Hi, Everyone! I am happy to give you the third chapter of Hybrid's Symphony. On one of my reviews, someone asked me if this would be a harem fic. To be honest, I am kinda leaning towards that. There is only one story, that I know of, that involves Jaden having a harem and I personally would like for there to be more of them. So I may just make one myself, I'll think about it.

On another note, this chapter will feature my first made-up duel and a quick look into Jaden's past. Tell me how I did and I apologize for any mistakes I make.

Please review and know that I don't own anything.

"Speech"

"Thought or flashback"

Three weeks after Jaden's duel against Chazz

(Crowler's classroom)

Alexis Rhodes stood up from her seat in order to answer Dr. Crowler's question. "Duel monster cards can be grouped into normal monster cards, fusion monster cards, effect monster cards, ritual monster cards, trap cards, and spell cards. Trap cards can be divided into normal traps, counter traps, and continuous traps. Spell cards can be separated into normal spells, continuous spells, equip spells, quick-play spells, ritual spells, and field spells." She stated as if rehearsed then sat down.

"Perfect!" Crowler sang. "Well done, Alexis! Of course I expected nothing less from one of my Obelisks. Now who shall I question next?"

"Why don't you just marry her." Jaden thought sarcastically. Then a mental image of Crowler and Alexis at an altar with her in a beautiful wedding dress while Crowler wore a faggy white tuxedo entered his mind.

Jaden nearly vomited at the thought. But then the mental image replaced Crowler with himself in a black tux. "Ah, that's much better." He thought with a smile.

"Ah, Syrus Truesdale. Care to explain what a field spell is?" Crowler snidely requested.

Syrus shot up from his seat and began stammering out an answer.

"Leave him alone. He's just a little kid." Alexis mentally protested.

"Poor fellow." Bastion thought as he shook his head.

"A-a field spell is t-the thing that affects the thing..." He began turning as red as his jacket.

"You got this, Sy. I know you do. Just think of my Skyscraper field spell." Jaden whispered loud enough for him to hear.

Crowler sighed aggravatedly. "Sit down. Can I get someone else to answer the question? Probably someone that isn't wearing red, thank you." He announced with an arrogant smirk.

The Obelisks began laughing at and jeering Syrus as he sat down looking mortified.

"I blew it! I made all of us Slifers look bad." Sy mumbled.

"You know something, transvestite?" Jaden loudly announced while putting a cigarette between his lips. His words quieted the rest of the class and gave him Crowler's complete attention. "You really have no right making fun of my Slifers. Hell, I'm a Slifer and I whupped your ass without my best monsters so whenever you insult us, you're tripling it for yourself." He said before striking a match to light his cig.

Crowler growled and snarled in anger as he pulled on a hankerchief with his teeth.

"Round two! Winner!" Jaden shouted while pointing to himself. Someone pulled out a bell and tapped it with a hammer, making a 'ding'. The Slifers cheered as the Ras laughed. Most of the Obelisks sneered at Jaden while most girls in the room looked at him with hearts in their eyes.

"Hey teach! I'd like for you to send a message to your little bitches. I'm a knight. And a knight is responsible for the welfare and protection of his people. Every single boy and girl wearing a red blazer on this island is my people so I won't just stand by and let them get disrespected. I'll protect them with my life if I have to."

Jaden was oblivious to the audience he had gained in the hallway mostly Slifers. Amongst them were the Slifer Headmaster, Lyman Banner and The Obelisk girls dorm headmistress, Fonda Fontaine

"As the King of Slifer red, THAT IS MY DECREE!" He shouted while shooting his fist into the air.

The room and hallway was immediately filled with the whoops, hollars, cheers, and applause of the Slifer reds and some of the Ra students, Bastion included.

"I know you will, Jaden." Alexis smiled as Jasmine and Mindy screamed in joy of hearing his speech.

"What a loser!" Chazz grumbled at the back of the class.

"Well then, Mr. Yuki. Why don't you display your dedication with a duel?" Crowler snarled. "Now I can see what his most powerful monsters are."

"Gladly! Who's my opponent?" Jaden smirked.

Crowler looked around for a moment until his eyes landed on...

"Ms. Jasmine should provide an adequate challenge for you." He said loud enough for everyone to hear.

Jaden looked at Jasmine and then back at Crowler. "I'm game if she is."

"Oh man! If I duel him, I'll get creamed! But if I make a wager and win then I can get him to do whatever I want him to do. Including..." Jasmine's eyes steeled and she smirked in anticipation. "I'll do it." She declared.

"Is there any chance of turning it into a strip duel?" Mindy suddenly blurted. The class was filled with wolf whistles, cheers, and whoops from both boys and girls.

Jazz looked mortified while Jaden pulled the cig out of his mouth and raised an eyebrow at the airheaded girl.

"My dad had a saying for people like you. He'd say 'You are touched in the head!'" He blurted before he laughed with the rest of the class. "Jazzy, I'll see you later!" He shouted before grabbing Syrus and walking through the crowd in the hallway.

"The duel will be held in the Obelisk arena after classes. You're all dismissed!" Crowler shouted and the students left the room.

(Professor Banner's classroom)

"Good evening, Students! As most of you know, I'm professor Lyman Banner and I teach the more unusual aspects of dueling in the form of Alchemy." Professor Banner announced to the gathered students. He was a lanky man with long black hair tied in a ponytail and he wore rectangular glasses over his squinty eyes so you couldn't tell what color his eyes were. He wore a simple white long-sleeved shirt that was fully buttoned up and the collar was wrapped by a tie and he wore simple black pants.

As he was talking, Syrus whispered to Jaden. "Hey, Jay, thanks for earlier."

Jaden yawned and wiped the tear from his eye. "No problem! For what?"

"For sticking up for me!" He said louder than he intended.

Prof. Banner looked at Syrus.

Jaden glanced at the teacher, "Uh-oh, I think I might have to do it again in a sec."

"What do you me-"

"Syrus!" Prof. Banner blurted.

"Yes!" Syrus shot up from his seat when his teacher called his name.

"Do me a favor and grab Pharaoh, would you?" He requested with a carefree smile.

"Pharaoh?" Syrus questioned.

"Unless you're minoring as a scratch post." Banner quipped.

Syrus looked at him confused until he yelped when he felt something press onto his leg. It was a fat light brown cat with darker brown stripes on it's head, back, and tail. The class chuckled at him and continued to listen to their teacher until class ended.

(Gymnasium)

"Are you sure about this duel, Jaden? Jasmine's not an Obelisk for show." Syrus said as he and Jaden exited the male's locker room. Both were wearing a pair of sweat pants and shirt with the Duel Academy emblem on the back and thigh. Jaden still had his right arm in it's cast.

Jaden smiled. "We're both respectful duelists and we both enjoy the I win or lose is irrelevant. What matters is how long it takes for her and her friend, Mindy, to try and jump me." He said with a chuckle.

Syrus looked at him with bored half-lidded eyes. "You really think you're that charming?"

Jaden smirked and adjusted his sweatshirt in a George Lopez fashion. "Yes, I do!" He said without missing a beat.

The two quieted down when they joined the crowd of students in the center of the gym.

Ms. Fontaine walked up in front of the crowd wearing the same thing that they wore yet still looked hot.

"Hi, everyone. My name is Fonda Fontaine and I'll be your gym instructor for your stay at Duel Academy. I hope you all like to sweat!" She shouted joyously to the crowd. She turned her head to look at Jaden and gave him a sultry wink.

Said boy gained a rosy blush, "Would it be too bold of me to say that my ego's getting stuffed right now?" Jaden asked Syrus.

"No!" He answered with a chuckle.

(After class)

"Ow! Jeez, I think I pulled something." Syrus complained as he walked out of the locker room holding his back.

"Suck it up, squirt. I went through three times that much excercise when I was seven." Jaden cheerily said as he pushed him out of the room to the Obelisk arena for Jaden's duel.

"Excuse me, Jaden?" Alexis asked from behind them. The two boys turned around to see her standing next to a tall guy with dark blue hair. Syrus stiffened at the sight of the older guy, which Jaden noticed.

"Sy, go on ahead. I'll be right there." Jaden told him and the little guy complied. "No wonder the tyke has an inferiority complex with you as an older brother, Zane Truesdale." He glared at Zane who glared back. "What can I do for you?" He asked.

"I just wanted to see what everyone was making a huge fuss about. A Slifer that beat Dr. Crowler without even using his strongest monsters. I hear you fancy yourself a knight with a sense of honor and duty. I like that in a duelist. I know that you and I will have a duel in the future and that it'll be a duel that neither of us will ever forget." Zane said analytically. He gave Jaden a courteous bow and Jaden did the same.

"I'd recommend you follow me to the Obelisk arena. I can give you and this entire school a demonstration of my true power." Jaden said. He held his hand to his side to tell them to follow him. They made their way to the arena and on the way, Alexis walked alongside Jaden to had a few words with him.

"Jaden, are you seriously gonna use the Evil heroes?" She whispered.

"Yep! Imagine Crowler's face when he sees that none of his students can match their power." He then looked at Alexis to see her glaring at him. "N-no offense! I-I mean, you're probably an incredible duelist a-a-and youuuu..."

Alexis 'hmph'ed and walked by him.

Zane briskly paced by him, saying "Next time, just say 'yes' and shut up."

"I know!" Jaden groaned and dropped his head. He sighed and continued on his way to the arena.

(Obelisk arena)

The stands were filled with students from all ranks. Word of Jaden Yuki's duel with an Obelisk had spread quickly and after his declaration, of showing his best monsters, the students couldn't get to the arena fast enough.

"Today we shall bear witness to a duel between an Obelisk and the Slifer King." Fonda Fontaine announced to the gathered students. "Both duelists shake hands, shuffle eachother's decks, and give it your all." She stepped back to let them stand before eachother. They shook hands and Jaden surprised her by kissing her hand after shuffling eachother's decks.

"Good luck! You're gonna need it." He winked at her. Jaden leapt back to his spot on the field and grabbed his duel disc from beneath his coat flap. He chucked it in the air and then tossed his deck up after it. He surprised everyone by stripping off his trenchcoat and removing his cast to reveal his Devil bringer to all, as well as his buff arms. He raised his left hand to let the duel disc slip onto his wrist and his deck slipped into the deck holster. Jasmine was mesmerized by the sight of his muscles rippling in his movements.

"What's with your arm?" She questioned. It's been bugging her since his duel with Chazz.

"It's a little trophy from a great battle with a mighty creature." He said cryptically.

"NOW GET YOUR GAME ON!" He roared.

"Alright, DUEL!" She shouted.

They both drew their five cards.

(Jaden: 4000/ Jasmine: 4000)

"Ladies first!" Jaden said and motioned for her to go.

"You're gonna regret that." She said as she drew her card. "I summon Harpy Lady 1 in attack mode." She shouted and slapped a monster card on her disc. The area in front of her glowed and from it, emerged a beautiful red-haired woman wearing a purple skin-tight suit with green wings as her arms with talons as her hands and feet.

(Harpy Lady 1: ATK 1300/ DEF 1400)

"Thanks to her special ability, her name is treated as Harpy Lady and all wind attribute monsters get a 300 attack point bonus."

(Harpy Lady 1: ATK 1300-1600/DEF 1400)

"Now I play the spell card Elegant Egotist. Thanks to this card, I can special summon my Harpy Lady Sisters from my deck." She grabbed a card from her deck and slapped it next to her Harpy Lady 1. From the glow appeared three harpies, each wore a golden breastplate that covered their torsos, leaving their shoulders and backs bare and golden armor over their legs. One looked like Harpy Lady 1, another had short orange hair and the last had medium length blue hair.

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 1950-2250/DEF 2100)

Jaden raised a brow and looked them over without anyone but the harpies noticing. They all looked at him seductively before bowing in respect. Jaden bowed as well with his Devil bringer glowing brightly.

"Wow! Charming even to duel monsters. I place one card facedown and end my turn." Jazz placed one card in the magic/trap zone.

"Then it's my move." Jaden drew a card with his Devil bringer.

"Harpies, eh? Means her deck's full of wind attribute monsters and support cards and possibly..." "I'm gonna summon the fiery gal, Elemental Hero Burstinatrix."

(Elemental Hero Burstinatrix: ATK 1200/ DEF 800)

"Now I play the spell card, Dark Fusion to fuse my Burstinatrix with the Elemental Hero Clayman that's in my hand." A purple/black portal appeared before him and a brown bodied golem with a red dome for a head appeared before it. The golem and Burstinatrix both dove into the portal and their bodies welded together to create a female golem with a blaster with crackling purple energy as her right hand appeared in it's place. The golem crouched before Jaden with her arms crossed.

"Here she is! The Evil Hero Infernal Sniper!"

(Evil Hero Infernal Sniper: ATK 2000/ DEF 2500)

"I'm gonna throw down two facedowns and end my turn." Jaden declared as he put two cards into their zones.

"Alright, Here goes!" Jazz drew a new card and looked at it. "I summon the Harpy Lady 2 in attack mode!" A harpy with short, spiky orange hair appeared next to Harpy Lady 1.

(Harpy Lady 2: ATK 1300-1600/DEF 1400)

"Thanks to her ability, any monster she attacks that has a special ability is negated." Jazz explained. Jaden narrowed his eyes in contemplation for his next move.

"With that. I'll end my turn." She declared.

"Alright! Here goes something." Jaden shouted as he drew a card. He smirked and gazed at her with a maniacal grin. "From the shadows emerges a blade that cuts through the path of villiany in search of the dark side of justice. And in the name of the Dark King, he appears to vanquish the black hearts of pure evil." Jaden recited. Everyone looked at him in confusion until his next declaration. "First, I'm gonna activate the effect of my Sniper, during the standby phase, she inflicts you with 1000 points of damage whenever she's on the field in defense mode." He smirked when the golem lifted her arm and shot a dark purple fireball at Jasmine.

(Jaden: 4000/ Jasmine: 3000)

"Now I sacrifice my Infernal Sniper to summon the Evil Hero Malicious Edge."

Evil Hero Infernal Sniper was engulfed in black and purple flames and from them, emerged a tall, bluish-gray skinned, muscular man wearing dark blue leather pants with two leather straps across his chest in the shape of an X and had spikes all over his body. His eyes were covered by a visor that covered the top of his head and was shaped like demon horns. He flexed his arms and the three claws attached to the back of his hands glimmered in the light of the ceiling.

(Evil Hero Malicious Edge: ATK 2600/ DEF 1800)

Jasmine actually looked frightened at how scary the monster looked. "How can you summon something that powerful with only one monster!"

"It's one of his dark powers, when my opponent has a monster on the field, I can summon him with only one sacrifice. He also has a penetration effect so it won't matter what position your monsters are in.(Wow, that sounded dirty.) Now, my mighty edge, attack with Razor Necro Strike" He yelled.

Malicious edge grinned and crouched. He chuckled darkly at the Harpy Lady 1 before lunging towards her with his arms out. He slashed with his claws and cleaved the harpy into pieces.

Jasmine screamed as her monster exploded into hundreds of yellow shards.

(Jaden: 4000/ Jasmine: 2000)

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 2250-1950/DEF 2100)

(Harpy Lady 2: ATK 1600-1300/DEF 1400)

"With her gone, your other monsters lose their attack point bonus. I'll throw down a facedown and that'll be it." Jaden declared as he ended his turn.

Jasmine drew a card and stared her opponent/crush down. "Jaden Yuki, You're too powerful to be treated like a mere Slifer, so I will no longer underestimate you." She opened the field spell slot and slipped a card in. "I activate the field spell, Harpies' hunting grounds." The area around them turned into a plain surrounded by forests.

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 1950-2150/DEF 2100-2300)

(Harpy Lady 2: ATK 1300-1500/DEF 1400-1600)

"Thanks to this field spell, all winged-beast type monsters get a bonus of 200 attack and defense points." She declared.

Up in the stands, people were speaking of Jaden's revelation of his new heroes.

"Evil Hero? Does that even make sense?" A Slifer questioned.

"I think it's like they're anti-heroes or something like that. They're still heroes but they're just darker." Another Slifer guessed.

Bastion heard them and decided to answer them. "It's actually a contradiction. They're evil and heroic at the same time, which is impossible."

"I place one card facedown and switch my harpies into defense mode and then I'll summon my Harpie Queen in attack mode." A harpy with flowing light blue hair and blue swimsuit-like clothes with stockings appeared on the field.

(Harpy Queen: ATK 1900-2100/DEF 1200-1400)

"Now the effect of my field spell activates. Whenever I summon Harpy Lady or Harpy Lady Sisters, I can destroy a spell or trap card." She announced. One of Jaden's facedown cards was blown away by a gust of wind. "With that done, I end my turn."

Jaden smirked as he drew a new card. "She's going on the defensive but that doesn't mean I can relax, she might be thinking I'll get reckless and attack blindly but it might just be a bluff. With two cards facedown, they could just be used to halt an attack or maybe for aiding her for when she summons her big guy. I'll have to chance it." "I summon the Evil Hero Infernal Gainer in attack mode!" His black-armored hero rose from the depths of darkness and stood beside his comrade.

(Evil Hero Infernal Gainer: ATK 1600/ DEF 0)

"Now Gainer, attack her Harpy Queen!" Jaden ordered. The hero placed his hands together and began gathering dark flames in between his palms. With a roar, he threw the flames at the queen.

"Not so fast! I activate the trap card, Negate Attack, which stops your attack and ends your battle phase." Jasmine shouted. The black flames were engulfed by a vortex before it could touch the queen.

"I figured that's what it was. I'll throw down a facedown and end my turn then." Jaden said while crossing his arms.

"Then it's my move." Jasmine declared. She drew her card and her eyes brightened at it. "YES! I sacrifice my Harpy Queen and Harpy Lady 2 to summon my ace card, Harpy's Pet Dragon." She shouted as the two harpies twisted into two tornadoes. The twisters merged and the winds cleared to reveal a red dragon with a golden chain attached to a collar wrapped around it's neck. The chain was held by one of the Harpy Sisters, whom all began petting the dragon lovingly.

(Harpy's Pet Dragon: ATK 2000/ DEF 2500)

"Aw shit." Jaden muttered.

"Now I activate my facedown, Hysteric party. It allows me to summon as many Harpy Lady monsters in my graveyard that I can, as long as I discard one card from my hand and the card I'm discarding is my Birdface." Her field lit up and the birdwomen flew from the lights. Each one gave him a hungry, lustful look.

(Harpy Lady 1: ATK 1300-1800/ DEF 1400-1600)

(Harpy Lady 2: ATK 1300-1800/ DEF 1400-1600)

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 1950-2450/DEF 2100-2300)

(Harpy Queen: ATK 1900-2400/DEF 1200-1400)

(Harpy's Pet Dragon: ATK 2000-3200/ DEF 2500)

"When my dragon is accompanied by his mistresses, he gains 300 attack points for each of them. Add the bonus from my Harpy Lady 1 and he's a powerhouse. Also, thanks to my field spell, you lose all of your facedowns." She cheerfully announced. A large gust of wind blew towards Jaden.

"Not so fast! I activate Threatening Roar, so you can't declare battle for this round and I'll chain it with my Emergency Provisions spell card, now I can tribute my last facedown to get 1000 life points." Jaden shouted. The trap and spell cards took effect before they were blown away.

(Jaden: 5000/ Jasmine: 2000)

"Oh well! At least I can activate this, my Harpy Lady Phoenix formation!" She slipped a card in the spell zone. "Thanks to this card, I can destroy a number of monsters on your side of the field equal to the number of Harpies I have on the field and you take damage for their combined attack power. The downside would be that I can't attack this turn but you've already cancelled that." The Harpies huddled together and began flying in a circle, making a tornado of talons and claws that consumed Jaden's two Evil Heroes.

Jaden covered his face with his devil bringer as he was engulfed by the tornado. Within it, Jaden was covered by the winds and shielded from everyone's eyes. He felt something grab his arm and move it to the side. All of the harpies smirked at him sexily before slowly licking his face and arms. He managed to force his blush down and maintain a strong front as the wind died down and the harpies went back to Jasmine's side of the field.

"HOLY SHIT! Did that really just happen!" He thought with a twitch in his eye.

(Jaden: 800/ Jasmine: 2000)

"It's a damn good thing that I played those cards when I did. I'd have been toast if I hadn't." He thought with a relieved sigh.

"I'll end my turn there. Good luck making a comeback from that." She goaded.

"I've always said that the duel's not over until the last card's been drawn. So I'll be the one to draw that last card." He declared as he drew the card. "I play my Pot of Greed! Now I can draw two cards." Jaden drew his two cards, making it two cards in his hand. "Now I play Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three cards a long as I discard two." He did so and slowly glanced at his new hand. "Perfect!" "Jasmine, I want to thank you for the awesome duel. I activate the spell card, Monster Reborn to bring back my Evil Hero Malicious Edge." His dark hero appeared in a whirlwind of dark energy.

"Now I activate the effect of my Elemental Hero Necroshade in my graveyard." Behind Jaden appeared a spectral image of a humanoid creature with red/black skin and razor sharp claws. "His ability allows me to summon a high level Elemental Hero from my hand without a sacrifice, one time. So I summon my Elemental Hero Bladedge." Jaden shouted as a large golden man covered head-to-toe in golden armor with razor sharp blades along his forearms appeared on the field next to his dark counterpart.

(Elemental Hero Bladedge: ATK 2600/ DEF 1800)

The heroes looked at eachother and bumped their knuckles in greeting.

"Heroes of light and dark standing side-by-side to bring me closer to victory. What's cooler than that!" Jaden shouted as he jumped from one foot to the other in excitement. "Now, Evil Hero Malicious Edge, attack her Harpy Lady 1 again with Razor Necro Strike." The hero let out a sinister chuckle as he charged forward and fileted the harpy before she could scream.

(Jaden: 800/ Jasmine: 1200)

(Harpy Lady 2: ATK 1800-1500/ DEF 1600)

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 2450-2150/ DEF 2300)

(Harpy Queen: ATK 2400-2100/ DEF 1400)

(Harpy's Pet Dragon: ATK 3200-2600/ DEF 2500)

"Now that she's gone, you lose your attack point bonus again." "I could just attack her Harpy Lady 2 and end this now but this might just be the opportunity for me to bring out the big gun." "Elemental Hero Bladedge, attack her Queen with Golden Edge Slash!" Jaden's golden hero leapt into the air and his jetpack shot him towards the Harpy. He cleaved the harpy in half and shot back as she exploded. "Sorry, ladies but I play to win." He apologized to Jasmine and the harpy ladies.

(Jaden: 800/ Jasmine: 700)

(Harpy's Pet Dragon: ATK 2600-2300/ DEF 2500)

"With that, I end my turn."

"Wow! I can't believe that he actually made a comeback. I'll have to draw and hope for the best." "I draw!" She drew her card and smiled sadly at it. "I play the spell card, Triangle Ecstasy Spark. This spell card only works for my Harpy Lady Sisters. It increases their attack power to 2700 for this turn only.

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 2150-2700/ DEF 2300)

"Which one to attack? He probably has something to fuse with his Bladedge but the Malicious edge might create something even more dangerous. I'll have to take him out." "Now with that power, they're going to attack your Evil Hero Malicious Edge!"

The Sisters placed their hands together and a triangle of power appeared. It shot a blast of energy that destroyed the-

-smirking Evil Hero?

(Jaden: 700/ Jasmine: 700)

(Harpy Lady Sisters: ATK 2700-2150/ DEF 2300)

"Now that my turn's over, their attack power goes down to normal. Your move." She said defeatedly. She knew that no matter what, the next round was her last.

Jaden drew his card and glanced at her admirably. "You gave it your all and didn't just give up. I like that in a woman." He said, making her blush and meet his eyes. "For your perseverance, you will be given the honor of being beaten by one of my strongest monsters. I activate the spell card, Dark Calling." The black/purple portal appeared on the ground in front of him and from it, emerged the Evil Heroes Malicious Edge and Infernal Sniper. "Dark Calling works like Dark Fusion except it allows me to remove the monsters from my graveyard or on the field from play to summon out my fiend-type fusion monster." The portal absorbed the heroes and a shadow burst forth from it. What appeared was a lanky winged demon with deadlier-looking blades than Malicious Edge.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Evil Hero Malicious Fiend!" Jaden shouted and the fiend roared to signify his appearance.

(Evil Hero Malicious Fiend: ATK 3500/ DEF 2100)

"With monsters like them, no wonder Jaden's cocky. I'll have to duel him myself now." Alexis thought with a smirk.

"Hey Jazz, How about you grab Mindy and Alexis and we can grab lunch after this with some of my friends? My treat." He offered as he reached into his coat and pulled out a cigar for his victory.

"Wow! I lose the duel and you offer to buy lunch? That's a first." "I think we'd like that." She said when she saw Mindy furiously nodding and Alexis rolling her eyes but she still smiled.

"Now Bladedge, attack her Harpy Lady Sisters." The hero shot himself towards them and cleaved them into pieces.

(Jaden: 700/ Jasmine: 250)

"Now go, Evil Hero Malicious Fiend, finish this duel and destroy her dragon with Dark Malicious Blades!" Jaden's monster took flight and swooped down on the dragon's head. He raised his claws and they ignited with black and green flames. He brought them down onto the dragon's head, obliterating it. The monster flew back beside Jaden with his claws still burning and he used it to light his cigar.

(Jaden: 700/ Jasmine: 0)

The stadium was filled with cheers and jeers from the student body and Crowler was freaking about the fact that one of his Obelisks had lost to a Slifer.

"How can this be! One of my Obelisks losing to that Slifer red dropout!" Crowler mentally shrieked.

Bastion sat in the Ra's section of the stands and his thoughts were more analytical. "Those Evil Hero monsters are something else. Not as numerous as his Elemental Heroes but they apparently have superior abilities or are easier to summon. Figuring out how to defeat them both won't be easy. Good thing I like a challenge."

"She wasn't a worthy duelist in the first place. Of course that Slifer slime beat her. Those Evil Heroes are interesting, though. I'll have to get him to put them up to the winner of our next duel." Chazz thought with a sneer.

"So this is his true power." Zane thought calculatingly.

"Well, ladies. Care to join me for dinner?" Jaden cheesily held out his arm for her. She giggled and looped her arm around his as Alexis and Mindy slipped out of the screaming crowds. Syrus, Chumley, and Bastion did the same when Jaden gestured for them to join.

(Two hours later)

"Wow, you're a good cook." Mindy complimented. She, Jasmine, Alexis, Bastion, Syrus, and Chumley sat at the beach, below the cliffs overlooking the slifer dorms. They sat on a typical picnic blanket with a basket in the center of them

Alexis moaned quietly as she feasted on the deviled eggs that were cooked to perfection. "This guy is amazing! He's got great dueling skills, a body to die for, great music tastes, celebrity sibling but he's humble, he's got a baby niece, and he cooks. He's perfect."

Jaden smirked and rubbed his head "Well, Sis was on her musical tours from time to time, so I had to learn somewhere. Plus I babysat, so it had to be perfect since she's teething."

"Aww, how sweet. You took care of someone's little baby." Jasmine cooed and pinched Jaden's cheek.

He shook her off and smiled. "Not just someone's, It's my niece. This is her." He reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. He flipped it open to show them a picture of Kyrie holding Kaitlyn. Both were smiling and giving peace signs.

"Awwwww! Look at her little hands!" Mindy took the wallet and Jasmine joined her in gushing over the picture.

Jaden couldn't help but chuckle as they looked through the mini-photo album in his wallet. The guys taking quick peeks to see the more interesting ones.

"You really love your family, don't you?" Alexis asked when she realized he was spacing out.

He smiled softly. "Most of them, me and Kyrie never got along with our brother. But they're all I have. I've trained in my family's arts for as long as I can remember all in order to protect them. My dad died in a battle and my mom went off the deep end, she tried her hardest to keep me from studying the family arts but I couldn't bring myself to stop. Kyrie had just turned twenty-three, and I was six. She got fed up with my mom and filed for custody and won. She had just gotten a record deal and was earning a pretty penny every concert." He said. They were immersed in his story. "She taught me how to take care of myself and then she got married four years ago and things got complicated." He sighed and looked at the sky as he told the story.

"What was the guy like?" Syrus asked.

"His name was Jordan Kaldone and he was typical. Good man, good history, but when she got pregnant with Kaitlyn, he freaked and ran. Apparently he was just with her for her money and fame. The fact that she's beautiful was just a bonus. He learned of our family's history and took a few tomes for himself and that was the final straw. I hunted him down to get them back and make him pay for breaking her heart." Jaden crushed some sand in his palm while thinking of the man. He looked at the center of the blanket and finished the story.

(Flashback-one year earlier)

Jaden snarled quietly as he stared at the face of his former brother-in-law. Jordan was sitting in the center of a glowing summoning circle with the purple/red lights casting shadows that covered his face, leaving his glowing red eyes the only things visible.

"It's time to pay for what you've done, you bastard." Jaden screamed and flexed his Devil Bringer.

"Heheheheh! You really think you can stop me! Your family wasn't worthy of having this power! I'll use it to take what's rightfully mine and you and Kyrie will just watch as I call upon the power of the Ruler of the Fire Hell!" Jordan sounded maniacal.

"He's lost it." Jaden thought.

The circle began glowing a bright orange and the center caught fire with Jordan being covered by the flames.

"Wah! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" He screamed as the flames consumed him.

"At least he's done for. Now I just gotta clean up his mess." Jaden muttered. The flames grew and, in a matter of seconds, they were the size of a small apartment building. The fires condensed and exploded to reveal a figure standing in Jordan's place.

"GRRRRRR." The demon snarled. It stood over thirty feet tall and was lava-orange, ash-gray, and blackish in color. It had four cat-like paws as its feet with a flaming cat's tail. Its upper body was humanoid with two muscular arms and a pair of flaming wings on its back. It's face was feline in appearance and had large horns on its head.

"AH, THE HUMAN WORLD. IT'S BEEN A WHILE." The centaur-demon mused as it began strolling. Jaden shrugged and walked past the demon like they were just two guys passing eachother in the park. When they were far enough from eachother, Jaden grabbed Red Queen's hilt and snapped the blade onto the ground. He slashed the blade through the air while spinning in a circle, the resulting wind created a strong burst of air that blew out the flames from the demon's summoning.

The demon took notice of the wind and turned to look at the human with the demonic arm.

"HOW CURIOUS." It muttered.

Jaden smiled and regarded the demon. "Fire's bad for my complexion. I burn easier than I used to, I can't tan anymore."

"IT'S BEEN TWO-THOUSAND YEARS SINCE I LAST SET FOOT IN THIS PLANE. THERE WAS NEVER A HUMAN LIKE YOU." He stated.

"You wanna make it another two-thousand?" Jaden quipped.

"SILENCE!" He roared and threw his arms out to his sides. A mass of flames burst from his body and a large volcanic sword appeared in his right hand. He stabbed the sword at Jaden, who stabbed his own sword into its tip.

"WHAT?" Berial growled.

"I'm unlike anything you've ever faced before." Jaden smirked and shoved the cat-faced demon back.

Berial seemed to take notice of the sword symbol on Jaden's jacket and he chuckled lowly. "AH, I SEE. A MEMBER OF THE INFAMOUS ORDER OF THE SWORD. I WILL AVENGE MY FALLEN COMPATRIOTS THAT HAVE BEEN SLAIN BY YOUR SWORD." He declared.

"I haven't been a member in a long time. But I've still killed more than my fair share of demons."

Berial roared and slowly approached Jaden, who approached just as slowly. Berial attempted a slash but Jaden leapt over it and slashed at his face. Berial disregarded it and continued to slash with his blade. Jaden ducked or jumped over the attacks and he took the time to analyze his opponents battle style. Berial held out his left hand and a fireball appeared in his palm. He threw the fireball into the ground and it seeped down. Jaden quickly began sprinting around the arena to avoid the plumes of flames that erupted below him. He took out Blue Rose and shot a few bullets at the fire demon's face. Berial got enraged and his entire body was encompassed by his flames. He charged forward and Jaden was grazed by Berial's assault.

"OW! OW! HOT! HOT! HOT!" Jaden screamed as he slapped his burning left shoulder. He growled and jumped up to Berial's face while his Devil Bringer glowed. He threw his arm forward and a large spectral form of his hand shot forward and grasped Berial's face. The demon shook off the magic hand and backhanded the knight away.

"Dammit! I can't bust him until those flames are out." Jaden cursed. He took the offense by leaping up to Berial's face and repeatedly slashing.

"DIE!" Berial roared as his body was covered by a dome of condensed flames. The fire demon threw his arms out and the flames exploded outward.

Jaden managed to create another astral arm and cast it in front of him to take the brunt of the attack.

"THAT ARM! YOU'RE NOT HUMAN?" Berial questioned.

"Don't ask. Damn thing drives me crazy, though." Jaden commented.

"Jaden!" A voice shouted in his head. He looked around to see a blue light coming from his deck holster. He pulled out the glowing card to see that it was Elemental Hero Bubbleman. The spirit of his water hero appeared next to him. "Absorb my card and use my power to destroy this monstrosity." The spirit commanded and disappeared.

Jaden held the card in his right hand and it began glowing blue. The card became shimmering lights and they were absorbed into his hand. He felt a rush of power within and he smirked cockily at Berial.

"You're lookin' a little toasty there, big guy. Maybe I should cool you off." Jaden shouted and thrust his arm forward. His palm glowed and a thin but powerful stream of water shot from his hand.

Berial roared in hatred when his flames were extinguished by the water.

Jaden stopped the flow of water and his right hand flashed red before the blue cracks began burning with crimson flames. He pulled out Blue Rose and cupped his left hand with his right before firing the two bullets at Berial's face. The bullets impacted and exploded, putting Berial in a temporary daze. Jaden took notice of the demons flames being absent, leaving his body with a red tint. He sprung forward and shot a large phantasmal hand at Berial's face and firmly grasping it.

He lifted the demon lord into the air and brought him up to his face. "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT! YOU'RE NOTHING!" Jaden screamed in his face before slamming his face into the ground. Jaden landed in front of the demon and punched his left palm a couple times before creating a giant fist and slamming it into Berial's face, sending him into a wall.

The demon pulled himself out of the wall and glared at his opponent. "YOU'RE ABILITIES SURPASS MY OWN. HOW SHAMEFUL!" Berial announced.

"The way I see it, you got two choices. You can stay here and die or you can walk your ugly ass back down to Hell. Your call, pal." Jaden offered.

"I HAVE FLED FROM YOUR ORDER ONCE BEFORE AND WILL NOT DO SO AGAIN! RAAAARRRR!" Berial roared as his body burst into flames and his head shot at Jaden like a rocket.

Jaden smirked and cupped Blue Rose with his right hand to blast away the head but several white blurs passed by him and raised their large shields to absorb the impact. The head exploded against the shields and all was quiet until he heard clapping from a single person behind him.

He turned to see a man with shoulder-length brown hair and a small beard on his chin. His eyes were a cold and calculating brown. He wore white clothing: a closed white formal trenchcoat with gold trimming and red interior with white leather pants and black leather boots and gloves. Sheathed at his waist was a sword, similar to Jaden's Red Queen but it was gold in color and more sleek.

Jaden snarled quietly, "What are you doing here, Credo?"

"Is it a crime for a man to see his little brother? Especially when he's a threat to his sister and niece?" Credo stated as he stared at Jaden's arm.

"At least I'm there for them." Jaden shot back with clenched teeth.

"I do what I must for the greater good, Little brother." He said monotonously.

"Don't you dare refer to me as your sibling. You lost that right when you left Kyrie and me for this." Jaden pointed at the large suits of armor that were removing all traces of demonic activity from the area. "The Bianco Angelos are made from dozens of human and demon souls. You're sacrificing people and demons to create living suits of armor without actual souls. They're abominations that should never have been made in the first place." He heatedly protested.

"I don't expect you to approve or understand, Jaden. And your opinion is irrelevant in our affairs. Leave now so we can clean your mess." Credo folded his arms behind his back and gazed at the armors.

Jaden snarled and walked out of the area after grabbing the tomes Jordan stole.

(End flashback)

"We moved down here and we've yet to see Credo or any of the knights from the order." Jaden finished his story.

"Wait, your brother's sacrificing demon and human souls to create robots?" Mindy asked with a raised brow.

"Not exactly. They're hollow suits of armor that were created to follow any order with mechanical precision. They might as well be machines." Jaden grumbled.

"Jaden, If you don't mind my asking, What other kind of things do they do?" Bastion asked.

"They pretty much perform alchemical experiments on humans and demons. They used a fusion spell that combined several different creatures with items to create pseudo-demons. One was the combination of a sword and a reptile called a Gladius. Another was a sword and a fish, called a Cutlass. Those things were tiny compared to their latest creations."

Jaden pulled out a small tome from his coat and laid it open on the blanket. He pressed his finger on the tip of his right finger until it bled and let a few drops of blood soak onto the blank page. The blood began to shape itself into a white suit of armor that wielded a lance with a motorcycle brake over where the hand held the rod. Over its left arm was a large shield that shifted onto its back to act as wings.

"This is the Bianco Angelo. It's the product of a type of alchemy that sucks the souls out of a living body and stores it into a container. This is a modified method that erases the souls memory of ever being alive. They then place the soul of a ranking member of the Order into it so it'll have a dominant mind, so to speak. It's then combined with the same number of tamed demon souls that give it its power. This next one is more troublesome." The picture changed into a different armor that had similarities to the previous armor. It was mostly a faded gold color and it wielded a large sword that was also similar to Red Queen.

"This is the Alto Angelo, it's at least three times more powerful than the Bianco and it's got the soul of a master swordsman controlling it. They're created to be the lieutenants of the Biancos and they amplify their powers whenever they're in close proximity."

"Jeez, is that all?" Syrus rhetorically asked.

Jaden smirked and answered. "There's one more thing." The picture of the Alto Angelo changed to a black canine-like creature with a dog's skull surrounded by flames. "This is the Basilisk, my own creation. I took some dying strays and junkyard dogs and combined them with roaming fire spirits and some guns. The end result is the loyal fire-dog demon with gun attributes." He proudly explained.

"You combined a dog, a gun, and a fire spirit to make one of the things you hate?" Jasmine questioned.

"I don't like it but it's the only way for me to protect Kyrie and Kaitlyn from Sanctus."

"Why would they be in danger?" Alexis asked.

"Credo answers to the former general of the Knights, Sanctus. An old man with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. I wouldn't put it past him to use them against me once he finds out about my Devil Bringer."

"You mean he doesn't know about the arm?" Chumley asked.

"No, thank God. Me and Kyrie moved to this city after I resigned. Of course everyone else that supported the Order sees me as a deserter. Credo respects me enough to keep his mouth shut but if I even move a toe out of line, he'll sing like a bird and have a horde of knights after my ass." Jaden explained. "I just hope that I'm strong enough to deal with him when he does find out."

The rest of their conversation was halted by a Slifer boy running up to them and bowing politely to Jaden. "My apologies, Master Jaden, but the boat containing our mail has arrived and I've brought a letter for you." He held out an envelope to him.

"Thanks, Jake. That strategy I taught you work out?" He asked as he took the envelope.

"Yes sir. I've won six duels this week. Thank you for your tutoring. Mark's won five duels this week as well." He informed him.

"Excellent. Be on your way" He shooed him. Jake bowed to them all and ran off.

"I never figured you for the teaching type." Bastion commented as he bit into a chicken leg.

"More like the inspirational type. Nothing has made me happier than seeing my fellow Slifers win their duels these past few days. Let's see what I got here." He muttered as he tore into the envelope. He pulled out a small stack of pictures and a folded letter. He put the pictures down and read the letter out loud.

Dear Little brother:

Me and Kaitlyn are doing fine. We've had a few close encounters with some low-level demons but your Basilisks took care of us. We went to an amusement park and Kaity wishes you were here to spend the time with us but I got her to understand how important that school is to you.

I've gotten your progress report and I'm proud of you for your dueling skills. I wish you would stay awake in your classes but your dueling skills more than make up for your lack of book knowledge. I can't wait until parent's weekend so we can come down and be together again.

Lots of love,

Kyrie and Kaitlyn.

The pictures were of the mother and daughter on different rides at the theme park.

"I can't wait either." He softly finished the picnic and made their way back to their dorms.

(Dr. Crowler's office)

The good doctor was currently hard at work furiously writing a letter that was addressed to an certain individual.

"How dare that freak-armed upstart show me up in front of my students and fellow teachers. He's getting too popular and his victory against Jasmine has only increased it." He finished scribbling on the letter. Once he finished, he folded it and slipped it into an envelope.

He sealed it and placed it down on his desk. He opened a drawer to pull out a tube of pink lipstick and a hand mirror. He applied the lipstick and loudly kissed it, leaving a kiss mark on the flap of the envelope.

"Ah! The big kiss-off! Now I only need to find a way to slip it into Jaden's possession." He gleefully exclaimed.

(With Jaden)

Jaden was currently escorting Alexis, Mindy, and Jasmine to their dorm while telling funny stories to get a good laugh from them.

"…And then I had to go to a buddy's house to deal with a drinking problem." He said.

"Your friend had a drinking problem?" Jazz asked.

"No... I was just out of Gin." He sheepishly finished.

They all laughed until they realized something. "YOU DRINK?" They shouted.

"Yeah, Kyrie sent me out for my first drink a few months ago with. The bartender was a guy I saved from a few low-level demons so he didn't squeal. I don't remember shit but that's because there was a smoking hot redheaded waitress that thought I was cute so she slipped a Ruphelyn into my drink so she could take me home with her. But I woke up in my room. In my own bed. With the waitress' corpse on my floor."

The girls froze. He lost his virginity and murdered the woman?

"Yeah, she was apparently a succubus, or sensuous dream demon. I somehow managed to kill her before she got me and passed out afterwards. I haven't gone near a drink since." He finished.

The girls could only stare speechlessly at him for his nonchalant attitude.

He stopped walking and seemed to contemplate something. "I sound like I don't care about nearly getting raped by a dream demon. Maybe I've been doing this for too long." He muttered before spitting out his cigarette butt and replacing it. The girls got over their shock and continued on their way to the Obelisk girl's dorm.

A.N: I'm sorry for the abrupt ending but I'm going through so many funks right now I can barely tell which way is up, plus my grandpa's in the hospital and it going up and down for him. I ask that you all pray for him please.

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