Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Academy
Chapter 2
An Obelisk Blue's Strength
Duels continued to reign on the ship throughout the night as duelists were too eager to get the dueling year underway. Even Mikee and his friend, Neo entered a couple more duels and still won. It finally quieted down outside as people were able to sleep without yells and shouts. Inside Mikee's room, he was looking through the cards he owned in his deck. The duel he had with Luna, he wasn't able to bring out his greater cards. Luck would seem to have it that the hands and cards he had wouldn't bring out the best in his Synchrons. He had to build a better deck though for the tournament at the school, the Representation Tournament.
It was a tournament the school hosted for all the students. Every year, the teachers and the students would enter a competition where the strongest duelists would duel for their school's reputation. He remembered that last year. It gained him some of the popularity he had as he was one of the finalists, but didn't win.
He remembered it from last year as he was in the Slifer Red class. Among the finalists were his buddy Neo and Tigara, who Tigara was the one he faced in the finals and ultimately lost. He fought with all his might with his deck, but Tig ultimately won.
"It's my turn! Draw!" Mikee yelled as he remembered the match clearly. He was down to 1800 LP while Tig had just 500. Three cards remained in his hand while Tig had two. She had a face-down monster while he had Junk Gardna in Defense Mode. Junk Gardna is a Level 6 Synchro EARTH monster with 1400 ATK and 2600 DEF. Mikee looked to Tig as she was in a Ra Yellow uniform at the time while he was in a fresh Slifer Red.
"Since I have no Spells or Traps on my field, I'm able to bring back my Treeborn Frog from the Graveyard!" Mikee declared as he summoned the same Level 1 frog from before. Tig didn't look happy as he summoned his Junk Synchron to the field. "With my Junk Synchron's ability, I'm able to pull a Level 2 or lower monster from my Graveyard! The monster I choose is my Formula Synchron!" He declared as his machine came into the field in Defense Mode. Junk Gardna glowed as a small star came from it. A bug came from his Graveyard and ate the star. "By lowering the level of my Junk Gardna by one Junk Gardna: Level 5, I can Special Summon my Level Eater from the Graveyard!" Mikee declared as the bug appeared on the field. Level Eater is a Level 1 DARK Insect monster with 600 ATK and 0 DEF. Tigara looked a little nervous as Mikee held his hand up.
"Time for a Synchro Summon! I tune my Level 5 Junk Gardna with my Level 3 Junk Synchron! Calling forth the legendary dragon of the stars, come ensure my victory! Synchro Summon! Stardust Dragon!" Mikee declared as a huge, glittering white Dragon roared onto the field, the crowd of students cheering for the appearance of the monster. Stardust Dragon is a Level 8 Synchro WIND Dragon with 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.
"I'm not done!" Mikee declared as his Formula Synchron flew in the air and transformed for a Synchro Summon. "I tune my new Level 8 Stardust Dragon with my Level 2 Formula Synchron! Acceling beyond the speed of sound, break through your limits! Accel Synchro! Come forth, Shooting Star Dragon!" Mikee called forth as a huge pillar of light came forth as a new white dragon took its place along with his Treeborn Frog and Level Eater. It roared at Tigara as it prepared for an attack. Shooting Star Dragon is a Level 10 Synchro WIND Dragon with 3300 ATK and 2500 DEF. She stood back without flinching as Mikee pointed at her face-down. "Battle! Shooting Star Dragon, attack her face-down monster!"
The dragon roared in response and rose up into the air as it dive-bombed into her card, causing an explosion as she guarded. A huge turtle with a pyramid on its back was destroyed as Tig smiled at this. "You attacked into my Pyramid Turtle. When my zombie monster is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a Zombie monster with 2000 or less Defense from my Deck!" She declared as her choice was made. A skeletal creature appeared into the field in Defense mode. It was known as Ryu Kokki. Ryu Kokki is a Level 6 DARK Zombie monster with 2400 ATK and 2000 DEF. Mikee ended his turn as Tigara drew her card.
A smile came across her face as she was ready to put her plan into motion. "You may have summoned up a powerful card, but I have something just as powerful! If you think you're the only one who can summon a powerful Dragon, you're dead wrong! I summon my Plaguespeader Zombie!" Tigara called forth a smaller purple-ish zombie with a rotting face. Plaguespreader Zombie is a Level 2 Zombie Tuner with 400 ATK and 200 DEF.
"Let's see you try and stop this beast! I tune my Level 6 Ryu Kokki with my Level 2 Plaguespreader Zombie!" Tigara declared as the smaller zombie screeched out and became the Tuner rings as Ryu Kokki rose up and became stars. "From the darkness of the underworld, the king rises to rule the world in eternal darkness! I Synchro Summon Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons!" Tigara called forth as a huge two-headed snake-like dragon came out of the light, both its heads roaring at Shooting Star Dragon. Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons is a Level 8 DARK Synchro Dragon with 3000 ATK and 3000 DEF.
"Now, I'll go on the offensive! Beelze, attack Mikee's Level Eater!" She commanded as it breathed a dark flame onto his bug, destroying it. She set a card and ended her turn.
Mikee drew his card as he didn't need to see the card. His dragon was strong enough to take on her monster. "I'm going straight to the Battle Phase! Go, my Shooting Star Dragon! Attack her Beelze!" Mikee commanded as Shooting Star dove at the dragon as it tried to fire back, but it was futile as the attack still went through, an explosion enveloped the field. Tigara did not flinch as her Life Points dropped. Tigara: 200 LP
"Take that!" Mikee proudly boated as the smoke cleared and his accomplishment was shot down when her dark dragon still remained. It was glowing as well. "You idiot, maybe you should know, my Beelze cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. Also, when I take damage from any attack or even effect damage, Beelze gains ATK equal to that in which I've lost!" Tigara explained as she pointed to her growing dragon. Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons' ATK: 3300 She pushed back her hair as Mikee had to end his turn.
"It's time I finish this duel. It's my turn! I activate my face-down, Breakthrough Skill! With this, I target your Shooting Star Dragon! With this, I can negate the effects of your monster for this turn! But I'm not stopping there either. From my hand, I activate the Spell Card, Book of Life!" Tigata activated as a green book rose from the ground in front of her. "With the Book of Life, I can revive one of my Zombie monsters from the Graveyard by banishing one monster from your Graveyard. The one I choose to revive is my Ryu Kokki! My target to banish is none other than your Stardust Dragon!" Tigara commanded as she pointed to Mikee's duel disk. Stardust was pulled from the Graveyard as the book opened and the zombie monster crawled out onto the field.
"As you like to say, I'm not done yet! By placing a card from my hand on top of my deck, I can Special Summon my Plaguespreader Zombie from the Graveyard!" She commanded as her purple zombie returned to the field. All her monsters were in Attack mode as all he had was his Shooting Star and Treeborn Frog. She was going on the offensive and he couldn't do anything about it.
"First off, Plaguespreader Zombie, attack his Treeborn Frog!" Tigara commanded as the purple zombie rushed up close and clawed the Treeborn Frog in half, destroying it.
"Now, Beelze, destroy his Shooting Star Dragon!" She ordered her dragon as both of them entered battle, but thanks to Beelze not being able to be destroyed by battle, it remained on the field as his dragon was destroyed. Mikee looked defeated as her Ryu Kokki went in for the direct attack on his Life Points.
Mikee snapped out of it as he looked at his cards. Sure, in his Extra Deck he still ran the Shooting Star Dragon and Stardust Dragon along with the excess amount of Synchron Warriors, but he needed to find a certain card to complete the Extra Deck. This year, it'll be different. I've been perfecting my strategies and countering a ton of stuff. I'll make it to the top this year and win it all. Mikee thought as he put away his cards and noticed how late it was outside. If he didn't get some sleep, it'll be hard to stay awake for the opening ceremonies.
Morning soon rose for the future students on the ship as everyone was out and about. Of course, there were some duels, but it wasn't as frequent as yesterday. The new students were more chatty and some seemed nervous. Neo himself was at the front of the ship, looking as the island was in the distance. It wasn't long before a new school year began, which meant duels and school lessons. Things were going to be different this year since the new cards are coming as well as a new banlist for the cards currently in play.
"Neo, morning." A voice asked the duelist as he turned to see one of his other friends, Cryo. He was a fellow Obelisk Blue student as he was a somewhat tall individual with sky-blue hair and blue eyes. He wore the Obelisk Blue coat paired with black jeans. On his face was two identical blue tattoos.
"Oh, hey Cryo. Long time no see. How are things?" Neo asked.
"Things are...okay, I guess. Have you seen Tigara anywhere? I wanted to duel her. A rematch, so to speak." He asked. Neo remembered that for the semi-finals, he was the one who faced against Tig in the tournament. If he remembered correctly, Cryo liked to run dinosaur-themed decks. He put up a great fight against Tigara, but he ultimately lost to her Zombies. He shook his head to Cryo's question. "Nope, I haven't seen her since last night." He mentioned.
"You need something?" Someone asked from behind the both of them as the mentioned female was there with a hand on her hip. She was looking at Cryo when she asked this as he glared back at her.
"Yes, I want to duel you. It's been forever since we last dueled after the tournament last year. It gives me and my new Dinosaurs a chance to see if you got better." Cryo asked. She thought about this for a moment as the island was coming up on the horizon. It was still distant, but viewable. If they entered a long duel, it would be interupted mid-way. She smiled a bit, seeing if she could beat a now Obelisk Blue student in a quick duel.
"Sure, I'll take you on. We won't have much time though. Think you can try and beat me before we reach the island?" Tig challenged Cryo as she pulled out her Duel Disk. Cryo didn't have to answer as his Duel Disk activated without his command. Neo pulled out his D-Gazer as did Tig. Cryo oddly wasn't pulling out his as this took his attention. "Cryo, you aren't using your D-Gazer?" Neo asked.
"Go ahead and keep your little toy scouters. I don't need them." Cryo stated as his left eye shimmered a bit in the shape of what seemed to be like a dinosaur-claw mark, matching the blue tattoos on his face. Neo's eyes widened a bit as he recognized it as a Duel Tattoo. Almost all duels were seen using the devices, but some people invented a way to watch duels without using the Duel Gazer. These were tattoos that activated when they were about to duel. "I prefer this anyday." He finished as he looked to Tigara. Their duel started to attract the other students as they drew their five cards.
"DUEL!" Tigara and Cryo both stated.
Duel Inititated. Duelist Tigara VS Cryo. Life Points set at 8000. Begin.
"I'll go first, to show off my new deck!" Tigara started as she drew her card.
"I'll start with summoning Madolche Majoleine!" She called forth a small witch riding a broom as she held onto her hat. Madolche Majoleine is a Leve 4 EARTH Spellcaster monster with 1400 ATK and 1200 DEF. "When she's Normal Summoned, I can add a Madolche monster from my Deck to my hand. The monster I add is Madolche Messengelato! After this, I end my turn with a single face-down." She finished her turn as Cryo looked a little surprirsed.
"The hunt begins, I draw!" Cryo declared as he drew his card. His hand was decent to say the least as he picked out a Spell Card. "Allow me to show you the best of what my Dinosaurs can offer! I activate the Spell, Evo-Diversity! With this card, I can add an Evoltile or Evolsaur monster from my deck to my hand. The monster I choose is Evoltile Najasho!" Cryo declared as he took the card from his deck and put it in his hand.
Wow, both of them have a similar approach to the duel. Tig and Cryo both used a searcher to bring out their much needed monster, not to mention it's Madolche VS Evolsaurs. I wonder who's going to win this. Neo thought as the students were getting excited.
"I summon my newly aquired Najasho in Attack Mode!" Cryo called forth a small snake with tiny demonic wings. Evoltile Najasho is a Level 2 FIRE Reptile monster with 100 ATK and 2000 DEF. Tig knew it wasn't going to be all that he was about to throw her way.
"Dinosaurs began from small reptiles. Over time, they grow to become the most powerful hunters in the world. Allow me to show you their strength. I activate the Spell, Evo-Force! With this, I can tribute my Najasho and Special Summon an Evolsaur instantly from my Deck as if an Evoltile mosnter summoned it. The monster I summon is Evolsaur Elias!" Cryo declared as his snake-like creature glowed brightly as it transformed into a long-necked dinosaur with spikes pertruding from its head and body. Evolsaur Elias is a Level 6 FIRE Dinosaur monster with 100 ATK and 2400 DEF.
"The evolution has not stopped here. At this point, Elias and my Najasho activate their effects! When Najasho is Tributed, I can Special Summon another Evolsaur from my Deck and onto my field, in which I Special Summon another Elias! And my first Elias can Special Summon a Level 6 or lower FIRE Dinosaur monster from my hand as well as the second one! Come forth, Evolsaurs Cerato and Vulcano!" Cryo summoned out as he filled the field with 4 monsters on the first turn. Evolsaur Vulcano is a Level 4 FIRE Dinosaur monster with 1200 ATK and 1000 DEF. Evolsaur Cerato is a Level 4 FIRE Dinosaut monster with 1900 ATK and 1400 DEF.
"Two Level 6s and two Level 4s. These Obelisk Blues don't mess around! They're the real deal all right!" Students were saying. Luna from last night heard the commotion going on as she scooted past the crowd and turned on her D-Gazer to see the duel ahead. Wow, he's got 4 monsters and two pairs of 4 and 6. He's going to XYZ Summon. I better watch so I know what to do myself if I ever duel them. Luna thought as she watched.
Cryo raised his fist up as his two Elias monsters rose up into the air. "I overlay my two Level 6 Evolsaur Elias! I construct the Overlay Network with these two monsters! XYZ Summon! The weak die and the strong survive as the pinnacle of Evolsaur evolution is upon you! Witness the destructive force of the Evolzars! Come forth, Solda!" Cryo commanded as a huge blue pillar of flame appeared onto the battlefield. A giant dragon came from the flame as two XYZ materials swirled around it like fireballs. Evolzar Solda is a Rank 6 FIRE Dragon XYZ with 2600 ATK and 1000 DEF. He looked to his other two Dinosaurs as they began glowing as well. "Once more, I overlay my Vulcano and my Cerato to construct the Overlay Network! XYZ Summon! To adapt to the everchanging enviroment, that is what the Evolzars are capable of! Come forth, Laggia!" Cryo called out as this time, a green flamed dragon came forth from the fire. It roared at Tigara's Majoleine as it cowered a bit. Evolzar Laggia is a Rank 4 FIRE Dragon XYZ with 2400 ATK and 2000 DEF. The students were in awe at the powerful monsters that faced against Tigara and her lone monster.
"For my attack, Laggia attacks your monster!" Cryo declared as Laggia breathed fire onto her Spellcaster as it tried to swipe away at the incoming flames, but was engulfed and destroyed. Instead of sending it to the Graveyard, it returned to the Deck. "When a Madolche monster is destroyed by battle or card effect, it does not hit the Graveyard. Instead, it goes back into my deck." She told the Dinosaur duelist as her Life Points dropped. Tigara: 7000 LP
"I know what Madolches do, which is why I am not holding back! Solda, attack Tigara directly!" He commanded as the blue dragon attacker her, causing Tigara to guard from the heavy attack. Tigara: 4400 LP The duelist set a card and ended his turn.
Neo was nervous at the power Cryo demonstrated. The guy was serious in duels, and bringing out those two Evolzars proved it. He knew the type of deck Tigara was using and he's planning to stop anything that came out. It just showed how ferocious Cryo could be in a duel. It was well-deserved for him to be in Obelisk Blue. Now the question was if Tig could pull herself ouf of this mess.
"Not bad, you certainly aren't taking your time. It's my move, I draw!" Tigara yelled out as she drew. Her eyes lit up a bit as she looked over to his field. Solda can destroy my Special Summons once I do get one off while Laggia can stop a Normal Summon or if I activate a Spell or Trap card. I need to bait him out to using up those effects. Solda is the only real threat here. If I don't burn his units, it's game over for me. Tigara thought as she made her move. The island was getting closer and she wanted to win this duel.
"First off, I'll activate the Continous Spell, Madolche Ticket from my hand! With this, if a Madolche monster is destroyed, I can add a new one from my Deck to my hand!" She told Cryo.
"I don't think so. I know what you're trying to do. Laggia's effect activates! By removing both of his counters, I can negate the Ticket and destroy it!" Cryo explained as his Laggia swallowed both of the units swirling around it and fired a green ball of flame at her Spell, destroying it. "Without your Ticket, you're done!" He declared, sounding serious about it.
"You should know, you can't just depend on single cards to win duels. I Normal Summon my Madolche Cruffssant in Attack Mode!" She called forth a small puppy to the field. Madolche Cruffssant is a Level 3 EARTH Beast monster with 1500 ATK and 1200 DEF. "I set two more cards face-down and I end my turn." Tigara ended.
"It's my turn, it's time to finish this!" Cryo declared as he drew into his card. He didn't look too sastified as he activated the Spell in his hand. "I activate another Evo-Diversity, adding Evoltile Odonto to my hand!" He declared as he added the card to his hand. He pointed at Tig's monster. "Time to finish this. I attack your mutt with Laggia!" He declared as Laggia blew fire onto her monster.
"I don't think so, not this time! I activate the Trap Card, Safe Zone! I can attach this to a monster in Attack Mode! I attach Safe Zone to my Cruffssant! As long as he's affected by Safe Zone, he can't be destroyed by battle or card effects!" Tigara explained as a shielding protected her dog as she guarded from the damage. Tigara: 3500 LP.
"Even if your monster can't be destroyed by battle, I can still hit you for damage! Solda, show her what I mean!" Cryo declared as his blue dragon attacked next. Cruffssant wasn't destroyed, but the damage hit Tigara. Tigara: 2400 LP "I end my turn from here." He finished.
"I got you this time. You should have tried harder to finish me off. I draw!" Tigara declared as she looked confident. "I summon Madolche Messengelato in Attack Mode!" Tig called forth a little mailman monster. Madolche Messengelato is a Level 4 EARTH Warrior monster with 1600 ATK and 1000 DEF. "But it's not all. I'm able to use Cruffssant's effect! By bouncing this Messengelato back into my hand, my Cruffssant gains a Level and increases his attack by 300!" Tigara told him as the puppy monster grew in size. Cruffssant is at Level 4 and 1800 ATK.
"1800 ATK? It's not a huge deal, what are you going to do with a measely 1800 ATK?" Cryo asked.
"I'm glad you asked. I activate a Spell card, Double Summon! When this card is activated, I can summon another monster as a Normal Summon! With this, I'll re-summon my Messengelato!" Tigara called forth her monster again. The dinosaur duelist looked a bit confused at this as she raised up her own hand. "I overlay my Level 4 Messengelato and my Level 4 Cruffssant to construct the Overlay Network! XYZ Summon! Come out, Madolche Queen Tiraramisu!" Tigara called forth as a burst of light appeared onto the battlefield. A woman was there as she sat on a throne of sweets and held a red and yellow scepter. Madolche Queen Tiaramisu is a Rank 4 EARTH Fairy XYZ with 2200 ATK and 2100 DEF.
"Do you think I'll let that go through? I'll activate Solda's effect! By using one of his Overlay units, I am able to destroy a Special Summoned monster the instant it's summoned!" Cryo declared as his blue dragon consumed one of his units and unleashed a blue fireball at Tigara's queen. It was soon stopped as the area became dark and the fireball faded into dust. "What?!" Cryo yelled as he looked to see a second face-down was flipped up.
"Your effect is negated by my Counter Trap, Madolche Nights. If a monster effect is activated while I have no monsters in the Graveyard, I'm able to negate it. Now, let me return the favor. I use Tiaramisu's effect! By sending my own overlay unit to the Graveyard, I can select two Madolche cards in there and return them to the deck. I select the Madolche Nights and the Madolche Ticket you destroyed earlier." Tigara explained as she put both cards back into her Duel Disk as it shuffled. Her monster was prepared to swing her scepter as Tigara pointed at his two Dragons. "In return, I'm able to return both your monsters to your deck up to the number of cards I put back." She finished as this surprised Cryo. The queen swung her scepter as it unleashed a sound wave. Both his Evolzars vanished and returned to his Extra Deck as Cryo didn't look happy at all.
"If you think I'm done, you've got another thing coming. My final trap, Madolchepalooza! With this, I can Special Summon any number of Madolche monsters from my hand, but they return to the Deck during the End Phase. I Special Summon Madolche Hootcake!" She called forth a new Madolche, a small owl. Madolche Hootcake is a Level 3 EARTH Beast monster with 1500 ATK and 1100 DEF. "With Hootcake, I activate his effect. By banishing a monster in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Madolche from my deck. The one I Special Summon is a Messengelato." She called forth a second copy of the mailman, but it rushed over to Tig, holding a card in hand. "Now, he activates his effect. When Messengelato is Special Summoned, I can add a Madolche Spell or Trap card. The one I add is the Ticket you destroyed. I'll play it on the field. I'll explain the effect when I get to it. Now, to attack. Go, Hootcake!" The Obelisk Blue female commanded as the owl flew up and dived for Cryo. He looked at his face-down as he couldn't use it yet. It wasn't the right time as the attack landed. She commanded her other two monsters to attack him as well, hitting hard. Cryo: 2700 LP.
"I end my turn and my Hootcake returns to the deck, but my Madolche Ticket activates! The instant a Madolche hits the Deck, I can add a Madolche from the deck to my hand. This is the normal instance, but since I have a Madolche Fairy on my field, I can Special Summon it instead of adding it to my hand. Come out, Madolche Chouxvalier!" She called forth a Warrior who was riding what seemed to be a stuffed horse as it wielded a candy cane lance. Madolche Chouxvalier is a Level 4 EARTH Warrior monster with 1700 ATK and 1300 DEF.
"Tch, draw!" Cryo growled as he drew his card and looked at Tigara. He had to do something as the boat sounded its horn. The island wasn't too far away now, the duel had to end in the next turn. The other students noticed as some were parting from the duel. "It's over at this point, the Obelisk Blue chick has this in the bag." Some whispers could be heard as Neo and Luna looked to the leaving duelist. Cryo clenched his fists as all he could do was set his monster. The card he drew wasn't going to help. He had to activate his Trap anyway. If he was going down, he was going to go down fighting. "I activate my Trap, Call of the Haunted! With this, I can Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard and put it in Attack Mode! I Special Summon my Evolsaur Cerato! With him, I'll attack your Chouxvalier!" He commanded as his newly Special Summoned monster rushed in and bit into the knight, destroying it and inflicting minor damage to Tig. Tigara's LP: 2200
"It's over. My monster returns to the deck and thanks to Ticket, I can Special Summon another monster. The one I Special Summon is Madolche Puddincess!" Tigara called forth a blonde woman to the field as she giggled a bit. Madolche Puddingcess is a Level 5 EARTH Fairy monster with 1000 ATK and 1000 DEF. "As long as there are no monsters in my Graveyard, my Puddincess gains 800 ATK. And now, it's my turn." She said and drew her card. She pointed at Cryo's face-down. "Puddingcess attacks your face-down monster." The princess leaped in the air and came right down onto Cryo's Odonto as it was destroyed instantly. Cryo guarded as his Cerato roared in pain and was destroyed as well. "She activates her effect. After a battle, Puddingcess can destroy one card on your field. Tiaramisu, Messengelato, finish this duel." She stated as both her monsters rushed in at Cryo and delievered the final blow, knocking Cryo on the ground.
Cryo: 0 LP
Victor: Tigara
The Duel faded away as Tig put her cards away as Cryo got back up. "Damn it, I thought I had you." Cryo told her as he put his cards away.
"It was a good duel anyway. It gave me a chance to test this deck out. If you want to rematch, just look for me." She told him and walked away. The blue-haired duelist dusted himself off as Neo took off his D-Gazer. "That was a good duel there, Cryo. Didn't know you changed over to Evolsaurs." He mentioned.
"They're the best example of dinosaurs from their lowest stage to the highest." He told him as he looked to see the island coming up fast. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready." The dinosaur duelist replied as he went for the rooms. Neo did the same thing as he noticed Luna leaving as well, wondering if she was watching the duel before hand.
Eventually, over the course of a half hour, the ship pulled up to the harbor as there were other students waiting for the newcomers and returns. As the ship docked, the bridge was lowered and the eager duelists all rushed down.
"Attention all students, we have an announcement! Follow the Obelisk Blues as they will lead you to the Main Building. Inside, you will all attend an announcement, then head to your dorms. Your suitcases and belongings will be at the dorms as well. You have ten minutes." A voice on the speakers addressed to the incoming students. Mikee recognized the voice from last year as it was the head of the school. He didn't get to see him much from last year, but he did remember that the Head always dueled a random student. He wondered who it was going to be this time.