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Legends of the Demon Duelist-Chaos Arc

Chapter 21: A lesson learned

"Ichigo Pilkington, I challenge you!" Adriel's finger came a few inches from Ichigo's face.

Freezing in mid-yawn, Ichigo slowly closed his mouth and smirked slightly at the black-haired boy. "Right now huh? Don't you think it's the wrong time for this?"

"I'm going to destroy you for your insults against me!" Adriel pointed to the front of the classroom, where the teacher stood in stunned silence. "And don't try to stop us!"

Nodding dumbly, the teacher returned to his desk while the two boys went down and took their positions on the field.

Adriel- 4000

Ichigo- 4000

Adriel drew. "Challenger gets first honors! I play Pot of Greed!" Snapping two cards off of his disk, he snickered coldly. "Then I play the magic card Army of Dragons! By discarding two cards I can special summon two dragons from my hand that are level four or lower to the field!" A red and white dragon along with a pure blue dragon appeared in play. "Spear Dragon and Masked Dragon! Now I sacrifice these two monsters to summon Tyrant Dragon!" (2900/2500) A towering red-scaled dragon appeared on his field. "Finally I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Sighing, Ichigo drew. "Tyrant Dragon huh?"

Adriel shook a finger in the air. "Not just Tyrant Dragon…also a trap card! Activate Imperial Order!" His face-down card flipped up. "As long as this continuous trap card is in play all magic cards will be negated."

"Interesting…but otherwise…" Ichigo slapped a card onto his field. "Go Cyber Shadow-Kuriboh (300/200) in attack mode!" A little furball in a tuxedo appeared on his field and squealed happily. "Then I play the equipment magic card Cyber Spear!"

"And your Cyber Spear is immediately negated and destroyed!" Adriel yelled happily as a glowing spear appeared on Ichigo's field and then blew apart. "What did you think was going to happen?"

"I thought my card was going to get destroyed!" Ichigo pointed at Imperial Order. "Cyber Spear, when destroyed, destroys a magic or trap card on the field!" The continuous trap card shattered. "Then I set two cards face-down on the field. After that I play Card of Sanctity. Now we both draw until we are holding six cards!" He snapped five cards off of his deck.

"Thanks for the recharge, Pilkington." Adriel held up his six card hand. "These cards are perfect for dealing with you."

"You'll never get the chance to use them!" Ichigo slid another card into his disk. "I activate the equipment magic card Special Operative Weapon-Stinger!" A futuristic rocket launcher appeared next to Cyber Shadow-Kuriboh. "This card can twice destroy one monster on the field with 1500 more attack points than the equipped monster. Fire!" The little furball pulled the trigger on the weapon and a rocket hurtled across the field to blow the Tyrant Dragon apart.

Adriel ground his teeth, but held his temper in check. "You've already summoned during this turn, so I'm safe."

"Wrong!" Ichigo pointed at his set card. "Go Polymerization! I fuse Cyber Shadow-Blademaster (2000/1600) and Cyber Shadow-Assassin (1000/800) together to create Special Operative-Fox!" (2200/1200) A warrior in a steel armor suit appeared on the field. In its hands rested a single glowing katana, and its single red robotic eye watched Adriel coldly. "This monster can attack twice each battle phase. Double Cyber Slash!" Leaping forwards, the ninja left two glowing cuts along Adriel's chest that quickly faded away as the duel ended.

Adriel- 0

Ichigo- 4000

Adriel stood still, eyes wide. "But I didn't…even…"

Ichigo shrugged innocently and shuffled his cards together. "You're the one who challenged me. Sorry." He returned to his seat.

Adriel numbly followed him.


("Why can't I defeat him?") Adriel snarled and ran his fist through the tree in front of him. "No matter how hard I try, and no matter what new strategies I come up with, he always wins!" Throwing back his head, the boy screamed into the air. "I want him destroyed!"

"Destroyed?" A calm voice said from behind him. "I think I can help you…"

Adriel turned slowly, coming face to cowl with a black-cloaked man. "What do you want? If you want my soul in a duel then let's get this over with. I'm not done screaming to the heavens yet."

"A duel? Alright then, I'll show you what you lack." Chuckling, the man tapped his clothed temple. "Watch closely…."


"Did you have to beat him in one turn?" Griff sighed and shoved his hands into his pockets. "Couldn't you have dragged the duel out a little?"

"I never play around. If someone challenges me then they'd better be ready for hell." Ichigo moon-walked past Griff, smiling widely as he continued his rendition of his 'I'm the best' dance.

Krieger watched his roommate slide past him. "I wish I was in the same classes as you two. I never get to have any fun."

"Don't let it worry you buddy." Ichigo broke into a random handstand and then hopped back onto his feet. "There wasn't much to see. His Tyrant Dragon was there, and then it disappeared when it was blown away by my Kuriboh."

An echoing explosion brought him out of his reverie. "Now what? Somebody attacking the school?"

"Nope…that explosion would be Adriel walking through a wall and slowly moving in your general direction." Griff took a good ten steps away from Ichigo, as did Krieger. "Good luck there buddy."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence." Ichigo turned to see Adriel approach. "Hey there Adriel, how's it hanging?"

"The only hanging around here will be yours." The duelist lifted his lips slightly, revealing a pair of fangs. "I challenge you."

Ichigo held up his duel disk, which was still on his arm. "Oh, I'd be glad to smack you around again. Do you think you'll be able to hold on for more than one turn this time?"

"A turn…" Adriel's eyes flashed red as memories went through his mind. "This time, I'll kill you!" His duel coat beeped and activated. "Prepare to face my true power!"

A crowd had already developed around the two. Ichigo's reputation as the Blue Osiris was still heavily in effect amongst the student body.

Ichigo- 4000

Adriel- 4000

Adriel drew. "Go Carbonedon (900/600) in defense mode!" A grey-colored wingless dragon appeared on the field in a crouching position. "End turn!"

Ichigo drew. "Oh yeah, I'm shaking in my boots at your weakling.I summon Cyber Shadow-Assassin (1000/800) in attack mode!" A black-clothed thin warrior appeared on his field. "Attack Carbonedon!" Pulling a glowing prismatic dagger from out of nowhere, the warrior leapt through the air and slashed the monster apart. "Also, I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Adriel drew. "So you mock me by summoning a weak monster to attack with? I'll make you pay for that. First, the Pot of Greed. This lets me draw two cards." Sliding the card into his graveyard, he snickered calmly and drew. "Then I summon Luster Dragon!" (1900/1600) A sapphire-covered dragon appeared on his field. "Attack Assassin!"

"Reverse card open!" Ichigo pointed at his set card and his Assassin leaped aside as the Luster Dragon launched past it. "Narrow Escape protects one Cyber Shadow monster from an attack, and also I can set one magic or trap card from my hand onto my field. This card can be played during this turn if I wish it." Sliding a card from his hand into his disk, Ichigo pointed at Adriel. "Try again Zaytel."

Adriel's eyes, which still shimmered red, narrowed. "Continue to mock me all you like…I'm beyond your insults now. I set two cards face-down and end my turn."

Ichigo drew. "I summon Cyber Shadow-Soldier (1600/1600) in attack mode!" A larger warrior appeared next to the Assassin. "And in combination I play the equipment magic card Special Operative Weapon-Socom!" A heavy pistol appeared in the Soldier's hand. "This magic card lets me reduce the attack of a monster on the field by 500!" Soldier lifted the weapon and pulled the trigger, a bullet slamming into the chest of the Luster Dragon. "Luster Dragon's attack power is reduced!" (1400/1600) "Go Soldier, Dark Energy Wave!" Lifting its free hand, the warrior unleashed a beam of black power that hurtled towards the dragon.

"Reverse trap card open!" Adriel pointed at his open set card. "Negate Attack stops your attack and end your battle phase!" The beam slammed into a vortex that instantly dissipated it.

Ichigo slid a card into his duel disk. "Then I'll set one card face-down and end my turn."


"Adriel's doing better…but still…" Griff rubbed his chin. "It's not going to be enough."

"Actually, Ichigo may be in for more than he expected this time." Eri, who had appeared out of nowhere, said calmly.

Griff, who had leapt into a tree the moment he'd heard Eri's voice, poked his head out of the tree and stared at the demoness. "How do you do that?"

"I have my ways." Eri glanced over at Krieger, who was standing a good distance away from her now.


Adriel drew. "This isn't the Ichigo I want. You're pitiful and weak…I want your real power. And to bring it out I'll show you my skill." He slid the drawn card into his disk. "First I play Stamping Destruction! This magic card lets me destroy one magic or trap card on the field if I have a dragon in play!" Roaring, the Luster Dragon leapt forwards and slammed its foot through one of Ichigo's two set cards, blowing it apart. "Now you take 500 life points of damage."

Ichigo- 3500

Adriel- 4000

Ichigo pointed at his monsters. "I've still got the stronger monster though."

"We'll see about that." Adriel threw a different card down onto his field. "I summon Hydrogedon (1600/1000) in attack mode!" A geyser of brown water sprayed out of the ground and formed into a lizard-like shape. "Hydro Press against Assassin!" Opening its mouth, the monster released a jet of water that blew the warrior apart.

Ichigo- 2900

Adriel- 4000

Ichigo wiped some droplets of water from his chin. "That hurt a little, but not enough…"

"I'm not done yet." Adriel removed a card from his deck and threw it down onto his disk. "When Hydrogedon destroys a monster in battle, it special summons another Hydrogedon from my deck to the field!" Another jet of brown water exploded out of the water and formed into another of the lizard-like creatures. "Now, Hydro Press!" Opening its mouth, the monster released a blast of water that hurtled towards Soldier.

"Soldier, counter-attack with Dark Energy Wave!" Ichigo's monster released a blast of energy that flew past the Hydrogedon's attack. Moments later both monsters were hit by their opponent's attack and blown apart.

Adriel pointed at Ichigo. "While because it was destroyed I can't summon another Hydrogedon to finish you, I will crush you with Luster Dragon!" Roaring, the dragon leapt forward and head-butted Ichigo in the ribs. "End turn."

Ichigo- 1500

Adriel- 4000


"Well, now Ichigo is going to have to show his true power to defeat an opponent of this caliber." Kenshin cross his arms across his chest and stood next to Eri. "I think he can do it though."

"We'll see." Hitokage narrowed his eyes and looked at Adriel. Something here seemed different about the boy.

"How do you people just appear like that?" Griff yelled from his now permanent spot in the tree.

Erisnickered. "We have our ways."


Adriel pointed at the kneeling Ichigo. "Show me the real you! I will accept no less!"

Ichigo slowly came to his feet, eyes closed. "You want the real me?" His eyes opened, showing a fire that couldn't be in the heart of any casual duelist. "You've got it! Draw!" Snapping the top card off of his deck, Ichigo glanced at it and slid it into his disk. "Card of Sanctity!" He drew five cards while Adriel drew three. "Then I set one monster in defense mode!" A face-down card appeared on his field. "Also, I set one card face-down on the field. End turn."

Adriel slowly drew. "Alright….let's see what your best is! I play Mystical Space Typhoon on your left set card!" A blast of wind shattered the set card. "Then I summon Nexus Dragon!" (1500/1200) A white plain dragon appeared on his field. "While this monster is in play in combination with monsters of other elements, it gains special abilities! For example, when in play with a wind monster it gains the power to attack twice each turn. Also, while in play with a water attribute monster it gains the ability to defeat any monster in play that has the same attack as it does!" Howling, the Nexus Dragon shimmered and its white frame was replaced by green and blue scales. Also, it had fins along its body and a pair of huge feathery wings.

"Now Hydrogedon, attack the set monster now! Hydro Press!" Roaring, the water monster released a blast of water that shattered Ichigo's set card. "And when I destroy a monster with Hydrogedon, I special summon another Hydrogedon from my deck to the field!" Moments later there were two of the creatures on the field.

Ichigo removed a card from his disk and slapped it down. "You just destroyed Cyber Shadow-Apprentice (200/300) and when you do that I get to special summon a level four or lower warrior Cyber Shadow from my deck to the field! Go Cyber Shadow-Shield Bearer!" (0/2400) A warrior hiding behind a huge riot shield appeared on the field.

Adriel slid a card into his disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn for now then."

Ichigo's eyes slowly narrowed and he drew. "What's with you…why are you so calm?"

"Because I have seen the truth. My power was sealed, but now it is awakened." The half dragon demon pointed at Ichigo. "Now continue!"

Ichigo looked at the drawn card. "I play the magic card Hero's Return. This magic card lets me remove two warriors in my graveyard from play. During any standby phase I can sacrifice my draw phase to return those two monsters to my hand." Removing two cards from his graveyard slot, the half-demon inserted the rest of his hand into his disk. "Also I set four cards face-down. End turn."

Adriel drew. "Here it goes…the beginning of your end! I summon Oxygedon (1800/800) in attack mode!" An explosion rocked the field as a creature resembling a pterodactyl made of air appeared in play. "This monster is the key card to your defeat! I'm sure even a simpleton like you can figure this part out." He pointed at his field. "The elements of your doom are on the field."

"The elements of my doom?" Ichigo's eyes widened. "Hydrogen…Oxygen…"

"Water." Adriel held another card. "I play the magic card Bonding H2O! This card lets me send my Oxygedon and two Hydrogedon to the graveyard to special summon a monster made of the purest water!" The three creatures swirled together and formed a huge snake-like dragon made of pure water. "Water Dragon!" (2800/2600) Snarling, the dragon lowered its head to look at Ichigo. "Prepare for the end! Water Dragon, attack with Aqua Punisher!" The dragon released a blast of water that came bearing down on Ichigo's last remaining defense.

To be continued…

To Bobbomp: I know how Psycho Shocker got its name too. It got its name because the creator of this game (Takahashi) decided that would be what its name is.

To Anime Albino: ; That's right, you're one of the 'anti-Daniel' people, aren't you?

To Gryphinwyrm: Yeah, we have to keep in mind that Rykiel has a hero's ability to Topdeck out of any situation.

To Seth Vindicare: It's no problem man. Ken probably won't die actually. He's a villain, but not all that evil.

To Seeker of the Soul: You speak correctly on all accounts sir. Also, the Legendary Spellsword is indeed ridiculously broken.

To G.O.T. Nick: Yep, you pretty much summed up the whole chapter.

To Luna's Meow: You're welcome.

To Hogwarts-Knight: I plead the fifth on that question.

To Rex: Another thank you is in order.

To whitewolf: That isn't totally true. Rykiel doesn't mind revealing his tricks….its just that he actually almost wishes he could lose to someone.

To Nanashi Minimino: Everything will work out. No one escapes unscathed in my world.

To john: WTH are you talking about?

To dragonlords: My apologies, but I won't use that card. A 500 increase is good alone, but in combination with the immunity to magic and trap cards? Sorry, but if any field magic card goes into Daniel's deck, it's Clock Tower. My apologies, but I won't use this card. If Gryphinwyrm wants to he can, but that is his choice.

To Star: HE SHALL!