Harry Potter: The Prince of Games
Disclaimer: SEE FIRST CHAPTER
Plot: Harry never went to the Dursleys; instead, he went to James' brother and was raised in a life of fun, mystery and excitement. But, as it always does, destiny soon catches up with Harry as he discovers strange powers, dark destinies and unusual truths about himself.
Author's Note: Okay, so this one is an idea that's completely random and yet fun at the same time; and, as always, I say that if you don't like it, then don't read it
Dedication: I'd like to dedicate this story to Goodfella96 and Above the Winter Moonlight for being my inspiration for this story; their stories are also my recommended reads: Battle Born by Above the Winter Moonlight and Harry Potter and the Stone of Ra by Goodfella96;
Also: If you've enjoyed this story, then go and check out Different Dimension Duellist by The Mad Prince: it's an amazing adventure;
Key Pairings: Harry/Alexis;
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"What do you say, Nightshroud? Jaden and I forming a little tag team: in exchange, you gain some more life points for this duel…"
"I gain extra life points? Interesting: I accept," sniggered Nightshroud, looking to the eyes of his dragon's head disk as his life points went up while, at the same time, Jaden placed his own deck into his disk, his eyes turning into Yubel's colours.
"DUEL!"
Chapter 38: Sacred Destiny Part 1
Harry and Jaden: 8000/Nightshroud: 8000
As Yugi, Seto, Alexis, Zane and Sirius looked on in worry and concern, in the makeshift arena, all three duellists drew their first hands, Harry and Jaden both standing side-by-side as proudly as they'd done against the King of Games and the KC CEO in their Tag Duel.
This time, however, a look of pure concern and focus was reflected in the eyes of both duellists as they shared a look and a nod of unspoken agreement before Harry, returning his attention to Nightshroud, told him, "You take the first move, Nightshroud."
"Very well," agreed the dark duellist, drawing his first card before he added, "But you realise that you can't stand against the power in my deck: one way or another, Key Keeper, those Sacred Beast cards will be mine!"
"Just make your move," insisted Harry, earning a scoff from Nightshroud as he eyed his hand before he did just that.
"I summon Troop Dragon (700/800) in defence mode and next, I place a card face down and end my turn: your move, boys."
"Do you mind, Harry?" asked Jaden, earning a nod of consent from the Supreme King before the Guardian drew his first card, eyeing his hand, he made his own move, "I summon Elemental Hero Wildheart (1500/1600) in attack mode and next, I throw down two face-downs: that ends my turn."
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As the Wildman of Jaden's deck rose up onto the field, Seto clenched his hand into a fist as he explained to the others, "In a normal duel, Jaden could have destroyed that monster without much trouble, but this is similar to a Tag Duel, so all three duellists have to have monsters in play and a turn taken before any of them can conduct their Battle Phase."
"Which could be bad news for Harry and Jaden if this Nightshroud character is as dangerous as he looks," added Zane, earning nods and murmurs from the others before he smiled as he admitted, "That being said, Harry defeated me in less than two turns and, together, they've both taken on you and Yugi and won, Kaiba, so we know they have what it takes to stand up to threats like this one."
"I hope you're right, Zane," muttered Yugi, watching as Harry drew his first card, "Because if they lose, the world, as we know it, is doomed!"
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Eyeing his hand, Harry took a deep breath before he looked up at Nightshroud, who watched and waited with interest reflected in his expression, his voice laced with strength as he asked, "Did you think you could just claim power that was never yours, Nightshroud? If you know anything about who I am and what I've done to get here, you'd know I won't let that happen without a fight!"
"You should be careful what you wish for, Your Highness," drawled Nightshroud, clenching his free hand into a fist as he explained, "Like you, I too have walked through darkness to get here: faced trials and endured pain and torment that has moulded me into the dark warrior you see before you. And you say I will need to give you a fight? Then you will live to regret those words: now make your move."
"As you wish," replied Harry, his eyes shining gold as he exclaimed, "Allow me to show you the true power of Darkness, Nightshroud, with this: rise up, Evil Hero Flashfire (1800/1100) in attack mode and next, I activate the spell card Dark Armoury!"
Even Jaden was surprised by the moves being made by his friend as what looked like a negative version of Elemental Hero Heat rose up onto the field, his body exuding a wave of hyperthermic energy that actually caused the room to heat up, causing sweat to form on the heads and necks of those watching from the sidelines.
At the same time, the spell card that Harry had used against Titan many months ago also rose onto the field, the fact that the King was actually using and counting on the power of his Evil Heroes surprising Yugi and Kaiba while Zane and Alexis smiled as though realising what was going on.
"With this," explained Harry, indicating his new hero as he told Nightshroud, "Because I have an Evil Hero, like Flashfire, in play, I can now search my deck for a card with Evil in its name and add it to my hand."
Shuffling through his deck, Harry retrieved the card in question before he explained, "However, since I can't attack, I think I'll just end by placing two cards face down and ending my turn."
"Interesting," drawled Nightshroud, drawing his next card while he eyed Harry's field as he mused, "I heard rumours you were afraid to even rely on the great power within you, Harry Potter. Clearly, I was misinformed, but no matter: even you commanding those powers won't stop me from getting my hands on the beasts and ruling this world."
"Not alone, it won't," smirked Harry, looking over to Jaden, who nodded in agreement before Harry added, "Anyway, Nightshroud, you just made your second mistake: your first thinking you know what sort of duellist I am. Because you see, now that it's the Standby Phase, Evil Hero Flashfire's special ability activates, which deals you two hundred points of direct damage for every Elemental and Evil Hero in play: and as you can see, both Flashfire and Wildheart are standing tall!"
"Bring it!" declared Nightshroud, watching as Flashfire's body released two arcs of dark energy, which cut through Nightshroud, causing steam to rise up from his clothing as the heat of the dark hero singed his life points.
Harry and Jaden: 8000/Nightshroud: 7600
"Not even a flinch," mused Jaden, earning a smirk from Harry as he asked, "What are these guys made of?"
"Sterner stuff than you, Key Keeper," replied Nightshroud, holding up a card as he added, "As I'll now prove by activating the spell card Dragon's Gunfire: with this, because my Troop Dragon is on the field, I can choose one of two effects to play, so I think I'll choose effect number one, which deals eight hundred points of damage to you, but since there are two of you, I think I'll choose Harry to feel the burn!"
"Say what?" asked Harry, watching as a burst of fiery energy was launched from Nightshroud's card, the energy cutting through Harry's side of the field and inflicting damage to his life points. At the same time, it was Harry that winced as the dark powers of the Shadow Game forced him to feel the burn for what it was, but that didn't stop the King from carrying on, even as he watched his and Jaden's combined life points go down.
Harry and Jaden: 7200/Nightshroud: 7600
Even after the damage had been dealt, Harry seemed to stagger slightly while, behind him, a low snarl rippled out from the tomb of the Sacred Beasts, earning a maniacal laugh from Nightshroud as he asked, "And you call yourself the one, true Master of the Sacred Beasts? Pathetic! But don't worry, I'll make this quick and painful for you both: because now, by sacrificing my Troop Dragon, I can use the special ability of a monster in my hand who will really bring the inferno down on you both!"
Suddenly, the ceiling over the heads of the three duellists turned darker than pitch while the ground beneath Nightshroud shone with molten energy that spewed upwards, revealing a monster that had Yugi and Kaiba staring in disbelief while the others looked on in worry.
At first, the monster looked like the infamous Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon, but this one was much darker and radiated an aura of overwhelming dark power that left those watching trembling in fear while, in the arena, Harry clenched his fist, a shocked, but determined look in his eyes.
As for Jaden, he looked from the newcomer to Harry as he asked, "What is that thing?"
"That's Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (2800/2400) one of the most-powerful members of the Red Eyes type," explained Harry, his hand actually trembling before the power of the dragon, "Not only can it be summoned with one tribute as long as it's a Dragon-Type, but now it's on the field, Nightshroud can build an army of dragons because Red Eyes' other ability allows him to summon dragons from his hand or the graveyard except Red Eyes himself."
"How right you are, Harry, bravo," sniggered Nightshroud, applauding mockingly as he explained, "I see why you're one of the top Obelisk Blue students: I'd be very careful what you do now, Zane: you've got competition for your Kaiser role."
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Unseen by Nightshroud, Zane's eyes narrowed suspiciously while, next to him, Alexis watched as her boyfriend tried to show a strong front, but his trembling hand and the fury in his eyes showed otherwise. In Zane's case, however, he was looking not at Harry, but at Nightshroud.
'Other than Harry, there was only one duellist that called me Kaiser…but it can't be…' thought the Kaiser, a look of trepidation on his face.
As he watched Nightshroud make his move, his expression never changed from the look of suspicion as he considered what he'd heard and what he thought. It was impossible, but, at the same time, there was something oddly-familiar about the guy's voice, his moves and the way he boasted as though he thought he was putting on a show.
If he was right, then Harry and Jaden needed to be really careful.
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"And now," continued Nightshroud, indicating his big metallic friend as he went on, "Just like Harry said, I'll do just that and summon out another Troop Dragon from my hand before I activate Call of the Haunted, which returns my Troop Dragon from the graveyard in defence mode."
'What could he be planning?' wondered Harry, watching as Nightshroud's lips turned upwards in a dark, almost-sadistic smirk as he answered Harry's unasked question.
"But while three makes for an interesting number, I think it's time we up the ante of this match, so I sacrifice both my Troop Dragons to call out my Darkness Metal Dragon's distant cousin: arise, Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000) in attack mode!"
"Two Red Eyes Dragons?" asked Jaden, watching in alarm along with Harry and their spectators as the two Troop Dragons vanished in a swirl of red and black energy, which dissipated to reveal the rare and powerful creature whom Harry had only ever seen in the deck of his honorary uncle, Joey Wheeler, its feral cry echoing across the field as it settled next to its larger, darker companion. "This is bad."
"And it's only going to get worse," announced Nightshroud, giving a powerful gesture as he commanded, "Red Eyes Black Dragon, take down Elemental Hero Wildheart with Inferno Fire Blast!"
Just like the monster Harry knew, the Red Eyes on Nightshroud's field opened its jaws and unleashed a torrential blast of reddish-black energy that burned through Wildheart, sending him to the graveyard and dealing more damage to Team Supreme's life points in the process.
Harry and Jaden: 6300/Nightshroud: 7600
"And don't think your little candle boy's safe either, King," scoffed Nightshroud, his body radiating an aura of dark energy as he commanded, "Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, attack Evil Hero Flashfire: show him the true power of Darkness with Inferno Shadow Blaze!"
Spreading its wings, Red Eyes' body shone with the energy of the dark duellist that it was serving before, like Red Eyes Black Dragon, it opened its jaws and fired off a large number of black flames, which raced across the field.
However, Harry was far from defeated as he declared, "I don't think so, Nightshroud: because I activate one of my face-down cards: Hatred Barrier!"
"I remember that," muttered Yugi, earning smiles from the others as Harry's Flashfire was protected from harm, the attack of the Red Eyes rippling against the barrier, though the resulting shockwave caused the caverns to tremble from the reality induced by the Shadow Game.
Still, once the barrier fell, Flashfire stood tall and proud, as did Harry as he explained, "Thanks to my trap card, because Flashfire is in play, the battle ends here…and that's not the only surprise heading your way."
When Nightshroud looked on in confusion, Harry gestured to Jaden's field; looking over, Nightshroud's eyes widened as did the others as they saw that Jaden's field wasn't as empty as it had been when Wildheart was destroyed: instead, the familiar form of Elemental Hero Neos Alius (1900/1300) was standing just as tall and proud as the Evil Hero as he stood between Jaden and his enemy.
"How?" asked Nightshroud.
"When you attacked and destroyed Wildheart," replied Jaden, holding up a trap card in his hand as he explained, "It activated one of my two face-down cards, Hero Signal, which let me summon a Level Four or lower Elemental Hero from my deck or hand, such as my newest friend, Elemental Hero Neos Alius: I guess you should have paid closer attention to our moves, Nightshroud."
"That won't save you," growled Nightshroud, eyeing the remaining cards in his hand as he added, "Against my Red Eyes and my army, you are just insects waiting to be burned up: as I'll soon prove. For now, I end my turn!"
"And here comes that surprise," sniggered Harry, earning a confused look from Nightshroud before he saw what Harry meant as Flashfire's body shone with the same energy that had nearly destroyed him before, with a loud cry, the Evil Hero released the energy, causing it to strike at Nightshroud, who let out a cry of alarm.
"Thanks to Hatred Barrier's other effect," explained Harry, smiling with victory in his sights as he told Nightshroud, "When the turn that the card's activated is over, you take damage equal to the attack power of your monster, which is 2800 points, all of which now burn you up, Nightshroud!"
In the midst of the strike, however, a few people noticed that part of his eyemask cracked from the strain of the attack, the side that carried the eyepiece he wore remained on his face.
However, as the attack died down, so too did the broken part of the mask fall away to reveal a handsome face with glazed-over brown eyes, almost like the owner was under some sort of trance.
A collective gasp of horror spread around the chamber as Harry, along with Alexis, Zane and Sirius, recognised the eyes for who they belonged to.
Even as Nightshroud's life points went down, Harry's voice echoed through the chamber as he asked, "Atticus Rhodes?"
Harry and Jaden: 6300/Nightshroud-Atticus: 4800
"It…it can't be…" gasped Alexis, watching as Nightshroud/Atticus looked from his opponents to her, but his expression didn't change, "Atty? Is…is that you?"
"Atticus Rhodes is gone!" declared Nightshroud, his voice still distorted by the darkness while, as he faced Harry and Jaden, they saw his brown eye flash blue as he exclaimed, "Consumed by the Darkness, he has been destroyed: I am Nightshroud!"
"Possessing Atticus," finished Harry, clenching his hand into a fist as he looked from Nightshroud/Atticus to Alexis, his expression never changing as he told her, "I promised I'd help you find him, Lexi, and I will: because when Jaden and I win this duel, we will get him back!"
"And what makes you think I'll put my vessel on the line for nothing, Harry Potter?" asked Nightshroud, letting out a laugh as he told Harry, "You can't think you can banish me like the Pharaoh might have banished his enemies: even with all your powers, it won't work!"
"Then let's up the ante," insisted Harry, his eyes filled with the gold power of the Supreme King as he told Nightshroud, "This duel will continue and, if Jaden and I win, not only do I claim the Sacred Beasts as is my right, but you will free Atticus and leave, never to return!"
"But what if I win?" asked Nightshroud, brushing muck from his coat as he asked, "What do you have that's worth this shell of a soul?"
"The only thing I can wager," answered Harry, drawing himself to his full height, his armour fading away to reveal his student's attire and the focused look in his eyes as he faced Nightshroud before he answered, "The Power of the King!"
More horrified gasps spread around the room as Harry, looking from Nightshroud to Jaden, told him, "If Nightshroud wins, I will surrender Haou's dark powers and destructive force to him! It's the only thing that can match the stakes of a friend's soul!"
"And when that happens," laughed Nightshroud, a deranged look in his eyes as he explained, "You will bow to me, boy! I accept!"
As the next turn, which was Jaden's, began with the drawing of his card, Nightshroud's dark laughter resonated through the caverns, even as Flashfire's ability took four hundred more of his life points with an Elemental Hero and an Evil Hero on the field.
Harry and Jaden: 6300/Nightshroud: 4400
As Jaden eyed his hand, looking for an ideal next move, he looked over to Harry as he whispered, "I hope you know what you're doing, Harry."
'So do I,' thought Harry, his eyes momentarily returning to their former emerald-green colouring as he added, 'Because if not, I won't just lose the Sacred Beasts cards to the Darkness, I create the very thing I've fought so hard to avoid becoming.'
Distant memories of darker times and destructive moments flashed through Harry's mind as he saw Jaden take his turn, though not without sharing the same worry that Harry felt as he looked over to Nightshroud, who still sniggered with a deranged, almost-expectant air.
'I create the Supreme King of Darkness that will destroy this world…rather than saving it!'
Chapter 38 and, uh oh, it looks like Harry's infamous saving-people-thing has come out to up the ante, but can he manage to overcome the fear of what might happen to defeat Nightshroud and rescue Atticus?
Also, with two powerful monsters and a dark, destructive mindset serving their opponent, can Team Supreme find the right moves to work their way to victory?
Keep Reading to Find Out
Next Chapter: With all the marbles on the line, Harry and Jaden continue their battle against Nightshroud, but the appearance of a greater power might just wind up costing Harry his closest friend and ally and a lot more besides…
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