Yu-Gi-Oh! Epic Battles #2: John Sieger vs. Yugi Muto, Part Three

So I had planned to really dig in in my free time yesterday and get Reaper chapter four ready (hence why I had nothing else prepared either) but I felt pretty crappy and never did. I may get it done today, but if I do, I still wanted a for sure update to make up for missing yesterday, so here is John v Yugi part three, the penultimate chapter in this story. If I do finish Reaper chapter four today (which is unlikely) I don't know if I'll post it today or wait. I guess we'll have to wait and see!

I'm a little worried that I made Yugi a little too arrogant in this story. He's very confident, where in the anime and manga he seems to be pretty humble. However, I often remember that Yugi can be a little shit to his friends, and the entire purpose of Atemu (the character who most people still  think of when they think of Yugi, for those who don't know) moving on at the end of the series was to give Yugi a chance to grow in his own, and as similar as he and Atemu are at a base level, I think added confidence would suite him by this point, some five or six or something years later. Either way, I hope you enjoy this update.

Duel Two

John vs. Yugi Muto Part Three

Digimon Adventure ND Book One: Manipulamon Reigns - Chapter Five

 We finally meet the other human character that I mentioned in the chapter intro a few chapters back, and we get some good adventure themes, but otherwise this chapter is pretty unimportant. It's next chapter, the introduction of one of the Generals, which actually advances the story.

Chapter Five

Arrive At Digital Bridge;
Enter the Fifth Digidestined!

Yu-Gi-Oh! DF Short #1 - Tucker vs. Robert the Athletics Duelist

Rather than continue the John v. Yugi duel, I want to start something new here, today. Oh, no Reaper yet this week, obviously.

Anyway.

I often have ideas for short stories and one-off duels, the likes of which would be filler in the anime, for example, which might have no consequences, or be super important, but that don't warrant their own books or specials. To test whether or not I want to continue this, I wrote this one, where Tucker happens to run into the sports Duelist that he fought in the Book One chapter A Night In Egypt, and they have a rematch where his opponent uses some really cool newer cards. I enjoyed it, so expect more shorts like this in the future.

Rematch of...the Last Ten and a Half Minutes or So;
The Street Fighter and the Athlete

Digimon Adventure ND Book One: Manipulamon Reigns - Chapter Four

Not much to say about this chapter. We learn that the Digimushrooms, the same things that will serve as provisions, will also be the health potions for this adventure, there is a new Digivolution, and we meet a new ally, but otherwise that's really it. No biggie.

Chapter Four

Versus Birdramon;
Spread Your Wings, BrauntoPhoenixmon!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Epic Battles #2: John Sieger vs. Yugi Muto, Part Two

Here we have part two of the John vs. Yugi duel, proving that, yes, I do intend to still upload these things as well, alternating them with Reaper, and any other Yu-Gi-Oh! short stories that I happen to dream up. I really like this duel, but it is a four-parter, and this chapter honestly feels a little floaty. Still, I think it's pretty good.

Duel Two

John vs. Yugi Muto Part, Two

Digimon Adventure ND Book One: Manipulamon Reigns - Chapter Three

Another chapter of Digimon. Hurray! In this one we see the characters beginning to apply the knowledge and technology found at the Tower in chapter two, and learning more about the conflict between Manipulamon and the Digimon already living in this world.

Chapter Three

The Team’s Choice

Digimon Adventure ND Book One: Manipulamon Reigns - Chapter Two

Chapter Three of Reaper is finally here, and it's a gruesome one, so I figured that all zero of you guys who read this could use something a little more uplifting to help you recover. Here is chapter two of this story, which is some action, followed by an infodump. Why are the characters given so much information at once? Well, I always thought that it was really unfair of the characters who pulled the main characters of the original show into the Digital World to basically send them right into the action with no clue what to do, and I didn't want my story to be the same way. Getting all of this out of the way not only establishes the plot of this book, but gives my characters a chance to decide for themselves if they can handle what they are being asked to do. It doesn't completely solve the problem of kids saving the world being kind of a silly plot device, but I think it helps.

Oh, and future updates to this story will come more often. I'm not sure if they'll have an official day, like Yu-Gi-Oh!, but more often nonetheless. I kinda forgot about it, or else this one would have come a lot sooner...

Chapter Two

Ambushed! The Hidden Knowledge of Desert Tower

Yu-Gi-Oh! Reaper - Chapter Three

I finally got it! With some action, psychological junk, and easily the harshest visuals that I've ever written, this chapter I think conveys the tone and the desperation of this story perfectly. Let me know what you think, just be careful if you are squeamish.

The name of this chapter has a few meanings, btw. We get to see how Reaper lives, first of all, and we also get to see a bit about how Thompson lives, and we get to see first hand the ultimate condition that everyone must face in life: death.

Oh, and this update is important, because it is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! update to go up on a Wednesday, which will be the official day for Yu-Gi-Oh!-themed updates from now on.

On an unrelated note, I said in my last Yu-Gi-Oh! update that this chapter was giving me trouble and I meant it. Even the format is weird. It's 1.5 spaced, rather than 1, which is what I prefer, and I can't fix it. Maybe this chapter just didn't want to go up or something.

Chapter Three

Conditions of Living

Yu-Gi-Oh! Epic Battles #2: John Sieger vs Yugi Muto, Part One

Okay, yeah, this isn't Reaper, which means another week without Reaper (unless I get the third chapter ready sooner than I expected). I apologize, this chapter is just being difficult.

Instead, here is the next Epic Battles duel, a rematch between John and Yugi, something that I wanted to do since the second that I first posted the old Book Five duel between John and Yugi where John wins against Yugi with magic. Still, I was limited by my "no Yugi without a super-good reason" rule, so I used Epic Battles as an excuse. I'm clever that way. This time John is much more skilled, but he doesn't have Hiro with him, and he doesn't plan to use Destiny Draw, as (I'm pretty sure) he does in that duel. In other words, this duel is as fair and even as can be.

Duel Two

John vs. Yugi Muto, Part One

Yu-Gi-Oh! Epic Battles #1: Paul "Pyro" Tucker vs. Katsuya Jonouchi, Part Two

As it has been for a while now, chapter three of Yu-Gi-Oh! Reaper is giving me trouble. The first three chapters are supposed to establish the "opposition" to Reaper throughout the story in the form of the cops, who will be important characters in their own right, to establish Reaper's powers, and finally, to establish Reaper's quality of living. Reaper is like Batman: he pushes himself harder than he should, and his lifestyle isn't healthy. This will be the first half of chapter three, with the beginnings of the plot making up the second half, and I'm just having trouble capturing exactly how I want to portray this.

So, in the mean time, as I said last time I posted one of these, here is the second half of the first Epic Battles duel instead. I know it was a long wait, and I don't particularly care.

Duel One

Tucker vs. Katsuya Jonouchi, Part Two