A dull, throbbing ache pulsed behind Sachi's eyelids as the world swam into focus in a disorienting haze of blurred shapes, faded colors and muted murmurs.
The rough texture of coarse fabric pressing against her cheek, combined with the medicinal scent clinging to the inner-walls of her nostrils made her stomach churn as she groaned softly.
Her limbs felt heavy, unresponsive, as the loud thumpings of rave music shook the floor and vibrated through her bones.
In a panic,...
2025-03-11 05:23:29 +0000 UTC
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07:20:56
As dawn broke over Domino City, and sunlight poured onto the bustling streets, igniting the the powder-keg that was the hype that had been building for days.
Still a bit groggy from the Ritual of the previous night, Lenix wordlessly observed as Duelists and duel spirits of all ages and backgrounds filled the streets like a swarm of ants, casting cautious, measuring glances at those around them all the while. It was just another day for him, but for these peopl...
2025-03-06 13:51:21 +0000 UTC
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"Are you ready, Mery?"
The Spirit nodded, her face tense, as she materialized at his prompt.
"Alright! Mark the location with your Magic!"
Encircling herself with flame, the Hand glanced at her Lord for further instructions, but upon seeing Lenix preoccupied marking his own spot, she began to drift away.
Being a disembodied Duel Spirit had its perks. For one, Mery didn't need to walk and could float freely;
And two, no wall or boundary could restrict her...
2025-03-02 15:11:35 +0000 UTC
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Lenix's apartment was a compact 24m² studio, awkwardly sectioned off from what was supposed to be the living room.
It wasn't very spacious, but it was sufficient for his needs.
He didn't own much anyway, just two suitcases stuffed to the brim with unfolded clothes, a computer setup, and a cooktop. "This is your room? But there's nothing in it!"
"The more Spartan a room, the easier it is to keep it neat and clean.“ Lenix replied matter-of-factly.
Half the hass...
2025-02-26 13:30:43 +0000 UTC
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The Monster's arrival was heralded by flames glowing with a pinkish hue as it raised its head and let out a piercing screech, the soundwave from which instantly made his eardrums ring and vibrate.
Quietly, Lenix got to his feet and channeled a small amount of Duel Energy to Nephthys, who responded with a roar of her own, jolting him from his stupor as the Hippogrif descended to the Field.
Hazy Flame Hyppogrif
Attribute: FIRE
2025-02-21 15:56:36 +0000 UTC
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Alternate Title: A Shadowy Duel
A/N: I forgot to add Lenix's Status Page.
A/N#2: I cleaned up the Status Page for clarity and added Hand of Nephthys' Ability.
The crowd cheered as Lenix secured another win, but he felt no joy as he looked at the miniscule amount of XP he had gained from the Duel. 'Not enough....
2025-02-18 17:09:54 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I'm considering structuring each season to consist of 22 chapters, 23 if you count the Season Sumary. It isn't set in stone or anything, but for now, this approach will help me avoid getting too deep into details at the expense of story progression.
“Seriously, why are you Dueling in this state?” Sachiko asked, one hand balancing an ice cream cone and the other hesitantly reaching for Lenix before pulling back and grimacing at the dark bruises dotting...
2025-02-14 17:57:07 +0000 UTC
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Lenix coughed, spattering a fresh puddle of crimson onto the grimy alley floor. The cold, hard surface bit into his skin as he struggled to pull himself toward the street in hope someone would have the damn decency to call him an ambulance. “Goddamn you, Fushio.“ Damn the both of them. He wouldn't be in this situation if not for them meddling kids!
With a grunt, he pressed his palms against the slick ground and began to crawl, breaths coming in ragged and shallow, accompanied by a ...
2025-02-10 15:59:25 +0000 UTC
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[Subject: Akane?!]
From: Musashi Fushio
To: Lenix Owens
“Lenix, if you've so much as laid a finger on my sister, by all the Gods above, I'll burn your apartment to the ground.“
[Subject: Re: Akane?]
From: Lenix Owe...
2025-02-05 14:13:29 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I'd make excuses for the delay, but honestly? I just wanna take the Lunar New Year off before heading into the year. I thought I could write through it, but my brain became very disagreeable. Happy Lunar New Year btw.
The dim orange light spilled from the exhibition lamps on the ceiling as Lenix scrolled down the message for the fiftieth time that night, all while mumuring to himself as if he'd been possessed. “What to pick, what to pick…” Every Due...
2025-01-30 17:51:32 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I'm just saying, I tried using Jonouchi's Deck, but without newer cards it's so shit I still couldn't win. I even have Destiny Draw activated, and it's still impossible to win unless I get a really, really shit first Hand. It's that terrible, hence the inclusion of newer Red-Eyes Support.
“I told you, didn't I? It's your funeral.“
Red-Eyes Black Dragon's aura seemed to have awakened his Mimic...
2025-01-23 09:24:53 +0000 UTC
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In the most luxurious hotel in Domino City, at the very top where a million-dollar penthouse sprawled, Maximillion Pegasus sipped his wine, leg kicking back and forth.
He was an accomplished man…
A man who might as well have been a God, given all the wealth and resources at his fingertips.
He had no worries about food, no lack of drinks, nor housing, plus an endless stream of entertainment in his life, and yet, therein lay the problem. Excess was as much a thief of j...
2025-01-19 17:13:56 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I changed up the ending a bit for dramatic effect. The name of the chapter has been changed too.
Seated across from him, Takimaru couldn't help but exclaim in awe as the waitresses, dressed in revealing monster-themed outfits, paraded by their table, face turning a bright shade of red each time one passed.
"Take a picture, why don't you? It will last longer." Lenix teased, pulling Takimaru from his daydream.
Realizing his 'subtle' acts of ...
2025-01-15 09:53:36 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Sorry for the delay, I kept wondering what Deck I should give the guy, and ended up with [REDATCED]. It does fit him though, doesn't it?
Akane threw open the door and peeked into the dark, empty room, relieved to discover her brother wasn't home—at least not waiting for her in the living room.
Carefully, she scurried to her room, clutching the bag stuffed with her Duel Disk and Lightsworn cards when suddenly, she yelped in fright as cold, lanky ...
2025-01-11 02:19:36 +0000 UTC
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“Mimicking Man-Eater Bug! Attack his LP directly!”
The giant, humanoid bug burrowed into the ground, then erupted beneath Lenix's opponent. Its glinting claws tore into the panicking Duelist, who cried out in dramatic agony.
Lenix Owens: 2000 LP
Nameless Fodder: 0 LP
“Well, that's that, I guess."
Why a Control Duelist would challenge a Floodgate player who's well known for packing two copies of “So...
2025-01-07 13:06:24 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I've learnt to make playable Custom Card in Edopro, and I can't be prouder of my first creation. This card will be featured in this story. It's completely functional for YGO Pro and EdoPro as well, so I'll upload it to my Discord when it's time. You guys can download the card and play with it if you want. There'll be quite a few Custom Cards for both Lenix and the other characters—Judai included. Stay tuned!
With a wave of his hand, the tiny cube, pulsi...
2025-01-03 17:37:26 +0000 UTC
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Alternate Title: This Title is Way Too Long, but I'm Contractually Obligated to Make it as Absurd as a Modern Japanese Light Novel Title.
Lenix declared, "Draw!" and reached for the offered cards: Nobleman of Crossout, Solemn Judgement, Brain Control, Sakuretsu Armor, Giant Germ.
His Life Points were only half his usual starting amount, but the standard rules still seemed to be in effect.
As the starting player, he drew...
2024-12-31 15:32:42 +0000 UTC
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Season 0 • C1: It's time to D-D-DUEL!
"Bro, just let me play! Damn!" Lenix screeched to the heavens as his opponent discarded 'Ash Blossom' to negate his Phoenix's Descend. Not that it would have done much, mind you, not with how the board was looking. The Photon player had summoned not only 'C62: Neo Prime Photon Dragon,' but the resummoned the normal form of it through a combo of Spell cards and monster effects.
There's nothing in the Control Deck he had reb...
2024-12-30 14:27:35 +0000 UTC
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After getting negated by yet another Ash Blossom, cockblocked from his combo by an Effect Veiler and bambozzled by a Maxx "C" for the fourth time that night, the Silver Rank went to sleep with his old Deck in hands and wake up to, you guessed it, an unfamiliar ceiling!
Or Alternative Title: That time my hero-obssessed friend decided to go goth and genocided the Dark World using a children card ga...
2024-12-30 14:26:18 +0000 UTC
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[Entry #267]
Dear Diary,
Today, a good friend from work called in sick. I visited and brought him a dessert, hoping he gets better soon. Work just isn’t the same without him. It was a tough day at the office, with several colleagues absent, and rush hour was the worst. I ended up covering for three people, and my boss refused to pay extra. Capitalism, am I right?
But enough about work… There’s news of a new disease sp...
2024-11-22 15:26:03 +0000 UTC
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Silently, I stalk the guard up the stairs, narrowing my gaze as I spot several more of the Super-Soldiers patrolling the upper floors. Although [Structural Grasp] isn’t functioning properly, I’m quite confident in my earlier assessment—the Nanosuits they’re wearing are inferior copies, quite possibly designed that way intentionally to cut costs.
They might even be the North Korean versions from the first Crysis.
It has always puzzled me why no one had a Nanosuit, aside ...
2024-11-20 04:04:53 +0000 UTC
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Nothing has changed...
Nearly four hours of pure torture, and yet there's not a single improvement in any aspect of myself.
My Strength remains the same;
My Agility hasn't increased;
My Endurance is unchanged;
There's not even a slight enhancement in my Sensory capabilities.
It's not unexpected.
The Grasses were designed to enhance ordinary humans, putting them on somewhat equal footing with the Supernatural.
However, I was alrea...
2024-11-16 20:39:08 +0000 UTC
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Three months fly by like a dog racing through an open field, and soon enough, I find myself knee-deep trying to catch up.
Although I’ve delegated most of the research to John, I’m simultaneously conducting my own investigations, just in case he decides to add anything that might backfire on me, and I make full use of [Lazy Genius], of course.
These three months correspond to three uses of the Perk, which I’ve leveraged to significantly improve the Trial of Grass recipe. I...
2024-11-12 16:53:30 +0000 UTC
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Using [Air Platform] to propel us both toward England, I soar over the small town below with Alexios in hand.
True to the saying ‘Don’t shit where you sleep,’ Serios had spared the residents of Laoshu from a most unfortunate fate, who fortunately were all asleep in their homes at this hour—except for one, apparently.
“GHOST! A ghost’s kidnapping people! HELP—!!!” A glance at the bottle in his hand, the flushed redness of his face, the deep lines likely etched by...
2024-11-08 16:26:36 +0000 UTC
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“H-HeEeEEElpPp!” Gritting his teeth, the older Athanasiou freezes in his tracks, his fists clenched so tightly that veins bulge, nearly painting his skin a bluish gray. "AleX, ALEx!!! Help ME!”
It has always been him…
He was there to help when the boy was bullied for his inability to cast;
He was the one who changed his diapers and wiped the sweat from his forehead when he was sick.
Their parents were seldom around, locked away in their Workshop.
2024-11-04 14:11:02 +0000 UTC
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My punch dislodges Serios's lower jaw from its hinges, and my heart fills with twisted joy at the genuine fear in his eyes.
How many times has it come to this?
How many times have I dismantled the Apostle—limb by limb, organ by organ?
How many times have I beaten him to death with his own body parts?
But the most important question is, how much longer can he last?
Not much longer than [Eternal Engine], I suspect.
If I can’t kill the Flesh, I...
2024-11-01 16:13:36 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I wake up this morning and two of my three birds are gone. They gnawed through the matt I used as roofing. Put the video of bird call to attract them the whole day, but no luck. What can you do, it’s life. I’m down to one lovebird and two cats now.
“You’d make me live in this kind of dump?” Serios would hesitate to call it a room, given how barren and devastated it is. The floor’s covered in a layer of dust so thick he can feel it through his...
2024-10-28 18:46:09 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Leo's first meeting with a Xian is about to happen.
It is the cold, murky depths of the Southern Sea we land—all twelve of us, pilots included. The nearest landmass is a barren rock with three coconut trees and a handful of sand—not exactly the ideal vacation spot the passengers were hoping for, I reckon…
It is, however, close to the nearest Chinese war vessel.
With the flaming metal coffin hurtling toward the ocean at 800 km/h, “It...
2024-10-25 09:25:48 +0000 UTC
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A quick search in the Tower reveals the whereabouts of one Alexios Athanasiou. After stumbling into the Tower last night, drunker than an 1800s sailor, the Astromancer returned to his room and then dashed out early this morning, dragging two large suitcases to the airport.
It's 7:14 now, so I might still be able to catch him before his flight.
I could wait, but there’s no telling if he’ll return after his trip to Sichuan.
Even if he intends to keep his promise, ther...
2024-10-21 09:46:53 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Finally caught up to 20 Chaps. I'm implementing my old system and leave 10 Chaps reserved for C-Tier and Above. Every 2 Chaps I'll unlock one for those who rank lower, and after I manage to stockpile those 10, I'll change to 1:1.
2024-10-17 19:15:02 +0000 UTC
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