Deviation Actions
Literature Text
A large helicopter touched down in the mountains. Aaron sat on a rock with a duffel bag sitting on the ground next to him. He shuffled his deck once more before putting it in the holster on the leather strap he wore. He took notice of the others approaching.
“You decided to come.” Shun smiled running over to him.
“I want to get Xander, and I’m not doing that here.”
“Glad to know that you have common sense.” Master Shinziro said.
Bruno walked with a bag in his hand that he held over his shoulder. He wore a white button down shirt with the top three buttons undone. “Whoa, you own a shirt.” Ray said running up to him. He had a duffel bag as well as a computer bag over his shoulder.
“Dress code requires a shirt.” Bruno responded.
“Ready for this?” Paul held Rena’s hand while they walked together.
“I just want my card back.”
“Can’t forget about studying.” Paul said pulling a small book from his pocket.
“Yeah.” She responded smiling weakly.
“You can’t forget about fun too.” Amy ran by with a fishing pole attached to her backpack.
“Should be interesting.” Aria said throwing her bag into the helicopter.
“Come on guys. Follow Aria’s lead!” Paul tossed his bag into the helicopter and jumped in.
Aaron turned to Shun. “There’s something bad the cave didn’t have.” He whispered.
“What?” He asked.
“Paul.” Aaron responded. “Too happy and perfect.”
“You know he tried to teach my students.” Shun said getting into the helicopter.
“One of my students said he tried taking away the leader card. They played king of the hill that day. He thinks that he knows everything.” Aaron got into the helicopter and found his seat next to Shun.
“Did you guys study?” Paul asked putting his head between them.
“Yeah.” Aaron responded slightly annoyed.
“Definitely.” Shun said with fake enthusiasm.
“Can’t wait to see you guys in Obelisk Blue!”
“Definitely.” Shun repeated with the same fake enthusiasm.
Aaron waited until Paul was back in his seat studying. “You realize I’m not here to be the best of the best. I’m here to get the card. I’m keeping a low profile while I’m here.”
“You have a plan?”
“Always.” Aaron responded.
Two days later…
Amy, Aria, Paul, Rena, Ray, Bruno, Aaron, and Shun sat in a testing room. Each of them sat at their own desk with two sharpened pencils in front of them. A proctor sat a booklet in front of each of them. “You will have two hours to complete your exam. There is no talking, no breaks, and no cheating. The test consists of seventy-five multiple-choice questions followed by ten short answer questions. You may begin.” He pressed a button causing a clock to appear at the front of the room.
Shun looked over at Aaron who was looking at the back page of the book. He opened up the back of his book and saw the scoring rubric. What’s he up to? He looked at Aaron who was now answering questions in his book. He moved to the front of his book and started to do the same.
Partway through the test, Aaron stood up and brought his test book to the front. “I’m finished.”
The proctor looked at the clock and then him. “You’re sure? You answered all the questions, dark bubbles, checked your work?”
“I promise that the questions I answered are correct.” Aaron walked out of the room leaving the others to finish their tests.
He’s not trying. Shun smiled twiddling the pencil in his hand. He answered a few more questions before turning to the back of the book. He answered a few more questions to be safe before walking to the front with his book. “Hey, I’m done too.” He ran out of the room to go catch up with Aaron. “Hey, how was the test?” He watched Aaron put some money into a vending machine and two cans of soda fall out.
“It was pretty easy.” He handed one of the cans to Shun.
“Must have been. You were the first to finish.” He said sarcastically. “Duels start in a couple of hours. You ready for that?”
“I just need to win. I can do that.” Aaron sipped from his can continuing to talk with Shun.
A little while later…
“Shinato, let’s finish this together!” Paul called out destroying his opponent’s monster and reducing their life points to zero. He walked over to a table where he was presented with an Obelisk Blue uniform. “I had no doubts in my mind.”
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Ray looked at his hand. “I tribute Thunder Nyan Nyan and my two Thunder Sea Horses to summon Gilford the Lightning. Now all of your monsters are destroyed.” He smiled. “Gilford the Lightning, hit them with all you have.” His monster charged forward and slashed the proctor with a blast of electricity that reduced their life points to zero. Ray walked over to the table and received a Ra Yellow uniform. “Not bad.”
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“Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, let’s bring this duel to an end.” Bruno ordered watching his monster strike his opponent directly reducing their life points to zero. He walked over to the table and received a Ra Yellow uniform.
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“Water Dragon, strike them directly!” Amy ordered.
The proctor interrupted her. “I activate Mirror Force. Your attack position monsters are destroyed.”
Amy remained calm watching her monster get destroyed. “When Water Dragon is destroyed, I can summon two Hydrogeddons and an Oxygeddon from my graveyard. All three of you, strike at once!” Amy smiled as the duel ended. She walked over to the table and collected her Obelisk Blue girl’s uniform.
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Rena drew her card. “I could see the outcome of this duel from the beginning, past the darkness.” She twirled her scythe placing a card on the blade. “I activate the spell Dark Magic Curtain. By halving my life points, I will summon Dark Magician from my deck. Now, the effect of my Dark Magical Circle activates. I banish your Ancient Gear Golem. I also activate the spell Dark Magic attack. By having Dark Magician on my field I can destroy all of your spells and traps.” She smiled watching her monster destroy their three facedown cards leaving them wide open for an attack. “Dark Magician, use your dark powers to end this duel.” She watched her monster blast her opponent reducing their life points to zero. She walked over to the table like the others and received her Obelisk Blue girl’s uniform.
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Aria stared at the card in her hand and the monster she was facing, Ancient Gear Golem. She then looked at her two facedown cards. This duel is mine. “I banish three monsters from my graveyard to summon The Blazing Mars from my hand.”
“You can’t beat me with that weak flame.” The proctor smirked.
“That’s not how I’m going to beat you. I activate the trap, Fire Darts. When I have no cards in my hand, I can activate this card. I roll a die three times. You take 100 points of damage equal to the sum of my rolls.” She rolled the first die watching it land on one; a dart hovered near her. She rolled again landing on four; four more darts appeared. She rolled the last one watching it land on five. There were now ten darts hovering near her. She snapped her fingers and watched them fly at the proctor. Their life points fell from 2100 to 1100.
“You need more than that to finish me.”
“Then it’s a good thing that I have another Fire Darts.” She revealed her other trap card. She rolled the first time landing on three. The second time she landed on six and the third time, she landed on six again. The darts appeared around her. She snapped her fingers and watched the darts fly reducing the proctor’s life points to zero. She walked over to the table and collected her Obelisk Blue girl’s uniform as well. “Blue isn’t my color.” She walked off.
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Aaron looked at his field to see General Grunard of the Ice Barrier on his field. The proctor’s Cosmo Queen appeared to be stronger. “General Grunard’s ability allows me to normal summon another Ice Barrier monster this turn. I summon Samurai of the Ice Barrier and I’m going to tribute it to summon Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier. With its ability, I summon an Ice Coffin Token to your field in attack mode.” Aaron watched the token rise to the field with 1000 attack. “Grunard, finish this.” His monster nodded its head slashing the token to pieces and reducing the proctor’s life points to zero.
Aaron walked over to the table to collect his uniform. “Slifer Red, surprising.” One of them said tossing him the uniform.
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Shun looked at his hand. “When you end your turn, Simorgh, Bird of Divinity will reduce your life points to zero. You have one card to draw, no cards in your hand, and no spells or traps on your field. Even if you draw one and play it, you will lose. It’s only going to reduce the damage you take by 500 points and you have 300 life points left. I have two on my field, so I’m safe from the 1000 points of damage. Your move.” Shun smiled looking at the two facedown cards he controlled.
The proctor drew his card and sighed. “I end my turn.”
“And the duel.” Shun smiled walking over to the table to collect his uniform.
“Another Slifer Red. I’m shocked.” The proctor said handing him his uniform.
After the exams had concluded…
The group sat in a waiting room waiting for a boat to take them to the academy.
Paul walked over to Aaron and Shun wearing his Obelisk Blue uniform. “What happened to you guys? I thought you studied hard.”
“We did.” Shun crossed his arms leaning back in his chair.
“Maybe you guys just didn’t check your work. I mean you finished pretty fast.”
“Yeah, that’s it.” Aaron said sarcastically. “You would be the one to wear the uniform.”
“I mean, we’re supposed to. Plus, it looks nice.” Paul said admiring himself.
“Hey, boat’s almost here.” Amy said walking over to them.
“Awesome. Shun, let’s get ready to go.” Aaron grabbed his bag with Shun walking next to him with his.
“You’re not wearing the uniform either?” Paul asked staring at Amy.
“I’m already wearing blue.” She said grabbing her bag and walking away.
That evening at Duel Academy…
Chancellor Sheppard stood in the main arena with a microphone in his hand while the students sat in the stands for the assembly. “Settle down everyone. Settle down. I have some announcements to make.” The students in the stands quieted down. “First, our winner of the tournament, Syrus Truesdale!” The stands erupted into applause.
“Great job, Sy!” Jaden gave his friend a pat on the back as he stood up and walked on to the stage.
“Great job!” Bastion stood up clapping.
“I’m surprised that you lost.” Alexis said nudging Jaden.
“It just wasn’t my day.” Jaden responded. He looked over to see Winged Kuriboh hovering. “We still had fun though, right?” The spirit nodded its head and smiled.
Meanwhile, Chazz had his head down and his arms crossed while Ojama Yellow hovered nearby. “It’s okay that you lost, boss. We’re not mad at you.” It smiled.
“Go away.” He tried moving it away with his hand. “At least Truesdale won. That’s a nice change.” He muttered under his breath.
Syrus took his seat while the chancellor continued to speak. “I will now turn over the microphone to Doctor Crowler who has a special announcement to make.” The chancellor handed over the microphone and stepped back giving a slight nod.
Crowler received the microphone and adjusted his collar before speaking. “Ahem.” He coughed a little. He pulled a notecard from his pocket. “It is with my pleasure that I introduce our new, gifted exchange students from The School of Elements.” He read the card to himself again growing a bit excited. Powerful duelists that can no doubt help me take those Slifers down a peg. Wonderful!
“New students. Awesome.” Jaden smiled.
“Should be fun.” Alexis said paying close attention.
“These new students have taken the entrance exams and we have placed them accordingly. So without further ado, let’s welcome our new students!” Crowler shouted into the microphone earning cheers from the students.
“It’s a first I’ve seen him this excited.” Jaden said. “He must be pumped for the new students.”
“Indeed.” Bastion chimed in.
“First, joining us in Obelisk Blue!” He paused allowing the blue-jacketed students to cheer. “We welcome with open arms, Paul!” Paul walked on to the stage waving to the crowd smiling. “Now for the girls!” This was followed by more cheers. “Please welcome, Rena, Aria, and Amy!” The girls took their place on stage.
Rena stared at the audience. Some of these students can see duel spirits. Maybe they can help. She looked at Jaden and then turned her attention to Chazz.
“Rena, are you okay?” Paul asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” She moved away a little bit.
“Definitely a different style of dress.” Hassleberry chimed in eyeing Rena’s scythe duel disk.
Crowler looked at his notecard again. “Joining the ranks of Ra Yellow, we have Ray and Bruno!” The two duelists walked on to the stage earning applause from the yellow jackets.
“Way to go!” Bastion stood up and clapped.
“New recruits.” Hassleberry clapped alongside Bastion.
“Let’s welcome our new students!” Crowler shouted. However, his enthusiasm was interrupted by Chancellor Sheppard who walked behind him and whispered in his ear. “You mean…there are more of them?” The chancellor nodded his head. Crowler regained his composure and sighed grabbing the microphone. “It would seem that I have made a mistake. We have two more students joining us.” He sighed. “Joining the slackers…I mean Slifers, we have Aaron and Shun.” How do we have slackers amongst the best students of an elite school? I need to make sure they don’t want to come back. Aaron and Shun walked on to the stage and stood with the rest of the group.
“Awesome!” Jaden shouted clapping for them amongst the few other Slifer Red students who had some pride for their dorm.
“Yes, now, let’s make our new students feel at home. You are dismissed. Feel free to mingle with the new students.” He walked over to the chancellor who was waiting.
“These students are not to be expelled Crowler, but their punishments are rather flexible. I was instructed to use this list or make up my own. I can leave that up to you.” He handed Crowler the list.
“Any punishment I want.” Crowler smiled mischievously with that knowledge. “Thank you chancellor. I’m sure that they won’t be a problem.”
“Good.” Chancellor Sheppard smiled walking off.
Bastion walked over to Amy. “Hello. I’m Bastion Misawa. If you don’t mind me asking, what is your ace card?”
“Oh, Water Dragon.” Amy smiled pulling the card from her pocket.
“Mine too!” Bastion pulled the card from his pocket.
“That’s awesome.” She blushed a little.
Just then, two Obelisk Blue girls swooped in and grabbed Amy’s arms. “Hey newbie. You don’t need to be hanging around Ra boys. We’ll show you your room and stuff. Maybe have a little party tonight for our new roomies.”
“Sorry, I’ll catch up with you later.” Amy pouted being dragged away.
“Definitely.” Bastion waved to her.
“Where did the new Slifers go?” Jaden asked looking around.
“Probably back to their dorm,” Alexis responded. “Atticus, it looks like you have some competition.” She pointed to Bruno who was flexing for some of the girls.
“It just means I have to turn up the charm.” He smiled walking over to Bruno.
A little while later…
“This room is a little small.” Shun said putting away his clothes in one of the closets.
“It’s not great, but it works.” Aaron said emptying out the rest of his bag. “Plus, we have something the others don’t.”
“And what would that be?” Shun asked.
“Well, I made sure to get a lot of tea before we left.” Aaron grabbed a jar of tealeaves from his bag and tossed it to Shun. He put his empty bag in the closet.
“Why didn’t I think of this?” Shun asked. “I don’t even think the others thought to.”
Aaron grabbed his tea set and filled the pot with water setting it on the small range in the room. “They probably forgot to or didn’t realize that our school is the only one that has it. Either way, they’re out of luck.” Aaron prepared the leaves and waited for the water to boil. He turned off the range and put the leaves into the pot. He grabbed two cups and stirred the pot for a little bit before pouring the tea. “To Slifers.” Aaron said.
“To Slifers.” Shun smiled as they clinked their cups. They sat down on the middle bunk together. “This place might not be that bad.”
There was a knock on the door. “I got it.” Aaron refilled his cup and walked to the door.
“Hey, I’m Jaden Yuki.”
“Aaron.” He responded. “Shun’s in there.”
“Hey.” Shun waved.
“Hey.” Jaden responded. “Either of you guys up for a duel?”
“Sorry, it was a long day. Exams, the boat ride.” Shun explained.
“Same. Maybe later.” Aaron said.
“That’s cool. Maybe later.” Jaden said walking away. His duel spirit emerged.
Aaron closed the door. “He has a duel spirit.”
“Cool.” Shun said pouring himself another cup of tea. “What classes do you have tomorrow?” Aaron pulled out his PDA and walked over to Shun. They started to compare their schedules.
Meanwhile…
Ray finished setting up his laptop as well as a few other electronic devices that he brought from home. “Bruno, you almost done?”
“Yeah.” Bruno put a few weights on the floor and started putting his clothes in the dresser and the closet. “I hate having to wear a shirt.” He unbuttoned his shirt and tossed it on the bed. “That’s better.” He stretched out a little bit. “I’m going to go out for a late night run. I’ll see you later.”
Ray nodded his head watching him walk out of the room. He grabbed the remote by his nightstand and turned on the stereo. He laid down on his bed relaxing with his PDA in his hand scrolling through it.
In Paul’s dorm…
“Hard work has its rewards.” Paul smiled admiring the large room.
He watched the door open. “Paul, the guys and I are having a little welcome party for you. You coming down?”
“Definitely, that’s so nice of you guys.” Paul ran to the door to go meet up with his new friends.
At the same time…
Rena, Aria, and Amy were sitting in a circle with some of the other Obelisk Blue Girls all wearing their pajamas. “How did we get into this again?” Aria asked crossing her arms.
“Just by being new and pretty.” Rena commented reading a book.
“Hey, put that down.” A girl named Jasmine said taking her book.
“Let’s just try to have some fun.” Amy whispered to them.
“What can you tell us about Bruno?” One of the girls asked.
“He’s a very nice person.” Aria responded. “He likes to exercise.”
Rena saw a blonde girl walk into the room. “Sorry I’m late.”
“It’s cool, Alexis.” One of the girls said. “We’re just trying to get to know the new girls.”
Rena looked at Alexis. “What can you tell me about that Slifer boy you were sitting with at the assembly?”
“Ooooh, do you have a crush on Jaden?” A group of girls asked.
“I’m actually dating Paul.” She responded earning several “awwws” from them. “So, Jaden?”
Alexis paused. “Great duelist, nice guy. He’s saved the school a few times. He duels with Elemental Heroes.”
“Elemental Heroes, those are cards not used at our school. Bringing the elements together like that can be dangerous.”
“What can you guys tell me about Bastion?” Amy asked.
“Amy, do you like Bastion?” Jasmine asked making her blush.
Alexis spoke protecting Amy from answering. “He’s very smart and very sweet, but he can be a bit odd at times.”
“I’m going to bed.” Rena said standing up. She walked out of the room rubbing her head.
“You okay?” Aria asked catching up to her.
“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just not used to being in those situations.”
“I know what you mean. Amy seems to be doing okay though.”
“She’s just trying to be brave. She won’t stick with them all the time. Goodnight.” Rena walked down the hall.
“Night.” Aria responded walking in the opposite direction to her room.
The next day…
Ray sat in his seat in the lecture hall not wearing his uniform. His laptop was supposed to be for taking notes, but the earbud in his ear showed other purposes. He glanced up briefly at the teacher’s lesson on continuous spells before returning to his screen. He held a pencil in his hand twiddling it.
A student a row higher caught a glimpse of his computer screen. “What are you watching?” He whispered.
“European duel circuit.” Ray responded focusing closely.
“Shouldn’t you be paying attention?” Another student asked.
“I already know this stuff and the best way to learn more about it is in a duel. Watch.” He pointed to his screen.
“What is 7?” One of them asked.
“A continuous spell that works best with three, but can function on its own. When you have three, you can draw three cards. After they’re destroyed, you would gain 2100 life points or 700 a card.” Ray explained.
“Incredible.” One of them whispered writing something down in his notes. He nudged his friend and pointed to Ray’s screen. “Fusion Gate?”
Another Ra Yellow nudged him. “Field spell. They act like a continuous spell, but it effects the entire field with its own special spot.” He pointed to the card layout on the screen.
“Can we get a bigger screen?” An Obelisk boy asked looking down from his high spot.
“No problem.” Ray smiled opening up a window on his computer. “Easy.” He smiled pushing enter and pointing to the front of the room.
The lesson projected in the front of the room immediately switched to the duel Ray had been watching on his computer. The professor was not amused. “Who did this!?”
“One two three four is not a secure password!” Ray called out from his stand. The students started laughing.
“Okay, Ray. I’ll play. Please tell me one continuous spell card and its effect.”
“How about I show you one?” Ray stood up and pulled a card from his deck. “Wave-Motion Cannon. Each standby phase after activation, this card can do 1000 more damage. When I tribute it, you take that damage in full.”
“Very nice.” The professor smiled.
“He has three 7 cards on the field!” One of the students shouted pointing to the screen.
“Such a complex formula. If you students want to go pro, take this as an example.” He reached into his deck and pulled out three 7 cards.
“Very nice, professor.” Ray smiled.
The students were enthralled by the duel on the screen. The professor sighed in defeat. “Ray, you win today, but tomorrow, try to pay attention.”
“We’ll see.” He reclined in his seat and put his feet up.
“We’ll see indeed.” The professor muttered under his breath.
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Bruno was on a bench-press performing reps while three Ra students stood behind spotting for him. Most of the other students stood there in shock seeing the absurd amount of weight he was lifting.
Professor Fontaine walked over looking concerned. “Bruno, don’t you want to take it easy? Maybe a water break?”
“I’m fine.” Bruno said placing the bar back. “But if it concerns you, I will take a break.” He walked over to the water cooler and took a long drink. An Obelisk boy brought him a towel that he used to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
“So strong.” The students murmured staring at him.
“Back to weights.” Professor Fontaine ordered regaining control of her class.
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Aaron walked down a carpeted hallway. He opened the double door in front of him and walked inside. “Sir, you can’t see the chancellor without an appointment.”
“It’s fine.” Chancellor Sheppard called out from behind his desk. The assistant nodded their head walking out of the room. “What can I do for you, Aaron?”
“Just letting you know that I’m headed to the abandoned dorm.” He turned around walking away.
“I can’t let you do that. It’s off limits to students.”
“I wasn’t asking for permission. If I don’t come back, you know where to find me. If I come back, punish me.” Aaron walked out of the office pulling his hood up and the fabric over his mouth. “I’m only here for Xander. I don’t care what anyone else wants. I want revenge.”
On his way to the exit, he walked past the library. Shun was in there testing himself with duel puzzles. He looked up from his work to see Aaron walking out of the building. “He’s going somewhere.” Shun quickly finished his puzzle before pulling up his hood and following after Aaron.
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Aaron walked into the abandoned building. The floors creaked beneath him. He walked down the halls looking around. Carvings were in the walls and on the floors. He walked into a large room that looked like it was used for dueling. “You’re not Rena.” A figure jumped from the ceiling landing on the opposite end of the room. “Then again, I could feel the cold air you give off once you walked into the room, Aaron.”
“Xander.” Aaron growled. He recognized the voice, but not the person. He wore a black trench coat, his eyes glowed red, and dark purple veins were visible on his face. His hair stuck up on all ends. “I see that card has done stuff to you.”
“Opened my eyes, given me powers I’ve never had before. Yeah, it’s done stuff to me.” He held up his hand and blasted Aaron with a dark energy. “Leave, I only want Rena.”
Aaron stood up. “You have me, and I’m not leaving until I have my revenge.” Aaron pulled his deck out and slid it into his duel disk. A layer of ice unfolded revealing his duel disk. His life points were shown as light coming from within the ice.
“Fine, I could use a warmup.” He smiled dropping his trench coat to the floor. He wore a torn pair of black jeans and a black tank top. Aaron stood there in disbelief. His body was covered in purple veins. A sphere of darkness materialized in his hand it covered his arm making a duel disk form; it looked like vapor on his arm. The duel started with 4000 life points each.
“I’ll go first.” Aaron looked at the five cards in his hand. “I play Medallion of the Ice Barrier and add Defender of the Ice Barrier to my hand from my deck. I summon it in attack position.” The monster appeared on the field with 200 attack. “Next up, because I have an Ice Barrier monster on the field, I can special summon Prior of the Ice Barrier from my hand. I play one card facedown and end my turn.”
“Predictable. You always play defense.” Xander smirked drawing his card. “You either have Negate Attack or Mirror Force under there, and with your ability, I need a monster with more than 1600 attack to beat you. First, Dark Hole to destroy your monsters.” He then looked at the card he drew while Aaron’s monsters were destroyed. “You know how you hate fusion?”
Aaron winced at his statement.
“I prepared something special for you. I play Polymerization and fuse Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my hand to fusion summon Black Skull Dragon.” Aaron shuddered seeing the powerful monster with 3200 attack tower over him. “Now, for that facedown. I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy it.” Aaron fell back from the powerful wind created by the card. “Black Skull Dragon, attack him directly.” Aaron was thrown against a wall while his life points fell to 800. “You barely have a leg to stand on. Your move if you don’t forfeit.”
Shun walked into the room watching the duel take place. He remained hidden behind a pile of old wood.
Aaron drew his card. “I play Monster Reborn and bring back Defender of the Ice Barrier in defense mode. From my hand, I summon Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier. I end my turn.”
Xander drew his card. “I’ll leave you to it.”
Aaron drew his card. He eyed it with a plan in mind. “I summon Sacred Spirit of the Ice Barrier. With its ability, I send Black Skull Dragon back to your extra deck. Now, Sacred Spirit and Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier will attack you directly.” His Sacred Spirit struck first reducing Xander’s life points to 2400. His Cryomancer struck second dropping his life points to 1100. “I play one card facedown and end my turn.” That card is Draining Shield. I can win this.
“You can’t win.” Xander drew his card. “I play Foolish Burial and send one monster from my deck to the graveyard.” Xander had a sinister grin on his face. “Would you look at that? It’s a dark monster. By banishing three dark monsters from my graveyard, I can summon it.”
“No, don’t.” Aaron backed up.
“I’ve had it in my hand from the beginning of the duel. I banish Summoned Skull, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and Double Coston from my graveyard to bring forth the first master of the dark.” Black aura shot out of Xander’s body. The ground started to shake as parts of crumbling structures fell down. “Come forth, Grandmaster of the Dark!”
Aaron fell to the ground. Everything around him grew dark and hazy. He was trying to keep his eyes open. “Stop it, Xander.” His breathing grew heavy.
“Grandmaster of the Dark, finish him.” The monster held up a hand and shot a wave of darkness from it that sent Aaron flying.
“Still weak. Couldn’t even bring out your ace.” Xander sighed walking away.
Shun ran over to Aaron and helped him up. “Are you okay?”
“I lost.” Aaron mumbled leaning on Shun who was walking out of the building. Outside he took a deep breath and saw the setting sun. Shun looked over at Aaron with concern “I’m fine. It’s just a few cuts and bruises.” He stood on his own and walked alongside Shun. “Let’s go get our homework done and not tell anyone about this.”
“No problem.” Shun responded.
Aaron fell behind slightly and pulled a card out of his pocket. Where did this come from? Xander?
“Did you actually see the master?” Shun asked interrupting his thoughts.
“It was hazy, but it looked like they were suffering. I couldn’t tell. Everything went dark…”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s okay if you couldn’t see everything.”
It’s not okay… He can’t use its full power. I would be dead if he could…
