Foreword: Trying to be a little less lazy here... But revision for exams soon... These 2-3 chapter will be memories and flashbacks, so if you're here for the Touhou characters, you can skip these chapters. Just kidding.
Once again, please don't hesitate to tell me your opinions and suggestions!
Touhou Duel Masters Café
Chapter 13 – Pleiades
The banquet continued on, the laughter and chatter of people unending, mixed with singing from Mystia and Kyoko along music from the Sukumas and Prismrivers. Sake and food were still plentiful, and the night was still young, as the banquet stepped into its second hour.
The Second stared into the shuffling crowd silently, sipping some juice from his cup. He didn't notice his friend calling him or waving his hand in front of him, and only snapped back when the First shook him gently.
"Uh, what?"
"…You're thinking about them, right?" The First questioned.
"…" The Second didn't answer, but only sighed, and continued to gaze at the people.
"…" The First decided not to bother him, and him too started to dwell in his memories once more.
I suppose…that the past really isn't that easy to forsake completely, huh. Ha… How ironic of me to tell Reimu to do that. I wonder if Reimu and Marisa really did decide to forget… If they succeeded, then they're already stronger than us…
But…reminiscing the past at times, might not be so bad after all, huh…
~15 years ago~
BGM: Tri Fighters (Gundam Build Fighters Try OST 01)
"I summon Acid, and break two of your shields with my two Kutt!" The First commanded, and the two Humanoids smashed through his opponent's shields with their tonfas.
"…!" His opponent, a teenage girl donning a purple hood with short purple hair and a scarf, cowered from the attack as her shields reformed in her hand.
"If there's nothing, I'm going to the End Phase!" The First told the girl, and continued. "With Acid's effect, I destroy the two tapped Kutts, and bring out two cost 7 or less Zero creatures from my hand or deck! Come, Sacred Cavalry Alternative! Holy Spirit Left God Justice!"
Acid slashed the two Humanoids as they disappeared back into the Hyperdimension, and struck his spear into the ground. Two white magic circles appeared on the ground, and Alternative and Justice rose from them.
"With Alternative's ability, Dobolzark gets -6000 power and destroyed!" The Oraclion rushed at the Dragon Zombie, and destroyed it with a swift strike of his lance.
"…" The girl bit her lip at her dragon's demise.
"Justice's effect! I look at the top 5 cards of my deck, and cast a cost 6 or less spell from them! I cast Hyperdimensional Emperor Hole! Since you have no creatures left, the power reduction effect has no target. Then I bring out a cost 9 or less Psychic creature! Come, Dias Zeta!" The First exclaimed, and the Demon Command/Dragon Zombie broke his way out of a gap from the Hyperdimension, while the remaining 4 cards from Justice's effect were dropped into the First's graveyard.
"Turn End."
"…" The girl brushed off some dust on her exposed stomach, and drew her next card. "!"
Charging a mana and tapping all 6 cards in her mana zone, she revealed a card in her hand.
"…! Death Gate, Gate of Hell…!" The First silently cursed his luck as he muttered the spell's name. The gates of Hell crashed down and towed Dias Z into it with snake-like tentacles, and in turn, Dobolzark rushed out of the gates, the girl adding Dragon God Metal to her hand with his effect.
"If there's nothing else, my turn!" The First declared. "Draw!"
"…I summon Triple Mouth! With his effect I boost 1 mana discard a card from your hand!"
The Ghost/Beast Folk appeared in the battle zone, and snapped away Metal from the girl's hands.
"…!" The girl took a step back, looking slightly afraid now.
"Battle! Acid! Double Break!" Acid obeyed, and flailing his 8 arms, struck two shields and broke them.
"!" One of the broken shields glowed in the girl's hands, and she immediately put it to use.
"….Inferno Sign!" The First clutched his cards.
True Flashing Right God Loud Park emerged from the inferno's flames, and dropped the top 3 cards of the girl's deck into her graveyard, which contained two Guljeneraids.
"…Wha…" The First regretted his attack now. If he continues his battle phase, he won't land a direct attack, and would have 2 Dragon Zombies reviving from the dead.
"…Turn End."
BGM: BRAVE (Road to Dragons OST)
It was the girl's turn again, and she drew a card. Tapping 5 cards, she summoned Dragon God Heavy, destroying her Loud Park and drew a card, and revived her two Guljeneraids as they broke out from the ground and howled, their decaying bodies oozing foul liquid. .
"Kuh…" The First destroyed Triple Mouth as per Heavy's effect.
"…" The girl then cast Kirimomi Slash, turning all of her creatures into Speed Attackers, and ordered her Guljeneraid to attack Acid, and both erupted in explosions in the process.
"…" She ended her turn there, some confidence on her face.
"Chi…My turn!" The First drew his card, and immediately summoned a second Acid.
"…It's no use being afraid here!" He decided. "Battle! Justice, break her last shield!"
The Angel Command/God Nova broke the girl's final shield, and Alternative's attack was stopped by Dobolzark, and Guljeneraid once again rose from the dead.
"Acid's effect! I destroy both Alterative and Justice, and bring out Rihanna Glory and another Justice!" This time the First brought out the Mecha Del Sol, and replaced Justice with a new one. "Justice's effect! I cast Father Earth and send Heavy to your mana zone, and bring out Death Phoenix! But since Death Phoenix has no Fire Bird for evolution bait, he goes to the graveyard!"
The Dragon God vanished into the earth, replaced by an unstable image of the Phoenix that promptly dispersed into ash.
"…" The girl's expression warped into a sad and defeated one as she started her turn. Charging her drawn card into her mana, she summoned Metal, and sent Hyperdimensional Emperor Hole from the First's mana zone into his graveyard.
The First let out a relieved sigh.
"My turn. ….Battle. Acid! Todomeda!"
The girl was blown away, and landed a few feet away on the ground, as their creatures and duel table vanished into light.
The First took a deep breath, and walked over to the girl.
At the same time, the Second emerged, and a man in his early 30s, wearing a headband under his grey hair and an eyepatch, followed him.
The girl, upon seeing this, rushed towards the man, and caught him as he nearly collapsed onto the ground.
The man sighed, and said, "It is our defeat…do whatever you want with us." He closed his eyes, and said nothing more in his kneeling position.
"…" The First looked towards the Second, who shrugged.
"Well…" He scratched his cheek. "I suppose…I can let you off?"
The man and girl looked up, surprise in their eyes.
"That Smith guy didn't look like a good guy, really… There might be a misunderstanding in this?" The First said a little hesitantly. "I mean…you don't look like bad guys at all. And it was a fun duel!" He smiled.
"In return, join us." The First continued. "I suppose it's better to find a living by legal methods instead of robbing the rich and being an outlaw?"
He offered a hand to them. "Does that sound good?"
The girl, eyes wide open in bewilderment at this offer, paused.
She looked at the man, who nodded after a little hesitation.
After refocusing on the First, the girl took his hand.
"Hey…Seyfried. Why did you end up becoming like that, anyway? You never told us." The Second asked as they enjoyed lunch in a restaurant, a few weeks after the man, Seyfried, and the girl, Karma, joined the First and Second's group.
"…" Seyfried scooped up a bit of rice with his sole hand. "I would have preferred if you don't bring that up."
"Eh…uh, sorry…" The Second apologized, realizing the fact that he had just treaded on a landmine.
"…It's fine. I'll tell you then." The Second relaxed at that.
"…Do you know of the duelist, Eizel?" Seyfreid asked, as he looked towards Karma, who was busy gulping down food, and the First, who patted her back when she choked on her steak.
"Eizel? That famous duelist? Of course! …But I heard he's been missing for some time now…" The Second tapped his chin.
"…He's my father." Seyfried's statement nearly made the Second drop his fork.
"Really?! Wow…"
"…It began 15 years ago. When my father was at his prime. He got ahold of a certain card…that almost certainly guaranteed victory. A card with so much power, that people challenged him everyday for it." Seyfried continued, as he swallowed another spoonful of rice. "Eventually, one person succeeded in taking the card away from him…and upon losing the card, the power rebounded on him, and he started to go berserk. It was only thanks to a magician who had ties with that card that my father's condition stabled."
"…" The First listened, as he handed Karma a glass of water.
"The magician made an eye that could help repress the berserk power and gave it to me. It seemed good, and the magician gave birth to a child she had conceived prior to meeting me and my father…" He nodded in Karma's direction, who was still busying herself with her meal. "But then, things took a change for worse… The power eventually broke out anyway, and my father…he killed the magician in his primal thirst for the eye…sliced the baby's throat, rendering her mute…and took away my arm and eyeball…" Seyfried slid his fingers across the eyepatch and the bandaged stump where his left forearm had been.
"…" The Second gulped.
"I trusted no one since the magician's death…and raised her on my own. I followed my own creed of robbing the rich and giving to the poor…"
"And that Smith guy was one of your targets." The First concluded, and Seyfried affirmed by giving a small nod.
"He gets his fortune by illegal ways…so he's a good target to rob."
"Well…now that you're with us, you don't need to do that anymore!" The Second smiled. "As long as you take on the cases that come to us, you'll have a fair share of the pay."
"…" Seyfried smiled lightly in return.
"…Guys, we have a case here." Seyfried walked into the living room, an impish girl in a blue dress and a small cap on her short blue hair behind him.
"Hm? You are…" The Second got up from the couch, and greeted the visitor.
The girl shyly greeted the people in the room. "My…my name is Levia…"
"…Ah…the younger sister of the sister singers, Velbrads!" The First jumped up at the sight of her.
"…Ah!" The Second seemed to recognize her too, as Levia smiled sheepishly.
"…Then, why are you here again?"
"Ha…ha…" Levia knelt on the floor of the grand and spacious room, fatigued and bruised after her defeat at the hands on Revia, her sister.
Or rather, Cthulhu, the malicious spirit that took control of her body.
"…Such is the power of Cthulhu…The "All-Devouring King"…" Levia gasped. "The spirit that promised my sister of her lost voice…and took control of her body after granting her wish as payment…Gaha…"
"Levia…!" The Second rushed towards the younger sister and helped her up.
"The spirit had devoured multiple lives decades before…and it's not stopping at this…Ha…ha…" Levia's face twisted in pain from her wounds as she explained. "If we don't stop it now…"
"You've entrusted this case to us…so we will do everything we can to solve it!" The Second told her.
"Nyahahaha…" Revia…Cthulhu brushed through her long flowing blue hair as she stepped towards them, her footsteps muted by the long red carpet that stretched from the entrance to the throne that she was on. "I shall devour your soul…and all of your companions' too after that!"
"…I won't let you! My friends are fighting outside, and they have entrusted me and Levia with their hope! I will not let them down!" Setting Levia aside, the Second squared up against her, not minding Cthulhu's extremely exposing costume that, as Levia mentioned, Revia would never dare to wear. "For the innocent lives that were lost, and to stop you from harming any more, I will defeat you, here and now!"
"He…" Cthulhu twisted Revia's pretty face into a malicious grin. "Let's test your strength then, boy!"
BGM: OUTBREAK (Road to Dragon OST)
"I summon Mikey's Pliers!" Cthulhu summoned the Xenoparts. "All my Nature and Darkness creatures get Speed Attacker. Turn End."
So her deck's aces are Darkness and Nature… The Second pondered. "I summon Prometheus! I put the top 2 cards of my deck into my mana tapped, and I return Seventh Tower from my mana to my hand!"
"My turn. I summon Gluttony, Gluttony Demon Dragon!" The Demon Dragon that rules over Gluttony, one of the seven sins, materialized, purple body covered in bone-like armor and eyes ablaze with blue flames.
"He gets Speed Attacker with Mikey's Pliers. Battle! Gluttony, attack!" Cthulhu ordered. "Gluttony's attack trigger! I destroy Bronze-arm Tribe and draw two cards! Double break!"
Slashing apart the Beast Folk on his way, Gluttony crushed two of the Second's shields with his arms.
"Kuh…" The crystalline shields shattered into fragments, and reformed as cards in the Second's hands.
"Turn End. Nyahaha…Better keep up, boy!" Cthulhu taunted.
"Chi…My turn, draw! I cast Seventh Tower!" 3 cards went into the Second's mana zone due to Metamorph, 2 of them being multicolored. "…I cast Intense Vacuuming Twist! I look at the top 5 cards of my deck and add 1 to my hand. I add Faerie Miracle! Since it's a Nature card, I return Gluttony back to your hand!"
Cthulhu looked unimpressed as the Demon Command Dragon was bounced back to her hand.
"My turn. I cast Upheavel!" The spirit declared.
"Nani!?" Both player's hand went into their mana zone tapped, the Second having 3 cards left in his mana, while Cthulhu had 4. "…!"
"****-kun!" Levia cried out desperately.
"Don't worry… I haven't lost yet…!" The Second assured her, but braced himself the next instant as Mikey's Pliers broke his third shield.
"Nyaha…" Cthulgu's cat-like laughter echoed throughout the large room. "I wonder how much longer can you keep your facade?"
"Chi…My turn!" Charging one card from his plentiful hand into his mana zone to make 5 civilizations present, the Second cast Faerie Miracle, sending the top 2 cards from his deck to his mana zone.
"He…" Cthulhu summoned Cocco Dokko. "Turn End."
"My turn!...I cast Hyperdimensional Dravita Hole! I return Seventh Tower to my hand, and put Aqua Attack BAGOOON into my battle zone!"
The Liquid People in a Mecha Panzer crashed down from rift that lead to the Hyperdimension.
"Nyahaha… I'll have your creatures vanish in an instant!" Cthulhu laughed and charged a mana, and summoned Victory Apple. "Fort Energy! Since I tapped a Wild Veggie to summon Victory Apple, I put Bronze-arm Tribe from my graveyard! I also tapped a dragon, so I return Asmosius to my hand."
BGM: WHITE (Road to Dragons OST)
"Now, I shall show you my true craving!" Cthulhu spread her arms wide, a maniacal grin on her face. "With Cocco Dokko's ability, my Command Dragons cost 3 less to summon! With your Greed and Gluttony and Craving…devour all and make all kneel under you! Come forth! Craving Demon Dragon Asmosis!"
The Craving Demon Dragon appeared, tattered wings of purple and a dragon skull for his lower body, and chains made of souls for weapons.
"Kuh…!" The pressure almost made the Second kneel like Cthulhu said, and his glasses cracked under the creature's power.
"Asmosis' effect! When I put this creature into the battle zone, I can destroy any number of my other creatures! I destroy Victory Apple, Cocco Dokko and Mikey's Pliers! For each creature destroyed this way, you must discard one card from your hand!" Cthulhu explained as Asmosis destroyed the 3 creatures.
"Ha…!" The Second smirked. "You didn't see my mana zone huh? I discard Intense Vacuuming Twist, Prometheus and Eternal Ryuusei Kaiser! With Ryuusei's Madness effect, he comes into the battle zone!"
The Red Command Dragon/Hunter materialized, giving a loud roar.
"Nyahaha…" It was Cthulhu's turn to smirk. "Foolish boy…did you think I didn't realize you had Ryuusei in you hand?"
"Asmosis' second effect! Whenever one of my creatures are destroyed, you must choose one of your creatures and destroy it! 3 of my creatures have been destroyed…"
"Kuh…!" The Second gritted his teeth as Prometheus, Aqua Attack and Ryuusei Kaiser disappeared into light.
"Nyaha…Turn End!"
"….This overwhelming power… Will I lose here? Kuh… I don't want to lose…! I don't want to…!"
"****-kun…! Don't give up!"
"…!" The Second turned to Levia, who called out to him.
She nodded back at him, her eyes firm and full of trust.
"…" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, calming down himself.
"…Yeah…I can't lose…I can't give up here! My friends gave me their hope… So I won't lose here!" He opened his black eyes again, and they shone with determination.
"…Nyahaha… Then show me! Your futile and puny hope!"
BGM:A New Duel Legend (YGO ZeXal Sound Duel 1)
"Ore no…Taaaaannn!" Drawing his next card, the Second could feel victory in front of him.
"I cast Seventh Tower!" Once more, 3 cards went into his mana zone. "Then I summon Bolbalzark Ex! With his effect I untap all my mana!"
"Then I summon Dragment Symbol Sr Spellcyclica! I cast Dravita Hole from my grave! With its effect, I salvage Seventh Tower and I put Temporal Immortal Galaxy into my battle zone! Then I return Dravita Hole to my hand!" The Second continued with his onslaught of creature summoning. "I cast Mother's Sanctuary! I send Galaxy to my mana zone, and he stays in the battle zone and awakens instead! And from my mana zone, I evolve Bolshack Ulpheus onto Spellcylica!"
"The Holy Dragon of victorious flames! Lend me your strength and cut open the future for us!" The Second chanted. "Holy Dragon, Bolshack Ulpheus!"
The Armored Dragon/Angel Command/Hunter appeared from the evolution sphere that encased Spellcyclica, and swung his sword of holy flames, singeing the air in front of Cthulhu.
"Bolshack Ulpheus…!"
Bolshack Ulpheus rumbled. "****… Use my power and you will reach victory!"
"…Yeah!" The Second nodded at his creature.
"With Bolshack Ulpheus' effect, I cast Tyranno Link Nova from my hand for no cost!" The Second revealed the spell in his hand. "Return all your shields to your hand!"
"….!" Cthulhu's expression changed to fear as all her shields vanished. "Sh…Shield Trigger! Demon Hand… I destroy Bolshack Ulpheus!"
"Thank you…Bolshack Ulpheus! You've secured the path to victory!" The Second murmured as a giant hand crushed his ace. "This ends here…! King of Galaxy, direct attack!"
"…Ha…ha…" The Second was left panting on the floor, as the box that Levia acquired from a certain magician sealed the soul of the defeated Cthulhu inside as he screamed. "No…No…! I don't want this…! I still have to satisfy my hunger…! I'm so afraid…"
The body of Revia, free of Cthulgu's control, went limp and collapsed onto the floor.
"****-kun!" Levia limped to his side, and helped him up.
"Haha…" He laughed weakly and gave her a thumbs up. "We did it…!"
"…Un!" She nodded and smiled back.
When the First, Karma and Seyfried finally barged in, they found the Second and Levia sleeping side by side, snoring lightly.
Thus Revia and Levia came into their odd-jobs business too, coming to visit from time to time when they were free. With the passing time, and the case of Cthulhu, their business came to be quite famous around the town, with jobs coming every day, and the members became well-known for their dueling skills.
It was another month before the last member that made them the Pleiades appeared before them.
"My name's Artorigus! I will not tolerate evil! Justice shall prevail and lead the world!" A blonde teen barged into their office one day.
"…" The First's glasses slipped.
"…" The Second nearly fell over on his stool.
"…" Karma stood wide-eyed at the sudden visitor.
"…" Seyfried forgot to swallow his chips.
"…" Levia and Revia stopped their duel midway with their mouths open.
"…Eh?" They chanted in unison, except Karma, who obviously couldn't.
"Ahem… I'll say it again, my name's…" The teen who called himself Artorigus started to introduce himself once again.
"Er…we know your name now." The First snapped back to reality. "Is there a job you have for us?"
"…Hmhm… I've come to challenge you to a duel!" Artorigus proclaimed and held out his deck.
"Er, so what's with that introduction…" The Second mumbled, and Artorigus beautifully ignored him.
"Hmph… Then I shall be your opponent." Wiping his hand on the Second, who protested with an "oi", Seyfried stepped forward and held up his deck too.
"Duema Start!"
"Guys…take this outside…repairing costs are high these days…"
BGM: Duel Target, LOCK ON (YGO ZeXal Sound Duel 1)
"I summon Saint Dragon Wings Coccolua." Artorigus summoned his second creature and Coccolua appeared beside Oriotis.
"So you're using mono Light…" Seyfried confirmed. "I cast Lifeplan Charger, and add Duel Hero Atsuto to my hand. Lifeplan Charger goes my to mana zone. Turn End."
"My turn!" Artorigus drew a card. "I summon Resonance Spirit Dragon Southern Renaissance for 4 mana, since it has Sympathy, which reduces the cost of it by 1 for each cost 3 or less Light creature in my battle zone, and Coccolua reduces the cost of my Command Dragon by 1!"
The Angel Command Dragon materialized, flanked by the two Justice Wings.
"When Southern Renaissance is put into the battle zone, I draw one card for each cost 3 or less Light creature in my battle zone!" Artorigus explained as he drew two cards. "Turn End."
"…My turn. I cast Scramble Typhoon." Drawing 5 cards, Seyfried threw Guljeneraid, Jenny and Atsuto to his grave.
"Hmph…Let's see how you deal with my justice! I evolve Southern Renaissance into Alcadeias D!" Artorigus summoned the evolution Angel Command Dragon, the dragon reincarnation of the Holy Lord of Spirits, with a similar color scheme of yellow and blue.
"Alcadeias D! Triple Break!" He commanded, and Alcadeias D pierced through 3 shields with 3 beams of light from his head and both his arms.
"…" Seyfried caught the 3 broken shields. "Shield Trigger. Aqua Surfer. I return Coccolua to your hand."
"Turn End." Artorigus frowned.
"Eh…? Why not Alcadeias D…?" Levia looked puzzled.
"I'm sure Seyfried has his thoughts." The Second answered. "He isn't the type to make these kind of mistakes.
BGM: Strong Strike Duel (YGO ZeXal Sound Duel 4)
"My turn. Draw." Seyfried charged a mana. "…No non-light spells huh… I summon Skeletal Guardian Honenbe, and send the top 3 cards of my deck to my grave. Then I salvage School Man. …I summon School Man and destroy him and Aqua Surfer. And you must destroy one of your creatures too."
"…I destroy Oriotis." Concluding that Oriotis was no longer of use besides being a blocker, Artorigus chose to destroy him.
"Now…I have 6 creatures in my graveyard. G Zero! Millionaire Crossfire!" Seyfried summoned the Outrage.
"So that's how it is!" The First realized. "Good going Seyfried!"
"Battle. Since Crossfire is a Speed Attacker, I attack Alcadeias D with him! Power Attacker +1000000!" After being hit with two fiery beams of energy, the Angel Command Dragon vanished in a large explosion.
"…He…Seems like you're pretty good." Artorigus didn't seem to be fazed at all. "I cast Dragon's Sign! I put a cost 7 or less Light dragon from my hand to the battle zone! Come! Domination Spirit Dragon Valhalla Knight! With his effect, I Freeze Crossfire, so he doesn't untap at your Untap Step!"
The Angel Command Dragon threw a ring towards the Outrage, rendering him immobile and helpless.
"Turn End."
"Don't be so smug. I'll let you see my real ace! I charge mana, and with School Man, Atsuto and Guljeneraid as evo bait, I evolve them into this creature! Come! Shower the world with you magic bullets of vice! Great Demonic Eye, Beginning Romanoff!"
The Dragon Zombie/Dark Lord/Knight appeared from a black vortex formed by the three Darkness creatures in Seyfried's graveyard, his red cape fluttering behind his jet-black body, a wind of magic starting to blow.
"Seyfried's ace!" The Second smiled happily.
"Battle!" Seyfried commanded. "I attack with Beginning Romanoff! Meteorburn! I remove School Man from under Beginning Romanoff and send that last card to your deck bottom!"
Beginning Romanoff fired a shot from his magic revolver and blasted Androm from Artorigus' hand to his deck bottom.
"Triple Break!"
Firing three shots, the Knight destroyed 3 shields, and Artorigus caught the reformed cards midair.
"Chi…my turn! This time for sure, I'll let you know the justice of Valhalla!" Artorigus declared. "I summon Androm, and with both it and Valhalla Knight's ability, both of your creatures are Frozen!"
"Let it go~Let it go~" Revia started to sing, and the Second instantly stopped her.
"I know you two are famous for your singing, but we've heard enough of that, thank you."
'Then I summon Murmur. Turn End."
"Hmph." Seyfried looked unimpressed. "That's no problem. My turn. I cast Death Gate! I destroy Valhalla Knight and bring out School Man. I destroy Crossfire and School Man."
"…I destroy Webius."
"Turn End."
BGM: Lucifer Battle (Duel Masters VS OST)
"My turn. Draw! Justice shall prevail no matter what!" Drawing a card, Artorigus charged it into his mana zone. "With a Light Command as evo bait, I summon Lord Spirits Dragon King, Baradios! Freeze all with your ultimate Justice!"
Valhalla Knight's body shone bright white, and after the light faded, the evolution Angel Command Dragon stood in his place.
"Now all your creatures cannot untap at the start of your next turn. Baradios! Triple Break!"
The last of Seyfried's shields vanished.
"…Hmph. Shield Trigger, Aqua Surfer." Seyfried was as composed as ever as he revealed a broken shield in his hand.
"Wha…A second Surfer!?" Artorigus' expression was of total disbelief.
"I return Baradios to your hand."
"Kuh…Turn End."
"My turn. I summon School Man, and destroy him and Beginning Romanoff." The two creatures vanished into light.
"Chi…" Murmur, being Artorigus' only creature, exploded and was sent to his graveyard.
"Let's end this, shall we? I summon Sir Virginia! I return a creature from my graveyard to my hand, and if it shares even one race with Sir Virginia, I can put it into the battle zone for no cost!"
"Return to the battlefield! Beginning Romanoff!" The Dark Lord descended upon the battle zone once more, and sending two cards under him to Seyfried's graveyard, sent Valhalla Knight and Baradios to the bottom of Artorigus' deck.
"Triple Break."
The last two shields were broken, and Artorigus revealed a shield trigger among them. "I haven't lost just yet! DNA Spark! I tap all your creatures, and since I have less than 2 shields, I add a shield from the top of my deck to my shields!"
"…Your persistence is quite remarkable. Beginning Romanoff breaks that last shield too."
"My turn! Justice draw!" Artorigus started his turn. "Let's see you deal with this!"
"The invincible hero that prevails over the victory! Under my command, we shall show what Justice is!"
"Invincible Hero, Valhalla Grande!"
"Valhalla Grande…!?" Levia was taken aback by the evolved form of Valhalla Duke, who had obtained the power of Mana Arms previously. "Then this means…"
"Yes. First I Freeze Romanoff and Aqua Surfer! Then Mana Arms 9…" Artorigus smiled confidently. "I will not lose the game, and you cannot win the game!"
"Ha!?" Almost everyone's jaws dropped. "What kind of effect is that!?"
"…Ha…Turn End." Artorigus. "Now you know the true power of my justice!"
"…I cast Death Gate. I destroy Valhalla Grande and bring out Crossfire."
"…Ah…"
"Todomeda."
"Kuh…so the power of my justice is not enough…" Artorigus knelt on the floor, fists tightly clenched.
"Eh…Are you okay?"
"….I've decided! Until my justice is strong enough, I shall join you and train myself!" He suddenly got up and declared.
"Ha!?"
"Don't go deciding stuff like that…!"
And thus, the original Pleidas was formed. 7 members, doing various jobs and honing their skills, taking care of problems all across the city for the next two years to come.
And one day, their office door opened.
"Welcome! How may I help you?" The First walked over, ready to greet their new customers.
He found a group of 5 people standing at the doorway.
"…Ah…you are? Please come in!"
The apparent leader of the group, a boy with black medium hair and dressed in black, probably the same as the First and Second, motioned for the others to come in, which they did.
"Ah! May I know your name?"
"…My name…is Subaru."
Decks:
The First: Black Green Acid
The Second: 5C Big Mana
Karma: Heavy Metal p/ Death Pheonix
Seyfried: Anacolor B Romanoff t/ Fire
Revia(Cthulhu): Darigaaz Asmosis
Artorigus: Mono Light Valhalla
Kudos to you if you recognize every Pleiades except the First and Second!