Enzeru: One minor set back, stomach virus, and case of insomnia later, chapter nine arrives!
Arata: So, the plot slowly begins to unfold... And you thought this was a bunch of random occurrences. There's a story line, people!
Enzeru: Don't ruin it for them, Arata...
Arata: Fine, fine... We're approaching the end of the first arc! Only three more episodes to go.
Alek: It's about time I get screen time... this story would suck if I wasn't in it.
Yugioh! - Unlimited Boundary!
Opening Theme - Solar Wind by Snowkel www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=AE4Jv5L2yD4
Episode 10 - The Epic Finale!(Pt 1 of 3) Alek's Overflowing Power!
Days went on in the academy like clockwork, and before I knew it, a week had passed. Every morning, I would wake up to Arata, every day I would spend time with people I could connect with, and fall once more asleep to rise again and start all over. As repetitive as it sounded, it was the most fun I've ever had. Each day was a day spent with a friend, Souji to my misfortune, never failed to greet me each morning. Hyoujinn and I would spend time together in the nights, where she always stood upon the roof of the Obelisk dorm, admiring the night sky. Alek, as of the second day of class, picked up an interesting attire that never failed to catch my eye. A jacket, its tail to the back of his knees and colors split down the center, now hung open across a black t-shirt. One side of the jacket was colored black, as the other was white, a walking representative of his deck.
Everyone had such a diverse personality, each and every one of them unique, and in a sense their decks reflected this... No two people played the same deck, and each play style was different in their own way... As Arata had told me, the first few weeks of class was basic, 'noob' stuff, that we had already known since the game began. Today, however, I learned of a new concept that took me by fascination. Spirits.
"Class, shut up," Joked Professor Kunteki in an attempt to settle the classes morning discussions. "We have an interesting guest speaker here to talk to all of you."
I tilted my head towards Arata. "Is this normal?"
"Guest speakers? Only when it's something important regarding Duel Monsters,,, They don't let just anyone come here to instruct, so they have to be legit," She explained, smiling.
"Class, class. Everyone, please, welcome Mister Arren Brairson!" The professor asked of us, and while only a few of us showed their excitement with applause, I myself found this to be a wonderful experience. Upon the call of his name, a tall man paced through a side doorway, blue eyes scanning the classroom behind a pair of reading glasses. A hand slid through his brown hair before escaping into a frontal pocket in a black suit, duel disk dormant across his wrist. He solemnly walked to the center of the room at the foot of the ascending rows, a smile on his face.
"Good morning," He laughed. "I've been asked by Chancellor Bannori to speak to all of you in the advanced course about a study that I've dedicated my life to. Duel spirits."
"Duel spirits?" I heard Alek announce in question. "What the hell?"
"Well, as all of us know, Duel Monsters began as a ritual in ancient Egypt, where the Pharaoh ruled over the magic of duel spirits. I am apart of a special archeological society that studies this power, and their connection with the duelists themselves. It's understood that special individuals can see their spirits, even interact with them," Arren went on to explain, a puzzling concept to talk to teenagers about. Our cards being alive?
"That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard... Duel Monster cards can't possibly have ghosts in them!" Alek objected, skeptical of the concept.
"Not ghosts, spirits... And I can prove it," Arren smiled at Alek, a laid back and confident composure to his stance. He raised a hand and extended his finger towards Arata. "This young lady, Genex Controller is her ace card."
"Everyone knows that," Alek complained.
Arata laughed. "I wonder why that is?"
"Because you never shut your damn mouth."
"Because I'm more famous than you are, jerk off."
"Yeah okay, I take it back, that's more ridiculous than spirits!"
"You want to go, dragon boy?"
"Bring it, cyborg!"
The two of them went on to argue as I sat amused. It seemed like an every day thing between them, their rivalry... I felt more attentive to Arren, who nervously smiled and backed away from the argument. He tried to continue.
"The young lady next to her then," He pointed to me. "Hm..."
"What?" I helplessly asked. I didn't realize how loud I spoke, or how interested I become... Embarrassed, I sat back with my head knelt to the ground.
"I've never seen a spirit like yours before..." He whispered. "A powerful sense of guard and protection... the glare in her eyes, her stance..."
The class sat quiet as Arren rambled in what sounded like madness. He cleared his throat, his eyes once gentle, now a serious gaze aimed at me. "I apologize, class. I seem to have lost my head there..."
"I still think you're full of it. Things like that can't possibly exist... If any of that was possible, we wouldn't need guns or weapons of any kind to win wars, we could throw a Blue Eyes White Dragon at the assholes and watch a piece of cardboard eat them," Alek sighed.
"I don't believe we could do that even if I was right, Seto would never part with his prized creatures," Arren nodded back, a smile cracking on several faces at the dry joke. "The point of this hearing is not to be judgmental, but to widen the horizons of thought... If something like this can be possible, is possible, who is to say that there isn't something even bigger in the world? Something even more amazing than this...?"
"What do you think about all this, Souji?" I asked him, who surprised me with his silence today.
"I believe him... I kinda feel like I know what he's saying, about seeing spirits and all... You?"
"He looks like he knows what he's talking about, and it all sounds real..."
"Lighten up Alek, it's nice to think about whether it's real or not, isn't it?" Arata asked him calmly, the first serious line I've heard her say to him.
"You can live in fairy tales all you want to Muteki, I refuse to believe that any kind of mysticism is behind it... My family is not the proud generation it is today because of ghosts and parlor tricks!"
"Then why don't I prove that it is more than parlor tricks, that there is truth behind my words! We should duel, child... The proof will fall in place from there," Arren challenged him, an interesting thing to do... If he knew Arata, than he had to have known Alek, and know that he's one of the best here... Why would he do something like this? And just to prove a point?
"Whatever... You don't know what you're doing, I'd be happy to prove you wrong."
"Um..." The professor, whom I forgot was even there, tried to interrupt. "Class ended...?"
"Come then, Alek... Let us begin," Arren simply smiled, arms crossed at the chest as he walked out of the room the same way he came. Alek quickly followed in turn, followed by Arata, me, and Souji as the remainder of the class went about the rest of their day and classes. Arren led us out into the courtyard in front of the school, a concrete walkway separating him and Alek from each other. The two of them gave each other a competitive gaze, as if each one had something to prove. While Alek kept his usual, "I hate you" stance, Arren seemed much more calm about it all.
The three of us stood at the sidelines as usual, out of the way of it all, to sit back and enjoy the game being played. With nothing at stake and no reason to worry, it was nice to just relax and spectate once in a while. Souji stood to my right, unnaturally close to my side, and I leaned against Arata to escape it. "Save it for the bedroom, Souji," Arata teased. The both of us instantly blushed, him more than me, for once.
"Let's get this started already," Alek demanded upon activation of his disk.
"As you wish, Alek," Arren did the same, both manning their stances.
"Duel!"
Alek - 4000
Arren - 4000
"You go first," Alek scoffed, removing the top five cards from his deck, an emotionless poker face appearing.
"Gladly. I summon Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness (1800/1500, Water/Sea Serpent, Level 4) in attack position!" Arren called for his creature, a mysterious beast taking stand in front of him. Looking no different than a man in violet armor, the warrior spun a trident between its fingers, awaiting orders from its summoner. "I set one card face-down, and end my turn."
"My turn then, I draw!" Alek picked up his next card, quickly starting his turn. "And I summon my Chaos-End Master(1500/1000, Light/Warrior/Tuner/Effect, Level 3) in attack position as well." The next creature rose before Alek, a man clad in white robes and golden armor, wings unfolding behind his back as he took his place. It was an angel...
"That's a new card," Arata sighed. "Doesn't really seem to fit him at all, though..."
"Next, I activate the spell card, Shrink. With it, I can halve your monsters attack power, reducing it low enough to be destroyed. Go, Chaos-End Master!"
Arren smiled.
"Attack his Sea Serpent!" Alek commanded, watching his angel charge the beast with fists pulled back, striking Arren's monster until it shattered into light.
Alek - 4000
Arren - 3400
Arren didn't say a word.
"When Chaos-End Master destroys a monster by battle, I can Special Summon a monster from my deck with 1600 or less attack points. With it, I choose my Sphere of Chaos!(1600/0, Dark/Machine/Effect, Level 5)" The next monster to appear was nothing more than its name suggested, a large, black ball emitting golden light from multiple crevasses. "And I'll tune the two together..."
"Go ahead," Arren nodded.
"Wasn't asking your permission... Tuning my Sphere of Chaos to my Chaos-End Master! The darkness of hell is unlimited! Arise from this darkness and unleash upon them eternal night! Synchro Summon, the darkness of my heart, Dark End Dragon!(2600/2100, Dark/Dragon/Synchro/Effect, Level 8)" One of Alek's best creatures now came forth, the towering monster of a dragon spread its tainted wings across its back, roars flooding its maw to show off its power.
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"I draw then, my turn! I activate the field spell, A Legendary Ocean!" Arren exclaimed as the scenery faded away. Trees and earth turned into an endless sea, with the sky kissing the waters edge at the horizon. I hung tight to Arata, despite it all being a hologram, it scared the hell out of me how real it looked... We were standing on water, yet I seemed to be the only one affected.
"Relax, Enzeru..." Arata said quietly.
"I'm trying..." I complained.
"With my field spell, my creatures gain an attack boost of 200 points, however that's not the important part... I summon my Mermaid Knight(1500/700, Water/Aqua/Effect, Level 4) in attack position, and activate the spell card Big Wave Small Wave..."
Upon activation of Arren's spell, the waves under us began to shift. A tower of water arose to engulf Arren's only monster, concealing it from Alek. "With this spell card, I can destroy all monsters I control, and special summon a number of monsters in their place. I only have one, but that's all I'll need, release!" Arren commanded, an arm extending to the sky. The water faded away, and in place of his mermaid was a dragon... The blue serpent curled around itself and roared once exposed, red spines flexing as it roared as if trying to intimidate Alek's dragon. "My Levia-Dragon - Daedalus!(2600/1500, Water/Sea Serpent/Effect, Level 7)."
"..." Alek sighed.
"With the attack boost I gain, my dragon is more than capable of stomping yours, but I'd much rather use the effect... By destroying Umi or Legendary Ocean, I can destroy all cards on the field..." Arren explained.
"Are you kidding?! That's so broken!" Alek complained as the water below gathered around the serpent. With a single roar, the ocean turned into a torrent, swarming the field in a spiral. I clung even tighter to Arata as the water destroyed the field. When all had cleared, the only thing left standing was Arren's creature, ready to strike at Alek's open field.
"Attack his life points directly, Levia-Dragon!" Arren ordered his beast to attack, and with a brutal swipe of its massive tail, it did so. Alek growled in frustration as his points dropped...
Alek - 1400
Arren - 3700
"I end my turn."
"Good... I draw!" Alek pulled his next card, staring at his hand for a few quiet moments before deciding what to do. "I activate Foolish Burial, sending one card from my deck to the graveyard. I choose my Wish Dragon..."
"That's a new one too," Arata twisted her expression.
"Next, I activate Monster Reborn! Bring back my Wish Dragon(700/100, Light/Dragon/Effect, Level 2) in attack position!"
"Why wouldn't he bring back his Dark End Dragon?" Souji asked, puzzled by it.
"Because," Arata sighed. "He has something even stronger than either Dark End or Light End Dragon... One of the hardest monsters to use in the game, as well as one of the best..."
"Now, release Wish Dragon! By doing this, I can Special Summon two Wish Dragon tokens!"
"That's it..." Arren whispered.
"Release both of them for the strongest beast in my entire deck! The monster that represents the blood in my very body, my ace dragon! Light and Darkness Dragon!(2800/2400, Light/Dark/Dragon/Effect, Level 8)" Alek yelled for his monster, clustering light gathering before Alek as an introduction of his monster, bringing it forth from his hand to the field. The light formed a pillar as wings pushed through it, one white, angelic, the other black, demonic. With a powerful scream, the light shattered into sparkles, unleashing the monster. Two tails waved behind the beast, split down the middle identical to Alek's jacket. "At the cost of 500 of its attack points, this monster can negate every move we make..."
Souji and I stared at the dragon in wonder, never seeing anything like it before...
"There it is, the spirit of your family, Alek..." Arren pointed out.
"Anyone who knows of my family line knows of my monster... You continue to prove nothing!" Alek yelled at him. "Next, I activate Tuning from my hand."
"Are you slipping? Your dragon negates that!" Arata scolded Alek.
"I know that, stupid..." He spoke back. "My dragon loses 500 attack points to negate my card. I'll do it again by activating A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon..."
"You're deliberately lowering your attack points?" Arren asked
"You're the archeologist, you tell me," Alek played. With his dragon at 1800 attack points, I'd even be confused. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"As you wish... I draw and send Warrior of Atlantis to my graveyard from my hand to add--."
"Negated," Alek interrupted.
Arren coughed. "Fine then... I activate Fissure from my hand."
"Also negated."
"Then I play a second Legendary Ocean--."
"Once more, negated..."
"After that then, you're out of attack points to negate any more moves."
"Light and Darkness Dragon still has 300 attack points left though," Souji pointed out.
"He can only negate when he pays 500 attack points... If he has less, he can't do anything," Alek smiled, for the first time in the entire duel.
"I release my Levia Dragon for an even stronger beast... Ocean Dragon Lord - Neo Daedalus!(2900/1600, Water/Sea Serpent/Effect, Level 8) Attack his dragon and end the duel!"
As the new, much larger, much more powerful beast took the stage, both of its heads roared with power. Alek's dragon prepared a flame as counterattack, building between its maw as Arren's did the same. Before Arren's dragon could even pry apart its jaw, a jump was forced out of Arata and I... Alek's dragon attacked first, the massive torrent of white and black mixed into fire and ripped apart Arren's beast... "How...?"
Arren - 1300
Alek - 1400
"Reveal trap card, Reverse Trap!" Alek cried, flipping over the face-down card at his feet. "All effects that change the attack and defense of a monster on the field is reversed for this turn only... Meaning each 500 attack points lost is another 500 gained, increased to 5300 points. Your dragon stood no chance against mine..."
Arren laughed heartily, impressed and surprised by the move. The holograms began to fade away as Arren lowered his disk, deactivating once it hit his side.
"What are you doing, you're giving up?" Alek asked.
"Not giving up, I've simply seen all I needed to see... The outcome of this duel proved nothing," Arren began. "But how you acted proved my point entirely..."
"What are you talking about?" Alek growled.
"There is no way you could have known my intentions... Your Light and Darkness Dragon could have destroyed my Levia Dragon and that would have been the end of it. You held back your attack, not because of intuition or instinct, but because you were told to... Your dragon shared your thoughts and gave you its own, you are a special man, Alek. Your dragons think so," Arren laughed merrily before his hands escaped into his pockets once more, walking back towards the academy, passing Alek's dumbfounded face with a strut of victory. "A dark spirit haunts you, Daigomi... I think you already knew that..."
"That can't be true, it's all lies!" Alek yelled, quickly turning his body to scream at Arren, only to find that he was already gone...
"There were no lies to that," Hyoujinn spoke up, scaring the hell out of Arata and me.
"Where the hell did you come from?!" Arata scolded her.
"The longer I remained without notice, the more skillful it proves I am, young one..." Hyoujinn smiled.
"Young one? I'm older than you are!" Arata argued.
Arata went ignored. "What the man says is true, Dragon-sama, Angel-sama can tell you my bond with my samurai..."
"Dragon-sama?" Arata tried not to laugh.
"Angel-sama?" Souji did the same.
"Don't even judge..." Alek and I sighed in unison.
"Right, when I watched Hyoujinn duel before... Her monsters interacted with her, and she could do the same to them. She protected them from attacks, fought of monsters... It was amazing to watch," I recalled. "Your samurai are alive...?"
"It's hard to explain... but I think Alek gets it the most..."
With the deactivation if his disk and without a word more, Alek stormed off towards the dorms, a single card in hand drowning in his emerald gaze. "Light and Darkness Dragon...?"
I kept my promise, I am continuing the story on no matter what. Credit for Arren Brairson goes to Skyline Stanza, he is Skyline's character and a now important part of my story. The first arc of Unlimited Boundary ends in only two more episodes, when "The Epic Finale" ends, I hope it will be enough to leave people asking for more. With the break in the arc, I shall not stop writing... Between the arcs, there will be a movie-fic, already completed and waiting to be posted from my computer. It will be broken into five parts and either posted in addition to this thread, or on a separate thread on its own. I have not decided yet ^^; But, I have written a... written version of a trailer XD
Yugioh - Unlimited Boundary Movie # 1
Winter vacation begins and we follow Enzeru, Arata, and Alek back to the city of Neo-Domino where they belong. There, they discover Enzeru's life before Duel Academy and the truth behind Alek's "Dark Spirit". Lives are on the line as the weather becomes erratic, snow and ice storms hindering the streets of the city, many found dead in its wake. Upon investigation, two new threats appear in the face of the three, and the entire city lies in the hands of the three students, featuring Arata's first Turbo Duel, a duel of draconic vengeance, and a game that could decide the fate of Neo-Domino, or the life of Enzeru Adokenai herself.
Yugioh - Unlimited Boundary!
The Beautiful Maiden and the Boundary of Ice!
"The Fight for Domino City"