Note: You may want to read the end of the last chapter to refresh your memory as to what was happening and to get into the feel of the duel because this is a direct continuation of the duel between Werechi and Judai.

Also, I invented a few cards for Judai.

--------------------------Chapter 2: The Beast Revealed

Judai: "I'm not out of this duel yet! I activate the trap card I set down earlier, Hero Illusion. As long as there is an E. Hero on the field, this card stops your attack."

Alpha Werewolf King's attack is stopped. Werechi seems to remain silent, but then a he laughs

Werechi: "Well aren't you lucky to have played that trap card. But it has only saved you for one turn. Next turn you will be finished! I end my turn."

-----Current Duel Status-----

Judai – 3800 LPs

Werechi – 3100 LPs

Werechi has 1 face-down card and Alpha Werewolf King (7100/2700) on the field

Judai has Flame Wingman (3100/1800) and skyscraper

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Judai draws a card

Judai: I will win because I have to save Asuka. Draws a card Excellent, this guy, or whatever it is, is going down. "Alright, here I go. I activate Pot of Greed to draw two cards. Draws 2 cards Alright, first I'll activate De-fusion to split Flame Wingman into E. Hero Avion and E. Hero Burstinatrix. Then I will activate Monster Reborn to bring back E. Hero Sparkman. Next I will summon Bubbleman in attack mode. Now, since Bubbleman, Avion, Burstinatrix, and Sparkman are on the field, I can use my second polymerization to fuse them together, forming the E. Hero Elementrix (3100/2500). Next I equip him with Elemental Reaper, a special equip card that only works on Elementrix and doubles his attack. Then, skyscraper adds 1000 attack for a grand total of 7200 attack points. Now, go Elementrix, attack with Elemental Slash! Say goodbye to Alpha Werewolf King!"

Werechi: "That is impressive, a 7200 attack point monster. But you forgot about my face down card! I activate Were Protection. If the target of an attack is a werewolf monster, it is negated. And so my werewolf lives, which is bad news for you since, might I remind you, I can sacrifice LPs to raise Alpha Werewolf King's attack points on any of my turns?"

Judai: "Yeah, yeah, I don't care. I will win this duel no matter what so you can power-up that wolf of yours all you want because it will never be able to beat me. I think I'll end my turn by playing a face-down. Your turn now." Wow, this is great. The last time I've had this much fun dueling was with Ryo.

Werechi: draws a card I will sacrifice another 200 LP's to raise Alpha Werewolf King's attack points to 7300. I will play two cards face-down. Now, attack Elementrix!"

Judai – 3800

Werechi – 2900

Judai: "It seems that this time, you forgot about my face-down card. I activate Effect Destruction, which activates whenever a monster attacks with an effect. By paying 1000 LPs, I can cancel the effect of any monster on the field, and I choose Alpha Werewolf King. Now your monster's attack is 3100 and your LPs are back to 7100, which means your Alpha Werewolf King is destroyed and you lose 4100 LPs."

Werechi: "In that case, I activate my face-down card Sacrificial Fusion Barrier. First, I must pay 2000 LPs. (Judai – 2800/Werechi – 1000) This card then stops my monsters from being destroyed. But that isn't all it does. Now I am also allowed to summon a fusion monster without the use of polymerization as long as the monster cards needed are somewhere in either my hand or graveyard. Thus, I summon Alpha Werewolf (2800/1700) back to the field in attack mode. Next I will activate my second face-down card, Werewolf Summoner. This card can only be activated if my LPs are 1000 points or less. Since my LPs are 1000, I am allowed to activate it. This card allows me to summon two monsters in one turn, but the second one must be a werewolf monster. Now, I summon Werewolf Warrior (1600/1000) in attack mode.

Judai: "What good will that do? Even if you summon five monsters in one turn, none of them compare to my Elementrix. You've definitely lost it."

Werechi: laughs uncontrollably "You think so?" He is barely able to contain his amusement as he is speaking / suddenly he stops laughing and speaks in a strange growling sound "You fool! Is it possible that you can be this naïve? You little brat, I will teach you respect." Then mumbles in a barely audible voice "I'd rather eat you though…" Speaks loudly again "I play the spell card Werepack of the Wild, my strongest spell card of all. This will be your demise. This card can only be activated when there is at least one Alpha wolf monster and at least two other werewolves on the field. By cutting my life points in half, I can combine the three werewolves into a pack. When attacking or being attacked, they can attack or defend together and the attack strength will be the sum of the attack points of all the monsters in the pack. They can also attack separately, and take down three separate monsters if I desire. Since my battle phase is already over, I can't attack this turn but next turn you will be destroyed by the Werewolf Pack (7500/5400)." Starts laughing maliciously again "I told you that your soul will soon belong to the shadows!"

Judai – 2800

Werechi – 500

Judai: "I've already told you, I will not lose. I still a card to draw, which brings new possibilities with it." I just hope it's the card I need… "Well, here it goes. Draws a card and swings his hand back when he does, then brings it front of him as he flips it over. As soon as he sees it he smiles You see, Werechi, you have a strong deck and all, but it contains a serious flaw."

Werechi: "Oh? And what is that? Since, obviously, that flaw is small enough not to matter since I am about to defeat you."

Judai: "You are wrong. You are, however, right about one thing; this duel is about to be over. Your deck's flaw is that you sacrifice your LPs too readily. Because of this, you are extremely vulnerable to direct attacks on your LPs. And now I will prove this to you. First, I play the card De-fusion. You remember this card right? It splits my Elementrix back into Avion, Burstinatrix, Bubbleman, and Sparkman. Next I will summon my second E. Hero Clayman to the field. Then I activate Emergency Provisions to gain 1000 LPs by sacrificing Skyscraper and then play the environment card Fusion Gate. This card lets us fuse monsters without using a polymerization card and I choose to fuse Clayman and Burstinatrix to form E. Hero Rampart Gunner (2000/2500), whom I will play in defense mode. And his special effect is what will take you down. He smiles and stares right at the dark space where Werechi's face would be When Rampart Gunner is in defense mode, he can attack the opponent's LPs directly, but the damage done is only half of his attack. But since your LPs are so low, that is more than enough to wipe you out."

Werechi: his voice is full of panic and uncertainty "No… it isn't possible… your Rampart Gunner will do 1000 points of direct damage! NO, I couldn't have lost, it just isn't conceivable!"

Judai: "E. Hero Rampart Gunner, attack Werechi's LPs directly!"

Werechi: "NOOOOOOOOO"

Judai – 3800

Werechi – 0

-------end of duel

Judai does his winning pose and watches as the shadow creatures begin to engulf the figure. Suddenly, the hood falls down and just before Werechi is devoured by the spirits, Judai gets a glimpse of his face.

Judai: What in the world? Did I just see what I think I saw? That face wasn't human… it was far from it. That thing looked like it was a wolf!

As the purple and black atmosphere disappeared, Judai saw Asuka a few feet in front of him. The red sphere seemed to be evaporating and slowly, Asuka began to move. She was regaining consciousness as fast as the sphere was vanishing. Once she was free, Asuka was fully awake and looked up to see Judai staring down at her. She hastened to get up and words began pouring out of her.

"Judai, I can't explain how but I could see your duel! It was strange because it seemed like it was dream, yet so real. I knew you were dueling right then and that it was a shadow duel! But you saved me Judai, and not for the first time either. Thank you Judai, thank you so much. I don't know how I'll ever be able to repay you," Asuka cried.

"Hey, don't worry about it! It's what friends do, right?" said Judai.

"Oh stop being modest. But seriously Judai, thank you!" she said and came up to him. The two embraced each other as Asuka continued praising and thanking Judai. Suddenly, Asuka seemed to realize she had hugged him and swiftly broke away

Asuka was blushing and was as red as a tomato whereas Judai was just too embarrassed to do anything.

"Ummm… sorry… I … uhh…," stammered Asuka.

Judai: Well, now that we hugged I suppose this is as good a time as any to find out if she really likes me or not. I'm not sure but Misawa says she does…

"Uhhh... Asuka… I want to ask you something. Do you… ehem… do you-"

"Yes!" Asuka exclaimed and turned red again. "I will go out on a date with you." She suddenly beamed at him and it appeared as though she would cry.

"Huh? What do you mean? What the heck is a 'date'?" questioned Judai.

Suddenly Asuka went from tender to angry and embarrassed. "You…! What do…? I… YOU IDIOT! AND FOR THE RECORD, I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE DATE!" she exclaimed as she went red again. Her face looked like it was about ready to explode.

Asuka: I suppose that is what I get for jumping to conclusions. It's just that I thought that he actually had some feelings for me and that not all of his heart was devoted to dueling.

Judai began to laugh uncontrollably, almost to the point of tears. "I was just joking Asuka! I know what a date is. I mean I might not have known what a fiantay or whatever it is called was on the day of the tennis match, but I do know some stuff about girls. So, since you took back what you said about accepting the invite, I'll ask again. Will you go out with me?"

Asuka blushed and was smiled again. Wow, what an immature, yet interesting, dork. But I suppose that is what makes him attractive.

"Yes Judai, I will," she said. And then she started to giggle. "But I just realized that there is one problem."

"W-What is it?" Judai asked, a little crestfallen.

"We are on a duelist island, Duel Academy Island to be exact. This island doesn't have any restaurants or private eateries. There are only student facilities here," she said as she continued giggling.

"Oh… yeah I guess you're right. Hmmmmm… I have an idea. Why don't we meet after dinner tomorrow and walk around the island or something? We just have to eat a little early," Judai suggested hopefully.

"That's a great idea Judai! I guess you can come to the Obelisk Blue dorm around six. I'll wait right in front the entrance, and then and we can walk together," she responded.

"Cool, so that's settled," said Judai just as he heard Fubuki somewhere off in the distance calling Asuka's name. "In the meantime, I think we should hurry and get out of here. Your brother, Fubuki, has been worried sick all day and I hear him calling!"

"Oh my god! I forgot about him! You're right, we should definitely hurry back!" Asuka said.

With that, the new couple ran off towards the sound of the voice where they would soon find Fubuki.

Meanwhile, off in the distance the mysterious figure continued to watch Judai as he ran off.

"Well… it seems I've underestimated you Judai. I am surprised you were able to defeat Werechi. But not to worry, your soul will soon belong to shadows, and I know the perfect opponents to send after you," it said.

Then, suddenly, a gust of wind rushed up in a spiral and the figure disappeared.

----------------end of chapter 2

I know it got a little corny at the end there, but I'm an Asuka x Judai fan, so I wrote it

Once again, I ask that you review my work. I would greatly appreciate it. Just remember what I said about criticizing names! Feel free, however, to criticize anything else.