"Go Blue-Eyes! White Burst Stream!" Michael Extended His Arm And The Dragon Unleashed a Powerful Blast Of White Energy, Completely Consuming His Opponent

"Gaaaaah!" The Obelisk Blue Student Was Thrown Backwards And Hitting a Wall Behind Him

Matthew: 0 LP
Michael: 4000 LP
Winner: Michael Graham

Michael Simply Deactivated His Duel Disk And Turned His Back On Him, Without Giving a Second Tough To The Student Moans Of Pain

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Alexis Saw The Entire Duel And Couldn't Help But Feel A Bit Disgusted By How Needlessly Brutal That Michael Was, He Barely Allowed His Opponent To Play And Simply Crushed Him And That Sentiment Was Shared By Her Friend Zane.

"What's With That Guy?" Her Expression Contorted To That One Of Disgust "This Was Just a Practice, And Yet He Did…That" She Shook Her Head

"He Duels Like a Animal" Her Friend Also Shook His Head "Absolutely No Respect For His Opponent, It's People Like Him That Gives The Obelisk Blue a Bad Name" His Eyes Narrowed As He Saw How He Nonchalantly Took a Seat And Simply Closed His Eyes

"Are You Gonna Do Something About Him?" She Tilted Her Head "Because As Things Stands That's Just Wrong" She Tapped Her Foot Anxiously On The Ground
"Yes, It's My Duty As a Duelist To Put a End To Such Savagery" He Turned Back And Left Alexis Following Right Behind Him

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Michael Was Sitting On a Spot In The Arena, And He Couldn't Help But Feel Exhausted, On The Day Prior He Had Spent Nearly The Entire Night Awaken Researching This Whole "Barian" Mumbo-Jumbo But As Expected, Nothing Came Of It, Not Even One Of Those Weird Dreams Happened.

Then He Felt a Tap On His Shoulder, Looking Up He Saw Yuma And Bastion Standing Over Him, At The Sight Of His Friends He Managed To Muster a Small Smile "Hey Guys" He Rubbed His Eyes "Dammit I Am So…Tired"

Yuma Took a Seat Next To Him "You And Me Both" She Let Out a Long And Sigh "Sorry We Were Not Able To Find Anything" She Dipped Her Head a Bit

"It's Fine" He Gave Her a Little Pet On The Head

"While I Too Share The Same Grievance Over Our Failed Research" He Stretched Himself a Bit "I Am More Concerned About That Borderline Brutal Display Of Dueling" He Cupped His Chin

"It Is What It Is" Michael Simply Shrugged As He Got Up "I Will Go To My Room And Take A Bath, How About We Go To Blue-Eyes Café?" He Stretched a Bit

"Sounds Like a Plan" Yuma Did a Little Jump While Raising Her Hand "I Am In!"

"Likewise" Bastion Had a Smile As He Nodded "We Shall Meet You There, Farewell My Friend" And So The Duo Left The Arena

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Walking Through The Nearly Empty Corridors Of The Academy Michael Was Humming Whilst His Hands Were Clasped On His Back, While The Forefront Of His Thoughts Were About The Café He Couldn't Help But Want To Find More About This Whole "Barian" Situation.

However Both Toughs Were Banished From His Mind When He Saw Two People Standing In The Entrance Consequently Blocking It

"Could You Two Move?" His Voice's Tone Was That Or Monotony "You Are Kinda In The Way"

The Boy, With Dark Hair And Wearing a White Uniform Stepped Forward, His Arms Were Crossed "We Want To Talk About Your Shameful And Needlessly Violent Performance On That Duel" His Eyes Narrowed

Grabbing The Bridge Of His Nose He Simply Sighed "...Why Do You Even Care…?" His Voice Was Already Dripping With Frustration

"Because It's People Like You, Who Give The Obelisk Blue a Bad Name" His Voice Was Sharp And Jaded

"Ah Yes, People Like Me" He Added a Small Laugh To His Voice "It's Not Like That Rank IS Clogged With Losers And Elitists Who Got Where They Did Because Of Mommy And Daddy Money" There Was a Low Growl To His Voice "But I Am The Problem?"

Michael Then Side-Stepped The Duo And Left And Started To Walk Away, Not Before He Heard Something That Made His Blood Boil

"You Are a Animal, You Don't Deserve Those Cards" Came The Boy's Voice

Michael Turned, Launching The Boy a Death Stare "What Did You Say?" His Face Was Contorted Into a Snarl "What The Fuck Did You Just Say?" His Fists Were Clenching

"You Heard Me" He Crossed His Arms "You Don't Deserve Those Cards"

Michael Activated His Duel Disk "I Will Not Tolerate Such Insult To My Father's Cards" His Voice Was Filled With Hatred a Faint Dark Aura Surrounding Him

The Boy Them Calmly Activated His Own Duel Disk "Very Well Then"

"Zane" The Girls Finally Spoke "Are You Sure…?" She Looked At Michael, And Couldn't Help But Back Down a Bit

"Be Calm Alexis, I Would Never Lose To The Likes Of Him" He Narrowed His Eyes

DUEL!
Zane: 4000 LP
Michael: 4000 LP

Zane Began By Drawing His Card, He Carefully Analyzed His Hand Before Choosing a Monster

"I Will Begin By Summoning My Cyber Phoenix" A Metallic Screech Was Heard Before a Mechanical Bird Emerged From a Pillar Of Flames "And Now I Will Use My Golden Sarcophagus, I Will Banish a Card From My Deck However It Will Be Added To My Hand Later In The Future" a Giant Sarcophagus Appeared Above His Head, With The Image Of a Card Called "Power Bond" Being Placed Inside The Sarcophagus Before It Closed Itself.

"I End My Turn" He Once More Crossed His Arms

"Draw" Michael Yanked The Card From His Deck

"I Will Special Summon My Photon Thrasher" a Flash Of Blue Light Appeared In Front Of Michael, Then a Creature With a Humanoid Like Appearance And Bearing a Sword Appeared

"Next I Will Special Summon My Photon Vanisher" And a Second One Appeared, This One Bearing What Looked Like a Sniper Instead Of a Blade "When This Monster Is Special Summoned I Can Add a Monster Called "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon" To My Hand" As He Finished Saying That a Card Materialized From a Blue Light

"I Will Now Special Summon Yet Another Monster, Come! Photon Advancer!" And Yet Again a Third Monster Appeared, This One However Simply Cracked It's Knuckles

"Three Monsters In One Turn?!" Alexis Eyes Were Widened "How?!"

"Be Calm Alexis, I Have This Under Control" He Squinted His Eyes, Beads Of Sweat Forming On His Forehead

"I Will Now Construct The Overlay Network! XYZ Summon!" All Three Of His Monsters Became Rays Of Light, Before They Were Sucked Into a Vortex Made Of Stars, After a Few Seconds a Explosion Of Light Happened And From Within The Portal a Pillar Of Water Shot Out From

"Appear! Number 32: Shark Drake!" And From Within The Water Pillar a Creature Resembling The Mix Between a Dragon And a Shark Emerged With The Number "32" Engraved Into His Chest.

"A Number Monster?!" Zane's Voice Was Raised, His Eyes Wide "How?!"

"You Insulted The Cards That My Father Poured His Soul On" Michael Squinted His Eyes "And So I Will Make Sure You Feel Their Fury!" Shark Drake Roared, The Kind Of Roar Charged With Rage.

"Battle! Attack Shark Drake! Deep Sea Mauling Charge!" Shark Drake Then Charged Forward, Propelling Itself With a Water Jet Completely Tearing The Machine To Pieces

Zane: 4000 - 2400

Zane Was Thrown Backwards Because Of The Attack, Hitting The Wall Behind Him Pretty Hard.

"Zane!" Alexis Called Out

"I-I Am Fine" He Tried To Stand Up, His Breathing Was Ragged

"Now! I Will Use The Effect Of Shark Drake! Since It Attacked And Destroyed Your Puny Monster I Can Detach One Overlay Unity And Bring Back Your Monster, However It Will Lose 1000 Attack Points And Shark Drake Will Get Another Attack! Go! Abyssal Frenzy!"

"What?!" Zane's Eyes Widened As His Machine Returned To Him, Tho This Time It Was Heavily Damaged And Rusted

"Shark Drake! Crush This Puny Fool! Deep Sea Mauling Charge!" And So The Scene Repeated Itself, But This Time The Damage Was Noticeably More Intense Throwing Him Even Further Back

Zane: 2400 - 0
Winner: Michael

As The Holograms Disappeared, All That Was Left Was Michael Standing Over a Defeated Zane, As The Defeated Duelist Tried To Stand Up, Michael Placed His Foot On His Back Forcing Him Back Down "Know Your Place, Worthless Worm" He Then Turned And Left

Leaving a Shaken Alexis And a Defeated Zane To Their Own Devices

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Michael Finished His Bath, Feeling a Lot More Calm And Clear Headed, AfterFinishing Drying His Hair And Slipping On Some New Clothes He Made His Way Out Of His Room, He Couldn't Help But Feel A Bit…Bad About That Zane Guy, True He Insulted His Cards But It's Not Like That Brutal Display Was Justified Either, Shaking His Head And Banishing Those Toughs From His Mind He Focused On The Quality Time With His Friends.

One Thing He Noticed Is How The Other Students Were Avoiding Him, Not Out Of Anger But Fear…However That Did Not Bothered Him.

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"Zane Are You Sure You Can Walk?" Alexis Was Helping Zane Walk After His Scuffle With Michael

"I…Yes, I Am Just a Bit Shaken Up" He Grunted After Feeling a Sharp Pain On His Leg "I…I Never Saw Someone Duel Like That…All That Hatred, It Was Coming From Both Him" He The Finally Managed To Straight His Posture "And His Cards, I Am Afraid I Might Have Antagonized Him a Bit Too Munch…"

"When He Summoned That "Shark Drake" You Called It a Number Monster" She Tilted Her Head "What's So Special About Those Cards?"

"They Are Amongst The First XYZ Monsters Ever Created, Their Creator…" He Clutched It's Arm After Feeling a Sharp Pain "Their Creator Created Over One Hundred Of Those Cards, There Is Only a Single Copy Of Each Monster In The World"

"So, That Was.." She Trailed Off Once It Had Dawned On Her

"Yes, That Was The Only Copy Of Shark Drake In The World" He Released His Arm And Looked In The Distance "Furthermore, Michael Is The Son Of The Creator Of The Number Series"

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"...And That Is What Happened" He Said While Sipping His Drink, And Leaning Back On His Chair, Completely Oblivious To Yuma's And Bastion's Bewilderment "What?"

"Y-You Just Beat Zane T-Truesdale…!" Yuma Was Having a Pretty Hard Time Containing Her Astonishment

"My Friend, You Are Indeed Cut From a Different Cloth" Bastion Finally Managed To Shake a Bit Of His Shock "He Is The Best Duelist In The Academy, Yet You Defeated Him In Merely One Turn"

"I Guess You Could Say He Was The Best Duelist" Yuma Said With a Small Giggle

"If That's The Best The Academy Has To Offer…" He Leaned a Bit More In His Chair And Closed His Eyes "Still, It's Not a Victory That I Am Proud Of"

"Why Not?" Yuma Tilted Her Head

"Sure, He Insulted My Father's Cards, But I Think I Went a Bit Overboard With Him" He Opened His Eyes And Looked Out The Window "And I Can't Help But Agree With Him In The Relation Of My Dueling Style"

"Then Why Not Stop?" Bastion Tilted It's Head While Cupping His Chin

"Every Time I Duel, The Second I Activate My Duel Disk And Draw My Cards My Mind Is Taken Back To The Day I Lost Tachyon Dragon" He Then Turned To Bastion "My Heart It's Still Full Of Hatred, And I No Matter What I Do, It Does Not Go Away"

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"Missy! How Could You?!" He Fell To His Knees "I Thought We Were Friends!" Tears Were Streaming Down His Eyes

Pieces Of Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon Were Falling Around Him Like Snowflakes, Alongside Laughter Of Multiple People, Suddenly He Felt a Throbbing Sensation On His Chest, A Burning Desire To Punish Those That Wronged The Gift Of His Dad, And That Sensation Was….Hatred

He Activated His Duel Disk And Then….

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He Was Snapped Out Of His Daydreaming By Yuma's Hand On Top Of His, She Had a Gentle Smile On Her Face "Don't Worry, We Will Find a Way To Fix Your Dragon"

He Was Tempted To Squeeze Her Hand In Response But….He Wasn't Able, So He Opted To Simply Slide It From Underneath Her, a Conflicted Look Flashed On His Eyes Before He Got Up " I Will Be Goin…See You Guys Later" He Then Left The Café

Yuma Let Out a Long Sigh And Sank To The Table

"You Have Feelings For Him, Don't You?" Bastion Had a Little Smirk On His Face

"...Yes, And I Know He Wants To Reciprocate Them…But He Can't" She Lifted Her Head From The Table Just Enough To See Her Friend "But I Am Sure I Will Be Able To Open His Heart Once We Recover Tachyon Dragon" She Lifted Her Head More, a Confident Smile Plastered On Her Face.

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As Michael Was Making His Way Back To His Room, He Couldn't Shake The Feeling That He Was Being Followed, As He Turned Around He Saw The Same Girl From His First Day, a Sinister Smile Was Plastered Across Her Face.

"Oh, You Again" Michael Tone Of Voice Was Monotonous

She Said Nothing And Continued To Smile As She Activated Her Duel Disk, a Faint Purple Aura Surrounded Her Body

Michael Squinted His Eyes As He Activated His Own Duel Disk, Something Was Wrong With Her….

DUEL!

To Be Continued….