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Well I'm posting another 2 chapters today.

WAIT DID YOU JUST SAY 2!

Well yah but sadly if you are reading here, your only getting half the story, and half the experience!

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When you see a green song title that means you are suppose to play a song that I have incorporated into the story. Also this chapter I'm posting has been up on my website for a while, and another new chapter is already up. The only reason I write this is because I want people to get the full experience, but as the project evolves I simply do not want to be limited to the rules of a site just in case I offend them. I appreciate all the sites I post on and thank them for allowing me to continue to post. Thank you for your time.

Chapter 2 Light Shrouded by Darkness

Brett stood on the upper level watching and studying the duel, it was close but this was his last chance to study both of his opponents; he and his new deck were ready to win. Blair was watching Brett from the seats trying to figure out why he was here, his earlier actions had made her question what was wrong with him. Soon the duel ended with Jaden winning.

As the two duelists shook hands congratulating each other, Brett came down the stairs and entered the arena. "I have been waiting for this for a long time Jaden," setting his duel disk into the ready position.

"Me too, I'm a huge fan of you're dueling, your deck is so great and the way you duel is so excellent. So let's get our game on!" Jaden could not help but praise his opponent as he set his duel disk.

"Then it is my duty to sadden you, because I got rid of that deck long ago, my new deck is all about your destruction! I will not lose, and I will prove that I'm better, prepare to fail, Jaden. I will show no mercy, and I believe visitors go first"

"Fine by me" Jaden was confused because this was not a legendary duelist he watched on TV, but someone else and everyone from Syrus to Chancellor Shepard knew that this was very different.

The life points raised to 4000 each as both drew five cards, then Brett drew one more before truly commencing his plan "I shall make this quick since I know your cards can save you in the long run Jaden."

"Don't you believe in the heart of the cards? You always said you did in interviews."

"I traded that in for raw power, now I activate my Upstart Goblin giving you a thousand more life points while I draw another card. Next comes tremendous fire, so while I lose 1000 life points, you also lose 500. And next I shall place one card face down for a monster then I lay two more cards face down for a couple of traps and end my turn."

Jaden's friends looked on as the duel continued worried about Jaden but still encouraging his victory. As Jaden drew his sixth card Brett watched on "well I don't know what those traps are Brett but I don't care, I activate polymerization fusing Elemental Hero Avian and Burstinatrix to create Elemental Hero Flame Wingman, and I'm attacking you're facedown monster."

"Fine by me but I will activate it's effect, and my morphing jar allows us both to discard our old hand for a new one" They both discarded their old cards for five new ones.

"Cool, a new hand for me so before I end my turn I lay down two trap or magic cards Now show me what you got champ."

"You fool, this is your last turn I have all I need" as Brett drew another card "now first I activate Xian XU which will seal those trap or spell cards, and next, I think that I will get rid of that hero as I activate tribute to the doomed, and at the small price of one card from my hand, and now your hero is gone. Some hero that creature turned out to be; it really was quite pathetic. I'm not getting a fight to remember here, I really don't understand how you are considered to be such a hero."

Song Akuma no Keiyaku

And in an instant one of Jaden's monster was gone "hey Brett why you like this? I mean is it something just for me because this is not cool!"

"Nothing is wrong with me Jaden, I have never felt better! After all your about to lose this then I'm going to be the best in everyone's eyes!" As Brett held up one card from his hand two small spirits one of light and one of darkness appeared on the field.

Soon light and darkness began to swirl, clashing and rising into the air swirling further and further apart, dividing an swirling in large circles before colliding opening a giant rift above the duelist, creating a gaping dimensional hole in the ceiling. Then came a large creature slowly descending thought the hole dripping with a dark red goo As it touched down it roared loudly and full of pride, as the roar shook the stadium every duelist down to their very soul. The Dragon still covered with the red substance roared again as the substance dissolved. There stood the Chaos Emperor Dragon; bigger then the Slifar dorm and ready for battle. Brett stood there with an ecstatic look on his face ready to show everyone how great he was, "well Jaden what do you think of my creature, and all I needed was to remove a light and dark monster from my graveyard, I have been waiting for this. It has played out just as I wanted it to."

"Sweet card man, but it still can't beat me, I mean I still got 4500 life points, but that is one sweet monster."

"Well looks like you are wrong again, you see there is a reason I played tremendous fire earlier, now watch as I activate the card Megamorph, and since I have less life points my card has twice the attack power. This is it Jaden, you have no cards to help you, this duel is over!" as the duelists watched on Brett was not pulling any punches but going straight for a win.

"Hey Brett, before you finish me I got one question for you."

"Sure, I will bite what would the question be?"

"Why you dueling me like this, you're earlier duels where so different, so what's up with this? Your old strategies were not like this. Is beating me really that important?"

"Why?" as Brett began to think back to why he was doing this, why he went through all the trouble.

Then the duel was at a standstill as Brett thought long and hard as to why. Was it because he had hated Jaden? Slowly, he was thinking, as his dragon stood poised to attack, ready at a moment's command. Brett was having conflicting thoughts, part of him telling him to finish Jaden, part telling him that this was wrong. Brett struggled with the reason, but then he remembered why. He began to clutch his head as he dropped to his knee's, had his obsession about beating Jaden became the most important thing in his life and beating Jaden even overclouded the reason why he was fighting.

The crowd starred onwards as Brett was still on his knee's clutching his head, he knew this was not right, he knew it, but he also knew he could beat Jaden. Blair stood on wondering what was going on, this is what Brett wanted and victory was in his grasp. "Hey Brett, you ok over there, I thought we were dueling and it is not over yet" Jaden yelled from across the dueling field.

Slowly, Brett raised to his feet gaining his balance staring down Jaden "yes it is Jaden, this duel is over!" He raised his hand over his deck "I surrender!"

The monster of a dragon faded away into nothingness as the crowd was speechless. The band took affect sucking energy from both players knocking Brett to his knees grasping his chest as if he had the wind knocked out of him. He heard footsteps coming towards him fast as Jaden rushed to his side "Brett you ok, what happened out there?"

"Sorry Jaden, I forgot why I was really dueling, but it was for the wrong reasons" as he slowly got to his feet, recovering from the bio bands effect, "you truly are the better duelist here Jaden, which is why I want you to hold onto this card for me till I have truly earned it"

Brett handed a facedown card and Jaden took it flipping it over as his friends rushed to his side "the Chaos Emperor Dragon, but this card…"

"I'm not worthy of holding it yet Jaden, which is why you will hold it for me, and some day when I'm worthy I will take it back" as he stared up into the sky of the dome before turning and beginning to leave.

"Brett Wait I have to talk to you about that duel last year!" Blair shouted to him.

"Sorry Blair, I need some time to think about why I'm here, but maybe later ok?' as she shook her head.

Brett continued to leave as Viper took the opportunity to get more students as his guinea pigs. "Very well done, you all have showed you are exceptional. And now a few more exceptional duelists shall join the ranks." Viper was now in the center of the duel field as he called down Blair, Britney and Chazz. "You shall all have the honor to test my new invention as well."

Brett vanished through the door as everyone was still surprised about the events, but high in the rafters a cloaked man sat with a duel disk peering down on someone.

To be continued…