[hider=The Void vs The Night]
"So I can assume you're not afraid of the Night?" the mysterious Duelist asked as the blade on his Duel Disk formed. "Well, you should be. As the challenger, you can take the first turn."

[b][u]Turn 1: Joshua[/u][/b]
Joshua: 4000 LP, 5 cards, 0 Mon, 0 S/T
Duelist: 4000 LP, 5 cards, 0 Mon, 0 S/T

"Light, darkness, good, evil. Truely, if you think about it, it all leads to nothing but a void. But enough of that. I draw." Joshua said, looking at his hand."First off, I'll activate the Spell card Void Vanishment."

All around them, ice began forming and a chill krept into the air.
"Now, I discard one card from my hand to add any Void Spell or Trap card to my hand. So I'll discard this to add the Spell Void Expansion to my hand, which I'll now activate."

This time, a ball of darkness appeared between Joshua and the man before expanding and encompassing them both. At first, nothing could be seen until pale, ethereal fire surrounded both duelist as well, lighting the darkness up just enough for both Duelist to see.
"I set three card face-down and call it a turn." Joshua said. "So, dark enough for you?"

[b][u]Turn 2: Duelist[/u][/b]
Joshua: 4000 LP, 0 cards, 0 Mon, 4 S/T, 1 Field Spell
Duelist: 4000 LP, 6 cards, 0 Mon, 0 S/T

"Draw," the Duelist said calmly, drawing a card from his deck. 

"Alright then. Trap card open. Void Purification." Joshua said, revealing one of his face-downs." With this card, I add the Piaty that's in my graveyard to my hand. Not a problem for you is it?"

"No, not one bit," the Duelist said. "I'll start by playing my Field Spell: Cover of the Night." The Duelist's half of the field was still dark, but his field was then noted to have a dirt path that he was on, and plenty of trees on either side of the path. On top of that, there was a full moon, which barely did anything to light up the field. 

"I'll also place three cards face down and end my turn," the Duelist said.

[b][u]Turn 3: Joshua[/u][/b]
Joshua: 4000 LP, 2 cards, 0 Mon, 4 S/T, 1 Field Spell
Duelist: 4000 LP, 2 cards, 0 Mon, 3 S/T, 1 Field Spell

"Draw." Joshua said before looking at his hand the the field. The face-downs were likely to be a problem. He could easily get rid of them but he needed to focus on other things for now. "I activate the Trap card Void Launch. This card allows me to send two Infernoid Monster from my deck to the grave.

"By discarding Saboteur of the Night while I control Cover of the Night, I can negate the activation of a Trap card and destroy it," the Duelist interjected. After he placed the card in the Graveyard slot, a hole opened up underneath the Trap card, and a hand reached up to pull it down. Then the hole closed itself, leaving no trace.

"Hhhmm. If I had to guess, you're a fan of hand traps." He said. "Let's see... I think I'll activate Void Expansion then to summon an Infernoid Token to my side of the field. Got a monster for that or should I fear your face-downs instead?"

"Go right ahead," the Duelist said.

"How kind of you." Joshua said as the flames behind him lept up onto his side of the field, leaving behind a multi-colored canister-like object. Joshua glanced at the face-downs on his opponent's field before deciding what to do. "I use Void Vanishment's effect. By discarding Piaty, I add another Void Launch to my hand."

Joshua's disk ejected the Trap Card which he predeeded to add to his hand.
"I then banish Piaty from my grave to Special Summon Infernoid Pirmais in Defense Mode."

On his side of the field, a monster best described as a small mechanical gargoyle with a white-colored canister on it's back appeared on his field.

[b]Infernoid Pirmais - Level 1 ATK: 0 DEF: 0[/b]

"Now I use Pirmais' effect to send one of your face-downs to the deck. I target the center one. Also, as an added bonus, you cannot activate it in response."

The Duelist picked up his card, then placed it in his deck, and the auto-shuffling feature activated.

After taking a few seconds to think, Joshua looked at his opponent.
"Turn end."

[b][u]Turn 4: Duelist[/u][/b]
Joshua: 4000 LP, 1 cards, 1 Mon, 3 S/T, 1 Field Spell
Duelist: 4000 LP, 2 cards, 0 Mon, 2 S/T, 1 Field Spell

"Draw," the Duelist said, drawing a card. "Hmm... I didn't think it would happen so soon. Perhaps you might still surprise me, though."

"That doesn't sound good for me. Imma guess you drew an ace card." Joshua said

"Oh, no, nothing of the sort. A useful card in this situation, sure, but not an ace card," the Duelist responded. "First, I activate the effect of my Saboteur. If he is in the Graveyard, I can Special Summon him to my field in Attack Position." 

"I think not. I activate Pirmais' other effect. By sacrificing my Infernoid Token, I can banish one card from your grave. So I'll banish your Saboteur before you get the chance to summon it." Joshua said as Pirmais let out a mechnical scream before pouncing on the token and devouring it.

"Counter Trap: The Nightwatch," the Duelist said, raising a face-down card. "If you activate a Spell, Trap, or Monster effect while Cover of the Night is face up on the field, I can negate it and destroy it."

"Ah shit. Think I'm seeing a theme though." Joshua said

"I'd be surprised if you didn't," the Duelist responded. "Now then, come on out, Saboteur of the Night." A demon appeared, wearing dark clothing and smiling evilly. 

[b]Saboteur of the Night - Level 4, ATK 800, B[/b]

"In addition, since a monster was Special Summoned, I can Special Summon Stowaway of the Night from my hand in Attack Position," the Duelist continued, a smaller demon jumping off the back of Saboteur.

[b]Stowaway of the Night - Level 4, ATK 1000, A[/b]

"Finally, I Normal Summon Hunter of the Night in Attack Position," the Duelist said, a figure covered in leather clothing and wielding a bow appearing on the field.

[b]Hunter of the Night - Level 4, ATK 1800, A[/b]

"Using my Level 4 'A' Hunter of the Night and my Level 4 'B' Saboteur of the Night, I construct the Phase Shift Network!" the Duelist declared, the two monsters flying into the purple galaxy that had appeared abovehead. "None shall see you. None shall hear you. Except when it is too late. All will be your prey. Awaken, Alucard, Master of the Night!" The Duelist chanted, yet nothing seemed to appear. 

"Damn vampires, it would seem. If that's why you wear a hood by chance?" Joshua said. Despite his words, he sounded far from amused.

"I also activate a Trap card: Nightmare Archfiends," the Duelist said. "By Tributing my Stowaway, I can Special Summon three Nightmare Archfiend tokens to your side of the field in Attack Position." 

"Oh dear god, not this shit again." Joshua muttered, being reminded of his game against Megumi.

After the three flaming demons appeared, the Duelist said, "In Phase A, Alucard can attack all monsters my opponent controls once each. In addition, their ATK and DEF become zero and their effects are negated. With that done, it is time to feast!" Upon those words, a colony of bats suddenly appeared from the trees, swarming all around Joshua's monsters.

[b]Joshua - 4000 LP --> 1000 LP[/b]

"And now the Archfiends go off. Fucking great." Joshua muttered.

[b]Joshua - 1000 LP --> 0 LP[/b]

"Damnit... damnit, damnit, damnit." Joshua muttered, the ethereal flames around him growing despite the dueling having official ended.

As the field lit up again, the Duelist went over to Joshua. "Before you go, allow me to tell you who to look out for."

"You don't have to. A deal is sadly a deal." Joshua said.

"I insist. Plus, I never said I couldn't tell you anything if you lost," the Duelist said, smiling for the first time.

"Cause apparently your psychic can predict the bloody future. Tell me, was I always going to lose that badly?" Joshua said

"Pretty much," the Duelist said. "If you hadn't picked my useless center face-down, I wouldn't have won. It's pretty much standard to always place something useless in the center."

"Geez, thanks." Joshua said sarcasticly.

"I'm getting ahead of myself here," the Duelist said. "Back to the topic on hand, watch out for Yuna Tashima. She is dangerous." 

"So, should I tell the others who will no doubt not believe me since I aint their friend?" Joshua asked. "Cause I wasn't the only one to see this shit early. I'm just the only one that can see past a false tournament."

"Tell the others or not, it's up to you," the Duelist said. "Perhaps you could succeed where I failed. Nevertheless, I wish you good luck." With that, he began to walk away into the elevator.

"You know I'm not going to leave this alone. I've seen trouble before and I refuse to stand-by and do nothing. I will duel you as many times as it takes to get what I need to know to act accordingly." Joshua said, looking at his deck. "So even though I said I would leave, I think I'll stay here. But, I will not ask questions until I have been given permission to."

"That, unfortunately, no longer falls under my jurisdiction, but Mr. Baubles' instead, and he's not exactly in the best mood right now, if today was anything to go by," the Duelist said.

"Well, guess I'm gonna have a tussle with the security around here then." Joshua muttered to himself.

With a sigh, the Duelist stopped and turned back to face Joshua. "Now, now, let us be civil. You made an agreement as a Duelist. What reason would you have to break such an agreement?" the Duelist asked.

"A clear conscious." Joshua said, the flames around him dying down. "I know the tournament is likely just a front for something bigger. And if there's someway I can help people avoid getting hurt, I would prefer that, but as it stands, apparently, I'm not strong enough. Same damn scenario as always."

"Believe me, I know the feeling," the Duelist said. "The feeling of being powerless. Even now, I'm still not sure if what I'm doing now will help. Know this, though: you are not powerless. You have potential to be something great. And admittedly, you are right about the tournament merely being a front for something bigger. I'm using it to lure out Yuna from the other participants, as well as my comrades, who I am also searching for. Then, once the finalists appear, I come in and put an end to the threat, or at least, I'll try." 

Joshua listened, anger boiling up in him as he listened to this man talk.
"That makes no sense. All this trouble for one girl. If it's the girl that I saw using those Azure Flame monsters, I fail to see what the issue is. She's an ordinary girl, unless the deck she's using somehow isn't. To me, it sounds like you're the ones looking to cause trouble right now," He said, keeping himself from shouting at the man, though just barely.

"I will admit, there hasn't been any unexplained cases of comas or whatnot, but you haven't seen her do that to her best friend... and many others, like I have," the Duelist said. "Just when my comrades and I were about to catch her, she... did something. I'm not sure what, but before I knew it, I was here. In a world I didn't belong. It's another reason why I'm searching for her. I just want to go back home. Back to my own world. And I'm sure my comrades out there do too, wherever they are." 

"Your home must be a lovely place then." Joshua said before one of the cards in his deck began glowing. It floated up into the air before the monster on the picture came out of the card and landed on Joshua's left shoulder. "The hell you been Pirmais? Thought you were never gonna show up."

"What in..." the Duelist murmured as he watched Joshua and his... thing. "Is that... the monster you Summoned earlier?"

"Huh? You can actually see him? And here people thought I was insane." Joshua said as the mechnical demon let out a screech. "This is my partner, Infernoid Pirmais. Like most people where I'm from, I have a Duel Spirit. And this little fellow took me away from my home, but hey, least he took me to a peaceful place. No frickin Duel Wars here."

"Duel... Wars?" The Duelist asked, confused.

"Ah yes. I should probably mention that, like you, I ain't exactly native to this dimension. I come from one where there's constant fighting between certain factions. Examples include the Gem-Knights, Gustos, Allies of Justice, Worms, Fables, Naturia, Ritual Beast, Tellarknights, Shaddolls. Really the list goes on. I was a member of the Infernoid faction until... well, let's just say I ran away."

"I see," the Duelist said hesitantly. "Well, I must say, your story is rather excellent, and in any other situation, I'd love to chat about it. However, we should return to the matter at hand. As per our agreement, you will leave. Without complaint. If you wish, though, I will see what I can do to persuade Mr. Baubles about sending you some aid. After he's calmed down, of course."

Joshua thought it over and nodded.
"Alright. There is only one duelist I'm concerned about in the tournament right now. She's young, can't be older then ten. If she gets wrapped up in all of this, she'll need a stronger deck. I can't think of a better person to ask for the cards I think will fit more then the man who owns this company." Joshua said

"And the deck archetype?" the Duelist asked.

"I only know those from my dimension and those I've seen here. Yang Zings would be a good fit I think. She might be a rising star and the Yang Zings are also known as the Cosmic Dragons. Plus she's a Synchro user, so I think it might be a perfect fit." Joshua said.

"I see," the Duelist said. "I'll ask him about it. In return, you leave and don't come back." The Duelist then raised his hand for a handshake to seal the deal.

"Deal, but you'll need a name and a picture, sadly I only have a bit of the former. So I need to see her picture so you can find her." Joshua said, shaking the man's hand.

"Unfortunately, I am forbidden from leaving this building, as per an earlier agreement with Mr. Baubles. However, she can easily come here. I'll see to it that she gets what was agreed upon," the Duelist explained.

"I'll bring her here if I come across her again. Shouldn't be too hard right? Pirmais, you willing to help?" Joshua said. The duel spirit screeched in response before vanishing from sight.

"Very good," the Duelist said, pushing the button to call the elevator, which opened almost immediately. "After you," the Duelist said, holding the door open.

"Sure... hey, I didnt catch your name. You have one?" Joshua said

"I don't really like giving out my name," the Duelist said. "However, you can simply call me Sam. Nothing special about the name or anything. I just like it."

"Less awesome then I thought,, but I can't complain." Joshua said as he got in the elevator and leaned against the opposite wall, facing 'Sam'. "Take care. I'll be in touch."

The trip down to the lobby was a short one, and upon its destination, Sam nodded as Joshua got out. The doors closed again, hiding Sam from view as the elevator rose up.

"Time to begin hunting. Ready Primais?" Joshua said before exiting the building, his duel spirit flying off once he was outside.
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