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LINK VRAINS – DEN CITY SERVER – DEN CITY – CANTIDEL EMPIRE – ARTIFICIAL DIMENSION
"With Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician, I set the Pendulum Scale! With this I can simultaneously summon Level 2 to 7 monsters! Swing, Pendulum of the Soul! Create an arc of light across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Appear, my monsters!" Phantom summoned Entermate Silver Claw (ATK: 1800 / DEF: 700 / LV: 4 / PS: 5), Entermate Handsome Liger (ATK: 1800 / DEF: 400 / LV: 4), and Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon (ATK: 2500 / DEF: 2000 / LV: 7 / PS: 4) in Attack Position.
"Pendulum Zones are still separated from the other Zones. As long as I summon Pendulum Monsters from my hand, I can summon them as many of them as I can. I can do this!" Phantom nodded to himself while looking at his Field before turning to Dante again.
"I end my Turn!" Phantom concluded his first Turn.
"So that's the Pendulum Summon Tsukasa talked about. Interesting. I'm going to enjoy this." Dante licked his lips as he looked at Phantom and his monsters before starting his Turn.
From my hand I summon Brrow – Huntsman of Dark World (ATK: 1400 / DEF: 800 / LV: 4)!" Dante summoned Brrow in Attack Position.
"And then I activate Continuous Magic Card: Wicked Canon." Dante activated his Magic Card, but he didn't explain its effect. Phantom assumed that he would know as the Duel progress.
"I set a card and end my Turn." Dante finished.
"He only summoned one monster with lower ATK in Attack Position and activated a Continuous Magic Card and a single set card? Are the cards in his hand are bad?" Blue Angel wondered.
"No. This is part of his plan." Zarc answered, clenching his fists.
"What do you mean?" Go asked, becoming curious. He and Blue Angel really wanted to challenge Zarc right there and now, but they also became curious of this Duel. Besides, Zarc seemed to be acquainted with this Phantom avatar and clearly worried about him. Zarc won't be able to concentrate on Dueling them even if he accept their challenges.
"Hey, hey, you're spectators. Just shut up and watch the Duel if you want to know. If everything is spoiled it won't be fun, right?" Dante told the questioning Duelists outside the cage.
"My Turn! Battle! I attack Brrow with Handsome Liger!" Phantom made his first attack with Handsome Liger. The Entermate Monster slashed its sword at the Dark World Monster effortlessly, destroying it.
DANTE LP: 4000 = 3600
"At this moment, I activate Wicked Canon's effect! I can send a Wicked Doctrine Card from my Deck to Graveyard!" Dante sent Wicked Doctrine – Anger into his Graveyard.
"Next, I attack directly with Silver Claw and then Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon!" Phantom proceeded to attack with his remaining two monsters. Silver Claw made the first attack, lunging at Dante.
Dante quickly opened his facedown card. "Trap Card: Dark Clothing! When I'm being targeted for a Direct Attack, I can halve the damage!" He was cladded in dark transparent cloak that blocked Silver Claw's tackle, lowering the damage Dante took.
DANTE LP: 3600 = 2700
"I activate Wicked Canon's effect again!" Dante sent Wicked Doctrine – Anguish from his Deck to Graveyard after receiving attack from Silver Claw.
"But you won't survive from Odd-Eyes' attack and effect! Go, Odd-Eyes!" Phantom made his second attack with his dragon. Odd-Eyes opened its mouth, shooting a blast coated with star-shaped flames surrounding the big flame.
"No, I'll survive. I activate Dark Clothing's second effect! By banishing it from Graveyard, I can halve the opposing monster's ATK and negate its effect!" Dante banished his Trap Card, lowering the damage he took again.
DANTE LP: 2700 = 1450
"At this moment, Wicked Canon's effect is activated!" Dante sent Wicked Doctrine – Hatred from his Deck to Graveyard following the damage he received from Odd-Eyes.
"I end my Turn." Phantom concluded.
"My Turn! I set 2 cards and then I summon Zure – Knight of Dark World (ATK: 1800 / DEF: 1500 / LV: 4)!" Dante summoned Zure in Attack Position after setting two cards facedown.
"I activate Magic Card: Dark Cloak! I can increase the ATK of a Dark World Monster I control equal to a Dark World Monster I have in Graveyard!" Dante added Brrow's ATK to Zure, increasing its ATK to 3200.
"Battle! I attack Entermate Silver Claw with Zure!" Dante pointed at the wolf-like Monster. Zure stabbed through Silver Claw's back with its sword, destroying it. The Phantom crossed his arms to block the shockwave that pushed him quite aback.
PHANTOM LP: 4000 = 2600
"Don't relax yet! Monster under Dark Cloak's effect can make up to three attacks!" Dante revealed.
"What?! Three times?!" Phantom exclaimed in shock.
"Next I attack Handsome Liger!" Dante made the swordsman-like monster his second target. Zure slashed its sword in similar as Handsome Liger did to Brrow, avenging the destroyed Dark World Monster. Yuya was pushed further back by the shockwave, and this time the winds have become cutting winds, injuring him.
PHANTOM LP: 2600 = 1200
"Lastly, I attack Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon!" Dante declared his third attack at the last remaining Monster on the Phantom's Field. Zure repeatedly thrust its sword against the dragon before finishing it with a slash, creating a bigger explosion than the last two attacks that threw the Phantom way back behind him.
PHANTOM LP: 1200 = 500
"In an instant he shaved Yuya's LP to this extent!" Yuto became worried for his Pendulum counterpart.
"He still has LP! Hang on, Yuya!" Yugo encouraged for the Pendulum counterpart even if the latter couldn't hear him.
"This is a waste of time. Let's just go to LINK VRAINS now." Yuri rose is Duel Disk, ready to enter the network. Before he could do so, however, Yuno grasped his wrist tight and forced him to lower his hand.
"No. As I said, even if you go, there's nothing you can do until the Duel is over. We can only pray for Yuya to win this Duel. He said he is going to use Yuya to lure Odd-Eyes. That means, even if he defeat Yuya, he won't kill him." Yuno sternly told the Fusion counterpart, tightening his grip on the wrist painfully to make his words clear. Yuri looked into Yuno's eyes and could see tell that his ancestor would resort to drastic measure if he has to if he still decide to defy him.
With a great reluctance and a click of a tongue, Yuri lowered his Duel Disk. He could tell that his other two counterparts were with Yuno on this. They admitted the truth in Yuno's words and opted to believe in Yuya despite their own reservations. Idiots.
"I end my Turn. Now you're the one being cornered. As the owner of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, I'm expecting more than this. So you better do something that will surprise me in the next Turn. Come on, boy." Dante taunted the Pendulum user.
"My Turn! With the set Pendulum Scale, I Pendulum Summon! Be revived from the Extra Deck!" Yuya summoned back Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon in the Extra Monster Zone in Attack Position.
"Huh? Odd-Eyes was already destroyed seconds ago. Pendulum Summon can summon Monster from Graveyard?" Blue Angel blinked in confusion as she focused her attention to Odd-Eyes.
"No. When destroyed, Pendulum Monsters are sent to Extra Deck instead of Graveyard. So as long as you have the right Pendulum Scale, you can summon them back as many times as you want." Zarc explained, answering to Blue Angel's question. He blinked when he realized what he was saying. How did he know about this? This should be the first time he saw Pendulum Summon.
"But isn't that the same as Pendulum Monsters are invincible?!" Go exclaimed in disbelief. To think there was such Monsters and Summoning Method in the original dimension. If it were not for Extra Monster Zone and Monster Zone are separated, the Phantom could have summoned back all of his Pendulum Monsters that were destroyed before.
"But since there's only one Extra Monster Zone, I can only summon 1 Pendulum Monster, unlike usual…" Phantom thought like he was continuing what Go was saying. If only he could revive his Pendulum Monsters, his chances to win will be bigger.
Phantom quickly shook his head at the thought that crossed his mind. "No…! I can do this! You can do this, Yuya Sakaki! Remember how you Duel before you discover Pendulum Summon! I can corporate my old strategy with my current Pendulum Summon!" There must be ways to win using his current Deck without using his favorite strategy. He had won several times in the past before he discovered Pendulum Monsters and Pendulum Summon. Why can't he win now with that strategy? All he need to do is remembering his times dueling before he gained Pendulum Summon and then combined them with what he had learned until now!
"I activate Magic Card: Pendulum Share! I can recover my LP and increase the ATK of a Pendulum Monster I control with the ATK of one of the Monsters in my Pendulum Zone!" Phantom added Timegazer Magician's ATK to Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon, increasing the dragon's ATK to 3700. He then recovered his LP with the same amount.
PHANTOM LP: 500 = 1700
"Battle! I attack Zure with Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon!" Phantom made his attack again. Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon once again unleashed its signature blast, burning the Dark World Monster and pushed back Dante in retaliation for his triple attacks.
DANTE LP: 1450 = 950
"At this moment, I activate Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon's effect! When it inflicts battle damage the Turn it was Pendulum Summoned, I can inflict damage to my opponent equal to the total of ATKs of Monsters in my Pendulum Zones! Atomic Force!" Phantom raised his hand up at the Magicians in his Pendulum Zones. The two Magicians momentarily left their Pendulum Zones to join their weapons together to form a white and black energy sphere that they shot down towards the Dark World user.
Dante opened one of his two facedown cards. "Trap Card: Dark Life! When a Dark World Monster I control is destroyed and my opponent is going to inflict additional damage, I can increase my LP equal to the original ATK of the Dark World Monster that was destroyed!" He recovered his LP equal to Zure's original ATK.
DANTE LP: 950 = 2750
"He increased his LP!" Zarc exclaimed.
"He'll have enough LP to survive the attack!" Blue Angel remarked as Dante was hit by the sphere that caused him to hit his back on the cage, giving him quite bruises.
DANTE LP: 2750 = 350
"I activate Wicked Canon's effect! I send my last two Wicked Doctrine cards to my Graveyard!" Dante sent Wicked Doctrine – Sadness and Wicked Doctrine – Doubt from his Deck into his Graveyard, making all Wicked Doctrine Cards present in the Graveyard.
"I set a card and end my Turn." Phantom concluded, groaning inwardly at the close call. He almost had him!
"This is what I have been waiting for!" Dante exclaimed, alerting Phantom who prepared himself for whatever is going to come.
"Be careful, Phantom! His ace and strongest Monster is coming!" Zarc warned. With the Phantom's current LP, it would be hard for him to survive from the monster that Dante will summon.
"I activate Wicked Canon's last effect! I banish it together with all the Wicked Doctrine cards in my Graveyard to special summon Dark World Monster that can only be summoned using Super Fusion! Come forth, the ruler of the world of darkness! Colorless – Chaos King of Dark World (ATK: 4000 / DEF: 3500 / LV: 12)!" Dante summoned Colorless in Attack Position. It was a monster with a muscular body and dark purple skin cladded in armor similar to Zure's. The tips of its feet are red, and it has small, dark grey wings on its back. It also has an orange wing on each of its elbows. It has a long tail that ends in a silver, circular, pendulum-like blade. Its small eyes are glowing yellow, and its head features two large, conical, dark purple spikes on either side. It also has two horns with orange tips on its head that connect to each other to form a heart shape. It also carries an ornate, orange sword with a grey cross guard, and black edges.
"A Level 12 Monster with 4000 ATK?!" Phantom exclaimed.
"It's 1500 point higher than Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon!" Go pointed out.
"I activate Colorless – Chaos King of Dark World's effect! When this card is special summoned through Super Fusion or Wicked Canon's effect, I can inflict 600 damage for each DARK-Attribute monsters my opponent controls!" Dante activated Colorless' first effect. Colorless thrust its sword at Phantom who controlled Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon that was DARK-Attribute, inflicting exactly 600 damage to its user.
PHANTOM LP: 1700 = 1100
"If Colorless attack Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon now…" Go trailed off as he knew where this is going if the Phantom didn't have any plan.
"Phantom's LP will be depleted!" Blue Angel finished Go's words.
"Phantom!" Zarc called out in concern, bumping his fists at the cage, not caring if he was hit by the electricity.
"Now, Battle! I attack Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon with Colorless!" Dante declared attack with his strongest monster. Colorless swung its sword three times, sending dark energy waves of blade towards the Pendulum dragon.
"Then I'll copy you! I activate Pendulum Share's second effect! By banishing it from Graveyard, I can recover my LP equal to the ATK of a Pendulum Monster in my Pendulum Zones!" Phantom banished his Magic Card, gaining LP equal to Stargazer's ATK, 1200.
PHANTOM LP: 1100 = 2300
"Using the same evasion as I did, huh? You have my praise for that." Dante stated as he watched the blade waves slashed the dragon into three and blew the Phantom away to the wall of the cage, causing the boy to be electrocuted.
PHANTOM LP: 2300 = 800
"Hey, are you okay?!" Zarc asked worriedly.
"I'm…fine… I can still…fight…" Phantom slowly stood up, holding his pained shoulder.
"I'm sorry. I can't do anything to help you." Zarc apologized. He felt so helpless. Even though Yuya had saved him, he couldn't do the same for him now. To make it worse his opponent is Dante, the person who was responsible for making Sara into coma. He doesn't want Yuya to suffer the same fate as her.
Phantom turned to Zarc and frowned when he saw the latter's frustrated face. He knew that face well since he and the others have made that kind of face several times whenever they were feeling helpless. He doesn't have any Monster on his Field right now. He only has one facedown Magic Card. And He has no card in his hand. There's only one way that he could think of to get out of this situation.
"Everything will depend on this Draw. I have done everything I can to fight him even with the restriction placed against my Deck." Phantom thought as he looked at his Deck. He could hear the pulse of his cards. It's responding to his will. That's how he was able to win his Duels. This time, he hoped his card will grant him the chance for victory in this Duel.
"This is my destiny Draw!" Phantom thought determinedly and began his Draw Phase.
"My Turn! Draw!" Phantom looked at the card he drew, and his eyes glinted. He turned to Zarc and smiled cheerily at him, that strangely assured the Supreme King user.
"The fun starts now!" Phantom announced as spotlights were focused on him.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Everyone pay close attention! The card that I set face down in previous Turn is called Smile World! Right now, I, Phantom, will bring smiles to everyone watching this Duel with my Entertainment Dueling and this card!" Phantom spread his arms, beginning his usual Entertainment Dueling.
"First, I'm going to summon the stars of this climax! Pendulum Summon! Be revived from the Extra Deck!" Phantom revived Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon back to the Extra Monster Zone in Attack Position.
"When my opponent controls a Special Summoned Monster, I can Special Summon Entermate Radish Horse from my hand!" Phantom then Special Summoned Entermate Radish Horse (ATK: 500 / DEF: 2000 / LV: 4 / PS: 3) in Attack Position on the Monster Zone right beneath Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon.
"Now then, without delay, I activate Magic Card: Smile World! This card increases the ATK of all Monsters by 100 for each Monster on the Field!" Various colorful smiling flower, star, and sun icons were filling the Field as all Monsters' ATK were increased following the Magic Card's Effect, including Dante's Colorless.
"Right now there are 3 monsters, so their ATKs are increased by 300!" The Phantom increased all monsters' ATK by 300. Odd-Eyes' ATK became 2800, Radish Horse's ATK became 800, and Colorless' ATK became 4300.
"Hello? If you're not paying attention, you just powered up my Colorless here. Your monsters are still weaker ya know. Didn't you say this is gonna be the climax?" Dante waved dismissive hands, raising a brow at the Pendulum user in condescending way.
"Entertainer must always keep surprises for both opponents and audience alike!" Phantom replied cheerfully, winking at the Dark World user.
"Additionally, I activate Radish Horse's Effect! If this card is Special Summoned, once per Turn, it can lower a 2500 or greater ATK of a Monster that my opponent controls, equal to Radish Horse's ATK!" As Phantom declared, Radish Horse shot its radish-shaped horn at Dante's Colorless' ATK, lowering its ATK by 800, which made its current ATK 3500.
"And it can increase a Monster that I control by the same amount! I choose Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon!" Radish Horse shot another of its horn to the dragon, and Phantom increased Odd-Eyes Phantom's ATK to 3600.
"Now Odd-Eyes' ATK is higher than Colorless!" Zarc exclaimed in relief.
"Battle! I attack Colorless with Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon! Spirit Flame of Fantasy!" Phantom declared his final attack.
DANTE LP: 350 = 250
"At this moment, Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon's effect activates! When this card inflicts battle damage during the Turn it was Pendulum summoned, I can inflict damage equal to the total ATKs of Monster in my Pendulum Zone! Atomic Force!" Phantom raised his hand up again at the Magicians in his Pendulum Zones. The two Magicians momentarily left their Pendulum Zones to join their weapons together to form a white and black energy sphere that they shot down towards the Dark World user.
"Then I open my–"
Dante was ready to open his last facedown card, but he stopped when he heard a voice whispering to his ear. That deep cold voice sent chill into his body. The voice that can only be heard by him and his five 'siblings'. Dante lowered both his hands, accepting the white and black sphere coming at him in full, blowing him away and destroyed the cage.
DANTE LP: 250 = 0
"Yeah!" Zarc cheered for the Pendulum user's victory, but it didn't last long as the Phantom fell on his knees from exhaustion. Zarc rushed to him, putting his hands on his shoulders to support him. He glared at Dante who was quick to return to his feet like nothing has happened to him.
Dante waved at them. "I may have lost now, kiddo. But I'll be back. You can rest easy for now. Bye bye~!" His body dispersed into particles of blue data, logging out from LINK VRAINS.
Zarc looked at Phantom who has pale face. This must be his first time in LINK VRAINS and having online Duel, and since his opponent was Apophis' men, the damage he took must have gave him quite a mental shock in real life. He mustn't stay any longer online. Looking back at Go and Blue Angel who started approaching them, he whispered to the Phantom.
"Let's log out now. I'll contact you later." Zarc told the Phantom who nodded in agreement. He was too tired to make any argument and he trusted that Zarc will contact him.
The Entermate user and Supreme King user logged out, leaving LINK VRAINS and back to the real world.
GARDEN – PLAZA – DEN CITY – CANTIDEL EMPIRE – ARTIFICIAL DIMENSION
Once logging out, Yuya leaned his back on the tree. He was so dizzy and his body felt sore. Yuno had warned him before, but he didn't expect it to be this worse. A few minutes later, his ancestor and counterparts finally came to fetch him. Yuto and Yugo were the fastest to reach him. Worries etched on their faces.
"Yuya…how can you be so reckless?!" Yuto scolded while putting his hand on his back to help him sit more comfortably.
"You moron! Do you know how worry we were?!" Yugo also scolded, giving a flick on Yuya's forehead.
Yuya laughed weakly. "Sorry… But hey, at the very least, everything turned out okay in the end, right…?" He said trying to make it like a joke, but the disapproving faces he got from the four shut him up and he felt he became smaller under their gazes. He really worried them big time.
Yuno sighed, pinching the frown between his brows. "We'll continue this conversation later. Let's go to the mansion. Your mentors have arrived and are waiting for us." He told them before making a call to the driver to pick them up at the town garden near the plaza.
Yuto and Yugo helped Yuya to stand and walk, holding each of his sides to make sure he won't fall until he regained a bit of his strength. They helped him until they reached inside the car and drive off.
ROOM – DEN CITY – CANTIDEL EMPIRE – ARTIFICIAL DIMENSION
Once logged out, Yukiya sat tiredly on the sofa, sighing. He was borrowing the small house used by the Duel Club of his school that they sometimes used for when they were doing activities outside school. Today no one came because they were busy with their own matters, so he was alone. He sometimes also likes to come here when he wants to refresh his mind. The room has many things for entertainment purpose from books to video games so no one will get bored. Sara also liked to accompany him before.
"I hope Yuya is okay…" Yukiya muttered. He knew Yuya and at the same time he didn't. While he was still confused, he somehow took a quick liking for the Phantom.
"Kuri~" Linkuriboh materialized from its card, jumping to Yukiya and sit beside him.
"I'm okay. Thank you." Yukiya patted the Kuriboh, making Linkuriboh to lean closer to him. He also noticed his ace monster's card glowing again. Cyber Cosmos' apparition came out from the card, hovering over Yukiya and Linkuriboh. It felt warm.
"Right… I gotta send a message…" Yukiya tried to stand up from the couch, but he was attacked by a headache that demanded his body to lie still on the couch. Both his mind and body were so tired. The Duel gave a number of him more than he thought. His monsters were also giving him a look that saying 'take a rest!'
"No good…I'm so sleepy…" Yukiya's eyes fluttered until he couldn't take it anymore. He closed his eyes and let the darkness take him into slumber.
"I'll just send the message after a bit sleep…"
MEETING ROOM – CANTIDEL PALACE – CAPITAL – CANTIDEL EMPIRE – ARTIFICIAL DIMENSION
By the time they reached the mansion, it was almost night time. The sight of the mansion once again rendered Yuya and his counterparts speechless.
From the outside this mansion looks old, but wonderful. It has been built with brown bricks and has brown stone decorations. Tall, half rounded windows add to the overall style of the house and have been added to the house in a mostly symmetric way. The mansion is equipped with an old-fashioned kitchen and several bathrooms; it also has a comfortable living room, eight bedrooms, a small dining room, a bar and a spacious garage. The building is fairly rounded in shape. The house is fully surrounded by stylish gardens. The second floor is the same size as the first, but part of it hangs over the edge of the floor below, creating an overhang on one side and a balcony on the other. This floor follows the same style as the floor below. The roof is high and slanted to one side and is covered with flat roof tiles. One small chimney sits at the side of the house. Several large windows let in plenty of light to the rooms below the roof. The mansion itself is surrounded by a well-kept garden, with a grass field and flower patches at the edges of the garden.
"Welcome, Yuno-sama. Everyone has been waiting for you in the meeting room." A butler told Yuno,
"So, who are our mentors?" Yugo asked. Yuno had told them about giving them mentors, but Yuno hasn't told them who their mentors would be.
"My four closest aides. My comrades who I'd personally handpicked that form my squad, The World." Yuno answered as they were walking their way to the meeting room.
"The four people you personally lead you mentioned before?" Yuto asked to confirm.
"Yeah. They are strongest Duelists I've ever known. I can guarantee they can guide you properly." Yuno told them with confidence.
Once they reached the room, they were greeted by four people standing in front of the meeting table. There were empty plates and glasses. They must have eaten while waiting for their arrival. And from the faces they were making, they were quite annoyed to be made waiting and tried their best not to voice it. Yuno simply smiled apologetically at them.
"I'm sorry. We have problems with Dante before coming here." Yuno told them.
"We've heard and watched! It was broadcasted live in most channels!" A dirty blond haired young man said while pointing at the large TV as he turned it on, showing the news that informed of what happened a few hours ago.
"I'm sorry…it's my fault…" Yuya ducked his head in shame.
Yuno cleared his throat before taking the remote and turned off the TV. He stood between his aides and descendants. It was time for introduction. He started with the person nearest to him. A young man wearing blue long-tailed jackets with white trimmings that somewhat reminded the four boys of the blue Academia uniform.
"First, he is Ryo Marufuji. He is my right-hand man who was also an alumnus of Academia in your dimension before arriving in this dimension." Yuno introduced his right-hand man.
"It's nice to meet you." Ryo greeted with his arms crossed.
"Wait…Ryo Marufuji? You mean Kaiser Ryo, the historically strongest Duelist in Academia who mysteriously went missing 50 years ago shortly after graduation?" Yuri asked in doubt and disbelief as he took a step forward at Ryo. In every Academia subjects, it's more than often to hear Ryo's name being mentioned. There's no one in Academia who doesn't know his name.
"Yup! 50 years ago in your dimension's time, he accidently got transported into this dimension when he was observing an experiment of dimension transport device conducted by Academia researchers. It went haywire and he arrived here two years ago in this dimension time just when I'm looking for new generation of The World." Yuno explained while patting Ryo's shoulder.
"We can talk about our stories later, hurry up with the introduction!" The dirty blond haired man said impatiently.
"Calm down. This fellow here is Katsuya Jounochi. He may be an idiot more than often, but he is a strong Duelist in his own right and way." Yuno moved to the young man with dirty blond hair in the sporadic hairstyle and dark brown eye swearing a long green open jacket with a raised collar, a white T-shirt underneath and blue jeans.
"What the hell kind of introduction is that?! You should introduce a mentor to his student with more dignity!" Jounochi protested, locking Yuno's head with his arms, but the Oracle kept smiling and has no intention to change his introduction. The blond man just proved his point.
"He is like another big idiot in this group…" Yuri muttered while glancing at Yugo, the said idiot in his book.
"What are you looking at me right that?" Yugo asked, noticing Yuri's eyes on him.
"Nothing." Yuri simply replied and looked away.
After being freed from the head lock, Yuno moved to the young man with dark blue eyes, pale skin and dark purple hair, which resembles tentacles hanging down that also slightly, resemble pigtails, but curl up on the end. He also has a light blue "crown" in front of his forehead. His attire includes a dark purple jacket over a maroon shirt and dark blue pants with white, green-gems shoes.
"He is Ryoga Kamishiro, also infamously known as 'Shark' due to his Deck. He may be look cold, grumpy, and unfriendly, but he is actually a softie at heart." Yuno introduced to the youngest mentor of the group before receiving a head smack from the said person.
"Stop adding unnecessary things in your introduction." Shark said in annoyed tone.
"They may have a wrong idea if I didn't say it." Yuno pouted while rubbing the spot where he got smack, earning a snort from Shark.
Yuno then introduced the last mentor and the only girl in the group, a young woman with long, waist length, and blond hair with bangs that curl away from her face in a horizontal direction and has emerald color eyes. She was wearing a suit with white with red accents that run along the outside of her arms, down the outside of her legs, and wrap around her calves. Her suit also consists of grey shoulder, knee, elbow, and shin guards, while she wears charcoal colored padding over her chest.
"She is Sherry LeBlanc. She is one of the most famous Riding Duelist in the empire. She's very strict and is scary when angry and super strong than any average women, so I advise you not to get to her wrong side." Yuno told them, finally finishing the introduction.
"Bonjour. As Yuno's descendants, I expect great things from you four. Do not disappoint us." Sherry told the four boys.
"Don't be too serious, Sherry. I haven't even introduced them yet." Yuno told the female Riding Duelist before standing beside his descendants.
"First, this is Yuya Sakaki. He is a Pro Duelist who is famous in ARC-V for being the pioneer of Pendulum Summoning. He is the current owner of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon." Yuno introduced Yuya first.
"Hello. I'm looking forward to work with you." Yuya greeted politely.
"So that means you're the one who fought Dante earlier, right? You did well! And your Pendulum Summon is awesome!" Jounochi remarked with amazement, genuinely impressed by Yuya's Dueling and Pendulum Summon, making Yuya's cheeks turned pink from the praise.
"T-thank you…" Yuya thanked meekly.
"But it's still a dangerous stunt to pull. You better not repeating the same thing in the future or else you may jeopardize your comrades' safety." Ryo told the Pendulum user, lecturing him in a way.
"Yeah. I'm sorry. Really." Yuya apologized for the second time.
"And then this is Yuto. He is also a Pro Duelist in his hometown specializing in Xyz Summoning. He is the current owner of Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon." Yuno then moved to Yuto.
"It's nice to meet you. I hope we can get along well." Yuto also greeted politely.
"A Xyz user like you, Shark! You'll make a good team! But first, take a page on him. Be more polite." Jounochi told Shark, rounding his arm around the younger boy. The said boy pushed Jounochi's face away from him.
"Fix yourself first before telling me to be more polite." Shark retorted.
"This is Yugo. He is a Pro Riding Duelist and the current owner of Clear Wing Synchro Dragon." Yuno moved to Yugo.
"Nice to meet ya! I'll be sure to show ya all what I'm capable of!" Yugo greeted cheerfully and proudly, prompting everyone to look at Jounochi almost automatically.
"What? Why are you looking at me?" Jounochi asked, confused. Yuno continued with the introduction before Jounochi could ask more.
"Lastly but not the least, this is Yuri. He is a Duelist from Academia and the current owner of Starve Venom Fusion Dragon." Yuno finally finished the introduction of his descendants.
"I really hope you are as strong as Yuno told us, because I don't want to waste my time training with weakling as my mentor." Yuri smiled sweetly, but his words were as sharp and painful as venom. As he expected, Jounochi reacted fast, like Yugo usually did.
"Why you little brat! Show some respect to your senior! I'll punch your lights out!" Jounochi was more than ready to give the violet haired brat at least one strong punch if it were not for Sherry's elbow to his gut that effectively stopping him from making any move. Yugo instinctively held his own gut. It somehow reminded him when Rin kneed him.
"Calm down. You'll make us look stupid if you give in to his taunting, fool." Shark told Jounochi, sighing. Jounochi didn't have the energy to retort, still suffering from the pain.
Ryo eyed Yuri sharply and then his eyes landed on the collar around his neck.
"You're a criminal." Ryo said, earning everyone's attention. He pointed at the collar. "That collar is the same as the ones used on criminals who are on parole. I remembered Academia student that committed crime wearing it."
Yuri touched his collar as he smirked at Ryo. "Yes. It's been a year since the crime I have committed. I'm being sentenced exiled to live in an isolated island with only a few exceptions allowed to go out. Even with this collar, I'm still under surveillance." He confirmed nonchalantly, not caring the looks he will get.
Yuno clasped his hands loudly, stopping everyone from saying anything further. A ruckus is something he would like to avoid in the first meeting.
"Let's now discuss about the arrangement, shall we?"
MEETING ROOM – MANSION – DEN CITY – CANTIDEL EMPIRE – ARTIFICIAL DIMENSION
Celica and the girls were having a peaceful afternoon tea while sharing their stories about their dimensions and experiences. Unfortunately, their little gathering came to an end upon watching the news of Dante's attack in LINK VRAINS and the appearance of Zarc and Yuya, who goes by the name Phantom, fighting in LINK VRAINS. After watching the news, Celica immediately brought Yuzu and her counterparts to the meeting room where she told them she will introduce them to their mentors who will train them for their upcoming battles before allowing them to meet with Yuya and the others who were at Yuno's place. At the meeting room, four people have been waiting for them. Three of the four were a few years older than the girls while one was around their age yet she has an air of maturity.
Celica stood between the two sides and started introducing the girls to her four closest aides who were also her guardians that she has personally handpicked to protect the Imperial Family from any kind threat.
"This is Johan Andersen, my right-hand man." Celica introduced a young man with pale skin, blue eyes, light blue hair primarily in long bangs that cover his face wearing a light blue shirt, black pants and shoes as well as a long-flowing trench coat.
"Hi! Nice to meet you girls!" Johan smiled brightly, giving the girls a friendly wave.
"This is Kyosuke Kiryu, a famous Riding Duelist in the empire." Celica moved to a young man with spiky teal hair wearing a blue above-waist-length jacket with dark blue outlines a lavender shirt with frilled cuffs at the wrists of his sleeves, and black pants which are held up with a white belt.
"Hello." Kiryu simply said, not saying anymore words.
"This is Mai Kujaku, a Pro Duelist famous in both upper ground and underground Dueling world." Celica then moved to the young woman with long messy blond hair wearing a black leather vest and mini-skirt, tube top, along with black high-heeled boots and a Deck holder strapped to her thigh.
"Hello, girls. Looking forward to train with you all." Mai said with a wink.
"And then this is Rio Kamishiro, the priestess of the Palace." A girl with dark pink eyes, pale skin and dark blue hair with light blue bangs wearing a long hood on her head, white heeled sandals, a white dress and three gold rings on her legs.
"It is pleasure to meet you." Rio greeted politely.
"We don't have much times since Apophis has made his move earlier than we expected, so we will begin the training today." Celica announced to everyone.
None of the girls made any objection. To defeat Apophis and reunite with the boys, they knew they have to become stronger.
NEXT CHAPTER PREVIEW:
Legendary Kaiser & Harpy Queen – Yuri is taken by Ryo Marufuji, a legendary Duelist widely known as Kaiser Ryo who is the strongest in Academia during its founding, as his apprentice. Interested in his strength, Yuri boldly challenges Ryo to a Duel. At the same time, Serena is taken by Celica's first guardian, Mai Kujaku, who is able to tell what her cards are before even drawing them.
FANFIC ORIGINAL CARD MEMO:
DARK CLOTHING: When you're being targeted for a Direct Attack, you can halve the damage. By banishing this card from Graveyard, you can halve the opposing monster's ATK and negate its effect. (Trap Card)
DARK CLOAK: You can increase the ATK of a Dark World Monster you control equal to a Dark World Monster you have in Graveyard. (Magic Card)
PENDULUM SHARE: You can recover LP and increase the ATK of a Pendulum Monster you control with the ATK of one of the Monsters in your Pendulum Zones. By banishing this card from Graveyard, you can recover your LP equal to the ATK of a Pendulum Monster in your Pendulum Zones. (Magic Card)
DARK LIFE: When a Dark World Monster you control is destroyed and your opponent is going to inflict additional damage, you can increase your LP equal to the original ATK of the Dark World Monster that was destroyed. (Trap Card)
For now, I'm settling with Pendulum Zones separated from Magic & Trap Zone. But who knows maybe Yuya and the others will find a way to make changes later…hehehe (^w^)
These will all be the main legacy characters that appear in this fanfic, and there will be no other addition in future chapters. They are already many enough. Other characters from other Yu-Gi-Oh! Series may appear, but only as one-time character and no more than that. My hands are already full with the characters I have planned for this fanfic. Since The legacy characters who appeared in this chapter are assigned as mentors, don't expect Yuya and the others will win against them :D
I have another load of work, so can't update as fast as before. Please be patient. Thank you for your understanding.
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