Blood Magic part 2

The next day was a sad day for all of the key keepers. The Shadow Rider known as Frenic had defeated Sereda and taken her Spirit Key and Soul. And not only that but he had also kidnapped the young former shadow rider known as Avexis and had placed her under his control. Frenic seemed to be the one who had kidnapped Avexis and brainwashed her to make her a Shadow Rider in the First place. With the loss of Sereda, that now meant that five of the Spirit Gates had now opened. When School had started, the Key Keepers had gone straight towards Chancellor Sheppard's office and they told him what had happened

"So Sereda was defeated by this Shadow Rider?" Sheppard asked which made Solona sigh and nod.

"I'm afraid so." She admitted. "Despite her best efforts she was defeated by the Shadow Rider."

"And not only that, he also took Avexis." Daylen added

"That is so unfair." Jaden groaned "I mean, taking Sereda's Spirit Key and Soul is one thing, but taking Avexis too, that's just unfair."

"I think that's how this Shadow Rider works." Aedan claimed. "This Shadow Rider seemed to be one of those more sinister ones like that Vampire Camula was. I don't think this one is a brainwashed person."

Professor Dorian was also in the Office as he wanted to hear more about this Shadow Rider. "You said before that this Shadow Rider was the one who brainwashed Avexis, do you know what his name is?"

"I do." Aedan said. "He called himself Frenic."

Dorian's eyes widened in shock which caught their attention.

"Did you say his name is Frenic?" He gasped

"Yeah." Aedan added

"Hold on!" Alexis gasped. "You know this Shadow Rider."

"You remember the Seekers of Truth and how they hunt down Shadow Duelists and cult, when several years ago, Frenic was one of the Seeker's most wanted and he had gained an ancient and forbidden power known as Blood Magic. His deck was one he obtained through a Ritual and it used Blood to power his cards. He used his powers to drain the life force of Duelists and make himself more powerful. Eventually the Seekers went after him but he escaped and was not heard from after that. Worse he killed Cassandra's mentor Byron. After Byron's death Cassandra was determined to hunt him down. It drove her to the edge and it took many Seekers to stop her. But we all believed that Frenic had vanished."

"Well it seems he's back then." Solona stated

"I don't care what this guy has done in the past." Aedan hissed. "He took Sereda and Avexis. And now we have to save them. I don't care how powerful he is but I will defeat him"

"Wait, why should you duel Frenic!" Chazz hissed. "From what I can see this is a job for the Chazz."

"Chazz this isn't some Tournament." Alexis stated

"She's right." Daylen agreed. "Frenic could target any of us and so we will have to be careful"

"Which is why you will all stick together and then one of you will face Frenic." Sheppard said

"And I will be with you so I can use my Seeker training to track Frenic down." Dorian added and the Key Keepers nodded and they left the Office.

...

Meanwhile, back over at the cave by the Cliffs, Frenic was back in his lair as Avexis stood at his side. Her eyes were blank and she did whatever Frenic told her too. "Last time part of your mind was still your own." Frenic laughed. "But now you do whatever I tell you to. And you can't do anything about it. You look almost like a zombie but I don't care. Maybe I can use this trick on others as well though that will take more power. You were easy since you were a little girl." Frenic then picked up the orb which held Sereda's soul. "And this girl's soul is not enough, I need more and I need someone who has the power to fight me. I think it is time for me to choose my next victim."

...

Later all of the Key Keepers were in the Library. Solona, Neria and Alexis were looking at some books while Daylen and Chazz were doing some research on the computers. Jaden was snoozing away on a couch while Aedan sat at a table looking through his cards. Eventually Daylen looked over at Aedan.

"What is it you are looking for?" He asked

Aedan looked at him.

"I'm just looking through my deck." He answered. "I have to make sure that it's right if I'm going to face that Shadow Rider."

"Why should you face this Shadow Rider." Chazz snorted. "This is a job for the Chazz."

"I thought we said that this Shadow rider chooses who he duels." Alexis stated

"Alexis is right." Solona agreed "This is not a tournament and this is not a game so we can't go showing off."

"Even so I think it's my turn to Duel." Aedan stated "I haven't dueled a Shadow Rider and anyway, my Templar deck has a unique ability against those Blood spellcasters"

Daylen then realised what Aedan was talking about. "That's right, Aedan's Templars are strong against spellcasters."

"But remember, not all of that Shadow Rider's monsters are spellcasters, that Blood Dragon is clearly a dragon type." Neria reminded

"Even so, I think it's my turn to face a Shadow Rider." Aedan said

Then there was the loud sound of thunder and they all looked to see that there was a storm on the Island but the lightning was red so it was not natural. "This sure looks like the work of the Shadow Riders." Dorian said

"Well we best go find our Shadow Rider." Jaden suggested as he got up from the couch as the storm had woke him up.

"But where can we find him?" Neria questioned

"Well considering the other Shadow Riders, I guess he's back at the lair where he dueled Sereda." Solona claimed

"Well let's get going" Aedan said and then he ran off with Daylen following him and then by the other Key Keepers and Professor Dorian

...

Meanwhile, Frenic stood inside the cave where he had dueled Sereda before and he was waiting. The brainwashed Avexis stood to the side while the orb that contained Sereda's soul was inside his robe. Frenic knew that his prey would come back to this cave and he had sent that lightning as a way to send a message. He sneered when he saw the Key Keepers enter the cave.

"So my prey has arrived." He sneered

Dorian narrowed his eyes at Frenic.

"So, I was right, it is you isn't it Frenic." He growled. "One of the most wanted Shadow Duelists at one time before you vanished."

Frenic looked at Dorian and his mouth turned into a sneer when he recognized him.

"Ah, I remember you." He sneered. "The last time we met; you were one of those Seekers with that commander who I defeated. They tried to capture me but failed. You should know since you were there."

"Yes, I was there." Dorian answered. "I was one of the best but Commander Byron was taking no chances. That's why he dueled you."

"That's right, and I beat him." Frenic sneered. "Even your best Seeker couldn't defeat me."

"Even so, you were weak after the Duel and had to flee." Dorian hissed. "If Cassandra was here, she would be happy as she would get to see you lose."

"That's not going to happen." Frenic hissed. "After that victory, I wandered around after I lost most of my powers until a mysterious man gave me an offer. He would grant me the power of a shadow charm if I joined him on his quest to unleash the Sacred Beasts. In truth I don't care about those Beasts, I only care about the power I get."

"And what of Avexis?" Jaden demanded. "What does she have to do with this?"

"Oh this little girl!" Frenic sneered as he placed a hand on Avexis' shoulder. "I needed a sidekick so I took this little girl from the street. She had the rare ability to talk to Duel Spirits so she was the perfect sidekick for me when I place her under my control. And now that you are here, I will take on my next target but who shall I be dueling"

Aedan stepped forward. "I will take you on Frenic!" He hissed. "For Sereda."

Frenic laughed.

"So be it." He sneered and his blood red duel disk made from blood appeared while Aedan activated his Academy Duel Disk.

"Good luck Aedan." Solona and Daylen said at the same time.

"**Duel!"**

**Aedan: 8000**

**Frenic: 8000**

"I will make the first move." Frenic smirked as he drew his sixth card. "And just like my last Duel, I will start by summoning Blood Apprentice in attack mode." The spellcaster in blood red robes appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1300 Defense 1100)

"That monster again." Jaden groaned

"And you remember what it does." Frenic smirked. "Now you take 500 points of damage." Blood Apprentice sent a blast of red magic which struck Aedan and caused him to groan.

**Aedan: 7500**

**Frenic: 8000**

"Then I will throw one card face down and end my turn." Frenic finished

Aedan narrowed his eyes. "If you think I will give up because I've lost some life points on my first turn, then you're wrong." He hissed. "I summon Knight Templar in attack mode." A knight wearing armor with a sword on fire engraved on the chest appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1600 Defense 1400) "And now I play a spell card known as Double Summon, this card allows me to make a second normal summon this turn. So I will summon my Knight's comrade, Knight Corporal in attack mode" A knight in similar armor appeared on the field, the only difference was that this Knight had a 2 handed sword instead of a sword and shield (Level 4 Attack 1900 Defense 1500) "And now my Knight Templar will attack your Blood Apprentice, and there's something else, when my Knight Templar attacks a spellcaster type monster, he gains 500 attack points so since that Blood Apprentice is a Spellcaster type monster, my Templar gains 500 attack points." Templar's sword glowed as he gained power (KT Attack 1600-2100) Then the Templar slashed his sword and caused Blood Apprentice to screech before shattering and the explosion blew Frenic back.

**Aedan: 7500**

**Frenic: 7200**

"Oh, and don't think I forgot about my Knight Corporal." Aedan added. "Now he will launch a direct attack." Knight Corporal swung his large sword and slashed Frenic which sent him flying backwards and onto his back.

**Aedan: 7500**

**Frenic: 5300**

"All right." Jaden cheered. "Aedan took out Frenic's monsters and dealt him a good bit of damage."

"You shouldn't cheer just yet Jaden." Dorian stated which made everyone look at him. "Frenic is unpredictable, he always has a plan when he's thrown into a corner. I've seen how he duels and Aedan must be prepared for the worst."

"I think Professor Dorian's right." Solona stated. "Frenic must have some kind of plan and so Aedan must be ready."

Aedan looked determined to win this duel. "I will now throw one card face down and end my turn"

Frenic narrowed his eyes at him. "You think that just because you've dealt damage to me means that you've won!" He snapped. "Well I still have more tricks, I play the spell card Blood Wound, now by paying 500 life points, I can destroy that Knight Corporal" Frenic glowed red as he gave up some of his life points and then a red ball of magic appeared which was zapped towards Aedan's Knight Corporal which caused the monster to moan before melting into a pool of goo.

**Aedan: 7500**

**Frenic: 4800**

"But my turn's not done yet, I play a spell card known as Foolish Burial which allows me to discard one card from my deck to my graveyard." Frenic added and he sent a monster to his graveyard. "And now I play my face down, Call of the Haunted, this allows me to summon back the monster I sent to my graveyard, I summon Blood Enchanter in attack mode." A spellcaster with a sneer on his face and wearing fancy blood red spellcaster robes appeared on the field (Level 7 Attack 2500 Defense 2200) "And next I summon Blood Hermit from my hand." A spellcaster wearing armor made from wood and had a mad look joined the Enchanter on the field (Level 4 Attack 1600 Defense 1000) "And now, I play an equip spell known as Lifedrinker which gives my Hermit an extra 500 attack points." A large sword replaced the wooden staff the hermit held (BH Attack 1600-2100) "And now, Blood Hermit, attack that Knight Templar." Blood Hermit's sword glowed red and then the Hermit charged and then slashed his sword and sliced the Knight Templar in two which then exploded and blew Aedan back.

**Aedan: 7000**

**Frenic: 4800**

"And now you're wide open for a direct attack, so now my Enchanter will attack you directly!" Frenic added and Blood Enchanter sent a blast of red lightning towards Aedan which knocked him back and caused him to cry out in pain.

**Aedan: 4500**

**Frenic: 4800**

"Oh no Aedan!" Solona gasped

"He just took a big hit!" Daylen added

"And now Frenic has 2 powerful monsters on the field." Dorian added

Frenic laughed.

"Don't you see now, you're no match for me." He sneered. "Why don't you just give up and hand over your key now."

"Don't listen to him Aedan!" Jaden shouted. "You can win this duel."

Aedan smiled. "I never did plan on staying down in this duel." He said as he managed to stand up and onto his knees. "I'm glad that you've dealt me a good bit of damage as now I can play my face down card, Damage Condenser, now I can summon a monster from my deck that has less attack points than the damage I just took, so I choose to summon Knight Commander in attack mode." A large soldier appeared on the field in strong looking armor (Level 8 Attack 2700 Defense 2500)

"Great, that's one of Aedan's best monsters." Daylen cheered

"And now my Commander's ability activates." Aedan added. "After all, a commander is nothing without soldiers to command so now I can summon 1 Templar monster from my graveyard so now my Knight Templar returns to the field." A knight monster returned to the field. "And now I will equip my Knight Templar with Lyrium Sword which gives him 500 attack points." Knight Templar's sword changed into a new sword that glowed blue (KT Attack 1600-2100) "And now, my Knight will attack that Hermit."

"But if those two monsters battle then the fight will end in a draw." Chazz gasped

"Normally yes." Aedan smirked. "But remember my Templar's ability, he gains 500 extra attack points when he fights a spellcaster and since Hermit is a Spellcaster, he gains those extra attack points" (KT Attack 2100-2600) Then the Templar slashed his sword across Hermit and the blue blade burnt the Blood Hermit who screeched and then shattered.

**Aedan: 4500**

**Frenic: 4300**

"And now my Knight Commander will take out that Blood Enchanter." Aedan added and the Commander slashed the Enchanter and destroyed him causing more damage.

**Aedan: 4500**

**Frenic: 4100**

"And then I will throw one card face down and end my turn." Aedan added

Frenic growled as he drew his card.

"I will throw one monster face down and then a face down card and then end my turn." He said

As Aedan drew his next card, he was thinking. *'I must be careful, those face down cards will be traps and I must watch out as I can't afford to fall into one of those traps.'* Aedan then looked at the card he drew. "I now summon Templar Guardian in defense mode." A Templar with a large shield appeared on the field kneeling down with his shield behind him. "And as long as my Guardian is on the field, you can only attack him." Then he closed his eyes and then opened then and narrowed them. "And it seems I must take this risk, Knight Commander, attack that face down monster." Knight Commander slashed his sword and slashed the face down monster in two and then the monster appeared and it turned out to be Blood Spider, the monster that he was afraid of.

"Oh great!" He groaned

Frenic laughed. "You remember my Blood Spider." He laughed. "Well now you know it equips to your Knight Commander which stops him from attacking" Blood Spider flew over to Aedan's field and wrapped his legs around Knight Commander.

Aedan sighed.

"I was afraid of that." He sighed. "But I still have one more attack so now my Knight Templar will attack you directly." Knight Templar charged at Frenic but he sneered

"Sorry but I play my face down Blood Barrier." Frenic countered. "Now by removing my Blood Apprentice from play, I can negate your attack."

Aedan sighed as his plan had failed "I end my turn"

Frenic sneered as he drew his next card. "I will start this turn with an old classic." He said. "Pot of Greed which allows me to draw two more cards." Frenic drew two new cards from his deck "And now I will play an old field spell, Blood Ritual Chamber."

"Not that card!" Alexis gasped

"That's not good" Jaden added

"That's right as now Frenic can use Aedan's monsters as tributes." Daylen claimed

Frenic smirked. "You know what it does so now I use your Knight Commander as a tribute and as he has Blood Spider equipped to him, he counts as 2 sacrifices. So now I summon the Beast of the Blood, I summon Blood Dragon." Knight Commander glowed red as he turned into red liquid and then transformed into the large blood red dragon with blood dripping off its wings (Level 8 Attack 3000 Defense 2000)

"Oh no, it's the monster that defeated Sereda!" Solona gasped

Chazz smiled.

"At least Aedan is safe for now." He said which made everyone look at him

"What do you mean Chazz, now Frenic has the strongest monster in his deck on the field?" Jaden asked

Chazz sighed.

"Don't you remember the last duel?" He asked. "Remember, when Blood Ritual Chamber is used, Frenic can't attack."

"So Aedan is safe for now." Alexis stated

"Yes but now Frenic can equip one monster in his graveyard to that Dragon and knowing what's in his graveyard, he will pick his strongest monster." Daylen said

Frenic smiled. "And as for the equip monster, I choose my Blood Enchanter which means my Dragon gains 2500 attack points, plus an extra 500 because of my field spell." The spirit of Blood Enchanter appeared and was absorbed by the dragon who gave a loud roar (BD Attack 3000-6000) "And with that, I end my turn"

Aedan sighed as he drew his next card. "I now switch my Knight Templar to defense mode." The Knight Templar knelt down. "Then I will equip Templar Shield to my Guardian which gives him an extra 1000 defense points." A large shield which blocked Templar Guardian from view appeared (TG Defence: 2000-3000) "And then I throw one card facedown and end my turn."

"That's it?" Frenic laughed. "This duel will be mine soon. I'll start by playing the spell card called Stop Defense which switches your Guardian to attack mode." Against its will, the Templar Guardian then stood up which made the others look in horror.

"Oh no, if that Blood Dragon attacks then Aedan will lose!" Daylen shouted

Frenic laughed. "And now it's over, this duel and your soul. Now they are mine because now Blood Dragon is going to attack your Guardian and this one attack will wipe out all your life points. You tried to save your friend, well now you can join her inside one of my orbs. Now Blood Dragon, attack that Guardian and end this Duel"

The large Blood Dragon sent a blast of red blood like fire which exploded onto Aedan's field and they could hear Aedan scream in pain and the smoke covered the field which prevented anyone from seeing what had happened.

"No Aedan!" Neria screamed

"I don't believe it!" Chazz gasped

"He lost!" Jaden finished

But then the smoke cleared and they saw Aedan was still standing and the duel was not over yet when they saw the Life points.

**Aedan: 1500**

**Frenic: 4100**

"What!" Frenic hissed. "But how, that attack should have whipped you out!"

Aedan gave a few deep breaths and smirked. "I would have done if it wasn't for my face down." He smirked and he revealed his face down. "A handy trap known as Swapped Sword, now the attack points of my Templar Guardian swap with its defence points so my Guardian had enough attack points to stay in the Duel."

Frenic growled now that his plan had failed. "Well next turn my Dragon will wipe you out" he hissed "I end my turn"

Aedan looked at his deck. "I have to draw something good otherwise this Duel is over." Aedan then drew his card and smiled at it. "This Duel is about to go back in my favor." He smiled. "I summon Celtic Guardian in attack mode." A elf in green armor appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1400 Defense 1200)

"What good will that do?" Jaden wondered. "That Guardian is no match for that dragon."

"Aedan must have some kind of a plan" Solona stated

"I sure do." Aedan smiled. "Now I sacrifice my Templar Knight and Celtic Guardian. This allows me to special summon a monster from my hand. A real leader of the Templars, I summon Knight Divine in attack mode." A female Knight wearing templar Armor with the flaming sword engraved and a skirt like armor appeared on the field with a large Sceptre which demonstrated that she was a real leader. (Level 10 Attack 3500 Defense 2800)

"Now that's some monster." Solona stated

But Frenic laughed. "Even if it's strong, it still doesn't beat my Dragon."

Aedan smiled. "Oh I know that." He smiled. "But he does have a great Special Ability. By paying 1000 life points, I can destroy every card on your field."

"What!" Frenic gasped as he widened his eyes and then Aedan glowed as he gave up some of his life points and then Knight Divine's Sceptre glowed gold and then she thrust the sceptre up and a bright light flashed over the field and when the light cleared, every card on Frenic field was gone and the field was back in the cave.

**Aedan: 500**

**Frenic: 4100**

"And now that your field is empty, my Divine can attack you directly, so go, show him how the Templars fight." Knight Divine brought out a sword that glowed gold and then she sent a large beam of pure light which struck Frenic and sent him flying backwards.

**Aedan: 500**

**Frenic: 600**

"And then I will throw two cards face down and end my turn" Aedan finished

Frenic narrowed his eyes. "You destroyed my Dragon." He hissed but then he smirked. "But if you think that he was the strongest monster in my deck then you're wrong." This made everyone look at him in worry. "I may have no monsters but there are other ways to summon monsters like with this spell card. The Ritual Spell card Waking the Queen of Blood."

"A ritual Spell!" Alexis gasped "He's about to perform a Ritual Summon."

Frenic smiled. "And this Ritual spell allows me to use monsters in my graveyard as the summoning materials by removing them from play. So I remove my Blood dragon and my Blood Spider from play to make a Level 10 Ritual Summon. I now summon, Blood Queen in attack mode." A large beam of light appeared and then a demon like monster with grey skin, red eyes and horns and claws appeared on the field. This monster was an abomination created through Blood Magic and the demon like monster looked very scary. (Level 9 Attack 4000 Defense 4000)

Solona widened her eyes at the monster as for some reason it looked strange. But then her eyes faded away and she saw visions like she had seen when she duelled Avexis.

"Hey sis, are you alright?" Daylen asked in worry when he saw his sister looking scared and he noticed her blank eyes.

Then Solona's Eyes returned to normal and she shook her head to get the images out "I'm fine Daylen." she answered "I just started seeing things again."

Frenic laughed. "Well it seems that you have failed." He smiled. "Now my Blood Queen will attack your Divine which will wipe out your remaining life points."

"Not when I play this card." Aedan sighed. "Emergency Provisions, now by sacrificing my other facedown card, I gain 1000 life points." Aedan glowed as his other facedown card shattered into gold particles which were absorbed by Aedan.

**Aedan: 1500**

**Frenic: 600**

"Well the attack still goes through." Frenic smiled and then Blood Queen unleashed a huge amount of Blood Magic which struck Knight Divine which caused her to scream before exploding and the amount of Blood Magic also struck Aedan which caused him to yell in pain and then Aedan was knocked back and he moaned in pain from the attack.

**Aedan: 1000**

**Frenic: 600**

"Oh no!" Neria gasped "Aedan may have more life points but Frenic has a very powerful monster."

Frenic laughed. "Just face it, this duel is over. Why don't you just stay down and give up."

Aedan moaned as he was unable to get up. *'Maybe he's right.' He thought. ' I used up most of my best cards already and I can't defeat that dragon in one turn. I'm sorry Sereda, I tried.'*

"Hey Aedan!" Jaden called. "Don't give up!"

"Jaden's right." Solona added. "Don't forget what you said about Sereda. You said that you would save her."

"Just because he has a strong monster doesn't mean this duel is over." Daylen added. "You just need to believe you can win this duel."

Aedan looked at his duel disk and then he groaned as he managed to push himself up.

"I'm ready." He said

"Ready to give up?" Frenic mocked

"No." Aedan hissed. "Ready to win this duel" Aedan then drew his card "I play Card of Demise so now I draw until I hold 5 cards in my hand." Aedan drew until he had 5 cards in his hand. "And now since I control no monsters, I summon Knight Captain in attack mode." Aedan's captain appeared on the field (Level 6 Attack 2500 Defense 1900) "And then I play the spell cards Monster Reborn and Premature Burial to summon 2 more monsters from my graveyard, my Celtic Guardian and Knight Corporal." Aedan gave up some life points as two more warriors appeared on the field.

**Aedan: 200**

**Frenic: 600**

"What's Aedan doing!" Chazz gasped. "Those can't beat that Shadow Rider."

"I think Aedan is about to summon something really big." Dorian claimed

"I am." Aedan smiled. "I now sacrifice all three of my monsters to summon the real leader of the Templers. A monster who commands everything within the Templar order. I summon, Knight Vigilant in attack mode." A large Templar monster wielding multiple weapons appeared on the field (Level 10 Attack 4000 Defense 3000) "And he has a special ability, when he's summoned, all cards on your field are destroyed."

"What!" Frenic screeched. "NO!" Then a bright light caused Blood Queen to screech and then shatter. "No this cannot be! I am the master of Blood Magic, I cannot lose like this!"

"Well you just did." Aedan smirked. "Now Knight Vigilant, end this duel" Knight Vigilant nodded and then he slashed Frenic with several weapons as Frenic screamed loudly as his life points hit zero.

**Aedan: 200 (Winner)**

**Frenic: 0000**

As soon as the Duel ended, Frenic glowed red and he screamed as red waves surrounded his body as his skin turned red. Aedan watched in shock as Frenic's eyes melted and then his body also melted and turned into a pile of goo leaving the mask behind and the orb that held Sereda's soul which fell to the ground. Then the orb glowed and Sereda appeared though she was asleep

"Sereda!" Jaden gasped and he and the others went over to help Sereda and Solona and Daylen ran over to Avexis who also glowed red and when the light left her, Avexis collapsed but Solona caught her. Dorian then picked up the mask that Frenic wore.

"It seems that Frenic is gone for good." He said. "And now another Shadow Rider has been defeated."

"Now there are only two left." Alexis stated. "And it seems we're close to victory now."

Solona looked at her. "We may have defeated another Shadow Rider. But I have a feeling that we have not faced the hardest one yet. With just two left, they will duel with everything they have to get the remaining keys."

"Well no matter what happens, we will stand and fight." Jaden replied. "Because we're duelists and we won't let those Shadow Riders defeat us and take over the world." the other Key Keepers cheered at that.