Light and Dark World Chapter 3: Intruder from another World
It was uneventful the next three days, an occasional wannabe fighter challenging me but just end up running away once their dysfunctional Grimoire Set-up falters, but they were just the normal fodder.
Any who had the guts to keep going… ended up at the Hospitals, if I didn't make it clear they shouldn't challenge me, they would just keep going, losing over and over, wasting more and more of my time.
It wasn't until the last day before the Tournament that something Interesting happened, reports of a strange being on the outskirts of town had reached my ears, and, as it's my duty to keep this town safe from outside forces as long as i'm stationed here, I took interest.
I grabbed my Grimoire and Rune Stones and headed out to the area of the Sightings, It was one of the few Floral areas in Dark World, the air there was Thick to a nigh suffocating degree, any Floral areas in Dark World produce immense amounts of Oxygen, they are avoided for how thick the air is.
I took up refuge in a Cave, The air was less thick there and more bearable, I could breathe with ease while I watched for the Entity described in the Reports, after all, What kinda creature has a single Metal Plate on its Arm, seemingly serving no purpose?
I was there for a few hours, I didn't get too bored, despite the Conditions of the area, it was indeed beautiful, all of these plants were Exotic, and for some reason collected here. Right as I was going to leave to look for a new Observation point, I heard Scraping on the stone behind me.
I Spun around, alert. Something was coming, slowly, from deeper within the cave. I strapped on the Two Runes needed for using my Grimoire and braced myself. From around the Corner came a Human Being.
What the Hell? I thought as they rounded the Corner, I noticed their clothing was odd, and they had some goofy Helmet, but that was all i could tell as they were hidden in the Shadows. As they stopped they Noticed me, they shouted out of fright and moved the Metal Plate in front of them, a sort of Surface made of Light formed in front of it.
"WHO ARE YOU?!" they shouted at the top of their lungs, which was made louder since we were in a cave. "How about you tell me who YOU are before you start shouting at a Native?" I said with Irritance I didn't try to hide.
They took a step back and in a bit more controlled voice, they spoke again. "W-What… are you?"
I looked them up and down before responding. "A Dark Worlder obviously, how a Human got here is beyond me, but you'd best go home, you don't belong in Dark World.
They never looked away from my hands, more than likely focused on the Rune Stones.
"I… I can't… I don't know how I even-" "I'm going to stop you right there." I cut them off with a sharp tone of annoyance. "Nobody just stumbles into Dark World, we made sure of that, so either you found the way here and just kept going, oblivious as to where you arrived, or…" I paused to Glare at them. "...you're an Invader."
Their Expression seemed to… Relax? I quickly turned behind me to see if he had Back-Up before turning back to face the Human, seemed to be Male. I barely managed to notice they began to grin. "You don't have a Duel Disk, so If I AM an Invader, what would you be able to do?
Duel Disk… I had only SEEN that word in History books, the tales of the Supreme King and Brrons old Disk, not many were made and all of them are gone, and what this man had on his arm didn't look like ANYTHING seen in the Books or described in other books.
"Duel Disk? Heh, I don't need one, I just need these!" I exclaimed as the Runes in my hands Illuminated, catching the Man off guard. As he regained his composure, he grinned and took a more ready stance. "So, you Dark Worlders have a different way of Dueling? Maybe this could be interesting…"
I thought for a moment before responding. "Dueling? It's been a long, LONG time since it's been called Dueling here in Dark World, here, we call it Clashing, though, I guess it's nice to hear the original term." I got into a similar position as the Man and began linking the stones with my Grimoire, willing their energies to connect.
The man's grin had faded into a frown. "Now, enough nonsense! It's time to…"
"Duel!"
Bleau: 4000 [6]
Human: 4000 [5]
"I Live in this world, so i'll begin!" I said as I drew from my Grimoire. "I Set a monster and End my Turn." The monster formed a Black Mist with only two white eyes visible.
"I Draw!" Said the man, drawing a Card from a slot on the Disk, I had read about this, instead of Magic, those disks used Cards in a Deck, interesting.
"I summon Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" Said the man, placing the Card on the Light Extension on the Duel Disk. A large hound that looked like it was made out of Ancient Metal rose from a burst of Light.
1000/1000
"When Hunting Hound is Summoned, you take 600 points of Damage!" The hound opened its mouth and ejected a ball of fire, which struck me in the chest, making me double back, groaning in pain.
Bleau: 3400
"Now, Hunting hound, Destroy his Monster! Sic' 'em boy!" The Hound dove on my Monster… But got instantly backhanded into his Master as my Monster was revealed, Renge, Gatekeeper of Dark World!
100/2100
The man was Flung backwards against the cave wall, and after coming to his senses, he roughly shoved the Hound off of him and stood back up, gripping his stomach, where the Hound impacted
Human: 2900
"Not bad Defenses… But it can only keep you alive for So long! I set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
Bleau: [5]
Human: [3]
"I Draw!" I said as magic flowed into the Holding Rune Stone. "Let's Debilitate your Back Row a bit, I play Dark World Lightning!" Energy crackled around my Invoking Rune. "By Discarding, I can destroy one of your face downs! I discard Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World to destroy the one to your right!"
Lightning blasted the card known as Ancient Gear Booster out of Sight, sending it to his Grave, but a Lance protruded from the Grave section of my Grimoire. "What's That?" Said the man, surprised. "Ah Yes, Beiige has an effect when discarded by an effect, I can Special Summon him from my Grave, Welcome back, Beiige."
Lance first, Beiige materialized from my Grimoire to the field.
1600/1300
Now, I summon Zure, Knight of Dark World!
1800/1500
"And to finish this off, I Activate Dark World Dealings!" A sinister shadow covers both of our hands. "We both now Draw a Card and then Discard one." We both drew. "I Discard Kahkki, Guerilla of Dark World!" "And I Discard Ancient Gear Cannon!" We both Discarded, and my Grave emitted a low Growl and then a Demented laugh.
"Let me guess, ANOTHER Discard effect?" I grinned at the mans annoyance. "Correct you are, When I discard Kahkki, I can destroy one monster you control, So sayonara Hunting Hound!" A knife emerged from my Grimoire, sinking into the Hounds head, causing it to shatter and be sent to the grave.
The man began to laugh, and I had a feeling I should have targeted the other back-row card with Lightning. "I activate Ancient Gear Reverse Fusion!" A black abyss filled with gears churning away opened up, and I stepped back. "When one of my Ancient Gear Monsters are removed from the field by an opponent's Card Effect, I can Target one of those monsters that left, and Summon a Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck that lists that Monster as a Material!
"Rise and Obey my Loyal Hunter, I Reverse Fusion Summon Double Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!"
From the Abyss, a Two-Headed Ancient Gear Hunting Hound leapt out and landed as the Abyss closed.
1400/1000
I crossed my arms, looking at the Hound, unimpressed. "Probably the worst option you have at the moment, Both Beiige AND Zure ca cut it down, Beiige! Strike down that Hunting hound!" Beiige Lunged at The Hunting Hound, but Right before it connected, something happened, The Abyss was Open again, but his Back Row was empty! What was going on?!
"I Activate Ancient Gear Renewal Fusion!" Said the Man as he played a card, It depicted a Large Mechanical Golem being Polished and mended. "But how? It's my turn!" I said, a mixture of annoyance and surprise.
"If an Ancient Gear Fusion monster I control would be Destroyed By battle, and I control no other cards, I can activate this on my Opponent's turn! I can tribute one Ancient Gear Fusion Monster and Special Summon one Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck that lists it as a Fusion Material!"
The Abyss of Gears opened even Further as the Double Hunting hound fell in And Beiige Doubled Back. The power coming from that Abyss caused my monsters to shrink away from it, I could feel a Pressure within it, What was that Dog becoming?
"Now, Rise and Tear all that you desire to shreds! I Fusion Summon... Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" A gargantuan Metallic Hound arose, several Metal tendrils flailing around violently.
2800/2000
"And when it's Fusion Summoned, your Life Points are Ripped in half!" The… Creature, as I wasn't sure it could be called a 'Hound' anymore, opened all three of its heads and let loose Spouts of fire. The Pain was intense, The flames died out, but it's hard to forget the searing pain of that Hound.
Bleau: 1700
"Huff… huff… What… IS that thing?!" I said, gripping parts of my body that felt like they were still burning. The man laughed a sadistic laugh. "This is the Power of the Obelisk Force!" 'Obelisk Force?'
I thought to myself as I wondered what to do next. "I set One card and End my Turn…"
The Card appeared on the field as a Crystal.
Bleau: [0]
Obelisk Force: [2]
"I Draw! Now, I shall-" "I Activate Dark World Barrier!" the Crystal Shattered, Unleashing the power the Trap had. A pitch Black Barrier shrouded me and my monsters. "As long as my hand is Empty, my monsters can't be Destroyed and I take no Battle Damage!"
The Obelisk Force member looked Irritated, but grinned. "So what? I Summon another Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" The Hound arose, and immediately blasted me with a spout of Fire.
1000/1000
Bleau: 1100
"And now, I play Ancient Gear Controlled Blast!" The card depicted an Ancient Gear Hunting Hound jumping away from an Explosion. "It allows me to deal damage equal to you equal to One fourth of the ATK of One Ancient Gear monster I control. I Choose my Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!"
2800 / 4 = 700
An explosive was ejected from the Behemoths Maw and Blasted me off my feet, how much more could I endure?
Bleau: 400
The Man Laughed maniacally. "And here I thought you were going to be a challenge! I end my Turn!"
Bleau: [0]
Obelisk Force: [1]
I slowly rose to my feet, my limbs weak, my body in agony all over, Humans were tough, especially this one… It all rode on This draw… "I … Draw!" I saw what I drew and my heart sank, A copy of Zure, that won't save me.
The Man must have Seen my dismay because He began laughing and taunting me. "I see that look in your eyes! The Look I know too well! Despair and Defeat! Hahahaha! Give up, you've lost, you'll be carded and soon this entire World will join you!"
He was right, I can't win, I don't know what it meant to be 'Carded,' But I didn't like the sound of it. I was Gonna lose, then He would get reinforcements, come back, and repeat this process of beating everyone, he was an Invader after all, one of the few times I wished my gut was wrong.
Even if I set Zure, The Moment I Summon or Set A monster, The Dark World Barrier will shatter, and with a card in hand, it won't protect me, I've lost, and nobody will know what happened to me until it's too late, Even the Rulers might not be able to stand up to these people.
"Your entire world will crumble to Academia! You don't stand a chance, your friends, your family, all will be Carded, and The Professor will do as he wishes with this Worthless Land!"
Family? Haven't had any for a Long time. But my Friends, Scarr, Cobal, Zure, Renge… Renge, The Big guy doesn't like fighting, I remember I found him being assaulted by a bunch of Dark Worlders, I chased them off, giving them enough of a Scare to ensure they stay away.
After that, Renge took up being the Gatekeeper of my Home Town, we talked a lot since I passed by him a Lot, we became best friends, he was one of the Nicest Dark Worlders you could ever find. But him being taken down by this guy or even Other Humans… an Unpleasant image of what would happen flashed in my mind, and a rush of Fury burned through my body.
A felt a Power running through my very Soul, I was not going to fall here, I had to Stop this Damn Human! And with this Power, I knew what had to be done. "I Summon another Zure, Knight of Dark World!" another Zure stepped onto the field.
1800/1500
"And due to my Barriers effect, When I summon a Monster, it's destroyed." The Barrier dissipates and is sucked into my Grimoire. "Heh, accepting Reality?" asked the man, but what I did next made him go from Smug to Terrified.
I felt the energy burning all around me. "I overlay Zure and Beiige to build the Overlay Network!" Zure and Beiige turned into Dark Blue and Peach colored energy and entered a Starry Vortex, then a Pillar of Energy Erupted forth. "King who hides within the Weak and Poor, Rise and usurp the Tyrants who Rule us! I XYZ SUMMON!" The Pillar exploded as a Pitch Black Knight with Jagged armor, a Large, Shadowy Zweihaender arose, his eyes hidden by his helmets Visor. "Rank 4! Blahk, Rising King of Dark World!"
2500/2000
"Y-you can Xyz Summon?!" Exclaimed the man in horror. "I activate the effect of Blahk! When my Life Points are 1000 or less, I can use all of his Overlay Units to destroy all other monsters on the field and increase his ATK by 500 for each!" The Darkness ate away at the remaining Monsters, Renge, Zure, Ancient Gear Hunting hound, and Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting hound.
"Four were destroyed, so That's an additional 2000 ATK!" The Darkness gathered on Blahk's blade.
2500 + 2000 = 4500
"Now… Kneel to the king! Blahk attacks directly! Usurper Shadow Slash!" A thick veil of darkness filled the cave, Blahks eyes flared Red inside his Helmet, as he dashed forward, the Darkness parted as the Blade was dragged across the Obelisk Force's Chest. "Game Over."
Obelisk Force: 0
Bleau Wins!
The Mans Duel Disk Clattered off of his arm as he fell to the ground, badly injured, but still Alive.
"W...what…? Y...you weren't…. Supposed to be… t...th… this strong!" He shakily reached into his pocket and pulled out a small metal Cylinder with a Button on the top, he pressed it, creating a bright Flash. I had to shield my eyes from the Light, when it died down, he was gone, I can only assume it was an Emergency Teleportation Device.
I picked up his Deck and Duel Disk, despite the fact I could use his deck to my advantage, the more I looked at his cards, the more disgusted I got. I was about to shred them when an Idea struck me, I could use the cards to Hold the Magic of my Grimoire and just Use his Duel Disk, seemed easier than the Grimoire and Stones.
I sat down and took an hour to transfer the magic to the Cards, bu when it was done, I couldn't be happier with the Result, they were more compact and easier to transport in Card form, especially with this Duel Disk.
I left the Cave and head on Home, I got some questions from Renge which I gladly answered about the Disk and some weird looks from other Dark Worlders, but I didn't care, The Tournament was tomorrow.
And I could say with Confidence that with this New Power…. The XYZ monster Blahk, I would blow away the competition! And It begins… Tomorrow.
A/N: Whoo! this was a Longer one, But ey, It's worth it in my Oppinion. As you can tell, there are some Original Cards, I gave their Full effects in the Story, but If you want me to write down their effects, I'll do that in another Author Note.
So yeah! Bleau can Now XYZ summon now and has been made aware of the Obelisk Force, Wonder how this'll continue, we shall see~!