Chapter 5: Nightmare in the Abandoned Dorm, Kaiju in hell?

On the far side of the island sat an old run down piece of architecture, referred to by the inhabitants of the island as the the Abandoned Dorm. Its windows were boarded up and what wasn't covered had long been broken by whatever rodent frequently called its hall home. Unlike most students who wouldn't even think about approaching the building there was one person who made a consistent patronage to its courtyard. The sound of cracking twigs approached from the direction of the civilized part of the island as none other than Alexis Rhodes approached the gates to the building, grasping a single rose in her hands. She stopped for a moment next to a clearly marked do not enter sign before placing the flower at the base of the wall.

"Be at peace brother, Wherever you are…"


Meanwhile in the Slifer Dorm's mess hall, Chumley, Syrus and Haru were huddled around a table a candle between them. Syrus had challenged the other two to a scary story competition and he was in the middle of his turn.

"I went into the woods, and underneath the , I see a path leading to a cavern that seems … abandoned" Syrus said in an attempt at a creepy voice.

Haru smiled "oh really, do go on"

Syrus glared at him before continuing with his tale. "Then at the back of the cavern I see a mysterious lake, naturally being the curious type I decide to look inside. As I looked I could slowly see the outline of a incredibly powerful card just under my reflection. As I go to reach for it, a hand shoots out of the water grabbing me beginning to pull me in! AAAAAHHHHH! HELP ME! NOT THE WATER, ANYTHING BUT THE WATER!". Syrus began to flail about until he realized he'd gotten a little to caught up in his own story.

"That's all you got? Water?" Haru yawned.

"Come on it was dirty swamp water?" Syrus asked. Haru shook his head. "Yeah your probably right only a wimp would be scared of that story" he said not noticing the whimpering heap that used to be Chumley sobbing in the corner.

"I suppose if you scared Chumley it was somewhat effective" Haru placed his hand on the deck between them and shuffled the face up level four monster into the deck before drawing another one. "Hmmm Luster Dragon Number 2 huh, that's a level six story" he leaned back in his chair thinking for a moment. Inspiration hit him soon after and he leaned forward "Once there was a yacht of seven people in search of a place far away from civilized society. There was the captain, an actress, a teacher and his student, the owner the captains crewmate and a writer. Halfway through their travels they were hit by a terrible storm, stranding them on a nearby island."

"This doesn't sound too bad" Chumley said inching back towards his seat.

"When the shipwrecked group got everything they could save from the wreckage they set off across the island in search of civilization. As they traveled they happened upon a forest of giant mushrooms, the captain warned them away claiming they may have been poisonous. The group traveled in until they came upon an old abandoned boat covered in mold. After clearing away the mold they settle in for the night but the owner of the Boat decides to raid the supplies that night"

Syrus began to drift off in front of him, causing haru to slap him lightly on the cheek. "Hmmm I'm awake" the little Slifer said.

"The owner is then attacked by a grossly disfigured man who wandered in while they were asleep. Something he noticed was the fungi covering his body in loose patches. After fending him off the next day the writer pulls a gun on the rest of the crew informing them that the mushrooms have shown him what's really going on around here. Soon after they find themselves surrounded by walking mushroom people getting ever closer to their position. Only the professor was able to escape, and through the miracle if a passing fishing vessel make it back to civilization"

"So he made it back all right then?" Chumley asked teeth chattering.

"When the police interviewed him a week afterwards there were odd spores growing on his face, and his attitude had changed from that of desperation to something of serenity"

"Pretty good" Syrus said shuffling the card into the deck "I could have done better"

"Sure….." Haru deadpanned

"HA-HA-HA-HA" a laugh came from darkened room behind them "I want to get in on this fright fest". Haru turned to see Professor Bannor and Pharaoh, causing him to flinch at the sight if the cat.

"Ghah!" Syrus and Chumley yelled falling out of their seats.

"I think you just did" Haru pointed out looking at the two now sprawled across the ground.

"We weren't exactly calm before you came professor" Chumley added getting up from the floor.

"Why don't you draw a card Prof, the higher the level the scarier it has to be" Haru gestured at the deck of cards.

"Sounds easy enough" the teacher said, drawing a card and placing it on the table. It was Five Headed Dragon a level 12 monster!

"Level 12 huh?" Haru whistled "prepare to not be able to sleep for a week boys"

"I think I'm going to retire for the night" Syrus said.

"But don't you boys want to hear about the Abandoned Dorm on the other side of the island?"

"Abandoned Dorm? The three boys asked in unison.

Banner sat down backwards in the chair closest to him head resting against the back of the chair. "Did you know there were exactly four dorms on this island in the beginning?" The three boys shook their heads. "You know about the three based on the egyptian god cards, but back when the island was first opened, there was a another special dorm. It was a dorm made for duelists as good as Obelisk Blue but without the superiority complex, it was called the Millenium House"

"Sounds too good to be true, if you ask me" Haru smiled.

"That's a dorm I want to be part of" Syrus said imagining it.

Banner nodded "Nobody talks about it in casual conversation anymore, because students went missing while living there"

"Where did they go?" Chumley asked.

"That's the mystery of it boys," Banner replied "but the rumor amongst the faculty and some students is the return of the shadow games had something to do with it.

"Hmmmm…. That sounds familiar" Haru said scratching his chin.

"I think you can stop now professor" Chumley pleaded from beneath the table.

"You see boys, shadow games were played in ancient egypt with mystical objects known as millennium items, we discussed it in class today"

"We both know I wasn't paying attention" Haru deadpanned

"Yes Pharaoh took notice almost immediately, I had to hold him back from using your leg as a scratching post."

"Thanks for that I guess" Haru smiled awkwardly.

"Didn't the game of duel monsters start in egypt?" Syrus asked.

"Thats correct Syrus, but their game of duel monsters was completely different from the game we play. The ancient egyptians played the shadow games, were if you lost you were banished to a realm void of light, the shadow realm. According to legend these games were incredibly lethal and may have led to many deaths."

"What does this have to do with the abandoned dorm? Syrus asked

"The reason why it's called the Millennium House" Haru guessed.

"Right" the professor nodded "the building was originally used to research the ancient artifacts. But then the researchers started disappearing, causing the rest to fear being trapped in the shadow realm as well. When Kaiba established this school, they made it into a dorm, soon after the students began to disappear as well."

"Leave it to Kaiba to put students in a building where people have reportedly disappeared" Haru snarked unsurprised.

"Come on, millennium items? Shadow games? This all can't be true can it?" Syrus said dismissively.

Banner adjusted his glasses and chuckled, "Well that's what most people say, but as the saying goes, in every fable lies a grain of truth" Pharaoh yawned in the professor's arms. "Well that looks like my cue to head back to my room, good night boys" Banner bowed before leaving out the door.

"Night professor" Haru, Chumley and syrus said.

"I guess this explains the giant x on the digital map" Haru pulled up the map on his pilot "Looks like the three of us are going exploring tomorrow night "

"Hold on, what do you mean tomorrow night?" Syrus asked.

"Better question what do you mean us?" Chumley added.

"Come on guys it will be fun" Haru said "we might even find out what happened to the people who disappeared."


Outside the windows to the mess hall the bushes rustled as a head popped out of the middle. Dr. Crowler had been eavesdropping the whole time! "Perhaps it's time for the shadow games to make a comeback, Millennium items and all." He slowly slipped his way between the branches and slipped away, a plot beginning to weave in his head.


In a dark alleyway in the bustling metropolis that was Domino City, a duel was currently underway. "Ok you win just take whatever you want" one of the participants whimpered.

There was a sinister laugh as his opponent spoke. "What I want is your soul." His opponent, a man in a metal mask wearing a black trench coat and a duel harness, held up a golden pyramid on a necklace. The eye in the center of the pyramid began to glow as the scared duelist stumbled backward in terror.

"Please show me mercy, I beg of you!"

The masked man smiled as the light from the pyramid engulfed his opponent. "Mercy? I don't know that word." The light from the pyramid turned from gold to white and the whimpering duelist collapsed to the ground his cards scattering across the floor. "Rest in piece, in the shadows." As he went to examine his victim, his cell phone rang. "Speak" he answered. The person on the other end began to read off some details. "Duel Academy, tomorrow night… I'll be there" he hung up the phone and smiled.


The next day during Banner's class Haru and Syrus slept soundly, the former only waking up when he felt a familiar furry body brush across his face. He looked up and made eye contact with Pharaoh "Scram tabby, you're interrupting my nap".

The tabby yawned before swiping one paw across the boy's nose, he then retreated behind Banners desk.

"I hate that cat" Haru grumbled rubbing the scratch marks.

Above them peeking in the door was Crowler, a devilish grin on his face. "This will be the last time you sleep in anyone's class, Slifer slacker" Crowler whispered. "But you'll have your lesson in the shadow realm soon enough".


Later that night Crowler stood by himself on the docks near the lighthouse, waiting. After what seemed like an eternity of waiting, he was about to give up when he heard the sound of footsteps on the nearby docks. He turned to see a man in a long black trenchcoat standing behind him. Crowler gave him a once over "So you must be the one they refer to as the shadow duelist?"

The man in black smirked "My victims call me many things, but most are hard to discern through their shrieks of terror. What's the job?" he asked, fog swirling around him.

"I want you to scare a certain someone so bad they will leave the island and never come back. Are you up to the challenge?" Crowler smiled.

"You'll find that I never back down from a challenge" the shadow duelist nodded.

"Who do I make the check out to?" Crowler asked.

"The name I go by is Titan" he replied. "I'll be sure the job is done by dawn tomorrow." As he said this the fog engulfed him and he faded from view.

"Excellent." Crowler headed back towards the blue dorm, feeling incredibly satisfied.


"Don't think of it as being lost, think of it as finding a place we've never been before" Haru said pushing a tree branch out of his face as he made his way through the woods. The three slifer boys had ventured into the forest after dinner that night in search of the abandoned dorm.

"How did I let you talk me into this?" Syrus complained ducking as the tree branch sprang back and hit Chumley in the forehead. "We've been discovering new places for about an hour now"

"It could be worse" Chumley told them as he rubbed his forehead "well worse for Syrus that is"

"Hows that?" Haru asked looking back.

"We could be headed towards a dark cave filled with muddy water" Chumley mocked.

"Funny koala boy, I seem to remember you huddling in the corner after my story" Syrus glared at him. Haru stopped and aimed his flashlight ahead of him.

"Looks like we made it guys." The beam of light swept over the courtyard revealing a rose just outside the gate to the dorm.

"Look what's behind it." Syrus tugged on Haru's sleeve. The Kaiju duelist looked up to see an old abandoned building complete with boarded up windows and broken glass.

"Pretty spooky." Haru smiled taking a step forward "Come on boys."

"I hope there's not any ghosts" Chumley moved behind his two companions.

"Relax Chum nobody's here" Haru assured him.

There was a loud snapping sound nearby causing Chumley to tense up "Then what was that?"

Haru turned and revealed Alexis in the beam of his flashlight "Hey Alexis what brings you to this part of the island?"

"Funny I was just going to ask you that myself" Alexis frowned putting a hand on her hip.

"Well professor banner told us a story about the abandoned dorm and it piqued my interest" Haru shrugged.

"You're interested in this place? Don't you know people have a habit of disappearing around here?" Alexis inquired walking closer.

"If you believe that sort of stuff" Haru waved it off.

"Believe me I know, but when someone you know and care about was one of the people who went missing you have a reason to believe"

Haru raised an eyebrow " Someone you know went missing?"

The Obelisk girl looked at the dorm sadly "It was my brother"

Haru and Syrus looked at the rose on the ground 'that explains that' they both thought. They looked up to see Alexis heading back the way she came.

"If Alexis's brother disappeared in there that means the story of the place is actually true" Syrus mused.

Chumley looked at the building his teeth chattering "I think we should go back Haru".

"I still think we should go in, sounds like an adventure" Haru told him cheerfully.

"Why?" Chumley whined

Syrus and Haru began to walk towards the building his flashlight leading the way. "See ya Chum try not to disappear while we are gone"

"Oh wait up" The boy yelled running after them.

Unbeknownst to the trio Alexis had stopped to watch them leave. 'I hope they know what their getting themselves into' she thought. She turned to leave but was assaulted by a shadow-like figure that whisked her away.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"


Haru swept the flashlight beam back and forth along the walls as he examined the room. "This place is pretty nice, wouldn't mind making my hideout here"

"You're not making your hideout here." Syrus said "It's probably riddled with hidden cameras." The slifer boy looked around disgusted "I mean come on it's worse than the red dorm in here"

"Hey guys look at this" Chumley called from across the room. Haru moved the beam of light to reveal the wall behind Chumley. It was covered in a large amount of symbols and lettering.

"What do you think it means?" Haru asked.

"Maybe it has something to do with the shadow games that Professor Banner was talking about" Syrus said running his fingers across some of the marks.

Haru walked closer and examined the symbols closely "I think this wall depicts the Seven millennium items! Ring, puzzle, eye, scale, rod, key and necklace"

"Were you actually paying attention in class today?" Syrus asked shocked.

"Damn cat woke me up so I caught the end of the lecture" Haru grumbled

He moved his flashlight to the opposite side of the room revealing a photograph "and who do you think that is?"


In another part of the dorm, Alexis awoke to find herself laying in a coffin. She attempted to move but noticed her arms and legs bound.

"Where am I?" she wondered out loud.

"Playing the role of bait for my trap." She noticed a man in a mask turn towards her "Your friends should be here any moment."

"Haru….." she gasped. In front of her the masked man withdrew his pyramid necklace and in a flash of light she saw blackness once again.


The boys continued to search around the room until a loud scream filled the air.

"What was that?" Syrus flinched.

"That sounded like Alexis" Haru shouted, running towards the door they had entered from. The other two boys followed suit until Haru came to a sudden stop. He bent down and retrieved something from the floor in front of him.

"It's one of Alexis's cards" he held up Etoile Cyber so the other boys could see. He moved his flashlight around the room until it stopped on a staircase leading down. "Looks like there's only one way to go."

At the bottom of the stairs the boys found a door cracked open slightly as if someone was expecting them.

"This reads trap" Syrus pointed out.

"Yeah but they have Alexis, that's enough reason for me to spring said trap" Haru said pushing open the door.

"Do come in" a gruff voice said from inside. "I've been expecting you"

Haru looked to see a large circular room with a man in black standing in front of a coffin. "Alright jackass what did you do with Alexis?"

The masked man moved aside to reveal the Obelisk girl fast asleep inside the coffin "As you can see no harm has come to her. I cannot say the same of you"

Haru frowned "Normally I would be flattered you went this far to meet me, but kidnapping my friend kinda crosses the line…."

"Titan" the masked man said

"Yeah sure" Haru rolled his eyes "let's go with that"

"I assume you intend to save her?" Titan asked giving the boy an ominous smile. "Then we will be settling this with a shadow game"

"He's not talking to me, is he?" Chumley whispered to Syrus.

Haru took another step forward " Shadow games seem like a whole lot of hocus pocus to me"

Titan smiled "Funny my opponents don't think they exist either, but they see the proof when they are sent screaming into the shadow realm "

"So you're behind all the disappearances? Guess what buddy you're not taking Alexis" Haru shook his head.

"Boss!"

Haru turned just in time to catch a duel disk flying through the air. Chumley gave him the thumbs up "Go get him"

"Looks like it's time for me to teach you the error of your ways" Haru activated his Duel disk.

Titan smirked "I assure you you'll be spending your time in the shadow realm once this duel is done."

H:4000 (5)

T:4000 (5)

After both competitors drew their starting hands, Titan started with his draw phase. "Prepare yourself fool, to enter the shadows! I activate foolish burial allowing me to send a monster from my deck to the graveyard "I choose my Archfiend Emperor" he revealed a card depicting a skeletal demon sitting on a throne towering over two other caped demons.

"Archfiends huh? Haru smiled. "Can't say I've had the pleasure"

"Oh I assure you it will be anything but pleasurable" Titan told him. "Next I summon Archfiend Cavalry in attack mode." He placed the card on his duel vest, and in a puff of smoke a skeletal rider appeared riding an armored horse.

Archfiend Cavalry level 4 (1900/0)

"I shall conclude my turn with two facedowns"

"My turn then" Haru said drawing his card and looking over his hand. 'Looks like I don't have a monster I can get over 1900 attack with' he mused as he picked the card from the middle of his hand. "I think I'll go with a classic, I summon Kaiju Legend Giant Condor to my field in attack mode." With a screech the giant brown bird appeared in a cloud of feathers.

Kaiju Legend Giant Condor level 4 (1900/1500)

"Next I'll activate a spell, Kaiju Bio Research. The card depicted a man standing next to a rather odd looking rose writing something on his clipboard. "Now every time a Kaiju monster is sent from the field to the graveyard this turn I can special summon a bio token with half of its stats. Battle! Condor attacks your Cavalry with Spiral Swoop!" Taking to the air the giant bird extended its talons as the skeletal knight raised a lance and the two collided, destroying them both.

"Now comes a bio token in defense mode" Haru continued as a rose appeared beside him.

Rose token (950/750)

"I activate the trap Archfiend Roar" Titan declared. "I can now pay 500 life points and special summon Cavalry back from my graveyard"

T:4000-3500

Hoof beats could be heard nearby as his monster sprung back onto the field.

"Alright I'll set two cards and pass"

"During your end phase Cavalry is destroyed and its effect activates. Now I can special summon an Archfiend monster from my graveyard, but it can't attack this turn. But since it's being summoned during your turn it doesn't matter" Titan began to laugh. "And guess what the only other card in my graveyard is?"

"This can't be good" Syrus said

"My Archfiend Emperor First Lord of Horror is making his debut!" A circle of crimson light appeared beside him as the tall skeletal demon arose from within, sitting on his throne of bones.

Archfiend Emperor level 8 (3000/2000)

"That is definitely not good" Chumley agreed.

"And now the shadow game truly begins" Titan laughed as he drew for his turn. "Now I summon Archfiend Soldier in attack position." He slapped the card down on his duel vest and a skeletal armored warrior wearing a green cape appeared next to him.

Archfiend Soldier level 4 (1900/1500)

"Now we begin your downfall" Titan declared "Archfiend Emperor's effect activates, by banishing an Archfiend Monster in my hand or graveyard I can target a card on your field and destroy it. I choose to banish my Archfiend Cavalry in the graveyard and target your right facedown." Rising from its throne the colossal skeletal warrior picked up its long crimson saber that had been leaning against its throne. Walking across the field it directed the blade face down and plunged it into Haru's set card.

"Damn" Haru grunted as his card shattered into pixels. "He managed to set up his board quicker than I expected."

"Now comes the time for battle child." Titan mocked " Soldier attacks your token, Chaos Slash". The smaller demon withdrew its sword and let out a hellish screech before appearing before the rose on Haru's field, and slashed it into eight different pieces.

"Now Haru's field is wide open" Syrus observed panic in his eyes.

"Your little friend is correct." Titan nodded "Now first lord of horror is going to cut you down to size" The great archfiend once again got up from its throne, sword in hand, this time sending a mighty slash Haru's way.

Haru moved a foot back to brace for impact as he felt a searing pain cut through his midsection. "Ugh!" he groaned as he dropped to one knee.

H:4000-1000

"What's wrong with him? Chumley panicked

"As you can see your friend felt the damage I inflicted upon him" Titan explained. "And if you notice there are some other effects"

Haru pushed himself onto one leg and looked down to find the upper part of his torso disappeared, as well as his legs from just below the knee. "Well I seem to have gotten myself into quite the predicament" he smirked, pain still showing on his face. "I have some effects of my own you slasher movie reject." Appearing next to him was the spectral image of his trap card. "You destroyed Tokyo Reconstruction Project, and now that it's in my graveyard I can banish it to get a token for each 1000 point interval I took in damage". Three construction trucks appeared before him in defense mode.

Construction token ×3 (500/500)

"Your petty little tokens won't get you out of this" Titan mocked. "Especially with their abysmal attack"

Haru shook his head "I assure you there's more coming, I activate the effect of my trap that's still on the field, Baiting the Kaiju." Depicted on the card was a picture of godzilla lumbering towards a nuclear power plant, a squad of tanks and helicopters waiting on the other side. "When this card is activated I can reveal cards equal to the tokens I control from the top of my deck. If it's a spell or trap I have to discard it, but if it's a monster I can Either immediately normal summon it if it's level 4 or lower or tribute summon it with one less tribute. Here goes" he drew the first card, a spell. "No luck there." He discarded it. "Number 2" he said drawing a trap. "Again a dud" he discarded it again.

"He's down to the last card" Chumley gritted his teeth.

"He hasn't let us down before" Syrus said placing a hand on the taller boy's shoulder "Believe".

"And here's the last one" Haru said revealing a monster "Sweet, looks like the one I was hoping for. I tribute one of my tokens. Hear his cry pierce the heavens and his power light the sky as he graces us with his presence" He chanted his body engulfed in a blue aura. "I tribute summon Kaiju Legend Godzilla in attack mode." With a mighty roar the radioactive king of monsters appeared behind him. Titan's mouth hung open for a moment before he regained his composure.

Kaiju legend Godzilla level 9 (3000/2500)

"I activate my trap Fiendish chain, your monster is now unable to activate its effects or battle." Chains shot out of the trap card and entangled Godzilla causing the monster to let out a screech of pain.

"All that work for nothing" Titan laughed.

"Oh would you end your turn already" Haru sighed "you're making this longer than it should be"

Titan was shocked by the boy's newfound confidence. He gritted his teeth "Fine my turn is over with this facedown."

Haru drew. "Godzilla seems to be in quite the bind don't you think Syrus?"

"Is this really the time to be making jokes?" Syrus questioned.

"There's always time for jokes" Haru smiled "I activate the spell Kaiju Evolution Imbuement of Souls." Godzilla was engulfed in white light as it began to morph into another form. "This spell allows me to tribute one Kaiju monster on my field and summon another one level higher from my deck The embodiment of souls lost in the great war, imbued into a great terrifying machine of destruction, be born Kaiju Legend Rage Godzilla.". The light that engulfed the giant monster vanished to reveal a sleeker version of the creature. Its body was no longer covered in bumps of radiation and its head seemed longer and more lizard like. Probably the most noticeable was the demonic pupil-less eyes that now fixated on Archfiend Emperor.

Kaiju Legend Rage Godzilla level 10 (2800/2800)

"You're clearly joking" Titan smiled. "Your monster may be of a higher level but it's weaker than its previous form."

Haru shook his head "You're wrong there. Rage Godzilla gains 300 attack for each Kaiju in my graveyard and I count two now"

Rage Godzilla's dorsal fins began to light up signifying its power increase.

Rage Godzilla (2800-3400)

"No that's not possible" Titan said stepping back. Haru raised an eyebrow. "You don't seem so confident now that my monsters stronger than yours". He looked down and realized that his torso and bottom half of his legs began to reappear. "Something's up" Haru said looking around.

He took a step forward. "What are you up to?"

Titan took another step back and a small black remote came tumbling out of his jacket. Titan looked embarrassed as he looked at it on the floor.

"You've been playing me haven't you?" Haru accused "This was never a Shadow duel to begin with."

"No I'm the real deal, I call the power of the shadows to do my bidding" Titan shook his head having regained his composure.

"I don't get it, how did he make Haru's body disappear?" Syrus asked

"This whole duel hasn't been anything more than smoke and mirrors short stuff" Haru pointed towards the millennium puzzle around Titan's neck "I bet that thing is no more than a paper mache project"

Titan began to sweat "shut up, It's real, I'm real"

"I'd wager you're nothing more than a sideshow phoney" Haru mocked.

"Watch what you say, I still have the girl as my captive" Titan reminded him, a smile returning to his face.

"Alexis?" Syrus asked.

"The coffin's literally still right there Syrus" Chumley deadpanned.

"Not for long" Titan warned as smoke began to swirl around it and the coffin seemed to disappear.

"She's now trapped in a dimension of darkness, proof that my millennium pendant is the real deal" he held up the item for all to see.

"Listen Sideshow Bob, I literally just caught you with a remote up your sleeve. Additionally when we came in there was paintings of all the millennium items on the walls. That there is called the millenium puzzle not pendant"

Titan scowled 'he figured me out! Forget the money it's time for me to scram while my image is in tact!'

"Alexis isn't actually in the shadow realm there's probably just a trap door or something behind you. Why don't you give her and all the other students you kidnapped back?" Haru ordered.

"What other students?" Titan asked confused. "I have no idea what you're talking about and for that Sideshow comment you can find her yourself" he growled pulling something from a pocket on his belt. There was a bright flash and smoke surrounded them as the "shadow" duelist threw something to the floor .

"Oh no you don't, you're not getting away from me that easily" Haru ran through the thick smoke. Soon the two were interrupted as a dozen beams of light shot through the smoke revealing an Egyptian eye symbol on the floor below them.

"What the hell? The jig's up Titan you can't fool me anymore" Haru looked around him at the floor.

"This isn't me" Titan said backing away from the symbol fear in his voice. The two felt a sudden draft as it began to whip around them in a cyclone of smoke, darkening the area around them.

"Haru!" Syrus called out to his companion.

The air around them formed into a perfect dome of darkness that crackled with some kind of invisible energy.

"What is this place? Where am I?" Titan demanded fear apparent in his voice.

"Cut the crap, wheres Alexis?" Haru scowled

"I could never pull off something this convincing" Titan said locking his terrified gaze on the boy. A shriek could be heard above them as a large mass of black blobs descended towards them.

"Oh come on really?" Haru whined.

The blobs engulfed Titan causing him to scream. "Help me Haru, get these things off of m-" his cry for help was cut short as one of the blobs forced itself inside his mouth.

Haru took a step forward to help him but was approached by even more black orbs. He stepped back as they advanced, putting his arms up as a shield. Suddenly he heard a familiar Kaiju's roar pierce the air, causing the advancing blobs to retreat. Looking to his right he saw the astral projection of Godzilla standing beside him.

"So you came" Haru smiled as the kaiju gave him an assuring nod. "Glad you have my back buddy."

"Haru Yoshida…"

Godzilla growled as Haru looked up, finding Titan no longer covered in the black blobs. A sinister aura surrounding him and his eyes glowing red.

"The shadows pang for a soul…. And only one shall survive."

"My buddy here gives me the impression that thing's got a whole lot more real" Haru frowned.

Titan raised his hand and the army of blobs formed a perimeter around them, making sure the duel would continue. "This duel shall continue in the shadow realm, Haru… prepare to lose your soul" he rasped as his two monsters and Rage Godzilla appeared on the field.

T:3500

H:1000

"Fine then, I activate Rage Godzillas first effect. By tributing one token on my field I can declare a card type monster, spell, or trap and then I can destroy all cards of that type on the field. With monsters their attack must be less than Rage Godzilla's to be destroyed, but unfortunately for you that's all of them" Haru smiled. One of the construction trucks disappeared and Rage Godzilla's dorsal fins lit up as the monster let loose a column of radioactive breath on Titan's monsters, disintegrating them.

"Now it's time for a direct attack" Haru commanded "Go Godzilla!" The kaiju lumbered across the field and delivered a tail whip to titan directly.

T:3500-100

"Looks like the tables have turned" Haru smirked triumphantly. As he gazed at his opponent he realized that he seemed to be unfazed "Now you're just a freaking buzzkill".

"My turn" Titan said drawing a card. "I activate pot of greed, now I shall draw two more." Titan rasped as he drew. "First I activate the field spell Archfiend Palabyrinth" An array of black buildings appeared around them some with rather odd architecture. "Now I shall revive my Emperor with the spell card monster reborn," he continued as the large archfiend reappeared on his field.

"Damn it not again" Haru growled.

Archfiend Emperor ( 3000-3500)

"As you can see Palabyrinth gives all Archfiends 500 attack" Titan explained. "For my next move I normal summon Archfiend Heiress." A giggling voice could be heard as a short female demon wearing a horned headdress appeared in front of him. "Now comes labyrinths second effect I can now tribute an archfiend monster on my field and target another one I control. Then I can special summon another Archfiend with the same level as the targeted monster from my hand deck or graveyard. I tribute Heiress and special summon Archfiend Empress in attack mode." An older version of heiress appeared brandishing a skeletal staff.

Archfiend Empress level 8 (2900/2100)

"And she gains 500 attack due to Paralabryth" Titan reminded him as his monster swelled with energy."

Archfiend Empress (2900-3400)

"Now, My Emperor attacks Godzilla! Hell's Slash!" The fiend drew its sword and swung towards Godzilla, attempting to decapitate it.

"I activate Rage Godzilla's final effect! When it's targeted for an attack I can tribute a token, in this case my last construction token, then reveal the top three cards of my deck. Any Kaiju revealed by this effect is sent to the graveyard, while spells and traps are shuffled back into the deck." The last construction truck disappeared as Haru placed his hand on his deck. "I reveal the first card!" Haru called out dramatically as he drew. He flipped it over, revealing a spell. "First one's no good." He then revealed the second card, also a spell. "Second one's a fail as well. Looks like once again, it comes down to my final draw!"

"Let's do this!" Haru drew his last card and revealed it, showing everyone a monster card depicting a moth. "Yes! I drew a Kaiju! With Godzilla's effect, it goes to the grave while the spells I revealed go back to the deck. And since there's another Kaiju in the grave, Rage Godzilla's attack goes up!"

Rage Godzilla (3400-3700)

"Now, Rage Godzilla! Counterattack with Catastrophic Tail Crush!" Godzilla whipped around, sending its tail into Emperor, but before the tail could destroy it, Titan called out.

"I activate Altar for Tribute! By sending a monster to the graveyard, I am able to gain life points equal to the original attack of the sent monster. I send my Emperor to the grave to gain 3000 life points!" Emperor disappeared into a black fog, and Godzilla's tail went through it harmlessly. The fog flowed into Titan, restoring his life.

T: 100-3100

"With that, I end my turn."

"I draw." Haru declared. "First I activate the graveyard effect of Kaiju Bio Research. By banishing it from my graveyard I can summon a rose token to my field, but it has zero attack and defense." A small rose appeared beside Godzilla. "Next I use Godzilla's effect once again. I tribute my token," The rose disappeared, scattering petals across the field. "And declare monster. So your Empress is destroyed!" Godzilla's dorsal fins once again lit up as it unleashed a beam of fiery radiation that tore Empress apart.

"I thought you might do that." Titan said. "I activate the effect of Empress. When it's sent from the field to the graveyard I can target one level six or higher fiend-type monster in my grave and special summon it. Rise from the abyss once more, Archfiend Emperor in defense mode!" The skeletal demon once again appeared on the field, sitting in its throne. "Even if you destroy my Archfiend, my life will still be spared."

"Is that so?" Haru asked with a smirk. "I summon Kaiju Legend Giant Octopus!" The giant octopus materialized next to Godzilla, who paid it no heed.

Kaiju Legend Giant Octopus level 2 (1000/1000)

"Isn't that the same card Haru used against Chazz?" Chumley asked.

"I think so, and if I remember right, Haru might have this in the bag this turn!" Syrus exclaimed.

"Take a good look Titan, because you won't be seeing it for long." Haru declared. "I activate Octopus's effect. By tributing it I can change the battle position of one card on the field. Guess which one I choose." The octopus shot its' tentacles out, wrapping around the demon and forcing it to stand up from its throne. The octopus then shattered into pixels. "Plus with that my Rage Godzilla gets 300 more atk."

Rage Godzilla (3700-4000)

"It's time for the finale. I can only activate this card when there is one card on my field and one monster on yours. I activate Kaiju Inheritance!" A spell card depicting Godzilla with the spectral form of a giant flying monster behind it appeared in front of him. "This card allows me to target one Kaiju legend in my graveyard, until the end of this turn my monster gains attack equal to the targeted monster. I choose the original Godzilla, meaning Rage Godzilla gains 3000 attack points!" A spectral version of the original Godzilla appeared behind Rage Godzilla before turning into a blue fiery energy that flowed into Rage Godzilla.

Rage Godzilla (4000-7000)

"Se-se-seven" Syrus stammered.

"Th-th-th-thousand" Chumley muttered. The two watched as the cyclone died down, giving them a view of the action.

"Attack points?!" Titan exclaimed in shock and fear.

"That's right. And unless my math is wrong, 7000 attack minus your Emperor's 3500 attack equals 3500 damage" Haru stated. "And with your life at only 3100…." Haru began.

"My life won't survive this turn." Titan finished. A look of horror spread across his face, which paired oddly with the demonic red eyes.

"Correct. Now, Rage Godzilla, attack Archfiend Emperor. Unleash the unquenchable anger that fills your very soul! Final Hell Burning!" Rage Godzilla breathed in, its dorsal fins glowing once again. This time however, the glow was brighter than before, much brighter. Rage Godzilla roared, unleashing a blast that nearly doubled its previous blasts, eradicating the demonic Emperor.

T: 3100-0

"Nooooo!" Titan screamed as the black orbs of slime engulfed him once again. He slowly began to sink into the floor below. As his torso disappeared he began to struggle. "Help me!" he cried. "You can't let them take me!"

Haru watched in horror as the man fought helplessly, before being pulled downward into the floor. He looked at the spectral image of Godzilla, a look of pity on his face. "Come on old friend, let's get outta here before anything else bad happens". The kaiju nodded morphing into a sphere of white light before following Haru.

Haru met his companions near the spot that Alexis's coffin had disappeared from view. They found a trap door seemingly invisible to anyone not standing over it. "Alright guys you get that side of the door I'll get this one, On three" Haru commanded as the three took up position. "One,Two, Three! Heave" the three managed to pry open the doors with a bit of effort, the coffin only slightly below the door, with Alexis still unconscious.

"Damn he must have drugged her with something strong" Syrus said as they managed to pull her up into Haru's arms.

"Perhaps some fresh air would be good for her?" Chumley said.

"Yeah that sounds like a good idea" Haru agreed.


Later in the night, Crowler made his way through the halls of the abandoned dorm, a shit eating smile on his face. As he came into view of the room were Haru and Titan had had their duel earlier he began to ring his hands in anticipation.

"That delinquent must be paralyzed with fear by now. Oh, Titan where are you, my friend? I'd like to hear every detail of your duel." As he entered the room he noticed nothing but a card lying on the floor. He leaned down to pick it up and cringed.

It was Archfiend Emperor, Titans ace card. "Titan wouldn't leave this behind unless…. He lost! Haru has outwitted we yet again! But this isn't over, not by a long shot"


When Alexis awoke she found herself leaning against a tree outside the dorm. Haru, Syrus and Chumley were sitting across from her in mid conversation.

Haru noticed her first and gave a large smile "Welcome back to the land of the living sleeping beauty"

"What are you doing here?" She demanded

"Hey what kind of thanks is that?" Haru asked. "All I did was defeat the bad guy, win the duel and save the damsel."

"Oh yeah, the man in black kidnapped me. How did you guys know I was in trouble?"

"Well we were exploring the dorm and heard you scream, and found your card while looking for you" Chumley explained.

"We also found this" Haru said holding up a picture.

Alexis's eyes began to tear up as she took the picture from him. "It's my brother" she sniffed "The first trace of him I've seen in a long time"

"I wonder if he got caught in this shadow games nonsense"

"He must have considering the story behind this place."

"We brought it to you as a pact Alexis." Haru added "We promise to help you find him"

"And keep you from getting trapped in anymore coffins" Syrus added.

"You guys were really worried about me, weren't you?"

Before they could answer the sun began to rise over the treetops.

"Gentlemen, and lady, I do believe it's time to bail" Haru said standing up "We can't have the higher ups finding us here"

"Yeah" Syrus and Chumley agreed.

"Oh and Alexis, We were never here!" Haru told her as the three slifer's ran off towards their dorm .

'Without you here nobody would have saved me' alexis thought gazing at the picture. 'And now there's a chance my brothers still out there…."

So ends chapter 5. Starting next week I go back to college, so chapters may take a little longer. I assure you however I will be hard at work for the weeks to come in the next chapters. On another note I will assure you that all Toho kaiju will show up eventually, I'm just trying to space out their reveals. Rage godzilla as most of you've probably guessed is from GMK, possibly my favorite Godzilla movie, and I felt that it should be a powerup for the current godzilla in Haru's deck. Stay classy readers I'll see you next week -Red

Q: Japanese or American version for Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad?

A: well I haven't actually seen the series, but I have heard that both Gridman (the original) And Syber Squad are almost identical in terms of plot. I may end up using Gridman as the base and making Syber Squad references