[b][size=3]Name: Wee Meng alias Dark-san
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Character Description: Short hair though accompanied with black eyes, he is an all rounder Asian from his looks. His usual clothings are usually T- shirt and long pants (be it jeans or cargo pants). Standing at a height of 1.75m and weighs around 70 Kilos.
Specialty Card: Green Gadget
Deck Type: Air Gadget (A combination of Gadgets and 'D' Heros)
Tournament History: National Christmas tournament Champion 2002, National World qualifying Champion 2004
Personality: Always have a tendency to be put off by pressure, but in his case luck usually plays a crucial factor in him winning the tournaments.
Wish: Just want to be left alone.
Other: None
I gave this RPG a little twist by adding some reality of my life into it. So please enjoy... ^.^
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“Me, why me?”
I sat onto the deck of the speedboat, as it jets away at an amazing velocity, cutting through the waves as it cruises.
The sound of the waves clashing onto the speedboat was deafening as it mixes with the sound of the speedboat’s engine. I looked upon the letter of invitation that I had clenched tightly with my hands.
“Mr. Kaiser, the owner of the Island had specifically invited me over? Why of all the other top duelists in Singapore, why only me alone?”
I pondered with many thoughts as the events that happened the last few days unfolded to my mind.
~.~.~ -=| On Friday – 13 October 2006 |=-~.~.~
I am at the lowest point of my life. Things are not going my way. It seems like the heavens are making a fool out of me. Just a week ago, my closest friend, a fellow much respected duelist of my clan, had died. Instead of sticking together to commemorate his death, the clan has now threaten to dissolve and split into two factions due to the ongoing rift that had been going on for quite sometime now.
The rift happens to be between two of the top two duelist of the clan. It all happens to a little misunderstanding and as time goes by, it quickly escalated into a bigger problem. Now all of the clan members had chosen their factions and taken their side. It has only left with me being the only odd one out, who had refuse to take either side.
I had left out local card shop that very day late in the night after a day of hanging around and dueling with the rest as usual. That particular day was the worse as there are nothing but arguments, quarrels, gossips and rumors becoming the subject of discussion. The two rivals met up and almost swear at each other, provoking the other for a fight. And poor old me, have to separate both together.
And the rest of the day was spent on separate them both, rather than wasting my mental energy on the duels.
Thoroughly exhausted, I opened up my letterbox as I arrived at the void deck of my housing estate. Reaching out, I grabbed whatever I can feel with and begin sorting out the letters.
“Hah, my phone bills, housing utilities bill and hey what’s this?”
An odd looking envelope, with a picture of a Millennium eye, that was addressed to me. I quickly tore up the envelope and the mysterious letter reads,
“Dear Mr. Goh,
You have been specifically invited to a small South American Island. You are required to battle with the rest of the other top international players that are invited to there as well. There you are given one week to become the top duelist on the island. The winner of each duel would walk away with a wish fulfilled while the losers become a monster from their decks.
It is up to you to see if you are up to the mark of qualifying for the duel. Please take note that you are the only one in your country that had been invited. So relish your once in a lifetime chance.
Regards,
Mr. Kaiser “
Now I got stone- cold, with both my foot firmly stuck onto the ground. Has my fortune changed for the better or has it become much worse? But has it got to be me? Am I going to take up this challenge? What about the problems of my clan that had yet to be resolved?
Many questions sprung out of my imaginative mind, as I stood rooted to that very spot making the biggest and perhaps the most important decision of my life.
~.~.~ -=| On Sunday – 15 October 2006 |=-~.~.~
I must be mad to take up this challenge as I instantly regretted the decision that I took back then on Saturday. I was not in the right set of mind. I must be insane, what if I lost in the battle, and will I make it back to where I belong? My clan is splitting apart, my sole purpose of existence would be gone with the clan too.
I took out my wallet and peered into a picture of the clan picture, reminisce with nostalgia to our good old days where we used to share our bonds through thick and thin, where there are not any such things as arguments and quarrels.
That moment was abrupt, as I was shaken back to reality by one of Mr. Kaiser’s staff.
“Hey kid, what is your ID and your invitation number?”
“Oh sorry, I sincerely apologized.”
I immediately took out the invitation letter and presented to the man in black. The staff took it from, scan the barcode onto his palm top.
“Mr. Goh, you are one lucky bastard to be invited here.”
“National Christmas 2002 tournament Champion, National Worlds 2004 Qualifying tournament Champion. Some records that you have, winning the first tournament as a newbie. There are better duelists that existed in your country and you must be wondering why you are here right?”
His question snapped me instantly, leaving me wondering about his intentions.
“Mr. Kaiser has always been a keen admirer of talent. You won your first tournament as a beginner that had just started out a few months back. That was probably just some beginner luck. But you further prove your worth to him by winning the next major national. But you have not won anything in the last 2 years. Any reasons to explain to Mr. Kaiser since he would like me to input it into his records.”
Now what is this? An interrogation?
“Its my national service, I quitted sometime to totally focus my concentration on it. You have your answer now. Can I be left alone now?”
“Yes, you may now.”
He gave me a cold glare before quietly scrolled away to another participant as I fumed with anger at his lousy attitude. My main purpose here to this tournament was not to win the tournament but rather to find back the strength, which I need to possess, to mend my troubled life and save my clan from the brink of destruction.
~.~.~ -=| On Monday (Present) – 16 October 2006 |=-~.~.~
I quietly moved out onto the exotic tropical island where what greeted my sight was not housing estates, not holiday chalets but rather a Mansion on the top of the cliff from a far away sight. Coconut trees were everywhere and the blazing sun heightens the temperature even more, giving some participants are hard time to concentrate.
We went our separate ways as the participants were told to split up and will be informed of their opponents by the Duel Disk that they had given to each individual. I moved out into the wildness as I moved forward.
Six hours had already passed since my first step onto this island. I had not saw any living homo sapiens around ever since I parted from the rest of the people who are traveling with me. It is time for lunch as I unpacked my food rations and prepared to feast on it. Looks like my two years in Army pays off, since I am quite feeling at home with the creatures of the forest already.
It was all too peaceful until a sudden beeping from the Duel Disk began to sound off. Interrupting the peaceful, causing the birds from the nearby canopy to flee by flight.
“What the fuck happen?”
I crept forward and took over the Duel Disk where a message was shown.
Opponent: Jack Daniels
Location: An arena by the lake
Time: 12 30 EST/ 13 00 GMT +8
Now who the hell is this, Jack Daniels? Is he formidable? I asked myself too much unnecessary questions, which would be answered within the next few hours when I battled him.
“Alright, I have to get moving now. The lake is about a four to five kilometers hike from here.”
I had the map on my hand as I analyzed it with curiosity. Slowly I folded the map and took out my wallet where I took another peek into the pictures again.
“Guys, wait for me. I would be back and perhaps a much stronger leader to mend and manage the conflict. Believe in me!”
With that, I took a huge gasp of the fresh air before making myself to the designated location.
~.~.~ -=| On Monday (Present) – 16 October 2006 |=-~.~.~
Location: The Lake
Blisters are beginning to form on the base of my feet as I painfully hiked through the trees, feeding the mosquitoes with my blood as I moved along the dirt track. Finally reaching my location where the first sight of my opponent reflected upon me.
“Finally you are here and just in time. I’ve been waiting for you.”
The referee stared at me before commanding me to get my deck ready. I nodded as I took out my precious deck which I had done up the night before I went on this trip.
Deck: 40 cards (Air Gadget)
Creatures [16]
Ice Emperor – Mobius [1]
Cyber Dragon [2]
E Hero Airman [3]
Magical Warrior – Breaker [1]
Green Gadget [3]
Red Gadget [3]
Yellow Gadget [3]
Magic [17]
Angel’s Gift [1]
Jar Of Avarice [1]
Cyclone [1]
Tempest [1]
Earth Smashing Ground [3]
Fissure [3]
Lightning Vortex [1]
Emissary of Obliteration [1]
Enemy Controller [2]
Shrink [1]
Scapegoat [1]
Swords of Revealing Light [1]
Trap [7]
Holy Barrier – Mirror Force [1]
Destruction Ring [1]
Tidal Wave [1]
Forced Ejection Machine [1]
Explosive Armour [2]
Dust Tornado [1]
I stood onto the other side of the arena facing my opponent. The referee looks at each of us, before sounding off the alarm to start off the match.
“Best out of three matches. Winner will take all three points today. Let the match begin!”
All these tensions are making me having goose pimples. My palms are starting to sweat as this duel became the main broadcast of the duel with the crowd gathering around the arena.
~.~.~ -=| On Monday (Present) – 16 October 2006 |=-~.~.~
Location: The Lake (Match 1 begins)
Duel One (Turn 1)
The judge decided that Jack goes first as he draws his first card. Setting a monster in defense mode, playing the Swords of Revealing Light and setting a covered magic/ trap onto the field. He ends his turn, looking ever confident.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 3 Cards
Creature Field: Facedown creature
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 Swords of Revealing Light. 1 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 8000
Duel One (Turn 2)
I picked up my first card from the top of the deck and begin to wonder about my next move. With Swords of Revealing Light at play, it would be hard to attack his creature. But if I do not attack it, I would have to summon one of the low attacking power Gadgets onto the field, which could be easily taken down by a huge monster. Or I would place in defensive mode that would disable me to search for the Gadget to replenish my hand.
Weighing the odds, I took the risk and summoned Green Gadget onto the field. Its effect enables me to search for a Red Gadget to place onto my hand. I set two Magic/ Trap onto the field to protect Green Gadget before ending my turn.
Wee Meng’s hand: 4 Cards
Creature Field: Green Gadget
Magic/ Trap Field: 2 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 8000
Duel One (Turn 3)
Things are getting more interesting as Jack flips summons Old Vindictive Magician that took out my Green Gadget. He tribute it for Chaos Command Magician Atk 2400/ Def 1900, a Lv 6 creature that immune to Monster effects that target. He declared his intention to attack but it was easily dealt with Explosive Armour.
To even surprise me more, he re- summons it back onto the field with Cry of the Living Dead, which was blown up by my Destruction Ring which had been set there for a long time, taking damage for the first time in this battle.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 3 Cards
Creature Field: None
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 Swords of Revealing Light
Life point: 8000 – 2400 (Destruction Ring) = 5600
Duel One (Turn 4)
I drew my second card and summons Red Gadget onto the field. Through its effect, I get to search for Yellow Gadget and placed it onto my hand. I set a facedown trap onto the field and ends my turn
Wee Meng’s hand: 4 Cards
Creature Field: Red Gadget
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 8000 – 2400 (Destruction Ring) = 5600
Duel One (Turn 5)
Playing out the odds, Jack drew and activates his Cyclone to destroy my facedown Magic/ Trap. It was then when I counter- activate, my Dust Tornado to sweep off his Sword of Revealing Light. To continue on the play, he activates Mausoleum of the Emperor. Paying a lifepoint of 2000, he special summoned Black Magician of Chaos onto the field. Using its effect, he got Cyclone back from the grave.
Declaring his attack, he took down Red Gadget dealing me with 1500 damage in the process. Before ending his turn with a facedown Magic/ Trap.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 1 Card
Creature Field: Black Magician of Chaos
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 5600 – 2000 (Mausoleum of the Emperor) = 3600
Duel One (Turn 6)
No sooner, I realized that something had to be done, I summoned E Hero Airman onto the field. Through its effect, I get to search for another E Hero Airman* and had it on my hand.
*E Hero Airman (Promo – V Jump)
Type: Warrior
Atk 1800/ Def 300
1st Effect: When summoned onto the field, the user gets to search for a creature with E Hero type on its hand and place it on their hand.
2nd Effect: When summoned onto the field and with another existing E Hero on your side of the field, you get to destroyed one of your opponent’s Magic/ Trap. The number of E heroes existing on your field would increase the same number of Magic/ Trap which you can destroyed during that turn summoned.
Attacking Black Magician of Chaos, I chained Shrink during Damage Step to halve its attack power to 1400, thus destroying it successfully. I placed one facedown Magic/ Trap. Before ending my turn, Jack activates Life Absorbing Machine.
Wee Meng’s hand: 3 Card
Creature Field: E Hero Airman
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 5600 – 1500 (Turn 5’s attack) = 4100
Duel One (Turn 7)
Gaining back a thousand lifepoint through Life Absorbing Machine, Jack summoned Skilled Dark Magician. It was an unfortunate event as his summon was further chain by Tidal Wave which promptly destroyed E Hero Airman as well. With nothing else to do, Jack ends his turn.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 1 Card
Creature Field: None
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 Life Absorbing Machine, 1 Mausoleum of the Emperor
Life point: 3600 + 1000 (Life Absorbing Machine) – 400 (Turn 6’s attack) = 4200
Duel One (Turn 8)
With nothing but creatures on the hand, I summoned the second E Hero Airman onto the field and searches for the third. I did a direct 1800 damage to Jack’s lifepoint before ending my turn when I played the Swords of Revealing Light. Even though I had in mind that he had a Cyclone on his hand. All this was part of my plot to get him to use up his Cyclone before it plays me out.
Wee Meng’s hand: 3 Card
Creature Field: E Hero Airman
Magic/ Trap Field: Swords of Revealing Light
Life point: 4100
Duel One (Turn 9)
Jack is getting desperate as he draws his Magical Warrior – Breaker. He summons it onto the field and gains a spell counter that increases its attack to 1900. An attack figure large enough to take out E Hero Airman.
He plays Cyclone and destroyed Swords of Revealing Light before dealing a 100 damage to me.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 0 Card
Creature Field: Magical Warrior - Breaker
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 Life Absorbing Machine, 1Mausoleum of the Emperor
Life point: 4200 – 1800 (Turn 8’s attack) = 2400
Duel One (Turn 10)
Lady Luck begins to smile at me as I play Earth Smashing Ground, a card that I drew on that the same turn. This led me to use it on Magical Warrior – Breaker, destroying it. Summoning Yellow Gadget, I search for Green Gadget and deal Jack’s lifepoint with a direct 1200 damage.
Wee Meng’s hand: 3 Card
Creature Field: Yellow Gadget
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 4100 – 100 (Turn 9’s attack) = 4000
Duel One (Turn 11)
Jack’s lucky hand drew himself Angel’s Gift, using it, he drew 3 cards. Discarding Mausoleum of the Emperor and Gemini Elf, he plays Jar Of Avarice, enabling him to recover Old Vindictive Magician, Chaos Command Magician, Gemini Elf, Skilled Dark Magician, and Magical Warrior - Breaker. He draws two cards and normal summons Skilled Dark Magician before playing out Earth Smashing Ground to destroy Yellow Gadget.
Hence dealing a direct 1900 damage of my lifepoint.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 0 Card
Creature Field: Skilled Dark Magician
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 Life Absorbing Machine, 1Mausoleum of the Emperor
Life point: 2400 – 1200 (Turn 10’s attack) = 1200
Duel One (Turn 12)
The first round ended with me summoning both Cyber Dragon and E Hero Airman, doing him a total of 2000 to end off his round by destroying both his Skilled Dark Magician and a direct 1800 damage attack.
Wee Meng’s hand: 2 Card
Creature Field: Cyber Dragon, E Hero Airman
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 4000 – 1900 (Turn 11’s attack) = 2100
Jack Daniels’ hand: 0 Card
Creature Field: None
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 Life Absorbing Machine, 1Mausoleum of the Emperor
Life point: 1200 – 2000 (Turn 12’s attack) = -800
~.~.~ -=| On Monday (Present) – 16 October 2006 |=-~.~.~
Location: The Lake (Match 2 begins)
I looked upon Jack Daniels as I beamed with confidence.
“I suppose you are just plain unlucky…”
Jack shrugs, taking the defeat to his stride.
“Don’t worry about me, worry about the second match yourself!”
Duel Two (Turn 1)
Once again as like the first match, it was Jack that started the match again. Jack started the match brightly by starting to summon a single Lv 4 creature in the form of Skilled Dark Magician. Though it may seem nothing to the crowd and for the judge, a creature with an attack of more than 1800 would sound doom for Air Gadget, taking into account that 75% of the creatures that are used in the deck have an attack lesser than 1800.
Jack thought for a while before setting two facedown Magic/ Trap. He then ended his turn, turning his attention towards the judge.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 3 Cards
Creature Field: Skilled Dark Magician
Magic/ Trap Field: 2 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 8000
Duel Two (Turn 2)
Drawing a card to start of match 2, I drew out a Fissure, which was used without hesitation on Skilled Dark Magician. Jack chained Fissure with Dimensional Magic. Sacrificing Skilled Dark Magician for Dark Magician. Sensing more problems along the way, I did another mistake by using Cyclone onto the other single set facedown Magic/ Trap. Jack again counter- chain my Cyclone with another trap card in Rush Recklessly that further pumped [i]Dark Magician[i]’s attack to 3200.
I looked gloomy at a certain defeat as I played Yellow Gadget and searches for Green Gadget from the deck. Setting a facedown Magic/Trap, before ending my turn with 3 cards on hand.
Wee Meng’s hand: 3 Cards
Creature Field: Yellow Gadget
Magic/ Trap Field: 1 facedown Magic/ Trap
Life point: 8000
Duel Two (Turn 3)
Jack drew out a card from his deck before smiling at himself. That must his lucky card, he played Tempest to wipe out my single facedown Magic/ Trap. Forcing me to activate Forced Ejection Machine to return Dark Magician back to his hand. Shocked by that unexpected move, Jack cracks his brain and ponders over his current situation.
After a few minutes, Jack plays Earth Smashing Ground to send Yellow Gadget back to the grave and sets a monster in defense mode before ending his turn.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 1 Card
Creature Field: Facedown creature
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 8000
Duel Two (Turn 4)
Without a hand advantage, Jack’s chances are trimmed making it difficult for him to recover his chances to win this match up. With that I played Emissary of Obliteration that had been hanging on my hand for quite sometime, sending Old Vindictive Magician out of play.
I normal- summoned Green Gadget and replenish my hand with the Red Gadget. Lastly I dealt Jack with a direct 1400 damage through [color=yellow]Green Gadget[/center].
Wee Meng’s hand: 3 Cards
Creature Field: Green Gadget
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 8000
Duel One (Turn 5)
With no cards to play on his hand, Jack did was only to play Scapegoat and ends his turn.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 1 Card
Creature Field: Four Scapegoat Tokens
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 8000 – 1400 (Turn 4’s attack) = 6600
Duel Two (Turn 6)
I got a lucky draw and fish out Lightning Vortex from the deck. Without a moment to lose, I used the magic card and discarded the useless Tempest to get rid off all the Sheep tokens. With another direct shot, I summoned E Hero Airman and searches for another.
After declaring the attack and doing 3200 damage with both Green Gadget and E Hero Airman, I ended my turn.
Wee Meng’s hand: 2 Cards
Creature Field: Green Gadget, E Hero Airman
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 8000
Duel Two (Turn 7)
With a severe handicap of creature shortage, Jack’s lucky draw got him a Gemini Elf. With an instant, he quickly summoned it onto the field and got rid of E Hero Airman.
Jack Daniels’ hand: 1 Card
Creature Field: Gemini Elf
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 6600 – 3200 (Turn 6’s attack) = 3200
Duel Two (Turn 8)
Victory was in sight as once again, I pulled out another unexpected card with Enemy Controller. I sacrificed Green Gadget to gain control of Gemini Elf before summoning my second E Hero Airman to finish off the game.
Wee Meng’s hand: 2 Card
Creature Field: E Hero Airman, Gemini Elf
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 8000 – 100 (Turn 7’s attack) = 7900
Jack Daniels’ hand: 1 Card
Creature Field: None
Magic/ Trap Field: None
Life point: 3200 – 3700 (Turn 8’s attack) = -500
Wiping off my perspiration, I pulled up enough courage to shake Jack’s hands.
“It has been a great honour to play with a great player like you.”
Though Jack had lost the game, he is pretty sure that with the first battling experience that he had in the tournament will surge him to do better. Jack smiled as he prepares to watch away, he chucked his hands together on his chest and starts to fall backwards and his face starts to age. Worse off as his body starts to increase in height and the face matures at an amazing rate.
I dashed forward and noticed something. He is Jack Daniels no- more, but in his place is someone with a striking resemblances of Dark Magician.
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@Alucard ~ Yes in fact Gadget deck do have a distinct advantage. Though Spellcaster have their dimensional magic, Gadget deck still owned in terms of the number of monster elimination cards like Earth Smashing, Fissure and Explosive Armour.
Gadget do have their disadvantage and in fact they are recently being dethroned from the most powerful deck standing in my country to being ranked third. First being Messenger Hell decks and the second being Out of Play deck where by the players gains extreme lifepoints to around the range of 55 000.
@Everyone ~ Take note that this rpg is partially fictional and hence should be considered as the real deal. Though the cards played are the same, I added in some ‘feelings’ to add to the rpg mood in some battle scenes. Also do note that the duel is played under the special condition that only 40 card decks are allowed and only the best of three matches wins the game.