POV 3rd Person
Location: Spirit World, ???
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In the courtyard of a temple explosion could be seen, and leaning on the warm stone with a drink in hand was High Priest Seto, who casually watched as his student struggled against a monster.
*BOOM*
"Shit shit shit," Shawn said, his clothes covered im in dust, his face covered in cuts and bruises. "What am I doing wrong?" he shouted.
"Visualization and understanding oneself is key to summoning a monster using Ka," Priest Seto said calmly, taking another sip of his water.
"It would help if you told me what monster I was trying to summon," Shawn replied, hands on his knees. The priest only looked up at him.
"I shouldn't need to. Your monster is a reflection of your nature and personality," Seto said, and Shawn just threw his hands into the air and fell on his back.
It had been three days since Shawn had opened the gate and been taken under High Priest Seto's tutelage, three days stuck in the hot desert of the Spirit world, and in that time, he had learned a lot and gained many new skills and titles and had increased his stats.
He was even able to continue with his daily missions, but couldn't use the gems or the shop until he returned to the mortal world.
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[stats]
Str- 13
Dex- 14
Int- 18
Cha- 13
Luk- 22
[skills]
?Swordplay- "Stick'em with the pointy end."
-Rookie-
?Hand to hand- "I am a weapon."
-Rookie-
?Magic- "You're a wizard, Harry."
-Beginner-
?Summomer- "I summon. . ."
-???-
[Ratio]
W/D/L
3, 0, 0
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But Shawn had yet to summon a single monster, and he was about ready to give up yesterday. Now, lying in the hot sun, he was ready to go home.
Which he could do at any time, thanks to the system, but the prompt that appeared made him hesitate.
[When closing the gate, there's no guarantee it will open again]
He had learned this information yesterday and changed his mind, but now, once again on the floor of the courtyard, he was having second thoughts.
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POV: Shawn Valon
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I stood up, rubbing the sand and sweat off my head, and tired again, closing my eyes, I felt and imagined a light in the center of my body and let that light fill my entire body.
The familiar sensation spread across my body, and I imagined Kuriboh, the brown fur ball, appearing.
*BOOM*
"Motherfucker!" I yelled, being flung on my back by the explosion, and I felt a few new cuts on my cheek. "This is hopeless," I said, not even getting up.
P.Seto: "So are you going to give up?" he asked, and I wanted to explode at the man.
'What else can I do? There's no point in doing the same thing over and over again; that is
the definition of insanity!' I thought, but I kept it to myself and sighed and shook my head and got up.
The priest nodded and, with barely any movement, threw something at me, and I just managed to catch the sheathed sword.
"Then let us train with something you can improve," he said, and I nodded, wanting to take my mind away from this.
(2 hours later)
*Ting* *Clang* *Clang* Ching*
My sword flew from my hand as I fell to the ground, my lungs burning, my arms tired, and my body aching, and I felt the cuts on my arm bleed.
"If you showed the same potential you do with swordplay and hand-to-hand as you do with magic, you could summon quite the formidable beasts," Seto said, and I just groaned in pain.
'If I had the. . .Uhh im too tired to even think of a comeback,' I thought as I lay on the hot courtyard ground.
"Come on, let's get you cleaned up," he said, extending a hand to me, which I gladly took.
I lay in the water of the large bath and couldn't help but let out a loud groan of relief as the warm water flowed over me.
After a while, I heard the splash of another body entering the water and using even need to look to know who had joined me.
"What do you think I'm doing wrong?" I asked after we had sat in silence for a while, and he looked at me.
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"That's the problem, you're doing everything right," Seto said. I felt a migraine coming on, and I sighed, lowering myself into the water until it was just my head above water.
"Then why am I blowing up every time I try to summon a monster? Maybe I should just keep going with my dual disk," I said, and Seto just stared at me.
"Do you believe in destiny?" he asked, and I shrugged.
"My father used to say we all walk a path, but our actions decide where we end up," I said, and Seto nodded his head.
P.Seto: "So tell me why do you think you're failing when you have so much potential?" he asked, and I looked up at the ceiling.
"I don't know," I whined, letting myself slip under the water, having asked that question many times already.
After leaving, all my minor injuries were gone, and by the time I got back to my room, my clothes were cleaned and repaired, and I was back out in the courtyard.
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(Later)
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"MOTHERFUCKING DICKSUCKING TWO TIMING BITCH!!!" I screamed, beating a rock with my sword and letting out my frustration at another failed attempt.
P.Seto: "Enough, Shawn, it isn't going to help," he said, but I simply didn't care as I tried to break my sword or chip away at the stone.
"Don't give a shit, need to hit something makes me feel better!" I said, not even looking at the man, it had now been a week, and no progress had been made at all with magic.
P.Seto: "I said enough!" he shouted, grabbing the sword from my hand. I turned on him and almost punched him.
"Well, what else am I supposed to do!?!" I shouted back a week in the shadow realm, trained by the past life of Seto Kiba, and I hadn't accomplished anything.
"Clam yourself, Shawn, your time has not been wasted," he said, and with a wave of his hand, the air became a mirror.
In the mirror, my reflection showed just how much I had changed in a week. I now had well-defined muscles and the beginnings of a six-pack.
"I didn't come here to work out, I came here to learn, and now that I have learned, I can't even use the knowledge," I said, looking away from the mirror and falling to the ground, feeling the frustration and rage inside me building up.
"All you can do is make a choice, you have two paths in front of you, try again or give up," he said, and I got up and tried again.
I closed my eyes, but this time I didn't see a still white orb; this time, the orb was flashing with energy, and I let it spread across my body.
'Potential, huh, well let's go big or go home,' I thought as I imagined the dragon with black scales and red eyes.
But to my utter shock, the energy didn't explode; it took shape, and my eyes opened to see my shadow expand, and out of it flew the Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
"I. . .I. . .I did it?" I said, not believing what I was seeing, as the large dragon landed on the ground, with its burning red eyes looking at me expectingly.
Looking at the massive dragon, I couldn't help but feel empty, and noticed all my rage and frustration were gone.
"The dragon with eyes of red symbolizes fire, rage, darkness, and infinite potential," Seto said, walking up next to me. "And a perfect partner for you, and do keep practicing, and now know your emotion gives you power," he said, walking past and into the temple.
[Gate is now closing in 3. . .2. . .1. . .0]
I woke up with a jolt, and looking down, I found I was still outside. The sun had barely risen, and looking down, I found a blanket on top of me.
"I'm home. . .wait was I left outside for a week?" I asked, but checking my phone, it had only been a day 'So time is a bit different in the Spirit world,' I thought as I got up and went inside the house.
[Good morning, Shawn. How was your sleep?]
Looking into the kitchen, I saw Helperbot setting up the dining room table, and after training with Seto and only eating the bare minimum, I immediately sat down, ready to stuff my face.
"It was enlightening. How about you?" I asked as I enjoyed the smell of scrambled eggs and pancakes.
[I did not shut down last night, too busy fulfilling cleaning and getting the house organized]
"Was the house that bad?" I asked, and the robot brought me a plate of pancakes, scrambled eggs, grilled sausages, some grapes, a bowl of frosted flakes, and a cup of apple juice.
[Most of my time, I was out shopping and ordering supplies that the stores nearby didn't have.]
"Wait, did you go out and buy stuff from stores and in front of other people?" I asked my fork, dropping onto my plate.
[Of course, how else was I supposed to fulfill your requests quickly? Why is that a problem?]
*Sigh* "No, well, at least I hope not did anything else happen while I was asleep," I asked, and the robot detailed its activities to me while I ate, but none of it was that important.
After that, I went to the living room and turned on the tv and my jaw dropped at the video footage of Helperbot on the news with many bags hanging from multiple arms as it checked out of a Walmart.
~Now you are seeing a video from an employee of Walmart, where the robot, which identified itself as Helperbot shopping, and when asked who its owner was, refused to identify them~
'Thank god for that,' I thought, letting out a breath I didn't notice I was holding in, and changed the channel when I noticed the notification from the system in my vision.
[Your hidden title is now revealed]
[You have enough gems for your wish-listed item: (Custom Duel Runner)]
[Mission is completed, your reward is available]
I opened the system and loomed my stats over first as I made my way outside, a skip in my step.
[Mission: Time to Duel] (Completed)
? Complete the mission°
-1,000-
? Complete a Gate°
-1,000-
? Defeat a legendary Duelist°
-1,000-
[Reward]
-2,000-
-Dark Magician Robs-
I almost tripped over my foot seeing the item reward I got. I accepted the reward and put out my hands ready to catch the robs but to my surprise, the clothes floated mid-air.
[Item]
?Dark Magician Robs
-These Robs can increase the power of your spells and reduce the strain to summon monsters.
-When using Dark magic, the resulting spell is doubled.
"Holy shit, now this is an item," I said, and once I reached out for the clothes, they immediately wrapped around me 'Man, I feel like a cosplayer,' I thought.
But a moment later, the robots molded and changed to look like my clothes, and the hood and hat became a helmet.
"Well, guess that's my cue to buy the Duel Runner," I said and opened the systems shop.
[Item]
? Custom Duel runner
-10,000-
-Let's rev it up with your very own Duel Runner, a turbo duelist's best friend and partner, a modified motorcycle that allows a duelist to duel at high speeds.
[Purchase?]
{Y/N}
[Total Gems: 11,540]
Pressing the "Y" button, I immediately felt a strange sensation like something was tugging on my mind, then, like pulling a Band-Aid off, the sensation disappeared, and in front of me was a large motorcycle.
It was almost entirely black with a dark grey trim.
Completely nerding out, I circled the bike multiple times, looking it over until I noticed a notification from the system.
[Mission: Safety First]
? Complete the safety course of Speed duels, Riding a duel runner.
[Reward]
?Verified Driver's license
?New Deck
? Gems -3,000-
"Aw man, seriously," I said to myself, but nodded and accepted the mission.