Team Zero: Crystals

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Chapter 24: Duels with dragons!

Kevin and Joe slowly approached the two cards laying in the center of the room. Taking a deep breath, Joe reached for the Hematite crystal card. Picking it up, Kevin did the same with the Jade crystal.

"Would you two like to explain what the hell that was!" Kai yelled at the two kids.

"Well, I am not sure." Joe said looking at him. "All we know about these things is that they hold great and terrible power." Kai rolled his eyes and turned back to Ryokurio.

"Anyways, here is that Phantom Dragon you wanted." Kai said handing the card to Ryokurio.

"Um, what is a Phantom Dragon?" Joe finally asked looking at Ryokurio. "You've talked about them before."

"The Phantom Dragon series are powerful dragons that are dead. It makes for good tactics in battle."

"Right and I run power dragons, the attack power matters in my deck." Usami broke in. "Kai over there uses a summon dragon tactic that is really powerful thanks to one card."

"Oh and what is that?" Kevin asked.

"Why don't I show you little boy." Kai said activating his duel disk. "For your Blue Eyes card that is."

"Sorry, it's not up for grabs." Kevin said looking down at the floor. "I am not parting with it no matter what." Joe took one look at Kevin and he could tell that the Blue Eyes card meant something special to him.

"Chicken?" Kai asked. "Scared that even with the mighty Blue Eyes White Dragon that you are weak and pathetic. You won't even duel me. I knew it, you are a weakling that doesn't know anything about this game."

At this point Joe's blood was boiling. Slamming his fist into a nearby table it caught Kai's attention. "Damn it. You are the one that doesn't know anything. You duel me here and know. We will see who is chicken!"

"Fine." Kai said walking out the door. Joe and the other followed him.

Once situated on the lawn, Joe's duel disk hummed to life and snapped into place. Adding back into his deck the Hematite crystal card he shuffled up his deck really quickly and placed it back into the deck slot. He pulled the top five cards off his deck and fanned them out. Kai did the same.

Joe-4000 LP
Kai-4000 LP

"Losers starts us off." Kai said with a smug tone and a childish grin.

"Whatever, Draw!" Joe snapped the card off his deck and looked at it. "I summon Celtic Guardian (1400/1200) in attack mode!" A man in a green armor holding a sword appeared on Joe's field. "Next two cards face down and I am done."

"Yes you are." Kai drew his card and slid it into his duel disk. "I summon Dragon Egg Producer (0/0) in attack mode!" A large yellow machine appeared on the field. It had a conveyor belt that ran out into a small tube. "If this monster is in attack mode I may summon a Dragon Egg token once per turn. And next comes Swords of Revealing Light." Glowing swords descended from the sky and locked in place around the warrior. "One card face down and I am done."

Squinting his eyes Joe drew his next card. "I play The A. Forces. Next come Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (1400/1200)(1800/1200)(Celtic Guardian 1800/1200). The A. Forces gives my monster power for each face up warrior and spellcaster on the field. I end my turn."

Drawing his card nonchalantly Kai's machine started to produce an egg. The Dragon Egg Token (0/0) popped out. "I play Pot of Greed." Kai slowly drew two more cards from his deck. "I end my turn."

"Good," Joe drew his next card. "I sacrifice the Celtic Guardian to summon Gallant Armored Warrior (2400/1600)(2800/1600)." The white armored warrior appeared on the field wielding its golden plated sword. "Next comes my downed card Heavy Storm! I destroy all magic and traps on the field."

A large wind picked up and blew everything in its path away. Both players slid their magic and traps into the graveyard (1400/1200)(2400/1600).

"So I discard from my hand Spell Drake (300/400)." Flipping the card around a picture of a small yellow serpent dragon wearing a magician hat was shone. "When the opponent activates a magic card that destroys or removes cards form the field I get to skip your turn. So now it's my turn." Kai drew form his deck, the machine steamed and clanked spiting out the second egg. "I play Masked Dragon (1400/1100) in defense mode and one card face down." A red dragon covered in many spots and on its wings with white. "My turn is now done."

"What ever you say. Draw!" Snapping the card from his duel disk, Joe went wide eyed at what he saw. "I got my Hematite crystal card. Time to see what this baby can do." He placed it into his duel disk. Shortly after steelish black sparks started to fly out. "I play Hematite Crystal on my Gallant Armored Warrior!"

Bursting out in aura, the symbol appeared on Joe's head. A steelish black aura appeared around him and his monster as black crystal spikes shot out of parts of the Gallant Armored Warrior's body. A low rumbling growl could be heard form the monster as its body started to erupt with the aura at a violent speed.

"My crystal card transforms him into an indestructible essence monster, Gallant Armored Warrior Hematite Mode! It powers him up with 1500 extra attack points and gives him double strike capabilities (3900/1600). Now Attack!"

"Into my Negate Attack, I stop your monsters advance for this turn and save all my monsters. My move." Kai drew his card as the machine spit out another dragon egg. "Now I see what those things are capable of. Oh well, I will still win." He smiled and picked up one card from his hand. "I discard Shadowknight Dragon (2400/2400) from my hand to the grave. When I do this I inflict 500 life points of damage to you for every monster on the field. I count seven monsters. Masked dragon, three dragon eggs, Dragon Egg Producer, Gallant Armored Warrior, and Obnoxious Celtic Guardian."

Joe-500 LP
Kai-4000 LP

"Next I play Dragon Reborn to revive my Shadowknight Dragon to the field by sacrificing two Dragon Eggs for it. With this card I make offering from the field for a monster in the grave. I sacrafice two monsters and I get back a two tribute monster." A large black plated monster appeared on Kai's field. Its eyes glowed a scarlet red and it bared it's long sharp white fangs. "Attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian now!" Roaring across the field the monster bit down the monsters. The Guardian tried to fend off the attack with his sword but Joe still lost all his life points.

Joe-0 LP
Kai-4000 LP

"Too easy, just as I thought." Kai deactivated his duel disk and walked back over to Ryokurio, Usami, and Kevin. Walking up in front of Kevin he glared into his eye. "You ready to go chicken boy?"

"Nobody is doing anything." A voice echoed out from behind them. Looking around all they saw was Joe stopped on his way over looking back. "You all will surrender to me."

"Who are you?" Ryokurio yelled out. "Show yourself if you are man enough!"


Reku walked slightly farther behind the two girls who together were carrying the lifeless body of Ronin. After Sachiko had knocked the living hell out of Reku, they noticed that Tal was no where to be seen. After Reku's nose stopped bleeding they hosted Ronin up and left through the hole in the wall left by Mech Dragon Blaster Ruby Amethyst mode. They were now on a grassy hill side outside an abandoned factory. Coming to the top of the hill they could see the city right off a ways. No more that half of a mile away.

Reku hadn't said a word or even looked up from the ground the entire journey. He really didn't quite know what to say or do. He had unleased massive amounts of energy that not only threatened to destroy him but did destroy Ronin.

/Flashback/

/Jamming it into the slot next to the Ruby Crystal an eruption of purple sparks flew out. The symbol on Reku's head flowed not only with ruby coloring now but a purple on as well. The aura around him started to swirl with purple and red. Lightning shot out everywhere. A large wind picked up that blew the robe right off Tal. Underneath was a buffed up man. Wearing a dark green tank top. An army style hair cut of black hair was on his head. Black colored pants and army style boots. On his are was the dark blue duel disk Chaos had given him.

Roaring to the sky, the Mech Dragon was over come with a purple and red glow. Purple spikes of crystals shot out next to the ruby ones. Reku, also screaming into the sky, burst out wave after wave of aura. The medallion started shining sending beams of light flowing off in all directions.

"Meet Mech Dragon Blaster Ruby Amethyst Mode!" Reku yelled pointing the new beast on his field. The floor cracked and crumbled underneath its feet. The shadow realm rippled violently. "For Amethyst Crystal's power I send monsters in my hand to the grave to up the attack of my monster by the attack of the monsters offered. I discard: Robotic Knight, UFO Turtle, Twin Headed Fire Dragon, Spirit of Flames, Flame Ninja, Barrel Dragon, and Jinzo! That ups my attack by 13400 attack points (16900/2000). ATTACK HIM NOW!"/

/End Flashback/

The scene replayed itself over and over in his head. Sighing, tears started to form in his eyes again. He looked at his hand which was shivering and twitching badly.

"I was so overcome with power and rage when I play those crystal cards. Akina explained that they aren't evil, just ancient. We are not ready to handle them." His hand flopped down to his side. "And Ronin paid the price."

His hand flopped down to his side.

By a shady tree, the two girls sat Ronin against it. His body was badly burned and cut. His cloths ripped and torn. Even though his eyes were shut, they were cold and lifeless.

Sachiko had fought the urge to beat the shit out of Reku. Ronin didn't deserve this. At this point, she felt Reku deserved the punishment more.

"Sachiko." She was startled, she looked back at Reku who was still a ways down the hill and staring at the ground. "Sachiko, I am...sorry." He looked up to her, she jerked suddenly seeing his eyes. Immediately she could tell he was, she saw not only fear in his eyes but a sad, sorry look. She could tell that he meant it even though he sounded distant.

Sliding his deck out of his duel disk he thumbed through it. When he came to the card that he wanted he handed it to Akina. It was the Amethyst crystal he had grabbed before the duel had started.

"I am sorry Ronin. I can never do that again." Was all he said and placed his deck back into his duel disk and started to slide his arm from the wrist mechanics. "I will never do it to anyone ever again."

"What do you mean Reku?" Akina asked him. "What are you doing?"

"I am getting rid of this thing. I will never duel again!" He whipped his arm back to throw the duel disk. He suddenly felt a hand grab his wrist. Looking back he saw Sachiko.

"Don't do this Reku." Akina called from next to him.

"I may be able to help. Reku come and spend some time here." Orders voice echoed across their heads.

"Yes, go see Order. She will straighten you out." Akina insisted. Reku's body went limp as it was sucked down into a rippling ground. The two girls looked over to see Ronin sinking in the same ripples from the ground. Looking at each other they continued to walk towards the town.


"I said don't move. Your souls are mine!" Ryokurio, Usami, Joe, Kevin, and Kai all froze. Their eyes darting left and right to find the source of the voice. Finally from the middle of the street, blackish purple fog appeared. It started to stream out and over the lawn.

"Who are you?" Kai said, finally getting pissed off. "Show yourself!"

"Fine." A black suited kid walked out of the smoke. A twisted smile spread across Gurabe's face. "I am here human. What do you want to say to me?"

"Who are you and what do you want here?" Ryokurio asked walking up next to Kai.

"Me, I am Gurabe Degujiu. I am a soul hunter and I see fine souls right here in front of me. Ready to duel?"

"Fine. Bring it on. You can't be any worse than that boy." Kai's duel disk activated as he pointed to Joe. "Let's go!"

"I want a challenge. Why don't I take two on one?" Gurabe said smirking evilly.

"Two? Fine I am in!" Ryokurio said snapping his duel disk into place.

"Great! Let's get to it!" Gurabe snapped his disk into place and added his deck to the slot.

Kai-4000 LP
Ryokurio-4000 LP
Gurabe-4000 LP

All three of them stepped into alignment. The shadow realm covered the field around them. All three of them snapped five cards off the top of their decks.

"My move first then!" Gurabe announced as the card was pulled from his deck. "I summon Double Coston (1700/1650) in attack mode on my side of the field. Then comes a reverse card and I will let it all end there." A pair of purple blob monsters appeared on Gurabe's field.

Kai then reached for his deck. "I draw! Next I summon my Dragon Egg Producer (0/0) in attack mode!" The same yellow machine that appeared against Joe appeared here now. "Two reverse cards and I am done!"

"My turn!" Ryokurio announced as he snapped a card from his deck. "I summon Phantom Dragon Baby (1200/1300)." A small dragon that looked like it was just newly born appeared on the field. It was white and transparent, like a ghost. "I am finished over here."

"Then it is my turn!" Gurabe announced as he drew his next card. "Prepare yourselves mortals. The Zombie Army will rise today!

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Let's see if Gurabe dose better shall we? And don't forget, I would love to hear from you so just drop me a review.

To Nanashi: Well, she was pretty pissed at him. What do you expect, a love tap? Please don't kill me for Ronin, it was seriously a flip of a coin to decide who would win and who would lose on my end. I flipped a coin and it said Reku would win so Reku won, but Ronin put up one hell of a fight.

To Darksoulki: That deserves a thank you from me.

To John: Hey thanks for that card, Gurabe won't use it in this duel but he will use it in an upcoming duel. Thanks for that, I was trying to plan the duel and needed something like that.
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