//------------------------------// // Turn 19 - Dark Possession Part 1 // Story: Duel Academy Of Friendship Card // by Yuum //------------------------------// Hero is possessed by a dark aura and summons a new one. Ace manages to defeat Hero's monster and wins the match. But Hero is now in a magical coma... At the cafeteria. Ace thought about Hero's new monster. “If I guess your thoughts. You think about the mysterious monster that Hero summoned. Traitor Hero.” Sapphire had guessed. "How are you?" The grayish foal is surprised that his friend guesses his thoughts. “Ace, we’ve known each other for a long time and I can read you like an open book.” Sapphire explains. “...” “Traitor Hero. This monster is truly mysterious. I don’t think the class president was playing that.” Sandbar said. “He would have changed his deck.” Hi guys. "No, I do not think so. At the start of the duel, I felt joy emitting from Hero until he summoned his monster.” Ocellus shares his resentment. “Which was not intended?” Yona said. "Exact." “It seems really suspicious. We must investigate. Let’s go ask Harp Note.” SilverStream suggests. Meanwhile in the academy infirmary. Red Heart checks Hero's vital signs. The screen does not display anything abnormal. She leaves the infirmary room and runs into Hero's two friends. Harp Note and Millefeuille. “Nurse Red Heart, how is Hero’s condition?” “Is he going to be okay?” “At the moment his vital signs are OK.” She announces. Harp and Millefeuille jump for joy. “However, it is difficult to know if he will wake up.” “But he has a chance?” “He has a possibility.” Hearing this, the candy pink filly sighed in relief. The Y8 group arrives. “Harp Note. We have some questions to ask you.” “Is this about Hero?” The Y8s nod their heads. “Okay, I’ll tell you everything...” She begins to explain everything she knows. Elsewhere in the academy. A purple foal was running down the corridor and bumped into another student, a young Griffon girl. “Sorry, I was late for my turn.” "It'll be OK." The young Griffon sees a card on the ground. “You dropped your card” "Oh! Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. If you want, can you have it?” "Really? But won’t that unbalance your deck?” "No. I couldn’t find a place.” “Thank you..” Gabby suddenly feels a strange sensation coming from the card. A dark aura emerges and enters the Gryphon's body and its personality changes. The purple foal displays a smile of satisfaction. Gabby is now possessed by darkness. “Duel...Duel...Duel...” “If you want, there are a lot of duelists. Have fun.” “Duel...Duel...Duel...Duel!” The gray Gryphon goes in the direction where he has several students. “Hi, Gabby. I have a card exchanged...” "Duel!!!" At the same time, Ace feels the same feeling he had during his duel against Hero. “Best feeling...” “Ace, are you listening? I haven’t finished.” "Sorry." “As I said, Hero is an honest person. He respects the duelists and the rules. He would never have acted like that.” “Which he was very possessive of.” “Before the duel, no one was with him?” “We just had a meeting. Then we showed up for the game.” “None of the student council members had to change their deck.” “Are you accusing one of the student councils of cheating?” Millefeuille feels insulted. “We blame people but you are the last people to see his deck.” Ocellus explains. “We swore to respect the students and the regulations. None of the cases would have done this to us.” “Did he have a pony or creature that did this?” The group argues but stops because they hear screaming. Aaaahhhh!? They stop and go to the source of the crime. The outdoor courtyard. They see all the students passed out on the ground and a female Gryphon standing. “It’s Gabby. She is the second Griffon to join the academy.” Harp Note recognizes. The Y8s are surprised. “Harp Note to memorize all the names of the students and those who joined during the previous days.” “Gabby? I think she is a friend of the CMC.” Saphir remembered that the Cmc had mentioned a Griffon who wanted to have her mark. Gabby sees the Y8s and the two members of the student council. She advances towards them like a zombie that has found prey. "Duel! Duel! Duel!" Gabby repeats over and over again. Ace senses a dark aura surrounding Gabby. The black energy surrounding it takes the form of a creature with red eyes. "Duel! Duel! I will destroy you in a duel! Face me!’ “Guys, I think she has it too.” Ace tells them. "What?! Like Hero?” “Correct... but there is something different about it. Gabby seems more aggressive.” Gabby grabs a student on the floor and tries to wake him up by shaking him. “Gabby, stop! He is in no condition.” “Grrr!!!” Annoyed, the Gray Gryphon throws the student towards them. He gets caught by the SilverStream and Gallus. “I want.... I want.... A DUEL!!!” The dark aura is amplified by his emotions. The pressure creates a heavy weight on them. Gabby walks towards the gray foal. (If she continues, she risks becoming unavoidable and causing injuries, but if I provoke a duel. Gabby risks ending up in the same Hero state...) Ace hesitates to fight her. Because of this, Ace Play is a little scared but he wants to protect his friends. "Ace..." "Duel!" Gabby is ready to use force to force him to duel. Gabby is about to hit Ace when suddenly a magical barrier protects him. "Eh? A magic barrier?” He opens his eyes. ??? : A duel is supposed to be fun, not a tool to hurt others. "Duel! Duel!" The dark aura grows even stronger and tries to suffocate the young white unicorn foal. The unicorn foal looks like Johan Anderson from Yu-Gi-Oh GX. He has green hair and wears a necklace. But a light emerges from her necklace and pushes away the darkness. The Y8s and the two members of the student council can stand up again. “If you really want to do this duel. I will be your opponent. Gabby accepte. "You are crazy !? She is not in her normal state.” Sapphire said. "I know. Here’s a good reason to save her.” “But you don’t understand. If she loses, she will..." Sandbar tries to explain it. "Do not say anything. I told you, I have a way to save her. Trust me." "If you say." Despite their warning, the white colt wants to duel. The two players are face to face. The Y8s and the two members of the student council are the spectators. And they are not alone. The mysterious boy Gabby met was also watching through a window on one floor of the academy. “I can’t wait to see what data I will collect during this duel.” To be continued...