Haru and Osamu stood at opposite ends of the room, their life points each at 8000 and five cards in both their hands, Haru was quick to make the first turn of this duel his by drawing one card from his deck, giving him a total of six cards in his hand.
"I'll begin my turn by playing the monster known as Dark Crusader, (ATK 1600/ DEF 200), in Attack Mode."
A dark portal appeared in the floor just before Haru's feet, and ever so slowly out of that portal rose a figure clad in black armour, and wielding a great big, black, sword, a tattered red cape flying behind him, due to an eerie wind that crept into the room upon the creature's arrival.
"Next, I'll use Dark Crusader's special effect. By discarding one DARK type monster, like my Samsara Lotus, (ATK 0/DEF 0), from my hand to the Graveyard, the Dark Crusader's Attack Points increase by 400." making the monster's Attack Points 2000, "and my monster's Attack Points will remain increased until the monster leaves the field. Finally, to end my turn, I play one card facedown."
Osamu drew a card from his deck, grimacing slightly as he did so. Surveying his hand he smiled slightly to himself before playing one of the cards in his hand, and upon seeing what it was Haru's eyes couldn't help widening slightly.
"I'll activate the magic of Polymerization, in order to fuse my Elemental Hero Avian, (ATK 1000/DEF 1000), with my Elemental Hero Burstinatrix, (ATK 1200/DEF 800), in order to Summon my mighty Elemental Hero Flame Wingman, (ATK 2100/ DEF 1200), in Attack Mode."
A man in a green jumpsuit with a pair of large white wings, and a woman in a bright red jumpsuit appeared on the field, before quickly jumping into the sky and merging together, when the light from the fusion died down a creature with a green body and tail, a red head, one large left wing, white in colour, and a red arm, which seemed to be a cross between a dragon's head and a claw, appeared on the field.
"Elemental Heroes?" Haru whispered to himself. "Since when did Osamu use them? I thought his deck was Zombie based."
"He spent seven years in a coma," Yubel reminded him, "years without anyone, surrounded by darkness. It would be only natural to want a hero to protect you. Perhaps his longing for one altered his deck without him being aware of it."
"You're saying he changed his whole deck with just his will?" Haru asked, in a disbelieving tone.
"Is that so hard to believe, Haru?" Yubel asked, "After all, did you not once wish for someone to be your friend? For someone to love you when no one else would? Did I not appear and answer all your silent prayers? You can do many things if your will is strong enough. Even renounce humanity for the one you love." She added the last part in a voice too quiet for Haru to hear.
"Now Elemental Hero Flame Wingman attack Dark Crusader with your Skydive Scorcher," Osamu called out, before the creature jumped high into the air and suddenly came crashing down on top of the black armoured knight, destroying it in a blaze of bright red flame, whilst sending Haru's life points down to 7900.
That's two Haru noted to himself
"There's more," Osamu said, "when my Elemental Hero Flame Wingman destroys a monster and sends it to the Graveyard it inflicts you with damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack power, and although your Dark Crusader had an attack strength of 2000 when it was destroyed, however that only lasts till it is removed from the field, so unfortunately you only take 1600 points of damage, because that was your monster's original attack power.
Haru was suddenly hit by a stream of burning red flames, as his life points tumbled to 6300.
"I'll set one card facedown on the field, and end my turn," Osamu said, doing so. "It seems you haven't improved that much, weak as always."
Haru grunted in response. "You really haven't changed. Still mocking your opponent, trying to anger them so they make a mistake they'll regret. You blame me for what happened, but you just can't stand the fact that someone was able to hurt you, can you? Well let me tell you this, if you push someone eventually they will push back!"
"You have no idea of the pain and suffering I was put through!" Osamu screeched. "For what you put me through I will make you pay."
"Oh, I know exactly what you went through," Haru snapped, "and you deserved it."
With that Haru drew a card from his deck, and glanced at it before smirking, a smirk which the creature that shared his mind couldn't help but mirror.
"Now he pays," Yubel said, sounding gleeful at the thought of the pain Haru's opponent was about to be in.
"Agreed," Haru muttered, before making his play. "I Summon my Armageddon Knight, (ATK 1400/ DEF 1200), to the field, in Attack Mode."
Another portal of dark energy appeared before Haru except out of this one rose a knight with long black hair, and a red cloak, which covered the bottom part of its mouth, so that only the warrior's eyes were viable. It had steel plated armour and carried a long thin sabre in its left hand. As soon as the portal vanished the monster plunged its weapon into the ground and a dark wave of energy radiated out from its tip.
"What's going on?" Chumley and Syrus, finally, managed to ask.
"When this monster is Summoned, in any way, I can chose one DARK monster in my Deck and send it straight to the Graveyard, so the monster I chose to send is my Dark Nephthys, (ATK 2400/DEF 1600), but don't be worrying about that right now. For that is, I can assure you, the least of your worries. You see with that move there are now a grand total of three monsters in my grave. Meaning the Summoning conditions for one of the cards in my hand has been met. So now come forth Dark Armed Dragon, (ATK 2800/DEF 1000), in Attack Mode."
"There's no such thing!" Osamu snapped.
"Then what's that?" Syrus asked, and it was obvious to everyone he was scared, and for an extremely good reason.
Out of the ground emerged a humongous dragon, it was exactly like the original Armed Dragon except it was completely black, and its body glowed with an evil aura. Its claws also seemed to be more sharp and pointy.
The coming of the great dragon had made the room even more dark then it was before, a fact Syrus and Chumley quickly discovered, for they could no longer see the battle that was currently ragging, however what they did notice was the room had changed ever so slightly.
For they were most certain that those snake heads, carved into the walls, with glowing green eyes hadn't been there a second ago, nor had the glowing golden eye in the middle of the floor. Something was definitely wrong here, and before the two boys knew it they had started running back the way they had come, racing desperately to find a teacher. For whatever was going on, it couldn't possibly be good.