Chapter 3: The Target
The sun shone brightly over Academy Island. The southern pacific heat searing the very earth. People were beginning to converge on the main building for classes with mild reluctance from older pupils and excitement for younger ones. A normal day at the school. Inside the building however a meeting was going on between the teachers who were converged around a table with the males on one side and the females on the other. At the head were Principal Gaudin and a man in a black-dark blue version of his blazer, the Vice Principal dress in front of an electronic white board. He was standing behind the South African with his arms crossed and a strict look on his face. He was Japanese and had combed back greasy hair with sharp eyes behind some rectangular glasses; he was around 30 or so but looked younger in the eyes that studied detail with ease. He looked like a man who cared little for people and more the numbers behind them. It was a small room with a window behind them overlooking the jungle.Gaudin leaned forward with his hands together.
"As well all know the School Duel with North School is approaching." His accent cutting the air. "And we need a team put together before then. I have called this meeting to ask all of you to be on the look out for anyone who would be good enough to fight in the event."
Feng chuckled and looked at Gaudin. "If that is the case Hiro Tanaka and Dedrick Van Gelton are in already. They are after All our top two students!"
"Show some respect!" barked the man behind Gaudin.
"Easy Mr Nakamura." Warned Gaudin. "Lok is entitled to his opinion after all. In response Lok I think that young Dedrick is indeed a good option. For a second year he is showing remarkable skill. Hiro however I'm...sceptical about."
Professor Lee coughed to get attention. "What about sir?"
"I'm not sure. His technique is too lucky, the odds are stacked up against him and he uncannily gets the right card."
"That is skill sir!" Defended Lok.
"Shut up!" Shouted Nakamura.
"Vice-Principal" Warned Gaudin again calmly.
He then continued as if nothing had happened.
"Maybe but It doesn't seem as fluid as Dedrick's, he only gets as good as he is when he is in a corner. Now back to the agenda, seek out any prospects and keep an eye on them, I'd like you to compile a list before the next meeting."
Feng one again butted in. "Principal I have a student you will be interested in his name is-"
"Kai Yuki." Squeaked Guner meekly. "We know Lok."
Feng stared at him and the Turk looked away sheepishly. "He is certainly a prospect sir."
Gaudin nodded. "Well, this meeting is adjourned, keep an eye on Yuki and find some more duellists, we need 5 before the event."
The staff then began to pile out and head to class with the Principals words in mind. Gaudin however remained behind. He looked out over the jungle with narrowed eyes as he removed a folder entitled; Case 11. He opened it and sighed. He would solve what happened here, one way or another.
Nikolai walked down the corridor of the school to his class, he was walking with Adam to his first ever class at Duel Academy. He seemed more excited than Adam about it but who cared; he had escaped the cod of Russia and was on a paradise island where he could get a massive career. What more could he want! As they got to the room, the doors opened by themselves in their clean fashion and they found themselves in a filling up room with many first years. Adam and Nikolai looked around and saw some seats in the left around the centre. . They threw their bags off their back and extracted their books and pencil cases when the door opened again. Kai Yuki strutted into the room with Jack Freeman and scanned the room. Then Kai's gaze fell on Nikolai. They glared at each other for a few seconds before Kai turned away and took a some seats at the back with Jack. Seats because as an Osiris went to sit down eagerly next to Jack he threw his bag on the chair as did Kai on his side, just for some extra privacy. People still seemed amazed at his very presence still, some getting their decks out as if to duel him that very second.
"What was that about?" Came Adams voice to Nikolais eyes.
"Me and Kai don't get on." He said dryly.
"Interesting." Commented Adam. "And the other guy."
"Not him too." He replied in broken English.
As Adam went to talk again the teacher walked out at the front of the room. It was Professor Feng, he seemed agitated and was talking to himself in Chinese or Taiwanese or some eastern language. He threw his text book down on his desk making a loud echoing noise that silenced the class.
"Good Morning." He barked out in a tone that suggested otherwise. "You are here today to learn and it is not only your first year but also school day. I will not be stopping to appreciate you all as Principal Gaudin does…but I will take time to help mature some of the more talented of you."
His eyes rested on a few Obelisks which told Nikolai the guy was favouritism to his dorm, great.
"Now today we will go over some basic duel history which you should all know. I was disappointed at how few of you answered those questions correctly on the entrance exam, me writing them myself." He shook his head in a disappointed manner and an agitated expression on his features. He looked over the crowd. He then threw his arm out at the back of the classroom and pointed.
"You boy. Who is Insector Haga?" He shouted in an intimidating way.
Nikolai turned to see a small Osiris red in a terrified way; he seemed to want to shrink away from the attention. "I…I Don't Know."
He whimpered pathetically.
"He was an insect duellist you idiot!" Shouted Feng loudly making the boys eyes water as if he was to cry that very second. "You don't shrivel of intelligence in that skull! You, what was Seto kaibas ace card?"
He asked an Obelisk girl more politely at the front of the room.
"Easy. Blue Eyes White Dragon." Answered the girl confidently.
Feng smiled. "Yes my dear, well done."
He scanned the room again and his eyes fell on Nikolai.
"You, what was the last card played in the final of the Von Schroeder Cup?"
Nikolai let his mouth open and his face contort into an amazed expression. What the hell?
"Well?" He asked again.
"Exodia?" he guessed bleakly.
Feng let out a breath and laughed. "Stupid idiotic lower ranks."
He laughed again cruelly and Nikolai felt a bubble of rage rise in him as he dismissed him. "It was Hinotama! Hinotama, not Exodia, not even close!"
Nikolai narrowed his eyes and then did something he knew after saying would regret. "Who's the dickhead? Oh, Professor Feng." The class went completely silent and Feng began to go purple.
"What did you say boy?" He whispered dangerously.
Nikolai heard his brain tell him, told you so' and then stuttered before he began to talk again.
"I'm sor-"
But before he could carry on talking he began to shout in a wild manner. "GET OUT OF MY CLASS NOW! NOONE INSULTS ME AND GETS AWAY WITH IT 2 HOUR DETENTUIONS FOR TWO WEEKS! OUT NOW!
Nikolai looked around in an exasperated way and then groaned before dragging himself out. As he passed Jack and Kai he saw them making the wanker sign and Kai chuckling, Nikolai scowled at him as he left the room. He walked across the hall and smacked his head into the glass, angry at himself and swearing in Russian loudly. First day and he had gotten into massive trouble as well as missing his class, bad impression. As he vented his anger out by banging his head and swearing he heard footsteps and panting, he turned his head slightly away from the glass to see Carissa in the female Osiris Red uniform with a red blazer on top, she looked messy and her hair was all over the place.
"Hi." She smiled as she saw him. "Why you here?"
"Don't ask, you'll see when you get in, actually on second thought you are a red and you're late. Don't go in at all." He cautioned.
She raised an eyebrow and placed her hands on her hips while pushing her hair back. "I'm not missing my first period."
"You will wish you had."
Carissa shook her head. "Well, see you after class."
She patted him on the back and entered the room, as the doors closed he heard the man begin to shout out again and felt sorry for his friend. After 10 or so minutes he slumped to the floor and sat down against the wall, bored. First Period was 1 hour long and it had been 15 mins. He sighed and eventually got up.
"I'm wasting my time here, I'll take a look around and get back before the end of the lesson." He told himself in Russian as he headed further down the corridor.
He walked along for a while until he came to a stairwell; he proceeded down and crept quietly along the hallway until he came to a large set of doors. The words GYM were emblazoned proudly above the door. He looked at his watch. He had all the time he needed. He opened the door and closed it behind him as he entered. As he turned again he quickly ducked down behind a set of chairs. He was in a large auditorium like area that was oval shaped. The chairs led down to a a trench that was filled with gym equipment and other stuff and next to the trench above it was a sot of running track area. Finally at the other end was a wide glass door that headed outside where a baseball pitch was drawn out. That wasn't what he was on the floor for however. There was a class going on, on the track area. That wasn't the main reason either. It was a girl's class; he peeked round and saw the girls in the PE uniforms doing some running exercises. He then stared mystified; it seemed to draw all his attention. Nikolai didn't know how long he was there for until he felt someone enter his presence behind him, he snapped his head round and began to stutter while trying to keep out of sight from the other pupils even though they were a good distance away. A girl around year older than him was standing there with her arms crossed. She was thin and slightly shorter than him and the uniform looked slightly small. She looked had pale skin that contrasted with her dark black hair, tied in a ponytail, her brown eyes stared at him with playfulness.
"Wrong class I think." She spoke with a Germanic accent.
"Well…uh...I can sort of explain." Nikolai responded in a pathetic way.
"Doesn't matter." She chuckled. "I'll let you off as you seem pretty cute."
"Thanks, I guess." Mused Nikolai with a slight blush to his cheeks, he coughed and the continued. "So…I'll go now."
He then got up awkwardly and headed to the exit. The girl followed him to the door and opened it for him.
"Thanks." He walked through and then turned. "Sorry. I'm not a peeping, oh, Tim."
"Tom."She corrected with a grin.
"Whatever. Bye."
"Wait. Whats your name? I'm Gwendolyn. Call me Gwen."
"Nikolai Nekorovich." He replied as he walked off. "See you around."
As he left the vicinity Gwen looked him over with a sly grin. "Indeed."
Nikolai spent the rest of the time just wandering, he managed to get back in time to be harassed by Feng again but he simply nodded and said 'yes sir' whenever he stopped screaming indiscriminately. Still, it stung to have detention on the first day for TWO WHOLE WEEKS!
After the next lesson with Professor Lee, which was little more than studying what they already knew so it was really a big waste. After that they had 3 more lessons. It was the last lesson in which the day got interesting indeed. It was with Professor Law from the Osiris Red female dormitory. As Nikolai and Adam sat themselves down he noticed an Obelisk student up the front with his duel disk on. He was tall and thin to the point of being underweight; his skin was pale like a sheet. His hair was long, dark brown that fell down to his shoulders in a neat way. The most distinctive feature of him was his eye. Eye, because he only had one. It was a dark grey that was steely and reminded him of silver. His right eye was covered by an eye patch. It was plain and black but helped give a factor of intimidation to him. He looked slightly older than himself so Nikolai was guessing he was s second year. As the class settled down and Professor Law finished going over her papers she began to speak to the class. It started with the usual introduction and pointless explanation of why they were here and so on so forth. Nikolai ad Adam spent the time playing rock paper scissors. Eventually she stopped speaking over that and got onto more interesting themes. Mainly the lesson.
"Today I will show you what we hope for you to all achieve by the end of the year as you head into your Year One Tests and proceed to becoming a sophomore. Here I have one of the best students of last term and indeed one of the best in Duel Academy. May I introduce Mr Dedrick Van Gelton, our second-to-Kaiser pupil." The class gave a polite applause while Nikolai watched him with interest.
The guy before him was a brilliant duellist to be contending for Kaiser in his second year. Out of curiosity he turned to see Kai's reaction. Kai was applauding politely and too seemed drawn in by the second year. As the applause died down Dedrick began to speak.
"Hello." He spoke with a soft voice but a German accent that bit into it harshly. "I'm supposed to tell you what I did to get where I am now. Well, I went to duel Prep School for 3 years in Stuttgart, which is useless to the majority of you here, and when I got here was put in blue dorm. My teacher would like to say I studied hard but in truth I didn't. I simply have a great memory. I am also a good duellist due to my putting it in to practice well. That is it."
The class began to clap uncertaintly.Adam leaned over.
"He's very modest isn't he? Damm German." Muttered the brit.
"He must be good to be where he is. Always respect your opponent or risk defeat." Replied Nikolai.
Adam raised an eyebrow. "Who's been reading scripture?"
"No one. Heard it off a video game and it sounded good. Grand Theft Auto VI I think." Nodded Nikolai as Adam agreed.
Professor Law came to the front again. She cleared her throat.
"Well thank you Mr Van Gelton. I do however, hope you all study anyway and follow his impression in spirit only." She looked at him as if to say why.
Dedrick sighed and looked at his watch.
"Well, as for the next part of the lesson Mr Van Gelton will be duelling one of you to show what a good deck can do if structured well, Dedrick will choose his opponent. Your choice Dedrick." She stepped away and the German stepped forward and looked around the room. After a few seconds his eyes settled on Nikolai, He out his arm out and pointed.Nikolai grinned and stood up, as he did he heard someone clear their throat in the way people do to get attention. He turned and saw Kai getting up.
"He picked me Nekorovich." Kai stated as he headed down. "Blue-on-blue as Americans says."
Nikolai scowled as he sat down and crossed his arms angrily. He swore quietly in Russian. Adam chuckled getting Nikolai's attention.
"Look at it this way, he's under pressure down there we can just relax and take notes. Duelling isn't that great anyway." Adam put his feet up on his desk much to the Osiris girl next to hims discomfort.
"You're not too bothered about duelling are you." Said Nikolai.
"I am but I'm not obsessed like some. I simply enjoy it and focus on the more important things in life for example. It isn't a matter of life or death and if it is…then you are captive of a psychopathic duellist." He chuckled to himself as did Nikolai.
"Good description of Kai there."
Down at the front Kai and Dedrick where swapping decks and shuffling hard. After a few seconds they returned their decks, fitted their duel disks and got at each end of the front of the room.
"You're Judai Yuki's son right?" Questioned the German with an eyebrow raised over his eye.
"Uh-huh." Smirked Kai. "I've got the same skills too."
"I hope so. Watch, learn and counter. That's my motto. I will learn from you and when the time comes when we meet in competition again, I will counter." He activated his Duel Disk as did kai.
"I will have gotten so new ideas by the then Van Gelton." Glared kai.
Dedrick: 4000
Kai: 4000
"I'll go first." Dedrick drew his cards slowly and carefully. "I summon Mourning Phantom (2/600/400) in defence position."
A wail erupted form nowhere causing a few gasps or slight screams from some students. It was a sad but terrifying scream. Like scratching a chalk board but with pure emotion tainting it. As the scream quietened down, from the floor in front of Dedrick. It was completely white but slightly see through however and shimmering likes sun on water. It appeared to be a woman wearing a veil like Christian widows wore, she was clutching a handkerchief in her hand and the sound of quiet sobs echoed out.
"End turn." Dedrick crossed his arms as Kai drew his card with more force and flare.
Kai smiled at his hand.
"This is going to be easy. I'd better not attack yet, as a ghost it's most likely an immortal monster, his lack of backup cards also means it has a nasty effect. A big risk" He though to himself. "Then again, I like risks."
"5 roubles say he summons an E-Hero." Whispered Nikolai.
"How much is that in pound sterling?" Asked Adam unsure.
"Never mind. Loser gets the winner lunch."
"Deal." They shook hands and watched to see Kai's monster.
"I summon Lost Nobility: Harold (3/1200/1100) in attack position."
"Lunch on you Nik." Adam patted him on the back with a smirk at the appearance of Kai's monster. It looked like an early European Duke. It had a red tattered coat with very old looking clothing that gave it a distinction. It had a trihorn upon its head and its face was hidden behind a black scarf around its face so only the red eyes were visible. Its hands hidden behind dirty gloves and a shadow that crept outwards in every direction in a creepy way. It drew the rapier sword from its side and placed its blade in front of it to show he was ready to fight.
"Harold attacks his Phantom!" The demonic noble then flipped his sword out and marched forward cautiously before lashing out with a cry into the Phantoms chest. The blade however passed straight through the monster although the ghost shuddered slightly.
Dedrick: 3400
Kai: 4000
"Obvious that would happen." Muttered Jack as he watched. "This German must have some sort of immortality deck that runs on spells that rely on that by the look of that."
An obelisk turned around next to him. "How'd you know that?"
"I faced a deck like this before." He said simply.
As the guy turned he saw a wallet in his outer pocket, with a smirk he slipped it away expertly from the blue students pocket. Finders-keepers after all.
Back on the field Kai was about to set a card when all of a sudden, taking him by surprise, mourning phantom screamed out loud, and several people jumped at the sudden noise but Dedrick simply stared lazily eyed forward. As the scream stopped Kai saw his Lost Nobility step back in fear with a shudder.
"Mourning Phantom is grieving currently Neue. For attacking her scared penalty is taken. Harold cannot attack again for next turn." Kai sighed in frustration as he explained.
"I'll set a card and finish then." Declared Kai confidently as the card appeared. "Don't underestimate me Dedrick."
"Don't overestimate yourself." Retorted Dedrick to a few ooh's from the crowd. Obviously some people, others jeered him for this. Nikolai shook his head. When would people stop supporting him because of his father? Dedrick drew.
"I summon Candle-bearing phantom (3/1000/500) in attack position." A guttural moan echoed out and a ghoul limped out. It appeared to be a butler but far more demonic and gaunt, like a skeletal apparition. Silvery blood stained its body and dripped eerily to the ground where a puddle developed. In its hand was a gnarled wooden holder with a faint candle in place.
"I activate the carrying-on spell card, Chains of Servitude." As he activated his card some rusty steel chains took shape in front of him as he glanced boredly at them they strapped themselves around Candle-Bearing Phantom.
"What's that?" Questioned Kai with narrowed eyes as the phantom looked to the sky in aguish as he was constricted.
"My chains imprison one phantom while in play and for the remainder of the time they two are in play together, his attack, or defence, decreases until equal with the opposite score." Dedrick calmly spoke. His voice was soothing yet had a dangerous edge to it all this time that made Adam shiver.
"This guy is freaky. With a deck like this his childhood must have been horrifying1" Grunted Adam.
"May be a Goth." Suggested Nikolai. "He has an eye patch, seems pretty gothic."
"Don't get me started on Goths." Warned Adam comically. "Wonder how he lost his eye?"
As this happened the phantom lost its strength. (CBP 1000500)
"Now the amount taken away is locked into the spell card for later." Explained Dedrick again, he fiddled with his eyepatch for a few seconds before continuing his play.
"In your own time scar face." taunted Kai to a scowl from the German.
"I'll attack your Harold with Candle-Bearer, Neue." The butler limped forward quickly and blew on the flame of the candle; it flew outwards like an inferno toward the Noble. Kai however flipped his et trap card.
"House of Dread activates." A continuous card showcasing an ancient looking piece of scroll being studied intently by Kozaky was turned towards the spectre. "My trap card protects my life points in a battle that I'd lose while one of my lost Nobility is involved. All at the cost of discarding a card during each of my draw phases."
Dedrick grinned as he did this to the obelisks sitting next to Jacks confusion.
"What the hell!? He wasted his card! Harold is stronger than his phantom!"
Jack chuckled. "He played his bluff, a lot of people would let the attack go through but Kai knew that thing has more to it than meets the eye and played him down."
Indeed as the card took effect, forming a purple barrier round Kai, The fire became more intense as it reached Harold, it set the man alight and a terrible scream of pain sounded out as he was burnt alive before exploding into pixels'.
Dedrick nodded at kai. "Well predicted. Candle-Bearing Phantom can increase his attack if the monster he attacks is the same level but higher attack power until they it has 100 more attack points than the opponent. Normally he would die at the end of the turn however…"
He gestured to the chains enveloping the ghost. "Chains of Servitude stop him dieing from monster effects, spells or traps that target him specifically, meaning his power."
Dedrick grinned again. Kai just narrowed his eyes. "Just take your move Kraut."
Dedrick glared at him with his good eye. Professor Law went to step in at the racial comment.
"It's fine Professor." Dedrick waved her off with a more serious tone and a colder edge. "I can handle this."
Dedrick punched a fist out and Mourning Phantom instinctively began to attack, it hobbled over before reaching Kai so they were face to face before throwing the veil back revealing a horrific blood stained skeletal face. Kai gasped ad jumped back in fear as it screamed out dreadful sound wave attacks, making Nikolai wince slightly.
Dedrick: 3400
Kai: 3400
"End turn." Stated Dedrick gruffly.
Kai drew shaking his head a bit, he selected a card and discard per the effect of House of Dread. "Take it easy. It's all in the spirit of competition."
Dedrick lightened his face slightly. "Suppose so."
Kai shrugged his shoulders and continued his move. "Now, I'll summon Lost Nobility-Shinzo (4/1700/1300)."
Another worn and dark daemon walked out. It was in Japanese battered scratched samurai armour and the face was hidden behind one of the masks worn in the era. The burning red yes glared out. It drew its sword which shone evilly while the shadow crept out like before.
"Next I'll activate my spell card Household Name." A grey aura surrounded Shinzo and he spun his sword expertly around with a laugh that boomed.
"Household Name gives my Lost Nobility an extra 400 attack points." He explained simply.
(LNS: 17002100)
"Now I'll have Shinzo attack mourning phantom!" He lashed an arm out and the samurai ran forward, sword above his head, his eyes giving a fearful image. As he reached the ghost he slashed down through the apparition to no obvious effect.
Dedrick: 1900
Kai: 3400
Dedrick groaned as he took damage, the compensation being the phantoms effect caused the samurai to step back in fear.Kai however hadn't slowed down.
"Now I'll play Pot of Greed to give me a better hand size." He drew two cards giving him three cards now. "Perfect, I'll now activate The Warrior Returning Alive to return Harold to my hand."
He took the card from his graveyard.Nikolai raised an eyebrow.
"Interesting. That card had all the hallmarks of a demon. Must be an effect that makes it count as a warrior." He thought to himself as he observed his rivals tactics.
Jack sat and thought to himself too. "Kai seems to be going slow here. He isn't getting the right cards, lucky for Van Gelton or he'd be wasted. Still he's blue so I'm cool with him."
Adam was ALSO thinking to himself. "I wonder what's for dinner tonight."
As he sat there he heard a mans chuckle, it seemed far away for some reason. Adam looked around him. No men around him, not that he didn't consider himself a man. He scratched his head and then with a shrug of his shoulders turned back to watch the duel.Kai was playing his next card.
"Now I'll play Quick Summon." A quick play spell appeared on his field displaying a picture of some work men heading over to n alarm in a hurry.
Dedrick narrowed his eyes. "I see Neue. That card lets you normal summon a second monster so you'll-"
"Bring back Harold." Snapped Kai as he slapped down the card and the demon warrior noble sauntered out next to Shinzo. "End turn."
Kai was annoyed. He was trying to stay calm on the outside but the cards weren't coming.
"Unlucky shuffle I guess." He told thought quietly. "Can't get my cards out quick enough."
Dedrick was drawing his next card. He looked at it and widened his eye. "This card. I won't use it here. Not until I'm at the door of a loss.
He placed the card to the side of his hand and selected a second. "I activate Dark Door."
A continuous spell card displaying a vile green spiritual portal stood upon Dedrick's field next to Chains of Servitude.
"Now only one of our monsters a turn can engage in combat." Explained Dedrick. "To follow that up I will set one card and have Candle Bearing Phantom attack Shinzo."
The undead man blew on his candle and a ghostly inferno blasted at the samurai demon warrior as it's attack points rose to 100 points more than its score. Shinzo took it's sword in a defensive position and once again House of Dread protected Kai as the shield flared up. The samurai was slowly burnt away with terrible screams. Some students began to complain.
"Come on professor's happening in this duel is their monsters are screaming our ears off!" Cried a Ra Yellow student.
To answer that Kai and Dedrick glared hard at him, he slowly receded in fear. Kai then cricked his neck and set a card before signifying for Kai to begin with a bored wave of his arm.Kai drew his next card and then discarded his beginning card immediately.
"I set a card. And Now I'll activate a card in my graveyards effect. Household Name." he slipped the card out and smirked as he placed it in his inner blazer pocket. "By removing it from play I can add one Lost Nobility to my hand from my deck.
." He flipped through his deck and took a card out. "I won't summon this card yet, it's vulnerable to your candle-bearer."
He then pointed out at Candle-Bearing Phantom. "Attack Harold!"
The monster drew its blade and bounced forward before stabbing the ghost in the chest, the chains however deflected the blow so the spectre simply stumbled back with a groan.Kai raised an eyebrow. All his phantoms were immortal.
Dedrick: 700
Kai: 3400
"End turn then." Kai sighed and crossed his arms. "Still, I'm in the lead."
Dedrick drew his next card calmly, betraying now emotion. His eyes lit up." This is soon over. I sacrifice my Candle-Bearing Phantom for Crypt Ruler (6/2500/1900)."
The enslaved ghost slowly dissipated into mist before reforming into a new monster this one not ghostly but opaque in appearance. It was in dark robes and its face was disgusting. A rotting green-red corpse with an eye falling out. Its hands that were revealed were but bone with little flesh left, flies surrounded it but not to feast, and it was almost with admiration. They made a sphere around it that slowly receded and expanded in a chaotic fashion. Some of the female students screamed slightly as the monster began to breath and coughed up a rotting organ instead.Kai grimaced.
"Terrifying I guess." He smirked. "Of course I'm not squeamish."
Dedrick laughed. "It doesn't matter .Before I do anything else Chains of Servitudes activates. Remember it deducted 500 points? Well now for every 100 points we draw 1 card."
The two drew 5 cards, leaving them both pleased.
"Crypt Ruler will activate his effect now. He cannot attack-"
"Useful." Interrupted Kai with a scowl from Dedrick in response.
"Instead I select a monster you have ad compare its attack points, or respective defence points and it is treated as a battle from there of course." Dedrick grinned. "Harold naturally."
The rotting corpse breathed out and a foul rotting gas spread toward the noble and it began to choke to death slowly and painfully. As it spasm on the floor it slowly rotted away.
Dedrick: 700
Kai: 2100
"Now to finish this turn mourning phantom will attack you directly." The widowed ghost then hobbled over and screamed into Kai's face, painfully loud, again.
Dedrick: 700
Kai: 1500
"I set a card and then end my turn." He then proceeded to discard two more because of his over sized hand. As he did this a flash erupted form his grave and suddenly 2 pale floating orb appeared. The looked like an eye that was blood shot and staring intently at Kai.
"What's that? "Asked Kai with narrowed eyes.
"A Crypt token. (1/0/0). They are made by Crypt Ruler when one of my cards is sent to the graveyard. Because I sent two there are two."
Kai drew his next card and discarded another card for House of Dread. He looked over his hand a smile widely and cruelly. "This is over."
He lifted a card above his head proudly. "Polymerization!"
The crowd leaned in with great interest as the Yuki Trademark was played. Nikolai looked on with wide yes.
"Polymerization! What's he summoning?"
"A fusion?" Suggested Adam with a comic voice in an inappropriate point.
Nikolai placed his head in his hand and groaned.
Kai was now taking a card from his hand a placing it in a spell zone. As he played it a set of armour took shape on the field. It was blackened stood out like a man was inside it. Intricate gold steel was also embroided in strange shapes upon it. Arm gauntlets, leg gauntlets, breast plate and a spike helmet stood proudly and wickedly upon his side.
"This is Family Armour-Necro. It is spell card that has no effect except one."
A member of the class spoke up. "What?"
Kai closed his eyes and smirked. "It can only be played in conjunction with polymerization and lost Nobility."
The people. Including Professor Law looked confused however Kai continued.
"This cannot be worn, it must be fused to the person it wants to fight with! This is it Duel academy! Kai Yuki, The Future-Kaiser is here, Watch and learn!" He took a monster and slapped it on the duel disk. Another monster appeared. It was in European dress again. It was frilled and in contemporary dress that looked French. It had another blade by its side that was curved ever so slightly. A wig of the age was perched upon its head upon a grey face with burning red yes.
"Lost Nobility-Louis (4/1500/1500) fuses with Necro!" The two cards then twisted reality and spun into Polymerization. A deafening bang echoed and a flash of light. As it subsided Louis was changed. He was now inside the armour and looked more like a demonic knight. Louis cackled and flipped the visor down, closing off all view to his face, even eyes. Purple lightning crackled over the armour briefly. Kai opened his eyes with force.
"Lost Family-Necro (8/2800/2500) is my new fusion between these two monsters." Kai grinned as the knight laughed with an echo, courtesy of the helmet. "Next I'll activate Spell reproduction, discarding these two to bring back Pot of greed."
He then inserted the card and drew two cards. He shook his head.
"Monsters." He said simply. He couldn't use them as he had summoned already.
"Finally I play Cyclone to destroy Dark Door!" a whirlwind spread toward the card and wiped it away.
Jack scrunched his face up. "Why's he do that? He has one monster only."
Kai was now declaring a battle. "Attack the Crypt Token!"
The knight then jumped forward and held a fist back; as it did so it began to crackle with veil purple energy which covered it the hand. Just as it was punching forward to wipe out the defenceless monster Dedrick revealed a trap.
"Attack redirection armour turns your attack to Mourning Phantom." The knight then swerved and ran at the widow. As it did so a second trap activated. "Spirit Barrier stops me taking damage if a monster is in play on my field."
A gold barrier formed around Dedrick and as Mourning Phantom screamed in pain he avoided damage to Kai's annoyance.
"I can't activate his effect if he doesn't kill a monster." He mumbled angrily. "End turn1"
He spat the words out with frustration much to Dedrick's amusement. "Remember Mourning Phantom means he cannot attack next turn and you've lost your hand!"
Kai looked at him harshly.
"You'll have to decided next turn whether to risk a good hand with Household Name or make sure your monster survives. You haven't planned ahead." Lecture the German with a glint in his eye. "Unlike myself. Watch."
He drew his card and then placed down a monster.
"This may not be that card but it will do. I sacrifice Crypt Tokens to summon Black Death (7/0/0)"
A strange black cloud floated into their presence. It was shapeless and whispering echoed from it. It had a bad feeling about it.
"Firstly Black death kills all my monsters." It spread out and encompassed his ghosts, they slowly faded away leaving the monster size cloud now. "Now his attack is equal to all their defence scores added together and his defence score is equal to the sum of their attack scores."
The Cloud shuddered for a moment. (7/2300/ 3100).
"Now I activate Rotting Rebirth. This card brings back a demon or magician but with half stats. Crypt Ruler comes back to me (6/ 1250/950)." The rotting ruler was now falling apart, it was more of a skeleton now and had only one arm, the robes were tattered and inside was a mushy substance that was once its innards.
"Attack Necro Black Death!" Dedrick shouted with energy.
The cloud then blew forward in spiral, it then surrounded the confused and afraid demon knight, and it then advanced upon it and seeped into the cracks in the armour. Necro Clutched its throat in pain with a gargled scream. Beating its chest with its last energy, it collapsed.
Dedrick: 700
Kai: 1200
"Shit." Groaned Kai as he looked at his empty field and his opponent's full field.
"I finish this turn." Dedrick crossed his arms. Crypt Ruler could only battle monsters so he was safe for now.
Kai drew placed his hand upon his deck and closed his eyes. "This is it. I have to in this first duel! This is all my skill. All my deck building. Everything. No Faith. Just reality."
Nikola was leaning forward now teaching his rival with intense eyes. He didn't want him to lose for some reason, strange as it was; he was almost rooting for him. Nevertheless he watched him hard.
"Show me what you can do." He spoke quietly.
Kai took in a breath and snapped a card off his duel disk. Before he could make a response however the holograms suddenly shut down. The pupils groaned in annoyance. As Kai looked around he turned to Law.
"2What is it Professor?" He asked curtly.
"The time period I had for the main Holographic system has expired." She spoke with a sympathising voice. "Sorry, everyone but the class is over. You can go back now."
Nikolai d Adam got up getting their stuff together. He saw Dedrick leave out of the back way with Professor Law in an almost paranoid way.
"Good duel, bit slow but tactically very good." Nodded Adam as they left the room.
"Wonder what card Kai got?" asked Nikolai to himself as he headed down the hall with Adam to meet with Carissa from her 'special' class.
Kai walked slowly out of the room with Jack when everyone had gone.
"Good duel Kai. Bad luck with the draws though." Jack said cheerfully with a pat on the back.
"It was a disaster." Moaned Kai as he lit a cigarette.
"It was an experience. He was a second year! You can learn from that surely."
"Suppose." He scratched his nose with anger. "I'm still the Prince of Games."
Kai felt so angry with himself. In his eyes he had failed. His first duel. It was embarrassing. What would everyone think! He was glad however it hadn't ended properly. Otherwise they would have seen he had only drawn Monster Reincarnation.
In a different part of the school dedrick was walking with Professor Law. They were heading down one of the more quiet Area of the school where only cleaners came normally. It was mostly used for storage of cards and other teaching supplies.
"I must say you duelled brilliantly Dedrick." She commented with a, laid back smile. "You are definitely much better this year."
"I've been practising during the summer, entered a tournament in the area and won some cards." He smiled back.
They continued till they got to one of the storage cupboards... The Professor got out a key and opened it, beckoning Dedrick in, she followed and closed the door, I was dark but you could still see and shelves surrounded a large table in the centre. The two headed to the table. Then unexpectedly Dedrick leaned over and kissed her passionately on the lips, she placed her arms round his neck and moaned softly into it. They tore apart from a second and Dedrick grinned.
"I missed you Laura." He smiled softly.
"So did I Dedrick." She smirked playfully and kissed him hard again, I later got more involved and more passionate. The cleaner swore hear heard a women scream later that day.
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