…what the? Am I expected to do one of these?
Trust me, I am honored but, I'd rather be at home drawing…
…and since I don't have a choice in the matter, I'll just get this over with.
In case you couldn't tell who this is…I'm not saying my name, but, I'll say that I'm forced by a group of people to do this crapshoot that I call a job (and yet, it'll never appear on my resume…)
But nonetheless, people think that I'm doing this just for me…that I could just walk away from this right now…
Well, I can't…
…I won't stop…
…and even if it means shattering a little Ra girl…
I will fulfill my goals, even if I must fall myself…
Although, I kinda wish that they wouldn't pair with this damn sparkling idiot, he's so freakin' annoying!
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Chapter 32
Endless Night:
Of the Moon and Stars
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There he was, standing on a darkened field, the moon gleaming over his head, illuminating his white hair. An eerie dark breeze began to sweep the shadowed grass as his feet as he slowly began to take steps forward…
Aimlessly, but still walking forward.
That's when the moon turned crimson, making him stop in his tracks to look towards the moon. His eyes widened at the sight of a shadow began to fall from the moon, streaming down towards him.
"Heh…well, well, well, how long has it been? A day? A month? A year? An eternity?!"
That voice echoed through his memories, making his legs freeze up on him. Slowly the shadow descend onto the grassy field, the string of silver skulls chiming in the sync with the shadowed figure's movements as he raised his blood red claws up. "You'll have to forgive me…shorty…time has always been under my control, I haven't grown accustomed behind those gates…"
"Why can't you just stay a memory!?" He shouted throwing his glowing right arm to the side.
The shadowed figure slowly spun around him, its blood red claws floating around his body…an aura pulsating from the clawed hands. "Oh please…I'll never be just a memory…your right arm will guarantee that…"
"Do you think that you scare me?" He asked his right arm beginning to shake slightly as he grasped the cold arm. "…I conquered you once before…"
"…ah, now you're just ruining my fun…" The shadow sighed melting into plains, its piercing red eyes looking directly at him, curved in a sly manner. "…and don't think I'm truly gone…"
Slowly, the shadow began to reform, spurting upwards as if it was a geyser of darkness. Eventually, the shadow took the same shape as him, only with clawed hands and demonic smile plastered on its face. "…remember…we're the same!"
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"AH!"
A cold sweat dripping off his brow, Cain slapped his forehead with his left hand, throwing the bed sheets off of him with his right. With his breathing more calmed, Cain lowered his head down, his head still pounding with that nightmare still in his head.
If there was one thing to be said about the Alchemic Duelist of the Pacific Academy, it was that he had his share skeletons in his closet. One was a physical feature of him (how he managed to keep it secret for so long was another secret of his), and another was that nightmare…
…One that kept repeating almost once a week for an entire year. However, each time that bloody shadow would say something different.
And Cain would usually dismiss it as result of the extra spicy curry he usually had the night before (it wasn't always the case, but roughly about more than half the time). With the crap that he had dealt with the previous year, it would be surprising if he didn't have nightmares.
A few minutes later, after his shower (followed by the after care for his arm) Cain was dressed in his more casual clothes. The weekend was a time he enjoyed by relaxing, and wearing his school uniform wasn't on Cain's relaxation list.
However, visiting Ami as the Ra Yellow dorm was a standard for his weekend schedule…that and dueling people out of some of their money for a special package…
'No idiotic monkeys, no die hard pain in the ass, and more importantly,' Cain thought snapping his deck case to the back of his belt. "…no evil masterminds trying to take over this island…"
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"…sometimes I wonder if it's worth being evil…"
With Talo's duel with Yae reaching its peak, Fomalhaut was busy heading towards his final destination. Better to get away from Lucian and the three stooges that he had hired from the construction site.
He hated all of the members of the Saints of Sin, making one actually wonder why he went by the Saint of Pride.
Why indeed?
Contrary to what people may believe, Fomalhaut was raised in the grand country of Britain (how he managed to spare himself of the accent was his secret) with his two parents. Back when he was a kid, Fomalhaut had an affinity with the stars mainly because his parents were both astrologists.
Fomalhaut himself wanted to become an astrologist like his parents, and he had the grades to do so, he was even able to skip a few grades. And even though part of him wanted to be a manga-ka (comic book artist), Fomalhaut still looked to the stars in his future.
However, not everything was all good for the future Saint of Pride…for one thing; his parents were actually his foster parents, adopting him just because they wanted a child to continue their star research. And Fomalhaut (that wasn't even his real first name, his adoptive parents legally changed his name to Fomalhaut) was the main source of their future, sending him to several tutors and specialized classes to make him the best he could be.
…he hated every moment of it…
But, you know what they say; you never really value something until it's gone.
Much to Fomalhaut's and his adoptive parents' surprises, his adoptive mother soon found herself pregnant when Fomalhaut was only nine years old. And when his sister was born, Fomalhaut was cast aside into the shadows. All the attention, all the tutors, all the special treatment (that he never gotten) was given to his baby sister.
Now, he didn't hate his sister…it wasn't her fault that she was given everything that was once laid upon Fomalhaut. No, rather he hated his adoptive parents even more…
…his sister Aries now had the burden of his parents' expectations on her small shoulders…he truly loathed them.
And even worse, when had tried to reason with the two of them, they realized that they didn't need Fomalhaut…and thus, kicked him out into the street with a little bit of money and the clothes on his back…
…yeah, that's a nice thing to do to a fifteen year old kid…
So, staying at a nearby shop's second floor storeroom (while working part time to pay for the rent and food), Fomalhaut had to fend for himself for at least a year…
…until 'he' appeared before Fomalhaut…
…Lucian…
A chance to survive…and a chance to get back at his parents…
…what was he going to say? No?
But, that was the past, and Fomalhaut had still yet liberated his sister from the clutches of his adoptive parents. And even though in a genetic and legal way he had no connection to his sister, in the few years he actually knew her, he still had a promise to deliver to her…
…and there was one question that would arise to anyone's mind…
Why did he use a deck of stars? Use a deck that would remind him of what he hated the most?
In the now, Fomalhaut had finally found himself standing in front of his badly colored end point…with a crusty yellow paint job, the two storied, mid level apartment like building stood in front of him…
"…quite a disgusting color wouldn't you agree?"
A few white sparkles began to dance in front of the Star Duelist's eyes, widening them for a split second before they narrowed down at the sight. He knew exactly who was behind him…but what in Obelisk's name was he doing here?
With a spin of his heel, Fomalhaut turned around, graced with the sight of the owner of the faded black hair that gleamed in the sunlight (making more sparkles appear into the air around his skinny body); the Saint of Pride just slapped his forehead. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Caressing his silky and creamy skin, the sparkling Saint of Sin just smirked with his large white furred collar coat flowed over his skinny body. "I could very well ask you the same question…you artistic pedophile…"
"…do you like keeping your teeth, Kazuki?" Fomalhaut snarled rubbing his eyes with his thumb and forefinger. "Cause if you don't shut up this moment, I'll make sure that you'll have a nice costume for Halloween as a hockey player…"
"As tempting as that is, Star Boy," The Saint of Gluttony, Kazuki chuckled, stepping behind Fomalhaut, placing a hand onto Fomalhaut's shoulder. "I would rather not ruin this face that the gods have graced me with…"
Slapping the hand off of his shoulder, Fomalhaut glared daggers at Kazuki, pure death radiating from his eyes. How many times did he want to kill these people he called the Saints of Sin? And this guy was climbing to the top of his list of who to bump off first.
"Why exactly are you here?" Fomalhaut snapped, retreating back into his dead serious manner, trying to suppress the anger that was boiling in his veins. "I thought you got some blue student as your target…"
"Of course I did," Kazuki sighed flicking some of the long hair from his weird orange eyes. "But…remember, I'm not just the Saint of Gluttony on our little team…I am as well, the head of our intelligence gathering system…and since I've been on this island for at least two weeks…"
"…well, let's just say that my portfolio of these students and their habits…I've got enough to make a few biographies of these students."
"Should I even ask if I'm in there?" Fomalhaut asked raising an eyebrow, now the curiosity on the matter was plaguing his mind.
"Now why would I tell you that?" Kazuki chuckled wagging a finger towards the star formation duelist. "Are you scared that I might use that information as blackmail? Everyone already knows that you're an artistic pedophile…"
"Damn it! I'm not that kind of person!" Fomalhaut shouted, getting a few of the Ra Yellow students that were up and about to stare at the two weird characters that stood in front of their dorm.
"…besides, you're too dull for my tastes," Kazuki continued ignoring Fomalhaut's outburst. "No, rather, I'm more concerned with my superb target…albeit he's a little a short, nonetheless, with his anger and his fighting skills…"
That's when things got even creepier; many more white sparkles erupted from out of no where, dancing around Kazuki as he wagged his hips and his eyes were replaced with stars of his own. "…he's perfect!"
"…heh, I see what's going on," Fomalhaut scoffed to the side shaking his head. "…careful, or you might be called a pedophile if people see you with him…"
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"ACHOO!"
"Jeez, brother! Cover your mouth!" Ami exclaimed taking a step to the side of the hallway.
Rubbing his nose slightly, Cain sniffed a little bit. There's no way he could be developing a cold…so someone must've been talking about him behind his back. "Well, excuse me Ami…anyway, how'd you enjoy the new cards mom and dad sent ya?"
"Well, they're interesting to say the least," Ami replied twirling some of her hair in her fingers.
"You're lucky, I haven't gotten even a lousy birthday card those two," Cain sighed placing his arms behind his head, trying to relax. The only thing he got from his parents in the last year was a little extra cash, and even then, Cain had to work extra hard to get the meager amount he had in his pockets…
"I'm surprised they even let you back in the house," Ami giggled with a slight blush on her face. "I mean, you did run off without a single word to either of them…"
"Yeah, but I did it to get you back!" Cain retorted, lifting his hand up to curl it into a fist. "My actions are justified!"
"Not really, you just ran off," Ami stated sticking her tongue out. "And remember, the police were on the case…"
"Eh, the police are never around when you need them," Cain muttered back as the two reached the main doors of the Ra Yellow dorm that led to the crisp outside air. "And speaking about never around…I haven't seen Kazica today…have you?"
"You didn't hear?" Ami asked opening the doors to allow the graceful breeze to billow into the building. "She's actually got a weekend class in auto-shop."
"Auto-shop?" Cain questioned, he knew that Kazica loved machines, but going into auto-shop… "That seems a little much…"
"Well, you've got to have a back up plan to dueling," Ami replied raising her eyebrows at something floating in the air in front of her. "Uh…Cain, what the hell are these things?"
Gently billowing in the wind in front of Cain's face were many white sparkles along with cherry blossom petals, whipping in front of his face. Cain was confused at the sight of the floating sparkles, and with his curiosity, he slowly lifted his right hand to touch one of the sparkles…
…only to have the sparkles shatter into even more white sparkles. "What the hell?"
"AH! It's you!"
Cain didn't even get a chance to turn in time, for he was immediately glompped by Kazuki, sparkles dancing around both of them. Ami took a few steps away from her hugged brother, and yet couldn't help but snicker… "O-Oh, Cain! I didn't know you had a friend like that…"
"I DON'T!" Cain shouted trying to get free from the freak's death hug. "GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!!"
"Never again!" Kazuki sang rubbing his face up against Cain's, making many blood vessels appear on Cain's forehead.
POW!
BAM!
With a powerful punch by his right hand, Cain had sent the weirdly close guy spinning backwards with a spurt of blood erupting from his nose…
…however, Cain had a little help…that was evident by the second fist that lined up with his own. Traveling down the arm, Cain was surprised to see Fomalhaut standing next to him, a blood vessel disappearing into his skin. "Finally! Someone else hates that damn bastard!"
"Who are you supposed to be?" Ami asked blinking at Fomalhaut who just combed his hand through his hair.
"The name's Stellar…Fomalhaut Stellar," The Star Formation duelist stated shaking his head slightly, the silver locks of his hair falling down to his face. "Obelisk Blue Elite, the master of the stars…"
"And someone with an overbearing ego," Cain added making Fomalhaut lower his head slightly with a blood vessel appearing on the Star Duelist's fist.
"Little runt…" Fomalhaut growled his eyebrows twitching due to the fact that this shorty was getting the better of him. "…I'd watch who you're mouthing off to…"
Shaking her head, Ami knew where this was heading. Especially since her brother was called not just one of the forbidden words, but two in the same sentence. Thankfully, she was around to calm him down…or for a better term, to keep Cain on the leash known as anger control…
…with her fists…
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CALLING…" Cain started to shout…
…only to have Fomalhaut lift something up, a small business card with stars adorning the card. "Huh?"
"…cause I happen to be with the Duel Academy Newspaper," Fomalhaut snickered as he continued from where he left off. "I'll drag your name through the dirt…"
"I didn't know we had a newspaper," Ami stated taking the card from Fomalhaut's hand.
"Well, it's more like the newspaper club really," Fomalhaut sighed crossing his arms. "I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't hear about it. We just started only a couple of weeks ago…"
"This seems like a load of bull if you ask me," Cain muttered scoffing towards the side.
With a deep breath, Fomalhaut tried to control his anger, and exhaling, the Star Formation duelist smirked at the two. "I realize that…but whether you believe me or not…it's the truth. I am simply here to request a favor of you two on behalf of the newspaper…"
"First off, there are several other people around here," Cain pointed out turning left and right to see a few familiar Ra Yellows that he knew from last year. "Why don't you just ask them for help?"
"Because, I need to ask you two," Fomalhaut replied reaching into his pocket, lifting up two photos, one showing Cain and the other Ami. "I'm part of the column known as duelists of the week…and my editor sent me to find you two, cause, you two happen to be the Sonryu Siblings, and he thought that you'd be perfect for to be our first feature…"
'…I wonder if Mustang's behind this…' Cain thought rubbing his forehead with his left hand.
"Sounds cool!" Ami announced raising her hand up. "What do you need to do? An interview?"
"Close…" Fomalhaut replied reaching back into his pocket, this time lifting up his deck of stars. "My editor…" He couldn't help but sigh loudly at what he was going to say, but it seemed that this idea of Kazuki's was actually working… "…calls it an inter-duel…"
Fomalhaut could even feel the cold stares from Cain and Ami, he knew it was a bad idea to say that. 'Damn it! I sound like a freaking nerd!'
"Ahem, anyway, an inter-duel is basically having me duel against ya, and I rate your skills while I ask ya questions just like in an interview…"
"Sounds like a stupid idea," Cain muttered with a dulled look on his face.
WHAM!
"OW!"
Lowering her fist from the top of her brother's head, Ami just smiled back at Fomalhaut. "I think it's a creative idea…so who are you here to duel?"
"Hey wait…" Cain groaned rubbing the top of his newly bruised head. "How'd you even know that we'd be here?"
"I'll answer your question first," Fomalhaut stated turning towards Cain. "You see, the editor is a Ra Yellow student, he's seen both of you here every weekend hanging out…which brings me to the next question…"
"…because of the time frame, I'm here to duel both of you."
"At the same time?" Ami asked blinking a few times.
"Heh…as much as I would like to do that," Fomalhaut chuckled with an insidious smirk appearing on his face. "…I wouldn't be able assess the duels properly…so I've gotten someone to…"
…immediately, Fomalhaut was interrupted with several white sparkles dancing between him and the Sonryu siblings, stopping the two from starting a fight. Slowly…everyone turned to the side to see Kazuki standing up again, only this time with a precocious grin on his face. "Ah, to experience your fist again…"
"…to help…" Fomalhaut sighed just remembering that he and Cain had punched the guy at the same time.
"…who the hell is this guy?" Cain asked bluntly with a sickened look on his face.
And with that question echoing through his mind, all of the white sparkles around Kazuki's body just shattered to the ground while his face bore a look of utter despair and anguish. "NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"I'll go out on a limb here and guess that he knows you, brother," Ami stated raising an eyebrow at her brother and then at Kazuki. "…and I have to say, I'm a little concerned…"
"Oh come on! This is insane, I don't know a freak like this," Cain spat out, trying to block out the images of Garu, Mustang, Tai, and many, many more people he wished he never met.
"Ahem!" Fomalhaut coughed getting everyone's attention. "This is the guy who's going to help us with the inter-duel. Kazuki Rei, the writer of the fashion column, he offered to help since he's finished with his article on the school uniform…"
"Exactly! And what better way to pass the time," Kazuki sighed wonderfully with his hands clasped with the white twinkles reappearing around his body. "…than to help another person…especially since I get to see my little white haired duelist!"
"For the last time, I don't know you!" Cain roared.
"So, are you interested?" Fomalhaut asked Ami, not noticing that Cain was taking a few steps away from the sparkling Kazuki.
"Of course we are!" Ami announced throwing her arm up into the air.
"Now wait a minute…" Cain stated before Kazuki leaned up next to him. "ACK!"
"Now, now, now, don't be like that my angry little friend…" Kazuki cooed lifting up two duel disks from his overcoat. "How are we going to do this Fomalhaut?"
"Well, we don't want the duelists to get distracted, so…" Fomalhaut snickered slightly with his hand at his chin. "…would it be alright if we duel you two on both sides of the Ra Yellow dorm?"
"I suppose so," Ami replied. "Now, who am I dueling?"
"I call dibs on the cute little guy!" Kazuki squealed pulling Cain off to the side by the little guy's neck.
"HELP!"
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Meanwhile near the Slifer Red dorm…
With his drinking gourd pouring into his mouth, Densui leaned up against one of the nearby trees, enjoying the cool shade with the salty breeze lofting around his body.
"Do you always drink like that this early in the day?"
Wrapping up his drink with a satisfied sigh, Densui wiped his lips with his bare arm smirking at the person who stood before him…the shade covering his face. "Hey, its five o'clock somewhere…"
"…aren't you a minor? We both look the same age…"
"Don't assume this is an alcoholic beverage," Densui retorted tying the gourd to his belt. "Besides…technically, we're not under the age limit laws since we're on the open sea…"
"Whatever…now what do you want?"
"Yeesh, no need to be so straight to the point," Densui yawned stretching his arms up into the air. He had followed Talo's advice (which was a rarity in and of itself, Densui barely paid attention to Talo, but, if it was a way to get out of actual work…) and decided to get into contact with a certain someone.
…and since he was part of a dueling family, it was a given that Densui had picked a winner for the job. "But fine…here's my proposition…I know that tension is high in your family…"
"…yeah, thanks to the older brother."
"And yet, it's a shame that the youngest of you gets the most attention," Densui chuckled. "But, what if I could make that little problem of yours go away…"
"No. My problems are my own, I won't let anyone else solve them for me…"
"Admirable…too bad that won't get you far in this world," Densui sighed shaking his head. "But don't worry…I'm not going to interfere, I just want to give a helping hand…"
"…no…"
"What?!" Densui questioned, it was rough for him to see the plan unraveling before it even got a chance to get off of the ground.
"I'll solve my problems by my own hands. To accept help is a form of weakness, and would deprive my success greatly…"
"Damn, who knew you'd be the chivalrous type," Densui whistled biting his nail while reaching into his pocket. "Look, how 'bout I just pay ya to get on with your little payback a little sooner than you anticipated?"
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Snapping his hand out of his pocket, Densui slowly held up the paper and cards he had brought as incentive to get this guy to duel on his behalf. "I'm talking about something that you've wanted for a long time…"
Lifting the cards up first to the shadowed figure's face, the young man's jaw opened slightly and his eyes widened. "W-What?! How did you…?"
"Please, I may be a dead drunk," Densui chuckled pulling the card back, only to lift it back up with the paper in his fingers. "But, my intelligence and gathering skills are just as good as everyone else's. I know the deck you run…and this card is perfect with what you use…"
"And all I'm asking…is that you do one teensy, weensy little favor for me, and its yours…"
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"I can't thank you enough for this," Fomalhaut stated (trying to keep a straight fact) shuffling his deck a few times before handing it towards Ami, to exchange the decks of cards. "You really saved my tail on this…"
"Hey, no worries," Ami replied cutting the cards, and then shuffling Fomalhaut's cards in a fancy manner. "I was actually hoping on using this deck real soon…"
"Well then…" Fomalhaut chuckled taking his deck back, snapping it into his duel disk before he began to step backwards. "…if that's the case, then…I won't hold back at all…"
Before he even reached for his deck, Fomalhaut simply placed his right hand into his pants' pocket, if only for a second…however, Ami was too busy looking over the new cards she had in her hands to notice. 'All set…'
"Now then…let's duel…"
"Hold on a minute!" Ami shouted making Fomalhaut blink a few times in confusion.
"What's the hold up?" Fomalhaut asked still pulling his five cards from his deck. "I thought that you wanted to duel."
"I do," Ami stated with a small blush on her face as she poked her fingers together a few times. "It's just…"
"It's just…what?" Fomalhaut questioned raising an eyebrow.
"…I wanna have a cool way to start the duel!" Ami admitted with a great smile on her face.
"…what?" Fomalhaut muttered blinking a few times.
"My brother goes 'Ready? Steady? Duel!' whenever he begins a duel," Ami explained. "And well…I wanted to have a unique way to announce my duels!"
"Please don't…" Fomalhaut asked, disappointed since he thought that he would actually have a sane person to talk to…but no, that wasn't going to happen, not in this life time.
"Get ready! For an action pack duel!" Ami announced rolling her arms slightly, till she lifted her hand up towards Fomalhaut. "Get ready! For the duelist extraordinaire, me! Ami Sonryu!"
"…get on with it already!" Fomalhaut snapped with a blood vessel appearing on the side of his head. (FLP: 8000)
"Heh, sorry!" Ami giggled rubbing the back of her head. "How about…"
"No…" Fomalhaut said in a monotone voice. "Can we please just get on with the duel?"
"Fine…spoilsport…" Ami pouted snapping off the top five cards from her dueling deck. And she finally came up with a decent one too after that little failure. (ALP: 8000)
"And since I ruined your important duelist cry," Fomalhaut sighed, even he wasn't as bad to make a girl pout (you've seen his room). "You can go first."
"Well, alright, I guess that'll do," Ami sighed, still slightly disappointed as she drew her next card.
'…let's see, I've seen what her brother can do with those alchemists…' Fomalhaut thought raising an eyebrow as Ami fanned her cards in front of her face to view closer. '…and according to what Lucian's files said, she uses…um, I think it was a Kuriboh deck…weird…'
"Hey, looks like we've got a crowd!" Ami stated with a wink towards Fomalhaut.
Being interrupted from his train of thought, Fomalhaut looked around to see that many Ra Yellows were watching the duel, some of them sitting on the ground and the others were standing on the second level balconies. In retrospect, Fomalhaut probably should've expected this…
…he was still in his Obelisk blue uniform, and more than likely the students were probably thinking that it was a chance for the Ra Yellow Dorm one up the Obelisk Blues…
'Typical…well, as long as they don't start cheering and dancing…' Fomalhaut thought crossing his arms while tapping his fingers on his biceps. 'I shouldn't have a problem controlling my anger and my mission shouldn't have a problem either…'
"…And since we've got an audience," Ami announced placing one of the cards onto her duel disk. "We'll have to give them a show! And what's a better show than a magic show!"
"Excuse me…but did you just say, magic show?" Fomalhaut questioned before a large cloud of light pink smoke erupted from the field in front of Ami.
"Exactly! And for a magic show, you need a Magician!" Ami replied as the smoke disappeared into the air…
…and standing where the cloud was, large light pink top hat was standing on the ground. Everyone blinked in confusion until the hat immediately shrunk down onto the messy red hair of the young girl magician, with her pink cloak flowing over her small shoulders and black dress shirt and skirt. With a cute giggle, the young magician winked at Fomalhaut (500/500)…
…The star formation duelist's face now glowing a bright crimson at the sight of the girl. 'Urk! A-A-A magical girl?! That's not fair! Damn you!'
"Hey are you okay?" Ami asked as the young girl magician tilted her head to the side.
"F-Fine! I'm fine!" Fomalhaut coughed out lowering his duel disk slightly to his waist. "J-Just please…continue your turn…"
"Jeez, do you have a crush on Mystic Magician Apprentice – Luca?" Ami teased wagging her finger while Luca did the same.
"N-No! A-Anyway, what's your move going to be?!" Fomalhaut shouted, his face getting redder and redder with each passing second.
"Alright then…" Ami giggled fitting a card into her duel disk, making it appear behind Luca. "So let's see what my duelist partner makes of this show!"
"I-I'll assume that you're ending your turn," Fomalhaut coughed snapping his next card. "Draw!"
'How the hell am I going to fight against a monster that kawaii!'
Looking at the card, Fomalhaut's eyes slowly curved. '…thanks…but that trick earlier was horrible!'
"Since you like special effects," Fomalhaut chuckled slapping his next card onto his duel disk. "How about a little of my own! Let the stars fly!"
With a flurry of stars erupting from behind him, Fomalhaut smiled as all of the stars clapped together…immediately shattering into the cute, chibi Star Wanderer (1300/700), giggling wildly…
…until he saw the Magician Apprentice – Luca…making his white face blush wildly himself…
"…like duelist, like monster…" Ami sighed with a smile on her face.
"Oh, knock it off…" Fomalhaut sighed as a card popped out of his deck and into his hand. "Anyway, Star Wanderer's effect activates, allowing me to add one Zodiac card from my deck to my hand…and why wait to play it?"
"I activate the spell card, Zodiac – Leo!"
With the spell card appearing behind him, the Star Guide roared loudly as his body slowly began to transform, forming into a large lion like version of himself (1300/700 + 400/400). "My continuous spell card selects one 'Star' monster on the field. And not only does the selected monster gain four hundred attack and defense points…"
"But as you can, see, he becomes a beast type monster! And now, attack!"
The transformed Star Wanderer looked back at Fomalhaut with a look that seemed to say 'Are you nuts!?' Immediately, a large blood vessel appeared on the back of Fomalhaut's head at his monster's behavior. "Yeah I know! But this is a duel! A-And as much as I hate to attack such a kawaii monster, we have no choice!"
Unfortunately, the beastly Star Wanderer didn't agree with his duelist…
"I've never seen a duel monster disagree with his duelist before," Ami admitted blinking in confusion.
"DAMN IT!" Tired of his monster's behavior, Fomalhaut stomped forward, grabbing the lion like monster by the back of his head. "You'll attack even if I have to throw you!"
"Did you think that the crowd would only be pleased with that performance?" Ami asked snapping her fingers up into the air, stopping Fomalhaut from tossing his monster. "Don't think so! Face down trap card go! Magical Hats!"
"M-Magical Hats?" Fomalhaut questioned as three large black top hats with yellow question marks fell from the sky, one of them landing over Luca's head.
Then, with the hats shuffling a few times, Fomalhaut and the Leo Star Wanderer watched now confused. "I didn't think anyone used that card now-a-days…"
"Just because a card is old," Ami stated with a large smile on her face while she shuffled her deck. "Doesn't mean its not good! Now I've got three defenses, one of them being my Mystic Magician Apprentice!"
"…but, what else is under there?"
A one in three chance, unfortunately, the odds weren't in his favor, so Fomalhaut was at a quandary…the younger Sonryu Sibling wasn't bad at all with her strategy… Ami was a little sarcastic, yet kind at the same time…and if the rest of her monsters were like Luca…
'…I think I'm in love…'
"Now who's stalling?" Ami announced snapping Fomalhaut from his trance.
"R-Right!" Fomalhaut shouted shaking the blush from his face, noticing that the Star Wanderer was snickering at his master's behavior. "Oh shut up!"
Then with a great throw, Fomalhaut threw the tearing Star Wanderer towards the middle hat, making it crash loudly into hat…
…unfortunately, instead of hitting the kawaii magician, the dazed Star Wanderer had only crashed into a large black pendant, shattering it into many shards. And with her thumb pointed downward, Ami made a loud buzzing sound. "EEEHHH! Wrong answer! That was my Black Pendant equip spell card! And when its sent from the field to the graveyard, you take five hundred points of damage!"
"Wait what?" Fomalhaut questioned before many black shards flew into his body, making him skid backwards and growl in pain. "URK!" (FLP: 7500)
"What do you think about my combo?" Ami asked with an innocent look on her face with a wink as the Leo Star Wanderer limbed back to Fomalhaut's side of the field, a bandage wrapped around his head.
"Heh, heh," Fomalhaut stuttered fitting a card into his duel disk, making it appear behind his in pain Star monster. "Well…I'll say its retro…"
"Hmm…wait till you see the end of it," Ami stated with the remaining two hats shattering into pixels, allowing a single face down card appear in front of her…
…and a second large black pendant appearing in front of her as well. "Cause when you end your turn, the other Black Pendant that I have, is automatically destroyed! And you know what that means!"
"You can't be…" Fomalhaut questioned, only with the second Black Pendant shattering into many shards that flew into his body, making the Star formation duelist lift his arms at the last second. "GURK!" (FLP: 7000)
"And the curtain opens to me once more!" Ami announced snapping her next card in a fancy manner. "And next, I'll set one card face down…and summon the next master of entertainment! Mystic Magician Knight!"
This time, this magician's entrance erupted with a flurry of playing cards, all of them skidding off of the black armor that was under his long green cloak. With his fancy brown hair jutting from underneath his green top hat, the young magician drew his fancy silver rapier from his belt (1500/0).
"A knight…acting like a magician?" Fomalhaut questioned as Ami lifted up the remaining four cards in her hand.
"You'd be surprised how many magic tricks require swords," Ami admitted lifting her deck up and beginning to shuffle the cards like a skilled magician. "This guy just decided to cut out the middle man and carry his own sword. And here's a little trick just for the crowd!"
Then from out of no where, several playing cards began to float around the Mystic Magician Knight's rapier, forming into a blade of cards (1500/0 + 1200/0). "When he's summoned, all cards in my hand get shuffled back into my deck…and in return, for each card he gains three hundred attack points!"
That's when the face down card popped up into a large cloud of pink smoke, allowing the Mystic Magician Apprentice – Luca to reappear (500/500), winking at Fomalhaut once more, just to get the star duelist to blush once more. "And with his lovely assistant back…Mystic Magician Knight! Attack the Star Wanderer!"
Raising his sword of cards into the air, the Mystic Magician Knight slashed the cards towards the surprised Leo Star Wanderer. In a wave of cards the Star Wanderer yelped loudly before being dragged under. (FLP: 6000)
"Huh…it'll take a lot more than that!" Fomalhaut shouted, throwing his arm over his face down card. "Continuous Trap card go! Foretold Legacy!"
Fomalhaut's trap card flipped up, this card showing a silver armored young man walking through a starlit hallway. The trap card glowed slightly red, and with a snap, Fomalhaut added another card of his into his hand. "This trap card allows me to draw a card whenever you inflict battle damage to my life points…"
That's when a few of the cards flew from the Mystic Magician Knight's sword, making look less menacing (2700/0 – 300/0 + 0/300). "…and that's not my trap's doing…"
"Nope, it's his own ability," Ami explained as the Mystic Magician Knight wagged his finger at Fomalhaut. "When he inflicts damage to your life points, he loses three hundred attack points…but gains three hundred defense points."
Before Fomalhaut could say, Luca appeared next to him with a cheerful smile on her face. Then, blowing him a kiss, Fomalhaut blushed redder than usual, his life point counter slowly decreasing. (FLP: 5500)
"And in case you're wondering," Ami giggled as Luca reappeared next to her. "I had Luca attacked you directly…"
"Um, yeah…" Fomalhaut muttered shaking his head of the blush while drawing another card thanks to his Foretold Legacy. "Anyway, since you've got nothing in your hand…"
Snapping his next card, Fomalhaut turned it slightly, raising an eyebrow at the card. "…then it's my turn! And I'll activate the field spell card, Star System!"
The ground began to rumble and the sky began to darken. And with a large smile on his face, Fomalhaut raised his hand into the air, summoning many stars to fall from the sky, crashing into the ground at his and Ami's feet…all of them glowing a bright blue. "Wow! Nice light show, but is it supposed to do something?"
"Just watch," Fomalhaut replied lifting his next card up into the air. "And you're not the only one with a kawaii companion! I summon Star Guide!"
Several more stars began to rain down from the sky, this time all of them crashing into a single point. Then the stars shattered into the air, forming into a cute, young girl with a chibi body and spiked blonde hair with a long tied back hair tail with a star at the end that billowed as she flew around the star crossed area. The young girl's eyes were as dark as the night's sky and over her petite body was a dark blue jumpsuit with white stars near the top (1000/1000).
"Heh, another star monster?" Ami asked raising an eyebrow at the floating Star Guide.
"Correct," Fomalhaut answered with a nod, snapping his fingers as his still on the field Zodiac – Leo card began to glow. "And now, here's a little trick that she has, when she's summoned, all Zodiac cards get targeted to her!"
With a small cute roar, the Star Guide immediately morphed into a lioness version of her self (1000/1000 + 400/400). And that's when the many blue stars began to glow, making the Star Guide Lioness glow a bright sky blue, making her roar a little louder (1400/1400 + 400/0). "And here's a combo for you! If a Star monster get targeted for a Zodiac card that monster gains four hundred attack points!"
"Not a bad trick for our audience," Ami stated with a great smile on her face.
"Will you please stop treating this duel as a magic show?" Fomalhaut asked shaking his head.
"…well, I thought that you'd wanted an exciting duel for your article," Ami replied blinking a few times.
"…Article?" Fomalhaut questioned raising an eyebrow…before catching himself. "Oh, right, the newspaper…well, the thought counts I guess…"
"Anyway, I'll activate another continuous spell card, Zodiac – Ox!"
With the spell card appearing behind the Star Guide, a light green aura began to form around the lioness version of the monster, immediately making her body change again. This time she stood on her hind leg, with two large locks of her hair forming into a pair of bull horns on her head and her paws slowly formed into small clawed hands. And with a cute little roar, the disfigured Star Guide landed onto the ground (1800/1400 + 350/350 + 400/0) still keeping some of her cuteness.
"Wow…that seemed a little harsh to do to your cute little monster," Ami stated as Luce stepped to the side.
"Trust me, I don't like doing that to my monsters," Fomalhaut stated lifting his hand up towards the disfigured Star Guide. "…but, this is a duel, and besides, she's still a little cute…anyway, don't distract me! Star Guide! Attack the Mystic Magician Knight! Beastly Star Shower!"
Jumping into the air, the Star Guide began to spin around at a fast rate, sending many stars shoot from her spinning body. The surprised Magician Knight just yelped before the stars crashed into his body, making him disappear in a cloud of green smoke and birds.
"…that was weird," Fomalhaut stated. (ALP: 7850)
"Hey, he's a magician, he's gotta make a great exit," Ami replied crossing her arms after slipping the Mystic Magician Knight's card into her graveyard. "So much so, when he goes the graveyard as a result of battle, I can draw another card."
"Go right ahead," Fomalhaut replied fitting another card into his duel disk, making it appear behind his transformed Star Guide. "But, with my next face down card…"
"The show will go on!" Ami announced snapping off another card from her deck. "And now, I'll activate the spell card, Magical Dimension!"
A large cloud of dark smoke appeared behind Luca, making the Mystic Magician Apprentice tip her hat towards Fomalhaut as a large golden coffin with many silver chains wrapped around it. "Now here's how my spell card works, first, I need to have a spellcaster out on the field…"
The coffin slowly opened and Luca slowly jumped into it, the coffin closing behind her. "And if you couldn't tell, my Magician is a spellcaster so it works perfectly. Now, by tributing her, I can now special summon another spellcaster from my hand!"
Taking the final card in her hand, Ami immediately slapped the card onto her duel disk, making the large coffin explode in a flurry of pigeons, cards and white smoke. "And I choose, Mystic Magician – Walker!"
With a mystic and empowering music echoing through the air, the smoke slowly rolled off of the magician's white cloaked shoulders and his spinning black cane. With his jutting back black hair covered with a fancy white top hat, the fancy magician smirked widely (2800/1700).
"Oh great…another magician…" Fomalhaut sighed loudly, only to have many chains erupt from the ground around his transformed Star Guide, dragging her into the ground. "WHAT THE!?"
"And there's the kicker," Ami announced as Walker dusted his black tuxedo off. "My Magical Dimension destroys one monster on the field. Namely your Star Guide…and now…Walker! Attack him directly!"
"Uh oh…" Fomalhaut gulped as the Mystic Magician appeared in front of him, holding up a deck of playing cards…
…only to send the many cards slamming into Fomalhaut's face, sending him skidding backwards. (FLP: 2700)
"Ha! I knew something like that would happen!" Fomalhaut announced first drawing a card from his deck thanks to his Foretold Legacy, and then his other face down card flipped up showing a trap card known as Damage Condenser. "Thankfully I've got this trap card, so by discarding one card from my hand…"
The trap card shattered into several Stars that flew directly into the sky, immediately forming into a large constellation in the shape of what appeared to be a dragon. "…and now, I can summon a monster with attack equal to the damage I just took! And what better than…Star Night Dragon!"
The constellation seemed to glow brighter and brighter with each passing second, forming into a large gold serpent dragon with small wings and hooked claws. Around the dragon's body were several glowing stars that sparkled in the holographic night…
…and with a loud screeching roar, the dragon made all of the Ra Yellow duelists cover their ears in pain (2350/2400).
Pulling her hands away from her ears, Ami just noticed the large dragon glaring down at her with the silver eyes. "Nice…but, I would've figured that you'd summon something just a tad bit stronger…"
"Why don't you end your turn," Fomalhaut suggested crossing his arms. "And then I'll show the trick that I save just for special occasions…"
'Great…now I'm using magician references…'
"Well, then, why not go right ahead," Ami replied crossing her arms with a smirk on her face.
"Fine then!" Fomalhaut chuckled snapping off the top card of his deck. "Then let's see how you'll deal with this! I activate the Zodiac – Scorpio! And guess who I'm choosing…"
As the spell card appeared behind the Star Night Dragon, the star monster roared loudly into the air as its tail and claws began to meld into a scorpion's tail and claws, its eyes beginning to resemble that of an insect's (2350/2400 + 400/0).
"Um, I'll go out on a limb here and guess that your spell has another effect…" Ami asked as the insectoid dragon crashed onto the ground, shaking the very earth beneath everyone's feet.
"You'd be safe on that limb…" Fomalhaut replied shaking a card in his hand. "Sure, my latest Zodiac card doesn't empower my dragon…but as you can tell, it makes my dragon a bug now…and gives him a nasty effect…"
"But, before that, I'll activate another spell card, this one known as Star Alignment!"
With his newest spell disappearing into the holographic night sky, the two other useless Zodiac cards began to slowly move behind his large dragon. Then the insectoid dragon roared loudly into the air as its arms and legs began to meld into strong lion's legs, with a large black mane of hair erupting from the back of the strange dragon's head.
Then, with two large bull-like horns erupting from its head, the greatly disfigured dragon's body began to bulge with muscles and snort (2750/2400 + 400/400 + 350/350 + 400/0 + 400/0 4300/3150) loudly. "The stars are in the sky for me to manipulate…and this is more apparent with my spell card's ability…"
"Now all Zodiac cards target my Star Night Dragon…or, should I refer to him as the Star Night Chimera? Ah, it doesn't matter…"
"Hmm…I wonder if my brother would like that monster," Ami muttered to herself, still looking at the monster and ignoring Fomalhaut.
"Hey! Listen to me!" Fomalhaut shouted stomping his foot onto the ground a few times before throwing his arm up. "Oh forget it! Just attack that Magician Walker!"
Snapping its head back, the Star Night Chimera began to prepare for an attack towards the Mystic Magician…
…only to have Walker throw his hat into the air, making the hat pop four times into three other hats. The hats then grew to about six feet tall and wide, immediately allowing them to fall to the ground over Walker (who seemed to have disappeared at the last second.)
"Nice try, but I've got my face down card to give me a helping hand!" Ami announced raising her hand up to her lifted up face down card, this one showing the Mystic Magician Apprentice – Luca throwing her hat up into the air, making more top hats to appear around her. "My Mystic Hats allow me to tribute one Mystic Magician from my side of the field, then I can special summon one Mystic Hat Token to my side of the field for every two stars on the tributed monster!"
"So I've got four Mystic Hat Tokens (0/0 x4) to protect me in defense mode!"
"Fine by me! Chimera! Attack the hat token on the far right!" Fomalhaut commanded throwing his hand forward while the disfigured dragon fired several stars from its largely fanged mouth into one of the silk hats…crushing the hat and then sending a few sparks of the stars into Ami.
"What the?" Ami asked brushing some of the star remains away from her, but couldn't help but notice her life point counter. "Hey!" (ALP: 7350)
"And there's the effect of my Scorpio," Fomalhaut explained fitting another card into the final spell/trap card slot into his duel disk. "Whenever the selected monster attacks, you lose five hundred life points…and while you have those tokens…they won't last for long…"
"…but for now…I'll end my turn…"
"Alright then…" Ami giggled snapping her next card off the top of her deck. She could feel the downright pressure of this duel…and yet, it was so welcoming to feel it! Especially with these new cards of hers…
"Now then! I activate the spell card, Graceful Charity! No need to explain this!"
Fomalhaut knew the card, and he didn't even bother to even blink as Ami drew her next three cards…only to place two of them into her duel disk's graveyard.
"Next, I'll use a card that I swiped from my brother!" Ami announced lifting the only card she had left. "Known as the Water Stone of the Wise! And all I need to do is remove two monster cards from play, and I can draw three new cards!"
'…how lucky can you get?' Fomalhaut thought as Ami snapped off three more cards from the top of her deck. 'I wonder if the shorty has luck like his sister…'
"Awesome! Now, I'll activate a familiar spell card!" Ami announced as a large cloud of smoke appeared behind all three of her Mystic Hat Tokens.
"What?! NO!" Fomalhaut shouted taking a step backwards as a familiar golden coffin began to climb up from the smoke, the chains around it breaking as if they were paper being ripped in half.
"That's right! I activate Magical Dimension!" Ami announced as one of the Mystic Hat Tokens was drawn into the open coffin. Then, in a bright light, the coffin shattered into many pixels and clouds of smoke. "And now…I'll special summon, Cybernetic Magician!"
Stepping from the smoke streaming from his shoulders, the white dressed magician slowly stepped forward with his metallic sheen clothes gleamed in the holographic star light (2400/1000). "And now…for the remainder of my spell's effect! Say goodbye to your dragon…insect…lion…whatever it is!"
The chains erupted from the ground, all of them flowing over the disfigured dragon's body…
"AMI! AMI! AMI!" The crowds of Ra Yellow students began chanting as the chains began to tighten around Fomalhaut's dragon.
'…great…they're cheering…' Fomalhaut thought reaching into his hand lifting another card up, snapping it into his duel disk's graveyard. "At least they won't be cheering for long! Don't think my dragon will fall that easily! By discarding one Light Attribute monster from my hand, I can prevent my dragon's destruction!"
With a loud roar, the Star Night Dragon shattered the many chains that wrapped around its body…its eyes narrowing down at Ami for trying to destroy it.
"Um…well…that's a bust…" Ami laughed slightly lifting the last card up from her hand. "Oh well, at least I've still got my Cybernetic Magician's special ability…"
"No you don't!" Fomalhaut shouted throwing his arm into the air. "You see, I actually know what that monster of yours can do! So I'll activate my last trap card…"
The final face down card slowly raised up, this one showing many cards flying into the air with constellations drawn on them. "…Power Signs! Now, by sending my Zodiac – Scorpio, Zodiac – Leo, and Zodiac – Ox to the graveyard from the field…"
All three of the Zodiac cards shattered into many flaming red stars that flew directly towards Ami's field, exploding into several flurries of stars that stabbed into the Cybernetic Magician and the two remaining Mystic Hat Tokens, making them shatter into stars themselves. "…and all face up monsters on your side of the field bite the big one!"
"Uh…" Ami chuckled nervously as her only lines of defense were now gone, and the spell card in her hand was only for certain conditions…
…and unfortunately for her, this wasn't the condition she needed.
"…turn end…"
"Heh…relax," Fomalhaut snickered pulling his next card, and then lifted his hand up to his…original Star Night Dragon floating behind him (4300/3150 – (400/400 + 350/350) 3550/2400). "At least my dragon loses the effects that were given by the Zodiac cards…"
"Wait, shouldn't your monster lose more attack points?" Ami asked as Fomalhaut lifted up another card from his hand.
The large green giggling Pot of Greed appeared in front of Fomalhaut, allowing him to draw two more cards, one was immediately slipped into his graveyard. "No, you see my field spell empowers my monster each time when a Star monster is targeted for a Zodiac card…like my next one! I activate the Zodiac – Gemini!"
With a loud roar, the large Star Night Dragon's head began to spilt...until two versions of its head were attached to its neck (3550/2400 + 400/0). "Of course, to use this one, I need to discard one card from my hand…and now, my dragon can attack twice! Dual Stellar Blaster!"
Both of the dragon's heads reeled back, both of them charging a bright, golden light that was fired at Ami…forming into several stars that crashed into Ami's body…making her skid backwards with the chanting for her name dying down.
"Ha! That was awesome!" (ALP: 0)
Fomalhaut could only blink a few times at the laughter that echoed through the air as the many holograms began to fizzle out of sight. He couldn't get a good vibe on the younger Sonryu Sibling, and had to wonder… 'Is the older brother like this?'
"Anyway, I hope that helped you with your article," Ami sighed wiping her hair from her face while she walked towards Fomalhaut.
"Article? Oh right, that article," Fomalhaut caught himself once more rubbing the back of his head with his left hand. "Anyway, that was an…inter…interesting deck type and duel. I'm sure my readers will enjoy that…"
"Thanks!" Ami announced with a great smile on her face…before she turned towards the dorm. "Although…I wonder how Cain's doing…"
"Well…" Fomalhaut stated placing his right hand on Ami's shoulder for only for a second. "Let's go see how my…ugh, associate is handling your brother…"
"Sure!" Ami stated skipping away from Fomalhaut, not noticing that Fomalhaut was smirking…
…smirking at the weird marking that had appeared and disappeared on the shoulder he had placed his hand on a few seconds ago. Then slowly, the star formation duelist followed his target…his eyes now fixated a little lower…
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Card Stats
Star Guide / Light / LV. 3 / ATK: 1000 / DEF: 1000 / Fairy/Effect: When this card is summoned to the field, you may have all 'Zodiac' spell cards target this card.
Description: A cute, young girl with a chibi body and spiked blonde hair with a long tied back hair tail with a star at the end, her eyes as dark as the night's sky. Over her petite body is a dark blue jumpsuit with white stars near the top.
Zodiac – Leo / Continuous Spell / Effect: When this card is activated, select one face up 'Star' Monster. Increase the attack and defense of the selected card by 400 points. Treat the selected monster's type as a Beast-Type. When this card is destroyed, you may take one 'Zodiac' card from your deck to your hand.
Image: A powerful lion roaring through the starry sky.
Zodiac – Ox / Continuous Spell / Effect: When this card is activated, select one face up 'Star' Monster. As long as this card is face up on the field, the selected 'Star' Monster is considered to be a 'Beast-Warrior' type. Increase the attack of the selected 'Star' monster by 350.
Image: Many oxen leaping into the air.
Zodiac – Gemini / Continuous Spell / Effect: To activate this card, discard one card from your hand. When this card is activated, select one face up 'Star' Monster. The selected 'Star' monster may attack twice in the battle phase.
Image: A white and black clothed pair of cute twins running through a starry sky.
Star System / Field Spell / Effect: Each time a face up 'Star' monster is selected for a 'Zodiac' card, increase the attack points of the selected 'Star' monster by 400 points.
Image: A large celestial system with many planets and stars.
Zodiac – Scorpio / Continuous Spell / Effect: When this card is activated, select one face up 'Star' Monster. When the selected card declares an attack inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent's life points. The selected monster is considered an Insect type
Image: A large scorpion crawling through the starry sky.
Foretold Legacy / Continuous Trap / Effect: Whenever a monster on your opponent's field attacks and inflicts battle damage to your life points, you may draw one card from your deck.
Image: A young man walking through a star covered hallway wearing a dark silver armor
Star Alignment / Instant Spell / Effect: When this card is activated, you may switch the target of all face up 'Zodiac' continuous spell cards to an appropriate target.
Image: Many stars lining up in a fancy manner over Earth.
Mystic Magician Apprentice - Luca / Dark / LV. 2 / ATK: 500 / DEF: 500 / Spellcaster/Effect: When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, you may special summon one spellcaster monster from your deck with 1000 or less defense points in face up defense position or face down defense position.
Description: A young red haired lass dressed in a light pink silk hat, cloak and black scarf, over a fancy black shirt and skirt.
Mystic Magician Knight / Dark / LV. 4 / ATK: 1500 / DEF: 0 / Spellcaster/Effect: When this card is summoned, you must shuffle all cards in your hand back into your deck. For each card that was shuffled into your deck, increase the attack of this card by 300 points. When this card inflicts damage to your opponent's life points, decrease the attack of his card by 300 points and increase the defense of this card by 300. When this card is destroyed as a result of battle, you may draw one card.
Description: A young brown haired man wearing a green top hat and cloak over black armor with a silver rapier at his belt.
Mystic Hats / Instant Spell / Effect: Tribute one face up 'Magician' on your side of the field. Special summon one 'Mystic Hat Token' (Dark/LV.1/ATK: 0/DEF: 0/Spellcaster) for every two stars on the tributed monster on your side of the field.
Image: The Mystic Magician Apprentice – Luca tossing her hat into the air, with many other silk hats appearing around her.
Mystic Magician – Walker / Dark / LV. 8 / ATK: 2800 / DEF: 1700 / Spellcaster/Effect: Once per turn, by cutting this card's attack in half, you may return one face up card on the field back to its owner's hand. This card cannot attack during the turn this effect is used.
Image: A cocky young magician, his black hair jutting down in the back with a single, large strand in the front popping from under his fancy white silk hat and under his white cape is a fancy black tux that has a shinning diamond pendant clipped on his chest.
Power Signs / Trap / Effect: Send three face up 'Zodiac' Spell cards on your side of the field to the graveyard and destroy all face-up monsters on your opponent's side.
Image: Many cards flying in the air with constellations on them.
Star Night Dragon / Light / LV. 7 / ATK: 2350 / DEF: 2400 / Dragon/Effect: As long as this card is face up on the field or in your graveyard, this card's name is treated as 'Serpent Night Dragon'. When this monster attacks a face down monster, destroy that monster without flipping that monster face-up or applying damage calculation. When this monster is targeted by the effect of a spell card that would destroy this card, you may discard one LIGHT-attribute monster card from your hand to negate this card's destruction.
Description: A large serpentine dragon with many star decals on it with angelic wings on his back.
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Densui: Ha! Did you think we'd show that little shorty's duel next?! HA!
?-?-?-?-?: I'll take it that I'm going to duel next…
Densui: Ya got that right! No way am I going to fail with this mission!
?-?-?-?-?: Mission?
Densui: It's nothing for you to be concerned…you just need to duel…
Is blood thicker than water? Perhaps not…when siblings of a duel family cross paths and face each other…who will win? Next time on Duelist Open Destiny – Chapter 33: A Turner for the Worst
Densui: And look for Vyser D's spin off fiction…
Ask Fomalhaut!
Densui: Feel free to ask Fomalhaut any question, and we mean any question and he'll answer it to the best of his…
WHAM!
Densui: URK!
Fomalhaut: Don't even try it you damn dead drunk!