It was noon. The day was supposed to be very bright. Yet here it is, in all its glory. The sky was gloomy, thanks to thick clouds. It came unnaturally quick and devoured the entire sky.
I stood alone on a mountain bluff, gazing darkly at the object of my scorn. The object in question is a singular fortress built amongst cliffs and mountains. It looks like a castle within the embrace of rocks and stones from the medieval eras.
I scoffed and scorned at the view before turning to my back…
And greet my fallen companions. They were all defeated. Not by the ones in the fortress, not by the blue elites, and above all else… not by those FUSION TRASH! No, they don't deserve that privilege.
Oh no. In fact, the one who was responsible for their defeat-
Was none other than me.
This is, after all, the beginning of the end.
He was right to fear to me, and he should have listened to his cowardice. Had he not betrayed my trust, none of this would have happen. I locked my eyes in anger and in mild satisfaction at the sight of my former leader, who is now in the form of a card. One by one, I turn to the others. They chose to defend that sorry excuse of a leader and a traitor, so I reward their piety with the same.
"S-Stop, Yuuki! D-Don't do it!" said my last defeated opponent who is still in his physical form. He gripped on to my trousers tightly. I kicked him away. "P-P-PLEASE! S-STOP!"
I gave him a dark glare before turning away. "How naïve." I replied to his meaningless struggles before sealing him away like the rest before him.
The Lancers have been annihilated.
Nothing can stop me now. Not the Fusion Trash, not my former companions, and on top of all, NOT EVEN THE WORLD CAN STOP ME! NOTHING!
"I summon, E/E/E Zai'Jin, the Wealth Emperor, E/E/E Hisui, the Jade Emperor, and E/E/E Kan'Ne, the Mercy Empress." I play the three strongest monsters of my deck.
In response, an elderly man in a royal red clothing, a wise man in luxurious platinum and gold clothing, and a gorgeous and gentle woman in white appear before me. These three figures has the regal appearance and the charisma of a deity. I bowed before them in respect, despite them being projections of a card game.
As I raised my head, everything changes.
The fortress had definitely seen better days. First, its pristine and beautiful architecture were marred with fire, rubble, and decay. Thick and dark smoke rises as the building was set ablaze. Also, despite the distance, I can hear screaming. Terror, fear, despair, DEATH! They are all music to my ears. I watch as an Imperial Foot Soldier chases a child in yellow uniform. Then a group of students in red surrounded by Imperial Infiltrators. The militarized men and veterans surrounded by an endless wave of Imperial Forward Trooper.
I watch and enjoy the view I am looking at now. After all, they brought this upon themselves…
Yes…
It all began with my home… everything that I have known, and love, and cherished… my… new found love…
I slowly close my eyes lamenting the past as satisfaction engulf me. Everything that they cherish, everything that they fought for, everything that they believe in, everything… is gone. I am very satisfied at this point. My revenge is complete. My… former leader finally got what he wants, even if it is not how he wanted it. Everyone got what they wanted…
The Fusion Trash got what they want. Destruction.
Reiji got what he want. His own downfall.
Yuya got what he want. The end of war.
I got what I want. Retribution, closure, and… and… and… silence.
Yes…
Everything…
The war…
Is finally…
Over…
SNAP!
I reopened my eyes, only to find a different scenery. The burning castle, the burning scent of sulphur and ash, and the sound of anguish and despair were absent. Instead, I am in a dark room.
What? What happened?
Was everything a dream?
I gasped when I recalled the dream. I was destroying the Fusion… Trash? No, that… Why would I call them trash? The only way for me to call someone or something trash is when they made me very angry. Also, why was I fighting my own allies? Why was I condemning Kaichou? His own downfall?
Wait… no it can't be!
I immediately threw whatever that was covering me and scan for a window. I quickly pulled the curtains. I instantly regretted that action when the glaring beams of light blindsided me. A few moments later, after adjusting to the light I can see things floating in the air.
Ah, I forgot that I wear glasses.
When I put them on, I was both amazed and relieved. Amazed because I can literally see cities floating in the air, held by some platform. Relieved because the scenery does not resemble my home at all.
Now that my head is clearer, I can finally think better. Namely, Reiji's decision on going to my reality. While it is true that I have intimidated Reiji into changing his decision. However, it still doesn't change the fact that he could put on his poker face and lied to me. I'm glad that he honour his words.
The first problem about travelling to my home reality, is the geography. It's huge, and 99.9% of the continent is unknown to me. Second, the best place to find to any duellists is in card stores, which are scarce at best, thus making the search much harder. Next, I may find duellists in social media… but let's be honest here, there ain't no one's stupid enough to trust a total stranger they have just met online. Also, if I tell them that there will be a dimensional war going on, they'll simple shrug me off with comments like: "Dude, you watched too much anime. LOL. XD."
I grimaced at the thought of that last statement.
On top of that, we don't have the technology for card games. I mean sure, we can develop them, but I doubt anyone would develop these expensive toys. That and it would be VERY expensive on release. Yeah, my reality runs on money and not cards.
Speaking of home… how are my parents now? Is everything just a dream while my real body is still in coma in reality? Is this even real?
Questions upon questions filled my mind as these horrifying 'truths' shed its light. This can all be just a dream…
No, stop. Yuuki, stop! No point in thinking that now.
In any case, I scan the room again, and the first thing in mind was the bed. No, not just any bed, this bed is like the one back in Reiji's accommodations. Hang on. This bed is… bigger? More comfortable than the previous, yes, but bigger? Yes. In fact, this is a grand size bed. It's very comfortable and huge for one person to sleep in.
It was during this moment, the door open. Huh, what impeccable timing.
"Oh, you're u-" I heard a feminine voice spoke. I turn to face the source of it.
The person who enter the room was a fairly young woman in a maid outfit. Wait maid outfit? Judging from her attire and the bed I'm in, am I safe to assume that I am in a mansion?
I turn to her entirely when I realize that she is still there and her abrupt silence. "Um… where… I mean, where should I start?" I scratched my head in confusion.
She stared before clearing her throat. With her eyes close and in one smooth sentence, she began, "First of all, you may want to get yourself dressed first."
Dressed first?
…
Wait, WHAT?
I looked down, I can definitely see yellowish tan skin colour, starting from my chest to my toes. Which means…
Another Point of View
I heard a loud scream coming from the guest room. I raised my head and gave a slight chuckle as I imagine the scene from the balcony. It seems like my guest has finally woken up, and he is a lively one too.
Très bein (Very good). I commented to myself.
"Milady, it appears that our guest have awoken," my head butler told me. He has been standing next to me while I am having my breakfast. "Shall I invite him?"
"Please do." I answered.
"Understood." He turned and left the dining room.
I sat quietly as I enjoy the fresh morning breeze entering through the window. I love it even more when the same breeze just so happen to sweep my long blonde hair.
Yuuki's Point of View
One word, awkward.
I quickly got to my knees and apologize to the maid who saw me in all my glory. For all I know, I could have scarred the lady for life.
She came to hand me my clothing. I took them and quickly put them on. When I put on my glasses, I turn to interact with the maid. Needless to say, all was forgotten and forgiven. It was a misunderstanding. Yes, a misunderstanding. I don't want to get my hopes high yet, and I definitely don't want to overstep my boundaries.
Then I am greeted with a new person. Wait… this person is…
"It's good to see that you're awake." The person speaking is a tall and muscular man in a butler suit. He has short, spiky, dark grey hair and blueish eyes with thick eyebrows that matches his hair colour. He have sideburns growing down to the top of his cheekbone and then sharply raises to the direction of his nose. His sideburns looked like fangs. I know this person very well, in fact, there is only one butler who looks like him in the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! series. "This way please."
Huh? I was snapped out of my trance when he beckoned me to follow him. I unintelligently followed him.
We walked through the regal carpeted hallways. Come to think of it, this is the first time I've seen a mansion in person. Up close. Walking in one. Sleeping in one. Oh boy. This is rather nerve wrecking.
But back to the question at hand, the butler who is leading me, yes, there is only one person that fits his appearance. He may be a minor character, but despite being a minor character, he is rather memorable. As we walk down the hallway, we've passed through some pictures, namely a picture of a young girl with long blonde hair. Oh my.
"How are you feeling?"
I was snapped out of my excitement and trance when the butler called out.
"S-Sorry, what?"
"I asked, how are you feeling?" he repeated.
"Ah, um… I don't understand the question." It's true, I am not sure on how to answer the question. The last thing I remember before waking up was me talking with the voice-in-me-head and accepting the power of Shadow Games. Then the thing I know, I'm in this mansion that reeks of wealth and prestige.
Not a speck of dust or a brick out of place. Someone sure is tidy.
"I see," the butler narrowed his eyes dangerously. I don't blame him. He is doing his job to make sure that the lady is out of harm's reach. "We're here."
I was so engrossed in my own inner thoughts that I didn't notice the scenery change. No longer are we surrounded by carpets, walls, and cleanliness, instead we are now surrounded by glass and the refreshing morning breeze. I have to admit, she really have taste. The butler moved forward through the glass hallway. As soon as he stood aside, I have finally laid my eyes on her in person.
There she is. The owner of this mansion. In all her glory. Sipping a cup of tea. Her beautiful blonde hair swayed gently as the breeze swept by.
She lowered her cup of tea and I am treated with the appearance of a marvellous lady. Her long, possibly waist length blond hair, the bangs that curl away from her face, the emerald eyes, the signature jumpsuit she wears… ladies and gentlemen, Sherry LeBlanc.
Oh wow. If she is beautiful in the anime, then she is even more beautiful in person. If she have wings, then she would looked like an angle… in a biker jumpsuit.
Well enough fanboying now.
"I see that our guest is awake." She began. Oh no. I'm fanboying again. Her voice. Despite the slight French accent, I can definitely understand her Japanese somewhat.
"Y-Yes," I was still in a trance. Well, what do you expect? I mean, one of my Yu-Gi-Oh! waifu is in front of me, talking to me. Yes, one of, and I am not ashamed to admit that. Oh no. STAPH! First impressions, first impression. "I, uh… um…" I blew it.
"Calm down," she stopped me, thankfully, "How about breakfast?"
B-Breakfast? Wait, what time is it now? If I remember correctly, we, as in the Lancers and I, departed for the Synchro Dimension at around noon. Is there some kind of time difference between these dimensions? I am so confused.
I quickly snapped out of my inner questioning before responding with, "I, uh… I don't want to intrude," Not sure how to say it in Japanese, but it's understandable at least.
"Nonsense, please sit with me and let's chat." She insisted. I had no choice but to humbly agree. I took the seat opposite of her as I try not to overstep my boundaries from a host, especially when the said host is a lady and a noble. On top of that, when it comes to women, I try to be very mindful of their personal space. Cultural upbringing. As I sat, I look at the basket of French bread nervously. I turn my glance at my host. She gave a nod and I graciously took the smallest of the breads and chow down.
"Don't hesitate to call for anything." She added.
Even if you tell me that, I don't think I'm brave enough to do that. I mainly focus on finishing the dry French bread. When I'm done, I was left with a thirsty throat.
"Do you mind if I ask you a question?" the blonde began. I nodded as I raised a glass of water and start sipping. "What were you doing in the area?"
Um, what? I don't quite understand the question. "Sorry, can you elaborate on that?"
"Alright then, let me give you a short summary. I was returning home after a business meeting, on the way back, Mizoguchi, who was driving me that day, found you collapsed in the middle of the road leading to my mansion." She explained, "You were burning with a fever at that time."
I see… that must be the reason why I was able to talk with my inner self. I was unconscious throughout the ordeal.
"So this is your mansion?" I try to clarify. She nodded. Huh. Does this mean I am in Paris? Or this dimension's version of Paris? Because in the anime, Sherry's home was supposed to be in Paris before she is on the run. "I see." I replied as I take in another glance of the surrounding scenery, "It's a nice place."
"Thank you, now back to my main question," Uh oh, what should I answer? "What were you doing in the area?"
I was left with two choices, the first is by being honest and risk being labelled as a psycho by my waifu… so I'm left with the second choice, lying. Being honest is good and all, but being too honest can get you killed. I was left with the latter choice… my excuse?
"I… I can't… ugh." I faked a headache. The amnesia approach. Clichéd… but effective. "I… don't know…" I then fake a grimace as I clutch my head.
"Calm down!" Sherry immediately came to my side, worried.
Uh oh, her close proximity and contact! I'm losing my mind… for real this time. Then again, using the same lie twice is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. This must be how Tidus from Final Fantasy 10 felt when he have his first contact in Besaid Island. Brother, you have it rough, ya? … Damn it, I'm starting to sound like Wakka.
"It's… there." I added my drama, "It's… I know it's there! I-I-… I can't remember!" I then moved my hand to where my D-Pad was supposed to be attached. I paused. Hang on, I can do this. I fake grabbing my left wrist a few times before snapping, "W-Where… WHERE'S MY DUEL P- COUGH, DISK!" I faked a cough covering up my slip of tongue. I need to blend in, so I must be very careful with my choice of words.
The blonde noble raised her head to the head butler. "Mizoguchi, where is his duel disk?" she asked.
"It is still in his room," really, I didn't notice it. "Shall I fetch it milady?"
"Yes," the butler bowed in response before leaving to retrieve the item in question. "Calm down, here," she handed me a glass of water. I accepted it to make myself look vulnerable and downed the content. "Feeling better." I nodded. "That's a start."
I turned to her direction and notice her rather close proximity. My eyes trailed to her face and then her eyes. They're beautiful. She noticed my gaze and retreated. I looked away.
It's awkward.
Here I am, with my waifu… I was never good at talking with anyone from the opposite gender. Whenever I see one, I would avoid them like a plague. By that I mean arms reach far. I'll be honest, when watching the Yu-Gi-Oh! series, I had a crush on this Silent Magician Lv 8. Then I have this tiny bit of crush on Tenjouin Asuka. Then it slowly escalate to a few of the female cards like Guardian Eatos, Night Wing Sorceress, Fabled Grimro, Divine Grace Northwemko, and Doriado. First of all, I'm attracted to their maturity and coolness, while their appearance is a plus. They all have the cool, calm, and charismatic like expression on their portraits, so I am rather drawn to them. Then there is Izayoi Aki. I admit, she is a beauty, but the best I can make of her is that of a younger sister. Then when Sherry was debuted, I was instantly attracted to her. The coolness, the maturity, and the charisma are there. When I learnt of her backstory, I just want to give her a hug… but alas, I'll get punched for that.
"Here you are milady," I chocked on my saliva and snapped out of my trance when I heard the butler. I turn around and notice that the blonde lady is a fair distance from me.
She examined my D-Pad… oh crap! That may be one of my biggest mistake. First of all, the design on Selena's D-Disk is that of a shield, thus my labelling as a D-Shield. That design is unique to the Fusion Dimension while my D-Disk contains several function of an I-Pad, thus a D-Pad. Oh no, I was too caught up with my acting (and definitely not because of me fanboying) and overlooked this mistake!
"Your Duel Disk… looks unique," she began, "Where did you get it?"
"I… don't -"
"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked," she handed me my D-Pad and already I'm starting to feel guilty. I grumbled in acknowledgment, mainly at myself before tinkering with my D-Pad. "Well? Do you remember something?"
No, because I lied.
"… I… Yes, it's coming back somewhat…" I began, "I remember… wanting to join something…" Not sure what to say about it, it just came out of nowhere, so I continue blurting, "then… somewhat robbed me."
"Robbed you?"
"Well, I remember chasing them and… falling down." I'm at a dead end here. Insert 'Test your Luck' here.
"I believe you." She answered.
"Look, I know it all sounded wrong but it's…" Hang on, "Eh?" She believes me? Oh no, now I'm so guilty. Still, I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
"I believe you," she repeated and stood up. I watch in disbelief as my lie work. "By the way, since you have a deck, am I right to assume that you can duel?" I nodded dumbly as I forgotten my humble remarks, "Great, please follow me so that we can duel in an appropriate setting. Mizoguchi, come with me."
"Certainly, milady." The head butler followed after her. I deftly followed from behind.
Sherry's Point of View
I followed the path leading to the backyard with my trusted head butler beside me and my guest behind me. He was a good distance away from me, far enough for me to have a private conversation with Mizoguchi.
"Mizoguchi, what do you think?" I asked.
"He is a very good actor."
I agree. My guest is definitely hiding something from me. I'll admit, he is very good at playing the amnesiac. That or he is really an amnesiac. Yes, despite the rather obvious and clichéd acting, he just might be an amnesiac. He is that good.
On another note, his Duel Disk is not like any Duel Disk I've seen. Is it a new prototype? I am well aware of the duelling world and even have contacts regarding the issue. As far as my contact go, there was no news about the development of new Duel Disk prototype as of late. On top of that, I partially lied about his story. I saw the whole thing. I saw him appearing out of thin air, in front of me… and then collapsed on top of me.
These were the reason why I decided to take him in instead of sending him off to the Security under the charges of trespassing.
Yuuki's Point of View
So far so good. Was what I was thinking when I try to reassure myself.
"Here we are," I heard the blonde spoke out.
One word… motorbike.
Before me is a huge track that can easily fit a stadium. The race track was huge and is only a simple loop. Other than the track, I can see a huge variety of motorcycles. They all looked the same but with different paintjob. Design wise, they look like a mechanical horse with wheels. She move towards the white one. Ah good, her signature D-Wheel, Sturm and Drang. Good to see that somethings doesn't change.
"Well, pick a bike and we will have a riding duel," said my host. Riding Duel… card games on motorcycles. Oh my, this is definitely a once in a life time chance. I have never rode on a bike in my entire life. I've rode on a bicycle… once, and if a bicycle and a bike is similar, the principles should be the same. What can I say, like riding a bike.
…
Damn it! That was a pun.
In any case, I look at the wide selection of D-Wheels. They all really look like mechanical horses. This gave me an idea. I turn my gaze to the one with a red paintjob. Yes, red, even though my shirt is green. Let me explain. First of all, the red bike has the design of a horse, and I know of one horse that has the same colour, Sekito, or the Red Hare. This horse is popular as it was ridden by two famous generals from the three warring kingdoms, the first being呂布 奉先 (Ryofu Housen), or Lü Bu Fèng Xiān, followed by關羽 雲長 (Kan'U Unchou), or Guan Yü Yun Cheng. In fact, I'm going to name this bike after that horse. Sekito.
There is a red jumpsuit and a helmet. I put them on and push the bike out on Sherry's insistence. After a short test run around the track, I parked behind the starting line, beside my host.
"For a person with an amnesia, you sure can handle a bike," she stated.
"What can I say, like riding a bike, pun intended," I added shamelessly and confidently.
"Confident are we, very well then, let see if you're as good as you are confident," she hits a button on her D-Wheel.
DUEL MODE! AUTO-PILOT, STAND-BY!
I'll be honest, this new voice caught me off guard. A minor change, nothing important. But what caught me off guard is the field spell. In the 5Ds version, the field spell for a riding duel is Speed World. Later, in the series, it changes to Speed World 2. When I look at the screen, I see a new field spell called Speed World Neo. What does it do? Nothing, other than setting the stage. And I am fine with it. The previous Speed Worlds has a strict ruling to them, for one, they discourage the use of spell cards. This means for every spell cards you use, you will suffer a 1000 Life Points of damage and no, I'm not making this up. Instead of spell cards, you use Speed Spells. No, not Quick Spell, Speed Spell. There are a lot of gimmicks about Speed World but we'll get to them in another story.
I heard an audible sonic boom as the world around me turn tad bit purple. Oh I can't wait! A timer appear before me.
3…
2…
1…
Wait what?
An audible buzz blared to life. I was a bit late to respond. I quickly twist the hand and accelerated behind Sherry. Needless to say, she easily have the first corner.
Sherry – 4000 – 5 Cards
Yuuki – 4000 – 5 Cards
"I have the first turn," she began, "I set two cards and summon Necro Fleur (Level 1/Dark/Plant/Effect/0/0)!" I watch a wilted plant appear beside the blonde. "I end my turn."
Necro Fleur… I know that card. One of those face down cards is definitely Torrential Tribute. Time to bait it out.
"Draw." I pulled the card carefully and add it to a card holder attached next to my deck, "I summon Lonefire Blossom (Level 3/Fire/Plant/Effect/500/1400)." I counter with my own plant. Unlike her wilted plant, mine is a burning bulb. "Next, I activate its effect. Once per turn, I can tribute a plant type monster on my field and special summon a plant type monster from my deck to the field. I send Lonefire Blossom from my field to the graveyard and special summon Gigaplant (Level 6/Earth/Plant/Gemini/2400/1200)." The fiery plant exploded, and was then replaced by a gigantic Venus flytrap plant.
"I don't think so!" my opponent declared, according to my expectations, "I activate my trap card Torrential Tribute! When a monster is summoned, I can activate this card and then destroy every monsters on the field." Both plants were destroyed. "With that, I activate the effect of Necro Fleur! When this card is destroyed by a card effect, I can special summon 1 Sorciere de Fleur (Level 8/Dark/Spellcaster/Effect/2900/0) from my deck!" She declared as a female sorceress with a petal like head dress appear. "When Sorciere de Fleur is summoned, I can select 1 monster in my opponent's graveyard and special summon it to my field! I select Gigaplant!" she declared. The sorceress waved her lily staff and my Gigaplant appear on her field.
"Ah there she goes," I remarked nonchalantly. Hook, line, sinker.
"What?" she gasped.
"Sorry, nothing. Are you done yet? It's still my turn." I asked as I slowly twist the bike to perform a turn. "In that case, let's continue. From my hands, I activate the effect of Junk Forward (Level 3/Earth/Machine/900/1500)! When I have no monsters on my field, I can special summon this card from my hand." A thin machine like warrior appear on my field. "Next, I activate the effect of Quickdraw Synchron (Level 5/Wind/Machine/Tuner/Effect/700/1400)! By sending one monster from my hands to the graveyard, I can special summon this card from my hand. I send Level Eater to the graveyard." I did just that and summon a tiny machine like cowboy to my field. "Next, I activate the effect of Level Eater (Level 1/Dark/Insect/Effect/600/0), by reducing the level of 1 Level 5 or above monster by 1, (Quickdraw Synchron (Level 5 – 1)), I can special summon this monster from my graveyard and to the field." A red ladybug with a big yellow star at its back appear.
"Level 4 Tuner… Level 3… Level 1… A Level 8 Synchro Summoning? That's is fast!" she sounded impressed already, and haven't even scratch the surface.
"That's right, I tune Level 3 Junk Forward and Level 1 Level Eater with Level 4 Quickdraw Synchron (Level 4 + 3 + 1 = 8)" I recited Yusei's summoning chant, "Gathering hopes will evoke a new horizon! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Dash onward, Road Warrior (Level 8/Earth/Warrior/Synchro/Effect/3000/1500)!" A regal mechanical warrior in platinum plating appear. His arms were crossed. "Next I activate Road Warrior's effect, once per turn, I can special summon a Level 2 or lower Warrior or Machine-Type monster from my deck, I pick Rush Warrior (Level 2/Wind/Warrior/Effect/300/1200)!" a bronze plating machine dashes to the field through a portal. He made a few tricks as he slides around on his roller blade like legs. "Battle phase, Road Warrior, attack Sorciere de Fleur." The warrior did as told and clawed his way through the sorceress.
Sherry – 3900 (4000 – 100) – 2 Cards
Yuuki – 4000 – 1 Cards
"I set a card face down and end my turn!" I declared and silently hummed at my face down quick spell card as well as the card in my hand.
"Very well, my turn, Draw!" Sherry pulled her next card, "I summon, tuner monster Fleur Synchron (Level 2/Light/Machine/Tuner/Effect/400/200)!" a small budding lily seed appear. It had a cute dark grin, tiny white gloved hands and small green feet. "Next, I tune Level 6 Gigaplant with Level 2 Fleur Synchron (Level 2 + 6 = 8)! Body born faster than the speed of light, the time for Revolution has come! Bring victory into my hands! Synchro Summon! Shine, Chevalier de Fleur (Level 8/Wind/Warrior/Synchro/Effect/2700/2300)!" a mechanical warrior appear next to the blond. Unlike my warrior, her warrior's helmet is adorned with pink lily petals and had a cape.
There she is. Sherry's signature monster.
"Next, when Fleur Synchron is sent to the graveyard as a Synchro Material, I can special summon 1 Level 2 or lower monster from my hand. The monster I special summon is tuner monster Jutte Fighter (Level 2/Earth/Warrior/Effect/700/900)."
Wait what?
I was surprised when I saw a card that doesn't belong to her deck. As far as I know, Sherry's deck consists of western themed monsters, namely from France. Jutte Fighter is Japanese. So what is this card doing in a deck like that? I watches a tiny warrior hold a jutte in one hand appeared while striking a pose as I ponder on the meaning behind this.
"Next, I activate the Equip Spell Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade!" No, now's not the time for that. I need to focus first. The lily knight's weapon changes into a one handed sword with a gold hilt that looked like a phoenix. "I equip this card to Chevalier de Fleur, the equipped monster gains 300 attack points. (2700 + 300 = 3000)"
That's the same attack as my warrior what good will she do on a suicidal attack.
"En Garde!" She's seriously going for it! "First I attack your Rush Warrior with Jutte Fighter!" the tiny Kabuki warrior thrust his jutte at the bronze plating warrior.
Sherry – 3900 – 0 Card
Yuuki – 3600 (4000-400) – 1 Cards
"Next, Chevalier de Fleur, attack Road Warrior!" the lily knight lunged at my warrior. "In response to this, I activate the trap For Our Dreams!"
For Our Dreams? I have never heard of this card before because it was not published in my reality at all. That or it's a new card that I have no knowledge of.
"With this card, I can tribute 1 warrior type monster I control, then select 1 warrior type monster I control. That monster cannot be destroyed by battle while face up on the field!" she explained as the Kabuki disappears.
Hm... does this means that so long if the card is on the field, it cannot be destroyed by battle? No wonder my reality didn't print that card. But then again… I kind of doubt that anyone would find a use for that card.
The flower knight charges forward and swung the sword down, while my warrior managed to land a punch on the knight's abdomen. The knight braced for the impact but managed to land a sword stab on my warrior. My warrior disintegrated into nothingness while the female knight remained.
"Well played," I commented while looking at the card in my hand. With that, I won.
"Merci (Thank you)," she replied as we make a turn around a corner. However this time, I accelerated to the front.
"This duel is over, I won," I declared as I turn to my opponent, "So what will it be? Is your turn over?" I asked.
"… Turn end," she declared.
"Very well, time to finish this." I declared as I conduct my draw phase, "Perfect timing, I summon Playful Possum (Level 2/Earth/Beast/Effect/800/600)!" A brown furred possum appear on my field, "During my main phase, if my opponent controls a monster with a higher attack than this card, I can destroy this face-up card on the field." The possum shattered upon that declaration.
My opponent was confused of such tactic. "What is the point of that?"
"So that I can summon this, when a monster I control is destroyed by a card effect, I can special summon Meklord Emperor Granel (Level 1/Earth/Machine/Effect/0/0) from my hand!" Brown mechanical parts flew around the field and they slowly combined in to a huge machine. It hovers behind me and lock its digital eye at the knight.
"What is this monster?" my opponent asked. I could feel the fear in her tone when she look at the monstrosity I have summoned. "A Level 1 monster with 0 attack and defence. What kind of effect does this monster have?"
"Glad you ask," I responded, "First of all, this monster gains attack and defence points equals to my life points." Yes, equals to my life points and not half of my life points. Looks overpowered in paper, but truth is, I find this rather balanced, since we start with 4000 Life Points instead of 8000. I turn to my D-Wheel display, "My current Life Points are 3600. This means that Granel's attack and defence points are increased by 3600 (0+3600/0+3600)."
"3600 attack!" my opponent gasped, "E-Even so, thanks to For Our Dream, Chevelier de Fleur (3000) won't be destroyed in battle. The most you can do is lower my Life Points (3900)."
At this point of the duel, I have two options to play with. Let's start with the lesser evil.
"True, but here's the problem, can you withstand it when it's… I dunno, doubled for example?" I suggested.
"What?"
"I activate my face-down quick spell, Limiter Removal!" I declared as the face down card reveals itself, "During this turn, the Attack of all machine type monster I control are doubled. However, during the end phase, the monsters affected by this effect are destroyed. Meklord Emperor Granel is a machine type, and that means its attack points are doubled."
"Assuming if I let it happen, then yes I won't be able to withstand that attack," What? Is there something different again? "I activate Chevalier de Fleur's effect, once per turn, if my opponent activates a spell or trap card, I can negate that card's activation." My opponent declared as the quick spell was destroyed.
Well then, seems like I have to resort to the greater evil after all.
"In that case, you've forced my hand," I declared, "I activate Granel's effect!" At that declaration, the core turned white and white bandage objects shot towards the knight, grabbing her before pulling her into the machine's core.
"W-WHAT!" my opponent gasped in horror. "WHAT JUST HAPPEN? WHAT DID YOU DO?"
"I just activate Meklord Granel's effect. Its effect allows me to target 1 Synchro Monster my opponent controls and then equip that monster to this card." I revealed, much to my opponent's shock, "Oh and here's the best part, this card gains attack equals to the combined attack of the monsters equipped to it by this effect. Chevalier de Fleur's attack points is 3000, this means Granel gains 3000 attack points (3600+3000 = 6600). The End." I declared as Granel fired a disintegrating beam at my opponent.
Sherry – 0 – 0 Card - LOSE
Yuuki – 3600 – 0 Cards – WIN
As Sherry was defeated, her D-Wheel seemed to have overheated as it slowed to a halt while steams poured from the front and sides of the bike. I slow down mine as well.
My opponent took off her helmet and sighed at her defeat. I walked towards my defeated opponent stopped a fair distance away from her.
"Well, I uh… won, I guess," I began awkwardly. "It was a good duel, I must say."
My opponent turn her gaze at me before nodding in acknowledgement. "I couldn't agree more, does this means you remember your past?" she asked. Man, she is very insistent.
"Well, I admit, that duel brought back most of my memories," I lied smoothly, "The winds, the thrills and euphoria of a riding duel, and the pinnacle moment of a duel, yes, it did."
"I see, that is good to hear," she replied, "Does this means that you are joining the Friendship Cup?" she asked.
Friendship Cup? A tournament? Might be the best place to start.
"Friendship Cup… where have I heard that…" I scratched my head.
Sherry explained to me about the event. According to her, it is an annual event used to promote harmony between the Tops and Commons. From this brief explanation alone, I instantly realize that this dimension is still the pre-Dark Signer version of Neo Domino City. There is a class discrimination in this dimension. Tops and Commons, City and Satellite. With that information stowed away, I learn that the winner of the tournament gets to challenge the best duellist of the city.
Who is this duellist?
I was stunned when I heard the name of that duellist. Why am I stunned? Because the so called best duellist of the city is another main character of the 5Ds series. He has purple eyes, fair skin, spiked blonde hair with two long strands in front of his ears, spotting several accessories, wears a white trench coat lined with purple spiked shoulders, grey pants, and white boots. He is this rival character of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds series, Jack Atlas.
JACK ATLAS!
Best Yu-Gi-Oh! series of the century.
"Come to think of it, I haven't get your name yet," that startled me. Well not that I need her to tell me who she is anyway. "My name is Sherry LeBlanc."
I replied in generous, "Nice to meet you, Ms. Sherry. I'm Kyou Yuuki." We shook hands to commemorate our first meeting.
I must say, this is definitely the start of a wonderful relationship.
Author notes:
Ladies and gentlemen, Sherry Leblanc. Yes, during my absence, I was pondering on how to develop the plot so that my fiction may appear a bit unique. So I thought to myself, why not add my waifu inside the fiction if they have Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan in the anime.
On another note, no, I'm still not abandoning the OC X Selena route. That or it might become a small harem. Who knows.
Lastly, as many of you have noticed, that I have leaked a few of my fan made cards. Yes, the archetype is Chinese themed if Emperor is anything to go by. For those who are Chinese out there, please don't flame me as it contains elements on Chinese Deities. Which brings me to my next question. In my profile, I have placed a poll. This poll will determine what the first E for E/E/E stand for. Which one sounds better? Eternal Eclectic Emperors? Eastern Eclectic Emperors? Or Enlightened Eclectic Emperors. It'll be up for a while.
Card Changes
Meklord Emperor Granel –
Original: This card gains ATK and DEF equal to half of your LP.
Changed: This card gains ATK and DEF equal to your LP.
Chevalier de Fleur –
Original: Once during each of your turns, when your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card, you can negate the activation and destroy that card.
Changed: Once per turns, when your opponent activates a Spell/Trap Card, you can negate the activation and destroy that card.
For Our Dreams –
Tag Force Exclusive: Tribute 1 Warrior-Type monster you control to select 1 face-up Warrior-Type monster you control. It cannot be destroyed by battle while face-up on the field.