Chapter 1: A Strange Encounter
Yuya was struggling to deal with the events of the past few hours. First it had been a relatively normal duel tournament, the only real stutter being his brutal duel against Iggy Arlo, but he had managed to get to the Battle Royal portion of the Arc League Championship, but during said Battle Royal, he ran into two rather strange people who were duelling, one of which was riding what looked like a motorbike! However, things then took a turn for the weird, as he seemed to absorb the loser of that duel, the dragon that was on his field now in Yuya's extra deck. He then ran into 3 men calling themselves 'Obelisk Force' who had sealed 3 of Yuya's fellow duelists into cards! He then had duelled Sora, who claimed to be from a 'Fusion Dimension' and then the organiser of the tournament, and the strongest duellist anyone in Paradise City knew, Declan Akaba, had confirmed this.
"Wait, what's this about this Fusion Dimension invading other Dimensions?" Yuya asked incredulously,
"I do not know what they intend, but we will be taking the fight to them, if you accept a position as a Lancer," Declan explained, "Although I'm not giving you much choice, as I believe that since your friend Zuzu has disappeared and that duel between two duelists strong in Synchro and Xyz summoning, the fight may be coming to us, which is why you have little choice in the matter."
"But my friends, my family!" Yuya was struggling to deal with the idea of leaving his friends and family behind, especially if they would be going cross dimensional, "I'll need to talk to my mum about it. She'll want to know what may happen."
"I will expect an answer before the end of the day." Declan said coldly.
As Yuya walked off, he started to truly think about the events that had passed, removing the new dragon from his extra deck to look at. 'Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon,' Yuya thought, 'That Yuto guy wanted me to have this card, but do I really deserve it? He also asked me to use my power to bring smiles to people's faces, but how can I with this situation?' Yuya sighed and returned Dark Rebellion to his extra deck. After returning home, having made up his mind, he contacted the LEO Corporation to leave the message that he was accepting Declan's offer.
The next day, the Lancers met up, made up of Yuya, his friend Gong, Sylvio Sawatari who he had duelled before, the ninja Moon Shadow, a seemingly quiet yet stoic guy named Shay Obsidian, the Zuzu lookalike Serena, a Dueltainer named Dennis, and of course, Declan Akaba. Declan had decided to gather the Lancers a day before departure to get them to test their skills against each other, and also so that they knew each other's strategies just as well, if not better, than their own. Things were going swimmingly, when a voice that no one recognised rang out, "I challenge the kid with green hair!" The voice was brash and loud, yet carried a tone of quietness. "And who may you be?" Declan inquired,
"Doesn't matter. I won't be leaving though until I duel the kid."
"Why do you think you will be?"
"Because I have something I think he may want." This startled Yuya, as what could a man have that he wanted. He knew Zuzu was in a different dimension, so it couldn't be her. Turning around, he saw the man, who was tall and lean yet well built with black hair that created a curtain over half of his face. The man had a duel disk that was an off pink colour, like a cherry blossom. He wore rather standard clothing that was, if anything, a few years out of style. "What is it you have?" Yuya asked,
"Why not duel me to find out?"
"Declan, I'm sorry, but I think I have to duel this man." Yuya told the man who was effectively his boss,
"Don't say I didn't try to stop you." Declan relinquished. 'Alright!' Yuya thought, 'Now to duel this man and find out what he knows!' The ARC-Technology Solid Vision projector fired up, and the action field 'Crossover' was activated.
[Crossover – Action Field Spell: This card can only be played at the beginning of a duel. Action cards are scattered around the field, and each duellist may go after them. A duellist can only hold one Action card in their hand at once]
"Let's Duel!" both participants yelled out, and the duel begun
Duel Begin
Yuya: 4000 LP
?: 4000 LP
Turn 1: Yuya
"If you don't mind, I'll take the first turn!" Yuya called, "And with it, I'll set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 8 Timegazer Magician and Scale 1 Stargazer Magician! I'm taking control of this duel, starting now!" As Yuya put the cards on the edges of his Duel Disk's blade, rainbow letters spelling the summoning mechanic's name appeared, connecting the cards, "Now with this, I can Pendulum Summon monsters from levels 2 through 7 all at the same time! Swing far Pendulum, carve the arc of VICTORY! My monsters are ready. TO SWING INTO ACTION!" A portal opened between the two pillars that Yuya's pendulum monsters were in, and 3 lights exited it. "Get ready to pounce Performapal Silver Claw! Say hello Performapal Salutiger! And turn up the heat Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"
Performapal Silver Claw: Level 4, 1800 ATK
Performapal Salutiger: Level 4, 1700 ATK
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Level 7, 2500 ATK
"Now I overlay Silver Claw and Salutiger, to build the overlay network! Cloaked in shadows and relentless in its objective, I call upon the most dangerous of dragons! I Xyz Summon. Rank 4 Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" From a golden starry portal, Yuya's newest dragon emerged.
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Rank 4, 2500 ATK, 2 ORU
"And with that, I end my turn!"
"Finally! It's my turn, I draw!" Yuya's opponent stated,
Turn 2: ?
"I'll start my turn by summoning my Dark Soldier in attack position!" A soldier clad in black armour appeared, "And when Dark Soldieris successfully summoned, I can call out another!" The Dark Soldier was joined by an identical soldier.
Dark Soldier: Level 4, 1700 ATK (x2)
"Now I'm going to build MY overlay network!" the man called, shocking Shay, "Using my Dark Soldiers allows me to summon out my own rank 4 monster. I'm calling on the same dragon as you!"
"WHAT?"
"Yes. Now, cloaked in shadows and relentless in its, ah screw it you know it! I Xyz Summon! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" An exact copy of Yuya's second dragon emerged from the portal.
"How do you have that?" Yuya asked, "I thought my copy was the only one!"
"Well, you thought wrong! I now activate the spell Rank Up from my hand, which allows me to send any 'Xyz Dragon' monster from my extra deck to increase my Dark Rebellion's rank by the sent monster's! I send rank 7 Dark Destruction Xyz Dragon to my graveyard to increase Rebellion Dragon's rank to 11!"
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Rank 4 - 11, 2500 ATK, 2 ORU
"But that's not it! I activate Rank-Up-Magic Annihilation Force! I can now summon any monster from my extra deck with a higher rank than Dark Rebellion at the cost of 500 LP for each rank gained! I pay 500 LP to summon a rank 12 monster!"
?: 4000 LP - 3500 LP
"Now, I build the overlay network using Dark Rebellion and both its Overlay Units! If dragons of rebellion and destruction weren't enough, I call upon the dragon that shall end you all! Go! Rank-up Xyz Evolution! I Xyz Summon, Rank 12, Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon!" A dragon roughly twice the size of Dark Rebellion emerged, and roared at the sky, 4 dark orbs surrounding its body.
Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon: Rank 12, 3000 ATK, 4 ORU
"How does he know how to use Rank-Up-Magic cards?" Shay exploded, unable to stay silent any longer. Seeing his best friend's dragon in Yuya's possession was hard enough. Now a man who knows some of the most advanced Xyz methods shows up who also happens to have a copy of Yuto's one-of-a-kind dragon? "Silence Shay," Declan shushed, "Just observe the duel. There will be time for discussion after the duel is over."
"Now, Annihilation Dragon, attack Yuya's Rebellion Dragon! Annihilation STRIKE!" The larger dragon charged at Yuya's and impaled it on the tips of its wings, destroying it and dealing damage to Yuya.
Yuya: 4000 LP - 3500 LP
"Now still in my battle phase, I use Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon and its Overlay Units to Xyz summon a monster one rank higher! Now go!" The dragon turned into purplish energy and entered a portal followed by its overlay units, "Dragon defied, dragon denied! My last dragon brought fear, but allow this one to introduce you to true terror! Go, Rank-Up Xyz Evolution! I Xyz Summon my ultimate monster, rank 13 Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon – Reincarnation!" Upon the conclusion of the chant, an even bigger dragon emerged, beating its wings and roaring its terrible roar.
Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon – Reincarnation: Rank 13, 3000 ATK, 5 ORU
"Rank 13?" All the Lancers asked, "How is that possible?" Shay, the resident Xyz master continued,
"Now Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon gains the ATK points of all the monsters attached as overlay units! Reincarnation Burst!"
3000 + ((1700*2) + 2500 + 3000) = 11,900
Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon – Reincarnation: 3000 ATK - 11,900 ATK
"That dragon's going to be trouble for Yuya if he doesn't step up his game soon!" Gong declared, "Almost 12 thousand points is nothing to scoff at!"
"Now Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon, attack Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and end this duel! Annihilation Burst!" The mystery duellist's dragon charged at Yuya's Odd-Eyes, but before the attack could land, Yuya played an Action card that he had picked up, "Due to the effect of Evasion, your attack is avoided!"
[Evasion – Action Spell: Negate one attack against you]
Yuya's opponent growled. He must have forgotten we're in an Action duel! Yuya thought, "It doesn't matter. Your dragon still dies! I activate Reincarnation's ability! By using one Overlay Unit, all of your monsters are destroyed, and then I gain a token with the statistics of the destroyed monsters! Go!"
DAXD-R: 11 900 ATK - 10 200 ATK, 5 ORU - 4 ORU
Streams of light emerged from the dragon vaporizing Odd-Eyes, and a token appeared on the Mystery Duellist's field.
Token: Level 7, 2500 ATK
"Then, to bolster my monster, I activate its next effect!"
"It has another?" Declan inquired, "Interesting."
"Reincarnation attaches any monster I control to itself as an Overlay Unit, even if it is a token!" The token turned into a purple orb and started orbiting Reincarnation.
DAXD-R: 10 200 ATK - 12 700 ATK, 4 ORU - 5 ORU
"It got stronger? This is bad for Yuya," Sylvio noted, "although, if it was I who were duelling, I'd have already gotten rid of it!"
"I end my turn now. I'll be winning next turn." The mysterious duellist said,
Turn 3: Yuya
"I draw! Now, let's get this duel rolling! I'll start by pendulum summoning again! Come on out, Performapal Parrotrio and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya's dragon re-emerged followed by a small trio of parrots, both in defence mode.
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Level 7, 2000 DEF
Performapal Parrotrio: Level 3, 500 DEF
"I now end my turn, considering the fact that I can't do much more!"
Turn 4: ?
"I draw and I activate Reincarnation's special ability! By using one overlay unit, all of your monsters are destroyed, and I get a token for each!" The duellist stated, but Yuya was already on the move.
"I activate Acceleration! It stops your monster's special ability!"
[Acceleration: If your opponent activates a monster's effect, target that monster and if you do; negate the activation]
"I'm afraid it won't work! Reincarnation is immune to card effects! Continue on!"
DAXD-R: 12 700 ATK - 11 000 ATK, 5 ORU - 4 ORU
Both of Yuya's monsters were annihilated in a blast of energy, and two tokens appeared on his opponent's field.
Token: Level 7, 2500 ATK
Token: Level 3, 500 DEF
"I activate Parrotrio's ability! Since it was destroyed, I can special summon one non-pendulum 'Performapal' monster from my deck! I summon Performapal Thunderhino!"
Performapal Thunderhino: Level 3, 1800 DEF
"It doesn't matter! I attach the token representing Odd-Eyes to Reincarnation!"
DAXD-R: 4 ORU - 5 ORU, 11 000 ATK - 13 500 ATK
"I now activate the spell card Mauling Mandible Charge! This spell allows Reincarnation to inflict damage even if your monster is in defence mode! Now attack! End this duel with Annihilation Burst!" A dark pulse of light emerged from the dragon's mouth, quickly engulfing Thunderhino and destroying it. The pulse continued on however, and soon it had thrown Yuya back enough with enough force to put him in the nearest wall.
Yuya: 3500 LP - 0 LP
? Wins
"What an incredible dragon," Declan said to the duelist, "Now I would like to know your name. Just so I have record of those who defeat my elite."
"Alright," the man sighed, "the name's Ren. No surname, just Ren."
"Well Ren, thank you for duelling Yuya. I feel it may be beneficial to him despite this loss."
Declan had said this to empty air, as the duellist now identified as Ren, had disappeared. Declan wasn't worried, however. "Get DuelSec Team 4 analysing Yuya's duel. I need to know more about these cards his opponent was playing." He said into an earpiece,
"Right away Sir."
Custom Cards:
Dark Soldier
DARK
Level 4
Warrior, Effect
Effect: If this card is summoned: Special summon one 'Dark Soldier' from your Hand, Deck or GY
1700 ATK/1500 DEF
Dark Destruction Xyz Dragon
DARK
Rank 7
Dragon, Xyz, Effect
Material: 2 level 7 monsters
Effect: Once per turn, you can detach one Xyz Material from this card; and if you do: destroy all the cards your opponent controls in a column. You can only use this effect of 'Dark Destruction Xyz Dragon' once per turn.
Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon
DARK
Rank 12
Dragon, Xyz, Effect
Material: See Effect
Effect: This card can only be Xyz Summoned by the effects of a 'Rank-Up Magic' card and cannot be summoned by other ways. This card is unaffected by other card's effects. You can detach 1 Xyz material from this card: half the ATK of all other monsters on the field, then this card gains ATK equal to half of the lost ATK. If this card destroys a monster by battle; you can make this card gain ATK points equal to the destroyed monster, and if you do: this card can attack again. You can only use this effect once, but after that, you need to detach one Xyz Material to activate this effect. If this card is used as Xyz material: the monster that is summoned gains this card's battle effect.
3000 ATK/2500 DEF
Dark Annihilation Xyz Dragon - Reincarnation
DARK
Rank 13
Dragon, Xyz, Effect
Material: N/A. Can only be summoned by its own effect.
Effect: This card can only be Xyz summoned, and cannot be special summoned by other methods, by using a rank 12 'Xyz Dragon' monster (transfer materials attached to that card to this one). This summon can also be done during the battle phase if an 'Xyz Dragon' monster you control destroys an opponent's monster by battleIf this card is Xyz summoned: You can send all other cards on the field to the GY. This card gains ATK equal to the ATK of all material attached to it. This card is unaffected by other card's effects and cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect. Once per turn: you can detach 1 Xyz material from this card, and if you do; destroy all monsters your opponent controls and then summon as many tokens as possible (DARK/Dragon/? ATK and DEF) up to the number of monsters destroyed. These tokens ATK and DEF is always equal to the original ATK and DEF of one monster destroyed by this effect. You can attach 1 monster you control (even if it is a token). This card's destruction immunities are bypassed if the attacker or effect activator is a rank 13 Xyz monster. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect; you can special summon one rank 12 'Xyz Dragon' Xyz monster from your GY, and if you do; attach this card to it as Xyz material.
3000 ATK/2500 DEF
Rank Up
Normal Spell
Send one Xyz monster from your extra deck to the GY, then increase the rank of an Xyz monster you control by the rank of the monster sent.
Rank-Up-Magic Annihilation Force
Quick-Play Spell
Xyz Summon a monster that is a higher rank than an Xyz monster you control by using that monster as material (material attached is transferred). After the summon you lose 500 LP for each rank increase over the material compared to the monster summoned (eg: 500 LP lost for RNK 10 - 11)
Mauling Mandible Charge
Normal Spell
Target one 'Xyz Dragon' monster you control: This turn it inflicts piercing battle damage.
Hi everyone, thanks for reading this first chapter. Sorry if the duel/dialogue was awkward, this is my first major story effort. I will be using Australian English spelling for words (ie Colour instead of Color, mum rather than mom) and Dub Names, so please don't ask about using different versions of English. This will be a complete rewrite of the series, starting from when they go to Synchro, as you probably can tell. There will be additional Legacy Characters, including the protags, but they will only have focus for a few chapters at most.
I will be taking suggestions, so please do let me know if you wish to see anything.
Thanks again for reading, and I would love to hear what you guys thought. New chapters should be every Thursday AEST. See you in the next one! - NightWingBOI
