It had been about twenty minutes since the last tournament duel of the week ended and Lance had made a quick detour to the Obelisk Blue Boy's Dorm before making his way back to his dorm, he had texted Brandon on the way over saying that he wanted to talk about something so Brandon knew that he was coming.
"It shouldn't be too hard right?" Lance thought to himself as he walked down the halls of the Obelisk Blue Boy's Dorm, according to Brandon Cameron was over at the Obelisk Blue Girl's dorm "strategizing" with Jessica and it didn't take Lance long the figure out what he meant by that, as for Thomas all he said was that Thomas was elsewhere on the island. "Not that I'm complaining, the less headaches I get before I meet Mike at the docks the better!" Lance thought before coming upon Brandon's dorm room and knocking on it.
"Come in!" A female voice rang out and Lance blinked, he recognized the voice as it was Theresa's voice but Brandon had said nothing about her being there.
"Hey Theresa, it's me." Lance said as he walked up to the door. "Is Brandon in there? And if he is how decent are you two?"
"Relax Lance, we're just adjusting my dick…err, I mean deck, deck!" Brandon called out and Lance nearly died of laughter at his slip-up. "Are you going to stand out there laughing your ass off or are you coming in?"
"And before you ask, would I have yelled "come in" if we weren't decent?" Theresa added and Lance shrugged before opening the door, fortunately for him Brandon was telling the truth as they were going through Brandon's deck. "Brandon said you were coming over."
"Yeah, that's right." Lance nodded as he paused for a bit. "Okay, I have this friend who wants to ask a girl out…."
"It's about you and Chloe isn't it?" Brandon asked and Lance face-faulted. "We saw you sitting with Chloe and Chelsea during the duels earlier."
"That was something we set up shortly after Chloe's Orichalcos Duel yesterday, figured it would be a good change of pace." Lance responded before shutting the door behind him, once Lance was back on his feet he sighed. "Thing is, since the whole incident with Chloe's dads in Battle City I've….been developing feelings for her, I've pretty much only just figured that out though."
"And you want advice on how to proceed?" Brandon asked and Lance nodded. "I'll let Theresa handle that, women's minds are too confusing for me."
"Thanks, I think." Theresa responded before walking up to Lance. "Okay, Lance, I'm going to ask you one question and I want an honest answer."
"Okay, fire away." Lance shrugged his shoulders as he awaited the older student's question.
"Why did you wait so long?" Theresa asked and Lance blinked in confusion before shaking his head.
"Like I said, I didn't realize that I was developing those kinds of feelings for her until recently." Lance answered as he leaned back on the door. "Besides that, given Chloe's history I didn't want to rush into anything."
"Okay, that's fair enough." Theresa nodded before shaking her head. "Lance, the only advice I can give you is to just go for it." Theresa added and Lance did a double take. "Girls like guys with confidence and you definitely don't lack in that department, besides in my experience most girls tend to wait for the guy to make the first move."
"I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you don't mean duel monsters." Lance responded and Theresa laughed before nodding. "Yeah but I've known Chloe for a little over a year now, I think the ship's sailed as far as making the first move goes."
"No, it hasn't." Theresa said as she shook her head. "By the time we started dating I had known Brandon for a little longer than you've known Chloe for, if anything waiting any longer will just improve the chances of Chloe getting a boyfriend before you get the chance."
"I didn't think about that." Lance commented with a frown. "I need some more time to think about this, I mean setting up a first date would be easy enough if we were on the Main Land but….maybe I can try at Summer Break?"
"By then she may be taken for." Theresa pointed out and Lance sighed in resignation. "If it helps Martin helped set up our first date when we started dating."
"Wasn't that a bit weird considering he's in his forties?" Lance asked as a large sweat-drop rolled down his head and Theresa blinked.
"Huh, never thought of it that way." Theresa admitted before shaking her head. "Not really, I mean, all he really did was give us our own table at dinner but I'll admit that that may be a bit difficult since you and Chloe are in different dorms." Theresa admitted before shaking her head. "But on the other hand I'm sure something can be arranged." Theresa added and Lance nodded. "Well I hope my advice will be helpful for you and Chloe's sake, I always thought you two made a cute couple anyway."
"Err, thanks." Lance said with a nervous laugh as he went to leave.
"By the way, I heard Mike got accepted into the school." Theresa commented as Lance opened the door and he turned to her. "If I don't see him tell him I said congrats and good luck when you see him tomorrow."
"I will do." Lance commented before leaving the dorm room, once he closed the door behind him he sighed before leaning against the wall. "Theresa's been a great help, then again she's had three boyfriends since she joined here so I shouldn't be surprised really." Lance thought as he made his way down the hall. "Still Chloe doesn't exactly share her personality so who knows how she'll react to it, I'll figure it out later." Lance decided as he left the dorm.
*the next day*
Since the Duel Academy students had weekends off the students usually used the opportunity to chill out, play some friendly games of Duel Monsters and even spend some time with their significant others, the weekends where also usually when the student's parents came to visit the students but today was the day when the new students were arriving and as a result several students where at the docks awaiting the arrivals.
"Good morning Lance." Chloe greeted him with a tired yawn as she approached him. "How long do we have to wait until the ship arrives?"
"About ten minutes according to Jeff and Hamden." Lance answered before pointing out the two teachers to Chloe. "Now I'm beginning to feel like how the students felt when we returned from Battle City."
"I know right?" Chloe asked with a grin as she turned to towards the ocean. "Any idea how many students successfully qualified?"
"Err, about twenty for Osiris Red, thirty for Ra Yellow and ten for Obelisk Blue, and yeah that's counting both the girls and boys dorms." Lance answered after thinking for a moment. "I guess our exploits in Battle City attracted a lot of students to the school."
"I had no idea you intended to tape the make-out session we walked in on." Theresa teased Lance as she and the rest of the duelists with Duel Spirit Partners walked up causing Chloe and Lance to face-fault simultaneously. "Seriously, if that is the case then I wouldn't be the least bit surprised, our performance in Battle City was practically a giant marketing campaign for Duel Academy."
"Yeah and they didn't even have to spend one cent on it." Lance grunted as he and Chloe got to their feet. "Not counting the meals out that they paid for." Lance added with a sheepish grin. "The new students should be arriving in ten minutes."
"Yeah, we heard you mention that to Chloe." Chelsea responded as she stepped forward. "I still remember the butterflies I had in my stomach when I saw the island for the first time, can't imagine how those students must feel."
"You think you were nervous? I and Chloe arrived on the island safe in the knowledge that two Obelisk Blue students wanted to duel us." Lance pointed out and Chelsea just grinned at that. "Somehow I doubt those students have that kind of pressure on them, especially since Theresa and Brandon where on the island this whole time."
"You make it sound like we want to duel every new Osiris Red and Ra Yellow student we meet." Theresa pointed out and Lance laughed nervously. "Even if we wanted too Brandon figured it would be better if we stayed on the island and prepared for the Tournament."
"Well, if you say so." Chloe responded before checking the time on her watch and turning to the others. "I'm getting a drink, you guys want anything?" Chloe asked and once the others shook their heads Chloe made her way through the crowd of students and headed to the Osiris Red Girl's Dorm.
"So…..have you told her?" Theresa asked Lance once Chloe was out of earshot and Lance shook his head.
"Haven't had a chance too, we had seen each other for the first time today a couple of minutes before you guys arrived." Lance responded as he put his hands in his pockets. "Besides I'm waiting for a time and a place that isn't as crowded."
"Okay, that's fair enough." Theresa responded as Chloe returned to the group with a can of soda in her hand, just as she returned the students spotted the ship arriving and cheered. "It shouldn't be too long now."
"Can the students please create some room on the pier so that the new students can arrive on the island?" Jeff instructed the students and they cleared as much room as they could, some students went onto the island itself whilst the others simply stayed on the dock with some students sitting on the edge. "Much better, now remember if any students ask you to direct them to their respective dorms don't hesitate to help then." Jeff added and the students nodded as the ship came to a stop next to the pier.
"I don't know about you Lance but I can't wait to see Nicola again." Andreas commented with a small smile and Lance just grinned.
"Yes, I can't wait to see you two making googily eyes at each other again." Lance responded causing Andreas to face fault. "As for me I'm just waiting for my brother to get off the ship."
"Yes, I heard that he had been accepted." Andreas responded as he got back to his feet. "In a couple of years your sister will be old enough to enroll as well, correct?"
"Yeah but she's just happy to have her older brothers in the school for now." Lance answered as the ramp lowered and the new students poured onto the pier, the Osiris Red Students got off first followed by the Ra Yellow students and the Obelisk Blue students in that order. "I don't see Mike yet….."
"BRO!" Mike's voice rang out and Lance grinned as his younger brother ran up to him. "Man, it's been so long since Battle City."
"Indeed, it's good to see you again Mike." Andreas commented before spotting Nicola in the crowd of female Osiris Red students. "Nicola, I'm over here!" Andreas called out to her and she grinned once she heard his voice and ran up to him. "How have you been since Battle City?"
"I've been good; my deck's improved a lot." Nicola said as she held up her duel disk. "What about you?"
"I can say the same really." Andreas answered before seeing Chelsea approaching them,
"So you're Andreas's long distance girlfriend huh?" Chelsea asked causing them both to face-fault, they quickly got to their feet and Chelsea laughed at the glares she got. "Relax; I'm only messing with you."
"I'm sure." Andreas said as he rolled his eyes. "Nicola, this is Chelsea, she's Chloe's roommate in Osiris Red." Andreas introduced her and the two girls shook hands. "Piece of advice, don't get on her bad side."
"Oh come on! Her temper can't be that bad, can it?" Mike asked and Lance shook his head.
"Trust me Mike; I made that mistake when I met her for the first time." Lance answered as they watched the rest of the new students pour out from the boat. "So, err, anyone up for showing them to the dorm rooms?"
"I'll show Nicola to the girl's dorm, I need to head back to the dorm anyway." Chelsea commented and Nicola grinned before following Chelsea. "So how'd you do in the test duel?" Chelsea asked as she turned to Nicola.
"I did well enough to qualify." Nicola answered as she put her hands in her blazer's pockets. "If you're asking how close the duel was, there was a fifty point difference between my score and the proctor's and we were down to our last few hundred life-points, I'm glad that I drew Amethyst Cat when I did." Nicola added and Chelsea nodded. "What about you?" Nicola asked and Chelsea sighed in annoyance.
"Look Nic, I know you're just asking and all but I'm just going to bring it to you straight." Chelsea said as she turned to Nicola. "That duel is not something I'm proud off, by the time I had won the duel I literally only had fifty life-points left and my temper had basically flown off the handle." Chelsea said as she glanced to the side. "If I had kept my temper in check I would've been put in Ra Yellow instead."
"Oh…." Nicola said as she rubbed her arm nervously. "Sorry, I didn't know."
"It's cool, just don't bring it up and you'll stay on my good side." Chelsea responded as the two girls made their way up the hill to the girl's dorm. "So you and Andreas…."
"We became close after he eliminated me from Battle City; it's kind of a long story." Nicola responded and Chelsea nodded. "What about you? You have any boyfriends?" Nicola asked and Chelsea laughed nervously.
"Kind off, I came out of the closet a couple of years back and I'm dating another girl in Osiris Red." Chelsea answered and Nicola blushed a bit. "You'll probably see her around the dorm, her name's Beth."
"Yeah, I'm sure I will." Nicola said nervously and Chelsea turned to her. "What about Chloe?"
"She's single last I checked and I don't think she's ever had a boyfriend." Chelsea responded as they approached the girl's dorm. "You know what room they stuck you in?"
"Err, hold on…." Nicola responded before checking her phone. "Yeah, room twenty six in the Osiris Red Girl's Dorm."
"I could've guessed the last part." Chelsea pointed out and Nicola just grinned at that. "Looks like you're in the dorm room next to me and Chloe's; at least I don't have too…." Chelsea trailed off when she heard a loud scream coming from the forested area. "What the hell was that?!"
"I don't know…" Nicola responded and Chelsea glanced at the other new students who were equally as confused as Nicola.
"Stay here, I'm off to investigate." Chelsea said before running off towards the source of the voice. "Wattchimera, you didn't happen to pick up any Orichalcos activity recently, right?"
"Yes, I did." Chelsea's duel monster spirit partner responded as his transparent image appeared running next to her. "It was last night after your final lesson of the day."
"And you didn't mention that sooner because…." Chelsea asked and Wattchimera sighed.
"Silent Magician thought it was a false alarm." Wattchimera admitted and Chelsea looked at him funny. "Even Duel Monster spirits are prone to mistakes."
"Whatever, just tell me if I'm going in the right direction or not." Chelsea sighed in annoyance as she neared the clearing; she could see Carmelo in the clearing and stopped to catch her breath. "Err, Carmelo right?" Chelsea asked once she caught her breath and the student looked up. "I heard a scream and I came running over.
"I'm not going to waste any time then." Carmelo responded before motioning for Chelsea to come forward, Chelsea did so but her eyes widened when she saw the unconscious and badly beaten forms of Billie Prince and Frank Goff with Orichalcos cards next to them. "I have no idea how long they've been here but I came over to apologize to Billie after my lapse of judgment cost us the duel yesterday."
"And you found her here?" Chelsea asked and Carmelo nodded. "Son of a bitch, we need to do something about those bastards!" Chelsea thought before getting her phone out. "I'm giving Martin a call, better that he finds out about this sooner rather than later, right?"
"Indeed." Carmelo agreed as she ran a hand through her hair, once Chelsea finished her phone call Carmelo sighed before turning to her. "Chelsea I realize that I came off as harsh towards the end of the match but Billie needed to understand that misplays like that wouldn't go unpunished and that I honestly thought that I could win it on my own."
"Well obviously you didn't." Chelsea said as she rolled her eyes. "Let's not focus on that for now, did you see anyone suspicious on the way over?" Chelsea asked and Carmelo thought for a moment.
"I think I saw a man and a woman wearing cloaks heading towards the island's north side." Carmelo responded after thinking for a few minutes. "Normally that would be suspicious enough given how hot the island can get but with the recent Orichalcos attacks I decided to follow them."
"What happened next?" Chelsea asked before wincing as she saw Nicola and another new Osiris Red student approaching. "You have any ideas for keeping them away?"
"We don't." Carmelo answered and Chelsea turned to her. "Look, their bound to find out at some point so why delay it?"
"Do you always think of things like that?" Chelsea asked and Carmelo just shook her head in response. "You still didn't answer my first question."
"So I didn't." Carmelo realized with a nod. "I tried to follow them but I lost them in the forested area, I was planning on reporting it to the security staff when I found them."
"Reporting what?" Nicola asked as she and the new student entered the clearing, when they saw Frank and Billie their eyes widened. "Oh god, what happened here?"
"The Orichalcos, that's what." Chelsea answered and Nicola's eyes widened even further when she heard that word. "Yeah, I thought they were defeated whilst we were being represented in Battle City but apparently we thought wrong."
"No kidding." The other Osiris Red student, a seventeen year old girl with shoulder length black hair and blue eyes answered. "The name's Makayla by the way."
"I'm Chelsea, she's Carmelo and you've already met Nicola." Chelsea introduced herself and Carmelo before motioning to Billie and Frank. "And they are Billie Prince and Frank Goff, they were in the tag tournament but their teams where already eliminated so it shouldn't affect the tournament too much."
"She called the Obelisk Blue Headmaster over before you two arrived." Carmelo added as she walked up to the two new students. "He should be over shortly."
"You called?" Martin asked as he and some EMTs entered the area with the other students with Duel Spirit Partners who were clearly concerned over the situation, the EMTs immediately set to work tending to Frank and Billie whilst Martin talked to Carmelo.
"Let me guess, Martin told you about my phone call?" Chelsea asked and the others nodded, Chelsea pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance as she glanced towards the unconscious duelists. "Just how many agents does this Santiago guy employ?!"
"That's a good question." Theresa agreed with a frown. "Where did Carmelo say see saw the Orichalcos Duelists go?"
"She said that she lost them in the North side of the island." Chelsea answered with a nod. "She didn't say where exactly except for the fact that they were in the forested area."
"That doesn't exactly narrow it down." Brandon responded with a frown. "Okay, it's obvious that we need to stop them before they capture another soul and that means we have to go there."
"Yeah because I'm sure that Martin will be just thrilled to send us out there unsupervised." Lance said sarcastically as he glanced towards Martin. "Not only are three Duel Academy students in the infirmary because of those Orichalcos Duelists but let's not forget the fact that one of our trips up there ended with us being this close to being expelled."
"Lance, aren't you forgetting something?" Chloe asked as she turned to him, she retrieved her side deck from her blazer's breast pocket and produced The Eye of Timaeus from it. "As long as I have this card we have an advantage over them."
"Not only that but we only faced expulsion in the first place because Chloe's duel spirit cast a spell that caused our duel disks to drag us to the abandoned dorm." Brandon added before sweat-dropping. "Jesus, saying that out loud makes me sound crazy!"
"Given everything that's happened since me and Chloe joined Duel Academy that sentence sounds normal compared to the stories that we'd be telling the grandkids one day." Lance pointed out and the others nodded in agreement. "But you're both right, at the same time though I think we should split up into groups of two."
"That's a good idea, we'll cover more ground and since there are two duelists we can challenge them to a tag team duel and eliminate them both." Brandon agreed with a nod. "I say we pair up Lance and Chloe, me and Theresa, Andreas and Marcus and Chelsea and Tyler, any questions?" Brandon added and once the others shook their heads they made their way out of the clearing.
*on the north side of the island*
"Two more souls for Victor's little collection." Tanner commented as she leaned against a tree, they were a little to the south of the island's volcano but still far enough so that the guards guarding the entrance wouldn't see them without leaving their posts. "Wonder how long it'll be before they wise up and start posting guards on the boarders of the island?"
"What, with this tournament going on? Not likely." Francs answered as he lit up a cigarette. "Think about it, Kaiba himself came to the island to oversee the tournament and make sure that it went smoothly, as long as we don't target duelists who haven't already been eliminated we'll be in the clear to come and go as we please."
"Yeah, but if we take out too many of them Kaiba will order the school to take immediate action to secure the safety of the remaining students, especially since they've brought in a bunch of new students." Tanner pointed out with a frown. "And that's if the parents of our victims don't beat him to the punch."
"Are you two going to keep bickering or am I going to get a chance to chime in?" Sara's voice rang out through the two duelist's earpieces and they frowned. "Here's the good news, bodies have been found but no one knows your exact location."
"And cue the bad news in five…..four…..three…..two…..one….." Francs counted down and Sara frowned.
"I was getting to that." Sara responded with a frown. "The bad news is that the bodies were discovered by Chelsea Cunningham and Carmelo Von Albert, Carmelo you don't need to worry about but Chelsea is Chloe Richardson's roommate."
"And Chloe Richardson is the current holder of The Eye of Timaeus." Tanner responded with a frown. "What do you want us to do?"
"Stick to your orders, do not target Richardson until MacLeod has finished his deck." Sara responded and the agents nodded. "As for the others, consider them a first come first serve."
"We got it." Tanner responded and Francs nodded before they hung up. "Things just got fun."
"Do we really need MacLeod to take her out?" Francs asked as he turned to her. "Even if she uses the Eye of the Timaeus it doesn't exactly guarantee victory."
"Have you seen Victor's deck?!" Tanner asked as she turned to him. "I think it's in our best interest to follow his orders and stay on his good side." Tanner added and Francs agreed with a nod.
*meanwhile*
"Okay, this is where we split off." Brandon said as the students entered the north side of the island. "Now remember, stick with the person you were paired with and be careful when approaching these duelists, we all know how dangerous the Orichalcos is."
"Indeed, I still have nightmares about the time I was trapped in it." Andreas responded with a frown as he glanced to the others. "If we find these duelists should we contact each other before confronting them?" Andreas asked and Brandon nodded.
"Yeah but do it in a low voice so that they don't hear us." Brandon responded and they nodded. "Wait until we're on the scene before confronting them, if they confront you first then we'll get there as soon as possible." Brandon added as they started walking in opposite directions. "Oh and Chloe, there's one more thing."
"What is it?" Chloe asked as she turned to Brandon.
"They may try to target you specifically due to the Legendary Dragon in your deck." Brandon answered and Chloe nodded in response. "Be careful."
"If they do it'll hardly be my first Orichalcos Duel." Chloe answered with a confident grin. "But thanks for the warning." Chloe added and Brandon nodded before the students went their separate ways, Chloe followed Lance as they walked near the area where the Abandoned Dorm was. "So, you have any ideas for what we'll do when we find these bastards?"
"Duel them and try to keep anyone else from getting hurt." Lance answered with a nod and Chloe nodded in response, they continue to walk for a few minutes and for the most part they were lost in their own thoughts. "I know this isn't the best time but we're alone out here and it'll be at least ten minutes before the others call, if I want to make my move on her it's now or never." Lance thought before turning to Chloe. "Chloe, you mind if I ask you something?"
"Sure Lance." Chloe answered with a nod and Lance hesitated.
"Err, well…." Lance trailed off before the keyboard intro to "Bye, Bye Beautiful" by Nightwish rang out indicating that he had a call. "You've got to be fucking kidding me! Who the hell is calling at this time?"
"Err, Lance, it's the early Afternoon." Chloe answered once she checked her watch but Lance ignored her before answering the phone, after talking for a few minutes Lance hung up. "Who was it?"
"Brandon, he and Theresa have found the duelists." Lance responded as he pocketed his cell-phone. "I guess my question will have to wait for another time." Lance added and Chloe nodded before they turned around and made their way to Brandon's location. "Just my luck, I go to him for advice on how to ask this girl out and he interrupts my first attempt!"
*meanwhile*
"Okay, that's everyone called." Brandon said after pocketing his cell-phone. "They should be here in a few minutes."
"Knowing Lance's luck you probably called him just as he was about to ask Chloe if she was ready to take their relationship to the next level." Theresa said as she shook her head, she glanced towards Tanner and Francs before frowning and turning to Brandon. "You want to wait for them or should we go ahead?"
"If we wait for them there's a chance that they'll get away and capture another student's soul." Brandon responded as he activated his duel disk. "I may not have known Billie and Frank that well but I'm not willing to risk that chance." Brandon added and Theresa nodded in agreement before activating her own duel disk. "By the time they arrive the duel will start, let's go!" Brandon added before leading Theresa into the clearing. "You guys don't know when to quit, don't you?"
"As long as the Orichalcos hungers for souls we'll never quit." Tanner responded as she turned to the two duelists. "Well, well, two Obelisk Blue Students are our next victims; Victor will be very pleased about this!"
"We're not your victims." Theresa said as her eyes narrowed. "We're the ones that'll stop you!" Theresa added and Tanner and Francs chuckled.
"You may have defeated our compatriots during Battle City." Francs responded with a grin. "But they are nothing compared to us."
"Those are some brave words coming from a pair of cowards who prey on innocent kids." Theresa responded as her eyes narrowed. "So who are you guys anyway?"
"If you're that eager to find out the names of the last duelists you'll ever face…." Tanner commented before removing her robe, she was a tall, good looking woman who looked like she had some Latino heritage in her blood; she had shoulder length dark brown hair and blue eyes. "I'm Rachel Tanner."
"And I'm Nelson Francs." Francs added as he removed his robe, he was around Rachel's height and had short black hair, blue eyes and was wearing all black. "Who the hell decided it would be a good idea to come to an island this hot whilst wearing robes that heavy? We may as well have been dueling over that damn volcano!"
"I don't care, as long as the pay's good." Rachel responded before turning to Brandon and Theresa. "And if you think that you're in for an easy time in this match then you can think again!"
"Like you we don't care." Brandon responded as he and Theresa activated their duel disks, Rachel and Nelson did likewise and Brandon glanced at Theresa. "By the way Theresa, what deck did you bring?"
"I brought my dark attribute deck." Theresa answered as the four duelists drew their opening hands. "Since we were hunting two duelists I figured I'd bring it so that we can have some synergy in our decks."
"Good call." Brandon answered with a nod before turning to them. "Okay, Theresa's going first then Rachel, then me and finally Nelson, any objections?" Brandon asked and once the others shook their heads Theresa drew her card.
"I have no idea what decks these guys run; unlike the guy Chloe dueled the other day no one has seen these guys in action besides their victims." Theresa thought before looking at her drawn card. "Not bad." Theresa thought before playing the card. "I start with the Spell Card Allure of Darkness; as long as I banish one dark type monster from my hand in return this card will let me draw two cards." Theresa played the card and quickly drew her two cards; she pocketed one monster in her hand and shuffled the other cards into her hand. "I set two cards facedown and a monster in defense mode!" Theresa announced as the three cards appeared on the field. "And end my turn at that."
"Is that all?" Rachel taunted her as she drew her card. "I was expecting more from the girl who took second place in Battle City but I guess that was a fluke." Rachel added before looking at the card she had drawn. "I play a Spell Card of my own, Terra-Forming! As I'm sure you both know this lets me add a Field Spell Card to my hand."
"Yes and we also know what card you'll be adding to your hand." Brandon grunted as Rachel picked up and searched through her deck, once she found the card she was looking for she added it to her hand and shuffled her deck. "You aren't exactly the first Orichalcos Duelist to use that combo you know."
"Why fix what isn't broken? I activate the Seal of the Orichalcos!" Rachel played the card and the two Obelisk Blue students braced themselves as the seal encircled them, soon enough the Orichalcos pentagram appeared on the heads of Rachel and Nelson and they grinned evilly. "Now the real duel begins!"
"You realize that once you lose you'll just become another soul in Victor's collection right?" Brandon asked and their eyes narrowed. "I mean honestly, why else would he bring in a pair of common thugs like you two?"
"These common thugs happen to be two of the best duelists in his employ." Nelson retorted as his eyes narrowed. "That's a fact that you'll find out for yourselves as the duel progresses."
"Enough talk, I still have a move to do!" Rachel responded as she picked up a card. "And I start with Heavy Storm! Say good-bye to your face-down cards Theresa!" Rachel played the card and Theresa braced herself as a storm washed over the field destroying them both.
"You realize that if you had waited a turn you could've taken out any other traps they had set, right?" Nelson asked and Rachel just grinned.
"Watch and learn Nelson." Rachel responded before picking up a card. "Now for my opening move I summon Bujin Yamato!" Rachel played the card and a new monster appeared on the field, it was a tall humanoid in red, gold and black armor (4/1800/200) and its attack increased to 2300 thanks to the seal. "I set a card facedown and end my turn." Rachel said before grinning. "But not before activating Yamato's effect, during my end phase I can add one Bujin monster from my deck to my hand as long as I can discard a card in return." Rachel explained before picking up and searching through her deck, once she found the card she was looking for she added it to her hand, shuffled the deck and subsequently discarded the card she retrieved.
"What the….she didn't even attempt to hide that the card she discarded was the one she searched for." Brandon thought as he drew his card. "That probably means that that monster can do a lot more damage in the graveyard." Brandon thought before looking over his hand. "I've been waiting for a chance to use this card; I summon Gaia, Knight of Polar Knights!" Brandon played the card and a new monster appeared on the field, it was similar to the famous Gaia the Fierce Knight in appearance but the knight's armor was jet black whilst the horse was white with a gold mane (4/1600/1200).
"Oh look, another Gaia monster." Rachel said with a scoff. "Am I supposed to be impressed?"
"I'm not done, next I activate a Spell Card called Double Summon, and with this I can have one more Normal Summon this turn so I think I'll use that effect on Maiden of Macabre!" Brandon played the card and the sinister scythe wielding geisha appeared on the field (4/1700/0). "But she won't be on the field for long, I tribute her to activate Gaia's effect!" Brandon announced as Maiden of Macabre disappeared from the field. "Using this effect I can add one Level Four Light Type Monster from my deck to my hand but like Yamato's effect I have to discard a card from my hand in return."
"Hmmm, Brandon told me he had modified his deck so that it's more Chaos oriented." Theresa thought as Brandon searched through his deck, once he found the card he was looking for he added it to his hand and discarded a card. "Time will tell if the modifications make it stronger or weaker but regardless he's already managed to set up his graveyard for Dark Armed Dragon's summon, just have to wait for his knight to bite the dust."
"I set three cards facedown and end my turn." Brandon set the card down and Nelson grinned before drawing a card.
"About time, now let's see what I can do!" Nelson commented before looking at his drawn card. "I activate the Continuous Spell Card Call of the Mummy!" Nelson announced as the card appeared on the field. "Now as I don't have a monster on my side of the field this spell card will let me Special Summon a Zombie Type monster….."
"And you can only use it once per turn." Theresa pointed out and Nelson frowned. "I run a Zombie Deck among the many decks that I own, I pretty much know the effects of the key cards in a Zombie Deck like the back of my hand." Theresa added and Nelson's eyes narrowed.
"Stupid, annoying little know-it-all…." Nelson muttered under his breath before picking up a card. "You may know that but I can guarantee you that you've never faced a deck like mine before! I summon Vampire Sorcerer by the effect of Call of the Mummy!" Nelson played the card and a new monster appeared on the field, it was a tall man with grey skin, green hair and he was wearing a sorcerer's outfit (4/1500/1500).
"So the Vampires finally make an appearance." Brandon thought as his eyes narrowed. "I remember reading up on them whilst I was researching replacements for Sangan, apparently they, along with the Ghostricks Chloe's opponent used in her last duel, was designed to slow the next format down."
"But my sorcerer won't be staying around." Nelson added as the monster's attack increased to two-thousand thanks to the seal. "For my normal summon I tribute him to summon Vampire Dragon!" Nelson played the card and Vampire Sorcerer vanished from the field, in its place stood a large, one eyed dragon with vampire fangs (5/2400/0) and its attack increased to 2900 thanks to the Seal.
"Your monster may be strong but strength isn't everything." Brandon pointed out and Nelson grinned before playing another card.
"Who said I was done? Next I activate Foolish Burial to send one monster from my deck to the graveyard." Nelson played the card and picked up his deck before searching through his deck, once he found the card that he was looking for he sent it to the graveyard and shuffled his deck. "But that monster won't be in the graveyard for long, it's a monster known as Mezuki and as I'm sure you know by removing him from play I can Special Summon another Zombie from my graveyard." Nelson pocketed the monster and retrieved Vampire Sorcerer from the graveyard before playing it, soon enough the vampire returned to the field with his power boost intact.
"Two powerful monsters and they likely have powerful effects to go with it." Brandon thought as his eyes narrowed. "Fortunately that move left him with two cards in his hand, unless it's a trap or a Spell Card Theresa's move should be starting soon."
"I set two cards facedown." Nelson announced as the facedown card appeared on the field behind Vampire Sorcerer. "And I end my turn." Nelson announced and Theresa drew her card.
"Bujins and that new Vampire Archetype, I can see why Billie and Frank where defeated." Theresa thought as she looked over her hand. "Bujins have been wreaking havoc in the Pro-Leagues since Battle City and Vampires aren't even supposed to be released until the same set that contains the Ghostricks." Theresa thought before making a move.
"I may have two Darks in my graveyard but I want to take my new monsters for a test run before I summon Dark Armed Dragon." Brandon thought as he looked over his hand. "Here's hoping Theresa doesn't screw things up too much for me."
"I activate my Trap Card Reckless Greed!" Theresa said as he trap card flipped up. "I may lose my next two draw phases but since I get to draw two cards that's not an issue." Theresa added before drawing her two cards and sending her trap to the graveyard. "That was a big risk but here's hoping it's worth it." Theresa thought before playing a card. "And I will now tribute my facedown monster to summon Dark General Freed!" Theresa played the card and the zombiefied general appeared on the field (5/2300/1700).
"Damn, her new monster's stronger than my sorcerer!" Nelson thought as his eyes narrowed. "At least she can't use his effect since it requires a draw phase."
"Freed, I hope you brought some garlic and a cross because I want you to attack Vampire Sorcerer!" Theresa commanded and the general drew his sword….
"I'll have you know that the story about garlic being harmful to vampires is just that, a story!" Nelson said as his trap card flipped up. "But even if it wasn't my Negate Attack trap card will protect my monsters!" Nelson added as Freed's sword bounced off of a forcefield.
"I set a card facedown and end my turn." Theresa announced and Rachel grinned before drawing her card.
"Good because now I can use the effect of the monster I discarded last turn." Rachel said before retrieving the card. "I remove Bujin Quilin from play so that I destroy Dark General Freed!" Rachel announced before showing the monster (4/1600/900) and pocketing it, soon afterworlds a transparent image of an armored horse with a sword for a face appeared on the field long enough to run through Freed. "Now I activate a Spell Card that I know you're familiar with and a card that I know my partner will find useful, Multi-Earth!"
"I should've known you'd be sharing your cards." Brandon commented as the Spell Card appeared on the field.
"Yeah, but why shouldn't we? We already share the Seal of the Orichalcos!" Rachel responded before pointing to Theresa. "Now Yamato, attack her life-points directly and draw first…." Rachel never finished her command as an ear-piercing screech rang out drowning out her voice. "What the hell?"
"You're not the only one with a Spell Card but in my case it was a Quick Play Spell Card known as Command Silencer!" Theresa explained as she pointed to the card's hologram. "Your attack is negated and I get to draw an extra card!" Theresa added before drawing another card.
"Fine, you've managed to save yourself for now." Rachel said before looking over her hand. "I end my turn but at the same time I activate the effect of Yamato!" Rachel added before picking up and searching through her deck again, once she found the card she needed she added it to her hand and discarded another card.
"Then it's my draw!" Brandon said as he drew his card. "Okay, I know that that monster she retrieved likely wasn't another copy of Quilin, otherwise she would've discarded it like she did with the last copy, still that doesn't mean that the second card she discarded wasn't a copy of that monster." Brandon thought before looking at his drawn card. "I start with my Spell Card Allure of Darkness!" Brandon played the card and drew two cards before banishing another.
"Yawn, that thing's pretty much a staple of Dark Type decks." Nelson said as he yawned. "Why don't you show us something we haven't seen before?"
"Ask and you'll receive." Brandon said before playing another card. "I summon Gaia, Knight of White Nights!" Brandon played the card and another knight appeared on the field, this one had white armor and was riding a white horse with a golden mane (4/1600/1200). "And now I activate his effect, to do so I have to banish one dark type monster from my graveyard," Brandon said as he retrieved Maiden of Macabre and pocketed the monster.
"Am I supposed to be worried?" Nelson asked with a cocky smirk….which quickly disappeared when Vampire Sorcerer doubled over in pain as it's attack dropped back down to 1500.
"I think I just gave you a reason to be worried because your monster's now lost five-hundred attack points until your next end phase!" Brandon announced before activating his trap. "But before I do anything else I activate my trap card DNA Transplant, with this I change the attributes of all monsters on the field to light types!"
"And what's the point of that?" Nelson asked as his eyes narrowed.
"Let me show you, I activate the effect of White Nights but to do so I have to tribute my Polar Knight." Brandon announced as the first knight vanished. "This effect is pretty much Polar Knight's effect applied to Light Type monsters." Brandon added as he searched through his deck and added the card that he was looking for to his hand. "But he's not gone for long; I activate Call of the Haunted to bring back Polar Knight!"
"What? Are you going to use the same effect twice?" Nelson asked as the knight returned to the field.
"No, unlike you guys the new cards I use aren't broken, in other words I can only use each monster's effect once per turn." Brandon said before his final trap flipped up. "But first I activate my third trap card, Exchanging First Light and Twilight!" Brandon said as the card flipped up. "I can only use each effect once per turn but I'll use them to great effect."
"And what are these effects?" Rachel demanded and Brandon grinned.
"I can only use it once per turn but unlike my monsters I can only use it once, in this case I can send one light Warrior-Type monster from your hand to the Graveyard so that I can then add one dark Warrior-Type monster of the same Level as the sent monster from your Deck to my hand." Brandon explained before picking up a card. "And in this case I'll discard Jain, Lightsworn Paladin (4/1800/1200) from my hand and add a Level Four Dark Type monster in his place." Brandon announced before discarding the card, searching through his deck and adding the card he was looking for to his hand.
"Wait, he's actually using Goldsmith's cards." Theresa thought as she thought back to Brandon's last duel during their stay in New York. "I can see why since a card that mills is a great help in a Chaos Deck but does he remember what the Lightworns almost did to him?" Theresa thought as she looked at her boyfriend with a look of concern on her face.
"Okay, I think I've dragged this out long enough, White Knight, attack Vampire Sorcerer!" Brandon commanded as the knight charged forward.
"Oh you're finally attacking? Sorry I was daydreaming!" Nelson taunted him as he activated his trap. "I activate Vampire Shift; with this I can activate one Field Spell from my deck!" Nelson said as he played the card. "Welcome to the Vampire Kingdom!"
"I knew things were going too smoothly." Brandon commented as the scenery changed to a large, eerie looking city with a blood red moon over it.
"You don't know the half of it, you see as long as Vampire Kingdom's in play my zombies gain five-hundred attack points during damage calculation!" Nelson explained and Brandon's eyes widened as his knight was consumed by a swam of bats bringing his life-points down to seventy-six hundred life-points.
"I end my turn with a facedown card." Brandon said as he set the card. "But that's not all, the monster I just banished was D.D. Scout Plane and during the end phase of the turn he was banished he's special summoned back to the field." Brandon added as the small plane appeared on the field (2/800/1200) and once it was on the field Nelson drew his card.
"Now I could attack Brandon's remaining monsters and leave his field wide open for Rachel…." Nelson said as he added the card he had drawn to his hand. "But where's the fun in that? First I activate Dark Gate of Reincarnation!" Nelson played the card which depicted several zombie monsters coming through a portal. "Since I have two Zombies on my side of the field I can now draw until I have six cards in my hand."
"Another card I've never heard off and smart money says that it has no drawback." Brandon thought as Nelson drew his six cards. "Knew it, it's just another broken card that's most likely custom made."
"These cards will come in handy later especially my second copy of Vampire Shift." Nelson thought before shuffling around his deck. "Now onto business, Vampire Dragon, Vampire Sorcerer, attack Theresa's life-points directly!" Nelson commanded as the two monsters charged towards Theresa….
"Unfortunately for you I came prepared!" Theresa said as she played a card. "And thanks to Battle Fader's effect I can Special Summon him and end your Battle Phase!" Theresa played the card and the small clock like fiend appeared on the field (1/0/0) blocking the charge of the much stronger monsters. "Like it or not it'll take a lot more than those two monsters to beat us!"
"I set a card facedown and end my turn." Nelson announced and once the card appeared on the field Theresa started her turn.
"Brandon's move gave them a slight lead but as long as I can protect my life-points we'll be safe." Theresa thought as she looked over her hand. "I won't be able to do my Draw Phase for another turn but there's more than one way to draw a card." Theresa thought before playing a card. "I activate my Spell Card Power of One!" Theresa played the card which depicted Attack Gainer glowing with energy. "This requires that I tribute a level one monster with no attack or defense points." Theresa explained as Battle Fader vanished from the field and she pocketed the monster due to its effect. "In return I get to draw two cards." Theresa added before drawing twice.
"I hope she knows what she's doing." Brandon thought as she looked over her hand. "She could've used Battle Fader in a tribute summon instead but I guess she has her own idea."
"I set two cards facedown." Theresa said as her two facedowns appeared on the field. "And I end my turn at that."
"That's all? How pathetic, I thought Obelisk Blue students were supposed to be the best students in the school but I guess not!" Rachel taunted her as she drew her card. "But then again your parents probably brought your way into that dorm anyway."
"Okay first off I earned my place in this dorm and my right to wear this blazer the old fashioned way, besides my mom's a cop and a single mom of two, she could barely afford to send me here." Theresa responded as her eyes narrowed. "And whilst what you just said is true in Brandon's case it's worth noting that he wanted to earn his place in this dorm as well."
"If that makes you feel any better than…..actually I don't care either way, Yamato, attack her life-points directly!" Rachel commanded and the warrior charged towards Theresa who braced herself, the attack hit bringing Theresa's life-points down to fifty-seven hundred. "If you did fight your way up the ranks then the standards in this school must be at an all-time low!"
"Actually there's a reason I took the hit." Theresa responded with a wince as her trap card flipped up, the attack knocked her ponytail lose letting her shoulder length hair flow down. "And that reason is called Damage Gate! Since I just took twenty-three hundred points of damage this trap will let me Special Summon a monster with an attack equal or less than the damage I just took so welcome back Dark General Freed!" Theresa played the card and the zombiefied general returned to the field.
"Powerful monster or not you and your boyfriend are still behind in life-points." Rachel pointed out with a grin. "I end my turn thus activating Yamato's effect again!"
"And it also allows me to activate the effect of my other Trap Card Shock Draw!" Theresa activated the trap and went to draw her cards. "Since I just took two thousand points of damage I get to draw two cards!" Theresa added as she drew her cards.
"Your annoyingly persistent, you know that right?" Rachel asked and Theresa frowned.
"Here's one other thing you need to know about me, I may be in Obelisk Blue but as a former Osiris Red and Ra Yellow student I know how tough they have it and I go out of my way to help them." Theresa said as her eyes narrowed. "And as long as bullies like you two continue to make their lives hell I will continue to fight for them!" Theresa added before looking at her drawn cards. "Okay, I drew my copy of Caius and….."
*in the duel monster spirit world*
"What…..what the….." Theresa thought as she looked around, she was at the same temple Chloe was at when she received Timeaus and was looking around confused. "Where am I? What happened to the duel?"
"You will return to the duel momentarily Theresa." Armed Dragon Level 10 said as he landed next to his protégé. "But your time has come! Welcome to the Duel Monster Spirit World."
"This is the Spirit World?" Theresa asked as she looked around. "It's beautiful but why am I here? I have a duel to win."
"Do you remember when Chloe got the Eye of Timaeus?" Armed Dragon asked and Theresa nodded before it hit her.
"I'm about to receive a Legendary Dragon?" Theresa asked and Armed Dragon nodded. "So, I just have to go through there?"
"Indeed, I will not be able to accompany you due to my size but they are expecting you." Armed Dragon told her and Theresa nodded before entering the temple and seeing Dark Magician Girl waiting for her.
"There isn't a moment to lose Theresa." Dark Magician Girl told her and Theresa nodded before following her to a dragon's statue encased in ice with a sword sticking out. "Freeing that sword will grant you the ability to use the Fang of Critius."
"Knowing my life-point situation at the moment I need all the help I can get." Theresa said as she approached the sword. "And Chloe, she's come a long way since she joined Duel Academy but it wouldn't be fair to expect her to face this threat as the lone duelist with a Legendary Dragon!" Theresa said as she grabbed onto the handle and started pulling with all her strength. "Come on Theresa! The other students are counting on you!" Theresa thought as she pulled the sword free.
*back at the duel*
"And I end my turn." Nelson announced and Theresa blinked as she came too, she was on her backside courtesy of an attack and she looked around, Brandon now had Caius the Shadow Monarch on his side of the field in D.D. Scout Plane's place and DNA Transplant was gone.
"Brandon has two extra cards in his hand so he probably destroyed it himself with Magic Planter." Theresa thought as she got to her feet, she didn't bother to draw knowing that she couldn't due to Reckless Greed and had a look at her life-points showing that it was at eight hundred. "What just happened?"
"You weren't paying attention?" Brandon asked and Theresa shook her head. "Okay, I began my turn by activating Magic Planter and destroying DNA Transplant, after that I sacrificed Scout Plane to summon Caius banishing Vampire Dragon and used MST to destroy Vampire Kingdom, then brought Nelson's life-points down to four thousand thanks to the attacks of my remaining knight and Caius, I used Exchange to discard another Light Type Monster and ended my turn."
"Bringing back my monsters was easy enough and so was attacking your life-points." Nelson commented with a cocky smirk. "So you ready to give up yet?"
"No." Theresa said as she picked up a card. "I'm ready to defeat you and it starts with this!" Theresa played the card and Rachel and Nelson laughed. "For Frank, for Billie, for Sarah, I ACTIVATE THE FANG OF CRITIUS!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" Rachel and Nelson yelled out simultaneously and Theresa turned to Brandon.
"I'm going to need Exchanging First Light and Twilight Brandon." Theresa told him and Brandon nodded.
"I have everything I need in my graveyard, feel free." Brandon told her and the trap card vanished.
"I fuse my monster with this Trap Card….." Theresa said as a card popped out of her extra deck. "That's not a sentence I ever expected to say in my career as a duelist." Theresa thought as she played a card. "And I do this in order to summon the mighty Twilight Dragon to the field in attack mode!" Theresa played the card and a new monster appeared on the field, it was a huge purple dragon with long fangs and blue eyes (8/2500/2000).
"The Fang of Crittius…..they…..they have TWO LEGENDARY DRAGONS!" Rachel thought as she started sweating bullets. "Nelson, you have something that you can do, right?"
"I've never even HEARD of that card before, how am I supposed to do anything about it?!" Nelson demanded with a gulp. "Besides my Vampire Dragon's stronger!"
"But its base attack isn't." Theresa said before wincing as her life-points dropped to four hundred. "By cutting my life-points in half I can destroy all monsters my opponents control as long as their base attack is lower than my dragon's attack!" Theresa explained and their eyes widened as the dragon breathed fire at the two duelists destroying all their monsters. "In exchange for that my dragon can't attack." Theresa said as her eyes narrowed. "But my other monsters can! First I Special Summon Caligo Claw Crow by his effect!" Theresa played the card and the small purple crow appeared on the field (2/800/800). "But I have no intention of keeping him around! Because I tribute him to summon my own Caius the Shadow Monarch!"
"No! NO!" Nelson yelled out as the small crow disappeared and the monarch appeared in its place. "I need Battle Fader and I need it now! Where the hell is it?"
"Caius, Dark General Freed, finish him off!" Theresa commanded and Nelson could only watch as the two monsters launched their attacks at him bringing his life-points down to zero. "This is your last chance Rachel." Theresa said as the seal closed in around Nelson who was clearly panicking. "You either surrender…." Theresa trailed off as a blood curdling scream echoed out from Nelson's lips. "Or you share his fate."
"I'll never surrender!" Rachel said as she drew her card. "I set this facedown and summon another Yamato to end my turn." Rachel announced and once her cards appeared on the field Brandon drew his card. "That Twilight Dragon's effect doesn't affect my traps and not even the mighty Crittius can withstand Mirror Force!"
"I start with Heaven's Lost Property!" Brandon played the card and all three remaining duelists drew three and discarded two. "Next I activate my Spell Card Night Beam!" Brandon played the card and to Rachel's horror her trap card shattered. "Think of this card like MST except it can only target facedown cards and cards can't be activated in response to it." Brandon said before grinning.
"What are you happy about? I'll still have life-points when all is said and done!" Rachel demanded and Brandon's grin grew wider.
"Now I have six cards in my graveyard, three light types and three dark types, and my new monster requires that I remove from play all of one type." Brandon said as he retrieved the three light type monsters and pocketed them. "I was saving this for my next tournament match but I guess now is as good a time as any, I summon Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Twilight!"
"They made a new Black Luster Soldier card?!" Theresa realized as Brandon played the card, the monster looked like Black Luster Soldier but its armor was gold in color and it glared at Rachel (8/3000/2500).
"I was just as surprised as you were but after reading its effect I had to add it." Brandon explained before turning to Rachel. "Whilst this card is on the field it's also treated as a Light Type monster and depending on what attributes I used to summon it I get one of two effects, if I used Dark Type monsters I'd get to banish a random card in your hand facedown until the end phase."
"And what about light types?" Rachel asked with a gulp.
"Since I used light types I get to banish one monster on your side of the field face-up!" Brandon explained and Rachel's eyes widened as Yamato vanished. "And here's the kicker, the monster I drew with Heaven's Lost Property? It requires exactly three dark type monsters."
"Don't tell me you mean….." Rachel trailed off as Dark Armed Dragon appeared above the field. "No! No!"
"Typical, you two are nothing but cowards and bullies." Brandon said as he pointed to her. "I know someone is monitoring this duel so he/she can take this message to their boss when they see him next! Duel Academy is not going to sit idly by and let you attack its students! Bring it on next time because we'll be ready for you!" Brandon said with a grin. "Caius, Black Luster Soldier, Dark Armed Dragon, finish her!" Brandon commanded and the three monsters launched their attacks at Rachel bringing her life-points down to zero.
"That was a great duel guys!" Chloe's voice rang out and the two duelists looked up and saw the other students there, they were about to ask why they hadn't spoken up when they saw Martin.
"I heard you plan to attack those two." Martin said as his eyes narrowed. "But now that we have two of the dragons we'll be ready for anything, that said don't do anything this reckless again."
"You got it." Brandon said with a nod and Theresa nodded in agreement as she retrieved her ponytail. "Are you going to be okay Theresa?"
"I'll live." Theresa said as she glanced towards Rachel and Nelson. "But unless we stop those bastards soon Duel Academy is going to be a lot emptier."
"Indeed." Martin agreed with a sigh. "Oh yes, be sure to check Duel Academy's website tomorrow morning students, the new banlist is being released then."
"Oh joy; I wonder how it will screw up my deck this time." Brandon grunted as he followed the other students out of the clearing.
*elsewhere*
"Two Legendary Dragons have revealed themselves Victor." Sarah said as she yelled down the earpiece. "It's only going to be a matter of time before the third one reveals its self so I say we drop the hired help and deal with them directly!"
"And risk my company? I don't think so." Victor responded with a frown. "My lawyers are currently making the arrangements so that I can give control of the company to the board of directors but as talented as they are it's a slow process, until then I can't confront them, come back to HQ at once."
"I got it." Sarah responded as she looked towards Duel Academy Island. "Chloe Richardson may have Timeaus but she doesn't have the skill needed to use it." Sarah thought with a frown. "I'll duel her soon enough, and after that my beloved step-sister will finally meet her match!"