Author's Notes: Time for Rikuo to duel.

Chapter Ten: Duel of Hatred and Revenge; Rikuo VS...

Rikuo Amero stopped down, staring at his surroundings in this area. It was less foggy than the rest, so he could see everything fairly clearing. Most particularly he could see a certain thing that was up against a shattered tree not too far away. He could also smell two distinctive scents in the area, and one was coming from what he saw.

His eyes went dull for several seconds, and then he threw back his head and roared, his power raging out of control from his anger at the sight in front of him. All sense of self was gone as Rikuo suddenly lost himself in the blinding rage and the true demon within.

He lost himself because what was slumped against that tree was the thing most precious to him in the entire world.

His daughter.

Rikuo's entire body felt like it was on fire, he felt like his mind had suddenly been seared by a hot poker. His daughter was lying at his feet, dead, and nothing would ever be the same again. Nothing.

The most horrifying part about it, was that he knew exactly whose scent it was that was mixed with hers. The scent that accompanied such violence and blood shed. The death of a demon was no easy task, and the person doing the killing would need a lot of power.

A familiar scent caught his nose, and he whirled around. Without a second thought his hand became engulfed in blue flame, and he launched himself at the other person. There was a yelp of shock, and his target managed to just barely dodge. His claws slammed into the ground, making a powerful explosion and the ground shattered.

From the impact point extended a handful of grooves in roughly claw shapes, created by his power. That was the result of his attack, and to him it was a pity he had missed. "I won't miss the next time bastard. You'll die!"

He swung again, and this time his attack was countered. A barrier of light stopped his claws, bending slightly under his strength. His eyes blazed red as he pushed harder against it, noticing the build up of power within the barrier. "DIE!"

"No!" The barrier expanded rapidly, sending Rikuo tumbling backwards. He flipped around in mid-air and landed on his feet, skidding rapidly to a halt. He paused for a moment, rethinking his strategy. Charging in blindly wasn't going to get his revenge, he had to do this right.

"What the hell is wrong with you Rikuo? Why are you attacking me?" Rikuo's target, furious at the assault, now stood with his arms in a defensive position, his fists clenched. A shimmering golden light surrounded him, and a single eye of light could be seen on the man's forehead.

"Why? That's why!" He pointed over at the tree where his daughter was, his voice dripping with hatred as he said. There was a pause as his enemy looked where he was pointed, and then finally he received a response.

Drake raised an eyebrow, and thumbed at the tree. "Dude, there's nothing there. It's just a tree. I knew you were psycho, but I didn't know you were this psycho." Rikuo's hatred flared again at these words, and his eyes blazed an even darker red color.

"I can smell your scent mixing with hers, can feel the residue of your power all over this place! You're responsible, and for that I'm gonna kill you!" Drake barely had time to even contemplate how fast Rikuo was before the demon general had crossed the gap between them and swung his fist.

On instinct alone Drake was able to raise another barrier, but the force of the blow and his hurried effort to put up the barrier made it weaker. Rikuo's fist, encountering resistance, was still able to push through, and collided with the Drake's cheek. The world seemed to explode, and Drake felt a great deal of pain all of a sudden.

He groaned and lifted his head, discovering that he was at least a dozen feet away from where Rikuo was. By the way the grass was flattened in a line in front of him, he could tell that Rikuo's punch had knocked him this far. 'He's too damned strong for me to fight him like I would another person. So if I'm gonna survive...there's only one thing for me to do!'

Drake shoved himself to his feet and focused his mind on what resided within him. The power of his magic and that of his item pulsed in response. He let his eyes drift shut, as he drew upon the recollection of memories that were not his own, and power that he had never unleashed in this life.

Rikuo roared in hatred, fully intent on finishing Drake off with his next strike. So he attacked, claws a blaze of light, and was stopped dead when steel blocked his path and his attack. He blinked in surprise, and found himself looking right at a tall humanoid figure in black and red leather, with straps seeming to be all over his body. "What the hell?"

"Rikuo, I don't know what's up with you, but I don't have any intention to die. So I'd like to introduce you to an aspect of my very soul. My Ka, Black Magician of Chaos!" The wolf demon recognized this form of magic, magic that drew out a shadow of your very soul in the form of ancient monsters. And worse yet, he could feel the power of Drake's monster.

"Black Magician of Chaos, Chaos Scepter Blast!" Before Rikuo could even react the magician placed the end of his staff against his chest, and energy exploded against him. The energy attack hurled him backwards through several trees, and he finally came to a stop about thirty feet away.

"You killed my daughter!" His attack slashed into the magician's belly, driving it backwards. Since Drake was connected to the magician he felt it to, and jerked backwards, clutching his chest in pain.

"There's nothing there!" The magician's staff caught the side of Rikuo's head and drove him to the side. He blocked the follow up blow with his left forearm, and then violently head butted the mage.

"Nothing? Is that what you see my daughter as you bastard? I'll make you suffer for what you did!" He grabbed the staff and started pushing back against the magician's strength. The magic user was surprisingly strong, but Rikuo's brute strength was able to drive it backwards. Soon he'd have it off balance, and then he'd strike and gut it completely, leaving the opening to finish off Drake.

As the two duelists clashed, Kodowari watched with a smirk plastered on his face. He watched from a great distance, using magic to see the events unfolding. "The perfect trap as usual. The Fog of Illusion has driven Rikuo to the edges of insanity, and now he's convinced Drake killed his daughter. Now no matter who wins, both will be weakened, allowing him to step in and finish the job."

He flicked the top card off his deck and looked at it, smirking before he shuffled it back into his deck. "In the meantime I've got a very amusing show to watch. I hope the other three are having as much fun as I am."

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Farther away, at the Obelisk Blue dormitory, a lone figure stared out in the direction of the battle. Unlike Kodowari he was not aware of precisely what was happening, but he was aware that a great deal of power was being expended. 'Yet there is another power that I must see for myself.'

He narrowed his eyes and then turned on his heel, grabbing his duel disk and deck from the desk of his dorm room. He wasn't bothered by anyone as he made his way out of the dorm, because everyone could see the look on his face and knew not to bother him.

Nobody stood in his path when he was like this.

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Rikuo snarled and wiped away a bit of blood at the corner of his mouth. That last attack had done some real damage, and he was starting to weaken. But he could see that the magician was as well, but each time it seemed to slip it was back up in no time at all. 'It's that damned necklace of Drake's. He's using its power to restore the magician.'

A sudden thought came to mind, and he snickered. He raised his arm in the air and then snapped his fingers. Drake was startled to see the area around them suddenly recede into the darkness that now covered everything. "A Darkness Game?"

"I just realized that killing you might bring me satisfaction, but it isn't good enough. I'll win the Darkness Game and inflict a Punishment Game so horrible that you'll be suffering for all of eternity. Do you accept?" Drake paused for a moment, contemplating the situation.

'Energy is something I can keep getting, but the problem is that while I can restore my Black Magician of Chaos, the damage it takes affects me. I've got a better chance of winning if I take the challenge then if I keep fighting.' Heaving a sigh of regret he snapped his fingers and his Ka vanished.

Rikuo smirked and raised his left arm, and his duel disk moved into position. "Go ahead and prepare your deck. Feel free to change out however many cards you want, because I'll be doing the same."

Drake nodded and unbuttoned his uniform jacket, letting it hang open. Inside was the spare deck of cards he had chosen to take with him, which carried a large number of extra cards he could use. Opposite him Rikuo was switching cards between decks, so Drake did the same. After about five or ten minutes both duelists were readied, and they locked their decks into place. "Duel!" (RLP: 4000, DLP: 4000)

Rikuo sneered and flared out his hand of six cards, not bothering to ask if he could take the first move. "I'll make this fast and crush your strategy. To start with I'm gonna activate a card you should be familiar with. Effect Economics!"

'Effect Economics will allow both of us to play any sort of effect without paying the life point cost. He knows I have plenty of cards with life point payments and that I use it myself, so playing it helps me. So why play it at all?' He had no idea what Rikuo was up to, so he was going to have to wait.

"I set one card face down and play a monster in defense mode. Go ahead and take your turn, not like it'll make a difference." Rikuo seemed awfully cocky for the first turn, which meant he had something very big planned. Either that or he was bluffing his ass off.

"You want it finished fast? Well I'm willing to play it fast. Skilled Chaos Magician(1800/1600) in attack mode!" His often played golden robed magician was now on the field. With it, once three magic cards had been played, he would be able to sacrifice it to summon either Black Magician of Chaos or White Magician of Chaos.

"Skilled Chaos Magician attacks your face down monster!" A bolt of golden light shot from his magician's staff. But to Drake's surprised a large plate of steel appeared in front of that blast and deflected it, knocking a tiny part in to Drake. (DLP: 3400)

"You think I played defense just to save myself from a direct attack? Mechanical Defense Platform(0/2400) is easily able to crush any resistance you can put up against it." Rikuo's monster was revealed as a plain looking gray robot with treads rather than legs, and a massive metallic plate attached to one arm.

"I see, looks like you were well prepared. I still don't know what makes you think anything happened at all or what's wrong with you, but I do have one thing to say. This duel...it won't be like or previous ones." Rikuo raised an eyebrow, curiosity showing threw the redness that still consumed his eyes.

"This time, no matter what, there will be a distinctive winner. One of us wins, the other loses. Now, end turn!" He slid two cards onto his disk and then folded his arms, awaiting Rikuo's move. The wolf demon smirked and added the card to his hand.

"In this case we agree. But it's going to be me who walks away from this one! Sacrifice Mechanical Defense Platform for Wolf Demon Lord(2400/1000)!" The armored warrior monster version of Rikuo rose in the robot's place, holding its weapon at the ready. This was Rikuo's avatar in the game of duel monsters.

"Wolf Demon Lord, bring down his pathetic magician!" The demon howled and launched its attack at the magician. But Drake was ready, and he pressed a button on his disk. One of his two set cards flipped up, revealing a green background and the picture of a Battle Ox being reduced in size.

"My Shrink card will cut your Wolf Demon Lord's attack power in half! You demon's effect may save you from damage, but he'll be gone for good!" The demon lord howled again as he began to shrink, going from a size and power that would be dangerous, to something more akin to a little kid than an adult.

"Hey look, baby Rikuo!" Rikuo growled and thrust his hand out. Suddenly his own face down card flipped up, and energy shot out of it, striking the demon lord. Drake grimaced as Wolf Demon Lord return to his normal size and cut straight through Skilled Chaos Magician. (DLP: 2800)

"I told you that I was going to crush your strategy. All of your best cards are magic cards, and you rely on quick-plays more than one traps. A good idea when you face a duelist like me who uses Jinzo, but there are a few cards that can negate your entire strategy. For instance, my continuous trap card Imperial Order!" Rikuo chuckled darkly, his red eyes flashing in the darkness.

'That's why he played Effect Economics! Imperial Order has an upkeep of seven hundred life points for each of his turns, so he'd quickly lose any advantage he had by paying the life points for it. Now he can prevent me from using my magic cards at no cost to himself.' Drake was worried, but not by too much. Imperial Order also prevented Rikuo from playing magic cards, so it was even.

"I can see by the look on your face that you think my having Imperial Order in play means I can't play magic cards. Well rules are just meant to be broken, so I activate the continuous magic card: Impervious Magic Shield!" Drake grimaced once again, as he recognized the card Rikuo had just played.

"Impervious Magic Shield can be played no matter what, and as long as it's in play the activation and effects of your magic cards cannot be negated. It has an upkeep cost just like Imperial Order...but you negate that with Effect Economics. Nice combo, I'll just have to break it down." He grinned confidently, but inside he didn't quite feel it. He had a few ways to break the combo, but all but one relied on magic cards.

"Don't act so damned cocky, that's my job. I've already planned ahead, and soon enough I'll have you crushed and get to inflict my punishment for your crimes! Till then, my turn ends." He slipped another card onto his duel disk and that was all.

"Whatever Rikuo, I'll act how I want. One monster in defense, and then back to you." Rikuo raised an eyebrow in amusement at how Drake was unable to really play anything. It seemed like without his magic cards Drake couldn't do anything.

"My first move for my turn is the excessively played but incredibly useful Pot of Greed." He slid two cards off his deck and into his hand, frustrating Drake. The magician duelist glanced at his hand and the familiar green smiling pot that he had there. But his was useless with Imperial Order active.

Rikuo looked at his two new cards and smirked, flipped them both around to give Drake a good look at what he had in store. "I'm sure you recognize these cards. But if you had forgotten, here's a refresher course. Lord's Ascension takes any monster with 'lord' in it's title and evolves it to a higher level. So I'll reintroduce you to Wolf Demon Avatar(5500/3000)!"

Drake kept his face blank, even as the massive wolf demon formed in front of him. He had faced this thing down and beaten it before, but this time he had no magic cards to work with, and he had beaten it with a magic card the first time around. 'It's the combination of it and the other card he drew that worries me.'

"I can see the fear that you're hiding, and I can see why it's there. After all, why wouldn't you be afraid that I'm going to combine my avatar with my other card? So be afraid, since I am going to. Activate Howling Sword!" The massive demon now gripped a phantom sword in his massive claws, and its power kicked in.

"You probably remember my Legendary Weapon's effect. First it adds one thousand points to my monster's score, and then it doubles it! So Wolf Demon Avatar(13000/3000) is now stronger than anything you could possibly imagine!" Although Drake still wasn't making any facial responses, his right fist was clenched tight enough that he could feel the scars on his palm.

"I've still got a card to play, so I summon White Cyber-Wolf(1000/1800) who when normal summoned lets me special summon Black Cyber-Wolf(1800/1000) from my deck!" A white robotic wolf and a black robotic wolf now flanked the gargantuan demon, giving him more support than Drake liked to see.

"My monster's tough enough to withstand your attacks, I can guarantee that." Rikuo smirked and motioned towards his Black Cyber-Wolf. The mechanical wolf approached him, and Rikuo patted it on the head.

"Black Cyber-Wolf, prove him wrong. Crush whatever monster he set on the field." The wolf nodded and the jumped straight onto Drake's face down card. A blast of dark energy shot the wolf back to it's original spot, and Rikuo's sensitive ears detected the sound of life points falling. (RLP: 3800)

"Sunset Magician(1300/2000) is strong enough to repel your monster's attack. Not only that but I get to draw since he was involved in battle with another monster. Told you he could defend me." Rikuo snarled and motioned for another attack. Wolf Demon Avatar slashed the Howling Sword and a blaze of phantom energy blew Sunset Magician away.

Drake drew another card, and then braced himself for what was about to come next. "White Cyber-Wolf, attack him directly!" Drake clenched his teeth as metallic claws slashed across his chest, drawing four lines of blood. The pain wasn't as big a problem as the life point drain either. (DLP: 1800)

"Looks like you got lucky with that strong defense monster, but don't count on that again. Soon you'll be finished. So take your turn." Drake grimaced, knowing that even with extra cards he was in trouble. Not only couldn't he use magic cards, but he was in trouble because there was no monster he had that was stronger than Wolf Demon Avatar.

"Still not much that I can do. For now I set one card face down and play Chaos Apprentice(1600/1300) in defense mode. End turn." A blue skinned teenager with black and red leather and buckles now stood in front of Drake, looking for all the world like a miniature Black Magician of Chaos.

"Feh, that monster is nothing. Black Cyber-Wolf will rip it in two!" The machine wolf's claws did indeed tear the monster in half, but the pixels of its remains didn't just float around and fade. In fact, they began to reform completely.

"You activated Chaos Apprentice's effect by destroying him in battle! Now I special summon Black Magician of Chaos(2800/2600) in defense mode!" The adult form of the recently destroyed monster now crouched in front of Drake with arms crossed in front of its chest. With it's defense power it wouldn't be easy prey for any monster outside of Wold Demon Avatar.

"Fine! Howling Sword!" The blast of energy stopped short as Black Magician of Chaos reached out and touched Drake's newest face down card. Suddenly a massive tube appeared on its shoulder, and the energy of the attack began to collect in it.

"My Magic Cylinder trap card will take your attack and fire it straight at White Cyber-Wolf! With as much power as your Wolf Demon Avatar has the attack will finish you off completely!" Rikuo smirked and snapped his fingers, and suddenly the tube shattered, spraying energy over Black Magician of Chaos and destroying it.

"You think I wasn't prepared? Order of Royalty is a continuous trap that is a special version of Royal Decree. As long as it's in play all traps are negated besides my Imperial Order. Now that I've gotten past your defenses, for the second time my remaining wolf attacks!" A second set of claw marks was slashed across Drake's chest, and he was driven to his knees by the force of the attack. It also left him with just a measly handful of life points left. (DLP: 800)

Rikuo folded his arms and sneered down at Drake, the Wolf Demon Avatar copying the motion. "This is pathetic. I thought you were a real opponent, but it looks like when I know your strategy ahead of time you can't really fight back now can you? It'll only took a few more turns before I get my revenge for your actions."

'He's right...I'm getting my ass kicked here. The only damage I've managed to do to Rikuo was just overflow from his own attack, and I don't even have a thousand life points to work with. I can't use traps, I can't use magic, and no monster that I can summon is strong enough to defeat Wolf Demon Avatar. He's got me in a real bind.' But he also couldn't afford to lose, because it would be his end if he lost.

He snapped another card off his deck, and one glance told him all he needed to know. "You've seen quite a few of my Unity Magicians, but here's one you've never seen before. Hell Spell Striker(2200/1500) in attack mode!"

A tattooed magician in red and black robes was now Drake's newest monster. It held a staff of pure obsidian, that ended in a skull at the very top of it. Rikuo raised an eyebrow in surprise at the stats. "Twenty-two hundred attack points? And that thing doesn't need a sacrifice?"

"Hell Spell Striker can't attack directly under any circumstances, so feel lucky. So it's time to go down in a blaze of glory. Hell Spell Striker, attack his White Cyber-Wolf!" The deadly hellish mage raised his bone staff and jets of fire launched from the skull's eyes, consuming White Cyber-Wolf in deadly energies. (RLP: 2600)

"According to my monster's effect, whenever I destroy another monster in battle I get to add a monster from my deck to my hand, making it perfect for a deck with Unity Magicians. The monsters taken by this effect cannot be summoned in the turn they enter my hand, not that I could summon again anyways." He flipped through his deck and finally settled on a monster, which he added to his hand.

"No traps, no magic, so I have to use monsters. But no single monster in my deck can defeat Wolf Demon Avatar. I guess that means my turn is over." He sighed and waited for Rikuo to take his turn, and bring the duel into what looked to be its final phase.

"Pathetic and desperate move Drake, which makes it just that much easier to beat you. Wanting to go down in a blaze of glory huh? Wanted to at least say you managed to deal a little bit of damage to me before succumbing to my superior power. Pathetic!" He drew and didn't even bother to look at it. Instead he pointed at the Hell Spell Striker with his clawed finger.

"Wolf Demon Avatar, nuke his puny creature. Howling Sword!" Drake closed his eyes, awaiting the attack that was ever nearing his monster. On the other end of the field Rikuo was smirking, savoring the last moments of the duel before he could get his revenge.

"I just wanted to let you savor what it was like to feel like you were about to win, and I hope you have, because I'm about to use the power of magic to undo your entire counter strategy!" Rikuo's eyes widened as Drake raised a card from his hand over head.

"Witness the power of real magic. Go, Kuriboh Magician(300/200)!" Rikuo sweat-dropped as a little furball with a magician's hat and a tiny little wand in hand appeared on the field in front of the incoming attack. It seemed to be chanting, only every word was 'Kurii'

"What kind of crap is this? Kuriboh Magician?" Drake smirked and shoved the Kuriboh Magician's monster card into his cemetery slot, and the little fellow on the field turned into blue energy which spread over the field.

"I can discard Kuriboh Magician from my hand at any time to allow me to activate magic cards with complete impunity for the duration of the turn. That includes from my hand!" The demon growled as Drake's face down card flipped up, revealing a towering totem pole with speakers implanted into it.

"Command Silencer means your monsters can't attack me, and I get to draw a card!" The shrieking noise was painful, but Rikuo pushed through it, waiting to see what Drake's next move would be. The magician duelist slid a card off his deck, then took another card from his hand and activated it.

"Pot of Greed to draw two cards. And now, here's the power you let me unleash. Bonds of Brothers, with a negated cost thanks to Effect Economics. And here comes Guardian Magician of the Night(1900/1400) and Guardian Magician of the Day(1400/1900)!" The two unity magicians now stood on his field, one on either side of the Spell Striker.

"Instant Effect lets me turn my monster's effects from spell speed one this turn, into spell speed two. So I'll use my magicians and blow away all of your monsters!" A combined stream of energy blew apart Wolf Demon Avatar and Black Cyber-Wolf, leaving Rikuo with just his magic and trap combination.

"Next I'll get rid of the potential threat of your combo by activating Magician's Storm! Since I have a spellcaster in play I can destroy every magic and trap card on your field!" A barrage of electric bolts shrieked across Rikuo's field, destroying each of his cards in turn. Soon he was left with a completely empty field, compared to Drake's three monsters.

The wolf demon snarled and looked at the two cards in has hand. "You broke my combination, but I'm far from finished! I set these two cards face down and end my turn!" Now two cards were all that separated him from Drake's monsters and a potential defeat. The tables had suddenly turned.

Drake smirked and pointed straight at Rikuo, with no monsters to block the path. "Sadly I can't afford the effect of my magicians, but I will blow you away. My two Guardian Magicians attack directly!"

The two magicians fired their attacks, only to have a blue barrier spring up in front of it. "You casually walked into a trap, kind of reckless of you Drake. Mirror Force!" The energy reflected backwards, becoming three separate beams. Each one collided with a different magicians and blew it away.

"I guess I was being overly reckless. I set a monster face down and two cards as well." He sighed and finished his turn, knowing he had lost the best opportunity he would ever have of ending the duel. Had he not activated Magician's Storm in his previous turn Rikuo would have still had his trap negating card in play and Mirror Force would never have been used.

The moment Rikuo saw his next card, he was smirking. "You're in trouble now Drake. I bet you've never faced an opponent who can top deck as well as you can, so let me show you what it's like. Card of Demise!"

Drake mentally groaned at seeing Rikuo get so many more options to work with. This would change the flow of the duel again. "This is easy enough. Mystical Space Typhoon on that right face down card!"

A gust of wind shattered his trap, which was briefly revealed as Mechanical Magic Mirror. Rikuo narrowed his eyes, and then glanced at some of his own cards. Finally he started to smirk again. "If I've guessed right this duel is about to get funny. I activate my face down card, Reverse of the Reverse!"

"This trap card lets me activate one face down card on your field for myself. So let's see if I guessed correctly!" Drake's card flipped up, and revealed it to be the quick-play magic card Grave Sifting. Rikuo had indeed guessed correctly.

"The most likely card to combo with Mechanical Magic Mirror. Well now I use Grave Sifting, and I'll move Card of Demise from my graveyard to yours!" He threw the card to Drake, who shoved it into the cemetery slot of his duel disk. Now the first step of Rikuo's combo was ready.

"I set two cards face down and then play Double Spell, and discard a magic card from my hand to activate Card of Demise from your graveyard!" Once again he drew five cards, giving him even more options to work with. Things were starting to look bad for Drake yet again.

"Now I activate Soul Exchange and offer your set monster for Jinzo(2400/1500)! I'll also activate my face down equip card, Amplifier to make Jinzo's effect apply only to your side of the field!" Drake slid his Sage of Unending Darkness into the graveyard, and watched as the anti-trap king hit the field. He was just lucky Rikuo had no battle phase this turn.

"Since I don't have a battle phase, my turn is over. Use your free turn wisely if you can." He smirked and folded his arms, confident in his chances. After all, Drake didn't have that much to work with, and once again traps for the duelist were totally useless.

In the distance Kodowari was watching, a smirk still plastered on his face. "Watching those two face off against each other is so satisfying. Sooner or later one of them is going to lose, and from what I can see right now it's going to be Drake. I couldn't care less, but it's certainly fun to watch."

He leaned forwards, enjoying every moment of the duel, all of Rikuo's anger and all of Drake's uncertainty. "Go on Rikuo, kill your friend, kill him without ever realizing his innocence! Kill each other for my amusement and for my gain! To hell with it, just kill each other!"

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Next Chapter: Duel Montage Pt. 1

Author's Notes: Yep, Rikuo vs. Drake once more.

Review Responses

Time Mage: Alice isn't necessarily clueless, see she doesn't really know Dalin very well she just admires him and basically has a school girl crush on him. Most of your other questions have been or shortly will be answered

John: Actually, I sort of envisioned Alice as Shinobu during that scene, so it was kinda funny for me to write it.

Gryphinwyrm7: Davis and Asriel are pretty well fleshed out, so I wouldn't have been able to pull them off as well without your work. So the credit there goes to you. More Kensai vs. Davis in the next chapter.

G.O.T. Nick: Yeah, having a crush on someone does tend to make you act like an idiot around them.

WolfGeneral: Actually, Eri is totally fine. As you can see, it's just an illusion.

Original Cards:

Rikuo: Effect Economics, Mechanical Defense Platform, Impervious Magic Shield, Wolf Demon Lord(WG), Lord's Ascension(WG), Wolf Demon Avatar(WG), Black Cyber-Wolf(WG), White Cyber-Wolf(WG), Howling Sword(WG), Order of Royalty

Drake: Skilled Chaos Magician, Sunset Magician, Chaos Apprentice, Hell Spell Striker, Kuriboh Magician, Instant Effect, Magician's Storm, Grave Sifting