Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V: The Ritual Fragment of Ice
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, its characters, or any other content that may be traced to other sources found in this story. I do own the OCs and the story itself.
Last time on Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V: The Ritual Fragment of Ice we found out that Yuki's best friend Shina Zale was captured by Academia and Yuki along with Everett, Yuki's loyal friend go to Standard intent on either capturing or eliminating Reji Akaba. Upon arriving in standard Yuki and Everett were challenged to a duel by three LID students who were quickly defeated and carded by the pair. Now let's see what fate has in store.
Rating might change depending on how the story goes.
"Speaking out loud"
"Speaking in thought/dream/flashback"
"Monsters speaking"
Enjoy!
Chapter 3: A Fateful Meeting
-REIJI'S POV-
I awoke the next morning and walked into my office still thinking about the incident from last night. First a powerful burst of ritual energy is detected and moments later the inside of a warehouse is completely ripped apart. Coincidence I don't think so. To think that people from the Ritual Dimension were this dangerous. The energy burst confirms where the culprits are from but that still leaves two questions unanswered. Why would they come here now and more importantly what is it that they what?
-YUKI'S POV-
-A FEW HOURS EARLIER- (MEANING THAT YUKI IS STILL SLEEPING)
I was on a bus that would soon arrive at what would be my new home; Blood Vulture Academy. This is it, this is where I would make a name for myself on the dueling circuit, where I will prove everyone who doubted me wrong, and I was going to become the strongest!
"Don't you think you're getting a little ahead of yourself Boss?" said Hati appearing in spirit form next to me.
"Shut up Hati, I can totally do it." I said back
"Now master you know Hati and the rest of us only want what's best for you." Said Arctic Zero Ritual Dragon from his card. "And for the record, a school that literally has the word blood in its name doesn't really sound like a good idea. After all you're only ten." He finished
"You two forget I have already experienced and escaped Hell before, so how tough can this place be?" I said as the bus stopped and my monsters vanished.
When I disembarked I was in awe, the school was like a Japanese temple crossed with a sci-fi movie and right above the entrance was a symbol of a blood red 2-D vulture wings spread and talons extended. That was when I knew that I was past the point of no return.
After the welcoming ceremony was over I was shown to my dorm room. It had a desk, a mini-fridge and a triple bunk bed, but it seemed I had the room to myself for now at least. Since duel training started tomorrow and I was free to explore the school I decided to check out the duel fields.
When I got there I saw many of the freshmen dueling the older students. That's when I remembered what I heard some people during the welcome ceremony talking about some kind of initiation the older duelists put the freshmen through, I guess this was it.
"Are you going to have an initiation duel too Boss?" Hati asked appearing along with his brother Skoll.
"Well probably, but I think it is more of a traditional thing the upperclassmen do for fun than a mandatory thing." I said back
"Sounds more like a way for them to show off if you ask me?" Said Skoll "That seems to be a lot more likely." I answered back
As I continue to look around one duel in particular caught my eye. A girl the same age as me was taking on three senior division duelist by herself. I decided to watch the duel, and then the girl lost in about 2 minutes. Although to be fair it was one freshman against three seniors, come to think of it I'm pretty sure she was on the same bus I was.
After the three victors left and finished laughing at her, I decided to see if she was alright.
"Yeah, you okay?" I asked offering my hand.
She refused and got up herself scowling at me "I'm fine! I don't need your help Scar-face." She said. (A.N: Yes Yuki already had that scar before he came to BVA, and in case any of you have been wondering both of his eyes still work.)
God knows why I am trying to be nice to this brat, "Because you think she's cute." Hati & Skoll said in unison with a mocking tone. "SHUT UP YOU TWO FLEA BAGS NO ONE ASKED YOU!" I mentally screamed at the two before they retreated back into their cards.
Before the girl walked away I decided to ask her something. "Why did you take on three senior duelists by yourself?"
The girl stopped but didn't say anything. "Do you have something to prove or are you just that cocky?" I pressed on
The girl turned around with an embarrassed look on her face "I thought I could beat them and become an elite ranking student before any of the other freshman." She said
"So let me get this straight. You thought that you could defeat three elites by yourself and become one yourself on your very first day here?"
"Yeah pretty much."
"Must… control urge… to laugh at stupid girl." I said mentally while trying to keep a straight face.
"Why are you in such a hurry exactly?"
The girl looked at the ground before speaking "Because, I want to show people that I can cut it here. Those three elites mocked me saying that I was too weak to be a vulture duelist." She looked back up at me "I want to show anyone who looks down on me that they are wrong." She said in full confidence.
"Huh, she is just like me. An underdog who is just trying to prove herself to those who belittle her. I can respect that." I said in thought
"Well then, allow me to help you stick it to those jerks." I said extending my hand
"Excuse me?" she said with a sour and slightly confused look on her face.
"I like your moxie, you don't take what people say lying down and I respect that. So I want to help you train."
"Alright then Scar-face." She says shaking my hand "Consider me your new best friend."
Friend huh, I can't seem to remember the last time someone said that to me.
"Okay, but if we're friends it is best for you to know that my name is not Scar-face its Yuki. Yuki Kōriryu."
"Okay then Scar… I mean Yuki my name is Shina. Shina Zale."
-DREAM END-
I awoke from my dream/flashback and looked at my blue crystal snake fang pendant. "Don't worry Shina, I'll save you and nothing's going to stop me."
I walked up to the window and stared out to the city in the distance. After the warehouse didn't work out Everett and I found this abandon house outside of town. No one comes out here so it should be safe hide out.
Everett then awoke holding the three carded souls from last night. "So Yuki what are we going to do with these three?" he asked
"That was a good question. What are we going to do with them? Hmm, well if our little rampage last night didn't catch Reiji Akaba's attention maybe this will."
"Everett, I think I have an idea."
-REIJI'S POV-
Things could not be worse right now. First, Hokuto gets card by Serena, who is now hunting Shun. Next because of her Academia will be here in a matter of days to attack this dimension. And now these ritual duelists come, destroy a warehouse and cause a mass disturbance in the city. Because of this the Miami Championship's third round had to be delayed another day. They really could not have come at a worse time. What do they even stand to gain, I doubt public vandalism is their only objective.
Just then a stocky looking man entered my office. He had black hair with four grey bangs at the front. He wore a grey business suit with a blue tie and blue-lensed hexagonal glasses. It was Nakajima, great as if I don't have enough on my mind.
"Mr. Reiji we have just received this letter addressed to you, however there isn't any verification on who the letter is from."
This seems a little too familiar. Regardless I opened the letter to find three cards each with a picture of an LID student on it. So these ritual duelists are trying the same method that Shun did.
"Nakajima send these cards to the lab with the others and I want security tripled for the third round of the tournament. I believe that the ones who produced that burst of ritual energy are the same people who turned these three into cards."
"Yes sir."
"One more thing, make sure everyone in LID is put on high alert, no one travels alone after dark understand."
"Yes sir." He then exited.
First Xyz, then Fusion and now Ritual. I haven't even found people who are Lancer material and the war is already beginning.
-YUKI'S POV-
While Everett delivered the cards to LID I decided to take a look around the city while using my hood to cover my face.
I hope that Everett didn't run trouble on the way. Despite his training his bulky frame makes him pretty hard to miss. Suddenly a news reporter appeared on a giant TV screen.
"Don't forget to come see the third round of the Arc League Championship Junior Division. Where these sixteen duelists will battle it out for a shot at the top." After she was done speaking the sixteen finalists were shown.
What really surprised me was that two of the finalists looked almost identical to Shina and me. My look had crimson eyes, and dual-colored green and crimson hair of average length sticking out in downwards pointing spikes all around his head, with the exception of one short upwards pointing spike of green hair. He wore a pendant similar around his neck only it was green and had wings instead of snake teeth. He also wore a buckled choker, and a pair of golden goggles with orange lenses on his forehead, with a blue star obscuring the right lens. Another difference was didn't have a scar. Regardless we looked like twins.
As for Shina's double, she had blue eyes and dark pink midback-length hair, which was tied up in pigtails, clipped down by blue, spherical hair clips. Her hair also featured two lighter pink bangs that fall to the side of her face in the same way Shina's had. Then I remember what those three duelists said.
-Flashback-
"YUYA SAKAKI!" one of them exclaimed
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" another asked
"AND SINCE WHEN DID YOU HAVE A SCAR?" The last one commented
-End of flashback-
Could that be who they were referring to?
"So this dimension has its own versions of me and Shina. What exactly does it all mean? In order to get some answers it seems that I will have to go pay this tournament a visit."
I should probably start heading back.
-MEANWHILE AT THE YUSHO DUEL SCHOOL-
-NO ONE'S POV-
"Recent reports have shown no new evidence on who or what was responsible for the mysterious attack on the warehouse at the docks or the disappearance of the three young boys in question." Said the reporter while revealing the destroyed room. Then a young boy with purplish-gray eyes and blue hair turned off the TV.
"Hey Tatsuya why did you turn it off?" asked a red-headed girl with golden eyes and a large multi-colored headband.
"Because Ayu, if I kept it on any longer it would just make everyone more on edge then they already are about Sora disappearing." He answered
Looking around there was a chubby kid with dark yellow hair in overalls.
A woman with green eyes and long blond hair the front bangs being golden in color. Her hair is tied in a ponytail and sections out as spikes.
A man with dark blue eyes and brown/orange hair. He wore a red/orange jumpsuit with a green trim and red fire design along with a white whistle.
A teenager with a very stockily build and a fairly round face. He had black hair styled into a large pompadour, restrained by a red band, and his nose is somewhat redder than the rest of his face. He was dressed in mostly white and red.
Finally we have the same boy and girl that Yuki saw on the screen earlier.
The girl wore a sleeveless light-blue and white shirt with a green musical note on the right collar, along with a red tie, and a dark red skirt along with dark stockings.
The boy wore a simple orange t-shirt with a thick, silver-buckled brown belt over it, green pants with large pockets on each leg, and magenta shoes, as well as crimson wristbands. He also had gold and red lined white school jacket over his shoulders like a cape.
All of them had depressed looks on their faces.
-YUYA'S POV-
I looked at the damage and was in complete shock it was just like how Shun made those claw marks on the bridge.
"There is no way a normal person could have done that kind of damage, they would have to have used ARC technology to make all those holes. But for what reason?"
"First Shun turns the stadium into a warzone, then Sora reveals that he was part of the attack on XYZ and now someone else is out there attacking people. Why do so many people use dueling to hurt others?"
Just then Principal Hiragi try raising our spirits.
"Come on everyone, I know we are all sad about Sora but I know he'll come back anytime now. Besides let's be glad that Yuya, Yuzu and Tatsuya have all made it into the finals of their respective divisions." He said before his usual energy surfaced "Now let's get FIRED… OWWWW" Yuzu interrupted him with her signature paper fan attack.
"Now is not the time Dad." Yuzu said in an annoyed tone which we all got a laugh out of.
"I guess now all I can do is hope for the best. But why do I feel like something inside me is fearing the worst?"
-A FEW HOURS LATER-
Once I got home I went straight to bed, but for some reason I couldn't shake this ominous feeling. So I opened my window to let some fresh air in when suddenly I saw someone on the roof of the building from across the street. He looked about the same height as me but with longer hair. He turned in my direction and I saw that his eyes had a sapphire glow. I rubbed my eyes for a second and when I looked again he was gone.
"Was I hallucinating or was someone actually there?"
-YUKI'S POV-
I arrived back at the hideout when I thought back to my trip. "That guy looked just like me. I wonder if he saw me looking at him."
Just then Everett appeared behind me.
"Yuki I delivered the envelope LDS. Reiji Akaba is sure to know now that we mean business." He said
I gave Everett a serious look. "Is something the matter Yuki?"
"Everett have you heard of the dueling tournament that the LEO Corporation is sponsoring?"
"I am, what about it?"
"We are going to infiltrate it."
Author's Notes:
Sorry but no duel for this chapter instead you get plot development and character backstory. We see how Yuki and Shina first meet, but what did 10 year old Yuki mean by escaping "Hell". Yuya and Yuki come into contact… sort of.
What will Yuki and Everett do at the tournament? How will Reiji deal with them? What will Yuya do against this vicious new enemy? One thing is for sure the 3rd round of the Arc League Championship is going to have quite a few unexpected surprises.
Find out what happens next time on Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V: The Ritual Fragment of Ice
Sorry that this chapter was not as long as the last.
Read and Review
Flames encouraged