This particular story idea came to me while I was trying to design an Elemental HERO deck for casual use on YGOPro. But what if Jaune was the reincarnation of the Supreme King of Gentle Darkness? And what if the Grimm had a true queen? And I'm not talking about Salem here. So I hope everyone will give this story a chance, and I'll see you all at the end of the chapter.
*I don't own RWBY or Yu-Gi-Oh GX!*
*Alternate Universe! No Jaden!*
Dialogue Key
"Get your game on!" = Regular Speech
(Elemental HERO Flame Wingman [Monster/Fusion/Effect] Warrior/WIND [Level 6] ATK; 2100/ DEF; 1200) = Monster Card Stats
'How could this pathetic slacker have beaten me?' = Someone's Thoughts
"Zip it, Chazz! You're an annoying worm that nobody likes!" = Someone Yelling
Get Your Game On!
"Ah Jesus Christ, I am so gonna be late!"
Running through the surprisingly vacant streets of Domino City is a seventeen years old young man with messy blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and skin that's a healthy kind of pale. His body type is lean, though some would call him scrawny or scraggly, but he seems to have a good sense of fashion at least. He's wearing a deep red muscle shirt under a black leather jacket with white trim and buttons, a pair of black jeans with a black belt tied around his waist, and a pair of black loafers.
This lad is Jaune Arc, and you're probably wondering why he's in such a hurry.
Well, that's kind of a long story, so I'd strap in if I were you.
You see, ever since he was four years old, Jaune has wanted to grow up to be a hero like his grandfather and every Arc that came before him. But his mother and father didn't want that for him. Especially since he's the only son to be born amongst eight children. As such, his parents never trained him to be a Huntsman and had plans to marry him off to a rich family to become a simple stay at home dad. And when Jaune caught wind of this plan, he was furious.
It happened when he was fourteen years old. He ran away from home as his Aura unlocked itself by force due to the sheer anger he was feeling. But what he didn't know was that his aura had also ripped open a hole in the dimensional boundaries between his world and a world parallel to his own. He ended up running through the portal just before it closed, but not before several members of several Grimm species made their way to this other world as well. When he emerged from this wormhole, he found himself in a world where Huntsmen and Huntresses don't exist, and the people here use a card game to solve their problems.
He was taken on as an unofficial apprentice by the King of Games, Yugi Moto himself, and was taught how to play the card game known as Duel Monsters. Jaune seems to have quite the high affinity towards Elemental Hero cards, and has built a deck pertaining to these rather complex cards. And I call them complex because of how hard it is for anyone, even an experienced duelist, to master the archetype. And after a year of being under Yugi's care, Jaune was adopted by the King of Games and his wife.
As for the Grimm that arrived with Jaune?
Well, the surprising thing is that they became passive. Behaving more like animals found naturally in the wild and less like man eating creatures of death and destruction. And each one seemed to get along very well with humans.
Beowolves would act like domestic dogs around humans, playing around with them and getting petted as well as receiving treats and belly scratches. Especially from young children. The Ursas actually protect humans and guide lost hikers back to the road or their campsites so they can get home safely. Goliaths, the elephant Grimm, have become known as truly gentle giants who love giving elephant back rides to people. And they make surprisingly great pets. And finally, the Geist Grimm are most well known for appearing on Halloween night to scare people. All in good fun, of course.
And now after all the time Jaune has spent living in this new world and playing Duel Monsters, he's on his way to the Kaiba Dome in order to take part in his entrance exam. If he passes or impresses his instructors well enough, then he'll be accepted into the prestigious Duel Academy created by Yugi's friend and longtime rival, Seto Kaiba. And once accepted, he'll be placed into one of three ranks. And each one is named and color coded to represent one of the legendary three Egyptian God Monsters.
Slifer Red: the lowest ranked of the three dorms and an obvious way of showing Kaiba's long-standing rivalry with Yugi. It's known as the 'Slacker Dorm' due to so many of the students in this rank either leaving because they can't afford to pay tuition costs, or they simply drop out because the work is too difficult for them. This dorm also, generally, doesn't have the most lavish of living conditions. But that's not an issue for the students who live there, as there's a beautiful cliffside view of the ocean and they're usually kids who aren't used to living in the lap of luxury. So for the students who place in Slifer Red, it's almost like coming home.
Ra Yellow: This is a middle class dormitory even though The Winged Dragon of Ra is actually the most powerful of the three Egyptian God Monsters. Students who are placed in this form class are usually those who scored the highest in both their dueling exams and their written test. And it has much better living conditions than those of the Slifer Red dorm. Not to mention the Headmaster of this form is also a five star chef and prepares the meals for his students himself. He takes great pride in his cooking, and rumors say that his deck is actually comprised of food based cards, but these rumors remain unconfirmed.
And last, but not least we have...
Obelisk Blue: The highest ranking and most luxurious of the three dorms, and yet another way to show off Kaiba's eternal rivalry with Yugi. Now the students who are placed in this dorm are usually rich kids who bought their way in, or in rare cases, went to a Dueling Prep School and provided a copy of their diploma to show their skills. Now lately, Kaiba has been hearing about some corruption going on in this particular rank, as well as several complaints of blatant favoritism towards the Obelisk Blue students while they discriminate the other two ranks.
And he's thinking: 'That's got to stop.'.
Now, today is a big day for Jaune, as you can guess. Problem is he woke up late and is now rushing to make it to his exams on time.
As Jaune rounded the corner to the old clock in the center of town, he skidded to a halt as he almost ran right into his adopted father. Thankfully, he stopped himself in time.
"Whoa! Sorry Dad, I didn't see you there!" said Jaune.
"It's quite alright, Son. I just thought I'd meet you here so I can wish you good luck in your entrance exam today." Yugi said before holding out his hand. "But before you go, would you mind if I take a look at your deck?"
"My deck? Okay." the blonde boy said as he fished his deck out of the holster and gave it to his father. "Here you go. I hope it's balanced enough."
Yugi took the deck and began flipping through it as he noticed the majority of the cards Jaune was using in this deck belong to the archetype known as the Elemental Heroes. A very difficult Archetype to master. But knowing his son's history with superheroes he really shouldn't be too surprised about this. And he could see that despite the challenges his son faced when designing this deck, he built it with long-term strategy in mind while making sure to keep the deck as balanced as possible.
It would seem to Yugi that the Heart of the Cards really is with his son. And yet he can't help but feel like this deck is missing something. Smiling, Yugi gave his son back his deck before taking a card out of his own deck holster.
"You did well in designing and building your deck, Jaune. But I'd like you to have this card. Something just tells me that it belongs with you."
Curious about this card, the adopted son of Yugi took the card and looked at the image to see a type of Kuriboh card known as Winged Kuriboh. One of Pegasus's newest cards that he's made in an effort to expand the Kuriboh archetype. Jaune smiled as he could instantly feel a greater connection with the little puff ball on the card and immediately slipped it into his deck.
"Thanks, Dad. Now, I gotta get going if I want to get to my entrance duel on time! Then once I'm in the pro leagues, expect a challenge from me to become the next King of Games" Jaune said with a smirk.
A smirk that our current King of Games returned with just as much enthusiasm.
"And I will be waiting for the day that happens. Of course, you'll have to take your exam first." Yugi declared, saying that last part with a slight trolling grin.
Jaune looked confused for a moment before he saw the time on the clock. He started freaking out and bolted for the Kaiba Dome as he said just one thing.
"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…"
"WATCH THE LANGUAGE, SON!" shouted Yugi with that same trolling grin.
He laughed to himself at these words. Teasing your child is just one of the many perks of fatherhood that Yugi just couldn't get enough of. Once he calmed down enough, Yugi began walking to the market to pick up some groceries since that's what he was originally going to do.
"Ah, somebody stop me." Yugi said to himself with a chuckle.
At the Kaiba Dome, the attendants checked the time and saw that there's only a few minutes left before new applicants would no longer be accepted. So, they began to pack it up when they suddenly heard a strange sound.
"...uuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!"
There was a blur of black and yellow along with what sounds like an Indy 500 race car speeding by followed by a loud crash. The attendants looked and saw Jaune peel himself off the wall before falling onto his back with anime swirly eyes along with a body imprint on the wall he crashed into surrounded by cracks in the concrete. Needless to say, they were all very concerned and rushed to see if he was at least alive.
"Oh my God! Are you okay, young man?" asked a frantic female attendant.
Jaune sat up and shook his head to clear himself of the adrenaline rush before slowly standing up.
"Yeah… yeah, I think I'm alright. My Aura tanked most of the force from the impact, so nothing's broken. Well, except… you know… that dent in the wall." Jaune said sheepishly. "A-Anyway, I'm Jaune and I'm here to take my Dueling Exam. Am I late?"
"No sir. You got here with a few minutes to spare. Based on your written scores, you should be placed in Ra Yellow if you pass this exam. Just go right on in and wait for your name to be called." Instructed the male attendant. "And don't worry about the wall. Believe it or not, this kind of stuff happens a lot."
Jaune decided to just take their word for it and walked into the Kaiba Dome to the main arena which he sees is packed with students both old and new. And in the main arena was a boy with black hair wearing a white jacket dueling against an instructor wearing a Ra Yellow Duel Blazer. On the black haired boy's field was a Vorse Raider and one face down card while the instructor has three cards face down and three weaker monsters, Kuriboh, Feral Imp, and Flame Manipulator, on his field. The instructor has only a thousand life points left while the black haired boy has twenty two hundred life points.
"Pop quiz, Rookie! You're faced off against an opponent who has three monsters on his field and three face down cards. Do you… A.) Throw in the towel? B.) Attack my monsters and hope that my face downs aren't trap cards? Or C.) Run crying home to Mommy?" the instructor asked in a slightly arrogant manner.
The black haired boy simply smirked and pressed a button on his Duel Disk.
"I choose… D.) None of the above!" he declared revealing he speaks with a British accent. "I activate my trap card, Ring of Destruction!"
The black haired boy's face down card flipped up to reveal the trap card and a metal ring with several frag grenades appeared. It attached itself to Vorse Raider and detonated all of its grenades at once, destroying Vorse Raider in the process. The instructor grunted as he brought his arms up to shield himself from the backlash and debris while his life points plummeted to zero. The Duel Academy applicant simply smiled as the Duel Disks deactivated and his instructor walked up to him.
"Congratulations! You have been accepted into Duel Academy!" said the Instructor.
"Thank you." replied the black haired boy as he shook hands with the instructor.
Up in the stands, three boys were watching the duel and had varying reactions to it. Some were good, others were neutral, but there were some that were just rude and condescending.
"That guy is pretty good, huh Chazz?" a boy with wavy blue hair and glasses asked.
"He's a punk." The boy in the middle called Chazz scoffed. "We went to Duel Prep School for the past three years. We're ready for the Academy. These kids don't know what they're getting into. But they'll learn… the hard way: the Chazz Princeton way."
Back where Jaune is, he let out a low whistle upon seeing that last move that was played.
"Wow, that guy did pretty good despite facing seemingly impossible odds." he said in praise.
"Yeah, that's Bastion Misawa." said a shy looking boy with blue hair and glasses. "He's one of the top applicants for Duel Academy. To my knowledge, he scored the highest on the written exam. I barely passed."
"Well, I may have done good on the written exam, but you shouldn't let a piece of paper like that determine what your skills are." Jaune said as he extended his hand to the boy. "Nice to meet you, by the way. I'm Jaune, and I'm just waiting on my turn to have my duel."
"I'm Syrus Truesdale. Nice to meet you too." said the blue haired boy before he realized something. "Wait a minute, you haven't had your duel yet? I thought Bastion's duel was the last one."
"Will Jaune please report to Duel Field Number 4. Jaune to Duel Field Number 4." a voice said over the speakers.
"But I could be wrong." Syrus said with an anime sweat drop on his head.
"Well, that's my cue! Wish me luck, Sy!" Jaune said as he made his way down.
Upon arriving at the arena, which was a mere thirty second walk, Jaune found himself confronted by a strange instructor. One who looks like a man wearing a ridiculous amount of make-up. The man has blonde hair and is wearing a fancy blue Duel Blazer that has golden shoulder pads and long coattails as a part of the Obelisk Blue men's uniform. He's also carrying a large Dueling machine that looks sort of like a cross between a Duel Disk, a blade, and an electric guitar strapped to his upper body.
"Alright, test time!" the make-up wearing man snapped. "So, son, your name?"
Jaune began to ready his standard Battle City Duel Disk as he prepared to duel.
"My name's Jaune. You'll learn my last name soon enough." Jaune said.
"Well Jaune, I'm Doctor Vellian Crowler: Department Chair, Techniques Professor, and head of the Obelisk Blue dorm at Duel Academy." the he-she-thing said.
"Oh really, a Department Chair? The way you're dressed, I had assumed you were some kind of clown they hired or even an academy mascot." Jaune said honestly.
Crowler had to sweatdrop at the clown comment, but he actually could see Jaune's logic in them possibly hiring one. This job gets very stressful after all.
"You know I never noticed before, but now that he mentions it…" the glasses wearing Obelisk boy trailed off.
"This guy's got some lip, huh Chazz?" asked the other boy.
Chazz just scowled and grunted as he looks like he doesn't like what Jaune is saying to Crowler.
Meanwhile, watching from somewhere else, there are two other Obelisk Blue students watching. One boy and one girl. The boy has blue hair like Syrus does, only his is longer and a darker shade than Syrus's. He's also got pale skin and blue eyes. His Obelisk Blue Duel Blazer is different from all the others in the fact that the base is white instead of blue, it lacks the decorative gold buttons, and the coattails are shorter and pointed.
The girl would be considered quite beautiful among those of her age group. With her blonde hair, flawless porcelain skin, hazel eyes, and curves in all the right places, she's sure to catch the eyes of many men in her age group.
"I can't believe this guy is going to be dueling Crowler. Either he's just that talented, or he did something to really piss him off." the girl commented. "What do you think, Zane?"
"Who knows, Alexis. I just hope that he can keep up and that he can be a worthy challenge for me." said Zane.
"Duel Vest, on!" exclaimed Crowler as he activated his tech.
Jaune didn't care much for any flashiness, but he did like that impressive piece of technology. He's always had an affinity for tech and often tinkers at home. He's been successful in creating small robots that help his mother around the house, and even though they have weapons, they're more civil house robots with rather eccentric personalities. One of them in particular, Carlos, is in charge of walking Jaune's little sister back home from school every day.
Back to the duel!
"That is some sweet gear, Teech! How do I get one of those?" Jaune asked, commenting on the Duel Blade.
"Oh, a lot of hard work, high marks, and dedication." Crowler replied before thinking 'Of course, you'll have to win this duel first, which is something I'll make sure you don't!'
After making a few minor adjustments to his Duel Disk, Jaune smirked as an aura of battle seemed to overtake the field.
"Well, I'm ready…"
"So, let's duel!" Jaune and Crowler exclaimed simultaneously.
(Crowler: 4000/Jaune: 4000)
"It was decided with a coin toss that you would make the first move, Jaune. So the floor is yours." Crowler said.
"Oh, and what a turn it shall be!" Jaune said in response.
He drew his next card and took a look at the cards in his hand. He could see that he has almost every card he needs right in his hand. But he also knows that Crowler won't be so easy to beat since he's an Duel Academy instructor.
'To defeat an instructor like him, I'll have to think like dad would.' Jaune thought to himself before taking a card from his hand. "Since I don't trust your hand, I'll play the Spell card known as Card Destruction! With its power, we both discard the cards in our hands and draw the same number of cards that were sent to the graveyard."
Both players did exactly that. Jaune drew five new cards while Crowler also drew five. Jaune smirked as he saw that he now has all the pieces of the puzzle he needs to win this duel.
"Now I activate the Spell card Miracle Fusion! It works kind of like Polymerization, except with this card I can summon a fusion monster by banishing monsters from my graveyard." Jaune explained as two monsters appeared behind him and vanished in a swirling vortex.
One was a man wearing an outfit that was comprised mostly of green feathers with one hand having large talons on it. He also has white bird wings.
The other is a woman with ashen gray skin wearing a skintight red outfit with red, knee high heeled boots, long dark gray hair, green eyes, and a golden headpiece on her head. One that I think many would affectionately call a crown.
"So I'm banishing Elemental HERO Avian and Elemental HERO Burstinatrix to summon the Elemental HERO Flame Wingman! Not a bad first turn, if I do say so myself!" said Jaune.
With a flash of light, the two monsters merged to form a brand new monster. This one seems to use Avian as the base, but this humanoid has many dragon-like features. He's mostly dark green with some red flame designs here and there, a single white wing on the left side of his body, and his right hand being a dragon's head. He also has a red dragon tail.
The hero took a stance as he landed on Jaune's side of the field, ready for anything.
(Elemental HERO Flame Wingman [Monster/Fusion/Effect] Warrior/WIND [Level 6] ATK; 2100/ DEF; 1200)
The crowd was mighty impressed by this move. Not only did Jaune just get a high level and powerful monster on his field, but he also possibly crippled Crowler's whole strategy! In just one move! Even several Obelisk Blue students are mighty impressed by the level of skill this kid is showing.
"And I'll throw this card face down for later." Jaune said as a hologram of the card appeared. "With that, my turn is over.
"How about that? He just brought out that Flame Wingman like it was nothing!" exclaimed Alexis.
"Impressive, yes. But let's see what the 'Good Doctor' has up his sleeve to counter this." Zane said in return.
Back on the dueling field, Crowler drew a card from his deck after it was ejected from his Duel Blade. He won't say it out loud, but that last move actually impressed him. Still, in his mind at least, this slacker will never be able to defeat him in this duel.
"You've certainly thrown a monkey wrench into my initial strategy using that Card Destruction of yours. But any duelist worth their salt can make due with any of the cards in their deck. So I shall begin by summoning my Ancient Gear in attack mode!"
A strange machine that looks ancient and is comprised of many gears appeared on Crowler's field.
(Ancient Gear [Monster/Effect] Machine/EARTH [Level 2] ATK; 100/ DEF; 800)
"And now I play my Field Spell card known as Geartown!" Crowler declared as he played the card.
Suddenly an entire town made of ancient machinery appeared on the entire field! Everyone stared in awe at the ancient structures, but Jaune's not impressed in the slightest. He knows that this will lead to only one thing.
"With this field spell in play, we can each normal summon 'Ancient Gear' monsters with only a single tribute! And I'll also activate the spell card known as Double Summon in order to summon a monster again this turn!" Crowler said.
But unknown to Crowler, or maybe he does know, several students seemed to know that something's up.
"A card that strong can't possibly be in one of the test decks. Crowler must be using his own." said Torimaki, the Obelisk Blue boy with glasses.
"Then this duel is over." said Raizou, the other Obelisk Blue boy. "No one can beat the deck of an expert like Doctor Crowler."
"Yeah, it's impossible. Don't you think, Chazz?" Torimaki asked.
"Yeah, what do you think, Chazz?" Raizou asked afterwards.
Chazz just smirked cruelly as he looked at what was going on. To him, there's nothing sweeter than stamping down the dreams of those he deems as inferior to him.
"I think I'm gonna enjoy watching Crowler mop the floor with that slacker down there. I only wish he'd treat all of the other second-rate duelists who apply to this academy the same way." Chazz said with heavy arrogance.
But back with Alexis and Zane, the blonde Obelisk was less than impressed by Crowler's strategy.
"What an elitist snob. Bullying some amateur with his very best cards." Alexis said in disappointment.
"You're too soft, Alexis." Zane said, getting the blonde's attention. "I just hope we get to see that legendary rare monster that Crowler has had stashed away in that deck of his."
Alexis said nothing as she turned back to the duel. And back down in the field, Crowler was ready to get the duel back underway.
"And now, I sacrifice my Ancient Gear utilizing the effect of my field spell, and summon Ancient Gear Golem!"
The gears of the monster began to turn even faster as it was engulfed in a huge twister. And it was soon replaced by a new creature.
Rising up behind Crowler was a monster that looked like an ancient machine made to look like a gladiator. It had a single red eye and several cog gears placed in various parts of its body. Mainly its face and upper body. It wore armor that was a rusty brown and looked as strong as it is ancient.
(Ancient Gear Golem [Monster|Effect] Machine/EARTH [Level 8] ATK; 3000/ DEF; 3000)
Everyone in the audience gasped in awe at the mighty beast before them and eagerly awaited the chance to see what it can do.
"There it is! The legendary rare card!" gasped Alexis. "The Ancient Gear Golem!"
"And I'd say we're about to find out just what makes it so legendary." Zane commented.
The Ancient Gear Golem stood slouched behind Crowler as it settled itself in attack mode, causing Jaune to look at the monster in awe at its own special kind of brilliance.
"Now, now, I hope you're not too scared of my legendary Ancient Gear Golem." quipped Crowler.
Jaune paused for a moment before smirking.
"I would be. If it weren't for my face down card." Jaune said as he pressed a button on his Duel Disk. "I play my trap card Threatening Roar!"
The card flipped up and a loud roar like a lion's resonated through the stadium, causing the Ancient Gear Golem to take a step back.
"Now you can't declare an attack this turn!"
Crowler frowned at this little turn of events. He was close to destroying that, admittedly, powerful monster using his even more powerful Ancient Gear Golem, and yet this Jaune fellow stopped him in his tracks. But he calmed down almost instantly. This duel isn't over yet, so there's a very good chance that he'll get another opportunity to destroy this slacker and send him crying home to Mommy.
"Very well. I'll wrap up my turn by playing Cards of Sanctity, allowing us both to draw until we have six cards in our hand." Crowler said.
They both proceeded to draw the necessary cards from their decks until they both had six cards. Crowler drew four cards while Jaune drew three.
"And I'll wrap up my turn by playing the spell card known as Confiscation! It allows me to look at the cards in your hand and, at the cost of one thousand life points, send one of them straight to the graveyard!" Crowler said.
Hologram images of the cards in Jaune's hand appeared in front of Crowler while Jaune growled at this development. He hates it when his opponents play cards like Confiscation because it feels like cheating to him. He's pretty sure Pegasus got the inspiration for this card from when he still had the Millennium Eye. Crowler looked at Jaune's cards with glee, seeming to mock the blonde with that condescending smirk.
"Oh yes, I remember some of these from when I was a naive young duelist." Crowler said to himself. "Now which one shall I banish?"
Crowler pointed at one of the holograms as if showing off that he screwed up a possible strategy for Jaune.
"Monster Reborn, to the graveyard!"
The hologram flipped around to show Monster Reborn and shattered while the other holograms just faded out of existence. The only good thing that happened for Jaune this turn was that Crowler's life points dropped.
(Crowler: 4000 - 1000 = 3000/Jaune: 4000)
"Go ahead and take your turn, slacker." Crowler said in an overconfident tone.
"Huh? Are you sure about that?" Jaune asked, not understanding why Crowler didn't set up a defense.
"Yes, I'm sure! Now just make your move!" Crowler snapped in a slightly agitated manner.
Jaune just sighed in agitation and pinched the bridge of his nose. This is one of those rookie mistakes that are only made by experienced duelists when they either A.) Don't have the necessary cards to set up a defense, or B.) Are just so overcome by their own arrogance that they think they don't need to set up a defense for their monsters! Even if they're as powerful as the Ancient Gear Golem!
"Okay, I'm starting to see a lot of serious flaws with your plan here. What exactly do you teach again?" Jaune asked.
"I HAVE A PHD IN DUELING TECHNIQUES! WERE YOU EVEN LISTENING BEFORE THIS DUEL STARTED?" Crowler all but shrieked in anger.
"Then I can tell you just bought your degree from a corrupt professor instead of earning it." Jaune said with eyes narrowed in anger. "First of all, you've left your monster completely unprotected against an enemy attack. Second of all, from what I've gathered, your entire 'strategy' was just to get your monster onto the field as soon as possible and power your way through the duel. And while it does have a fairly decent effect and a high attack and defense power, it can be destroyed a number of different ways. For example, if I had a Dark Hole or Lightning Vortex spell card and played either one, you could kiss your oversized pile of spare parts good bye! And three… and I need you to pay attention on this one… you made the fatal mistake of underestimating your dueling opponent. In a duel, you never know what kind of moves your opponent will use. No matter how skilled you are, if you let your arrogance cloud your judgement and let your focus waver, you're set up to fail. I've noticed many times where a duelist is so sure of themselves, they let their guard down in battle. And that's just what you're doing here."
The entire arena was rendered utterly speechless at the rather accurate speech that was given. There wasn't even a cricket chirping.
"N-No way…!" gasped Syrus.
"Indeed…" mumbled an equally shocked Bastion.
"He's right." Alexis commented.
"Very true. Arrogance and pride are a fatal combination." Zane said nodding sagely.
But Crowler was practically foaming at the mouth at the audacity of this 'slacker'. Nobody talks down on him like that and gets away with it!
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!?" roared Crowler.
Jaune just scowled as he drew his next card. He was hoping somebody would ask.
"I am Jaune Moto. Formerly, Jaune Arc."
"W-W-WHAT!?" screeched Crowler as he took a step back in fear.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" shouted Chazz in denial.
"That's HIM?" gasped Alexis.
"Jaune Moto. The adopted son of Yugi Moto. Said to have been taught everything he knows about dueling from the man himself. So the rumors are true." Zane mumbled in interest.
He gave an almost unnoticeable smirk. Looks like there's finally going to be a real challenge for him at Duel Academy this year.
"And now it's time I shut you up and shut you down! I play my own field spell, Skyscraper!" exclaimed Jaune.
Once Jaune played this card, several skyscrapers began to rise up from the ground and destroy Crowler's field spell. Once finished, the entire arena changed into a moonlit city like New York. And standing atop the mooring mast of the tallest skyscraper was Elemental HERO Flame Wingman. And boy, does he look heroic!
"The stage is set for the move that will end this duel! Flame Wingman, attack his Ancient Gear Golem!" Jaune commanded.
Flame Wingman took to the air and began to fly until he was at the highest point in the sky. The crowd looked confused about this move. Why would Jaune attack a monster like the Ancient Gear Golem, a monster with superior attack power, using Flame Wingman.
"Uh, mind telling me what Jaune's plan is?" Syrus asked.
"I'm afraid it's one that might not work. You see, Elemental HERO Flame Wingman has a unique ability where when he destroys a monster card by battle, the owner of the destroyed monster is dealt that monster's attack points as damage. Shame Flame Wingman has inferior attack points compared to Crowler's Gear Golem." Bastion explained.
"But that means… Jaune's life points are gonna take a hit!" exclaimed Syrus.
However, it would seem that Jaune actually has a plan here.
"Now, under normal circumstances, Flame Wingman wouldn't be able to destroy your Golem. But that's where Skyscraper's effect kicks in. See, with Skyscraper on the field, any Elemental HERO monster that attacks a monster with attack points higher than its own will gain an attack point bonus of one thousand points!" Jaune explained with a grin.
Flame Wingman was enveloped in a roaring fire as his attack power skyrocketed to just enough power to destroy the Ancient Gear Golem.
(Elemental HERO Flame Wingman [Monster/Fusion/Effect] Warrior/WIND [Level 6] ATK; 2100 + 1000 = 3100/ DEF; 1200)
"WAIT! TIME OUT!" cried Crowler.
"Sorry Doc, but it's time to wrap up this duel!" exclaimed Jaune. "Flame Wingman, end this with Skydive Scorcher!"
While still covered in fire, Flame Wingman dove down towards the Ancient Gear Golem with the intent of sending it to the scrapyard. Crowler panicked and made whimpering noises as he watched his prized monster get blown to smithereens in one powerful explosion. And I mean a literal explosion. Flame Wingman's attack caused the giant machine to explode on contact.
(Crowler: 3000 - 100 = 2900/Jaune: 4000)
"It can't be! He was my very best card!" wailed Crowler before he was hit on the head by a chunk of Ancient Gear Golem's armor.
"Oh, but it's not over yet, Teech! Now's the time when Flame Wingman's effect kicks in, and you take your monster's attack points as life point damage!" exclaimed Jaune.
Crowler gasped and looked around as he saw the remains of his monster towering over him. He screamed like a little girl as he tried to run away and dodge, but was ultimately buried underneath the pile of machine parts that were once his most powerful monster card. It's game over!
(Crowler: 2900 - 3000 = 0/Jaune: 4000)
"And that's game!" Jaune said while giving a two fingered salute.
As the holograms faded out, Jaune was met by almost everyone in the stadium cheering for him and applauding his skills in this duel. All except for Chazz and his two flunkies. Chazz himself looked absolutely livid at this turn of events.
"No… it's not possible! How could an expert like Doctor Crowler lose to a nobody like him?" he muttered to himself in denial.
"Alright! Way to go, Jaune!" cheered Syrus.
'Nice! I could use a little competition here!' Bastion thought to himself with a grin.
Up in the higher stands, Alexis smiled down as Jaune gave a humble bow to the audience. She's glad the adopted son of Yugi Moto isn't like most of the Obelisk Blue students here, and is humble in victory. Possibly even in defeat.
"That guy's got a future here. Don't you think, Zane?" Alexis commented.
"He certainly does, Alexis." Zane replied as he began to walk off. "He certainly does."
Jaune looked at the cards in his deck and smiled. The Heart of the Cards came through for him again, and he knows it will never let him down. His cards will never let him down if he believes in himself and in his deck. Walking off the stage, Jaune couldn't help the thought that soon crossed his mind.
'These next few years are going to be interesting, I think. They might even be a millennium.'
*To Be Continued…*
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