Odd Occurences & A Past Visit: Vengeance of Shadows
Hey guys. Sorry for the long delay. Thanks a lot for those that have read this. I really appreciate it. Anyway...just a little heads up...it gets a bit graphic near the end about the problem that haunts Relena still at times. Slight indication of incest, however...that's the problem that haunts her & her older sister. Please try not to feel offended by it as in real life some things are hard to forget (like this).
Disclaimer: Don't own YGO or YGO GX or any of the characters, except those listed on OC list.
Character List:
Yuki Judai – Yuki Jaden
Tenjoin Asuka – Alexis Rhodes
Manjyoume Jun – Chazz Princeton
Marufuji Sho – Syrus Trusdale
Marufuji Ryo – Zane Trusdale
Maeda Hayato – Chumley Huffington
Misawa Daichi – Bastian Misawa
Chronos de Medici – Dr. Vellian Crowler
Daitokuji – Dr. Banner
Sameshima – Chancellor Shepard
Fonda Fontain -
Tyranno Kenzan
OC Characters:
Ryu Tanabi (Spiral Dragon) – 17
Tobias Gramfield – 15
Andros Landers – 16
Baxter Hammingson (Real name: Lazarth Grimstone) – 24
Relena Darson – 17
Cornelia Darson – 19
Taylor Anderson - 14
Hotaru Akari – 36
Chapter 3: Test of Strength & Terrible Memories
As Ryu & Tobias headed over to class, he looked around, noticing how big it was & realized that this was the only classroom in the whole school. There was a row for the Obelisk Blue students, & one for the other two. As the two found their seats, Ryu couldn't help but wonder what subject it was he had first. He took a look at his DA-PDA & tried to find the schedule for his classes. Turns out the first one was with Prof. Chronos, which talked about the cards themselves. Next one after that was the history/origin of Duel Monsters with a person named Hotaru Akari. And the last one was art class with their overseer Kabayama.
Ryu looked over the second subject & the teacher.
'Hotaru Akari…is that the new overseer of Osiris Red? A female-overseer…that's a start,' thought Ryu to himself.
"Hey Ryu…your girlfriend's showed up," teased Tobias.
"She's not my girlfriend you twit," shot back Ryu.
Just then as he looked down, he saw Relena sitting next to Taylor, who was sitting next to Judai in the last row. A few seconds later he saw the rest of the class come in & saw Misawa, Sho, & Kenzan take their seats behind them. Then they saw Prof. Chronos appear in front of the class.
"Good morning to you all. For those of you that are new here, my name's Prof. Chronos de Medici. I'll be your teacher for this class, which discusses about the cards that are used in Duel Monsters. That includes discussions of cards that are banned, restricted to a certain number, & those that used to be banned," said Prof. Chronos. He then saw Ryu's hand go up.
"What is your question Signor Tanabi?" asked Prof. Chronos
"Pardon me for intruding professor, but…is there by any chance we might be able to discuss about trap chains?" asked Ryu.
"Hmm…interesting topic that you've brought up Signor Tanabi. Yes…we will go over it. But first…if you don't mind me asking…do you know the meaning of it?" asked the professor.
"Of course professor. You see a trap chain is a series of traps played together in a certain order. When a player activates 2 trap cards in a chain, the 2nd one that was played activates first & the order of the chain activating goes backwards. The same is said if it was 3 or 4 trap cards," explained Ryu.
"Perfect. Bravo…Signor Tanabi. That's exactly the answer I was looking for," said Prof. Chronos. "Now…can anyone here explain to me the use of a trap chain in dueling terms?" He then saw Asuka's hand go up.
"Go ahead Signorina Asuka," said the professor.
"An example of a trap chain is say if you opponent tries to destroy your 2 face-down cards with Heavy Storm. You activate for example Magic Jammer to discard a card from your hand, & chain it with Just Desserts if your opponent has any monsters on the field. If you're opponent has 3 monsters on the field, & you activate this chain, your opponent would lose life points first before negating the magic card," explained Asuka.
"Excellent. That was a brilliant answer. Of course I wouldn't expect anything less from one of my Obelisk Blue students," said Professor Chronos. He then saw Ryu's hand shot up again. "What is it Mr. Tanabi?"
"Pardon me again for interrupting sir, but…there's a trap card that can prove to be useful if you're trying to save your best trap cards," said Ryu. "And it so happens I have one in my deck. It's called "Fake Trap". I'm sure you've observed duelists that were being tested using that card. Whenever your opponent targets a trap card by monster effect, magic or trap card, you can use this card as a substitute for your other trap cards. Like what Asuka mentioned in her example, it can be easily used in that type of situation."
"You've proved a good point there Mr. Tanabi. Now…if you don't mind…I'd like to continue the class," said Prof. Chronos. "Now…can anyone tell me the reason why Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning is banned from tournaments?" He then saw another Obelisk Blue student's hand go up again.
As Ryu listened, he obviously knew well the reason of why it was banned from tournaments. It was almost the same reason for Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End, except both of their effects was different. Chaos Emperor Dragon required the owner to pay half his/her life points to send all cards on hand & field to the graveyard & on top of that did 300 damage to the opponent for ea. card destroyed. With that card, it can activate one of two effects: Remove 1 monster on the field from play. If you activate this effect, this card cannot attack this turn, or if this card destroyed your opponent's monster as a result of battle, it can attack once again in a row.
Afterwards, Chronos went over the subject of several effect fusion monsters in which he wanted the class to explain what they were.
"Now…can anyone explain to me the effect of Dark Paladin?" asked Prof. Chronos. He saw Ryu's hand go up.
"Yes…Signor Tanabi?" asked the professor.
"It's a fusion of Dark Magician & Buster Blader. You can negate the effect of 1 Spell card & destroy it by discarding one card from your hand to the graveyard as long as this card is on the field. Furthermore…just like Buster Blader's effect when it's on the field, increase the monster's ATK power by 500 for ea. dragon on the field & both player's graveyards," explained Ryu.
"Excellent work, Signor Tanabi," said the professor. He looked around and spotted Taylor looking up at Sho. "Signorina Anderson."
"Y-yes professor?" asked Taylor.
"Can you please explain to the class the effect of Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo Daedalus?" asked Chronos.
"It's effect can only be activated by tributing one Levia-Dragon – Daedalus on your side of the field. By tributing the field card "Umi" on your side of the field, both you & your opponent discard their entire hand & on the field to the graveyard except Ocean Dragon Lord – Neo Daedalus," explained Taylor.
"Yes, good work, Signorina Anderson," said the professor.
Just then the bell rang, signaling that class was over & it was time for break. As Ryu was about to leave, Prof. Chronos stopped him.
"Signor Tanabi…a moment with you if you please," requested Chronos.
"Of course professor," said Ryu, heading down to meet him.
"I must say I was quite impressed by your knowledge Ryu. I should promote you to Obelisk Blue to join my students," said the professor.
"I'd be flattered professor," said Ryu.
"Oh come now, come now…you just barely got close to being in Obelisk Blue…& seeing how well you performed on your dueling exam…I'd say you'd make a great duelist," answered the professor.
"That's great & all professor, but…I was just wondering…can you give me some time to think it over?" asked Ryu.
"Of course, of course. Take all the time you need," said Chronos.
"Have a good day professor," said Ryu, heading out the door.
"Same to you," he called back.
As he headed to join up with his friends, Relena caught sight of him & called out to him. With a smile on his face, Ryu rushed up to join them & Judai.
"That was a very impressive explanation you gave back there Ryu," said Judai.
"Yes…even I'm impressed," said a voice.
They turned around & saw Asuka along with another girl with black hair & green eyes. Relena quickly recognized who it was.
"O-onee-san," she acknowledged.
"Humph…so you made it. Not bad. Course I wouldn't expect someone like you to have tried & make it to a high level with that type of dueling skill," she answered.
"Hey…why not take it easy on your sister a bit? And if I recall correctly, I thought the older one was supposed to look out for the younger one? Isn't that what they're supposed to do or has that completely receded from your mind!" retorted Ryu, with anger.
"Hey…no one asked for your opinion freshman!" she shot back with a glare that would make any newcomer cower. Yet Ryu still held his ground.
"Yeah…well I'm not afraid of you. And despite that fact…I think your younger sister has more talent than you'll ever have. And one more thing…dueling isn't just about getting high marks or winning…it's more on how to have fun & make strong bonds with friends," replied Ryu, with a glint of fire in his eyes.
"Sou ne," answered Judai, backing him up.
"He's got a point you know," answered Misawa.
"I don't have time to listen to this," said Cornelia. And with that said, she turned to leave.
"Hey…the least you could do is congratulating her on being able to pass her dueling exam!" shouted Ryu.
Cornelia stopped for a moment, and then continued on her way.
"Jeez…talk about support," said Ryu, disappointed.
"Gomen nasai, Ryu-kun," said Relena.
"Is your sister always like that?" he asked. Then he added, "Never mind. It's not of my concern." And then he was about to leave when Relena stopped him.
"Matte!"
"Hai?" asked Ryu.
"A-a…ano…arigatou…Ryu-kun," said Relena, slightly blushing.
"Dou itashimashite," replied Ryu, with a smile.
"Ryu…wait up," called out Misawa, as he joined up with him. "That was quite a display of courage back there. Even though you're a first year & all."
"I've dealt with scum like that back then," said Ryu. "She just lacks more understanding is all. I mean…she's the eldest."
"Sounds like someone I know well," said Misawa.
"Who?" asked Ryu.
"His name was Marufuji Ryo. He was Sho's older brother, usually referred to as the "Kaiser" of Obelisk Blue. He graduated not too long ago last year, before the new wave of students came in. He got beat by a guy in the Pro Leagues named Edo Phoenix, who used a similar deck to that of Judai. However…we just learned now that Judai has a new deck that beat his deck. After Ryo lost, he got thrown into a dueling ring that was used for entertainment, won…but now he has a changed attitude," explained Misawa.
"How?" asked Ryu.
"He usually doesn't have that drive for winning whatever the cost no matter who got in the way. He usually showed respect to duelists whether it meant winning or losing. But now with that attitude gone & this new one replacing it…I just don't know what to think of him anymore," answered Misawa.
"Sou desu. This guy seems to have trouble trying not to let his emotions run over him…but that duel in particular was just downright wrong & illegal," replied Ryu.
"I agree," said Judai, joining up with them. "Speaking of which…what type of deck do you use?"
"Elemental-Spellcaster," said Ryu. "What about you Judai?"
"Me…I use an E-Hero Neo deck," answered Judai.
"Heh…I see you're the lucky man who discovered the new deck somehow," answered Ryu.
"How'd you know about this?" asked Judai.
"When I was 10, as I was accompanying my father to work, I came across a young man that was talking about putting a Duel Monsters deck into space to collect different auras. At that time I was interested into Duel Monsters & found it a lot of fun," said Ryu.
"That young man happens to be Seto Kaiba of Kaiba Corp. who started the Battle City tournament," said Misawa.
Ryu's left eyebrow went up in a slight surprise. "You don't say?"
"Well of course. He's the one who created the Duel Disks," said Misawa.
"True. But…back then in ancient Egypt they had something similar to that," said Ryu.
"How do you know all this stuff?" asked Judai.
"When my father passed away when I was 12, his best friend was going on an expedition in Egypt & invited me along. As we explored caves & pyramids, my eyes came across a tablet which depicted, although slightly worn out…what appeared to be the ancient form of the modern-day Duel Disks that we have today. However…I still haven't found out what it was yet," explained Ryu.
"I see. Interesting," answered Misawa.
A few seconds later, the bell rang again, signaling the start of the second class, which was the history & origin of Duel Monsters. Sho managed to catch up with them as soon as the bell rang.
"Hey Ryu, do you wonder who the new teacher is?" asked Sho.
"A bit…and…not," he answered. As soon as he headed to class & took his seat, he was quite surprised at the noise level. Almost all the Ra Yellow & Obelisk Blue students, including the Obelisk Blue Girls were wondering about who the new teachers were. Only the Osiris Red students were quiet since their teacher was their overseer. As soon as she entered, almost all the guys were in awe, especially Ryu who just couldn't help but stare for a few seconds. She had black hair & purple eyes & wore a white suit with purple sleeves, a dark purple skirt, & black high heels.
'She wasn't kidding. She's kinda cute,' thought Ryu. As he looked around at his fellow classmates, he suddenly felt a kind of strange aura. 'What's going on? I suddenly have a bad feeling about this.' He then looked at the teacher & noticed that something was different. 'A blue & green aura…I guess that means she not all that she seems.'
"Konnichiwa, minna-san. Watashi wa Hotaru Akari desu. Dozo yoroshiku," she answered, with a bow. "In this class, we will focus on the historical origin of Duel Monsters. I'm hoping to get to know most of you throughout this course."
After taking attendance, she then began to explain to the class about its origin in Egypt & how the Millennium Items were used to judge criminals as well as summon monsters from tablets.
"Now…can anyone explain to me the uses of some of these items?" asked Hotaru. Ryu's hand immediately shot up.
"Yes Mr. Tanabi?" asked Hotaru.
"The Millennium Puzzle was only for the Pharaoh & he alone had the power to summon the most powerful Duel Monsters of all, which were the 3 Egyptian God cards. The Necklace was used to see into the future & past, the Ankh was used to see into the person's soul & what power was in there, the Rod was more of an extraction device, & the Ring could detect an evil presence & point to the direction of where it was coming from. Think of it as an evil detector. The scale was used just like it was during the judgment period of a person that died. Only this one was used to measure the amount of darkness in the person's heart. And the eye was used to see what creature lurked within the person's heart. Furthermore, the other 6 items were owned by the Pharaoh's Royal Court who had the authority to judge a person," explained Ryu.
The whole class was amazed at how well he knew about the items, especially the teacher most of all. She seemed quite astounded at how much he knew the subject.
"Very impressive, Mr. Tanabi. Now some time later, a great battle brewed between the Pharaoh & a cunning thief who's evil was unimaginable. A great evil had spread & was approaching the city, until the Pharaoh used his most powerful monsters, which is what Mr. Tanabi mentioned, to defeat this evil. Then he sealed away the dark powers, along with his soul," explained Hotaru. She then saw Ryu's hand shot up again.
"Yes, Mr. Tanabi?" asked Hotaru.
"Um…sorry to interrupt again professor, but…I know this doesn't pertain to the subject a bit…however…when I mentioned about the 3 Egyptian Gods…sometime ago when I was 12, which is when I started playing Duel Monsters, a huge could came over the city & the images on my cards began to disappear. Later…it then occurred to me that there were beta versions of them that are hidden within this school," answered Ryu.
The whole class became silent as all eyes were on him. Even Judai was surprised & stared at him with sudden surprise.
'How could he have known about the whole ordeal?' wondered Judai.
"A-all right then. Come & see me after class," said Hotaru. Just a few seconds later, the bell rang again, signaling the end of this class & the start of lunch. Ryu did as she said & headed down to meet her.
"What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" asked Ryu.
"I'm just surprised that a guy like you could've known so much about it's history quite well. How?" Hotaru wondered.
"My father passed away when I was 12 & one of his friends who was going on an expedition in Egypt invited me along. As we explored a certain pyramid, my eyes came across several tablets depicting of what seemed to be some parts of Egypt's history, as well as a carving of the ancient version of today's Duel Disk," explained Ryu.
"Oh…I'm so sorry to hear about your father," said Hotaru, feeling sympathetic.
"Anyway…enjoy your lunch Miss Akari," said Ryu, heading out the door.
"Same to you," said Hotaru, heading outside.
As Ryu headed over to the cafeteria, unbeknownst to him, someone was watching him from outside. The hooded figure followed from the side of the building, when his comlink went off.
"Hawk 01…status report," said the voice.
"Hawk 01 to Hawk 02, I've spotted your target. He's headed over to the cafeteria now, over," he replied.
"Ok. Stay on him till I give further instructions, Hawk 01," it answered.
"Got it, Mr. Hammingson. Hawk 01 out," he answered, & turned off his comlink.
As Ryu entered the cafeteria, he then spotted Tobias saving a seat for him at one of the nearby tables. After getting some grub, specifically curry…he decided to join up with Tobias & the others. He then noticed Relena & Taylor already having their trays with food & decided to invite them.
"Hey Relena…come & sit with us," offered Ryu.
"Arigatou…Ryu-kun," answered Relena, blushing slightly, & both decided to sit with them. Relena decided to sit next to Ryu, while Taylor sat across from her & sat w/Tobias on the opposite side.
"But…aren't you guys supposed to sit with your group?" asked Taylor.
"I'm sure they wouldn't mind," answered Tobias.
"So…how'd the welcoming turn out?" asked Ryu.
"Oh…you wouldn't believe us if we told you," said Taylor.
"Try me," answered Ryu.
Taylor was silent for a moment then said, "Ok. She's like…a total hottie."
Ryu was a bit surprised from her response, considering she was a girl & all. Relena was surprised a bit as well. Taylor noticed the two looking at her surprisingly, which caused her to slightly blush.
"I-i-it's not like I'm a lesbian or anything. I'm just saying she's…" stammered Taylor, still a bit red.
"I get the point. It seems she's teaching the history & origin of Duel Monsters," said Ryu, taking a piece of carrot covered a bit with curry sauce into his mouth. He didn't even wince considering it was still a bit piping hot.
"Dude…you know it's still a bit hot, right?" asked Tobias.
"Look who's talking. If I recall correctly, you tend to complain a bit when it comes to spicy food like that. As for me…I've been used to food like this," said Ryu.
"Really? How?" wondered Taylor.
"My father once taught me how to cook this type of food when I was little. I use to help him out with the cooking. I got that part from him," said Ryu, smiling.
"That's cool," said Taylor, putting a piece of tempura shrimp in her mouth.
"Mind if I try one?" asked Ryu.
"Dozo," said Relena, handing him a piece.
"Domo ne, Relena-san," answered Ryu, taking it.
"Dou itashimashite," said Relena, slightly blushing.
Taylor noticed this & whispered to Tobias, "Don't you think something is going on between the two?"
Tobias tried to hide a smile & said, "Yup. I think something is definitely going on between them."
"By the way, you did a good job during class today, Taylor," said Ryu.
"Thanks. Same with you," she replied.
Over on another table, Misawa noticed Ryu & Tobias sitting on a table across from them. Sho noticed Misawa expression & asked, "What's up?"
"I'm just wondering…if that guy is good as he says he is," answered Misawa.
"Why not test their strength in a duel?" asked Kenzan.
"Good idea. You'll be my dueling partner," answered Misawa.
"Yeah and…wha---me?" asked Kenzan, surprised.
"Sure. Why not? Your deck seems pretty useful, possibly against Tobias' deck. That is…if you're up to it?" asked Misawa.
"Of course I am," said Kenzan, enthusiastically.
With that said Misawa headed over to where Ryu & Tobias were sitting, tapped Ryu on the shoulder & asked, "Since you're pretty good at understanding certain cards, why not test your skills in a duel later on tonight?"
"Sure. When & where?" asked Ryu.
"Ra Yellow dueling dome, 6:30 p.m. tonight. And…just for your information…it's a double-duel," said Misawa.
"Tag-team, huh? I'm up for it," said Ryu.
"Good. Well…see you later then," said Misawa, & headed back over to his table.
'This should be interesting,' thought Ryu to himself, as he finished the last of his lunch. And just in time too because the bell rang again signaling the start of the final class. 'Finally…art class.'
As he headed into class, he then spotted his overseer at the front getting preparations set.
"Konnichiwa, Kabayama-sensei," greeted Ryu.
"Ah…Ryu-kun, konnichiwa," answered Kabayama.
"Need some help?" asked Ryu.
"Iie. Daijoubu desu ka," said Kabayama. But as he tried to straighten the supporting post for the blank pages, it suddenly fell on top of him, & causing the paper to scatter.
"Daijoubu, Kabayama-sensei?" asked Ryu, as he helped him up.
"Mm. Chotto," answered Kabayama. "Arigatou."
Just then the rest of the students showed up for art class. Kabayama then gave the class some blank sheets of paper to start off with & told them to try & paint their favorite card on that blank sheet, which took almost like most of the period. Since Judai liked Hane-Kuriboh, he gave it a try. The end result was that it looked more like a Kuriboh that got knocked out. Sho's favorite had to be Dark Magician Girl. The result was more of a kid's drawing version of it, which was still good.
As for Ryu, he decided to draw Elemental Mistress Dryad. His result was an almost exact duplicate of his favorite card. He had all the details right, and then noticed that Tobias & some of Ryu's fellow Ra Yellow classmates were looking over his shoulder. Even Sho, as well as some of the students from even the Obelisk Blue & Osiris Red dorms were looking, including Taylor & Relena.
"Wow…sugoi, Ryu-kun," said Sho in awe.
"You've really got talent man," said Tobias.
"Ah, totemo sugoi," said Judai, impressed.
"Arigatou, minna-san. Dakedo…rakki desu," answered Ryu.
"Iie. Rakki denai desu," replied Judai. "You seem very skilled, Ryu."
"Totemo kirei, Ryu-kun," replied Relena, with a smile.
Ryu was taken by surprise at first & turned a slight hint of red, trying to hide it. Tobias noticed, & poked playfully at Ryu with his right elbow.
"I think Ryu's got a crush on someone," teased Tobias.
"Urusai!" answered Ryu.
"Come on…admit it," answered Tobias.
"Chigau, bakayarou," shot back Ryu.
Just then the bell rang, signaling the end of class. As Ryu prepared his things & headed out, Relena turned to him & asked, "So…you dueling against Misawa & Kenzan after school?"
"H-hai," he answered.
"Gambatte, Ryu-kun," she said, holding his hand for a brief second.
Ryu noticed & both pulled away almost quickly & turned away from each other for a moment, both blushing furiously.
"A-arigatou," Ryu answered quickly, & headed over to the Ra Yellow dueling arena.
Meanwhile, as Ryu headed over to the dueling arena, a cloaked figure watched what happened a few minutes ago, with a slight smirk on his face.
'So…that's his love interest is it? Perfect bait,' he thought.
At the Ra Yellow dueling dorm, Asuka, Judai, & Sho sat in a certain row in the dueling dome.
"Wonder if their going to make it on time," wondered Asuka.
"I'm just curious as to how the duel's going to go," said Sho.
"Hey…you're not the only one who's curious," said Judai.
A few seconds later, both Ryu & Tobias appeared on one side of the walkway & noticed Misawa & Kenzan waiting for them.
"Glad you two showed up. Now just because we're classmates, don't expect us to go easy on you," said Misawa, as the other two made their way to the opposite end of the dueling platform.
"Don't worry. I don't intend to either," said Ryu, with a look of determination on his face.
"Same here," answered Tobias.
"Ikouze Misawa!" shouted Ryu, inserting his deck & activating his duel disks. The others then did the same.
"DUEL!"
"Ore no TAAN, doroo!" said Misawa, drawing a card. "Oxygedon kougeki hyouji de shoukan! Soshite…kaado ichi mai setto. TAAN endo da."
"Watashi no TAAN doroo!" yelled Ryu, drawing a card. "Monsutaa kaado setto! Soshite kaado san mai setto. TAAN endo."
"Ore no TAAN desu. Doroo!" yelled Kenzan, drawing a card. "Giant Rex kougeki hyouji de shoukan. Soshite…sokkou mahou…Dinostamp hatsudou. As long as I have a dinosaur-type monster on my side of the field I can automatically destroy one of my opponnent's cards on the field. And I go with the card on the far left."
"Reverse kaado oopun! Fake Trap!" yelled Ryu.
"Nani!" wondered Kenzan.
"Whenever I have a monster effect, trap, or magic targeting one of my other trap cards, I can use this card as a substitute to save all my best traps," said Ryu.
"Grr…kuso. Giant Rex anata no monsutaa de kougeki," commanded Kenzan.
"Sokkou mahou, scapegoat!" yelled Ryu, revealing his face-down magic card, right after his face-down monster, Critter, was destroyed.
"Critter monsutaa effecto hatsudou. You know what that means," said Ryu.
"You get to choose a monster from your deck & reshuffle," answered Kenzan.
"And I'll go with Kuriboh," answered Ryu, showing the card, then reshuffling his deck.
"Kaado ni mai setto. TAAN endo," said Kenzan.
"My turn," said Tobias, drawing a card. "I'll place one monster in defense & place one card face-down & call it a turn."
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," said Misawa, drawing a card. "Hydrogedon kougeki hyouji de shoukan. Oxygedon, Hydrogedon, scapegoat token de kougeki."
'Heh…this should be easy. Once Misawa summons his dragon, I'll use my Bottomless Trap Hole to remove it from the game,' thought Ryu to himself.
"Whenever my Hydrogedon destroys a monster in battle, I get to automatically summon another from my deck," explained Misawa.
'2 Hydrogen & 1 Oxygen…water. But what monster would plainly become water?' wondered Ryu.
"Tefuda kara…mahou kaado, Cyclone hatsudou," said Misawa. "Your face-down card is destroyed, Ryu."
'Heh…that's the reason why I have another monster in my deck to get it back,' thought Ryu to himself, with a slight smirk on his face, as his face-down card was destroyed.
"Look at him. He seemed glad that his face-down was destroyed," said Sho.
"Unless he's got something planned," said Taylor.
"Looks like we're going to find out soon," said Asuka.
"TAAN endo da," said Misawa.
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo!" yelled Ryu, drawing a card. "Mahou kaado, Gouyoku Natsubou hatsudou. Kaado ni mai doroo. Monsutaa kaado setto. Soshite Hikari Gofuuken hatsudou. And I use it on you Kenzan. TAAN endo."
"Grr…ore no TAAN, doroo!" yelled Kenzan, drawing his next card. "Element Saurus kougeki hyouji de shoukan. Tefuda kara …magic kaado, Earthquake hatsudou."
"Ohhh boy," said Ryu, sensing that it wasn't going to be good.
"This magic card automatically switches all face-up monsters to defense mode. TAAN endo," said Kenzan.
"Here goes," said Tobias, drawing a card. "I flip my face-down monster, Princess of Tsurugi into face-up attack position. And since it's flipped, this monster deals 500 damage to one of my opponent's for every magic & trap card zone on their side of the field. And I choose Kenzan."
"Nani? Ack," gasped Kenzan, as he got hit from the effect, while his life points dropped to 3,000.
Current standing: Ryu/Tobias – 8,000; Misawa/Kenzan – 7,000
"Then I play Jetroid in attack mode & call it a turn," said Tobias.
'Hmm…interesting,' thought Ryu, as turn came back to Misawa.
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo!" yelled Misawa, drawing his next card. "Element Dragon kougeki hyouji de shoukan. Tefuda kara mahou kaado Bonding H20 hatsudou. By combining my 2 Hydrogedon's with my Oxygedon, I can now summon a new monster. Say hello to my Water Dragon in attack mode. Now I'll have my Element Dragon & Water Dragon attack your remaining scapegoats."
"Guess again, I activate my face-down card, Shift. Whenever one of my monsters is a target of a magic, trap, monster effect, or an attack from a monster, I can transfer it to one of my other monsters. And I choose my face-down monster from your Water Dragon's attack."
Ryu's face-down monster was Magician of Faith.
"And due to its effect, I can get back a magic card from my graveyard. And I choose Pot of Greed," said Ryu.
"However, you're down to one defense monster," said Misawa.
"Heh…we'll see," said Ryu.
"TAAN endo," said Misawa.
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo!" yelled Ryu, drawing a card. "Tefuda kara mahou kaddo, Gouyoku Natsubou. Kaado ni mai doroo. Soshite Sonic Bird kougeki hyouji de shoukan. Monsutaa effecto hatsudou. When it's summoned I can choose one Ritual Magic card from my deck & add it to my hand. Then I reshuffle my deck. And I choose Doriado's Blessing."
"Which allows you to summon Elemental Mistress Doriado," answered Misawa. "I saw your dueling test."
"You may think you know what my strategy is…but that's where you're wrong," said Ryu, reshuffling his deck. "Kaado san mai setto. TAAN endo."
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," said Kenzan, drawing a card. "Element Saurus wo ikenie ni. Dark Driceratops kougeki hyouji de shoukan. When this monster destroys a Defense monster during battle, the difference is done as battle damage to the opponent's life points. But since I can't attack, I'll end my turn."
"Here goes nothing," said Tobias, drawing a card. "I sacrifice my Princess of Tsurugi to summon Patrician of Darkness in attack mode. The controller of this monster can choose the target of their opponent's attacks. I end my turn."
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo," said Misawa, drawing a card. "I place one monster in defense mode. Soshite…Element Dragon, scapegoat token de kougeki. Water Dragon…Sonic Bird de kougeki."
"Torappu chain hatsudou!" yelled Ryu.
"What?" wondered Tobias.
"Torappu chain?" wondered Judai.
"Spiritual Wind Art – Miyabi, soshite, Draining Shield hatsudou. Since Draining Shield activated first, I'll gain a boost from your Element Dragon, & sacrifice my Sonic Bird to activate the Spiritual Wind Art's effect, allowing me to return a card on your side of the field to the bottom of your deck. And I choose Water Dragon," explained Ryu.
"Clever move," said Misawa, as he returned his Water Dragon to the bottom of his deck, while Ryu's life points went up by 1,500, brining it to 5,500. "TAAN endo da."
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo," said Ryu, drawing a card. "Field mahou, chikara no Yami hatsudou."
As soon as the field magic card was activated, a sphere of dark energy encircled the 4 duelists.
"That field magic increases the ATK of spellcaster & fiend types & lowers the ATK of fairy types by 200 points," realized Misawa.
"Correct. Soshite…monsutaa setto de shuvih hyouji. TAAN endo," said Ryu. 'Two turns have passed for Swords of Revealing Light so far.'
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," shouted Kenzan, drawing his next card. "Gouyoku Natsubo hatsudou. Kaado ni mai doroo. Shisouchou Arcaheopteryx kougeki de shoukan. Soshite…mahou kaado,
Choushinkayaku Kai hatsudou."
"Nani kore?" asked Ryu in surprise.
"By sacrificing one Bird Sub-Type monster on my side of the field, I get to Special Summon 1 Dinosaur Sub-Type monster from my hand. And I choose Dark Tyranno!" explained Kenzan.
'Uh-oh,' thought Ryu, starting to sweat.
"TAAN endo," replied Kenzan.
"All right. My draw," said Tobias, drawing a card. "I play Monk Fighter in attack mode, then I place one card face-down & then activate the magic card Polymerization, fusing my Dark Blade & Pitch-Dark Dragon to summon Dark Blade the Dragon Knight!"
"Nice timing," said Ryu.
"When this card deals battle damage to my opponent's life points, I can select up to 3 cards from my opponent's graveyard & remove them from play," explained Tobias.
"Some good that will do," said Misawa.
"Actually Misawa…it will. First I'll have my Patrician of Darkness attack your Element Dragon," said Tobias.
"Not quite. Reveal face-down…Last Magnet!" shouted Misawa, revealing his face-down.
"Uh-oh. This is bad," realized Ryu.
"Right you are. You see…it acts like a equip card and once I equip it on a monster…it reduces their ATK by 800 points. And I choose your Patrician of Darkness," said Misawa.
"Oh great. Now he's weaker," realized Tobias.
"Element Dragon…counter-attack!" commanded Misawa.
'I've still got one trick up my sleeve,' thought Tobias, as his life points dropped by 300.
Current standing – Ryu/Tobias – 13,300; Misawa/Kenzan – 7,000
"Now I'll have my Dark Blade the Dragon Knight attack your face-down," answered Tobias.
"You've just destroyed my Carbonedon," said Misawa.
"I go to Main Phase 2 & activate my face-down, Time Seal…and I use it on you, Misawa. This trap makes you skip your draw phase. And with that said, I end my turn," replied Tobias.
'Not bad. But we'll need more than that to beat these two. The third turn has passed already. One more turn & it's done,' thought Ryu. 'Then there's that monster that was sent to the graveyard.'
"Oh no," said Ryu, suddenly.
"What is it Ryu?" asked Tobias.
"There's a certain reason why that monster is in the graveyard," said Ryu.
"What? I made a mistake," asked Tobias.
"I'm pretty sure. Just be cautious on the next turn," warned Ryu.
"I'll end my turn, since I can't draw," said Misawa.
'Something's up. I just can't tell what,' thought Ryu. He looked over to Misawa's end of the field. 'Those two traps cards are just sitting there for some reason. Unless…'
"Saa…omae no TAAN da," said Misawa.
"Wakatteru. Watashi no TAAN, doroo!' said Ryu, drawing a card. "I play Nobleman of Extermination from my hand. This magic card destroys one face-down trap card on the field. If the face-down card is a trap, it's removed from the game. However, if it's a magic card, it's sent to the graveyard. I use it on you Kenzan & on the card on the right."
"I'll use it. Seizon Honnou hatsudou. By removing Dinosaur Sub-Type monsters from the game I can increase my life points by 400," explained Kenzan.
"He has two in the graveyard," said Tobias.
'Something's not right here,' thought Ryu, as he watched Kenzan's life points go up by 800.
Current standing - Ryu/Tobias – 13,300; Misawa/Kenzan – 7,800
"And I'll call it a turn," said Ryu.
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," said Kenzan, drawing a card. "Your Swords of Revealing Light is ended. Field mahou Jurassic World, hatsudou."
"Not good," said Ryu, as his Yami field card was destroyed & a lush green jungle field appeared, along with a volcano in the background.
"This field magic increases the ATK power of all Dinosaur & Bird Sub-type monsters by 300. When a Dinosaur or Bird Sub-Type monster battles, they're not affected by Trap Cards. When one of your monsters attack, my monsters then switch to defense mode," explained Kenzan.
"Pretty clever, Kenzan," said Misawa.
"That's not good," said Tobias.
'Kuso. How can we activate our trap cards if that effect activates?' wondered Ryu.
Kenzan's Black Tyranno was now at 2,900 & Dark Driceratops was at 2,700.
"This is bad," said Ryu.
"Now I'll have Black Tyranno attack your Jetroid & Dark Driceratops attack your Patrician of Darkness," said Kenzan.
"Not good," said Ryu.
"Guess again Kenzan. You're forgetting my Patrician's special ability. I transfer your Driceratops' attack to my Monk Fighter," said Tobias, as his life points dropped by 1,700.
Kenzan then noticed that Tobias' life points didn't drop any further.
"W-what's going on? You're life points should have dropped further," said Kenzan.
"Wrong. You see…thanks to Monk Fighter's effect, I don't take any damage after it's destroyed," explained Tobias.
"Nice," said Ryu.
"Hey…that's just like my Hane-Kuriboh," said Judai.
Current standing – Ryu/Tobias – 11,600; Misawa/Kenzan – 7,800.
"TAAN endo," said Kenzan.
"Here goes nothing," said Tobias, drawing a card. "I play Axe of Despair on my Dark Blade the Dragon Knight, raising its attack by 1000. Then I play my face-down card…Just Desserts on Kenzan. For every monster on your side of the field, you take 500 damage."
"Aaaaggghh," screamed Kenzan, as his life points dropped to 6,800.
"Now I'll have my Dark Blade attack your Driceratops," said Tobias.
'That last card's a trap!' realized Ryu. "Matte…Tobias!"
"Reverse kaado oopun! Eizoku torappu…Kohaku no Otoshi Ana. When you attack, I can use this to negate that attack & make your monster switch to defense mode & once it's in that position…it cannot switch modes," explained Kenzan.
"Grr…kuso," said Tobias, as his monster switched modes.
"I end my turn," said Tobias.
"Watashi no TAAN…doroo," said Misawa, drawing a card. "Mathematician kougeki de hyouji de shoukan. When summoned, I have to place the top card on my deck to the graveyard. When this card is destroyed in battle, I get to draw 1 card. Now…I'll use it to attack your face-down monster, Ryu."
"You've flipped…Aussa the Earth Charmer. When flipped, I can automatically control one Earth type monster on your side of the field. And since Mathematician's the only one on your field I'll use him," explained Ryu.
"Not bad," said Misawa. "I end my turn."
"All right. Here goes," said Ryu, drawing a card. His eyes went wide when he realized what card he just drew. He had a smile on his face.
"Uh-oh" said Judai.
"I play Doriado's Blessing & sacrifice your Mathematician to Special Summon Elemental Mistress Doriado in attack mode. Then I reveal my face-down. Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan. This can only be used when I have one of ea. Earth, Fire, Wind, & Water type monster on the field, & since Doriado represents one of ea. I can choose one of 4 effects. And I choose number 2 to destroy all Spell & Trap cards on Kenzan's side of the field," said Ryu.
"Due to Mathematician's effect I get to draw 1 card," said Misawa.
"But it doesn't end there. I now use it & switch my Earth Charmer to attack mode & have both attack you directly Misawa," said Ryu.
"Nice timing," said Tobias, as he saw Misawa's life points drop to 5,800.
"I end my turn," said Ryu.
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," said Kenzan, drawing a card. "Shunsoku no Gilasaurus kougeki hyouji de shoukan. Now I'll use Dark Driceratops to attack your Patrician of Darkness."
"Guess again. Reveal face-down…Magic Cylinder. This re-directs the attack right back at you," explained Tobias.
"Agghhh," screamed Kenzan, as his life points dropped to 2,300. "Grr…TAAN endo."
"My draw," said Tobias, drawing a card. "I'll place one card face-down & call it a turn."
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo," said Misawa, drawing a card. "Lithmus no Shigishiki hatsudou. By sacrificing monsters whose combined levels equal 8 or more I can now summon a monster that will surely be your defeat. I sacrifice my White Magician Pikeru & Barrel Dragon to summon Swordsman of Death Lithmus."
A monster that looked like a pro swordsman appeared on the field w/0 ATK points.
"What's with that? He has 0 attack power," said Tobias.
"Looks can be deceiving, Tobias," said Ryu.
"Right you are. You see it gains 3,000 attack for a Trap card that's face-up on the Field. Furthermore it's not affected by Trap cards nor can it be destroyed in battle," said Misawa.
"Uh-oh," said Ryu.
"And I'll use it to attack Tobias' Patrician of Darkness," said Misawa.
"Ugh," groaned Tobias, as his life points dropped to 10,400, & Misawa's monster went back to 0 ATK points.
"That ends my turn," said Misawa.
'There's got to be a way to turn this duel around. But what?' wondered Ryu.
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo," yelled Ryu, drawing a card. He had a sudden look on his face as though the card he drew was what he needed. In fact…it's exactly what he needed. "TAAN endo."
"What's he doing? He left his monster completely defenseless," said Sho.
"Don't forget…he's still got his Kuriboh in his hand to back him up," said Asuka.
"I'm just curious as to what trick he's going to pull off next," said Judai.
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," said Kenzan, drawing a card. "Hyper Hammerhead kougeki hyouji de shoukan."
"You've triggered my trap. Trap Hole that is," said Tobias. "Any monster w/1,000 ATK or more is destroyed. So adios to your Hammerhead."
"Grr…Black Tyranno, Dark Driceratops…Tobias ni direct attack!" commanded Kenzan.
'This'll hurt,' thought Judai.
"Agghhh," yelled Tobias, as his life points dropped to 5,400.
"Soshite…Gilasaurus wo Doriado de kougeki," commanded Kenzan.
"I discard Kuriboh from my hand to reduce battle damage to 0," replied Ryu.
"Nice save Ryu," said Tobias.
"Main reason why I have him in the deck," answered Ryu.
"TAAN endo," said Kenzan.
"My draw," said Tobias, drawing a card. He too then had the same look as Ryu, during that turn. "I place one monster in defense mode & end my turn."
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo," said Misawa, drawing a card. "Blood Vorse kougeki hyouji de shoukan. And I use it to attack your face-down Tobias."
"You've destroyed my Lady Assailant of Flames. By taking out the top 3 cards from my deck out of the game, she can deal 800 damage to your life points," said Tobias.
"Uggghhh," groaned Misawa, as his life points dropped to 1,500. "I end my turn."
"Watashi no TAAN, doroo," said Ryu, drawing a card. "Heh…I now take out Doriado from the game to Special Summon Inferno in defense mode. And there's a good reason why he's called that too, which you'll find out once I end my turn. Right now."
"Ore no TAAN, doroo," said Kenzan, drawing a card. "I use Dark Tyranno to attack Ryu's life points directly & Dark Driceratops to destroy Inferno. And due to Driceratops' ability the difference between my monster's ATK points & your monster's DEF points, goes to you as damage."
"Agggghhhhh," screamed Ryu, as his life points dropped to 2,300. He gasped for a few minutes then had a smile on his face.
"Nani?" wondered Kenzan.
"Inferno monsutaa effectto hatsudou. When my monster is destroyed as a result of battle, it deals 1,500 damage to my opponent's life points. Ending this duel," said Ryu.
"Aggghhh," screamed Kenzan, as he dropped to the floor & his life points decreased to 0.
"Wow…sugoi," said Judai.
"Interesting strategy," said Taylor.
"Yokatta," said Relena.
"You guys really put up a good duel," said Misawa. "Congratulations."
"Thanks," answered Ryu. "Same to you guys."
"Interesting deck you've got Kenzan," said Tobias.
"Arigatou. Yours is pretty interesting as well," answered Kenzan.
After the duel was over, the rest headed back to their dorms. However, Ryu noticed that Relena decided to stay behind for a while & wondered why.
"Doushita? Relena-san?" asked Ryu.
"Ano…Ryu-kun…can I talk to you for a moment," asked Relena.
"Hai," he answered, feeling concerned for her.
As the two headed outside, they were unaware they were being watched by someone from behind the bushes. They then decided to sit near a cliff overlooking the ocean.
"So…what's troubling you?" asked Ryu.
"It's just…after you helped me yesterday…I've been have flashbacks…of my past," said Relena.
Ryu suddenly felt uneasy at the moment, but felt concerned for her & urged her to continue.
"When I was little, I used to play Duel Monsters all the time with my older sister Cornelia after school sometimes. However…one time as I came back home from school, my dad who worked at a car repairing shop came home one night & was acting all weird. He appeared to be drunk & I asked him if he was all right. He said he was fine & so I went to bed. Both my sister & I had separate rooms. My dad somehow snuck into my room, even though I locked the door, & unknowingly in my sleep…" she stopped dead, & her voice began to break.
Ryu noticed this & saw tears in her eyes. His facial expression softened completely & he held her close to him saying, "Daijoubu. You don't have to say if it makes you sad. Listen…why not get some sleep & we can talk sometime later tomorrow. Ok?"
Relena looked up at him with tears still on her face & asked, "Just promise me one thing."
"Of course," said Ryu.
"Promise me you'll never leave me," said Relena, sniffling.
"I promise I won't leave you," said Ryu, holding her close. He then gave her a goodnight kiss before departing. He then heard a rustle in the leaves behind him a few seconds later, whipped around, & looked, but the mysterious person had already fled.
As he was heading back, he was suddenly stopped by an older female's voice.
"I suppose she told you most of it already, didn't she?" the older girl replied.
"Is that you…Cornelia?" asked Ryu.
"Hai," she answered. She was sitting on the branch of a tree & then came down.
"It's obvious you heard everything didn't you," said Ryu.
"So what if I did," answered Cornelia.
"What is it that happened to her that sometimes tends to haunt her so?" asked Ryu.
"Our father was a huge drunk by the time Relena was 10 years old," said Cornelia. "What I'm about to tell you still kept me frustrated all the more even now."
Ryu suddenly felt the hairs on his back go up at the sound of that.
"He molested Relena in her sleep," said Cornelia.
Ryu let out a sudden gasp from his mouth & became utterly stunned. "S-sou," he said softly.
"I heard moaning coming from Relena's room when I came home & wondered what is going on with her. By the time my mother came home, she too suddenly heard the same sound as I did. Once we entered the room, mother became totally shocked & horrified at what she saw. They were both nude & he was fondling her. My mother demanded to know what was going on yet my father who was heavily drunk became violent. I took Relena quickly into my room to shield her from the yelling that was going on. Suddenly, I heard a few punches flying & glass breaking. I rushed back into my little sister's room & saw my dad threatening to beat her. He called her a bunch of disgusting names & pointed the broken glass bottle at her threateningly. I tried to stop him, but he quickly slapped me unconscious. I was out for a few minutes & when I came to, I still heard shouts & threats, this time, coming from the kitchen. I quickly ran over & noticed my dad had gotten out a 40-Caliber pistol & was threatening to kill her. I tried to intervene, but as soon as the shot fired, & I knocked out my dad with a rolling pin, my mother got shot in the chest," explained Cornelia, her voice starting to break as she quickly recalled the horrible ordeal.
"G-gomen nasai," said Ryu.
"I would never forgive him for what he's done. My little sister heard the shot & rushed over to the kitchen. I tried to shield her from the scene, but couldn't to no avail. She rushed over to mom's side & tried to help her while I called in the authorities. While we waited, I tried to take out the bullet & seal the wound. 10 minutes later, an ambulance came by, followed by a couple of police cars. My younger sister & I headed to the hospital with our mom, while my dad was taken away. The paramedics tried their best to stop the bleeding as soon as we reached the hospital. Then a detective by the name of Vanderthall came by & told us to come to the police station to answer some questions. They asked my little sister the details of what happened that day & all I could do was weep, as the events flashed back in my mind," continued Cornelia, tears starting to flow down her cheeks. "After 5 minutes passed, they escorted us back to the hospital, where we were told by the doctors that they couldn't stop the bleeding. Our mom died 3 hours later."
"That's just plain horrible. How could a committed father do such a thing!" said Ryu, feeling her pain.
"We both later went to court to testify against our father. The evidence presented by my sister was as clear as water. Yet…after my father was questioned, he looked at us in the eye, especially at Relena, with tears in his eyes. I looked back with a look of sheer poison & deep hate. I just wished him dead," said Cornelia, her voice a bit louder.
"And you got your wish," said Ryu.
Sniffling, Cornelia said, "Yes…I did. A few months after my dad's conviction, Relena & I along with friends from my school & my sister's, as well as my mom's closest friends & relatives attended her funeral. Relena was very emotional during the speeches about our mom. I completely broke down after reading what my little sister put. And then I almost could hardly continue when I read mine. During the burial, my sister broke down & I found it hard to console her. 8 months later, I turned 18 & my sister was 16. One day, after I came home, I received news my dad had died. I felt glad that he got what he deserved. Like the sweet taste of revenge that I longed to have," said Cornelia.
"That may be true. However…2 wrongs usually don't make a right. And second…I know you find it hard to forgive your father, but the longer you harbor this anger, this fury, this…hatred within you…people will start to become more afraid of you…even your sister maybe…" Ryu started.
"What do YOU know?" shot back Cornelia, infuriated.
"Calm down, Cornelia. Let me finish…say if someone else, not your father, did that to your sister. And you tried to hunt down the person that did it. Once you did, what if your sister was coming home w/mom & saw you beating the crap out of the person who did it. Would that justify what you're trying to do? What kind of an example would you have been for your sister?" asked Ryu, staring her squarely in the eye.
Cornelia was taken aback for a moment, stunned…then said, "I don't know."
"It wouldn't be good, would it?" asked Ryu.
"No. It wouldn't," she answered.
"For your information…the ties that you have with your father may be severed…but he still cares for you. He wanted to apologize, to amend for the mistakes & pain that he's caused to both you & your sister. I suggest you take some time to think it over & when you're ready…head over to the graveyard where your parents were buried & try to forgive him," answered Ryu. As he headed back, Cornelia stopped him again.
"Ryu…wait," she said.
"Yes?" he asked.
"I…I just wanted to say…thanks. For listening," answered Cornelia.
"Dou itashimashite," replied Ryu.
"You know Ryu…" started Cornelia.
"Nani?" wondered Ryu.
"My sister…she really likes you. Just wanted you to know, that's all," she answered, before heading back to her dorm.
As Ryu headed back, his Duel Monster spirit, Elemental Mistress Doriado appeared beside him, saying, "There's an atmosphere of hatred lingering here."
"Hontou? Doko?" wondered Ryu.
"Wakaranai. Demo…it's here," she answered.
As he headed back to the dorm, the hidden figure then used an earpiece w/a speaker to communicate with his partner.
"I want a status report Andros," said the voice.
"I've come across the two hanging around ea. other & it seems that…the girl is his friend," he answered.
"Very good. Meet me back at the abandoned dorm tomorrow in 3 hours," it answered.
"Read you loud & clear Mr. Hammingson," said Andros & switched off his earpiece.
sighs. Finally. Got it done. Things have been hectic for me at the moment. Junior year almost over, having to study for SAT's & finals, not to mention it's the fourth quarter. Anyway…sorry if it's a bit lengthy. Some of the cards mentioned, I'm sure for those that have seen some of the episodes of the 1st season of the English ver. (for those that watch the English version), recognize them as Misawa's cards from some of his decks that he has. As for the character known as Kenzan…it's still unknown as to the English name for some of his cards. However…there are a few that are in the real TCG. The one's that I'm going to list are NOT made yet for the TCG, but might either be made as a real TCG in Japan or it doesn't exist in the TCG, but only in the anime series. (And…these were from the second season, as is he.) (NOTE: I'll only name a few of the cards. Because I've already mentioned the effects of some of the cards. When reading the duel, I suggest reading it carefully. I'll give the names of the cards in English). And…for the first time…I've decided to add a dueling list of terms for those that have trouble understanding what they mean. However…there are some that are cognates (words that when pronounced has the same meaning in English). I'll be adding this throughout the rest of my fanfic.
Anyway…the next chapter is when Ryu has his first exam & his field exam. However…a few hours before the field exam, Ryu notices that Relena is nervous about her field exam because he realizes that she doesn't want to duel against her best friend. So he then talks to Chronos about something that has never happened in a field test at all. (For those that have seen episode 4 of either the Japanese version (for those that watch that version) or the English version (for those that watch that version)…of YGO GX probably know what a field test is). Furthermore…one night both Ryu & Relena have a similar nightmare yet can't figure out the meaning behind it all. And just who is this Mr. Hammingson guy? Why is Ryu's old friend, Andros associated w/him?
Next chapter: 2 Way Field Test! Deciphering the Meaning Behind the Dreams
List of terms used:
Nani – What?
Doko – Where
Hontou – Really (can also be used as a question)
Wakaranai – I don't know
Wakatteru – I understand
Saa – Now
Gomen nasai – I'm sorry
Daijoubu – I'm all right (Are you all right?)
Chotto - a little
Wakarimashita – I understand
Doushita – what's wrong?
Hai – yes
Arigatou – thank you
Domo ne – (same meaning as "arigatou")
Dou itashimashite – you're welcome
San – suffix used for those that are older or for girls
Kun – suffix used for boys
Watashi wa desu – I'm (insert name)
Dozo yoroshiku – Nice to meet you
Minna-san – everyone
Konnichiwa – hello
Dozo – go ahead
Sugoi – amazing
Totemo – very
Kirei – pretty
Ja nai – not
Onee-san – older sister
Matte – wait
Ano – um
Sou ne – that's true
Sou – I see
Yokatta – I'm glad
Chigau - It's different
Bakayarou - You idiot
Gambatte - Good luck
Dueling Terms:
Kougeki – attack
Shuvih – defense
Hyouji – position/mode
De shoukan – summon
Sokkou – quick-play
Soubi – Equip
Eizoku – continuous
Tefuda kara – from the hand
Hatsudou – activate
Monsutaa
Kaado
Setto
Torappu
Mahou
Watashi no TAAN – My turn
Ore "" – It's my turn (a more arrogant form of the one above)
Omae no TAAN da – It's your turn
Mai - # of cards
TAAN endo
Monsutaa Effectto (NOTE: Some duelists use this phrase, but the more common word instead of "effect" is "kouka", which is that meaning.)
List of Kenzan's Cards:
Shisouchou Arcaheopteryx - Archaeopteryx
Tribute: Wind
Type: Bird/Effect
Level: 3
ATK: 300
DEF: 1300
Effect: This monster can attack the opponent's life points directly
Dark Tyranno
Tribute: Dark
Type: Dinosaur/Effect
Level:
7
ATK: 2600
DEF: 1800
Effect: If your opponent only has monsters in defense mode, this monster can attack the opponent directly.
(NOTE: For those that have seen Black Tyranno in the TCG, it has the same stats as this card. However…in the anime, Dinosaur Ryuuzaki (Rex Raptor) used the effect differently).
Shunsoku no Gilasaurus
Tribute: Earth
Type: Dinosaur/Effect
Level: 3
ATK: 1400
DEF: 400
Effect: This can be Normal Summoned & be treated as a Special Summon. If this is Special Summoned, your opponent can Special Summon a monster from their cemetery.
Hyper Hammerhead
Tribute: Earth
Type: Dinosaur/Effect
Level: 4
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1200
Effect: Return monster's not destroyed by this monster as a result of battle to the opponent's hand at the end of the Damage step.
Kohaku no Otoshi Ana – Amber Pit Trap
Continuous Trap
Effect: Activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Negate the attack & switch their monster to defense mode. The monster that is switched to defense mode can't change modes.
Seizon Honnou – Survival Instinct
Normal Trap
Effect: Remove Dinosaur-Sub Type monsters from your graveyard out of play. Raise your life points by 400 for ea. Dinosaur Sub-Type monster removed from play.
Jurassic World – Jurassic World
Field Magic
Effect: Increase the ATK & DEF of Dinosaur & Bird Sub-Type monsters by 300. When a Dinosaur or Bird Sub-Type monster attacks, they're unaffected by the effects of Trap cards. When an opponent's monster attacks a Dinosaur or Bird Sub-Type, the monster being attacked switches to defense mode.
Earthquake - Earthquake
Normal Magic
Effect: Switch all face-up monsters to defense mode
Dinostamp – Dinostamp
Quick-Play Magic
Effect: When a Dinosaur-Type monster is attacking an opposing monster, you can destroy a magic or trap card on your opponent's side of the field.
Gouyoku Natsubo – Pot of Greed
(I won't state the effect since it's easy to figure out).
(NOTE: Don't speak Japanese lang. fluently).
(2nd NOTE: If there's anything wrong with my grammatical error for Japanese sentences, I'm sorry. I tend to easily forget what they were).
R/r onegai! (please!)
