Sorry for the wait guys. I was telling myself that since holidays were coming up, I'd take a break from story making. So since Christmas just ended I thought it a fitting time to get the seventh chapter of YuGiOh: The Next Generation in. Also, some spoilers on how the story is made below!
VII. The Incoming Storm
Saru awoke from his bed with a start, a yawn, and by grabbing his duel disk. It was his first day at Duel Academy, and he couldn't wait. He burst up, and ran into the Ra Yellow breakfast area. There, many other Ra Yellow students, all wearing the yellow uniform of the school, sat, eating. Saru then remembered he'd forgotten his jacket back upstairs, but decided he'd get it after eating.
He walked over to the buffet line, and grabbed some waffles and pancakes, then a glass of milk. He walked over to find a seat, and found an open table. He didn't mind that no one sat by him. He'd just give Emily some texts and see how she was doing.
But then a surprise came over him as a girl not much older than he came over and sat next to him. "Hey, I'm Lilith. I'm new here too, so I thought I'd grab a seat with you." she said, a bright smile gleaming over her face. She had long, golden and black hair. She wore a gray fleece hat with a rim on it, and on one arm was her duel disk.
"Hi, I'm Saru. So, you're a good duelist?" Saru asked.
"Yeah. I beat my teacher proctor pretty easily, but I failed on the test so I got placed in Ra Yellow. I don't mind. I here some brilliant minds come out of Ra Yellow." Lilith said. "Besides, I'm just here to duel and hopefully become pro. Ranks don't matter much as long as you duel well." Lilith smirked and gave a thumbs up.
"Exactly what I thought!" Saru exclaimed.
"Well, good. I have someone that listens to my opinions here. Anyways, how about you and me head over for a duel at the Duel Visualizer in an hour?" Lilith said. Saru shook his head yes, though he didn't know what he was going to do.
After about an hour of trying to figure out where the 'Duel Visualizer' was, he finally found Lilith heading there herself and the two walked over together. They then entered the ring.
"Okay, so you're going to place your deck in your Duel Disk and then place that into the Duel Disk slot in front of you. Got it?" Lilith asked, and Saru shook his head indicating yes.
"Okay then! Let's duel!!!" Lilith cried out (Lilith 4000LP, Saru 4000LP). "Saru, you can have the first move!"
Saru picked up his five cards and then drew a sixth. "Okay, I'll play three face down cards and set one monster in face down defense position! Your turn Lilith!" Saru said.
Lilith copied Saru and drew her hand. "Defense is good Saru, but offense is always essential, so I'll start with some of my own offense! I summon Creeping Doom Manta (1300atk, 1200def) in attack position. Now, Creeping Doom Manta, attack his face down card!"
"Hah, you attacked my Stone Statue of the Aztecs (300atk, 2000def)! Now you take 700 damage in life points! (Lilith 3300LP, Saru 4000LP)" Saru cried out.
"Oh well, I'll get you next time. Your move Saru!" Lilith said calmly. Saru was a little bewildered by how calm Lilith was acting just after her attack failed.
"I draw!" Saru exclaimed. "I'll set another card in face down defense position! Your up Lilith!"
"Hmmm, by the look on your face and your emotions, you've got something in your hand to turn this duel to your advantage…" Lilith said, and Saru looked down. "I'll play another Creeping Doom Manta! Then it destroys your face down monster! Your turn!" Lilith said.
"I draw!" Saru grimaced at losing his Crimson Ninja (300atk, 300def) for nothing. He expected her to play at least one face down. "Now, I sacrifice Stone Statue of the Aztecs to summon Bitelon (2400atk, 1000def)! Then I play Soul Reversal to bring Crimson Ninja back to the top of my deck! Now Bitelon, destroy her Doom Manta! (Lilith 2200LP, Saru 4000LP) Your move Lilith!" Saru said.
"Hmmm, well, you won't like this move one bit! I play Secret of the Bandit! And I select Bitelon!" Lilith said. "Then I'll summon Oxygeddon (1800atk, 800def) in attack position! Your move!" Lilith said nonchalantly.
"Heh. Well, it's my move now! And I think I'll some Volcanic Blaster (1200atk, 600 def) in attack position! Now, Bitelon! Destroy her Oxygeddon!" Saru said, and Lilith's Oxygeddon burst (Lilith 1600LP, Saru 4000LP).
"You've activated my Secret of the Bandit cards effect. Since you caused me damage, you now have to discard a random card from your hand. That only leaves your newly drawn Crimson Ninja!" Lilith said and Saru grimaced. "Now it's my move! I draw! Now I play Ground Collapse! As long as this card is on the field, you can only have 3 monsters out on the field! Next off, by sending Oxygeddon out of play, I can special summon Aqua Spirit (1600atk, 1200def) to the field! And now I think I'll summon Star Boy (550atk, 500def) to the field. And because of his ability, all face up water monsters gain 500 attack points and all face up fire monsters lose 400 attack points! Now, Aqua Spirit, destroy his Volcanic Blaster! (Lilith 1600LP, Saru 2700LP)"
"Thanks Lilith. Not only did you increase my Bitelon's attack, but you also allowed me to pick one Volcanic monster from my deck and put it on the top of my deck!" Saru exclaimed. He didn't know how wrong he was about the move Lilith had just played…
"I end my turn. And now, since it is your Standby phase, I'll activate my Aqua Spirit's effect. Now I can change one of your monsters positions that cannot be changed this turn!" Lilith said, and Saru realized how good a move she'd made. "Now I change your Bitelon to defense position!"
"My move…" Saru said a little angry at himself. "I summon Volcanic Slicer (1800atk, 1200def) to the field! And by giving up his battle phase, I can deal 500 points of damage to you! (Lilith 1100LP, Saru 2700LP) Now you're up!" Saru said.
"Heh, good duel Saru, but you should've taken out my Star Boy when you had the chance! Now, by sacrificing my Creeping Doom Manta, I can summon Terrorking Salmon (2400atk, 1000def). And thanks to Star Boy, he now has an attack of 2900!" Lilith said in a finishing tone. But Saru had a trick up his sleeve.
"I activate Reverse Trap! Now all changes in attack and defense points are reversed, meaning all water monsters lose 500 attack and all fire monsters gain 400 attack this turn!" Saru said, and it was the first time he saw Lilith grimace.
"Nice move, but not nice enough to save your Bitelon! Now, Aqua Spirit, destroy Bitelon! And now I end my turn! Your move Saru!" Lilith said. She smiled. This was the hardest she'd dueled in awhile.
"I draw! And since Reverse Trap's effect is done, all changes in attack and defense points are normal again. Now I play Pot of Avarice! I now get to add at max 5 monsters from my graveyard back to my deck and then shuffle it! Then I can draw two cards!" Saru did as he said. "Now I play White Dragon Ritual! And by sending Volcanic Slicer to the graveyard, I can Ritual Summon Paladin of White Dragon (1900atk, 1200def). Next off I'll summon King Tiger Wanghu (1700atk, 1000def). Now, Paladin of White Dragon, destroy her Star Boy! (Lilith 250LP, Saru 2700LP) And then King Tiger Wanghu, destroy her Aqua Spirit! (Lilith 150LP, Saru 2700LP) That ends my turn!" Saru said in a gleeful voice.
"My move! And I play Lighten the Load! Now, every turn I can send one level 7 or higher monster to my deck and then draw one card! Now, Terrorking Salmon, destroy his King Tiger Wanghu! (Lilith 150LP, Saru 2000LP) That concludes my turn!" Lilith said and grimaced at what the next turn might bring at her.
"Okay Lilith! I play one monster in face down defense and switch Paladin of White Dragon to defense. Your turn!"
"I told you already Saru! Offense will lead you to victory in a duel! I summon Creeping Doom Manta to the field! Then I play Nobleman of Crossout. Now I can destroy one face down monster you have! Now, Creeping Doom Manta, destroy his Paladin of White Dragon, and Terrorking Salmon, finish this duel! (Lilith 150LP, Saru 0LP)" Lilith said, and then grabbed her Duel Disk and ran over to Saru.
"You still have a long way to go. You play to get rid of your opponent's life points, but if you aren't playing with a strategy, your deck can always blow up in your face. Learn from this duel Saru. You're an amazing duelist to almost defeat me." Lilith said, and winked at Saru.
Saru blushed, and then ran off. He had a lot of training to do…
Next Chapter: Schooling in Dueling
Okay, I told you I'd give some spoilers on how the story is made. Okay, so to make the story, I have Saru's deck in real life. All cards that are played in the story are actual cards that I draw. Some decks and duelists, such as Weevil, I don't have decks for, but I research them and I randomly choose cards to play. The story has no real set play, and it all depends on the draw of the cards, making the story more realistic. Lilith's deck I do have, and trust me, it was a pain to figure out cards that worked really well together. But I came up with her deck after a bit. I hope you enjoyed this :)