Yu-GI-OH! Arc-V: Another Hero

by Harvoc Phantom

Hiraki and Serena are childhood friends and have deflected from Academia after learning its true goals. However, Hiraki has presumably been taken away by them after losing a duel. To save him, the Lancers have to make their way to the Fusion Dimension but this will be no easy task due to the Unifiers of Chaos standing in their way, pursuing the 2 remaining Dimensional girls.

18. Chapter 18

Chapter 18
A Unique Ritual

"That was bizarre." Was all that Kyle could say."I guess these guys are pretty strong after all. I wonder why they apprehended Gongenzaka so fast though. Did he notice something in his duel?"

Taking a glance at the new empty stadium on his television, Kyle sighed and laid back on his bed."I guess we'll find out sooner than we think. We still have to win this thing and get the hell out of this dimension as soon as possible. We still have so much to do and yet here we are, eating shit. Though I guess we can't help it..." He rubbed his chin in exasperation."Not to mention these guys from Academia must be plotting something. No way we can trust them."

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Kyle turned immediately to the screen after hearing his friend's favorite phrase. However, the one speaking was none other than Melisa, who was announcing the next match which was between Reira and Kyle.

"Wait, I'm dueling Reira?!" Kyle's eyed widened."But he's just a kid! There's no way Reiji sent him to duel in this kind of tournament!" He gritted his teeth in rage but settled down just as quick.'Then again...we're all duel soldiers that are after an even bigger objective. If he's with us, this should be a walk in the park.'

A knock on the door interrupted Kyle's thoughts and a voice of a young man called out."It's time to go."

"Right. Coming." Kyle gave a long sigh, stand up and walked over to the door. Before opening it, he took a quick glimpse at the bag of Formula XV in the same spot Roget had left them."No, I don;t need that. All I need is the Deck Johan left behind for me and that's final."

Meanwhile, Roget was observing Kyle was he exited his room empty-handed, a grim appearing on his face.

"How long do you intend to pretend that you don't have an alternative source of power, Kyle? I thought you wanted more power than anyone else, but you won't get stronger if you keep avoiding it. But, I suppose you'll come around sooner or later when your damsel in distress is in danger."

"You're really counting on that Formula XV, aren't you?" A female voice said with a tint of sarcasm. Roget immediately turned around and saw the scene of a young lady with blonde hair standing in front of a tall man with gray hair.

"Seiko?! What in the living hell are you doing here?!" Roget almost yelled. He wasn't expecting the boss in command here of all places again.

Seiko eyed the tall man carefully as she rubbed her chin in thought."Oh, so this is that experiment you mentioned before. Sergey, was it?" She put her hands on her hips."Honestly, this could be considered copyright for the professor, but his last lab rat wasn't turned into a machine like this guy."

"Experiment?" Roget shook his head."As I said, what are you doing in here?"

"Just checking in on my kiddies, that's all."

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"Seriously, what the hell is this?!" Kyle sweatdropped as he was met by a familiar ninja on the track.

Tsukikage merely nodded and bowed slightly."I am glad to see you're doing okay, Kyle Asayi."

"Yeah, likewise." Kyle shook his head."So, what happened with Reira? I thought he was the one dueling me."

"As you probably know, he backed down at the last second, so Reiji-dono sent me in his stead."

"That makes sense. After all, Reira might be as good as us, but he's still a kid. He hasn't faced the difficulties we all have."

"Are you all ready to witness our next match?! Let's get this show on the road!" Melisa announced over the mic."

Kyle offered his left hand to Tsukikage, who accepted it immediately."Let's have a fair duel."

"I would not have it any other way." The ninja replied.

"Action Field, on! Field Spell, Cross Over Accel!"

"Duel Mode, on! Auto-Pilot, Stand-By!" A robotic voice said from their respective D-Wheels as a holographic countdown appeared in front of them.

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"Riding Duel! Acceleration!"

"Duel!"

Tsukikage vs. Kyle LP: 4000

'I must not let him take an advantage over me!' Tsukikage inwardly thought as he accelerated and took the first corner."I shall begin! From my hand, I summon Twilight Ninja Kaze in ATK mode!"

A ninja with purple armor and a small blade appeared on Tsukikage's field.

Twilight Ninja Kaze Level 3, Dark, Warrior, ATK: 1200, DEF: 1000

"Tsukikage is getting ready for that strategy of his." Serena muttered before laying eyes on Kyle."I'm still curious as to what kind of power your deck has, Kyle."

"At this moment, I activate Kaze's effect! I can set a "Ninjitsu Art" Trap Card from my Deck to the field immediately! I conclude my turn!"

Kyle bit his lower lip."It seems like you have something up your sleeve, huh? Well, that makes two of us! My turn, I draw! Alright, I'll begin by summoning Ariel, Priestess of Nekroz in ATK mode!"

A woman with silver hair, a white wand, and a long robe appeared on the field.

Priestess of Nekroz Level 4, Water, Psychic, ATK: 1000, DEF: 1800

"That's Kyle's new deck, alright." Cody noted as he rolled around on his bed."Wonder what kind of tricks he's got now."

Meanwhile, Reiji was observing with a slight smile on his face. This did not go unnoticed by Ender, who didn't bother to look up to the Pendulum User.

"It would seem like you have a high amount of expectations for him," Yuke said.

Reiji nodded."Indeed. I trust all of my comrades. Do you not?"

Ender's eyes twitched slightly but continued watching the duel nonetheless.

"I activate Ariel's effect!" Kyle announced."I can reveal any number of "Nekroz" cards in my hand and increase or reduced Ariel's level by that amount of cards revealed until the End Phase! I reveal a total of 3 cards and increase Ariel's level by 3, making her a level 7! And finally, I activate the Ritual Spell, Nekroz Mirror! I tribute the now treated Level 7 Ariel, Priestess of Nekroz!"

A mirror appeared in the middle of the field as Ariel entered and it began shining brightly.

"Your armor of the ancient dragon of ice will protect all! Ritual Summon! Come forth, Level 7! Nekroz of Gungnir!"

A woman with red hair clad in blue armor and a wand came out of the mirror as her radiant wings expanded.

Nekroz of Gungnir Level 7, Water, Spellcaster, Ritual, ATK: 2500, DEF: 1700

"That's a beautiful monster!" Melisa complimented."So far, Kyle has demonstrated that a guy can use girly monsters and still look cool!"

Kyle lowered his head in embarrassment."I-I activate Gungnir's effect..."He croacked before regaining his composure."By sending a "Nekroz" card from my Deck to my graveyard, I can target one card you control and destroy it!"

"Hold it! I activate my Continous Trap Card, Ninjitsu Art of Talon! Once per turn, when a monster that was Special Summoned activates its effect, I can negate it and reduce your monster's ATK by half!" Tsukikage was sure to interject.

Nekroz of Gungnir ATK: 1250

"Tch. That was some quick thinking there, Tsukikage. I expected nothing less from a crafty individual like you. I end my turn!"

"I appreciate your kind words, Kyle Asayi! My turn! I draw! Now, I tribute Twilight Ninja Kaze in order to Advance Summon Twilight Ninja Nichirin, the Chunin!"

Twilight Ninja Nichirin, the Chunin Level 6, Dark, Warrior, ATK: 2300, DEF: 1000

"I then activate the Spell Card, Ninjitsu Art of Brawl!" Tsukikage announced as he inserted the card in his Duel Disk and his monster dashed towards Gungnir."For the rest of this turn, a monster I control can double battle damage when it destroys a monster my opponent controls!"

Nichirin jumped high and began spinning around, providing a spiral kick to Gungnir and destroying her.

Just in the last second, Kyle grabbed an Action Card and activated it without even looking at it.

"That's...the Action Card, Equalizer! If a player would take battle damage, the damage is distributed it to both players evenly!" Melisa exclaimed as both duelists were assaulted by a powerful barrage of wind.

Tsukikage LP: 2950

Kyle LP: 2950

Kyle huffed loudly and wiped the sweat off his forehead."Phew! That was a close call. I shouldn't let my guard down around him like this."

"Not bad." Said Tsukikage as he sped up to catch up with Kyle."Your time reaction is clearly off the charts. I suppose it's due to your experience in an apocalyptic scenario."

"That's right." Kyle gave a small smile."I always had to be ready for battle, even if I was just a kid. No offense, but I am far from using my full strength."

"Same here. I am just beginning to demonstrate my full capabilities."Now, I set a card face-down and conclude my turn."

"Here I go! My turn!" Kyle drew his card."When I control no monsters, I can banish Nekroz Mirror from my graveyard so I can add 1 "Nekroz" monster and Spell from my Deck to my hand! Now, it's time to show you my new strength! I, with the Scale 3 Nekroz Marina and the Scale 8 Nekroz Tsunami, set the Pendulum Scale!"

"Pendulum Scale?! Kyle has Pendulum Monsters now?!" Yuya cried out with a tint of jealousy."Well...I guess it's better if we all have Pendulum Monsters, but..."

"That damn Asayi!" Sawatari grabbed his hair."Now his copying my dueling style?!"

"I see, Pendulum Monsters..." Serena murmured as she the tip of her thumb."Why didn't he use that Deck against me...?"

"So, I take it everyone is capable of Pendulum Summoning in your group. No wonder you have high expectations from this person." Ender stated, clearly bored.

"You're wrong." Reiji shook his head, earning the full attention of the boy."I trust him because he knows what it's like to duel with high stakes. His reason to fight is bigger than all of ours combined."

"Tsukikage! Get ready for this! Now, I can Pendulum Summon monsters from Level 4 to 7 simultaneously! Swing, Pendulum of Peace! Pendulum Summon!" A total of 2 lights came out of the Pendulum Vortex."Level 1, Julia, Magical Girl of Nekroz and Level 6, Jurami, The Giant Stone of Nekroz!"

A girl wearing a skin-tight purple swimsuit with cat ears and a magical wand flew down next to a giant rock with hands.

Julia, Magical Girl of Nekroz Level 1, Water, Spellcaster, ATK: 200, DEF: 200

Jurami, The Giant Stone of Nekroz Level 6, Water, Rock, ATK: 1000, DEF: 2900

"Now, I activate Marina's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, when I Special Summon at least 2 monsters on the field, I can add 1 Ritual Spell and Monster from my Deck! Next, Tsunami's effect allows me to Ritual Summon using a monster I control on the field with no Ritual Spell! I tribute my Level 6 Jurami in order to Ritual Summon! With the armor of the ancient dragon, send my opponent back to where he belongs! Ritual Summon! Appear, Level 6! Nekroz of Brionac!"

Nekroz of Brionac Level 6, Water, Warrior, Ritual, ATK: 2300, DEF: 1400

"I tribute Julia in order to activate her effect! I can draw an extra card from my Deck!"

Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz Level 5, Water, Dragon, ATK: 2000, DEF: 1000

"Furthermore, I activate the Spell Card, Nekroz Aid! I send Exa to the graveyard to add half of its ATK to Brionac until the end of this turn!"

Nekroz of Brionac ATK: 3300

"Since Brionac hasn't activated its effect, you won't be able to use your Trap Card! Battle, Brionac attacks your monster! Enforcer Star!"

Brionac flew over to Tsukikage's monster and slashed it in half, creating an explosion that almost caught up to the Ninja.

Tsukikage LP: 1950

"Yes!" Serena found herself cheering before covering her mouth.

"I have to admit, I got lost in the middle of the play, but it all turned out in Kyle's favor!" Melisa said.

'I can feel it. This is Johan's power...' Kyle held a hand against his chest."I end my turn! Tsukikage, show me your true power! It's only fair you do so after I gave you a display of my own!"

Nekroz of Brionac ATK: 2300

"Certainly..." Tsukikage closed his eyes and grabbed a hold of his Deck."My turn! I draw!" After taking a look at his card, Tsukikage smiled."You are not the only one who has new cards! I, with the Scale 1 Twilight Ninja Jogen and the Scale 10 Twilight Ninja Kagen, set the Pendulum Scale!"

"Yet another person has shown to be able to Pendulum Summon! While powerful, this summoning method sure seems to be used by a variety of duelists!" Melisa stated.

"Still though, that our Specialty...as Lancers." Kyle grinned.

"That's right! With this Pendulum Scale, I can Summon monsters from Level 2 to 9 at the same time! Pendulum Summon! Appear, Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga!"

Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga Lebel 8, Dark, Warrior, ATK: 2000, DEF: 3000

"Just one?" Kyle pondered with a disappointed face.

"It will be enough to defeat you." Tsukikage retorted."Battle!"

"Have you gone mad?!" Kyle seemed baffled."Your monster is way weaker than Brionac! Unless...!"

"Yes! At this moment, I activate Kagen's Pendulum Effect! When a "Ninja" monster I control declares an attack, that monster gains 500 ATK until the end of the battle phase!"

Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga ATK: 2500

Shogun moved its hand so fast that it could barely be seen by the human eye. Before anyone even found out, Brionac was stabbed by 3 shurikens, destroying him immediately.

Kyle LP: 2750

"From my hand, I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Ninjitsu Art of Constination! When a "Ninja" monster I control successfully destroys an opponent's monster by battle, by paying 1000 LP I can attack again!"

Tsukikage LP: 950

Tsukikage's monster drew its blade and slashed through the air as a powerful wind slash almost threw Kyle off of his D-Wheel.

Kyle LP: 250

"Dammit..." Kyle cursed under his breath."He almost got me there."

Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga ATK: 2000

"I commend you for coming this far, Kyle Asayi. But this will be as far as you go! I set a card face-down and end my turn!"

"Looks like Kyle is in a pickle! With Tsukikage's trap on the field, a monster that Kyle Special Summons will have its effects negated! And to top it all, Tsukikage still has a face-down and a monster that can increase its ATK as it battles! Can Kyle really make a comeback after this turn of events?!"

Kyle lowered his head and smirked."This is nothing, Tsukikage...We faced Yu, a true devil, day after day and we still lived on...there's no way I'll give up by just this! My turn...I draw!" Kyle drew his card dramatically. Upon taking a close look at it, he gasped."It's here!"

"What could he possibly be planning now, I wonder?" Seiko asked, amused by the duel she was watching.

"I activate the Spell Card, Sacrifice of the Pendulum! I can destroy my Pendulum Scales in order to destroy 2 cards you control! I'll destroy your set cards!"

Tsukikage looked in awe as he saw his cards being destroyed.

"Furthermore, I activate the Ritual Spell, Pendulum of Nekroz!" Kyle announced as the rest of his fellow Lancers gasped in surprise."I can banish monsters from my hand, graveyard, or Extra Deck whose Level is equal or higher than the monster I want to summon! I banish my two Pendulum Scales that are in my Extra Deck!"

A giant pendulum began to swing on top of both duelists as they continued to accelerate. Kyle's monsters appeared momentarily before turning into light and were absorbed by the pendulum as he began to chant.

"Forbidden Pendulum that swings in the light of peace and justice, covered by the scent of love and affection! Surpass the power of evil in order to transcend in history! Ritual Summon! Show yourself, almighty lord of the skies! Level 10! Nekroz of Cielo!"

A man covered in feathery green armored began descending from the skies, wielding an emerald-like sword.

Nekroz of Cielo Level 10, Wind, Warrior, Ritual, Pendulum, Scale 3, ATK: 1000, DEF: 1500

"He Ritual Summoned..." Yuya breathed.

"...from Pendulum Monsters..." Sawatari continued.

"He gave birth to a new monster with his wild power..." Serena was astonished.

"At this moment, Cielo's effect activates! When it's Ritual Summoned, I can target monsters up to the number of Materials used for its summoning and lowered their ATK to 0!"

Twilight Ninja Shogun - Getsuga ATK: 0

"And that amount of ATKs are added to Cielo's! Forsaken Blizzard!" Cielo rose his weapon as it began shining in green light. Shogun's energy began draining from it and said energy went inside of Cielo's sword.

Nekroz of Cielo: ATK: 3000

"Battle! Go, Cielo! Destroy Shogun - Getsuga! Impact of the Meteor!"

Cielo impulsed himself with his wings and he rose his sword once more, flying over to Shogun.

"I must stop it!" Tsukikage said as he began accelerating towards an Action Card and grabbed it."I activate the Action Card-"

"Cielo's second effect activates! Once per turn, during either player's turn, when my opponent activates a Spell or Trap card, I can negate it immediately!'

"I-impossible!" Tsukikage cried out as he watched his only monster being pierced by Cielo's blade.

Tsukikage LP: 0

Winner: Kyle!

"He did it! Kyle came back after all!" Melisa announced."Pendulum to Ritual...just what other combinations are there?!"

Kyle hit the breaks and slowly came to a halt. He was greeted by a walking ninja coming his way."That was an excellent duel."

"Oh?" Kyle raised a brow. Certainly, he wasn't expecting his fellow Lancer to accept defeat."Yeah, it was a great duel."

"However, I sense a bit of unsatisfaction coming from you," Tsukikage stated nonchalantly.

Kyle yelped."I-It's not like that..."

Tsukikage raised his arm dismissively."Not to worry. After all, the reason I dueled you was to test your new Deck."

"R-really? So you mean that's the reason Reiji sent you and now Reira?"

"Not entirely..." He said as he turned around."...but that's not important. I wish you the best of luck, Kyle Asayi."

"Yeah..." He said goodbye as his voice died little by little until he was silent.'But still, I have a long way to go. The tournament is just getting started after all...who knows what other powerful duelists I'll have to face later on...and I still have to keep Serena safe no matter what...!'

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Roget scoffed lightly as he crossed his legs. He wasn't pleased in the slightest with Kyle's performance, and that annoyance was obvious to a jumpy Seiko standing next to him.

"Are you mad or something? Honestly, I was rooting for ninja since I like ninjas but the Ritual kid is cute so I couldn't help myself from rooting for both of them."

"That is not the issue." He shook his head."I was expecting Kyle to use the things that I gave to him in order to see how far the experiment has gotten."

"Huh?" Seiko put her arms on her hips."Well, I have a feeling he'll satisfy you soon enough. I know everything there is to know about handling experiments such as Sergey."

Roget raised his brow."What exactly are you referring to?"

"Weeeeel..." She began as she took a seat on a table and crossed her legs."Yuke, or should I say, Ender, is Academia's top experiment."

"A-cademia's...top experiment..." Roget's face became pale."You mean to tell me that..."

"That's right. Although I don't get why you're so surprised. You HAVE performed human experimentation before just like the Professor. Oh! Look! Look! Another duel is starting!" Her face glittered.

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"Is everyone watching?! Good! You loser dogs can keep staring at me as I duel!" Scarlet cried out as she rubbed her chest.

"What the..." Cody's jaw dropped.

"B-boobs...?" Yugo covered his nose.

Scarlet was wearing a skin-tight orange purple suit with a black belt tied up around her waist, black boots, and black gloves along with a brown helmet with a yellow visor.

"Hey! Can you stop showing off like that?! There are kids here!" Melisa demanded.

"Bitch, please. You're the one who's jealous of my boobs and yet you go around swinging yours around and then you call me indecent? Ha! What a loser."

"May I interrupt you, ladies?" A voice broke in. The source of the voice was a guy with long green hair, green eyes and was wearing a surgical mask. His outfit consisted of a brown jacket and a black t-shirt underneath along with black joggers and red sneakers."I wish to duel already."

"You heard him. Start counting already, you ugly pig." Wendy snorted.

Melisa puffed, a vein popping from her forehead due to her clear anger."Fine! Let the duel between Scarlet and Atsuke Marno begin! Action Field, on! Field Spell, Cross Over Accel!"

"Duel Mode, on! Auto-Pilot, Stand-By!" A robotic voice said from their respective D-Wheels as a holographic countdown appeared in front of them.

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"Riding Duel! Acceleration!"

"Duel!"

Scarlet vs. Atsuke LP: 4000

"I shall start first." Atsuke declared as he took the first corner, much to Scarlet's annoyance."From my hand, I summon Vylon Hept in ATK mode!"

A golem-like creature appeared on the field as it flew around. The Said creature had no legs but arms.

Vylon Hept Level 4, Light, Fairy, ATK: 1800, DEF: 800

"Next up, I activate the Continous Spell, Vylon Element! Then, I shall also activate the Equip Spell, Vylon Segment! Thanks to Vylon Segment, Vylon Hept cannot be targeted by your trap or monster effects! I set a card face-down and end my turn!"

"Interesting. You must think you have a chance against me, eh? Well, keep dreaming, sucker! My turn, I draw! Haha! Now, we can get started with the real fun! I summon Origami Elephant in ATK mode!"

A purple elephant made of paper appeared on Scarlet's field.

"An Origami Deck? I feel like I've heard of that before..." Kyle pondered.

Origami Elephant Level 4, Light, Fairy, ATK: 1500, DEF: 1200

"Origami Elephant as a nice, dandy effect." Scarlet waged her finger."When it's Summon, I can add an "Origami" card from my Deck to my hand!."

"You're plotting something, aren't you?"

"Well, no shit! I activate the Spell Card, Paper Cut! You'll take 200 points of damage per monster on the field! And since there's 2, you'll take 400!"

A storm of blank papers flew over to Atsuke as he covered himself to avoid being cut.

Atsuke LP: 3600

Scarlet LP: 4200

"Huh?! Why did she suddenly get LP?!" Melisa wondered aloud. Clearly enough, the confusion had spread through the entire stadium.

"Because,you idiot. Origami Elephant's second effect allows me to gain 200 LP whenever a Spell or Trap Card is activated!"

"I see." Atsuke brushed off the dust."That's one nasty effect you got there."

"Oh, believe me, it's far from over, darling." Scarlet licked her lips underneath her mask."I activate the Ritual Spell, Origami's Charm! I Tribute my Level 4 Origami Elephant to Ritual Summon!"

Origami Elephant folded as it began to fold itself to form a new figure."Mighty mistress of paper, cut this fool with your elegance in the form of art! Ritual Summon! Appear now, Level 4! Origami Medusa!"

The paper changed colored to dark green as it began taking the form of a woman with long hair in the form of paper strips.

Origami Medusa Level 4, Light, Fairy, Ritual, ATK: 0, DEF: 0

"What the hell?! She can Ritual Summon?!" Kyle almost fell out of his bed."But that can't be...or can it?"

"Are they really capable of using all of the Summing Techniques...?" Kurosaki bit his lower lip.

"Ha! Origami Medusa's effect activates! When it's Ritual Summoned on the field, I can gain LP equal to the ATK of one of your monsters! Life Return!"

Scarlet LP: 6000

"Sh-she has 6000 LP?!" Dennis cried out.

"Let's fight! Medusa, attack his stupid ass golem!" Scarlet commanded.

"Are you mad?! Your monster has 0 ATK!" Atsuke pointed out.

"Mo-ron! Medusa can increase its ATKs by the difference in our LP! That's 2000!"

Origami Medusa LP: 2000

Medusa stretched her paper hair and stabbed Vylon Hept repeatedly until it blew up.

Atsuke LP: 3800

"Vylon Segment's effect activates! When this card is sent to the graveyard, I can add 1 "Vylon" Spell Card from my Deck to my hand! Furthermore, Vylon Element allows me to Special Summon a "Vylon" Tuner monster that has a Level equal or lower to the monster that was just destroyed! I Special Summon Vylon Stella!"

Vylon Stella Level 3, Light, Fairy, Tuner, ATK: 1400, DEF: 200

"Well, another stupid monster came out. I set a card and give you the turn, duck face." Scarlet mocked.

"My turn, draw!" Atsuke completely ignored her."I summon Vylon Charger!"

Vylon Charger Level 4, Light, Fairy, ATK: 1000, DEF: 1000

"Now, I tune the Level 4 Charger with the Level 3 Stella!"

Charger turned into 4 stars and Stella turned into 3 rings as Atsuke began chanting.

"Striking out against the overwhelming shadows, a bright light shines alone with even greater brilliance! One pure king claims weapons from beyond Heaven's gates to banish evil to darkest Hell! Synchro Summon! Descend, Vylon Sigma!"

Vylon Sigma Level 7, Light, Fairy, Synchro, ATK: 1800, DEF: 1000

"At this moment, I activate my Trap Card, Remark of the Hidden Vylon! When I successfully Synchro Summon a "Vylon" monster, I can Special Summon a Level 3 or lower Tuner monster from my Deck!"

Vylon Sphere Level 1, Light, Fairy, Tuner, ATK: 400, DEF: 400

"And now, I Tune my Level 7 Vylon Sigma with my Level 1 Sphere!"

Vylon Sigma turned into 7 starts while Sphere turned into 1 ring.

"Engage the armies of shadow, meeting hatred with blades forged of brightest light! Armaments of holy might, granted an even greater power by your grace, granted power to vanquish sin! Synchro Summon! Descend, Vylon Epsilon!"

Vylon Epsilon Level 8, Light, Fairy, Synchro, ATK: 2800, DEF: 1200

"Now that's a big monster..." Scarlet looked up to the see giant god-like creature.

"It's still not over! I activate 2 Equip Spells, Vylon Material and Vylon Filament! Epsilon gains an extra boost of 600 ATKs thanks to Vylon Material!"

Vylon Epsilon ATK: 3400

"Battle! Vylon Eps-"

"Trap Card, open! Paper Dance! We each grab 10 cards from our Deck and send them to the graveyard!"

"What would be the point of that?" Atsuke questioned as he took 10 cards from his deck and sent them to the grave.

"Moron! I gain 100 LP per monster cards you discarded!" Scarlet stated.

"What?! But I discarded a total of 4 monsters..." Atsuke's eyes widened upon realizing.

"So! I gain 400 LP! Bite me!"

Scarlet LP: 6400

"But you will still take damage and your monster will be destroyed! Universal Beam!"

Vylon Epsilon fired an energy beam from its shoulder pads towards Origami Medusa, incinerating her.

Scarlet LP: 5000

"You jackass!" Scarlet raised a fist."You know how hard it is to make such beautiful masterpieces?! But whateeeever. Medusa's second effect activates! When it's destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon 1 "Origami" monster from my Deck! I Special Summon Origami Flyjack in DEF mode!"

A purple-colored paper bird flew next Scarlet.

Origami Flyjack Level 2, Light, Fairy, ATK: 600, DEF: 1900

"At this moment, Flyjack's effect activates! When it's Special Summoned, I can target 1 monster you control and reduce its ATKs by the difference of our LP!"

"That's a total of 1200!" Melisa said.

Vylon Epsilon ATK: 3400-1200=2200

"She lowered my monster's ATKs by the difference in our LP...?" Atsuke muttered."Then her Deck depends heavily on the amount of LP she has."

"Well, duh! But make no mistake! You will NEVER get my LP lower than 4000!" She proclaimed as she rose a hand up.

"That's some confidence you have there. But I'll find a way to defeat you. I set a card face-down and end my turn!"

"Hehehe! What an idiot! My turn, I draw! From my graveyard, I banish Origami Medusa in order to add back my Ritual Spell, Origami's Charm and I'll activate it! I tribute the Level 6 Origami Grizzly Bear!"

Again, a paper storm began swirling around the field as it began to take the form of a tall man with a sphere and a shield.

Origami Susanoo Level 6, Light, Warrior, Ritual ATK: 2500, DEF: 1000

"I activate Susanoo's effect! I can discard 1 "Origami" card I have and target a monster you control to switch it to DEF mode! And since the card I discarded was Origami Batallion, I can Special Summon it being sent to the graveyard by a card effect!"

An amphibious assault ship made out of paper appeared on Scarlet's field.

Origami Batallion Level 8, Light, Machine, ATK: 2000, DEF: 2000

"Origami Batallion's effect activates! I gain LP equal to half of the total amount of ATKs of all "Origami" monsters I control!"

Scarlet LP: 2250+5000=7250

"And now! Susanoo's second effect! When I gain LP via a monster effect, you lose LP equal to the amount I gained!"

Atsuke LP: 1550

"Too bad, so sad!" Scarlet laughed as she pointed at him mockingly."But this is as far as you go! Battle! Go, Susanoo, Batallion! Kill him already!"

Atsuke inclined his body to the right where an Action Card was laying around, grabbing it."Not so fast, I activate the Action Card, Salvation! For the rest of this turn, any monster I control won't be destroyed by battle or card effects!"

"And since his monster is in DEF mode, he won't lose any LP!" Melisa exclaimed.

"Dumbass! Battalion will resume the ATK regardless! Paper Torpedos!" The paper ship began firing paper-like torpedos which barely missed Atsuke's monster and went straight for him, exploding in confetti before hitting him.

Atsuke LP: 750

"W-what...?" Atsuke grumbled."Why did I lose LP...?!"

"Because, you dumbass, when Batallion battles an opponent's monster, you'll take piercing damage!"

"The difference in their LP is just immense..." Yuzu looked rather nervous."Will I have to duel someone like her...?"

"Still though...I can't help but think that I've seen her before." Kyle rubbed his chin.

"Well, I sure hope you know you're done for! I set a card face-down and end my turn!" Scarlet declared.

Atsuke spat."Hardly! My turn! I draw! I Summon Vylon Tetra!"

Vylon Tetra Level 2, Light, Machine, Tuner, ATK: 900, DEF: 900

"Next, I tune the level 8 Epsilon with the Level 2 Tetra! A thousand moving parts form the fabric of time, and a million join to create life. Synchro Summon! Begin, Vylon Omega!"

A giant golden monster with black wings appeared on the field, its shadow enveloping the audience in darkness.

Vylon Omega Level 10, Light, Fairy, Synchro, ATK: 3200, DEF: 1900

"I activate Vylon Omega's effect! I can target a "Vylon" monster in my graveyard and equip it to Omega! I choose Epsilon!"

"So what?" Scarlet pointed out."It's not like your monster got stronger or anything."

"Maybe so, but I activate this! The Spell Card, Vylon Barrage! I can destroy all cards on my Spell and Trap Zones and destroy monsters on your field up to the number of cards I destroyed!" Epsilon and Vylon Element vanished as did Scarlet's monsters.

"Oh, shit! I'm all exposed now!" Scarlet cried out.

"I might not be able to defeat you, but I'll make sure to lower your LP!" Atsuke declared as he grabbed an Action Card."Battle! Vylon Omega will attack you directly! At this moment, I activate the Action Card, Double Attack! It doubles the ATK of my monster until the End Phase!"

Vylon Omega ATK: 6400

Omega's head charged up and fired a purple beam from the core that it had on its head. A huge explosion followed soon after, the smoke could be seen even outside of the Stadium.

"W-what...?" Melisa stammered."...Is...is she...?"

"No way! He killed her!" A man in the audience yelled in disbelief."He killed my Scarlet-chan!"

"No way! She was mine, you moron!"

"Guys! You shouldn't worry about stuff like that now!" Melisa argued.

"I believe she won;t be able to keep dueling after that attack." Atsuke said with a serious tone."It's time you annou-"

"It's time you drop to your knees and beg!"

"Wha-"

From the smoke, Scarlet shot out like a rocket and surpassed Atsuke in a matter of seconds.

Scarlet LP: 13650

"I-it can't...be..." Atsuke stuttered in awe.

"AAAA! SHE'S ALIVE!" Melisa yelled so loud, everyone had to cover their ears."And her LP have skyrocketed once again!"

"But how...? I thought you..."

"Because, I activated my Trap Card, Rainbow Life! By discarding a card, I'd gained LP equal to the damage I would have taken! Now, how about you end your turn?"

Atsuke's face was red in pure rage."I-I...end my turn...Vylon Omega's ATKs return to normal...but you have no cards left in your hand and no monsters to hide behind! It's over no matter how you look at it!"

"Bla, bla, bla! My turn, I draw." She drawled with apparent boredom."I activate the Ritual Spell, Origami Origin! For this particular Ritual Spell, I don't need to offer monsters but LP! I pay half my LP to activate this Spell!"

Scarlet LP: 6825

A green aura began coming out of Scarlet's body as a storm of papers began mixing with the energy.

"Goddess of the beautiful paper art! Bless me with your perfect work and indulge me with the knowledge of ancient generations! Ritual Summon! Show yourself, Level 10! Origami Napolian Tsuman!"

A fairy with long purple hair, fair skin, and four green stripes on its face appeared on the field. She had a pink bra and pink panties, a high-waist pink belt above its navel, and large, pink boots with green soles, purple heels with butterfly wings attached, green borders at the top, yellow and red circles, and white knee pads with four green diagonal marks coming out of it, forming a butterfly image on each knee. To top it all, she was wielding a giant blade made out of paper.

Origami Napolian Tsuman Level 10, Light, Fairy, Ritual, ATK: ? , DEF: ?

"She's so..." Yuya started.

"Beautiful..." Kyle finished.

"So hot...but not as Yuzu." Cody added.

"However..."Atsuke breathed."...your monster has no ATKs...?"

"Baka! Napolian Tsuman's ATKs are based on the amount of LP I paid for the activation of her Ritual Spell!"

Origami Napolian Tsuman ATK: 6825

"No!" Atsuke cried, clearly shaking in fear.

"What happened to your calm, cool, collected attitude from earlier, punk?! I attack your pathetic monster with Napolian! Paper Slash of Heaven!"

Napolian rose her sword and cut through the air. Mere seconds later, Omega's upper body fell out of its body, exploding in pieces. Atsuke flew out of his D-Wheel and landed hard on the ground.

Atsuke LP: 0

Winner: Scarlet!

"T-the winner is...Scarlet!" Melisa announced excitedly."Yet another girl has proven to be just as good, if not better, than the guys in this! Way to go, Scarlet!"

"Oh, that was nothing. Keep looking at me and wish me, you loser dogs! You will never have any of this." She said as she rubbed her butt, causing the audience to yell even more.

"Okay, okay. I think that's enough." She suddenly said, walking back to the Pit Area but making sure to take a quick glance at Atsuke, who was being carried away."That was so chaotic, wasn't it?"

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"Finally, we're advancing to our next match! Genesider vs. the last remaining member of the Ergomangy Trio, Mani!"

"Oh, no..." Mani gulped. He had bowl-cut brown hair and a pair of glasses. His outfit consisted of a blue vest over a blue shirt and brown shorts with brown boots.

His opponent, Genesider, pulled over next to him. He was wearing his regular outfit along with a purple helmet with a blue visor."I must advise you to forfeit this match if you are aware of yourself being in danger.

"W-what...?"

With a death glare, Genesider continued talking."Do not expect to come out of this match unscathed. I will make sure you suffer the rage of the lords that are hungry for a sacrifice such as yourself!"

"Yikes! I can't do this! I surrender! Quit!" He cried out as he jumped out of his D-Wheel and went to the Pit Area.

"Wh-what?!" Everyone cried in surprised.

"Did he just..." Melisa looked baffled."W-well...the winner is...Genesider..."

Back in Roget's room, Seiko was cackling loudly upon seeing Makoto scared the competition away."Hahaha! As expected of him! He's hilarious!"

"I cannot believe that the Unifiers of Chaos are capable of that..." Roget wiped sweat off his forehead."I see why you have so much faith in them."

"I wonder about that." She hummed for a few seconds."But I have a feelings things will get more interesting. After all..." She tapped rapidly on the keyboard, showing the images of Yuke, Yuya and Yugo."Those three are so close of encountering each other."

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New Cards:

Equalizer

Action Spell

If you would take battle damage, distribute the damage evenly among all players.

Nekroz Aid

Spell Card

Send one "Nekroz" monster you control to the graveyard and add half of its ATKs to another "Nekroz" monster you control until the end of this turn.

Ninjitsu Art of Constination

Quick-Play Spell

When a "Ninja" monster you control successfully destroys an opponent's monster by battle, pay 1000 LP to attack again.

Sacrifice of the Pendulum

Spell Card

Destroy your Pendulum Scales. Destroy 2 cards your opponent controls. This effect cannot be negated.

Pendulum of Nekroz

Spell Card

Banish monsters from your hand, graveyard, or Extra Deck with Levels equal or lower than the monster you want to Ritual Summon. If a Pendulum Monster was Summoned with this effect, if it is destroyed, you can draw 2 cards from your Deck.

Paper Cut

Spell Card

Your opponent takes 200 points of damage per monster on the field.

Origami's Charm

Ritual Spell

This card can be used to Ritual Summon any "Origami" Ritual Monster. Tribute monsters from your hand or field, then Ritual Summon 1 "Origami" Ritual Monster from your hand whose level is exactly equal or lower to the total level of those monsters. You can banish any "Origami" Ritual Monster from your graveyard to add this card back to your hand.

Salvation

Action Spell

For the rest of this turn, any monster you control won't be destroyed by battle or card effects

Vylon Barrage

Spell Card

You can destroy all cards on your Spell and Trap Zones and destroy monsters on your opponent's field by the number of cards you destroyed.

Origami Origins

Ritual Spell

This card can only be used to Ritual Summon Origami Napolian Tsuman. Pay half of your LP to activate this card.

Ninjitsu Art of Brawl

Spell Card

For the rest of this turn, a monster you control can double battle damage when it destroys an opponent's monster.

Ninjitsu Art of Talon

Continous Trap

Once per turn, when a monster that was Special Summoned activates its effect, negate it and reduce your opponent's monster's ATK by half.

Remark of the Hidden Vylon

Trap Card

When you successfully Synchro Summon a "Vylon" monster, Special Summon a Level 3 or lower Tuner monster from your Deck.

Paper Dance

Trap Card

Both players send 10 cards from their decks to the graveyard and you gain 100 LP per monster cards your opponent discarded.

Nekroz Marina

Water/Spellcaster/Pendulum/Effect

ATK: 2400, DEF: 1000, LV: 7, SC: 3

Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, when you Special Summon at least 2 monsters on the field, add 1 Ritual Spell and Monster from your Deck to your hand

Monster Effect: If this card would be destroyed by battle or card effect once, it is not destroyed.

Nekroz Tsunami

Water/Warrior/Pendulum/Effect

ATK: 200, DEF: 100, LV: 2, SC: 8

Pendulum Effect: Ritual Summon using monsters you control on the field. You do not require a Ritual Spell.

Monster Effect: When this monster is targeted for an attack, switch it to DEF mode.

Twilight Ninja Kaze

Dark/Warrior/Effect

ATK: 1200, DEF: 1000, Leve 3

Monster Effect: When this card is Summoned, you can set a "Ninjitsu Art" Trap Card from your Deck to the field immediately.

Nekroz of Cielo

Wind/Warrior/Ritual/Pendulum/Effect

ATK: 1000, DEF: 1500, LV: 10, SC: 3

Pendulum Effect: If this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, you can set it on your Pendulum Scale. As long as this card is in your Pendulum Scale, all "Nekroz" monsters you control are immune to card effects.

Monster Effect: When this card is Ritual Summoned, target monsters up to the number of Materials used for its summoning and lowered their ATK to 0 and that amount is added to this card. Once per turn, during either player's turn, when your opponent activates a Spell or Trap Card, negate it.

Origami Elephant

Light/Fairy/Effect

ATK:1500, DEF: 1200, LV: 4

Monster Effect: When this card is Summoned, you can add an "Origami" card from your Deck to your hand.

Origami Medusa

Light/Fairy/Ritual/Effect

ATK: 0, DEF: 0, LV: 4

Monster Effect: When this card Ritual Summoned to the field, you gain LP equal to the ATK of one of your opponent's monsters. This card's ATKs and DEFs are based onb the difference of LP between you and your opponent.

Origami Flyjack

Light/Fairy/Effect

ATK: 600, DEF: 1900, LV: 2

Monster Effect: When this card is Special Summoned, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls and reduce its ATKs by the difference in LP.

Origami Susanoo

Light/Warrior/Ritual/Effect

ATK: 2500, DEF: 1000, LV: 6

Monster Effect: Once per turn, you can discard 1 "Origami" card and target a monster your opponent controls and switch it to DEF mode

Origami Batallion

Light/Machine/Effect

ATK: 2000, DEF: 2000, LV: 6

Monster Effect: If this card is sent to the graveyard by a card effect, Special Summon it. If Summoned this way, gain LP equal to half of the total amount of ATKs of all "Origami" monsters you control. When this card battles a monster in DEF, your opponent takes piercing damage.

Origami Napolian Tsuman

Light/Fairy/Ritual/Effect

ATK: ?, DEF: ?, LV: 10

Monster Effect: This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell, Origami Origin. This card's ATKs and DEFs are equal to the amount of LP paid for its summoning. If this card would be destroyed by battle, you gain LP equal to its ATKs before damage calculation.

Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. It sure took time, but hey, I have begun a new fanfiction for all of you to enjoy! It's a Persona 4 one but I assure you'll enjoy it as much if not more than this one. Regarding the Friendship Cup, I'll have to think how I want the rest of the round to advance and how the second one will be.

But anyway, remember to leave your comments, favs, and likes if you enjoyed. See you all next time.