Coral: I'm back~!
Aki: Where have you been?
Coral: Doing my Yugioh Arc-V fanfic and my Pokemon and RWBY crossover.
Aki: What happened to doing only one story at a time?
Coral: Hey, can I help it? I got this huge motivation to write them.
Aki: Sure you are.
Coral: I am! Anyway, starting from this chapter, as per request from a guest reviewer, I'll be adding an opening in this fanfic starting from this chapter~! That is unless if I'm making multi-part chapters, such as the Game of Darkness chapters. It's been on my mind for a while anyway, so why not?
Aki: Then why didn't you at the first chapter?
Coral: I didn't think of that until chapters later. Besides, I did my best thinking of scenes that would go with the music so it may not be that good. And note, readers, I don't own the opening. Speaking of which, Natalie (Guest) you will find out the answers to your questions.
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Life Points/Monster stats
*LOCATION CHANGE/ CHANGE IN P.O.V*
Attacks/Effects
'thoughts'
Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)
*OPENING*
(Instrumental)(The scene begins with a nice top view of the island)
To the beginning sky... towards the shining light
(The camera looks up to the sky, having a nice view of it and the sun as the anime logo slowly appeared)
There's nothing to fear... because I'm here...
(Freakstar Dragon with Naruto on his back and Time Space Magician flew pass the logo the Spellcaster-type shined the crystal ball on his staff, changing the scene)
Falling countless times to your knees
Not protecting your own pride
(Kohaku slipped on a banana peel and was laughed at by many students. She laughed along with them)
Only coming up with just doubts
Do not close your eyes just yet
(Alex and Bella looked at the scene in slight envy at how she was, in a way, getting along with many others despite her being in Red and daughter of a famous circus' ringmaster and walked their separate ways)
I absolutely cannot see
the possibility that's here and now
(Judai was imagining himself as the next King of Games. Manjoume and his friends along with Chronos glared at how impossible it would be for him while Misawa, Shou and Hayato looked at him with interest or slight admiration)
When these tears turn into rain
I just want you to notice
(Asuka and Ryou were at the entrance of the Abandon Dorm and stared at a picture of the latter's brother with determination)
Spit out all the vexing things
Because there's a meaning for taking things
(Bella was remembering the time when she was younger, getting bullied and being isolated by others because of her powers. Her patience went to her limit as she accidentally summoned a monster and released it onto them)
Even if you desire everything, you don't need to grasp it all
(Alex was remembering when he was accepted into Duel Academy and told the principal that he wished to start at the lowest rank, just to be bullied by those of a higher rank)
Just keep a hold of one most important thing
(Kohaku placed her hands on their shoulders and snapped them out of the memory lane and smiled at them then pushed them to the rest of their friends)
In the beginning of the sky, I welcome you
do not ever look back just look forward
(Judai had out Flame Wingman, who fought against Chronos' Antique Gear Golem and Asuka's Cyber Blader, as Kohaku had out Time Space Magician, who was going head-to-head against Alex's Light and Darkness Dragon and Bella's Nine-Tailed Beast, Kurama)
If you feel the wind on your back
then there won't be anything to worry about
(Shou and his monsters were looking at his brother and his monsters with determination, who smirked in approval, causing the younger sibling to smile back)
If you would look around, you'd see all these smiling faces
(In another realm, it showed all of Kohaku, Bella, Alex, Judai, Shou, Hayato, and Asuka's monsters smiling at the camera)
Do not carry everything by yourself
(Kohaku was looking at her late sister's deck in her hand with a solemn look, the deck's monster spirits floating right by her side)
Don't rush either, the answer is along the way
(The scene turned dark and the whole gang were running towards the light)
you'll definitely find it for sure
(They arrived at a lighthouse, looking up at the night sky)
It was night time on the island. If this was school night, many students would be sleeping and teachers would be grading tests or looking over their students progress. However, it wasn't. It was winter vacation, so many students and teachers were off the island and at home with their families.
In the Osiris Dorm, one certain group of friends decided to stay one the island instead, along with the headmaster of the Red Dorm.
"I summon Clayman in Attack Mode!" Judai summoned out his monster. He was dueling against Shou, the latter having a Cycroid and Gyroid. Behind the turn-taker, Daitokuji and Hayato were roasting some marshmallows.
Elsewhere in the dorm, Kohaku, Bella and Alex were having a small party with just the three of them, and their monsters, in Kohaku's old room.
"It's like a huge slumber party!" Hibiki shouted.
"We're partying all night long!" Naruto followed.
"Yeah! Freaky!" Freakstar Dragon agreed.
The three rowdiest ones of the big group of Duel Monster spirits were making a bunch of noises, one that only the three duelists in the room can hear.
"Is this how it was with you guys?" Alex asked.
"On vacations and holidays when I'm alone," Bella replied.
"24/7. Compared to how it is with my Circus Family, this is just a minimum about of rowdiness," Kohaku also replied.
"Define minimum," the male duelist said in slight disbelief.
"Bet it's higher than what you're thinking," the only Obelisk in the room said.
"You have no idea," Time Space Magician confirmed, not taking any part of the rowdiness. "The lady's family was much more rowdier than this. About ten times rowdier."
"TEN TIMES?! That's too rowdy!" Alex and Bella shouted in unison.
"I couldn't agree with you more. And this is coming from a 'Circus Freak' monster."
Just then, they heard a crash from below them, causing the monsters to return to their cards.
"What was that?!" Kohaku asked. Without an answer, the three of them ran out the room to the source of the crash.
They arrived at the front of the Osiris' Cafeteria, where a male Obelisk student was lying on what was the front door of the place.
"I-It's after me!" he exclaimed.
"Hey! What happened?!" Alex called.
"Don't know. This guy just came out of nowhere saying that Psycho Shocker is after him," Judai replied.
"A monster card?" Kohaku asked.
"You're Takadera-kun from Obelisk Blue, aren't you-nya?" Daitokuji asked.
"Daitokuji-sensei! A professor that... that researches Duel Spirits like you, Daitokuji-sensei, would understand, wouldn't you?" the male blue asked.
The other students stared at the Osiris Headmaster in slight confusion. "Duel Spirits?"
"Please, calm down-nya, Takadera-kun. Tell us everything from the beginning-nya," he requested.
"Y-Yes. It all happened a while before winter vacation started. We, Takadera Occult Brothers-"
"Takadera Occult Brothers?" Judai interrupted.
"It's a group that I, Mukouda and Isaka, all of us being Obelisk Blues, made to research aspects of occult dueling," he explained. "In particular, we researched what you'd call the origins of dueling: spirits. And on that day, we decided to put what we'd researched to test and contacted a spirit using an Ouija Board. Seconds later, a flame was put out, a book fell from a shelf and a message came."
"What was the message?" Kohaku asked.
"'Offer me three sacrifices. If you do so, I will be reborn,' his message read."
"How awful... You shouldn't research Duel Spirits and its phenomenon-nya..." Daitokuji lightly scolded.
"You guys said 'yes', didn't you?" Alex guessed.
"We thought he meant cards!"
"A spirit can't be reborn by using cards as sacrifices," Bella pointed out.
"I realize that," Takadera said. "And that's not all... The next day, one of our members, Mukouda, vanished without a trace. The day after that... Isaka... They both have been sacrificed!" Shou fell on his butt in fear at that assumption.
"You sure they didn't go home for the vacation?" Judai asked.
"I called their houses, but was told they hadn't returned... I was so afraid, I tried getting off the island myself but... he was already waiting for me!"
"This is really troublesome," Time Space Magician said.
"And Super Freaky!" Freakstar Dragon cackled.
The moment he said that, the lights went off. This caused the now-frightened Hayato and the already-frightened Shou to jump on Judai.
"Shou, Hayato! Get off of me or I'll get crushed!" the 'E-Hero' duelist exclaimed.
"Please calm down-nya," the only-adult in the room pleaded.
"He's here," Kakashi muttered.
Once everyone's eyes adjusted to the darkness, they saw a suspicious man in black with thick bandages covering most of his face by the door. Under his arm was Takadera.
"Y-You're...!" Judai began.
"Psycho Shocker!" Shou identified. Before they knew it, the Duel Spirit took off.
"Hey! Wait!" Kohaku shouted, as she, Judai and Bella began their pursuit.
"Wait, Kohaku! Bella!" Alex shouted, as he and the rest of the Reds, the Headmaster and cat included, chased after them.
As they ran into the woods, the first three young duelists somehow lost sight of the Duel Spirit.
"Great... Where did they go?!" Bella asked.
"Kohaku! Guys!" Hibiki appeared before them. "They went that way!" They went in the direction Hibiki pointed.
Eventually, the group of three arrived at what appears to be a factory. Their friends managed to catch up to them.
"Aniki!" Shou called. "Where are we?"
"Be careful-nya," Daitokuji advised. "This is the power supply for this island's electricity-nya."
"Hey! Look over there!" Alex pointed at the other side of the power supply, revealing an unconscious Takadera lying there.
"Takadera-san!" The psychic duelists group made an attempt to run to him, just to be blinded by the electricity the antennas of the power supply suddenly gave off. Seconds later, Psycho Shocker's spirit appeared before them.
"Psycho Shocker! Let Takadera and the others go!" Judai demanded. He was met with silence.
"If you want three sacrifices, take us instead!" Bella offered. Their friends became worried at those words.
"I see..." Psycho Shocker spoke at last. "I wonder if the power and waves emitted from you three are average... It's unfortunate though, I can only take one of you as my third sacrifice. Not that I mind extras."
"But there's a condition! You have to duel one of us! You win, you can have one or all of our souls! But if one of us wins, you let Takadera and his friends go and forget about being reborn!"
"Now that sounds interesting. In that case, girl, I'll use you as my sacrifice!" Electricity from the power supply appeared and forced Judai and Kohaku to their friends.
"Judai! Kohaku!" Bella shouted in worry.
"Do not worry. I didn't take their souls yet. There is no escape from any of you, my sacrifice!"
"My name is Bella! Bella of the Obelisk Blue!"
"No matter. Let's-"
"DUEL!" they both shouted.
Psycho Shocker: 4000 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"Be careful, Bella-san!" Shou warned.
"Got it!" The duelist and Duel Spirit drew their starting hand.
"I'll take the first turn. Draw!" A card was added to Psycho Shocker's hand. "I summon Killer Doll of Malice in Attack Mode." A wooden puppet in tights holding an axe appeared on his field.
Killer Doll of Malice: Level 4/DARK/Fiend/1600 ATK/1700 DEF
"Next I activate the Continuous Magic, Ectoplasma! During the End Phase of their turns, both players can sacrifice a monster on their field and deal half its ATK as damage to their opponent." As if on cue, his monster became lifeless as its soul came out and lowered Bella's Life Points.
Psycho Shocker: 4000 LP
Bella: 3200 LP
"Bella's taking the hit first!" Hayato exclaimed.
"I end my turn," the Duel Monster ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her sixth card. "I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 10, Ino in attack mode!" One of her teenage female ninjas appeared on her field.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team 10, Ino: Level 4/WATER/Warrior/1000 ATK/800 DEF
"Well, here's something you don't see everyday," she commented.
"A Duel Monster spirit?" Psycho Shocker gasped in shock.
"That's right. And she's not the only one in my deck either," the Obelisk said. "Battle! Ino attacks the player directly!" The ninja took out a small katana and slashed the machine-type.
Psycho Shocker: 3000 LP
Bella: 3200 LP
"I set two cards face-down and use your Ectoplasma's effect! Ino, is that okay?"
"This is no different from my specialty." Ino's spirit left her body as she decreased the opponent's Life Points even further.
Psycho Shocker: 2500 LP
Bella: 3200 LP
"All right! She took out 1500 Life Points!" Shou cheered.
"Nice going!" Judai also cheered.
"Make your move," Bella said in English.
"My turn. Draw!" Psycho Shocker drew his next card. "I activate Killer Doll of Malice's effect! During my Standby Phase, if this card was sent from my field to the Graveyard by the effect of a Continuous Magic, this card is Special Summoned back onto my field!" The wooden axe-wielding doll returned to the field. "Next I summon Emissary of the Underworld in Attack Position!" A reaper of some kind appeared onto the field.
Emissary of the Underworld: Level 4/DARK/Fiend/1600 ATK/600 DEF
"I attack directly with Emissary of the Underworld!" The recently summoned monster went in for an attack.
"Trap Card open! Ninja's Emergency Reinforcements! This card can only activate when my opponent's monster's declares an attack! My opponent chooses one card in my hand! If that card is a 'Shinobi' monster, I can Special Summon it!"
"So she has a chance to stay in the game!" Kohaku stated.
"It depends on the card Psycho Shocker chooses though," Alex said.
"... That card." The monster spirit chose a card, surrounding it in electricity.
"Great! I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team Guy, Rock Lee in attack mode!" A ninja in green with think eyebrows and big eyes appeared on her field.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team Guy, Rock Lee: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/2100 ATK/1600 DEF
"I am combat ready!" he exclaimed.
"Another Duel Spirit?!" Psycho Shocker gasped in shock. Because he was distracted by this, he couldn't stop his monster's attack, as Rock Lee made quick work of it.
Psycho Shocker: 2000 LP
Bella: 3200 LP
"Through Emissary of the Underworld's effect, when destroyed by battle, each player adds one Level 3 or lower Normal monster from their deck to their hand. I add Thousand-Eyes Heresy God."
Bella gritted her teeth. "I have no Normal Monsters in my deck."
"In that case, I set one card face-down, and activate Ectoplasma!" The remaining monster on his field used its soul to deal some damage on Bella.
Psycho Shocker: 2000 LP
Bella: 2400 LP
"Now it's Bella's turn!" Shou said.
"If she can make a direct attack, it's over for Jinzo!" Judai pointed out.
"If it was that easy," Alex said, bringing attention to him.
"He's right. There's no way Jinzo is going to make it that easy for her," Kohaku agreed.
"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "Rock Lee! Attack the player directly! Strong Fist!"
"Right!" The ninja boy charged at Psycho Shocker with his fist ready for a punch.
"From my hand, I activate Battle Fader's monster effect! When my opponent declares a direct attack, I can Special Summon this card to negate the attack and end the Battle Phase!" he countered. A scarecrow-like monster with a bell on one side appeared on his field. Its sudden appearance surprised Rock Lee as he was forced back.
Battle Fader: Level 1/DARK/Fiend/0 ATK/0 DEF
"Didn't see that coming," he stated.
"You can say that again," Bella agreed. "I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team Guy, Tenten in Attack Mode!" A female ninja in pink vest and blue pants with twin buns hairstyle appeared on the field.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team Guy, Tenten: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1500 ATK/1000 DEF
"Tenten!" Rock Lee called in relief.
"Don't let your guard down, Lee!" she advised.
Bella activated her face-down card. "Next, I equip Tenten with the Trap Card, Intrigue Shield! Once per turn, while she's in face-up Attack Position, she cannot be destroyed by battle! Also, I take no Battle Damage from battles involving her!" A shield appeared and Tenten equipped it onto her left arm. "I end my turn by using your Ectoplasma's effect! Rock Lee! Go for it!"
The male ninja nodded and sacrificed himself to deal more damage to the opponent.
"I wonder about that. Trap Card, Nature's Reflection activate!" he intervened. "During this turn, when my opponent would inflict effect damage, it damages their Life Points instead!" The female duelist and remaining monster gasped as a wall sudden appeared before him, protecting him from the damage and sending it right back at Bella.
Psycho Shocker: 2000 LP
Bella: 1350 LP
"Bella!" her friends called in a worried tone.
"I'm fine!" she assured.
"But your body!" The moment she heard Kohaku said that, she looked down and saw her legs becoming holograms.
"What the-?!"
"Your Life Points are now less than 2000. It won't be long until my rebirth! My turn! Draw!" Psycho Shocker drew his next card. He cackled at the sight of the card he drew. "I hope you're ready! It's time to show you what I'm truly made of! During my Standby Phase, I Special Summon Killer Doll of Malice back onto my field from the Graveyard!" The doll once again made its appearance. "Next, I release Battle Fader to Advance Summon Psycho Shocker!" As the low-Level monster disappeared, so did Psycho Shocker himself. This brought confusion to the group.
"Where'd he go?" Judai dared to ask.
Suddenly, electricity were shot out of the power supply's antennae and hit the spot where Battle Fader once was at. After the short light show, the DARK Machine-type monster appeared before them, flesh and all.
Psycho Shocker: Level 6/DARK/Machine/2400 ATK/1500 DEF
"So wait, were we too late?" Shou asked.
"No. He only summoned himself as a monster. Remember this is a duel," Judai said.
"That's right. Bella hasn't been sacrificed yet, so the resurrection is still incomplete," Daitokuji pointed out.
"Either way, this isn't good..." Alex said.
"He's right. As long as he's on the field, not only does he prevent Trap Cards from activating, but Trap Cards face-up on the field have their effects negated!" Kohaku explained.
"Then you mean Intrigue Shield is useless!?" Hayato asked.
"That's not good!" Shou exclaimed.
"And it's going to be much worse! Especially once I win, Bella, you won't see the light of tomorrow anymore! Battle! I use myself to attack Tenten!" the spirit of the monster himself declared.
"I activate Tenten's monster effect! Once per turn, during the Battle Phase, I can equip an Equip Magic Card to her!" Bella took a card from her hand and placed it in her Magic/Trap Card Zone. "I equip Kohaku no Johei to her! And the effect of Kohaku no Johei activates! During the Battle Phase when the monster equipped to this card Battles an opponent's monster, I can release one monster they control besides the one that's battling the equipped monster and give half that monster's ATK to the equipped monster! I release your Killer Doll of Malice and give Tenten half its ATK!" As a large pot appeared in her hand, Tenten uncovered to top and sucked the doll in it, gaining its power.
Konohagakure Shinobi Team Guy, Tenten: 1500 + 800 = 2300 ATK
"However it's not enough to save your monster!" Psycho Shocker pointed out, releasing his attack onto the female ninja.
"Tenten's other effect! If she was to be destroyed in any way, I can destroy one of the cards equipped to her instead! So I will send the Trap Card, Intrigue Shield to the Graveyard to negate her destruction!" Tenten held up her shield to protect herself. As soon as the attack ended, the shield was destroyed. Not only that, but the effect of the duel is now reaching up to Bella's hips.
Psycho Shocker: 2000 LP
Bella: 1250 LP
"During my second Main Phase, I activate Monster Reborn!"
"It's useless to bring back your Killer Doll of Malice! As long as Kohaku no Johei is on the field, no monsters used to activate its effect can be Special Summoned back on the field!" Bella noted.
"Who said I'm going for my monster?" Psycho Shocker said. "I use this effect to bring back your Rock Lee onto my field!" One of Bella's own monster appeared onto his field.
"Lee!" Tenten cried out. "Lee! Get a hold of yourself!" Only silence met her words.
"Next, I activate the Equip Magic, Amplifier! This card can only be equipped to me!" A helmet of some kind appeared and latched itself onto the Machine-type. "Now I can activate my Trap cards, regardless of my own effect! I set one card face-down and end my turn with Ectoplasma's effect! Sending your monster to the Graveyard to deal damage to you equal to half its ATK!" Lee's soul left his body as it went to strike his original duelist.
Psycho Shocker: 2000 LP
Bella: 200 LP
As soon as her Life Points reached to 200, most of her body became a hologram.
"Bella!" her friends cried out.
"You might as well give up while you still can, girl. I will be reborn and there's nothing you can do to stop me!"
"That's what you think!" the Obelisk duelist retorted. "I'm not giving up! Not one bit! It's my turn! DRAW!" She drew her next card. "I activate Pot of Greed! With this I draw two cards!" She drew two more cards and smiled at the sight of them. "Now then, it's time for a new ninja to make an appearance!"
"Try then. I doubt you have anything against me!" Psycho Shocker dared.
"But I do! I summon Sunagakure Shinobi Three Sand Siblings, Gaara in Attack Mode!" A red-haired ninja with a big gourd on his back appeared on the field.
Sunagakure Shinobi Three Sand Siblings, Gaara: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1000 ATK/1900 DEF
"So this is our opponent?" he said.
"Unexpected, right?" Tenten asked.
"Do all monsters you possess have Duel Spirits?!" the opposing monster dared to ask.
"That's right! And unlike you they don't need any sacrifices to be here!" Bella replied. "Now from my hand, I activate the instant Magic, Tailed Beast Changer!"
"Huh? But doesn't that only work when Naruto is on the field or in your Graveyard?!" Shou asked.
"That's wrong! Tailed Beast Changer doesn't only work for Naruto! For you see, like Naruto, Gaara also has a demon within him! Tailed Beast Changer can work on any 'Shinobi' monster that has a 'Tailed Beast' monster within them! I banish Gaara from my field to awaken the beast within him! Come, One-Tailed Beast, Shukaku!" A big sandy-brown tanuki with dark blue markings all over it appeared onto the field.
One-Tailed Beast, Shukaku: Level 7/EARTH/Beast/2400 ATK/3000 DEF
"And what good will that do?! I activate my Trap Card, Attack Invulnerability! By targeting one monster on the field, that monster cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect during the Battle Phase! Of course, I'll use this on myself!"
"During the Battle Phase, you say. It's too bad it can't help you before the battle!" Bella said. "I activate Shukaku's monster effect! By discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy one monster my opponent controls! Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullets!"
"WHAT?!" the monster gasped. Shukaku took a deep breath then pounded its stomach, shooting a highly compressed air ball from its mouth at the opponent. The ball went through him, cutting him in half and destroying him.
"She did it!" Hayato cheered.
"All that's left is a direct attack!"
"Go now, Tenten! Attack directly! Unsealing Technique: Shuriken!" The female ninja took out a scroll and unrolled it. After some hand movements, she slammed her hand on it, summoning ninja stars. She took them in her hand and threw them all at the now holographic monster, finishing the duel.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Psycho Shocker: 0000 LP
Bella: 200 LP
WINNER: BELLA!
"She did it!" her friends cheered. The second they did, the electricity from the power supply went haywire; it was hitting everything in the area.
"This is bad-nya! We have to get out of here-nya!" Daitokuji said.
One of the bolt of electricity hit the spot where Psycho Shocker was, creating a blinding light that slowly engulfed the whole area.
Morning came. Everyone woke up and found themselves at the power supply.
"Huh? It's morning already?" Hayato asked.
"Looks like it," Alex replied.
"Hey! Over there!" Kohaku said, pointing at the other side of the area. There they saw Takadera and two other Obelisks, most likely Mukouda and Isaka, lying unconscious.
"It would seem they're all right-nya," Daitokuji stated.
"So that wasn't a dream, was it?" Shou asked Judai.
"No. But it was still a fun duel!" the 'Elemental Hero' duelist exclaimed.
Unknown to them, Bella looked at a face-down card not far from them. She picked it up and saw it was Psycho Shocker's card.
'You're a huge pain in the neck,' she thought. 'But, even DARK attribute monsters deserves a second chance.' With that thought, she placed the card in her pocket.