D.H. A.N.: Alrighty, If you've read Eragon, or any of the Pern series, that's where this idea comes from. I don't own any of it, except for this combination of ideas that created ASR. Now, the duel is going to be traditional style, with cards and duel disks; a minor duel. All the rest of my duels will be different. Enjoy Chapter Six: Flight from a Fight, my only Mhera-centric Chapter in ASR.

Chapter Six: Flight From A Fight

In the darkness of the main hall, Noinreil's gray eyes watched Mhera lustfully, as always. He had never been able to satisfy that feeling, but that was the lesser of the two reasons that he watched her. Now was his opportunity for revenge and he wasn't going to waste it. He had to be careful, though because it was clear that Mhera loathed, despised, though maybe not hated, him, but her outward dislike for him had always been prevalent. She had punched him once, beaten him in several duels, and somehow managed to escape him every time. This time would be the exception, however.

"Where is my duel disk, the dueling site, and where has your mind wandered?" Mhera asked, relishing in the awkwardness of her last portion of the question.

"Ready to lose so quickly?" Noinreil almost snapped in response.

Mhera really felt nauseated. Not only was she with someone who she had been lucky enough to escape from in times previous, she had to play by his rules. Along with the fact that she was reminded that she had once remarked to Odion that Noinreil had the less admirable traits of her father and Sheon's hair and eyes. The last fact was more than likely the nausea-causing one. "You still haven't answered my question. Where-" she was cut off.

Somehow, they were in an arena similar to the Roman Coliseum. "Okay, that answers one of my questions. As for my duel disk?"

In response, Noinreil pointed to one side of the Coliseum, where a single duel disk was, and given that Mhera took notice that he already had a disk on his arm, she assumed the disk on the ground was hers. She grabbed it, and returned to her opponent to get the opportunity to hopefully shuffle his deck in her favor. They exchanged, shuffled, and returned decks. Noinreil drew six, as it was usually the host who went first.

"I'll start off with a defense monster, and two facedown cards to end my turn. Start praying that you get your luck." Noinreil smirked. Unfortunately for him, luck wasn't something Mhera needed

Mhera drew, adding one card to her total strategic options. For the strangest reason, she had Lord of D, and The Flute of Summoning Dragons in her hand; two cards she never used, but she knew that coupled with her Silver Sword Dragon and the Shadow Pendant equip Spell, she could easily gain the upper hand. Thanks Kaiba. Mhera thought with a smile. Not that the CEO had given her those cards, but thanks to him, she knew what to do. It isn't a Blue Eyes, but it's just as helpful. She also had her Wind and Ice Sword Heirs in her hand, but those wouldn't be as effective.

"I summon Lord of D. (1200, 1100)" In response, a spellcaster with a helmet in the shape of a dragon's head made his appearance. Mhera was really thankful Kaiba wasn't here, because he would explode with fury at seeing his own strategy used by any duelist other than him. "I then activate my Shadow Pendant equip spell on Lord of D. This handy little spell allows a low-level Dark attribute monster to attack your Life Points directly.Next, I play The Flute of Summoning Dragons, which allows me to summon up to two dragon type monsters from my hand. I'll only be summoning one however, and it should spark your memory." Mhera was really glad Seto Kaiba wasn't there, not only for the above reasons, but he would have certainly had as much of a laughing fit as he could at her minimal use of the effect of The Flute. Of course, Seto Kaiba does need to laugh more often. Mhera mused.

A shrill note with a sound unlike any other filled the air, as the dragon lord put the flute to his lips , and blew. Mhera could have sworn she heard the note say, " Come Nazuna, dragon of the silver blade." Suddenly, a flash of silver caught her eye from above, as she placed the card on her disk.

"I summon my Silver Sword Dragon! (2400, 2100)" The flash of silver grew to a glittering silver bullet, if one could call it that. The Dragon then performed an aerial maneuver to slow its descent. The creature glistened in the light, and it let out a minute growl at Noinreil. When Noinreil stared it back without fear, Mhera knew something wasn't right. He always shakes in his boots when I bring this out, I think he has always been afraid of dragons of any sort.

Then, something really odd happened. "We have to get out of here now! Take the girl, and I'll find the others." A slightly urgent voice reasoned.

"But what about you?" A feminine voice asked

"Just listen to me Nazuna! Take the girl and fly! With the pendant around my neck, she's made my job a lot easier." Mhera then realized that she was hearing a conversation between her cards, or more precisely, the creatures within them.

"Excuse me, Lord of D., but would you mind explaining this stuff to me?"

The dragon lord turned to her saying, "Nazuna will explain everything to you." He then eyed the dragon next to him. "Won't you Nazuna?"

"Yeah, I know what to do. I can't believe you called me here for this. I'm not a baby sitter." The dragon snorted inaudibly.

"But she is clearly an adolescent and I think you need her more than she needs you." He obviously was very argumentative with this dragon.

Mhera was at a loss for words at what was occurring within her mind. Noinreil's malicious laughter jolted her back to reality. Wait a minute! He never laughs like that. Never! Another round of laughter caused Mhera to clench her fist, and attempt to sway shivers away from her spine. "Alright, Nazuna we're going now, but before we go, Why don't we give this guy something to really laugh about."

"Wow, and I thought this would never pay off." If dragons could smirk, there would be one on the reptilian face.

"Now I attack directly with my Lord of D.!" The attack was successful. "Now I attack your Facedown Card with my Dragon! Attack with Silver Shard Blast!" The Dragon expelled a multitude of silver shards from its open mouth. The individual shards could be heard whizzing into the facedown. It burst in smoke, obscuring both duelists' eyesight. When the smoke cleared, the redhead and her creatures were gone.

Serenity and Felicity listened intently as Rione told his tale. When he told that his friend was now in a duel, Serenity was interested beyond belief. "Are you worried about your friend? Who is this other guy?"

"I am, and I think she knew him." Rione responded.

"She knew him?" Serenity saw Rione remove the top of what looked like a soldier's uniform to reveal a silver jacket, the one that Mhera was wearing when she last saw her. "What was her name?" Serenity asked Rione, with worry coursing through every word.

"Mhera." Rione responded softly.

Seto Kaiba was walking along the road with Noah, when suddenly a shadow rushed in front of them, and became solid. The shadow took form as The Lord of D. The dragon lord had a pendant in the shape of a black rose around his neck. "It looks like our escort is here." Noah remarked

"Escort?" Seto repeated the last word with an indignant tone.

"Yes, Seto an escort. It is wise to have this one. You see, here duel monsters aren't just cards. They exist in cards, yes, but they are not in cards alone. They are real people in essence. There are also some people who change their appearance based on who they encounter. So, should we go? He'll take us to the resistance."

DH: Is Noinreil really who he says he is or is he not who he seems? The Answer: YES. Got any suggestions? I know where this story is going, but want your opinion on it. Thanks to Lunasilvereyes for Nazuna's name. R&R Please.