Hyper Runners: Duel Legacy

All Characters © Respective creators
Elemental Knights & White Dragons © TheBlackCrow2

Chapter Nineteen: Danger from a Different Dimension

Things were moving much faster than anyone could have predicted. After watching Rev's brutal assault, Marcus was anxious to prove himself against his eternal rival. But just when the young Elemental was preparing for the final match, he received an unexpected surprise from the master of ceremonies. The remaining duelists, with the exception of Amaya, were lined up in a row as Hazama had announced that everyone was moving on to the next round.

"Hold up!" Brent shouted impatiently. "We still have one more match coming up. Why are we just moving to the next round?"

"Unfortunately, we have an uneven number of duelist's competing." Hazama explained, leaving his charges clueless. "Amaya dropped out of the competition at the last minute, which means we only have nine duelists remaining. And since the first round is used only to support tag-teams, the match would be completely one-sided."

"That means there will be a three-way match in the next round." Kai stated monotonously.

"Precisely." Hazama nodded, pulling out a pen and a sheet of paper. "Listen carefully as I explain how the remainder of the tournament will proceed. The remaining rounds, with the exception of one match, will consist of one-on-one duels with some notable conditions."

"Conditions?" Namura repeated.

"In the next round, any monsters above Level 6 are restricted." Hazama explained as he continued to scribble on the sheet. "This is to test how a duelist can cope in a difficult situation – Turbo Duels are available if both sides have Duel Runners. The semifinals will eliminate the factor of magic and traps cards, forcing the duelists to rely on monsters alone."

"These conditions are troublesome." Nami whispered. "Level restriction and elimination of magic and trap cards."

"They are set to push us past our limit." Trace replied. "We'll need to prepare exponentially."

"The final match will be a regular duel." Hazama stated as he held the paper for everyone to see. "The following duels have been randomly selected and will act as the brackets for the remainder of the tournament. Memorize the sheet and your opponent."

The nine duelists glazed over the paper, searching for their names and who they were facing against. Once spotting their names on the selection, each duelists held a different reaction –some were surprised and others serious.

Marcus vs. Kana

Kai vs. Ruki

Trace vs. Nami

Namura vs. Brent vs. Rev

"I'm facing Kana right off the bat." Marcus thought determined.

"Just missed." Kai thought spitefully. "I'll need to take out this girl quick so that I can move ahead."

"I'm facing...Trace." Nami thought worriedly. "This...this can't be right."

"Nami, it's time to see how much you have grown." Trace thought.

"Oh, man." Namura mentally whined. "Of all the people, I get Rev. Why is my life never easy?"

Rev and Kana remained uncaring while Brent was bouncing on the balls of his feet eagerly – he was confident in his abilities. Marcus stared down the line and glared at Kana, who knew the Marked Duelist and did nothing to react. One thing was certain at that moment – both would be going for blood.

"You will be given the next three days to rest and prepare for these conditions." Hazama said, sensing the tension between them. "And by that time, be prepared to give the greatest show New Domino City has ever seen."

"You can count on it." Marcus smirked.


Later that night, New Domino City was abuzz from the results of the Ultimate Duel Tournament's first round. From the bright lights of the Tops to the dark allies of the ghettos, activity was taking place with the tournament outcome at the center of it. A system of gambling and illegal activity was passed from person to person, each willing to do anything to win. Kai was disgusted. The unknown duelist was cruising along the highway streets of New Domino city, riding his Duel Runner against the wind. The Runner had a unique design – it was mostly white with black thorn-like designs covering the majority of its body and a pair of claws over each wheel. The headlights of the vehicle were separate colors: the left was red and the right was blue. Kai, under the protecting of his white/black helmet, scoffed at the urchins flocking below the roads.

"Such foolish creatures." Kai scoffed. "They whimsically make foolhardy decisions, only to end in emotional turmoil of their own creation. Humans can be so frivolous."

"You are a human, same as them." A new voice boomed; a titanic shadow devoured the light of the crescent moon. "You are not able to speak of your own kind when you have dwelled in the realm of humanity yourself. You only contradict yourself."

"I am not like them." Kai said monotonously. "I have seen the reality of the world and passed through it. I have ascended farther than any human and discovered the true depths of the universe."

"You cannot say such a thing." The creature growled ominously. "You know as well as I do that there are others who have surpassed your experiences. People such as Yusei Fudo."

"Don't mention that name." Kai hissed furiously. "That name only reminds me of...him."

"Sounds like someone has some anger issues." A new voice called.

The reactions from both characters were instantaneous. The creature communicating with Kai had faded from existence and the unknown duelist swerved to the left as a dark void emerged from nothingness. Space was literally bending around that one space and was reforming itself into an unknown shape. Kai watched for several silent moments before the void inherited a human shape riding on, what Kai identified, as a Duel Runner. The unwelcomed character wore the same uniform as Ignite with the hood covering his face and the zipper stopping at his waist. His Duel Runner was blue black with white stars scattered across the body and two spiked weapons tied to the back – they looked like arrow guns.

"Who are you?" Kai questioned.

"I have many names." The character said in a feminine voice. "But my associates call me Void."

"Void..." Kai said thoughtfully. "No. II of the Eternal Organization. From what I've heard, you are ranked as the eight strongest of the organization."

"Where did you hear that?!" Void exclaimed surprisingly.

"That doesn't matter." Kai said monotonously. "The real question is what the Eternals would want with me."

"It's not you directly." Void stated. "You see, there are an uneven number of participants competing in the Ultimate Duel Tournament and that really bugs us. So we figured that it would be best for everyone if one of the contestants had a little...accident."

"But what reason do you have in interfering with the tournament?" Kai questioned.

"That's for me to know and for you to find out." Void chuckled.

"You'll soon learn to regret your choice." Kai said threateningly, touching his onboard computer. "Activating Speed World 2."

Void groaned in annoyance – Speed World 2 was a special card crafted by Sector Security to reduce the number of wild duels on the streets. The card may have eliminated the threat of losing Speed Counters, but it left the duelists restricted to a limited course and took most of the excitement from the game. Void had no choice but to follow Kai as they were forced onto a dueling track by Security Mainframe high above the city. Once the entrance had sealed shut behind them, the conflict could begin.

"Duel!" The yelled simultaneously.

Kai (4000) – Void (4000)

"My draw." Kai said, swiping his sixth card. "I start this duel by summoning White Dragon Lancer in attack mode."

As the enigmatic duelist placed the card on the field, a noble knight garbed in sapphire-blue armor carrying a dangerously large lance. Though the single hole in its helmet, the knight's single blue eyes blazed with righteous fury (1800/ 1200).

"Then I play one card facedown and end my turn." Kai finished.

"A Blue-Eyes deck, eh?" Void smirked as she drew her sixth card. And in the process, activated the automated Speed Counter (1-1). "That shouldn't be too difficult to counter. Especially after I play Different Dimension Crow in attack mode!"

At once, a black crow with mechanical parts implanted on its chest, left wing, and over its left eye appeared on the field (100/100).

"Then I place two cards facedown and end my turn." Void finished.

"Different Dimension cards." Kai thought calculated. "Those are cards that use the ability to remove cards from the game. Such a strategy is useless unless matched with card that can take advantage of these effects."

"This human is very bold." A harsh growl sounded. "Back in my world, these creatures were well known for unpredictable strategies, but they are too weak to fight head-on."

"Then we'll just have to bring the battle to her." Kai murmured, drawing his fifth card (2-2). "Now I play Black Dragon Archer in attack mode!"

A new creature appeared along the White Dragon Lance, who seemed momentarily relieved. The new warrior was a human garbed in a pure black tunic with a hood covering his head, a pair of black boots, jet-black bracers, and a silver mask covering his face. The Black Dragon Archer carried a thin wooden bow and a quiver of silver arrows on his back (1400/1000).

"And then I activate Black Dragon Archer's special ability." Kai continued. "But cutting his attack points in half, I can attack you directly. Black Dragon Archer, attack directly with Blazing Arrow!"

The dark-armored warrior reached into his quiver as his attack points were shot down to 700 and knocked an arrow against his bow. Black Dragon Archer took aim and fired directly into the wheel of Void's Duel Runner, causing her to swerve off course momentarily.

Kai (4000) – Void (3300)

"And Now I attack Different Dimension Crow with White Dragon Lance!" Kai continued.

"Not so fast!" Void shouted hastily, pressing a button on her screen. "I activate my Trap Card: Dimensional Prison! When a monster attacks, it must be removed from play for the remainder of the game!"

The White Dragon Lancer raised his chosen weapon and staggered forward at the miniscule bird. Unfortunately, Void's trap card opened a rift in space between them and the Lancer was unable to stop. The White Dragon Lancer fell through the endless abyss and banished from sight as the rift closed behind him.

"Damn...I end my turn." Kai finished.

"My move!" Void called, drawing her fourth card (3-3). "Now I summon Different Dimension Crazy Beast!"

A ripple in the dimension barrier formed as the beast emerged from its realm. Its body structure was oddly shaped like a giant red bean, distorted arms, and three minuscule eyes on each side of it fractured teeth (1400/1400).

"And this raving maniac has a special effect." Void said eagerly. "Whenever it destroys a monster, that monster is instantly removed from play. Now, Different Dimension Crazy Beast, attack with Devastating Distortion!"

The red beast crawled its way back into the dimensional rift and faded away from existence. Black Dragon Archer stood ready with his bow, awaiting any sign of movement. Unfortunately, it was proved to be in vein. Different Dimension Crazy Beast appeared in a ripple directly behind the archer and grabbed the back of his neck with its teeth. The archer was consequently drawn back into the ripple, removed from the game.

Kai (3300) – Void (3300)

"And that's not all." Void cackled wickedly, tapping her screen. "I activate my Trap Card: Different Dimension Dynamite. For every card that is removed from play, you lose 300 life points."

Kai growled furiously. A small bomb made from a number of dynamite sticks was ejected from the card and latched itself to the hood of his Runner. The number of the screen calculated it to be 600 points, which is the amount he lost when the bomb detonated.

Kai (2700) – Void (3300)

"Then I'll use Different Dimension Crow's ability to remove him from the game." Void said as her monster vanished into the dimensional rift. "Then I place one card face down and end my turn."

"Look's like you're falling behind, boy." The voice chuckled tauntingly.

"Not for long." Kai said determined, drawing his fifth card (4-4). "Now I activate Speed World 2's ability. Once I have four Speed Counters, you lose 800 life points for each Speed Spell in my hand. And it just so happens that I have two."

For one swift moment, Kai's Runner jumped ahead of Void, leaving behind a trail of fire in its wake. Void hissed at the intense heat, trying to ignore the beeping of her life point gauge. After everything was done, the speed of Kai's Runner was greatly reduced at the loss of his Speed Counters.

Kai (2700) – Void (1700)

"And now I activate my trap card: Dragon's Revenge." Kai called, revealing a Red-Eyes Black Dragon looming over a field of humans. "This card has a price to pay, but it's rather useful. I can special summon one monster from my hand, regardless of the level, in return that I sacrifice life points equal to its attack points."

"That's a pretty risky move." Void commented.

"Like I said, it's useful." Kai said seriously. "Come forth, Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

Void was nearly thrown off her Runner as a pillar of fire erupted from the road. And from those flames, the legendary Red-Eyes Black Dragon emerged from the depths of hell itself. The beast roared anxiously, despite its master's temporary weakness from the summoning.

Kai (300) – Void (1700)

"And for my Normal Summon, I play a Tuner Monster, Black Dragon Amethyst!" Kai continued.

A miniscule creature appeared below the mighty dragon, nearly unseen below its shadow. It seemed to be an average amethyst crystal – nothing special about it (100/100)

"And now I tune my Black Dragon Amethyst with Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" Kai roared.

The miniscule gem shattered into hundreds of pieces, suddenly forming a multiple number of electronic rings. The Red-Eyes Black Dragon seemed reluctant to obey, but was willing to follow his master's commands to the end. The moment the legendary beats passed through the rings, his body became transparent and was consumed in a tunnel of black light.

"Shadows devour the savior light and bring life to the everlasting darkness!" Kai chanted monotonously. "Reveal yourself, Dark End Dragon!"

The tunnel of darkness passed away, revealing the great being hovering above them. A colossal black dragon that could easily outrank the Red-Eyes Black Dragon with two torn wings jointed on its back, silver horizontal horns on its heads, and a blue orb pressed into its forehead. The most peculiar part of this beast was the second face formed on its chest – malevolent green eyes, pointed teeth, and a purple gem in between. The might monster screeched to the heavens, which were concealed by the approaching clouds (2600/2100).

"Now to settle the score." Kai said determined. "Dark End Dragon, eliminate that monstrosity with Dark Fog."

The beats of shadows snapped its head forward, expelling a thick layer of toxic smoke. Though the Different Dimension Crazy Beast wanted to escape, the darkness seemed to keep the monster in its place. The red monstrosity absorbed the toxin through its body, leading to its own self-destruction. Void raised her arm to cover her mouth as the poisonous smoke spilled over her Runner.

Kai (300) – Void (500)

"I end my turn." Kai finished.

"Not bad." Void complimented, drawing her next card (5-1). "But unfortunately, everything must come to an end. And to make sure, I summon a second Different Dimension Crow!"

The mechanical bird appeared on the field (100/100).

"And then I activate the Speed Spell – Summon Speeder!" Void called, setting the card on the field. "When I have at least four Speed Counters, I can special summon a second monster to the field. So I summon my third and final Different Dimension Crow!"

The last crow appeared on the field besides its twin (100/100).

"And now I activate their special abilities and remove them from play!" Void shouted eagerly as he mechanical birds vanished into the rift. "Now that all the preparations are set, I can summon my Level 12 monster!"

"How do you plan to do that?" Kai questioned. "You don't have any monsters on the field."

"But that's the beauty of this monster." Void chuckled deviously. "My strongest card doesn't use sacrifices to summon itself, but instead takes monsters that were removed from play and returns them to the graveyard. And since I have three monsters, I can freely summon it."

"But that's impossible!" Kai exclaimed shockingly.

"Nothing is impossible for the Eternals!" Void cackled wickedly. "Now I return all three of my Different Dimension Crows to the graveyard and summon..."

But what she was prepared to summon remained unknown. At that one moment, five enlarged playing cards stabbed themselves into the road, cutting the duelists off from the rest of the track. Kai and Void reacted swiftly and curved to bring their Runners to a screeching halt. The moment both duelists stopped moving, a new character appeared behind Void. He wore a black coat with the hood covering his face like Void, but his structure showed that he was male and the zipped stopped at his abdomen. The unknown intruder grabbed Void's wrist and pulled her backwards – both members vanished from existence. As they left, the man's words echoed to Kai.

"This match is over." The man called. "I look forward to meeting you again, Kai Roujin."

Duel Victor: Undetermined

"Another member of the Eternals." Kai muttered exasperatedly as he removed his helmet. "They seem to be gathering much closer to New Domino City than expected."

"That's because three of the Elementals have been sighted here." A fierce voice return; a towering shadow loomed over the duelist. "This could work towards our advantage. Next time, you will be prepared to eliminate the Eternals and fulfill your destiny."

"I don't care about destiny." Kai glared. "All I seek is revenge against Marcus Kiva."


Meanwhile, Void and her partner reappeared in the Satellite section of New Domino City, just a few miles away from the Ultimate Duel Tournament. Void's ally, who was taller than her, was dragging the Dimension Duelists across the field with no consideration of her health. Finally, Void pulled her arm out of his grip and threw back her hood. The deathly pale skin, burning-red eyes, and choppy, unkempt black hair identified Void to be none other than Amaya Watari. Or at least, that's who she claimed to be.

"What's the big idea, Temporal?" Void growled angrily. "I was just one move away from destroying him!"

"I should be asking you the same question." Temporal asked nonchalantly. "The Superior gave you direct orders to keep a watch on the Wind Elemental and his female companion. It was not your task to eliminate the competition."

"I was doing just fine." Void sneered.

"But for how long?" Temporal asked rhetorically. "You seemed to have forgotten that Dark End Dragon has a unique ability. If I had not pulled you out in time, your existence would have been destroyed."

"Existence." Void snorted. "To exist, you need to be alive first."

"Indeed." Temporal nodded. "Either way, Suei has already taken care of our little problem. The competition is now down to eight."

"Who's the unlucky sap that challenged Suei?" Void asked.


Meanwhile, Marcus and Yusei were working in the garage of their home, working on a secret project. The redheaded troublemaker had asked for his mentor's opinion on Rev's dueling strategy, only to learn that Yusei didn't watch any matches after seeing Raviel. Marcus found it strange, but didn't question it. Right now, they had more important matters to deal with. Yusei was scanning the project with his computer while Marcus was working on the metal structure of the project. Just then, the phone could be heard ringing from the hallway.

"I got it!" Marcus called out as he exited the garage. He reached the phone, feeling unusually tense for a split moment – he shrugged it off. "Yo, Fudo residence."

The Marked Duelist remained silent as the voice on the other side was talking very fast and frightening. It took many moments for Marcus to register what was said – he unintentionally dropped the phone and dropped to his knees. The happy-go-lucky rider was watching the floor with a horrified expression. At that instant, Amy and Silver appeared on each side of their master with Yubel standing behind with her arms crossed.

"Marcus, what happened?" Amy asked worried.

"Hey, are you ok?" Silver questioned.

"It's...Namura..." Marcus whimpered.

"What happened?" Yubel questioned sternly.

"Namura...was dueling..." Marcus said fearfully. "But he lost and now he's in emergency surgery."


The stakes grow bigger as the Eternals begin to make their move. What influence does this organization have over the Ultimate Duel Tournament? Will Namura survive the night? And how is Kai tied into all this? Find out on the next Hyper Runners!

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Duel Report:

Name: Guild of the Black Dragon

Type: Trap Card

Property: Quick-Play

Effect: Player can special summon on monster card from their hand, regardless of level. When monster is summoned, player loses life points equal to that monster's attack points. The monster is destroyed at the End Phase.