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Chapter One
Initiation
"One, two, three, draw! One, two, three, draw! One, two, three, draw!"
Kenshin Menzuro continued this several times, drawing a card from his duel disk, placing it back.
"Umm...why, may I ask, are you doing that?" asked the girl next to him.
He blushed. "To make my draw skill better! I forgot to practice last night, so I'm doing it now!"
'Now' was near his turn to test to enter Duelist Academy. The latter place is the world's biggest dueling high school, founded by the one and only Seto Kaiba. When one wishes to test to enter, he or she must pass, not only a written test, but a dueling test. Kenshin new near everything about the game, so the test was a snap for him, but the dueling exam...well, he was somewhat jumpy and excited. Nervous might be a better word.
Kenshin blushing was always considered funny by his peers. With his pale face and black hair, well, his 'friends' often called him a black widow.
On the subject of friends, he had none. Whenever he actually made a friend, and they came over to his house, they found out his hobby (duel monsters) and left, never coming back. He finally realized that the only place that he belonged was Duel Academy, and if he failed...then, well, he'd probably have to move out, and become a hobo or something.
That's not going to happen... thought Kenshin, I won't lose this duel...my deck has been prepared, and I'm absolutely ready...
One would hope that their luck would last for a game where everything rides on it.
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"We now call up Kenshin Menzuro! Would Kenshin Menzuro please report to the dueling area!"
Kenshin stood up, his face covered in sweat. He left the blue-seated stands where he was standing behind, and went onto the dueling field.
"Are you ready?" asked the Instructor.
"You bet." said Kenshin, his heart racing faster.
"Duel!" they both cried.
"I'll start off!" said the Instructor, "One defense monster and a card behind it! That's all!"
"Fine!" said Kenshin, "Draw!"
He drew his card after the Instructor's cards materialized. Looking at his hand, he chose his card.
"I play the spell, Monk Stealth Trick! This card allows me to pay five hundred Life Points in order to add one of my Monk cards into hand hand!"
Kenshin: 3500
Instructor: 4000
He looked through his deck, and chose his card.
"Here's my card! Monk Fighter (1300/1000)!" he yelled.
The monster that appeared was a muscle-ridden human with a white hair and a bowl cut. He wore brown clothes, and looked angry, but ready to protect his master.
"My Monk protects me from damage in battles involving him! Now get ready...for his Apprentice Fist!"
The Fighter ran towards the face-down monster and struck it, revealing the terror beneath the card.
"Sangan." said the Instructor simply, "I'll get a monster from my deck due to his effect. The monster must have fifteen hundred or less attack points, though. I choose..."
He looked through his deck, glancing at every card.
"Ah!" he declared, "The card I want is here! Hell's Jewel!"
While Kenshin looked confused, the man shuffled his deck and placed the new card in his hand.
"We-ll...I guess I'll end my turn with two face-down cards. You're go, teacher." said Kenshin.
"My move!" cried the Instructor. "And by the way, you may call my Mr. Moe."
Kenshin started to snicker, but stopped when Mr...Moe...glared at him.
"I summon Hell's Jewel(0/0)!" A regular diamond appeared, seven feet tall and wide. It had a demonic aura surrounding it, letting Kenshin know that it was there for trouble.
"Ummm...Hell's Jewel, sir?" Kenshin still was confused, but Mr. Moe looked excited.
"This card copies the effect of one monster when it enters play, and has an effect of it's own! Whenever it attacks a monster, or is attacked, the opposing monster is killed instantly!" He grinned widely.
"Yeah...so? It'll only be around for one turn..."
"I don't think so! This is because my face-down card was the spell card...Heart of Clear Water!" He grinned.
"Damn!" swore Kenshin, "Now I can't kill your monster, so long as it has less than thirteen hundred attack points!"
"That's right! Now go, Hell's Jewel! Finish his Monk off!"
Kenshin stopped frowning and started laughing his head off.
"What's so funny?" screamed Mr. Moe.
"You." said Kenshin. His face turned serious.
"Go, face-down card!" declared Kenshin, "Rising Energy!"
Mr. Moe looked worried for a second, then started laughing.
"I'm sorry boy!" he laughed, "But it matters not how strong your Monk is! It'll still be destroyed by my monster's effect!"
"Heh heh heh...did I ever say I was using it on Monk Fighter?"
Mr. Moe then realized what was going on. "Damn!" he swore, as Kenshin discarded a card from his hand and had Hell's Jewel have it's invincibility destroyed.
"Well...I...can...can still...still...kill your Monk!"
Kenshin grinned again, "I don't think so! Go...Lone Wolf! Now my monster cannot be destroyed in battle, or by card effects!"
"Damn!" he swore again (Mr. Moe)
Kenshin: 3500
Mr. Moe: 4000
"Now it's time to end this!" declared Kenshin, drawing his card. "Go...Monk's Stealth Trick! I believe you remember it's effect!"
He searched trough his deck for the card he wanted, and played it.
"Monk Fighter (1300/1000)!" he declared, "But that's not all! I make my newest Monk a sacrifice...to special summon...Master Monk (1900/1000)! But that's not all! Go, Premature Burial!"
Kenshin: 2200
Mr. Moe: 4000
"I bring back Monk Fighter (1300/1000), whom I sacrifice to special summon...Master Monk (1900/1000)!"
His Master Monk (s) Were similar to Monk Fighter, except they had more muscles, and their hair was not in a bowl-cut, but in a long, flowing format. They, too, glared at Mr. Moe, and he shook non-stop.
"Monk Fighter...his Hell's Jewel, if you would?"
The Jewel didn't stand a chance against the Monk. It shattered into thousands of pieces, and the Master Monks got ready for their turn.
"Master Monk has a rare ability." explained Kenshin, "He can attack twice...during the same battle phase."
No one knew for sure, but some people claimed that they heard Mr. Moe utter a small scream when his Life Points went down to zero. Kenshin, himself, never told anybody. But one thing's for sure. Kenshin surpassed his fear that day, and got into Duel Academy.
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In the shadows of the stands, a long-haired woman, her hair black as night, slimed as Kenshin finished off Mr. Moe.
"A great Sacrifice to the Gods..." said she. Laughing, she turned away, vanishing into the shadows.
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Next Time: It's my Turn! Go, Polymerization!
Kenshin Menzuro, after making it into duel academy, is held off getting into the boat by an odd boy dressed in purple! This boy claims to be the master of fusion, so Kenshin might have to use a fusion of his own to beat him! And by the way...he only has fifteen minutes until the boat leaves without him!
Author's Note: I'm available most of the time for dueling over AIM. Just ask me through a review or message, and I'll give you my Screen Name.