//------------------------------// // Shadow and Serpent's Plan with a Practical Exam! // Story: The Black Serpent's Rising // by Error Sans //------------------------------// In the beginning there was just me, I go by many names, Isfet, Apophis, Elune, Eris but I prefer the first as it was I'm most comfortable with. As I had stated, I was alone in what is now called the universe, but it was originally just the Duat. No Order or Light, just Chaos and Darkness. That was until that despicable creature known as Ma'at or Order and Light. It suddenly appeared one day I thought nothing of it for a while. That was until it started to spread its terrible influence across my territory. I fought as much as I could but it seemed that an unknown force was against me as it succeeded in its job. It filled my space and made have to resort to minimizing my form, the force preventing me from destroying Ma'at's creations. Why? I was here before it but I wasn't allowed to stop it, to keep my territory. Rage has driven me since then, nothing will stop me from getting some, any form of revenge against Ma'at and its creations. I gazed down towards the castle below me, it shone with a brilliant radiance during the day while it was dull and diluted in the darkness that permeated the universe, the only I ever created. I internally scowled before gliding down towards the castle, the window was open so I plunged down into it before landing softly on the ground. I used my power to morph my form into that a woman who appeared in her early twenties. Right in front of me was a bed with a man resting on it. His hair was a sort platinum looking white that seemed to be dyed though it showed no signs of it. He also had this sort of aura around him, a rare few would feel it it let alone recognize it, but I knew this aura it is of one who wielded one of Ma'at daughter's, Horakthy, Millennium items. "Maximillion Pegasus." I said to myself silently, not wanting to wake him, my hand lit with sickly green energy that I proceeded to place on his head. Due to wielding an artifact made by a descendant of Ma'at he was protect from a small amount of Chaos. Not that that mattered to me as I was Chaos, that "protection" was nothing against my power. I embedded false memories inside his mind, making him think that he made a set of a cards for a young girl a few years ago. All of the cards based off of me, and all my incarnations that the mortals have made up in their little minds. As soon as I was done I raced out towards the window and jumped, my body started plummeting towards the earth below I activate my power and changed body into that of a serpent with scaly wings. I started flying towards Domino City to prepare for tomorrow, my allies had already broken into Kaiba Corp and planted my false cards into the database so that I could use them with any duel disks detecting fraud. Tomorrow my plans along with those of the my allies, the Shadow Riders will begin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (3rd person pov) An alarm blared as a young female groaned from under her bed sheets, she raised her hand and turned off the alarm that resided on her bedside. She sighed before getting out of her bed, hunger overpowering her resolve as she went over to her kitchen and fixed a bowl of cereal. Her phone buzzed on the counter next to her, she picked it up seeing it was one of her very few friends. "Hey Twilight." She said after putting the phone to her ear as she ate. "Hey Sunset, you do know it's almost time for our tests, right?" Twilight replied over the phone as Sunset's eyes widened. She immediately set her food on the counter and went upstairs to get dressed. "Tartarus!" Sunset cursed, partially forgetting she had said that through a phone. Twilight chuckled through the phone Sunset realized she had said that out loud "Sorry Twi, alarm just woke me up about three minutes ago." She said to her. "Well you better hurry." Twilight said before gasping "Got to go Sunset, it's my turn to take the practical exam." She then proceeded to hang up the phone, Sunset ran over to her closet and grabbed her boots putting them on at the bottom of the stairs of her house. Racing out of her apartment Sunset ran down the stairs and towards the nearby vehicle garages to get on her motorcycle. Once she was in she grabbed her helmet from the nearby stand that she had set it on last night and got on, opening the garage door before getting on, and driving out as the door shut automatically. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Isfet's pov) I smirked to myself, the Shadow Riders and I had discussed nights ago that one of us would need to impersonate a student. Me being able to change my form at will took that position, we needed duel energy to increase the shadows power and awaken the Sacred Beasts. If I appeared as a student I could collect it without rousing suspicion, Amnael stated that he would pose as a teacher to watch for any threats. We'd agreed on those positions. My "peers" if you can call them that where in for many reasons, Nightshroud wanted the same thing as me, for Darkness to spread. Kagemaru and Amnael where in for the chance to continue living. Camula wanted to return her race from extinction. Abidos wanted a challenge from the best. Tania wanted the perfect husband. And finally Don Zaloog and the dark scorpions (his followers) wanted in for the riches and glory, which they believed would be at the end of our mission. Out of all of them Nightshroud, Camula and Amnael I respected, Nightshroud wanted the same as me and aided me when he could. Camula wanted her race return, I could relate as I wanted my peace and quiet to be returned plus she was quieter than the others. Amnael was friendly and tried to get to know me I liked that it was amusing, though none of them knew that they were standing with a deity. Kagemaru had the answers to the written exam, now I needed to complete the practical exam which would be child's play for me. I approached the registration forum and put my name in before being told to wait for my name to be called. A girl with red and yellow hair was behind me, she was gorgeous under mortal standards but I sensed something different about the girl. 'No need to worry.' I told my self internally 'Even if something is up with that girl, she is nothing compared to you.' She got done with her registration quicker than me and ran off in a different direction, but not before her eyes made contact with mine. I glared at her peering into her soul to try and see what made her different, I couldn't get anything as she resisted and broke eye contact before I could stop her. I growled before turning around and walking towards the waiting area 'An anomaly that can resist me.' I thought my interest piqued, I shook it off I will find out about her later even if she doesn't want me to. "Isfet Daranasus please report to field 23." The intercom blared out 'That was quick.' I thought before getting up and following the directions to that area. The field was more like a stadium there were stands that had some people in them, all of them would be me and the other Shadow Riders prey soon. A man in a yellow trench coat stood in front of me, he had completely black hair with dark grey skin. When he spoke his voice was rough with a hint of cruelty behind "My name is Professor Sombra head of the Ra Yellow dorm and your duel proctor ." I ignored what he said as I locked strait into his eyes, all of his sins appeared at the front of my mind. Abuse of his family, death of his daughter, and an alcoholic. I growled to myself before raising my duel disk, it was scaly green and itch with red and black making it look like evil lightning is trailing across the green. I looked directly at him and said in a voice no-one but him and I would hear "You will pay for your sins." He looked startled for a split second before raising his duel disk, I already hated this man he was one of the many reasons I hated humanity. "DUEL!" We both roared out as we drew our starting hand. "I will start." Sombra said as he drew his sixth card "I will start by activating Clear World, with this multiple effects will happen depending on what attribute our monster is. Next I summon Clear Rage Golem to my side of the field." A being made of rocks rose from the ground before being encased in a crystal "As long as Clear Rage Golem is on the field he is treated as not having his attribute, with that I set a card and end my turn." I seethed to myself as I drew without saying anything "I will start by activating Foolish Burial, with it I will send Sinister Serpent from my deck to the graveyard." A tomb appeared in front of me as the words Sinister Serpent appeared on it before it disappeared "Next I activate Serpent Summoning Shrine." A shrine appeared behind me with a caduceus staff being destroyed by the serpents surrounding it in the middle of the shrine. "W-What is this?" Sombra said out loud, confused on what was happening and the cards I was using. "Your end." I told him allowing him to see my true forms eyes for a split second, he stepped back in fear and shock "My shrine allows me to discard a reptile-type monster for the full tribute summon of a monster with "Serpent" in its name. With that I send the Sinister Serpent in my hand to the grave to summon Apophis the Chaos Serpent!" Clouds formed above us with green and red lightning coiling around the clouds before they slightly parted as my snake slithered out of the sky onto the field. Sombra backed up again before smirking in triumph "I activate Solemn Warning! With this your monster summon is negated and it's destroyed." He pressed a button on his duel disk to activate the trap, but it didn't respond "W-Wha- why isn't my trap working!" He cried out. I smirked "Because the summoning of a monster with Serpent Summoning Shrine can't be negated, in fact if you try you lose half of your life points!" Sombra cried out in pain as both of the green and red lightning bolt that were coiling around the clouds struck down on the ground right next to him. Isfet: 4000 Sombra: 2000 I smiled at his pain "Now I activate Apophis' effect, your monster is destroyed and Apophis gains attack equal to its attack or defense which ever is higher! Plus as an added bonus he gains the attack points of the monsters used for his summon, that transfers over from the shrine which means he has 2100 attack points in total from them both!" Sombra, who was now back up on his feet, gulped in fear "Apophis obliterate him, Oblivion Chaos Blast!" Sombra cried out in terror as Apophis opened its mouth as green, red and black energy gathered in it before firing towards him at the incredible speeds. Isfet: 4000 Sombra: 0000 I used my powers to temporarily freeze the world with where Sombra and I were I instantly rushed up to him and kicked him in the gut. He coughed up blood from the force of the kick. I picked him up by his neck and glared into his eyes which were filled with fear "Shouldn't you be familiar with pain?" He looked surprised at me making him pause in his struggling "After all---" I morphed into a miniaturized version of my true form, I was just as big as I am in mortal form but I was a Cobra-esque serpent and was holding him telepathically. Before he could even scream I bit down on his neck before moving back to where I was beforehand and morphing back to human form. Afterwards I unfreezed time as he collapsed to the floor with bite wounds on his neck, yelling surrounded me as medics rushed in to get Sombra and help him. I turned around and exit just as they got him onto a stretcher and headed for the hospital. I had completed my mission now it was just a matter of time.