Chloe and Reynkor wasted no time in drawing their opening hands, Chloe was starting to feel tired from being up so late but she couldn't turn back now, especially if it helped satisfy her curiosity about Duel Spirits in general.
"Okay, don't panic Chloe, you beat Thomas earlier, you can beat Reynkor or whatever he likes to call himself." Chloe thought before looking up at Reynkor. "So who's going first?"
"I'm a gentlemen so ladies first." Reynkor said as he looked over his hand. "She's a Warrior and a Spellcaster user; let's see how she handles MY warriors."
"Well if you say so." Chloe shrugged before drawing her first card. "Not bad but I've definitely had better hands than this." Chloe thought as she looked over her hand. "I set two cards facedown and summon Field Commander Rahz in attack mode!" Chloe played the card and a male warrior appeared on the field, he had short brown hair, brown eyes, was wearing silver armor and was carrying a large sword (4/1600/1200). "I know he doesn't look like much…"
"Spare me the details; I use Field Commander Rahz in my deck." Reynkor interrupted her and Chloe frowned. "When he is Normal or Special Summoned you can add one Level 4 or lower Warrior type monster to the top of your deck."
"Well that narrows down what deck he uses." Chloe thought before picking up her deck and searching through it, she found the card she was looking for and placed it on her deck. "I end my turn." Chloe announced and Reynkor drew his card. "This will be a snap! The card I added to the top of my deck is the tuner monster Rose, Warrior of Revenge, on my next turn after using my traps to protect my monster I'll summon her and tune them both together to bring out Colossal Fighter." Chloe thought with a grin as she waited for Reynkor to make his move. "If he's using a Warrior Deck like I think he is then like in my duel against Thomas earlier my Fighter will benefit from both graveyards!"
"Milady, I have a piece of advice for you if you're willing to listen." Reynkor said as he looked at his newly drawn card. "Making it obvious that you have traps set to protect a weak monster is never a good idea."
"What are you talking about?" Chloe asked not noticing the fact that Theresa and Brandon where facepalming.
"She's made that mistake again." Brandon whispered to Theresa who shook her head.
"I guess old habits die hard." Theresa shrugged in response as she watched Reynkor make his move.
"Humph, I heard you were a rookie, I wasn't expecting this much of a rookie however." Reynkor commented and Chloe's eyes narrowed.
"This rookie came in third at this year's Battle City Tournament!" Chloe snapped at him as Reynkor stared at her. "You want to talk about mistakes? You're making a big one by underestimating me!"
"Prove it." Reynkor said plainly and Chloe blinked. "We couldn't view the Battle City Tournament in the Spirit World; prove your prowess as a Duelist in this duel!"
"Fine, I will." Chloe said with a confident smirk. "Weren't you about to make a move?"
"Yes, I was." Reynkor said as he looked over his hand. "You should be familiar with this Spell Card; I start by activating Reinforcement of the Army which allows me to add one Level 4 or lower Warrior Type monster from my deck to my hand." Reynkor played the card and picked up his deck, he searched through it for a few minutes before finding the card he was looking for and adding it to his hand. "Next I summon Red Night Swordsman in attack mode!"
"What, not another new card!" The students yelled out simultaneously as the warrior appeared on the field, as the name implied his armor was red and covered his entire body; he drew a menacing looking sword and pointed it at Rahz (4/1900/1200).
"Yes, Red Night Swordsman is a card that won't be out until next year in your world but in my world he is readily available." Reynkor said with a grin before pointing to Red Night Swordsman. "Oh and don't bother trying to activate your traps in response to my Swordsman's upcoming attack, so long as I cut the damage he inflicts in battle by half no traps can be activated when he attacks."
"Great, the one time I could really use Effect Veilor and I don't have her in my hand!" Chloe thought frustratingly as she glared at the monster.
"Go Red Night Swordsman, attack Field Commander Rahz!" Reynkor commanded and the swordsman charged towards Rahz before cutting him in half bringing Chloe's life-points down to 7850. "Now is there anything else you want to do my dear?"
"Actually yeah, does Red Night Swordsman's effect last for the rest of the turn or only during the battle phase?" Chloe asked and Reynkor blinked.
"Only during the Battle Phase, why do you ask?" Reynkor asked and Chloe grinned before activating one of her traps.
"That's good, because now that you're in your Second Main Phase I can activate this, my Trap Card Reinforce Truth!" Chloe activated the trap and picked up her deck. "This lets me Special Summon a low level warrior type monster as long as I skip the Battle Phase."
"But since you activated that trap during my turn that side effect is not an issue." Reynkor realized as she searched through her deck. "Not bad."
"I'm just getting started; I use Reinforce Truth's effect to Special Summon the Tuner Monster Torapart!" Chloe played the card and the strange spellcaster like warrior appeared on the field (2/600/600).
"Very well, I set two cards facedown and end my turn." Reynkor set the two cards and once Chloe shuffled her deck she drew her card.
"Okay, my initial plan went down the drain but at least my backup plan allowed me to get a Tuner Monster on the field." Chloe thought as she looked at her newly drawn card. "And I have a great way to set up a Synchro Summon." Chloe thought before playing a card. "First I activate The Warrior Returning Alive which lets me add a Warrior Type Monster from my graveyard to my hand, since there's only one warrior in there you get no prizes for guessing which one I'm bringing back."
"Yes, you're bringing back your Field Commander." Reynkor said with a nod as she retrieved the card from her graveyard. "I suppose you intend to set up a Synchro Summon?"
"Am I that predictable? Don't answer that." Chloe said as she glanced towards the other students who started whistling innocently. "Anyway, welcome back Field Commander Rahz!" Chloe played the card and the field commander returned to the field.
"Don't forget about Field Commander's effect, last I checked it wasn't optional." Reynkor reminded her and Chloe quickly picked up her deck before looking through it.
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Chloe said with a hint of annoyance in her voice before looking at her options. "Rose. Warrior of Revenge was my last choice but she won't help me now, but this guy will!" Chloe decided before placing the card on top of her deck. "Now I tune Torapart and Field Commander Rahz together!" Chloe announced as the two monsters leapt into the air, Torapart dissolved into two green rings that quickly surrounded Field Commander. "So I Synchro Summon Gaia Knight, The Force of Earth!" Chloe played the card and a bright flash enveloped the field, when it fades the mechanical knight and horse appeared on the field (6/2600/800). "Unlike most Synchro Monsters my knight here lacks any effects but Torapart helps with that, when he's used in a Synchro Summon the monster that's summoned is protected from traps when he's attacking."
"Yes I know that." Reynkor said as his trap flipped up. "Unfortunately that effect will be of no benefit to you, I activate my Trap Card Tuner's Scheme!"
"Tuner's what?" Chloe yelled out only to watch in shock as Gaia Knight the Force of Earth went over to Reynkor's side of the field. "Give him back!"
"Sorry but I can't, Tuner's Scheme can only be activated when my opponent Synchro Summons a monster as you have just done, it allows me to take control of that Synchro Monster as long as this card is on the field." Reynkor explained and Chloe's eyes widened. "Sorry to disappoint you my dear but not only is Red Night Swordsman here to stay but I have taken control of one of your more powerful monsters, and as you just explained Gaia Knight is immune to the effects of trap cards when he attacks."
"So in short unless I can destroy that card I may have just done myself in." Chloe responded before looking over her cards. "I end my turn." Chloe sighed and Reynkor drew his card.
"Then let's not waste any time, Gaia Knight, Red Night Swordsman, attack her life-points directly!" Reynkor commanded and Chloe braced herself for the attacks, Gaia struck first hitting her in the chest with his lance and Re Night Swordsman struck next sending her to the ground and her life-points all the way down to 3350. "You know, surrender is always an option."
"Not a chance! I activate my trap card Shock Draw!" Chloe activated the trap as she got up to her feet and checked her life-point score. "Since I just took damage this trap will let me draw one card for each thousand life-points lost." Chloe added before pausing.
"That would be four cards you are drawing Ms. Richardson." Reynkor said impatiently and Chloe shook her head.
"That's not why I'm taking my time." Chloe answered as her eyes narrowed. "You didn't activate Red Night Swordsman's effect when you attacked with him."
"So I didn't, that effect is optional young lady." Reynkor pointed out and Chloe frowned as she drew four cards including the card she added to the top of her deck with Field Commander Rahz.
"That'll be something to remember for the next time he attacks." Chloe thought before looking over her new cards. "And that's if I don't get wiped out by my own monster first!"
"Don't worry Chloe, you won't." Silent Magician reassured her and Chloe blinked. "What? Didn't think I'd assist you because I'm in the same room as you?"
"Yeah, something like that." Chloe confirmed as she looked over her cards. "Is it my move yet?" Chloe asked and Reynkor nodded, Chloe quickly drew her card bringing her total to seven. "Not much I can do so I set a monster in defense and activate Swords of Revealing Light!" Chloe played the cards and Reynkor shielded himself as the three swords rained down on his monsters pinning them down. "Now you can't attack for another three turns, and since I'm ending my turn that starts now." Chloe announced and Reynkor nodded before drawing his card.
"It seems I can't do anything either so I pass my turn." Reynkor shrugged and Chloe drew her card without a second thought once the first sword faded.
"Trade-In, do I have any compatible cards?" Chloe thought before looking over her cards, she frowned when she realized which card in her hand was the only compatible one.
"That didn't stop you against Cameron." Silent Magician reminded her and Chloe frowned.
"That was different though, I already had Level Modulation in my hand for that combo." Chloe responded as she looked at her cards. "But as it stands…."
"What do you have to lose?" Silent Magician asked her and Chloe paused before quickly looking at her life-point counter.
"Not much, just the match." Chloe responded before sighing in resignation. "I hope you're right Silent Magician." Chloe added before playing the card. "I activate Trade-In; as long as I discard a Level 8 monster from my hand first this Spell will let me draw two cards." Chloe quickly discarded Silent Magician Level 8 and made two draws.
"Are you sure about this?" Armed Dragon, who had been listening in, asked Silent Magician who nodded.
"I am sure, if it weren't for Cameron's comments this combo would've won Chloe her duel against him." Silent Magician reassured him but Armed Dragon wasn't convinced.
"Your protégé said it herself; she had the other half of the combo readily available." Armed Dragon reminded her and Silent Magician frowned.
"We'll see." Silent Magician said plainly as Chloe looked over her cards.
"This trap could be useful." Chloe thought before setting the card. "I set a card facedown and end my turn." Chloe announced and Reynkor drew his card.
"Very well, you have met Red Night Swordsman; now let me introduce his sister." Reynkor said before playing the card. "Gold Day Swordswoman, come forth!" Reynkor played the card and a female warrior appeared on the field, like Red Night Swordsman he was covered head to toe in armor but hers was more formfitting than her male counterpart's and, as the name implied, was gold in color, like her brother she drew a menacing looking sword and pointed it at Chloe (4/1500/1200).
"She seems to lack the punch of her brother." Chloe pointed out once she saw the monster's stats and Reynkor nodded in agreement.
"That is true, however her effect more than makes up for it." Reynkor agreed as Gold Day Swordswoman's sword glowed. "As long as she's on the field all Spell Cards must be set first and activated on the very next turn, in addition she gains five hundred attack points each time a Spell Card is activated."
"Is this the part where you tell me the catch?" Chloe asked and Reynkor nodded.
"Yes, in exchange for her abilities she cannot attack directly and will be destroyed if she's the only monster on my side of the field, in fact she can only be summoned if there's two other Warrior Type Monsters on my side of the field and one of them is her brother." Reynkor explained and Chloe nodded once it dawned on her. "I shall end my turn." Reynkor announced and Chloe drew her card once the second sword disappeared.
"Red Night, Gold Day, is these monsters part of an upcoming Archetype of Warrior Type Monsters?" Chelsea wondered and Tyler stroked his chin.
"If they are I've never heard of them." Tyler shook his head as he turned to her. "Then again the Spirit World is a year ahead of us when it comes to Duel Monsters releases so who knows."
"Well if they are we know two common threads between them, time and colors, besides that we don't know anything." Theresa added with a thoughtful look on her face. "Actually, make that three common threads, strong effects with heavy prices to pay."
"Let's hope Chloe can find some way around this." Brandon added as Chloe looked over her hand.
"You're not the only one Brandon." Chloe thought as she overheard her friends chatting, Chloe shook her head before looking at her drawn card. "I summon Magicians Valkyrie!" Chloe played the card and the attractive brunette Spell Caster appeared on the field (4/1600/1800). "She may not be strong enough to defeat Red Night Swordsman but Gold Day Swordswoman is a different story altogether! Magician's Valkyrie, attack his monster!" Chloe commanded and the magician charged up her scepter to aim at Gold Day Swordswoman…
"I think not, I activate my Trap Card Night and Day!" Reynkor activated the trap and it flipped up revealing the two warriors standing side by side ready to face off against an army of Duel Monsters. "This trap can only be activated if I have Red Night Swordsman and Gold Day Swordswoman on the field at the same time and if one of them is targeted for an attack, the attack is negated and the attacking monster is destroyed." Reynkor explained as Red Night Swordswoman leapt in the path of the blast and blocked it with his sword; he then leapt at Magician's Valkyrie and decapitated her with a single sword swipe.
"No wonder you didn't activate that sooner, those two monsters are designed to work together if you play certain cards aren't they?" Chloe asked as she sent her Magician's Valkyrie to the graveyard.
"Indeed they do, they look out for each other like a brother and sister should." Reynkor said with a nod as he sent his trap to the graveyard. "And that's just one example."
"If Night and Day's just one example I'd hate to see the others." Chloe thought before looking over her hand. "I end my turn." Chloe announced and Reynkor drew his card.
"I'll hold onto this for later." Reynkor thought before adding the card to his hand. "I pass and as we both know that means that Swords of Revealing Light has expired." Reynkor announced and once the last sword disappeared from the field Chloe drew her card.
"I drew Level Modulation! Perfect! I can bring out Silent Magician Level….oh crap, I forgot about Gold Day Swordswoman's effect." Chloe realized before looking at one of the cards he drew with Shock Draw. "But if I can make this work he's in for a world of hurt." Chloe thought before picking up five cards. "I set five cards facedown and end my turn." Chloe set the five cards and Reynkor drew his card.
"Then it's time for this duel to come to a close, Gold Day Swordswoman take out her defense!" Reynkor commanded and the swordswoman charged towards the facedown card, revealed to be Shield Warrior (3/800/1600) which was quickly destroyed. "Before you ask I am not using Red Night Swordsman's effect, I don't see much point really." Reynkor added before pointing to Gaia Knight. "Gaia Knight, attack your former mistress!" Reynkor commanded and the knight charged towards Chloe and struck her in the chest bringing her life-points down to 750. "Red Night Swordsman, finish her!" Reynkor commanded and he charged towards Chloe.
"Heh, you know you should've used Red Night Swordsman's effect when you had the chance." Chloe said with a grin and Reynkor blinked. "Why's that you ask? Well, because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to activate Confusion Chaff!" Reynkor's eyes widened as Red Night Swordsman stropped in his tracks and turned towards Gaia Knight, the horse dodged the sword swipe and Red Night Swordsman was impaled by Gaia's lance bringing Reynkor's life-points down to 7300.
"Very impressive but by forcing me to destroy my own card you've allowed me to activate this Quick Play Spell Card called Darkest before Dawn!" Reynkor played the card and it showed a scene that struck a chord with Chloe due to her recent visit to her mom's gravesite in New York, it depicted a steep hill at night where Red Night Swordsman was kneeling in front of a gravestone with Gold Day Swordswoman's name on it. "Despite what the image may imply this card can work for either of my two warriors, when one falls in battle I can ignore Gold Day Swordswoman's effect and activate this straight away, in exchange for ending my turn immediately I can bring back the destroyed monster." Reynkor explained as Red Night Swordsman reappeared on the field and Gold Day Swordswoman's attack increased to 2000, Chloe wasted no time in drawing her card once she was given the okay.
"Good because I activate another facedown card, Level Modulation and I chain it with Emergency Provisions to give my life-points a boost!" Chloe played the card and Reynkor blinked as her life-points increased to 1750.
"I know what it does but I never destroyed a Level Monster." Reynkor said as he drew twice and Gold Day Swordswoman's attack increased to 3000.
"You didn't but I discarded one for Trade-In a few turns back!" Chloe said and Reynkor's eyes widened when it dawned on him.
"That's my cue." Silent Magician said as she disappeared and reappeared on Chloe's side of the field. "I'm assuming your plan is to use your other card?"
"You got it, but due to Level Modulation I can't attack yet, I set this facedown and end my turn." Chloe realized before setting the card motioning to Reynkor to take his turn, Reynkor, though clearly nervous, nodded before drawing his card.
"I switch my monsters to defense mode and end my turn." Reynkor said and Chloe activated her card.
"But not before I activate a card Chelsea suggested for me." Chloe said as she looked at her roommate with a grin which Chelsea returned. "Go Labyrinth of Nightmare!"
"No! That automatically switches the card positions of each monster at the end phase!" Reynkor said as his monsters stood up again and Silent Magician stood up.
"And it's my move!" Chloe said as she drew her card, she added it to her hand before her facedown card flipped up. "I activate Diffusion Wave Motion!"
"Okay, when the hell did she get that card? It's one of the rarest in the game!" Theresa wondered out loud as Silent Magician charged up her staff.
"Yeah, yeah, details, details." Chloe said dismissively with a massive grin. "In exchange for giving up the thousand life-points I just gained….." Chloe said as her life-points dropped back down to 750. "My Magician can attack each monster on your side of the field."
"Aren't you forgetting something? Because you activated a Spell Card Gold Day Swordswoman's attack is the same as hers!" Reynkor protested as his swordswoman's attack increased to 3500.
"It doesn't matter, because I have one last card to play, the Spell Card Megamorph which doubles my magician's power!" Chloe activated the card and Silent Magician started glowing. "Huh, I was expecting you to double in size."
"What, in this small chamber?" Silent Magician pointed out and Chloe sweat-dropped as her monster's attack skyrocketed to 7000. "Let's end this Chloe!"
"To think I doubted you!" Chloe said with a sheepish grin before pointing to her magician. "Attack his monsters!" Chloe commanded and the magician charged up a mighty blast before unleashing it wiping out the three monsters and Reynkor's life-points in one hit. "That was way to close." Chloe breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes but you more than proved you earned the third place in the Battle City Tournament by coming back from behind like that." Reynkor said with a nod before bowing to Silent Magician who Chloe had just noticed hadn't disappeared with the other holograms. "It's been an honor serving you milady." Reynkor added before stepping through the portal, Silent Magician nodded before closing the portal behind him.
"Congratulations Marcus, Chelsea, Andreas and Lance, you all have your Duel Spirit partners guiding you through the tough times ahead, use them wisely, Brandon, Tyler, your skills will be tested at a later date." Silent Magician said before turning to Chloe. "As for you Chloe that test was to strengthen out bond, would you say it was a success."
"Yeah, I guess it was." Chloe said sheepishly before yawning. "But all this dueling has made me tired….." Chloe trailed off before it hit her. "How long have we been up?"
"About four hours." Armed Dragon answered and the student's eyes widened. "Silent Magician, do you have a spell that can get them back to their dorms?"
"Yes." Silent Magician said before noticing the looks she was getting. "I can only use this spell if I'm in the same room as the people I'm casting it on, if there was another way I would've used it." Silent Magician reassured them and the students and Hamden nodded before she started casting the spell.
*meanwhile outside the abandoned dorm*
It was fortunate for the students that they didn't have to leave on foot as the Abandoned Dorm was surrounded by the Disciplinary Action Squad and Martin, Maria, Tracy and Jeff where standing by.
"This is your last warning, either you come out now or we're coming in!" The leader of the D.A.S. shouted through a megaphone and waited a few moments. "They're not coming out."
"Go in but be careful, we suspect that a series of Shadow Duels have just taken place in there." Martin told him and the leader nodded before leading a squad down to the abandoned dorm.
"If they were caught up in a Shadow Duel let's hope that none of them where hurt." Jeff added with a sigh as the squad came back up.
"Sir, there was no trace of the students down there." The leader told him and Martin blinked. "I'm having my men check the other entrances but if we can't find them…"
"Check their dorms in the morning, if you do find them bring them to my office immediately." Martin told him and the leader nodded before running off. "Jeff, Maria, Tracy, I expect you to be in my office in the morning, if you have a class find someone to fill in for you." Martin told the other teachers who nodded before heading to their respective dorms.
*meanwhile at the Osiris Red Girl's dorm*
In the blink of an eye Chelsea and Chloe where back in their dorm rooms in the same positions they were in before the whole mess started, Chloe blinked and looked around.
"Was that a dream?" Chloe asked as she looked around, Chelsea took one look at the computer clock and shook her head.
"That was no dream, its 4:00am." Chelsea told her roommate before yawning. "And it's a perfect time to get some sleep if you ask me." Chelsea added before climbing the ladder to the top bunk, Chloe blinked in confusion.
"You're not even getting changed?" Chloe called out to her and she shook her head.
"I'm too tired for that." Chelsea said sheepishly before climbing onto the top bunk, Chloe let out a yawn and Chelsea grinned. "From the sound of it you desperately need some shut eye as well."
"Yeah, I do." Chloe said before removing her blazer. "At least we don't have class in the morning." Chloe added and Chelsea grinned.
"True enough." Chelsea agreed before taking off her blazer and hanging it over the side of the top bunk. "Good night."
"Good night." Chloe echoed before dozing off, the other students who were at the dorm where doing the same thing unaware of what awaited them in the morning.