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.

22. Chaos Sorcerer

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

Yu-Gi-Oh GX – A New Duelist Legend

Chapter 22 – Chaos Sorcerer

Pain… he remembered pain…

For several moments, that was all he remembered, all he felt. Gradually, he remembered other things.

"Take it easy, Yuki. You've had quite a shock."

Yuki… Jaden Yuki… that was his name, right?

"I suggest you rest for a while, Yuki."

Rest… rest sounded good. That was his last thought before he slipped into unconsciousness.

Several hours later, Jaden slowly opened his eyes. "Where… am I? Wait… the duel!" He jerked into a sitting position, causing a fresh wave of pain in his head.

"You lost, I assume, or you wouldn't be here." A nearby voice said. Jaden turned towards the source of the voice. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw who it was.

"Vincent!"

The black-haired duelist smiled ruefully. "The same. Welcome to hell, Yuki. Or near enough, anyway."

Jaden looked around. The two duelists were sitting on a massive rock surrounded by… nothing. Absolutely nothing as far as the eye could see.

Jaden blinked. "Where are we?"

"I would assume the depths of the Shadow Realm." Vincent replied, "Although it's a bit more… tame then I had expected."

"How did I get here?" Jaden asked.

"I would guess you lost a Shadow Game." Vincent said. "Beyond that… you just materialized here about four hours ago."

Jaden's face adopted a sad look. "Yeah… I lost a Shadow Game… to someone I thought was my friend."

"That's why I have a policy against making friends." Vincent said. "Myself, I ended up dueling the Headmistress as punishment for losing to you. A shadow game, of course."

"How badly did you lose?" Jaden asked.

Vincent grimaced. "I lost in nine turns."

"Ouch."

"Yeah."

"…"

"…"

"So, any idea what we should do?" Jaden said.

"I suppose," Vincent replied, "We sit here for a few thousand years. Or we could try jumping off the side, but I suspect then we'd just fall for that few thousand years."

Jaden frowned. "That's all we can do?"

"As far as I know." Vincent said. "My classes in the Shadow Realm all seem to indicate it essentially requires divine intervention to escape from the Shadow Realm.

"Good thing that's not where you are." A voice behind them said.

Jaden and Vincent both whirled around the face the speaker, and they were greeted with one of the strangest sights that they'd ever seen

The speaker was a man who appeared to be in his late twenties. He had close-cut hair in a random assortment of white and black, and a vest and cape made up of the same thing. To make things worse, the colors were constantly shifting, meaning just looking at him would make you queasy.

"Who are you?" Vincent asked, "And… what in name of hell are you wearing?"

"My name is Coram, and I'm wearing clothes. What else would I be wearing?"

Vincent just stared for a moment before deciding that it wasn't worth pursuing.

"What do you mean, we're not in the Shadow Realm?" Jaden asked. "We both lost Shadow Games."

"True!" Coram said, "In fact, the way those Shadow Games were created, you both would have died if I hadn't been here to whisk you away!"

"Why?" Vincent asked, "What do you want from us?"

"An excellent question!" Coram replied. "What I want from you two is very simple. I want you to save the world."

"…You're kidding, right?"

"Not a all! Not at all!" Coram continued, "That's exactly what I want you two to do."

Vincent rolled his eyes. "How, exactly do we go about doing that?"

"I don't know." Coram replied.

Jaden and Vincent both facevaulted.

"Well…" Jaden asked, "How are we supposed to save the world if we don't know how?"

"That's up to you, I suppose." Coram said, "But I'd it has something to do with your unusual destiny."

"My… destiny?" Jaden replied.

"Why yes, don't you know?" Coram pointed at Jaden. "You are the Herald of Chaos."

Jaden blinked. "What's a Herald of Chaos?"

"That means," Coram explained, "That you are one of the only two beings on the planet that can use both light and dark magic. The other being me, of course." Coram laughed. "I am the only living former Herald of Chaos, after all."

"Chaos… that explains the outfit." Vincent thought.

"So… wait…" Jaden said, "What's going on?"

Coram sighed. "You're a thick one, aren't you? Hand me your deck."

Jaden pulled his deck out of its case, and handed it to Coram. Coram sorted through it, muttering all the while. Then he sighed. "Just as I thought. Not suitable for the Herald of Chaos at all."

"What do you-" Jaden began, but before he finished, Coram blasted his deck with bolts or black and white power.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Jaden yelled.

"Just modifying your deck a little bit." Coram said. He handed the deck back to Jaden. "Here, take a look."

Jaden frantically looked through the cards. After a moment of shuffling through them, he calmed down. "The cards are different, but they feel the same. What did you do to them?"

Coram grinned and blew on his fingertips. "Not many people know this, but Duel Spirits have malleable forms. The spirits of your cards are the same, but their forms are different."

Coram jumped back to the edge of the platform, and a duel disc appeared on his arm. "Now that I've given you an arsenal worthy of the Herald of Chaos, I need to make sure you're worthy of it."

Jaden grinned. "I'm game for that!" A duel disc shimmered into existence on his arm. He blinked at it. "How did I do that?"

Coram laughed. "You're the Herald of Chaos, boy! You'll discover that there's little you can't do!"

CLP: 8000

JLP: 8000

"As the challenger, I claim the right to go first!" Coram declared, drawing a card. He placed two cards on his disc. "I'll set one monster and one other card, then pass the turn to you, boy!"

"Stop calling me 'boy'!" Jaden replied as he drew. "My name's Jaden!" He slammed a card onto his disc. "I'll summon Shining Hero Radiant an attack mode!" A flash of light covered the field, and when it faded there was a male in a white jumpsuit and golden armor on Jaden's field. He had a golden cape and mask and posed heroically. (1700/1400)

"Radiant's effect," Jaden continued, "Removes any monster he destroys from play! Radiant, attack with Shining Blast!" Radiant gathered energy in his palms and launched a ball of shining golden energy at Coram's facedown monster. The powerful burst of light obliterated the monster completely.

Coram laughed. "Unfortunately for you, the monster you destroyed was called Chaos Source – Light! When it gets removed from play, I can send the others from my deck to my graveyard." Two cards popped out of his deck, and he slid them into his graveyard slot.

Jaden grimaced. "I'll set two cards and end my turn."

"Very well then." Coram said, drawing. "I'll summon Chaos Knight – Darkness in attack mode!" As Coram placed the card on his disc, a humanoid figure in black armor appeared, brandishing a sword and shield. (1800/1000)

Coram grinned. "I love this job! Chaos Knight, attack his Shining Hero! Blade of Darkness!" The dark knight charged forward and slashed Radiant, who groaned and shattered.

CLP: 8000

JLP: 7900

Jaden smirked. "I've got a trap! Go, Heroes of Light and Darkness!"

Coram blinked. "And just what does that oddly named trap do?"

"I'll tell you." Jaden replied, "Whenever a Shining or Shadow Hero is destroyed in battle, it lets me summon a hero of to opposite type of equal or lesser level from my deck. Since you destroyed the level four Radiant, I can summon the level three Shadow Hero Temptress in defense mode!" The field was obscured under a cloud of darkness for a second, and when the shroud vanished, a new monster stood on Jaden's field. This heroine was an alluring woman with long black hair and a revealing black outfit. She smiled seductively at Coram. (600/1500)

Coram grinned. "She's certainly easy on the eyes, boy. I'm guessing there's more, though."

"You bet!" Jaden replied, "When Temptress is summoned, each player draws two cards!" They both drew, bringing Jaden's hand to five cards and Coram's to six.

"That's an impressive move, boy." Coram said. "But it'll take more then that to beat me. End turn."

Jaden slid a card off of his deck and examined his hand. After a moment's consideration, he selected a card. "Alright! I tribute Temptress to summon Shining Hero Centurion in attack mode!" The alluring Temptress vanished, and in her place appeared a tall man in golden, futuristic roman centurion armor. He had a white cape and held a golden spear in one hand. (1900/1600)

"I'm not impressed, boy." Coram said with a yawn. "That thing's barely stronger then my Knight."

Jaden grinned. "Would you be impressed if I told you that his effect boosts the attack of all Shining Heroes, himself included, by 400 points?" The armored hero hefted his spear and shouted a battlecry. (1900/1600)—(2300/1600)

Coram blinked. "That… might impress me, yes."

"Centurion!" Jaden yelled, "Attack! Spear of Light!" The Shining Hero hurled his spear at Chaos Knight, and it turned into a beam of light that pierced through the dark knight's chest, destroying it.

CLP: 7500

JLP: 7900

Jaden grinned as another spear appeared in Centurion's hand. "What'd you think off that?"

Coram smirked. "A remarkable effort, but hardly worthy of the Herald of Chaos. You'll have to do much better then that to impress me."

Jaden growled. "Fine! I'll set one card facedown, then end my turn."

Coram drew. "You don't know much about Chaos decks, do you, boy?"

"What makes you say that?" Jaden asked.

"Well, there are three monsters that every good Chaos deck should have." Coram replied, "And all of them require light and dark monsters in my graveyard. I already had light, and you just gave me dark."

Jaden's eyes widened.

Coram smirked. "I remove the Chaos Source – Light and Chaos Knight – Darkness in my graveyard from play to summon Chaos Sorcerer!" A swirl of light and darkness appeared on Coram's field, and the purple-robed monster stepped out of it. (2300/2000)

Coram smirked. "Now, I'll use its special ability. At the cost of its attack this turn, Chaos Sorcerer can remove one face-up monster on the field from play!" Chaos Sorcerer launched a blast of dark magic from its hands. The blast hit Centurion, who simply… winked out of existence.

Jaden grimaced as he drew. "I don't have anything strong enough to beat that sorcerer," He thought, "So let's see if I can trick him!"

Jaden selected a card from his hand and placed it on his disc. I summon Shadow Hero Phantom!" This hero was cloaked in a massive black cape, as well as all black clothes. (800/1600)

"This guy," Jaden explained, "Can't be attacked and can attack directly. Of course, that means you can attack me directly while he's the only monster on my field."

Jaden then placed another card from his hand onto his disc. "I'll just set this and end my turn." He licked his lips. "Come on, fall for it!"

Coram chuckled. "Nice try. You want me to blindly attack into whatever trap you just set for me. Well, I'm not falling for it. I'll just remove your Phantom from play with Chaos Sorcerer's effect, then end my turn." Chaos Sorcerer blasted Phantom into oblivion with another burst of chaos magic.

Jaden chuckled as he drew. "Actually, you did just what I wanted you to do."

Coram's eyes widened. "What?!"

Jaden grinned and slammed a card from his hand onto his disc. "I activate Interdimensional Fusion! This card shuffles fusion material monsters from my removed from play pile back into my deck to summon a fusion monster! So I shuffle Shining Hero Centurion and Shadow Hero Phantom into my deck!"

A portal of chaos energy appeared on the field, and Jaden smirked. "If I am this 'Herald of Chaos' thing, then you're right, this deck is perfect for me! Light and Darkness fuse to create Chaos Hero Knightshade!" The new hero was tall and dressed in imposing golden armor. He had a black cape swirling around him and carried a spear in one hand. (2400/2200)

Coram blanched. "Crap."

Chaos Hero Knightshade!" Jaden yelled, "Attack with Lance of Chaos!" The Chaos Hero jumped into the air, then flipped. He fell spear-first, driving it through Chaos Sorcerer's midsection. The dark mage writhed for a moment, then shattered.

CLP: 7400

JLP: 7900

Coram clapped. "You're getting better, boy."

Jaden grinned. "Oh, I'm not done. When Knightshade destroys a monster, you take 1000 points of damage!" Coram's eyes bulged, and Knightshade slashed him with his spear, taking off a good chunk of life points.

CLP: 6400

JLP: 7900

Coram smirked. "That's still not enough, boy."

Jaden frowned. "I told you, stop calling me 'boy'!"

"Only when you can prove you deserve anything better." Coram replied.

"Then I'll just have to prove it to you!" Jaden said. "I'll set one card and end my turn."

Coram drew. "Well now, I suppose I'll have to show you what real power is." He chuckled. "Once again, you have given me what I need to summon one of the all-powerful Chaos monsters. I remove Chaos Source – Light and Chaos Sorcerer from play to summon Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning!" Another Chaos Gate opened, and this time a knight in fabulous gold and black armor stepped out. He hefted his curved sword and shield. (3000/2500)

Jaden gulped. "That's not good."

"Not for you, anyway." Coram said. "Black Luster Soldier, attack Chaos Hero Knightshade with Chaos Blade!" The powerful knight charged forward and slashed Knightshade with a lightning-fast cut, shattering him instantly.

CLP: 6400

JLP: 7300

"Now," Coram continued, "Since he destroyed a monster in battle, Black Luster Soldier gets to attack once again! Chaos Blade!" The chaos knight charged once again, but this time, his target was Jaden. His slash sent Jaden flying through the air.

CLP: 6400

JLP: 4300

Jaden landed at Vincent's feet. The black-haired duelist cocked an eyebrow. "Having fun?"

Jaden smirked. "Of course I'm having fun. This is a duel, after all."

Vincent just shook his head. "I'll never understand you, Yuki."

"Maybe not, but why do you need to?" Jaden replied, walking back to the duel.

Vincent just stared at Jaden's back in response. "Because I need to understand you in order to beat you, Yuki."

Coram yawned. "Have a nice little break, boy?"

Jaden smirked. "Yep. Now I'm more then ready to beat you!"

Coram sneered at Jaden. "Not with the level of skill I've seen so far, you won't." He gestured to Jaden. "I'll end my turn. Let's see what you can do."

A/N: Funny story about this chapter… it was originally going to be just one part, but it started getting really long. And now I have mad writer's block, so it could be a couple of weeks until I get another chapter out. Anyway, I'll repeat what I said last chapter: Anime Purists, bail out now. Things are only gonna get more crazy.

Next Time: Jaden's duel with Coram rages on, but things start getting even crazier when a malevolent spirit comes hunting for Jaden and Vincent. Vincent's more then good enough to take it on, though… at least I think. Don't miss "Double Attack"!