1Haha! I have recently obtained Stardust Accelerator for the DS, so now I have even more insight to a Dueling World! I will use the knowledge I obtain to make my stories better! So it is time to continue Round One with the second Duel. I do not own Yugioh/GX/5Ds, Jump does.
First Round Continues, Black Knights Vs. Trashed Power
"Alright, once more, congratulations to Aito for winning the first round against Muriel. It was a great way to kick off the Trinity Tournament this year" Veina said once things had settled back down.
"Te, if you could call that pathetic girl's attempt at a Duel exciting" Louis spat.
"Manners Louis. If you're unkind, someone may end up putting you in your place" Strafe teased.
"Bah! None of these fools can so much as touch me" the Frenchman grumbled.
"Who said it'd be one of them?" Strafe asked giving Louis a small smirk. Haruka looked between her two teammates in confusion.
"Mind explaining?"
Strafe chuckled and said "No, no. Besides, we need to focus ahead. The next Duel is going to be decided". Looking at the board, all the contestants, except Aito and Muriel (who was absent) since they already Dueled, waited anxiously to see if they'd be up next.
"I don't want to go up against San"
"I don't want to go up against Shawn"
"I want to, kah, face that French bastard... Wait. Did I just, kah, cough in my mind? What the hell!? Kah!"
"I don't want to waste my superior time against these American and Japanese swine"
"I'm going to prove Duel Academy to be the best!"
"I wonder if that Griever guy is cute under that mask"
"I wonder if Haruka is wondering if that Griever guy is cute under that mask"
The names stopped rolling and the crowd started cheering again, one of their representatives being up to bat. "Well it looks like we get to completely kick off the Trinity Tournament as it is time for Haruka and Griever to Duel!".
Forest
"Ha-ha-ha. Man, for a girl of her appearance, that Muriel sure is fast" Dean panted as he leaned against a tree.
"I wish San was helping us. She's so fast" Melinda moaned as she fell forward.
"We have to find her though. I don't plan on getting on Mansen's bad side... or get him madder, he doesn't like us already after all. Besides, those extra credit points are valuable" Jewels stated.
"Fine, but we ain't gonna get nothin' done if we stay together. Lets comb the forest and find the girl then" Dean suggested.
"Why didn't we do that in the first place?" the shrimpy girl of the group asked.
"Because we weren't expecting someone who looked like a librarian's daughter to be so fast" Jewels retorted.
"Funny considerin' you're such a bookworm"
Jewels chuckled sarcastically and said "Funny to hear coming from a grandma's boy".
The military boy crossed his arms before him into an X and said "Oh, oh, oh. Ya ain't bad mouthin' ma love for Grammy. And I have a right ta be afraid of her. She'd bend the president over and giv' em' a spankin' if he did somethin' stupid".
"Can you guys stop fighting long enough to find this Muriel?" Melinda interjected. The quarreling members of the group nodded and split up in better hopes of finding Muriel.
Stadium
"Soooooo... nice weather we're having" Haruka said as she shuffled her deck.
"Weather? Why would you, kah, bring up something pointless like, kah, that?" Griever grumbled as he too mixed his deck together for a random hand.
"I'm just trying to be nice. Sure, we're against each other here, but that doesn't mean we can't be friends. Maybe we can go on a date later" Haruka offered.
"A date?"
"Well, if you insist" Haruka giggled.
"What!? Kah! No! I'm here to, kah, Duel!" Griever growled.
"Alright, alright. It was just an offer" Haruka said placing her deck in her Duel Disk and turning it on.
Haruka's LP: 8000 Griever's LP: 8000
"So, can I have the first move or do you want it?" Haruka asked drawing her hand.
Rubbing his throat from his recent yell, Griever said "Yeah, sure, kah, whatever".
"Thank you! And this is great, because I get to start off with Stumbling, so now all monsters summoned are summoned in Defense. Next, I'll summon Shadow Templar-Assault" the female representative of the Institute stated as one of the blood stained knights appeared before her (Attack: 900 Defense: 1200).
"His name implies, kah, he would be a bit stronger" Griever noted considering Assault's less-than-impressive stats.
"Yep, but his effect is the real reason behind his name, but before getting into that, I have something else to play. First off will be Shadow of Demise, but that's not too important right now. Then I'll set a card and end my turn" Haruka finished.
"Do I get to, kah, see the effect of your monster now?" Griever asked.
"Yes, you do. But first do you want some cough medicine? You sound a bit sick" Haruka offered.
"Just tell me the, kah, effect"
"Alright, alright. Now, because Assault is in defense, at the end of my turn I can special summon a Shadow Templar from my hand. So say hello to Shadow Templar-Nightmare. And this guy increases the defense of all my monsters by 500 points when he's in defense" Haruka explained as another tattered cape wearing knight arrived (Attack: 900 Defense: 1600 + 500), apparently a happy addition to Assault (Attack: 900 Defense: 1200 + 500).
"Is that all? Increase your numbers, kah, and your defense? Your deck is a wall" the mechanical Duelist observed.
"Not really. You see, Nightmare has another effect. When he's special summoned, he gets a Shadow Counter for every Shadow Templar on the field, so that's one from Assault and one from himself" Haruka said as Nightmare's shadow started to wiggle about lightly (Nightmare's SC: 2).
"Peachy. But now it is, kah, my turn. So I'll start by displaying Quillbolt Hedgehog, kah, and setting two cards. Your, kah, move" Griever said quickly as his bolt covered hedgehog arrived (Attack: 800 Defense: 800).
"Well you don't act out much, do you? Fine. I'll just end my turn, which lets me summon Shadow Templar-Plague with Assault's effect" Haruka said as yet another black armored knight to her field, immediately getting a boost from Nightmare (Attack: 1200 Defense: 1700 + 500). "And he has some effects you need to know of. One, when special summoned, I get to place a Shadow Counter on all my face up Shadow Templars, himself included". Each of the Shadow Templars' shadows became a little more active (Assault's SC: 1) (Nightmare's SC: 3) (Plague's SC: 1).
"Hmm. These Shadow Counters are, kah, proving to have some sort of, kah, hidden agenda" Griever noted.
"Yep. But before we continue, I have to mention that now it's your turn. So draw" Haruka urged. If Griever had an eyebrow, it surely would have been raised. When he drew his card, Plague charged forward, slashing him across the chest before returning to Haruka.
Haruka's LP: 8000 Griever's LP: 7100
"That's his other effect. When he's in defense during your Standby Phase, you lose 300 Life Points times the number of Shadow Templars on my side of the field" Haruka explained.
"Just great. Now if you will, kah, I'd like to take my turn" the Star Wars ripoff Duelist wheezed. "First, I'll activate Dust Torndado, kah, to destroy that Stumbling card" Griever said as a small twister formed and tore the card asunder.
"That's not good"
"Now, I offer my Quillbolt Hedgehog to, kah, summon Rude Kaiser". The small rodent dug beneath the ground as a new monster appeared in its spot. It looked to be a vicious, half-man half-reptile creature with green scales and black hair in a pony tail. It was wearing metal armor over its torso, shoulders, knees, shins, and had bracers on its forearms that had axes connected to them (Attack: 1800 Defense: 1600).
"Rude Kaiser?"
"What's that monster?"
"Is it new?"
"Bah! This masque wearing fool is ignorant! Rude Kaiser is such an outdated monster, to be using it in a serious competition is an insult" Louis spat.
Strafe sighed and said "For once, I agree with you... only a little bit. I don't believe it an insult as Rude Kaiser was once one of the strongest monsters you could get for a minimal price. But compared to today's standards, it's an antique. Why would he be using that monster?". Griever growled as he heard more students mumble about Rude Kaiser ended up in a coughing fit.
"Whoa, whoa. Take it easy man. Don't start hurting your already sore throat by growling. Sure it's a bit annoying, but you have to deal with it" Haruka said in concern.
"Kah-kah. Annoying? It's an embarrassment! Kah! Noone understands what these cards are like, what their worth is! Kah-kah-kah! Rude Kaiser was once worthy enough to, kah, be used by Seto Kaiba, kah. If people would look past, kah, the stats and see its true, kah, strength, then they would be ashamed at, kah, ever doubting it" Griever wheezed, his voice strained.
"Yeah, I guess I didn't really look at it like that"
"Noone does". Griever took a few seconds to control his breathing before continuing. "Now, I have my, kah, Rude Kaiser attack your Assault". Rude Kaiser charged forward, his axe bracers gleaming.
"Not gonna happen. I activate Supernova Waltz. Since you attacked a Shadow Templar, I can negate that attack and destroy the attacking monster. Then my attacked monster gains a Shadow Counter" the female combatant stated as Rude Kaiser burst in an explosion of dazzling lights before he could touch Assault, whose shadow became more active (Assault's SC: 2).
"Bah! I'm not down just yet! I activate my, kah, Birthright trap card. I can now revive a normal, kah, monster from my grave. Come, kah, back, Rude Kaiser! Kah!" Griever commanded as Rude Kaiser fazed into existence before him as though a ghost (Attack: 1800 Defense: 1600). "Now, continue your, kah, deed". Like before, Rude Kaiser charged forward, but this time succeeded in killing its foe.
"That sucks. Good thing I still have my Shadow of Demise, so now all my other Shadow Templar get a Shadow Counter since one of their comrades bit the dust" Haruka stated as their shadows became more lively (Plague's SC: 2) (Nightmare's SC: 4).
"Kah, fine then. My turn will end, kah, there"
"And mine starts. Hmm. Perfect. I activate Shadow of Deceit. By removing four Shadow Counters from my side of the field, I can special summon a Shadow Templar from my hand or deck. And I'll bring the highest ranking Shadow Templar out. Come on out, Cruelty!" Haruka announced as Nightmare lost all his Shadow Counters, and thus his shadow became lifeless. The being that emerged was no different then his counterparts in appearance, but his stats were definitely different (Attack: 1200 Defense: 2700 + 500).
"So you, kah, brought out a much larger wall. This is not concerning, kah" Griever mused.
"Really? Because I haven't explained his effect yet. Like how he places two Shadow Counters on every other Shadow Templar when special summoned?" Haruka taunted slightly as Plague and Nightmare's shadows started to rise (Plague's SC: 4) (Nightmare's SC: 2). "How about the fact that he gains Shadow Counters for every Shadow Counter he gave?" Haruka continued (Cruelty's SC: 4).
"Bah! This is broken! Kah-kah! You got to summon a monster with that level of defense for the cost of two, kah, of your Shadow Counters and, kah, he uses an effect that more than revives, kah, the Shadow Counters lost" Griever wheezed.
"A bit. But there's a drawback to Shadow of Deceit. At the end of my turn one of my monsters says goodbye. But lets not focus on that right now. I'll set one card and end my turn" Haruka stated as Plague leapt forward to deliver another slash.
Haruka's LP: 8000 Griever's LP: 6200
Afterwards, Plague sank into the shadows as the victim of Shadow of Deceit, but helped the others through Shadow of Demise (Nightmare's SC: 3) (Cruelty's SC: 5). Then, Cruelty groaned and both his and Nightmare's shadows became more lively, lifting off the ground (Nightmare's SC: 4) (Cruelty's SC: 6).
"Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that during my End Phase when Cruelty is in defense, all my face up Shadow Templars gain a Shadow Counter. Must have slipped my mind" Haruka chuckled, playfully knocking on her head.
"Grr, this matters, kah, not. I'll activate Graceful Charity to, kah, draw three cards and discard two... Hehe, kah. I summon my Junk Synchron" Griever said slyly as the orange robot bounded before him (Attack: 1300 Defense: 500).
"Hmm? Junk Synchron? I've never seen that monster before" Haruka stated, squinting at the little robot.
"Kah-kah, oh, you'll get familiar with him quickly, because he won't be here, kah, long. I activate his effect to revive a Level 2 or lower monster from, kah, my graveyard in face up defense. I select my Quillbolt Hedgehog, kah" Griever explained as the bolt-back hedgehog returned (Atttack: 800 Defense: 800).
Strafe's eyes suddenly widened in realization. "It's a Tuner!".
"Correct!" Griever shouted pointing at the German student. "My, kah, Junk Synchron is the key tuner required for, kah, my ultimate monster. I tune my Level 3 Junk Synchron to my, kah, Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog". Junk Synchron pulled on his motor, revving him up and bursting into three rings that wrapped around Quillbolt Hedgehog. Light shot through the rings, engulfing the monster. Emerging from the light was none other than- "Junk Warrior, kah" (Attack: 2300 Defense: 1300).
"Junk Warrior? I get the feeling I'm not going to like this" Haruka sighed.
"You won't. But for now, kah, I'll just equip him with Fairy Meteor Crush, giving a piercing effect, kah. Now, eliminate that Nightmare" Griever said in a low, menacing tone. Junk Warrior flew across the field and slammed its fist into the knight, shattering it into a thousand particles.
Haruka's LP: 7800 Griever's LP: 6200
Cruelty's shadow gained from his ally's death (Cruelty's SC: 7), but he lost his increased defense (Attack: 1200 Defense: 3200 - 500). "Ouch. That guy doesn't pull any punches, does he?" Haruka asked.
"He may not, kah, but I certainly am" Griever said making a few question marks appear amongst the Duelist all around, and Mansen slightly mad.
"Don't talk about your enhanced Duel Disk Griever. That's your secret weapon"
"Kah, I'll end my turn".
"Mmm, this doesn't look good. Hmm. I set a card and activate Coins from the Underworld. Now we both discard our hands and draw five cards from the bottom of our decks. Good thing I just got rid of my hand" Haruka said cheerfully as she and her opponent drew their new hands. "Ooh! This helps! I'll set two more cards and activate Premature Burial, reviving my Reincarnation in defense. And he gets a Shadow Counter for every monster on your side of the field" Haruka said as the monster-reviving-monster returned to her field (Attack: 1200 Defense: 1700) (Reincarnation's SC: 2).
"This again. You're goal is to, kah, just get on my nerves, isn't it?"
"No. My goal is to win. Which is why I'll now end my turn. The first effect of my two monsters will be Reincarnation's to revive Nightmare" Haruka stated as her defense increasing Shadow Templar burst out of the ground (Attack: 900 Defense: 1600 + 500) (Nightmare's SC: 3), its effect appearing on Reincarnation (Attack: 1200 Defense: 1700 + 500) and Cruelty (Attack: 1200 Defense: 2700 + 500) immediately.
"And now you, kah, increase their Shadow Counter count, kah, through Cruelty's effect" Griever said before Haruka could continue, already knowing the game plan as Cruelty followed through with the plan (Nightmare's SC: 4) (Reincarnation's SC: 2) (Cruelty's SC: 8).
Haruka puffed her cheeks and said "You know, it's really not polite to steal my line".
"Yeah, kah, yeah. I'm your enemy so, kah, sue me" the mechanical Duelist said drawing his new card.
Pressing a button on her Duel Disk, Haruka shouted "Hold it! I have one more move! I activate Call of the Haunted, reviving my Plague from the graveyard in defense, which also enacts his Shadow Counter giving effect!". Plague shot out of Cruelty's almost living shadow (Attack: 1200 Defense: 1700 + 500), enlarging it (Cruelty's SC: 9), along with his own (Plague's SC: 1) (Nightmare's SC: 5) (Reincarnation's SC: 3).
"Increasing your Shadow Counters won't, kah, save you this turn. I have the cards, kah, necessary to end this" Griever revealed.
"What? But your monsters aren't strong enough. I mean, sure, your Junk Warrior can defeat some of my monsters, but not with enough strength to take me out" Haruka noted.
"You don't see the, kah, power in my cards. I shall start by activating Wetlands. It's a, kah, field spell that increases the attack of Aqua, kah, Water, Level 2 monsters by 1200, kah, attack points" Griever explained.
Louis laughed aloud, gaining Haruka and Griever's attention while the others still pondered what the card's use was as the field became a wet and muddy field. "You fool! You must use that masque to hide your shame if you use such a pathetic move! Even Haruka, the weakest member of our team, has had no problem against you!".
"I'm not weak"
"You are the, kah, fool. You haven't seen what I'm, kah, aiming for" Griever growled, his eyes narrowed into a glare that looked like it came from a Duel Monster directed at Louis.
"Puh-lease! You have nothing!"
"Shut up Louis! This is my Duel! If Griever says he has something big, then he has something big!" Haruka shouted, surprising her teammate.
Louis recovered quickly and snapped. "Shut your mouth idiot! You hold no worth to our team!".
Haruka and Griever looked ready to say something when Veina interjected. "Enough, all of you! This Duel will continue now!".
"Hmm. Fine. Now, I activate Premature Burial, kah, to revive Star Boy from my graveyard" Griever said as a red starfish like creature with a single eye, a mouth filled with sharp teeth, and a back full of tentacles appeared (Attack: 550 Defense: 500).
Haruka's LP: 7800 Griever's LP: 6400
"Now, before any effects kick in, kah, I activate Inferno Reckless Summon to revive two more Star, kah, Boys from my graveyard. You are, kah, allowed to summon more of one of your, kah, monsters if you please" Griever said as two more Star Boys arrived (Attack: 550 Defense: 500) (Attack: 550 Defense: 500).
"I can't. I only have one of each. But how did your Star Boys get in the graveyard?" Haruka pondered.
"Through my, kah, Graceful Charity and your Coins from the Underworld, kah. Now, the real fun begins. Each of my Star Boys are, kah, Aqua, Water, and Level 2 monsters. So they get, kah, powered up by Wetlands" Griever explained as the starfish like creatures wriggled about happily in the rain (Attack: 550 + 1200 Defense: 500) (Attack: 550 + 1200 Defense: 500) (Attack: 550 + 1200 Defense: 500).
"Oh, so that's why you have Wetlands out... it's not really helping out though. They're still not strong enough" the British girl commented.
"Oh-hoho, kah. I still haven't revealed the greatest part yet, kah. Star Boy has the ability to increase the attack of all Water, kah, monsters' by 500 points, so together they all gain 1500 points" Griever explained as a blue aura emerged from each Star Boy, engulfing each other in the mystical force (Attack: 1750 + 1500 Defense: 500) (Attack: 1750 + 1500 Defense: 500) (Attack: 1750 + 1500 Defense: 500).
"Wh-wh-whoa! Now they can plow through my monsters!" Haruka gasped in shock.
"Hehe, that's not the end. There's one last effect, kah, that will make this turn the last"
"What else can they do?" the Institute student groaned.
"Not them, kah, but my Junk Warrior. He gains attack equal to, kah, the combined attack of all Level 2, kah, and lower monsters on my side of the, kah, field" Griever explained, a wide and menacing grin on his face if he had a visible mouth.
"Impossible! That's 3 times 3250 points! Plus his original 2300 points!" Haruka exclaimed, a green aura traveled from the Star Boys to Junk Warrior (Attack: 2300 + 9750 Defense: 1300).
The audience, students, representatives, and teachers alike were in awe of the monster. Never before had any of them seen a monster with 12050 attack points. Even his fellow monsters were stunned at just how powerful he had become, that alone saying the Shadow Templars, though brave, were shaking at the monster's new power.
"This is, kah, his power. The power to make the weak, kah, and discarded his strength. Tell me, Louis, kah, does this seem like a fool with shame?" Griever said, his voice not angry, prideful, or happy, but a mixture of the three.
"..."
"That's what I, kah, thought. Now, attack Cruelty with Scrap Fist!" Griever commanded. Junk Warrior took flight immediately, his jets stronger than ever as he pulled his fist back, his target dead ahead.
"No! It won't end this way! I activate Unity! Now my Cruelty's defense is equal to all of my monsters' defenses combined!" Haruka shouted as a black aura emerged from the majority of the Shadow Templars into Cruelty (Attack: 1200 Defense: 3200 + 6500).
"Bah! It's not enough! You will only, kah, succeed in surviving this turn!" Griever retorted.
"If I didn't activate Shadow Spears, removing 15 Shadow Counters from the field to decrease one of your monster's attack and defense to 0 for the turn!" Haruka revealed as inky black spears shot out of Cruelty, Plague, and Nightmare's shadows, impaling Junk Warrior (Attack: 12050 - 12050 Defense: 1300 - 1300).
"Noooooooooo!"
Junk Warrior stumbled forward, the damage from the Shadow Spears weakening him so much that he dropped to his knees. He just so happened to do so in front of Cruelty. Despite his weakness, Junk Warrior lifted his right fist and pushed on, tapping Cruelty's armor. The knight shook its helmet covered head before bringing its sword down on Junk Warrior, splitting it in two.
Haruka's LP: 7800 Griever's LP: 0000
"And it's over! Give a hand to Haruka everybody" Veina shouted. Noone did though. Not out of disrespect, but from the astonishing sight that just happened. A monster that exceeded their beliefs in attack dropped to zero before a monster with a defense that was almost as high.
"Wooooh! That was a close one!" Haruka sighed, dropping back with sweat covering her, the thrill of the last attack getting her despite the fact she would have won regardless.
"Kah! Kah-kah-kah-kah-kah-kah!". Griever's coughing was almost uncontrollable as he tried to get off the stage, but swerved from side-to-side. Eventually he dropped to his knees, his head resting against the ground as both his hands held his throat. "Kah-kah-kah-kah!".
"Griever! Are you alright!?" Shawn asked, running to his new teammate as everyone could merely watch in concern.
"Do-kah-I-kah-look-kah-fine?" Griever asked between coughs.
"I'll take him to the infirmary. Continue on" Mansen stated as he helped Griever up and bared the weight on his left shoulder as they walked away. Once they were a fair distance away, Mansen moved away from Griever, letting him drop to the ground. "You lost. You aren't supposed to lose. Ever".
"I-kah-fell-kah-into-kah-a-kah-trap. I-kah-will-kah-not-kah-let-kah-it-kah-happen-kah-again".
"Really? And how do you plan to do that? Mansen asked firmly.
"Next-kah-time-kah-I-kah-will-kah-use-kah-my-kah-real-kah-deck".
Original Cards List:
Shadow Templar-Reincarnation / 4 / Dark / 1200 / 1700 / Warrior / Effect: When this card is special summoned, it gains one Shadow Counter for every monster on your opponents side of the field. When this card is in defense position, at the end of the each turn you can special summon one Shadow Templar monster from your graveyard.
A warrior wearing dark armor and a tattered red cape with a jagged sword stained with blood.
Shadow Templar-Cruelty / 9 / 1200 / 2700 / Warrior / Effect: When this card is special summoned, place two Shadow Counters on all other Shadow Templars you control. Place an additional Shadow Counter on this card for each Shadow Counter added this way. When this card is in defense position, add one Shadow Counter to every Shadow Templar you control during your End Phase.
A warrior wearing dark armor and a tattered red cape with a jagged sword stained with blood.
Shadow of Demise / Continuous Spell: Whenever a Shadow Templar is destroyed, all other Shadow Templar monsters on the field gain one Shadow Counter.
Two Shadow Templars abandoning a fallen Shadow Templar without looking back.
Shadow Spears / Quick-Play: Remove 15 Shadow Counters from the field. Choose one monster on the field. That monster's attack and defense become 0 until the end of the turn.
Countless spears of black light surround and unseen target from all sides.
Author's Note: Dun-dun-dun! Griever's real deck? What is that about? Anyways, I hope the Duel was enjoyable. I think I made it tense enough, but I'm not fully sure. Regardless, I hope the chapter over all was to your liking, and enough so that you will review.