Hyper Runners: Duel Legacy

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Chapter Two: Untouchable God

The scene returns to the famous New Domino City. To be more specific, the legendary Kaiba Dome. At the time, Jack Atlas, who had regained his title as Duel King, was racing around the track on his Duel Runner with his opponent following close behind. The crowd was on the edge of their seats. Jack had two rock monsters on his side of the playing field while his opponent possessed a purple-skeletal monster wearing a green cape.

"Oh, you're in for it now, Atlas!" The rider proclaimed. "Because I sacrifice Archfiend Soldier to summon Skull Archfiend of Lightning!"

The purple skeleton evaporated, allowing a bolt of lightning to drop from the sky. Once the lightning passed, a skeletal creature with purple innards, twin bat-like wings, and twisted horns in the back of its skull. The archfiend master roared – static crackled through its claws. (2500/1200)

"It may cost me 500 lie points, but it is worth it to see you squirm!" He continued.

Jack (1600) – Rider (900)

"Now, Skull Archfiend of Lightning!" The rider commanded. "Attack his Medium Piece Golem!"

The Archfiend beast slapped its claws together, sending a bolt of lightning to eradicate the smaller of the two golems.

Jack (700) – Rider (900)

"Oh no!" The announcer cried. "Jack Atlas is only one step away from losing the duel! Will he make another stunning come back?"

"That's a stupid question." Jack stated, drawing his next card. "It's about time I put an end to this with Dark Resonator!"

A masked spirit wearing a black cloak and carrying a golden tuning fork appeared at his side.

"And now I added Dark Resonator to Big Piece Golem to Summon Red Dragon Archfiend!" He continued.

Dark Resonator dissolves into a trio of rings that circle the last remaining monster on the field. With the disappearance of both monsters came the appearance of a red beam, followed by the welcome of the fabled beast. A tall black dragon with red muscles scattered around its body, bloody-red wings, and three horns curved from its head. Red Dragon Archfiend. (3000/2000)

"Please, no." The rider pleaded.

"And it doesn't end there!" Jack announced. "I play my trap card: Assault Mode Activate! And with this card, I can summon Red Dragon Archfiend/ Assault Mode!"

The trap card appeared on the field before transforming into a beam of flashing light. The light struck over Jack's signature card, which had altered in power and appearance. The dragon now had multiple layers of crimson armor, serrated white claws, and pitch-black wings. (3500/2500)

"Please, don't!" The rider requested desperately. "I'll do anything!"

"You're pathetic." Jack glared. "Now, Red Dragon Archfiend, get rid of this loser with Flare Impact!"

The armored dragon snarled as it spread its wings and took to the air. Red Dragon Archfiend soared down from the clouds with its fist aflame and crushed Skull Archfiend of Lightning into dust. With the last of his life points gone, the rider's Duel Runner instantly shut down, sending the owner flying over.

Duel Victor: Jack

The Duel King screeched to a halt as the crowd exploded into a wave of cheers. Red Archfiend Dragon/Assault Mode landed behind its master, giving the audience a glorious pose. But to those who were not fortunate enough to enter the Kaiba Dome, they were forced to watch the match on television. People like Marcus. The troublemaking teen was sitting in an unknown garage, resting against his Duel Runner as Jack performed for the crowd.

"And there you have it, folks!" The announcer yelled on screen. "Jack Atlas has secured his title once again!"

"What a show-off." Marcus grumbled, turning off the set. "The only reason he's still king is because Yusei didn't go for the title again. I bet Yusei would knock him off his Runner in one turn."

"Hero worshipping again?" Sonic smirked; he and Amy appeared on either side of Marcus. "You know, it's not a healthy habit."

"Shut up." Marcus said tiredly.

"You need to give Jack a Chance." Amy suggested. "Who knows, he might just be a little better than Yusei."

"That's impossible!!" Marcus roared furiously; the hedgehogs jumped in shock. "Yusei is the greatest duelist in the entire world!"

"Sucking up won't get you out of trouble."

Stiffing almost instantly, Marcus remained hesitant before slowly turning on his heels. The legendary Yusei Fudo himself was standing in the threshold of the door, coming to inspect his own Duel Runner by the set of tools in his hand. For as long as he could remember, Yusei had always been Marcus' idol – even back in the days when they lived in the Satellites. But, as expected, Yusei remained cool and collected. The former champion said nothing as he passed Marcus and began to work with his Runner. But after testing the engine on the vehicle, he finally spoke.

"Trudge told me everything that happened yesterday." Yusei said coolly. "You were in the Satellites again."

"Yeah, just going out for some air." Marcus chuckled nervously.

"You were supposed to be there." Yusei said indifferently. "The Satellites may have been converted to a dueling ground, but there are rules. No underage Duelists are allowed in the Satellites unless given permission by a parent or guardian. And as your legal guardian, I don't remember saying you could go."

"I was just looking for a duel." Marcus excused lamely.

"Then you should have dueled in Muto Park." Yusei said with authority. "I didn't save you from the Facility to have you thrown back in."

At the mention of the cursed place, Marcus instinctively touched the golden 'X' on his left check – his Criminal Mark.

"Aw, don't you think you're being too hard on him, Yusei." Marcus shot back around towards the door and was relived to find Akiza. "After all, I believe you were sent to the Facility for far worse things."

"He shouldn't have gone to the Satellite." Yusei stated, finally looking away from his Runner. "Do you know how hard it was to convince the warden to let him out?"

"He was just having a little fun." Akiza smiled, patting the redhead.

"You can't protect him forever." Yusei said. "He's not you child."

"He's as good as!" Akiza snapped defiantly.

This is one of the reasons Marcus liked being with Akiza. His own parents abandoned him in the Satellites since he was a year old, forcing him to fend for himself. But when he was Akiza, he sort of saw her as his own mother – she didn't seem to mind as much. And the day Yusei chose to save him, of all people, from the Facility, he began to see his idol and mentor as something more.

"Uh...You know," Marcus said awkwardly. "I think I'll go to Muto Park like Yusei said."

"Not so fast!" Akiza said sternly, grabbing Marcus by his shoulder. "Even though I did defend you, you still need to be punished for going behind out backs and breaking the law." She tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Hmm...I say no dueling for a week. What do you think, Yusei?"

"Sounds fair to me." Yusei nodded.

"What?!" Marcus exclaimed. "You can't do that!"

"Yes, we can." Yusei stated coolly, turning back to his Runner. "As long as you are under my authority, I make the rules."

Marcus sneered spitefully – this was one of the few things he hated about his idol.


The scene alternates to the heart of New Domino City, towards the open ranged park known as Muto Park. This place was one of the few that weren't alternated mechanically when Goodwin commanded authority in the city. In the center of this famous site was a statue erected of the three dragons that served under the legendary duelists: Timaeus, Critias and Hermos. Marcus sat grudged under the shadow of the statue, watching young duelists playing left and right.

"Stupid Trudge, stupid Akiza, stupid Yusei." Marcus mumbled lowly. "I didn't do anything wrong."

"I hate to say I told you so," Amy said pointedly, appearing at his shoulder.

"Then don't." Marcus glared. The pink hedgehog pouted and faded back into spiritual existence. "Ugh, there's got to be something to take my mind off things. But what am I going to do without dueling for a week?"

"Yo, Marcus!"

The spiky redhead snapped his attention in the direction of the voice, where two new characters approached him. The first was a boy with hacked-black hair and a scar over his right eye after an incident with a cockatoo – don't ask. He wore a black shirt with Stardust Dragon on the back, grey shorts held by a belt, and a pair of black boots. The second was a young female with wavy-blue hair that reached to her back and golden-yellow eyes. She wore a grey shirt with a red claw print on either side of his waist, a pair of sky-blue jeans, and a red hair clip.

"Namura, Ruki!" Marcus waved to his friends. "What's going on? What are you guys doing here?"

"We just got back from Jack's latest duel." Namura smiled. "You should have seen it, like how he used Red Dragon Archfiend and called for the Assault Mode Activate and...."

"I watched it on TV." Marcus interrupted rudely. "I don't need a play-by-play."

"What's up with you?" Ruki questioned sternly as Namura fell silent. "What? Did you lose a duel or something?"

"Worse, I've been punished." Marcus informed; neither of them seemed surprised. "Now I can't duel for a week."

"That's too bad, Marcus." Namura said sympathetically. "Anything we can do to help?"

"Not unless you've got some spy equipment to sneak into Yusei's room." Marcus said sarcastically until noticing Ruki's eager expression. "I was kidding, Ruki."

The blond pouted disappointingly. With a heavy sigh, the redhead troublemaker jumped up and landed on his feet. Unfortunately, when he jumped, the top of his head collided with something hard, causing him to fall backward. While nursing his throbbing temple, Marcus stared up at the source. Looming over him was a muscular man with jagged black hair wearing a red vest with blue form-fitting slacks. The man scowled darkly, rubbing his chin, as Marcus scuttled backwards. Unfortunately, the man captured him by his collar and lifted him to the air.

"You little punk." The man growled. "Do you have any idea who I am?"

"I nice big man about to let me go?" Marcus guessed sheepishly.

"The name's Youhei." Youhei announced. "I own the park by being the strongest duelist in the city. You've got a lot of nerve for touching the king without his permission."

"It was an accident." Namura said meekly. "It won't happen again."

"Yeah, so let him go!" Ruki demanded.

"Sure, I'll let him go." Youhei said sarcastically. "Right after I knock him senseless!"

As Youhei pulled his fist backwards, Marcus closed his eyes to await the impact. But it never came. Instead, a card flew out of nowhere and jabbed into Youhei's wrist, forcing the hulking man to drop the boy. Ruki and Namura were instantly at Marcus' side, but the redhead looked to his savior and glared. A black Duel Runner with black studs on the wheels and a red cloud on the hood drove between the two opposing forces and stopped in front of Youhei. The driver stepped off his cycle and removed his helmet. He was a tall man three years older than Marcus with matted dark hair that cover his right eye, which was cold and grey. He wore a black shirt, dark-blue pants, and a long jade coat that reached close to the ground.

"Akira Seta." Marcus hissed.

"You will call me Rev." Rev glared. "I thought you would have learned that the first time. Of course, I wouldn't expect much from a lowly criminal."

"What are you doing here?" Marcus glared.

"I had hoped to change Yusei's mind in making me his student." Rev explained. "But once again, he denied the chance to train a true duelist. I guess he's fond of hopeless cases." Ruki and Namura had to restrain their friend as he attempted to assault Rev. "I was on my way back to my training course when I noticed trouble. You're lucky I was around to save your skin."

Marcus sneered spitefully at the man. Akira "Rev" Seta was a dueling prodigy that had beaten many professional duelists since his days in Duel Academy. It was common knowledge that Rev only desired to be trained by the best, which is one of the reasons he left the Academy in his first year. Rev has tried for the past three years to convince Yusei to train him, but he refused every time. With that option no longer available, Rev turned to the only duelist left who could satisfy him: Jack Atlas. But when news of Yusei gaining a student spread, Rev instantly despised Marcus. Many would call they bond a friendly rivalry, but they see it as a mutual hatred for each other.

"Hey, you little twerp!" Youhei cut in, pointing to Rev. "Who do you think you are?! I was just about to teach that brat a lesson!"

"Save it." Rev said coolly. "You're wasting you time. Start a fight and Sector Security would be carting you off to the facility right now. And besides, you wouldn't stand a chance against him in a duel."

"What?!" Youhei growled.

"You're always spouting of about being king." Rev continued. "But in reality, you are just a spineless coward hiding behind those muscles."

"You think so, do ya?" Youhei sneered. "Then why don't you put your deck where you mouth is?"

"Gladly." Rev nodded.

The dueling prodigy turned to his Runner and detached the Duel Disk connected to the controls. As he placed his deck in the slot, large crowds suddenly seem together out of nowhere. Rev was well known in New Domino City – that was one of the things Marcus disliked about him the most.

"It's him! It's really him!"

"I've got to get his autograph!"

"I can't believe we get to see the Untouchable God in action!"

"Untouchable God?" Marcus repeated in confusion. "What does that mean?"

"I think we're about to find out." Namura stated.

"Duel!" Youhei and Rev shouted.

Rev (4000) – Youhei (4000)

"To start off, I'm going to summon Red-Eyes Black Chick in defense mode!" Youhei announced.

A red egg appeared on the field. A moment later, the top of the egg cracked open to reveal a miniature black dragon. (800/500)

"Then I'll place two face downs and end my turn." Youhei finished as the two cards appeared.

"My turn." Rev said indifferently, drawing a card. "And to start off, I summon Path of Pein – Animal to the field in defense mode."

A young human girl appeared on the field. She had her hair tied in a bun with a black stub on her nose and three stubs under each of her purple, mutli-ringed eyes wearing a black cloak with red clouds. (1100/700)

"And due to her special ability," Rev continued. "I can summon one beast card from my hand to the field in defense mode. Now I summon Possessed Panda."

A rock-skinned panda with multiple stubs and mutli-ringed eyes appeared on the field. (300/ 1900)

"I end my turn." Rev finished.

"Big mistake!" Youhei grinned. "Because now I send Red-eyes Black Chick to the graveyard. And by using it's special ability, I can summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

The baby dragon exploded from its eggs and increased in growth to become a massive dragon with multiple layers of black armor, expansive wings, and a pair of ruby-red eyes. (2400/2000)

"And that's not all." Youhei continued. "I now activate my trap card: Metalmorph! And with this card, I can transform my Red-Eyes Black Dragon into Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon!"

The trap flipped upwards and transformed into a suit of metallic armor that attached itself to the black dragon. Now Red-Eyes was transformed into a silver machine version of itself with amber-colored eyes. (2800/2400)

"Now attack, my dragon!" Youhei command.

Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon produced a metallic fireball from its throat and launched it over the Path of Pein, which exploded on contact – Rev didn't seem worried.

"Next I'll activate Call of the Haunted to bring back my Red-Eyes Black Chick and end my turn."

The black chick returned in defense mode – the crowd was growing restless.

"Looks like Rev's backed himself into a corner." Ruki nodded. "I'll wager he loses in the next round."

"I wouldn't give up on him so easily." Namura said. "From what I've heard, he's never lost a match. And best of all, he has this super monster card at is supposed to be stronger than even the 5 Star Dragons."

Now Marcus was interested. If there was anything stronger than the 5 Star Dragons, he would want to know about it. As he wondered whether he would see it or not, Rev silently drew a card from his deck.

"I summon Path of Pein – Naraka in defense mode." Rev announced.

A muscular man with a mop of orange hair appeared on the field. He had seven studs going diagonal on each side of his face and the same purple, multi-ringed eyes as its predecessor. (1600/1000)

"And now I activate its special ability." Rev stated. "By sending a monster from by hand to the graveyard, I can summon a monster from my graveyard to the field if it has less than that monster's level. So I summon Path of Pein – Animal."

The Animal path returned to the field. And due to its ability, a rhino with multiple stubs appeared on the field next to it. (1900/1300)

"You're making this way too easy!" Youhei laughed. "I'll send my Red-Eyes Black Chick to the graveyard to summon another Red Eyes Black Dragon." The dragon appeared on the field. "And next I'll get rid of my Red-Eyes to summon Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!"

The black dragon evaporated as a pillar of red light exploded from the ground. When the light faded, the dragon took a dramatic change in appearance. Rubies were scattered along its body as red markings were made to connect them (2400/2000)

"And because of my Red-Eyes' special ability, he gains 300 attack points for every dragon in the graveyard. "Youhei continued.

Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon – (3300/2000)

"And now attack!" Youhei ordered.

Both dark dragons screeched as they unless a pair of blazing fireballs, both aimed for the Paths of Pein, who exploded on contact. Rev seemed amused by Youhei's performance as he was smirking victoriously. With the dragon's attacks completed, he knew Youhei's turn was finish and drew a card.

"I place two cards face down and sacrifice my possessed animals to summon Path of Pein – Deva!" Rev stated.

The two cards appeared on the field before the remaining monsters evaporated into light particles. And taking their place was another human character. He had spiky orange hair with six stubs in his nose and two spiked studs under his lower lip. Like the paths before him, he wore a black cloak with red clouds and had purple, multi-ringed eyes. (2500/2100)

"Is that supposed to scare me?" Youhei laughed. "That weakling isn't strong enough to beat my dragons."

"I have noticed, which is why I play Card Destruction!" Rev stated, playing the card on the field. "And because of it's ability, we send all cards to the graveyard and we draw the same number we had in our hands."

"What is he doing that for?" Marcus questioned as they discarded their cards. "That will only make Darkness Dragon stronger."

Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon – (4100/2000)

"And next I play Monster Reborn to bring back my Path of Pein - Animal." Rev continued as the monster appeared. "And with its power, I can summon another beast." Another possessed Panda appeared. "I end my turn."

"You're just begging to lose." Youhei said confidently, drawing a card. "Well, I'll give it to you. Attack my dragons."

"And now you activate Deva's special ability." Rev proclaimed. "By sacrificing one monster on my field, I can stop one of your monster's attacks. So I sacrifice both my monsters to put an end to both your dragons."

The two monsters dissolved into a form of purple energy and were absorbed into the Deva Path's body. The Path of Pein thrusted out it's arm and scattered the flames of both attacks. The invisible shield pushed back both dragons and landed them next to their master.

"It doesn't matter." Youhei growled. "I'll get you next turn."

"But there won't be a next turn." Rev stated. "Because I activate my trap card: Ring of Destruction." The trap card revealed itself as a silver ring with red shells attached. "By attaching this to one of your monsters, we take damage equal to its attack points. And I choose your Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!"

The silver ring twisted in midair and latched itself to the Darkness Dragon's neck.

"But then we'll both lose!" Youhei informed.

"Not exactly." Rev chuckled. "Because I activate my spell: Ring of Defense. By activating this card, all damage caused by a trap card is downgraded to 0."

"But...that means." Youhei stammered. "You set me up."

"You should have never challenged me." Rev stated. "I end my turn and the duel."

At the command, the silver ring exploded, creating a massive dome of fire in the area. However, another ring with four green shields appeared to protect Rev. Youhei was not as fortunate as the dome of fire reached him and wiped out all his life points in one go. The muscle man fell in weakness and fainted.

Duel Victor: Rev

"That was amazing." Ruki said in awe. "Youhei didn't even lay a scratch on him."

"Now we know why they call him the Untouchable God." Namura said.

Marcus said nothing as he watched Rev walk back to his Duel Runner. As the Untouchable God jumped onto his Runner, Marcus noticed something under his shirt. It was a silver necklace with a brown gemstone in the center. Because of his quick eye, the redhead could see the symbol on it before Rev drove away – it was the symbol of Earth. Marcus reached down his shirt and pulled something out. It was a necklace like Rev's, but with a blue gem stone and the symbol of water.

"Everything ok, Marcus?" Ruki asked, noticing the redheads look of concentration.

"It's nothing, Ruki." Marcus sighed, replacing the necklace. "It's nothing."

Meanwhile, the cloaked figure was the satellite was watching from a building not far from the park. She was looking through the binoculars, staring at Rev as he raced across the street and into the city.

"Hmm...Not bad." She said interestingly. "We'll have to keep an eye on him."


A new test of power has emerged. What will become of Marcus due to this new development? Will he find a way to defeat the Untouchable God? And who is the woman? Find out on the next Hyper Runners.

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Name: Path of Pein – Animal

Attribute: Earth

Type: Warrior/effect

Level: 2

ATK/DEF: 1100/700

Effect: When this monster is summoned to the field, player may summon one beast-type monster from their hand.