19. Chapter 19 - The Dark Prophecy (1/2)

an:

diabolictracer:

…well, not all chapters can be winners i guess. i wrote this chapter at like five in the morning and really could not find any way to put in plot that wasn't forced.

mmm hm. i'll probably put something better for the question i guess.

random reader:

i just personally don't like vrains yet, yeah

that sounds like a pretty interesting concept for a story though. although, you'll probably need to make an account to create it.

so now, let's get onto the chapter!

yuko pov:

"let's end this!" i declared "time imp! finish this with a direct attack! hell dive pierce!"

my fusion monster charged forwards before leaping high into the air and striking the ground, creating a pillar of flames that engulfed my opponent whole, depleting her lp to 0

fira: 2100 lp - 0 lp

winner - yuko

i pumped my fist as i jumped into the air with glee.

"nice job!" ayu shouted, already down onto the field as the action field vanished

"you did amazing!" tatsuya agreed. yuzu and futoshi were over at the docks; yuzu practicing with sora and futoshi offering moral support.

"he was okay…" yema said in her typical sarcastic tone. "just don't get too cocky"

i laughed

"why not?" i asked. "that was my fourth win! two more and i'm in the maiami championship! there's no way i'm losing now!"

yema just rolled her eyes as tatsuya and ayu kept on fanboying/fangirling about how cool i was.

i smiled to myself.

"i'm on a roll now" i said, determined "there's no stopping me!"

yema rolled her eyes again

"just because you get one otk-" she began to say before i cut her off

"three" i corrected, exaggerating the word "san. drei. tres. !"

"i get it!" yema finally said. "three otks! but eventually, unless you cool your jets, your luck is going to catch up on you"

"i think you mean skill" i corrected "and even if it was luck, who cares? my luck is great!"

yema just rolled her eyes (i swear her eyes were going to get stuck there one day) and stomped off in a huff. i just grinned cheekily

if only i knew how wrong i was then

[play yu-gi-oh arc-v opening 1, believexbelieve]

biribu x biribu biri-biri-biri badizu!

(believe, believe, we're electric buddies!)

several flashes of different colors came across the screen, showing both yema and yuko in several different poses, before a red jacket swiped across the screen, and it zoomed out, showing yuko holding his jacket over his shoulder, with yema absentmindedly playing on her duel disk as an action card

iefly appeared behind him before flipping over, creating four cards of different colors all showing silhouettes of the two twins standing together, before scattering to show the logo, as two pendulums swung behind it, with the background switching between different

ight colors as pictures of yuzu, gongenzaka, shuzou, yoko, ayu, futoshi, tatsuya and sora appeared.

yu-gi-oh arc-v

the twin pendulums

yu! kachi make janai saikyo no kādo

(just forget about winning or losing your best card)

yuko's duel disk was shown, before scrolling down, past his red and black goggles which gleamed in the light, to the show the duelist swinging his duel disk around his body

yu! supido zenkai harahara on za gēmu

(feel the excitement and your heart pounding on the game)

the blade of yuko's duel disk was shown right before he placed down time stallion, and mounted it when it appeared

dan-dan-dan-dan dan! dan! dan! dan!

(done, done, done, done, done, done, done, done)

several monsters were shown from both twin's decks, including time golem, star swordsman and aquarius the star bearer

dan-dan-dan-dan dan! dan! dan! dan!

(done, done, done, done, done, done, done, done!)

more monsters from their decks were shown like time wizard, star

eaker magician and star sorceress, who used her staff to create a blinding light that enveloped the screen

yureru ma ma ma maindo

(swinging within my m-mind)

the glow faded to show yuko and yema standing back to back both pendants glowing, before they both raised theirs arms to the sky

tamashi no pendyuramu kyukyo ku no konfyujon

(the pendulum of the soul, it causes much confusion)

up above the twins, stargazer and timegazer were in the pendulum zones floating in the sky, with both pendants swinging between the magicians before a portal opened and three glowing monsters flew out

shodo ga gotto itto gotto itto

(the urge i've got it, got it)

shingo was shown smirking while holding rocket dart striker, power dart striker and ultimate dart striker

shobu wa gachi gachi

(these battles are the truth)

reiji was shown, his glasses reflecting the light as he pushed them up his nose, showing his eyes, while in the background, his savant kepler and galilei were placed into the pendulum zones while the three d/d/d doom king armageddons hovered between them

honki reboryushon

(it's a revolution!)

time golem, star swordsman and time stallion were shown all being summoned at the same time

(jasuto burēkin' za woru... x2)

(just

eakin' the wall…x2)

a green glow appeared on screen, before zooming out to show time warp pendulum dragon roaring

raido on nau!

(ride on now!)

yema was shown mounting onto star strike pendulum dragon before showing both twins clutching their pendants

biribu x biribu

(believe! believe!)

time warp pendulum dragon was shown running along for a

ief moment before zooming out

eburibadi goin' kabe wo tsukiyabure!

(everybody's goin', gather your power to

eak through the wall!)

the zoomed out perspective showed yuko riding on time warp pendulum dragon while yema clung onto his back to keep from falling, before yuko thrust out his hand and activated kuriboh calling, from which twinkle kuriboh and ancient kuriboh both emerged

yua gona bito itto bito!

(you're gonna beat it beat!)

the two summoned kuribohs danced around each other happily

mugendai no fyuchā mayoi wa buttobase!

(to those infinite futures, throw away your hesitation)

yema nervously waved at the little monsters, who both looked happy and flew back to land on their owner's shoulders before yuko grabbed his deck and drew a card, which created a

ight red glow from the trail

meiku itto meiku itto yuki dashite (bureiku itto nau)

(make it, make it, be courageous (

eak it now))

yuzu and gonenzaka, both smiled and held out their arms happily

steppu aheddo! fumidase yo (du itto nau)

(step ahead, and step it up! (do it now))

sora, ayu, futoshi and tatsuya all jumped into the air happily

otanoshimi wa kore kara da! so daremo ga biribā!

(the fun has just begun! so you should come along! everyone can be a believer!)

the twins were shown riding on time warp pendulum dragon's back, before they both extended their arms and several monsters from their deck burst from behind and zoomed forwards. star strike pendulum dragon flew in next to time warp pendulum dragon, before it shot up into the sky and glowing trail of sparkles appearing behind it.

biribu x biribu biri-biri-biri badizu!

(believe, believe, we're electric buddies!)

multiple flashes appeared, showing yuzu, gongenzaka, shuzou, ayu, futoshi, tatsuya and sora, before cutting out to show everyone standing in front of the you show duel school, with both twins in the middle of an argument, with the others all standing around them amused.

yuko pov:

i awoke with a yawn to my alarm ringing loudly. i sleepily pawed for the stupid clock in order to shut it off…only to fall out of my bed.

that woke me up fast.

i sat up and looked over at my clock, which had somehow moved during the night and was now just out of my reach from the bed. i groaned as i stood up, stretched and finally turned the stupid clock off. usually i wouldn't be caught dead up this early, but i had a duel today.

my fifth win.

i grinned as i opened my closet door to get dressed for the day in my usual outfit….only to then realize the closet door wouldn't open. i furrowed my eye

ows as i shoved the door a little harder, and it still didn't budge.

at this point, i went from mildly irritated to full on panic. my mom always made

eakfast at 8:00. it was 7:55. she also refused to let me eat while i was shirtless so if i didn't get the closet open asap, i could kiss goodbye to pancakes this morning.

i pushed the door, kicked the door, tried to pick the lock, screamed and rammed into it, everything. but nothing worked as the door remained stubbornly shut tight.

eventually, i realized the issue. the previous night i had tossed my jacket into the closet and shut the door to keep our new kitten pro out of there. the jacket must have caught the door hinge, making me unable to open it.

with this new information, i looked instead into the door crack and eventually found the metal zipper sticking into the hinge. i yanked it out, only for the hinge to open and catch my finger in it. wincing, i went into my closet and got dressed.

i left my room and exited. i quickly descended the fire pole (accidentally getting friction burn on my left foot) and hurried into the kitchen. yema glanced over from her syrup covered pancakes (i think sora had started to rub off on her) and stared at me

"what?" i asked, sitting next to her at my usual spot. my pancakes were room temperature, but it was better than nothing.

"your outfit" she said simply before returning to her meal. i raised an eye

ow before glancing down…as my jaw dropped. i had my jacket on, but that's about the only right thing i had. my goggles were on sideways, my shirt was inside out, and i left my pendant in my room. my pants were rolled up on one leg and there was a tear on the bottom of my deck pocket (likely by duc, another one of our kittens) and my cards were strewn behind me and around the living room. my socks were mismatched and i had even managed to put my duel disk on upside down

"i'll fix it" i muttered as i hurried into the living room and collected my cards before en could eat them, and scurried back up the stairs and into my room where i sorted out my wardrobe. by the time i found a new, untorn pair of pants, fixed my socks, found my pendant, and went back downstairs, my pancakes were cold

as i scarfed them down, i accidentally bit my tongue, which began bleeding, forcing me to stop eating and hold it to stop the bleeding. by then, they were soggy, so i settled for a cup of yogurt as my replacement

eakfast.

as i exited the house, i hastily scrambled under the ladder yoko had been using yesterday, only to have to hastily backpedal as pro, duc and tion (our new three little black kittens) scampered in front of me, causing the ladder to fall over and

eak the mirror we had placed by the front door. i winced. i needed to apologize to mom later for that.

after accidentally putting on yema's shoes (which were way too small) and mine on the wrong feet, i made it out of the house. yema was waiting outside with a rather impatient look on her face.

"what took you so long?" yema questioned "we're already late for your duel!"

"sorry" i said awkwardly as we began running. my duel today was at fortune prep school, which wasn't too far from our house, so we decided to go straight there.

along the way, i managed to trip over ever pebble, stub my foot in every crack and constantly walk into lamp posts. by the time we reached the school, my body hurt more than when gongenzaka crushed me in a bear hug on my 12th birthday….which happened back home…

i shook my head as i pinched my cheeks. i needed to focus. of course, as soon as i thought that, i walked into the gate that guarded the front of the school. glancing up, i found yema looking down at me alongside…

"hey there…circus…hitler" i managed to groan out. nico raised an eye

ow curiously but didn't comment

"hello yuko" he said. "welcome to fortune prep school! your opponent is waiting!"

i nodded as the gate slowly creaked open. the door opened on its own and i stepped boldly in…and slipped on the banana peel someone had carelessly discarded and toppled down the stairs, likely

eaking ever bone in my body. at the bottom, i finally landed in what looked like a large duel arena, right next to a small girl, who i assumed was my opponent.

i groaned as i opened my eyes…and was smacked in the face by someone's hand

"you pervert!" the girl screamed at me, and i realized i was lying right under her. i quickly rolled away, blushing as i apologized.

"sorry!" i said, rising to my feet. my opponent was a fair-skinned young girl of low height with long curly red hair with a purple ribbon tied on top of her head and

ight-green eyes. she was wearing a mostly purple flowing dress, and what looked like to a white blouse underneath (but i didn't want to look closer), with a pink ribbon on her collar and a yellow coin-shaped pendant. she was also wearing a pair of white socks and what looked to be

own sandals. she was also holding a crystal apple for some reason, which i assumed was what she had whacked me with.

"ready?" i asked hastily, trying to avoid the topic again

"…fine" the girl said "i'm mieru hochun. and today i'll be the one defeating you and your perverted face!"

"it was an accident!" i protested, although it didn't sound particularly convincing.

"action field on!" nico smiley said over the mic. he had come down the stairs (most likely in a safer manner) and was now by the side of the arena in an announcer's box. yema had also come down and joined ayu, futoshi and tatsuya who had all made it to my duel. sora, as usual, was off somewhere with yuzu.

"fortuneterror!" nico said as, around us, the action field booted on as a large circular arena, with tall pillars and floating crystal balls formed.

"duelist locked in battle!" nico began "kicking the earth and dancing alongside their monsters!"

"they storm through this field!" mieru said. "behold!"

"this is the newest and greatest evolution of dueling!" i concluded "action…."

"duel!" mieru and i both finished simultaneously as action cards shot out across the field

mieru: 4000 lp, hand 5

yuko: 4000 lp, hand 5

"i will begin by setting a monster facedown" mieru said as the facedown monster, represented by a ball of thorns with eyes, appeared onto her field. "then i set a card facedown and end my turn"

"simple i guess" i muttered to myself "i draw!"

yuko: 4000 lp, hand 6

mieru: 4000 lp, hand 3

"are you kidding me!?" i screamed at the top of my lungs. why? my entire hand was a giant

ick that i couldn't even use. i sighed as i calmed down

"i pass my turn" i muttered. mieru raised an eye

ow curiously as she drew a card

mieru: 4000 lp, hand 4

yuko: 4000 lp, hand 6

"i activate my facedown card!" mieru said. "ominous fortunetelling!"

her trap flipped face up, showing a pair of hands holding a dark crystal ball that contained a skull.

"during my standby phase, i choose a random card in your hand, then say what i think it is" mieru said "if i'm correct, then you take 700 damage"

"so i have a 1 in 3 chance of taking this damage" i thought

the duel disk automatically chose the card in the center of my hand as the random card before mieru closed her eyes and focused.

"i say that it is…a monster!" mieru said. the card was revealed, showing itself as time-warp pendulum dragon, before my duel disk emitted a light zap

yuko: 4000 lp - 3300 lp

"now then, i flip summon my facedown monster!" mieru continued. "prediction princess coinoroma, and when i do, her flip effect activates!"

the card flipped up, showing a little pixie girl with long red pigtails holding a giant gold coin

prediction princess coinoroma lv3/earth/fairy/flip/effect/atk800/def1400

"when she's flipped face-up, i can special summon a level 4 or below flip monster from my hand, deck or graveyard in facedown defense position!" mieru explained "i choose my prediction princess arrowsylph from my deck"

coinoroma's coin glowed as another ball of thorns appeared onto her field

"but i'd rather not wait a turn, so i activate the book of taiyou to flip my facedown arrowsylph face-up!" mieru said, a red book appearing in front of her, before opening as the ball of thorns dissipated to show a woman holding a bow…or at least that's what i could make out

prediction princess arrowsylph lv4/wind/fairy/flip/effect/atk1000/def1400

"when arrowsylph is flipped up, i can add 1 ritual spell from my deck to my hand!"

mieru said, as arrowsylph raised her bow and shot an arrow into the air. the arrow exploded and a card fell from the sky into mieru's hand. "and i choose my prediction ritual!"

"ritual spell!?" i asked in surprise

"now my two monsters will both attack you directly!" mieru said, pointing at me as her two monsters charged forward.

i quickly dived sideways and grabbed an action card…and cursed under my

eath.

"action trap activate" my duel disk said "lousy luck inflicts 800 damage to player"

"gosh darn it" i muttered as i got zapped again

yuko: 3300 lp - 2500 lp

just then, the attack declared finally connected as coinoroma smacked me with her coin and arrowsylph shot me in the butt with an arrow

yuko: 2500 lp - 1500 lp - 700 lp

"ow…." i muttered to myself as i rubbed my rear

"then i set two cards facedown and end my turn" mieru said as her facedown cards appeared

"ugh…" i groaned as i rose to my feet again "i draw!"

yuko: 700 lp, hand 7

mieru: 4000 lp, hand 2

"yes!" i exclaimed as i pumped my fist. "i set the pendulum scales using scale 2 time

eaker magician and scale 8 timegazer magician!"

i quickly spread the two monsters out onto my duel disk as the magicians rose on either side of me in their blue columns.

time

eaker magician lv3/dark/spellcaster/pendulum/effect/p.s. 2/atk1400/def0

timegazer magician lv3/dark/spellcaster/pendulum/effect/p.s. 8/atk1200/def600

"now i can summon any monsters from levels 3 through 7, all at the same time!" i said as the pendulum began to sway above my head "swing, pendulum of souls! draw an arc of light across the ether! pendulum summon! appear now! my monsters!"

the portal formed and out shot five energy streams

"level 6! time shielder!" i shouted "time magician! moon dragon! level 7! time doubler! and with the chronic powers that control time! time-warp pendulum dragon!"

the five streams of energy landed onto the ground and formed into my monsters. time shielder was a large man holding a dark blue shield in his hand, time magician winked playfully, moon dragon roared loudly alongside time-warp pendulum dragon, while time doubler was perched atop my dragon's head and cackled

time shielder lv6/dark/warrior/pendulum/effect/p.s. 6/atk400/def2900

time magician lv6/dark/spellcaster/pendulum/effect/p.s. 2/atk2000/def1700

moon dragon lv6/dark/dragon/pendulum/effect/p.s. 0/atk2500/def2000

time doubler lv7/dark/fiend/pendulum/effect/p.s. 4/atk0/def0

time-warp pendulum dragon lv7/dark/dragon/pendulum/effect/p.s. 4/atk2500/def2000

"and yuko sakaki has just performed the famous pendulum summon!" nico announced "what more will he do this turn?"

"now i activate time magician's ability!" i continued "she gives time-warp pendulum dragon 500 atk for every "time" monster i control, and since i control four, he's gaining 2000! shining force!

time magician waved her wand around which cause time-warp pendulum dragon to begin glowing as its atk rose

time-warp pendulum dragon atk 2500 - atk 4500

"next i use time doubler's ability!" i said "it doubles the atk of time-warp pendulum dragon! gift of gold!"

the small goblin waved its bag around, causing my dragon to begin glowing a

ight gold color

time-warp pendulum dragon atk 4500 - atk 9000

"9000 atk!" nico said in suprise over the microphone "that's enough to wipe of all of mieru's life points in one strike. she better do something, and fast!"

"battle!" i shouted "time-warp pendulum dragon, destroy prediction princess coinoroma with spiral vortex strike!"

the dragon ran forwards before blasting out a blue energy stream which had golden and red spirals circling it

"i activate my facedown card!" mieru said. "book of eclipse flips all monsters on the field into face-down defense position!"