/I've seen a few reviews for this story and I'd like to say that I'll be using some of the Dub names simply because it's easier for me since the names aren't too long, and easier to remember, although I'll use some Sub names, since I'm more used to some of them. Also my OC explaining that all Illusion monsters share that effect was because he doesn't use the normal monster nor will he be using the sin monster.

Note: I'm not exactly that good at writing duels, I'm sorry.

Btw, why does barely anyone include legacy characters from the original series? The closest I've seen is the Fifth Factor, and I'm not giving spoilers to how\

Chapter 2: Rising Through The Ranks


The bright morning sun wakes up our protagonist from his slumber.

Osrelios slowly woke up reaching for his glasses on his nightstand.

Once he put them on, he noticed the room he was in.

'So I wasn't dreaming. I really am in Arc-V.'

Taking notice of the time, it was still well before any classes at LDS would start.

Why Oz was making himself breakfast, he was thinking of his plans before the Miami Tournament.

'I may have already secured a spot in the Lancers, but I should still focus on rising through the ranks of LDS, maybe even become its top student.'


Later in the day, Oz showed up to LDS wearing the LDS badge on his sweatshirt to signify his enrollment.

He went in and went to the classes Declan assigned to him.

The students in the classes were very kind to him, although the news of him beating Silvio in a duel caused a few students to want to duel him.

Those students all lost, without damaging him once.

A few days later, he was challenged by the LDS top trio. Let's see how that duel went.

LDS Trio LP: 2000

Osrelios LP: 3000

"You three are the first to reduce my LP, but that's as far as your going to go. Since I control no monsters, I can summon this card without tribute. I summon Metaion the Timelord."

Metaion the Timelord: atk: 0

"Another one of those Timelords..." Dipper commented.

"We were able to get past his defenses once, we can do it again." Julia stated.

"Right." Kit agreed.

"Now I activate the effect of Finis Terrae, Tower of the Necroworld. Since I control a level 10 monster, I can special summon this card.

Finis Terrae, Tower of the Necroworld: atk: 1000

"Now I overlay my two level 10 monsters! Come forth! Rank 10, Superdreadnaught Rail Cannon, Gustav Max!" Oz declared as he summoned his monster.

Suoerdreadnaught Rail Cannon, Gustav Max: atk: 3000

"An XYZ monster!?" The three shout.

"By detaching a single overlay unit, Gustav Max deals to you 2000 damage, meaning game over!"

LDS Trio LP: 0

Oz then heard clapping, he turned to see one of his professors, who surprisingly is Marik Ishtar, much to Oz' surprise when he first found out.

"Professor Ishtar, what are you doing here?" Oz asked.

"I've just arrived to congratulate you upon becoming LDS' top student. You've achieved this goal in just a few short days."

"Thank you sir." Oz said timidly, truth be told, being complimented by a legacy character is something that he wasn't going to get used to.

"Since I'm here, how about a duel?" Marik suggested.

"A duel? Sure, I'd like that." Osrelios said.

Not to much later, the two were on a duel field, with a crowd of students gathered to watch.

"Professor Ishtar versus the top student? This will be interesting." A random student said.

"We'll be using the Action Field: The Great Pyramid!" Marik declared as the Arc System activated.

The surroundings became a desert like area, with a pyramid in the background.

'The irony in all this is unreal.' Oz thought to himself before focusing.

"Duel!" Both participants shouted.

Osrelios LP: 4000 hand: 5

Marik Ishtar LP: 4000 hand: 5

"I'll start!" Marik declared.

"I play the field spell: Necrovalley." Marik declares as he plays the card.

'He plays Gravekeepers!? I guess that makes sense considering the original Marik's past.'

"Now I summon Gravekeeper's Assailant. And due to my field spell, all my Gravekeeper monsters gain 500 atk."

Gravekeeper's Assailant: atk 1500- 2000

"now I set two cards face down and end my turn." Marik concluded.

"Draw!" Oz exclaimed.

Osrelios LP: 4000 hand: 6

'Those face downs could be two of three possibilities, considering there's only 3 traps for this archetype.' Oz thought to himself.

"I activate my continuous trap: Necrovalley Temple! With this, since both Necrovalley and a Gravekeeper monster is on my field, all your monsters lose 500 atk."

'Uh-oh. Time to go all out then.'

"I activate the spell card: Fusion Deployment! With this, I reveal a Fusion monster in my Extra Deck and special summon one of its Specifically listed materials from my deck or hand." Oz explained.

"Not so fast! I activate my counter trap: Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley!" Marik countered. "Since I have both a Gravekeeper and Necrovalley, you spell's effect is negated."

"In that case, I'll use a different fusion spell. I activate Fusion Armament! I reveal a Fusion monster in my Extra Deck and summon one of its specifically listed materials from either my GY or my Extra Deck. And I choose to reveal Dragon Magia Master." Oz declared.

A large holographic version of the monster card is shown before disappearing.

"The monster I choose to summon is: Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

The three headed dragon fades into existence and gives off a powerful roar.

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon: atk: 4500- 4000

"Blue-Eyes!!!" Was the collective reaction of the crowd.

"The downside of my spell is that the summoned monster isn't able to attack and has its effects negated until the end of the next turn. After that however..."

"Impressive! You've summoned out a powerful fusion monster without even having to use too many cards. No wonder you've risen through the ranks of this school." Marik complimented.

"Thank you. But I'm not done! I activate Polymerization! I fuse my Ultimate Dragon with the Ritual monster: Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon in my hand!"

"Fusing the Fusion monster with a Ritual monster!?" Julia Krystal, who was a part of the crowd, shouted.

The two dragons fly up and start to become enveloped in light.

"Three headed dragon of destruction, join together with the power of chaos, and evolve into an even greater power! Fusion Summon! Level 12: Dragon Magia Master!" Oz chanted.

The resulting monster looked just like Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but with Magician of Black Chaos on top of it.

Dragon Magia Master: atk 5000- 4500

"This is even more impressive. To think you held such a powerful dragon with you." Marik stated.

'Alright I have only two cards left. With this, I win.'

"Battle! Dragon Magia Master attacks Gravekeeper's Assailant! Magic Mastery Burst!"

Magia Master then charged up an attack, and that was Marik's cue to look for an Action card.

"Now I activate Concentrating Current. This increases my Dragon's attack points equal to its current defense points! Magia Master's defense is currently 3500, meaning its attack rises to 8000!" Oz declared.

"That's a lot of atk, but too bad it will be useless. I activate the Action card: Evasion! I negate your attack!" Marik countered.

"Sorry Professor, but this duel has already been decided. Dragon Magia Master's effect! During each turn my monster can negate the effects all three card types once each! Meaning your Action card is invalid!"

The Action card in question dulled out.

Seeing as he had no other options, Marik let the attack go through.

Marik LP: 0

Everything around them fades back to normal.

Marik gets up and walks to Oz.

"Congratulations Osrelios. You had me outclassed."

"I just had the right cards, that's all." Oz responded.

'Truth be told, I haven't bricked at all since I've gotten here. I guess the rules of this world affect me as well. The only characters I remember having actually bricked was Joey in season 5, and I think Yuya actually bricks at some point.'

The two of them then start hearing the chatter of the crowd. "He beat a professor on his first turn."

Oz sweat dropped at hearing all the chatter, it appears that he's been getting a bit too popular.


Later that same evening, Oz was running around Miami City to familiarize himself with it, for the upcoming Tournament.

When he reached the warehouse district, he heard a loud explosion.

'This is when Yuto comes in isn't it?'

Oz then saw a slightly open window that was over a bunch of junk. He'd have to parkour his way up.

Another fact Osrelios found out is that due to this world's logic, his build, while not that athletic, is apparently enough for him to be nimble and fit enough to do some crazy movements.

Jumping from junk pile to junk pile, Oz gets up to the window.

He looks through and sees Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon attack Mobius the Mega Monarch.

Osrelios watched as Yuto interrogated Silvio, and His use of The Phantom Knight's Spear to finish Silvio off.

Oz then watched as Yuzu Hiiragi's bracelet shine and Yuto disappear.

For the briefest of seconds, Oz swear he saw an spectral version of Ray Akaba looking at him.

'What the? What was- never mind that. If Yuto's first appearance has happened, then the LDS Assult episode is going to happen. I wonder if I'd be able to get involved. Probably not, but who knows.'

Oz then sneakily got down, and made sure that Yuzu and Yuya didn't see him.

'I hope I do get involved in that. I want to reach Yuya a lesson. Smiles can't fix everything. Not to mention I got to force that selfish attitude out of him.'