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Chapter 4: Dragons and Spellcasters

"Four times a week already!"

"Duh yeah, he's been detent by Dr. Crowler again!"

"Late for class?"

"Yeah!"

Sneers and insults came bombarding at Ki. He wished they wouldn't, because he was annoyingly trying to concentrate on remaining the steel bucket full of water on his head, arms crossed while leaning his back against the wall.

There were four dormitories at the academy: The most elaborate dormitory, Obelisk Blue is named after Obelisk the Tormentor. The Obelisk Blue dormitory can be graduated to, but the only way to enter the dormitory in the first year is to attend and do well at an affiliated junior school. The Obelisk Dorm was split in two sectors, the normal Obelisk Blue dorm and Obelisk Girls dorm and as the highest ranked dormitory, Obelisk Blue's facilities are of the highest quality, on the level of the world's classiest hotels and restaurants. The center dorm, Ra Yellow, is named after The Winged Dragon of Ra. Those who were given the highest scores in the entrance exam, or who only did mediocrity in the junior school enter this dormitory, which, while not as extravagant as Obelisk Blue, still has incredibly clean and well-kept facilities and meals of a quality far above the lifestyle of the average salaried man. The lowest dormitory, Slifer Red, is named after Slifer the Sky Dragon. Those who failed completely or scored poorly are put into the shoddy quarters of Slifer Red. Since Liner was in the dorm, he always hear him nags about the unfairness they provide him and how much he doesn't deserve this.

The teachers, on the other hand consist of only four in the entire island. Prof. Clerk, the head of Slifer Red dorm. Clerk was hired as a teacher to replace the previous on called Lyman Banner which will be in charged in the lesser known tactics and strategies in Duel Monsters. Clerk was glad to help any freshmen especially the Slifer students.

The professor heading Ra Yellow, Satyr has the sad honor of being the least featured of the three main professors of Duel Academy. The other characters do not recognize him immediately, and he is lonely due to most of his students either being promoted to the Obelisk Blue or staying in the Slifer Red dorm. Fonda Fontaine is the supervisor of the female Obelisk Blue dormitory, as well as the school's head medic and gym instructor. But Vellain Crowler on the other hand worth two lumps of punches and a round-house kick. Crowler is the head of the Obelisk Blue dormitory at Duel Academy. He never like slackers and always deals with the late Ki by forcing him into detention (which he is currently in). Ki was always late for classes (the fourth time in the first week) and thanks to that, he sometimes made Crowler mad.

By Saturday, at five to three, Ki stop by the Slifer Dorm. The dorm was in the East side of the island by the cliffs.

Ki knocked the door with the number plate 204 on it. Liner's face appeared as he pulled the door open.

"Ki, C'min!" he said letting Ki in.

There was only one room inside: a mini kitchen beside the entrance, a triple decked bed by the far end corner along with a study table. It was like a rented appartment if Ki was considering. Ki could get used to this as he lived in a small room in Katie's house much narrower than this.

Liner went on and on about his school experience and Ki was delighted to hear him call Crowler 'that ugly git'.

"Know why? He just threw tricky questions at me while you're under detention!" he complaint, "I wish he get to know my cat, which he's still at home! Crowler hate cats man, REALLY!" Ki sniggered with his jokes and insults.

Ki asked of him the reason he called him. Liner slides his deck into his Academy Disk and returned "A duel, what else?" Ki was not amazed but instead, he was interested as if he wished for this. "Hmph, let's get down to business!"

Both Ki and Liner take the dueling outside the dorm and they both yelled "DUEL!"

Both Ki and Liners' Life Points were shown at 4000. "Ki, you go first!" Liner said excitedly. Ki smirked and said, "Thanks. DRAW!" Ki pulled the card and reveals it, "I summon Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700) in attack pose; end of this turn after a face down Line, you go."

"OK, I draw!" Liner adds the card to his hand and summons, "Dragon Lord (1200/1100) in attack mode!" Ki was getting excited to see what else Liner could do. "Now I play the one and only spell: Flute of Summoning Dragon! This card enables me to special summon 2 other dragon type monster from my hands to the field; so give some space for Baby Dragon (1200/700) and Divine Dragon Ragnarok (1500/1000)!" Two weaker dragons appeared onto Liner's field "END"

Ki's excitements were quickly changed to disappointments as Liner summoned a monster weaker than he expected. He sighed and continued, "Draw! I play a face down and I commence battle! Skilled Dark Magician, destroy Dragon Lord!" Ki ordered and the magician points his staff at the other and released a bolt of black beam, destroying the Dragon Lord upon impact.

Liner's Life Points were lowered to 3300 and Ki end his turn.

"Fu-hu! That Liner got himself in a pinch!" said a voice rather carefree and joyously, it was Prof. Clerk, the head of the red dorm. He was watching the duel from the second floor of the dorm as he was bending forward onto the handrail. "Alright then, let's see what are you made of Liner."

Liner pulled the next card (DRAW!) and then he grins showing an evil side of him. "Now I will show you my ace card Ki, be prepared! I sacrifice my Baby Dragon and Divine Dragon Ragnarok to summon Tyrant Dragon (2900/2500) in attack mode!" A large dark amber dragon came roaring onto the field: it was large about 3 storey high and it's magnificent wings could spread wider than the red dorm. Ki was impressed along with a smirk of interest spread wide on Ki's face, "Next I attack your monsters! GO! TYRANT DRAGON, TYRANT BLAST!" Liner ordered and the great dragon fires a crimson spherical flame which blast Ki's Skilled Dark Magician as the flame spread in a large vortex. Ki's Life Points were decreased to 3000. "I end this turn Ki!"

Ki began to enjoy this duel as he giggles. Ki draws and again, he smirked! Here he comes! He thought and then he cried, "I now summon Skilled White Magician (1700/1900) in attack mode!" A white colour version of Skilled Dark Magician appeared to the field, "Next I play the face down spell One for one! This card effect allows me to special summon one Level 1 monster from my hand to the field by discarding a monster to the grave! I discard this and special summon Copycat (0/0)!" Liner was bewildering as Ki summoned a monster with 0 attack points. "What can an empty monster can do?" Liner asked. "THIS! Face down reveal, Magicians Unite! Of course one cannot defeat that big guy there-" said Ki as he faces the dragon, "-but the power of two can!" Ki continued "Magicians Unite effect is: when there are two or more spellcaster type monster on my field, they will unite and become one thus their attack will raise to 3000!"

Liner gasped.

"Now magicians, go UNION ATTACK!" The two magicians attack the dragon in a combined energy orb of light and darkness. It hits the dragon and with an agony cry, it shattered to pieces like glass. Liner's Life points were decreased to 3200. "I place a face down and call this turn!"

Liner was also enjoying the duel as he grins. "As expected from my No.1 'fan'." Ki had a thought in his mind, "You mean friend". "So now I-DRAW!" Liner said as he pulled the card out. It was like slow motion and Liner smirked as if he got the card he was looking for.

Ki and Prof. Clerk gasped as they saw that style.

"Now I summon Sapphire Dragon (1900/1600) and next I play, The Monster Reborn!" Ki's eyes widen as he knew which monster Liner will choose, "TYRANT DRAGON, REBORN!" The dark amber dragon reappears onto the field. "Tyrant Dragon! If this card were to be special summon from the graveyard, I will have to tribute my Sapphire Dragon for it to remain on my field!" The blue dragon disappeared. "Now, Tyrant Dragon, attack Copycat!" The great dragon attacks Ki's Copycat dealing 2900 damage like a direct attack. Ki had the remaining 100 Life Points left. As the wind ceased, Ki recovered from his flinches and continued. Liner ends his turn.

"Heh, DRAW!" Ki adds the card to his hands and he activates Skilled White Magicians effect, "You see Liner, when my Skilled White Magician had 3 spell counters on him, I get to search my deck for a new monster to replace him!" Liner wondered what monster will be replacing him. "I call forth Buster Blader (2600/2300)!" Liner gasped in horror as he saw the warrior with a large two-handed great sword. "Yup here he is and not for long cause, I'm playing my face down, Call of the Haunted! This card allows me to special summon a monster in my grave, so I choose Dark Magician and for my next, I play Polymerization this allows me to fuse together my Buster Blader and Dark Magicianinto a stronger fusion monster!" The Dark Magician and the Buster Blader on Ki's field combined and they became the Dark Paladin (2900/2400).

"No way! When did the Dark Magician…" Liner then remembered that time:

Flashback

"Next I play the face down spell One for one! This card effect allows me to special summon one Level 1 monster from my hand to the field by discarding a monster to the grave! I discard this…" the card which slide into the narrow slot was Dark Magician.

"That card you discard was, Dark Magician!" Liner gasped.

End Flashback

"Correct Line. So here's another effect of my Dark Paladin, you see for every dragon type monster in your grave, he gains an overcharge of 500 attack points!" Liner gasped again. "Let's see… there are Baby Dragon, Ragnarok and of course, Sapphire Dragon and that makes 3 so 3 times 500 equals 1500! So, Dark Paladin's attack points increase to 4400!" The paladin's great sword is now enveloped in a fine purplish aura. "I'm prepared, Dark Paladin! Attack! DARK BUSTER SLASH!" The paladin dives toward the great dragon and slice it in half. Liner lost 1500 Life Points and had the remaining 1700 left. "That's not all Line! I play the quick spell Magical Dimension, if you can't remember the effect, let me explain it again, by sacrificing a monster on my field, I get to special summon a monster from my hand and I choose Gemini Elf (1900/700)!" Two female elves appeared to the field. "Now Direct Attack, Gemini Elf!" The elves threw some punches at him and decreased his Life Points to 0.

Liner fell to his knees due to his defeat. But soon recovers with a smile. "That was a fun duel Ki, let's do it again next time!" He said as he clenches his fist at Ki direction.

Ki was surprised with Liner's spirit but soon he smiled and nod as he was pleasantly entertained.

By evening, Ki returned to his dorm (125) and without even removing his glasses, he slumps onto his pillow and recalls the entire duel.

Oish, talk about a tough day of a duel…oh yeah; Ki remembered the move Liner used- the slow motion draw. That was…, Destiny Draw. Ki thought for a moment.

Meanwhile…

"Destiny Draw, a move that enables a duelist to draw whatever card they wished." Prof. Clerk said as he types some information into his laptop. "However, that move can only be used once per duel…" Prof. Clerk paused and sat back. "On the other hand, Ki's strategy of dueling is very complicated, his moves, his cards, his pulses, his nerves are all unpredictable, Ki… you are mysterious."

End Chapter 4

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