Alrightttty then. My second chapter, but really it's the first chapter of the story.

Now get to reading!


An alarm clock blared in Kai's room as the sun just started to make its way into the sky. Kai, whose full name was Kai NG Aoraf, instantly threw his bed covers off of him, wide awake and fully dressed.

He always said his middle name was NG, which actually stood for Necrosking, but Kai thought that this name was ugly and stupid. So he changed it. That was the kind of guy Kai was. If there was a problem, he would fix it. If something bugged him, he would change it.

Kai jumped out of bed fully-energized, although he had only gotten a few hours of sleep. Today was a special day. Today was the day Kai could become an actual Duelist. Today was his fifteenth birthday.

Kai had spiky brown hair and piercing light blue eyes. He was slender but still muscular. Today he wore a white T-shirt underneath a thin black jacket, accompanied with black jeans. The jacket's sleeves reached halfway between Kai's elbow and wrist. His shoes were white, and he liked to keep them that way. A long silver chain with large links hung around his neck.

"Finally..." Kai whispered to himself, happy the day he had been awaiting for years had come.

At this he ran out of his small bedroom and into the hall. He yelled across to his mother's bedroom, "Leaving for the Game Shop!"

His mother groggily walked out of the room and answered, "Okay, honey, don't be too long. Oh, and your brother's down there. He said he was waiting for you."

Kai nodded and exited his house.

Outside, Kai ran down the street in the direction of the Game Shop. If Ryre is there, I'll have my first official duel with someone, and it'll be my brother! he thought anxiously.

When he reached the local game shop, he saw his black-haired, nineteen year old brother browsing the selection of encrypted and blank capture cards. When Ryre saw his brother, he waved and motioned for Kai to come in.

Kai entered the room and greeted his brother. "Hey."

"S'up, Kai. Come to play with the big boys, eh?" asked Ryre jokingly.

Kai smiled.

Ryre chuckled and went back to browsing the items.

Kai walked up to the cashier desk and rang the bell for service. A short old lady came bustling out from a door in the back.

"Hello, ma'am. I'm here to sign up as a Duelist."

"Ah, yes. Another Duelist, eh? Well, here ya' go. Sign this sheet."

The old woman held out a sign-up sheet which Kai quickly took. His excitement was almost unbearable.

When he was finished, he returned the paper.

"Okay, Kai. Let me enter this on the computer and I'll give you your Dueling I.D." The old lady moved over to a computer behind the desk and punched a few buttons. A small laminated card with Kai's picture popped out of a small slot. "Here you go. Oh, and here's your Duelist Band. This allows other Duelists to know that you are a Duelist also." The woman handed over the card and the band.

Kai didn't even bother asking questions; he knew all the answers because of his brother being a Duelist also. He had an I.D. and a band. Kai was officially a Duelist.

"Congratulations, Kai. You're a Duelist," said Ryre. "Maybe one day we can duel each other."

"Let's duel right now," said Kai suddenly.

"What? You don't even have any encrypted cards."

"Yes I do," said Kai as he pulled some cards out of his pocket.

Ryre smiled. "Okay, you got it, but we have to go outside. I'm warning you though; you'll have a tough time beating me..."


A/N: So how did you like it? Yes? No? Maybe So?

You may have noticed the freaky anime-ish name I gave to my main character. I gave him this freak anime-ish name because there is actually a couple of little secrets in the name.

Yes there's one that is blaringly obvious, and two others that when (if) I tell you, you'll say, "There's no way we could have figured that out!"

Well, guess what? You're right. You'll never guess two of them, but it's still fun to try! Right? If you have any guesses on the little name riddles, right them in your REVIEW.

That is, if I get any...