that card. Destroy this card after the second activation of this effect.
Shin Rokur
Counter Trap
Picture: A pair of travelers watching as a Vampire skillfully flips over a would-be bandit.
Effect: Activate while you control a, "Shining Vampire" monster. Negate the effect of a spell, trap, or effect monsters' effect that would summon a card(s) on the field and destroy it. Then special summon one, "Shining Vampire" from your deck.
Shining Vampire Albus
Light Attribute, Undead Type, Effect monster
LVL: 4
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1300
Picture: A very old, but very wise looking male Vampire sitting in a throne.
Effect: During the end phase of the turn this card was destroyed, you may inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent. When you do, you gain 500 life points.
Shining Vampire Karanek
Dark Attribute, Undead Type, Effect Monster
LVL: 4
ATK: 1200
DEF: 2100
Picture: A vampire leaping into the air against a full moon with the shadow of a Giant bat behind him.
Effect: When this card is normal summoned, you may search your deck for a "Shining Vampire" from your deck that can be summoned and special summon it in attack position. The monster can not declare an attack or change its battle position until your next turn.
Spiritual Destruction
Normal Trap
Picture: Dark Ruler Hades firing a beam of dark energy at a duelist as the result of a Dice roll appears to be a Skull.
Effect: This card can only be activated when the effect of an, "Archfiend," monster is successfully activated and your opponent's monster is destroyed. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's attack.
(The above cards are created by me. Those of you who can guess my inspiration for the Shining Vampire cards successfully, will get a shout out by me, and have a featured card on the next episode! So start guessing! Please place your guesses in the private message box for it to count. Thanks!)
