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The Emissary of Extinction
Chapter 1
Return to Duel Academia. Summon! Oblivion!
"...I chose to come back here after that, Samejima. I might be able to find answers here."
The principle turned to face the bright sky outside his window, it was quite an interesting story. But something was bothering him. "I see." He was silent for a moment, letting the story sink into his mind. "Judai, was there any writing on the monolith?"
"Writing?"
He turned to face Judai again. "Anything will do. Any kind of text upon the monolith, or perhaps just some books related to this temple you may have found?"
Judai shook his head. "Nothing. The place was empty aside from the robes. I searched them but I couldn't find anything.
The principle frowned. "Well no matter. Feel free to search the library, or anywhere else on the island you wish."
"Thanks Samejima. By the way." Judai grinned. "Any promising new students?"
The aged man chuckled, some things would never change, but then something else hit him. "Actually, now you mention it..."
"Hmm?" For a brief moment Samejima saw the same childish curiosity in the boys face he had first seen years ago. It brought back some fond, and not so fond memories. But now was not the time to look back on memories, but to make them.
"It may be nothing, but given the creature you saw...well, maybe it's a coincidence."
"Sometimes things are not what they seem. So what is it?"
"You've been a fan of duel monsters for a long time right?" Judai nodded. "Can you remember the former Pro-League champ, the one before DD?" Judai had to think for a second, it was a very long time ago.
"Yes. I remember him. I heard about him not long after I started watching professional duels. He stepped down months before DD showed up didn't he?"
"Yes, and it caused quite a stir. Well I've learned something very interesting about him recently."
"Really? What?"
Samejima paused for a second. Clearly whatever he was about to say was not something he'd been expecting to discover about a former champion. He spoke. "He has a son."
Judai raised an eyebrow. "How did you find that out? That guy kept his private life under lock and key."
Samejima nodded. "That's why I didn't find out until recently. No one else really remembers the previous champ, but I do. So the second I saw the boys name I knew him for who he was."
"His name? Then he's-!"
The principal nodded, smiling. "He's a student here."
Judai leaned back in his chair. So the former champ had a son did he? Judai began to hope he was nothing like his father...
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Flashback
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A young Judai sat in front of the TV screen, clutching a cushion on the verge of tears as he watched the most terrifying duel he had ever seen take place.
Fires burned around the two duellists, one standing in the centre of the flames as it danced around him, a sadistic smile not unlike the one a future pro league duellist would come to wear one day on his face. He was laughing as the fire emanated from his graveyard. First starting as a low chuckle before his threw his head back and roared. The fires continuing to burn. Before him stood a single monster, several times his hight, holding a giant scythe. He calmed down and laughed. "You cant kill my monsters that easily. You cant beat me that easily. You just cant win! Now it's my turn. Draw!" The fires began to die down, he looked at his card for only a second before looking to his opponent. "Your Metalmorph's effect only works when your monster is doing the attacking. But now I'm doing the attacking, and your monster is nothing on it's own." He pointed to his opponents monster, commanding his own monstrosity of a creature. "Kill it!"
The creature vanished, appearing on it's targets side of the field, it was behind the monster. it could not have seen it coming.
The reaper slashed at the creature from behind...
At home the young Judai wept, hidden behind his cushion. "Make him stop...somebody make him stop!"
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Flashback end
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"Don't tell me he duels like his father." Samejima actually laughed at that. His shoulders shaking. He knew as well as Judai how that man had duelled.
"Not at all. They don't even play similar decks. In fact," He spoke with a frown. "He plays almost oppositely to his father."
"What do you mean?"
Samejima smiled sadly. "He's got skill, but he doesn't have a defined deck style. As for monsters, well, we knew what his father played." Judai nodded. Less said about them the better. "But he plays with mostly warrior-type monsters. But it's very...generic. He has no defined archetype, or a set strategy in his deck. Maybe you should duel him, he's taken up your old room after all, and he's alone in it so I think he'd like the company. But that's not why I brought it up." Judai blinked. "It wasn't?" Samejima shook his head slightly. "The monster you saw. Do you think it could it have been one of his fathers?" Judai shook his head quickly. "No, though it might be something he would play. Why do you ask?"
Suddenly the telephone at his desk started to ring. "I'm sorry Judai. But I have to take this. We can continue this at a later time. Feel free to help yourself to whatever you need on the island."
"Thank you Samejima." Judai left the office seconds later. It was time to take a good look around at his old home.
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He stood outside his old dorm, looking upon the old place with a fond smile. He walked up the stairs, he was going to take a look at his old room. He figured most of the students would be enjoying the weekend, after a second of listening he guessed the old room was empty. He opened the door and entered.
He smiled as memories rushed before his mind. First coming here with Sho. Being awoken by Daichi. Kaiser coming to select him as his opponent for the graduation duel. Edo Phoenix coming to challenge him. Saiou giving him a key. Opening a pile of booster packs with Jodan. He closed the door and chuckled. "This place doesn't change a bit." A lazy 'meow' replied to his words, he looked up to see Pharaoh sitting on a plank of wood in the ceiling. "So that's where you got to, eh Pharaoh?" That cat was proving to be a source of great amusement to him, he always got into the strangest places. He walked over to the desk, the rooms only resident had left his disk and deck on the table. He reach out to touch the deck.
His hand stopped. He felt something. He looked upon the deck with Yubels eyes. He saw a powerful golden energy emitting from the deck, reminding him of a certain duellist he'd faced not too long ago. Though this aura did not stand in the same league as them. "What is that?" His hand started to reach out...
'Click' He stopped, he was about to meet the boy himself. He placed his hand by his side again, so he wouldn't look suspicious.
The door opened, showing the boy who was walking in. He was the same height Judai had been when he'd first come to the Academia. He had short, black hair with some red streaks running through it. At least that what Judai could see under the towel on his head, obviously he'd gone for a mid morning shower. His Hazel eyes looked on Judai with surprise. For a brief second Judai wondered how the boy had gotten his hands on the Senior Osiris Red Jacket he was wearing. The boy looked up to meet Judai's eyes. "You my new room mate?"
Judai smiled. "Naa. Sorry. I'm a graduate, I just came to visit my old room."
"You're a graduate? Hang on." The boy looked Judai up and down. "Judai Yuki?" Judai nodded. The boy grinned. "Awesome! I really did get you're old room. You're a legend." The boy walked up to Judai, then raised a hand. "I'm Xiaolang Kentai, nice to meet you." They shook lightly.
"So this is his son. Samejima was right. He's a lot different from his father." He also remembered something else. And Samejima did suggest it..."I noticed your duel disk, how about a duel?"
Xiaolang's grin threatened to split his face.
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A few minutes later both stood in down by the sea, Judai had decided to drag the duel away from people. He didn't feel like having a wide audience. They shuffled one another's decks, before moving to take their positions.
"Duel!" Judai drew first. "I'll set two cards, and summon Elemental Hero Clayman." (Defence mode. ATK/800 DEF/2000) The hero who almost seemed to be made of stone took the field, taking the battle position that almost seemed to be in it's nature to take. "I end my turn."
"I draw." He looked at the cards he had drawn for a second before making a move. "I activate my Double Summon Spell card. I can normal summon twice this turn. So First I normal summon my Field-Commander Rahz.." (attack mode. ATK/1600 DEF/1200)
Judai blinked. "I don't believe it..."
His mind shot back to a nightmarish time gone by. He saw the vision of a man pass on his minds eye. Beaten, seconds from facing his own death. Giving his children last words on encouragement, telling his son to protect his daughter. It was then Judai realized, he'd never bothered to find out what happened to his children. He remember what his words had been to the dying man. "All I cared about was finding Johan. Rahz...I hope you came back..."
The Rhaz before him was almost completely unlike the man he had only briefly known. This warrior wore his armor, with pride if his face was anything to go by. Judai could notice that there were various chips and cracks along his armor, yet Judai could sense that his spirit would not be damaged so easily as his armor. "So this was Rahz before I knew him. Heh, I can see why Freed let him join."
Back in reality Xiaolang continued to speak. "And when he's normal or special summoned, I can select a level four or below Warrior-type monster in my deck and move it to the top I choose to move my Spell Striker." Having pulled out the card, he placed it on the top of his deck. "Next I normal summon my Marauding Captain."(attack mode. ATK/1200 DEF/400) Another warrior, one that Judai could recall in a very distant memory appeared. The Captain waved it's two swords once, preparing itself for battle. "And when he's normal summoned. I can special summon a level four or below monster form my hand. I choose another Marauding Captain. "(attack mode. ATK/1200 DEF/400) "Next I play the A. Forces. Each Warrior-type monster I control gains 200 attack points for every warrior and spellcaster-type monster I control. I control three warriors, so that's 600 each." (Captains ATK/1800 Rahz ATK/2200) "Rahz! Battle! Attack Clayman." The commander rushed forward, cutting down his opponent in a flash, leaving Judai alone on his side of the field. "Now my captains will attack you!"
Judai grinned. He wasn't going down that easily. "Reverse card open! Flute of Summoning Kuriboh. I can special summon Winged Kuriboh from my deck." (Defence mode. ATK/300 DEF/200) "Kuri." The monster that had saved Judai so many times had appeared to save him once again. It flapped it's tiny wings once, not affected by what was obviously coming.
"Then my captain will destroy him first." True to his word, the captain defeated the winged monster quickly enough. Leaving a smiling Judai defenceless as before.
"By the way Xiaolang. During the turn Winged Kuriboh is destroyed, I take no damage."
Xiaolang nodded. "I'll set one card and end my turn."
"I draw." "I see what Samejima meant. He has skill, and potential. All he needs is a deck style. Then again, I haven't seen the source of that power I was sensing yet. Now, with his two captains. I can't attack right now. So I'll just summon a monster too strong for him to attack." "I summon Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin." The Humanoid Dolphin crossed it's arms as it took a knee. (Defence mode. ATK/600 DEF/800) "Next I use his effect, by discarding one card from my hand. I can take a look at your hand. If I find a monster, I select it. Then if I control a monster with greater attack power, your monster is destroyed and you take 500 points of damage. If I don't control a stronger monster, I take the damage."
Xiaolang showed Judai the only card in his hand. "It's a spell card. Vindictive Sword."
Judai nodded. "I activate my own spell card. O - Oversoul. I can select and special summon a Normal Elemental Hero monster in my graveyard. So I revive the one I just sent. Summon, Elemental Hero Neos!" (Attack mode. ATK/2500 DEF/2000) Judai grinned as his Ace monster took to the field, it's stance strong as it stood next to it's ally. He remembered the last time he summoned this monster in a duel. He hoped to have another duel that amazing one day, but today he would settle for Xiaolang. "I'll end my turn."
"Elemental Hero Neos. That's your Signature card!"
"Yeah, he is. Can I see yours?"
Xiaolang nodded. "Just need to draw it. My turn. Draw!" He directed his attention to the next card he would play. "Reverse card open! Reckless Greed. I can draw two cards, but I must skip my next two Draw Phases. Draw." He smiled. "I drew it! I drew it! Alright, I remove Double Summon from my graveyard. So I can special summon Spell Striker!" (Defence mode. ATK/600 DEF/200. A forces effect. Spell Striker ATK/1400 Captains/2000 Rhaz ATK/2400) "Next I activate the spell card, Reasoning. You call out a monster level, and I pick up cards until I find a monster. Then if it's a different number than what you called, I can summon it. If not, it goes to the graveyard. Either way, all the non-monster cards go to the graveyard.
"Four."
Xiaolang picked up five cards, his fifth being a monster. "It's a five star monster. Freed The Matchless General." (Attack mode. ATK/2300 DEF/1700. The A Forces. Freed ATK/3300 Spell Striker ATK/1600 both Captains ATK/2200 Rhaz ATK/2600) Judai's eyebrows almost got lost in his hair as he looked at the monster before him. "Freed. Is this what you become after a wanderer?" The Freed before him was clearly years older than the one he had known, wearing armor a lot more fancy as well, Judai could tell from the sword sheathed on his waist that his weapon had changed as well. "Matchless General...It suits you." He smiled.
"Alright Judai, I'm ready now."
"Ready?"
Xiaolang nodded, grasping one of his cards. "My monster can be tribute summoned in a unique way. I can use as many tributes as I want, as long as the tributes are all warrior-type monsters. So I tribute all five of my monsters to summon my signature monster!" The monsters were reduced to masses of light, where were all absorbed into the card Xiaolang was about play. His Duel Disk began to glow will all the power that was running through it. "I summon!" He slammed his hard into a monster card zone. Looking right at Judai. The boys eyes burned with new found passion and strength. His hazel eyes suddenly dancing with fire that found itself within them. He called the name of his monster.
"Oblivion!" The monster rose from a circle of light. The monster almost looked to be made from gold at first glance. But on closer inspection it was revealed to be just it's armor. For a signature monster it's physique was not very intimidating, it was a similar build to Freed but with obviously stronger arms. It's entire body was covered in it's armor, not showing even an inch of skin as it rose up, making Judai wonder what exactly was under that armor. The 'face' of the armor was completely blank. "Can this monster even see?" It wore thick shoulder guards, making it's physique look bulkier than it actually was. It had both arms resting on the handle of it's blade, the very tip of the handle was flat, allowing the monster to rest it's hands on it, it was a sword meant for use by one hand, judging by the handle, but the handle's length would allow use by both hands. Looking further down the blade Judai could see that the guard was in the shape of an Infinity symbol. Then came it's sword. In terms of shape, it is what Judai would expect of any knight, but what the sword was made of.
"That's definitely Diamond. This must be one amazing monster!"
Xiaolang smiled as he looked upon his favourite card. "I got him." "Judai! There is a reason Oblivion let's me tribute all my warriors to summon him. His attack points are undefined, yes. His effect defines his attack points. His attack power is the sum of the parts I tributed to summon him at the time of tribute!"
The sword started to glow, now it was a sword of golden light. (ATK/11,900)
"Almost 12,000 attack points?"
Xiaolang's grin darkened. "Over." (A forces effect. ATK/12,100) "His name comes from the devastation of his attack. Now you can see it for yourself! Oblivion, Battle! Attack Neos! Judgement Blade!"
The sword instantly exploded with golden power, flowing out energy like a ferocious torrent of fire, with it's stream about to drown Neos. Oblivion raised his sword. Meanwhile Judai was watching with a smile. "Such amazing power." The knight struck down, unleashing a river of power directly at Neos.
Not that Judai was going to let it it. "Reverse card open. Negate Attack! This negates your attack and ends the battle phase." The attack met the shield, not even slowing down as it simply crashed over the trap, but the sphere now protecting Judai would not be broken, the power eventually faded, leaving a grinning Judai. "He's good, for a first year. But I'm better." He looked at the card in his hand. "I'll use Contact Soul to summon Grand Mole on my turn, then use it to force Oblivion back to Xiaolangs hand. Depending on what else I draw I could finish this on my next turn."
Xiaolang was scratching the back his head. "Well I...uh. End my turn." And as if by order...
Oblivion exploded.
Judai blinked. "What?"
Xiaolang gave an embarrassed grin. "Oblivion is destroyed during the end of the turn he's summoned."
Judai blinked once. That reminded him of another monster card he knew. He placed a hand on his deck. "This is the last turn of the duel." "Draw. I activate Contact Soul. I can special summon a Neo-Spacian from my hand, deck or graveyard. I summon Flare Scarab from my deck." The Neo-Spacian insect emerged out of an apparition of fire. Smiling slightly for the battle to come. (Attack mode. ATK/500 DEF/500)
"His effect gives him 400 attack and defence points for every spell and trap card you control." (ATK/900 DEF/900) "I move Aqua Dolphin to attack mode." (ATK/600) "Now. Aqua Dolphin, attack." The creature unleashed it's sonar based attack, causing Xiaolang to flinch from the force. (Xiaolang LP/3400) "Flare Scarab!" The creature rammed itself into Xiaolang. (Xiaolang LP/2500) Xiaolang stumbled back. "Neos! Direct attack!"
Neos reached Xiaolang in an instant, raising it's arm. "Wrath of Neos!"
He struck down. (Xiaolang LP/0) The boy grunted, but seemed otherwise unaffected by the blow, though he seemed a little unsteady on his feet.
Judai smiled, striking his signature pose. "Gotcha!"
Xiaolang fell flat on his backside, sitting there with a small smile on his face. Pulling the cards out of his graveyard. "Now I know why you're the best."
Judai watched as Xiaolang began placing the cards back in his deck as he walked up to him. He decided to stop him before he placed..."Xiaolang. Can I take a look at that Oblivion card?" The boy looked up, surprised. "Sure, but keep in mind it's not up for trade."
As Judai looked at the card he began to understand. He knew now what this card was.
This card was the source of the power he had sensed. "I've found an interesting kid."
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End of Chapter
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Today's Strongest Card
Oblivion
Monster
LIGHT
5
Warrior/Effect
ATK/? DEF/0
If you tribute summon this monster, all tributes must be Warrior-type monsters. You may tribute any number of monsters to tribute summon this card. This cards ATK is equal to the combined ATK of the monsters tributed to tribute summon this card at the time they were tributed. Destroy this card during the end phase.
Commentary: Xiaolang
"The strongest Warrior monster. Isn't it awesome?"