Happy Thanksgiving and welcome all to my newest and brand new fanfic, Yugioh: Land of the Champions! This story will see if three different duelists can meet up and try to win of the toughest tournaments they've ever been in. Now for the rules of the story. I will be using all of the current OCG/TCG rules of the game and also I'm using both the current OCG/TCG banlists (OCG Current: October 2024) - (TCG Current: September 2024) and combine them to make one list for the story (I will use banned cards if I have to and will update the story to use the newest ban list changes when I have to). Link and Pendulum monsters will be seen and I'm going to try to use decks I've never used before to make this a very fun story. I will also use cards made by myself, other writers and cards that are only in the manga and anime as well. Also, I'll be using American names, but if the Japanese names are better (Destiny Hero and Sin monsters for example) are better, I'll use the japanese ones. Also, when I use a "Hero" monster, It'll stay as Hero instead of the TCG way of HERO and also, for cards that are created by me and others, I'll put in GY instead of graveyard. Also, this story takes place about 8 years after Yusei Fudo Defeated Z-One in one of the best duels ever seen by anyone. With all of this said and done, let's get this story started! Like all of my stories, this story will be dedicated to my wonderful and loving mother who sadly passed away on September 1st, 2021 and for my uncle I lost in 2023 and my aunt who I lost in 2023. This is for you all!
Disclaimer: Yugioh stuff belongs to Konami.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament of the Champions
A story by Dueler King
Rating: T
Chapter 1 (Prologue): The Great Three
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Top floor of a skyscraper / Los Angeles, California
May 24th, 2083
11:00am
Inside of a well-lit office, A tall middle-aged man wearing a grey suit and with brown hair and glasses was watching a Computer screen. In the small office, 2 other guys that were his sons where wearing black suits as well and working on their laptops as well.
The one at the desk sighed and replied, "We need to find three duelists that will crush anyone in their path in the tournament we started up se we can recruit them for our team."
His older brother only nodded and then the younger guy looked at his cellphone and replied, "This is our lucky day right now. The Final Match of the Tennessee State Championship at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville is wrapping up now and the final match looks like to be a good one, dad. We should look it up."
"Load it up for us, son."
He nodded as he quickly did so.
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Grand Ole Opry / Nashville, Tenneessee
2:20pm
At the Tennessee Championship at Dothan's biggest sporting arena, the tournament was at its final match. The female duelist on the right was a duelist by the name of Bailey Colemon. She was a tall 5'7 duelist that wore glasses who wore a beautiful purple skirt and a large red shirt and she had a tattoo of a eagle surrounded by red and orange flames on her chest that said LIFE DREAMER below it in black letters and both of her arms were covered in sleeves of flower and various other tattoos as well. Defending her was a Golem Dragon (DEF: 2,000) and a Alexandrite Dragon (ATK: 2,000) as well as 1 facedown card as well as 2 cards left in her hand. Her name was Ashlee Grace Erickson and she also had the words DRAGON QUEEN tattooed across her chest in black letters that was also surrounded by small red and pink hearts as well. Her opponent was a brown-haired lady by the name of Martha Worthingtom and he controlled a facedown card and no other facedown cards with two cards in her hand.
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Ashley nodded and replied, "Your a tough duelist. I end my turn now."
Martha drew a card and replied, "I summon my Archfiend Soldier."
As she sat the card down, a demon-like soldier appeared (ATK: 1,900) and she resumed, "I equip it with my Mage Power."
The equip Spell glowed and her monster glowed (ATK: 1,900 - 2,400).
"Attack her monster!"
It charged in and slashed at her monster and it glowed again before it shattered into small shards of light (Ashlee LP: 3600 - 3200).
"Gotcha there! I end my turn now."
Ashlee drew a card and resumed, "I tribute my Golem Dragon for my Des Volstgalph."
The rocky dragon vanished and the large desert-like dragon appeared with a roar (ATK: 2,200) and she resumed, "I now activate Stamping Destruction!"
The dragon lifted its foot it and slammed it down quickly and send a shockwave and smashed her Mage Power card to bits (Martha LP: 3300 - 2800) and then her dragon let out a small roar (ATK: 2,200 - 2,400).
"Destroy her Soldier!"
The dragon roared as a burst of fiery energy shot out, reducing the Fiend to a cloud of fiery smoke & ash (Martha LP: 2800 - 2200) and then the dragon let out another small roar as a small burst of flames struck her down (Martha LP: 2200 - 1700).
"There you go. I End my turn now."
The dragon's boost went back down (ATK: 2,400 -2,200) and Martha drew a card and resumed, "I'll set a monster and 2 cards and that's my turn now."
She drew a card and resumed, "I summon my Mirage Dragon."
She played the card and the beautiful dragon of light appeared (ATK: 1,600) and she resumed, "Mirage Dragon, attack!"
The dragon let out a fiery burst of light and a Fiendish Rhino Warrior appeared (DEF: 900) and the light burst blew it to little pieces and she discarded a Fiend from her deck and she resumed, "I activate my Spell Card "Monster Reborn"."
The spell appeared and her Fiend reappeared and Ashlee nodded and resumed, "No big deal. Attack again!"
The dragon roared and then she resumed, "I activate my Gravity Lash!"
The spell appeared and her dragon roared (ATK: 2,200 - 2,400) and then it roared in pain (ATK: 2,400 - 700) and the small burst of flames shot out and the Fiend lept out of the way and it charged and struck down her Dragon in the chest, blowing it to shards (Ashlee LP: 3200 - 2500) and a nearby announcer nodded and replied, "Folks, that was quite a move to destroy her dragon and take out a decent monster as well."
"That was really a cool move. I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."
Martha drew a card and resumed, "I activate Pot of Avarice."
She took a Archiend Soldier, Lancer Archfiend, Summoned Skull, Alice, Lady of Lament and a Kuriboh and shuffled the cards into the deck and drew two cards and resumed, "I tribute my Rhino for my other Summoned Skull!"
The fiend vanished and the more well-known Fiend of darkness appeared (ATK: 2,500).
"Destroy her monster!"
The mighty demon let out a roar as a huge burst of electricity shot out and slammed into his monster and blasted her Dragon to little bits (Ashlee LP: 2500 - 1600).
"Your move now, girl."
Ashlee drew a card and she smiled and resumed, "I activate my Call of the Haunted."
The trap appeared and a Wish Dragon appeared (ATK: 700) and she pointed at it and it vanished as two smaller dragons appeared with a roar (ATK: 0 x2).
"I tribute both of them for my Tyrant Dragon!"
They both vanished and the huge fiery dragon appeared with a mighty roar (ATK: 2,900) and she sighed and resumed, "You win this one. You really do have what it takes to be great."
"Thanks for that, Martha. Attack her monster and her directly to end this duel."
The dragon roared as let out a stream of hot flames shot and struck down her demon and it exploded in a flaming pile of charred bones and then more of the fiery attack struck her as well (Martha LP: 1700 - 0) and then the announcer smiled and replied, "Our Tennessee State Champion is Ashlee Erickson!"
Everyone began to cheer as Martha walked up to her and she smiled and replied, "Good dueling, girl. You deserve this."
Ashlee smiled back as the shook hands and then replied, "It was honor. Call me up if you want a rematch."
Martha nodded as she walked away as the crowd continued to cheer for her.
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Back at the office, they were all impressed.
He nodded and resumed, "A powerful Dragon deck That is a really clever deck and she'd be a great star in our tournament."
The taller guy resumed, "She'd be perfect, dad."
He nodded and then younger one resumed, "We have a duel finishing up in Dothan, Alabama right now, dad. I'll load it up for us."
Their father nodded and quickly did so.
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Dothan Entertaiment Complex / Dothan, Alabama
2:20pm
At the final round of the Florida State Championship, a girl and a boy were dueling for the final match. The guy name (A muscular guy named Anton Rechanov who was born and raised in Moscow, Russia before moving to the US 5 years ago) was a tall duelist and he wore a blue shirt and black jeans and he had a Vorse Raider (ATK: 1,900) and a Dark Blade (ATK: 1,800), 1 facedown card and 2 cards in his hand. The girl (Her name was Madeleine but liked to be called Maddie for short) was a blue-shirted woman that wore a shirt that a large image of a Lion and Tiger facing each other and blue shorts with a belt in it as well as well as well as glasses for her outfit. She had no ink of her own own and she had a facedown monster and that was it.
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Anton resumed, "Time for me to battle some more. Vorse Raider will attack facedown monster."
It rushed and a Flying Kamakari #1 appeared on the card (DEF: 900) and it slashed at with its axe, cutting it in two. The remains shattered to bits and she nodded and resumed, "I Special Summon my Harpie Lady 1."
She played the card and a harpie with green feathers and a magenta-colored bodysuit appeared (ATK: 1,300 - 1,600).
"Your move now, lady."
She drew a card and then resumed, "I summon my Hunter Owl."
She played the card and owl-like warrior with a crossbow for a weapon appeared (ATK: 1,000 - 2,300).
"I attack your Dark Blade."
It aimed its crossbow and a arrow shot out and struck down his Dark Blade and blew it to shards (Anton LP: 3300 - 2800).
"Your turn now, sir."
He drew a card and resumed, "I Switch to Vorse Raider to defense and then I'll set a new monster facedown and that's all for me."
She drew a card and then resumed, "Owl attacks now."
It fired another bolt and it shot out and struck down his Vorse Raider and blew it to little bits.
"I attack with my Harpie Lady 1."
The harpie flew in and a Morphing Jar appeared (DEF: 600) and he slashed at and blew it to little pieces of rock and she looked at her last card and she smiled and quickly discarded it and he discarded his last card and both drew 5 cards and she resumed, "I'll set a card for later and that's all for me."
He drew a card and then resumed, "I activate Change of Heart on your Harpie."
The infamous Spell appeared and her monster was pulled to his side of the field and she groaned and replied, "I forgot that evil Spell was unbanned in the first place."
"I tribute your monster for my Choju of the Trillion Hands."
The Fiend vanished and a golden statue-like Fairy appeared (ATK: 1,600) and her monster let out a weakened chirp (ATK: 2,300 - 1,500) and then he resumed, "When Choju is Summoned, I can grab a Ritual Spell Card and a Ritual monster from my deck."
He grabbed 2 cards from his deck and resumed, "I now activate my Synthesis Spell Ritual Spell."
It appeared.
"I'll tribute my monster and summon my Lycanthrope."
The Fairy vanished into glowing particles appeared and a savage Werewolf appeared (ATK: 2,400).
"I attack your monster."
It let out a howl as it went and slashed at the Owl and it let out a loud chirping-like noise before it burst into fluttering feathers as its broken crossbow clattered to the ground (Maddie LP: 3800 - 2900) and he nodded and resumed, "Now you take damage for each Normal monster in my graveyard and I have 8 right now."
It howled as 8 fiery skulls shot out and slammed into her (Maddie LP: 3250 - 1650) and he resumed, "That ends turn for now."
She drew a card and resumed, "I activate my Monster Reborn to bring my Harpie's Pet Dragon that I discarded with your Jar."
She played the card and the beautiful bodyguard of the Harpie ladies appeared (ATK: 2,000) and she smiled and resumed,"I now activate my Hysteric Party."
She took a card called Swallow's Nest and discarded it as her Cyber Harpie Lady (ATK; 1,800), Harpie Queen (ATK: 1,900) and her Harpie Lady 1 (ATK: 1,300 - 1,600) appeared and then her Dragon let out a deep roar (ATK: 2,000 - 3,200) and then her Harpies glowed (ATK: 1,900 - 2,200 ) - (ATK: 1,800 - 2,100).
"My Harpie's Pet dragon attacks now."
The dragon roared as a burst of hot flames shot out and struck down his Lycanthrope and it let out a deep roar before burning to ashes and leaving a pile of hot ash & soot behind (Anton LP: 2800 - 2000) and he nodded nodded and then resumed, "Your a great duelist, lady. Go for the win."
"Thanks for a geat duel. Attack him directly."
Cyber Harpie Lady swung her whip and it struck him down and then her Queen went and slashed at her with its talons (Anton LP: 2000 - 0) and the female announcer nearby nodded and replied, "Folks, we have a winner! Your Alabama State Champion is the one and only Maddie Coleman!"
The crowd cheered as she smiled to the people watching the duel.
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Back at the office building, The CEO turned off the duel and he replied, "That Harpie deck is really powerful and that other guy's deck isn't too bad either."
Brighton then replied, "Two great duelists. This tournament will be a smashing success, dad. Don't you agree, Evan?"
His older brother only nodded and then the younger guy looked at his cellphone and replied, "This is our lucky day right now. There's a duel ending soon at Walt Disney World right now, dad."
"Look it up for us, son."
He nodded as he went back to his computer.
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Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida
1:00pm
At the center of the massive theme park, the final round of the Florida State Championship Duel Tournament was going on. It was down to the final two duelists. The duelist on the left was a guy about in his early 30s wearing a white shirt and blue jean shorts and sneakers. He had a thin body as well and he had a Pitch-Black Warwolf (ATK: 1,600) and a Enraged Battle Ox ATK: 1,700) on and he had 3 cards in in his hand and 3,200 lifepoints left. His opponent was a blonde-haired woman wearing a red t-shirt, blue jeans and she had glasses that covered her blue eyes and her neck and arms were covered in colorful flower tattoos and her knuckles had BATTLE QUEEN tattooed across them in red and black ink and she was doing fine. She no other cards on the field even facedown and 3 cards of her own in her hand and 2,600 lifepoints of her own. His name was Sidney Matthews and his opponent was Andrea Williams and was the end of his turn and he had a decent lead.
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Sidney nodded and replied, "I"ll get around to hitting you soon with more damage soon enough, my friend. I end my turn now."
She drew a card and resumed, "I summon The Six Samurai - Zanji."
She played the card and the gold armored Samurai of light appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"Since I control a Six Samurai monster, I can Special Summon my Legendary Six Samurai - Kizan to join him."
She played another card and another Samurai appeared (ATK: 1,800) and they both looked each and they nodded back to each other and then Andrea resumed, "I activate my A. Forces to help them out."
The spell appeared and her Warriors glowed (ATK: 1,800 x2 - 2,200 x2) and she smiled and resumed, "Get them, boys."
Zanji went and sliced with his sword, splitting his Ox in twain with a single deep slash and then Kizan went and slashed through his Warwolf, cutting it into small dark shards that dissolved quickly (Sidney LP: 3400 - 2300) and she smiled and resumed, "That's all for me."
He drew a card and resumed, "I activate my Monster Reborn to bring back my Manticore of Smashing."
The spell appeared and a large fiery manticore appeared (ATK: 2,300) and then he resumed, "I'll get a Smashing Ground from my deck now thanks to his effect."
He grabbed a card and resumed, "I activate my Smashing Ground on your Zanji and then I'll also activate Mystical Space Typhoon on your A. Forces card!"
The spell appeared and shattered his Forces card (ATK: 2,200 x 2 - 1,800 x2) and his other spell appeared and her Zanji glowed and then burst into small shards of light.
"I now summon my Rhinotaurus."
As he sat the card and the fiery rhino-headed warrior appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"I attack with my Manticore card and then with my Rhinotaurus directly."
The fiery Beast Warrior glowed as a huge burst ot flames shot out and struck down his Kizan and burned him to ashes as its charred sword as it clattered to the ground and then a small fiery burst shot out from the mouth and struck down (Andrea LP: 2600 - 300).
"Take that on, my friend. I end my turn now."
She drew a card and she opened her field slot and resumed, "I activate my Field Spell Card known as Temple of the Six."
He slid the card the the card into the slot and a dark temple appeared behind her and he resumed, "I now activate my Backs to the Wall."
The trap appeared and she glowed (Andrea LP: 300 - 100) and she glowed as her Zanji (ATK: 1,800), Kizan (ATK: 1,800), Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki (ATK: 500) and a Six Samurai - Irou (ATK: 1,700) and finally a Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi (ATK: 1,700) and finally a Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi and her Kageki glowed (ATK: 500 - 2,000) and then many glowing white counters flew into her Field Spell and (Bushido Counters: 0 - 5) and her monsters glowed (ATK: 1,800 - 1,300) - (ATK: 2,300 - 1,800) and she resumed, "I Overlay my Enishi and Irou to Xyz Summon my Shadow of the Six Samurai - Shien."
The two samurai glowed as a stronger dark armored samurai appeared (ATK: 2,500) and another counter flew into the field spell (ATK: 1,300 -1,200) - (ATK: 1,800 - 1,700) and he smiled and resumed, "Thanks for a great duel, my friend. Go for the win."
She then resumed, "Time for a fight. I attack with my Shien first."
It quickly rushed in and drove his sword into his Manticore and it let out a deep and powerful roar as it exploded in a fiery shower of ash & smoke and then his Zanji rushed and swung his weapon and struck down his final monster and then it moaned and then shattered to bits (Sidney LP: 2300 - 900) and she smiled and resumed, "My remaining samurais attack for game."
The other warriors rushed and struck down him down (SIdney LP: 900 - 0) and the announcer nodded and resumed, "Your Florida State Champion is the one and only Andrea Williams!"
Everyone cheered as she raised her hands in victory.
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As Andrea received her trophy on air, he closed out of the duel and the CEO nodded and replied, "What a ending that was."
Brighton nodded and replied, "What a duel that was indeed. That Fiend user has some amazing skills, dad."
His brother nodded and replied, "We need to invite her as well, dad."
"I know we do. Call up Duel Corp in Miami and see what they have to say about who's getting invited."
The older son nodded as he got up and left his father's office and then Brighton replied, "Can I be a part of this tournament too, dad? I want to show off how my new deck is."
His father nodded and replied, "Of course, son. If you do duel in it, you won't get any special treatment from my side or Duel Corp's side during the tournament as well. Also, you cannot tell anyone your my son at all."
"I'm fine with that, dad. I want to show you and the world how I duel."
"Good. Go order us some Chinese for dinner and we'll talk more about it later."
He nodded as he got up and left his office as well and then the CEO got up and looked out of his huge office window as well and he smiled and replied, "This is going to be a fun tournament."
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These three duelists are seen and they all have great decks. In the next chapter, The ladies all get a invite to a major tournament. How will it all go? Find out in "The Tournament" and it'll be coming soon.