A New Duelist Legend

by AngelOfBlades

The Assault on Duel Academy: As East Duel Academy is under siege from the forces of the dark, unexpected heroes my rise... and fall. The games are over. The war has begun.

2. DD Trainer

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX.

A/N: I apologize to anyone who disliked the fact that my first chapter was basically a repeat of the first episode of the series. I think it was necessary for the plot. I will retell episodes again in the future, but I shouldn't have to do it to often. Now, on with the fic!

Yu-Gi-Oh GX - A New Duelist Legend

Chapter 2 - D. D. Trainer

The end was approaching for this year's East Duel Academy entrance exams. Many aspiring duelists had the greatest dream of their young lives realized: acceptance into the most prestigious Duel Monsters school in the world. Many more had been turned away, some with hopes of succeeding in the years to come, others with their dreams in pieces.

But, things weren't done just yet.

"Tsukanna Kanshisha, Please report to the exam field for your exam duel."

Tsukanna stretched her neck, making the bells on her mass of braids chime, sounding almost excited about the upcoming duel.

She smirked. "This is gonna be fun."

As Tsukanna walked to the exam field, she was not unobserved. High above the stands, in a private viewing box, stood two Duel Academy students in the uniform of Obelisk Blue, Alexis Rhodes and Zane Truesdale.

"That's a really weird hairstyle."

Zane either ignored Alexis's observation, or simply didn't respond.

"Zane!"

"There's something familiar about her..."

Alexis blinked. She hadn't expected the stoic Zane to say anything. "What do you mean? Where do you know her from?"

"I'm not sure," Zane replied, "But I'm certain I've seen her somewhere before..."

A couple hundred feet below, Tsukanna had reached the dueling arena. Although the stands were mostly empty, the odd person had stayed to watch the last duel of the day.

On the other side of the arena, Tsukanna's opponent, a stately woman with brown hair and large glasses in a Ra Yellow uniform, was already in place.

"Good, you're here, applicant, now we can get started.." the woman said, "I'm Professor Noriko Mizuna, and I'm the head of the Ra Yellow girl's dorm. I'll be your examiner for this duel."

"A dorm head?" replied Tsukanna with a smirk, "This'll be REALLY fun!"

The examiner didn't even blink. "Now, in accordance with the exam rules, before we begin the duel, I tell you the name of the exam deck I'll be using, which gives you a clue to the deck's weakness. Your real objective is to survive while you find the weakness and exploit it."

Tsukanna paused in attaching a special left-handed duel disc to her right arm. "You're using an exam deck?"

This time Professor Mizuna did blink. "Yes... why, is that a problem?"

"Of course it is!" Tsukanna shouted back. "An exam deck is irrelevant! You brought your real deck with you, right?"

"My... real deck...?"

"Yes! Your real deck! The deck you've put your heart and soul into!" Tsukanna yelled, an then, in a calmer voice, finished, "Beating up on children is easier the dueling someone whose heart isn't in the deck they're using."

The professor frowned. "So, you want to duel my personal deck?"

"Exactly!"

"Very well, applicant..." the examiner said, switching the deck in her duel disk for another in her pocket. "Just remember... It was your choice, so no complaining if you lose!"

Tsukanna smirked again, and finished attaching her duel disk to her right arm. "I'm not going to lose! Duel Disc, on!"

"Alright then, applicant! Let's begin the exam! Duel Disc, on!"

MLP: 8000

TLP: 8000

"I'll go first!" Tsukanna proclaimed, drawing a card. After looking at it, she added it to her hand and selected another. "I place a monster facedown in defense mode, and end my turn!"

"A typical starting move, applicant!" Professor Mizuna shouted as she drew, "You'll need to do better! I summon D.D. Crazy Beast in attack mode!"

A portal appeared in front of the examiner, and a massive red and grey beast with a large fanged mouth lunged halfway out of it and roared. (1400/1400)

"I also play two cards facedown! Now D.D. Crazy Beast, devour her facedown monster!"

The beast roared again and lunged, it's body extending as one end of it remained in the portal. The beast lunged at Tsukanna's facedown... which flipped to reveal a slightly obese, bald Egyptian man in a black robe carrying a staff and sitting on one knee.

"Sorry!" Tsukanna shouted, "But your beast doesn't have enough attack points to munch on my Gravekeeper's Guard!" (1000/1900)

True to her word, the bald Gravekeeper blocked D.D. Crazy Beast's lunge with his staff and pushed it back, making Professor Mizuna's life points drop.

MLP: 7500

TLP: 8000

"Not only that," Tsukanna said with a grin, "When Gravekeeper's Guard is flipped, I get to return a monster on the field to it's owner's hand, and I choose D.D. Crazy Beast!"

The beast was sucked back into it's portal, and Professor Mizuna's duel disk ejected the card. The she returned it to her hand. "I end my turn."

"Alright! My turn!" Tsukanna drew a card, and smiled. "I summon Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier in attack mode!"

Another black-robed Egyptian man appeared, this one wearing a head-cloth and carrying a golden-shafted spear. (1500/1000)

"I also change Gravekeeper's Guard to attack mode!" Tsukanna smirked as the bald man got off his knee and brandished his staff.

"Now, Gravekeeper's Guard, Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier, attack directly!"

Obeying Tsukanna's command, the two Gravekeepers charged forward, the Spear Soldier stabbing The professor in the stomach, and the Guard knocked her down with a staff jab to the chest.

MLP: 5000

TLP: 8000

"I end my turn!" Tsukanna said, almost sweetly.

"Wow."

Up in the observation booth, Alexis was very impressed. "She's taken a really early lead!"

"I'm not surprised." Zane stated, "Based on the monster she played, Professor Mizuna is using her own deck."

"Huh? If she's using her own deck, shouldn't she be in the lead?"

Zane shook his head. "Against Professor Mizuna's deck, an early lead like this is negligible."

"What do you mean, negligible?"

"You'll see."

Professor Mizuna got up from where she had fallen and drew a card from her disc. "Clever moves, applicant." She looked at the card she had drawn and smirked. "I play Pot of Greed!" The green jar appeared, and Professor Mizuna drew two cards. She smirked again.

"To bad, applicant, I have all the cards I need for my perfect combo!"

"Huh?" Tsukanna cocked her head to one side, confused.

"I'll show you!" replied Professor Mizuna, "I activate my two facedowns!" The two holographic cards flipped up, revealing two traps Tsukanna had never seen before.

"What the heck do those do?"

"Glad you asked, applicant!" Professor Mizuna replied, "The first is continuous trap called Insatiable Greed! It allows me to, once during my turn, discard any number of monster cards from my hand to that many cards from my deck!"

"Okay..."

"The second is another continuous trap called Skull Lair! It allows me to destroy any monster on the field by removing monsters in my graveyard equal to it's level! And last but not least, I play the continuous spell Soul Absorption! Now, every time a card is removed from play, I gain 500 life points!"

Tsukanna's eyes widened as the full implications of the combo hit her.

"Now! Watch this, applicant! I discard four cards from my hand - all monsters - to draw four more cards!" Professor Mizuna placed the four monsters in her graveyard, and drew four cards from her deck. "Now, I remove those four cards," the cards ejected from her graveyard, and she shifted them to her removed from play slot, "To destroy Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier!"

Four floating wisps of blue energy in the shape of skulls appeared around Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier. The gravekeeper looked at them in confusion, and tried to beat the back with his spear, but they phased into his body and he shattered.

Tsukanna's eyes narrowed as she placed the card in her graveyard. "Heh. This'll be harder then I expected."

"Don't forget my Soul Absorption!" Professor Mizuna shouted as a blue energy aura appeared around her, "I removed four cards, so I gain 2000 Life Points!"

MLP: 7000

TLP: 8000

"Before I end my turn," Professor Mizuna said, "I'll play two more continuous spells. The first is called D. D. Borderline. With this card, as long as I have no spell cards in my graveyard, neither of us get a battle phase. The second is Soul Backlash, which lets me remove a spell card from my graveyard to do 500 points of damage to you!"

"Damn..."

"Scared, applicant? I warned you about facing my personal deck. You can surrender, if you like!"

Tsukanna burst out laughing. "Hahahahaha! Scared? NO WAY!"

"Huh?" Professor Mizuna started, not expecting such a reaction.

"I'm having way to much fun to be scared! Hahahahaha!" Tsukanna laughed again.

Professor Mizuna frowned. "I'll just remove Pot of Greed from my graveyard to deal you 500 points of damage, and then end my turn. Of course, because I removed a card from play, I also gain 500 life points."

Tsukanna flinched as she was wrapped in a red aura, and the blue aura reappeared around Professor Mizuna.

MLP: 7500

TLP: 7500

"See what I meant, Alexis?"

Alexis, not taking her eyes of the duel, replied "Yeah. With that combo, she's completely locked down."

Zane just stared at Tsukanna. "Where have I seen that girl before...?"

"My draw!" Tsukanna pulled a card off of her deck and looked at it. "Perfect! Now I just need a couple more cards, and I can win this!"

"I play a card facedown," Tsukanna announced, placing the card she drew in a magic/trap slot, "And then I summon Gravekeeper's Curse in defense mode!"

Another black-robed Gravekeeper, this time with dreadlocks and carrying a silver crook, appeared and crouched defensively. (800/800)

"And," Tsukanna shouted, "With this guy, I don't need a battle phase to hurt you! Whenever he's summoned, he deals you 500 points of direct damage!"

Gravekeeper's Curse smirked, raised his staff, and shot a burst of black energy at Professor Mizuna, knocking her over again.

MLP: 7000

TLP: 7500

"Now, seeing as I can't attack, I switch Gravekeeper's Guard back to defense mode and end my turn." The portly Gravekeeper once again got down on one knee and set his staff defensively.

"You're doing well applicant, but, with my combo in place, you can't beat me." Professor Mizuna said as she drew, "First, I use Insatiable Greed to discard three more monsters and draw three cards!"

"Now," Professor Mizuna continued, "I'll remove the three monsters I just discarded to destroy Gravekeeper's Curse!"

"Hold it!" Tsukanna shouted, interrupting the examiner, "I activate my facedown! Go, Dust Tornado!"

Tsukanna's facedown lifted, and a whirlwind sprung up from the revealed trap. "Destroy Soul Backlash!" The whirlwind launched itself at the named card and shattered it. "And, I use Dust Tornado's other effect to set another card from my hand!" As the whirlwind subsided, another facedown appeared in front of Tsukanna.

"Hah!" Professor Mizuna cackled, "The pressure must be getting to you, applicant! I can still destroy Gravekeeper's Curse, and I still gain 1500 life points from Soul Absorption!" The skulls reappeared, this time homing in on Gravekeeper's Curse. As before, they entered the Gravekeeper's body and it shattered.

MLP: 8500

TLP: 7500

"Was it such a bad move?" Tsukanna retorted in a whimsical voice, "Now you have a spell card in your graveyard, so D. D. Borderline doesn't work, and you can't remove spells anymore, so it'll stay that way!"

The Professor's eyes bugged out as she realized her predicament. "So now you get your battle phase!"

"Yep!"

Professor Mizuna frowned. "In that case, I'll play D.D. Warrior in defense mode, and end my turn." A strangely garbed warrior with a scimitar appeared, and crouched in defense mode. (1200/1000)

"Alright then! I draw!" Tsukanna drew a card from the top of her deck, looked at it, grinned, and placed it in her hand.

"First, since, I do know what D.D. Warrior's special effect is, I play Tribute to the Doomed!"

Professor Mizuna gasped.

"By your reaction, you know what it does. I discard a card from my hand," Tsukanna smirked as she discarded the card she had drawn earlier, "And I can destroy any monster on the field! So, say goodbye to D.D. Warrior!"

The oddly clad warrior gasped as a hole appeared in the ground, and a large number of mummy wrappings flew out of it. The rags wrapped around the warrior and pulled it into the hole, which closed.

"And, there goes your only defense!" Tsukanna grinned happily, "How's that for a move?"

Professor Mizuna's only response was an irritated grunt.

"Don't be like that!" Tsukanna said, responding to the professor's unspoken comment, "I'm having loads of fun!"

The examiner just glared.

Tsukanna sighed. "I guess I'll just finish my move, then. I tribute Gravekeeper's Guard..." she smiled as bald Gravekeeper vanished, "To play the leader of the Gravekeepers! Gravekeeper's Chief in attack mode!"

Another Egyptian man appeared, this time wearing robes that were mostly black with white sleeves and trim. He had a white head-cloth and black goatee, and brandished a golden staff with a head shaped like a serpent's. (1900/1200).

"And he's not just powerful in attack points!" Tsukanna almost sang, "He's also got a powerful effect! When I tribute summon Gravekeeper's Chief, I can summon any monster with "Gravekeeper's" in it's name from my graveyard. And I'll summon my favorite monster! Gravekeeper's Assailant, in attack mode!"

Another Gravekeeper, a female one this time, appeared. She was covered by a bulky black robe, and wore a hood and facemask, but was indeed female. She brandished a long kris dagger. (1500/1500)

"Wait!" Shouted Professor Mizuna, "When did that go to your graveyard?"

"Silly teacher!" Tsukanna responded cheekily, "I discarded her for Tribute to the Doomed!"

"Oh. Right." the professor coughed, embarrassed she had made such a simple mistake.

"Now let me think..." said Tsukanna, mock-wondering, "You have no defenses... I've got two monsters... so that means... 3400 points of damage to you! Gravekeeper' s Chief! Gravekeeper's Assailant! Attack directly with Grave Spell and Assassin's Strike!"

Gravekeeper's Chief chanted for several seconds, and the head of his staff shot a beam of black energy that blasted Professor Mizuna off her feet. Gravekeeper's Assailant leapt forward, vanished for a moment, and reappeared over the fallen professor before slashing her with a black-glowing kris and leaping back to her previous place.

MLP: 5100

TLP: 7500

"I set two cards and end my turn!" As Tsukanna spoke, two more facedown cards appeared next to the one set by Dust Tornado. "Let's see if you can catch up!"

Professor Mizuna got back up, breathing heavily after the powerful direct attack. She shakily drew a card. She looked at the cards in her hand, then at the grinning Tsukanna.

"Make your move already!"

"Alright!" the professor called "I discard three monsters to draw three cards!" She pushed the three cards into her graveyard slot, and drew three from her deck. "Now, I remove those three monsters and the D.D. Warrior you destroyed to gain 2000 life points and destroy Gravekeeper's Assailant!"

MLP: 7100

TLP: 7500

"Sorry, but no." Tsukanna replied, pushing a button on her duel disk, "Activate trap! Interdimensional Matter Transporter!"

Professor Mizuna's jaw dropped. "No!"

"Actually, that's a "Yes!"," Tsukanna replied with a happy grin, "This trap removes one of my monsters from the field until the end of the current turn. And I chose Gravekeeper's Assailant!"

A silver ring appeared behind the female Gravekeeper, and a portal opened in the ring. The Gravekeeper jumped through it, and it closed.

"Now," Tsukanna said with another grin, "Because your effect has no target, it fizzles! Nice move, huh?"

"Ye-yeah..." The professor replied shakily.

"Of course, since the effect of Interdimensional Matter Transporter removes my monster from play, you gain 500 extra Life Points..." Tsukanna mused, "But - I can live with that."

MLP: 7600

TLP: 7500

Professor Mizuna's mind was reeling. "Who is this girl?" she thought, "Even before I make my moves, she already has ways to counter them!" The professor realized that she never looked at the cards she drew earlier with Insatiable Greed. She glanced a them. The first two were worthless. The third made her eyes pop.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Professor Mizuna started laughing almost madly. "You've played a good game applicant, but it's over now! I summon the strongest monster in my deck! Rise, GREN MAJU DA EIZA!"

It was impossible te easily describe the massive fiend which appeared on Professor Mizuna's field. It looked like some bizarre, impossible cross between a four-legged beast, a red dragon, and Summoned Skull. It threw back it's draconic head and roared. (0/0)

"It's points may not look like much, but - " the professor started before Tsukanna interrupted her.

"Oh, hey, I thought you might have Gren Maju Da Eiza!" Tsukanna said musingly, tapping her chin, "Let me see, you've removed twelve cards from the game, so it's attack and defense are both 4800, right?"(0/0)--(4800/4800)

"Ummm... right." The professor said, a little shocked that Tsukanna a recognized such an obscure card so easily. "So, if you know that, you know that you can't hope to destroy my ultimate beast!"

"Like I said," Tsukanna responded, grinning as she hit a button on her disc, "I expected you'd have him. So I set this! Activate Quick-Play Spell, Magical Dimension!"

"Magical Dimension? What the heck does that do!" Professor Mizuna demanded a little fearfully.

"Well, first, I have to tribute a Spellcaster, so let's say goodbye to Gravekeeper's Chief for the moment." As Tsukanna spoke, Gravekeeper's Chief vanished in a flash of light. "Next, I can special summon any Spellcaster with fewer then 2000 attack points from my hand, and I choose Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier, which, despite the spear, is a spellcaster." As Tsukanna finished, the black-robed Gravekeeper once again appeared on the field and brandished his spear. (1500/1000)

"HA!" Professor Mizuna laughed, "You tributed for a monster with fewer attack points! You've definitely cracked under the pressure!"

"Nope." Tsukanna responded with a smirk, "Because the other effect of Magical Dimension destroys one monster on the field!"

"WHAT!"

As Professor Mizuna watched, Gren Maju Da Eiza body was covered in glowing cracks. After a moment, the titanic fiend exploded with a blast of lightning. "NO!"

"Any other moves?" Tsukanna asked.

"I'm done." the professor replied with a sigh. "Go."

"Alright! Now, since your turn finished, I get Gravekeeper's Assailant back!" The portal opened again, and the black-robed woman stepped out and brandished her kris. The silver ring shattered behind her. (1500/1500)

"Now, I draw!" Tsukanna looked at her card and played it immediately. "Pot of Greed! I draw two cards!" The green jar appeared as Tsukanna drew her additional cards and smiled. "First, I play Monster Reincarnation and discard a card to bring Gravekeeper's Chief back to my hand! Now, I tribute Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier summon him in attack mode!"

The Spear Soldier vanished in a flash of light, out of which stepped the Gravekeeper leader once again. (1900/1200)

"And don't forget his special ability! I use it to summon Gravekeeper's Curse from my graveyard!"

The crook-wielding Gravekeeper once again appeared on the field and shot another burst of black energy at the professor, knocking a chunk off of her life points. (800/800)

MLP: 7100

TLP: 7500

"Just so you know..." Tsukanna started, "This is gonna be the last turn."

"Really? And why is that?" retorted Professor Mizuna, "You may have a field advantage, but I still have 7100 Life Points! I doubt you can take down that many in one turn!"

"Actually, I can." Tsukanna stated, "First, I activate my last facedown! Rite of Spirit! It lets me special summon one monster with "Gravekeeper's" in it's name from the graveyard! So welcome back Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier!"

For the third time that duel, the spear-wielding Gravekeeper appeared. He bowed to Gravekeeper's Chief, who nodded back, before settling into an attack stance. (1500/1000)

"Now, I play the last card in my hand! Let me officially welcome you to the ancestral home of the Gravekeepers: NECROVALLEY!"

Tsukanna slid the card into the extended field slot, and as she did, the whole arena changed. It was replaced by a desert canyon, with multiple small temples and openings carved into the walls. Out of the canyon's mouth, pyramids could be seen in the distance.

Tsukanna smirked. "Like it? I do, and so do my Gravekeepers. As long as we're dueling in Necrovalley, every card with "Gravekeeper's" in it's name gains 500 attack and defense points. Impressive, no?"

Tsukanna's words were proven true, as the four Gravekeepers stretched and looked around, obviously glad to be home... until their eyes fell on the professor. Just their looks made it obvious. She wasn't welcome here. (1500/1500)(2000/2000), (1900/1200)(2400/1700), (800/800)(1300/1300), (1500/1000)(2000/1500)

"Also, Necrovalley prevents you from targeting cards in either graveyard with monster effects, trap cards, and magic cards. In addition, you can't remove cards in either graveyard from the game... Kinda shuts down you're whole strategy, huh?"

Professor Mizuna responded with a noise that was halfway between a groan and a gurgle.

"I would be affected the same way..." Tsukanna continued, "if I didn't have him on the field." She pointed her thumb at Gravekeeper's Chief, who smirked slightly.

"But, really only the attack point bonus matters," she finished, wearing the biggest smile she had the entire duel, "Because with that bonus, the combined attack of my Gravekeepers is 7700, which is 600 more then your life points!"

Professor Mizuna just stood in slack-jawed amazement.

Tsukanna waved with her free hand. "Bye bye."

Exactly on cue, the four Gravekeepers attacked. The Spear Soldier slashed her front with his spear, knocking her back at the same time as the Assailant slashed her back, which knocked her forward again. They then jumped out of the way as the Chief and the Curse combined their magic attacks in a single massive blast.

MLP: 0

TLP: 7500

As the holograms faded, Professor Mizuna fell to her knees.

"You ok?"

Tsukanna walked over to the fallen dorm head and offered a helping hand.

Professor Mizuna smiled. "I'm fine." She grabbed Tsukanna's hand and pulled herself up. "I just never expected to lose. Especially not with my own deck."

Tsukanna smirked and rubbed her head. "We all lose sometimes. You lose, I lose, Yugi loses..." she paused. "Well, I'm not certain about that last one, but you and I lose!"

"Hehehe!" Professor Mizuna chuckled, "Well, regardless, I did lose, and you played masterfully. Not only do you pass, I'm putting in my recommendation that you be assigned to the Ra Yellow dorm!"

"Wow!" Up in the observation booth, Alexis was well beyond impressed. "She incredible! I've never seen someone beat a teacher's deck so easily!"

Next to her, Zane was deep in thought. "Hmmm... strange hairdo, uses Gravekeepers, predicts opponent's moves easily..." Zane's eyes widened suddenly. "That's it!"

"What's it, Zane?" asked Alexis, throughly confused by his sudden outburst.

"I remember where I've seen her before."

"Really? Where?"

"It was in an article I found on the internet about two ago, soon after I started at Duel Academy," Zane started, his eyes narrowing, "An article about a particular Duel Monsters tournament in which a thirteen year old girl entered, played, and completely destroyed everyone. She never even came close to losing."

"And that girl was her?" Alexis asked, disbelieving.

Zane nodded. "But which it was tournament it was is what worries me..."

Alexis gulped. That tended to happen when Zane was worried about something. "Which tournament?"

"The Eastern Grandmaster finals."

"WHAT?" Alexis practically shrieked, "She won a GRANDMASTER tournament? When she was THIRTEEN?"

Zane nodded again. "But that's not the strangest thing..."

"What could possibly be stranger then that!"

"That was the only tournament she ever participated in."

"Huh?"

"After dominating that one tournament, she completely vanished off of the dueling circuit."

"Why on earth would someone that good only enter one tournament, and then, two years later, enroll in a dueling school?"

"I don't know." Zane responded as he turned and walked off, "But I'm going to find out."

The next day, all the dorm assignments had been handed out, people had said their goodbyes and farewells, and all those skilled or lucky enough to be accepted flocked to one place: the pier from which departed the only boat to Duel Academy.

"This is sweet!"

Jaden Yuki, new Slifer Red and the future King of Games (at least in his own opinion), couldn't be happier.

"This year is gonna be great, don't you agree, guys?"

"Of course," Bastion Misawa, newly appointed Ra Yellow and still just as much of a genius as before, replied "It will be a year filled with the three things I love most: learning, dueling, and learning about dueling."

"Ohhh... I'm good with the dueling, but not so much with the learning..." Syrus Truesdale, Also new Slifer Red, and friend to the future King of Games (in Jaden's opinion) groaned.

"Cheer up, Sy!" Jaden said, "As long a you can duel, who needs learning?"

"That would be you, Jaden." Bastion bantered.

"No I don't!"

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't!

"If you don't then why are you in Slifer Red?"

"..."

"He's got you there, Jay!"

"Get over here, Syrus!"

"Hey! No fair! No tickling!"

"Would you two please stop roughhousing? It's embarrassing."

"Hahahahahah!"

"Grrrrr... stupid Slifer Slackers..."

On a deck above where Jaden was currently wrestling with Syrus, Chazz Princeton, destined to be an Obelisk Blue, (after all, he did get top of the class in duel prep school!) and the future King of Games (in his own opinion) was very angry at the aforementioned 'Slifer Slackers'.

"This school is for the best! the elite! Not lucky no-talent slackers like them!"

We'll leave him there, as his next 200 or so sentences all mean basically the same thing as the first two.

At the other end of the deck where Chazz was muttering about 'slackers' Alexis Rhodes, already an Obelisk Blue, and the best female duelist in the school, was relaxing.

"Zzzzzzzz..."

Okay, so she's sleeping.

"Zzzzzzzz... Hehe... Zane... Zzzzzzzz..."

Let's move on, shall we?

On the very top deck of the ship, Zane Truesdale, still an Obelisk Blue, the best in the school, the'Kaiser' of Duel Academy, and future King of Games (in the opinion of just about everyone but himself, Jaden, and Chazz.) was worried. Several decks below, under his watchful eye, was the source of his worries.

Tsukanna Kanshisha.

Also a new Slifer Red, possessing a weird hairdo, and beyond that, a complete enigma.

Gonna be a fun year, don't you think?

New Cards:

Insatiable Greed

Continuous Trap

Once during your turn, you may discard as many monsters from your hand as you like to draw the same number of cards from your deck.

Image: A fat man it ornate clothes snatching a bag of money from a beggar.

Soul Backlash

Continuous Spell

As often as you like during your turn, you may remove a spell card in your graveyard from play to do 500 points of direct damage to your opponent.

Image: A sorcerer in an arcane lab crouched over and surrounded by red mist.

Changes:

None

Next Time: It's an unexpected clash, as the dueling begins even before the ship gets to Duel Academy! When mysterious men with mysterious intentions take Jaden and Chazz hostage, their lives may rest on a the outcome of a dangerous double duel! Don't miss "Darkness Approaches"