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The non-original characters in this fanfiction are copyrighted to Kazuki Takahashi, Studio Gallup and Toei where applicable. All other characters are considered public domain by the author and may be used freely, but he does request that you ask permission as a courtesy.

The card names used are translations of the Official Card Game (OCG) names. For the TCG names, see the "Cards used" at the end of the story. And don't forget to e-mail me your thoughts (vm_postitnotes@yahoo.com). Thank you very much for reading.

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When Shougo came to, he was in an out of the way part of Duel Academy Island. He knew this place, having come here himself sometimes to hide out from the students and staff. He was certain no one would come to find him.

An old man with shaggy white hair and a mustache was standing over him.

"Aoyama Shougo, I'm here to kill you," he said.

Shougo bit his lip. "Why did you have to hurt Ayukawa-sensei and the nurses?" he said quietly.

"Did you forget that you are Darkness?" the man replied. "I couldn't take the chance that they'd try to stop me! By eliminating you here and now, I'll stop the threat to the world."

"I... I understand," Shougo murmured. "I'll try not to fight you..." He looked down with a forlorn expression.

"Good boy," the old man replied, and quietly retrieved a knife from his knapsack.

'I've done this many times before,' he thought to himself. 'But never to a child. Still... I must... for the sake of my mission!'

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YU-GI-OH! -0
Turn Twenty-Two: "Do or Die! An Impossible Choice"
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Asuka Tenjouin and Hinata Toragami were running. Tenjouin was running after Toragami, who seemed to know where to go.

"We have to hurry, Tenjouin-sama," Toragami said, not showing exhaustion despite her brisk pace. "The man who took Aoyama-san will not be merciful with him."

"How do you know where to find him?" Tenjouin asked.

"The man responsible for his abduction was a mole that was placed within my zaibatsu," Toragami explained. "While within my company headquarters, he stole a deck that I've been designing... the 'Dark Destruction Deck'. I think he took it to find out clues about Darkness."

"Could he be planning to duel Aoyama-kun?" Tenjouin asked, having a difficult time keeping up with Toragami's running pace.

"No," Toragami said. "His intention is to kill him."

"What?!" Tenjouin shouted. "Are you sure?"

"I am positive," Toragami replied, quite simply and plainly.

"Then we have to hurry!" Tenjouin picked up her own pace and started to exceed Toragami.

"Don't be in a hurry," Toragami said to this. "I'm the one who knows where he is."

"Oh... right." Tenjouin didn't want to question any further and simply followed her student.

'Tenjouin-sama, your spirit far exceeds mine,' Toragami thought to herself. 'But don't underestimate Aoyama-san's strength, either. He will not simply allow himself to be defeated in this way.'

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The old man stood over Shougo. He appeared to be trying to get his nerves together.

"You understand that this is for the greater good?" he asked Shougo.

"I know," Shougo said quietly. "You hurt all those people in order to get to me, so I know it must be important. I just don't want to be any trouble."

"What do you wish me to do with your body?" the old man went on as he cleaned his knife, out of habit.

"I don't care," Shougo whispered. "Just do it quickly, and make sure nobody sees me afterward. It would be better for everyone if I just disappeared."

"Very well then. By the power of Zadkiel, Azrael and Raphael, I will purify your soul. Die, Aoyama Shougo!"

He moved his knife to strike and then struck.

"Hold it right there!" Tenjouin shouted, her voice out of breath. Toragami had arrived first, but had said nothing; she stood with her teacher, arms crossed.

Almost as if on cue, Shougo rolled out of the way, dodging the blow. 'Tenjouin-sensei came for me,' was the thought on his mind. 'I can't let her see me dead... not after what she went through to save me...'

"Are you here to stop me... Toragami... Tenjouin-san?" the old man said, turning towards them with an arrogant look on his face.

"Of course!" Tenjouin shouted. "You stole my student's deck, kidnapped another student and hurt other students that were just doing their job, not to mention an old friend of mine! I'm not going to forgive you! Return Aoyama-kun now!"

"This is more than a mere child, Tenjouin-san," the old man said. "Surely you are aware of how dangerous he is! We will not have a better time to strike at Darkness than now!"

"You're wrong about Aoyama-kun," Tenjouin replied. "He's not Darkness. He was just used by that force. He's different now!"

"How can you say that? You know that Aoyama Shougo's existence is impossible!" the old man spat. "The longer this boy is alive, the greater the danger! We should put an end to this before the problem grows!"

"What's your name?" Tenjouin shouted with sudden emotion.

"What? What does that have to do with anything, Tenjouin-san?"

"Just tell me your name." Tenjouin's gaze was firmly affixed on his now.

The old man's brow furrowed. "Heinrich Wright," he said finally.

"I see. Heinrich Wright... I have an Osiris student named Almaz Wright. His father was listed as Heinrich. You wouldn't happen to be here simply to check up on him, would you?"

"I have a mission from an important organization!" Heinrich shouted. "I will see it through to its completion!"

"The same organization Kiyotaki-kouchou is part of, perchance?" Tenjouin said with a deadly tone.

"That's none of your concern!" Heinrich shouted.

"It is my concern if your intent is to kill one of my students!" Tenjouin replied. "I won't back down! You won't have Aoyama-kun!"

"Perhaps you're not qualified to watch over him," Heinrich quipped. "Would you like to stake your pride as a duelist on it?"

"I never back down from a challenge," Tenjouin said, raising her arm. "As a graduate of Duel Academy, I *will* stake my pride, at your request!"

"Then if you wish to fight for the life of your student, why don't you use his deck?" Heinrich said with a smile. "Then perhaps you'll see the burden that he bears, and why he was so quick to give up his life. Unless you're afraid!"

Tenjouin's eyes widened. Those cards that he had... had Heinrich seen them? Did he know that Shougo had changed his deck?

"Very well," Tenjouin said. "I'll use his deck. If I win, you will let Aoyama-kun back into my custody, and return Toragami-san's deck to her."

"And if I win?" Heinrich replied as he picked up two Duel Disks and threw one to Tenjouin.

"That will not happen," Tenjouin said as she caught it and placed it on her arm. "Aoyama-kun... if you please."

Shougo started to stammer. "Tenjouin-sensei, you don't have to..."

"Do as your teacher asks!" Tenjouin shouted.

There was no room for argument. Shougo took the pouch containing his deck and threw it to his teacher as well, who caught it expertly.

A dark shock was transmitted from the Duel Disk to Tenjouin's arms and through her body, which made her wince. 'So this is what he was talking about...'

"Tenjouin-sama, you can win," Toragami called. "Don't doubt yourself."

Tenjouin nodded and turned to her opponent, who had put on his own Duel Disk and loaded it with Toragami's deck.

"Duel!" they both shouted.

Tenjouin - 4000 LP
Heinrich - 4000 LP

"W...why?" Shougo muttered. "I was willing to let him kill me... just so they wouldn't have to do this..."

"You can't be a coward anymore," Toragami said, her voice carrying the tone of authority. "You can't give up your life that easily. I know what you were trying to do when you dueled Tenjouin-sama last time."

"Toragami-san..."

"Dead or alive, you still hold that power... the power of 'Darkness'. It is one you will simply have to accept. Now is the time when the battles will never stop! Remember when *he* dueled for you. It's happening again. Is that what you want for yor life? People risking their life in your place all the time?"

Shougo didn't ask how Toragami knew about his experience with the Duel King. Something in his heart told him that it didn't require an explanation. She simply knew.

"Watch the battle, and give your heart to your teacher, and she will win!" Toragami shouted sternly. Shougo obeyed without further questioning, wanting to support his teacher.

"My turn, draw!" Heinrich shouted, taking his first turn without agreement. "I'll set three cards and summon Raiou in attack position!"

A suit of armor appeared on the field, appearing to support itself.

Raiou - LV4 Light Thunder (1900 ATK)

"Turn end!"

Tenjouin nodded. "My turn then... draw."

'"Dark Destruction Deck"... that must mean it's geared to destroy or neutralize dark monsters. Aoyama-kun's deck is almost entirely dark monsters. I'm in a bad position.'

She glanced at her hand. 'But these cards... I think I have a strategy worked out.'

"First, I activate the card 'Foolish Burial'," Tenjouin declared. "I take a monster card from my deck and send it to my cemetery. The card I choose is 'Hound Dragon'!"

She fanned out Shougo's deck, selected the card and put it in the graveyard slot.

"Impossible!" Heinrich shouted. "In my studies of Aoyama Shougo's duels, he's never used that card!"

"You mean you didn't even look at Aoyama-kun's deck before you tried to kill him?" Tenjouin replied. "You're barely human, much less a duelist! In any case, I'll make my next play now!"

'I'm taking a complete chance here... but my gut is telling me to do this. And I must trust that feeling!'

"I activate the instant magic 'Cyclone'!" Tenjouin shouted. "I select a magic or trap card on the field and destroy it! Heinrich-san, I'm selecting your middle card!"

"I won't allow that!" Heinrich replied, and the card on his left opened. "Reverse card open, 'Declaration of God'! I halve my life points and negate your 'Cyclone'!"

Heinrich - 4000 LP / 2 = 2000 LP

"As I thought," Tenjouin said with a smile. "That middle card is vital to your strategy. You can't afford to lose it. But I'll tear your plan to pieces with this next blow! Magic card... 'Tempest'!"

Heinrich took a step back. "Impossible! Your luck can't be that good!"

Tenjouin showed him the card. "Believe it," she said simply. The heavy storm of the card's magic ripped through Heinrich's facedown: the traps 'Shadow-Imprisoning Magic Mirror' and 'Holy Barrier - Mirror Force'.

"You can't tell bait when you see it, Heinrich-san?" Tenjouin said as she prepared for her next play. "I hope your son is a better duelist than you." She then felt the jolt of electricity again as she placed her monster card on her Duel Disk. "I summon Cyber Dark Horn in attack position!"

A dark dragon-like machine with hooks around it emerged on the field.

Cyber Dark Horn - LV4 Dark Machine (800 ATK)

"Aoyama Shougo has those forbidden cards?!" Heinrich shouted. "Isn't this further proof that his power is demonic? Tenjouin-san, the blood of your students will be on your hands if you allow him to live!"

"You think you can scare me with that? I've seen darker things than you can even dream of," Tenjouin said. "This school is meant to prepare our students for these kinds of things! And what's more, we learn that the lives of all our students are precious! We must protect all of our charges! And we will find the way in which no one has to be sacrificed!"

"You're a fool, Tenjouin Asuka!" Heinrich shouted. "You're still a child, obviously! If you were an adult, you'd know that sometimes sacrifice is necessary to protect the world!"

Tenjouin ignored him. "When Cyber Dark Horn is normal summoned, I can select a level 3 or lower Dragon-type monster in my graveyard and use it as an equipment card. I, of course, choose Hound Dragon."

An orange-winged dark dragon emerged on the field and howled loudly as Cyber Dark Horn clamped its mechanic body onto it.

"And Cyber Dark Horn's power will now raise by Hound Dragon's original attack points," Tenjouin went on. "So now it can easily overpower your Raiou."

Cyber Dark Horn - 800 ATK + 1700 = 2500 ATK

"Cyber Dark Horn! Attack Heinrich-san's Raiou... Dark Spear!"

Dark Horn's attack pierced Raiou's armor and destroyed it, causing Heinrich damage.

Heinrich - 2000 LP - 600 = 1400 LP

"You wasted your life on negating my 'Cyclone' and now you'll pay for that," Tenjouin said. "I set one card. Turn end!"

'Sho-kun talked about these cards’ desire to win overpowering their user,' Tenjouin said as her hand touched her heart. 'I see what he was talking about now! And Aoyama-kun has these cards... it's impossible that he would desire these cards for himself! He could only have been burdened with these cards by the power of Darkness that is still inside him!'

"Tenjouin-sensei..." Shougo said forlornly, understanding what she was going through.

"Don't let your determination falter!" Toragami shouted. "If you lose, you forefeit your life. Never forget that... Tenjouin-sama... Aoyama-san! You're fighting together!"

"My turn then," Heinrich said, and drew a card. His expression became more severe and sour.

"Bad hand, Heinrich-san?" Tenjouin asked. "But then again, what can you expect when you steal someone else's deck and try to use it as your own?"

"Toragami Hinata is just as large a threat as Aoyama Shougo, and I do believe you know this!" Heinrich shot back. "I'll set a reverse card in my magic/trap zone and one in my monster card zone and end!"

"You must be terrible at poker, Heinrich-san," Tenjouin quipped as she pulled her card. "Your face can't hide the truth from me."

"Attack me and find out!" Heinrich replied. He didn't look concerned.

"I summon Dark Grepher in attack mode," Tenjouin replied, as the warrior monster appeared on the field, chuckling moodily.

Dark Grepher - LV4 Dark Warrior (1700 ATK)

'He must be aware of Cyber Dark Horn's effect if he is reacting this way to these cards,' Tenjouin thought. 'Which must mean his hidden monster is stronger in defense than in attack. It might have a flip effect, but I'm not going to waste any more time!'

"Cyber Dark Horn... attack Heinrich-san's hidden monster! Dark Spear!"

The dragon-machine drilled its way through the hidden card, which flipped face-up to reveal Honest.

Honest - LV4 Light Angel (1900 DEF)

It shouted in pain before it disappeared.

"I assume you're aware of Cyber Dark Horn's effect?" Tenjouin said. "When it attacks a monster in defense position, and its attack points are higher than that monster's defense points, you take the difference as damage."

"Don't patronize me, girl!" Heinrich shouted. "Of course I know!"

Heinrich - 1400 LP - 600 = 800 LP

"Now, Dark Grepher..."

"Wait!"

Tenjouin blinked and adjusted her glasses momentarily to look at her opponent.

"You would attack me so haphazardly?" Heinrich asked. "My facedown could be anything. You may think I'm trying to bluff, but you might be wrong! Wouldn't you be betraying your teachings?"

"Stop trying to waste my time!" Tenjouin shouted with anger in her voice. "Dark Grepher, attack!"

"But... but he's right! What if that facedown *is* something?" Shougo asked with confusion in his voice.

Toragami didn't respond. Instead, she grabbed Shougo and ran out of the wood with him.

Heinrich shouted as Dark Grepher approached him, and was knocked down by his blow.

Heinrich - 600 LP - 1700 = 0 LP

"Now, on your honor as a duelist, you'll let Aoyama-kun go, right?" Tenjouin said as her monsters disappeared.

"My honor as a member of the Illuminati is higher!" Heinrich shouted as he got up and took his knife back out of his pocket.

"Illuminati?" Tenjouin's eyes widened in surprise.

Heinrich ignored her surprise. "Die, Aoyama Shougo!"

He threw the knife at the area where Shougo was, but he was no longer there. Instead, the knife landed just short of Toragami, who had returned to the wood, without Shougo.

"You!" Heinrich shouted.

"I knew you were from 'that organization'," Toragami said. "But now that Tenjouin-sama knows, what will you do?"

"Well, I can't let either of you live, of course," Heinrich said with a mirthful chuckle.

Toragami then picked up the knife and spun it in her hand to emphasize her point. "An unarmed old man against a woman in her prime and a teenager with a knife. I wonder who will win in that fight?"

Heinrich grit his teeth as he realized his predicament.

"My deck, if you please?" Toragami asked, squeezing the knife in her right hand.

Heinrich screamed and threw her cards to the ground, then ran away without another word.

"Aoyama-kun... where is he?" Tenjouin asked Toragami as the latter put her deck back together.

"I knew he had no honor, so I took him somewhere safe," Toragami said. "I'll take you right to him."

Tenjouin nodded and followed Toragami. But her mind was abuzz.

'Illuminati... I've heard stories about that group. I thought they were all fiction - conspiracy theories. But... Kiyotaki-kouchou is from there, as well? What does this mean?...'

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Shougo was watching the ocean tides move when Toragami and Tenjouin approached him.

"Thank you both for helping me," he said. "I think I understand better. And I've decided... I'm participating in the tournament."

"Aoyama-kun!" Tenjouin shouted. "I... I can't in good conscience just let you go."

"Tenjouin-sensei... I know you want me to be safe," Shougo said, looking out at the rising sun. "But life isn't safe. If it's what you really want, let me go. If I die, then you won't have to worry about me anymore."

"No! I won't accept that!" Tenjouin shouted. "It's about more than just your safety, Aoyama-kun. You shouldn't have to suffer."

"I'm disappointed, Tenjouin-sama," Toragami said, brushing her hair back. "I thought you understood better than either of us."

Tenjouin gasped slightly.

"Life is suffering," Toragami explained. "The children in this school don't understand that yet, but Shougo and I do. The attachments we have, are what cause this suffering. To our friends, and to ourselves."

"My body might be weak," Shougo mused. "My heart and soul, too. But something inside me says... if I want to understand this happiness and this sadness, I have to fight. I guess that's a duelist's pride. And you can understand that much, can't you, Tenjouin-sensei?"

Tenjouin ran her hand through her hair and looked out into the sea.

"Tenjouin-sama, you fought many dangerous battles in your childhood," Toragami added. "Do you think you can shelter the next generation? We would rather be captured knights than surviving pawns."

"I suppose I see your point," Tenjouin said. "But I still don't think I can accept this. Shougo is still not well."

There was a pause as the three were quiet.

"You should go back to your dorm rooms and rest a bit before class," Tenjouin urged her two students.

Toragami and Shougo simply nodded and went their separate ways. But Tenjouin lingered a bit, watching the sun rise.

'The suffering that our attachments cause,' she thought to herself. 'I know all about that, of course. Because... even now, as a responsible adult that should know better... I want to see him.

'And perhaps that's why I agreed to hold this tournament in the first place...'

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TODAY'S FEATURED CARD: "Cyber Dark Horn"
Dark machine effect monster, attack points 800, defense points 800. When you summon this monster, it can draw on the powers of low-level dragon monsters in the cemetery to charge its body! This card was only used by Hell Kaiser before now. How can Shougo have it in his new deck...?

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Shougo: "And this is how the Genex Tournament begins..."
Chiba: "I'm glad you're with us, Shougo-kun... it's not the same without you."
Shougo: "You should be more worried about yourself! Especially with that new challenger..."
Aino: "Masaki Ganryu, the world renown Six Samurai user of Obelisk Blue, challenges Chiba-san to a fight on the honor of two warriors."
Chiba: "I don't know if I can be serious about this..."
Shougo: "Chiba-kun, what are you saying? You can defeat this guy easily!"
Aino: "Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! Negative Zero: 'Ganryu vs. Chiba: The Way of the Warrior'."
Chiba: "I can fight seriously for the sake of another, but for my own pride? I don't understand this..."

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SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION
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CARDS USED BY HEINRICH WRIGHT:

* RAIOU (Thunder King Rai-Ou)
Effect Monster (LV4 Light Thunder, 1900/800)
Neither player can add cards from their Deck to their hand except by drawing them. You can send this face-up card to the cemetery to negate the Special Summon of 1 of your opponent's monsters, and destroy it.

* DECLARATION OF GOD (Solemn Judgment)
Counter Trap
Pay half of your Life Points. Negate the activation of a Magic or Trap Card, or the Summoning of a Monster Card, and destroy that card.

* DARKNESS ABSORBING MAGIC MIRROR (Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror)
Continuous Trap
Negate the effect of a Dark-attribute Monster that activates on the field or in the cemetery.

* HOLY BARRIER - MIRROR FORCE (Mirror Force)
Normal Trap
Activate only when your opponent declares an attack. Destroy all Attack Position monsters on your opponent's side of the field.

* HONEST
Effect Monster (LV4 Light Angel, 1100/1900)
During your Main Phase, you can return this card from the field to its owner's hand. During the Damage Step of either player's Battle Phase, you can discard this card from your hand when a Light-attribute monster you control battles to raise its ATK by the ATK of the opponent's monster until the End Phase.

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CARDS USED BY ASUKA TENJOUIN:

* FOOLISH BURIAL
Normal Magic
Select 1 Monster in your Deck and send it to the cemetery.

* HOUND DRAGON (Hunter Dragon)
Normal Monster (LV3 Dark Dragon, 1700/100)
This dragon destroys its prey with its sharp fangs. Its attack is strong due to its sharply fast movement, but this has come at the cost of its defense.

* CYCLONE (Mystical Space Typhoon)
Instant Magic
Destroy 1 Magic or Trap Card on the field.

* TEMPEST (Heavy Storm)
Normal Magic
Destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the field.

* CYBER DARK HORN (Cyberdark Horn)
Effect Monster (LV3 Dark Machine, 800/800)
When this card is Normal Summoned, select 1 Level 3 or lower Dragon-type Monster in your cemetery and equip it to this card. It gains ATK equal to the equipped card's ATK. During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent. If this card would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.

* DARK GREPHER
Effect Monster (L4 Dark Warrior, 1700/1600)
You can discard 1 Level 5 or higher Dark-attribute monster to Special Summon this card from your hand. Once per turn, you can discard 1 Dark-attribute monster to send 1 Dark-attribute monster from your Deck to the cemetery.

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