Dedication to My Maiden Chapter 2: True Revelation, a yu-gi-oh! zexal fanfic

Chapter 2: True Revelation

Me: I think the majority of the consensus hates Cassius. Excellent.

Disclaimers: I don't Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal.

The next morning, Yuma was still awake. He was pondering what to do since yesterday, and he had not even left his room since that night before.

"Dammit...what can I do?"

"Yuma, please, we need to think about this situation with rationality, we can't just fall into a rage like this."

Yuma looked to the side, his eyes closed, slamming his fist against the nearby wall.

"I know. The mission. We need to get the Numbers...but I can't just leave Kotori in the hands of that bastard!"

Astral then looked outside, his stern stare solidified towards the outskirts of the city.

"The Barian Emperors are still out there. If we dawdle too much time here, then the other numbers will all be collected..."

"That's what makes it so hard to choose, ALRIGHT?!"

Yuma was practically seething at Astral at this point, something that was very unlike Yuma, even surprising himself the moment he said it.

"What...what is wrong with me? Breathe in...I know that we have to make a decision, however, Kotori..."

Suddenly, his D-Pad rang next to him, a message icon on-screen.

"Huh?"

As he opened it up, he saw folder, along with a cryptic message with no return email address.

"To save the one you hold dear, the key to solving the mystery is here. With the strength to carry on, do not let your rage enthrall all actions that dawn. Almighty showdown of champions, the weapons that one seeks..."

Astral's eyes then widened upon the last line of the message.

"The...Numbers, are the grand prix."

They then both looked at each other.

"Looks like..."

"You assumption was indeed correct, Yuma. The grand prize that Cassius was planning to hand out to the winner of his tournament...it was a Number card."

As Astral mused on at the possible Numbers that were available, Yuma opened the folder, revealing the pictures that were inside, giving a small chill down his spine.

"N-no way!"

The pictures revealed Kotori in her hospital gown, but there was something off. There were two Kotoris moving in the picture, and multiple shots of the two Kotoris were shown, being transported between the ambulance, the hospital, and an odd building that Yuma had never seen before.

Downstairs:

Akari was busy looking into the recent times that were happening in Heartland, until she heard a cry bursting through the hall and into the kitchen. When she turned around, her expression changed to a shock, seeing Yuma out of his room.

"Oh thank god...Yuma! What have you been doing in that room of yours?!"

"No time to explain Akari, but I need your help!"

"My help?"

Yuma then showed her his D-Pad, the same shocked face appearing.

"T-that's...That's from yesterday!"

"Yesterday?"

"Yes. I saw some odd ball freakshow carry somebody that looked like Kotori out of an ambulance and into that building over there! I tried to investigate, but some jerks in suits said that unless I was part of the dueling tournament, I'm not allowed to access the facilities, to top it off, the press isn't allowed even a square foot around that area! This is censorship I tell you!"

Yuma then glared at her, a sterner expression that previously.

"Sis, the real issue here is that Kotori is in danger. Cassius is the one who is holding that tournament, and I doubt transporting a body to a duel facility when she is supposed to be in critical condition is anything but healthy. Something smells, and I plan to get to the bottom of it. That tournament only allows competitors? I'll show him a competitor!"

Akari's eyes then opened wide, digging into her pockets.

"What are you doing?"

"I received a strange cryptic letter this morning about the tournament. It said to give this to you if you were entering."

She then pulled out a strange device, which resembled a small flash drive, handing it over to Yuma.

"It said that while you participate in the tournament, you hook it up to your Duel Disk, and make sure no one knows anything about it."

He then took a hold of the device, placing it on his duel pad, a stream of lines running over it as he did. Akari then gave him another chip.

"What is this?"

"A camera for the news report, and some technical support. Think of me as your mission control lil bro."

Yuma just sweatdropped, but nodded, placing the chip through the D-Gazer, a bunch of screens popping up within it.

"Thanks a lot Akari."

"Don't worry. Anything to help my bro get a girlfriend!"

Yuma's face then went into fifty shades of gray...I mean red.

"A-Akari!"

Later that Day!

The teenager then entered the duel complex of where the tournament was going to be held, matching the exact picture details that were in the photos that he received in the mysterious email. After having a discussion with the security about the registration form for entering the tournament, he then proceeded to enter the main duel world hub. It was an open room with windows, where there were almost an unlimited supply of pods that were hooked up to a large computer. Many people were waiting near a designated pod, and were looking around, mostly at the clock to signal the beginning of the tournament. Suddenly, an image appeared on screen, a man with dark, yet somewhat pale skin, blue eyes, combed back, chestnut colored hair, dark red armor with a black suit that resembled spandex, along with a pair of dark silvery wings, similar to something else Yuma saw, but couldn't quite figure out what, for a peculiar reason.

"Welcome all talented duelists! I am Cassius of the Parker Family, and I am honored to be your Master of Ceremonies to this wonderful week long occasion. Now, you may be all confused about what this system is. This is the X.B.R.A.I.N., a Virtual Dueling Simulator, and a Virtual World that you can explore!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Indeed. This is a Virtual World and Duel Simulator. Any card that has been created and released are all available as data within this game's world. You can do anything you please, within the rule limits of course, and not to mention, it is a battle to get ahead. You must form a team with two other people, or you are not qualified to be a part of the tournament. You will all start with a sum of virtual currency called DP, or Duel Points, which are separate from what will be used to keep track of your victories and overall placement in this open world Tournament, Duel Stars, or DS. Be sure to collect a lot of it, as it determines your qualifications into the finals when you reach Champion Coliseum, the place you must get to in this Virtual World, so you can get this extremely rare card!"

As Cassius said that, he held up the card, where Yuma and Astral squinted, where they could easily tell that it was a Number card.

"In this tournament, you can use the DP that you have at the beginning of the game to build a deck, within its limits, or, use your pre-existing deck, and duel with the cards most familiar to you, recreated as data, by placing your D-Pad in the holder over there. The tourney...starts now!"

Everyone then ran over to the pods, logging in, and the hoods coming over their faces as their brains were uploaded into the virtual world.

As Yuma re-opened his eyes, he saw a menu in front of him, where it displayed his current stats. He then clicked on the various functions, his online name, personal dueling information, and bought a few cards with the current amount of Duel Points that were given to him at the start. When he was finished, a door opened up, showing a white light, and then the overview of the virtual world, where he was falling from the sky, landing on both of his feet in an area similar to the original Domino City square, complete with the clock. Overlooking his appearance, he decided that he would rather not change it. Looking around, he saw various duelists in the shops, duels, and team negotiation areas. Suddenly, he heard a voice call out to him.

"So, you decided to stick with your original appearance too?"

From the side, he saw the two that he had met the other day.

"Kagami-sensei, and...what's your name again?"

The teal haired man just brought up his personal duel info, showing his online name.

"Don't use our real names here. I'm Zaman."

Kagami then proceeded to point to himself.

"And I am Chaos Kingami."

"Then...I'm Kattobingu!"

Suddenly, a group of three started laughing from the sides.

"Ha! Nice names ya nerds."

The three then looked to the side, where they saw three people very similar in appearance to three duelists of legend, more specifically, Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, and Seto Kaiba. The Yugi Muto clone just smirked arrogantly, pointing at Kagami.

"More importantly, there's only room for one Yugi looking type of guy, and that is me, Yumi Yagi, the King of Games!"

Kagami just smirked back, a small chuckled escaping his throat.

"You know, you shouldn't make such titles when you barely have the opportunity to prove it yourself."

"Hey, don't fight arrogance with arrogance. I'm a reasonable guy, let's have duel right now and prove who really is King here."

Kagami smirked, his custom D-Pad that was already very similar to the one in the real world materializing on his arm, while a replica of the KC Classic model formed on Yumi's arm. Some people around them then put on a D-Gazer, just as a norm, with the virtual world already set for the duel.

"By the way, since we can't just go on through the tournament, what's your team?"

Kagami just smiled, showing his arm that directed everyone's gazes to Yuma and Zaman.

"These two, and myself, shall win Yumi!"

"We'll just see about that after our match, since we're going by individual duel rounds, it's best two out of three!"

Kagami nodded, taking five cards from his deck.

"As you wish!"

The two mirror image duelists then yelled at the same time when Yumi got his hand ready.

"IT'S TIME TO DUEL!"

(A/N: These are the names that are displayed in the Virtual World AR)

Yumi Yagi: 4000

Chaos Kingami: 4000

The turn counter lit up, signaling Yumi's turn.

"I'll start off. Destiny...Draw!"

Everyone's eyes then widened.

"No way! He's using the Destiny Draw system that early?"

Yuma's eyes then widened, and Astral, who had conveniently been able to materialize into the Virtual World, mused to himself.

"The Destiny Draw system...a mechanic in this game world that has the power to manipulate the power of drawing cards, similar to Shining Draw, where it can be used once per duel. Once it is used, one can't use it a second time during the duel they are in. Normally, one should be using this in the time of desperation, but it looks like Yumi is using it to gain control of the first turn."

Yumi then proceeded to slam cards onto his Duel Disk.

"First, I activate Ancient Rules! This lets me Special Summon a Level 5 or higher Normal Monster from my hand, and I choose this, the Dark Magician!"

Yuma then cried out in shock.

"Dark Magician?!"

True to his words, the classic magician of old that was Yugi Muto's ace appeared on the field, twirling his staff around.

Dark Magician, Level 7, Spellcaster, DARK:

ATK: 2500
DEF: 2100

"Next, I activate Bond Between Teacher and Student! Since I control a Dark Magician on my side of the field, I can Special Summon his apprentice, Dark Magician Girl!"

Yuma then started to sweat, a virtual drop sliding down his head.

"I have a really bad feeling about this."

The apprentice magician then appeared from the flash, spinning around, and giving a wink to the crowd.

Dark Magician Girl, Effect, Level 6, Spellcaster, DARK:

ATK: 2000
DEF: 1700

This card gains 300 ATK for every "Dark Magician" or "Magician of Black Chaos" in either player's Graveyard.

The card that Yumi just drew was glowing in his hand, fully turning into a blue light as he raised it to the sky.

"Now I play...THE EYE OF TIMAEUS!"

The Dark Magician then raised its staff to the air, a blue light building within the center of the jewel.

"And now Timaeus, ARISE!"

It then turned into a stream, shooting directly into the sky, creating a portal that summoned a giant tealish blue dragon, where it then descended down to the field. Zaman being a little legitimately shocked.

"This is nuts...he did it!"

"And now my dragon, combine your might with Dark Magician Girl to foooormmmm..."

As he held his breath for a small moment, said Dark Magician Girl transformed her typical wardrobe of a wizard outfit into something more similar to armor for herself.

"Dark Magician Girl, The Dragon Knight!"

The dragon then roared, a large cheer coming from the spectators.

Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, Fusion, Effect, Level 7, Dragon, DARK:

ATK: 2600
DEF: 1700

"Dark Magician Girl" + 1 Dragon-Type monster

Must be Fusion Summoned with the above Fusion Material Monsters or with "The Eye of Timaeus", and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard, then target 1 face-up card on the field; destroy that target.

"Next, I activate my Monster Reborn card, where Dark Magician Girl can be brought back from my graveyard in an instant!"

The Girl then appeared from underneath the dragon knight, where it showed the same Dark Magician Girl, who high fived the one on the dragon. Yuma was having a little fangasm.

"This is so cool, even though Kagami is kinda at a disadvantage!"

Yumi held another spell in his hand, placing it on the disk.

"Next, is Over the Top Xyz, where I can immediately summon one Xyz Monster ignoring the summoning conditions, and have my card become attached to it as an Xyz Material!"

The card then flew into the staff of Dark Magician Girl this time, a pinkish black light being manifested.

"I now Xyz Summon, Magi Magi...MAGICIAN GAL!"

A red spiral portal opened in the ground, and the light that Dark Magician Girl was building flew inside, erupting within seconds, where a new form elegantly took the field, shining with the lights from the Xyz portal. It was a female monster almost identical in appearance to the legendary Dark Magician Girl herself. However, she had various color differences: Her hair was more of a dark shade of blonde, and her armor shone with a purple that was almost black. She still retained that charm, and she twirled around gracefully before winking and letting out a giggle. The mage twirled her staff before taking a stance, a single purple Overlay Unit circling her.

"But I'm sorry folks, she won't be staying long, because I'm overlaying my Magi Gal, and summoning this monster!"

The female magician then flew into a portal above them, a purple portal with magical sparkles raining down as it entered the Overlay Network.

"Descend down, my soul! DARK MAGICIAN OF ILLUSIONS!"

The new form swiftly took the field, shining with the lights from the Xyz portal. The monster was almost identical in appearance to the Dark Magician, but, similar to Magi Magi Gal, he had various color differences: His hair was a brilliant bright shade of blonde, and his robes were considerably longer than the original with a purple that was bright, but as dark as indigo, with the outlines shining gold as well. The mage twirled his new staff before taking a stance, two purple Overlay Units circling him.

Dark Magician of Illusions, Xyz, Effect, Rank 7, Spellcaster, DARK:

ATK: 2500
DEF: 2100

2 Level 7 monsters

You can also Xyz Summon this card by using a Rank 6 Spellcaster-Type Xyz Monster you control as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to that monster also become Xyz Materials on this card.) Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type Normal Monster from your hand or Deck. When a Spellcaster-Type Normal Monster declares an attack: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; banish that target. You can only use this effect of "Dark Magician of Illusions" once per turn.

"Finally, by using Dark Magician of Illusion's effect, I can detach Over the Top Xyz without problem, and Special Summon a Normal Spellcaster from my hand or deck, such as a second Dark Magician!"

The overlay unit was then absorbed into the staff of the magician, where it then summoned a magic circle, summoning a second copy of the Dark Magician.

"That ends my turn."

Hand: 0

Turn 2, Chaos Kingami:

Kagami's hair was blown a bit by the wind that was made from the monsters, a smirk then forming.

"I see. Your deck is all about how fast you can Special Summon the Dark Magician. It may not have an effect, but, like its description, it is one of the ultimate spellcasters in attack points and defense points. However..."

A glint could be seen within the man's eye.

"Having many monsters, doesn't always guarantee a victory."

A bit of wind was starting to blow under him, his jacket starting to flow with it.

"Observe!"

(A/N: This is where Kagami's theme, Time for True Revelation should be playing.)

The wind picked up stronger, his hand glowing with an odd mix of blue, white, and purple. The two teammates looked at him with amazement, Yuma's grin getting giddy.

"He's about to do something AWESOME, isn't he?"

"Oh yeah."

Kagami's hand then was placed on his deck, a fierce aura emitting from his hand.

"It is my turn! Destiny...DISTORTION DRAW!"

As he drew his card, it also glowed, similar to how Yumi's did, the card changing and materializing a little.

"I summon Ra's Disciple from my hand!"

A bright yellow glow, similar to a sunrise, came above them, a dark skinned man in an odd costume that resembled the Winged Dragon of Ra descended, giving a battle cry.

"Ra's Disciple's effect activates! It allows me to Special Summon two or more Ra's Disciples from my deck or hand! I summon two more from my deck!"

Two cards then slipped out of Kagami's deck, with him taking a hold of both cards, placing them on the disk, two more of the same monster on his field. Yumi was practically peeing his pants at this point.

"This is madness! You actually have-"

"If I said I had the God Cards in my hand, much less my deck, I would be lying. But that's not a problem, since I have this, Neo Orders Cultrol! Since I control monsters with the same Level, Type, and Attribute, I can change all of that, at the cost of negating their effects! I will change all three of my Ra's Disciples into Level 6 DARK Monsters!"

A purple aura then surrounded the 3 Monsters on Kagami's field.

Ra's Disciple x3:

Level 4 = Level 6

Attribute: LIGHT = DARK

"Now, I Overlay my three Dark Disciples!"

The three then changed into purple streams of light, flying into a portal above Kagami.

"Xyz Summon, Chaos Structure Titan!"

Descending from the sky was a large robot like figure, with black metal plates, but with a white fire like design, the "face" of the robot containing a Yin-Yang symbol.

Chaos Structure Titan, Xyz, Effect, Rank 6, Rock, DARK:

ATK: 0
DEF: 0

3 Level 6 Monsters

While face-up on the field, this card is also LIGHT-Attribute. Apply the following effects when this card is Xyz Summoned:

*If this card's Xyz Materials were all DARK-attribute when this card is Xyz Summoned, your opponent's monster's effects are negated.

*If this card's Xyz Materials were all LIGHT-Attribute, return all Spell and Trap cards to their owner's hands, and increase this card's ATK by 300 for each one returned. After this card effect resolves, you cannot activate this monster's effect.

*You can detach three Xyz Materials from this card. Destroy all cards on the field, and inflict 300 damage for each card destroyed to the owner of each card that was destroyed by this effect. You and your opponent cannot conduct the next battle phase.

"And since all my monsters were DARK, all your monster effects are negated upon its summon!"

The titan then expelled a dark lightning bolt, striking down the monsters on Yumi's field.

"Now, I detach all three Xyz Materials from my Chaos Titan, in order to destroy all cards on the field, and inflict 300 points of damage to the original owners!"

The three purple and yellow overlay units then were absorbed into the Titan's fist, a yellow purple glow emitting.

"Shining Shadow Knockdown!"

The fist came down, slamming the ground, emitting a large shockwave that blew over the field, crushing every single monster under the force of the impact.

Chaos Kingami: 4000 - 300 = 3700

Yumi Yagi: 4000 - 1500 = 2500

"I'm not finished though. I activate, Double Spell! By discarding a Spell card from my hand, such as Book of Eclipse, I can activate one Spell card from your graveyard, such as Monster Reborn!"

A purple graveyard portal then opened up in front of him, a familiar clock rising from it.

"I Special Summon the Dark Magician from your graveyard!"

Yumi Yagi got a look of terror, seeing his own monster turned against him, along with said duo of Dark Magician and Kagami look strikingly similar to the legend of Yugi Muto. Kagami then stuck his finger out towards Yagi.

"Your field is bare, and you have nothing to defend yourself. Dark Magician attacks you directly!"

The mage then built a large ball of dark energy, aiming it at Yumi with a stern glare.

"Dark Magic Attack!"

The mage then fired the energy, the chaotic force sending him back.

Yumi Yagi: 2500 - 2500 = 0 LOSE

Chaos Kingami: 3700 WIN

The crowd cheered, Yuma fangasming all over the place.

"THAT WAS SO COOL! I can't believe it, Kagami using the Dark Magician!"

Yuma then materialized his Duel Disk and D-Gazer, looking at the other two look-alikes.

"Alright, who's next?!"

The two then placed their hands over their duel disks.

"We surrender! We don't want to face THAT guy!"

Yuma just face-faulted, somewhat insulted. Kagami then came back, a grin content on his face.

"Free victory for us then. Now, let's head to Champion Coliseum and find some more teams, the sooner the better."

The other two members nodded, heading out in the opposite direction of the town.

And so, Team Emperors then set off on their journey through the Virtual World, each with some sort of agenda to winning this tournament.

Yuma's voice rang out as his monster attacked the other team's Lord of D.

"Gagaga Cowboy attacks!"

Their win record kept getting stacked with their combined efforts.

Zeke then raised his arm to the sky, a large emperor of his getting ready to hit the opponents directly via his staff.

"Temporal Future King, direct attack!"

And soon enough, they were able to have the qualifications for the Champion's Coliseum final challenge.

Kagami's Light-End Dragon was blinding another team's The Tricky.

"Shining Sublimation!"

However, even though they didn't know each other's agenda for working together, the looming threat that Cassius had was still present.

What Yuma didn't know however, was that the tournament was all just another ruse.

Cassius sat at his desktop, a video feed of all the duels being broadcasted to him, with an odd machine that hooked Kotori's head to a large tower, similar to a server computer. Images of Kotori's past were appearing on-screen to him, with many of them being inserted into a back-up folder, along with a program that was manipulating them.

"You're playing straight into my hands Tsukumo..."

Soon enough, a week had passed, a day before Cassius' engagement ceremony...the Semi-Finals of the Champion Coliseum Final Challenge about to start.

Anime/Fanmade Cards:

Chaos Structure Titan, Xyz, Effect, Rank 6, Rock, DARK:

ATK: 0
DEF: 0

3 Level 6 Monsters

While face-up on the field, this card is also LIGHT-Attribute. Apply the following effects when this card is Xyz Summoned:

*If this card's Xyz Materials were all DARK-attribute when this card is Xyz Summoned, your opponent's monster's effects are negated.

Neo Orders Cultrol, Normal Spell:

If you control two or more monsters that are of the same Type, Attribute, and Level, target the ones that apply, and you can change their Type, Attribute, and/or Level.

Over the Top Xyz, Normal Spell:

Select one Xyz monster in your Extra Deck. Special Summon the selected monster and attach this card as an Xyz material. This is treated as an Xyz Summon. If this card is detached by the Xyz Monster's effect, you take damage equal to half of the Xyz monster's ATK, and then the Xyz monster's ATK and DEF is reduced to 0.

Bond Between Teacher and Student:

If you control a face-up "Dark Magician": Special Summon 1 "Dark Magician Girl" from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard in face-up Defense Position.

Me: Well, that was pretty-

Astral: First you ripped off SAO's characters and made them into cards, then you ripped off the secondary antagonist of the series, and now you LITERALLY RIPPED OFF SAO ITSELF?!

Me: It's called an homage Astral. Anyways, if you guys like, leave a review and stuff like that!