Duel Monsters: Primary's Story

by AkiraTsukiyoni

Life seemed to be a bit dull for Lucas. He found it to be boring with all the praise he obtains for grades. The only thing Lucas does find to be the most enjoyable is the card game, Duel Monsters. Although many around him sees it as just a distraction, Lucas will always have a passion for the game, and will show that passion through his adventures and his dueling.

6. Chapter 5: Dungeon Dice!(For Real)

Our two young duelists were asked to play a game known as Dungeon Dice. The person who invited them to play the game was the creator of Dungeon Dice himself, Duke Devlin. The reason as to why Duke asked these two specifically, not really important nor do I care. This young man is encouraging our young, intellectual top-of-the-class student, Lucas Yuki, to waste his time and intellect on some dice altered version of Duel Monsters, which may I remind you all Lucas is already wasted enough effort in the card game as it is... My apologies for the outburst. As we are, Lucas and Jacob had just began their match after a long and excruciating talk on the rules of the game. Jacob took the first turn and managed to roll enough Summon Crests in order to summon the King of the Abyss. Once Lucas took his turn, Lucas was able to roll an "Impossible Roll", which allowed him to summon both a black hole, as well as a creature.

The creature's name was displayed on the screen. "Knight of the Stars, Great Void huh?" Lucas read off the words from the Help Screen, "Level 3 creature with 30/0/20 points. When this creature comes to play-"

"You gain 2 Magic Crests in your Crest Pool," Duke interrupted, "Also, you can pay 4 Magic Crests in order to get 2 of any other crests. There are 5 creatures who have similar abilities that vary based on the color of the die that you used in order to summon it. In this case, you brought out the creature of Magic and the stars above, Great Void."

"But isn't the ability a bit overpowered?" asked Jacob. "Sure the cost is high, but being able to to get 2 of any other crests is a bit crazy".

"I agree with Jacob," Lucas told Duke, "It does seem a bit much".

"This method is completely fair," assured Duke, "For one, these creatures must sacrifice a certain crests in order to activate its ability. You would need to take the risk of using a crest that could help you in battle in exchange for another that could assist you. All crests have equal values, however, Great Void has the higher price from the other four. Creatures require Magic Crests in order to activate their abilities during your own turn. Second, I created the creatures so that they lack defense points, therefore, unless you have enough Defense Crests, they can be destroyed quite easily. Thirdly, I believe that someone who is capable of rolling three Summon Crests of same levels should be rewarded with a unique creature."

"Well when you put it like that," Says Jacob, "It seems a bit fair."

"I have no other means of playing or moving," says Lucas, "So it's your go Jacob."

"Alright then," Jacob responded. He retrieved the dice that were dispatched from the Dice Hatch, and rolled them onto the table; "Go Dice Roll!". (Red dice, Summon Crest, level 4, Red dice, Movement Crest, times 2, White dice, Summon Crests, level 4). "Sweet, I get another summon," cheered Jacob. this worried Lucas. Jacob put his dice on the board. "Now I Dimension the Dice!" The dice unfolded onto the field, the Dungeon Path of the new dice connected to the Path of the Abyssal King, and out came the monster, "Hyozanryu"(30/40/30).

and out came a silver dragon with golden horns, "Hyozanryu" (30/40/30)

Duke whistled at the appearance of this monster. "Not a bad roll. Not only did he summon such a powerful monster.."

"But he got a times 2 Movement Crest," said Lucas, "Which he could use to advance his creatures further onto my side."

"Just so you two know," Duke exclaimed, "You can choose not to use the Crests you rolled and store them into your Crest Pool."

"I will do that," Jacob responded, "First I use 1 Movement Crest to move my King of the Abyss up a square." The Skeletal King moved up one square, "and then I shall store the other Movement Crest in my Crest Pool," the number next to the Movement Crest symbol in the Crest Pool changed from 0 to 1. "That's it for me. Your go Red."(Jacob: HP 3, Mo 1, King of the Abyss: 10/10/10, Hyozanryu: 30/40/30)

"You little," muttered Lucas, "Dice Roll!". The dice landed on the podium, but with no luck, Lucas couldn't summon a creature(White dice, Movement Crest 1, White dice, Defense Crest 2x, Red dice, Summon Crest, level 4). "Grr. It's your move!"(Lucas: HP 3, Mo 1, De 2, Ma 2, Knight of the Stars, Great Void: 30/0/20).

"No luck huh?" Jacob said mockingly,

Jacob got the dice from the Dice Hatch and rolled them on the table. "Go Dice Roll!" (Blue dice, Attack Crest 1, Blue dice, Movement Crest 1, Green dice, Defense Crest 1). "I'll use one Movement Crest and move my King forward a square." as Jacob declared his move, The King of the Abyss moved up one square. "And that'll do."(Jacob: HP 3, Mo 1, De 3, Ma 2, At 1, King of the Abyss: 10/10/10, Hyozanryu: 30/40/30).

Lucas got his dice and began his turn. "Go Dice Roll!" As the dice landed, Lucas showed an expression of joy, "Nice,"(Red dice Summon Crest level 2, Red dice, Summon Crest level 2, Red dice, Attack Crest 2x) "I Dimension the Dice!" a dice appeared, and as it unfold, a green dragon roared out fire. "The Blackland Fire Dragon!"(Blackland Fire Dragon: 20/20/20). The Dungeon Path which Lucas' Dragon came upon connected with the path that Jacob's King was traveling on. "And now," said Lucas, "I use one Movement Crest to move my dragon so that it faces your King."

"What?" Jacob showed fear in his eyes.

"Now is the battle stats of the monster," Duke explained to the two, "Each creature has Attack Points, Defense Points, and Hit Points. In order to destroy an opposing creature, the attacking creature must lower the Hit Points of the opposing creature to zero. The Attack Points of the attacking creature must either be greater than or equal to the Defense Points of the defending creature in order to inflict damage to the creature. However," Duke glanced over to Jacob, "You can use Defense Crests in order to increase the Defense Points of the defending creature. If you increase the Defense Points of your monster, the attacking creature will lose Attack Points equal to the difference between Attack and Defense."

"I have 3 Defense Crests," muttered Jacob, "It will cost me 2 to protect my King." Jacob was hesitant to use a Defense Crest, until, "I won't use a Crest!"

"Blackland Fire Dragon!" Lucas went in for the kill, "Destroy the King of the Abyss!" The green dragon spit out a fiery roar. The Skeletal King was engulfed in flames. After a few seconds, the King shattered and was destroyed. "It's your turn," said Lucas, grinning with pride(Lucas: HP 3, De 2, Ma 2, At 2, Knight of the Stars, Great Void: 30/0/20, Blackland Fire Dragon: 20/20/20).

"Hm. Go Dice Roll!"(Green dice Magic Crest 1, Blue dice Trap Crest 2x, White dice Summon Crest level 3). "I guess that's all for now"(Jacob: HP 3, Mo 1, De 3, Ma 3, At 1, Tr 2, Hyozanryu: 30/40/30).

Lucas took his turn, "Dice Roll!"(Red dice, Defense Crest 1, Red dice, Summon Crest level 3, Red dice, Summon Crest level 4), "Darn," exclaimed Lucas, "it's your turn."(Lucas: HP 3, De 3, Ma 2, At 2, Knight of the Stars, Great Void: 30/0/20, Blackland Fire Dragon: 20/20/20)

The Dice Hatch reloaded with two black dice and one white dice. Jacob stared at the dice with concern, "I have 2 black dice, but," Jacob muttered as he examined the dice, "The Summon Crests are all Level 4". With hesitation, Jacob rolled the dice. The dice landed, and what Jacob rolled shocked the three. (Black dice, Summon Crest Level 4, Black dice, Summon Crest Level 4, White dice, Summon Crest Level 4). Jacob's face boomed with confidence, "Impossible Roll," exclaimed Jacob, "Now I first Dimension the Black Dice!" Jacob placed the dice near his side of the board. The black dice appeared on the arena, and as it unfolded, a black hole appeared on the center of the newly made Dimension Path. "And then I'll Dimension the white dice." Jacob placed the white dice over the black hole Path. The white dice appeared on the arena, got consumed by the black hole, and from the black hole, a huge orange, Egyptian like monster appeared. There was no need for a description for this overrated creature because everyone in the dueling world instantly recognized this behemoth.

"Ex.. Ex" Lucas was cowering at the sight of this creature.

Jacob eyes flared with pride, as the symbol of his deck had took the stage, "Exodia, The Forbidden One!(Exodia 20/20/20)"

Exodia let out a roar showing its strength. "Now Exodia," yelled Jacob, "use one of the movement crests and jump into the black hole". Exodia followed the commands of Jacob and jumped onto the black hole. In one instant, Exodia's body glowed and disappeared into the portal. He then reappeared from the black hole that was on the opposite side of the field, right behind Great Void. "Take down Great Void! Obliterate!"

Great Void turned around and faced Exodia. He was shocked at the behemoth's appearance. The Forbidden One brought his hands together preparing for an attack. When his hands were in position, a ball of light began to surge from Exodia's hands. "I don't think," exclaimed Lucas, "I'll use all three of my defense crests to raise Great Voids Defense Points by 30," Great Void stood in confidence, straight back, chest out. Exodia unleashed his devastating attack onto the Black Knight. The aftermath of the blast created a smoke cloud which caused the players to lose sight of the knight. Once the smoke cleared, Great Void was still standing with not a scratch on him.

"Heh, Nice one," said Jacob.

"You're not worried that my knight is gonna take Exodia down?' Lucas looked at Jacob for a few, but then he thought of something. He quickly typed in Exodia into the help screen. As Exodia's info came up, dread fell upon Lucas's face. Whether it's Duel Monsters or Dungeon Dice, these players need to stop over exaggerating. It is just a game, it's not like your life is on the line. Well whatever was on the screen terrified Lucas.

"Exodia," said Lucas, "can only be defeated by-"

"A monster with the flying or tunnel ability," explained Jacob, "Which none of your monsters are. It's your go." (Jacob: HP 3, De 3, Ma 3, At 1, Tr 2, Hyozanryu: 30/40/30, Exodia, The Forbidden One: 20/20/20).

"Gah," Lucas picked up the dice from the dice hatch, If I don't summon a monster with at least 40 power, Lucas thought to himself, Then Great Void is a gonner. Lucas looked at the three red dice for just a second, his scarlet eyes were shimmering with confidence. Alright partner, I need you. "Go Dice Roll!" The dice landed on the board. To Lucas, dice roll was dramatically slow. Suspense was pressured onto the dice. The dice landed Jacob was scared. He didn't know what Lucas had rolled. Duke stared at Lucas intently. He too was curious as to what Lucas rolled.

"I," Lucas broke the silence, "Dimension the Dice!" (Red: Summon Crest level 4. Summon Crest level 4, Movement Crest times 2). The giant, red die appeared on the board. As it rose triumphantly, the red die opened up, the path connected to the black hole path. "Wait, isn't that..?" Jacob stared at the human-like dog creature that appeared from the die. The creature seemed Egyptian, covered in a turquoise-ish blue armor that resembles that of an Egyptian soldier, red stripe patterns were traced along various parts of the creature starting from the snout, it held golden spike-like weapons in each hand, a royal blue cloth hange from it's shoulders as well as it's weist. The creature's eyes glowed a bright red, and seemed to have glowed brighter right before it let out a huge howl.

"Say hello to the Ace of my deck!" Lucas shouted in pride, "Mystical Knight of Jackal! (Mystical Knight of Jackal 40/30/40) Now I use Jackals ability, at cost of 2 Magic Crests, I destroy Hyozanryu, Egyptian Howl!" Jackal let out a howl, intimidating Hyozanryu, and in an instant, destroyed. "Next I'll use one of my Movement Crests to move my Jackal up a square" Jackal moved up a square and was directly next to Exodia. "Jackal has the tunnel ability," Jacob muttered to himself, "I'll use all 3 of my Defense Crests," shouted Jacob,"and increase Exodia's defense from 20 to 50!"

Lucas grinned a bit, "You forget I still have 2 Attack Crests!" "What?!" " Ill use both Crests to increase Jackals power from 40 to 60!" Jackal stuck out its chest as its power increases, "Now Jackal, destroy Exodia, Egyptian Slash!" Jackal brought up its spears and striked down Exodia. "Exodia!"

"I'm not done yet," Lucas exclaimed, "Now I'll use one Movement Crest to move Great Void into the portal!" Great Void disappeared into the portal, and reappeared to the portal that is close to Jacob's Heart Points. "Great Void attack Jacob directly!" Great Void had striked Jacob, "Gah", One of the Heart Points went black.

"And with that, it's your go"(Lucas: HP 3, Knight of the Stars, Great Void: 30/0/20, Blackland Fire Dragon: 20/20/20, Mystical Knight of Jackal: 40/30/40).

"Alright," Jacob said, he picked up the dice from the Dice Hatch, "Go Dice Roll!" (Red Dice: Summon Crest level 4, Summon Crest level 3, Magic Crest times 2). "Heh, It's your move"(Jacob: HP 2, Ma 5, At 1, Tr 2)

"Now then," said Lucas, "We will finish this, Go Dice Roll!"

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