Hi. Well, anyway, I have nothing. Keep reviewing, folks!
Ch. 8 A Quiet, Dark World
"Hmm..." David hummed to himself as he continually typed on his computer. It took him three weeks until he could finally gain internet access in his room. And that's pretty hard, considering what his room used to be.
Currently, he was chatting with fellow Ra Yellows around the dorm. It wasn't late at all, it being 5PM. He was just passing the time.
"Oh." He blinked as he saw a new person enter the chatroom. The name was 'Lonely Ghost'. With his curiosity overcoming him, he typed, "Hello Lonely Ghost."
It took five minutes before he could get a reply. But all he said was 'hi'.
He frowned. "I wonder what's with him?"
Continuing to type on the keyboard, he asked, "How are you?"
Sure enough, in a few minutes, he got a reply. "Fine."
David smiled a little. Perhaps this person is a little shy. Maybe I'll-
But before he could do that, Lonely Ghost's name disappeared from the people still logged on. It seemed like he disappeared in a hurry too, considering it was only a few seconds between sending his reply and David's thoughts.
"A guy named Lonely Ghost?" Ayumu asked at lunch, talking to David. In the group was Sakuya, Hitomi, and Itsuki.
He nodded. "I continued talking to him, but he was shy. On the computer! He would say one or two words, but that's all."
"Maybe he's shy?" Sakuya asked.
"Then let's go visit him!" Itsuki suddenly said. "Maybe he doesn't have friends! Then we could go visit and maybe crack a smile at him!" Hitomi giggled at that comment.
"Well that's the problem. The chatroom doesn't reveal info on the dorm they live in."
Itsuki's smile went back down to a frown. "Okay, well... that doesn't matter right? We probably meet him because of the way he speaks."
"I guess..."
So anyway, school ended a few hours later. Everyone went to their respective dorms, however, David continued to wonder about the person known as Lonely Ghost. For some reason, he knew that he would meet him eventually.
Meanwhile, Ayumu was walking back to his dorm because he was at the Ra Yellow dorm with Itsuki visiting Heero and his friend Hayley. Itsuki stayed behind because he was admiring the Elemental Hero Neos.
Hmm. I was there for awhile, but I didn't notice anything strange. Ayumu thought. I wonder if that person named Lonely Ghost exists. Maybe he or she is just making up the personality...
He continued to walk for a bit and was able to see the red roof of the Slifer Red dorm. It was pretty dark, but he could always notice that red roof even though it was dark, dirty, and it stinks like crazy...
"What the?!" He shrieked as he came face to face with a giant skeletion monster wielding a huge staff and wings (7/2500/1800). A Ra Yellow duelist stood behind the monster, and he actually looked like a zombie. He had grey hair and very pale skin, wearing an azure scarf around his neck.
"Is that... Lonely Ghost?" He whispered.
He looked at the person he was dueling and was shocked to see Ethan with his Silent Swordsman LV5 on the field (5/2300/1000). He looked pretty confident, with his life points higher as well.
Ethan: 1400
Lonely Ghost: 1300
"Well Iyashi Kiyomaru, although you have a powerful monster, it's still weaker than my Silent Swordsman because of the card in my hand." Ethan said with a small smile. "You will lose. I activate Level Up! I evolve my LV5 swordsman into Silent Swordsman LV7." His warrior evolved into a bigger swordsman with an even bigger sword (7/2800/1000)!
"No I won't." He said with a small smile as well. "I activate my trap Torrential Tribute to destroy all monsters."
Ethan blinked as a huge tidal wave appeared and destroyed all of his monsters, as well as Iyashi's monster! And it was even worse, because Ethan didn't have any cards. "Erghh... turn end."
"And now it's my turn." He said. "I activate Call of the Haunted to revive my monster destroyed. Revive and dominate, Reign-Beaux, Overlord of Dark World!" That creepy giant skeleton appeared again with a vicious glare. "This is the end. Attack him directly!"
Ethan's body shook as his giant lifted up it's staff and speared into his body, causing him to fall back and scream.
Ethan: 0
Iyashi: 1300
"You've lost." He said coldly, although his voice was shaken.
The dark sky and small winds were the perfect environment for this end of the duel. He stared down at the defeated Slifer and smiled, "You've lost. And you will lose again Ethan."
Ethan growled. "No I won't. Not again..."
Ayumu opened his mouth to speak, but Iyashi turned to him. "What do you want?" His voice wasn't as cold, but it still had a sinister sense to it.
"Nu- nothing." He turned to Ethan. "Are you alright?"
He stood back up and dusted his pants off. "Yeah, for the most part. Ayumu-san! You should duel him!"
Ayumu blinked. "Why?"
"Because! Haven't you heard? He is the dark ace of the first-year Ra Yellow dorm. They say he is the opposite of David Steward, because he uses a Lightsworn deck while Iyashi uses a Dark World deck. If you beat him, you'll get a bigger ego then ever."
He frowned. "I thought you didn't speak a lot." Then he turned back to the dark duelist. "Um... okay, for the sake of... never mind. Let's duel."
Iyashi simply nodded. "Very well then."
The two placed their duel disks on. Ayumu looked worriedly at Iyashi, because of the fact he defeated Ethan. He defeated him too, but Ethan was no pushover. And the Ra Yellow had a giant skeleton monster...
"Duel!"
Ayumu: 4000
Iyashi: 4000
"I'll draw!" Ayumu said. "I'll activate the spell Reinforcement of the Army! I'll add my Six Samurai - Irou to my hand, which I summon to the field!" His favorite samurai appeared into the battle, looking coldly at Iyashi (4/1700/1200). "Then I'll place one card facedown."
Iyashi looked at the field for a few seconds before drawing his card. "I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your facedown card."
Ayumu didn't look the slightest bit worried as his trap revealed to be Doble Passe. "Doesn't matter, really."
"I see. Well, let's try this on for size! Come forth, Zure, Knight of Dark World!" A skeleton appeared from the darkness, wielding a big sword and a cape (4/1800/1500).
Now he looked a little scared. "So...?"
"I'll attack your samurai warrior!" He said as his knight clashed blades with the samurai. However, the knight was stornger and sliced the monster in two.
Ayumu: 3900
Iyashi: 4000
"Next, I'll place two cards facedown. Turn end."
Those Dark World monsters really freak me out! He thought with a shiver. But I'm not gonna lose. "Draw! Okay, I'll summon my Mystic Swordsman LV2!" His shogun warrior appeared with a small blade (2/900/0). "Level Up! activates. Come out, Mystic Swordsman LV4!" His small warrior transformed into a taller samurai with two blades instead (4/1900/1600). "Attack his knight!" The samurai sliced through the knight like it was nothing!
Ayumu: 3900
Itsuki: 3900
"I'll place a card facedown." Okay. This isn't a bad start to the duel... But I'm still worried. "At the end phase, when my Mystic Swordsman destroys a monster, he evolves! Come forth, Mystic Swordsman LV6!" His samurai was replaced by a swifter-looking samurai wielding two blades with an odd jagged edge (6/2300/1700).
"Alright!" Ethan cheered. "The samurai that fought my knight and won!"
Iyashi stared coldly at him, then looked back at Ayumu. "Draw. With my reverse card, Call of the Haunted, I revive Zure, Knight of Dark World." His dead knight return from the gates of doom! "I now activate Card Destruction. Now we both have to discard all our cards in our hand, and draw the same number we originally had."
Huh? Ayumu thought. This would've worked well if he used this first, before Call of the Haunted. What is he planning...?
Thw two discarded all of their cards and drew the same amount they had. Iyashi made a small grin. "I activate the ability of Kahkki, Guerrilla of Dark World. When discarded by an effect, I can destroy one monster on the field."
Ayumu's eyes widened as his Mystic Swordsman LV6 exploded! His field had no monsters now, with only one facedown! However, he already thought of this happening and revealed his trap! "I activate Return of the Six Samurai! I can revive one of the Six Samurai in my grave for one turn, so I revive Irou!" His calm swordsman appeared once again.
"It does not matter to me." He said coldly. "He will suffer. Unfortunately, I did not have this card in my original hand, but this will work as well. By sacrificing Zure, come Silva, Warlord of Dark World!" A sinister warrior appeared from the dark, bearing a long dagger (5/2300/1400). "Dominate!" It evaporated into darkness, appearing in front of the warrior and stabbed it right in the chest!
Ayumu: 3300
Iyashi: 3900
"Turn end."
"Now it's my turn." Ayumu said, although his hand was shaking on his next card. Something is definitely wrong here. There's no way a duelist could be this cold! "Draw! I summon The Six Samurai - Yaichi!" His archer samurai appeared, with an arrow ready on it's bow (3/1300/800). "His ability allows me to destroy one set spell or trap, so I choose the one facedown!" His archer unleashed an arrow on that card, revealing it to be Dark Deal. "I'll set one card and end my turn."
"Draw." Iyashi simply said right after Ayumu ended his turn. "I summon Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World." Another dark skeleton appeared, brandishing a spear (4/1600/1300). "I attack you archer with Beiige." The spearman slammed it's weapon right into Yaichi without mercy.
Ayumu: 3000
Iyashi: 3900
"Attack him directly, Silva!" The monster with the dagger stepped forward, preparing the next attack!
"Like I'm gonna let you attack me that easily! Reverse card, Draining Shield!" The useful barrier appeared before Ayumu, blocking the strike. He let out a sigh of relief as he felt his life points go up.
Ayumu: 5300
Iyashi: 3900
Iyashi's glare continued, looking like he couldn't even change his face. "Very well. But that won't change the fact that you will lose."
Ayumu slowly grinned. "We'll see about that! Draw! I'll activate Pot of Greed to draw two cards. Next, I play Premature Burial to revive Mystic Swordsman LV6!" His familiar samurai warrior appeared, looking for revenge. "Next, I summon The Six Samurai - Zanji!" The samurai with orange lines appeared, wielding a naginata (4/1800/1300). "Attack Silva, Mystic Swordsman!"
Ethan blinked as the two warriors clashed blades and destroyed each other! Hmm... why does that seem familiar?
"Now attack Beiige, Zanji!" The samurai and knight also clashed their spears, however, Zanji was stronger. He pierced through Beiige easily.
Ayumu: 4500
Iyashi: 3700
"I end my turn." Now, what? I know something else is gonna happen.
"My turn. Draw. Graceful Charity allows me to draw three cards, then discard two." He did so, and with a grin forming on his face, Ayumu knew he was going to bring out one of his best monsters. "I special summon Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World!" An equally sinister skeleton similar to Silva appeared, wielding a huge battle-axe (5/2300/1400). "Destroy his samurai!" It raised up it's weapon, and sliced the monster in two!
Ayumu: 4000
Iyashi: 3700
"I'll place one card facedown. Turn end."
Yup. I knew something would happen. Now I've gotta take out another one of those evil skeletons! How could this get any worse?! "Draw!" Ayumu's eyes widened, but slowly turned into a grin. "I'm not sure if this will work, but I have to try! I summon Sasuke Samurai 4!" A small samurai with a round golden head appeared, armed with a naginata (4/1200/1200).
Iyashi merely smirked. "That's your secret weapon?"
Ayumu flashed a grin. "Yup! Now let's battle! I attack your Wu-Lord with Sasuke Samurai!" The samurai raised it's blade and pounced at Goldd. "My samurai's effect activates! We both choose heads or tails and if I call it right, your monster goes bye-bye."
His opponent stared at the holographic coin appearing and said, "...tails."
"I choose heads then. Go!"
And the coin was flipped. The two stared at the coin, hoping that the coin would land on the side they chose. It landed on... tails?!
Ayumu's eyes widened as his samurai stabbed Goldd, but it had no effect. The skeleton smirked as it sliced down the samurai in two!
Ayumu: 2900
Iyashi: 3700
"Well now, it looks like your hope of winning has been destroyed. Any last words?" Iyashi asked as his confidence returned.
"No way! I'm not done yet! I set one card facedown and end my turn." Ayumu frowned. His facedown he laid wouldn't be used yet, but he did have one card in his hand that could save him.
"It's my turn. It's your last turn as well. Draw. I activate The Forces of Darkness." He said as his reverse card was revealed. "I can return two Dark World monsters from my grave to my hand. I choose Zure and Beiige." Two cards appeared from his grave slot, which he took out. "I summon Zure, Knight of Dark World." His dark knight appeared once again into the battlefield. "Attack him directly!"
The knight's blade pierced Ayumu, making him scream then fall, groaning. The trauma of the attack really effected him, and it really affected his life points!
Ayumu: 1100
Iyashi: 3700
"The final blow! Your demise! Attack, Goldd!" The huge skeleton prepared it's axe to chop Ayumu, but just as he was about to, Ayumu revealed a card in his hand.
"I discard Kuriboh! Now all battle damage goes down to zero." He smiled as his little furry ball appeared to protect him from the attack.
Iyashi shook his head. "It does not matter. Can you defeat my monster on this next turn?"
I sure hope so... "Draw!" Ayumu closed his eyes, scared about what his next draw would be. He opened them slowly, then his mouth turned into a small smile. "Yeah, I have the cards to defeat you!"
Iyashi cocked an eyebrow. "Really?"
"First, I'll activate Six Samurai United! Now, whenever I summon a Six Samurai, I place one Bushido Counter on it. Then, I activate the reverse card, Double-Edged Sword Technique!" He cried as his facedown was flipped over. "Now I can revive two of my Six Samurai in my grave. I choose Irou and Zanji!" The two of his Six Samurai were revived, and stared at it's opponents. "The effect of my Six Samurai United activates, so I put two Bushido Counters on it."
His opponent didn't look so satisfied. "So what does it do?"
"By sending Six Samurai United to the grave, I draw cards equal to the amount of Bushido Counters on my card." So he drew his next two cards. "Next I summon the Great Shogun Shien! It can be special summoned if I have two Six Samurai on my field!" From the dark, the great samurai appeared (7/2500/2400).
Iyashi's eyes widened as he saw the strong monster. He swallowed a little, but held his glare.
"Now's the time! I activate my equip spell Megamorph! I equip it on Shien to double his attack points!" The samurai's dark aura began to intensify as it's attack points were doubled (7/2500/2400 - 5000/2400).
Now, Iyashi knew he was doomed.
"I attack Goldd with Shien!" The samurai's katana and the the skeleton's axe clashed, but Shien's superior speed got through and stabbed Goldd in the chest. It exploded into a thousand of pixels.
Ayumu: 1100
Iyashi: 1000
"Zanji, attack Zure!" The samurai speared into Zure's chest before the monster could react. It shared the same fate as it's companion, as well as Zanji!
"This is the end! Irou, direct attack!" The calm samurai drew it's blade and sliced the shocked duelist.
Ayumu: 1100
Iyashi: 0
Ayumu let out a huge sigh as his duel was over. He smiled as the traumatized Iyashi, and said, "Don't worry man! It was a fun game."
However the defeated opponent stepped back. "So- Sorry! I need to- to get outta here!"
"What's wrong?"
Iyashi took a step back. As Ayumu continued to walk closer to him, Iyashi's speed got faster and faster, until he bolted for the Ra Yellow dorm!
Ayumu frowned, but turned back to Ethan. "You alright?"
He nodded. "I'm better than Iyashi." Then he stood up. "I actually met him during the first day. He didn't have many friends, and since I didn't either, I thought I could befriend him."
"That's nice."
"Yeah, but it was hard to talk to him. He kept on stuttering and shaking, and sometimes he'd run away. He's pretty lonely, y'know."
Yup. He's probably Lonely Ghost. He thought. "Well, what caused him to duel you?"
"I dunno. He just came out of the bushes, but instead of his fearful expression, he was glaring at me like a basilisk. It's as if he was taken control of or something."
Ayumu opened his mouth to speak, but then closed it. "Well, we better get to the Slifer dorm before something else comes at us."
The two headed back, but Ayumu looked back. That feeling... it's just like when I dueled Itsuki. Something's up.
Well, we're beginning to dive into the plot of the story. The original characters will make an appearance soon. Anyway, keep reviewing. By the way, this Iyashi is different from the old Iyashi a few chapters ago.
