Okay, sorry for making you wait a bit longer than usual. I'm sure all of you were like "WTF(udge) was that?!" for the last chapter. And my answer is...well, you'll see. Anyways, just as a warning, things may slow down a bit, but I promise to keep my updates coming as fast as possible. School is a real pain when it comes to free time. There really is none.

I dunno. This chapter kinda struck a weird chord with me. Not sure why, but it doesn't feel right. But there are a lot important details, so I'm keeping it how it is. Thanks for that last review, and I'd like to thank TheViewer for following and Slimboy97 for favoriting.

Horus couldn't say anything. How could he, after hearing that he was expelled? All he could do was stare at Warner in shock. Didn't the man say that he would let Horus stay if he beat Cane? And unless this was all some stupid daydream, didn't he just beat said Obelisk? Just then, Horus' salvation came through the exit of the observation room just above the arenas.

Principal Vronica Rita, Sadie, and a few other teachers stepped out and Horus shot a look over to them, worried that they were going to confirm Warner's words. What he didn't expect was, "What are you talking about, Warner? He duelled wonderfully just now," Principal Rita said pleasantly. "We should be rather proud to have him as a student."

That's going a tad overboard, Horus thought, sweat-dropping. Still, at least he knew that he wasn't going anywhere. At least, not for now.

Christa Monroe, his dorm leader, came over and slapped him on the back in congratualtions. "You should be proud. You just beat an Obelisk student. Do you know how long it's been since that's happened?" she chirped proudly. "Well, I'd image it's been over thirty years, right, Sadie? You were here at the time, weren'tcha? That one kid who was in Slifer, but beat pretty much anyone he ever duelled?"

She turned to face the card shop owner, who was the only one who wasn't standing around Horus or Cane. Sadie seemed to just be watching the whole ordeal with a suspicious look. Horus couldn't help but notice that she was particularly staring at his deck. Then she snapped out of her trance.

"What did you say, Christa?"

"I asked how long it's been since one of the Slifers beat an Obelisk in a duel."

"Let's see. I think the last time was nineteen years ago. You know, that one with the freckles and the red hair."

"Oh, really? Who was the one with the weird two-toned brown hair?" Christa asked.

"Ah, Jaden Yuki? We were about the same age at the time, so I think around fifty years ago, maybe a little more."

"That's the one. Ever find out what happened to him? A duelist like that had to have a professional career, right?"

"No," Sadie answered quietly. "No one ever saw him after graduation. He disappeared."

"Well, that's just a crying shame!"

"Where did you get that deck?" Sadie asked suddenly, addressing Horus.

"Wh-"

"It isn't his deck! He clearly borrowed that deck from a friend, that's why I'm saying that he should be expelled! This duel is void!" Warner's voice yelled.

Everyone turned to see the composed Vronica Rita standing patiently in front of an agitated Warner, who was now pacing back and forth for emphasis. "He should've used his own deck."

"And just where do the rules say that?" Rita asked, sounding amused.

"W-well..."

"That's what I thought. Just keep this in mind, Mr. Warner," she said as she turned away. "Just because duelists have a bond to a deck doesn't necissarily mean it has to be the first deck they have. Or even the tenth or twentieth. It is the deck that duelists are destined for that they share a bond with."

Warner looked confused, but he didn't say anything else. Principal Rita walked over to Horus and laid a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't you go back and celebrate your victory, hm? I'm sure your friends will be happy to hear about it."

"Thank you, ma'am!" Horus said quickly before taking off. For some reason, the way that Sadie was staring at him was making him freaked out.