Finally, I finished this Chapter.
I wanted to cut it in two parts, but my instinct told me not to.
Anyway, enjoy.
Tag Duel
In a dark cave, Doll Face was with Amnael as he walked toward an armored woman. The woman had a classic knight armor, but instead of the steely classic iron armor, the armor was made of a black iron and the helmet was more devil-like.
"Who are you to come near me?" she asked "Are you a wolf, or a sheep?"
"I'm afraid that I am more than that" replied Amnael "And I know who you are, bringer of war"
The woman chuckled and said "I see that you've done some researches, I'm impressed"
"You are aware that the card that you want is in an island, right?" asked Amnael.
"And what is the point?" replied the woman.
"I can help you to get there" answered Amnael "After all, we all have business there"
"And you want me to join some sort of army that you are leading" concluded the woman "Are trying to get yourself killed?"
Amnael Chuckled and said "A dead man isn't afraid of death, but of what legacy he's going to leave behind him"
"I see" said the woman "Let's talk more about, your offer"
In Duel Academy.
'Look at them!' thought Crowler with anger as he walked in the corridor of the academy 'Those pathetic Slifers are littering the campus like vermin. The hallowed hall of MY Duel Academy for the elite, not the for the lame, and not for Jaden Yuki' he then roared "That Slifer Slacker made a fool of me for the last time!" all the Slifer students who were in the corridor to enter a classroom "But soon, he will pay most dearly for it. With what I have planned, he will be the fool" he then noticed someone coming to him.
"Dr. Crowler" said the boy.
Crowler composed himself and said "What can I do for you Crime?"
Crime was the boy who was talking with Shizuku "This is about my request"
"Ah yes, I think that your opponent will be-" Crowler was answering before that someone called him.
"Dr. Crowler" said Chazz while walking toward him.
"Yes" replied Crowler.
"I need you to put me in the Tag Duel against Sky and Syrus" said Chazz.
"Sorry but no" replied Crowler, shocking the black haired teen "Don't give wrong, Chazz, your skills are good but I'm afraid that I'm not taking any chances on this one. If they lose here, Jaden will be expelled from Duel Academy once and for all. But since you are so eager to fight, why don't you fight Crime?"
"I don't care about him!" replied Chazz "All I want to fight is Jaden, and if I do something to one of his friends, I'm sure that he will not be able to win against me!"
"For someone who couldn't win against a Slifer student, talking like you're the best isn't a good thing" said Crime.
"Do you have a problem?" asked Chazz with anger.
"You mustn't bite more than you can chew" said Crime before turning to Crowler "Can you please find someone else?" and then he left.
Later, in the Red Silfers dorm, Sky was with Syrus, Jaden and Chumley preparing herself for the Duel.
"I didn't know that you could be this calm" said Chumley from his bed, glancing at the two blue haired duelists.
"There's nothing to worry about" said Jaden, reading a comic while laying on his bed "I'm sure that they will win"
'Easy for you to say that' thought Sky and Syrus at the same time 'You aren't the one that will be dueling'
"I shouldn't be this certain if I were you" said Shizuku while opening the door.
"Big sis!" called Sky with joy.
"I just met their opponents, and I fear that Crowler might be a little crazy" said Shizuku before looking at the Roid duelist "And please, don't lose focus during the duel"
"T-that won't happen" replied Syrus.
"Just remember to stay focused" advised Shizuku "Losing focus will lead you to the worst form of defeat"
"So who are their opponents?" asked Jaden.
Shizuku looked at him then turned to Sky and Syrus "Be sure that you're ready"
"Don't ignore me!" complained Jaden.
"Can you come here for a sec?" asked Shizuku while looking at Jaden and then turned to Sky and Syrus "You two, go to the Duel Arena"
Later in the arena, Sky and Syrus were waiting for the announcer to say their names, they were looking at their cards and their strategies. In the meantime, Shizuku dragged Jaden to a room.
"So, what do you want?" he asked.
"It's look like Crowler planned something different" answered Shizuku "I heard that only Sky and Syrus, but the good doctor decided that you should also face your punishment"
"What do you mean?" asked Jaden.
Shizuku sighed and said "You'll face an Obelisk Blue, his level is above Chazz and you can't try to trick him since he's colder than the blue ice of the Antarctic"
"Sweet!" commented Jaden "When do I duel this guy?"
Shizuku sweatdroped and said "I still don't know if you are bold or simply that you are an idiot"
"And you fear that I might lose?" asked Jaden with a grin.
"You are really an idiot" replied Shizuku "You can lose in the last second. His Deck isn't filled with your everyday cards, his cards are unique and powerful"
"Then like you" replied Jaden, not conscious of what he just said.
"I hope that you don't lose focus in the duel" said Shizuku while shaking her head.
"Ha ha ha! Don't worry, I will surly win!" said Jaden with confidence.
"If you say so" sighed Shizuku with defeat.
Meanwhile in the stadium, many people came to see the Tag Duel.
"The Tag Duel will begin in a few moments! And remember, these are tense conditions! This is a sudden exposition match!" said the announcer.
'Tense, huh? I sure hope they know what they're doing' thought Bastion, looking stern as he waited for the match to begin.
"It's been a while"
"Huh?" Bastion turned and saw Alexis standing near him.
"I think it dated from the Duel Test" said Alexis "Your name is Bastion Mikawa, right?"
"And you are Alexis Rhodes, right?" replied Bastion.
"Yes" answered Alexis "Have you seen Shizuku?"
"I saw her with Jaden" answered Bastion "She seemed quite upset for some reasons that I don't know"
"I was" replied Shizuku, standing next to Alexis "But I'm fine now"
"I'm pretty sure that Crowler is the reason" commented Alexis with a nervous smile before turning toward the arena "I'm really worried about Sky and Syrus"
"You should be" replied Shizuku "They are about to face the best team in the world"
"What are you talking about?" asked Bastion.
Shizuku was about to answer the Ra duelist when the announcer said "Send in he accused!"
Jaden, followed by Sky and Syrus entered. While Crowler was waiting for them in the center of the arena, he grinned as he looked at Jaden 'This is it, Slifer slacker. I'm going to send you home now. Even if you friends get to win, even if it's impossible, you will still have to face one of my best students'
"I can do it" mumbled Sky "I can win, I can do it, I can win…"
'I wish I could be like her' thought Syrus 'She's so brave and strong'
At that moment, Chumley rushed and took a look. He arrived in time, he moved to take a seat behind a certain Obelisk Blue. Chazz was very angry, he wanted to send the Slifers home himself.
"And now!" said Crowler "Please, welcome our guests, the opponents that the accused are going to face! The Paradox brothers!"
"Oh no…" mumbled Sky, the information about her opponent that Shizuku found was accurate.
Two shadow jumped over the three of them before doing a couple of flips before landing. The two shadows revealed to be two bald men wearing Chinese cloths, one green and the other orange.
"Salutations you fools" said the one in orange.
"Hope you're ready to duel" said the orange one.
"We are screwed" said Sky nervously.
"Who are these guys?" asked Jaden "I've never heard of them"
"Me neither" added Syrus "Maybe this match is going to be easy"
"Are you two sane?!" asked Sky angrily "these are legends among legends when it comes to a Tag Duel! Their perfect synchronization is flawless! And we got no chance!"
"Chill a little" said Jaden "I'm sure that you can win"
"And before I forget" said Crowler with a grin "There will be a bonus duel between Jaden Yuki and The Crimson Prince, Crime Vermillion!"
Many girls screamed when they heard his name. He was so popular in Duel Academy that he got his title by beating all the teachers in a duel during his first year.
"Who's that?" asked Jaden with confusion.
"He's a third year" answered Crowler "One of the best who challenged and defeated every single member of the faculty"
"For real?!" asked Jaden with joy in his voice.
"Yes" answered Crowler "He's the second best duelist in the school, as the first is Zane of course"
"That nice!" said Jaden, shocking the students.
'There's no way that this kid is sane' they thought at the same time.
"It's just like Crowler" said Shizuku, closing her eyes "He's ready to do anything for the win"
"I've studied these guys" said Alexis "They are some sort of mercenaries, not to mention the best Tag Duelist in the world. This is hardly fair"
"I think that was Crowler's point" said Bastion "Statistically speaking I put Sky and Syrus's odds in winning this to be one in five hundreds"
"Very encouraging" commented Shizuku with a sarcastic tone while giving Bastion a blank look.
"I was just giving the results of my calculations" defended Bastion "I want them to win as much as you do, but the odds are against them"
"Don't take Sky this lightly" warned Shizuku "I've trained her to face them, even if she had to do it alone"
"What do you mean 'I've trained her to face them'?" asked Alexis.
"Since I've faced them before and won, I gave her the advices necessary to defeat them" answered Shizuku "But I'm a little worried about Syrus, he didn't know who he was facing, and didn't train to face opponents like the Paradox Brothers"
"It's true that they have no chance, but the impossible can happen" said a new voice revealing to be Zane, sitting next them "After dueling that girl, I can say that she can win if she uses her cards well"
"Look at this" said Shizuku with a smirk "The lone wolf finally decided to join us"
Zane ignored the comment and focused himself on the upcoming duel 'Let's see if your place is here, little brother. Or else'
"Enough with the pleasantries" said Para.
"And now on with the duel" added Dox.
"We didn't come here to talk" said Para.
"We came…" continued Dox before that they both said "To destroy you!"
"Crowler" called the chancellor before asking "Don't you think this is a bit much?"
"No! Not at all!" answered Crowler "They broke a big time rule, so they should face big time opponents. Besides, we can't send the brothers back now, they've come from so far"
"What's that matter? After all you're paying their travel costs" replied Sheppard, shocking the blue teacher "Alright kids, have fun"
"I'm gonna give my all!" yelled Sky, somewhat encouraged all of the sudden "I will not disappoint you Chancellor! And don't worry Shizu, I'm gonna make you proud!" she then roared before noticing that everyone was staring at her "Did I just embarrassed myself?"
"That's more like what you needed" said Jaden with a grin "I know that you're going to win"
"See?" said the Chancellor to Crowler "They will be fine"
"If you say so" replied Crowler, a little displeased, before walking to the center of the arena "Delists! Prepare to battle!"
"We can do it Sy" said Sky while giving a thump up to the blue haired Slifer, who simply laughed nervously.
"The rules of this Tag Team Duel are quite simple" said Crowler "There is no sharing of strategies, no sharing of advices and no sharing of any card that is not in play, but you may use what in your partner's field. Understood?"
"Yeah" said the four duelists.
"And duel" said Crowler while exiting the arena.
Sky / Syrus: 8000
The Paradox Brothers: 8000
Sky took her cards and took a look at her partner, who nodded and drew his sixth card "I'm gonna summon Gyroid in Attack Mode" a blue cartoonish helicopter appeared.
Gyroid (Level 3) 1000 / 1000
"You must be joking" said Para drawing a card "I am surprised that, that thing even has an Attack Mode! This on the other hand… Gurai Gumo!" a giant spider appeared on the field of Para.
Jirai Gumo (Level 4) 2200 / 100
"This monster is stronger than the Warden of Shizu" mumbled Sky "But that doesn't mean better. I summon Red-Eyes Black Chick" a red egg appeared before cracking and showing a little black dragon with red eyes.
Red-Eyes Black Chick (Level 2) 800 / 500
"And you call this a monster?" asked Dox.
"Yes" answered Sky "Because thanks to his Effect, I can tribute him and Special Summon the Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my hand" a red light emitted from the Red-Eyes Black Chick and he took the form of a grown black dragon.
Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Level 7) 2400 / 2000
"I didn't know that Sky uses a Dragon Deck" commented Alexis.
"She isn't" replied Shizuku "The Crusader Deck is very flexible, and can adapt itself to any card. Not to mention the combinations that you can do with the other cards such as the Machine Type, Beast Type… and you go on"
"This is indeed a powerful Deck" commented Bastion "But why he isn't in the sells?"
"Because he is still in the test period" answered Shizuku "No one know the full potential of the Deck except the creator of those cards"
"I will try to get some of those cards when they will be in the market" said Bastion "A Deck like that is exactly what I'm trying to get"
"Good luck with that" said Shizuku "Those cards are going to be scattered among the type of each card, you best luck is the competition that is going to be in the launch of the Deck"
"You seem to know a lot" said Zane.
"Because I will be the one hosting the competition" replied Shizuku "But I'm not sure when it will be"
The others said nothing and got their focus on the Duel.
"This is a nice trick" said Dox, drawing a card "But I can also make it. Kaiser Sea Horse Attack Mode" a blue aquatic humanoid with a spear appeared in Dox's field.
Kaiser Sea Horse (Level 4) 1700 / 1650
'If I know dueling like I know dueling, I'm sure that My Gyroid is going to be attacked next turn' thought Syrus.
"I choose to activate a Spell Card from my hand, Tribute Doll!" declared Dox "To activate it, I must sacrifice one monster from our side of the field. Good thing my brother is so generous with his" Para nodded and wires grabbed the insect before destroying it "Farewell Gurai Gumo. Now, I'm allowed to summon a level 7 Monster this turn! And I choose to summon, Kazejin!" a strong wind fell on the field and a green monster appeared.
Kazejin (Level 7) 2400 / 2200
"He sacrificed his brother's monster to summon a better one for the team" commented Bastion, impressed "Now that's Tag Dueling"
"Would you mind sound not so impressed with them" said Alexis irritatingly.
'I hope that you will not lose your calm Sky' thought Shizuku.
"Do you actually think you know anything of this game?" questioned Para.
"You're losers, you're jokes! In other words, you're lame!" finished Dox.
"And if they think this is starting to get grueling…"
"Wait till I give them a true schooling!" Dox picked a card from his hand "I play Dark Designator! This powerful Spell card allows me to call out any card that I can think of! And if it's anywhere in my brother's deck, it's added immediately to his hand! Now, let me see here...Sanga Of The Thunder!"
Para chuckled "Well, what do you know? Its right here, ready to tear them asunder!" said Para, taking his deck out and quickly found his card before shuffling his deck and placing it back to his duel disk. After Para placed the chosen card in his hand, he raised his arm "The duel's just started..."
"And yet, it is almost done!" Dox also raised his other arm.
"For your demise has already begun!" chanted the Paradox Brothers, throwing down their arms together.
Syrus took a step back as Sky felt something inside her 'Let me take care of things here' her natural red eyes took the color purple and her scared face became calm.
Shizuku narrowed her eyes as she noticed a change in Sky 'What could this be?'
'I don't know' replied the personality of Yan Pin 'Maybe she's like us'
'You mean like me' countered Shizuku 'As much as I hate to admit it, you are me and I am you'
The personality of Yan Pin chuckled and said 'You are admitting that you are a monster? That you are thirsty for blood and war?'
'Indeed I am' replied Shizuku 'But I will not give to those emotions'
'Because of that Alexis girl?' asked Yan Pin as she noticed the heat in the body rising 'You know, I found amusing how easy this is to tease. But enough with that, if you truly love her, you need to confess to her now or we're going to live the same thing that we lived with Mi Fang'
'Shut up!' replied Shizuku 'I think that it's too early…'
'Like with Mi Fang?' countered Yan Pin, leaving Shizuku speechless.
"I don't want to live through that again" mumbled Shizuku under her breath.
In the arena, Syrus turned to Sky and said "What do you think Sky? If we just quit right now we'll have time to pack our stuff, so uh… shall we?"
"We are not going to give up" said Sky with much more confidence "We are going to win"
"Yeah… right" said Syrus, gaining a little more confidence 'I'm not only going to show the Paradox Brothers that I am strong, but my brother as well' he then turned to see his brother 'And I'm gonna do it right here, right now in this turn' he then took a card "I summon Steamroid in Attack mode"
Steamroid (Level 4) 1800 / 1800
"And I also play this, Polymerization! Check it out! I'm taking my Gyroid and Steamroid, ad fusing them together to create the ultimate engine could, Stream Gyroid!"
Steam Gyroid (Level 6) 2200 / 1800
"Now's that Locomotion! See, you guys made a mistake with your teamwork! When you sacrificed Gurai Gumo, you left your brother's side completely defenseless, leaving the door wide open for an attack!"
"Are you serious?" asked the new Sky.
Not hearing her he said "And I'm going for it, Steam Gyroid attacks Para!"
Para gasped and said with Shock "An attack?!"
"Got that right!" said Syrus as his friends facepalmed.
"I don't see what Sky is finding in him" commented Shizuku as her second personality laughed at the comment.
The shock in Para's face disappeared letting place to a smirk "If you please brother"
Dox nodded and said "It would be a pleasure indeed brother! Kazejin, defend!" Kazejin appeared in front of Para, defending him with a wind barrier and sending Steam Gyroid back to Syrus's field "Our monster's special ability, do you like?"
"It reduces your monsters damage to zero without even a fight" Para added.
"Do these two actually think they have a chance at beating Para and Dox" said Crowler out loud after chuckling "They stink worse that dirty socks. Now they even have me doing it"
"That was worth a shot" said Sky "so you don't need to be depressive"
Syrus nodded and said "If you say so" he then played one card facedown before ending his turn.
"At least a smart move" said Para before drawing "I play monster reborn, and bring back the frightful Jirai Gumo" and the spider reappeared with a low roar "And I also play another Spell Card, Tribute Doll"
"Not that again!" complained Syrus.
"Yes again" replied Para "And I will use it to sacrifice Jirai, so that I can summon another Level seven monster. Suijin!" a blue monster with only legs appeared out of a steam of water.
Suijin (Level 7) 2500 / 2400
"The recipe for their ultimate monster is there" said Shizuku "With Kaiser Sea Horse, they will be able to summon Sanga, and then, by using the effect of the Gate Guardian, they will Special Summon him"
"The Gate Guardian?" asked Alexis with confusion and worry.
"A Level eleven monster" answered Shizuku "He is like their signature monster"
(Flashback)
In an arena under the earth a ten year version of Shizuku was standing alone against the Paradox Brother and Pegasus was watching the duel.
Shizuku: 950
The Paradox Brothers: 2500
Shizuku was having a huge Viking with a shield and a sword known as The Warlord in Defense Mode, equipping him with Fafnir's Obsidian, giving him 1000 additional Attack Points and Defense Points. (Look at For Honor to understand)
The Warlord (Level 8) 3000 / 4500
And the Paradox Brothers had their Gate Guardian that was a mix between Sanga, Kazejin and Juijin.
Gate Gardian (Level 11) 3750 / 3400
It was Para's turn
"I will use Crushing Shield and destroy your monster!" he said as a ray destroyed the Warlord "And now I will Attack you directly! Go Gate Guardian, Tidal Surge Attack!" the monster created a wave of electrified water and threw it at the girl.
Shizuku: 0000
The Paradox Brothers: 2500
Breathing heavily, Shizuku said "one more time"
"You have incredible tenacity" said Dox.
"But you need more for victory" added Para.
"I know that" she replied "That's why I'm dueling you. For me, all those defeats are sources of experience that I can count on"
Both of the brothers looked at Pegasus as he nodded to them. They were going to duel until she stops demanding the duels.
(End Flashback)
"That monster's summon count as a Special Summon in all the circumstances" said Shizuku.
"A powerful monster indeed" commented Bastion.
In the arena, Para sacrificed Kiser Sea Horse and summoned Sanga Of The Thunder a humanoid yellow form of the top of a strange armor appeared with a thundering clash.
Sanga Of The Thunder (Level 7) 2600 / 2200
"Three monsters on our side, what could be better?" asked Para.
"I know what brother" answered Dox "When they come together"
"Prepare yourselves!" yelled Para "I sacrifice Suijin, Kazejin and Sanga Of The Thunder, so that I can summon the ultimate monster! Gate Guardian!"
Gate Gardian (Level 11) 3750 / 3400
"Gate Guardian?!" said Syrus with shock.
"Dangerous" said Sky.
"Just wait until you see his Attack!" said Para "Go! Destroy Steam Gyroid with Tidal Surge Attack!" Lightning crackled in the front of Gate Guardian before a geyser of water shot out, combining the lightning with the water to create an electrical current of water. The blast hit Steam Gyroid head on and even splashed on Syrus. Even though the blast wouldn't affect Syrus, he screamed when the holographic blast hit him.
Sky / Syrus: 6450
The Paradox Brothers: 8000
"I'm afraid that the brothers have a dislike to pulling back" said Shizuku "And it would be for the best if Syrus stops making errors like that"
Alexis nodded and said "Even if Sky could hold herself, I doubt that Syrus will help her if he doesn't get himself together"
"What do you think about that Zane" said Shizuku to Syrus's brother.
"If he loses the Duel, then it will prove that he doesn't have a place here" replied Zane.
"And what if they win" asked Shizuku.
Zane didn't answered as he knew that it would be impossible for his brother to win.
"I know it hurts" said Para.
"And the bad news is, it only get worse" added Dox.
"If it's getting as bad as their rhyming we will be in serious troubles" said Syrus with worry.
'These two are dueling perfectly' thought Crowler happily 'Both of them are weak, and since Syrus is the worst one of the pair, breaking him will make the entire structure of their team to crumble. And the pipsqueak will also break in any moment. My plan is without flaws'
'I hope that Sky can do something with her cards' thought Syrus 'Because we are going to need a miracle to win'
"Even if the enemy is strong, it doesn't mean that we're wrong" said Sky with a smirk "Even I know how to do rhymes" 'I'll leave the rest to you, make sure to keep your calm' Sky's eyes returned to their natural red and her face became less serious and more worried.
"You are an insult to poetry" said Para before setting a card face down.
"It's my turn then" said Sky, drawing a card "I will use Polymerization and fuse my current Red-Eye Black Dragon in my field with my Lancer Of The Crusade in my hand and create the Holy Dragon Rider" a knight riding an armored white dragon landed on Sky's field.
Holy Dragon Rider (Level 9) 3200 / 3000
"Next, I will equip him with the Holy Spear Rhongomyniad, giving him additional 500 Attack Points and Defense Points" a white spear with a golden guard appeared in the hand of the Holy Dragon Rider.
Holy Dragon Rider (Level 9) 3700 / 3500
"That's nice and all, but you forget one thing…" said Syrus nervously "Their monster have 3750 Attack Points and your only has 3700"
"That's why I have a card set" replied Sky "I will use my Trap Card Redemption Of The Heretic! It's allow me to take a look in your Graveyard, select a Light Attribute monster and Special Summon it to my side of the field"
"We have two of them" said Para.
"Which one you will choose from them" added Dox.
"My choice is Sanga Of The Thunder" declared Sky as the monster appeared in field of the blue haired girl.
Sanga Of The Thunder (Level 7) 2600 / 2200
"And the best thing is that you need to destroy this monster if you wish to attack any other monster in our side" she said before grinning "And since I have another Light Attribute monster, I can use the Effect of my Holy Dragon Rider and inflict you 1500 Damages to your Life Points directly!"
"Our Life Points?!" said the Paradox Brothers, surprised by the sudden change of things.
At the same moment, the dragon flew above the Gate Guardian and the knight threw his spear at the brothers.
Sky / Syrus: 6450
The Paradox Brothers: 6500
"And since the Holy Dragon Rider is equipped with Rhongomyniad, I can draw a card each time I deal damage to you with my Holy Dragon Rider"
"You were just lucky" said Pare.
"Don't get cocky" continued Dox.
"I end my turn with this card facedown" declared Sky as she placed a card facedown.
"It's my draw now" said Dox as he took a card "I'm activating the Equip Spell card, Fairy Meteor Crush! And I'm equipping it to the Gate Guardian! Now, when the Guardian attacks a Monster in Defense Mode, the difference between his Attack Points and another Monster's Defense Points are dealted straight through your Life Points!"
"Not so fast!" shouted Syrus "You're forgetting that I have a facedown card out! I'm activating Mystical Space Typhoon! It destroys one Spell or Trap Card! And I'm gonna use it on the one you juse played! Fairy Meteor Crush!" a tornado came out of the card and launched itself toward Gate Guardian.
"Right into my Trap! I activate Judgment Of Anubis!" yelled Para "Foolish boy! This lets me stop your little Spell simply by discarding one card! You typhoon has been downgraded to a mere summer breeze! Observe!" as soon as the last word exited Para's mouth, the tornado disappeared "But wait, that not all it does! Anubis also destroys one of your creatures!"
"And Attack Points are dealt as damage to you, pretty cool special feature" added Dox.
"But don't forget that you can't destroy Holy Dragon Rider" said Sky "The only one you can destroy is Sanga Of The Thunder"
"And we will do!" said Para
"And you can protect yourself from it, can you?" added Dox.
Blue electricity bolts fell on Sanga before his disappearance.
Sky / Syrus: 3850
The Paradox Brothers: 6500
"I know it feels like we have your backs to the wall" said Dox "But in fact, the wall is in front of you! I play this in my turn!" gray brick came together and formed a wall that was alive "It's called Defense Wall! And as long as it's in the field in defense mode, all the monsters you have can only attack him!"
Defense Wall (Level 4) 0 / 2100
"Spectacular" commented Bastion "A flawless strategy to have that guardian in the offensive and that wall in the defensive"
"We all know that" said Shizuku with a tick mark "But can you at least try to encourage them a little"
"It's your turn, what are you waiting for" said Dox to Syrus.
"To be honest, a miracle" replied Syrus before drawing a card. With a worried look, he summoned a cartoonish one eyed bicycle in Defense Mode.
Cycroid (Level 3) 800 / 1000
"You summon a bike?" mocked Para while drawing a card "Well it's in for a major flat! Gate Guardian! Tidal Surge Attack!" before that the attack could reach it disappeared.
"Not if I play my Trap Card, Prayers Of The Desperate" said Sky "I can negate the destruction of any monster and without losing any Life Point due to Battle Damage! All I have to do is paying 500 Life Points each time I use it!"
Sky / Syrus: 3350
The Paradox Brothers: 6500
"That's an interesting card" said Bastions with amazement "I didn't knew that Sky could pull something like that"
"Well now they might have a chance" said Alexis before noticing that.
"Still there's the fact that the brothers have a huge advantage with their Life Points" pointed Shizuku "But if Sky plays her cards well they may win"
"We can't speculate things just like that" said Bastion "Even with that card, she still have five chances to use it before their defeat"
"I'm going to punch you if you keep with this negativism" growled Shizuku, shutting Bastion.
"A powerful, card you have" said Para.
"But after some hits, you can't still stand" added Dox.
"I don't care anymore" said Sky with a low voice "All my life, I've been treated as I'm weak, worthless… everyone just laughed at me and past" she then took a card "But you know what, I'm fine with it. The life is the greatest lesson they say, and I'm learning much than I anticipated" she then looked at Syrus "Do you mind if I borrow your monster?"
The boy shook his head and said "You can use him in any way you like"
"Then, I will tribute him to summon my Shield Of The Crusade" the cartoonish bike disappeared and a knight that looks like The Knight Crusader but bigger and having a shield with a cross portrayed in the center kneeled in front of Sky.
Shield Of The Crusade (Level 5) 1000 / 2500
"And don't forget about the effect of my Holy Dragon Rider" and the knight flew again above both monsters and hit the brothers.
Sky / Syrus: 3350
The Paradox Brothers: 5000
"I play now the Spell Kneel And Praise The Power, which force one of your monsters to pass in Defense Position, and my choice is clear" and Gate Guardian knelt in Defense Position "And I end my turn" she then turned to Syrus "Everything is up to you now Sy"
"You must be a fool" said Para "When Gate Guardian's in Defense, he never tires! Your situation is just as dire!"
"And though, I hate to fuel the fire, with Defense Wall we played, you have yet to retire!" added Dox, reminding them that the defensive monster.
"I know that Sy can get rid of both of them" said Sky, now with more courage than she ever had.
"Why?" said Crowler, shocked by the sudden change "She must have been broken down with that slacker"
"Can't you tell?" said Sheppard smiling "Thanks to you, she now have a stronger personality"
'Sky is really giving her best' thought Syrus 'And I also need to do my best'
"Fine then, my draw" said Dox while taking a card "I just place one card face down, no more no less. Brother, you do the rest"
"Excellent decision, I think that's for the best" replied Para "For I'm quite sure that next turn, I'll win us this contest"
'I need to focus and win no matter what' thought syrus while drawing a card and smiled "I summon Drillroid in Attack Mode!" a cartoonish drill monster erupted from the earth.
Drillroid (Level 4) 1600 / 1600
"And guess what" said Syrus with determination "When Drillroid fight a monster in Defense Mode he's automatically destroyed! So, Open Wide!" and the Machine monster charged toward Gate Guardian, only to get intercepted by Defense Wall, which resulted in the destruction of the monster and their Life Points have been reduced by 500 due to the difference between the Attack Points of the Defense Points of the Defense Wall.
Sky / Syrus: 2850
The Paradox Brothers: 5000
"A nice try" said Para.
"But not nice enough" continued Dox.
"Gate Guardian still stand"
"Despite your best stuff"
"And you think that I'm done?" said Syrus before activating a Spell Card "I activate the Spell Card, Shield Crush! That's right! And just like the name says, it destroys any monster that's trying to hide in Defense Mode! Just like… that Gate Guardian!" a green laser spun out of the card and destroyed Gate Guardian.
"Gate Guardian is cooked" said Para.
"I can hardly look" continued Dox.
"Nice job Sy, now we can begin the counter attack" said Sky with a smile "I knew that you could do it"
Syrus laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head and then noticed that everyone in the stadium began on cheering them.
"This is supposed to be a punishment! And this crowd is treating them like heroes!" said Crowler with shock before turning to the Chancellor "Chancellor Sheppard! Tell me you're watching this!"
"Yes, well done Crowler" replied Sheppard "This match you've set up is promoting teamwork and fortitude, Fine job!"
"Did you see that!" said Bastion "Did you? Tell you saw that!"
"Bastion, we are all here watching the same duel, so there's no use of asking this question" replied Shizuku "And I'm not surprised since I personally trained Sky"
"Now they have a chance" sighed Alexis with relief.
"Now I play one card facedown and end my turn" said Syrus.
"You did great" said Sky with a smile, turning the face of Syrus red.
"Mind if we join in order to praise you too?" asked Para.
"Because, for destroying that monster we should really…" added Dox before that they both said "Thank you"
"They say what doesn't destroy you makes you stronger" said Para "And it's true. After all, we haven't been destroyed, and we're about to become more powerful than ever! Dark Element! This Spell Card can only be whenever Gate Guardian is in a Graveyard! Now by paying half our Life Points, we can summon a monster that can't be beaten in battle!"
"Dark Guardian!" both brothers said as a dark vortex was form in the field and the shape of a burly man carrying an axe while riding a mechanical spider appeared, grinning evilly.
Dark Guardian (Level 12) 3800 / 3800
Sky / Syrus: 2850
The Paradox Brothers: 2500
"Invincible in battle and had those Attack Points!" said Bastion with shock.
"Thankfully the Dark Guardian doesn't have piercing damage" pointed Shizuku "And as long as Shiled Of The Crusade is in the Field they can't declare an attack on any other monster"
"And the Trap Card of Sky is still active" added Alexis.
"Now Dark Guardian, attack Drillroid with Axe Slash Bash!" commanded Para as the monster swung his axe but Shield Of The Crusade rushed in front of the Machine Type monster, protecting him.
"This is the Effect of my Shield Of The Crusade" said Sky "Just like your Defense Wall, you are forced to destroy him if you wish to attack any other monster"
"An impressive card!" admitted Para.
"I never thought they'd play so hard" added Dox.
"I know, we bombard and bombard. Oh well, at least our precious Dark Guardian..."
"Has kept up his guard!"
"Quite right, brother! He won't be blasted to shards!"
"He'll finish them off next turn!"
"And this duel will be ours!" both finished in unison.
Syrus fell on his knees, feeling despair as they were about to lose if it wasn't for Sky's monster 'Just when I step up my game, they step up theirs even more'
"Here it comes, the moment I was waiting for" said Crowler with joy "the moment these two lose and those two slackers get expelled"
"Don't worry Sy" said Sky while smiling at him "We still have cards and some shots before beginning in worrying, but you know what, even if everything is lost, I will always believe in you"
Encouraged by her words, Syrus stood up.
"Looks like the boy still wants to proceed" commented Para.
"Really, for sure I thought mercy he would plead" added Dox.
"No, for he would need smarts to know when to concede" Corrected Para.
"Shut up you two" said Sky while drawing a card "You need to learn that under estimating an enemy is a bad idea. I summon Apprentice Priest in Attack Mode, then I activate Pot Of Greed and draw two additional cards, now I will use my spell Card, The First Crusade! With it, I can remove from the game one monster whose Attribute is Light and Special Summon one from my Deck, and by removing Apprentice Priest I will Special Summon from my Deck Tirion Fordring!" and the paladin stood tall against the monster in front of him.
The Ashbringer Tirion Fordring (Level 8) 2900 / 2600
"And for every Light monster in my Graveyard, he gain 100 Attack Points!"
The Ashbringer Tirion Fordring (Level 8) 3100 / 2600
"I set a card then end my turn" said Sky with a smile "Now, everything is up to you Sy"
"You look like a smart girl, you know" said Dox while drawing a card "But trusting him you shouldn't do. For his dueling capacities are weak compared to you. I play the Trap Card One On One Fight! Though, I'm sure you would like to run and hide. This card forces both our strongest monsters to fight. I hope that your Holy Dragon Rider is ready to pay for what it did to us" the Dragon Rider charged the Dark Guardian, who swung his axe cutting the monster in two.
Sky / Syrus: 2750
The Paradox Brothers: 2800
"Why did she didn't used the Effect of her Trap Card?" wondered Bastion.
"For two reasons" answered Zane "She would have lost more Life Points and now that she has another Light Attribute monster in the Graveyard, her monster will gain 100 additional Attack Points"
The Ashbringer Tirion Fordring (Level 8) 3200 / 2600
"That was a clever choice" commented Dox.
"But you could have done much" added Para.
"What a pity that you must leave"
"And watch from the rear"
Sky looked at them and smiled "I know, from the bottom of my heart, that Sy will be the one to bring us victory"
"In him you have faith" said Para.
"Even if you are near death" added Dox.
"He is my partner after all" replied Sky "And that's why I'm sure that he will win"
Syrus nodded and drew a card "First off, I sacrifice Drillroid, and summon UFOroid" as Syrus sent his monster to the graveyard a cartoonish flying UFO appeared were the drill once stood
UFOroid (Level 6) 1200 / 1200
"And also, I activate the Spell Card, Power Bond! It's a fusion card! And I have just the two monsters to fuse! Sky, if you please!"
Sky nodded and said "Do it"
"Then I merge UFOroid and Tirion Fordring! To create, Paladinroid" a humanoid robot form appeared holding a large sword before that a golden full plate armor glued itself on it, hiding it from the Dark Guardian.
Paladinroid (Level 10) ? / ?
(Flashback)
During one of the training sessions of Sky and Syrus, Shizuku approached them and gave them a card.
"This is a strong card" she said "Normally I don't ask for a personal card like that, but you need it if you wish to win the Tag Duel!"
(End Flashback)
"And it gets better!" said Syrus "His Attack Points are the total of the current Attack Points of the fusion monsters used!"
Paladinroid (Level 10) 4400 / ?
"It matters not!" said Para "So, stop your ceaseless prattle!"
"You know Dark Guardian can't be destroyed in battle!" added Dox.
"Yeah that's true, but it doesn't really matter!" said Syrus with a smirk "Because Power Bond have a Special Effect that double the Attack Points of the monster summoned by it!"
Paladinroid (Level 10) 8800 / ?
"To make more than 8000!" yelled the brothers in shock.
"Sure Dark Guardian will survive the attack" said Syrus, still grinning "But it will be a different story for your Life Points. Now let's go Paladinroid, get them with Mechanical Judgement!" at those words, the Machine Type monster swung his sword and an image of the sword entered Dark Guardian and exited just to hit the brothers.
Sky / Syrus: 2750
The Paradox Brothers: 0000
Alexis sighed with relief as she said "Both them are staying"
"But the second Duel will begin now" reminded Shizuku "Jaden will face The Crimson Prince"
"He is strong" said Zane "But if Jaden can use the right card at the right moment, he may have a chance"
"How?!" said Crowler, shocked by the victory of the two most weak minded duelists in the academy "How did they win against the Paradox Brothers?!"
"At least we are safe" sighed Sky.
"Maybe we are, but not Jay" reminded Syrus "He still have to win his Duel"
"I hope that you learned something from this" said the Chancellor as he walked toward them.
Both students nodded.
"Good" said the Chancellor "I'm expecting a five page report about what you learned in the Duel and the fact that you shouldn't trespass in the abandoned dorm"
Syrus was shocked by that, unlike Sky who said "Right" and they both went to take a seat to watch the upcoming Duel.
"Good, I'm expecting them to be in my office by Monday" added Sheppard before turning to Crowler "Now I think that you still need to announce another Duel, isn't that right Crowler"
The teacher regained his posture and walked to the arena "Now's the time of the second Duel!"
Both Crime and Jaden entered and placed themselves one in front of the other in the arena.
"Remember boys! If Jaden Yuki loses he will be expelled!" said Crowler before mumbling "With this duel arranged, I'm sure to send the Slacker home packing"
"Let's do this!" said Jaden, activating his Duel Disk.
"Duel!"
Jaden: 4000
Crime: 4000
"I'll take the lead" said Jaden, drawing a card, and smirked "I summon Elemental Hero Clayman in Defense Mode"
Elemental Hero Clayman (Level 4) 800 / 2000
"And I end with a facedown"
"Starting with Clayman, it may help" said Zane before noticing Syrus approaching in an odd way "Are you okay?"
"I'm okay" answered Syrus sounding like he's zoning out.
"Where's Sky?" asked Shizuku, which Syrus's head exploded with a pink color.
"She's fine" he answered.
"At least he past the Duel" said Alexis "Now, it's time for Jaden to win against a strong opponent"
"I place the odds at one in three hundreds" said Bastion.
Shizuku was about to talk, but decided to stay silent.
"My turn to draw then" said Crime, drawing a card "I summon Felyne in Attack Position" a two legged cat holding a pike came out of the earth and did a cute 'Nya!' while razing one of his paws up.
Felyne (Level 2) 500 / 500
All the girls present squealed at the appearance of the cute cat.
"Sorry to say this buddy, but my Clayman have more Attack Points" pointed Jaden "You're going to need a much stronger monster"
"You think that a Felyne's strength is unbendable?" asked Crime before taking a card from his hand "By removing a card of a Beast Type, Reptile Type, Dragon Type, Insect Type, Dinosaur Type, Winged Beast Type or Sea Serpent Type from the game, I can add the Attack Points and Defense Points to my Felyne, and he gain one of the Effect of the monster"
"What?" asked Jaden with confusion.
"Felynes are hunters, so they hunt and create armors with the beasts that they kill" explained Crime "They learned that from the human hunters when they worked under them"
"And that what you're going to do?" asked Jaden.
"Yes" answered Crime "By banishing Nargacuga not only he will gain 2300 Attack Points, but also the Effect of adding Piercing Damage" a ninja like armor appeared on the Felyne and a shuriken replaced the pike.
Felyne (Level 2) 2800 / 2500
"Unfortunately, I can't attack with him the turn I use his Effect so I end with two cards facedown"
"My turn!" said Jaden while drawing a card "I summon my Burstinatrix"
Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (Level 3) 1200 / 800
"And now I will use my Polymerization to fuse them and create Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster!" a heavily armored soldier appeared, wielding a plated shield in one hand, and the other a sort of rocket blaster weapon.
Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster (Level 6) 2000 / 2500
"An impressive monster" commented Crime "But please keep in mind that my monster possess more Attack Points"
"If that's the reason" replied Jaden, gaining the attention of Crime "When Rampart Blaster is in Defense Position, I can get to your Life Points directly! Now, get him with Rampart Barrage!"
"I activate my Quick-play Spell, Dragonskin Potion" said Crime, activating one of his facedowns "With it, all the damage that I take are halved"
Jaden: 4000
Crime: 3500
"Better than nothing" said Jaden with a grin.
"You haven't seen the real Duel in action" said Crime while drawing a card "First I'll use my other facedown Melynx Surprise Attack. With it, I can inflict you 100 Damage Points directly and can take of your cards" as soon as he finished, a black version of the Felyne popped out behind Jaden and took one of his cards that was Monster Reborn.
Jaden: 3900
Crime: 3500
"Not again" complained Jaden as it was the second time that someone from Duel Academy targeted Monster Reborn.
"I summon Bullfango in Attack Mode" a giant brown boar appeared with a roar.
Bullfango (Level 4) 1900 / 1800
"And now, Felyne, destroy Rampart Blaster with Blade Slash!" the cat like monster bounced a few times and jumped over Rampart Blaster before cutting her with the shuriken.
Jaden: 3600
Crime: 3500
"And now I attack directly with Bullfango. Get him with Wild Charge" the boar charged Jaden, but Jaden activated his Trap Card.
"Sorry, but I activate my facedown, A Hero Emerges" said Jaden with a grin "Thanks to it, you must chose a card in my hand, if it's a monster, it will be summoned"
"I choose the left one" replied Crime.
"Then say hello to Wroughtweiler" said Jaden as his robotic blue dog appeared, kneeling.
Wroughtweiler (Level 3) 800 / 1200
"His Defense Points are still lower, so I will not cancel the attack!" said The Crimson Prince as the boar destroyed Wroughtweiler.
"Now's that my Wroughtweiler is destroyed and in the Graveyard, I can get one Elemental Hero and one Polymerization from the Graveyard, and I choose Elemental Hero Burstinatrix" said Jaden as he took back the two cards.
"Not bad" said Crime "I end with this facedown"
"My draw then!" said Jaden, drawing a card "Sweet! I fuse Avian and Burstinatrix to get Elemental Hero Flame Wingman" and the green hero monster appeared.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (Level 6) 2100 / 1200
"And I'll activate Skyscraper" and the field turned into the city of the Elemental Heroes "And without waiting, I'll destroy that Felyne. Get him with Skydive Scorcher!"
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (Level 6) 3100 / 1200
"I activate my Trap Card Pit-Fall Trap" said Crime as he activated the Trap Card "I can activate this card only when one of my monsters is attacked, it simply cancel the attack"
"The only shot I got was the one where I used Rampart Blaster" said Jaden with an unhappy tone "Can't you get your guard down for a sec?"
"This is a stupid question" said Crime while drawing a card "I tribute my Felyne and the Bullfango and pay 500 Life points to summon the tyrant of fire, the Akantor!" The earth began to tremble as a pillar of fire came out of it and a black creature covert in spikes emerged. It had strong forelimbs, thick spikes, a clawed tail and large tusks.
Akantor (Level 10) 3000 / 3200
Jaden: 3600
Crime: 3000
"That's a big monster" commented Jaden before seeing that the buildings of the card Skyscraper beginning to fall "What the Heck is happening?!"
"This is the Effect of the Akantor" explained Crime "He has an extremely negative effect on the environment, so no one of us can use Spell Field cards. And with Skyscraper out, you monster will be out in no time"
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (Level 6) 2100 / 1200
"Akantor! Attack Flame Wingman with your Wrath Charge!" the monster roared before rushing toward the Elemental Hero and crushing him in his jaw.
Jaden: 2500
Crime: 3000
"Jaden took a hard hit" commented Bastion "And since that monster will destroy any Field Spell, then I can say that Jaden won't last long"
"Bastion" called Shizuku, as she gave him a scary smile "Shut up"
"Y-yes" replied Bastion as he felt his spine chilling.
"Are you going to give up?" asked Crime.
"The Duel isn't over until the last card is played" said Jaden while drawing "I play the Spell Card Of Sanctity, we both draw until we get six cards" both Jaden an Crime drew their cards and Jaden smirked "I summon Winged Kuriboh and activate the Spell Transcendent Wings! With that, I will evolve Winged Kuriboh into a level 10 Winged Kuriboh. And guess what, his Effect will be the last thing in this Duel, because thanks to his Effect, all monsters in Attack Mode are destroyed and the total of their Attack Points is dealt to you!" the Akantor roared as he disappeared in a bright light.
Jaden: 2500
Crime: 0000
Everyone was stunned, a Silfer defeated the second most powerful duelist in the Academy.
"NO!" cried Crowler "How did he… how did he won?!"
"But it's because of your great teaching" said the professor Banner while approaching the Obelisk teacher, with Pharaoh in his hands "Oh wait, he's in my dorm" and then Pharaoh licked Crowler, freaking the Obelisk teacher out.
"Good job Jaden" said the Chancellor "With that victory, not only you'll stay, but you've proven once more that with a good spirit, you can win"
"Does that makes me the second most powerful duelist?" asked Jaden, only to get a chuckle from the Chancellor.
"It would be a good thing" replied the Chancellor "But since Crime didn't used his entire Deck, then I'm afraid that won't do"
"WHAT?!" asked Jaden with shock.
"I was asked by the Chancellor to get only the half of my Deck, the other half was just some random cards I got" confessed Crime "My Deck is too strong for you, and since this is my last year, I will not try to make problems with anyone"
"And I'm sure that you will put everything you learned in a report, and also add how transpassing in the abandoned dorm was wrong" added Sheppard with a smile.
"Talk about a bumper" growled Jaden.
"How about ten pages then" said Sheppard, still smiling "And single spaced too…"
As Jaden began on complaining, a shadow was watching the entire Duel.
"This promises to be interesting" it said, as the shadow revealed to be a young man in what appears to be leather cloths the hides everything except his eyes, that are blue, and the lower part of his face, showing that he have a pale skin.
Here's the end of the chapter.
I dare you to find the identity of the two mysterious persons mentioned in the beginning and in the end.
And now the new cards.
Holy Dragon Rider / Level 9 / Light
3200 / 3000
Warrior / Fusion / Effect
Lancer Of The Crusade + Dragon Type monster
If you possess another Light Attribute monster, inflict 1500 Damage Points to your opponent.
Holy Spear Rhongomyniad / Spell Card
Equip Spell
Can only be equipped to Light Attribute Warrior Type monsters. Add 500 Attack Points and Defense Points. If the monster equipped with this card inflict damage to your opponent, draw a card.
Redemption Of The Heretic / Trap Card
Continuous Trap
Select a Light Attribute monster in your opponent's Graveyard and Special Summon it. The monster summoned will intercept all kind of attacks and Effects.
Prayers Of The Desperate / Trap Card
Continuous Trap
Sacrifice 500 Life Points to negate an attack.
Kneel And Praise The Power / Spell Card
Normal Spell
Force one monster to go in Defense Mode.
Paladinroid / Level 10 / Light
? / ?
Machine / Fusion / Effect
UFOroid + Light Attribute Warrior Type monster
The original Attack Points of this card become equal to the combined current Attack Points of the 2 Fusion Material Monsters you used for the Fusion Summon of this card.
Felyne / Level 2 / Earth
500 / 500
Beast-Warrior / Effect
count as a Beast Type. Remove from the game the card of a Beast Type, Reptile Type, Dragon Type, Insect Type, Dinosaur Type, Winged Beast Type or Sea Serpent Type monster and add the Attack Points and Defense Points and an Effect from the card selected to this card. you can't declare an attack with this card the same turn you activate it's Effect
Nargacuga / Level 8 / Dark
2300 / 2000
Dragon / Effect
Gain 500 Attack Points each time this card destroys a monster. Inflict Piercing Damage.
Dragonskin Potion / Spell Card
Quick-play Spell
Halve the Damage you take during one turn.
Melynx Surprise Attack / Trap Card
Normal Trap
Inflict 100 Damage points and take one card from your opponent's hand.
Bullfango / Level 4 / Earth
1900 / 1800
Beast
A savage boar that will crush anything in his territory.
Pit-Fall Trap / Trap Card
Normal Trap
Can only be activated if your opponent declare an attack. Negate an attack.
Akantor / Level 10 / Fire
3000 / 3200
Dragon / Effect
Can only be summoned by sacrificing two monster and 500 Life Points. Negate the activation Field Spell cards.