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Yugioh! DT: Termina Wars Chapter 5

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Chapter 5: Preliminary Finals, A Maiden's Saving Grace

As the crowd focused their eyes upon the match taking place before them, Maira began walking out the stage. The crowds were excited and were waiting for the first player to start. Maira looked at Kageru, feeling confident in his skills. She thought to herself "(You better win)".

"Lady Lovers first!" Daigo began the match with a snide comment. Mamoru twitched a brow at him, but then simply relaxed and took the first turn.

"I draw!" He looked at his starting hand, spending a mere few seconds before making his first move.

"I'm gonna summon Neo Flamvell Sabre in Attack Mode!" The monster column in front of Kageru burst into fumes, which began to take shape forming a burning-haired, yellow-eyed swordsman covered in dark armor and wielding a blazing scimitar-like weapon.

Neo Flamvell Sabre LV4 FIRE/Pyro
ATK 1500 DEF 200

"I ain't done yet!" continued Kageru. "Ya see, my Sabre has an effect; while you have 3 or less cards in your grave, Sabre gets a 600 ATK boost!"

Neo Flamvell Sabre raised its blade and began channeling all the heat energy from Daigo's field, which then gathered within its edge. The swordsman's aura and fighting spirit rose.

Neo Flamvell Sabre ATK 1500+600=2100

"I'll set one card facedown, and that's a wrap for now." Kageru ended his turn feeling he had a solid start.

The announcer began commenting on the duel as plays went along.

"Would you look at that?! Kageru has just summoned a 2100 beater! For a LV 4 with that attack from the start, and a set to back it up, I wonder how will Daigo fight back against this!"

"Oh yeah you got this Kageru!" Tetsu cheered along with Riski and Gai.

"GO KAGERU!"

"Don't get too overconfident! Pay attention to his plays, counter him down, and you'll definitely have him".

Kageru looked at Daigo, who didn't seem to mind the duel and simply snorted at his play.

"You call that power?" he commented.

"Got a problem? How about you show me what you got, or is it you're all talk after all."
Kageru provoked, feeling confident that he could handle whatever Daigo can throw at him.

"Hmph! I'll show you what real power is." replied Daigo, who quickly proceeded to his turn.

"I'll draw!" Daigo grinned as he looked through his current hand. It seemed he had a dangerous play ready for Kageru.

"I've seen how you play; relying on one monster armies doesn't compare to an army of many no matter how big or powerful they are!" Daigo made his first move.

"I summon Goblin Attack Force in Attack Mode!"

From Daigo then came an enormous group of rough and rowdy goblins wielding maces, clubs, and other intimidating melee weapons. They were hungry for battle, and so was Daigo.

Goblin Attack Force LV4 EARTH/Warrior
ATK 2300 DEF 0

As Maira watched the battle, she huffed at the man's words. "Goblins? Really? What is this, Lord of the Rings?" she didn't like his sexist attitude.

Mamoru looked at Daigo's monster, feeling uneasy, much to Daigo's content.

"Now then, my Battle Phase, let's go Goblin Attack Force! Ransack that Sabre!"

The army of goblins charged at Kageru's lone swordsman; overwhelmed by the number of soldiers attacking. Afterwards, they lazily went back to their monster zone, where some ate, and some sat or went to sleep.

Kageru LP
8000-200=7800

"Since my goblins put a lot of work in that attack, they could use a short break, so now they have to switch to Defense Mode."

Goblin Attack Force DEF 0

"I think I'll also set a card facedown and end there. How do you like me now loser?"

"I'll give you props for getting over my Sabre, but we're just getting started." Kageru replied.

Kageru already his next turn planned out and ready. It was now his turn to take the offensive.

"My turn! Draw!... Alright let's go. I'm summonin Flamvell Firedog in Attack Mode!"

The flaming hound leaped onto the field and howled.

Flamvell Firedog LV4 FIRE/Beast

ATK 1900 DEF 200

"And Kageru has just summoned the infamous Flamvell Firedog." The announcer commented

"As we've all seen, this mean dog doesn't just have a mean bite, but whenever it destroys a monster and sends it to the grave, Kageru can call out another monster, and with Daigo's goblins in Defense, looks like Daigo is in for some SSEERRRIIIOUS hurt folks!

"Give me your best shot!" said Daigo who was provoking Kageru to attack.

Kageru gladly took his call "No problem! Battle Phase! Alright Firedog, tear his army down!"

With its body engulfed in flames, and its fangs and claws ready to hunt, the flaming hound rushed straight at the fearful army, who were caught by surprise and began running around in panic. Daigo however grinned.

"Not so fast. You shouldn't be rushing into your beat down like that, we have plenty of time."

Kageru looked at him oddly. "What are you talkin about?"

"Heh...I special summon Goblin Shield Squadron from my hand in Defense Mode!"

Before Firedog could decimate the Goblin Attack Force, Daigo suddenly brought out a group of goblins wielding large wooden tower shields repelling Firedog and guarding Daigo's monster.

Goblin Shield Squadron
LV4 EARTH/Warrior
ATK 0 DEF 2300

"Shield Squadron can be summoned from my hand, when a "Goblin" monster on my field is attacked, and the monster is then forced to battle against Shield Squadron."

Unable to penetrate through Shield Squadron, Firedog was unable to destroy it and instead Kageru suffered damage.

Kageru LP 7800-400=7400

"Urgh!" Having both plays in his 2 turns countered, Kageru felt distressed.

"Hahaha! I ain't finished loser. I'm activating my continuous trap, Goblin Boot Camp, and with this in play, whenever a "Goblin" monster on my field switches Battle Positions, I can switch the position of another "Goblin" monster on my field as well!"

With he effect of Daigo's trap, as his Shield Squadron forcibly changed themselves to Attack Mode, Daigo's dormant Goblin Attack Force rose up ready to massacre once more.

Goblin Shield Squad

ATK 0

Goblin Attack Force

ATK 2300

"What a move!" the announcer added. "With 2 consecutive plays shut down, it doesn't look good for Hinodama Kageru here. Will he be able to land a blow anytime soon?"

Daigo's friends cheered him on.

"Show em boss!"

"Yeah, teach that sucker a lesson for messin with us and siding with that chick."

Gai, Tetsu, and Riski were getting worried, as it seemed that Kageru was just ready to end his turn, with no further plays left in his current turn.

"Looks like you've been dueling that chick too much. This proves how pathetic women are at dueling. You can't even handle 2 simple monsters!" Daigo began to insult Maira again, much to Kageru's displeasure.

"I heard your own sister used that terrible deck too didn't she. Pathetic. As you can see here, the reulsts show how weak you both are. You still got somethin to say to me loser?"Daigo added. Hearing this Maira got up and slammed her hands into the chair in front of her. It was the last set of insults she was willing to hear. Her action astonished not only the spectator on the seat, but the crowd around her. Maira who was fuming with anger was completely oblivious to the crowd staring at her and began yelling out.

"TEACH HIM KEEP THAT MOUTH SHUT OR HAVE FLAMVELL FIREDOG BURN HIS TOUNGE OFF!" She sat down and folded her arms, crossing her legs and scrawling evil mutters under her breath. 'How dare he insult me! And more over, Kageru's sister! And women everywhere! That snotty little-" she shook her fist in the air with anger marks everywhere. Riski and the gang were too scared to get up and calm her down.

Kageru looked at Maira for a moment, taking her words into mind. He felt some of his fighting spirit return. "Thanks Maira." He thought as he looked through his hand and field again. Currently in his 2nd Main Phase, he was only with only one face down that was not ready at the moment and a lone Firedog that he knew will be destroyed by Daigo next turn. He thought about how wrong Daigo was and how much he respected and envied Maira and his late sister Akane. His mind soon began to wander, as he and Maira started thinking about the previous years.

~flashback ~

A young Maira began kicking rocks while making her way to her usual playground area, since her father worked so many hours at the rivaling company of Virtual Illusions to Kaiba Corp. and Isquared. She sighed as she was about to make her way to the swings when she noticed a young boy and a few older kids gathered around him. "..." 'What's going on?' she asked herself, as she hid behind a tree to listen to their discussion.

"Looks like we win kid!" mocked as the other older kids joined in to poke fun at the boy who was beaten down to the floor with his cards all scattered up.

"Now then, as we promised, I get to keep that rare card ya got there!" the oldest boy took his hand and reached out readying to forcibly take the only card, which the poor boy guarded deeply in his arms.

"No way! T-this is my sister's card!" The boy cried out.

The group began to grow impatient. They started taking the rest of his scattered deck and threatened him.

"Look. You made a deal with us kid! You win, we walk away, I win I keep the card."

"Shut up! You all ganged up on me! I bet you guys are too chicken to duel me one on one! Yeah that's right, I said it!" The poor boy kept fighting back as much as he could.

Feeling furious over his last comment, the eldest nodded at one of his companions, who then tore one of the boy's cards in half.

"NOOOO!"

"Well!? What's it gonna be huh!? That card, or your garbage deck!?" The bully continued to threaten him on and on. One by one, they tore each individual card to pieces as the poor boy watched in heartache. Still, the poor boy defended the card he held unwaveringly.

"Only 7 cards left huh? Man you are one stubborn idiot." The older boy picked up one of the remaining cards, and took a liking to it.

"Well would you look at that. Pretty neat synchro monster." the bully eyed on the current card on his hand.

"M-my Crimson Blader! T-that's mine! Give it back!" the poor boy begged.

"I think I'll keep this too. In fact I feel sorry that all these rare cards are in the hands of some loser like you. Haven't you got any pity on them, being wasted like this?" the older boy mocked.

"Yeah don't you pity em!?"

"Hehehehe, hey let's just beat him down and grab it! We already showed him some mercy." one of the kids suggested. The leader agreed and they began to center around the poor boy as he covered himself facedown with eyes closed, enduring the kicking and punching as he continued to guard his sister's card. The leader eventually took it off his hand and despite that, they continued to harass him even more.

The boy fell to tears, as he continued to endure the blows with no longer a care for himself. He felt he deserved what he was experiencing and thought as he cried "(I'm so sorry Akane! I couldn't stop them! I'm so weak...I'm so weak... I deserve this don't I?)

Maira couldn't stand it, through her angry and pity for the poor boy, she leapt out of her hiding place behind the tree and rammed the boy holding his sister's card in the stomach with a head butt.

"W-what on earth!?" he reached for his stomach as the card flew out of his hand. She looked at the card swirling in the air and leapt forward and grabbed it with her mouth. "...Grr..." she growled with the card in her mouth.

"She's a monster!" one of the kids said, as she took the card out of her mouth and let it fall to the boy. She then glared at the other boys, slowly picking up the fallen card pieces. They didn't stop her at first, wondering what she was doing.

From her backpack, she took out bandages, and one by one, she put the pieces of each card back together. The boys just stared at her, the oldest bewildered. "HEY! Stay out of our way, pipsqueak!" he kicked her and she fell near the boy, still not a word out of her mouth. She just groaned, and then made her way to the boy, handing him the cards, and then bandaging up his face. "Heh, what a whimp! The both of them! Give me the card back!" he moved toward her again.

"Huh?" The poor boy looked at Maira, surprised and confused at what was going on. He stayed still, watching and waiting curiously at what Maira was going to do, as she bandaged him.

"Heh look guys, looks like the kid has a girlfriend!" one of them teased.

"Yeah, I guess it takes a wimp to fall for a wimp."

The group of boys laughed at the two. Eventually however, the eldest directed his threats and remarks towards Maira.
"Alright sweetheart, you gonna give us that card or what? Unless you wanna join your little friend here on the floor too."

The young boy wouldn't allow someone else defending him, and didn't want Maira to suffer for his own weakness. "Are you a moron or something? Just get out while you can! There's too many of them. I don't need your help; and if you don't wanna get clobbered, get outta here now you idiot!" the boy yelled at her as tears fell from his eyes.

The bullies inched themselves towards Maira and the boy, who were now clenching and pounding their fists.

"..." Maira stared at the boy for a minute, then smiled very happy, as if telling him it's all going to be alright. She turned to the boys and pulled out her deck. "..." she pointed to the one who called her "sweetheart" and then his deck holder, before pointing to her own.

The boys looked at her perplexingly.

"A duel huh!? Alright, WE'LL take you on! It would look bad if we beat up a girl anyway. Alright let's show em boys!" the three kids pulled out their decks.

"Hehehehe! Let's see how you like a little 3 on 1!"

The boy wasn't confident that Maira could them all on her own. "(She's crazy!)" He then thought to himself.

"Alright sweetheart let's go!"

The young boy watched as the duel went on, only to be in shock as it was all ending in Maira's favor. The three each fell before her one by one. The three boys were stunned and speechless after the match.

"N-No way! H-how!?"

"How did we lose to her!?"

"Aww man! This can't be real!"

The young boy stared at Maira in awe and envy as she gracefully played out her plays with each turn without breaking a sweat. He thought as he looked in wonder"(S-she's...She's strong...Almost like...like...like Akane. Who is she?).

After the duels, Maira went up the boys and took their decks, she motioned for them to get lost and walked to the boy. She dropped each deck by his feet, and then looked up at him without much expression. She pushed the decks toward him, as if saying they were his now, and then pointed to his old deck. "Re...build." she instructed quietly and made her way over to the swings. She sat down on one of them, farthest from the boy, and began swinging in silence again.

The boy stared at her for a moment as he struggled to pick himself up from his wounds. He picked each of the decks given to him, and stored them. He looked down for a short moment, before running to Maira.

"Hey you!" he yelled.

Maira looked at him wondering what he was going to say.

"Y-you think you're all that? J-just you wait. When I'm done building my deck, I'm comin after you!" the boy stated nervously.

"I'll show you who the better duelist is! You'll see! So you better remember the name Kageru Hinodama!"

Kageru after yelling quickly turned the other way and ran towards home with tears in his eyes. Deep down, it was his way of showing gratitude, and the only way he could think of repaying Maira's actions was to show her that he could get stronger himself as well.

After the boy ran away, Maira let a pleasing smile across her lips and whispered, "I'll be waiting….. Kageru-kun." she then continued to swing.

Maira snapped out of it when Riski patted her on her shoulder, "Hello? You having a day dream or something?" Maira sighed and rolled her eyes, "Just about some kid I know, and something about how one day he'll show me up." she placed a hand under her chin and continued to watch the duel, till she realized something. "Uh...Riski?" "Yeah, girl." "Uh.. What happened?" "Good grief."
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