READY, SET, GO! IT'S TIME TO RUN!
THE SKY IS CHANGING, WE ARE ONE!
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT WHILE THE WORLD IS CRASHING DOWN.
DON'T YA TURN AROUND.
" DEADROOT, ATTACK VORSE RAIDER, FULMINATING DARKNESS! " Damaja declared as Deadroot launched a massive stream of darkness towards Vorse Raider.
" FRICKA'S MEDITATION! " Brad declared, his trap card flipping up. " By removing one card in my Graveyard from play during your Battle Phase, I can instantly end your Battle Phase. " He said, removing Ring of Defense from his Graveyard, slipping it into his blazer pocket.
" Very clever. I guess there's nothing left for me to do but end my turn. " Damaja said, Brad drawing. " Before you go though, let me have a talk with you. " He said.
Damaja(3000 LP, 4 CIH) Brad(6000 LP, 1 CIH)
" Okay. " Brad said.
" When I first came to Duelist Academy, this card right here, Deadroot, it had control of me. I couldn't control my actions, and I hurt a lot of people with it. But, then I met all of you. Through you all, I learned to control it slowly but steadily. And, today is the day I reveal my control over Deadroot. As for you. I remember when you first came to Duelist Academy, really shy. But, you learned to open up. You grew up into the man we see now. And, Brad… I am happy to say, this has been an honor and if I lose here, I have no regrets about it, because I lost to one of my best friends. " Damaja said.
" Thank you Damaja. " Brad said, looking down at his single card.
" Anytime my friend. Now, give me your all. " Damaja said, as Brad nodded, looking determined.
" I'll activate Coins from Heaven! " Brad declared, as he slipped the card into its proper slot.
Hundreds upon hundreds of golden coins fell from the sky, the decks of Damaja and Brad glowing.
" Now, we can each draw until we have 6 cards in our hands! " Brad said, drawing 6 as Damaja drew 2.
Damaja(3000 LP, 6 CIH) Brad(6000 LP, 6 CIH)
" Now, I'll summon Gearfried The Iron Knight! " Brad declared, placing the card down onto its slot.
The metallic warrior appeared, yelling out.
" Then, I'll activate the magic card, One Less. I simply discard a card from my hand. Now, I think I'll give him some room to breath. " Brad said, smirking.
" …You wouldn't. " Damaja said.
" I would. RELEASE RESTRAINT! " Brad declared, as he placed the card in its slot.
Gearfried roared out, his armor starting to fall off. Glowing in a bright white light, Gearfried was undergoing a massive change. The light subsiding, standing there was a really muscled warrior, holding a glowing sword in both hands, the stats 2600/2200 appearing below him.
" INTRODUCING, GEARFRIED THE SWORDMASTER! " Brad declared, Gearfried roaring out. " Now, I'll equip him with Lightning Blade! " He said, the glowing sword in Gearfried's hands crackling with lightning. " And, when he is equipped with an Equip Card, I can destroy one Monster on the field. " He said, Damaja's heart dropping.
" ..Oh no. " Damaja said softly.
" BLADE OF DESTRUCTION! " Brad declared, Gearfried raising his sword high into the air, as a giant lightning bolt struck down, hitting Deadroot, destroying it.
The crowd gasped, as the smoke began to clear…and Deadroot was indeed destroyed. " I'm not ending my Battle Phase yet. QUICK SUMMON! " Brad declared. " I tribute Tricky and Vorse Raider to summon GILFORD THE LIGHTNING! " He exclaimed, as the armor clad warrior appeared, holding a giant sword crackling with lightning. " SWORDMASTER, ATTACK HIS TRICKY SHADOW! " He yelled out, Gearfried rushing forward, slashing right through the shadow, destroying it.
" AHHHH! " Damaja yelled out, staggering back a bit.
" Now, I'll activate my trap card. RAPID-FIRE ATTACK! " Brad yelled out.
" But, you never set anything! " Damaja argued.
" When I activated One Less, I discarded my Makyura The Destructor, allowing me to activate Traps from my hand this turn. " Brad said. " Now, the effect of Rapid-Fire Attack, when my Monster destroys a Monster on your side of the field in battle, it can attack again. Also, you can't activate any Magic or Traps in response to the attack. " GEARFRIED, RAPID FIRE ATTACK! " He declared, Gearfried slashing through the Vorse Raider token.
" I'm proud of you Brad. " Damaja said, Brad nodding.
" GILFORD, END THIS! LIGHTING BLADE SLASH! " Brad declared, as Gilford brought his sword up, slashing it down into the ground as a massive bolt of lightning struck down, hitting Damaja head on, Damaja's Lifepoints dropping to zero.
" Now, let's go get something to eat. " Damaja said, Brad nodding.
Lowering their duel discs, Damaja, Brad, Alexis, and Mindy walked off as the crowd dissipated.
" ….You. " Darien said, looking into the face of Rosalina DiMeco.
" It's me Darien. " Rosalina said.
" …I thought…you left. " Darien asked.
" …I did. " Rosalina said, smiling.
" Why? " Darien asked, anger growing inside of him.
" …Why? I left so when you fucked up again, I wouldn't get caught in your self-destruction. " Rosalina said, laughing.
" …. " Darien gritted his teeth, looking to her.
" It's just like Bryan said. It's just like your dad said. Darien, you are indeed a fuck up. " Rosalina said, her voice changing a little.
" Who are you? " Darien asked,
" Who am I? You know who I am Darien. " Rosalina said in a totally different voice this time.
Darien lunged forward, grabbing "Rosalina" by the throat, slamming her up against a tree.
" WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!? " Darien shouted.
" You know exactly who I am Darien. " "Rosalina" said, laughing manically.
Drawing his free arm back, throwing it forward, it went right through the face of "Rosalina" as she faded changed into a shadowy aura of darkness, Darien's fist hitting the tree.
" What the hell is this? " Darien said, looking to the thing, rubbing his now bleeding hand.
" A test. " The shadow said, laughing.
" I'm tired of playing your fucking game. " Darien said, as the shadow laughed still.
" The players play till I say the game is over. " It said, Darien cringing, quickly clutching his stomach. " Right? " It asked.
Darien dropped to a single knee, head lowered. Yelling out in pain, Darien collapsed to the ground, facedown.
" I'll take that as a yes. " The shadow said, as it engulfed Darien, both of them vanishing.
That night, Damaja Onalie, Brad Drovin, Alexis Rhodes, and Mindy Chime were hanging out in Damaja's dorm room, going over the earlier duel.
" That was just so intense though. " Mindy said.
" Especially near the end with Ring of Destruction into Ring of Defense into Ring of Life. " Alexis said, Damaja and Brad nodding.
" I'm going to go for a walk, need a little air. " Damaja said, pushing up out of his chair.
" Want me to come with you? " Alexis asked, Damaja shaking his head.
" I'll be back later. " Damaja said, as he walked out of the room.
" That was weird. " Brad said, Alexis and Mindy nodding.
Damaja walked around the darkened forest, the only light used to guide him was the light of the enlarged full moon. Stopping, Damaja sighed, as he looked out into the distance.
" How the hell can I tell them? They'd be crushed. It's best to keep it to myself. " Damaja said.
" Mighty fine night, isn't it? " A voice said, Damaja spinning around.
" Who the hell are you!? " Damaja declared.
At that time, five people stepped forward into sight. The first one wearing black leather boots, fishnet stockings, a short black leather skirt, fishnet going from her elbow to her hands, working as gloves, a black short sleeved see through shirt, revealing a pink bra underneath. Her hair was primarily a dark pink, but one half of her parted bangs was dyed a hot pink. She pursed her pink lips together, laughing.
The second one wearing a white and blue short sleeved shirt, powder blue denim jeans, and blue boots. She had powder blue eye makeup, as it faded into a dull pink, reaching her ears. Reaching up, she placed one hand on the side of her own face, one on the side of her neck, moving her head around as strands of blue hair swayed with her head movements, laughing at the shocked Damaja.
The third one, the one who spoke to Damaja stood there, smirking. He wore a pair of black cloth pants, black boots as well. He also wore an unzipped red jacket, baring his rather muscular chest, a tattoo of a flame on his right side of his chest. Reaching up, he ran a hand through his fiery red hair, smirking to Damaja. Nodding, he stepped forward a little.
The fourth one wore a pair of frayed denim jeans with black boots. Her torso covered with a rather low cut black shirt. Like the male before her, she had fiery red hair, but hers reached well below her shoulders, almost reaching her stomach. Standing there, she clinched her fist, blowing on her fingernails, showing boredom.
The final one wore a pair of brown pants. A white t-shirt covering his torso, he wore a pair of black leather gloves over both of his hands, his fists clinched. His attire was finished up with a pair of black boots. Standing there, this man looked to Damaja, staying silent. There was a noticeable scar going from the corner of his left eye to below the right side of his nose.
The one who spoke to Damaja, looked to him, a slight laughter escaping his mouth.
" So, you're the infamous Damaja, keeper of the Devil's Deadroot? " He asked skeptically.
" You've got the right man, but picked the wrong night. " Damaja said, as he looked to him.
" Whoa bro, chill out. Allow us to introduce ourselves. " He said, smirking. " I am Zeke Ryder. " Zeke said.
" I am Lena Raine. " Lena said, she being the one in blue.
" I am October Hawkins. " The one with the low cut shirt said, smirking.
" The silent one is Caleb Cai, and I am their leader, Selene Sapphire. " Selene, the one dressed rather revealing said. " We're after one thing and one thing alone Damaja. The question is, are you willing to put it on the line in a duel? " Selene asked, laughing.
" …Who am I dueling and what do I get WHEN I win? " Damaja demanded, Zeke raising his hand.
" And, IF you beat me.. " Zeke said, turning as Caleb tossed him a binder.
Unzipping it, he tossed it to Damaja. Damaja flipping through the pages, he looked to the cards it contained, his jaw gaping a bit.
" You get that whole binder if you manage to beat Zekey. " Selene said, Damaja tossing it back to her.
" You're on. " Damaja said, raising his duel disc, activating it while Zeke did the same thing.
" I threw down the challenge, so I'll go first. " Zeke said, drawing the top card of his deck, the images of the number 4000 appeared by the sides of Zeke and Damaja.
Damaja Onalie(4000 Lifepoints, 5 Cards in hand.) versus Zeke Ryder(4000 Lifepoints, 6 Cards in hand.)
" I'll start by summoning my Abaki in Attack Mode. " Zeke said, as the muscled red skinned Fiend appeared on the field, holding a spiked club, the stats 1700/1100 appearing below it. " I end my turn. " Zeke said, Damaja drawing.
Damaja Onalie(4000 Lifepoints, 6 Cards in hand.) versus Zeke Ryder(4000 Lifepoints, 5 Cards in hand.)
" I'll summon my Hysteric Fairy in Attack Position! " Damaja declared, the glasses wearing fairy holding a book materialized with the stats 1800/500 shown beneath it. " ATTACK! " He declared as his Fairy lowered his glasses, launching two small beams of energy into Abaki, destroying it.
" Discard Damage Recoiled. " Zeke said, slipping the Monster into his graveyard. " When a Monster of mine is destroyed, I can discard Damage Recoiled to make Damage done to me by the attack zero. Plus, I take no effect Damage for the rest of this turn. " He said, as Damaja's Lifepoints dropped by 500.
" What the hell!? " Damaja demanded.
" Aww, did I forget to tell you about Abaki's special ability? When he's destroyed in battle, we both take 500 points of Damage, but since I used Damage Recoiled… " Zeke said.
" You don't take damage. " Damaja finished, setting three cards facedown. " I end. " He said, Zeke drawing.
Damaja Onalie(3500 Lifepoints, 2 Cards in hand.) versus Zeke Ryder(4000 Lifepoints, 5 Cards in hand.)
" I'll summon my Blast Asmodian in Attack Mode! " Zeke declared, the red skinned Fiend, wearing black pants and a green vest appeared. It also wore a belt holding several bombs, and two in its hands, the stats 1000/300 appearing below it. " Then, I too will set three facedown cards and end. " Zeke said, Damaja drawing.
Damaja Onalie(3500 Lifepoints, 3 Cards in hand.) versus Zeke Ryder(4000 Lifepoints, 1 Cards in hand.)
" I draw! " Damaja said, a huge explosion knocking him down.
" You triggered my Draw Bomb Trap Card. And, I'll chain it with another Draw Bomb. " Zeke said, another explosion knocking Damaja back. " Then, I'll chain THAT with a Negative Reaction trap card. Now, I increase my Lifepoints by the amount you just lost but I have to discard a card from my deck to my graveyard! PLUS, BLAST ASMODIAN'S EFFECT ACTIVATES! WHENEVER A MAGIC OR TRAP IS CHAINED, YOU TAKE 500 DAMAGE! " Zeke yelled out, really getting into this.
Damaja's Lifepoints dropped to 2500 then 1500 then 500 as Zeke's raised to 6000. Breathing heavily, Damaja drug himself up to a stand.
" Let's see if we can chip away some of those Lifepoints. HYSTERIC FAIRY, ATTACK BLAST ASMODIAN! " Damaja declared, as a stream of fire emerged from Zeke's graveyard, engulfing Damaja and reducing his Lifepoints to zero as he dropped to his knees, falling unconscious.
" Forgot to tell you, I discarded Positive Reaction, when you attack my Monster, I remove her and you take the damage. " Zeke spoke as Damaja laid there motionlessly.
" Great work Zekey. " Selene said, as October and Lena walked over to the fallen Damaja, removing the Duel Disc from his arm.
The two of them shuffled through his deck, pulling out Deadroot, tossing it to Selene.
" What do you want us to do with the rest of it Mistress? " October and Lena asked in unison.
" Just throw it down. Leave his disc there too, we want his little friends to know he's gone. " Selene said, as October threw his deck down to the ground. " Caleb, be a dear and go pick him up. " She said, as Caleb walked over to Damaja.
Kneeling down, he pulled Damaja up, hoisting him up onto his right shoulder with ease, leaving the scattered cards and duel disc down on the ground.
" He should be happy now. " Zeke said, as the five of them, six including Damaja walked off into the night.
A couple hours passed since Damaja had left, and the trio of Brad Drovin, Alexis Rhodes, and Mindy Chime started to get really worried and concerned about him.
" Maybe we should go look for him. " Alexis said.
" Yeah, we need to. " Mindy said.
" The last thing we need is for the three of us wandering around the darkness and getting hurt. You two stay here and I'll go looking for him. " Brad said, Alexis and Mindy shaking their heads.
" Nope, if you're going to go looking for him, I'm going too and there's nothing you can say to change my mind. " Alexis said, determination in her voice.
" Yeah, and you two aren't leaving me here by myself, I'm totally going with you. " Mindy said as her and Alexis stood, Brad giving up with a nod.
The three of them walked out of the dorm room, shutting the door behind them. Making their way through the halls of the Obelisk Blue dorm, they made it to the ground floor, walking out of the dorm. Walking through the darkened forest, Mindy continually looked over her shoulder at the slightest sound.
" Maybe I would've done better back at the dorm. " Mindy said, Brad taking her hand and holding it comfortably.
" Nothing will happen to you here. " Brad said. " Nothing happened to Damaja, he probably came out for some air and fell asleep. " He said, as they continued to walk.
At that exact moment, Brad was proven wrong. Alexis yelped out as her foot made contact with something hard.
" Ow, what was that!? " Alexis yelled, looking around.
The three of them looked down, Brad spotting the Duel Disc.
" …It's a Duel Disc. " Brad said softly.
They looked harder and saw the cards.
" Someone must have dropped these. " Mindy said, picking them up.
Mindy had them all picked up as Alexis kneeled down, picking the last one up. Gasping, her eyes began to well up with tears. Turning the card, she showed Brad and Mindy.
" Damaja's Time Angel. " Alexis said. " He's gone. " She said, dropping to her knees, crying heavily.
(Author's Note: There ya go. The ending of one duel and the conquer of another. The lyrics at the top of the chapter are from Ready, Set, Go by Tokio Hotel, I do not own any rights to that at all, they go. Really good song tho. Now, for the good stuff. Who are those five people? What did they do with Damaja? When will Shawn return? Just gotta keep reading and find out 3. Anyway, Read, Review, and Enjoy.)