Yu-Gi-Oh Genex Gap
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Chapter 3: Of Angels and Skulls
"Kamina! Wake up!" Yelled a voice in Kamina's sleeping ear.
"EEP!" She bounced out of bed, and almost immediately hid under it. She peered out and saw Janele staring at her with a raised eyebrow. "Thank God… Sorry Janele. When Nii-sama says that, I end up wet and cold." She explained, getting out from under the bed.
Janele just sighed and shrugged. "Well, that's all fine and dandy, but you slept in. The boat will make port in twenty minutes." Kamina's eyes practically burst out of her head.
"Oh Lord!" she said immediately getting dressed, her humility gone from yesterday. However, she didn't wear the skirt for the uniform; instead she pulled out a pair of jeans, and her signature ballet shoes.
"Ballet shoes?" Janele asked questioningly.
"I just find them comfortable… I've never taken ballet, but I like the shoes." She said as she finished tying them. She picked up her duel disk and equipped it. She looked at her luggage.
"Oh, Lord be with me…" She said as she remembered how Duel helped her with her bags yesterday.
"Oh right. Ol' Red Eyes helped you with your bags." Janele tried picking them up, and did it rather easily. "… These aren't heavy at all." She said leaving one of the two for Kamina.
Kamina pondered why she had trouble as she effortlessly picked up the second. "What the…?"
Janele smiled devilishly. "Ahhh… I see."
Kamina cringed. Whenever Janele said 'I see.' It usually meant she 'thought' she figured out something about Kamina… And so far every time she was wrong. Well… Almost.
"You like Red Eyes. You pretended so he would help."
Ding, ding, ding!
"Yet again Janele, no." She said exasperatedly. 'What did I do?' She said under her breath looking upwards. Janele caught the sarcasm, but ignored it.
"Either way, let's go." And with that Janele picked up her own single luggage bag and held it over her shoulder. She walked out with Kamina following.
When the two reached the deck, Kamina's face grew a noticeable smile. The island was not far off in the distance, and she beamed. She was almost there. She looked at Janele who seemed just as happy as she herself was. She was home.
H+H
Kamina waved farewell to Janele as the two separated to their two dorms. She felt lonely now that her only friend was far off. She felt even worse when she saw the Slifer Red dorms were in no better shape than her own home. In fact, it looked like a motel.
She found the dorm head's office near the end. At least that's one familiar face. She knocked on the door, and heard footsteps inside. The door opened a crack and an eye shone out. "Kamina! Come in!" Said Jimmy James happily opening his door.
"What can I do for you? Don't you know where your room is?"
"Umm… Actually I lost my ticket on the way here…" She said, blushing slightly, holding her luggage at her side.
"Oh? Well, we can't have you wandering around. I'll check the listings." Jimmy James disappeared behind a door before yelling out 'Have a seat, it might take a moment!'
Kamina sat on a nearby chair and looked about, spotting a photo on the desk. "Hmm?" she muttered questioningly. She picked it up and saw three young duelists dueling in a three way on a table. All looked at the camera. First was someone she didn't recognize. Duel was in the middle. Kamina felt herself blush and quickly looked at the third. "Toel?!" She gasped and placed it immediately back down.
She saw Jimmy James peering over her shoulder. "Believe it or not, your brother visited here once. He didn't have a duel disk at the time, so they had a tabletop duel. Duel won, wiping both out in a single turn. Although, it was awhile after it began." He laughed heartily before giving Kamina a set of keys. "These are for your room, and the female baths. The room number is on the key, so make sure not to lose it. You're also roomed with someone." He said smiling.
"I am? Who?" She asked quickly. She forgot about her brother as she thought of sharing a room. She didn't expect that.
"Dunno, didn't check the name." He said, about to walk back to the record room.
"No! No, no, no. You don't have to." Kamina said quickly. She didn't want to bother him anymore. "I'll just find out when I meet up with her." And before Jimmy James could protest, she was out of the room.
She looked at her key. "14…" She said looking around. She found room 9 and looked left, to see room eight. She turned her head right to see room nine was the last room on this level. She walked up the outside stairs to the left and found room fourteen halfway down.
She knocked on the door to see if her roommate was already there, but there was no answer, and the door was locked. Kamina assumed she was the first there and pulled her key out of her vest's inner pocket to unlock the door.
After unlocking the door, she went inside and found it looked like a normal room. Although the triple bunk bed was new to her. She placed her two pieces of luggage next to the desk and opened the drawers to unpack when she heard a knock on the door. Her eyes wandered over and saw a girl with snow white waist length hair standing in the door way. Her skin was pale, highly contrasting the dyed black Slifer red uniform.
"Forgot to close the door Shorty." Said the girl walking over to the bunk bed and sitting down on the bottom, completely ignoring any sort of reaction Kamina gave off at the insult. "I think I'll take the bottom."
"I guess you're my roommate?" Kamina asked politely.
"Guess so… Hey. Aren't you that Archlord girl? The one who beat a dorm head? Why are you in Slifer?"
Kamina was surprised by the question, but answered anyway.
"I didn't attend a prep school. Also, the only friend I had at the time was in Slifer and…"
"I guess I can understand that…" Said the girl, walking out the door and pulling back in her own luggage. She opened one bag and pulled out a duel disk. "What do you say we see if that wasn't just dumb luck." She girl said glaring at Kamina, eye to eye. Kamina saw they were colorless. No pupils or anything. That and her white hair and pale skin gave off an eerie impression.
"You… You want to duel me?!" Kamina asked stepping back, amazed at how blunt the girl was. They weren't here a half hour, and she was already being challenged.
"No, I want to have tea. Of course I want to duel!" She said putting her duel disk on. "And we're going to the Stadium for it. C'mon." The girl grabbed Kamina's hand and pulled her off… Around half a minute later, the girl came back and retrieved Kamina's Duel disk.
H+H
The Duel Stadium was used for free duels whenever classes weren't in session. It was a colossal circular field, with around ten dueling platforms. Kamina saw a dragon large enough to be mistaken for a God Card disappear from the field, and a blue haired girl walked off. Kamina tilted her head before the still un-named girl pulled Kamina onto the now vacant dueling platform.
"My name is Yoi Byrnes!" She yelled her duel disk launching. "I challenge you to a duel!"
Kamina sighed and put her duel disk on, and then placed her hands together to pray. Her duel disk launched and the uncharacteristic fierceness appeared in her eyes once more. "I accept!"
The two yelled in unison. "Let's Duel!" Their life point count started up.
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Kamina: 4000
Yoi: 4000
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Yoi began by drawing her sixth card. "I begin by summoning one Skull Paladin in attack mode." The card appeared on the field before shattering to reveal an armored skeleton, with glowing red eyes, and a sword twice its size in the shape of a zanbatou.
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-Skull Paladin
Atk: 1900
Def: 200
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"But I'm not done, I activate the field spell card, Palace of Skull!" the field shook, and out of the ground behind Yoi rose a gigantic castle. Though it was notably made out of bones.
"This gives all Skull monsters on the field an attack boost of 500 points!" The Skulls Paladin's intimidating attack power of 1900 boosted up to 2400. "I end." Yoi said simply.
It's already more powerful than most of my monsters. Kamina thought as she drew her sixth card. She peered over the cards. No Sanctuary in the Sky. She'd have to be careful. And even though it was more powerful than MOST of her monsters, it wasn't more powerful than all.
"I activate, Different Dimension Capsule! I now get to choose one card from my deck and remove it from play for two turns. On the second, it is added to my hand. Next, I set down one card and summon one Sacred Crane in defense!" Kamina set the cards onto the duel disk, and the familiar bird appeared on the field, the crane landing on its card majestically. "I end."
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-Sacred Crane
Atk: 1600
Def: 400
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"I draw!" Yelled Yoi drawing her card. "I set down two cards, and summon Skull Swordsman to the field!" A skeletal Flame swordsman, sans the flame appeared on the field.
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-Skull Swordsman
Atk: 3500
Def: 0
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Kamina stepped back. "3500?! You can't possibly summon that without sacrificing!" Kamina protested. She didn't however notice the Skull that appeared above Yoi, floating in place.
"Nope, I can. Now, Skull Paladin, destroy the sacred crane!" The paladin lurched forward and slashed the sacred crane, destroying it.
"Now, my Swordsman, destroy her life points!" The swordsman rushed forward to slash Kamina.
"Not so fast! I activate, Miraculous Descent!" The trap card flipped up. "Now I can choose one Fairy-type monster that has been removed from play. And since I just did that last turn, I guess she'll be coming earlier! Descend, Guardian Angel Joan!"
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-Guardian Angel Joan
Atk: 2800
Def: 2000
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And down from the heavens descended the angel, glowing radiantly. "You're attack is now void, since she can't attack while I have monsters on the field, and you declared an attack. So I'm safe…" For now.
Kamina drew from her deck. "I activate, two Cestus of Dagla!" She announced, the daggers appearing in Guardian Angel Joan's hands. "Her attack is now 3800! Strong enough to destroy that swordsman of yours!"
Joan slashed the two daggers, sending waves of light to disintegrate the swordsman. "Not only that, I gain life points equal to his attack!"
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Kamina: 8100
Yoi: 3700
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"Thanks! Now I can take a monster from my deck and add it to my hand." Said Yoi, taking the card out of her deck and slipped it into her hand. She shuffled her deck and replaced it into the duel disk.
"I end by placing one card face down." The card appeared on the field, and Yoi drew to begin.
"Excellent. First, I summon, Skull Magician."
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-Skull Magician
Atk: 100
Def: 1000
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Another Skull appeared above Yoi. "I activate, Coronation of Skull!" The Palace began glowing, with a balcony noticeable now.
"I send three Skull Servants and a skull magician from my hand, along with the Skull Magician from my field to my graveyard to special summon… Emperor Skull!" Five spirits shot up towards the balcony of the castle, and formed into a gigantic skeletal king, with thick armor, and a sword at his side. Both his arms had skull shaped slots running up and down them. Currently six were occupied. The eyes glowed red as with every other Skull monster, and it jumped onto the field, shaking the ground. The two skulls previously floating above Yoi shot into two slots on his arms.
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-Emperor Skull
Atk: 4500
Def: 3000
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"Whoa…" Was all Kamina could say.
"This is the Emperor Skull! He gains 500 attack for all Skull monsters in the graveyard." Announced Yoi.
"But only six are in the graveyard!"
"Uh uh. The Skull Counters hovering above me were created whenever I summoned a Skull Monster. Then when my Emperor is summoned, he gains five hundred attack points for each Skull Counter on the field. Then, they are all destroyed. Oh yeah. I forgot something. I sacrifice my Skull Paladin to increase his attack by 1000!"
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-Emperor Skull
Atk: 6000
Def: 3000
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"Or rather 1500, since he gains 500 from sending the Skull to the graveyard. Now my Emperor, destroy her Angel!" The Emperor drew his sword, which was a sharpened black bone, and without stepping forward, slashed Guardian Angel Joan into two.
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Kamina: 4800
Yoi: 3700
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Kamina fell onto her bum, and rubbed her head before standing back up. She noticed a Skull Servant on the field. "What the?!"
"Whenever he destroys a monster, he can summon one of his servants… Fun huh? I'm just going to go ahead and sacrifice it to increase his attack." She said casually.
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-Emperor Skull
Atk: 7000
Def: 3000
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Kamina's eyes were wide as she watched the Emperor grow in size. "Good Lord Almighty… Help us…" Kamina said in a frightened tone.
"I end by setting down two cards." Yoi said crossing her arms over her chest.
Kamina drew with shaking hands. She didn't have a thing that could destroy that monster in her hand. "I set two cards face down and end my turn…" Kamina said hopelessly. She could only stall until she drew the right cards.
"I draw, and summon a Skull Gardna!"
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-Skull Gardna
Atk: 0
Def: 3000
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"Now, I'll end this, and destroy you! Emperor Skull, attack Kamina directly!"
"I activate Waboku!" Kamina announced, the trap flipping up. Three fairies appeared in front of Emperor Skull, all being sliced in half. Kamina began to notice how much of an audience they had attracted. All other duels were paused while the two dueled. She noticed Janele on one side of the platform, and Duel on another. Janele looked worried, and Duel seemed confident. When Kamina saw him, he mouthed 'Never give up.'
Kamina nodded and drew her card. "I activate the field spell… Sanctuary in the Sky!" The Skull Palace crumbled as the two appeared on a chapel in the sky, surrounded by clouds. "Next, I activate, Shattered Axe on Emperor Skull!" The monster was unaffected, but Kamina was smiling. "Next I activate… Turn Jump! Now three turns come and go, without a single action. Meaning your Skull loses 1500 attack points.
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-Emperor Skull
Atk: 5000
Def: 3000
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Yoi scowled as her beast was lowered, and cracks began to appear on his legs, his feet nearly gone completely.
"Next I summon one Agent of Creation – Venus, in attack position and activate her effect, to summon three Mystical Shine Balls!"
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- The Agent of Creation - Venus
Atk: 1600
Def: 0
- Mystical Shine Ball x3
Atk: 500
Def: 500
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Kamina: 3300
Yoi: 3700
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"I set this card face down and end." Kamina smiled triumphantly as Yoi drew.
"I'll destroy that accursed Agent!" The Emperor slashed Venus down, but no damage was done thanks to Sanctuary. "I end…"
"Draw!" Kamina announced, drawing her next card. "I sacrifice my Shine Ball to summon, The Agent of Judgment – Saturn!" The Shine Balls exploded. And the light formed into the blue angel of Judgment.
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-The Agent of Judgment - Saturn
Atk: 2400
Def: 0
-Emperor Skull
Atk: 4500
Def: 3000
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The odd thing was, he was in defense.
"But now I activate my face down, Zero Gravity!" Saturn was changed to attack, and Emperor Skull defense. And Yoi's only other monster, Skull Gardna, was in attack.
"No!"
"Yes! Saturn, destroy her Gardna!" Saturn held both his hands in front of him and out shot several blue energy beams. Gardna fell, and he was destroyed.
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Kamina: 3300
Yoi: 1300
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"And now the best part. You see, when my life points are higher than yours, My Saturn's effect triggers. I tribute him, to inflict the difference in our life points directly to you!" Saturn held his hands high above his head as he cried out. He began to explode, and when he did, blue light shone throughout. An outline of his body was created by the glorious blue light, and it shot at Yoi, hitting her for 2000 life points.
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Kamina: 3300
Yoi: 0
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Yoi fell to her knees, defeated. "Not bad. Seems that was more than just luck." Said Yoi with a smile on her face. Kamina walked over, but before she could help Yoi up, she fell down to the floor, having been tackled with a hug by Janele.
"I can't believe it! You can find a way to beat anything can't you?" Janele said, hugging her friend. Kamina noticed how most of the Obelisk blue students were sneering at Janele. Duel pulled the two of them up, Janele by the back of her shirt.
"GAH! Hey, watch it Punk!" She yelled at him. However he ignored it, turning to Kamina.
"Nice one Kamina." Said Duel with a gentle smile. "You seem to play better with me and Wench over here around." He said, pointing his thumb towards Janele.
"Shut up you Red-eyed pu-." Janele cut herself short when she looked behind Duel and Kamina, her mouth agape. Duel turned and glared with uncharacteristic ferocity. Kamina turned herself, but the girl they were staring at, while she looked familiar, Kamina didn't recognize.
"Ummm… Hello?" Kamina said shyly, noticing the girl was staring at her. She had blue hair with purple streaks tied up into a pony tail, and an obelisk blue uniform. An odd one, with a female top, and male bottoms. Kamina saw her chest and blushed, turned her attention (Or tried) to the girl's face. On her arm was a duel disk. Her stare turned to Janele and Duel.
"As fellow students, you two shouldn't fight, even with the difference in dorms. And what's more, you have this poor little one in the middle. You should both be ashamed." She said with a cool tone. Duel seemed angry, and Janele was still awed.
"I don't think you have any right to tell me how to act Miss Rakuten." Duel said in an equally cool voice.
Rakuten?! This is Kisa Rakuten?! Kamina thought in awe. Her eyes were bulging as she turned to the girl.
"I believe I do. Anyone can see how bothered this girl is by your bickering." Kisa said, crossing her arms over her chest. Kamina thought for a second. True she was bothered about her two best friends fighting, but how would this girl know it?
"Wh-what?" Janele said, glancing at Kamina with a sorry look.
"You heard me." She held her duel disk out, and it launched. "And I have the perfect solution to this problem. I'll duel both of you. Two on one."
"Cocky much?" Duel said, his politeness gone completely now. "How about I duel you ALONE. I've wanted to duel you." Duel took his disk out of his pack and put it on his arm, along with his deck, and it launched as well.
"HEY! Are you saying I'm not worthy enough to be your partner?!" Janele yelled, forgetting her guilt over Kamina.
"No, I wasn't! No matter how true that is, this isn't about you, so back off!" Duel bit back. Kamina stepped back from this Duel. And what was worse his eyes seemed… Red.
Even Janele seemed taken aback by this, but she didn't let down. She, already equipped with a duel disk, put her deck in. "Well tough, I'm dueling with you!" She said, standing next to him.
Duel signaled for Kamina to get off the dueling platform, and she did so quickly…
"Fine then, we'll both duel you. So lets go!"
Then, in unison, the three of them shouted out 'Lets Duel!"