Cardfight!! Vanguard SC: Defenders of the Gate

Chapter 33: Burnout Vs. Delete

Izo and Kyle stood on opposite sides of the hollow space around them, with no one around and no one to interrupt them. In silence, they both looked through their decks, set down their starting vanguards, shuffled their decks and drew their hands. Fights like this were normal for Izo and Kyle. Ever since they were children, they disliked each other. No matter what they would do, they would always compete. And each time, Izo would come out on top. When Izo started playing Vanguard, Kyle did his best to heckle him and make the game as unenjoyable as possible.

Kyle looked up at his rival. "So, Copycat Kai, how does it feel to know that in a short while you'll be consumed by darkness." Internally, Izo scowled. He'd always call him that, ever since he picked up his first trial deck several years earlier. Everyone knew Kai was, and he was one of the people who wanted be just like him. But that Izo was long gone. He had burned down and a new, stronger Izo had risen from the ashes.

"Listen, Hono. I'm not Toshiki Kai. I'm Izo Hiiro, the strongest fighter you'll ever see. You can compare me to him all you want but the fact remains that I'm going to crush him one of these days! I'll crush anybody who stands in my way! Whether it be Kai, Kouji, Yudai," he pointed his finger at Kyle and glared at him. "Or you." Kyle let out a laugh. A cold, maniacal, revolting laugh.

"You're pretty confident, Hiiro! It makes me that much more excited to crush you!" They both placed their fingers on their face down cards.

"Stand up, (the) Vanguard!" They both declared.

"Crimson Dragon, Providence Lance Dracokid!"(Grade 0, 5000) Izo declared as hew revealed his new starting vanguard. Under yellow armor, was a white and blue dragon with red fire spewing out of the sides of its mouth.

"Acquire Deletor, Igor."(Grade 0, 5000) A blue alien/demon/mutant with three eyes (the third being different from the other two) appeared. It had the wings of a bat and the tail of a scorpion, but, strangely enough, it didn't have a body. Izo grinned.

"Nice vanguard, Kyle. Looks just like you. I wonder when I'm going to have a card made in my image." Izo taunted. It was always like this between Izo and Kyle. Kyle would always kick Izo into the dirt and then, one way or another, Izo would take him down with him. The probability of them ever getting along was extremely minuscule. Kyle snickered.

"Confident as always, Hiiro. That's good; it'll make it that much more fun when I crush you!"

"Dream on, loser. Draw. I ride Crimson Dragknight, Blade Gauntlet Dragon! (Grade 1, 7000)
I'll move back Providence Lance back and call it a turn." Kyle furrowed his brows. He stared at the armored dragon with two gauntlets equipped with blades.

"Dragknight?" Kyle asked, confusion evident on his face. Izo smirked.

"Yes, the Dragknight army of the Crimson order. The chivalric dragons who was also blessed with the ways of knighthood, serving the Grand Sanctuary before the civil war. They disbanded died out, but delving around the ancient arts is something Blaster Lorde is known for. You've got no chance of defeating me."

Hand: Izo {5} Kyle {5}

Damage: Izo {0} Kyle {0}

"We'll see, Hiiro. I suppose it's my move then. Draw. I ride Breaking Deletor, Gatario. (Grade 1, 7000) And hey, I'll call one too. My rear-guard Gatario attacks your vanguard. Its skill gives him 3000 power if my vanguard is a Deletor. (Power: 10000)