Chapter 2: A Ride to a New Friendship
Also thank you Legionstone for giving me the idea to write in 3rd person all the time. It will really help out for the future so once again thank you Legionstone.
Azrael looked around and saw nothing but purple darkness growing worried for his safety he started to run to try to find anything. After about 1 minute of running he stopped as he felt the ground start to rumble, he then turned around as he saw a silhouette of a massive creature appear that was 10 times the size of his body. The creature looked like a wingless dragon that was covered in scales and had a trident tail. The creature then looked down at Azrael and roared at him and Azrael fell back in fear after that he heard an evil laugh come from behind him.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA" Said another silhouette.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Azrael said.
The silhouette just stood there and continued to laugh as he looked at Azrael as he raised him right hand as if trying to grab Azrael's body. Azrael then raised his eyebrow as he was confused as to what the silhouette was doing, that's when the silhouette began to grow immensely. The man's laugh began to get louder and develop an echo as his body began to grow. The silhouette then began to reach down to grab Azrael while still laughing.
When his hand was about to grab Azrael, the silhouette was shot in the face by a blue beam which caused it to stagger back. Azrael then looked behind him to see that the dragon silhouette's mouth had steam floating out of it. That's when Azrael realised that the dragon was trying to protect him as the dragon jumped towards the human silhouette to fight it. Just before the dragon reached the giant man the whole area began to glow white.
Then Azrael then opened his eyes as he realised that he was in his bed shirtless and sweating from the confusing nightmare. He then looked at the alarm clock to see that it was 8:00 in the morning which means that he had 2 hours until his ride to Abyss Academy leaves, so he got out of bed to shower and get ready for his year long trip to his new school. After he stepped out of the bathroom and got dressed in his new uniform.
He noticed something on his bed, it was a card that he didn't notice till now. He picked up the card and noticed it was a blurry card, one that he had never seen before, but felt like he recognised it from somewhere.
"How did you like the new card Azrael?" Sally asked from the door frame.
"Uhm thanks Mum how did you get it?" Azrael asked trying not to sound confused.
"After you went to sleep last night I went to Jason's store and asked him for a powerful card that would be a very strong addition to your deck and he handed me this card and I knew right away that it was perfect." Sally said with joy in her voice.
"Thank you Mum. I don't know what to say." Azrael said.
"Don't talk just come here and give me a hug." Sally said with tears in her eyes. Azrael then ran into Sally's arms and hugged her for about 5 minutes straight.
"Now Azrael we need to talk about the most important thing." Sally said wiping her tears away before they fall.
"What's that Mum?" Azrael asked.
"The fact that you look amazing in that uniform." Sally said.
"OH GOD PLEASE NO. I hate it when you talk about clothes with me." Azrael said annoyed.
"Don't worry son I was just teasing you. Just go and eat your breakfast and make sure all your things are ready to go." Sally said chuckling.
Azrael then went down to eat his breakfast and then finish the last of his packing. Then he went back to his room so he could remember all the good times he and his mother had together.
"I sure am going to miss this room. I have so many good memories here, getting used to the school will not be very easy." Azrael said sadly.
"You will be fine my son. I know you will do great at Abyss Academy, but if you feel home sick just look at the card I gave you and think of me and Jason." Sally said trying to comfort him.
"But how? The card is blurry I can't quite see it right." Azrael said giving up, no longer pretending to not be confused.
"It means you are special my son." Sally said.
"Yeah well the last time someone said I was special it didn't go well." Azrael said with his right hand over the right side of his face.
"Son I know that I've said this many times, but you need to stop blaming yourself for what happened that was your father's fault." Sally said worried for her son.
"You make it sound so easy. But I can't stop feeling guilty when I played such a big part in it." Azrael said ashamed of himself.
"This is different. You know all the rumours about Yugi Moto and Jaden Yuki how they are special and they can speak to their cards, they have had similar experiences with their cards." Sally said trying to comfort her son.
"Duel Spirits. So your saying I'm like them?" Azrael asked.
"That is exactly what I'm saying. I met them both once, they told me that if a monster card is blurry that means the spirit of that monster hasn't decided whether or not you are worthy of being its owner. They also told me that when the card deems you worthy it will come to your aid whenever you need it most, that is when you will fully be able to see the card clearly and that monster will become your guardian along with your Synchro Monster. You are a special duellist my son, don't be afraid to accept it." Sally said.
"I'll certainly try mum, but it won't be easy. A monster that will become my guardian? I hope I can prove myself worthy." Azrael thought.
"You will push through Azrael. Your friend Bruce will help you as well as any other friends you might make along the way and your future girlfriend will help most of all." Sally said happily.
"Only time will tell." Azrael said.
"Speaking of time, do you have your stuff ready?" Sally asked.
"Yeah finished last night." Azrael said as he pulled out his suitcase from his closet.
"Then let's go. You need to get to the docks the boat leaves in half an hour." Sally said.
Then Sally and Azrael locked the front door and walked down to the parking lot and drove for 20 minutes to get to the docks. After they arrived at the docks, they looked around for Bruce so they could hang out on the boat, but instead they found Jason Ragnarok looking around. Then Jason saw them and walked up to them.
"Hey Jason, what are you doing here?" Azrael asked confused.
"To see my favourite customer off. Did you really think I wouldn't be here to say goodbye?" Jason asked.
"No, of course not." Azrael said.
"I'm liking the new uniform my boy. Blue always was your colour." Jason said impressed.
"Thanks Jason." Azrael said.
"Hey Azrael." Bruce said running over to him in his new green uniform.
"Hey Bruce, glad you made it" Azrael said as he and Bruce did a Predator Handshake.
"Bruce wait for me please." A woman said running up to them.
"Oh, sorry mum." Bruce said.
"This must be your mother." Azrael said.
"Yes Azrael. Let me introduce you to my mother Emma Huntsman." Bruce said.
"It's very nice to meet you all." Emma said.
"Same with you Mrs Huntsman. My name is Azrael Vortex this is my mother Sally Vortex and Jason Ragnarok the local card store owner." Azrael said introducing everyone.
"So, you're the famous Azrael I have been hearing so many mixed things about." Emma said interestingly.
"Please don't tell me." Azrael said embarrassed.
"Will all students please board the ship. We will be leaving in 10 minutes." An employee said over the intercom.
"Goodbye Jason. I'll be sure to call every once in a while and I will find a way to save your store." Azrael said.
"I'm looking forward to that day." Jason said grateful. Azrael then shook Jason's hand and then turned to Sally.
"Well mum, this is it I'm off to fulfil my dream. Goodbye mum." Azrael said sadly as he hugged his mother with all his might.
"I'll miss you my son. Have fun at your new school and let me know what happens when you get there. Now go fulfil your dream, goodbye." Sally said crying.
Azrael and Bruce then boarded up the boat and walked up to the top of the boat to wave their parents goodbye. As the boat began to move parents began to scream goodbye to their kids and more than half of the parents were crying. Once the parents were out of site all the students headed to their rooms they would use tonight. When Azrael and Bruce reached their rooms on the bottom deck they left their bags in their rooms and changed out of their uniforms since they only needed to wear them to prove they are new students and didn't need to wear them anymore.
"Hey Bruce I'm going to look around the ship, you want to join me?" Azrael asked.
"No thanks man, I slept past my alarm clock and I didn't have time to shower. So I'm going to clean myself up right now. I'll catch up to you later." Bruce said embarrassed.
"Okay see you later" Azrael said.
Azrael then looked at a map of the ship and saw that the entire 3rd floor was an indoor heated pool that had some water rides so he decided to go for a swim, so he went back to his room to grab his swimwear, some spare clothes, his deck and duel disk plus his wallet. When he reached the pool he learned he was all alone as well, so he went into the nearby change room, when he walked out he wore a purple rashie (rashie = swim shirt) and blue swim shorts that had a black stripe on each side. After he put all of his stuff down on a nearby table he decided to jump in the pool and have a little bit of fun by himself since the rides were closed. After about 10 minutes of swimming and relaxing in the pool he heard a whimper come from nearby so he got out of the pool quietly to see where the whimper came from. He then looked at the pool's entrance to see 2 people his age, one was a male and the other was female, the guy had cornered the girl against the wall and the girl was looking terrified. Azrael walked up to them to listen to them to see how he could help the girl.
"What did I say would happen if you resisted me again?" The guy said angrily. The girl didn't say anything, she just slid her back down the wall in fear as the guy slowly walked towards her.
"Maybe you need a reminder." The guy said with a sadistic grin on his face.
The guy then fully walked up to the scared girl and raised his right hand to hit her, that's when Azrael had heard enough, so he decided to help. Azrael snuck up on the guy and tapped on his shoulder, the guy then turned around with a confused look on his face right before feeling a swift punch hit him in the face which caused him to stumble away from the girl, he then turned around looking quite angry.
"Who the heck are you? Oh I remember you. You were the one with those new monsters at the entrance exams. What are you doing interfering in my business?" The guy said angrily.
"Leave. Her. Alone." Azrael said angry while gritting his teeth.
"So Alice, you decided to hire a bodyguard. Well, I've had enough of you resisting me, our deal is off and your father will pay for it. As for you Azrael the next time we meet you will be sorry you interfered." The guy said angrily as he walked away.
Azrael then calmed down and then heard crying as he looked to his left to see the girl he saved now known to be Alice with both of her hands on her face crying with tears flowing through her fingers. Azrael decided to comfort her so he walked up to her to see what he could do.
"Hey there is no need to cry anymore that guy is gone he won't bother you anymore." Azrael said
"That's not why I'm crying. Thank you for helping me, but my tears are for my father." Alice said as she returned to crying.
Azrael then looked back to the pool and saw that the restaurant next to the pool had just opened up so he knew what to do.
"You look like you need someone to talk to. Come on let me buy you some lunch." Azrael said with a comforting voice.
Azrael then helped Alice to her feet and walked with her to the restaurant, she sat in her chair as Azrael went to grab 2 menus. While they were looking at their menus Azrael was able to get a good look at Alice and he found her quite beautiful. She had long flowing brown hair that reached down to her back, she was wearing a red t-shirt and had black tight jeans, but what Azrael truly admired were her beautiful red eyes. As Azrael was looking at her Alice noticed him starring and looked at him which made him look down in embarrassment. Alice ordered a steak with some vegetables while Azrael ordered a cheeseburger with some fries and soft drink. As they were waiting the silence was starting to get awkward so Azrael decided to end the silence.
"Okay I think we need a proper introduction my name is Azrael Vortex and I duel with WATER monsters." Azrael said extending his hand for a handshake.
"My name is Alice Deluxe and I duel with FIRE monsters. It's a pleasure to meet you Azrael." Alice said as she shook Azrael's hand.
"Now that the introductions are out of the way, can you please tell me who that guy was and why did he try to hurt you?" Azrael said concerned for his new friend.
"His name was Mason Nevermore and our deal was that I would agree to become his girlfriend." Alice said sadly.
"Why would you agree to a deal like that?" Azrael said very confused.
"I agreed to it because he promised to keep my father alive." Alice said tearing up.
"What's wrong with him?" Azrael said scared by what the answer could be.
"He is in the hospital. He was hit by a car 6 months ago and the doctors have been keeping him in a coma ever since he got there. They found out that he has multiple fractured ribs and if he wakes up and moves, he will puncture his lungs and choke to death." Alice said with tears flowing down her face. (I don't understand medical conditions, so please correct me if I'm wrong in the reviews please)
"Is that why you applied to come to the academy? So, you could fill in your end of your bargain?" Azrael asked feeling sad for his new friend.
"Yes. I came here so my dad could live, but now that our deal is off, I won't be able to pay the hospital to keep my father asleep or pay for his surgery." Alice said crying.
"What about your mother?" Azrael asked.
"She died of birth when she had me." Alice said
"What is your dad's name?" Azrael asked.
"Justin Deluxe." Alice said confused.
"Is he in Descendent Hospital?" Azrael asked.
"Yes he is. Why?" Alice asked even more confused.
"I'll show you." Azrael said. He then got his phone from his bag and dialled his mother's number and laid the phone down on the table, then when his mother picked up a small hologram of his mother appeared.
"Hey Mum." Azrael said happily.
"Hey there Azrael. Did you make it to the academy already?" Sally asked.
"No not yet please listen." Azrael said seriously.
"Okay." Sally said confused.
"Alright the girl next to me is Alice Deluxe my new friend. Her father is in the hospital and because of me, she lost the only way she had of paying the hospital bills." Azrael said disappointed in himself.
"Azrael please don't blame yourself, you were just trying to help me." Alice said very forgiving.
"Anyway, his name is Justin Deluxe and he has been in Descendent Hospital for the past 6 months in a coma and if he wakes up he will die. Do you think you could go there and pay for his surgery?" Azrael asked.
"I'll get their as soon as I can my son, if I'm ever given the chance to help someone, I'll do it. Thank you for letting me know about this. Let me know when you get to the academy. Bye." Sally said smiling.
Then the hologram shut down as the call ended. Alice then looked at Azrael with a very surprised face she then started crying again which confused Azrael even more.
"Hey why are you still sad? Your father will be okay." Azrael said trying to comfort her.
"I'm not sad, I'm very happy. My father is going to live thanks to you. How can I ever repay you?" Alice asked happily.
"I'm sure that we can think of something. Do you want to have a duel?" Azrael asked.
"Can we do that later? I don't have my deck with me right now." Alice asked while wiping her tears away.
"Sure, hey what colour are you Alice?" Azrael asked curious.
"I'm in the red class I'm actually not a great duellist, I only got a 59% in the written exam. I didn't have a lot of time to practice because of my deal with Mason. What about you Azrael? What colour class are you?" Alice said.
"I'm in the blue class I got a 92% on my written exam." Azrael said proudly
"That is very impressive Azrael. Do you think you can tutor me if I ever need you?" Alice asked.
"Of course, now why don't we eat now and have some fun around the ship." Azrael asked.
"Like a date?" Alice asked blushing.
"No. If you knew about my past you wouldn't want to date me." Azrael said sadly with his right hand on the right side of his face.
"If you're talking about your father you don't have to worry, I already know about it." Alice said trying to reassure him.
"But you don't know the whole story." Azrael said.
"I don't care what happened, you saved me and my father's life do you really think I'm just going to treat you like a monster." Alice said concerned.
"Why shouldn't you? Most of the other people did." Azrael said frustrated.
"Well I'm not most people. I would never mistreat someone that has done me such a great favour." Alice said.
"But like I said you don't know the whole story. I get that your grateful for what I've done for you, but how could you treat someone with such kindness when they literally just told you that they have done worse stuff than you know?" Azrael questioned.
"Well like I said earlier I'm not most people. I get that you've done some bad things in your life, but it's not like they can't be forgiven and forgotten and besides I can't blame you for what your father's crimes." Alice said.
"I guess, but this still isn't a date. I won't be able to date until I can get over my past and that is close to impossible." Azrael said.
"Do you want to tell me about it?" Alice said.
"No offence, but I just met you. I don't feel comfortable talking about something that personal just yet." Azrael said trying not to offend Alice.
"I understand. Do you still want to hang out as friends?" Alice said with a smile on the field.
"Sure. It looks like that the restaurant isn't the only thing that opened, it looks like the rides have opened up would you like to go on those rides?" Azrael asked excited.
"Of course, just let me go and get my swimming costume from my room and then we can go. After we finish eating of course." Alice said excited.
Azrael and Alice then spent the next 10 minutes finishing their food. Alice then walked back to her room to grab her things. She then walked into one of the change rooms and came out wearing a red one-piece swimsuit which caused Azrael to blush massively.
MONTAGE BEGIN
Azrael and Alice went on every ride in the pool, since it was still early in the afternoon so not many other people had come to the pool. After they had enough, they decided to look around the ship for more things to do, they looked at another map of the ship on the wall and saw that on the 2nd floor that there was an arcade so they decided to go there. Once they got to the arcade Azrael bought them some tokens, Azrael won the skee ball game, while Alice won the Deal or No Deal game with flying colours. Azrael then bought Alice an Elemental Hero Lady Heat stuffed doll which she really loved.
MONTAGE END
After they left the arcade they decided to split up for now and later meet up later for dinner and their duel.
"I'll see you in an hour, okay?" Alice said.
"Okay see you there Alice." Azrael said as Alice walked away to her room.
*ROAR*
Azrael then heard a loud roar coming from all around him which really scared him, but as he looked around, he didn't see anything that could have made that sound so he just decided to worry about it later as he had to go get his deck ready.
Azrael also decided to ask Bruce to come along because he wanted them to meet. Azrael then went back to his room to prepare his deck, he then heard a knock on the door, he saw Bruce at his door.
"Hey man, I saw you with that girl you are one lucky guy to get a date before we even get to the school." Bruce said impressed.
"It wasn't a date man." Azrael said.
"What do you mean Azrael?" Bruce said confused.
Azrael then told Bruce what he said to Alice when it came to dating and just like when Alice said she didn't care Bruce said the same, he said he wouldn't mistreat him because of his past, but he said he understood why.
"Thank you for understanding Bruce I'm about to go have dinner with Alice and duel her, would you like to come with me?" Azrael asked.
"Of course, I would love to meet your new friend." Bruce said.
After about an hour they went to the top of the ship which had the battlefield for the duellist who wished to practice before they arrived at the school as well as another restaurant for dinner. They then saw Alice at a table waving at Azrael to which they decided to go and sit with her.
"Hey Azrael, glad you could make it. Who is this?" Alice asked looking at Bruce.
"This is my friend Bruce Huntsman and he duels using WIND monsters." Azrael said.
"It's nice to meet you Ms Deluxe." Bruce said politely.
"Please call me Alice and it's nice to meet you to Bruce." Alice replied just as politely.
"So how did you meet Alice Azrael?" Bruce asked curiously. Then Azrael looked at Alice and asked if it was okay to tell him since it was quite personal to which she said it was okay. Azrael then told Azrael what happened which really surprised Bruce and after he finished telling him.
"I'm sorry you had to go through all of that Alice." Bruce said sad for his new friend.
"Thank you, Bruce." Alice said.
"Alright guys let's not spend the night thinking about the past, let's just enjoy the night." Azrael said trying to raise the spirits of his friends.
"Yeah, good idea Azrael." Alice said.
*ROAR*
Azrael then looked around as he heard the same roar as he heard the same roar again, but once again couldn't find where it was coming from so he shrugged it off. Then they all ordered their food and just enjoyed their night before Azrael and Alice start their duel. They saw a karaoke stand and Azrael asked the DJ to play a song he just loved to listen to and as the music began to play other nearby people began to gather around.
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As Azrael finished singing the crowd began to applaud him which he thoroughly enjoyed. He then walked back to his table to find his friends chuckling, but he could tell they were impressed.
"Well done, Azrael. Where did you learn to sing like that?" Alice asked curios.
"I taught myself when I first started to enjoy it and when I became 12 I took some lessons to improve." Azrael said proudly
"Well, if you duel as well as you sing then I have no chance of winning our duel." Alice said.
"Why don't we find out right now?" Azrael asked smiling.
"You're on my friend. Just go easy on me I'm actually not that experienced." Alice said.
"Stay enthusiastic Alice, I know you have a chance of beating me. Not that you will though." Azrael said sarcastically.
"Oh, you're on. Get ready to lose Azrael." Alice said chuckling.
"That's the spirit." Azrael said as he got his duel disk out.
Then they all went to the middle of the ship were the duel areas were. Bruce then took a seat at the stands were he could spectate this sure to be awesome duel. Azrael then put on his sea serpent duel disk and Alice got out her red standard duel disk.
"Are you ready to get burned Azrael?" Alice asked.
"The real question is are you ready to get extinguished." Azrael replied.
"DUEL." They both said.
Azrael: 4000 LP
Alice: 4000 LP
"I'll go first. I Draw and I summon my Aurora Wing in Defence Mode." Azrael said.
Aurora Wing 4 (1200,1600)
"Next I activate the Spell Card Dian Keto the Cure Master which increases my Life Points by 1000." Azrael said.
Azrael: 4000 - 5000 LP
"Next I activate the Spell Card Moray of Greed now I send 2 WATER monsters from my hand back to my Deck, next I shuffle my Deck and Draw 3 new cards. I'm also activating the Spell Card Double Summon so I can summon Abyss Soldier in Attack Mode." Azrael said.
Abyss Soldier 4 (1800,1300)
"Finally I place 2 cards face down and with that I end my turn." Azrael said.
Azrael's Hand: 0
Alice's Hand: 5
"Quite an impressive first move Azrael, but now it's my turn, I draw. I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 4 in Attack Mode." Alice said.
Horus The Black Flame Dragon LV 4 4 (1600,1000)
"No way. You have LV monsters those are incredibly rare, I'm quite impressed." Azrael said amazed.
"Thank you, these cards were given to me by my father before the accident. So they're everything to me." Alice said.
"But still it's not strong enough to beat my Aurora Wing or my Abyss Soldier. I assume that means you're not done?" Azrael said concerned.
"You're right, I'm not done. Next, I activate the Spell Card Level Up which means by sending Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 4 to the Graveyard I can Special Summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6 from my Deck to the field in Attack Mode." Alice said.
Horus The Black Flame Dragon LV 6 6 (2300,1600)
Next I set 2 cards face down and equip my dragon with Big Bang Shot which not only grants my monster 400 ATK points it also gives my monster the ability to inflict piercing damage." Alice said.
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6 6 (2300,1600) – (2700,1600)
"Oh crap this is bad." Azrael said.
"Now my dragon attacks your Aurora Wing with Black Flare." Alice said. Then Horus shot black fire at Aurora Wing turning it to dust.
Azrael: 5000 - 3900 LP
"My monster isn't staying in the Graveyard for long. Thanks to Aurora Wing's special ability he can resurrect once per turn. So come on back Aurora Wing." Azrael replied.
Aurora Wing 4 (1200,1600)
(I know this isn't Aurora Wing's TCG effect, but remember this story takes place in the anime world and certain cards have different effects)
"No matter, because now my dragon's ability activates. During the End Phase of the turn my Level 6 dragon destroys a monster I can replace it with Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 in Attack Mode." Alice said.
Horus The Black Flame Dragon LV 8 8 (3000,1800)
"The only downside is because Horus LV 6 was equipped with Big Bang Shot, now that this equip card is destroyed my level 6 Horus is removed from play. I end my turn." Alice said.
Azrael's Hand: 0
Alice's Hand: 1
"Impressive not only did Alice summon a LV monster on her first turn she also managed to summon its strongest form in the same turn. I don't think even Chazz Princeton has managed to do that with his Armed Dragon monsters." Bruce said impressed.
"My turn I Draw and I will activate the Field Spell, A Legendary Ocean from my hand." Azrael said. A hologram of the field spell card appeared next to him, but the field didn't change. So he looked at the hologram and noticed it was covered in lightning before it exploded at was sent to his Graveyard.
"What happened to my Field Spell?" Azrael asked confused.
"My dragon's effect is what happened. When Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 is on the field and you play a Spell Card he can negate the spell card's activation and destroy it." Alice said with a grin.
"Grrrrr… great now all my Spell Cards are useless. I guess I'll just attack. Abyss Soldier attack that facedown monster." Azrael said.
Abyss Soldier threw his trident at Alice's facedown monster and destroyed it. Which made Alice smile.
"You just took out UFO Turtle and because it was destroyed, I can Special Summon 1 FIRE monster from my Deck as long as it has 1500 ATK points or less. So I summon Horus' Servant in Defence Mode." Alice said.
Horus' Servant 1 (100,100)
"You should know that as long as Horus' Servant is out, you can't target Horus The Black Flame Dragon with your card effects. Next I play my facedown. It's the Continuous Trap Card Bright Flame." Alice said.
The Trap showed Thestalos, The Mega Monarch staring down Elemental HERO Inferno.
"Which means that as long as all the monsters I control are FIRE you can only attack the monster on my Field with the highest ATK points." Alice said.
"I still have my face down card, but I'll have to wait for the right moment to use it. I end my turn." Azrael said.
Azrael's Hand: 0
Alice's Hand: 1
"My turn, I Draw and I activate Pot of Greed which allows me to…" Alice said.
"If you even think of explaining how that card works, I will jump of the side of the ship and try to get eaten by a shark." Azrael said very seriously and very annoyed.
"Okay." Alice said chuckling as she drew 2 cards.
"Now Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 attack Abyss Soldier with Black Blazer." Alice said.
Then Horus shot an even big blast of black fire at Abyss Soldier destroying it along with more of Azrael's life points.
Azrael: 3900 - 2700 LP
"Not so fast I activate the Trap Card Miracle's Wake which allows me to bring back a monster that was destroyed in battle, so come on back Abyss Soldier, return in Defence Mode." Azrael said happy to have his monster back.
Abyss Soldier 4 (1800,1300)
"I end my turn." Alice said disappointed.
Azrael's Hand: 0
Alice's Hand: 2
"My turn, I draw. I activate Atlantean Blacksmith's effect and give up 1000 Life Points." Azrael said.
Azrael: 2700 – 1700 LP
"Now I send the top card of my Deck to the Graveyard and Draw 2 cards." Azrael said.
An Atlantean monster wearing a leather apron appeared with a forge and a hot hammer. The Blacksmith then took 2 small hot rectangles out of the forge and hammered them before cooling them off in a bucket. When they came out of the bucket, they were revealed to be cards. Once he realised they were finished he threw them to Azrael.
"Well look at that, it's the Tuner monster Lappis Dragon I think I'll summon it in Defence Mode." Azrael said smiling.
Lappis Dragon 5 (0,2600)
"Another tuner? I thought the only tuner you had was Atlantean Neptabyss Guard and how were you able to summon a level 5 monster without tributing a monster?" Alice asked surprised.
"When Lappis Dragon is added from my Deck to my hand I can show it to my opponent, which allows me to Special Summon it." Azrael said.
"That is one impressive special ability." Bruce said impressed once again.
"I play 1 card face down and end my turn." Azrael said grinning.
Azrael's Hand: 0
Alice's Hand: 2
"Alright I Draw and I activate Pot of Duality. With this card I can look at the top 3 cards of my deck then I choose 1 to add to my hand then I shuffle the other 2 cards back into my deck. I'll add Level Modulation to my hand. Then I activate my Trap Card Altar for Tribute, now I select 1 monster on my side of the field and send it to the Graveyard and then I gain life points equal to that monster's original ATK points and I choose Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 which means I gain 3000 life points." Alice explained.
Alice: 4000 - 7000 LP
"Next I activate the Spell Card Level Modulation which means I can resurrect Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 in attack mode." Alice said.
Horus The Black Flame Dragon LV 8 8 (3000,1800)
"But you also get to Draw 2 cards and my monster can't attack or use its ability for the rest of this turn and I still have one Spell Card, Card of Sanctity. Now we both draw until we have six cards in our hands" Alice said. Then Azrael drew 2 cards from Level Modulation and 4 more from Card of Sanctity while Alice drew 5 because of the same card.
"With that I place 3 cards face down and end my turn." Alice said proudly.
Azrael's Hand: 6
Alice's Hand: 3
"I'm up then I Draw." Azrael said. He then looked at the card he drew and saw that it was the card his mother gave him but it was still blurry. The card then began to glow blue and Azrael was able to see the card clearly.
"I'm glad I was able to prove myself worthy to you my new guardian." Azrael thought.
"First up I place 1 card face down and then I summon Uminotaurus in Attack Mode." Azrael said.
Uminotaurus 4 (1700,1000)
"Then I activate a Trap Card Jar of Avarice which can only be activated when I have 5 or more cards in my Graveyard. When I activate this Trap card, I can shuffle 5 cards from my Graveyard to my Deck and then Draw 1 card. So I shuffle Moray of Greed, Double Summon, Miracle's Wake, Dian Keto and Atlantean Blacksmith into my Deck and Draw." Azrael said.
"Now is the perfect time." Azrael thought.
"I activate my Continuous Trap Card Sea Stealth Attack which allows me to activate a Umi card from my hand or Graveyard. That means my Field Spell A legendary Ocean returns to the field." Azrael said grinning. The field then changed to an underwater destroyed temple with stone constructs and was filled with water.
"Did you forget about my dragon's ability I'll just use it to destroy your Field Spell again." Alice said.
"Oh no you won't, with my Field Spell in play I can use my Continuous Trap card's other abilities. Now by banishing 1 of my water monsters until the end of this turn like Lappis Dragon. So all my Spell and Trap cards are immune to destruction. So that means that my Field Spell is here to stay. Which mean my Field Spell's effect activates. All my WATER monsters gain 200 ATK and DEF points and they all lose 1 Level." Azrael said smiling.
Aurora Wing 4 (1200,1600) – 3 (1400,1800)
Abyss Soldier 4 (1800,1300) – 3 (2000,1500)
Uminotaurus 4 (1700,1000) – 3 (1900,1200)
"Now that my Field Spell is back all my monsters have become the Level 3 monsters." Azrael said grinning.
"What's the point of reducing your monster's levels?" Alice asked confused.
"The point is I can activate my new monster's effect." Azrael said smiling.
"New monster. You can't possibly mean Hope Diamond Dragon you need a Tuner monster to summon it and you already banished the only Tuner monster you had on the field." Alice said.
"Good thing I'm not talking about Hope Diamond Dragon. I'm taking about a card that like Horus was given to me by my mother and not only it is everything to me but is a monster that I consider a guardian. It's time to sink or swim. I tribute my Level 3 Aurora Wing, Abyss Soldier and Uminotaurus to Special Summon Poseidra, The Atlantean Dragon." Azrael said.
Poseidra, The Atlantean Dragon 7 (2800,1600)
"When he is Special Summoned by his own effect, all Spell and Trap cards on the field are sent back to our hands. And if 3 or more Spell/Trap cards are returned to our hands all your monsters lose 300 ATK for each one. So with 7 cards returning to our hands all your monsters lose 2100 ATK points." Azrael said.
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 (3000,1800) – 8 (900,1800)
Horus' Servant 1 (100,100) – 1 (0,100)
"OH NO" Alice said.
"I should also mention that even if Sea Stealth Attack leaves the field its effect keeps going. Which means I can safely activate my Field Spell again." Azrael said grinning.
Poseidra, the Atlantean Dragon 7 (2800,1600) – 6 (3000,1800)
"So not only did Azrael take out all of Alice's face downs but he managed to take most of her strongest monster's attack points with them. Plus, since his it's still turn Azrael can return all the cards he lost. So he found a way to cripple Alice's game without harming himself." Bruce said.
"Next I activate the Equip Spell card Megamorph which can only be activated when you have more life points. It doubles Poseidra's original attack points." Azrael said.
Poseidra, The Atlantean Dragon 6 (3000,1800) – 6 (5800,1800)
"How much more power are you going to give him?" Alice asked surprised by Azrael's skill.
"A little more because now I use two cards on Poseidra, the first is Aqua Jet which gives Poseidra 1000 attack points." Azrael said.
2 orange wings with a propeller on each one then appeared on each of Poseidra's sides.
Poseidra, The Atlantean Dragon 6 (5800,1800) – 6 (6800,1800)
"The other is Chameleon Colours which allows my monster to attack you directly as long as there is a Field Spell in play. Finally I'll summon Atlantean Power House." Azrael said smiling.
Another Atlantean appeared on the field and this one was taller and bulkier than the others.
Atlantean Powerhouse 3 (1900,0)
"And my Powerhouse gives all my WATER monsters 500 ATK and DEF points." Azrael said.
Poseidra, The Atlantean Dragon 6 (6800,1800) – 6 (7300,2300)
Atlantean Powerhouse 3 (1900,0) – 3 (2400,500)
"He is going to wipe out all of her life points in one attack." Bruce said excited to see if Azrael's attack would go through and win him the duel.
"Alright Poseidra use your all your power to attack Alice directly and end this duel with Atlantean Roar." Azrael said as Poseidra launched a blue beam directly at Alice.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Alice screamed as she fell down from the loss of all her life points.
Alice: 7000 - 0 LP
Winner: Azrael
"That was a fun duel Alice. You said you were inexperienced, I'm starting to think you might have some hidden talent if you duel like that. That was the toughest duel I ever fought." Azrael said as he walked over to Alice to help her up.
"Thank you Azrael, that means a lot to me. A little help?" Alice asked as she held her hand up so Azrael could help her up.
"Sure." Azrael said grabbing Alice's hand to help her up.
"Thank yuoooooooooo." Alice said as Azrael pulled on her arm a little too hard. She then flew forward into Azrael's arms, luckily Azrael caught her in his arms which caused them to hug and blush massively, Azrael then gasped as he realised what he did and quickly let her go.
"Um sorry about that Alice." Azrael apologized. What happened next is something Azrael didn't expect Alice jumped into his arms again and hugged him even more.
"By the way, why did you say you weren't experienced in duelling when you managed to almost get rid of half my life points and almost double your own?" Azrael asked confused.
"I don't know. Maybe it's because that I don't have to worry about Mason and my father anymore. Now that I have nothing to fear I can finally duel for fun." Alice said.
"That makes sense." Bruce said while walking toward them.
"Oh, my worries are not over yet, not by a long shot. I still have to worry about my new school life, especially since I still don't understand all the rules of this game yet." Alice said giggling.
"Don't worry about that Alice. Like I said before if you need any help don't hesitate to ask us for help." Azrael said with a smile.
"Thank you for everything today, Azrael. This is the best birthday of my life." Alice said.
"Today is your birthday? Why didn't you tell me?" Azrael asked.
"I guess I was having such a fun time with you that I forgot to mention it, my mistake." Alice said giggling.
She then gave him another hug, but this one was way more passionate which caused Azrael to blush harder than ever.
"You said you won't be fully happy until you can let go of your past. If you ever want to talk to me about it just let me know and when you do, I will be looking forward to when you find the one you want to spend the rest of your life with." Alice said.
"Same goes with me to Azrael." Bruce said.
"Thank you, Bruce? Now why don't we get you a birthday cake Alice?" Azrael asked.
"You've done so much for me today. How can you afford to do more?" Alice said.
"You wouldn't believe what I can afford." Azrael said chuckling.
"How much money do you have Azrael?" Bruce asked.
Azrael then told them to come closer, he then whispered in their ears and what they heard caused their eyes to widen massively.
"You cannot be serious." Alice said more surprised for ever.
"I am." Azrael said laughing at their faces.
"That explains how you were able to pay for everything we did today. Guess I was having too much fun to wonder how were doing that." Alice said.
"Come on guys lets have some cake." Azrael said.
They then went back to their table and ordered some chocolate cake for a small celebration for Alice. After they finished the cake, they realised that it was getting late so they decided to head to their rooms and get ready for tomorrow. Bruce went straight back to his room after having said goodbye and Azrael decided to walk Alice back to her room.
"Thank you for everything you have done for me today Azrael. You not only saved my life, but you saved my father's life as well and then you gave me the best birthday of my life. Me and my father will forever be grateful to you." Alice said more grateful than ever.
"I'm just glad I was able to help you Alice. I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us." Azrael said.
"Me to, I'll see you tomorrow Azrael." Alice said walking into her room.
Azrael the walked back to his room to get ready for bed. After he had a shower, he went through his deck and pulled out Hope Diamond Dragon and Poseidra the Atlantean Dragon.
"I know you two are to become my guardians, but I can tell you both already know about my past. So I hope you can understand why I won't be able to form a proper bond with either of you, just know that I don't blame either of you for it." Azrael said with his right hand over the right side of his face.
Then Azrael shook his head in shock as he saw the monsters on his cards move. Both of them looked at him and nodded at him in understanding.
"So mum was right. I am like Yugi and Jaden, I just hope I can overcome my problems just like they did. Well better get some sleep, got a big day tomorrow." Azrael said as he laid down and closed his eyes.
Azrael woke up to the sound of a knock on his door. He then got out of bed and answered the door to find Alice on the other side in her red uniform (GX female uniform but crimson red).
"Hey Alice what brings you by my room?" Azrael asked.
"Put on a shirt and I will tell you." Alice said with both her hands on her face to hide her blush.
"Huh? Oh sorry Alice." Azrael said as he realised he was still shirtless. He then put a blue tee shirt on.
"Now that I have a shirt, can you tell me why you're here?" Azrael asked.
"There was an announcement 10 minutes ago stating that we will be arriving at the school in half an hour and when I saw Bruce by himself at the announcement I asked where you were. He said that he hadn't seen you today he guessed you were still sleeping. So after the announcement I asked which room you were in and came here to let you know." Alice said.
"Thanks for telling me. Wait here." Azrael said as he closed the door. He spent 1 minute in his room before opening the door showing that he had changed into his blue uniform with his bag over his shoulder.
"Come on let's have some breakfast before we get to the academy." Azrael said.
Azrael then spent 5 minutes packing his bag. Then they both walked up to the top of the ship to the same restaurant they went to for dinner last night, where they saw Bruce waiting at the same table they were sitting at last night in his green uniform with his green bag and a red bag which he figured was Alice's bag. Then they ordered their breakfast.
"Good morning Bruce." Azrael said
"Thank you for minding my bag while I went to get Azrael Bruce." Alice said.
"Don't mention it, glad I could help." Bruce said.
"Hey Azrael, during our duel you called your Poseidra your guardian monster. So after our duel I began to wonder why, can you explain why?" Alice asked. Azrael then told them what his mother told him about being like Yugi and Jaden which amazed them.
"You are very lucky Azrael I can't believe you share a power with 2 of the greatest duellists in the world." Bruce said.
"So you consider Poseidra and Hope Diamond Dragon as your guardians because they remind you of the 2 people you care about the most?" Alice asked.
"Exactly. Do you guys have monsters that you could consider your guardians?" Azrael asked.
"I guess Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 can be my guardian since it is all I have of my father until he wakes up." Alice said.
"For me I suppose since Simorgh Lord of the Storm was the first card I ever got I can consider it my guardian." Bruce said.
"How did you come across that monster Bruce? Did your parents give it to you?" Azrael asked.
"No, I can't explain why but I think the card chose me." Bruce said.
"What happened?" Alice asked.
"When I was 5 years old I went bird watching with my family, which was one our favourite things to do. When I was on top of the biggest tree in the forest the wind began to pick up so I held my arms in front of my face to protect my eyes and when I opened my eyes I saw a card blowing in the wind. I caught the card and it was Simorgh Lord of the Storm." Bruce said.
"I think you're right about Lord of the Storm choosing you Bruce. My mum once told me that some monster spirits won't settle for anyone unless they are worthy. So I think you were the big winner." Azrael said.
"Attention all students we will arriving at the academy in 10 minutes please make sure that you have all of your belongings ready." A voice said on the intercom.
"Are we all ready for the academy?" Azrael asked excited.
"Yeah." Alice and Bruce said in unison. After 10 minutes of eating breakfast they noticed something strange. The ship wasn't moving, or so they thought, the ship then began to shake and then began to transform, the bottom of the ship became spherical and a metal oval dome formed around them.
"What's happening to the ship?" Bruce asked scared.
"It seems to be transforming into a submarine, but what for?" Azrael asked. They then began to feel like they were descending.
"I think the sub is going further down into the ocean. I thought the academy was on an island since we were taking a boat." Alice said surprised.
"Wait. Did any of us actually look up where the academy is located because I sure didn't." Azrael asked concerned.
"I didn't." Bruce said.
"Neither did I." Alice said.
"If the academy isn't on an island, where could it be? Wait if the academy isn't above ground maybe it is underwater." Azrael wondered.
"An underwater academy? Why does that sound familiar?" Bruce asked.
"I saw an interview with Jaden Yuki once where he said he met some pirate man who tried to recruit him to be a teacher at an underwater academy. I'm starting to think that pirate man might have succeeded in building it." Alice said in realization.
"I can't believe we are going to an underwater academy this should be exciting." Azrael said interested.
After about 5 minutes of descending they felt the submarine stop moving and began to hear a machine whirring. Then they looked at the side of the ship and saw a circular door opening and saw Janine standing on the other side when the door opened.
"Will all 1st year students please follow me." Janine said.
All the students began to grab their bags and follow Jasmine into a glass walkway, which was surrounded by lots of fish and aquatic plants and after 1 minute of walking they came across another circular door. When Jasmine reached the door she turned around and asked the students to quiet down.
"Alright students welcome to the opening year for the academy I hope you all do well. Now listen up when the door opens there will 5 other teachers waiting to take you to your dorms. We have 6 dorms at this school 2 for each year the boys will be in 1 dorm will the girls will take the other. There will be no classes today, you will spend the today unpacking and getting ready for class tomorrow. Each student will have 1 roommate and in each room you will find some supplies to help you get ready for tomorrow. Okay now is the time to open the door." Jasmine said as she walked over to a control panel and entered a code which opened the door letting in a bright light which blinded everyone for a few seconds. After the light faded, they were treated to a beautiful sight.
"Welcome everyone to Abyss Academy." Janine said.
Thank you for reading chapter 2 let me know how you feel about the story so far in the reviews and have a nice day.
OC Cards by me:
Bright Flame
Atlantean Powerhouse