Here's chapter 4. Oh and hear are shout outs to all my friends:

Justin's story: yugioh rl :

W w w . f a n f I c t I o n . n e t / ~ r o w a n 5 2 5 5

And Craig's story: pathway to darkness:

W w w . f a n f I c t I o n . n e t / ~ t h e b l a d e o f c h a o s

Without my friends this would have never been possible.

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Chapter 4: a champions rival

As I tried to explain, still slightly wierded out, the boy clambers away running on all fours till he gets upright.

Justin: " its ok no need. With as much stuff that has happened before hand, I could believe just about anything." with this Bryan and Austin step from amidst the crowd.

Bryan: " yeah what was you doing to that kid?" looking at me with accusation in his eye.

Austin: " well, if you want my opinion, I think that that crow has gone to his head. Hehe he's a bird brain." just to get d.d. crow squawking his head off.

"its ok d.d. crow. You can get him when he's asleep."

As we finally got back to ordinary life, very little happened that even caught my attention. Still three weeks in and still no duels. I seriously thought I was going to die of boredom. As I was watching television (that's t.v. for those that don't know) and saw the advertising about the tournament.

"fellow duelists, here's your chance to become the king of games! And a grand prize for a match with last years king. Do you have what it takes to take the crown? Do you have what it takes to go all the way? Then show us in this years the king of games tournament. Registration ends June 12th 2007 at the Charleston civics center. Wv."

As the commercial ended I got a call from Austin to check out the poker channel. Browsing past the inevitable dumb stuff on the tube, I reach the specified channel.

"netsu yagato the new reigning king of games made a formal challenge to the newest up and comer. This kid has really made waves in the game of yugioh." as the clean cut narrator introduced them, our phone started ringing…

"hello?"

Bryan: "yeah. Can u see me?"

"your there? Watching the match?"

Bryan: "yeah lets see how this guy duels. Ill need to know how good he is before I beat him." as I got back to the television (still on the phone with Bryan.) the match had already taken its first turn.

Netsu Yagato: "well, lets how you handle this! First I activate THREE fiends sanctuary spell cards (special summon fiend tokens to the field)! Next I sacrifice them to summon the wicked dreadroot to the field!" the enormous twisted horned monster erupted out of his card with such force that it forced the crowd to ripple in the stands. "now I activate ballista of rampart smashing. And equip him with fairy meteor crush. Now dreadroot attack his facedown monster." as the beast gathered energy, the ballista started glowing in a rainbow of colors, and fired out a stream of destruction that blew the opponents life points to zero, not even flipping his face down hane hane, and taking out the cameras for a time span of 13 seconds.

"and there you have it folks a one turn win. Expect nothing less from the reigning champi…."

Netsu yagato: "that's what happens to all of my adversaries. This is to anyone who even thinks they can defeat me, he's an example of what can happen to you." an obvious mix of Japanese and German accent showing through. And almost at the same time Bryan hanging up the phone. (though I don't think it was him hanging up than it was of him passing out.)

Later on that day Austin stopped over with his mom and picked me up saying things like "you have got to come with us." and "its simply amazing." with such un-clarity, just "get in the van. Now!" would have sufficed. As we drove to what was to me, an unknown destination, I tried prying out the details.

"dude, slow down ok?. Just tell me what's going on."

Austin: "we are going to the sneak preview for this tournaments champion pack."

"well I thought we had to get invited to go to that."

Austin: "oh wait, that's right…" Austin pulled out his invitation from his left pocket as well as one addressed to me. " now is there anything else we need?"

"well you did bring your deck right? You do know that there will be a tournament there don't you?"

Austin: "yeah, its right… oh no! my deck! Were is it? I could have sworn I brought it with…"

"you mean this one? You left it at the tournament. Ya know after the predicament in front of treasures." I hand Austin the sleeved deck. Black sleeves with little glistening silver streaks running along the card.

Austin: "thanks you're a life saver."

"no prob."

Still getting nothing out of him we reach the destination. A full domed sort of place. I was guessing it was the civic center, but they usually don't do anything this big except for monster trucks. It was full of people with all around seating and a duel field. Was like a dueling platform except for the high rising escalators. On stage was a promotional display of the newest cards from the champion pack. All the time during the tournament, people were sporting monarch decks (in my opinion the lowest form of decks), and Lightsworn, and tele-dark armed dragon. You know the usual meta (word used for what the average top decks were at a specified time).

As our attention turns to the stage, an announcer appears on stage.

"attention duelists, welcome one and all to the sneak peak event of the year. We shall hold a tournament for one of the rarest cards in the set. "almighty the wicked god". his power rivals even the legendary gods from yugioh the animated series. Who will raise to the challenge? Who will be our champion!!!"

The crowd grows intensely louder as the announcer tries to continue:

"quite down duelists. You'll have your chance. Sign ups are at the entrance counter. And every participant will get one pack. This legendary monster isn't within the packs. You can only get him here. Now sign up for the chance to wi…"

"there wont be any need for that." as we all look around for the body of the voice we notice someone walking toward the mass of people from the entrance way. "because I'll be taking that card for myself." it was netsu yagato. The reigning champion.

"sorry to say there chump I'll get that card first." a tall man around 6'5, at least a foot taller than anyone there stood out like a sore thumb, and a fluid way of walking, as if no effort is taken, bendily walks amidst the crowd.

Netsu: "but you don't even have any use for him. You don't have any of the wick…"

"your right I don't. but you do. How's about putting them up in a duel? Eh?"

Netsu: "you have nothing I want. And even so you know the cost. don't you riken." holding up des volstgalph high into the air. A dragon with red armor and red head crest.

Riken: "you only won because of trickery."

Netsu: "a likely claim fool but you were inexperienced. that's all."

Riken: "then you have no problem showing us in a duel.. Oh and if you didn't know I have a card u want." lifting into the air a spell card. "god thunder. With this card you can summon a monster that requires 3 tributes by sending 3 monsters to the grave from your deck. Interested yet?"

Netsu: "now your speaking my language."

Both at the same time:

"duel"

"duel"

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Well all that's chapter 4 hope everyone liked it R&R!!