bopdog111: Kevin showcased how strong he is, isn't he?
Ulrich362: Yeah, and then some
bopdog111: Well their gonna need someone as strong as him for what's ahead.
Ulrich362: True, if he can even help against what's coming… it won't be easy.
bopdog111: Vampires. And Clear Wing won't be a factor this time around.
Ulrich362: True, well let's see what happens. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX! All we own are the OCs.
WARNING: Certain Chapters of the fic will be rated M for mostly violence, and possibly explicit content. This chapter will contain violence, skip if you have to.
A coffin was in the middle of the lake before the lid rose as someone rose up sitting in the coffin. She is someone who is next of the Shadow Riders instructed to collect the Spirit Keys. After failure twice, they decided to send her the Vampire Mistress to take care of them next especially since Nightshroud, and Malek's vessels are free.
The person was a green-haired woman in a red dress as her fingers brushed a choker around her neck as a bat landed on her shoulder.
"Go my pet, gather what you can before tomorrow night… when I will do what they failed to accomplish."
The bat chittered before it flew off to do it's task into the night. The woman chuckled as she got up and walked to a window and looked out at the night sky.
The next day everyone was settling into Duel Academy, and now Kevin with Atticus are at the Slifer dorm being roommates together. While Atticus settled for his original Obelisk Blazer, Kevin had changed into a Slifer Blazer that unlike the original is like Chumley's as a senior Slifer that he kinda is since he was already a student before.
"It's not as fancy, but there is a charm to having roommates." Atticus admitted with a smile. "Especially with someone like you Kevin."
"Yeah definitely Atticus. If Zane was here also then it truly be a reunion." Kevin admitted with a smile to him. "Now we are behind him, and he will head to the pros alone."
"Well... technically you already are one Kevin Striker." Atticus grinned with a tease before sighing. "But it'll be nice for you to spend some time with your brother... and actually that reminds me of something."
"Really? What is it?" Kevin asked interested hearing that.
"Remember when we were kids, and Jaden had that adorable crush on Alexis?" Atticus grinned. "Feel like playing matchmaker again? I bet they both forgot all about the "Wedding" they had back then too."
Kevin covered his mouth with one hand to try muffling some laughter from it. It had been WAY too long since he had thought about it, Jaden always had this crush on Alexis when they were younger whenever they visit them, or the other way around, and Jaden is always so cute around Alexis they used to tease him on it.
"Yeah... I don't know why they don't seem as close." Atticus admitted. "But I think we can... give them a small nudge?"
Kevin smiled but mentally he frowned, it was likely due to the same reason they sent that one card into space.
"What is it?"
"Nothing." Kevin assured Atticus with a smile. That card's not here anymore, and how they can focus on the good times. Well as much during the whole Shadow Rider thing. "So what kind of nudge are you thinking of?"
"Getting them together by the lake tonight?" Atticus smiled.
"Oh that sounds nice." Kevin chuckled hearing that. "Maybe get a bouquet for Jaden to give Alexis?"
"You read my mind." Atticus grinned. "I'll get her to the lake."
"And I'll get that bouquet, and the man of the hour." Kevin grinned back standing up to get those items, and kid.
"Hey, not until tonight... the moonlight will make it even more romantic." Atticus pointed out before then smiling over. "Until then you and Jaden need to catch up."
"Yeah of course. You, and Alexis do the same." Kevin nodded before exiting the room to find Jaden.
"Alright, now Tempest attacks Steam Gyroid and that's game."
It didn't take him long to find Jaden who is dueling Syrus attacking Steamroid, and finishing it for game. Jaden grinned giving a pose where he pointed at Syrus with two fingers and a wink.
"Ah man Jaden, your still strong." Syrus frowned from this. While his confidence is still a little weak, it had improved a little from his, and Jaden's successful victory against the Paradox Brothers a while back.
"You two having a friendly match?" Kevin chuckled.
They looked over seeing him which Jaden grinned over. "Hey Kevin, you look good in red!"
"Well it's your favorite color." Kevin shrugged with a smile. "I can see you haven't been slacking Jaden."
"Nope." Jaden grinned.
"Well, me, and Atticus are situation in our new room together. But now Jaden, if you got a sec, we should catch up." Kevin spoke to Jaden if he has time.
"Sure, that sounds awesome." Jaden smiled.
"I'll... head to the card shack. Get you two some time to yourselves." Syrus spoke seeing this is gonna get personal for them.
"Ok, see you later Sy." Jaden smiled waving as Syrus walked off.
Kevin smiled before then looking at Jaden. "So Jay... how's the family been since I been away?"
"Dad's still out a lot and mom is... the same." Jaden frowned. "I think she was upset when I mentioned I was taking the entrance exam."
"Yeah that sounds like her." Kevin admitted from this nodding. Their mother always has a... dislike for dueling, she never told them why but she wants them to be priests or such thing instead of duelists. Those feelings conflicted with hers when they want to become duelists when Jaden's father gave him a special card that was sent to space, and he submitted designs to Kaibacorp. Kevin wanted to be a professional duelist, and competed in tournaments which he ended up meeting Seto Kaiba but when she founded out, she forever banned him from dueling, and it ended in a big fight which he broke her heart when he said three words to her from all she had been doing. Bad memories all around, and while she is more lenient now, she still dislikes dueling.
"Yeah..." Jaden nodded. "But, I think it was partially because she doesn't want us to get hurt... I mean, you heard the rumors about Battle City right?"
"What are they again?" Kevin asked hearing that.
"Those Rare Hunters who took people's cards, and hunted them down... they say people got hurt pretty badly. I wonder if she was just scared for us." Jaden admitted.
"And now the Shadow Riders are around." Kevin spoke nodding. Although, he can feel there is something more than that, it's not impossible if that is the case. "Well now Jaden, whatever happens here we will get through this together like in those comics we used to read where two heroes join forces against a great threat." He knows how serious this is but he couldn't help saying that.
"Yeah... you're right about that." Jaden nodded only to pause. "Though um... can I admit something?"
"Yeah?"
"I... kind of liked those comics where the one hero goes bad, it was cool to see and how the others had to get through to the main hero... remember those?" Jaden asked.
"Yeah, I do... it's kinda like when you, and Alexis rescued me, and Atticus wasn't it?" Kevin smiled to Jaden that it had happened to them.
"Yeah but... sometimes I wonder what it would be like to turn bad for a while." Jaden admits.
"Oh Jaden... I hope that never happens to you one day, I wouldn't know what I do if that happens." Kevin spoke with a frown, not sure what he would do if Jaden turns evil.
"I know, but I still wonder sometimes... seeing you like this, it kind of makes me feel like we're kids again." Jaden admitted gently.
"Yeah... during the time you acted like the hero when you defended Alexis from that snake but ended up getting bitten." Kevin felt bad for laughing at that memory but it was always cute when he thinks about it. "After that mom really told you off for trying to get rid of it yourself."
"Huh, I did that?" Jaden blinked. "I guess it sounds like what I'd do back then but... I don't remember it."
Forgetting that Jaden doesn't remember from a 'incident' Kevin just assured him with a smile. "Well I'm sure Alexis remembers it clearly, and that's probably why you are good friends with her since you came here. Zane had kind of told me about that you, and Syrus went to the Girl's Dorm from that letter incident, but Alexis found it as an excuse to duel you herself."
"Oh... you know about that?" Jaden asked blushing a bit.
"Yeah, Alexis had told Zane about it, and he then told me. Don't know who would be crazy enough to do that to you, but when I get my hands on them I'll make sure they will learn their lesson." Kevin spoke over promising this.
Elsewhere, Dr. Crowler shivered in fright. "I think, I felt a chill of death on me..."
"That aside, Professor Banner also said, you had defeated Jinzo himself." Kevin added over with a smile. "Even before the Sacred Beasts are concerned you been saving people on this island.
"I try, it's been... a crazy year." Jaden confessed.
"Yeah like that jungle draw crazy guy, the School Duel, some person who claims to be Alexis' fiancée, this 'Duel Giant' character, you have been pretty busy here, and not with school work as well." Kevin spoke before then frowning. "And the incident with the time you, and Syrus trespassed in the Abandoned Dorm."
"In my defense Professor Banner brought it up and it sounded interesting... but I only went inside because this creep in a mask kidnapped Alexis." Jaden argued.
"Yes Alexis had told me about that time." Kevin spoke still frowning. "But still, lots of students had been missing, and you decide to violate academy rules to head there yourself? That was crazy, and reckless Jaden."
"Yeah... I guess it was." Jaden nodded nervously.
Kevin then sighed. "But in the end you rescued someone, and realized the folly of that situation so I can't be too mad. But try to be careful okay? Who knows if you ended up going missing like they do."
"I understand Kevin." Jaden nodded.
"Good. So Jaden, how does it feel to finally manage to destroy Starving Venom?" Kevin asked with a slight grin that through all the times they dueled Jaden finally managed to defeat Starving Venom in their latest duel.
"It's a step in the right direction, now I just need to beat you." Jaden laughed.
"Well I don't intend to lose to my little brother just yet. I be waiting for the next time we duel." Kevin spoke with a grin.
Jaden nodded only for Kevin to blink as he thought he felt someone staring at him but when he turned there was nothing there.
"What's wrong Kevin?"
"...Nothing, just felt someone was looking at me." Kevin admitted turning back to Jaden. "No need to worry though, we are back together, and will take care of these Shadow Riders now."
"Yeah, you're right." Jaden nodded only for Kevin to suddenly grin. "Huh, is something wrong?"
"Oh nothing." Kevin spoke innocently.
Jaden blinked but nodding.
Meanwhile with Atticus and Alexis...
"Are you doing okay in the Slifer Dorm?" Alexis is still worried if her brother will be okay even with the change of dorms, and he assures her he'll be fine.
"Yeah, what are you worried about your big bro?" Atticus grinned.
"Yes, why wouldn't I be, you been missing for a while, and had gotten involved in a Shadow Game."
Atticus smiled. "Well, yeah that's true but you had someone taking care of you right? After a moonlight duel?"
Alexis blinked before blushing over. "O-Oh, you've heard?"
"I did, you and Jaden having a romantic moonlight duel after a forged love letter that might lead to something more?" Atticus chuckled.
Alexis blushed more from this, forgetting that her brother might be teasing her about that. Even about all those times back then... "Jaden is sweet... I miss him being like he was back then... like with that snake." She frowned since she had encountered that snake by accident, and Jaden got bit from it.
"It sounds to me like he still cares about you, enough to go into the abandoned dorm to get you out safely." Atticus smiled playfully.
Alexis blushes more from this. "Your not gonna bring 'that' up again are you?" That being the 'wedding' the two had.
"You still have the ring he gave you right?" Atticus chuckled. "What was it, a rose tied into a loop?"
Alexis blushed looking at her hand seeing the 'ring'. She had never thrown it away, or replaced it, or anything, she kept it close to her for the cute, and amazing memory in the past when they were kids.
"You're even wearing it? I thought it would be in your dorm room but wow... you really still feel the same way don't you Lex?" Atticus smiled warmly.
"I mean... is it really even that? What if he doesn't, we were kids back then." Alexis blushed more from this.
He saved your life from that Shadow Duelist." Atticus pointed out before shrugging. "Why don't you ask him directly?"
"I... I don't know." she admitted to him, she isn't sure if she should.
"What's the worst that happens?" Atticus asked as he gently hugged her.
"Don't tempt fate." Alexis stated sternly.
"Alexis... go to the lake tonight ok?" Atticus asked her.
"The lake?" Alexis looks confused hearing that. "What for?"
"Just trust me ok?" Atticus asked her.
Alexis stares before then nodding. "Okay, I'll head to the lake tonight Atticus."
Atticus smiles at that... though what he didn't expect was later that day to be called to Chancellor Sheppard's office along with everyone who had a spirit key.
"A vampire? Is that a joke?" Chazz questioned.
"Several students had been reporting some sightings of a vampire around the island." Sheppard looked concerned that this probably fictional bit of horror that had been around for so long, probably isn't fictional at all. "And I'm concerned if it's really connected with the Shadow Riders no matter how unlikely, or ridiculous it sounds."
"It's true... I remember a little bit, one of them is a vampire... and she's dangerous." Atticus frowned.
"You remember about her Atticus?" Alexis asked him concerned.
"Yeah, she's... really dangerous." Atticus admitted frowning. "I'll be honest, out of all of us she's probably one of the two strongest... well, third but one I don't remember much at all about him."
"Ah who cares, some undead bitch won't stop the Chazz." Chazz spoke before turning walking off.
"Chazz, where you going?"
"Look around to see if I can find her." Chazz spoke to Bastion not turning over still walking getting out of the office but gets knocked down.
"Vampire!" a Ra Yellow cried having barged into the office knocking Chazz down. "There's a vampire at the lake!"
Chazz rubbed his head grumbling in annoyance while Chancellor Sheppard stood up alarmed. "Are you certain?" The student nodded as everyone exchanged a glance and nodded heading to the lake.
Meanwhile both Kevin, and Jaden are at the lake themselves where the older of the Yuki brothers handed a bouquet of roses to Jaden. They had informed Chancellor Sheppard that they will be a little late to head to the meeting, and perfect time for the two to wait for Alexis, and Atticus once Kevin got the right flowers for Jaden to give to Alexis.
"Huh, what's this?" Jaden asked taking the bouquet.
"It's for you to give Alexis." Kevin explained with a grin to him crossing his arms.
"Huh, why would I give Alexis flowers?" Jaden blushed.
"Why indeed?" asked a feminine voice.
Hearing the voice they turned over surprised as a red carpet rolled out in front of them as they are seeing someone walking on the carpet towards them. Seeing this Kevin widen his eyes. His memory of the other Shadow Riders are a little fuzzy but he does remember at least one of them. One who has vast supernatural powers... "Camula!"
"Who?" Jaden blinked hearing that.
"Shadow Rider." Kevin explained who this person was. "A Vampire Mistress."
"The last of the vampires, and I see you and Nightshroud betrayed us... not that I'm surprised by humans such as you two." the woman stated coldly.
The fog cleared as they can see the woman, Camula, as she stopped in front of them allowing them to see her clearly as the woman in the red dress with green hair, and a choker on her neck.
"Oh Nightshroud, and Malek are already beaten. We just took control of our body's back Camula." Kevin takes Jaden behind him while he says this. "So the Shadow Riders sent you next?"
"Yes, to clean up your mess but the others should be here soon." Camula told him coldly before frowning. "They all seem rather attached to you."
Hearing this Jaden, and Kevin looked around seeing all of Camula's bats around them are staring over towards Kevin as if intrigued by him over something. They didn't get a chance to think hearing some running which everyone else arrived in time.
"Guys!" Jaden cried as Bastion blinked.
"Jaden are you trying to romance a Shadow Rider?" he questioned in disbelief.
Hearing that they looked over seeing the bouquet in Jaden's hands. He blinked before he widen his eyes realizing what Bastion is saying. "N-No, this isn't for her, it's for someone else!"
Alexis's eyes widened slightly but now wasn't the time for this as she turned to Camula along with the others only for the green-haired vampire to frown. "Which of you will duel me first?"
They all grunted over from this staring over. All of them don't know what this Shadow Rider can do, but maybe they can manage to beat her quick. Unlike Atticus, and Kevin, she might be using a Deck they are completely unfamiliar with so they aren't sure what they should do.
"As an obvious answer, I will head first." Dr. Crowler spoke despite his fear walked to step forward.
Camula stared frowning before then speaking coldly. "You aren't worthy." Words which stunned him, and angered him cause she just insulted him.
"Not worthy, I have a PhD in dueling, I am more than worthy to be your opponent!" Dr. Crowler shouted over angry for what she said.
Hearing that Camula sighed. "Very well... I suppose I need to deal with you sooner or later."
"Is this even a good idea?" Chazz asked not sure if Dr. Crowler can take this vampire lady since they are unfamiliar with their tactics. Despite him being a skilled duelist, and a top professor of Duel Academy this is still a Duelist experienced with Shadow Games so he doesn't know what Dr. Crowler can do against someone like that.
Dr. Crowler was shaking slightly but he activated his Duel Vest. Camula readied her Duel Disk which shows the shape of a golden vampire bat wing while they draw their cards staring at each other.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Blood by Breaking Benjamin)
Dr. Crowler: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Camula: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Camula 1st Turn:
"I will proceed first." Camula checks over her hand. Seeing what she has she nods before taking a card. "I activate the spell, Magical Contract Door." A spell showing of a ruin dark door rose onto the field.
Magical Contract Door
Normal Spell Card
Add 1 Spell Card from your hand to your opponent's hand, then add 1 Level 7 or 8 DARK monster from your Deck to your hand.
"So now in exchange for giving you a spell card, I take a DARK Monster that's Level 7 or 8 to my hand." Camula throws a card that Dr. Crowler catches blinking, and off-guard. She's giving him a card? But why would she do that? "So I exchange Zombie Power Struggle in order to add the monster, Vampire Genesis to my hand!" She reveals the monster that she is adding to her hand.
Dr. Crowler's eyes widened hearing that.
"Is that even worth the trouble of giving him a card she can use?" Bastion asked wondering what she has in mind, if she gives him a powerful card just to add a monster to her hand.
"She must have something planned with it." Zane spoke knowing that Camula has a strategy in mind if she's giving him a card.
"And now I activate One for One!" Camula activates a second spell.
One for One
Normal Spell Card
Send 1 monster from your hand to the GY; Special Summon 1 Level 1 monster from your hand or Deck.
"By sending a monster from my hand to the graveyard, I take a monster that's Level 1, and summon it." Camula discards a card before taking her selected card. "Come to the field! Vampire Familiar!"
Raising onto the field was a small shadow like bat chittering.
(Defense Position)
Vampire Familiar
DARK
Level 1
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 500
DEF: 0
If this card is Special Summoned: You can pay 500 LP; add 1 "Vampire" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Vampire Familiar". If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 "Vampire" card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of "Vampire Familiar" once per turn.
"Since I had Special Summoned this card, I pay 500 points to take a Vampire from my Deck to my hand." Camula said adding a card to her hand. (Camula: 3500/Hand: 2) "Then come Vampire Lord!" Familiar vanished where a handsome vampire rose up in a suit smirking.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Lord
DARK
Level 5
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1500
If this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: Declare 1 card type (Monster, Spell, or Trap); your opponent sends 1 card of that type from their Deck to the GY. Once per turn, during your next Standby Phase after this card in your possession was destroyed and sent to your GY by an opponent's card effect: Special Summon this card from the GY.
"She's going for Genesis already." Kevin frowned.
"And now I banish Vampire Lord in order to summon Vampire Genesis!" Lord starts morphing where his suit is torn apart into a large monster of himself with red fangs, and a muscular form, and a large bat wing on it's back growling.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Genesis
DARK
Level 8
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2100
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 "Vampire Lord" you control. Once per turn: You can discard 1 Zombie monster to the GY, then target 1 Zombie monster in your GY with a Level less than the discarded Zombie monster's; Special Summon that target.
"3000 attack points on your first turn?" Dr. Crowler asked in shock.
"I shall place 1 card face-down, and end this turn for now." Camula ended her turn already with a powerful monster staring at Dr. Crowler.
Camula's Hand: 0/Field: Vampire Genesis (Attack Position), One Set Card
Dr. Crowler 1st Turn:
Dr. Crowler drew his card before looking at his hand. "You certainly attempted to intimidate me with your strategy however it won't be enough. I activate Geartown." From around them rose a large ancient town around them with rusty gears all around.
(Field Zone)
Geartown
Field Spell Card
Both players can Normal Summon "Ancient Gear" monsters for 1 less Tribute. When this card is destroyed and sent to the GY: You can Special Summon 1 "Ancient Gear" monster from your hand, Deck, or GY.
"Thanks to this spell we can both summon Ancient Gear monsters for one fewer sacrifice than normal." Dr. Crowler stated calmly.
"I don't have any of those cards, so that effect is worthless to me." Camula stated over to him.
"True, but not useless for me. Though I'll summon my Ancient Gear Tanker!" Raising was a mechanical soldier riding some kind of tank onto the field.
(Attack Position)
Ancient Gear Tanker
EARTH
Level 4
Machine/Effect
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1300
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 "Ancient Gear" monster from your hand, except "Ancient Gear Tanker", ignoring its Summoning conditions, or, if your opponent controls a monster, you can Special Summon from your GY instead. You can target 1 face-up card you control; destroy it, also for the rest of this turn, all monsters you control that are "Ancient Gear Golem", or mention it, gain 600 ATK. You can only use each effect of "Ancient Gear Tanker" once per turn.
Camula looked over seeing the monster, and sees it's not strong enough against her Vampire Genesis. But she knows what he plans to do, she had managed to see the kind of strategies he uses during the School Year here. She will settle against this one, and then deal with the real challenges soon enough.
"When Ancient Gear Tanker is summoned I can summon another Ancient Gear monster from my hand ignoring its summoning conditions such as my Ancient Gear Dark Golem!" Dr. Crowler stated as a large golem made of rusty metal with darkened aura around it rose up letting out a hollow roar.
(Attack Position)
Ancient Gear Dark Golem
EARTH
Level 8
Machine/Effect
ATK: 3000
DEF: 3000
This card's name becomes "Ancient Gear Golem" while on the field or in the GY. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add up to 2 cards ("Ancient Gear" cards and/or "Geartown") from your Deck to your hand, except "Ancient Gear Dark Golem", then discard 1 card, also you cannot Set cards for the rest of this turn. You can only use this effect of "Ancient Gear Dark Golem" once per turn. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step.
Ancient Gear Dark Golem: (Name: Ancient Gear Golem)
"And when Dark Golem is summoned I add two Ancient Gear cards to my hand as long as I discard one card so I'll add Ancient Gear Reborn, and Ancient Gear Castle." Adding the cards he sent one to his graveyard. "Now, I use the second effect of Ancient Gear Tanker to destroy Geartown."
Tanker glowed while his Field Spell ejected from his Duel Disk as the field around them vanished.
"He's getting rid of his Field Spell?" Alexis asked confused seeing that.
"This triggers two effects, first when Ancient Gear Tanker destroys a card my Ancient Gear Golems gain 600 attack points and my Dark Golem happens to count as Ancient Gear Golem on the field." Dr. Crowler stated as his Dark Golem gets stronger.
Ancient Gear Dark Golem: (ATK: 3000 + 600 = 3600)
"Then as Geartown was destroyed I can bring back an Ancient Gear monster in my graveyard such as my Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon!"
A bright light appeared as something rose up from the light roaring loud. They see what it was is a large brown mechanical rusty dragon monster having pink lines around it's body with a gold plated reactor on it's chest while having various weapons, and machines around it's body with large kite like wings above Dr. Crowler.
(Attack Position)
Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon
EARTH
Level 9
Machine/Effect
ATK: 3000
DEF: 3000
If this card that was Tribute Summoned by Tributing an "Ancient Gear" monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage. If this card was Tribute Summoned by Tributing a "Gadget" monster, it can make a second attack during each Battle Phase. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate Spell/Trap Cards and monster effects until the end of the Damage Step. At the end of the Damage Step, if this card attacked: You can destroy 1 Spell/Trap on the field.
"Now he's able to destroy Genesis, and finish her!" Bastion smiled seeing this.
"On the contrary... he should not rely on such tactics!" Camula had activated a face-down as it rose up. "Otherwise, I would not need this card!"
Thunder of Ruler
Normal Trap Card
During your opponent's Standby Phase: You can activate this card; there is no Battle Phase this turn.
Dr. Crowler's eyes widened slightly seeing the card before frowning. "I activate Ancient Gear Castle." Behind him was a large castle as it rose up.
(face-up)
Ancient Gear Castle
Continuous Spell Card
All "Ancient Gear" monsters gain 300 ATK. Each time a monster is Normal Summoned/Set, place 1 counter on this card. If you Tribute Summon an "Ancient Gear" monster face-up, you can Tribute this card instead, if the number of its counters is equal to or greater than the number of required Tribute(s).
Ancient Gear Dark Golem: (ATK: 3600 + 300 = 3900)
Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon: (ATK: 3000 + 300 = 3300)
Ancient Gear Tanker: (ATK: 1300 + 300 = 1600)
"Then I set three cards and end my turn."
Ancient Gera Dark Golem: (ATK: 3900 - 600 = 3300)
Dr. Crowler's Hand: 0/Field: Ancient Gear Dark Golem (Attack Position/ATK: 3300/Name: Ancient Gear Golem), Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon (Attack Position/ATK: 3300), Ancient Gear Tanker (Attack Position/ATK: 1600), Ancient Gear Castle (face-up), Three Set Cards
Dr. Crowler: 4000
Hand: 0
Field: Ancient Gear Dark Golem (Attack Position/ATK: 3300/Name: Ancient Gear Golem), Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon (Attack Position/ATK: 3300), Ancient Gear Tanker (Attack Position/ATK: 1600), Ancient Gear Castle (face-up), Three Set Cards
Camula: 3500
Hand: 0
Field: Vampire Genesis (Attack Position)
Camula 2nd Turn:
"My turn again, I draw!" While Camula drew, Dr. Crowler is confident that what he has will be enough against this Vampire. She doesn't have the strong cards enough to win this thanks to her lending him a powerful spell he can use against her. "And I will activate Graceful Charity!"
Graceful Charity
Normal Spell Card
Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards.
"I draw 3 cards as long as I as discard 2." Camula drew three cards before sending two to her graveyard. "And now the special ability of one of the cards I send activates. The spell, Undeveloped Greed!" Her graveyard glowed as the spell shows itself on her field which they looked surprised about.
"Undeveloped Greed? I never heard of that card." Syrus admitted seeing it.
"It lets her draw two more cards." Zane frowned.
"It can what? Just by being sent to the graveyard?"
"I have a similar card. Instead of drawing cards, Ojamagic adds three monsters to my hand." Chazz spoke to Chumley frowning that the card is similar to that spell while Camula drew two cards.
"And now I activate a card, your probably used to using now. Heavy Strom!" Camula reveals a surprising spell in her hand.
Heavy Storm
Normal Spell Card
Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field.
"And now I activate Vampire Genesis' special ability! I send 1 Zombie from my hand to the graveyard in order to revive 1 other Zombie monster from my graveyard that's lower in Level back to the field." Camula discards a card while she takes the other. "So by discarding the Vampire Vamp from my hand, I can revive this card to the field! Vampire Red Baron!"
Raising was a vampire knight in crimson armor riding a horse with a lance.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Red Baron
DARK
Level 6
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 2400
DEF: 1000
Once per turn: You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 monster your opponent controls and 1 other "Vampire" monster you control; switch control of those monsters. At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card destroyed any monster(s) by battle: You can Special Summon them from the GYs to your field.
"Then I activate Gift of the Martyr!" Camula activates the last card she had drawn.
Gift of the Martyr
Normal Spell Card
Send 1 monster you control to the GY, then target 1 face-up monster you control; it gains ATK equal to the original ATK of the sent monster until the end of this turn.
"I send Red Baron back to the graveyard to add it's Attack Points to Genesis!" Red Baron turned to red energy being absorbed by Vampire Genesis who growled from the large boost.
Vampire Genesis: (ATK: 3000 + 2400 = 5400)
Dr. Crowler's eyes widened seeing that.
"She turned it around on him!" Chazz widen his eyes shocked seeing this. "She first stopped his attacks, and next manages to overpower him!?"
"Well it can't be helped... she has a personal vendetta against humans." Kevin spoke to them admitting that which reveals he knows why she fights for the Shadow Riders.
Dr. Crowler's eyes widened but he had a small smirk that nobody noticed.
"So you know then?"
"Yeah, I do." Kevin spoke with a nod towards Camula. "Would you rather tell them, or will I?"
She glared over towards him before closing her eyes. "It doesn't matter who explains it. Speak if you must."
"Well guys... she is the last surviving vampire left." Kevin spoke towards everyone who stared over. Yeah that apparent is obvious, she is a real deal Vampire, and they haven't seen another one of her kind in their entire lives. In fact, if she joined the Shadow Riders instead of hiding for her life, she must have a good reason.
Flashback...
KEVIN: Humans, and Vampires lived in harmony long before all of us were born. But somewhere along the way, humans grew fearful of vampires, and sought for their extinction.
Inside a large castle were vampires partying smiling, and having a good time even with vampire children on hand. Some are drinking wine as well while discussing things over while Camula herself as the daughter of Vampire Royalty is staring at the party smiling gently. She thinks this peace will last forever... Vampires, and humans together have always lived peacefully together, there should be nothing that should disrupt this.
Suddenly the door to the palace opened as someone stumbled in that everyone turned over confused. They see a vampire had stumbled in holding a hand to his bleeding side looking weakened, and sweat on his head stumbling forward moving to bow on all fours to the king of the vampires. "Your majesty...!"
"What happened?" Camila's father questioned.
"The humans... they are... they are attacking us! We can only hold them back for so long... the palace needs to evacuate!" the Vampire guard rose up warning everyone. Suddenly he yelled as a arrow tip pierced through his chest shocking everyone present as he coughed blood looking down seeing the arrow is through his heart before he collapsed turning to dust.
Who fired the arrow was a human soldier who spoke over. "No. The palace needs to be cleansed of all vampiric kind! Destroy them!" At his call human soldiers charged in to attack the vampires.
CAMULA: Your kind calls us monsters, you're the true monsters.
Camula's eyes widened seeing the human soldiers slaughtering the vampires, arms and legs being slashed off, blood spilling everywhere as the vampires cried out in terror, some trying to fight back only to be gutted with blades slashing them deeply, eyes being stabbed or shot out with arrows, the soldier's armor staining with blood and every few moments a vampire's head cut off... it was pure carnage and it was only the start.
She feels something taking her seeing her father pulling her. "Camula come on!" She's forced to leave while the shock faded to despair as she sees her friends getting slaughtered, and other things while blood stained the floor while the two ran out of the palace down towards a cave. Suddenly a human soldier ambushes them pushing them back, and he stabs Camula's father in the gut before pushing him back dropping down.
Camula turned seeing the human raising his sword up. She widen her eyes reaching over. "NO!" The human stabbed down at the heart of the vampire king ending his life that Camula looked horrified before the human turns over to her.
"Nothing personal bitch... your kind is too dangerous to be left alive. Monsters like you should never see life again." the human stepped forward to finish her while she stares shocked.
"Lady Camula!" the human turned blocking a slash from a vampire butler who manages to find them. While he holds the human back, he turns to Camula. "Run. Run!"
Camula however was frozen in fear as she watched the vampire butler struggle against the human who slowly slices him apart as he screams in agony, his arms severed at the elbows, gutted, and her father's blood splattering on her face as she trembled and ran in fear, running past screams of her fellow vampires being brutally cut down... blood and organs spilled throughout the castle before by pure happenstance one of the humans torches lit a room on fire as it collapsed on top of Camula... trapping her as a pool of blood formed at her feet and the sounds of screams of terror was all she could hear.
"Did we get them all?"
"Yes we did. Everyone even the children are struck down."
"What about the king, and his daughter?"
"Dead too."
"Good. Let's celebrate this victory back at the pub."
She heard this conversation of the humans before they all leave the burning palace. Seeing a living vampire crawling to get away slowly one human walked over, and stomped his foot down on the head turning it to paste as he grinded his foot down at it's brain.
CAMULA: You humans weren't content to kill us, that would be bad enough... you had to make us suffer.
Some humans had gathered some surviving vampires including one child chained on stakes they can't get out from as they smirked turning over as the sun began rising. The vampires screamed and begged as the sun started to burn them.
"Burn." one human spoke as they watched as all the vampires screamed as they are being scorched, and burned by the sun turning to flames even the child screaming begging her parents to have this pain stop. "Resisting is gonna make this worse."
The vampires screamed as their skin literally boiled and melted as they cried out in agony. While they are the humans are talking about this victory laughing over just leaving the vampires to suffer their fate while discussing what is next on their agenda. Centuries passed as Camula was weak and trapped in the rubble before eventually someone found her.
End Flashback...
Camula had tears in her eyes with closed eyes as she recalled these memories. For years she hear the screams, and see visions of the carnage that had happened all those years back then. For years she had been trapped in the rubble too weakened to move, and do anything to get out. And now she has returned in an era where Vampires are dismissed as supersition or legends. But she is living proof that Vampires existed back then. And now she has a goal...
"With the power of the Sacred Beasts... I will revive the Vampire Race, and turn the entire human race into vampires!" Camula declared what her goal is towards everyone who have varying expressions.
"That... how could people do something so horrible?" Jaden asked with tears but he also looked ill thinking about what she must have seen.
"I don't plan on understanding you creatures... but soon the vampire race will return. Vampire Genesis destroy Ancient Gear Tanker!" Camula called deciding storytime is over ordered an attack that Genesis roared charging in towards Ancient Gear Tanker who stood ready against it despite the difference of ATK. Dr. Crowler looked stunned at what they heard as the attack wiped him out in one blast.
Dr. Crowler: 0000
Hand: 5
Field: Ancient Gear Dark Golem (Attack Position), Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon (Attack Position)
Camula: 3500
Hand: 0
Field: Vampire Genesis (Attack Position/ATK: 5400)
Camula wins!
Dr. Crowler collapsed defeated as his Spirit Key vanished while Camula glared over to him. Now 1 Spirit Key belongs to the Shadow Riders, and the start of their takeover is beginning. She turns over towards everyone else as they stared towards her. "I would like to take on another of you right now, but I will give you chances to say your farewells. Come on back tomorrow night, and we will continue this."
She then turned walking off on the carpet but interrupted by something. "Camula! Hold on a second!" She stopped turning over with an eye seeing Kevin in front of the carpet staring at her. "Camula... I'm so sorry for what you been through... you don't trust me or believe me cause I'm human... but I'm not like those kinds of humans. Vampires deserve to live, but we can't let you turn us all into vampires! We will stop this without any further bloodshed!"
She glared at him before walking off, clearly words wouldn't change her mind. Kevin stared over as she walks off. Actions speak louder than words. So they have to change her mind by defeating her. Kevin looks over at the castle. He will have Camula stop her conquest, and maybe just maybe...
Have Camula onto their side.
bopdog111: That warning was there for a reason.
Ulrich362: Yeah... it was.
bopdog111: This is probably the most... what's the word? Personal, maybe, we had gotten onto Camula's backstory.
Ulrich362: True, of course her revenge is far from over, next up she'll duel again.
bopdog111: Who will duel her next time?
Ulrich362: We'll have to wait and see. See you in the next chapter.
bodpog111: Be sure to review!
