Duel Monsters: Primary's Story

Chapter 7: Ancient Spirits Part 1

Lucas could not move. He was terrified of what he was seeing. The stranger's aura was ferocious, overwhelming. This aura was not the same as the aura that emerged from the smoke fire the other, but the amount of energy that was emitted, it could've been a close second. After a moment of silence, the stranger spoke, which regained Lucas's focus.

"Jackal. Seize this nonsense. Come face your trial with whatever honor you have left."

Lucas paid close attention to the stranger's words. Jackal? Lucas thought, What is he talking about?

I can not return.

Lucas turned around the second he heard a clear, rough, somewhat monstrous voice from behind him. What Lucas saw made him jump back startled and fell. As he looked up, Lucas couldn't believe what he saw. A human-like figure was standing before Lucas and the stranger. It wasn't completely human, the figure had the body of one, but the head of a dog. It seemed to be ancient, Egyptian even. The creature was hardly visible. It could be seen as bright as day, however, the creature seemed almost ghost like. With it's glowing, red eyes staring at the stranger, and it's royal blue cape flowing, Lucas recognized the figure instantaneously.

"Mystical Knight of Jackal?"

The spirit of Jackal looked down at Lucas and, for what seemed like a grin, the creature spoke, returning his attention back to the stranger.

I can not return. I must stay here.

Lucas turned to face the stranger, and noticed how the stranger stared intently into Lucas's eyes. The stranger chuckled and responded to Jackal.

"It's not your choice to make, Jackal. You know very well consequences must be met for all. What you've done is unforgivable. Do you really believe that now you are with a human, you are innocent all of a sudden. The gods will never allow this".

"Excuse me," Lucas spoke as he got up. Both Jackal's spirit and the stranger looked at Lucas intently. "But I am still at a loss. What is all this about gods and consequences."

"Silence," said the stranger, "This does not concern you".

"Actually it does," Lucas brought the focus back to him, "For starters, you came out of nowhere, startled me, decided to seal us in a white veil in an abandoned, burnt warehouse, and you are attempting to punish my partner here". Lucas looked at Jackal, gave him a wink, and continued his statement. Jackal was shocked as to what Lucas was saying. "Now, I don't know why you are here, or what sort of errors Jackal have made, but if you want to retrieve Jackal," Lucas pulled out his deck, drew the top card and revealed the Mystical Knight of Jackal card to the stranger, "You'd need to take him from me first".

The stranger was surprised to see how this predicament occurred. "So that is why you are here," the stranger pulled a deck out of his pocket, "Very well," The stranger held his deck towards Lucas, "We shall duel to decide the fate of Jackal. If I win, Jackal, you must come with me to face your trial willingly".

"But if I win," Lucas stated, "You must give Jackal his freedom and never target him again",

"If those are the claims, then shall we?" The two walked to their appropriate podiums, the stranger headed for the blue podium with the peculiar hole that was pierced into the side of it, where Lucas headed for the red podium on the opposite side.

You Do not need to this Lucas. This does not concern you.

"But it does," Lucas got onto the podium, it began to elevate up, his crimson eyes stared into Jackal's, "Whatever crime this creep is accusing you for, even though we just met, I doubt you would ever do such a thing". Lucas placed his deck onto the Deck Zone, the machine turned on automatically. "I've heard your voice before, but I always thought it was in my head. You've been by my side for some time, now that I think about it. And now I'll be by yours. You're my ace and I'll be yours. We are partners now". Lucas smiled at Jackal