"Dueling is a world of it's own"

-Geno Roads

Another World

If anyone would have told Owen Roads this morning that he would have lost his girlfriend, been on the run, and now dueling a strange man in all black in the middle of his grandfather's enchanted forest, he would have most likely asked how the person figured it out.

Owen's life was strange enough that he never doubted when someone told him something wild could happen.

"You may go first boy."

Owen sighed and drew his cards. Of course he had to be dueling someone that had a chip on his shoulder. "I summon Kelbek in attack mode."

The figure nodded and held up his hand, his deck hovering in the air. The airs flew to him, eyelevel, and he nodded, taking them each in. It was something that Owen wasn't shocked to see. Heck, Owen had been known to duel this way with his grandfather, to hone his magical powers. So, he wasn't surprised at all when D.D. Warrior Lady suddenly appeared in front of him, a card flashed by the duelist, and black clouds filled the forest.

"We are now having a shadow duel, hmmm?"

"No." The figure said. Owen blinked as the clouds suddenly grew lighter, till the whole forest was illuminated. Looking up, Owen was startled to find that the sky was now white, energy swirling around him. "We will not be dueling through the shadow realm. We will be playing a game of the Gods themselves."

In the realm of light, Guy watched as an orb of white magic rose up from part of an empty plane. It was nothing shocking, he knew what such a barrier was, being the god of protection.

That dome was a rising was one of godly magic, the strong stuff. He was slightly surprised by how powerful it was. Normally, a godly bubbles were only at a few clicks, as he considered it. That was enough to keep all gods except the higher ups, namely the Roads Family, from looking inside. This one though, was double that.

Normally, Guy would assume that it was something he needed to investigate, fearing a god was doing something against his father's law. But he could tell the magic inside was peaceful, even calm. Whoever had summoned he dome was not only a powerful god, but a peaceful one.

"I don't care how we duel, I am going to make this short and sweet. And to do that I will activate Cestus of Dagla." As his fairy grabbed the weapon, Owen pointed to the figure in front of him. "Attack his Warrior Lady!"

The fairy let out a screech and rushed forward, lightning streakin' around it's armored frame as it slammed into the Dimension warrioress. But as the dust settled, Owen could only gap. His fairy laid shattered on the field, D.D. now covered in the rock hard Sakuretsu Armor.

"I thought you said you'd be ending this quick." The duelist said calming, drawing his next card. "I will attack directly with my D.D. Warrior lady!"

Owen let out a scream as the glowing sword cut through his shirt, slicing into his flesh, blood leaking down upon his pants and staining the grass. Never had he felt anything like this in his life. His eyes were screwed shut in agony, his nerves ablaze. He let out a ragged breath as he forced the magic of his bloodline to heal his wounds. (Owen-4500)

"Only…a delay." He gasped, drawing his next card. "I activate Spell Absorption. This will give me a 500 lp boost for every spell we activate. And I will take a boost now by playing this, pot of greed!" He let out a soft groan as he felt a swirl of energy seep into his chest. "Now, I will set this card and summon Zolga and have it attack your D.D. Warrior Lady!" The caped angel's only eye opened up and shot a blast of energy right through the warrior, causing her to fall. As she did, she grabbed a orb from hip and threw it at the ground, a portal opening up and sucking both monsters away. (Figure- 5800, Owen-5000)

The figure threw a card to the ground, D.D. Drifter-Neo appearing. Owen was familiar with this spellcaster, having seen his grandfather wield it before. And he knew of its power to kill a chain. Infact, its mere presence was enough to tell Owen that he was facing a DD deck. Luckily, he had already faced and beaten that deck, and was ready to destroy it.

"D.D. Drifter, attack Owen directly."

"Sakuretsu Armor!" Owen shouted, pulling the same trick the figure had before. As Neo rushed towards Owen ad his spiked armor, the duelist in black quickly slipped a card into a pile that represented the graveyard, Neo faded from the field, reappearing as the armor faded from Owen's form. "Now it's my turn. Hysteric Fairy!" The suited angel appeared, adjusting her classes and taking instant flight at the Drifter, who once again faded from view only to reappear after the battle.

The figure merely smirked. "It's time to gather more of my forces. I summon D.D. Assailant." The warrior appeared, causing Owen to raise an eyebrow. He had never heard of D.D. Assailant before. The fighter was dressed in a full bodysuit, bits of long fabric whipping about in the breeze. The monster's shaggy blonde hair hung in his eyes as he adjusted the silk that covered his mouth. Owen wasn't for sure if it was a man though, if it was, he was a very bishy male. In his hands he held a massive blade, bigger then his own body.

Before Owen could get a real good look at the figure, the Assailant rushed Hysteric, the explosion that resulted removing both monsters from play. In the split second that the clouds dissipated, Neo was already rushing Owen, sinking his sword into the teen's shoulder. Owen screamed in agony, dropping too his knees. (Owen-3300)

"Do you give?"

Owen grabbed his shoulder, shoving it back into place. "Never." He spat, drawing another card. "I summon a second Hysteric Fairy and have it attack!" Neo pulled yet another escape trip, making Owen let out a growl. "You can't dodge me forever!"

"I don't have too." The figure replied, holding out a card. "Not anymore. I will now show you my Ka." With that, he stepped forward and stood next to Neo. "Say hello to Neo."

"That's it?" Owen asked. "That's your powerful Ka? A monster that can warp about dodging my attacks? Pitiful."

The figure, Owen got the feeling, was suddenly smiling. "Correct…not that impressive…until I combined my Ka with my Ba."

"WHAT!" owen shouted, watching as The figure held up a card, light suddenly flowing over his side of the field, engulfing it entirally. Before Owen could even raise his arm to guard his eyes, the light faded, and the figure now stood on the field…unmasked…as it were.

Now before him stood a warrior dressed in blue gray armor, the metal etched with swirling blue symbols. His lower body was dressed in black leather, bits of armor sewn into the material. His upper body was dressed ina similar way, except he had the blue gray armor attached by straps, glowing jewels embedded into the pieces. Upon his hands he wore gauntlets, a glowing blade of energy shooting out of his right wrist, past his knuckles and ending in a deadly point. Over his left arm was his blue cloak, the fabric draped over his shoulder, hiding most of the limb from view. Upon his brow was the headband that Neo always sported, though this one jutted down into a upon that drew low past his eyes and touched the bridge of his nose.

The figure smiled through the monsters handsome face and nodded gently. "I have summoned Neo's shiny form, a combination of Neo and Myself: Lord of the Different Dimension." He held up his hand, and his cards flew to him. "Now, witness my power."

He held up one card, and as it faded, something under his cape began to glow. He slowly drew it open, and Owen watched as the symbols of the Interdimensional Transporter flashed…and Hysteric Fairy warped away. Owen didn't even have a chance to hold up his arms as the blade flew at his head.

But the strike never came.

Owen opened his eyes to find that a pair of red wings was now blocking his vision. He blinked, staring up to see an angel now standing in front of him, his long handled hammer pushing up against the sword of pure energy. The Lord of the Different Dimension let out a snort and twisted his blade out from the block and drove it again down. Everything seemed to slow as Owen saw the weapon feign a strike then drop down to slash the angel across the gut.

"Twirl down." Owen thought. The angel reacted just in kind, blocking the attack. The Lord merely slide his blade sideways and used the momentum to bring it up towards the angel's jaw. "Spin to the right and ran him in the gut." Owen's mind called out calmly, as if this were normal.

So began the dance. The Lord would attack, Owen would see the move with ease, recalling his grandfather's training, and would, through his very mind, command the red winged angel to block the shot. He couldn't get any ground on the attacker, but he wasn't giving any either.

Finally, the Lord shuddered and divided, revealing Neo the Magical Swordsman and the mysterious duelist. Neo lowered his blade and locked eyes with Mars, the angel reluctantly letting his hammer drop out of it's guarded stance.

"You are strong Owen." The figure said softly. "But you aren't a true duelist yet."

"Yet?" Owen gasped, trying to regain his breath. He suddenly felt so very tired, as if his very soul was begging for rest. "I…thought that summoning…Mars….proved I was…"

The duelist shook his head. "You have only taken your first step my boy. When I am through with you, you will be able to join with your Ka and fight together in perfect harmony." The duelist waved his hand and Neo faded as Mars also disappeared, Owen's Ba unable to support the being and himself at the same time. "But first, we must get your KA stronger, and you as well."

"What do you mean?" Owen asked, sitting down near the man.

"well, first off, your monster was able to defend well, but that's only because I kept Neo at your skill level. Had I attacked at full force…" Owen blinked, only to find Neo had suddenly appeared, rushing at him and pressed his blade against Owen's throat. "You'd be dead." Neo returned and faded back into the duelist. "The truth is my boy, you have a gift for seeing moves in battle, but it must be honed. More so, you must learn to summon spells and traps the same way you can hold your Ka."

The duelist held his hand out and the D.D. Protostaff formed. He threw it down on the ground and proceeded to summon 20 more., before snuffing them all out.

"Do you see now Owen? Kaos has taught you well…but let me finish yoru education. Join me, and I will make you the greatest duelist that lived. You will prove yourself to your family, your friends…to those you love."

Owen licked his lips as he remembered what Kelli had said about him not respecting her, not using his full power…now it seemed he wasn't even respecting himself. It hit him like a ton of bricks: He had become lazy, complacent in his studies. Within him was power that could rival his grandfather, if he worked hard.

"What do I call you…and what must I do first?"

The duelist nodded. "Our first lesson has already begun…and you may call me O."