[Kaijudo Corner]
Jamie: Hey people it's me Jamie. It's been a while, about six chapters I guess. Anyway, let's not waste any time.
The next morning, Jamie woke up and did her normal routine. Heading into the kitchen she grabs a bowl out of the cabinet, the milk and the box of Captain Crunch. She turns on the TV to watch something for the twenty minutes before she has to get ready for school.
"Morning, kiddo." A male voice said from the kitchen as Jamie planted her person onto the couch.
"Morning." Jamie said with a spoon full of artificially flavored berry cereal in her mouth.
A young man about 19 years old with dirty blonde hair wearing a red t-shirt and white and black jacket, with black Jeans and white sneakers walked into the living room where his little sister was.
"Ready for the tournament yet?" He asked.
"Not yet, I still need a few more wins and I'll get my share of the points completed." She replied.
A White Dragon with Steel Blue armor materialized on her Brother's Shoulder.
"Jason, it's time to go, they're waiting for us." The dragon said.
"Got something to do today?" Jamie asked as she finished the bowl.
"My friends and I volunteered to do some DM 101 course at TCG towers today."
"So you're gonna be there later on?" Jamie asked.
"Maybe; if you want, you can bring your team over so I can meet the fifth member you guys were able to get."
"Yeah, definitely."
"Great, then I'll see you guys later. Come on Inferno." Jason grabbed his bag and left the apartment, as Jamie walked into the kitchen to drop the bowl off.
"Time for me to head out too; come on B- Right… He's not here."
As Jamie grabbed her bag, she reached for the remote. That is until a certain news report caught her attention.
"We were receiving reports of what seemed to be Giant monsters fighting overhead in Harlem late last night. These monsters seems to resemble monsters based on popular trading card games, and were confirmed to be projections for the upcoming Duel Masters movie, getting ready to hit theatres this winter. There were some site damage, but so one was hurt."
"That's no movie projection… That's Fighter Dual Fang… and Blaze!"
Jamie's next motive was to race off to school to confront her team.
Later on at school, when she finally got a hold of them she demanded answers. C.J. comes clean about what happened, and gave her Blaze and the Metalwing Skyterror. Jamie broke down and hugged C.J., for his great leap into getting her beloved card back, as she left to get reacquainted.
"You're welcome bro." Jake said.
"So that's why. You want me to get with Jamie, is that it?"
"Bingo!" Dylan said.
"Not happening." C.J. said.
"Not yet anyway." Jake said. "Now it's your turn."
"Explain to me what Kaijudo is first. I had a dream Monday night, with Tsume, teaching me how to re-create creatures in our world."
"Well that's the gist of it. Sit down; we got all lunch period to explain what Kaijudo is so get comfortable…"
Chapter 10: Shining Metallic Inferno
The group of teens takes their seats at the lunch table as Jake collects a card from everyone. Jamie returns with a tray of food and Blaze happily flying above her. He takes her Metalwing Skyterror as well. He lines the cards up one by one as he gets started.
"OK, let's see, where should I start?" Jake pondered. "Kaijudo is an ancient art involving transferring creatures from their world, known as the Kaijin no Sekai, into our world, Earth. The Kaijin no Sekai is a parallel Earth where the Duel Masters TCG is based on. About fifteen years ago, a group of astronauts who were swallowed by a mysterious black hole returned one day with information of what happened to them during the time they disappeared. They describe a world similar to earth, with creatures with unimaginable powers and abilities. It was like living in a child's imagination. This is where Duel Masters got its start.
"OK…"
"Few years pass and the TCG is released with a sudden spike in the mainstream after the first few weeks. Tournaments were happening on a daily basis and everybody was playing the game. Unfortunately, it was shut down due to the sudden appearance of the very creatures, appearing in duels.
"Continue."
"In 2011, when the game had a sudden revival, the rumors of the appearance of creatures opened the door to the usage of the K-Terminal and the AI Deck Avatars. The Ranking system was created and circulation was restarted. Despite that, there are few duelists who have the potential to re-create the creatures, not as flesh and blood, but as digital copies, like a satellite stream."
"So basically it's Yu-Gi-Oh, Bakugan and Digimon, with a hint of Fullmetal Alchemist, all in real-life." C.J. concluded.
"Technically speaking, I guess you can say that. Our lives are based on 'various anime.'" Jake shrugged his shoulders.
"What was your dream about two nights ago, I meant to ask?" Karon brought up.
C.J. thought for a minute about what he dreamt about. "Well, I dreamt about being in a broken down area in the city. There was a black dragon causing destruction fighting against Tsume. My Glove was covered in sparks like it was on fire. Tsume was losing the fight and I didn't know where you guys were. After last night, I thought that my dream came true. Tsume instructed me that my glove was sparking because I had control of the creatures in the area, except for the dragon he was fighting. And that's when I saw someone else in the area."
"Who was it?"
"I don't know. They were on the Dark Dragon's shoulder and all I could see was their piercing red eyes. Before anything else, the dream ended."
"Is it a vision?" Jake wondered.
"I just think it was a bad nightmare. Before we went to go and get the card back, I tried to ignite the lightning on my glove like in my dream, to make sure I wasn't going crazy. I didn't do it. But during my duel with Cindy, something told me that I wasn't imaging things when it sparked up the moment Tsume was destroyed. How I confirmed it, was when Cindy did it of her own free will."
"Well, Just to get it out of the way, S-Rank duelist and a few lower Ranks can manage to pull it off. That's why S-Ranks are nicknamed: Kaijudo Masters. We're able to do it, as we were trained by S-Rank Duelist." Jamie said.
"I get it." C.J. said. He took the nature card from the table and stared at it. "Kaijudo Arts… I want to learn."
"Well good luck, it'll take a while to master." Dylan mentioned.
"That's no problem. Besides I'm only a D-Rank, it'll take a while for me to be at the level that you guys are at. Like the Nature Civilization, I'm patient."
"Says the one who dove headfirst into danger last night without a plan." Tsume snuck in.
C.J. glared at his deck case and turned it off. "Love the fact that these cases have off switches on them."
Later on, Team KG headed to TCG Towers after school, since Jamie remembered her brother's words to her earlier, about teaching DM to the kids.
Jason stood by a table in the center of the room, going over the five civilizations to the young elementary school kids and teens that were curious about DM.
"So, let's review. Fire is the Red Civilization, with creatures like Dragons and Robots. They focus on fast attacks and heavy damage. Water is the Blue Civilization, filled with Cybernetic beings and aquatic Creatures, which specializes in dealing with cards in your hand and deck. Nature is the Green Civilization, working on building your mana up to summon very powerful creatures, or an army to overtake your opponent. Light, the Yellow Civilization has many powerful blockers and cards that stall your opponent, to keep them from attacking. And Darkness, the Black Civilization, helps to destroy your opponent's resources so they can't counteract with anything. Mixing them together with 2 or more groups of cards would make the deck's possibilities grow, even if the civilizations are natural enemies.
"What does he mean by that?" C.J. asked Karon.
"He means that the five civilizations have allies and enemies. Fire works well with Nature and Darkness, but Nature is enemies with Darkness, so it works better with Light. Light is allies with water, but Water is allies with darkness."
"Basically, it goes like this: Deck Combinations can mostly benefit as: Fire & Nature, Nature & Light, Light & Water, Water & Darkness, and Darkness & Fire." Dylan simplified.
"However, Fire and Light is an excellent strategy to work with as well." Jason said, overhearing their conversation. The group turns to KG, since Jason put them on the spot.
"You must be C.J." Jason said, holding his hand out. "My sister mentioned that you were their fifth member."
"Sister… You're Jamie's brother?" C.J. asked.
"Indeed I am. The name's Jason Martin; nice to meet you. Kettou Da."
C.J. shook his hand, but was surprised by his sudden challenge. "Right now?"
"Why not? Besides, if you win, you get double the points on you card for beating a higher rank than you. I'll be using my C-rank Deck for this one, so if you manage to win, you'll walk away with two points instead of one. You in?"
"Bring it on, Yoshi!"
The two then activated the hologram setting on the K-Terminal and slipped their gloves on to get started.
"If you don't mind, I want to start." Jason said.
"I have no problem with that." C.J. replied, drawing his hand.
"Shields up!" They said in unison, causing the ten holograms to appear.
Jason, like he said set light mana, ending his turn.
C.J. drew his card, set nature mana and ended.
Jason drew a card, set Fire mana, and tapped them both.
"I summon: Kooc Pollon." Jason said as the knight armored fire bird ran into the battle zone. "Your turn."
"Right." C.J. drew his card and set it. "I summon: Torcon."
Torcon materialized in the Battle Zone in a Green Whirlwind.
Jason drew a card, set mana and tapped the three. "Cocco Lupia, Let's go!"
A small red Fire bird with a flute strapped on its back flew into the battle zone next to Kooc Pollon.
"Kooc, Break his Shield, Ike!" Jason tapped Kooc as it ran as fast as its little legs could handle, tackling a shield.
"No trigger." C.J. confirmed. He drew his next card and set it. "I summon: Fear Fang. Torcon, Ike!"
Torcon threw its beads towards Jason's shield, as Jason retrieved it.
"Shield Trigger: Kolon the Oracle. Tap Fear Fang."
"What?" C.J. realized.
The Shield regained a shape as it became a yellow orb with orange metallic wings. Protruding from under the wings were cybernetic hands and electrified tentacles from its underbelly. Kolon used those very tentacles to paralyze Fear Fang.
"When Kolon enters the battle zone, I get to tap one of your creatures." Jason smirked.
"Fine; I end." C.J. said disappointed.
Jason drew his card and smirked. "Now you're going to see what Fire and light can really do." He set his mana and tapped all four of them.
"I summon: Aegis, Sage of Fire and Lightning."
Ruby and Topaz Mana crystals appeared as they came together to form a UFO-like creature, with a twin headed Wyvern on opposite sides. The one on the top was a gold color, electricity radiating from its body, while the lower head was crimson, spewing fire.
"Kolon, Attack Torcon."
Kolon obeyed his master's orders as it and Torcon fought. Torcon was electrocuted while Kolon was beaten down by Torcon, resulting in both creatures being sent into the grave.
"Kooc, Break his shield."
Kooc then tackled another shield.
"Shield Trigger: Natural Snare. I send Lupia to mana."
The vines did their work, capturing Lupia and dragging it away.
"With nothing else to attack with, I end my turn."
C.J. drew his card and set mana. "I summon: Bronze Arm Tribe and sent the top card to mana. I then tap the two remaining to evolve it into Barkwhip, the Smasher. Fear Fang attack!"
Jason smirked again. "Bad move kid. Aegis, Block."
Aegis moved in front of Fear Fang and electrified him. The Creature flipped upside down, as its Flame head doused Barkwhip as well, both Beast Folk being sent to the grave.
"What the? Why did Barkwhip die too?"
"That's the beauty of Aegis. When it blocks and wins a battle, it destroys all other creatures that share a race with it, namely, Barkwhip as well, as it was a Beast Folk too. It's my turn, right?"
"Unfortunately…"
"Great then." Jason drew his card and set it. "I summon Locant the Oracle, and Cocco Lupia."
Locant the Oracle was a Yellow orb Creature with slits in the front of it, for its face. Lupia flew in right behind it.
"Your turn." Jason said. "I figure I'd give you a chance to breathe, I don't want to finish this too fast."
"That's kind of you." C.J. replied drawing a card. He set it and tapped all six.
"I use Natural Snare on Aegis."
As such, Aegis was retrieved and turned into mana.
Jason was up next, drawing his card and setting his seventh mana card. "Now here's a really special treat. Lupia makes all of my dragons cost two less mana. So with this 7 mana, I can do a lot this turn. For example, tap four to summon: Asylum, the Dragon Paladin!"
A black and yellow armored dragon appeared in the battle zone. It had Golden holographic wings and crystal-like shields and sword, along with a few tiny mechanical arms.
"Three left." Jason said, flipping a Light Spell from his hand.
"Oh no that's not good, He's gonna summon him!" Jamie said. "His Trump Card."
"I use the spell: Rapid Reincarnation."
"Rapid Reincarnation?" C.J. repeated.
"I destroy Kooc Pollon, so it can be reborn into the Metallic Inferno: Bolmeteus Steel Dragon!"
Kooc Pollon shot straight up into the air, chirping it's last chirp before a white light ate it. A few seconds later, a white dragon with blue plated armor shot down in its place.
"Meet my Avatar: Bolmeteus Steel Dragon. I end my turn."
C.J. didn't like his odds, but he was far from losing his cool. He drew his card and set his seventh mana.
"My only hope is to swarm him. I summon: Burning Mane, Torcon, and Bronze Arm Tribe."
The tree creatures materialized into the battle zone.
"My turn I guess." Jason drew his card and set the eighth mana card. "Let's see. "I'm going to show you, how deadly an S-Rank Duelist can be.
"You're an S-Rank?" C.J. asked surprised. It then occurred to him what Jake said days before.
[Flashback]
"Her brother's a Kaijudo Master, who uses a Fire and Light Deck. Blaze was her brother's Avatar Card when he first started out. But after he became a Kaijudo Master, and Jamie started dueling, he gave Blaze to her, so that a part of him will be there for every duel she takes part in. So losing Bolshack Dragon... it crushed her."
[End Flashback]
I remember now, so you're a Kaijudo Master, aren't you?"
"Got that right kid. Now as I was saying, I use 7 mana to cast Holy Awe to tap your creatures. And the last fire mana to use Fist of Forever and I use it on Asylum. Asylum, Destroy Torcon!"
Asylum roared, and charged Torcon, slicing him in half, turning it into green data. Asylum untapped.
"Wait, how could it untap like that?" C.J. shot.
"Using fist of forever, when Asylum wins a battle, he can untap, giving him the chance to attack again. Now, attack Bronze and then Burning Mane."
Asylum followed the orders laying waste to those two as well.
"Now Bolmeteus, Double Break!"
Bolmeteus nodded, locking on to two shields with its cannons and blasting them away.
"You're not getting off that easily, Shield Tri-"
"I also forgot to mention, when Bolmeteus Breaks a shield, they're sent to the graveyard not your hand, making the Shield Trigger effect nullified."
"You mean…" C.J. looked at his shields and was devastated at what they were. "Mana Nexus and Fighter Dual Fang."
"Cocco Lupia, Break his last shield!"
Lupia chirped and flew through the last shield.
"Asylum, Todomeda."
Asylum roared and let out beams of light that shot towards C.J., ending the duel.
"And there you have it, Civilizations can be enemies, but at the same time can put aside their differences, to overcome anything. That was a good game, with a Little work, you'll be a extremely powerful duelist, I can tell."
C.J. gathers his cards and slid them into his deck case. "Thanks. When I get up to that level, I'll want a rematch."
"I'd be glad to." Jason smirked.
The two shook hands as the viewers swarmed the front counter, wanting to get started on making their decks. Karon sighed and walked over to the counter to get everyone premade starter decks of their choice.
"So, I have one more request." C.J. said.
"What is it?"
"I…"
"You wanna ask my sister out? Well, you should be the one asking her, not me."
"Seriously what's up with you guys and that? No, that's not what I wanted to say. You heard about what happened in Harlem last night right?"
"With the Creatures fighting; Yeah, Jamie told me everything. She also said that you were the one who got Blaze back for her, I thank you for that."
"Well, the thing is, I didn't know what I was doing, it was like I didn't have control of Tsume, my Avatar. SO I was wondering, if you could help me to become a Kaijudo Master like the others."
"Me? Well, I would but the thing is, I have to prepare for a tournament being held in Japan two days from now. My team is waiting for me as it is, that's the reason why they aren't here."
"Oh, I see."
"But don't worry, I taught Jamie everything I know. She's a great teacher. Her and her team."
"Really, thanks!" C.J. smiled.
"No problem. Just make sure she keeps her temper down, she's a bit of a hothead; I'm counting on you bro." Jason turned and walked out the door of the shop.
"Jason left already?" Jamie asked.
"Yeah, he said that he had to go meet his team."
"Oh yeah, I forgot he mentioned that. Oh well. Wanna go find some noobs to thrash around?"
"If it's alright with you, I'm gonna take a break, your Bro did a number on me just now."
"OK then. You can just watch." Jamie said as she ran up to the counter.
"Yeah, I'll do that." C.J. then thought about his dream again.
"Just who was that?" He said out loud.
"Yo, Dude, Karon needs some help over here!" Dylan called out.
"Oh yeah, I'm coming. Oh shoot, I forgot."
C.J. flipped the switch on his deck case, causing Tsume to materialize on C.J's shoulder.
"I'm sorry…" C.J. told Tsume.
"It's no problem." Tsume replied calmly.
"What you're not mad?"
"Not anymore. I was actually thinking about what your dream."
"You too huh?"
"I think it's something we should watch out for."
"Same thing I was thinking."
"C.J. You coming or what?" Jake called out.
"On my way!" He answered back, heading up to the counter…
[END]