Yugioh! Eternal Cries
Episode 11- The Next Arrives! Offensive Values

Author's Note: The days are counting down. I don't know what I'm going to do. Anyway, what you all wanted. Another member of the Numbers appears. Who? You'll have to read to find out.

Far away, from the Academy, walking was an old man with a black goatee, and a silver robe with an inversed heart with stripes in the center. He was bald.

"Shin Amity…where are you?" Then, a teen male came up to the man and got his attention. "Hey! Old man, get out of my way!"

The old man smiled wickedly and activated his old looking duel disk. "I challenge you to a duel." The teen started laughing. "You have to be kidding me! Okay, okay. Let's duel." He activated his duel disk.

"DUEL!" Yelled the men.

Old Man: 4000
Teen Boy: 4000

"I'll begin." Said the boy.

LATER THAT DUEL…

"Now! Silfer the Sky Dragon! Finish this fool off!" The legendary, furious red dragon with two mouths opened its first and shot a stream of blast at the boy, knocking him unconscious.

Kid: 0

"That's what you get for toying with me. HAHA!" Said the old man, laughing afterwards. Then, he sucked out his spirits and it was absorbed in his hand. He then walked away.

BACK AT THE ACDADEMY…

Shin, Tyler, Amber and Marcus were in class, and Shin, like always was asleep. "What nerves he has!" Marcus said looking at Shin. The teacher turned around. "Okay, class, what are the ingredients for a perfect duel strategy?" Only 1 person raised her hand. Amber. "Oh come on, people!" The teacher wiped his face. "Fine! Amber, please, tell us." "The ingredients for a perfect strategy is skill, timing and determination."

Everyone started clapping. "Very good, Amber!" Said the teacher, impressed. The bell rung and everyone ran out. Tyler woke Shin up and they headed outside. Marcus was waiting. "Well, if it isn't lame Amity." He and his posse laughed. "Why are you so annoying?" Asked Tyler. "Shutup!" Marcus pushed Tyler down, making Shin activate his duel disk. "That's it! Nobody hurts my friends, and when someone does, they regret it!" Marcus smiled. "Just what I wanted." He activated his duel disk.

"Marcus Steele? Is that…you?" Asked an unknown voice. The gang turned and saw a figure in and red robe walking towards them. "Who are you?" Asked Marcus, responding. The figure revealed himself, but Marcus stood quiet. "You…you don't remember me?" Asked the figure. Shin closely looked and noticed a number 28 on the figure's robe. "Watch out! It's a member of the Numbers!"

"The who?" Asked Marcus. "They're a group who are out to capture enough spirits to bring back some evil." Explained Shin. "Yeah right! I challenge you to a duel." Said Marcus. "Let me help you." Said Shin. "No! I can do this myself. Ready, loser?" Asked Marcus.

# 28 smiled. He activated his own duel disk. "DUEL!" Yelled the two.

#28: 4000
Marcus: 4000

"I'll start things off with this!" Said Marcus. He drew. "I summon Dragon Master in attack mode." A warrior, with a sword in hand, riding on a brown dragon appeared. (ATK: 1000)

"Then, I activate Dragon Mask. This spell card treats my Dragon Master as a Dragon Type monster, which is great since I equip Dragon Master with Dragon Burst. I pay 2000 Life points and Dragon Master gains 1000 ATK points." (ATK: 2000)

Marcus: 2000
#28: 4000

"I set 1 card and end."

"Pitiful! Watch this! Draw!" Said 28. He drew.

"I summon Arkadia Savage in attack mode."(ATK: 2100)

"Now, I attack your Dragon Master with Savage."

Marcus: 1900
#28: 4000

"Thanks for destroying my monster, for now, I can activate Dragon Collision. When my Dragon monster is destroyed, I can pay 800 Life points to draw 1 card."

Marcus: 1100
#28: 4000

"But see, my Trap has another effect. If I have a Dragon type monster in my hand, I can summon it. I summon Dragon of Misfortune." A black dragon with 4 legs and bat wings appeared. (ATK: 2500)

"I set 1 card and end." Said 28.

"My turn, draw!" Said Marcus. He drew. "I summon Dragon Paladin in attack mode." (ATK: 1900)

"And now, Paladin gains 400 ATK points." (ATK: 2300)

"Paladin, attack Arkadia Salvage."

"Trap activate! Superficial Destruction. This Trap destroys all monsters on the field, except for the two monsters battling." Said 28.

#28: 3800
Marcus: 1100

"I set 1 card and end."

"My turn." Said #28. He drew.

"I set 1 card and activate Field Clearance. This card destroys all cards on the field." A black tornado appeared and destroyed everything. "Then, when my Spell Destruction Hope is destroyed while set, I discard my entire hand to draw 1 card." 28 discarded his hand and drew a card. "Next, I activate Pot of Greed."

"Next, I summon Battle Hydra." (ATK: 1650)

"Then, I attack you directly."

"Don't think you'll win so easily! I activate Destructor Dragon's effect. When I get attacked, I discard this card and every card in my hand and your field are destroyed." Said Marcus.

"Go." Said 28.

"My turn, draw!" Said Marcus. He drew a card. "First, I use Pot of Greed to draw 2 cards." Marcus drew his cards and smiled. "First off, I summon Dragon of the Last Fly." A dragon, on top of a rock appeared. (ATK: 1600)

"And then, his ability let's me discard my Dragon's Curse to draw 1 card."

"Then, I activate Dragon Cave." A huge fiery cave surrounded the field. "This field card gives my Dragons 500 whopping ATK points. (ATK: 2100)

"Dragon! Attack 28 directly!" Last Dragon flew in and tried to attack 28, but…a monster appeared and took the hit. Marcus was confused. "What happened? Why did that monster appear?"

"That was Battle Shifter, and when I'm attacked, it can be summoned and it's the new target of the attack. Cool, isn't it?" Asked 28.

"Go." Said Marcus.

"Marcus! I thought you were supposed to be the best!" Said Shin. "I am the best! And I'll prove it, next turn."

"Yeah, next turn, but now its mine, draw!" Yelled 28.

"I activate Trap Selector's special ability. By discarding this monster, I can select 1 Trap card from my deck and instantly activate it…" 28 scanned his deck and pulled the card he wanted. "…and I activate Battle Lust. Now personally, this Trap is one of my favorites. Wanna know why?"

"Not really." Said Marcus, annoyed.

"Well, too bad. This Trap lets me add 5 "Battle Brand" monsters to my hand." Said 28. He scanned his deck for his cards. "And I choose Battle Brand Archer, Swordmaster, Clubman, Axeman and Lord. Then, I summon Battle Brand Archer in Def mode and end." A warrior holding a bow and arrow, wearing a quiver on his back appeared. (DEF: 500)

"My turn, draw!" Said Marcus.

"I summon Dragon Lancer in attack mode." (ATK: 1600-2100)

"And when this guy's summoned, I can select another monster I control and equip it to Lancer, and I choose Paladin." (ATK: 3150)

"3150 ATK point! This is crazy!" Said 28, worried.

"But that's not the best part. When lancer attacks, the extra damage is dealt to you." #28 was shocked.

#28: 1150
Marcus: 1100

"I set 1 card and end."

"My turn, draw!" Said 28.

"I activate Battle Summon Force. This spell summons out all LV 6 and lower "Battle Brand" monsters from my hand and their ATK are totaled together. Swordmaster, Clubman, Axeman appeared. (ATK: 6900)

"Aw man! Marcus' going to lose!" Cried Tyler. He looked at Shin and Amber, who stood there. "Guys?"

"Marcus won't lose." Said Amber. Shin smiled. "I hate to admit it….I REALLY do, but Amber's right, Marcus won't lose."

"Monsters, finish this punk!" Yelled 28. His Battle monster charged in to attack, but there was a huge explosion, destroying his monsters. It knocked 28 down, unconscious.

Marcus: 100
#28: 0

28 laid on the ground unconscious. A card fell from his pocket. Marcus walked over and his eyes widen. "It…it can't be!" He picked up the card and stared. "Marcus." Said Shin. An aura then appeared and surrounded 28. Seconds past and no spirit was seen. "Please return to me…brother." Marcus then collapsed. "Marcus!" Yelled Shin and Amber running to him. Amber picked him up. #28 started gaining consciousness. "Oh! What…what happened!...brother!" He ran over to him and held him. Suddenly, Marcus' spirit was sucked from his body and was blown somewhere. "Brother!"

"B…brother?" Asked Shin. 28 hung his head. "Yes…Marcus is my brother…..I'm Lucas Steele."

"Well, we have to get Marcus' soul back!" Said Shin. "Lucas. Where does the captured souls go?"

"My Master has control over them, but Number 26 will control Marcus's." Said Lucas. Shin balled his fist. "Then, we'll just have to get Marcus' spirit back!"

Chapter End Note: Well, Marcus' spirit was stolen even though he won, but we gained a new member of the gang, his brother; Lucas. Please R&R. Oh yeah, the Egyptian God; Slifer the Sky Dragon made an appearance. Maybe the others will too.