bopdog111: Alright it's time for this 'Shadow Game'.
Ulrich362: True, a completely different challenge than anything they've experienced so far.
bopdog111: Well let's see how this plays out.
Ulrich362: Makes sense to me, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, or Persona but we own the OCs!
In the middle of the night Alexis was standing by herself outside of an old broken down building before putting down a rose in front of it.
'Be in peace brother... Wherever you are.' She thought looking over the building.
A faint breeze blew past as she said that.
Meanwhile in the Slifer Red Dorm...
"...And underneath the full moon, I see a path through the cavern that seems...abandoned..."
Syrus was currently telling Chumley, Yu, Teddie, and Jaden all about a scary story. They were drawing cards, and whatever monster they drew, the higher the level, the more scary the story would be. They were all seated in the dining room, the candle being their only light source.
"Abandoned?" Jaden asked. "So then what happened?"
Syrus's expression grew more serious as his tone deepened, trying to set a scary setting. "Then, back at the cavern, I see a mysterious lake. So, I go in to look veeerrrryyy carefully...And, under just the right angle of light, at the very bottom of the lake, beyond my reflection, I see a rare and powerful card! Naturally, I'd go and get it, but when I reached for it... an arm grabs me, and tries pulling me towards the lake!"
Chumley, who had been sitting next to Syrus, freaked out and backed away, curling himself up as he sat down in a different seat. It doesn't seem that he can handle scary stories that well.
"AAAAAHHH! HELP ME! NOT THE WATER! ANYTHING BUT THE WATER!" Syrus screamed, clawing at the air and acting dramatic.
Jaden grinned, leaning in close due to interest in the story. "Aw, water's not so bad!"
Syrus dropped the act, looking curious. "Um... dirty swamp water?"
"Jaden's right, that one isn't that bad." Yu mentioned.
"I thought it was scary." Teddie admitted.
The blue-haired boy sighed, disappointed. "Oh, you're right...Only a chump would be scared of that..."
Speaking of, Chumley was trembling like a leaf, staying a bit far away from Syrus in fear that he might say something else.
"Please no more...please no more...please no more..." the senior Slifer Red whispered.
"I'll go next." Teddie offered drawing the card and revealing it to be a copy of Lava Golem.
"Wow! Level 8! That's sure is a strong card!" Jaden grinned.
Syrus gulped seeing it.
Teddie smiled. "Ok, so this story is about..."
He suddenly looked down.
"Actually, why don't you go instead Jaden."
"Ted?" Jaden asked confused.
"The scariest stories aren't made up." Teddie answered quietly.
Yu patted his back before saying to Jaden, "Go ahead."
"Okay... I hope I get a high Level!"
Unfortunately, Jaden's luck wasn't with the heart of the cards, since he pulled out a measly Level 1 Monster: Sinister Serpent. Syrus was relieved as Chumley sat back down to his original seat. "Oh, you lucked out. You hardly have to scare us with that card."
"Sorry Jaden, maybe the next draw." Yu smiled.
Jaden shrugged. "Alright, then! I think I have a story that'll do the trick! Well, it's more like a memory. Back when I was a little kid, I used to hear sounds, but I only hear them real late at night."
Flashback...
In a small room, completely covered in large blue bedsheets, a little boy about 5 or 6 years old was fully asleep, snoring peacefully as he moved closer to his soft, cloud-like pillow.
Suddenly, some light illuminated from her closet along with some strange noises. They were enough to wake up poor little Jaden, causing him to groan from the weird noises and light that woke him up.
A bit scared and curious, Jaden walked towards his closet. He twisted the knob and gently let the door open by itself. By the time he did, the voices and light were all gone. All that was left of the room was a minature slide, some toys scattered throughout the floor, and his cards in his card case.
Bending down, Jaden lowered his picked up his card case and lifting off the top of the case with one hand.
Flashback End...
Syrus and Chumley blinked, waiting for him to speak further. "...And then...?"
"Hmm...And, that's the end of the story!"
Both boys groaned in disappointment.
"I guess that's fitting for a level one card." Yu admitted.
"But, what to know something strange...? Lately, I've been hearing them again," Jaden admitted.
"That's kind of creepy." Teddie admitted.
"Hello students."
Jaden, Chumely, and Syrus jumped as the five turned to see it was Banner who was holding Pharaoh in his arms.
"I want to join in on the fright fest." Banner smiled.
Syrus groaned, "You just did!"
"So what would that be, a level five monster?" Yu chuckled.
"Well why don't you draw a card?" Jaden suggested.
"Y-yeah!" Chumley agreed, sitting back dowb. "The tougher it is, the scarier the story has to be!"
"Oh, well that sounds easy enough! Let's see..." Banner drew a card and flipped it over, which happened to be a Fusion Monster known as the Five-Headed Dragon which was a Level 12 Monster, the most high Leveled of them all.
"Wow that's a level 12 monster!" Jaden cried amazed.
"I-I think I'm gonna go to bed now!" Syrus stammered, his feet trembling under the table upon seeing the level.
Banner chuckled, either oblivious to Syrus's fear or just pretending to to tease the poor fellow. "What is wrong? Don't you want to hear about the abandoned dorm at the end of the island?"
"Abandoned dorm?" Teddie asked curiously.
Banner begun to explain "Not many people talk about it, but there was once a special dorm set at the edge of the forest. It was shut down after several students mysteriously went missing."
Syrus gulped, a bit of sweat dripping from his forehead already. "Where'd they all go?"
"Well, that's the mystery of it all," Banner continued. "But the rumor was, it had something to do with...Shadow Games..."
"Yes." Banner nodded, "They are Ancient Duels fought with great power from back then. But these Shadow Games have terrible, and destructive power."
"Thanks, but you can stop now!" Chumley cringed, who had been hiding behind a chair all this time.
"And now only that they are played by 7 Mystical Items." Banner continued.
"Now that I think about it, I've heard of that abandoned dorm before." Syrus admitted.
"And I know what items they are. The Millenium Items, but their not real." Jaden told him.
Banner chuckled, "That's what most people say. But I find most of these stories have to come from somewhere."
"Then why don't we go see this abandoned dorm tomorrow?" Jaden suggested.
"You guys can go, Teddie and I will have to pass this time." Yu admitted.
"Sorry but your not allowed to. The Abandoned Dorm is off limits because we don't want anymore students to be missing." Banner told Jaden before Pharaoh let out a small yawn getting him to stand-up, "Well I best be getting to bed. And trust me Yuzu will be crazy, and fanatic if I'm not with her at night. Goodnight children."
With that he walked off.
"You heard him Jaden, you're not allowed to go to the abandoned dorm." Syrus mentioned.
"Ah there's no harm as long as we don't get caught right?" Jaden grinned to them. "Besides there has been no proof that these 'Shadow Games' existed yet."
"Well I mean..." Syrus started hesitantly. "We're going to be in so much trouble if we do this."
"As long as we keep our mouths shut right?" Jaden smiled before turning to Yu, and Teddie, "You two will keep this to ourselves right?"
"We won't say anything." Yu nodded. "Just try to stay out of trouble."
Chuckling to himself from outside, Dr. Crowler was hiding and currently eavesdropping on the Slifer Reds, specifically Jaden. He figured that the only way to caught trouble for Jaden would be to figure out what he might be up to, and he was right!
"This is just the opportunity I've been waiting for!" Dr. Crowler chuckled, grinning like a madman. 'I think the Shadow Games should make a comeback! Millenium Items and all!' He then started laughing like a wicked man.
Inside the city was two men dueling where it looks like one of them is losing badly. "O-Okay okay! Take anything you want just please don't hurt me!"
"What I want..." Spoke a man wearing a fedora while his Duel Disk looks like it's built in his body. He has on a black mask signaling he is a shady figure. "...Is your soul." While he said this he held up what looks like an Artifact as it glowed brightly.
His opponent begged, "No! Please show some mercy!"
"Some mercy..." The shady man trailed off before smirking, "What is that?" At that the artifact reacted as his opponent screamed leaving him gone. "Rest in peace... In the Shadow Realm..."
Hearing a phone ringing he said emotionless, "Speak..." Silence was on for a few minutes before he said, "Duel Academy... Tomorrow Night... I'll be there."
The next day at morning...
Jaden was sleeping in Professor Banner's class.
Banner talked all about philosophy and the meaning of it behind dueling with ancient history mentioned in it. While he was teaching the class about the current lesson, Jaden, and Syrus were slumped together, sleeping softly while some others glared at them with annoyance as Yu, and Teddie ignored it having been used to it.
Peering from a small crack in the door, Dr. Crowler was spying on only one person: Jaden Yuki. He seemed to have adopted a grin on his face as he thought, 'Going through yet another class...But you'll have a make-up class soon enough...A lesson in the Shadow Games!'
Later that night...
Hiding near the lighthouse happened to be Dr. Crowler, waiting for his surprise guest to show. He had to make a few phone calls and call the right duelist for this special ocassion. Hearing footsteps approaching, Dr. Crowler turned around, grinning.
"So you're the one they call the 'Shadow Duelist!'" Dr. Crowler mentioned to where it was the man from last night walking over to him. Smoke started seeping from the Shadow Duelist's briefcase.
"So you're the one who hired me?" the man questioned.
"Yes of course." Dr. Crowler nodded.
"What's the job?" the man asked bluntly.
Dr. Crowler told him, "I want you to fright someone so intensely, that he leaves this Academy and never comes back! Up to the challenge?"
"Of course, I never..." the man started as smoke began to envelop him and Dr. Crowler only for them to hear clapping.
"Hey? Who's here?" Dr. Crowler asked as they looked around.
A young man emerged from the smoke wearing what looked like a lab coat. "I have to admit you're not quite what comes to mind when I think of a Shadow Duelist. Oh well, you'll have to suffice I suppose."
"Who are you?" the man asked him.
"My name isn't important, what is important is that my associates and I have business on this island." the man said as he lowered a pair of glasses revealing glowing yellow eyes behind them as he turned to Crowler. "So in exchange for us having permission to be here, what can I do for you?"
Dr. Crowler thinks about it.
"Perhaps I can do the same as your other friend here and deal with unwanted students perhaps?" the scientist offered.
Hearing that Dr. Crowler smirked, "Well there are 3 actually."
"I see, then give the two of us their names and I believe the rest should be simple. Isn't that correct, Shadow Duelist?" the scientist inquired.
The Shadow Duelist nodded.
"For you his name is Jaden Yuki." Dr. Crowler answered to the Shadow Duelist before turning to the scientist, "And for you there names are Teddie Hanamura, Yu Narumaki, and Kanji Tatsumi."
"Consider it done." the Shadow Duelist nodded before retreating into the smoke.
"Agreed, they'll be dealt with in due time." the scientist smirked.
Dr. Crowler smirked rubbing his hands together
Meanwhile with Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley...
"I mean, you could think of it as lost, or you could say we found a couple of places where it's not!" Jaden spoke with Chumley, and Syrus as they held flashlights.
"Yeah, and if you think about like that we've been 'Finding' places for an hour now." Chumley pointed out. "Then again, I guess it could be worse. We could have found some dirty swamp water."
Syrus wasn't that amused. "Very funny, like you were the one who refused to bathe 'cause you were scared of the bath water last night."
Jaden laughed at that before they heard a twig snap. Syrus, and Chumley jumped as Jaden shined his flashlight at what it was.
"Huh, Alexis?" Jaden asked seeing her. "What are you doing here?"
Alexis walked over to the Slifer Red group. "That's funny. I was about to ask you guys the very same thing."
"We heard about the abandoned dorm and decided to come check it out." Jaden answered.
"Well, that's not very intelligent." Alexis shot a glance at the abandoned dorm. "Don't you know that kids have a way of disappearing around here?"
"Come on, that's just an urban legend." Jaden pointed out.
"No, it's not. Believe me, I know. Why else would the Academy make this place completely forbidden?" She turned to Jaden and his friends. "They catch you here, and they'll expel you three."
"Well you're here aren't you?" Jaden pointed out.
"I have my reasons, that's why!" Alexis snapped suddenly angry and upset.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you Lex." Jaden apologized.
Alexis's face fell, and so, she relaxed her shoulders, her angry expression replaced with a sorrowful one. "Look, it's just..."
The Obelisk Blue girl couldn't form the words out of her mouth any longer, so she turned towards the abandoned dorm, leaving their conversation full of tension and confusion.
Jaden frowned seeing that before gently putting a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, if you don't want to talk about you don't have to."
Stopping right in her tracks, Alexis sighed, rubbing her temples stressfully. "One of the kids who disappeared here... was my brother."
Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley gasped in shock hearing that.
'Oh! That explains the rose!' Jaden thought, glancing back behind his shoulder to where the rose was as Alexis wandered off. 'So, Alexis must have put it there! Poor Alexis...'
"So what now Jaden?" Syrus asked.
"Yeah? Well, I say we go in!" Jaden answered.
"What?!" Syrus cried out. "I'm not going in there!"
"Okay! See ya in a few, Syrus!" Jaden said as he begins to wander towards the abandoned dorm which made Chumley follow him not wanting to stay out.
"Huh, hey wait for me!" Syrus cried running after them.
Alexis was spying from the tree thinking, 'I hope you know what your doing Jaden...'
Suddenly a figure stepped in front of her as she yelped seeing it was the Shadow Duelist that was with Dr. Crowler, and the scientist.
Then a feminine scream pierce through the cold nightly air signalling the Shadow Duelist had kidnapped her.
Meanwhile...
"Have you found anything Rise-chan?" Yukiko asked as the members of the Investigation Team stood elsewhere in the forest while Rise scanned the island with a third persona unlike the ones she summoned in her match with Syrus.
"Not yet Yukiko." Rise answered.
Suddenly her persona vanished and she fell to her hands and knees. "That... Yu-sempai, there is something here. I barely felt it but... whatever's here is stronger than anything we've fought before."
"Where?" Yu asked her.
"Well we need to handle it." Yu said hearing that.
"Aren't you kids suppose to be in bed?"
"Who's there?" Chie questioned as they turned to the voice.
It was the scientist that the Shadow Duelist, and Dr. Crowler talked to before.
"My name is of no importance." he told Chie.
"What are you doing here?" Yu asked him.
"That's simple, my associates and I are planning on collecting a few things from you all. Something needed to finish our work from years ago." the scientist answered calmly.
"What things?" Kanji asked.
"Your Personas." the scientist stated with a smirk. "Now then, which to collect first?"
Hearing that they glared at him.
"Leave this one to me you guys, you don't have your weapons here." Chie pointed out.
"You really think that your a girl I'll go easy?" the scientist smirked.
"But how did he know we have Personas?" Yosuke asked.
"He may have ties to the Kirijo Group." Naoto answered.
"Please, I can handle it." Chie told him getting into a kung-fu stance.
The scientist only chuckled, "You really think I fight you just like that? Sorry but I have other plans."
With that he revealed a Duel Disk.
Chie blinked. "Fine. but when I win you'll answer our questions."
"We'll see, you winning is unlikely." the scientist smirked.
"DUEL!" Chie and the scientist declared simultaneously.
Meanwhile at the Abandoned Dorm...
Jaden, and the others looked around inside the dorm seeing it was a total wreck.
"You know guys... If we give it some redecorating it wouldn't be so bad..." Jaden mentioned looking around.
"Wouldn't be so bad!?" Syrus exclaimed. "This is worse then the Slifer dorm!"
"I don't know Sy?" Jaden mentioned before shining light on some hieroglyphs on the wall. "Hey, I bet these must be the seven Millennium Items."
"What are all these on the walls?" Syrus asked frightened.
"Do you think this is involved with the Shadow Games?" Chumely asked equally frightened.
"I don't know." Jaden admitted before shining his light on a picture. "I do know I have no idea who this is though."
Suddenly another feminine scream was hear alarming all three of them as they gasped a bit. "That was Alexis! Come on!"
The three of them ran deeper into the dorm before Jaden noticed a card and picked it up. "This is Lex's card."
Wanting to save her he ran to the corridor.
"Ugh h-hey wait up!" Syrus complained as he, and Chumley ran to catch up to Jaden.
"Alexis!"
They made it to see she was in a demon like coffin knocked out as Jaden cried, "Alexis!"
Then suddenly some laughing was heard as they turned to see no-one, "She can't hear you... She's locked away in the Shadow Realm..."
"The Shadow Realm?" Syrus asked fearfully.
"Who's there?" Jaden questioned. "What did you do to Alexis?
Shadows rose to reveal the Shadow Duelist.
"Your worst nightmare coming true." the Shadow Duelist smirked.
Chumley and Syrus screamed seeing him.
"And if you want to save her, your gonna have to beat me in a Shadow Game." the Shadow Duelist smirked.
"There's no such thing as a Shadow Game!" Jaden argued.
"The other's said the same thing before they were convinced." the Shadow Duelist told him. "For you see when you lose in a Shadow Game you don't pay with your Life Points, you pay with your soul."
"Your soul, wait you must be the one who caused all those students to disappear." Jaden realized.
Deciding to let that be what Jaden thinks the Shadow Duelist said, "Unless you beat me, she'll be with them."
Jaden's eyes narrowed hearing that. "That won't happen!"
With those words he activated his Duel Disc. At that the Shadow Duelist activated the Duel Disk that was built on him.
"DUEL!"
Meanwhile...
(Dueling Theme: Like a Dragon)
Chie: 4000
Scientist: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Scientist 1st Turn:
"Oh, and by the way girl since we dueling on your Personas this duel is somewhat not your everyday one." the scientist smirked. "For you see like the Shadow Games this duel inflicts you pain every time you lose Life Points. And when they hit zero your Persona will be mine to control!"
"Trust me, I can handle a little pain and my points aren't hitting zero you creep." Chie replied.
"Let's find out shall we?" the scientist smirked drawing looking over making his strategy. "I'll start by summoning the monster Silver Gadget."
A small monster like the name says appeared ready.
Silver Gadget
Light Type
Level 4
Machine
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1000
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 Machine monster from your hand. If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 "Gadget" monster from your Deck, except "Silver Gadget". You can only use 1 "Silver Gadget" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
"A gadget?" Chie asked seeing it. "You mean like in machines and stuff?"
"Yes, and they are fitting for science especially if there is more then one. And like so with Silver Gadget's special ability." the scientist smirked, "Whenever he's summoned it allows me to summon a level 4 or lower Machine from my hand. Such as Yellow Gadget!"
A yellow gadget like machine appeared.
Yellow Gadget
Earth Type
Level 4
Machine
ATK: 1200
DEF: 1200
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Green Gadget" from your Deck to your hand.
"This might be tougher than I thought." Chie frowned.
"It's gonna get worse for you. When Yellow Gadget is summoned, I can add Green Gadget from my Deck." the scientist smirked showing the monster.
"At least you can't play it yet... right?" Chie asked.
"Of course not. But I can play Machine Assembly Line." the scientist told her.
Machine Assembly Line
Continuous Spell Card
All Machine-Type monsters on the field gain 200 ATK. Each time a face-up Machine-Type monster(s) on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect, place 2 Junk Counters on this card. You can send this card to the Graveyard, then target 1 Machine-Type monster in your Graveyard whose Level is less than or equal to the number of Junk Counters that were on this card; Special Summon that target.
"So now as long as this card is on the field all machines gain 200 attack points." the scientist said.
Silver: (ATK: 1500 + 200 = 1700)
Yellow: (ATK: 1200 + 200 = 1400)
"There's something off about this guy, be careful Chie." Yosuke warned.
"Yeah I noticed, so any other surprises for me?" Chie asked.
"Let's not get hastey shall we?" the scientist smirked. "I end my turn with 2 face-downs."
Chie 1st Turn:
"Ok, first things first I'll set these three cards facedown." Chie started. "Then, I'll summon Kung-Fu Girl Jyun in defense mode."
Kung-Fu Girl Jyun
Dark Type
Level 4
Warrior
ATK: 1100
DEF: 1800
Once per turn if this defense position monster is targeted for an attack you can negate that attack. If this card is destroyed add one "Kung-Fu" monster or one "Dragon's Trial Ritual" from your deck to your hand.
"Please what can that thing do?" the scientist smirked.
"You'll find out soon enough." Chie replied. "But for now that's the end of my turn."
"Well during your end phase I'll play this trap card, Stronghold the Moving Fortress." the scientist smirked playing a trap.
Stronghold the Moving Fortress
Continuous Trap Card
Special Summon this card in Defense Position as an Effect Monster (Machine-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 2000). (This card is also still a Trap Card.) While you control "Green Gadget", "Red Gadget", and "Yellow Gadget", this card gains 3000 ATK.
"I can summon this card in defense mode." the scientist said as a giant robot appeared, "And due to Assembly Line it gains 200 points."
Stronghold the Moving Fortress: (ATK: 0 + 200 = 200)
"That's not a monster card." Chie argued.
"Foolish girl don't you know? Some spells, and traps can summon themselves as monsters should that be possible." the scientist smirked.
Chie: 4000
The Scientist: 4000
The Scientist 2nd Turn:
The scientist drew, and smirked. Chie flinched at that.
"And now I'll activate the field spell, Test of True Self!" the scientist smirked before they appeared in what seems like a mixed up version of the battlefield where they faced Adachi.
Test of True Self
Field Spell Card
Effects will be revealed.
Chie's eyes widened. "This place..."
"Oh man, this is bad." Kanji admitted.
"Don't worry, Chie can handle this." Yosuke reassured him. "I know she can."
"And now I'll activate the spell, Ties of the Brethren!" the scientist called.
Ties of the Brethren
Normal Spell Card
Pay 1000 Life Points and select 1 face-up Level 4 monster you control. Special Summon 2 Level 4 monsters from your hand or Deck with the same Type as the selected monster. Those monsters cannot attack or be Tributed.
"So by paying 1000 points, I can summon 2 monsters from my Deck as long as their attribute, and levels are the same as Yellow Gadget's!" the scientist smirked. "Such as Green Gadget, and Red Gadget!"
(The Scientist: 3000)
At that two more gadgets appeared.
Green Gadget
Earth Type
Level 4
Machine
ATK: 1400
DEF: 600
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Red Gadget" from your Deck to your hand.
Red Gadget
Earth Type
Level 4
Machine
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1500
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Yellow Gadget" from your Deck to your hand.
"Your quite observant." the scientist smirked. "You see Gadgets Yellow, Red, and Green are what it's missing. And when their put in it can unleash Stronghold's true power!"
Green: (ATK: 1400 + 200 = 1600)
Red: (ATK: 1300 + 200 = 1500)
When he said that Gadgets Yellow, Red, and Green jumped up, and enlock themselves on Stronghold as it rose.
Stronghold: (ATK: 200 + 3000 = 3200)
"3200?" Chie asked in disbelief. "That's way too powerful!"
"And that's the least of your problems." the scientist smirked. "I activate my other face-down, Metalhold the Moving Blockade!"
Metalhold the Moving Blockade
Continuous Trap Card
Activate this card by targeting any number of Level 4 Machine-Type monsters you control; Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Machine-Type/EARTH/Level 4/ATK 0/DEF 0), then equip those face-up monsters to this card. (This card is also still a Trap Card.) If Summoned this way, this card gains ATK equal to the combined ATK of the monsters equipped to it by this effect, monsters your opponent controls cannot target monsters you control for attacks, except this one, also your opponent cannot target monsters you control with card effects, except this one.
"Like Stronghold this card summons itself. In order to play him, I have to target any number of level 4 Machines, and by doing that their equipped to him, and lend Metalhold their strength!" the scientist smirked as another giant robot appeared.
Metalhold: (ATK: 0 + 200 + 1400 + 1300 = 2900)
Chie's eyes widened in horror.
"And what's more you can't attack any other monsters, or effect them with effects except for Metalhold." the scientist smirked.
"And I have four monsters ready for the attack." the scientist smirked. "Go Stronghold rid us of that weakling!"
Stronghold charged to attack.
"Jyun's special ability negates that attack!" Chie called.
Stronghold was pushed.
"In that case Metalhold pick up where Stronghold left off!" the scientist called as the monster fired cannons.
The blast struck destroying Chie's monster.
"When Kung-Fu Girl Jyun is destroyed I can add a Kung-Fu monster or a special spell to my hand. I pick to add Kung-Fu Tiger Warrior to my hand." Chie stated.
"Well now your open. Silver Gadget attack her directly!" the scientist called as the Gadget charged.
(Chie: 2300)
When that happened Chie felt pain coursing through her. She grunted before glaring at the scientist. "Is that it?"
"Yellow Gadget! Your turn!" the scientist called as Yellow Gadget made it's attack.
The gadget hit Chie causing her to cry out in pain.
(Chie: 0900)
"I play my facedown card, Acceptance of your True Self!" Chie declared. "You want my Persona, well here she is, Chariot Persona Tomoe!"
Acceptance of your True Self
Normal Trap Card
When you take battle or effect damage, Special Summon 1 "Persona" monster from your deck. Then if your opponent has higher life points you can destroy one card on the field. You cannot declare an attack until the end phase of the turn after you activate this card.
Chariot Persona Tomoe
Dark Type
Level 5
Warrior
ATK: 2000
DEF: 2000
When this card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard you can Special Summon 1 "Chariot Persona Suzuka Gongen" from your Extra Deck. If a Warrior-Typ monster you control battles, excluding this card, it gains 400 ATK until the end of the Damage Step.
"Good that you done that... Because now Test of True Self can now access it's abilities!" the scientist smirked.
"Whenever my opponent summons a Persona, I get to summon 1 "Shadow" monster from my Extra Deck." the scientist smirked.
The Investigation Team all immediately braced themselves for what was coming.
"But as long as that Shadow has the same Arcana as the Persona that was summoned." the scientist added with a smirk, "So now rise to the field! Chariot Shadow Ares!"
At that what was a blackened warrior with crimson glowing eyes wielding a sword.
Chariot Shadow Ares
Dark Type
Level 5
Fiend/Fusion
ATK: 2100
DEF: 1900
This card can only be summoned by the effect of "Test of True Self". This card cannot attack the turn it is summoned. When this card battles a "Persona" monster that has the same Arcana as this card: Negate that monster's effect(s), and if you do it cannot be destroyed in battle. When this card is destroyed: Destroy all cards on your field, and if you do Special Summon 1 "Chariot Shadow Thor" from your Extra Deck.
"It's stronger than Tomoe!" Chie panicked.
"Ares cannot attack the turn he's summoned. It's your turn now." the scientist smirked.
Chie 2nd Turn:
Chie drew her card before pausing only to smile. "I switch Tomoe into defense mode and end my turn with one more facedown card."
'I hope you know what your doing Chie.' Yosuke thought.
Chie: 0900
The Scientist: 4000
The Scientist 3rd Turn:
The scientist drew, and called "Ares attack!"
The Shadow made a charge at the Persona.
'This is really going to hurt.' Chie thought bracing herself for her Persona's destruction.
Ares slashed... But the Persona stayed on the field.
"Huh, what just happened?" Teddie asked in confusion.
"You fools. When Ares attacks a Persona that has the same Arcana as he your Persona isn't destroyed, and it's abilities are negated." the scientist smirked. "However that doesn't excuse you for pain. Whenever a Shadow battles a Persona, Test of True Self forces you to lose Life Points equal to that Persona's level times 100."
(Chie: 0400)
Chie cried out in pain again before glaring at the scientist. "You haven't beaten me yet."
"Well let's see how much more pain you can take." the scientist smirked, "Stronghold destroy her Persona!"
The monster shattered Tomoe as Chie cried out again.
"Chie!" Yosuke screamed in horror.
"Tomoe's... special ability activates so I can summon Chariot Persona Suzuka Gongen in attack mode." Chie said weakly as her persona appeared in the blue glow and evolved.
Chariot Persona Suzuka Gongen
Dark Type
Level 7
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 2600
DEF: 2200
Must be summoned by the effect of "Chariot Persona Tomoe" and cannot be summoned by other ways. Other effects to be revealed.
"It doesn't mean you won yet. Metalhold destroy her Persona!" the scientist smirked as Metalhold aimed at Sukuza Gongen.
Suzuka Gongen shattered causing Chie to cry out in anguish.
(Chie: 0100)
"And now your Persona is just one more attack away for me to control." the scientist smirked, "Got any last words?"
"Just these, I activate my trap card!" Chie called. "Heroic Resolve!"
Heroic Resolve
Normal Trap Card
This turn if your Life Points would ever drop to zero set them to 100 instead.
"Hm?" the scientist asked.
"This trap lets me survive whatever you throw at me with 100 life points this turn." Chie answered.
"Ah so you want more pain do you? Then that's what you'll get." the scientist smirked, "Yellow Gadget, Silver Gadget make her suffering, and pain more unpleasant!"
The two Gadgets charged. Chie winced as they hit her but her points didn't drop.
"Chie-san!" Rise cried horrified.
"I'm... ok." Chie said while breathing heavily.
"That's enough pain for you, and enough pain from me." the scientist smirked, "That's my turn."
Chie 3rd Turn:
Chie drew her card before closing her eyes. "Ok, I play the trap Eternal Bonds!"
Eternal Bonds
Normal Trap Card
Banish two "Persona" monsters that share the same Arcana: Special Summon one "Ultimate Persona" of the same Arcana from your Extra Deck. (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon.)
"By banishing Tomoe and Suzuka Gongen I can call forth Haraedo-no-Okami!"
Haraedo-no-Okami
Dark Type
Level 8
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 3000
DEF: 3000
"Chariot Persona Suzuka Gongen" + "Chariot Persona Tomoe"
OR "Chariot Persona Suzuka Gongen" + 1 "Kung-Fu" Monster
Pay Half your Life Points, destroy all cards on your opponent's field. This monster cannot attack the turn this effect is used.
"I pay half my life points to destroy all your cards, Agneyastra!"
All of the cards shattered as the scientist winced, "Test of True Self can't be destroyed one time. But now you just triggered Ares' final ability!"
"What ability?" Yosuke asked nervously.
"Whenever it's destroyed by destroying all the cards on my field, I get to summon an even stronger Shadow." the scientist smirked. "Come! Chariot Shadow Thor!"
At that what rose was a blackened man wielding a spear.
Chariot Shadow Thor
Dark Type
Level 7
Fiend/Fusion
ATK: 2700
DEF: 2000
This card can only be summoned by the effect of "Chariot Shadow Ares". When this card is summoned: Halve your opponent's Life Points. When this card battles a "Persona" monster with the same Arcana as this card: This card gains 300 ATK, and that monster's effect(s) are negated until the end of the Damage Step. When this card is destroyed: Inflict 2000 damage to yourself.
"Your monster's weaker than mine." Chie pointed out.
"True but when he's summoned your Life Points are cut in half!" the scientist called as Thor fired a blast.
(Chie: 0025)
"Chie!" Yosuke cried in horror.
"It's... ok." Chie winced. "I play Dragon's Trial Ritual!"
Dragon's Trial Ritual
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Dragon Kung-Fu Hero". You must also sacrifice monster's who's total level equals 10 or more from your hand and/or field.
"By sacrificing Haraedo-no-Okami and Kung-Fu Tiger Warrior I can summon "Dragon Kung-Fu Hero!"
Dragon Kung-Fu Hero
Light Typ
Level 10
Warrior/Ritual
ATK: ?
DEF: ?
Must be summoned by "Dragon's Trial Ritual" and cannot be summoned by other ways. This card's original ATK and DEF is equal to the total ATK of the Monsters used to summon it. Other effects to be revealed.
Dragon Kung-Fu Hero: (ATK: ? + 3000 + 1800 = 4800/DEF: ? + 3000 + 1800 = 4800)
"4800?" the scientist asked shocked.
"That's right, Dragon Kung-Fu Hero attack Thor!" Chie called.
The monster attacked destroying the Shadow. (The Scientist: 0900)
Suddenly the scientist screamed.
Chie: 0025
The Scientist: 0000
Chie wins the duel!
The scientist glared at them as his eyes glowed revealing his identity as a shadow before he vanished.
"I... told you guys..." Chie started before collapsing.
"CHIE!" Yosuke screamed as they ran to check on her.
Her breathing and pulse were both incredibly weak and getting weaker. Teddie cried, "Bearsona!"
He shattered the card as his Persona appeared, and healed Chie. Chie's breathing and pulse sped up a bit but she was still out cold.
"Chie-sempai must have taken more damage than we thought, she needs medical attention." Naoto pointed out.
Yosuke grunted before picking her up. "Let's go."
With that said the Investigation Team ran towards the infirmary.
Meanwhile...
(Dueling Theme: Not Gonna Die by Skillet)
Jaden: 4000
Shadow Duelist: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Shadow Duelist 1st Turn:
"Prepare, you fool, to enter into the shadows," the Shadow Duelist jeered drawing a card. "I summon Infernalqueen Archfiend in Attack Mode!"
Emerging from the shadows, as fitting as it may be, a somewhat skeleton-like feminine figure arrived. She wore some red armored shoulder pads, a velvet dress, an indigo-colored ragged cloak, and sharp wings to indicate how strong she may be.
Infernalqueen Archfiend
Fire Type
Level 4
Fiend
ATK: 900
DEF: 1500
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 2 or 5, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. As long as this card remains on the field, increase the ATK of all face-up Archfiend monsters by 1000 points.
Jaden braced himself seeing the monster. 'I need to win and get Alexis out safely.'
"And now that this card is out, each and every monster with Archfiend in its name gets 1000 Attack Points," the Shadow Duelist explained as the demon queen grew in power. (ATK: 900 + 1000 = 1900)
"Great." Jaden frowned hearing that.
"Now I activate the Field Spell, Pandemonium!"
Quickly inserting the Spell Card right into some sort of slot, the slot began filling up with light that illuminated the entire room. Jaden, and the other spectators besides the Shadow Duelist had to shield their own eyes from the light.
Sensing that the blinding light had dissipated, everyone glanced around, noticing an obvious change in scenery. There were gargoyle-like statues, and large centipede statues sticking in the walls, emitting a sense of fear, while the ground stood as some sort of rocky-like spider web.
Pandemonium
Fiend Spell Card
Neither player has to pay Life Points during the Standby Phase for "Archfiend" monsters. Each time a player's "Archfiend" monster(s) is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, except by battle, that player can add 1 "Archfiend" monster from their Deck to their hand that is a lower Level than the destroyed card.
"Oh man, this place is really creepy." Syrus mentioned.
"And it doesn't just change the scenery," the Shadow Duelist revealed. "It changes the rules! Now I don't have to pay any Life Points for my Archfiends, and if they're ever destroyed outside of a battle, I get to put another Fiend right into my hand! I know what you're thinking; your little friend's fate is all but sealed! Well, you're right!"
While he spoke, the ground began shaking, and the coffin's door closed and sealed up Alexis inside before the coffin itself was wrapped up by rough, claw-like tentacles. Once again, the ground was trembling as the coffin submerged and buried itself underground.
"Alexis!" Jaden cried in horror seeing that before grunting in pain as he grabbed his chest. 'What the?'
"That's not fair!" Chumley growled.
"Yeah! What have you done?!" Syrus cried out, glancing angrily at the Shadow Duelist.
"The same thing that I would do to you," the Shadow Duelist yelled, getting irritated by both Chumley and Syrus's constant presence. "Should you continue to pester and annoy me!"
Jaden 1st Turn:
Jaden drew his card only to frown. "I set two cards and summon Elemental HERO Avian in attack mode!"
Elemental HERO Avian
Wind Type
Level 3
Warrior
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1000
A winged Elemental Hero who wheels through the sky and manipulates the wind. His signature move, Featherbreak, gives villainy a blow from sky-high.
"That's all for now."
Jaden: 4000
Shadow Duelist: 4000
Shadow Duelist 2nd Turn:
The Shadow Duelist sneered, thinking this was going to be easier than he thought. "Too bad you won't have a chance to use them. I summon Terrorking Archfiend in Attack Mode!"
Resembling very deadly and similar to his Queen counterpart, Terrorking Archfiend had a much bulky figure and was already twice as strong as his Queen, with a few different aspects for appearance other than the crown on his head.
Terrorking Archfiend
Dark Type
Level 4
Fiend
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1500
You cannot Normal Summon or Flip Summon this card unless you have an Archfiend Monster Card on your side of the field. The controller of this card pays 800 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 2 or 5, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. Also negate the effect of an Effect Monster that is destroyed by this monster in battle.
"That's not good." Jaden frowned.
"Now, you have two ficious Fiends to contempt with! And thanks to the special ability of the Infernal Queen Archfiend, the Terrorking's Attack Points automatically increase by 1000, making him an even more fiendish force to be reckon with!"
Using her power the queen gave her king power as it roared. (ATK: 2000 + 1000 = 3000)
"This is not good." Chumley panicked.
The Shadow Duelist called not yet fully releasing the power of his two Archfiends. "And now, I'm going to put them all to good use! Terrorking Archfiend! Attack Avain! Locust Storm Barrage!"
Terrorking Archfiend's chest opened up like a gate, with several moths and wasps fleeting out and heading straight at Avian.
"I don't think so, I play the trap card Mirror Gate!" Jaden countered.
Mirror Gate
Normal Trap Card
Activate only when an opponent's monster battles a monster that you control. Switch control of the battling monsters, and then calculate damage.
"This switches our monsters before the battle."
The Shadow Duelist merely smirked. "You thought that you could lure me into a Trap? Look around you and tell me who's trapped."
"I'll get them out of here." Jaden argued.
"I mean, your Trap won't work on my Terrorking! He simply activates his ability! An ability that will determine our monsters' way of chance!"
A lava pit resides somewhere in the Pandemonium's den, and floating out of the lava pit came a couple of multi-colored pool balls with numbers on them. They all flew towards the Shadow Duelist's side and hovered besides him.
"What are those?" Syrus asked fearfully.
As Jaden stared, the Shadow Duelist began explaining, "You see, when he's targeted by an opponent's effect, Terrorking's special ability gives me a gambling chance. A number between 1 and 6 is selected at random. And if it happens to be a 2 or 5, then your Trap's destroyed, and Archfiend stays to fight on my side! So, let's spin the wheel of fate and see what happens, shall we?"
Wisps of fire blazed through each pool ball, one fire to another as it kept rotating over and over in a circle. The chance of failing seemed higher than winning, or so anyone thought.
"It's okay! The odds are way in Jaden's favor!" Chumley tried to encourage.
"You flunked math, Chumley," Syrus reminded dully.
"No, I got a 54!"
The wisp of fire started to gradually slow down; its time almost up. Right at that moment, the wisp landed straight on a 2.
Jaden frowned as his trap shattered and the attack continued destroying Avian
(Jaden: 2000)
The Shadow Duelist laughed, "Chance has favored Terrorking!"
"Jaden!" Syrus cried in horror.
"What's happening to you?" Chumley asked.
Hearing that Jaden sees his body is starting to vanish.
"What are you doing?" Jaden asked in shock.
The Shadow Duelist took out something from his pocket, and it happened to be an Artifact. "It is the way of the shadows. Transcending the game, attacking your body!"
Jaden grunted. "Shadows or no shadows, I still have my trap card Hero Signal. I can use it to summon Elemental HERO Clayman in defense mode."
Hero Signal
Normal Trap Card
You can only activate this card when a monster you control is destroyed. Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Elemental Hero" monster from your hand or Deck.
Elemental HERO Clayman
Earth Type
Level 4
Warrior
ATK: 800
DEF: 2000
An Elemental Hero with a clay body built-to-last. He will preserve his Elemental Hero colleagues at any cost.
"Oh, way to duel!" Syrus cheered.
"That monster should keep Jaden safe!" Chumley agreed.
"Anything else?" Jaden challenged.
"It's your move." the Shadow Duelist told him.
Jaden 2nd Turn:
Jaden drew his card. "I'll start with Pot of Greed."
Pot of Greed
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards.
Jaden drew two more cards before nodding.
"Now I'll play Polymerization and use it to fuse Clayman with Elemental HERO Sparkman in order to summon the Elemental HERO Thunder Giant."
Polymerization
Normal Spell Card
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or your side of the field as Fusion Materials.
Elemental HERO Thunder Giant
Light Type
Level 6
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 2400
DEF: 1500
"Elemental Hero Sparkman" + "Elemental Hero Clayman"
This monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this card is Fusion Summoned, select and destroy 1 face-up monster on the field with original ATK less than the ATK of this card.
"Nice!" Syrus smiled.
"Now since I Fusion Summoned Thunder Giant, his special ability destroys Terrorking Archfiend!" Jaden called.
The warrior readied it's ability ready to destroy Terrorking Archfiend until the Shadow Duelist began chuckling.
"I activate Terrorking's special ability once again!" the Shadow Duelist announced with self-confidence. "Spin Roulette!"
Six pool balls remained floating in the air, the wisp of fire continuously going around in a circle to determine which number to go by.
"He can't win twice in a row." Chumley pointed out.
Unfortunately, luck seemed to favor on the Shadow Duelist's side once again, because this time, the wisp of fire landed on a 5. The blast that was intended for Terrorking Archfiend redirected itself back at Thunder Giant, destroying him straight on. Jaden grunted at that before looking at his hand. "I play Mirage of Nightmare and set two cards."
Mirage of Nightmare
Continuous Spell Card
During your opponent's Standby Phase, draw cards until you have 4 cards in your hand. During your Standby Phase, discard to the Graveyard the same number of random cards you drew with this card's effect.
Jaden: 2000
Shadow Duelist: 4000
Shadow Duelist 3rd Turn:
The Shadow Duelist scoffed, still fully confident of himself. "Don't waste my time! Your Life Points won't last long enough to use anymore of your cards! And Alexis's soul will soon be gone! And so will yours! It's my turn! Draw!"
Mirage of Nightmare then glowed.
"Since it's your Standby Phase I can draw until I'm holding four cards but during my Standby Phase I need to discard the same number of cards I drew." Jaden explained drawing his cards.
Not bothered by the fact, the Shadow Duelist shrugged. "So, go ahead then! You could have 4 million, and it still wouldn't help you beat the crushing power of my Monster! Allow my Terrorking Archfiend to give you an example! Attack, Locust Storm Barrage!"
The fiend attacked.
"Not this time, I activate the trap card Mirror Force!" Jaden called.
Mirror Force
Normal Trap Card
When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls.
"This destroys all your monsters in attack mode!"
A large wall of glass formed from beneath the ground to reaching up the ceiling, fully protecting Jaden right as the wasps and moths flew head on. They bounced off the mirror wall and started investing onto Terrorking Archfiend and Infernal Queen Archfiend, destroying both Archfiend rulers.
"Way to play!" Syrus, and Chumley cheered.
"How dare you!?" the Shadow Duelist barked, angry that the two Monsters he had worked so hard to summon was simply destroyed, just like that!
"You mean by how I destroyed your monsters? You take big risks to fight someone as daring as me." Jaden said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, let's see how daring you are after this! I use Desrook Archfiend's special ability, which allows me to resurrect Terrorking Archfiend by sending this card to the Graveyard! Say hello to a not-so-old friend!" the Shadow Duelist declared discarding a card.
The king of Archfiends returned, a little weaker than usual due to his special ability wearing off, but he seemed rather angry at Jaden for destroying him. Jaden's eyes widened. "I reveal my facedown card Emergency Provisions, by sending one spell or trap to the graveyard this gives me an extra 1000 life points."
Emergency Provisions
Quick-Play Spell Card
Send any number of other Spell/Trap Cards you control to the Graveyard; gain 1000 LP for each card sent to the Graveyard this way.
(Jaden: 3000)
"And now, I activate the effect of the Field Spell Card, Pandemonium! Hahahaha! Its powerful Magic allows me to draw a new Archfiend if one of my Archfiends is ever sent to the Graveyard! Of course, this new Archfiend can't be as powerful." the Shadow Duelist laughed wickedly adding another Desrook Archfiend. "But then my Terrorking Archfiend packs more than enough power as it is! Now, let's try this again! Locust Storm Barrage!"
Jaden braced himself as the Locusts hit him.
(Jaden: 1000)
The Shadow Duelist then takes the artifact out of his pocket while saying, "Now your legs are not good. And now, with this latest strike on your Life Points, neither are your arms!"
Seeing that his arms except for her hands had vanished just like his legs, Jaden gasped, as well as his two friends.
"Aw man!" Syrus cried. "Jaden's fading really fast!"
While Syrus and Chumley were concerned for the disappearing boy, Jaden had other things in mind. 'Hmm...so this is the power of a Shadow Game... Totally feels hollow, and not only that this really seems dangerous... Who would ask for a better...'
The Shadow Duelist laughed wickedly, "Now you are just 1 attack away. What can save you now?"
With that he ended his turn.
Jaden 3rd Turn:
Jaden drew his card. "What can save me is the spell card The Warrior Returning Alive, this lets me bring Avian back to my hand, and then I can use Polymerization to fuse him with Elemental HERO Burstinatrix in order to summon the Elemental HERO Flame Wingman in attack mode!"
The Warrior Returning Alive
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 Warrior-Type monster in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand.
Polymerization
Normal Spell Card
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or your side of the field as Fusion Materials.
Elemental HERO Flame Wingman
Wind Type
Level 6
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 2100
DEF: 1200
"Elemental HERO Avian" + "Elemental HERO Burstinatrix"
Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster in the Graveyard.
"Now attack Terrorking Archfiend with Infernal Rage!"
The attack burned the Archfiend destroying it as the Shadow Duelist grunted. (Shadow Duelist: 3900)
"Now thanks to Flame Wingman's special ability you take damage equal to your destroyed monster's attack points." Jaden stated.
The flames attacked the Shadow Duelist as he grunted. (Shadow Duelist: 1900)
The moment the Shadow Duelist took all of that damage, his lower half of his body began vanishing up to his waistline as part of the Shadow Game. Syrus noticed and turned to a stunned Chumley. "Parts of him are starting to disappear too, Chumley!"
"Think that could work on my waistline?" Chumley wondered, half-joking.
"It matters not!" the Shadow Duelist declared not letting the damage getting to him. "Because I have yet another Desrook Archfiend! I simply discard him to bring back my Terrorking! There's no escaping him! Rise again, Terrorking!"
Rising from the ashes on the ground, the skeleton-looking Archfiend spreaded his wings and roared at Jaden.
"This guy's really overstaying his welcome! Very soon he'll stay in the graveyard!" Jaden promised looking over his hand. "I end my turn by summoning Dark Catapulter in defense mode."
Dark Catapulter
Earth Type
Level 4
Machine
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1500
During your Standby Phase, if this card is in Defense Position, put 1 counter on this card. By removing from play a number of card(s) in your Graveyard equal to the number of counters on this card, destroy that same number of Spell or Trap Card(s) on the field. Then remove all counter(s) from this card.
"Licious!" Chumler cried seeing it.
"Your move." Jaden said.
Jaden: 1000
Shadow Duelist: 1900
Shadow Duelist 4th Turn:
The Shadow Duelist seemed amused by the dare as he drew a card. "You should be careful what you wish for! Because you just might get it! Especially with this card is in play! I sacrifice my Terrorking Archfiend and call forth the Skull Archfiend of Lightning!"
As soon as Terrorking Archfiend dispersed right into the darkness, lightning took his place, in the form of a humungous skull-like creature with wings and lightning surging throughout his body like he was a lightning rod.
Skull Archfiend of Lightning
Dark Type
Level 6
Fiend
ATK: 2500
DEF: 1200
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is targeted by the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 1, 3, or 6, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card.
Jaden flinched seeing the monster.
"Now attack Wingman! Super Charged Bolt!"
The Archfiend charged the attack firing it at Wingman. Jaden's Fusion Monster shattered.
(Jaden: 0600)
Once he saw that Jaden was growing more weaker and weaker with every second the duel is going on, the Shadow Duelist chuckled and took out the artifact as it glowed again. "Look into my Millenium Item, and feel yourself drifting even further into the shadows! You are defeated! Your Life Points are all but gone! Soon, you will be nothing but a hollow soul of a shell! Feel yourself drifting...drifting...drifting..."
"The duel isn't over yet." Jaden told him. "I'm still far from beaten."
Thinking that Jaden might have had enough, the Shadow Duelist put away his artifact, smirking in success. Syrus and Chumley wanted to rush over there and help Jaden, but they couldn't risk being sucked in the Shadow Game as well.
"Jaden!" Syrus yelled.
Seeing the poor, pitiful Slifer Red struggling, the Shadow Duelist thought, 'Look at him, so pitiful! The shadows are a powerful weapon, indeed! Even the ones simply in your mind! If only he knew...'
Unknowest to anyone besides Jaden, the top card of his deck began glowing, and a soft, purring sound echoed inside Jaden's lost mind.
In complete darkness...
Jaden was groaning and was in what seems to be a world of darkness. He didn't have any clue what was going on; only that he was in agonizing pain and suffering. Seeing a small ball of light flying out of his deck, Jaden instinctively knew it was his friend Winged Kuriboh. Jaden weakly looked at the card. "Winged Kuriboh? Am I going crazy?"
Winged Kuriboh woos as he flew around him. He felt that the way Winged Kuribon was flying around, it was almost like he was trying to hypnotize him. Wait...hypnotize...?
That's it!
Jaden shook his head before glaring at the Shadow Duelist. "Anything else?"
The Shadow Duelist was taken aback, not figuring out what was happening. 'What's going on?! Why isn't he acting like before anymore!?'
"I already ended." the Shadow Duelist told him.
"Jaden?" Syrus asked.
Jaden 4th Turn:
Jaden drew his card. "Dark Catapulter gains one counter during the standby phase, and by using that counter and removing Avian from play I can destroy one of your cards."
"Yeah, and the only one that Shadow Duelist has is Pandemonium!" Chumley called.
"Destroy his card." Jaden told Dark Catapulter coldly.
Directly straight out of the Graveyard, an electrical charged sphere of energy shot out and blasted away the remains of the Pandemonium field in no time. All that was left on the field besides the Monsters was the same cave-like area they were in before the Shadow Duelist played Pandemonium.
"So what?!" the Shadow Duelist scorned, holding up his artifact. "You still haven't destroyed this!"
"Be careful what you ask for." Jaden said as he threw a card into the object shattering it.
The Shadow Duelist gasped. "What did you do?!"
"I put an end to your Shadow Game." Jaden answered.
As he said that his body began returning back to normal like nothing had happened.
"Alright! You got your body back!" Syrus cheered, relieved to see that Jaden was fine.
Jaden replied, "I never lost it! This whole Shadow Game thing was just a huge farce! It was all just hypnosis! A whole lot of smoke and mirrors to make me think I was losing my soul! This guy's a complete sham! I mean, he's probably just some out-of-work bozo!"
"I-I'm not out-of-work!" the Shadow Duelist stammered. "I can get my job at the pub anytime I want!"
"Yeah, I'm sure that you could!" Jaden taunted . "And I'm sure that paper Millenium Item will work well with the kitties!"
"No! Be quiet!" the Shadow Duelist yelled trying to defend himself. "It's real! I'm real!"
"You're a sideshow phony!"
The Shadow Duelist recalled another fact, then smirked. "You fool! You forget! The girl! Don't you remember? She's imprisoned in a shadow tomb! Her soul is festering in the recesses of the Netherworld! That proves this Millenium Pendant is real! What do you have to say to that?!"
"You probably just drugged her." Jaden replied.
"No it was the Millenium Pendant's doing." the Shadow Duelist smirked.
Jaden just glared at him. The Shadow Duelist's face then grew serious, "And because of your earlier comments, you can find your friend by yourself!"
Having said that he attempted to run away. Jaden's eyes widened. "Get back here."
He ran after the Shadow Duelist. While he sprinted towards the Shadow Duelist, the statues surrounding the area began lighting up as he ran passed them. Once all statues were lit, they all focused on one spot in the center of the room, making Jaden stop. The ground started shaking like crazy, and a huge golden eye-like symbol lit up beneath everyone's feet, startling everyone. The Shadow Duelist even stopped to wonder what was going on, and he was just as confused as the rest.
"What's going on?" Chumley asked nervously.
Right at the moment, the smoke swirled around right above their heads, engulfing both Jaden and the Shadow Duelist in. The smoke whirled around until it fully transformed into a giant sphere of darkness crackling with electricity.
"What's going on?" Syrus asked fearfully.
"I don't know." Chumley answered.
Inside the void sphere of darkness...
The Shadow Duelist, and Jaden were alone looking around.
"What kind of trick is this?" Jaden questioned.
"I'm not doing this!" the Shadow Duelist protested.
Hearing something approaching, both of them saw weird blobs plummeting from the skies and piling up one at a time. Eventually, those blobs reverted their attention towards the Shadow Duelist and began sticking themselves to his body.
"Help! They're attacking! Jaden, save me-MMPH!"
One of the blobs took advantage of his open mouth and leaped right in, gagging him. As more and more blobs invaded his body, the Shadow Duelist grew weaker and weaker, until he collapsed and countless blobs descended upon his supposedly fallen corpse. Jaden's eyes widened in horror seeing that as he stepped back in horror.
That was when he rose his eyes now red.
"Jaden Yuki...The shadows aim for a soul," the Shadow Duelist spoke in a monotone voice. "Only one shall survive..."
Jaden frowned. "They're not taking mine, I play Monster Reincarnation to discard one card and return Sparkman to my hand."
Monster Reincarnation
Normal Spell Card
Discard 1 card, then target 1 monster in your Graveyard; add it to your hand.
"I play Sparkman in defense mode and that's all."
Jaden: 0600
Shadow Duelist: 1900
Shadow Duelist 5th Turn:
"Very well, my turn," the Shadow Duelist said emotionlessly, drawing a card.
"Don't forget that Pandemonium is destroyed." Jaden pointed out. "So you have to pay to keep your monster on the field."
As he said that dark smoke wisp out of the Shadow Duelist's mouth.
(Shadow Duelist: 1400)
"500 Life Points are nothing compared to a soul!" the Shadow Duelist declared, grimacing. "Now, Skull Archfiend, attack!"
Jaden winced as his monster shattered.
"And now I'll summon Desrook Archfiend!" the Shadow Duelist called as a fiend appeared.
Desrook Archfiend
Light Type
Level 3
Fiend
ATK: 1100
DEF: 1800
The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is targeted by the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 3, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. When a "Terrorking Archfiend" on your side of the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon the "Terrorking Archfiend".
"Your move now mortal." the Shadow Duelist ended.
Jaden 5th Turn:
Jaden drew. "I activate the spell Spark Blaster, and by equipping this to Sparkman I can switch a monster's battle position three times."
Spark Blaster
Equip Spell Card
You can only equip this card to "Elemental Hero Sparkman". During the Main Phase of your turn, you can change the battle position of 1 face-up monster. After you use this effect 3 times destroy this card.
"Now Sparkman attack Desrook Archfiend."
Sparkman attacked destroying the fiend. (Shadow Duelist: 0900)
"Now I end my turn by using Spark Blaster to switch Sparkman back into defense mode." Jaden finished.
Sparkman switched.
"I activate the trap card, Battle-Scarred!" the Shadow Duelist called.
Battle-Scarred
Continuous Trap Card
Select 1 Archfiend monster on your side of the field to activate this card. Your opponent also pays the same Life Points that you pay for the selected monster during the Standby Phase. If this card is removed from the field, destroy the selected monster. When the selected monster is removed from the field, destroy this card.
"So now you have to pay the same amount of points, I pay for Archfiend of Lightning!" the Shadow Duelist called.
Jaden's eyes widened in shock.
Jaden: 0600
Shadow Duelist: 0900
Shadow Duelist 6th Turn:
As he drew both of them felt weaker.
(Shadow Duelist: 0400)
(Jaden: 0100)
"Now Skull Archfiend! Attack!" the Shadow Duelist called.
Jaden flinched as Sparkman shattered.
"Now I place a face-down, and activate the Spell, Double Spell!" the Shadow Duelist called.
Double Spell
Normal Spell Card
Discard 1 Spell Card, then target 1 Spell Card in your opponent's Graveyard; place that target in the appropriate Zone on your side of the field, and as this card's effect resolution, follow its card text as if you had used it yourself.
"So by discarding Archfiend's Oath in my hand, I can activate your Emergency Provisions from your graveyard to destroy my set card, and regain 1000 Life Points." the Shadow Duelist said as he glowed. (Shadow Duelist: 1400)
Jaden frowned hearing that.
"I end my turn! Your fate is sealed! You have not a single card remaining from your hand! I will take your last Life Points next turn! Then, you'll join the rest of the students I've taken...in the Shadow Realm!" the Shadow Duelist declared.
Jaden 6th Turn:
Jaden looked at his deck before drawing his card. "I summon Elemental HERO Bubbleman in attack mode, and since I did his ability lets me draw two more cards."
Elemental HERO Bubbleman
Water Type
Level 4
Warrior
ATK: 800
DEF: 1200
When this is the only card in your hand, you can treat this card's Summon as a Special Summon. When it is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, if there are no other cards on your side of the field, draw 2 cards from your Deck.
Jaden drew his two cards. He sees there Bubble Shuffle, and a new monster named Elemental HERO Bladedge.
"I activate the spell Bubble Shuffle, this switches Bubbleman and your Skull Archfiend of Lightning into defense mode and then it lets me sacrifice Bubbleman to summon a new HERO." Jaden mentioned.
Bubble Shuffle
Normal Spell Card
You can only activate this card when there is a face-up "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" on the field. Change 1 "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" in face-up Attack Position on your side of the field and 1 monster in face-up Attack Position on your opponent's side of the field to Defense Position. Tribute the "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" that was changed to Defense Position and Special Summon 1 monster from your hand that includes "Elemental Hero" in its card name.
"That's if my Skull Archfiend's counter effect does not render your Spell card useless, that is!" the Shadow Duelist reminded; six pool balls engulfed in a wisp of fire besides him. "If this roulette lands on a 1, 3, or 6, your Bubble Shuffle Spell fails to activate!"
The wisp of fire kept switching from one pool ball to another, constantly flowing around over and over until it landed on a...2.
"What!? Two!?" the Shadow Duelist cried shocked as Skull Archfiend, and Bubbleman switched.
"Looks like without your tricks you won't win all the time." Jaden mentioned as Bubbleman vanished. "I summon Elemental HERO Bladedge."
Elemental HERO Bladedge
Earth Type
Level 7
Warrior
ATK: 2600
DEF: 1800
During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points.
"Bladedge can deal damage even if your monster is in defense mode, so end this duel!"
The attacked destroyed Skull Archfiend as the Shadow Duelist grunted.
Jaden: 0100
Shadow Duelist: 0000
Jaden wins the duel!
"Nooooooooo!"
Dark smoke enveloped around the Shadow Duelist as blobs piled and cemented onto Shadow Duelist, sticking onto him like wads of sticky gum. He struggled, gasping for breath as he tried fighting back.
"G-Get off me! Tell my kids I...love them!"
As he watched them Jaden finds himself back at the cave like area. Jaden stared at where the Shadow Duelist had been before turning and walking off.
"Huh... Jaden wait!" Syrus cried as he, and Chumley ran to him while the coffin holding a Alexis opened where she stepped out stunned.
"Lex!" Jaden cried running up to her. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah... Last thing I remember was that Titan guy ambushing me..." Alexis answered shaking her head to get the numbness off her.
"He's gone now, come on we should head back." Jaden mentioned.
"Yeah. I better head to the infirmary to get checked out." Alexis agreed as they walked out of the Dorm.
Sometime later...
Dr. Crowler was exploring around the dark places of the abandoned dorm, his flashlight guiding him through the dark. He snickered at this.
"Come on, Shadow Duelist! I want to hear every last detail!" he called out before spotting a card on the ground. "Hmm? What's this? It's that Shadow Duelist's Pandemonium card! He would never leave this behind unless...HE LOST?! Oh, of all the bother! That Scientist might not have done his job either! No matter! Next time will be the last time!"
In the Infirmary...
Yu, and the others were looking over Chie before the Slifer Trio with Alexis entered. Hearing them the Investigation Team looked over.
"Huh, what happened?" Kanji asked.
"Some guy named Titan ambushed Alexis at the Abandoned Dorm, and pulled up a farce of a Shadow Game." Jaden answered. "I manage to win though, and we're having Alexis checked out."
"Hey! What happened to her?" Chumley asked seeing Chie.
"... She nearly died." Yosuke answered without taking his eyes off of Chie.
"You have a similar thing happened?" Syrus asked nervously.
"I doubt it, but the Island isn't safe anymore. For anyone." Yu told him. "Every single person here is in unimaginable danger."
"Why? I mean all it is that two of Chie's Personas were destroyed, and there was only a farce Shadow Game right?" Jaden asked him.
Yu turned to Jaden. "It's no game... sit down this might take a while to explain but you need to hear it."
"What's going on?" Chumley asked as they remembered that he wasn't explained what happened.
"Just listen." Kanji told him. "Trust us, every single word Yu-Sempai is about to tell you happened, most of you saw the proof already."
One explanation of Persona 4 Golden, Persona 4 Arena, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, and Persona 4 Dancing All Night later...
Looking shocked the four looked at each other.
"So no Jaden, it isn't a farce. Or at least what we dealt with today wasn't." Yu finished.
"It's... Hard to believe all you guys lived through that." Jaden told him.
"And even with that Rumor being the secret of entering that world." Alexis added. "I'm glad I never tried that."
"Weren't you listening? Only Sensei, Adachi, and Namatame could enter." Teddie mentioned.
"For now, we'll have to play the role of normal students... but be careful." Naoto stated calmly.
They nodded hearing that.
bopdog111: Well that answers that question.
Ulrich362: True, it does.
bopdog111: With that taken care of what will happen now?
Ulrich362: Well Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, and Alexis broke school rules so they'll have to come up with a suitable punishment, but as for the Investigation Team and specifically Yu, Teddie, and Kanji... Crowler will likely try to come up with another plan or reason for their expulsion.
bopdog111: Well let's see how that goes. Be sure to review!
Ulrich362: See you in the next chapter.