Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh or the World of Darkness.

6/30/2025

The Guardian of Memories…I can't lose to him or I'll die. But more importantly, I'll never learn where my mother is. The strongest monster my deck has is Behemoth the King of all Animals with an attack strength of 2700. But the Guardian has a monster called Gate Guardian in play with attack strength of 3750. Not just that, but he negated the only way I have to make my monsters stronger. But I won't give up yet! I'll figure out a way to win this duel!

Cheveyo Qua

Lost as always

Fong closed his eyes and frowned. "A force of great strength has been summoned. The boy will find himself hard-pressed to win now."

Nikolai had his eyes looking out into the distance quietly. "We must be focused. The Perversions of life may attack at any moment."

Jill continued to work with her PDA.

Conn took a deep sip of a flask of brandy and sighed. "Bloody 'ell, why'd we send the boy in there if we knew he'd be outmatched?"

"Because time is of the essence. To stop that which is our purpose, we must make sure that the boy is ready. Because there will be so much danger soon…" Fong closed his eyes and meditated, while everyone was staring at him like he was insane.

Sweat slid down Cheveyo's face, or maybe it was the water from the attack of Gate Guardian. Whatever it was, he knew that he was going to have to do his best to win or else a little water would be the least of his problems. Glancing at the drawn card, he pointed at his set card. "I activate Reload! This quickplay magic card lets me shuffle my hand into my deck and draw an equal number of cards!"

He shuffled seven cards into his deck and drew seven. Fanning out the cards he smirked. "Pot of Greed lets me draw two cards." A smiling green jar appeared on his field and exploded when he removed the top two cards off of his deck.

The Guardian of Memories frowned. "No card you possess can match the strength of Gate Guardian."

"Maybe…but I can still brace myself against the damage that is coming!" Cheveyo slapped a card down. "I summon Hidden Spirit-Wendigo Ahroun (1900/1700) in attack mode!" A taller and bigger version of Cheveyo wearing the clothing of a Native American warrior appeared on the field. Lifting its spear, the warrior looked at the Gate Guardian without fear.

"That will not brace you against the rage of the elements."

"Not alone…" Cheveyo opened his field magic card slot. "Field magic card Moonlight Caern activates!" All around them huge stones rose up with symbols all over them. And then one after another the stones lit up with light. "This field card activates the effect of my monster." Wendigo Ahroun growled, its muscles bulging and fur sprouting from it as it turned into a huge humanoid wolf with black fur. "When Moonlight Caern is in play he turns into a beast warrior and gains 1000 attack points!" (2900/1700) "Also, I set one card face-down and end my turn!" As the card appeared on his field Cheveyo took a deep breath. ("I'm sorry to send you out to die, but I have to win this duel.")

A card appeared behind the Guardian. And then another card appeared. "The effect of Different Dimension Capsule teleports the chosen card into my hand." He snapped his hand out and one of the two cards flipped around. "I activate Bait Doll! This trap card forces one face-down card in play to activate!"

Cheveyo's face-down card flipped up and a glowing circle appeared around the Wendigo Ahroun. "Soul Circle sends Wendigo Ahroun back into my deck and forces me to special summon a level four monster to the field from my deck." He fanned out his deck and slid Wendigo Ahroun into it. ("So much for my buffer…") "I special summon Giant Rat (1400/1450) into attack mode!" A giant grey rat appeared on the field and chattered.

"Gate Guardian, Raging Thunder Wave!" The composite god unleashed a vortex of energy that slammed into the rat and blew it apart.

Cheveyo threw up his arms and screamed as electricity and icy biting cold burned into his body.

Cheveyo- 250

Guardian- 3000

The Guardian coldly watched as Cheveyo collapsed face-first to the ground. "End turn."

Cheveyo was barely breathing now…he was so cold….so cold….

"DAD! Slow down!"

"I'll be damned if I wind up arrested because of a stupid park rule I didn't know about!"

("Where am I?") Cheveyo looked around in confusion. ("And where's…my duel?")

"GAH! DAD!"

"Quiet Ichigo! I can't let the nice Policemen arrest me."

("Ichigo?") Cheveyo looked down…and blinked in surprise at what he saw. There was a brown-haired boy sitting in the back of a car that was barreling down a forest road at incredible speeds. "Wow…who are you?"

("Huh? Ummm…why is there a voice in my head?") The boy looked around in confusion, and then looked up and saw Cheveyo. ("GHOST!")

Cheveyo winced and waved his hands frantically. "Wait! I'm not a ghost…I don't think."

Ichigo looked up at the red-skinned boy and rubbed his eyes a couple of times. ("You look like a ghost to me.")

"Once again, I don't think I am a ghost. I was dueling…"

("Did you stay dueling?") Ichigo's eyes got big and a look like a puppy begging flashed in Cheveyo's head. ("I want to duel! Anything other than this crazy family vacation with my dad!")

Cheveyo shook his head vehemently. "You don't want to duel against who I'm taking on. He's way too powerful."

("Too powerful?") Ichigo rubbed a finger under his nose. ("There's no such thing. I can defeat even the most powerful opponent with my mighty Cyber Shadows.")

"Cyber Shadows?" Cheveyo blinked in surprise. "Cyber Shadow…what's that?" An image of a group of dark-clothed warriors appeared in his mind. "Interesting…but they don't look too tough."

("Ah, but therein lies the true strength of the Cyber Shadows.") An image appeared between the two of them. ("The power of Polymerization.")

"Polymerization? The power of fusion?" Cheveyo rubbed at his chin. "But…there are no two monsters I know of in my deck that defeat something like Gate Guardian."

Ichigo grinned. ("Maybe so, but I have a monster capable of taking down any monster. Lord of Knives.")

"What is Lord of Knives?"

("A three-way fusion capable of destroying any monster of my choice.")

"There is such a thing as three-way fusions?" Cheveyo's eyes widened. "But…what can fuse together in my deck that could defeat…"

Ichigo shrugged innocently. ("Hey, I'm just telling you what my deck can do best. It isn't for everyone.")

Cheveyo felt light-headed. "I….thank you for your advice. I hope you the best of luck with your family trip Ichigo."

("Not a problem at all. What's your name anyway?")

"Cheveyo."

Cheveyo's eyes shot open and he stumbled to his feet. "I'm not done yet! Giant Rat's special ability lets me special summon an earth monster with 1500 attack points or less from my deck to the field when it is destroyed as a result of battle!" He grabbed a card out of his deck and threw it down. "I special summon Hidden Spirit-Silver Fang Philodox (1300/800) in attack mode!" A rough warrior holding a heavy short sword appeared on the field, it looking just like Nikolai.

Guardian sneered. "You can't afford another 'buffer' against my attacks."

Cheveyo drew. "First I play Heavy Storm!" An explosion of wind destroyed Final Attack Orders instantly. "And then I set two cards face-down on the field." Two cards shimmered into existence in front of him. "Also, I set one card face-down on the field. Then I play Card of Sanctity. Now we both draw until we are holding six cards in our hand." Both of them drew five cards.

He looked all of the cards over and blinked in surprise. ("Ichigo…you're right.") "I play the magic card Fusion Sage. This card lets me search my deck for one Polymerization card." He removed his deck from its slot and fanned it out. Sliding the card into his hand, he held it up to show to the Guardian and slid his deck back into place. "Now I play Polymerization to fuse Hidden Spirit-Wendigo Ahroun and Silver Fang Philodox together to summon Hidden Spirit-Judgment Warrior!" (2000/1800) A warrior in silver clothing appeared on the field, a silver spear held in one hand. It opened its blue eyes and slammed the butt of its spear into the ground.

The Guardian's eyes widened slightly. ("Silver Fang?")

Cheveyo held up a card. "This card is the end of Gate Guardian." He flipped it over. "Penumbral Illusion!" The card appeared on the field and started to shimmer. "This continuous magic card lets me select one monster in play during my main phase. I discard one monster from my hand!" He slid a card into his graveyard. "The monster I discard drains its attack power from your monster's attack points!" (1600/600) "Pitch-Black Werewolf's attack is deducted from the attack of Gate Guardian!" A wave of glowing energy flowed out of the card and hit the god. (2150/3400)

Judgment Warrior exploded in size as it shifted into a giant silver and black furred humanoid wolf. (3000/1800) "Attack now!" It launched forwards and stabbed its spear right into the body of Gate Guardian. "Your mighty monster has been defeated!" Gate Guardian exploded into dust.

Cheveyo- 250

Guardian- 2150

Guardian didn't look that surprised.

Cheveyo slid two cards into his disk, filling up all of his magic and trap zones. "I set two cards face-down and then flip up Mirage of Nightmare! End turn!"

A card appeared behind Guardian. "You are impressive indeed. However…" One of the seven cards flipped over.

Cheveyo drew four cards off of his deck. "Mirage of Nightmare activates during your standby phase and lets me draw four cards!"

"…I activate Dark Element! By paying half of my life points when Gate Guardian is in the graveyard I can special summon Dark Guardian (3800/3500) to the field!" A huge spider-legged warrior holding an axe in one hand appeared on the field and started to let out a rumbling laughter.

Cheveyo- 250

Guardian- 1075

Cheveyo paled, while Judgment Warrior growled darkly.

Guardian pointed at the fusion. "End this now! Dark Shockwave!" Dark Guardian lifted its axe and brought it crashing down into the warrior, blowing it apart. "And you lose."

Cheveyo- 1450

Guardian- 1075

Cheveyo pointed at his field, which only had two set magic/trap cards on it. "The effect of Emergency Provisions let me sacrifice Mirage of Nightmare and Penumbral Illusion to increase my life points by 2000."

Guardian snapped its fingers and two cards from the six behind it flipped over. "I activate Nobleman of Crossout first, which will remove your set monster from play!" The set monster faded away. "And then I normal summon Nightmare Eye." (250/250) A single red eye appeared on the field next to Dark Guardian. "This monster cannot be attacked as long as I have another monster in play. Also, when you try to target any monster on my field with an effect that isn't Nightmare Eye that card is destroyed. Finally, I set three cards face-down and end my turn."

Cheveyo drew and looked out at the still laughing Dark Guardian. ("I'll give you something to laugh about, you ass.") He pointed at one of his two set cards. "I activate the power of Pack Totem. This magic card lets me search my deck for one Hidden Spirit card and add it to my hand." He removed his deck, fanned it out, and then found the card he was looking for. Adding it to his hand he slammed his deck back into place. "Then I activate my other face-down card! Warrior Returning Alive returns one warrior from my graveyard to my hand!" He held up Wendigo Ahroun and added it to his hand. "Alright, I set two cards face-down on the field and summon Hidden Spirit Totem-Owl (300/500) in defense mode!" A spectral owl with numerous golden symbols etched into its feathers appeared on the field. "End turn!"

A card appeared behind Guardian. "You're nearly finished. Reveal Call of the Haunted!" One of his three set cards flipped up. "This card special summons one monster from my graveyard! Return Gate Guardian!" (3750/3400) The huge composite god appeared alongside its dark half. "You're at the end of your line now! Dark Guardian, attack with Dark Shockwave!" The spider-legged monster lifted its axe and brought it flying down towards the little bird.

"Reveal Negate Attack!" One of Cheveyo's set cards flipped up and Dark Guardian froze in its tracks. "This trap card negates your attack and ends your battle phase!"

"Oh really?" One of Guardian's face-down cards flipped up. "And I reveal the magic card Sneak Attack from the Darkness. Now my monsters get another battle phase! So first I set one card face-down on the field and then I attack your monster with Dark Guardian!"

"Reveal Spirit Sacrifice!" The owl spirit exploded and a wall of white mist lifted up between the two fields. "This card lets me sacrifice a Hidden Spirit Totem in play to negate your attack and end your battle phase!"

Guardian grimaced. "End turn then."

Cheveyo reached his hand into the graveyard of his disk. "When Hidden Spirit Totem-Owl is sent to the graveyard from the field I may add one Hidden Spirit monster and one Polymerization card from my graveyard to my hand!" He held up Silver Fang Philodox and Polymerization right before adding them to his hand. Then he looked down at his deck. "I draw…" He slid the top card off of his deck and looked at it. ("This card might work.") He threw it down. "I summon Hidden Spirit-Fianna Galliard!" (1000/1000)

In a flash of light a slim man holding a heavy-looking claymore appeared on the field and started to chuckle. It looked just like Conn. "When this monster is summoned and I have no cards in play I may activate one of three effects."

"But you have Moonlight Caern in play…"

"Moonlight Caern is excluded according to this monster's effect. When Fianna Galliard is summoned and there are no other cards on my field I may activate one of three effects. The effect I choose to activate is the one that lets me draw two cards." Cheveyo slid two cards off of his deck, looked at them, and then nodded. "I special summon Hidden Spirit Totem-Falcon (1300/1200) to the field!" A spectral falcon with glowing silver symbols all over its feathers appeared on the field alongside Fianna Galliard. "While this monster is in play if a Hidden Spirit monster is sent to the graveyard then I can either draw one card or gain 1000 life points."

"It's a shame that those monsters must return to your hand at the end of the turn, or else you might actually be able to make use of those effects. Unless you plan on sacrificing your Hidden Spirit monsters by throwing them at my monsters, then you are wasting your time." The Guardian of Memories let the cold winds of the chamber whip across it. It felt no remorse for the weak. "The weak cannot learn my secrets."

"I will find out that I want to know." Cheveyo looked down at his hand and then at his field. ("But the thing is…")

("A three-way fusion capable of destroying any monster of my choice.")

His eyes widened. ("A three-way fusion…")

"Give it up. I not only have the mighty Dark Guardian in play, but I also have the all-powerful Gate Guardian in play as well. You are out of options." The Guardian of Memories sneered. "Give in to the cold despair of this place. For you were never ready to face me."

"You're wrong." Cheveyo felt the cold bite into his skin, and yet he did not flinch. "I will not back down. What I will do though is fight you tooth and nail. No matter what you think, I won't give up!" He held a card up into the air. "The power that you spoke of Ichigo. Let it work for me! Go Polymerization!" A swirling vortex appeared in the air above him. "I fuse Wendigo Ahroun, Silver Fang Philodox, and Fianna Galliard together…" The two other Hidden Spirit monsters appeared alongside their comrade. "Combine your powers! Bring out a power capable of facing this spirit!"

All three of the warriors nodded to each other and lifted up into the air, disappearing into the vortex. Light shined down across the dark cavern, lighting it up with warmth that penetrated deep into Cheveyo's bones and gave him the strength to continue.

The monster that lowered onto the field was a red/silver/black-haired warrior wearing silver ribbed armor. In one hand rested a pulsing silver spear, and in the other rested a heavy silver sword. Strapped to its back was a claymore that looked nearly impossible to wield. "I have summoned Hidden Spirit-Champion of Luna!" (2800/2800)

The warrior's eyes were covered by a silver mask. It threw back its head and howled in rage. Its muscles bulged huge as it changed, red/silver/black fur exploding out of its body as it turned into a huge humanoid wolf. (3800/2800)

"A 3800 monster?" The Guardian seemed surprised by this.

"That's right." Cheveyo clenched his fist and held it up in front of him. "I will find out what I want to know! And you won't stop me! Not you and not anyone!"

To be continued…

Cheveyo here. So I've summoned a monster capable of matching the Guardian of Memory's Dark Guardian. But can Champion of Luna get the job done? I can't say for sure, but trust that I'll do everything within my power to make sure it happens!

Next Episode: The Challenge of Heritage Part 3

To Seeker of the Soul: Yeah, it always is impressive. It's more impressive when someone can get Gate Guardian and Dark Guardian out though. Now though Cheveyo has brought out a monster inspired by Ichigo. So let's see which monsters are the strongest, shall we?

To Raine: Thanks. I'm currently experimenting to see what new things I can introduce to my stories to make them more interesting.

To Gryphinwyrm: Yeah, but I put Nimble Momongas into Cheveyo's deck mostly for situations like what happened before with Behemoth.

To Rex: I still have my eye on you, but for now I'll forgive your semi-mockery of me. :P