37. Help of Osiris Red
"Oi! Osiris Red, don't you think you're out of your league here..." A Obelisk Blue student said, nudging him with his foot.
"Back off!" The Osiris Red student said, pushing him away.
The Obelisk Blue student cackled, dodging his arms, then tripping the student.
"What's going on?" Kyu said, peering down the corner. "An Osiris Red student in the Obelisk Blue dorm?"
Kyu approached the group as the Obelisk Blue students began to bully the student around. "What's going on?" Kyu asked.
"Kyu-Haru!" The student said, standing up and wiping the dirt off of his forehead from the student's shoe.
"Why are you guys beating up an innocent student?" Kyu said.
"He's trespassing! Those filthy Osiris Red students shouldn't be around here without anyone's authorization! He might be trying to corrupt our dormitory!" The Obelisk Blue student said.
The short Osiris Red student looked up at Kyu, as if he was idolizing him. "Kyu-Haru! My name is Horaku!" The student said, letting out a hand of friendship. "I was wondering... if you can give me pointers of dueling."
"Are you kidding me." said the Obelisk Blue student, laughing. His possey laughed along.
"I think you guys should leave. Just because he's Osiris Red doesn't mean he's filthy." Kyu scowled.
"Whatever, Mr. High Ranker." The Obelisk Blue Student laughed, walking off.
"Horaku, hmmm." Kyu said, shaking his hand with a greeting smile. "I've never got to personally meet an Osiris Red student, it seems you all are secluded from us."
"Yeah, the two dormitories aren't very fond of us." Horaku said, sadly. "But still it's nice to see a nice face."
"So you tell me you want dueling pointers." Kyu said, scratching his chin. "I don't know how to describe my duelist type."
"Are you kidding me! You're practically the best thing to happen in this school!" Horaku said happily.
"How about we head to my room. Hide and Yukie are gone so we'll be left alone." Kyu said as they took another hall.
Kyu laid down his cards, thinking. "Hmm, I honestly don't know what to say, I guess I just have some strategies." Kyu said.
"I've seen you duel a lot, I don't see how you do it so well." Horaku said.
"Neither do I..." Kyu admitted, laughing.
"You're serious! You do realize your no ordinary student here, from everyone else's perspective." Horaku said, shocked by Kyu's words. "How about a duel, maybe then we can figure something out."
"A duel? Yeah, sounds like an idea to me!" Horaku smiled.
Kyu and Horaku entered the entrance of Duelist Academy, standing at the top of the stairs, both duelist shuffled their decks, sliding them into their duel disks.
"Duel!" Kyu and Horaku announced, their life points raising to 4000.
"I'll begin!" Horaku announced, drawing his first drawn card. "I'll summon Master Kyunji in attack mode (1750/1000). And end my turn."
"Hmm, no set cards?" Kyu asked.
"Nope." Horaku smiled.
"Huh? He's planning this move?" Kyu thought, taking his next card. "Now! I summon X Head Cannon! (1800/1500) Destroy his Master Kyunji!"
"Alright! X Head Cannon! One of three monsters to form his ultimate XYZ Dragon Cannon!" Horaku said in amazement as the machine materialized to the field then attacked, destroying his warrior, and reducing his life points to 3950.
"I'll set a card face down and end my turn!" Kyu announced.
"Draw!" Horaku announced, drawing his card. "Activate magic card, Cyclone!"
Horaku's magic card materialized onto the field. "This will destroy your face down card!" Horaku said as the magic card blasted a tornado, revealing his trap card and destroying it.
"Your Holy Barrier, Mirror Force is destroyed!" Horaku said.
"Wow, smart move." Kyu said. "I might've lost a good card, but let's see what else he has."
"I'll then summon Kung Fu Nyan Nyan in attack mode!" Horaku announced. "I'll then set two cards face down and end my turn."
"Kung Fu Nyan Nyan? I've never heard of such a monster..." Kyu thought. "Is this student really what he appears to be?"
"Well, it's your turn." Horaku said.
"Right, draw!" Kyu announced, drawing his card. "Now, X Head Cannon, attack and destroy his Kung Fu Nyan Nyan!"
"Activate trap card!" Horaku announced. "Rule of Revival will bring back a monster from my graveyard in defense mode, so I bring back Master Kyunji! (1000/1750)"
"Hmm.." Kyu said. "Too bad you're still losing one monster."
"Don't think so." Horaku smiled. "Now, I'll activate my other trap card, Crowd Control!"
"What?" Kyu said, amazed by such a play.
"This trap will stop your one monster from attacking my own monsters as long as you have one monster on the field." Horaku smiled.
"How can a kid like you have such a rare card and play such a strategic play?" Kyu asked.
"Like you, I'm no ordinary Osiris Red student." Horaku smiled. "I'm just as good as your friend Doxx."
"Then why did you ask me for pointers?" Kyu asked.
"To get to here." Horaku smiled deviously.
"To duel me..." Kyu said.
"Bingo!" Horaku laughed, pointing his two fingers at him like a gun. "I'm one of the higher ranked duelist of Osiris Red, and I plan to take down the higher ranked Obelisk Blue student! By doing this, I'll be able to get Mimura to transfer me into Obelisk Blue where I'll be most liked."
"You're not happy with your position here?" Kyu asked.
"In Osiris Red, I feel like a weakling... I hate being weak. I'm a powerful duelist and I need to make myself noticed!" Horaku said, holding up a fist. "And once I enlist in Obelisk Blue I will be something like you, Kyu-Haru."
"Horaku, I'm proud of myself for getting into Obelisk Blue, but these type of things shouldn't be bothering you." Kyu said.
"Whatever! I was expelled by that stupid Kaijou mainly because I was Osiris Red and thought to be inferior." Horaku said. "That was horrible, I can't stand being inferior!"
"You are not inferior, you're a high ranked duelist, you should be proud of yourself, not hating it." Kyu said.
"I will prove myself to be the best and finally be part of the best." Horaku said. "My move!"
Horaku drew his next card and smiled. "Kung Fu Nyan Nyan's special effect is activated! Since I didn't attack with her last turn, she gains three hundred attack points!" Horaku explained as the female warrior began to glow, her attack strength raising to 2000. "I'll also shift Master Kyunji into attack mode (1750/1000)"
"No..." Kyu gasped.
"Kung Fu Nyan Nyan, destroy his X Head Cannon!" Horaku announced, pointing at Kyu's machine. The warrior leapt forward, drop kicking the machine and leaving a giant hole in it, causing it to explode. Kyu's life points reduced down to 3800. "Now, Master Kyunji, attack his life points directly!"
The warrior thrusted his two hands forward, sending gust of wind toward Kyu, bashing into his chest. Kyu cried out as he grasped his chest as his life points reduced to 2050.
"I'll set one more card face down and end my turn!" Horaku announced.
"Draw..." Kyu announced. "Now! I'll activate this magic card, Fusion!"
"Huh?" Horaku said.
"I'll use this to fuse Seraphim Gunner and Seraphim Sabre!" Kyu announced as the magic card began to glow, causing the two angels to appear and get absorbed into the magic card. The magic card then formed into a armored angel with a giant blaster cannon. "Into Seraphim Rampart Gunner! (2600/1300)"
"This monster..." Horaku hissed.
"Next, I'll summon Seraphim Guardner! (1000/2000)" Kyu announced as the tall angel wielding a big shield formed. "Next, I'll activate Seraphim Rampart Gunner's special ability by sacrificing my Seraphim Guardner so it may attack your life points directly!"
"No!" Horaku growled.
Kyu's Seraphim Guardner dissolved away and his Seraphim Rampart Gunner began to glow. "Now, attack his life points directly!" Kyu shouted, pointing at Horaku.
The angel blasted it's cannon, exploding as it hit Horaku. Horaku screamed in pain as he fell on his knee, his life points reducing to 1350.
"My turn ends!" Kyu announced.
"Draw!" Horaku announced, drawing his next card while on his knee. He stood up and smiled. "Now! I activate my magic card, Five Colors of Colorful Dusk!"
"Hm?" Kyu said.
"By sacrificing my Kung Fu Nyan Nyan and Master Kyunji, I'll be able to summon this, Dragon Lady! (2500/2100)" Horaku announced as the female Chinese warrior appeared on the field, wielding two long swords, and outfitted with Chinese armor.
"Dragon Lady?" Kyu said. "But it's not as powerful as my Seraphim Rampart Gunner."
"It will soon! Now I activate this, Wind Thunder Sword!" Horaku announced. "This magic card increase the attack strength of my Dragon Lady by three hundred!"
Kyu looked in shock as the Chinese warrior's two swords began to glow, two yellow orbs forming around each sword, and her attack strength rising to 2800. "Now destroy his Seraphim Rampart Gunner!" Horaku commanded, pointing at the monster.
The warrior leapt forward, slashing her one sword across the monster, reducing Kyu's life points to 1950. "That's not all! The second effect of my Wind Thunder Sword is activated! My Dragon Lady may attack again with half of her attack strength!" Horaku said as the warrior's attack strength reduced to 1400. "Now attack!"
The Dragon Lady lunged her other sword across Kyu's chest. Kyu growled in pain, falling to his knees as his life points reduced to 550.
Horaku smiled. "I'll set one card face down and end my turn." He announced.
"Draw!" Kyu announced, still holding his chest from the last attack. "Awesome..."
"Hm?" Horaku said.
"Now! I'll activate this, Cost Down!" Kyu announced, holding the card in the air. "This card will reduce all levels of monsters in my hand by two!"
"Next..." Kyu said, taking another card from his hand. "I'll summon this monster, KC Tank Missiles! (0/0)"
"A monster with no attack or defense points, why would you do that?" Horaku asked, confused as a pair of two big missiles appeared.
"This, my friend, is a union monster, it's able to equip to a certain monster, giving it extra abilities." Kyu smiled.
"Ah!" Horaku gasped.
"Next, I'll play Frontline Base!" Kyu announced. "This magic card allows me to special summon another union-type monster to the field if it has a level of 4 or less. So now! I summon this, Z Metal Caterpillar! (1500/1300)"
"No, he probably plans to equip his monster to that!" Horaku said as the yellow tank materialized to the field.
"That's right, now! KC Tank Missiles, equip with Z Metal Caterpillar Cannon!" Kyu announced, pointing at his monster.
Suddenly the two missiles launched into the air, then gliding down, attaching to the tank on both sides. "When KC Tank Missiles are equipped to my Z Metal Caterpillar, it gains an additional five hundred attack points." Kyu explained as his tank's attack strength rose to 2000.
"It's still no match for my Dragon Lady." Horaku smiled.
"Yes, but that's where it's second effect kicks in!" Kyu said.
"What!" Horaku gasped.
"KC Tank Missiles allows me to sacrifice it in order to destroy one of your monsters." Kyu explained. "So now! I sacrifice KC Tank Missiles to destroy Dragon Lady!"
"No!" Horaku growled as the two missiles on the tank dissolved away. Suddenly Horaku's Dragon Lady vanished.
"Finally, Z Metal Caterpillar, attack his life points directly!" Kyu announced, pointing at Horaku.
The tank unleashed a round of small missiles, hitting Horaku and reducing his life points to 0. "No! How could I lose!" Horaku said sadly, falling to his knees.
"It's alright, Horaku..." Kyu said, walking to him.
"How would you know, you've never lost." Horaku growled.
"That isn't true. You can't win them all. You need to be proud of what position you are in, in this school. It probably doesn't mean a lot to you, but it means a lot to be apart of something so great." Kyu said. "At the very first day of Duelist Academy, I felt that I wouldn't be very successful as a Obelisk Blue student, but if you're so confident in being known as something, you'll break through this barrier and be more respected."
"As a student here, I respect your, Horaku, and you need to do the same, that's how you'll be well known." Kyu smiled, helping him up.
Horaku didn't say anything but he got the message. "Alright..." He said.
Suddenly Hide and Yukie came running out the entrance. "Kyu!" Hide said. Kyu looked at them, their expressions didn't seem very well.
"What's up?" Kyu asked.
"Doxx is being sent away to Therapy!" Yukie said.
"No way!" Kyu said, surprised. "Sorry Horaku, but this is important."
The three left and ran down the halls, to see Doxx packing his bags and ready to leave. "Why are you leaving!" Kyu said.
"Because apparently, Seto Kaiba thinks I need help." Doxx growled. "It's one of his new plans, to fix students, so their minds don't become so frustrating."
"This is outrageous! You've never shown an ounce of frustration of anger during out duel!" Kyu said.
"You don't know me, Kyu-Haru. I have been having trouble trying to calm down in a duel." Doxx said. "I just wasn't made to be here if I let frustration hit me."
"Don't say that!" Yukie said.
"There's nothing I can do. My parents agreed and I'm being sent away." Doxx said, leaving out the door. "Don't try to stop me, I can't see anything bad in this situation."
"Is this really happening?" Kyu thought. "Was Kaiba actually doing this, making us duel everyone to throw out the weak?"
"That basterd Kaiba." Violet growled. "He's just stripping us of all the duelists so he can have the stronger ones here."
"Quartz was his first victim, now Doxx." She said. "I'll make sure he pays..."
"You see that?" Genesis said, looking around the corner.
"Wow, Doxx is really getting kicked out, just because he had high stress levels." Sophia gasped.
"This isn't right..." Kyu said. "Stress teaches us endurance, how are we suppose to endure stress when we can't even relieve it because Kaiba is just throwing people out."
"We might be next." Hide said. "If Kaiba did it between you two, then he might do this on everyone else."
"So we basically need to keep our cool, no problem." Yukie said. "We need to figure something out."
"You guys don't worry about it." Violet said sternly. "I'll deal with Seto Kaiba."
With that the three left Violet alone in her room. "Poor Doxx..." Yukie sad sadly. "I hope Kaiba will atleast change his mind."
"It's very odd Kaiba would do this type of thing." Hide thought. "Is it just to make he school look better? Who would he be trying to impress?"
Quartz stood at a dueling arena, proudly smiling at another win. "Good job, Quartz-san. Tomorrow you'll be heading home." His coach said.
"Excellent..." Kazu Yoshio said, clapping soflty. "I could have never been more proud."
"So I can go back to Duelist Academy, right?" Quartz asked, stepping down from the podium.
"Right after we make a few new adjustments on that deck of yours." Kazu said, handing him a small amount of cards.
Quartz looked through them and smiled. "Alright, finally Kyu-Haru, I've been through hell, and now I'll be the one to defeat you." Quartz said inside his mind as he slid the cards into his deck.
CARDS PLAYED
Master Kyunji: Level 4 / 1750/1000/ Earth / Undead.
X Head Cannon: Level 4 / 1800/1500/ Light / Machine.
Kung Fu Nyan Nyan: Level 4 / 1700/1000/ Earth / Warrior / Desc: During your Standby Phase, increase this card's ATK by 300 if this monster has not attacked during your last turn.
Rule of Revival: TRAP / Desc: Special Summon 1 monster from your Graveyard, to the field in face-up Defense Position.
Crowd Control: TRAP / Desc: If your opponent 1 Monster Card on the field while you have 2 or more, your opponent cannot go through their Battle Phase.
Fusion: MAGIC / Desc: Fuse 2 or more monsters on your field or from your hand to create 1 Fusion Monster.
Seraphim Rampart Gunner: Level 7 / 2600/1300/ Light / Angel / Fusion / Desc: "Seraphim Gunner" + "Seraphim Sabre". You can sacrifice 1 face-up Light-Type monster for this card to attack your opponent's Life Points directly. This effect can only be used once per turn.
Seraphim Guardner: Level 4 / 1000/2000/ Light / Angel / Desc: The DEF of this monster increases by 300 for each Angel-Type monster on the field
Five Colors of Colorful Dusk: MAGIC / desc: Sacrifice 1 face-up "Kung Fu Nyan Nyan" and 1 face-up "Master Kyunji" to Special Summon 1 "Dragon Lady" from your deck or hand, to the field.
Dragon Lady: level 7 / 2500/2100/ Light / Warrior / Desc: This card can only be Special Summoned by the effect of "Five Colors of Colorful Dusk". This card can destroy a Magic or Trap card on the opponent's field. On the same turn this card's effect is activated, this monster cannot attack during your Battle Phase.
Wind Thunder Sword: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be equipped to 1 face-up Warrior-type monster. Increase the ATK of the equipped monster by 300. The monster equipped with this card can perform a second attack during your Battle Phase with only half of its ATK.
Cost Down: MAGIC / Desc: Discard 1 card from your hand to reduce all monsters in your hand by 2 Levels for the rest of the turn.
Frontline Base: PERMANENT MAGIC / Desc: As long as this card is face-up, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Union-Type monster from your hand during each of your Main Phases.
Z Metal Caterpillar: Level 4 / 1500/1300/ Light / Machine / Union / Desc: Once per turn during your Main Phase, you may change this card to an Equip Magic Card, and Equip it on 1 of your "X Head Cannon" or "Y Dragon head", or remove it from being an Equip Magic Card, and place it in Face-Up Attack Position. While this card is an Equip Magic Card, increase the Equipped Monster's ATK and DEF by 600. (A monster can only have one Union Monster Equipped to it. If the Equipped Monster would be destroyed by battle, destroy this card instead.)
KC Tank Missiles: Level 6 / 0/0/ Light / Machine / Union / Desc: This card can only be equipped to "Z Metal Caterpillar". Increase the equipped monster's ATK by 500. You can Sacrifice this card, while equipped to a monster, to destroy 1 face-up monster on the field. When the equipped monster is destroyed due to battle, send this monster to the graveyard instead.