Author's Note: Sorry about the late update, I'm actually surprised I was even able to finish this chapter as soon as I did, which is saying something. The character Nick Wright is the creation of holyknick2. Also, the Divine Dragon Excelion set is the creation of Time Mage, seems I forgot to mention that last chapter.
"To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance."
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Divine Duelist Descends Part Two
Mugen seated himself in one of the leather seats that sat in front of Principal Taragi's desk, motioning for Rei to do the same, which the girl reluctantly did.
The purple-haired principal was looking over several sheets of paper in front of her, her brow furrowing slightly as she did so. Looking up at the two seated before her, she gave a small nod, "Well, everything seems to be in order."
Mugen smiled, looking quite pleased. Taragi turned to Rei, "You'll be assigned to the dorm room you were in the previous year." Turning back to Mugen, she asked, "Would that be alright?"
The man nodded, "Of course, I see no reason for me to object." Turning to his younger sister, he smiled, "You may go now, I have something I want to discuss with Hikari in private."
Rei eyed her older brother apprehensively, but did as she was told.
Taragi gathered the assortment of paper and placed it in a neat stack. "So, what is it that you want to discuss with me? It must be pretty important if you want to discuss it in private."
Mugen smiled warmly, "Well, I have heard that a few students here have made quite a name for themselves, I was wondering if you would allow me to look over their files."
Taragi shrugged, "Sure, but is that all you wanted to talk about?"
The silver-haired man chuckled, "It seems even after all these years you still know when I'm not exactly getting to the point. Very well then, I would like to meet a certain student, I had heard that he was able to defeat my younger sister not only once...but twice."
"Oh, you must mean Hiro. I don't see why not. He's considered to be one of our most promising students, he's already earned a name for himself. They call him the White Lightning of Duel Academy."
Mugen's smile brightened upon hearing that. "Ah yes, that is a rather distinguished title. I'm very interested in meeting him. Very interested indeed."
Outside of the principal's office, Rei frowned.
Hiro sat at his desk deep in thought as he waited for the teacher to enter the class. The haughty Professor Haji was uncharacteristically late. Hayato watched his white-haired friend's expression via his peripheral vision as he chewed the last of his candy bar.
"Something on your mind?" He questioned once he had swallowed.
"Huh?" Hiro blinked several times before Hayato's question finally sunk in. "Uh...no, just wondering why Professor Haji is running late, that's all."
Hayato shook his head, "That was one of the worst lies I have ever heard."
Before Hiro could reply Professor Haji entered the room, a pleasant expression plastered on his face, which was a rare sight for the usually grumpy man. "Class, I have just been informed that Mr. Taizo is interested in starting his scouting immediately, beginning with this class."
A sudden air of participation filled the room after these words were spoken, hardly an hour had passed and the pressure to impress the charismatic CEO was already in full swing. As hushed mumbles filled the room the door to the classroom swung open, everyone bringing their attention to it.
They were greeted with the sight of Mugen walking into the room, smiling cheerfully. "I apologize for interrupting your class Mr. Haji, I'm sure you have quite a lot to get to today, but there are a few students in this class that I just had to meet for myself."
The man adjusted his glasses, nodding his acceptance as he did so. "No need to apologize Mr. Taizo, its perfectly understandable. Class, please give Mr. Taizo your full cooperation." The Professor said before retreating to the blackboard.
Mugen's eyes roamed over the room, causing all of the students subjected to his gaze to sit up straighter, sans Hayato, who was casually leaning in his chair, looking as calm as he usually did. 'How very interesting...this boy is unaffected by my presence.'
'He must be the one Kazuki told me about...Hiro's best friend...', Mugen thought to himself as his gaze shifted to Hiro. 'Hmmm...he seems rather uneasy. He's suspicious of me.' Mugen gazed at the door to the classroom via his peripheral vision. 'No doubt its my sister's doing.'
His gaze settled on a Ra Yellow student in the row below Hiro's and just a few seats to the side. 'In that case...' Mugen lifted his left arm and pointed at the row below Hiro's, "Young man, would you mind coming down here so I could speak to you?"
Mugen smiled as he saw the surprised expression on Hiro's face, which didn't go unnoticed by Hayato. The chosen boy stood up, everyone turning to get a good look at him. He was of average height, being less than six feet tall. Overall he looked rather plain, the only thing that really stood out about him was his miniature Afro.
Hiro watched as the boy made his way down the aisle, 'I thought for sure that he was going to pick me...maybe Rei was wrong after all...'
Mugen smiled as he offered the boy a handshake, "Its very nice to meet you Mr. Wright."
The boy known as Nick Wright shook the taller man's hand, looking slightly confused. "How do you know my name?"
"I hope you don't mind me prying, but I looked up your file, and I must say that I'm quite impressed that you're are able to use such an unorthodox deck."
The boy bowed slightly, not able to hide his smile, "Thanks."
"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind showcasing your skills for me against an opponent of my choosing?" Mugen questioned.
Nick quickly nodded, "I accept, I never back down from a challenge. Besides, a chance at a future with Infinite Possibilities Corporation isn't something I can pass up." Mugen chuckled, seemingly pleased with the boy's answer.
"That sort of confidence is exactly what I like in a duelist. Allow me to introduce you to your opponent then, you may or may not know her, my very own younger sister, and the one who has inherited my title as the Divine Duelist, Rei Taizo."
The long black-haired girl walked into the room, wearing a second year Ra Yellow uniform. Hiro's eyes widened in shock, 'Rei?! What is she doing here?' Rei activated her duel disk, sneaking a glance at Hiro's shocked expression. (R: 4000)
Once again hushed mumbles fell over the room, it was a well-known fact among the second and third year students that Rei had masqueraded as Kakumeika the previous year. Many were wondering why such a dangerous individual was allowed to return to the academy.
Nick went back to his seat, collecting his deck and duel disk, not the least bit intimidated by the prospect of having to face such a dangerous opponent. Making his way down the aisle he depressed a button on his duel disk. Quickly the holographic lights came up, displaying his life points. (N: 4000)
As Nick drew his opening hand Rei's attention was solely on Mugen, whom she was currently glaring at. 'What are you up to?' She questioned.
Her brother merely smiled, 'Now now my dear little sister, its not nice to ignore your opponent.' He replied.
Rei turned away from Mugen, deciding to focus on the task at hand, for the moment. Seeing as how her opponent had only drawn five cards, she figured he was allowing her to have the first turn.
In one swift motion she grabbed the top six cards off the top of her deck, glancing down at them once she held them up to her face. "I summon Soldier of Excelion(1700/1200) in attack mode." A man donned in gold plated armor emerged before the girl, wielding a lance of a similar color.
"I'll place a face-down behind it. End." Rei finished as a holographic image of her set card appeared behind her monster.
Nick snagged a card from his deck, glancing down at it he quickly played it. "Corruption Cell A places an A-Counter on your Solider of Excelion."
Rei arched a brow as a purple blob appeared on the chest plate of her monster. "By the look on your face I can tell you've never faced someone who uses an Alien deck, so allow me to show you what its all about!" Nick exclaimed as he slammed another card onto his duel disk.
The purple blob began to increase in size before exploding in a shower of sticky goo, destroying Rei's Soldier in the process. "Triangle Area destroys one monster on the field with A-Counters on it, afterwards, I can special summon a level four Alien monster from my deck."
Nick's duel disk beeped as his chosen card slid out of his graveyard, "My chosen monster is Alien Hypno(1600/900)." A large-headed creature emerged before the boy, its body being nothing more than a green vial with another creature floating within it.
"I sacrifice my Alien Hypno so that I can summon Alien Mother(2300/1500) to the field." A large four-armed creature replaced Alien Hypno, several spikes and glowing gems protruding from its body.
"Alien Mother, attack Rei directly!" The four arms of Alien Mother stretched forward, its claws shooting towards Rei's face. Before the attack could connect a pink border card sprang up before Rei.
"I activate Excelion's Descent." Rei explained. "Divine Dragon Excelion(1500+300/900) is summoned to my field in defense mode." Taking a card from her hand Rei placed it onto her duel disk, causing the majestic dragon to appear before her.
The four claws of Alien Mother ripped through the newly summoned monster, scattering its pixels across the field. "That was a nice save." Nick admitted as Alien Mother's arms returned to their original length.
Nick took two cards from his hand and slid them into his duel disk, "I activate the continuous spell "A" Cell Breeding Device and set one card face-down on my field. That's it for my turn."
Rei fanned out her hand and immediately held up three cards. "I activate the power of Polymerization, fusing together Divine Dragon Ragnarok(1500/1000) and Lord of Dragons(1200/1100) in order to create King Dragun(2400/1100)."
Nick paled as the newly summoned monster appeared on his opponent's field. 'My Alien deck relies largely on targeting effects, but with King Dragun on her field, I won't be able to target any of her monsters.'
Rei fixed her gaze on her opponent, "You were right in your assumption that I had never faced someone who used an Alien deck, but I already know its weakness. King Dragun, attack Alien Mother."
The large monster easily crushed Alien Mother with one swing of its tail, doing minimal damage to Nick's life points. (N: 3900) "I end my turn."
'She may know my deck's weakness, but that doesn't mean she has me beat!' "Draw!" Nick declared as he did so. "During my standby phase "A" Cell Breeding Device would activate, but since it can't target your King Dragun, it doesn't."Glancing down at his newly drawn card, Nick frowned. 'I guess this will have to do.'
"I'll set a monster in face-down defense and end my turn."
Rei drew a card from her deck, quickly dismissing it. Motioning to her monster, it sprung into action, smashing its clawed fist into Nick's set monster, which was briefly revealed as a humanoid creature before bursting into thousands of pixels.
"The monster you destroyed was my Alien Grey, when its destroyed in battle after being flipped face-up I can draw a card from my deck." Nick explained as he did so. He smirked once he saw what it was, 'Just what I needed!'
Unfortunately for him, Rei noticed. "My turn ends."
Nick drew the top card of his deck, immediately playing it. "Pot of Greed lets me draw two cards." Doing just that, Nick grabbed the card he had drawn the previous turn and slapped it onto his duel disk.
"I summon Alien Ammonite(500/200) in attack mode." Something akin to an extraterrestrial machine gradually formed onto Nick's field. "When Alien Ammonite is summoned to my field I can special summon a level four or lower Alien monster from my graveyard." Nick explained as his Alien Hypno reappeared on his field.
Rei switched her gaze from Nick's Alien Ammonite to the confident expression on his face. It didn't take her long to figure out what he had planned. "Your going to Synchro summon?" She asked, surprised.
"That's right!" Nick confirmed, a bright light enveloping his two monsters. "I Synchro summon Cosmic Fortress Gol'Gar(2600/1800)!" True to its name, an insanely large monster emerged, its lower body resembling a fortress of sorts. Its upper body, however, was a giant mass of withering green flesh. Four worm-like arms protruded from it, not to mention the many tentacles that wiggled in spastic rhythms as an ungodly sound bellowed from it. To put it quite simply, it was a disgusting sight to behold.
Rei stared up at the monster, unimpressed. 'This is supposed to be a representation of a cosmic being?' She looked to her brother, his perpetual smile still present on his face. 'It couldn't be farther off.'
"I can see that your not impressed, but maybe you'll change your mind once Gol'Gar attacks! Go, Cosmic Barrage!" The large monster's eyes glowed eerily as the spastic rhythm of its many tentacles continued their mad dance.
Rei took one of the two cards in her hand and slapped them onto her duel disk, "De-Fusion defuses my monster, which means your attack fails." The large monster instantly split into its two smaller components, the eerie glow in Gol'Gar's eyes fading as a result.
Despite the fact that his attack had failed Nick still had a smile on his face, "I knew you were going to do something like that. I activate the continuous spell card called Code A Ancient Ruins."
Rei arched a brow as the holographic image of the card appeared before Nick, "What does it do?"
"At the moment? Nothing, I didn't play it to use it, I just needed another face-up spell card on my field." If Rei wasn't confused before, she was now.
"My next move will explain everything. I activate Gol'Gar's special ability. Once per turn, I can send any number of face-up spell or trap cards on the field back to the owner's hand, for each card I removed from the field, I can place A-Counters amongst face-up monsters on the field."
Both of Nick's continuous spell cards returned to his hand, "Since two face-up spell cards were removed from the field that's two counters, and I'm placing both of them on your Lord of Dragons."
Two purple blobs instantly appeared on Rei's monster."Gol'Gar isn't done yet though, it has another special ability it can activate once per turn. By removing two A-Counters from the field, I can destroy a card you control."
The two blob-like leeches expanded and then exploded, taking Rei's Lord of Dragons with them. "Before I end my turn I'm activating my two continuous spell cards and setting a card face-down."
'He's a lot stronger than I thought.' Rei admitted as she drew a card from her deck. "I switch my Divine Dragon Ragnarok to defense mode and summon Speaker of Excelion(1200/1500) in defense mode." The newly summoned monster was a man, donned in an elaborate robe, made from the very same scales as Divine Dragon Excelion.
"Turn end."
Nick drew, 'If I keep this up, there's no way I can lose!' "A Cell Breeding Device activates during my standby phase, I'm placing an A-Counter on your Divine Dragon Ragnarok." Like the monsters before it, a purple blob formed on the mystical dragon, which roared in protest.
"I'm activating Gol'Gar's effect again." As the two cards returned to Nick's hand, two more blob like creatures emerged onto Rei's field, another for her dragon, and one for her Speaker.
Rei frowned as Nick once again activated his two continuous spell cards, she could tell he was up to something. "By removing two A-Counters on the field, one from your Speaker, and one from your dragon, Code A Ancient Ruins' effect activates! I can special summon one Alien monster in my graveyard to my field!"
Nick's Alien Mother returned with a howl, setting its sight on Rei's monsters. "Alien Mother, attack Divine Dragon Ragnarok!" With another howl the newly revived monster stretched one of its four arms forward, its claws easily piercing through the flesh of Rei's dragon.
"Gol'Gar, attack Speaker of Excelion!" One of the monster's many tentacles suddenly stopped as if stalking its prey, with almost blinding speed it shot forward and pierced the abdomen of the crouching man, effectively killing it.
A card slid out of Rei's duel disk, which she took. "When Speaker of Excelion is destroyed I can add a card in my deck with Excelion in its title."
Nick merely shrugged, assured in his victory. "My battle phase ends, which means Alien Mother's special effect activates. Since she destroyed a monster on your field that had an A-Counter on it, I can special summon that monster to my side of the field." He explained as the mystical monster emerged onto his field.
Nick held up the last card in his hand, "The special effect of a seven star monster in my hand now activates, since I'm going to sacrifice a monster owned by my opponent in order to summon it, I don't have to offer another." Nick explained as Rei's Divine Dragon Ragnarok shimmered out of existence.
"I summon Cosmic Horror Gang'iel(2600/2000)!" Much like Gol'Gar, this new monster was insanely large, its bottom half a mass of withering, thick, slimy tentacles, all of which moved spastically. Like its bottom half, a mass of tentacles were protruding from its back, moving in a very slow and meticulous manner.
Seeing as how Nick no longer had any cards in his hand, Rei drew, and despite the three powerful monsters standing before her, she remained calm and collected.
"Graceful Charity activates." Rei slid three more cards from her deck, briefly glancing at them she took two of them and slid them into her graveyard slot.
"One of the discarded cards was Repayment of Losses." She called out as she drew another card from her deck. Glancing at it, she depressed a button on her duel disk, causing an extra compartment to extend from it.
"I activate the field spell card Divine Paradise!" The classroom floor suddenly became soft fluffy clouds, rising up behind Rei was a stark white mountain, from which a crystal clear waterfall formed a breathtaking lake at its bottom.
"This card decreases the level of all monsters in my hand with 'Divine' or 'Excelion' in their names by one and increases their attack points by 400 points." Following her explanation a shrill howl was heard as a pillar of flames erupted into the air.
"Divine Dragon Excelion(1500+400/900) is summoned!" The sapphire flames dispersed, revealing the silver-scaled dragon.
"One of the cards I discarded when using Graceful Charity was Brood of Excelion(700/400). While its in the graveyard I can grant Excelion one of the effects printed on its card, I choose the ability to attack once again in a row when it destroys a monster in battle."
Nick arched a brow in confusion, "What good will that effect do? Your monster is too weak to defeat any of my monsters."
"You forget, I still have another Excelion in my graveyard, the one that your Alien Mother destroyed earlier in this duel."
Nick's eyes widened in shock, "But that means-"
Rei nodded her head, "Excelion gains 1000 attack points, making it the most powerful monster on the field. Now Excelion(2900), attack Gol'Gar and Gang'iel with Divine Flame!"
Rearing its head back, the powerful dragon unleashed a stream of blue flames that engulfed Nick's two most powerful monsters, burning them into ash in a matter of seconds. (N: 3300)
Rei took the last card in her hand and slid it into her duel disk, "Turn end."
'I didn't think she would be able to make a counterattack, but that doesn't mean I wasn't prepared.' Nick grabbed the top card of his deck, "A Cell Breeding Device puts an A-Counter on your Excelion."
The divine dragon roared in fury as one of the small purple blob-like creatures appeared on it. Nick motioned to his lone set card, which flipped upward. "Interdimensional Warp activates, a monster on your field with an A-Counter and a monster on my field switch places!"
The two monsters faded out of existence momentarily before reappearing on opposite fields of one another. "Sorry Alien Mother, Excelion, attack with Divine Flame!" Nick ordered as the dragon opened its maw.
To Nick's surprise, another column of sapphire flames shot into the air, dissipating quickly and revealing another Divine Dragon Excelion, this one on Rei's side of the field. "Excelion's Rebirth revives a Divine Dragon Excelion in my graveyard and gains 1000 attack points from Brood of Excelion. (2900)
"What?! But that means my Excelion loses its 1000 attack point boost!" Excelion unleashed its attack, which was swiftly knocked aside by Alien Mother now that it was weakened.
"Alien Mother, counterattack!" Alien Mother made quick work of the weakened Excelion, Nick's life points dropping as a result. (N: 2900)
Nick looked down at the only card in his hand, and then back up at Rei. Realization dawned on him just then, "...You...you knew I was going to make that move...didn't you? That's why you chose the Excelion you had in your graveyard to give the 1000 attack point boost instead of the Brood."
Rei remained silent to the inquiry, which was enough for Nick to know that she did. 'This girl...who exactly is she?' "I'll set a card face-down and end my turn."
Rei slid a card from her deck, barely glancing at it. She briefly glanced at Nick's set card before motioning to Alien Mother, "Alien Mother, attack with a direct strike!"
Before the four-armed monster could even move a muscle Nick's set card flipped face-up, depicting the image of a fog rising from a graveyard site. "Call of the Haunted activates!" The massive form of Gang'iel rose before the boy, its unearthly howl filling the entire room as its tentacles flared out, as if it was daring Alien Mother to continue its attack.
Rei motioned for Alien Mother to stop and then turned towards Excelion. "Divine Dragon Excelionl!" Excelion roared as it gathered a massive amount of flames within its mouth. "Attack with Divine Flame!" With a mighty roar the divine dragon unleashed a torrent of blue flames that slammed into the newly revived monster, instantly vaporizing it. (N: 2600)
"I end my turn."
Nick looked down at his deck, and then at Rei, The Divine Duelist of Duel Academy huh?' Turning away from her, he studied his surroundings, 'Divine Paradise is just another word for heaven...and my skills are...'
Nick snagged the top card off his deck, "My skills are greater than the heavens themselves!"
Mugen smiled, 'Ah, his true colors finally emerge.'
"A Cell Breeding Device places an A-Counter on Divine Dragon Excelion." As a purple blob-like creature appeared on the majestic dragon Nick turned over the only card in his hand, "Twilight Renewal lets me draw five cards from my deck!"
In one swift motion Nick pulled five cards free from his deck. Glancing at his new hand, he quickly formulated a plan. "I summon Alien Mars(1000/1000) in attack mode!" A large headed monster with three tendrils extending from it emerged from the boy. Rei looked slightly surprised as her dragon's attack points fell form 2900 to 1900.
"Confused? Alien Mars negates the effect of effect monsters that have A-Counters on it." He explained as he reached for another card in his hand and placed it onto his duel disk. As a result a blue skinned dog appeared on the field, wearing what appeared to be bone armor.
"Since I normal summoned an Alien monster, I can special summon Alien Dog(1500/1000), who's special effect activates, letting me distribute two A-Counters onto the field, I'm placing both of them on Alien Mother!"
Alien Mother barely took notice as two purple blobs appeared on two of her four arms. "By removing those two A-Counters I can special summon Alien Revenger(2200/1600) from my hand!" An eight armed heavily armored creature let out a shrill roar as it emerged onto the field, a long tail swishing behind it as it set its sights on Rei's monsters.
"Once per turn Alien Revenger can place one A-Counter on every monster on your field!" Nick exclaimed as another purple blob appeared on Excelion and one appeared on Alien Mother. An extra compartment extended from Nick's duel disk as he placed a card there.
"I activate the field spell Otherworld - The "A" Zone!" The beautiful scenery of Divine Paradise faded, replaced with a giant vortex of swirling bright colors. "As long as this field spell is on the field, your monsters lose 300 attack and defense points during damage calculation while battling an Alien monster!"
"Alien Revenger attack Alien Mother(2300-600/1500-600)!" An electrical current charged through the monster as it prepared its attack, growling fiercely. "During the damage calculation when a monster with an A-Counter battles an Alien monster, that monster loses 300 attack and defense points for each A-Counter, which means your monster loses a total of 600 attack and defense points!"
Alien Revenger unleashed a wave of electrical energy that slammed into Alien Mother, essentially frying it. (R: 3500) Nick motioned to his next monster, "Alien Dog, attack Divine Dragon Excelion(1500-900/900-900)!"
The small dog charged forwards and slammed into the dragon, causing it to shatter into a million pixels, Rei's life points dropping even further as a result. (R: 2600) "Alien Mars, attack her directly!"
One of the monster's tendrils shot forward, shooting towards Rei's face. To Nick's surprise, Rei's left hand shot up, catching the tendril and stopping it in its tracks. (R: 1600) "Show off." Nick mumbled under his breath as Alien Mars' tendril withdrew from Rei's grip.
Nick took the last card in his hand and placed it onto his duel disk, a confident smirk on his face. "I end my turn."
Rei grabbed a card from her deck, "This duel is over." She stated calmly.
"Oh really?"
Rei nodded, "I activate Death Before Rebirth. This turn, I have no normal summon. I draw cards until I reach two monsters, the first is discarded and the second is summoned to the field. All other cards are shuffled back into my deck."
Drawing a card, Rei glanced at it and drew once more. "The first monster is Brood of Excelion(700/400), which is discarded." Doing just that, Rei drew again. Three more card draws later Rei finally had another monster.
"The summoned monster is my last Divine Dragon Excelion(1500/900)." Rei explained as she shuffled the excess cards back into her deck. A powerful wind swept over the arena, blowing Rei's hair about as the last of her majestic dragons appeared in a blaze of glory.
"The last of my Excelion gains 3000 attack points total and the ability to attack once again in row from the two Excelion and Brood of Excelion in my graveyard." Rei explained as the sapphire flames that wreathed the divine dragon's body began to glow intensely.
Nick momentarily gazed at his face-down card before bringing his attention back to Rei's powerful dragon. 'Go ahead and attack, I'll blow your monster away, and then, I'll be the winner of this duel.'
Rei held up the last card in her hand, which was glowing almost as intensely as Excelion. Nick looked down in surprise as several glowing gold chains wrapped around his set card. "The spell card Temporary Rest prevents either of us from setting or activating spell and trap cards until my next turn."
"Damn." Nick swore.
"Divine Dragon Excelion(4500/900), attack and destroy Alien Mars!" Complying with its master's wishes, the dragon opened its maw wide, releasing a wave of super intense heat that instantly incinerated the much weaker monster. (N: 0)
As the holograms shut down Mugen began to clap, followed quickly by all the students in the room. "Ah, Mr. Wright, that was a rather intriguing duel to watch."
Nick blinked in confusion, "But I lost."
The taller man patted the boy's shoulders, "Ah, but there is victory in defeat, is there not?"
Nick's look of confusion did not fade, but he nodded in agreement nonetheless. Mugen gave Nick, as well as the class, a brief bow before walking to the door, Rei following him. "I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time Mr. Haji, I think it might be best if I saved the demonstrations for after school hours from now on."
As Mugen left the room Rei stopped at the door and turned around, looking up directly at Hiro, their eyes meeting. A pulse briefly passed between the two before the girl turned back around and left the room as well.
Later that night, in the large Obelisk Blue room that Mugen had been given for his, the silver-haired man sat on his bed. Opposite of him stood seven people of various shapes and sizes. "Its as I expected, my dear little sister has warned him of me."
"So what do you want us to do?" A female figure asked, her voice like a soft melody.
"Whether he is suspicious of me or not is of little consequence, it isn't that big of a concern really. However, its time to put this school and its students to the test." The man replied, running a hand through his silky hair.
"I do not want any of you, for any reason, to target Hiro Katsuya, you can however, do so indirectly. Like most youths his age, he has many friends. As always, if you are unsure which ones to target, then come to me for guidance. I'm giving you a bit of free rein, but you will only move as I order you to, I do not want you all to move at once. Understood?"
"Understood." The same melodic voice replied.
One of the other seven grinned, "So which of us are going to get the privilege of being first, eh? I wouldn't mind carrying this mission out all on my own. At the very least I want to be the first."
Mugen chuckled slightly. "I'm sure you do Gered, and though I know its your nature, now is not the time to be greedy." Mugen turned to the shortest of the seven who stood before him. "First turn honors goes to Veyn. He's been extremely patient, not to mention he would get rather jealous if any of you were to have a turn before him."
Veyn smiled, his eyes glowing an eerie green. Mugen pulled out a sheet of paper from his vest, handing it to Veyn. "I know I said you could choose your target, but I would like you to target this young woman, apparently she fancies herself a rival of the current Kaiserin. I would like to see for myself if this holds true or not."
Veyn accepted the sheet of paper, studying the face of the girl in the picture. "Whether her claim holds true or not, I want you to crush her completely, understand?" Veyn nodded, a face-splitting grin on his face.
Author's Note: Well, this certainly makes things more interesting, doesn't it?
Card of this chapter:
Cosmic Horror Gang'iel: Light/Reptile 7/2600/2000
If you're tributing a monster on your side of the field owned by your opponent, this card can be Normal Summoned with one tribute. Once per turn, you can place one A-Counter on a monster on your opponent's side of the field. (If a monster with an A-Counter battles and "Alien" monster, it loses 300 ATK and DEF for each A-Counter during damage calculation only.)
Veyn has been waiting very patiently, and now the time to unveil his true identity is finally at hand. Underestimating this young teen will come at a heavy price.
Next time, Preemptive Strike!