Oleander Was Practically Skipping His Step As He Made His Way Through The Halls Gathering Quite a Few Curious Looks From His Fellow Students, And Quite a Bit Of Glare From The Obelisk Blue…Tho That Last Part Lightened His Mood Even More
But He Was Pondering As He Turned Left In a Hallway…What Now?
With Something Like The Predaplants At His Disposal Absolutely Nothing Was a Threat To Him In Any Way, Shape Or Form.
Shadow Riders And Kagemaru? No Problem!
Sartorius And The Light Of Destruction? He Would Send Them Packing In No Time!
Yubel And Viper? Is This Some Kind Of Joke?! Come On!
But Another Question Sprouted, Was This The Anime World Or The Manga World…Because If It Was The Manga World Things Would Be a Tad Different…Given The Fact That Oleander Has Next To No Experience When It Comes To The Manga, Only Seeing A Few Snippets Of Story Here And There
But He Ultimately Shrugged, Not Bothered At All By The Question He Imposed On Himself, As For The Here And Now? He Would Take Things Nice And Easy-
"You!" Someone Shouted From Behind Him "Where Do You Think You Are Going?!
"To The Card Shop…" He Said As He Turned Around With a Confused Expression "I Am Sorry, But Do We Know Each Other?" He Scratched His Hair With a Puzzled Look On His Face
"What?!" The Boy In Blue Was Shocked, Before The Shock Became Anger "You Don't Remember Me?!"
"Nope" He Tapped His Chin And Looked Up In The Ceiling In An Attempt To Coax His Brain To Try And Remember Who The Snob Was "But The Answer Is In The Tip Of My Tongue…"
"I Dueled You Earlier Today!" He Shouted From The Top Of His Lungs "In Crowler's Class!"
"Oh Yeah!" He Snapped His Fingers As a Proud Grin Formed On His Face "I Remember Now!"
"Finally!" The Blue Student Said With Relief Being Audible Under His Frustration "Now Get Ready! For You Will Witness What a Real Blue Elite Like Me Is-"
"Can You Give Me Your Name" Oleander Piped Up While Raising His Hand "Because Otherwise I Will Forget You Again"
"My Name Is SHINJI!" He Shouted Once More "Make Sure To Drill That On That Thick Skull Of Yours!"
"Okay Shoji!" He Declared With a Smile While Activating His Duel Disk "Bring It On!"
"It 's Shinji!" He Roared Before Activating His Duel Disk "Ah Forget It! You Are Going Down!"
Duel!
Shinji: 4000 LP
Oleander: 4000 LP
"Draw!" Shinji Tore The Card From His Duel Disk And Added It To His Hand
Turn 1: Shinji's Turn: Cards In Hand 6
"I Will Begin By Summoning Alexandrite Dragon!" A Giant Crystal Broke Through The Ground Before It Exploded Revealing a Bipedal Dragon Covered In Gems, The Dragon Slashed At Oleander In An Attempt To Scared Him…It Did Not Worked
"And Now I Will Use The Spell Card Mage Power!" As He Placed The Card In The Proper Slot The Dragon Was Enveloped In a Green And Blue Aura
Alexandrite Dragon ( ATK: 2000 → 2500)
"And Finally I Will Set 4 Face-Downs" The Cards Quickly Materialized And Alexandrite Dragon Roared Again As His Power Skyrocketed
Alexandrite Dragon (ATK: 2500 → 3500)
"You Must Be Wondering How My Dragon Got Stronger After Those Face-Downs" He Crossed His Arms With a Confident Smirk And As If Resonating With It's Master The Dragon Spread Its Wings To Show-Off Their Beautiful Luster
"Actually No-"
"For You See!" He Raised His Finger Completely Ignoring The Slifer "Thanks To Mage's Power My Dragon Gains 500 For Each Spell And Trap Card On My Side Of The Field"
And Then…Silence Hanged In The Air As The Two Duelists Stared At Each Other Not a Single Word Being Muttered, And Soon The Mood Became Awkward
"So…You Have Nothing To Say…?" Shinji Deflated As He Eyed With Annoyance The Complete Lack Of Reaction From The Slifer "Like, My Dragon Is Stronger Than A Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" He Pointed Both Hands At His Dragon "And You Have Nothing To Say?!"
"Nope!" He Shook His Head With a Deadpan Expression "Absolutely Nothing"
"Ah Forget About It" He Sighed In a Defeated Manner "Go On It's Your Turn" He Crossed His Arms And Looked Away, While Alexandrite Dragon Tapped It's Clawed Foot In Annoyance While Spewing Gem-Dust From It's Nostrils
"Okay!" He Picked a Card From His Deck And Made an Exaggerated Motion As He Drew It "Draw!"
Turn 2
Oleander's Turn: Cards In Hand 6
"I Will Begin By Special Summoning Grinder Golem!" He Slapped The Card In His Duel Disk And The Giant Mechanical Monster Appeared From Within A Black Smog…On Shinji's Side Of The Field
"W-What?" He Took A Few Steps Back As The Many Saw Blades In Grinder Golem's Body Started To Spin Rapidly "Why Would You-" He Stopped Mid Sentence When He Noticed Two Smaller And Leaner Versions Of The Golem Standing On Oleander's Side Of The Field
"I Can Special Summon Grinder Golem To Your Side Of The Field, In Return I Get Two Grinder Tokens" He Smirked As The Two Tokens Started To Emmit Various Mechanical Noises
"Y-You Are Going T-To.." He Stumbled On His Words As He Realized What Was About To Happen
"You Know It~" He Gave The Obelisk a Cheeky Grin As He Inserted Polymerization In His Duel Disk
Shinji Was Powerless To Do Anything But Watch As The Two Tokens Merged Into The Same Dragon That Humiliated Him Not Too Long Ago
"Starving Venom!" The Slifer Raised It's Hand High In The Air "Do Your Thing!" He Snapped His Fingers, And Just Like Before The Four Snake-Like Tendrils Extended From The Dragon's Body And Absorbed Grinder Golem's Energy
Starving Venom Fusion Dragon ( 2800 → 5800 )
"Now Go!" He Pointed a Finger At Grinder Golem "Send That Thing To The Scrapyard!" The Dragon Wasted Not Time And Lunged At The Gigantic Metal Creature
"And The Cherry On Top!" He Picked Another Card In His Hand And Played It "Battle Fusion!"
Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (5800 → 8800)
Starving Venom's Claws Effortlessly Pierced Through The Golem's Sturdy Metal Exterior, When He Removed His Arm From The Creature's Chest He Was Holding a Pulsating Lump Of Grey Flesh, Which Was Promptly Swallowed Up By The Savage Dragon
And That Caused Grinder Golem To Finally Crumble On Top Of Shinji, Wich Let Out a Squeal As He Was Buried In a Mountain Of Crumbled Steel
Shinji: 4000 → 0 LP
Winner: Oleander Hemlock
"And That's…" He Gave The Defeated Obelisk Blue a Two Finger Salute "The End Of Chapter"
"This Is Not Over!" He Got Up From His Kneeling Position And Glared At Oleander "I Will Have My Revenge!" And Without Further Warning He Stormed Off While Cursing Under His Breath
"Okay!" Oleander Said While Waving His Hand "See You Around Shuju!"
"IT'S SHINJI" He Shouted From The End Of The Hallway
And With That Taken Care Off Oleander Turned On His Heels And Went On His Merry Way Towards The Card Shop For Some Browsing And A Sandwich, And Who Knows Maybe Even A Golden Egg Sandwich!
His Thoughts Were Momentarily Interrupted As He Felt a Vibration On His Pocket, He Took His PDA Out And Smiled As He Saw The Screen
Student Name: Oleander Hemlock
Dormitory: Slifer Red
Age: 15
Ranking: 800th
Duel Points: 5000
He Pocketed The Device And Finally Entered The Card Shop And He Immediately Could Sniff The Sandwiches They Beckoned Him Like The Sing Of A Mermaid, And He Would Be Lying If He Said It Wasn't Working!
And So He Started To Browse The Shop, While He Did Not Bought Any Booster Pack Or Structure Deck He Still Found Very Nice To See The Different Cards From The GX Era
After a While He Made His Way To a Container Filled To The Brim With Sandwiches Wrapped In Green Bags With The Duel Academy Logo Stamped On Them
He Took One And Opened The Wrapping And Without Wasting Any Long He Bit The Sandwich, He Munched It A Bit Before Swallowing…It Was A Turkey Sandwich, Not Bad For A First Time But It Could Be Better…
But Something Caught His Eye, On The Counter Was a Sign Written "Help Wanted" With Big Red Letters, That Peaked His Interest…Did Sadie Not Existed In This World?
He Walked Towards The Counter Where Was Standing She Was Currently Organizing Some Booster Packs In The Display
"Excuse Me" Oleander Leaned Against The Counter Taking a Bite Of His Sandwich
"Oh Hello Sweetie!" She Turned To Face Him With A Warm Smile "Are You Looking To Buy Something?"
"Nah, I Am More Curious About That" He Pointed At The Help Wanted Sign
"Ah Yes" She Nodded "You See, I Am Having Problem Running The Shop On My Own Lately" She Rubbed Her Back With a Pained Expression
"So You Work Alone?" He Raised An Eyebrow And Leaned Against The Counter "That's a Lot Of Work For a Single Person…Especially One Of Your Age"
"Oh Heavens No!" She Laughed a Bit "I Have a Girl Named Sadie To Help Me, But She Can't Stay Here All Day" She Lamented With a Sigh
"Well I Might Be Interested In Working Here" He Launched Her a Friendly Smile As He Took One Final Bite From His Sandwich
"You Are? Well That Is Wonderful News!" She Clasped Her Hands To Together And Nodded "Well Do You Mind Coming To The Back Area So We May Conduct a Interview?"
And With That Oleander Followed The Older Woman Into The Employee Area For a Quick Interview, It Was Nothing Serious And By The End Of It All He Was Hired
He Left The Card Shop Shortly After And Made His Way To His Dorm Room, Boy He Was Exhausted…But The Good Kind
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He Laid On His Bed And His Mind Once Again Started Acting Up Coming Up With All Sorts Of Things He Could Do, He Could Go Pro If He Wanted! Maybe Make a Big Bold Statement And Challenge Some Big Shot In The Pro Circuit
…But He Sighed, He Had No Interest In Doing That Kind Of Thing, At Least Not Now.
He Was Young And On The Very Beginning Of His Year In The Duel Academy, He Would Take Things Nice And Easy And Just Enjoy His New Life, Why Rush Things When He Had The Entire Year Ahead Of Him?
After Putting The Last Of Those Toughs To Rest He Closed His Eyes And Slept Peacefully