Chapter One: A Normal Life
"I'm heading out now!" exclaimed a boy as he opened the door of his house and jogged out, as the boy was running, in the distance he saw a tall boy with blonde hair and a white skin tone, he wore a white shirt with short khakis, as he saw him, a smile formed on the boy's face.
"Joel!" called the boy as Joel stopped and turned around.
"How's it going Leroy," said Joel as he raised his hand up and Leroy ran up to him to give him a high five, but Joel then raised his arm, almost causing Leroy to trip.
"Hey what was that for?" asked Leroy with an annoyed look.
"Ha, that will never get old," laughed Joel as he held his gut.
Leroy then walked up to him and punched him in the arm. "Come on man, we're both 16 years old now, aren't you a bit old for this."
"Yeah, I guess so, it's not as fun as it used to be when we were kids and I was taller than you." said Joel as he rubbed his arm, then he eyed Leroy he saw how much he had grown, he had black hair, green eyes, and a dark skin tone, he wore an orange shirt and black shorts, and as Joel said, they were both around the same height of 5"7.
"Well let's just forget about that, it's Saturday, where do you want to go?" asked Leroy as the two began to walk down the block.
"I have an idea," said Joel as he reached into his pocket and took out a deck of cards. "Why don't we head to the park, I don't know about you, but I'm up for a cardfight."
"Sure, why not," said Leroy as he smiled and took out his own Vanguard deck.
The two then arrived at the park, after finding a table, they took out their decks, selected their starting units, and drew their opening hand.
"Ready?" asked Joel as he smirked.
"You know it," replied Leroy with a similar look on his face.
"Stand up my, Vanguard!
"Composed Seeker, Lucius!" said Leroy
Composed Seeker, Lucius
Grade 0, Power: 5000
"Enigmatic Assassin!" said Joel
Enigmatic Assassin
Grade 0, Power: 5000
Turn 1: Hand[Joel(5), Leroy(5)]
"I'm up first, draw," said Joel as he selected a card from his hand. "I ride, Edge in the Darkness!"
Edge in the Darkness
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"I end my turn."
Joel
[R] [Edge in the Darkness] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Leroy
[R] [Composed Seeker, Lucius] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Turn 2: Hand[Joel(5), Leroy(5)]
"Okay, it's my turn, draw," said Leroy. "I ride Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren!"
Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren
Grade 1, Power: 7000
"I also call Honest Seeker, Cynric to the rear guard, now Cyrinc attacks," said Leroy as he rested his card. "With Cyrinc's skill, if my Vanguard has "Seeker" in its name, add 3000 power!"
(7000+3000=10000)
"Guard!" said Joel as he put down a grade 1 to the guardian circle.
"Now with a boost from Lucius, Gangaren attacks!"
(7000+5000=12000)
"No guard."
"Okay, drive check," said Leroy as he flipped the top card of his deck.
[Drive Check - Impact Seeker, Modoron (Critical Trigger)]
"Alright, I got a critical trigger, all effects go to my Vanguard!"
"Tch, damage check," said Joel as he checked the top two cards of his deck.
[Damage Check#1 - Demonted Executioner (G2)]
[Damage Check#2 - Mad Hatter of Nightmareland (Draw Trigger)]
"Nice, a draw trigger, power to my Vanguard, and I draw."
Damage: [Joel(2), Leroy(0)]
"That'll be it for my turn," said Leroy.
Joel
[R] [Edge in the Darkness] [R]
[R] [R] [R]
Leroy
[Honest Seeker, Cynric] [Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren] [R]
[R] [Composed Seeker, Lucius] [R]
Turn 3: Hand[Joel(5), Leroy(5)]
"My turn, stand and draw," said Joel. "I ride, Decadent Succubus!"
Decadent Succubus
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"I also call Courting Succubus, then I call Doppel Vampir, I activate Decadent's skill, since I have another Dark Irregulars rear guard, I can soul charge one card, I then call Demonted Executioner, with his skill, I look at the top seven cards in my deck and send one card with the Darkness ability among them to the soul, now I activate the skill of the Dimension Creeper sent to my soul due to Decadent's skill, I send it to the drop zone, then soul charge two more cards," said Joel.
"It's only been two turns, but he's already gathered five cards in his soul and it will only get higher from here, hmph, impressive as ever Joel," thought Leroy.
"Now prepare yourself, Doppel attacks Cynric!"
(9000)
"I guard."
"Now with a boost from Courting, Decadent attacks the vanguard!"
(9000+7000=16000)
"No guard."
"Drive check," said Joel as he turned over a card from his deck.
[Drive Check - Emblem Master (G2)]
"Damage check,"
[Damage Check - Messegal Seeker (Draw Trigger)]
"I got a draw trigger, power to my vanguard and draw."
Damage: [Joel(2), Leroy(1)]
"With Courting's skill, since the attack hit, I can soul charge one card, Demonted now attacks Cynric!"
(9000)
"I'll guard that one too."
"I end my turn."
Joel
[Doppel Vampir] [Decadent Succubus] [Demonted Executioner]
[R] [Courting Succubus] [R]
Leroy
[Honest Seeker, Cynric] [Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren] [R]
[R] [Composed Seeker, Lucius] [R]
Turn 4: Hand[Joel(3), Leroy(4)]
"Stand and draw," said Leroy. "I ride Heaven Bow Seeker, Morvi!"
Heaven Bow Seeker, Morvi
Grade 2, Power: 9000
"I move Cynric down, then call Full Bloom Seeker Cerdic, Seeker Light Blaze Dragon, and behind him, I'll call Seeker Youthful Mage," said Leroy as he called three cards to the rear guard, giving him a full formation.
"Damn Leroy, you've filled your board so soon, but you only have one card in your hand, that's going to come back to sting you." thought Joel.
"Now with a boost from my Youthful Mage, Light Blaze attacks your vanguard!"
(9000+7000=16000)
"I won't guard that, damage check," said Joel as he did a damage check, but as he did, a smile came to his face.
[Damage Check - Alice of Nightmareland (Heal Trigger)]
"There we go, I got a heal trigger, recover one, power to my vanguard!"
"Don't celebrate too soon, my friend," said Leroy as he grinned. "With the skill of Light Blaze, when his attack hits the vanguard, I can select one unit on my field and give it 5000 power, I give the power to Cerdic, now with a boost from Lucius, Morvi attacks the vanguard, with Morvi's skill, since I have four or more rear-guards, add 3000 power to her, then with Lucius' skill, when it boosts, if I have a full front row of "Seeker" units, add 3000 power!"
(12000+8000=20000)
"Not letting that one hit, I guard," said Joel as he put down two cards into the guardian circle.
"Only need a trigger, drive check."
[Drive Check - Natural Talent Seeker, Valrod(G2)]
"Nice, I survived," said Joel as he let out a sigh of relief.
"Okay then, with a boost from Cynric, Cerdic now attacks the vanguard, with Cerdic's skill, add 3000 power!"
(9000+3000+5000+7000=24000)
"No guard, damage check."
[Damage Check - Brennen Vampir(G2)]
Damage: [Joel(3), Leroy(1)]
"I'll end my turn there," said Leroy.
Joel
[Doppel Vampir] [Decadent Succubus] [Demonted Executioner]
[R] [Courting Succubus] [R]
Leroy
[Full Bloom Seeker, Cerdic] [Heaven Bow Seeker, Morvi] [Seeker, Light Blaze Dragon]
[Honest Seeker, Cynric] [Composed Seeker, Lucius] [Seeker, Youthful Mage]
Turn 5: Hand[Joel(1), Leroy(2)]
"Stand and draw, it's time, are you ready," said Joel as he selected a card from his hand and raised it into the air. "Creature of sin, arise from your slumber and spread your plagues! I ride, Scharhrot Vampir!"
Scharhrot Vampir
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"Doppel retires, I call Emblem Master, now he attacks your vanguard!"
(9000)
"I've never seen that one before, must be a new card, normally I'd guard it, but I only have two cards in my hand and one's a grade 3, I have to save it," thought Leroy as he eyed his hand. "No guard, damage check."
[Damage Check - Bravery Seeker, Marc(G0)]
Damage: [Joel(3), Leroy(2)]
"Perfect, the attack hit, now with Emblem Master's skill," said Joel as he counterblasted one card in his damage zone. "When his attack hits the vanguard, I can soul charge three cards, now my soul count is up to ten cards, with a boost from Courting, Scharhrot attacks!"
(11000+7000=18000)
"N-No guard," said Leroy with a worried tone.
"Alright, twin drive."
[Drive Check#1 - Closet Balloon(G1)]
[Drive Check#2 - Mad Hatter of Nightmareland (Draw Trigger)]
"A draw trigger, the power to Demonted, I draw."
"Damage check."
[Damage Check - Blaster Blade Seeker(G2)].
Damage: [Joel(3), Leroy(3)]
"With Courting's skill, I soul charge one card, now Demonted is up next, attack the vanguard!"
(9000+5000=14000)
"I guard, then I intercept with Light Blaze."
"I end my turn," said Joel.
Joel
[Emblem Master] [Scharhrot Vampir] [Demonted Executioner]
[R] [Courting Succubus] [R]
Leroy
[Full Bloom Seeker, Cerdic] [Heaven Bow Seeker, Morvi] [R]
[Honest Seeker, Cynric] [Composed Seeker, Lucius] [Seeker, Youthful Mage]
Turn 6: Hand[Joel(3), Leroy(1)]
"Stand and draw, it's time for my ace," said Leroy. "Warrior of peace and order, let the bond we share become our strength! I ride, Undying Bonds Seeker, Tenkalyon!"
Undying Bonds Seeker, Tenkalyon
Grade 3, Power: 11000
"With Tenkalyon's skill, I send Cynric to the bottom of the deck, then I draw two cards, but I'm not done yet, I'm going to liberate the generation zone," said Leroy as he placed a grade 3 in the drop zone. "Ferocious dragon of the roaring storm, awaken and lay waste on my enemies! Generation stride! Justice Sword Dragon Seeker, Thunderwave!"
Justice Sword Dragon Seeker, Thunderwave
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"It's Thunderwave, I've faced this unit many times, it's the only Stride card in his deck, but it has a powerful second skill, but luckily for me, he can't use it right now, but still, I have to be careful." thought Joel as he braced himself.
"Now with Tenkalyon's stride skill, superior call two seeker rear-guards, add 3000 to both, I superior call Bladegal Seeker and Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren, now with a boost from Gangaren, Cerdic attacks your vanguard, with his skill, another 3000 power is added."
(12000+10000=22000)
"No guard, damage check."
[Damage Check - Mad Hatter of Nightmareland (Draw Trigger)]
"Well whaddya know, a draw trigger, power to my vanguard, I draw," said Joel. "That was close, it's a good thing I replaced two triggers for some extra draw triggers, they've been very useful this cardfight." he thought.
Damage: [Joel(4), Leroy(3)]
"Okay let's go, with a boost from Lucius, Thunderwave attacks the vanguard," said Leroy. "With Lucius' skill, add 3000 power, then I activate Thunderwave's skill, Gangaren retreats, add 5000 power to my front row!"
(31000+8000=39000)
"Complete guard with Closet Balloon!"
"Time for my triple drive."
[Drive Check#1 - Provocation Seeker, Blumental(G2)]
[Drive Check#2 - Messegal Seeker (Draw Trigger)]
"Draw Trigger, draw, the power to Bladgal!"
[Drive Check #3 - Impact Seeker, Modoron (Critical Trigger)]
"A critical trigger! All effects to Bladgal once more, now with a boost from Seeker Youthful Mage, Bladgal attacks the vanguard, finish this!"
(16000+7000+10000=33000)
"No way, I'm not losing here! Generation guard! Accumulated Attachment, Druj Nasu!"
Accumulated Attachment, Druj Nasu
Grade 4, Shield: 15000
"With her skill, since I have eight or more cards in my soul, add 10000 to the shield!" exclaimed Joel as Leroy's finishing attack was stopped.
"I...end my turn," said Leroy as he sighed. "I was really hoping to win with that one."
Joel
[Emblem Master] [Scharhrot Vampir] [Demonted Executioner]
[R] [Courting Succubus] [R]
Leroy
[Full Bloom Seeker, Cerdic] [Undying Bonds Seeker, Tenkalyon] [Bladgal Seeker]
[Righteousness Seeker, Gangaren] [Composed Seeker, Lucius] [Seeker, Youthful Mage]
Turn 7: Hand[Joel(1), Leroy(6)]
"Stand and draw, I'm going to finish this here and now, liberating the generation zone," said Joel as he placed a card in the drop zone. "Oh rebellious one that stalks in the night, come out and feast on the blood of your enemies! Generation Stride! Rebellious Retainer of Fresh Blood, Frederick!"
Rebellious Retainer of Fresh Blood, Frederick
Grade 4, Power: 15000+
"With the stride skill of Scharhrot, I soul charge two cards, giving a total of thirteen cards in the soul, with the Darkness of Enigmatic Assassin in my soul, I call it to rear guard behind Emblem Master, add 5000 power to Enigmatic, with the Darkness of Demonted, I counterblast and add 5000 power, now with the skill of Frederick, I send one card from my hand to the soul, now he gains 1000 power for every card in there since I have thirteen, that's 13000 power!" said Joel. "Then I add 5000 power to my front row, now Demonted attacks Bladgal!"
(9000+5000+5000=19000)
"He's attacking Bladgal instead of the vanguard, well, of course, he would, he knows Bladgal's skill." thought Leroy to himself. "No guard," he said as he sent Bladgal to the drop zone.
"Now with a boost from Courting, Frederick attacks the vanguard, with the effect of Scharhrot's stride skill, now you must select one of your rear-guards and it must retire!"
(39000+7000=46000)
"Tch, Lucius retreats," said Leroy. "And as for your vanguard's attack, come Seeker, Plume Wall Angel!" he said as he placed it on the guardian circle, then counterblasted and took the top five cards of his deck. "Quintet Wall!"
"Impressive, but you've only accumulated a total of 31000 power, you'll need more if you want to stop my vanguard's attack," said Joel as he smirked.
"Okay then, I intercept with Cerdic, then guard with two cards from my hand!" said Leroy as the total power of his Vanguard became 56000.
"Time for my triple drive!" said Joel.
[Drive Check#1 - Doreen the Thruster(G1)]
[Drive Check#2 - Dark Knight of Nightmareland (Critical Trigger)]
"I got a critical!" said Joel happily as he saw the yellow icon. "All effects to Emblem Master."
[Drive Check#3 - Dark Queen of Nightmareland (Stand Trigger)]
"There, I got a stand trigger, all effects to Demonted!"
"No that's bad, I used a majority of my hand defending the Vanguard's attack, I only have a total of 10000 shield left in my hand, I'll have to hope for a heal trigger." thought Leroy to himself as he began to worry.
"Now Demonted attacks the vanguard!"
(19000+5000=24000)
"N-No guard," said Leroy as he did a damage check.
[Damage Check - Seeker, Sacred Wingal(G3)]
Damage: [Joel(4), Leroy(4)]
"Now with a boost from Enigmatic Assassin, Emblem Master goes in for the kill!"
(14000+10000+5000= 29000)
"I...don't guard," said Leroy as he took two damage checks, hoping the green icon he needed would appear.
[Damage Check#1 - Flail Seeker, Isbuzzard(G1)]
Damage: [Joel(4), Leroy(5)]
"Now the second damage check," said Leroy as he hoped for a heal, but it wasn't there.
[Damage Check#2 - Undying Bonds Seeker, Tenkalyon(G3)]
Damage: [Joel(4), Leroy(6)]
"Well, it seems I lost," said Leroy as he began fixing up his cards.
"It wasn't a bad game, but there were mistakes," said Joel as he walked over to him. "You called a lot of units out early on, which allowed a good amount of my attacks to hit, then you used quite a lot of cards to defend my vanguard, which left you vulnerable to my remaining attacks, if I were you, I'd do some tweaking with my deck to help add cards to my hand," he advised.
"Your advice is good Joel, but I can't change this deck and you know why," said Leroy as he looked at his deck.
"Yeah, I guess so, but still, wouldn't hurt to try," said Joel.
"Well now the fight is over, what else do you want to do?" asked Leroy as the two left the table and began walking.
"Why don't we just stay here and pl-" began Joel as he was interrupted by a loud scream.
"What was that?" asked Leroy surprised.
"Not sure," replied Joel as he pointed to his right. "But I'm sure the sound was coming from the other side of the hill, let's go," he said as the two boys began running to the source.