This chapter was written by Zeladious and 4fireking. Our collaboration was short but with her help I was able to complete this chapter. It wasn't me alone that changed the style of the duels. I'm still playing on fixing the mistakes in my chapters later.
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Since the boy was new to Yuma's school he had the first move. He drew a card. "I set a monster facedown and set two cards facedown and end my turn."
Everyone watched as Shin started his turn picking up one card. This was the first time he looked at his cards. He was impressed with the attribute his parents gave him.
"I summon Alexandrite Dragon (2000/100)."
Placing the card on his field a dragon of ( color) scales and yellow eyes. It was glowing with yellow light. It looked pretty to the girls watching. To the boys it looked like a scary dragon. Shin pointed his hand at the monster facedown and told his monster to attack.
"Alexandrite Dragon, attack! Imperial's Wrath!"
Alexandrite Dragon's mouth charged with light forming into a ball. He took a deep breath and fired a blast of light at him. Shin expected him to activate one of his face downs, but his attack went through. His face down monster was a snowman with sticks for hands with gloves.
"You activated the effect of Snowman Eater," the new kid said. "When he's flipped face-up I can destroy a monster on your side of the field. And I activate the trap card (Waboku). This will prevent Snowman Eater from being destroyed by battle."
Alexandrite Dragon's blast hit Snowman Eater but it only went to the right instead of destroying him. Snowman Eater's mouth grew bigger and he swallowed Alexandrite Dragon in his mouth. Alexandrite Dragon screamed in pain before he exploded into pixels.
"That was no surprise," Astral said watching Shin lose his monster. "Everyone knows someone facedown monsters can destroy one monster."
"Why did he keep a zero attack power monster stay on the field?" Yuma asked.
"To Xyz Summon. It's an obvious strategy. Keep a level three to summon a level three."
'Damn it.' Shin thought to himself. This new kid's gaining the upper hand on him.
"Turn end."
He couldn't believe that his Monster would get wiped out so easily. Then again, it wouldn't be fun that way, if he were the one to gain the upper hand instead.
"My turn."
The new kid stoically spoke, drawing a card from his Deck, examining his hand shortly, then started his play. "I summon Tour Guide From the Underworld! When she is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon 1 Level 3 Fiend-Type monster from my hand or Deck, but its effects are negated, also it cannot be used as a Synchro Material." As if by automatic, a card in the middle prodded out, revealing it to be Possessed Dark Soul, adding it to his current field.
"It's coming!" Astral spoke in awareness.
"I overlay Snowman Eater and Tour Guide From the Underworld!"
The two Monsters that were called out turned to xyz materials, with the overlay network starting to construct below them.
"Shatter the foes before your very might. Appear before me, Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut!"
The overlay network soon exploded, revealing a purple insect-like head, a constructed human-like body with a black circular-like shape with a mirror-like in the middle of it, its black patterns covering the front of its body until its knees, with both of its arms and legs being robotic-like, with wings at the back.
"Battle! Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut, direct attack!"
The monster's eyes turned glowing red as it tired two beams of red light at Shin. In just one attack Shin's Life Points dropped over half in one attack. It was embarrassing to take an attack like this in front of all the student spectator.
"It's a shame I couldn't see more of your deck," the new student had a pitiful look on his face. "Alexandrite Dragon was a good card. Possessed Dark Soul will attack you directly." [4000/700]
"My turn. Draw!"
Adding the drawn card to his hand, he examined them closely, formulating a plan to get back at the new kid. He was in dire straits, and his life points is now merely 700.
'This is bad. I need to make a comeback. But what can I do...?' Shin snapped back to reality from his thoughts, when he saw a particular card at the very corner of his left side. ' This card is...!'
Looking back at the drawn card he placed in the middle, he smiled lightly to himself.
"I activate Realm of Light!"
Placing the card to the Field Zone on his duel disk when the side compartment opened, closing back by itself after inserting said card, the view around them turned from plain virtual surrounding to a Colosseum, where virtual people cheered on from within, with the light from above, beaming down towards the duel itself.
"I then activate Lightsworn Sanctuary!"
Slotting the card to the Spell/Trap Zone, the continuous card beamed out, as if in continuous play, provided if conditions are met accordingly.
"Next, I play Charge of the Light Brigade! This card allows me to send the top 3 cards of my Deck to the Graveyard!"
The Spell Card, "Charge of the Light Brigade", appeared from a virtual network-like from the ground as a wolf, whose had yellow striking on its head, and had an anchor sign on each side of its forearm, appears before Shin's eyes from the said card, and howled upwards, as if howling to the moon itself, with Shin himself placing the top three cards of his Deck to the Graveyard Zone, located on the middle of his Duel Disk. He then placed the Spell Card to the Graveyard Zone once that was done.
"Due to effects of "Realm of Light" and "Lightsworn Sanctuary", I gain six Shine Counters!" [Shine Counter: 6]
His next move however, was already planned then.
"Furthermore, I add one Level 4 or lower "Lightsworn" monster from my Deck to my hand."
He took out his Deck from the Deck Zone this time, taking out one "Lightsworn" monster, and added it to his hand, placing the Deck back, reshuffling by itself once inserted in. He had added "Jain, Lightsworn Paladin" to his hand.
'Alright.' He thought to himself.
"Next, I summon "Jain, Lightsworn Paladin"!"
Placing the card onto the Monster Zone, Jain materialised, revealing to have worn a Paladin suit from top to bottom, carrying a steel sword and a shield representing the Mark of the Lightsworn, with Jain's white short hair flowing slightly against the wind, if there's even one, as the cape made Jain feeling more majestic. ORIGINAL - [1800/1200] SHINE COUNTERS EFFECT - [2400/1200]
"Thanks to the Shine Counters, it's more than enough to take out your monster! Jain, attack Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut! Jain's effect activates! When this card attacks an opponent's monster, it gains 300 ATK during the Damage Step!"
"I activate Chronomaly Crystal Chrononaut's effect! Once per turn, when this card is targeted for an attack, I can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this turn, this card cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects, also my opponent takes any Battle Damage I would take from battles involving this card!"
The new kid spoke, as one of the overlay unit was sent to the middle of its chest, glowing slightly before it died down at that instant. But Shin had already thought of a counter for it, though he was actually surprised by Chrononaut's card effect.
"I activate Lightsworn Sanctuary's effect! If I control a "Lightsworn" card(s) on my field that would be destroyed by a card effect, I can remove 2 Shine Counters for each of those "Lightsworn" card(s) instead." [Shine Counter: 4] Jain's Stats - [2200/1200]
The attack that was reflected back dissipated upon an inch of contact with Shin's monster, making him sigh in relief.
' That was really close. I would have lost there and then if it weren't for this card...'
" You may have saved your monster but when it's my turn your going to lose," the new kid said. The odds were he was just joking, but in case he wasn't Shin needed a card to protect him and Jain.
"I set a card, and end my turn."
He placed the card face-down in the Spell/Trap Zone as the said card materialised, dissipating shortly afterwards. [Set Card: Skill Successor]
"My turn."
The new kid draws his card, only taking a mere glance at it, but it wasn't the card he needed just yet, though his facial expression stayed stoically in place.
"I activate "Forbidden Lance"! This targets 1 face-up monster on the field; until the End Phase, it loses 800 ATK, but is unaffected by the effects of other Spell/Trap Cards. I target Jain for this effect!"
Jain groaned as its strength is decreasing, but eventually held on, even though it fell to a knee. [1400/1200]
' This is bad!' Shin thought to himself, looking over at his monster in worry.
"Chrononaut, attack Jain!"
"Trap, activate!"
Just merely at the command of attacking, Shin quickly shouted out, revealing the Set Card to be "Skill Successor" to the opponent.
""Skill Successor" allows me to target 1 face-up monster I control; it gains 400 ATK until the end of this turn. I target Jain!" [1800/1200]
Both of the monsters created an explosion upon the impact, leaving only Chrononaut intact, however, as it returned to its position. [4000/400]
"What can you do with a measly 400 life points? You're good as finished! Soul, direct attack!"
"I activate the effect of "Necro Gardna" from my graveyard! I banish this card to negate your attack!"
"Damn it." The new kid muttered to himself, though Shin heard it loud and clear on his end.
"I end my turn."
Relieved to have survived the attack, he let out a sigh.
"My turn. Draw!"
Adding the newly drawn card to his hand, he gasped loudly at it.
' This card is...!'
He smirked to himself. He knew what to do now.
"I summon Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress!"
Slamming the card to the Monster Zone, a portal emerged from below, revealing a long black haired lady wielding a golden staff, wearing a circlet on her hand and dressed from top to bottom, her white cape flowing ever slightly. [1700/200] SHINE COUNTERS EFFECT - [2100/200]
"I activate Lyla's effect! I can target 1 Spell/Trap Card my opponent controls; this card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of my next turn, also I change this card from face-up Attack Position to face-up Defense Position, and if I do, I can destroy your set card!"
The new kid had to praise Shin for not forgetting his other set card.
"Thought you had forgotten that. I should commend on your spirit."
The said card exploded on impact once Lyla hurled a small light ball with her staff in hand, moving to a defense position after.
"I activate Beckoning Light! This allows me to discard my entire hand, then for each card I discarded to the Graveyard by this effect, I add 1 LIGHT monster from my Graveyard to my hand."
Shin discarded his two remaining cards to the graveyard, and as the said cards were of LIGHT attribute, the two cards from his graveyard came out facedown, as he picked them up, viewing his said cards taken from the graveyard. He soon nodded to himself.
"And now...I special summon Judgment Dragon!"
Roaring to life as its name was called, the white majestic dragon landed, roaring lightly once more as to intimidate its foes before its might. [3000/2600]