Hello again everyone! Well, not much has happened since last time. Eh, other than being annoyed by things my dad comes up with. Sometimes I ponder if he has nothing better to do than work on the farm… I would think spending time with his wife and/or family would come first, but oh well, maybe that's just me.
Writing wise, I'm still cranking away at Another. I should have enough done on it soon so that I can return to working on this story again.
Last time, the battle between Yugi, Seto, and Illidan ended in a draw when Illidan blew away his competition with Ring of Destruction. Now that the duel is over, what will happen to the happy couple and their daughter?
Ok, moving on, it's review time!
DuelistBlake1852: Yep, it was a draw. Lol, a rematch, I hope not, hehe. True, he decided to end it probably due to his daughter, and maybe due that it was all he could do at the time. Yeah, he was exhausted at the time also, so maybe he gave up due to that. Heh, yes, people tend to keep on going when they're tired, at least till they pass out, hehe. True, back to Duel Academy for the happy couple. Thanks for the review!
Aelsthla-Mental: Thanks about the draw. Yes, the Shadows still live, but who is controlling them is a good question. Marik's darkness is gone, and Yami Bakura is gone, so that leaves a lot of question mark. True, it could be an OC, but you never know with me, hehe. Lol, yes, I'm sure Arya wasn't happy with the explosion. Thanks for the review!
x-knight20: Yep, I like giving surprise endings, lol. Neither Yugi or Illidan, even Seto, would ever call it quits when they're fighting that hard. I'm sure Jaden and the others are going to be ecstatic to see the happy couple, hehe. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master. Thanks. You're right, I made a mistake. I had corrected it I thought, but I somehow left part of it behind. Sorry about that. There should have been one BEWD left, so my bad. Thanks for pointing my mistake out. I suppose I need to correct it and republish the chapter. Again, thanks for that and for the review!
Raymond Barrett: Thanks. Eh, I thought about him using BESD, but I decided not to do it. Glad you liked the duel. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for the reviews today. Thank you all for each and everyone one of them. I really appreciate them. If you happen to have not reviewed, but had questions or comments, feel free to post them in a review this time around. I enjoy answering all reviews, so I'd be more than happy to answer any questions and comments, so long as they don't reveal the plot.
I think that's about it, so I'm going to go back and fix the last chapter. Once I finish that, it should be good. So, without any further ado, enjoy!
Chapter 4
Relaxing on the soft couch, Illidan slowly closed his eyes. The last few days had been a blur to him, with him and Marie quickly packing up everything that they had needed to take back to Duel Academy Island. Marie had again insisted on taking more than necessary, but Illidan had learned by now not to argue with his wife on such trivial matters. If he did, he knew he'd only receive a headache and a lecture on why she needed the things she was taking.
"All too troublesome..." he grumbled deeply in his mind.
Once they had finished packing up everything they would need, along with everything for Arya, the pair had been picked up once more like last time. Now they were at sea on a mid-sized boat that ferried people to and from Duel Academy, although it was a nice boat nonetheless.
Cracking an eye open, Illidan softly smiled at the sight of Marie nursing Arya. "My two girls." he warmly thought.
Noting Illidan had an eyes cracked open, Marie smiled and then looked back down at their daughter. Arya was nearly asleep and had just about finished. Deciding she was probably done, Marie picked her up and set her back into her crib. Readjusting her clothing to cover her breast, she smiled at their sleeping daughter. Kissing her forehead, Marie left the crib and wondered over to Illidan and sat down into his lap.
Rubbing a hand over his cheek, she softly smiled and suggestively said "You look tired. Why don't you go lay down?"
"I can sleep later." he grumbled.
Sighing, Marie stood up and walked off into the bedroom. Being left alone once more, Illidan softly sighed and closed his eyes to ponder over his thoughts.
"So many things right now are uncertain. Syrus vanished without a trace from the academy, and not long after that Crowler did too. Why Syrus could have vanished, I have no idea... Still, Crowler's vanishing is just as strange."
Scowling in his mind, he added "Not very long after Crowler vanished, the students began to vanish, but they reappeared a few days later, completely drained of their energy. Who or what could be doing this, and why drain their energy? It seems like whoever is doing this takes every bit of a person's energy that they can, except for their life force energy. What could be so important that they need all of that energy?"
Lightly sighing, Illidan yawned and reopened his eyes, only to find Marie slowly walking into the room dressed in a black and pink chemise that had 'Angel' wrote on the bottom of it with a pink thong peeking out from under the bottom of it, and a sly smile on her face and lust pouring out her eyes. Feeling more awake than before, he eyed her, noting how the black and pink fabric clung to her body in all the right places, accentuating the curves of her body. Licking his lips, he felt his body growing increasingly hot while she moved towards him.
Offering her hand to him, he gladly took it and stood up. She quickly pulled him away from the main room to their bedroom. Upon entering it, he smiled and closed the door to where only a small crack of it remained open.
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Twenty minutes after the happy couple had vanished, Arya woke up and began wailing for her parents. Marie instantly came running out of the room with only her pink thong on to check on their daughter while Illidan laid on the bed growling lowly in only his boxer shorts.
"I swear, she knows exactly when to cry…" he gruffly bit out.
Glaring at Illidan while holding Arya in her arms, Marie harshly snapped back "She can't help it! She's just a baby Illidan, for crying out loud! It's not like she's purposely keeping us from doing anything!"
"Sometimes I wonder…" he lowly muttered.
The comment earned him another glare instantly. Rubbing Arya's back lightly, Marie sighed and sat down on the couch with the crying infant. "There, there Arya, your Daddy didn't mean to be such a jerk! I know you wouldn't do it on purpose."
Heavily sighing, Illidan closed his eyes, pondering if life would ever become normal again with Arya seemingly on guard always.
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A day later, the pair entered into the house they had lived in a year ago, making the married couple a bit nostalgic of the past year. Memories of their Christmas, the good times that Fall, and bad times that Spring poured out in a small whirlwind in the pair's minds.
Noting their stuff had already arrived, Marie softly chuckled and said "Here we are one year later, unpacking the same stuff again."
"Yeah, it's lots of fun, plus we brought extra this time around plus one more person." Illidan teased.
Throwing a sharp glare at him, Marie softened her expression and softly giggled. "I guess so."
Deciding to put Arya down for a while, Marie began to ascend the stairs, leaving Illidan behind to begin sorting out what went where on his own. Not even a minute gone, Illidan heard Marie angrily exclaim "NO FREAKING WAY! KAIBA, YOU JERK!"
Frowning at his wife's outburst, Illidan walked upstairs to see what his wife was fusing about. Finding her staring into the room next door to their own at the door frame, he raised an eyebrow and glanced in himself.
Inside was a baby's room, decorated entirely in blue and white, with images of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon imprinted on about everything. There was a blanket hanging off of a crib with the dragons on it, a small mobile with a few of the dragons hanging from it, a small stuffed white dragon, and the wallpaper was covered in the dragons.
Looking to Illidan, Marie exclaimed "That stupid Kaiba! Why in the seven hells he decided to decorate this room in all of this dragon crap, I'll never know!"
"Well, it is all for Arya, and at least he tried." Illidan replied with a shrug.
Not pleased with the answer, Marie sternly said "She's staying in our room. No way am I leaving her in this."
"Dear, she's old enough to sleep in her own room. Isn't it about time you let…"
"NO!" Marie snarled, making Illidan backup a bit.
Seeing there was no point in arguing, he let out a ragged sigh and nodded. The pair proceeded to their own room, finding everything was nearly the same as it had been a year ago.
"Illidan, can you go get the crib from downstairs and bring it up?" Marie asked with a warning tone still present in her voice.
Not wanting to argue still, Illidan nodded and went downstairs. Retrieving the crib, he returned soon enough to their room and set it up. Once Marie had laid down some sheets and blankets, she gently set Arya into the crib, who was already drifting off to sleep.
Both the parents finally collapsed onto the bed themselves, each exhausted from their trip. Yawning, Marie curled up into Illidan's arms. Softly smiling, he pulled her back against his body warmth and grabbed the nearby blanket and dragged it over the two of them. Each soon fell asleep, unwilling to wake till morning or whenever Arya decided it was time.
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Waking early the next morning, Illidan silently crept out of the pair's room. Arya had slept a majority of the night, with her only waking twice, each time to be fed. Grabbing some clothes nearby that he had set out, he quietly walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind him.
The pair had arrived on a Saturday, meaning no class, but still, Illidan wanted to check in with the Chancellor, along with seeing his students from the year before and meeting with Yugi.
Stepping into the shower, Illidan let out a small sigh when the warm water began pouring over his body. Enjoying the water, he stood in it for several minutes before finally cleaning up. Finished, he shut off the water and grabbed his towel, quickly drying off.
Looking into the mirror before him, he quickly grabbed his hair brush that he had unpacked and brushed out his long hair. For years, when he was a teenager, before meeting Marie, he had kept his hair short, but eventually grew tired of this and wanted to see his hair long for once. After it had grown out to reach below his shoulder blades, Illidan found that he liked his hair this way, and noted girls seemed to take more notice of him also. Of course, it wasn't long after finding this out that he met Marie, thus ignored any and all girls who ogled over his hair afterwards.
Finishing up, he grabbed his new clothes and dressed quickly. Once dressed and ready to head out into public, Illidan quietly walked out of the bathroom to find Arya and Marie still fast asleep. Smiling at their slumbering forms, he grabbed a piece of paper that was on the nearby bookshelf and scribbled down a note, explaining where he had gone. Done, he sat it beside the bed for Marie to find and quietly crept downstairs and out of the house.
Enjoying the warm sunshine outside, Illidan softly let out a contented sigh. The spring had been reasonably warm as of late in Tokyo, but not warm and seasonably beautiful as it was at Duel Academy. Taking his time to walk to the Chancellor's home, Illidan noted the beauty of nature surrounding him, but kept his senses open for any Shadow Magic that might pop up.
Arriving at the Chancellor's home with no incident, he softly rapped on the door. Not even a minute later, a bald man with dark brown eyes, a brown beard and mustache, and a heavy build came to the door. He wore a simple pair of jeans and a long red sweatshirt.
"Professor Illidan Stormrage, what a surprise! I didn't know you had made it in yet."
Softly smiling at the man, Illidan replied "Yes, me, Marie, and our daughter arrived late last night. It's good to see you again Chancellor Shepherd."
Motioning him in, the Chancellor said "Please, come in!"
Obeying, Illidan entered the plush home. The house was rather luxurious, much more so than their own home, but a tad more due to the personal tastes of the one that owned it. Being shown into an office, Illidan took a chair in front of a desk while the Chancellor sat down in the chair behind it.
"Have a nice trip back?"
Nodding, Illidan softly smiled and said "Yes, it was a nice trip back. The weather wasn't bad at all."
"Good to hear. I hope the two of you are ready for the new and old students, plus the duelists that are to come for the Genex Tournament." the Chancellor commented.
"We hope we are." Illidan replied honestly. Turning serious, he asked "You do know why we were brought here, right?"
Sobering himself, the Chancellor seriously nodded and said "Yes, you were brought here due to the recent events involving students being attacked. None of the ones attacked remember a thing, or who their assailant was. It's like their memories were erased."
Frowning lightly, Illidan pondered on information presented to him. "No memories? That could only mean one thing: a Shadow Game more than likely."
"I don't know what we'll do if someone is attacked during the tournament. I only hope now that you, Marie, and Yugi Moto are here, we can put an end to this senseless attacks on the students." the Chancellor added. "And I hope we can find Professor Crowler and Syrus Truesdale also."
Realizing something, Illidan asked "How has Zane taken losing his brother?"
"Not well." Shepherd responded. "He goes out nightly, patrolling the grounds, looking for any signs of this mysterious assailant or Syrus. He hasn't stopped since the night it happened, and has yet to lose hope that Syrus is alive."
"Do you think he is?" Illidan questioned.
Deeply sighing, the Chancellor sadly said "I don't know… It's been far too long for him to be alright."
Pausing for a moment, he quickly added "But then again, I'm not ruling it out yet. After all, Atticus Rhodes survived becoming a Shadow Rider and returned a few years later. It's possible, but I am unsure."
"Don't lose hope." Illidan piped up, earning him a questionable glance from the Chancellor. "Syrus maybe small, but many have underestimated him. For him to have stood up to Zell last year with Hasselberry's help and to duel Zell again when in Zane's body, that kid has courage and hidden strength. Don't count him out yet."
Nodding lightly, the Chancellor smiled and said "Very true, Syrus is a survivor. I'm sure he'll make it this time as well."
"We can always hope so." Illidan added. "Now then, I did have a question. When are the duelists for the Genex Tournament to arrive?"
Tapping his chin with his index finger, Shepherd finally replied "This Friday. The tournament starts next Monday, but Friday the Pro League Duelists and the students from the other schools arrive. Also, we will have an exhibition match on Sunday with two random duelists."
"That sounds interesting. I guess we have the week to prepare then. Are classes cancelled next week?"
Nodding in response, the Chancellor responded with "Yes, for two weeks, there will be no classes. Hopefully we won't get too far behind in the curriculums."
"I see." Illidan commented. Sanding up, he smiled and said "Well then, I suppose I should expect the new arrivals Friday then. I can't wait."
Standing as well, the Chancellor nodded and inquired "Leaving so soon?"
"Yes, I must. I have a few stops to make before returning home. Marie and Arya were still sleeping when I left, but I left them a note saying I wouldn't be gone too long." Illidan explained.
Lightly chuckling, Chancellor Shepherd nodded and replied "Very well, I understand. I look forward to seeing you in the classroom again tomorrow."
"I look forward to it myself." Illidan remarked. "Till next time Chancellor Shepherd."
With that said, Illidan walked towards the door with the Chancellor trailing. Reaching it, he opened it and walked out. Giving one last farewell, he walked off in the direction of the Obelisk Blue Dorm, with the Chancellor watching him leave.
"I only hope you are able to end these attacks Illidan. I truly hope you can." Shepherd whispered to himself.
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Reaching the large blue dorm quickly, Illidan spotted the beautiful home nearby. It was a bit larger than his and Marie's home, and had many interesting pieces of what could be called art in the front yard.
Making it to the front porch, Illidan spotted a young woman with sky blue eyes and brown hair that came down to her mid-back, wearing a blue colored robe and had a mug of steaming warm coffee in her hand that was sitting in a porch chair. She glanced up once she heard him approaching and softly smiled.
"Good morning Illidan." she sweetly said.
Smiling back at her, Illidan took a nearby seat beside her and replied "Good morning to you too Tea. You're up early."
"I tend to get up early anymore. Especially when I was the only one home, so old habits are hard to break." she nonchalantly commented. Warmly smiling once more, she added "It's beautiful here at this dorm."
Lightly chuckling, Illidan nodded in response and said "That it is. Kaiba sure made it the most beautiful on the campus."
"What do you expect? The Obelisk Dorm represents the best, and he once thought he was the best." Tea slyly commented with a smirk.
"Once?" Illidan smugly questioned.
Giggling, Tea stood up and said "Still does I suppose."
Chuckling himself, Illidan rose up and asked "Is Yugi up yet?"
"No, he's still in bed. Would you like me to get him up?"
Shaking his head, Illidan turned to leave, saying "Don't worry about it. I just came to talk with him. I'll stop by later or something."
"Alright, don't be a stranger. Have Marie come visit with Arya sometime." Tea remarked.
"Shall do, thanks." Illidan replied while walking off the porch and back towards the Slifer Dorms.
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Calmly walking back, Illidan softly smiled upon hearing a familiar voice nearby. It was one he had heard constantly from phone calls since he left, not to mention visits during vacation time for the students.
Deciding to move in the direction of the voices, Illidan came upon an open field to find a duel taking place. On one side, a young man with light short black hair, grey eyes, and wore a yellow blazer with grey pants and had a Duel Disk strapped to his left arm. On his field, he had three magnet creatures that appeared to be some kind of warriors and a face down card.
On the other side of the field, Illidan softly smiled at the young man with shaggy looking brown hair, brown eyes, a big goofy grin on his face, and wearing a red blazer that was unbuttoned, revealing a black shirt and a pair of grey pants. On his arm, a Duel Disk like his opponent was powered up. His field was bare, with exception of one face down card.
"Jaden, this duel is over. Watch as I have Magnet Warrior Omega Minus (1900/600) direct attack you!" the young man in yellow called out.
Rushing forward, the purple magnet creature pulled his sword into a position where he could easily slash.
Nearly midway across the field, Jaden pointed at his face down card, calling out "Not happening Bastion! I play my trap, A Hero Emerges! Thanks to this trap, you have to randomly select a card from my hand, and if it's a monster, I get to special summon it."
Revealing his left hand, Jaden waved a single card at Bastion. "As you can see, I only have one, so let's get down to business. I summon my Elemental Hero Neos (2500/2000)!"
Upon the card being slapped to Jaden's Duel Disk, a flash of light appeared in the sky and suddenly a powerful white warrior with a slicked back horn on his head and spikes coming out from his elbow joints touched down onto the ground. He had a bit of red lining on his body, along with a bit of blue as well. On his chest was a blue circle.
Gasping in shock, Bastion lightly growled while his purple magnet creature leapt back to his side of the field. "I'll switch my two remaining monsters to defense mode and end my turn."
Picking up a card, Jaden showed it, saying "I play the spell Pot of Greed, meaning two new cards for me!"
Drawing two cards quickly, Jaden smirked great big and said "Game over Bastion, for I play the spell R – Righteous Justice! For each Elemental Hero on my field, I get to destroy a spell or trap card. Since you only have one, I can destroy it!"
The spell card holo image instantly shot out a red beam at the face down card, shattering it upon impact, making Bastion cringe. "My Magic Cylinder…" he lowly muttered.
"To end it all, I play the spell H – Heated Heart, raising Neo's attack points by 500 (2500 + 500 3000/2000) for this turn."
A blue 'H' suddenly went flying into the back of the white warrior, making him begin to glow with a light blue aura.
"Neos, attack Omega Minus with Cosmic Crush!"
Leaping into the air, the white warrior quickly began his descent towards the purple magnet creature. Rapidly approaching, the white warrior pulled back his right fist and began concentrating blue energy into it, causing it to swirl around it. Within range, the warrior made a chopping motion, cutting the purple magnet warrior in two easily, causing a thunderous explosion to ensue. Smoke billowed from the blast while Bastion cried out from the strike and fell to one knee.
Once the smoke cleared, Bastion's Duel Disk was seen to have zero life points, making it shutdown, along with Jaden's. The holograms on the field instantly vanished, leaving only Bastion and Jaden behind.
Pointing two fingers at Bastion, Jaden remarked "That's game, and a sweet one at that."
"Good show old bean." Bastion replied while standing up.
Smiling at the two students, Illidan began clapping his hands, earning him their gazes immediately.
Breaking out into another big goofy smile, Jaden rushed forward while shouting "Illidan!"
"Professor Stormrage, what a surprise." Bastion added with a touch of shock and began to stroll over.
Lightly smiling at the two, Illidan embraced Jaden when he arrived. Releasing the young man, Illidan ruffed his hair lightly. "Good to see you again Jaden, and you too Bastion." he warmly commented.
"So, you're back to teach again I take it?" Bastion curiously asked.
Nodding in reply, Illidan calmly said "Yes, me and Marie have both returned to teach the rest of the year, plus to become headmasters of the Slifer Dorm again."
"I know Zane will be so disappointed." Jaden sarcastically remarked.
Chuckling, Illidan replied "I know. It's up to me and Marie to do all the fun jobs again."
"Better you guys than me." Jaden jabbed.
"I suppose…" Illidan said with a sigh. "So, how are you two doing?"
Smiling great big, Jaden quickly responded with "Great! I'm just getting ready for the Genex Tournament! I'm hoping to get another duel with you, Yugi Moto, Seto Kaiba, Marie, and all of the other Pro League Duelists!"
"What am I, leftovers?" Bastion irritably asked.
Turning to his friend, Jaden smiled once more and sheepishly said "I didn't mean to make you sound bad Bastion. You're a great duelist, and you keep getting better. I look forward to when me and you duel, but I'm kind of just anticipating these other duels more."
Heavily sighing, Bastion softly smirked and said "I suppose it's alright, seeing how I'm wanting to find out how I stack up to the Pro League Duelists myself. Also, we have to compete with the other schools that sent students for the tournament."
"That is so true. You two won't be just facing Pro League Duelists, but some of your own peers." Illidan added.
"We'll be ready!" Jaden excitedly concluded.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan smiled and said "I'm sure you two will be."
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Arriving home, Illidan found Marie with Arya sitting in the floor of the front room. The two were playing peek-a-boo, making him warmly smile.
"Having fun?" he softly asked, making Marie jump a bit.
Catching her breath, Marie coolly replied "I suppose. How did your rounds go?"
"Not bad. I talked with the Chancellor and Jaden. Yugi was in bed yet, so I left him there." Illidan calmly said. Crouching down to pick up their daughter, he asked "When did you two get up?"
Tapping her chin for a moment, Marie finally replied "It was about twenty minutes ago. Arya decided it was time to get up and I fed her. Since then, we came downstairs and played a bit."
"Sounds fun. How about I make some breakfast?"
Smiling warmly, Marie nodded appreciatively. Handing Arya back to Marie, Illidan headed towards the kitchen to fix their breakfast.
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The week quickly passed by for the returning two headmasters. Daycare was provided for Arya gladly by Tea, who was exceptionally happy to take care of her. Marie had a bit of trouble letting go, but slowly coped with it.
The students were extremely happy to see their former teachers once more, and even happier to see Yugi teaching. Many asked for his autograph the first day, although some asked for Illidan's as well, but not as many that sought Yugi's. Many classes were disrupted, but few teachers seemed to care since they were intrigued by Yugi and Illidan as well.
Finally, Friday arrived and all of the students were gathered up into the auditorium. Illidan, Marie, and Yugi were asked to stay near the stage for introductions. All three wore their uniforms, with Illidan and Marie wearing their red ones and Yugi his blue one. Near the trio, four students and a group of Pro League Duelists stood.
Taking the stage at long last, Chancellor Shepherd cleared his throat and announced "May I have your attention please?"
The auditorium quickly quieted with the Chancellor smiling. Noting he had their full attention, he said "Welcome students to today's festivities. First off, I wish to congratulate all of you on your studies thus far this year. Grades are up this year, which is a good start, and there is still nearly half a semester left to go. I look forward to seeing how everyone does."
"Next, I wish to introduce three teachers, each whom are headmasters of two dorms. The first two were here last year and ran the Slifer Dorm. They have returned for the remainder of the semester, so please help me welcome back Professor Illidan and Marie Stormrage!"
Walking up on stage, both Illidan and Marie smiled at the warm welcome they received from the students. All of the students were clapping their hands, some screaming out in appreciation, others in happiness. Each waved lightly and moved right behind the Chancellor.
"And next, it gives me a great honor to introduce our temporary headmaster for the Obelisk Blue Dorm. Many of you know him as the King of Games, but in class, he will be known as Professor Yugi Moto!"
Doing as Illidan and Marie did, Yugi walked up onto stage and received a deafening round of applause. He could only smile and lightly wave while moving beside of Illidan and Marie.
"Glad your famous still?" Marie whispered, earning her a small smile from Yugi.
Making a calming motion with his hands, the Chancellor finally quieted the crowd. Standing straight, the Chancellor cleaned his throat and said "Now then, since the teachers have been introduced, I'd like to move on to explaining what will happen next week."
"As all of you know, the Genex Tournament is due to begin next week. I shall explain the purpose behind it now from the note that the creator of the tournament, Mr. Seto Kaiba, sent me."
Pulling the note out of his front pocket on his shirt, Chancellor Shepherd cleared his throat and began to read aloud.
"Dear students and Pro Duelists,
I am sure many of you ponder what this tournament is about. To put it simply, this tournament is much like how the Battle City Tournament was. It is to invigorate young duelists and to put them against the best of the world. Gathered here today are the best of the world. There are Pro League Duelists, championship caliper schools, and Duel Academy itself. This tournament will test the young duelists against the pros, allowing each to put their skills to the test, along with proving themselves as capable duelists. In the end, one duelist will come out on top, and they will be known as the best of the best. I wish all of you luck in the tournament, and wish many of you luck in avoiding me once I arrive to duel.
Sincerely,
CEO of Kaiba Corp,
Seto Kaiba"
Folding the letter up, Chancellor Shepherd placed it back within his shirt pocket and said "Students, this tournament could be the biggest of all of your young lives. I wish all of you luck in it, and hope to see many of you make it to the finals."
Smiling a bit more, the Chancellor added "In the meantime, I shall now introduce your future opponents!"
Motioning to his right, he said "First, I shall introduce to you the champions of the four sister schools to Duel Academy. The first champion is none other than Duel Academy East's own Adrian Gecko!"
Making his way onto the stage was a young man with dark red hair that flared upwards, light colored skin, light green eyes, and large biceps. He wore glasses with golden earrings in each ear, a green cloak, two large hoop bracelets on his right arm, a set of brown prayer beads around his neck, a mostly brown with some white down the center shirt and pair of pants, and a simple deck holder on his hip. He walked calmly and confidently, like he had no worries in the world.
Once Adrian had taken his place on the stage a little ways away from Yugi, the Chancellor's voice boomed throughout the auditorium. "The next student comes to us from Duel Academy West. Give a warm welcome to their champion, Axel Brodie!"
Strutting onto the stage was a young man with light brown skin, black hair that flared out to his shoulders in length with only a set of bangs off to the side of his face, dull gold eyes, and a rather muscular physique. He wore a black vest with a red tank top under it, black gloves that had the fingers cut out of them, gold bands that nearly reached his armpits, black leather pants with a belt that had a holster attached to it. In the holster was a strange Duel Disk looking gun.
After seeing Axel had moved beside of Adrian, the Chancellor said "Our next student is from Duel Academy South, and is none other than Jim Crocodile Cook!"
Slowly making his way to the stage was a young man with black hair that stuck outwards, a dark green left eye, a set of bandages covering his right eye, and tanned skin. His clothing was that of the Outback. He wore a brown hat on his head, a white long sleeved button up shirt with a grey vest, and a black pair of pants. Oddest and scariest of all, on his back, he carried a large crocodile that had it's front arms spread out and it's hind legs tucked in. It was secured to his back with several straps and the croc seemingly sitting in a seat of some kind.
Adrian uneasily stepped a little further to the side upon seeing the croc while Axel remained calm. Taking up position beside Axel, Jim smirked a bit at the crowd.
Regaining composure after seeing the croc, Chancellor Shepherd finally said "And finally, our last champion from Duel Academy North, please welcome Jesse Anderson!"
Rushing up onto stage was a young man with blue-green hair that looked much like Jaden's hair style, bright green eyes, lightly tanned skin, and an average sized body. He wore a white long sleeved shirt with a blue vest, and black pants. His expression seemed happy, if not rather giddy.
Jesse quickly moved beside of Jim, who smirked at the young man. Nodding that the four champions were now in place, Shepherd flipped on his microphone once more.
"These are the four champions of the Duel Academy schools. Give them a welcoming round of applause!"
All of the students clapped their hands, along with many others in the crowd. Finally settling, Shepherd calmly motioned towards the group of Pro League Duelists standing beside of the stage, saying "These are the Pro League Duelists that Mr. Kaiba spoke of. They will be very much a part of this tournament. So please, do your best against them."