Chapter 13: Eiji's spiritual adventure

As winter break rolled around on the island, most students headed home for the break to visit their families. For those who stayed on the island, they found themselves enjoying the warmth of their respective dorms along with their friends. One select person however seemed to be in a rather desperate situation, as he ran through the forest. His head snapped backwards every so often to make sure something wasn't following him.

"HELP! HELP!"

'I can't believe this happened!' He thought as he heard the snapping of branches behind him. He quickened his pace. 'I can't believe I'm alive! He took my friends!' another snap could be heard this time closer. The boy let out another yell. "PLEASE! SOMEONE HELP ME!"

As he ran a silhouette with glowing green eyes followed him. "Run as fast as you can Mortal; our deal will be fulfilled sooner or later."


Back at the Slifer dorm, Alexis, Sarah and Eiji had elected to hang out with the Slifer trio in the mess hall. With most of the students gone for the week the Slifer dorm had been reduced to a eerie quiet that left Haru unsettled. Professor Banner had been chosen to stay on the island to watch over the occupants so the Obelisk students had to check in with him once a day.

"This place doesn't feel the same when it's quiet" Haru grumbled as he placed a yellow seven on the UNO pile.

"It's not all that bad, being able to get to sleep right away is a luxury that I never thought I would have" Syrus shrugged as he placed a card down on the pile.

"More grilled cheese for me" Chumley said happily as he opened a sandwich wrapped in tin foil.

"So why is it that you and Eiji didn't go back to see Pegasus? I'm sure he would be glad to see you after all the time you've spent here" Alexis asked placing a card on the pile.

"Pegasus had some business to deal with over In America. I think it had something to do with setting up a Industrial Illusions branch in New york or something" Eiji said placing his card.

"And I'm not sure I would go back anyway, Pegasus gets a little clingy when we've been gone too long" Haru sighed.

"Isn't that to be expected? He is your adopted father after all, shouldn't he be worried about his sons?" Sarah asked. "UNO by the way."

"Sarah's right why is it that you two try to distance yourselves from your adopted father so much?" Alexis asked.

"Well for one he makes me dress up all fancy and parades me around at his extravagant parties" Haru shook his head as he placed a skip on the pile.

"Hey!" Syrus said "Why did you do that?"

"That's how the cookie crumbles shortstack." Haru gave him a sly smile.

"Is that all? It seems like such a minor nitpick." Alexis drew a card.

"We also think it would be a hinderance to our respective reputations as duelists if we were around the creator of the game to much" Eiji explained.

"If we go see him for elongated periods of time, then our fellow students will think that he's giving us cards that would provide an unfair advantage," Haru agreed.

"I guess that makes sense" Sarah shrugged as she placed her last card. "Looks like I win."

"I brought the grill Children!" Banner announced as he entered the mess hall with Pharaoh in tow. He placed the portable grill on the counter. He looked over at Chumley who was currently snacking away on his sandwich. "You know I was going to ask where all the bread and cheese went in the kitchen, but it seems that question was rather easily answered."

"Way to go Chumley," Syrus glared at the older boy.

"Hey I was hungry, you know how I get when I'm hungry" Chumley gave him an innocent look.

"So what does that leave us with professor?" Alexis asked.

"Well I found marshmallows and chocolate, all we need are graham crackers" Banner said as he and the rest of the room turned to look at Haru.

"What?" Haru asked looking confused.

"We all know you keep a stash of food somewhere in the dorm. There must be graham crackers somewhere in there"

Haru sighed and got up from his seat at the table before moving to the cupboard near Banner. Opening one of the drawers he moved his fingers into a small crack near him and lifted, revealing a box of Graham crackers and oreos of several varieties. He handed the crackers to Banner before returning to his seat.

"You have problems," Eiji said.

"Oh shut up, you can just order food from your room in the Obelisk dorm. Here I had to come up with more creative methods" Haru shot back.

As they talked Banner threw a couple of marshmallows on the grill. They slowly began to grow earning a curious glance from the resident tabby cat.

*POP POP!*

Pharaoh screeched as his fur was covered in sticky white goo. Haru stood up at the sound of his mortal memesis howl and began to laugh at the sight "Looks like lunch is on Pharaoh guys," He laughed. Pharaoh glared at the Slifer, but this only caused him to laugh harder.

*CRASH!*

The audible crashed caused the three Obelisk students, who were sitting closest to the door jump, while the three Slifers turned to see what had caused it. Someone clad in a first year Obelisk jacket was now laying on the floor amidst broken wood and glass. There was an audible groan of pain as Haru and Eiji made their way over to him. With a quick heave the two boys moved the Obelisk who they now recognized as a boy to a nearby chair.

"You know you can just open the door to get in right?" Haru asked kneeling down to look the boy in the eyes.

Eiji followed his companions actions. "Whats wrong? You seem like you've seen a ghost"

The boy's head turned back and forth to look at them attempting to say something. After a few seconds of struggling he managed to choke something out "I-I-I have."

"Halloween was a while ago" Sarah pointed out. "It's a little late for these kind of jokes".

"I'm not kidding I swear" the boy said. "It was Jinzo the duel monsters card!"

"Professor, you may want to call the nurse. I think he's delusional" Eiji told the taller man.

Banner walked over to the group before bending over and looking into the terrified boy's eyes. "I recognize you…. You're Torrey. You're in my Para-Dueling Class"

The boy, Torrey, looked up at him and nodded "That's right..." He reached over and grabbed the teacher's legs and pleaded. "That lesson you gave us a few weeks ago about duel monster spirits being real. It was all right, we managed to bring one to life" he whimpered.

"We may need a little more than a nurse Eiji, I think he needs a shrink" Haru remarked, warranting a slap on the shoulder from Alexis.

Banner knelt down and fixed the boy with a calm gaze, placing his hands on his shoulders. "Calm down Torrey, Why don't you tell us what happened from the beginning?"

"Yes, Professor"


-Flashback-

'A while ago I told my friends what you said, that under certain conditions duel spirits can come to life' Torrey narrated. 'Well the three of us started working on meeting conditions that help us achieve such a thing, even though the academy forbids it. We tried and failed on multiple occasions.. Until yesterday we made a breakthrough'.

In the Obelisk library three cloaked figures stood around a table, each held a set of lit candles. One was Torrey, the second was a shorter boy, while the third was a plump boy with similar glasses to Torrey's. The smaller boy placed a board in the center of the table, before stepping back to look at his companions.

'Maybe it was because this time we used our bed sheets for robes, or we filched Doctor Crowler's bath candles, but you see something was different this time! You see we all put our hands on the Ouija board and began to chant the words to the incantation….'

"From vapor to flesh, wind to roar, Come Jinzo from the land of yore!" The three chanted as they held tightly onto the seeing glass in the middle of the board. The three boys stood there in silence as they waited for something to happen.

Everyone turned their heads as a book fell from shelves causing a loud clunk, immediately the three began to get nervous. Then suddenly they felt the glass move beneath their hands as it moved towards the letters.

-End Flashback-


Torrey lowered his head "The board spelled out, 'Give me three and I shall be free'. But the three of us thought he meant cards"

"Oh dear, mere cards won't satisfy Jinzo's appetite" Banner frowned. "This is a rather awful predicament."

"What did he mean by, give me three and I'll be free?" Syrus asked.

Torrey looked him dead in the eye. "He meant people".

"People?!" Syrus gasped.

"The worst thing is we already agreed….", Torrey lowered his head in shame. " …..Before we even knew what he meant. Now my friends….."

"What about them? Torrey what happened?" Sarah asked kindly.

"They're both missing" Torrey said "At first one of them disappeared,and then not long after the other one vanished as well…. Now he's coming after me!"

"Are you sure they didn't leave with the others when break started?" Eiji asked.

Torrey shook his head, "No I called both of their parents, they said that they hadn't seen them since they left when school started. I even tried to escape using the ferry, but when I got to the docks he was waiting for me on the boat".

"Well if anything you're safe here with us" Haru said patting the boy on the shoulder.

Suddenly the lights flipped out, sending the whole room into complete darkness. The sound of a loud scream could be heard followed by a cats screech, as the rapid pounding of footsteps could be heard followed by the clanging of falling kitchen equipment.

"Alright I'm getting a bit freaked out" Sarah stated feeling her heart pound.

Banner held up his hands as Pharaoh let out a hiss, "Calm down children it's probably just a blown fuse."

"Or perhaps just a lightbulb" Chumley added looking around.

"Or maybe…... it was me!"

The group yelled as they turned to see a tall figure standing in the doorway. He wore a long black trench coat and hat, and currently held Torrey under his right arm.

"Um guys? What the heck is that?" Syrus asked backing away.

"So you must me Jinzo" Haru said as he and Eiji moved towards the door.

"You seem to have acquired something that's not yours" Eiji said pointing at Torrey "You mind giving him back?"

"Oh that's where you're wrong, He and his companions made a deal with me and I intend to collect my side of the bargain" Jinzo replied before turning to run off into the woods.

"Oh no you don't" the two boys said in unison running after him.

"Eiji! Haru!" The rest of the group yelled before running after them.


After a short time of searching the forest, the group came to a stop as an area with a fenced off perimeter came into view. In each corner was a generator that was hooked to the fence filling it with electrical energy. Haru and Eiji both stood outside the perimeter looking around for a sign of Jinzo.

"You two may want to try out for track and field if your dueling careers don't pan out," Chumley wheezed as he brought up the back of the group.

"Where are we exactly?" Sarah asked.

Banner observed his surroundings, "I do belive this is the central power station for the whole island"

"There's only one? Doesn't that seem rather impractical?" Sarah asked as she looked around. Letting out a gasp she pointed towards a clearing near the tree. "Look guys it's Torrey!"

"Torrey! We got you now," Eiji said running to the boys side and attempting to lift him. Seconds later a booming laugh was heard above them as a flash of light lit the dark skies. Electricity arced between the four conductors crackling throughout the area.

Everyone watched as Jino materialized betwixt the four conductors, laughing as the energy flashed and crackled around them. He no longer wore a cloak and hat, instead now looking like the exact image on his duel monsters card: a green suit of armor with a rather odd looking mask on his face. Unlike the normal duel disk holograms, this image seemed to be low on power.

"None of you are safe," the monster declared.

"Hey tall, bald and ugly, what did you do to Torrey?" Haru yelled.

Jinzo laughed at his question, "Fool I told you before, we made a deal and i'm just collecting my end of the bargain."

"Whats going on professor?" Syrus asked Banner, as he noticed the shimmering of the spirit's body. "Why is his body like that?"

Banner observed Jinzo and then the sparking towers that surrounded him, putting two and two together. "I do believe he's keeping himself in this world via the electricity while he waits to absorb Torrey's soul, rather crafty if I do say so myself".

"Well if you want a third soul then take mine" Haru said stepping forward.

"No take mine" Eiji said laying the unconscious Obelisk on the ground before approaching the fence.

Haru glared at his friend "Butt out Eiji i'm fighting this freak".

Eiji returned his glare as they came face to face "I'm afraid I can't do that Haru, Torrey is from my dorm so I'm more qualified to fight for his soul."

"How cute, you're fighting over whose soul I get to steal. Very well I accept your challenge you two seem to be of higher vitality than that one over there"

Electricity seemed to pulse between the two boys eyes as Haru put on a toothy grin. "Shall we settle this the old fashion way?"

"Um guys this is not exactly the best place to be picking a fight with each other" Sarah pointed out.

Eiji raised a finger towards her, telling her to give him a minute. His frown turned into a grin as well "Sure".

The two boys backed away from each other slightly as they both wound up their right hands for a direct punch to the others face.

"ROCK,PAPER,SCISSORS, SHOOT!" The two yelled in unison as Haru threw rock and Eiji threw paper.

"Shit" Haru growled. "ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT!" The Kaiju duelist thew paper this time, while Eiji threw rock.

"Damn it" Eiji said "Last round, let's go Haru!"

"I'm going to win this Eiji" Haru warned.

The observers sweat dropped at the two's decision to do this right now. "Really? You guys couldn't have picked something other than rock paper scissors?" Syrus asked.

"Shhh this is a delicate game" Haru shot back as he returned his focus to the task at hand. Haru threw scissors, while Eiji threw….rock.

"Damn it, looks like this duel is yours Eiji" Haru sighed in defeat "You better not screw it up".

Eiji smirked "Oh you know better than I that I'll put this freak show in his place". The Ultra Hero duelist turned towards Jinzo and smirked. "Allright Jinzo your opponent is me, we are going to settle this with a duel" Eiji stated. "If I win you let Torrey and the others go, on the other hand if you win you can have my soul"

"A duel?" Jinzo seemed a bit surprised, pondering the idea for a moment, "Alright I should be sustained by this electrical limbo long enough for a match". He laughed as white arcs of electricity shot out behind Eiji cutting him off from the rest of the group. "First I'll defeat you then I'll consume your soul"

"You're a bit to confident for your own good" Eiji smiled as he activated his duel disk. "Let's get this show on the road."

E:4000

J:4000

Jinzo nodded as holograms of five large cards appeared behind him, serving as his hand. He paused as a sixth card appeared in front of him. "First I shall summon the Malice Doll of Demise in attack mode". A creepy looking blonde haired doll wearing overalls and wielding an axe appeared on the field. Its eyes, that were a little too large for its head gave Eiji a bad feeling as they stared at him.

Malice Doll of Demise level 4 (1600/1700)

"A killer doll?" Syrus groaned "this reminds me of that movie Haru made me watch Halloween night."

"The one that you got so scared of, you slept in the closet for the next two days?" Haru smirked "Good times."

"Next, I play the continuous spell card, Ectoplasmer!" A card was revealed behind Jinzo and it appeared in front of him. "This fiendish spirit allows each player to sacrifice a monster at the end of their turn. Then half that monster's attack is inflicted to the opponent as direct damage."

The spectral form of a white worm rose from the killer dolls mouth, before flying across the field and phasing through Eiji's chest, causing the Obelisk to wince in pain.

E:4000-3400

"Eiji's already falling behind and it's not even his first turn yet!" Chumley gasped.

"And it gets worse, when Malice Doll is sent to the graveyard via a continuous spell, it can be resurrected next turn" Alexis added.

Eiji pushed himself to his feet as he looked over the field, 'Alexis is right: Ectoplasmer is a continuous spell card, Jinzo can use it every turn.' He smiled. 'But luckily I can use it to'. "Alright spooky it's my draw!" Eiji drew and looked at his hand "Let's see here, I summon Ultra Vessel Hideki Goh in attack position!". A young black haired man in a black and orange jumpsuit appeared holding a futuristic pistol.

Ultra Vessel Hideki Goh level 4 (1500/1500)

"Then I'll set two facedowns, and Have Goh attack you directly!" Goh took a knee before lining up a shot with his pistol and sending a volley of energy blasts Jinzo's way. Each blast of energy went through the spirit's body, earning grunts of displeasure.

J:4000-2500

"And then I think i'll use your Ectoplasmer! I tribute Goh to inflict 750 damage to you directly" Eiji smiled. Goh's physical body fell to the floor but his spirit remained strong as it let loose another round of energy shots at Jinzo.

J: 2500-1750

" Nice turn Eiji!" Haru cheered.

"But why did he tribute his vessel?" Syrus wondered out loud "If it's destroyed he gets to special summon one of his Ultras from hand right?"

"I think he has something in mind" Sarah patted him on the shoulder.

"I'll set a card and that concludes my turn" Eiji smirked.

Jinzo growled as another card appeared in front of him. "Smile all you want human, this game is yours to lose. Since Malice Doll of Demise was sent to the graveyard via a continuous spell he automatically resurrects!" The possessed doll with the axe reappeared letting out a sinister shriek.

Malice doll of Demise level 4 (1600/1700)

"Now I summon mystic tomato in attack position." A tomato with a sinister looking expression on its face appeared beside Malice doll, sticking out its tongue with a creepy laugh.

Mystic Tomato level 4 (1400/1100)

"I sure hope Eiji has some kind of defense in mind" Chumley whimpered.

Jinzo pointed at Eiji "Since you control no monsters I can attack you directly! Sinister smashing!"

Mystic tomato let out a loud laugh as its licked its lips in anticipation, before diving at Eiji.

"Don't get ahead of yourself " Eiji declared as his trap card was revealed. "I activate my trap card Call of the Haunted! There's a reason why I sent Goh to the graveyard through your spells effect, because I knew he could be resurrected when I needed him. Goh defensive stance if you will". The man in the orange Jumpsuit appeared and gave Eiji a salute before taking a defensive stance. As Mystic Tomato advanced Goh let loose a ray of energy that splattered the monster everywhere.

"You should have seen that coming Jinzo!" Haru laughed "Never underestimate the power of set cards"

J:1750-1650

"But I didn't underestimate his set cards. In fact I was expecting him to do that! Mystic Tomato's effect activates allowing me to special summon a dark monster with 1500 or less attack" a new card appeared in front of him. "Arise Jinzo- Jector" A person in a green and black jumpsuit appeared next to malice doll this time, its head was pink like Jinzo's and wore a strange mask as well. Unlike Jinzo however this monster had long tubes hooked up to its head like long strands of hair, that began to move back and forth behind it.

Jinzo-Jector level 4 (800/2000)

"I should have expected this" Alexis sighed as she looked on. "Jinzo is obviously running a Deck centered around himself, and a little bit of burn damage."

"That seems kinda stupid if you ask me, first I duel a monkey who uses apes in his deck now the spirit of Jinzo appears using a deck centered around himself" Haru sighed.

"Silence Human! I will not be made fun of by someone who doesn't understand the power that I Jinzo have to offer," Jinzo growled as a spark of electricity got dangerously close to Haru's head.

"Hey" Eiji said snapping his fingers "You're dueling me freakshow, not him."

"Yes I'm well aware" Jinzo said turning his attention back to the duel. "I'm going to my main phase 2 so I may activate Jinzo-Jector's effect! By tributing Jector I can now add a Jinzo monster from my deck to my hand" Jector disappeared as it was shrouded in light as Jinzo revealed a picture of himself and added it to hand. "Now Jectors second ability activates! When it's tributed I can make you reveal all of your set cards in your spell and trap zone, and for every trap I can special summon a Jinzo monster from my hand!" He pointed towards Eiji's set card and it flipped upwards to reveal the pink border of a trap. "Excellent! Now I can special summon myself from my hand!" Jinzo stepped forward and his form became more solid.

Jinzo level 6 (2400/1500)

"Isn't it kinda unfair to summon yourself?" Syrus asked

"I mean he is running a Jinzo deck Syrus did you expect anything less?" Sarah deadpanned.

"Next I'm going to activate two equip spells from my hand and equip them to myself. One is called Amplifier, allowing my trap cards to be activated while I control Jinzo, while the second is called Sword of Dark Rites giving me a 400 attack power boost". A metal hat with protruding knobs and sockets appeared on Jinzo's head along with a long black sword with a green gem at the end of the blade.

Jinzo level 6 (2400-2800)

"Then I shall set a card and pass my turn" Jizo concluded.

'Damn it! he didn't end up destroying Goh so I couldn't summon Jack from my hand' Eiji grit his teeth 'Here's hoping for something that can change that'. He closed his eyes as he drew his next card. 'Alright this will do quite nicely' He smiled "I activate the spell card Ultra Alter Ego!" The spell depicted Ultraseven and Dan Moroboshi standing back to back. "While I control no Ultra Hero monsters and at least one Ultra Vessel monster I can special summon an Ultra Hero monster from my hand and equip that Vessel to it." Raising a hand above his head Goh was engulfed in light as he grew in size. "Arise Ultra Hero Jack!" Eiji commanded as the familiar looking ultra posed.

Ultra Hero Jack level 7 (2400/2500)

"When Jack is Equipped with Goh as an ultra vessel he gains 200 attack for each monster you control"

Ultra Hero Jack (2400-2800)

"It seems despite my best efforts to prevent you from summoning it, you manage to pull it off anyway" Jinzo laughed.

"Wait, how did you?"

"Know about your monster's effects? Child I'm a duel spirit I can see other spirits even in this world." He pointed to Eiji then Haru "You two seem to have quite the collection of duel spirits, if I do say so myself"

Eiji's eyes widened "Collection? Meaning more than one?" his eyes drifted to the side as he saw Jack's spirit looking at him through his shining yellow eyes. Their eyes met and Jack gave him a nod before turning back to look at jinzo.

Eiji shook his head as he snapped back into focus. "Jack's effect activates by discarding a card I can add an ultra armament spell card to my hand. I choose Ultra Armament Mace and equip it to Jack giving him a 200 attack point boost." The red and silver mace appeared in Jack's hands.

Ultra Hero Jack (2800-3000)

"Jack attacks Jinzo, I mean you, Jack attacks you Jinzo" Eiji said holding out his hand in a commanding motion as Jack ran across the field and swung his mace down at Jinzo.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, my final evolution has yet to come to pass" Jinxo laughed as the mace stopped right above him.

"How?" Eiji asked.

"My trap card Defense Draw negates your attack and allows me to draw one card." Jinzo explained.

"He's been waiting for this, lulling Eiji into a false sense of security" Alexis pointed out as she turned to look at Haru who seemed to be deep in thought. "What's wrong Haru?"

"He said something about ultimate evolution. I don't like the sound of that," Haru told her.

"I'll end my turn with a facedown then" Eiji said

"Good it seems to be my turn then" Jinzo said happily as he drew for turn. "I'll start by tributing myself in order to activate my final evolution" Jinzo began to shine as his green outfit was replaced with a grey one. Large bulky shoulder pads appeared as well as belt like appendages on either side of his body. "Say hello to Jinzo-Lord!" he cackled.

Jinzo-Lord level 8 (2600/1600)

"And my evolution counts as a special summon so I'm still allowed my normal" Jinzo continued. "I normal summon Jinzo-Returner" a creature in black leather and large yellow spiky shoulder pads appeared. This creature had an abnormally large head compared to the other Jinzo monsters. "In addition when the monster Sword of Dark Rites is tributed i get to add the equip spell back to my hand."

Jinzo-Returner level 3 (600/1400)

"Ectoplasmer's effect activates now, I tribute returner and deal you 300 points of damage"

E:3400-3100

"When returner is sent to the graveyard I can special summon my base form back from the grave as long as I destroy it during the end phase" He raised his hand to the zone beside him as the green uniformed figure appeared beside him.

Jinzo level 6 (2400/1500)

"Oh boy he's setting up for something big" Chumley groaned "This can't be good".

"Now comes Jinzo-Lord's effect! Now I can destroy every face up trap card you control and inflict 300 damage for each" he pointed towards Call of the Haunted that was now dead on Eiji's field. "I do believe that card qualifies!" Jinzo- Lord raised a hand and then clenched it into a fist destroying the trap card and sending the shards of light flying at Eiji.

E:3100-2800

"Remember how I added Sword of Dark Rites back to my hand? I'll be equipping it to my new form to give him a 400 attack point boost"

"Why? that just makes our monsters equal in terms of attack" Eiji questioned.

"Because i found a way to bring your Hero down to size" Jinzo explained, "When a monster is equipped to another monster it's treated as an equip spell. So I can do this." A card in his hand flipped to reveal a spiral design.

"Oh shit" Eiji whispered .

"Thats right i'm going to Mystical Space Typhoon your vessel removing that annoying protection effect and 400 attack from your big silver giant."

Ultra Hero Jack (3000-2600)

"Jinzo-Lord attacks Jack with Psychic Scatter Shot!" balls of light appeared in front of Jinzo as he sent them flying at Jack, destroying him.

E:2800-2400

"This doesn't look good" Syrus gasped

"Don't you lose to this clown Eiji! You and I still have to have our duel to see whose superior!" Haru yelled.

"Your friend holds onto hope that you can still win" Jinzo mocked. "But I assure you this duel will end this turn. Jinzo attacks you directly!"

"I play my facedown!"

"My original effect prevents the activation of trap cards" Jinzo reminded him.

"Well it's a good thing that I'm not activating a trap card then isn't it?" Eiji smiled. " I activate the quick play spell Science Team Rescue! While I control no monsters I can special summon one Ultra Vessel monster from my hand, then immediately after special summon another from my grave, the only downside is they have to be in attack position!" The card depicted a science patrol officer hanging from a cliff, while his fellow officers moved to save him. "First I special summon Dan Moroboshi!"

Ultra Vessel Dan Moroboshi level 4 (1700/1500)

"Then I resurrect Goh from my graveyard."

Ultra Vessel Hideki Goh level 4 (1500/1500)

"Neither of your monsters are strong enough to defeat mine" Jinzo mocked. "You've only delayed my victory for another turn. Jinzo attacks Moroboshi" The duel spirit commanded as his monster let loose a psychic wave destroying Dan.

E:2400-1700

"Moroboshi 's effect activates now I can special summon Ultraseven from my hand" Eiji moved Moroboshi to his back row then placed the Ultra on the field. Pulling the Ultra Eyes from his pocket moroboshi placed them on his nose as he was engulfed in light and Ultraseven appeared in his place.

Ultra Hero Ultraseven level 6 (2500/2000)

"Fine you got another one of your high power monsters out" Jinzo growled. "But from a logical standpoint you have one card in your hand, so the likelihood you have another copy of Ace is slim. That means that when my doll destroys Goh this time you won't be able to activate his effect!"

'He's right unfortunately,' Eiji thought as he looked at the solitary card in his hand. 'Looks like that's all I can pull off untill I draw for my next turn.'

"Looks like I'm correct judging by your face" Jinzo said happily. "Malice Doll will attack your Ultra Vessel with malicious cleave! " He commanded as the demonic doll raced across the field and slashed Goh in half.

E:1700-1600

"And just like that Eiji's behind again" Syrus moaned.

"To conclude my turn I'll set a card" A hologram appeared in front of Jinzo before disappearing as usual.

"Ok then my draw" Eiji Said "I activate the spell pot of greed allowing me to draw two cards" He pulled the top two cards from his deck and added them to his hand. "I'll set a monster and have Ultraseven attack your Malice Doll. Go Ultrabeam!" Ultraseven placed two fingers on the right and left of the jewel on his forehead before letting loose a beam of energy that disintegrated the demented doll.

J: 1650-700

"And since Ectoplasmer is still on the field I can tribute ultraseven and deal you 1650 points of direct damage, ending your reign of terror" Eiji declared.

"Oh really?" Jinzo laughed "I wouldn't be so sure about that, especially after I play my facedown, the spell Emergency Provisions! I'm going to send ectoplasmer to the graveyard before you can use it, then gain 1000 life points in the process"

J:700-1700

"He's not going to make this easy for Eiji" Haru commented. "If anything I feel like jinzo is enjoying this Duel"

"I can see that you're upset your plan didn't go through, But I'm having so much fun with this duel it would be a pity if it ended so soon. Taking the other two boys souls was no fun, you're at least making a sport of it" Jinzo mocked. He looked at the field and chuckled. "Oh my I do believe it's my turn again." Another card hologram appeared in front of him. "So for this turn i think i'll normal summon Mad Archfiend."appearing from within a portal of darkness was a new demon like monster, it wore puffy yellow pants and had long puffy pink hair along with a skull in the middle of its torso.

Mad Archfiend level 4 (1800/0)

"Now comes the fun part I'll attack Ultraseven myself" Jinzo-Lord flew across the field and delivered a slash with his dark blade, forcing Ultraseven down to one knee.

E:1700-1200

"Ultraseven can negate its destruction until the end of the turn as long as I detach his Ultra Vessel instead" Eiji declared.

"Yes but it will return to your deck at the end phase, so I'm not worried" Jinzo shrugged. "Next comes my Mad Archfiend's attack!" The pink haired demon leapt across the field and delivered a slash with its long nails at Eiji's face down revealing a small figure. It was an Ultra but it seemed to be smaller than the Ultra Vessels. The monster then shattered into pieces.

Ultra hero Pict level 3 (1200/1200)

E:1200-600

"What?" Eiji gasped as he took the damage.

"As you can see my Mad Archfiend allows me to inflict piercing damage when it attacks a defense position monster" Jionzo explained.

"Ultra Hero Pict's ability activates!" Eiji declared "When he's destroyed by battle I can add an Ultra Vessel and Ultra Hero monster from my deck to my hand" Two cards popped out of his deck and he revealed them. "Ultra Hero Zoffy and Ultra Vessel Yuko Minami are the two I'm adding, and since Pict is an Ultra Hero monster I can special summon Zoffy from my hand." Zoffy appeared beside Ultraseven as he posed before placing his arms at his side.

Ultra Hero Zoffy level 6 (2700/2500)

"Well well, still putting up a fight are we?" Jinzo said "Well it's your turn then. Don't disappoint my expectations"

"Oh I assure you I won't" Eiji said drawing his card. "First Ultraseven returns to my deck because it's not equipped with a Vessel" he shuffled the card back into his deck. "Now I activate Zoffy 's special ability, since Ultra Hero Jack is in the graveyard Zoffy gains his effect. Now I can search for an Ultra Armament card and add it to my hand and I have just the one in mind for this situation." He drew the card before placing it on the tray of the duel disk. Zoffy's right hand began to shimmer and shine as a long katana appeared with in it. "This weapon is called the Ace Blade, usually used by Ultraman Ace, however I feel like he wouldn't mind if Zoffy borrowed it. When an Ultra Hero monster is equipped with this card it gains 500 attack and can attack a second time as long as I half my life points."

Ultra Hero Zoffy (2700-3200)

"Wait that means," Jinzo gasped

"Thats right Zoffy has enough attack to take both you and your Archfiend out for the count" Eiji nodded "But I'm not quite done, I still have my normal summon to get to. So I normal summon Ultra Vessel Yuko Minami" The female officer of TAC appeared and brandished a laser pistol. "Now that that's out of the way my first attack will be with Zoffy and it's headed towards your Jinzo-Lord!" Zoffy disappeared before reappearing behind Jinzo-Lord as the monster was cut in half lengthwise. The spirit of Jinzo was thrown backwards as his host body dispersed.

J:1700- 1400

"Now I pay half my life points so my monster can attack again"

E:600-300

"Slice up his Mad Archfiend Zoffy!" Eiji commanded as the Ultra turned to look at the smaller demon, causing it to cry out in fear. With a single slice the monster disappeared.

J:1400-100

"I figure my monster's effect wouldn't be enough to end you so that's why Yuko joined the party before my battle phase" Eiji explained. "Ms. Minami if you would?". Yuko smiled and gave a sharp nod before letting loose a blast of energy that ripped into Jinzo.

J:100-0


Eiji rubbed his head as he opened his eyes and looked around. All around him the rest of the party seemed to be scattered around the grass. He looked over to see the power plant, now no longer brimming with energy.

"Did we miss breakfast?" Chumley asked as he pushed himself to a sitting position.

"We better not have" Haru grunted as he stood up and cracked his back, before turning to look where Torrey had been put before the duel. The Obelisk boy was still there, but so were the two other boys that he had told them about.

"Thank goodness they're back" Banner said walking towards the sleeping students.

"You think they will remember this?" Syrus asked Haru.

"It's probably best that they don't" Eiji answered for him.

"Do you guys think that our s'more supplies are still there?" Chumley asked as his stomach rumbled.

"I really don't see who would steal food from the Slifer dorm Chumley" Alexis told him.

"Well then let's get back I'm starving," the boy said heading back through the trees.

"Never thought I would say this but I agree with Chumley" Syrus said following behind him.

The group turned to leave and they all walked back the way they came. Eiji stopped Haru before he could follow them. Haru turned to look at him sleepiness still in his eyes. "Haru what did he mean by collection of spirits?'

Haru shrugged "I've seen a couple during the duels I've had on this island. Most notably Godzilla and King Kong, and I've felt something guiding your dueling as well"

"You might be onto something, I've been seeing Ultraman in my dreams. He's been telling me about an approaching threat, something he's all too familiar with"

"He must be your duel spirit, he just hasn't manifested in our world like my monsters" Haru told him. "And what this about a threat?"

"He said something about a pair of glowing red eyes and an evil laugh, that's all" Eiji shrugged.

Haru fixed him with a tired look. "Well that's a lot to go on." He turned around and watched as the last member of their party faded from view. "Alright Eiji we can talk about this after I get something to eat. I can't think clearly when i'm not fed."

"Noted. let's go get some food then big guy"

"Yeah before Chumley wolfs it all down" Haru smirked as the two headed back to the slifer dorm.

Well then another chapter done. Stay tuned for next week when Haru takes on a Tennis Ace for the right to marry Alexis. Until then keep those comments coming and feel free to throw some suggestions. Keep it classy

-Red