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Jeffrey then found himself walking with Alexis through a livelier Duel Academy. There were brilliant display of lights so bright that you'd think it's Las Vegas at night. The smell of food was in the air. The distinct smell of each morsel was hard to distinguish as there was so much aroma of food floating in the air. That night, everyone was actually quite happy as they enjoyed the night through.
"This is good!" Jeffrey said as he chewed through the Barbeque Chicken on his stick and enjoyed every bit of it. "I love it!"
"Well, you shouldn't get too full because there should be more food along the way." Alexis said.
Then, a boy clad in an Obelisk Blue Blazer, wearing rectangular glasses bumped into Jeffrey.
"Oh, sorry I wasn't watching…" Jeffrey said as his expression changed the expression in that boy's face was one mixed with horror and such intense fear that it's like he's seen a ghost… "Hey, are you okay?"
"No! I shouldn't be here!" He said in panic. "Look, you never saw me, alright?"
With that, the boy fled as though something was chasing him.
'…What's going on here?' Jeffrey thought.
"Hey, you okay?" Alexis said
"Uh… Yeah…" Jeffrey said as he kept un-dusting himself. "Who was that guy?"
"He's Holden." Alexis explained. "He claims to see ghosts everywhere. I wonder what's up with him."
"I'd better go check this out." Jeffrey said. "Please wait for me at the Slifer Red Dorm. If I don't come back in an hour, tell them where I've gone."
Then, with that, Jeffrey left on pursuit of that Obelisk boy. The trail eventually led to a strange site which looks much like a camping site, only there was an altar made of wood instead of a tent.
"Alright, I know you're out there!" Holden shouted with much fear in his voice. "I know that you need my soul to come to this world!"
"What the? What's he talking about?" Jeffrey muttered under his breath.
"Oh? So, you're not as dim as I thought human!" a dark and deep voice said out of thin air. "Don't even think of running away, because you'll never get away from me!"
"Gaaaah!" Holden shouted as though some intense pain began to sear through the boy's head.
"Hey! Are you okay!" Jeffrey shouted as he came out of the bushes but to no avail as it was too late.
Holden was then engulfed in an aura defiled with hatred and anger, then vanished. In his place, a hideous creature clad in a threatening looking red cape that closely resembled a pair of wings. He had a vicious looking horn and had teeth that made him look even more frightening.
"Gahahahaha! I've finally done it! I've returned to the human realm!" the creature roared with laughter.
"What did you do to him!" Jeffrey demanded.
"Oh? A human… You seem to have a stronger spirit… Heh, you make that boy's aura seem dimmer than a fading light." The creature said.
"What have you done with him!" Jeffrey repeated.
"He took my place in the shadow realm." The creature said. "Tell you what, I'll make you a deal. If you can beat me in a Shadow Duel, I'll return to the Shadow Realm, and your pitiful friend shall return, but if you lose, then your soul shall suffer a fate worse than the Shadow Realm, I'll eat your soul!"
"Grrrr… Fine!" Jeffrey said as he strapped on his Duel Disk, inserted his deck, and activated it.
"Hahaha! Prepare for the Shadows, boy!" the creature said as a Dark Duel Disk appeared in his left arm.
Jeffrey – 4000 LP
Creature – 4000 LP
"My draw!" Jeffrey declared as he drew and grinned. "I play the spell card Spell Absorption! You see, when ever either of us activates a magic card, I gain 500 LP! Next, I'll set a monster face-down defense mode, and set another card! Your turn!"
"Heh!" the creature said as he drew and grinned. "I play the ritual spell Contract with the Dark Master!"
Then a spell card with a robed creature craving for power appeared.
"You see, once I discard this level 8 Despair from the Dark (2800/3000), I'm allowed to summon… Myself! Dark Master – Zorc! (2700/1500)" then the creature vanished from where he stood and reappeared on the field!
"But wait, since you played a spell, I gain 500 LP!" Jeffrey declared as his Life Point meter rose.
Jeffrey – 4500 LP
Zorc – 4000 LP
"No matter, because now, I use my special effect to roll a die, if the results are 1 or 2, then all your monsters are destroyed, if it's a 3, 4, or a 5, then only one of your monsters go down, but if I roll out a 6, then all my monsters are destroyed!"
Then, a large stone die fell from the sky and rolled in the middle of the battle field.
'Great, chances are really slim, only a one out of six chances of all him monsters being destroyed!' Jeffrey thought.
Then, the large stone die fell on a 1…
"Ha! Now all your monsters are destroyed!" Zorc declared as his face down monster was brefly shown as Ninja Grand Master Sasuke (1800/100)! "Now, I'll wage a direct attack on you!"
Then, Zorc unleashed a beam of energy straight from his palm and devastated Jeffrey's Life Points! Jeffrey fell on his knees, ebbing the pain of the shadow game…
Jeffrey – 1800 LP
Zorc – 4000 LP
"My move!" Jeffrey declared as he drew. 'Just great! One attack and he's already gotten ahead of me!' Jeffrey thought as he scryed through his hand trying to find an answer. 'I know!'
"I summon a monster in defense mode!" Jeffrey declared as a huge card in horizontal appeared before him. "And two cards face down, your move!"
"It's over!" Zorc shouted as he drew. "I summon Opticlops (1800/1700) in attack mode!"
Then, a vicious horned Cyclopes appeared beside Zorc, ready to serve him.
"Now, I attack your face down monster!" Zorc declared as he shot an energy beam straight at the face down. Before it was destroyed, it was revealed as Dark Blade (1800/1500) and was destroyed. "Now, Opticlops end this!"
"Oh no you don't! I activate my face down, Negate Attack!" Jeffrey declared as the card that would save him was revealed. "You see, this card stops your attack and you skip directly to Main Phase 2!"
"Grr… You got off easy, but next time, you won't be so lucky!" Zorc sneered.
"My turn!" Jeffrey said as he drew. "It's over, Zorc! Now, I remove my Dark Blade and Ninja Grand Master Sasuke from my Grave Yard to summon Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)"
Then, the swordsman and ninja faded into the portal of light and was replaced with the soldier clad in blue.
"What!" Zorc shouted in horror. "No! Not him!"
"Yes him! Now, I set another card face down and I play the equip spell card Mage Power!" Jeffrey declared as his soldier's attack just shot up by 1500! "You see, for every trap or spell in my field, my soldier gains 500 attack points!"
"No! It can't end like this!" Zorc shouted.
"Yes it can, and it will! Black Luster Soldier! Attack his Opticlops!" Jeffrey declared as his soldier obeyed and hacked the Cyclops and lost a huge amount of Life Points! "Now, end this! Attack Zorc!"
Then, the soldier sliced the demon as he fell on his knees as fast as his Life Points did.
Jeffrey – 1800 LP
Zorc – 0 LP
Then, Zorc was engulfed in flames!
"Gaaah! I'll… Get… My… Revenge! Gaaah!" Zorc shouted as he vanished and was replaced by Holden once more.
Then, he began to hear familiar voices…
"Jeffrey!" several of them called out.
It was his friends… Jaden, Alexis, Syrus, Chumley, Chazz, Bastion, and Zane…
"Whoa… What happened!" Jaden said as he felt as though he missed a lot of action.
"I'll explain later, but first, we have to get Holden to the Hospital Wing!" Jeffrey said as they all helped to carry Holden to the Hospital Wing where he was treated and cared for.
Jeffrey explained what had happened as everyone was struck with awe…
"Are you serious!" Chumley said as he began chewing his nails in fear.
"Yes, for all we know, it could've been someone in costume... How can you be sure it's real?" Bastion said skeptically.
"Well I'll tell you that it wasn't, because I felt the pain." Jeffrey said as he began to reminisce what had just happened.
"Well, all this talk of Shadow Game makes me want to go back to sleep." Syrus said as he, Chazz, Jaden, and Chumley left for the Slifer Dorm.
"Well… It's been quite a night… I'll turn in as well…" Bastion said as he left too..
"Hm…" Zane said as he too left.
Then, Jeffrey found himself alone with Alexis.
"Well, I'd better go to…" Alexis said.
"Wait, I'll walk you back to your dorm, I don't want anything else like this happening." Jeffrey said as he and Alexis made their way to the Obelisk Girl's Dorm.
Just as they reached the Obelisk Girl's Dorm, Alexis stopped in her tracks.
"I was scared for you…" Alexis said. "I had this feeling that something like this would happen."
"Oh… I'm sorry; I didn't mean to make you worry like that." Jeffrey said apologetically.
"I was scared; I thought that I'd never see you again." Alexis said.
"Well, I just didn't want you involved in it." Jeffrey said. "I didn't want anything like what happened to Holden to happen to you."
Jeffrey then clutched Alexis' shoulders gently.
"Alexis, I care for you too much to let anything happen to you." Jeffrey said as shifted forward, and then Alexis moved forward to meet his lips.
Then, Jeffrey felt something… It felt like warmth… Trust… Then he knew what it was… It was love.
Then, suddenly, Jeffrey's body began to feel life-less as he lost consciousness…
"Jeffrey! Jeffrey!" Alexis said as Jeffrey fell unconscious on the ground. "Jeffrey!"
To Be Continued…
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