Chapter 16: Time to Bond!
AN: Hey guys back with another chapter sorry it took way too long. This isn't a particularly long chapter and the duel is pretty simple but the main point of this chapter is to build up the groups friendship. Without further wait let's get right into it.
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Two Days Later Afternoon
*Sound of door opening*
OOH! Can I-
NO!
...Meanie… *Door slam*
*Sigh* I swear if I ever do a Marvel fic I'm definitely not involving Deadpool in any shape or form.
"Anybody hear that?" Julio asked looking up and frowning. He was sitting on the couch messing around on his phone when he swore he heard a voice.
"No." Kila said from a chair.
"No." The spirits said in unison. Julio shrugged and returned to his phone.
"Is he starting to become aware?" IF asked whispering.
"I'd say so. He's never heard the author before." Vert whispered.
"I hope he does. Then we don't have to watch what we way as much anymore." Neptune said.
"We'll have to wait and see." Noire said. "By the way what are we doing today?"
"We're heading over to Dan's later. He wants to talk about something." Julio said.
"I wonder why." Compa said.
"It likely has to do with this dragon situation." Blanc said.
"Yeah. If I recall on the day you dueled Mason, Dan had a painful headache that actually put him in the hospital for a day." IF said. Julio had been told about this when they got home and Lisa actually brought up she had one too when they asked her.
"Lisa as well...I'd say it's safe to assume that guy with the Fusion Dragon went through the same thing." Julio said crossing his arms.
"So, when do we leave?" Neptune asked.
"When he texts us he's done doing chores around the house." Julio answered. "Anything you guys want to do till then?"
"Hmm...Oh! Why don't we tell you guys more about our adventures in our world? We've never given you guys any actual details." Neptune said.
"That actually sounds cool to hear." Julio said interested.
"Hmm...Let's start with how it all began!" Neptune said. "Okay, so this was before we were all buddy buddy and when the Console Wars were a thing and we were fighting in this placed called Celestia which only Goddesses could go to. Noire, Blanc, Vert and I were fighting and then they all jumped me and knocked me out of the fight because this old lady named Arbore spoke in in their head about eliminating one of us from the war."
"I'd say something about listening to voices in your head but considering Dark is someone I regularly talk to I have no right to judge." Julio commented. "And this Zarc guy." He still hadn't told anyone about him and wasn't planning on it just yet because it bothered him greatly. He had no idea who he was and now that he had more time to think about it he could tell there was such evil from him and honestly terrified him knowing that he was there and he knew nothing about him.
"Same here." Kila muttered.
"Anyways, I fell from the sky and landed outside of Planeptune. Compa you explain this part." Neptune said and Compa nodded before continuing.
"I saw a shooting star which crash landed in the forest and I got really curious and went to see what it was and I was surprised to see a girl stabbed head first into the ground like a sword in a big crater. I pulled her out and brought her to my apartment to treat her and the next day she woke up and that person was Nep-Nep." Compa stated. "Unfortunately, she had amnesia so we didn't find out she was a goddess till much later."
"So Compa's your oldest friend then?" Julio asked.
"Yep! Compa's one of the bestest friends someone could have!" Neptune said hugging the nurse.
"Aw, thanks Nep-Nep." Compa said happily.
"So, what happened afterwards?" Julio asked.
"Me and Compa went to where I crash landed and when we got there the ground under our feet cracked and we fell into a cave where we found this thing called a Key Fragment. More on that later. Then this big monster came and took Compa. I tried to fight it but I wasn't strong enough in my human form when Histy spoke to me for the second time." Neptune said.
"Wait second time? When was the first?" Julio asked.
"Oh I forgot to mention that." Neptune said embarrassed. "When I was unconscious Histy talked to me and asked for my help to free her and stop the Console war." Neptune exclaimed. "Back to the cave part. Histy spoke to me again and helped me go HDD which allowed me to kick that monsters butt and save Compa."
"It was a shock to see Nep-Nep transform and become a serious person." Compa said.
"We can agree with that." Julio and Kila said in unison.
"Since we told you one of our adventures why don't you tell us something?" Neptune suggested and Julio contemplated what to tell.
"Okay...How about I tell you about my first time summoning Dark?" Julio said. "Well more specifically my first time summoning him when I got my own D-Tablet when I was nine and it allowed me to see him for real for the first time."
"That sounds interesting." Noire said curious.
"Oh I remember that day." Kila said.
"My parents got me a D-Tablet for my ninth birthday. It was an older model than the one I have now but it was good for its time." Julio began. "The first thing I did with it was challenge Kila who got one earlier than me. About a few turns in I had everything I needed to summon Dark and went for it. Unfortunately I wasn't ready for how scary Dark looks and he scared the crap out of us."
"Yeah, I had nightmares for a while." Kila said wincing.
"Back to the story, Dark spoke up and he somehow calmed us down assuring us he wasn't scary...And then proceeded to impale and slam Kila's monster around scaring us even more." Julio said sighing. "I didn't even care that I won."
"I wasn't that bad." Dark grumbled.
"A week's worth of nightmares beg to differ." Julio shot back before speaking out loud. "Needless to say I avoided summoning Dark for a while until he convinced me that he wasn't that bad. We tried again and though we were scared we got used to him." Julio said.
"Sounds like a pretty rough time." Noire commented.
"It was but as you've seen we've gotten over it." Julio said.
"Yep. Now we can handle pretty much anything since we've seen a lot of way scarier monsters since then." Kila said. "At least I hope so."
"We'll have to see in time." Vert said.
"Depends on what our enemy throws at us." Julio said. "Now, what next?"
"Hmm...How about when you guys met Dan?" Neptune asked.
"I don't remember the details." Julio said scratching his head.
"I do. We met in Duel Academy during our first year. Julio knocked Dan onto the floor by accident and didn't apologize and the two ended up disliking each other for awhile often butting heads. It wasn't until they dueled each other and grew a mutual respect for one another and Julio finally apologized to him though Dan said it was fine and the two become friends." Kila explained.
"So that explains why you two have a rivalry." IF said.
"Yep. Anything else you want to know?" Julio asked.
"Yes but why don't you guys ask us something first?" Noire suggested.
"Alright." Julio said and thought for a bit. "How's it like being be a CPU? Like is it tough and whatnot?"
"It's very tough. You have to run an entire nation and the sheer responsibilities that come with it are very exhausting. Not to mention we have to worry about our image to the people." Noire said.
"Worrying about events, paperwork, monsters, etc." Neptune said.
"Then we have to deal with situations like we're dealing with now." Vert added.
"These are especially the worst times due to people losing faith in us and joining the enemy because they find them more capable than us." Blanc said irritated.
"Sounds rough." Julio said. "I'm glad I'm just a duelist...Who has to fight that enemy using you guys...God our lives are so complicated."
"Yeah they really are." Kila said in realization. "Between the tournament, you guys showing up, the guys trying to kill us, and the four dragons things aren't looking to be easy for us."
"Look on the bright side. When this is all over and we win you guys will be a lot tougher!" Ram said.
"Uh huh." Rom said nodding.
"That's true. The longer you all fight in these rough conditions the tougher your bodies will end up being." Blanc commented.
"On top of the training you guys will go through." Noire said confusing the two.
"Wait, is Kila gonna start training too?" Julio asked.
"Yes. It's best both of you get tougher." Nepgear said.
"Don't worry Compa and I made sure it's a lot less brutal and tiring." IF said reassuring the two duelists.
"I guess I can start doing it." Kila said but was unsure.
"I'll trust what you say. You're really reliable." Julio said complimenting the Guild Agent whose cheeks became light pink that nobody noticed.
"That's the spirit!" Neptune said brightly. "Now...What do we do for now?"
"We could just sit around for now. We can discuss more things later." Noire said and Julio's D-Tablet beeped and he checked it.
"He's ready. Let's go." Julio said getting up. He and Kila put on their jackets and shoes before heading outside to Kila's car and his D-Wheel. IF, Neptune, and Nepgear decided to go with Julio on the D-Wheel this time.
"By the way I never brought this up before but thanks for the upgrades. It runs a lot better now." Julio said to Nepgear who smiled.
"No problem. You're a friend who's done a lot for so consider this a small form of thanks." Nepgear said.
"You don't need too do that. Honestly, life has certainly gotten more interesting and fun since you guys got here." Julio said putting on his helmet and switching on the D-Wheel. "Difficult and dangerous but fun." The girls floated and landed on a small area for the two of them to sit down on courtesy of Nepgear before they drove off with Kila following them.
Several Minutes Later Dan's House
"Alright, now we don't know exactly what happened that night so can you fill us in?" Hazel asked. The group was all seated in Dan's living room with Hazel and Lisa there as well.
"My mom got kidnapped by our enemies and I had to duel them to save her which led to me being really pissed. I calmed down when I got to the warehouse they were holding her but I slowly lost my cool as the duel went on and made some mistakes that got me into trouble. Eventually I got Dark on the field but he got caught by a Shadow Spell. Those guys...Made it to where Dark and I shared pain so when they attacked Dark I felt it." Julio said rubbing his left arm remembering how it felt when Dark got his left wing sliced off and how it felt like his arm wasn't there. "I remember getting desperate before I blacked out." Noire spoke up since only her and Compa were there to personally see what was going on.
"Julio...Changed. He was a lot colder and harsher. His eyes and smile were sadistic and cruel. When he spoke he gave off this sort of arrogant tone and hell he called Mason an insect." Noire said.
"Yeah...I was on the field and he completely ignored me when I spoke to him." Neptune said. "Then he just tributed me to draw cards with that sacred what card. He normally gives us a heads up when he does that."
"That just doesn't sound like Julio." Dan said frowning.
"It was scary seeing him acting so merciless." Compa said.
"What happened next?" Lisa asked.
"Julio then summoned a new dragon that was even more terrifying than usual." Noire said. "Its power was unreal easily the strongest monster we've seen so far. It completely decimated Mason and nearly killed him."
"What about you two?" Julio asked Dan and Lisa.
"I had a headache out of nowhere and spent the day in the hospital. The doctors checked me over and found nothing wrong with me." Dan said.
"Same here." Lisa said. "Looks like we know why...Since you got access to a new form for Dark...This must mean it's possible for us to get new forms for our dragons."
"That's what I was thinking." Dan said. "What exactly was with that dragon?"
"It was called Grim Requiem CXyz Dragon." Noire said.
"That name sounds edgy as hell." Hazel said.
"Dark in general." Julio said getting a growl from said dragon but he ignored it.
"Can we see the card?" Dan asked and Julio shook his head.
"After I won the duel the card became blank." Julio said taking the card out and showing them. "I don't get why but it is. I do have the spell I apparently used to summon the dragon." Julio said showing the Rank-Up-Magic. "I tested it but I still couldn't summon the dragon."
"Maybe you can only use it when you're in a dire situation?" Hazel suggested. "Like when you're close to losing."
"It's possible." Julio said putting the cards away. "I was pretty desperate and at my limit before I blacked out. My emotions may also be a factor because I was angrier than I've ever been at the time."
"Finding a way to summon that dragon without you having to snap or be in a dangerous situation would most certainly be favorable." Vert said getting nods of agreement from everyone there.
"We can brainstorm ideas later." Dan said and turned to Kila. "Have you turned those blank cards into actual cards yet?"
"Yeah but I'm still adjusting my deck so it's not ready to duel yet." Kila said. She and the Candidates had turned several of the blank cards she'd gotten from Histoire into actual cards while Julio was unconscious.
"We should have a duel when you finish it." Julio said. "Would make a pretty good test for both of us."
"I wouldn't mind testing my sister's strength." Noire said.
"Same here." Blanc said.
"A duel against our sisters?" Uni muttered with uncertainty. The other candidates were also unsure.
"Hey keep in mind your strength depends entirely on our capabilities to bring it out to its fullest potential." Julio said. "Me and Kila are equals as duelists so it'll be even ground."
"Right but I have the advantage since I know what all your cards do." Kila said with a sly smirk. "You have no idea what mine do."
"True but I haven't shown you everything I have either." Julio shot back. "I've gotten my fair share of cards as well that I've yet to use."
"Hey save it for the actual duel." Hazel said.
"Hey pre duel smack talk is allowed." Julio said crossing his arms before his D-Tablet dinged signifying a text. Julio checked and saw it was his mom. "My mom needs me to pick up a few things for her. I can head alone."
"You sure? I think it's best one of us goes with you after recent events." IF said.
"Well since you brought it up. You go with him." Neptune said.
"Fine." IF said shrugging.
"Sure." Julio said getting up and handing Kila everyone's card except IF's. "We'll see you guys at home. Come on let's go." Julio said exiting the house with IF following. Julio walked to the D-Wheel and switched it on before grabbing his helmet.
"What are we getting?" IF asked landing on the small seats.
"Things for dinner, laundry, and other stuff." Julio said.
"Alright. Let's go." IF said and Julio put on his helmet before driving off.
One Hour Later
"Alright we're done." Julio said exiting the supermarket with a couple of bags as he walked to the D-Wheel. IF was sitting on his shoulder.
"I thought it'd take longer but we're finished pretty fast." IF said.
"Well nothing was in our way and we didn't get jumped." Julio sighed and switched on the D-Wheel, put on his helmet, and drove off. He felt his stomach grumble and took a glance at the clock he had on his D-Wheel. "Hmm...Since we finished pretty quickly you wanna stop by the park and get some ice cream?"
"Sure. I'm a bit hungry." IF said.
"Sure." Julio said taking a turn to the park and soon they arrived at the park and Julio parked before switching off his D-Wheel. The duo found the ice cream stand from last time and settled on just getting vanilla this time before heading off to a more secluded part of the park to eat it on the grass.
"Hey, Julio." IF said.
"Yeah?" Julio asked.
"Why exactly do you want to become a pro duelist?" IF asked and Julio fell silent and gained a thinking expression on his face for a bit before answering.
"Hmm...If I were to name a reason...I just really like dueling. I feel more alive and just have a lot more fun dueling than anything else." Julio said. "Becoming a pro duelist will allow me to keep dueling and make a pretty solid living especially if I'm good and I did manage to beat a former pro league member recently so I'd say my odds are pretty good."
"I can get that. I became a Guild Agent because I like adventure and it let me help out around the nations." IF said. Julio glanced at his D-Tablet and stood up stretching
"Let's go." Julio said and IF floated up and landed on his shoulder and Julio began to walk towards the parking lot pausing to throw away his trash when a voice spoke up.
"Hey, Julio is that you?" A male voice called out and Julio turned to see a teen a year younger than him but still taller at about 5'6. He had brown hair, green eyes, and light brown skin with a slight muscular build. He wore a green shirt under a white hoodie and blue jeans with green sneakers.
"Thomas? It's been a while huh?" Julio said turning to him. They weren't close friends but they were friends nonetheless. Thomas was a first year and approached Julio since Julio was considered the best duelist in his year and Julio decided to be nice and help his deck get better. "How've you been?"
"Good. Managed to improve my deck." Thomas said.
"Really?" Julio said. "I'd be interested in testing that out."
"I have my deck on me. Do you?" Thomas asked.
"Yeah. I assume you've heard?" Julio asked.
"That you've got these unique cards that no one's ever seen before." Thomas said.
"Yep. Want to have a quick duel?" Julio asked gesturing to a small area set aside for dueling.
"Sure." Thomas said and the two walked towards the area.
"Are you sure Julio?" IF asked.
"Yeah. I think I can handle this without Nep and the others." Julio said quietly to not be heard by Thomas. "Plus any time where I can duel without anything weird happening whether it be me losing my soul or having intense headaches is welcome. Also, remember what I said at the house? You're pretty reliable." IF blushed a bit and this time Julio noticed noting she looked pretty cute but kept silent to not embarrass her more.
"Okay, if you say so." IF said as the two duelists handed each other their decks to shuffle before moving to opposite sides of the field.
"You can have the first move." Thomas said readying his Duel Disc which was pure green.
"Thanks." Julio said readying his own and the two drew their hands.
"Duel!" The two shouted.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Thomas LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Turn 1
Julio's Turn
"I'll start this off by summoning Rose, Warrior of Revenge." Julio said summoning the female ninja who readied her sword.
Rose, Warrior of Revenge
ATK: 1600 DEF: 600
Level: 4 Fire
Warrior/Tuner/Effect
Julio Hand: 4
"Next I'll set two cards and call it a turn." Julio said setting the two cards.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 2 Set: 2
Thomas LP: 4000 Hand: 5+1
Turn 2
Thomas' Turn
"My turn. I draw." Thomas said drawing his card. "I'll activate the spell card Foolish Burial! With this card I can send a monster from my deck to the Grave. I'll send Super Soldier Soul." Thomas said sending the monster to the Grave causing Julio to tense.
Foolish Burial
Spell/Normal
Thomas Hand: 5
"Why'd he do that?" IF asked
"I'll then activate the effect of Super Soldier Soul. By banishing it from my Graveyard I can add an Evening Twilight Knight or a Beginning Knight from my deck to my hand. I'll add Beginning Knight." Thomas said as his deck ejected a monster he showed to Julio.
Thomas Hand: 6
"Next I activate the Ritual Spell Super Soldier Ritual!" Thomas said playing the spell which had a Kuriboh and some red monster in a circle surrounded in a glowing aura with a knight wearing blue armor and wielding two red lances on a horse. "With it I send my level four Evening Twilight Knight and my Beginning Knight from my hand to the Graveyard." Thomas said sending two cards to the Graveyard causing a blue portal to open underneath them. "The power of light and darkness become one opening the doors of chaos to the ultimate soldier! I Ritual Summon Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier!" A large man with blue skin clad in gold and blue armor with red gems leaped through the portal at a crouch before rising to his full height an aura of power surrounding him. He wielded a large shield and sword matching his armor.
Super Soldier Ritual
Spell/Ritual
Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier
ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500
Level: 8 Earth
Warrior/Ritual/Effect
Thomas Hand: 2
"What is this?" IF asked.
"I'll explain later. He can't see you guys and I don't wanna look crazy." Julio whispered.
"Since I used Beginning Knight as material for him he gains two effects but I'll use the first to banish Rose, Warrior of Revenge!" Thomas declared and BLS readied his blade which glowed black before slashing opening a portal that began to suck Rose in and despite her best efforts to avoid it she was ultimately sucked in. "Next I'll use the effect of Evening Twilight Knight to banish one card from your hand face down until your next End Phase! I'll choose the one on the left!" Julio frowned as the card glowed black and he put the chosen card in the banished zone face down.
Julio Hand: 1
"Now Black Luster Soldier attack him directly!" Thomas said and BLS rushed forward to slash the teen.
"I activate Defense Draw!" Julio said and an orange barrier surrounded him blocking the attack. "That damage is turned to zero and I get to draw a card!" Julio said drawing his card.
Julio Hand: 2
Defense Draw
Trap/Normal
Julio Set: 1
"I'll end my turn with a face down." Thomas said setting a card.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 2+1 Set: 1
Thomas LP: 4000 Hand: 1 Set: 1
Turn 3
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing his card. "I activate the spell card Pot of Greed. I'll draw two." Julio said drawing his cards.
Pot of Greed
Spell/Normal
Julio Hand: 4
"Next, I'll banish that Pot of Greed to special summon Maker IF!" Julio said and IF moved to the field.
Julio Hand: 3
Maker IF
ATK: 2100 DEF: 1200
Level: 6 Wind
Warrior/Effect
"So this is one of those new cards?" Thomas said in surprise.
"One of several." Julio answered. "Now, I'll summon Command Knight!" Julio said playing the female knight causing a red aura to surround IF. "Her effect boosts the ATK of all Warriors I control by 400!"
Julio Hand: 2
Command Knight
ATK: 1200 DEF: 1900
Level: 4 Fire
Warrior/Effect
Command Knight
ATK: 1200+400= 1600
Maker IF
ATK: 2100+400= 2500
"IF attack Black Luster Soldier!" Julio said and IF rushed forward.
"I don't know why you're attacking a monster with higher attack but I'm not having it! I activate Negate Attack!" Thomas said and Julio scowled as heavy winds blew IF back.
Thomas Set: 0
Negate Attack
Trap/Counter
"I set a card and end my turn." Julio said begrudgingly. "And with that the card you banished returns to my hand." Julio said as his D-Tablet ejected the card.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 2 Set: 2
Thomas LP: 4000 Hand: 1+1
Turn 4
Thomas' Turn
"My turn. I draw!" Thomas said drawing his card.
"I activate my trap Fiendish Chain and bind Black Luster Soldier." Julio said playing the trap which shot out chains and bound the soldier causing Thomas to scowl.
Julio Set: 1
Fiendish Chain
Trap/Continuous
"I set a card and end my turn." Thomas said setting a card.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 2+1 Set: 1
Thomas LP: 4000 Hand: 1 Set: 1
Turn 5
Julio's Turn
"My turn. I draw." Julio said drawing his card. "I'll attack Black Luster Soldier with Maker IF!" Julio declared and IF rushed forward. "Her effect activates! When she battles a monster with a higher level or rank she cuts that monster's attack in half!" IF sent several blue blades that pierced Black Luster Soldier who grunted as he was still bound by the chains.
Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier
ATK: 3000/2= 1500
"Take him out IF!" Julio declared and IF slashed through the soldier who exploded.
Thomas LP: 4000-1000= 3000
"Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier's effect! When he's destroyed and sent to the Graveyard I can special summon a Gaia the Fierce Knight monster from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard. I'll special summon Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight from my deck!" Thomas declared special summoning a new monster. It was a male knight in red armor dual wielding large red lances and riding a large golden dragon with red armor on it's head and neck.
Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight
ATK: 2300 DEF: 2100
Level: 7 Earth
Warrior/Effect
"I'll end my turn with two face downs." Julio said setting the card.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 1 Set: 3
Thomas LP: 3000 Hand: 1+1 Set: 1
Turn 6
Thomas' Turn
"I draw!" Thomas said drawing his card. "I activate my spell card Sacred Sword of Seven Stars and tribute Gaia to draw two." Thomas drew his two cards before playing his face down. "Now I activate my trap Smile Potion!" The trap showed a glass bottle filled with liquid and a smiley face on it. "When I control no monsters and my opponent controls monsters with higher attack than their original attack I can draw two!" Thomas said drawing even more.
Thomas Hand: 1
Sacred Sword of Seven Stars
Spell/Normal
Thomas Hand: 3
Smile Potion
Trap/Normal
Thomas Set: 0
Thomas Hand: 5
"Trap activate! Talisman of Reversal!" Julio said playing the trap. "Since you added cards to your hand outside of your Draw Phase I can draw equal to the amount you have in your hand! So I draw five!" Julio said drawing five cards.
Talisman of Reversal
Trap/Normal
Julio Set: 2
Julio Hand: 6
"You drawing cards is never good." Thomas muttered.
"For me it is." Julio said cheekily.
"I activate the spell card Super Soldier Synthesis!" Thomas said playing the spell which had the Super Soldier coming out of a shining light. "With it I can ritual summon a Black Luster Soldier Ritual Monster from my hand or Graveyard using a Light and Dark monster one from my hand and the other from my deck as material whose levels equal eight! I'll send a Beginning Knight from my hand and an Evening Twilight Knight from my deck to grave and Ritual Summon the Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier in my Graveyard!" A portal opened in the ground and out came the Super Soldier glaring at IF who tensed.
Super Soldier Synthesis
Spell/Ritual
Thomas Hand: 3
"Oh great." Julio said sighing.
"Next I'll banish an Evening Twilight Knight and Beginning Knight from my graveyard to special summon Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning!" A portal opened and from it lept a large soldier wearing blue and gold armor wielding a matching shield and sword with an aura of power nearly on par with the soldier beside him.
Thomas Hand: 2
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500
Level:8 Light
Warrior/Effect
"This doesn't look good." IF said staring in awe yet fear at the two powerful warriors.
"Next their effects activate! When their banished I can add a Ritual Monster and a Ritual Spell from my deck to my hand! I'll add another Super Soldier and Super Soldier Synthesis." Thomas said and two cards ejected from his deck before shuffling.
Thomas Hand: 4
"I activate the effect granted to Super Soldier via Beginning Knight-!" Thomas began but was cut off by Julio.
"I activate my trap card Safe Zone!" Julio said playing the trap card quickly which had what looked like a large machine protecting a small hand which glowed blue . "With this I can target an attack position monster on the field. With this that monster can't be targeted or destroyed by your card effects or by battle but it can't attack directly you directly. I target IF!" Julio said and a blue aura surrounded IF and prevented the portal from sucking her in.
Safe Zone
Trap/Continuous
Julio Set: 1
"Darn it." Thomas said annoyed. "I'll use Envoy of the Beginning's effect to banish Command Knight." BLS sent out a slash that ripped open a portal and sucked the knight in and caused the red aura to disappear from IF.
Maker IF
ATK: 2500-400= 2100
"Next I'll use the effect of Evening Twilight Knight to banish a card from your hand." Thomas said. "I'll go with the one in the far left." Julio placed the card away.
Julio Hand: 5
"Next I'll set a card and that's it." Thomas said setting the card.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 5+1 Set: 1
Thomas LP: 3000 Hand: 3 Set: 1
Turn 7
Julio's Turn
"I draw." Julio said drawing a card. "Geez this is a mean set up. He can't attack or get rid of IF with card effects unless he takes out the trap." Julio then decided to make a move. "I activate the spell card Guild's Intel. I excavate the top three cards of my deck and add one card that has CPU or Maker in its name or in its text to my hand then shuffle the rest into my deck." Julio said and looked at the top three cards. "I'll add Party Assist!" Julio said adding the spell to his hand and shuffled the rest back into the deck.
Guild's Intel
Spell/Normal
"Next I'll attack Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier with-!" Julio began.
"I activate my trap card Waboku! Now I take no battle damage and my monsters can't be destroyed by battle." Thomas said quickly.
Thomas Set: 0
Waboku
Trap/Normal
"I'll set two cards and end my turn." Julio said setting the cards. "Then the card you banished goes back to my hand."
Julio LP 4000 Hand: 5 Set: 3
Thomas LP: 3000 Hand: 3+1 Set: 0
Turn 8
Thomas' Turn
"I draw!" Thomas said drawing his card. "I activate the spell card Graceful Charity. I'll draw three and discard two!" Thomas said drawing three before discarding two. "I'll banish the Beginning and Evening Twilight Knight along with the Charging Gaia the Fierce Knight I just sent to the Graveyard in order to special summon Chaos Dragon Levianeer!" Thomas said and a large gray dragon with green lines on it's wings appeared and let out a roar that shook the ground.
Graceful Charity
Spell/Normal
Chaos Dragon Levianeer
ATK: 3000 DEF: 0
Level: 8 Dark
Dragon/Effect
Thomas Hand: 3
"This is new." Julio said in surprise.
"Chaos Dragon Levianeer has a special ability based on the monsters I banished. Since banished both Light and Dark monsters Levianeer can destroy up to two cards! I'll destroy Safe Zone and the face down on the far left!" Levianeer roared and began to generate to large orbs of black energy that slammed into the face down and collided with IF who let out a scream as she exploded as well.
Julio Set: 2
"When Safe Zone is destroyed the monster selected with the trap is also destroyed." Julio said. "Maker IF's effect. When she's destroyed I can add a CPU or Maker monster to my hand from my deck. I'll add Maker Ubi." Julio said showing Thomas the card.
Julio Hand: 6
"I'll use the effect of Evening Twilight Knight to banish the card on the far right from your hand." Thomas said and Julio placed the card away.
Julio Hand: 5
"Levianeer attack him directly!" Thomas said and Levianeer charged up one large fire blast in its mouth and sent a stream of flames towards Julio.
"I activate my trap card Negate Attack!" Julio said playing the trap which blew away the flames.
Julio Set: 1
"I set a card and end my turn." Thomas said tensing.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 5+1 Set: 1
Thomas LP: 3000 Hand: 2 Set: 1
Turn 9
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing his card. "I'll activate the spell card Double Summon!" Julio said playing the spell. "With it I can Normal Summon twice."
Julio Hand: 5
Double Summon
Spell/Normal
"Next I'll summon Maker Ubi!" Julio said playing the female assassin who landed ready. "Then since I control a Maker monster I can special summon Share Crystal to the field!" Julio said playing the glowing crystal. "Next, I'll tribute both of them!" Julio said raising a card and the two monsters turned into sparkles. "Dragon of destruction hear my cry! Come forth and obliterate all that stands in your path!" The ground cracked in front of Julio. "Come forth! Gandora the Dragon of Destruction!" Gandora roared as it erupted from the earth and landed in front of Julio.
Maker Ubi
ATK: 1600 DEF: 1350
Level: 4 Dark
Warrior/Effect
Julio Hand: 4
Share Crystal
ATK: 0 DEF: 2000
Level: 3 Light
Rock/Tuner/Effect
Julio Hand: 3
Gandora the Dragon of Destruction
ATK:0 DEF: 0
Level: 8 Dark
Dragon/Effect
Julio Hand: 2
"That is the worst possible monster for this situation." Thomas said in shock and Julio smirked..
"Gandora's effect! By paying half of my life points he can destroy every card on the field and if they're destroyed they're banished instead!" Julio said and Gandora roared and shot out beams of light that shot around the ripping through everything and causing it to shatter.
Julio LP: 4000/2= 2000
Gandora the Dragon of Destruction
ATK: 0+5x300= 1500
Thomas Set: 0
Julio Set: 0
"Next I'll activate Monster Reborn and special summon Maker IF from the Graveyard!" Julio said playing the spell card and IF appeared from a portal.
"Glad to be back." IF said with a grin.
Monster Reborn
Spell/Normal
Julio Hand: 1
"IF attack him directly!" Julio said and IF moved forward slashing Thomas who let out a grunt.
Thomas LP: 3000-2100= 900
"Now, Gandora finish him off!" Gandora roared and sent out a few rays of light that went through Thomas making him let out a grunt as his life hit zero.
Thomas LP: 900-1500= 0
"Good duel Thomas." Julio said as the monster's faded and IF turned back to her chibi size.
"Thanks. You had me on the ropes almost the whole time though." Thomas said sighing.
"I got lucky with the cards is all. What was that face down?" Julio asked.
"Mirror Force." Thomas answered and Julio's eyes widened.
"Holy shit. Glad I went for Gandora otherwise I'd have been screwed." Julio said scratching his head. "Had I gone for a Synchro I'd have lost."
"What was your face down? You had that one down the whole duel." Thomas said.
"Oh it was Synchro Ring." Julio said showing the trap. "Didn't have a Synchro to use it with."
"Why'd you set it?" Thomas asked.
"Just in case I got one out." Julio said shrugging. "Anyways, I gotta get going but it was good seeing you again."
"Good seeing you too. See you at the tournament." Thomas said as Julio left to the parking lot and got on his D-Wheel, put on his helmet, and drove off with IF sitting on Julio's lap this time.
"Getting blown up like that was not fun." IF commented as they drove on.
"Not much I could do to stop it." Julio said. "That duel was a good test though."
"For what?" IF asked.
"How my deck does without Neptune and the others." Julio answered. "Does okay but it could definitely use more."
"Why are you curious about that?" IF asked.
"If I were ever to lose and they took Nep and the others I don't want to be unable to duel. I want to be able to help save them." Julio said. "Of course I'd have to survive the whole barrier thing."
"I understand where you're coming from." IF said. "I'd do everything I could to help my friends especially after all they've done for me."
"Glad you understand." Julio said. "You don't mind me asking a question?"
"No. Go ahead." IF said.
"Do you know why Neptune dropped that question on me about you guys?" Julio asked. "It was out of nowhere."
"Oh she asked that because it made you nervous and she found it a bit funny. Though she was genuinely curious." IF said.
"Oh." Julio said a bit annoyed by the first part. "I hope you understand I'm not completely comfortable answering that yet."
"I do. You don't exactly know us all that well." IF said as they arrived at the house.
"You know you're probably the easiest to talk to out of everyone." Julio said and switched off his D-Wheel. "Everyone is either extremely random, tsundere, a little kid, or just quiet and unapproachable at times."
"I can take a guess who you're referring to." IF said chuckling as she floated off his lap. "Well, if you need someone to talk to go ahead and ask me if Kila isn't around."
"Sure thing." Julio said and got off the D-Wheel taking his helmet off before getting the bags and heading to the door with IF following and he knocked and was soon opened by Kila. "Hey, what'd we miss while we were gone?"
"Nothing much. We talked a bit more about what happened that night." Kila said taking a bag. "Then we talked about the tournament for a bit and we left." The two entered the kitchen after shutting the front door behind them.
"Glad we didn't miss too much." Julio said setting the bags down on the table. "Where are the girls?"
"Koneko's room. Her friend's dad dropped her off." Kila answered. "By the way your mom stopped by to get a couple of things and said she's gonna be at work late and so is your dad."
"Hmm...I guess I can handle cooking for today." Julio said.
"You can cook?" IF asked sitting on the counter as Neptune came in hearing Julio was back.
"Yep. I don't do it much since my mom typically handles it or if I'm just feeling lazy and decide to get take out." Julio said.
"Well, I look forward to tasting your cooking. I'm gonna go to the others." IF said floating away.
"I'm gonna get everything put away and figure out what I can cook." Julio said.
"Need some help?" Kila asked.
"Nah. Go hang with the girls." Julio said.
"Okay. Have fun." Kila said before leaving to the room as Julio put everything away. It took a few minutes and he began to decide on what to cook. He had bought a lot of food today so he had some options.
"You know what let's just make lasagna. Mom was planning on it anyways from the looks of it." Julio muttered to himself and got to work.
Two Hours Later
"Wow it smells good in here." Neptune said as they walked into the kitchen when Julio called them and saw the lasagna taken out of the oven as the source of the smell. "And that looks really good as well."
"Yep. He's not as good as mom but he can cook pretty well." Koneko said brightly and everyone sat down and served themselves before digging in.
"Wow this tastes pretty good." IF said taking another bite.
"Yessy. You're a good cook Jul-Jul." Compa said brightly.
"I'll admit this is good." Noire said simply.
"Thanks." Julio said a bit happy as everyone looked to be enjoying the food he cooked.
"Seriously, you can cook, you're nice, cute, and a good duelist which from what I can tell is a big point in this world." Neptune said amazed. "How are you single?" This caused Julio to blush lightly but he answered.
"Well, I've never been good with that kinda stuff. I can't really pick up when they're being subtle plus I haven't really been interested in finding someone I like." Julio said.
"Kila did mention how you never picked up a girl had a crush on you once even though she was obvious until she gave up on it." Neptune said causing Julio to sigh.
"Don't remind me." Julio grumbled not fond of his obliviousness. "Let's just move away from my nonexistent romantic life."
"He's right. This is his private life." IF said to help the teen who gave her a grateful look.
"Yeah, I'm sure he'd rather keep this to himself." Nepgear said.
"Yeah, I would. It's pretty embarrassing for me." Julio said.
"Alright. Sorry for getting a bit too personal." Neptune apologized.
"Eh, it's fine." Julio said shrugging as he got seconds. "Just a question."
"Still, it was probably a bit too intrusive." Vert said.
"It's fine. It's nothing bad. I have nothing to hide." Julio said dismissive and heard light thuds on the ground as the Dogoo bounced in and let out a goo as he nuzzled Julio's leg.
"Hey little buddy." Julio said patting him on the head. "You feeling hungry?"
"Goo!" He said happily bouncing up and down and Julio gave him a plate of food and he jumped on it to dissolve it letting out goos of happiness.
"You like it?" Julio asked and the Dogoo nodded it's body. "Well, good to know I can fall back to cooking if being a pro duelist doesn't work out."
"Always nice to have options." Blanc said finishing her food with Rom and Ram doing the same. "Thanks for the meal. I enjoyed it." Blanc said in her usual quiet tone but she had a smile on her face.
"Yeah. You cook pretty good." Ram said finishing her food.
"Yeah, it was yummy." Rom said noticeably less shy.
"Glad you liked it." Julio said smiling. Everyone soon finished and Julio began to do the dishes with help from Kila while the others sat in the living room.
"They seemed to enjoy the food." Kila said as she washed a plate.
"Yeah, they did." Julio said with a smile as he dried a plate. "It makes me a bit happy."
"Aww, that's such a cute smile." Kila teased causing Julio to pout. "I'm serious though. That kind of smile is rare to see. It's one you only show when you're really happy."
"Well I guess you've got a point." Julio said as he put away a dish.
"I know I do. I've known you a long time." Kila said as she finished washing the last plate ad handing it to Julio to dry. "By the way, is something bothering you? I can tell something's been bothering you."
"It's noth-" Julio began only for Kila to glare at him causing him to sigh. "Should have figured you'd notice."
"I knew something was bothering you." Kila said.
"Something's bothering you?" IF asked walking in and everyone else followed looking at Julio with concern and he let out a sigh.
"...After Dark got his wing sliced off and my mom was knocked out someone spoke to me." Julio said. "It was a male and he offered to help me beat Mason. I was so desperate I didn't even stop and notice that the voice was so dark and evil. He told me his name was Zarc before I blacked out."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Neptune asked.
"I was terrified alright? This guy spoke to me, took over my body, and used it to almost kill a man. " Julio said. "I'm worried about what else he could do."
"We won't let him." IF said seriously.
"How?" Julio asked. "If it's in a duel there's not much if anything you guys can do."
"We don't know but we'll find a way." Neptune said getting nods of agreement.
"...You guys sure are optimistic." Julio said. "Guess you guys have a point though. I'll trust you guys."
"You should. Remember we rely on each other when it comes to these duels." Noire said. "Keeping secrets won't help."
"Indeed. We all value you as a friend so we can't have you keeping things like this secret when they can be dangerous to you." Vert said.
"We may not have known you all for that long but we all have grown to like all of you." Blanc said.
"Thanks." Kila and Julio said.
"Fine. I promise not to hide anything from now on." Julio promised. "Well, unless it's a genuinely private thing."
"What like you getting a crush on of us?" Neptune teased.
"Well, you never know what could happen." Julio said shrugging. "What you guys want to do?"
"Hmm...How about a movie night?" Neptune asked. "Let's just hang out."
"Doesn't sound bad. Alright let's do it." Julio said getting nods of agreement. "I'm gonna finish up here and put the leftovers away while you guys figure out a movie. Just please don't pick a mushy romantic movie. I always get bored and fall asleep during those."
"Don't worry we'll find something that all of us can watch." Kila promised and the group left to the living room while Julio finished the dishes.
Several Minutes Later
"Alright, you guys figure something out?" Julio asked walking into the living room. He had brought a couple bowls of popcorn with him that he set on the living room table.
"Yep. It's an animated movie." Kila said.
"Which one?" Julio asked.
"A certain dragon training movie." Kila said and Julio thought before grinning as he had an idea of what it was. It was one of his favorites.
"You guys will enjoy this." Julio said as sat beside Kila and Koneko hopped next to Julio smiling happily.
"It's been a while since we had a movie night." Koneko said happily and Julio smiled and patted her on the head.
"Let's get started." Neptune said as Kila hit play on the movie.
Meanwhile
"So, you're challenging him?" Doku asked Brutus as they walked through a hallway.
"Yes." Brutus answered.
"Damn. Looks like I'm not getting a shot at him." Doku muttered.
"You can take the other dragon user." Brutus said.
"But Shinku would give me way more enjoyment." Doku replied. "He's clearly stronger."
"Lady Vernice has agreed to me dueling him." Brutus said giving him a look. "I understand your feelings given the unfinished duel between the two of you but our mission comes first. Besides, all I'm after is the CPUs not his soul. He'll still have his dragon when I'm finished with him."
"Guess you have a point. Still, I'd like to duel him at his full strength." Doku muttered. "But fine have fun." Doku sighed and walked off.
"He really wants to duel him." Brutus muttered.
"Only natural." Vernice said walking up to him. "Given their connection."
"Do you believe you can stop him?" Brutus asked.
"Yes. It won't be easy but I will." Vernice answered. "When do you plan to duel him?"
"Tomorrow. I will obtain the CPUs. What about the Makers?" Brutus asked.
"Leave them. They are of no use." Vernice stated. "Be on guard. He has more than proven his strength as a duelist for victory to be assured."
"Indeed. I will have to go all out against him." Brutus stated.
"I wish you luck. If you were to lose do not worry. Our plans will be unfazed." Vernice said.
"Very well but I have no intention of losing." Brutus stated and walked off.
"I hope so." Vernice muttered and walked to her room.
AN: This took longer than it should have but it's done. I admit that it was a loss of motivation over recent events but I've got it back and it shouldn't take anywhere near as long to get the next chapter.
Now let's get to the reviews.
Kamencolin: Thanks for the review and glad you liked the duel and look forward to the other dragons new forms and yes I will be showing the submitted OCs next arc. Also thanks for the support I appreciate it.
Kh fan: Thanks for the review. You'll have to wait and see how things go when I get there.
Fireking492: Thanks for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed. Thanks for the support as well and don't worry too much about the custom cards.
MaxGundam1998: Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the review. Don't worry changes have been made to make Blizzard more viable in different situations.
Guest: You know what? I'll create a custom one since I want this card to be unique.
Guest Quest: Thanks for the review.
1. Actually it's four. He set a card before Darksoul was added to his hand.
2. Crap. I actually messed up there I'll fix that since I got her mixed up with another character I have.
3. He used it to cut down the other Gottoms as a just in case he couldn't finish him.
4. I'll be sure to fix that so thanks for the correction.
5. I meant to change it to five since I felt two days was too short.
6. Yes he will. It'll take time since he has no idea how to even get started on that yet.
7. I'll consider it.
8. Hmm good point. I'll make some edits down the line.
9. I've already decided on some changes for him but if you have suggestions I'd be willing to hear them.
10. If you have some ideas I'd be willing to hear them. I can have a bit of trouble coming up with names at times.
11. I'll keep it in mind.
12. Sadly no. I write the chapters and duels all by myself. I'm considering the idea of finding someone to help but we'll see.
13. Thanks for the PSCTs and the suggest for Grim Requiem. I'll add that to him.
14. Thanks for the new card. It's pretty good for Doku's deck and I can't wait to incorporate it into a duel.
15. Thanks for the extra effect on Blizzard. I'll keep the once per Duel on Crystal Shard but I'm excluding the only for CPU Synchros since it's one of the tuners I plan on using it to help Julio summon Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend and the Synchro Tuner I created for Julio.
Thanks for all the reviews and support and I'm very sorry for how long this took.
Now I've decided this season will have three more chapters with the next one featuring or first Turbo Duel with Speed Spells so look forward to that and no it's not with Brutus. When I finish this season I will take a break from this story to go back and edit the previous chapters to fix various mistakes and focus my attention on my other main story since that story is very close to being completed as a with me finishing an arc in the next chapter for it and there being two more as a whole for that story.
Also who wants to take a guess on what deck Brutus will be using? Leave it in a review if you have a guess. I'll give a hint: It's reliant on certain spells.
I want to bring up when I finish my other story and I put a good amount of chapters out on season two I will be starting up another main story involving my favorite anime series: Fate. My favorite used to be Dragon Ball(BTW saw Dragon Ball Super Broly: I loved it) but the more I watched Fate and looked into the characters and played Fate Grand Order I've realized I genuinely enjoy it more as a whole although not by a whole lot. For the fic I've decided to go Apocrypha style and I've come up with a lot of OCs but I'm missing a few and I've decided you guys can submit some OCs if you want. I'll be putting a form for it on my profile so you can use that if you decide you're up for it.
That's all I got for now so let's get to the review thing.
Please leave a review or PM me with your thoughts, ideas, and favorite parts. If you have any deck suggestions that I should use in this story than feel free to suggest it. Custom card ideas are also welcome and so are OCs. Any constructive criticism is appreciated but flames not.
Next Chapter Title: A World of Speed.