Hey all! Sorry for not replying to some Review Answers. I plump forgot. Anyways, a few of you thought Omega Game was Avengers: Endgame, Speedy the Roadrunner was Sonic and Jaden's fave show was SWAT Kats. You who answered that got it right, but you all missed the Music references.
Cashier - Johnny Cash
Furrow Bands - Charlie Daniels Band
Still, good job on getting them right. I didn't feel comfortable with other franchises in the story. Now, to adress something; Jaden won't have Super Poly in this story. That will be introduced in the sequel. Also, as you all may or may not have noticed, the duel giant and Yugi's deck didn't happen.
This is not a mistake on my part. This was intentional. The Duel Giant phased itself out with Brier joining the Study group and getting over his stage fright. As for the Yugi deck...I have plans for that in the Sequel and leave it at that.
Anyways, this is the duel off for the School Duel...and in it a new set of Heroes I created make their debut. Now, for some review answers.
alabahmaman - In regards to your chapter eight review, Rage tends to make people not think straight and when lives are imperiled, all you can focus on is saving them. Jaden was both in a rage and rushing to save the girls, as such, he was not thinking clearly except to rescue. I'm glad you're liking the story and I'm trying to not fall into the same pitfalls I did with DIMA hence why I take so long to update.
Xerzo LotCN - This is more of Modern Society's view affecting Jasmine and Alexis. They were always taught that it would always be 1 man and 1 woman, not 1 man and multiple women.
With that out of the way, have a good read!
The days passed in routine for the school. Classes were held, homework turned in, new homework given, duels were had. It was a quiet couple of weeks. But as February gave way to March, the school slowly became tense.
The annual School Duel was fast approaching and no one had been selected to represent them. Now with just three weeks left, the teachers and students were feeling the crunch.
EODGX
In the main meeting room for the teachers, everyone had gathered. Sheppard sat at the end of the long table, his hands folded. After the last teacher entered and sat down, Sheppard began the meeting.
"I called you all here to resume discussion on who we chose for the Annual School Duel. North Academy did in fact chose a first year this year so in fairness, we must do the same." Sheppard said.
"WHAT?! NO! We cannot afford to take any chances! Zane was and still is our best option!" Crowler bellowed, many scowling.
"I disagree. We want to be fair, not cruel." Professor Jason said. "That said...I don't think we can use Jaden given that he is a pro."
"Normally, I'd agree, but Foster has been hinting that the one chosen is pretty talented. He did a hundred man duel gauntlet without a single loss and all the while using a deck made from the forty cards around the land."
That made everyone look intrigued; a duelist using a slap together deck and winning over a hundred duels was uncommon. He could potentially match Jaden. Professor Jason nodded, understanding what Sheppard was now getting at. That said, though, they couldn't ignore the rest of the student body either. This led to further talk about other students. Several names were put forward.
Alexis Rhodes. Bastion Misawa. Syrus Truesdale. Chumley Huffington and several others. Looking at the grade sheets though, they took out many names even the improved Reds. At last, only two names remained.
"Jaden and Bastion." Satyr said, his tone filled with both pride and worry.
Pride that one of his top students in Yellow was chosen, but also worry. He knew Jaden wasn't a slouch, in terms of academics and dueling. It was only due to Jaden teaching the Reds and searching for the missing students that he hadn't been bumped up to the second year course like Bastion had. Everyone else weighed in, stating that the two were part of the top tier if not the top tier itself.
Sheppard smiled, agreeing with everyone's assessments.
"Despite his advancement, Bastion is considered a first year as well. However, I cannot ignore Jaden's dueling or his grades either. Therefore, we will have a duel off!"
Sheppard explained that the duel off was to take place tomorrow afternoon and to inform the selected. Here, he glared at Crowler.
"Crowler, you are to inform Jaden as soon as this meeting is done! You understand?" Sheppard said, a narrow eye glare sent the doctor's way.
"Yes, yes. Now was there anything else?" Crowler sniffed.
Shaking his head, the other man nodded and left. Once he was out of the room and down the halls a way, Crowler's face became an ugly scowl.
"As if I would let that upstart upstage me again! I won't inform him until tomorrow after I send him on a wild goose chase that is!"
Chortling at what he thought was a cunning plan, Crowler walked off, not seeing several Duel Spirits hurrying away.
EODGX
Jaden listened to the latest Duel Spirits to join him and frowned; Crowler wasn't going to follow through on the orders and make it so Bastion won by default. Sadly, the doctor failed to take into account that Jaden had his own intelligence network. He went to Banner, asking if it was true about the selection. Banner confirmed it and then asked how did Jaden know.
Here, he smiled cryptically.
"All Spirits serve the Rightful King of Darkness."
His message given, he walked away, mentally thinking over his decks.
EODGX
Jaden wasn't the only one who was busy preparing. Bastion was in his own room, having just been informed not five minutes ago by his headmaster of his selection. He was told by Satyr that Jaden Yuki was also in the running, hence why he was sitting at his desk.
He was reviewing every single duel of Jaden's, both at the school and in the circuit. He was looking for a weakness, any kind. But he was not having any luck; Jaden was too chaotic with his plays, making moves that at first seem bad but a few turns later proved to be good for the golden eye teen.
"The one thing I must be cautious of his Evil Heroes and of course that Wicked God Eraser." Bastion muttered to himself, pulling up the image of the Black Dragon.
Already he could tell that this thing was a force of nature and not to be underestimated. Immune to card effects, unable to brainwash, and gain power times a thousand for each card he had under his control.
"A fearsome foe..."
Mindlessly, Bastion pulled up the Evil Heroes next. His research into them was more fruitful then his research into the Wicked God. Similar to the Elemental Heroes, the Evil Heroes were a blend of power and in the right hands, tactics, something only Jaden had mastered. Pulling up each one of the main heroes, Evil Heroes Lightning Golem, Inferno Wing, Infernal Sniper, Bastion listed off their effects.
Golem; could destroy a monster without a penalty cost.
Inferno Wing; inflicted damage equal to the attack of a monster OR the defense of a monster, whichever one is higher. Not to mention its ability to deal pierce damage.
Infernal Sniper; As long as it remained in defense mode, it could inflict a thousand points of damage and was immune to spells.
Bastion sat back, crossing his arms. Each monster was powerful and a fusion of weaker monsters mostly Elemental Heroes. But in order to get them, Jaden had to use Dark Fusion and Dark Calling, not Polymerization like most Fusions. Bolting up right, Bastion's eyes gained a gleam. A quick look told him all that he needed to know. He just so happened to have the two trap cards required.
"Jaden Yuki, your deck code has been cracked!" Bastion said, voice full of glee.
EODGX
Far from either dorms, near the docks, a shadow passed by the pier. A series of bubbles popped up and a man with gray hair and a beard poked up. Taking off the scuba gear he had, he grinned nastily at the building in the distance.
"Duel Academy and my one way ticket to easy street." The man said, getting up and ditching his outfit.
Within a few minutes, he was at one of the outdoor sheds for the School. Opening it up, he saw several blazers waiting to be picked up by the laundry crew.
While the dorms had their own washing and drying machines, even during a slow day, they were backed up. So to further combat the problem, Sheppard established several wash and dry stations in the main campus. Those that couldn't get to a washer or dryer that day would send their dirty uniforms to a shed like the one the man was at. The crews pick them up, get them washed and dried and back to the students.
The man pulled out one, a red uniform. He smirked.
"Gotta blend in." He muttered, slipping the jacket on.
Once the uniform was on, the man began to trek to the main building.
EODGX
The man was NOT having an easy time. Every time he tried to talk to a student, they brushed him off stating he was a Slifer sludge, slime, even one professor went on to call him a slacker! He was getting annoyed. He was about to start down another hall when he heard a voice he NEVER wanted to hear.
"So these new cards seem to be quite powerful...I'll have to thank Pegasus for them. See if you can't find a rare comic book or video of his favorite show, Funny Bunny."
The man quickly looked around, panic in his eyes. He saw another hall and ducked down it, peering out. His heart went cold at seeing a boy with brown hair, a red shock on top, a cloak, black t-shirt, dark blue jeans and shoes with blue trim on the sides, walk by. But it was the golden eyes that made the man have a near seizure.
What was HE doing here?! The man thought, ducking back in.
Flashbacks of the golden eyed teen flashed through his mind, seeing the massive city field spell, Skyscraper and the armored wearing duelist, the cold glow of the golden eyes the only light. He broke out into a nervous sweat as the boy passed by.
The echoing sound of feet was his only tell that the boy moved on. But before he could breathe easily, the sound stopped.
Out in the hall, Jaden thought he had seen something in the corner of his eye. He paused in his talking with Dark Rabbit and glanced back. For several long minutes, Jaden was silently staring back at the intersection. The man silently begged him to keep moving on. Finally, the boy resumed his walking.
The man sighed in relief once the sound of feet were fully gone.
"What the fuck is he doing here?!" The man whispered to himself.
Storing that question for later, he quickly moved on.
EODGX
When he had escaped Jaden, he ran into several Slifer Reds. While they were surprised at his appearance, they took him in and began their trek back to Slifer Red Dorms. As night fell, they made the man give his name, Gerald, forced him to sit and listen to them talking about their decks and plans for the next test their slave driver was giving them. One of the cards from Harry dropped, landing at his feet.
Gerald picked it up, scowling when he saw the card. It was Skyscraper. Declaring he was tired, he handed card back to Harry who took it. Once he was out of their sight, Gerald snuck away to the forests. He had been told that the dorm he was sent to look at was hidden away far from the main campus.
After several missteps and turned around, he finally found the dorm and he wasn't alone. Three girls stood at the gate to the dorm, one of them, a dirty blonde haired girl, placing a rose on the ground.
"How's Jaden's investigation going?" The black haired girl asked the blonde.
"He's made a lot more progress thanks to Kaiba giving him unfettered access, but he's still no closer to finding them. From what he's uncovered so far, the dorm was attempting to remake the Millennium Items...but something went wrong." The Blonde replied.
"Damn, that's not good..." The Redhead said.
A snapping of a twig made Gerald cringe. He needed to see where he was going damn it! The three turned to the sound, each one with a glare on their faces.
"Whose there?"
Show yourselves!"
Gerald grimaced, but walked out from the tree line. All three girls eyes narrowed in anger, watching the man walk up. Gerald gave a jaunty wave and what he thought was a winning smile.
All the gesture did was make them girls get even more annoyed. Clearing his throat, he told them that he was a reporter for a newspaper and asked about the dorm. That made the Blonde really mad.
"None of your fucking business! This dorm and its students are not for your tabloid sleaze!" She shouted, making Gerald take a step back in shock.
"Come on, Alexis, let's go. We'll inform Security about him." The redhead snarled.
That made Gerald's eyes narrow. While he wasn't one to get his hands dirty with terrible deeds, he wasn't above it either. He was about to threaten the three, but they saw his jaw tighten and knew right away what it meant. As one they struck the one place that was a man's weakness.
Add in that it was the heels of their boots that struck the mark and the pain was doubled if not tripled. Gerald let out a small shriek, clutching his malehood and falling to the ground in a fetal position. Seeing he was down, the three took off into the dark forest, heading for the nearest dorm.
EODGX
Jaden finished putting his deck together in preparation for tomorrow's duel. He was about to go to bed, but his PDA going off made him pause. Picking it up, he saw the caller was Alexis. Worried that she had been ambushed again, he answered.
"Alexis? Are you alright?"
"Jaden! Yes, yeah, we're fine. Mindy and Jasmine are with me. Look, do you mind if we crash at your room tonight? It's a minute before curfew and we're not going to get back to our dorm in time."
"I understand. I'll let Professor Satyr know and sleep out in the commons." Jaden said, getting up and walking out.
Seeing his headmaster walking by, Jaden flagged him down. Satyr, after getting the explanation and knowing of Alexis' brother and her little ritual, allowed her and her friends to come in. The three walked in, panting hard. Instantly, the two males got some drinks for them which they took gratefully.
"Thanks..." Jasmine said, taking a sip.
Satyr asked why the three were out so late. Alexis told him that she went to go place a rose at the gates of the forbidden dorm, stating that while it was illegal to enter it, not stand on the grounds. Satyr chuckled bitterly at the loophole, but nodded. The three explained that a man in a Slifer Uniform had approached them and began to ask questions about the forbidden dorm. Mindy jumped in, stating that the man's name was Gerald.
Hearing that made Jaden's eyes narrow.
"Gerald? Son of a bitch, why is he here?" Jaden hissed.
"I take that you know this...Gerald...was it?" Satyr asked.
Jaden confirmed that he did know of the man. Gerald was a pro duelist, not a great one, but he could hold his own. Until he challenged Jaden. The duel was over in a short instant with his Heroes. Gerald didn't take the loss too well and accused him of cheating. That led to the officials to check his deck and declared it legal. Another duel that night to satisfy the King's honor, Jaden defeated him again with the same deck but in a one turn knock out.
"That broke whatever spirit Gerald had and he left the dueling scene." Jaden said coldly.
"Well, he's taken up a new hobby; sleazy reporting." Jasmine said. "He wants to know about the Forbidden dorm and the students that vanished."
"Then he'll try to get into our computer database." Satyr said, his tone grim. "I'll contact Miranda. She needs to know about this."
A few minutes later, the DAS was at the Ra Yellow dorm. The group told them everything, minus Alexis, Jasmine, and Mindy being at the dorm. They simply informed the DAS Leader that Gerald would no doubt try to hack the computers while everyone was at the duel tomorrow. Miranda nodded, agreeing it was the most likely chance.
The situation dealt with, the group headed to bed, Jaden taking the fold out bed in the commons and the girls taking his room.
EODGX
The day dawned bright and clear, many of the students hurrying to the main arena. Syrus, Chumley, and the rest of the Reds sat together. Alicia and several others sat nearby, Alexis, Jasmine and Mindy sitting down with them. Zane walked up, sitting down next to Syrus.
"Perfect day for a duel." He commented, seeing more seats getting filled up.
"Yeah, whatever." Alexis said bitterly.
Mindy and Jasmine explained what had happened with the Reporter. Zane's eyes narrowed, along with the rest of the Dorm. Before they could retort or leave to go 'talk' with Gerald, Crowler pranced out onto the field, giddy. He spun around, a microphone in his hands.
"It's time, duelists! To find out who will represent our school against North Academy! Now, put your hands together for the student from the Ra Dorm, Bastion Misawa!"
Bastion walked out of the right entry point, waving to the crowds as they cheered. Crowler giggled like a loon.
Jaden was no where to be seen and it was time to duel. Crowler then looked around, smirking up a storm. Sheppard, seeing the look, growled. He was going to have a SERIOUS talk with that man!
Before Crowler could declare Bastion's victory, the left's doors blew open and a sea of black fire rushed out. Many gasped at seeing the fire, knowing that the Wicked Eraser was near. They watched the fires pull back, revealing the unholy beast in its terrible glory.
Roaring its unholy roar, everyone watched in shock as many Duel monsters marched out like an army, playing a song many did not know on instruments unfamiliar to them. One by one, the monsters lined up on either side of the doors.
The sound of footfalls echoed, a pair of golden eyes glowing. Jaden stepped out into the light, the monster's all bowing as he walked past them. He ascended the steps onto the arena, Evil Hero Malicious Edge waiting with Jaden's duel disk. Offering his arm, the Hero put it on, bowing low. Jaden selected a deck and slid it in, the Disk coming to life.
The Duel Monsters all became orbs of light, entering the various cards he had in their boxes. He looked at Crowler with a disinterested look.
"Nice try on trying to stop me from dueling, Crowler." Jaden said, turning his look to Bastion. "You ready?"
"Always." Bastion said, readying his arm.
"LET'S DUEL!" The two shouted.
Bastion: 8000/Jaden: 8000
"Why don't you start off, Bastion?" Jaden asked.
The genius smiled, thanking the king while drawing. Looking at the card, he nodded.
"First, I use my spell card, Periodic Fusion!"
(Periodic Fusion – Type/Fusion/Effect. Send cards from your hand or field to the graveyard; Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster who meets the requirements.)
"I send my Oxygeddon and my Terraium to the grave to fusion summon my Neon Dragon in attack mode!"
(Neon Dragon – LV/********, Attribute/WIND, ATK/2800, DEF/2000, Type/Dragon/Fusion/Effect.
1 WIND Attribute Monster + 1 EARTH Attribute Monster
This card can only be summoned with 'Periodic Fusion'. Once per turn, you can return 1 Fusion Material monster from your grave to your hand. When this card is destroyed, Special Summon 1 WIND or EARTH Attribute monster)
A massive dragon appeared, the colors changing constantly. Everyone was reminded of a Neon sign, which Jaden noted suited Bastion.
The Periodic table of Elements. Leave it to Bastion to turn a duel into a science lesson. Bastion then played Carbongeddon, returning one of the materials used and placed two cards facedown. Jaden started, drawing his card. Seeing the tiny imp, he smirked.
"I start my turn off by special summoning Evil Hero Infernal Prodigy in attack mode. But he's not staying around. I tribute him to summon my Evil Hero Malicious Edge!"
(Evil Hero Infernal Prodigy – LV/**, Attribute/DARK, ATK/300/ DEF/600, Type/Fiend/Effect.
If you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in face-up Attack Position. During the End Phase, if you Tributed this card this turn to Tribute Summon a "HERO" monster: Draw 1 card.)
(Evil Hero Malicious Edge – LV/*******, Attribute/EARTH, ATK/2600, DEF/1800, Type/Fiend/Effect.
If your opponent controls a monster, you can Tribute Summon this card with 1 Tribute. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.)
The monster wearing leather straps with spikes appeared, roaring when the imp vanished. Jaden looked down at his hand, shaking it when he saw no other cards to help him with those facedowns. He'd have to wing it...he hated doing that.
"I attack your Carbongeddon with my Edge. Something you should know, Misawa, when my Edge attacks, you take the difference between the two's attack and defense points."
Bastion groaned, the Evil Hero throwing its spikes at the Carbon based monster. They sliced through the monster and struck Bastion making him cry out.
Bastion: 6000/Jaden: 8000
"I'll end my turn with a facedown card. You're up. Before you start, my Prodigy allows me to draw a card." Jaden explained, drawing his card.
EODGX
While the duel got underway, Gerald dashed down the empty halls, smirking. With everyone's attention on the duel, he was free to get to the computers and find out more of the vanished students. He entered a computer room, chuckling. Heading to one of the terminals, he sat down, turning it on.
Seeing a password prompt, he attached a small device to the computer via cables. Before he could start working, something pressed into his neck.
"Sector Security, don't move." A female's voice was heard.
Gerald held up his hands, nervous.
"Ma'am, he was trying to hack into our database. Seems Professor Satyr's tip paid off." Another voice said.
"Cuff him then and contact Kaiba. He'll want to know about this."
Kaiba? Gerald's eyes went wide. Shit just got real for him.
EODGX
Bastion started his move, frowning. He hadn't thought Jaden would bust out a big gun of a monster so soon. Still, he was not out yet. Add in the fact that he drew one of the two cards needed to defeat the King, he was more then ready. Using his Neon Dragon's effect again, he added Terrium back to his hand. He revealed another Periodic Fusion card.
"I fuse my Terraium with my Flame Soldier #2! Come forth, Mercury Knight!"
(Mercury Knight – LV/******, Attribute/EARTH, ATK/2400, DEF/1900, Type/Rock/Fusion/Effect.
1 EARTH Attribute Monster + 1 FIRE Attribute Monster
This card can only be summoned with 'Periodic Fusion'. Once per turn, you can return 1 'Periodic Fusion' from your grave to your hand. When a card returned by this effect is sent to the grave, Banish it instead. When this card is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 WATER Attribute or WIND Attribute Monster from your deck or Graveyard.)
A monster with armor that seemed to melt stood up, growling. Bastion smirked, directing his Neon Dragon to attack. Jaden shook his head, revealing a facedown card.
"I reveal my trap card, Evil Barrier! This blocks a single attack of yours."
The blast of fire was negated, Evil Hero Edge smirking at the Genius, though the genius wrote it off. He placed a single card facedown, ending his turn. Jaden drew his card, looking at it.
"Hm, well, time to set the stage. Elemental Heroes Sparkman, Avian! Prepare to merge to form a new Monster!"
Bastion tensed up, knowing what was coming next. The two monsters appeared, both growling in rage. Jaden revealed the spell card.
"I play Dark Fusion!"
"Not so fast! I reveal my counter trap, Cursed Seal of the Forbidden spell!"
Bastion explained as he discarded his Periodic Fusion card to his deck box. He negated Dark Fusion's effect, activation and destroyed it. Not only that, but now Jaden was no longer able to use it for the rest of the duel.
That made many start to whisper and gasp. All Jaden did was shake his head, summoning Avian in defense mode. He ordered Edge to attack Knight, the monster gladly doing so. The monster became nothing but goo after Edge's blades sliced through the monster, making Bastion grunt. He took a card from his deck, adding it to his hand.
Bastion: 5700/Jaden: 8000
"I'll end my turn at that."
Bastion drew his next card, looking at it. He smiled. It was the second card he needed to stop Jaden from Fusion summoning. He placed the card facedown and summoned another monster, The Mathematician. The small bearded man cackled, Bastion sending a card from the top of his deck to the grave. Neon Dragon was ordered to attack, destroying Edge.
Bastion: 5800/Jaden: 7800
Mathematician followed up, blasting Avian away. Bastion then used the effect of Carbongeddon. Due to there being ten cards on top of it, Bastion was banishing it to summon out Hyozanryu. The massive Diamond Dragon appeared, roaring. Jaden simply grunted as Bastion ended his turn.
Drawing, Jaden looked at the card and smirked.
It was Dark Calling.
The King revealed it to Bastion, stating he was removing Avian and Edge from his grave.
"Best keep dreaming Jaden. I planned for this as well! I activate the everlasting trap card, Non-Fusion Area!"
(Non-Fusion Area – Type/Continuous/Trap. Neither player can Fusion Summon.)
Everyone was both amazed and shocked. Bastion had done the impossible! He had outplayed the King of the Ring! Many began to chant and cheer for Bastion who smiled.
But that all changed when Jaden started to laugh.
"Amazing, simply amazing, Misawa! It's been a while since someone got one over me. You're the second person to take me by surprise. The first was Miss Rhodes for damaging me." Jaden said, clapping.
Bastion soaked in the praise. Crowler began to cackle, muttering to himself that Bastion was looking grand, he was looking brilliant, and Jaden was made a fool! Sheppard chuckled, amazed.
"I'll say this, this duel has more twists and turns then a movie!"
"I agree. Bastion is showing his stuff. You should be proud, Maxwell." Banner said, looking at Satyr.
The man nodded, crossing his arms and glowing with pride.
"Indeed. But do not count Jaden out yet. He's not known as the Supreme King of the Ring for nothing." Satyr warned.
Jaden smirked.
"The headmaster of Yellow is right, Bastion. You have outsmarted me, yes...but I declare that I will fusion summon with that trap card in play."
The declaration was met with booming silence. Fusion summon with Non-Fusion Area in play? It was unthinkable! Laughable even! Many of Jaden's enemies did laugh, stating that it was impossible unless he destroyed NFA. Jaden shook his head, stating he wouldn't destroy it. Instead, Jaden played Card of Sanctity, allowing the both of them to draw until they had six cards.
Jaden looked at his new hand and saw the one card he needed. The latest series from Pegasus. He smirked; Bastion was in for a rude awakening. He picked up a HERO card and played it.
"I summon Evil Hero Talon in attack mode!"
(Evil HERO Talon – LV/****, Attribute/WIND, ATK/1600, DEF/1600, Type/Fiend.
A bastard clone of "Elemental HERO Avian", Talon yearns for the day he will surpass his 'brother' and bathe in his blood.)
A larger form of Avian appeared, but he was darker and had several scars on his body. He snarled, his wings flapping. Jaden smirked.
"I'll set three cards facedown and turn it over to you, Bastion. My declaration stands. I will fusion summon...without actually fusing."
Bastion scoffed, drawing his card. He had it all thought out! Cursed Seal to deal with Dark Fusion and Non-Fusion Area to deal with Dark Calling. He had it all figured out!
EODGX
Up in the stands, Alexis and the crew watched the duel intently.
"Do you really think Jaden can win?" She asked.
A few of the more obnoxious Blues and Reds overheard.
"Not a chance, baby! The king is all washed up. Guess Bastion will be the new King of the Ring!"
"Yeah, who knew that brain would do it?"
The crew loyal to Jaden got mad, Zane sighed.
"I guess we all underestimated Bastion." Zane said. "Still...it's rough to see a legend go down."
Alexis shook her head.
"Don't count him out yet, Zane! The last card hasn't been played yet."
EODGX
Bastion drew, smiling at Jaden.
"It has been a fun duel, Jaden. But I'm sorry." Bastion said, adding the card.
He ordered his Neon Dragon to attack Talon. Before the dragon could strike, Jaden responded by activating a trap card.
"I play Dark Ploy!"
(Dark Ploy – Type/Trap/Normal. Change the Attribute of 1 monster on the field to DARK.)
"I'm changing Talon's attribute to DARK." Jaden explained, the monster gaining a darker feature.
"That's not going to help you Jaden! My attack continues!"
Jaden just shook his head.
"That's where you're wrong Misawa. It's time for a new breed of hero to join the ranks."
That caught everyone's attention. A new breed of Heroes? They watched with baited breath, watching Jaden play.
"I play the Quick Play Spell card, Mask Corruption!"
(Mask Corruption – Type/Spell/Quick-Play.
Target 1 "HERO" monster you control; send it to the GY, also, after that, if it left the field by this effect, Special Summon 1 "Wicked HERO" monster from your Extra Deck with the same Attribute that the sent monster had when it was on the field.)
A spell card revealing Elemental Hero Flame Wingman becoming covered in a black ooze, a similar monster to Flame Wingman rising from it with claws and fangs. Bastion's eyes went wide in shock, the black ooze coating Evil Hero Talon. With an agonized scream, Talon melted making everyone's eyes bug out.
"Mask Corruption. This spell card allows me to summon a monster from my Extra Deck with the same Attribute as the monster offered."
Bastion's eyes went wide in shock. Talon's Attribute when it left the field was dark, meaning Jaden could summon a dark attribute monster.
"Since Talon's attribute was dark, I summon from my extra deck...Wicked Hero Fear in attack mode!"
From the ooze, a fierce bubbling could be heard and seen. The crowd watched petrified when an arm burst out of the ooze. Grabbing onto the stage, it pulled itself up, the ooze sliding off its body in small rivers.
It stood unsteady on its feet, revealing it to be a tall monster, easily seven feet. It's body from its head to its feet was a black carapace, muscle and organs seen in the spaces. It's eyes were bugged out and unblinking, a slit of mouth opening up between the eyes where the nose would have been. Bastion took a step back, shocked.
(Wicked HERO Fear – LV/*******, Attribute/DARK, ATK/2700, DEF/2200, Type/Fusion/Fiend/Effect.
Must be Special Summoned by "Mask Corruption". This card is unaffected by Spell card effects. When this card attacks or is attacked, all monsters, except for "HERO" monsters, lose 1000 ATK. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, you can add 1 Quick-Play Spell card from your Graveyard to your hand.)
Bastion continued to stare in shock; Jaden had done it. He had fusion summoned with NFA in play! Crowler fell back when the monster looked his way, hissing. It turned back to Bastion, snarling. Bastion gritted his teeth.
"Impressive, but ultimately not enough! My Neon Dragon will destroy it! Continue my Gaseous beast!"
Bastion prided himself on being smart. But he was human and still made mistakes. Not thinking that the new monster was harmless was one he would regret.
Neon Dragon fired at the new HERO. Fear looked at the Dragon, hissing as a black aura erupted around its frame. The very same black aura covered Neon Dragon, making it howl in pain. Bastion's eyes went wide as the counter dropped.
Neon Dragon – ATK/2800 → 1800
"W-what?! My neon got weaker?! But-" Bastion babbled out.
"Wicked Hero Fear. He invokes feelings of terror in his enemies, temporarily making them lose their fighting spirit. In other words, taking away a thousand attack points. Fear, strike back!"
Fear easily swatted the attack to the side, its left arm becoming a massive Buzzsaw. It cut through the dragon with a scream, making everyone be reminded of every slasher flick they ever saw.
Bastion: 4800/Jaden: 7800
Bastion recovered a card, but frowned. These Wicked Heroes...they were more powerful then even the original Evil Heroes. A card slid out of the Graveyard and Jaden added it to his hand. Bastion switched his Mathematician and Hyozanryu into defense mode, ending his turn.
Jaden took over, drawing a card. He added it to his hand, choosing another.
"I summon Evil Hero Sunburn in attack mode."
(Evil HERO Sunburn – LV/****, Attribute/FIRE, ATK/1500, DEF/1500, Type/Fiend.
Created from tissues samples of "Elemental HERO Burstinitrix", Sunburn wants to just make everything around her burn.)
Sunburn appeared next to Fear, the boys all cheering and hollering in delight and excitement.
The reason?
Sunburn was completely nude. Said Evil Hero glared at the boys, blasting out several tendrils of fire at them.
"Fucking perverts! Only the King and his harem can gaze upon my beauty!" Sunburn snarled, making the three girls blush.
"You really should invest in some clothing, Sunny..." Jaden muttered, face-palming.
"Soon as you can find me a duel monster who can make fire proof clothing, my dear King." Sunburn said, her attitude doing a complete one-eighty.
Jaden shook his head, revealing the spell card again. Bastion grunted, not liking what was going to come.
"I play Mask Corruption yet again and send my Evil Hero Sunburn to the grave. From my Extra deck, I summon Wicked Hero Anger in attack mode!"
(Wicked HERO Anger – LV/******, Attribute/FIRE, ATK/2500, DEF/2000, Type/Fusion/Fiend/Effect.
Must be Special Summoned by "Mask Corruption". When this card attacks, increase its ATK by 1000. When this card is destroyed, add 1 "Mask Corruption" Quick-Play spell from your deck to your hand.)
Like before, the ooze covered the Evil Hero making her scream in pain. But it was a pain she embraced for the power to give to her king. From the ooze, four arms burst out, climbing up next to Fear.
Anger looked like Goro and Shao Khan mixed, at least in terms of body. Powerful muscles expanded and contracted. A skull like face stared at Bastion, four red eyes glaring. Anger wore traditional Samurai armor. Jaden ordered Anger to attack the Mathematician.
Wicked HERO Anger – ATK/2500 → 3500
The monster was wiped out, Bastion grunting. A card slid out of his deck and the genius added it to his hand. He looked at the cards and knew he had what he needed to at least delay Jaden until he could turn the duel around.
"I activate the ritual spell card, Litmus Doom Ritual. I send my Dragon and my level one Brain Surge to the grave. Now that the offerings been set, I play Litmus Doom Swordsman in attack mode!"
(Litmus Doom Ritual – Type/Spell/Ritual.
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Litmus Doom Swordsman". You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field, whose total Levels equal 8 or more. If this card is in the GY: You can target 1 "Litmus Doom Swordsman" in your GY; shuffle both it and this card from the GY into the Deck, then draw 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Litmus Doom Ritual" once per turn.)
(Litmus Doom Swordsman – LV/********, Attribute/DARK, ATK/0, DEF/0, Type/Warrior/Ritual/Effect
You can Ritual Summon this card with "Litmus Doom Ritual". It is unaffected by Trap effects and cannot be destroyed by battle. Gains 3000 ATK/DEF while a Trap is on the field. If this Ritual Summoned card in its owner's control is destroyed by your opponent's card: You can target 1 Trap in either GY; Set it to your Spell & Trap Zone.)
A man in what could best described as a Matador appeared, holding twin swords. Jaden quirked an eyebrow when Bastion placed a card facedown, ending his turn. Jaden drew, adding it to his hand.
"Anger, attack! Take out that swordsman!"
"I activate the trap card, Spirit Barrier! Now, I take no battle damage and my Doom Swordsman attack and defense become three thousand due to Non-Fusion Area!"
A barrier appeared around the two, the Swordsman gaining three thousand attack points due Non-fusion Area. Jaden frowned; the monster was immortal and thus couldn't be killed by normal means. Even with his two Wicked Heroes, Bastion wouldn't take any damage.
Using Pot of greed, the king drew two cards. Seeing one of them was another Mask of Corruption and one of his Elemental Heroes, he thought. Nodding, he summoned Elemental Hero Clayman.
"I'll use my second copy of Mask Corruption on Clayman! Behold one of the seven most powerful of my Wicked Heroes, Wicked Hero Sloth! I play him in defense mode!"
(Wicked HERO Sloth – LV/**********, Attribute/EARTH, ATK/0, DEF/4000, Type/Fusion/Fiend/Effect.
Must be Special Summoned by "Mask Corruption". If this card is placed in Attack mode, destroy it. This card can attack while in face-up Defense Position. If it does, apply its DEF for damage calculation. When this card attacks, it cannot attack for two turns. If this card is sent to the Graveyard, add 1 "HERO" Quick-play spell card from your deck or graveyard to your hand.)
A massive monster appeared, lounging like it was lazy. It reminded Bastion of the Wampa from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back. But unlike the monster, it simply gave a loud yawn, scratching its large stomach. Bastion blinked as did everyone else.
"Why play that card, Jaden? It makes no sense."
"Actually, it makes perfect sense. But I'll wait for you to figure that out. I end my turn."
Bastion drew, seeing he couldn't do anything given the powerful monsters. But he was no fool; Jaden made plays like this because it benefited him in some way, shape, or form if just further down the line. Jaden ended his turn.
Bastion could do nothing but pass his turn. The card he had drawn needed his Oxy and Hyrdogeddons...somethings he sorely lacked. Jaden started his turn, looking at the card.
Smirking, he revealed the third facedown from several turns back.
"I use Swing of Memories!"
Up in the stands, Alexis stiffened, something that Jasmine and Mindy caught. The blonde waved them off, leaving Zane to tell them that the Swing of Memories card was one of Atticus Rhodes's cards. That made the two 'ah' in understanding.
Jaden brought back his Elemental Hero Clayman, then revealed a spell with an 'R' on it. Jaden explained that it was R – Righteous Justice, a spell that allowed him to destroy spell and trap cards equal to the number of Elemental Heroes in play.
"Clayman." Bastion breathed out, the king nodding.
The barrier around Bastion cracked before shattering. Bastion covered himself, scowling. He had thought Jaden would go after Non-Fusion, but it seems that he was determined to fulfill his deal of winning with NFA in play. Then he further thought about it and realized that Jaden took out his only means of not taking damage!
"It's time to end this. Fear, you're up first!"
The grotesque monster pounced, its black aura surrounding Doom Swordsman, making him cringe.
Doom Swordsman – ATK/3000 → 2000
Bastion's monster stopped the attack, but black sparks jumped over and shocked the Genius, making him yelp.
Bastion: 4000/Jaden: 7800
"Anger, you're next!"
Anger – ATK/3500 → 4500
The multi armed monster charged, delivering several powerful punches to the swordsman. Once again, the Swordsman stood his ground, but the shockwaves from the punches passed through and struck at Bastion. He gritted his teeth as his life points fell again.
Bastion: 1500/Jaden: 7800
"This game is done." Jaden said coolly.
"How so? Your only monster is Clayman and he only has eight hundred attack points!" Bastion said, panting hard.
The answer he got was laughter. After his little laughing episode, the king explained that Wicked Hero Sloth could attack while in defense mode, with its defense points being used over its attack points. That made everyone gasp; Bastion was only down to fifteen hundred life points and Sloth had four thousand defense points. Against the weakened Swordsman, it was no contest.
"I...I lose?" Bastion whispered, shocked that his math was off.
"You did well, Misawa. You stopped me from using Fusions something which no one has ever done before. Take pride in that." Jaden praised. "But something about intelligence in dueling. You can prepare for anything...but you can't prepare for everything. Sloth, attack!"
The massive monster roared, throwing out one of its arms. The Swordsman raised his blades, stalling the attack. Sadly, it failed to account for the shockwave. Bastion grunted, covering his face, flying back off the arena.
Bastion: 0/Jaden 7800
The holograms faded, everyone cheering when Jaden helped Bastion to his feet. Sheppard stood up, smiling.
"An outstanding duel from start to finish! Jaden, represent Duel Academy well." Sheppard said.
The king nodded, seeing his students and best friends who are girls approach. Seeing Jasmine, he handed her a slip a paper, talking with the rest. Feeling piece in her hand, she quickly opened it.
'Date tomorrow after class? Mindy suggested.'
Quickly fishing out a pen, she gave a reply and looked at Mindy. The black haired girl nodded, taking the note and handing it to Jaden. Jasmine smiled as the boy looked at her.
It was going to be interesting tomorrow to say the least.
So what do you think of the Wicked Heroes? I came up with them when I was looking at other HERO Archtypes, leading me to the Masked Heroes. That inspiration led me to making the Wicked HEROes and Mask Corruption. I only have some in mind, Fear, Anger, and the Seven Deadly Sins being the chief ones. I do have plans for a second set of Wicked Heroes, but they'll probably make their debut in the Sequel.
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