OK, here we are...Again. I'm gonna skip it all because of how tired and rushed I am, and skip straight to the good stuff. This is my way of rejoicing my freedom from the evil which is AP!
But first: To those whom it may concern, Tenken is not a Raphael rip off. Yes, Raphael is one of my favorite characters from the show and Guardians are one of my favorite deck types, but they are not in any way related! It's just that they both use Guardians, and they both try to empty their Graveyards. However, if you look at their reasoning for this, Raphael does it because of a specific love for his cards; Tenken does it because it's part of his strategy.
Also, their reasoning about life is also different...But I'm not going to write a paper on it for you. You'll have to figure it out on your own.
OK, let's go!
Chapter Fifteen: A Life in the Balance
"Don't you dare threaten her!" Kevin shouted. "I swear that if you harm her, I wont stop until I've broken every single one of you in half!"
"Kevin!" Kai shouted. "Don't worry, we'll get her back. You deal with this guy, though."
"We?" Vaun raised an eyebrow. "You can do what you want, Kai, but I'm only after Mudo." And with that, the boy samurai turned about and took off at a dead run, his hakama flourishing in the wind.
"Vaun, wait." Kai called after the samurai, running to catch him.
"Why are you following me?" Vaun asked. "I already made it clear that I have no intention of helping you, and I wont allow you to get involved in my battle. This is for my honor and I will fight it alone!"
"You don't have your Duel Disk with you, so you can't access the map. Furthermore, if you help me, I'll help you." Kai responded. "I just need you to help me get past their front defenses. Once we're in, you can go after this Mudo guy, and I'll get Sakura."
"Fine." he bitterly conceded, and the two continued their march for the Rare Hunters hide out, Vaun slipping Kai the map, who inserted it into his Duel Disk.
"Let's go." Kevin seethed, straining to keep himself under control. He raise his arm and his Duel Disk clicked into place. Seiji did the same and both players drew five cards.
Kevin-4000/Seiji-4000
"What's your rush, Kevin?" the black robed man asked. Simply because I kidnaped your girlfriend and threatened her life, as well as made the past two days a literal Hell for you, why are you so upset?"
"Shut up!" Kevin screamed. "I summon Lord of Dragons (1200/1100) to the field in attack mode!" A man in blue robes under dragon bone armor appeared. "Now I play Flute of Summoning Dragon to special summon my Magma the Hellfire Ryu (1600/1600) and my Different Dimension Dragon (1400/1500) in attack mode! Then I'll place one card face down and end my turn."
"I'll draw," Seiji began his turn, but paused a moment as Kevin's Magma began to form a small ball of fire in his jaws.
"Now that it's your standby phase, Magma's special ability activates, dealing you 200 damage!" The small dragon fired, striking Seiji square in the chest and explodig on impact, but not redering any significant damage.
Kevin-4000/Seiji-3800
"Impressive move, Kevin." Seiji admitted as he casually drew his card. "In fact, it's so impressive that I really don't have a way to counter it. I guess I'll just set two cards face down and then summon a monster in defense mode."
"Don't you dare toy with me." Kevin responded as he drew his card, which he simply added to his hand before turning to his monsters. "I'm not going to take any chances; Sapphire Dragon, attack his monster now!" The blue crystalline monster opened its jaw as blue lightening began to form, which it fired at the brown card image before the thief.
"Thank you." Seiji laughed as a man in leather armor and wooden weapons exploded. "You've just destroyed my Recruitment Soldier (1300/1700)!" With a slight chuckle the Rare Hunter popped his deck free and began to shuffle through it. "Now I can search my deck for a warrior monster who's attack power is bellow 2000, and summon it in attack mode." Coming to a stop in his search, the man looked up from his cards with an almost pleasant smile on his face. "Kevin, how much do you know about history?" Taking the other boys cold silence as an answer, he chose to respond to his own question. "Millennia ago, after the Egyptian Empire fell and all of the tombs sealed, there formed in the deserts a group of bandits who became experts at raiding even the most heavily guarded treasuries. So, they chose to give their syndicate a name-one which would always inspire fear because of its nature. A name referring to the silent killer of the desert himself! I summon Dark Scorpion-Gorg the Strong (1800/1500)!"
Seiji's first real monster was a hulking man with rippling muscles, a bald head, leather vest, and a scar over his entire face. In his hands he gripped a long handled mace which was exceptionally large, and what seemed to be a small axe blade on one side. The two most startling attributes to this man were first of all that he was blind, hiding behind two squinted eyes. Second, however, was the black tatoo on his right arm in the shape of a scorpion.
"Gorg was one of the first in the group, and was always the brute force behind their escapades." Seiji began to explain. "And his attack points are much too high for you to attack with either of your other monsters."
"Then I'll end my turn by switching my other two monsters into defense mode." Kevin growled as his Lord of Dragons knelt down and crossed his arms over his chest while his green dragon folded its four wings around its body.
Seiji drew a card as another blast of fire hit him in the chest, but he remained strong, hardly noticing the attack.
Kevin-4000/Seiji-3600
"Then I'll start this turn off by setting another card face down and then I'll summon Dark Scorpion-Firyal the Subtle (1100/1700)." Another figure in a dark brown leather top and red pants appeared, this one wielding a long tube in his hand. "Now I'll activate his special ability, allowing me to instantly change him to defense mode, and as his mode changes, he will slowly begin to destroy your monster, little by little."
The smaller man grinned and dropped to a crouching position, raising the pipe to his mouth. With a quick blast of air into the shaft he fired a small dart which struck the heart of Kevin's attack mode dragon. The dragon began to tense up and shake, which looked very painful with its rigid limbs as its breaths hastened slightly.
"The poison of my monsters darts, made using the venom from the black arachnids for which the band was named, has stripped your monster of 300 attack and defense points (1600/1300)!" Seiji explained. "Now Gorg, attack!" The large man raised his weapon and charged, completely undaunted by his disability, the twitching of Kevin's dragon seeming to make it easier to locate. With one swing Gorg had smashed the head of Kevin's monster, ripping it from the rest of it's body, the brittle neck shattering.
Kevin-3800/Seiji-3600
"My move!" Kevin shouted, reaching for his deck.
"Hold it, Mr. Hunter!" Seiji interrupted him. "You don't seem to understand. While Firyal is subtle, Gorg is not. Not only is Gorg a destroyer, but he's still a thief. So now he's going to take a little something form you."
Kevin's puzzled reaction to Seiji's riddle was answered as his Duel Disk pushed the top card off of his deck. Kevin pulled it free and was about to add it to his hand, a confused eyebrow raised when he was interrupted again. "It doesn't go to your hand, cretin. Gorg is going to take away that treasure of yours and send it to the Graveyard."
"Now can I go?" Kevin asked impatiently. His opponent nodded. "Good. Now I summon Masked Dragon (1400/1100) in defense mode." Kevin's newest monster was a red scaled dragon with a white later of bones over his back and face.
"Wait just a second, Kevin!" Seiji cut in. "I activate my Hidden Soldiers trap card, which allows me to special summon any level four or lower Dark type monster from my hand to my field, so I summon Dark Scorpion-Ata the Code Breaker (1500/1900) in attack mode."
Seiji's new monster was dressed in the same garb as the other two with the same black scorpion tatoo on his right arm, but this one was at work on some sort of primitive apparatus in his hands, shuffling tiles around, as if trying to find some sort of specific order to them.
"I'll end my turn there." Kevin conceded. Automatically, Kevin's fire dragon fired yet another burst, but once again it was seemingly ignored.
Kevin-3800/Seiji-3400
"Then I'll start my turn by switching Firyal back to attack mode, weakening your Magma, the Hellfire Ryu by 300 attack and defense points (1300/1300). Then I'll summon Dark Scorpion-Cantara the Curator (1300/2000) in defense mode!"
For the first time all Duel, Kevin found himself up against a female Dark Scorpion. However, she wore the same style of clothing as the others, only adjusted to fit her more slender body. She too bore the black tatoo, and her weapon of choice was a one handed pickaxe.
"I'll also set two cards face down and then I'll have Gorg attack your Different Dimension Dragon!"
"Not so fast!" Kevin countered, pressing a button on his Duel Disk and his lone face down card flipped over. "I activate Diamond Shield, which will negate your attack and allow me to summon any of my jewel dragons to the field. I couldn't use this last time you attacked because I didn't have a dragon in my hand, but now, partially thanks to you discarding a card, I've managed to get one." Reaching for the card he had drawn last turn, Kevin smiled slightly. "So now I summon-" Kevin stopped mid-sentence as the rigid shield which had originally started to protect his monsters began to crack, and Gorg was still charging. "What have you done?"
Seiji took a moment to respond, his eyes first moving to stare at Ata the Code Breaker, who had an equally satisfied smirk on his face as he stared at the object in his hand, which was beginning to glow with a golden light. Finally, he spoke.
"So long as Dark Scorpion-Ata the Code Breaker is on the field, and card you chain to the attack of a Dark Scorpion with the intention of stopping my attack will be negated and destroyed. So now Gorg, finish what you started!" The mighty man raised his weapon, preparing to crush the monster. However, as he swung down a multicolored wall appeared between Kevin's dragon and Gorg. Once the mace touched it, the steel weapon seemed to sink into the barrier, fallowed by Gorg's entire body falling into it, and stumbling out on the other side of Kevin's monster.
With a smirk, Kevin began to explain to his opponent, glad that it was now the Rare Hunter who was flustered. "Different Dimension Dragon cannot be destroyed by any monster attack which is below 1900 points. Gorg has 1800, which is definitely less than the needed amount."
"Very well, but that wont stop my other attacks. Ata, attack his Hellfire Ryu!" Reaching into his pocket, the cunning puzzle master pulled out a small and old-fashioned, one-shot gun which he fired, the bullet breaking through the thick hide of the fire beast. "That's all."
"Maybe, but my draw has given me something I think you'll recognize." Kevin smiled crudely as he glaced his new card. "I've draw Kings Ransom, which I won off of your underlings earlier today. So I'll pay 1000 Lief Points to then draw four cards!"
Kevin-2800/Seiji-3400
"Now I summon my Vorse Raider (1900/1200) in attack mode, and I'll have him attack Gorg!"
"Not today he wont!" Seiji responded as he depressed two bottons on his Duel Disk. "I activate my two face down cards. First off we have my Attack Transfer Barrier, which will redirect your attack at my Cantara and raise her defense points by 600 (2600)!" The beast monster stopped his charge for Gorg, who had raised his weapon to defend himself, somehow detecting where Kevin's monster intended to attack, even though he was blind. Kevin's creature instead turned his attention to the woman, who stood ready. "Next up is my Destruction Punch, which destroys your monster, even though my monster is in defense mode!" At the last second, Cantara thrust up and used the end of her pickaxe to parry Vorse Raider's weapon and push it up, placing her in the perfect position to strike down, digging her pickaxe's tip into his chest.
Kevin-2100/Seiji-3400
"And now that she has destroyed a monster, Dark Scorpion-Cantara the Curator's ability kicks in, allowing me to draw one card." Seiji explained, giving him a hand of one.
"I end my turn." Kevin scowled. He was losing-badly.
"Alright, now the fun really begins." Seiji explained. "Now I'll show you why I'm the most powerful Duelist of the Rare Hunters!"
Kevin felt a chill shoot up his spine as this was declared. 'How? He only has two cards in his hand, so what could he have that would be that powerful?'
"I summon my Dark Scorpion-Aldin the Assassin (1600/1600) in attack mode." The new monster was dressed like the other members of the gang, only his choice weapons were two jagged knives.. "Next I play the magic card Thieves Treasury, which allows me to draw until I hold five cards, provided I discard my entire hand before I draw, except I have no hand to discard, so I get five cards for free." he laughed as he pulled a new hand of cards free, giving the two an equal number of cards. "Now the fun really begins." he laughed, looking at Kevin over the top of his five cards. "First off is a field magic card known as Dark Scorpion Lair!"
Around the two Duelists appeared the massive hologram of a desert, replacing the tall building around them with decaying ruins from the ancient days, archaic brick pillars all around them, held up by stone walls. They seemed to be in some underground hideout, lit by torches and seeming to have limitless passages of shadow between each set of pillars.
"What does this card do?" Kevin asked, his rage waning for a moment, falling to the strength of his curiosity.
"My Lair has many abilities." Seiji admitted. "For starters, all you need to know is that it will increase the power of each Dark Scorpion by 200 times the number of Dark Scorpions on the field. I have five, so they each gain 1000 extra attack points (Gorg: 2800/1500) (Ata: 2500/1900) (Cantara: 2300/2000) (Aldin: 2600/1600) (Firyal: 2100/1700)!"
I fear, Kevin took an involuntary step back, his eyes wide with shock at the incredible attack force his opponent had put together with almost no effort and with hardly any loss.
"Now I play my Blood Oath of Loyalty magic card!" Seiji declared as he slipped the card into his Duel Disk before reaching for another card in his hand. "Now, take a good look at the picture on my card, Kevin." he instructed, holding the card in his hand still for a moment while Kevin did so.
The magic card showed Gorg and four other Dark Scorpions, one scrawny with a wooden hammer, another was female with a barbed whip, another had glasses and held a short knife with multiple attachments, and the one in the middle, standing with arms crossed and emitting an air of authority, had raven hair and an eye patch over his right eye. Kneeling before these five was Dark Scorpion-Aldin the Assassin, raising one arm into the air, holding his knife while the second arm was extended into the air in front of him, the obvious target of his knife.
"This card lets me summon one Dark Scorpion to the field if I have at least three on the field without the leader of the Dark Scorpions." Kevin's eyes immediately shot back to the magic card, fixing on the raven haired Scorpion. "But they wont be without their leader for long. You see, I'm going to use my Blood Oath of Loyalty to summon him!"
Raising the card into the air, Seiji began to laugh aloud, determined that victory was near. And it would all start with the card he held in his hand. A card of such power and the key to the Dark Scorpions. And they symbol of the rare hunters.
"Prepare to meet the leader of the Dark Scorpions, Kevin Hunter! Prepare to meet the thief whom all others after him have tried to emulate in their looting. I summon the King of Thieves! I summon Don Zaloog (1400/1200)!"
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"This is it." Kai observed as he and Vaun stared at the crumbling exterior of the building. It was an old abandoned prison in the heart of Domino, and probably hadn't been used in sixty years at the least. "You ready?" he asked, turning his head to find that Vaun had already begun to charge the door, which he broke down with a jump kick.
Rising from the crouch which he had landed in, Vaun turned back to Kai, his demeanor more serious than any Kai had ever seen. "Understand, Kai, that from here on out, you're on your own. I'm after Mudo and no one else. If you want to save this Sakura girl, that's all up to you."
"I understand, Vaun." Kai responded, reaching behind his back and pulling out his Millennium Rod. Kai raised his eyes to his companion upon hearing the samurai boy gasp. "Yes Vaun, it is a Millennium Item, but we can't think about that right now."
"You're right." Vaun agreed, turning away from the golden object. "Mudo," he muttered under his breath, his determination overcoming his awe. "Prepare to die." And with that, the two dashed into the building.
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Crying. It's something that people do simply on instinct. No matter where in the world one goes, they will find crying accompanying sorrow. Tears soon follow, splashing against the ground in thick, pounding splashes.
Some feel that women are more prone to cry, because they feel that women are weaker. Whether that was the case or not, it did not hinder Sakura Haeru, who sat alone in a cell, head in her hands, her sobs having dropped to almost silent. Her guards no longer could hear them. Perhaps it was because her tears had become so low that they couldn't hear her, or if they had simply been listening for so long that it had become lost, white noise that one eventually tunes out.
Whether or not this was the case was rather irrelevant to the four men who sat in disturbed boredom in the lower levels of their hideout. It had been their charge to guard the girl, Kevin Hunter's whore while General Seiji dealt with the emotionally distraught Duelist. It had seemed like a cunning and yet simple plan at first, but according to the
reports they were getting over their radios, not everything was going according to plan.
Five minutes ago, two boys, one of them a current target of theirs and the other some brat that their leader, Takamori Mudo, wanted to fight, had broken into the compound and were already past the first defenses.
Not that this was a problem. They had been given orders to let Vaun Hiten find his way to Master Mudo. However, because they were going easy on Vaun, it wasn't possible to hold Kai back because Vaun was clearing his way past anyone who got in his way.
There was a knock at the door, and was promptly answered by the guard nearest, who unbolted it and stepped aside so that the messenger could step in and address all four, who began to gather around the door. Even Sakura managed to make herself stop crying so that she could lift her bloodshot eyes to watch and listen.
"There's a chance that Kai will make it past our defenses." the messenger uttered in a rushed voice. "You've been given orders to transport the girl to another location."
"Crap." one of the four guards muttered. "It was only supposed to be the samurai kid, and Master Mudo was going to take care of him."
"I know. It was unexpected. But we have to ignore that for now and get her out of here. If Kai gets down here and gets her to Kevin before the Duel is over, then it could jeopardize everything!" the page shot back.
"Fine." the doorway guard gave in. "You two help me with her." he barked, pointing at two of the four men before him. "You two get up there and try to help stall them."
Once that was decided up, the apparent leader of these lower ranks approached the cell which held the innocent girl prisoner, a key in his hand and a rope in the other. He unlocked the door, swiftly pulled it open, and he and his companion stepped into the doorway, blocking any sudden mad rush for escape by the girl, who sat paralyzed. Nodding to his subordinate, the leader indicated Sakura, whom the man approached, lifted her to her feet, and then held her tight while his leader bound and gagged her, ignoring her feeble protests, her body exhausted from the abuse it had already received at the hands of these men.
"Let's move." he ordered.
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Kai fell to one knee in exhaustion, panting for breath, the Millennium Rod clutched tightly in his hands. Sweat dropped from his face and slashed against the ground, along with the last few bodies as Vaun struck them at carefully calculated points with his sheathed sword or with the end of his hilt.
Rising to his feet, Kai prepared to move onto the next room, but was stopped by Vaun's arm cutting across his path.
"Kai, he's in the next room." the younger man declared, returning his katana to his belt. "When we get in there, you are to run straight to the other side and get out. Don't hesitate at all. If he tries to stop you, I'll take care of him. But once you get through, keep going. Don't worry about me. This is a battle I've had to fight since before I was born. And if I do lose, you have to get out of here. They should be weakened enough for you to get her out, but don't wait for me, and don't come back for me."
Kai nodded. He wasn't sure why, but for some reason, he felt some sort of compelling force which made it impossible to argue with Vaun. There was simply no explanation for it. Kai just could not deny Vaun this one request.
'Is this is swordsman spirit?' Kai wondered as they started to approach the door. Vaun reached down and snatched up a small kodachi and it's sheath that had belonged to one of the now unconcious men, which he slipped into his belt on the right hand side, separate from the katana and wakizashi.
As the door swung open, the first thing they noted was the complete absence of life within the shadowy room. The walls, ceiling and floor were all dark in color, and the lack of light did little to help. However, Kai noted that Vaun's focus remained on one point on the opposite end of the room.
"Welcome Vaun, to your doom." a voice called out to them, and Kai for the first time noticed the other figure in the room standing opposite them. He was dressed in a similar fashion to Vaun, only his hakama was brown, the haori green and there were no triangles on his sleeves.
"Mudo, it is time." Vaun replied, and with that Kai took off at a fast sprint, his adrenaline in full circulation as he bolted for the other door.
"Now really Kai, did you think I'd let you get to her?" the man asked, drawing his sword at lightning speed and aiming to dismember Kai's head from his shoulders when a clang of metal seemed to cause time to stop for Kai. He looked ahead of him, finding the steel blade in the perfect position to strike. However, near the tip of the blade, Kai noticed was the head of the hilt of a kodachi which had been flung at high speed from the sheath to intercept the attack, knocking the sword back and out of Kai's way.
Ducking into a roll, Kai managed to dodge Mudo's attempt at a recovery, and as he did he noticed Vaun, still standing were he had been, but with his arm extended and the kodachi sheath tightly clenched in his fist, his eyes still on his rival. Kai became deaf to their words as he stole his way through the doorway.
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Turning to the boy in front of him, Mudo scowled at seeing the black haired Duelist slip past him, but quickly regained his composure in realizing the level of skill that was evident in his rival.
"Well Vaun, it seems you were holding out on me this morning." he began as he took a step forward and his left hand raised to his swords, stabilizing them for when he would draw.
"How did you draw your sword so quickly with that injury I gave you?" Vaun asked, his tone even and threatening, more so than Kevin's or Kai's. He too stepped forward and grasped his swords, preparing to attack.
"My employer has many resources, such as advanced healing methods." Takamori replied.
"Employer? I should have known." Vaun chuckled stiffly. "A dog like you wouldn't have the intelligence to pull off something like this. So, you've become a pawn have you? And to think I once thought of you as a true rival. Was it under the orders of another that you betrayed the Shinsengumi? Or orders to surrender Shogunate secrets to the imperialists? Was it someone else who ordered my parents killed, and then again that ordered me killed at the temple?" With each accusation, Vaun's steps became more rapid, as did Takamori's. Within seconds, the space between them was closed and their drawn swords crossed.
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"Don Zaloog (1400/1200), King of Thieves, and the greatest monster in my deck!" Seiji declared as a manifestation of the man form his magic card appeared, eyepatch in place, a row of bullets strapped to his chest, a six-shot pistol on each hip, and a sword clutched in each hand.
"Wait!" Kevin shouted, noticing something. "You can't have six monsters in play at one time."
"Normally this is true." Seiji agreed. "However, my Dark Scorpion Lair allows me to summon Dark Scorpions in my magic and trap zones. So now they will each gain 1200 attack points (G: 3000, Ata:2700, C:2500, F: 2300, A:2800, Don Zaloog: 2600/1200)!"
"This is insane!" was Kevin's only response.
"No, it's your defeat!" Seiji responded. "Now I play the magic card, Pot of Greed to draw two cards. Then I'll play my Mustering of the Dark Scorpions to summon two more Dark Scorpions, filling out my zones, and giving every monster on my field 1600 extra attack points (G: 3400, Ata:3100, C:2900, F:2700, A:3200, Don Zaloog: 3000)!"
The last two monsters Kevin recognized as members of the group from Blood Oath of Loyalty. The glasses wearing man with the multi-use knife and the female with the thorn covered whip.
"Meet Cliff the Trap Remover (1200/1000) and Dark Scorpion-Meanea the Thorn (1000/1800). And then tehy each gain the power bonus from the Lair (Cliff: 2800/1000) (M:2600/1800)."
"No!" Kevin gasped as he stared the monsters down.
"Yes, Kevin Hunter. Prepare to lose. Your Blue Eyes White Dragon, your girlfriend, and your life! Go Dark Scorpions, attack his monsters and what little Life Points he has left!"
To Be Continued...
And there you have it. Sorry it was short, but I think it set you all up for some good stuff. Kevin's an emotional wreck, Kai's charging into battle, Vaun's true fight begins, and Sakura's terror is revealed. So, what is to come? Kevin's in a bad situation, and he's got an army of incredible power about to run him down. And Vaun is up against an enemy form his childhood, who will reveal many interesting things about the boy samurai.
OK, I'm off, and I got four or more projects (Depending and how my other teachers feel) due over the next few weeks, plus senior finals, so I gotta ditch out for a while. But, I did get this one done, and for overall time spent typing, it's the fastest I've ever done, I think. OK, that's it. See ya.
The Helldragon-Yes, I fought the urge to make Time Mage for months, but finally, as I stood amidst a dangerous writers block when making up some cards, the idea for a Time Deck occurred to me, and I just had to take advantage of that. And it's unfortunate that you've only just now gotten into Kenshn, that it is. I myself have always been an addict and have bought many of the DVD's, that I have.
Noble Paladin-Tenken would mop the floor with the other two! OK, Raphael would be a bit stubborn, but that's all.
WolfGeneral-It's ok. If I had known you were in Finals I wouldn't have bugged you like that, and so I'm sorry. But understand that Tenken is not a Raphael rip-off, he just uses a similar deck.
Seeker of the Soul-Yes, it was one of my favorite Duels as well. A serious pain to write, but a good duel nonetheless.
G.O.T. Nick-It's not that he's a ripoff of Giyan, because I always forget about Giyan. I was trying to make a Dalin-based character when I created Tenken, and so here we are. Besides, Dalin is cooler than Giyan (Who is also very cool), and so I'd rather say that I ripped off Jacob.
Matrix Fighter-Yes, it was a good Duel. Of course, if you want a good Duel, go read thegymrat's story, and then read the sequel under the pen name Seeker of the Soul. It has the character whom I based Tenken upon. Go I say! Oh, and listen to Noble Paladin's ideas for your story. I've gone over it with him, and we both agree that many of his ideas would definitely help the fic out.
Original Cards:
Seiji-Blood Oath of Loyalty, Dark Scorpion-Aldin the Assassin, Dark Scorpion Lair, Thieves Treasury, Dark Scorpion-Ata the Code Breaker, Dark Scorpion-Firyal the Subtle, Dark Scorpion-Cantara the Curator
Kevin-Kings Ransom, Diamond Shield, Magma the Hellfire Ryu