Time Passes 9

"Thirty four love," he casually answered, leaning back into the couch, "As for how many are around that level besides Cyberdark Dragon? Well, Hyozanryu and Dark Magician Girl aren't far off, neither is Relinquished and Rare Metal Dragon, Ranryu and Hundred Dragon are getting close."

....So that was where his confidence, nay sheer arrogance stemmed from. He practically had an army at his beck and call and by the looks of it and going by his words, was not at all satisfied enough to settle with that.

'At least it explains how he got Dark Magician Girl.' she snorted, he found the spirit of it.

She really wasn't sure how to respond to that. He basically had enough fire power to like destroy a small city or something given enough time.

There was one horrible question that came to mind though, "...How does Serpent Night Dragon measure up to the God Cards or these Sacred Beasts sealed here?" she asked.

"Clever girl," his lips curved up and he nodded approvingly. He sighed and reached up to scratch his cheek, and that motion alone did not spell good things, "My buddy is powerful, absurdly powerful. But, he'd be lucky to survive a single hit from any of them going by his own words."

'Yeah, I was afraid of that.' Alexis swallowed heavily.

How would one even go about opposing something like that? Going by that scale, the god cards and the Sacred Beasts, one of each had to be in the same range as a nuclear warhead in sheer destructive output. And there was three to each of the two groups.

And to make matters worse, normal people like her couldn't even see them outside of specific circumstances.

If someone nefarious got their hands on them, the kind of destruction that could be wrought on the world was catastrophic.

"And you're just going to pick a fight and get involved in all of that? Something I can't even imagine having the strength to fight against," Alexis asked him, voice filled with trepidation, "For me?"

"Among other things yes," Yarden answered without missing a beat, "Besides, you're overlooking a single thing."

"..And what's that?" she asked, confused.

"Remember when I told you of Ba, monsters born from peoples souls?" he asked. Her brows furrowed, but she nodded, "Well, it can be applied in reverse and you can bond with spirits."

Ah!

Let it never be said that Alexis was slow on the uptake, "You're saying the reason why you have so many spirits is so you can bond with them all!" she gasped in realisation, "You're combining all of their power at a focal point, using yourself as the centre of it all and amassing a greater power than they have alone."

That was why he was showing off Cyberdark Dragon and basically boasting of it in front of her. Because, from Chancellor Sheppard, he'd gained another spirit with the power to destroy a castle in minutes. With that alone, he doubled the power of Serpent Night Dragon more or less, and then there was all the other spirits he had!

If he didn't have quality, he would fight back with quantity!

It was genius in its simplicity.

"Smart and gorgeous, is it any reason I don't want to tattoo my name on that sweet booty?" Yarden winked at her teasingly.

Even with all the heavy information dropped on her, she couldn't stop the amused giggle that erupted from her lips. He really did never change.

His typical attitude with her drained the tension from her and she slumped back onto the couch beside him, "So you've got it all figured out, huh?" Alexis smiled lightly at him, "If these spirits are so important though to your plan, why did you give me one?"

She was sure of it now. Star Boy had to be a spirit.

"Caught on to that too huh?" he hummed, before suddenly reaching over and cupping her cheek and staring into her eyes, "I know you pretty well at this point I think Alexis. I know for a fact you won't be content to sit on the side lines, and you're definitely within the top seven duellists at this school, so you'll be offered a position just like me."

Her cheeks once again warmed up, "Ah...." she whispered. He was right. On both accounts. She wouldn't be content to sit on the side lines, and he really did know her.

Her heart thumped loudly in her chest though at his words. He had such a high opinion of her abilities. And it meant a lot to her that he thought so highly of her skills as a duellist.

"The thing is though, without something like a spirit watching your back or some kind of magic artefact to help you out," Yarden continued on, "You would have been at a really bad disadvantage in any shadow duel. I just wanted to give you your own fighting chance."

Ah....so he'd been looking out for her all along.

A warm cozy feeling infused her body and she felt her eyes draw slightly shut, becoming half lidded and she leaned forward, her head approaching his, lips approaching his own.

Just a few inches from his lips though, before she gave him her first kiss, his hand slipped from cupping her cheek to blocking her lips, "..I thought you wanted me?" she mumbled, confused.

"You have no idea how much," he replied without missing a beat, "But I just dropped a ton of crap on you, and it's obviously effecting your emotions here. If you still feel the same tomorrow, you can do it then."

...How annoying. Why was he acting so chivalrous at a time like this when he'd more or less blatantly told her how much he wanted to bed her before. This guy was so contradictory at times.

His hand slipped from her mouth to around her shoulders and yelped softly as he pulled her into leaning against him, "For now though, how about we just chill out together and watch a movie," he grinned down at her before wiggling his eyebrows, "If you're a good girl, I may even feel you up a bit."

Alexis couldn't stop her lips from curving up into a huge beaming smile, "Sure, that sounds nice." she accepted his offer.