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Chapter 9: The Test

"Kai what's wrong!" Adam asked. Kneeling over his friend.

Yugi looked at him "he's just tired…let him rest he'll be good as new in a few hours."

"What a relief" Karri said placing her hand over her heart breathing out heavily.

Joey and Tristan nodded together and Joey got down on his knees as Tristan hoisted Kai up and placed him on the back of Joey. All four of them had to carry Kai to the room taking turns. They finally got them on his bed and removed his disk and deck a card fell out and Yugi noticed it and then grabbed it looking at it. "That can't be…"

Kai woke up he was in a blackened area. He sat up and rubbed his head he looked around after a while "I don't think I'm in Washington anymore…" he stood up only to find a guy in Egyptian robes he looked exactly like Kai except this guy had a beard and his hair was not silver tipped. The guy also had a staff.

"Welcome Young Kai," the Mysterious man said "you don't know who I am but I know whom you are." He smirked at Kai's confusion.

"Great another fan and I'm not even in the top 100," Kai said looking at him with an eyebrow Raised.

"I am the original Card Guardian who's served the Pharaoh in Yugi's Millennium Puzzle." He said raising his hand a duel disk mystically appearing on there "from here on in the duels you play in are tests the Card Guardian has powers that no man can dream of. But to access these powers you must beat me!"

"And if I lose" Kai said activating his disk.

"The Card Guardian abilities will pass onto a different duelist then they face me." He said drawing his hand

Kai-4000

? -4000

Kai drew his hand and then looked it through "I'll start who ever" he drew and smiled "I summon Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700) in attack mode then I play Wicked Breaking Flamberge discarding my Guardian Baou in order to do so then I play Monster Reborn to Revive him from the graveyard! (800/400) now I play Tailor of the Fickle to combine him with his Flamberge! Now I offer my Skilled Magician to summon Dark Magician," he shouted instead of the Mage in purple appearing. A dark Magician in Crimson robes silver hair and silver eyes appeared in his place.

Yugi flipped over the Crimson copy of the Dark Magician over "Who gave him this?" he said

Adam raised his hand "I gave it to him after I bought it in a Card Shop."

"Impressive opening move Kai now let me show you mine I summon Kaiser Sea Horse in attack and then I play these two cards face down." He said smiling

Kai drew and then smiled I summon Double Coston! And then I-" Kai started to say

"Reveal Trap Torrential Tribute! It destroys all of our monsters and since you wasted your summon I guess I can go?" He said Kai nodded and he drew "I activate Call of the Haunted to revive Kaiser Sea Horse (1700/1650) next I sacrifice him for a guardian known as Guardian Angel Joan! (2700/2000) now attack his life points directly!"

Kai-1300

? -4000

"Your move." the Kai Double ganger said

Kai drew that Guardian's attack really stung still. "I play pot of greed to draw two cards…" he drew the two and smiled "I summon Silver Fang in Def. Then I play my next three cards face down" the white wolf emerged with pride and joy as his master called on him.

"I guess then you'll lose…" he drew and then smiled "I play Double Spell discarding my Flute of Summoning Dragon magic card. And I use Monster Reborn to call your Double Coston in attack mode then I sacrifice him to call out Invader of Darkness! (2900/2500) now attack his fang"

"Frozen Soul!" Kai shouted as the card appeared "you may be older but I'm still in this fight" he drew and smiled "I sacrifice my Silver Fang to call out Dark Magician Girl (2300/1700) next I reveal Sages Stone! To call out her Mentor Dark Magician" the purple robed mage appeared in a light of glory "Now I use my face down Graceful Charity" he draws three and a tear comes from his eye "I'll discard these two and offer both my sages to call out Sorcerer of Dark Magic (3200/2800) now for some fun SORCEROR ATTAK HIS ANGEL JOAN!"

Kai-1300

? – 3500

Kai smiled as his sorcerer smiled. "Your move"

The guy promptly drew and nodded "you defeated the most powerful Guardian in my deck. You do deserve to be known as the card guardian. I guess you have questions."

Kai-1300

? -0(forfeit)

Kai nodded "who are you and what is this card guardian."

The guy looked up "my name is the same as yours Krylancelo Knight…but I have a different last name than yours its Burgondoth. And the card guardian is a well Guardian of the Cards or real monsters…this is only the second time that the Guardian Gene has needed to find a body… let me show you." He raises his staff and ancient Egypt is under them as the fly into the Pharaohs throne room they see Lawrince in shackles.

Yami stands up and then holds his puzzle "For trying to seal our Shadow Monsters in Crystal forever I banish you to the shadow realm come forth Obelisk the Tormentor and show him what your power is!" the massive blue monster raises up behind him and slams his fist into Lawrince's gut his body falls down soul less and mindless.

"Wait isn't that you?" kai noted to the guy that was standing next to the Pharaoh.

"Yes…I found him and stopped him in a duel unfortunately it came with a price…when his mind was sent to the shadows so was mine to come forth if he ever did as well." Krylan said looking over to the younger boy. "You have seen enough" they appeared in Kai's mind once more "this is as far as I can help you please respect your deck and they will take you far. Now AWAKEN!" Kai's physical body shoot up he was in bed and the gang was around him. "How long has it been?"

Yugi smiled "its been two hours since you where out!"

Kai looked to his side and seen Karri laying her head on his bed her hand on his. Kai gently removed it and stroked her head.

"Where's Adam" Kai spat out looking around.

"He's at a duel kido," Joey said "he didn't want us to follow. So we stayed here"

Kai sat up and grabbed his duel disk and deck and ran straight to the convention center. The others followed. 'I just hope Adam will be alright' Kai told himself over and over again

To be continued…

Authors note: in the next few Kai duels it will be noted The Test series and then it will say what the test is just not to get you confused.