Remember, the next clue about what happened around the demon's appearance will be revealed in this episode. This flashback will be a continuation of the last one.

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On the second day of school, Renin looked a lot different. Instead of the scrawny kid who had shown up the day before, Renin was built. He looked like he would be an athlete today, whereas yesterday he would've been a mathlete at best. Senem didn't really acknowledge it though, and ignored it at first. He had to notice, though, when Renin decided to befriend almost everyone in school besides Senem.

Senem: 800

Drio: 4000

Senem's field was empty, so he needed a good card now. What one card could help him enough though? He could summon Megarock Dragon, but it wouldn't be strong enough to do much. He couldn't summon Guardian Sphinx without a monster on the field, and that meant no Exxod either. Then Senem realized he had Dark Mirror Force in his hand, but that wouldn't help much, seeing as Drio had no monsters in defense mode. He needed to come up with a combo even he didn't know about, but he knew there was someone who might. Senem closed his eyes and let go of his body.

"Congratulations, Drio. You thought you wouldn't meet me, but Senem decided to let me finish you off." None other than the demonic voice was flowing from Senem's mouth.

Drio smiled. "I was waiting. But don't think you're gonna finish me off. I am winning by 3200 LP."

Ciroh, Surynia, and Ria were astonished. "Why would Senem allow him out?" Ria asked. She was on the verge of tears.

"Senem's in a pretty tight spot here, Ria. He has no cards on the field and only one in his hand. He had no choice."

"It's still a dumb move, Ciroh," Surynia pointed out.

"I know."

"I draw!" Senem laughed when he saw his card. "You won't be winning much longer, Drio. I'll set two cards and end my turn."

I know he's bluffing, thought Drio. I'll finish him off now.

"I draw. Now I'll attack with all four monsters."

"I activate Dark Mirror Force!"

"Is this some kind of joke, Senem? All of my cards are in attack mode."

"I'm also activating Mirror's Double! When Dark Mirror Force is activated, I pay 700 LP so it does two things. First, it lets me destroy your attack mode monsters instead of your defense mode ones. Then it subtracts your LP by half of the destroyed monsters' total defense points! So let's see, you lose 2000 LP!"

"That was an ingenious move, but I will still win. During my Main Phase 2, I activate Emblem of the Awakening. I send my Mystic Swordsman LV 6 to the grave so I can summon Cú Chulainn the Awakened. By removing my Mystic Swordsman LV 4 from the game, my warrior now has 2400 ATK until my next Standby Phase. I'll end there."

Senem: 100

Drio: 2000

"I draw, and set a monster. I end with that, putting you closer to your demise!"

"Whatever. I draw, and the monster that I'll use to power up my Chulainn this turn will be a Marauding Captain. Now she has 1700 ATK, which should be sufficient. Attack his monster."

"That's my Giant Rat! So I'll summon my Criosphinx!"

"Alright, I end."

"Good. I draw, and sacrifice my Criosphinx to set a monster and end."

"Oh wow, I thought you would be better than that. I know that's Exxod."

Ciroh turned to Surynia. "I bet it's not Exxod. The demon is a smart duelist. He wants Drio to think that."

Surynia chuckled. "Or he doesn't care." She turned to Ria, who had her head buried in her hands. "You're upset at Senem, aren't you?"

"He's such an idiot some times. I mean, he basically is letting someone else duel for him, which is not fair, and in this case, very dangerous." She got up and ran out.

"Ria, wait!" Surynia called, running after her.

"I'll draw. Hmmm…It's been fun, but I think this is over. I play Monster Reincarnation, bringing back my Gearfried. Now I'll summon it and activate Release Restraint. Meet my Gearfried the Swordsmaster, which will be the agent of your demise. Don't forget that I'm gonna use Chulainn's effect, removing my Mystic Swordsman LV 6. Now my warrior has 3100 ATK. Okay, my Swordsmaster attacks your face down."

"It's my Guardian Sphinx! I guess you figured out that I'm not as dumb as I seemed with that last move."

"Yes, I did. I figured that if it was Exxod, 1400 LP was an acceptable price to pay."

"Well, my Sphinx returns both monsters to your hand after it's destroyed."

"Fine. I'll throw two face downs and end."

"I draw! Now I throw my own face down and end."

"I'll draw now. Shit. I'm gonna hafta skip my turn."

"Well, doesn't that bode well for me? I only had Dian Keto the Cure Master, which I play now so I can activate Premature Burial to bring back my Sphinx! Don't worry though, I can flip it down during my Main Phase 2. With that I end."

Senem: 300

Drio: 2000

Drio seemed slightly daunted. "I don't think I can work around that thing."

Senem laughed very evilly at Drio's mention of this.

To be continued…

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Can Drio defeat Guardian Sphinx before Demon Senem draws either Exxod or Megarock Dragon? Find out how the cookie crumbles in the final two parts of this duel!

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