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.

17. Fusionist

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

A/N: I realize that it's been quite a while since I've updated, and I do have my reasons. Suffice to say that... I had some personal problems a couple of weeks ago, and I didn't feel like doing much of anything. While I'm not, and may never fully be over my problems, I can still say: On with the fic!

Yu-Gi-Oh GX - A New Duelist Legend

Chapter 17 - Fusionist

"NO!" Chazz yelled again, as Jamil spun around and slammed his armored fist into Chazz's dragon, shattering it and ending the pieces flying at Chazz.

CLP: 0

JLP: 2600

Chazz fell to his knees. "I lost..." He blinked. "I lost again..."

As the holograms faded, Jamil walked over to Chazz and held out his hand. "Good match, mon."

Chazz just stood up, ignored Jamil and walked away, still muttering "I lost..." under his breath.

Jamil scratched his head. "What's his deal, mon?"

Crowler walked up to the center of the stage and clapped Jamil on his shoulder. "It looks like we have our third-place winner, Jamil Harris from South Academy!" The entire arena applauded, although the applause was especially loud from the South Academy section.

"Now, we still have one more duel today," Crowler said, "The final match of the school duel, Jaden Yuki verses Vincent!"

Jaden and Vincent both readied their duel discs and stepped into the center of the arena, the former with a look of unusual focus, the latter simply seeming bored.

Jaden looked at his deck. "Alright guys, time to show him what real heroes look like!"

"Vincent!" Jaden called as he activated his disc, "Tell me something... why do you use the Elemental Heroes?"

Vincent smirked disdainfully, activating his own disc. "Maybe you'll find out if you win."

Jaden grinned and drew his starting hand. "That's fine with me, since I was planning on winning anyway!"

Vincent's smirk faded, and he resumed his bored expression. "No, you won't." He drew his cards and continued, "By then end of this duel, I'll show you the folly of relying on the power of so-called 'heroes'."

Jaden blinked. "I wonder what that means..."

JLP: 8000

VLP: 8000

"I'll go first!" Jaden declared, sliding a card off of his deck. He examined his hand, then slid two cards onto his disc. "I'll set one card facedown, then play Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode!" Both Jaden's facedown card and the bulky brown hero appeared on his field, providing a strong barrier against any attacks. (800/2000)

Jaden grinned. "Just try and get through that! I'll end my turn there."

Vincent sneered. "I won't need to try in order to get through those pathetic defenses." He slid a card off his deck, and played it instantly. "I'm sure you recognize this card from my last duel, Infinite Fusion!" The continuous spell appeared on Vincent's field, and the grey-clothed teenager grinned. "Next, I'll activate the Spell Polymirrorzation!"

Jaden sweatdropped. "Just how many versions of Polymerization are there?"

"About four or five." Vincent replied. "Anyway, this Spell can only be used to fusion summon a fusion monster that has all the same fusion components. The upside is, I only need one component monster to make it!"

Jaden's eyes widened. "That's really powerful!"

Vincent turned a card in his hand around, revealing Burst Lady, which he slid into his graveyard. "Now, by sending E-Hero Burst Lady to the graveyard, I can summon a monster that normally takes two Burst Ladies to summon, E-Hero Firestorm!" A vortex appeared on his field, and Burst Lady appeared in it, along with an insubstantial, mirrored duplicate. The two were sucked into it, and a new hero exploded out of the vortex. This hero looked similar to Burst Lady, but her skin was red, her hair was flaming and she was surrounded with a nimbus of fire. (1900/1500)

"Of course," Vincent said, "Now I have to discard a card for each fusion component I didn't offer a monster for." He slid a card into his graveyard, which immediately flashed, and his deck spit off a card. "The card I discarded was Repayment of Losses, however, so I now draw once."

Vincent then slid another card from his hand onto his disc. "I'll now activate the staple fusion card, Polymerization!" The ever-familiar vortex appeared on his field, and it sucked in Wildman and Sparkman. After a few moments, another fused hero emerged, this one looking similar to Wildman, only wearing robes and he had a number of lightning tattoos all over his body. He roared and hefted his sword. (2200/1400)

Vincent smirked. "This is E-Hero Lightning Shaman. When he's fusion summoned, you instantly take 1000 points of damage!" Jaden's eyes widened as Lightning Shaman chanted and a lightning bolt flashed from the sky, slamming into Jaden and knocking him off of his feet.

JLP: 7000

VLP: 8000

Jaden got up, his clothes smoking slightly. "Pretty sweet move, Vincent."

"There is nothing remotely 'sweet' about my moves." Vincent replied, pointing. "Lightning Shaman, attack Clayman with Storm's Fury!" Lightning Shaman yelled again and slashed the air, sending a lightning bolt at Clayman.

"I don't think so!" Jaden yelled. "I activate Hero Barrier! It negates one attack as long as I have an Elemental Hero on my field!" Jaden's trap flipped, and the lightning bolt crashed into a barrier with the Elemental Hero logo on it.

Vincent frowned. "Why do you use cards like that?"

Jaden blinked. "Cards like what?"

"Hero Barrier is a pointless card." Vincent said, "Negate Attack has infinitely more utility, not only ending the battle phase, but also not requiring an E-Hero on the field to work."

Jaden rubbed his head. "I dunno why. Just because, I guess."

Vincent sighed. "Fool. This is why you are weak." Getting back to the matter a hand, Vincent continued with, "As you have negated the attack of the only monster on my field that can best Clayman's defense, I'll end my turn."

"Sweet! My draw!" Jaden yelled, sliding a card off of his deck. He flipped it around and showed it to Vincent. "And what a draw it was! I'll play my own Polymerization!" The vortex appeared on Jaden's field, and drew in Clayman, as well as Sparkman from his hand. "I'll fuse Clayman and Sparkman into Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!" The vortex began to subside, and the massive form of Thunder Giant emerged from it. The giant hero roared at Vincent's monsters. (2400/1500)

"And now Thunder Giant's effect activates!" Jaden called. "It destroys one monster on your field with fewer original attack points then him, and I think I'll choose your Lightning Shaman!" Thunder Giant pointed, and a lightning bolt streaked from his finger, shattering Lightning Shaman instantly.

"Now," Jaden yelled, "Thunder Giant, attack Firestorm with Voltic Thunder!" Thunder Giant charged up a massive blast of electricity and hurled it at the flaming heroine. The lightning was repelled by a barrier of fire for a few moments, but it quickly broke through, destroying Firestorm.

JLP: 7000

VLP: 7500

"Alright!" Jaden yelled, moments before a fireball smacked him in the face. "Ahhh!" He yelled again, "What happened?"

"You don't even know that, and you believe yourself to be a Hero duelist? Pathetic." Vincent replied, "Whenever Firestorm engages in battle, you take 500 points of damage."

"Oh." Jaden replied, having finally managed to put his face out.

JLP: 6500

VLP: 7500

Jaden skimmed through the cards in his hand and selected two of them. "I'll just set one monster and two other cards facedown." He said, "And that'll be it for this turn."

"Very well." Vincent replied, drawing. His graveyard glowed, and two cards shot out of it. "I'll use the effect of Infinite Fusion to return Burst Lady and Polymerization to my hand."

"In response to that," Jaden said, "My Mystical Space Typhoon will destroy it!" Jaden's set card flipped up, and a whirling vortex shattered the continuous spell.

Vincent frowned and placed the card he had drawn on his disc. "No matter. I'm sure you also recognize Fusion Compensation. I'll return Lightning Shaman to my fusion deck in order to draw three cards." Lightning Shaman slid out of his graveyard and he drew three more times, restoring his hand to a decent size.

He slid one of his cards onto his disc. "It appears luck favors me today. Pot of Greed!" The green jar appeared, and Vincent drew again.

"Now," Vincent continued, "I'll activate Polymerization once again, fusing Burst Lady with Edgeman in my hand to form E-Hero Flame Blader!" Yet another vortex formed and sucked up Burst Lady and Edgeman. The vortex churned for a moment, and a female hero in red and gold armor emerged, readying a pair of arm-mounted blades. (2300/1200)

"Edgeman can deal damage through defense, but she's a little more of a hothead." Vincent said, "Her flames can roast anything out of hiding. What that translates to is simple: I choose the mode your monster is in when Flame Blader battles with it." He pointed, "Flame Blader, switch his facedown monster to face-up attack mode and destroy it with Burning Blade Dance!" Flame Blader nodded and threw a fireball at Jaden's facedown, revealing a slightly scorched Wroughtweiler. (800/1200)

Her target revealed, Flame Blader charged towards the mechanical dog, her blades trailing fire. She easily slashed Wroughtweiler in half, taking a big chunk out of Jaden's life points.

JLP: 5000

VLP: 7500

After the dust of combat had settled, Jaden grinned. "Well the joke's on you, Vincent. When Wroughtweiler is destroyed in battle, I get an Elemental Hero and Polymerization back from my graveyard!" His graveyard slot flashed as Polymerization and Sparkman slid out.

"I know that, you fool." Vincent said, "When I was constructing this deck, I considered every card that had the word 'Fusion' or 'E-Hero' in it's text, and I memorized all of them."

Jaden frowned. "You can't just construct your deck, Vincent. You have to create it, put your heart into it. That's how you make a good deck."

Vincent snorted. "You're a fool, and I'll show you why." He slid a card onto his disc. "I activate the quick-play spell De-Fusion, summoning Burst Lady and Edgeman to my field!" Flame Blader was consumed by a reverse vortex from which emerged the two named Heroes, ready for battle.

"Now," Vincent yelled, "Edgeman, attack Thunder Giant with Golden Cutter!" Edgeman leapt forward, his blades at the ready, but Jaden just smirked.

"Sorry Vincent, but I've got a trap!" Jaden called. "I activate Tag Out!"

Vincent frowned. "I... have never heard of this card. Explain it."

Jaden frowned. "Since you asked so nicely, sure. Tag Out can be activated whenever a monster attacks. I then switch the attacking monster with a different one on it's controller's field, as long as that monster hasn't attacked yet this turn."

Vincent's eyes widened. "And you're switching Edgeman with Burst Lady!"

"Exactly!" Jaden yelled, as Edgeman vanished and was replaced by a surprised-looking Burst Lady. She gasped as Thunder Giant's massive fist slammed into her stomach, shattering her.

JLP: 5000

VLP: 6300

Vincent clenched his teeth. "That was not in my plans."

Jaden grinned. "Sorry to say, Vincent, but sometimes things just don't turn out the way you plan them,"

Vincent narrowed his eyes dangerously. "I dislike it when things don't go according my plans."

Jaden shivered involuntarily. "What's this guy's deal?"

"If I'm reading your card right, Edgeman still hasn't attacked yet." Vincent said, flinging out an arm, "So we'll try this again. Edgeman, attack with Golden Cutter!" Edgeman charged yet again, and this time his strikes connected, slashing Thunder Giant into quarters.

JLP: 4800

VLP: 6300

Vincent slid the last card in his hand onto his disc. "To end my turn, I'll play another copy of Infinite Fusion!" He opened his arms, seemingly inviting Jaden to attack him. "Come, bring all your strength. If everything you have is not enough, then you are useless to me!"

Jaden frowned and drew. "You're on, Vincent!" He smirked when he saw the card. "I'll summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman!" The silly looking blue hero appeared on Jaden's field in a spray of bubbles, making a goofy pose. (800/1200)

"And," Jaden continued, "Since he's the only card on my field, I get to draw twice!" Jaden pulled the top two cards off of his deck, bringing his hand to an even five cards.

"This is perfect!" Jaden said, grinning. "I'll activate Polymerization, sending Bubbleman, Sparkman and Avian to the graveyard in order to summon Elemental Hero Tempest!" The ever-familiar vortex appeared on Jaden's field, absorbing the three named heroes and producing the intimidating, metal winged form of Tempest. (2800/2800)

Vincent grinned insanely. "That's perfect! Show me everything you have!"

"More then happy to comply!" Jaden yelled back, "Tempest, attack his Bladedge with Typhoon Boom!" The winged hero charged up his blaster and launched a spiral bolt of energy at Edgeman, shattering him into a thousand pieces.

JLP: 4800

VLP: 6300

Jaden grinned. "I'll just set the last two cards in my hand, then pass things to you."

Vincent drew and smirked. "It has become more then obvious that I'll have to take you seriously, Jaden Yuki."

Jaden's jaw dropped. "You haven't been dueling seriously until now?"

"Only a select few are worthy of my real skill." Vincent replied, as his graveyard ejected Polymerization and Sparkman. "You have joined their ranks. Congratulations." He slid Polymerization onto his disc, and another vortex formed. "Allow me to show you a trick." Vincent said, "I'll send Sparkman to the graveyard along with King of the Swamp to form E-Hero Shining Flare Wingman!" Sparkman and a slightly off-looking Flame Wingman both entered the vortex, and the silver armored, glowing winged form of Shining Flare Wingman emerged. (2500/2100)

"We can't forget about Shining Flare Wingman's effect, now can we?" Vincent asked sarcastically, "He gains 300 attack points for each E-Hero in my graveyard, and there are currently six, so, 1800 attack points!" Shining Flare Wingman's glow grew brighter as it's attack points skyrocketed past anything Jaden could easily muster. (2500/2100)–(4300/2100)

"Shining Flare Wingman!" Vincent yelled, "Attack with Shining Strike!"

"I don't think so!" Jaden yelled back, "I've got another Hero Barrier!" As with Lightning Shaman beforehand, Shining Flare Wingman was stopped by a shield with the Elemental Hero logo on it.

Vincent growled. "Your delaying tactics will not work forever, Jaden Yuki. Eventually, I will crush you."

"We'll just have to see, won't we?" Jaden replied, drawing. He turned the card around. "My Pot of Greed lets me draw twice more!" The green jar appeared, Jaden drew, and the jar shattered.

Jaden grinned. "Perfect." He popped open his field slot and slid a card in. "I activate Skyscraper!" Buildings rose, and, in moments, Jaden and Vincent were surrounded by the massive cityscape of Skyscraper.

"So what?" Vincent asked, "You're still 500 points short of my Shining Flare Wingman."

"Not with this!" Jaden yelled, slamming his other card down onto his disc. "Rush Recklessly increases the attack of my monster by 700 for the rest of the turn!"

Vincent frowned. "So it does."

"Tempest!" Jaden yelled, "Attack Shining Flare Wingman with Typhoon Boom!" The metal-winged hero glowed, charging up his blaster as Jaden's spell cards made his attack skyrocket. (2800/2800)–(4500/2800)

Vincent smirked. "Destroy Shining Flare Wingman if you wish. I have greater monsters yet."

"Yeah?" Jaden replied, "Then this is gonna be even better then I thought." With that, Tempest finished charging and launched the spiral laser at Shining Flare Wingman. The laser pierced his chest, destroying him completely.

JLP: 4800

VLP: 6100

Jaden smirked. "That's all for this turn."

"Very well." Vincent replied, drawing. "I'll choose not to activate the effect of Infinite Fusion this turn."

"Why would he do that?" Jaden asked himself.

He placed the card on his disc. "I'll activate Pot of Avarice, returning all of the monsters in my graveyard but Shining Flare Wingman and Firestorm to my deck in order to draw two cards." The Pot of Greed's insane cousin appeared, and five cards popped out of his graveyard. He added three to his fusion deck, as well as two to his deck. He then shuffled his deck and drew twice.

Vincent flipped a card in his hand around. "Fusion Compensation returns Firestorm to my fusion deck and grants me three cards."

Vincent placed another card on his disc. "I'll also activate a second Fusion Compensation, returning Shining Flare Wingman to my fusion deck to draw four cards." He popped the card out of his graveyard and returned it to his fusion deck, then drew four more times. In doing so, however, he dropped one of his cards.

"Oops." Vincent bent down and picked the card up, then continued with his turn. "I'll activate the spell known as Future Fusion, sending fusion components from my deck to my graveyard in order to summon the fusion monster next turn." He pulled four cards out of his deck and slid them into the graveyard.

"What Elemental Hero fusion requires four monsters?" Jaden thought, "None I've ever heard of..."

Vincent smirked. "Normally, I couldn't summon this fusion monster until next turn, but there are ways around everything." He slid two cards onto his disc. "This card is a good example. Pyro Clock of Destiny advance the turn count to my next turn!" Future Fusion began to glow, and a tall, intimidating figure in gold emerged from the card. (2900/2600)

"Meet E-Hero Elixier!" Vincent yelled. "This is the ultimate E-Hero! When it comes into play, all removed from play monsters are returned to their owner's decks, although that's not relevant at the moment. It's second effect means it's treated as every element but dark, and it's third effect gives it 300 extra attack points for each monster on the field with the same attribute as it!" Elixier glowed, Tempest's presence boosting it's attack points. (2900/2600)–(3200/2600)

"No way!" Jaden yelled, "That thing's awesome!"

Vincent frowned. "Perhaps you'll change your opinion soon. I activate Heavy Storm, destroying all spell and trap cards on the field!" A heavy gust of wind kicked up, blowing away Skyscraper and Infinite Fusion.

"Now Elixier, attack!" Vincent yelled, "Five Elements Fist!" Elixier's right fist glowed, and he charged towards Tempest. He slammed his fist into Tempest's gut, shattering the metal winged hero completely.

JLP: 4400

VLP: 6100

Vincent slid another card onto his disc. "Next, De-Fusion calls Clayman, Featherman, Bubbleman and Burst Lady to my field!" Elixier broke apart into spheres of light, which formed into to four heroes that had created him. (800/2000), (1000/1000), (800/1200), (1200/800)

Jaden gulped. "This is gonna hurt..."

"All of my monsters attack you directly!" Vincent yelled, and the four heroes charged Jaden, striking him earth, air, water and fire, throwing him across the arena and sending him sprawling.

JLP: 600

VLP: 6100

Jaden shakily stood up. "Nice move..."

Vincent looked at Jaden, then at his hand, then at Jaden again. He nodded to himself. "I cannot defeat you this turn, so I will end my battle phase and move to my second main phase."

Vincent placed one of his remaining cards on his disc. "I'll activate the spell card True Face of Battle. This card first returns both of our life points to 8000."

JLP: 8000

VLP: 8000

"You're giving me life points?" Jaden asked, "Why?"

"You'll see soon." Vincent replied, "True Face of Battle also shuffles together our fields, hands, decks, graveyards, and removed from play piles, then we each draw five cards. In essence, it's a whole new duel."

"Okay..." Jaden said, as he shuffled his cards together and drew.

"However, True Face of Battle has one final effect." Vincent continued, "If I have another deck, then I can swap that deck for the one I'm using." Vincent pulled his E-Hero deck out of his duel disc, put it in a large deck case at his waist and took another deck out of the case. He slammed the deck into it's slot and drew his new starting hand. "I happen to have one right here."

"A second deck!" Jaden exclaimed, "That's why you reset everything?"

Vincent smirked. "Exactly. Jaden Yuki, prepare to face the power of my true deck."

New Cards:

Polymirrorzation, Elemental Hero Firestorm, Elemental Hero Lightning Shaman, Elemental Hero Flame Blader, Tag Out, True Face of Battle

Changes:

Although it's not relevant yet, I decided to change Polymeracceleration into a Quick-Play spell.

I'm using Future Fusion's anime effect and Elixier's OCG effect.

I majorly fudged Pyro Clock of Destiny.

Next Time: The power of Vincent's true deck is revealed, and as brutal as his first deck was, this one is even stronger. As Jaden dances on the edge of defeat, more of Vincent's mysterious purpose is revealed... as well as some of what sent Tsukanna running of in a panic! Don't miss: "Restructer Revolution"!