0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you to the 3rd of my fanmade Yu-Gi-Oh! Series - Yu-Gi-Oh! Renaissance! Another duel for this chapter, and the official of Black Paladin! I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, just this fanfic. Chapter start!

Chapter 3

A black and red-armored warrior with a blade on the right shoulder strided down the hallways of what appeared to be a highly advanced facility; based on the walls and floors of the inside. Despite said warrior being inside the facility, the warrior still kept the helmet on. A few soldiers wearing the same armor as the soldier that fought against Kuhn Tokuoka. The warrior tsked angrily at the loss that one soldier had been given by the CEO of GU Corporation.

Stupid fool. The warrior thought. Whoever is doing training for the new recruits, and occasionally the old, has become a little too…..soft….. The Boss requested that I give the instructors a little message…. After a few moments of silent walking, the warrior reached the destination it was seeking. The warrior stood at the entrance of a large training room where new recruits were being trained and the warrior saw the trainer she was looking for.

"Ah, Instructor Hayes, there you are." The armored warrior remarked. The instructor, a man in his 60's, turned to look at the armored warrior. Even the cadets he was training stopped to look at the warrior.

"Black Paladin." Instructor Hayes remarked. "What brings you to my classroom?"

"The soldier that fought against the CEO of the GU Corporation." Black Paladin remarked coolly as he stepped into the classroom. "That soldier was trained by you, was he not?" Instructor Hayes stared at Black Paladin for a few moments, then recomposed himself.

"While that is true, the whole purpose of that duel was to see if adding Tokuoka to our team was worth the effort." The instructor replied. "Surely one of the higher-ups told you this."

"Oh they did." Black Paladin remarked as he walked around the room, eventually stopping at a cadet's desk and glanced at the material. Black Paladin groaned, then picked up the book off the desk and held it up. "And this is what we're teaching our cadets these days? Slow paced games? Tribute Summoning? This is basic trash!" Black Paladin then ripped the book in half, much to the cadets and Hayes's shock.

"Y-You can't just barge in here and destroy our property!" Hayes protested. However, a cold expression sent his way from Black Paladin shut him up.

"In case you've forgotten Hayes….I am one of the many higher-ups!" Black Paladin snapped. "I have the right to eliminate you from your position should I choose to! And from what I've seen from my office prior, all your exam duels to ship cadets off to Operation: World War III is despicable! None of these current cadets will survive out in the cruel world without the necessary dueling skills! Because of you slowing everyone down, our cadets aren't ready! They need to understand every aspect of Duel Monsters! Not just the basics!" After the little rant and striding around the room a couple more times, Black Paladin stood across from Hayes once again. "So if you want to keep your job here Hayes….I suggest you step your game up….. Otherwise, you'll be on a one way trip to being fired." He paused, then added. "Although, I suppose it doesn't matter if you do or not. You'll be getting fired in the next 24 hours anyways….. Of course, there is one way for you to save your precious career….."

"And that is?" Hayes inquired.

"You duel me." Black Paladin told him. "Win, and I will not fire you. But if you lose…then you're fired… Understood?"

"Of course I understand!" Hayes scowled. " In fact, we can duel right here."

"Where your cadets could get hurt?" Black Paladin raised an eyebrow. "Well, as much as I love being ruthless, I will not harm our cadets. They need training, not to become bloody stains on the floor."

"Humph. Even though you're ruthless as you said, you still hold some honor." Hayes admitted. "Very well. To the arena." He lifted his left hand and pressed some buttons on a control panel on his wrist. After he did, the area began to spin. The cadets watched in awe as the spinning came to a stop. In place of the classroom was a coliseum. Black Paladin looked around, amused.

"A coliseum…how fitting." Black Paladin remarked.

"I figured." Hayes agreed as he activated his duel disk. "I'll show you and my cadets in training that i'm not some softie! Get ready, Black Paladin!"

"I'm always ready!" Black Paladin grinned as he too activated his duel disk.

"DUEL!"

"I'll take the first move, Instructor!" Black Paladin declared. He looked at his hand and grinned.

This'll do just nicely. Black Paladin thought as she grabbed 5 cards from her hand and set them.

"I set 5 cards and end my turn." Black Paladin told the instructor. The cadets, and Hayes, gaped in shock. However, Hayes regained his composure and gnashed his teeth.

"You dare mock me?!" Hayes snarled.

"Mock you? What on earth are you talking about?" Black Paladin shrugged.

"Damn you! Fine! I draw!" Hayes declared. (Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 4000. Hayes's hand: 6 cards. Hayes's LP: 4000.) Hayes looked over his hand and his anger vanished. "I'll start my turn off by setting my Scale 2 Servant of Endymion and Scale 8 Magister of Endymion into the Pendulum Scales!" He placed both monsters in the 1st and 5th Spell/Trap Zones on his duel disk. 2 blue pillars appeared behind him. "With this, I now Summon monsters between Levels 2-7 simultaneously! Pendulum Summon! Arise Level 6 Mythical Beast Jackal King and Level 7 Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic!" A red and black-dressed and white-haired/older Endymion, the Mighty Magician and a grown-up Jackal appeared onto the field. (Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic, Level 7 DARK Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 8, ATK/DEF: 2800/1700. Mythical Beast Jackal King, Level 6 DARK Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 4, ATK/DEF: 2400/1400. Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 4000. Hayes's hand: 2 cards. Hayes's LP: 4000. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Magister of Endymion's Spell Counter(s): 1. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"So you aren't messing around." Black Paladin noted. "Heh. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised by your Deck of choice. All instructors have this deck to my knowledge."

"Well let's see how you like this!" Hayes grinned as he activated a Spell. "I activate the Continuou Spell, Spell Absorption! Now every time we play a Spell, I shall recover 500 LP on that Spell's resolution."

"Fine by me, old man." Black Paladin told him. "And your 2 Endymion monsters in the Pendulum Zones each gain a Spell Counter, while your Jackal King gains 2."

"Correct!" Hayes retorted. (Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 4000. Hayes's hand: 1 card. Hayes's LP: 4000. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Magister of Endymion's Spell Counter(s): 1. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"Now that you formation is set up, I'm assuming you shall go in for the attack?" Black Paladin noted.

"Not just yet!" Hayes retorted. "I'm gonna make sure you're defeated this turn! I Normal Summon the Tuner monster Mythical Beast Deimos from my hand!" The shadowed magical beast-like creature appeared onto his field. (Mythical Beast Deimos, attribute: DARK, type: Spellcaster/Pendulum, Level 3, Scale 4, ATK/DEF: 100/2000. Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 4000. Hayes's hand: 0 cards. Hayes's LP: 4000. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Magister of Endymion's Spell Counter(s): 1. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"Hoh? A Tuner monster?" Black Paladin wondered aloud. "Interesting…"

"Let's see how interested you're in after this!" Hayes shot back as he raised his right arm upward. "I tune my Level 3 Mythical Beast Deimos with my Level 7 Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic!" The 2 monsters turned into 10 white stars that soared into a green pillar of light. Shortly after, Hayes began to chant. "Master of magic you have transcended your limits and now unleash the ultimate magic! Synchro Summon! Descend now! Level 10! Endymion, the Ultimate Master of Magic!" Out of the green pillar of light came forth a black and grey-dressed magician. Said magician twirled its staff before going into an offensive stance. (Endymion, the Ultimate Master of Magic, attribute: DARK, type: Spellcaster/Synchro/Pendulum, Level 3, Scale 12, ATK/DEF: 3800/2700. Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 4000. Hayes's hand: 0 cards. Hayes's LP: 4000. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Magister of Endymion's Spell Counter(s): 1. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"Ah yes…Endymion, the Master Magician's final form…" Black Paladin mused before grinning. "Ha. I look forward to wiping it off the field."

"Then go ahead and try!" Hayes shot back as he thrusted his right hand forward. "Battle! Mythical Beast Jackal King, attack her directly!"

"Hold it! Before you left your Main Phase and enter your Battle, I activate the Trap, Corrupted Wall!"

"No you don't! I activate Endymion, the Ultimate Master of Magic's effect!" Hayes countered. "By returning Magister to my hand, then I negate your trap's activation and destroy it!" Black Paladin tsked as her trap shattered. "Not only that, but my Endymion gains the Counter Magister had while on the field!"

"Humph. So you stopped 1 Trap." Black Paladin remarked. "It won't ultimately matter though." He chuckles darkly. "Because you just doomed yourself old man."

"I don't believe that!" Hayes snapped. "As I was saying, Mythical Beast Jackal King, attack Black Paladin directly!" This time, the jackal king charged towards the black and red armored warrior. The jackal slashed Black Paladin's suit; thus making him step backwards a bit. (Black Paladin's LP: 4000 - 1200 = 2800. Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 2800. Hayes's hand: 1 card. Hayes's LP: 4000. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Endymion, the Ultimate Master of Magic's Spell Counter(s): 1. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"In case you lot were wondering, I activated Damage Diet." Black Paladin explained. "So that's why I only took 1200 damage from the attack."

"It matters not." Hayes remarked. "Endymion, direct attack!" The elder magician raised his staff and fired a beam of magic at the back and red armored warrior. Just as the attack was about to hit, Black Paladin began to laugh darkly.

"I told you that you doomed yourself!" Black Paladin sneered as he thrusted his right hand forward. "Trap card activate! Corrupted Vortex!"

"Wh-What?!"

"Thanks to my Vortex, I shall banish your "Ultimate Master of Magic" to allow to me Special Summon from either my Extra or GY, 1 monster that holds a Level/Rank/Link Rating less than or equal to the Level/Rank/Link Rating of the monster I banished!"

"This can't be happening!" Hayes gaped in shock as his Level 10 Synchro vanished from his field.

"Now that that magician of yours is gone, I shall call upon my Corruption Hydra to swallow you whole!" Black Paladin told Hayes in a menacing tone as she pulled a card out of her Extra Deck and placed it onto her duel disk. "Dark serpent your power is within the corrupt unleash it and destroy the pure! Xyz Summon! Rise Rank 8! Corruption Hydra!" Out of a dark portal came forth a black-scaled hydra; who possessed 3 heads. The hydra roared at Hayes. (Corruption Hydra, attribute: DARK, type: Dragon/Xyz, Rank 8, ATK/DEF: 4000/3500. Xyz Material(s): 1. Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 2800. Hayes's hand: 1 card. Hayes's LP: 4000. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"A Rank 8 Xyz monster just like that…" A cadet muttered.

"This is strength cadets!" Black Paladin told them.

"So what? I still have my Jackal King!" Hayes pointed out. At his words, Black Paladin chuckled.

"Don't be so sure about that, old man."

"Hmm?"

"I activate my Hydra's effect!" Black Paladin announced. "Upon its Special Summon, I shall banish up to 2 cards on the field! I choose your Mythical Beast Jackal King and your Servant of Endymion!" The black-scaled hydra-like dragon roared; thus the chosen cards began to glow a black aura.

"Not so fast!" Hayes countered. "I use my Jackal King's effect! I remove the 2 Spell Counters from Servant to-!"

"Negate my effect?" Black Paladin finished his sentence with a sigh. "How annoying. Regardless, I activate another effect of my Hydra's! By using 1 Xyz Material, I can activate 1 of 3 effects! I choose the 1st effect, which means the effect of your Jackal King is negated!"

"Damn you!" Hayes growled as the Hydra bit its 1 and only Xyz Material. Not only did Mythical Beast Jackal grey out, but both the Jackal King and the Servant vanished from the field. Hayes grabbed his Magister and reset it in the scale. "Fine! Then I'll place Magister back in the scale! Which thanks to Spell Absorption, I gain 500 LP!" Hayes's body glowed a bright green as his LP rose to 4500. (Hayes's LP: 4000 + 500 = 4500. Black Paladin's hand: 0 cards. Black Paladin's LP: 2800. Hayes's hand: 0 cards. Hayes's LP: 4500.) "That ends my turn."

"Not quite." Black Paladin spoke up. "See during the End Phase, if my Hydra has no Xyz Materials, I can attach up to 3 cards from my Graveyard to him as Xyz Material. Of course, I only need 1 Xyz Material for my upcoming turn, and the final turn of our duel. So, I'll attach Damage Diet from my GY to my Hydra." The trap card soared out of a GY portal and turned into a black orb that orbited Corruption Hydra. After that, Black Paladin placed his right hand on top of his Deck. "Time to end this. Draw!" (Black Paladin's hand: 1 card. Black Paladin's LP: 2800. Hayes's hand: 0 cards. Hayes's LP: 4500.) Black Paladin looked at the card he drew, then back up at Hayes. "I activate Corruption Hydra's 3rd effect. By using 1 Xyz Material, I halve your LP, then I gain the amount you lost. So I'll be taking 2250 LP away from you." Hayes flinched, then fell to his knees as Corruption Hydra shot out a black beam from its 3 mouths at him. After they dissipated, Hayes's LP was now 2250, and Black Paladin's 5050.

"I lost?!" Hayes finally realized.

"That's right." Black Paladin told the elderly instructor nonchalantly as he thrusted his right hand forward. "Battle. Corruption Hydra, end this duel!" The 3-headed hydra roared, then shot out 3 more black beams. Each one connecting on Hayes's body. The elderly instructor screamed as his body evaporated into nothing as his LP hit 0. Black Paladin sighed as the area returned to the classroom. All of the cadets had horrified/shocked faces. Black Paladin took notice of their expressions and rolled his eyes.

"When I said he'd be fired, I also meant literally." Black Paladin snarked. "And as far as I'm concerned, I'm your new instructor. So if you can't take my ruthlessness, then get out of here next time this class is in session. You lot are dismissed." The cadets nodded shakily, then left the classroom.

Black Paladin had left the classroom shortly after the cadets did and entered his personal office. Once he did, he activated a communication with a shadowed figure.

"I see you've done what I've asked." The shadowed figure remarked.

"I have." Black Paladin nodded. "But eliminating that Instructor from our ranks isn't that big of an issue." He paused, and was about to add something, but the shadowed figure figured out what he was about to say; thus said it first.

"You're referring to Justice Knight, aren't you?" The shadowed figure inquired. Black Paladin nodded.

"Yes." He remarked.

"Do not worry about her for now." The shadowed figure told him dismissively. "Just focus on training on the cadets and mercenaries that begin to learn too much."

"Understood." Black Paladin replied coolly.

"However….." The shadowed figure added. "I will allow you to face Justice Knight should she find out anything pertaining to anything towards us…. It's only a matter of time until she's down to just 1 company to look for information….."

"I understand." Black Paladin replied. "I'll make sure that Justice Knight doesn't step over her boundaries." The shadowed figure nodded, then ended the communication between the 2 shortly after.

Black Paladin (OC Cards):

Corrupted Vortex, type: Normal Trap. Effect: Banish 1 monster on the field. After that, Special Summon 1 DARK Extra Deck monster from either your Extra Deck or GY with a Level/Rank/Link Rating less than or equal to the banished monster's Level/Rank/Link Rating. (This Special Summon is treated as either a Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, or Link Summon. If you Special Summon an Xyz monster via this card's effect: Attach this card to it as Xyz Material.)

Corrupted Wall, type: Normal Trap. Effect: When the opponent leaves their Main Phase 1 and enters the start of their Battle Phase; you can apply this effect: All damage you take during this Battle Phase is halved. At the end of the Battle Phase: You can Special Summon as many Level 8 or below "Corrupted Knight" monsters as possible from either your hand, Deck, GY, or banished zone to your field. The effects of these Special Summoned monsters by this card's effect are negated and are destroyed during the next End Phase. (This effect ignores the effects of card(s) that would prevent those monster(s) from leaving the field.)

Corruption Hydra, attribute: DARK, type: Dragon/Xyz, Rank 8, ATK/DEF: 4000/3500. Effect: 2+ Level 8 DARK monsters

The Special Summon of this card cannot be negated. If this card is Special Summoned: You can banish up to 2 cards on the field, ignoring those card's effects. During either players turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material to activate 1 of the following effects:
-Negate the effects of all monsters your opponent controls.

-Negate the activation of a Spell/Trap card/or Spell/Trap card effect and destroy it.

-Half your opponent's LP, and if you do, increase your LP by the amount lost via this effect.

During the End Phase, if this card has no Xyz Materials: Target up to 3 cards in your GY; attach them to this card as Xyz Materials.

? Instructor Hayes (OC Cards):

**Mythical Beast Deimos, attribute: DARK, type: Spellcaster/Pendulum, Level 3, Scale 4, ATK/DEF: 100/2000. Pendulum Effect:

If you have no card in your other Pendulum Zone: You can destroy this card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Mythical Beast" Pendulum Monster from your Deck. You can only use this effect of "Mythical Beast Deimos" once per turn.

Monster Effect:

Each time a Spell Card is activated, place 1 Spell Counter on this card when that Spell resolves. Once per turn (Quick Play), if a "Mythical Beast" Pendulum Monster Card you control is destroyed by a card effect, you can Special Summon this card from your hand.

Endymion, the Ultimate Master of Magic, attribute: DARK, type: Spellcaster/Synchro/Pendulum, Level 3, Scale 4, ATK/DEF: 3800/2700. Pendulum Effect:

You can remove 6 Spell Counters from your field; Special Summon this card from the Pendulum Zone, then count the number of cards you control that can have a Spell Counter, destroy up to that many cards on the field, and if you do, place Spell Counters on this card equal to the number of cards destroyed. You can only use this effect of "Endymion, the Ultimate Master of Magic" once per turn.

Monster Effect:

1 Spellcaster-type Tuner monster + 1+ non-Tuner monsters

Each time a Spell Card is activated, place 3 Spell Counters on this card when that Spell resolves. Once per turn, when a Spell/Trap Card or effect is activated (Quick Effect): You can return 1 card you control with a Spell Counter to the hand, and if you do, negate the activation, and if you do that, destroy it. Then, you can place the same number of Spell Counters on this card that the returned card had. While this card has a Spell Counter, your opponent cannot target it with card effects, also it cannot be destroyed by your opponent's card effects. When this card with a Spell Counter is destroyed by battle: You can add 1 Spell from either your Deck or GY to your hand. If this card is destroyed: You can place this card in your Pendulum Zone.

0713MM: Short chapter I know. But don't worry guys! The chapters WILL get longer, I promise! If any of you readers have any suggestions for future chapters, let me know either in a review or a PM!