A.N: Ok, so I have a problem with all the fanfic duels. That is, they all rely on wins using ridiculously overpowered cards that even Pegasus would have fainted at. I'll give you an example: a fusion monster with only 2 sacrifices that destroys all enemy cards.
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Why? Why? Why? Why would anyone print that? I don't know. My rules for dueling will be simple. I only make up cards whenever I think it will actually contribute to a good duel. Also, I ban some cards that are blatantly dumb, like magic cylinder, dark/black hole etc etc. But Pot of Greed isn't banned, because I don't know what it does.
Second, Probability is a thing. Ex. Why does Crowler ALWAYS start with Ancient Gear Golem? Right? I mean, heart of cards and all but still… probability is a thing.
This isn't to say there isn't going to be something like "omg he top decked the winning card, he is so good at video game!" Of course there is going to be that, its yugioh. But Much, much less. Good? good.
Also, I don't own Yugioh GX or any of the characters, but I own this plot.
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A bright flash of light, almost like a white, hot meteor, soared across the human world sky, gathering awed spectators. Scientists babbled about possible causes while others interpreted it as the world's end. But nowhere did it garner as much attention as the Island of Duel Academy.
Student and teacher alike gazed at the streak of white, hope blossoming in their hearts. The light sped down into the nearby forest outside of the Obelisk Blue dorms, finally smashing down with such an impact that trees were sent flying, and a cloud of dust and debris blossomed into the air.
As the dust cleared, they couldn't believe their eyes. Whoops of laughter and heartfelt greetings could be heard across the clearing, missing students emerged seemingly unscathed. Aster, Alexis, Atticus, Chazz, Hassleberry, Axel, all standing, wide-eyed almost as if In disbelief.
But one particular blue-haired boy, standing at the back of the group facing away from the crowd, was not joining in. His eyes filled with tears as he shouted into the sky, "Jaden! P-please come back!" But the sky remained silent.
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Dark clouds dominated the night sky, suffocating the moon behind their shadow. A sharp wind bit into his unprotected face, but the boy didn't mind.
Tch, thought Jaden, annoyed, as he carefully made his way across the smoking remains of the second meteor, stepping over fallen trees and smoking terrain. It seems I've been discovered. Oh well, he'll make a good appetizer for Yubel I guess.
By his side, Yubel purred contentedly.
Earlier, Syrus had caught sight of the explosion, and rushed to it, fervently praying that his dear friend had returned. HIs prayers seemed to have been answered when he saw the outline of a figure emerging.
"J-Jaden?" peeped Syrus, wanting to believe that his friend was truly back. He wanted to leap into his friend's arms and embrace him. But an ominous feeling stopped him.
On a second glance, it didn't seem like his friend. There wasn't any of the playful energy or enthusiasm that Syrus associated with Jaden. The boy in the red jacket made no attempt at responding to Syrus, but stood there smirking.
Suddenly, the air around Syrus seemed to drop by twenty degrees, and he couldn't help but shiver. The space seemed to grow darker and darker, as if suffocating the life in the forest. Soon, Syrus couldn't even see his own hand.
Through the darkness, a voice echoed "It seems the Warrior has Returned Alive, hmm?"
The voice sounded cold and metallic that it took a moment for Syrus to realize that that voice was coming from Jaden's mouth.
"W-w-wait, J-jaden, is that you?" he whimpered, hoping that it was only a bad dream, that he would wake up any second.
A pair of floating, golden orbs materialized into the air like a pair of lanterns. They seemed to pierce through the darkness with their golden glow.
Syrus realized in horror that they were eyes - golden eyes.
"But I'd say that this is more like a Monster Reborn, wouldn't you, Syrus?"
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The first thing that popped into Syrus' head was that Jaden had developed a sense of humor.
He shook his head to clear the thought. No, this person wasn't Jaden. It was the Supreme King. Somehow, he had taken over Jaden again.
"But, but how?" whispered Syrus. Fear. It struck him like a lightning bolt. Fear pervaded throughout his body. Fear so strong and powerful that he wanted to curl up into a ball and never open his eyes again. It was not the fear of the Supreme King that truly scared him.
Although the king was truly terrifying, Syrus had seen and fought his fair share of evils. The true fear was that Jaden, his best friend, might be gone forever. That he might never see Jaden smile again. Fear he hadn't felt since seeing the golden eyes in the duel spirits world.
Syrus couldn't see Jaden clearly through the darkness, but could feel anger and power radiating from his figure. He shrank back in terror as an image of the golden eyed Jaden standing in black armor appeared in his mind.
"No," he whispered. "No, this can't be."
"Fool," Jaden hissed. "You abandoned me, left me to die! Now you will pay!"
Syrus heard the familiar sound of a duel disk whirring and clicking into place. Taking deep breaths, he pushed his fear away. If he was going to get his friend back, he needed to win this duel. Then, maybe Jaden would snap out of it.
He felt his heart slowing down, his breaths becoming more even. I can do this!
"JADEN! I promise I will get you back!" he shouted. He mustered up the rest of his courage and took out his duel disk. He felt the warm, comforting hum as it locked into duel mode, and felt a little better.
"DUEL!"
Syrus heard the chilling words, "It's time to get your game on."
The air became brighter, and he could see Jaden's figure clearly for the first time. He stood tall and menacingly, not even bothering to study his five cards. His face was contorted into a smile that could only be called evil. His eyes, his golden eyes, seemed to glow. They betrayed a glint of anger, a glint of madness. Syrus shivered.
He thought back to the time when Jaden told him to stay behind for the duel with Yubel. Jaden had claimed that he had a card so strong it would create an explosion that would wipe out all nearby life. Was Jaden possessed at that time as well? Was he lying when he had said that?
It doesn't matter, he told himself, his courage slowly returning to his body. What matters is that I get him back!
"Alright, I go first!" he shouted, surprised at the strength in his voice. "I draw!"
He smiled as he saw his cards. It was one of his best combos, excluding fusion summons of course.
"I play Truckoid in defense position!" He said, as a truck appeared on his side of the field.
(Truckoid: Atk: 1000 Def: 2000. When this card destroys a monster your opponent controls by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, equip it to this card. This card gains ATK equal to the combined ATK of the equipped card(s).)
"Then, I set two cards and play Weapon Change!"
(Spell, Weapon Change: You can pay 700 Life Points during each of your Standby Phases to activate this card's effect. Switch the ATK and DEF of 1 Warrior-Type or Machine-Type monster on your side of the field until the end of your opponent's next End Phase. When this card is destroyed, the effect is negated.)
Now, if Jaden plays a minion less than 2000 attack, I can activate Weapon Change and destroy it!
"I draw!" cried Jaden, gazing at his hand.
Then came something Syrus didn't expect. Without even placing a single card, Jaden called,
"I end!"
Not even a facedown? he thought with surprise and suspicion. Did he get a bad starting hand, or what? Is he taunting me? But he didn't brood too long on it.
"I draw! Next, I'll activate the effect of Weapon Change and switch the attack and defense of Truckoid! I'll need to pay 700 life points though." As he said that, his life points became 3400 as an electrical shock ran through his body.
"Urgh," he muttered as he prepared himself for the next play.
As Syrus looked down to study his hand, he inadvertently saw his feet, or rather, the lack of feet. He cried out in surprise.
Slowly raising his head to look Jaden in horror, eyes widening, the implications began to dawn upon him.
"You don't mean…"
Jaden smirked, "I might have forgotten to mention that this duel is going to be a shadow game. The penalty for either player is the forfeit of their soul."
He gave a chuckle before continuing. "I'm sure Yubel will find yours extremely tasty."
"B-but, how?!" cried Syrus, trying to convince himself that it wasn't true.
Jaden only laughed again. "Do you really think the King of Darkness couldn't accomplish that?"
A new fear settled in Syrus' heart, and he couldn't shake it no matter how hard he tried. Even if you win, then Jaden will still lose his soul, a little voice inside of him taunted.
But Syrus couldn't think about that now. He would win, then he would find a way to get Jaden's soul back. But first…
"I switch Truckoid to attack position!"
(Atk: 2000)
He has no way to defend! With this attack, I can reduce his life points by half. Suddenly, indecision swarmed Syrus' mind. Attacking meant bringing Jaden halfway to losing his soul.
Could I really do that to my best friend? Take away his soul? He hesitated.
No. If Jaden were in his place, he would use every means to get Syrus back. No matter how dangerous or difficult, Syrus had no doubt that Jaden would do it for him. The doubt left him in an instant.
"Jaden, I know you're in there somewhere! And I promise, I will free you from the Supreme King's influence! I promise you!" Syrus felt tears forming in his eyes, obscuring his vision.
"Now attack him directly!" cried Syrus, without one fear or regret.
Jaden didn't even bat an eyelash as a full truck smashed into his body. But he did give a slight growl when his life points decreased to 2000.
(Syrus: 3400 LP. Jaden: 2000 LP)
"Please, Jaden, snap out of it. WAKE UP!"
His words seemed to arouse something in Jaden. Jaden stood utterly still for a moment, frozen, staring intently at Syrus.
Did he hear me? wondered Syrus. Will he wake?
As if making a decision, Jaden opened his mouth to speak in the cold, metallic voice. "Is that what you think, that I am being possessed?"
If Syrus could have opened his mouth any wider, his jawbones would have shattered. The voice was not of the Supreme King. It was the voice of… Jaden? Emotions flowed through Syrus as he saw the golden eyes melting into the familiar chocolate brown.
But…
Laughing. Jaden was laughing. No, it could be called cackling. "Do you really think that I am being possessed?"
It was beyond a doubt the voice of Jaden. But there was still a quality to it that Syrus couldn't place. Something that made the voice not entirely Jaden's. "Do you really believe me to be the Supreme King?"
"B-but then, then w-why are you still like this?" Syrus asked, shocked at the sudden transformation. He wanted to believe Jaden had returned, but deep down knew it couldn't be true. Hope turned into desperation as Jaden answered.
Jaden's voice was filled with fury and hate, emotions Syrus had never associated with Jaden before. "I've told you before! You left me! Abandoned me, as with all my so-called friends!"
His hands clenched together. "You all left me for DEAD! Now prepare to feel what I have!" he roared. The brown eyes became golden once more.
With every speck of brown that disappeared from Jaden's eyes, Syrus felt like a piece of his heart was being broken.
"No," he whispered. "No, this can't be happening"
Jaden laughed. "I special summon Evil Hero Infernal Prodigy because I control no minions. I tribute him to summon Evil Hero Malicious Edge! Next, I play Dark Fusion, and fuse Burstinatrix and Avian to form Evil Hero Inferno Wing!"
With each summon, the air darkened and Jaden's hatred and delight grew. But Syrus hardly saw any of it. He didn't feel Malicious Edge's effect dealing 2000 damage to him. He didn't see Inferno Wing charging at him. He didn't realize his body was slowly fading into nothingness. He only felt the despair of knowing that he had lost his friend forever, the thought flashing through his mind as his vision went black.
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Jaden watched with satisfaction as Syrus' body slowly vanished and a bright, white orb emerged from it, illuminating the ground below. He saw Yubel sucking up the orb greedily, until there was only darkness again.
"How was it, Yubel?" asked Jaden, nonchalantly gazing into the sky.
"Not bad, my liege. But it was hardly a meal. His soul wasn't very powerful. I hope there's going to be more." She smiled.
Jaden continued to gaze up at the sky for a moment, before responding quietly.
"Oh there will be more. Much more," he said in a cold voice as he walked away, Yubel close behind.
Interestingly, a brown, fuzzy ball with wings began to trail the two as they headed for the school.
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Meanwhile, somewhere…
"He's an empty vessel now," came a man's voice. "We don't even need to take his soul, it's already gone."
The other person standing in the room studied the unconscious blue-haired boy lying on the metal table. He subconsciously shuffled a deck of strange looking cards, then drew the top card.
"Perfect. He is the first, and others will follow. After all, these cards don't lie."
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And END of chapter 2! Whoohoo! Don't expect chapters to go up this fast in the future, I just happened to have time. I'm thinking maybe once every 1-2 wks/chapter.
R.I.P Syrus
For those of you who thought that Syrus got super unlucky and Jaden super lucky, I guess I'll tell you what I did.
First, I created an optimized decklist for both Jaden and Syrus basing it off of the decks from the Wiki. Then, I did some simple probability calculations. Syrus basically had no chance of getting fusion summons, because he runs so many different cards in his deck. He also doesn't run any strong monsters (According to wiki at least)
I did cut his deck down in my optimization, but I tried to maintain the integrity of the deck. Basically, Syrus' strategy is a drain strategy, protecting his life points by recycling cards from graveyard to his hand while doing direct attacks and such to his opponent.
Meanwhile, the odds of Jaden getting a powerful monster out (like Prodigy - Malicious Edge) or a fusion summon out or a fake hero - malicious edge is ridiculously high. I even excluded "vicious claw" from the deck because it is just so overpowered, and the chances of an amazing start are still almost guaranteed.
Anyways, sorry for the short duel and deleting Syrus, but more intense duels will be had and Syrus will (obviously) be making a return. Just wanted to push Jaden's OPness before truly starting.