Dawn of the Dark World


You didn't think I've forgotten about team Frozen Flame, did you? Well, regardless of your answer, I didn't forget about them. Brian, Dragan, and Sora are getting prepared for their pair up against the mysterious Team Dark World.

"Hey Sora?" Brian spoke up.

"Yeah." Sora answered.

"Are you going to stick with that ride chain deck?" Brian asked.

"It's a good deck, but.." Sora trained off.

"But..." Brian repeated.

"I'm not sure I can keep using it in the tournament, I've been in very close situations, that I wasn't sure if I'd get out a okay." Sora answered.

"The answer's obvious." Dragan spoke up as he sat up on the bed.

"Oh yeah, what?" Sora asked.

"Change the deck.. if it's holding you back, change the deck until you feel satisfied. Doesn't the Cold Soldiers have subclans that use the aesthetics of the clans better than the main units?" Dragan inquired.

"Oh yeah! That's a pretty good idea." Brian added.

Sora looked at her deck, placed it on the ground, then separated it.

"Every bit counts, can you help me?" Sora asked Brian.

"Of course, we're teammates after all." Brian smiled.


Chotto yogoreta SUUTSUKEESU wo motte

Nani mo shirazu ni sora kara orita

Chizu no mukou, koko ni sanjou

Yume ni mita akogare no basho

Yea Yea Yea (Yea Yea Yea)

The Rock City Boy (The Rock City Boy)

Yea Yea Yea (Yea Yea Yea)

The Rock City Boy (The Rock City Boy)

Oh baby JANJAN kabe norikoeyou with my guitar

Todoku made oh yeah utaou Just music sore dake de

Kimi ni sasageru yo oh yeah

MAJI de kyoutsuuten no hou ga ooi nchau no? with my guitar

Sagashinagara yea utaou, just love tada sore dake de,

Oikake get free?! My perfect dream!

Yea Yea Yea

The Rock City Boy (boy boy boy)

Ne teru toki mo

Oki teru toki mo

Yume wo mikata ni shiyo yo Yea


It took a good amount of time, but Brian and Sora finished Sora's new deck.. just in time for them to relax a bit before their next match.

"Thanks.. this deck should give me a better chance to win against anyone I fight." Sora smiled.

"No problem, that's what teammates are for." Brian stated with a stupid grin on his face.

"Team Dark World, just what clans do they use?" Dragan mumbled.

"What?" Brian asked.

"I tried looking them up, but it seems all data related to them just disappeared kff the face of the web." Dragan answered.

"Well, that just means that we have to win and make it to the semi finals!" Brian exclaimed.

"And hopefully the final match as well." Sora added.

Dragan got up from his bed, and left the room with Brian following closely behind.

"If what Alan and his teammates said is true, then I should be careful around Brian... for now." Sora thought.

Sora stood up with her new deck in hand, and walked with Brian and Dragan to the dugout, Samurai Dragon is sitting in the private booth, watching the field with some uneasiness among them.

"Team Dark World, based on the info Abygail gave us, they all use Link Joker.. Frozen Flame better be careful." Tom stated.

"Well they did give the three of you a hard time during the regionals, so they should be alright." Greg surmised.

"Dragan beat Megan while Brian and Sora lost to Max and I respectively, and each match was very close." Tom agreed.

Meanwhile Kourin as well as Doctor O took the stadium, both of them getting the crowds attention.

"Sara is co-hosting another match going on at the same time, so I was asked to help Doctor O commentate this one!" Kourin explained.

"Yes, well... give it up for the first of the two mysterious teams, Team Dark World!" Doctor O exclaimed.

The crowd cheered as the silhouettes of the Team Dark World members flashed on the screen.

"And the only team other than Star Ocean to force Strike Shadow to the third match of their games, Team Frozen Flame!" Kourin added.

The crowd cheered as the pics of Brian, Dragan, and Sora flashed on the monitor, and out of all of them, Brian is the only one smiling.

"Well, they never get my good side, do they?" Dragan sighed.

"Lighten up man, once we win... Samurai Dragon, or Strike Shadow will be our next opponents." Brian stated.

"Or Destiny Breaker, and I don't want to be the one facing Dalette Grayson." Sora added.

"Whatever, I want them to declare the first match at least." Dragan sighed once more.

"Now for the first match up!" Kourin exclaimed.

The computer shuffled the names of the 6 competitors, then produced the first 2 names

"For the first match, it's Brian vs Robert!" Doctor O exclaimed.

"Wish me luck." Brian stated excitedly.

Brian walked up to the mf system, and a cloaked boy also walked up several minutes later.

"Well, I hope you gotten better since the last time we met." Robert said suddenly.

"What?" Brian asked.

Robert ignored him, and held up a golden broach with an ice crystal in the palm of his hand

"Ice cold Heart, keep the flame of hope burried beneath the desolate cold! Millennium Blizzard Prison!" Robert exclaimed.

"What!?" Kourin exclaimed.

Before everyone's eyes, huge ice pillars covered the entirety of the stadium in ice, the sun itself couldn't melt this ice as it covered everything around them. Suddenly two vanguard tables elevated off of the ground.

"What... what's going on!? Where'd all this come from!? Are we even broadcasting!?" Doctor O exclaimed.

"A Prison space!?" Megan exclaimed.

"This is bad, if Brian loses, he'll get hit with Judgement!" Tom added.

"Well it's not like we can do anything to rectify this situation, all we can do is try to calm down the audience as best as possible." Max stated.

With that, Samurai Dragon left the booth, and ran to the stadium where they are attempting to calm down several of the audience.

"What, what is this!?" Brian asked.

"Funny, you asked me something similar the last time we met." Robert smiled

"What!? We've never met before!" Brian exclaimed.

"Oh we did, but you just can't remember the experience, shall we begin?" Robert asked.

Robert set his starting vanguard face down.

"I have no choice, I'm not sure what he's up to, but whatever it is, I can't let him get away with this." Brian thought.

Brian also set hos starting vanguard facedown, then both fighters drew 5 cards from the deck and redrew 2 cards each.

"Stand up, vanguard!" Both fighters exclaimed.

As soon as they did, reddish black smog encircled the field, and turned all the ice into the vacuum of space. The only thing that can be seen are the stars among the emptiness.

"Snowbau (5000)!" Brian revealed.

Blue light materialized, and revealed a small white dog in crystal armor. It holds a dagger pouch.

"Star-vader Worldline Dragon (5000)!" Robert revealed.

Silver light materialized on Robert's side, and it shaped into a silver dragon with a bird's head. Black rings cover it's neck and wrists.

"What is that? I've never seen it before." Brian thought.

"This is called Link Joker, now I'll go first.. draw!" Robert exclaimed.

"I'll have to see what Link Joker can do, there's really no choice in the matter." Brian thought.

"I use the effect of Worldline Dragon, I ditch Silver Thorn Dragon Queen Luquier Яeverse from my hand, and check the top 5 of my deck." Robert explained.

"What? Did he say, Silver Thorn? Why does he have a Palemoon unit?" Brian thought.

Revealed Card: Barrier Star-vader Promethium - no trigger

"Based on the shield, he added a Sentinel unit, so that's his plan?" Sora asked herself.

"I ride Neon (7000), and end my turn." Robert informed.

Robert's vanguard evolved into a white robot with a black ring on it's back, it's face has a neutral expression.

Brian - Robert

5 - hand - 5

0 - damage - 0

0 - soul - 1

0 - counterblast - 0

0 - drop zone - 1

Empty, empty - empty, empty

Empty, Snowbau - Mana Shot Star-vader Neon, empty

Empty, empty - empty, empty

"I draw!" Brian exclaimed.

"Why does he have a Palemoon unit in that deck? From what I can tell, they aren't in the same clan." Brian thought.

"I have this in the bag, I can figure out his strategy no problem." Robert thought.

"I ride Frozen Mage Garron (8000), Snowbau moves." Brian informed.

Blue light took the field, and transformed Brian's vanguard into an old mage in blue robes, he wields a scepter with a snowflake jewel on the top. Snowbau appeared behind him.

"I call Permafrost Ice Bishop (7000)!" Brian added.

Blue light materialized, and revealed a holy man in blue robes holding a cross in his hand.

"When that unit attacks, if you have a Permafrost vanguard, it would get 3000 power, and since you have a Frost Paladin vanguard, if you hit a rearguard with him, you can choose one rearguard circle, and freeze it." Robert stated.

"How.. how could you know that!?" Brian asked.

"You used a Permafrost Deck against me, of course you can't remember it." Robert stated.

"Bishop attacks Neon (7000)!" Brian declared.

"I don't guard... damage check (Star-vader Ruin Magician - no trigger)." Robert revealed.

"Snowbau boosts, Garron attack Neon (13000)!" Brian declared.

"I don't guard." Robert smirked.

"Drive check (Ice Sentry - draw trigger) power to my vanguard (18000), and I draw!" Brian revealed.

Garron raised his scepter, and a snow blizzard burst from the crystal, and struck Neon.

"Damage check (Star-vader Nebula Captor - draw trigger)." I draw 1 card as well." Robert revealed.

"I end my turn." Brian informed.

Brian - Robert

6 - hand - 6

0 - damage - 2

0 - soul - 1

0 - counterblast - 0

0 - drop zone - 1

Empty, Permafrost Ice Bishop - empty, empty

Snowbau, Frozen Mage Garron - Mana Shot Star-vader Neon, empty

Empty, empty - empty, empty

"I draw, and activate Worldline Dragon's skill!" Robert exclaimed.

"Wait! Worldline Dragon's in your soul, how can you do that?" Brian asked.

"Simple, his skill can be activated from the soul, I discard Eradicator Vowing Saber Dragon Яeverse, and check the top 5 cards of the deck for a Link Joker unit." Robert explained.

Revealed Card: Star-vader Magnet Hollow - no trigger

"Eradicator?! First a Palemoon, and now a Narukami!? What's with his deck!?" Brian thought

"Ride Star-vader Mobius Breath Dragon (9000)!" Robert Exclaimed.

Silver light encased Robert's vanguard, and transformed it into a silver dragon with it's wings bound by a black ring

"I call Magnet Hollow (9000), and Vorium (6000)!" Robert added.

Two more silver light appeared then revealed a blue mech with a blaster, and a male android with a sword for an arm

"With support from Vorium, Mobius Breath attacks Garron (15000)!" Robert declared.

"I don't guard." Brian decided

"Drive check (Star-vader Weiss Soldat - critical trigger) power to Magnet Hollow (14000), and critical to Mobius Breath (2 critical)." Robert revealed.

Mobius Breath opened it's mouth, and shot a laser of black energy at Garron.

"Damage check (Frost Striker - no trigger), second check (Permafrost Ice Knight - no trigger)." Brian revealed.

"Vorium's skill.. I check the top 5 cards of the deck, and add this card to my hand! Robert revealed.

Revealed Card: Dark Dimensional Robo Яeverse Daiyusha - no trigger

"Is that all?" Brian asked.

"No, I activate Mobius Breath's skill... I lock Bishop!" Robert excplained.

Two black rings materialized around Bishop, and he screamed. The result left him as a white card trapped in a gravity field made by said intersecting rings.

"Magnet Hollow attack (14000)!" Robert declared.

Magnet Hollow raised his gun, and blasted Garron.

"Damage check (Marry Elf Santa - heal trigger) I heal 1 point." Brian revealed

"I counterblast, and add 1 reverse unit to my hand." Robert revealed.

Revealed Card: Broken Heart Jewel Knight Ashlie Яeverse - no trigger

"His hand keeps getting bigger! if this keeps up, I might not win this, but I have to keep fighting." Brian thought.

Brian - Robert

6 - hand - 7

2 - damage - 2

0 - soul - 2

0 - counterblast - 1

1 - drop zone - 2

Empty, Permafrost Ice bishop (locked) - Star-vader Magnet Hollow, empty

Snowbau, Frozen Mage Garron - Star-vader Mobius Breath Dragon, Sword Drawn Star-vader Vorium

Empty, empty - empty, empty

"I stand and draw!" Brian declared.

"This Robert guy is strong, Brian.. hope you're okay." Sora thought.

"Ride Heart of Ice Vladimir (9000)!" Brian declared.

Blue light overtook Brian's vanguard, and evolved him into a traditional looking vampire with ice blue hair.

"Call Permafrost Ice Knight (9000) and Frost Striker (7000)!" Brian added.

Two more blue lights appeared, the first revealed an ice blue version of Black Dragon Knight Vortimer, the second was a squire in blue leather armor holding a spear.

"Frost Striker's skill... I freeze the open circle behind Magnet Hollow!" Brian exclaimed.

A big ice pillar grew from the non existent ground, and covered the area.

"This is how Frost Paladin fights, restricting my ability to call allies, you've done this before." Robert stated.

"Shut up, we've never met! With support from Frost Striker, Ice Knight attacks Magnet Hollow (16000)!" Brian declared.

"With Permafrost Ice Bishop, he gets 3000 for having a Permaforst vanguard, and freezes the rearguard circle of the unit he gets rid of." Robert stated.

"What!? How could you possibly know that!?" Brian asked.

"I guard with Weiss Soldat (10000)!" Robert countered.

"That's not a coincidence." Dragan said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Sora asked.

"He knew how Ice Bishop works, then locked it.. following up, he blocked Ice Knight who is basically a grade 2 version of Bishop. Maybe they did meet and fought, but Brian clearly doesn't remember it." Dragan answered.

"With support from Snowbau, Vladimir attack Mobius (14000)!" Brian declared.

"I don't guard." Robert decided.

"Drive check (Heart of Ice Frost Sentry - critical trigger) all effects to Vladimir (19000, 2 critical)!" Brian revealed.

Vladimir flew the same way all vampires fly, and he bit into the armor of the dragon, and started drinking it's blood.

"Damage check (Barrier Star-vader Promethium - no trigger), second check (Sword Drawn Star-vader Vorium - no trigger)." Robert revealed.

"I activate Snowbau's counterblast.. I send it to the soul, and freeze your front row rearguard circle!" Brian exclaimed.

Another pillar of ice appeared next to the silver dragon.

"I end my turn." Brian informed.

The seal on Ice Bishop broke, revealing the holy man once again

Brian - Robert

5 - hand - 6

2- damage - 4

2 - soul - 2

1 - counterblast - 1

1 - drop zone - 3

Empty, Permafrost Ice Bishop - Star-vader Magnet Hollow, Freeze

Empty, Heart of Ice Vladimir - Star-vader Mobius Breath Dragon, Sword Drawn Star-vader Vorium

Frost Striker, Permaforst Ice Knight - Freeze, empty

"I stand and draw!" Robert declared.

"With two rearguard circles frozen, this guy won't have enough attacks to be a threat." Drqgan stated.

"I guess, but he knew how some units of Brian's deck works, and countered them. He's good." Sora thought.

"Ride Setting Sun Star-vader Darmstadtium (11000)!" Robert declared.

Silver light encased Robert's vanguard and evolved it into a humanoid robot with red energy veins on it's legs. A black ring covers it's back.

"It's time I start the end game, Magnet Hollow attack (9000)!" Robert declared.

"I intercept with Ice Knight (5000)!" Brian countered.

"With support from Vorium, Darmstadtium attacks (19000)!" Robert declared.

"Frozen Dragonic Wyvern guards, and let's go Quintet Wall!" Brian declared.

An ice blue version of Wyvern Guard Guld appeared infornt of Vladimir

Top card: Heart of Ice Vladimir - no trigger (5000)

Top card: Hail Calling Knight - no trigger (5000)

Top card: Heart of Ice King of Departure - stand trigger (10000)

Top card: Magician Dragon of the Restless Blizzard - no trigger (0)

Top card: Permafrost Ice Knight - no trigger (5000)

Total shield 25000

"Twin drive (Star-vader Oloron - stand trigger) all effects to Magnet Hollow (14000), second check (Star-vader Weiss Soldat - critical trigger) I give all effects to Magnet Hollow (19000, 2 critical)!" Robert revealed.

Darmstadtium raced across the field, but was blocked by several defensive units.

"Magnet Hollow attack (19000)!" Robert declared.

"I don't guard.. damage check (Frozen Mage Garron - no trigger), second check (Ice Sentry - draw trigger) I draw 1 card." Brian revealed.

"I end my turn." Robert informed.

Brian - Robert

5 - hand - 8

4 - damage - 4

2 - soul - 3

2 - counterblast - 1

7 - drop zone - 3

Empty, Permafrost Ice Bishop - Star-vader Magnet Hollow, empty

Empty, Heart of Ice Vladimir - Setting Sun Star-vader Darmstadtium, Sword Drawn Star-vader Vorium

Frost Striker, empty - empty, empty

"Alright.. stand and draw!" Brian declared.

"Next turn.. next turn I can make him feel extreme amounts of fear, oh how beautiful it will be!" Robert thought.

"Ultimate Dragon of ice, bring hope to the people that you rule, anf show them the strength within! I ride Emperor Ice Dragon Hail Call Dragon (11000)!" Brian exclaimed.

A blizzard of snow exploded over the battlefield, and Brian's vanguard evolved into an ice blue version of Dragonic Kaiser Vermillion.

"I move Bishop back, and call Garron (8000), Ice knight (9000) and Vladimir (9000).. with his skill, he gets 2000 for each empty rearguard circle you control!" Brian informed.

"But that would mean!" Robert realized.

"He gets 6000 power (15000)!" Brian informed.

"Not only that, but Hail Call Dragon has several effects as well." Sora added.

"Seek mate!" Brian exclaimed.

4 cards flew from the drop zone, and back into Brian's deck, then a copy of Hail Calling Knight flew from the deck, and into Brian's hand.

"Summon a torrent of snow, and bury everyone who threatens you in it, legion (20000)!" Brian exclaimed.

An ice warrior in unmeltable ice armor appeared next to Hail Call Dragon.

"Vladimir's skill.. freeze!" Brian exclaimed.

"So I lose a rearguard, who cares." Robert dismissed.

"Hall Call Dragon's skill, I freeze the other 2 rearguard circles!" Brian explained.

"Big whoop." Robert retorted.

"I use my Dragon's soul blast, and retire Vorium, Vladimir gets 2000 power (17000)!" Brian added.

"This is bad, my hand is mostly grade 3 units... how did he push himself this far?" Robert thought.

"With support from Striker, Permafrost Ice Knight attacks Magnet Hollow (16000)!" Brian declared.

"No guard.." Robert informed.

"He had no choice, his hand is mostly grade 3 cards." Tom thought from where he was in the stands.

"With Knight's skill, I freeze that rearguard circle, and since it's empty, Vladimir gets stronger (19000)... with support from Garron, let's go.. legion attack (31000)!" Robert exclaimed.

"I have 35000 in my hand, I can't block this attack and the next one as well.. despite my perfect guard, it won't allow me discard a reverse unit." Robert thought.

"Twin drive (Heart of Ice King of Departure - stand trigger) I power up Vladimir (24000), and stand Ice Knight, second check (Heart of Ice Frost Sentry - critical trigger) power to Ice Knight (14000), and critical to my vanguard (2 critical)!" Brian revealed.

Hail Call Dragon and Hail Calling Knight combined their swords, and made a tornado of snow and wind which covered Darmstadtium's body. Two cards flew from the deck, and into Robert's damage zone.

"No, I lost." Robert stated.

As the units disappeared, the outer space field turned back into the ice prison which covered the entire stadium.

"It's time you got what the loser deserves!" Kourin exclaimed.

"Kourin? What do you mean by that?" Doctor O asked.

"Judgement!" Kourin exclaimed.

The damage zones reacted to the word, and a dark blue smog rose from them, a blizzard struck Robert in the chest with so much ice and force. When everything was said and done, the prison space dissipated.

"Well, I don't know what happened here... if anyone at home saw what happened, the winner of this first match up is Brian of Team Frozen Flame!" Doctor O announced.

The paramedics got to the scene, and picked the fallen body of Robert up, and Brian returned to his team's dugout.

"Way to go man, you got us all out of that!" Dragan exclaimed.

"Yeah... just be careful when you fight them." Brian warned.

The three members of Frozen Flame looked on to see the remaining two members of Dark World.


Brian: that was different.

Tom: no time to waste, the next match is beginning

Max: next time Dark World Devastation

Sora: so this is how Link Joker fights.

Brian: good luck, Sora