A/N Mercy OC Cards and character belong to Royal2.
Yugo wheeled Ringo back to the entrance tunnel, Yugo was tired and there was Yuzu and Ruri to greet him.
"Well done Yugo." Ruri said.
"Yeah… Rin would be proud." Yuzu said.
"She never made it then….." Yugo said, depressed.
"She'll be happy to know you're both in the next round when she comes back." Yuzu said.
"I guess…. well… I need to eat something, I'm starving!"
"Do not worry; we'll get you some food." Ruri exclaimed, Warrior appeared in front of Yuzu.
"Well done boy you're getting your dragon calmed down." Warrior patted Yugo's head, although he did not feel it was flattered by the warrior. "In a little more time we may get him on our side."
"Is it strange because she is congratulating him?" Yuzu thought while observing the situation. "It must be for Sin."
Stands
Mercy looked on with a serious look as she had been drawn for the next duel, her opponent was being chosen.
"Mercy, you will be fine." Tsukikage said.
"I have a bad feeling though…"
"And the second opponent….. it will… Ran Kobayakawa!" yelled Mellissa Claire. "NO!" Mercy yelled."Why the yelling?" Shun said.
"Because she's from Arcadia….. Arcadia are entering as Commons to cause trouble and she… she used to be a friend!"
"Really? I thought they thought of you as a traitor and you had no friends inside?" Tsukikage said.
"Well… Ran and I broke up being friends; I broke up with her….."
"Why?" the ninja said.
"Well… I didn't want her to be dragged down with me. She would've been punished." Mercy added.
"Well I'm sure she'll forgive you once you mention it." Tsukikage said.
"I better go then." Mercy said as she stood up.
"Mercy…. good luck." Shun said as she sat with his arms folded, eyes closed.
"Do not blame yourself for not telling her." Shun said, Mercy heard him as he gave a small sile.
"You are learning." Tsukikage exclaimed.
"Your sister would be proud of you."Mercy replied. Shun on hearing that showed a small smile.
Tunnel
Mercy came out on her D-Wheel and waiting at the start line was Ran, she had blonde hair with a white D-Wheel suit on with a white helmet.
"Um…. er… hey Ran…." Mercy said as she was now side by side.
"Hello, traitor."
"Ran, I'm sorry! I didn't want us to be friends anymore because I couldn't have you being punished by Arcadia for me escaping!"
"And you think I wouldn't have come with you?!"
Yuzu
Back in the stands, Yugo was eating happily as Ruri sat next to him. Yuzu was instead focused on something Warrior had sensed.
High above the stadium was a room which looked out from the stadium. It had red roses around the room and had Aki, watching on a red throne. She had bodyguards besides the door.
"She really is the Queen…." Yuzu thought. Aki looked down at the track and didn't see Yuzu. Yuzu heard some footsteps and looked further up the stand. It was a group of kids with some men in white ropes.
"The Queen will see you all now, remember, she is what you must become for the future of our kind." said one of the men.
Duel
"I didn't want to leave you Ran; I knew you didn't like Arcadia's plans…!"
"Regardless, you left me alone Mercy!" Ran replied.
"Damnit!" Mercy thought. "Fine Ran, I'll have to duel you then… I will remind you of what we did back in Arcadia!"
"Fine traitor!" Mercy and Ran's visors come down on their helmets.
"Okay it's time for our second match of day two!" MC yelled.
"Duelists are ready!" Meliisa Claire said. A screen appeared before Mercy and Ran as a countdown occurred.
"Riding Duel….Acceleration!" yelled the two girls.
Mercy rode the D-Wheel with ease as she zoomed past Aki, Mercy could feel the deadly look coming from the Queen.
Turn 1
Mercy LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Ran LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I'll go first!" Mercy declared."I'll start by summoning Skeleton Knight Foot Soldier!"
Skeleton Knight Foot Soldier ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Zombie/Dark/LVL 1
"With this card I can send a Skeleton Knight Monster to my graveyard from my deck except Foot Solider. I send Skeleton Knight Pike-Men to the graveyard and via Foot Soldier, I can draw a card! Next I use Skeleton Knight Reaper's effect! I can destroy Foot Solider to Special Summon Reaper!" Foot Solider disappeared and a reaper made of bones appeared.
Skeleton Knight Reaper ATK: 2100 DEF: 1000 Zombie/Dark/LVL 5
"Next I play the Spell Monster Gate! I tribute Reaper to thenI can excavate cards from the top of my deck until I can get a monster that can be Normal Summoned!" Reaper disappeared as Mercy drew one card; it was Skeleton Knight Horseman who was level two."
"Same old!" Ran yelled.
"But it works! Appear Horseman!"
Skeleton Knight Horseman ATK: 1200 DEF: 900 Zombie/Dark/LVL 2/Tuner
"Now I play the Spell Cursed Sword! I destroy Horseman and draw a card!"
"Just do it!" Ran said.
"Fine! When a Skeleton Knight is destroyed by card effect, Reaper and Pike-Men can appear!"
Skeleton Knight Reaper ATK: 2100 DEF: 1000 Zombie/Dark/LVL 5
Skeleton Knight Pike-Men ATK: 1300 DEF: 500 Zombie/Dark/LVL 2
"Pike-Men gains double its attack when summoned this way!"
Pike-Men ATK: 2600
"I set a card and end my turn!"
Turn 2
Mercy LP: 4000 Hand: 1
Ran LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"Draw!" Ran yelled. "I summon Jurrac Iguanon!" A green headed dinosaur with a blue body emerged.
Jurrac Iguanon ATK: 1700 DEF: 700 Fire/Dinosaur/LVL 4
"Next I play the Continuous Spell Jurrac Power! This doubles the attack of my Jurrac Monsters when they battle for two of my turns! Iguanon, GO!"
Iguanon ATK: 3400
Iguanon swung its tail at Reaper, destroying it with ease, Mercy felt the damage.
Mercy LP: 4000 – 2700
"So her powers aren't real damage." Yuzu thought.
"When Iguanon destroys a Monster, I can send a set card back to your hand!" Mercy gritted her teeth as she returned het set card. "Now I play the Quick-Play Spell Jurrac Break Out! I summon a Jurrac Monster from my hand during the Battle Phase! Appear Jurrac Guaiba!" A red dinosaur with a blue head appeared, its whole back was on fire.
Jurrac Guaiba ATK: 1700 DEF: 400 Fire/Dinosaur/LVL 4
"Attack!"
Guaiba ATK: 3400
Guaiba launched forward and slammed its tail on Pike-men, Mercy took damage once more.
Mercy LP: 2700 – 2100
"Guaiba allows me to summon a Jurrac whose attack is 1700 or less from my deck but it can't attack this turn! Appear Jurrac Brachis!"
Jurrac Brachis ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000 Fire/Dinosaur/LVL 3/Tuner
"When a Skeleton Knight is destroyed, Skeleton Knights can return from the graveyard except the Monster just sent to the graveyard! Reaper and Horse return!"
Skeleton Knight Reaper ATK: 2100 DEF: 1000 Zombie/Dark/LVL 5
Skeleton Knight Horseman ATK: 1200 DEF: 900 Zombie/Dark/LVL 2/Tuner
"When Horse is summoned this way I draw a card and Horse's level doubles!"
Horse LVL: 4
"When Reaper is summoned this way you have to destroy a Monster!" Mercy said, Ran looked annoyed.
"I destroy Guaiba!" Ran said. "I set two cards and end my turn! Guaiba's attack returns to normal."
Guaiba ATK: 1700
Turn 3
Mercy LP: 2100 Hand: 2
Ran LP: 4000 Hand: 0
"I draw! I summon a second Foot Solider!"
Skeleton Knight Foot Soldier ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Zombie/Dark/LVL 1
"I send Skeleton Knight Duel Sword-Men to the graveyard and now I draw a card! It's time! I tune Foot Solider with Reaper and Horseman! Synchro Summon!"
5+4+1=10
"Appear Skeleton Knight Hydra!" A green light shot from the sky and a skeleton multi-headed beast emerged.
Skeleton Knight Hydra ATK: 4000 DEF: 4000 Dark/Zombie/Synchro/LVL 10
"4000?! Go Mercy!" Ruri yelled.
"Not bad at all!" Ran said.
"Remember Ran… all those times in Arcadia we dueled?!"
Aki
"Miss Izayoi, the kids are here." said a robed guard.
"Bring them in." Aki said as she stood up. As she did the door opened and in came numerous kids filled with excitement
"Aki! Aki! Aki!" said the kids, chanting.
"Give me a minute, I will be back." Aki walked out of the room as the kids looked confused.
"Queen?" said an Arcadia bodyguard.
"I want someone in the crowd to come here…. I want Yuzu Hiiragi."
"Her? But why?!"
"You're here to serve me… so start serving!"
"Yes Queen!" said the panicked guard.
Stands
Yuzu watched the duel as she remained with just Tsukikage in the empty row in the stands while Ruri and Yugo were still away, eating.
Yuzu heard Tsukikage quickly move before Yuzu as she saw four robed men gather around her.
"Arcadia!" Tsukikage said.
"The girl comes with us." A Arcadia guard said.
"No chance!" Yuzu yelled.
"It's on demand from the Queen herself! Now if you will refuse…. there will be trouble…. with your friend or as we call her, traitor's D-Wheel!"
"Mercy?!" Yuzu said, Tsukikage looked furious.
"Fine! Tsukikage stand down, I'll be fine." Yuzu said.
"Good decision, come with us." said a guard. Yuzu walked off as she looked back to the ninja who looked concerned for the team's leader.
Duel
"Now my Hydra gains an extra attack for each two Skeleton Knights in my graveyard and as you know Ran, it can't be affected by card effects and Hydra is my only Monster who can attack."
"Then bring it!" Ran yelled.
"Hydra! GO! Attack Brachis!"
"4000 V a 1000 attack Monster! If this goes through, Ran will take heavy damage!" yelled MC. Hydra charged up a green beam in and fired it towards the Monster, Ran gritted her teeth as Mercy's mighty Synchro wiped out the dinosaur.
Ran LP: 4000 – 1000
"My next attack! Go my Monster!" Mercy yelled.
"I play the Trap Negate Attack! It ends this attack and the Battle Phase!"
"Wait?! But why take damage?!" Mercy yelled.
"Because of this! Dino Revival!" Another Trap appeared next to Ran. "For each 1000 damage I took, I can summon a Dinosaur from my graveyard with their effects negated! I took 3000 damage so three monsters will appear!"
Jurrac Brachis ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000 Fire/Dinosaur/LVL 3/Tuner
Jurrac Guaiba ATK: 1700 DEF: 400 Fire/Dinosaur/LVL 4
Jurrac Iguanon ATK: 1700 DEF: 700 Fire/Dinosaur/LVL 4
"Fine! I end my turn!"
Aki
Yuzu walked down the corridor in front of the guards, there in front of her was Aki herself.
"Aki….." Yuzu said.
"I see you lived." Aki replied.
"No thanks to you."
"I had to send a message… I don't care if a normal person gets hurt…. but you're not normal… are you?" Aki said.
"Yes I know Arcadia know about us now." Yuzu said.
"Yes and you can talk to spirits…. in cards or something." Aki replied.
"So what? Going to kidnap us again?!"
"No. We did that because you were a new power in our world…. we don't both ourselves with non-physics."
"I have no intention of picking another fight with another school." Yuzu replied. "I have enough on my plate."
"You presume once you stop Academia… we will stop? We're stronger than them!" Aki said, Yuzu just smirked while laughing with her eyes closed. "What is it?!"
"You really are pathetic… I've grown so much your taunts and your bodyguards don't scare me one bit! You're school might have powers but so do my friends….. Academia is on another level from you."
"She beat you, remember?" Warrior said.
"So that's your spirit?" Aki replied.
"People with other powers seem to be able to see them as well." Yuzu replied. "Warrior knew your dragon from the past life!"
"That matters not, there just cards… that has to fulfil a goal, at the end of the day they are irrelevant!"
"Do you feel nothing?!" Yuzu yelled back.
"I do, for my kind. Follow me." Aki said as she walked off, Yuzu followed.
Duel
Turn 4
Mercy LP: 2100 Hand: 3
Ran LP: 1000 Hand: 0
"I draw!" Ran yelled. "It's time! I play the Spell Tuner Changer! I reduce Jurrac Brachis's level by one!"
Brachis LVL: 2
"No!" Mercy said.
"You thought I wasn't going to summon it?! Well think again! I tune my Monsters! GO SYNCHRO SUMMON!" Brachis became green rings as they other dinosaurs flowed through.
4+4+2=10
"Appear Jurrac Meteornite!" A large red dinosaur with numerous red spikes on its back appeared.
Jurrac Meteornite ATK: 2800 DEF: 2000 Fire/Dinosaur/Synchro/LVL 10
"When summoned you take damage equal to your Monsters attack!"
"4000?!" Mercy said.
"I know we used to be friends Mercy but that's all changed since you left me! My powers have developed over the last few weeks! I know what you're feeling!"
"I could've told you that!" Mercy yelled back.
"You feel sad and depressed for me feeling like this! Well tough!" Ran replied.
"Don't you agree with me rather than Arcadia?!"
"It doesn't really matter…. you were my only friend and you let me down!"
"I won't fight for Arcadia and neither should you… that's what you're doing!" Mercy yelled.
"End this Meteronite!"
"I discard Hanewata to negate any effect damage this turn!" An orange ball with wings disappeared as Mercy was saved.
"Saved again….. you can't win this. My turn ends."
Turn 5
Mercy LP: 2100 Hand: 2
Ran LP: 1000 Hand: 0
"I draw!" Mercy yelled. "I have also gained a better hold of my powers, Ran….."
"You can inflict pain?!"
"No… my powers are different thanks to my friends! They showed me how to use it the other way!"
"Let's see!" Ran said. "I can inflict you with 800 damage during your first Main Phase!" Meteronite launched fire spikes at Mercy who was caught in shock.
"No!" Mercy shielded herself and the spikes shot faded away before they were about to hit her.
Mercy LP: 2100 – 1300
"Wait?! You took damage but it didn't hit you?!" Ran said in shock.
"No way…." Mercy looked at her gloves. "Did I just…. stop taking real damage?!"
"So you can heal and stop taking damage?! It seems you're growing in power!"
"Yes and I will use that power to bring peace to this world!"
Aki Yuzu
In the room, Yuzu walked in to see the kids.
"Stand there and don't move." Aki said to Yuzu.
"Who are these people?!" Yuzu said.
"These are Physic Duelists… the youngest in Arcadia."
"You're corrupting their minds!"
"I said shut it! I brought you here to show you we're not the enemy!" Aki replied.
"But you still intend to destroy City?!"
"Those who branded us as freaks!... they will pay!" Aki said. "Now then… I shall duel with the kids while you watch!"
"Threats will do nothing. It won't help your cause!" Yuzu replied.
"And you think we should keep quiet and expect to be treated like trash, we have to fight and continue, not doing anything involves more of us suffering from the injustice of this society." Yuzu didn't want to enrage the powerful Aki so she just shut up and watched the duel.
As she looked out, she saw Mercy stop the damage from coming to her and Yuzu looked shocked.
"She did that?" Yuzu thought. "Maybe Mercy is the key."
Duel
"I play Cursed Sword! This destroys my Hydra!"
"What?!" Ran yelled.
"And because Hydra was destroyed, via its effect I can bring out Skeleton Knight King from my deck! A surge of thunder shot down and a huge skeleton with a crown emerged.
Skeleton Knight King ATK:? DEF: 0 Dark/Zombie/LVL 12
"And now since Hydra was destroyed, many of its fellow warriors can arise!"
Skeleton Knight Reaper ATK: 2100 DEF: 1000 Zombie/Dark/LVL 5
Skeleton Knight Horseman ATK: 1200 DEF: 900 Zombie/Dark/LVL 2/Tuner
Skeleton Knight Pike-Men ATK: 1300 DEF: 500 Zombie/Dark/LVL 2
"Pike-Men's attack double!"
Pike-Men ATK: 2600
"And because Reaper was summoned, you must destroy a card on your field!"
"No!"
"I'll do it for you then! Meteorite goes bye-bye!" The dinosaur was wiped out as Reaper slashed it in half.
"And because three more Skeleton Knights are in my graveyard, King gains 1000 per each!"
King ATK: 3000
"I'm sorry Ran…. but this is the end! Skeleton Knight end this!" Skeleton Knight slammed his giant hand onto Ran who took damage.
"NO!"
Ran LP: 1000 – 800
"End this Reaper!" As Reaper slashed at Ran, she was beginning to lose her grip of the D-Wheel.
"NO!" Mercy yelled.
Ran LP: 800 – 0 Mercy Wins
As Ran skidded off her D-Wheel, Mercy prayed in her mind to have the power. As she did an aura glowed around her hand and shot to Ran, it covered her as she bounced across the lane. The aura faded when Ran stopped.
"Ran!" Mercy got off the D-Wheel. Ran had survived with no cuts or bruises.
"You did this?" Ran said as she got up.
"I never want to hurt you!"
"Maybe I was wrong…." Ran said, as she walked to shake Mercy's hand, two bodyguards came behind her and dragged her away.
"Ran!" Mercy said.
"Don't worry about me! Stop Arcadia! I know you can do it!"
Yuzu Aki
"Well done Mercy!" Yuzu said to herself. As Aki was dueling with the kids, she noticed this and left the kids to themselves for a minute.
"So the traitor won."
"Traitor ?! She wants to get away from you people. To have a life where she does not have to work for a group of monsters like Arcadia." Yuzu exclaimed, Aki was about to make fun of her words.
"And then what? To accept to be treated like trash by Commons and Tops?!"
"I've had enough of this!" Yuzu yelled.
"So you don't understand my point of view?"
"Oh I understand it! I just don't agree with the way you're doing it! Yuzu hit back.
"Very well, I thought I would give you a chance to see us for who we are…. I guess you'll be destroyed in our conquest !"
"Look, if I have to fight with you for a second time I will but you must know that innocent people can suffer, so I give you this option… please join us and help us stop Academia and save Synchro." Yuzu claimed, Aki turned away. "If I have to save this entire city through my dueling, I'll do it, but I know for sure I will not let Arcadia get away with this and I and the Lancers will help this dimension."
"Guards, please take our guest back to the stands, I'm finished with her." Aki said as she walked back.
"I was already leaving." Yuzu replied as she opened the door; however a figure blocked her path. "Mr Izayoi?!"
"What?!" Aki yelled. Yuzu stepped to the side as the councilman came in with two Arcadia guards.
"Sorry Queen, but his permissions….. allow him in here." said a guard.
"Don't worry… he'll be leaving shortly."
"Aki, please let us talk." Mr Izayoi said.
"Talk? I have no words to say to you."
"I heard that Security had blamed Arcadia and you for my kidnapping…. I have set that story straight."
"Only for your ego and career!" Aki replied.
"Aki?"
"NO!" Aki yelled, she yelled so loudly that shockwaves pushed him and Yuzu against the wall along with the guards. Yuzu quickly helped Mr Izayoi up, he didn't seem to notice Yuzu.
"We better go." Warrior said. Yuzu agreed and slowly tried to leave.
"Aki…." Aki quickly took a card from her deck and placed it on the duel disk.
"Rose Tentacles…. escort my father!" Green roots shot out of the duel disk and grabbed Aki's dad.
"AKI PLEASE!"
"Queen… if we injure the councilman… Arcadia could suffer." said a guard with nerves.
"Throw him out the window…. make him land on the ground… hard!" The kids all looked in freight.
"No!" Yuzu rushed back in.
"You again?!"
"I summon Pendulum Warrior! Warrior save him!" Warrior slashed her blade across the tentacles, cutting them. Mr Izayoi dropped to the floor.
"You're riding suit looks quite torn… I did that to you didn't I?!" Aki yelled.
"You don't scare me!" Yuzu said. "But you do to the kids!"
"Don't tell me what the kids fear! Time to send you flying! Rose Tentacles….. take them both out!"
"No Aki!" Mr Izayoi yelled. The tentacles grabbed both Warrior and Yuzu, neither could escape.
"THROW AWAY THE THRASH!" Aki yelled. The roots launched Yuzu out of the window as Warrior disappeared.
"MOZARTA!" Yuzu yelled. A glow came from her deck and her other ace Monster appeared in real form. Mozarta grabbed Yuzu and took her away from the stadium; Aki gritted her teeth with annoyance. She looked around and her father had run off.
Stadium
"Wait… where's Yuzu?" Ruri said as she and Yugo returned to the stadium.
"And now for our third match on day two…!" Melisa Claire said. "Ruri Kurosaki… will duel….. Ray!"
"RAY?!" Ruri and Yugo yelled.
A/N
Thanks to Royal2 again for the Skeleton Knights he made, thanks as ever dude! Plus thanks to Rom for writing some good bits here including Yuzu's speech to Aki. Thanks dude.
Royal2 – Because it was just an idea Warrior had.
Samueljoo – Thanks will keep note of that
Exelion Heart I will try and update picture after next chapter once I have time to find. Thanks!
Thanks to you Plothand for the music.