Chapter 3: The Entrance Duel Exam begins! the Silent Kuro awakens!
The Silent Kuro Helheim felt absolutely puckish, his stance being unassuming and unimitdating as he entered the dueling field, equipping his sister's duel disk on his right hand, he took a deep breath, it's been quite long since he dueled seriously, so he was going to be a little bit rusty, he doesn't take every duel seriously, but then again, this one has consequences.
"Are you ready for your test Initiate!?" The Proctor shouted to the tall Helheim family Member with a serious tone, Kuro shuddered in response but nevertheless nodded in return understandingly.
"Remember Kuro Helheim! If you beat me, you're in the Academy, but if you don't, better luck next time, acceptance letter or not!" The Procter intimidated Kuro who silently nodded in understanding, Kuro was a bit fazed by the Duel Academy Staff member yelling out his name, it was loud enough so that several people sitting in the crowd seats heard the Proctor's words.
"Kuro Helheim!? Is he related to the Dark Star of Duel Monsters!?" several people spectating asked themselves in suspicion, they began to murmur against themselves in a sense of wonder and curiosity, Kuro blushed as he was distracted by the spectators talking among themselves.
"Crystal clear." Was all Kuro said with a quiet and faltered tone as the two duel disks activated trying to focus on the duel at hand, the ruby on Kuro's borrowed duel disk lighting up like a flare, giving him even more undesireable attention.
"Wait, is that Maria Helheim's duel disk?" Several spectators asked one another in suspicion and wonder, causing Kuro to shudder from the attention.
"Duel!" The Procter said with a shout, Kuro didn't followed, not preferring to shout in such a boastful manner, meanwhile while this was happening; several onlookers began to watch the duel unfold.
"Who may that be? He looks like some kind of thug..." Alexis Rhodes asked as she turned her head to Zane, the two obelisk students were watching the silent Kuro, Zane scoffed in response but he answered nonetheless to his friend.
"His Duel Disk is familiar..." Was all he said as he folded his arms, the Blonde Obelisk girl shrugged as she continued to watch the duel unfold, several others students noticed the tall but nevertheless silent Kuro drew a full hand of five cards
"Hey Chazz! That guy looks like they have plenty of potential, do you think so?" An obelisk student asked his friend beside him, the obelisk student with the spiky black hair only folded his arms before giving a disapproving frown.
"Hmph, I doubt it, I bet he's either going to fail, or go to where the Slifer Slackers sulk out!" Chazz said as he snickered at his own rude remark, his two friends laughed with him too like some kind of band of females friends to the popular school girl.
"That's a good one Chazz!" one of Chazz's friends said between chuckles and cackles.
Duel Start!: Kuro Helheim vs. Proctor!
Starting lifepoints: 4000
"Teachers and Staff go first!" The Proctor said with a laugh before drawing a set of five cards, he looked at his hand before quickly coming up with a decision on which card to use on his face turn.
"I'll set one card face down, and then summon a Robotic Knight (ATK: 1600, DEF: 1800) in attack mode!" The Proctor said in an excited tone before summoning the Machine-type monster, it swung its sword in a threatening manner before assuming a more dignified pose due to its regal and high-ranking appearance.
"I end my turn, lets see what you got Kuro Helheim!" Proctor yelled once again, causing more people to pay attention to the duel, Kuro sighed heavily as he felt a thousand pair of eyes staring at him with dagger-like eyes causing him to feel a sense of doubt and high expectations within himself, despite the fact that there was only about, a couple hundred of students in the stadium.
Proctor cards in hand: 3
"Okay let me see..." Kuro said as he drew a card from his deck, he hid his doubt and stress through a unemotional stern face, Kuro looked at his hand before playing his first move, he coughed a single time before speaking with a stern and strong voice.
"Let us...Cook..." he said before he played his monster in the game, his large frame contrasting his naturally quiet voice, he took a deep breath, before speaking with a louder voice than ever before, going from a whisper, to a voice of what you expect when you're talking someone right next to you.
"I will summon...Sushi Samurai-Tuno Jonokuchi! In defense mode!" Kuro said as he slammed the card on his duel disk, immediately what appeared in front of Kuro was a cartoonish sumo wrestler, stout and short but noticeably bulky and muscular, his body was made entirely out of rice sprinkled with black sesame seeds, his sumo waist belt was made of dried seaweed, and replacing his hair was a slice of uncooked Tuna, on the face of the Tuna Sumo was a pair of big blue silly-looking eyes and nothing else, the Jonokuchi sluggishly did some palm strikes, showing his inexperience and newbie-like nature to the art of sumo.
(Sushi Samurai-Tuno Jonokuchi, Level: 3 ,Earth, Plant, Effect Monster, ATK: 800, DEF: 1400)
"A food-themed archetype? I never heard of something like that before...Its a bit ridiculous though don't you think?" Alexis asked as Zane silently observed the duel, he shrugged lightly before responding.
"My younger brother uses cartoon vehicles, everyone has their own tastes..." Zane said, his eyes were slightly widened that he just unintentionally made a pun.
"Sushi Samurai!? Now that this guy has to be related to the Dark Star of Duel Monsters! She uses a unique deck like this guys is using!" several more spectators said, Kuro grumbled in response, he despised being in the middle of the spotlight, especially if he didn't deserve it.
"Now, I then play a magic card! Spring Shopping!" Kuro continued as he played a spell card that showcased a young boy holding baskets and sacks of various vegetables and meats walking through a rural farmer's marke
"With this...I will discard an ingredient from my hand...To get a Sushi Samurai from my deck!" the usually Helheim brother discarded a monster card from his hard to his graveyard, then selecting a Sushi Samurai monster from his deck, adding it to his hand, depleting his hand count to three.
"I will set one card face down before ending my turn." Kuro said before silently bowing to the Duel Academy Staff member, Proctor seemed pleased as he drew another card from his deck.
Kuro Helheim cards in hand: 3
"Your loss Kuro Helheim, I play a Cybernectic Cyclopean! (LV: 4, ATK: 1400, DEF: 200)" Proctor said as what materialized beside the robotic knight was a green-skinned beast-warrior, with parts of his body armored with futuristic technology and chrome metal.
"Now, burn that Tuna Wrestler Robotic Knight! Gallery Gatling! Then, Cyclopean, strike at Kuro's lifepoints with a Chrome Claw!" Proctor ordered with a finger pointing at Kuro, the knight obeyed, quickly blasting the Tuno Jonokuchi with a blitzkrieg of Gatling bullets until the Tuno Jonokuchi shattered and disappear, then the Cybernetic Cyclopean rushed up to Kuro before slashing him with his metal claws.
Kuro's Lifepoints: 2600
Kuro winced as the claws made contact with him, right before smirking in a devious manner, Proctor wasn't fazed by this reaction, believing that he still has the edge on the Helheim Brother.
"Thank you for eating my appetizer, but in every meal, theirs always a side order to every dish, I activate Tuno Jonokuchi's ability! If he was destroyed by battle, I can special summon one level five or lower Sushi Samurai from my hand, so I select the one I picked out from my Spring Shopping magic card..." Kuro paused as he slammed the card on his sister's duel disk.
"Sushi Samurai-Onigiri Yokai!" two large rice balls materialized until the rest of the Sushi Samurai materialized, the onigiri's being like shoulder armor for the Sushi Samurai, the Yoaki red oni wielding a club green like wasabi and having long-fanged teeth as white as rice, big thick eyebrows, along with a loincloth made of seaweed and bits of salmon scattered on the cloth, the Onigiri Yokai roared as he swung his club, wanting to eat things despite being food itself.
(Sushi Samurai-Onigiri Yokai, LV: 5, Earth, Fiend, Effect Monster ATK: 1900, DEF: 1500)
"With the strength of such a healthy meal like Onigiri, its only fair that it comes after a tuna roll..." Kuro said as he folded his arms, the Proctor wasn't impressed at the sight of the Sushi-themed demon due to its below average attack stat, he scoffed before setting another face down.
"Your move Kuro Helheim!" Proctor yelled Kuro's name once more in a loud way, Kuro growled as he knew for a fact that the Proctor was being intentional when it came to shouting his name in the loudest and most abberent way possible, causing more students in the audience to talk to one another.
Proctor cards in hand: 3
Believing that their suspicions were correct, that Kuro Helheim was the brother or at least related to Maria Helheim, the Dark Star of Duel Monsters, Kuro could only sigh as now more people began to watch after their statements were proven true just based off of the fact that Kuro has the same last name as his more famous and renowned sister.
"Hah, I think that's actually Maria's brother, isn't that something huh Chazz?" One of Chazz's friends asked, he shrugged as his mood didn't change one single bit.
"Skill doesn't always go from sibling to sibling...I think you need to know that." Chazz responded before he resumed to watch the duel silently.
"My turn, Draw." the Helheim Brother spoke in a quiet and distressed voice as he felt more eyes staring at him, he slowly drew the card from the top of his deck, he frowned slightly before going about at the task at hand.
"I will play Sushi Samurai-Spamurai Musubi! in attack mode!" The Sushi Samurai appeared as it placed a hand on the handle of his katana that was sheathed with seaweed, the living food samurai was small in body but large in cranium, with a large Spam Musubi acting as the samurai's head, it had two large green eyes and nothing else besides rice, seaweed and the lunch meat, it was armored in a samurai-suit made of steamed bun cases, the wood-ridges and scales clashed against each other in a ocean-like rivet.
(Sushi Samurai-Spamurai Musubi LV: 3, Earth, Warrior, Effect Monster ATK: 1000, DEF: 500)
"I then activate my face-down! The Continuous Trap card...Sushi Samurai Special Menu!" the face down card stood up, revealing a trap card with the art of a menu with multiple strong and more regal-looking Sushi Samurai monsters being showcased, the Sushi Samurais were akin to warlords, emperors and Burei's of the pre-modern Japan.
"Once per turn, If I tribute my two Sushi Samurais, I can special summon a Sushi Samurai from my fusion deck, equal or less to that the level of the tributed monsters!"
"What is this!?" Proctor exclaimed, clearly shocked by the strong effect and the sudden shift of monster control, the spectators began to suddenly cheer causing Kuro to jump from the sudden raise in cheer from the audience.
"So, I create..." Kuro thought for a moment on which fusion monster should he summon, but the cheers and the people spectating were really distracting him, he could only remember a single name throughout the fusion deck that wasn't forgotten by the roar of the crowd.
"Fusion, summon...Sushi Samurai Warlord-Yokotuna!" two Tuno Jonokuchi's appeared first, one held a broom dedicated to sweeping drops of dew from wheat grass, while the other held a ceremonial kitchen knife, sounds of gongs and the beating of taiko drums was heard throughout as the Yokozuna of Tuna walked to his side of his master's field.
He was like the Tuno Jonokuchi, being made entirely of sticky rice with a slice of tuna serving as the hair for the Yokozuna of Tuna, but he was more muscular and more taller than the Sumo newbies, his sumo belt was made of a thicker brand of seaweed, he had a massive rope that went along with his sumo garb that formed a bow at the backside of the Yokotuna, twisted and weaved like the ceremonial ropes of the Shimenawa, it seemed like it was made of a milky-white tofu.
The Sushi Samurai Warlord did several powerful but controlled palm strikes, each strike causing the wind to go wild and the earth to shake, the Duel Academy Staff Member was definitely intimidated by the sight of the Yokozuna of Tuna.
(Sushi Samurai Warlord-Yokotuna, LV: 8, Earth, Plant, Fusion Monster, Fusion Materials: 2 Sushi Samurai Monsters, ATK: 2100, DEF: 2500)
"Now, lets get those five-star reviews! Yokotuna, Strike down the Cybernetic Cyclops with...Thousand-hand pan strike!" the Sushi Samurai did so obediently, doing a combination of hefty strikes that destroyed the cyclops within seconds, the Proctor growled as his life points dwindled even more so.
"Turn end!" Kuro said with a shout, the rush of summoning one of his fusion monsters gave him a sense of excitement and energy within himself.
Kuro's cards in hand: 2
Proctor's Lifepoints: 3300
"Huh, not bad..." the Proctor said as he drew a card from his deck, he looked at it with before laughing, Kuro didn't want to take the bait as of why he was laughing.
"I think its time to turn the tables, I play my face-down, call of the haunted, so I can get back my Cyclopean, I sacrifice two of my monsters to create Perfect Machine King! (ATK: 2700, DEF: 1500)" The ground shook as the Perfect king of machinery rose from the ground, laughing as his tributes were sent to the graveyard, it did a pose, looking even more mightier than usual, Kuro gulped as he saw the tenacious might of the King.
"Go spell card! Premature Burial! I pay 800 lifepoints to get back my robotic Knight!" The Robotic Knight came back from the grave, with its sword raised and chain gun ready, Perfect Machine King laughed heartily as his power grew greater from the presence of a robotic minion, boosting his strength to 3100 attack.
Proctor's Lifepoints: 2500
"Now, destroy his warlord Perfect Machine king! Perfect Barrier!" the Machine knight obliged, crossing his arms as he exploded with a surge of energy, the Yokotuna on the other hand switch to a more defensive sumo position before it was destroy.
"Why didn't you lose any lifepoints?!" Proctor questioned as Kuro smiled lightly in response.
"Yokotuna's effect, if he gets targeted for an attack, he'll switch in defense mode." the usually Silent Helheim brother answered.
"Grr...No matter, shoot him down Robotic Knight!" The Robotic Knight opened fire on Kuro, Kuro didn't flinch as his lifepoints were drained, he was getting the hang of dueling, dueling with a duel disk at least, the ruby on his sister's duel disk was still glowing.
Kuro's Lifepoints: 800
"I end my turn, lets see if you can beat this..." Proctor said in a threatening tone, Kuro clicked his tongue as he drew potentially his last card.
Proctor's cards in hand: 1
"I believe this is over for me..." Kuro said to himself, loud enough for the Proctor to hear, this got the staff member to smile in a accomplished manner.
"For I am absolutely full..." the Helheim paused to himself before a smile crept on his face, the spectators were waiting for what Kuro was going to do, he growled under his breath as felt more people doubting him and his dueling ability.
"Of the delicious meal known as Victory...Magic card activate! Perfect Recipe!" He said as he raised the spell card high up in the air, showcasing a duel monsters card that's art was that of a ancient but legendary-looking scroll, yet what was inscribed on the scroll was a basic recipe for baked bread.
"Now, listen clearly, for recipes for food should only be recited once for aspiring chefs! I can remove from play, Sushi Samurai's from my graveyard to fusion summon a Sushi Samurai Warlord with the corresponding ingredients!" Kuro said as he banished the Jonokuchi, the Spamurai and the Onigiri, spirits of them appeared behind kuro as they were all bowing towards the arrival of the Warlord, Proctor started to mumble in annoyance out of what could Kuro potentially summon, squarely believing that his monsters could destroy anything that his food monsters can throw at him.
"Similar to cooking...There is always something to spice things up..." a strange dark mist started to creep through the dueling field as the crowd was eerily silent as they waited for the summoning.
"This is why, I fusion summon...Sushi Samurai Warlord-Wasanobi!" The dark mist dissipated as the Shinobi of Wasabi materialized with traces of oil-smelling smoke, the warlord scoffed as its face was masked by a veil of seaweed, the Wasanobi was tall and thin-looking like some sort of fiendish stick creature, his armor was akin to bamboo sushi-wrapping mats and his sword was sharp and as green as his namesake.
(Sushi Samurai Warlord-Wasanobi, LV: 7, Earth, Fiend, Fusion Monster, fusion Materials: 3 Sushi Samurai Monsters, ATK: 900, DEF: 900)
"Only 1000 attack points!? That's nothing! Even compared to my robotic knight, your Wasabi Ninja has all style, but no substance!" Proctor said before he laugh in a ruthless manner.
"Well, it does have an effect...I can attack directly with it, but thats not all!" Kuro said before a smile crept up on his face,.
"I can remove from play one Sushi Samurai monster from my graveyard, Wasanobi can gain the exact amount of attack points from the removed monster!"
"What!?" the Proctor exclaimed as the Shinobi of Wasabi raised its wasabi-colored ninjato with vigor as it started to glow in strength, as did the Shinboi itself, boosting its attack points up to 3000! from the added 2100 attack from Yokotuna!
"Now, let us finish this! Wasanobi, attack the Duel Academy Staff Committee with a single-stride slash!" The food-themed Shinobi complied, disappearing in a puff of wood-burning smoke, then puffing back right in front of the Proctor, without time to even react, the Proctor was slashed with a lightning quick swing of Wasanobi's blade, sapping his lifepoints to zero.
Proctor's Lifepoints: 0000
"Hoped you enjoyed the meal!" Kuro finished as his duel disk deactivated, grinning to himself at his own victory, the holograms of duel monsters disappearing as the Proctor admitted defeat to the Helheim clan member.
"Not bad, not bad at all, you'll get your dorm when you reach the island but for now, welcome to duel academy! KURO HELHEIM!" He said, shouting out Kuro's name as if he was shouting in pain.
"Alright...Why do you keep doing that?" Kuro quietly asked with a sheepish blush on his face, getting quite tired of the constant shouting from the Proctor, he laughed before stating in a excited tone.
"I got to duel against the brother of the Dark Star of Duel Monsters! I think everyone here should realize that!" Proctor shouted once again, getting even more people to hear him, Kuro frowned from such a reason, it was almost as if the Proctor wanted Kuro to go through duel academy in his sister's shadow.
"...I...Prefer you not..." Kuro said, his voice transitioning from strong and even intimidating when he was dueling to meek and quiet as he was usually in two seconds flat, his stance was unassuming and even gentle like, unlike he was when he was dueling which was refined and strong, despite the many people watching him.
"Heh, grow some thicker skin, you'll transport by chopper soon, get ready Kuro Helheim because you're going to attend Duel Academy!" The Proctor said with a laugh as he walked away from the quiet Kuro, Kuro sighed as he exited out of the duel arena, noticing the whispers around with the other students, most of them were about his sister, and how if he was going to fare up to her, Kuro mumbled under his breath, getting tired of the mentions of her sister.
Author's note: Thank you for reading :D please let me know if you have any criticisms when it comes to me writing duels :P, this is my first time, so I'm bound to not be the best, I'm testing out this format where the card number in hand is stated, any of Kuro's monsters will have their personal line while monsters that are already in the game/show will only get their attack and defense stats mentioning, along with several other things.
Anyway, the Sushi Samurai archetype was just a random idea that I came up for Kuro's deck, I had several other thoughts on what kind of deck that Kuro will use, Sorry for all the food puns btw XD