Okay, time for a change from the blitzkrieg stuff I have been writing up to this point. This is the first fic of a Yugioh trilogy. I love dueling, and there's nothing I love more than to come home from work and have a quick duel on World Championship 2009.

The duels in the story will follow the real life rules. Players will start at 8000 lp, with the exception being the tag duels. Monsters cannot be summoned in face-up defense position and I will be careful to follow the chain rules.

Te story line is set about 20 years after the GX era, but before the 5DS. I won't be using the characters from there, but I will use the Synchro monsters.

Enjoy and review!!!

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In the beginning was the word. And from the world came tree plains of existence. The realm of heaven, place of the angels, pure and wise, exalted above all beings. The second was the realm of men, created as a reflection of the spirit world, made for the growth of those who will one day join the heavenly hosts. And the third realm was the land of Adar, a world of primal force ruled by creatures and magicians, avatars of the angels and of chaos. There was nothing that prevented the beings from traveling from one world to the other.

But all was not well in paradise…

The great seraphim Lucifer, the Morning Star, the watcher of the realm of men, turned in war against the Creator. With legions of fallen angels at his command, destruction raged on all the lands. Mankind fell, joining with Lucifer, turning the world into a base of darkness.

To preserve the purity of the remaining two lands who had remain loyal to the light, The Creator separated them, never to be exposed to each other again. The legions of darkness were eventually defeated, the realm of men falling into a state of ignorance of the other realms, while the angels continued to watch, keeping the peace.

Yet the curiosity of men got the better of them. Trough magic and guidance of the fallen angels, magicians and warlords began to conjure up creatures from Adar, using them to enslave others. Soon, wars began to be fought between those who had the power, and those who wanted to take it. So was the start of the Shadow Games. Mankind reached breaking point.

Yet all was not lost. Each time a war threatened to wipe out all humanity, heroes would be chosen. Such were the Pharaohs of Egypt, the mages of Babylon, and mystics from all the lands. Empowered by the angels, they ended the Shadow Games and sealed the monsters back in their own land. The less people knew about them, the better.

Such is not the case today. With the advent of technology and the global advertising of Duel Monsters, more and more gifted people find the channels by which monsters can be summoned into the real world. And while not comprehending the creation of this third realm, the desire for power makes today's humans much more vulnerable to temptation as the once before them.

Such are the conditions for a new war.

A war of magic and technology.

Like the whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from the land of terror. A dire vision has been shown to me: the traitor betrays, the looter loots.

Isaiah 21:1

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A blue and silver Robin helicopter was flying over the desolate desert dunes. The sun was now a bright red, being close to sunset, making the colors glisten sharply. Only two persons were inside. The pilot and a passenger. The man was in his thirties, and appeared to be asleep. His light brown hair covered much of his face, and he was wearing a blue business suit. A golden pin with the words SEER ACADEMY held his tie in place.

The pilot turned to him. "Sir, we are passing over Aquaba now. Where do you want me to land?

"Not here, answered the man. Go over the gulf and you'll find an anchored cargo ship. Land on that.

The pilot nodded and looked trough the window, trying to find the ship. The chopper was now flying over the open waters, and the sun was now a mere thin red line, buried in the water. After about five minutes, a large ship came into view.

"There, land there, said the man in the back."

The pilot nodded and began to descent. On the deck was a marked landing platform, and around it were five men. All were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and wearing Jordanian army uniforms. The chopper landed, and the man opened the door, getting out in a hurry. One of the armed men came to him and quickly checked him for any weapons. He laughed to himself. If he had wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't have needed a gun to do it. One of the guards came to him, and spoke in a rather bad English.

"Sir, please follow us. Mr. Lahab is expecting you.

The group began to go down into the ship. And it was becoming more and more obvious that this was no ordinary ship. There were rooms filled with armaments, high tech computers, and many technicians. Security cameras were watching every corridor. They stopped before a large metal door, and the armed men turned back. The stranger raised his hand, and the door opened, without having to touch the handle.

The inside was a rather bizarre combination. The metal walls were covered by large Persian carpets, while the ceiling was covered in white marble. A single crystal chandelier was hanging in the middle of the ceiling. There were several tables in the room, as well a 2 computers. On the floor, facing the window, was a man. He was reciting in Arabic a prayer, and didn't appear willing to stop. He waited, he knew from experience that there was no point in interrupting his time with the Allmighty. A few minutes passed, and the man got up, straightening his clothes. He turned towards his guest who was now leaning against the wall, caught in his own thoughts.

"It's good to see you again James. It's a shame we can't do this more often."

"Well, I still have an academy to run you know. Plus I need to keep a clean public image. The States has more strict rules when it comes to dueling. I don't see why not move our operation here? It's way easier."

The two sat on a couch, in front of a screen. The Arab took a remote and began to twist it between his index and middle finger.

"The reason is simple. The less people see of us, the better. For now it's enough for you to be a principal of an academy for gifted duelists, and for me to be a recluse businessman who invests in their bright future."

"Your money is welcomed, said James." He took the remote and pressed a few buttons. The screen lit up, revealing four pictures, with data written next to them. All of them wore black and silver colored uniforms, and were in their teens. One was a girl with medium length black hair. The other was a muscular boy, with a Mohawk haircut. The third had a pair of round reflective glasses, and the last was a girl dressed more or less in an emo style outfit, with lots of makeup.

Lahab looked curious, and raised an eyebrow. "Are these your team? Honestly, I'll never understand Americans. You honestly put our chances in the tournament in their hands?"

"They are all experienced duelists, replied the other. All can control their powers well. As for the competition, Duel Academy has yet to select their team. South Academy are pretty good, but we can still beat them. As for North Academy, they're all talk and no action. We have it made. The Astra Gloria Tournament is my chance.

Lahab looked away, staring blankly into a corner. "No, not yours, mine. We will let them enjoy themselves, we will let them fell the thrill of dueling. But it will be their last. The machines they made for this sport will destroy them, and OUR time will come. Then, and only then, will I have what I want. Then I will have my revenge.

He looked at the screen, and it suddenly burst into flames, melting into a puddle of molten plastic and circuits. He turned towards his guest.

"You have the full power of my organization behind you. Don't fail!"

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The grounds before Duel Academy were filled with kids and parents of every age. The students, wearing the colors of their respective dorm were waling in groups or alone, talking or checking their disks or their decks. Before the main entrance three large banners, one red, one yellow and one blue each with their respective Egyptian God painted on them were flapping in the wind, beneath which a white slogan announced proudly WELCOME NEW STUDENTS TO DUEL ACADEMY.

Jason Winn was just as lost as the rest of the new candidates. He knew what he wanted, and he new how he would get it. It was just the fact that he was so nervous. Get a hold of yourself, it's only the most important duel of your life he said to himself. As he tried to gather his thoughts, a man with a loudspeaker stood on a platform and began to speak, making sure that all were listening:

"Attention new candidates. The start of this years exam duels will begin shortly. When the doors will open, you will enter in an orderly fassion. Please remember the number you have been given. Once your number has been called out, you will be escorted the duel platform. I need not remind you that cheating will not be allowed, nor will there be any second chances. So I wish you all a good luck"

As the man finished his speech, the massive doors of the academy began to open. The large group of people began to enter. Inside there were many people who were showing them the path to the spectator seats. Jason walked slowly, finding a spot. The arena was divided into six smaller dueling fields, on each waiting an instructor. On the sides there was a table where there were five persons, three wearing red, yellow and blue respectively uniforms, one dressed in light brown, and one wearing a scarlet colored uniform. He stood up and took the mike.

"Good day newcomers. My name is Gould. Stephen Gould. Chancellor of this noble institution. In a few minutes, you shall begin the most important duel of your life. I don't have much encouragement to give you, but this: I salute the winners, and the defeated I recognize your value. Good luck, and may the games begin"

the woman in the brown uniform stood up and began to call the first six numbers. Jason was releaved to see that he wasn't in the first. On the floor below, the duels were on their way. As the minutes passed, it was becoming obvious that the instructors were all experienced and skilled. One girl appeared to do extremely well though. She was tall, wearing glasses and had shoulder long brown hair. Her field contained a sort of aircraft like monster in defense mode and two face-downs, while her life points were at 5000. The instructor on the other hand had an Azteck stone statue in defense mode (2000 DEF) and four Scapegoat tokens (0 x 4) in defense mode. His life points were at 2800 and had a face-down.

"It's my move" said the girl. And I sacrifice my Koa'ki Meiru Speeder to summon the powerful Koa'ki Meiru Valafar. As the machine vanished, a pillar of fire shot out from the ground. It swirled around, taking first the shape of a pair of wings, then materializing in a massive fiery red creature. It landed on the arena floor, making the spectators cheer in frenzy. (3000 / 2100)

She raised her hand, pointing to the purple token. "Now my monster, attack and end the duel!" the monster took a deep breath, and at first nothing seemed to happen. Then a massive wall of fire erupted, racing forward at great speed.

The instructor just laughed and pressed a button on his disk. "Nice try, but my Mirror Force cancels the attack and destroys your monster".

A translucid wall appeared just in front of the token. At fist it seemed to stop the fire, but in a matter of seconds it shattered, and the fire engulfed the token, turning it bright red.

"How…" gasped the instructor in disbelief.

"That's the first of my monster's effects" replied the girl. "It can't be destroyed by any trap card".

The token exploded, and the wall of fire continued, going for the instructor.

"Oh, and he also inflicts piercing damage" she added, as the flames hit him, knocking him on his back.

The spectators cheered, as the girl walked to the official members. She signed some papers, and the woman in brown got up and spoke in the mike: "Congratulations miss Andora Summerside, and welcome to Obelisk Blue".

The crowd cheered again, then they settled down and turned their attention to the duels still in progress. Jason shrugged in his seat. She clearly was good. He wondered if he would ever go up to the level that would make him someone in the academy.

The duels were going on, some better, some worst. In the group that had been called, half had been rejected. One was crying, with his hand on his deck, ready to surrender. On the far right, a young blond haired duelist was struggling to his feet, after taking a direct hit from a massive Ancient Gear Golem that was now towering over the arena. The young boy got up and rubbed his head, as his life points dropped to 1700. The instructor's were at 4000.

"Are you going to stay there kid, or are you going to play a card sometime this year" laughed the instructor.

"Just one? Well, I intend to play more than that". He drew and looked at the card. "I summon my Morphtronic Scopen. The image of an electronic microscope appeared, then it began to change. The base became legs, the lenses became arms, and two tentacles spurred out from the sides (800 / 1400).

"You'll need more than a biology class reject to take down my golem kid"

"Okay, one: don't insult my monsters, and two, if one isn't enough for you, here's another one. Since my monster is in attack mode, I can special summon another Morphtronic monster from my hand every turn. And i've got the perfect one: Morphtronic Videon"

The tentacles of Morphtronic Scopen entered the ground, and pulled out another strange robotic creature. It looked more or less like a transformer version of a digital camera (1000 / 1000).

"Still not enough kid, my golem will squash them"

"He'll do no such thing. Take a look at Scopen. He's also a Tuner monster. And now I tune my two monsters together"

The two machines exploded, becoming seven bright green stars. They lined up, becoming engulfed into a massive pillar of light. It hit the ground, and a new monster emerged. It looked like a mechanized dragon, with a long neck and tail. It's right arm was like a pickaxe, while the left looked like the cup of a digger (2200 / 2400). The two machines stared each other down, knowing that one would fall that turn.

"My Power Tool Dragon hasn't let me down yet, and he won't start now. And it all starts with his effect. I get to take any 3 Equip spell cards from my deck, and you pick one of them, and I add it to my hand. The rest go back to my deck. Three black holograms appeared before the instructor. He narrowed, his eyes.

"Fine, I choose…the middle one"

The young duelist smiled. "Good, I was hoping for that one. And now I play it: Megamorph. And since my life points are in the gutter, my monster's attack now gets doubled"

Power Tool Dragon began to glow, then he began to grow, until he was even bigger than the golem (4400 / 2400). "And I'm not done yet, I also play the equip spell card Nitro Unit on your golem". A complex bomb-like object appeared, attaching itself to the golem, making him kneel under the massive weight.

"Now Power Tool Dragon, attack" shouted the blonde duelist at the top of his voice. The dragon leaped forward, and with a single move, it thirsted his pickaxe into the torso of the golem, sending the instructor's life points to 2600. At the same time, a red light began to beep on the Nitro Unit. "And now, since your monster was destroyed by battle, you take damage equal to it's attack points. I win, I win" shouted the young duelist.

Power Tool Dragon pulled back, and the bomb exploded, sending bits of holographic debris trough the air. The winner walked to the table, and the woman announced again "Though it was a hard duel, we congratulate you Oliver Molson, and welcome to the Slifer Red dorm"

The young duelist left the arena, and the announcer got up again, and began to read the list. "The next candidates will please come down: Paul Newman, Sam Saddler, Stephen Reedler, Jason Winn". Jason's heart leaped to his throat. This is it, no screwing up now. He got up, and rushed down to the arena. He entered the arena, followed by the remaining candidates. He took his spot, facing his opponent, a middle aged man with a slight bald spot on the back of his head.

"Ready to duel kid?"

"Bring it on" shouted Jason, activating the duel disk.

Jason 8000 – Instructor 8000

"My move, I draw" said the instructor. "I set a monster in defense mode, and one face down". And that will do for now. Your move kid.

"Good, then it's time for me to go on the attack. I summon Twin Sword Marauder". An iron clad warrior appeared, having a three bladed sword on each hand (1600/1000). "You better hope that face-down has a high enough defense, because my monster inflicts piercing damage. Twin Sword Marauder, attack".

The warrior leaped forward, striking the face-down monster. As he did, a dragon-like creature rose up (100/2000). It swung it's tail, knocking the warrior back.

"That was my Guard of Flamvell. And it's defense is enough to take the hit and make it.

"Fine, I place two face-downs and end my turn", frowned Jason. Great, not a very good start.

J 7600 – I 8000

"My move then", said the instructor. "And since your monster is exposed, I summon my Flamvell Gurnika in attack mode". A flaming cross between a human and a dragon appeared, snarling. "And now it's time to take down your warrior. Gurnika took a deep breath, and shoot a beam of fire, incinerating the warrior. The flame swirled, and hit Jason head on. "Sorry kid, but since my monster destroyed yours in battle, you now take 200 damage for every level your monster had.

"Well, I can still activate this: Flat Level 4. Since you destroyed a monster as a result of battle, we both can special summon a level four monster from our decks. And I choose my Blue Flame Swordsman". A pillar of fire appeared, and the iconic form of the Flame Swordsman appeared, only it wore blue instead of red (1800/1600).

"Well, that won't be enough. I summon the more powerful Flamvell Firedog". A portal opened, and a flaming hound ran out, snarling (1900/200). "And my battle phase is still not done. Flamvell Firedog, attack the swordsman". The beast pounced upon the warrior, and ripped open his chest, making him shatter. "And now my monster's effect activates. Since he destroyed a monster as a result of battle, I can special summon any FIRE monster from my deck with a DEF of 200, other than himself. And I choose my Flamvell Paun (200/200)". A flaming monkey-like creature appeared and knelled in defense.

"Good for you, but I can also summon a monster", shouted Jason. When my Blue Flame Swordsman is destroyed, I can summon the regular Flame Swordsman from my Extra Deck". The blue portal opened again, and Flame Swordsman appeared, swinging his sword (1800/1600).

"I end my turn", said the instructor.

J 6700 – I 8000

"My move then, I draw". He looked at the card he drew, and smiled. "It's go time".

"I summon my Nitro Synchron in attack mode". A strange monster appeared, looking like a red gas tank with arms and legs (300/100). And with my little friend in play, I can give my monster a tune-up. The needle on Nitro Synchron's gauge moved into the red, and steam blew from its nostrils. It and Flame Swordsman flew to the top of the arena, and turned into seven glowing stars. A new monster emerged. It had a rocket engine o it's back and green skin, with horns protruding from his head. It landed on the floor, snarling (2800/1800).

"Impressive, a Synchro summon so quickly in the duel".

"And that's not all, here comes his attack. Nitro Warrior, attack Flamvell Gurnika". The rocket on the monster's back lit up, and the monster shot to the ceiling. It came thundering down, fist forward, crushing the dragon, sending sparks that forced the instructor to cover his face.

"I'm not done yet, shouted Jason. Since my monster destroyed your and you have a monster in defense mode, I can change it to attack mode, and my monster can attack again. And I choose your Guard of Flamvell". The flaming dragon groaned and rose, and the warrior made a quick turnabout, and struck the creature, knocking the instructor back.

"That ends my turn" said Jason.

J 6700 – I 4200

"My move, and your good luck streak is about to end. You're not the only one who can conduct a Synchro summon. But first I'll discard my Noisy Gnat from my hand, to increase the level of my Flamvell Paun by one". The ape glowed, and stood (level 2). And then I play my Shrink spell card, which will cut your monster's attack". The warrior began to shrink down, until he became about the size of the instructor (1400/1800).

"Bad move sir, but since you played a spell card, my monster now gains 1000 ATK until the End Phase". The warrior's muscles bulged, as he glowed with energy (2400).

"That won't matter now, since I tune my Flamvell Paun and my Flamvell Firedog together, to special summon Flamvell Urquizas". Six stars burst in light, and a muscular beast appeared. Flames swirled around it's fists, and a bronze armor covered it's chest (2100/400).

"Still not enough to take down my monster" said Jason.

"It doesn't need to be, not if I have this". He held up a card. "It's called Flamvell Baby. And by discarding it, any FIRE monster I control gains 400 ATK". Urquizas burst in fire, and flexed his muscles (2500).

"Now my monster, attack Nitro Warrior".

The two monsters shot forward, colliding in mid air. Urquizas struck the warrior with it's fist, making him explode.

"That's not all, each time my monster inflicts battle damage, it gains 300 ATK". The fire around the monster glowed even brighter (2800).

"I end my turn here, and give you a break".

J 6600 – I 4200

Not good, not good at all. I have no monster in my hand that can take down that thing. And I sure can't have it cost me more life points, or it will become even stronger. Jason drew, and looked at the card. This could work.

"I summon Fortress Warrior, in attack mode". A rock-like warrior appeared, carrying something that could only be compared to a chopper landing area above his head (600/1200). Then I'll activate my face-down: Spacegate. Now if you want to attack…there will be a price to pay.

"Like hell you will! My Dust Tornado will take care of that". A violent wind, filled with debris erupted in the middle of the field, shattering the trap card. So much for that, thought Jason.

"Then I'll play this: the spell card Tuning. This lets me add any tuner monster from my deck to my hand, as long a I send cards from the top of my deck equal to it's level. And I choose Rose, Warrior of Revenge. And that's all I can do for now".

"Good, then I'll give you some more punishment" laughed the instructor. I play the spell card Soul of Fire. Now you can draw a card. As for me, I can remove from play a FIRE monster from my deck, then you take damage equal to half of it's ATK. And I choose my Infernal Flame Emperor. With it's 2700 ATK, you'll take quite a lot of hurting". A massive fireball appeared, hitting Jason head on. He staggered to his feet, smoke rising from his clothes.

"And don't forget my Flamvell Urquizas. Now watch as he destroys your last defense. My monster, attack".

Urquizas shot a fireball, but then something happened. Fortress Warrior held the landing pad in front of it, and the fire bounced of.

"What…gasped the instructor".

"Sorry, but my monster can take an attack each turn, and not be destroyed. Further, all battle damage I take from a battle involving him becomes 0.

"You lucked out this time kid. I end my turn".

J 5250 – I 4200

Jason drew, and looked at the cards. Okay, I can make it pass this turn. If he doesn't do something big, I should be able to make it pass the next turn.

"I change my monster to defense mode, and pass to you.

"This is just about the end for you. I draw". He looked at the card and burst into laughter. "Now, I play the spell known as Rekindling. Simply stated, this card allows me to special summon as many FIRE monsters with 200 DEF I want from my graveyard. The only catch is that they are destroyed during the End Phase". Three pillars of fire erupted, and Flamvell Firedog, Flamvell Paun, and Flamvell Gurnika appeared.

"But while I'm at it, I'll summon another Flamvell Firedog. (1900/200)

"And I'm not done yet. I sacrifice my Firedog to special summon my Flamvell Commando in attack mode. A muscular, red haired warrior appeared. It carried a large cannon (2100/200). "And that's not all, by removing a FIRE monster with 200 DEF in my graveyard from play, you take damage equal to it's ATK.

A ghostly image of Flamvell Firedog appeared, and was absorbed in the gun of Flamvell Commando. He fired a salvo, hitting Jason in the chest, sending sparks flying trough the arena.

"I'm not done yet. I send another Flamvell Baby from my hand, to have my Paun gain another 400 ATK. Now he's strong enough to take on your Fortress Warrior. And last I checked, he can only survive one attack".

Jason gulped. This is bad. This is REALLY bad.

"Flamvell Paun, attack Fortress Warrior". The monkey bounced, then threw a fireball. The warrior again blocked with the pad, and the beast was knocked back and shattered.

"Flamvell Firedog, attack as well!" The flaming beast leaped, and a flame shot from it's mouth, engulfing the warrior, making him shattered.

"Flamvell Commando, attack directly!". The warrior shot his cannon, sending smoke and fire trough the arena, making Jason scream at the top of his lungs, trying to find some cover from the heat.

The instructor smiled. "Flamvell Urquizas, attack". The monster shot another fireball, almost knocking Jason unconscious. He staggered to his feed, taking deep breaths. The monster backed down, and it's ATK went up to 3100.

"I play a face-down and end my turn, make your final move kid.

J 350 – I 4200

"My move, I draw" shouted Jason with his last measure of breath. I play my Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw twice".

"Or so you think, laughed the instructor. I activate my trap Flamvell Counter. By removing a FIRE monster with 200 DEF in my graveyard from play, your spell is canceled. Try again!".

"I don't intend to try anything, I intend to WIN" laughed Jason. I summon Rose, Warrior of Revenge in attack mode. A beautiful red haired woman appeared, wielding a thin, sharp sword (ATK 1600). Then I activate my Quick Summon spell card, using it to special summon Field Commander Rahz, in attack mode." A black haired warrior in a somewhat rusty armor appeared (ATK 1600). "Now I play my Junk Dealer spell card. This allows me to special summon up to two monsters from my graveyard, as long as I cut their ATK in half. Nitro Synchron and Fortress Warrior appeared again.

"Now it's time for some sychro action. First I tune my Nitro Synchron with my Fortress Warrior to summon the powerful Armory Arm. From the green light, a monster that looked like an iron gauntlet with extremely sharp fingers (1800/1600).

"Then, I tune Rose with Rahz, to summon my favorite monster". A massive warrior with a cybernetic armor covering him appeared, wearing a green visor (2800 ATK). "And that's not all, he gains 100 ATK for each Warrior-type monster in my graveyard. And since I have six there, my monster gains that many attack points". The warrior surged with energy (3400), making the instructor sweat for the first time.

"And I'm not done yet. I activate the effect of Armory Arm. I can change it into an Equip Spell card, and give my fighter another 1000 ATK".

Colossal Fighter stretched out his arm, and the metallic monster flew towards it, attaching itself to it (ATK 4400).

"This is the end. Colossal Fighter, attack Flamvell Urquizas!"

The mechanical arm began to glow, then it became a mass of red light and fire. It surged forward, grabbing the target and crushing it before it could even put up a fight.

"And there's one more thing you should know. If the equipped monster destroys one of yours as a result of battle, you take damage equal to your destroyed monster's ATK".

The wall of fire struck the instructor, knocking him back.

J 350 – I 0

The spectators looked on, holding their breaths. Slowly, one began to clap. Then another one, and another. Soon, a thunderous noise enveloped the arena, as all cheered. The chancellor and the woman in the brown uniform got up as well, and applauded.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this has to be one of the best comebacks of this season. Certainly, your name fits your victory. Jason Winn, welcome to Slifer Red, and may you bring honor to this school".

With the cheers of the crowd still ringing in his ears, Jason got up, and walked to the exit. I'm in! I'm finally IN! he thought to himself, as he walked to the dorm.

The Slifer Red dorm had changed quite a bit since the time of Jaden Yuki. No longer a run down shack, it was a large two story building with a red roof. A statue of the Egyptian god of the sky was guarding the entrance. Jason looked at the number of his room, written on the key, and entered. The room was on the first floor, facing the ocean. He looked around. Not too small, and not too big. Just right. He collapsed on the bed staring at the ceiling. He was tired, but at the same time he was full of energy. Like he could take on anything.

A noise in the hall caught his attention. Someone was dragging a heavy suitcase behind him. He looked out, and saw the same blonde duelist who had used Power Tool Dragon in the duel. He looked even smaller up close, and somewhat silly with his round glasses.

"Need any help?" asked Jason.

"Is it that obvious? I mean, I'm not weak just because I'm small. But yeah, I could use a hand" he laughed, running his hand trough his hair.

"Where do you need to go".

"Room 16", answered the blonde duelist. Know where it is?

"Sure, that's where I'm staying. Guess that means we'll be roomies".

Both grabbed an end of the suitcase and got it into the room. The blonde boy sat on the bed, swinging his feet.

"This is pretty good. A room with a view, dueling action, no parents, what's not to like? I'm Oliver, by the way. And you better not take me lightly".

"And I'm Jason", answered the brown haired boy. "And I guess I don't have a kick ass line of my own yet".

Both boys laughed, as the sun was slowly setting. Both knew this was only the start. The start of their adventure.

NON TCG CARDS USED

Guard of Flamvell

Level 1 / FIRE / dragon / Tuner / ATK 100 / DEF 2000

A guardian soldier of Flamvell, who is able to freely control fire. By producing a scorching-hot barrier, he reflects the enemy's attacks.

Flamvell Baby

Level 1 / FIRE / Pyro / Tuner / ATK 800 / DEF 200

You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard to have 1 target FIRE monster you control gain 400 ATK.

Flamvell Urquizas

Level 6 / FIRE / Pyro / Synchro / ATK 2100 / DEF 400

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
During battle between this card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent. When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, this card gains 300 ATK.

Flamvell Gurnika

Level 4 / FIRE / Dragon / ATK 1700 / DEF 200

When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its Level x 200.

The above cards were released in Japan as part of the Duel Terminal system.

Flat level 4

Trap / Normal

Activate only when one of your monsters is destroyed by battle. Both players can Special Summon 1 Level 4 monster from their hand or Deck.

This card was used by Kaiba during episode 194 of the original series.

FEATURED CARD REVIEW

Colossal Fighter

Level 8 / Warrior / DARK / Synchro / ATK 2800 / DEF 1000

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
This card gains 100 ATK for every Warrior-Type monster in any Graveyard. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 Warrior-Type monster from either player's Graveyard.

Colossal Fighter is a weapon of choice for any dedicated warrior deck. With it's impressive attack, and easy summoning requirements, it can be a game changing move. An easy way to summon it is to special summon Cyber Dragon, The Tricky, or Vice Dragon, then to normal summon a Tuner, like Psychic Commander, Dark Resonator, Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind and tune them. The attack bonus will ensure that you have a 3000 ATK beatstick on the field at the very least, but that's not the end of the bad news. This warrior also comes with it's own Monster Reborn, either for itself or for any other warrior in both player's graveyards. The fact that you can summon it in any position is also an asset. Just be sure to keep those evil DD Crow away from it.

RATING: 4.5 / 5 in a dedicated Warrior deck

3 / 5 elsewhere.

4 / 5 ARTWORK.