Chapter 1
Nitak:
600 LP
Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan / Xyz / Rank 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 1500 / DEF 3000 / 1 Xyz Material
Spell/Trap Cards: none
Meza:
600 LP
Number 102: Infinite Giver / Xyz / Rank 2 / LIGHT / Psychic-Type / ATK 28500 / DEF 0 / 0 Xyz Materials
Spell/Trap Cards: Hundredsaver (face-up), Solemn Wishes (face-up)
"Damn it," Nitak thought to himself. They were currently pausing the meeting they had and were, as usual, training for the war. He got Meza as his opponent and even though he tried his hardest not to fall for his strategy, he was completely screwed now. Luckily, Meza wasn't the one to make fun of a defeated opponent and was willing to end this duel:
"'Number 102: Infinite Giver', please attack his 'Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan'. 'Light of Charity'!" The giant crystal behind Meza, which was his Number, glowed and then fired a ray of piercing light to destroy Nitaks Monster, a humanoid soldier, made of stone.
Nitak: 600 LP → 0 LP [LOSER]
"You need to watch out for Spell and Trap Cards more," The white skinned Barian gave his opponent a short description of how he failed.
Meza was one of the shorter Barians, second to shortest to Malin. His skin was almost completely white, with some dark green gems being spread around his body. Contrary, the armor he wore had a dark grey color, like brushed metal.
"I will, thank you," Nitak commented the advise, while taking a short look at the other duels. 'Seems like Belle beat Intaka very fast.' Nitak thought so because both of them were already watching the last running duel.
Belle was the only woman around the Seven Barian Emperors, having long, blonde, wavy hair and a dark red skin. She had some light red markings on her arms, looking like burning fire. Her armor was of the same red as her skin, so sometimes you couldn't recognize if she was actually wearing it.
Intaka instead had a light turquoise body and short blue hair. His skin always looked like it was wet and sparkled in the sun, something Intaka was very proud of. He always said that this is the only way of beauty. And if he said that, Belle always punched him in the side. Contrary to thas, his armor was light orange, something most of the other Emperors disapproved, because he was easily seen in combat with it.
While Nitak was coming nearer the last running duel between Malin and Saphon was decided in the latter's favor, with Belle and Intaka applauding.
Malin was the shortest among the Seven Barian Emperors, but it did not bother him that much. He had a shiny yellow skin and wore a polished golden armor. Although he had got several critics from the other Emperors, minus Intaka, he stayed with that, as he claimed it would blind his opponent in Battle.
Saphon was a very shy guy, Nitak bet he would have left the Seven Barian Emperors in an instant if he could. Even now, he seemed to not enjoy the praise he got for the won duel. Saphon had a very sick looking green-grey skin, also it looked very wrinkled, although he was one of the younger emperors. His armor was off another shade of green-grey, a color Nitak thought to be his favorite.
"Very good Saphon," Belle spoke up first, "although not as good as me." She then hit his shoulder. It was kinda strange, how the only Empress among the Emperors was the most stereotypical male around here.
"Well," Telgu spoke up, "Belle, Meza and Saphon won their duels. Intaka, Nitak and Malin, you three have to improve your dueling. But that doesn't mean that the others don't have too. Only if we get stronger constantly on ourselves, we can defeat the Astral World and their power of Rank-Up."
Telgu was the tallest among the Barians, although he was slim like all of the others. His skin was purple, something he had in common with the last leader of the Seven Barian Emperors, Nasch. His armor was dark blue, also a reminiscence to Nasch, who used a WATER-based Deck.
"But now we have to continue our meeting. Please come inside," Meza told the Emperors, which all followed him inside and grouped at the table they used for war discussions. After they had all taken seat on the seven chairs standing there, Meza stood up: "Well, I wish I wouldn't have to tell you, but the Astral Soldiers are coming nearer and nearer to the border. Our attempts to fight them back failed. Ideas?"
It was Malin who answered first: "Maybe we should head to the battlefield again. The last time, we were able to push the Astral Army back a little."
"I don't think so," Intaka replied, "We cannot afford to lose one of us, as long as Eliphas and his generals haven't shown their face. And to be honest, it is certainly possible to lose one of us."
Nitak knew that Intaka had a point, but there was something he really had to say: "But we can't let our soldiers die while we are hiding here. We should go there and help them."
"And what if we die? We are not just soldiers, we are kinda the brain of the Barian Army. Without us, a fight for the power would break loose in our world. And in such struggle, Eliphas would take our world in an instant," it was Belle who said that.
Nitak stood up: "But we cannot fight the Astral World alone. If we let too much Soldiers die, we don't stand a chance against the Astral Army, except if we can all take 1000 opponents at once in a duel."
Belle got up from her chair too: "You think I could not? I could defeat multiple Astral Soldiers at once, but there has to be just one mistake by me or just a bad starting hand, hell, maybe an opponent who gathers the Exodia during the first turn. Then, we would be royally screwed."
"Ever had the idea that something like that could happen to the soldiers out there too? They are not just tokens, most of them have family, have a future they could lose," Nitak replied. He was almost screaming.
He could see that Belle wanted to make a respond herself too, but she was cut off by Telgu: "Stop this argument. Decide this how we decide everything."
Belle and Nitak looked into each others eyes and nodded, then they stepped onto the table. A D-Pad materialized on both' arms and seven eyes turned more luminous. Belles D-Pad looked like a flame and made the air above it flicker, while Nitaks was shaped like a big grey bolder.
Nitak: 4000 LP
Belle: 4000 LP
"I would say," Belle spoke up, "Ladies first, so it is your turn sweetie." Nitak said nothing, he just drew his card. "I place one Monster in face-down Defense Position and set one card. Your turn."
"Playing defensively won't help you," Belle told him as she drew her card. "Sweet, I Normal Summon my 'Volcanic Slicer'!" An armored monster, somehow resembling a lizard appeared on Belles side of the field.
Volcanic Slicer / Effect / Level 4 / FIRE / Pyro-Type / ATK 1800 / DEF 1200
"And I immediately use its effect to inflict 500 Life Points Damage to you!" The lizard spit out a ball of fire which it launched towards Nitak, who brought his D-Pad up to protect himself.
Nitak: 4000 LP → 3500 LP
'She's not going soft on me.' Nitak thought before he listened to Belle again: "I activate my Spell, 'Soul of Fire'. Now you can draw one card from your Deck." Nitak did so and added the card, 'Catapult Zone' to his hand. "Next," Belle continued, "I banish the 'Pyrotech Mech – Shiryu' from my Deck to inflict 1450 Life Points Damage to you!" A firery image of a huge dragon appeared behind Belle, which crashed into Nitak and his Life Points then.
Nitak: 3500 LP → 2050 LP
"I end my turn now."
"Well, then it's my turn again. Wow, Belle, you're not fooling around. But neither I am: I activate my face-down 'Rock Bombardment'!" His card flipped up. "First I have to send one Rock-Type Monster from my Deck to my Graveyard, like my 'Revival Golem'." He showed her the card and inserted it into the Graveyard. "Then I can inflict 500 Life Points Damage to you." Out of nowhere a rock appeared from behind Nitak, flying towards and crashing into Belle.
Belle: 4000 LP → 3500 LP
"But now, the effect of my 'Revival Golem' activates, allowing me to Special Summon it from the Graveyard, because it was sent there from my Deck." A big golem, made of mud appeared on Nitaks side of the field.
Revival Golem / Effect / Level 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 100 / DEF 2100
"Next I Normal Summon my 'Koa'ki Meiru Sandman'!" A humanoid figure made of sand appeared on the field.
Koa'ki Meiru Sandman / Effect / Level 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 1900 / DEF 1200
"Finally, I activate my Field Spell Card 'Catapult Zone'!" The meeting room around them morphed until it looked like a wide battlefield. Catapults on a near hill were firing boulders onto a castle.
"Nice playground. Something left to say for your turn?" Belle asked, acting bored by Nitaks actions.
"Of course," he replied, "'Koa'ki Meiru Sandman', attack her 'Volcanic Slicer'!" The figure of sand ran towards the lizard and slammed its fist into its stomach.
Belle: 3500 LP → 3400 LP
"I place one card face-down and end my turn. To keep my 'Koa'ki Meiru Sandman' on the field, I show you that I have 'Megarock Dragon' in my hand." Nitak revealed the card he held in his hand and the set card appeared next too his Monsters.
"Well, you're not bad buddy. It's just that I am better," Belle said laughing, "I activate my Spell Card 'D.D. Guidance'. Now I can Special Summon one of my banished Monsters. However it will be destroyed during the End Phase, and I cannot Summon other Monsters this turn, except from my Extra Deck. I choose 'Pyrotech Mech – Shiryu'!" The huge flaming dragon appeared on the field again, this time fully visible.
Pyrotech Mech – Shiryu / Effect / Level 8 / FIRE / Pyro-Type / ATK 2900 / DEF 1800
"Well, that's an impressive Monster, but it is alone. Unusable for an Xyz Summon. And if you just want to attack with it, this move was rather thoughtless, as it leaves you defenseless during the End Phase." Meza commented from the sidelines.
"Who said I am finished? I activate my Equip Spell Card 'Overlay Satellite'! Now my Mech can be treated as two Materials for an Xyz Summon! And I think I will! I overlay my 'Pyrotech Mech – Shiryu'! Lift the curtain to the hottest fire in the Barian World!" The dragon split up into two and turned fully red, before it shot into a galaxy shaped portal that opened in the sky. "Xyz Summon! Arise, 'Number 104: Darkfire Pyre'!"
The portal in the sky exploded and a huge piece of wood flew down to the duel. Once it reached the ground, it shattered into several smaller pieces, which all collected themselves behind Belle and formed a huge pile. Suddenly, there was a spark in it and a fire started to burn. It increased in size and once it was big enough it formed something like a humanoid torso, but with four arms and a demonic face. It let out malicious laughter and crossed his four arms. One red Xyz Material cycled it.
Number 104: Darkfire Pyre / Xyz / Rank 8 / FIRE / Pyro-Type / ATK 2700 / DEF 3000 / 1 Xyz Material
"Because 'Overlay Sattelite' was used for an Xyz Summon, I can attach it to my Monster as Xyz Material. However, it may not attack during this turn, but I won't need either." The Spell Card exited Belles Graveyard and added itself to Number 104's Overlay Units.
Number 104: Darkfire Pyre: 1 Xyz Material → 2 Xyz Materials
"Now I use the effect of my Number: I can discard one FIRE Monster to Damage you equal to 100 times its Level." she took a card from her hand and showed it to Nitak – 'Fencing Fire Ferret' – and inserted it into her Graveyard then. In the same moment the demon behind her fired a fireball at Nitak.
Nitak: 2050 LP → 1650 LP
"Let me take a guess," Nitak said, "You're using the second effect of your Number now, aren't you?"
"I am. I detach 1 Xyz Material from 'Number 104: Darkfire Pyre' to inflict 400 Life Points Damage to my opponent for each FIRE Monster in my Graveyard." One of the Monsters Xyz Materials was absorbed into the pile of wood and fireballs formed on the Monsters hands.
Number 104: Darkfire Pyre: 2 Xyz Materials → 1 Xyz Material
"Counting 'Volcanic Slicer', 'Fencing Fire Ferret' and the recently detached 'Pyrotech Mech – Shiryu', there are three FIRE Monsters in my Graveyard, thus 1200 Life Points Damage for you." The fireballs struck Nitak, punching him off his feet.
Nitak: 1650 LP → 450 LP
"Oh, poor Nitak. Wanna surrender?"
"Hell no," Nitak said, while getting on his feet slowly. "You missed one thing: It's my turn now."
"Yes it is. So, do what you can do." Belle declared, removing a lock of hair from her face.
"Draw." Nitak added the card he drew to his hand and took another one out of it. "I Normal Summon 'Fossil Tusker'!" A grey, hairy mammoth appeared on Nitaks side of the field.
Fossil Tusker / Effect / Level 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 1800 / DEF 0
"And for what purpose, exactly," Belle threw in, "None of these Monsters can ... Oh no, you can't have..."
"In face I have," Nitak cut her off. "I Flip Summon another copy of 'Revival Golem'!" Another Golem appeared next to the first one.
Revival Golem / Effect / Level 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 100 / DEF 2100
"I overlay my two 'Revival Golems', 'Koa'ki Meiru Sandman' and 'Fossil Tusker'!" All of his four Monsters turned fully orange and spiraled into the galaxy shaped portal that opened in the air. "Form the unbreakable will of the Barian World! Xyz Summon! Arise, 'Number 107: Bedrock Solider Aidan'!"
The portal exploded and a conical rock emerged from it. While it was sinking down to the duel, it slowly unfolded. Arms and legs emerged from it, made of black stone, before the head appeared on it, being shaped like a helmet, with piercing red eyes glowing out of it. When it arrived on the ground in front of Nitak, the whole ground shaked. A lance materialized itself out of the air and the Number grabbed hold of it and swung it as a first test. Four orange Xyz Materials cycled it.
Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan / Xyz / Rank 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 1500 / DEF 3000 / 4 Xyz Materials
"Shit," Belle muttered with Nitak responding: "Right. Shit. I was a little bit taken back that you managed to summon your Number first, but, I think I managed to repel this now, didn't I?" He was grinning wide now, because, also if it would be for this short moment only, he had the upper hand.
"I activate the effect of my Monster by detaching one Xyz Material!" The soldier absorbed one Xyz Material through its lance.
Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan: 4 Xyz Materials → 3 Xyz Materials
"Now, my Monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of one Monster you control, such as your 'Number 104: Darkfire Pyre', also if my Soldier attacks that Monster this turn, the effects of all other cards on the field will be negated." Nitaks Number was surrounded by a brown aura.
Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan: 1500 ATK → 4200 ATK
"'Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan' attack her 'Number 104: Darkfire Pyre'! 'Earth Brea..."
"STOP IT!" Nitak was cut of in his attack, his Monster surrendered halfway towards Belles. It was Telgus voice.
Nitak turned around and saw that a messenger had entered the room and was talking to their leader, who was then turning around to the duel: "I have some bad news. One of Eliphas Generals has arrived on the battlefield. We have to go immediately."
Belle and Nitak stopped their duel instantly, following the other emperors. Seems like, in some meaning, Nitak had won.
Arriving at the battlefield was the same as always. Countless duels were running, Astral Monsters fighting against Barian Monsters. However, Telgu was leading them to one duel in particular, where six Barian Soldiers were just defeated simultaneously.
As the losers faded into oblivion, fallen for their home world, the winner could be seen. A glowing blue, slender energy being.
"Who are you?" Telgu asked him, or her.
The answer came immediately: "My name is Astral."
Author-made cards:
Number 104: Darkfire Pyre / Xyz / Rank 8 / FIRE / Pyro-Type / ATK 2700 / DEF 3000
2 Level 8 Monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle, except with a "Number" Monster. Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can activate up to two of the following effects. Each effect of "Number 104: Darkfire Pyre" can only be used once per turn: ● Discard 1 FIRE Monster to inflict 100 Damage to your opponent for each of the discarded Monsters Levels. ● Detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to inflict 400 Damage to your opponent for each FIRE Monster in your Graveyard. If you activate this effect, this card cannot declare an attack this turn.
Number 107: Bedrock Soldier Aidan / Xyz / Rank 4 / EARTH / Rock-Type / ATK 1500 / DEF 3000
4 Level 4 Monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle, except with a "Number" Monster. Once per turn, during your Main Phase: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to target 1 Monster your opponent controls. This card gains ATK equal to the ATK of the target, also, if this card attacks the target, negate the effects of all cards on the field, except this card. These changes last until your opponents End Phase, even if the target leaves the field. If this card has no Xyz Materials: Change it to Defense Position.
D.D. Guidance / Normal Spell Card
Activate only if you control no Monsters. Target 1 of your banished Monster; Special Summon it. Destroy it during the End Phase, and if you do, banish it. Other Monsters you control cannot attack this turn. You cannot Summon other Monsters the turn you activated this card, except from the Extra Deck.
First appearance of a canon character in all fanfictions I wrote so far. Are you equal excited as I am?
No, I am not giving you the stats of 'Number 102: Infinite Giver' yet. No, I am not going to tell you how it got so many ATK. No, I am not giving you 'Hundredsaver' either. Yes, I am giving you all the other cards used so far. Yes, all that three. Seems like I'm keeping my promise.
To the Names of the Seven Emperors, pardon, Six Emperors and One Empress: Like the canon members are named after the starts of the Big Dipper, my Emperors are named after the Stars in the Orion.
I know Nitak played 'Catapult Zone' without actually using it, but hey, he plays against an opponent that barely attacks. And instead of keeping 'Catapult Zone' in his hand, why not activating it?
Well Guys, see you at the next chapter, with the match Astral vs. Telgu!