Legends of the Demon Duelist Rival Schools Arc

by Wolf General

Third arc of Legends of the Demon Duelist. The Duelist Academy and North School. Two places of learning that focus on their students learning the game of Duel Monsters. Not everything is as it seems though. Can Ichigo figure out how to defeat Vincent

7. Warpath part 2

Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh.

Legends of the Demon Duelist-Rival School Arc

Chapter 7: Warpath part 2

"You're a great girl and all…but don't you think this is a little too quick?"

"No."

Ichigo's claws dug deeper into the dirt, though that didn't seem to slow Eri very much as she dragged him down the trail away from his dorm. "I'll cry rape!"

"Go ahead." Eri held onto his tail like a steel vice, not slowed in the least by his resistance, even though she was human.

Anime tears streamed down his face. "Someone please help me!"

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Davis pointed at the Crusader. "This is the end! Virus Hound number two goes for the kill!" Snarling, the undead dog charged past its partner and sailed towards Kenshin with jaws open.

Crusader tapped a button on his disk. "Reverse card open! Go Holding the Ranks!" A burly axe-wielding knight appeared on the field in a crouching position right in front of him. The Virus Hound slammed into it and tore the warrior apart. "This quickplay magic card lets me special summon one level four warrior from my hand to the field during a turn that another warrior is destroyed."

Davis grimaced as his two Hounds continued to slurp up the corpses of the fallen warriors. "End turn."

Kenshin breathed a weak sigh of relief as the corpses faded away and dogs returned to their master's field. ("I saved myself…but I won't be able to do that again. If this next card isn't something that can save me then I'm done.") He drew. "I play Swords of Revealing Light!" Green glowing swords made of light slammed down onto the field. "Now you will be unable to attack for three turns. I also summon Dark Blade (1800/1500) in defense mode. End turn." A black-armored warrior appeared on his field in a crouching position.

Davis drew. "All I can do is set one card face-down then. End turn."

Kenshin drew. And his eyes widened. "This is your end! I switch Dark Blade into attack mode!" The warrior stood up and drew up its two swords.

"Virus Hounds gain 1000 attack points when battling warrior monsters. What will that loser do to them?" Davis smirked, knowing that with his Virus Vaccine card in play he was protected regardless of what happened.

"What happens if your monsters face a creature they cannot defeat in battle?" Kenshin's graveyard spat out two cards. "I remove Gearfried the Swordmaster and Axe-Wielding Knight from my graveyard to special summon Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning!" (3000/2500) A majestic blue-armored emerged onto the field from a glowing portal in the sky.

"Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning?" Davis stumbled back in surprise.

"That's right! My ultimate warrior, the Envoy of the Beginning!" Kenshin pointed at the first Hound. "Black Luster Soldier attack! Blade of Creation!" Silently, the warrior glided across the field and slashed the dog in half. (2400/300)

Davis growled and pointed at his set card. "Go Virus Infection! This trap card works whenever a monster destroys a Virus monster in battle! Half of the attack of the monster is deducted from your monster!" The Black Luster Soldier stumbled and fell to one knee, sweat dripping down its forehead. (1800/2500)

Kenshin frowned. "End turn."

Davis- 1100

Kenshin- 100

Davis drew. "I set one monster on the field in face-down defense mode and end my turn."

Kenshin drew. "My Soldier may be unable to attack but that doesn't leave it out yet! I switch it into defense mode." The warrior held its shield in front of it. "I use its effect to remove the Virus Hound from play!" The undead dog shimmered out of existence. "And then I attack the set card with Dark Blade!" The warrior leapt forwards and slashed the set card in half. The revealed monster looked like some kind of humanoid frog. It howled in pain and blew apart. "End turn."

Davis- 1600

Kenshin- 100

Davis drew. "It's time to destroy you. I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."

Kenshin drew. "You're finished. I set one card face-down and switch Black Luster Soldier into attack mode." The warrior stood up. "And then I give it an equipment magic card called Excalibur!" The Envoy's sword was replaced by a thin glowing blade. "This card will double its attack points, but I cannot draw during my draw phase unless I want to discard this card." (3600/2500)

Davis remained emotionless. "Come and try your luck then."

"Dark Blade, attack his life points directly!" Kenshin pointed at his opponent and the warrior charged.

Davis pointed at his set card. "Activate Disturbed Graveyard! This trap card can only activate if I have no monsters in play. Also, Infected City must be in play. I discard one card from my hand and revive as many Virus Zombies from my graveyard as I can!" The earth in front of him shuddered and exploded as five corpses rose up out of the ground. (900/450X5) "And Virus Horde activates now! The attack of all Virus monsters in play is increased by 200 for every Virus monster in play!" (1900/450X5)

Dark Blade skidded to a halt and the Black Luster Soldier flew past it, slashing two of the zombies down. (1500/450X3)

Davis- 2600

Kenshin- 100

Then Dark Blade leapt forwards and slashed down another Zombie. (1300/450X2)

Davis- 3100

Kenshin- 100

Gritting his teeth, Kenshin watched his two warriors eyes the undead monsters appraisingly. "End turn."

Davis drew. "I set a monster face-down on the field and end my turn."

Kenshin drew and Excalibur exploded into dust. (1800/2500) "I set one card face-down and attack the two Zombies with Black Luster Soldier!" The legendary warrior cut down both monsters with one slash. "Go Dark Blade!" The dark-armored warrior cut through the set monster, revealing another of the humanoid frogs. "End turn."

Davis- 4600

Kenshin- 100

Davis looked down at his graveyard…and smirked. "And the stage is set. Draw!" He snapped the top card off of his deck and added it to his hand. "Now it's time for you to fall. From my hand I activate the magic card Monster Reborn! Return Virus Titan-Nemesis!" (2600/2000) The misshapen giant appeared on the field and roared in pure rage.

Kenshin wiped a drop of sweat away from his head. ("Damn it…")

Davis smirked. "You think that you're in trouble now? I have news for you…" He slid a card into his disk. "Your problems are just beginning! Activate magic card!" Nemesis' roar turned into a gurgling scream. It fell to its knees and started to grow, muscle tissue swelling and body warping into a huge four-legged beast. "Virus Mutation allows me to sacrifice one Virus Titan to special summon its higher level form from my deck or hand to the field! So pay your respects to Final Titan-Damascus!" (3000/3000) The new monster roared in pure rage and sprayed a blast of acid across the field towards the Black Luster Soldier.

"Reveal Kunai with Chain!" Kenshin's face-down card disappeared and Dark Blade now was holding a metal boomerang attached to a chain. "This trap card equips to one monster on my field and raises its attack by 500! Also, one monster on the field switches into defense mode!" The chain wrapped around the new monster and forced it to stop in mid-attack.

Davis smirked. "End turn."

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"I swear I'll go Dark Halo!"

"Please do…I like that you better."

Ichigo kept his arms wrapped around the tree in front of him as tightly as possible. He wouldn't dare activate the Dark Halo, because he knew that while he was like that he was much more violent than normal. ("She's not herself, but I can't hurt her for it.") "Why are you acting like this?"

Eri pulled harder on his tail, trying to remove him from the tree. "What does it matter? Don't you like me?"

"That's beside the point!" Ichigo held on tighter to the tree. "This isn't right! We're both underage and you're not even yourself at the moment!"

Eri let go of his tail and smiled slightly, that glaze still to her eyes. "Fine, you want to play rough? This is just a good of a place as any other." One of the straps of her dress slid down her arm…

"GAH!" Ichigo squeezed his eyes shut. "Stop it!" Ichigo knew that if he let go of the tree that she would grab his tail again and drag him off. ("I need an answer…I need an answer….that's it!") He felt her lips press against the back of his neck. ("Must…concentrate….")

"You're mine now…"

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Kenshin drew. "I'd stop smiling if I were you! Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning's special ability will remove your monster from play!" The legendary warrior's sword began to glow.

"Final Titan-Damascus has a special ability too. It is unaffected from monster effects and magic cards." Davis snickered as his monster didn't even notice the energies of the Envoy.

Kenshin gulped and set a monster face-down on his disk. "I set a monster face-down and switch both of my other monsters into defense mode." Both Black Luster Soldier and Dark Blade fell to one knee. "End turn."

Davis drew. ("He most likely has another trap card face-down on the field.") "First I switch Damascus into attack mode!" The monster roared and stretched, instantly shattering the chains that held it in place. "Then I play Mystical Space Typhoon on your center card!" A blast of wind shattered the set card and he pointed at the Black Luster Soldier. "Go Damascus!" The beast spat a glob of acid that hit the warrior and blew it apart. "End turn."

Kenshin drew. "I set one monster in defense mode and end my turn."

Davis drew. "So that was it? Your best shot was that Envoy hmm? You'll never be a match for North School if that is the best you can do. Damascus, attack Dark Blade!" The monster sprayed another blast of acid that dissolved the warrior into a puddle of black slime. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Kenshin drew. ("Still nothing.") "End turn."

Davis drew. "I summon Virus Weapon-Licker!" (1700/1200) A monkey-like monster appeared on his field. Its flesh was turned inside out, slick red muscle tissue seen. Even its brain could be seen through the reverse flesh. Snarling, it opened its peg-like teeth and ticked its claws against the pavement of the Infected City. "Damascus!" The titan roared and sprayed one of the two set cards with acid, melting it instantly. "And Licker!" The smaller monster screeched and front-flipped onto the set card, its long claws piercing the monster and blowing it apart. "End turn."

Kenshin snapped the top card off of his deck. "Ebony's life depends on my winning. So there's no way I'm losing to your freaks of nature! I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Davis drew. "I switch Damascus into defense mode and attack with Licker!" The inside-out monster screamed and front-flipped towards the Crusader. "You're finished!"

"Reveal Mirror Force!" A blue barrier sprang up in front of Kenshin and blasted the Licker into pieces.

Davis smirked. "I knew it. End turn."

("That's why he switched Damascus into defense mode.") Kenshin drew. "I'm not done yet! I activate The Warrior Returning Alive!" He caught a card that was spat out of his graveyard slot. "This magic card lets me return one lost warrior type warrior monster from my graveyard to my hand. Then I remove Dark Blade and Silent Swordsman Level 7 to special summon Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning!" (3000/2500) The legendary warrior reappeared on the field. "That means that Damascus is finished."

Davis rolled his eyes. "Did you forget that my monster is immune to the effect of your Soldier? And its attack score is equal to my monster's defense score."

Kenshin slid the last card in his hand into his disk. "Let me correct that. Activate Ultimate Slash! This card only works when I have a level seven or higher warrior monster in play. Its attack with increase by 1000 points and it will attack all monsters on your field! Go Soldier!" (4000/2500) The warrior slashed its sword through the Titan and blew it apart.

Davis recovered from his surprise immediately. "Reveal Gravehole of Revival! This trap triggers when you destroy a monster on mine as a result of battle. Now we both special summon a monster from our graveyard to the field in defense mode! I revive Virus Titan-Nemesis!" The misshapen monster appeared on the field in a crouching position.

Kenshin removed a card from his graveyard and threw it onto his disk. "Then I revive Retrained Celtic Guardian!" (1400/1200) The elf warrior from before appeared on the field in a crouching position. "Soldier, attack again!" The legendary warrior leapt forwards and slashed the Titan apart. "End turn."

Davis- 5100

Kenshin- 100

Davis drew. "This is far from done. I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Kenshin drew. "Now's my only chance! Go Soldier!"

Davis pointed at his set card. "You're in trouble now. Activate the continuous trap card Genetic Overtake. This card only works if there is a monster in play that has been affected by Virus Infection. That monster is removed from the game and as long as this card is in play I get a Virus monster token with half of its attack!" The Black Soldier fell dead to the ground. Then it slowly stirred and stood up, stumbling over to Davis' field. (1500/0)

Kenshin paled. "I…I….set a card and end turn."

Davis drew. "This duel is over. I summon Neo-Virus LVL 4 (2200/1500) in attack mode." A vaguely human creature appeared on his field. It was covered all over in bulging tumors and strange warps. One of its arms was a huge claw. The tatters of a lab coat were hanging around its huge chest. "Go now and attack the Retrained Celtic Guardian my Virus Soldier!" Groaning, the zombie stumbled across the field and fell upon the elf warrior. The Celtic Guardian cried out in pain and then its cries were silenced, the only sound left in the air was that of hungry slurping. "Finally, you're finished. Neo-Virus, direct attack!" The warped humanoid growled and tore a hunk of steel pipe out of a nearby wall. Then it turned to glare at Kenshin.

"I'm not so easily beaten! Reveal face-down card!" Kenshin's face-down card flipped up. "Dust Tornado will destroy one magic or trap card on your field!" A blast of wind shattered the Virus Overtake card and blew it apart. The Black Luster Soldier faded away. "Then I reveal my continuous trap card! Go Respect for a Worthy Foe! This card activates when a monster on your field is destroyed by a card effect. No monsters may conduct battle during this turn!"

Davis growled and took a card from his hand. He slid it into his disk and pointed at Neo-Virus. "Fine, then let's get ready for your inevitable attack. Activate Neo-Virus Warp. This card lets me sacrifice a level up monster on my field to special summon the next level of its progression!" The Neo-Virus dropped its pipe and howled in pain. It grew nearly double in size, all remnants of humanity now gone. Its head was now bullet-shaped, with a two beady red eyes and a single circular hole for a mouth. Both of its arms were now bulging with muscles, and one of its shoulders opened to reveal an eye-like tumor that glanced around crazily before closing again.

Kenshin looked disgusted at this new monstrosity. "How can you use such creatures?"

"It's easy really." Davis pointed at his new monster. "This is Neo-Virus LVL 5 (2500/1400) and with it I play this magic card from my hand. It's called Neo Spawn." The Neo-Virus roared and an ugly little crab-like creature crawled off of its back. "During each turn Neo-Virus will now create a Spawn Token (300/500) in defense mode. End turn."

Kenshin drew. ("I need a method to keep myself alive until the answer to beating this guy becomes available to me.") Looking at the drawn card, he smirked. "I summon Annihilation Knight!" (1700/1500) A red-armored warrior holding a crossbow in one hand appeared on the field. "Whenever a monster is summoned to the field that has 500 or less attack points while this card is in play then that monster will be immediately destroyed. End turn."

Davis drew. "Now you…" His eyes widened as one of the new Spawn Token that climbed off of his Neo-Virus' back was pin cushioned by the Annihilation Knight. "So that's your game. Now your Respect for a Worthy Foe trap card prevents me from attacking for this turn. Fine then, end turn."

Kenshin drew. "You're locked out of attacking as long as your monster remains in play. End turn."

Davis drew, and sure enough the Annihilation Knight shot apart the next Spawn Token, forcing him to not attack this turn. ("You just keep thinking that you are safe. Next turn you'll see the truth about Neo-Virus.") "End turn."

Kenshin drew. "Annihilation Knight, attack the Spawn Token now!" The warrior pierced the crab to the floor with a single shot of its weapon. "Also, I play the magic card Dian Keto the Cure Master." Green light flowed around him. "This card raises my life points by 1000. End turn."

Davis- 5100

Kenshin- 1100

Davis drew slowly, a dark smile on his face. "Your lock time is up. During the third standby phase from when my LVL 5 is in play I send it to the graveyard to special summon Neo-Virus LVL 7!" (3000/1000) The hulking monster fell to its knees and made a symphony of cracking noises as its bones readjusted. It went from being bipedal to quadruped, and its teeth exploded out of its body, turning into an opening and closing maw of spear-sized teeth that was aimed towards Kenshin. "Behold your end!" The Neo-Virus reared up on its haunches and roared, the sound shaking the arena.

To be continued…

To Seeker of the Soul: Oh yes, Eri is definitely confused right now.

To Sinister: That's the third one that's run today.

To Raine Vindicare: Hormones play a role in this. Very much else does too.

To Star AJT: Fine.

To Bobbomp: He's not lucky if he doesn't want it. Consider how Rikuo will act if she succeeded and he found out.

To Anime Albino: Naw, something is amiss.

To Dais: You'll find out, but not in this chapter.

To Adriel: I'll keep in touch.

To Aremen: Does he still not seem all that tough to you?

To Rex: You are the closest to the truth about Eri so far.

To Esyphelon: I didn't come up with the concept of the Duelist Academy. It is the property of those who own Yugioh GX. As for the why? It's because we can't forget that Kaiba hates Yugi. He hates Osiris because it has to do with Yugi. And Ra he is impartial to.

To falcon demon general: Thank you.

To G.O.T. Nick: Eri is changing a lot. Think about all of the things that have happened to her over this school year so far.

To Hogwarts-Knight: No, he's related to Garlin. If you remember World Tour Arc then you'll remember how Garlin isn't Sestros. They're similar…but not the same.

To wolfy:

Yes

Your funny is considered scary by me. Let me put it like this…you attempt to blow up my major villains on a regular basis.

No. He…cannot….die.

Sure. What do you need help with?