A good day to all. So, this is the finale of the first arc, and man, what a finale it's going to be. This is going to be one of the most action-packed chapters I have ever written, and this one's gonna be red hot! I implore you to stick around to the end, because this one's gonna be pretty long.
Still can't believe I lasted this long. It's been fun writing this story, and I hope to continue this story heading down the stretch. Thanks for following up until now, and I hope you continue to help me shine. Keep those ideas coming; I could use some inspiration.
On a small side note, I am going to be updating each of the previous chapters for typos and writing mistakes, so if you see a new chapter, other then this one, then know that I just re-uploaded an edited version of each previous chapter. Don't say I didn't warn you...
On another note, there are a couple of swears, but I've censored them using stars (*), so if you feel like I should remove or change them, then I will. Or if you want me to go commando, then I'll do it next time.
Last time on Beyond the Academy:
Bridget pays the Rhode's household a visit, and declares Alexis as her rival. Meanwhile, a brand new foe shows up, one that could even stand up to Yubel, and she's not messing around. Her objective is Jaden, but why...
So what are you waiting for; GET YOUR GAME ON!
Chapter 10: A Fiery Encounter
Part 1
Jaden was standing near the door, dressed in the black tuxedo that Atticus had loaned him earlier. He had smoothed his hair a little, and was donning a special 'date-night' cologne, also courtesy of Atticus. He was a little nervous, and his heart was beating fast; he had never actually gone to a fancy restaurant with a girl before, let alone a five-star restaurant. All of the cafes that he'd been to before were just quick invitations, and never anything serious, so he wasn't sure what to do. Atticus had given him several tips and pointers, but he was still unsure of a lot of things.
He then heard a pair of footsteps walking down the stairs. He turned around, and his eyes couldn't move another inch after that. Coming down the stairs was Alexis, dressed in a very elegant, sleeveless, light blue one-piece dress. She had tied her hair, held on by a beautiful pink, flower-shaped ornament. She was wearing a small, silver necklace, and had put on some makeup. As she walked down the stairs in her leather high-heels, she noticed Jaden staring at her in wonder.
"Please don't stare so much, Jay," she said, slightly blushing.
"S-Sorry!" he stammered as he turned his head. "It's just that you look really good in that!"
Alexis giggled. "Wow, to think that Jaden of all people, would get flustered because of a girl. That's rich," she teased.
"Come on, lex! Don't tease me that much," he said, acting hurt.
"Sorry Jay," she laughed, then walked down to him, and linked her arm with his. "Well, shall we?" she asked. A blushing Jaden nodded, and the two walked towards a waiting limo.
All the while, Mac and Atticus were watching intently. "OMG! That's so cute! Did you see that Atty? The way they looked at each other, and their reactions? So romantic!" Mac screamed in excitement.
"Sure is, honey. All of is part of my perfect date plan, which I taught to Jaden of course. I just hope he remembers it," he said. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head. "Hey Mac, wanna check out that restaurant ourselves?" he asked with an evil smile.
Mac took one look at him, and began to back off slowly. "Oh, no! No, no, no! There's no way I'll go along with that idiotic scheme of yours. I'm not going to interfere with their dinner date. There's no way that's going to happen..."
Heaven's Door was one of the fanciest restaurants in all of Domino City. Established around the time Jaden and crew had entered their third year, it was built in the high-class area of Domino City, and in just over a year, had established itself as a true five star restaurant, known for it's top-class service, and it's mouth-watering food. The only problem was that unless you were a member of the top or elite class of the city, you would need to make a reservation, and even then, it would takes months to find a table. The restaurant itself overlooked the sea, so one could get a beautiful view of the ocean, as well as the city lights at night, seeing as the restaurant was right across of downtown Domino.
Jaden stood at the door of this majestic eatery, with Alexis right next to him, their arms still linked.
"Well, shall we, Jay?" she asked.
"Yeah, lets go," he said. "Although, I never expected that in my wildest dreams that I'd ever get to come to a place like this. I hope I don't screw this up," he thought nervously.
As the two stepped inside, Yubel looked on from behind, with a troubled expression. "I'm sorry, Jaden. I want to tell you about that girl, and the threat she could potentially pose, but your happiness comes first," she thought, then shook her head. "But anyways, your stronger then her. I know that you'll be able to handle it, even if I didn't tell you... I hope."
Inside, Jaden marveled at the sight of the place. The inside was brightly decorated, with pure white walls containing pure gold ornaments and designs covered the place, which based on the brochure, was supposed to give a 'heavenly feel' to the place. The restaurant was already packed when Jaden and Alexis arrived, and most of the people at the tables were emitting a 'high-class' aura from them. Jaden and Alexis both walked up to the counter, where a tall, blonde-haired and elegantly dressed waiter was on standby.
"May I take your order, madame et monsieur?" he asked in a fluent french accent.
"Y-Yes, we have a r-r-reservation," stammered a nervous Jaden.
The waiter bent down and produced a black book titled 'reservations' from inside the counter. "Name please, monsieur?" he asked.
Jaden was so nervous that he nearly blew his head off. He had never been at a restaurant counter this fancy before, but he had to remain calm, especially with Alexis right next to him, though that was easier said then done, especially after falling victim to the intimidation and aura the other customers were giving off.
After several nervous seconds, Alexis who saw Jaden in a nervous wreck, sighed. "It's under Rhodes," she told the waiter.
The waiter stared at Jaden for a few seconds, with a cold expression, that clearly stated, "Letting your date do all the work. How disgraceful. Do you have no shame?", though Jaden wasn't paying attention to him, while Yubel was desperately trying to hold herself back from blasting the waiter into a thousand pieces. He then began searching through the book, until he found the name. "Ah, Tres Bien! Yes, you do have one. Let me take you to your seat."
The waiter led the two of them to their seat, which was situated near the window, and had a perfect view of the sea, and the city across. All the while, the people who noticed them began to gossip. "Isn't that young over there?" "Yes, she is truly her mother's daughter, beautiful and dignified in every way, but who is that man that is accompanying her?" "He certainly looks the part, but he doesn't feel like a high class gentleman.", were some of the comments Jaden managed to hear.
As they sat in their seats, the waiter said, "Someone will come to take your order in a bit. Please, enjoy your evening," and left.
Jaden sighed. "Sorry, lex. Guess I'm really not used to these types of places," he said.
Alexis giggled. "I'll say. Who knew that the brave and adventures Jaden, couldn't even handle talking to a single waiter of a high-class joint. Now that is hilarious!" she said while softly laughing.
Jaden started blushing in embarrassment. "Hey, not fair lex! Teasing me like that, even though I tried so hard," he complained.
"Oh, come on Jay, lighten up! Let's just forget about what happened , and move on. Besides, we came to have a nice little chat, didn't we?" she asked, as her laughter died down.
"Yeah, you're right Alexis" he smiled. The two began to chat about their academy days, greatest duels and favorite duelists. The waiter passed by in between their conversation, and Alexis ordered a plate of grilled trout, with a plate of Caesar salad on the side, while Jaden ordered some fried chicken 'a-la-mode', and some of the restaurant's famous, 'elite-class' fries. The two were having a blast, not noticing that they were being watched by a pair of hopeful eyes.
Part 2
About ten minutes after Jaden and Alexis took their seats, Mac and Atticus, both dressed in disguise, stepped into the restaurant. After 'bribing' the waiter at the counter to 'stay silent', the two of them sat at a table, across of where Jaden and Alexis were seated.
"I can't believe I let you talk me into this. Darn it, why do I always go against my instincts when you make such unreasonable requests?" Mac sighed.
"Chill, Mac. Come on, even you're curious about how this date is gonna turn out," said and exited Atticus, as he took out a pair of binoculars from a small hand-bag under the table.
"Atty, you know that it's not a date, just two really good friends having a hearty conversation over dinner, with no romantic feelings involved whatsoever, at least not on Jaden's part. Still, while we're here, guess we'd better make the most of this chance," she said.
Thirty minutes in, however, the mood changed from excitement to pure boredom, as the food came in. "Great, thirty minutes in, and they're still talking. Come on Jay, stick to the script," he muttered.
"Out of curiosity, Atty, what is the script exactly?" she asked hesitantly.
Atticus's eyes shone brightly as he looked at her. "Glad you asked, Mac! The script was that Jaden sway her with some deep romantic talk, then lock her in a passionate kiss in front of the crowd. Things get heated up, they head back to the limo, they can't hold back their natural urges and desires, then they..." he began, but stopped abruptly after his lips were covered up by a flustered Mac.
"W-What are you trying to m-make them do?" she stammered. "They haven't even gotten to the dating part yet!"
"Yeah, I think Jaden said the same thing. Maybe I am rushing things a little, but time is of the essence," he said, before going back to watching the two.
Back to Jaden's table, the two friends were currently enjoying their meal, and Alexis was telling some more tales from her time at duel college.
"Like I was saying back at the park, duel college is just as big as duel academy, but there are no 'ranks' like we had back there. No Slifer, no Ra, no Obelisk. Just students dressed in whatever. I took many courses in duel theories, philosophy, strategies, etc. Not to brag, but I did get to skip courses, though it did kinda cost me my social life. Most of the girls would talk about guys, fashion, and well, more guys. Outside of dueling though, I was more focused on studying. Well, I had Atty and Mac with me, so it was all good," Alexis recalled all of her experiences, while Jaden listened attentively, not understanding half of what she was saying.
"Must have been rough, lex," he said.
"Yeah, it kinda was, but I managed. Plus, thanks to my dueling skills, I was pretty liked on campus, so it wasn't all bad. Thanks for listening, Jay, but enough about me; how about you tell me a little about yourself, like your childhood maybe?" she asked.
"Sure, why not! Now, where to start?" he pondered.
As he began to recall his childhood, a black mist suddenly began filling the restaurant. The people inside began to notice the mist, and began to panic, before suddenly falling down unconscious. Jaden looked at the site of the once vibrant restaurant in a stunned silence.
"What's going on here? What the hell is all this?" he asked.
Yubel appeared. "It's mostly likely her," she stated in a slightly angry tone.
"Her?" he asked.
Yubel then looked at Jaden with an apologetic face. "I'm sorry Jaden. Last night, a girl clad in black appeared, claiming she had come on behalf of her master to test the supreme king. I dismissed as a potential ruse until now, plus I didn't want to ruin this night for you. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you, I just didn't want you to worry," she explained in a remorseful tone.
"Well, thanks Yubel! Now you tell me!" he exclaimed. "I've gotta at least get Alexis outta here. Hey lex, lets..." he stopped after he noticed that Alexis was also unconscious.
Just as he was considering his next move, the mist gathered into the center of the room, then burst into black flames. From the center of the flames, emerged a short figure clad in a black robe, and as soon as the figure stepped out, the flames died down. The figure then began to move through the restaurant.
"Wow!" a female voice exclaimed, "That slow-acting toxin the old fart gave me actually works! They're all stiff and limp like a pile of corpses. Well, all except for one." The figure then turned and began moving towards Jaden.
"Yubel, is this the girl you were talking about?" he asked telepathically.
"Yes," she replied, as Jaden took up a cautious stance.
When the figure was a couple of meters away, she removed her hood, revealing a girl with a very cute face, with shoulder-length, fiery-red hair, and deep-blue eyes. She proceeded to stand on one knee and bow. "My humblest greetings, my lord and king. My name is Fira Ignizione, and I am one of the six elemental knights, servants dedicated wholeheartedly to the purpose of serving you, my lord. Based on your initial reaction, it seems lady Yubel chose not to tell you that I was coming." She then looked up, and a wide smile of admiration crossed her face. "Ah! It's true, you really are the supreme king. After all, no one can posses such unique, heterochromic eyes, like you have! "
Jaden had activated his powers on instinct, knowing all too well that a girl with that much dark aura has got to be bad news. Surprisingly, she smiled brightly, then ran up and hugged Jaden strongly. "WHAA...!" he shouted, startled by her actions.
Fira looked up at him while blushing. "Actually, my lord, I've always wanted to see you. You see, I fell in love with you at first sight, when I saw your pictures and heard your tales at duel academy. I was also thrilled to know that you're also the supreme king. My boss has high hopes for you, and he's really hoping that you can come and lead us towards achieving our noble goals," she declared.
"And what might those be?" he asked, confused.
She laughed at the question. "My lord, you are very tense. Relax, my boss will tell you everything, after you agree to join us, to lead us," she said, before hugging him more intensely, and lowering her voice, before finishing in a flirtatious tone, "to lead me."
Jaden was trying desperately to think of a proper response, all the while Yubel was biting her lip, desperately holding herself back from blasting the girl to hell, only to remember that Jaden was in the line of fire.
"Alright, the people are under the effects of some sort of poison, but she said it's slow-acting, whatever that means, though I think that I might have some time to save them. I need to convince her to remove the poison mist as fast as I can, but how am I gonna do it? I'm no smooth-talker with the ladies like Atticus is. For now, I guess I'll..." he thought, then looked at Fira. "Listen, I appreciate the offer, really, but I made a promise to use my powers for good, and last I checked, poisoning a bunch of people wasn't good." He then placed his hands on her shoulders. "So do the right thing, and remove the poison mist, then go tell your boss that I'm not interested, and..." Jaden stopped after noticing that she was tearing up.
"Why! Why, why, WHY! Why won't you accept us! ACCEPT ME! After all the stuff I did. All the training, all the hardships in my life, all the time I waited patiently for you!" she sobbed, looking at Jaden with a confused expression, tears falling down her face at an increasing rate. "What's wrong with me? Am I not pretty enough? I'm actually treated by the boys like a goddess at the academy! Then why... !" Her face suddenly froze and her tears stopped flowing.
Jaden stared for a second. "Um, are you okay?" he asked.
Suddenly, her body started shaking uncontrollably, and her face turned from an expression of pure confusion, to one of pure rage. "I see, I get it now. So, that was it, huh," she said quietly.
"Wait, what was it?" he asked, as he took a couple of steps back.
The dark aura around Fira got stronger and more intense. "It's because of HER!" she screamed, as she pointed at at an unconscious Alexis. "That rich girl must be tempting you with her money and charm, and trying to sway you into becoming her loyal pet, and you my lord, being as innocent and naive as you are, have fallen for those charms!"
"No wait, I think you've got this wrong. Alexis would never do something like that, because she's not that type of person. Plus, I already knew Alexis long before I ever found out that I was the supreme king, and if anything, she's actually more scared of me then she is attracted to me, at least that's how I see it. That's why it's impossible that she's trying to take advantage of my status, or make me into her pet, or whatever," he tried to defend himself, but that instead added fuel to the fire.
"So, it's been happening for that long, huh!" she fumed.
Jaden sighed. "Man, she really is misunderstanding, huh," he thought. At the same time, Yubel sighed as well, thinking, "It's happened with another girl, huh."
Fira stopped fuming, and started laughing, at first slowly then hysterically, her cute face becoming distorted and twisted, as her laugh grew in intensity. "I see, it looks my job is going to be much more enjoyable then I thought," she said as she stopped laughing. "My apologies, my lord. I got sidetracked for a second, but back on topic. You see, to answer the question lingering in your head, before our little fiasco, I can't remove the toxin willingly, and even if I could, I wouldn't do it for nothing in return."
Jaden frowned. "Alright, how do I get rid of it?" he asked. Fira responded by pulling out an envelope from her robe. The envelope looked normal, except for the seal, which was covered in a dark aura, similar to Fira's.
"Like I said, I don't know how to get rid of it, but my boss does. The instructions are inside this letter, which was sealed in a way that only the supreme king may open it. It's the same for this mist; it's designed to affect everyone, except 'special' people like myself and of course, you, my king," she explained while flashing the envelope.
"So, what do I have to do to get it?" he asked.
"Well, that's easy. Simply do one of three things. The first is that you take it from me by force. Attack me, and if you really want to, kill me. That way, you can simply take the envelope without a problem, and of course, I don't mind dying at the hands of the supreme king," she said, while putting the envelope back into her robe. Jaden stood horrified at what he had just heard, as she continued. "The second thing is that you pledge your allegiance to us knights, and as such, you agree to led us. If you do that, I'll willingly hand over the envelope, and then we can head back to our base."
"Wait, what! That's outrageous!" he shouted. "I won't do the second thing, because I'm convinced that you're not the good guys, and the first is impossible. You can't just kill someone, especially someone as pretty as you! You shouldn't even be talking about killing..." he stopped after seeing Fira blush madly.
"Really?! You think that I'm pretty! Oh, I don't know what to say!" she exclaimed while blushing, before returning to her original expression. "Regardless of your compliment, my lord, those are two of your options," she stated.
"Oh, yeah! And what's the third? " he asked.
Fira gave off an evil smile. "Oh, I though you'd never ask. The third method is that you and I duel. Your life versus mine, and the lives of all the people here. Honestly, that was the whole point of this little fiasco; to duel and test you to see if you were truly the supreme king, or not. Now I don't think you have a choice in the matter, depending on how you see it, but in case you're thinking of backing down..." she stopped, went over to Alexis, and pulled her up by her hair, then finished by shouting, "I'll be taking this rich b**** hostage!"
"Wait, let her go!" he shouted, getting into a fighting stance, but Fira simply laughed.
"That's right my lord, hate me, resent me, and if push comes to shove, end me. You clearly aren't going to join us based on your tone, so you've got two options; kill me and take it, or duel me, win and take it, though I had really hoped that you'd join us," she sighed, then grabbed Alexis as the flames began to gather. "Well, my lord, it looks like we're going to have a duel. Meet me in half an hour at the Domino City Bridge, the time it'll take for you to get there on foot, or you could use your time to prepare, then have Lady Yubel teleport you there. Either way is fine by me." She then looked at Alexis. "This woman will come with me, however. Whether these people live or die is of no concern to me, but this girl, who tricked you, will pay the price dearly. Before she dies, I'm going to teach her some manners first!" She then turned back to Jaden. "See ya in thirty, my lord," she winked, as the black flames covered her and Alexis.
"Wait!" he screamed as the two began to disappear. Jaden tried to grab Alexis, but his hand seemed to slip through thin air, as they disappeared. "Damn it!" he said in a frustrated tone, before screaming, "DAMN IT ALL!" The clock struck midnight, as the sea echoed the screams of a desperate man.
Part 3
After the incident, Jaden called the cops, and an ambulance, to come check on the customers in the restaurant, saying that they all got food poisoning and collapsed. He also secretly bowed and apologized to Atticus and Mac, for what happened to them and Alexis (he had actually known they were there the whole time, but hadn't said anything). After that, he sped off towards the bridge for the encounter, with Yubel in tow. Yubel had suggested they don't teleport, as their enemy might have placed a barrier to prevent early access or otherwise, so Jaden decided to take off on foot.
"I've gotta make it!" he thought. "Hang on, lex! I'm coming!" he shouted as loud as he could.
The Domino City bridge linked Domino City to the rest of the country. It was about the size of California's Golden Gate bridge, only with a slightly more simplistic structure, and a dark green paint job.
Fira had just appeared at the top of one of the pillars. "Man, this sucks," she sighed. "Waiting for his lordship is really boring. Why'd I have to say half an hour? What was I thinking? I wanna see lord Jaden now!" It was about ten minutes since Fira had left the restaurant. Bored, she started looking through her deck. "Man, this deck that I got from the old fart is awesome, though kind of a far cry from my original deck, but it's still the best thing the old fart has ever done in his life. Still, my lord's deck is one of the best around. I hope this deck will be enough to push him to his limits." She began to blush at the thought. "Oh my lord, the thought of you and I having a duel is so romantic."
A small moan brought her out of her fantasies. The moan came from Alexis, who was slowly regaining consciousness.
"(Cough)(Cough). What happened to me? Where am I?" she asked in a weak voice. She then noticed that she felt really dizzy and really weak. "What's wrong with me? I was in the restaurant in Jaden, last I remember, then I just blacked out."
"Oh, awake now, are we princess?" asked Fira. Alexis took a glance at the girl. She had fiery red hair and red eyes and was dressed in black.
"Who are you?" she asked. "I've never seen you before."
"Oh, you're not afraid of me. You seem to be handling your predicament quite well, all things considered. Honestly, I was expecting you to scream or cry or something. Man, what a letdown," sighed Fira, as she kneeled down. "Let me answer your questions as a reward. Firstly, you are currently on top of the Domino City bridge, courtesy of yours truly. Secondly, I poisoned you and the rest of those losers at the restaurant, and although the toxin spreads very slowly, the longer that it's left untreated, the more pain the victim begins to experience. Finally, I kidnapped you, and I plan to use you a hostage, to force lord Jaden into dueling me, and unleashing his latent powers. I also wanna convince him to join our little group."
Alexis took a moment to slowly process what she had just heard. Basically, she understood it like this; this girl had poisoned her and everyone else, somehow kidnapped her while she was unconscious, took her to the top of the Domino City bridge, and that same girl was planning to use her as a hostage to lure Jaden into dueling her. "You know, I think you're really wasting your time here" she said weakly. "If you really wanted to just challenge Jaden to a duel, you didn't really have to poison everyone or use cheap, dirty tactics like taking hostages to get him to duel you... AAAHHH!"
Alexis suddenly felt a sharp jolt of pain coming from her right hand, and when she turned her head to look at the source, she found Fira stepping on it. "Oh, didn't I say? This poison also makes your pain receptors and nerves more sensitive. Me slightly stepping on your hand, for example, can seem to you, or at least your body, as if someone was hitting it with a sledgehammer," she explained, then removed her foot from Alexis's hand. "Rich bastards like you should just shut the hell up! Believe me, I actually agree with your little smart-ass statement, and honestly, I couldn't care less about those people, but you see Ms. Know-it-all, the reason I took you hostage is quite simple," she paused to take a deep breath, before screaming, "IT"S BECAUSE I FREAKIN HATE YOUR GUTS!"
Alexis looked stunned. "Why the hell would you hate me? I don't even know you, nor have I done anything to being hated! Why would you... AAAHHH!" she began asking, before slammed her foot into Alexis's right hand, harder then the last time.
"Do you even have to ask!" shouted Fira. "You, using your money and feminine charm, tricked my lord into blindly following your every command, and turning him into your little pet. I can't believe that you even have the guts to ask about what you did. Girl, you really are a dumb b****!" as she kicked Alexis in the chest.
"AAHH!" Alexis screamed out in pain. Just like Fira had said, her nerves were all shocked and confused at the intensity of the pain, to the point where she actually felt like crying, but using all of her remaining willpower, she held out as much as she could.
"Oh, does that hurt? Well, it should. You're nothing really special, and I fail to see what lord Jaden would see in a little, rich crybaby like you," Fira said, mocking her.
Alexis finally put all the pieces together, after hearing Fira's last couple of sentences, and realized this girl wanted something to do with Jaden's supposedly existent alter-ego, the supreme king. At that point, she began to laugh.
"Hm, what's so funny?" asked Fira.
"It's funny, because I should be hating you for what you did, but I find myself pitying you instead," Alexis replied.
"What?!" Fira shouted in surprise.
"You say that all of this is for Jaden's sake, but all I see is an angry child taking her anger out on someone else. I mean, come on, you're using underhanded tactics to get one of the world's most hardcore duel maniacs, who would probably accept an upfront and direct challenge anyways, to duel you. Honestly, that's just sad, and at the same time, it's hilarious!" Alexis laughed, in spite of the toxin spreading through her body, before adding, "Jaden would never join forces with someone like you."
Fira got enraged, and veins started appearing on her forehead, and the more she heard Alexis laugh, the angrier she got. "You, pity me! Take that back! TAKE THAT BACK NOW!" she screamed, then proceeded to kick Alexis again, and although she felt the pain of each one, the laughter held back the tears. "You little bastard! Alright, let's see how you like this!" she shouted, then began to form a huge ball of black flames in her hand. "I can't kill you, because my lord would lose his motivation to fight seriously or join us, but I can still burn your face. Oh, don't worry, you won't die, though the pain of having your skin being burnt will be so unbearable, you'll wish you were dead. As a bonus, lord Jaden will never want anything to do with an ugly girl like you ever again! HAHAHA!" she said, while laughing hysterically, then proceeded to bring the flames closer to Alexis's face.
Alexis tried to stop her, but her body was too weak to react properly. She closed her eyes, and said in her heart, "Please Jaden, help me."
At that moment, Jaden appeared and grabbed Fira's hand before it reached Alexis's face. Fira was stunned for a second, then she diminished the flames in her hand, and stood up. "As expected of you, my lord. You got here as fast as you could. Judging by all the leaves, and your somewhat torn outfit, you must have ran all the way here. I'm truly honored that you came all the way for little old me. I..." she stopped, as she noticed that Jaden was not paying attention to her, and was trying to help Alexis up to her feet.
"Sorry I'm late, lex. Can you stand?" he asked.
"I'm fine, Jay, though you might have to help me up a little," she replied.
Fira watched the two of them, as anger, jealousy and confusion began to well up inside of her. "NO, NO, NO! That's so wrong! She's tricking you! Why are you still helping her?" she asked in a rage.
"Why?" he asked. ""It's because she's a very dear friend of mine! Do I need another reason?"
Fira wanted to retort, but instead calmed herself. "I guess, my lord, that the only way to open your eyes is to beat you in a duel," she said, then took off her robe, revealing a very elegant young woman, with a very daring outfit, consisting of a sleeveless top, and a matching, short miniskirt, both in overlapping red and black colors. Her physique was very similar to Alexis's, something that stunned the latter greatly. On her left arm, was a dark-purple duel disk, which Jaden had instantly recognized. The duel disk was similar to the one he used when he was the supreme king back in the dark world, only a different color.
"She wasn't lying when she said that her group was associated with the supreme king," he thought.
"Now, to make sure that you or the b**** can't retreat or run away," she declared, then released a large amount of black flames from her hand. The flames formed a circle around the three, leaving no way out.
"We're trapped!" shouted Alexis.
"Well then, whatever will you do?" asked Fira.
"Do I have a choice?" he replied, then remembered something. "Alexis..." he stuttered.
"What is it, Jay?" she asked.
Jaden turned and looked at her with an apologetic smile. "I might have forgotten my duel disk at your place."
Alexis sighed. "Of all the times to forget it. Don't you always have it with you? Of all the stupid things you've done..." she stopped as the black flames behind her intensified.
"You! How dare you insult my king! My lord was just... forgetful! It happens to everyone!" shouted Fira. She then walked over to her robe, and produced another duel disk, then threw it over to Jaden. "Here, my lord. As you can see, I am always ready to serve you. In more ways then one," she said, while blushing.
"Alright, thanks Fira. Alright, you remember the stakes, right?" he asked.
"Yes, of course! If you win, I'll give you the cure, and if I win, you join us, and all of the infected people die," she said, then muttered quietly "including the rich b****", while staring at Alexis.
Jaden out his deck into the disk. "Alright Fira, get your game on!" he declared.
"Gladly, my lord!" she replied. "AHHH! It's my lord favorite catchphrase! It's so coooool!" she thought excitedly.
(Jaden LP: 4000; Fira LP: 4000)
The duel to free Alexis and the others was about to start.
Part 4
The two duelists took their positions opposite each-other, with the flames raging behind them. Jaden stood in front of Alexis to protect her.
"You can start, my lord," said Fira.
"Hey, it's alright if you call me Jaden. 'My lord' is a bit, well, weird I guess," said Jaden.
"Oh, I couldn't possibly..." she said, while blushing.
"It's alright, you don't really need to be formal, even if we aren't on the same side," he replied.
"Well, if you insis,t" she began, then took a deep breath, and said, "Well J-Jaden, let's have a fun duel!"
Alexis frowned at Jaden. "Oh my god, Jaden, you are so..." she thought, before sighing.
"Alright, let's go!" he declared. After looking at his hand, he declared, "Well, I'll set a monster face-down, then add two face-downs, and leave the floor to you!"
"Alright, my l... I mean J-Jaden, I draw!" she declared.
"I played defensive, cause I don't know what kind of deck she uses. I hope my hunch was right," he thought.
Fira gave a small smile after looking at her hand. "Since you control a monster and I don't, I can special summon wyvern of the mines from my hand," she declared. A dark-brown monster, that looked like a cross between a dragon and a giant bird appeared on the field (FIRE, level 4, Winged Beast, Atk: 1600)."Next I summon Missile wyvern from in attack mode." A smaller beast, with a more reddish-brown color appeared, with missile launchers attached to it's wings (FIRE, level 3, Winged Beast, Atk: 1300).
Alexis looked at the monsters in doubt. "Wyvern? Where have I heard about that archetype? If I'm not mistaken, it's..." she thought, as Fira entered the battle phase.
"Okay, I activate missile wyvern's effect! During my battle phase, by discarding 1 card from my hand, I can double this card's attack points until the end of my battle phase!" she declared. (Atk: 1300-2600)
"This looks bad," he muttered, slightly jumpy at the scene.
"Ah, I remember!" Alexis shouted out weakly. "Jaden, that girl is using one of Pegasus's next generation decks, like the ones Mac and I have. I recognized the name 'Wyvern' from an article about the top youth duelists of this time. One of those duelists received a deck from Pegasus with the same name." Alexis then looked at Fira, and asked, "Hey you, you're that duelist from duel academy, one of the coming duelists, Black Princess Fira, the duelist who crushes duelists as quickly and as mercilessly as possible, right?"
Fira looked at Alexis and laughed. "So what if it is? It doesn't change the fact that we're dueling, and it certainly doesn't change the stakes," she pointed out.
Alexis then told Jaden, "Be careful, Jay. She's an expert, who's even the pros a hard time. I heard that she's rarely ever lost a duel."
"Actually, since coming to duel academy last year, I have never lost a duel," Fira clarified.
"Wow, that's pretty awesome! If there were no stakes or lives on the line, I would've totally wanted to chill out with you!" he admitted excitedly.
"Oh, my lord, I'm not worthy of such praise, especially coming from a top-class duelist like yourself," she said while fidgeting, before regaining her composure. "Now then, missile wyvern, attack Jaden's face-down!" she declared. Missiles launched from the monster's wings and hit the face-down card, Elemental HERO Clayman (DEF 2000), and destroyed it.
"Now, I play my face-down card, Hero Signal!" he declared. A big 'H' sign appeared in the sky. "This allows me to summon a level 4 or lower HERO monster from my deck, in place of the one you destroyed. Now I summon Elemental HERO Sparkman!" Instantly, sparkman appeared on the field (Atk: 1600).
"Smart choice, my lord. Now, my other monster can't attack, except if I play this," she said, revealing the spell in her hand. "I play the quick-play spell card, Blue Magma Cannons! By tributing a FIRE monster with 2000 or more attack, in this case my missile wyvern, I can destroy one monster on the field, and I choose Sparkman!" The small wyvern disappeared, and in it's place, twin cannons popped up onto the field, which fired a shot of blue magma, hitting sparkman, and causing him to 'melt'. "Now, wyvern of the mines, attack lord Jaden directly, but be gentle, okay!" she declared, as the other wyvern swooped down and attacked Jaden.
"AARRGHH!" he winced as the attack went through.
(Jaden LP: 4000 - 2400)
"Don't worry, my lord... I mean Jaden. This was supposed to be a shadow duel, but I couldn't bare to see you get hurt, so I decided to make things a little less painful," she smiled, then twitched her smile while saying, "Can't say the same for Ms. moneybags over there, though."
Jaden widened his eyes , and turned to Alexis, to see smoke coming from her body, while she was coughing heavily. "Alexis!" he shouted, and moved to support her.
"You shouldn't really worry that much. Like I said, the damage is minimal, but the toxin makes her pain receptors and nerves more sensitive. In simpler terms, she's fine on the outside, but inside, she's feeling a lot of pain, and the shock or receiving that much pain at once might just cause her to break. That little rich girl is going to get what's coming to her!" Fira screamed, while laughing hysterically.
"Alexis, are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm fine, Jay," Alexis replied between coughs. "Don't worry about me. Focus... on your... duel (cough!)."
"She's right, Jaden. You should pay more attention to me," said Fira. "I play a face-down, and end my turn. Your turn, my liege."
Jaden glanced at Alexis. "Alexis isn't doing so well. Gotta try and make this quick," he thought. "Alright, my turn, I draw!" he declared. He looked at the card he drew, and gave a small smile. "I activate a spell card, Miracle Fusion! By banishing the two HERO monsters in my grave from play, I can call on a little friend of mine from the extra deck. I banish my sparkman and clayman, to fusion summon Elemental HERO Thunder Giant!" he declared (Atk: 2400), "and now, by discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy one monster on the field. So go thunder giant, destroy her wyvern!" Thunder came out of the giant's hand, shocking the wyvern and destroying it.
"That was so... COOL!" exclaimed Fira, her eyes sparkling.
"Alright giant, attack her directly!" he declared, as thunder shot out of the giant's hand, and shot towards Fira, but she barely budged, and instead opened her arms wide to receive the attack.
(Fira 4000 - 1600)
"Ah, an attack from lord Jaden. The shock felt so... refreshing," she blushed.
Jaden laughed bitterly, while asking, "Um, are you okay?", while both Alexis and Yubel thought, "Is this girl a masochist?"
"I'm fine, Jaden. Please continue," she replied.
"Well alright," he said while shrugging his shoulders. "I play a face-down, and end my turn."
"Alright, my turn, I..." she began, before Jaden stopped her.
"Wait! Before we continue, I need to know something," he said.
"What is it?" she asked.
After taking a deep breath, he asked, "Why are you and your group doing something like this? Especially you; I don't see you as a bad person. You look more like a person who's hurt and crying on the inside, while venting her frustrations and sorrow onto others on the outside. So, why are you going to such extremes just to recruit me? I think that I have the right to know."
Fira looked down for a second, before sighing. "As expected of you, my lord, you understand the human soul far better than any mortal could. Before I answer your main question, allow me to give you a little summary of my life, which will explain everything, including how and why I fell in love with you, and why I hate the little princess over there," she stated.
Alexis looked confused. "Jay, what are you..." she started, before Jaden looked back at her, with a 'Don't worry, I've got this' look.
Fira took a small breath, then began to tell her tale.
"I was born in a small village, just outside of Rome, to two catholic parents."
"Wait, you're Italian!" Jaden exclaimed. "I didn't really know."
"Well, I though my last name would give it away, but I don't blame you. After all, my accent looks pretty fluent," she paused, then said, "Or woulda you rather I talka like this," in an Italian accent.
"Yeah, your accent does sound Italian," he said.
"Thank you. I actually took a lot of lessons to improve my accent, courtesy of my stupid, old boss, in order for me to get used to life at duel academy. Back to my story, our family owned a small bakery. We only ever earned enough money to get us by, but we were happy. Just my mama, papa, and little me. I thought those days would last forever, but I was wrong," she said, clenching her fists.
"When I was five, my mama caught a fatal disease, and because we didn't have enough money to treat her, she eventually passed away. Even though I was sad and heartbroken, I was still hopeful that my papa and I could still have a wonderful and happy life, but I was mistaken. My papa began drinking heavily, while getting into frequent fits of rage, that eventually drove all our customers away, and within a matter of months, completely ruined us. To make matters worse, whenever he got really angry, he would usually take out his anger on the nearest person, namely me, but it wasn't that bad, although sometimes it would get extreme, and in one case, it got to the point where I don't want to remember it," she said with a dark expression, before turning around and lifting her hair, revealing a thick scar, that ran across most of her neck. Alexis gasped, while Jaden frowned.
"Then, one day when I was seven, my papa passed away, courtesy of a mafia turf war, that nearly destroyed our entire village. After the war, the winning side decided to pillage what they could from the remains, and eventually found me hiding in the ruins of my house. I didn't really get what was going on, but apparently they wanted to take me, and force me to be a servant, or potentially a mafia bride. I wanted to run, but my legs couldn't move, because I was in shock and afraid, and then, a miracle happened."
Fira looked up at Jaden, and remembered something. "Oh, right! I haven't told you about my history with duel monsters. My old deck was one of the few mementos from those joyful days. My mama got it to me for my fifth birthday. It wasn't strong, or full of expensive cards, but it was the best present I could have ever wished for. I still have that deck as a reminder of those days. Anyways, they were going to grab me, when all of sudden, a mysterious light shone out of my deck, and blinded the men, with a small voice telling me to run, and that's what I did. I ran away from the village as fast as I could, until my legs couldn't run anymore. As I was lying down to rest, 'she' appeared in front of me."
"Wait, you don't mean...?" he asked.
"That's right, my guardian spirit appeared. It was then that I learned about duel spirits, and that I had the ability to see them," she explained, then looked towards Yubel's direction, then said, "just like I can see lady Yubel, and Kuriboh over there."
Jaden widened his eyes in surprise. "Wow, you can see them to! I thought Chazz and I were the only ones who could. That's awesome!"
Fira gave a small smile. "Thank you for your compliment. So, after I fled from the village, I began to wonder the streets of the capital, begging for whatever money or scraps that I could get, doing my best to survive. A normal kid my age wouldn't have made it, but thanks to the protection and guidance of my spirit, I managed. I also learned the truth about the rich; they'd take advantage of the poor like us, by giving us food or money, then ensnaring us in their trap, and kidnapping us to make us their servants, or worse. I've seen it happen to many of the orphaned children on the streets of Rome. They lull them with sweet words, before tricking them into coming with them, and then, well let's just say that they're never heard from again. That's why I hate the rich like her, and that's also why I'm convinced that she's tricking you, my lord," she declared, pointing her finger at Alexis.
Alexis simply gave a gloomy expression, pitying the girl that held a grudge against her, as Fira continued. "About a month later, an old man approached me, and asked me to join his organization, and that he could get me what I desired. I thought it was a trick, so I refused at first, but then he complimented my duel spirit, and said that I had amazing powers, and that I was destined for great things, that I could meet other people just like me. At that point, I didn't care if it was a lie, I went with him, and so far I have never regretted it. I made some friends like me, I learned how to duel like the pros, and the best part was that I had a family again."
Fira paused, then looked at Jaden for a response. Jaden took a brief moment to let everything sink in. "I understand your situation, Fira, and I'm sorry that you've had to go through all that, but that story makes me even more convinced that you're a really kind person at heart, and that you'd never actually want to kill someone. But, let's be honest; you haven't really answered my question," he said.
Fira shrugged her shoulders, then bowed apologetically. "I'm sorry, my lord, but I don't have all the details myself. All I know is that we aim for the Supreme king's true revival, and when he sets out to conquer the Earth, we knights will take our rightful place at his side," she declared. "If you want to know all the details, you'll have to ask the old fart, a.k.a.: my boss, about them. All I know, my lord, is that I'd be honored to serve you, and hopefully, love you. Like I said, I fell in love with you, when I first saw your duel against professor Crowler, on tape. Since then, I've followed all your duels and adventures, and as I got to know you better from the people who knew you at the academy, how kind you were, and how you always smiled even when things seemed dark, I thought that you could relate to me, and slowly, I began to fall more and more in love, to the point where I won't be able to stand it if I can't have you for myself. After all, who wouldn't want to be the lover of the strongest, most courageous, and one of the most handsome men around, not to mention a noble by birth. Oh, lord Jaden, if you only know how much I love you!" she declared, while blushing.
Jaden gave a bitter laugh, not sure what to do, while both Alexis and Yubel thought "Wow, this girl is obsessed. I'd bet she'd stock him if she could", while sighing.
"Well, if there are no further questions, I draw!" she declared. She smiled as she looked at her hand. "I activate the spell Polymerization, and fuse my Torpedo wyvern and Cutthroat wyvern, that are both in my hand, to summon my ultimate ace, Bladerush Wyvern!" A giant, dragon-like monster appeared, with torpedo launchers on it's wings, and a huge blade coming out of it's forehead, announcing it's arrival with a huge screech (FIRE, Level 7, Winged-Beast, Atk: 2600).
"Wow, that's a big bird," he commented.
"Now, I play the equip spell, Turbo Cannons, which increases's the attack of a FIRE monster by 1000 points, but has it's effects negated, and must be the only monster on my side of the field (Atk: 2600 - 3600). Now my monster, attack thunder giant!" she declared, as the wyvern rammed it's giant blade into the giant.
"AARRGGHH!" Jaden shouted, as he tried to shield Alexis from the attack, taking the full force of it.
"Jaden!" shouted a concerned Alexis, but couldn't bring out her voice due to the poison.
(Jaden LP: 2400 - 1200)
"Now, my turbo cannon's other effect kicks in, and deals you an additional 1000 points of damage, since my monster destroyed yours!" The cannons on the back of the wyvern fired on Jaden, who was knocked back due to the force of the attack.
(Jaden LP: 1200 - 200)
"With that, I end my turn," she declared.
Jaden struggled to get up, and his suit was torn to shreds. "Man, Atticus is gonna kill me later," he thought, "but at least Alexis is safe..." as he looked over at her, only to see her coughing heavily.
Fira laughed at the sight. "It seems the poison has finally reached her lungs. At this rate, I'd give her another ten minutes to live," she said.
"Damn it!" he cursed. "I need to finish this fast, and grab that letter."
"Alright, your turn Jaden. Make it count," she smiled.
Jaden looked at his deck. "Listen deck, please give me a card that can help me win this. I believe in you," he thought, then drew his card. "I play pot of greed, which allows me to draw 2 cards," he declared, then drew his cards and smiled. "I activate the spell card O - Oversoul, which allows me to special summon a normal HERO monster from my graveyard!"
"Huh, but there are no normal HERO monsters there... unless!" she noticed, as Jaden nodded happily. "Yup, I sent it earlier for the effect of Thunder Giant. Now, come to the field, Elemental HERO Neos!" Jaden's ace appeared on the field (Atk: 2500).
"OMG! It's Neos!" Fira squeaked happily.
"Now, I summon Neo Spacian Grand Mole from my hand in attack mode" he said, as the mole drilled it's way out of the ground and onto the field (Atk: 900). "Next, I play my face-down, Mystical Space Typhoon, which destroys your face-down!" he declared.
"Smart move, Jay," said a weak Alexis.
"Alright grand mole, attack that wyvern. Now, I'll trigger my mole's effect which return's our monsters back to our hands!" he declared, while Fira was still smiling like a baby as the monsters disappeared. "Alright, to end this! Neos, do your thing; attack her directly!" Neos flew at Fira and attacked, and a happy Fira simply took the attack head-on, as the force of it sent her flying.
(Fira LP: 1600 - 0)
"That's game!" he said his favorite catchphrase, as he made his way over to his fallen opponent. "Hey, are you okay?" he asked.
Fira got up while still shaking. "Am I okay?" she replied quietly, before jumping up and down happily. "I'm better then okay, I feel awesome! I can't believe I was beaten by Neos!" she squealed happily.
Jaden laughed a little at the sight. "You're a weird one, aren't you," he said, then stopped laughing and said, "Okay Fira, I won. Please give me what you promised."
"Down to business already, my lord? Well, whatever," she sighed, then went over, grabbed her cloak, and pulled out the sealed letter. "Well, my lord Jaden, here's the remedy for the toxin, and the method to get rid of the poison mist," she explained, as she handed the letter over to him. As he took the letter from her, she did something unexpected; she grabbed his arm, brought him closer to her, and kissed him on the cheek.
"W-w-what was that for?" he asked, while blushing furiously.
"To prove my feelings for you. Well that was technically my first kiss, but I don't know if the cheek counts. Oh well," she smiled, before saying "Well my lord, you have passed our organization's little test. It seems you are the supreme king, so I'll report back to my leader for now", as black flames began to engulf her. "See you at the academy!" she winked, as she left him those final words, then disappeared.
Jaden stood there for a moment. "Well, that was a weird turn of events," he said.
Yubel then appeared. "Jaden, aren't you forgetting someone?" she asked.
"Oh right, Alexis!" he shouted, as he ran over to her side. She was still coughing, though not as much as before. "Alexis, just hold on! I've got the cure right here!" he exclaimed.
"Jaden, I-I'm sorry. I feel, (cough), like I'm always, (cough), just a hindrance for you," she said between coughs.
"That's not true, lex. You're always one of the best to me, and what happened today wasn't your fault" he said, trying to calm her. "I'm the one who should be sorry. I'm always getting you and everyone else into trouble. I didn't want any of this to happen, but they somehow always do" he said regretfully, then looked down. "Maybe, I shouldn't have come back to town."
Alexis grabbed his hand, and started to gently scold him. "You shouldn't say that, Jaden, (cough). We're the ones who, (cough), want to help you. If you'd take the jump, (cough), to save us all, then we'd take it too. Never blame yourself for events that you can't control, (cough). We all care about you, and we always will. Even I..." she stopped, as she started coughing heavily.
"Alexis!" he shouted, as he held onto her before she fell, and she no longer had the energy and power to stand. "Damn it! Alright, time to open this seal!" he declared.
"Jaden, if it's the end, I just want to say that I lov..." she tried to say, but Jaden cut her off.
"Don't say that, Alexis. It's not the end, because I'm gonna save you now! So just lie down and relax!" he said confidently.
Alexis gave a weak smile, as she closed her eyes, and tried to calm herself down. Jaden then touched the seal, and tried to open it. To his surprise, the seal reacted to his touch, and a cloud of darkness escaped the seal, and engulfed him.
Jaden opened his eyes, to find himself in a brightly lit room, with a square table in the middle. The room looked similar to ones in a medieval castle, with various inscriptions and designs on the wall. "What happened? Where am I?" he asked.
"Welcome, my lord and king, Jaden Yuki! Glad you could make it," came a voice from across the room.
Jaden looked at the source, to see a man dressed in a black suit walk into the room. The man had dark-red hair with grey hinges on the side, blue eyes, and looked like a man in his 60's, regardless of his surprisingly overwhelming physique. In his hand was a long wooden cane, with jewels encrusted on it. "Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.
"Of course, where are my manners," the man replied. He then bowed and said, "My name is Professor Alistair Crowley, archaeologist and duel philosopher extraordinaire. I am also the caretaker and leader of the Elemental Knights."
Jaden widened his eyes. "So you're the 'old man' Fira was talking about?" he asked.
"Yes, she's one of us. I'm sorry that things got out of hand with her. You see, she's a good girl normally, and I myself thought that she overdid a little," he began explaining.
"A little! You poisoned a lot of innocent people!" Jaden shouted angrily.
"I understand your anger, my lord, but remember that I used a slow-acting toxin, because I knew that you'd take the envelope from her. Plus, in the long run, if treated, the poison can be neutralized, but think about it. Were those people really as innocent as you made them out to be?" he asked.
"Well, that's..." Jaden began pondering.
"Please don't trouble yourself, my lord, I'll explain everything later. As for what happened to your friend, I'm afraid that Fira's jealousy played a big role in all of that. You see, she's very much in love with you, and who could blame her?" he explained.
"That's not important right now! I want you to remove the poison mist, and give me the cure to the poison," demanded Jaden.
"Down to business, are we?" he sighed. "Well, no matter. An order is an order." Then, the man began to chant in a language Jaden was unfamiliar with. When the man was done, he looked at Jaden and smiled. "Well my lord, the mist is disappearing as we speak, and the poison is starting to evaporate from the bodies of the people infected. I know that you have many questions, but they'll have to wait for later. Very soon, all we be revealed. Now, I think it's time for you to return." With that, the man snapped his fingers, and Jaden was engulfed in darkness again.
When Jaden opened his eyes, the darkness was gone, and Jaden was back on top of the bridge. The first thing he noticed was that the seal had disappeared, and a note fell out, that simply said 'Till next time, my king'. Jaden then went over to Alexis, to check on her and see if the poison was gone, and if she was alright.
"Yubel!" he called for her.
"Yes, Jaden?" she replied.
"Teleport us back to the restaurant. We need to get there, so Alexis can get looked at" he ordered.
"What about that man, Jaden?" she asked.
"Don't worry about him. I have a feeling that we're going to see him again real soon. For now, we've got to check the restaurant, to confirm if the poison is truly gone or no,t" he said.
He then picked up and carried a resting Alexis in his arms, as Yubel teleported them back to the restaurant.
"How was he, Fira?"
"Awesome! my lord was so cool!"
"Good, glad you had fun. Now, go join the others. It's time for phase two. Get ready, my king, here we come!"
The first thing I thought when I finally finished this chapter was: "THERE"S SO MUCH TO KEEP TRACK OF! HOW AM I GOING TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL!" I'm sure that you readers feel the same way. I mean, this chapter ended with more questions then answers. What is the goal of the elemental knights, and who are the remaining knights? Are they all top class duelists like Fira? And most importantly, who is professor Crowley, and what's his purpose for Jaden? There are probably more then that, but I'll let you ask the questions. That's your job, as it is mine to slowly answer.
I think Fira being Italian was a surprise, though I thought the last name would give it away. The word 'Ignizione' means ignition in Italian, a word that is related to fire in a way, which in turn relates to Fira. Oh, and don't worry about Alexis; I promise you, she'll get her redemption. Oh, and just for the record, Jaden was not affected by the poison, for the same reason Fira wasn't affected; because of his powers. Just a little FYI.
Anyways, I guess it's time for a little card lore. Today, it's the wyverns:
"A sister race of the dragons, these giant birds of pray are a force in the air. Despite their reckless aggression, they are actually quite smart, and have even mastered the use of advanced weaponry, to gain an edge over the dragons, and to crush all who stand before them!"
A few of the new cards used today:
Missile Wyvern
Level 3/Fire/Winged-Beast
Attack: 1300/Defense: 1000
Effect: Once per turn, discard 1 card; this card can double it's attack until the end of your battle phase, and you do, destroy it at the end phase.
Torpedo Wyvern
Level 5/Fire/Winged-Beast
Atk: 2100/Def: 1600
Effect: If this card attacks or is attacked; during the damage step, increase this card's attack by 100x the level of the monster it is battling.
Bladerush Wyvern
Level 7/Fire/Winged-Beast/Fusion
Atk: 2600/Def: 1800
"Torpedo Wyvern" + "Cutthroat Wyvern"
If this card attacks and destroys a monster in defense mode, inflict piercing battle damage. Any non-FIRE monster that battles with this card has it's effects negated.
So that's about it. If you want to know about any other cards, just let me know.
Told you that this chapter would have everything: Action, drama, suspense, comedy, etc. This was the last chapter of the first arc, and what a way it ended, huh! Anyways, next time is the "Duel Academy Showdown" arc, which will start with the next chapter. Hope you enjoy it!
Now for the preview:
Next time on Yugioh GX: Beyond the Academy
Jaden and Alexis end up resting at home, after the events of that night. Mac sheds a little more insight on just who Professor Crowley really is, and what could be his true objective. Meanwhile, Yubel reveals a way to speed up Alexis's healing process, but this method is a bit... personal! We also get a little look at how Alexis truly feels. All this and more in Chapter 11: Unspoken Words
So for now, I guess I'll turn in. Looking forward to your reviews and support!
With that, I end my turn.