The humming of the engine plays a white noise to the laughter and mumbles in the hover craft; a white noise that just nearly shushes the ocean's waves. "Due arrival to 'Biteaker [1]Academia' in 2 minutes, please be sure to have your duel disc ready and your ID's at hand. " A tired young man's voice plays through the intercom.
A group of friends walk past a tall girl with long lavender hair. "Hey look at her duel disc, it looks like a patch job. " The leader laughs haughtily, her laughter almost shrieking. "Must be another charity Terra case"
Biteaker Academia, best place to scout for outreaching branches. The long haired woman looks down at her ID with an empty, dissociated stare.
"Hey!" An average height, light brown haired male walks up to the tall girl's side. "I wouldn't mind Clair personally, she's also attending her first day here… Kinda. Her brother makes sure to bring her around when he can, and I guess she decided to attend here rather than with her boyfriend. "
The boat finally docks with a loud clicking sound. "We've reached Biteaker Academia; 'The school where legends lie and history soars. ' Make sure your duel disc is ready and ID is visible. " The tired man sighs as if he was already in a midlife crisis.
The tall girl walks off the boat with the light brown haired male beside her; chirping away. "You know, usually they have new students duel for orientation, you know; to rank where they might be-!" He collides into the wall, smacking the side of his head against the brick exterior.
The girl looks up from her phone and towards the building; It was marble and glass, the yellow marble wrapped around the building like vines; with tinted black glass filling the rest. Her violet eyes look at the expanding bridges linking to four different towers. "If I'm dueling other new students I guess I should just miss out. " she states in a noncaring voice.
The light brown haired boy blocks her way. "Hold on! I was gonna say, 'but there's an uneven number of students so one of you will have to duel me!' and it seems like that unfortunate person is you. " He waves his hand, ushering her to follow.
When she steps inside, the golden light inside a stone and marble lobby welcomes her as other participants cover their eyes and groan. A short thickbearded man speaks from the upper balcony. "Welcome dear academia goers, I am Dysmin Dijent; the academy's headmaster!" His voice easily booms in the halls. "Here at Biteaker Academia we like to have a bit of fun! As you've probably noticed, dueling here is extraordinarily common!"
The floor rumbles beneath everyone's feet prompting people to scurry or hastily walk away from the center of the room. "So much so that everywhere you go there will be a duel field for you!" The white rocky marble and dull gray stone shift outwards creating benches in the lobby, and room for a smooth black screen. "But we also care for the academic side of dueling, how to care for your duel disc, runner if you're old fashioned, neural link and more!" One of Dysmin's arms flew open as if he was clearing the way. "So! Show the world your bite!"
Hearing the headmaster's words almost every student glared at the duelist beside them before raising their duel disc, almost every except for the tall lavender haired girl. "I'm Brynt, an Ogon'-Firma duelist, and soon to be… " He counts on his fingers. "The ancient Pharaoh, Yugi, I'll count Yusei and Yuya. The fifth Greatest Duelist in history!"
"Huh. " The girl replies uninterested. Her duel disc forms an obsidian purple platform. "Vull Welt-ken. "
Brynt smirks at the opportunity he's given. "Alright! I get the feeling this'll be a pretty decent duel! We'll set the LP to 4000, you could go first. " Brynt's duel disc forms a similar fiery orange platform and he starts drawing.
"No. " Vull replies, shifting her posture from plain standing to a fortified stance. "8000, and you'll go first. " Some of the onlookers are visibly and audibly stricken.
"Looks like you're not the only confident first year huh?" A brown haired female states looking at her mint haired opponent.
"Yea well unlike her I won't lose. " The man replies, placing two cards face down.
Blue feathers fly past a pink coat. "Hey Clair! You're getting out done by a gonna be Terra!" Clair glares up at the man in the graphic pink coat through her luscious black hair, her eyes red and sweat dripping down her face.
Brynt's smirk doesn't grow nor shrinks as Vull draws her cards. "Alright. I'll play the field spell Skyflare Sanctuary[2]and use its once per turn effect to discard a WIND or FIRE attribute Skyflare in my hand to special summon a monster of the opposing choice from my deck!" A fire dances on his duel disc before a furious wind blows it out
"Dive on down,Crosswind Canary![3]" The light above him flares before a large canary dives onto the field, its bright orange feathers out shining all other cards in the lobby. "Then I'll place two cards face down and end my turn. "
Vull looks up from her duel disc then at his hand. The violet glow of her duel disc slowly gives way to purple fog. "I Normal summon Prime Material Gravekeeper: Marizula. " A young long black haired woman steps out of the fog in an ever moving cloak. "I activate her once per turn effect, to banish your Crosswind Canary. "
Brynt's eyes shoot open at the effect. "For no cost? I activate my trap, Skyflare infernal! Negating the effect and banishing your card. " A vortex of flames shoots towards Marizula and as they hit she lets out a manic cackling.
Vull lets out a *hm* sound as the animation ends. "Now that Marizula has been banished I can activate her second effect, which allows me to special summon a Prime Material monster from my hand. " Kagurasuzu bells ring throughout the lobby, clearing the tension with a serene feeling. "Arrive, Shrine Enchantress[4]. She is always regarded as Prime Material, next I'll be activating her once per turn; effect to destroy your other face down card. "
The old woman dances gracefully, the Kagura bells sing as her arms swing and sway. "I can see why you wanted to double the life points!" Brynt smiles behind his combusted canary. "I activate Crosswind Canary's quick effect; I can discard a Skyflare card and negate your card's effect!" Flared feathers pierce into Shrine Enchantress's robe, stopping her dance. "Now I can shuffle one Skyflare monster in my GY!" A flame sprouts from the ground and into his duel disc.
A man in a graphic pink jacket relaxes and sits on the humming screen. "They're actually pretty close, constant back and forth is insane. Hey Brynt! You better not play around! I AIN'T LETTING YOU GO IF YOU LOSE!"
A mint haired male glances over to Brynt's duel. "It's just their second turn, why is their duel so distracting already?"
Vull places three cards face down. "Battle Phase. I attack your Canary with Shrine Enchantress. " The old woman's Kagura bells rattle, summoning a torrential downfall of water to snuff out the Canary's flame. "End turn. "
Brynt winces, losing only 150 Life Points. "I'll get those back. " He says as sly as a fox. "Draw! I activate the spell Skyflare kindling! Allowing me to special summon a Skyflare in my GY and gain life points equal to its ATK and DEF combined!" As he gains 1150 LP a wall of fire surrounds the duel, slowly giving form to a red and green Magpie. "I choose Scorchshift[5] Magpie. And because he was special summoned I can return one monster on the field to the owner's hand!"
Scorchshift Magpie soars into the sky, then dives toward Shrine Enchantress. "I activate my continuous trap, Prime Material Barrier. When a targeting card effect targets a Prime Material monster I control I can shuffle a banished card to negate the effect. " The radiant Magpie crashes into an invisible barrier, like an animated bird crashing into a window.
Brynt's toffee hair flares from the simulated impact. "I set a card face down and end my turn. "
"Draw. " Vull looks at the monster she drew. "I Normal summon Prime Material Wyvern.[6]" A sleek rust and oil stained dragon flies out from Vull's duel disc. "I now activate Shrine Enchantress's effect and target your Skyflare Sanctuary. "
Brynt looks at his disc with a curl on his lips. "No respsonse here. " The forestry surrounding the two is quickly flooded by clear crystal blue water.
"I'll be using the second part of this effect and banish your sanctuary from your Graveyard. " The crowd stands silent as Brynt stands there smiling with his Magpie and lone set card.
"He's against the wall. " Clair murmurs as her life points reach zero. "And he's still smiling? "
"Are we sure that the girl is Terra?" A young man murmurs to the guy next to him.
"I don't know, I mean her duel disc is a really old gen. "
Vull sets a trap card. "Battle Phase. Shrine Enchantress attacks your Magpie. " The old woman's body moves like calmly swirling water. The bird flies high but gets splashed down. The system shows Brynt's LP drop 9000 —> 7750. "Now Prime Material Wyvern attacks you directly" 7750—>5850.
"End Battle Phase. Second Main phase. I activate the effect ofUniversal Essence Maker: Zeni[7]where I can banish two monsters from your Graveyard of the same type and special summon him to the field. " Feathers blow from out of Brynt's duel disc and take the form of a towering man with an equally imposing weapon. "End turn" Vull states in her detached tone, looking at Brynt with an equal amount of consideration.
The toffee haired duelist stumbles back. "Sheesh! You really don't show emotion huh? I draw!" He eyes the card he drew before setting it on the field. Brynt's smile continues to shine as he stands with an empty hand and two set Spell/Trap cards on opposing sides of his field. "I end my turn. "
The crowd murmur, the once roaring sound of ongoing duels now hushed as the tension grows. "I draw. " Vull looks at the trap she drew like it was just another card. "I activate Shrine Enchantress's effect. " Her eyes dart between the two cards before she decides which one to hit. "I target the card to my left. "
Brynt's eyes spark hearing Vull's target. "Yes! I activate the quick-play spell Skyflare Bandaged Wing. " Vull's Spell/Trap cards turn into feathers and cycle around Brynt. "I get to destroy all Spell and Trap cards and gain 400 LP for each destroyed card!" There's a pause[8] before the system rewards Brynt's Life Points 5850—>7050.
Vull looks at his Life points increase. "I continue on to use her second effect and Banish your Magpie from the grave. " The crowd stands silent as Vull looks at her duel disc, it pulses a dark violet color. "Battle. Shrine Enchantress Attacks" 7050—> 4900
"Now Prime Material Wyvern. " 4900—>3000.
Vull places her hand on Zeni…
…
"I would like to tie. "
"The fuck?!" The pink jacket male blurts out, and the crowd ranges from outrage and silence along with everything in between.
Brynt's smile falters at the proposal. "Why? You're about to win, you'd have a win over me and it would count for more considering: we just met, I'm an upperclassman, and it would be your first official duel here. "
Vull's duel disc lets out a tense, high-pitched whine akin to wire slicing through air. "I don't care for academy rules or status. And there seems to be something under your skin, I don't want that to be my first win. "
"THE HELL ARE YOU ON ABOUT? HE'S PERFECTLY-"
Brynt's faltering smile; flicks at Vull's reasons. "I accept. " The audience goes silent, everyone; including the man in the pink jacket.
"Ok then. " Vull turns to leave, the crowd parts, looking at her. Her duel disc pulses in her pocket.
[1] pronounced like bou·tique-R
[2] Passive: All FIRE & WIND Winged Beast monsters gain 300 ATK/DEF
[3] Lvl 4 WIND ATK 1700 DEF 1900
[4] Level 7 ATK 2150 DEF3100
[5] FIRE Lvl 3 ATK 900 DEF 250
[6] Lvl4 ATK 1900 DEF 900
[7] Lv8 Tuner ATK3000 DEF 2000
[8] Vull press the “I choose not to respond.” on her duel disc