Chapter 1

The Invitation

Two years ago Seto Kaiba held his Battle City Duel Monsters Tournament. Yugi Motou was the champion there. Marik Ishtar came in second and banished his dark side. Kaiba came in third and Joey Wheeler came in fourth. And now a new legacy begins.

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"Guys, wait up," I cried to my friends Shorru and Kazuki. My name is Vaun Hiten and I attend Domino High. I'm 14 years old and when not wearing my school uniform I have blue jeans, tennis shoes, a dark blue T-shirt and a black jacket on top. I'm about 5 foot 1 and have blue eyes and spiked hair. My grades are good and I work with Yugi at his grandfather's card shop. I duel whenever I have the chance and am the best in my neighborhood. I have a subscription to Duel Monsters Weekly, a magazine that comes with 5 free cards.

"Hey Vaun," Shorru said when I caught up. Shorru is my best friend. Everyone calls him Pyro though. He's 13 years old and is about 5 feet. His grades are pretty low and he has 2 inch red hair that sticks straight up and dark green eyes. When not wearing his uniform he has a black T-shirt with blue and red flames going up, tennis shoes, and blue jean shorts. He works for the Duel Monsters Weekly.

"What's up?" Kazuki asked. Kazuki is my other friend. He's 14 years old and has the best grades out of all us. He's about 5 feet and 1 inch and has gray-blue hair going down to his shoulder blades and blue eyes. When not wearing his school outfit he has tennis shoes, regular blue jeans, and a red T-shirt under a black over shirt. He works with Pyro at the magazine center.

Then an evil voice said, "Well, well, well. If it isn't the losers." I turned around and saw that it was Bakoshino Mitsu. "Let's Duel."

"I accept," I replied strongly.

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At the card shop we decided I would go first and we would use Duel Disks. "I draw, and place 3 cards face down and summon Axe Raider in attack mode." A warrior with yellow and red armor appeared with an axe in one hand.

"My turn. I'll place a card face down and play Polymerization to fuse Blast Juggler with Two Headed King Rex to create Cyber Saurus." A green dinosaur appeared with a gatling gun on it's left arm and metal braces. "Attack with Gatling Roar," Bakoshino said.

"I'll activate my trap card Kunai with Chain." A chain with a blade that looked like a boomerang with 3 wings instead of 2. "And now my Axe Raider is stronger than your Cyber Saurus. Attack Axe Raider, Wind Blade Attack." The green dinosaur was split in half. "That drops you down to 3600 putting me in the lead." (4000/3600)

"I'll draw and place Spear Dragon in attack mode." A blue dragon with a long beak and yellow under-skin appeared. "And place another card face-down. Now my monsters attack."

"Activate Waboku."

"What?!" a group of 3 woman in blue robes protecting his Life Points. "I end my turn."

"I summon Gilasaurus in attack mode and then use it's special ability so that I can make it a Special Summon. Then use Cost Down and sacrifice it to summon Dark Tyranno in attack mode." A black T-Rex appeared on the field. "Now my monster attack his Axe Raider with Crushing Jaw Attack." (3600/3600) "Your turn."

"I'll summon Witch of the Black Forest in defense mode and lay one card face down."

"I'll summon Mad Sword Beast in attack mode."

"I activate Trap Hole."

"No matter. Dark Tyranno attack directly." (1000/3600)

"How did you do that when I had monsters on the field?" I asked in astonishment.

"Simple. My Dark Tyranno's special ability allows him to attack your Life Points directly if you only have defense mode monsters. And now I'll play Raise Body heat to increase his attack to 2900."

'Huh? Yes! I have my favorite card and the pieces.' I thought to myself when I drew my next card. "I'll activate Black Luster Ritual and sacrifice my two monsters to bring forth the Black Luster Soldier." A soldier that looked like a knight with black and gold armor with a curved sword. "Now I'll combine him with Fusion Sword Murasame Blade to raise his points to 3800. Attack with Chaos Blade. That drops you down to 2700 Life Points." (1000/2700)

"Now I play Dark Hole."

"Not so fast."

"Huh?"

"Reveal face-down trap, Magic Jammer. And I'll discard my other Axe Raider."

"No! I'll play this card in defense mode and end my turn."

"I'll play Sasuke Samurai and Banner of Courage." An ancient war banner appeared behind my soldier as a mini samurai with an orange head, blue hair, blue armor, and gold gloves appeared with a small sword. "Attack my samurai. And now my soldier finish him off."

"But how did you destroy my monster with your samurai?" he asked me.

"The same way your Dark Tyranno was so dangerous, a special effect." (1000/0) I had beaten him again.

"Hey Vaun you and me got packages from Kaiba Corporation."

"What?" I asked as we both opened ours at the same time. Inside was a letter, two puzzle pieces in plastic cases, and a new looking Duel Disk. "What are these for I wonder?" I read the letter out loud:

Dear Duelist,

You've been chosen to compete in Kaiba Corporations new Battle City Tournament. You've been given your new Duel Disk, two Locator cards and a Rule Book. This year the rules are different so be sure to read the book carefully.

Good Luck,

'I can't believe this. I've been invited to a tournament. Watch out duelists here I come.' I thought to myself and started to grin.