Coral: Like I said last chapter, for some reason I'm more motivated to do this story.
Aki: You are on a roll with this.
Coral: I know. It's actually kind of scary.
Aki: Weren't you like this when you first started out the first season of the SCP series?
Coral: Yes, but I didn't update everyday.
Aki: Still... Okay, you may have a point there.
Coral: Anyway... I don't want to point out names so, to those who don't like my story because they don't approve my OC being in the red and that the whole Entertainment Duel is 'ripped off of Arc-V', how about you do the both of us-
Aki: I don't know if you should say both if there are multiple.
Coral: Anyhoo, do the both of us a favor and not read this story. That could solve both of our problem, don't you think? Besides, from what I recall, all transfer students start off as red. I don't remember anything about female transfers starting off as blue from the get-go. Now, with that out of the way, to the other readers who do enjoy this story so far, ENJOY~! Oh and if you guys are thinking what I think you're thinking at the end of this chapter, yes I do know it was a bit rushed, if not then really rushed.
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Life Points/Monster stats
*LOCATION CHANGE/ CHANGE IN P.O.V*
Attacks/Effects
'thoughts'
Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)
Titan: 3700 LP
Kohaku: 2500 LP
I kept silent, my bangs shadowing my eyes, hiding them from sight.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me that fear has gotten to you. Well, if you give up, I might let your soul rest peacefully."
"Kohaku..." came Shou's worried voice.
"What's wrong?" Hayato's voice followed.
"Don't give up!" Judai encouraged.
"... No matter how bad the situation is, look at the bright side," I muttered. "If you think of something bad, think of something good. If you want to cry or scream... laugh..." I slowly, but surely, started to laugh, much to the other's confusion.
"What's so funny?" Titan asked.
"Nothing at all. Just regaining my composure. I set two cards face down and end my turn," I finished.
"My turn then. Draw. Genocide-King attacks Contact Juggler! Bursting! Internal Organs!" His 3000 ATK monster once again released some bats onto my last defense.
"I activate Contact Juggler's special ability!"
"Fool. You mean to tell me you haven't learned?"
"Oh I've learned plenty. And of what I know, Contact Juggler doesn't target monsters. Instead, when he's targeted for an attack, by sending the top card of my deck to my Graveyard, I can negate that attack!"
"And since it's not a target effect, Genocide-King's effect won't activate!" Hayato added.
"That's right! And after that, a Circus Counter is added onto him. Now then, the card sent to activate the effect is..." I revealed the top card of my deck. "Circus Freak Flame Archer! Contact Juggler, if you can please do what you do best~! Contact Manipulator!" A glass ball appeared in my monkey-like monster's hand as he began to manipulate it and redirected the attack away from him. "That's not all. Because Circus Freak Flame Archer was sent to the Graveyard, my opponent loses 1000 points!" An image of a blindfolded magician with a bow and arrow appeared. "Go! Blaze Arrow!" He shot the arrow at Titan, making him lose a chunk of Life Points. In the process, some of his own body parts were disappearing.
Titan: 2700 LP
Kohaku: 2500 LP
"Their Life Points are almost tied!" Shou happily said.
"Nice one!" Judai cheered.
"Tch. You still have something to protect you I see... However, from my hand I activate the Instant Magic, Double Up Chance! With this card if a monster's attack is negated, that monster can attack again, also, it's ATK points doubles!"
Genocide-King Demon: 3000 x 2= 6000 ATK
"Once more, Genocide-King! Bursting! Internal Organs!"
"Trap card open! Grand Escape! If an opponent attacks a 'Circus Freak' monster I control, that attack is negated, also I draw a card for every other monster on his field that didn't declare an attack this turn!" I defended, as my monster once again redirected the attack away.
"And since Grand Escape isn't a target card, Genocide-King's effect won't activate again!" Hayato said.
"And Kohaku gets to draw a card!" Shou added.
"Draw!" I drew a new card.
"So you managed to prevent more of your body from disappearing. In turn, you made me lose some of mine."
"That's right. Now it's my turn. Draw!" I drew another card. "I activate Circus Freak Ventriloquism's effect! By discarding this card, I can draw one card from my deck. If the card I draw is a monster card, I can add it to my hand or Special Summon it. However, if the card is a Magic or Trap card, I can activate that card immediately." I place my fingers on my deck, as an image of a performer with a dummy appeared. "Okay everyone! With me! Come on... Come on... Come on..." I chanted, my friends chanting along. "Come on!" I drew my card. "Okay! I activate the Continuous Trap, Another Act! Once per turn, by removing one Circus Counter from the field and one 'Circus Freak' monster from the game from my Graveyard, I am able to use one Spell or Trap card from either player's Graveyard!" The performer's dummy opened its mouth wide as my drawn card appeared face-up onto the field. "I remove Circus Freak Puppeteer from my Graveyard and Circus Freak Contact Juggler's Circus Counter from my field to activate Early Performance from my graveyard! Everybody~! Give a round of applause to the master of swing tricks~! Circus Freak Trapeze Artist~!" My swinging stuntman appeared next to Contact Juggler, as the rest of the Osiris cheered for the former.
Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1400 ATK/1000 DEF
"I end my turn."
"My turn. Kid, you are going to experience a new hell. Draw." Titan drew another card. "I release Genocide-King Demon and Inferno-Queen Demon to Advance Summon Evil Emperor of Terror- Genesis Demon!" A gigantic, purple armored demon with a sword just as big appeared in place of the two monsters.
Evil Emperor of Terror- Genesis Demon: Level 8/DARK/Fiend/3000 ATK/2000 DEF
"That looks scary..." Shou said in fear. Hayato grunted in agreement.
"Next, I activate Genesis Demon's effect. I remove from play one 'Demon' monster from my Graveyard and target and destroy one card on the field," my masked opponent continued. "From my Graveyard, I remove Inferno-Queen Demon from play and destroy your pesky monkey! Terrorist Eraser!" The huge monster swung its sword down on Contact Juggler, forcing him away. "Next, I will have Genesis Demon attack your last defense! Terror Blade!" It once again swung its sword down and killed my last monster on the field.
"I activate Trapeze Artist's special ability! Once destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon from my deck a 'Circus Freak' monster with 1500 ATK or less! Help me out, Circus Freak Dancer!" A male performer in tights appeared on my field in Defense Mode.
Circus Freak Dancer: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/600 ATK/1200 DEF
"Persistent, aren't you?"
"I'd be a disgrace as a performer if I let the show end now. Also, the monster summoned by Trapeze Artist's special ability gets a Circus Counter." Dancer now had on red dancing shoes.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn, kid. Unless if you can get rid of my monster, you're as good as dead!"
"I will stop it... Definitely! Draw!" I smiled at the sight of the card I drew. "Time to get rid of this Pandemonium, by activating my Field Magic, Circus Show!" All the bone structures and statues exploded, changing the arena into a circus.
"What?!" Titan gasped at the sight of his field being gone. "However... as long as I have my Millennium item-!" He held up his puzzle.
"Like that thing's real!" I picked up a pebble and threw it, hitting the eye and caused a hole and cracks on it. My friends all gasped at the sight of it, and how my and Titan's bodies were returning to normal. "I knew it. This isn't a Game of Darkness. And you aren't a Dark Duelist either."
"What do you mean?" Judai asked.
"This Game of Darkness is nothing but a fake; an act; an illusion! I've heard of how Games of Darkness are played, and this isn't how it's played."
"What?" my opponent asked.
"If this is a Game of Darkness, we should've been sent to an alternate dimension where our duel wouldn't be interrupted by others. Also, there are suppose to be seven different kinds of Millenium Items. I already saw someone who has the Millennium Puzzle, so there's no way you could've have it because, last I heard, they were all destroyed!"
"... Since my trick won't work on you anymore, Yuki Judai, there's no reason for me to duel you anymore!" He threw a smoke bomb at his feet, trying to escape.
"Stop right there!" I chased after him. After taking several steps after him, something strange happened. The cavern started to shake, and an eye similar to the one on the Millennium Items began to glow on the ground beneath me.
"My lady! Get out of there!" Time Space Magician warned. His warning was late, for wind picked up out of nowhere and gathered dust around me and Titan, engulfing us. The next thing you know, we ended up in nothing but darkness.
"What is this place?!" Titan asked.
"You have nothing to do with this?!" I demanded.
"No, I don't!" Just then, lots of dark creatures appeared and began to cover him. "S-S-S-Stay away! Argh! Help me!"
"Hey!" Before I could take a step closer, some of those monsters made their way towards me, surrounding me.
"Don't take another step closer!" came Time Space Magician's voice. He floated down to my side and put up a light show, scaring them away from me.
"Was this the bad feeling you had earlier?" I asked.
"It would seem so."
"Yuki Judai," Titan called. We looked and noticed something off about him. "How about we continue our duel? This time with the real Game of Darkness."
Despite the bad feeling I'm starting to have about the situation, I'm not one to stop in the middle of a duel for anything. Our monsters and set cards returned as we continued our duel. "We're still at my turn. I activate Circus Freak Assistant's monster effect! If there's another Circus Freak monster on the field, I can Special Summon this card!" An clown appeared next to Dancer, in Defense.
Circus Freak Assistant: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1000 ATK/1000 DEF
"And for each and every empty Monster Zone, I draw one card! There are three on my field and four on your's. That makes a total of seven cards!" I drew more cards. "And furthermore, Assistant can be used as two tributes for Advance Summoning a Level 7 or higher DARK Spellcaster-type monster. Which means, I release Circus Freak Assistant as two tributes! To Advance Summon! Circus Freak Time Space Magician!" My ace card made his appearance.
Circus Freak Time Space Magician: Level 7/DARK/Spellcaster/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
"Even if you have out a new monster, it still means nothing if it can't touch Genesis."
"I know that. That's why I activated Circus Show beforehand! With this card, every time a 'Circus Freak' monster is summoned, it gains its own Circus Counter! And for each Circus Counter on this card, monsters my opponent controls loses 200 ATK! I've summoned twice, which means Circus Show has two Circus Counters and your monster loses 400 ATK!" Two balloons appeared on the field as a make-up kit also appeared and turned Titan's monster's face into a clown's as well as putting a clown's hat on its head.
Evil Emperor of Terror- Genesis Demon: 3000 - 400 = 2600 ATK
"However my monster still has more ATK than your's."
"Not for long! I activate Another Act's effect! By removing Contact Juggler from play and Dancer's Circus Counter, I can activate Early Performance again! Now appear, Circus Freak Stilt Walker!" A short clown on a pair of extremely long stilts appeared on my field.
Circus Freak Stilt Walker: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/800 ATK/1600 DEF
"And with this, another counter is gained, and your monster loses more power, as well as getting more make-up!" The big monster was now in a big jumpsuit, making it less scary than it was suppose to be.
Evil Emperor of Terror-Genesis Demon: 2600 - 200 = 2400
"And now that your monster is weaker than mine, I attack Genesis Demon with Time Space Magician! Time-Spacial Stream Buster!" My ace shot out a stream of energy at the huge monster, obliterating it.
Titan: 2600 LP
Kohaku: 2500 LP
"Next Stilt Walker will attack you directly! Batting Stilts!" My small monster got off its stilts and whacked Titan in the head with them.
Titan: 1800 LP
Kohaku: 2500 LP
"I end my turn! And because I have eight cards in my hand, I discard two cards to keep my hand at six cards."
"My turn then. Draw. From my hand, I activate Reincarnation of the Monster. By discarding one card, I can add a monster back to my hand from my deck. That monster is Genocide-King Demon. Next I activate my Trap card, Demon's Roar! By paying 500 of my Life Points, I can Special Summon back a 'Demon' monster from my Graveyard. Return to your master, Evil Emperor of Terror-Genesis Demon!" The monster returned from the dead.
Evil Emperor of Terror- Genesis Demon: 3000 - 600 = 2400 ATK
"But because of Circus Show's effect, your monster is not as strong as suppose to be," I reminded.
"Is that so? From my hand, I activate General Demon's special ability. By discarding him, I can add one 'Pandemonium' from my deck to my hand," Titan added.
"You have another one?!"
"And now, I activate it, and end your little act." The field once again changed, back to the one the 'Demon' archtype favor most. "And now that your field is gone, my monster's attack is back to normal."
"However, all the counters that were on it goes to another face-up card. In this case... Circus Freak Stilt Walker!" My monster's stilts seemed to have gotten longer by three feet.
Evil Emperor of Terror- Genesis Demon: 2400 + 600 = 3000 ATK
"Next, because I have a 'Demon' monster, I am able to summon out Genocide-King Demon." His level four monster from before also returned. "Battle! Genesis-Demon attacks Time Space Magician! Terror Blade!" It swung its sword down at my best card, destroying him.
Titan: 1800 LP
Kohaku: 2000 LP
"Time Space Magician!" I cried out.
"Don't worry. You'll join him soon enough. You and all your other weak monsters. Genocide-King Demon attacks Stilt Walker! Bursting! Internal Organs!" His other monster began its move on my other Attack Position monster.
"I activate Stilt Walker's special ability! If this Attack Position monster is targeted for an attack, I can negate that attack by changing his Battle Position! Stilt Evasion!" Stilt Walker got off its stilts before the attack hits and got defensive. "Then a Circus Counter is placed on a face-up card on the field. I'll give that counter to Stilt Walker." My monster's stilts had some upgrades, now being made of metal instead of wood.
"Like that would make any difference. Using Genesis' special ability, I remove Demon's Roar from my Graveyard and destroy Stilt Walker! Terrorist Eraser!" Making up for the king's attack, the emperor left me with one defensive monster, except it was the one monster. "What?"
"While Stilt Walker has a Circus Counter, he's unaffected by card effects. So he's safe from Terrorist Eraser."
"So it would seem. I end my turn. And during the End Phase, a monster who is Special Summoned by Demon's Roar is destroyed. Next turn, kid, will be your last."
"Then it's my turn..." I said with some hesitation. Never, in my life, had Time Space Magician been defeated before. He was always there for me. And now...
'No. I can't think that,' I thought to myself. 'If you think of something bad, think of something good. If you want to cry or scream, laugh. Good things comes to people who thinks on the positive side of things. Time Space Magician... He may be gone, but he's still with me. I still have a chance. I just need to wait, be patient. Soon it will be time for the Grand Finale!'
With my new resolve, I began my turn. "DRAW!" I looked at my seventh card and gasped at the sight of it. "This is-!... Hola~! Bonjour~! Hello, everybody~! It's finally time for the climax of this show! Firstly, I summon Circus Freak Destiny in Attack Mode!" A child version of Time Space Magician appeared.
Circus Freak Destiny: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/500 ATK/500 DEF
"Battle! Destiny! Attack Genocide-King Demon!"
"Fool! What good would that do?! You're just committing suicide!" Titan shouted.
"I activate Destiny's special ability! During the Battle Phase, I remove 1 Circus Counter from the field! That counter would be one of Stilt Walker's!" Stilt Walker's sticks were back to their wooden form. "Next I draw a card from my deck. If the card I draw is a monster, I take damage equal to its ATK and Special Summon it. However, if it is a Magic or Trap card, I will release Destiny and Special Summon a 'Circus Freak' monster from my Graveyard besides Destiny!"
"Then draw. There's no way luck would be on your side. Not in a Game of Darkness!"
"Luck will come! Draw!" I drew and revealed my card. "Trap Card, Miraculous Stunt! Which means Destiny will take his early leave!"
"Impossible!"
"It's possible! In place of Destiny, will be Circus Freak Time Space Magician! Twisted Fate!" If anyone has heard of the expression 'they grow up so fast', that expression can be used for Destiny, who quickly went into his adult form. "And in place of Destiny's attack is also Time Space Magician! Time-Spacial Stream Buster!" My magician let out a stream of energy at the demon, destroying it.
Titan: 1300 ATK
Kohaku: 2000 ATK
"From my hand, I activate Death Rook Demon's special ability! If Genocide-King's destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, by discarding this card from my hand, I am able to Special Summon him back!" Sending his last card to the Graveyard, Titan once again revived his king. "And now this is where you end your turn!"
"Actually, it's time for the Grand Finale! I activate Another Act's effect! Removing another Circus Counter from Stilt Walker and Destiny from my Grave, I can activate a card from my Graveyard!"
"It's pointless to summon out another monster!"
"I wonder about that! I once again activate Early Performance! Come to our side, Circus Freak Beast Tamer!" A lion-human hybrid in a lion tamer's clothes with a whip appeared.
Circus Freak Beast Tamer: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1700 ATK/1500 DEF
"Now go, Beast Tamer! Attack Genocide-King!" My new monster prepared its whip for a strike.
"You have officially lost it!" Titan shouted.
"I actually won it! Instant Magic, Taming the Wild! This card can only be activated if a Beast-Type 'Circus Freak' monster battles an opponent's monster! I draw one card from my deck. If the card drawn is a monster card, my battling 'Circus Freak' monster gains ATK equal to the monster it's battling! And while he's on the field, Beast Tamer is considered as a Beast-type!"
"You may have gotten lucky the last time, but luck won't be on your side again!"
"It will. I believe it will! Draw!" I revealed my new drawn card again with a smirk.
"No way!"
"Circus Freak Swinger! A monster card! And with this, Beast Tamer gains your monster's ATK! Breaking the Wild!" I shouted, as my hybrid got bigger from the extra power.
Circus Freak Beast Tamer: 1700 + 2000 = 3700 ATK
"This... This can't be!" my opponent gasped.
"It can! And by the way, my name is Fiore Kohaku! Beast Tamer, Wild Slasher!" The lash on Beast Tamer's whip turned into a flexible blade, allowing my monster to destroy Titan's and take out the rest of his Life Points.
Titan: 0 LP
Kohaku: 2000 LP
WINNER: KOHAKU!
"Alright!" My victory cheer ended short as I saw Titan getting piled over by the black creatures, seeming to... I'd rather not finish that.
"My lady! Over here!" Time Space Magician called. I looked at his direction and saw light, which is also our exit out of here. I rushed towards the light and got out of that dimension.
"Kohaku!" I heard my friends call me.
"Guys!" I called back.
"You okay?" Judai asked me.
"Somewhat..."
We then saw the big purple orb that I was in shrinking and had a bad feeling.
"Get down!" Hayato told us. We all got down as a strong wind came, as though wanting to drag us along with the orb.
"Asuka!" Judai shouted. I turned and saw the coffin the unconscious Obelisk was in almost getting dragged into it as well, if it wasn't for Judai. Seconds later, the wind died down and the orb disappeared with a 'pop' and leaving some streamers. "Whoa. I didn't know he can do that trick." The Elemental Hero duelist gave a hand for the... act, I guess?
"That was dangerous though. Way different from the dangers I'm used to," I said, my head feeling a little light all of a sudden.
"Kohaku, where did that guy go?" Shou asked.
"He... kind of just... left..." was all I can say before losing consciousness.
*LATER**GENERAL'S P.O.V*
"Kohaku! Kohaku!" Shou called, trying to wake their friend.
"Come on, Kohaku! Wake up!" Hayato followed.
"Don't die on us!" Judai followed, slapping her awake. And failing to.
After Kohaku became unconscious, the remained Osiris took her and Asuka out of the dorm. Asuka woke up some time ago and received her Etoile Cyber and a photo of her brother from Judai. Currently, she was checking Kohaku's pulse, which, to their relief, was pulsing.
"Move over!" the Obelisk ordered. Judai, who was the one being told to move, obliged to her wish. Asuka then placed both hands on Kohaku's chest and pumped, trying to get her lungs working. As she did, she felt something a bit off. "Just one moment." She lifted up Kohaku's shirt and, to all of their surprises, Kohaku was wearing a sports bra.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"... Well... This is awkward..." Shou spoke, breaking the silence.
"Do any of you know CPR?" Asuka asked. To her dismay, the three boys shook their heads no. "You owe me big time," she then whispered, for she began to do the mouth-to-mouth and pumped Kohaku's chest. She repeats the process, until a moan was heard from Kohaku, instantly stopping her from her work as the 'Circus Freak' duelist coughed and regained some more air in her lungs.
"Oh... My head... What happened?" the now-conscious Osiris asked.
"You lost conscious that's what," Judai answered.
"And it turned out to be because you inhaled too much of that mist back there," Shou explained.
"And Asuka had to perform CPR on you," Hayato ended.
"Which you will owe me big time," the Obelisk female said. "And in the process, we... sort of found out that you're a girl."
Kohaku looked down and saw that her shirt was lifted up, revealing her bra.
"Oh... And?" The rest of the group did an anime-fall at that answer in a carefree tone.
"What do you mean 'and'?!" Shou asked.
"After having to wear some revealing performer's clothes for some time, a girl would lose their shame that easily."
"But didn't you want you being a girl a secret?" Hayato asked.
"Not really. I actually wanted to tell you guys, but it keeps slipping my mind."
"Then why don't you wear girls' clothes instead of boys'?" Asuka questioned.
"Guys' clothes are more loose than girls'. Some skirts, dresses, and even pants are just too tight for me. As an entertainer, I have to wear tight clothes anyway to perform. The only time when I don't have to wear anything tight is when I don't perform. So I prefer to wear guys' clothes when I'm not doing anything that involves doing stunts."
"And what about your duels?" Judai questioned.
"That's different. Unlike when I have to perform in a real circus, in a duel, I have complete trust in my monsters who all live to entertain and help each other. In other words, I don't have to worry about getting hurt, because they have my back."
"Oh, I get it." Just then, the sun was coming up. "Crap! Hey, let's go back before everyone wakes up!"
"Sounds like a plan," I agreed to Judai's idea, putting my shirt down.
"Asuka-san."
"Well then."
"See you later!" Shou, Hayato and Judai said in that order.
"Hope we can find your brother soon, Asuka," I said, running after them back to the dorm.
