Coral: And now! It is here! The representative decision duel! Or should I say tournament?! And it is here dueling will change! And by that I mean I will take a page out of Arc-V's book and add in Action Duel! For the sake of making the duels even more interesting!

Aki: Is that even okay?

Coral: I read GX stories that included Synchro Summoning. This should be okay.

Aki: If you say so.

Coral: And I do say so. Oh! And before I forget, I will be out for the week. So I won't be doing any updates for a while. I would, but I am still banned from here in my parents' eyes.

Aki: Speaking of, your birthday is today, isn't it? Shouldn't their gift to you be to lift the ban so you don't have to keep hiding this and worry that they will find out?

Coral: If only it was that simple, Aki. If only... Anyway, to the story, I do not own any Yugioh. The only OCs I own would be Kohaku and her family. The decks they own are also my doing. Every other OCs and their decks goes to their own creators.


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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 just another day on the island. A ship was dropping off some packages. Well, more than just packages.

"Mom!" Kohaku ran to a woman getting off the ship. The woman had long black hair and wore a black business suit. She looked at Kohaku and a smile was formed on her face as the teen hugged the woman, who hugged back.

"Kohaku! I missed you," she said.

"I missed you too, mom."

"Kate," called Kazato. The two looked up and saw Kohaku's father approaching them. "You're just as beautiful as the last I saw you."

Kohaku's mother, Kate, giggled at the compliment as she and Kohaku ended the hug. "Oh, honey. You're just as handsome as the last I saw you. Are you just as entertaining?"

"That remains to be seen." Kazato wrapped his arms around his wife as they both kissed.

"Okay, you really need to stop acting like teenagers," their daughter said, in which they ignored. "And as usual they ignore everything around them."

Kate ended the kiss as she had realized something. "Shouldn't Kohaku be in class?"

Knowing how her mother gets when it comes to work of any kind, including school work, Kohaku improvised. "Oh, will you look at the time? I am late for class. Thanks a lot, dad!" Patting her father on the shoulder, she took off to school.

The two adults stood there as one gave a scolding look to the other and said other had a nervous look, with sweat dripping down his face.

"Uh... She insisted?" Kazato said.

"I'll let this slide. Just this once," Kate said, to his relief.


Later in the afternoon, the whole school was in the auditorium. Kohaku's parents were standing up on the lower stage, giving an announcement.

"Good afternoon, everyone," Kazato began. "As some of you may know, I am Kigara Kazato. And this is my wife, Kigara Kate." There were murmurs in the crowd as everyone knew who the two were, especially Kazato. "Now, I'm sure you all heard about the upcoming school duel. For those of you in your second and third years, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but none of you are going to be representing this year. And for a good reason. Our rival of the North campus will be using a first year as their representative." More murmurs entered the crowd at the info. "We had a meeting earlier, wondering who, within our first year, will be our representative. We all got different nominees, which is why my wife and I decide to do a little something." Kazato clapped his hands, turning on the screen above him. The screen showed sixteen blank photos.

"The duel is less than a week away. Enough time for us to do a tournament of our own," Kate spoke. "This tournament will decide who will represent our school in the solo and tag duel. The last two finalists will be in the tag duel. The strongest of the two... Will be in the solo duel." Everyone in the first year got psyched. "Of course it will be boring just to have the nominees duel. Which is why, we are also doing a small lotto. First let's reveal said nominees." Eight photos flipped and revealed the first eight.

"I'm up!" Judai said.

"Whoa! That's awesome, Aniki!" Shou said.

"Kohaku and the others are up too," Hayato added. As he said, Kohaku, Alex, Bella, Misawa, Asuka and Seth were up.

"Is this a joke?" Alex whispered to Kohaku.

"My parents never joke," she replied. "Who is that girl though?" Along with their photos was a photo of a girl they never met.

"That's Professor Chronos's daughter," Bella whispered to them. They looked at her in shock. "Trust me, I was shocked too. Her name is Elie. She uses an 'Antique Gear' deck like her father."

"Now, we would've just make the tournament with just these eight, but my husband and I wanted to make this tournament more interesting. Especially due to the fact that... Should I tell them or you?" Kate asked Kazato.

"Hmm... Actually... Kohaku! Step up please!" he called. Kohaku happily got on stage by her parents' side. "Would you like to give the news?"

"I would!" Kohaku faced the crowd. "Earlier today when my mom- I mean, Professor Kate arrived, so did the project my parents were working on that will make dueling much more exciting. Turns out, they managed to finish the project earlier than expected. So this tournament will also help demonstrate the new, exciting way of dueling." Everyone applauded at her words.

"Thank you, Kohaku. Now, with that said, for the other eight contestants, they are..." The eight remaining photos spun, taking a few seconds to reveal the last eight. "Ayanokouji Mitsuru, Tiffany Adagio, Torimaki Taiyou, Kochou Ran, Hinamori Rose, Mototani Raizou, Gokaido Houzan, and Tenshiro Mina." Everyone applauded for the last eight.

"All right! I'm in too," Tiffany cheered.

"Good for you, Tiffany," Jacko congratulated.

Bella looked at the last duelist on the screen with a worried look. 'I hope I don't duel her,' she prayed.

"Now then, the photos on the board will shuffle and we will see who will duel who!" Kazato pressed a button on the remote, causing the screen to shuffle the pictures and set them in pairs. The pictures flipped and revealed the duelists and their opponents.

1. Kohaku vs. Rose

2. Judai vs. Mitsuru

3. Seth vs. Reginald

4. Alex vs. Tori

5. Asuka vs. Ran

6. Misawa vs. Raizou

7. Tiffany vs. Elie

8. Bella vs. Mina

"All the contestants, do remember your opponent and when your duel is. Because tomorrow in the duel stadium, it will be showtime!" Kazato ended.

Everyone cheered as the exit the auditorium, thus ending the assembly.

"Okay! Since tomorrow is going to be a new duel, I have to do my training at 200℅ power!" With that promise, Kohaku took off.

"I guess I should too," Bella said.

"The gym might be the best place to train, if the project that arrived is the exact same one Kohaku was telling us about," Alex said. They both went to the gym.

"We should go too," Seth said to Tiffany.

"I'll come with you. Because Bella is there," Jacko said.

"Then it's decided." Tiffany grabbed the boys' hands and followed after them.


The next day, everyone was in the duel stadium, waiting for the tournament to start.

"Signori e Signore! Our apologies for making you wait- no ne!" Chronos began. "We are now commencing the academy representative decision tournament- no ne!" Everyone cheered at those words. "For the first round, from Obelisk Blue, Hinamori Rose! And from Ra Yellow, Fiore Kohaku!" Both contestants got cheers from the audience. "And now-!"

"Wait!" came Kazato's voice. He stepped up on the center of the field next to Chronos. "This is no good." That got everyone confused, and not because he was speaking English. "Didn't we say it the other day? The project my wife and I were working on was delivered here yesterday. And now, it's all set up."

Kate was in the audience in the front row with a laptop. "It's ready!" she called.

Kazato faced the audience. "Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on the future! Kate!"

"Action Field on! Field Magic, Book Kingdom, activate!"

To everyone's surprise, the stadium lit up as they were forced to cover their eyes from the light. Once the light died down, they all looked and saw themselves in a fancy ballroom, either standing or sitting by the railings. The dueling duelists were down below in the position they were in earlier. Books were floating around them.

"Whoa! Awesome!" Judai shouted.

"So this is the project Kohaku's parents were working on," Asuka said, impressed.

"Everything feels real," Ryo said, also impressed as he touched a red curtain.

Shou noticed something above them. "What's that?"

Everyone else looked up and saw an orb, containing cards within it.

"Are those cards?" Bella asked.

"But why are they up there?" Alex wondered.

"The duel is starting!" Seth said, shutting them up.

"Oh but wait! We cannot start such an exciting duel yet!" Kazato said from the top of the chandelier.

"H-He's right- no ne! How do we get down from here- na no ne?!" Chronos panicked, holding on to the ex-performer.

"Wrong! With this new field, this new way of dueling, there is also an oath for this duel!" The audience muttered in confusion at the mention of the oath. "Kohaku! How about you start us off?!"

"Of course!" she obliged. "Duelists locked in battle!"

"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Kazato followed.

"They storm through this field!" Kate followed after.

"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" the three said in unison. "Action! DUEL!"

Rose snapped out of her stupor at 'duel'. "D-Duel!" At that moment, the orb above them popped and cards scattered everywhere, though not visible.

Kohaku: 4000 LP
Rose: 4000 LP

"Is it okay if I go first? Just to demonstrate more of Action Duel," the 'Circus Freak' duelist requested.

"Fine by me," Rose insisted.

"Then I draw!" Kohaku drew her sixth card. "Hola! Bonjour! Hello, everybody! It is now time to get this show on the road!" She stepped on a book lying on the floor, which shot her to the ceiling. "First! I will summon out Circus Freak, Swinger!" Her monster on swings appeared and caught her by the hand.

Circus Freak Swinger: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/500 ATK/500 DEF

After she was pulled up on top of the swing, Kohaku said, "Now then! Do try to catch us!" They both jumped off the swing and Swinger summoned another swing, therefore having the two to swing all over the place.

"And Kohaku ends her turn with a light move!" Kazato announced, acting as an announcer as he took a leap and sat by Kate's side, Chinos still clinging onto him in fear. "Kate! How do you suppose Rose will react?"

"We'll have to see, Kazato," Kate replied.

"My turn. Draw!" Rose drew her next card. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Water Hazard! Once per turn if I don't have a monster on my field, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower WATER monster from my hand! I summon Draw Frog!" An orange frog appeared.

Draw Frog: Level 2/WATER/Aqua/100 ATK/100 DEF

"Next I summon Sophisticated Frog!" A white and blue with red swirly marks appeared as well.

Sophisticated Frog: Level 2/WATER/Aqua/100 ATK/2000 DEF

"Next I activate the Magic Card, Big Wave Small Wave! This card destroys all face-up WATER monsters on my field and Special Summon an equal number of WATER monsters from my hand! I destroy Draw Frog and Sophisticated Frog to summon another Draw Frog and Substitute Toad!" A wave came and washed up the two monsters, replacing one of them with a frog that's pink on the right side and black on the other side, as well as having a right angel wing and left devil wing.

Substitute Toad: Level 1/WATER/Aqua/100 ATK/2000 DEF

"Next, I activate Draw Frog's effect! When he's sent to the graveyard while face-up on the field, I can draw one card!" Rose drew her next card. "And from my Graveyard, I activate Sophisticated Frog's effect! By removing one 'Frog' monster from my Graveyard, I can Special summon him back on the field! I banish Draw Frog!" The blue frog returned to the field.

"But why is she summoning them all out in Attack Mode?" Shou wondered.

"It would make her Defense better," Tiffany added.

"That's true. If she wanted to go into defense," Asuka said.

"Next I activate Substitute Toad's effect! By tributing one monster I control, I can Special Summon a 'Frog' monster from my deck! I release Draw Frog and Special Summon Demon-Wisdom Frog!" Draw Frog glowed and evolved into a clear, white frog with a graduation hate on its head.

Demon-Wisdom Frog: Level 2/WATER/Aqua/100 ATK/2000 DEF

"And with Draw Frog's effect, I draw a card!" Rose drew another card. "I activate the Magic card, Shield in the Right Hand, Sword in the Left Hand! This card can switch the ATK and DEF of all face-up monsters!" While Swinger stayed the same because her ATK and DEF are the same, the three frogs grew in size and strength.

Sophisticated Frog: 100 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 100 DEF

Substitute Toad: 100 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 100 DEF

Demon-Wisdom Frog: 100 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 100 DEF

"Their ATK are higher now!" Seth gasped.

"With that sort of power, I'd say it's over to Kohaku! However, are all those attack going to land?" Kazato questioned.

"They will! Battle! I attack Swinger with Substitute Frog!" Said monster leapt high into the air with and made way to the swinging girl and her owner.

As they swung, Kohaku snatched a card from a floating book. "Lucky! An Action card! I activate the Action Magic, Avoid!" Both she and Swinger leapt off the swing and Substitute Toad landed on it. Swinger summoned two more swings for herself and her duelist to land and travel on.

"What just happened?!" Hayato asked.

"As you may have noticed, everyone, cards scattered around the field when the duel began. Those are Action cards. They can either help you or turn against you, depending on the card you get. You can only hold one of these cards at a time," Kate explained.

"So we can using cards other than the ones we have?" Bella asked.

"Sounds risky," Misawa said.

"It does. But at the same time, it sounds exciting!" Judai said.

"You may have negated one of my attacks, but let's see you escape this one! Sophisticated Frog! Attack Swinger!" Rose ordered. Her monster shot out green water from its mouth at the girl. Just when it looked like it would land a hit, the water shot up and exploded like a makeshift firework.

"What happened this time?" Alex asked.

"Action Magic, Illusion Dance!" Kohaku said. "This card changes all Attack Position Monsters to Defense until the End Phase! Why fight or just kneel when we can take this time to dance?" That said, she and the monsters started to dance to a music that began to play as soon as the card was activated. "Join us in our dance!" At those words, the Osiris and a handful of Ra's danced along with them, as did most of Kohaku's friends.

"This is fun!" Judai shouted.

"Action Duels are awesome!" Bella followed.

"So then Rose-san, do you end your turn, or would you like to dance a little more?" Kohaku asked.

Rose smiled at the sight, but knew she had to continue her turn somehow. "I set one card face down and end my turn!" By the time she declared the end of her turn, the music ended and the monsters returned to Attack Position, much to everyone's disappointment.

Sophisticated Frog: 2000 -} 100 ATK/100 -} 2000 DEF

Substitute Toad: 2000 -} 100 ATK/100 -} 2000 DEF

Demon-Wisdom Frog: 2000 -} 100 ATK/100 -} 2000 DEF

"Looks like it's my turn then. Draw!" Kohaku drew her next card. "Now then everyone! Would you like me to continue the fun?"

"Yes!" they all replied.

"Then it's time to change the field! I activate the Field Magic, Circus Show!" The field changed into her signature field.

"Kohaku's best field!" Alex shouted.

"She's getting serious now," Asuka said.

"Next I activate the Instant Magic, Early Performance! With this I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Circus Freak' monster from my hand or deck! One example of that would be Swinger's partner! Circus Freak, Trapeze Artist!" Swinger tossed a stick into the air which turned into a swing as Trapeze Artist appeared and grabbed hold of the swing, and swung himself around the place.

Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1400 ATK/1000 DEF

"And with a 'Circus Freak' monster summoned, you all know what that means! Makeover!" Three makeover kits appeared and had the frogs into clown costumes.

Sophisticated Frog: 100 - 200 = 0 ATK

Substitute Toad: 100 - 200 = 0 ATK

Demon-Wisdom Frog: 100 - 200 = 0 ATK

"And now I battle! Trapeze Artist attack Demon-Wisdom Frog!" The recently summoned monster swung over to his target and attempted a kick when suddenly...

"Trap card open! Reversal World! All Effect monsters on the field have their ATK and DEF swapped!" As soon as she activated that card, every monster's stats changed, except Swinger.

Sophisticated Frog: 0 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 0 DEF

Substitute Toad: 0 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 0 DEF

Demon-Wisdom Frog: 0 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 0 DEF

Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: 1400 -} 1000 ATK/1000 -} 1400 DEF

Due to the stat change, not only were the frogs out of their costumes, leaving them with just the makeup, but Demon-Wisdom Frog easily smacked Trapeze Artist away.

Kohaku: 3000 LP
Rose: 4000 LP

"How's that?!" Just as Rose started to boast, a pair of boxes appeared. Trapeze Artist went into one, which then closed up on him. The other box also closed.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Here we have Trapeze Artist activating his effect! In one box, the box he is inside of, our lovely performer will magically... Disappear. While in the other box, a fellow 'Circus Freak' monster will appear!" Everyone got excited as Kohaku continued her showbiz. "Let's start with Trapeze Artist." The first box opened revealing Trapeze Artist waving to the crowd as they waved back. "Are you ready, Trapeze Artist?" He nodded and closed the door.

A lock appeared in Kohaku's hand as she used it on the door lock nice and shut. Next were chains and another lock. Kohaku wrapped the chains around the box and used the lock to secure it. "Now, as we all can see, there is no way, Trapeze Artist will be able to escape from this box! So!" She snapped her fingers and lots of swords appeared. "Let's work our magic! Three! Two! One! Go!" The swords all shot towards the box, hitting their mark. The next thing they know, bombs appeared and attached themselves on the box. They lit up. Kohaku quickly moved away and hid behind a small brick wall that appeared, as did her opponent and her monsters. The bombs exploded and the box was destroyed, but with no trace of Trapeze Artist.

"Where'd he go?" Judai asked, forgetting that he was watching a duel.

"Aniki, when a monster is destroyed, they're sent to the Graveyard," Shou reminded. He felt someone tapped his shoulder. He looked and was greeted with a bag of popcorn. "Oh thanks." As he took a popcorn, he looked a bit further up and saw what he said was wrong. "Where'd you come from?!"

Everyone else looked as a spotlight shone on the stranger, who was none other than Trapeze Artist.

"Oh ho! For those of you who thought Trapeze Artist was destroyed anyway, never underestimate a performer!" Kohaku said. "Now watch as he makes his exit of the day!" Trapeze Artist tossed the bag of popcorn onto the field. He then bowed and leapt from his seat to the bag. He managed to get in the bag, head and all. Kohaku picked up the bag and dumped out all the popcorn, proving that her monster was gone. Even though it was a monster performing the trick, everyone applauded.

"And now, to end the why don't we say hello to our guest star?!" Kohaku continued. The spotlight was on the second box summoned by Trapeze Artist as the door opened and Circus Freak, Contact Juggler appeared out of it. Everyone gave another round of applause at his appearance as he gave a bow and kneeled.

Circus Freak Contact Juggler: Level 4/Dark/Spellcaster/0 ATK/2000 DEF

"And with another 'Circus Freak' monster summoned, your monster gets a new makeover!" Kohaku added. The makeup kit appeared once more and got the three frogs in their costume once more.

Sophisticated Frog: 2000 - 200 = 1800 ATK

Substitute Toad: 2000 - 200 = 1800 ATK

Demon-Wisdom Frog: 2000 - 200 = 1800 ATK

"Also, because he was summoned by Trapeze Artist's effect, he gains a Circus Counter of his own!" A ball appeared in the newly summoned monster's hand. "I switch Swinger to Defense Mode and end my turn with one card face down!"

"After such a magnificent performance, how will Rose respond to that?!" Kazato questioned.

"My turn! Draw!" Rose drew her next card. "Kohaku-san. You really are something. I had dreamed of dueling you ever since I saw your duel. To experience that thumping feeling in my heart more than I did that day. However, as much as I don't want to do this, I'll end this show now! I activate Substitute Toad's effect! By releasing him, I Special Summon a 'Frog' monster from my deck! That monster is Death Frog!" The two-colored frog changed into a green frog.

Death Frog: Level 5/WATER/Aqua/1900 - 400 = 1500 ATK/0 DEF

"Next I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed, to draw two more cards!" Rose drew two more cards. "This is perfect. I activate the Magic Card, Painful Choice! I reveal five cards from my deck and you choose which of the five I add to my hand!" The cards Rose revealed were three Yomi Frogs, one Death Song and one Fusion Cancel.

"With five cards revealed to her, which of them will Kohaku decide will go to her opponent's hand?" Kazato asked. "Any guesses, Kate?"

"If I know my daughter, she would choose one that will continue the duel and make it more entertaining," she answered.

"And she knows me so well," Kohaku muttered. "Death Song to your hand!"

Rose smirked at the choice. "In that case, I activate the Magic card, Death Song! With Sophisticated Frog and Demon-Wisdom Frog acting as Death Frog, since there are three Death Frogs, all cards my opponent controls are destroyed!" The three frogs sang a note and destroyed Kohaku's monsters as well as setting the field back to normal.

"Kohaku's field!" Tiffany gasped.

"This is bad!" Seth followed, as the three frogs got out of their costume, except Death Frog.

"Next I activate the Magic Card, Fusion! Frogs of requiem, become one and give birth to the true devil frog! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Frog 3-Death!" A huge, mutated frog was formed.

Frog 3-Death: Level 8/WATER/Aqua/2500 ATK/2000 DEF

"And Rose summoned out a powerful monster! And if I know my monsters, I recall this one has a scary effect!" Kate announced.

"For each Yomi Frog in my Graveyard, Frog 3-Death gains 500 ATK! There are three in my Graveyard, so that's a 1500 boost!" Rose continued. Said all frogs appeared and gave him more power.

Frog 3-Death: 2500 + 1500 = 4000 ATK

"Kohaku, run!" Alex shouted.

Kohaku looked around and spotted an Action card right on the chandelier. She climbed her way up using the books.

"Battle! I attack directly with Frog 3-Death! Triple Death Wave!" The huge frog shot its attack at its target.

Kohaku spotted another Action card on the pillar a huge leap away from her. She took the risk and jumped off the book she was on. She reached for the card as the attack inched closer to her. Just when she touched the card, the attack hit and a dustcloud covered where she was.

"Kohaku!" her friends cried out.

Everyone was silent at the result of the duel, most of them speechless that the duelist whom they assumed would represent their school was easily beaten.

A snap was heard and everyone's attention was brought to the chandelier.

"Oh?! And who is that up there?!" No one could believe the miracle before them. "It's Kohaku!"

"But how?!" Rose asked.

"Action Magic, Selection of Miracle! During damage calculation, I can choose to either negate my monsters' destruction or reduce any damage I take by half!" As proof of her words, she still had Life Points left.

Kohaku: 1000 LP
Rose: 4000 LP

"In that case I end my turn," Rose ended. "Now show me, Fiore Kohaku. Show me the best entertainment you can give!"

Taking that challenge, the female Ra nodded her head. "And now I draw!" She drew her next card. She smiled at the sight of it. "Hello everybody!" The crowd began to cheer at those two words. "What time is it?!"

"It's time for the Grand Finale!" they all replied.

"That's right! It is now time for the show to reach its climatic stage!" Kohaku leapt off the chandelier. "I activate the Magic card, Double Performance! This is a Fusion card for 'Circus Freak' monsters! And the cards I'll be fusing are Circus Freak, Time Space Magician and Circus Freak, Flame Archer! Performer of time and space, become one with the accurate performer and give birth to a new flame! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, great accurate magician! Circus Freak, Archer Magician!" Time Space Magician appeared wearing flaming red clothes with a bow and flaming arrow in hand.

Circus Freak Archer Magician: Level 8/DARK/Spellcaster/2000 ATK/2800 DEF

"And with Flame Archer's effect, since he's sent to the Graveyard, 1000 points of damage is inflicted onto my opponent! Blaze Arrow!" The spirit of Flame Archer appeared and shot a fire arrow at Rose.

Kohaku: 1000 LP
Rose: 3000 LP

"However, that monster doesn't have enough power to overcome Frog 3-Death," Rose pointed out.

"That's right! However, to simply attack for the win is not what a true performer does! From my Graveyard, I activate Acrobalance's effect!"

"Acrobalance?"

"Yes! The card in which you destroyed thanks to your Death Song! I can banish this card and monsters from my Graveyard to Fusion Summon a 'Circus Freak' Fusion Monster who uses them as its materials! The ones I'm banishing are Circus Freak, Time Space Magician and Flame Artist!" Spirits of the called monsters appeared by her side. "Performer or time and space, gain the bonds of your close allies and give birth to a new light! Fusion Summon! Appear now, arcane magician with ancient power! Circus Freak Rune Magician!" The multi-attacking magician appeared on her field.

Circus Freak Rune Magician: Level 8/DARK/Spellcaster/3000 ATK/2200 DEF

"You may have summoned out your true ace, but you still have a problem with my monster!" thefemale Obelisk reminded.

"I know. However, the monster summoned by Acrobalance's second Fusion summon effect against 1000 ATK until the End Phase!" Rune Magician's orb on his staff glowed as he felt power surge through him.

Circus Freak Rune Magician: 3000 + 1000 = 4000 ATK

"With their ATK power the same, Kohaku would only take out half of Rose's Life Points this turn," Kate said.

"That is true. Unless, they take a risk," Kazato added.

The two girls knew what he meant and looked away as Kohaku declared, "Battle! Rune Magician! Attack Frog 3-Death! Ancient Light Blaster!" As both monsters fired their attacks, their duelists leapt from book to book to a pair floating side by side. Said books opened up, revealing an Action card in them each.

"Now they both are reaching for an Action Card!" Kazato shouted.

The moment the two girls got to the cards, the attack from both sides hit, causing a huge explosion. The audience held their breath at the result of that battle.

"Action Magic, Burning Barrel!" They gasped at the sound of Rose's voice. "When an opponent's monster is destroyed, half that monster's ATK is inflicted onto the opponent! Which means game over for you!" A barrel appeared and fired fireballs at Kohaku. Everyone looked in worry as the flames were closing in. Then suddenly, the blames were covered in blue aura and redirected to the sky and exploded, much to Rose's shock. "Huh?"

"The damaging flames became fireworks!" Kazato announced. Everyone was entranced by the fireworks.

"Action Magic, Revival! This returns the ATK of one monster to its original ATK!" Kohaku explained. "Which means the damage is sent back at you!" A fireball failed to explode and was falling on Rose, who managed to escape from the burn.

Kohaku: 1000 LP
Rose: 1500 LP

"The monster summoned by Acrobalance's second effect loses its own effect. However, I still have one more monster! Go, Archer Magician! Attack the player directly! Hot Burning Arrow!" The last magician took aim and shot at the Obelisk. The arrow burst before it hit, covering the girl in confetti and ending the duel.

Kohaku: 1000 LP
Rose: 0000 LP

WINNER: KOHAKU!

"And it's decided! The first to move on is none other than Fiore Kohaku!" Kazato announced, as the field returned to its normal form. Everyone applauded at the amazing duel.

Kohaku approached Rose. "That was an awesome duel!" she commented.

Rose smiled at the comment. "Yeah. It was awesome. And might be the best entertaining duel ever. I won't forget this experience." She held out her hand. Kohaku took it in a handshake as everyone once again applauded for the two.

Kazato looked back at Samejima, who was behind him the whole time. "What do you think?"

"Have I ever doubted you?" he asked back. "This Action Duel... No doubt is the best evolution of dueling."

"I'm glad to see it satisfies you." He turned back to the field as his wife announced the next duelists.

"Now, can we have Yuki Judai and Ayanokouji Mitsuru on the field? Yuki Judai and Ayanokouji Mitsuru to the field for your chance of being our academy's representative," she called.

"Okay! I'm up!" Judai shouted.

"Be careful, Judai. Of what we've seen, Action Duel requires lots of physical strength, if you're going for those Action Cards," Misawa noted.

"Got it. Wish me luck!" With that, he left to the field.