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Thank goodness. Trust me, you don't want to read his stories. Let's just say his characters are sexual freaks and engage in love acts with cats. *shudders* I hope I didn't put any nightmarish images in your head.I never heard of this notorious author named Oscar.
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Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sorcerer Kings
I must congratulate you, SM...it takes quite a lot to disturb me, but you've accomplished the job admirably...
*sits in corner and cries*
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sorcerer Kings
CHAPTER FOUR
The Dark Lady
Supernatural Deck
A short time later, the group was still on the bench… All except for Chelsea, who was trying hard to take a good picture of a nearby statue that depicted Kanan the Swordmistress.
Ren was strumming on his guitar, and singing a very old tune:
Trailer for sale or rent,
Rooms to let... fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets,
I ain't got no cigarettes…
Ah, but… two hours of pushin' broom,
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room.
I'm a man of means by no means…
King of the road.
“Y’know…” said Heck, “most people think Montana is a dull state, but we got our perks. Take Glacier National Park.
“It ain’t no Yellowstone or Yosemite, but it’s a great place if you like fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, and other stuff that’ll get your blood flowing.
“An’ it’s got wildlife everywhere. A shutterbug like her would be in Heaven.
“In fact, ah was up there once, fishing for river trout, when a big, black bear came up, not a hundred feet away from me, to do some fishing of his own…”
“Weren’t you scared?” asked Ren.
“Scared?” asked Heck, almost laughing. “Pal, ah’m a duelist, ah’ve taken blows from things much scarier than some old bear. Besides, there’s a rule you have to remember about bears… If you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you. That, and always secure your food where they can’t get it.
“Anyway, ah caught two trout that day… He caught about five by the time ah decided to leave. Ah guess natural instinct is better than any old pole…”
They looked, and saw someone walk towards Chelsea.
“Uh oh…” said Ren.
He recognized that guy.
Chelsea had finally gotten the right angle for her picture when she was interrupted.
“G’day,” said a voice.
She put the camera down and looked at him.
“Did you say good day?” she asked, suspiciously.
“Naw, I said ‘g’day’, but close enough,” said the speaker.
It was the youth from the ship, the one with the sweatshirt, baggy jeans, and red bandana. His Disk registered Yellow already.
“Do I know you?” she asked, suspiciously.
“Naw,” he said, “but we have a friend in common…”
Yumi, Ren, and Heck walked up.
“Somehow I think that the word ‘friend’ doesn’t define him,” said Chelsea. “At least where I’m standing…”
“I’d love ta introduce you,” said the youth. “In fact, I wanna duel you, and make a little side wager. If I win, you come to see him – without them.”
He pointed to Yumi and Ren.
“Why would I make such a dumb bet?” asked Chelsea.
“I’ll ante up this,” said the youth. “I… uh… won it from the first loser I beat.”
He held up something that looked like a coupon.
“Free dinner at the Sizzling Sirloin?” asked Chelsea.
“Good for parties up to five,” said the youth. “It’s a steakhouse right in the middle of the Restaurant District. Interested?”
Chelsea paused…
“You’re working for Edan, aren’t you?” she asked, narrowing her eyes.
“I ain’t gonna confirm or deny that,” he replied.
“Edan?” asked Yumi. “Who the heck is Edan?”
“Tell you later,” answered Chelsea.
She hesitated. The thought of treating Ren and Yumi to a steakhouse and not having to use her trust fund was tempting… And even if she lost, she knew who this guy wanted her to meet – and it would be the same thing all over again…
“Chelsea, be careful…” said Ren.
“I’m being careful,” replied Chelsea. “Okay, I’ll take that bet… Uh, do you even have a name?”
“Mick…” said the youth.
This’ll be like takin’ candy from a joey… he thought.
* * * * * * * * * *
The shadowy onlooker watched once again, concealed between two buildings surrounding the courtyard.
Hmm…
Peter Ramset used an Archfiend Deck, a difficult strategy to master…
It will be refreshing to see whether his daughter has adopted the same strategy, or whether she has chosen something entirely different.
Will Chelsea seek to imitate her parent, or be an individual? We’ll soon find out…
* * * * * * * * * *
Chelsea stood apart from Mick and shuffled her deck. She glanced up at the large mural of Spirit of the Books on the building behind him. She often wondered if that Monster had a story behind it… Some sort of scholar in the world where Duel Monsters lived?
As she was doing so, a wisp appeared next to her, and a phantom appeared. It was a young woman, dressed in Geisha-style clothing of the feudal era of Japan.
“Lady Akemi?” whispered Chelsea. “You came too?”
The ghost nodded.
“I was bored, so I came to watch,” replied Akemi. “I think this should be interesting…”
“I warn you…” said Chelsea, “I can’t give you the play-by-play on how every rule works.”
“Oh, don’t worry…” said Akemi. “I’ve been researching this little game of yours for a while…”
Chelsea gave her a strange look.
“Chelsea, I’ve been haunting the Domino Library ever since it became a library,” said the Geisha. “I don’t have much to do but read.”
“You gonna talk to yourself all day, or are we gonna duel?” asked Mick.
Chelsea’s Disk activated.
“Bring it…” she said.
Mick’s Disk activated.
“Game on!” they both said.
(Chelsea: 8,000) -------------------- (Mick: 8,000)
“I insist, you go first…” said Mick.
“You’re too kind,” said Chelsea sarcastically, drawing her first card.
She looked over her opening hand.
“To start…” she said, “I’ll summon Vampire Lady in Attack Mode.”
She played the card, and with a haunting female laugh, a female vampire with green skin and hair, wearing a purple robe appeared. She smiled, revealing small fangs. (1,550/1,550)
“Be careful, because she’s hungry,” she said. “That’s all for my move…”
“Heh, heh…” said Mick, drawing a card. “Too bad…”
He opened his Field Slot.
“I play Mystic Plasma Zone.”
He played the card, and the same uncanny darkness that Ren had created covered the field like a dark fog.
“You gotta be kidding!” laughed Chelsea. “You do know that my Vampire Lady is a Dark Monster, right?”
Vampire Lady grinned, bearing fangs, and her stats changed to (2,050/1,150).
“All part of my plan…” said Mick, taking another card. “Now I’m gonna teach you how ta say ‘ouch’ in Australian!”
“Oh, please…” replied Chelsea, putting her hand on her hip. “I happen to know that that the Australian word for ‘ouch’ is also ‘ouch’. Furthermore…”
“I summon Drillago in Attack Mode!” interrupted Mick.
He played the card, and a weird Machine appeared. It looked like it was made entirely out of sharp drills and screws. (1,600/1,100) –> (2,100/700)
“What is THAT?” shouted Ren.
“It’s trouble…” answered Yumi.
“This guy not only looks cool,” said Mick, “but he can attack you directly if the only cards on your side of the field are Monsters with 1,600 Attack Points or more. And since I upped your vampire’s Attack Points, that’s all good.
“So… open wide!”
Drillago’s drills started to spin, and it flew forward. Chelsea screamed as it jammed its weapons into her chest.
Akemi caught her as she fell over…
“Thanks…” muttered Chelsea.
“Thanks?” said Mick, grinning. “What, you want me ta do that again?”
“These demons aren’t real, are they?” asked Akemi, getting scared.
“They’re illusions…” whispered Chelsea. “Phantasms… So no, not really. The pain they cause comes from the Disks. It’s rather hard to explain…”
(C: 5,900) -------------------- (M: 8,000)
Chelsea looked at her foe.
“Such a pretty smile…” she said, with a growl. “It’d be a shame if I knocked out some teeth…”
She drew a card.
Widespread Ruin… she thought. Might come in handy… But I can take out his demented drill now…
“I sacrifice Vampire Lady…” she said.
Vampire Lady vanished in a burst of shadow…
“To summon my Vampire Lord!”
In another burst of shadow, an older, male vampire appeared, dressed in an exotic costume and a cape. His eyes glowed with sinister light, and he smiled, also revealing fangs. (2,000/1,500) –> (2,500/1,100)
“Attack his Drillago!” she shouted. “Children of the night!”
Vampire Lord lifted his cloak, and a swarm of bats flew forward. Drillago sparked and exploded into scrap.
“And when Vampire Lord preys on a Monster, he preys on your deck too,” continued Chelsea. “I’m telling you to discard a Spell Card from it.”
Mick lifted an eyebrow.
He took his deck and leafed through it until he found a Polymerization card.
Don’t really need this… he thought, discarding it, since I’ve already got my other one in my hand…
“Continuing my turn…” said Chelsea, “I’ll place this facedown…”
She fit a card into her Disk, and a facedown card appeared.
“And next, I’ll play my Book of Life Spell Card. It’s called the Book of Life because it gives life to creatures that didn’t have any to begin with. Of course, to give life to such creatures, you have to take some away, so I’m removing your Drillago from play to bring back Vampire Lady. Don’t want to mess with that thing again…”
Mick grunted as she played the card and Drillago fell out of his discard slot.
Vampire Lady reappeared next to Vampire Lord in a burst of energy. (1,550/1,550) –> (2,050/1,150)
“Bet you’re sorry you played that Field Spell now,” she said. “It’s your move…”
(C: 5,900) -------------------- (M: 7,600)
“She’s got him good!” laughed Ren. “He’s pushed into a corner!”
“Quiet…” said Yumi. “What do you want to do, jinx it?”
Mick drew a card.
“First let’s clear the air,” he said. “I play Heavy Storm.”
He played the card, and a fierce wind erupted around the arena. Chelsea braced herself, and Akemi held her kimono down. The darkness of Mystic Plasma Zone blew away, and Chelsea’s Trap Card lifted up and shattered.
“Widespread Ruin?” said Mick with a smirk. “Glad I got rid of it. Next I play Nightmare’s Steelcage.”
The ground erupted around Chelsea, Akemi, and the two vampires, and an iron cage studded with spikes formed, trapping them inside.
“This is creepy…” muttered Akemi.
“Don’t worry…” said Chelsea. “He can’t attack me any more than I can attack him… For two of my turns…”
“I can’t attack, sure,” said Mick, who apparently had overheard, “but I still can hurt you by summoning this – another Machine called Bowganian.”
He played a card, and a smallish Machine appeared. It was spherical, with its body shaped like a big eye. It had two mechanical arms one of which gripped a metal crossbow. (1,300/1,000)
“Cage or no cage, each time I start my turn, this thing will shoot 600 off of your Life Points.
“Next, I’ll play a Continuous Spell Card,” he said. “It’s called Dark Mechanic.”
A Spell Card appeared on his side of the field. It showed an ominous picture of a fiendish creature dressed as a mechanic, holding a wrench and wearing a tool belt.
“And what does that do?” asked Chelsea.
“Let’s just say…” said Mick, “that if you destroy any of my Machines, there’ll be consequences.
“I’ll end my turn at that.”
“Ah’ve seen a deck like this before…” said Heck. “He likely has all Machines of the Dark Attribute. The guy ah saw who used it called it an Infernal Technology Deck.”
“Swell…” muttered Ren. “I hope she can bust free before he manages to summon that Blowback Dragon… That thing is hard to stop.”
Chelsea drew a card.
“I summon Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower,” she said.
With a rumble, a tall column of bones and skulls rose out of the ground behind her. (400/1,500)
“It may not be the strongest Monster,” she said, “but it can’t be attacked so long as I have at least one other Zombie on my side of the field. And that will be all for me.”
The cage rusted over and started to chip.
“Then I draw!” said Mick with a laugh. “And Bowganian’s effect activates!”
Bowganian pointed its crossbow and shot a metal arrow at Chelsea. It turned into energy, flew right through the cage, and struck her in the chest. She gasped and doubled over in pain.
(C: 5,300) -------------------- (M: 7,600)
“Next, I’ll move it to Defense Mode…” he said.
Bowganian backed up and pointed the crossbow upward.
“And then I’ll summon one of my most useful Monsters. It’s called a Cyber Esper.”
He played a card, and a new Machine appeared. It looked like a thin, metallic, humanoid wasp of some sort, with four blade-like wings. Its shoulders were shrugged, and it bowed its head downwards. (1,200/1,800)
“Most useful?” said Chelsea. “It has 1,200 lousy Attack Points.”
“Maybe so…” said Mick, “but Attack Points ain’t everything.
“By the way, your friend over there wasn’t entirely right… This guy is a Fire Monster. But he still does the job…
“That’s enough for my turn for now…”
Chelsea drew again.
“Hold it,” said Mick. “So long as Cyber Esper is on the field, I get to see any card you draw. Now ain’t that useful?”
Chelsea growled and showed it to him. It was Monster Reincarnation.
“I’ll move my Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower to Defense Mode, just in case…” she said.
It was hard to see any difference in the Tower’s position, since it was a tower of bones, but it was now defending.
“And I’ll place this card facedown too…”
She fit a card into her Disk, and it appeared behind her Monsters.
She waved her hand. The Steelcage rusted over completely, and then shattered to bits.
“All right,” said Mick, drawing. “Time to take out your Vampire Lord. But first…”
Bowganian fired another shot, and Chelsea screamed.
“Now I play… Megamorph. And I’ll Equip it to your Vampire Lord.”
He played the card, and Vampire Lord held his chest and grimaced, as if in pain.
“Since I happen to have more Life Points than you,” continued Mick, “it cuts his Attack Points in half.”
Vampire Lord fell to an Attack of 1,000.
“Next…” he said. “I’ll summon my Card Trooper.”
With a series of beeps and whistles, a much cuter Machine rolled up in front of Mick. It looked like a cross between Robby the Robot and a toy tank, with two cannons, with wheels for locomotion. (400/400)
Chelsea raised an eyebrow.
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“Now I activate its effect,” said Mick, reaching for his deck. “By discarding up to three cards from the top of my deck, for one turn only, it gains 500 Attack Points for each.”
He took three cards off the top of his deck and looked at them.
He discarded a Battle Footballer, Rare Metalmorph, and Limiter Removal. Card Trooper rose to an Attack of 1,900.
“Attack her Vampire Lord!” he shouted. “Cosmic cannons!”
Card Trooper beeped and whirred. Then it blasted its guns, and Vampire Lord groaned before he was blown to pieces.
(C: 3,800) -------------------- (M: 7,600)
“Well…” said Mick with a chuckle. “My turn is over, so Card Trooper’s Attack Score goes back to 400. So, what are you gonna do now?”
Chelsea angrily drew a card…
She frowned again and turned it towards him.
“Ooh, Mirage of Nightmare…” said Mick. “Think it will do you any good?”
“Did you forget about this?” asked Chelsea, holding up Monster Reincarnation.
She played the card, and an ankh appeared on the field that looked somewhat like the one on Monster Reborn, but different.
“Now, I’ll toss one card…”
She slipped one card into her discard slot.
“…and Vampire Lord returns to my hand.”
A card came out of it.
“Now I’ll sacrifice Vampire Lady to summon him again.”
Vampire Lady vanished in a wave of shadow, and Vampire Lord reappeared. (2,000/1,500)
“Vampire Lord… Destroy his Bowganian!”
Vampire Lord shot forth his flurry of bats, and the Machine sparked and exploded.
“I was getting sick of that thing…” she muttered. “Next, I place one card facedown, and activate Mirage of Nightmare.”
She played the cards. A facedown card appeared, followed by the Spell Card.
“I end my turn…”
Mick grimaced and drew a card.
“Now my Mirage of Nightmare activates!” exclaimed Chelsea. “I get to draw until I have four cards…”
She made four draws.
“Take a look,” she said, turning them towards him. “You may be able to see them, but you can’t stop me from using them.”
They were Vampire Genesis, Blood Sucker, Call of the Mummy, and Ryu Kokki.
“On a side note,” she continued, “I’d also have to discard four cards when I started my turn. But now I activate Emergency Provisions, to get rid of the Mirage card before that becomes an issue. And I gain 1,000 Life Points to boot.”
One of her facedown cards lifted, and a huge mouth appeared and swallowed the Mirage card.
“You are one lucky bitch,” said Mick. “Still my turn… I move Cyber Esper and Card Trooper into Defense Mode…”
Cyber Esper knelt and shielded itself, and Card Trooper shielded itself with its cannon-arms.
(C: 4,800) -------------------- (M: 7,600)
“Your move, Goth-girl.”
“Don’t call me that…” said Chelsea, drawing a card.
“And this will be the last time,” she said, as she turned it towards him.
Another Vampire Lady… he thought. Pathetic…
Chelsea looked over the five cards in her hand.
“I remove Vampire Lord from play, to summon the Vampire Genesis!” she shouted.
Vampire Lord faded away, and in a burst of darkness, a huge creature rose up. He was a hulking, fiendish thing, ten feet tall and muscular, wearing a spiked harness and a thick cape studded with spikes. His large mouth had tusks, and its eyes glowed with a light that looked like burning embers. (3,000/2,100)
“And since I just Special Summoned a Zombie,” continued Chelsea, “the effect of Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower activates, and you lose the top two cards off your deck.”
The skulls on the Tower glowed with sinister light. Mick frowned and took the two cards off his deck.
Blimey! he thought. My Jinzo and Hex Sealed Fusion! She’s gonna pay for that…
He discarded them.
“Vampire Genesis, attack Cyber Esper!” shouted Chelsea. “Crimson shroud!”
Vampire Genesis burst into a cloud of blood-red vapor, and blew forward, blowing the Machine to atoms.
“Your move…” said Chelsea, as the vampire reformed on her side of the field.
Mick drew a card.
“I play my Pot of Greed,” he said, playing the card.
The wicked jar appeared, and he made two draws.
He smiled.
“My patience has paid off…” he said with a sinister grin. “I use Polymerization, to fuse together Barrel Dragon and Blowback Dragon!”
Two huge Machines made of dark metal appeared on the field… They were both drawn into a dark vortex…
“Oh no…” muttered Ren. “He can combine those into…”
“That’s right, mates!” laughed Mick, as the two Machines combined. “The incredible Gatling Dragon!”
With a whir and a rumble, a huge Machine on large wheels rolled onto the arena. It was hulking, standing ten feet tall, with an armored hull made of black plating, with three laser cannons on thick tentacles. It hummed a scary, menacing sound… (2,600/1,200)
“Man, if he gets more than one head with that thing’s effect,” said Ren, “Chelsea is in big trouble…”
“You do realize…” said Chelsea, “that if you run out of Monsters on my side of the field to destroy, it’s gonna have to destroy yours…”
“What do ya think my Card Trooper is for?” asked Mick. “There’s no way I can’t come out on top!
“Go! Triple toss!”
Three lights shot up, and then three coins fell to the ground. They started to spin…
The first one… Heads.
The second one… Heads.
The third one… Heads.
“Ah, well…” said Mick with a smirk. “At least I’ll be able to…”
“Go, Trap Card!” shouted Chelsea, as her Trap Card lifted. “Interdimensional Matter Transporter!”
A weird-looking device resembling a metal, futuristic Christmas tree appeared on her side. It shot out a beam of light, and Vampire Genesis vanished.
“Wh… what happened to him?” asked Mick. “When did you set that?”
“My Trap removed him from play until the End Phase,” said Chelsea, with a grin. “And as for your second question, I set it on the turn after you played Cyber Esper, so it was already in my hand, and you never saw me draw it.
“Well now… Your Gatling Dragon must destroy three Monsters, but Vampire Genesis is no longer a valid option.”
Mick seethed with anger…
Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower shattered to bits, then Mick’s Card Trooper was also blown to pieces, and finally, Gatling Dragon itself exploded in a fiery conflagration.
“Ugh…” he said. “Well… When Card Trooper is destroyed, I get to draw one card…”
He made a draw. He added the card to his hand.
“I end my turn…” he muttered.
The Interdimensional Matter Transporter glowed, and Vampire Genesis returned.
Chelsea drew one card. She looked at it for a minute.
“I summon… Blood Sucker!” she exclaimed.
In an explosion of dark energy, a bat-like humanoid with red skin and horns, with claws, talons, and wing-like protrusions on its arms appeared. (1,300/1,500)
“Now I attack directly with Vampire Genesis!”
Mick screamed as the crimson shroud flew into him, propelling him backwards.
He staggered up and held his head…
“Blood Sucker, you too…” said Chelsea. “Claw rend!”
Blood Sucker slashed at Mick with both his claws, and he screamed in pain.
“And when Blood Sucker damages your Life Points,” continued Chelsea, “you lose the top card from your deck.”
Mick took the top card from his deck. He growled when he realized what it was. He discarded it.
“Good show, Chelsea,” said Lady Akemi.
She took a fan out of her kimono and started to fan herself.
“Now finish him good. This uncultured rake is starting to get on my nerves.”
“Will do,” said Chelsea. “It’s your move, Mick…”
(C: 4,800) -------------------- (M: 3,300)
Mick drew a card.
“Heh, heh, heh…” he chuckled. “You are as good as E…”
He stopped short.
“Uh, forget I said that…” he quickly said.
“Now it’s time to show you what my Dark Mechanic can do…”
The card started to burn with black fire…
“See, every time one of my Machines was sent to the Graveyard, it gained one counter. Now I can remove it from play, and then Special Summon a Machine from my hand or deck that has an equal or less number of counters.
“Eight of my Machines have been sent to the Graveyard since I played it… But I’m only going to summon a Level Seven Machine… My best Monster…”
The Spell Card vanished.
A huge form started to materialize onto the field, burning with golden fire...
“Meet Emes the Infinity!” he shouted.
The creature that appeared on the field was both big and intimidating. It was built to resemble a creature in golden armor, with a serpentine, metal trunk in place of legs. It had four arms, holding a huge sword, a shield, a scepter, and a spear. (2,500/2,000)
“That guy can’t beat Vampire Genesis…” said Chelsea.
“Can he now?” asked Mick. “Well, maybe not yet. Emes, attack her Blood Sucker! Divine blade!”
Emes the Infinity charged forward, slashing at Blood Sucker with its sword. The Zombie was smashed to pieces.
“And by the way,” chuckled Mick. “Whenever he kills a Monster, Emes gains 700 Attack Points. So now he’s strong enough.”
Emes grew to an Attack of 3,200.
“I’ll end my turn there…”
(C: 3,600) -------------------- (M: 3,300)
Chelsea nervously drew.
“I move Vampire Genesis to Defense Mode…” she said with a gulp.
The huge Vampire knelt in Defense.
“Then I’ll set another Monster in Defense Mode…”
She played a card, and a facedown Monster appeared.
“Then I’ll set this facedown…”
She fit a card into her Disk, and a facedown card appeared.
“I can’t do anything else…”
Mick drew a card. He looked at it for a second.
“Emes, destroy her Vampire Genesis!” he shouted.
Emes slithered forward, and slashed with its sword. Vampire Genesis howled, and then exploded.
“And once again, he gets stronger…”
(3,900/2,000)
“Does that thing have a limit?” asked Heck.
“Unfortunately, no…” answered Yumi. “Hence the term ‘Infinity’.”
“Don’t worry…” said Ren, nervously. “Chelsea will think of something…”
Chelsea’s hand shook as she drew a card.
“Come on, Chelsea,” muttered Ren, “think of something…”
Chelsea placed another card on her Disk, and another Monster appeared in Defense Mode.
She glared at him.
“I take it that means you want me to move…” said Mick.
He drew a card.
Then he laughed.
“I play the Spell Card, Double Attack!” he exclaimed. “Now I just have to discard a Monster who’s a higher Level than Emes, like my Perfect Machine King here…”
He discarded his last card.
“And Emes gets to attack twice! Emes, attack the Monster on the left!”
Emes charged. A werewolf wearing ragged trousers with broken shackles on his wrists appeared on the card. Emes’s sword struck it, and it was blown to bits.
“That was my Zombie Werewolf!” shouted Chelsea. “And when he’s destroyed in battle, I get to summon another one from my deck, with 500 more Attack Points. So I’ll put him in Defense Mode.”
In a burst of shadow, another Zombie Werewolf appeared, crouching in defense. (1,700/1,200)
“Big deal,” said Mick. “Emes, destroy the second one!”
Emes slashed with his sword, and the second Werewolf was destroyed.
“Close…” said Chelsea, “but I have three in my deck.”
In another burst of energy, a third Werewolf appeared, also in defense. (2,200/1,200)
Emes grew to an Attack of 5,300.
“You’re stalling, and it isn’t gonna help…” said Mick. “It’s your move.”
Chelsea drew.
Oh no! she thought, in panic. I have nothing to summon at all! Just my Ryu Kokki… Whether it’s him or Vampire Lady defending won’t make a difference against that thing… And if I sacrifice one of them to summon him in Defense Mode, he’d know which Monster has the higher Defense…
If he draws something that can beat a 1,200 Defense, I’ll be left defenseless! If Edan’s toadies are this good, how much better has he gotten?
“I have to pass…” she muttered.
“Don’t give up, Chelsea!” shouted Ren. “Do what Yumi would do!”
Do what Yumi would do? thought Chelsea. If I were Yumi, I’d have already drawn a card that would have saved me. My facedown card is only a bluff… This may be the last round I can defend…
Mick drew a card.
“Well, Chelsea…” he said, “It’s been fun, but this duel is over. I just drew Big Bang Shot!”
He showed her the card.
“And I’ll Equip it to Emes. It not only raises his Attack by 400, but it gives him a trampling effect to boot.”
Emes the Infinity roared, and rose to at Attack of 5,700…
Chelsea’s eyes opened wide.
My facedown card! she thought. Now it CAN save me!
“I activate my facedown card!” she shouted. “Go, Dust Tornado!”
Her Trap Card lifted, and a tornado flew across the field, and blasted the Big Bang Shot card to pieces.
“You obviously know…” said Chelsea, “that when Big Bang Shot is destroyed, the Monster it was Equipped to is removed from play…”
Emes the Infinity faded into a blur, and disappeared.
“Wha… buh… guh…” gasped Mick. “How… No one’s ever beaten it before…”
Ren and Yumi started to cheer.
“First time for everything…” laughed Chelsea. “And now, it’s my move!”
“I flip my facedown Monster into Attack Mode,” she said. “My second Vampire Lady.”
The card flipped up, and Vampire Lady appeared. (1,550/1,550)
“And then… I move Zombie Werewolf to Attack Mode too…”
Zombie Werewolf stood up, and howled…
“Ho boy…” muttered Mick. “This is gonna hurt…”
“Zombie Werewolf,” she ordered, “you’re up first. Terror claw!”
The werewolf flew forward and slashed at Mick with its talon.
Mick teetered, dizzy…
“Vampire Lady…” said Chelsea, “finish him off. Lunch time.”
Vampire Lady vanished, and Mick looked startled…
He was more startled as the vampire gently embraced him from behind. He tried to break free, but he was frozen in place…
Then Vampire Lady plunged her fangs into his jugular, and he moaned. His remaining Life Points started to fall…
“That’s it…” said Chelsea. “Drink up and savor it.”
Mick fell to his knees as Vampire Lady drank her fill. Finally, he fell to the ground with his face in the dirt as the vampire simply smiled.
(C: 3,600) -------------------- (M: 0)
“So, you won?” asked Akemi.
“Uh huh,” said Chelsea. “I love ending a duel with her. She always brings the end with a good show.”
The two Zombies slowly vanished.
She checked her badge, which was now at Yellow.
“Way to go, Chelsea!” shouted Ren, as Chelsea walked up to Mick.
Chelsea yanked the coupon away from Mick, who was just getting up.
“Next time Edan wants to deal with me,” she said through her teeth, “tell him he can come himself!”
Mick gave an ashamed look, and then ran off.
Chelsea looked at her friends.
“Come to think of it, it is lunch time,” she said. “How about some hamburgers?”
Continued…
Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! Sorcerer Kings
Continued from last post:
Well… thought the onlooker.
Chelsea has clearly decided not to build a deck of Fiends, but to instead go with a different creature of darkness – Zombies. The reason for the shift, I’m not sure, but she clearly has a reason.
She’s also a powerful woman who won’t be dominated, not by this Edan fellow or by anyone else. She’ll be someone to look out for, for certain…
Anyway…
The onlooker put the notebook in a dufflebag and took out a Duel Disk.
I can’t waste time here forever…
And then the spy turned and left, heading deeper into Duelatopia… Undoubtedly in search of a challenge.
* * * * * * * * * *
A short time later, the four of them were at a small, open-air restaurant called Hamburger Recipe. The place was dominated by a large mural of Hungry Burger, and the menu offered a great deal of finger-food. The burgers were big and had all the trimmings.
“So…” said Yumi, watching Chelsea pour ketchup on hers, “just who is this Edan character?”
Chelsea took a bite out of her hamburger and slowly chewed.
“Ever hear of underground dueling?” she asked.
“I know about those things…” said Ren. “Secret nightclubs in the slums of the cities, where brutal, painful duels are held for the patrons’ amusement. They’re little more than cockfights.”
“Edan is one of the participants,” answered Chelsea, “and he’s survived a long time in those places with his Rock Deck, but ever since he saw me, he’s had a demented crush on me.
“Of course, the reason he’s into underground dueling is because he’s not a nice guy. He was admitted to the Pro League, but he got kicked out after his first match.
“I was told about it. His opponent had only 1,000 Life Points left, and Edan was in the position to make a direct attack with his Granmarg and win.
“But he got an idea that he thought would make a true showstopper. He played Double Attack, discarding his Megarock Dragon so that Granmarg could attack twice, even though that was completely unnecessary.
“Instead of getting the cheers he expected, he was booed out of the arena. He had forgotten that this wasn’t professional wrestling. The ones in charge threw him out of the Pro League for such a cruel move.
“Underground dueling suited him better. In places like that, it pays to be brutal. Frankly, I don’t know why he’s here. I’m guessing he and that guy I just dueled used forged papers or something to get invited.
“He’s been trying to bring me into his fold for a long time, offering tempting wagers… But I’ve beaten him time and time again. Last time he tried using the Megarock Dragon, and I was even able to beat that. Blew it to pieces with my Widespread Ruin. He’s notorious for running right into Trap Cards. That’s his weakness.
“He’s never going to learn that you can’t force a woman to love you, no matter how hard you try…
“And now, thanks to him, we have dinner for free tonight!”
“Well…” said Heck, tossing his napkin and soda cup in the trash, “ah think ah’ll be leaving you guys. Ah’ve watched for long enough.”
“You sure you’re ready to try again, Heck?” asked Yumi. “You only have one more chance…”
“Ah can’t avoid it forever,” he replied. “Who knows… Maybe we’ll all meet up again before this is out.
“So ah’ll be seeing you around…”
He got up and strode off.
* * * * * * * * * *
The fortuneteller sat at her table. In front of her was The High Priestess in the center of the table, and The Fool to the left.
“Two members of the conflict have been revealed,” she said. “But there are more… What of Chelsea, I wonder?”
She took a card off her deck and turned it over, setting it to the right of The High Priestess.
It was a bizarre card. A beautiful maiden, dressed in a white dress, held a lion firmly around the neck with one arm, and held its mouth closed with the other. Despite her purity and fragile appearance, she was dominating this beast.
“Yes, The Strength…” said the fortuneteller. “A sign of unshakeable will that cannot be broken. Whatever enemy approaches, he will find Chelsea a difficult foe to dominate…”
She looked at the deck.
“More remains to be seen… But not just yet…”
* * * * * * * * * *
In another part of Duelatopia…
Two duelists stood apart. One was a twenty-year-old man with glasses and a short beard (no moustache), wearing a sweater and casual pants.
The other duelist was a sixteen-year-old with a boyish face, and golden-blonde hair. His arms were slightly muscular, and he wore a sweatshirt and jeans.
Both of them were at Orange status.
“You don’t know what you’re getting into, Nicholas was it?” said the older man. “I’ll have you begging for mercy in less than three rounds!”
“I came here to duel…” muttered the youth, in a clear British accent. “Not to listen to hot air.”
“Well, duel then,” said the older duelist. “Try not to embarrass yourself.”
The scores both set to 8,000, and Nicholas drew a sixth card.
“I’ll start by playing Pot of Greed…” he said.
He played the card, and drew twice.
“Now I set a Monster in Defense Mode, and I’ll take a break for now.”
A facedown Monster appeared.
The older duelist drew.
“I’ll place a Monster in Defense Mode as well…” he said, setting a card.
Another facedown Monster appeared.
“And now, I play Dimensional Fissure.”
As he played the card, the air behind him tore open, and a dark void opened up.
“Now, any Monster that would normally go to the Graveyards in removed from play.
“Your move again.”
Nicholas made a draw.
“First,” he said, “I’ll place three cards facedown on the field…”
He played three cards, and three facedown cards appeared.
“Next…” he said, “I’ll sacrifice my facedown Monster to summon Total Defense Shogun.”
He played the card, and the facedown card vanished, replaced by a burly Warrior in armor and a cape, holding a huge sword. (1,550/2,500)
“And when Shogun is summoned,” he continued, “he automatically moves into Defense Mode.”
Total Defense Shogun knelt in Defense.
“I could attack with him, despite him being in Defense Mode, but I think I’ll wait. It’s your move…”
The older duelist drew.
“Heh, heh…” he said. “First, I play Graceful Charity. I draw three cards, and discard two…”
He drew three cards, and looked them over. Then he pocketed two of them (clearly they were Monsters).
“Next…” he continued. “I flip-summon my Magician of Faith.”
The set Monster on the field rose up in Attack Mode, revealing the ponytailed Spellcaster in a tunic, holding a staff topped with a crescent moon. (300/400)
“I’ll use her effect to get Graceful Charity back…” he continued. “Then I play it again.”
He played the card, drew three cards, and pocketed two.
“Is this bloody combo of yours gonna take much longer?” asked Nicholas.
“Quiet!” he replied. “Never saw anyone so anxious to lose… And now I play… Dimension Fusion. I’ll pay 2,000 Life Points to summon the four Monsters I removed from play.”
In flashes of light, four Monsters appeared on his side of the field: Two Marauding Captains (1,200/400 x2), one D.D. Assailant (1,700/1,600), and one Command Knight (1,200/1,900).
“I get to bring back a Monster too…” said Nicholas. “Earthbound Spirit, in Defense Mode.”
A ghoulish creature made of soil crept partially out of the earth in front of Nicholas. (500/2,000)
“Whatever…” said his opponent, “Finally, since I haven’t Normal Summoned I’ll sacrifice Magician of Faith to summon Freed the Matchless General!”
He switched cards on his Disk. The Spellcaster vanished, and General Freed appeared. (2,300/1,700)
“I’d say I was impressed,” said Nicholas, “but frankly, I am not…”
“Oh?” said the duelist. “Let me explain a few things. Since I have two Marauding Captains on the field…”
“I know, a Captain Lock,” interrupted Nicholas. “I’m not dumb. And your Command Knight raises all their Attack Scores by 400. I’m still not impressed.”
“I’ll impress you…” said the duelist. “Freed, attack his Total Defense Shogun!”
Freed leapt at the Shogun.
“I activate The Reliable Guardian,” said Nicholas, as one of his facedown cards lifted. “It increases my Shogun’s already-formidable Defense by 700 for one round.”
The Shogun swatted Freed aside with a backhand, and the General fell backwards.
The duelist growled.
“D.D. Assailant, destroy Earthbound Spirit!”
Assailant slashed with her sword, destroying the Fiend.
He looked at another card in his hand.
Bottomless Trap Hole.
He fit it into his Disk, and it appeared facedown.
“So now what?” asked the duelist.
Nicholas drew.
He gave his opponent a sinister look.
“I play my own Graceful Charity…” he said.
He drew three cards, and then pocketed two of them.
“And now, I activate my other two facedown cards…”
Two minutes later, a scream echoed across that part of Duelatopia…
The overconfident duelist was lying on his back with his cards scattered, shivering and babbling incoherently. Nicholas shuffled his deck, his badge now at Yellow.
“I can’t envy the nightmares you’re gonna have tonight…” he said. “But try to get some sleep anyway…”
He turned and walked away.
* * * * * * * * * * *
Half an hour later, in yet another part of the city…
Two other duelists were facing each other. One was a twenty-year-old with black hair dyed with green streaks.
The other was a sixteen-year-old girl with honey-blonde hair tied in two long braids. She wore clothing that was simple, but seemed outdated.
Again, both of them were at Orange.
“Want a piece of this, Olga?” said the man.
“Just duel…” said the girl, again in an accent that was British. “I have no time for frivolities.”
The scores each set to 8,000. The older duelist drew a card.
“I start by playing… Card Destruction!” he said. “Now we must both fold our hands and draw new ones.”
Olga shrugged, and discarded her hand, and then drew five new cards.
“Next, I play the Field Spell Luminous Spark, which grants all Light Monsters 500 Attack Points in exchange for 400 Defense.”
He played the card, and a bright light surrounded the field.
“Now I summon, The Creator Incarnate.”
He played the card, and a tall man in golden armor and a helmet appeared. (1,600/1,500) –> (2,100/1,100)
“And now I sacrifice him… To Special Summon… The Creator!”
The Creator Incarnate vanished, and a giant monolith of a being made of bronze appeared. It seemed made of gleaming metal, and had a huge disk on its back. (2,300/3,000) –> (2,800/2,600)
“And now I discard one card to active its ability, and Special Summon Hyozanryu from my Graveyard.”
He discarded a card, and the huge, diamond Dragon appeared and roared. (2,100/2,800) –> (2,600/2,400)
“Heh, heh…” he said. “And next round I can summon someone who’s just as powerful. Your move…”
Olga drew a card.
“Two powerful Monsters in one turn, huh?” she asked. “Not bad, but I’ve seen better…
“I play this Spell Card…”
One minute later, another scream echoed over Duelatopia…
Olga’s opponent lay shaking on the ground, just as Nicholas’s opponent had. Olga shuffled her deck, and looked at her badge, which was now Yellow.
“Don’t think I’m harmless because I’m soft and cuddly!” she said with a smile.
She walked away.
Yumi, Ren, and Chelsea now have one victory apiece. But it seems some competition looms over the horizon. What lies ahead? What will the future hold?
ZOMBIE WEREWOLF (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Zombie/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
ATK: 1,200
DEF: 1,200
Card Description: When this card is destroyed as a result of battle and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon one “Zombie Werewolf” from your hand or deck. The Special Summoned Monster’s base ATK becomes 500 more than the one that was destroyed to activate this effect.
Note: “Zombie Werewolf” was first used by Camula in the multi-part “Yu-Gi-Oh GX” episode “Field of Screams”. Creative credit goes to the writers of that episode.
BLOOD SUCKER (Monster Card)
Card Specs
Type: Zombie/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
ATK: 1,300
DEF: 1,500
Card Description: When this card damages your opponent’s Life Points as a result of battle, your opponent discards the top card from his deck.
Note: “Blood Sucker” is a Japanese card that has not yet been released in the United States.
DARK MECHANIC (Spell Card)
Continuous Spell
Image: A fiend dressed as a mechanic, holding a wrench and standing in a junkyard.
Card Description: Whenever one of your Machine-Type Monsters is sent to the Graveyard, put one Summon Counter on this card. During your Main Phase, you may remove this card from play, and Special Summon a Machine-Type Monster from your deck whose Level is equal to or less than the number of Summon Counters on this card. If you use this effect, you may not Normal Summon, Flip-Summon, or Special Summon another Monster during the same turn.
Ren: Duelatopia… What wonders do you have that are waiting for us to unlock?
Chelsea: It’s a city of a thousand treasures. So many things to find if you know where to look… So Yumi, ready to give it another go?
Yumi: You bet! I’m getting right back into the thick of things!
Ren: Next chapter, “Magic versus Mesozoic; Miracle Jurassic”. Tell me, Yumi, did your grandpa ever duel Rex Raptor?
Yumi: Not the one you’re thinking of… But I have a feeling this will be more challenging…
Last edited by Dark Sage; 20th March 2007 at 07:16 AM.
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