Chapter 168: A Sign of Evil.

A new day rose up. Daniel wok up from his wonderful sleep. He could remember the happy smile of his mother as he walked into the door. He was finally home.

Although he stood up, he still didn't have a good feeling. "Whiley..." Daniel thought. After he stole Allen's Millennium Eye, probably a lot of questions were going around everyone's minds.

Daniel looked at the Millennium Scale which laid on his desk, waiting for something. The Hamikai High School was starting a new year, after their old school was knocked down for new room for another apartment complex.

Daniel arrived to the kitchen where a lunch was made. His mom had gone to work early for overtime.

Daniel quickly gathered his things and came out the door where Allen, Mink, Jess, and Kai waited. "Hey guys." Daniel waved as he walked down the steps.

Allen yawned from a restless sleep. Both Mink and Jess were looking serious.

"You know what's going on?" Mink asked.

"No..." Daniel said, shrugging.

"We've been gone a lot, who knows what Whiley has done while we were gone." Jess said. "So it's best we keep on our guard."

"Yes we have a score to settle." Allen said, holding up his fist.

"Don't go too far on this, we have another life outside of this game thing." Kai said, holding his bag up. "We should talk after school."

Everyone walked toward a new direction to the school, ready for anything. "Remember, the Super 65 will do anything to take our rare cards so we should stick together for a while until the bell goes." Daniel warned.

"Right" Everyone replied.

In no time they all arrived to the school. But there were no Boys and Girls with badges with the number 65 on them, infarct, no one seemed to bother that they were there in the first place.

"Where could they have gone?" Jess wondered, looking at some new faces.

"It's strange... Did they get kicked out?" Kai asked.

"Well, I guess we can relax now..." Daniel said. Everyone took a sigh and sat down at a table.

The group actually had a few minutes to talk about something outside of their dueling life and actually had fun.

In no time, the bell rang and everyone scurried to class. Daniel sat at an empty desk, looking around for familiar faces and such but no one closest to him.

He faced the wall where a tall, muscular teacher sat, reading a newspaper. "Hello class..." The teacher greeted, standing up. "I'm this years Math teacher, I expect you all to not do your best, but do it right. Any slackers and you will be immediately kicked out of class and fail without word."

"Wow, a little too strict." Daniel thought. The teacher seemed to eye Daniel, as if he was starring into his soul.

Daniel noticed his deck sticking out of his pocket and quickly pushed them in. The teacher smiled. "I am Mr. Tamaki. I'm pleased that most of you showed up unlike those other class hookey's." He said.

Allen quickly slipped into the class and practically everyone sat down, starring at him. Allen blushed. "Sorry, I got lost." He said.

"Well don't let it happen again." A teacher said next to him. "Take your seat, Mr. Allen."

"Right." Allen said, running to an empty desk.

Mink looked down at her schedule. "Botany class?! What kind of stupid school would let us learn about stinking flowers." Mink grumbled, crinkling the paper and slipping it in her breast pocket. She made her way into the large green house where all plants fluttered from dripping water.

The sun was bright and a couple students sat at benches, waiting for the teacher to begin class. The young black haired woman turned around, facing Mink. "You must be Mink." She smiled.

"Yeah." Mink said, dropping her bag on a bench and sitting down.

"I've heard a lot about you. I'm Miss. Tagura." She said with a heart warming smile. Mink eyed her. Never a teacher would actually be nice to a student, especially in Domino City. "All right, shall we begin class?"

Kai and Jess slipped into the same class room. "Hey we have first period together! That's cool." Jess smiled.

"Yeah, everyone here is strict from what I heard, it'd actually be nice to have someone here in class like you." Kai sighed with relief.

"All right take your seat." The teacher said, towering over them.

"Ok..." Jess said as she walked toward a desk and Kai sat down next to her.

"Welcome to Japan History, I am Mr. Yuugi, I expect you ALL to pass this class, other wise I won't be too happy with ANY of you if you happen to repeat this class." Mr. Yuugi warned.

"Erk..." Kai said, feeling a sweat drop go down his neck.

"How delightful." Jess rolled her eyes.

Two classes later, lunch time came and everyone sighed as they met together at a table. Jess, Kai, Dan, and Allen were all tired from the large lectures they got from their teachers.

"I don't know about you guys but I wish I was at our old school." Allen sighed.

"You don't seem that miserable Mink..." Jess noted.

"My first teacher... She wasn't all that mean." Mink sighed. "Although it's freaky, like they all are keeping an eye on us."

Back in America, Paul was back at work and finally had the time for a break. Paul stretched and yawn, not caring he had no sleep at all last night.

Suddenly a security alert came on. "What now...." Paul groaned as he went to the camera's. The building was empty in the morning and Paul had came early to start off his work.

He saw the broken class door. Paul had no weapons to protect himself so he grabbed his duel xero and deck.

He reported to the large lounge area but no one was there but mud footsteps leading into an open elevator.Each elevator was equipped with one screen incase the safety went off someone would be there to direct the people.

Paul noticed the screen was showing the top of his building on the helicopter landing site. "Who is that." He thought, looking at the clothed person.

"Paul." The evil voice snickered. "It's your turn."

"For what..." Paul growled.

"To duel. Make your deck ready, I don't take no for an answer" The man said as the screen went off.

Paul growled, taking out his Duel Xero. "No one breaks in and orders for a duel." He growled taking out his deck.

Paul slowly began to sort through his deck, taking cards and out and adding some. He finally reached to the top where he met with the clothed person.

"Who are you..." Paul demanded to know.

"I'm your opponent for today. Let's duel." The person announced, taking off his mask.

"Allen..." Paul gasped.

"No, I'm not that good for nothing. I'm only his dark side, Whiley." Whiley said.

"Ahh, I've heard much about you." Paul smirked, crossing his arms. "But Daniel and Allen were able to beat you easily."

"Is that so." Whiley smiled.

"Yes. So let's get this started!" Paul yelled as his life point counter rose up to 4000, same as Whiley's.

They each drew their five cards. "Now! My turn will start!" Whiley announced, drawing his 6th card. "And I'll greatly summon KC-500 Clayton Barrel! (1400/1900) In defense mode!"

Suddenly a hazardous barrel materialized onto the field, letting out a little purple gas out. "What is that..." Paul growled.

"You'll find out soon." Whiley smiled. "I'll then set two cards face down and end my turn!"

"Draw!" Paul announced. "Now! I bring forth Sapphire Dragon! (1900/1600)"

"Ahh, a strong monster." Whiley smiled as the blue shining dragon materialized onto the field.

"Now! Sapphire Dragon, attack and destroy his KC-500 Clayton Barrel!" Paul announced. The dragon unleashed a red fire ball at the barrel, making it explode.

Whiley laughed, breathing in the fake fumes. "Smell the scent of victory!" Whiley laughed, pointing at Paul. "Because now that my KC-500 Clayton Barrel is destroyed, your dragon loses 800 attack points!"

"No..." Paul growled as his Dragon's attack power reduced to 1100.

"Plus, I can bring up two more KC-500 Clayton Barrels!" Whiley yelled as two more barrels materialized onto the field with the same hazardous symbol leaking out toxic fumes.

Paul growled. "I'll set one card face down and end my turn." Paul announced.

"Draw!" Whiley announced.

"Activate magic card, Soul Departure!" Paul yelled. "This magic card forces you to remove your entire hand and giving you 600 points of damage for each trap card removed!"

"Not this time, Paul." Whiley snickered as his trap card. "I've activate this trap card, Black Spice which will stop your magic card."

Suddenly a black cloud came at the magic card, destroying it. It was also infecting Paul's deck. "What's going on?" Paul wondered.

"We must now ad 1 level 5 or 6 monster from our deck, to our hand." Whiley announced, taking out his deck and looking through, only wanting to toy with Paul until he lets out his strength. Paul watched as Whiley chose his card, adding it to his hand.

Paul took out his deck, choosing Emerald Dragon and adding it to his hand. "I'm done." Paul said after he had shuffled his deck and returned it to his deck holster.

"Right now, I'll summon this, Nuclear Fire Arm! (1600/1400)" Whiley announced as a tall robot with long arms materialized onto the field. "I'll then switch my two KC-500 Clayton Barrel's into attack mode!"

"No..." Paul growled, knowing his Sapphire Dragon was still weak.

"Now! KC-500 Clayton Barrel, attack his Sapphire Dragon! (1100/1600)" Whiley announced. The barrel's top opened, unleashing a wave of purple fumes, knocking down the dragon. The fumes had also hit Paul hard. Paul coughed violently as his life points lowered to 3700.

"Why isn't my dragon gone?!" Paul said as his dragon stood up.

"My Barrel's effect keeps it on the field, don't worry, it'll be gone soon." Whiley smiled. "And now! My second KC-500 Clayton Barrel, attack his Sapphire Dragon!"

Another wave of purple fumes spread out, hitting both the dragon and Paul hard, reducing his life points to 3400.

"No, now his final monster with attack." Paul growled.

"And finally! Nuclear Fire Arms, destroy his Sapphire Dragon!" Whiley pointed. The giant robot held it's arms up and fired them into the air. A few seconds later, the arms were flying down at the dragon. The arms exploded on contact with the dragon, destroying it, and reducing Paul's life points to 2900. "And since my Nuclear Fire Arms has done damage, you lose the top card of your deck!"

"Fine." Paul growled, taking the top card of his deck and quickly glancing at it, making him smile, and sliding it into his graveyard holster.

"I'll end my turn from here." Whiley announced.

"Draw!" Paul announced, drawing his card and smiling. "Now! I activate Cost Down, discarding a card from my hand to reduce all monsters in my hand by 2 levels!"

"So you plan to summon your Emerald Dragon." Whiley thought, smiling.

"And now! I bring forth Emerald Dragon! (2400/1400)" Paul yelled as the giant green dragon materialized onto the field. "I'll then activate Twingle Five Star, sacrifice my Emerald Dragon in order to activate it!"

"Ahh, never faced this card before." Whiley said, applauded.

"Well lucky you." Paul smiled. "This magic card brings forth Kuriboh, Kuribi, Kuriba, Kuribe, and Kuribu!"

All five different colored Kuriboh's materialized onto the field, each letting out their own cry.

"Hmm.." Whiley said as all five kuriboh floated around Paul.

"And now! I'll activate Kuriba's effect! It's effect allows me to fuse the Twingle Five Star into Kuribabylon! (1500/1000)" Paul yelled as all the Kuriboh began to form into a giant black star, forming the creature known as Kuribabylon. "Now! Attack and destroy KC-500 Clayton Barrel!"

The giant horned creature let out a low roar, charging at the barrel and smashing it, causing it to explode and lower Kuribabylon's attack power to 800.

Whiley smirked as his life points lowered to 3900. Paul was a little upset because he did less work on trying to defeat Whiley but would try to make up for it.

"There finally goes one of my monsters." Whiley admitted.

"I'll set a card face down and end my turn." Paul announced.

"Draw!" Whiley announced. "Now! I activate this card, Flame of Essence, by sacrificing my KC-500 Clayton Barrel, I can add it's attack points to a future monster I summon."

"And what would be..." Paul growled.

"KC-1 Clayton! (1500/1200)" Whiley announced as a large tank materialized onto the field, pointing it's small cannon at Paul. "Also, I'll activate this trap card, Tank Units of Historical War! This allows me to bring up 3 Tank Tokens in defense mode! (800/1200)"

Paul growled. "Now no matter what, I still won't get to his life points in a direct attack." He said in his mind.

"Now! Nuclear Fire Arms, attack and destroy his Kuribabylon! (1500/1000)" Whiley announced. The same machine blasted it's arms into the air. The arms then crashed down at the creature, destroying it and reducing Paul's life points to 2800. Suddenly, the five other kuriboh appeared back. Paul did the monster's effect by discarding the top card of his deck to his graveyard.

"And now I'll finish my turn by activating this, Demolition of Destruction!" Whiley announced. "If you cannot summon a monster with the level of 7 or higher, all your cards will be destroyed once you finish your turn."

"Which means I will lose the duel because he'll attack me directly." Paul growled.

"Right." Whiley smiled."I'll now end my turn."

Paul thought for a second to why Whiley is dueling him. "So why me?" Paul asked.

"It's all about the power.... You may all have Millennium Items but I have power. I'm only testing you three." Whiley smiled.

"Three? You mean Allen, Daniel, and Me only?" Paul asked.

"Yes, you three have special powers... It's test of how strong you'll be able to manage against my team." Whiley said, putting up a serious face.

"Team?! What is he talking about?!" Paul thought.

"I would like to inform you of what will happen if you don't win this duel, but I'm sure you'd love to figure it out by losing..." Whiley smiled again.

"I won't lose!" Paul yelled, drawing his next card. "Now! I'll activate Pot of Greed!"

Paul swiftly drew his two cards. "Good..." Whiley said inside, waiting for his next move.

"And now! I'll activate Move Dead to bring back Kuribabylon to my hand and activate Kuriba's effect by fusing them all into Kuribabylon again! (1500/1200)" Paul yelled. "I'll then activate this, Raise Dead! To bring back the monster which you sent to the graveyard because of your Nuclear Fire Arm's effect. And... The monster I bring back, Blue Eyes White Dragon! (3000/2500)"

"Oh wow, you were able to defeat my Demolition of Destruction magic card." Whiley said, sarcastically.

"Yes, but now! I activate this magic card, Burst Stream of Destruction!" Paul yelled. "This will destroy every other monster on the field!"

Suddenly the Blue Eyes White Dragon unleashed blasts which aimed at every other monster on the field, including Kuribabylon.

"Heh, looks like this duel will last a few couple turns long." Whiley sighed.

"But to save my own monster, I'll activate my face down card, Interdimensional Matter Transporter to save my own Kuribabylon!" Paul yelled as the creature was sucked into a mechanical device. The dragon unleashed five lightning blasts at the five machines, destroying them. "I'll then activate this magic card, Gear Break, stopping my trap card and releasing my Kuribabylon! (1500/1000)"

"Ah..." Whiley said in shock.

"Now! Kuribabylon, direct attack!" Paul yelled. The creature let out a low roar, diving at Whiley and striking him in the chest, reducing his life points to 2400. "I'll then set my last card face down, ending my turn."

With an empty hand, Whiley drew his next card and smiled. "Well..." Whiley said.

"Well nothing! Now I activate my face down card, Uncalled Attack, now letting my Blue Eyes White Dragon attack your life points directly!" Paul yelled.

Suddenly the dragon unleashed a blue lightning blast. Whiley smirked. "Looks like you are well kept." Whiley smiled as the blast exploded on Whiley.

Whiley growled a bit, fighting back the pain of the strong blow as his life points reduced to 0.

"Now leave my property and don't even come back!" Paul yelled.

"Very well... I will leave your property alone... But soon you'll be mine." Whiley laughed, showing him the last card he drew. Paul was confused by the weird card because it was glowing with dark power which gave him chills.

Whiley then turned around, walking right off the edge of the building. Paul gasped and ran forward to see that nothing was falling 200 stories down.

"He has some skill..." Paul growled. "I should warn the others..."

Whiley smiled as he had disappeared in a dark cloud and returned to a dark stoned room with a large cauldron infront of him.

"Soon... Just a day left and I'll begin my reign of terror... You guys won't even stand a chance." He laughed, looking into the cauldron where Daniel, Mink, Allen, Jess, and Kai sat at their table eating lunch.

CARDS PLAYED

KC-500 Clayton Barrel: Level 4 / 1400/1900/ Machine / Desc: If this monster is destroyed, reduce the attacking monster's ATK by 800 if there are any other "KC-500 Clayton Barrel's" on the field, and Special Summon 2 other monsters with the same name as this card to the field in face up defense mode. If this card attacks 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field, the attacked monster remains face up on the field.

Sapphire Dragon: Level 4 / 1900/1600/ Dragon.

Soul Departure: QUICK PLAY MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be activated on your opponent's turn, remove their entire hand from play and inflict 600 points worth damage to their life points for each Trap Card removed from play.

Black Spice: TRAP / Desc: Negate the effect of a Magic or Trap card. Both players must then add one Level 5 or 6 monster from their deck, to their hand.'

Nuclear Fire Arm: Level 4 / 1600/1500/ Machine / Desc: When this card deals Battle Damage to your opponent's life points, discard the top card of your opponent's deck to the graveyard.

Cost Down: MAGIC / Desc: Discard 1 card from your hand to downgrade all monsters in your hand by 2 levels until the end of your turn.

Emerald Dragon: Level 6 / 2400/1400/ Dragon.

Twingle Five Star: MAGIC / Desc: Sacrifice 1 Level 5 or higher monster to Special Summon 1 "Kuriboh", "Kuriba", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe" onto the field, from your deck or hand, in face up attack mode.

Kuriboh: Level 1 / 300/200/ Demon / Desc: If this card is in your hand, you can send this card to your graveyard to negate Battle Damage of an attacking monster.

Kuriba: Level 1 / 300/200/ Demon / Desc: If "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe" are face up on the field, you can fuse those monsters into "Kuribabylon" ("Kuriba", "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe" are temporarily removed from play as long as Kuribabylon is on the field.). You cannot use this card as a Sacrifice no matter what situation

Kuribi: Level 1 / 300/200/ Demon / Desc: If any "Kuriboh", "Kuriba", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe" are face up on the field and is targeted as an attack, you can lower the attacking monster's ATK by 0 and negate the attack. You cannot use this card as a Sacrifice no matter what situation

Kuribu: Level 1 / 300/200/ Demon / Desc: If "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuriba", and "Kuribe" are face up on the field, you can decrease 1 face up monster's ATK by 1500. This card cannot be used as a Sacrifice no matter what situation

Kuribe: Level 1 / 300/200/ Demon / Desc: If "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuriba" are Removed from play, you can Special Summon 1 "Kuribandit" from your Deck or hand, to the field in face up attack mode. This card cannot be used as a Sacrifice no matter what situation.

Kuribabylon: Level 5 / ????/????/ Demon / Desc: This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Kuriba". This card's ATK and DEF are equal to the combined ATK and DEF of "Kuriba", "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe". If this card is destroyed, return "Kuriba", "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe" to the field in their original position. If this monster is declared to attack and the attack is invalid, return "Kuriba", "Kuriboh", "Kuribi", "Kuribu", and "Kuribe" to the field and send this card back to where you have summoned it from (If you have summoned this card from your deck, shuffle it back into your deck.)

Flame of Essence: MAGIC / Desc: Sacrifice 1 Monster Card on your side of the field to add the Sacrificed monster's Attack points into the next monster you Normal Summon.

KC-1 Clayton: Level 4 / 1500/1200 / Machine / Desc: This monster's ATK Increases by 500 for each other "KC-1 Clayton's" on the field.

Tank Units of Historical War: TRAP / Desc: This card can only be activated if you have 1 face up "KC-1 Clayton" on the field, Special Summon 3 "Tank Tokens" to the field in face up defense mode (Level 4 / 800/1200/ Machine.)

Demolition of Destruction: MAGIC / Desc: If your opponent cannot Special Summon 1 Level 7 or higher monster on their next turn, destroy all their cards on their side of the field at the end of their turn.

Pot of Greed: MAGIC / Desc: Draw 2 cards from your respective deck.

Move Dead: MAGIC / Desc: Return 1 Monster Card from your graveyard, to your hand.

Raise Dead: MAGIC / Desc: Special Summon 1 monster from either your opponent's or your own graveyard onto the field in either face up attack or defense position.

Blue Eyes White Dragon: Level 8 / 3000/2500/ Dragon.

Bust Stream of Destruction: MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be activated if you have 1 face up "Blue Eyes White Dragon" on the field, destroy all other monsters on the field. The 1 "Blue Eyes White Dragon" on the field cannot attack during that turn.

Gear Break: QUICK PLAY MAGIC / Desc: Negate the effect of a trap card and destroy it.

Uncalled Attack: QUICK PLAY MAGIC / Desc: Have 1 monster on your side of the field attack (This does not count as a Battle Phase.)

Interdimensional Matter Transporter: TRAP / Desc: Select 1 face-up monster on your side of the field and remove it from play until the End Phase of the turn this card is activated.