Coral: Not one of my best works, but do bear with me please with this chapter.
Aki: you don't look so good.
Coral: Just a little bit sick.
Aki: what?! Then you shouldn't be doing this.
Coral I have to! Especially with this message!
Aki: What message?
Coral: one that involves Fanfiction's fate! There's another law that is going to be published that will rid fan fiction! The due date is not know, but that doesn't mean it might not be published soon! Not only that, before we needed 40,000 votes, which was somehow met, then I go back on that site and saw it said it needed 50,000 VOTES!
Aki: 50?!
Coral: Yes! People! For the sake of this website, go to the moveon petition website to stop the trans pacific partnership! Just need less than 5,000 more votes! And this site will be free from worries!
Aki: If they don't change the signature condition that is.
Coral: DON'T JINX IT!
Normal dialogue
Life Points/Monster stats
*LOCATION CHANGE/ CHANGE IN P.O.V*
Attacks/Effects
'thoughts'
Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)
*OPENING*
(Instrumental)(The scene begins with a nice top view of the island)
To the beginning sky... towards the shining light
(The camera looks up to the sky, having a nice view of it and the sun as the anime logo slowly appeared)
There's nothing to fear... because I'm here...
(Freakstar Dragon with Naruto on his back and Time Space Magician flew pass the logo the Spellcaster-type shined the crystal ball on his staff, changing the scene)
Falling countless times to your knees
Not protecting your own pride
(Kohaku slipped on a banana peel and was laughed at by many students. She laughed along with them)
Only coming up with just doubts
Do not close your eyes just yet
(Alex and Bella looked at the scene in slight envy at how she was, in a way, getting along with many others despite her being in Red and daughter of a famous circus' ringmaster and walked their separate ways)
I absolutely cannot see
the possibility that's here and now
(Judai was imagining himself as the next King of Games. Manjoume and his friends along with Chronos glared at how impossible it would be for him while Misawa, Shou and Hayato looked at him with interest or slight admiration)
When these tears turn into rain
I just want you to notice
(Asuka and Ryou were at the entrance of the Abandon Dorm and stared at a picture of the latter's brother with determination)
Spit out all the vexing things
Because there's a meaning for taking things
(Bella was remembering the time when she was younger, getting bullied and being isolated by others because of her powers. Her patience went to her limit as she accidentally summoned a monster and released it onto them)
Even if you desire everything, you don't need to grasp it all
(Alex was remembering when he was accepted into Duel Academy and told the principal that he wished to start at the lowest rank, just to be bullied by those of a higher rank)
Just keep a hold of one most important thing
(Kohaku placed her hands on their shoulders and snapped them out of the memory lane and smiled at them then pushed them to the rest of their friends)
In the beginning of the sky, I welcome you
do not ever look back just look forward
(Judai had out Flame Wingman, who fought against Chronos' Antique Gear Golem and Asuka's Cyber Blader, as Kohaku had out Time Space Magician, who was going head-to-head against Alex's Light and Darkness Dragon and Bella's Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama)
If you feel the wind on your back
then there won't be anything to worry about
(Shou and his monsters were looking at his brother and his monsters with determination, who smirked in approval, causing the younger sibling to smile back)
If you would look around, you'd see all these smiling faces
(In another realm, it showed all of Kohaku, Bella, Alex, Judai, Shou, Hayato, and Asuka's monsters smiling at the camera)
Do not carry everything by yourself
(Kohaku was looking at her late sister's deck in her hand with a solemn look, the deck's monster spirits floating right by her side)
Don't rush either, the answer is along the way
(The scene turned dark and the whole gang were running towards the light)
you'll definitely find it for sure
(They arrived at a lighthouse, looking up at the night sky)
It was a fine afternoon on the island. The sky was clear, the ocean was calm, it was a day without school... Nothing can ruin this day.
"Hey look. It's those rich Osiris." Until now. "Hey girls. What cha doing in red? Oh that's right; because you both deserve that rank." As usual, some bullies from the blues decided to pick on a couple Osiris. The two said reds were the most unexpected ones.
"Leave us alone already!" Junko demanded.
"Or what? You'll tell on us? You Reds can't do anything on your own," Taiyou said.
"That's not true!" Momoe denied.
"Hey! What's going on here?!" shouted a voice familiar to the two girls.
The group turned and saw a quite young Japanese-American Ra Yellow student with a purple jacket draped over his shoulders like a cape walking up to them.
"Scram pipsqueak! This has nothing to do with you!" Raizou shouted.
"Yeah. Rather run all the way home. This school is way too advanced for you," Taiyou mocked.
"Why don't we find out if I do belong here?" the boy challenged, equipping his duel disk. "Or are you Obelisks scared of losing to a middle schooler?" Of course, those words were ones that should never have been said for any reason. The boy knew, but there weren't and other ways for him to have them accept his challenge.
With that the three of them got their disks turned on and got their starting hand.
"Go Seth!" Momoe cheered, identifying the Ra.
"DUEL!"
Raizou: 4000 LP
Taiyou: 4000 LP
Seth: 4000 LP
"Elites first!" Taiyou declared, drawing his sixth card. "I activate the Magic Card, Dark World Dealings! Each player can draw one card then discard one card from their hand." They all did as the effect instructed. "And from my Graveyard, Beiige, Vanguard of the Dark World's effect activates! When this card is discarded to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon it!" A purple, skinless monster with a bony armor appeared from the ground.
Beiige, Vanguard of the Dark World: Level 4/DARK/Fiend/1600 ATK/1300 DEF
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn!" he ended.
"Then it's my turn. Draw," Seth calmly drew his sixth card. "From my hand I summon Darkus Centipoid!" A black centipede-like monster appeared on the field.
Darkus Centipoid: Level 4/DARK/Insect/2000 ATK/100 DEF
"What the hell is that monster?!" Raizou shouted.
Rather than answering, Seth continued his turn. "Centipoid's effect activates! When successfully Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a DARK Monster from my Graveyard. I'll summon the monster you made me discard due to Dark World Dealings' effect. Come, Darkus Fear Ripper!" Appearing from a portal was a black and purple armored monster with huge, sharp claws.
Darkus Fear Ripper: Level 4/DARK/Fiend/1900 ATK/1300 DEF
"Doing so, however, I take 200 points of damage for each of that summoned monster's Level and Centipoid goes to Defense Mode." Fear Ripper let out a small wave of dark energy at its duelist. The wave just missed him by a few centimeters.
Raizou: 4000 LP
Taiyou: 4000 LP
Seth: 3200 LP
"And what's the point of that?" Taiyou asked.
"Like it matters. He can't attack this turn," Raizou pointed out.
"I set three cards face down and end my turn."
"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Raizou drew his next card. "I summon Fire king Beast Yaksha!" A beastly warrior appeared with what seemed like a staff.
Fire King Beast Yaksha: Level 4/FIRE/Beast-Warrior/1800 ATK/200 DEF
"Next I equip Yaksha with the Equip Magic, Salamandra! This gives Yaksha 700 more ATK!" The monster's staff changed into a sword with a fire serpent swirling around the blade.
Fire King Beast Yaksha: 1800 + 700 = 2500 ATK
"Battle!"
"Trap Card open!" Seth interrupted. "Blackout! This turn, my opponent cannot declare an attack or activate card effects. Also, if I have two or less cards in my hand, for each DARK monster on the field, I draw one card. There are three monsters on the field, so I draw three cards." Seth's hand increased to five.
"Che. Saved yourself. In that case, I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn," Raizou ended.
"My turn. Draw." Seth drew his next card. "I activate Fear Ripper's effect! Once per turn, I can change its attribute. GO FIRE!" Fear Ripper's black and purple colors went red and orange. "Next, I activate the Magic card, Fusion!"
"What did he say/He can Fusion Summon?!" Taiyou and Raizou gasped at the same time.
"The monsters I will fuse are Centipoid and Fear Ripper! Black unbreakable skeleton, red mysterious devil, combine your powers and give birth to a new warrior! FUSION SUMMON! Appear by my side, black centaur with fire power! Darkus Centorrior!" A purple centaur in black armor with a spear in his hand appeared on the field.
Darkus Centorrior: Level 6/DARK/Beast-Warrior/2600 ATK/2000 DEF
"Battle! Centorrior will attack Yaksha!" Seth declared.
"I activate my Trap Card, Holy Barrier - Mirror Force!" Raizou defended.
"Reverse Card open! Dimension 4! All Trap card effects are negated this turn!" A light barrier appeared and attempted to block the attack when Centorrior easily broke through it. "Also, Centorrior's effect activates! When this card attacks an opponent's monster, all ATK and DEF boost that monster has is lost and given to Centorrior! Vortex Energy Drain!" The two blues gasped in shock as they saw Yaksha's sword losing its power and Centorrior's spear getting covered in flames.
Fire King Beast Yaksha: 2500 - 700 = 1800 ATK
Darkus Centorrior: 2600 + 700 = 3300 ATK
The centaur monster jabbed his spear into Yaksha's gut and destroyed him.
Raizou: 2500 LP
Taiyou: 4000 LP
Seth: 3200 LP
"Yaksha's effect! When this card is destroyed, I can destroy one card on the field or in my hand! Frm my hand, I destroy Fire King High Beast Garudonix!"
"Isn't that same as discarding?" Momoe asked.
"It looks the same," Junko said.
"You'll see the difference soon," Raizou smirked.
"I end my turn with one card face-down. At this moment, Centorrior's ATK returns to normal," Seth ended, as the flames in his monster's spear died down.
Darkus Centorrior: 3300 - 700 = 2600 ATK
"My turn! Draw!" Taiyou drew his next card.
"And at this point, I activate Fire King High beast, Garudonix's effect! During the Standby Phase if this card was destroyed by a card effect, I can Special Summon him back on my field!" Flames suddenly appeared and slowly formed a huge bird.
"Reverse card open! Grand Down!" the 'Darkus' duelist once again interrupted. "Card effects cannot be activated this turn." The gravity suddenly increased as the bird of flames was slammed onto the ground and disintegrated.
Taiyou gritted his teeth. "I release Beiige to Advance Summon Lucent, Netherlord of Dark World." The skinless monster suddenly changed into a black shadow and changed shape. The shadow broke apart and revealed a silver armored monster with a mask similar to a skull's.
Lucent, Netherlord of Dark World: Level 6/DARK/Fiend/2400 ATK/0 DEF
"I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"Draw." Seth drew another card. "I activate the Magic Card, Darkflare! I target one DARK and one FIRE monster on the field and increase their ATK by 1000 until the end of this turn. I target my Centorrior and your Lucent."
"But neither of them are FIRE monster," Momoe pointed out.
"While face-up on the field, Centorrior is also a FIRE monster," Seth informed. True to his words, both monster's ATK went up.
Lucent, Netherlord of Dark World: 2400 + 1000 = 3400 ATK
Darkus Centorrior: 2600 + 1000 = 3600 ATK
"You only raised my monster's ATK though. It won't help you at all," Taiyou said.
"Have you already forgotten? Centorrior can steal the ATK boost of monster he battles," the Ra reminded. Taiyou flinched at the reminder. "And also, I activate the Continuous Magic, Solemn Night! With this card, DARK monsters I control gains 300 ATK!"
Darkus Centorrior: 3600 + 300 = 3900 ATK
"Battle! I attack Lucent with Centorrior! Vortex Energy Drain!" The Fusion Monster raised his weapon as Lucent's added power was transferred over to him.
Lucent, Netherlord of Dark World: 3400 - 1000 = 2400 ATK
Darkus Centorrior: 3900 + 1000 = 4900 ATK
"Trap Card open! Negate Attack!" the blue-haired Obelisk tried to block.
"Instant Magic, Ghost Strike! This allows me to activate a Magic or Trap card from my Graveyard by banishing it. The one I'm using is Dimension 4!"
Taiyou gasped as his one wall of defense was destroyed by Seth's card. Having nothing to defend his monster, Centorrior struck Lucent and dealt massive damage.
"Also, Solemn Night's secondary effect. If it's the only face-up card on my field, the Battle Damage inflicted by DARK monsters are doubled, only if they destroyed a monster by battle."
"What?!" Taiyou and Raizou gasped.
It was here Raizou remembered something. "Wait, now I remember... The one Ra who sends fear into Obelisks... The one who's said to easily crush them... The one who is rumored to be on the same level as the Kaiser... Y-You can't be..."
Centorrior walked closer to Taiyou, causing the boy to fall on his butt in great fear. He raised his spear and slammed it down, just missing the boy by inches as he took away his Life Points. The poor boy fainted from the shock.
Raizou: 2500 LP
Taiyou: 0000 LP
Seth: 3200 LP
"Sorry for the wait," Seth spoke. "All that's left... is you!" Raizou took some steps back, scared of what the Ra would do. "When a 'Darkus' monster I control dealt Battle Damage to my opponent, I activate Darkus Hammersaur's effect from my hand. I am able to Special Summon him onto the field!" Out on the field next to the centaur is a purple reptilian monster with large armored hands.
Darkus Hammersaur: Level 5/DARK/Reptile/2300 + 300 = 2600 ATK/1500 DEF
"Hammersaur's special summon effect. I can target one face-down Magic or Trap Card on the field and destroy it. Dark Bow!" True to Seth's words, Hammersaur slammed his armored fists down on Raizou's lone face-down, destroying it. "Now Hammersaur... Attack the player directly! Crush Hurricane!" The recently summoned monster leapt up to Raizou's side.
Before the attack hit, Raizou managed to mutter out, "The Blue Reaper..."
Raizou: 0000 LP
Taiyou: 0000 LP
Seth: 3200 LP
WINNER: SETH!
"That'll teach you a lesson or two," Seth said. He looked at Junko and Momoe. "You both okay?"
"Yeah! Thanks to you," Momoe answered.
Seth smiled softly. "That's good to know. I still can't believe these guys would even pick on girls."
"It was our own fault... You wouldn't have to do this if we didn't get ourselves in that duel..." Junko said.
How did the happen in the first place? Well...
*FLASHBACK*
The two girls were on their own, talking about one certain Obelisk.
"I still can't believe Mitsuru did that," Momoe said.
"Just proves that not all cute and handsome guys are good. Especially in our dorm," Junko said.
"It's one thing to talk about Bella, but to steal her card? I can't believe him!"
"At least he has his punishment for doing something stupid. I can't help but still wonder how it happened though."
Speaking of the tennis duelist, after his duel with Tiffany and getting beaten by Bella, he was also changed... into a girl. Yeah. Apparently, one of Bella's mosnters had the ability to change a person's gender. After said monster gave him a painful jab in the... nuts... Mitsuru changed into a female.
"He unexpectedly looks cute though," Momoe pointed out.
"I don't know if we can keep calling him a he," Junko said.
Out of nowhere, a fellow Obelisk stood in their way. "Hey, you two." The two girls stopped in their tracks and looked at him. "You don't belong here. Go away." Those words offended them in many ways.
"Hang on, who are you to say that?" Junko demanded.
"I'm Carbana Shinji. As son of one of the Duel Academia board, I have the right to put duelists in their proper places. Like the two of you, who are in Obelisk Blue simply because you're both girls. Unlike boys, girls are instantly put in Obelisk Blue until further notice."
"Are you saying you don't think we belong in Obelisk?!"
"I don't think. I know. Unless you want to prove me wrong." With that challenge, the three began their duel.
*MINUTES LATER*
Shinji: 4000 LP
Junko: 0000 LP
Momoe: 0000 LP
WINNER: SHINJI!
It didn't take long for the duel to end...
Junko and Momoe were on their knees at the sight of their own loss.
"Not even a single Life Point," Shinji sighed. "As I thought, you don't belong here. But I'll be nice. Congratulations you two; you got yourselves one-way tickets down to Osiris Red." They both raised their heads at those words.
"You can't do that!" the red-head female objected.
"But I can and I just did. enjoy your last day as an Obelisk." With that, Shinji walked away.
*PRESENT TIME*
And that was how they got themselves in the situation.
"We're lucky you, Tiffany, Asuka-san and everyone else helped us after hearing our problem," Junko admitted.
"Yes we are," Momoe said.
"It doesn't matter what dorm we're in, we all have to stick together if we have problems with anything," Seth pointed out.
"Still, I understand Judai and his friends, but why do you want to help us?"
"Now that Junko mentions it, why did you?"
Seth went silent at their questions. "I... I actually wanted to be friends with them... But it's just..."
"Hey! There's Kohaku-san!" Momoe exclaimed. "Kohaku-san! Over here!"
The 'Circus Freak' duelist saw the small group ahead of her and caught up to them. "Hey Junko, Momoe, and... Seth, right?" she greeted.
"Y-Y-Yes!" the boy tensed. The former Obelisks looked at their young savior in slight shock.
"You're still shy? Keep this up, and Obelisks will start picking you. Well, bad ones at least. It's kind of bad enough that they will mock you for your age."
"Y-Yes!"
'What happened to our savior?' Junko and Momoe wondered, still dumbfounded at Seth's persona.
Kohaku brought her attention back to the girls. "Anyway, you two, Alex's parents sent over that package of cards for you two to remake your decks, or just make a new one. Bella and I are still looking for that Carbaka Shiti guy."
"No, no, Kohaku. It's Carbana Shinji," Momoe corrected.
"Right. That guy. Are you sure he's in Obelisk Blue?"
"He was wearing the blue blazer," Junko said.
"Okay. Just making sure because Asuka asked the Kaiser if there was anyone with that name in the male dorm and he said no. And everyone else was looking around and didn't see him at all."
"But how is that possible?! He can't just disappear! Especially not with the fact that Osiris is getting more students in the dorm, and all because of that guy demoting his own fellow Obelisks!"
"I know how you feel. But look on the bright side."
"What bright side?!"
"Well, you have a great view of the ocean... You get to see Pharaoh everyday..."
"We're on an island; I have a view of the ocean in my dorm! And we see that cat everyday during school!"
Kohaku was starting to sweat nervously. "Good point... Eh hehehe..."
"Not 'hehehe'!"
"Junko, calm down," Momoe spoke.
Seth saw a pair of blues from the corner of his eyes. "Are one of those two that guy?" The three girls looked at the direction he was looking at.
Indeed, it was Shinji, dueling a female Obelisk. On his field was a huge machine-type monster, staring down at the female duelist.
"Now attack the player directly!" he ordered. The monster did as ordered and slammed its fist down at her, depleting her Life Points.
Shinji: 4000 LP
Obelisk Girl: 0000 LP
WINNER: SHINJI!
"I win. As promised, you are demoted to Osiris," the boy said.
"You will regret this!" The girl took off crying.
"Hmph. Like anyone can beat a true Obelisk."
"Hey!" Shinji turned to the person who called him and saw Junko and Momoe approaching him. Well, Junko was approaching him.
"Well, if it isn't the first two female Obelisks who got their demotion. How are you two today?" he mocked.
"You think you're so clever, don't you?! Demoting your own dormmates like this!" the red-head female gritted her teeth.
"I don't think; I know. Know that I'm doing the right thing. I mean after all, you ladies got to Obelisk, not because of your skills or knowledge, but because of your gender. I'm only doing what's fair and put you where you actually belong. And so far, it's right at the very bottom of the scale. You couldn't touch my Life Points." Those last few words made Junko grit her teeth. "Although, you could regain your status."
That got her full attention. "Really? How?"
"Simple: duel me and win. Lose, though, and it's a one-way trip off this island for you." Everyone press t widened their eyes at the risks.
"You can't do that!" Seth shouted.
"I can. Being son of one of the Duel Academia board, I have more than enough power to get students expelled. Of course, I'm still a reasonable guy. We're all duelists here; so we will decide your fate in a duel."
"Then I'll duel in their place," came a voice familiar to the girls. The group turned and saw Bella.
"Bella-san! When did you-?!"
The psychic duelist cut Momoe off. "I saw a fellow Obelisk crying. Said something about being demoted after she lost a duel. Since her situation sounded like Junko and Momoe's, I asked her where her duel was. Good thing I arrived, because I will not let you continue your unreasonable actions any longer, Carbana!"
The male Obelisk scoffed at her words. "Unreasonable? The school's dorming system is unreasonable. While the guys have to show their worth to get to where they are, the girls get a free pass to Obelisk dorm. With the exception of the transfers."
"I may agree with you on that, but that gave you no right to do these things, no matter who you're related to!"
"And what are you going to do about it, witch?"
"How about a duel? I win, everyone who got demoted by you will be promoted back to the dorm they were in before dueling you."
"And if you lose?"
"You can expel me instead." Bella's friends looked at her with wide eyes at her condition. "You heard me; you win, I'm off this island for good." Her friends tried to talk her out of the condition she made for herself, but she disregarded them.
"We have no place for witches on the island in the first place," Shinji stated. "Very well. Prepare yourself!"
Both duelists activated their duel disks. "DUEL!"
Shinji: 4000 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"Normal duelists first. Draw." Shinji drew his sixth card. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Machiners Frontline! If you don't know what this card can do, you will know soon enough. I summon a monster in Defense Mode and set one card face-down. Turn end."
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "First off, I summon Six Paths of Pain, Animal!" A pale white-skinned ninja in red robe appeared on her field.
Six Paths of Pain, Animal Level 4/EARTH/Zombie/1700 ATK/1700 DEF
"I activate Animal's special ability! Once per turn, I can Special Summon one 'Rinnegan Giant' monster from my deck! I special summon Rinnegan Giant Drill-Beaked Bird!" An unusual bird with a jagged yellow beak, three distinct legs and two sticks sticking out from its back and neck appeared on the field.
Rinnegan Giant Drill-Beaked Bird: Level 4/WIND/Winged Beast/1900 ATK/1400 DEF
"I hope you know what you're doing..." the ninja said.
Bella simply nodded in response, as if to say that she knew what she's doing. "When I use this effect, Animal switches to Defense Mode!" Said zombie ninja went on one knee and crossed his arms in a block position. "Battle! Rinnegan Giant Drill-Beaked Bird attacks your face down monster!" The Winged Beast dove to its target and spun clockwise, not only destroying it but also dealing damage to her opponent. "When Drill-Beaked Bird attacks a Defense Position Monster whose DEF is lower that its ATK, it can deal piercing damage to my opponent."
Shinji: 3900 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"I activate my Trap Card, Time Machine," Shinji declared. "When a monster is destroyed by battle, I can return that monster back on its owner's field in the position it was in before. Return to me, Machiners Defender." A blue tank-like monster appeared back on his field.
Machiners Defender: Level 4/EARTH/Machine/1200 ATK/1800 DEF
"And furthermore, I activate Machiners Defender's Flip Effect. From my deck, I add one Commander Covington to my hand." He added the said card to his hand after revealing it. "Also, I activate the Continuous Magic, Machiners Frontline's effect. Once per turn, when a Machine-Type monster is destroyed by battle and sent to my Graveyard, I am able to Special Summon one Machine-Type monster from my deck that has the same Attribute and less ATK than the destroyed monster."
"But he just summoned Defender back from the Graveyard," Momoe pointed out.
"Doesn't mean it wasn't sent there in the first place. Because Defender was sent to the Graveyard first, he can use his Magic card's effect," Junko explained.
"I see you Osiris actually learned something. In any case, through this effect, I Special Summon Cipher Scouter!" A blue and purple cyborg appeared on the field.
Cipher Scouter: Level 3/EARTH/Machine/1350 ATK/1800 DEF
Bella looked down at her hand. "I will... set two cards face down! Turn end!"
"My turn. Draw." Shinji drew his next card. "I summon Machiners Sniper!" A tall lightish brown robot with a gun appeared on his field.
Machiners Sniper: Level 4/EARTH/Machine/1800 ATK/800 DEF
"While he's on the field, he's the only 'Machiners' monster who can be targeted for attacks. And next, I activate the Continuous Magic, Machine Conversion Factory. This gives Machine-type monsters I control 300 more ATK and DEF." Power surged through each monster on Shinji's field.
Machiners Defender: 1200 + 300 = 1500 ATK/1800 + 300 = 2100 DEF
Cipher Scouter: 1350 + 300 = 1650 ATK/1800 + 300 = 2100 DEF
Machiners Sniper: 1800 + 300 = 2100 ATK/800 + 300 = 1100 DEF
"Battle! Sniper will attack Drill Beaked Bird!" Shinji declared. His currently strongest monster fired its shot at the Winged-Beast, obliterating it to pieces.
Shinji: 3900 LP
Bella: 3800 LP
"Next, I attack Animal with Scouter!"
"I won't let you! Trap card open! Half Unbreak!" Bella countered. "With this card, a monster I control can't be destroyed by battle and whatever damage I take from Battle involving it is halved! Since Pain is in Defense Mode, I won't take damage anyway!" A shied appeared in front of her monster and blocked the oncoming attack.
"Tch. Saved yourself," the turntaker muttered. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I switch Pain to Attack mode and activate his effect! Switching him back to Defense to Special Summon a 'Rinnegan Giant' monster from my deck! Come, Rinnegan Giant Panda!" A huge panda with white stitches appeared on the field.
Rinnegan Giant Panda: Level 4/EARTH/Beast/1700 ATK/1200 DEF
"Now I release both these monsters to Advance Summon Akatsuki Shinobi, Nagato!" The two monsters left the field and, in their place, a crippled ninja came into view.
Akatsuki Shinobi, Nagato: Level 9/DARK/Warrior/0 ATK/0 DEF
"Congratulations. You dismissed weak monsters for an even weaker one. I am impressed with this action," Shinji mocked.
"Then you'll be more impressed with this! Nagato gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each 'Six Paths of Pain' and 'Rinnegan Giant' monster on the field and in my Graveyard! There are two 'Rinnegan Giants' in my Graveyard and a 'Six Path of Pain'. That makes his ATK and DEF 3000!" True to her words, the newly summoned monster grew bigger in power.
Akatsuki Shinobi, Nagato: 0 + 1000 x 3 = 3000 ATK/0 + 1000 x 3 = 3000 DEF
"Next, I activate Nagato's second effect! Once per turn, I can Special Summon a 'Six Paths of Pain' monster from my hand or deck! I Special Summon Six Paths of Pain, Naraka from my deck!" A ninja who looks similar to Animal rose from the ground.
Six Paths of Pain, Naraka: Level 6/LIGHT/Zombie/0 ATK/0 DEF
"With another 'Six Paths of Pain' monster on the field, Nagato gains more power!"
Akatsuki Shinobi, Nagato: 3000 + 1000 = 4000 ATK/3000 + 1000 = 4000 DEF
"Next, Naraka's effect! Once per turn, I can Special Summon one 'Six Paths of Pain' monster from my Graveyard! Come back, Animal!" The first undead ninja came back on the field. "And reusing his effect, I now Special Summon Rinnegan Giant Multi-Headed Dog and give Nagato more power!" A huge brown mutt with heads that out numbers Cerberus' appeared on the field.
Rinnegan Giant Multi-Headed Dog: Level 6/EARTH/Beast/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
Akatsuki Shinobi, Nagato: 4000 + 1000 = 5000 ATK/4000 + 1000 = 5000 DEF
"Look at that field!" Junko gasped.
"With that field, she can beat him!" Momoe exclaimed.
"I have a feeling that it won't be that easy," Seth said.
"Battle! I attack Machiners Sniper with Multi-Headed Dog!" The Beast-type monster went and chomped one of the machines.
Shinji: 3500 LP
Bella: 3800 LP
"With Machiners Frontline, I Special Summon Shretsdder in Defense Mode!" A tiki-like monster with spikes on its head and little arms and legs appeared on the field.
Shretsdder: Level 4/EARTH/Machine/1600 ATK/1000 DEF
"However, Multi-Headed Dog can attack multiple times. Go for the other three monsters!" Multi-Headed Dog gobbled up the other machines.
Shinji: 2650 LP
Bella: 3800 LP
"Now direct attack, Nagato! Wind Release: Gale Palm!" The ninja clapsed his hands together and released a powerful wind.
"Reverse card open! Defense Draw!" Shinji countered. The wind soon became a calm, soothing breeze. "With Defense Draw's effect, the damage I would've taken is reduced to zero and I draw a card." He drew his next card.
"So close..." Momoe sighed.
"But she just needs one more turn! Do your best, Bella-san!" Junko cheered.
Shinji began his turn and drew his next card. "I guess now's a good time to end this." The atmosphere around the two duelists tensed a bit. "From my hand, by discarding Machine-type monsters from my hand to the Graveyard with combined Level of 8 or more, I Special Summon Machiners Fortress!" A cyan tank-like monster appeared on his field.
Machiners Fortress: Level 7/EARTH/Machine/2500 + 300 = 2800 ATK/1600 + 300 = 1900 DEF
"Now I release Machiners Fortress to Advance Summon Machine King!" The tank reassembled itself into a robot warrior.
Machine King: Level 6/EARTH/Machine/2200 + 300 = 2500 ATK/2000 + 300 = 2300 DEF
"And with Machine King's special ability, he gains 100 ATK for each Machine-type monster on the field, including himself!"
Machine King: 2500 + 100 = 2600 ATK
"And from my Graveyard, I activate Machiners Megaform's special ability, whom I discarded to Special Summon Machiners Fortress! If Fortress is sent from my field to the Graveyard while face-up, I can banish it and Special Summon this card!" The tank monster returned to the field and transformed into a bigger robot warrior.
Machiners Megaform: Level 8/EARTH/Machine/2600 + 300 = 2900 ATK/1500 + 300 = 1800 DEF
Machine King: 2600 + 100 = 2700 ATK
"Next, I activate the Equip Magic, Spirit Charmers Sage Staff!" The king of machines held a staff in his hand.
"A 'Spirit Charmers' card?" Kohaku questioned.
"In a Machine Deck?" Seth also questioned.
"This card can only be equipped to Machine King," the dueling Obelisk explained. "With it, Machine King gains 200 ATK for each 'Spirit Charmer' on the field!"
"But neither of us has any Spirit Charmer," Bella pointed out.
"The reason why I will use its second effect. I can release Machine King to Special Summon Spirit Charmer Sage Machine King from my deck!" The equip monster glowed bright and was in a magician's outfit.
Spirit Charmer Sage Machine King: Level 6/EARTH/Machine/2500 + 300 = 2800 ATK/2300 + 300 = 2600 DEF
"With this Machine King's special ability, for every Machine-type and 'Spirit Charmer' monster in my Graveyard, he gains 200 ATK! There are five Machine-type monsters, so that's 1000 more ATK!" The newly summoned monster let out what sounded like a roar as it grew stronger.
Spirit Charmer Sage Machine King: 2800 + 1000 = 3800 ATK
"And with his second effect, by discarding one Machine-type monster from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy one monster my opponent controls! I discard my Commander Covington to destroy Nagato! Magic Rifle!" The Spellcaster/Machine let out magic bullets at the high-level ninja, destroying him, as well as gaining more ATK.
Spirit Charmer Sage Machine King: 3800 + 200 = 4000 ATK
"Battle! I attack Multi-Headed Dog with Megaform! Mega Punch!" The former tank charged at the beast and slammed its fist down at it, piercing through its figure and destroying it.
Shinji: 2650 LP
Bella: 3400 LP
"Next I attack your Naraka with Sage Machine King! Spiritual Blast!" Said monster released a large beam of magic energy at the zero attacker and destroyed it. "I end my turn."
"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card and analyzed the situation at hand. "I switch Animal back to Attack Mode and activate his effect! Special summoning Rinnegan Giant Rhino from my deck!" A giant rhinoceros with appeared on her field.
Rinnegn Giant Rhino: Level 5/EARTH/Beast/2000 ATK/1000 DEF
"Now I release Rhino to Advance Summon Akatsuki Shinobi, Deidara in Defense Mode!" The monster did a couple of hand signals before he poofed into smoke, changing into a blonde ninja with long bangs covering the left side of his face.
Akatsuki Shinobi, Deidara: Level 6/EARTH/Warrior/1900 ATK/1300 DEF
"Well, here's something you don't see everyday," he commented.
"Not the time, Deidara," Animal muttered.
"Yeah yeah."
"I activate Deidara's special ability! By sending the top card of my deck to the Graveyard, I can inflict 800 points of damage to my opponent! Explosive Clay!" The newly summoned ninja took out a ball of clay and placed it on his palm, which had a mouth on it. The mouth chewed the clay as Deidara reeled his hand back. He thrusts it forward, shooting the clay out and caused it to explode on contact with Shinji.
Shinji: 1850 LP
Bella: 3400 LP
"That's disgusting! And it hurts!" he complained.
"You're a man, aren't you? Deal with it," the blonde ninja said, not that anyone but the psychic duelists heard him say it.
"I end my turn!" Bella ended.
"My turn, draw!" Shinji drew his next card. "Now to end this duel! I activate the Magic card, Raigeki!" The bystanders gasped, knowing what that card can do. "With this, all your monsters are destroyed!" Lightning rained down on the two ninjas, eliminating them.
"You activated Deidara's special ability!" Bella shouted, surprising her opponent. "When he's destroyed, I can Special Summon three 'Art Tokens' in Defense Mode!" Three clay version of the blonde ninja appeared on her field.
3x Art Token: Level 3/EARTH/Rock/900 ATK/600 DEF
Shinji gritted his teeth at how well his opponent was defending herself.
"And also, Trap Card open! Threatening Roar! You can't conduct your Battle Phase this turn!" This made him glare at Bella in pure hatred.
"Nice block, Bella-san!" Momoe cheered.
"Now you just have to turn it around somehow on your turn!" Junko followed.
"Enough with the defense already! I thought you're a monster! Then fight like one!" the dueling male Obelisk demanded.
"Just because there are people who treats me as such doesn't mean that I am," Bella calmly stated. "I'm not going to let any more words force me to do what I don't like to do any longer! Especially not now that I have friends who are willing to show me how I can use my gift for a good cause!"
Kohaku smiled softly at those words, knowing she was one of the friends who were successfully helping her with that problem.
"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. She smiled at the card she drew and saw her chance at turning the duel around to her advantage. "Ladies and gentlemen~! It is finally time to bring this duel to its end~!" The duelists around her looked at her in anticipation. "Firstly, by releasing two of my Art Tokens, I can Advance Summon Akatsuki Shinobi, Tobi~!" The two clays merged and an orange-masked ninja was formed.
Akatsuki Shinobi, Tobi: Level 7/DARK/Warrior/2500 ATK/3000 DEF
"And what good is that monster when he can't get pass my monsters?" Shinji asked.
"It's for this. I activate the Magic card, Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals!" Nine blue dragon-like effigies appeared and surrounded the two Machines.
"What is this?!"
"This is Phantom Dragon's Nine Consuming Seals! It can only be activated when Nagato or Tobi and at least one other 'Akatsuki Shinobi' monster is on the field! With this card, your monsters are removed from the field until the end of this turn!"
"But you don't have another 'Akatsuki Shinobi' on the field!"
"Deidara's Art Tokens count as 'Akatsuki Shinobi' monsters." The Machine Duelist gasped as he saw his monsters fading away from existence. "Now I Battle! Tobi! Attack then player directly! Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance!" The masked ninja released a large stream of fire at the opposing duelist. Once it was a couple of feet away from him, the flames redirected itself to the sky and caused a huge explosion, one strong enough to send shockwaves to force Shinji back and take down his Life Points.
Shinji: 0000 LP
Bella: 3400 LP
WINNER: BELLA!
"She did it!" the Osiris females cheered.
"Nice one!" Kohaku followed.
Seth looked at the down Obelisk. "Don't forget what you promised. The duelists who got demoted by you will return to the dorm they were in."
"What promise?! I made no promise!" Shinji snapped.
They all looked at him in shock.
"Yes you did!" Momoe said.
"That was the point in this duel!" her friend supported.
"I doubt he intended in keeping his promise," Time Space Magician said to his duelist.
"I think so too."
"That's enough!" came a voice of an adult. They all turned to see a man in his mid-40s.
"D-Dad?!" Shinji stuttered.
"Be silent, boy. I saw everything, since before this duel stadted," Shinji's father said. "And it would also explain why I see Obelisks rapidly going down to Osiris. Who was it that told you you could decide the fate of your fellow classmates? I don't remember ever saying that!"
"D-Dad... I..."
"No words can express how disappointed I am. Especially when you back out of your deal before you started this duel." He grabbed Shinji by the arm. "Come with me to the Principal's Office. You will explain everything and receive great punishment for your actions! Afterwards, we will promoted the Osiris back to the rank they were assigned to before you messed it up!" With that, the two left the group.
"... What just happened?" Junko dared to ask.
"I think you, Momoe and the other Obelisks and Ras are going to be back out of Osiris," Kohaku said.
"That's what it looks like to me too," Seth agreed.
