Domino City
A black and blue-haired teenager with amber eyes was walking through the streets of Domino City. He was presently wearing a white shirt with a pair of tan pants and black and white sneakers. A pair of orange, feathered wings protruded from his back. His name is Beck Hawkins. He was a transfer student that expected the exams to be a lot harder than they were, but the written exam was a breeze. The same could be said for the duel.
Beck's deck of choice was Elemental Heroes. He was transported to the academy by helicopter as the building came into view. After staring out the window for a few minutes, Beck stepped into the building with the hopes of finding Chancellor Sheppard.
"It would probably be a good idea to ask someone where the Chancellor's office is." Finding the office wasn't exactly easy.
Beck then noticed a red-haired woman wearing a white and blue jacket. He proceeded to approach her.
"Would you be able to tell me where Chancellor Sheppard's office is?"
She briefly stared at him and then nodded. "You're that new transfer student who was supposed to arrive this week. It would be my pleasure. I'm Ms. Fonda Fontaine. Follow me."
In less than five minutes, they were standing in front of the office. The office was big and had very little inside it.
The man sitting at the desk looked up.
"Oh, Miss Fontaine. What are you doing here?"
She presented Beck. "This is the transfer student that was supposed to meet up with you this week. He had trouble finding your office, so I escorted him here."
"Beck Hawkins. Nice to meet you."
The Chancellor smiled and nodded. "Nice to meet you as well. Welcome to Duel Academy! Study hard to become the next King of Games."
"Thanks, Chancellor."
Sheppard then turned his gaze to Fontaine. "Why don't you help him fit in?"
She nodded in agreement. "Let's get you settled into your new dorm."
After the two left the office, a smile formed on Sheppard's face. He got the feeling that this boy would create a bright future.
Beck stood outside a room where Miss. Fontaine got some items he would need for the four years he would spend at Duel Academy. After a few minutes, she emerged from the room with a box that had a DA logo on it and a red jacket on top.
"Well, here you are." Ms. Fontaine said in a cheerful tone. "Here are your supplies which include your Slifer Red uniform.
After handing him the box and uniform, Beck stared at it. "The Slifer Red dorm. I see."
She nodded. "That's correct. There are three different dorms here. Obelisk Blue, Ra Yellow and Slifer Red. Obelisk Blue is the highest ranked dorm; some students are in there for a variety of reasons. Below it is Ra Yellow and finally Slifer Red. Speaking of Slifer Red, Academy rules state that all transfer students are placed there."
"Makes sense." Beck remarked. "I'll move up to another dorm soon enough."
Ms. Fontaine smiled. "You'll do fine. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to return to my class. Feel free to look around campus for the time being. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask a teacher."
"I will." He watched her walk away. Beck then decided to inspect the box that he was handed. The first thing to catch his eye was his PDA, a device that students could use to message other students. Beck slipped it into his pocket before heading to a locker room to change into his uniform. Once that was done, he was in his new uniform.
'This is nice.' He thought. After exiting the locker room, he bumped into someone.
"Sorry about that." He apologized, before getting a good look at the person in front of him. It was a man with long black hair, a pair of glasses on his face and a white shirt.
"It's fine." The man said before giving Beck a curious look. "And who are you supposed to be, young man?"
"Beck Hawkins, transfer student."
The man flashed him a friendly smile. "Yes, I've heard that you were coming. I'm professor Lyman Banner. As a teacher, I specialize in lesser known tactics and strategies in the world of Duel Monsters. In addition, I'm the headmaster of the Slifer Red dorm. Nice to meet you."
"Same. From what it sounds like, you know where the Slifer Red dorm is, don't you?"
Banner nodded.
"I certainly do. I have nothing to do anyway. Follow me." He said, leading Beck towards their intended location. After leaving the main building, the two walked for a while before arriving at their destination. Beck stared at what seemed to be the Slifer Red dorm. It was a small building overlooking the ocean. It was painted yellow with a bright red roof. There were two stories with a staircase.
'This is where I'll be staying for the time being.' He thought.
Banner then took him up to one of the rooms. It was moderately sized. There was a triple bunk bed against the wall, a sink and cupboard and a few desks in front of another wall.
"Well, here's your room. It's already occupied by three students, though. I'll let them know you're staying with them, if that's okay."
"It's fine." Beck brushed it off.
"Glad to hear it. I'll make sure that someone brings another mattress. Will you be fine from now on?"
"Yes."
"Good. Then I shall take my leave. Have a good day." Having said that, Banner left the room.
When he was done getting settled in the room, Beck decided to explore campus.
He found many different places on the island, like docks, a beach and even a building that resembled a library. And judging from the building's yellow color, it was assumed to be the Ra Yellow dorm. Beck then decided it was a good idea to explore the school building to avoid getting lost again.
As he wandered through the hallway, noises were coming from an entrance leading to a duel arena. Beck walked inside and was amazed by the size of the arena and all stands around it. He then noticed the source of the noises he heard earlier. On the platform in the middle of the arena, there were two students dueling each other. One of them was a boy from the Slifer Red dorm and he was up against was a boy from the Obelisk Blue dorm.
There was a black and silver dragon behind the Obelisk Blue student.
ATK: 2800 DEF: 1000 LV: 7
Obelisk student: 2400
Slifer student: 1300
The Slifer Red student stared at the dragon nervously while he has nothing to protect himself with.
"Now my dragon, attack him directly!" After hearing the Obelisk Blue boy's command the dragon roared and clawed the Slifer Red student causing him to fall down.
Obelisk student: 2400
Slifer student: 1300-0000
With the duel over, the holograms disappeared. The Slifer Red student groaned as he was trying to get up. The Obelisk Blue student approached him and held out his hand, offering to help him up. "Not bad pal." He said with a grin. The Slifer Red student took his hand accepting his help. "Thanks, but damn you're good."
"Don't feel bad, you did quite well. Just keep practicing and you'll become even better before you know it."
"Sure. Thanks for dueling me." The Slifer Red student said before leaving the arena.
The Obelisk Blue student noticed Beck standing near the platform.
"Hello there. I didn't notice you there earlier." He said as he approached him. When the guy was close enough, Beck was able have a better look at him. He was a few centimeters taller than him. His hair was dark purple and slightly spiky. And he had gray eyes.
"Entered the arena not that long ago." Beck answered.
"Wasn't expecting a duel to be taking place."
"Yeah. That guy needed some help to improve his dueling skills, so he asked me to have a practice duel with him. So, you come here often?"
"Actually, this is the first time I come to this arena. You see, I'm a transfer student and I just transferred in."
"A transfer student huh. Well it's nice to meet you, my name is Michael Kageyama, a first year student from Obelisk blue." He shook Beck's hand.
"Beck Hawkins."
"So what are you doing around here?"
"Like I said, I was just looking around campus. I don't really have anything else to do since I just came here."
"In that case, how about you duel me?"
"What?"
"Yeah, I'm curious about your dueling skills. So, what do say?"
"You're on." Beck smirked.
"Great." Michael said with a grin.
Ten minutes earlier somewhere else
An amount of students have just finished their classes, including three certain Slifer Red students. One of them was a boy with brown eyes and brown hair. His name was Jaden Yuki. The second person was a boy who was shorter than the other two. He had blue hair and was wearing glasses. His name was Syrus Truesdale. The third person was a big broad boy with a big nose and black hair with a certain style that made him look like a koala. His name was Chumley Huffington.
"Did either of you get anything of what the teacher said? That guy's voice was so boring that I fell asleep five minutes in. " Jaden asked.
"Not me." Syrus answered. "I stayed up the whole time, but I can hardly remember anything he said."
"Yeah, same here." Chumley said.
"Hello boys." A voice spoke up. When Jaden and the others turned towards that voice, they saw professor Banner approaching them.
"Oh, professor Banner. What's up?"
"Well, I was actually looking for you three."
"Why. Do you need Syrus to become Pharaoh's scratch post again? Asked Jaden, causing Banner to chuckle at his joke.
"No, I just wanted to tell you about a transfer student who came to this school earlier today."
"A new student? Sweet. What's this new student like?" Jaden asked.
"Well…" Banner began, as he told them about his encounter with the new student. Once he was done...
"Oh, so he's gonna move into our room. Wicked."
"I don't know Jaden. Said Syrus. "We hardly have much space in our room."
"Oh, I'm sure it will be fine." Banner assured. "Andrew even said that he didn't mind so much. Well, I think I head back home. See you later." With that said, banner left the Slifer trio.
"So, do you guys think this Andrew guy is a good duelist?" Chumley asked.
"Well, I sure hope he is. I can hardly wait to duel him." Jaden said with an eager smile.
Suddenly, they noticed other students headed towards the main arena.
"Come on. The duel's gonna start."
"There's no way I'm gonna miss this."
Hearing the students mention this 'duel' interested Jaden.
"A duel? Come on guys, let's check it out!"
"Hey, wait up!" Syrus cried out as he and Chumley ran after Jaden.
"Aw, not running."
When they arrived into the arena, there were a decent number of students who had gathered to watch the duel. When they turned towards the platform they saw a Slifer Red student facing an Obelisk Blue student. Right now the two were shuffling each others decks, which means they were about to start the duel.
"Sweet, we made it just in time." Jaden said.
"Yeah, but I wonder who is dueling. I don't recognize any of those two." Syrus wondered
"Me neither." Chumley said.
"Well I recognize at least one them." A voice spoke up. The slifer trio turned to see a boy with dark gray hair and matching gray eyes. This person was wearing a yellow jacket. In other words, a Ra student.
"Hey Bastion, what brings you here?" Jaden greeted
"The same as you I suppose. Now as for the two duelists over there, I recognize the one in blue. Michael Kageyama, a first year student from Obelisk blue. I saw his duel during the entrance exam and he simply defeated his duel proctor after two turns."
Jaden and his friends were surprised after hearing Bastion's explanation.
"Wow. Two turns, sounds like he has wicked skills." Jaden said amazed.
"Indeed. That Slifer Red student on the other hand is no one I know."
Jaden stared at said student for a moment before a thought crossed his mind.
"Then maybe he is that transfer student we heard about."
"Transfer student?"
"Yeah, we met professor Banner earlier and he told us that a new student came to our school."
Bastion nodded before turning towards the duelists. "I see. Well, whoever he is, let's see how he stand up against Michael."
After shuffling each others decks and gave them to each other, Beck and Michael went to their respective sides of the platform. Beck inserted his deck into his duel disk and took a deep breath.
'Here goes nothing.' Beck thought.
"Well Beck? Are you ready?" Michael asked.
"Oh yeah." He answered.
"Let's duel." They both said in unison after activating their duel disks.
Beck: 4000 LP
Michael: 4000 LP
"I'll let you go first." Beck offered.
"Don't mind if I do." Michael drew a sixth card. "I'll start by summoning Mystic Tomato in defense mode." A giant tomato with a creepy face appeared on the field. (ATK: 1400 DEF: 1100 LV:4) "Then I'll place three cards face-down and end my turn."
"My move." Beck looked at what he had just drawn. "I'll start by activating Polymerization. And with it I fuse Elemental HERO Avian and Elemental HERO Burstinatrix to form Elemental HERO Nova Master." Two monsters were sucked into a fusion vortex, a man wearing a green suit with feather wings and a woman wearing a red body suit. After they merged together, there were flames bursting out from the fusion vortex. The flames were then absorbed by a monster hiding within them: A warrior wearing a red and orange armor with a red cape. (ATK: 2600 DEF: 2100 LV: 8)
Jaden and his friends were surprised by seeing this, especially Jaden.
"Wow, I've never seen that HERO before. Who would have thought that someone else uses a hero deck like me?" Jaden said with amazement in his voice.
"Yeah, but it's strange that he fused Avian and Burstinatrix to form that guy. I mean, aren't they supposed to form Flame Wingman?" Syrus asked.
"Yeah, you're right. That is strange." Chumley said.
"Not really." Bastion pointed out, getting their attention. "The Elemental Heroes are known for their fusions. Whenever you fuse them, you have a choice of what high level monster they combine to create. And each monster has different powers."
"Oh, so when Jaden fuses those two Heroes, he can decide to form Flame Wingman or Nova Master." Syrus said as he summarized Bastions explanation.
"Wait I can? Wow, who knew?" Jaden asked dumbly, causing his friends to fall with anime style.
"Really Jaden?" Syrus asked with a sweat drop at his head. "You have a deck full of heroes and you never knew that?"
"Nope, not really. But still, this is so sweet. Now I really want to duel this guy."
When his monster landed on the field, Michael whistled as a sign of being impressed. "So, you start with a big gun huh?"
"I still haven't normal summoned, so I bring out Elemental Hero Stratos." From the card he played, a warrior clad in blue and silver armor with turbine wings appeared alongside Nova master. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 300 LV: 4)
"When it's summoned, I can choose to activate one of it's two effects. I'll destroy your face down in the middle since I control another HERO monster." At his command the propellers on the hero's turbine wings began to rotate, until they rotated so fast that they created whirlwinds, blowing away one of Michael's face down cards.
"And now it's time to battle. Stratos, attack Mystic Tomato." Beck's monster flew towards the giant tomato and punched it in the face, causing it to shatter into pixels.
"Not bad, but not good enough to break through my defense. When my Mystic Tomato is destroyed in battle, I'm allowed to special summon a dark attribute monster with up to 1500 ATK points from my deck. The only catch is I have to summon it in attack mode. I choose another Mystic Tomato." A replica of the first tomato appeared in its place. (ATK: 1400 DEF: 1100 LV: 4)
"Then I'll destroy that tomato as well. Nova Master, attack with Burning Sphere Bomb!" The red and orange armored hero held up his palms towards each other and then a sphere of fire started to form between them. It grew in size until it was bigger than Mystic tomato itself and once the fire reached that size, the hero threw it at the tomato. The moment the fire sphere made contact with the monster, it exploded, blowing the tomato. Michael winced when most of the explosion reached him.
Michael: 4000-2800
"Well, since my other tomato was destroyed, I can bring out another monster. But this time I summon Plague Wolf." The monster that appeared on the field this time was a zombie-like wolf. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000 LV: 3)
"I activate Nova Master's effect as well. Whenever it destroys a monster in battle, I can draw a card." Beck then set two cards in his spell and trap zone. "I place two cards face down and end my turn."
"My turn then." As soon as Michael laid his eyes on the card he drew, he smirked. "Alright, I hope you're ready. Cuz I'm about to unleash a dangerous combo."
"A dangerous combo?"
"That's right, but first things first. I activate the spell card Fiend's Sanctuary. This allows me to summon a Metal Fiend Token to the field." A small gray featureless creature appeared on the field. (ATK: 0000 DEF: 0000 LV: 1) " Next I activate my Plague Wolf's special ability, I can double its original attack points until the end of my turn." His monster lifted its head and howled. (ATK: 1000-2000)
'What's the point. It can only destroy Stratos.' Beck thought before looking at the two face downs.
"You don't plan on attacking, do you."
"Sounds like you figured it out. That's right, in order to use my combo, I need two certain monsters and two special trap cards. And here is the first one." With that said, Michael revealed one of his face down cards. "I activate the trap card Crush Card Virus. First I have to sacrifice a dark attribute monster with 1000 attack points or less, like my token. And then, my trap card destroys all monsters on your side of the field, in your hand and that you draw in the next 3 turns, but only if they have 1500 or more attack points." His token was absorbed by the trap card and then it unleashed poison gas which caused Beck's monsters to tremble until they shattered into pixels.
"And with that done, I activate my other trap. Deck Devastation Virus. In order to activate this card, I have to sacrifice a dark monster with 2000 or more attack points, like my Plague Wolf." The wolf monster howled before disappearing. "After that, my trap card destroys your monsters the same way as Crush Card Virus. However, this trap card can only destroy monsters with 1500 or less attack points." After hearing the explanation, Beck was forced to discard the only card in his hand.
"This is definitely not lishus." Chumley said.
"You said it Chumley. One virus was bad enough, but two? That's just overkill." Jaden said.
"Indeed. Now any monster card he draw from his deck will be automatically destroyed." Bastion commented
"Well, no monsters left for you then."
"That's not exactly true." Beck shook his head. And then something appeared in front of him; a transparent version of a woman with long black hair, clad in a black armor.
"Huh? What's that?" Michael wondered.
"The card that was in my hand. When Elemental Hero Shadow Mist is sent to the graveyard, her special ability activates. I add Elemental Hero Bubbleman to my hand."
"I see. Well, my turn is not over yet. Since I have exactly 3 dark monsters in my graveyard, I can special summon Dark Armed Dragon." The giant monster that appeared on the field was a dragon that looked awfully familiar. (ATK: 2800 DEF: 1000 LV:7)
"If you think you can stop me with your face down cards, think again. I activate my dragon's special ability, by removing a dark monster in my graveyard from play, he can destroy one card on the field. I remove one of my Mystic Tomatoes to destroy the face down card on my left." After Michael's card ejected from his duel disk, the dragon aimed it's tail at Beck's face down card and shot a spike from it.
"In that case, I activate my face down card before it gets destroyed. It's called Waboku and thanks to this trap all battle damage I take this turn becomes zero." He explained as his card created a barrier before it was hit by the spike.
"No battle damage huh. Oh well, I can at least let my dragon destroy your other face down." Michael said as he activated his monster's ability again.
"Then I better activate that card as well. Reveal Call of the Haunted. With this I can summon a monster from my grave and I choose Stratos." The warrior with the turbine wings returned from the grave. "And since he was summoned, I can activate one his abilities again. This time, I choose his second ability; I can add another HERO monster from my deck to my hand. And I choose Elemental HERO Sparkman." Beck said as he revealed the card he took from his deck.
"Not bad, but that won't stop my dragon from destroying your trap card." The spike shattered the card to pixels, destroying Andrew's monster in the process.
"Wait, what happened to Stratos?" Syrus wondered.
"When Call of the Haunted leaves the field, the monster summoned by it is automatically destroyed." Bastion explained.
"At least that guy got two heroes in his hand ready for action." Jaden said enthusiastic.
"Alright, now I activate the spell card Graceful Charity. This lets me draw 3 cards from my deck, but after that, I have to discard 2 cards from my hand." Michael explained as he drew 3 cards and discarded 2. "And with that, I end my turn."
"Back to me then." He said as he drew his next card.
"Don't forget. Thanks to my viruses, you have to send any monster card you draw from your deck to the graveyard."
"It's a good thing I didn't draw one then. I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman in defense mode." A stream of bubbles erupted from the ground and out of them, a light-blue armored man appeared. He was wearing a dark blue body suit underneath the armor, with light-blue boots, a white cape with two tanks on his back and some kind of water gun on his right hand. (ATK: 800 DEF: 1200 LV: 4)
"If Bubbleman's the only monster on my field and I have no cards in my hand, I can draw two cards. And both happen to be spells." Beck explained.
"Wow! He's very lucky to draw so few monsters." Syrus commented
"You said it Sy. He should play the lottery." Jaden said.
"I activate one of the spells I just drew. Monster Reborn. Return, Shadow Mist." With the power from the spell card, the black armored woman appeared on the field. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1500 LV: 4)
"When Shadow Mist is special summoned, I can add a quick-play spell card from my deck to my hand, as long as that card has the word 'Change' in its name."
'Hm, a 'Change' quick-play card huh?' Bastion thought
"And now I play my second Polymerization. And this time, I fuse Shadow Mist with Sparkman in my hand to form…" Shadow Mist was absorbed into the fusion vortex along with a gold armored man with a blue visor. "Elemental HERO Escuridao!" The new monster was a black armored warrior with claw-like fingers and two pairs of wings that seems to be made from the very shadows. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LV: 8)
"Impressive monster, but I'm afraid that it's not strong enough to take down my dragon." Michael commented.
"Not yet. But it will shortly. For every Elemental HERO in my graveyard, Escuridao gains 100 attack points. There are six heroes in there, giving my hero 600 extra points." Escuridao was surrounded by a dark aura as a sign of getting the strength from the fallen heroes. (ATK: 2500-3100)
"Sweetness! Now he can destroy that dragon." Jaden exclaimed.
"Yup, that's what I would have done." Chumley said.
"Escuridao, attack his Dark Armed Dragon." The dark hero gathered dark energy in her right palm and formed it into claws that are even longer than the normal ones, and flew towards the dragon in an attempt to slice it. But just as the hero monster was about to strike, a red armored warrior with long white hair appeared in front of the dragon and used its arms to block the attack.
"What just happened?"
"Your attack was canceled, thanks to my Necro Gardna." Michael replied. "He was one of the cards I discarded when I played Graceful Charity. If I have this monster in my graveyard, I can negate one attack by removing him from play."
"Aw man. He was so close to destroy that dragon." Syrus said.
"Yes. Michael certainly formulated a remarkable strategy to protect his dragon from harm."
'Impressive.' Beck thought. "I place a face down and end my turn."
"My turn. And I'll start by activating the spell card Pot of Greed. This lets me draw two cards from my deck. And now I remove another monster from my graveyard to use my dragon's ability. Dark Armed Dragon, destroy his Escuridao.!" The dragon shot another spike from its tail, destroying the dark armored HERO. "And now I remove the last monster to destroy your Bubbleman." Once again, another spike shot out towards Beck's monster. But when the spike was around 1 meter away from the blue armored HERO, he was suddenly enveloped in a light that blocked it.
"Whoa, What's happening to your monster?" Michael asked, as he was the one who was shocked this time.
"The face down I set last turn. It's called Mask Change."
"What does that do?"
"This card lets me send a HERO monster from my side of the field to the graveyard, and then I can summon a Masked HERO from my fusion deck with the same attribute that the sent monster had."
"Masked HERO, what's that?" Syrus asked
"Beats me, I've never heard of a HERO card like that." Jaden said
"I think I did." Bastion said as the Slifer trio turned towards him. "As I recall, I've heard about a tournament that Maximillion Pegasus hosted a few months ago. That tournament offered a series of special HERO monsters as a grand prize. Those cards were never released."
"Wow." Jaden before looking back at the duel. "I guess that guy won that tournament then. Now let's see what those Masked heroes can do."
In Bubbleman's place, a new monster appeared kneeling down on the field. It was a warrior clad in a blue and silver armor. He also wielded a long, white, double-pointed spear. (ATK: 2400 DEF: 2000 LV:6)
"Michael, meet my Masked HERO Vapor."
"Wow. To summon a fusion monster by using one monster and no more. That's impressive." Michael commented.
"Thanks. And it's a lot stronger than it looks."
"Then allow me to test his strength after playing this spell card, Burial from a Different Dimension. This lets me return up to 3 monsters that have been removed from the game to the graveyard. So I'll take back my two Mystic Tomatoes and Plague Wolf." Michael picked up the named monster cards from his pocket and let them slide into the graveyard slot. "And you know what that means, don't you? I can use my dragon's ability again, so I remove one of my monsters so I can destroy your Vapor."
The dragon shot another spike which exploded when it made contact with the masked hero. A cloud of smoke surrounded Beck's side of the field. Michael smirked confidently at this, that is until the smoke cleared, revealing something surprising. His monster was kneeling down on the field, completely unharmed.
"He survived? But how?"
"Masked Hero Vapor cannot be destroyed by card effects."
Michael widened his eyes for a moment before chuckling while scratching the back of his head. "Well, I guess you got me there."
"Told you it was stronger than it looked."
"Then I just have to destroy him the old fashioned way. But first, I summon Pitch-Black Warwolf." A humanoid wolf wearing pieces of armor and holding a curved sword appeared on the field. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 800 LV: 4) "Then I activate the spell card Rush Recklessly. This lets me choose a monster on the field and increase its atk with 700 points until the end of the turn. And I choose my warwolf." The monster howled feeling the power within him increase. (ATK: 1600-2300)
"Pitch-Black Warwolf, attack his Vapor!" The monster ran towards the masked hero and slashed him with his sword. "Now Dark Armed Dragon, attack his life points directly with Dark Dragon Talon Terror." The dragon raised its arm and slashed Beck with its claws, forcing him to kneel down.
"Ow, that's gotta hurt." Chumley commented.
"Yeah no kidding. He just lost more than half of his life points." Syrus said
"Don't worry guys, the duel has just begun. I'm sure he can turn things around." Jaden said.
"So, do you want to give up?" Michael asked.
"I'm not done."
"That's the spirit, keep fighting until the end. I end my turn."
"My draw." Beck drew a card and frowned when he saw that it was a monster card, which means he had no choice but discard it.
"Frustrating isn't it? With my two viruses affecting your deck, you won't be able to do so much. In fact every duelist I used my virus combo against wasn't able to survive long enough to defeat me."
"Yeah, I can imagine that they had hard time to fight against someone with your skills. However, just because your virus combo gives you an upper hand doesn't mean it's guaranteed that you win. Anything can happen in a duel."
"Is that so? Well then, show me what you've got."
"With pleasure. I activate the spell card Legacy of a Hero. Here's how it works, if I have at least two level four or higher Elemental Heroes in my graveyard, I'm allowed to draw 3 cards from my deck." Andrew drew his 3 cards and apparently those three cards were a monster card, a spell card and a trap card. After discarding his monster card, Beck held up one of his remaining cards. "Next I activate this card, Swords of Revealing Light." Michael's monsters were surrounded by swords of light. "This spell card prevents you from attacking for the next three turns. And with that done, I place one card face down and end my turn."
Michael drew his card. 'If I'm not mistaking, his face down card is Fiendish Chain. That card has the power to stop an effect monster from attacking and use its abilities. Andrew is probably planning to use it to stop my dragon. Then I better wait until the right moment.
"I end my turn."
"Alright then, my move. First I play my own Pot of Greed, which means two more cards for me." Beck drew his two cards and was relieved that none of them were monster. "Next I activate the spell card E-Emergency Call. This lets me take an Elemental HERO from my deck and add it to my hand. And I think I'll summon it to the field right now. Come forth, Elemental HERO Woodsman." The new monster kneeling down on the field was a green skinned man, with his right arm and leg being made of wood. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 2000 LV:4) "I place one card face down and end my turn."
"I draw." Michael looked at his new card and smirked. "Just the card I was waiting for. I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior." A man wearing a red outfit, resembling Dark Magician appeared at the warwolf's right side. He was wielding a sword and a shield with a stone in the center. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1000 LV: 4)
"What can he do?"
"I'm glad you asked. When Breaker is normal summoned, he gets a spell counter which gives him 300 extra attack points." The stone on the shield started to glow. (ATK: 1600-1900) "But he's not going keep it for long, cuz now I activate his second ability, by removing his spell counter, Breaker can destroy one spell or trap card on the field." The spellcaster held up his shield and aimed at one of Beck's cards.
'Damn. I was hoping to use my trap card to stop his dragon, but I guess I have no other choice here.'
"You triggered my trap, Fiendish Chain. This lets me choose an effect monster on the field, like your Breaker." Chains sprung up from the underground and wrapped themselves around Breaker the Magical Warrior, binding his movements. "Now then, as long as my trap card remains on the field, your monster won't be able to attack or use his abilities."
"Sweet. Now his spells and traps are safe."
"Not quite. He may have stopped Breaker, but there's still one monster on field with the capabilities to destroy his cards."
"Aw man, that's right. Dark Armed Dragon can use his ability."
"Alright, it's time for my dragon to break through your last defense. I remove my two last monsters from my graveyard in order to destroy your spell and face down card." The dragon's underbelly glowed purple, and then shot out twin disks of purple energy which struck down the Swords of Revealing Light card and the face down card. "Well, it's been fun, but I'm afraid this is the end. Dark Armed Dragon, attack his Woodsman." The dragon raised its arm once again and was about to strike down the wooden hero.
But before he was about to get hit, an electric barrier surrounded him and the attack was blocked. Michael was shocked by this turn of events.
"What the hell? Where did that barrier come from?"
Beck ejected a card from his graveyard. "Electromagnetic Turtle. I can banish it from my graveyard to end your Battle Phase."
"Simply remarkable." Bastion commented. "He actually managed to use Michael's virus combo to his advantage."
"You said it. This duel gets better by the minute."
Michael was quiet for a moment before he lets out an excited laugh. "Ha ha ha. Wow, you're even better than I thought. You are the first person who managed to remain in the game this far after I used my virus combo."
"Thanks. You are the toughest opponent I've faced yet."
"And I'm not going to get less. Since my battle phase has been ended, I switch my Pitch Black Warwolf to defense mode and end my turn with a face down card. You better make this turn count, cuz there won't be any more chances for you."
'You're probably right. I need to draw something that will get me out of this jam.'
"Draw." Beck smirked.
"Well, what did you get?"
"You're about to find out. But first, Woodsman's special ability. I add Polymerization from my deck or graveyard to my hand."
'Hmm. He's probably planning to summon a fusion monster, so he can destroy my dragon. Good thing I placed my Staunch Defender trap card on the field. With it I can choose his target when he attacks. So no matter which monster he summons, my dragon will be safe.'
"Now I play the spell card Mask Charge. This lets me take two cards from my graveyard and add them to my hand; a HERO monster and a Change quick play card." Beck held up the two cards he returned so Michael could have a look at them. He of course widened his eyes when he saw which monster he brought back.
'Uh oh.'
"I summon Stratos again." The turbine winged hero appeared once again. "And I use his second effect to destroy your face down card." The hero used his turbines to create a cyclone, destroying Michael's trap card.
"Staunch Defender, huh?" Beck asked.
"That's right. My plan was to use it to protect my dragon from your attack."
"Well then. This duel is about to come to a end. I activate Polymerization." The fusion vortex appeared, absorbing the two heroes. "...to bring out Elemental Hero Gaia."
The ground shook and cracked open, then a new monster that rivaled Dark Armed Dragon in size rose up from it. It was a warrior wearing a black armor with red spheres all over it. (ATK: 2200 DEF: 2600 LV: 6)
The whole crowd gasped in astonishment.
"Whoa, that monster is huge." Syrus commented
"You said it Sy." Jaden said. "And I always thought Thunder Giant was a big fella."
Michael stared at the monster with an amazed look in his face. "Wow, that's an impressive monster. So how do you plan to destroy my dragon with him?"
"I'm about to show you." The hero smashed the ground with his fist and a crack formed from the fist to Dark Armed Dragon. Then suddenly, a light erupted from the crack and surrounded the dragon, causing it to roar in pain. "When Elemental Hero Gaia is fusion summoned, he halves your monster's attack points and adds them to it's own." (ATK: 2800-1400) The light crawled back into the crack and followed it back to Gaia's fist. Then the light was absorbed into his body, causing him to roar when he felt his power increase. (ATK: 2200-3600)
"End this duel with Continent Smash." Gaia ran towards the dragon and punched it with his fist. The dragon groaned before it shattered into pixels.
Michael: 2800-0600
"Well done, but I'm still standing."
"Not for long."
Michael was confused by his reply, until his eyes widened in realization. "Oh crap, your spell card."
"It's Mask Change. Which means I can transform Gaia into a Masked HERO." A pillar of light surrounded Gaia. When the light faded, a new warrior stood there in Gaia's place. She was wearing a shining silver armor with a blue cape and wielded a sword. "Say hello to Masked HERO Dian. (ATK: 2800 DEF: 3000 LV: 8)
"2800 attack points!"
"More than enough to wipe you out. Dian, attack his Breaker and end this duel." Dian ran towards the magical warrior and stabbed him with her sword, causing him to shatter into pixels.
Michael: 0600-0000
As the holograms disappeared, Beck sighed in relief before he was approached by Michael who extended his hand with a grinning face.
"Dude, that was an awesome duel. I can't believe you actually defeated me after I used my virus combo."
He accepted the offer and both duelists shook hands. "Thanks, but this victory was not easily won. Like I said, you are the toughest opponent I've faced yet."
"He he. Thanks, you too. We should duel again someday."
"Yeah, just let me know when you want a rematch."
In the higher seats, an Obelisk Blue girl watched as Beck and Michael shake hands.
As the duelists released each other hands, they were approached by the Slifer trio and Bastion.
"Hey man, that was a nice duel." Jaden said enthusiastically.
Bastion nodded. "Impressive indeed. I look forward to duel you someday."
"Thanks. My name is Beck Hawkins."
"So you're the transfer student we heard about. Well I'm Jaden Yuki, and welcome to Duel Academy. You're gonna love it in Slifer red. The dorms may be small, but they're extremely cozy and warm. Not to mention the food there is awesome."
"Well I wouldn't exactly say awesome, but it's pretty edible." Syrus added.
Andrew chuckled. "Well, something tells me that my time here is going to be interesting."
And so the Slifers headed towards their dorm for dinner.