Chapter Fifty-Five
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The Duel started with Camula's turn.
"So you don't believe in werewolves?" she chuckled as she summoned out Zombie Werewolf as her opening move and ended her turn with a face down.
"Do you take me for an ametuer?" scoffed in amusement, "Clearly you've set a trap and that mangy flea bag is the bait," he shrugged,"Even so~ I'll bite."
Connar watched nervously as the match played out.
Dr. Crowler talks a big game...
she thought to herself.
For his sake and others, I hope he plays a bigger one...!
Needless to say his move did give him a small life point lead.
"That was fun!" he proclaimed, "I should get out of the class room more often~!"
"More like you need to study up!" Camula smirked as her undead werewolf returned 500 points stronger.
"And he...teaches us?" Chazz blinked.
Crowler, feeling his accontability dropping before his own students quickly stumbles back into his game face.
"No need to worry...all is under control!" he stated as he ended his turn with a face down.
Though everyone did worry when Camula took her turn and got a jumped in lead in the game, sending bats after Crowler that bit into him, draining him of his life points.
I can actually feel their little teeth in every bite!
He thought to himself.
That means this really is a Shadow Game!
"Listen dear...there's no need for you to endure this..." Camula chuckled almost sympathetically,"Step down, and I'll duel the one in white~"
"Hear that, Zane?" Chazz teased,"It sounds as though you're her type~"
"If not her blood type..." Banner chuckled.
Or her slave type!
Connar glared.
"Though tempting your offer may be...I'm afraid I must decline!" stated as he wobbled back to his feet when the attack ended.
"I refuse to let you anwhere near my students!" he declared,"I am the leading Professor in the most prestigeous Duel School in the world...if you want to get to my pupils...you must get through me understand!?"
"Dr. Crowler..." Connar blinked.
Despite his demeanor and treatment of some of his students...he's actually really passionate about teaching us...
she thought to herself.
Now I understand...
She smiled.
...I think he just became my favorite teacher...though, I'll never tell him that!
"You can barely stand, Crowler...!" Chazz called out to which was met with Creepy Crowler's Grin.
"Don't you worry about me." he said," As long as there's a deck in my hand, there's still a few tricks up my sleeve!"
And right he was,
The Ancient Gear Beast he summoned out canceled out the ability for Camula's werewolf to bite back harder, which made for a helpful step up.
"Maybe Crowler's lesson plans really do work." Chazz chuckled.
"Quiet!" Bastion mumbled,"He'll only give us more homework!"
"But I thought you liked homework, Bastion?" Connar blinked followed by some slight snickering from Princeton.
But the hazing was short lived as the field changed from Camula's Infernalvania Field Spell.
"He needs our help!" Zane stated as her Vampire Bat went in for another attack.
"Stay back!" snapped,"This is my duel and mine alone...you must...protect...your keys."
Short of breath the man dropped to the ground once more from the effect of the Shadow Game.
"But Crowler! We can't just stand here and do nothing!"
It took all of Connar's strength to hold Zane back from running into the match. And Camula's taunting was of no help.
"I completely agree with you darling~" she chuckled,"Please step in and save your teacher because obviously he can't save himself!"
"Wrong!"
"Jaden!" Connar gasped as she shot a look toward where the sudden voice chimed in followed by the other chosen who shared her surprise.
" can win this duel!" he stated while Chumley helped place him weakly to the ground. The pinkette gasped and hurried over to his side to help keep him steady. She looked around for another familiar face-
"Sorry Connar." said Jaden, "Norika's not with me."
"Oh...I see..." she sighed, concern covering over her face.
Perhaps that's for the best, though...
Connar thought to herself.
After her experience with Nightshroud...I doubt Norika is in any sort of mood to be anywhere near another Shadow Rider...
"Or perhaps...it's truly YOU she's trying to avoid~"
Connar gasped, startled by the familiar blue haired boy's sudden voice...
Though it seemed to be nothing more than in her head...because his presence was no where to be seen at this time.
"Jaden...is absolutely right!" Crowler Growled as he stood to his feet once again. It seemed Jaden's pep talk lit a fire underneath the fallen teacher after all.
"Oh...you're still here?" Camula huffed.
Crowler's Duel went on and he managed to summon out his best monster causing a decent dibbit in the Vampiress's life points. But it didn't help much. After Crowler's Heavy Storm the game board flipped entirely in Camula's favor.
Crowler knew he lost.
"My students...listen up!" he stated.
" ...no." Connar whimpered.
"No matter what happens to me, always remember this." he said,"I know I have been hard on you." he said gently,"But that's simply because I believe in you." he blinked,"Therefore I know that once I fall here there will still be hope...because I know you all will rise."
"Don't talk like that!" Said Zane. But it was too late.
The game was over.
"DR. CROWLER!" Jaden cried out as the prestigeous teacher took his final fall on Camula's final attack.
"His key..." she chuckled, but it then lowered into an ominous hiss,"Is mine~!"
To Be Continued