Author's note: Hello everyone. Long time no see. This is the first in a long list of revised chapters. The difference isn't very big, but I felt it would help the chapter flow more smoothly.

Well, without further adieu, enjoy the chapter.

YuGiOh GX: SPIRITS UNBOUND

Chapter 1: Preliminary Exams, And Exciting New Twist!

…They were rivals. That much was for sure. But no one really knew how deep their rivalry ran…at least 'til now.

They stood only about 30 feet apart as they stared bullets into the others' soul.

They each had a legion of monsters standing in front of them, but the smaller boy had more than the taller. He had three dragons and two men standing in front of him while the other boy had two mere robots in defensive positions. He also had what appeared to be a large brown card floating parallel to the floor.

Then, silently, the largest dragon flew towards the smaller of the two robots, apparently ready to strike…

But the brown card slowly arose, and from it came a shield…a shield that not only stopped the large dragon in its tracks, but it also shone such a bright light that all seven of the creatures were blown back until there was not a single one left.

The two boys stood there staring at each other for a long time, waves of energy emanating from both of them until the smaller boy; the one who had the 5 creatures; fell over…

…1 year later…

It was early summer in Duel Academy, and the current students were all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new tryouts. This was such a big event in fact, that the principal was hosting the ceremonial pre-guest guidelines on how to treat the new tryouts…

"Attention students," spoke a man to his student audience. He was tall and very lean, but not overly muscular. His face was matured, but also held a familiar boyish charm about it. He looked so refined, and yet youthful at the same time. If someone were to see him off the streets, they wouldn't be able to tell if here were 20 or 40. With bizarre duck tail hair, including 2 different shades of brown, this man was the new school chancellor.

In his youth, the man had actually attended as a student at the school. He even saved the school on numerous occasions. When he finally graduated, he chose to explore the world in search of other great duelists with special talents such as his own. It's unknown to most why he ended up back at the school as the current chancellor.

"As you all know, today is the day when the new students shall take the exams in hopes of joining our wonderful academy!" then the student body exploded with thunderous applaud.

"Now as we do every year, we will have duels to see which of the new applicant have what it takes to join the acade…"

But before he could finish his speech, one particular student interrupted.

"Hey pops… uh I mean Chancellor Yuki. I know it is standard procedure to have the new entrants duel against proctors, but don't you think us students could duel them instead" the boy offered innocently, yet with an all too familiar grin. This boy, like the principal, had hair that was in the shape of a chicken butt. But unlike the chancellor, his hair was blonde in color.

"Ugh…Baken, why can't you just accept the rules as they are like all the rest of the students" the principal questioned with a sigh. "Honestly, your dueling spirit is admirable, but…"

But before the chancellor could finish his sentence, another student let his voice be heard. It was a powerful and demanding voice that instantly gathered the attention of the entire student audience.

"Pardon my intrusion Chancellor, but Baken's suggestion seems rather intriguing… It could present a prime opportunity for both us students and those who have come to try to enter the academy" the student said, his majestic purple hair swaying from side to side.

And upon hearing this, Baken's grin doubled in size. "That's right Kesado, tell him!"

A small smirk crept up on Kesado's visage as he began to speak. "You see principal Yuki, It would give us students a chance to exemplify what we've learned from our time in the Academy. Not only that, but it would show the world the power if Duel Academy, and the range by which they must reach to be a part of it".

Then the boy inhaled deeply, making sure to speak at a moderate speed so he could accurately articulate what was on his mind. "It would also point out those students who lack the dueling ability necessary to exist in here" the boy said sharply, causing many of the students to cringe.

"We would be able to weed out the dead weight, show off our talent, and find worthy new talents all at the same time" the boy concluded.

"Hmm…" principal Yuki hummed as he thought about the idea. And after a minute or two of awkward silence, he made his decision.

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"Well students, since it seems Kesado made a good point…" '…and I can't find a reason not to,' he mentally added, "Then the students will participate in this year's student entry exam!"

And at this news, many of the students began to cheer for now they had the chance to show their skills while others just let their head fall in apprehension.

"But wait students, not everyone will participate; this year there are about 300 applicants trying to enter the academy, but because this has never been done before, I figure… only ninety of you will actually duel an applicant. The rest of the applicants will duel the proctors as per usual. I think that seems fair.

The way this will work is like so: we will divide the number of students evenly. That means there will be 30 students dueling for each dorm, Slifer Red, Ra Yellow, and Obelisk Blue. And because you will not be using a probation deck, the applicants will be graded on how well they perform rather than if they win or not"

Then Chancellor Yuki let a smirk cross his face. "At first I was considering picking the student duelists based on merit, but now I think it would be more fun if we just selected the students at random. Doesn't that sound fun? Heh, it should keep you all on your toes."

The students began to look around at one another until one of the students finally stood and spoke directly to the Chancellor.

"Erm… when will we find out who is assigned to duel or not?"

And with that, the students began an upheaval over who should, and shouldn't, participate.

"Calm down students, the participants shall be announced during the duels. Other than that, there's no way to know beforehand. You all will just have to be ready in case you get called upon. Of course, there are three particular students I think should be given a definite position.

First off… Baken will first duel for the Ra Yellow dorm since this entire event was his idea. Second… Kesado will be the first to duel for the Obelisk Blue dorm since he too participated in the" ahem "debate. And for the Slifer Reds…" and as principal took his time in announcing the final participant, the many Slifers held their breath in anticipation.

"…The initial Slifer representative shall be Jin Moto. The rest of the eighty-seven students shall be selected at random, and the rest of the entrants shall be handled by duel proctors". And by this single statement, the crowd hushed in disappointment; not because they felt they missed a great opportunity, rather because they felt the named duelist didn't deserve the chance.

Then a small boy, about 5 feet tall, and slim, stood with a nervous look on his face. His red blazer seemed to be slightly too large for him, as if there wasn't a blazer in stock that could fit the small boy, causing him to wear it in a weird but all too familiar style. His hair alone could take hours to describe, but the overall shape of it was just like his father's. The color on the other hand was far different. The 9 large bangs that he had (that stood up and fell down) were purple. The outline of his hair, instead of his father's purple, was a reddish color. The inner part of his hair was an almost metallic blue, but there was no defining line of what separated the inner hair from the outside hair. Unlike his father, the two different hair colors just seemed to blend together in an indistinctive style.

And about his red blazer; he wore it like how The King of Games wore his blue overcoat in his Battle City days. Under it he wore a sleeveless black shirt. His jeans were form fitting and white with black straps near the heel. His shoes were average and black with red highlights. Ironically, his scarlet red eyes seemed to be the thing about him that got the most attention.

Kesado on the other hand seemed far different from both Baken (who was a blond haired version of the principal in his younger years) and Jin. Kesado was tall, muscular, and cool to no end. So calm, cool and collected in fact that he carried an air about him that was only matched by his hard face. His hair was a royal purple version of Yami Bakura's, but seemed to be pulled slightly back, and was even wilder. His eyes were also purple and he wore a blue blazer and baggy black pants.

Along with Jin, Kesado and Baken stood and walked out of the auditorium and back to their dorms were they began to prepare their decks.

As they left, the other students also began to disperse, many excited, or disappointed.

Meanwhile on a ship…

There was around 400 people on this ship, and of the 400, about 300 of them were kids around the age of 14. Most of these kids were inside the ships main room dueling each other, but a few of these passengers were standing outside by the edge of the ship, looking into deep blue sea.

One particular teen had hair that was spiky but still slicked back, and a ridiculously long ponytail. His hair was a bit weird. Most of his hair was a midnight purple but parts of his hair beheld green-ish streaks. His eyes were also a crystal black color. His skin complexion was a traditional light variation.

He stood and looked over into the sea, completely lost in thought. It would've been impossible for the average person to guess what was on the adolescent's mind, but as a reader, you're not plagued by such problems. 'This is my big chance to make something of myself. I hope I don't mess this up…'

Duel Academy shores 9:00 Morning…

It was about time for the ship with the new arrivals to, well, arrive. So Principal Yuki went outside to the shores of Duel Academy to personally greet the new arrivals.

He really enjoyed this moment that he finally had to himself. He stared off into the vast expanses of the sea. In some unfathomable way, it reminded him of his youth, and all the crazy adventures he'd experienced. Back then, he had such freedom and whimsy. But now…

Just then, a ship in the distance came closer and closer until it was parking at the dock.

"Ahoy captain!" Principal Yuki yelled with excitement as the captain (along with the kids) began to get off of the ship.

Meanwhile…

During the time that Principal Yuki had gone to the ship, Jin had returned to his room and started altering his deck for his upcoming duels. But he wasn't aware that Baken had walked into his room and was quietly watching.

"Aww this sucks. Why did the principal have to get me to duel? I've only like won a handful of duels in my life, and only two since I've been in the academy" Jin told himself as he let a few of his cards slide out of his hands and fall onto the floor.

"Come on Jin, don't think that way" Baken said encouragingly, causing Jin to jump with shock and drop the cards he'd been holding.

"Oh, Baken! It's just you… Shouldn't you be preparing for your upcoming duel?"

"Don't worry about me, my deck is always prepared! But… Um, Jin, you're a great duelist, you just doubt yourself way too much. Remember Jin, I've dueled you dozens of times and you have a lot if talent."

Then Baken leaned over and picked up Jin's cards before stopping at one. "Solstice of Dark Magician…" Baken thought aloud, a slight hint of shock in his voice. "Jin, have you had this card the whole time?"

"…yeah"

"So then why haven't you ever used it?"

"Because"

"Because what?"

"Because I haven't proved my worth…"

"…Because you haven't proved your worth? What does that even mean?"

"Ugh" Jin growled as he laid on his bedside "…Well I'm sure that by now you know my father is Yugi Moto, A.K.A the King of Games. Well when I first took up dueling, instead of giving me the deck he dueled with, he told me to create my own deck with cards that I cherish, because only then would my deck have my heart in it… Over those few years, I gathered cards and put my heart in making my deck, but because of the way I gathered my cards, they weren't too powerful, so I went to my father for help" the emerald eyed boy stated, all the while staring at the roof.

"…But all he told me was 'if I really put my heart in the deck, then it would all work out'. One day, I found a sparse group of cards that, like my father's deck, was Dark Magician oriented. There wasn't a Dark Magician, but there was that card, so I decided that if I could confidently win a duel against a powerful opponent with the socalledheart of the cards, then I would include those cards in my deck…"

The two boys sat there for several silent seconds before Baken finally broke the silent pattern. "Jin…" he began, "I don't want to break your belief or anything, but you can't become a great duelist if you don't utilize your deck's ability to its fullest potential!"

"… Well, maybe you are right. I need time to think"

Later on, at the auditorium…

A couple of hours had passed and everyone had gathered back into the auditorium to watch the duels. The duel proctors (along with Jin, Kesado, Baken, and other student testers) and the new kids all came to the center of the auditorium to begin their duels.

Many of the applicants that gathered in the auditorium were marveling at its sheer magnitude. "It's so big… And so nice…" They'd had already been informed of the new dueling exam that they would take place in. Three of the applicants were selected to duel the three chosen Academy students. The rest would watch, much like a 'welcome to Duel Academy' demonstration.

As the crowd waited for the duels to begin, the duelists were getting prepared. Kesado was to duel first, against a supposed dueling prodigy named Keiko Aruyame. Apparently she came from a rather wealthy family, entitling her to a very powerful deck.

Then Baken was to follow his duel against a skilled duelist named George Hill. After which, the applicants would go about their own schedule, whether it be duel against proctor, or student. After the exams were over, Jin would end the day with the final duel against a person named Hakoda, who had no previous dueling background.

Kesado didn't particularly look forward to dueling his female opponent. He would've rather had an opponent that relied on skill alone, and not just money and power. Nevertheless, he asked for this opportunity. He surely wasn't going to back down now.

At the dueling field…

At long last, both participants had finished their last minute preparations, and went to their respective side of the duel field.

Kesado stood patiently, looking exactly as he had before. The young girl stood opposite him. She had shoulder length dark color hair, and large hazel brown eyes. Her face was also fairly slim and narrow. If it wasn't for the aura of arrogance that she gave off, many would consider her to be beautiful. The upper-class satin blue dress she was wearing didn't help dissuade her arrogant appearance.

The crowd watched with excitement and anticipation as Kesado and Keiko stared each other down, trying to gain a mental edge before the duel actually started.

A sudden hush fell over the audience, the intensity rising… Everyone held their breath, waiting to see what was to unfold.

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Finally, it was the applicant, Keiko, who broke the silence.

"Since I'm the challenger, then I'll go first" Kesado's opponent declared as she drew for his six cards, Kesado five.

"I'll start with the magic card Malicious Warfare, so now whenever an attack is declared, the attacking party loses a thousand life points" the girl said with a smug grin as she looked at the frown on Kesado's face. "I'll simply place a monster in facedown defense position and a facedown spell or trap. Turn end!"

Jin stared at the duel field with a puzzled look on his face, which Baken noticed.

Trying to act as if he had just figured it out himself, Baken broadly announced, "Oh, she played that card to stop Kesado from attacking her because she probably uses flip effect monsters. I bet that she built her deck so she doesn't even need to attack to win a duel".

"So that's why she played that card" Jin thought aloud. "Well if that's all there is to her deck, then Kesado shouldn't have too much trouble beating her then."

Kesado wasted no time and drew his card to start his turn. "Before I get started, would like to inform you that I am the number one ranked student at this academy."

Keiko's eyes widened ever so slightly. "So… That makes you the Kaiser."

"Correct. That being the case, you should understand that you're most certainly going to lose this duel."

Keiko merely scoffed at the older boys words. "Please. You won't even be a challenge, Kaiser or not."

"Hmm. At any rate, I would just like to inform you of how this will work. Generally, you would duel a proctor with an exam deck. But I am not a proctor, and this is my own personal deck. So you will not be graded on whether you win or not, you will be graded purely on how well you perform. As a side note, I shall grade you myself. I would like to see how well you can stand up to my deck. The test will be to see if you can force me to top-deck or not" a slight smirk plastered on his visage to emphasize his point.

The young girl merely sighed and tapped her feet impatiently. "I'm not interested in your challenge. I'm going to beat you, and everyone else that stands in my way. Now can you just get on with your turn already?"

"Very well. Since attacking you will cost me too many life points, I'll just set two cards and a monster face down and end my turn."

Then Kesado's opponent drew, giving her 4 cards in her hand.

"Well since you failed to destroy it, I'll flip summon my face down monster, The Glider of Apollo (Atk: 0, Def: 1000), and with this monster is successfully flip summoned, I can special summon one lvl 4 or lower monster with Apollo in its name from my hand, and I summon Apollo's Chariot! (Atk: 0, Def: 2000)" the dark haired female opponent explained as a giant orange chariot holding the sun appeared next to the small glider.

Kesado just looked on with a cold, analyzing look on his eyes, the smirk long since faded. "I noticed those monsters' weak attack points, and since you've made it so costly to attack, I can only guess that whatever you're trying to pull off, it has nothing to with attacking… Yet."

"Oh how perceptive of you" the girl mocked, "but just because you realized that I won't be attacking yet, that doesn't mean that you know what I'm planning. Now I'll place one more monster face down and activate my spell card Rendezvous Point, so from now on, every time a monster is normal summoned or flip summoned, during the end phase of that turn, that monster is returned to the owners hand" the girl said gleefully as Kesado slightly frowned.

Then he drew a card and started his turn. "I too flip my monster face up" Kesado announced as his card flipped face up, revealing a huge cannon that seemed to be a mere conglomeration of flesh and other amorphous organs (Atk & Def: 0). "Meet the Living Cannon!"

"Oh man, Kesado got that monster out already?" Jin asked rhetorically, a slight bead of sweat gliding down the side of his face.

"Oh yeah! Kesado will definitely win now!" Baken added excitedly.

"What's the big deal? That monster doesn't have any points" the female opponent remarked as she had one hand on her hip, giving off the impression that she was slightly irritated.

"True this monster doesn't have any points, but what it lacks in strength, it more than makes up for with its ability. Allow me to explain; you see, after this monster has been successfully flip summoned, I can choose one level four or lower monster from my hand and send it to the grave, then you take damage to your life points x200 for that monster's level. Then during my next standby phase, the monster is special summoned to my field in face up defense position. The only flaw in its effect is that I can't normal summon a monster the same turn I use its effect."

"Now I send the level three monster Koukoshen Ghost Hunter from my hand to the grave to inflict 600 points of damage to your life points" Kesado said with a more emotion then he'd shown previously as the cannon shot a small armored girl directly at his opponent's midsection, dropping her to the floor and her life points to 3400. "Now I end my turn".

Keiko quickly stood up, and forcefully drew a card from her deck, giving her a total of 4 cards in her hand to work with. Then the Living Cannon returned to Kesado's hand, leaving the boy defenseless.

"I wasn't expecting to take damage last turn, but other than that, you basically just wasted your turn! Now I'll take this opportunity to activate my Chariot's effect, and return my monsters to my hand to inflict 1000 points of direct damage to you!" And as Keiko finished her speech, her monsters flew into the air, the Chariot releasing the sun upon Kesado.

The boy watched with a smirk as the raging ball of fired quickly approached him, waiting for the last possible moment to act. "By discarding my Phantom Shieldron (1500/0) monster card to the graveyard, I can reduce the damage to zero" Kesado casually explained as a ghoulish shield protected him from the incoming attack, much to Keiko's disappointment. With that, she ended her turn.

"Now I shall introduce you to the power of my deck. Much as your deck need not attack, mine doesn't need to normal summon; rather, it utilizes the ability to special summon from beyond the grave, an ability I shall demonstrate now!" And as Kesado drew from his deck, Koukoshen Ghost Hunter (900/500) appeared on the field, her tiny body covered in ancient armor a few sizes too big.

"Next I shall activate my Phantom Shieldron's effect; one that can only be activated from the grave" Kesado ran his hand through his hair, brushing it back as he prepared for his next move.

"Like a synchro summon, I can equip him to a monster on my field and release them both to summon a monster from my extra deck", then the purple haired Obelisk threw his hand up in dramatic effect. "Now arise, Keldoor Ghost (2050/0)!" Then a giant purple monster appeared on the field, its ghostly figure around Kesado protectively.

"Now I shall take over this duel. Keldoor, attack her directly!" Kesado demanded, much to Keiko's disbelief. "Are you stupid? You will lose a thousand life points!" But Kesado simply ignored his opponent and continued his assault, draining Keiko's life points down to 1350.

But as the effects of Maliciously Warfare threatened to deal him 1000 points of damage, Keldoor intercepted the blast, protecting Kesado. "As long as Keldoor is on the field, I will receive no damage at all. Now take your turn Keiko-hime".

Keiko furiously ripped the top card off her deck, giving her 7 cards to work with. "I'll make you pay for that! I'll set a monster facedown and play Apollo's Remnants! This allows me to add a monster with Apollo in its name to my hand."

Then, as she took the card from her deck, Keiko's facedown monster was bathed in a holy blue light, causing it to flip face up, revealing her familiar Glider. "My Soothsayer spell card allows me to flip my Glider of Apollo (0/1000) and activate his effect to bring out the monster I just gathered, which would be Apollo's assistant!" Keiko yelled victoriously as a small hapless blacksmith appeared next to the familiar Glider (100/100).

Then the newly summoned monster began to call for help, causing the familiar Chariot to descend from the heavens (0/2000).

"Impressive" Kesado chimed in.

"I'm not done yet! When my Assistant is on the field, I can bring out one of my Apollo cards. Of course it must return to my hand during my end phase, but that's not a problem right now!"

Then the three monsters merged into a god of a monster, with vibrant tanned skin, wearing heavily clad amber armor and a heavenly orange aura about it, riding on a familiar chariot (2500/2500). "Meet Greek god: Apollo!"

"Sorry to spoil your fun Keiko-hime, but I choose this time to activate my face down, Ghastly Dread. Now I remove my Keldoor Ghost to destroy your monster. As an added bonus, I get to return a weaker non-Zombie monster, namely Koukoshen Ghost Hunter (900/500) to my field." And as Kesado finished his explanation, Keldoor flew into Apollo, leaving the young warrior in his previous place.

Keiko allowed an arrogant grin to spread across her otherwise pretty face. "Sorry ghost-boy, but because I sacrificed the Chariot to summon him, Apollo is protected from destruction" and as Keiko finished her statement, the Greek God leapt from the chariot, narrowly avoiding destruction.

"You thought you had me, but it seems it is the other way around now!" but as the girl chastised Kesado, all she received was a look of superiority from the teen.

"This next move should wipe that cocky smirk right off your face." Keiko said as she placed her two remaining cards on the field. Moments later, a bow appeared in Apollo's grasp, who, also began to glow an even more radiant orange (3000/2500).

"I equipped Apollo with Bow of the Gods, so now he gains a point boost, and you want be able to chain to his attacks!"

"And what about the light show" Kesado questioned.

"Oh, that? Well I also equipped him with his Armour of the Gods. Now he can't be destroyed by spell or card effects, and as an added bonus. If he is unable to do battle, then you shall suffer 1000 points of direct damage!"

Then the Greek God went down on one knee, took aim, and fired a flaming boy at Kesado's pint-sized warrior. "And as for Apollo's actual effect, as long as he's on my field, I won't lose any life points from any of my card effects. That means Malicious Warfare will only affect you!"

But as Keiko continued to brag about her lock down, the Ghost Hunter's armor began to glow a ghoulish white, repelling Apollo's arrow.

"Sorry Keiko-hime, But my monster does have an effect. You see, if she is chosen as an attack target, I can discard one zombie monster from my hand to the grave to keep her from being destroyed. I also take no damage" Kesado finished, his superior smirk still plastered on his face.

Keiko was fuming. "Ugh! You keep escaping me every time I try to cause damage!" Then the girl stopped her ranting, and regained her composure. "But that is okay. I'll defeat you soon enough"

Noticing Keiko had no more cards in her hand, Kesado started his turn, drawing from his deck with grand flourish, bringing his hand count to four.

"I place one monster in defense and end my turn"

"Is that all?" Keiko taunted as she ripped the top card from her deck. "I play the spell card Pot of Greed to draw two more cards" then she stared at the cards in disbelief.

"I'll set one card and… I think that monster I your Living Cannon, right? I'll attack that monster" then Apollo fired another flaming arrow, this one destroying the monster, which turned out to be the Living Cannon.

Then Kesado drew once more, again returning his hand count to four. "You destroyed my monster before I was able to flip summon it, so I don't get to benefit from its effect… Now I need to appropriately adjust my strategy" Kesado said passively as he sifted through the cards in his hand.

Baken and Jin just stared at one another with bewilderment. "I've never heard Kesado say he needed to change tactics. This should be good!"

"I'll summon my Ghastly Reaper in Atk mode (500/0)" then monster appeared, wearing a black cloak, and holding a scythe. "This is a union monster, so I shall equip him to a level 3 or lower non-zombie monster" Kesado stated as the monster surrounded Koukoshen, causing the little girl to scream in horror. When the union was finished, Koukoshen was now wearing the cloak as if it were a cape, extended scythe in her hands (1400/0).

"It increases her attack points by 500, drops her defense to 0, and…" instead of finishing his sentence, he allowed his monster to demonstrate. She took that as her cue and slung the scythe at an unsuspecting Apollo.

"Once per turn, she can relinquish her attack to destroy one of your monsters…"

"I don't think so" Keiko yelled loudly as she flipped her face down. "Inter-Dimensional Matter Transporter!" then Apollo was surrounded by some weird contraption that looked like it came out of a sci-fi convention.

"This card shall remove my monster from play for the remainder of your turn" and as Keiko finished her sentence, a new, larger more powerful version of Apollo appeared on the field (3500/3000), wielding the Bow and shining the familiar light.

Kesado stared at the new monster with an impressed smirk on his face.

"I can special summon this monster from my hand or deck when Apollo is removed from in a fashion other than battle. He is then equipped with whatever cards were previously equipped to Apollo. And for his final effect, any effect damage that I would normally take is sent to you instead"

"Impressive. I shall end my turn. Make your next turn count." Then the original Apollo appeared next to his empowered form, albeit slightly weaker (2500/2500).

"Oh, I will" Keiko promised as she drew the top card from her deck. "And this card shall help me do it. It's a spell card called Phalanx Rising, and allows me to bring back a monster from my grave, its attack and defense switched" then the familiar Chariot descended from the heavens, resting between the two Greek Gods (2000/0).

"I know you have three cards in your hand, but I highly doubt that all of them are Zombies, so let's find out!"

Then the Chariot shot at the little female warrior, only to be repelled as Kesado discarded a card from his hand. But due to a combination of Malicious Warfare and Neo Apollo's effect, Kesado's life points dropped to 3000.

"Finally! Now Apollo, attack" but the Greek god's attack was also repelled.

"Okay, Neo Apollo, show this fool your might!" The almighty god fired an arrow at the young warrior.

"I do not have another Zombie in my hand but there is one thing… I think you forgot about my set card!" Kesado all but roared as his facedown card flipped face-up, causing the Ghost Hunter to burst into a shower of pixels, the arrow harmlessly passing through.

"Now what?"

"My set card is what. It's a trap card known as 'Beast-Out!', which allows me to sacrifice one of my monsters to summon a dragon of equal level" and at that, Koukoshen Ghost Hunter burst into a shower of pixels, allowing Neo Apollo's arrow to pass through harmlessly.

Not a moment later, the almighty Red Eyes Black Dragon was created from the scattered pixels left behind by the female warrior. The black dragon let out a savage roar as its attack points rose to 2900 (2900/2000).

"The dragon that is summoned by 'Beast-Out!' gains an additional 500 attack points" Kesado interjected.

"But Red Eyes is a level 7…" Keiko stated in disbelief. "Oh, but my monster was a level 7. You see, Ghastly Reaper also transferred his four stars to Koukoshen's three, making seven" Kesado finished his explanation as he placed his hand on the top of his deck, preparing to start his turn.

Keiko stared on with a blank expression at the majestic dragon of darkness that opposed her. It seemed so amazingly power. Not as powerful as her superior mythological god, but still incredibly powerful. So powerful, and majestic. And so lively. Wait, lively?

"Hey! Your whole deck revolves around these undead freaks of yours. So why are you sporting a Red Eyes Black Dragon?"

Kesado chuckled slightly at the question. It was really quite refreshing to duel someone that didn't know all about his deck.

"My deck is a little more complex than you're making it out to be. There's one central focus to these ghosts of mine. Most of these ghostly creatures don't belong to the world of the living. Because of this, they need something living to attach to in order to stay in this realm. In other words, most of my ghosts unionize with my non-zombie monsters in order to bring out their full potential"

The younger girl stood quietly for a moment, mentally ingesting the new information. It was not for a few moments did it finally click in her head what her opponent was implying.

"You're about to combine one of those ghosts with the Red Eyes, aren't you?"

Then a powerful wave of energy was released from the boy as he ripped the top card from his deck. "Bingo" he said daringly, his purple eyes glowing with power…

Well, hopefully you guys enjoyed this chapter. As I always, I feedback is greatly appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you guys once again. Sorry for the hiatus.

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