Alek - Seriously, you used the same two antagonists in that samurai loser's duel as in mine! Why?!
Yugioh - Unlimited Boundary
Episode Eight - Souji Kyuu's Painful Choice
I woke up from that dreadful evening exhausted. When I finally mustered the strength to sit up in the too-comfortable bed I laid, my vision was clouded with fatigue. I yawned and stretched, awakened by the terrible shine the sun forced into the room. A pile of clothing was then thrown at me, pushing me back onto the bed. Arata laughed.
"You better hurry and get up, Enzeru," She said from across the room. "The first day of class is today."
My heart stopped.
"What?!" I cried, throwing myself out of bed, scrambling about the floor to collect the clothes I had just dropped. I counted, my blazer, my top, my jeans...
Arata laughed harder. "Relax, relax. You have enough time, just hurry up about it."
"Right... right..." I panted, finally rising to my feet and calming down. Arata caught me by surprise. I could see her in the bathroom, the door open enough to see her perfectly. She stood in front of a mirror, taking a brush to her hair several times over, trying to calm down the split ends long hair can cause. Her outfit... intrigued me. She wore, what I understood to be, the Obelisk Blue, female uniform, consisting of a white blazer with blue trimmings, buttoned up the front to a small collar, pulled back to look neat. What weirded me out the most was, not only did the blazer not have sleeves, but Arata was in a skirt... She actually looked feminine, and it looked good on her.
Ten minutes later, I was as ready as I could be. My black jeans once again adorned my legs, my belt strapped around my waist with my deck box secured to the side. I slid into my floral tank top, then into my Slifer Red blazer, staring at myself and deciding how I wanted to look. Should I keep the blazer open, or button it up...?
For now, I left it open, exposing the design of my cute top. I quickly scanned the faces of the cards in my deck, sliding through the cards and counting each one that passed my fingers, making sure I had my entire deck. With a smile, I secured my deck into its case, did a quick spin on my heels, and waited for Arata to finish. I sifted my fingers through my hair to straighten the ends, annoyed with the messy style the morning had. When Arata appeared from the bathroom, ready to go, I smiled and gave her a small wave. "Good morning," I said, properly. She laughed at me.
"Ready to go?" Arata asked me a few moments later, pacing to her bed to slide her arm securely through her duel disk, attaching it tight. I did the same to mine and gave her a nod of my head. She opened the door, and I followed her out.
As the two of us wandered the hallways of the Obelisk dorms, I told Arata all about last night. About the rapists and about Hyoujinn, as well about her strange ability to communicate with her monsters. Arata didn't believe me at first, she'd never heard of anyone talking to their cards. What she was more concerned about were the rapists. When she asked for a description, I was out of luck. It was too dark to see their faces, and I was much more focused on Hyoujinn beating their asses.
We passed a countless number of people on our way to the academy, all of them preparing their disks or counting the cards in their decks, exactly as I did. I felt like I belonged here, everyone here had something in common yet we were all different at the same time… It was poetic. I found myself a few steps ahead of Arata at all times, an excited skip to my step. On our way to the academy, we passed a group of boys who were watching the crowd, pointing to different girls that passed them. One of the boys caught my eye, a Slifer Red student wearing his blazer open in the same fashion as me, a black t-shirt under his jacket and a pair of black jeans, also like mine, over his legs. The sleeves of his jacket looked like they were torn off, exposing his bare arms, and his hair reminded me a lot of Goku in Super Saiyan 3***… His hair and eyes matched each other beautifully in crimson, appearing almost animalistic… What intrigued me was, not only his looks, but how he acted. He was secluded from the group, and with every girl the rest of the boys pointed at, they looked back at him to see he was uninterested. He didn't point at any girls, in fact… Until he saw me staring at him… He extended his finger towards me, and I felt the instinct to hide behind Arata once I heard the boys laugh.
"What's so funny?" The man growled.
"Nothing, nothing, Souji…" One of the boys laughed. "She'd probably ride Himek before she even looked at you."
The boy, who I presumed to be Himek, nodded his head. "They're right, she looks like a slut."
I think Arata was listening too, since I heard her laugh at that comment. Her fingers curled tight into fists, but I had to hold her back a little to prevent her from going off. We tried to ignore it, they were all just a bunch of creeps…
"Why would you say something like that? She's beautiful, she doesn't deserve to be talked about like that! You don't even know her!" Souji defended me.
"And you do know her? How do you know she isn't a slut?" Himek responded.
Souji went silent…
"Exactly… Wouldn't mind seeing her friend naked either," Himek continued.
"Man, forget you guys…" Souji sighed.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY?!" Arata screamed. Oh god…
"Leave it alone, Arata… Let them say what they want."
"HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SAY THAT TO MY FACE?!"
I tried to pull her away, but it didn't work very well. She was stronger than me… The boys just laughed, all but Souji.
After calming down a little, Arata stormed ahead of me, and I quickly followed after her, listening to their laughter in the background.
"That's why you don't deserve to be a Slifer, Enzeru. You don't deserve to be placed around idiots like them!"
"I don't mind it, Arata, relax…" I sighed.
We pushed the doors of the academy and walked inside, and as Arata read off directions to the classroom, I was busy scouting. I didn't see Alek or Hyoujinn anywhere, oddly enough. They were the people who would stick out the most, I'd think. Before I knew it, we arrived at the classroom… It was a beautiful, massive room with multiple rows of seats behind connected desks. Arata eagerly took me by the arm and dragged me across an empty aisle, explaining to me that she had requested we sat together. The Chancellor, owing her for the incident the other day, was in no position to disagree. The very center of the room is where she stopped, reading off her name posted on the desk in front of her. "A-ra-ta, Mu-tech-y" she phonetically spoke her name, as if to show off. To her right was mine, Enzeru Adokenai… Once we sat down, I realized how early we were. Save for a few people spread apart the room, we were the only people there. With a glance to my right, I read off the name of my awaiting peer.
"Souji Kyuu…" Oh god…
Time passed on and on as me and Arata enjoyed each others company. We just sat there and talked, not about one specific topic or subject, just… anything… and it felt nice. It took me until just now to realize that I had a real friend in Arata. I prepared to speak, and thank her once more for every little thing she has done for me, but it was then the instructor walked in… I had been lost in our conversation, too lost to notice how full the classroom had become in such a small amount of time. I took a quick glance around the room and instantly spotted Alek and Hyoujinn, sitting relatively close to each other. I also noticed a few colorful people… One man dressed himself in shinobi attire, black face mask and all, very similar to Hyoujinn's samurai theme… Another person, a woman, resembled a pirate… What's the point of these blazers if no one wears them?
"Good morning, class!" The instructor spoke, her attire fitting that of the cliche teacher… Brunette hair tied into a bun, glasses sliding from her face, and formal wear for her profession including a blouse and skirt. "My name is Professor Kunteki, and for today's lesson we will learn of field spells…"
…Really?
"You might as well kick back and make yourself comfortable," Arata whispered to me. "The first few days are nothing but noob classes…"
"Let's say you have Mystic Plasma Zone face-up on the field with Field Barrier active. If I activate Heavy Storm, what happens to them?" The professor asked, as if looking for the newer students, like me, to answer.
"They are both destroyed," One man answered.
"No, idiot," Alek quickly responded from across the room. "Field Barrier's effect protects Mystic Plasma Zone from Heavy Storm. Field Barrier is destroyed, the field spell is not."
"Correct," The professor said, a little wary of Alek's response. "From this point on, no answer is a bad answer. You are all here to learn, not cower in the shadow of higher ups! No more bashing someone else's answer."
"But miss!" Arata spoke out. "Why did Alek get to do it? He sucks."
"Arata!" I whispered.
The class laughed as Alek growled. "Because you had some guys dick stuffed in your mouth, you didn't get the chance!"
"Don't be jealous, you only wish your dick could fit in a girl's mouth!"
"It's too big, I'm missing out!"
I couldn't help but laugh anymore, listening to them fight was hysterical, and the entire class agreed. Once the class had uproar into discussion, the instructor doing her best to silence them, Arata gently pulled at my sleeve, signaling to follow her. She pulled me close to the ground, crawling behind the desks to go unnoticed. With the teacher distracted, we made our way out the door. From there, she ran, with my arm held in her grasp.
"Now where are we going?!" I asked her as I struggled to catch my breath.
"All that stuff is so boring, plus aren't you curious to why Souji didn't show up?" She asked me back. She was right, I was, but it was none of our business! Arata led me out of the academy entirely and down the path we came on. And there they were…
Hanging out exactly where we left them, Souji and Himek stood by the trees, silent. Silent, until Himek noticed us.
"The slut and her friend are back," He smirked at Souji.
"Would you stop calling her that?" Souji asked him.
"Hell no, they're nothing…"
"We can hear you, jerk offs!" Arata yelled. "Why the hell are you two cutting?"
"Why are you cutting?" Himek retaliated. Now she had nothing to say.
"What did we ever do to you?" I asked them now, still trying to breath.
"What's wrong with you, fuck the wrong guy or something?" Himek continued to remark.
Silently, Arata activated her disk. "Talk shit all you want, but step it up and prove you even have the right to act better than us!"
"No, no!" Souji intervened, staring at me through the corner of his eyes. "H-Himek, you need to stop it!"
"What the hell are you going to do about it? I can say whatever I want."
Souji activated his disk next. Himek laughed.
"You? You're nothing more than what your rank explains, a novice!"
"Then you should have no problem beating me. I have to do something to look good in front of her after all of the crap you've been saying!" Souji caused me to hide behind Arata, making her laugh.
"Whatever…" Himek responded, activating his disk with a cocky smile. "We'll see in the end, novice!"
"Duel!" The two shouted. As much as he creeped me out, I hated how this guy treated Souji. I hoped he beat his opponent hard… Souji looked very nervous, not a good sign…
Souji - 4000
Himek - 4000
"Come on, kid! Beat his ass!" Arata cried, cheering for him next to me. She didn't seem to be too happy either. I quietly made myself comfortable along the ground and waited patiently for the duel to start. I had a bad feeling.
"I don't have time to waste on humoring you, Novice, take your turn and let's get this over with!" Himek complained, angling his body in a form that reminded me of Alek, holding his disk in a ready position. Souji was almost the opposite. He stood with a very poor composure, his disk rested calmly across his waist. He growled, irritated, and drew his five cards.
"Believe me, it won't last long, asshole!" Souji announced, pulling his top card. "I'll start and summon my Dawnbreak Gardna(1500/500, Light/Warrior/Gemini, Level 3) in attack position!"
Upon placement, a majestic figure appeared on the field, standing tall upon firm legs of stone. He looked very powerful, as his heavy arms rose to his chest and fingers curled into fists, ready to fight. The forearms of this creature were very bulky, a golden design dancing along the face of what resembled a pair of shields. His head slowly rose, giving the opponent a fierce glance. As I watched, Himek only laughed. "And what does this creature do?"
"Nothing, not yet at least," Souji responded, sliding two cards into the spell and trap slots closest to his hands. "I set two cards face-down, and end my turn from there."
"A lot of good your Gardna is about to do you… I draw!" Himek yelled, pulled his card from his disk. "I'll start the duel for real now, if you don't mind. I summon my Green Gadget(1400/600, Earth/Machine/Effect, Level 4) in attack position, and activate Double Summon from my hand!" Himek quickly played, activating his spell as his creature was summoned to the field. It was a very odd monster, a large, green robot with a single gear spinning upon its torso, two smaller gears acting as armor for his shoulders.
"What kind of monster is that, Arata?" I asked, figuring she'd know about Machine types.
To my disappointment, she shook her head. "I'm not sure. If a pompous dick like him is playing them, I'm not interested, either!"
"Call me what you wish, woman," Himek remarked. "I'll explain to your slow girlfriend, Souji."
Souji instantly blushed a deep red, almost matching his hair in color. Quickly, he interrupted. "She is not my girlfriend!"
"Whatever," Himek ignored. "When a gadget monster is summoned to the field, I am allowed to add another gadget monster from my deck to my hand, simple?" He asked, glaring at me, then at Souji. He nodded, appearing intimidated.
"This guy's too rough with Souji," I complained. Arata gave me a perk of her brow, and I could see a laugh trying to force through the barracks of her lips. "What?"
"Nothing," She played off. I glared at her. "A lot of professionals use scare tactics like this. All Souji has in his way is a crappy machine type, but Himek puts on the stress and makes it seem like a big deal."
"With my Green Gadget's effect," He began again. "I can bring Red Gadget(1300/1500, Earth/Machine/Effect, Level 4) from my deck to my hand, and with my Double Summon spell card, I can summon it right away!"
The next monster arose, very similar to the Green Gadget. A red robot with a single, large gear rotating upon its back, arms folded along the metallic torso. Himek continued before Souji could even respond. "And once Red Gadget is on the field, I can add Yellow Gadget to my hand."
"What the hell is the point in doing all of that?!" Souji yelled.
"Keep your head straight, stupid, you still have the stronger monster," Arata commented, a lazy point of her fingers aimed at Dawnbreak Gardna. "You're not impressing Enzeru by being a spas!"
"Um…" Souji coughed.
"Arata!" I yelled at her.
"Focus on the duel, Novice," Himek demanded. "I place two cards face-down and end my turn."
"Finally," Souji pretended to sigh. "My turn!" He said as he peered into his hand, and then to the card he drew. "I summon one of my favorites, Goggle Golem(1500/500, Earth/Rock/Gemini, Level 4) in attack position!" He summoned his next creature, causing a slight confusion to fall upon Arata and I. The monster roared, flexing its large, muscular arms before mimicking Red Gadget's pose. His arms rested in a cross over his powerful chest, armed with a pair of steel knuckles. A rock creature and a warrior creature? Maybe this one had an effect…
"I don't understand Souji's deck, Arata…"
"You don't need to," She smiled. "I think I know, but just sit back and watch."
"Next, I'll also activate Double Summon, allowing me two summons this turn," Souji began.
"Good, Souji will have field advantage after that," I nodded.
Arata just pointed another finger. "I don't think that's what he's doing…"
I looked to Souji's two monsters, and from beneath them, I could see a mysterious light dancing at their feet. Dust from the dirt below spiraled in unison with expanding streams of the golden lights, and after a brief roar from both Dawnbreak Gardna and Goggle Golem, Souji spoke. "My monsters are all special, Himek. Originally, they have no effects, none of them do. But when I sacrifice my Normal Summon, I can permanently activate the effects of a monster so long as it's on the field. As you can see, I have two monsters…"
"And with Double Summon, he has a Normal Summons to sacrifice," Arata finished for him, nodding her head in approval.
"What would be the point of that?!" Himek complained. "You can just use monsters who already have their effects!"
"Like I said, my monsters are special… I gemini summon Goggle Golem!" He demanded, and at once, the spectacle vanished. "Once gemini summoned, Goggle Golem's attack power is increased to 2100!"
"Not too bad," Arata sighed, looking to Souji's unafraid opponent. He had something, we both knew it.
"Dawnbreak Gardna, defense position! Goggle Golem, take down his Green Gadget!" Souji's command was set forth, as was his creature. The muscular monster curled his fingers into fists and began his sprint, preparing the assault. The golem roared when his fist was thrown, seeming to crush the small creature with ease, until the fist was stopped… Light spiraled around the golem's fist, as if holding him in place, just before the green machine would be sent to the grave.
"Reveal face-down, Mirror Force," Himek announced calmly, watching Souji's golem shatter into light. "My creatures are unharmed, and all monsters you control in attack mode parish… Unfortunately, your Gardna lives."
"God dammit!" Souji growled, loudly, his eyes locked on to his only creature.
"Keep your cool, Souji!" I yelled. I could see a building smile on his face once I raised my voice…
"Yes, Enzeru," He smiled at me, causing me to hide behind Arata. She laughed.
"Young love is cute, I miss it," Arata placed her head on my head, sliding out of the way.
"You're only a year older than me!" I complained.
"Would you shut the hell up?" Himek demanded of us.
"Man, you can't say that to her!" Souji defended me, although I didn't need it…
"I can say whatever the fuck I want," Himek responded back. "Get back to the game, Novice."
"God dammit… I end my turn!"
"Finally… My turn, I draw!" Himek continued the game. "And I summon my Yellow Gadget in attack position."
The final gadget was in play, a yellow replica of the red one, both standing aside the tall, green one. Himek began to laugh, building within him before exploding forward. Souji continued to growl, more than frustrated with his opponent. I would be too… This guy was, as Arata would say, a jerk off…
"Now that I have all three of my monsters in play, I can activate a new kind of trap card… One that will have you at your knees… I activate Stronghold the Moving Fortress!" Himek laughed, activating his trap… The ground began to shake, as it did when something major was about to happen. It was almost as if it were a sign… From behind Himek, a very tall figure began to arise out of the light. At first, it appeared to be a robot, hunched over itself, as if de-active… The gadgets began to move from Himek's side of the field, running towards the robot in an adorable manor… On a more serious note, I caught Souji staring at me, rather than the duel. Did he really find me that attractive?
"Pay attention, lowlife!" Himek yelled, snapping Souji out of his trance. He simply growled, waiting for his opponent to finish his move. "My Stronghold trap card acts as a monster once it is activated."
"No big deal…" Souji sighed.
"It's about to be a big deal… Because when I control all three of the Gadgets on my side of the field, my Stronghold gains 3000 attack! Stronger than anything in your pathetic deck!"
"3000?!" Arata and I repeated, watching the robot rise to its feet very slowly, standing at an estimated twenty or so feet high, with the Gadget monsters positioned along its chest.
"Go, my Stronghold! Attack his last remaining line of defense! Destroy Dawnbreak Gardna!" Himek demanded of his creature. The gigantic machine prepared a fist and crushed the very ground Souji's gardna defended. A crater was left where the monster once was, and like child's play, Souji was wide open. The three gadgets detached from the mecha, waiting upon Himek's command to destroy Souji…
"Arata…" I whispered, trying to do the math in my head.
'Finish him off… Go, attack his life points directly!" Himek demanded of his creatures, who eagerly followed. The three gadgets flew down towards Souji, each one hitting him right after the next, throwing him to his hands and knees, cringing…
Himek - 4000
Souji - 100
"God… dammit…" Souji panted, Himek only laughed.
"That was pathetic, you were struck by my weakest monsters and you're already on your knees. Just surrender now before I embarrass you even farther."
And with that, Souji reached for his deck, without a word, slowly placing his flat palm over his cards. A symbol of surrender…
"Stop it right now, Souji," I growled. "How the hell do you think surrendering is going to make you look? A true warrior would want to die fighting on his feet than die crying on his knees! Isn't that what you want out of this?!"
He just looked at me. Him and everyone else.
"If you give up, then there's no chance you'll ever beat him! If you're trying to impress me—"
"This isn't about impressing you…" He interrupted. I was kind of surprised, that was the first full sentence he's said to me… "Not anymore…"
"Then what are you trying to do here?" Arata asked.
"This bastard… He disrespects women, talks about them as if they were nothing but slaves… Yes, at first, I just wanted to look good for you, Enzeru… But after all of the shit he's been saying, I can't let him get away with this… Himek!" He cried.
"What?!" He complained.
"If I beat you… You have to apologize to Enzeru and Arata…" Souji growled, pushing himself to his feet to the best of his ability.
"Hm… and if I beat you, you have to drop out of Duel Academy," Himek threw his side of the bet in.
He couldn't expect Souji to take that and accept it, could he? That's way too dramatic of a bet just for an apology!
"Fine… It doesn't matter what I have to put up, I'm not going to lose…"
"Then continue the duel, draw your last card!"
"My turn… I draw!"
"It's over, Souji," Himek commented.
"I'm getting sick of hearing your damn mouth!" I yelled at him. Everyone glanced, Arata especially, as if they couldn't believe what I said. "It is not over, shut the fuck up! Souji, finish him off. If you lose and you have to drop out, you can't flirt with me anymore!"
"…" Arata coughed. "Damn, Enzeru. I'm rubbing off on you."
"…" Souji did the same, his face a deep red color. "F-Fine… I, um…"
"Take a breath, Souji," Arata teased. "Get back in the game now."
"I activate Painful Choice from my hand! I choose five cards from my deck, then you choose one of them to add to my hand. The rest are sent to the graveyard," Souji explained. Five cards then sat in his hand. Blazewing Butterfly, Dawnbreak Gardna, Synthesis Spell, Future Samurai, and Infinity Dark… Four monsters, one spell card.
"What an easy decision. I choose the only non-monster card!" Himek eagerly pointed out. Souji simply smiled.
"Thank you, very much. The duel is over! Reveal face-downs, Birthright!" Souji demanded. Two identical trap cards swung upright, bringing back Dawnbreak Gardna and Goggle Golem from the graveyard. "With Birthright, I can Special Summon one normal monster from my graveyard. Gemini monsters are treated as normal monsters once they hit the graveyard, Don't get used to seeing them, however…"
"I won't, they will vanish just as they did before!" Himek warned.
"Activate, the Synthesis Spell ritual card!"
"A ritual monster?!"
"By removing my Goggle Golem and my Dawnbreak Gardna from the field, I can bring forth my most powerful monster… Arise, LYCANTHROPE!(2400/1800, Earth/Beast-Warrior/Ritual/Effect, Level 6)" Souji commanded his beast to rise, and with a powerful roar, the creature came forth. In place of both of his previous monsters, his ace howled for battle. A tall, menacing wolf, standing on its hind legs with claws lashing forth, stood ready. "And finally, my last resort, equip my monster with the Ritual Weapon spell card, farther increasing his strength by 1500 points…"
"Oh no… he's even stronger than my stronghold…"
"I'm not after your stronghold… Attack, Lycanthrope! Destroy his Yellow Gadget!" Souji demanded. The beast prepared the blade now attached to its arm, increasing his power to 3900. With a sharp howl into the air, the beast broke into a sprint. Himek looked on, devastated, as the small, yellow creature shattered to pieces with a single swipe of the beast's arm.
Himek - 1300
Souji - 100
"I'm still in this… You have far less life points than I do!" Himek tried to encourage himself.
"Not quite… Activate, Lycanthrope's special effect…"
"No…"
"Remember the part about my Gemini monsters being special? Lycanthrope, when he deals damage to your points, he inflicts more damage equal to the number of Gemini monsters in the graveyard times two-hundred… and I have six." Souji explained, a smile stuck to his face.
Himek - 100
Souji - 100
"No, this can't happen! I can't be on the same level as someone like you! I quit!" Himek yelled furiously. Arata stood in shock, as did I at the turn around Souji just made… And Himek just threw in the towel like that?…
Himek - 0
Souji - 100
"I'd rather surrender and keep my dignity than lose to someone like you, I am no where near your level!" Himek complained and ranted, the furious expression on his face enough to laugh at. "Nor will I apologize, I did not lose to you and I never will!" He screamed as he ran, leaving us behind to laugh at his expense.
"Yeah yeah, get the hell out of here!" Souji yelled back at him, laughing in victory. Arata took an elbow to my side, pushing me to act.
"Good job, Souji… That was impressive…" I said to make him happy. It was fun to watch, and he did good.
"It wasn't a good job, I didn't get him to apologize to either of you…" He sighed.
"That's not important. You stood up for yourself, defended Arata and me—"
"Although I didn't need it," Arata quickly interrupted.
"—Defended Arata and me, and proved him wrong. I had nothing to do with it," I smiled to him, reassuring that his success was his own.
He smiled back at me, appearing unsure what to say next.
"Thank you," I said to him, hoping to get some kind of response that would leave him satisfied.
"You are very welcome, you both are!" Souji became the cocky one now. At least he felt successful. "Is… um…"
"What?" I asked him as his voice trailed away, his eyes to the ground.
"Is it possible… that I can see you again…?"
"…" Arata coughed again.
"I'm sure you'll be seeing me very often…" I sighed, remembering his seat next to mine in class. Dammit…
"I'm looking forward to it!" He quickly said as he turned his back, running off towards the academy…
"Excited little bastard isn't he?" Arata whispered.
"Yeah…" I nodded my head.
"He's your boyfriend, I guess."
"Arata!"
She laughed at me. "Yeah yeah I know…
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Thank you very much for reading! I will be gone for the weekend and unable to write, plus I have come down with a small bug, but I promise a chapter nine by Wednesday, so look out for it.