Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh or the World of Darkness.
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07/01/2025
The Adder Man. An ancient spirit of the forests of Denver…and it killed my mother. I cannot accept this. We will go and we will destroy the Adder Man. And if the others won't go, then I'll do it myself. It rests in my hands. My mother will not have died for nothing.
Cheveyo Qua
Lost but Found
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Cheveyo looked down at the ground and slowly closed his journal.
Conn looked at the boy and then at the remains of their campfire. "Well, since we don't have a ride anymore I guess we'll have to use our good old four feet."
Nikolai stood up and brushed himself off. "Pack up the necessary gear. We will take turns carrying it until we reach civilization."
("We don't need civilization. The wild will give us everything we need.") Fire Claw sniffed the air and drunk in the strong smells of nature.
"Are you insane? We need certain things to survive that the wild won't provide for us." Jill glared at the wolfess.
("You are too soft for this life.") Fire Claw met the glare with a cold one of her own.
Fong took another sip of his tea. "Regardless, we must get moving. This is no place to stand around."
Cheveyo said nothing, except that he stood up and walked off.
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It knew its purpose. ("The Adder Man promised me freedom if I'd deal with those who would oppose him.") It moved silently through the grass, eyes locked ahead. ("I will find what I search for soon. For now though I must keep moving.") Using the edge of his duel disk he slashed through some overhanging growth and kept moving. ("I will find you. Cheveyo Qua, you shall die before you can reveal anything.")
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Nikolai shouldered one of the heavy bags, his mighty Crinos muscles barely feeling the weight. "How close?"
"There is a town ten miles from here. It is the closest thing with a phone." Jill put her PDA into her jacket pocket and kept walking.
Cheveyo watched the earth at his feet, barely registering each step.
"So Cheveyo, what's the…" Conn was silenced by a punch to the solar plexus by Fong.
"He will reveal in his own time." The old man turned around and continued to walk.
Coughing for a few seconds, Conn shook off the pain and then glared at Fong's back. "One of these days I'm going to knock you on your ass!"
"That day that happens is the day that I die, because only when would you be a match for me in battle." Fong kept moving, his arms behind his back.
Nikolai grunted a quiet order for silence. His ears perked up and he growled low in his throat. "Something approaches."
The bushes ahead of them started to push aside…and then were blown aside as a wave of something sharp and shiny hurtled towards the six.
"Scatter!" Nikolai dropped the pack instantly and dove aside, as did everyone else. The wave kept going, tearing through the greens like knives. Then another wave came, this one aimed at Cheveyo.
The boy, still surprised, could only watch in horror as the storm of sharp glitter hurtled towards him.
Fong leapt in the way of the wave and threw a coarse camping blanket in front of him. Though the sharp items should have been able to penetrate the cloth with no problem, it stopped them as readily as bulletproof glass stops a pistol blast. Ruffling the blanket, the stopped articles clattered to the ground. Lowering the blanket Fong looked down at them and his eyes narrowed. They were shards of glass.
"Well isn't this a surprise, eh old man?" A young Japanese man wearing a black jacket and pants stepped into view, a duel disk on his arm. "I came here for the boy, and I found you."
Fong threw the blanket aside. "Someone give me a duel disk." Without looking he caught the one Nikolai threw him. Sliding the device onto his arm he removed a deck from his pocket and inserted it into the slot. "I will challenge you Kanaye." Humming to life, the duel disk began to thrum and the life point counter went up to 4000.
The young man did the same. "Duel."
Fong- 4000
Kanaye- 4000
Fong drew six cards off of his disk. "I never thought that I would see you again. It is a pleasant surprise." Taking a card from his hand he placed it onto his disk. "I set a monster face-down. End turn."
Kanaye drew. "First I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards." He slid two cards off of his disk and placed one down. "Now I set one monster face-down. End turn."
Fong drew. "I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700/1600) in attack mode." A robot made of yellow magnets appeared on the field. "Attack the set monster now." It fired a beam of glittering energy that hit the set monster and then was deflected back at it, blowing it apart.
Kanaye's monster was a full-body mirror with legs. "Dark Reflection (800/1800) destroys any monsters that have less attack than it does defense."
Fong- 3900
Kanaye- 4000
Fong looked down at his hand and then up at his opponent. "End turn."
Kanaye drew. "Now it's time for a little fun, old man. I play Mirror Dimension!" There was a flash of light as their monsters switched places. "This card can only activate if we both have the same number of monsters in play. Those monsters switch modes and switch controllers." His revealed monster was a Sangan. (1000/600) "I see. You intended to search your deck for a monster? Well let me give your monster a taste of doom!" The Sangan slashed through the Dark Reflection. As the mirror monster exploded pieces of it stabbed deeply into Fong's leg.
Fong- 3700
Kanaye- 4000
Kanaye slid two cards into his disk. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
Fong dropped to his not bloodied knee and gritted his teeth in pain. He drew from his current position, refusing to let himself feel pain. "I activate the power of Earth Restoration! This magic card revives an earth type monster from my graveyard to the field!" Beta the Magnet Warrior reappeared. (1700/1600) "Now I summon Rock Eater!" (2400/1400) A stone statue appeared on his field and flexed its 'muscles'. "This monster requires me to sacrifice a rock type monster!" Beta shattered.
"And now I remove Beta from my graveyard to special summon The Rock Spirit!" (1700/1000) A stone warrior appeared on the field and flexed its arms. "Attack now!" The Rock Spirit punched Sangan right in the face and blew it apart. "And when my Sangan is sent to the graveyard I select one monster from my deck with an attack of 1500 or less and add it to my hand!" He removed a card from his deck and added it to his hand. "During this turn Rock Eater cannot attack. End turn!"
Fong- 3700
Kanaye- 3300
Kanaye drew. "I summon Glass Idol (1200/1700) in defense mode." A glass statue appeared on the field. "Now I set one card face-down. End turn."
Fong drew. "I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700) in attack mode!" A grey magnet robot appeared on the field. "You know your job! Go Rock Eater!" The statue opened its mouth and charged towards the glass idol.
"Reveal Shatter!" One of Kanaye's face-down cards flipped up and the Idol shattered into pieces. "This card lets me sacrifice a monster with Glass in its title to special summon as many Glass Tokens (0/0) as I can!" Five blocks of glass appeared on the field, and one was shattered as Rock Eater's mouth clamped around it.
Fong pointed at two more of the glass blocks. "Alpha and Rock Spirit, attack!" Both monsters slammed into the blocks and blew them away. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"Reveal Mystical Space Typhoon!" One of Kanaye's face-down cards flipped up and a blast of wind shattered Fong's set card. Then he drew. "You want to be tricky? That won't work, old man. I'm far too smart for you." He placed a card down. "I summon Lucky Illusion (300/200) in defense mode." A glowing ball of light appeared on the field. "When this monster switches modes the owner's opponent may draw one card." He held up another card. "And now I activate Mirror Dimension!" The field flashed and when it cleared the Glass Tokens and Lucky Illusion were on Fong's field. "And because Lucky Illusion switched modes, I draw one card." He drew. "Luckily for you your monsters were all in attack mode, or else they would run you down right now. End turn."
Fong drew. ("If I switch Lucky Illusion's mode then he'll draw a card. But I have no choice.") "I switch Lucky Illusion and the rest of my monsters into defense mode!" All of his three monsters shifted modes.
"Thanks for the boost." Kanaye drew.
Fong placed a card face-down on his disk. "I set one monster face-down and one card face-down. End turn."
"He's been forced onto the defensive!" Nikolai grimaced.
Kanaye drew. "Prepare to feel the pain of glass piercing through your every pore!" All of Fong's old monsters switched into attack mode. "Also, I'll summon Glass Mage (1550/1400) in attack mode." A spellcaster in glass robes appeared on the field. "Now everyone, attack his defenders!" Rock Eater smashed through the set monster, and then Alpha, Glass Mage, and Rock Spirit took out the remaining three monsters in one group attack. "Finally, I end my turn."
Fong drew. ("You are mighty…but far from unstoppable.") "From my hand I play Monster Reborn to return Giant Soldier of Stone from my graveyard to the field!" (1300/2000) A giant statue monster appeared on the field. "Also, I play the magic card Book of Shift! This magic card switches the attack of the strongest monsters on our field!" (2400/2000) (1300/1400) "Giant Soldier of Stone, attack now!" The Statue drew one of its swords and slashed Rock Eater apart. "Also, I set one card face-down. End turn!"
Fong- 3700
Kanaye- 2200
Kanaye drew. "Now I play the magic card Half Split. This card can only be activated if I have Glass Mage in play. Its effect allows me to cut the attack of one monster on your field in half and then I special summon a token of that monster to the field at the same attack level!" Giant Soldier of Stone shimmered and now Fong had two on his field. (1200/2000) (1200/2000) "And now I attack with Rock Spirit!" The statue warrior launched forwards and punched through one of the Giant Soldiers.
Fong- 3200
Kanaye- 2200
Fong dropped to one knee and clutched at his now other bleeding leg.
"Glass Mage, destroy the other one!" The mage chanted and the Stone Soldier exploded.
Fong- 2850
Kanaye- 2200
"And now Alpha the Magnet Warrior goes for the direct attack!" The magnet started to charge…
"Reveal Stone Guardians!" One of Fong's face-down cards flipped up. "This card lets me send three rock type monsters from my deck to the graveyard so that I can special summon three Stone Guardian Tokens (1000/1000) to the field!" A trio of stone statues of warriors appeared on the field in crouching positions. One of them was cut apart.
Kanaye pointed at Alpha. "I sacrifice that useless monster to summon Glass Defender (1200/3000) in defense mode!" A glass statue of a man holding a shield appeared on the field. "End turn!"
Fong clutched at his bleeding chest…and drew. "I activate…Secret of the Master. This magic card lets me sacrifice a monster in play." One of his two remaining Stone Guardians exploded into dust. "So that I can draw one card and then special summon Monk Fighter (1300/1300) from my deck to the field!" A blond-haired man appeared in play. "And then I send him to the graveyard to summon Master Monk!" (1900/1700) The young man disappeared, replaced by an older and much more powerful version of itself. "Now I attack Glass Mage!" The martial artist punched through the spellcaster.
Fong- 2850
Kanaye- 1850
"The effect of Rock Spirit raises its attack power by 300 during your battle phase!" Kanaye sneered. "So I'm safe!" (2000/1000)
"Reveal True Power!" (1700/1000) "This trap card forces the attack of all monsters in play to return to its original total for this turn! And because of its effect, Master Monk can attack twice!" The martial artist punched through the Rock Spirit. "End turn!"
Fong- 2850
Kanaye- 1650
Kanaye drew. "You're a dead man. I set a monster face-down." A card appeared alongside his Glass Defender. "Then I activate the effect of these two cards in my hand. They are called Glass Summoner. (1500/1200) When I discard one I can sacrifice a monster to add one Sacrifice Counter to myself!" Both of his monsters exploded and two lights hovered around his head. "These counters let me remove them to special summon one level four or lower monster from my deck to the field!" The first monster was a creature covered in glass, and the other a robot covered in mirrors. "I summon Reflect Beast (1900/1500) and Reflect Bounder (1700/1000) to the field! Reflect Bounder, attack his Guardian!" The machine released a beam of light that shattered the statue.
Fong's eyes widened slightly.
"Reflect Beast, kill his Monk!" Both of the monsters fought for a moment and then exploded. "Now I play the magic card Energy Burn! This card will deal you life point damage equal to the attack of my destroyed Beast!" A huge shard of glass flew across the field and pierced right through Fong's stomach. "Now you die!"
Fong- 950
Kanaye- 1650
Fong gritted his teeth and drew a card. "By the effect of your card I can draw once."
Kanaye snickered. "Your son's body…it is such a beautiful thing. The damage I can do to humans is like a fine wine…"
Fong looked down at the ground. ("My grandson…my granddaughter….my son…all of them! All of them!") He stumbled to his feet. "I will destroy you and let my son's body rest in peace! Draw!" He looked at the drawn card. "It is over, one way or another! For all of your work, you've only been helping me in this fight!" His graveyard slot started to glow. "For within the graveyard rests a plethora of power…that will now be tapped! Come out now, Megarock Dragon!" (5600/5600) A huge dragon exploded out of the earth and roared loudly.
"5600?" Kanaye stared at the monster. "How did you summon that monster without tribute?"
"Megarock Dragon's special ability lets me special summon it from my hand by removing Rock type monsters from my graveyard! For every Rock type removed its attack power rises by 700 points!" Megarock Dragon roared loudly and lowered its head to look at Reflect Bounder. "Megarock Dragon, attack the monster now!"
"You fool!" Kanaye paled. "Don't you understand the effect of Reflect Bounder? You'll kill both of us!"
"Lava Explosion!" The Megarock Dragon released a blast of fire that hurtled towards the machine. "From my hand, I activate the quickplay magic card Stone Upset! This card will only activate when I have a Rock type monster in play! One face-down activates for me and all life point damage to me for this turn is negated!" Kanaye's face-down card flipped up. "Just as I thought…Dimensional Tunnel Mirror Gate. This trap card switches the positions of our monsters and the battle continues!" Suddenly Reflect Bounder was on his field, right before it was hit by the blast of fire. While it exploded, a ball of light shot past the dragon and hit Kanaye's body, blowing it away and leaving nothing behind.
Fong- 950
Kanaye- 0
Fong dropped to his knees…and looked at the ground. ("My son…")
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Fong Suzuki, wearing a normal white gi, approached the home of his son, Kanaye. ("It's time for the birthday of my grandson…") Knocking on the door, he waited patiently for someone to open it. "Hello? Kanaye?"
A scream echoed from inside.
Fong slammed his palm against the door and it blew off the hinges. "Kanaye? Ayuki? What's wrong?" The first thing he saw in the living room of the house he had watched his grandchildren grow up in caused him to vomit. It was so gory of a scene, that he couldn't even wrap his mind around it properly. ("Who could…who would do this?")
"Isn't it lovely?" Kanaye walked into the room, holding a blood teddy bear in one hand. "It's a work of art…"
"Who are you?" Fong slowly stood up. "You're not my son…who are you?"
"Me?" Kanaye smiled calmly, revealing clear glass teeth. "I'm just a spirit taking your son's body for a ride? Now then, shall we begin old man?"
Fong trembled in rage, his calm that he had achieved through his martial arts training breaking down instantly. "I will not forgive you! They were children…they were children!"
"That they were…" Kanaye dropped the bloody teddy bear. "Not anymore though…"
Fong felt his blood rising…it wouldn't stop… "I'll tear you…limb from limb…"
A few minutes later a blood-curdling howl echoed through the night's sky, followed by a crash of glass.
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Fong stood up slowly, his face calm again. "Let's go…"
"Who was…" Cheveyo was cut off by a silent glare from Nikolai. "But…I just wanted to…" Going silent, he followed his pack without another word.
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06/30/2025
I'm still not completely sure what all that was about. It's the first I've ever seen Fong express a strong emotion though…I thought I heard him crying tonight, but when I asked him if he was okay he simply smiled and told me that everything that fine.
Cheveyo Qua
Lost but Found
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To Gryphinwyrm: I'm trying to keep you on your seat.
To Raine: Alder man is the new bad guy. He's the one that Cheveyo is going to have to take down at one point or another.
To Adriel: What's the surprise with the word Rahu?
To Grisham: It means that Cheveyo is related in blood to the Werewolves who killed Father Wolf in the past.
To G.O.T. Nick: Was it cool?
To LucienShadowMaster: What plotting? Alder Man is an unknown at the moment. All Cheveyo has is a name for right now.
To Luna's Meow: No, except for the concept of the moon.
To john: He might show up again.
To Darkstar: No, this was a long duel. But it was meant to show that Cheveyo has a lot to learn.
To falcon demon general: It has been upgraded.
To Rex: Also, Alder Man is a very powerful spirit. For all you know the fact that his life points are so high is because it reflects that spiritual power.