bopdog111: Welcome to the Society of Light arc guys.
Ulrich362: Yup, and if you thought things were interesting before... oh boy. We're just getting started.
bopdog111: A Test of the Inner Strength of the current Persona Users.
Ulrich362: Exactly, well after a nice relaxing time in Inaba it's back to Duel Academy. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or Persona but we own the OCs!
Three people were running to the Docks which was Dr. Crowler, and Yuzu along with someone who was short a nearly bald head, a french mustache, and beard a Vice Chancellor suit as Dr. Crowler told them, "Keep up you two their almost here!"
"Vellian, can you remind us what this is about?" Yuzu asked her brother with labor breathing since exercising is not her strong suit.
"I told you Yuzu! The freshman! Their almost here!" Dr. Crowler giggled giddy.
"You've never been this excited about new freshman, what's going on?" Yuzu asked while trying to catch her breath.
Dr. Crowler turned around as they stopped running from arriving as he turned around picking up a book about the freshmens, "Feast your eyes on this you two!"
"Are we missing the joke?" the short man asked in confusion, and a bit of annoyance in a french accent.
Dr. Crowler showed them pictures of a familiar boy, "Are you calling Aster Phoenix a joke!?"
"Wait... the Aster Phoenix?" Yuzu asked in disbelief. "The Pro Duelist?"
"Yes, not only is HE the top ranked Duelist of the entire world but he is also joining the freshman classes of our very school!" Dr. Crowler grinned chuckling to himself
"There must be a Erreur!" the short man said confused, "A Professional Duelist going back to school? Why?"
"I don't know, but that doesn't matter! With a celebrity under our tutelage we'll be famous! After all everyone on Earth knows them all to well!" Dr. Crowler cried giggling like a little girl as Yuzu, and the man sweatdropped.
...Well almost everyone.
"Hey, since we are Dueling should I get your name?" Jaden asked his opponent who was Aster himself.
Aster smiled, "You may call me AP."
"Okay then 'App' get your game on!" Jaden grinned.
"Day 1, and Jaden is already dueling. Who is he?" Ms. Dorothy who went to visit earlier asked seeing this with Belowski.
"Don't know man." Belowski admitted shrugging before the Persona Users walked up.
"Huh, Jaden who's this?" Yosuke inquired.
Hearing that Jaden, and Aster turned over as Yukiko felt her heart skipped a beat from seeing Aster as Jaden grinned, "Hey guys! Your in time for me to take on a freshman who's here early! His name is 'App'!"
"App?" Naoto asked. "I somehow doubt that's his name."
Rise however frowned as she looked at him before shrugging. "Good luck, Jaden's pretty strong."
Aster only nodded getting set as Bastion, Alexis, Jasmine, Mindy, and Chazz walked up.
"What's heating up?" Chazz asked.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Get Your Game On)
Jaden: 4000
Aster: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Aster 1st Turn:
"I'll go first since it's my time here first." Aster grinned drawing before saying, "And I'll summon Ojama Yellow in defense mode!"
Hearing that Chazz dropped down in disbelief as the monster appeared.
Ojama Yellow
Light Type
Level 2
Beast
ATK: 0
DEF: 1000
He's one of the Ojama Trio. It's said that he butts in by any means necessary. It's also said that when the three are together, something happens.
"Ojama Yellow, so he uses the same deck as Chazz?" Kanji asked.
"I guess so." Yukiko nodded.
"That's gotta be the most stupidest move I ever seen!" Chazz yelled irritated.
"Your turn." Aster ended.
Jaden 1st Turn:
Jaden drew his card before nodding. "Alright App, I'll summon out the Elemental HERO Sparkman in attack mode."
Elemental HERO Sparkman
Light Type
Level 4
Warrior
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1400
An Elemental HERO and a warrior of light who proficiently wields many kinds of armaments. His Static Shockwave cuts off the path of villainy.
"Now attack Ojama Yellow!"
Sparkman attacked Yellow with no mercy as Aster grinned, "You don't waste time. That was what I was told."
"True, but hey just a little friendly advice. If you have any try setting some cards facedown to keep your monsters safe." Jaden suggested ending his turn.
Jaden: 4000
Aster: 4000
Aster 2nd Turn:
Aster drew, and made a scowl.
"Bad card?" Yu guessed.
"As expected." Ms. Dorothy remarked, "He's actually using Mishmash cards."
"Mismash?" Chie asked. "What do you mean?"
"Mismash are Decks made in by random cards with no theme, and is per luck based." Ms. Dorothy answered, "He came to the shop, and built a Deck from the card packs laying around saying it's for a test."
"No wonder he's having trouble." Syrus mentioned. "Anybody would have a tough time if they used a deck like that."
"Actually it helps to have cards like this after I place a card down. Reload!" Aster called.
Reload
Quick-Play Spell Card
Add all cards in your hand to your Deck and shuffle it. Then draw the same number of cards that you added to your Deck.
"I take all the cards in my hand shuffle them then draw the same amount." Aster explained shuffling, and draw 4 new cards.
"Oh, so now he might get something that can help." Yukiko realized. "That's a good idea."
Aster grinned, "Next I-"
A sudden ringing was heard.
"A phone?" Yosuke asked.
Aster soon pulled a Cell Phone, "Uh sorry but I have to take this."
He answered asking, "It's me, what's up?"
Jaden however looks in shock before taking a breath to calm himself down.
"Who whips out a phone in the middle of a duel?" Chazz asked annoyed for Aster.
"It could be important." Yu pointed out. 'Then again, I just hope it isn't connected to a Shadow.'
"Yeah... I'm dueling him right now..." Aster said to the caller quietly.
Meanwhile...
In a room of white at a class table was a white cloaked man who smirked, "Good."
"So any last minute words of advice?" Aster asked through an earbud.
The man set Tarot Cards before flipping one showing the Grim Reaper which resembles the Death Arcana before saying, "The Reaper of Souls is in reverse you know what must be done."
Back at Duel Academy...
"Absolutely! Thanks for the call." Aster smiled before hanging up, "Sorry where we're we?"
"It was your move." Jaden mentioned. "Is everything ok?"
"Yeah just someone informing me of something." Aster answered before looking over, "And I activate The Sanctuary of the Sky!"
They appeared in a cloud temple.
The Sanctuary of the Sky
Field Spell Card
Battle damage to the controller of a Fairy monster from a battle involving that Fairy monster becomes 0.
Seeing that the Persona Users all suddenly frowned and looked down sadly. Knowing what's going on Syrus hugged Rise.
"And then I summon Warrior of Zera!" Aster called as a warrior appeared.
Warrior of Zera
Earth Type
Level 4
Warrior
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1600
A wandering warrior who seeks the sanctuary where he can gain the power of the Archlords. To escape the temptation of evil fiends, he fights solo day by day.
"It's as strong as Sparkman." Jaden said in shock.
"But I'm sacrificing him so that I can summon Archlord Zerato!" Aster called as a feathered man appeared in Zera's place.
Archlord Zerato
Light Type
Level 8
Fairy
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2300
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Tributing 1 face-up "Warrior of Zera" on your side of the field while "The Sanctuary in the Sky" is on the field. If "The Sanctuary in the Sky" is on your side of the field, by discarding 1 LIGHT Monster Card from your hand to the Graveyard, destroy all monsters on your opponent's side of the field. If "The Sanctuary in the Sky" is not on your side of the field, this effect is not applied.
"That could be problematic." Naoto noted.
Suddenly Rise's eyes widened. "Chazz, Jaden, tell us what happens we need to go now."
"Where you going?" Jasmine asked her.
"I just remembered... we have two people waiting for us." Rise answered as they realized she just felt two more of the Arcana Shadows.
Hearing that they ran off.
"And now Zerato's ability allows me to discard Mystical Shine Ball to take out all your monsters!" Aster called as Zerato destroyed Sparkman, "Now attack! Sacred Surge!"
Zerato fired light from his wings. Jaden braced himself as the attack hit.
(Jaden: 1200)
"Your move." Aster told him.
Jaden 2nd Turn:
Jaden drew his card and smiled. "Alright, I'll summon the Elemental HERO Clayman in attack mode."
Elemental HERO Clayman
Earth Type
Level 4
Warrior
ATK: 800
DEF: 2000
An Elemental HERO with a clay body built-to-last. He'll preserve his Elemental HERO colleagues at any cost.
"Of course her won't be sticking around, I activate the spell Metamorphosis and thanks to this I can sacrifice Clayman to bring out the Elemental HERO Clay Guardian in defense mode."
Metamorphosis
Normal Spell Card
Tribute 1 monster. Special Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck with the same Level as the Tributed monster.
Elemental HERO Clay Guardian
Earth Type
Level 4
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 0
DEF: 2800
This card can only be Special Summoned with "Metamorphosis" by Tributing "Elemental HERO Clayman". This card's name is treated as "Elemental HERO Clayman" while it is face-up on the field. When this card is Special Summoned, inflict 200 damage to your opponent for each card they control.
"When this guy is summoned you take 200 points of damage for every card on your field App."
Aster braced himself. (Aster: 3400)
"I'll throw down a facedown, and call it a turn." Jaden grinned before frowning. 'Be careful you guys, I have a bad feeling that's just the start of what's going to happen this year.'
Jaden: 1200
Aster: 3400
Aster 3rd Turn:
Aster drew before saying, "I activate Beckoning Light!"
Beckoning Light
Normal Trap Card
Discard your entire hand, then for each card you discarded to the GY by this effect, add 1 LIGHT monster from your GY to your hand.
"I discard my hand to add a Light Monster to my hand for monster I tossed." Aster said discarding, and adding Mystical Shine Ball only to instantly send it back, "Go!"
Zerato destroyed Clay Guardian.
"And now Sacred Surge!" Aster called as Zerato fired light again.
"Not this time, I play The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh!" Jaden countered. "This handy spell lets me summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode."
The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh
Quick-Play Spell Card
Add 1 "Kuriboh" or 1 "Winged Kuriboh" from your Deck to your hand, OR Special Summon 1 "Kuriboh" or 1 "Winged Kuriboh" from your Deck.
Winged Kuriboh
Light Type
Level 1
Fairy
ATK: 300
DEF: 200
If this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: For the rest of this turn, you take no battle damage.
Winged Kuriboh was destroyed the moment it's summoned.
"Huh... Your turn." Aster smiled before frowning though no-one noticed, 'How can Sartorius tell me his star player to lose?'
Jaden 3rd Turn:
Jaden drew his card only to frown before glancing in the direction the members of the Investigation Team ran.
"Something bugging ya?" Aster asked.
"Huh, oh sorry just something on my mind." Jaden admitted before pausing and frowning again. "Hey App, mind if we just call it a DRAW?"
Aster blinked at this.
"Is that alright?" Jaden asked.
Aster shrugged before walking off.
Jaden: 1200
Aster: 3400
DRAW.
'Jaden is a decent duelist but why is Sartorius obsessed with him?' Aster thought before pausing turning back, "Oh by the way the name's Aster Phoenix. Choa!"
He walked off at that.
"Aster Phoenix?" Jaden asked before shaking his head and running off after the Investigation Team and Syrus.
"Ugh h-hey Jaden wait!" Alexis cried running after him.
"Man! Why do those Shadows have to arrive when the year just started!?" Chazz groaned as he, and others ran after Alexis, and Jaden.
Meanwhile...
The Team, and Syrus arrived. Two shadows looking like a Royal Couple were in the forest near the Investigation Dorm.
"Rise-chan, any weaknesses?" Chie asked.
"Physical on the woman." Rise answered, "Fire, Wind, Ice, and Electric on the man."
"Alright, in that case Chie, Kanji, Syrus, and Teddie focus on the female shadow." Yu mentioned. "Naoto, Yukiko, Yosuke, and I will deal with the male. Change, Scathach!"
Boss Fight: Arcana Emperor & Arcana Empress
(Boss Theme: Explorer 2)
At that the persona appeared ready.
"Swift Strike!" the Emperor called.
"Magarula!" the Empress called as the two attacks charged.
Yosuke and Yu smiled as the winds did nothing while the Emperor's sword missed Syrus and Teddie, hit Kanji, and Wass reflected off of Chie hitting him instead.
"Sorry but it wouldn't work." Yosuke grinned striking the Empress with Magarudyne causing her to screech.
Then the two Shadows called together, "Paradigm Shift!"
The two glowed together.
"No you don't, Primal Force!" Kanji called as Takeji Zaiten tried to strike the Empress only for nothing to happen. "What the, I thought you said that would work."
"I did but... Their changed their weaknesses?" Rise asked in shock.
"Come Yamato Sumeragi, Mahamaon!" Naoto called.
The Instant Death Move tried to strike but it proved unaffected to both.
"Damn this isn't going well." Yosuke grunted.
Unaware to them Aster was behind a tree looking out before putting on a hood, and silently called, "Dogma."
At that the Emperor tried to attack only for something to grab it as it was rose showing what grabbed it was a darkened warrior with a blade on it's left arm looking tough raising the Shadow without effort.
"What the hell?" Kanji questioned in shock.
"A Persona, but where..." Yu started before looking around.
The warrior threw the Shadow at the Empress slamming them both to each other as they collapsed as something jumped out landing in front of the warrior raising up showing a cloaked young man with only his eyes visual holding a spiked club.
"Ok, I've got it. The female is weak to darkness." Rise mentioned.
Syrus nodded quickly. "Submarineroid, Mudo!"
The Persona attacked the Empress but like with Mahamaon it didn't pull off it's killing intent. The man told the Persona Users, "Thanks for softening those two up but their mine."
"Hey who are you?" Yosuke asked him.
"No time for chit chat buddy were in the middle of a battle." the man responded as the two Shadows got up, "Let's go! Dogma! Hell's Judgment!"
At that Dogma charged an attack striking the two Shadows as they screeched from the Darkness Attack striking them without mercy.
"Turn to scarlet." Yukiko stated calmly as a massive flame enveloped the two shadows destroying them instantly.
(Victory Theme: Results)
As the Personas vanished the man said to them, "I thought I told you all to butt out."
"Sorry, but that wasn't an option. Who are you?" Yu questioned staring at him.
"My name is not any of your concern." the man told him, "And in fact that was an option. Shadows like those are far more stronger that amateurs like you can't beat."
"What was that?" Kanji questioned.
"Destiny had chosen me to eliminate Shadow Threats like the two you just saw now do all of us a favor, and leave them to the one ending their reign." the man said before jumping away at a fast pace.
"Hey wait!" Yosuke tried to call but the man was out of hearing.
"He's strong, but he's a lot weaker than Yu-semapi is." Rise pointed out. "I'd say... he's about as strong as Adachi was when we fought him."
"Still hearing him saying that needs to give him a piece of our minds." Yosuke told her.
"I have a feeling we'll see him again Yosuke." Yu mentioned. 'Still, I can't shake the feeling that something's wrong with his Persona.'
Meanwhile at the docks it was sunset with Yuzu kindly greeting the new kids while Dr. Crowler, and little man were sulking as Dr. Crowler whined, "This doesn't make any sense. He's a no show. Aster!"
"Calm down. At least you are greeting the students." Yuzu told her brother.
They heard saying "Left, Left, Left."
"Their right there 12 o clock!" the short man called as they looked.
But it wasn't Aster it was a boy that it greatly build wearing a Ra Yellow blazer with the sleeves ripped off, showing his bulging muscles, wearing brown jeans, black combat boots, a tanned shirt, wearing a dino hat, a silver necklace and has some black dreadlocks jumping down demanding, "Can you ladies tell me, who's in charge around here!?"
"LADIES!?" Dr. Crowler, and the little man shouted in shock while Yuzu sweat-dropped.
"You heard me! Who's top of command at these parts!?" the boy demanded.
"That would be my brother." Yuzu answered. "And you are?"
Hearing that the boy suddenly grabbed Dr. Crowler by his collar in a very tight grip shocking Bonaparte, and Yuzu as he yelled, "I GOTTA BONE TO PICK! YOU GOT THAT!? WELL SUNSHINE!?
"Uh... ten four?" Dr. Crowler said terrified of this student.
"I am the best duelist of the, west of the rio grande! So why I'm I stationed in the Yellow barrecks!?" the boy demanded to him.
Dr. Crowler stammered "W-Well that is because uh... try to step in you two!"
"Listen! I. WANT. BLUE!" the boy demanded.
"Now, you two!" Dr. Crowler said wanting to get out of the situation.
"What my brother meant to say is that due to Academy Rules you have to be in prep school to be an Obelisk." Yuzu told him, "We've been trying to fix that. But if you want to be an Obelisk you have to build your rank by being challenging."
The boy smiled now getting it, "Well thanks. I guess. Haha you are alright ma'am."
With that he walked off saying, "Left, left, left, left..."
Yuzu blinked before saying, "I'll be going... This is awkward."
She walked off at that.
Ulrich362: Well then...
bopdog111: New characters, and already the year has shown trouble with Shadows, and something Arcana related.
Ulrich362: True, apparently Aster has a Persona? That's definitely surprising to say the least.
bopdog111: Of course the question is how exactly did he acquire one?
Ulrich362: True, of course that's for the future. See you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!