"Now lets move onto the next round!" Anthia said as the screen came to life again. Dai's and Faron's names were removed from the mass, and the words started to scramble again. Soon a name flew forward. "The first duelist is Trevor Gasina!" Chris looked over as the Obelisk Blue he had met earlier jumped from his seat and walked down to the dueling field. Several Obelisk Blues glared at him as he went.
"Not very popular, is he." Chris commented.
"Yeah." replied Caden. "Most Obelisk Blues won't even recognize him as the schools Kaiser. They don't like how he is willing to make friends with Ra Yellows and Slifer Reds." By now, Trevor was on the dueling field. A second name was forming on the screen.
"And his opponent will be Kei Banno!" A second Obelisk Blue boy stood up and walked down to the dueling field. He looked to be the same high as Trevor; he also had black hair that he let hang shoulder length. He was also very handsome. He got a greater response than Trevor. All of the Obelisk blues cheered and yelled encouragements to him, while the Obelisk Blue girls squealed in excitement like a group of fan girls.
The two faced each other down. "I hope you're ready to lose your title as Kaiser." Kei sneered. "If one could even call you that, because I certainly don't."
Trevor laughed. "Really, you people need to stop whining about me being Kaiser. Just face the facts that ever since I became the Kaiser, I've never been beaten." He said it calmly, without any arrogance. He spoke like a person who was politely trying to prove a point.
"Whatever." Kei shouted as they both activated their duel disks. Kei drew a card from his deck. "I think I'll start us off by summoned Goblin Knight (1200/1300)." An ugly goblin in a set of black, rusty armor appeared on the field. "I then place one card facedown and end my turn."
Trevor drew a card. "I summon Blade Horn Dragon in attack mode (1700/1400). Now my Blade Horn Dragon will attack your Goblin Knight!" Blade Dragon flew forward and used its blade like horn to slice Goblin Knight in half. Kei's life points dropped from 4000-3500.
"The effect of my Goblin Knight now activates!" Kei shouted. "When it is destroyed as a result of battle, the monster that destroyed it loses 500 attack points until the end of my next turn (1700-1200)."
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." Trevor finished.
Kei drew a card. "I summon Dark Blaster Gargoyle in attack mode (1000/1000)." A large gargoyle with two large cannons mounted on its shoulders and holding two large cannons appeared on the field. "Now my Dark Blaster Gargoyle will attack your Blade Horn Dragon!" Dark Blaster Gargoyle aimed all four of its cannons at Blade Horn Dragon and fired them; destroying Blade Horn Dragon.
"Care to explain why that happened?" Trevor asked calmly.
"Once per turn, Dark Blaster Gargoyle can destroy one monster in battle without being destroyed or damage being inflected." Kei explained. "Next I activate the trap card Fiendish Compensation! Since my fiend monster destroyed a monster, this trap allows me to special summon a fiend type monster with less attack points from my hand. So I summon Goblin King in attack mode (0-1000/0-1000). Normally you would gain life points equal to my Goblin King's attack points, but since it's original attack power is 0 you don't gain any life points. Anyway, my Goblin King will now attack your life points directly!" Goblin King ran forward and struck Trevor across the chest, and his life points dropped from 4000-3000. "I end my turn."
Trevor drew a card. "I summon Red Moon Dragon in attack mode (1800/1600). Now my Red Moon Dragon will attack your Dark Blaster Gargoyle!" Red Moon Dragon shot a ball of crimson fire at Dark Blaster Gargoyle.
"I activate the trap card Fiend's Immortality!" shouted Kei. "This card will keep my monster from being destroyed." Red Moon Dragon's attack hit Dark Blaster Gargoyle, but it wasn't destroyed. Kei's life points dropped from 4000-3200.
"I finish my turn by placing two cards facedown." Trevor finished.
Kei drew a card. "I summon Gil Garth in attack mode (1800/1200)." Goblin King's attack points rose from 1000-2000. "Now my Goblin King will destroy your Red Moon Dragon!" Goblin King ran forward and destroyed Red Moon Dragon. Trevor's life points dropped from 3000-2800. "Now Gil Garth will attack your life points directly!"
"I activate the trap Call of the Haunted, which I will use to bring back Red Moon Dragon." Red Moon Dragon reappeared in front of Trevor. It took Gil Garth's attack, and both monsters were destroyed.
"Now my Dark Blaster Gargoyle will attack your life points directly!" Kei shouted.
"Now I activate my trap Draining Shield!" shouted Trevor. A shield appeared around Trevor as Dark Blaster Gargoyle hit. Trevor's life points rose to 3800.
"I end my turn." muttered Kei.
Trevor drew a card. "I summon Sonic Dragon in attack mode (1600/600)." A light green dragon appeared on the field. Its body was short, thin, and streamlined. "Now my Sonic Dragon will attack your Goblin King!" Kei laughed as Sonic Dragon blasted towards Goblin King, but stopped dead when Sonic Dragon destroyed Goblin King. Kei's life points dropped from 3200-1600.
There were cries of shock from the crowd, especially the Obelisk Blues. "What just happened?!" Kei shouted. "My Goblin King had 2000 attack points!"
"Well actually, no." Trevor replied. "Apparently you weren't aware of my Red Moon Dragon's effect. When it is destroyed, one monster loses 1000 attack points. And since Red Moon Dragon was destroyed twice, its effect was activated twice. This in turn reduced Goblin King's attack points to 0."
"Great…." Kei muttered. "Just end your turn."
Trevor smiled. "I'm not done yet. You see, my Sonic Dragon has an effect. It is allowed to attack twice in one battle phase. So now my Sonic Dragon will attack your Dark Blaster Gargoyle!" Sonic Dragon blasted again towards Dark Blaster Gargoyle, destroying it. Kei's life points dropped from 1600-1000.
"Are you done yet?" growled Kei.
"No. I activate the spell card known as Dragon's Spell of Vengeance!" Trevor shouted. "For every Dragon card I remove from my graveyard, 500 points of damage will be dealt to you." Kei shouted as the spirits of Blade Horn Dragon, and Red Moon Dragon appeared and slammed into him. Kei's life points dropped to 0. The Reds and Yellows cheered, but the Obelisk Blues either booed or remained silent.
"Man, that's sort of depressing." Trevor muttered to himself as he glanced at the Obelisk Blues. He walked back to his seat and sat down. Alexandra was sitting beside him. "You'd think they'd give me a little support."
Alexandra giggled. "What did you expect?" she asked. Her face fell as she glanced over at the Obelisk Blues. "They are all just spoiled rich kids." She looked like she was about to cry, but she smiled weakly at Trevor. Trevor put his arm around her shoulders.
"You still haven't gotten over Oliver's death, have you?" Trevor asked kindly. Alexandra looked like she was about to cry again. She nodded. "It's okay to feel sad about it, but you need to move on. I'm not saying you need to forget about him, but he wouldn't thank you for mobbing about him all the time and ruin your life." Alexandra looked at Trevor and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Anthia.
"Now lets move onto the next duel!" Anthia shouted as the screen came back to life. Trevor's and Kei's names were removed from the mass of words. Then the mass of words scrambled again. Then a name flew forward. "The first duelist is Professor Toma!" Professor Toma moved onto the the dueling field. The mass of words scrambled again. Then another name flew forward. "His opponent will be Hideo Kawada!" A Ra Yellow boy stood up and walked down to the dueling field. He stood across from Professor Toma.
"I think I will start us off." Professor Toma. He drew a card. "I summon Kuriboh Swordsman in attack mode (1500/600)." The appearance of the sword wielding Kuriboh got a few cries of affection from the other students. "I place one card facedown and end my turn."
Hideo drew a card. "I summon Medium Piece Golem in attack mode (1600/0). Now my Medium Piece Golem will destroy you Kuriboh Swordsman!" Medium Piece Golem charged forward and crushed Kuriboh Swordsman.
"The effect of my Kuriboh Swordsman activates." Professor Toma said. "When it is destroyed, all battle damage is negated.
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." Hideo finished.
Professor Toma drew a card. "I summon Kuriboh Cannon Unit in attack mode (1900/300). Now my Kuriboh Cannon Unit will attack your Medium Piece Golem!"
"I activate the trap, Defense Draw!" Hideo shouted. "During the damage step, the damage gets negated and I draw a card." Medium Piece Golem was destroyed, and Hideo drew a card.
"I activate the spell card Kuriboh Rebirth!" Professor Toma shouted. "This card will special summon one Kuriboh monster from my graveyard in defense mode." Kuriboh Swordsman appeared on the field in defense mode. "Now I end my turn."
Hideo drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode. I end my turn."
Professor Toma drew a card. "I summon Robotic Kuriboh (900/500). Now my Kuriboh Cannon Unit will attack your facedown monster." Kuriboh Cannon Unit fired its cannons at the facedown. The monster flipped up, but remained unscratched.
"The monster you've attacked was my Shell knight which has 2000 defense points." Hideo said as Professor Toma's life points dropped from 4000-3900. "Now the effect of my Shell Knight effect activates. When he is summoned, in this case flipped summoned, he inflects 500 points of damage." Two cone shaped stones fired from Shell Knight's shoulders, and slammed into Professor Toma. His life points dropped from 3900-3400.
"I activate the effect of my Robotic Kuriboh." Professor Toma said calmly. "He is allowed to attack your life points directly." Robotic Kuriboh blasted into the air, across Shell Knight, and slammed into Hideo. His life points dropped from 4000-3100. "I end my turn."
Hideo drew a card. "I set one monster facedown and end my turn."
Professor Toma drew a card. "I summon Giant Kuriboh in attack mode (2000/200). Now my Giant Kuriboh will attack your facedown." Giant Kuriboh jumped into the air and landed on the facedown monster. It was destroyed.
"The monster you destroyed was Mine Golem." Hideo said. "When it is destroyed, you lose 500 life points." Professor Toma's life points dropped from 3400-2900.
"Now my Robotic Kuriboh will attack your life points directly." Professor Toma said. The Robotic Kuriboh slammed into Hideo. His life points dropped from 3100-2200. "I end my turn."
Hideo drew a card. "I set one monster facedown. Next, I activate the spell card Falling Rocks! This will destroy one monster, so I destroy you Robotic Kuriboh." Several rocks appeared above Robotic Kuriboh, and they fell on Robotic Kuriboh. "I end my turn."
Professor Toma drew a card. "I remove my Giant Kuriboh to special summon my Titan Kuriboh in attack mode (4000/3000)." The students sitting behind Professor Toma yelled and scampered out of the way as the Titan Kuriboh hologram appeared in the stands. "Now I sacrifice my Kuriboh Swordsman to summon Kuriboh King (?-3000/?-3000). Next I activate the spell Heavy Storm, which will destroy all spell and trap cards on the field." A large storm appeared and all of the spell and trap cards were sucked into the storm. "Now I activate the spell card Dark Core which removes your Shell Knight from play. Now my Kuriboh Cannon Unit will attack your facedown!" Kuriboh destroyed the facedown, which was revealed to be a Small Piece Golem. "Now my Titan Kuriboh will attack your life points directly!" Titan Kuriboh ran towards Hideo and jumped on top of him, knocking him down. His life points dropped to 0.
"The winner is Professor Toma." Anthia shouted. The students politely applauded as Professor Toma walked over to Hideo to help him up.
Trevor's Cards
Sonic Dragon
Type: monster/wind/dragon-effect
Level: 4
Stats: (1600/600)
Effect: This card can attack twice during the battle phase.
Dragon's Spell of Vengeance
Image: the spirits of dragons destroying a city.
Type: normal spell
Effect: Remove a maximum of 4 dragon type monsters from your graveyard from play. Inflect 500 points of damage to your opponent for effect one removed.
Kei's Cards
Goblin Knight
Type: monster/dark/fiend-effect
Level: 4
Stats: (1200/1300)
Effect: When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, the monster that destroyed it loses 500 attack points.
Dark Blaster Gargoyle
Type: monster/dark/fiend-effect
Level: 4
Stats: (1000/1000)
Effect: When this card attacks an opponent's monster, this card is not destroyed. Destroy the targeted monster, and negate all battle damage.
Fiendish Compensation
Image: a fiend handing a man money while a larger fiend appears in the background.
Type: trap
Effect: This card can only be activated if a fiend type monster destroys another monster. Special summon one fiend type monster with less attack points than the original fiend monster. Then your opponent's life points increase by the fiend monster's original attack points.
Fiend Immortality
Image: a fiend, with a black arua around it, being shot, hit, crushed, and sliced with blades.
Type: trap
Effect: Once per turn, one fiend type monster can be destroyed as a result of battle until the end of the turn this card is activated.
Professor Toma's Cards
Kuriboh Rebirth
Image: a kuriboh with the sword thing from Monster Reborn behind it.
Type: quick spell
Effect: Special summon one monster with 'Kuriboh' in its name in face up defense mode on your side of the field.
Hideo's Cards
Falling Rocks
Image: several rocks falling on a man.
Type: normal spell
Effect: Destroy one non rock type monster on the field.