Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh.
Legends of the Demon Duelist-Rival Schools Arc
Chapter 3: War of the scary people
Eri sighed as she walked away from the hospital. ("He's still in there…and still working out. Damn it Ichigo, lie down and rest already.") Her ears perked slightly and she froze. "Can I help you with something? Or are you just going to follow me to a better location to jump me at?"
"I was hoping to find a better place to duel you at." A sultry voice said from behind a tree.
"Cry me a river. Now bring your ass out here so I can banish you to the darkness." Eri took her duffel bag and removed her duel disk from it.
"You're awfully confident, Erika Amero." The girl that stepped out from behind the tree was what Eri would suppose most boys would call a babe. She had long blond hair, hourglass figure….the whole nine yards. It was the girl's clothing that caught Eri's eye.
"A leather corset and leather skirt?" The demoness rolled her eyes. "Girl, you're trying too hard to appear dark. And the whip on your belt doesn't help the situation either. You give girls like me a bad name."
"My name is not girl. It is Nevan." She lifted her arm to reveal a duel disk. "Now prepare to duel. I've heard of your reputation as the kind of girl who tortures for fun…let's see you put your money where your mouth is!" All around them the air warped and changed to the inky blackness of the darkness realm.
Nevan- 4000
Eri- 4000
Eri frowned slightly. "So you know of the powers of the darkness hmm? Perhaps you're not as much of a poser as I thought."
"Oh that does it." Nevan drew. Her black-colored lips parted slightly as she sneered at her hand. "You're a demon, correct?"
"What of it?" Eri drew her opening hand.
"I was just curious. It's always good to know the pain limits of your prey." She slid a card into her disk. "I set one card face-down and a monster in defense mode."
Eri drew. "Not very impressive so far. Come out now Bone Grunt!" (1200/200) An undead soldier in bone armor appeared on the field. "Attack the set monster now!" It howled and slammed its sword down onto the set monster card.
Nevan shook her head sadly. "You know the effect of Spirit Reaper." (300/200) A purple-robed reaper appeared on her field. "So you know that was a waste of an attack."
Eri frowned and slid two cards into her disk. "I set two cards face-down. End turn."
Nevan drew. "First Mystical Space Typhoon on your left card!" A blast of wind shattered the set card instantly. "And then I tribute my Spirit Reaper to summon my mighty Ryu Kokki!" (2400/2000) The reaper disappeared and was replaced by a huge bone snake.
"Ryu Kokki?" Eri's eyes widened.
"That's right!" Nevan pointed at the Bone Grunt. "Doom Poison!" The snake sprayed a glob of dark purple slob onto the undead creature which instantly dissolved it.
Nevan- 4000
Eri- 2800
Eri growled and caught a card that was spat out of her deck. "When Bone Grunt is destroyed I take Bone Sorcerer (450/600) and add it to my hand!"
Nevan shrugged that off. She didn't care. "I set a card face-down and end my turn."
Eri drew. ("Calm and collected…but something dangerous under that exterior.") "I play the magic card Grave Hand! Now your Ryu Kokki will be sent to the graveyard!" A huge hand exploded out of the ground and pulled the snake out of sight.
"I counter with Call of the Haunted!" One of Nevan's two face-down cards flipped up. "Return Ryu Kokki!" The bone snake emerged from the same hold the hand had come from.
Eri snarled and slid another card into her disk. "The Dark Door allows only one monster to attack per turn. Then I set a monster face-down on the field and end my turn."
Nevan drew. "That's most likely Bone Sorcerer."
"It might be…it might not be." The demoness smirked calmly. She wasn't easily overwhelmed.
"No matter. First I play Pot of Greed." Nevan drew two cards. "Ryu Kokki, crush the monster!" The snake opened its mouth and sprayed out a glob of poison that swallowed the set card.
Eri took the card off of her disk and shuffled it into her deck. "Bone Sorcerer's special ability activates! I now shuffle it into my deck and draw cards until I come to a monster. That monster is special summoned to the field and the rest of the cards drawn are placed back into my deck. The special summoned monster may not attack however." She snapped cards off of her deck, stopping at the second. "I special summon Soul Wolf!" (1400/1200) A ghost wolf appeared on her field in a crouching position. "Then I play my trap card! It's called Dead Soul. When activated I destroy one monster on the field for every one of my monsters that were destroyed during this turn!" A white ghost flew out of the face-up trap and slammed into Ryu Kokki, blowing it apart.
Nevan rolled her eyes at this annoyance. "You're trying my patience. I set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
Eri drew. "I play the equipment magic card Fiend's Calling! This only works when I have a demon in play. It allows me to special summon one monster from your graveyard with 800 less attack points." Ryu Kokki exploded out of the ground and howled. (1600/2000) "Ryu Kokki, attack the set monster now! Doom Poison!" It sprayed a hunk of purple liquid over the set card and dissolved it.
"You just destroyed my Pyramid Turtle." (1200/1400) Nevan caught a card that was spat out of her deck. "When destroyed as a result of battle, I may special summon one undead monster from my deck with a defense of 2000 or less. So come out now, another of my mighty Ryu Kokki!" A huge bone snake materialized on her field.
Eri grimaced and slapped a card down. "Go Sanctified Soul!" (100/100) A golden phantasmal angel appeared on the field. "Go Metamorphosis! This magic card will let me sacrifice my Sanctified Soul to special summon Thousand-Eyes Restrict!" (0/0) The ghost disappeared and was replaced by a strange purple creature with eyes all over its body. "When Sanctified Soul is sent to the graveyard, we both draw until we hold six cards." She drew six cards and Nevan drew three.
"Now it's Showtime! I use the effect of Thousand-Eyes Restrict to absorb your Ryu Kokki!" The purple creature pulled the snake into its body. (2400/0) "And then I play the ritual magic card Death Ritual of Lithmus! I sacrifice Thousand-Eyes Restrict, my Ryu Kokki, and the Chaos Puppeteer (0/0) from my hand to special summon Swordsman of Death Lithmus!" (0/0) A white-clothed warrior with a sword in each hand appeared on her field. "Also, the effect of Soul Wolf activates! For every monster on my field that was sent to the graveyard, my monster gains 300 attack points!" (2600/1200) "So I switch my wolf into attack mode and set two cards face-down on the field. End turn."
Nevan drew. "You're getting on my nerves with your theme less deck."
"Theme less?" Eri snarled loudly and flexed her claws. "Of course my deck has a theme!"
"Then what is it?"
Eri blinked a couple of times. "It's dark spellcasters, undead and demons."
"Since when did a warrior fit in that kind of deck?" Nevan pointed at Lithmus. "I'll show you right now that when you make your deck you stick to one theme!" She slid a card into her disk. "I play the Shallow Grave! Now we both special summon a monster from our graveyards to the field in defense mode! I bring back a Ryu Kokki!" A ball of bone appeared on her field.
Eri pointed at a little ball of golden light that appeared on her field. "Then I choose Sanctified Soul."
Nevan rolled her eyes. "You think to gain cards? Wrong." She slid a card into her disk. "I activate the continuous magic card Mausoleum." A strange stone structure appeared on her field. "As long as this card is in play all effects involving the graveyard are negated. Also, we both take 100 life points of damage during each turn for every monster in our graveyard."
Eri's eyes widened. "All graveyard effects have been sealed…"
"Right." Nevan pointed at her Ryu Kokki and it disappeared. "I sacrifice Ryu Kokki to summon Dark Dust Spirit!" A horrible looking ghost appeared on her field. "When summoned this monster destroys all other face-up monsters in play!" A storm of sand fell over Eri's field and blew her monsters apart. "Now Dark Dust Spirit, attack her life points directly!"
Eri pointed at her field. "Reverse card open! Sakuretsu Armor!" A suit of steel armor appeared on her field. "This card destroys one attacking monster!" Waves of energy came off of the armor and blew the Dark Dust Spirit apart.
Nevan frowned and slid a card into her disk. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Eri snapped the top card off of her deck. "Now it's time to show you who the real torture mistress is!"
"Don't forget that every standby phase you take 100 life points of damage for every monster in your graveyard." Nevan smirked as the Mausoleum sprayed black smoke into Eri's face, sending her stumbling back and gasping for air.
Nevan- 4000
Eri- 2300
Snarling even louder than before, Eri slapped a card onto her disk. "I summon Sangan (1000/600) and attack you directly!" A three-eyed fiend appeared on her field and charged towards Nevan.
"Fool." Nevan's face-down cards flipped up. "The first card is Dark Gambit. This card activates when I use a trap card that can deal damage to my opponent. The second is the continuous trap card Dark Foresight. Now I guess the type of one card in your hand!" She pointed at one of Eri's cards. "Magic." The card shimmered and she smirked. "Perfect. Now Dark Gambit doubles the damage that my card deals. It normally deals 1000 life points of damage and negates your attacking monster. This time, it will not only negate your attack but drain you of 2000 life points!" Both cards sprayed dark energy that washed over Eri and forced her to her knees. "You are nearly defeated. During your next turn you will lose."
Nevan- 4000
Eri- 300
Eri shakily stood up and discarded a card from her hand. "I discard one card from my hand to activate my magic card. Go Severing the Dead! This will remove my graveyard from the game and let me gain back 100 life points per removed card!" Energy flowed into her and healed her wounds. "End turn."
Nevan- 4000
Eri- 1600
Nevan drew. "Now I take damage."
Nevan- 3500
Eri- 1600
Looking at her drawn card, Nevan smirked and slid it into her disk. "I next play Call of the Mummy. As long as this continuous magic card is in play, I may once per turn special summon an undead from my hand if I have no monsters in play! So I special summon Regenerating Mummy!" (1800/1500) A mummy surrounded by blue plasma appeared on her field. "And then I set a monster face-down. Go Mummy!" The undead monster launched forwards and tore the Sangan apart.
Nevan- 3500
Eri- 800
Eri braced herself as pain washed over her body. ("I…") She fell to her knees and growled deeply. "I'm not done yet…"
"Oh really?" Nevan smirked. "End turn."
Eri drew. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Nevan- 3500
Eri- 700
Nevan drew. "It's time to end this. Regenerating Mummy, attack her life points directly!" The mummy howled and charged forwards.
"Reveal Call of the Haunted!" Eri pointed at her set. "This trap lets me revive one…." The trap shattered. "The effect of Mausoleum…"
"Right. Now die!" Nevan threw back her head and laughed as the mummy dove in for the kill.
"Reverse card open! Defense Poltergeist!" Eri's face-down card flipped up. "This continuous trap lets me sacrifice one magic or trap card on my field to negate a direct attack!" A glowing barrier sprang up in front of her and blocked the mummy's attack. Her Dark Door card faded, leaving her with only her Defense Poltergeist. "When I have no other magic or trap cards in play, Defense Poltergeist is destroyed." The trap faded away.
Nevan nearly screeched in anger. "End turn!"
Eri shuddered as she looked at her empty disk. ("She has two cards in her hand, two monsters, and three face-down cards. Also, her Mausoleum card will drain me of life points every turn. I must figure out a way to defeat her…") She touched the top card of her deck and the Mausoleum released a black smoke that sprayed over her. But she didn't even notice. ("What's this energy?") Her hand tugged and the top card came off of her deck. Looking at the new card she gasped in surprise. ("This is…") Her eyes came up to look at Nevan. "Prepare to burn."
"What are you talking about? One card can't defeat me." Nevan calmly smiled and removed the whip from her belt, cracking it against the ground a couple of times with her free arm. "You're finished…"
"Not yet!" She threw the card onto her disk. "Come out now, Angel of Lumina!" (2800/2300) An angel made of light appeared on her field. "When I have five or more cards in my removed from play pile this monster can be special summoned without sacrifice!"
"That's it? It's not enough." Nevan pointed the rod of her whip at the angel. "And besides, how does that monster fit your theme?"
"It fits my theme because it is me!" Eri pointed at the face-down monster. "Angel of Lumina special ability activates! By removing my graveyard I may reveal all cards on your field! Revealing Flash!" The angel folded her wings in on themselves and released a burst of light that revealed Nevan's face-down monster.
Nevan grimaced as her set Pyramid Turtle was revealed. "So what, it won't be enough."
Eri calmly pointed at the Mummy. "Agent of Lumina doubles its attack points when it battles with a dark monster."
"What?" Nevan's eyes widened. "You can't!"
"I can!" Eri's glare promised death. "Go Angel of Lumina! Banish the darkness!" The angel began to sing, and the Regenerating mummy turned to ash. (5600/2300)
Nevan narrowed her eyes and pointed at her Mausoleum. "I activate my card's third effect. By destroying it I can do an effect similar to your Severing the Dead card. So I remove my graveyard and gain life points equal to the number of cards in it times 100."
Nevan- 4600 - 800
Eri- 800
Eri's eyes widened and she clenched her fist. "End turn."
Nevan drew and smirked. "Your monster is impressive…but still like any other monster. And one good magic card can destroy your monster without the slightest problem. So from my hand I activate Voodoo Curse! This will destroy your monster and you may draw three cards. However…you also take 100 points of damage times the number of level stars of your monster." She waved her hand like she was saying farewell. "Bye."
Nevan- 800
Eri- 0
"I lost?" Eri looked down at her graveyard. "But my Seal card was played…"
"Seal card?" Nevan rolled her eyes. "Oh, you mean those amusing little tricks that you possess." She snapped her whip in an arc and it wrapped around Eri's neck tightly. With one tug she had the demoness on the ground. "Did you think that I was any ordinary duelist?" Her arm tugged on the whip handle and Eri was dragged closer. "Foolish little dog, I am one of the most powerful duelists in the world. No man can resist my charms, and no woman can match my power." She struck a little pose, the action tightening her whip's hold on Eri's neck and pulling the demoness closer. "One of the North School's Extraordinary Eight! The fabulous mistress of the undead! I am Nevan!"
"You have a big mouth…" Eri managed to choke out.
Nevan smiled coldly and whispered into Eri's ear. "I suggest you bite your tongue…or have you forgotten that you just lost a darkness game to me." Placing one of her spiked heels on Eri's back, she used the demoness as leverage to pull her whip tighter.
Clutching at the whip, Eri closed her eyes and felt everything start to go dark. ("Ichigo…")
To be continued…
Author's Notes: Still accepting submissions for characters. Please do not submit 'yourself' unless they are a truly unique character. I don't mean to be rude on that matter , but think of a character that people besides yourself would enjoy seeing in this story. Thank you and disregard me if you dislike what I said.
To Bobbomp: And I'm sure he is furious.
To Anime Albino: Try readjusting the number of monsters in your deck.
To The Obsessive Zero Fan: Expect to see that card played a couple more times in this arc.
To Seeker of the Soul: One, yes you are right. I was watching Ranma at the time I was writing the end of last chapter. Second, No Rudy was not one of the Extraordinary Eight. Thirdly, yes it is. They can take your life, but taking your deck is just a new level of evil.
To Raine: All good ideas…though if Ichigo has a tail or not we'll find out soon.
To john: Did you notice that every monster Rudy played was a rock type? It was a rock deck.
To queenofgames90: Those were submissions for characters for the Duelist Academy. North School is a lot rougher than there. As for me using your character, we shall see.
To Star: You and Hogwarts-Knight have this habit of asking questions that I won't answer in the name of keeping the story surprising.
To Dais: Yep, the North School under its current management play by a set of rules that our Duelist Academy friends are going to have to learn very fast if they want to survive.
To Esyphelon: Perhaps, though I can't see what kind of deck theme that would be.
To falcon demon general: This character is going into the candidate files.
To G.O.T. Nick: Yep….I'm still juggling whether to use an existing character or a new one for the eighth.
To white wolf: You should see more of it in the future. And I'm a big Eri and Ichigo fan too.
To Lance Murdock: Nope, the North School can wait. They're just making precautions to try and disable Duelist Academy as much as possible.
To Nanashi Minimino: Don't feel too bad for him. He's not that disabled honestly.
To Justin: ; No I don't remember his cards. They were so similar to Hitokage's secondary deck strategy I didn't want to repeat myself by using Sin cards again.
To Isumo: In a world where there are only three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, how is someone supposed to use it as part of fusion except for Kaiba?
To Grizzly Under There: Talking through telepathy? That's strange…but not very interesting. I'll put it in the candidate files though.
To Aremen: That's right. The power of the North School is mysterious…but you'll soon get to learn about it.
To Hogwarts-Knight: He's going into the candidate files, though I don't promise anything in this guy's case. The fact that he is good hearted might have made it difficult for him to join the Extraordinary Eight.
To gohan11: You don't have to have a duel disk to play the game.
To omegadragon: I got the gist of what you were 'saying', but it was still a mind-bender to read. Please check your spelling and punctuation. As for the doppelganger thing….I don't think that will work. Each of the Extraordinary Eight were chosen for their special abilities and skills, but copying people perfectly….I'm not so sure about that one.
To Neo the Stampede: Well man…I'm not sure that will work. First off, Chaos Emperor Dragon is a no go. I rarely use the Chaos Gods so that they stay unique, and they've been used too soon for them to be used again. The machines maybe…but I'm not sure about that.
To Rex: Bah! Ichigo will be fine. Just watch!