This is the final part of the Synchro introduction arc before Matthew heads on to Standard. Matthew sees a familiar person in prison. Who is it and how did they get there. I won't take up much time, so I hope you enjoy this Chapter of The Human!
Matthew sees a certain person but with a different look. It was Crow, but he now had the yellow marks on his face.
Matthew: (thought) Crow! Why is he here? Did he follow me?
Guard: Keep walking!
Matthew: Y-Yes sir.
The guard escorts Matthew to an office to which he believes is the interrogation room.
Matthew: So who wanted to see me.
He looks to his right to see Trudge.
Matthew: Ah crap. Can I help you, Officer Trudge?
Trudge: Yes. Due to you beating me in a duel I was almost fired. So while I still have something, I'm going to tell you something you should learn. In this place there only the Tops and the Commons. You're one of the-
Matthew looked attentive, but it went in one ear and out the other.
Trudge: Those cards you have are rare. Those will save your life in here. We put your disk and D-Wheel in evidence department for now.
Matthew, however, caught that last part.
Matthew: Got it.
Trudge: That's all. Take him back to his cell.
Matthew was taken back to his cell to see Crow on one of the beds.
Matthew: Crow… What are you doing here? What's with the mark.
Crow: I don't know. I knew you were going to be taken by security and I couldn't stand the guilt of you being here. I got the mark soon after they brought me here.
Matthew: Crow… I'm sorry. I just had to go. Don't worry. I'll get you out just wait a bit.
Crow: You can't leave this place. No one can leave this place alive.
Matthew: I might know something.
Matthew gets a guard to know him as he muttered something and giving him a card. The guard left and came back soonly after and told Matthew.
Matthew: Well. That went well.
Crow: What did you do?
Matthew: I arranged a duel with the warden. If I win, we'll be released. Plus the elders will be watching the duel. If I lose, however, you get released, and I lose all my cards.
Crow: What?! Why would you do something like that? You're risking too much for me.
Matthew: No. It was my fault that you're here. Frank, Tanner, and Amanda aren't going to grow up without their dad. I won't allow that to happen if I can do something.
Guard: Hey kid. Everyone in Neo Domino City will be there, so you better have a good performance.
Matthew: Thanks. You deserve another card.
He tosses the guard another card.
Guard: Your welcome kid.
Matthew: Who would just leave two synchro monsters in the trash?
Crow: Huh. Weren't those cards yours?
Matthew: Nope. I found those two in the trash, so I took them. Let's go to sleep. We have a big day tomorrow.
Crow: Night.
(Next day)
Matthew was getting a duel disk from a guard in the break room of dueling arena.
Matthew: After this, I need to get my disk and runner.
Guard: Hey. The duel is about to start. Get your rear in gear and go.
Matthew: Right.
Matthew walks out the break room into the tournament area where there was a huge crowd of people cheering for him.
Melissa: Ladies and Gentlemen! It's time for the biggest duel of the month! This kid has decided to take on the Warden of the facility! It takes guts to duel him and that alone gave him freedom, but will he be able to keep his deck! Let's find out. Let's give it up for Matthew!
The crowd goes wild as they are all excited. Meanwhile, all the prisoners are watching the tv viewing the duel.
Melissa: And in the other corner! We have the previous champion of Neo Domino City before Jack Atlas the king took him down! Let's give up for the one and only Tyler Kim!
The crowd goes even wilder as the previous champion steps out the ring.
Melissa: First let's see what the guest of honor, the king himself has to say.
Jack Atlas was sitting on a throne with his eyes focused on Matthew.
Jack: In today's duel we will see a lowly commoner come and try to take down the authority. However, I believe that the challenger won't last two turns!
Melissa: You hear him, folks! He thinks that Matthew won't last two turns! It looks like both duelists are at the arena.
Matthew: So I'm facing a top-tier duelist. Should be fun. I still have something I need to do though.
Tyler: Heh. You won't last that long though.
Melissa: Everyone let's do the countdown.
Both duelists activate their disks.
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Duel
Matthew: LP 4000
Tyler: LP 4000
Matthew: I want first! I activate Millennium Rings special ability! I can set it on a Pendulum Scale! Now with Scale 1 Millennium Ring and Scale 7 Sky Dragoons of Draconia, I set the Pendulum Scale! With this, I can summon monsters level 2 through 6 simultaneously! Guided in this world, break the dimensional shift and create a new future! Pendulum Summon! Come forth my monsters! The tuner monster Junk Synchron (LV 3, 1300 ATK) and Gagaga Girl (LV 3, 1000 ATK)!
The crowd is bewildered by this new summoning method as they all watched in awe.
Matthew: Next I summon the monster Tuning Ware (LV 1, 100 ATK)! I activate its special ability! When it is used to Synchro summon I can make it a Level Two! I tune my Level Three Junk Synchron to the Level Three Gagaga Girl and Level Two Tuning Wear! Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path; its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon (LV 8, 2500 ATK)!
Melissa: And Matthew has made a first turn Synchro summon!
Matthew: Tuning Ware's second ability! I can draw a card if the card is sent to the Graveyard due to a Synchro summon! Your move.
Tyler: Draw! I summon Mara of the Nordic Alfar (LV 2, 1000 ATK). I activate its effect and can synchro summon using two monsters from my hand. I then tune my two Level 4 Gamfr of the Nordic Beasts to the Level 2 Mara of the Nordic Alfar! The god that was born from the stars, show us your absolute power and make the world laugh! Synchro summon! Descend! Level 10! Polar God King Loki (LV 10, 3300 ATK)!
Melissa: And Tyler synchro summons one of his ace monsters on his first turn as well.
Matthew: Ooh. A 3300 ATK beat stick. That sounds like fun.
Tyler: Yeah, for me! I attack Stardust Dragon with Loki! Vanity Bolt!
Matthew: 4000 → 3200
Tyler: I end my turn with two facedown cards.
Matthew: Not bad. I planned you would've had something powerful on your first turn. I draw! I can make this work. I set two cards facedown and activate the spell Monster Reborn! Comeback Stardust Dragon! I end my turn!
Tyler: I draw!
Matthew: I activate my trap! Assault Mode Activate! I can choose one my Synchro monster on my field and tribute it! I can then special summon one assault mode monster from my deck! I tribute summon Stardust Dragon and special summon Stardust Dragon-Assault Mode (LV 10, 3000 ATK)!
Tyler: Heh. Trying to lessen the damage? Doesn't matter! I attack your Stardust Dragon with Loki! Vanity Bolt!
Matthew: I activate Stardust Dragon's effect! When it was summoned using Assault Mode Activate, it can't be destroyed this turn.
Matthew: LP- 3200 → 2900
Tyler: Heh. I end my turn with two cards!
Matthew: Now Stardust Dragon Assault Mode returns to the field! I draw! I activate the spell Card of Sanctity, so both players get to draw till they have six cards! I then activate Pot of Greed to draw two more cards! I activate the spell card Scale Up! I can choose one monster that's in a Pendulum Zone and raise it scale up by two until the end phase! I raise Sky Dragoons scale from 7 to 9! (Sc 7 →9) I can now summon monsters level 2 through 8 simultaneously! Come forth! The embodiment of light! Galaxy Eyes Photon Dragon (LV 8, 3000 ATK)! The wings of eternal light and darkness! Light and Darkness Dragon (LV 8, 2800 ATK)! I then activate the spell, Fusion and fuse the three Blue Eyes White Dragons in my hand! Infinite time, Oh white strength hidden within its origin, spread your wings in the echo of intersecting souls, and come forth from the blue abyss! Fusion Summon! Come forth! Level 12! Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (LV 12, 4500 ATK)! I then overlay my Level Eight Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Light and Darkness Dragon! Darkness and light wandering in the universe. Sorrowful Dragon who sleep in the interstice. It's power of creating opens the door of the truth! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 8! Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon (Rank 8, 4000 ATK)!
Melissa: With these weird summoning methods, Matthew has three very powerful dragons on his field!
Tyler: What?! What the heck are these summoning methods? I've never heard of them before!
Jack is looking at the kid with amusement.
Matthew: Battle! I attack Loki with my Neo Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon! Neo Ultimate Blue Lightning!
Tyler: I activate the trap Nordic Relic Brisingamen! Loki's attack will rise equally towards your dragon's attack until the end phase! (3300 →8800)! You'll life point's will become zero!
Matthew: Oh dear. Oh no.
Tyler: Loki finish off Neo Blue Eyes! Vanity Bolt!
Matthew: I know! I activate the spell Heat & Heal! I can target the lowest Ranked monster on my field, and gain Life Points equal to its rank. I choose Galaxy-Eyes and gain 4000 Life Points!
Matthew: (2900 → 6900 → 3600)
Melissa: Matthew saved himself and gained back most of his life points.
Matthew: I change Stardust Dragon to defense position, and I end my turn, and Loki's attack becomes normal (8800 → 3300)!
Tyler: You survived with plain luck! Even with all those summoning methods, you still won't win! I draw! I activate Cost Down! All monsters in my hand are lowered by two levels by discarding a card! I summon the tuner monster, Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts whose level is two lower than its original value (LV 4→2, 1600 ATK)! I then activate the trap Embodiment of Apophis! I can special summon this trap as a Level Four monster (LV 4, 1600 ATK)! I also activate Tiki Curse! It can also be special summoned as a Level Four monster (LV 4, 1800 ATK)!
Matthew: Two trap monsters and a tuner? Don't tell me?
Tyler: You're guessing the right thing! I tune my Level Four Embodiment of Apophis and Tiki Curse to the Level Two Guldfaxe! When the door of Asgard opens, the ancient war god will raise up his magical hammer, and the very Earth itself will shake as he appears from a roar of thunder! Synchro summon! Descend! Level 10! Polar God King Thor (LV 10, 3500 ATK)!
Melissa: And next he summons out Thor! With his effect, Matthew can be having a problem! It looks bleak on Matthew's side!
Matthew: …
Tyler: Battle! I attack Stardust Dragon with Loki! Vanity Bolt!
Matthew: I activate Stardust Dragon-Assault Mode's effect! When this card is destroyed, I can special summon Stardust Dragon from my graveyard!
Tyler: I activate Thor's effect! I can negate the activation all monster's effect that's on the field!
Matthew: Stardust Dragon-Assault Mode is in the grave! So your effect doesn't effect it! Come back, Stardust Dragon in defense position (LV 8, 2000 DEF)!
Tyler: Battle! I attack your Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!
Matthew: Wait, what?! Galaxy Eyes has more attack points!
Tyler: It doesn't matter! Go, Thor, attack Galaxy Eyes!
Tyler: (4000 → 3500)
Matthew: I then activate Sky Dragoon's Pendulum effect, when you take battle damage involving a dragon monster that I control, I can destroy a card in your field! I destroy one of your set cards!
Tyler: Huh? I activated Thor's effect!
Matthew: Pendulum Monsters in the Pendulum Zones are treated as normal spell cards, not monster cards.
Tyler: Tsk. I end my turn and the Thor revives due to his effect! When he is revived due to this effect, you take 800 points of damage!
Matthew: So that's what you were thinking. I activate Effect Veiler's effect! By sending this card from my hand to the graveyard I can negate your monster's effect until the end phase!
Tyler: Heh! You play well kid. I activate the trap, Maelstrom Winds! During your next Battle Phase, I can negate one battle! You did well to survive for this long, now it's your turn!
Matthew: Don't worry! I'll win this turn!
Melissa: Matthew is flowing with confidence! Let's see how he'll push through!
The crowd goes wild as they see Matthew on his the final turn.
Man: Show him the power of the Commons!
Man 2: Use everyone's power to show the Tops!
Matthew: I draw! I activate the spell Cool Draw! I can draw three cards Oh boy! This will work! This is the final battle! Battle! I attack Loki with Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon! I activate Galaxy-Eyes' effect! When it battles, I can use one Overlay Unit and Galaxy Eyes gains 200 attack equal to the total amount of ranks on the field! Prime Photon's other effect! All monsters excluding Xyz monsters have their level be counted as ranks! Also once, per turn, I can increase everyone's rank by one! Since there are two Rank 11s and two Rank 9s… my monster gains 8000 points! (4000 → 12000 ATK)
Tyler: I activate Thor's effect! I can negate all monster's effects this turn!
Matthew: I activate the trap Breakthrough Skill! I target your monster and negate it's effect until the end phase!
Melissa: The two are constantly taking shooting back each other's effects! They both have one monster, but Tyler still has Maelstrom Winds!
Tyler: She's right! Even with your monster at such a high attack power, I can activate Maelstrom Winds effect! I negate the battle! Sorry mate! I'll win in my next turn!
Matthew: There won't be the next turn! The card that I just drew proves, that I still got a future I need to see through! I activate the quick-spell card Double or Nothing! When a battle is negated, I can attack again with double the attack points (12000 → 24000)!
Tyler: Wha-what?!
Melissa: Matthew has o-over 20,000 attack!
Matthew: Since it wasn't your battle phase, you can't negate it with Loki's effect! Battle! Eternity Prime Stream!
Tyler: (3500 → 0)
Matthew Wins!
Melissa: And Matthew is the winner!
The crowd was silent before they all cheered in excitement! Matthew waves at everyone.
Matthew: Oh my god! I can't believe that just happened! Never have I tried so much in a duel!
Matthew looks behind him to see Tyler sticking his hand at him, as Matthew shakes it.
Tyler: That was a splendid duel. I couldn't summon my third ace monster though.
Matthew: Odin. Right?
Tyler: Yeah. You defeated me before I could summon him. I feel like you definitely earned your right to leave. I will also return to you, your disk and duel runner. I noticed that your disk was different.
Matthew: Oh yeah. S-Specially crafted by me.
Tyler: Well that's nice. Please wait at the room, while we retrieve your things.
Matthew: Thank you Tyler.
Matthew walks out the arena with a proud grin of himself. He sees Crow with Shinji, Tanner, Amanda, and Frank.
Crow: Hey Matthew. Look's like you won.
Matthew: Yeah. I did thanks to my skills as duelists and everyone cheering for me.
Shinji: Shouldn't you say something?
Matthew: Right. Frank, Tanner, Amanda. I'm sorry for what I did. I almost made you lost your dad and I ask that you forgive me.
The three kids looked at him with a smile signaling that they forgave the boy.
Matthew: Thank you three for being so forgiving. Right! Now, I must tell you all something. I happened to find out where the person I'm looking for is. He's out the city, but not far. I'm should find him by tomorrow, but I need a place to stay. Mind help me looking for a place?
Crow: Are you kidding? We're letting you stay at our place! I'm going to give you a mouthful about I told you so!
Everyone looks at each other and laugh as they walked out to see Matthew's disk and runner.
Matthew: Tomorrow it is.
(Next Morning)
Matthew: Thank you, everyone. I'll be back to visit when I can.
Crow: Take care dude. Don't get in trouble again, ok?
Matthew: You know it!
The two bump fists.
Matthew: Adios! Don't scratch the bike!
Matthew walks off waving at everyone.
Matthew: Standard! Here I come!
(Meanwhile in the Xyz dimension)
Avery: (LP 300)
Academia Student: (250)
Academia Student: I have a 2500 attack, Cyber Dinosaur in my field. You'll lose on my next turn cutie! I end my turn!
Avery: Only my brother can call me cute! I draw! I reveal the card as Rank-Up-Magic: The Seventh One! I then activate it in which I special summon Number 103 Ragnazero! I then rank it up to a Chaos Xyz monster! The Infinite power that can freeze even time, revives! Chaos Xyz Change! Please Appear, Chaos Number 103 Ragnafinity (Rank 5, 2800 ATK)! Battle! I attack with Ragnafinity!
Academia Student: (250 → 0)
Avery Wins!
Avery runs towards two injured teens.
Avery: Are you alright?
Boy: Yeah. We're fine. Thank you so much!
Avery: It was no problem! I'm Avery.
Boy: I'm Ryoga Kamishiro. This is my sister, Rio Kamishiro.
Rio: It's nice to meet you!
Avery: Same to you…
Avery looks at the cards that Matthew gave her and has this weird feeling. She gives them to Ryoga and Rio.
Avery: You're going to need it.
Rio: Are you sure? These look like powerful cards.
Avery: It's fine. My older brother told me to give these cards to those in need.
Ryoga: Thank you then. Where is your brother? Was he carded?
Avery: No, he wasn't. He went on a scouting mission looking for a way to fight Academia.
Ryoga: That's good then.
Yuto: Avery! Did you find anyone?
Avery: Yeah. Two over here. Let's get you two back to the base.
Yay, Rio and Ryoga are in this series. Just seeing Kaito from Zexal kinda bugged me as the other dimensions had multiple characters so I added my favorite characters from Zexal into this story. I plan them to be very important in the Xyz dimension arc and the Fusion arc. Until next time, thanks for reading!