YGO Duel Academy 5 years after Jaden...

[gman22]

Hey everyone the truth is I've spend the last 3 days planning this fanfic out and I don't plan on abadoning it like it did with the others, I've wrote it as best I can, it takes place 5 years after the adventures of Jaden Yuki, Zane Truesdale, Jesse Anderson etc. with many new characters and even some twists later to come in the story, hope you enjoy :)

 

Chapter 1: A brand new Adventure

 

A silver haired man breathed heavily as blood oozed from several of the wounds on his body. His whole body was racked with pain and yet, he had a smile on his face. He could feel his consciousness slipping away as his vision blurred and manically laughter filled his ears.

 

He was going to die here, he knew that, but it was for a good cause, so he knew he would go with no regrets. He turned slightly to a green haired woman who was watching him with fear showing clearly on her beautiful face. Oh how he wanted to reach out to her and tell her that everything was going to be fine, but he knew that telling her lies wasn't going to ease the pain that was to befall her.

 

Tears cascaded down the woman's face as she watched him close his eyes, his breath becoming more ragged with each breath that he took. "Hey...don't worry." The man said weakly.

 

He coughed violently, spitting up blood. He frowned at the metallic taste but continuing to speak nonetheless. "I know that there's nothing I can say...that will make the pain go away..."

 

The woman took a step towards him as he paused, clutching his chest in pain "But we'll see each other again...someday...that much...I promise."

 

The woman shook her head, "No, please, let me help you."

 

The man shook his head in return, "No...I'm the only one who can do it. This is my responsibility." The maniacal laughter increased in volume as a blinding light consumed both the woman's and man's vision.

 

The silver haired man winced. "Sorry, but it looks like my time is up. Since I won't see you again for a while, I'll leave you with these last parting words. I...love you...I always have...and I always will. Take care..."

 

Hiro Katsuya opened his eyes slowly as the sun's rays shined through his open window. Groaning he sat up, scratching his head groggily. Blinking a few times he yawned loudly, "What a weird dream..." He mumbled.

 

Running a hand through his pure white hair he looked around his room, his eyes trying to adjust to the sunlight. The room itself was very simple. A bed, a dresser, and a night stand.

 

Stretching languidly, he slid out of bed, nearly losing his footing and falling flat on his face. "How embarrassing..." He grumbled. Walking over to the room's only window he peered outside, discovering that the citizens of Domino City were already out and about. 'Hmmm, looks like I slept in a little late again...'

 

Hiro watched them for a while before turning away and began to dress himself. Once done, he turned to the calendar on the far wall in his rather small room and smiled, today's date was circled with a red marker. Hiro quickly looked under his bed and pulled out his duel disk, reaching into his dresser he found his deck and slipped it into his deck holder, clipping it to his belt.

 

"Okay, today's the day!" He proclaimed excitedly.

 

Exiting his room Hiro was greeted with the lively faces of some of the children that lived in the Katsuya Orphanage.

 

"Hiro! Hiro, can you duel me today?" One of the older boys asked excitedly.

 

Hiro shook his head, "Sorry Inari, not today."

 

"Huh? Why not?" The smaller boy pouted.

 

"Because Hiro-kun will be taking the Duel Academy entrance exams today." A portly old man said, alerting everyone to his presence.

 

Hiro bowed to the old man, "How are you today Mr. Katsuya?"

 

The old man chuckled, "You're always so formal Hiro, relax a little."

 

Hiro blushed in embarrassment, "Sorry."

 

The old man waved off Hiro's apology. "You've got nothing to be sorry about, after all, today is your big day."

 

Hiro nodded, "Right, I'm going to ace the entrance exams, I promise."

 

The old man chuckled, "Then I'm sure you will, you always seem to have a way with keeping the promises you make."

 

Hiro smiled, Mr. Katsuya had taken him in when he was abandoned by his parents years before, he had done so much for him. "Thank you so much...for everything." Hiro said, bowing once more.

 

The old man smiled in return, "Well, you best be off."

 

Hiro nodded, "Right, once I'm done, I'll be back to tell you the good news."

 

"I look forward to hearing it." The old man replied.

 

Inari pouted as he watched the white haired teen walk off, "Aww, who's going to duel me now?"

 

Mr. Katsuya looked thoughtful for a moment, "Well I suppose I could...if I can remember where I keep my old deck."

 

The boy looked up at the man excitedly, "Really? You duel?"

 

The old man smiled, "Oh yes, though I'm not as strong as Hiro, I'm sure I can give you a fun duel."

 

The boy cheered, "Yeah! I'll go get my deck right away." Mr. Katsuya watched as the little boy rushed off, a big smile on his chubby face.

 

Hiro looked up at the structure of a large testing center. Standing in the doorway of the entrance to the building was a man and woman, both in blue uniforms. They were just teenagers, but were older than the rest of the people entering the center.

 

Hiro looked down at the duel disk strapped to his arm, it was an older model, since he couldn't afford the newer ones. Readjusting it on his arm he reassured himself that he was ready for this, for what was to come. "I won't let you down Mr. Katsuya." He said with determination.

 

"Hey, watch out!"

 

"Wha?" Hiro nearly lost his footing as a girl dragging a boy behind dashed passed him.

 

"Excuse us!" The girl shouted back.

 

Hiro blinked in confusion. Looking down at the watch on his wrist he frowned, 'Why were they in such a hurry?'

 

A few minutes later he found himself in front of a rather long line of people. The girl in the blue uniform smiled at him. "Well, aren't you a cutie. State your name please."

 

"Uh, its Hiro. Hiro Katsuya."

 

The girl nodded as she scribbled on a form in pen. "Any special medical needs?"

 

"No."

 

"Okay, have you completed all three years of junior high school?"

 

He nodded, "Yeah."

 

"Do you have any questions you would like to ask regarding Duel Academy?" The girl questioned.

 

He shook his head, "No."

 

"I see...do you have a girlfriend?"

 

Hiro was about to open his mouth to answer but paused, and then blinked. "..." The girl was calmly staring at him, a smile on her face. 'Is this seriously a legitimate question you have to answer to get in?'

 

"Well?"

 

"No...I don't." He answered slowly.

 

"Do you want one?" The girl quickly questioned, her bright smile still intact.

 

The boy in the blue uniform sighed. "Shizuka, you're holding up the line again. Let him through already."

 

The girl now identified as Shizuka sighed as she signed the paper she was scribbling on and handed it to Hiro. "Oh alright. You can go in now. You should see a bunch of students in the first hall. There's a proctor there that will explain everything to you."

 

Hiro nodded and left.

 

The boy in blue shook his head once Hiro was gone. "Seriously, that flirtatious behavior of yours is going to get you into trouble."

 

Shizuka pouted, "Its not my fault I can't help myself, we have some really good looking applicants this year."

 

Roughly half an hour later Hiro found himself sitting at a desk in a large auditorium space, along with a few hundred other teenagers his age. He tapped his fingers idly as he waited for time to tick by. He had just finished the written portion of the exam and was eager to get to the practical portion.

 

Hiro let his eyes wander the room. Many of the potential students were scribbling furiously on their paper, trying to complete the test within what little time they had left, while others were not so bothered, opting to take their time.

 

Along with himself, a small handful of people were already done as well, including a dark haired boy who was trying to quietly munch on a candy bar as to not garner the attention of the overseeing proctor. Hiro vaguely recognized him as the boy who was being dragged along by the girl that nearly ran into him earlier.

 

After some time the proctor cleared his throat, signaling the end of the written portion of the entrance exam, much to the relief of several bored teenagers, including Hiro himself.

 

The proctor quickly collected all the papers and immediately went back to his desk. While the papers were being processed and graded several people began to converse among themselves.

 

Hiro noticed that he was getting a few stares and sighed. Brushing aside a few strands of his pure white hair in front of his eyes he frowned, 'I hate sticking out like a sore thumb...'

 

About half an hour later the process was completed, and each of the potential students was given a small slip of paper with a number on it. As told by the proctor, when their number was called they would go down to the dueling field to take the duel test, it was also an indication of how well they had done in respect to the other students on the written test.

 

After some time, the first name was finally called, "Rei Taizo, please head down to the dueling field."

 

Some of the students followed in order to watch the first duel, which included Hiro, he was curious as to how good this girl was, apparently she had passed the test without getting a single question wrong. 'She must be an incredible duelist.'

 

As many had suspected, Rei Taizo was indeed a formidable duelist, winning her duel without taking a single point of damage. "That was a very impressive display of power and skill, but considering who your brother is, it should come as no surprise. Welcome to Duel Academy." The proctor congratulated.

 

The girl known as Rei Taizo deactivated her duel disk and nodded before walking off. As she did so, she looked up towards the stands, her eyes landing on Hiro. Said boy blinked in surprise. 'Is she...looking at me?' Looking to his left and then his right, he looked back down, only to find that the girl was gone.

 

'Well, that was weird.'

 

A few duels later and Hiro's name was finally called, who had been waiting in silent anticipation the entire time. Nodding, he walked down the isles and out into the dueling area. As he waited for the examiner to make his way to the arena he casually brushed a stray strand of hair away from his face.

 

Hiro didn't have to wait long as the examiner walked out so that he was standing directly across from him, a duel coat strapped to his chest. The slick haired man smiled, "Well you certainly are an interesting looking young man, I am head of the Osiris Red Boy's dorm and professor at Duel Academy, Akira Oyamada. But I prefer for you to call me Professor Oyamada." The man addressed Hiro politely.

 

Hiro nodded, "Okay Professor Oyamada. I'm Hiro Katsuya, but I prefer for you to just call me Hiro."

 

The professor adjusted his glasses, "Very well then Hiro, I will warn you that I won't be holding back." His duel coat whirred as it activated, and spat out six cards, which he caught. (O: 4000)

 

"Alright then." Hiro replied as his old fashioned duel disk activated as he drew five cards from it. (H: 4000) Although the duel disk was certainly out of date, Hiro didn't mind, the orphanage at which he lived had raised enough money to purchase it so he wasn't going to let it go.

 

As the duel was about to begin some students watched intently while others merely gave it a passing glance. One student, high in the stands looked down at the two duelists. "That's some weird hair that kid has down there." He was tall and had short blue hair, his playful blue eyes looking down at the scene before him.

 

"Your one to talk Kai."

 

The young man turned to the source of the voice. "What are you talking about Kaiser, my hair isn't weird at all, not like that guy." He said pointing at Hiro.

 

The young man shook his head, "That's not what I meant." He said as he began to leave.

 

Kai blinked, "Hey, where are you going? Aren't you going to stay and watch the rest of the duels? There's some interesting looking candidates this year." He called after the older teen.

 

Hiro watched as his opponent looked over his hand. 'I know for a fact that he'll be using an examination deck, which have handicaps built in them, so it shouldn't be anything I can't handle.'

 

Oyamada looked over his hand of cards carefully, figuring out exactly what type of deck this test deck was. 'Well, this certainly is interesting, I wonder how he'll hold up.'

 

"I set one monster in defense mode. Then I set two magic or trap cards face-down. End turn." The three representations of his cards appeared, generated by the technology that all Kaiba corp duel disks utilized.

 

'Playing it defensively, huh?' Hiro drew a sixth card from his deck. "I'm just going to have to break that defense! I summon Mythical Beast Cerberus (1400/1400) in attack mode!" A mostly blue two-headed snarling canine now stood in front of the young duelist.

 

Hiro smirked as he held up a spell card, "I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and chain with Forked Magic, which allows it to destroy your second face-down as well." Oyamada watches, slightly impressed as his two face-down cards shatter once struck by the power of Hiro's magic card.

 

Hiro's monster barked as it's body began to increase in size. "Since I've activated two spell cards my monster gains 1000 attack points." Hiro explains as his monster's attack points increase. (2400/1400)

 

"Whatever monster you have hiding won't do you any good now, Cerberus attack!" The Professor's card revealed itself to be Pyramid Turtle (1200/1400), which was easily shattered by the much stronger monster.

 

The professor's duel coat whirred and spat out a card, "Since my Pyramid Turtle was destroyed as a result of battle I'm allowed to special summon one zombie-type monster with a defense of 2000 or less."

 

Oyamada placed the newly acquired card on his duel disk, "I choose Ryu Kokki (2400/2000)." The grotesque monster appeared where Oyamada's previous monster once was. "Since your battle phase ends here your Mythical Beast's attack points return to their original 1400 due to the removal of it's spell counters." (1400/1400)

 

Hiro placed one of the three remaining cards in his hand into his duel disk. "I place one card face-down and end my turn." A single card appeared behind his monster as he did so.

 

Oyamada casually drew a card from his deck. "I summon Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower (400/1500) in attack mode."

 

Hiro watched as a giant dark and ominous castle appeared over the field. Oyamada slid a card into his duel disk, "Double Summon allows me to perform another normal summon, this time I choose Double Coston (1700/1650) in attack mode." A monster which seemed to consist of two ghosts attached to one another hovered over the castle.

 

"Since you've activated a spell card my monster gains a spell counter, which increases it's attack points by 500 points." Hiro reminded his opponent. (1900/1400)

 

"That's true, but it isn't enough to stop my Ryu Kokki from destroying it." Oyamada pointed out as Hiro's monster was effortlessly destroyed, decreasing his life points. (H: 3500)

 

As expected Hiro signaled to his set card, "I activate my trap card Soul Transfer! When a monster with 'Mythical Beast' in it's name is destroyed I'm allowed to special summon a monster from my hand or deck with the same number of stars." Hiro explained as he searched for the card he was looking for.

 

Finding it, he quickly shuffled his deck and slammed it back into the deck slot of the duel disk. "I choose Mythical Beast Cyclops(2100/0) in attack mode." Appearing before him, a giant muscular monster with one eye and a club in it's hand beat it's chest with it's free hand furiously.

 

Hiro wasted no time in explaining his new monster's effect to his opponent, "This monster has the same effect of Berserk Gorilla (2000/0), it must attack whenever possible, and if it's switched to defense mode it is automatically destroyed."

 

"I see..." Oyamada trailed off, he wasn't very familiar with the other Mythical Beasts as the set had only been recently expanded upon. "I set one magic or trap card face-down and end my turn." The professor stated as he placed the last card in his hand into his duel disk, the representation of it appearing behind his small army of monsters.

 

Hiro swiftly drew a card from his deck, "Monster Reborn revives my Cerberus, which I'll quickly sacrifice in order to summon Mythical Beast Lamia (2200/1200)." A beautiful woman with the lower body of a serpent replaced Cerberus. The new monster gave Ryu Kokki a wink, causing it to join Hiro's side of the field, much to Oyamada's surprise.

 

"Lamia's special effect allows me to take control of one monster on my opponent's side of the field for one turn at the cost of discarding one card in my hand." Hiro explains as he slides the last card in his hand into his graveyard.

 

"The card that was discarded due to my monster's effect was Repayment of Losses, which when sent to the graveyard allows me to draw a card from my deck." Hiro took note of the new card he had drawn as he continued his turn.

 

"Cyclops will now destroy your Double Coston!" With a mighty swing of it's club the weaker monster shattered into tiny pixels, decreasing Oyamada's life points ever so slightly. (O: 3600)

 

As Hiro prepared his next attack Oyamada's set card activated, "Forbidden Trespassing only activates when I receive an attack, it ends the current battle phase immediately." Hiro frowned slightly as his chance to claim victory early was taken away from him.

 

"My turn ends here." Hiro replies, Oyamada's Ryu Kokki returning to his side of the field as a result.

 

As he slid a card from his deck Oyamada smiled, "Well that certainly was a close one, I nearly lost, and very quickly too."

 

Hiro blinked, "Is that supposed to be a compliment?"

 

"Its whatever you want it to be." The professor answered, effectively avoiding having to answer the question directly. "Pot of Greed as I'm sure you know allows me to draw two cards from my deck." Oyamada needlessly explained as he drew two more cards from his deck.

 

"Book of Life allows me to revive a zombie-type monster in my graveyard and removes a monster in your graveyard from play." The professor's Pyramid Turtle returned to the field at the exact moment that Hiro's Cerberus slid out of his graveyard.

 

Grabbing the card he quickly slipped it into his back pocket. "Since a zombie-type monster has been special summoned my Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower's special effect activates, which means you have to discard the top two cards from you deck.

 

Hiro did so as his opponent continued his turn. Oyomada smiled, "Now for my battle phase my Pyramid Turtle will attack your Lamia." As several of the watching students questioned the professor's intentions Hiro knew exactly what the man was up to.

 

Lamia easily crushed the weaker monster with it's broad tail, decreasing Oyamada's life points further. (O: 2600) "Since my Pyramid Turtle was destroyed as a result of battle I'm allowed to special summon a zombie-type monster from my deck with a defense of 2000 or less, I choose my Vampire Lord (2000/1500)."

 

The professor's duel coat whirred and spat out the named card, which the professor quickly played. "You now have to discard two more cards from your deck due to my Tower's effect." The professor informed Hiro, who did so. "Now my Ryu Kokki shall attack your Lamia!"

 

The named monster bounded over to Hiro's field, making short work of the slightly weaker monster. (H: 3300)

 

"Now that your defenseless I'll have my remaining two monster attack you directly.!" Hiro braces himself as the two monsters make their attacks, decreasing his life points even further. (H: 900)

 

"My Vampire Lord's special effect activates at this time, I declare a card type, and you have to select one card of that type and send it to the graveyard." After some time the professor finally made his decision. "I choose monster."

 

Oyamada missed the smile on Hiro's face as he chose a card from his deck and slid it into his graveyard, shuffling his deck and reinserting it into his duel disk. Oyamada slid his remaining card into his duel disk, a representation of it appearing behind his monsters. "I end my turn. Let's see you make your comeback."

 

Hiro drew a card from his deck, 'I won't be able to make my comeback just yet, so I'm going to have to stall for at least this turn.' He thought to himself. "I summon my Mythical Beast Golem (0/2700) in defense mode." A large golem made completely of stone emerged on the field, it's arms crossed over it's chest defensively.

 

"That's quite a bit of defense points for a four star monster, any drawbacks I should be aware of?"

 

"If this card is targeted by my opponent's spell or trap card it's instantly destroyed." Hiro explained as he slid the remaining card in his hand into his duel disk, ending his rather uneventful turn.

 

The professor drew his next card from his deck, looking to finish the duel. He sighed audibly, he really didn't like defeating Academy hopefuls, but he supposed it couldn't be helped, perhaps the boy had scored high enough on the written portion of the exam to still get into the Academy.

 

"By removing my Vampire Lord from play I special summon the most powerful monster in this deck, Vampire Genesis (3000/2100) in attack mode." A large purple beast replaced the smaller monster, ready to strike down the last of Hiro's defense.

 

Hiro looked unfazed by the new monster's appearance, which Oyamada took note of. 'He must be very confident in that face-down card of his, let's test it out.'

 

"My Vampire Genesis will attack your Golem, opening the way to your life points."

 

"My Mythical Barrier negates the attacks of my opponent for each Mythical Beast on my field." A blue swirling vortex of energy absorbed the attack of the much stronger monster. "Well that's it for my turn, are you going to make your comeback now?"

 

Hiro nodded, "I've had to wait quite a bit, the moment you summoned your Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower I already mapped out this strategy."

 

"Oh?" Oyamada questioned.

 

Hiro nodded, "What really helped me out though was your Vampire Lord, I'm pretty sure you can figure out what I'm about to do."

 

Oyamada smiled, "I see, so your going to be special summoning a monster from your graveyard?"

 

Hiro nodded, "By removing my Lamia in my graveyard from play I can special summon the monster that was discarded due to the effect of your Vampire Lord, Mythical Beast Phoenix (2900/2100)!" A brilliant bird consisting purely of fire hovered over the duel arena, screeching.

 

"That's an impressive monster...but it's not strong enough to end this duel." The professor commented.

 

Hiro merely smirked, "This spell card will tip the odds in my favor, Point to Point Transfer! This card allows me to transfer one stat of one of my monsters, into another. So I'm choosing to transfer my Golem's defense points into my Phoenix's attack points!"

 

Hiro's new monster glowed even brighter as it's attack points increased to 5600. "Now end this duel! Attack Vampire Genesis!" In a blaze of fire Oyamada's monster was incinerated, depleting the last of his life points. (O: 0)

 

Some of the teens in the room cheered as the duel came to it's conclusion, particularly the girls, but Oyamada merely looked happy. "Well I thought for sure that I was winning the entire time, but it seems you were just leading me into a trap. Good job Hiro Katsuya."

 

Hiro brushed a few strands of his hair away from his face. "Thanks Mr. Oyamada." Walking off the stage Hiro smiled to himself. 'I'm sure of it, I've made it into Duel Academy!'

[elementalhero1]

Wow long chapter, I skim read it, it's an ok story

[grassman131]

pretty good!

[Goldeneagle]

Spoiler please

[CDude]

Wow, I can't wait for chapter two! :lol:

[gman22]

Hey guys thanks for the brilliant replies, I need as much feedback as possible, here is chapter 2, I didn't have time to post it last night so here it is, hope you enjoy

 

Chapter 2: A helping Hand

 

Hiro leaned against the seat of the bus. He rarely ever used it as a form of transportation and was feeling rather uncomfortable in the stuffy environment. Despite this fact Hiro was in a very good mood. Just the other day he had received his Duel Academy acceptance letter.

 

He made sure he packed everything he needed. Of course this included his duel disk and small card collection. He knew the school provided the newest duel disk model, but he certainly didn't plan on trading in the one he had now.

 

As he waited for the bus to reach his desired destination he thought about the things he was leaving behind. He had already said his goodbyes (specifically to Mr. Katsuya and Inari) but couldn't help feeling a little sad, after all, it was quite common to feel this way when you were leaving loved ones behind.

 

Looking out the window, Hiro clutched the pendant which was hanging from his neck, it was a brilliant sapphire. No matter where he went he always had it with him, usually tucked under his shirt and out of sight. Mr. Katsuya had told him that when he was left at his doorstep as a baby the pendant was with him then. Hiro guessed it was something his parents had once possessed.

 

"You have very interesting eyes young man."

 

Hiro turned to the source of the gravely voice, arching a brow at the old and withered man sitting across from him. "Um...excuse me?"

 

"Eyes that have seen many a hardship..." The old man continued, his coal black eyes staring into Hiro's. "Eyes that will see many more hardships..."

 

Hiro scratched his head, quickly becoming uncomfortable. "Uh..."

 

As the bust came to a halt Hiro quickly got up, picking up his belongings as he did so. The old man chuckled, albeit weakly. "I wish you...the best of luck...Hiro Katsuya."

 

Hiro froze, "How do you know my name?"

 

The old man chuckled once more, "I know of many things..."

 

'Okay, this guy is officially creepy.' Hiro thought to himself.

 

"Hey!" The bus driver yelled, pulling Hiro away from his thoughts. "Are you going to get off or not?"

 

"Sorry, I was just..." His voice trailed off as he noticed that the old man had inexplicably vanished. 'What the...? Where did he go?'

 

"Hey! Hurry up and get off!" The bus driver yelled impatiently.

 

"Okay, okay, I'm getting off." Hiro answered back.

 

Once Hiro stepped off the bus he was quickly bustled onto the boat, much to his surprise. 'Hey, what's with the rush?'

 

The boat quickly took off, heading towards the pacific, where the legendary Duel Academy sat on a small island.

 

Hiro watched as several people on the boat began to converse among themselves, his thoughts going back to the creepy old man he had met on the bus. 'That was too weird.'

 

Sighing, he looked around the deck of the boat, 'Well, no point in wondering what his deal was, I'll probably never see him again anyway...hopefully. Maybe taking a look around will get my mind off of it. This boat ride will probably be a long one.'

 

What immediately caught Hiro's attention was the mini-dueling arena, in which a duel was already in progress. Having nothing else to do, he decided to check it out.

 

The two duelists were both male, and both seemed to be using warrior decks of some sort. "I'll prove to everybody here that my warrior deck is superior to yours!" One of the boys exclaimed. "I tribute both of my Marauding Captains (1200/400) in order to summon Gilford the Legend (2600/2100)."

 

A muscular warrior with several swords strapped to the back of his armor and wielding a broadsword appeared before the boy. "When this card is normal summoned I can equip as many equip spell cards in my graveyard to warrior-type monsters on my field."

 

Three cards slid out of the boy's graveyard. "I equip my Gilford with Lightning Blade, Fusion Sword Murasame Blade, and Divine Sword Phoenix Blade! With all these equip cards equipped to it my monster's attack strength increases to 4500!"

 

"There's no way your Swordmaster(2600/2200) can handle my monster now, Gilford, attack and end this duel!" The force of the attack sent the other boy toppling over the railing, his life points depleting to zero.

 

The victorious boy smirked, "Alright...who's next?" He asked, looking around. After several seconds the boy turned Hiro's way. "You!" He pointed.

 

Hiro looked to his left and right, and finally pointing to himself he asked, "Me?"

 

The boy nodded, "Yeah you. You're the guy who uses the Mythical Beasts right? Come on so I can show you why their pathetic." The boy said smugly.

 

Hiro sighed, "I know you're just saying that to get me to duel you...but I definitely will show you why you're wrong." Stepping over the railing, Hiro prepared his duel disk.

 

The boy snickered as he saw the duel disk Hiro was using. "If that's all you can afford your better off going back home, just like that weakling. The name's Kosuke by the way. Kosuke Hitokiri." (K: 4000)

 

Hiro glared at the boy before him, "Kosuke is it? Well, I'm going to make you regret ever saying that!" (H: 4000)

 

"You're the one who's better off going back home!"

 

The boy stepped back, slightly surprised at the slight pressure he could feel from the white haired teen. 'What the...? What's with this guy?'

 

Night had come, and standing on the deck of the large boat Hiro looked ahead, gazing at the island where the Academy was. It had been several hours since he had defeated the obnoxious boy, and since then he had dueled quite a few more people. A few of them were friends with the boy that he had beaten quite soundly.

 

Hiro turned at the sound of light footsteps. A shy looking girl about an inch taller than himself took a step back. "Oh...I didn't think anyone would be out here, since it's so late." The soft-spoken girl said.

 

Hiro immediately recognized the girl's violet eyes and long black hair, "Hey your that Rei Taizo, aren't you? The one who got a perfect score on both portions of the entrance exam?" Hiro asked.

 

The girl looked away, "That's right."

 

"Its nice to meet you, I'm Hiro Katsuya." Hiro extended his arm to the girl. The girl looked slightly surprised, apparently having expected something entirely different to happen.

 

After several seconds Hiro's hand went back to his side, she obviously didn't want to shake his hand. "So...I didn't see you earlier..." Hiro trailed off, trying to start a conversation with the girl, maybe even become her friend.

 

The girl joined Hiro, gazing out towards the sea. "Well...since I got the highest score I knew a lot of people were going to want to challenge me so..."

 

"You decided to hide." Hiro finished for her. The girl nodded. 'Weird.' Hiro thought to himself.

 

"Do you really think so?" The girl asked, causing Hiro to step back in surprise.

 

"What?"

 

The girl turned to leave, "It's...its nothing. Just thinking to myself out loud, that's all."

 

Hiro watched as the girl walked away from him. 'What was that about?'

 

Hiro walked down the ramp, taking his first steps onto the legendary island. As he followed the other students he couldn't help but wonder exactly where they were headed. He nudged a taller boy that was in front of him, causing him to turn around.

 

"Where exactly are we going?" He asked.

 

"The Grand Hall. The principal is going to be giving a speech, at least, that's what a third year student told me." The boy answered before turning back around.

 

'A speech huh? Sounds kind of boring.' Little did Hiro know that many of the students were thinking along the same line.

 

After a rather surprising entertaining speech given by the current principal of the school, an overly energetic woman named Hikari Taragi the students were dismissed. 'Well that was nowhere near as boring as I thought it would be.' Hiro thought to himself as he followed the line of students exiting the Grand Hall.

 

Looking down at the sheet of paper he had been handed while the principal gave her speech he realized he was in the wrong line. "Er, sorry. Excuse me." He said as he pushed his way passed several students, trying to locate the line he was supposed to be in.

 

Several seconds later and Hiro found himself in front of a meek looking man in a yellow uniform. 'This must be Professor Fuyuski.'

 

Hiro was surprised as the man spoke in a deep, baritone voice. "Hiro Katsuya, correct?" Hiro just nodded, still surprised that the man had such a strong voice.

 

"Welcome to Ra Yellow, I am the head of the boy's dorm, Professor Fuyuski. Here's your uniform, your room assignment, and a map of this school. The rest of the items should be located in your dorm room."

 

Hiro looked down at the sheet of paper he was given. 'Ra Yellow Boy's Dormitory #2, room 227B.' He looked up as he heard someone clear their throat.

 

"Excuse me, but we are kind of in a hurry and we need you to be on your way." The meek looking man explained.

 

"Oh, sorry." Hiro apologized, slightly embarrassed. Following the directions on the map (and after taking a few wrong turns) Hiro finally made it to the large yellow building. A statue of the Winged Dragon of Ra sat atop the front of the building.

 

'Cool.' Entering the dorm he was greeted by some older boys before he headed up for the second floor.

 

Checking to make sure he had the right room he reached for the handle of the door. "Excuse me." A voice said from behind, causing Hiro to turn around. He was greeted with the sight of a boy who seemed to be about his age. His jet black hair was unkept, giving him a dishelved and languid appearance. As bright as his blue eyes were they oddly looked dull.

 

"This your room?" He asked, munching on a candy bar as he talked.

 

Hiro nodded, "Yeah, I'm new here."

 

The boy scratched his head slowly, "Me too. My name is Hayato Aono. What's yours?" He asked casually.

 

"Hiro Katsuya, its nice to meet you." Hiro replied, extending his arm for a handshake, which Hayato took.

 

"Likewise."

 

Opening the door, Hiro was surprised to see that the room was furnished with desks, beds, and closets. 'Wow! Its much bigger than my room at the orphanage...' He briefly noticed a boy sleeping in one of the beds. 'He must be my other roommate.'

 

Walking over to a bed Hiro set his stuff down, Hayato doing the same. Grabbing his uniform Hiro realized that it only consisted of a jacket and pants. Shrugging, he removed his button up shirt and slung the jacket on, tucking his pendant under the black shirt he was currently wearing.

 

Turning around, he noticed that Hayato was already slipping into his pants, 'Might as well do the same I guess.' Hiro briefly thought. Looking at himself in the mirror, he smiled, he thought he looked pretty cool.

 

The jacket was, of course, primarily yellow, with a white ring that clasped around the neck, though he left it unclasped, simply because he thought it looked cooler that way.

 

Hiro and Hayato turned from their respective mirrors as they heard someone groan. The boy that had been sleeping for several minutes sat up in his bed, slightly surprised to see two pair of eyes staring at him. "You guys new?" He asked groggily.

 

The two boys nodded. "I'm Hiro Katsuya and this is Hayato Aono."

 

The boy rubbed the sleep from his eyes, noting the two boy's unusual appearances, "Well I would introduce myself but it doesn't really matter."

 

Hiro blinked in confusion, looking to Hayato, who seemed uninterested. Turning back to the boy he asked, "Why?"

 

The boy sighed, "Look, this is my final year here...and I've been losing constantly, I can't remember the last time I won a duel..." The boy trailed off. "I've thought about it and I've decided to drop out tomorrow. So it doesn't really matter if I introduce myself to you or not."

 

Hiro looked thoughtful for a moment, "Could I see your deck?" The boy looked at him questioningly and reached into his back pocket, pulling his deck out and handing it to him. Hiro turned to Hayato. "I think Hayato and I can help you out."

 

The teen looked skeptical, "How so?"

 

Hiro and Hayato were currently standing on opposite ends of the Ra Yellow Dueling Arena, the only spectator was the boy who still refused to give his name. "I don't see how watching them duel is supposed to help me." He grumbled to himself irritably.

 

Hiro's duel disk activated. "The day of the entrance exams...who was that girl that was dragging you along, that was you...right?"

 

Hayato nodded as he activated his duel disk, "That was my sister Hitaki." He answered. "For some reason she thought we were late, she never does listen to a word I say."

 

Running a hand through his messy hair, he stifled a yawn. "So...how exactly is this going to help that guy not drop out?" Hayato asked, curious as to what his new roommate was planning.

 

"Simple, I'll show him that with the right strategy, any deck can make an impact ." Hiro answered as he drew five cards, starting the duel. (Hi: 4000)

 

Hayato slid six cards from his deck, his life points flashing on his duel disk. (Ha: 4000) "Well for his sake, let's hope this work, it'll be a shame for him to give up now after coming so far." Hiro nodded his head in agreement.

 

Giving his cards a quick once over Hayato quickly began his turn. "I set one monster in defense mode and one magic or trap card face-down. End turn."

 

Hiro drew a sixth card, looking at the cards now in his hand. 'So he runs a spellcaster deck huh? This shouldn't be too hard to use then.'

 

"I'll copy your move, one set monster and one magic or trap card face-down. Turn end."

 

Hayato drew another card from his deck, "Alright, I flip summon my monster, Warrior of Light (1600/1800)!" A man wielding two curved swords and wearing an intensely bright armor appeared before the boy.

 

Hiro winced, "Its so bright, I can't even look directly at it."

 

Hayato smiled, he had long gotten used to the brightness of his monster so it didn't bother him at all. "For my normal summon I choose Warrior of Darkness (1800/1600) in attack mode." A man wielding a bastard sword and wearing pitch black armor appeared next to the bright armored warrior.

 

Hayato reached into his pocket and pulled out a bag of gummy bears, popping a few in his mouth before putting the bag back in his pocket. "When both of these monsters are together on the field they are unaffected by the effects of spell and trap cards." Hayato informed Hiro in between chews.

 

Hiro thought it was a bit weird for someone to be eating while they dueled but said nothing of it as Hayato continued his turn. "By discarding one card from my hand my Tribute to the Doomed destroys your face-down monster."

 

Hiro's hand shot over his face-down card as it flipped upwards, "By discarding a spell card from hand my Spell Shield Type 8 negates the effect of your spell card." Hayato arched a brow at his opponent's move, as he could have simply used the card's first effect and not waste his spell card.

 

Had it been anyone else, they would have passed it off as an amateur's mistake, but Hayato was a very analytical person, he figured Hiro was setting up for something. In the stands, the boy shook his head after watching Hiro's move, 'This guy is just an amateur.'

 

"My Warrior of Light will attack your face-down monster." Raising it's twin blades above it's head Hayato's monster unleashed a wave of pure energy that surged towards Hiro's set monster. The monster was revealed to be Apprentice Magician (400/800) before it was completely swept away by the attack.

 

"When Apprentice Magician is destroyed as a result of battle I can special summon a level two or lower spellcaster type monster from my deck in face-down defense position." Popping the deck from his duel disk Hiro quickly found the card he was looking for, slapping it onto his duel disk before shuffling the deck and placing it back into the deck slot.

 

Hayato pressed on, "My Warrior of Darkness will attack next." Leaping high into the air the heavily armored man came down with a yell. The face-down card flipped upward, revealing Magician of Faith (300/400) in defense mode, which was quickly destroyed.

 

"When Magician of Faith is flipped summoned I'm allowed to retrieve a spell card from my graveyard, I choose the card I discarded earlier, Hidden Treasure." The named card slid out of Hiro's graveyard slot.

 

"When this card is added to my hand due to an effect I can draw three cards from my deck." Hiro explained as he did so.

 

'Whoa, I wouldn't have even thought to use the card like that. Maybe he's not an amateur after all.' The still unnamed boy thought to himself, suddenly becoming more interested in the duel.

 

Hayato couldn't help but smirk as he ended his turn, "So I was right, you were up to something. Turn end."

 

Hiro drew a card, beginning his turn and giving him eight cards to work with, as opposed to Hayato's two, he definitely had hand advantage. "I summon Rapid-Fire Magician (1600/1200) in attack mode." A violet haired man wielding two staffs, one with an orange orb, and another with a green one embedded in it emerged from the card, smirking.

 

"Next I activate the continuous magic of Spell Absorption, from now on, whenever a spell card is activated I gain 500 life points."

 

He held up two cards in his hand, "Double Summon allows me to normal summon once again, so I choose Gemini Elf (1900/900)."

 

"Now, since Double Summon is a normal spell card Rapid-Fire Magician deals you 400 points of direct damage, while Spell Absorption increases my life points by 500." The magician smirked, unleashing a blast of energy that struck Hayato in the chest. (Hi: 4500) (Ha: 3600)

 

Hiro held up another card, "Magical Blast inflicts 200 points of damage for every spellcaster type monster on my field, since I have two, that's 400, not to mention Rapid-Fire Magician's effect activates again, dealing you another 400 points of damage." (Ha: 2800)

 

"My Spell Absorption increases my life points by another 500." Hiro explains as his life points increase. (Hi: 5000) "Now I'll have Gemini Elf attack your Warrior of Darkness!" Hiro declares as the two female elves go on the attack.

 

Hayato's set card flips upward as a result, "My Negate Attack ends the battle phase, which means my monsters are safe." A barrier of magical energy pushes the two elves away from the giant sword wielding man.

 

Hiro shrugs, "Nightmare Steel Cage will prevent attacks from either of us for two turns, since it's a normal spell Rapid-Fire Magician deals you another 400 points of damage and Spell Absorption increases my life points by another 500 points."

 

Once again Hayato was struck in the chest by the weak blast as Hiro's life points increased once more, giving him the clear edge. (Hi: 5500) (Ha: 2400) "I'll Set a card and end my turn." He declared.

 

The boy was on the edge of his seat, 'Even though he using a deck he's not familiar with he's totally controlling the duel. I didn't think my deck could be used in this way. There's no way he can lose.' He thought to himself excitedly.

 

Hayato looked to the boy, studying his facial expression, 'Looks like he realizes just how powerful his deck can be.' Turning back to Hiro he smirked. 'Looks like I can stop holding back now.'

 

Hayato swiftly drew a card from his deck, which he quickly played, "Magic Purge removes all floating effects, now by sacrificing my two monsters I summon Light and Darkness Dragon (2800/2400) in attack mode."

 

A large dragon replaced the two warriors, it's wings spreading outward. One half of the dragon shined intensely while the other half was a pitch black. "That's an impressive monster, but since you played Magic Purge my life points increase by another 500 points." (Hi: 6000)

 

Hayato smiled, "My two warriors have a second effect. When Warrior of Darkness is used to tribute summon Light and Darkness Dragon it gives it the ability to attack twice in a row if it's first attack is successful. And when Warrior of Light is used to tribute summon it, it gives my dragon a 500 attack point boost." Hayato explained as the dragon's attack strength increased. (3300/2400)

 

"Your plan was probably to skip your draw phase in order to retrieve Magical Blast from your graveyard in order to deal another 800 points of damage to my life points, and with your Nightmare Steelcage, you would be safe for two turns, right?"

 

Hiro nodded, "That's right. Looks like it didn't work though." He remarked.

 

"Now my Light and Darkness Dragon will destroy your two monsters, Twilight Purge!" An orb made of light and dark energy erupted from the dragon's maw, engulfing the two spellcasters and incinerating them. (Hi: 2900)

 

"Turn end." Hayato declared.

 

Drawing a card, Hiro weighed his options. "By removing Apprentice Magician and Magician of Faith in my graveyard from play I special summon this monster, Chaos Sorcerer (2300/2000) in attack mode." A blue skinned man loosely fitted in armor appeared on the field, light and dark energy swirling around it's body.

 

"By forfeiting it's attack this turn Chaos Sorcerer can remove your monster from play." The named monster unleashed a wave of energy that washed over Hayato's monster, who withstood it, surprising Hiro.

 

"By decreasing my monster's attack points by 500 points I can negate the effect of a spell, trap, or monster." Hayato informed his opponent. (2800/1900)

 

'That's a powerful effect...but it does have it's weaknesses.' Hiro was already formulating a new strategy to combat Hayato's powerful level eight monster. "I tribute Chaos Sorcerer in order to summon Dark Red Enchanter (1700/2200)." A magician clad in red and gold garb emerges in the sorcerer's place, it's staff at the ready.

 

"When this card is normal summoned it gains two spell counters, for every spell counter this card has it gains 300 extra attack points."

 

"Your monster's effect is negated." Hayato said as his monster's stats lowered once more. (2300/1400)

 

"Right, I activate Pot of Greed."

 

"My dragon will negate that effect as well." Hayato countered. (1800/900)

 

"Okay, all I need to do is weaken your dragon one more time. I activate the trap card Pitch Black Power Stone!"

 

Hayato frowned slightly as his dragon's effect activated again, weakening it even further. (1300/500)

 

"Alright, now that its weak enough, Dark Red Enchanter, attack Hayato's dragon!" Twirling it's staff the magician fires a beam of destructive magic. The attack hit its mark, easily destroying Hayato's weakened dragon. (Ha: 2000)

 

"When Light and Darkness Dragon is destroyed I can special summon one monster in my graveyard to the field, return Warrior of Darkness(1800/1600)." The named monster returned, pointing it's blade at Hiro.

 

Hiro looked at the only card in his hand, Hidden Treasure, which was pretty useless at the moment. 'Hmmm, maybe it isn't completely useless. I can use it as an attack deterrent.'

 

"I set one magic or trap card face-down. End turn."

 

Hayato slid another card from his deck. "This duel is coming to an end, I know that face-down card is Hidden Treasure. Anyone else might have forgotten, but not me."

 

Hiro looked surprised, 'He kept track of the card this entire time!' The boy in the stands was thinking along the same lines. "Monster Reborn revives my Warrior of Light, now my two monsters will finish this duel!"

 

"I activate the spell card Twilight Empowerment! Since I have both a light and dark attribute monster on my field they each gain 600 attack points!" Warrior of Twilight (2200/1800) Warrior of Darkness (2400/1600)

 

Hiro braced himself as the two monster's slashed through his monster and struck him in the chest, depleting his life points to zero and ending the duel. (Hi: 0) "Well, looks like I wasn't able to win." He said, sighing.

 

Hayato pulled out his bag of gummy bears, stuffing a handful in his mouth. Swallowing, he said, "Don't worry about it, I'm sure he got the message."

 

Hiro sweatdropped, 'This guy sure likes sweets.'

 

Both Hiro and Hayato turned as the boy approached them. "Wow, I hadn't known that my deck had that kind of power. You have to help me out."

 

Hiro smiled, "Does that mean you'll stay?" He asked hopefully.

 

The boy smirked, "Well...we'll see how it works out."

 

Hiro nodded, "Well let's start over then, my name's Hiro Katsuya, what's yours?" He extended his hand to the taller boy.

 

The boy shook it, "My name is John. John Emerson."

 

"American?" Hayato question as he extended his arm as well.

 

John shook his hand. "I'm half Japanese, half American." He answered.

 

Hiro flushed as his stomach growled loudly. "Heh...so when do we get to eat?"

 

John began to walk off, "Actually it's around that time. Come on, we don't want to be late." The two boys glanced at each other and then followed after the taller boy.

 

'I wonder what kind of food they serve here, hopefully I can get my hands on some shrimp...' Hiro thought to himself, though almost anything sounded good at the moment.

[elementalhero1]

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Chapter 3: The Ace of Orisis Red

 

"Hey wake up!"

 

Hiro groaned as his eyes slowly opened, having been awoken from his peaceful sleep. "What's with the yelling?" He asked groggily as he sat up.

 

He winced as the sun's rays reached his tired eyes. "Ack! Close the curtains!" He shouted.

 

John chuckled to himself, "I think I'm going to enjoy having you as my roommate."

 

Hiro grumbled something incoherent as he tossed the blankets from his body. Hayato turned to the two from his desk chewing on a candy bar, closing his laptop, he asked, "Have you checked your posted schedule yet Hiro?"

 

Hiro shook his head, "I didn't get one."

 

Hayato pointed to a small device on Hiro's desk, "Your posted schedule should be on your palm organizer." He informed his white haired friend.

 

John nodded, "Yeah, we start classes today so you had better get ready."

 

Hiro yawned, 'Just great...I get stuck with the early risers as roommates.' He yawned loudly, running a hand through his hair.

 

"Hey, cool pendant, where did you get it from?" John asked.

 

"From my parents." He answered, walking over to his desk and picking up the palm organizer from his desk, he said, "Deck Construction and Analysis 101, that sounds interesting."

 

Hayato lifted his palm organizer from his deck, "Really? I have the same thing."

 

Kosuke Hitokiri was not a very happy boy, here he was, in Osiris Red, the lowest of the low. He didn't know how it had happened, but somehow he had ended up here. He deserved better than this. He was sure of it.

 

It might not have been so bad had he had not lost only a few days ago to a boy named Hiro Katsuya. And now here he was, stuck in Osiris Red with a bunch of losers and idiots. "Dammit, how the hell did this happen?" He cursed out loud.

 

"Oi! Some people are trying to get some sleep up here!" Kosuke jerked his head up, looking up at the top bunk, a black haired boy was looking down at him.

 

"Sleep? Shouldn't you be getting ready for class? Idiot." Kosuke mumbled the last part.

 

The boy looked thoughtful for a moment, "I guess you're right." Jumping down from his bunk and landing on his feet the boy dusted himself off, "I've got first dibs on the shower."

 

Kosuke shrugged, not really caring in the slightest, "Do what you want, I don't give a damn."

 

The boy arched a brow, "What's with the swearing, it's kinda annoying."

 

Kosuke turned away, "Whatever."

 

Shrugging, the boy grabbed a towel and moved to open the shower door. Once he did there was an immediate yell, causing Kosuke to jump up and slam his head hard on the wooden bunk bed above him. "Dammit!"

 

The boy scratched his head in embarrassment, "Heh...guess I don't have first dibs."

 

Kosuke rubbed his head, he could already feel a bump forming, "How did I get stuck with these idiots."

 

The boy turned to Kosuke, "Oi! The name's Edgar Knight!"

 

"Whatever." Kosuke waved it off, his day was already off to a bad start.

 

"Hmm...aren't you that guy that got beat by that guy who uses the Mythical Beasts?"

 

Kosuke's head jerked towards him, "What did you just say?"

 

"I'm right aren't I?"

 

Kosuke stood up, heading for the door, "That's none of your business."

 

Hiro tapped his fingers idly at his desk as he waited for the teacher to enter the class. He casually brushed a strand of hair away from his face, he was considering cutting it soon. Sitting next to him was his new roommate and friend Hayato, who was nibbling on a multi-colored candy cane.

 

Hiro vaguely wondered where the boy got so much candy from. Turning to his right Hiro was surprised to see a feminine face mere inches away from his own. "Um...can I help you?" He asked the unknown girl, trying to gain some distance away from her.

 

"Are those contacts?" She asked, staring into his eyes, one of which was a vibrant green, the other being a dark blue. Hiro shook his head, "No, I've got heterochromia." He replied swiftly.

 

"Oh." The girl turned away from him and waved to several female students who were sitting a little higher up, all of which were Ra Yellow students. "They're not contacts!" She called to them, causing them to converse among themselves heatedly.

 

Hiro sweatdropped.

 

"Oh, my name's Hitaki Aono by the way."

 

Hiro blinked, repeating her name, "Hitaki...Aono?" He turned to Hayato and then back to the girl, "So your Hayato's sister, I can see the similarities..." He trailed off, still a little weirded out by the girl.

 

"Actually my eyes are a much darker shade of blue, and my hair isn't all messy and I'm a lot cooler than him an-"

 

"I'm right here you know." Hayato interrupted his sister's rant.

 

Hitaki merely shrugged. "Jealous." This caused Hayato to shake his head.

 

Hiro whispered to Hayato, "Is she uh...always like this?" He asked.

 

Hayato shook his head, "Fortunately...no."

 

Hiro looked thoughtful for a moment, 'Well Hayato is kinda weird, so I guess it makes since that his sister is weird too...'

 

Suddenly, the door to the room opened, the students' all turning towards it in response.

 

A fairly tall man with his hair slicked back and glasses perched on his nose entered the room, wearing a fancy red uniform and holding a fairly large suitcase in one hand. Hiro immediately recognized him as Professor Oyamada, head of Osiris Red and the man he had dueled during the entrance exams.

 

"Sorry I'm late class, I'll make sure that I don't make a habit of it." The polite man said. Scanning the room the man smiled, everyone's attention was currently on him. Setting his suitcase on his desk the man cleared his throat.

 

"Welcome to Deck Construction and Analysis 101. A fair number of you may already know me if you had the pleasure of dueling me during the entrance exams. I am Professor Akira Oyamada, though I prefer for you all to address me as Professor Oyamada." Turning to his computer the man tapped in a few commands and turned back to the class.

 

"In this class we will be analyzing deck types, single cards, and other related topics. Since this is only an entry level class it should be fairly easy, there has yet to be a student who has flunked this class, regardless of this fact however, I want everybody to do their very best."

 

The professor tapped in a few more commands on his computer, causing a projector to turn on, showcasing a Duel Monsters card. The image was of a green monster with a dragon's head for an arm. "Can anyone tell me the name of this card?"

 

Hiro stood up, "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (2100/1200), it's special ability inflicts damage to the opponent equal to the attack of the monster it destroys in battle. It is the fusion between Elemental Hero Avian (1000/1000) and Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (1200/800)."

 

"You are correct Hiro Katsuya, but I only asked for its name." Hiro flushed with embarrassment as he took his seat, several students snickering. "Now, now, class settle down. An excess of knowledge is nothing to laugh at." The professor said, causing the snickering to die down.

 

Sitting several seats down Kosuke turned to glare at the white haired boy, 'Hiro Katsuya...'

 

"Now...can anyone list me the strengths and weaknesses of an Elemental Hero deck? I prefer raised hands this time." He said, looking at Hiro, who once again flushed in embarrassment. Several hands shot up but Oyamada paid them no heed.

 

"How about you Mr. Knight?" He said, pointing at said boy.

 

Looking slightly surprised the boy arose from his seat. "The Elemental Hero set have some really strong fusion monsters, not to mention some good support cards." He quickly answered.

 

The bespectacled teacher nodded, "Indeed they do. And what about weaknesses?"

 

Ed fidgeting slightly, trying to think of an answer quickly. "Well...it relies a lot on fusion to do some real damage..."

 

"Any others?" The professor pressed on.

 

Ed nodded after a few seconds, "They are kinda weak by themselves."

 

The professor smiled, obviously satisfied with the answers he had just received. "That is correct, to date, there is only one person who has been successful with this deck, does anybody know whom that person is?" He asked.

 

"I do, it's Judai Yuki." Ed answered.

 

The professor nodded, "And why do you think he was so successful?"

 

"Because...of the Neo Spacians?" Ed answered, uncertain.

 

The professor adjusted his glasses, "Yes, I suppose the presence of the Neo Spacians is a factor, however, Academy records show that he was able to duel to a draw with Kaiser Ryo Marufuji at the end of his first year here, and at the time the Neo Spacians were not in his deck."

 

Ed remained silent, as did the entire room, it was apparent that no one knew the answer to the question. "Well, I suppose we'll make that question a homework assignment." After seeing some of the looks of the student the professor chuckled, "Don't worry, there is no right or wrong answer, as long as you give plausible reasons behind your answer I won't penalize you for it."

 

Kosuke raised his hand. "Yes?" The professor answered.

 

"Why do we have to do such a stupid assignment? I don't see what the big deal is, didn't this guy graduate from here as an Osiris Red? He's just some guy who has some extremely good luck and nothing else. Elemental Heroes are worthless monsters."

 

Kosuke frowned upon seeing the professor's neutral expression. "Everyone knows that Osiris Red are the lowest of the low, there's no other explanation."

 

Ed shook his head upon hearing the boy's words, "I beg to differ."

 

Kosuke ignored the boy's comment, "I know I may be wearing a red jacket but it has to be some kind of mistake, I'm supposed to be in Ra Yellow. I beat everyone in my hometown, I know I'm strong, so why the hell am I wearing red!" He shouted at the professor letting his pent up frustrations get the best of him.

 

Hiro was about to stand up but Hayato grabbed him by his arm. Hiro looked at him with a confused expression on his face. Hayato simply shook his head, he had a good idea of how this was going to be resolved.

 

Ed stood up, "Oi! I've had just about enough of your whining, you think you should be in Ra Yellow? Then prove it!"

 

Kosuke frowned, "And just how am I supposed to do that?" He retorted.

 

"By beating me in a duel! People may not know this yet, but I'm going to be the Ace of Osiris Red in no time!" Ed boasted, his thumb pointing to himself.

 

Kosuke rolled his eyes, "Ace of Osiris Red? I think your mistaken."

 

Ed smirked, "Oh I get it, your scared."

 

Kosuke slammed his hands onto his desk, "That's it, fine! I accept your challenge, and when I crush you I'll make you wish you never picked up a Duel Monsters card!"

 

The professor stepped in to intervene. "You two need to calm down." He said sternly, discarding his usual polite exterior.

 

Both Ed and Kosuke sat back down, grumbling to themselves.

 

"Now class, at the end of this week I want you to submit your ideal deck and an essay explaining it's strategies, and please try to make the cards balanced if you decide to make some up. That means no monster with 4000 attack points and no drawbacks. You wouldn't believe some of the stuff some students come up with when they let their imaginations and desire to win run wild."

 

A little time later the bell rang, meaning the class had come to an end. As the students hurried to see the duel between the two Osiris Red students that were arguing earlier Professor Oyamada stopped Hayato and Hiro. The two looked slightly confused as the man called the two to his desk.

 

"Apparently there has been a mistake, you two are supposed to be in Strategic Analysis 201. Make sure to take note of this as your schedules will be adjusted to fix this mistake."

 

"Strategic Analysis 201? Isn't that a second course level class?" Hiro asked.

 

Oyamada nodded, "Apparently the two of you scored perfect scores on the strategic section of the written portion of the entrance exams, along with Ms. Rei Taizo. So starting tomorrow you are to report there, understand?"

 

The two boys nodded, showing their understanding.

 

Several students were now surrounding the two Osiris Red students at the courtyard. Ed did a few stretches, a smirk on his face. "Let's make this quick."

 

Kosuke sneered, "You want it quick and painless, huh?" He retorted, activating his Academy-issued duel disk. (K: 4000)

 

Ed activated his own duel disk and drew five cards from it, and then a sixth. "Alright let's get this duel started!" (E: 4000) Hiro and Hayato arrived to the scene, pushing pass a few students to get a better look.

 

'This should be interesting to watch...' Hiro briefly thought to himself as Ed studied his opening hand.

 

"I set one monster and two magic or trap card's face-down. That's it for my turn." Ed said confidently.

 

Kosuke drew a card from his deck, "I should have known a weakling like you would start off small. I summon Armed Samurai Ben-Kei (500/800) in attack mode!"

 

A white-clothed warrior carrying many weapons appeared before the boy. "And you talk about me starting small." Ed said with annoyance.

 

"I'm not done yet idiot, I equip my monster with Divine Sword-Phoenix Blade, Fusion Sword Murasame Blade, Lightning Blade, and by sending one card in my hand to the graveyard, Wicked-Breaking Flamberge-Baou!"

 

"The card I discarded to the graveyard in order to equip this card was Repayment of Losses, which means I draw one card from my deck." Kosuke briefly explains as he draws a card from his deck. "With all these cards equipped to my monster it's attack points increase to 2900, 100 points short of being able to go toe to toe with the legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon!"

 

"Those are a lot of attack points, but even if your monster destroys mine, I won't take any damage." Ed replied.

 

"Only an amateur would say something so stupid! In addition to it's normal attack my monster can attack additional times equal to the number of equip spell cards, which means it can attack up to five times!"

 

As Kosuke's heavily armed monster charged towards Ed's set monster his set card activated, "It doesn't matter how many times your monster can attack because I'm ending the battle phase right now! Negate Attack!" The common trap card produced a powerful shield that Kosuke's monster bounced off of harmlessly.

 

"Who's the amateur now?" Ed mocked.

 

Kosuke frowned, "You just caught a lucky break is all, I set one magic or trap card face-down and end my turn." Setting the last card in his hand down, Kosuke folds his arms across his chest. "It's your move."

 

Ed slides a card from his deck, "I tribute my set monster in order to summon Thunder Dragon (1600/1500) in attack mode!" The green scaled dragon roared as it emerged from the card, electricity crackling around it's body.

 

Kosuke sneered, "It's no where near strong enough to take on my monster."

 

"This spell card will change that, Shrink halves your monster's attack points!" Kosuke frowned as his monster shrunk in size, it's attack points dropping from an impressive 2900 to a less impressive 1450.

 

"Now my Thunder Dragon will destroy your Samurai!" The dragon unleashed a stream of lighting towards the much smaller monster.

 

Kosuke's hand motioned to his set card, "I don't think so! The trap card Blast with Chain increases my monster's attack strength by 500 points." The warrior easily side-stepped the dragon's attack, swinging a chain with a dynamite attached to the end.

 

"Counter attack!" Kosuke ordered. With a mighty heave the smaller monster sent the dynamite hurling into Ed's monster, completely obliterating it.

 

(E: 3650) "Well...I got nothing else. My turn comes to an end."

 

Kosuke chuckled, 'Finally something is going my way. Just you wait Hiro, I'll catch up to you. I'll use the pathetic students in Osiris Red as stepping stones.' Kosuke thought to himself as he drew a card from his deck. "If you're the Ace of Osiris Red then the whole dorm should thank me for taking your place."

 

Ed glared at the arrogant boy, "Just take your turn."

 

"Gladly." Kosuke replied. "Pot of Greed allows me to draw two more cards from my deck, next I summon Command Knight(1200/1900) in attack mode." A woman dressed in red armor appeared next to the samurai. "She increases all warrior-type monster's attack points by 400 points." (Command Knight: 1200+400) (Armed Samurai Ben-Kei: 3800+400)

 

"Now my Samurai will end this, drop-out trash!" In a blink of an eye the armed warrior attacked Ed, sending him back a few feet from the force of the attack. Kosuke blinked as Ed's life point counter didn't decrease at all.

 

"Hey check your gear, your life points didn't go down at all."

 

Ed shook his head, "There's nothing wrong with my gear, I simply discarded Kuriboh (300/200) from my hand in order to reduce the damage I took from your attack to zero. And that's not all! My quick-play spell card Attack Clause only allows a monster to attack once, so I don't have to worry about your Samurai any more this turn."

 

Kosuke growled, "Fine! Command Knight attack, you won't be able to stop this one from connecting!" The female warrior brought her sword up in an arc, hitting Ed's chin, causing him to stumble back. (Ed: 2050)

 

"Oi! That hurt!" Ed replies, rubbing his chin.

 

"There's a lot more where that came from idiot. Turn end." Kosuke declared. Ed snagged a card from his deck.

 

"You really need to stop calling me that."

 

"Yeah, whatever."

 

Frowning, Ed held up one of the cards he was holding in his hands. " I activate Graceful Charity." He quickly drew three cards, getting two Thunder Dragons (1600/1500) and Dragon's Gunfire.

 

Discarding the two drawn Thunder Dragons to his graveyard, Ed smirks. "Your monster is going down."

 

Kosuke looked at his opponent disbelievingly, "You're bluffing."

 

"I never bluff! Dragon's Mirror fuses the two Thunder Dragons(1600/1500) that I just sent to my graveyard in order to create Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon (2800/2100) in attack mode!" The two dragons merged together, forming a two-headed dragon, hence the name.

 

"Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon? What is that thing supposed to do?" Kosuke laughed, "I knew you were an idiot but this is taking things to a whole new level!"

 

Ed shook his head, "I activate Dragon's Gunfire."

 

Kosuke laughing instantly stopped. "Dragon's...Gunfire?" Kosuke was frantically searching his memory, trying to remember what the card did, but his mind came up with nothing.

 

"This card can only be activated when I have a dragon-type monster on my field, it has two different effects, and I choose the second, it destroys one face-up monster with 800 or less defense points."

 

"800 defense points? But my Samurai has exactly 800 defense points!"

 

"Which means it's going down!" The two-headed dragon charged up a red orb of pure energy as the smaller monster prepared to defend itself. The dragon unleashed the ball of energy that ripped through the monster, shattering it into a million pixels.

 

"Now I'm going to get rid of your Command Knight, Double Lightning Blast!" The two dragon's mouth's crackled with electricity, the double bolts of lightning slammed into the female warrior, easily toppling her. (K: 2800)

 

"I'll set one magic or trap card face-down and end my turn."

 

Kosuke looked panicked, things certainly weren't going in his favor anymore. Ed now had two cards in his hand, while he had none, not to mention a powerful fusion monster, which was stronger than every monster in his deck.

 

Drawing a card, he sighed a bit, "If this is the only card in my hand I can normal summon in attack mode without tribute. Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight (2300/2100)." A blue armored man riding a horse appeared before the boy, two spears in it's firm grip.

 

"During my main phase, I can remove two warrior-type monsters in my graveyard from play in order to add my Divine Sword-Phoenix Blade in my graveyard to my hand."

 

Kosuke pocketed his two warrior monsters as they slid out of his graveyard. "Now I'll equip Gaia with it, giving him a 300 point attack boost." (2600/2100) "Turn end."

 

Ed drew a card, "That was a good draw, but it won't be enough." An extra slot extended from Ed's duel disk, "I activate the field spell Mountain!"

 

Suddenly the courtyard they were currently in was replaced with a valley, mountains surrounding them on all sides. "In this terrain my monster gains 200 extra attack and defense points." (3000/2300)

 

"You know what comes next, Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, attack!" Once again Kosuke watched as another of his monsters fell victim to the might of Ed's dragon. (K: 2400)

 

"That's it for my turn. Your up."

 

Many people began to whisper as Kosuke moved to draw his next card. 'Idiots! I haven't lost yet! I'll show them!' Drawing his next card, Kosuke had to stop himself from laughing. "Treasure of Slashing Life allows me to draw five cards from my deck." Drawing five cards, Kosuke smirks, "Of course there is a draw back, five turns later, I'll have to discard every card in my hand, but the duel isn't going to last long enough for that to happen!"

 

Ed blinked, "That's because I'll win before then."

 

Kosuke grinned, "You think so? Well I don't! Allow me to show you the difference between you and me! I summon Marauding Captain (1200/400)." A man wearing heavy armor and wielding a sword emerges from the card.

 

"His special ability allows me to special summon a level four or lower warrior-type monster from my hand, I choose Dark Blade (1800/1500)." A man with spiked black armor appeared next to Marauding Captain.

 

"Neither of them will be staying long, because I activate Double Summon, which allows me to normal summon once more! I'm sacrificing both of my monsters in order to summon my most powerful monster, Gilford the Legend (2600/2000)!"

 

A muscular warrior with several swords strapped to the back of his armor and wielding a broadsword appeared before the boy. "When this card is normal summoned I can equip as many equip spell cards in my graveyard to warrior-type monsters on my field."

 

Four cards slid out of the boy's graveyard. "I equip my Gilford with Lightning Blade, Fusion Sword Murasame Blade, Divine Sword-Phoenix Blade, and Wicked-Breaking Flamberge-Baou. With all these cards equipped to my monster his attack points increase to 5000!"

 

Kosuke smirks, "Like I said, I can't be beat by the likes of you. Now my warrior will slay your dragon!"

 

Ed's hand shot over his face-down card. "I don't think so! Activate De-Fusion!" Kosuke's warrior charged at the green dragon, slashing in an upward arc. The two-headed dragon vanished, causing the attack to miss.

 

Kosuke frowned, "Aren't you going to use your De-Fusion's special effect to revive your last Thunder Dragon in your graveyard?" He asked.

 

"No, because I don't need to." Ed replied.

 

"Is that so? Well then, just in case, I activate my Swords of Revealing Light!" Giant swords made of light drop from the sky, encasing Kosuke's field in a protective barrier. With no cards left in his hand, Kosuke once again crossed his arms across his chest. "Turn end."

 

Hiro turned to Hayato, "That kanji on the back of the black-haired guy's blazer...does it says what I think it does?" He asked.

 

Hayato nodded, "I wonder if he has it though." He mused, licking a lollipop.

 

Hiro sweatdropped, 'Where did he get that from?'

 

Ed draws a card from his deck. "I've been waiting for this moment."

 

"What moment?" Kosuke asked.

 

"The moment you summoned your strongest monster is what I've been waiting for, by beating you even after you played your strongest monster, you'll know that I am the ace of Osiris Red."

 

Kosuke snickered, "That's ridiculous! Even if you did somehow manage to summon a monster stronger than mine, which you won't, my Swords of Revealing Light will protect me." Many of the students watching agreed with the boy.

 

Ed shrugged his shoulders, "I guess there's no use telling you, I'll just have to show you! Activate, Ancient Rules! This card allows me to special summon a level five or higher normal monster from my hand!"

 

Kosuke shook his head, "Just as I thought, you're a complete idiot, there isn't a normal monster in the game that can take on my powered up Gilford, your wasting your time."

 

"Rise, the legendary Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400+200/2000+200)!" The legendary black dragon emerged in a burst of flames.

 

'So he does have it! Guess that kanji isn't just for show!' Hiro thinks to himself as he observes the legendary monster.

 

Kosuke shrugs, "So what, it still won't do you any good!"

 

"The spell card Inferno Fire Blast can only be activated when I have a Red Eyes Black Dragon on my field, it inflicts 2400 points of direct damage to your life points! Now go my dragon, Inferno Fire Blast!" Ed commanded.

 

The black dragon opened it's maw, unleashing a powerful stream of fire that engulfed Kosuke's field, depleting the last of his life points and ending the duel. (K: 0)

 

Kosuke dropped to his knees, a look of disbelief on his face. "How could...how could I lose?"

 

"Its like I said, I'm the ace of Osiris Red, I won't lose to an arrogant prick like you." Ed replied. With that the black-haired boy walked away, obviously pleased with his victory.

 

Hiro watched as the boy walked off. 'Even though he's Osiris Red, this guy's something else. He wasn't even trying against Kosuke, I can tell.' Hiro smiled to himself, Duel Academy was definitely an interesting place.

 

Several of the students began to laugh at the defeated Osiris Red boy who had the arrogance to boast that he was good enough to be in Ra Yellow yet lose to a fellow Osiris Red. He had made claims that he couldn't back up, and now he was paying for it. 'Why? Why do I keep losing?'

[CrystalCyae]

Keep them coming!

Its deffinitly awesome, but try to shorten them just a bit, cuz at the moment it takes me 20 minutes to read!

Besides that, they are the greatest! And I like it how Hiro lost in Chapter 2, cause usually the main guy always wins, and it gets boring sometimes.

[gman22]

Hey thanks for the reply, yes my chapters are long, but the fact that their so long is because it's like a proper Yu gi oh gx episode, infact when I'm writing the next chapter I can picture it in my mind, thanks for the replies everyone keep em coming!

 

here is chapter 4 :)

 

Chapter 4: Bad Timing

 

The bell finally rang signaling the end of classes for the day. A meek looking man with a strong voice, known to many as Professor Fuyuski cleared his throat. "It seems the lesson will have to be carried on into tomorrow."

 

Grabbing a few sheets of paper from his desk, the professor spoke again. "For homework I would like you all to write an essay on how you would counter a card destruction deck, or how you would construct a card destruction deck. It has to be at least five pages, single spaced. You are dismissed."

 

As expected, the students groaned their displeasure.

 

A large mass of students were crowded around a single spot on the wall, their voices drowning one another out. Hiro and Hayato were standing several feet away from the crowd of students, waiting patiently.

 

Hiro wondered what the big deal was. Sure everyone wanted to get good grades, but they didn't have to act like it was the end of the world if they didn't (which some students did). It was now his second week at Duel Academy and they had already taken a few "assessments", as their professors had called them.

 

As usual Hayato was munching on a candy bar, which seemed to be his favorite thing to eat. Hiro pulled out a small red box from his pocket. Opening it, he pulled out a small treat on a stick.

 

Hayato eyed it curiously. "What's that?" He asked.

 

Hiro turned to the boy, "Pocky. Want some?"

 

Hayato eyed the treat warily, "...Is it sweet?" He asked after some time.

 

Hiro had to stop himself from rolling his eyes, "This one is." He answered.

 

Taking the treat, Hayato bit a small piece from it, tasting it, he quickly consumed the rest. "Got anymore?" He asked.

 

Hiro nodded, pulling out a gray box. "Here, try this one."

 

Grabbing it, Hayato opened the box, quickly consuming the treat. His face twisted up several seconds later, causing Hiro to snicker. "It's bitter." Hayato said distastefully.

 

"Sorry, I just couldn't resist." Hiro apologized.

 

The two turned at the sound of upcoming footsteps, it was Edgar Knight, the self-proclaimed Ace of Osiris Red. "Has the crowd died down yet?" He asked the two boys. Hiro simply pointed to the large mob of students.

 

Ed sighed, "Guess not."

 

"Yes! I got an A!" A female voice shouted. Hayato instantly recognized it as his sister's voice.

 

"Wow...she's pretty." Ed exclaimed, observing the girl who was currently bouncing up and down.

 

Hayato nearly choked on his candy bar. "Are you alright?" Hiro asked, patting the boy on his back.

 

As the crowd began to disperse John walked over to his two waiting friends, looking slightly put down. "So...by the look on your face I'm guessing you didn't do so well." Hiro concluded.

 

John sighed, "I just don't understand the stuff Professor Oda is teaching."

 

Noticing the black-haired boy, John straightened up, "Who are you?" He asked.

 

Ed grinned, "I'm Edgar Knight! The Ace of Osiris Red!" He boasted, jabbing his thumb into his chest.

 

John blinked in confusion for a few seconds before laughing, "Hahahaha! Who is this guy? A friend of yours?" He asked his two roommates.

 

"Actually...we just met." Hayato replied.

 

Ed frowned, "What's so funny?"

 

Hitaki walked over to the group, "Hey Hiro-kun!" She greeted, a bright smile on her face.

 

"Oh, hey Hitaki. I heard you got an A." He said casually.

 

The girl smirked, "That's right. I checked your name too, A+." She replied.

 

"Um, hi." Ed said shyly, causing Hitaki to finally notice him. "Oh, your that Osiris Red guy who dueled that other Osiris Red guy a few days ago, right?"

 

"Hitaki!" A small group of Ra Yellow girls shouted, causing said girl to turn towards them. "I'm coming!" Turning back to the group of boys she winked, "See you around boys."

 

Ed had a dreamy expression across his face as the girl ran off. Watching Hitaki join up with her friends, Hiro shook his head. "They make those skirts a bit too small, and those uniforms are a little too form fitting."

 

Ed turned to the boy, "You're probably the only guy in the school who thinks that." He replied. John turned to his white-haired roommate, "You know...he's probably right."

 

"By sacrificing my Rapid-Fire Magician (1600/1200), I can summon my Dark Red Enchanter (1700/2200) in attack mode! He gains 600 extra attack points from his special effect and destroys your Cerberus (1400/1400)!" (H: 2000)

 

Hiro drew a card from his deck, "Sorry John, but by removing my Cerberus from play I revive my Mythical Beast Phoenix (2900/2100) from it's ashes and destroy your Enchanter." (J: 0)

 

John sighed, "Looks like I lose again." He said dejectedly.

 

Hiro shuffled his deck, "But you are improving, so it's not all bad." Hiro said, trying to cheer his gloomy roommate up.

 

"I guess your right." John stood up, stretching. Walking over to his bed, he said, "I forgot to ask. How did you two end up in Strategic Analysis 201? That's a second course level class."

 

"Hiro and I both got perfect scores on the strategic portion of the entrance exams." Hayato replied.

 

"Well you two are really smart, so I guess that's believable." John reasoned. "So...you and that Hitaki girl, huh?" He asked, looking at Hiro.

 

Hiro blushed, "What? No, there's nothing going on between us! Nothing at all!"

 

John laughed, "Man you should see the look you have on your face right now, it's priceless!"

 

Hiro frowned, "I don't think its that funny."

 

"But seriously man, I think she likes you. Did you see that wink she gave you? Not to mention she made sure to tell you what your grade was. If I were you I'd definitely date her. Ah, what I wouldn't give to be three years younger." He said.

 

Hiro rolled his eyes, "You're a perv."

 

"Well I am an eighteen year old male, what do you expect?" John retorted.

 

Hiro shrugged, "I don't know...maturity maybe?" He countered.

 

"You guys done arguing about my sister?" Hayato asked from his bed, lazily opening a pack of Starburst. "Because if you are I would like to get some sleep." The dark haired teen said, sounding annoyed.

 

Hiro yawned, "I guess it is about that time. We'll have to continue this some other time." Hiro said.

 

"The conversation?" John questioned.

 

"No." Hiro said quickly, "Your practice sessions."

 

"Oh." John replied.

 

The students of Deck Construction and Analysis 101 all waited excitedly for their perpetually late teacher, Professor Oyamada. It was a Friday afternoon, and many of the students were anxious to get out of class to enjoy the weekend.

 

One such student, had his sight set on a pretty girl sitting a few rows above him. That student was Edgar Knight. It had been two days since he had formally met her, but she hadn't said a word to him since then. He knew he wasn't a bad looking guy, so he was sure she wasn't repulsed by his appearance or anything of that nature.

 

Turning away, the boy looked thoughtful for a moment, 'Maybe I'll just have to work my magic on her.' He thought to himself.

 

The door finally swung open, the polite professor entering the room. "Hello class, sorry I'm late. I seem to have lost track of time." Many of the students rolled their eyes at this comment. It was obvious that they had heard this excuse all last week, and most of the current one.

 

"The good news is that I'm done reviewing the ideal decks that all of you turned in." This caused many of the students to cheer in excitement.

 

The professor pushed his glasses up, "Now settle down class." The professor said.

 

Grabbing a remote, he pressed a button on it, causing the projector to come on, showing a picture of a very pretty woman in a flowing dress. "Okay, let's review this deck, one that I found particularly interesting." Several of the male students wolf whistled upon viewing the picture.

 

Turning, Oyamada sweatdropped. Pressing a button on the remote the projector turned off. "Ah, seems I grabbed the wrong disc. Um, one moment please." He said as he hurriedly left the room. He returned a few seconds later, inserting a new disc into his computer.

 

As he pressed a button on the remote he said, "For those of you who are curious, that was my wife." This caused many of the male students to whisper to one another, wondering how someone as plain looking as Oyamada could have such a beautiful wife.

 

A list of cards in a deck someone turned in appeared on the board. "Now, this is the deck I found interesting." After looking at the deck for several seconds a student's hand went into the air. The professor smiled, "Yes?"

 

Hitaki stood up, "That deck has a lot of monsters in it made famous by the World Class duelist Manjoume Thunder." She answered.

 

Professor Oyamada nodded his head, "That is correct. This deck intrigues me because not many people are willing to use the Ojama Trio in their decks, not only that, but it uses a different strategy than the several strategies that the famous Manjoume Thunder has implemented over the years."

 

"Now, can anyone tell me what that strategy is?" Oyamada asks. After some time, Ed raises his hand. "Yes Mr. Knight?"

 

"It seems to me that it's sort of has a lock-down strategy."

 

"The professor smiles upon hearing Ed's answer, "That is correct as well. I'm so glad to have such bright students in my class." The kind man commented. "Now, let's move on to a few more that I found intriguing, shall we?"

 

The sun shined brightly over the island, it was a beautiful Saturday morning. The birds sang their songs happily as they built their nests. The squirrels scurried up the trees, and the rabbits joyfully bounced around.

 

Hiro sighed in content as he submerged himself into the hot liquid of the island's hot spring. "Ah, this feels great."

 

"You said it." John agreed.

 

"Hayato doesn't know what he's missing." Hiro said.

 

"You said it." John agreed once more.

 

Hiro's eyes shot opened as several giggles could be heard off in the distance. Looking slightly confused, he turned to John. "Did you hear something?" He asked.

 

John shook his head, "No, did you?"

 

After listening for a few more seconds, Hiro frowned, "Hmmm...guess not."

 

"The whole point of the hot springs it to release tension, so let's just relax." John said.

 

Hiro nodded his head, "Yeah, you're right, I must have been hearing things." The two sat their in silence, enjoying the sounds of the bird's song and the feel of the hot liquid all around them.

 

Once again, giggles were heard, this time, a bit louder.

 

Hiro shrugged it off as him just hearing things again but his eyes shot open when he heard voices and footsteps nearing. "John...are you sure were on the right side?" He asked warily, turning to the spot his friend was soaking in, only to find it empty.

 

Hiro looked around frantically, "John?" He looked up just in time to see his friend frantically climbing up the fence that surrounded the springs. "Hey! What about me!" Hiro shouted at the older boy.

 

"Every man for himself!" He shouted back as he made it over the fence, making a break for it.

 

The voices were getting louder and louder and Hiro could tell that they were definitely female. Panicking, Hiro did the only thing his mind could think of, he dove underwater.

 

Luckily for him he dove underwater just before Hitaki and a few of her friends had arrived. "See, you were just hearing things." One of Hitaki's friends said. Hitaki shrugged, "I guess your right."

 

The group of girls slipped into the springs, sighing in content as the hot water soothed them.

 

'I can't hold out much longer...' Hiro thought to himself as he struggled to hold his breath a bit longer. Feeling movement in the water Hiro barely managed to avoid bumping into one of the girls' legs.

 

"Um...did something just move in the water?" One fo the girl's asked.

 

The girl's began to feel around the hot water, wondering what it was that had moved. 'Why does this have to happen to me?' Hiro frantically moved to dodge the girl's searching hands.

 

"Huh? Guess there really wasn't anything there." Another of the girls said.

 

"Weird."

 

'Please leave soon.' Hiro knew that wasn't likely to happen but holding on to the thought allowed him to hold his breath just a little bit longer.

 

"Well the whole point of the springs is to relax, so let's just do that." One of Hitaki's friends suggested, the other girls agreeing with her.

 

With a loud splash Hiro emerged from the water, coughing violently. The girl's screamed, their hands instinctively moving to cover their bodies (not that Hiro could see anything anyway.) Once his coughing fit subsided Hiro was met with glares and eye twitches from the girls.

 

Hiro sweat dropped, "Um...hi?"

 

Hiro was currently sitting down, looking a little frightened. His arms were behind his back, bound by thick ropes. Several of Hitaki's friends, including Hitaki herself, were surrounding him.

 

"What should we do with him? Isn't he one of your brother's friends?" One girl asked Hitaki.

 

"Who cares, he was obviously peeping at us, the perv." Another girl said, glaring at the restrained boy. "I say we report him to the principal, I'm sure he'll get in trouble, maybe even expelled!" She said with glee, which Hiro found infinitely more scary than anything he had ever seen in his life.

 

"He'd definitely deserve it." Another one agreed.

 

'I can't be expelled! I've only just started here!' Hiro thought frantically. "Wait! Listen! It's not what it looks like, I went to the wrong side that's all!" He pleaded.

 

"Yeah right." Another one scoffed, "You were hiding underwater waiting for us to come out, you can't weasel your way out of this you pervert."

 

"It's a shame too, you're kinda cute." A smaller girl said.

 

"W-wait!" Hiro pleaded, he couldn't believe this was happening to him!

 

As two girls moved to take him away, Hitaki stopped them. "Wait, I've got an idea." She said, the two girls looked to one another, confused, and then back to their friend.

 

"What if he's telling the truth? He deserves a chance, doesn't he?" She asked.

 

Hitaki's friends all looked skeptical. Hitaki turned towards the boy who looked liked his life had just been saved. "Okay, here's the deal. You and I duel, if you win, we'll let you off the hook with a warning, if you lose, well I'm sure you know what will happen."

 

She turned towards her friends, "Are you girls okay with that?"

 

After several seconds of silence, one girl said, "Fine. Go ahead, but you had better win."

 

Several minutes later Hiro found himself (still dressed in shorts) standing across the springs, a fully clothed Hitaki on the other side, her friends (all fully dressed as well) standing behind her. "Are you ready?" Hitaki asked the white-haired boy, drawing five cards from her deck. (Hitaki: 4000)

 

'As ready as I'll ever be.' Hiro thought to himself as he drew six cards from his duel disk, taking the initiative. (Hiro: 4000) "I set one monster and one magic or trap card face-down. Turn end."

 

"That's it? Alright then, I summon Chrono Magician (1200/1000) in attack mode." A man in a blue robe over blue armor appeared before the girl. "I activate my magician's special effect! He can remove one monster on your field from play for one turn."

 

"What?" Hiro exclaimed surprised as his monster vanished from the field.

 

"Now I'll have my magician attack!" Hitaki's monster pointed it's staff at Hiro, chanting quietly. The staff shook violently before it unleashed a beam of yellow light.

 

Hiro's hand shot over his set card, "My trap card Charybdis, redirects your monster's attack!" A giant whirlpool erupted from the card, absorbing the magician's attack. After several seconds the beam of energy shot out of the whirlpool, headed towards Hitaki.

 

"I don't think so, my magic card Time Jump skips ahead three battle phases in the future, which means your trap card doesn't touch me, and since it's a new battle phase, my magician can attack once more!" Once again the magician let loose a beam of light, which hit it's mark this time. (Hiro: 2800)

 

'There's no way he's going to be able to beat Hitaki. She's the strongest duelist out of all of us.' One of Hitaki's friend thought to herself smugly.

 

"Nice try, but I can't be stopped that easily. I set two magic or trap cardS face-down and end my turn." Hitaki said confidently.

 

As Hiro drew a card from his deck one of Hitaki's newly set card flipped upward. "Time Seal forces you to skip your next draw phase. Also your set monster returns."

 

The card that had vanished earlier returned in a flash of light. "I summon Mythical Beast Gorgon (1500/0) in attack mode." A hideous woman with snakes for hair appeared next to Hiro's set monster. "I'll have her attack your magician!"

 

"That's what you think, I activate Negate Attack!" The common trap card produced a powerful barrier which stopped the monster's attack instantly. "I'm sure I don't have to explain what it does."

 

"My Gorgon's special effect activates, your magician won't be able to activate it's special ability, declare an attack, or switch battle positions. As long as my monster remains no the field, your monster won't be able to do anything." Hiro explained as Hitaki's monster turned to stone.

 

"I set one magic or trap and end my turn."

 

Hitaki snagged a card from her deck, "Perfect! I summon my Chrono Negater (1400/1200) in attack mode." A man wearing a red robe over red armor appeared next to the immobilized magician, looking slightly pissed off.

 

"This monster negates the effect of one face-up monster on the field, of course I'm choosing your Gorgon. Hitaki's monster's hands glowed a bright red as it turned to it's comrade. Touching the monster, the stone was removed from it's body, restoring it to it's normal self.

 

"Next I activate the continuous magic of Chrono Meter."

 

"What does it do?" Hiro asked curiously.

 

"Simple, it increases my monster's attack points by 100 times the number of stars they possess." She explained as her magician's attack points increased to 1500, her Negater's attack points increasing to 1800.

 

"Now my magician will activate it's effect, sending your set monster out of play for one turn." Hitaki began, her magician making Hiro's set card once again vanish from the field with a blast from it's staff.

 

"Chrono Negater will attack your Gorgon!" Pulling out it's sword from it's sheath, the monster charged at the hideous woman. With a slash of it's sword the woman fell to pieces. (Hiro: 2400)

 

"This is as far as you'll go! I activate my trap card, Soul Transfer! When a monster with 'Mythical Beast' in it's name is destroyed I'm allowed to special summon a monster from my hand or deck with the same number of stars as the destroyed monster." Hiro explained as he searched for the card he was looking for.

 

Finding it, he quickly shuffled his deck and slammed it back into the deck slot of the duel disk "I summon Mythical Beast Cyclops (2100/0) in attack mode!" Appearing before him, a giant muscular monster with one eye and a club in it's hand beat it's chest with it's free hand furiously.

 

"Turn end. Remember, Time Seal stops you from entering your draw phase this turn." Hitaki reminded her opponent.

 

Once again Hiro's set monster returned to his field. "I remember, now my Cyclops will destroy your magician!" With a mighty swing of it's club the weaker monster shattered into tiny pixels, finally doing some damage to Hitaki's life points. (Hitaki: 3100)

 

"Turn end."

 

Hitaki drew a card from her deck, "I activate the second effect of my Chrono Meter, by destroying it I can special summon a monster with 'Chrono' in it's name from my hand or graveyard, I'm choosing my hand. Chrono Manipulator (2200/2000)!" A woman wearing purple form fitting armor with a white cape attached to it appeared on the field, wielding a scepter.

 

"This can revive a monster in my graveyard with 'Chrono' in it's name. So welcome back my Chrono Magician." The blue robed magician returned to the field, ready for battle. You know what happens next right?"

 

Hiro sighed.

 

"I'll take that as a yes. Chrono Magician's special ability sends your set card out of play." In a flash of light Hiro's set monster once again disappeared. "Now my Manipulator will attack your Cyclops!" A orb of light burst from the woman's scepter, bringing Hiro's monster down with it. (Hiro: 2300)

 

"My Negater is up next!" Hitaki declared.

 

At that moment Hiro slid one of the remaining cards in his hand to the graveyard. "By discarding my Mythical Beast Daimon (500/500) to the graveyard I can reduce the battle damage by your monster to zero." Hiro explained as the blast of energy bounced off his chest harmlessly.

 

"I still have my Magician." Hitaki reminded him as he was struck in the chest with the monster's attack. (Hiro: 1100) "That's it for my turn." Hitaki finished.

 

'It's only a matter of time before Hitaki finishes him off.' One of Hitaki's friends figured.

 

Hiro slid a card from his deck. 'If I don't figure something out soon, my stay at Duel Academy will be a short one.'

 

"Pot of Greed allows me to draw two more card from my deck." Hiro declared as he brought his hand size up to four card, opposed to Hitaki's one.

 

The still unknown set monster reappeared on the field. "I summon Mythical Beast Cerberus (1400/1400) in attack mode." Hiro exclaimed as the monster appeared before him. "I activate the spell card Siren's Song, this card destroys one face-up monster on your field, I choose your Manipulator!"

 

Hitaki's monster groaned in pain before it exploded in a flurry of pixels. "Since I activate a spell card my monster gains 500 attack points." (1900/1400) "Cerberus attack her Chrono Magician!" Hitaki braced herself as her monster exploded as a result of the attack. (Hitaki: 2400)

 

"Since my monster attacked it's attack points return to their original 1400."

 

"I set one magic or trap card face-down, turn end." Hiro declared as the representation of the card appeared behind his monsters.

 

Hitaki drew a card from her deck, "Don't forget, my Chrono Negater can negate the effect of a face-up monster on my turn, so I'm negating your Cerberus' effect to gain attack points when I play spell cards." Hitaki reminded the white-haired boy.

 

"Now to activate the card I just drew, Monster Reborn! I'm bringing back my Chrono Manipulator(2200/2000)." Hitaki's monster returned, glaring at Hiro. "I'll use her special effect to revive my Chrono Magician(1200/1000) in attack mode." Once again the blue robed monster returned to Hitaki's field.

 

Hiro groaned, it seemed that no matter how many times he destroyed it, the monster just kept coming back.

 

"My Chrono Magician's special effect will remove your set monster from the field again." Hitaki says as Hiro's set monster vanishes once more. Hitaki presses on, "Chrono Manipulator, get rid of that mangy mutt!" She orders.

 

The woman jumps over to Hiro's side of the field, crushing the two-headed dog with a blow from her scepter, taking a chunk of Hiro's life points with it. (Hiro: 300)

 

"Well, it looks like this duel ends here, sorry Hiro-kun. Chrono Negater, attack!" As the monster began to chant a spell Hiro's arm shot over his set card.

 

"I activate the trap card Sphinx's Riddle!" A giant monster with the head of a woman and the body of a lion appeared from the card, looking down on Hitaki's monster. "This card works very similar to Ordeal of the Traveler, but it's a bit different." Hiro explained.

 

"How so?"

 

"First off, you guess the type of card I'm holding, if you guess right, then I have to discard that card to my graveyard, if you guess wrong, then this card destroys your attacking monster, after either of these events happens, this card is destroyed immediately." Hiro explained.

 

"Well you only have one card in your hand, so it must be a monster." She reasoned. In an instant the sphinx exploded. Sliding the last card in his hand to his graveyard Hiro smirked, much to the surprise of Hitaki and her friends. "Why are you smiling? I guessed right so that means this duel is over."

 

Hitaki's monster unleashed a beam of energy that surged towards Hiro. Hiro's graveyard slot began to glow. "Remember when I discarded my Mythical Beast Daimon (500/500) to the graveyard? Well when it's in the graveyard, for one time only, it can negate the attack of my opponent." Hiro explained as a thick mist appeared before him, causing Hitaki's monster's attack to miss.

 

Hitaki slid the last card in her hand into her duel disk. "I set one magic or trap card and end my turn. That was pretty impressive. But if you could already stop my attack why didn't you do so when my Manipulator attacked?" Hitaki asks.

 

Hiro drew a card from his deck, his set monster reappearing as a result. "Simple, I wanted the last card in my hand to be sent to the graveyard." He answered.

 

Hitaki raised a brow in confusion, "Why?"

 

Hiro smirked, "I remove my Mythical Beast Cerberus from my graveyard in order to special summon my Mythical Beast Phoenix (2900/2100) in attack mode." A brilliant bird consisting purely of fire hovered over the springs, screeching.

 

Hitaki looked surprised, "You knew I was going to guess monster didn't you?"

 

Hiro nodded, "You're a good duelist, and any duelist would have known that the card in my hand was a monster. Now my phoenix will destroy your Manipulator!" In a blaze of fire Hitaki's monster was incinerated. (Hitaki: 1700)

 

Having no other cards in his hand, Hiro folded his arms across his chest, signaling the end of his turn.

 

Hitaki slid a card from her deck. Her set card flipped upward, "Jar of Greed allows me to draw an extra card from my deck." She explained as she did so.

 

"Pot of Greed allows me to draw two more cards."

 

"My Chrono Magician removes your phoenix from play for one turn." The mystical bird vanished as a result of Hitaki's monster's effect. "The spell card Time Redux revives my Manipulator once more." Hitaki explained as the monster once again reappeared.

 

"It's time to see what that set monster of yours is, Chrono Manipulator, attack!" Hiro smirked as the face-down monster was revealed as Mythical Beast Golem (0/2700). Hitaki frowned as her monster's attack bounced off the powerful defense monster. (Hitaki: 1200)

 

"Sorry, but my Golem's a bit too strong for your monsters." Hiro commented.

 

"The spell card Temporal Energy increases my life points by 500 times the number of monsters on my field with Chrono in their names." Hitaki explains as her three monster begin to glow with red energy. The red energy flows into Hitaki, replenishing her life points. (Hitaki: 2700)

 

"This card will end the duel, Time Bomb!" A giant bomb appeared over the springs, much to the surprise of Hiro. "At the end of your next end phase this bomb will deal you 1000 points of damage. I switch my Magician and Negater to defense mode. Since I've restored my life points to 2700, I'm pretty sure you won't be able to defeat me by your end phase." Hitaki said.

 

'She might be right. It all comes down to this final card.' Seeing the card he just drawn, Hiro quickly went on the move. "I activate my spell card, Point to Point Transfer, I'm transferring the defense points of my Golem to my Phoenix's attack points!"

 

The Phoenix glowed even brighter as it's attack points increased to 5600. "This duel ends in my victory!" Hiro declared as his monster converged on Hitaki's field, burning away her monster and depleting the last of her life points. (Hitaki: 0)

 

Hiro sighed as the holographic images faded. "That was an intense duel, we should do it again sometime." Hiro offered, glad that he managed to win.

 

Before Hitaki could respond one of her friends began to push him. "Yeah, yeah, whatever, you won now get out of here before we change our minds." She threatened. Not needing to be told twice Hiro quickly complied.

 

Hitaki watched as the boy ran off. One of her friends walked up besides her. "Something tells me that even if he lost you were going to try and find some way to persuade us not to turn him in."

 

Hitaki smiled, sometimes her friends knew her a little too well.

[CrystalCyae]

These chapters are great!

LOL love is blooming in the air, no doubt!

Keep em coming, they're the best!

[wickedgodfan1]

nice story, I wanna see more, keep it uppp

[elementalhero1]

OMG THIS STORY IS SOOO GOODD! can't wait 2 tell my friends about this, chapter 3 and 4 are just so brilliant! keep it up, i smell a good writer

[noddy93]

will chapter 5 be up 2night?

please say yes!

[gman22]

hey guys sorry for replying so late :( i've been really busy today with all my homework (I'm taking my gcse's next year)

 

Chapter 5 will most likely be up Tuesday night the earlier est but a 50/50 chance I might have to write it Wednesday, mainly because Monday is my cousin's wedding, and on Tuesday I'm going to watch Arsenal vs Spurs football match, so we'll just see but it will be up soon don't worry :)

[fanfichater]

you suck!

[wickedgodfan1]

well it's tuesday night...

[Brinolovania]

I skimmed...put the chapters in spoilers, the pages longness hurts ma brain.

EDIT:Also, write thoughts a in italics. I sometime confused the thoughts with speech. And some of Hiros cards are kinda broken...

[The True Ace Attorney]

Wasn't chapter 4 almost identical, plot-wise, to a GX episode. And there's nothing else to say that hasn't already been stated. Use spoiler tags to save space and italics for thoughts.

[noddy93]

we want chapter 5!

[gman22]

Hey peeps, I'm really sorry about the long-ish wait, my internet went down and I've only just got it back up and running, Pacman the reason Hiro's cards are different is because it's based 5 years in the future there's alot of new cards now! GreatPriest yes chap 4 was very similar to the episode in gx but i figured it was the only real way for the characters to properly meet. Anyway enough chit-chat here is chapter 5, (note chapter 6 WILL BE PUT UP 2MORROW)

 

Chapter 5: The Power of The Kaiser

 

It was a rainy Wednesday morning, during the third week of school. "Oh come on! You can't still be mad at me!" A voice sounded through Room 227B of the Ra Yellow Boy's Dormitory #2. The voice belonged to one John Emerson, a third year Ra Yellow student known for his steady losing streak.

 

"Of course I can! Instead of being a true friend and sticking with me, you ditched me!" Hiro retorted.

 

Hayato rolled his eyes as the two friends argued, popping a few Skittles into his mouth. It had been this way ever since the incident at the springs, Hayato was glad that he had declined their invitation to go with them, considering how it turned out.

 

Turning, the boy watched the rain drops fall. The occasional thunderclap drowned out his two roommates bickering. Sitting up, the boy turned to his two roommates, who were still arguing. "Don't you think it's time to get ready for classes?" He asked.

 

The two turned to the black-haired boy and then back at each other. Hayato swore he could see the sparks flying between them. Sighing, said boy got up from his bed, grabbing a towel and his toothbrush.

 

'Might as well go in first.' As his two friend's bickering only grew louder, Hayato vaguely wondered if everyday was going to be like this one.

 

For his sake, he hoped not.

 

A young man was currently looking outside the window of Duel Academy's principal's office. The rain pattered hard against the pane window, obscuring much of his vision. Turning away from the window, he brought his focus on a woman, who was seated behind a desk.

 

A woman with purple hair that was cut short on the sides, hanging just past her ears while the back was grown out long was looking back at him, a smile on her face. Her eyes displayed a mischievous motive.

 

As youthful as the woman looked she was actually in her early fifties. "It's raining rather hard today, isn't it?" Her smile broadened.

 

"Yes." The teen answered bluntly. "Is there a reason you called me to your office Ms. Taragi?" He asked, he knew the woman well enough that she only called him in her office when something had caught her interest.

 

The woman took a few stacks of paper from her desk, searching through them. "I have a favor to ask of you." She said, causing the young man to raise a brow, this was definitely something new to him.

 

Finally finding what she was looking for she handed a sheet of paper to the boy. "I want you to duel this person and report back to me when you have done so." She said.

 

Taking the sheet, the young man looked at it with disinterest. Looking back at the principal, he said, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but what exactly is so special about this person?" He asked, not seeing why she would want him to duel a first year student.

 

"Well...actually, I was asked to do this as a favor to someone." She answered, not exactly answering the boy's question.

 

"A favor? For whom?"

 

As the principal spoke the person's name the young man looked mildly surprised. "Well...that is interesting." He said. Looking thoughtful for a moment, he handed the sheet of paper back to the woman.

 

Turning to leave, Ms. Taragi asked, "So I take it you'll do it?"

 

He stopped at the door, turning to her slightly, "I'll have to think about it." With that, he opened the door and exited the room.

 

Ms. Taragi smiled as the door closed, 'Well, that wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.' The ringing of a phone brought her out of her thoughts. Looking slightly confused as to who would be calling at this time, she picked it up.

 

Answering it, she said, "Hello?" After several mumbles the woman beamed. "I should have known you'd be calling."

 

The woman listened as the person on the other line spoke. "Yeah I did what you asked me to."

 

"You know you owe me big time for this, he isn't usually the cooperative type."

 

She smirked as she heard the person's reply. "Ah, you know me too well. Well I'll keep you updated. Bye." Hanging up, she couldn't help but grin.

 

The class of Strategic Analysis 201 was busy working on Professor Fuyuski's pop quiz. Several of the students were mumbling under their breath, something about the difficulty and frequency of the pop quizzes.

 

The professor himself was busy typing on his computer, though his eyes scanned the room every now and then to make sure no one was trying to cheat. He was given the nickname Hawk-Eyed Fuyuski by many of his students for this very reason.

 

A knock resounded on the door, causing him, and many of the other students, to look up from what they were doing. Eyeing the students, he said, "Come in."

 

The door opened to reveal a blueish black haired young man, wearing a white jacket with blue lining, which meant he was a third year Obelisk Blue student. He was rather tall, being an inch shy of six feet.

 

His green eyes were trained on Professor Fuyuski. "You wanted to see me?" He asked.

 

The professor looked confused for a moment, but shook it off. "Ah yes, a package came in for you today but somehow it ended up with me." He said as he reached under his desk (his eyes never leaving the students) and pulled out a small black box.

 

Placing it on his desk, he motioned for the young man to come and take it. Grabbing the small box, he bowed to the man and exited the room. As soon as the door closed the professor stood up. "Time's up, I want everyone to form a line at my desk to turn in their quizzes." The man ordered.

 

The students all got up from their seats, doing as the man said. Hiro turned to Hayato once they were in line, "Who was that?" He asked, to which Hayato responded with a shrug.

 

A boy behind them, wearing a yellow jacket, said, "Are you kidding? You two don't know who that was?"

 

The two boys shook their heads. "No, we're first years, how would we know?" Hayato answered before Hiro could.

 

The boy looked slightly surprised but quickly shrugged it off. "That was Kazuki Takahasi, third year Obelisk and highest ranked student in the school. He's the Kaiser."

 

A female student who was in front of Hiro and Hayato who overheard the conversation, turned. "Not only that, but I heard that he got a perfect score on every assignment since he's been here. Not to mention his perfect dueling record. To put it quite simply, he's perfect." The girl swooned.

 

'Wow, that's incredible!' Hiro thought to himself in awe. Turning to gauge Hayato's reaction he wasn't surprised to see that his expression was one of disinterest. 'Nothing ever gets to him.'

 

As Hiro turned away Hayato dug into his pocket, pulling out a bag of assorted candy. 'Kazuki Takahashi...perfect? No one is perfect.'

 

Classes were over for the day, and Hayato was currently gazing out at sea. Night had befallen the island and the lighthouse's beacon pierced through the thick fog that formed around the area.

 

Hayato sighed audibly, his two roommates were still bickering about the incident at the springs and this seemed to be the perfect place to get away from their headache inducing arguments. He certainly hoped the two would work it out soon.

 

Hayato turned at the sound of footsteps. He was surprised to see the Kaiser himself staring back at him. "Don't you think it's a little late for you to be out here?" He asked sternly. Hayato noticed the sleek royal blue duel disk strapped to his arm.

 

Turning to face him, he replied, "Unless being the Kaiser of this school gives you special privileges that I'm not aware of...I could say the same thing."

 

Kazuki smirked for a split second, though Hayato didn't catch it. Hayato raised his hand up to catch a silver duel disk that Kazuki had tossed to him. He looked back at Kazuki, a questioning glance on his face. Looking down at the duel disk itself, he noticed a deck was already inserted into it.

 

"I stopped by your dorm looking for you...that's your duel disk and your deck." He said.

 

"Looking for me? For what reason?" Hayato asked.

 

"Well let's see...I have a duel disk strapped to my arm...and I've just given you yours. You're smart aren't you? What do you think my intentions are?" Kazuki answered.

 

Hayato frowned as he strapped his own duel disk to his arm, "I'm only a first year Ra Yellow student, I'm hardly at the top of the ladder, why would someone like you want to duel someone like me?" He questioned.

 

Kazuki's life points flashed on his duel disk as it activated, drawing five cards from his deck he responded, "You ask too many questions, maybe if you impress me enough I'll give you an answer." (K: 4000)

 

Hayato activated his own duel disk, drawing six cards from his deck. 'If I impress him enough? That's no different from saying that I stand no chance against him...and he's probably right.' (H: 4000) Looking at the cards in his hand, Hayato began to make his move.

 

"I summon Warrior of Light (1600/1800) in attack mode. Double Summon allows me to summon my Warrior of Darkness (1800/1600) as well." Hayato's two warrior monsters appeared side by side, ready for battle.

 

"When these two monsters are on the field together they are unaffected by the effects of my opponent's spell or trap cards. I place one magic or trap card face-down and end my turn here." Hayato declared as a representation of his card appeared behind his two warriors.

 

Kazuki seemed unimpressed as he drew a sixth card from his deck. "I activate the spell card Jewel Sacrifice. By discarding a jeweled dragon from my hand I can destroy all face-up monsters on my opponent's field." He explained as he slid his Crystal Dragon (2500/1900) into his graveyard slot.

 

"Have you forgotten already? My two monsters are protected from the effects of your spell and trap cards." Hayato reprimanded him.

 

"I haven't forgotten, next I summon my Crystal Templar(1600/1700) in attack mode." He started, placing the card on his duel disk. A man in crystalline armor and gripping a staff with a curved blade at the end appeared.

 

"When this card is successfully summoned I'm allowed to special summon Crystal Dragon from my graveyard." Kazuki explained.

 

'So that's why he activated Jewel Sacrifice even though he knew it would have no effect on my monsters...'

 

Next to the glass covered knight appeared a dragon seeming to be made of glass itself, it's body rigid and pointed.

 

"The continuous spell Dragon's Trophy allows me to draw a card from my deck for every monster a dragon-type monster on my field destroys. Now my monsters will union together, and my dragon will gain 100 attack points, plus 100 more for each monster on your field." He continued as the warrior mounted the dragon, raising it's attack power to 2800.

 

"Evil Intentions allows my monster to attack every monster on your field at the cost of it skipping it's attack next turn. Crystal Dragon, attack!" The large dragon folded it's wings around it's body for a minute, it quickly snapped it's wings open, flinging a wall of glass shards at Hayato's two warriors.

 

Seconds later, Hayato's two monsters fell to the floor, having been shredded by the attack. (H: 1800)

 

"Dragon's Trophy allows me to draw two cards from my deck since both of your monsters were destroyed by my dragon." Kazuki drew two more cards from his deck, bringing his hand size to four cards.

 

"I place one magic or trap card face-down and end my turn."

 

Hayato drew a card from his deck, "I activate my face-down card! Battle Spirit! This card allows me to special summon any monsters that were destroyed in battle the previous turn with halve their stats." Hayato declared as his two warriors returned to the field albeit weaker.

 

"By sacrificing my two monsters I'm summoning my own dragon, Light and Darkness Dragon(2800/2400)!" A large dragon replaced the two warriors, it's wings spreading outward.

 

Kazuki looked mildly surprised at the dragon's appearance. 'So this is his key monster.'

 

"My two warriors have a second effect. When Warrior of Darkness is used to tribute summon Light and Darkness Dragon it gives it the ability to attack twice in a row if it's first attack is successful. And when Warrior of Light is used to tribute summon it, it gives my dragon a 500 attack point boost." Hayato explained as the dragon's attack strength increased. (3300/2400)

 

"Since I only have one monster on the field your dragon's attack strength is only 2700, attack with Twilight Purge!"

 

As Hayato's monster charged up it's attack Kazuki's face-down card revealed itself, "I activate Diamond Shield!"

 

"By decreasing my dragon's attack and defense points by 500 points it negates the activation of your trap card, which means my attack goes through!" Kazuki's monster was engulfed in an orb of light and darkness, though only the warrior was destroyed in the ensuing blast. (K: 3900)

 

"By sacrificing my Templar, my dragon was spared from destruction and since you Dragon's ability can't be chained, you can't activate it's effect to negate it." Kazuki explained.

 

"But my dragon has a second attack which means your dragon is next!" Once again Kazuki's dragon was engulfed in the stronger dragon's attack, this time destroying it. (K: 3600)

 

Placing the last two cards in his hand onto his duel disk Hayato ended his turn. Kazuki drew a card from his deck, "I summon Amethyst Knight (1700/1200)." A warrior in lavender armor for which it was named appeared, spear raised for it's attack.

 

"He would normally summon Amethyst Dragon from my hand, but since I don't have one in my hand, I can draw a card from my deck instead, but since your dragon is on the field, its just going to negate it."

 

Hayato's dragon's strength decreased as its effect activated. (2300/1400)

 

Kazuki continued his turn. "I activate the card I've just drawn, the continuous magic of Impervious Magic Shield. This extremely rare card protects my cards from being negated and cannot be negated itself."

 

Hayato arched a brow, 'Why didn't he play that first? That way his Amethyst Knight's effect would have worked...'

 

Kazuki shook his head. "I know what you're thinking. The answer to your question should be obvious. I needed to weaken your dragon so I summoned my Amethyst Knight."

 

"So that's why..."

 

"You wouldn't have thought of doing that, would you? Your way of thinking is too methodical." Kazuki reprimanded the dark haired teen.

 

"What is that supposed to mean?" Hayato asked.

 

Kazuki shook his head, 'Knowing who his father is, I thought he would already know this.'

 

"I activate the continuous magic of Frontline Base. This card allows me to special summon a level four or lower union monster from my hand each turn. I choose Emerald Paladin (1300/200) in attack mode." A figure in shimmering emerald armor, hefting a shield and spear both of pure emerald crystal.

 

"When summoned I can special summon Emerald Dragon (2400/1400) from my hand to the field in attack mode." A large green dragon, it's back covered with a shell of emerald crystals, appeared.

 

"Now my two monsters will union!"

 

The emerald covered man mounted the back of the wyrm's neck. "When combined Emerald Dragon gains 300 attack points and a trample effect." (2700/1400)

 

Hayato frowned as his opponent's monster increased in strength. "Now my Emerald Dragon, attack with Emerald Burst Stream!" The dragon opened it's maw, unleashing a wave of emerald flames upon Hayato's monster. (H: 1400)

 

Drawing a card from his deck due to the effect of his Dragon's Trophy, Kazuki says, "Emerald Dragon has an ability itself, when it destroys a monster in battle I can destroy a magic or trap card on your field, I choose the one on the left."

 

Hayato watched as his set Dummy Marker card, was destroyed. "The card you destroyed was my Dummy Marker. When it's destroyed by an effect, I draw one card from my deck." Hayato explained as he drew a card from his deck.

 

"My Light and Darkness Dragon has another ability! When it's destroyed I can destroy all cards on my field and special summon a monster from my graveyard, I choose my Warrior of Darkness (1800/1600) in attack mode." The bastard sword wielding monster returned, glaring at Kazuki and his monsters.

 

'I've managed to survive an extra turn, but if I don't do something he'll finish me off the next.' Hayato thought to himself as he slid a card from his deck.

 

'The set card that was sent to the graveyard due to my dragon's effect was Grave Fusion, if I can get my warrior back into the graveyard I could summon my Warrior of Twilight...'

 

"I activate Spell Searcher! By discarding two cards in my hand I can add a spell card in my deck to my hand." Hayato slid the last two cards in his hand to the graveyard.

 

"The card I've chosen is End to Rivalry, this card allows me to destroy a monster on your field equal to the level of a monster on my field."

 

Kazuki watched as his Amethyst Knight exploded, leaving him with just his Emerald Dragon.

 

"My turn ends here." Hayato declared. 'If he doesn't manage to summon a monster and destroys my warrior, I can summon my most powerful monster next turn.'

 

Kazuki drew a card from his deck, "Your strategy won't work."

 

"What? What do you mean?"

 

"The card that was destroyed due to your dragon's effect was Grave Fusion. You plan on surviving this turn and then using it to summon your Warrior of Twilight next turn, but there won't be a next turn."

 

Hayato stepped back, surprise that his strategy had been figured out so easily.

 

"One of the cards you sent to the graveyard in order to use your Spell Searcher was Forbidden Trespassing, had you have used that, you would have another turn to possibly turn the duel around, but instead you decided that this strategy of yours would work."

 

Looking at the card he had just drawn, Kazuki continued, "I suppose you might have noticed that my deck has a high number of level six and higher monsters in it, you probably thought the chances of me summoning another monster was slim because of that, but you thought wrong. It's like I said, a duelist who only uses his head can never defeat me."

 

"Jewel Rebirth revives a jeweled dragon in my graveyard, return Crystal Dragon (2500/1900), now both of my monsters will attack and end this duel!" Hayato's field was showered with glass shards and emerald waves as his life point counter read zero.

 

Kazuki looked down at his duel disk, "400. You were only able to inflict 400 points of damage to my life points."

 

Hayato fell flat on his butt as a result of Kazuki's fierce attack. "What is it? What is it that I'm lacking?" Never before had he lost a duel as badly as he just did, he needed to know the answer.

 

Kazuki turned from the boy, "That's a matter that you're going to have to find out on your own." Hayato watched as the older boy walked off, leaving him there.

 

'Something I lack...what could that be?'

[Brinolovania]

I'm not saying that the cards are "different", I'm saying that the people in the fic have overpowered cards.

 

Also, Light and Darkness's effect can be chained...

[gman22]

The main character in the show always has the best cards, as I promised here is chapter 6:

 

Chapter 6: Artillery Attack

 

"Hey, where have you been?" Hiro questioned, looking up from his desk, where several papers were splayed across.

 

Hayato shut the door to the room behind him, making his way over to his bed.

 

"The Kaiser stopped by earlier, he had a pretty intense look on his face. You didn't do anything to make him mad did you?" Hiro asked, concerned.

 

Hayato shook his head, "I don't think so, he wanted to duel me."

 

"Since he asked for your duel disk and deck, I kind of figured that. So how was it? I wish I could have dueled him." Hiro said as an afterthought..

 

Hayato turned over in his bed, "No offense, but you wouldn't have stood a chance."

 

"Well that's not a very nice thing to say." John commented from his spot on the bed.

 

Hayato sighed, "Sorry. I'm just a bit upset about losing, that's all."

 

"Well you shouldn't be, the Kaiser wanted to duel you personally, that must mean you've got some real talent." John said, trying to cheer the boy up, Hiro nodding in agreement.

 

Hayato closed his eyes, 'Something I lack...I just can't figure out what that could be.'

 

Kosuke awoke to very loud sounds. Looking up with a glare he spotted his two roommates playing their infernal game console, shouting insults at one another. "Hey I'm trying to get some sleep here!" He shouted at the two boys, who either ignored him, or just couldn't hear him because the volume was too loud.

 

Grabbing his pillow he hurled it at the television to get the two boys attention. The two turned around, glaring at their roommate. "What was that for, you just got me killed!" One of the boys shouted at him.

 

"Do you know what time it is?" Kosuke asked, trying to calm his nerves.

 

"Um...4:30?" Ed answered.

 

"Yes that's right. 4:30 A.M., and what time do classes start?" He asked, putting an emphasis on A.M.

 

"6:30." The other boy replied.

 

"That's right, which means?"

 

The two boys looked at one another, and shrugged. "What?" They asked in unison.

 

Kosuke took a deep breath, as if preparing for something. "It means I have at least an hour left to get some much needed sleep so turn that DAMN GAME OFF NOW!" He yelled at the top of his lungs.

 

"Oi! Are you trying to bust our eardrums or something?" Ed asked, his hands clamped over his ears, a glare tossed in Kosuke's direction.

 

The three boys all turned to the door as a knock was heard. "Boys, I would very much appreciate it if you keep the noise down to a minimum, I know classes are starting soon but some people are trying to catch up on some missed sleep, including myself. Thank you for your cooperation." Professor Oyamada said from behind the door.

 

As the professor's footsteps grew distant, Kosuke turned over in his bed, "Idiots." He mumbled.

 

Ed turned the game console off, much to the boy's dismay. "Guess I'll just have to kick your butt later." He told his roommate.

 

"No way, I was totally winning before jackass over there launched that pillow." The boy responded.

 

Kosuke's eye twitched, 'What did I do to deserve being stuck with these idiots!'

 

Kosuke stalked out of class, his ever present frown on his face. He was glad that was his last class for the day, not that he had anything to do afterwards, he didn't have many friends after the way he had lost to the self-proclaimed Ace of Osiris Red, his very own roommate.

 

He had spent several nights wondering why he had lost and the only conclusion he could come up with is that the boy got extremely lucky, there was no other explanation. He knew he was a better strategist, he was sure of it. His frown deepened as the outcome of the duel played out in his head.

 

Ed shrugged his shoulders, "I guess there's no use telling you, I'll just have to show you! Activate, Ancient Rules! This card allows me to special summon a level five or higher normal monster from my hand!"

 

Kosuke shook his head, "Just as I thought, you're a complete idiot, there isn't a normal monster in the game that can take on my powered up Gilford, your wasting your time."

 

"Rise, the legendary Red Eyes Black Dragon(2400+200/2000+200)!" The legendary black dragon emerged in a burst of flames.

 

Kosuke shrugs, "So what, it still won't do you any good!"

 

"The spell card Inferno Fire Blast can only be activated when I have a Red Eyes Black Dragon on my field, it inflicts 2400 points of direct damage to your life points! Now go my dragon, Inferno Fire Blast!" Ed commanded. The black dragon opened it's maw, unleashing a powerful stream of fire that engulfed Kosuke's field, depleting the last of his life points and ending the duel. Kosuke dropped to his knees, a look of disbelief on his face. "How could I lose?"

 

Kosuke was so deep in thought that he hardly noticed that he had already exited the school building. Shaking the surprise off, he continued to muse over his dueling record. In his hometown, he had never lost to anyone, so he knew he wasn't a weak duelist by any means.

 

"Kosuke! Oi, Kosuke!" A voice called out, a voice Kosuke was all too familiar with. Turning around slightly, he was greeted with the sight of Edgar Knight running towards him.

 

'What could he possibly want?' Kosuke vaguely wondered to himself as the black-haired boy came to a screeching halt in front of him.

 

"Wait up would ya?" Ed said, a bit out of breath.

 

"What for?" He replied bluntly.

 

"So I can catch up of course." The boy replied.

 

"Why would I want you to do something like that?" Kosuke spat, a look of utter disdain on his face.

 

"Look, we're roommates, right? We're going to be living together for a while, so I figured we should at least try to get along, besides, you look like a pretty lonely guy." Ed commented.

 

"Being alone is preferable to hanging out with the likes of you." Kosuke responded as he began to walk away from the slightly shorter teen. Much to his annoyance, Ed began to follow after him.

 

Kosuke abruptly stopped, causing the boy to slam into him, sending both of them face first into the ground. Pushing himself off the ground, Kosuke whipped his head towards Ed. "Why are you following me?"

 

Ed rubbed his forehead tenderly, "The dorm is in this direction." He replied. "If you hadn't stopped all of a sudden this would have never happened."

 

"No, if you would have left me alone this would have never happened!" Kosuke retorted.

 

"Both of you idiots are to blame. This is the reason why Osiris Reds are called drop-outs, because of stunts like this. Now are you going to get out of my way, or am I going to have to make you?" Both teens looked up, an Obelisk Blue student standing above them.

 

The girl tossed a hand through her black hair, her hazel eyes glaring at the two boys at her feet. Kosuke scowled, not at all bothered that the girl was an Obelisk Blue. "Piss off, I'll move when I'm ready."

 

The girl's eyes narrowed. "Listen drop-out boy, because I won't say it again. Move before I make you move."

 

Kosuke stood up, not bothering to brush the dirt off his uniform, "You're going to make me move? I'd like to see you try little girl."

 

"I warned you Osiris drop-out." The girl took extended her left arm, pressing a button on her rather large silver bracelet, it began to expand, unfolding into a sleek sliver duel disk, the initials K.S. on it. "I am Kira Santoryu, I'm going to make sure that you never forget it little man." (Ki: 4000)

 

Kosuke unzipped his backpack, pulling his duel disk out of it. 'Santoryu? There's no way she could be related to him. I've got nothing to worry about.'

 

Strapping his duel disk to his arm, Kosuke smirked. "Defeating an Obelisk Blue student should definitely boost my rank." (Ko: 4000)

 

Ed stepped back, giving the two duelists a bit more space. 'Santoryu? Kosuke had better hope her last name is just a coincidence.' Ed thought to himself as the two duelists drew five cards from their respective decks.

 

Kosuke drew a six card from his deck, taking the first turn. "I summon Marauding Captain (1200/400) in attack mode." A man wearing silver plated armor, a red cape, and wielding two swords appeared before the boy.

 

"When this monster is normal summoned I can special summon another warrior-type monster from my hand, I choose Command Knight (1200/1900) in attack mode." A woman wearing red armor appeared next to Kosuke's other warrior.

 

"This monster increases the attack strength of all warrior-type monsters on the field by 400 points." Kosuke explained. { Marauding Captain (1600/400) Command Knight (1600/1900) }

 

"I set one magic or trap card and end my turn."

 

Kira drew her sixth card from her deck. "I summon Artillery Dragon LV3 (1500/1200) in defense mode." A reddish orange dragon wearing battle armor appeared before the girl.

 

"Dragon's Call allows me to special summon a level four or lower dragon-type monster from my hand in face-up attack or face-down defense as long as I have at least one face-up dragon-type monster on my field."

 

A face-down card appeared next to Kira's monster. "I set two magic or trap cards and end my turn. Your turn drop-out boy, I hope it'll be better than your first." She added.

 

Kosuke snorted as he drew another card from his deck, "It was good enough to put you on the defensive. I summon another Command Knight (1200+800/1900). Since I've got two out that means all of my monsters gain an 800 point boost, putting each of them at 2000 points."

 

Ed watched from the sidelines impressed. 'Wow, it looks like since our duel he's thought of some new strategies.'

 

"Hmph, I'll destroy every last one of your monsters this turn." Kira said confidently.

 

"Tch, that's the worst bluff I've ever heard. I activate the magic card Fissure, this card destroys your Artillery Dragon. Heh, so much for him."

 

Kira looked unfazed as her monster exploded into millions of tiny pixels. "Done yet?"

 

"Of course not, I'll have my Marauding Captain attack your face-down monster!"

 

Kira's hand shot over one of her face-down cards, "I activate my Staunch Defender trap card and chain with the instant magic of Transcendent Level Up, this card allows me to remove a LV monster from my graveyard and allows me to special summon that monster's next level!"

 

A bigger and bulkier version of Artillery Dragon LV3 rose from the ground, glaring at Kosuke as it's stats flashed on Kira's duel disk, (2700/2000). "That thing is a level five monster?" Kosuke asked in disbelief, Ed was thinking along the same lines.

 

"Since my Transcendent Level Up resolves first, my Staunch Defender is now in effect, all your monsters must attack my leveled up dragon!" Kosuke's three monsters launched themselves towards Kira's stronger one.

 

"Wait, no!" Kosuke shouted in vain.

 

"It's too late! Artillery Dragon, counterattack with Artillery Barrage!" An assortment of modern weaponry emerged from the various slots on the monster's battle armor. With a roar a hail of bullets rained down on Kosuke's monsters, easily destroying them. (Ko: 1900)

 

"Are you done now?" Kira asked smugly.

 

"I activate my Call of the Haunted, bringing back my Command Knight (1200/1900)." The female warrior returned to the field once more, a worried look on her face.

 

"I activate Swords of Concealing Light, this switches all your monsters to face-down defense position."

 

Kira frowned slightly as her monster disappeared beneath the card it came from.

 

"I set one magic or trap card face-down and end my turn." Kosuke declared, not nearly as confident as he was a few moments ago. 'Dammit! I can't let myself be beaten by some girl!'

 

Kira shook her head as she slid a card from her deck, "Coward. You think you can hide behind that spell card of yours? I activate Mystical Space Typhoon." Kosuke grimaced as his spell card was torn apart by the power of Kira's.

 

"This duel ends right here, I flip summon my Artillery Dragon LV5 and Obsidian Dragon (800/2100) in attack mode." A pitch black dragon appeared next to the larger dragon, it's body pitch black in color, it's red eyes were currently trained on Kosuke's field.

 

"When my two monsters attack, it'll be game over for you! Artillery Dragon, destroy that weakling of a monster!" Once again a hail of bullets rained down on Kosuke's field, ripping through his Knight and decreasing his life points even further. (Ko: 800)

 

Kosuke signaled to his set card, "Forbidden Trespassing ends the battle phase when I receive an attack, so I haven't lost just yet."

 

Kira shrugged as she placed the last card in her hand onto her duel disk, "All you're doing is dragging out this embarrassing display. I hate to say it, but you're a disgrace even to Osiris Red."

 

"What did you just say?" Kosuke gritted his teeth in pure anger.

 

"Just take your turn so I can get this over with, I was expecting you to at least make this amusing, but this is just pathetic."

 

"I'll show you pathetic!" Kosuke nearly tore a card from his duel disk, "Pot of Greed!" Swiftly drawing two cards, Kosuke continued his turn. "By discarding one card from my hand Tribute to the Doomed destroys your Artillery Dragon!"

 

The groans of mummies were heard as a hole opened in the ground. "I don't think so loser, I activate the trap card Attribute Change, this card allows me to change the attribute of any monster on the field to an attribute of my choosing, I choose dark."

 

"What good will that do you? Your monster is still destroyed!"

 

"That's where you're wrong, my Obsidian Dragon negates and destroys the effect of spell and trap cards that target a dark attribute monster on my field, and since Attribute Change changed my Artillery Dragon's attribute to dark, he fits the description."

 

Kosuke frowned as his chance to make a comeback was swiftly crushed. "The card I discarded in order to use Tribute to the Doomed was Repayment of Losses, which means I draw a card from my deck."

 

Sliding another card from his deck, Kosuke sighed. "I set one monster in face-down defense position. Turn end."

 

Ed looked back and forth between the two duelists, "Look, I know we're not on the best of terms, but don't give up Kosuke, if you're going to go down you should at least do it fighting!"

 

Kosuke turned to the black-haired boy, "Shut up! I can handle this without your support, idiot!"

 

"Oi! I was just trying to help!" Ed shouted back.

 

Kira snagged a card from her deck, "Are you two done arguing yet?"

 

"Just take your damn turn." Kosuke snarled.

 

"In a hurry to lose huh? Fine, Artillery Dragon attack his face-down monster!" Several of the dragon's weapons emerged from the slots of it's armor. A hail of bullets once again bombarded Kosuke's field.

 

When the smoke cleared a warrior wearing green armor and sporting blonde hair was kneeling defensively in front of Kosuke. "This is Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (1400/1200). This card is not destroyed as a result of battle against a monster with 1900 or more attack points."

 

"Tch, I switch my Obsidian Dragon to defense mode. You may have managed to save yourself this turn, but my dragon's special ability activates. When it battles a monster in defense position, I can level it up at my end phase. Artillery Dragon LV7 (3100/1300)."

 

Artillery Dragon's skin turned to a gray tint. It's body expanding with it's battle armor, it roared and flexed it's muscles as giant wings grew from it's back.

 

"It's only a matter of time before I finish you off, my new dragon has the special ability of sacrificing a monster and dealing half of it's attack points as damage to your life points at the cost of not being able to attack."

 

Kosuke drew another card from his deck. 'Dammit! I can't believe this is happening! No matter how hard I try to destroy it her monster only grows stronger!'

 

Kosuke looked at the card he had just drawn, 'Finally, I might be able to do something with this!'

 

"I activate Graceful Charity! I draw three cards." He slid three cards from the top of his deck. "Now I have to discard two." Sliding two of the three cards in his graveyard slot, another card slid from his deck.

 

"One of the cards I discarded was Repayment of Losses, which lets me draw another card."

 

"Now I activate the spell card Hyper Refresh! This card doubles my life points if the combined attack points of the monsters on your field exceed my life points." A green glow enveloped Kosuke's body as his life points received a much need boost. (Ko: 1600)

 

"When this is the only card in my hand I can normal summon it to the field, Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight (2300/2100). A blue armored man riding a horse appeared next to the elf warrior, two spears in it's firm grip.

 

"Now I'll attack your Obsidian Dragon! Swift Strike!" The horse riding knight tossed a spear over to Kira's field, which pierced her black dragon and destroyed it.

 

"In response to my monster's destruction, I'm activating my Jar of Greed trap card." Kira declared as she drew a card from her deck as a result of the card's effect.

 

Drawing another card from her deck, Kira looked bored. "I'll attack your Swift Gaia." The huge dragon bounded over to the horse riding knight, lifting it's giant hand into the air. Kosuke cringed as his monster was crushed in the ensuing attack. (Ko: 800)

 

"I activate the spell card Artillery Barrage, by removing a monster with Artillery Dragon in it's name from my graveyard, I can destroy one monster on your field." Artillery Dragon LV3 slid from Kira's graveyard slot, which she pocketed.

 

Kosuke grimaced as another hail of bullets assaulted his Guardian, effectively destroying it and leaving him defenseless.

 

"I'm not going to lose, I activate Treasure of Slashing Life! This card lets me draw five cards from my deck." Drawing five cards, Kosuke continued to explain the effect of his card. "The drawback is that I'll have to discard every card in my hand five turns later."

 

Kira put a hand on her hip, "I don't think I have to tell you that the duel won't last much longer, do I?"

 

Kosuke frowned, "That's because I'm going to win soon. I summon Command Knight (1200+400/1900)." Kosuke's third Command Knight appeared before him, a stern look on the female warrior's face.

 

"Double Summon allows me to summon again, this time I choose Exiled Force (1000+400/1000) in attack mode."

 

A band of pissed off looking warriors appeared, their anger directed at Kira's monster. "By sacrificing this monster I can destroy one monster on the field, your monster." The warrior in the middle raised his sword over his head, which seemed to be some sort of signal.

 

With a yell they charged at the dragon, which began swatting some of the warriors into oblivion with it's massive claws. "I'm not about to let my monster die so easily, I activate the effect of Dragonic Knight (2800/2300) in my hand. When the effect of a monster on my opponent's field activates an effect that destroys cards I control, I can send those targeted cards to the graveyard in order to special summon it to the field."

 

A humanoid dragon in sterling silver armor replaced Artillery Dragon. It was armed with a sword and shied, which was also silver.

 

'Dammit! I could have won in this turn!' Kosuke briefly thinks to himself. "I equip my Command Knight with Axe of Despair, Fusion Sword Murasame Blade, and Lightning Blade!" Kosuke declares as he slams all three cards in his hand onto his duel disk.

 

"This brings my monster's attack points up to 4200, now destroy her Dragonic Knight!" Kira watched in shock as Kosuke's monster ran charged towards her own, with a spinning slash, her dragon warrior fell to pieces. (Ki: 2600)

 

"My turn ends." Kosuke said, a smirk on his face.

 

Kira's eyes had a look of intense fury. "How dare you inflict damage to my life points Osiris trash! That's it! I'm done playing with you, I'm going to crush you where you stand!"

 

Kosuke shook his head, "Admit it, you've lost, there's no way this draw will make a difference."

 

Kira whipped a card from her duel disk, Ed could have sworn he saw a pulse of energy from the card she had just drawn, but he shook it off as a part of his imagination. "I activate Pot of Greed!"

 

Drawing two more cards, Kira continued, "Heavy Storm destroys all of your pathetic equip cards!" A powerful storm erupted from the spell card, destroying Command Knight's equipped Axe of Despair and Lightning Blade.

 

"Fusion Sword Murasame Blade can't be destroyed by cards that destroy spell cards." Kosuke said, glad that at least one of his equip cards survived.

 

Ignoring that bit of information Kira pressed on, "I activate Emergency Supply, when this is the only card in my hand I can send it to the graveyard to draw two more cards from my deck."

 

Snatching two more cards from her deck, Kira grinned ferally. "I activate Monster Reborn! Return Artillery Dragon LV5 (2700/2000)!"

 

With a mighty roar, the powerful level five dragon returned to Kira's field, baring it's razor sharp fangs at Kosuke's weaker monster. "This card will end this duel! I equip my dragon with Artillery Cannon! This card can only be equipped to an Artillery Dragon, it increases it's attack points by 100 times the number of stars it has, and since my monster is a level five, that's 500 extra attack points!" (3200/2000)

 

"Artillery Dragon, attack with Artillery Cannon!" The dragon's chest plate opened, a giant cannon slowly emerging from it.

 

With a mighty roar, the cannon fired an intense re energy beam towards Kosuke and his monster. Kosuke braced himself as the blast seemed to negate his monster from existence rather than destroy it. (Ko: 0)

 

Kosuke fell to his knees as the last of his life points drained away. 'I can't believe it, I've lost. I've lost again!'

 

Ed blinked in confusion, wondering why Kira's dragon hadn't disappeared once the duel had ended.

 

Kosuke looked up, surprised to see Artillery Dragon looking down on him, it's chest cannon still extended from it's chest. "What's going on?" He asked, just as confused as Ed was.

 

"Artillery Cannon has another effect, by halving the attack of the monster it's equipped to, it can attack twice in a battle phase. I told you I was going to make you suffer, Artillery Dragon, fire!"

 

Kosuke's eyes widened in surprise as the cannon began to glow.

 

"Stop it! The duel is already over!" Ed shouted.

 

"The duel isn't over until I say it's over!" Kira responded.

 

Kosuke screamed in pain as the cannon's energy beam fired upon him at point blank range, even though it was only simulated pain, he could feel his conscious slipping away from him.

 

Once the attack subsided, Kira's dragon finally dispersed. Ed ran over to Kosuke's unconscious body. "Oi! You went too far with that last attack, you're going to have to answer to me now!"

 

Kira walked away from the boy, "Sorry, but I'm not going to be giving another low class duelist the honor of dueling against me today." She sneered. Without another word, she left the two boys in the middle of the path.

[elementalhero1]

THIS FANFIC IS SO GOOD! I'd like 2 c hiro duel a bit more, afterall he is the main character ain't he? :lol: