Thanks for the reviews guys. It means a lot. Let me know what you think of this chapter. This chapter was the most difficult to write. I don't plan my chapters. I just make up stuff as I go along. And it seems to be working lol. Enjoy!
It was about 5:00 A.M and Sebastian, Vern, Darius, Leon and Brock were all seen riding on their duel runners on a very long road. They were all tired from riding their duel runners all night long and escaping Runon City. It wasn't easy but they were able to do it. Since they all got pass the closing gate in the pipeline, they haven't had any problems. After a half hour, they all stopped in a huge city with lots of buildings and they were now under a huge bridge.
"The Gustaph Bridge. We made it! Ha…we actually made it!" Sebastian rejoiced.
"Yeah, I still can't believe it!" Leon added.
Darius looked around and wondered. "What is this city called?"
"Gustaph City. Let's go check it out." Vern said.
They all drove around and they saw lots of cars that were driving along the road trying to get to their destinations. They stopped in this diner that was open 24/7. They then found some seats and sat down.
Sebastian's stomach growled. "Uhh…I'm so hungry. Oh, that reminds me. I have food."
Sebastian reached into his backpack and grabbed a big sandwich and started to eat it. The others did the same. A waitress came over and she checked on the five that sat down. She had hazelnut hair and eyes. Her hair was wrapped up in a ponytail. She wore black pants, a black shirt and shoes. She wore a white apron with pouches. She took out a pen and pad and was ready to take their order.
"Hello, may I get you guys anything?"
"We're fine. We have food. We're just sitting in here for now." Leon said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. You have to order something to be allowed to sit here you guys." the waitress said.
"What kinda rule is that?" Leon asked.
Sebastian looked around and noticed that there was only one other person in the diner.
"Taking up space, are we?" Sebastian said sarcastically.
The waitress could sense the sarcasm and she responded. "It's our policy. I don't make the rules."
"But we have food." Darius said.
"Outside food is not allowed. I'm sorry."
"Look, we had a long night. We just wanna sit here and relax." Vern stated.
The waitress was getting fed up with the five stooges already. "I understand, but it's not my problem. Now, you guys can either order something or I have no choice but to kick all of you out. Which one will it be?"
Sebastian looked at the nametag on the waitress's apron and it read "Anarra".
"Look, Anarra, you mind if I call you Anarra?" Sebastian said getting up from his chair. "Now, I know you find me attractive and all, so I'll make you a deal. You let us stay here for a few hours, and I'd take the distinct pleasure in making sure to take you out tonight and showing you around town."
Anarra's face froze and she completely shut him down. "Not even if you were the last man on earth and I was lonely and desperate."
Leon, Darius, Brock and Vern all gasped. Sebastian then sat back down with his pride shattered.
"Uh, how much is a coffee here?" Leon asked.
"$1.40" Anarra replied.
Leon checked his pants and looked for some change to give the waitress. "Um, does anyone else have any change?"
They all shook their heads.
"Don't worry about it. I'll pay for your coffee."
Everyone looked over to see who just said that. It was the one other person in the diner. He was tall, had a grey hat on with white writing on it, he wore a grey hoodie with white and black writing on it, on his back was a black backpack, he wore black pants and white and black shoes. His face couldn't really be made out. He pulled out seven dollars from his wallet.
"This should be enough, right? For everyone?" the guy asked.
"Yes, and what kind of coffees would that be?" Anarra asked.
"Don't ask me. It's their money now." the guy said laying the money on the table. He then walked out of the diner.
"Um, just regular coffees, I guess." Leon said. "The ones that are $1.40."
"Coming right up." The waitress then left and went to go get their coffees.
"What a swell guy!" Leon said impressed.
"Yeah, how nice of him. He didn't have to do that." Vern said.
"Thank goodness for us too. He got that witch off our backs." Sebastian said.
"What was that?" Anarra shouted. "You know I can hear you!"
"Brock said it!"
"What? I didn't say anything!" Brock said.
Darius then looked on the television that in the diner. There were actually four of them and they kept broadcasting this duel tournament that was supposed to be happening in a few days.
"Awesome! A duel tournament!"
Everyone looked to see what Darius was talking about and they saw the advertisement.
Vern smiled. "You sure love dueling, don't you?"
"Yeah, totally!"
The waitress came back with their coffees and sat them down on the table.
"You interested in dueling, huh? Well, if you want you can still register." Anarra informed. "It's not too late. A lot of good duelists will be participating."
This information got Darius excited. "Ohhh, I can't wait! Where do I apply?"
"At the stadium. Registration starts at 8." Anarra said.
"Eh, doesn't sound too bad. I might as well join too and show off my skills." Brock said sipping his coffee.
Sebastian chuckled. "What are you suppose to be? Some sorta hotshot?"
"Just you wait! I'm gonna be crowned champion! I'm gonna mop the floor with everyone there and you guys are gonna have a nice front row seat to see how a real duelists duels!" Brock exerted.
Everyone gave Brock that look that said "Yeah, okay!"
"You keep fantasizing about that. Haha!" Sebastian said taking a sip of his coffee. "Ow, hot!"
"Oh, yeah. I made sure to make yours extra hot for that comment earlier about me being a witch and thinking I was easy!" Anarra said as she walked away.
Sebastian sighed and sat his coffee down. "That is so not cool."
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After a few hours of sitting in the diner and chatting, the five decided to go to the stadium where you were able to register and take part in the duel tournament that was coming up. Darius, Leon and Brock were interested. Sebastian and Vern were more interested in just watching and being entertained. They all headed to the registration office but the door was locked. It wasn't 8:00 yet.
Leon sighed and leaned up against the wall. "Guess we gotta sit here and wait."
After ten minutes of waiting, the person in charge came and he greeted the strangers. He looked like a businessman. His hair was blonde and cut short. His suit was black, with a white undershirt and black tie. He wore sunglasses that hid his eyes.
"Hi, how are ya?"
"We're great!" They all replied.
"I'm assuming you're all here for the tournament that's coming up? Of course! Why else would you be here?"
"You're the guy in charge?" Brock asked.
"I sure am! I'm also the Master Of Ceremonies!"
The MC took out some keys and unlocked the door. He then took out a virtual pad that was computerized.
"So who's all entering? And your name?"
"Well, I'm Brock Bennett! The guy that's gonna be winning this whole thing!"
The MC laughed. "Yeah, I here a lot of that!"
He then entered Brock Bennett in the virtual pad. "Who else?"
"I'm Leon Chandler!"
"And I'm Darius Gunner!"
He entered Darius Gunner and Leon Chandler in his virtual pad. "Is that it?"
They all nodded their heads.
"Okay." He then put his pad away in his office and held in front of him a pot that contained pieces of paper with a number on each of them.
"I'll need the three of you to choose one number randomly from this pot I have."
The three reached in and grabbed a number one at a time. Brock's number was 1, Leon's number was 5 and Darius's number was 6.
"Ohhh, it looks like you two are gonna be dueling each other!" The MC said.
Leon and Darius looked at each other for a moment.
"Now, hold on to those numbers! You'll need them for the tournament! Do NOT lose them, okay?"
The three nodded.
Brock boasted and his cocky attitude came back. "I wonder what unlucky sap I'm gonna have to destroy in the very first round!"
Vern sighed. "Oh, will you get over yourself, please?"
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The five then left and when they reached the outside of the stadium, they noticed this familiar person walk pass them. It was the guy from the diner that paid for the coffee.
Sebastian called out. "Hey, you! Stop!"
The guy stopped and turned around to see who was shouting.
"Hey, man! We never got a chance to say thanks for what you did back there for us! Thanks!" Sebastian said.
"Yeah, that was amazing. You don't know us and…it was just really thoughtful." Vern added.
They still couldn't get a good look at the guy's face.
"Eh, no sweat." The guy responded.
He then continued walking.
"What's your name?" Vern asked as he walked away.
He took a while to respond, but eventually, he said his name. "My name is Larkin."
Sebastian gave chase and stopped him.
"Hey, I know this is kinda straight forward, but you wanna have a duel? We really appreciate what you did!"
Larkin thought about it for a moment and then gave his answer. "Sure, why not?"
Larkin then turned around and Sebastian saw that he was wearing sunglasses.
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The two went to a nearby open field and decided to have their duel. It attracted some attention and people started to show up and stand on the sideline along with Darius, Leon, Brock and Vern. Sebastian pulled out his duel disk and put the deck in the slot. Larkin did the same. Although his method was a little different. He pulled out a duel pad that was virtual and computerized like the one the MC had. He then pushed a button on his sunglasses so he could enter the virtual reality world and see dueling like never before.
Sebastian raised a brow and shrugged. "Okay, time to duel!"
Sebastian took the lead. "I'll start this duel off! I draw! I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight in attack mode!"
Gearfried the Iron Knight
LV 4/Warrior/EARTH/Effect
ATK:1800/DEF:1600
"I'll end with a face-down! Your go!"
"I'll go now. To start this duel off, I'll summon my Forbidden Warrior - Shaw."
A spiritual being appeared on the field. Its body was shaped like a human, but it clearly wasn't human. It's body emitted a continuous white light. On the outside, it wore white body armor. In its right hand was a curved sword with a white handle. The blade of the sword emitted a powerful white aura. In its left hand was a white shield with a white S on the front.
Forbidden Warrior - Shaw
LV 4/Forbidden/LIGHT/Effect
ATK:2100/DEF:1600
"(What is that thing? I've never heard of that card before.)" Sebastian thought to himself.
"My Forbidden Warrior - Shaw will now attack your Gearfried the Iron Knight."
The blade of Shaw's sword started getting even brighter, and the spirit rushed across the field, ready to slash Gearfried in half with its shining sword.
"Not if I activate my trap! I activate the trap card Reinforcements! A monster on the field gains 500 attack points until the end of this turn!" Sebastian explained. "I choose my Gearfried, meaning he's now stronger than your monster!"
Larkin then simply took a card from his hand and discarded it to the Graveyard. "I'll just discard the Forbidden Warrior - Vixenin my hand. By doing so, your trap card is negated."
The silhouette of a spiritual being appeared on the field. This one was a female. It's body emitted a continuous lavender colored light. On the outside, she wore lavender colored body armor with a V on the front. She used some mystical energy and she nullified the trap. She then disappeared and with no hesitation, Forbidden Warrior - Shaw swooped in and sliced Gearfried the Iron Knight in half. Sebastian lost 300 attack points from the battle.
Sebastian's LP:3700
"Hm. No big deal!" Sebastian said with a smirk. His smirk then disappeared when Larkin spoke up again. This time he took out his Deck and searched for something.
"When my Forbidden Warrior - Shaw destroys one of your monsters by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, I can summon a Level 4 or below Forbidden-Type monster from my Deck. I summon Forbidden Warrior - Triddeus."
A third spiritual being appeared. This one had a continuous blue light emitting from its human-like body. On the outside, it wore blue body armor and in its right hand was a curved sword emitting a blue light with a blue handle. In its left hand was blue shield with a blue T on the front.
Forbidden Warrior - Triddeus
LV 4/Forbidden/LIGHT/Effect
ATK:1900/DEF:1500
"And he'll attack your Life points directly since you're wide open."
Triddeus aimed the tip of his sword at Sebastian and flew towards him. The aura on the sword grew stronger. Triddeus then slashed Sebastian across the chest. Sebastian took a step back from the attack and held his chest. However, the new warrior wasn't done. He then slashed in an upward motion at Sebastian and knocked him in the air. Sebastian landed on the ground and had a hard time getting up. His Life Points decreased by 1900.
Sebastian's LP:1800
"Before I end my turn, I'll activate the effect of Forbidden Warrior - Triddeus. Once a turn, I can draw one card for every Forbidden-Type monster I control. I have two, so I draw two cards. *draws 2 cards* I'll end with a face-down. Your turn."
Sebastian drew his next card and summoned it with no hesitation. "That's how you wanna play? Let's try this! I summon Infernal Teen!"
A young warrior appeared with short black hair. His body armor was red and black. He held a small sword in his right hand and a shield in his left hand.
Infernal Teen
LV 4/Warrior/DARK/Tuner/Effect
ATK:1600/DEF:1200
"And when he's summoned, I can summon a Level 4 monster from my Graveyard! I summon Gearfried!"
Infernal Teen opened up a dark portal. Gearfried the Iron Knight slowly rose up from the portal and appeared in a battle stance.
"Now, I'll tune these two together to Synchro Summon Infernal Warrior!"
Infernal Warrior
LV 8/Warrior/DARK/Synchro/Effect
ATK:2500/DEF:2100
Infernal Teen and Gearfried the Iron Knight transformed into four dark stars each and formed a constellation. The stars burst and a taller, more mature version of Infernal Teen appeared. His armor was outlined in white, he had black wings on his back and a black aura surrounded him.
"Yeah, now he can really kick some butt!" Darius said with excitement.
"Hey, isn't that the card my brother used to beat you?" Vern said, taunting Brock.
"Rgh! Shut up! He got lucky!" Brock exclaimed.
"You too? He used the same card against me to win! It was awesome!" Leon said with a smile.
"Thanks to the effect of my Infernal Warrior, when he's Synchro Summoned, your monsters are all changed to face-down defense position!" Sebastian shouted.
Infernal Warrior shot out a dark smog at the mystical warriors on Larkin's side of the field. The face-up Shaw and Triddeus then changed to face-down defense position.
"Before I go on, I'll activate the equip spell Infernal Sword! With this, my Infernal Warrior gets an extra 1000 attack points and any effect damage my Infernal Warrior does is doubled!"
Infernal Warrior's sword was replaced a bigger and darker sword that gave off a strange aura.
Infernal Warrior's ATK:2500+1000=3500
"Speaking of effect damage, I'll just have my Infernal Warrior destroy all the face-down monsters you have on your side of the field!" Sebastian said. "The only downside is, I can't attack with him on the same turn! And did I mention that for every monster destroyed, you take 500 points of damage?"
Infernal Warrior raised his sword and shot out a dark beam that destroyed both of the monsters Larkin had on his side of the field. He took a total of 2000 points of damage to his Life Points.
Larkin's LP:2000
"I'll end with a face-down! Your go!"
"I draw." Larkin drew his next card and added it to his hand. He then picked out another card and put it into play. "I summon Forbidden Warrior - Alexandis in attack mode."
A spirit appeared on the field with the shape of a warrior. It had no true form. It's body emitted a powerful orange light continuously. On the outside, the warrior wore orange body armor and had a orange sword in his hand. He also had a shield with an A on the front of it.
Forbidden Warrior - Alexandis
LV 4/Forbidden/LIGHT/Tuner/Effect
ATK:1600/DEF:1600
"And because he was summoned, I can Special Summon a Level four or below Forbidden-Type monster from my hand or Graveyard. It's effects are negated though. I summon back Forbidden Warrior - Shaw."
The white warrior appeared in a flash of light in an attack stance, ready to battle.
"Now, I'll tune my Level four Alexandis and my Level four Shaw in order to Synchro Summon Forbidden Dragon."
Alexandis disappeared and transformed into four orange stars. Shaw transformed into four white stars. The stars formed a constellation and then burst and emitted a blinding light. Everyone had to shield their eyes. After a few moments, everyone was finally able to open their eyes again and see. Sebastian saw the new creature before him. It was a huge white dragon with powerful arms and legs. Its wingspan was impressive. It had sharp claws, a powerful tail and its sharp teeth gave it an intimidating presence. The dragon had a black gem on its chest. On a few other parts of its body were other black and blue gems. Its roar shook the entire area.
Forbidden Dragon
LV 8/Forbidden/LIGHT/Synchro/Effect
ATK:2500/DEF:3000
Everyone was amazed at the sight of the dragon.
"That dragon isn't stronger than Infernal Warrior!" Vern said. "That can be beaten easily!"
"Why would Larkin summon it then?" Leon asked. "It must have some sorta special ability!"
"My Forbidden Dragon has a special ability. Once a turn, it can take the spirits of any Forbidden Warrior monster that's in my Graveyard and treat them as equip cards. And for every one of them that's equipped, Forbidden Dragon's attack power will be raised by 500. I'll choose Alexandis, Shaw and Triddeus."
The spirits of the three chosen warriors shot out from the Graveyard in the form of energy beams and into the bigger gem on the dragon's chest. The dragon roared as its power rose.
Forbidden Dragon's ATK:2500+1500=4000
"(That dragon is stronger than my Infernal Warrior now! It doesn't matter! I still have my trap if he attacks me!)" Sebastian thought to himself.
Larkin extended his hand and waged an attack. "Forbidden Dragon will now attack with Forbidden Blast!"
The black and blue gems on the dragon glowed and the dragon shot out a mystical stream of black, blue and white energy toward Infernal Warrior.
Sebastian responded with a trap card. "I activate my trap Infernal Force! When a Synchro Monster with Infernal in its name battles, I can pick a card on the field and remove it from play! I choose your dragon!"
"I'll remove from play the Forbidden Warrior - Vixen in my Graveyard." Larkin said. "By doing this, she can negate another one of my opponent's trap cards."
The spirit of Vixen appeared on the field again and she used her magic to nullify the Infernal Force trap card. She then disappeared. The attack from Forbidden Dragon continued and struck Infernal Warrior head on. The warrior shattered into pieces and knocked Sebastian back a few feet. He lost 500 Life Points.
Sebastian's LP:1300
Everyone was shocked to see one of Sebastian's most powerful cards get destroyed.
"That's insane! He destroyed Infernal Warrior without even trying!" Leon exclaimed.
Brock chuckled. "Looks like that little twerp's met his match!"
"My Infernal Warrior won't go that easily! Thanks to Infernal Sword, when it's destroyed and sent to the grave, I can bring back an Infernal monster! Come on back Infernal Warrior!"
Infernal Warrior rose from a black portal in a defensive stance.
"I end my turn."
"My turn then! I draw! I summon Dark Blade in defense mode!"
Dark Blade
LV 4/Warrior/DARK/Normal
ATK:1800/DEF:1500
"I'll set two cards and end my turn!"
"My turn. I summon Forbidden Warrior - Knolte in attack mode."
A teal colored spirit appeared on the field. It's body armor, and shield were teal and its sword gave off an aura. On the front of its shield was a K.
Forbidden Warrior - Knolte
LV 1/Forbidden/LIGHT/Tuner/Effect
ATK:100/DEF:100
"When Knolte is summoned, I can summon from my hand or Graveyard a Level four Forbidden-Type monster. I'll summon from my hand Forbidden Warrior - Dijion."
A grey spiritual being appeared on the field. It's body armor, and shield were grey and its sword gave off an aura. On the front of its shield was a D.
Forbidden Warrior - Dijion
LV 4/Forbidden/LIGHT/Effect
ATK:1700/DEF:1100
"Now, I'll tune my Knolte with Dijion to Synchro Summon Forbidden Warrior - Arrow the Archer."
The two warriors disappeared into a constellation of five stars. One star was teal and the other four were grey. The stars burst and from a brief flash of light, a new warrior emerged. He wore purple garments with purple boots and a yellow scarf around his neck. His hair was purple but his eyes were blue.
Forbidden Warrior - Arrow the Archer
LV 5/Forbidden/LIGHT/Synchro/Effect
ATK:2200/DEF:1700
"When Arrow the Archer is summoned, his effect allows me to pick a monster on the field and it loses 2200 attack points. And if that monster's attack points reach zero as a result, that monster is destroyed." Larkin explained.
Arrow the Archer made a purple bow and arrow appear in his hand and he shot the arrow at Dark Blade, and its pierced his chest and dropped his attack points from 1800 to zero. The dark armored warrior shattered.
"And when Arrow destroys a monster of yours with his effect or an attack, I can draw one card. *draws* I'll now have my Forbidden Dragon absorb the spirit of Dijion in my Graveyard, and give him 500 more attack points."
The spirit of Forbidden Warrior - Dijion beamed from the ground and into the chest of the dragon.
Forbidden Dragon's ATK:4000+500=4500
"Arrow will now attack your last line of defense. Destroy his Infernal Warrior."
Arrow then shot another arrow at Infernal Warrior this time and destroyed him. Larkin drew another card.
"Forbidden Dragon will now finish this duel with Forbidden Blast!"
The gems on the huge dragon glowed once more and it then shot out another powerful stream of white, black and blue energy and it went straight for Sebastian.
To be continued…
