I LIED. THERE ARE NO NEO SPACIANS IN THIS DUEL! (No Neos either, altough he's technically an Elemental Hero. I'm not really sure why he's an E-Hero, but just know that he won't be here.) Don't hurt me please! I even updated right away so you wouldn't be stuck with a cliffhanger all week. I absolutely promise to have them later in the story. I just decided to stay retro for this chapter and keep it with the E-Heroes.

Chandra watched Judai battle with a growing sense of interest. With the level of skill Judai was dueling at, he seemed way more intimidating now (even without his shoes). What Chandra didn't get was why Judai wasn't in Obelisk or at least Ra. It was clear that his dueling was way above a Slifer level.

And not only that, there was just something so familiar about him. So familiar, in fact, that Chandra was ready to tear her hair out in frustration. An Elemental Hero deck...Judai Yuki...Slifer...Duel Academia... Chandra was so close to making the connection, and yet so far away.

She let out a scream of anger, causing several people around her to shift away from her in fear.

Still, now that Heath had played Blazing Barricade, what was Judai going to do? It was going to be almost impossible to beat Heath once he played that card.

Judai's POV, first person

There wasn't a card in my hand that could defeat his dragon, so I just threw down a facedown and ended my turn.

"Ha!" Heath exclaimed as he drew a card. "Only a little face down card? This duel will be over within a couple of turns! Fire Dragon, attack him directly!"

"Negate Attack!"

"You've saved yourself one turn, Slifer. You won't last another, but I'll end my turn anyway."

"Haha, thanks, because now it's my draw and I can start turning things around..." I drew and smiled. "I play E-Hero Featherman in defense mode (lv.3/def:1000/atk:1000). Then, I'll play R-Right Justice! By this card's effect, I can get rid of any spells or traps equal to the amount of E-Heroes I have on my field. I have one, and the trap I choose to destroy is your Blazing Barricade, leaving your dragon wide open."

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter, because my dragon is too powerful for any of your monsters to even dare attack!" Heath said, looking worried but still keeping up his act.

"True. So I'll throw down a couple of face downs and end my turn there for now."

"My draw!" Heath said. "I summon Fire Gaurdian in attack mode (lv.3/atk:1100/def:1500)! Fire Gaurdian, attack his Featherman!"

"Sorry, Heath! I play Hero Barrier, which blocks your attack."

"But it won't work a second time! Dragon, attack with Flare Demise!" Featherman dissolved, but at least his sacrifice wouldn't be in vain.

"You just activated my other trap, Hero Signal! This allows me to summon one level four or below monster from my deck or hand directly to my field." I searched through my deck. "And I choose to summon E-Hero Burst Lady in attack mode (lv.3/atk:1200/def:800)!"

"Again with these weakling monsters! Don't you have anything strong in there?" Heath said. "I end my turn."

"My draw, then!" Kuriboh's voice floated out of the deck, and I knew that the card I needed was right on top.

"Now I play Burst Impact! When Burst Lady is out on my side of the field, I can play this card, which destroys all other monsters on the field!"

"What?!" Heath exclaimed, looking panicked.

"You heard me, Heath. That means that your precious dragon is going to get destroyed. Oh, and you lose 300 life points for each monster that's destroyed. Not so weak after all, huh?"

Heath let out a yell of pain and frustration as his dragon and guardian disintegrated to ash and his life points dropped.

"Well, there's nothing else I can do for now, so I'll end my turn."

"Fine then, I'll go! I summon Fire Moth in defense mode (lv.2/def:900/atk:800) and end my turn."

I drew Pot of Greed and decided to use it. "I play the spell card Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards. Then I'll play the spell Miracle Fusion! By removing my Burst Lady on the field and my Featherman in the Graveyard from play, I can fusion summon E-Hero Flame Wingman in attack mode (lv.8/atk:2100/def:1200)!"

"Wingman, attack his Moth with Sky-Dive Scorcher!" The moth disappeared in a brief flash, then Wingman attacked Heath directly, taking the moth's attack points directly out of his life points.

"Why did I lose life points?" Heath asked angrily. "My moth was in defense mode!"

"Whenever my Flame Wingman destroys a monster, you lose life points equal to the destroyed monster's attack points."

Heath just scowled and didn't say anything else.

"Your go."

Judai: 1300

Heath: 1400

"I'll throw down a face down and end my turn," Heath said, making me a little suspicious.

I drew the perfect card for this situation. "I summon E-Hero Wildman in attack mode (lv.4/atk:1500/def:1600). Now, Wildman! Attack Heath directly!"

"Not in your life, punk! You set off my trap, Fire God's Anger! When a level seven or above monster with a fire attribute is in my grave, I can destroy an attacking monster and you take damage equal to its attack points! Game over, brat!"

"Your right, Heath. Game over. For you! E-Hero Wildman cannot be affected by spells or traps, making your Fire God's Anger useless."

"Wha-!" Heath managed before he was struck by Wildman's blade.

Judai: 1300

Heath: 0

I struck up my old pose and said my famous catchphrase in triumph. "Gotcha!"

"H-how was I beaten by S-slifer trash like you?" Heath stammered. I think he was in shock or something. I wasn't really sure how to answer, so I just kind of shrugged and walked away to look for Chandra. She had a duel to prepare for.