The Moving Forward Broken Army!
Ryuuji's POV
That imposter was right, telling me not to mess with other people's lives. What I'm trying to do is to help others with the best of my abilities. That boy doesn't have even the tiniest idea how much is at stake. But I have to admit, when he gets angry that imposter slightly resembles the real Kuroba Yuksel.
"I'm not sure if bringing innocent people in your rivalry is a wise decision." Sophie approached me after the Yuksel faker left to see the little girl.
"That's not what I was trying to do." I just wanted to help a little girl; that's all!
"I'm sure it wasn't." Sophie said as she leaned on the wall next to me. "You have honor as a duelist; using others to fulfill one self's own desires isn't something someone like you would do."
"Though… if I have to speak honestly, the result was better than anything I could expect." The boy is now furious and hates me. "When we meet next time, he will want to defeat me and give his best to accomplish victory."
"But will that be enough?" Sophie looked up at me with a sorrowful expression. "Will we be able to help our friends? Will the Kuroba we know return to us?"
That's a very good question. I was able to figure out that they got their selves in some mess but can it be fixed? Can Yuksel and Hema return back to normal or is this going to be a permanent change; an invariable part of fate? I myself don't know for certain.
"I'm not sure if they will be able to return back to normal." I put a hand on top of Sophie's head. She put her hands on top of mines and closed her eyes. "What I'm more worried about is are they going to hate us if things return back to how they were?"
When the imposter looked me into the eyes I could see his hatred. Not only that of the boy but Yuksel's as well; his crimson eyes stared as if to pierce my chest and rip my body to pieces. It was a clear warning that if I hurt the little girl he was going to make me pay in hell.
"What do you mean!?" Sophie shouted. "We are their friends! For what reason could they hate us!?"
"Hurting their family…" I mumbled. "Do you have any news?"
"Yeah. It's strange but the attacks against LDS students and teachers have stopped. I'm happy to inform you that our objectives haven't changed: supervising Sakaki Yuya and Hiiragi Yuzu."
"Well, being able to create a new summoning method from thin air is something that deserves that much attention." I nodded. "I find it strange that at the same time that happened that there were some time-space distortions."
"It's just a matter of time before something bigger happens." Sophie pushed herself away from the wall and looked at the stadium. "We will talk again later." She turned toward me and smiled. "Now you have a match to win." I only had time to nod and the announcer's voice echoed through the hall.
"We are back with today's next exciting duel!" I put my duel disk on and walked towards the duel field. "Geisler Gerulf, an exchange student from the Leo Institute of Dueling's campus in German versus Katsuo Ryuuji, the star student of Sakkaku Gōsuto Duel School."
"Viel Glück, Sie werden es brauchen." I looked at the boy, dumbfounded. "It means 'Good luck, you will need it'." My opponent explained.
"Same to you." I activated my duel disk. "'Cause unlike me, you will need it."
"And the actions on which they will face…" the field started transforming,"Erroneous Sky Islands!"
Rocks rose from below me; rising high into the blue sky. After a few moments, I could feel sand under my feet. I and my opponent were standing on one of the floating islands.
"Duelists looked in battle!" I started.
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters,they storm through this field!"
"Behold, this is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"Action…"
"DUEL!"
Turn 1
Ryuuji's LP: 4000, Hand: 5
Gerulf's LP: 4000, Hand: 5
"I set two cards!" the cards appeared before me then one of them disappeared.
"My turn!"
Turn 2
Ryuuji's LP: 4000, Hand: 3
Gerulf's LP: 4000, Hand: 6
"I summon Gamma the Electromagnet Warrior (LV: 3, ATK: 800) and when it's summoned I can Special Summon Beta the Electromagnet Warrior (LV: 3, ATK: 1500) from my hand, and then due to Beta's effect I add Alpha the Electromagnet Warrior from my deck to the hand!"
Seems like my opponent has the skills required to be an LDS student.
"Battle!" the boy shouted. "Beta, attack his set monster!" So predictable.
My set monster flipped face up, turning into the familiar broken headless robot.
Broken Gear ST-50z1, LV: 1/Earth/Machine/Tuner/ATK: 0/DEF: 0
"Gamma, attack directly!" I grabbed the monster's fist before it could hit me and kicked it away. Filth.
Ryuuji's LP: 4000 – 3200
"Trap open!" I pointed at the ground and a portal appeared. "Miracle's Wave returns one monster destroyed by battle this turn." Broken Gear ST-50z1 climbed from the portal and stood next to me.
"I see now…" two cards appeared before my opponent. "I set two cards. Turn end."
Turn 3
Ryuuji's LP: 3200, Hand: 4
Gerulf's LP: 4000, Hand: 3
"I expected you to be a more worthy opponent." I admitted. Strangely, this seems to have angered the boy before me.
"What did you say?!" He shouted as he glared at me. "Do you know what LDS is?!"
"Leo Duel School. The most prestigious of Duel schools that offers courses varying from Fusion, Synchro and Xyz." I answered boredly. What a stupid question to ask. "You learn how to summon monsters and use them. That's all to it. Nothing more."
The boy walked to the side and took an action card, smirking. "Is that so? Trap open, Rock Bombardment! I send one Rock-type monster from my deck to the graveyard and you take 500 points of damage!" The boy then put an action card into a slot. "Action Card, Flame Curse doubles the effect damage!"
Just then, something blocked the sun. I looked up and saw a giant burning rock falling from the sky. What a boring effect. I ran out of the coverage of the attack but the effect still took out some of my life points.
Ryuuji's LP: 3200 - 2200
"I release Broken Gear ST-50z1 to Advance Summon Broken Gear CB-6007!" The giant pile of scrap formed around me.
Broken Gear CB-6007, LV: 5/Earth/Machine/ATK: 1000/DEF: 0
"When Broken Gear CB-6007 is summoned I can special summon one tuner monster from my graveyard!" A part of scrap fell from the monster and took the form of Broken Gear ST-50z1. "I tune my level five Broken Gear CB-6007 to my level one Broken Gear ST-50z1!" I rose my hands towards the sky.
"Build from the gear of its broken ancestors, become the symbol of a better age! Synchro Summon! Arise, Destromech Cylo-VI!"
The humanoid mecha landed before me and closed its wings before taking the rifles attached to its waist.
Destromech Cylo-VI, LV: 6/Light/Machine/ATK: 2600/ DEF: 1500
"Broken Gear ST-50z1's effect activates! When it's used as a Synchro material, the opponent takes damage equal to the level of the summoned monster times 100!"
Gerulf's LP: 4000 - 3400
"Battle! Cylo-VI, attack Gamma!"
"Continuous Trap open, Metamorphortress!" my opponent countered. "When this card is activated it's summoned as a monster card! Come, Metamorphortress (LV: 4, DEF: 1000)! Then I can equip one monster from my field to it!" I watched as Gamma vanished from the field and Metamorphortress's defense raised to 3000. "Also, Metamorphortress gains ATK and DEF equal to the equipped monster's!"
"Them I'm going to attack Beta instead!" I pointed at his other monster and Cylo-VI obeyed.
Gerulf's LP: 3400 - 2300
"Lastly, I'm going to activate the Quick Play Spell, Broken Fire Arm to destroy 1 monster on your field as Cylo-VI already destroyed one by battle!" my monster took aim at Metamorphortress, blowing it to pieces. "I'm going to end my turn here."
"Draw!"
Turn 4
Ryuuji's LP: 2200, Hand: 3
Gerulf's LP: 2300, Hand: 4
"I summon Alpha the Electromagnet Warrior (LV: 4, ATK: 1700)! When Alpha is summoned I can add one level eight 'Magna Warrior' monster from my deck to the hand." My opponent took the card and smirked. "I banish Alpha the Electromagnet Warrior from my field along with Beta the Electromagnet Warrior and Gamma the Electromagnet Warrior from my graveyard to special summon Berserion the Electromagna Warrior (LV:8, ATK: 3000) from my hand!"
I rolled my eyes. Taking two turns to summon your ace isn't impressive at all.
"Next I activate the spell Magnet Reverse and summon Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (LV: 8, ATK: 3500) from my graveyard!"
"Now we are talking." I smirked. "Come! Give me your best! Try to defeat me!"
"Battle!" my opponent cried. "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior attack Destromech Cylo-VI!" I couldn't help but smile as the attack collided with my monster.
Ryuuji's LP: 2200 – 1300
"Now Ryuuji has no more monsters to defend his life points with!" the announcer cried. "Could this be the end for Sakkaku Gōsuto Duel School's best student?"
I put my hands behind my back and walked casually away from the cloud of smoke that formed after the attack. My opponent was just about to order his final attack when something caught his eyes.
"What is this?" the announcer asked, confused. "Something is moving in the smoke! Impossible! This is Destromech Cylo-VI; Ryuuji's monster!"
"If Broken Gear CB-6007 is used as a Synchro Material, the Synchro monster summoned using it as a material cannot be destroyed by battle once per turn." I explained casually. "This means that my life points are still protected by my monster."
"I underestimated you a bit." My opponent said with a smirk. "But as you said, Broken Gear CB-6007's effect works once per turn! I still have Berserion the Electromagna Warrior who is going to destroy Destromech Cylo-VI!"
"Really?" I titled my head at the side. Berserion the Electromagna Warrior slashed my monster, destroying it but the broken gear didn't disappear and instead it started to take another form.
Ryuuji's LP: 1300 – 900
"What is this?" my opponent asked, shocked. The broken parts took the forms of Broken Gear CB-6007 and Broken Gear ST-50z1, both in defense position
"Destromech Cylo-VI's main effect activated." I pointed at the place where it was destroyed. "When destroyed, Destromech Cylo-VI summons back the monsters used for its Synchro Summon."
"I set two cards. Your turn!"
Turn 5
Ryuuji's LP: 900, Hand: 4
Gerulf's LP: 2300, Hand: 0
"Perfect." I put the card I drew into my hand and took another one. "Continuous Spell activate, Graveyard of Broken! Once per turn I can discard one 'Broken Gear' and summon one level 2 or below 'Broken Gear' from my hand! Appear, Broken Gear XZ-4467!"
A robot with just two legs and a lamp as a head appeared on the field.
Broken Gear XZ-4467, LV: 2/Earth/Machine/ATK: 0/DEF: 500
"Next I activate the effect of Broken Gear WY-b071 in my graveyard! By reducing the level of one 'Broken Gear' monster by one I can special summon this card from my graveyard!" A chain came from underneath Broken Gear CB-6007 and wrapped around it. "I reduce Broken Gear CB-6007's level by one!"
Broken Gear CB-6007, LV: 5 - 4/Earth/Machine/ATK: 1000/DEF: 0
The giant pile of scrap pulled a robot snake, with a chain as its main body, from the sand.
Broken Gear WY-b071, LV: 1/Earth/Machine/ATK: 100/DEF: 100
"I'm not done yet!" I pointed at Broken Gear XZ-4467. "During the turn this monster has been summoned I can summon one Machine-type monster from my hand with 500 or less attack!"
The robot without legs and a lamp as a head appeared onto the field.
Broken Gear ZX-6744, LV: 2/Earth/Machine/ATK: 500/DEF: 0
"Building a wall of defense position monsters won't save you!" My opponent shouted. I smirked at my opponent.
"That's what you think they're for, but Broken Gear ST-50z1 is a tuner." I raised my right hand towards the sky. "I tune my level four Broken Gear CB-6007, my level two Broken Gear XZ-4467 and Broken Gear ZX-6744 and the level one Broken Gear WY-b071 to my level one Broken Gear ST-50z1!"
"Build from the scraps of a ruined past, fighting for a better future!" the hooded figure chanted as a column of light fell behind him. "Synchro Summon! Emerge, level ten! Destromech Zeus-X (LV: 10, ATK: 3800)!"
My opponent took a step back, shocked from the size of my monster.
"The effects of Broken Gear ST-50z1, Broken Gear XZ-4467, Broken Gear WY-b071 and Broken Gear ZX-6744 activate!" The spirits of those monsters formed around Destromech Zeus-X. "When Broken Gear ST-50z1 is used as a Synchro material, the opponent takes damage equal to the level of the summoned monster times 100!"
Gerulf's LP: 2300 – 1300
"Broken Gear ZX-6744's effect! When used as Synchro material, my opponent can't negate the Synchro summon nor activate card of effects after its summoning!"
"My traps!" the opponent cried, which made me smirk.
"Next, Broken Gear WY-b071's effect destroys all spell/traps card my opponent controls and deals 200 points of damage for each." Destromech Zeus-X fired it's flamethrower at the cards, burning them.
Gerulf's LP: 1300 – 900
"And lastly, Broken Gear XZ-4467's effect raises the ATK of the monster that used it as Synchro material by 1000!" Destromech Zeus-X's attack became 4800.
"Battle! Destromech Zeus-X attack Berserion the Electromagna Warrior and end the duel!"
"I'm not done yet!" my opponent climbed on a different floating island and took an action card. "Action Spell, High Dive! Berserion the Electromagna Warrior's ATK raises by 1000!"
"It's still weaker!" I shouted. My monster hit Berserion the Electromagna Warrior with his spear, destroying it.
Gerulf's LP: 900 – 100
"But you can't attack anymore!" My opponent countered, panting.
"Hardly true." I looked at Destromech Zeus-X. "Destromech Zeus-X's main effect allows it to attack again after reducing its attack by 1000."
"No…" my opponent looked around for an action card but it was too late. Destromech Zeus-X was already standing in front of Valkyrion the Magna Warrior and stabbed it with its spear.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Turn 5
Ryuuji's LP: 900, Hand: 0 (Winner!)
Gerulf's LP: 0, Hand: 0
"After exchanging a hit after hit in this marvelous battle, the one who leaves as the winner and progresses to the second round of Miami Championship is none other than Katsuo Ryuuji!" the announcer exclaimed as everyone then started cheering and applauding.
I waved to the audience and left the dueling field. Taking so much damage from a duel with someone like this guy… Unbelievable. My deck will have to be fixed if I want to stand a chance against him.
General POV
The audience kept cheering and applauding even after Ryuuji and Gerulf left the field. Well, everyone expect a certain trio of a boy and two girls.
No, not that one; there was another trio in the audience that didn't applaud during the duels. At least, one of them did. Avice and Hikaru were at the tournament as well, but as an audience and not as participants. The pink haired girl was now wearing a black shirt with a pink skull on the front and matching shorts, of course, because she didn't want to attract unneeded attention with her officer uniform.
Ah, and of course, the third person was a girl with a dark skin tone, short green hair and light blue eyes. She wore a shirt colored a greenish-blue with black borders, and dark green pads on the elbows, black shorts, and green & blue boots that covered her feet. The girl's name was Makioka Ritsuko, another of Avice's subordinates.
"The tournaments here are magnificent." Ritsuko said as she turned towards Hikaru. Even though Action duels are something amazing and new, in her opinion, they lacked something that the girl loved. "But there isn't enough… speed in them." She looked at the sky. "The feeling of the wind hitting your face…"
"I still wonder who in their right mind came up with the idea of dueling while driving a motorcycle." For Hikaru, it was still hard to believe. "Isn't it dangerous to do something like that?"
"It's completely fine!" Ritsuko ensured him. "They have auto-pilot."
Hikaru smirked. "Back home there never were such kind of duels. Our tournaments were different as well."
"It's so boring!" Avice whined. She was the type of person that enjoyed being in the action rather than watching from the side. Thinking back, it was Hikaru's fault that they have to be there right now. If he was able to secure her card back then, they didn't have to be here right now. Not to mention that watching people having fun was making her sick.
Back at Academia, there were never such things as dueling tournaments. The only events close to it were the Survival Duels in which the losers get turned into cards. She has already lost count of how many of her friends' fates got sealed away during those special lessons.
"Jeez! Don't be like this." Ritsuko puffed her cheeks. "It wouldn't hurt if you try to enjoy this rare chance a bit."
"Please." Avice rolled her eyes. "There is nothing to enjoy here."
"There, there." Ritsuko patted her leader on the head. It wasn't a secret that she and Hikaru both enjoyed teasing the pink haired girl. "Don't be so sulky."
It was Avice's turn to puff her cheeks. "Stop treating me like a five years old." The girl muttered weakly, although she never showed any kind of resistance when they petted her.
"Aw~! Your cheeks turned pink!" Ritsuko grinned perkily. "You are so cute when you blush~!"
"I-I'm not! Stop it!"
"So cute!"
Hikaru face palmed with a groan of disappointment from his co-workers behaviors. Sometimes he wondered if Avice hasn't made a joke of him when she proposed for them to work together. For someone who is supposed to be one of the most elite soldiers that the biggest military force in all of the four dimension can offer, she certainly doesn't act as one.
He looked at the two girls from the corner of his eye and a small smile formed on his face. No matter how strange or crazy they could be at times, being with them reminded him of the happier moments of his past. Hikaru didn't know why but he found himself wanting this friendship and partnership to continue even after the mission they gathered for was fulfilled. But only time will reveal if this wish will come true or not…
New Cards:
Action Card, Flame Curse: When a card or effect is activated that would inflict damage: Double that effect damage.
Broken Fire Arm (Spell) Quick-Play
When a monster you control destroy a monster you opponent controls by battle, target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy that target.
Graveyard of Broken (Spell) Continuous
Once per turn: You can discard 1 'Broken Gear' Monster, then Special Summon 1 level 2 or below 'Broken Gear' from your hand.
Broken Gear ST-50z1LV: 1/Earth/Machine/Tuner/ATK: 0/DEF: 0
Effect: If this card is sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon; inflict damage to you opponent equal to the Summoned Synchro Monster x 100.
Broken Gear CB-6007LV: 5/Earth/Machine/ATK: 1000/DEF: 0
Effect: When this card is Tribute Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Tuner monster from your Graveyard. If this card is sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, the Synchro Monster that was Summoned using this card as Synchro Material Monster gains the following effect: Once per turn: It cannot be destroyed by battle.
Destromech Cylo-VILV: 6/Light/Machine/ATK: 2600/ DEF: 1500
Effect: When this card you control is destroyed by your opponent's card (by battle or by card effect) and sent to your Graveyard, if all the monsters that were used for the Synchro Summon of this card are in your Graveyard: You can Special Summon all of them, but their effects are negated.
Broken Gear XZ-4467LV: 2/Earth/Machine/ATK: 0/DEF: 500
Effect: Once per turn, if this card was Normal or Special Summoned this turn: You can Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster with 500 or less ATK from you hand or Graveyard. If this card is sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, the Synchro Monster that was Summoned using this card as Synchro Material Monster gains 1000 ATK.
Broken Gear WY-b071LV: 1/Earth/Machine/ATK: 100/DEF: 100
Effect: If this card is in your Graveyard: You can target 1 level 2 or higher "Broken Gear" monster you control; reduce its Level by 1, and if you do, Special Summon this card. The Synchro Summon of a Synchro Monster that uses this card as a Synchro Material Monster cannot be negated. When its Synchro Summoned, cards and effects cannot be activated.
Broken Gear ZX-6744LV: 2/Earth/Machine/ATK: 500/DEF: 0
Effect: nce per turn, if this card was Normal or Special Summoned this turn: You can Special Summon 1 Machine-Type monster with 500 or less DEF from you hand or Graveyard. If this card is sent to the Graveyard for a Synchro Summon, the Synchro Monster that was Summoned using this card as Synchro Material Monster ains the following effect: When Synchro Summoned, destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls, then inflict 200 points pf damage to your opponent for each card destroyed by this effect.
A/N: First of all, the Dutch sentence was provided by Google Translate, so if you have any problems with the translation, blame Google Translate not me. But truly, I have no idea what I expected from this chapter. The main idea was to show how badass Ryuuji is while finally giving the girl that accompanies him a name (Check chapters 6 and 13 for references). Somewhere at the middle the idea about introducing Makioka Ritsuko came to mind as well, so here you have it!
Moving on, I want now to tell you guys and gals something really stupid: While writting this chapter I suddenly came up with the idea to check the character names in the previous one. I did it and found that while writing it without knowing I have changed the name of Oni's opponent three bloody times! The same thing has happened here with Sophie, who when the chapter was proofreaded by Komori Rias was called Yui instead. This once again happened while I was brainstorming the next chapters and went so far that Yuksel's opponent was changed from male to female... The names have been fixed, so there is no need to go check the previous chapter, but I want you all to know. If something like this happen again... please tell me using profanity, cottages and torches to make sure I don't pull the 'Third time's a charm'.
Now that I have poured out all of my stupidity I want to Thank HereICome For following Arc Twins as well as for his comment about Awaken, soon to be renamed, summon. You have no idea how big of an inspiration you and your story are for me. The fast updates and the amazing story. You guys should check his work, Yu-Gi-Oh! enGAGE II - The Five Worlds as well as the first part of the story Yu-Gi-Oh! enGAGE!
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